537 100 60584 https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/52caa1661c65b72f8f7b629062681d82.pdf 65b9cb73798184e265ddecad458f8f82 PDF Text Text PAGEl Pets and Stress PAGE 4 Architecture professor's virtual slide system attTacts Apple's eyr November 4.l!m/ Ym.31. No.ll Ol·d and New Construction of the South Lake Village student housing complex frames the older Ellicott Complex as workers hurry to complete their tasks before the end of the outdoor construction season . Budget cut estimated at $4.1 million Greiner calls lack offunding,to cover inflationary costs "honest-to-goodness hit" By SU£ WUlTCHER Reporter Editor 2000. The budget adopted by the legis- A lature for SUNY in August did not include funding to cover inflationary costs, estimated to be S I. I mil- :rHOUGH UBdoesnot to r<:«ive its budget aiJocation from aped UNY until la ter thi s month, President William R. Grein<r Tuesday <Stimated that the univ<:r.iity will suffer a S4.1 million reduction from last year's operating budget. Ln an interview with the Reporter, Greiner dismissed reports circulat:. ing on campus that UB faces nearly S 10 nilllion in budget cuts. In addition to the S4.1 million, UB will take a one-time expenditure reduction of SSOO,OOO this fiscal year forfailingtornakeits 1998-99enroUment target, he said. UB'sexpectedallocation is $231.1 million, including $5.1 million fo r prior years' collective-bargaining agreements,tobepaidinfiscal 1999/ The new contract between United University Professions and the State revenue of SJ2 million to cover the costs for aU of the campuses, he said. The lack of money for inflation ary costs poses .. an honest -to--good ness hit ,.. Greiner said, pointing out that the situation is particularly devastating for the University Libranes. si nce the cost of library matenal. of New York calls for further salary especially periodicals. is skyrocket - adjustments during the fiscal year. and the university expects to receive the additional funds req uired to make thoS(' adjustments. G reiner noted that the budget enacted in August did not provide for either inflationary costs o r sa1ary adjustments related to the prior years' bargaining agreements. Bc<ausc of .. the failure of the executive and legislature to agree on a num ber of SUNY issues," which led to the "staJemate," system administra tion has had to iden ti fy one -11me ing . The libraries alone need $500,000 to cover inflationary costs, lion for UB. he said. An alloca tion of$600,000 to cover mflation costs fo r the rest of them stitullon would have been .. helpful ," he said, no ung that the lack of such funding puts US in a "rt-al squeeze." Units across campus will have to H' allocate funds to pay fo r inflation ary costs. he added. Greiner pointed to the implemt·n tat ion of the SUNY Budget Attocal lo n Proces s ( SAP ) - formerlv known as SUNY RAM (R<source Allocation Methodology )-as another factor complicating the budget picture this year. SAP is the incentivebased procrss SUNY has begun us mg to allocate state tax revenue to · the campuses. When determining UB's alloca llon, he said, SUNY gave th e uni versity "credit " for an increase in sponsored -program activity, hospi tal -based research and meeting tts budgeted enrollment for Fall 1999 . But UB considered the enroll ment rarget for 1999-2000 too low The faU actuaJ enrollment aceeded the target by 1.000 FTE. G reme r said. Mo reover. UB expected S I rml !to n m revenue from increases in tu ItiOn tn lht•schools of Law and PharlllJI.)'. and is "negotiating" with sys· C.ont.-..1 - P-9t 7 Greiner urges better communication By MARA MCGINNIS Reporttr Assistant Editor I N a report to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee on Oct. 27, President William R. Greiner expressed concern about the manner in which the deci - sion was made to put a hold on li - brary purchases and called for more effective internal communication within the university. As the institution fa(e;'Jevere budget const raints, "oneX'of th e things that we are going to have to work on harder than ~:Yer before is understanding that what one unit decides wiU impact and have rami fications for other units and taking that into account in the decisionmaking process," Greiner said. "What we have to avoid is the socalled 'stove-pipe thinking,"' he added. "Information goes up and down the pipe. but doesn't go sideways. And I think (the libraries situ- ation ) is an exa mple of'stovt'-pipe thinking.' Obviously. the ramifica tions of the decision to p ut a hold on book purchases is extraordinary. " I am concerned that we had this matter floating aro und campus for more than a week, and as far as I can tell, it had never risen to a level of discussion with tht· so-calk-d bud get co mmittee of the umversll y, which is me, the semor VKl' presi dent and the provost." G reiner distributed to se nato~ a memo dated Oct. 14 announcing the libraries' hold on purchases from Barbara von Wahlde. director o f University Libraries. and a ll'tt c:r dated Oct. 27 from Valdemar Inn us. senior associa te vice president for university services and chief information officer, announcing that the hold had been lifted. .. , know a great deal about this and there are some pertinent and important facts that I fo~d miss- mg from {the: memo dated Oct. 14 from von Wahlde )," satd Greiner. a correspo ndence, he noted. he had no t seen until nearl y rwo weeks al ter it had been wnttc:n. He referred to th e hold on librar v pu rchases as .. a kmd of mtemal ac tio n o f the libraries tryutg to dt·.li With the fact that , m mtd -Octobc r. there is no official budget , no offi nal state university financ__'ial plan for thts campus. "Internal dec.ision -makmg of thiS kind ... has consequences o n others that perhaps ought to be <ODSid<rcd before you go too far down the G reiner emphasized. " I don't think a carbon copy of a memo is really the best way to deal wlth a matter of this magnitude .. . ! think that maybe we track:· ought to have talked about it before we wrote a memorandum. "The notion that we are somehow out of the business of buying books has an extraordinary impact on the (amp us. Denms M alone. SUN\ IJ•sttn gu1shed Se rviCe Professo r 1n the Depanml'nt of Ele-ctncal Eng1nt"t'"r · mg. agreed, saymg that an 1ssue that lumlS the purchase of book!. IS an "emot io nal issu e·· to many people "I would like to set• that tn the hi tun· when deci!>IOn s like thn~ a rc made , there IS documentation o l som e kind of mteract1o n wrth the users so that the deCJ!Iton 1!1 nnl m ade purely m the Jjbranes.H Lo ws Swartz.. assoaate prof~!KH of law, asked for clanficat10n of the SIIUallon. noting that th e.,nemo from Inn us was "not of vintage dar iry" and that the mca.nmggot "prettv murky " after the first sentence. What it basically says. Gremer ex p lained. tS that while tht" librar1'-~ had a base acqutsitlons budget of about S5.2 million, th<j•already havt> spent S4.2 million, leavingS I miJ ~- ..... 6 �BRIEFLY ..__..___ O'Dannlt•~ lltEmdus . . . . . Oonloe~U..W .... -..oyforWIIII!n ...... lngoltht_C.,. .... hold • 2 p.m. lleloy In . . Soud>toungt. 1 02~ Hoi on the Saud> Qmpuo. O'Donnol,. ... - I n the School of I.Mwllnd 11oaAty , _ _ o n ... - . . . -.ceollllol _ _ . . -"Froud AgainstHow ID Prolect Your Y""""' lind -to Money." 11'! progrom . . be ITee"' ~lind the podc. IS wellS,.,.,-. of the U8 C011111U11ty. for further lnlonnodon. col t h e - c.no.r. 829-2271. Heari119 research to be topiC ~ MSunrisef' UB reeord1 thot moy help pM! the ,..Y to resblflng '-log to oround the woold wll be discuaed It I "U8 ot Sun- rise"""""""'*Y-p<O- Loss Pequefto C:Oiazler is director of the Electronic Poetry Center. He is also a poet, librarian, professor and Webmaster for the College of Arts and Sciences. The u.ar-k "-try c-tor <ltttp:/1~-- hasottncteclnotloMI.. but Is unf...- to liB. Just whit Is the EPC7 ._It The EPC, sponsored by the Dean's Office in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Poetics Program in the Department of English, might be UB's most successful and widely recognized humanities computing initiative. It ~rves as a centraJ gateway to resources in electronic po· etry and poetics produced at the UB. as weU as elsewhere on the Web. providing poetry texts, multi-media re- sources and suppon.ing course syllabi. Externally. the EPC helps to represent UB's strength in poetry, with about 6 million uses a year in grom.ID be hold fn>m 7:30-9 1.m . Nov. 161n tho 5herotm more than 80 countries. It has received attention from publications FourPolnts.-on-IN- as diverse as The Chronick ofHigher enueln~ Ed1~ca ti o , , -~ SIM. ....-ot the c.no.rfor Hoortlg lind Deof. ........ "*".the-""" ¥111idl . . lncUitllui-- Widely-forllioreselldlln the-ol-..gdls~ SliW Is I poalessor In the oep.tmontol~ ~lind Sdonallln the Col9 of Nlsllnd 5denciOS. 1eg1str111on -..ror the Is NoV. 12. Clll829to register O<lof men Inlion. "UUotSurwiMI'-Is ,...,...., by thoNuifrJ.-. dillon In .,.,.,...,., the Olllce oiNows-... Olllce ol ~ Olllce ol Confor. ences lind Specill Ewnts. Olllce ol DeYelopment lind Office ol the \Ice~ for Pubic service l!ld Urbon - - CORRECTION A SID!y In the Oct. 28 issue ol the Rqxltttr lnconectly the UniYonlty policy on grode replocemenL Under the current policy, students ~ one chance to rop<O( I gMn cour>e, regaodless ol the lett2r gtlde re- t h e 11m time. Publish~rs Weekly, Postmodem Culture. and The New Yorker. Internationally, it has recrived ancntion from the Hem/do de Mexico and has received media coverage in Canada, the UK, France, Norway. Spain, Australia and New Zealand, among other places. Fnnce who came to study the EPC. I am the director of the EPC. I plan for new developments, do analysis and maintenance for the system, and implement technicaJ standards. In coordination with EPC Execu tive Editor Charles Bernstein, I handl e edito riaJ and policy issues related to the center. The EPC also sponsors student interns, directed studies and special projects within the center, activities that I direct . Such programs allow students from a wide range of disciplines to participate in the development of a complex, large-scale online digitaJ project, experience that has prime value for the marketability of stu dents in the professional world. We a lso host internatio nal scho lars, such as the recent scholar from from the University of Alabama Press next year). The EPC"Gallery" highlights some of these works. as will the "E-Poetry" section of the EPC. to be inaugurated at the end of this year. lstheEPC~ ........ priah fwthe ~of -poetic-·- _.-.1 to tniMioMI or hilt-.. -of-..y---7 The selection of the material in.. the.-...... oldie cluded in the EPC is meant in no EI'C to t h e - ~7To way to express any bias for or against dte'V ud.,llt4PLUSitwtraditional or historical modes of WJ - 7 T o literary expression. Simply put, we ....... .,._._. ... pMtly7 decided at the outset that this UB The EPC is the poetry site of the site would be of greatest value if it Poetics Program. It supplements the were focused on a "specific" area of syllabi of numerous counes, both poetry. Given the curriculum of the within and outside of English, and PoetJcs Program, the focus of the sec... as a major recruitment tool fuetics Program core faculty (Rob- for new students for the program ert Greeley, Olarles llenutein. Su- . and the departmenL The Wednessan Ho~e and Dennis Tedlock) o~ days at 4 PWS literary series also is mnovatove poets. and the emphasis part of thi Poetics Progr3m; someof UB's. collection of 20th century times EPC resources are dev.loped poetry. n made sense for~ EPC_to in conjunction with a visiting poet focus on contemporary. mnova~ or with a Special event such as R.obpoetries. In this regard, the EPC ertCreeley's70thBirthdayCelebrahdps compl~ the pocture, making tion <http://epc...... edu/ UB almost ondosputably the pre- •uthors/UUiey/70th/>. The eminent location for the study of award-winning LINEbreak series, innovative poetry in the country. produced by Martin Spinelli and * Is your poort1cu1w Interest In thlsldncl of wrftlng7 My interest in innovative poetry comes from my long interest in the Wh•t Is your role In Its development ....t uplt-7 EiJ activities of literary small presses, in numerous innovative poets afld in the activities of the Poetics Program a l UB. Aftera nwnberofyeanworking in the dectronic medium, I have become paeticularly fascina ted with the poss ibilities of the electronic medium for innovative poetic prac- tice. (Indeed, I feel that innovative poets may be the most qualified to interpret and explore the digital me· dium.) That is to say, considering the many interesting practices of experi mental poetry, what can be done in 4 the electronic medium that could not done before? This raises a num 4 ber of fascinating possibilities for poetry, including visual poetry, ki netic poetry and programmOO poetry, issues that I take up in m y "Digital Poetics" book (forthcoming ,__.the Charles Bernstein, was funded by the Poetics Program and de>doped for distribution through the EPC. n:., deep,.-.-It "com- site I s _ , _ _ _ _ . _ . good -7 Hnlu sa11te01te clllled Are _ _ _ _ ,_ peiiiiiiJ - - - -- .... - " " ' thewortd." --'""out do,_ think so popu..r7 Wluot .. this- The Latin American writer and librarian, Jorge Luis Borges, once wroteofhis sense that "the book and the labyrinth """'one and the same," a thought that is even more vivid in the electronic age! I think that order, the careful selection and arrangement of texts, and system design has helped make the EPC so successful, along with meticulous standards in its technical aspects. In an age of in- formation overload, focus can be the key. In addition, w< make sure that aU EPC texts are accurate and ap- proved by their authors. Finally, "" ...... fortuna~ to participa~ in the Online Computer t.brary Center's U.S. Department of Education-funded project ORG (Cataloging Internet R<sources Group) whidJ. through the initiativ< of the University Libraries Central Technical Services Group, catalogued and made available selected texts nationally and internationally through major bibliographic databases. -...........-- ---do,- wish I , _ _ _ lt7 I would add a question about fu. tureplans for the EPC and a question about' the relevance of digital poetry to education in gmeral. Regacding our plans. the EPC is developing a Latin -American component of its resources. as wdl as an "E-poetries" componcn~ a page that will hi8Jilight the most visionary of digital projects currently available. We are in the process of adding more sound resoun:<s, especially for contcmporarywomen poets, and have recently added video to the EPCone recent video included a performance by Olarles Bemstcin and we are hoping to add a video of Robert Crteley reading this semestttAs to the second question. I think that innovativ< poetries are not only appropria~ for the Web bu~ as I will explore in my Spring 2000 English gradual< seminar on "Digital Poetics,• innovative poetry gives us a way to see it all better when it annes to the uncanny texntal and spcial dimensions of the elec;tronic age. These dimensions are relevant to almost any discipline because in a world whrn: so much is unct'ftain,one thing can be counted on: the relation betwmJ digital practice and education will become more intricately interwoven with each day before us. • REPORTER The~lsl~ communitypublished by the Olflce of News 5ervices in the llMsiool ol UnM!nity s.Mces, Stotellrl!Ymity ol New Yortc It i!Urfolo. Edltor1ololllc.esare loated It 136 Crofts Hall. Amh<Bt. (n 6) 645-2626. Shakespeare conference to be held at UB Drama of the Bard considered to be "smoking gun" that reveals cultural advances By PATRICIA DONOVAN __ __ T ---. ---,___ wuetche~«>u~Wo.edu __,_ _. droit Smith ....... .........,_ Mhurl'lge Sut'MM~cher ...-""......,_ """"'.... Mar&Mcanob R<becaflmhom ....;-~ ~ lolsl!al<6 .....,_.,.,. i~C.::: Christln<1ildll Iennll..-'->ndowlld News Services Editor HEdramaofShakfspeare and his contemporaries is actually a "smoking gun" that reveals major develo pments in Western culture-dcvclopments we now take for gr.mted,ac 4 co rdin g to many notable Shakespearean scholars, including Barbara Bono. professor and chair of the Department of English in the CoUege of Arts and Sciences. These developments, says Bono, mclude the early modern movement from monarc hy to more democratic forms of government, the emergence of a sphere of public agency for women and the yoking of mercantilism and th e media . They will provide the principle themes for " Playing at Will ,"' a oneday conference. directed by Bono, on the cultural contexts of the play· wright and his work. The conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 4:30p.m. tomorrow in 120 Oemens Hall on the.North Campus. All events will be free of most distinguished Shakespeaeean scholars in the United States. Howard is presiderit of the Shakfspeare Association of America and professor of Englishandoomparativeliteratureat Columbia UnMrsity. charge and open to the public. Through papers prese nted by some of the coun~most distinguished Sha es earean scholars,theconfe cewill focus on such issues as Ln addition to her extensive publications on the stage and soci:tl struggle in early modem drama and Shakespeare's histo ries from a feminis t poi nt of view, Howard is a co·edi- how Shakespeare illu- tor of "The Norton Shakespeare" and a minates how"good" women were "regu-~~~~~~~ sought -after speake r Ia ted " in his era and ,. ~;;;.,.,v.-:L. at major national and how th e c ultura l IJ;:iio1.. international conferproduction of •r--=;-ences. She will speak women can be explored by looking at 3 p.m. from her new book manuat the playwright's consideration of sc ript on "Th e Geographi es of such things as linens. Early Modem Drama." The keynote speaker at the conferThe co nference will feature a ence will be Jean Howard, one of the post -co nference ~e rforman ce of "Chimes at Midnight" by the university's Department of Theatre and Dance in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The play, adapted from Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and "Henry v; will take place at 4:30 p.m. under the direction of Maria Home, assistant professor of theater and dance, and will star noted ae1or Saul Elkin, professor of theatre and dance and foundeo<and director of Shakespeare in Delaware Park. The conferi!nce is sponsored by the Department of English and the Butler Otair. The performance is offered courtesy of the Department of Theatre and Dance and its International Artistic and Cultural Exchange Program, the CoUege of Arts and Sciena:s,theUBCenterfortheArts,and Shakespeare in Delaware Park. �Move11be1 4.1!e!l¥ul.31. 18.11 Rep a..._ Dogs, cats calm stockbrokers Furry friends help control high blood pressure during stress By LOIS 11A1W1 News SeMce$ Editor A CE inhibiton can keep high blood pressure under control if life is running smoothly, but they don't prevent it from rising when things get tense---liUwhen the bottom drops out of the stock market. That's when a person needs a friend. And if a human friend isn't avail - able, the four-legg<d variety will do nicely, a study of responses to stress in a group of hypertensive New York City stockbrok<n conducted by UB researchers., has shown. Findings will be presented Sun · day at the American Hean Association annual meeting in Atlanta. Karen AlJen, research assistant professor of medicine, assessed the effect of social support on heart rate, blood pressure and renin reactivity in response to mental stress in a group of 48 stockbrokers, all of whom were being treated with lisinopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE} inhibitor used to treat hypertension. She found that in 24 participants selected at random to add a dog o r cat to their treatment regimen, these cardiovascular measures remained significan tly more stable during stressfuJ situations than in 24 participants in the non - pet -owner group, who served as controls. " When we told the group that when you're under stress, and pet own<rShip is especially good for you if you have a limited suppon system." All of the study participants had liv<d alone for more than five y.an. Allen bas shown in previous studies that a loved pet can exert a calming inlluence on blood pressure and heart rate when the owner is performing standard tasks designed to in<,luce mental and physical stress. Her research also bas shown that pet ownmhip can substitute forhuman companionship and provide physiological benefits similar to that of friends for older women who live alone, often in isolation. Those earlier studies compared existing pet owners with non -pet owners. nus is the first study to assess hyperlensive subjects before and after acquiring a pet, and to assign participants randomly to pet ownership or 10 a control group. The study group was compos<d of 24 male and 24 female stockbrok<n in New York City who had pretreatment blood-pressure readings higher than 140/90 hg!ml All w<re non -smoking ooUege graduates with no other medical conditions. lived aJone and had not owned a pet in the previous five years. All participants had to be willing to acquire their choice of a dog or a cat if as- many wmt out and got them," Allen said. "Social support is what I'm interested in," she add<d. "This study signed to the control group. Blood pressure, heart rate and activity of plasma renin-an en zyme that increases in response to stres.s---were measured in all subjects before drug therapy began, and six months later when all were tak- shows that if you have high blood pressure, a pet is very good for you ingACE inlubiton and those in the test group had acquired their pets. didn't have pets about the findings. Measurements were taken 1n d physician'sofficraft.er 15 rrunutesof rest and in participants' homes. The home measuremen ts were taken after an initiall 5-minute rest period, once a minute during each of two five-minute stress tests and after a IS-minute rest period between tr:sts. Stress tr:sts involv<d performing mental arithmetic and giving a speech. Participants assign<d to pet own<rship had their dog or cat with th<rn during the tr:sts. Results showed that before treatment with ACE inhibiton. the average resting blood pressure was 160/ I04. ACE-inhibitor th<rapy lowered it to an avm~ge of 123/83. Before treatmen~ the stress tests creat<d, on average, the following increases: hean rate--21 beats per minute; systolic blood pressure-IS mm/Hg; diastolic blood pressure-18mrn!Hg, and renin of 3.9 nanogram.Vrnl!hr. Six months lat<r, when all participants wm! receiving ACE inhibitors, during stress the non -pet-owners' hean rate, blood pressure and renin increased nearly to pre-treatment levels. Pet owners, in contrast, showed increases in heart rate of I0 beats per minute; systolic blood pressure of 8 mm/Hg; diastolic blood pressure of 9 mm/Hg and re· nin aaivity of),6ng/~r. Joseph L lzw, Jr., professor of medicine, and Barbara E. Shykoff, research assistant professor of medicine, also contributed to this study. Allen conducted the research as a Waltham Research FeUow, funded by the Waltham Research Center for Pet Nutrition located near London, England. Institute targets urban ~ducation ly JEHNfRII UWANDOWSIU Reporter Staff T HE Urban Education In· stitute at UB is reaching for possibilities for coUaboration. He wants to promote a collaborative spirit through the work of the institute, which was created by the good, big. positive ideas and one of them was to tum UB into a major player in the field of urban education faculty-has several goals, including at the national level," Collins says. The insti tute, which was established in June of 1998, aims to col· laborat e with the Buffalo Publi c prov iding teacher-preparation pro· grams, cu rriculum development and developing stra tegies that inte· grate the use of technology into classroom instruction. out to the Buffalo Public late Jacquelyn MitcheU, who served as dean of the Grad uate School of Education for two years. tor and a professor of English and Literacy education in the Graduate "She came (to UB) with a lot of city schools explore their o pportu- Schools through the development of nities and help teachm explore their Collins says he recently anend<d a Technology Staff Development and Research Institute and shared services agreements. A state program, shared services the annual meeting of the Council offers big-city schools the chance to of the Greai City Schools, at which a public-school official fiom Chi- purchase services from universities or the Board of Cooperative Edu - cago criticized the ability of teacherpreparation programs to ready educators to work in urban schools. cation Services (BOCES). possibil ities through partnering with the university. progress will be made "because each "Dis trict s need to plan how much money these purch vices will cost in their current u gets, and can later apply for st e aid, based on a predetermined aid ratio." says Karen Drew, coordinator of field ex-periences for US's Teacher Education Institute. If the schools prove they have a need for a service, such as one provided by UB, the state will contribute addi tional funds to help pay for the ex isting project, Drew says. side misunderstands the other by Buffalo schools. for example, have reducing complex reality to a set of problems. Instead, we ne<d to look identified literacy as a major need, Collins notes, a need the institute "The perception of the city school district is that teacher-education programs don't do their jobs and (t he schools) have to re-educate their teachers," he says. "The irony I find is that teacher educators often think that students in city school districts have problems." Collins notes that as long as edu· cators focus on the problems, no The Technology Staff Development and Research Institute for Buffalo Teachers is another initiative o n which tht> Urban Education ln stitu.te·is collaborating. The research institute--headed by Don Jacobs, research as.sociatt> professor of edu· cation and a new member of the UB Schools, other urban school districts and other on-campus programs to create partnerships to work toward a common goal: improving urban education. ' Jim Collins, the institute's direc- School of Education, says the institute is on a quest to help students in co uld add ress through such a shared-services agreement. Collins believes the Urban Edu · cation Institute has a responsibility BrieD . Armed robberies reported in Ellicott Complex Untvenlty Pollee h•ve w•med memben of the university com munity to take precautions in the wake of four armed robbenes m the Ellicott Com pl ex within the past several weeks. The robberies occurred between 5- 10 p.m . Oct. 15, 17, Band 28. Two took place in Fargo, one in Red Jacket and ene outs1de on the terrace- level of the complex . In s-pecto r Daniel Jay said that 1t appea rs that th e ~me md1Y1duals are respo nsible for aU fou r robberies. Th~ suspects are described as three black males. 18· 15 yea rs of age . One is approximately 5 feet 8 m ches tall, with a medium budd. and the other two are about 6 feet tall with medium builds. All were wearing dark clothing and maslu. Jay advised residents of Ellicott, as well as the othe r res1dence halls. to keep their rooms and the ou tsid e doors to the buildmg locked and to report any suspic1ous persons to Un1Yers1 ty Pollee at 645 -2111 Campus Parking to enforce overnight parking regulations C•mpus P•rlc.lng •nd Tr•nsportatlon Services reminds member ~ of the university community that wmter parking rules will be en · forced Nov. IS-April 15. There is no overnight parking- from m1dmght to 6:30 a.m. except in designated spaces or lots. These mclude Ba1rd B. Alumni . Governors E, Governors B. Cooke A. Spaulding. R1chmond and Fargo, and in designated areas in Hochstetler B, Jacobs B. Furnas, Jarvis B, Ketter and Frona.ak A, all on the North Campus. On the South Campus, overnight parkmg is r~tri c ted to Abbott (student lot only ) and designated areas 1n Townsend . Parker. Diefendorf, She rm an, Michael and Main/Bailey. Nominations are sought for Chancellor's Awards C•ndld•te nomln•tlons •re being sought for the 1000 SUNY C hancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching recognize supe· rior teaching at the undergraduate, graduate or·professional level. All fuU-time instrudors with at least three years of full -time teaching at UB prior to this fall semester, regardless of academic rank, are eligible. The primary criterion for the award is an extensive record of con sistently superior teaching. In addition, consideration also is given to sound scholarship and service to the university and the community. Co mpl~ted nommations, including a summary presentatio n statt>· ment, up; to-date vita and letters of support , must he received in th e O ffice of the Vice Provost for Underg raduate Education. 255 Capen Hall , by the close of business Dec. I0. For further information,oontaa Undergraduate Education at 645-2991 . SEFA CAMPAIGN PROGRESS REPORT ~H ,\ Un1t .~ :" ~ '., Go.ll -":" . I0 years in a Springfield. Mass., high school wrought with race riots and drug problems-poi nt s o ut that many people are working to move beyond the problems. These prob· !ems run deeper than simply aca demics. he says. but the "forces of good'"-teachers. students and parents--"are winning the battle." " I have a great deal of admiration for kids and teachers who work in city schools and what they accom · School of Architecture and Planning "' 10,000 113,634 11 ,273 95,011 112.7 83.6 School of Dental Medicine 30,000 20,435 68.1 Grlduote School at Elluation 15,'598 9,833 63.0 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 37,668 32, 138 85.3 School at HHlth ANI«l Pl'afes1ions 9,800 10,5.35 107.5 COI!Ogo at Arts ond Sciences 3,782 2,701 714 16,856 14,402 85.4 School of Management 28,306 32,904 116.2 School 01 MOdlcine and lllomedlal Sciences 69.3 139,900 97,008 School of Nursing 7,580 5,901 77.8 School af Phlnnacy 9,628 4,235 43.9 Office of the President School of Sodal Worit -' 6,495 2,362 36.3 6,674 2,832 42.4. UB Foundation 2,809 2,879 102.4 Student Alhtlrs 33,800 31,096 92.0 136,208 117,885 86.5 3,364 3,300 98.1 10,451 9,488 90.5 23,313 64 $556,144 35.4 plish," says Collins. who describes his work with the institute as an ef· fort to build on that accomplish· ment "We're all in this together\:' . (ont r liuJt 1"11 Go.1 l ... to address the needs of both srudents and teach= in urban public schools. One key need is overcoming poverty as an obstacle to learning. Collins---who is no stranger to urban education. having taught for 3 Toblls wuup hutf.1 lu t:du '>'-''•• ~ �4 Repo.'tas November 4.1!!19fl'lll31.1o.11 Gary DICamillo, CEO of Polaroid, delivers keynote at lnd-..stry University Day Kuoos The Amherst~ " QuorUt. q u o r t e l - · ... Ul, was IWured Sundly on ·cas Sundly MolnOlg.• The quortel WIIS fllned cUing two concerts held In eMty SeplemberlnSieeHoll. Deldre Lynch, vloltJng ossisiM1t professor of English, WIS I fea· turod speal<or It the intemationol conleronu "Scolt, Scotland and Romanllclsm,. she pmented some of her new W0<1< on Golhic fiction. Her •n· lhology on jlne Auston's recepllon histD<y and on the polltlc.s of Austen's popularity, "faneit.s, • will be published next year by Princeton Unlver· ~ty Press. Alan Spiegel, ..-ate professor of English, delivered the keynote oddress at the 24th Annual CoUoquiom On Literature and held last month at West VIrginia Un~Yonity. His Qll<, •oancen Without Ponlollo: Towards a Theory of Motion in Mallon Pictures." will be published in on upcoming Issue of The Wet Vf<g/niQ Unlvmlty l'hllok>gicD/Popm. Film Albert J. EnnonoYk:s, ..-ate difedor of Student Unions and ActMUes, WI$ Invited to partlcl· pote in a recent W0<1<shop held by Committee A of the American Assoclollon of Un~Yonity - -~§1· froedom. ten<n and due • ErmamYia chaiB the - Grievance Committee lied univonity P.rolesiions and b an authority on labor -In pubic hlglier educallon In New Yoric. He b also • member of UUP's statewide fx. ecutlYe Board. EIIRudcensteln. SUNY Distinguished - ...... In the Oepart. ment of Engineering. recently p<esented the Robert 1.. Pigford Memorial Lecture at the un~ver. ~ of Delaware. The lecture wos entitled "Thermodynamic of Oispenlons.. Rud<ensteln b • ,.(Jplent of the NollonaiMedll of SCience. the muntry's highest scientific ochlelernent. NonnM D. Mohl, professor lnd chair of the Deportment ol o..I.Oiognostic Sciences In the School of Den1Ji1 Medicine. WIS selected p<esident of the Friends of the Heolth Sciences~ It the-~ brunch~ Oct. 17. E._,e R. · professor emeritus and fomler chair of the Department of Qr. thopledlc SUrgety In the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. wos selected ~· pres!· dent. At the meeting. Glen Greshom, professor emeritus and former chair of the Depart· menl of Rehlbllitlltlve Medl· dne. presented the ....nth C.K. Huang Lecture entitled . "The Impact of Stroi<e: Evidence from Th~ Major Community Studies." H. Ragl>aY bo, ..-ate pmfessor of rnonagement selena! and systemo, and Rojlv-_ asslstont professor o f - rnent selena! ond systemo, both In the School a/__.,.,~ have receiw!d I lhf'ee.yow grant from the Notlonol Sdence Faundillon for I project titled "lnfor· motion S)'SIIms Sourmg: A M<Jitl.'"-* inw:stlgltlon. ~,_Ewing. professor of-liM serwd as consumer P . ingmovie film, a product that almost instantly was squashed bytheadvmt of videota~. His mission, he said, was to transform thc"sleepinggiant"intoanew product-developing company. "Reinvention is needed here and the Niagara Falls na- ~required," said tive, who was one of the keynote speakers for the event held Oct. 28 in the Center for the Arts atrium that hrought together nearly 300 indi - viduals from the busmess. govern ment and education sectors of the reglOO. "Western New York is at the threshold of its need for reinvention." I liCamillo echoed the sentiments of the day') them('-"Vital Partners: Lollaborat•ng for Excellence"- as d1d the other speakers, including state Sen. Mary Lou Rath; Sheldon ~·lvcr. speaker of th e state Assembly, anJ Counnl on Co mpetitivenes) John Yoc hel son . Pres 1dent DiCa millo noted that in order to dchicve success., universities,. govern· men! and mdustry all need to col· Jaborate. Success, he sa id, "is not going to happen without any one o( these.'' OiCamiJJo JOined Polaroid four years ago at a time when, he said. the company .. hadn't had a successful product in over IS years." The Fortunc 500 company once considered the "darljngofindustry'' in the 1950s and '60s--famous for the first-ever inst311 1 camera--and ..synonymou.) with innovation," he recalled , was facing a tarnished reputation after some very visible and expensive fail · ures in the 1980s. Among them were with atreme reluctance, but the product eventually hearne a bur· geoningsuccess in Japan, something DiCamillo attnbutes to luck. The companfs most successfuJ new product ln 25 years, the Polaroid Pocket Camera produces photographs the siu of a negative. The camera, DiCamillo said, isn't just for kids. Adults are buying it in droves, he said, using the tiny pictures on name badges at conventions and ...... flashbulb-went off when DiCamillo attended a Boston Celtics basketball game with some colleagues. They were in the clubhouse, he said, when a young woman working there inquired about the Polaroid camera they had with them. DiCamillo said she didn't know what it was, but was awed by the concept 3ji00n as she tried it out. This unapccted event ..told me this product was by no means a product of the past." He said the company needed to reinvent the past to reach the consumer of the 1990s. Meanwhile, a Jap311esc toy com· pany interested in marketing an in· stant camera for children turned to Polaroid. DiCamillo said the idea was met Yochelson. another native of Western New York. said in his remarks that in order to compete in a global market, companies need to create premium products, premium services and premium processes. "Innovation has gone globalnot just production," he said. "We have tremendous entrepre· neurship in our country. But we are not laying the foundation for longterm prosperity." In order to prosper, he continued. companies must develop the assets for that foundation by concentrating place cards at ontheth.ree"Cs"--a>mputerization, dinner parties. clustering and collaboration. President William R. Greiner pointed out that UB continues to playa kry role in collaborating with the region and the state. The idea barely ----(rlgllt). -~school, ch.lts with lndoutry um-.tty 0.,. ..,....._.. made it out ofJaGory DIC.mlllo (centor) -John Yocholson. The first major light bull>-or k<ep reirM:nting and Western New York doesn't k<ep reinventing. you'D be outmoded," DiCamillo said pan, DiCamillo said But when the camera finally hit the U.S., it sold faster than one could say ..cheese." "We're more effective than we've everbem,"hest:resscd. "We have an o""rly aggressive agenda, and (we) have to push as hard as we can." Rath pledged her support for UB, citing the stllte's Jobs 2000 initiative ()2K) as a means to "improve uni· ve.-.ity and industry partne.-.hips, help rrtrain workers for the challenges of new technologies and en· hance existing job-training efforts." DiCamillo Said that by sharing these stories, he wanted to exemplify how thinking globally and working collaborativclycan be advantageous. "We're talking about the need to adopt an integrated point of view for your reinvention." he said. "You're not going to do it by yoursel£" But DiCamillo advised that while collaboration is key, it isn't realistic for the more depressed areas in Western New York to look to a more .. must do a better job of marketing Western New York" by building on economically robust region of the state for help. its strengths. "You have at UB some of the most "! assure you, they're not think· ing aboui you down in New York City," he said. 'i'ou need, and we need, to have regional cooperation. "lf the Univmity at Buffalo doesn't brilliant people in the world," he said. "Shouldn't we be doing every· thing in our ~to attract cngi- Silver pointed out that the area nttrs and researchen here to West- em New York'" Vrrtual slide system attracts Apple's attention Work ofarchitecture faculty member featured in company's online magazine By JENNIFU UWANDOWSIU Ei3 lection; the second goal is to male< the slides more accessible. The final goal, he says. is to "use them as a true teaching tool." Jabi says faculty members have re· sponded well to the idea of using the system as a learning tool. "They said it would be really nice tivities to delve deeper into spocecyberspace. that is. "For instance. there's a whole line of architecture that looks at augmented spaces. (In) combining real and virtual spaces, you can have a fuller experience irt understanding The project, developed by Wassin1 to enable the students to interac- )abi, assistant professor of architec· ture, involves cataloging the school's slide collection-which consists of tively hide and show (a slide's) cap· tion, so this can become almost like a B.ashcard system. You can use it as a study guide," he says. The program, which Jabi says is still in the protorype stllge, only is The center, he says. is interested in pursuing what has been ooined by arcllitect .Peter Ande.-. as "cybrid" spa~ cyber hybrid. "You can walk into a physical library, for example, and at a certain point, cross a blurred line into vir- ·Report~ Staff T HE work o f a faculty member in the School of Architecture and Plan · ning to create a virtual teaching tool has attracted theanen· tion of Apple Computer, Inc. ered by Apple, and featured on the computer company's Web site in the Fall 1999 issue of its Univmiry Arts magazine in an articletitled"The fu . ture of the past" located at <::http:/ / www.apple.com/educatlon / hed/-202/sunybufhlo/ >. roughly 30,000 slides--through a digital system that Jabi says makes the images more accessible to students. Jabi says a team of faculty and staff members has been scan ning th e slides into a compuler and storing them on the digital system. The system, he says, makes it possible for anyone in Lhe school to search for slides and place the desired images into a vinual slide tray using noth ing more than a Web browser. .. Th en you can go to the slide sorter and sort your slides. like you son. a PowerPoint presentation," says )abi . explaining that as in PowerPoint, where the user can sort and organiu thumbnails of images, and do an additional search and add slides." Jabi used Apple's WebObjects Ap· T~·~­ tlon, whktlpllniiD-- dry X-ray film and instant-develop· dustry University Day. "you can son slides. you can remove a slide that you don't want or you can read it later on. You can go back - - ... the Nilional ,_...Family Illy• Mirth 26,2000, . . . . . . . . . m. portonce a/ the lomlly. Reirivention ofWNY economy urged By JENNIIU LfWANDOWSIU Rl!pOfftr Stllff Ol.AROID Chairman and CEO Gary DiCamillo wasted no time in getting down to the business of Western New York's current state of economic affairs at UB's third In· plication Server to create the virtual slide system. The work was discov- access ible at the School of Archi"Apparently, (Apple) got my name from a discussion list, and it progressed from there. They are in· terested in promoting this software to academics," he says. For Apple, the st project "is a success story of WebObjects." Jabi says the sys allows some· one t~ching a · ory of architecture class. for example, to sort and save the images as a presentation. Working in an educational-technology classroom, the instructor can "go to the Web and c:aiJ it up and it's ready to go" for class, he says. Jabi notes that his virtual slide project-for which he has received no funding and has worked on dur· ing his free time-has three goals. The first is to preserve the thou· sands of slides in the school's col· tecture and Planning. He hopes it eventu· ally will be avail· able to the entire university com munity. The project ties into the goals of the school's new Center for Vir- CM~~PW tual Architecture. a venture of )abi and Jean Lamarche, also an assistant professor of architecture. "The mission of the center is to digitally analyze and explore physi· cal arcllitecture, and also look at the inter=tion of real and virtual ar· chitecture," Jabi t"ys. He says he'd lih the center's ac· the space." tual space. The chal· lenge is to makt the integration samless. .. Right now, vir· tual space is locked into the computer," Jabi says. Once that space is projected out onto the physical spoce itself, he says. the line between the two is b.hwed. jabi notes the computer is"too scgre· gating from cyberspace," aod envi· sions as part of the cybrid space "full-scale video walls, anything that will imm<= you in a virtual space." Ovm:oming the limitations of the computer, for Jabi at least, seems virtually ... possible. "We're trying to take (the spoce) out of the computer," he says. �Woodcarver to disp~ywork m Compelling human rights issue VISit part of30th anniversary fete ofAfrican American Studies By PATmCJA DONOVAN Nevn Services Editor T HE Department of Afri carf American Studies will co ntinue its 30th anniversary celebration this month with a campus visit a nd e xhibit by the eminent Yo ruban artist Lamidi 0. Fakeye, widely acknowledged as the finest traditional woodcarver in Nigeria. Fakey< (Fah-lcee-AY) comes from fi ve ge n e ration s o f Nigeri an Yo ruban woodcarvers. Whil e hi s complex, highly detailed work is rooted in the traditional Yoruba sys ~ tern of apprenticeship, it also is in formed by his studies in the conven + 11o n al European ca no n. His wo rk is o n display an the UB Art Gallery through Nov. 18. Speakers of Yoruba a re ca ll ed Yo rubans and constitute o ne of th e larges t ethni c gro ups in Africa . While there are JocaJ differences in dialect and custom, the Yoruba share a co mmon language and cult ure and traditio nally have been among th e m ost skill ed a nd p rodu ct ive craftsmen in Africa. Akinwumi Isola, a professor at Nigeria's lbadan Universit y sa id : " Beca use he has weathered the most turbulent storms of two worlds of edu cati o n ... Fa keye ha s el e va ted Yo ruban traditionaJ scuJpture to a level of mzllenu appreciated and sought afkr all ~ the world." In a 1996 artide in n.. Detroit News, Fakq< reported that early in life, he had tried his hand at many jobs-repairing bieydes, cutting hair, boDng-but then he became ill as a teenager and was told by a diviner that in order to get well, he must fuiJiiJ his destiny and return to his fmjily's traditional prol<ssion. "God has planned my life," said Fakq<, now 71. "Carving is an in- December. The Fakey< visit and program was developed and coordinated by Department of Media Study graduate student Otristine Blad. It is sponsortd by nwne:row departments in the CoUege of Arts and Sciene<s: AJric.ln American Studies, Anthropology, Art, Art History, Comparative Literature, Media Stud y, Modern Ulnguages and literatures, Psychol- ogy, History, and the UBArt Gallery. It also is supported by the Gradu- spiration for me. What has come ate Student Associatio n, Anthropol - from it ""' the blessings of God." Fakeye. who has made many visits to the United States over the past 35 yean. has lived in Michigan but this is his fi.rn trip to Buffulo. While at UB, he will det;Jonstrate wood carving, ogy Student Association, the Anthropology Graduate Student Association, the Black Student Union, the Compara!M literature Department attend a receptio n fo r an c:xhibit of his wo rk and deliver a lecture. All c.-vents are fret of charge and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated. A fell ow at Nigeria's O bafem 1 Awo lo wo Univers it y, Fake ye has taught and exhibited extensi vely bo th in Nigeria and abroad . His wo rk appears in the collections of such American institutio ns as the Indianapo lis Museum o f Art, the Jo hn F. Kenn ed y Center fo r Per fo rming Art s an d No rth western University. The Smithsonian Institution will present an exhibition of his work in There •re 27 million sl•ves in the wo rl d today, acco rdi ng to ~vm Bales, author of "'Disposable People: New Slave ry in the Global Econo m y" (University of Califorma Press, 1999). T he most com mon victim s of contem porary slavery arc the poor, uned uca ted and vulnerabl e, no tably wo m en, child ren. magran t workers, refugees, grou ps attributed low social status an d indigenous peoples. Anti -slave ry Internati o nal. poss ibl y the o l_d est human - ngh ts or ga ni za t ion in t h e wo rld , has a n extensive Web site <bttp:/ I www.•ntl-slavety.org/ > devoted to th is 10p1c. Featured are descnpt ions of c_u rrcn t hu m an - rights campaagns and resou rces. mcl uding videos, teaching packs. fu ll -text of repo rts submitted to the Unated Nat ions a nd links to related Web sites \\fhil e not all sweatsho ps ut ihze true slave labor, resea rchers wath a n int erest in worki ng co nditi ons an fac tones of mu ltmataonal cor po ra t io ns and th e ir su bsi d iarH.'!I can go to th e Na t iO na l Labor Co mmitt ee's site at <http://www.nlcnet.org / > for mo re mfor m ation. T he Intern ational Organ1zat1on fo r Migrat1on at < http:// www.lom.ch/ > IS another o rgamnt1on on the Internet w1th val u able in formatiO n for those intcre.,tc.·d m reporting o n the traffi c km~ o f m igrants . T h e "O n li n e Reso u r cn" rt:gwn u f BISOS < http :// ubllb .buft.lo.edu / llbraries/ e -resources / > conta1n .~ seve ral dJ ta bascs useful for resea rch tog sc.•veral facet !> of th1 s top ac. ·1ry sea rch ing"Lega1Trac,"'''B us1ness Index ASAP,""Expandcd ALademK ASAP.' "I ndex to Fo rc1gn Lega l Pen o diCals ," " PA l ~ ... "Co ntemporan Women's Issues" and "Women·!> Rt:l>ourc.es lntern.ltlo nal." hnalh do n' t forget to l>Carch t h e L: B L1brar1e l> Ca tal og < http :/ I ubllb. buff•lo.edu / llbrar1es/ e -resources/ bl6on / > 10 find suLh usefu l publications as the Antr <thn·t'rT Rt•portn Jnd var1ou :o. I Iuma n Rig ht s Wa tch report1o. Grad uate Student Associatio n. the Media Study Graduate Association, 1..ockwood Library, Sub-Board l, lnc., and the Langston Hughes lnst itutc. Th e proj ec t received funding from Professors Gerard Burch t:r, Jack Meacha m . Ph ilips Stevens, Henry Sussman and the followi ng endowed chai rs: Robert Crecley (Capen Chai r, Poetry and the Humanities), Leslie Fiedler (Ciemem. C hair, English ), Dennis Tedlock For ass/Sta tlct' ron necrmg ro thl' World Wrde Web vw V B wmputt't aa01mts. cotrtact the Computmg Lt•,m·r Help Ot•sJ. at 6-1 5- .1542 (McNulty Chair, English) and Bruce Jackson (Capen Chair, Humanities ). For more infonnat.ion o n Fakeye 's vis it to UB, sec <http :/ I wlngs . byffalo .edu / cas / stu · dents/ - .html>. -Austin Booth •nd Nln• C•Kio, Unwt>rs/ty l.tbroflf•i I BrieDy Sheffer heads mission to Zambia Schedule of Events in conju,n ction with lamidi 0. Fakeye exhibit --6 '"Fiicoye." on of wort< by Nigerian a<ver Lomldi 0 . Falceye, Second Floor, US Art Gallery, CentJ!r for the Arts, North Campus, on display through Nov. 18 8 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Academic Conference, • Alrian Art, Religion and Rituals, • 110 a.m.ns HaU, Ncxth Catr¥JUS --16 B 9-10 a.m. Private breolcfast ~for the artist with invited community leaden and UB administratoo, lac:ulty nl stolf, • 3-S p.m. Pubic demonstration and worttshop by Lomldi 0 . Fakeye, Sculpture area, Basemen~ Ctnter for Ihe Arts -17 • 10 a.m. to_, lnformol c;M'Ang domonsllotions by Fllcoye. UB M GaJiery. Center lor the Arts 8 l-4 p.m. lnformol c;M'Ang donM otJotiol tS by lomldi 0 . Fllcoye. UB M Gallery, Urlterlor the Arts • 7-9 p.m. Toll by Falooye on his rotrospodllle autoblogrophy, lolowed by a reception, and book signing. Poetry/ --lloorrl. --·· 410 ~Hall, Notth ear...., • 1-4 p.m. Somlrw for students visiting from OCher .... colleges and commlJIIity memben, UB M Galle1y and Scmning Room (Room 111}, Urlter lor the Arts ~tion ~uired. F« information, contact Michael Hill, lM1gsiDn Hughes lnslllute, 881 -3266. 8 S-7 p.m. ......C recopllon for the ortisl; UB M Gc*ry __ ,, 8 -...g l.e<:tlft nl domonstrotion fo< -..c, high-school studonts, LongstOO Hughes lnstiMe, 15 High St For llddltionlllnlooTnotlon, .... Mlchool Hil, lM1gsiDn Hughes~ " 1-"3166. 8 7-9 p.m. coinmunlty Ewnt: Slide l.e<:tlft n1 . Chonging Role of the Artist In Nigeria Todoy, • lolowed by 1 recopllon -.w.g Alrian donee nl dnm ~LDngston Hughes Institute. For Information, all Mldlaol Hill, lM1gsiDn Hughes lnslllute, 11111 -3266. I lohn B. Sheffer, U. director of the \nstit ute fo r local Governance and Regio nal Growth , is leading a SUNY team that is cond uctmg a necch assessment for the NauonaJ A.&mbly of the Republic of Zamb1a. The SUNY delegat ion. sponsortd by the Un ated Sta tes Agency fo r ln temat!OnaJ DNdopmcnt f USAI D ), l5 assiSting the Zambian Parltam~nt m a comprehensive reform effo rt. In addition to Sheffer. the team Ill d udes James P. Ketterer of the Umvcrs11 y at Albany, Sister Auxilia Ponga of the government of Zambia and Henry C. Ngaba of Grant Thornton Consulta nts of Lusaka. Zambia. ~zamb ia 1s a relatively new muh1 pa rt y democracy-u ntil the begin mng of the 1990s. 11 was a one -party state," sa1d Sheffer... Its elected nationaJ legislature has o nly eXJstc.>d tn iu. current fo rm for eigh t yea r~ The Zambian Nalio naJ Assemb ly IS working with USA ID to become a mo re effect ive and representati ve panner in Zambia's conu n ued eco no mic and politi caJ develo pment . "Our tea m is privileged to be a part of thts Initiative. We are herr 1n a supporting role to assist the 7..am haan Parlian1ent in the ha rd task of making democracy work;' A natio n of 9 .7 millio n in south -central Afnca. Zambl3 adopted 11.1> constitutio n tn 1991 and first clt."Cled t L~ presadent and ! 50-member Na tionaJ Assembly that same year. The delegation will mret wi th the Nat1onaJ Assembly and other take holdeT5 du ri ng a iwo-week visit, and will d raft its findin ~ and recom mendatao ns sho rt! )· after its return to the United States ea rly th1s month. Department of Music announces November concerts T HE Depart ment of Mu · sic will present throughout the month of Novembe r pi-ograms ranging from enduringly popular classicaJ music to experimental con temporary selections. The month's performances will begin with a faculty recital featuring Cheryl Priebe Bishkoff, oboe, with Maria de los Angeles Rivera, piano. They will perform works by C ~sar Fr a n ck, Ca mille Saint Saens, Paul Hindemith, Benjamin Britten and others at 8 p.m. today in Slee Concert Hall on the North Cam pus. Tickets are $5. The Cassatt String Quartet will perform the second of six concerts in the 44th annual presentation of the complete cycle of Beethoven String Quartets at 8 p.m . to m o r- row in Slee. Tickets areS 12, S9 and S5. The performance by UB's Slee Quartet-in· Residence will fea ture Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 (" Harp" ); Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2, and Quartet in C-sha rp minor,Op. l31. The Department of Music will present " Piatero y yo .. at 3 p.m . Sunday in Baird Recital Hall on Wed nesday in Bai rd . Ad nHss1on will be free . Wo rld - re now n ed v to ltnl sl Mo vses Pogossian will perfo rm at 8 p.m. Nov. 11 in Slce. Ti ckets arc $5. Th e celebrated perfo rm er wi ll present a program of solo vio lin pieces by J.S. Bach, incl udin g Sonata No. I in G Min o rBWV 100 1. Pa rtit a No. 3 in E Majo r BW V 1006 and Partita No. 2 in D Ma · nor BWV 1004 . Pogoss ian 's con cert will be preceded by a master class to be held in Slee. Admi ssio n to the master class will be free. The UB Percussio n En semble will pe rform with special gu ests G ordon St o ut , marimba , a nd hl' di rectt"d by An thony M1 randa. A lecture ti t led "Ccst1, O ro m ea. C o mp os lt aon a nd Prod uc t ion " will be given by lcnm fcr Will iam!> Brown of th e Eastma n School uf Music at t he Uni versi ty o f Roc h ester at 4 p.m. Nov. 18 m 21 1 Baird. T he prog ram wi ll be free. Th e UB Sy mp ho ny a nd UB celebrated at a SEAMUS Week Concert-in honor of the Society Cheryl Gobetti-Hoffrnan, flute, at C ho rus will perform Fa ure's Re q ui em at B p. m . Nov. f'Sin Sl ee. Ti ckets are S3. o ndu cto r will be re no wn ed cho ral d1recto r Harold Rosenba um . The Slee/Visitang Art tsl Series, Concert III will feature a perfo rmance by the Cassatt String Quartet with mezzo-soprano Melissa Thorburn at 8 p.m . Nov. 19 in Slee. for Electro Acoustic Music in th e 8 p.m. Nov. 13 in Slee. Admissio n Tickets are S 12. S9 and S5. The United States-to be held at 8 p.m. will be free. The perform\.nce will program will featur e Hayd e n's the North Campus. Tickets are $5. The program will be performed in Spanish, its originaJ language, by narrator Pilar Garci a and guitarist David Sussman. Electro -acoustic music will be (Juartc.·t 111 D MaJOr , Op 76. 1-arl Kun 's " Three Poem!> m 1-rench ." and Mendelssohn '!> Quartet m A m an o r. Op. 13. T he UB M usK TtH·atrc.· Wnrl.. sho p. fo rmerly the Opera Work shop. wt ll p resent a ~.-omplett:h unaq ue perfo rmance fcatunng the work of m usiCal philosoph er and myco logist John Cage at two pro gra m s to be held at 6 p.m:-a nd 9 p. m . Nov. 10 tn th e Black Box Tht~­ at rc an the Ce nt er fo r tht· Arb on the No rth Ca m pus. T ickets are $10 and SS, and seat ing 11o hm1ted. D1 rected by Nicho las Isherwood. t he pro du ct ion wi ll fea ture exce rp ts fro m Czge's wo rk, .. Song Books," in wh ich audience members will ea t mushroom s and wander be · tween singers. acto rs and dancers. �IIIVHIIIe! 4.1!81/VIi 31, 111.11 CFA BRIEFLY Halldlly Print We schedUled for Nov. 12 AYoid t h e - and bustled holdoy moll~ and ftnd truly..,jquegifts ll t h e Holidoy Pmt Sole - . lo bo held from 11 a.m. 10 6 p.m. Nov. 12 i> the c.nter lor the Arts Atrium on the Nonh c.mpus. -print-" by .... ented students, and el'tC (._.....,... Pmt lmoging Ba-11. ~Angel· Cfllt«) progrom portldplnts wtllboondisplaylorpurdlase. The-solo, spo<-.d by the Printmoldng PYognm i> the"Deportment d M i> the Colege d Arts and Sdonces, wtll,indudo an •""Y d origlflll print designs. inducing lithogrllphs. <tcNngs, woodcuts, monc>graphs and colllgnphs. 1'111 d . the proa<ds from the """"' wtll bo used 10 JUpport ei'IC. Poyment by ash or penonll ched< wtll bo occoped. The ... - ~-"' ~· comooorty. "' prospecliw buyersFOf""'"' -..cal - · 64~78. jell OlCt. 1369, Coping with stress through humor to be topic Of t.lk • .Coping-- "She/He -lAughs. ~ -.gil Humor,• a frw _ - . . . , U8 ~...-.I by the empo,e. -.r.e Corm*- t.e, ... boheldNcw. 12i> Roam 'IJO otthe SludontlMIIon on the"""" c.mpus. s-iono ... bo held from 10 a.m. iD ,_, and 11om 1:30- - 3:30. n . e . . - - wll bo '""""·-.... . . glwnby-R.IN<e help,....._ __ -Ccllogt~- -.gil ......... ond cnolhlly. """.,.......... ....-to ~--.v. giNo ........,.. It 64$-6019 or ~ ...........Ada~>. Student groups to race The men~ lacroao tam and the ~Student,.._ 1l111*sgMng-50Ciallon wll hold the ftm- OOon. ·~~ace Aglinst ~lunge(,. from 2-6 p.m. ·Nov. •13 to bonoflt the Food Bank d Western NewYodt. Clubs and orgoniDtions that sign up to portlcipate wtll <X>mpete In I tlfte.l1our ·~· to collect the . . - non-perishollle food itl!ms. T..,. ... bo dellg- nated rondomy to cole<t on campus or in the lJniYenily Heights I teighbo<hood. The wiMing teom will roaiYe $300 forlts organlation. For more ir1torTMUon or to rogister lor the ...m. contKI SteYe Fedoricoat837-5787. ' LETTERS TO THE EDITOR :~~ lhellprtr...........,_ ~rom.-.~onb -ard-~­ b o - .. 1100-ard moy bo --~ardlqth.ll!l­ -potltrcna.,._,_,..,. -and·'*'*""· .... - - t h e - - - phone-lor-lle- '"""'d-~tl)ello­ -They-be-by 9 a.m. Mondlylobo- lor ....... i>lhll-ilout. lhe ................. bo ~ ........._._. < ......... , ..... Obituaries James Hansen, 62, emeritus professor in Graduate School of Education A memorial service to.- . _ C. scholars in the school's history. Hansen , 62, ~mcritw professor of By the time he retired in May 1996, he was the author or co-author of 21 books, plus book chapters and mo..., than 80 scholarly artides.largely on subjects related to counseling and me family. He served as editor of several journals as well, most notably The Family Therapy OJ/Iecrioru, one of the top three journals in the field of family counsel ing, which he edited from 1981-88. ' President Wtlliam R. Greiner ...,. called that HanSC"n .. was on!' of the first people I met when I arrived at UB in 1967. He has been my friend and coUeague ever since, as well as a neighbor to my wife, Carole. and me counseling and educational psychology in the Graduate School of Education and a major natiooal 6gure in the field of counseling psychology, will be held at II a.m. tomorrow in the Roberu and Dengler Funeral Home at 8630 Transit Rd., East Amherst Hansen died Monday in Kalieda Health 's Millard Fillmore Hospital after a long illness. Calling hours arc from 4-7 p.m_ today at the funeral home. Hansen joined the faculty of the Graduate. School ofEducation in 1963 and bccune one of the most prolilic for mo.-., than 20 years. "His death at a relatively young age, when be was still so vital a pres· """"in our lives. is an awful ttagedy for us to bear. Carole and I· have many great memories of him as a distinguished faculty member, as well as a wonderful friend." Hansen's longtime colleague, Stanley Cramer, professor of coun- During the past two deades, Hansen worked as a consultant to the N"tagara Falls Community Mental Health Center; the Western New York Institute for the Psychotherapies; England's Reading llnMnity; the Careen Research and Advisory Center in Cambridge. England. and was UNESCO consultant to the Ministry of Edut;ation and Culture fo r Tobago and llinidad. seling and eduational psychology. said: "Jim was a very inlluentialfigure in the counseling field. and as a teacher and mentor, he produced mo.-., Ph.D. students than anyone in the history of the department He leaves a wooderful pcnonal and acackmic legacy." and Supervision. higher education in New York State aver at least the past decade and share some of his findings thus far from the data with which he is v.<>rlcing. In other business, Greiner introduced the final draft of the universitywide policy on sexual harassment Lewis Rosenthal, associate counsel in the SUNY Office of The University Counsel and the anomey assigned to represent UB, told senators that in hisexpcrjenceof defending SUNY campuses for 20 years, " having a viable, well-understood, well-disseminated policy is of criti- eal imponanu to the institution to basically avoid going through the rigors of a full-blown saua! harassment trial (since) you can show that you have a policy and the individual did not take care to use that policy." For the most part, senators agreed that the document was dear and well-thoughHmtand voiced only a few minor concerns. Senate O>air Peter N"tekenon said the final draft of the saual-barassment policy will be considered at the next meeting of the full Faculty Senate on Nov. 16. His professionalloonors included the 1970 R<scarch Award from the American Personnel and Guidance Association and the 1986 Award for Exa:llence in Publication from the Association for Counselor Education FSEC eo.u....M , _ ..... 1 To_,.,a-.-""hold~ Barbara lyon enjoys a laugh ~th •devil" Audre Bunis a nd •regular guy' Douglas Schultz d uring the gala Masquerade Ball held Satu rday in the Center for the Arts Atrium . The event benefited the jose Umon Dance Residency lion available for the remainder of the year. "We're not going to impinge further on the Libraries' portion of the budget," Greiner explained. " Thi s doesn't mean that thi s makes the year any easier," he added. " I think we're going to have to do an awfuJ lot of very difficult deci · sion -mak.ing over the balan~ of the year to get th rough a situation in which we have a S4 million tax-support hit," he said. "That's what we are expecting, but we can't say for cenain that it will be $4 million," he added, noting that UB "is still working with SUNY Central" to determine the amount of US's shortfall. Judith Adams· Volpe. director of Lockwood Library, raised a concern about where th~ savings./reduction factor assigned to the libraries would come from this year since in past years. it had no impact on the acquisitions budget because it was taken out of the libraries' personnel budget. But the personnel budget this year is " in the red" and therefore i.s not an option, she noted. Greiner said that "the decision making on that (issue) will not be made in the 'stove-pipe."' These and other budgetary p..OO. lems. according to Greiner, are the product of 13-straight y<=s of budget reductions in one form or another. "What ~ ·re not going to do i.s make decisions on these-types of things in that 'stove-pipe' fashion. We're going to develop a sort of internal communication process much more refined and better than in the past." In response to a concern raised by lockwood librarian Dorothy Woodson about where the libraries-as a chief academic unit of the university-should report, Greiner said announcements will _be made in the nar future by X nior Viet President Raben Wagner and Provost David Triggle regarding that issue. The libraries now report to lnnus, who also oversees Comput ing and Information Technology. In his repon to the FSEC. Greiner also announced that he is working on an .. interpretive essay" that will look at the course of funding for �Budget ~,._ . . . . ~ooiliall 1 tern administration for the tuition inoome, he said And UB, in oat year's SUNY budget allocation, should benefit fully from the additional! ,000 FTE, he said. · While UB will take a multi-million cut in tim year's budget, the news is not all bad. The plan does include funding to CO'm' several ini- tiatives, including $1 rbillion for the UB/Roswell Park Ceoier for Advanced Medical Technologies, $100,000 Cor the administration of the School of Medicine and Bi<>medical Sciences to reform and modernize the practice plan, $800,000 for Division 1-A athletics gender-equityoompliana efforts as part of the SUNY initiative to en- su.re that women have equal partid · pation opponunities, $3.1 million to Kent State 41,UB 10 Quarurltock Jose lmis compiet<d 24-ci-3< passes"" 196 yank ond lour touchdowns u K.ent Sou lJnMnlty defeoted U8, 41 -20,1n a MKI-Amerian Conlerence baale on S.OJ..t.y .,. Dix Swfium In ICM1t. Oh;o. Tho Golden Auhes (2-7. 2-4 In the MAC} scored 24 unans--.d points iD b<eal<"" early 7-7 de and ro on to snap. fou"'P"" loslnc weak. The Bulb (1). B. 0..7}. meanwhile, k>st their 12th-ttnight game datirla bade 10 b.st seuon and remain winH!u In the MAC. OMs was red-hot kl che first tWf as me ~t ofliensJo.oe line dominated the game. The senior compiet<d IS-of-20 puses 10< lrryuds and a pair ci toudidowns u tho Golden Auhes assumed control d the game midway th""''fl tho tim half.The lone bloc.dJ on D..m' fint half wu an tna.dible perlomlance by UB sopltomo<. """ safoty Craiz Ro/il&. Rohlfs inte<ap<ed thrH paue:s in me firn ~and rerurnect them tor- .. tOQI cA sa yank. His th•rd int.ercepdon ended a 69-yvd ~t dnve 10 the: end zone and he I"1!IUn'led the ~~ 47 yvds:. Rohtfs now has four lntert:epdons on the season. He also fimshed the pme with six t2dti~ transfer the Research Institute on Addictions to UB from another state agency, and $350,000 to support co re programs and research and training endeavors at the Institute for LocaJ Governance and Regional Growth. Calendar ~ ........ Al<hlt-L«twe ~~c::"~rr~·~ Aldo Rossi. 1<. Mkhad Hays. 1999 ~~~~:~if~~- S: 30 Arthitectun and Planning. - ... -kine Lecture Recent Adv.nces In Peptide-8.ued Imaging and Thenopy. u.wr.nce Kvob, H. Lee Moffett Uncer Center. 11 7 Parter. 6-7:30 p .m . Free. For more information, Rebecca A.. Goodman, 8385889. Comput.. Musk SEAMUS Week Concert (Society tooElectro Acoustk: Musk in the Untted SUtes). Siird Recital Hd. 8 p.m. Free. Sponsc>r<d by Dept. ci MU>k. Fo< mo<e information, 645-2921 . Thursday 11 ~Meeting lesbian G-r Blsuual Allance General Meeting. 362 Student Union. 12:30.. I ,.5 p.'!'. Free. Sponsc>r<d by Student A.ssociatlon. for ~ Information, 6-45· 3063. -,sot4PLUS ~~~~l~~~ia~~s. ~~~[,·~· Free. For more lnfonnatiOfl, Life-.....,.. Test-Taking Skills:. Academk ~tCenter, 104DNorton. 1·1 ~l~~~~~~tion, Sonia Onelli, 645-6125. ·-· ---that in an attempt to subYert theW original rne.-.fng. ArtiSt Tony twUteflii has taken a unique st~~nce in the expbation of nature versus aJtture by recreating f1miliar •sprout like eleglnt M-.ger on the concnt:e sweep of urban America'"-in an exhibit that apturei how these often unwanted plants rolloct the 50dol quest IO< beauty and control ...ABANDON'" is on displ.ay through Maldl 1O'in tho Llghtwoll Gollo<y adjacent ID the moin UB Art Gal1e!y in tho Cent.r for tho Arts, North Campus. Gollo<y ....... .,. Wed. through Sat from 10:-30 1.m . to 8 p.m . and Sun. from noon to 5 p .m . u...· "Crossing - 1999 Rumsey award-winner Amy A. Luraschi, a bacheb"-of..fine.,rts candidate with a CDr'lUfltration In photography, this past "'""""'visited Matamoros, Mexk:o, a border dty with an abundance of U . S .~ and managed factories. This exNbit ci woR. ~~~~~ !.'I:W: tho of '"crouing the line, ... both tn tile notion Q'!:~:,'!=:i= conceptual ...,.. ci going beyond what might be exptected. Sht conveys these Kteas through mediums ranging from ~~~o~: f:~'7.m . SpeMOtrt! LGBA and AIDS Commun;.y Theater Perfonnanc:e Tango. Dept. of Theatre and Dance and The: P~Wl ArU Oub of Buffalo, Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts. 8 p.m . S10 ~~- $5 students. Fo<"""" .nformaUon, 645--ARTS. Exhibits " Persuasion: Tales of Commen::e and the Av•nt-Garde,. 'Wen in various media by 11 an&s' collectjves and individual artists-the culture jam~ on display through Nov. 14 in the US Art Gallery's first-floor exhibitton space in the center for the Aru, North Campus. Gallery houD a re Wed. through Sat. from 10:30 a.m . to 8 ra·:;:;!~ ~au~. ~~;:.~~ ~o~~irThe destgn; different methods to the1r =~~~=s~ ~~a~:hty wme investigate the~yskal perfectiOfl of commercial Icons, othen note or otherwise protest the manipulation of publk consciousness and values by commercial interests. Still othen ~ manipulate commerctal manipulatiom ~~~and ~ Protessoo--Depaitrnent Chemical~ ol me Scl'clol ci EncJW-ing and Appl;.d so.nc.., Posting IF-9079. Aulstont/Assodate/ Ful Pnifeuor (two positions)~ ci CM1. SlNCtlnland EnWonmontal Engine<ring. SEAS, Posting IF-9080. Aulstont/Assodate/ Ful Professoo'(f!Ye posltlons)- ~ross ~ount~ ~~~~nd :v~~~~.;;.. MEN place ninth In MAC Championship ~ ci Mechaooland WOMEN place II ttl in HAC Championship =::.:~:r~~,;,:~d~. The: BuUs competed m their second MAC Ownpions:h1p CNer the ~~d .Jt Kent State:. The women's squad pbced II th out of I 3 sqtgds with 280 potna. wtvle the men finished ninth out of a fiekl of 11 wtth 233 pol'ltsrAkron was crowned the women'• MAC dumplon (78 pu.). whtle Centnl Midtigan rot 1D9 l>onon foe the men (37 pa.). Junior Eileen Rose cononued her constnem performance. as she was UB's top finisher In the women's 5.000-meter ra.ce and pbced 39th oYen./1 WJth a time of IB:37.4. Once agaln. junlorTony Dmd led me Bulls' ctu.rce m the men's 8.000me:ter ra.ce.cros..sm, the fin ish line ninth ac lS:II .50 0Ut of a Re:kfof91 ronnus Oavtd was one of six male nmnen named [0 the All-MAC Second Team Posting IF-9082. Asslstani/Assodate/ FullProfessoo'-Oepaitrnent ci MechanbJ and Aerospace Engineenng. =:~~-=1/ As.sodat:e Profeuor-Oepartment of Industrial Engineering. School ci Engineering and Appfled Sdenc:~. Posting IF-9084. Aulstont/Assodate/ Full Professor-Department of Electrical ~~~~~·nd As.sls:tant/Auodate/~ Profes.sor- Jobs Anoct.t.e Professor of Courueting =:~~~~nt/ ~occer ~~:"~.~~~i~ MEH Pre-Cilnkal MRJ Operator (Sl-4)-Molec.u/ar and Cellular Biophysics, Posting IP-9128. Senior Admissions Advbor (Sl-4).QffK.'e of Admisstons, Posting IP-9133. Assbt.nt Oein, Resource Man.gement (Sl-S)-School ~~=-Dea~'s Offw:~=~ ~~l- 9138. Assistant Athletk Trainer (Sl-1)Division of Athletics, Posting •P-91 39 Lead Piogram.,.../ Anolyst (SL-3)- Services, 210 Student Union. 7 p.m. ,Free. 5pon>ored by SWdent Assodation. Fo< """"""""""- Uz Holland, 6-IS-3063. The Bulls returned home to AJumni Arena Fncby ntght ~fte:r two W'eeks on the road and picked up their third Win of the season In MAC pby. ~ting the Central Michigan Oippe:wa.s 1n four pmes. IS-11 , IO..IS. IS-11 . 15·10 Bulls with .1 arHr...tugh 21 kills and 17 digs 1n the Rebecca Meade led match. Senk>r setter Somer Desdwnbauk .Jiso was nrong. contributing Sl assists and 21 dip. UB compfeted a <Mnnlng wee-kend by de:featinz the Oh10 Unrter"Sity Bobca.a in bur pmes Sunday, IS· 7. I S...o4. I 5· f 7. IS~ ll Professlonol ~~~m~~=~~:;;~P- Lesblon Goy lllsuuol Alllonce lllscuulon c;roup UB l , Central Michigan I UB l , Ohio Unlvenity I Director ci and Wl1tlngl ~ Professoo'-Scliool ci Law, ~~Aul-.t/Foll """:...~~.;; ci Chemical Depa<tment ci Electrical Engineenng. Posting~l6. Director of Cora P. Maloney College (Sl-5)-Cora P ~=·J:~~~~~~ng~ Volle~~all ~~~~~~9076 Wed. through Friday from 10 a.m . to 8 p.m . and Sat from 11 a.m . to 6 p.m. S)--WBFO, Architecture Lecture The MythHlcatlon ci the ~lotk Surface, or, How to Get from Robert Venturi to Roland Barthes. K. Michael Hays:, 1999 Oark.son VISiting Chair. 301 Man.gerial Economio School ci ~:·~.":~ ol 0epart.ment of Student Servk~ lnformatK>n Technology, Posting liP· 9 140. Reservations Assistant (Sl· l )· ~~~~~~~a~~i!~~· ~~~n;tp~~~ior~ Prog......,._/ Analyst (SL-'1)-Sc....:e Nod~ Servic~. Post1ng and Engineering MP-9 145. R--.h IR -= =R~~~ :=~!t~EDAR. Spedalls:t-CEOAA, Posting Resuteh Technkian 1-Depanment of =..=~~7:\~:·::~ pos:kion.s .van.t,ae).Research Institute =~~;;:.~·;;:; ~Vailabte)-Research Institute on Addictions, Posting IR-99107. AdmlnistratJve Assistant I-IDEA Center, UB dosed out the ~tar season wtdl a l - 1 lou to M.arshalt on Sundly The loss was the second straight for the Bulls. and the third loss 1n the last four gln'le$ ;,:nEd~r~~~.~~s:~;!9 School of Education, Posting i1fF-9088. As.llst.ant/Assodate Professor of Educational AdmlnisttationOepartment of Educationalleaderst'up and Policy, Graduate School of Educabon, Posting II'F-9089. AuistantJ Auoclate Professor of Educational Admlnis:tr1tion-Depanment of 'lbeMail ~~~~~~~~~!~~~ling Students right to protest Pataki i1fF-9090. Assistant Professor of Mathematks Education-Department ol Learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, Posting MF-9091 Assistant Professor of Readlng/Uteracy Eduation-Oepanment olleaming and lrutructJOn, Graduate School of Education, Posting MF-9091. Assin.nt To the Editor. ~~~.:!,~~1ng and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, Posting IF-9093. AuUtant/ Associate/ Full Professor of Special EdUCIItion-Oepartment of Learning and Instruction, Graduatr School of Education, Posting Mf·9094. Al.sodate/ Full Professor of Sde:nce EducationDepartment of learning and InstructiOn, Graduate Schoof of Education, Posting lf-.9095. Assistant ~sor· Depart.me:nt of Management Soencr and Systems. School of Management. Post1ng n -9096. lecturer In legal Writl~ and ~~~~~~t~(~ Foculty Clinical Prof<uO< (pa<t time)· Department of Periodontok)gy, School ol (two poWUons)-Oepanment of Medicine, Cardiology Division, School ol Medicine and Biomedical Scienc:~. Posting IF-9101 . Anistant/Assodate Professor (two positions)--Depanmem of Medicme, School of Medicine and BIOrnedw:al Sdences, Post1ng n -9102 ~~~eUot~:i~~9 ~tlttv-e =~~~:p~'=i~::-~;~irector- Manhalll, UBI School of Education, Posting MF-9087 AuiSU.nt Professor of Schoo4 Claiulfled Civil montfu)-Educational OpportuOJty :rm~rw~~:~~~~hs)- Oepartment of Soda/ and PreventiVe Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Poshng MF-9071 Ass:odlte:/Full Professor-Department ol Medicine', OivWon of Medical Oncology. Roswell Parit Cancer Institute, Post1ng Iff. 9071. Anlstant/Non-tenured A.ssociatr Professor-Departmenl of F1nancr and Managerial &:onomio, School of Management. Posting *f-9073. Full Profenor-Oepartment of Finance and Keyboard Specialist /-Department ol Pathology, School of Medicine and B10med1cal Sc.ences, Lme II 28 381 Secretary I-Un•vers1ty ServtCe~o, l•ne lf14537 ro obfa~r~ rnorr mlonnooon on pbs ll'.red above, con/oct Prrson~ 5ervtcd' faA rnpon~ systt'nt by calling 64.S -J84J and followtng r~ \o1lrfCe promp1 mstruci'IOnJ To obfom mformcwon on Research pb~ ronloct Sponsored PtogromJ Pmon~ 416 CroltJ I The studtfnts who wen; protestmg the appt.--arant:e oll~ov. P-atak! Wl'rl' correct to proH.-st h1~ appearance.>. Despite what the governor stated aOOut what he has "done"' for the SUNY system, the reality is that he ha!> done very Little for the system. During his admmtstratton, the amount of sta tt.' ai~ given lo UB and the rest of the schools in the system has dedmed as a percen tage of the actual cost of an educatton 1n the SUNY system. Thl· mcreasc in the Tuition Assistance Program wa.-. needed to offset the Ill creased tuition brought about by dt:crea.sed state funds to SUNY. Furthermore, the fact that th e governor has served aJmo!>t five full years in office and now IS mak.mg only h1s first VISit to UB ISan ou trage. UB is clearly the closest ~ool m the SUNY system to a flagshtp school similar to Cal-Be rkeley or UNC-t:hapcl HilL The go,'cmor should ha,·e been at the school some t1mc carhcr m hts tenure. e!~pl"(lallv Mn(C he was on the Scsqulccntcnmal Committee when L1 B (dcbrated It ~ \ 50th ann iversary 111 1996. The Scsqu Jcentc nn mJ (debratJon lasted lm ~.\ Ill' and a hal f Yl..ars. Do you thmk tht.> ~owrnor (ou ld ha vl~ poud . 1 Vl:-. 1! 111 the campus during that timt"; Although Prt:sidcnt C remer ~:> 1..llrrell tha t 11 wa... 1mpun.uH h•1 1h1. governor to see what JS gom~ on .tt l ' H, 11 appl~r' th.u thl· kn h i th~.· ~.Tea lion of thl~ Cl'nll"r tur t ·umput.tiiOil.tl Rl~·ar...tl ....mw ahtn1t l1111ll .1 grant .ll:am thl· Nat iOnal ~tenet .-ounJatum. 1)1" mnnn ~.;u nl' lr1•111 \Vashington , not Albany. \\1hcrl~ Wil.' th ~.· llhllll"\ lr11lll ·\tll.lm tu hdp UB start !'l lh.:h an 1111portan t tallhtv ~ Ont.> ( an only hope that thl· VISit hl L'H ~' ( ul\ I'.U.1k1 "Ill"·""~ Iih glwcmor up 10 Lhl' fa ...-tlho.~t L' H 1!'1 Ulll' OIIhc tup Ulll\l.'f"\llll'' mtlk .,.Pull try and that he wtiJ ~;,·to 11 th.tt thl'fl' ..lrl· no lurtlwr d l i'> Ill ,t.u~.·Jundm~ 1..1 fUB and SUNY 111 gcncral.llw fnll!'ll lmptlrtJnt 1hm~ h' kl"-'1' l ' B ~r~.·.u c. for Alhany to rcalt7..t.' what 11 h.o Ill l ' B, .mJ lor 11 111 lull' lund .Uld ~upport the adnmliStrntum, la~oultv, ~ t .ttl.m J ~ t uJcn t :-. Jtlhl· unJ\lr'il\ L_ Ronald Salter, UB C!ou ol 1980, 8wo~lvn "' I �a Rep artea lonmber 4.1!m!Vul.31.1o.l1 '~~~rough-·· Eyes The .,.... N<Y« Sleeps. Thursday, November ~~,~~~3~~~ .~~~~;..,.. 4 . =-~- R-.ation~ MeASUrement and Oau Ma~~- Cart V. Granger, tr:a~~~~~~:-,:. 3ss Squire. 8 a.m. Free. £TCF. . _ . . . . , . . Evaluating Web Site Content. Eric Acree, aut librarian, ~==~~ ~~-1~. For 2 more information, 645- 7700. _.....,._ llrownlllog\lldeo/ Conference. The Meblphyslcs of Consdousness: ~kl~~~~~~b on Traum~~ . ~ lwarg, ~'t.<'o~~onl p .m . f .... Sporuored by DepL ~~~=G~~~uEe, enM> Donato Chair, Julian Paric1:hair. = Musical P..tot'ftUinee s<i:::.,'ff:~oom B-1, Baird. 3:30p.m . Free. Sponsored by Dept of Music. For more information, 645292\ . Invisible Incorporations. Bnan Scott. 112 Center for the ArU. 3:30p.m . F-. Spon>O<ed by Dept. of Art. For more ~~;r.;~~~u:!:ne Simon. . Posttron Annihilation - . ~=sc8!7'~ v~ique Tool . Semkonductors . 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Triggle outlines $9 million budget cut Huge shortfall will force university to implement major reductions across campus By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor H E universit'y willlmplement major budget cuts as a result of being forced to manage a to taJ reductio n of abou t S9 million in the institution's budget for the cu rrent ftseaJ year. according to a report by Provost David Triggle to the Facultv Senate f.xecut1ve Committee at 1b Nov. 3 meeting. While the shortfaJI Ill UB's bast· budget has been determined to be some $5 million, the reduction grow~ toncarly$9 millionfo nheycarwhcn the university's obligations are con sidered, Trigg.le told the FSEC. "Altogether, with the merit schol arships.thefacultyset -ups. themandatorysavings that we have to make, we have to manage a to taJ of about T we cont inue to implemenl our obligations," Triggle said . ''That IS a large sum of money." He noted that he met with the deans Oct. 27 to discuss the- impad of the budget deficit on their unit:,. "Somcof thesebudgetreduaiom (across the university ) arc qu 1te large. Th(")'translate in some schools to a couple mill1on dollars, whiCh as not particularly easy to handJe given that we are four month!., five month~ Into a.financaal year." a fa~·t that Triggle indicated ":ill wm pound the budget p robkm~. "Thas will no t bl' a part~t. . ularlv easy year," he srud. "Ccrtamly. •t \\'Ill make life very hard for people lin.m cia lly managing the reso urCl.'!o. I think wt· a re goint; to have to look at all the reso urces we ha vt" 111 ordt•r to be most effective." l.!t '' undcrutilized'' is the univerSJl}' \ endowm ent. .. Some (of the cndow ment funds ) are very targeted, but others arc more flexib\e and can he used to offset some oftht· hast·-hud get rcduct•on ~." . Triggle-explained that the "over all new budget redU(.'l iOn to tht·unl vcrs1ty" translates to a !"lout $5 md hon madt• up of US's $3. 1 milium shan· of the $20-milllon SUNY deli 1..1t: the los.." of some specific ttem ~ Ill th~· hudgl'l , whiCh WL'rt'l"'SM:Iltlallv onl"·ttml'T!o;.Hme-tamt·rl·duL11onol Jhnut S50U,(){XJ tor latlm}.: tn mn·t tht• 1'-J9~ - 9'J enrnllmcntt.tr~l't, .w d ..1ppmxmmtdv $1 nul lion mlo,t rl~, t•nuc from thL' IUilton ln( rl.':.i.Sl" 111 thl" ~chc~ol!o ot Law and Ph.trma~·v. I k cxplamLxlthat the tUIIJOil -111lrt'.ht" mom·v wa.' rolled tnl<l thr \l ':'\' h.1scbudget.hut SIIKC tht' h..1.x·d1dn't Ihose revenues as expected. Tn ggle noted that thest' arc "all unofficml numhc: r~ we are workmg Wl\h," hut s;ud t.hcv arc "\ikt\v to~ the real numht·r,(Jf very do.~ to 11 ." "We need tn deal Wit h our hudgt•t lUt.md we nu-J tuJi.".tl With 11 obv1 tlU.slv tim ve,lr." ~ud Tn~lc , noung that the 'illtl.lllon ma\ he wor"l' next \'Ca r " If routhm~ Wt: dtd hadlv Ill .1 vear when '''l' had a $ "\ h1lhon .;;ur plu~ 111 the 'i"late, wa 11 unt1l we hJ\'e ,\ Sl.~ h• lhon anJ d SS.~ hilhun Jetl~tt 1111 the stat!.') ulmlllg down tn tht· loiiU\"ll1g two tinan . . ml war~." hlrtl•natdv. :1L')3JJ. UR h..L.. ~mll· .1dd!tiOI\.'i to mal..~.: to tlw hud~cl he ~.1u~· ot Hllfl'.IM'd c:·nrollnwnt .md margmal tUition rc.·,·c nuc. LIB \\' til reu.'l\'t' $5 m1lhon Ill ll1.1rgmal tu I! hill rl'\'L 'IlUL', hut lnggle <;.:1td th.H "'l"r-\Y BAP-fnr ml'Ti v known .b 1ii;~~~~.~. ~!J.~~ #i!~ii~ E~~3t§l~~-·-~·" 1 ; News Services Ed;tor HE universi ty and IBM Co rp., the world 's largest computer manufacture r, h ave s igned a m emorandum of understanding in which the two parties will coUaborate on research and development of new tec hnologies. educa ti o n. training and placement of UB stu dents, and delivery of educational services and business systems. The strategic alliance was signed by Robert j, Wagner, UB senio r vice president, and Michael J. Cad igan. vice president for IBM server manu factoring and procuremen t, who is a UB alumnus. The agreement puts UR tn a select group of 50 coUeges and universities in the natio n from which IBM ac tively will recruit nCW" employees. Benefits that have already accrued from the relationship include the Stu - T (SNAP ) fo r Acccss99, the require ment that aU freshmen have acces.' tocomputcrs; theElectronicTcst Design Automation Lab at B. and J research project conducted at LIB'~ Multidisciplinary Center for Earth· quake Engineering Research. "We are looking forward to tht!> expanded partnership with the Llm versityat Buffalo." said Cadigan. wht• ho lds a bachelor's deg ree in nu· chanicaJ engineering from UB. "IBM and UB have a long history of col laboration on technology prnjcch, and this agreement will allow us to expand our efforts in thb. C"XL.it.mgcr.t of'e-busines.s'trJnsformatlon. IJart nerships like this one are critu:a.ltn the rapidly changmg world of mfor mario n techno logy. Both IBM and US will benefit a great deal fn1m t.hb new arrangement." Wagner added: " UB:S relatJOnshtp with IBM over th e years ha.-. frankly oul of ils war lo help Lb, and'" wt· felt it wa~ 111 our tnterl.'~t. and IBM agreed it also wa!o 111 thc1r mterc~t . to formaliz.t.· thas tn a mcmurJndum of understanding." Acco rding to UB oftil·mb. part nerships with corpo ra u un~ Jrt: lw wm ing not just attractiw fm lllll vcrsittcs, but nec~lf)'. "In lookmg at 11Ur peer ln., tttu tllllb- partlcu larly w1th regard to n plann1ng- at h<b bcwmt• liear thJt .m unportant 111grt'd1ent mi t •~ partnL·rshtp!o w1th ctl rporat•ons," !>cud \ "oldcmar l nnu~ . semor asso..:1 ate \ ' Ke pre.!>1dent for umvcrstt y scr VICCS and L""h tcf mformat1on oftilL~r. lnnus noted that technologacal hrt.•akth roughs that occur at o ther m ~t 11ut1on s often mvolve partner· stups with corporations. He added that ufficials at tht.-se institutions often say that , either from a technical or l'Conomil po int of view, such wnhou11hc corpor<ll< panna "Thc real esscnlc and valut· nl tht~ partnerShip IS that !Hf\1 .tnd l'B a rc investing together 1111 IOIIlt . htgh -v.t lu l' prnJeCh th.1t re.dh· tm p.Kt mectmg the goa l.!< of both p.tr til':,.,'' ~atd Steven Fro<h.·y. s.c.·mnr d1 ent rcpresc ntatJVC for IB~I (;(oh.l l l·.dul'at10n . " It \ muh ldilllt'lblllfl.ll ." 1--rndn ltlllttnued. "We're work1ng tn~ether llll rt.·cru•tment, on ,ldVI!olllg_ .tnd 1m domg JO\Ot rescarl'h and Lk\'clop ment .L, well, all of whtch •~ ha~-J on a sOlid, expandmg partner.:;htp ·· Al'cordmg to Innus. m.uor hen efil.'l Jlrc;~d\' haw lx"en rL-ahz.t:.-J fmm worlung closely wuh IBM A-, J rl.-suh of thl!o partnL·r,htp, hl' S.ltd . the untvcrMI )' wa.., ahle to mt.""l't the needs of Access99. UB wasconl m1tted to the pnnaplc that the pro gram pertaJ n to a ll fresh llll'll . �21 Rep ariea love1ber 11.1!91/Vol. 31.1o.1Z BRIEFLY F..... tDID8IIk lit alumni ilncheon Jacobson has been director of the University at Buffalo OJild Care Inc. since March 1996, after serving as program coordinator at the Tho Hon. Molt Forni.-' - " justioe -post pr-..: al the AssociMDI. ... discuuhls~ c.ourt."-IDbethefirstal Its kind i n . - setting. during the Ul Senior Alumni luncheon, ID be 181 at ,_, Nov. 18 in theCen!OrfOfTomo<· row on the North (ArnheBt) campus. Designed for US senior alumni, their gUests and spouses, the cost ol the ko>cheon is s12 per penon. For men lnfom>atlon or ID mai<e reseMitlons, coli the OffiCe al Alumni~ at 829-2608. Jazz guitarists to perform In Malnstage Guitorists )Olin - and OlOifle .... bring their unique blend ol jazz ID the Cen· t..- for the- Nov. 19. A major " ' - ol the jizz scene f o r , _ - . - decades, ~ hili enjo)oed • -~.during which he has rec..- 24 albums. His lot· est-llbum. "AGo Go,"bamil<ufgro<M!-jlzt. ~ ... be joined by --·-......---'-'-- -the~ education from the Graduate School of Education in 1997. ......,children does the 1111 Child c...e Center sene7 ooncemed that children receive high· quality care and education in the The University at Buffalo Child Care early yean. Research shows that qual· ity care and education is imponant for betiOr social and cogniti"" out· comes for children and provide opportunities for a good life for them when they are in child care. Center (UBCCC) has two sites, o ne at North and one at South Campus. The South site accommodates 11 5 children and Nonh serves 50. - I s the center's philosophy? UBCCC is committed to providing a program that embodies develop· mentally appropriate practices and principles by foUowing guidelines outlined by the National Association for the Education ofYoung Children (NAEYC). Through our anti -bias. child-sensitiv. program, we encour· age and enhance aU stages of a child's development physical, emotional, social and cognitive. The teaching staff creates a safe, comfortable and wann environment in which chil dr~n gain a positive sense of themselves and others, develop friendships and learn to relate to others with empathy and respect. Cruz. Tbe center Is -.c<Ndlted by the National Ac-...y of bliy Childhood ProgrMns. ulldly does thort me~~n7 theMiin!IJogo-s18.50- S16.50 for the gen. erol public, S14.50 for students. l1doels an be puo<hloed Th e NationaJ Academy of' Earl y Childhood Programs is a division of the National Association for the Education ofYoung Children (NAEYC). . . - w l l bring ID the slooge ....... . _ . . .. HewllperfonnwK!o~­ 1)dlou lor the 8 p.m. , _ in allw<An~oota<llwN1Jiox . a>nt..,. fnr t),....,. years. She received her doctorate in elementary/early child- ·.wg ·Oflla!, 64~- II olf ~loaotloru. UUAB to sponser wine tasting Tho IJnMnlty Union ActMties (\JU'ol) wllpment. wino tosllng from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 18in Plllao:No's in 111o Student Union on the North campus. Tho-iscpentolndi- -It --21--.rock- ets ..., SS lor students and S7 for the_.. public, and ... Sul>&ard lin the Student Union. For mort information, call 645-2957. -..t NAEYC is the largest and most pres- tigious early-childhood organization in America. with a membership of I00,000 professionals. Over the past decade, NAEYC has organized an accreditation system that evaluates an early-childhood program based on criteria that include interactions between staff anti children, physical en· vironments, heahh and safety, curriculum, administration procedures and staff qualifications. NAEYC is _ ...... _ or--·-· _......... Tho . . . . . . . . . . . . . aommuo*Y- . , . _ by tho Office ol News SeMces In the~ al UrMnity~-~ _ Coo*-_--___.. - .1]60afts 1111. • . Anthenl, (716) 645-2626. ..--.......... ... _, ----.._._ ----lois--Mhurl'ooge Suo- MiroMcGinnis -.. ......... ....... --. ~-Spina a.-.- ,......_ Chlldhoocl - Center7 The UB Child Care Center is open 12 months a year, five days a week from 7:15a.m. to 5:45p.m. The mission of UBCCC is to provide quality, affordable child care for the families of the students, staff and faculty ofUB. Childreq are enroUed ages 6 weeks to 5 yeapoin infan~ toddler and preschool programs. Due to (unding from SUNY Central, UBCCC is able to offer a sliding fee scale and gives assistance to lowerincome families through a federal e:u:npus Child Care Block Grant. The UBCCC is licensed by the New York State Office of Children and Fanlily Services. The 35 members of the teaching staff at the UB Child Care Center are qualified earlychildhood teachers. The UBCCC is a private. not-for-profit corporation that receives space and assistance from UB. The Early Childhood Re· search Center ( ECRC) is part of the Graduate School of Education and is a laboratory school. It foUows the academic calendar and is open Monday through Thursday, three hours in the morning and afternoon. ECRC also is accredited by NAEYC. but not licensed by the Office of Children and Family Services because its program does not esceed three hours. Teaching staff consists of graduate assistants and early- - ·---· - d o you think- John t.....,. .... society bec"chllckenterecl" _ _ ,.... ents....,too.......,t7 !like to caU society"child-sensitivc," because somehow when w< use the term "centered" it sounds as if chil· dren have power. or control over adults. Some educators are very concerned about the balance of power between _children and their parents. Perhaps Rosemond refi:rs to "lenient" when parents do not set boundaries for dilldren. l believe that many par· ents to.M! difliculties with setting dear limits for their dilldren. Sometimes adults confuse kindness and respect with allowing children to do and say whakv<rtheywant. David Elkind (a prominent child-development ex· pert) descnbes democracy as • balance of each other's freedom. In or· d..- to teach children that ooncept of democracy, it is necessary, indeed it is kind and respectful. to set developmentally appropriate limits. In that way adults protect children and teach them about safety, social m<>res and democracy. .t- ._do you counter t h e --llhlotweryyoung.-. should be with- --..--_...... time In dooy aore7 The rality in society today is that more than 60 percent of mothers work outside the home. For most it is a necessity; for some it is for selffulfillment. Research now shows that quality early care and educa· tion is good for futun:, positive cog· nitive and social success. Children can have a positive apcriencc thal enhan~ cognitiv. and social dclo:lopment when they an: in progriuns wh= the staff un· derstands about child devdopment and appropriate earlychildhood education. Children wiU learn to interact with their peers and otheradults,~­ solving skills and inCrease their knowledge of the world around them. Many panents fed guilty about leaving their children in child care. l work hard at help· ing to aUeviate their guilt with the current research, as ~ as with my 27 years of experience, to back me. You gNW . . 1ft lsnoel. Are _...._tile_.,. -~-­ - - - l c h iJ. dren ""' relsed7 tsraeli children are encouraged to ask a lot of questions. Israeli society loves children, includes them in national holidays and cares a lot about their f<!ucation. Indeed, the Ministry of Education iri'lsr.rel sees ~ly-child ­ hood education as the founda· tion for the future. l think john Rosemond would find Israeli parents to be very .. lenient!'" I ha"" been in Buf&lo fur II years. ~ut l remember Israeli earlychildhood classrooms as noisy, lots of talking, questioning, debating and risk-talting. Sometimes I think American children ~ more authoritative and struc:tt=d schooling. I am not sure if American society loves children in the same way. Earlychildhood education is not a national priority in America. "think green'' promotes ecological awareness m . T By MAliA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor REPORTER -does the 1111 Child c...e Center c8ffer fn>m the bliy childhood interns. The ECRC has a toddler and preschool program, but does not enroll infants. HJNK green. Act green. Be green. Save energy. Recycle. Reduce waste. Members of the UB Green Office in University Facilities urged mem· bers of the university community to promote these concepts at UB as they kicked off their "think green" campaign this week to raise environmen· tal concerns to a more prominent place on the agenda of the university and its students. faculty and staff. The purpose of "think green" is to encourage campus environmental stewardship and create partnerships between groups on campus in an effort to make campus operations less consuming of natural resources and less polluting of natu raJ ecosystems. At the kick-off reception held Tuesday in the Student Unio n, Wa1ter Simpson, US energy officer, and severaJ other "green thinkers.. outlined some of the efforts of different campus environmental organil.ations on camp~ talked about the goals of "think green" and un· veiled the new comprehensive UB Green Web site located at <http:// www. wing s . buffalo .e du I ubgreen>. Simpson also introduced " think university fo.~: 17 years. "Establishing these policies is a positive step, buttheyonlywiUbeeffectiv<ifthey are put into practice. Achieving greater environmental responsi· bility at UB depends on in· formed, voluntary coop· eration and personal commitment from members of green. A UB guide tocampw ecology." known as "US's uttle GreenBook,"whichlists all of the policies that lo.M! been approved by the administration as part of an ongoing effort by the university and the Environmental Task Force to increase campus mentsattheuniversity, enviro n m~ nI aI including a network of sustainability. He added • 170 members of that variousenvithe university ron mental recommunitycalled sources are avail :to be Building Conse.r ~ able in the new vation Contacts, UB Green Remindful of and sensitive to or BCCs. who socatuedrceo_ nRoo themc~o-r- the natural environ~t In oX" one's dally life vi ce Building at 120 Winspear Ave. on the South Campus. "This is not something you do once and for all and are done. It is something ynu have to keep doing and ""are continuously looking for new ideas." said Simpson, who bas been ~romoting environmentally mindeil thinking and action at the have volunteered to promote environmental st~ ardship in their areas. He said this system has become a model for oolleges and universities nationwide. Meghan Fay, student ra:yding as· sistant in the UB Green Office, ...,. ported that while UB ~tly is recyding about 3o perocnt of its waste, the goal is to to;,., tbe university recydingatleastSOperocntofitssolid waste stream. She noted the implementation of six test ra:yding bins thatlo.M!beenplaadinvariouspublic~area sites across the campuses to aUow"one-stop shopping" for trash disposalandr<eydingofvariousmaterials and caUed for comments and suggestions about the bins from the university oommunity. Simpson noted that peOple at UB throw away a shocking 1,555,550 Stryofoamandpapercupseadlyear, a number that Could be reduced greatly if students, faculty and staff began using reusable mug. available through the Faculty Student Asso· dation (FSA). The event aJso featured com ments from some of the .. think green" partners, which include Computing and Information Technology..the Environmental Network, the Environmental Task Force, FSA. Office of the Vice President for Student Affioirs, Go Green, University Facilities, University [j . braries, the Dymaxion Em-House, and University Residence Halls and Apartments. . For more information on "think green," contact the UB Green Office at 829-3535 or <~bulDlo.edu> . �NovembeJ 11. 1!!llllli.J1. No 11 Exercise helps ~ds' arthritis Research also links exercise to improved immune response By LOtS IIAJWI News Setvic:es Editor gram and had shown its benefits in previous studies of elderly patients with osteoarthritis. An ind.ividual- EW research on the effectsofemciseonjUYenile arthritis indicates it is OK--<Kivantageous, in lilct-for these kids to be kids. N izecl~programhad nC'IIer been tried with childreo, how- weightlifting to improve coordinaever. Fishe:r knows of only one other tion and balance. study ofexercise and juvenile arthri Venkatraman and coUeague. coltis, dealing with aerobic capacity. lected blood from all participants Fisher's study, which is half-com- before and after initiaJ testing. after , .- . - - - - - - . , . . - , . - - - , . - - - - , . the eight-week exercise program but before the final test, and after the final test. Results showed Children with juvenile arthritis who took part in an eight-week individuafued program of resistance exercise at UB significantly im proved their ability to function, preliminary results have shown. And their pain, disability and use of medications decreased significantly. Nadine Fisher, assistant professor of occupational therapy and rehabilitation medicine, will present re- sults of the study in Boston Tue.day at a joint meeting of the Amerjcan College of Rheumatology and the Assoc iation of Rheumatol ogy Health Profe.sionals. "We expected to see a change in the disease with exercise." Fisher said, ... but we didn't expect to see so much ... Some kids showed 200-percent improvemenL" An accompanying investigation conducted by Jaya Venkatraman, associate professor of nutrition, also to be presented in Boston, revealed the cellular basis fo r these changes: Exercise produced a change in im mune response. Juvenile arthritis is a form of rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system anac.ks joints and surroWlding tissue. The children who took part in the exercise program had significan tly lower levels of cytokinesproinflammatory proteins-a nd higher levels of anti -inflammatory compounds in thei r plasma than those who did not, this study showed. Fisher designed the exercise pro- ing and holding wrights for strength and endurance. Once the children adapted to the exercises.. they were asked to increase th e speed of that the exercisers' quadriceps' strength and endu rance increased 48 percent ~ and 32 percent, respectively ; ham string strength and endurance increased -Fisher 7, who 99 percent and 59 ...-~ uenlses that ......, l...,......ed her condition. percent respectively, pleted, has involved II children with and muscle-contraction speed injuvenile arthritis to date. Six took creased 51 percent. Maximum syspart in the emcise program and five tolic blood pressure, oxygen conserved as "'disease" controls. Another sump tion and heart rate also in 13 children without arthritis served creased. i L e .... helps---· .....,......_ - · as normal controls. All were between Functional status of the group, a the age. of 6 and 13. To establish a baseline level of dis- measure of physical capability, in creased by 32 percenL Pain dropped nearly by half, disability and num ber "of medications by a quarter. The children with juvenile arthn · tis who did not participate in th e exercise project experienced signifi- abilit y or deficit, Fisher and col leagues tested the strength and en durance of children's quadriqeps and hamstrings, speed of muscle contraction, oxygen consumption, heart rate and blood pressure, and assessed pain, disability and general fundional performance. Using that data, they designed a resistance pro· gram for each child randomly assigned to the exercise program. All exerci=, centered on the legs and based on resistance to avoid injury to joints, included pressing against a statio11ary object and lift - cant decreases in hamstring strength and endurance over the eight-week period, results showed.ln addition, pain rose nearly 75 percent. disabil ity by 10 percen1 and use of medi cations by S4 percent. Add iti onal re searc her s were Kathleen M. O'Neil, associate pro · fessor of clini ca l pediatri cs, and Vylma Velazquez.. pediatric fellow. Money's role in politics criticized By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor R ENOWNED broadcast journalist Bill Moyers told a captivated audi ence in the Center for the Arts Nov. 3 that the "soul of democ racy" has been lost in An1erica to a corrupted political system in which private money ho lds power over pubtic officials. Moyers, who maintained that politics today has become "an arms race with money doing the work of missiles," made a convincing argument that the United States is be- coming an otigarchy where elections are determined by a relative handful of the rich and privileged who decide with their money "who will run, who will win and how they will govern." The second guest in the 13th an- nual Distinguished Speak= Series, Moyers joked about this year's lineup: " I see you have a conservative to teU you how he see. the world, a ijberaJ to tell you how he sees the world, an artist to tell you how she sees the world I'm glad you could have a journalist to come and tell you the truth." To make his case about America's failing democracy, Moyers described several recent incidents that he said show how corporate America pays for congressional decisions made in its favor at the expense of taxpayers. He o utlined how a well - known dothing company took 17.000 jobs from Americans, m oved the com pany out of th e country to avo id MOYDIS U.S. taxes and has spent SSOO,OOO in soft money to buy from Congress an advantage that it has been unable to achieve in the marketplace by ask ing that clothing produced in lowwage countries be allowed to enter the U.S. duty free. He also talked about a recent defense bill passed by Congre.s that he said underhandedly added $5 million in subsidies, tax breaks and special favors for big rorporations, and an other bill passed in a hurry last month that allows certain corporate poUuters not to fully disdose information about toxic chemicals as re- quired by the Environmental Protee· tion Agency. "Low and behold," Moye" said, "the wording in the provision is virtually identjcal to language written by a lobbyist for Chemical Petroleum Manufacturing Association and the American Petroleum Inst itute." He added that the petroleum industry is o ne of the most genero us contributors to congressional candidates in recent elections. " Mon ey and politi cs is a n old story," said Moyers, citing William McKinley's presidential campaign 3.\ the first in which money pla)'cd a significan1 pan in the o utcome of the election. But these days. he sa1d. " th C' lid is off .. in term s of the amount of money spent on ca m paigns. with a $2.1 billion pricetag att ached to the 1996 fed eral elec tion s. Even right ht'Te in Erie County. he added. this year's county executive race cost nearly $3 million. About half o f the money given to congressional candidates co mes 111 checks of $1,000 or more , but it comes from less than one-tenth of I percent of th e population . he pointed o ut . adding that in 1996. the average winner of a congressional seat raised $6 73, 000, the average senator, $4. 3 million . "You have to stan asking ques· tions about the legitimacy of our polit ical system ," Moyers told the audience. "Let's face it.ln a democ - racy based on the ideal ofliberty and justice for all, H is wrong for Lhis small handful of people to have such disproportionate power. "People who have money are free to buy more cars, more vacations, more homes and more gizmos if they want, but they should not be able to buy mo re democracy. That is not a complex theory of politicaJ science.'lt is just a plain moral fact ." BrieD UB to co-host meeting with WNY legislative delegation UB will co-host a meeting of tht Western New York legislative <iel . egation an d the leaders of th e regional SUNY institutio ns Wednes - day to disc uss the shortfall m the SUNY budget. The purpose of the meeting, to be held in the Universi t-y Inn and Co nferen ce Center adjacent to the North Campus, 1s to .. place on the table and sta rt to discuss so lut1ons to the current yea r's budget shortfall ," said Janet Penksa, associate vice president for university services who oversees state relat ions fo r UB. .. We need the help of the legislative delegation in finding a so lutio n to the shonfali ... The shortfall to the SUNY budget is $31 million in negotiated sala ry adjustments, which will be financed using rese rve fund s and o ne -time funding. The budget also IS short S20 milli on to cove.r in flationarycosts and enro llment growth, w1th UB's share of that defi c1t expected to be $4.1 million . U B will co· host the legi slative meetm g with Buffalo State Co ll ege. Ge neseo State College and Fredoma ~ta t e College . Penksa noted that Pres1dcnt William R. Gremer last week met wuh Robert L. King, stat e budge t dirt"Ctnr, to d1scuss the SUNY budget situation. Gremer "demonstrated the effect the shortfall will have on UB,and discussed (with King ) possible solutlon s... mcluding a supple mental app ropri atiOn , she sa1d, calling the meeting .. encouraging." In addition , UB 1s leadmg an effo n of the university centers to con vey this message to the Board of Trustees and the Governor 's Office. she said. And the university is workmg with local busmess leaden to gather the1r support fo r the um ve rsity and its budget needs m the ho pe that they may wield so meof theJr 1nnuence m Albany, she added . Penksa pointed out that although L•B .1nd SUNY fa ce problem!!> with the current year's budget. there likel y will be a problem With next yea r's budget as well . It '.) auCial to show the Governor's Office. befo re next year\ !<> lat e budget rs prepared, "t he seve re impact" these shortfalls have o n the ca mpuses. "It ca n't he business as usual w1th the SUNY budget ," she said. "The campuses need budget stah li1t v." Calendar controversy returns The structure o f the universit y's academic calendar for 2001 -2004 and the required and internal pl annmg prin ciples for preparin g the calendars were discussed Nov . .~ dunng a meetmg of the Facult r Se nate Executive Committee . Major problems with the calend..Jr c1ted by faculty memben ..11 the meeting were connicts created with evening ~ lasses by the can celing of classes only until 6 p.m. o n Jewish holidays and fo ll owm g Monday's sc hedule o n Tuesda y. Some argued that if classes arc gomg to be ca nceled at all, it should he for th e en tire day to avo1d lonfus io n. while o thers said that resuming classes at 6 p.m. 13 a rea !>O nable option Other concerns included the fa ct that the umversu)''s spnng break does not co incide with area public schools and the lack of any s1g nlficant break in the fall semester until Thanksgiving. O ne student sa1d he was concerned that the universiry fails to ..Jl knowledge the high Catholi c-student population by no t canceling das...o;c,~ on Good Friday-arguably the religion's holiest day-in th t spn ng. Mary Gresham , VI Ce president fo r pub li c servict and urhan at fairs, who wi ll be heading the plannmgcommittee for the nextthn.•t~ year term that hcg ub Fall 100 1, !la id that there are too many rel1 · gious holidars to poss ibl y ca ncel dasscs lor all of thtm, hut to ld th e group to keep 1n mind that th ere IS a law that says " we cannot penal · 1ze any student " for not attending class due to religious obligations. Donna Rice . assoCiate vice president for student affairs. wh o pre · v10us ly headed th e calenda r planning committee, added that the )ew 'ish religion ,.., the only faith in which its fo llowe rs a re prohibited from work1 ng on religiou s holida ys. a fact that led to the 1995 man dat e from the provost that the universit v will ca ned classes only o n the first day of the Jew1 sh holida)'S. Vietnamese scholar visits UB Students attending UB a nd • Niagara I: ails puhhl school are learn mg Vietnamese language and cu lture, thanks to tht~ c.· fforts of tht· WorJd Languages In stitute ( Wl.l ). UB is the first higher-education msutution m th t> nation to hos t J VIsiting Vietnam scholar under tht· auspices of the New Yo rk -based Institute of International Edu cation 's Fore1gn Languages leachmg Assistant Program. Nguyen Thi Minh Thuan. a graduat l' and facult y ml'mher of thl' Hanoi University of Foreign Studi es, is teaching lour.o,e.) Jt L•B th 1s fa ll and sp ring through WLJ , part of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in the College df Art s Jnd SCiences. Sht' also will develop curriculum and o ther tcachmg matenals. anll make prest>n ta tions both on and off ca mpu!!>. Most of the 12 UB s1Udent5 t>nrolled in the ..:lass arc: \'lt' tnam t"st' America ns, or"her itage learners." whose knowledge ol 1he \'1e1nam ese language and cultu re often ha s been limited t(l 1nf<1rmal and unstructured instruction through family and fnend s. In addition to her work a1 US. Nguyen also teaches a free . aftt•rschool, introductory language-and -culture course to 16 fourth - and fifth-graders attending Harry Abate FJementary School in Niagara Falls. �4 Reporbn November 11. 19!!1/Vol. 31. No.11 New Center for Study of Technology In Education provides support to faculty BRIEFLY GSE retools approach to technology Youth orchestra to perform In Slee Hall lly PAT1UCIA DONOVAN Tho GrNI<r Bullolo Youth Or· News Services Editor chestro. under the - "' Music Oif<ctor Gerard Ftoriano, wil perlonn at 3 p.m. Sundoy In Slee Hall on the North Campus. Tho program WI Include the Humperdlndt's · - and cm.t• CMrtln; Qjeg's Pilno Cone<rt0, with soloist Donie! castdlanl; the owrtllfe to. ·Lo Flllleen Eqyple• from e..tloz' "I:Enfance du O)rist;' "'Mgo• from "Xen<es" by Handel, and the- a n d - from TchailoMI<y's Symphony No. 5. T1ckels ~ S7; S5 for senio<s and children. A roceplion will follow the concert. the explosive growth of technology in education, the Graduate School of Education has marshaled its resources to support a new inteUectual community within the school that will enable faculty members to engage one another around issues of technology. The Cen1er for the Study ofTechnology in Education (CSTE) was developed by the school's faculty and is directed by Hank Bromley, associate professor of educational Feminist scholar to speak at laW school Claire Ndlbold, a feminist scholor and famlly-low proles' sor from the Queen's Uni'mslty In Beffos~ Nor1hom Ireland, will speak on "Equollty and Dependency: A Compomive Study o1 financial Pr<Mslon on OiYorte" it f2 ~~ p.m. tomorraw in 545 O'Briln HoH on the North A FTER more than a year of planning provoked by campus. In her l<cbJ"" Ndlbold will explon! assumpllons about marriogo and equality underlying different models for oddressing the e<OI'lOfl1k consequences ol divon:oln Conada, the United States, Englar\d and wales, Scot· land and the llopUbllc a/Ireland. Lur¥f' wiH be avoilablo only to those who~.,. for the talk. An:hbold wiH be available to meet with Interested students and facutty members before and after the prosentotion. To prereglstef, ;mange an \ndMdua1 .mooting. To obtoln further infor. mation, contoct the Baldy Center at64S-21 02 or <ba~acsu.buflalo.odu> . Black Women United food drive ho~ leadership and policy, and a special· ist in the social and cultural implications of these new sciences. B~mley says the facu1ty envisioned 1hree goals for 1he CSTE: 10 prepare professors and students 10 use !echnology well-thai is. wisely, appropria!ely. ere· atively and effectively; to support re - search on the bes1 uses of technology, and to support research and teaching on the broader social meaning of the changes 1cchnology provokes. Bromley points ou t that the em phasis is on the importance of a scholarl y commun it y to support GSE students and faculty as they examine technology from multiple perspectives and develop a s~ ared understanding of what it may con tribute to their professional lives. "There is a dramatically increasmg reliance on technology as an in.s-rructionaJ tool hy educatio naJ insti tutions at all levels, a fact that de ~ mands thoughtful attention." Hromley says. " In this case, we do not consider technology an end in itself. but as something embedded in a broader framework th rough which il serve> a "ider educational vision."· dude a large number of support staff: The point, he says, is not that~ ~ will operate the new center in a eryone should 'do' technology. bu1 more participatory manner. hayone that everyone should do what matwho contnbutes to its operation is a ters to him or her. The expectation voting member. This gives faculty is that the CSTE will help the fac· members greater sense of ownership ulty develop greater insight into and a larger stake in its suc.cess..". what the growing presence of new the center basically belongs to its technologies means for each of thl;fTl members and they aU have an equal in their many areas of concern. say in what goes on there. They not The idea for the CSTE was not only choose the dire<:~or. but vot< on imposed by the school's administra- policies and priorities. allocate the tion, but arose out of 1998 stra~c centa's resources and then pitch in planning exercises that involved a to make things happen. large number of GSE faculty. Bromley says the only reason he's One group mapped out a general the director is bet:ause the other strategy for dealing with technology members asked him to take the job. within the school. It recommended He s3.ys that faculty members the establishment of the ntw cen- wanted the center to take advantage ter and developed a proposal of the GSE's existing resource base lbe CSTE replaces the Center for in educational ·technology and to Educational Resources and Tech- contnbute to the school's new emnology, known as CERT Bromley phasis on urban education. Specific said the initial plan was to redefine and expand the role of CERT. He noted, however, that its function became confused with the Baldy Technology Node in the minds of many people. Both the node and CERT were headed by Thomas Shuell, professor of coun ~ling and educational psychology, who was assisted by Bromley. Both node and CERT offered technical support, shared some personnel and were located in close proximity to one another. Both now report to Michael Kibby, associate dean for information technology. " We wanted to keep the name and refocus the Tundion, but that confused a lot of issues. So this is a fresh start," Bromley says. "Wc'U oontinue to offer the services once available through CERT, as well as new activi ties. Because budget constraints p re- Additional assisw:l<:e forGSE fac. ulty and student roseacch is provided by tho S!'hool's Data AnalYsis Laboratory (DAL), also bouscd in CSTE. Thelaboratoryoffersamsul· tation for both quantitative and qualitatiye =reb projects. It can provide assistance with =reb de· sign. data analysis (including the we of SPSS and NUD'IST software) and interpretation of results. • CSTE Curriculum Committee operations are beaded by Dorothy Risse!, associat< prof!!ssor of ing and instruction. This group as· sists individual programs within the school by helping them determine what students should know with regard to various technologies. The committee also will det<rmine ho"' ream- best to incorporate such topics into • The CSTE R<search Commit· the GSE curricula • The CSTE Faculty Development Committee has not yet been established, but will work with a soon-to-be-hired instructional con- tee will direct the center's research sultant to cr~te an environment center operations are directed by member committees: mission and is headed by Douglas Oements, professor ofleamin&and that supports faculty members as they integrate technology into their instruction, recognized nationally for his research into the appHc.ation of technology to the teaching of mathematics. The committee sup- own teaching practices. ports and shares research on the best uses of technology in different edu- said Bropll~... We want to show them new ways to use technology for curriculum development, rt.·- cational settings and helps instructors recognize obstacles to its use. "We are very interested in provid· ing technical instructional support to graduate students and faculty," The Research Committee recently issued a call to aU GSE faculty inter- search and leaching." • The CSTE Colloquium Committee headed by Greg Dimitriadis, csted in research applications of technology. It will assist such efforts assistant professor, and Raechele Pope, visiting ·associate professor, by assigning the school's two gradu· both in the Department of EduGJtional Leadership and Policy, will ate research assistants to work on specific projects and by helping lo· cate funding sources to support fur ther research. continue the CERT Colloquium Series. Non-perishable food kerns and dean dothlng for men, women and children b being colloctod now throUgh Nov. 19 at sites on the North and South campuses. Sponsored by Black Women United, a committee of the Bilek Student Union, the doth· lng and food that b colf!'Ctod wiH .bedistributod by__, agencies a/ the Unlttd Way a/ Bullolo and Erie County. Mart<od contolners ..., fo. atod In tho lobby .... ol tho Hadley llllogo community room and , _ tho fl(st.n--IIOI>dlng area a/IUchmond Quod In the EHicott Complex. boll) on tho North Campus, as wofl In tho lolllllos'"' Clement and Triggle .SUNY RAM-''translates not to bt.~ a resource allocation process, but a budget-management process. "As you grow," he said, "yo u arc merely competing for a fixed sum of dollars, so it doesn't matter when you grow, it matters by how much you grow. If you grow less than some others, then. in fact., you lose. We will get the tuition revenue from the in creased enrollment, but we will not get any increased tax support .'' Eventually, Triggle said,$5 million of the university's total reductions .....-ill have to be made in state-tax-line dollars. since that is UB's base-bud · get reduction."Eventually, all of this has to be translated to a base-budget cuL That doesn't mean that it all necessarily has to be state-tax-line dollars this year. But the faster we get them, the better ofT we are." Trigg le also expressed concern about specific issues affect in g SUNY's budget problems. One dilemma, he explained, is thai the $32 million for the statewide sal· ary increases will reappear again next year, since it has been funded this year with one-time money. The salary increases. however, have been inoorpo- were funded by SUNY for this year only by "robbing all of the piggy banks" and "collecting the money." He also cited the inability in recent years of the SUNY hospitals to rated into United University Profession's new contract as an an- contribution to the system's deficit. nual increase, which, he said, leav.s a "$32-million hole hanging out there." Triggle added that the salary increases generate tax support for the system, which has resulted in a sn-million Triggle said the hospital issue "is a real problem that has to be molved," bul said thai it "has to be deal! with politically:· Goodyur halls on tho South campus. For further information. con· toct Nlkia Cfart< at 6-IS-2950 or 6-IS-3029. • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~= to the The~woloomesietten 11om -mrnmentingoo its st<>riesandconlon\.Letlers.nould be limited to 800 ~and may b e - for Sl)te and length. let· tel> must lndudo tho writer's and a daytime~ phone .....m.rforvorlflcation. Be- name.- ...... "' """' in1tJtlons, the 111>porteramot pulli!lnlietten ~ c<ived. They must be received by 9 a.m. Mondl)l to be o:>nsid!rod for ~lnthlt~issue. < -. The """"'"'pr.olers that ~etten be received on clsk or electnJnlaly at IBM Conttnu.d from ,..... 1 including those who could not afford to buy a compu ter. VB was able lo do it partly he· cause IBM sold the university ISO computers just coming otT lease at a very reduced price. "That 's one of the great advan tages to partncring with a corporation: providing services to your stu dents, faculty and staff that could ot herwise be so costl y as to ht· prohihitive," lnnus said. Under thi s arrangement , called SNAP, studen ts who demo nstrate a compelling financiaJ need are pro vided with nearl y new computer:. that they keep throughout their four years at UR, as lo ng as they remain finan cially c.ligible. Other re5uhs of the relationship include: • The corporation's donation un - der it s ShareU University Research grant program of S 1.2 million in computer equipment to the Center for C.omputation al Research, one of the nation 's leading supercomputer centers. The 42 - the Deep Blue computer that beat chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1997, is one of only a handful of such machines in an academic laboratory in the U.S. • Establishmenl al UB of the firS! Electronic Test Design Automation Lab in West em New York sponsored by IBM's Tes1 Design Automation Group in Endicott, N.Y. Designed as an educationaJ tool for undergraduate and graduate students learn ing to test and fabricate computer chips. it also is Mkhael Cadlg- (oecond from left) ofond Senior VIce Prosldont J. Wognor available to UB research(thin! from right) sign the ogreement. e rs and o the rs in the comm unity who desire procesl(>r IBM RS/6000 SP com- training in computer-chip testing. puter, a next-generation version of • A resean:h program betwe<n IBM a-. and earthquake engineers al UB 10 investigate how better to protect electronic equipment from seismic damage The relationship also has had payoffs in research and development, such as: • A major advance in explaining high-temperature superconductiv- ity that led to a paper published bv researchas at UB and IBM m Na· ture in 1997 • The licensing by IBM of new ma terials with interesting thermal and rheological properties developed hv UB professors. The patented materials are used in IBM's mainframe computers. Both parties have agreed to evaluate the effectiveness of the partner- ship and identity plans for the fu. ture on a semi-a11:nual basis. �November 11.1900/Vol. 31. lo.11 Beal aids law enforcement Sometimes, Image Is Everything Researcher uses English degree to wbrk with policing agencies By JENNIFU UWANOOWS«< Rtporter Staff and then gets (data) back to AMELA Beal earned her doctorate in English fro m UB, but what she's doing with it might be surprising. The newly named coordinator of the Regional Community Policing Center on the South Campus has a penchant for col.laboration with law-mforcement agencies where the betterment of th e co~munity is concerned. And how her scholarly research on philosophy and psychoanalysis ties into her line of work isn't such a stretch after all, she says. them in a timely man - P While working on her doctorate in the early 1990s, BeaJ was hired as a research assistant with University ner," BeaJ says. T h e fovr - year project , which ended this past June, was about effecting change among the police"ranks, she says-in part, through conversation. "Language doesn't just reflect reality, it creates reality," says Beal, who spent six months in the fie]d interviewing officers about .. what they thought the direction or vision of the department should be. "'These conversalions produced Police. where she coordinated the Personal Safety Committee and' community policing projects. It was during that time that she change," she says. "(They) gave the police an opportunity to give shape to their own ideas of what needed to happen in the department and, was asked to review a chapter in a book on police leadership authored in general, their ideas were quite progressive. Most said they were con cerned about neighborhood disorder issues and welcomed the communitfs involvement in helping to co-produce public safety." Seal's move from English into 4 by Raymond Hunt, a professor of organizations and human resources in the School of Management. Beat, whose doctoral work included the study of the philosophies of change and effect, began talking with Hunt managemen~and finally law enforce· about policing issues. In the meantime, Seal says. Buf- mcnt, may seem to be a "disjointed falo Police Co mmissioner Gil she argues, there's a .. fundamental connection between my training in philosophy and poetry, and my work' with police and the community." BcaJ has a lot to do with changt> brought about by LIRP projects. Turnover in the police d epart ment had sparked a call for n.•vit.•w of hiring practices, Beal says. "They wanted us to research tht> possibility of raising the educational req uirements" from a hi gh -school diploma to a two-year degrt"t', she says. " People we re very skeptiCal; they didn't think it"\\I'Ould happen . Kerlikowske had expressed interest in working ~Arith the university on organizational changes in the polin· department, pa rti cu larly through community policing. It was to that end that Hunt and Beal receivl-d funding from the Na tional Institut e of Justice to run a Localty Initiated Research Partnershi p ( LIRP ) with Buffalo Police. "The idea was based on action research--that practitioners help dl·sign the research, (which ) evolves over lime according to their needs trajectory,"" she acknowledged. But. provided by the technology. "The police had no money, t1me or expertise for doing such an cvaJu . ation," she says. So she and Raghav Mandell provides tips for Y2K m BJ JENNIFER LEWANDOWSki Reporter Staff Y2K-ortheyear2ooo- ticular- Russia-is expected to St"t? its worst Y2 K fears reali7..ed, he notl-d. " Russia is assu med "tO be going black and staring black for a long time'' after the first of the year. he seerns to have died down. predicted. s the millennium nears., A the h ype su rro unding But Lewis Mandell, dean of thr School of Management, said it may be that we're already in the eye of the Y2K stonn, and lhe damage won't be apparent until the arrival of the new millennium has blown over. Mandell, who spoke Tuesday at "Y2K and You," a p rogram o n Y2K preparedness spo nso red by the Event Subgroup of UB's Y2K Steer· ing Co mmittee, said most of th e hype could be considered self-ful · filling prophecy. " If enough people think somt· thing will happen, it will,'' he said. Many of the con cerns of YlK. however, arc actua l prob lems, Mandell said. Surprisingl y, the m ost Y2K -preparcd country in North AmcricJ 1sn't the United Statc:s. It 's Mexico. Why is Mex ico in bett er shape than the U.S.? " Mex.icu i!> a (Ountr)' \\lhe re not a~ mu ch of the mfras tructu rc ha!<> bt.:.en automated," Mandell said. While Mexico is expected to handle the coming of the new mil lennium fair ly well, olher countries are in worse shape. And one in par- ru for the u.s .. transportation ~­ terns arc one of the major Y2K bugs the country faces heading into the millennium, MandcU said. "Several airlines have canceled flights that would be ai rborne o n New Year's Eve," he said, noting lhat the fear is that tracking systems-RADAR in particula r- may break down or simply quit, leaving pilots in the precarious position of land ing planes without ground control. Moreover, the U.S., Mandell said, also is "deemed insufficient in wa tt.•r and electricity" p reparedneS.!o. "Vt/c know for a fact that our uti I it y compan ies are not digging up every rela y poin t," he pointed nut. "They're going to wait to sec \\•hat fails.'" Su M a nd~.-·11 and K(.•n Turner. d1 rt.'Cior of the Buffalo chapter of the Red Cro~. suggest families stock up o n flashlights, batteries and plcnl\ of bottled water as a precaution. As (or other domestic a mcnitl l'~. Mandell warns that the end of Ot' cember is no t th e timt' to take tht·m for granted. "You better think about gett.mg ga.' Do you sometimes need lm•ges to further your understanding ~ Now, more than ever. a number of •mage·sea rching opt1ons are avail able m onlm e database.!> and on the Internet. From th e BISON On line ReSourc~ page, yo u can connect to the AP Photo Archive < http:/ / ubllb .buff•lo.edu/ llbr•rtes/ unlt.s/ ugl/ e · re.sources/ photo.html >. The archive is searchable by date, subject and locatio n. For example, if you w1sh to find images of the Sydney Ope ra House (w1th its Unusual roof sails ) 1n proXJmlty to the Syd ney Harbour Bndgc, s1mply type "sydn.ey opera house " and " bndge." 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The BuffaJo Police Departmt:nt had received S I million to purchase the terminals, 8eaJ explains, and the federal government was looking for an evaluation of the time savi ng5 Rao, associate professor of management information systems, assisted police in creating an evaluation and -redeployment formula that the federal government now uses as a model nationwide, she says. Beal also has been involved in solving neighborhood-disorder ISsues that have the potential to "destabilize neighborhoods or that can cscaJate in·to worse kinds of crime." She has worked extensively with police and residents o n strategi es to improve the communit y--one of which includ ed th e creation of a book of summonses (or vio latiom of such city o rdinances as cxcess1w no1sc and abando ned cars. "This gave the police a tool to du something (about the vio latiOn!>):· says Beal. noring that in a Jammed upcqurt system ,such oftimder~ usu .1lly faLt httle or no consequcnu'!>. Working together with tho$l' ~I fected by a particular problem on .1 solution IS the ba.~IC pur~1~c ol fl' !>Ca rch . Beal say5." That·~ how rt~ search should bt.' -more cmtomt•r orien ted ." wt>U before New Y(.-ar·s," he: Jo.a.ld . A:. for ~s h . it may be m h1gher demand than ever as the nt:w year nc-Jr!'o. "Everyone is expected to get La\h," ht.· sa id . "ATMs ( may nut ) Wllrk or will be ou t of cash. And ~ tore~ m.n not be tak ing plastiC (c rc-d ll t..mh. ) for a while." Perhaps even more senom th.m a potential cash sho rtage IS the vul nerability of the securit ies markl·t . Mutual fun d liquidity. Mandel l said , is deemed to be the most ~c;·n o us dom estic problem for Y2K. "What happens if they lack the cash to meet liquidity dcmanJs?'' ht.• askl'd. "There are factor~ that Jrt• going to ca use aU mutual ftmds to cxperit·nce withdrawal" He also warnl--d th~1 1n a nMrkt't that he says is dnwn mort.· bv p.:;v chology than fum.l.amentah. .•1 slum1, after Jan . I shou ld he t.•Xpl·'-·ted . Also 1mportantto Ltlll.!oldt·r I!'> tht· lapalltV ol home ~.-omputt'r\ to handle )'1 1', addt.•d. AdviLt' I;) ,l\',111 ;~hlc ,Jt l 1H\ Y2 1\. Web 'lit' at • http :/ / wlngs . buffalo . edu / yea r2000/ ..,. A.' for "'h.1t'<. rea II" p.tlmg hi hJp pt'n. nu 1•11t' (,Ill bt.' sure Hut Mandell, hkt' many n th t.'r~. I!> hop mg fo r the hcst. " Hopefullr. we'll d!l wea ther tim and you can forget what I said in .1 mo nth anJ.a half," he s.ud. 5 f-or asnstancr cormt'Ctmg to tilt· t\·o rld \\'rdi· \V,.J, 1·w l ·H .·mnpwn nccoum.s. contact tht' C:omputm~ Ll'tlla lldp OJJSl. Ill --Deborah Husted Koshlns.ky .md Richard McRae, M5 -.l54..? UnM'~Sify L1bran.-~ i BrieDy I I I Dolan, Cobb win moot court Law students Kevin Dolan and C h.lriC.!o ( .uhh \\'Oil thl' ( h..rlt·,.., Desmond Moo1 c:o urt <.ompetiiiOn hl!ot month.t·o~rn•ng tht·m .l "\l''t on tht~ Ruffalo Moot Cou rt Hoard . The Des mond competition tlfters ~clond · anJ thlrd -vt' 1H 1.1\' !>Ill Jenb the oppo rtun1 t~· to .~rgut· a rcaiLa;)t' through an :~ppc.JJ, pw t..t'.!o!> ( ,l,mpetJtor!>- ln team;) (lf l\\'{~t'"C !d~· whether to repre'("lll the pet iti oners or respondenb and, pnn1 to the oral Jrgumt•nl rounds, write a bnef from r(."~t"drch ulmpi leJ hy ~.ur rl"n l monlloun board mcmhcn. co nt ainmg tht' netc.!>..-..1f\. La!)e law .1nd statuton l<l\''' Tht>competltlon featu re!) three prdumnary round!> m v.•hKh team-, prt.'.!ol'lll their Ca!>eS in front ol a pand tlf local attornt'ys and 1udgc:' Tht.· co mpctllton 1~ scored hv \VClghmg the wnttt·n bnd 40 pcrt.t•nt and oral argumcnb 60 pcru.·nt Tht· \\llllnCr.!o arc selected Irom tht· ~cores comp iled Irom the hr1el!> Jnd thr~·e prclumnan round-.. Thi:) ye3'r's t:asc \vas based on ,1 rape thai occu rrt.·d at \'irg1111.1 Poly tt>chnt( Institut e. Tht: Ca!ll'lll\'Oivc~ tht• v .olence Agamst \\ 1omcn A..:t and whetht:r it v1o latcs both the Lommcrce dausc and the cqu,t! protection dause of th e 14th Amt.·nJment. lromc.!lly. tht: Suprt:mc Court grJ rHed certion to h ea r tht· r~.·al L.lst· th1s tam . Tht· otht.·r team that competed 111 the finab J.ga1n!>t DniJn .l!ld <.. ohb \\13!) Ian Lester and Todd Sm11h. Also recognJzt•d at the compet1t1on lor " lk!>l Hnel!>" we rt' leam!'o ~..om posed of ()alan and Co bb, Joshua Robnb and B•lll ~lvltlr. Hrtnl Hehanna and David Johnston e, Alan~~ ( :la1r and Tnrv "ugnu·. anJ Amy HemenwaY and Rat.:hcl Kralllt 7 Recogmzt.•d a!'> " Be~t \hah!>b ,. wen· Ru:.~.-·Jnnt: ~hf-.torr"'' 1.111 I ester. Bill Taylor. l>olan and f-.l;uv \nvdcr Buechi elected president of engineering al umni association Peter). 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York. ~Uk I hru,,.n Autho ntv rt·gmn,tl d!rtYtnr ,1nd 1•rt> .... , d t•ng1nccrml! g.r ,1Ju.1t~· �6 Repo.-tes Movember 11.1!1!!1/Vol.31. Mo.12 lnlersession Curtailment Pro amm ---·-··p.m. ~·&JIL.-•P-m­ ~ ........ .......... .. .. .. ............... . . . . . . . ~.d!lli. . - �___ loveaer11.1!!1Vi.31.18.1Z Rapa..._ 7 Calendar _, ~,_,.... c--...c. Updote on Boslc l""'"""""v. s..'*Y A. Schwortz, Prcf. d Modicino. VA Medial c.rn.r, Room 1109C. 9-10 ~=: ~~~d Art Wonshop/D t a badwt Alrlcon Alt Carving Demonstration. umidi Fake)>o, Obofemi - . a UniY.• Nig<N. US Art Galle<y. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. free. IT- Whot's New at Apple Comptltrr7 Geo<go Cool!, Apple syst<ms engtneer, 31 Upen. 10 a.m..-Noon. ,,.._Sponso<od by UIIMicro Computor frafn~~~~~~. Kerri Caba"", 645·3568. Lifo Wottlshops ~~~'fso ~;k.~l p.m . ,,.._Spomon!d by Olfa ol Student ActMties. For ~ infonnation. Sonia Con<lli, 6-ls-6125. ETC Fol Wottlshops ~~~Digital~-=~ Willbem. 212 Capen~ 1 p.m . Fret!. For rT'IOft Information, 645-7700. -l'oo:I<Stllff~ Canw-, the G2/M ChedqJolnt ond ak2S. Jomes DeCaprio, Dept. d Adult Oncology, Dana Farber Uncer Institute. Hineboe Auditorium., Research Studies Center, EJm and Carlton Sts. 12:30 p.m. Fret!. Sf'O"S"'"d by RDsw<ll Parte Cane« Institute. For more infonnatior(Charie 'lmlner, 345-3261 . c__.u.e Utentun l.e<tuft "' Another wa The Othe< Other. Simone de 8H<Nol< onc1 lrigatoy. Ka= G.-..n, Dept. ol ~.Monash Univ., AustraHa. 640 Clemens. 3:30p.m. ,,... Sf'O"S"'"d by Dept. d Comparative literatu~ and the lulian Park Chair. G e n e r o l - l p Meeting ~C::~s~~U1ower. 4-6 p. m. ~ to a" C.mma Kappa =~~~~cr"~~ Scott Erdley, 829- 3218. Classical Musk Concert ~~~ ~J;::~c'i.~. plano, playing - . by Bach. Prokofiev, Bnllvru oVld Htndem tth. Allen Hall RKital Hall. 7 p.m. Free. Sponson!d by WBFO. Artist's T... My Ufe and My Art. Lamidi Olonade Fakeye, ObafMli Awolowo Univ., Nig<N. Special Collectioru Reading Room, 420 Capen. 7-9 p .m. F1'ft and open to tho public. Sponso<od by Lockwood Memorial Library, UnMnity Archives. FOf more information, Susana Tejada, 6-15-2817 Thursday 1 O.ol Dloognostlc Sciences - Series Honnon.allnftuences on Myof..W.I Pain. Yoly Gonzalez. Clinkal A.ubt. Prof., Dept of Oral DiagnostK: Sciences. 355 Squire. 8 a.m. free . WorUhop l ean M.nufKturtng with Uve Slmuliltion. AI Deforest and Patrida ~~:,~~~~. Development Center. AdvitrlCed Training Center, 275 Oak St.. Buffalo. 8 :30 a.m .- ~r!:;~ ~::t~~~by lnfOITl"""atlon. WNYTDC at 636-3626. ETC F. . Wottlshops Using lmogos on Wob Poges: An Overview. Don Trainor, d igital med•a ~~;~ ~~~~~~loo -Alumni Luncheon Town Court: Whit'S It All About? Mark G. farrell, Amherst town justk:e. Center lor Tomorrow. Noon-2 p.m. S12 per person. for f1"oofe information, lude Schw<ndl<f, 829-2608. Df9anlutlooNJ Meeting lesbiAn G.y Bisexual Alllan« General Meeting. 362 Student Union. 12: 30· 1:45 p.m . free. Sponsored by Student As.sodation. for more information, 6453063. ETCFol-......,. Introduction t» HTML C.ro$e Ann "Crossing .... ~ 1999 Rumsey award-Winner Amy A. Fabian, assistantlitnrian, ETC. 212 Capen. 2·3 p.m. Free. For men infomlatlon.biS-7700. Lurasc:hi, 1 t»chetor-of-fine--.ru andidate with • concentriltion •n T--. T- an at:lundilnce of U.S.-owned and m.an.aged fKtories. An exhibit of her W'Oft: ISondispl.ayNOY. 5-12 '"the Art Department Galrety. Gallery houn art' Tues. from 10 a.m. to 5 p .m ., Wed . through Fri. from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m and SaL from 11 a.m to 6 p m et- CAS Yes. Vkglnlo...Stuclents Con be ActJ... ~~ ln the t.gm. ~~ l.odu"' Spaces. ~~Tl:f3'o'";,~rn,.~· by College dAtU and Sd<nces Olfoc• ol =.r:~~~1o2. ...,...~ WhM c.n We Le.-n from the Bottom 3::."~~~i~!t:~-=~~.. -IAwFoi-Complex.l:45 p.m. ..... ~~;~~~h " F. ..,.. Eminent Yoruban artnt t..m.ld• 0 Fakeyt ts widety acknc:JoMedged as the finest ~ wordc.arver in NigeN. As pan of the OepMtment of African Amencan St.ucfies' ongoing cdebntion of iU 30th a~ry. fakeve's work is on disptay in the UB Art Galle1')' through NOY. 18 :n~o~~-~~t~P-~~dh t~ T~~ m.: ~s.r:~ng. from noon to 5 p .m. Wlfonnatlon, ToresaMille-, 6-IS-2391 . Jobs -l.ectunr.:-..=-.=. lead-.. d-., ·-· UB zot ~ck tn the pmr when freshnwl Andre Forde aught a 22· yard touChdown strike from quane.t>ad< joe "--y w;,t, :lSO left in the chird quaner.Th~ after the Bulb' d<lenso stOpp<d Holstn Josh Roth rumbled in the end zone 'Z.~r Music. the second in a 20-13 o.r::-.:::uc..l.L- last weekend. 18 carries for 126 an HI-yard touchdown spe~rhead the Bulls ive charge. Sophomore transfer . . . . . . . .ey shattered UB swinvning records for the second week in a row and helped lead the Bulls to a 15673 win 0\ll!r AkroO. They also lost to Ohio, 140-96. Hickey set new school maro in the 1 16SO treestyle(17:14.SO), the 1000 free (1 0:21.20), and in the SOO free (S:OO.S 1 -also a personal best). from IS yards out to cut the lead lO 2().13. The Bulls wou)d tuve ~ gokien chance lO ae the pme shp ~ when Rohlfs intercepted Hofstn quarterback GiovJ;nn• Camuzzi at his own 27 and returned che ball to the Hofstra 48. 1-ioweYer, aftH dnving to the Dutchmen 23 . thr Bulls .....ere stopped on 4ch-and-seYen. 8ufblo had one more: chance after .)ohn Glanton blocked what ~ ha¥e been a pme-<lmchmg field goal by johnson from 45 yards out. The 8u'ls ~oukl not con-vert. ~r. and pvoe thr ball up at d'le~r own 23 lllologkaiSdonoes51gno1 Tronsductlon of the Plant Honnones, GA and M/4. ~ ~ 1n Bortoy. smon Garoy, 8loklgy Dept., Penn s-Univ, 121 Cooke. 4 p .m. ffft. For rJ'I(n inlonnatlon, Ma')' 6-05-2550. -..,..,~ ~occer _ __ Mointlow<s. ~~~~ Pari~.. The BuUs spotted visitinz Hofstn a 20.0 lint-hall ~ back to nearly win the nonconforenco bottle. owntuo~ly Wlmx 20..13 In UB Sodium on Saturday. The f¥nl Dutc!vy>en, who hod 307 yards tho lint l-..lf. had just 137afterint.ef'TT1ission;u US's defense ROOd all. ~ ChrisShellyledthedolomew;,t, seYI!fl addes. .nd a forced fl..rnl* . while Chns Gnry also had seYI!fl on ch~ successive series, thr offense struck again when sentOr )ennlfer- lkown. 2 11 Bakd. 4 Untv. at Buffak). 14 1 ~out~ all Hofstra 10, UB ll 4 p.m . frft. MEN ArchltecturelA<ture Manhall 1, UB I The Ore-dtfferentiation orf Practk~ Thr Bulls k>n in the quarterfinal round of the· MAC Tournament. hekl at Northern Illinois Untversity. falling 2-1 to Marshall. Perry DurontO scored the lone UB goal. the first collepto goal d Ius aree• UB's Stew: 8utther W1S selected u,-he Mtd-Amencan Conference Pbyer of the Ytw" u YOted by league coaches. 8utther finished the season wrth a tombest. 14 goals and dght a.ssists for 36 points. It W1S also the second straight ~r he: has been I'WT'Ied to the MAC Am Team AJI-Confe~e . Tim Songer and Brian McCallion also were honored by the MAC for thetr perfoi"TTQQCes chis season, being named to the AII-ConfNence Second Team Son&er wu second on the team In scoring this season wTch II goa.b and si• assists for 28 points. McCallion,~ second tem-1 AII·Con~e f"dc lur ye.1r u well, recorded one p and five asYsts on the year for seven pomu =-~~;'73~·.. ~~':!rrd~~- ~~0 p.m. , . ._ Sponso<od 1))1 School of N < h - •nd Planning. ::::n..!:'c!:;""' Alllonco Coffee T.._ l62 Student Union. 7 p.m . Free. Spomored by St~t Auociation. For more infOfrNtion, 645-3063. - ·--oi:Tho - ··Eyes Tho- Annuollnt- WOMEN Ohio -lbnlugh ~3~~~-~e::~ senlon, S4.50 gen<BI. Sponso<od by IREWG. For rnof'e information, Pat Shelly, 829-3451. Theater Perfonnance Tango. Dept of Theatre and Dance and The Polish Aru Club of Buffalo, Drama The•tre. Center for the Aru. 8 p .m. S10 Feculty As.s.lsUOt/Anodlte Profeu.or of Counseling Psydlology-Oepartment of ~t~.s~~T~ more g~r::~~~~~":!~~~~· IF-9087. AssistAnt Classlrcal Musk Concert F•ure's Requiem. S~ Concert Hall. 8 p.m. S5. Sponsored by DepL of Music. For more information, 645-2921 . Tho Unlvenlty -Tho~ The T""'blo with Beauty. Wendy Steiner, Univ. of Penmytvania. 2.25 Natural ~ Compfea. 8 p.m. Fre-e and to tho publk. SJ><>fl'O'Od by CoHege cA Arts and Sciences. For ~ inforrnation, Cindy Nydahl. 645-3692. oeon Exhibits • .........._, Toles af Convnorce - - Av--40wdo" ~~~.=!r~~ cutture fa~ on d ispiay through NOY. 14 in the UB Art Gdery's firlt-fklor exhibition spKe in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gallety hour1 are Yt'ed. through Sat from 10:30 a.m . to 8 ~-~~ h s;:·~m'ereo~en: ~oP~/he design; different methods to their delibu.lte madness. Some ~ughty =~~~~::I perf~bon of commen:ial icons, others note or o!Mrwise prottst ~ manipulation of public consc:lowneu and values by commercial interesu. " AIIANOON " Artist Tony Matelil has taken a umque stance In tht exploration of nature versus culture by recreating familiar w-eeds in an exhibit that captures how these often unwanted planu reflect the social quest for be:auty and contrtM. ~"=~~-~~~~ ta~h adjacent to the ma1n UB Art Galfery in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. ~o~~-~t~P-~h~~ from noon to 5 p.m . Prof~sor o f School ;:~s:au~~.CGr'ad~~;!9 School of Education. Posting ltf-9088 Alsbtant/As.sodlite Professor of Educational AdministrationDepartment of Educationalleadenhtp and Policy, Graduate School of Education, Posting IF-9089. Assistant/ Assoct.te Profeuor orf Educ.aUonal Adminhtnttion-Oepartment of ~~~~~J~~~~~llng tF-9090. Assistant Professor of . Mathematics Eduatlon-Dep.artment ol team ing and Instruction, Graduate ~ ~~·!t~~~~~;ml UtenKy Eduatlon-Oepartment of team ing and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, Posting tf-9092 As.sistlnt Professor orf Second u..guag. Education-Deparonent o1 learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, Posting IF-909 3. As.sistant/A.ssod.lte/ Full Professor of Spodol Education-Department of teaming and Instruction, Graduate =~~~~~!::ti~s~~~" Eduation-Oepartment of learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, Posting IF-9095. Assistan t Professor·Oepartment of Management Science and Systems, School of ~~l~~F-~. Research-School of law,<nting If. 9097. As.sist.nt/Assocllte Professor (two posftions)-Oepart.rrlent of Medkine, Cardk>logy Diviston, School of Medk:ine and 8iorl"'edical Sciences, Posting I;F-9 101 . Aslist.nt/Assodate Professor (two positlons)-Oepartment of Medicine, School of Medk:ine and Biomedical Sciences, Posttng fF-9101 . ro obta~n mort' ~r~fotmotion on JObs list~ obow, contoct P~nft ~n • fox ~s~~tr= :!~;!~~'1o obtain infotmation on RtsftNCh jobs, \ ~rfrJOiftl Programs Pmonnel. 1, UB I ( OT) The Bulls lost 2- 1 in double OYertJme to Ohto University m che quarterfinal round oi the MACTourTWnent. Paula llnnn1 sc~ the Bults kxle gm.leatiy. but Ohio fought back and scored wtth under 3 minutes left to fort:e overome The Bobcats thrn scored che pme: winner In the 106ch minute. Ustnni and Unnaea DiNaUo werr ~ected to the MAC All-Conference Rrst Team. Ustnni led the Bulls In scoring with 13 pis and I0 a.wsu for 36 points. She is the only player in the MAC with double digit. numbers '" p is and assists. OiN~IIo w:u the defensive leader at sweeper for UB chis season. helpmg the Bults' det8ue to alk)w just 16 goals in 19 pmes on the year and a team goals~~ d0 .82 Goalkeeper jaime Adams and freshnwl EJinbech Pfeffer werr selected to the MACAII-Conferenc:e Second Team this year.Adams had the second-best goals·apinn avenge in the conference ~t 0.81. and also recorded etght shurouu on the seuon. Pfeffer wu the team's second-lead1ng scorer wtth 10 goals and two ;usisa for ll potnu.. ~wimmin~ MEN UB no, Ohio l09 The Bulb opened thetr 1999-2(XX) season ;apnst Mid-Amenan Confen:!nce opponent Ohio Un~ Sawrcby on a Winning note a.s they downed 0U 330309.The top perlonne<lo< Coach BudT<m>in's squad was,..- Dan Hickey, who placed first in the I00 lreostyie (46.56). 200 lreostyie (I:< 1.110), >nd the 200 1reostyie .-.by (1 :26.73). i1ong- john Nnlos. loso Moncion >nd Pot O..,ibn. WOMEN Ohio 140, UB 96 UB I 56, Akron, 73 The Bulls opened the Mid-Amencan Conference portJOn ol the season ~t Akron and Ohio chis pm weekend. downtngAkron. I 56-73 . and los•ng to Ohto, 140-96.The top perfonner for Coach Dorsi Raynold's squad wu ~ tnnsfer Dawn Hickey. For the second week 1n a row. Hickey set UB records m the 1000 f~ (10:21 .20--first place cwerall).the SOO freestyle (5:0.51--fin;t pb.ce oYeral1.also a personal best) and the 1650 frees~ (17: 14 ..50) Other notable pe:rfor:ngnces came from Inger Rooneem. who pbced first oYerail in the .SO free ( 24.04) and wu a member of the 200 medley sqlQd wtth Michelle Bricknell. Carnt' Quinbn and Kaae Engl•sh dur won the event W1th a orne of I:SI 76. Volle~~all Bowlins Green l , UB 0 (1 5- 11, 15-l , 15-7) Tole do 3 , UB 0 ( 15-8 , 15-ll, 15-l) The Bulls d~ two road MAC gvnes thts past weekend. D.llmg to Sowtmg G.-..n IS-II , IS-3 and IS-7. >ndToledo. IS-8. 15-13. IS-3 In the Bowling Green pme:. ~ Stueb led the team With ll kilts and Rebecca Meade had eight kills and IS digs Sen10r setter Samet- Deschamb.lult contributed 28 usisu ;and six digs. At To4edo. Meade had a teml-best I 2 kills and 13 d!f5. whtle Desctwnb.lult had 31 :assists. Sh~s adckd 12 digs. �a Repodea lovember 11.1!1!19/Vol.31.lo 11 Thursday, November II Epsilon r ... Slg""' ....Mfut Veterans Day 81'eakfast. Pistachio's Restaurant. Student Union. 8-9:30 a.m. Free. Spon""l!d by Epsilon Tau Stgma . WodrMsdoys ot 4 PLUS :~=.:.~%~ Clemens. 12:30 p .m . f..,. . for more information, 645-3810. ~~ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance ~= =fli,l~ 45 ~~~~~more information, 645-3063. Ufe Wot1uhops Test-Taldng Sl<llb. Academoc: ~t Center, 1040 Norton. 1-2 p.m. Free. Spon""l!d by Offoc:e of Student Activities. fOf' more information, Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125 . Graduate FKUhy Meeting Fall Meeti~ of the Graduate . LesbiAn Gay Bis-exual publk..t.Jon. Listings are only accepted through the e le<tronlc submission form for the online UB Calendar of bents at <http:/ I www.buff•lo.edu/ u le ndar/ logl n> . Because of space limitations, not all events In the electronic cale ndar will be Included In the Repol'fer. ~~t~':=:~e ~=~~-or~:;;. ~~~in. s1ee SponSO<ed by Dept of Music. for more information, 645 2921 . !~. ~~ ~~ ~~treArts Architecture Lecture ~edlng Lifo -.bops Beginner's Swing Dancing . Laurie Krupski, LMng Well Center, and Todd Kamenash, Judicial Affail"5. Special Events Ana, Student Union. 4· 5 p .m . ~/Topology The Mythlflcatlon of the Semiotic Surface, or, How to Get from Robert Venturi to Roland Barthes. K. Michael Hays, 1999 Oartuon Visiting Chair, Harvard Univ. 301 Crosby. 5:30p.m . free . Sponsored by School of Archi tecture and Plannlrlg. the Thursday NormoiM!J'. Objectivity and Law. Dennu Patterson, Rutgen Unfv. 141 Part. 4 p .m . Free. Tlluter Pet'fe>rmM<O more information, John Corcoran, 881-1640 or 6452444, ext. 11 9 . no later than noon on Dtefendorf. 4 p .m . free . Philosophy Colloqul.o Complex. 3:<5 p .m . F..... T~ ~e~~ 2r:ioo~~~'Z· sponsors. Listings are due -Colloquium Mathematlc.ll and NIMI'IOrlal Analysis of Gronular Flows. Pierre Gremaud, North Carolina State Univ. 103 Solo VIolin ltedtal Buffalo Logk Colloquium Conditional Assertions. John principal r~~~oster Physla Colloquium Huygeru' Principle In Quantum Theory: Non Perturbotm Satterii% A Quantum Obstruction to Em~i. J. KaniaBa , CUNY and Boue State niv. 103 Diefendorf. 3:45 p .m . free . a~ famr, Univ. of Rochester. 205 Natural Sciences Com~ . 4 p .m . free. Sponso<ed by ~ Volloyball UB vs. Kent State. Alumni Arena . 7 p .m . free. 2 16 Natural Sciences UB groups Ele<tronk ~=of Clusters. Jomes M. I~~- ~~emci:U~te ~i~Bu:U~~~>G~. place on campu1o. or for information, 645-2921 =-homlstry more information, Sonia Ci~ii, 645-6125·. Schoot. For more information, Jean Grela at 6-4 5-6240. off -campus events when! Concert ::.:~·~· ~':K~~~~ :~:~r ~~aJ~~~ Graduate Sc.hc:d, Center for lbtingi for events taking Musical Perfonnance Master Cl.a.ss with Movses P~Jian. violin . S~ Club of Buffalo, Drama Theatre, ~:I~S~~-:. f;'~~ mformation, 645-ARTS. Thoter P«fonnance ~l~~~~=-· Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre. 8 p.m . for more information, 645-ARTS. Wednesdays at 4 PLUS Sltverman Poetry Reading . C.k. Williams, 250 Baird. 8 p .m . free . For more Information, 64 5-3810. Saturday 13 Alliance OIKusdon Group Clink SpeakOutl l esbian Gay Bisexual Alliance and AIDS Community Services, 210 Student Union. 7 p .m . free. fl u Shot Clinic. PractitJone rs from the Stodent Health Center, Student Health Center. 9 a.m .-Noon. S4. w~~~~~t=t information, liz Holland, 6453063. Theater Performance 6~~·a~~fp=~~ub Famlty Performance Sharon, lols and Bram: Sldnnar:.narink TV Sing--Along Live. Center for the Arts. 11 a.m . S14 adults, S10children (12 and und.,.). S~n""l!d by ~~ir nlOf't 1ntormatioo, of Buffalo, Drama Theatre, ~::ti5tt;etud~·:. fC:~~ Information, 645-ARTS. Friday 12 Prtnt Sale Holiday Print Sale koeflt. Center for the Arts Atrium. I I :,ymO:Pr·~·Ltre:~~sored Printmaking Program. for more information, Jeff Sherven, 645-6B7B, ext.1 369. Law ConfeNnee Matrimonlat Law: The Realities of PnKiko. 106 O ' Brian. 2 -4 p.m . Free to law students and to lawyen with s~~~~~~~~er ot the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in cooperation with the UB L1w School. For more information, Prof. lou Swartz, 645-3010. Family Pet'fonnanco Sharon, lois and Bra~ Skinna.marink TV Sing-Along Uve. Center for the Arts. 2 p .m . S1 4 Adults, S10 Children (12 and und.,.). Sponsored by ~r~~ir more information, Nuclear Medldne Lecture Bask Radiation 5afety. sm Quain, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine. 117 Parter Hall. 2~ p .m . free . Spon50<ed by Dept of Nudear Medkine. for more information, Bill Quain, 838-. S889. Volleyball UB vs. Miami. Alumn1Arena . 3 p .m . free . n.e.terP~e =~~~81ack ~':tr;:; Box Center for the Theatre. Us~CS. more information, ~~:."· Steven Harvey, Concert Ufo-.Jtops CClfTIII1Unkatlo In the Worirplace; A Sbuggle f<lf " - andlnlluenc2. 5arah Olcott. Student o...1opment Office. and laur.o jones, Planning and Placemen~ 250 # UB PeraJ.ssion Ensemble. SJee Concert Hall. 8 p .m . free . Spon""l!d by Dept of Music. for more information, 6452921. l'huter hrforrnanc:e Tango. Dept. of Theatre and Dance and The ~i.sh Arts Club of 8uffolo, Drama Theatre. ~:~~s5":~ts~ rc:~ IOfOI'TTlation, 645-ARTS. Sunday 14 Theater Perfonnanc:e Tango. DepL of Theatre and Dance and The Polish Arts Club of Buffalo, Drama Theatre, ~=~~isO:u=·ts~ f;'~~ 1nformation, 645-ARTS . Fund-raiser GlamSiamllesbian Gay Bise.~~i al AlUance and Club Marcella, Club Ma rcella, 622 Main Sl, Buffalo. 4.-8 p .m . 13. Spon""l!d by UB Queer. fOf more information, Uz Holland, 645-3063. Theater PerfOI"nYYKe ~~l~~~~~- Center for the Arts 81ad: Box Theatre. 6 p .m . for more information, 6-45-ARTS. c.- Student Uniqn. Noor>-1 p .m . ~~~~~ infonnation, Sonia Cinel1i, 6456125. ETCF. . ~ Web Sean:h Engines: Finding ~ln':.'=.- U~raduatel.ibrary. 212 Capen. Noon-1 p .m . l=ree. for more information, 645·7700. ~p- Should the Baby UYe7 The Problem of Handicapped Infants. Peter H. Hare, Moira Howes, Bony Smith, oil Dept ~ndPh~~~~~son Philosophy·at U8 and Canisius Col~Brian. 4-6 p .m . ~sophy. by Dept of History IActure ~l.storian.s Under Communism. Frank Hadler, Center for East CentB.I European Studies, leipzig, Germany. Hi>lory Oept_ lou::r,;, Par1c Half. 5th floor. • l:i':lis~;~~~.; Modem German and Austrian Studies, and CouncW for European Studies. For more information, 645-2181. fA--· 829-2608. -.......- .Dpal to oil intemotional •• students, 210 Student Union. 1 1 .m. Free. ~more byUB-...n's information. 6-45-3286. ETC F. . -.bops Te~C~ withl' .Austin lloo<h; humonibes lilnrion, l.odwood Ubrory. 212 Capen. :!&:.·t.~l~~ ....~ Golde-.Phillips, -~tytte. 12 p.m . Free. for more information, Lisa Muel'er, 6-45-2115 . F1nanclaiAidC......-.g ~r::~~~~· Accounts staff, HO Student Unk>n. 2 p .m. Free. For more Information, financial Aid, 829· 3724. ~Mathomatks Hyperbofk PD£s and ~loriz.otlons {Thin films ). ~a~~ro~~. 4 p .m . free. Life_.,.., Re~ I<>< Your Goals. Counseling Center, H5E Student Union: 4-5 p .m . free. ~~~·of 5tudent Monday information, Sonia OneUi, 645- 6125. 15 Support_Gnlup f=~~AII~~t 362 Student Union. 7 p .m . free . 5pon50<ed by Student Association. for mar! ~~-- Information. Michele Tucker"' Heroin, Mothadono and ~e:~er~~sr; and TOOlOtTOW. 8 :4S a.m .-4:l0 p .m . ~~~~~for Training. for more infomtation, 645-61<0. Bloodo.tve Tuesday 16 Peter Brusc.hi, 645-3063. Wednesday .1 7 Red Cros.s Blood Drive. Center for the Arts Atrium. 10.30 a .m .· 3:30p.m. f..,.. Sponsored by Student Visual Arts Org. for more information, }efiSherven, 645-6878, .... 1369. Ufe-.Jtops ear- Semc:es. Steven Harvey, coumelor. 5tudent Union.· ll a.m ..Noon. Free. Spon50<ed by C.roer Planning and ptacement. For more ~- ...... , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Wekh a chief spealcer at Air Force program chief.,._, A UB fao;ully member was one a/ the at the lint cr~ Student work on the holoday print ~le, sponsored by the Department of Art and the Printmaking Program, drew many lookers Friday, and hopefully some buyers reel miltooj-training progrom that Included four lroql lObei leadmwhoopposePreoiclont SaddamHussein•• Oaude E. \Nolch, Jr., SUNY Oistir)gulsh<d Service Pra/es$or In the~ofPoliticai SQ. era, spc*e Nov. 2 on t.>w cMI, _ , . - . . e>cisl in demoaotlt 50Clo!llos .. part of the CJW. ~StBtogylorlntemal [)o. United-,.. ..topmen~ (CMSIO) ....,. pre- b y the Force5podal Oporotlons Sdlool at Hut>urt Field i n -· The CMSID poognm is designed ID _ , , _ , and eMf. ian ~of counbie$ from a doolgnated rogion-in this case; t h o - Eost. North Afric:o andCentrol~t Slra\e9ic plannO>g and deYelop- cloy----""*' _ . . . . . . , . . _ The12· that I n c l u d e d - ond - syslfmS, -wng with the media, emergency~ a n d - planning, u.s. support mechonbms, human rights, law of armed conflict and mill· to')' legal issues. p!OIIIeralion of wuponsa/mossdostruction and inlomollonol terrorism. Poetics Program to present film "l.etter> Not About l.<No,. a unique film colobomlon beAmerian poet Lyn Htjiniln,- pootAibdii Doagooo-ol<o ond American lllnYnaker Jocld Ochs, will be prosented by the Univeslty at Bullalo Poetics Program at 4 p.m. Dec. 1 In the Sa..ning Room. Room 112 of the Center for the Ao1s on the Nor1h campus. The saoonlng. prosented as part of UB's taU literary series, Wednesdays at 4 PLUS, will be Sexual-harassment policy discussed Faculty Senate expresses concerns regarding Language, strictness ofdocument , By MARA MC(;INNIS Reporter Assistant Editor ACULTI members raised several concerns regarding the nea rly final drali of 1he universit {s long -a ntici pated document on sexual harass mcnt at the Faculty Senate meeting F Tuesday. The 16-page document, wh1ch ou tlin es the university policy on sexual harass ment and complam t procedures, was drafted by the c.~um minee on Sexual Harassment Polley and Procedures. a subcomnuth."'<' ol the university's Committee on Affir mative Action. The subcommittC't' i3 chaired by Margaret Acara, proft.~ sor of pharmacology and toxicology. The document was introduced :it the meeting by President William R. Greiner and Lewis Rosenthal. associate counsel in the Office of Uni versity (".ounsd. Rosenthal noted that t.hc docu ment has been through "innumer able drafu" and said"its time has really come." He added that having such a documen_t lS "in the best legaJ mtercsts of the institution becauM:. without it, tht.· mstitution i3 at risk" James Holstun , associate profes sor of English, brought up several lOncerns. First, he said, the draft makes no mention of "sexual ha rassment on the basis of sexual on entation," which he descri hcd as ",1 pretty sig nificant omission. "This strikes me as o ne of the most important and v1ciou:> fonn3 of sexual harassment that we haw hl confront now," he added . Rosent hal poinlL"li out that a nutt· 1n the body nf the ddini t wn of M:xua l harassment says that "M:x ual harassmc:ntmay uwnlw h<:h:w1or tw a person of eit her \eX .tgam~t J pt:r 3011 tlf the same oroppustte ...cx,"hut Holstun argued that t.hts was not lht' son of harassment ht' wa.~ referring to. (;rt'iner 33jd thts parttndar dot:u ment IS about !>eX, not gendt•r. J.nd that llolstun 's um(I.'Tn rq~..trdm~ <;nuctluricntatJon 1~ ,1 3t.'paratt.· dt' Lnm mation 1ssue LOVt·rcd h\ otht·r universit y pol i..:u.'!l Another facult' ~o.tlllL<.' r n "·•' ahol.it tht· languag<.· 111 the folluwmg 't'l1 ton: " l!oulatcd 11131.JI1Lt.'3, t·.g., .J 'C..'XU.tl overture, COI111llt' nt or tokt•. ordm.tnlv wtll not~o.on~tllutt' \t~xu.ll h.tr<.h\!llt'nt unit·" the url um ,t.mn.~ .tn· t).!Tt'giiiU.'. ~llr dtk.'-. 'th:h 3l'Xll.ll beh,t\'hiT tOil,t lt lllt• h.tr.l" tf It I~ \YCktllllCd l i t'., \(I]Uil and lun!>Cihu.d : · IIOI3tUil .l>ald thl' ,l,llt'llll'lll 1\ Ill umst.\tent wnh .t.n L"arhcr p.trt oltht Jcfimt1on that n:ad3 "l :Crtalll l'k.·h.t' lllt' lll tar~· 1or ca n b<· class1ficd J.S :K"Xual har~ mcnt , even 1f a rela tionsh1p appt.·ar.. voluntary in the senM' that one w~ nut coerced into participating. A Lt·nrra/ cknwnl m tht• defim ttun of '(.'>.ual haras..o.ment ~~that tht> he!lav 10r 1., um ..·ekomc." :..t:natnrs offcrt~d dctaiiL-d !l ugg~ · t1nns as to how lht st'nh.'llCl'.!l could lx· rt·workcd. In rcsponsc to LLlllLt'rns ahout thl' dtk. ument not hcmg as striCt a~ 11 nu~ht he. Ro.M-nthal "~ud 11 ·~ unR-al l' t• t It) .:rt'.lte .J "lt'ro tolcrallll' pohn" 31llLt' II \YOU]d tfl\'J,JIIZI: thl' documl'nt. " \\'lthui.1UI1Jn-n;Jtv nm ll'XI , we haw tn l'k.· wn ... ..~rctul 1-'k.· £.Cill'ri1/h ..1ll£m for . 1 Wldl' r.Hll!l' uf t'.\prt·!•MVl' 3flt.'t..'l:h .'' he ...uJ llol,tun .11'11 ,,lid ht• W.l3 w.Jn ~.IUM.' WC .1huut tht• 'dl'dHHl mt•thnd lnr thu"-' IJW('!It!~at•ng Lnmplamb Mn~t· (ontimoedon~6 tr.e al·charge and open to the SUNY trustees' budget still falls short public. By SUE WUETCHER The hour-long. 16mm film is based on a fM.yeor cooespon. odence be-. Hejlnlan ond Orogcomosldlonko and has won ......,., owOids, Including a Best Documenlaoy fuli.n- at the-FIImFestival . -u.r.g a writl<n exchange be-.two'!riter>whorillon delinitiom of one- and tw<!-syllable-m, Ochs has crmed a laKNting- ponralt of the Uo)lted -and Russia. wlolch . . _ ttoro.qo OYOCitiYo lm- andSII!ries...• truly b9utlful says perlor. end ariglnll 111m.. monee artistt.aurte Andenon. Reporter Editor T HE SUNY Board of Trus tees Tuesday ap proved a final budget al location for the c:ampuse. for the current fiscal year that provides UB with $5.3 million over it\ base operating budge1 for 1998·99, but still falls millions short of mt•et ing the university's collective-Oar gaining costs. The operating budget for LiB lm 1999-2000 is $234.3 million, an 1n crease over the operating budgt·t nl $229 million for 1998-99. While the 1rus1ees allocned $51 million in th e total $1.65 billion core-instructional budget plan for the state-operated and statutorycolkgcs to wvcr saJary increases due in the current fiscal year under the previous and current Unitro Uni versity Professions contracts, UB's budget increaS.(' of $53 million faJis $3.1 million shon l)f the $8.4 m1l lion in collective hargainmg co.su .11 the universit y. Moreover, UB did not reccJVC S.l million in additional incomt' gcm•r ated by lllCT(";l.st.-s in tuit ion ..11 the schools of Law and Pha rrn.JL)', UB administrators have S.JJd. Thost~ funds had been designatt.'(l to LOVt'r tht· costs of the cnhancc..-d cu rnculu m 111 the Law School and curnculum (hangc.."!> Ill tht.· pharmaq • !>Chnol tu LOnform to .t new nattonJI standard mak1n~ th t· Ph.1rm.D dcgrt't' the tidd '~ <mlv proft'S.SIOna.l drgrt'l.'. (For ..1 J et~ukd nplan..ttton <If tht· hudgt't 'ltuatum, M.'l' 't.Jtement on page 3 ). The tin.111~1.tl pl..tn, approvro hy th e tru~tt'l'' h1ur mon1h3 mto the fiscal year. '·' th~· lir3t dt·termult'd u3ing tht.• :o,UNY Hudgft Alloca tion Process {BAPJ-(urmaly known~ SUNY RAM (Rewurct· Allocattt.m Methodology). Brian T. Sten~on, "Itt' ~hJnlcllor for finance and h~3111t'!>..'.told trmt t't'' mcetmg m tht· un!vt·r~tt\ :\r ch 1 v~ m C'...apen Hall that .11luca tu1m 1t1 the campus('!! a a· updated. hast~d on tht• RAP mcthodology. lllcludm!! .:h.HI~cs m campu~ c:nrullrnl.'nt \YC:Jghted on a thret·-war .Jwra~t'-­ and 3ponsnrt>d -prngram,. Lampu~ p.l\'mll $::!~ 13 Oa.'>l.-J on tht'll 'Pt'dli~ ht· <;;ud . also anllOUIILCJ th.ll t ' H LO~b. ~ll'lhtlfl I mdhnn •n tntt·rt""t irom tht· \l 1/':Y t'ndowmt'nt lund l ' R ~~ re.pom1hlt· lf'lr flltht nt tht SUNY put Ill plau·",t fluor" :.o tlut lliOilt'\' m the ~LJNY l'ndowmt'nl .lb .. h.~rtng LO!llTil~ lrt~rn \lflgln.J I mnnt•v and .tLl'umui . Ht'J .md rt'lll 11\ULh .t, i.Js t \'t·.t r \ Vt'3tt·d c.Jrnmg3 !rom thl' ~~rl\,ltt l 1n1Vt'T'I1" o l Buftalo end(IW!llt'nt In dctt• rm intng allo~.llHIIl', .dln~atJon, " Stenson s..ud. lll\Ult'V ~J.Il!Hltllt· wl'rt• tbeJ to mort~ fl& fund Bt\P mcrca..~. mdudmg t hn~e accrued through in(re-.:.sed enrollment and sponsored re.!learch. The rcsult mg alloca tion was " adJUStt•d to reflect what 1~ actually availahlt· 111 t l'Till~ 111 state suppo rt .'' Then money was addt-d to pay for pnor )'t.'<lr contractual oblig:HJons. d.\ wdl as for th e new UUP con tract that took efft'Ct July I. Money to tht· u'nlto oH:.~·t tlw hudget ~hortl.dl. .tnJ tmtc.td will hl' U~l·d hi lunJ Ulll\l'~ll\ h.t,t·J ~lfb. su~h .I' l'nJmvnl ~hJIT' .Jnd ~t holarsh1p~ . I TUSil~ Tut~)' .1l"-, \'\ltl"'..itl• 'uh to the st.J.tt' l >tvt., lnn u! tht· Hud budgt·t pro~l-..1.1 fur ::!000 0 I th.Jt mneo.bt.'3 tlw ~..urt· mstru~11lm.U hudget tor tht' ~t.ltc: - oper . lled dnd 'tatu tory LdmpuSl'!< hv llt"'Jriv 5 pt•r mil gt'l .1 ConUn~M 011 ,_.. 6 �lavemller 1a 1!1!PA/Vul31.1o.13 21Reporiaa BmEFLY PYognms o n d - ot Ul on boby syndrome. ,...., looming ond cutllng-<!dge technology wll be -··-.c. discuued on the Doc<rNw edition of ·ua Todoy" oo Adelphll AtJf Awlld is associate professor of nutrition and biochemistry, and director of the Nutrition Program in the School of Health Related Professions. His research interests include the links between dietary fat and colon cancer, obesity, and ..___......__.._._, signal transduction, phytosterols and cancer. Recent studies haYe a u erted cable. · tha t obesity Is our most press- Guesu wll be SUzanne L Tomldns, director of the Low Sdlool's Fomlly \llolence Clinic; Geo<ge 1- t.opos. deln of Milbrtt Cologo; p.,.. N. Prasad, ......- director of the ,_ lnstitlrte lor .._., Photonla ond ~ and Morit Dies, - , . . . . . . . sor of pediatric neurology. The hll-llour ~'"'!~'""' leo­ lUring IJB people. programs ond .......... is procb:ed lor the Alumni- by Adelphil lSiseMceiD the """""*Yond the people cl - . , ,._ Vort. A.- JlRl!ll""' brobmocl- ' Ing nutrltloaal problem today. Do you agree? CISteiCh ""'""'· Hosts ..., -., I. Evitts, executlve director ol llumnl...._ judith - . tJoos. ond assistant dln!Ctor. The l'"'!l'""' isb<oodcastot 6:30 p.m. Sundlys on Chlnnel 181ntm"iltionll, Chlnnoll O In Lonaster, OrdlOid Pllll<,. ond Elmo, ond 1t 9 p.m. a..nc.. M<>ndo)'s oo Chlnnel1 81nternotionol. Yes. The United States is a rich country. and people overdo it. We have all the technology, and thus lead a sedentary lifestyle. With a less-physical lifestyle, people eat more. Roughly one-lhird of the population is either overweight or obese. Someone is considered to be overwdght if his or her weight is 10 percent or more above the ideal body weight. Someone is co nsidered to be obese if they weigh more than 20 percent above the ideal body weight. There are numerous health problems asso· cia ted with obesity, including dia betes, heart disease, arteriosderosis and kidney disease. opln~n. wh•t Is the worst thing about the American dlet 7 In your American Cancer Society all suggest a more reasonable diet would be one in which no more than 30 percent of calories come from fat. But it is hard for Americans, who are used to spreading butter on their food, to ]ower fat in their di ets. While fat-free products may appear to be the answer, manufac- turers have to substitute something in these foods in place of the fat. That usually is carbohydrates. If you increase carbohydrates, you increase triglycerides, or fat in the blood, which leads to arterioscle- rosis and contributes to obesity. Moreover, fat-free products do not fill you up like p roducts that con tain fat. So you eat more of them, consuming more calories. It is best to have a balanced djet that cuts · the total number of calories. And the way to cut calories is to eat less or expend more energy by enrdsing. But we all know that's easier said than done! atherosclerosis. It puts too much stress on the kidneys. It lacks several essential nutrients, s~ch as vi tamins and minerals. The elimination of carbohydrates from.the diet induces ketosis and acidosis, which could affect the function of several tissues. Diets rich in proteins are more expensive than balanced di ets. The diet lacks fiber, which plays a role in prot:tction from colon cancer and diverticulosis. And it induces gas in the gastrointestinal tract due to the high fermenution of protein, which oould cause some discomfon in some patients. If y- could get people to change lUll -thing about their diets, what would It be 7 I would have them lower the total number of calories they consume. Your resuRh has shown U..t plant-basH fats can Inhibit the growth of prostate, colon Dave Brubedt Quartet to perform Dec. 11 ~rcent of the average diet comes from fat calories. The American What do you think of the high-protein diet contn>Yeny7 bNart cancer celb. Should we consume more plant-based fats? If so, whot foods should we e•t7 The o-llrubed< ~ wtll bo lutjrid In . Christmls - Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and th e The diet has problems. It is a high fat diet. which could contribute to Yes, we should consume more plan t-based fats . Foods rich in High fat and ca lories. About 37 - phytosterols are plant foods. The best sources are unrefined p4nt oils, such as soybean, peanut ·oil, ~me oil and virgin olive oil. The second-be<t sources are nuts, such as peanuts, and peanut products, such as peanut butter and peanut flour. Are_. . __ you-·---7 -7 _...._ts-owylf Whftdoyou-to .... balanced You do not need supplementation if you have a well-balan~d diet. The latter implies that the diet has all essential nutrients. Do hettNol supplements, like St. Johou' wort echlnacea, ntally wort&? There hasn't been enough research done in this area yet to makt a determination. So for now, you either are wasting your money or you could be putting your health in danger byp~g these supplan~pu. ~ ot lp.m. O.C.l l ln the l.4linstoge - In the . Conte< lor the Ms 00 the North Campus. A ~ ofthe_..., ... be the quortet poofotmlng Brubecl<'s "'A Aosta de ill - .•• rocreodon d. Christmls Ew! In • Meldcanllllage. The ~ wll lna.de. ~ loa! d1oous, 30 -....y students from the Acodemy For The ...,._ looming Ms In lullllo ond . bind cl16loal '""*iins leolUring ••mlrilchl" sound. . . Prices . . us lor genorol ldmission, S20 lor ...,lor citizens and S1s lor students. c.n 6<1S-N!TS lor - P!Oceeds will octMtles spomored by the Newmln Centm' Cotllollc Campus Mlnistly. For man!;-.-, coli Rev. jacob t - . Ill 833-0298. REPORTER The llfpotUr is . an..., communltypublshed by the Olllu of News Services In the DMsion of llnMI>ity ~ tMMnity ., , _ _ otlullllo. ___ _---__ s..w:e.. EdiDrtllolllces . . loaled . 136 CIOfti Hill. .... lomiMnl, (716) 645-2626. __ - ~ _, Conllt_,_, ... ................. . Sue_, -.-_._..-__ -..---...... MtQnnk ....... -- ~" Moly-"*' a-- )emlor - Report finds state of the region mixed m Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth urges. collaboration By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor major new report on the co ndition of the Buffalo- Niagara region shows a mix of strengths and weaknesses in the area and calls for collaborative. cross-sector action to enhance the region's quality of life and competitiveness. UB's Institute for Local Governance and ll.eg.ionaJ Growth yesterday released "State of the Region: Performance Indicators for the Buffalo-Niagara Region in the 21st Century at a press co nference and meeting of regional leaders and decision-makers. According to the rcpon, tht.• state of the region's economy is summarized as .. well -diversified, but laggi ng in job growth and weekly earnings... with "business costs high, living costs average .. and .. foreign expons and patent A production strong and rising." The state-of-government sum mary finds .. promising trends in fi. nanciaJ reporting, non -tax financ ing, service collaborations and voter enroUment," with service costs in schools and towns "above average" and municipal debt "increasing." ln the area of education, pre-Kprogram access is"insufficient"and student performance in elementary, middle and high school is "above state a~rages," according to repon findings. The summary cites the region's major education concerns 10 be meeting Regents standards, minority dropout rates and teacher diversity. It alsO determines that stud · · high ed · ent retention m er ucatJon "'requires attention." In addition , lntemet lnfrastructure and connections are '"advanc· ing." while '"performance lags" in personal computer vse, Web presence and prevalence of technologybased firms. according to the exccu · tive summary. The report was developed by II task forces comprising more than 200 members from across Western New York and Southern Ontario. "What drives the "State of the Region' project is the axiom that 'You can't manage what you can't mea sure,'" said John B. Sheffer, II, insti tute director, who called the repon "an unprecedented tool " fo r Buffalo-Niagara. "A critical and distinctive aspect of the repon is that it not only measures essential aspects of regional performance, but also suggests ways for different sectors of the community to jointly manage those aspects of our performance and promote regional excellence." President Wi ll iam R. Greiner added: .. This kind of universitycommunity connection is a natural for UB. T he university offers re sources to do the analysis that the "State of the Region' project entails. we serve as a neut ral forum for regionwide collaboration, and we have an ongoing commitment to serving the region." The 27 S-page repon presents 98 indicators of regional quality oflife across II key subject areas: economy, education, environment, equity, government, health, human services, planning and land use, pechublic Isafety, dreginfiional and 1 · no ogy an ormatl~n. Kathryn A. Foster, assoaate pro\&. f lan . d di f ,essor o p . mng an rector o a_ssets research for the institute, and Barry Boyer, professor of law, who together co-directed the "State of the Region" project, indicated that many of the findings counter common negative perceptions of oonditions in the Buffalo-Niagara region. "l~s a pretty hand-hitting rqx>rt," said Foster. "Where there are dear n~s for improvement- for example, in the strmgth of the region's technology-based business sector, distribution of poverty, teen pregna~cy rates and job growth-' State of the Region' pulls no punches. "On the other hand," she oontinued, "Buffalo-Niagara does well in a number of .....,.._.{or<ign exports. technology infrastructure. support for aru and culture, and environmental cheinical releases." " It's a milistic picture--not uni· formly ~not uniformly. rosy; said Marsha S."Henderson, Western New York district president of Kq Bank and chair of the economy task force. "Most of all, it~s a reminder that we as a region can control our destiny." Gail Johnstone, executive director of the Community Foundation for Greater BuffaJo and chair of the planning and land use ta..Sk force. noted: "'State of the Region' gives our community a baseline we -n'hven't had before. This first report, panicu]arly, is more than just a snapshot of where we arc-it identifies a set of measures the region should look at regularly." A primary conclusion, Boyer pointed out, .. is that we as a region need .to do a much better job of identifying, coDecting and fitting together data at the regional level." Muriel A. Howard, president of Buffalo Stat< College who chaired the education task force, cited regional literacy as an example. "The task forces in both education and human services were interested in assessing liuffalo-N'oagara's levels of literacy, but the data we needed weren't available.· She added that good data on bias crimes. which both the equity and public safety task fOrces w= seeking.als!> was lacking. Other task fora: chairs, selected for their expertise and leadership in each area, were: • Environment-Errol E. Meidinger, UB professor oflaw and co-dim:tor, Environment and Society Institute • Equity-Lana D. Benatovich, executivedim:tor, National Conference fOr Community and Justice • ~ent-Mary Lou Rath, New York State senator • Health-Donald W. Rowe , public health director, Genes~e County Health Department • Human Services-Robert M. Bennett, president, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County • Public Safety-Michael A . Battle, judge, Erie County Family Court • Regional Assets-Richard T. Rcinhard, principal. Niagara Cons\llting Group • lechnology and InformationDavid M . Straitiff, president and c:hief<JZCUtiveoflker,SyrinaCommunications Corp. For mo... detailed information, visit the project Web site at <http:/ / oagloo,.. - -e.buttalo.~ / --htnol>. Reports may be ordered from the institute by calling829-3m. �November 18.1!!l9/Vut31.lo.13 ll.epa.-tea 3 BrieBy New HRP dean dies at 55 Fr•nk 0 . Br.cty, who began hts tenu re as dean of th< School of Health Related ProfesSions JUSI last month . d1ed suddenly of an apparent heart attack Mohday mo rning at hts home tn South Dakota wh ile preparing to move hi s famil y to Buffalo. He was 55. U~its I""' ~ f'M!'l\10 goall J>OY1 ~ porant of their """"""' shortt.Us Units poy of their ol-fiMs'baw budget Units do not recelw 30 porcent of committed proYOIL1I allooltlons , Units obsofb fractions of deYelopment CD5Is in their ba>e budgets l'rovost ~uc:es odmlnlstratiYe costs Provost reserve to be aNocated during fiscal. 'JON 1999/2000 2.5,,;....., ~ 918 5,160 1,473 1,611 1,178 ~ $9.678 Tho effect of tho JliOY05bl illloclllians is.~-- by unit. with """fdiiRren! ;,..,.as on .nt budgels lm>IS tho--.nk: orgaAzllion. Some .nt budgels-ICiully- by as much . as 3 p01ant beclule easled asses.sment, whit other budgels- reduced by as much os4 peart. Tho,-woJbe-'klgwllh..tl ocidemicriCMrtho noxtr.........,todetermine how those..........,.. wo1 be poid and tho 1mf*1 they wo1 haYe on opemjons in tho months and yean ahead. _l'llllginll._.... Pre sid e nt William R. G remer ca ll ed Brad y's death a "terrible loss for UB." " He was excited w·be Jo inmg the UB com mumt y. a nd we were delight ed to have him here . He wa ~ an energellc. intelligent , tal ented professor and dean ," Gre m er sa td . " Hi s death represents a lost opportunity for us, a nd an enormous loss for h1.s family. Our heartfelt condo lences and deepest sympa thies go o ut to his wiftand children." Funeral serv1ces are bemg held today 1n Verm1lhon, S.D. Before Joining UB. Brady had been dean of the D1v1.sion of Health SCien ces at the Universi t y of South Da kota School of Med1cme. Brady, who also held the fa cult y position of professor of clin1cal laborato ry SCiences and nutritiOn , ea rned his doctorate tn btochcm istry from Duke University tn 1969. He spent four years as a postdoctoral research fellow at Co lum b1a Um ve rsnv before JOtntng the biochemistry faculty a t the Un1wrs11 y of Sou th [)ako ta. He wa!i pro moted to full professo r tn 191-1 2 Jnd wa!. named dean of the health sc ien ces divis io n in 1992. During hi s tenu re. Bradv wa' a VISiting sca• nttst .11 theM R< "lnx1 cology Unll tn Ca rshalton . ~u rr y, l:.ngland, and from lulv 1988 to December 1991. spent o ne -quarter o f hb p rofessional t1m e a,!> .J Kell ogg Nat ional Leadership h :llm..·, sponso red by the \\'. K. Kell ogg Foundation . During his fe ll owshtp. he traveled through o ut th e Unit ed States and abroad, part1C1patmg m actiVIties m Anta rcth.a , Venezuela, Chma and Ca nada . He held five resea rch grants. mcludmg three fmm the NauonaJ Institutes of Hea lth (N IH ) to stud y the funct ion of prott'Ul!:l th a t bind to heavy metals. and puhltshcd 49 papcn. and 35 abstraltS tn hts research area . In addition , Hradv rece1vcd rftor€ than S 1.2 mil lion tn edu ca ti On grant s from the [)epartment of Health and flu · man S<.•rvices to support trauung progra m )!. for nurse anesth t' ttsts and physician assistants. His profess io nal activities included sr rvmg as cha 1r of th e ( rr ('at Plain3 Reg ion al Rt.•sca rch Co mmilll'<.' of the Arne n can Ht'a rt A.sso ( !at ton a nd pa rti Cipating tn several actlvttles o f the N IH \ 810chem tstry St udy Sect1o n. Brady W33 an NCAA -certified sw unmmg referee and state dtrcl tor of South Dakota's ( :oll e-ge Swunmmg Offi ciab Assona twn and pla)'cd hasketball regula rl y. He recent I)' had undergorw a phvsu.al and received a clean bill of health. He is survived by his wtfe. Patrlctann Furnan: two .;,ons. ~can .Jnd I>av1d ; a daught<"r Damelle, and a daughter ln ·law. 1\•\ehss...-. l Patos receive grant to find gene for bipolar disorder By LOIS BAKER News Services Editor A hu sband-and-wife team of psychiatrists at UB has received a $4.2 million grant from the NationallnstitutesofHealth to search fo r a gene or genes that may be linked to bipolar disorder, commonly re· ferred to as manic depression. Identifying the molecular basis of such a linkage could lead to ad · vanccs in diagnosis and treatment of the disorder, which affects mil· lions of people worldwide. The gran t to Carlos N. Pato and Michele T. Pato. associate professors of psychiatry and co-di rectors of the UB Laboratory of Psychiatric and Molecular GeOctics, was announced Mo nday at a press conference by President William R. Greiner. The Patos are conducting their research with the relatively homo· geneous population of the Azores. Portuguese islands located in the North Atlantic about 1,000 mil<> off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula. This same population forms the study base for their search for genetic markers for schizophrenia, a $2.6 miUion project also funded by the NIH. now entering its third year. "We are delighted that professors Carlos and Michele Pato have received this grant for their ground· breaking research on the possible genetic components of bipolar dis· order, a condition that affects so many people worldwide," Greiner said. "This award from such a prestigious funding source as NIH rec ognizes the irnponant work bemg done by UB medica l researcher1o such as the Patos. .. We wish them weU in their re sea rch, which co uld lead to am proved treat mcnts and cures for th1s illness." John Wright. dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sci· cnces. said this research exists on the cutting edge of the application of molecular biology to human dist-ase. "AJthough a genetic linkage ha:, been presumed to underlie hipolar disease in man)' individuals. this research promises to rt>veal th e molecular basis of that linkage. and rna' weU lead to important diagnosth. and Lherapeutic advan ct.~ . ..In addition to these successful research endeavors. Carlos and Michdlr Pato have made major contributions to undergraduate and postgraduate education during their relatively shon tenure at the UB medical school.'' Wright noted. " We are aU very proud of their accomplishments.'' Carlos Pato, principal1nvesttga · tor on this research project and associate dean for clinical affairs 111 the medical school, said bipolar di~ur · der affects about .7 percent o f tht' worldwide population, with a large percen tage having a possible genet I( \:omponent. "The most consistent and sigmfi ... ant nsk fo r developing bipolar disorder or schizophrenia is being rt"lated to a person sufferi ng from the s.amt' til ness." Pato said ... Though it 1s likely that nongcnetic factors play an important role in the expression of these ill nesses, a significant por- tton or risk must be (!.CilCttc.'' Bq>Oiar disorder IS characteru.c.'J hy dramatiC mood swmgs bt·tw<.'t'n ma111a and dePression . The mood swings develop and suhs1dt" :>ponta· neously and mar he cvciiC, with sufferers remamm(!. man1c or drprC'SSIV<." for months. Pt.:rsons m the maniC pha."l' nf the d1sorder can he psychotiC. are cru.1h dastracted . expe n cnce exaggerated feehngs of weUlx-ing. exhibitmflatl-J self-esteem and may indulge extrnva gantly in irrational activines. In the depressive phase, persons expcrienct' incnia . los!. o f self-esteem . w11h d rawa1, sadness and may he SUICidal. Present treatments for bipolar dL-, order focus on managing these symp t o m.~. ·me Patos said thcv hope that uncovering the genetic etiology of these disorders will be an 1mponan1 step 111 developing improved tre-.n · ments and."f'OSSibty. specific cures. Through a pilot SIUdy, tho research ers already have Identified 25 famt hes " 'lth 84 affected members. That populataon will be expanded in the fuU · blown, five· year investigation hl include 225 persons with bipolar di3ordcr and their parents. A third stud" group will be composed of all other Azorcans with the disorder. "Tht' Azure:, are •d ea l lor,, gcnct ll ana\vs1s be..:ause the i ~ lands are geu ~rapht..:allv ISolated and thl' popu la t1on ha!o rcmamed rt'la uvcly ho mogt..'nt:tlU.!>, w1th most mhah1tanl.., doccnded from a few famihe&" Pato ~u d . " In additiOn , the ALor~ h.w~ a centraJiZl'd health system .andalli O psychiatnsts on the tsla nds arc ml laborat mg on the prOJecl." The resea r(hl'r.!o will look for he rclhtan pathways of the d1sease u:o. Ill(!. a vanetv of approach ~. "We w11l :.elect gcncUl marken. .md loul.. at how thl· markers hchavc m well fam i.ho.., comparc.-d tn J larml\' "''ht.-re the dlnes3 shows up "'-'veralt lllll'!. ... Pato s.."l1d. "We'lllook to St."'t.' tf iJiness and gl' nl'l ll markers exist I O~l· th er. and Wl'' ll analv"ll' genelll panem.!o from ti l person 10 11l pasun. \\'c' llliC\'l'lnr .1 dcs..:npuon of l'ach SU!o Jll'l-t ~en(· Jnd dl•termmt' h\n' tllll·n 11 Ul.lur' Wlth 1ilnl!S) ... ... An important .a.!>pl'll tlltlll' . . tuJ, w1ll be a h.lplotvpc rc-l .!ttve rt,l.. J.nalvS13, Pato ....ud . l 1 •Hn~ th1' .1p proach. rl'3l'arlhl·r:!- wLII;malnl' the "t't of gc n ~ from .1 pat tent 's p.trcnh that were not paSSl"'"Ci on to that p.1 tlt'nt. Thl· no n -mhcnted ..,t·t thl·n J.Cb .J., d con trol �4 Reporier November 18. 19!i91Vol31. No.lJ Nicholas Isherwood considered one of greatest Interpreter s of new music In world BRIEFLY SYI)'Iposlum to target hlgh-school students Renowned .performer joins faculty Matter, antknatter, dancing By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporrer Staff molecules and •green• chefnis. try wi&l make an appearance at a sympo>ium for high-school students and lh<ir teochen called "Quarb, Biomolecules and Polymers: Modem Science and TI!Chnology at UB Today," to be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sawrday in 121 Cool« Hall on the North Campus. It wiK be tr.. and open to all high-school students and INChen. Fofloi.tng the symposium, teochen \WI be welcome to attend a -tation dOscribing US's mastet's-degroe programs in pl1)osics education and chemistry educotion, to be held in Room 306 a/the Nawrat Sciences Complex. The symposium is designed to tamHiarize high-school .n~­ dents with the rutting.<!dge scientific reeardl at UB. "It's a Wonderful Ufe" set for Pfeifer Cabaret Curtain caJJ Productions, in ,.,;.. dofainthel'leifer~ln UB'sPfi!ifor~wfl-t ·ws~~~~~!)8. w;" come tO life on stage in a rodlo-style. staged reading. will be - t e d at 8 p.m. f ridays and Saturd.iys, with rnatnee performances at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 and Dec. 18. eu.- ean Productions 1n residencl at thel'foifer Cabaret b presOnted by the Center for theArtl. Final Clarkson lecture set for today In Crosby The blurring bOOndaries b.<tween disciplines and the changes they pO<tend for ihe ardlitecWraf and design fields will be the subject a/ the final Clartoon VISiting Chair lecture for the fall term. The s'chool of AtthitecWn! and Planning wtll host a talk by Oarkson Visiting Chair K. Michael Hays tiUed "The Smoothing of Architecture" at 5:30p.m. today in 301 Crosby Hall on the South Campus. In h~ talk, Hays, prolessa< of architectural theory at the Harvard Graduate SChool of Design, will eJCpiOn! what he cal~ the 'de-differentiation' of an:hltecture. This process. manifested in the blurred boundaries between various ~s of studies, r . _ t s one of the most pro- found influences on the academic disciplines today. Much of~ chang<~ attrit> uted to the impact of ca<nputing and the transt.r of techniques between practices it makes possible. H¥ will speculatE about how these changes have produced changes in ways of thinking and seeing architecture. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending Letters to the Rqo11er The Rep<>te'~ lotte> from ca<nmenting 00 Its stories and oontentlett:et's should be limited to 800 words and may be edited for st)1e and length. letters must Include the writer'! and. daytrnephone number for Ylriication. BeC>OSeofspace it-... theRe-port6annot pubilh .. - . receiwd They must b e . - by • 9 a.m. Mc>nclaycto be COO!idefed for~ In issue. The R<!po<Urll!*' that lotte> be reaMd oo dist< or eledronicaly at . name.- that_., ~. N ICHOLAS Isherwood has be<n called the un - contested darling ~( con temporary musicians and one o( the greatest inter· pretcrs of new music in the world today by international critics. Around UB, however, the world · renowned performer is an assistant professor of singin g and musical theater. Isherwood, who joined the UB (acuhy in January, teaches voice and runs the Music Theatre Work· shop--fo rmerly the Opera Work · shoJ>-and has taught and lectured at the Salzburg Mozarteum, Paris Conservatoire and at the lnstitut de Rec herche ct de Coo rdination Acoust iqu e Mu'sique, more com monly known as IRCAM, in Paris. He learned about the position at UB after perfo rming UB faculty mem hcr Jonathan Golovc's opera ... Red Harvest," at the Aix Festival in Frana. As a performer. Isherwood has a deep and extensive history in music and theater, performing everything from romantic to baroque, medicvaJ to 20th -ce ntury music in cities throughout France, Gennany and lratJl:~ith such famous conductors as focthen, BuffaJo native Willmrn C -~e. Nicho las. McGcgan , Kent Na a.Q..O and Gabnele Ferro. lshc rwooli has made 30 C Ds. many of which can be heard in the music library in Baird Hal\. His CD of Paul Mefano's "Dragon bass" wa!'l just released. Th 1!'> season. he will perform a ptccc by Betsy )olas with Mi chael Stl~rn and the Saa rlacndi~ c her Rundfunk orche>- Lucifer in (Stockhausen's} opera, Their collaboration has afforded "'X>nnerstag aus Licht,'" he says, and has worked with Stockhausen ever Crumb at the since. Isherwood notes that he has WDR in Germany performed all of Stockhausen's works and Maurici o for bass voice in concerts around the Kagel in Paris. sing world, as well as in the world prewith the orchestra mieres of Stockhausen's operas of Santa Cecelia in "Montag a us Licht," .. Dienstag aus Rome. and per - Licht" and "Freitag aus Licht." Isherwood the opportunity to put his musical prowess to work in a tra , work with oomposers Georg< Western New York venue_ Lacy, who has performed in the Calumet Arts Cafe in downtown Buffillo. introduced Isherwood to Cal umet owner Mark Goldman. form at theTorinoand Rome operas, as well as at the Theatre Gerard Philippe in Paris. voted to contemporary music. The That introduction has produced the first in a series of musical collabo· rations betwem the UB Department of Music and the Calumet-something that Isherwood says will be- Isherwood, who says he knew he ensemble, he says, "gives me the op- come an annual occurrence. wanted to be a singer at age II, began his professio nal career at an portunity to have control over a1J He says he became involved in the project with the Calumet "to bring UB ba~ to (downtown ) Buffalo and hdp the students get a real, paying gig in front of a real audience.• The fir>t collaboration featured early age. "I started performing as a soloist when I was 12--as a soprano-after having sung in the children's chorus at the Paris Opera," he says. He punued a bachdor's degree in French literature at Oberlin CoUege, where he also studied acting. He Isherwood also is founder of VOXNOVA, a vocal ensemble de- aspects of a performancr-<hoice of si ngers, program, staging, lighting ... as well as to perform works for (the) solo voice and chamber music." His ensemble has performed at major festivals around the globe and has produced several CDs, the most r=nt of which is a coUection of works by Luigi Nono that will be released in the spring. This past summer, Isherwood and two of his students, Lisa Biamonte then sang with Richard Miller at the Oberlin Conservatory, where he received a bachelor's degree in rilusic. He later earned the equivalent of a and Lorena GuiUen , traveled to master's degree in musicology at the Kurten, Germany, where they par- Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Paris and has trained privately in Italy under the voice instruction of Sara Sfom.i Corti and Roberto Benaglio. ticipated in the Stockhausen Kursen-run by Stockhausen--to A Wat so n Fellowship took Isherwood to Europe in 1981 , where his careet as a performer has flourished. It was in 1983 that he met the man he calls"the most famous living oomposer"-Karlheinz Stockhausen-- who Isherwood says gave,him his first big bn:ak into opera. " I made my operatic debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, performing the ro le of prepare for a performance of the German composer's work. "ln the sky I am walking .. . Indian Songs." scheduled for April in the Center for the Arts. This ooming summer, those same students and several others are scheduled to return to Stockhausen Kursen, Isherwood says, He also has been working with jazz legend Steve Lacy for the pasi five years, the pair performing most recently together at the Venice Biennale and in Paris, with plans to record together in the near future. G uillen performing tangos with Alejandro Rutty and Tito Castro at the Calumet in October. Upcoming events will be Jon Nelson's Eclectic Band, The Royal Pitches, Standards-wh ich will be sung by Biamonte and MoUy Gasbarrini, another UB student--and a tribute with big band accompaniment to jazz legend AI Hibbler, sung by Isherwood himself. Isherwood also has plannedthrough the Music Theatre Work shoJ>-a performance featuring the work of musical philosopher and mycologist John Cage at the Center for the Arts' Black Box Theatre at 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday. The performance, directed by Isherwood, will feature selections from Cage's "Song Books" in a first-ever Buffalo performance. It will include guest appearances by UB faculty and staff members Magnus Martensson, Phil Rehard and Cort Lippe. Wmd engineer urges plan to ease damage Michael Gaus says wind causes 70 percent ofinsurance payouts; homes vulnerable By ELL£N GOLDBAUM them are private homes," said Gaus. what Gaus calls the psychological r<- News Services Editor High-rise office buildings and other sponsc to windstorms. which occur often and so don't get as much attention as do other natural disasters. "Earthquakes, fo r example, hit with a bang. and then they may riot M ENTION the nation's most damaging natural disasters and most people prob - ably think of earthquakes and floods. Wind probably isn't even on the list. But it should be, according to Michael Gaus, professor of civi l, structural and envi ro nmental engi neering and president of the Ameri can Association of Wind Engineer Ing, since the most vuJncrablestruc tures arc low-rise buildings, such as n:sidcnccs. To focus attention on wind and the mass ive amount of damage it ca uses every year, Gaus and co lleagues at Texas Tech University arc holding a public-policy symposium, " Reducing Losses from Wind stOmls: 1-lidden Dangers in New and Existing Constructio n,'' today and tomorrow in Washington, D.C. Tht· symposi um is designed to bring together a broad spectrum of public- and priva te-sector partici pants fro m government, architecture, engineering and construction to find common ground o n wtuch tu develop a national plan for wind ha7..ard mitigation. " From a standpoint of wind safety, \VC have millions of defective buildings in the U.S., and most of stf\!ctures usually are quite safe, Gaus noted, because they have been engineered; that is. they have been con· st.ruefed with the oonsultation of pro- fessionaJ engineers. Private homes, however, are "noncnginecred" struc· tures, he pointed out. "If you 're stand ing next to the World Trade Center during a wind storm , you can feel pretty secure," said Gaus. ")wouldn't say the sam e thing if you are standi ng next to your house." According to the insurance industry, recent losses from windstorms and wind -related eve nts, such as hurricanes. tornadOt"S and frontaJ winds. accou nt for an estimated 70 percent of its annual payout for natural · ha7,ard losses. " In Hurricane Andrew, 141.000 fami li es lost everything they ever owned," said Gaus, noting that aft er a week or tv.·o, media attention faded away. Such huge (OSS('S, he said, can be attributed, in part, to the lack o( a serious wind · research program nationwide. which could help establish methods for preventing wind dam · age. "Very little rescard1 has gone on in wind engineering, since there is so little funding for it." he explained. That lack of support ste~from occur again for 12 years." he said "But wind events happen every year, and each year, on average, they destroy or make uninhabitable about 30,000 ho mes or apartments in the US." Gaus, who spent 25 years as an National Science Foundation ad · ministrator, was involved in starting the nation's earthquake-engineering research program in the early 1960s, and hoped to include earthquake hazard mitigatio n in a program looking at all natural hazards, in cluding wind. But after the great Alaskan earth· quake in 1964, Congress allocated a research program for stud yi ng earthquakes, while support for some other natural hazards lagged. While Gaus advocates spet*ling more mo ney on mitigating aiJ types of natural hazards. he noted that annual support from NSF for wind· engineering research has sharply dedined-from about $2 million 5- I0 years ago, to a current level of just $600,000. With so titcle research support, the field is not attracting engineers,leav· ing wind research almost completely neglected in the education and training of future engineers. At the same time, he said, the lack of " improved technical input" for meaningful, enforceable building codes in the nation-also contribu tes to a lack of safety. "Building codes were originaUy intended to provide a minimum code fo r buildings." said Gaus, "but rootractor and suppliers have turned it inte a maximum code. lf you ask a contracto r why he built something a certain way, he will tell you, ' it meets the code,' as though that is the very best standard he needs to meet It's nol It 's the bare minimum." There is a bright spot, Gaus noted. fust last month, the Building Code Congress voted to adopt a new building code that includes greatly improved wind·loading standards. And this week's symposium is designed to initiate the development of an integrated National Wtndstorm H:=rd Mitigation Strategy and Plan. "Once there is a damaging ~nt. the disaster· relief agencies run out to the site and provide relief and assistance," Gaus said, ..but there's no money for studying why the struc· ture feU down in the lim place. With this symposium, we want to come up with an economic approach to making homes and smali buildings more wind-resistant." �November18.1999/VoiJl. No 13 Repo.-tea UB hires landscape architects IElec::bunU:;Hii Ill How about this weather... Team to develop comprehensive master plan for q:zmpuses lly SUE WU£TCHEII The landscaping plan dovetails RtpOrt~ Editor with a project already under way to Nan attempt to unprove ampus aesthetics and aid in stu dent recruit m ent , VB has hired a team of consultants to develop a comprehensive m aster landscaping plan (or the North and South campuses. instal l new signage on both campu.ses.. Wright said A key goal of the landscaping project, he said, is to create an envi ronment that will help with the re cru.itment o( students . ..We want parents of potentiaJ students. when they bring their kids to campus for a visit, to have a good impression of I The universitywide Master Uindscape Plan Advisory Committee has selected as consultants the local !inns ofWendeiEngjneeringandB.Amold & Associates, and the New York City· based HOKPianning Grouj>-the landscape-architectural division of the university," he said. PeterKillian,directorofmarketing and a member of the advisory committee, noted that the architects are charJ!ed with "looking at everything, th e internationally not just where we can plant Oowen." known design --- - ---"'-----..._·The project is .. wide-open ," firm of .,.~ Killian said, and propos· als would -·- --=-, -..... I university commumty as 11 develop~ a plan, Wright said. In addition, they lake IntO H•ve you ever pondered the difference between a nor 'eastt•r and blue norther) 1 rv tht)l. one What dtstmgmshes a blizzard from a lakc -dle1..t snow')torm1 Whtlc moo;,t Western New Yorker!~ ~.a n .m ~wcr the Ia u er questlon.thns.c of yo u who don 't know m1ght ched out th e Weather Channel ~to rm l:.ncydoped1a a1 < http:/ I www.we•t her.c:om/ bre:•kl ng we:ather/ e:ncyc:lopedl• / '>. You 'll find antcresu ng facb and 1nfurma11on about severe and extrernt· weather, mcluding hurr! LJ.nes, tornadoes, heat waves and . dare wt· say, winter storms. Enjoy listcntng to ~ The We-J.thcr Notehook" on Nat1onal Pubh( Rad1o\ .. Mormng Edit1on? .. \'1311 the Web site < http :// www. mount w•sh lngton , org / notebook / br•l n storms / lndell .html> not only to catch up on segments you may have m1sscd . but also to provide answers to the regular'"Brainstorms." ( A r~nt quo tion: .. We have rai nbows when it 's ramy and sunny, why d6n't we have snowbows when it 's snowy and sunny? ") Click on their .. Mount Wash ington Observatory" link <http:/ / www.mountwashlngton.org/ lnde.x:.html> and Buffalo in November will ft"C:I positJvely trop1cal. a" the windchiU is -5 Fat this wntmg.lf you want to feel reaUygood ahout Western New York's weather, sclt·ct the ''LIVe View from the ~ummil " link <http:/ / www.mountwashlngton .org/ c•m/ lndu..html »you won't beli eve your eyes! Those with serious interest s 111 weathc..·r .md clima te ~hou ld ac..L"c'~ the National Oceanic and Atmmphenl Admm1stratwn ( NOAA I homepage <http:/ / www.noaa.gov/ >. !"hi)!. I.!J a co mprehensive. re search-oriented site , providing links to publi ca t10m as wdl a!I granb and research opportunities available through NOAA and 1t<. numer ous affiliates. Interesting fea tures mclude a <.ollection of more than 10,000 photographs and, for the concerned envJTunmen tal! -.t, .1 l 1n~ to legislative affairs involving climate and consc rvat um Since few talk about Buffalo without ~o mt· lllt'lltlon ol nur Wl'athcr . it is o nly appropriate that VB's Suence and 1-.ngmccnrrg l.i brarv h.t)l compiled a li st of Inte rn et resources relating to weather and chma lt' < http : I I u bllb . buffalo . edu I lib r •rles I unIt s I sel I sources I we•ther-html >. One section, .. Wcathertng Buffalo" < http :/ I ublfb.buffalo.edu/ llbr•rtes/ uniU/ sel / gener•l/ weather.html • inventories more than 60 si tes on weather m the Western New Yor~ area ... and not aJI relat e to snow. "Weather" (sorry) yo u're a nov1~.. c -.tnrm 1.. haser or J ~e nou s rc sea rch er, th e Int ernet o(fcrs a wt'alth of weather and clunatc -rl'lat cJ information. .:1 ~..on ­ saderation UB 2025, a 30 -year project spearheaded by the l:nvironmentaJ Task Force to transform the North Campus into a greener. more inviting physical environment A key component of the plan is to restore more than 100 acres of the campu.\ to the woodlands that existed before the campus was builL The master plan is expected to be completed by April, Wright said, noting the actual landscaping work will be done in phases over five to I 0 years. Although no budget has been set, the project will be financed with capital m o ney, he said. The landscaping project fits m with the o ngoing signage program on both campuses. Killian said the signage project , which will entail the rnanufucture and installation of more than I ,200 signs on both campuses, has gone out to bid. Bids are to be opened in early Decem This drawing ll.,strlltes the llgnage _.....,that, alooog with • ~ ber and the finn that is m•ster pl•n lh•t Is being deYeloped, are hoped to lntproW CMnpUS Hfthetks. selected will manufac ture the signs that will be installed on the campuses in spring Hellmuth Obata & Ka.ssabaum- to range anywhere from integrating bike provide VB with specific plans for and roller-bladepathsacrossthetwo and summer 2000. both c:unpuses,said Michael Wright, campuses to tearing up Founder's The project is designed to 1m <W.Oem te program coordinator for Pla:za along the acadcnUc Spine on the prove signage at the gateways to the Un lvt.'TSlty Facilities and project man North Campus. c:ampuses-indudUjg the construe· ager for the landscaping project. The consultants plan to conduct tion o f significant masonry sign The advisory committee is <.O · 400 in-person surveys of VB faculty, posts of brick and sto ne to reflect each campus' unique architectun." chaired by Dennis Andrejko. asso- staff and students within the next improvc th e "way-fi nding" system l'Jate professor of architecture, and several weeks, and will ho ld several and improve the building- identifi Ilean Reinhart. senior advisor in the public forums on both campuses in Office of Admissions. an attempt to get input from the calion system. For assuta11u ltf rtnmect mK to the· \\'orld \Vult· ~\ ~b \'lfl L'R 111mpur.·r auouP/h, ,·otltact the C:omputwg C l'tlll'f Hl'lp lks ~ at 0-l'i l'l-1-" -Brenda BaHiet.on and Cindy H:ltz., Work of Research Institute on Addictions recognized nationally RIA rejoins UB community By LOIS B.AKER . Newl Serv•ces Ed•tor the region's rcsidcnl.!i as \oJcll." Gerard I. Connors. RIA direCtor Tbc 126 RIA personnel n1rrcntly employed hy the Research 1-uunda · T Addictions (RIA), for - and UB research professor of p!.)'· chology, said of the transition: "We 1ion for MentaJ Hygicm· will ht· come SUNY Research l:oundauon merly a co mponent of are delighted with our merger with cmployc.."t'S. The 44 RIA cmployt--e:-. the New Yo rk State Of- theuniversiry,andarecxcltedabout the new o pportunities that will resuit for both RIA and UB." C'.onnors said the institute would co ntinue to focus its research on al cohol and other substan ce use and abuse. and that it has expanded its emphasis to include compu lsive gambling. RIA wiU function as a free-stand ing research institute within UB, rcporting to Provost David J. Triggle. It will retain its identity and remajn at its present location. Administra tion of RIA's grants will be transft>rrcd from the Research Founda tion for Men tal Hygiene to the SUNY Research Foundation. C urrent RIA research includes in vcstigating a1cohol use in early marriage; parenting and infant development in alcoho lic families; ways of reducing OWl recidivi sm; skill s training for parents of adolescent drug abusers, and heavy drinking. drug use and blood -to-blood trammiss ion between sexual partners in the t ransm ission of hepatitis C. RIA scientists recentl y began two projects on addictive gambling, one involving a nationwide survey of gambling behavior and alcohol use, and the second evaluating coping skills in individuals who have part ners who are pa tho logical gamblers. on the sta te payroll wi ll be Iran' fcrred to SUNY. Thl· pmpm.a.l to transfer RIA to UB was passed b)' the SUNY Ro.1rd uf Trustees last year, and w.b fol lowed hy the signing of a memoran dum of undcrstandmg bctw,:cn Greiner and lean Somers Mill~r. OASAS commissioner. The statt· Lt-gislature pa!>Sed a t ram.h.-r lull 111 August. The merger bring.' RIA h;Jck tn 11~ roots. The institute was e5tahb)lht·J at VB in 1968 by the state Depan mentofMentaJ Hygiem· townJu(t resc.--arch into alcoholism and potcn twJ treatment s. Ct-dri~.. Smith. V R professor of pharma cology and toxicology. was RIA's first dirt'L"tor. serving until 1979. Through a scnl"!'> of changcs in admimstratJon, both at UB and at the sta ll' ll·vd , RIA moved. under theadminJstratJV<'IU n sdu:t1on of OASAS. alth oul!,h tht' hvo mst1tution.s m.untameJ dmt· rcsean.:h and educational tit')!. Thb collahora lion ha.!J rl"!-.Uitl-J 111 various )Oint n.."Sean:h pn~ram~ . tlw most ambitious ol wh1c.:h 13 J live year study of the relationship ,,1 .U L"ohol use and c hronh. diSCdSt')l. , funded by an S8 m illion fl·dl·ral grant awardt-d in 199J )Ointly to RIA and the UB Oepanment of ~)\."1.U and Prevent 1ve Mt-Jicine. HE Research Insti tute on fice of Akoholisrn and Substan ce Abuse Services {OASAS), became part of UB today at ceremonies held at the institute at 1021 Main St.,•Buffalo. RIA is recognized internationally for its research on the development of substance-abuse problems and th e prevention and trea tment of 3U bs t ance ab u se. The ins titut e pumps $8.1 million a year in external research ~nd.ing into the local ~..-co nomy, in additio n to expending a state budget or $3.1 miUion . RIA was established at the univer· sity in 1968 and became part of the OASAS about a decade later. Speaking at the ceremonies. Prcsi dent Wi1J ian1 R. G reiner noted: "Thr Resea rch Institute on Addictions, a recognized international leader in substance-abuse research-and treat ment, plays a vital ro le in substanceabuse pr('Vention efforts in Western New York. " It is a pleasure to welcome RIA back into the VB community; it s resea rch in terests a rc a natur al match for tlto.se of our faculty. as we know from the collaborations al ready under way,n he added. 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"':'..:!.,~ recent"""""' lhe group's clnnor. donee. Natielll, • prolosoor In lhe Doponmont a/ Onl Dilgnollic Science In lhe School a/ Dontol -ond·l\lllloNIIy.... pothclogOsl. recelwdlhe Honor-. ~ 01935 groduole allhe Uldontol Khool who ad\loated l h e - of -- lluorido lo pubic~­ lo pr<Wntdentoldeay, l h e - allhe Yeor c:.olyn A. Ingram, • doctorol sllJdent .. lhe School a/ Nursing. has recelwd one a/15 -~& Johnson llis$eNtion Gtonts In Women's .net Oladren'.s Health for 1999 from lhe y.p,drow _ , NotJonal Fellowship Foundotlon. lho'$2,000gnnts encourogO origiNI """ slgnlficont .....rthrolotedto ' women's and children's health Sexual harassment it seemed as if too much power was vestal in too few prople for the entire investigation process. He also pointal out that the po~cy does not address what the proc<dure would be if the chargal party happens to be a senior administrator. Rosenthal said that procedures addrtSSing such a situation were in an earlier draft but were deleted fo r .. some editorial reason" to make the document .. more manageable." Tracy Gregg. assistant professor of geology, said she thought that the time period statal in the po~cy as "one year after the student is no longer under the faculty member's academic or dinicaJ medkal supervision,.. is insufficient fo r students, particularly in the case of freshmen, to file a complaint. Rosenthal replied that he be~eval this to be a .. fctirly generous" time fram e and said he was no t sure if "investigating sta1e, difficult to anvestigate, but o therwise legitimate complaints, is worth it." ln response to a point that legal counsel ought 1o be able to be present during the investigativ< process and haring, Greiner said that ..we're not talkipgabouta trial here; we'retalkingaboutan investigativeproc<dure, an administra~ procc:s.s." Another concern was whether or not the pei'SOn fi~ng a complaint would be required to demonstrate harm. Rosenthal said the harm el ement is not requiral if the party filing the complaint can establish that harassment creattd a hostile environment. Greiner emphasized that the document makes for rather complex interpretations, since it tries to cover two somewhat different sets made liable as an organization if sexual harassment were to occur." Acara stressed that there is an educational comPonent within the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and chair of the Department of Psychology. Also, reporting on last month's meeting of the SUNY Faculty Senate, Judith Adams- Volpe, director of Lockwood Library, notified senators that the SUNY administration released "Policy Guidelines on the Consideration of GradW.te Programs" in September without any consultation-with, or notifia- procedures through which~ ­ tion to, the Faculty Senate. The of interests: ..the internal interests of the institution in discouraging this type of behavior Decausc it is disruptive, inappropriate and something we would rather not happen at our institution, and interests of the university as a corporate body, or as an employer, which could be tion becomes an imponant pan of this document." In other b usiness, the senate pass<d a r=lution calling for the assessm ent of all educational pro- grams at the university to be conducted frequently by the faculty. The proposal was devdop<d by the Education Programs and Policy Committee chaired by Jack Meacham, po~cy calls for graduate programs to be offered at the university ccn· ters. with cxaptions for tltree"specializ<d" campuses, and will make it more difficult for graduate programs to be approval at the fouryear coUeges. It also calls for some specialization among the centers. requiring that programs .. no t un · necessarily dup~cue resources." from • public-policy porspectlYe. tngr~m's cflssertation is tided 'PTodicton a/ weight Cain In Premenopousolv.l:>men ln Eorty State 8reiul Cancer." Elolne T. Stalhopoulos, choir of the Ooportment of Communica!M Oisord<rs ond Sd<ntes In lhe College a/Arb ond Sdenc05, has been appointed editor lor ' speech· for lhe joumol a/ Spo«h lmlguafl< and Hearing - . one a/the primory joumab In the field. UB Fit Chris Arena (spotter), a sophomore business major, and Frank LaMagna (lifter), a sophomore studying nutrition and exercise science, check out the nw • Fitness Room in Alumni Arena, which features about $90,000 worth of new equipment and other improvements. The Uniwnity of~ Press =...~=:.-. lestschlilt honoring Leslie -lessor ond · suNY Distinguished ProSamuel a.m.ns Pro- --also lessor in the Doportment of English In lhe College a/Arb """ Sdence. has published • A New Reder Road«,' a col1ectiona/ R<'dler's fiction, non-fiCtion ond pootry. - c. Shoplro, prolosoor a/ computer science"""~­ ing and a inember a/the Center for c~ Sdence, was a rntml>tr ala -.. a/ Ul ond An1l-otrst Syotems ..-.:hers to reaM • Spoce from the NAS.>. "-'lions """ Contributions ~ ' for irMntlons and- sdtntific""" t<dv1ical cootrlbutlons INt ,_helped NAS.>. to achitYtlts ........utica~ Act- """ spact goa~s..· The tHm - rocognlzed for ·Wng - Machine VIsion for Robots Agent SUNY trustees c-ttrMM~t ,._ ,... • cent, but does not increase tuition. The $1.73 billion proposal, a $77.3 millio n increase over the current ftscal year's plan, wo uld cover all addal collective-bargaining costs cellor, trustees also increas<d the salary range for the position, permitting an annual salary of bt-tween $275,000 to $350,000. It will be effe~tive wi th the hiring o f a new ($23.6 million ) and fully fund performance awa rds related to enroll ment increases and sponsored resea rch activity {$35 m illion ) and other quali ty and mission improve- chancellor. It previously had been from $220,000 to $290,000. -(NOOA): Dir<ctorsOutstanding Gtntra1 ments ( $8 million) at the campuses. Orienta- It requests an additional $93 m illion in state su pport. Thomas F. Egan, chair of the board of trustees, noted the importance of increasing non -state-supported revenue at SUNY. "We want to continue to support the revenue growth at the u niversity, and that com es from a variety of sources," including tuition reven ue from additional st udents, increased sponsored-research activity and fund -raising. in addition to chancellor-search process from consultan t Nancy Cook of Kom/Ferry Bostd ~ Cootrot.• . The Olllct of Student ActMtlts staff won two JWWs 1t a recent ..-!ng a/the Natlonal QrienQ- Brochon! for 'Your Possport to us• ond Outstanding Multimedia/Technologies lor Introducing t.1yUS-a customized por1ll. or Web ~ that provides lre!hmtn with myriad lnforma- about Ul Yla li'ltb ronks ond announc:ements--.t. orion..-. Stall mtmbtn abo -two ,.,..motoons"' lhe ..-!ng: "Ussng TechnolOgy To Pmonalze y.,.. ond ' Croaling A Campus-Sf* dftc Text For Your Frtohman YNr Orion-· Exptritnce coune.• Donltl Joy, ., lnspodortJni-sity Fob, """ Harwy . - . c:ompul2t dl5dpllno olfice- for Computing """ lnfor- - Technology, , _ a>- ~·' Crimtond DealPunlslwntntln C)'btnpoce: --tills ing..othlow~ond lhe Courts.. They_....., lhe monlh 1n Don....... ..-.g ollheAuoda- -lor Compuli)g Machlnor)t. -as Sptdal-~: UnMnity """ College Computing Str- >llces, 1999, -commonly SICUCCS99. taxpayer support. In other action Tuesday, 1rustees bestowed the title and designatio n of "c h ance ll or emeri t us" upon In an executive session prior to tiv' public portion of the meeting, trustees heard a status report on the International. Cook recom m ended the board offer a compensation package that is more in line with the salary and benefits paid to chancellors of other major state university systems. The trustees' vote increasing the salary range drew loud protests from members of the G111duate Student Em ployees Union, who are seeking a contract wi t h SUNY. Michael Ro:z.endal, a teaching assistant in the Department of Engfuh --speaking at the same time as Egan-asked why the chanceUor's salary was be- Chancellor John W. Ryan, who is ing increased while the SUNY bud- stepping down from the post as soon as a new chancellor is selected. get plan for 1999-2000 indudal no Ryan has agreed to assist SUNY on a pan -time basis after his retirement, aiding in efforts to strengthen international programming andrecruitment, boost research funding and increase philanthropic giving. To aid their quest for a new chan - money for raises for graduate students working as teaching assistants. Students, frust ra ted that t h e meeting d id not featu re a questionand -answer session, chanted "take our q ~ estio n s.. as Egan adjourned the meeting so the board could reenter executive session. �Movelltler 18.1!!191'1oi.31.No.13 Rep a.-... 7 Calendar g!,~:.:T~n:r~n~~en, assistant litnrian, Educalic:wwll T«:hnology Contor. 212 Capon. Noon-1 - p.m . Free. For more infOI'Tl\ition, 6457700. Professionals Not )n the Prevention Field. Beth Anzalone and Fr<d Batche!o<. ~Col • • 8 :45 a .m .-3:30p.m . sss. Sponso«d by lnstitlrte Fo< Addictions Studtes and TrJinlng. for I'TIOf'e information, 645-6140. Cllnlul Loboratory Science ~~ f unction of PolymorphkmJin Human CYPlAl , 1Al and 181. AdamT. Drahushuk. res. asst. prof., Dept. of llicuntlnuous Mesophase Moteriob: leuons from Biology. Sot M . Gn.mer, Dept. of Physics. Cornell Univ. 216 Natural Sciences Complex. 3:4S p.m . F.... ~~~1T~~: 31 Sp<>nSO«d by Dept. of Clinlul t..aboratoty Science. For more .ntormation, Stephen T: Koury. 829· 3630, ext 107. Tuesday Lecture- Musk The Value of Evanescence: A Musial Tum. Christopher Hasty, Univ. of t»enmytvanla. 211 Baird. 4 p.m . Free. Sp<>nSO«d by Dept. of MUlic. Fo< more information, 645-2921 . Geology Pegruml.e<ture Series 30 ~~~~of= :=:ji~~u~~es Complex. 4-5:15 p.m. F,... Sp<>nSO«d ETC f.U w.tuhops Using frontPage 2000 to Create Courw Web Pages. Stacy Snyder. instructional support specialist, ~~~-~1'p~~-e~~~~~~ 1nfonnation, M.S-7700. by Reginald H. Pegrum Fund. For rT'IOf'e information, Geology Dept., 645-6800, ext. 6100. Pri-l.aw Fal Rim fonlm Eastern State PenitenU.ry. Ed Steinfekt, 104 O'Brian. -4 p.ll).. Free. For inforrna.tion, Teresa Mi!Ser, 645- I'TIOf'e Physks Semln•r 2391 . ~=~~=s~n0:: ~= Philosophy c....... Search. Daniel Akerib, ~L of Physk.s, Case Westm1 Reserve Univ. 216 Natural Sciences Complex. 3:_.5 p.m. Free. Varieties of Undetermlnedness. Applied Mathematics Seminar lllologlcal Sciences Distinguished -Spoabr Bifunctional Role of a Transcriptlon Traveling Waves In Thin Alms. lames Reineck, Dept. of Mat~ma tio . 103 Diefendorf. 4 p.m . Free. Support Group Coming Out Support Group. lesb.an Gay Bisexual Alliance, 362 Student ~t={~~~-SJ:n= by .nformation, MicheM! Tucker or Peter Bruschi, 645-3063. Wednesd•y, December Factor. Two Sides ol a Coin. Sankar Adhya, chief, D<velopmen.. l c..-.. Section, McHecular Biofogy Lab, National Cancer Institute. 12J Coote. -4 p.m . F,... Sponsored by Dept. of ~4>=~. 1~u~ka~6453489. Jazz Concert UB Juz, Ensemble, Sm. Falzone, d -. Bakd Recital t<ott. B p .m. f,.. _ SJ'ON<It"d by'Oept: otMuslc. Fo< """" information, 645-292 1. Wortuhop I Sleep Medldne Le<ture Seriet Neuropsychologtal Function· in ~h~~~~~N~ro:;.a~ter Hall, Millard Fillmore Hospital-Gates Circle. 8 a.m. Free. Sporuored by Sc:tiool of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, DepL of Neurok>gy and PCCM . Outreach Wortuhop Program Conflict Resolution. 250 Student Union. Noon-1 p.m. F~. Sponsored by Counseling Center. for more information, 6"5-2 720. Wortuhop Between You a nd Me: Sotvlng Conflict. Ed Brodka, asst. dir., Le~hip ~pment Program. 730 ~~~~c::·l ~:ffns:=~-~~ information, Anna Kedzierski, 645-2003. Dept. of Musk Concert UB Ede<tk Ensemble. Baird Recital ~~~k~~-~~·~~ro:n.b~~~-2~·. ETC fell Wortuhops Usb6vs as a Teaching Tool. tack Meacham, DepL of Psychology. 21 2 Ca~n . Noon-1 ~~.':.?'~~NY.fredonia. 141 p.m. Free. For more information, 645-7700. Artist's Talk What Is Photography?·James A. Ulrich, ~::~~=~~=· 420 ~gf~_- :;~~~~~to M~l Ubrary, Unrvenity Archives. For mo~ information, Rodney Obten, 645-2916. Wednesct.ys at 4 PLUS Fllm--letten Not About Love. Center ~~~AtU~e~~R=.6!f.fslo. Thursday 2 Training-· ~~,~~~~$: Between You a nd Me : SoMng Conflkt. Ed Brodka, assl dir., leadenhip ~nt Program. 106 Jacobs. Noon-1 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Professional Staff Senate. for mo~ infofmation, Anna Kedz:ienkl, 645-2003 . Exhibits " AIIAHDON " Artist Tony Matelli has taken a unique stance in the explor.~tion of nature versus cutture by recreating familiar weeds-the rebellious son that "sprout like elegant anger on the concrete sweep of urban America"-in an eKhibit that capture how these ohen unwanted ptants reflect the social queyt lor beauty and control. "ABANDON" is on d isplay through March 10 in the UghtweU Gallery adjacent to the main UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Am, North Campus. Gallery hours are Wed. through Sat. from 10:30 a .m . to 8 p.m and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m " Fakeye" Eminent Voruban artist L.amidi 0 . Fakeye is widely acknowtedged as the finest traditional wordcarver in Nigeria . As part of the Department of African American Studies' ongoing celebration of its 30th ~nn~=~~~~ =:ho~!,~l:: While his COfT!PieJl. highly detailed worli: is rooted in the traditional Yoruban system of apprentk:~hip, it also i~ informed by his studies in the conventional European canon. Gallery hours are Wed . through SaL from 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m . and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m. " SUH 1 - . New- Past Wort<" The radical wont of thl'e@ architeru trained at the distinguished Cranbrook Academy by Daniel Ubeskincl (who designed the controvenial Jewish Museum in Bertin) and D. Hottman, 'Nho have themselves emerged as leading contemporary architects is on display in the Dyett Gallery on the th1rd floor of Hayes Hall in the School of Architecture and Planning through Dec . 11 . The exhibiteD are Frank Fantauui, UB as.sociate professor of architecture ; Terence Van Elslander, a Toronto architect who is also on the architecture faculty of the University of Toronto, and tames Keyden Cathcart. an architect with the New Yori< firm of Ralph Appefbaum Auoc:., which designed the exh ibitions for the: Holocaust Museum in Wtihington . As part ol the exhibit. the th~ developed a permanent '"installation'" that has produced a radical neo.v sense of space within the gallefy itself. They cut a ve<y large rectangular piece out of the gallery wall aboYe the door and rotated it 90 degrees within its original spit(e. The resutting vertical plane extends into and out of the gallery. This visual extensk>n of the spKe linb the gallery with the rest o4 the third floor of Haye Hall, altering and compticating the visitor'1 pe{t:eption of the environment. Gallery hours are 9 a .m . to S p.m . Mon through f ri. " New Artists: Undergr.cluate - . .. 1111" The woril: of undergraduates in the Oepan.ment of Art will be on display Nov. 19 through Dec. 10 in the An Department Gallery on the k>wer level of the Center for the Arts. Gallery houn are Tues. from 10 a.m . to 5 p.m ., Wed. through Fri. from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m . and Sat. from 11 a .m . to 6 p .m. For more information, call the Department of Art, 645-6878, ext. 1350 Jobs Professional Director of Cora P. Maloney College g~~~~C~~P~b~~';:k;~~~~rt,an Affairs, Posting IP-9138. Assistant Athletic Trainer (Sl-2 )-Division of Athletics, Posting IP-9139 . Systems Admlnlstnttor ( Sl-3)-Department o l Student Servk:~ Information ~~~~~:t~~~~s~P(:~!~~~~;~~~ and Engineering-Node Servic;es, Posting t P-914-4. Se n ior' Programmer/An a lyst (S L-4)-Sclence . and Engineering Node Services, Posting tP-9145. Ne twortt Admin istrator (Sl-4)-l..aw 5chool. Posting tP-9 146. Systems Admin istra t o r (SL-4)-L.aw School, Posting IP-91-47. 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The Bulls trailed by only I 0 points at halftime Vld, were it not for a goal-line SWld by the Cavalier defense late In the third quan:er, they may have made it eY'ert mon!: interesting than che final scon!:. "As cornpetit.on, we will never be cateer. comforuble with losing at the Senior 10m~ won Unive~lty at Buffalo.'' said head coach the 100 breastroke (t:06.88) Craig Orbus after the pme."But as a head coach, I couldn't be more proud and brolce the Sll!<lnaventure of the effon. of this footbaJI team. It pool record and her own was exdting for this food:Ja.ll program personal best time in the that at hatftime we were talking about process during the women's how we could win this football game. swimming loss (1 75-120) not about playing ror respect. against the Bonnies Saturday. "This team earned respect from Virginia today. I've atways respected them. but today was about proving r:ha.t they could play aptnst ltus level of competitlon." uld Clrt.n. Virginia wuck fi~t when quarterback Dan Blis hrt Kevtn C offey from 28 yards out with 7:42 remaining in the fim quan.er.That capped a six-play. 87 -yard drive after che Bulls had moved to a first down on their first possess tan. The Cavaliers extended the lead to 17 .() before US answered. cutting the lead to 17-7 with 8:00 remaining in the first half on an etght-y:u·d run by Josh Roth to ap a drive full of trick plays. · On foorth-Mld-one at the Buffalo 40. backup quarterb<lck Erik Rustn threw an 18-yard comptetion to sophomore Dahnel Slngfi~d. Then on third-;md-eight at the Virginia 40. Drew Haddad took a lateral and completed a 21-yard pass to Singfieki. Haddad then caught a I )-yard pass from quarterback Joe Freedy to set up Roth's score . Virginia extended its lead to 24-7 on an eight-yard touchdown toss from Blls to Billy McMullen befon!: Haddad sent shoc:kw.lves through the Virgima crowd wTth a spectacular 67-yard catch and run after a pass from Freedy. Virginla (6-4) would take conO"'I of the pme In the third qoan.er wtth a palr of scoring drives on their first two possesstons as quarterback Dan Ellis woukt throw for his fourth and fifth touchdowns of the game.. The Bulls last chance to get back In the game e(lded when they hiled to scon:: on a 20-play drive that ended at the Cznliers ' seven-yard line when Freedy threw incomplete for Haddad. Haddad previously had caught a mne-yard · reception on a fourth down pby to keep the drive alive. TYVO plays later. Ellis broke Virginia's school record wTth h1s sixth touChdown throw of the day as Heisman Trophy candidate Thomas jones broke two tackles to go 84 yards for the dinching score. Jones, who came into the game averagtng over 16S yards rushtng per game. finished with 32 canies for 221 yards a.galnn the Bulls' defense. Until the final series he played. Jones was held to 168 )'3-rds rushing on 28 ames. The Bulls rolled up 398 yards of total offense a.gainst the Cavaliers. led by 1ts senior-dominated offenstve line and the play of Roth, Haddad and Freedy. Roth went over I00 yards for the second stnight week with I 14 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown. Haddad broke his own single-season reception record with eight catches for 1-41 yards. giving hlm 75 receptions for the season and 1.058 yards. The I.OS8 yards oed his own school record set in 1997. Haddad also wem over I 00 yards receiving in a game for the seventh time this season and the 17th time of his career. Freedy, meanwhile , hit 16-of-3 I passes for 193 yards w1th a touchdown and no interceptions. The defense was led by Junior comer-back Tory Smith. who had a careerhigh eight tackles (snc solos) Safecy J(!ff lawrence added seven ackles ~olle~oall Kent S tat e 4, UB I (1 3-I S, IS-13, 9-I S, 12- I S) Miami (OH)3, U.B 0 (1·1 S, S- 1 S, 7- I S) The Bulls took. on visiong Kent Fnday night.. los1ng m four games. I 3- 15. I 5- 13. 9-1 S. 12-1 S. US had won a match in three games earlier m the season at KenL Rebecca Meade had 22 kiUs and 37 d1gs. white Ken Sh1els h<ld 18 lolls. Somer Oeschambault had 60 usiru and 32 digs. In a match Sawrday, the team lost Its fourth strarght.. fall1ng 1n th ree-scr.ught games to visiting Miami-OH . 1-15, 5- 15 . 7-1 5 Meade ap1n led the team wrth II kills and 12 digs white Deschambault had 20 ass1su ~wimmin~ MEN O a kland 128, UB I 0 4 The men's swimming team dropped rts first match agamst a non-conference opponent.. host Oaldand. 128-104. on Saw relay. first-plac e finishers for Coach Bud Termin's squad were }ohn Nilles (SO free:scyie · 21 .32). Man Baxter (200 breastroke- 2:14.87).Dave Sofer (one-meter div1ng · 228.70 po1nts ) <~.nd Mike Lampo (three-meter diving • 208.90). The 400 freescyte relay team of Juon Mclachlan, Kevin Kelly, Tony UnucW and jam1e Sau(!r also won (3 I I 40) WOMEN St. Bonaventure 17S, UB 120 lhe women's team traVeled to take on Western NewYorit nval SL Bonaventure Saturday, losing 175- 120. Once again, sophomore transfer Dawn Hrc.key led Coach Dorsi lbynold's team as she set new UB and persON.I-best ~ords 1n the 1000 Freestyle ( I 0:16.09 - fim pface ~II) for the third week tn a row Hiclcey abo placed fim in the SOO freestyle (5:09.29). Other notable performances came from Kim Theetge, who won the I 00 breastroke ( I:06.88) and broke the St. BoNventure pool record and her own pe~ best dme In the process. Inger Rooneem captured the I00 backstroke with a time of S9.01 . �a Reparter lonmber 18,1!1!!1/Vol. 31,•o.l3 Thunday, November w.M C-H-0 lntentctloru and Ellect on the EIKtron lmtribut1on Crystols_ c.noIn Golti, Ctr. ID< Friday lhel< 19 IS ~~~ Relationships_ 205 Noturol Sciences~- = ETCFal-......,s How to Create PDF Ales. 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MBA presence to expand in China· Motorola selects SOM to offer executive program to its employees in Beijing By JOHN OEUA COHTIUU>A Reporter Contributor M OTOROLA has selected the. School of Management to deliver an Executive MBA program to customers and employees from the company's operations in China. The two-year program will be offered in Beijing at MotorOla's inhouse university, Motorola Univer- sity. The global communicationsand-electronics giant is a pioneer in the development of the "corporateuniversity" concept, by which com- panies establish internal trainingand-education programs as a way to improve employee performance, satisfaction and retention. About40students are expected to Motorola's wireless-telecommuni cations division in Beijing and ex· ecutives from two of China's largest telecommunication companies. Ch ina Mobile and China Unicorn. "The goaJ of the program is to develop future business leaders who can help Motorola compete in the very dynamic market ," says Thomas. "Motorola views this as an impor· tant part of its stntegy to grow and expand operations in China." "[he program will be tailored to meet th e management -deve lop + ment needs of Motorola, with an emphasis on the telecommunica · tions industry, says Thomas, and will be delivered in 16 highly concentrated courses. Faculty from the SchooJ..of Management will travel to C hina to teach the courses. be enroUed in the Executive MBA During the program's final semes- program when it begins Dec. 16, School of Management, who will ter, the students will travel to Buf· falo fo r instruction and will visit Mo torola facilities throughout the Un~cd States. Graduates of the pro + administer the program. The students will include managers from gram will be awa rded MBA degrees from UB. says John Thomas, associate dean of international programs in th e According to Thomas, Motorola selected the School of Management to develop and deliver the program because of the school's reputat iOn and past successes m Asia. From 1984 +91. the school ope rated the first and on ly U.S. MBA program on Chinese soil until the program '""J~ temlinated in the political aftcnnath of the Tiananmen Square incident . The school re-established 11:!! MBt\ program in Chma last year, m co operation w1th Renmm Umversn \' of Beijing, and h:i!> enrolled 50 Ch1 + ncse executiVt"S from vanow. pnv-J tt' and publu.. orgamza uons. In add1 tion. the school ope ratt.~ an Exn:u· t1ve MBA program 111 Smgapore, 111 <.:oopcrauon with the Smgaporc In stitute of Management, whiCh ha~ enro lled mo rt.' than 100 manager!'> si nce its establlshmenl in 1996. This spring, U.S. managers from the school's domestiC Execu ti ve MBA program in Buffalo will travd to Ch ina to visit industries and gov ernmen t agencies as part ·of tht· program's nt'w internati o nal-res i den~o.')' requirement . The al11ance with Motorola mark.'i Lhe ftrst t1me that the School of Management h as bt•en tOll · tractcd by private indust r)' to offer an MBA p rogram to employees. Under Dean Lew1s Mandell , the ''"hool hopes to further pcnetrah.' the ~..orporate - university markcl to dc.·vdop spenahzed MBA and con unumg +educa11on program !'> ft,r pnvatl' and pubhc o rganaza ti ons. " l:mergmg global markets and new technologies arc creating a de· mand for h1ghly trained cmployt"'' at com panic:.~ throu~out the world," Mandell says. "ThiS Is openmg up :1 '"'t.oll' llt."W arena for Ousim-s.s schoob thai posse~ the expcrttsc and en tre prc.·ncu ria l attitude needed to rc spond to those opportuniti~ ." According to Mandell. develop ment of the Motorola program IS part of a larger strategy to export the talents and expertise of the school's facult y and IS a way for the school to further contribute to the growth of Buffalo's economy. "Josie True" draws girls to computers m By PATRI~IA ~HOVAN News Servtces Editor ER name is " Jos ie True." She's ll years ( NSF) to get the first JosieTruegam e nese+American founh -grader, the eponymous character in a newand unique--online computer up and running online where chil · dren will be able to play it free of charge within a year. .. Believe it or not," says Flanagan. "most of the thousands of educa tionaJ computer games on the mar· ket are designed and packaged to ap+ peal to white kids, with the majority of games created in a boys''aesthetic."' Flanagan says there are few edu ca tional games o ut there that might specificall y attract girls, especially girls without blonde hair, blue eyes need to ask o urselves, just what 11 is that Barbie games teach kids~ Who or what does she represent in th e minds of the players?" In response to the dearth of gul+ oriented computer educationaJ ac· tivities, Flanagan came up with "The Adventures of Josie True" <http:/ I www.Josletrue.com >. a software game desig ned to a ttract you ng women of all races and ethni c ~ grounds to computcr-learningactivi+ ties that are fun, challenging and full of characters from their own lives. .. Josie" has been in the works for almost two years. but teaching du · tJes and limited funding permitted Flanagan and her students to work on the project only part +tmle. "We rea!Jy needed an infus10n ol funds. not o nly to develop the games without in terruption," she says. "but to get them up on the Internet so girls could access them for free ." The NSF agreed. .. Josie games are des1gned to be very entertaining, Flanagan says, but that 's not all. They also are designed game for pre-adolescent girls. and rosy cheeks. neighborhoods and cultural histories. to reinforce specific lessons m the " Rarely d oes a game fea ture a principal character of a non-white race or ethnicity," Flanagan says. .. While some may argue that Barbie games are getting girls online, w~ .. 1 ho~ to help girls, especially underrepresented girls, embrace computer technology as a tool for play, study and all sorts of creative enterprises," Flanagan says. middJeschoolsocial-studies.socnce and math curriculums. They intro· duce reaJ historical characters m their own, historically accurat~ mi · c_,.._..-...,. • H old, 5' I" and as online as she wants t o be. With black hair dancing and arms akimbo, she looks like she bolted out of Japanese animation to battle Mothra. And in one sense, she has. Josie is a computer-designed, Chi- The game and Josie are the ae+ ations of Mary Aanagan, assistant professor of media study, who has just received a $99,920 grant from the National Science Foundation \ �l..i'. Hlnrtch Martens, associate vice president for computing and information technology, chairs the Y2K Risk Assessment Subcommittee· that conduaed a five-month assessment of UB's risk exposure to Y2K problems and formulated recommendations for a transition plan. Dldc Sdowe his spent the lost 12 to t h e an pubic lbout who """"" the decisions lbout sdenco l n d nology In this CXJUnlly lnd lrylng to <SUiblbh lnstitutlonll SINC· _,getting- t1ns to promo!< gmtor pubic ' inY<l~Yomentlnthosededslons. Sdovo will ,._.., • lecture titled "Teclvlology by the People: Demomtizlng Technologj Docislonslnd Design in the 21st Century" ot ~ p.m. today In the Screening Room, Room 112, ol the Center lor the Arts on the NO<Ih Campus. Tho i<ctu"' b free ol charge and open to the public. Sclove b founder and re...,.n dlroctor ol the lDi<a lnWtute, on Independent, nonprofit orgoniutlon that studies the sodol and pol-l effects oi.O. encO lnd technology. Sdovo'• tail< is the lim in • series of i<ct1Rs to be sponsorod by the CritJcal and Cultural Studies ol Technology (CCSIT). For more lnformotlon, conlid Hank Bromley ot 645-2155 orot<h~ . edu>. PSS to sponsor computing seminar A seminar on •How to Access and U.. the UB Computing Environment from Home, On Campus lnd Anywhefe Around the Worid" wiU be held from 1-'1 p.m. Mondly in the Holiday Inn Buflalo-Amhent. 1881 Nilglll Folb Blvd., Amhem. Tho~. sponsorod by the ProRsslonal Slllff s.na ... b designod to enhance participants' productM\y at-home and In the office. ~ wiU p<OYide a brief overview ol the UB -computing environmen~ including the on-c.ompus networics.and machines, and tlO'N to access them from olf-<ampus. • Tho seminar wll be led by )1m Gerland, president d - 1M Internet Applications, Inc.; e><ecuIM! vice president ol EdgeNel. Inc., and a lecturer in the UB 0... partment of CompuiOr Sdence, and Bob Diem, """' leads the odvonced consuillng g<oup in~~­ demic Se'W:es form. The cost ol the session b s12. which lnclodes lunch. ~ b open to the entire UBcommunity. For IT'IOI"t lnfOfYllation, contact the PSS office at 645·2003. REPORTER Tho RtpMtr b 1 ampus community newspaper published by the Office of News servic., In the DMslon o1 Unlvenily - . . . Stm Unlvonity "'"*"' York .. B<lfholo. Editorial ollie.. . , _.,__ ------..-_ -loated .. 136 Crofb Hall, Amh<nt, (716) 645-2626. wuet~,edu ~c:.de SmiU> Mhurhge -a:--.. .... -----......-MIA M<Gimls -..- ...... Loll - Moor- .... _._._ Wh•t Is the role of UB's Y2K Emergency Response Te •m 1 The Emergency Respo nse Team will be caiJed in to action should major problems arise, such as recurring power fail ures or a tel ephone-sys tem breakdow n. T his team of app rox imately a dozen people ts managed by Senior Vice Prestdent Robert Wagner. Who will be on duty when the dock strikes midnight? Approximately 20 people monitoring criti cal services in such areas as ~aciliti es Oper'ations, Chilled Water Plant, Computing and Information Tec hn ology and Universit y Residence Halls. A full shift of University Police also will be on duty. Can you give a brief summa ry of the unlvenlty's tra nsition plans for this potentially d estructive moment? Esse ntiall y, aU computer systems wi ll be taken down , with the ex· ce ptio n of a few, whi ch will be s..:aled back to reduced ca pacit y. O nl y restricted ema il and limited access to the In ternet will be avail · able probably from approximately 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 1. until noon Saturday, Jan. I . What do you anticipate t o be the most slgntflunt pote ntia l problem fo r UB whe n Y2J( hltJ7 The event with the most feared consequence is a prolonged power failure or a prolonged period of un stable power. This wouJd put UB at the mercy of external forces. The re •re only 30 d•ys left until the big moment. In your opinion, well-prepotred Is UB7 We are well-prepared. Barring any adverse development external to U B, we should move smoothl y through the midnight hour. There are still many activities going on to prepare, but mostly to test out provisions and remediation steps. If problems do occur, -will funding be .UOC•t..t •t UB for fixing Y2J( problems? I am afraid to say that there is none. We need to keep o ur fingers crossed to hope lhat nothing serious or costly would emerge. What about students who own their cnyn computen7 Is the unlvenl(y offerfng any help or guidance to s:tudent.s7 Students have received several bul- letins an d helpful recommendations from the Division of Student Affairs. Should f.culty ~nd ltllff memben be n~nnlng Y2J( compliance tats on their lndhiclual woftstatlons on campus or tllklng •ny ot her steps to prepare? As with the students, repeated efforts have been carried out to alen and remind faculty and staff to test, check or otherwise take preca ulit?nary steps. Many have done so. Some people say the whole Y2J( Issue Is being .....,...,..t. Others think the wortllngs of the modem wortd will f•ll • t that one moment. What do you thlnk7 The Y2K issue is taken very seriously by aU establishments whose livelihood depends on computers. We aU know this includes just about everything and everybody in today's world. A huge amount of effon has gone into remediation. Some estimates put this as high as $600 billion when measured in equivalent economic activity. Where can members of the campus community go If they have further questions? There is a Y2K publi<: briefing session titled "Y2K: CI:OS$ing the Date Line at UB"for mem-· hers of the university community from 10-11 ·a.m. on Dec. 8 in 120 Clemens Hall on the No rth Camp us. The session will feature members of the Y2K Emergency Respon se Team who will provide details on the university's preparation for service interruptions that may occur. Then~ also is a U 8 Y2K Web site that can be reached al < http:// wing s. buf fa lo . ed u I year2000/ >. Wh•t question do you wish I h..t uk..t, - would you have a nswered lt1 Are there people at UB we should thank for all their efforts toward preparing for the Year 2000 ch3ngeover? Yes, there are many people to thank in University Facilities. CIT, University Police and in th e many research laboratories across the academic depart ments. The list is long. When it is aU behind us, we will let· ou t a large sigh of relief. Prevention is best way to avert hearing loss m Salvi tells "UB at Sunrise" audience research aims to restore hearing, prevent loss By JlNNifU: LEWANDOWSKI Reporttr Staff T HE best way to prevent hea ring loss is through prevrntion, Richard Salvi, co-direcco r of th e UB Center for Hearing and Deafness. told a recent "'UB at Sun rise" audience. "Preven ti on is the most impor· ta nt and eas iest way,'' sa id Salvi, a professor of communicative disorders and sciences. noting that when individ uals use a lawnm ower or shoot a rifle, for example, the noise produced has th e potential to dnm age hearing. Protective measuressuch as wearing ea r protecto rs- ,R _ h by UB fO<Uity momben hu shown- MnsoryC- of o bini's Inner ear that have been damaged by ototollk drugs (left) should be taken, he advised. can regenerate (right). However, hearing loss o ften occurs as the result of other fudors, ing loss... We don't hear with our car, tein inside the ceU that can lead t'O such as aging, disease or medi ca- we hear with our brain," he noted. the death of the ceU. The ultimate tions, Salvi said. The focus of his reAs a result of damaged or de- goal, he said, would be to develop a search, and that of his UB coUeagues, stroyed sensory cells. several condi- pill form ofleupeptin that could be is on restoring hearing capabilities tions can occur,Salvi said. High-fre- taken by someone like a pilot to preand prevent ing hearing loss from quency hearing loss; intolerance of vent hearing loss while flying. occurring. loud noisesi tinnitus. or ringing of Moreover, cancer patients who Salvi explained to the audience th e ears, which he believes may take carboplatin, one of the most how hearing loss occurs, and de· o riginate in the brain, and the in- common chemotherapy drugs, ofscribed some of the warning signs ability to discriminate sounds all arc ten sufferhair-celllossandauditoryof hearing loss. signs of hearing loss. nerv<-fiber damage, Salvi said. ..We have compounds now that He said there are two types of And while a hearing aid may help sensory cells-the outer and inner some of the problems, Salvi and his can be potentially given to c:Wcer hair cells-th at are respo nsible for coJJeagues are looking at more in· patients to prevent hearing loss," he nova rive ways to cope with and pre- said, adding that while = h is hearing. "When these cclJs are lost, we lose vent hearing loss. ongoing, it could be >"""' before a our hearing," he said. Damage to the Leupcptin, a protease inhibitor, workable ..aue" materializes. outer hair cells--which are not con- was shown to prevent hearing loss But the primary = h focus of nected to the brain-will cause par- in a study done at UB on chinchil- the Center for Hearing and Deafuess tial deafness, he said, while damage las exposed to loud noises, Salvi said is on rt:gcneration of sensory cells. to the inner hair cdls-which "trans· Leupeptin inhibits protea.ses called Salvi said. Researcben are working mit sound information into the calpains, Salvi explained, which are with chickens, which naturally rebrain"-<an lead to profound hear- responsible for breaking do~ pro- generate hair cdls when the ear is damaged, be said. "The main question we are asking is. if the hair ccUs regenerate, does the bird's hearing completely recover or are there any hearing, anatomical or physiological defi cits?" he asked. When the damage isn't so severe, Salvi said, the birds seem to recover most of their hearing capabilities. But in more trau matic cases, hearing is not recovered. He said =her,; are trying to dis· eov<:r what drugs can be infused into the inner ear that will allow new hair a:Us to be produced, thus restoring some hearing capabilities. "This is going to be a very diffi· cult problem to soM: because it involves some of the most complex problems in a:Ubiology-some of the same problems that cancer researcher,; are worlting on," Salvi said' In addition, molecular biologists at UB have identified more than 30 genes that play a role in hereditary hearing loss, he said. And scientists also are working on "neuroplasticity." or the way in which inner-ear dam agewill affect theW.y thecmtral au· ditory system works. "The central auditory brain may reorganiz< itself,adjustingtbechamicals it makes in response to the amount of stimulation it gets from the inner ear,• Salvi said "This has important implications for future techniques of restoring hearing." For more information on re search being done by center researchers, visit the center's Web site at <http://wlngo.buff-'o...tu/ fiKVIty/ / chcl/ >. �OetemberU9!19/YoiJUo.14 IIepa..,_ RIA receives fe~eral grant Researchers to use $2.74 million to study teens' risky behavior ByiiATHUEH M. WIAVU Repotttr Contributor A DOLESCENTS strive to find and define themselves, fit in with their peers, explore their world and have fun. In an ef- fort to do this. some teens engage in riskybehaviors,suchasdrinking, using drugs and having unsafe sex. Parents are concerned when their children take part in such behaviors and want to know how they can identify these behaviors and intervene quick.Jy. With the help of a $2.74 million grant, researchers at UBand Lhe University'ofMissouri - Columbia are taking steps to find so me answers. Kurt Dermen, a senior scientist in U B's Research Institute on Addicuons, and Lynne Cooper, a former member of the UB psychology fac · ulty and now a professor of psychol· ogy at the University of Missouri, recently received the grant from the NationaJ Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a division of the NationaJ Institutes of Health , to continue their research on risk-tak- ing behaviors during adolescence and young adulthood Dennen and Cooper have been traddng a group of more than 2,000 young people for the past decade to detnmine what factors contribute to risk-taking and how~uch behaviors affect their adjustment in life. The grant will fund a third wave of inter· views with the study participants. "'We hope to find out where these people are now in their lives, and determine how decisions they made as teen-agers have inOuenced their life paths," Cooper said. "For example, although many adol~cents take risks, most of them change their behavior patterns as they grow older. An important focusofthisstudywill be to identify sub-groups of individuals who do and don't change, and to determine how these subgroups differ from each other. In this way, we can develop a better understanding of the meaning and func tion risk-taking serves for adolescents. and when or for whom taking risks is entirely dysfunctional." Cooper began the study 10 years ago with interviews of 2,052 teen - agers living in Buffalo. About five years later, 90 percent of these young people were re -interviewed. ..At the time of the second interview, many of the participants were leaving home for the first time, be- ginning new relationships and starting to work, " Cooper said ... We looked at their earlier involvement in risky behaviors to determirie whelher having engaged in these behaviors predicted their current lifestyles. However, because involve ment in many of these behaviors continues to increase well into the 20s, it was too soon to tell what the longer-term effects of these experiences would be. So the next wave of interviews will be very important in terms of our ability to look at the longer-term influences of risk -taking on life course and adjustment." Once the data are collected and analyzed, Dermen and Cooper hope parents and mentors of teenagers will l;>e able to use the research to better understand why their chil dren take risks and how to intervene before these behaviors become life · lo ng patterns. ~~~~tis 5!!~on~!!~~J~E~~~a Newt Servkes Editor F OR t hose who long to sleep beneath the desert stars of an antique Land, the Bedou ins await you in their spangled camp. They reall y do' In fa ct , an overnight stay i.n a Bedouin desert camp in Wadi Rum, where T.E. Lawrence (" Lawrence of Arabia") was based during the Arab revolt, is just one of the many highlights of a new summer overseas program in Arabic languages and cultures sponsored by UB. Mark Ashwill , director of the World Languages Institute (WLI) , notes that the five -week program is the first summer study -abroad p rogram offered hr an American uni versity that will take students and other interested parties to both Syria and Jordan . The program , titled "Off the Be-•.llen Track: A Summer Sojourn," will take place July 5 to Aug. 12 th rough the WLI and the Office of Interna tional Education. Par ticipants can earn six academ ic credits from UB. although a non -creclit option also is available, while on a spec tacular journey through bu!Hiing modern cities and ancient lands unfam il iar to all but a few Westerners. The p rogram will be administered in cooperation with AMJDEAST, a priva te. non -profit organization that promotes coop· cration and understanding hetween America ns and the people of the Middle East and North Africa. Ashwill calls it a unique o ppor tunity to learn aho ut Jo rdan , Syria and the Arab world in a wide vari ety of formal and informal setting~ that will includ e lecture s, hornestays and visits to spectacu lar ancient si t e~. as well as to the most famous Arabic haz.aar in th e Middle East. "I expect that om· of its best out co mes will be that it will dispd thl· American popular culture, that AIabs are principally rich sheiks, hooded terrorists, backward desert dwellers, anti-American or antiWestern," Ashwill says. "The trip may well include personal aUdiences with prominmt re- m! : ' lesser extent, Jordan, Ashwill says. Syria.however,remairurelativclyun· known to Americans. Because of this fact and the quality and depth of this program, he notes that a number of queri es from individuaJs at other · universities and cities aJready have 3 BrieD Gift begets scholarship fund A retired <:.enenl Electric: ex ecutive and UB graduate has us~d his business acumen to leverage a gi ft for scholarsh ips to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (S EAS ). Robert H . Goldsmith h3s given SI 25,000 to UB, which G~ntral Electric Co. is matching dollar-for -dollar and San Diego Gas & Elec tric has agreed to match on a partial basas. resulting in a total gift to UB of more th an S.260,000. Goldsm ith. a 1951 mecha.nical engineenng graduate, and h1s wtfe, Cat heri ne, wanted to help UB eng ineer ing student.s so they estab lished the Robert H. and \..atherine H . Goldsmith Scholarship Fund. "" We are pleast~d to p rov tde this opportunity for a st udent to con tinue h1 s o r her education through to a master's degree. which 1s fast beconung the degree of choi ce for tht pract tcc o f engineering," (.;oldsmith sa td. Mark H. Kan-.•an, dean of Sl-.AS. saJd Coldsm1th has ~rved generously on the school's Dean's Advtsury Council , helpmg to shape the future of SEAS. " Bob Goldsmtth saw the need to gro"· our graduate fdlnwsh1p program based on h1 ~ an1ve partiCipat ion tn the Dean '~ CounciJ, whJCh has meant a ma1or commitment ofh1s time and monev " SEAS stu d ent s can earn a ma s ler · ~ of engmeenng degree h,· .u tending for a fifth year and lomplettng .tn c:ngmecnng prown. T he Robert H. and Cathe nne H . ( , old~mtth ~cholarsh1p Fund ~ ... holar s h1p endowment fund 1!1 destgncd to help thost :.tudenls 1n thc1r fina l year of completmg a maste r \ degn:t· 111 engtnt'l'flll~ . T he first Goldsm11h s.:holar T!> Moshe ~haked, a fourth -\'ear stu dent workmg on hi s co mbined ha c hdor '~ and master 's of engmeer ingdeg rces in the ()epartmrnt ol l :,v,L ~tructural and l:.nvJronmental Engineering. Session to address promotions " Genlng to Full Professor ... a prt.sentation and mformal d1scm s to n on th e "whys" and "" hows ·· of the promotion -a nd -tenure pro cess, will be held from .\-5 p.m. Del . RIll the Law ._acu hv I ounge. 545 O'B rian Hall on the North Ca mpus. The sessio n. prest.•ntt·d by thl' Institut e for Rt~search .tnd E.duca· tion on Women and Gender ( IR EW(;) and the Assonation of Full Women Professo r~ . will be the second m the "Women Mentonng Women .. se ries . Speakers will include Mary Btsson, chatr of the Department of 810JogicaJ Sciences; &rhara Tedlock , t:ha~r of the Dt·parlmcnt o( Anrhn1 pology. and Carol Zemel, chair of t..he Oepartment of An Historv The IREWG Curricu lum Subcommittee will th risten the ne-w offices of t..hc Women's Studies Program 111 71.28 Clemens Hall on the North Campus with an mformaJ tcachmg workshop from 10 a.m. to I p.m. Dec. 13th. Faculty mcmhers an.· mvttcd to bring the1r syllabi for course~ on women dnd gt·ndcr, along w1th stones aboutteachmg such courses. QuestiOm. wi ll be entertained and advi6cmcnt offered. New facult y members in partiCular are encouraged to attend . For more mformatton , contact Oc tdrc Lynch , assooate profe.;.-.nr of Eng li sh. at MS-6000, l'XI. IOJU. 2000 Commencement Schedule Fridoy, Moy 12 atJ-I<o<tiiOn of Dam~~scus, Syri a~ (above) will be juJt one to be Ylstted by partJdpants In UB's new summer~ram to Jordan and Syria. Syria remains relatiYC!Iy unknown t_p Americans. ligious, cultural and governmental figu res," he adds, "because Jorda n ian and Syrian authorities see in American students a special opportunity to make a lasting and posi tive tmpresston . He says students will find that while there are similarities betwet·n Middle Eastern Arab nations, there also is great diversity that tran slat t:'":'! into notable, and sometimes strik ing, sociaJ, political, ecnnomil and religious differences. "This is one of the most mtrig.u tng travel-study programs we'v(' t'VcrofTercd," Ashwill says." lt will he a spe(1acular journt"y amung people whn will welcome us warmly and gr.u..·tously and heir us to ht.'Comt· fa mili.u not only with th eir anciem past, hut wtth what to many is the 'unknown' t>.hddl~ E.i!>l of the new millenntun1 ." Summer studv -alm1,td programs in the Middle 1-..:._.,, tvptL..III)' mvolvr been fielded by hts uffi(l'. Participation will be limned. l"hr program. directed by lssa Ro ustum. a Syrian native and lect urer in Ara hie in the WU, is open to under grad uates and graduate student !\ m good aademic standing at UB and at other colleges and to facuhy. K12 tca(ht·r!l and friends of UB who .tre m.tture . patient. open -minded .md adapt11hle. A keen inten.-st in the Arah \vorld ,l l!lo l!l destrahle. Tlw pnu: per participant 1~ c:x j'l'ct t·d tn ht· S '.000-SJ.SOO. wh~eh \•. rill in(ludt· n1und -tnp ,11rfarc from tlw U.S .. land trawl. .tu.:ommoda ttons, l ecturl·~ and ~rnr nwal!l, .tl thoug.h Ashwtll )..ltd thattn th('St~ n.t tion!l food 1:- vt'~' lllt'Xpt·n~tve , t'Vt'n m tht· finest restauranh. For in format ton, .:on tad till' \\'Ll at 645 -2292 or at < uhwli@aou.hutf aJo.cdu > or go to Ul\'s Study AbroaJ Program Weh site at <http: / I ~. buff......edu/ studyabroad > Graduott School GrldUate Faculties co~oge a Arts and Sciences Phi ll<ta Koppo lnductlon Honors Corwocotion 1:00 p.m. Centerfor the Arts 3:30 p.m. S:30 p.m. Center for the Arts ~lee eonc..t Han . Saturday, May 13 School d Htolth School dProlos!jons 5ociall'bt Schoold...n.,g School d Information Studies. 9:00 a.m. 9:G0o.m. AiumriArelo CenctrfortheMS 9:00 a.m. Sloo eonc.rt Holl 10:00 a.m. Student Union Theolre School d ~ &; Aflllllod Sciences 1:00 p.m. AUnni MI\0 School d f1t1armKy 1:00 p.m. Sloo eonc.rt Hall School d An:lilectur! and Planning School or Management Graduott School d Education Sundoy, Moy 14 UnM!nity Commencement 2:00p.m •. .Lawn. Hayes Hal S:OO p.m. Alumni Arena S:OOp.m. Center for the Arts 10:00 a.m. Alumni Arena u~ Facultios- Colloge dArts and 5dont:e5 Spodal ond ~ Mljon A5sodotrllegrees ~.d Dental Medicine lAw School Friday, Moy 19 Medial Honors Program and Reception 2:00p.m. 5«) p.m. Center for the Arts Center for the Arts 10:00 a.m. llealth Sciences Ubral}' School or Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2:00 p.m Center for the Arts ~lltrrintllr.M~~ptmilgiOCOOJ*te o}IN 1, 10011 dojjl!rnll!t lilr 111 .,..._.tordojjl!r•(dtrpta>d) >Wh theo&z d Rtalrrls ond /legillnJtioll, 2J2 ~Of l1o)e B, pfitx 10 Ftb.J, 20011. �December 2.1!1!19/Vul. 31. No.14 Roberta Pentney devotes her career to studying chronic alcohol abuse and brain function I<uoos ~-­ .__and 1999 ., _ In• ,_....,. _ _ •Doa~N NIC" opioDde an ,.._ Ylvolln t h e - thot lllnd Noll. 17. Lkldlo. • )unior physico~ theropy mojo<, and Jocobl. """ -·-•dogftoln geology, - - a n compus In~ obout their tJ<pel1ena al being lost In the an Supendtlan lo4oon1oln In Mmno lost spdog. _...,..hieing l1.ebeao .--...... ort director, ond 1tlyllo q. copy ecllor, in the Oftice al f'ublico, lions, roceiYod on Elcullence Award from the UniYenity and Collogo o.;lgners Assodotion "" the p<omc>tionol moterials they am.d"" Uti SUmmer Sessions. Ftlno Anchonsllo Boldt. ossoc:iate prolmoral musiC, has been touring the country. performing two plono works with her husband, Kenwyn Boldt, as well as · rart!ly played solo works by Russian composen. During the 1999-2000 tooc.ert season, Boldt has performed or will perform tanterts In ColtJmbus, Ind.; Washington. D.C.; San Bernardino, car~.; Milwaukee; Ogden, Utah, and Cedanville, Ohio. lu part ol each appearance. Botdt is teaching master dasses In solo and duo roperloire. She will play a fatuity ,... dtal Marth 26 In Slee HaU as part of the 1Oth Piano Festival, a three-doy ...,.,, that she organizes and direru. · Senior Diona py-att, who volunteered this summer to help cJe... liver needed medial seMces to villagers In remOte areas of the Hlm>layas, Is the first redp;etlt ol the Ma<y Rosenblum Somit Scholarship. The award, made possible by an endowment estabi'IShed by Albert Soml~ 1onner UB executive vice preslden~ provides py-att with on $1 ,800 scholarship lor the 1999-2000 audemlt year. She wil graduote from UB In May with a bachelor's degree in spedal studies, combining her lnt...s\i In medklne and anthropology, and hopes to pu,.,. a medical c:ateer. A team ol ch.mica~ majon won tl>ird jllote In a na- · tiona! ddgn tompetitlon lor deYoloping an apparatJJs and procedu~ to purify and~ . meth)otusod eth)'t... -·I• n sub-the stante IUbberlnduslry. 1he design ...... monty lor the User, """ pur<hosos leu solwnt and pays leu lor dbpouf. ...... ot the ..... ..,. hoW>g • paliiM 1mpad an t h e - Tho sludent._,ls,_upai1S ~-theDe­ plllmlrll al ~ &!g~M«­ Ing""" . . pllt otlho Ul studllpllt ot .... Amodcan ~ot o.nlcll t:ngNBs ..... -.._,-.. coeo.t.,.,., ,......,_.. (AK:hf). Tho pnljott .... !Mol- and . . . ~ -. ......... -......... ................ Lin-...~- _,.._ . . . . _Sd- otcllallk:II ........ - ...,. and fllgll.-tng- pastor-- c:-hold. the an- . . - . o t - Hor "A SANS Sludyfii--Sirut:tunol-ln - C u bit~ Formed b y - -~· lhonwweT. M. Horco-austudent In .... doplnrnont, and -..w. • ~ Researcher studies effects of drinking •1 LOIS 11A1W1 News Service$ Editor D OES drinking reall y kill brain tells? If not , what does happen , and how does it hap pen? Is the damage permanent? Does chronic alcohol abuse in late adulthood increase the deficits caused by aging? For 16 years, Roberta). Pentney, professor of anatomy and cell bi- cerebellum called a Purk:inje neu ron. Pentney considers this neu ron one of the most spectacular in the brain: Under the microscope it re~mbles a vast riverine system, with branching dendrites forming ology, has pondered these .basic questions concerning chronic~ ­ coho! abuse and brain function. Cell morphometry-the quantitative srudy of the form and struc- ture of cells-is her field , and her painstaking work with neurons in the cerebellum, the control center for movemenL, coo rdination and equ ilibrium, has yielded striking 0 and unexpected answers: ~ Does alcohol kill brain ce ll s in adu lts? Not in the cerebellum . What doe s happen ? Alcohol the tributaries. Th e neuron damages dendrites, redu cing me!lo · also bears a striking resemblan ce sage traffic between neuron s. to a tree, and in scientific parlance Is the damage permanent ? No, it.s branches are called , appropri tt 's most I)' reversible. but neuro naJ ately, the dendritic a rbor. st ru cture tS changed in the process. Pentney and coll eagues are on Oocs alcohol abuse make people int imat e terms with th ese a rbors. age faster ? No. Age .md alco hol ap They have examined thousands of pear to act nn ne uron!! m differ- light -microscope images and elect.'nl wars. tro n micrographs-photos taken \Vhy ts thi.'>lnlormauon tmpor with an electron mic roscopeI JOt ~ looking for changes in shape and " It shows that Wl' .trl' movmg to signs of thinning, counting den · w.ud li.ndmg o ut hllW alcoholism dritic branches and segments and damages th <' brain , mformatton measuring their lengths. T\ley also that t'ventuall y (o uld lead to.treat havt' d('(t'rmint'd tht' total num ment .!t or prl·vcnti o n of th e de + ber of syna pses, the sites on the st ru c ttve effect... of alcoho l on <:nds of bran c hes that receive brain functiun Ln human s," nerve impulses. Pentney said. Co nducting this kind of re~For a lo ng time people were search with humans clearly is o ut lookKlg at cell loss as the real mea- of the question. Pentney has been sure of alcohol's effec ts," she said . working with Fisher 344 rats , "\oVhat we've seen through thi s re - whose 22-to-27-month life span sea rch is that you don't have to lose has been fully studied and docu entire neurons to disrupt brain mented. To mimic the neuronal function. All you need is damage, responses of a middle-aged hu and we have developed a model for man , she begins her interventions that kind of change with aJcohol. with rats that already are 11-to- I 2"Da mage to the bra in caused by monthsold. alco hol, we now th ink, is probabl y Pentney and co lleagues used similar to the way alcohol affects long-term study periods, _usually the liver. There is damage and re · 40 +48 weeks, to mimic human pair. Alcohol acts on a number of chronic alcohol intake in all invesmolecules that interact with each tigations. One group of middleolher. Just getting to the point aged rats received a liquid 'diet where we can look at a particular containi ng ethanol. A control part of a ceU that is involved is a group o f the same age received the major step forward ... same liquid diet with the same Identifying that particular part of number of calories but without the neuron affected by alcohol-a the alcohol, and a second age structure called the smooth endo- matched control group ate a stanplasmic reticulum, or SER-was dard rat -chow-and-water diet. accomplished with the aid of $1.4 The researchers examined and million in grants from the National co mpared the str ucture of Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AJ . Purk.inje neuron dendritic arbors coholism. Pentney's research and from all groups. that of her co- investigator, Cynthia Over the years, a picture has A. Dlugos, research scie ntist in emerged of the effects of alcohol anatomy and cell biology, concen- on these neurons. The researchers trates on a condition called late-on - observed a significant thinning of arbors in alcohol -fed rats, com-:set alcoholism . .. Everybody else has been in ter- pared to con trol s. Next, the y ested in dealing with alcoholism in showed that this thinning resulted the early stages of life." Pentney from the loss of terminal seg said. " I'm looking at a part of the ments-those at the periphery of life span during maturity that ap- the arbors-at the point where plies to human aJco,holism, and at they branch from the parent shaft. the combined conditions of aging Because synapses are located on and alcohOlism ... terminal ~gments,losing some of The object of her auention is a these segments would result in fewer synapses and a reduction in specific type of brain cell in th ments had atrophied from lad< of stimulation from intermnnecting .......,. ~in the terebe!lum, which may have been killed by alcohol. That turned out not to be the case. They found instead a com J?Ietely different mechanism at work. They were able to show that the cellular structure responsible for regulating the flow of calcium within the neuron-the smooth endopl.. mit reticulum (SER)was being disrupted in the alcohol-fed rats. Measurihg the diameter of these calcium channels, they discovered the channels were dilated in alcohol-fed rats. This change in neurons, Pentney said, usually is associated with the entry of excess calcium into the ceiL They found no dilation in lhe control animals. '"Calcium turns things on in ce lls,'' Pentney said . .. Too much calcium stimulates too much activity a nd can kill cells. Thl SER , - - - , . . - - - - - - - , - . . . - - - - - - - , sequesters calcium within th e call until it is needed . We ' re thinking that in th e cas e of the Purk:inje neuron . localized dilati on of the SER ts causi ng the loss of dendritic termi nal segments, but message traffic betwttn neurons in this part of the brain. Pmtney said th..., findings may relate to some of the abnormal movements often seen in alcoholics, such as unsteady gait, tremors and lack of coo rdination. . Turning their focus to examining the damage to Pur~nje neurons after recovery from alcohol treatment, the researchers were in for a surpri se. Expecting to see thin arbors and a loss of synapses, they found instead lush dendritic arbors and the normal number of syna pses. .. This wa s a hopeful n ote," Pentney said ... Every change we saw was a reversible phenomenon . The brain was repairing itself after alcohol damage." That was good news, but it came wi th a cautionary note: While the rwmber of terminaJ segments and synapses had returned to normal, the resea rchers knew from expe- ~=:;;·=-=~~ is not killing th e whole cell." Knowing th at alcohol -fed rat s recouped their synapses after recover y, th e re searchers expected to see the SER function return to normal also, but it did not. At some point during alcohol recovery, aging began to have its own effect , 1ience that their placement on the producing dilation of the SER dendritic arbor most likely would membrane independently. Finding be different than before treatment. oUt when Jn the life-cycle this phePentney's results supported the nomenoh occurs is important , hypothesis that Purkinje neurons Pentney said, because it will help were changed after recovery. define how alcohol and aging im.. The implications here are pair brain function-information clear," Pentney said. '"The branch + that is relevant to recovering hu ing pan ern in Purk.inje neurons man alcoholics. after recovery is not identical to "This information tdls us that althat before recovery. You don't end cobol and aging may act on the up with the same arrangement. brain independently,• sfle said. " It There is a fair amount of recov - also indicates theSe'twa conditions ery, but the neurons may not func- are disrupting control of calcium tion in the same way. A different indifferent ways.onlyoneofwhich branching arrangement would re- leads to deletion of dendritic segsult in a change in message trans- ments and, by extension, to impaifmission, which would change the ments of normal brain function." The researchers now hope to way that particular part of the brain works. determine exactly what part of the "We now had a modd that might SER membrane is being disrupted. apply to what is happening in re- • "W.:aremovingtowanlamedlatoveringalcoho ~cs.·sbesaid. "Most nism of alcohol's effect on the agof their motor functioning returns ing brain," Pentney said. "This reto normal, but some does not." search allows us to look at panicuHaving determined that parts of lar components of neurons and un Purkinje neurons go missing, the dastand how their function is requestions now to be answered lated to structure. Maybe if somewere: \Vhy and how are these seg- thing is missing, we can supply it;' ments being eliminated? Pentney said. "Maybe all we need is Pentney and colleagues coosid- a single change to pm~ent these alered the possibility that the seg- cohol-inductd impairments." �5 Classroom space discussed FSEC members say lack ofspace, poor quality affects work ByMAIIAMC-S RqJOI'ttr Assistant Editor T HE lack of sufficient classroom space and the poor quality of many classrooms on both campuses were topics of discussion at the Nov. 17 meeting of the Faculty Senate Executive Comrnin~. crammed into the lecture room in Caryatatedan"intolerable,""insufferab~," and "grossly inappropriate" aam situation with "studmtssining in each other's laps." Sean SuJiivan, vice provost for academic information and plan ning, informed faculty members that many of their quality concerns are being addressed as part of a reGoodman, vice provost for under- . cent $330,000 proposal forcentrally graduate education, that they were at scheduled classroom upgrades. a loss as to how to have classroom In response to a claim that stu problems addressed in a timely man- dents often are crammed into small ner and that these problems were in - classrooms creating an .. unsanitary" terfering with their ability to provide and .. dangerous"' envi ronment , a quality educationaJ experience. Sullivan said stated classroom ca"We do not have enough dass - pacity is based on actual capacity in rooms," Goodman told the FSEC. accordance with official regulations. ''The limiting variable here is lack But what actuaUy happens may be of space. ln m y own experience. it is something'different, he said, which, easier to get money than it is to get in that case. is a situation that should space. You can borrow mane)•: you be looked at carefully. Faculty members told Nicolas can't barTow space." H r added that while the class room utilization rat(' is about 85-90 pcrcem on campus. the 8 a.m. da~ periods and Friday-afternoon slo t.s .m : not utiliud fully. " I don't claim that the system IS perfect," s.,id Goodman, adding that "wr are using the space much more t?ffiCJcn tly thnn in the recen t past.'' l-Ie ~cud futurt: oo nstrunion of the 'itudent services building will frcr up some classroom space, hut that 111 the meantime. "there IS a lot o( space 111 the indi vtdual un1LS that l!lo not ~o.en tr a ll y sched uled'' th at could be rnadt" availahlc hy those unl!s. Specific classroom -qualit y prohIL·ms raised at tht.• m eeti ng mcludrd the lack of clocks in classrooms, a b lackboard in one lecture room that has bee n unusa.ble for ncarlv lhrce years, and an unbearably hot , windowless, 90-seatlccture room in Ca ry Hall that, after pleas from fac ulty, fina lly had air conditioning in stalled th a t p reven ted students from hearing lectu res because of its incessant noise. Cedric Smith, professor of pharmacology and tox icology. added that t h e nu m ber of st u de n t s Students and faculty members asked why final-exam schedules couldn't be posted before the stan of classes. Goodman said that would be impossible because of the need to eliminate conflicts for students based o n data compiled after the drop/add period. compounded by a particularl y severe shortage of large das.o;rooms preferred by fa culty for giving exams. Senators also noted that due to the ttght s pace in some lecture rooms. faculty memhers often must schedule t.')mms during the semes ter at odd hours so they can admin ISter tht.· exam in a largc:r room to p revent cheaung. a soluuon that creates conflicts for students with thc1r otherclas..o;es. Samuel Shack, professor of math ematics. wondered if some son ol "tie -breaking rule" co uld be enforced when students have final exam conflicts since, he s~ud. 1fu · dents usually claim that all their other professors are "intransigent'' when it comes to giving an earlv exam or a make-up, putting added stress on students during finals. President William R. Greiner. re.:ogn izing that .. the instructional e n -~ vi ronment is important," suggested that classroom problems be taken to Michael Dupre, associate vice presi · dent of university facilities and chair of the Environmental Task Force, who could assign some of his key staff members to work with the concerned UB community members to address these issues. Greiner also noted that there had to be one key person assigned within eacb of the major schools to be responsible for taking care of such problems, since some of these things"can't be solved by a committee."' In other business, Claude E. Welcb,)r.,SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science and chair of the senate's Academic Planning Com mittee. presented recommendations to the FSI;C on the proposed merger of the Department of Biochemical Pha rmacology in the School of Pharmacy into the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the School of Medicine and HIDmedical Sc iences. Welch reported that upon the committ("(''s rt"VIt."W ol the situation , it had '" nn obJeCtion to the merger," but noted that "t he consultation took place under bud get presumption ~ th .ll rna v Jl(' longer apply." ~m1th confirmcJ and cmphastzL-d thattht.· cdndillOn.!l under whtch Lilt" commmee recommended approval no longer apply and addt"d that the fa cuhy nf the department.s mvolved 111 the merger have not beL'Il 111 formed fully ah~HII .:ur r11.ulum changes related to the s1tuat1on. In adctit ttm. Sm ith said, ce rtain key 111 d1viduals wen~ not ..:unsu ited in thl· proces.!l, suc h as the dean nf th e medi ca l school and the chatr ol pharmacology and toxteology. Shack said he wa~ not '3tlsfied that the relevant parttcs had been "realisticallv consulted" and there · fo re would n ot end orse the comnuttec's recommendation . 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Adequote 5UpefYbk>n may be IIIIIOiillble or k ....., be that lhe buldlng in which lhe lo-.al no'lTlllly worlcs is not open. Provision thoulcl be..-lor -.-campus -locltlons ond _._WO!k lor those who do~ to lhe campus but annot go to their regular- pllces or connot pooform their~- assignments. who ----.......: J. ~ S<niorVIa Prosldent I BrieD UB to host conference Industry and academic experts from around the " ·orld will gatht>r at UB April 27-29 to investigate how a new wave of computer and offict• technologies is revolutionizing the way the world condu cts b u sines~ . Organized by the school~ o( Management and Engineenng and Applied Sciences, the IEEE Computer Society and several profeS.!lto nal o rganizations, the conference will feature an exposit ton of cuttmg edge, information -technolog)' products and serviCe~. as well a:, aca demic workshops led by lea ding acadcmK and mdu strv rcsca n:hl'r' from the field of mobi le techn ologies. UB faculty mewhers are invited to submtt papers to thl" \..Onlr1 ence, which ts titled "Next Ge nerati on Enterpn s c~ \'lrttl'!llt1 rganl zatio n s and Mobile/ Pervasive Technologies." "This conference will be among the first worldw1d e 10 <."Xplorr tht' 1m pact of mobi le technologies on the creation ol a ll<.'W huslnC!io!lo cui ture ," says Ram Ramesh, associate professor of management mfor mation systems who is co-chamng tht: conferen..-e wuh H .R. R.10. associate professor of MIS . Additional information about the co nfcrem:e co~n be found at < http://www. som.buffalo.edu / lslnterface / AIWORC >. �6 llepodeJ: December t 1!!19Nol.31, lo.14 SETIOhome proJect uses computer-screen savers to record radio chatter from outet: space I B RIEFLY ~~~ The-Engnalng ~on- Tecllnalog)o (IUC-.'Igi>g) at UB wtll tlonll tonleronce on~ ~·and impr<Mng quollty r:A lie for oldor ponoru todly throl9> s.tJJnloy In the Hyatt Regency Oyltal Oty InN· lington, Va. ·The toni.....,. will be co. ~by the Nltlonll learning Cente< r:A the Amerian 5odoly"" Aging ~ and the Rehabilitotlon Engftelng and AsslstM Technology 5odoly r:A ""Olderpreen!..,- North Ameria (RfSNA). OI'Jid Slt<her, surgOon gen. eraland assisWlt secrewy for health in the U.S. Department r:A ~alth and Human Services, wiU open the conference with an addres> entitled "Setting Our Goals for an Aging Society." UB lacuhy members will be among the key players In the field of aging-Including ,... searchers, c.onsumer advocates, service prtrllfden. government oftjcialsandrepmentativesof employment and oging progrom1, IS well IS nonprofit and for-prollt heafth..are agend&who will analyze the problems of providing ~te ~ portjyeservices. Partic.ipantswilldewlop dear goideffnes to """"" that oldor _.with- ~lhoservic:esneededtore­ moln ~and will su~ m~ uios. goideffnes to the ap- propriate federal agenCies. UB's plans for Y2K to be discussed m "Y2K: Crossing the O.ttllne- UB's Plans" >Yftf be the topic d I presentation to be held from 1(). 11:30 a.m. Wednesdoy In 120 Clemens Hal on the North Campus. Senior Vice Pmident Robert J. Wogner and members r:A the univonhy's Y2K Em«gen<y fie. sponse TearT>-4iinrich Martms, associate vice p<esident for computing and information techno!· ogy, Voktemar lnnus, senior associate vice p<esident for unlvor· ~ty services and UB's chief lnfor. mation offtcer, and Louis Schmitt, director of facilities op-erations-will present US's tran· sition plans and take questions. Sponsor.d by the Y2K Event Subgroup of the un~ty's Y2K Steering Committee. the presen· tatlon will be free of charge and open to all members of the UB community. No reservatioN are required. Additional information is availabte on US's Y2K 'Neb site at <http://wings.buffolo.edu/ ~ar2000>. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~ to the The~... ~-. from readen ooinrnenting on its · stories and mntenl Lettm lhoUd be limited to 800 words and may b e - for st)'fe and longlh. La· 1m rrust lnciJdelhewritl!r's name. adcfres1 and a daytimetefe. phone ....,.,.,.tor"""""'tion. s.. causer:Aspacelim!Jitions, the~ portwcannot ptj>li!llol - . ,... ceM!d. 1}w!y rrust be~ by 9 a.m. Mondly 10 be considered for fU*atlon in issue. that_., The~preerslhatlettmbe · ~oncl!ltor~at < WUddt~ . UB teams join search for alien life BJ MAilA MCGINNIS RPp<>rt"' Assistant A Ed;tO< T this moment, comput ers across ca mpu s are analyzing signals from the sky that could be in· dicators of alien intelligence. A team of students, professors, staff members a nd aJumni called ·uBForce," and another UB group that simply identifies itself as .. Uni versity at Buffalo,.. are contributing to a massive Sf:arch that involves more than I million prople around restriaJ Radio Emissions from Nearby Developed Intelligent Popu· lotions, based ot the University of Califorrua B<rlcdey. Theideoistosharethedat:apicked up by the telescope via the Internet so that participants can take part in the monitoring, saving research en time and money in thrir pumlit. TheSETI@homesoftware, which runs like a regular screen saver, al· lows those with Internet occess to onalyz< data or signals detected by radio telesc:opes-sounds thatoould the world-linked together by Internet-connected computerswho collectively are trying to iden- tify extrotcrrestrial life forms by dec· Ironically recording and analyzing data picked up by a powerful r~dio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Both UB teams have esta b~ shcd themselves among the top university contenders in the worldwide Internet projct4 ca1Jed SETI@home, a project that some say has created the world's fastest supercomputer. UBForce foundi ng member Scott Harrigan, a graduate student in the Department of Philosophy in the CoUege of Arts and Sciences, says it IS the most successful scientific ex periment ever done using distributed computing. How does it work? By d o wnl oa ding th e free SETI@home so ftware package at <http: // setf•thome.ssl.berlr.eley.edu>. individuols with any mod- eratdy powerful per><>nal oomputing system can contribute to the much· larJ!er Search for Extra-Terrestrial In· telligence (S ET!) project called SERENI P. or the Search for Extrater- Thlls.cnen U~YW nconls deta thH.....,. come·from other dvlflutlons. give away another civilizationwhile their computer is idle. "Through the use of what is esS<ntially wasted computing cycles, the linking together of all these com· putm has created the world's fast. est supercomputer," Harrigan says. Acco rding to stud en t John P. Kavanagh, SET! team leader for the Elec tronic Media subteam of UBForce, the radi o telescope in A.rccibo works like an extremely fin e- tuned television an tennae, picking uj> strong signals within unnaturally narrow ranges of wave- saver is activated. "The different radio telescopes in· valved (in the SET! project) around the world point at distant stars and ~sten for the fuint intdlil!'fll radio chatter that could·give away another civilization," says Kavanagh, who oxplains that any neighboring civilization within approximately 70 light years that pointed o radio telescope ot our sun would be able to bear Earth's many technologies that em· ployradiofrtquencies,suchassports talk shows, military communica· tions and television. Why do it? Why not? Harrigan says.l~s free, it doesn'tinterf=with...nandituses what >W>Uid otherwise be wasted oomputingresour=foralegitimatestudy. Moo importantly, it's fun, Harrigan adds, aplaining that the project has created a good-natured oompetition between different units ot UB, as ..,U as between universities worldwide, to ,.. who can Jog the most computing time in CPU (Central Processing Unit) year.; to the project. Harrigan explains that the two UB teams are competing with collegesanduniversiticsi.ntcmationally m czived around the same ti.me in May. UBForce is made up of mo..., stu· depts and individual comp<tito..., while the Univ=ity at Bllffiolo team is"moreoflicial"and.utilizesmuch larger hardware, Hanigan says. According to SEfl@home's oflicia! Web site, the wftware keeps track of where each piec:< of data is ~' so if a UB participant's computer happens to detect a sig· naJ that is determined to be extraterrestrial life, that individual will receive credit as a co-disa>Yerer. Harrigan, who desc.ribH tbe project as fun, friendly axnpetition, says that members of UBForce ...,. cmtly got together for the lint time in "real space" to watch the HoUywood blockbuster "Contact," a <Iramatization of SED's q!,ICSI. He adds that the distributed-<omputing con· ceptoouklbeofgreatvalueto UBstu· dents, who ooukl take advantage of such an opportunity by using campus computers for academic projects. UBForcecurm~tlyhas68partici · pants and has logged about 25 CPU year.; to the project. To ioin UBFortt or JO view the group's top 20 subteams, visit it s Web site at for top spots in the "Top 100 Uni· <http://wlngs.bufflllo.edu/ phl- versity Teams" on t he official SETI@home Web site <http:// losophy/ubfon:~>. oetl•thome.ssl.berlceley.eclu/ ...U/teoin/t...,_type_7.html>. Currently, University at Buffalo ranks an exceptionally high 18th on the list, length and displaying them visually beating out such universities as MIT, Califorrua Institute of Technology, Duke, Yale and Cornell UBForce is ranktd 83th. The only other SUNY institution on the list is Binghamton University, ranktd 34th. on your monitor when your screen While both UB groups were con- fund ing begins th is month, our heroin e's science teacher -who is also a female and an inventorvan ishes. Jos ie sets off to find he:r. Her sea rch eventually takes her to language tested among urban and suburban students. Other characters will employ speech patterns and vocabulary appropriate to the historical period in which th ey lived. UniversityatBuffalohasabout44 membe..., occording to the team's founding member Matthew D. Stock, senior UNIX engineer in Technical Services, who says his team has Jogged about 72 CPU years since the team was created. "Who knows if (the computers) will find anything," says Stock, "but if they are going to be on anyway, it doesn't hurt to devote some time to the project." Josie True c-te.-ct , _ ,... 1 lieu--<haracters who are not only :Ccomplished a nd fascinating in their own right , but serve as great role models for girls. "T he American Associa t1 on of Un iversity Women prod u ce~! a report a few )'Cars ago that pointt-d IU ge nd e r gaps in our schools th at sho rt -cha nge our girls," Flanagan s.1ys. " It reponed that schools fail to engage girls in computer act.ivitiesand even if the gi rls learn to ope rat(' t he ha rdware, th e AAUW report claimed that schools don't have the ti me to teach girls how to usc this technology to solve problems. learn and have fun. "The report maintains that th1s fact goes a long way to explain why girls fail to kt"Cp up in science and math during their adolescent years," Flanagan adds. Like many educato rs, Flana ga n insists that if the information revoluti on is to include people of .111 eco no mi c classes, ra(es J nd ethnicities, we need to produce computer materia l that exci tes the interest of the ch il dren who arc now being ignored. "There is a se rious net.'Ci for Jearn mg materials for non -white, non · male a udicncc:s, and we need to make: that materia] fun, pertinent, ve ry interesting and, if possible, free," she sar.-."And 1hat's v.•hat Jos1e i~ about." In th e first Josie True adventure ga me, whose NSF developnu·nt Chicago of the 1920s and to Paris, where Bessie Co leman , the first African -America n aviatrix. offe rs asSista nce to losie and th e players. Flanagan expl ai ns that Co lema n , who ca m e a lo ng several years before Amelia Earhart, was a young woman of unwual intelligence:, talent and determination, and a fin e role model for !!!~=='~~~':':;-,.,.;,~~~-±'~~LJ an~ girl. . . •nract girts of all r.c:es •nd ethnk When rac1al d1s· grounds to computer-le•mlng acttvltles. cr imination denied Co lema n th e right to proc ure a Flanagan says future Josie True pilot 's license in this coun try," she episodes are being planned. Like the says, "she was unbowed. She went first one, they will be available online to France as a very young woman. and, if funding permits, available on when.· she trained and began her fl y- CD-ROM for .d\ools or homes without an Internet connection, for IllS ca reer. To complete the search for the sci- less than $10. t.'nce teacher. players must navigate One future episode will delve into 14 smaller games that use principles the world of Hildegarde of Bingen, of math. science and history to pro- the brilliont and prolific medieval d uce the clues that facilitate theif German abb~ss and mystic who journey. wrote music and studied medicine Flanagan says some of the game's and mathematics. Another game will characters wiU speak language used visit the palace of Hatshepsut, the by today's pre--.. ~o l escent girls- remarkable widow of Akhenaton Egypt's revolutionary 13th century b.c. king, and Egypt's only female pharaoh. Other role models on the list include Wtlma Mankiller, the first woman principal chief of the Chero1= Nation, and Chinese Empress Si Ung Chi, the inventor of silk. ..If we, as a society, promote the co nce ntrati o n of tech nological knowledge and its power in the hands and heads of those who, by virtue of their race and economic class, already have it, we'"' making a big mistake," Flanagan insists. "Computer knowledge is essen tial for every child today," she says. " Educational games give us a variety of tools to teach computer skills and help ltids gain access to hundreds of educational opportunities in many disciplines." Flanagan says she hopes that "The Adventures of Josie True:" is just the first of many computer games to propel pre-adolescent girls into th e 21st century anned with the tools necessary to navigate the immense field of knowledge open to them via educational technojpgy. "If we continue to rely on the marketplace to direct access to com puter technology, we arc denying equal access to girls. the poor and wo rking classes and to people of color," she says. " ln doing that, we continue to rob ou~lves of the in- tellectual and creative talents of the majority of our population. How smart is that?" �December t 19!!1/Vol.31, lo.14 Rep ariea footoall Miami (OH) 41, UB 0 UB rMl inca :a buzzsaw In ru fiN! pme of the 1999 seuon. loslf'lg to MQITII University. .. 3-0.on N~ I~ The Buns ended the.r first season 1n Otvis10n 1-A 10 29 ~ With 01 0-1 1 n><:c><'d. ~asKetoall MEN' S SEFA hits goal 9,1100 3,181 19,82 33,382 129,335 139,900 7,580 6,926 9,628 4;46S • 6,277 8,418 . 6,495 School of Social Woric 6,674 UB Foundation 2,809 2,879 Student Aljajrs 33,8(10 ~7.869 University Services 136,208 135,838 3,364 3,3i3 \'tee 'President f<lf' ~eai<h 12,668 22,966 $695,054 Totols 106.1 R. Nils Olsen, )r., dean of the School of Law and chair qf the 1999 State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) campaign, paints in-and then celebrates--the final tally on the SEFA thermometer in Founder's Plaza on the North Campus. lhe campaign exceeded its goal of $655,000, bringing in more than $695,000. SEFA benefits the United Way, as well as other local, national and international humanservices organizations. Calendar Cont.IIMMd froM pege a ETC FoH Worluhops Effective Use of lntei4'Ctive Media: Anlmatlom, Charts, Text and Objecu. Thom. Slomka, Millard Fillmore College. 212 Ca~. Noon- I p.m. Free. For more Information, 64 5-7700. Blologkal Sdences Seminar ~:;~~=sec::,;~~~ In a Socially Monogamous Bird. Michael Webster, Dept. of Biological Sciencn 121 Cooke. 4 p .m. Free. For more information, Kipp Herretd, 6H-2892 Concert US assoc1ate professor of arch1tecture , Terence Van Elslander, a Toronto architect who 1s also on the architecture faculty of the Unwenity of Toronto, and lames Keyden Cathcart, an architect with the New Yorit finn of Ralph Appelbaum Anoc., which designed the exhibitions for the Hob:aust Museum 1n Washington. ~ part of the exhibit, the three developed a permanent ~Installation" that tlas produced a radical new sense of space within the ~~~gi~~·PT;:~ d~ g~~ wall above the door and rotated it 90 degrees within its original space. The :~~me'::f:~~~r: ~~~:~~i~~d US Choir, HarokJ Rosenbaum, conductor. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p.m B . Sponwred by Dept of Music. For more information , 645-2921 . of the space links the gallery with the rest of the third floor of Hayes Hall, altering and complicating the visitor's Exhibits through Fri. " ABANDON" '::::tu~~}. Undergraduate Artist Tony Matelli has taken a unique stance in the exploration of nature versus culture by recreating familiar sort that '"'sprout like elegant anger on the concrete sweep of urban America"-in an exhibit that captures how these often unwanted p{ants reflect the social quest for beauty and control. ..ABANDON" is on d isplay through March 1 0 in the Ughtwell Callery adjacent to the main UB Art Gall~ in the Center for the Arts, No rth Campus. Gallery hours are Wed. through Sat. from 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m. and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m . ~rebellious " Stll1999: ~-Post Woft<"" The radkal work of three architects trained at the distinguished Cranbrook =:t~~~~~ Museum in Berlin) and D. Hoffman, whohave~eme'!J'das ~~i~~~z~rm·:~~ ~7rd the~hool floor of Hayes Hall in of Ardlitecture and Planning through Dec . 11 . The exhibiten are Frank Fantauzzi, ~,;:~ ~.~t:,"5vi~~~~.Gallery The YVOrX of u~raduates in the Department of Art will be on display through Dec. 10 in the Art Department Gallery on the lower ~I of the Center for the Arts. Gallery hooT,. are Tue1. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m ., 'Ned. through Fri. from 10 a .m . to 8 p.m . and Sat. from 11 a .m . to 6 p.m . For ITlOf't information, call the Department of Art. 64 5-6878. ext. 1350 Jobs Professlonol ~~~~~~~(~~es. Posting IP-9144. SenkK' Programmer/ Anolyst (SL~)- Sdence and Engineering Node Services, Posting IP-91 ~5 . Network Administrator (Sl-4)-Law SchocM, Posting I P-9146. System~ Admlnlrtrator (Sl-4)-law School. ~:;~~~~e:~~ (Sl-5)- Aiumni R~tioru. Posting IIP-9148. Production Coord!Nitor {Sl-2)- Pubhcat1ons, Posung IIP-9149 Dire<tor, International Alumni Relations (Sl · J). Alumni Relahons, Post•ng #P.91 SO Management Informatio nal Specialist (SL-3)-Procurement Servtee~. Pm!lng #P-9151 Research Research Support Specialist ·CEDAR, ~~~~:~~~~g:_ ~sS::~~c~R~~~~ort Research Support SpecialistDepartment of Med~e•ne, Post1ng ~rR 991 ll Secretary J.fmanc•al Serv•ces, Posting #R-99122 Foculty =tlttve Clanlfled Civil Stores Clerk I (SG--6)-Department of Clinical Dentistry, lme M27560 Clerlo: 2 (part time)(SG-9)-Procurement Servkes, l.Jne lt17074 ~;ffl!T:~~ Eiectridan (SG-12)-Un iverslty Residence Halts, line lt43110. Mason and Plasterer (SG-12)-Unwersity Residence Halts, Une 14 3101 . To obloin morr infotma!IOfl on fObs listed above, conroct Personnel SeMCes · fox r:.:e:::= ~~:~:;,:n;:, obfoin lnfotmofion on Res«Jrch jobs, contact Sponsored Prograrru Penonnd. 416 Crofts. \ The Bulls g1ve the crowd of 3.336 1n Alumn1 Arena 01 show Nov. 19. talong N~ra Unwersity lO double overtime befon!: the Purple Eagtes pulled out 01 thrilling I 05- 1OJ Win. UB dropped ru second str.ught g;~me to open the seuon t\IYO mghts later wtth 01 71-60 loss to Cornell H~r. the Bulls pickMI up the1r first w.n of the seuon wtth :an 81 . 78 vtctory :at New Hampshire Nov. 23. But the winning streak was short-liVed Wrth two of the team's fl'\l'f! starten. out with spramed anldes. the Bulls lost w Can1s1us Saturday n•ght. 78.-46 WOMEN' S Niagara 66, UB 61 UB 78, W isconsin-Milwaukee 58 UB 59, Rhode Island 57 The Bulls opened their 1999-2000 season wrth 01 loss tO Nl.:lg;~ra Umverslty. 66· 61 .in dle opening round game of theWestem New York Classtc on Nov 20 at • Gtnisius College. The Bulls picked up the.r fi~t wm of the season over W1sconsm-M11w:lukee . 78-58, on Nov. H The women continued thetr Wlnmng way! on Sunday. takrng thetr home opener with 01 59-57 vtctort o>~er Rhode Island Volle~oall Toledo 3, UB 0 (15-9, 15-7, I S-12 ) Bowling G reen l , UB 0 (15- 7, 15- 11, 15-6 ) The Bulls dosed out the I 999 regular season WTth losses to Toledo on No" 19 and to Bowling Green on Nov 20 ~wimmin~ WOMEN ' S UB 172,Youngstown 65 us downedYoungJtown State. I n-6S. Nov 20 In /0. fin.t home meet of the 1999-2000 season.The Bulls captured 10 first-place finishes oUt of 13 events SophOOlOf'e Dawn H1ckey broke the school record and set a new personal-best ume in the 500 freestyle (5:00.21) lObi aries Kenneth Eckhert, Sr. dies at 88 Kenneth H. Eckhert. Sr., a 11\t' nlha r1 l the ~-.htlttl ,,J ,\kdl~lllt' .tnd H1omedi ~.:a l SLitnct·~ · Lhn11.:.tl fa~ ult \' for nwrt' th Jn -to' t·.tr' d1nl l r 1 da y in ht~ Huflalt1 hnnw .tlh't ,1 lttn~ dint'!>'. I k w,,, ,.;K A natiw ol Ruffalo. b.:kht>rt gr.H.Iu.ttt•d Irom till' l 'n tver'll' ol But falo Ill 19]1 and fr o m the umvt'f'•tt\' '.. mt·d•..::~tl . . ~.-hool1n 1~\ ; lk ~crvcd on tht' nwdt cal ~..::hoo l faluhv lr<Hn I Y40-K I . rt'ttnng a... J ll lnt ca l•nstruc tor <:mentu .... Hl' rl'Lt'lvcd the I k.tn\ A\•:.trd !rom th e mt·d• cal school in 196X. his long lllt'diCal ..::art'er. b.:kh<.'rl wa . . ..::hu:t o l ; ; urgt.·rv .tt lkJ wh.ll i~ nm~· Roswell Park Ca n cer lnstitut ~. A m o n g his :.un-won. is h1..., . . on , Kt'nm·th H . 1-. ~khen , lr. , d1mc.tl ass tstan t professor of o;urgcn• 1n the UR mcdtcJI <iC'hooL . Du nng Assistant Professor-Oepan.menl ol Surgery, School of Med1<1ne and Biomedical Sciences, Post1ng WF-9103 Asslstant/Assoclate/ Full Profenor· School of Social Work, Posting i#F-91 04 Research Profe.uor and Director, Center for Research on Children and Youth (Asmciate or Fu ll Professor)· School of Social Worlt, Posting #F·91 OS Associate Dean for Research (Associate or FUll Professor)-School of Social Work. Posting ltF-9 1 06. Chair (Auodate Of' Full Professor)Department of Occupational Therapy. Posting ltF-91 07 ~:; Niagara 105, UB i03 (20T) Cornell 71 , UB 60 UB 81 , New Hampshire 78 C~isius 78, UB 46 co ness Hospital and sc ntor ..::JnCt'r rt·~c .m: h ;;;ur~t·on af Burton Stulberg dies at 80 Burton Stulberg, clini cal assooate proft"S!>Or t'mt·ntm nl died Nov. 24 in Millard Fillmor<.· Hosp11al attcr p~,·..:hiJtrv. bc w mm~ \Villiamsvillc home. He was 80. A Buffalo na11ve. Stu lbcrg t'arnt·d had1dnr '~ and ma . . tt• r dl )> tn ht ~ Jegree~ from th<.· University of Buffalo befnrl' cn tcnng the Arnw 111 144 ~ . After the war, h e briefly s tudied p svchology at the Lltm•eTSttv ol C hicago before re turnin g to UB to studv nwd~~:tn c. He g r aduatf.'d from th e Schoo l of Medicine and Biomcd•~.:al ~..::tl· nc c..., 1n 19:;2 _ After receiving training in child psychtatry at Harvard l 1111\'t'rl>tl\ and Massachu sett s General H ospital.~tulbcrg returned to Burtal0 and entered private p ractice . He st'rwd as d1 re..::tor of the C htld Jnd Adolescent C linic on three occasiom a nd wa ... ht1nored h' tht' Lhllll for 37 years of se rvice. He joi n ed the UB medKal l>Chool dnlltal talult' 111 ~~~~ . t k .tbu worked wi th the psyc holog y dcpartmt•nt. HlS inKIHl~ ..: hn1Lal stu dents in g r oup therapy. St ulberg had been a lift' fell o"' o f tht· Amencan Pw..:h•Jtnc Asso · c iation since 1967 . �8 Reparies December t 1!!19/Vol 31.lo.14 Thursday, Dec:ember =c%~' Blosurfaces.For"""" . WOnnation, Amold, 829-3560. s.- 2 .._'- lrifom\otion,64>2921 . · ETcr.~-...... - -: Highe<ld ~~~ Training. For more ~~~~ ...,.._ information, ~S --6 140 . -..ac:atG.-Medla: Wo<tuhop Be~ You and Me: =-~=16 1:30 p.m. me.- ~:=~':~~ for lD - Solving Conflict. Ed Brodka, leadership ~t Programs. 106Jacobs Man1,ement Center. Noon-1 Early - ~~~~ Semlnor Impact of Mechanical load on Recovery FoUowi'Cio .. -lnlonnabon, SocJoty.6<5-2921 For"""". ~t:!i ~r~eiio'i~~~ted sselin, Professions, 4 Diefendorf . Noon-1 p .m . Free. · Wednesday a Pttysks Colloquium Bkontinuous Me:sophase Materials: -- l~sonsfrom Biology. Sol M . Gruner, Dept. ofPhysia, ComeiiUniv. 216 Natural Sciences Complex . 3:45 p.m. Free. Counter lntolllgonco: . Dofonslve f'roctlcos for . Protecting Your lntetloctual ........ --ltolldoy Locturos--- · ~--- Prisoner Low FoiiFHm Forum Eastern State 2000 ond Beyond: ~~1~~~~~t7,· Information, Teresa Miller, 6<5 -2391. The State of Ubrory ond lnfonnotlon Services In ChN. Sharon Un, Lodcwood Ubr.uy. 280 Parl<. where U8 groups 1ft polndpol sponson. UstJngs .... no later tiMn noon on g:~~r;e p~~!~- Slee ~a':ti~~~f ~~~!~~~a. ETC Foil-hops WebWhacker Demo: Sponsored by Dept of Musk. for more information, 6452921.. Fabian, Educational Technology Center. 212 Capen. Noon-1 p .m . free . for more tnformation, 64 5-7700. Concert ~~J~,~~-dc~~~~ Kenneth Locey, SUNY Fredon~ . 141 Park. 4 p .m . Free. ~!:S::1::WSertes Geology Pegnam Lecture i:~1~«;~.:~;· a Higher Emplacement of Pah~hoe Lava Flow Flekb . David Crown, Dept. of Geology and Planetary Science, Univ. of Pittsburgh. 218 Natural ~=~=~by ~-~l~~~: rn~~~~~Oe~~-7~k)gy. publcM:Ion. Ustfngs •re etectronk submission form for the online UB C.tenct.. of Events •t <http:/ I www.buffolo.edu/ c..aenct..r/ logln>. BecMu.e of SpKt llrnlbtloru, not all events In the electronk c•lenclu wUf be Included In the Reporter. Transcri~tion R~lation and g::~~~~?Gen~~Adhya, ~~~C:~~~;ti~~~6Lab, Farber. 1:30 p .m . free . Cosponsored ijy the Depts. of ~~~r;'T=~For more information, Jerry 6<5-6800, eJ<t 6100. Koudelka, 6<5 -3489. Biological Sden<es Dh:ttngulshed Semln•r Center for Computatton.l Rese..=.ch Collocjulum Series A~ered Mass Density Function for Lotge Eddy Speol<er Bifunctional Role of a ~r:s~f.~~~~'ka~'Mhya. ~tal only occepted through the 4 Concert Series off~ events =~c%~1~ 1 =~-~w~ Vori<tiosofUndetermlnedness. place on c.npus, or for 11 :30 a.m .-12:30 p .m . free . Burkman, 645- 3474. Philosophy Colloqulo The .,...... publbhes ~~~~ Saturday Musk lecture Series The Value of Evanesce nce: A 211 Baird Hall. 4 p .m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. for more information, 6452921. Genetics Section, Molecular Biology Lab, Nat'l. Cancer Institute, 121 Cooke. 4 p .m . ff'ft . Cosponsored b)' the Dept. of Bio&ogk:al Sctenees and the: Dept of Mkrobiology and lmmunoklgy. For r1"''Ife information, terry Koudelka, 6<5-3489. Dane:• Pwtonn.nce StudloWertu Dance Ensemble ond The Gathering. Dept of Theatre! and Dance, Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre. 8 p .m . n . For ~ information. 6<5-ARTS. jan Concert UB )au Ensemble, Sam Falzone, director. Baird Recital ~'6:p~-~- ~~~~ information, 645-2921 . c.ioocwt Collopo--.\ -..nco- Kedz;enki, 6<5-2003 . S<hool of Architecture and Planning . 104 O 'Brian. 4 p .m . Free. Fo r more Mariof>.Mihal .s:~··l:~~v~·,'\'z. ~;..;.":i~C~.%':.~s listings to. events taldng Bog Sertos. Sloo Hoi ~~~-~ An_......,. Trolnlng lncorporftfng Prewntton Strat.gles: A Worltshop for Human Services Professionals Not In the Prevenlk>n Field. Beth Anzalon< and Fred Batchelor, Daemen College. 8:45 a.m .-3:30 p.m . $55. Simulation of Tui-txdent Combustion . Peyman GM, Dept of Mochonicaland Aerospace Eng;neering. 228 Natural Sciences Complex. 2~irf~mC~~~ by Research. For more information, David Kofke, 645· 291 1, x2209. Foster c-..my Colloqulo Coodoptotlons of Synthetase RNA ContKts to Accommodoto SpodosSpedfk Differences In tRNA ~~rv~·M'?,"~:,erTw;n Cities. 205 Natural Sciences Complex. 4 p .m . free. ~~~~g:ter Lecture Endowment Dance Performance ~:~~~~~~~~: ~~~ertby Danc:e Performance Studk)Weftu Dance ~ble ond The Gothoring. Dept of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre. 8 p .m . 13. for more information, 6<5 -AATS. ~~cw~~~~~· -erCioss jane ll<y<!on. sopnono. Concert ,Hall. Nooo. Free. ~~.~TRe..~~~~ Somln. Upture--Recapture ~~Studies. Judy Bein, UniY..ot Clncinnati. 182 fillrber. Noon. free. For more infonnation, Biosbltistics Division, 829-3690. 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Panasci donates $1 million to UB Gift to fund annual competition to encourage students to become entrepreneurs By SUZANNE CHAMBERLAIN Reporter Contributor pharmacist and busi ness executive turned ven ture capitaJi st, UB graduate H e nr y A. Panasci, Jr. has given $1 million to the university to create a compet ition that encourages students to hecome entrepreneurs. Chai rman of Cyg nu s Managt.·- A ment Group. LLC, and former chairman and CEO of Fay's, fnc., Panasci h as established th e H enr y A. Panasci, Jr. Entrepreneurship Award. Ali VB stu'dcnts will be eligible for the competition , and may enter ci - thcr individua ll y or as teams of up to five membe rs. There will be: two pri zes awardt•d each year, $25.000 to th e fi rst-place winner and PAHASO $ 15.000 to the SC:.'\. a nd-place winner. These- prizes will he used a.~ start · up capital for tht· new business ventu res descdbed 111 the business plans submitt<.xl hy the awa rd winners. "The future depends on entrepre neurs,and we need to su pport the1r efforts." said PanasCI, who recetwd a bachelor'~ degree 1n chcm1st rv m 1948 and returned to UH to t'drn .1 bachelor's dcgrct· 111 ph..1rmacy m 1952. '"The cntrcprt.'ncuna.l award wrll CfKOuragt·new husmes.s ~rowth 111 Upsta lt' New York hv prm' tdtn~ ~et>d mont>)' tor tht· llt'\"' hu:.tnc'~ ven t ur~..-~:· An nuun cm~ tht· gift and compt~ t1t1on at a pn:~confcrt~nct·on Mon d.ty. Prm'(l'>t I )avid I. Tngglt- pra1sed the..· genertl\l l\'llf Pan.tsct and h1s f.-. tlll'r .•1 IY~4 graJu.Ht' of the ~..:hool nl Pharma~..·v. "Hoth ht' ..1nd ht~ lather h.w(' llt'en lo~·al and dl'Vott·d lnt'nds o l tht· Xh<>~.ll ot"Ph.trmac.' I wh1ch l nwe. J cons1derablt· amount 1(1 the kmd lllllliStratJons ofhoth O\"Cr the vt..."""lf5.'. Prt-sldent \Vilham ft ( ;n..-mcr. who was ou t uf town on busmess and unahlc Ill attt·nd th,- press conkr t'JH.e, noted 111 a prepared stah.·mt•nt " ll~..·nr y\la t est gift will have a la.:.t tng, pnS!tlvc 1mpa ~.."t on all of our stu den ts who hop(' to bt-lOITit' c..·ntre prem·urs. m~pmng them to turn thcu dream of O\"'ntng J hu~lllt~:.. 11110 reality. In the procelo... . , the..~· •au dt.'nt~ wi ll acquire va luahlt' skills 111 SUCC("('d Ill tht• hu~IOt'S..\ Wtlr!d. "Vv'c..· arc extremely gratdul to I icnry tor thts generous gift. wh 1 ~..h Contln'"ldon~7 Butler Mansion to house programs By JOHN DELLA CONTRADA Reporter Contributor EREMY M. Jacobs, Sr., cha ir- J man and chief executive officer of Delaware North Com panies, Tuesday finalized purchase of the Butler Mansion and anno unced that he will make the building available for use by the UB School of Management. " I am pleased to offer the use of the mansion to the University at Buf· fa1o," .said Jacobs. "My inte.ntion for the landmark building had been to prated its integrity and preserve its historical significance. Through this partnership, the university will now have a facility that enables it to reach out to the downtown Buffalo business community to meet its needs in regards to continued professional development and education." Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management, said the school will work with area corporations to provide dedicated facilities for the on going training of executives and high-level manage.., and wiU ''" up corporate-training facilities to bring the latest computer technology to downtown businesses. The school also will invcstigatt' the possibility of offering a second Executive MBA prog ram in the mansion and may consider developing a luncht im e MBA program for downtown business people. MandeiJ .said. President Wi ll iam R. l;rc 1ncr praised the long· timt:' and valuable..• support of the univcrsit}' by lacohs. a UB graduate who serves as chair of the UB Council. the uni vc..· rs it y'~ local governing council. Jacobs aJso is a former cha ir, trustee and diret tor of the UB Foundation, Inc. The School of Managt•ment ha~ benefited previously from the gen erosity of Jacobs. The schoo l '~ building on the North Campus hears the Jacobs family name, in honor of a $1 million gift provided in 1985. "This is wonderful news for the un1vcrsity and our School of Man agcmcn t," s.a1d Greiner. .. The Butler Mansion i~ a beau ti fu l, histo ric building in the heart of Buffalo's business distr ict; it will make a.n excellent executjve-cducation center, a facility that will enable us to expand our School of Man· agement prog\ to better serve th~..· n t~ctb of tht• Western Nt·w Yorio. t:onununlly," h~..· !>aid ( ~fl·tncr addc..-d: "\'lit.· art.' t.'X Ircmt'h ~n11cful to Jen.·my j,Kohs and th r l ac:oh~ fafr!liY for the1r gl'nt·rosltv Ill making the Hutkr M.tns1on avail ablt.' to UB." lacoh ~ willtnmntaln ownt·rshlp 1ll t.he rnan~ 1 on. kK:atc..,J on the l·onwr of! .>elawarc- Avenue..· .md North ~tn.'t.·t. A Buffalo architt~ctura llandm ark . the..• th ree-'> torr. 40-room man~um was built m 1899 by Buffalo b.-.nkcl .tnJ le-o.~thcr manuf:u..·turer ( ~~..· orge I Willi am. who co mmts~ JOilt'd ~t.m fnrd Whilt' of tht• prest1~00m Nt·\... York Ci t)' architt·ctural firm ~It K1m . Mead and \·Vhll<' for 115 des ign. Jacobs st ~ll t'd that he acqui re-t..l tht· mansion 111 197Y and spent more than $6 milltQ!l.:.restonng 1t. "Thl' mansion served as our company\ hc..'adquaners 111 the 1980s, befOre we sold it to the Variry Corporation m 1991. It played a significant role- m the history of Delaware North , as it ~ location served as the genesis for the name of our company." Varity maintained the building m impeccab le co nditi o n and full y wired it for computer technology. bu~llll'!...'> whKh mt.'an~ thJt till" .:.("houl t'dMh l•lll mnve 11 s program~ mto the building. (.remer ~1d . "t )utre<Kh to bu~int""SM.~. partKu l.1rh m downtown BuffaJo.. ~~ J pn nmy for the school." ~·1andell "'-11ti. "The manston \viii cnablt· w. tu mt't.'t mncasc..~J d<.·n1.1nd for program:. frnm organ11..dlJom .tl.l ovt-r the wuriJ. ··Motnrola 1s ~c nd1ng 1b t'Xt'lU 11\'l.. . , to Huffalo fnr thl~ tina! -.cmt'' tt'f of a llt'\' rM'lUtl\'t' j\fRA pru gram \.... ~..· · w !Jun~..ht•d 111 ( ' hma . •mJ ~.m~:-ung 111 KlHCa h.t~ ~nntra~ tt·J \"'llh tht• -.d1ool lnr trauung nl lh lnform.ltloll -ll'l-"hnolug\ lll.J.n.lga' ·· ,\ \anvoftht· nation\ 1t1p hu~llll''' ..... hoob. 11. landdl adJcd. h.1w rt't(l~ 111/t•d the logtsi!Lcll and ITIJrkt·tm~ V.J.hlt' lll pro\'ldlllg t'Xl'(Ull\"t' dt'\l'J npment program:. In lallhtil'' \t'PJ r;ll <" from t host·it~cd lm under gr.tduJtt· ..1nJ graJu.1k pn1gr.un ~ "Our cxei.."UI!Vt.' progr . 1m' Ill* will be offc..•rt•d m "'hat •~ pfllh,thh the most dq~ant and an.:hitl'l'luralh beautiful buildmg hc-tng u."K.'ll hv Jm husmess school in lht> countnr," ~.ud Mandell. "We now are far hener able to mret the cxccutive· tr.unmg nt.'"t'\.l..., of our corponue customers." �Oece11ber a19!Mil31. 1o.15 BRIEFLY E...tluiC.... schedules meeting ",_;.,g " ' t h o - c.r- Anln Jain is Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research and chair of the Department of Marketing in the School of Management. He is an expert on retailing. wll be held at 2 p.m. T~ In tho Sooth Looogo In Goodyeor Hoi on tho South Clmpus. PlanGt Stephen Manes, chair ol the Deportment ol Music. and Hutist Cheryl ~Hollman, • lecturer In the doportment ol Music. will pmont • Musk of the Sea!on.· ror men lnlormotlon, ca11 the How do you eccount for recent kid phenomena like Pok0mon, Emeritus Center ot 829-2271 . m..t.etlng blitzes? Glazier t.o dlseuss EPc llJ 'TOAC!ling (Becuonlc) Poollies: Technology, P<dogogy and the Electronic Poetry Center" wiH be the topic ofo tolk lrom noon to 1 p.m. today in 21 8 Baldy Hall on the North Compus. lms P<qu<l\o Glozler, found« ol the Electronic Poetry Center (EPC) <http:/ I epc.llulfolo.-/>, will discuss the site, which, owr the past few year>. has emerged IS a uniquely irnpor1lon~ wotldwido rosource tor the production and dMemlnatlon of new and OJCp<rim<ntol poetry. Glozier's tolkbspclflS<)IOdby the Cenll!r for the Stud)' of Tech· nology In Educotlon. UB contln~ Pf09ram with Riga unM!rslty UB and Rigl Technlcaf univenlty (RTU) In Loivlo ,...,. signed a fM>.yeor to continue the ~ exchonge ond collaborotlon belwoen the two universitles that was begun In 1991 . Undo< the original ogreemen~ UB, !he Univenlty al Qt. tawa and RTU col&ll:xnted to found tile Algi - - School ~~ dltOiod the _.,..,t titst ~styte MBA program in Eostern Europe. UB also establish«! on &lgfi1h l.lnguage Center at RBS to Instruct students before they entered the MBA core program, wlllch b ~t <!ntiroly In English. The new >glftment allows RBS foculty to enroll in doctorol programs at UB, • nd UB School of Management faculty to teach at RBS. tt permits RBS' English Language Cenll!r toculty to pursue maste(s and doctoral studies in S«<nd~anguoge education at UB, and US's English Longuoge lnstiMe to send interns and ins~ to the RBS center. REPORTER The ~ba ampus community._ published by the Office ol News Services In the DMslon d ____ Univenlty SerAces, State Unh..nity al New Y<><lt at Buffalo. Editorillofflcesare located It 136 Crofts Hal, AmhefSt. (716) 645-2626. ........_ wuetch..-bufhllo.edu... _..., _ , ........ Carole Smith - -----------Mho.< Pogo "--'-·S u o - ...... M<Ginnlo . ..-..IAIIo- .....,_...... ,__ !Nobles-- bunle pets7 Are • . . . _ . . - sophlstluted~ or have coruumers lost their llblllty to lg.-.. these Pokemon, beanie babies and the like are successful because they are so cute and cuddly. They are moderatdy priced, thus almost anyone can afford them. Once you g~ one, you can't resist buying more. Instead of flooding the market Y>ith unlimited quantity, the supplyofbeanic babies is being carefully ron trolled by the manufacturers. This has created an artificial scarcity in the market place. Manufacturers have contributed to the formation of cult-like dubs and media has fueled their speculative value. In a prosperous economy where our basic needs are easily met, there is enough discretionary income to indulge in such littJe plea - sures of life. of the new millennium and we have the makings of a winning Ouistmas season for rdailcrs. We should see a 20-25 percent from last year. incr~ in growth Wh•t will be the hot toyI ltdult gifts this y ..r7 This will be the year for Pokbnon, or pocket monsters. The timely reI~ of the movie based on th~ creatures has unleashed a goldmine for Nin tendo. The video games, trading cards, figures, apparel and plush toys based on the lovable characters are going to ring cash registers. Closely bc:hind will be toys based on "Toy Story 2." For adults, it is going to be a year for DVDs and looking "mahvdous." When Y2K rolls around, everyone will not be interested only in exorcising Y2K bugs; they will want to look swank, tn!s chic and glamorous. They will want to remember it with finery and elegance. Afte r aJI, who will be around for the next millennium? the upcoming holld•y shopAoor-length ballgown skirts, strapping se•son 7 Will consumers less evening gowns. d resses, cashspend, spend, spend tills y<Ar7 mere sweaters, pashmina wraps, American consumers are the hap- • French-cuff shirts and tuxedos are piest they have been in the recent "in"thisyear.Out is the 10-yearcyde past. The economy is humming of casual office wear. Wh•t •re your predictions for along, with almost fu ll employment, high wages and a stock market that seems ro know no barriers. Con sumers have money in their pockets and in their brokerage accounts. They are feeling good and will be generous towards themselves and their loved ones. Add to it !.he frenzy Will the Increasing popularity of online shopping have any lmp.rt on retailers at the aYer~e· mall7 Must the sany retailer also have a Web site to compete In today's hightech marketplace? Retailing as we know it today will change dramatically in the next fivt falo.mark.ct, w.: haYl! become a years. Stores that primarily serve as a ~<:s-crazy town. Almost """)' warehouse ofproducts will find it in- week """)'store.ishavinga "sale" aeasingly difficuh to oompete in the with huge price· reductions. lt ntw digillll economy. To be rdCYallt, makes you wondes about the astores will hav. to provide an incrtd- cessivc price gouging going on if ible in-store exporienoe to shopp=. one were to buy an item that is Instead of being ld\ alone in a ware- not on sale. Also, service levels house to search for a product and hav. dcdined as the retaikn hav. guess about its workmanship, sue- cut back on both the number of a:ssful stores will serve as oonsultants store personnd and their train to shoppers. Individuals will be able ing. Most salespeople know very to take their problem to the stores and tittle about the product they ..,u get assistance. The sales lady who and certainly are in no position knows what dress would look good to be of hdp to the shoppers. on you for the cOcktail party-at the Wlult question do JOU wish Albright Knox, which scarf will bring I hlMI uklMI, - - would out the oolor of your eyes and which JOU h.,., •nswered lt7 perfume matches your personality, I thoughl that you would have will win. Stores that provide human asked about the hoopla associ touches in an increasingly~ated with Y2K. Unlike our bisonal, mechanical world will the cente n nial whimper celebrawinners. Cyber shopping can never tion, it seems that Y2K will be a provide the fun and excitement of bust. I don't see all the trinkets walking through a Bloomingdales, ·that showed up for 1976. Some Daimaaru, WUJg's or Brumel Using businesses are using .. fear apthe Web, these stores can ....,., cuspeal" to sell people ·items they tomers aroun d the globe beyond will not need. Educated peopl< their narrow trading areas. A5 mo~ are stockpiling water, canned and more homes become connected food, candles and even power tothedigillll highway, stores will find generatorl for fear of Armagedit oompetitively disadvantagrou.s not don! Vmeyards have sought to to be accessible. The Web will become spread the message about the another medium of communication impending shortage of bubbles and order-taking from customers. to jack up prices, but the spoilWh•t do you dislike most ers among them have anabout the way corporations nounced their availability by martcet to you and your family tons. To this observer, the win memben7 ners will be food stores and hosIn recent years, at least in the Buf- pitals, come September! Let's Play! project offers tips for toy-buying Infants and toddlers with disabilities need toys that are engaging, fun to use By EllEN GOLDBAUM News Services Editor I S the re an infant or toddl er with a disability on your holi day gift list? If so, you might be interested in some advice from Susan Mistrett. director of the Let's Play! project at UB. which uses assistive technologies and interactive strate- gies to help disabled children to play. "Like any child, kids with disabilities need toys that are engaging and fun to use, and should be matched to the child's likes and interests," Mistrett says. "At the same time, toys can help move them along to a new developmental stage." However, ch ildren's disabilit ies • Large buttons or switches that make them easy to hold and operate "Families with nonnally developing children see play as what kids do," said Mistrett, "whe=s, unfortunately, for children with disabilities, play is often not determined by the child, but tends to be 'put these squares in these holes'" she says. "That's directing, when, in fact, you want to be fucilitating, you want to create a play envi ronment for the child in which he or she is suca:ssful by making toys easy brate. Also, they should respond to the child's action, whether it be with motivates them to retrieve them. sound, light or tactile sensation. " Plenty of conventional toys available at toy.stores can be per- variety of shapes and have a unique feel ; they encou rage touching, throwing and are interesting to look at, feel and even taste. fectly appropriate for children with disabilities," she says. Best bets fo r infun_ts and toddle" that are-available at your local toy store indude: • SkwisDRattle by Papa Gepetto. A colorful rattle that is easy to grasp, shake, bang and "squish." Beads, strings and bells invite exploration. • Koosch Balls. These come in a • Slinky. With its wonderfully strange elasticity, this classic toy is easy to usc and encourages oonnec- tions between child and parent or between two children because they can tug and puU between them. Now available in fl uorescent colors. the S~nky also is visually interesting. • Drums, bells, maracas, almost • Toys made by VTech. These toys fea - any easy-to-use musicallnstrume:nL ture buttons to push an d record ed an - can easily be wrapped around a wrist. T he advantage here, Mistrett says, is that when the child moves, she or he is the SOUI"Cr of thesound. can limit how they play. "11lesc children need a big bang for their buck," she said. "They need JTIOr< of a response from their toys, more of a reward as they play with them." The best toys fo r children with disabilities have most of the follow- A strap with bells on it, for example, ·• Duplos. The big, chunky ones can be stacked easily and can assist the child in moving to the next stage, ing fea tures: ronment and with • Sensory appeal, either through light, sound, touch or vibration to reach and work. You need to em- • Enough Oexibility that they can be u.!ed in several ways • Very defined textures • Safety and durability • The ability for volume or ;-peed or other variables to be adjusted power the child." That means toys should be very colorful, with high oontrast. They should invite the child to touch them, either because they are smoo th; rough or cil~, or because they vi- cause and effect, says Mistrett. • Dunk'n O unk by Sassy. This is a dear bucket that oomes with vinyl rings and shapes. The top has slots to push the rings through. Because the bucket is dear, children can se<: the things they put into it, which using th em tQ,. b uild. Some have rattles inside them or faces on them. Also, since the big ones can be oonnected to the smaller pieces, they provide an easy way for a disabled child to play with an older sibling. An at"C:nsive coUection of resour= for liunilies of chiJdren with disabilit_i<:s is aV2ilable on the UB Let's Play! Web site at <http:// ~/ >. �December S.l!ml'llll31. lo.l5 Rep arias Hope seen for future budget Greiner optimistic King appointment is good news for UB By MAliA MCGINNIS Reporter Aulstant Editor ESPIT E the $ 12.2 mil lion shortfuJ.I facing the university in the current fiscal year, the administration is optimistic about the finan cial status of the univmity in the yean to come, according to budget reports at Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting. President William R. G reiner said he is ho peful fo r two reasons: the likelihood that Robert King, budget director for the State o f New Yo rk, wiU be appointed as the new SUNY chancello r, and the budget request for 2000-200 1 recently ado pted by the SUNY Board of Trustees. " If that budget were to be taken mto the executive budget by the governo r, that wo uld practicaJJy assure its passage I believe, and this campw would d o very, very well " si.nce it would cover salary incrCascs, provide fo r inflatio nary fundin g and q uality improvements. G reiner explained. He added that if Kin g was appointed chanceUo r. it would be "a very good appoinunent" since the univcr· sity needs "a politically astute leader." Mo rt..'O ver, he hopes that since King cu rrcntiy is involved in budget nego-tiatio ns with the governo r, ''something good will happen bctv.'l'Cn now and when he assumt.'S o ffice." Provost David Triggle addressed tht· assessm ent of this yea r's budge-t D shortfuJ.I in the academic units. "The objective was not to go back and try to fix past injustices o r past things which were done erroneously," he sa id. "' Ra ther, it was to esta blish where we currently stand in en roll ment trends. research trends, etc., fo r each unit and to establish a set of negotiations with d eans and chairs fo r what the future m ight ho ld." To this end, Triggle said he had d»velo ped a set o f "challenging, b ut potentially (ealizable scenario s fo r future change." Triggle emphasized the importance of the university's transition this year to an incentive-based bud get model giving individual units control over their own budgets and respo nsibility for generating their o wn revenue sources. He noted that .. in previous years and generations, all the mo ney was in a 'big, black box' in the provost's o ffice and what you got o ut of the big, black box depended o n the qual ity of your pleading with the provost:• which no lo nger will be the case. Susan Hamlcn, associate professor of accounting and law, and chair the sen ate's Budget Pri o rities Comminee, emphasized th at UB's n ew budget m odel rel ays a clea r message: " Meet enro llment targets J.nd spo nsored -program Largets or you're going to pay.... She added, however, that the new or budget process isone"wecan maybe actually understand," instead o f one that "used to be mysterio us."' Trigg.Je no ted that the cumulative $4.5 million deficit in the CoUege of Arts and Sciences will be handled over the next two years. ..We've come to a set o f agreements to handle the deficit over a two--year process by a variety o f techniques;· said Triggle, adding that one major change will be to perrnanentJy in cl ude about $3 millio n in the an nual base b udget fo r the coUege to cover faculty set- up costs and other perma nent needs. Such costs p reviously were negotiated with the provost on an annual basis, according to Trigg!e. In other business, the senate passed a resolutio n that formally would al low participation by facu lty in organized research units, centers and in · stitutes to be fairl y considered and evaluated in promotio n decisto ns. Senato rs also considered a resolutio n prepart.-d by its Teach in g and Lea rning Committee chaired by 1. Rona ld Ge nt ile, SUN Y Distin gu ish ed Teach ing Professor in the De pa rtm e n t to Cou n!>cli n g .md Ed uca tio nal Psychology, that essen tiaJJy calls for the deans to be respon sibl e fo r ad min i!> tcr in g s tud en t course evalua tions a nd ensu ri ng standard iza tio n of the instrument ond procedu res uSt-d to collect th<.· data withi n each depart ment. Single dose effective for ADHD By LOIS BAKER News Services Editor n ew UB s tud y pu b lished in the December issue o f Pediatrics comparing the effect iveness over time o f Adderall and Ritalintwo drugs for anention -dcficitlhy· pe racti v it y di so rd er (A DH D)shows that a single d ose o f Add erall is effecti ve for a full school day. Th e results indicate that o ne dose o f Adderall given at 7:30 a. m . elimi nates the need to give med icine during school hours. Twice-daily doses o f Ritalin at 7:30 a. m .and 11 :30a.m. have comprised the sta ndard treat ment for children with ADHD beca use Ritalin is absorbed quickl y and its effect s begin to diminish after three ho u rs. "This is a un iqut· o utcom e fo r ADHD medicatio n," said Willia m Petham, pro fessor of psychology, a specialist in ADHD and lead autho r on the study. "Fo urteen o f the 16 kids in the trial who responded to medication could get by o n o nce-aday doses of Adderall and skip the school -day dose. "This is very good news," he said. "because problems with compliance and the embarrassment of having to take a d ose in school are really pretty bad:· Five of the 2 1 children in the study didn't respond signifi cantly to either medication. The trial compared various dosing regimens of Adderall, Ritalin and placebo during an eight -week summer treatment program at UB developed by Pelham, head of the universirfsAttention Deficit Disorder Program. The summer program is structured somewhat like a daycamp, with in ten sive behavioral treatment carried out in academic, A soc ia l a nd rec reati o nal se ttin gs thro ugho ut a n ine-ho ur day. Most o f the children in the current t ri a l alread y were re ce ivin g med ica tion for AD H D. Parents of children in th l· p rogram also re ceived training in behavioral-mod •fica tio n techniq ut·s. The goals of the trial were two- rt."Comm_ended tha tl 4of l6(hlldn·n who respo nded to med ication he mai ntained o n a single mo rnm g dose of Add erall, if el im inating tht• m id -day dose was a goaJ. On the q uest io n of whether tu g•vc a late-aft ernoo n dose of mcd! ca tio n and, if so, how m uch, trial resuits showed that hi gh do:K:sof l,.Hh fold: to compare standard , twice- med ications dail}' methylpen idate (MPH , the gt·neric name for Ritalin ) with a single m o rnin g d ose of MPH a n d of Add erall , a n amphetam in t" com pound, and to <WCSS the Vhlue of a late-aftern oon dose o f Add ernll and Ritalin on evening fun ctio nin g, the po tential side effeds o f late-afternoon dosing and optimum dose size. Th e trea tment variations were a ) placebo, b ) mo rning-only Adderall, c) morning/late afternoon Adderall. d ) mo rning-only Ritalin, e) mo rn in glnoon Ritalin and f) morning/ noon/ late aftern oo n Ritali n. The children received one o f these treat· ments each day in rando m order. Results o f the trial-based on rat ings from co unselors, teachers, and parents-fo und no difference between twice-a-day Ritalin and oncea-day AdderaU on any measures assessed during a typical8 a.m . to 3:30 p.m. day. " Results showed that a single dose of .3 mg!kg of Adderall given at 7:30 a.m. and .3 mglkg o f MPH given at 7:30 a.m. and II :30 a.m. had very similar time courses and seemed to be effective until3:45 p.m . and perhaps lo nger," Pelham stated. Bo th were effecti ve in improvin g c hildren's b ehavio r and perfo rmance in the context of the sum mer treatment program , which spanned a typical school day, he said. Based on these findings, Pelham creased appetite loss and ~ l eep l e~!l ness - rt"cog nized sidt" cffc..:-ts of tht.-sc st im ulant drugs- alt ho ugh low doses of Adderall d id im prove eve nin g behavio r. Pelham s.1id .1!1 parents repo rted thei r children gemerally were doing wt"Uin the t•vcnlng. hut possibl y beca use pa rent s had received behavioral trai ning and tlw combination of home-based tnt nvent·io ns and the long-acttn g ITil'dJ cati o n produced positive behavior. In light o f these fin d ing:-. and thl· long- lasting effeds of single dose.;; of Adderall, and in a few case:;; M PH. Pelham said he did not recommend late-afternoon medicatio n for most of the child ren in the trial. He spt:cu Ia ted that the reaso n si ng1e doses ot Adderalllasted so much longer into the evening in this study than rc· ported in o ther studies also may h<· re lat ed to th e influ e n ce of th e progran1's behavio ral int e rve n tio n~. this time o n the children. "Fo r example, a child who expcn ences rewards fo r behaving appropn atdy t."arty in the day may continue on a positive trajectory fo r th e remainder of the day," Pelham noted. Th e study was suppo rted by a grant fro m Shire Richwo od , Inc.. manufacturer of Adderall. Pelham 's research is supported by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholis m, and the Na· tionallnstitutfl of Mental Health. Ill '· the afte rnoo n 3 BrieD Search committee recommends King to be SUNY chancellor A se•rch committee of the SUNY Board of Trustees Monda y una mmou sly recommended the appomtment of Robert L King, NC'f\' Yo rk State's budget director, a~ th e next SUNY chan ceHor. The Boa rd ofTru.stees 1 ~ expected to vote on King's appointment at 11..s mcet m g Tuesday at the Co ll ege of Optomet ry. King wou ld re place Ch ancello r John W. Ryan , who ts retir ing afte r serving mo re than th ree years in the post. Ryan will be remamnt SUNY as chan ce ll or ementu ~. "The full sea rch commlllec ha!l made a marvelous rccornmenda !ton to the tru stees tn Bob Kmg. wh o has a tremend o us range of expen ence.!> to b n ng to bear on the offi(e of chancellor." sa td Prest den t Wi ll iam R. G retner, who served as c1 member of the adv tsor\ co m m ittee to the St'arch commtttee. "All wtll stand h tm 111 good stead H is know ledge of Nt.•w York State government , the executive cham be r, and his cxpenence as dt rector oft he Dtvt ~ ton of the Budget arc all terr ifi c p reparatton fOr the chanlellor ':!> role . "Al t ho ugh to some it may appear to ht· an unwnvcmtonal chot.._,., it 's no t if o n e u n de rstan ds modern h tgher educa tmn .md the chal lenges speci fi call y fal':tng ~UNY."' l..·r<.·mcr pomtcd u ut. " f\oh Kmg has dem o nstrated o u t s l andtn~ m.m.1gcment Jnd leader!>htp sktll :!> and a political awart.•n e!l!-1 th<~t 1!'1 llt"tt'~F>arv 111 the <iUNY sv-.1('111 ad m ini :~ tr a t ion offict·. " SUNY has been lortunJtc ttl h.tvc the Wt~e leadersh tp of C h .tn a llor Ryan over the pa!>l le\... Vl'aro;;: we at UB feel equalh fortunalt' that a person of su(h J(I."Otnplt .s hme rll as Bob 1\.mg willtakt·tht' helm of SUNY. and look forward to work tng Wtt h hmt 111 h t!> llt'W rolt- " Added rhomas 1-.1-.gan. chatr of the hoard o! lfll'-tt·cs ,md hc.1d nl the sear(h ..:ommlltt'l': " Bob Ktng I!> t'Xlept lllllallv wdl -tunl·d to lht' ~ t a t e un tversi!y\ m·w llli..U!> on pt·rfurmam c.l'fliC!ency and iJu(IUnt abdtty, whtch ou r ca m pus prestdcnb ha ve hcgun tmplemcnttng ...,,tth dr.tma tica ll y pos itt ve result ~. " Ht~ w ill work cffecttvcly wtth our ....unpu~t~!l to hudJ on thl :!> mo ment um and .1dva nce us t o the !n\nt r.mb ot Amcrll,lll puhltl htghcr t•d u ~..atton." As h udget di rec tor. Ktng J!l pnmanl y respo nsib le fo r produong the gove rn o r'!l Ex:e(uuve Budge-t anJ for un p lementing all asp!'t't!> of what 1!1 now a $7.3 bi lli on spendmg and revenue plan. Pnor to ht . . appo mt mcnt as budget d1rccto r 1n 1-ehruary \998, he served for thrtl' yt~ars a .~ dm:~..~ rnr of tht· governor '!> ()(fin· of fkg uhuorv Reform . a posttn w ht l."h ht' w.t:. ~rl·J tt t~d \\'Hh I." Utttng S2.i hi llt on 111 state re~u laton- (OSI.!>. A graduatl' ot l r1111t\ Lo lkgt' who c.trned h t!> law dt.·grcc .11 Vanderbilt Vn!ve r ~ Hy. t..:.mg )t' rved from \99:! -94 as Monroe Co unt\ executive and wa:. J member ol the ~ t att' A~~emhlv from 1987 Yl He a l.:!>o ha!l held semnr t·xecu ll vc pnsll tons 111 !>Cveral ..:ompillllt'!l ttl the l."omputt'r so ft...,'Jh.' and elel."tron1cs i ndu s trie ~. SEFll PROGRESS REPORT 111 SEF A Umt C.oo1l "of Cont rt hulum Goal Office of the Provost S30,892 $39, 723 128.5 School of Architecture and Planning Col~ of Arts and. Sciences 10.000 113,634 11.9 19 105,810 119 1 School of De.ntal Medtctne lO,OOO 25,596 85. l Graduate School of Education 15,598 14,093 90.3 School of Engineering and Applied Scie n ce~ } 7. 668 }9.046 10}6 SchoOl of Health Related Professions 9,800 10,635 108.5 School of lnformat•on and library Stud•es 93.1 }.782 3. 181 84 I School of Law 16,856 19,682 116.7 School of Management 28.}06 B . l82 117 9 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 93.1 139,900 130, 316 School of Nursing 7.5 80 7.026 92. 7 School of Pharmacy 9,628 4,490 46.6 Offi ce of the Presid ent 6, 495 6, l8t 98 2 School of Social Work 6,674 8,418 126.1 UB Fo undation 2. 809 2.879 102 4 Student Atfalll 33,800 37,949 112.2 University Services B6,208 116,917 100.5 Emeritus Center 21 ,545 l,l 64 UB 98 4 10, 451 12,668 121.2 lUll B,OI 8 98.7 3,000 Tot•ls $655,000 $7 00,995 107.0 2 �4 Repoll"ter December 9.1!!19/Vol. 31. lo 15 Students experience "senlorltls," I< uoos gr- Students In the Deportment of receMd Chemical~ prizes for poster preentotioru •t the department's re- sean:h symposium. c.me TsuoFeng Wong was cltod for • -·blllty poster on "MK:tosttucbJt>l Model for the of Stratum Corneum..., (co-author Jolulnnes M. Nitsche, usodate professO<), Nondou Lu was honored f<>< "Accuracy In e<gy C.lculations by Molecular Simulation, • («Huthor D..wl A. Kof\e, pioless<><) ond Donlel Swutz wos recognized for a . F-- poster entitled "Development of In vitro Model ol-.nd fle<plthelialization,• («>-authors: SMtnm Behshad, 1 student in the deportmen~ and Stylionos Andreadls, profesSO<). vi>iting assistant An article entitled "What We Do Matten," authored b)' Tamar lacob<on, directo< of the UB Chik:l care Center, Inc., WJS published In the N<mmber e<ition of the Child C'.<nlnfonnation &chong<. laoob5on also made a pmentotlon On "InClusion with llehovior Disorders: When ~ W9ri<> and When k Doesn't" at the annual meeting of the ~ tiona! Aosociatioo for the Education of Young Children. ·uterocy with an Attitude, • published by SUNY Pross, Is a new bool< by Potrldl Ann,..,._ elate profes50I' In the Department ofl,eOmlng and Instruction In the Graduate School of Educatklil. In the bool<, f'onn oddmsO. the rosistoru ofwori<ing-dass children to the klnd of education they typically rec~tion designed to make them uoelulwori<en and ol>edjont citizens. H<o.conttw"' these traditionol models with .~ temaiM methods fO< teaching pow<rlullitenlcy In American WO<tdng-dass students. H. ~hoY Roo and Rom Ramesh. boch asso9ate profes- sonofmanagemo:ntinfO<m>tion systems In the School of Man-agemen~ have been nomed e<itors-in-<hief of a new joomaJ en- titled lnfotmotion sw., Fron- Class of 2000 heads down final stretch M stretch of their undergraduate careers at US-their senior year- and many feel excitement about nearing the finish line. semester," says architecture major Susan Deacon ... , feel confused, (STudent Admissions and Recruit· to graduation. ment specialist). "I have r<aliu:d that putting in my aU doesn't result in such fabulous .-.wards here." Chris Fedorczak. a media-study major with a focus on digital arts, ""IO be honest, I am very excited 10 graduate and get out of here," says Cotignola. whose academic concent rati o n is in marketing . .. Just to know: I am graduating makes (my senior yt.-ar) better." Others say they feel overwhel med bv responsibility. " It seems my workload has tripled, so I have a great excuse not to slackl'd get buried," says psychology ma JOr Kaya Gcrberich, whose senior year brings with it a bit of irony. '-' Just \'w'hen I'm about to leave, I find a system that lets me have a great social life and get work done! '' Some scudents in the Class of academic programs. Elana Steinhaus, a UB STAR and 2000 are a bit jaded by their experi- member of Phi Sigma Sigma. has a new job this semester as a teaching assistant for a VB I0 I class. She says her senior year isn't much different from the others. with a few exceptions. "Now I have the pressure of applying to graduate school and taking the GREs" (Graduate Record Exam ), says the management major... 1feel nervous about the future, "brain drain"that has lefi the already lagging loca l economy without much native college taJent. Leading the effort is Daniel Ryan. tions, vme pmented by the UnNersity Student Alumni Boord, the student offiliate of the UB Alumni Association. ority for the region, partirularly given the effects of fleeing coUege gradu- Gerold~.­ proleuorol~ .... _ _' . <eMdthe ".'_lclcx.y l'l1lllndwopy Fund-.-lar lon!t-*'I-'- of his Sheo's -.nng- Cenler. ~---olthe Sheo's-ol- pe""nal statements, but I'm ready to be moving on." Steinhaus-a speech and hearing major-isn't the only one feel ing th e pressure of apply in g to studying for and taking my GREs. it '.s a wonder I have time to do anything else!" But despite preparing for graduate school, Gcrberich says she's still taking advantage of the opportunities that come her way. " Instead of being a (resident ad visor), l chose to be a community assistant at Hadley Village," says Gerberich. "It's very different from the dorms-very sophisticated." Ge rberich , who worked as an orientation aide at UB during the su mmer, also is interning in the First Year Experience Program and is president of a newly active chap· ter of an honor society for resi · dence hall leaders. Deacon-who had a busy sum· mer in Costa Rka working on projects concerning schools and forest preseTVation through a program offered in the Department of Architecture and Planning-says she's not sure what direction she'll take once she graduates. "I feel much older, but also much more confused on what I am going to do when I graduate," she says. " I Abbata says her senior year has brought a few mor< respon51bilities. "You really need to be aware of the you have to do to ~uak." she says. "There ar< fonns to be fil<d, yearbook pictures to be taken, making SUr< that <very one of the OARS requirdnenu has~ fulfilled" On top of all that, she.ays. graduation br.ings with it one more job. .. Now I have to start planning for the future and the 'real world,'" things she says. As for his graduation plans, Fedora.ak says one thing's for su r~ "If I don't graduate on time. there wiU be heU to pay! 115 of now, I ~m leaning toward graduate school and getting a master's degree in fine arts." Cotignola, who still is working at the University Union Activities Board, says the past three and a half years have brought a sense of ac complishment. "I am r<lieved that I passed and made it through," she says. "I really hated it here, but with (the) friends I have made here, !learned to like it and made the best of it" Copgnola says her friends have been one of the highlighu of her un dergraduate ca reer. " I am best friends with two girls , my housematts," she- says. " We met freshman year and lived togethe-r ever since." Friends, it seems. have prov~ in· valuable to some members of the Class of 2000. "I've learned more about friend ships, cl~ relationships and more about myself... than I <v<r thought possible," says Gcrberich. "My aca- think a year off from school before demic work pales in comparison. I can't say enough about how the anendinggrnduate school would be a wise choice." people I've met have shaped me and help me grow." UB leads effort to reverse local "brain drain''m director of Ca reer Planning and Placeme nt, who recogn izes th at workforce development is a top pri - supplement" of the conlorence. says hi s second-to -last semeste r largely has been spent traveling in London, where he is studying abroad through UB at the University of Westminster. "To be honest." he says, "I have been doing a lot mo~ traveling than anything else." Senioritis or no senioritis. members of the Class of 2000 are keeping busy in countless actjvities and ences at the university. .. I am definitely experiencing scnioritis," says communication major Jennifer Abbata. "Sometimes. I find it hard to force myself to go to class. especially the ones with the large number~ of studenrs, because you know that no one really cares whether you're there or not." Tanya Stanger. a management major, shares a si mil ar sentiment. "'Like mo st, I am experien c ing ·~ en1oriti s,'" says the UB STAR sume, writing my filling out the actual app li ca ti ons and Cotignola says she's looking forward U A- lished early next je«ln the Journal o/ConicMJsaJor09r IS port of, the "proceedings !llllllll!!!ll...~===:::-:-' Management major Jennifer B is making serious at tempts to retain and return you ng peopfc to Western New York 111 an effort to combat the region 's pmentation'at the "ET-6: Sixth lntemltlonil ConferenCe on Endotholins" held recently In Montlell. The poster Is entitled "StmdHnduced ~1 Procluc:li9n by Astmcytes.• A brief manuscript will be pub- tween getting letters of recommendation, c ritiquing my re - a ntsy, excited and overwhelmed." D..wl M. fo<gues, a candidate f<>< a master's degree in psydlol- Lyle OStrow, a student In the combined M.D./Ph.D. program, receMd a first~ for I poster graduate school," Gcrberich says. "Be- " I am really anxious to finish this Reporter Assistant Editor of the UB OffKe of Alumni Rela- in my busy schedule is that I'm in the process of applying for now in the fina l r>OI<Ition. '"' • former exeartiYe directo< graduate school. "A major factor EMBERS of the Class of 2000 are By MAliA MCGINNIS leodershlp ond volunteer ei!O<ts that prornc>te student ifwoM!. ment and enhoncethe student experience. The awards, nomed forward to graduation In May By JEHNIFU UWANDOWSKI Reporttr Staff tim:A/OUfTlO/ol-.nondln- ogy; ttioya Geri>ench, a senior psychology major, and Priy.onk Sholl, oseniormojoringlnpolitical science, hove rec:eMd J. · Scott Fleming Metlt for l~k ates and retirements while indwtry expands and investment increases in the Buffalo-Niagara region. growth oflocal businesses to be able to recruit talented college graduates from the area." Buffalo and Niagara arc not the only metropolitan areas that have had trouble retaining native college graduates, says Ryan, noting that such cities as Cincinnati and Phila- delphia are facing similar problems. second annual "IOBSapalooza," to be held Jan. 4 in the Buffalo Convention Center, has goals similar to tho~ of a pro- base to which studcnu and gradu- William R. Greiner and Lewis D. ates can post their resumes. Both job Rich, vice president and regional opening.s and resumes will be posted at no charge. director of Empire State Deve1opment Corp., that was sent to about While Ryan says th ere a re no plans for corporace sponsorship this 7,200 VB alumni who had graduated in the past I0 years and were year, he adds that it nray be neces- residing out of state. The letter out - The first "JOBSapalooza" held in sary to seek them next year and, in that case, the income would pay for the software and server hosting, Buffalo last January attracted more than 75 companies from the Buffa lo -Niagara region and about 450 He says any additional mon ey would be used to market the site. lined a "dear, deep and broad-based need for skilled graduates" in Western New York and attempted to alter perceptions that the area was lagging economically. job seekers from 30 different coUeges and universities nationwide, despite a major snowstorm, says Ryan. This year, he aniicipates more than I00 employers will participate. But he points out that e-ven with "The University at Buffalo has a commi tment to the future of our communiry;' says Ryan. "We reali1.e that it is vital for the success and UB's are ann ual regional job fairs featuring local companies that recruit local college and university stu dents- regardless of where th ey ancnd college--du ring their holi day break. Planners hope to in crease the chance that the college students might consider working in their hometowns. "IOBSapalooza,"theie remained the quest ion of how students and former residents couJd access infor· mation about Opportunities in the area during the remainder of the year. which led to his latest endeavor. <www.~ . "ComcbacktobuffaJo.com is an interactive, electronic effort to urge current st udents and ~ecent graduates from all over the world who are former Buffalo residents cooonsider pursuing job opportunities in Westem New York." explains Ryan. The site, which will funaion as a regional online career-placement gram in Philadelphia called "Op· office, will list job opening.s from about I 00 area ern~loyers and fea- erat ion Native Talen t." Both events turt" an extensive se"archable data· which now is i?cing funded by VB. According to Ryan, it is the only site of iu kind in the country that offers a career service~ not only to students at local colleges and uni versities, but to other institutions across the country where former area residents may· be studying or working. The site currently is being designed and will be launched in early january following The letter reponed that Western New York businesses have.,re · bounded in recent years and new businl5SCS have moved into the area. creating an increased demand for skilled and educated workers. Ryan notes that many UB alumni have the desire to move back to the Buffalo area, but don't think there are ample career opportunities in the region. He hopes that tho~ fOBSapalooza Until then, the ser- people will be able to use the Web vice can be accessed <www.buffalogracb.com >. site to access job opportunities and at Working with guidance counselors from 121ocal high schools, Ryan ultimately settle down back in WestemNc:wYork. The comebacktobuffalo.com determined the 100 coUeges and universities that most local h igh · Web site also will allow VB alumni school graduates have chosen to attend in recent years and is marketing the site to career offices at those Planning and Placement Office. It is the only local ooUege career office with an electronic Web-based resume service that allows employ= to search a database of VB student and alumni ..Sumes, and job seekers to ace<ss current job opening.s institutions. One of the first steps in the campaign to keep young people in Westem New York was the ooordination by Ryan of a letter from President to link to the university's Career via the- Internet. �Oecember9.19!Mul31,1o15 ~pariez 5 Mini-med school expands Biology students to bring airriculum back to their high schools By LOIS BAIWI News Servk~ Editor UNIORS and senior.; studying advanced biology in Williamsville and Lockport high schools will be teaching classes this spring in cancer, infectious disease. cardiology and J reconstructive surgery as pan of an innovative, high -school science-enrichment program created by th e popular mini -medical school at UB. The idea for such a program originated with science teachers from the two schools who had attended UB's mini-medicaJ-school sessions from their inception. Their goaJ was to bring the health sciences alive for high-school students and to interest them in careers in the field. A secondary goal was to <Valuate the effectiveness of such a program. Mini-med-school director.; Harry Suitt and Alan Reynard, with Ute aid of a grant from the Division of Public Service and Urban Affairs. devd oped a four-part lecture series on subjects chosen by the high-school students who signed up to participate. ll1e lectures were held in October and November in Farber Hall on the: South Campus, site of regular mini-mcd -schoollectures. A total of 76 high -school students attended. As always, the leaures were taught by se nior fa culty: Stephen Edge , dinical associate professor of surgery (cancer ); Alan Lessc, associate professor of medicine, pharmacal - ogy and toxicology, and rnicrobiol· ogy (infectious diseases); Susan Graham, associate proftsSOr of medi cine/cardiology (heart diseasc),and Jerald R. Sultz, clinical assistant professor of surgery (trauma and n: constructive surgery). Hoping to garner interes t and support from parents., Suh z, who will retire this mon th as a professor of social and preventive medicine. and Reynard, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, required each student to bring at least one parent to the lectures. .. Having the parents involved will provide support for the students at home," said Sultz. "Supportive parents also help teachers guide stu · dents into their choice of careers, and our ultimate goal is to interest kids in science and science careers." The second phase of the program will take place in this spring when the students will present the information to sophomores at their high schools. Suitt and Reynard are duplicating materials used during the lectures to pass along to the student panicipants. In a fo ll ow- up mini - research project , the panicipants' scien ce tea chers will co mpare students ' grades before and after taking part in the program to determine if thei r participation was (elated to im proved academic performance. Nick Hejailcy, director of scienct' for !.he Williamsville School District, both teachers and studen ts have been very receptive to the program. "'We're trying to set up a cydc to perpetuate interest m cmcnng onl' o f the health sciences. Havi ng the high-school students come back and present to the lOth graders 1!'1 a cru c~al pan . Next year, we hope tht:!<>l· lOth gradef5 will allt:nd the mm1 med school. if it con tmu ~. and wt: !klld hope it does." Kevin Clark, a facu lt y member at Lockport High School, saod he and his st udents are very happy with the program. "' We are not adjacent to UB, so we are thrilled thi s has evolved. Tht: format is comfonable, as well as challenging. I give a lot of credit to th e (UB) faculty. They really know how to work with these: kids. "There's no doubt 111 my mmd that what I'm seei ng as a result of this program is a real mterest m higher education," he noted. Clark's students will team-teach the material to sophomores in the spring. .. This pan is a real plus. It gives them a chance to share the1r knowledge and to take on the re sponsibility of doing the teachin g," he said , adding that he hopes tht.• presentations will yield the added ben efit of recruiting students for advanced ~ placement biology. Sultz and Reynard hop(' to c;.. p a nd the program IIll O m o rl' ~hools if this pilot program prove~ $ucccssful. Classroom conditions criticized By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor T HE conditi on of So uth Campus classrooms was described as "atrocious," "appallingly bad " and "the worst classrooms ever seen" at a meeting of the Faculty Senate Ex ecutive Committee Dec. I. .. It's so bad, in fact, that when the dental school holds a tour for prospective applicants, we don't even show them the classrooms," said )o · seph Zambon, professor of periodo ntology and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Den tal Medicine, who described one room in Wende Hall as h av ing "' maximum ~secu rity · prison decor." He called the condition of rooms in Kimball, Cary and Diefendorf"hor· rible," noting that nothing has been done to most of these rooms in 40 or 50 years. "You almost get the feeling that there is a disincentive on th e university's part . .. for our students I think it is really appalling. "A few years ago, one facu h y member said he didn't mind teach ing in a room in Diefendorf, even though it was only 60 degrees most of the time. What he minded was the three inches of wate r on the floor,'' Zambon added. Howard Foster, professor of organizations and human resources, associate dean fo r academic pro - grams in the School of Management and chair of the university's Oa.ssroom Utilization Committee, to ld FSEC members that what Zambon had described was "an old story on the South Campus." Foster said thr response from Sean Sullivan, vice provost for academic information and planning, on the subject has been .. let 's figure out how much space we need and how many of these rooms we need to rehab." since " wc'fe looking at six figures to re hab just one of those classroom!> ... " But how many decades docs 11 take? " asked Cedric Smith , professor of pharmacology and toxicology. " How long d ocs it take to figure out how many classrooms are needed? The proi1lems o n the South Cam pus have been pretty constant and pretty weU-known for decades." Added Margaret Acara, professor o pharmacology and toxicology: "We don 't have a really good way of that 11 keeps offline make5 fo r vc:n· lntlc pressun.· nn the other roo rm. "One of the issues w1th rc:novat ing these rooms aa.nrdmg to cum:nt standards is that you 1oM" o nc-tlurd to one-half of the seaLS." added Cold . As for the overall lack of classroom space on campus, Foster ~ud thl· um · versity must wait about three mort.• yea rs until the St ud e nt 5l'n'JCt:"!> Building is completed and until then, "we are looking at status quo. whKh as you know, is very tight." Foster reported that !.he R""COnstru.. tion of the Moot Court m <.J'Bnan Hall would add several classroom; buo thC) won't be centrallrscheduiL-d. "The biggest problem JS that you have times in the begmning of the day and the end of the day th at arc unused ," sa id f oster. Faculty mern · bcrs pointed out that there arc only two really large lecture haJls on cam pu~ne in Knox HaJJ and one 111 the Natural Sciences Complex . l-o!> · ter responded that the problem 1!1 not with large lecture halls but w1th crowded, smaller classrooms. Go ld said that hi s co nwH ttec:.· talked withanyofthe faculty or stu- mceb and submiLS a budget every dents before renovating," she sa id. fl"ar for classroom renovation work .. Facilities just came in and did it. to bedoncoverthc summer."Wcput For five years, I have been trying to most o f the money last summer to get them to fix their mistake and I gcttmg every large lecture haJJ up to have gotten nowhere... te..-:hnology standards, which h~ Peter Gold , associate dean 111 the made a major difference in accom College of Arts and Sciences and modating large lectures." chair of the university's Class room He said that two - third~ of thh Quality and Attributes Committee. year's budget will be used to con pointed out that "we've been stud tinue maintenance-and replacement with a continuall y changing and of techno logy in classrooms. The abando ned p lan for Main Street remaining money will support regu (campus). The ability of the mecli- lar replacement of furniture and cal school to accommodate all of its equipment in classrooms and "what teaching within its own three roorn\. we don't have that we need." getting the input and the response to impleme01 these needs. It is the services part (of the university) that implement s thi s and they need imput from the faculty to do it. The communication between the two is the important thing that 1see here." Acara described renovation work that made a classroom pretty and nonfunctional. whereas before 11 was ugly, but functionaL .. No one The last time a children 's hook spent more than a f('w week.s on Til e New Yor~ T1mes Book Revww bestsell er lis t was in I 952 with the publication of E. B. While's YCha rlo tt(''s W('b.nThat was untzl Amen ca n adults a nd children he..:amt: swept away by the wturdry of I.K Rowling'!i sen e!i-.. ll arry Potte r a nd the Sorcerer's Stone.'... Harn Po tter and thl· <.:hamber of ~eueb na nd "' Ha rq· Potter and the Pr1s· oner of Azkaban ." As of th1 s wr Hm g, all three book!> sit sq ua rely at the top o f th e best!>eller hst. ·· Ha rr y Potter and th e Sorce rer 's Stone:· Rowlmg's firs t hook, ha!> hc(.•n on rhc hst SO wcek.s and now IS pe rched at till' top o l the paperbad. ~s~e ll er h ~ 1 as well. Rowlmg, who !Jve .. m Edmb urgh. ~cotland, and !!lartcd "'' ntm~ the se n es while seated 111 a coffee shop, h..ts transformed her life from a welfare mother to o ne of th e weahh1est women in the Umt ed Kmgdom as the Harry Potter book!> ha ve been trJn !! lat ed 1nto 28 lan guages. Her pro tago m st. the orph a ned Harry Pottc:r. undergoe!l a Simil ar m <.·tamo rphOS I!>, from hvm g 111 a 11m room und er the sta 1rs 111 tht.· home of hi!> des p1 · cable Aunt Pl·tunla a nd Uncl e Vernon to bemg the most fa muu!>student 1n the Hogwart'i ~hool of Wit chc raft .m d \"\-'i1..ardry. Nat urall v Harry Po tter fl~ve r lias )Wep t the Web. ~c h o l as tl c Books {the Unlll'd ~tate .. publish er of th e senes) ha s d es1gned a H arry Put ter Web Sill' at <http://www.scholastlc.com / harrypotter/ lndex.htm >. Th1s site has a w1de range of matenal. from screensavcrs for k1ds lu le!'I!>OO p l..tn !l fo r teachers. The Slle a l ~o IS hm tmg a live J.K Rowhng Jntl·rv1cw on l-eb . .l for regtstered users O ther fan -host<.-d HarT} Potter Site!> are abundant o n the Wc:b. llw Unoffic1al Harry Potter I-an <::luh 'illl' at <http:/ / www.geodtln.com/ harrypotterfans/ > mclud ~ mformallo n on the first Harry Potll~r movie, a Har ry Potter covt.·r ~aJierv. !larry Potter party 1dcas, a Harn Poller qUJz page and much more. ThL· v1rtua l Hogwa rt s School al <http:/ / www.geodtles.com/ hwarts/ ""> gJVCS Harry Potter fam thl· opportuntry to JOlll .. Hogwarb J·hst u nam" to co llahoratc 111 ueatm~ I.000 years o f Hogwarts h1sto rv Harry Potter docs have h1!> dt•tr.l!..tor!>. All three Potter hnok.!. ha\l' been among th e many books that routmd y are c halll~ n gt.·d and/ or ba nned m schuol d1 s tnct !'~ .md public hbran cs. ( To lea rn mure J~Wlll the d1stmction be tween a challenged book and a banned book. )t:e thl· America n Libntf}' A.ssoc i<ttJon ·~ Banned Book Week sirt:at < http:/ / www.ala.org/ bbooks/ challeng.html >. T ht.· at10nal <. o.1ht1on Against { :Cm o rsh1p site at < http:/ / www.ncac.org/ .., lcatu r<."!l an l'' say tw Judy Blume, th e popu iJr wnter who!>e ov.•n boo!....-. trelJUl'nth have been challenged and/or banned, enlllled " h Harn Pollcr hd~ ' l:.vJI? A l htnal"ter wh o motivate!> thl' Nintendo gcncra11nn tu .KIUJih pi ~. k up a honk and read ~ Do n't know wh at to thmk ~ (.,o Ill vuur ne1ghllorhood library or booksto re Jnd p1Ck o ne up. II all thl· lah 11! \\'e.,h·rn New York haVl'n't swqn tht.·m up befort~ vou ~l't lh crt·. th .u 1,' -Gemm• D eVInney •nd Don Hartm•n. Untvf'fltfy Llbrorw\ BrieD TCIE recognized by trade group The Center for Industrial Effectiveness ITCJl-:) 1n th l' UH Bu!\1 Ill'S!! Allmnce h.ts hl·cn rt'logn 11ed for 1ts o ut standm g worl tw thl· National Assoo.llnlfl of Man Jg_eml·nt and TCchmcal A~s l stanCl' Len tm iNAMTACl TC I ~ n·te!wd J ll .twJnl .1-. tllll' ul nme outstand mg "ProJects nf the Yea r" 111 th t·la tegorv of technology transfer f01 it !'I work with the Rochl'Stcr-ha sed firm Ohm C rJft , In~. .. ent 1tlt:d " Resistor lkvd opm cnt and Ch aracten7.a t1 on" The:.· proJ ect \\',IS bl lw T1m Mauulke. proJl'Ct manager for thl· Strategic Partn ership for lndustnal Resurgen ce CSPIR ) at UB. The U B prot<.·ct involvt'd TC J}-" \ wnrJ... wuh OhmCraft. "''h1.:h ma nufac ture!> s pl~ci.llt\' rC!>l!>lnT!'I to r cleCirOilll com ponent!>, to ex pand it s current prod u .. tlllll', 1m prove prod ultl o n .1nd hettcr <.•valu a te the performJnce of rt"!>l!l tOr!\. OhmCraft wanted to expa nd the capab!litil'S uf II !'~ re!>earch -JnJ ckvdopm r:-nt department , hut la cked th e finan cing . ~o TC IF worked w11h tht• companv to o htam Ne" York State fund1ng_through SP IR. ha!>l'd 111 the ~chool of Engmer:r ing a nd Applied Sciences. "''h JC h wa5 U!>cd tn und t"r wntl~ !!Oml~ of the proJelt 's lOS I!>. With th e Jlli.llllt.' prunding pro tl'CI mdnageml·nt and suppor t !>efVIlCS, C.. )hm<.."raft tn~.rcasl·d cmplovn ll'll l trom ~I) 11, 60 wo rkers 0 \'Cr two \'t"a r!'l and .. on!>tructed a new lauht\ . Oc:signcd to provide resea rch -.rnd -dl·vdopment suppo rt anJ tl·.. h nica l expertise to sma ll and med1um -s1Zed manut al tunn ~ lo mp;1 ni cs, SPIR h as funded more than 470 proJects durmg tht.· pa!>l vcar Mattulke says SPIR "a ims to holster the !!latt· l"Conom)' lw pw m a ting the transfer of knowledge from umvcrs1tv 1<1 mdu stn ·· The award was presented to MJttulh atlh(' annual -:-onf en:n~o. e tJt NAMTAC , a nonprofit assoc iatiOn that prov1des advocacy, mforma tio n and a forum in which to enhance th e performance of o rgamza tions that provide business. cconom1c dcvdopment and techniCal assistancc. �61Reporiea Oecember.9.100!1/Yol31.1o.15 Work of French scholar, philosopher has drawn critical acclaim· BRIErLY $11,000 gift to aid Uknllnllln studies The lkJfiJio Group-Ukrainian --recentlyAmerian Business and Plofos. sented a S11.000 chec.l: to lhe College ol Arts and Sd<nces to further lJI.ainian studies In lhe college. The gilt. pmonted to Dean K<ny Gtont, will be used for lhe Ukrainian Studies Fund, which hopes to establish a studyabroad pmgrom in Ukraine; promote scholarty exchonges between UB and Ukrainian univtr- sitiO.;·S)Jpport Ukrainian cultural exhibitions at UB; assist lhe Uni· venlty tJbratles in lhe ..paruion altho Ukrolnlan collection; es. tablish and support scholarships at lhe undergraduate and graduate level for dome5llc students who .want to study the history, language and culture ol Ukraine, and to offer support to eligible students from Ukraine who wish to study at UB. The contribution was given in ""'"""Y of Myro$law · Hreshchyshyn, fanner cha~ of the Department ol Gynecology- Obstetrics In the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Hillel students to visit Israel·in January Twenty students affiliated with Hillel ol Buffalo will visit lslael Jan. 5-16 as part of1Stael2000, a pilot pmgrom funded through Birthright lsroel, a gioup of phtlanthr6pists, Hillel and lhe lslaell gMmmenL Hillel ol Buffalo was one of only 80 Hillel foundations of the c.ampus.-based educational, o.JI- ~~==~~t:S~The trip wil include tol.n of modem- ancient and punctuated with intmctions and discussions with tsnelis at an ateheo- • logical dig at Beit QMin, the ancient port in the old city ol ,.,., a lclbbutz in Northern lsnlel, the Knesset "' parliamen~ jerusalem and the museum and memorial ol the Holocaust. Yad 1/ashem. UB to celebrate Millard's birthday The 200t.h anniversaty o1 the birth of MiUard AI~. UB's fim chancellor and 13tl) p<el· dent of the United States, will be obse!ved in ceromonles to be held at 9:30 a.m: Jan. 71n Forest Lawn Cemetery. The annual ob:sefvance hon- ors Rllma<e, who played a malo< role In the founcfong ol numerous cultural, civic and community organizatioru: In ~ County. Keny Gron~ dean of the College of Arts and Sd<nces, will spc~~k at the cetomany. A reception will follow. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bucher nc;uned Melodia Jones chair ((I By PATRICIA DOHOVAH News Services Editor will say, without risking exaggeration, that I have read no other work of qui te the importance of this one in the 20th century." Philosopher and translator Georges Bernard isspeaking of the book " La testament p<Xtjque" by Gerard Bucher. a scholarofinterna- French studies at UB," Grant notes that he has directed a dozen doctoral dissertations and has taught a wide variety of graduate seminars on 19th- and 20th-century French liJ. erature and thought. He has served as the program's director of graduate studies many times, frequently directed the SUNY program in faculty in 1971. With Charles Bernstein, David Gray Professor in the Department of English, he is organizing a spring interdisciplinaryconference, "Poetics of Origin," and is discussing additional conferences with the Departmrnt of Comparative Uteratures on French feminism in Spring 2000 and the ~t- Orphic figures whose scrutinizing gau reaches d<ep into the abyss of what has forever been lost.•.and who brings bad< to daylight a Euridice indeedaleth.ic(that is, retrie><d &om l.eth< or oblivion) but who ITl3)' vanish as (the daylight) "PP"""-" Bucher himself says: .. lt h.as been a challenge to me for mart)' year. to Grcnoble.Jran ce, and organized erarureofmoumingin5pring2001. several maJor international confer- Bucher adds that he also expects develop something original that would have meaning for the 2 Jst ct:ntury. My concern is that it not be just an intellectual exercise, but an attempt to produce something tiona! distinction in French and German literatures and philosophy. A professor in the ~partment of ences in his field. His new position calls for Bucher to coordinate the use of funds that ..our French room ," a room in Clemens Hall on the North Cam· pus where students can gather and Modern Languages and Literatures, watch a special channel meaningful for the long t<rm." Bucher ha s been named the university's Melodia Jones Chair in from France and Francophone countries, Theverydiffi.cuJttaskofproduc· ing original concepts is one he has French through August 2002. By stipulation of the)onesendowment. the chair, which was established by )ones herself in 1932, can be awarded only to an outstanding French-born scholar. In kreping with that dictate, it has been held by SO of to open next semester. Bucher's scholarly workofthepast30year. is completely original and has been published in two books since 1989: "La vision et J'enigrne" UR's most distinguished French or Francophone writers, philosophers and literary scholars of their time. Among them are Andre Mauro is a nd " Le testament poftique.n A third..L'imagin ation de l'origine"-is about to I 1940-41 ), Miche!Butor(!962-63), be Jacques Roger ( 1968-69 ), Michel tditions I' Harmattan tackled over the past 30 years. Because his books have not been trans· Ia ted into English and all have been published within the past !Oyeantwo since 1994-Bucher says a "gen· era!" discussion of his work has not yet begun, particularly in the U.S. and France. So far, however, his books have drawn criticaJ acclaim, particularly in Quebec. For instance, Lawrence Schehr, writing in the journal L'Esprit Criatur (The Creative Spirit), said of "Lavisiondel'enigme:""(This) book anaJyzesso many phenomena of the human existence thai it is ... impossible to give a summary... Bucher completed cour s~s of study in French and German litera tures and philosophy at the Sorbonne and the University of TObingen, respectively, which led to what is .referred to as .. the first doc· torate" in 1974.ln keeping with Eu· ropean custom, hecomplet<d a~ond dissertatiOn and was awarded the French Doctoral d''ttat in 1987. Foucault ( 1970 and 1972), Jacques Derrida ( 1975 ), Michel Serres _..,._ ~-.- :::~:-::.:::::::~ IIHke, pMIMS •t the ( 1982 ·86 ), literary scholar Roland Le Huenen ( 1986·94) and most recentJy. SUNY Distinguished Profes· sor Emeritus Raymond Federman. "The remarkable trajectory of his scholarly work over the last decade has brought him international at · tcntion as he full y emerged among the ranks of major literary scholars," says Kerry Grant , dean of the Col· a ccompany the chair for the university'senrichmentprogrnmsin French and Francophone lit~rature, theory and culture. He also actively will promote both advanced studies in French at UB and the long-term development of the' French section of the Depart · lege of Arts and Sciences, of which ment of Modern Languages and Lit· Bucher's department is a part . Ca!Jing Buchcr "a leading force in eratures, a cause to which he has de· voted himself since he joined the published by CoUection, and a fourth bookisinpreparation. Bucher draws upon the influential European traditions ofphilosophyand literary theory to explore the enigmatic., mythopoctic origins of the poetic act and to offer a "thanatogenic" read· ing of some of the major figures of French letters. induding Baudelaire and Proust. The critical prai~ accorded his work so far is extraordinary by any standard. Michel Deguyofthe University of Paris IV calls Bucher," ... one of those A "green'' _holiday season can still be merry Simpson offers suggestions for celebrating an environmentally responsible holiday ED By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor M E might say Walter impson has a "bah, hum· ug!'' a ttitude 10ward the holiday season. ButtheUBenergyofficeranden vironmental activist says the holidays just are not happy anymore because they have become a time "scarred by hypocrisy and commercialism." Accordi ng to Simpson, the holi days bring the yea r 's most unecologicaJ and earth·destructivc S ~ able consumption and challenges own time or attention. " Edible gifts those affl icted with "affiuenza." are great, because they are enjoyed "The December holidays rein - and then they are gone," says fo rceoursociety'sdestruc· Simpson. Avoid "sruff," he riveaddictiontocom· . . .11!!1. . .111 adds."Youjust can't get mercialism and rna· rid of stuff as fast as te r ia li sm, and yougetit.Tbereare promote a selfish severaJ alternatives existence as indi· to gift giving that viduaJs and as a d o not involve nation. The result stuff." Simpson is that ou r activisuggests parents ti es threaten the.en· make certificates for vi ronment and damkids fora speciaJ day of talist than seeing the "dreadful skeletons of trees with a few strands of tinsel still hanging on" lining curbs following New Year's Day. If you must buy a cut tree, he says, at least chip it so it can be used as mulch. • Avoid the e:xcessive waste pro· duced by wrapping gifts in fancy paper. Wrap gifts in the Sunday comics, decorate brown paper bags, or use a nice scarf, tea towel or scrap of cloth. "It is more of a gift when you invest your own time and creative effort into it," he adds. Sav~ the wrapping from gifts you receiV< and reuse it. Reuse is even better than recycling, says Simpson. Use re - pract ices: the cut trees, the energy· draining ~ghts, the pointless cards, the wasteful gift wrapping and most of all, the excessive spending. And age usspiritually.A life of shopping and overabundance ally up~ftin g." <www.harmony-cat.eom> and as a result of our society's consump· tion, nature is dying. "Co mmerciali sm, fueled by Simpson offers several tips for eel· ebra ting an environmentaJiy re· sponsible holiday season and says < www. re•lgoods .com > offer ecologically oriented gifts--many made from recycled , reused and society's materialism, is literally the that by spending less and doing less. reclaimed materials-and items most dest ru ctive force on earth," the holiday season becomes Jess stressful and more meaningful. Af. ter aJJ, less is more. He realizes his ideal holiday is somewha t unrealist ic, especially when children are involved and given today's attention to spending in the media. But even a sr'nall effort, or changing a little at a time, geared toward sustainable living. • Save one tree every year. Decorate a real tree that ybu can plant later outdoors. The next best option, accordingto Simpson ,isa p~c.arti · try to send them via the Internet or ficiaJ tree, since it will last forever. Even though most OlristmaS trees are grown on tree f.ums for the intentionofbeingcutdown, Simpson at least revise yow- mailing' list by canmakeadifferencc,saysSimpson. How can we contribute to a more says. "there is liu--better use for that land," like turning it back into a for· sustainable environment around est When deoorating your tree, use from. non-profit environmental or· ganizations such as The NationaJ Wlkllife Federation or Sierra Oub. the holidays? Simpson gives these suggestions: • Don't buy gifts. Give_~ ofyow- natural materials, such as popcorn, cranberries,pinecooesordriedfruits. Simpson adds that nothing is • Use only low-wattage lights or the smaller bulbs for decorating and put them on a timer. says Simpson, adding that the hann increases "exponentially" during the holidays. .. There is an expectation around this time of year and the notion that if you don't 'buy' into it there is .something wrong with you," says Simpson , who celebrates "Buy Nothing Day" each year on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. .. Buy Nothing Day," conceived in th~ early 1990s by the Media Founda· tion <www.adbusten.org>, di rectly confronts the issue of sustain- of 'stuff' is not morally or spiritu - sledding. skiing. bowling or whatever they enjoy doing. more distressful for an e:nvironmen· If you must give a tangible gift, cycled string instead of tape to hold the wrappirig on a package. • Stop sending grerting cards. "It is a waste of time and resources with no rea1 persona] communication,n says Simpson, adding that most cards contain nothing other than a signature. lf you must send cards. crossing out anyone you have not spoken to in two years. he says. And buy cards made with recycled paper �Oecemlref 9.1!!1!1Nnt 31, lo.l5 l1oeporia Geology lab is "hands-on'' Excavated wells to help students learn about hydrogeowgy BY U1.£H GOUIIIAUM N~ ServicH Editor I N the Department of Geology, "hands-on" in a lab apparently isn't hands-on enough. That's why excavators are drilling four, 50-foot wells on the North Campus so that students can learn about hydrogeolog y-th~ study of how water and o ther liquid s, s uch as pollutants, move through the shallow subsurface-up dose and personal. According to Matt Bcckcr. assistant professor of geology, these' wells will provide students with valuable experience that most other students won't have until they land jobs in industry. "What we will be doing with these wells is not pan of bread -and-but ter geology," Becker sa id. "Most undergraduate and graduate geol ogy classes do very basic pump tests and hydraulic tests and water sam pling. There are probably only a handful of schools in the nati on where peop le are running these kinds of advanced tests. pumping from isolated intervals in the well and using non -tox.ic chemicals as tracers to track the probable path - way of pollutants." These techniques provide detailed pictures of how water and oontaminants rn<rv< through fractures in rock. Becker said these open-hole wells will al low students to send down to run .. packer" tests that isolate spe- cific intervals in the well; these tests will help them understand the oomplex hydraulics of fractured rock. ..They also provide us with a way tracers, specialized pumps, video camerasandflowmeterstocharacterize the fractured rock. Other probes will be used to characterize the chemical properties of th e groundwater. to teach them how to do tracer testing, whtte we track harmlesschemicals that act like pollutan ts in groundwater," Becker said. While drilling wells on campus for teaching and research is a trend that is just starting at many univer- Greg Baker, assistant professor of sities, UB has had hydrogeology geology. will use: these wells to train students in "borehole geophysics," the science of using sound, radiation and dectromagnetics to understand the propenies of rock. "'We will be focusing on how groundwater moves through frac tures in rock, a process -that is not very well -understood, and that is of critical importance to cleaning pol luted sites in Western New York and wells on campus for about a decade, lkcker said. The current excavation project was necessitated by new campus construction projects located on the site of the old wcUs. There are many advantages to having we!Js loca ted on ca mpus, Becker noted. "With on-campus wells that the students can just walk to, it's much easier to integrate that work with elsewhere," said Baker."The purpose the regular labs," he said. "You can of both the teaching and the re- .. meet at the wells, run some tests. search we'll be doing at these ~lls then return to the lab to interpret is to develop tools and technologies your results. Otherwise, you have foruseatothersiteswheretheremay to schedu le a special tim e, like a be contami nation." Saturday morning, to get everyone The wells give students a chance out to the site." ~~eri·~---------------- Suggestions for phrasing exam commands To the Editor: As the Lime for final exam inatio n.!> ar rives, the Department of English would like to offer suggest ion.!> for phrasing the command word~ for wntten examinations. If you usc general phrasing.likc .. Discuss ... " or "C :ompose an essay about __. ," manr students may be confused or not J>erform to their best abilj ty_ But if you direct in the following ways, you may have better results. The command "co mpare" requires that the students deal with similarities. The command .. contrast" requiTl'S that the students write about differences. The command "co m· pa re a nd co ntrast" requires both kinds of information and a high er level of organization and thinking. If you prefer to have a greater level of difficult-y, you can request: ..Ana lyze the . .. (reaso ns, factors, elt:· ments, etc.)." This com mand re quests that the st udents divide or break down the subjed matter or topic into parts. reasons, aspects, etc and then explain the ind ividual fac tors or reasons. Some skiUed writ ers may present the information in an order of increasing complexity or difficu lt y. So me thinke rs-but probably not all-will be able to synthesize the interactions of the clements. The command "evaluate" usually requires this kind of anaJyt1 cal thinking, joined with the writer'.!> additional personal, scientific or a~ thetic judgments. If you wish to lea rn about th e !ltudents' deeper mastery of the ma teria!, you ma)' use such commands as "Analyze the cause a nd effect of. _. " ObvJously, thl.!> type uf e~say also may mclude complexit y, such as "s1 ngl e ca use and muh1ple effects" or"muhiple cau~C'!'t and mul tlplr effects." Writttn exanunauons may pro ndc thf h:acha with an accurate t:valuation of the studenL<.'mash..· n· of the matcrtal and wlth an a.!>St."SSment of howtht.• student th1nks Wit h the mformat1on <:ordiall)·. VIctor 'Doyno Profenor of Engll5h Pan'asci will nurture the development of fu ture entrepreneurs and stimul ate economic development in the state," added Greiner. Saluting Panas<ii as a successful businessman and en trep reneur, Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy, noted that "as he buih the Fay's pharmacy chain, he never lost sight of his responsibil ities to the profession of pharmacy." He added: "Henry's entrepreneuria l spirit pushed him to try new ideas ... his goab were to be thinking ahead of the oompctition, to 'be on the cutting edge. to create merchandising excitement " Ander.;on recalled that the motto of Fay's. which, at one point, was the nation's 13th largest drugstore chain, was"Fay's is root}">ur average drug store." Panasci hopes the competition will grow into a full-time, venture- ~as~etoall MEH' S Erie Commun<y Coli<~• bcl.etball coach Regie Witherspoon hu been named fnterim head coach of the men's basketball team following the resignation last week ofT1m Coh>ne. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ,... - .... men's baskelball team to a 7S-n win over Manhattan 'We are eager to contmue an excftin& bukema.illeason under College with a career-high new ~dership." said President 28 points. Foster was 1 0 of WiHWn R.. Greiner. 16 shooting from the field Wodle.-.poon.who hu · l6 re= and three of fiVe from threeof coflegb.t.e and high-school point land. coachin& experience In Westem lido Okeke led the indoor New York. has aken a ~ of women's track squad to a absence from hiS coaching position first-place finish (227 pt:5.) at atECC. the Colgate Invitational as " Reggie brings wtth him a proven recOf'd of success both on she placed first in the 800 che floor and off, and will ser-Ye as a meters {2:12.12) and set ca.lmtng Influence on the program;· new UB and Colgate said Athletics DirectOr Bob 1 Fieldhouse records. In the Ari<ellpane. "Through his many good process, she managed to worics in the community. he ts qualify for the ECAC and familiar with our program and many MAC meets in that even t. of our team memben," She was also a member of In his two·~us seasons at ECC. the record-setting 4x400 Witherspoon had a 44·23 record. meter relay team (3:55.80). and last season was honored u Region Ill Coach of the Year after ~ding che Kats to a 24-S record and a Region Ill title. Off the court. Witherspoon served as d1rect0r of amateur athleoc eYenu for the Big 4 from 1996-98, and founded,aJong with two colleagues. a program ailed Athletes Committed to Excellence (ACE) In 1991 UB will conduct a ru.tional search tO Identify a new head coach Wrthe~poon will be eligible to be a candidate for the position If he chooses The university recendy recefved a report from the Hid-Amencao Conference {MAC) detailing infracttons of National Collegiate Athleuc Associadon (NCAA) rules and regulations In the men's buke~l program In their response to the HAC. Greiner and Arlteilpane AJd UB is "fully committed to working with the confe~ce to address the 1ssue.s ra1sed m the report." At the appropn<~te ume_ the MAC repon will be sent co the NCAA for •u ~ew and reacoon UB 75 , M anhattan 71 The men's bllkl!thali team rebounded from a tough loss ar Canis1us to defeat Manhattan College 75-71 on N011. JO behind a strong performance from Dam•en Foster Foner led all scoren w1th a c.areer·h1gh 28 pomcs. hirong I CJ-o(. 16 from the field and J--of-5 from three-point range The Bulls jumped out to a quiCk start With a 9.0 n.Jn to open the g;une. Foster got the sconng going. hitting a layup off a pass from LoutS Umpbell. who dfshed out a career-high eight assisu on the mght.. The )aspen were hekl scoreless until the I 6·10 mark.. but UB cootirued the scoring us:~ult and Increased~ lead to 14-2 at the 13:48 mark for the Bulls larxest lead of the half. UB woukl ake a Mle pomt lead, ]6-27 mto the locker n:>0m at hatfome The Bulls arne out strong apn 1n the second half, pushing the lead to I] po1nts on a fast break dunk by Mike McK1e that gave the Bulls a 40-27 lead With 18:58 to play.The lead remamed at I] pomts at the 15.29 marlc._u Foster h•t another drivmg layup to make the score S 1. ]8 But Manhattan would not g1ve up easily and bepn to cut mto the UB lead The Jaspen used a 9.0 run at that point and evenwally cut the lead to JUSt three pomts. S6· Sl . with 9·46 leh m the game.The Bulls then wmed to Foster. who tm a three-pomter and san:ed a 6-0 UB run to push the lead back up to nme UB .....ould cla1m 11:1 largest lead at IS points with jUSt under three mmutes remam1ng befort' g~Vmg up some late • buckets to make the final score 7S-71 WOMEN ' S UB 71 , S t. John's 6 7 yea rs, Panasci expects it will attrac-t do1.ens of entran ts each yea r. The competi tion wiiJ be admin istered by the Cen ter for Entrepre- wil l be cxplamed at ,1 sess1on for 111 tercstcd students to be held )an. 17. Thr deadline for th e submission of t'ntries fo r the first competition will neurial Leadership (CEL) in the he Oct. 2, 2000. A major part of the MIT model. and one that Panasci hopo will become part of UB's contest, is thr idea of rnentoring.. .. Investment dollars anonly one need of a start -up business," Panasci stated. "' Equal ly important will be the potential for mentoring support and marketplace connections that judges and other interested parties can bring to such an effort." Panasci realized his own entrepreneuriaJ dream when he and his father, Henry Panasci, a 1924 graduate of UB 's School of Pharmacy, cofounded Fay's Drugs in 1958. Under the yo unger Panasci's leadership. Fay's diversified by launching The Pa per Cutler and Wheels Discount Auto Supply. At the time ofits merger with a large national retailer in 1996, Fay's had grown to more than S I billion in annual sales. School of Management. The center will coordinate a judges committee to be comprised of busi ness executives and venture capitalists,as well as professors and students. CEL, which provides advice, counsel and business-education programs to entrepreneurs and family-business owners throughout Western Nf"" York, has helped more than 300busi- nesses since its founding in 1986. Competitors will submit a busi- ness plan ou tlining the need for a product or service and its target market, including a description of the methods for bringing it to market. Marianne Sullivan, CEL executive the resources of the university com- director, said entries will be judged based on the soundness of the proposed imxtuct or servia:, marketabil- munity. Modeling the competition after one that MIT has run for 10 ity and chances for success. Details of the first competition capital elfon that takes advantage of 7 Junior center rrttany Bell scored 28 pomu 01nd pulled down I I rebounds as the women's basketball team used a strong second·half periormance to defeat St. John's Unlversicy. 73-67 .1n non·conferencc acuon mAJumn•Arena Dec I St.jotm"s outscored the Bulls,) 1-JO. and fon::ed the team 1nt0 12 rumoven during the first half. However, the second half f.wored die Bulls, as Bel~ was held to nine potnts 111 the first hatf--...expkMied Jor 19. freshman Km K1lpda Ol.ls.o wu a factor in the second half br the Bulls. sconng 11 of her career-htgh 14 pomu UB's biggest lead of the game, 68-60. arne with J :JS rema~nmg m the second half on a Bell tumper The Red Storm cut the lead to three w1th I 19 remaining. The Bulls managed to keep the lead. however_ and hit the.r nvct thr« free throws to clinch the Win ~wimmin~ MEN ' S Pl aced seventh (249.50 pts.) at Pe n n State Invitational WOMEN ' S Placed sixth at (157 pts.) at Penn S tate Invitational Wrestlin~ Pla ced 27th (20 pts.) at Las Vegas Invitational ln~oor lmcK WOMEH Placed first at Colgate lnvitadonaJ (227 pts-) MEH Placed second at Colgate lnvitadonaJ ( 171 pts.) �8 Repodea December 9, 1!1!19/Yol. 31. No.15 ~-.Jc:Concort Opus:Claulal.lvepoaents . Melody Fober, plano, ploylnQ • Chopin. WBFO, Allen tlall· - Auditorium. 7 p.m. FrM . .·Thursday 16 -- Oro!~-.. The Biology of Tooth : ~~":!:l~ma· . . Squire. 8 a.m. Free. : ~....:=.-­ : ~~== · and Countertnnsferena. · Tedd Habberfoeld, Daemen · College. 8:45 a.m.-4:30p.m . . !:~~~tiMeFOf . Training. For more information. . 645-6140 . . Friday 17 . llloct.mlsbySeml. Tbe Heme Oxygenase · lsozymes: Function and Rt9ui•Uon. Mahin D. Maines, · Unrv. of Rochester. 1348 Farber. · Noon. Free. : Monday 20 ~~~~~ ~~~~ :eo:r~r:-~. Davk1 Willbem, Educational ~~~~~~~~. F ~. 21 For more information, 645-7700. Center for Computatlonal Resea~h Seminar Center for Computational =a~~~~~~u~ 1~~- Univ. of Tennessee a~Oak Noon . Free. Sponsored by Center for Computational Research . For more information, David Kofke. 64 5- 2911 . x2209 . ETC Fall Workshops Effective Use of Interactive Media: Anlmattons, Chart.s, Text and Objects. Thorn. Slomka, Millard Fillmore ~~ ~ee~ 1F!r Noon- The ,..,....,. publishes listings fO< ewnu ~ place on campus, or for off-campus events where UB groups ore prind~ sponsors. UsUngs are due c:. I 1nformation, 645-7700 . UB Incubator Workshop Company Uterature: A e~ronlc submlukm fonn for the online UB Calendar of Events at <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu/ calendar/login>. Because of spac::e limitations, not all events In the electronk calendar will be Included In the R~ponrr. information, 645-ARTS. Beethoven Quartet Cycle 645-2921. 15. Spon~ed by Dept. o_f Music. For more informat•on, more information, Jack McGowan, 636-3626. Consequences of Cryptic R?croductlve Competition In the !~:::~~ ~n!:~fotr ~:~ rechnotogy Incubator. For tho Thunday preceding thro&~gh Family Holktay Performance Jack Frost Holiday Revue with the Poko Puppets. Center for the AIU. 7 p.m. S12 adults, S 10 children (1 2 and under). ~~~~ ~~j1 ~~~e1t i.s~. N~rc. FS~~;;,~~ ~~the Blologkal Sc:len<es Seminar only ac:cepted Mathematks CoiJoqulum Tying Surfaces Up in Knots. Marit Brittenham, Univ. of North Texas and Univ. of Nebuska, Lincoln . 103 Diefendorf. 4 p.m. Free. ~.!~~~faf~ ~:!e~~~h Parle no a.ter th.n noon on publcadon. llstJngs are ~~;:u~~K~-~4;nd Farber. Noon. Free. ~~:n~a~~i~~~~~?'~-~~ 1 BkKhemistry Seminar BloJogkal Methylation at the Millennium: BJochemlcal and Pharmacotogkal Perspectives. janice Sufrin, :,i~a~~~~~~;?~~~~fBird. Biological Sciences. 121 Cooke. 4 p.m. Free . For more information, Kipp Herreid, 645-2892 . Law Board Meeting law Alumni and GOLD Group ~~~ f~f~:~t~~ ~~.~~~lfalo. 5:30p.m. SSO. For more information, Ilene Fleischmann, 645 -2107 . Concert UB Choir, Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. Slee Concert Hall . 8 ~i~~~- sfo:n~ by Dept. the 'Fiucture' of the: Mont!.r.. ~:g ~!ti!i;;?~_n;v~~ au. Sponsored by Baldy Cente<. For more information, Laura Mangan, 64S-21 02. ... :!'~ ~of Auodatlon Meeting AIC and BIC: Model Selection Tedtnlques. )ac:ek ~~:=~D,1~i~[n~~~2A 22 Tuesday Crttkal Care Medklne Conferenct Farber. 7-8 p.m. Free. 14 Foil - . h o p Series Workln9 with Families at Risk. Maria Pteone, Daemen College. 8:4S a.m.- 3:30p.m. S60. Sponsored by Institute for Addictions Studies and Training. For more information, 645·6140. lntem•tlonM Student Saturday 11 Holiday Party Open to all international students, 210 Student Union . ~1 a.~;'U~~·s ~- For more information, 645 -3286. lnstal&.tlon Art Exhibit Method 13. Asbury Delaware Church,. Delaware Avenue at West Tupper Street. Buffalo. Noon-4 p.m. Free. For more k~~~~~ft. of Media Wednesday 15 Chrbtmu Concert Christmas with Dave Brubeck. Centet for the Arts Mainstage Theatre. 8 p.m. 10 Exhibits " ABANDON '" Artist Tony MateJti has taken a un= stance in the ~~ur:~n~:~~ ~W!r weeds-the ~ltous sort that "sprout like etegant ar_lgef" on the concrete sweep of urban America'"-in an exhibit that captures how these often unwanted plants reflect the ~~-~~!l:~~ display through March 1 0 in the Ughtwoll Gallery adjacent ~thce=n1~eth~~~~~ ~~r~~~~a~:3o -· New- PHI =~~~~nd Nudor Medklne Lecture Radiation Safety Issues Md New R:ft'l•tions. W.C. Quain, (who design<d the controvenial Jewish Museum in Be!fin) and D. Hoffman, who have ~emerged as leading ~~~~~~~ floor ol Hoyos Hall in ~.ot 7 ~~~~~~~~1oi 17 ihTthird the School ol M:hitecttn and more informatiOn, RebKca A. Baldy Center Study «;roup Something's Messing wtth ~~:~~tr:'~~~~~-~~ee. "'StlU 1999: more infoonation, Rev. Jack Ledwon. 833-0298. 13 ~~~=ae=·.:~~To~~­ Sponsored by School ol Medicine, Dept. of Medicine andPCCM . The radicalworl< ol three an:hitectsUiined at the information, 645 -2921 . Friday Infections 1n the Nervous a.m . to 8 p.m. and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m. ~~=~~~;;~~~or Monday Wednesday Goodman. 838-5889. ~~n~n~~ US associate prole=< ol \ Jobs � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Anderson Gallery becomes part of VB Art dealer increases UB support with donation ofgallery building, $2 million trust By SUZANN£ CHAMIIULAIN Reporter Contributor New York City art dealer who surprised the a rt world in 1991 by trading his gallery's Manhattan address for Buffalo's University Heights district now has expanded his vision to include VB. David K. Andmon has donated to UB the Anderson Gallery build ing. with an estimated worth of up to $3 million. and has established a $2 million charitable remainde r trust to assist with gallery mainte- A nance and exhibitions. Anderson, whose previous dona tions to UB include support for the Center for the Arts and the donation of nearly 300 paintings. sculptures and prints with a vaJ ue total ing· mo re than $1.5 milli on, also plans to transfer to the university a substantial part of the Anderson Gallery permanent collection. "When I first saw the abandom.-d school building that would become my Buffalo gallery, located in the student residential section near UB, I bought it with th e intention of shanng it with the univerSity," Anderson recalled. "Now mydre-.1m is coming tru e as we marrr the university's diverse educauonal re sources and student enrhusrasm with a gallery space and a significant art collection to achu~·ve a synergy of imagery and technology for a fu . ture that we can only imagine." The Anderson Gallery, located on Martha Jackson Place off of Englewood Avenue, houses an international c.oUection of 20th-century art or, as Anderson refleaed, "the collection rqJresent'i the sand that fell mto our shoes as we walked all these years buying pieces of art from then unknown artists that we exhibited." The multi-million-dollar collec L1on began with Anderson's mother, Martha Jackson, whose New York City gallery helped to establish Ab · stract Expressionism as an interna tional an movement in the early and mid- 1950s. Jackson . a Buffalonian and daughter of Howard Kellogg and Cyrena Allen Case-,-both from prominent Buffalo families-wa~ considered one of the most mfluen · c-c"'-d Ofl , . . 1 Hughes grant to fund research centers By LOIS BAKU News ~es Editor ' HE School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has rea:ived a four-year. $3.8 milliortaward from the Howard HuglleS Medicallnsritute to spetd development of two new research centers. The ..,...-d willfi:nd T<Search support for five new faculty members and capital equipment for a new Center for Single-Molecule Bio· physics, as well as facilities for that center and a new Center for Genomics and Proteomics. UB in recent years has invested nearly $9 million in building renovations and equipment purchases that are vital to the two new centers, ln addition to providing more than $2 million annually in salary to fuc · ulty members associated with the programs. The review of UB's grant request to the institute noted that "the in stitut ion h as undergone recent growth. and extramural (external ) grant support has increased signifi· cantly - evidence that this is an institution rapidly on the rise." Forty-one medica] schools were selected for funding through the institute's Biomedical Research Sup- T port Program for Medica] Schools from 105 that submitted proposals. US's award is the second· largest in the program. Only UCLA School of Medicine, the Un iversity of Michi· gan Medical School and Yale Uni· versity School of Medicine-which each received $4 milli o n-were granted more funding. Bruce Holm , se nio r associate dean in the medical school, is project director on the grant. President William R. G reiner, an· nouncing the funding, noted that the grant "is a vital component of our medical sc hool's long -term plans for its research centers in biophysics and genomics-programs in which UB already has made con· siderable investments. "Substantialoutsidefundingsuch as this grant," Greiner added, "provldes recognition of the important work that UB is doing in these fidds, :md enhances our stature as one of America's major research universities"We a rt" most grateful to th e Howard HughC'S Medical Institute fo r its support , and we're looking forward to exciti ng discoveries in biomedicine from our faculty researchers." John Wright , dean of the medical school. ~id he is thrilk-d to receive the award. "This is no ordinary gram award." he noted. " It reflects welt. not onlv on the qualitv of Bruce Holm's pro posa.l, but also on the university and its reputation . In this year's cycle, more than I00 applications were presented to the Howard Hughes Medical institute and few of the 4 1 funded submissions approachC'd our funding level. "In making the award to VB. the Howard Hughes Medical Jnstitutt· n:· viewcrscitedanumberofstrengths." Wright said .. ln addition to the qual iry of the proposal itself, US's rommitment to the two centers was specifically noted, as was the school's recent growth in extramural grant suppon . The institute cited UBas'an mstitutionrapid.lyontherise.'encouraging words indeed. We congratulate Dr. Holm and the faruJty for this out standing achievement." The Ce;.ter for Geno m1 cs and Proteomics will be a joint effort with senior inves ti ga tors located at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the Haupt man -Woodward lnst1 tute. This state-of-the-art center will e:nhance existing expe rt ise in the areas of human, mouse and m1crobial genomics. Capabilities will1n· dude microarray and mass spectra scopic analyses of genes and protctn!o that wil l enhance understanding of cancer b1ology, microb1al pathogenesis and human·disease genes. The Center for Single Molecule Biophysics will emphasize work on computational chemistry. strucrural biology and molecular biology. Five new faculty members will be hired tofurtherdeve.lopthisarea. The goal, Holm saJd, IS to study proteins and other macromolecules m spare and umc. ResuJto; from such research will prm•1de msights into protein struclure-function relationships that can solve clmical problems. Current work in th 1.~ area 1s bemg applied to card.aac funct1on , synaptiC transmission, electrolyte sec rt>t1on and tumor suppress1on. An thony Auerbach and Freder1ck Sachs. both professors of phys1olog' and b1ophysics. will be co-d1rector!l of this center. An advlMt ry boa rd compoM.-d ol Holm; Wright; lam Hay, assoCiatl' provost forresearchandchatr o l thl· Department of M1Crob1ol ogv, Harold Strauss,chairofthr Depart ment of Physiology and B1oph ysH.s; DaVId Hohn,director ofthe Roswt>U Park Cancer Institute, and the w directo rs of the two cente r~ w1ll llverset.' the work. �___. ..... Tho ~cnac:-,. ...-.... ....... ot..-..,lncWing.,._ .........,..,....,_ HeiJu Bennett, associate professor of history, specializes in imperial Russian history. A native of Estonia, she received her doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. boglnr*lg lolondoy .... ... -..-..-- ..... ~.IIMig.Cftldllt- lng. qoMig lng. jowllly cnft- __ ..,dlldNn_ plea on . . -~ l'otllly, dr-*'11- ~ ...... 10~ . to ,_,on SIIUrdlyl. Tho pottery.,.... l o r - ....... be taught Solunllys from 1-3 p.m. Fees .... S601or Ul ~ ond- memben ond ... gen. .,.. public.- no 1or Ul...,. dents. For- ond 111gisn- tion, al 645-2434- 9 a.m. ond noon T~ ond lhundoys; ~5 p.m. t.loncloys through Ffldo7s or 7-1ctp.m. Mondoys through Thursdoy$. fT guru to speak lit UB Stewn ~ onoolthe . . lo oowledgeoble ftglns In the ..... o f - technology In higher UDIIon, ... 11M • IJI< enlided-r-...g.'--nlng. Tec:lwlalasr IIIII a-ge: --be-ond Transfonnoll?" ot 2 PJ1L feb. 2 In 120 CJoi,ons 1111. ~ . . . . !pCnO<Od by the O l l l o e o l - ~thelllca-lorfK­ ulty ~- . . EduTec:lwlalasr Conllr. Tholllo.""*"b-to al bul-beol,........ _ -frond -..ry suit, ... b e - ......... est W•• hUith, or tiM country'• poor economk condtt.lon 7 Al-n-MIId)l fn>m7-10p.11Ln . . _ n ·120-nh-eom. _.. ...... _ What '• your take on the reslgn•tlon of llorll Yeltsln 1 It prompted by Yeltsln '• poor ID,.,..,. --.rtngUI~ --IDpoltipMtft--,lflce ~--~-......-. .. Educota>IITec:lwlalasr c.-, ~~-ol Dollaolh-.. aril ~ dean far~-­ In the College aiM> ond Sciences. ~ .. founclng .,._,t otu.e nr ~.the'-'*'!~. looming ond technology ofthe-Astodationlor Higher Eduation. I'm sure the health issue was one considmotion. He also made a deal to have what amounts to immunity from pr05C'CUtion for various rnii· deeds and corruption that might be found if he were investigated by a hostile party. The immunity apparently applies also to his f.m.ily. He was givm various perks, pmsions and other benefits. What is equally important is his expectation that the man he picked will be his sucassor. I'm not so sure that he was moti vated by the problems with the economy. Who II Acting President Vledlmlr Putln 1ncl do you think he will govem7 He is young. He has the old Soviet secret police background and served in th~ foreign intelligence section. So he seems to know more about Europe and how it works than other candidates. That is a hopeful sign. How wiU he govern? As we have heard in his "I will not be lecturell" speech, he also is trying to prove that he will stand up to the United States. He already has indicated that he will continue with the reforms, and made some speeches that indicate that he will try to get out from under subsidizing the obsolet<, Sovietera, militarized industry. .--.In-- Putln ...,...... to 1M the ltiodlng -lclentlol ielectloft. Wh•t would hb ~ .,..." fw U.S.-Ruo...., relltlofts7 Since Putin is trying to prove that he will stand up for Russia's "greatpower" status, he probably will be more confrontational. Will Yeltlln h...., •ny role In the hlture of the e-ntry? I do not think Yeltsin will have a role in government He probably will be in public as a curiosity, as he has been on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Wh•t •re the conditions like for onlln•ry ltuasl•n• now, as oppoMCI to ltfe under Com- munism? There are many very poor people, especially mothers who lost their jobs, and older people living on pensions that are worthless and sometimes not paid. They must pay market prices for things. But there was much poverty in Soviet times, but it was better hidden. Some people are better off though, and at least they can help themselves. And it is now legalto"SW1~-thatistobuy; prove they are macho- men, sell, start a business, become entre- think they ~ P"""' they are preneurs. The old bureaucrats are tough. Thatpl<asathe-.nded still there trying to force everyone · pride of the Russian people who to get permits for doing anything, longfortheold"empire."US.oethough, and that makes self-help curity interesU are involved, it harder. And the Mafia is insisting on appears. wbeoe= violencz ocgetting its share. The old Soviet era CUB that might spread. And the · "ec:onornyoflitvors"isstillfunction- supplies of oil nearby does poing. There is much reliance on tentiallyaffecttheUS.,although kitchen gardt:ns that many people the US. seems to be trying to secultivate for themselves, and much cure access to oil in the general bartering. People get paid in goods region via a piReJine built across but they mwt find buyen for them- Turkey. selveo. I hear that some teachers, for What quatlon do you wllh instance, who get paid in vodka are 1 heel liked, well-of! It is a liquid currency, very would you..._ .... desirable. Othero who get paid in IU gravestones have fewer tal<=. And illoess is pervasive. Could you briefly - l n e the re.uono for tha conflict In Chechny•7 Does the U.S. hOYe. • security lnterut here? Chechnya is next to, and even sitting astride, very significant oil reserves. Russia does not want to lose aC(:e:SS to those resources. It is something the world market is willing to buy. Also. Checboya is a minority region with proud ethnic minorities who do not want to be ordered School to work to improve knowledge transfer, influence work in addictions field By CHIIImNE VIDAL News ServiCM Edit~ T HE School of Social Work, in collaboration with the Research Insti tute on Addictions (RIA ), has been named the New York expert on addictions treatment. NSAJTC at UB is charged with dosing the gap berween the most recent research findings and best practices, and the delivery of treat ment services. It will try to improve and community organizations to address primary health-care, substance-abuse and mental-health issues in a variety of settings. The center will support a local Web site that will be used as a source of treatment outromes by maintaining and expanding networks and relationships among New York State substance·abuse treatment agencies. professional schools and research en. NSAITC at UB will provide a resource tO allow these organizations to communicate more easily and share information. NSA1TC at UB staff will work with individuals from disciplines that include criminal justice, substance-abuse treatment, mental health, ~rimary health care, managed-~groups and professional information and communication for members, educational institutions and providers. The Web site also will offer links to up-to-<late research findings. beStPractices and other substance-abuse-tdated information. The center will work closely with a number of UB partners, including RIA. the School of Social Work's Center for Research on Urban Social Work Practioe aod its Institute for Addictions Studies and ThWting. In addition, NSAITC at UB will be guided by a state-wide advisory committee composed of represen- State university partner for the Northeastern States"Addiction (NSAITC ). Tho llopmr .. . ampus communitypublished by the Office of News SeM<:es In the OMsion of Unlvenity ~ Sift Unlvenity of New Yotl< at Bulloio. . ___ _---__ c...lo-- .E<itorjal cfflces . . loated It 136 Crofts Hal. Arnher>l, (716) 645-2626. .....,_ __ ---~ _, ......... ., ----_..,..._ ...... --....-... MnMtQonit .... -- Noiy_,.... 0...- The question thatneedstobeexplored is: why it is so difficult to changeRu.ssia!Theanswer,hawever, requires that we explore the narure of the Russian past and Soviet institutions that made it illegal for people to solve their own problems without first asking for, aod getting permission from, tbe governm ent. How much of this old systm1 is still in plaa has taken me a year's surveycounetodeal with. We'd better leave it for another time. Social Work.named partner for NSATTC Technology Tran sfe r Ce n ter REPORTER about. So this is an area wbett the Russian lead<n, who want to The objective of the project is to improve knowledge transfer and influence policy and practice in the addictions field. The center at UB is funded by a grant ofS 184,500 over two years and will be located in the School of Social Work. The three-state NSATTC, covering New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, is managed and coordinated by the Professional Development Program (PDP) of the Nelson A. RockefeUer CoUege of Public Aifuinand Policy at SUNY-Albany. Lawrence Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work. stressed the irnponance of technology transfer in the health and hurnan-servi= fields. .. Significant advances have been made in our undmtanding of substance abuse and its treatment It does little good to identify best practie<s through research if the findings do not end up inftueocing policies and practices in the field," Sbubnan said. The NSAITC at UB project will be directed by Nancy Sinyth, associate dean of the School of Social Work and a nationally recogniud tatives from UB, PDP staff and NSAJTC partner ~encies. NSATfC is one of 13 Addiction Technology Transfer Centers in the nation c:ornmitted to increasing the knowledge and sitills of addictiontreatment practitioners from multiple disciplines by facilitating aooess to state-of-the-an research and education; heightening the awareness, knowledge and sitills of all professionals who hav< the opportunity to intervme in the lives ofpeople withsubstaJ=-use disorders, and fostering regional and national alliances among practitioners, policy makers, funders and consumers to suppon and implement best-treatment practices. Nationally, the Addiction TechnologyThmsferCcntma.re funded by the ~bstancz Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment In New York, NSAJTC at UB will work with the Oflie< of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and the reoently devdoped Institute for Professional Development«> the Addictions. NSATfC at UB also will work through the School of Social Work's Institute for Addictions Studies and lraioing to conduct regional and state-wide l<cboology-transfer activities. The ageoda foe these activities will be guided by a =mtlyc:ompleted New York State needs usessment aod will focus on direct practice and supervision issues. �Ja!llll21.2111/M31,11.11 IIepa..-. 13 BrieO UB Council adopts policy on sexual harassment !!L~~rg~~?2;e~~~~~on.~te team have prompted areorganization of the univmity's IT dueled to fill the vier provost for educational technology position in the wake of Tufaricllo's resignation. TufarieUo. who had served as dean ofthefonnerFacultyofNatura!Sci- vicrprovostforeducationaltechnoiogy, will assume a greater role in IT budgeting and planning. Over the next seve ral months, Innw will "review the current committ"" structures and IT planning efforts. Voldcnlaf lnnus.senio rassociate enccs and Mathematics before the unit was merged 18monthsagowith proc~ to see what changes need to be made in order to reOed this the faculties of Social Saences and new organizationaJ structure... ac cording to the memo. "The changes ... in our IT planning RepO<ttr EditOf WO significant changes in the leadership of UB's T information · tc~chnology An internal search will be con- viccpresidentforuniversityservices and US's chid information officer, will assume responsibility for all of UB's IT efforts with the Dec. 31 resignation of Joseph Tufariello as ~- of Arts and Sciencrs, has returned to the faculty as a professor in the Deparnnent of Otemistry. The new vice nior vice provost for educational provost will report to lnnus. and technology and the planned May I retirement of Hinrich Martens, as- The Educational Technology Center, headed by David Wtllbem, rninistrativeoperations,"Wagnorand Triggle noted. "We expect to recom- sociate vice president for comput· ing and information technology. Innus will be responsible for the University Libraries and the .. full rangt" of IT activities." indudingeducational technology, suppon of rt search and UB's administra~ systems.indudingfinancial, budget, human resources and student systems. He will become a member of President Wtlliam R Greiner's cabinet, joining Provost David Triggle, Senior Vice President Robert f. Wagner and the vice presidents as key advisor.; to the president He will professor and associate dean in the CoUege of Arts and Sciences, will continue to repon to the vice pro· vost for educational technology. Its role aTid interactions will remain unchanged. The senior managem en1 staff of C IT-Charles F. Dunn, director of technical scrvicesi Susan A. Huston, directorofadministrative comput - mend additional admin istra tive changes to position us for the future and respond to the very tight fiscaJ situation that we face." Both TufarieUo and Manens were instrumental in the university's ef· forts over the past several yea rs to use IT to enhance its instructio nal, research and support ac tiviti es. Amongthe"'significantstrides"cited Arts and Letters to form the CoUege and implementation efforts arr o nly the first in a number of reassessments reallgnments of university ad · ingservicrs; Richard H. Lesniak, di - by Wagner and Triggle are Access99, rector o( academ ic services, and MarkS. Deuell,associatedirectorof communicatio n engineering and the crea tio n of the C..enter for Com putatio nal Research , th e establish ment and funding of the computer report joindy to Triggleand Wagner. repair serviceo-will report directl y to Inn us, starting May I. nodes, the development and expansion ofhigh-technologyc!assrooms. The elevation of the CIO position to cabinet-level status "reflects the growing strategic role of technology in furthering our goals and objectivt!S," accordin~ to a joint memoran- In addition, Nancy Kielar, senior staff associate, and Susan Ferry. senior staff assistant, both in the Office of the C IO, will assume additional responsibilities for err administra- the upgrade of the public computer wo rkstations, the increase in 9ff· campus connectivity and th e com plete data wiring of both campuses, induding the residence halls. Census participation is urged of organizations--local, state and federal~ncouraging businesses and commun ity o rganizations to help get word out about the impor· tance of the census," Sheffer says. " Projections show tha t with an underco unt as small as 50,000 have an undercount , we stand to ln-.e som e share of essential support," Sheffer adds. The statewide initiative, spt'a rhcadcdbythe ErnpireStateDevelopmentCorp.,isbcingoonductedbythe N('W York State Association of Rc · gion stand to lose federal funds and people, New York State could lose potentially Congressional represen tation , the director of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth warns. John B. Sheffer, II cites concern o ver potential census underOOunts as the impetus behind a statewide initiative- "Ce nsus 2000 Com plcte Count"-to enco urage cen sus participation. "T he institute is amo ng a group another seat in Congress. "Census data also drive much fed era! funding for transport at ion projects, workforce training, transttio na! e mployment , communit )' econom ic development, programs for the disadvantaged and a range of other programs. The federal gov ernment allocates such funds based on a census-driven understanding of the region's population. So if we gional Councils. The group has contracted with the VB institute to help By BEVERLY SANFORD ReporttrContributor JTH Olff a strong response to the decen ni al cen s us, both New York State and the Buffalo-Niagara re- W \ facilitate Census Complete Count efforts in the Buffalo-Niagara regio n. "The Complete Co unt program covers a range of iss ues," Sheffer no tes. " In some cases, the census needs locaJ asststancc in identifying places where the population may be hard to coun t. such as shelters. In other cases, comm unit)' groups can help open doors to census v.oorkers." III The UB Council has adopted the university's long-awaited policy o n sexual harassment, unanimously app roving the document at its Dec. I 5 meeting. President William R. Greiner to ld council members that while all SUNY institutions currently have in place New York State and SUNY po licies o n sexual harassment, each cam pus is developing its own procedures to guide" those who feel they are being subjected to un welco me sexuaJ behavior. Campus-"Specific policies will help to protect each institu tion individually from liability, Greiner said. In addition to outli ning the definitton of ~xual harassment and specifi c complaint proced ures, the policy creates the poslllons of .. sexual ha rassment mformauon advtsor" to act as educators and trainers on sexual harassment. The advisors will be trained and su pervised by the Office of Equ it y, D1ve rsity and Affirmative Action AdmmJ stratt on. G re1nc r noted that th e new policy w11l undergo some "mmor tweaks tn the new yea r'" after bemg revtewed by aJI campus con stituencies. Once the pohcy ts finahzed , 11 will be distributed wtdely on campus and posted onli ne at <http:/ / wfngs.buff•lo .edu/ fac ulty/ eo•• >. according to Barbara Burke, associate director of eq uity, diversity and affirmallve acti on admmistratwn . The 16- page documen t was drafted by the Com mittee on Sexual Ha ra ss ment PoliC y and Procedures , a subcommtttee of thf' universit y·s Committee on Affirmative Acuon Manes piano recital to open January concert schedule The Department of Music: will kiCk off its January concert sched ule with a performance Saturday by faculty member Stephen Manes of po pular works by Beethoven that rarely are performed together m o ne program . The performance by Manes, professor and chair of the musiC de pa rtment , will be held at 8 p.m . m Sle-e Concert Hall. The program reads like a ''greatest -hits" list of th e compose r's most · popular work. incl udin g th e "Wa ld stcm." " Moo n ligh t ," "Pa th f- t1qu e " and "Appassionata" sonatas. The Amherst Saxophone Q uartet will offer "A Taste of Europc" Jan 27 with new saxophone music fro m across the European comment . as well as from Sweden and England. The concert, to be held at 8 p.m. 10 Slee, will fea ture chcimber mu siC composed for saxophones by Austna's Wolfram Wagner, Italy's Franco Dona tona, France's Guv Lacour. Sweden's Nils l indberg, England 's Mike Mower and Spam\ Chick Corea. T he last concert of the month . to be held at 8 p.m . )an . 28 10 Slee, wi11 feature three accomplished you ng o rgaryists from the Ea:,tm an School o f MusiC in Rochester. The perfo rmance, the third tn the O rgan Reci taJ Series, wilJ mark the fou rth ann ua l Eastman Organ ISts' Day at UB. The featured art1s1S who will perfo rm on the F1ske pipe o rgan wi ll beT 1mothy O lsen , Wilham Wisnom a nd Jacqueline Yost . The program will mclude selec u ons fr om George Btzet's "Ca rmen," as well as pu:ces by J.S. Bach, Maunce Durune. l.ou t!loe' Vierne and Jehan AJain. Tickets to aJI conce rt s may be obtamed at the Slce box offict> be tween 9 a.m . and 5 p.m. Monday through Fnday and at the Ce nter for the Art!. box o ffi ce from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through l-ndav VVellnessscreeningsscheduled The Profenlon•l Staff Sen•te •nd the Faculty Senate will present a daylo ng Staff/ Faculty Wcllness Awareness Day Feb. II m the Triple tiym in Alumm Arena on the North Ca mpus. The event . to be held from 9 a. m . to 4 p.m. , will fea ture demonstrations, di spla ys, lec tures, Q&A ses:,tons, assessments and sc reenings to pro mo te physi ca l and psychological wdl ·bemg. Facu lt y, staff and graduate students ....•ho w1sh to pa rtiCipa te 10 pre-event blood testmg and on -sHe screenmgs should regi~;ter wtth the Student Health Center b)' callmg 8~9 -.'3 16 from 9 - 10 a.m . o r 12 · 3 p.m ., begin ning MondJv. Those interested m pa rtl (tpatmg m the UB Ftt program al!~o m ust regis ter 1n adva na by ca lling Rt.•creat wn a nd Intramural Sc rv1ccs at 645 -2286 from 10 a .m . to 4 p.m The program IS hm ited to 90 part1npant s. The blood d raws for the prt.• -event testtng will bt' d o ne from 7 9 a.m. from Jan . l8 through Feb. 8. The blood work. wh JCh usual!\' cosh $300, will be avatlable free of cha rge to the first 300 md1\·1duals who sign up. and at a cost of SSO for all ot hers. Results, whiCh wtllmclude cholesterol, tnglycerides, glucose, 100lorecta..l screen mg. TSH t thyrmd '· PSA ( prostau.• antigen). Lro n level and C BC { co mpl ~ t e hlood a~unt ·. will be availab le at the Well ness A' ova reness Day. O n -site sc reen m gs will 1m:lude total cho l e~ac rol , ho ne mas !~ dt·n slly (osteoporosis ). glucose, :,km -cancer ~crecnmg . ho(:h· fJ.t. blooJ pressure. CO test. colo rectal screemng, flex1bd11 v. gnp ~trength . height and we1ght . and mammography For fu rther mfo rmatton o n the Wellnes ~ Awarenes~ Dav. lall the Professio nal Staff Senate/ Facultv Sena te office Jt tl45 200J �_ .- TRANSITIONS MIMngln ,_.,_,..._"' .......... ... .......... Rumsey-Schol•nhlp winner Amy Lur•schl's experiences In Mexico influence her art work Award winner retraces ((cultural roots" one. I··~~~~ a conflicted a ay ~uw~ RtpCXter Contributor ~ ~ LTHOUGH Amy lng~ ... -~poot A ...... ., ... CollgooiMs Sdlaalol _ _ _ try that was the home of her ~ ~Sdlaal al _ ... -..........--.. l'llnl*1g. _ _ ..._ .......,. toclrKt ... __ .... ~ -~ slons .... D. c-, Jr~ ln>m ldlng . . . at ... llnMnlly __ _._.,od- al DljiiDn Sdlaal vi lM ID ... mlulons .... - - old~ ... ............ _..lor'"""-"' ... ... bloiD_ol......,. UwSdlaal • lions,---- llbor ClyoiW· -L......_.In>m ... --oiCINW- ~~~--Callogo to---oiCINW pllnr*lg .... . . . . , _ . Moving On -......-....- .... ---~ v-. -ol_....__.. ........... IVnon--olhumon .......... - - ~ IA>rll)f.ID ...... ol ... Nriclna ~at IJnlww1lty Mexico with her pan:nts when she was a young child, she says she never really "ex· perienced" the Third· World coun· Spanish word for factories-in Matamoros, Mexico, which .. are U.S.·owned and managed, but ern· ploy strictly Mexican labor," she says. A st udent in the Photography Program in the Department of An, Luraschi traveled to Mexico with the New York State Labor Religion Coa· lition.based in Albany, and theCoa· Relilements: cate better working oonditions in the maquiladoras, travel to cities along the border where these factories are -..--.- ................,. u.a ...... _,.,, Sci- ___ ......,1111> ..... _ . -~--- · c..~--. c1111t '·" s a , /Ia. cllllllelenbl c..t ........ . . _ _. United States and in Mexico-not the factory tural roots" and document the trip lition · -~-oiN· _ _. -..g Lockport, until recently owned by GM, and her uncle hc:lped set up a f1UU!UJ1mionJ. "GM, which is exploiting the Mexican heritage, also is supporting me to go to col· lege,• she adds. Maqagement in both the mother's family. But as the recipi· ent of the 1999 Rumsey Scholar· ship--the most prestigious scholar· ship awarded to an undergraduate in the Department of Art-the UB senior was able to return to Mexico this past summer to retrace her ..cuJ- in :loMces, ID ll Nonhem ArfmnollnMnlly II Algstoll sbe says she was unsettled by what she saw, a feeling a>m· plicat<d by the fact that her father is employed by Delphi Harrison Thermal Syst<ms in Luraschi traveled to through photography. Luraschi set out on a week-long journey to learn about the living and working conditions of individuals employed by the maqui/ador.........U,e for Justice in the Maquiladoras, based in San Anto· nio, Texas. The groups. which advo· located and talk with emplbyees, both current and former, about their struggles. Luraschi says she spent time in the colonins. or shanty towns, where factory employ= and their families live. .. Their houses are made out of Mexic:an ~American , ,.., - - -... ··••I'M'"' .... six-Installation uhlblt, "Crossing the Line." pallets and cardboard, and wood and cinderblocks," she says, adding that cinderblod<s are a>nsidered a "sta· tus symbol" in the colonias. Luraschi says being in the coumias is "like go· ing flom the future to the past." She describos the colorrias as over· populated, with homes built on the same land as the industrial parks where major corporations such as Trico, Ford, Sony and General Mo· tor> employ people to work in their factories for the equivalent of 75 cents per hour. Sadly, she says, "most of the things are being made with n:aUy cheap labor for the benefit of the United States." While Lorasclri relished the chana: to revisit Mexico, the trip was workers-is to blame for the current working conditions, she points OUl "(The management) isn't living in Maim because: they lalowbow bad it is," she says, noting that management - level employees often are enticed to rdocat< to the maquiladoms with offer> of plush new homes. And thefactoryworkers,Luraschi says, are in a tough spol "They can't just quit and get another job. There aren't any other jobs. They can't choose nottowork (because) they don't hav.: a welfare syst<m," she says. "They just don't have a big enough voice to make a huge diJfen:na:.• Lurascbi captured the poverty and struggle of the Mexican labor· ers and their families in a recent exhibit of her work, titled "Crossing the Line." The show, which was hdd in the An Department Galltry in the Center for the Arts, included sev.:ral mixed-media exhibits inspired by her visit, a.s ...U as two 3-foot-by-5foot mural prints of the colomm. The exhibit, she says, was based on the "notion of going too farthe atravagana: ofcultural miocona:ptions and radical Sler'eOtypeS.• The notion is embodied in her work, particularly in her piece "Contracting for Servias,. wbich featun:d I 00 burlap dniis. made by I..uraschi and her mother, mounted on a wall whik an audiotape, titled "How to Effectively Communicak with Your S'panish Speaking Ho.....U.per; played on a loop. · The point of the piece, sbe says, was to illustrate the contrast between the living a>nditions of the maquiUulora matiagemmt versus that of their employees living in the colonias, and the ways in which dif. fere:nces in status enforce stereotypes. "You're being confront<d by the image this tape createo--the person you'n: tallting 1<>--41 the other end of the tape," she says. Another of her works--"Cultural • Hybrid"-uses a grenade with a funnel at the top containing a nonauthentic, brand-name salsa to illustrate what I..uraschi says is the fuc:l for St<reotypeS and a potentially ex · plosive situation between culturos. The process of putting together the exhibi~ which featun:d six in· stallations, has strengthened her curnnt work and hc:lped her gain focus, she says. "Now I have a real foundation for my work." says I..uraschi, who p1an.s to erunU in gradual< school "I've been to the border and experienced it firsthand." UB to bring humanities to downtown Faculty members to co-sponsor screenings, seminars in Angelika 8 Theater· ay I'AlWKIA.ooNOVAN News s.Mcos Edito< T HE humanities they're not all Heidegger, Satie and George Herbert Mead. Humanities researchers also are int~rested in Claudette Colbert's gams; Robert DiN'uo, fat as a pig. and Akira Kurosawa's meditation on the natun:oftrutb. Thisisbecausc:inone sense or another, the human oonstructs and cxm<.ms of 6lm also an: central to humanities' scholarship. The6lm ~above come from "It Happened One Nigh~""Raging Bull" and " Ran," thn:e in a series of 14 exceptional films and seminars that UB hwnanities fuculty will cosponsor with the Angelika 8 Theater in downtown Bufi3Io. The series. "The Buffalo Film Seminars: Co nversatio ns about Gn:at Films," will run at 7 p.m. on Wednesday nights from Jan. 26 through April 26 in the Angelika 8 Theater, 639 Main Sl It will featun: outstanding films produced fiom 1933-85 in a broad range of genres-farce, musical comedy, film noir, documentary, fantasy, westerns, biography and more-followed by seminar discussions led by members of the Depart· ment of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. UB students, faculty and staff. as well as member> of the public, are invited to attend and participate in any or all of the seminars for the price of a ticket. Or they may regis· ter for the course through Millard Fillmon: College and earn thn:e un· dergraduat< credits. The seminars wm: developed in connection with an undergraduate course, "Contemporary Cinema 441." The instructor, Diane Chris· tian,SUNY Distinguished Teaching ProfessorintheEnglishdq>artmen~ says the films were selected because: they...;..cinematicallyinnovative, as well as critical and popular suce<sses of their time. The a>urse itself and the seminar following eaduc=ning will eum· ine elements that a>mprise a dassic film, indudingits relatiooship tncul· turalmythologyandtnsocial,cultural andpoiiticalissuesthatwm:aJOiml· poraneouswithitsproduction. In addition to Christian, Brua: Jackson, SUNY I>is1inguisbed Profcssor and Sarnud P. Capen Professor of the Hwnanities, will lead the seminars. Both Christian and Jack· son hav.: published and lectured on the subject of film and culture, and hav.: taught univer>ity row= reIa ted to that topic. "Contemporary Cinema 441 " is expectedtobeapopularrourseand itsdiscussionslivelybecausc:theywill involve first-time vi<wm, like stu· dentswhomayneverhaveseenthese films, and participants fiom thea>m· munity,someofwhomwillrecallthe impact of a 61m'soriginal release and can speak to their understanding of its meaning and sigrillianae. The filmlseminar schedule follows. Jackson says it a>uld be altered slightly if a good 36mm. or 16mm. print of a scheduled film cannot be obtained. . ..... 26: "42nd Street" (1933), mu.sical a>medy about the sage life of hoofers directed by Uoyd Bacon, starring Ruby Keeler, Did< Powell and G<orge Bn:nt • Felt. 2 : " It Happened One ~ight• (1934), classic romantic a>medy starring Oaudette Colbert and Oark Gable • Felo. 9: "niumph of the Will" ( 1934), Lmi Riefenstabl's visually brilliant and controversial docu· mentary that uses the metaphor of atbleticperfonnancetocdd>ra~tbe TbirdRach • - · 16: "A N'J8ht at the Opera• (1935), classic Marx Brothers tara: with music, din:cted by Sam WoodandfeaturingAIJanjonosand Kitty Carlisi< Han • - n: "TheGraposofWrath" (1940),supc:rbdramaticadaptation of thc.John Steinbeck classic about dustbowl farmers, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda • - 1:"Doublelndernnity" (1944), Billy W~der's incendiary mating of Barbara Stanwyck and Fn:dMacMurrayas loversandmurderers • - 15: "Beauty and the ~~east• (1946), not THAT one! This is Jean Cocteau'saquisilely d<licate, dream-like vmioo, one of the great cinemadassia,starringjeanMarais and Josette Day • March .U: "High Noon" ( 1952), directed by Fred Zinnemano, Aadany Award· win· ning western drama starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kdly a.s his -..ry young bride • - Z P :"OntheWaterfront" (1954), Elia ~Wan's disturbing film aboutpencinaldestructionwrought bymoba>ntroloftbeNewYori<City waterfron~ starring Karl Malden and Marlon Branda • Afoot~ 5: "Touch ofEvil• ( 1958), conceived and directed by Onon Wells, a stunning classic of film noir that exploros corruption and abuse of power. It starS Wells, Charlc:ton Hestnn,MarleneDietrichandlmet Leigh • Afoot~ 12: "Bonnie and Clyde" ( 1967), living Penn crime/action dramaromanticizing.thepoiringof legendary psychopaths stan War= Beatty and Faye Dunaway •Afoo119: "Raging8ull"(l980), Martin Scorsese directs Robert DiN'u:o G. this 6lm about the can:er of boxer Jake LaMotta. It is a>nsid· en:d by some to be DiN'uo's best performance •AprtiZ6: "Ran" (Japan, 1985), eerie Kurosawa classic illuminates the natun: of "truth" through the unlikdy offices of a small group seeking refuge from a thunderstorm �Janu.-,20.21111/Vi.ll.le.l& IIepa 4aa Mudflows can pose threat Compose Yourself UB researchers warn ofvolcanic dangers. other than eruptions . , IEUBI COOI.NAUM News Servic~ Editor J UST because a volc=o isn't erupting doesn't mean it pos<S no danger. In papm presented recently in San Francisa> at the annual meeting of the Amcri<an Geophysical Union, UB volc=ologists show how,insomecases,softspotson volcanoes that simply collapse from the side may trigger mudflows that potentially can be more devastating than eruptions. "This is the frightoning part about it. These volcanoes don't even have to erupt They just. sit there and a pan of it comes roaring off,"' said Michael F. Sheridan, professor of geology and lead researcher. .. Our findings show us that we have to pay more attention to these older volcanoes that have been sitting around for awhile. son of stewing in their ow n jui ces," said Sheridan. He explained that as these hydrothermal Huids circulate, they change the structure of the rocks and minerals, softening the volcanoes and making them more vulnerable to collapse. "That explains why so many vol canoes are usually kind of craggy and steep nea r th e top," he said. "They get that way when soft parts slump or a big slab breaks off, leaving a cliff face." Sheridan said this new realization about thedangm that volcanic mud flows present to populations is particuJarlyrelevant because more toWnS are being built Dn volcanic slopes. And that is the case not just in Mexico and other countries known for their volcanoes, but in the U.S. as wtll "Avalanches and mudflows could be a big issue for Mt. Rainjer in WashingtOn for <XlUTiple." he said. "'Tb.ere's a lot of pressure in the ~· attic and Taooma areas to start new developments that extend right up into the mountains, but people are building subdivisions in areas that, in the not too distant past, were overcome by mudflows. People are not willing to accept the concept that this is a really dangerous area." Sheridan said he and his col · leagues are applying to volcanoes concepts about hydrothermal alteration that were developed in the 1970s for the purposes of exploration for economically important mineral deposits. Alteration zones and weaknesses in rock structures were targeted then as places to search' for these minernls. Now these weak areas, which UB researchers are pinpointing using satellite data, are turning out to be red Hags that could be the source of mudflows so deadly they can travel as far as 80 miles from a source and are capable of wiping out whole towns and villages. Sometimes, when a piece of a vol· cano comes loose, an avalanche is triggered. "Avalanches in themselves can be disastrous," Sheridan noted, "but th ey don't travel nearly as far as mudflows and they are confined to relatively steep slopes, whereas a mudflow will go for miles. This is where the real danger lies; if you have a really tall volcano and all that energy is driving a mudflow, it could be devastating." Dangerous mudflows d evelop when day is present in the material derived from the volcano's slopes. Although the sprtng semester h•s just gotten under way, first pape rs are right around the corner. Whether you're a student writ mg papers or a n instructor assigning them, the UB onJine composi tion site < http :/ /l c•rus . ubetc . buff•lo .edu / engcomp / composhlon_home.htm> has something valuable for you. Created thro ugh the JOint efforts of the University Libraries, the English de-partme nt , and the Ed ucational Technology Center. UB's online com position si te offers advice o n a va riety of topics, including tips on grammar, the writing process. research a.nd editing. T he Student Resources section < http:/ / lc•rus.ubetc. buff•lo.edu / e ngcomp/ s-tudent _resoun::es .htm > prov1des students with resou rces they need to become beuer writers. It mdudes on lm c grammar and style gui des with advice about prose style and the documentation of sources. including how to cite Internet resources in a bibliography; a virtual reference shelf of such writer's tools as o nlin e encyclopedias, quotat1on books and almanacs; links to other online writing si tes and much more. Particu larly useful for students are the subsccuons on wriltng and resea rch strategies. "Writing Strategies" includes links to matenal such as prewriting prompts to get sta rted , writing effecuve mtro d uctions, major steps in wntmg a research paper and rev1smg checklists. '· Research St rategies" offers tips on beginning research , including sou nd advice about nav1gatmg the In ternet and assessmg Web sites. The In stru cto r Resources sec11on < http:/ / lc•rus.ubetc:.buff•lo.edu/ engcomp/ lnstructor _resoun::es.htm > ljnks to a Wldt• range of pri ntable handouts and tutorials that can be used as a.s signments o r 10 focus and orgamze classroom aCIIVItle). lt also con tain s lin ks to melasites abo ut pedagogy and in novative uses of tht· Internet in inst ru ction , online Journals about teachmg compoSitiOn with a focus on computer-mediated in struction . syllabi from US and other schools, companion sHes to compos1t1on and rhet onc text books th at offer useful tips for mstructors, as well as additional t"X ercises and Web sites for st udent) and more . There also a re links to ot her exemp lary SJie), mcludmg Purdut• 's O nline Writing Workshop, With more than 140 handouts and tutu rials geared 10 helping students develop repertOires of effecuve wnl ing strategies; Dave's ESL mel asite, which co ntain s links to game), grammar exercises, quizzes and ed itm g activities; the UB Library Ski ll s Workbook, wh ich introduces stu dents to BISON a nd the Int ernet , and thC' Internet Detective, which is an interactive tutorial on evaluating the quality o f Internet resources. UB researchers use spectrometers mounted in aircraft or satellites 10 collect data about the volcano's sur- face that will help to pinpoint soft spots. This data is interp reted to outline hazard zones for potential mudflows or lahars. So fur, Sheridan and his team have unroveredalarmingsofi spo<s on Piro Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico. and have mapped areas of potential mudflows at Coli ma, Mexico's most active volcano. "11lat data is going to surprise a lot of people," said Sheridan. "When we started our work on Pico, we were told by geologists in Mexico who had studied the volcano that we would not find any spots there. that there simply wasn't any alteration there. In the end, we found alteration everywhere." While Vera Cruz, the nearest large city with a population of 2 million, is not in danger, Sheridan said that other cities that are closer to the volcano, with populations of around 150,000 or 200,000, are threatened. The conclusions of this research stem in part from tJ:ae UB scientists' visit to Nicaragua last fall after torre nti a l ra infall from Hurricane Mitch triggered devastating mudBows that killed about 1,600 people. "Nicaragua was a rea l eye opener," said Sheridan. "There was such a smaU catchment basin where the rain accumulated, but because the conditions were favorable for this kind of event , a massive, tragic mudflow resulted. These areas are at extremely high risk if people are living nearby," he said. The research is funded by th e National Aeronautical and Space Ad ministration. son For help wiclr connect1 r1g to the World Wide Web, con tacr the CIT Help Desk at 645 -3542. --Austin Booth •nd Nina C.•sdo, Business Alliallce marks first year m ay 1EUB1 c;GUIL\UM NeM Services Editor I Twas launched in November 1998 to improve the way that businesses access UB and to provide a central focus for UB's economic-deve.Jopment and industrial-outreach activities. And in its fint year of operation, the UB Business Alliance has received a "Project of the Year" award from a national organization, boosted its roy2lty income and the numbers of inventions disclosed and made significant changes in its incubator facility, making it easier fOr start-ups to rent space. "The UB Business Alliance has built on our original plan to male< theuniv=ity'sresouraomoreaa.ssibk to Western New York and New York State," said Mark Karwan, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and chief eecu!M oflicrr of the UB Business Alliance. "We've re;-engineered the Technology Transfer and licensing Office, and strengthened outreach, both with the local business community and with our researchers within the university," Karwan oontinued. "We also have actively enhanced our ties with the economicdevelopment agencies in the region and thestate, paving the way for UB and, through our partnenhips, for SUNY to play a fur more significant role in strengthening the economic climate: in this region.n The UB Business Alliance wil l mark its acoomplishments at an an niversary celebration to be held from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday in tlte Center for the Arts on the Nortl1 Campus. Charles A. Gargano. chairman of EmpiR State Development Corp., and John J. Rigas. chairman an4 chief executive officer of Adelphia cable and the Buffalo Sabres. will be keynote speakers. In its tim year, the UB Business Alliance: • Received the Project of the Year award from the National Association ofManagement and Technical Assistance Ccnten (NAMTAC) for the assistance provided by The Center for Industrial Effectivenesspart of the Business Alliance-to OhmCraft. Inc. Under that project, Wayne A. Anderson, professor of electrical engineering, provided technical expertise that helped the manufuc:turer of specialty resistors for electrical components to expand its product line, resuJting in the company tripling its total employment from 20 to 60. • Reduced rents for tim -year tenants in the UB Technology Incubator facilit y by up to 40 percent through the allocation of low-oost electricity through the New York Power Authority's "Power for Jobs" BrieD Umvt'fllty L1brones .. ~-------.1 program • Graduated from its incubator Snyder Seed Corp.. which has devel oped a sq uirrel - proof, pepper- mated bird feed. The company is building a pilot plant and plans to increase employment from four employees to 14. • Boosted royalty inrome by 5 I percent over the previous year to $274,000, in part as a result of new uses that IBM found for conduct ing pastes it had licensed from UB that resulted in increased sales for Screening to be held for film on African-American farmers Despite the terror of .. Jim Crow" and the backl ash of white plan · tati on owners, African Americans had· managed to accumulate nearly I 5 million acres ofl•nd by 1910. Today, that number has declined to less than I million acres. Although their numbers have decreased significantly, there are st ill a handfu l of black farmers who continu e to ho ld onto their family farms. Filmmaker Charlene Gilbert , UB assistant pro fesso r of media study, tells tlie story of generatio ns of her family wo rking the land in Montezuma, Ga., in " Homecoming ... Sometimes I am Haunted the computer manufacturer. The by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay." a film that has been chosen for pastes were developed by Eli Ruckenstein, professor of chemical engineering. • Increased the number of inventions disclosed to the Technology Transfer and licensing Office by 37 percent ova the previow year, a re- national broadcast by PBS as part of its Black History Month cel ebration. A special screening of"Homecoming" will be held at 6 p.m. Tues day in the WN ED Broadcasting Center, 140 Lower Terrace, Buffalo. flection of more vigorow outreach efforts to UB re:searche:rs • Joined the Western New York Business Devdopment Fund, which provides seed and growth capital to high-tech entrepreneurs in the region • Published two editions of its UB Business Alliance Directory of Resources for Business and Industry, a romprehensive "yeUow pages" ofUB resources that can aid business and industry in the region. A Web version of the directory is updated contin ua ll y and is avai labl e a t <www.uiMIII•nce.buff•lo.edu >. \ A reception at 5:30p.m. will precede the screening, which is spon sored by the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG): the Department of African American Studies: the Department of Media Studies: Kerry Grant, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Western New York Public Broadcasti ng. Although the screening and reception wiU be fr~ of charge, res ervations must be made by today by calling IREWG at 829-345 I . In the film, which also will be shown on WNED, Channel 17 , a 1 10 p.m. Feb. 3,Gilbert uses her family connections to the small farm ing town of MonteZuma to tell the larger story of black 6rrmers and land loss in the 20th centu ry. She spent six mo nths in Montezuma, watching her co usi n, Warren fames, one of the youngest African American farm e rs in town , struggl e to maintain hi s family farm . With Jam es' day· to-day life serving as the backdrop, " Homecom ing" weaves family sto ries, archival footage, photographs and tcsti mony to explore th e com pl ex relation ship betwten African -Amen ca n fam ili es. land and history. �61 Rep arias JIIUIY2U.2111/Vi.31.11.16 Study by UB _,..._ .. urs ........ ~~~ ........ - - conwnunlly. Tho~ot to-- a-.bcr"' cam. men:e~ lor ()JII1ty allh far Its . _ . to Dloblon 1-A and Its "Mission I-'" ampoign. which brought ........ col1oge to WoslBn New ,_bode YO<I< thisj>ast Ill. The Buls' othletics deportment was rocognlzod far Its <floris In building • <X>n1pf1!hen""" DMsion I pn>grom and In partlwlor for the JUGCeSSiul ·M""w~on 1-A" compolgn, which b<ought the 1-t...., up to OMslon 1-A status for the lint lime since 1970. "This Is~. tremen- our- Ooos honor for progrom.. sold- DirectDt Bob Mdlpone. who~ UB's "Mission !-A" drM. "lhe support tho! t h e - Chamber ol Comrnora! hilS ghon 1X> us " " " t h e . - - hilS been lnslrumonbf In our continued growth and ...... to be ~with this pmllglous honof Wt c:eruinly feel tho! the continued !lftl"!!h--oo not only the U8 pn>grom but ol the ..-sllyoso .....,___... continue to add to the quollty ol lileoi~~-- "UB Today" sets February Schedule Apn>grom t o - ness altho .-far.._ donon In the ..-t1y """"'"""Y; • , _ t on -UB~-Qfted Mllh Progrom; ")obsopooocd and other reoultmlnt~ and 111.-.emholp~ hcimeoin theUnllesity Holghb hOigloboiloood wil be the llljlk:l to be eoploral domg the Ftbruory- ol "U8 Todly" on Adolplolo .-_ GliOSIS w i l b e - - llon ll<lw>aote- · "11nnneffeed.IU8~stu- dent Daniel Ryan. - " ' care« planning and plao!menl; Donis Gehl. projKt- al the IJnlvenlty eomon.nty1M, and Gerold Rlsif1Q. co- . Gifted-...__ fourlderand-olthe A ,_pn>grom . . - . montl\ It 6:30 p.m. SUndays on Channell I~ OllnnellO In l.ancosbor, C11r!rn, Orchlnl Patlt and Elmo, and It 9 p.m. Mondoys on Channel18 lntemllionll Tho progrwnls pnxb:ed by Adelptlillor the U8 Alunw1l ,.,. sodalion IS I to the univenlly and the people al WestemNewl'o!t<- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~ The,....._, __ lrom-.......-.gonas. -and-~ftdl be...-ID800_and....,. be ldlod farll)lo and laiglh.l.et· tmii'Uil~the--­ -and pi'Qie......,. ... · _ . . . . . -. . .. -oe- auoeallpiGI! . . - . . , the,.._ por!W~,..... _lhoy_be_b)l 9 a.m. MondlyiDifefar~ln---­ The ... -.be ..,.,...pro~on """"'-'ondlskor~ • <......... 57+>. member contradicts findings by tobiKco Industry lly LOIS IIAIWI _ News S<tvlces Edotor ..... <11 t he1999- f~~eulty Cigarette-tax increase to aid economy _N B RIEFLY EW Yo rk State's 55cent-per-packincroase insal<:~woncigaretles that will take effect March I will have a positive, over-all effect on the state eronomy, despite reducing cigarette sales, a study by a US health economist has reponed. The new assessment, carried o ut by Eric Nauenberg. assistant professor of social and preventive medi cine in the School of Medicine and Bio medi ca l Scien ces, employs a method called input -output analysis that is designed to account for the Interdependence of different industries and between business and consumers. Na uenberg's findin gs. published as a special report in a recent issue of State Tax Notes, contradict those of the to bacco industry, which have clai med that in creasing cigareu e taxes has a negative impact on a state's econo my. "Those studjes assume that re sources used in the production and distribution of cigarettes would not be shifted elsewhere in the economy," Nauenberg states. "What actually occurs in most instances is that the varuum created by declining tobacco sale< is filled by demand for other goods and servia!s, When these dynamiaareindudedinstudies,thcre is strong evidence that the overall economic impact of dediningcigaretteoonsumption is positive." Nauenberg noted that this assessment is particularly applicable in no n -tobacco - producing states, where half of the dollan spent o n tobacco products go back to the states that grow and process tobacco. He re(erred to a Michigan study that showed a large portion of the dolian not spent on tobacco were used to purchase goods and services produced in -state, boosting its own economy. He said he would expect the same to be true for New York and other non-tobacco-producing states. The purpose of Nauenberg's re- scan:hwastw<>-fold:lnadditiontodet=nining the eoonomic impact of a cigarette-tal< increase in ~ - York State,hesouglrttovalidateadilfmnt method fo<malcingsudunanalysis. whidn;<>uld hdp states make their own assessments at significantly less oost than the current $40,000 stan· dard methods. An input-output analysiscnstsless than $2,000, he said. Nauenberg's study assumed aS 1per-pack increase. Using this figure, a1ong with 1996 data from 528 different industries in the in put-output analysis for New York State, the results prediaed: • A decrease in cigarette consumption of a low of 81 million packs to a high of701 million packs per year. • A $17 million to $148 million increase in the value of state industriaJ output over the next severaJ years foUowing implementation • An increase of between 460 and 2,008 jobs. Nauenbe:rgsaidthisinput-output analysis confirmed the findings repon<d elsewhere using the standard costly method; that is, if any economic change occurs due to re duced tobacco consumption, it is likdy to be positive. An increase in state sales tax would not have a negative effect even in states whee sav<r<:ign Jndian nations can ...U cigarettes at a much Jowerpria:beausetheydon't charge state or federal tax , Nauenberg said. '"Those sales are bound to increase when the state tax goes up. but even though the state isn't collecting taxes on those sales, -it isn't really a loss because that money comes back into the state economy througbpur~ofgoodsandStT- vices. The Indian reservations aren't self- sufficient. lbat money goes in and comes out again."" Nauenberg n'Oted that decreased consumption of tobacro lYOuld reap additional long-term economic benefits for the state through Jess loss of lif< due to lung disease and other tobacco-related illness; fewer hou~ fues caused by smoldering cigarettes. and a reduction in teen smoking. which would lower health costs for decades to come. JingNie,agraduatestude:ntinthe Department of Social and Preven tive Medicine, also contributed to the study. The research was supported by a grant from the Roben Wood Johnson Foundation. UB design allows roof to respond to quakes By ELllH _coLD_ B AUM News Serv~ces Ed•tor T wasn't apparent to passengers landing on the inaugu ral flight at Istanbul 's brand new international airport earlier this month, but the roof of the massive terminaJ building features a unique approach to seismically modernizing the structure foUowing last swnmer's devastating quake. The massive, 800 foot -long by 500-foot -wide roof is th• fust to feature both the ability to respond to seismic forces as a single, structural unit and the ability to expand and contract in response to exposure to the sun. The conceptual designs for seismic moderni.J..a.tion of the airport we re de velop ed by Michae l C. Constantino u, professor and chair of th e Department of Civil. StructuraJ and EnvironmentaJ Engineering and a researcher with the Multidisciplinary Center for Earth quake Engin e ering Research (MCEER ), and coll eagues at th e University of California at Berkeley and LZA Technology of New York City, the consulting engineers retained to modernize the stru cture following the magnitude 7.4 quake. I "The structure had onJfsustained mino r damage during the earthquake," said Constantinou , .. but con s idering the certainty with which they expect another largemagnitude earthquake with an epi center closer to the airpon, the desire was to improve the performance level of the structure to one that en sures the safety of people inside, and even beyond that" The airpon was under construetion at the time of the quake, which was the main reason it sustained the damage, Constantinou explained. "Since repairs had to be made, it pro vided the opportunity to seismically modernize," he said. According tQ Constantinou, the third -story Columns that suppon the roof were the most vulnerable link in the existing structure. The objective was to reduce earthquake forces on both the supponing columns and roof. To increase the builcting's performance level, he added, the engineers had two options. " Either we could increase the strengthofthebuildingorwecould reduce the seismic demand on it, which i.s noteasytodo."hesaid "We decided we had to do both." The modernization scheme consisted of three steps: increasing the strength of the second- and thirdstorycolumnsbysteel-jachtingthe columns, seismically isolating the roof to reduce seismic demand on third-story columns and installing " lock-up devices" at roof expansion joints. The design by Constantinou and his colleagues involved slicing the columns horizontally ;it thetopand installing "friction pendulum" devices manufactured by Earthquake Prote<:tion Systems of Richmond, Calif. These devices, which were . tested extensively at UB, are de signed to allow structures or struc· tural components to swing gently from side to side, like a pendulum. "This has not been done before." saidConstantinolL "Whatwedidwas to tie together the segments of thls 800-foot-long roof together as they sit on top of these isolation devices. This gives the roof the ability tQ 'swing' as much as 12 inches with r<specttotheoolumnsduringanearthquake,thusprotectingthecolumns." At the same time, the roofs directexposuretothesunnecessitated the use of expansion joints that could accommodate thermal move- ment without inhibiting seismic protection. The solution came in the form of .. lock-up devices"' manufactured by Taylor Devices, a Western New York firm that has had a long collaboration with the Department of. Civil. Structural and Environmental Engineering and MCEER Now, instead ofhavinga rigid conoection between the roof and the columns, the segments of the building's roof will stay flexible in response to thermal fOrces, while at the same time featuring an ability to ..lock up"' as one piece when subjectedtoearthquakefurces.Onceactivated by seismic activity, the lock· up devices essentially overri<k the expansion joints, allowing the roof panels to respond as a single unit lltissystem, asweUasthe&iction pendulum devi=. was extensively tested and optimized through ool laborations with UB and MCEER Constantinou's team "was as sembled by LZA T<ehnology, which was under contract to the Turkish developer TEPE-AJCFEN-VTE and theconstructionconsultaritTurner lntemational of New York City to seismically modernize the airport structure. Help offered for job seekers with disabilities By MARA MCGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor new law that will allow millions of disabled people to work without losing health benefits has made a new book by a UB career-planning expcn an especiaJly valuable-and timely- resource for those with disabilities. Disability groups estimate that more than 2 million people will take advantage of The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, which expands Modi - A care and Medicaid benefits to include disabled people while they work. "Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities," (JIST, 1999) by Daniel ). Ryan, director of the Office of Career Planning and Placemeilt, offers these new job seekers a comprehensive resource that explores specific job-search issues fa ced by people with disabilities and offers step-by-step instructions to help them promote themselves into their career choice. Ryan serves as chair of the career-planning. special- interest group of the Association for Higher Education and Disabilities and the career-services t<ehnology chair for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. A lifetime advocate for people with disabilities, Ryan says that the new law is a great triumph for people with disabilities, but that discrimination against them still exists in today's workforce. "These individuals not only have to compete against all other applicants fo r jobs, they also must overcome the hurdle of convincing oth- \ ers-and sometimes themselvesthat they are capable, valuable workers," he explains. ln the book. Ryan encourages read= to address issues relating to -!heir disability, but stresses that they should play only a very minor role in the overall job search. Th• book also cxno= the rights and protection the law provides to disabled perrons and identifies agmcies and governmental programs that provide assistance, as well as offering tips on how to negotiate for speciaJ accommOdations on the job. �January2U,ZIIOOIVIII.ll.IG 16 llepariM Obituaries Bertha Cutcher, pioneered disabilities programs Bertha Cutcher, who pioneered S<TVices and progr.uru to make UB more accessible for ,individuals with disabilities, died Dec. 23 in Kaleida Health-Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital foUowing a brief illness. She was 82. Cutcher joined the UB staff in 1966 as associate director of the Office of Student Affairs and Services, and became associau director of the der this pilot project, UB was recognized as one of the most handi capped-accessible campuses in the United States. While much of the initial grant funding was spent on special-education equipment and classroom aides, the univenity provided services and matmals to modify buildings and equipment. When the grant expired in 1980, Office of Placement and Career the university assumed responsibil- Guidance in 1973. She was instrumental in obtaining a $500,000 federaJ grant in 1976 to formallyestab- ityfortheoflice,whichnowiscalled the Office of Disability Services. Cutcher obtained ad diti onal grants to purchase state-of-the-an equipment to aid the visuaUy irn· paired and worked with the Depart- opportunity to bowl, swim and en· joy other sports. Cutcher receivod numerous hon· O!li and awards for hereffurts, including an Outstanding Service Award from UB, the SUNY ChanceUor's Award for Exallence in Professional Service and a citation from the state Commission for the Blind and VISu aUy Handicapped. She was one of I0 people named a "Citizen of the Year"byTn.Buffak!News in 1982. After her retirement, she volunteered and consulted with agencies and organizations concerned with individuals with disabilities. She was a president of the local chapur of the American Association ofUniver- ment of Recreation and Athletics sity Women and participated in the and student organizations to pro- group's various projects.. in particular the annual book sale. lish an Office of Services for the Handicapped (OSH) at UB,serving as coordinator of the office until her retirement in 1982. O ne of only II institutions of rugher education to be funded un - vide students with disabilities the John Zahorjan, engineer, helped to develop TCIE John ~n. 74,adjunctprofessor of industrial engineering who helped develop programs linking UB to local industry, died Dec. 12 in Mercy Hospital after a battle with oflndustrialEngineering.andhdped to develop The Center for Industrial EITectiveness, winner of two Pmjcct of the Year awards from the National Association of Management and Technical Assistance Centers. engineenngfrom UBin 1974andlast spring received the UB Dean's Award for Engineering Acruevement, th e rughest honor given by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. tions at Fisher Price, Za horj an joined the UB faculty in 1983 after retiring from the East Aurora-based master's program in engineering managernent,developingandteach· ing some of the cour=. A dedicated He was a member of numerous professional organization, including Tau Beta Phi nationaJ engineering honor society, and was induded in "Who's Who in the East" and "Who's company, where he had worked early two decades educator, he conunued to teacheve n from a wheelchair- until Whom Fmance and Ind ustry" A student fund tn h1s name has edirected the undergraduate memship program tn the Department shortly before his death ZahorJan earned a doctorate m been established m the engmeering school cancer. A former vice president of opera- He also helped to crea te th e o Smit, internationally lmown pianist, composer Leo ISm It, mternatmnally known pian\st, composer and UB faculty member for two decades, died of congestive heart fail ure Dec. 12 in Sc-ripps Hospital in Encinitas, Calif. He was 78. The musical luminary and former child prodigy came to UB in I %2 as Slee Music Professor, drawn to the way of Sarah Lawrence College and the University of California at Los Angeles, he rediscovered the lat e b oo g i e~woogie imm o rtal Pete Johnson. Smit brought the aging, ailing Johnson out of obscurity with a highly successful Johnson Benefit concert He also was a talented photogra- c1tal debut m Ca rn egie Hall drew rave reviews. A Fulbright and Guggenheim fel ~ lowinltaly,Smithadhis workperfo rmed under the di rection of Leopold Stokowski , Leonard Bernstein and Serge Koussevitzky. locale because of what he described pher, presenting travelogues accompanied by appropriate music. "Second Symphony" W1lli premiered as its .. increasing world reputation for musical adventure." The following year, Sffiit joined the m usic depart ment as a full -time faculty member, staying at the university until1983. Throughout his career, he pe r- formedand traveled widely but always returned to Buffalo. In recent years, he wintered in California and moved there pe:rrnancntl)' this past summer. VVhen he first came to Buffalo, by Smit's "First Symphony" won a New York Critics Cirde Award; his ThesonofRussian-bomparents. Smit was accepted at age 9 for pri vatt:' study at the renowned Curtis Institute in his native Philadelphia. Studying piano with such greats by Bernstein and the New York Phil harmonic. Among his other works were "Copernicus," "Alchem y of l.ovc" and "Capriccio for String Orche-stra." Three selections of his sewn p~cm s of at Jose lturbi and lsabeUa Vengcrova, song cyde , b;lsed on the at age I 5 he was touring accompa · nist with the American Ballet C..orn pany under George Balanchln l'. Three years later, Smit's solo rc- Emily Dickinson, were rccord(-d. on compad disc by Bridge and featured Smit on pian o wi th so pr ano Rosalind Rees. our plans to develop a m useum and curatorial stuclics program. Tllis is a very exciting program and certainly given the cultural institutions in West- AnJer.;on began a.sadeakrand oll lector working out of his mOlh e r ·~ gaUery in New York, then relocated 10 Paris. opening the Gal erie Anderson Mayer in 1962. After his mothl•r'::. death, he acquin.'<l her gallery and col· lection from the estate and renamed it the David Anderson Gallery. Bv 1979,Ande!li0n and his family had rc· turned to Buffalo. and he commuted Anderson C-u-ed from ,..... 1 tial female figures in the art world un til her death in I %9. President William R Greiner said Jackson had a k£en eye for outstand: ing works by artists of the 20th cen· tury. " David conti nued that legacy with his own tastes and visio11---a oollect:ion of magnificent artworks so beautifully.displayed in the gaUery that bears his name,.. Greiner said 'The Anderson Gallery is an extremely v-aluable asset for UB and for the larger Western New York community." 'This gift is generating great excitement around the unP.rersity oommunity;' added Kerry S. Grant, dean of theCoUegeofArtsandSciences. "The gaUery and its collection wiU provide quality teaching tools for a major period of American art- We are parti~leased that the gift indudes a majo< coUcction of works on paper of great significance." Grant oontinued: "This donation is also an important step in furthering em New York and the strength of the university, VB is weU -positioncd to establish a program of national and international renown in this field." Anderson sa.id a program that documents and exhjbits rising artists could have no better cu rators than university students beca use "they qwn the current culture and have an enthusiasm for whar's new, like showing eBay 10 days before it went public. "What my support gives them is the enoouragement and discipline to visit the studios of the unknown art ists and then to return to Buffalo with documentation and a rationale fo r exhibiting these young artists." he added."The gaUery and supporting programs would give them the space and opportunity to do so." ~asKet~all MEN UB 71. Central Michigan 58 Kent State 89, UB 51 The men's basketball team snapped "' d&f>t-pne losing wW< by defeating Centnl Mlc:hipn University 71-SB, on Jan. 12. recording the team's first w;n for Interim head coach Reg;. Wnt...-.poon. The Bulls led by one ;~t halftime , but the Chippewu came back to regain the lead five minutes into the second half. CMU led 42~ w;a, IHS to pby belo.-e UB!ougflt back. The Butls took the lead bade on a layup by Lao~ Umpbell •nd the Chippewas toOk it back on a jumper by Luke )ohn>on w;a, ltHS to pby. UB then used a 7- I run to establish a le:ui A three-pointer by Nikolai in the women's I AJexeev gave the Bulls a ~ lead team's loss against Kent State. with 10:161eft.a lead UB ¥1'0Uid not She also scored 11 points in give up the .... o( the game. the 56-45 loss against HOW'e"'et", the Bulls could not Northern Illinois. continue their winning streak as they dropped an 89-53 decision at ---defending MAC champion ~t on Saturday. jon Kleidon led the Bull ~ 1n ~conng with 10 points. WOMEN Northem Illinois 56, UB 45 Kent State 74, UB 65 The women's·basketball team dropped to 12-J overall and 2-2m the Mid American Conference with a ~s to the East OiYtston·s top tevn, Kent. H -6S Sarunby in AJumni Arena. Freshman forwa rd Kaoe Bl.uewski recorded a areerhigh 23 points on I 0-of- 12 shooting from the field and pulled down a team-htgh nine rebounds to lead the Bulls in only Its third loss of the season ;rnd second 1n the league. The loss WH the team's firn m Alumm Arena Uns season ~wimmin~ MEN UB Ill , St. Bonaventure II 0 The men's swimming t.um won its second meet m a row as it downed St. Bonavenwre, I 3 1-1 I0 , tn Olean. Dan Hickey cononued his successful SW\mmmg dlis season as he I~ the Bulls wfth victones In the 100 freestyle (.of7.05) and 200 freestyle (l :.ofl .n). He~ also a m~ber of the victorious <400 freestyle relay (3:13.04) team. along with josh Pun, Dexter Tarum and John Nille . Hidcey set a new Reilly Center pool record in the 200 freestyle. marking the second consKUtM! meet in which he has ~et a new sandard for the host Institution's pool. Other UB Winne~ •ncluded Kevm Kelly (1000 freestyle - 9:50.79). Juon Mclachlan (200 IndiVIdual medley - I :58.51 ). Ozve Sofer ( 1-meter dtve 221 .55 pts.) and Eric Stlmson (200 backstroke - I :56.6 1) Wrestlin~ UB 18, Clarion 17 Ohio 21 , UB t 0 Edinboro 26, UB 9 UB el((ended Its wmning streak to seven straight matches fnday w1th an 18. 17 come-from-behind wm over C lanon 1n Alumm Arena The Bulls tr.~.iled Oarion after five matches before bouncmg back beh1nd a fall at I:"9 by Shawn Kegel at I 33 pounds Then traihng, 17- 12. UB got a dutch ) . 1 overtime wm by Jake Partlow at 157 pound~ . scmng up the dec1s1ve match at 165 pounds Sophomore Gary Cooper posted an 1mpre.ss1ve 9 . S wm ewer josh Weaver on 165 pounds to eam UB a one-po111t VICtory But the Bulls would suffer thetr first [W'O dual-meet dcfeau of th e season Sunday in Athens. Ohto. UB d ropped a 23- 10 deCISion to M1d-Amencan Conference nval Oh10 Umvers1ty to fall to 2- 1 m conferen ce action. and also lost to No 10-ranked Edinboro. 26-9 Winning agamst Oh1o was Charl1c Voorhees at 125 pounds. Partlow /It 157 pounds and Josh States at I8-4 pou nd~ Aga1nn Ed1nboro. Buffalo received a fo rfett wm at 125. wtulc the only o ther Winner for the team was R.yan Bentley at I 49 pounds DrieD KPMG gives $25,000 to SOM to his New York City gaUery. By 19'11 . Ande!liOn had relocated his gallery to KPMG LLP, the accounting . tax and co nsultm g tirm , h.1::. Jvn.atcd $25,000 to support th e Department of Accoun tin g and Law 111 thl· Buffalo in the state-of-the-an exhibi tion space he created by converting School of Management. The gift will be used to mamtam an a(countmg .:onfcn:nce room at the schoo l that will bear the KPMG name for lhe next two vcar . . KPMG praised th e excellence o f th.:.· Schoo l oLM a nagcmc:nt '::. a~. cou nting cu rriculums and ci ted the firm 's successful hi s1ory of rl· cruitin g stud ents fr o m the schoo l. KPM G is o ne of the leadi ng .:.•m ploycrs of UB MBA a nd undergradua1c accoun tin g graduates. "We have long co n s id~red KPM G to be an esse ntia l pa rtn er 111 the development o f o ur accounting curri culums and in th e successes ot o ur acco untin g graduates," said Lewis Mand ell , dean of the School of Management . "T he namin g of t he co nferen ce room is a tribut e to o ur mulu all y beneficial relationship with KPM G ." the former-School83 building. ln adclition to gifts to VB. Anderson has given a substantial group of paintings. sculptures and works on paper-<~ collection designated as the Martha Jackson Collectioll--{o the Albright-Knox An GaUery, along with art donations to the National Mu - seumof American Art, the Hir;chom Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Phoenix Art Museum. �8 Rap...._. Januilfl10.21D1fi11.31.11.16 c.ntor. fo< ~~tioo, Becky, Newmon Thunday, January - -rnstoff ·20 R egulAtion of Cell Pn>llferatlonbyo ~von --.. Lohuizen,Netheriands ~.:~~~~~ndi.M ~~~~ Studies Center, Ekn and ~~J~"··~ Canton Sts. lBO p.m. Advanced~ning Unte.. 275 Oak SL, Buffalo. 8" a.m.·5 ,P.m. J250. Sponsor«~ by Emp<re ~;:~%,RPCI . Ctuorles Wenner. &<5-' 3261. ~~~~ • . 636-3626. Wednesday IAwlloaniMHtlng UB Law Boiird of Olrecton ~:~n~~~- 121 5 Information, Ilene HeiKhmann 645-2107. . 26 ea... Meclldne Art DepMtment bhlblt Opening Reception Crltlcol Eyes Wide open, Artists' Renal Failure. James W. Perceptl()n of Conflkt. Center for the ArU, Art Department Galle?,· klwer level. 5-8 p .m ~ee For';;:~,~~tfo~ ~50 6878, ext 1 350 ' Conference ~~~~=~i Schatchard Hall, 02. 9-io ~ho!r~- ~ed by Dept. of Medkine ~nd PCCM . Closskol -.Jc Friday Concert 21 Opu" Classics 1m ~~~~~=~ f~~- ~f~~ ~~en Hall Auditorium. 7 p.m. free. lllochemlrtry and Mkooblology Joint Semlnor ~~~e'!~C~~~~"2ene rer~~~G~~-~:tosb. Craig L Mauachusetll Medical School . Farber G-26. Noon . Free . Informational MeetJng -~~~~~p~"':~~~oom 330, Student Union. 3""" :30 k~~~~~=itybySc~~rship Pageant. For more infonnation Lorrie Tumer-Proulx, 8-48-1504: Thursday 27 0no1 ~Sciences JemlnorSertos As Neurosdence Expands Teachen Tap Tedmotogy. ~~~ics· SqUire. S"a.m. Free. Musk Lecture Series Beethoven and Masculinity. Sanna Pedeoon, Minnea~is Room 211, Baird Hall. 4 p.m .' free , s ponsor«~ by Depl of ~S~z9~~ more Information, Thuter ~~~~e~~~epsi Center. Alumni team skate 5.4 5-7:15 p.m. For more ~~fs:"ation , Greg Bauer, 691 - Stephen Manes, plano. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p.m. SS. Sponsored by Dept. of Music . For more infOrmation, 645- lbtlng' ror (..,ents taking pla<e on c.ampt.u,' or for off <amJNJS evcnh where UB groups are princ:lt).QI t.ponson Us:tlngs are due no ldt~ than noon on Lhe Thunday preceding puhlkiltion Llsting.1 are only .~~ccepted through the 2921. 24 ond lllophysks The Pre--Term Retina . james Reynolds, Dept. of Ophlhalmok>gy. 108 Sherman. 4 p.m . Free. AmeriQn Stotbtkol AsJodatlon: ...,..... Nlogon Choptor ~':=~-~~rely ~~~~~~~u~~k. Medicine. 2S2A Farber. 5:45-7 calendar/ login >. Be<•use of t.pace llmlt•tlons. n ot all ~~~~"&tio ~~o~~:,:nd In the Report~r. 1 o. cu ture by recreating familiar weeds-the rebemous sort that "'sprout like ~ant anger on the concrete sweep of urban America .. ~n an exhibit that capture how these often unwanted plants reflect the ~~u~~~i:C: display through March 10 in the L.ightwell Gallery adjacent ~~e~en":'~"t~ ~~~~:tl, ~~;~~~~:30 8 a.m . to 8 p.m. and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m . ;~..=::rcn~· {;~~=~~~=~ ~ well as others from around the country. "Eyes Wide ()pen" wm be on display Jan. 21 through feb. 1 7 in the Art Department Galtery, 845 Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gal~ hour1 are Tues. from 10 a.m . to 5 events In the electronic calendar will b«: Included ~ts~:,t,;~ ~p~o~ MusiC. For more information 645·2921 . . unr.;:e stance In the ex tion of nature venus for the d nllne UB Calendar www.buffalo .edu / C'-nber-sk Amhent Saxophone Quartet. " ABANDON " Artist Tony Matelli has taken a elec:tronlc subminlon form of hents ot <http:/ I Katharine Cornett Theatre. s' :;ubi~3 studenu, S5 general Exhibits Monday ~ ~l'%~~~~h6fn~~rd Tuesday 25 ~o~:~-~~~"~rs!~ from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m . Scrtptu"' Study Scriptu"' Study/Faith Shari~ ;~r~~=rbyNoon- \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Flawed software restricts access to data Host On-Demand problem called most challenging technology crisis in IT history ay MAltA MCCOINHI5 Reporter Assistant Editor A fundamentally flawed new .software package that is inhibiting staff . . members from accessing crucial data on the university's mainframe has UB facing what could be the most challenging tech nology crisis in its IT history. Approximately 1,500 UB users. mostly professional staff, depend on a recently instaUed IBM software package, Host On- Demand (HOD). to condua critical, day-to-day operations of the university. The produa is designed to allow secure, Webbased access to the institution's core administrative applications.. such as the Student Information Systemwhich includes records and registration, student accounts and admissions data---as well as BARS (Buf- fulo Administrative Records System), the universitY's financial system that links to the Office of the University Controller in Albany. Bur tJB users. most of whom converted to the new system by Jan. I , cannot consistently conduct necessary transactions or inquiries because the ability of the software to process login requests is serio usly flawed, said Hinrich Martens, associate vice president for computing and information technology. He said that CIT has been work ing with IBM to address the problem , and he anticipates a break through within the next two weeks. The problem at one point escalated to a "level of frust ration that can't be described," said Martens. who explained that the program is restricting access because it isn't rec- ognizing users. "Even if HOD does recognize the user when he or she attempts to log in, the process. whiCh shouldn't take m o re than 10 sec onds. is sometimes taking up to 10 minutes." And while the system currently IS stable, UB continues to "walk o n tlun ice," according to Martens. "We're m a mode of operation where we can survive, but it 's being held together with band-aid.'i and lots of crossed fingers," he admitted. 'The system could crash m at any LHne. There are no guarantees that it won't." HOD replaced the software pack ages that formerly were used be cause vendo r support was no longer available and th e packages were not Y2K-compliant. But the university also needed an effective link to en· able access from today's networked , desktop computers to UB's o lder mainfram e system- a system ·that uses applications that are more than I0 years old Martens said such systems are con sidered "ancient .. in the computing world because the appli ~ ca tions are no t compliam with ll i."W access technologies. According to a press releast issued by IBM mluly 1999, the company's new product "' helps compa ni es quick.Jy and easily bring new life to existing host applications and data with no additional programming." HOD translates desktop-computer commands into language that US's IBM mainframe can understand. Therefore. all o f US's major admin lStrativeapplications require HOD to access the university's mainframe. Because HOD downloads from a Web server. it provides host access at each workstation without having tn install software on every desktop. Triggle urges rise in sponsored money know what our budget is." Triggle By MARA MCCOINHI5 Reporr~r Assistant Editor W HILE David Provost Triggie promised to stay away from .. bud get talk" during Tuesday's ..Aca~ demic State of the University" address, he made one point very clear: UB must increase its income from sponsored programs and philan thropic activities. Speaking to members of the Faculty Senate, university administrators and other facuh'y and staff members, Triggle said he has been accused of "focusing excessively on budget matters in the last year to the exclusion of academic matters" and noted that he even received an anonymous, typed copy of the Oscar Wdde quotation: "A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." "T he reality is that we need to thinking about ways in which the institution can increase its income. In discussing the university's past. so me areas, th e institutiOn co mes o ut somewhere nea r the middle for o thers and almost at the bottom in others. according to Trigg.le. However, he pointed o ut that of 32 pub lie universitie:. in the As.sociat1on o f American Universities. UB ra nks near the bottom for sponsored-program expenditures and is 31 of 32 in terms of volun tary support. A chart of UB's research expen diturcs showed UB with S61.3 million in direct expendii'Urcs in 1992 - present and future position in the 93 and a projected SSS.S million for world of higher education, Triggle 1999-2000. "A5 you can see," said Trigs.Lc. "we have been esse nti all y in a static mode for a number of years. We have not been growing our spon sored -program expenditures sig nificantly at all. In fact, if you take into account scientific and technological inflation, which typically runs 2 to 4 percent a year, then these numbers would show a decline in respo nded. "We do need to live within our budget We do have to know what things cost and where we are spending our money"Qd, in particular, we need to make priorit y decisions about how we alloca l<.' those resources." He emphasized that UB needs to spend a significant amount of time said he thinks UB continues to strive to be "a significant research -driven university." He discussed some of the param eters used to rank public - r~arch universities and how UB fared in those ca tegories., showing that there exists a variety of ways to compare oursc.lves to peer universities. While UB currently ranks high in \ o ur spo nsored ~ program activity. This is a significant warning, tn m y opinion, that we need to do a great deal more in this particular area." He noted that it will be difficult J rea to make Significant 1mprove rnents o n this area since .. whatever we do today will take one or two vears of activity before ll kicks 111." The decline of sponsored-research a\."llvity .. pomts to o ne of the areas of significant weakness m the mstitu tJOn ," sa1d Trigg.le. " It lS an area 111 wh1ch wt> need to COrnm.Jt a great deal more energy and attention." ~d although he didn 't off~ any speafics as to how UB was go mg 1t1 increase its sponsored -rC"Search J( tivity, Trigg.le recogmzed that the university will have to spend m o nt·v to make money. " It ts cos tl y to launch new expenditures and ne" programs. Nonetheless.. we need to spend in order that we m1ght make CofttJiwH - ,... 7 �...,.,...., __ VIctor Rice was appointed to the UB Council in September. He is the former chief executive officer of LucasVarity, Inc. and former chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Council. Corlos end Mi<ii*I'IIQ. tile ... oncl-wllo..., ol ~­ UI--Ioaaean ................. ol In.the"UUIIISunriK"'-Jetile ..... gonocla r1es, ID be hold 11om 7:]0.9 a.m. Feb. a 1n t11e c:-1or r....... -antlle-~ or- _ -bytlle--. . . - anldordylng • gene .._ID IChioaplw8lll end bipolar-.-•millie.,......,._. ,_....,. .... 'IIW-coo*i-IDim- ,.,_........., whlchllloct ....... olpeajllo-fortlle- fornlty--·---.,..~ ln! S12forUIAILmni-. tion ,_-.end S1S for al Olhen. end .... OMIIIons, cal129-2601. Tho U l l l - canmu- bytlleAII.mniAslocllllanend ~bytlleollcesoi1Jnl. ..nlly~-Ser­ vlce$,-endNIIc SeMasendt-.- -, . . .l..ucaoYMty. . - . . to IInce -.ng t h e - . . . _ . Enteoprtse Coundl7 ·· - 7 R.avclin is a company I 5<1 up for my own activities. I'm looking at invest· mmt opportunities and other activities that might help the commu· nity. There are two things that I'm actively involved in right now. One is looking to see whether there are people in the community who are in the early stages of <!Moping new businesses and whether, with my background in management and with the cooperation of some other people who are in similar circumstances to myself, we can get involved with these people and try to make a difference in the way these businesses a re growing. These people are a little bit beyond startup-they're in phase 2.1n other words, they have the idea, they've got it off the ground,sort of. Bu~ in fact, from my experience, very few inven· tors or ideas have the management disciplines to t.ili their business to the next stage. So I'm trying to evaluate ideas that are good and have gotten off the ground and how myself and other colleagues can bring our management disciplines to bear to take them onto the next stage. The other area I'm involved in is " Herd in Buffalo;· this idea of creatiog these individual fiberglass buffalocs-bighly decorated by Jo.. cal artis~d placing them all over the city as a tourist attraction and as a means of generating money for Roswell Park Alliance, the Burchfield Penny and others. - d i d JOU get lnYOived with theUBC-7 Bill Greiner had S<l up some time ago an activity-the Buffalo Prtsidenrs Board ofVasitoro- as an advisory committee. I suspect be· ca~ 1\-e got an active interest in the community. an active interest in what UB does, that the end result of that was that I was approached by Jeremy Jacobs, the chainnan of the council, as to whether I might join the council. You<- Mft _,wherein the ynu go back into the history, UB moved from being a private university to a public univmity. lf ynu look over time, the amount of government funding is declining. And, therefoi<, it's going to have to carve a new role. Also, I'd like to see it gain a higher status than is recognized today. Attract a lot more studentrand different types of students as well. I think it has an extremely promising future. You're • ~newcomer to I a . - .... , _ lmpnulons -.WhyBuffMo7 of the - . ! t y 7 I could. I was born in England, and I've lived in Canada. The reason is, I think this community is a commu· nity that has so many opportunities in terms of its quality oflife.lt's also acommunitythatconstantlyunderrates itself. And ci>uld, in fact, be much more prooperous than it pres· entlyis.lrsa fnrchoi<Z.!Iike it here. It somehow takes people who were not born in the community to be more active about what Buffalo could do than a lot of born-andbred Buffalonians. And I think thars sad, and I'd like to change it. What mor<! could yQlt wish lbr in this community! Irs almost IS mn;utes from anywhere. You have green spaces, sports, ·= ·to golf, a.X... to water, access to beaches. J think the weather is nice. You have four distin.ct sca50·ns. It's an institution that is poised for taking off and hasn't quite got there yrt. lrs beginning to very dearly define its role bu~ again, is not totally articulating it. There are phenomenal asS<ts there, but I don't think people know about tbern. I have a feeling irs a splendid organization that has not yet moved into the consciousness of the region. It's now beginning to try to articulate its mission, its role. All of these things ar~ positive, and all! want to do is get it much higher in the consciousness of Western New York. And J'jl.like.to ~ il "'1¢le. or attracting somewhat gteatd di versity of studenu, nationally and internationally. _ _ the _ _ .,.._ role do JOU -yourself piiiJlng on the Council? To help guide the univ=ity in ac· ceptiog a trend thars occurring. If ofhlgher-....._,e to--IJIIem7 l'mconstantlyshockedbybowpoor people:seducationalstandardsareat okl-fasb· their junior schools. io~ed.l could read, write and tell the rm timebefure I wmt to schooL !find it pretty appOIIing that is not DOW regarded as a criterion for education. I 6nd you get peOple arriving at a univ=itywbo""' &r l<ss capable 'of obtaining all the ad· vantages that a univ=ity education has to'offer. It levels out at poot-gradtl.tion. lp•ou were to take a European.l!9st-grad and a u.s. post-grad, they'd be very similar. But what you've now gone through is a massive 6Jtering proass until the educalion levels out. I don't think it has to be that way. I don't see any reason why every lcid ofS should not be able to read. Unfortunately, thars not modem teaching practices. --to-7 lsthwe..ytopk-1 - ·t~oa-you My own belief is that the greatest asS<! ynu can gM: any student is a global view of the world. And I just feel wehaven'tquitecaptured that. We should rally be able to say that the world is everyOne's oyster. You have all these other trends taking place, like tbe lnteroet-the ability .to talk to 5o'ineoi.ein~orTu'nbuklu or Australia. You want students to understand that they can participa!< in this huge global community. And they can do it much more activdy from a Westen( New Yorlibase. Where you're living should no kxig.rbeany inhi· bition on viewing your ClppO<tti.: nity as beingU>e tntal world. Libraries institute new logon procedure Process designed to curb abuses at reference computer workstations By MARA MCCINNIS Reporter A.uistant Editor __ . -----.McGimk new authentication, or logon, process that no longer allows anony· moos use of theuniver· sity Libraries' reference computers ha s some faculty members concerncd about confidentiality and freedom-of-speech issues. But library officials said that fac· ulty members arc misinterpreting the purpose of the outhentication procedure, which was implemented not to track or monitor the activity of Library users but because of sev· eral serious incidents of criminal activity that have been traced to these workstations. According to Stephen Roberts, associate director of the libraries, administrators in Com - ---a.-.- tion Technology de -· puting and lnforma monded that the li · braries implement such a procedure after receiving several complaints and calls from legal organizations about "fairly horrendous violations of campus computer-use policies." Roberts said the university has REPORTER Tho lllpn!rb • .,.,...... ex>nWnUnilypublished by the Ollice ol News Setvlces In the DMsion ol ~Services, StotellniYoDity ___ ___ oiNowYorttilt-. Edllorialoftices ... ilt 136 Crofts Hal. Amhont. (716) 645-2626. ~.edu ,_ _...,._ _. c.ole Smllh ....... """""·· ----- ..-p- "*- -eo..Mlly-;1111111 A documentlltion of email threats and spamming that originated from the library reference terminals. which normally are to be used for hbrary research. Specifically, Roberts said ening them with attacks. Since use was unauthenticated at that time. UB is unable to identify tht offenders. "Before, we were at riskofUBlosing its credibility as a conscientious Internet user," he explained. "'Acoording to most other colleges and universities have no anonymous ports." Roberts. who said he supports the new process al though he did not initiate it, called it ..a necessary inconvenience" anda "security precaution" considering the abuses that have err. oc:curm:l at these ,J!~!~~~!!!!~!!~~=;~~!!!. n a 1stermi in the past. thatdeaththreatswert-senttoPresident Clinton at the White House, and mass mailings were sent to female students at other colleges and universities informing them that they were beingfo~and threat· "Faculty members need to realiu: that no network is anonymous. What they do in their offices is not n=rilyprivate,either. They may have freedom of speech, but they don't have freedom of privacy." Judith Adams-Volpe, director of Lockwood library, said she also has dealt with concerned farulty mern· hers, but says no one should worry because libraries would not look up any activity unless legally'fnrced. "libraries uphold the highest ethi· eal principles of confidentiality for library-related activities,• said Adams· Volpe. "We would need a court subpoena before we could look at any activity. Libraries are extremely cautious about this kind of thing.• Both Roberts and Adams said there have been no complaints from students, probably because they're used to signing in at :ill other public workstations. The process requires that UB us· ers type in the 14-digit number that appears in the lower left side of their UB Card and a simple, individualized password. Public users from outside the UB community are required to obtain a UBCourtesyCardfrom the reference desk after showing valid photo identification. The UB Courtesy Card is good for one year. Students and faculty and staff memben who fotget their UB Cards when visiting the libraries alsO can obtain a tern· porary Courtesy Card �Januart27. 21100/Yol.3l.lo.17 Rep UB receives grant from NIH $2 million to be used to conduct dinical trial of IBS treatments .,. LOUMIWI News SeMces Editor R ESEARCHERS from UB's Functional Gl Disorders Center and the University at Albany have received a $2 million grant these treatments in high-quality, small-scale studies. • There aren't many of these types of treatment programs in existence,"Lackner said ... lt is unusuaJ in that we are using a non -drug treatment to decrease people's physical symptoms. Our measure from the National Institutes of Health to cooduct a clinical trial of two non-medical treat:ments for irritable bo~el syndrome, one of the .,......_,.tmonyvlleading causes of work absenteeism. lrrilable bowel syndrome (IBS) is t)'pelvl---a common gastrointestinal disorder characterized by recurrent abdomiIn - - - - · .. . . . - ... nal pain and abnormal bowel ~ - - ...,llllng ai'IOIHirug ments. The condition affects an estimated 25 million adults in the U.S. and acmunts for 2.4-3.5 million visiu to the doctor annually. There is no standard medical treatment. JEFFREY LACKNER The four-year trial will test the effectiveness of cognitive therapy and self-hdp support groups in re- of change is reduction in Gl symp· lieving symptoms of the condition. tomsoflBS ~ Jeffrey Laclcner, clinical assistant lrritablt bowel syndrome is professor of anesthesiology, director thought to be associated with anxiof the behavioral medicine clinic of ety, stress, diet and other lifestyle the UB Pain Servia at Eric County factors. "Stress doesn't cause the Medical Center and principal inves- condition, but it can cause symptigator of the Buffalo trial, said his toms to flare up and can influence research team has produced some how symptoms are experienced, of the strongest results extant using whether or not people go to the _tD....._ doctor, and how weU an individual copes with the condition," Lackner said... StTess affects bowel function in ~~ne, but the effect is greater in people with IBS." Cognitive therapy is a specific type of psydlothcrapy that seeks to relieve stress, anxiety and other symptoms by changing a person's patterns of thinking. The study will involve a total of 240 people in B.uHalo and Albany. In addition to determining. if participation in cognitive therapy or a support group improves symptoms compared to a control group. the researchers wili try to establish which aspects of treatment-a change in thinking. improved coping skills. support per se or some· thing else-arc responsible for decreasing the symptoms. They also will attempt to identify specific symptoms that may predict positive outcomes. Susan Krasner, clinicaJ assistant p rofessor of anesthesiology and a postdoctoral fdlow in the pain center, will be primary therapist on the Buffalo study. Peter Lance, associa te professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Gast roenterology, will be the study's Gl specialist. CAS announces lecture series Talk by Cole on "Greco swine-life" to open spring session By PATWKIA DONOVAN N~ Sefvkes Editor T O . refec to Susan Cole, chair of the Department ofOassics,asa"pigaholic" "Pigs were par.ldaxical objects," she explains. For instance, piglru were considemt'poUutotj;but fil<that ll<rY reason wtTC used in purification ritu - als. But there were exceptions: is extreme1 but when it . Aphrodite was said to 6nd swine rc· comes to the hog heaven that was ancient Greece, she can wax rhapsodic on the subject of Hdlenic porkers. Pigs were sacrificial animals, objects of pollution, votiV< 6gures, subjects of myth and ritual, literary devices and pork chops. and Cole says their many roles in aU Mcditm"ancan cultures life convey much about other aspects of those cultures. On Monday, Cole, associate professor of classics and a noted hu · manities scholar, will focus o n the ups and downs of Greco swine-life in a lecture called pulsive and preferred her sanctuaries to be dcaned with pigeons "Families sacrificed plump piglru to theirfavoritc: gods." Cole contin· ues. "Women 'dined for Demeter' on barbecued sow and men swore their oaths on the testicles of boars." sig· nifying pig as fertility object. "In fact,.. she says. "pigs were quite common in many re ligious rites practiud b~ and for women. This is because both women and pigs are conceptually n:lated as marginal. and to discuss domesticated animals suggesu that despite pigs' marginal role, they employed> complex system of swine production and marketing, understandable: only in the context of a varied menu for pork," Cole poi nts o ut . The CAS series will continue with the foUowing lectures to be held at 7:30p.m. in the Screen ing Room in the Center for the Arts: • Feb. 28: "Human Rights and Hwnan Wrongs: Intc:mationaJ and Ame r ican Pol icy " by fcssor in the Department of Political Science. This lecture is also part of the Spring 2000 "University and the World" lecturc: se· sp ring installment of th e College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Lecture Series, WB.ot which is designed to illumi· nate: the: nature. significance and application of humanities research. thus ambiguous, cultural objects." Aristotle called pigs 'the animals Cole's talk will take place at 7:30p.m. in the Screening Room (Room 114) of the Center for the ~the North Campus. It will be free of most like people: which Cole says may discussion to chew the fat with Cole. almost always followed by a ritual meal in which at least part of the sacrificed animal was served. "The vocabulary the Greeks used Claude E. Wdch. Jr.. SUNY Distinguished Service Pro· " Pigs for the Gods and Pork for the Table: Dining Out in the Ancient Greek City." It will be the first in the ch arge and open to t he public. which is invited to remain after the nomical to raise, easy to seU and good to cat and animaJ sacrifice: was be one reason for the prominence of pigs in many other Greek religious rituals, an aspect of a pig's tife that has received her scholarly attention. For the Greeks the pig was sacred and profane, poUuted but used for ries. • March 20: "Teaching in 2061 !" by Clyde F. Herreid, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Sci · ences and academic director of the Honors Program • April 17: .. Communication Technologies in the New Millen· ni um : Opportu nities and Chal - lenges" by Thomas L Jacobson, as· .. When we consider that Circe purification rituals. and conceptually sociate professor of communication changed Odysseus' men into swine rdated to fertility. And yes. pork also was highly valued as a good source of protein, as indicated by Greek vo and acting dean of the School of In - cabulary and records of cult'l and sanctuaries. induding menus. Deficit Hyp eractivity Disorder and Semonides insulted slo ppy housewives by calling them 'sows in muck,' a pig's life might not seem to be worth very much in the ancient Greek city," Cole says. UWe must take into ronsideration , however, the: complex value system that gave order to the Greeks' ubiq uitous use of pigs. fo rmation Studies • May 15: "Otildhood Anention (ADHD ): Myths and Misoonceptions about Diagnosis, Causes and Treatment" by William E. Pdham, Jr.. professor of psychology and di rectorofthcADHD program in the wouldn't expect. Swine were eco- \ Department of Psychology. "Meat production was always a tricky business in the eastern Medi terranean," she says... ln the context of early cities----even in cultures you a..._ 3 DrieD Brown-bag concert to open February m usic schedule A casual, noontime concet1: on Tuesday featuring flutist Cheryl Gobbett.i · Hoffman· and the: UB Percussion Ensemble will o~n the February concert schedule presented by the: Department of Music. The concert. part of t.he music department's free Brown Bag Series, wilJ be: held at noon in the Slee Hall Lobby. It will feature Suite en concert. a piece by Jolivet , performed by Gobbeni -Hoffman and the percussion ensemble , as weU aS other fun and ,---:::;;;;:-- --, funky contemporary Oute and percussion offerings. The Cassatt String Quartet, the Sler Quartet -in · Residence:, will present the fourth concert of the Beethoven cycle at 8 p.m. Feb. II in Slee. The program will includt "Serioso" Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, wh1ch has won the Cassatt high critical acclaim. Recital s by faculty members Jon Nelson, trumpet, a nd Susan Fancher, saxophone, will feature: world - JANCHU p remiert performanc~ of pieces b y UB graduate compo~rs . Nelson, who will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 in Slee. will highlight Stephen Barber's G ran Calavera Electnca for trumpet. piano, organ and two percussionists. The concert. which also will feature Helena BugaJlo, piano, and Jonathan G olove, cello, will present Tno No. 3 for trumpet, cello and piano by graduate student Emil Harnas. The concen by Fancher. to be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 in Slcc, will feature music by Giacinto Salsi, Ben Johnson and John Anthony lennon . h also wilJ provide a venue for wo rk specifically written for Fancher, a member of the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, by Mark Engc:bre11on , Keith Carpenter and graduate student Aaron Cassidy (Asphyxia l. The mo nth's concert sch edule wiU conclude Feb. 15 with the sec ond Annual Choral and O rgan Extravaganza! , the fourth concert m the: Organ RecitaJ Series. To be held at 8 p.m . in Slcc. tht program will feature th e Choir of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church , James Bigham, o rganist and choirmaster; St. Paul 's Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, Dale Adelmann, organist and choirmaster, and Westmmstc:r C hoir, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Thomas Swan, organist and choirmaster. Tickets to alJ concerts may be obtamed a.t the Slee box office be tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and at the Center for the Arts box office: from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Technology gadfly Noble to speak Respe<ted hlstort•n •nd technology g•dfly David F. Noble IS a cont roversial and outspoken critic of attempts to "automatize higher educat1on" by setting up extensive distance- learning systems and "online universities" that h e says are no more than diploma miJis. Tomorrow, Noble wiU present the second in a series of lectures sponso red by Critical and C ultural Studies in Jnformation Techno logy (CCSIT ), a UB interdisciplinary graduate: mHiative . The talk will take place at 4 p.m. in 280 Park Hall on th<" North Campus. It will be free of charge and open to the public. A reception will precede the lecture at 3:30p.m . Noble is professor of hiSlory at Toronto·s York Umverslt)' and co foun d er of the NallonaJ Coaht1on for Umversiues tn the Pubhc Inter est. He is weU-known as a cntlcal analyst of educatiOnal technologieS and as the author of the book "The Rehg•on of Technologv.'' His re cent - and notorious -Journal seriL-s, " Dagital D•ploma M!lb.:· w n tmues to provoke much dcbatr m the world of h1ghcr educatio n. • ''All dJ)ICUSSIOil of distance edu ca tion these days mvariably turm mto a diSCUSSIOn o f technology. an endless meditation o n the won ders of computer· mediated instruction," Noble says. He claims, howc.•ver, that nc1ther the technologr cult nor those who buy into it are prone to acknowledge the manr problems associated with its apph . ..:atlon to the task of pro ,•iding a university education. Hank Bromley, CCSIT co -founder and ass1stant professor m the Grad u ate Schoo l of EducatiOn , describes the lecture senes as one that presents different ways o f assessmg mformation technologies m orde r that we better understand the1r complex effects o n a culturr and its institutiom. systems and people. "We want to provoke discussiOn and debate:· he.· says, " wh1 ch Noble tends to do." Noble points out : "The publi c has bet:n told that techno logy 1s a bold departure from tradition . a s1gnal step toward a prt:ordain<:d and radically transformed h1gher educational future. "On lin e: universities, distance -education programs and the like (are ) now identified with this revolution m technology and have .:J S sumcd thr aura of mnovataon and the .tppearance of the revo lutiOn Jt5Cif." That untested ass umption has pr~voked the produC1 10n o f dl ~._on ceived and unnecessary information -technology programs 111 h1~h rr education, according to Nobl e. .. Recent surveys of the instructiOnal use of mformat10 n tech nu l ogy in higher education clearlr md1cate that ( II has res uht'd m ) no significan t gains in either productlvlt")' Improvement or pedagogKal enhance m ent," he cla ims. He adds that, despite the futurist hype. the.· online umve rslly o l 2000 "is nothing more than an updated vers1on of the correspon dcnce school." �Center for Technical Communlc•tlon helps engineers communicate more effectively Center bridges communication gap IJ ~ u w - . she says they asked. RtpOtt<rContrtbutor The secret, says Sageev, who authored "Helping Researchers Write-So Managers Can Understand." is knowing who the audience is. organizing the information and E NGINEERING students at UB aren't just getting a technical education these days. They're learning to communicate more effectively, a skill that instructors at UB's Center for Technical Communication hope will give their students an edge in the working world The center, part of the School of Enginccring and Applied Sciences, isworkingon "bridgingthetechnicalcommunicationgap"byoffering Communication hdp students simplify their writing. "The kchnical le>el of any proposai (needs to he) saoped down to manageable size." Smacmialr. says. "They (students) can apply this to any field. (and) can organize things a lot more dearly." WilliamGrunm,alectun:r in the engineering school who manages the center'• workohop program, sayo clarity is key. "l'eople don't readbusinessdocumentsfor cntertainment--i(s to con- classesandworkohop5thatfocuson ~~!!~~~J'~~~&~;~ vey the information." says Grunert. who notes that for information organization and im- " proving speaking and writing skill5. engineers who have been The center's director, Pneena Sageev, conditioned to pay attention saysoncofthe maingoaloistobuild writing5Uccinctly;inshort,produc- to detail, i(s easy for an idea to get student5' communication confi- ingsomethingthatisaccurate,con- lost. "Theyforgettoi>rgahizeforthc dence. cise. clear and readable. less-scientifically savvy:' Engineering students at UB learn Student5 also learn new aspects of "Engincering isn't only between (the students) and the computer." the fundamentalo of kchnical com- writing. For example, students ensaysSageev,whocameto UBin 1987 municationthroughoevcralcourses. rolled in Smacwiak'o technicalafter an 11-year career ao a publisher including "Technical Communica- writing course must complete and and editor with the Battelle Memo- tion for Engineers." "Engineering present an intricate proposal on an rial Institute in Ohio. "They can do Procedure Writing,""Empower Your engineering topic of their choice. the mnstoomplicatedequatio05,but Technical I.anguage"and"Managing "Irs the tirsttimcstudentsare intheycan'twritealettertoacustomer." Engineers'Communications." valved in the financial side," At Battelle, Sageev worktxl with "One of our main goalo (is) to Smaczniaksays. "Theyhavetomakc researchers to improve their skilli in encompa55 all of the juniors and se- (a project) economically fcaoible. drafting proposalo and reports, and niors." Sagccv says. "We're readting They have to justify everything." says it waon't long before Battelle's about 65 to 70 percenL" · The center baoworked with indusclients approached her, perplexed at Anthony Smaczniak, who has try on in)proving communication, what they were witnesoing. v.brkedin technical writing and pub- sometbingGrunertsaysioinlincwith "Members came to me and said, lications management at Bell Mro- the university's initiative to bolster ·How come the engineers at Banelle space, Veridian Engineering and collaboration between the two: can write such wonderful articles Praxair, says courses such a5 those offercd by the Center for Technical ter staffers an opportunity to and we (can't)? What's the secret?'" Working with industry gives cenS« how communication is evolving in the real world. ."l(s very good for us to he ronstantlyapprisedofwhat is going on out there," says 5as«v, noting that the center bas been surveying graduates to~ feedback. Of some 200 responseo to a Spring 1999survey, ISOm;pondents shared bow communication training belp5 them on the job. "The teoor in all of (the rcoponscs) wasthatengineeringskill5 an: a given, (but) communication skill5 differentiate," says Sageev, pointing out that the survey responoes indicated that an engineer spends 64 percent of his or her time on communication tasks, and only 36percenton kchnicalwork.Many graduatesalsostatedthataninability to give an c:xrdlent oral presentation in the worlcplace can he "carecr-limiting." Sageev says. Such statistiC5 reinforce the center's work with students, Sageev sa yo, and is particularly evident when she gauges the progress of S11Jdents in her"Technical Communication for Enginm-s" course. "When we finish the clas5. it's really quite remarkable ... when you sec what they started with and what theY ended with," Sageev says. "Many of them are so shy; giving an oral presentation is so painful "For us, Seeing·!hi$ growth ... in confidence, it's really what kt:cps us going." she says. "This is our great. est satisfaction." Pulitzer winner to headline literary series m ]orie Graham, prominent "ethnopoets" to be featured in "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" tinue throughout the semester and On March 14, Silliman will give a will include Regna Darnell, widely talk titled "Poetics of Prose-----<>r published linguist and historian of Whatever; followed by a poetry readanthropology at the Univeroity of ing on March 15. Th~authorofmore Western Ontario, Feb. 2 1; David than 22 books of poetry, Silliman i5 Napier, author and professor at associated with the West Middlebury College, Feb. 28-29, and Coast "language poetry; lsidoreOkpewho,prize-winningau- which ha5 been defined as thor of books on African oral litera- .. oppositional literary ture and professor at Binghamton practice that questions University, April 10-11. manyoftheaosumP..tions Graham, who received the Pulitzer of mainstream poetry and arises.out of an 'exploded self. prize for her poetry collection "The Dream ofthe Unified Field," will give blursgenreboundariesandseckoaca reading on Feb. 16. She ha5 the dis- tively collaborative relationohips hetinction of being the first woman to tween reader and writer." The rontemporary poet is most hold the tide of Boylston Professor ...U-known for b:is "The of Rhetoric and Oratory Alphabet" series that he at Harvard University. began in the I 980s. deWidely regarded aooneof saibed .. "a fascinating the leading voices in and celebrated collection American poetry, Graofbook-lengih pocm5." ham hao published six Coolidge, considered one of the bookoofpoemsOnd is the recipient of a MacArthur FellowShip. most innovati~e and influential Her i5 said to he shaped by American poets of the late 20th cenfierce intellect and passion, and to ex- tury, will give a reading on April 26. plore, "in thclanguageoftheserues." He received the Poets Foundation Award and the American Literary the mystery of being. the boundaries ofself and the Anthology Award for hi5 poem "Soda Gong" and an isoue of the journal Big nature of meaning. Skywaodcvotedlohispoctry.Among Williamson, a perforhis booko arc "Solution l,'assagc" mance artist, choreogra(1986), "Sound ao Thought" (1990) pher, writer and· Arts and "Own Face" (1993). His comCouncil of England Fellow in Writing and Contemporary plete literary archives, including manuscripts, oorres~ndence and Art at Oxford University, will perform on March I. Known for tak- photographs, arc part ofUB's Poetry ing a physical appmach to perfor- and Ran: Books Collection. mance art and installation that ha5 Other featured guests willheOuisevolved in relation to becoming tian BOk, Canadian sound-poetry deaf, he ha5 p<:dQrmed more than performer; innovative,~winning fiction writer Vmoent Ctyz; author 200 times worldwide. lly MARA MCGINNIS RtpOrter Assistant Editor ''W ~ at4PLUS," the bian · nualliterary series presented hy the Poetics Program, this spring will feature Pulitzer-Pri ze win ner Jorie Graha.m, major American poets Clark Coolidge and Ronald Silliman , British deaf performance Aaron Williamson, -and several prominentliterary figures in the field of ethnopoctics. The program schedule includes an Ethnopoctics Series. organized in conjunction with an ethnopoetics course taught by Dennis Terllock, james H. McNulty Chair and professor in the Department ofEnglioh in the College of Arts and Sciences. The series will begin Feb. 7 with a talk by Dell Hymes. a founder of the fields of sociolinguistics and ethnopoctics, and professor at the University of Virginia. Terllock describes ethnopoctics as "a deccntered poetics, an attempt to hear and read the poetries of distant others. outside the Western tradition as we know it now." The 6eld"originated among poets with an interest in anthropology and linguiotics, and cmpbaoizes performances in which the speaking, chanting or singing voice gives shape to proverbs, riddles, curses, laments. praises, prayers. prophecies, public an nouncements and narratives. The Ethnopoctics Series will con- pocuy f and poet Karen Alkalay-Gu,t of Tel Aviv University; John Caf!ey. poet and specialist in literary translation from Otincse, and Mark Turner, a cognitive lin~ guist who ha5 published extensively on principia ofcona:ptual integration; or"blending." and its role in literature. OUT The series also will feature a conference March 17-18 on the work of highly regarded 20th-century poet and author Ronald johnson, who died in I9?8. johnson authored several volumes of poetry and variouo cookbooks. which earned him such honors a5 the Ina Boulton Award, two National Endowment for the Arts Award> and the Ta5ternaker's Award. The UB conference-tided "Eye, Ear & Mind" because of Johnson's tendency toward Visual or shaped pocm5. aquisite attention to sound and keen intellectualismwill give several poetry scholars the opportunity to honor and explore the late poet's work. The complete "Wcdoesdays at 4 PWS"Spring2CXXW.eduleioavailable at < http:/ / wlngs . buf. --/opc/ poellcl/ - / sprtngOO.html>. All events arc free and open to the public. except as noted. The series is co-oponsored by the Center for the Arts, the Department of Media Sb,xly in the College ofArts and Sciences, just buffalo literary ccnterand Talkinginvesbookstore. Call 64S-3810 for more information. �Collection comes to UB Law library cataloguing Berman -Indian law documents . , PAliiiCIA - A N Newss.MusEditor T to sovereignty, religious freedom and self-<letmnination. The roUection mlects these conccrns. Its historical and legal-resource materials were used b y Berman to prepare cases in support of other fundamental rights as weD, involving territoriality, international labor law, corporate investment inaborijpnallands,border-crossing rights and other issues. R<presentatives of se=al lndian nations have told Spenc::er they ace anxious to see the oollection. One reason they want to see it, she says, is because Berman's carefully ob- m vised and enlarged 1842 edition of "Deh-he-wa-mis: or, A narrative of the life of Mary Jemison." A white woman from Western New York, Jemison was taken captive and then adopted by the Seneca. She chose to remain among them for the rest of her life and, in doing so, became part of regional and Seneca lore. An original edition of L<wis H. Morgan's book "League of the Hode-no-sau-nee,orlroquois" ( 1851 ) is interesting, Spencer says, because it contains a map and explanatory chart of corresponding English and Indian names. Berman's was a career of prodigious accomplishment. Besides teaching human-rights law, he published and lectured widely, main tained a private law practice in In dian law and, from 1978 to 1981 , served as attorney for the Indian Law Resource Center in Washington, D.C. He chaired the Interest Group on Indigenous Rights for the American Societyoflntemationall.aw and pro- HE Ow-les B. Sears l.aw Library has received an important collection of books, manu scripts, documents, treaties and other mat<rial related to the defense of indigenous rights-and in particular, of American Indian nations-from the late Howard R. Berman. A distinguished scholar of in ternational human-rights law, Berman, a 1971 graduate of the UB l.aw School, devoted his legal career to defending the interests of aboriginal peoples. He taught law at UB and servedandrefererK:ed~ Harvard University before will be of great use to anyone joining the faculty of Calipresenting evidence on befornia Western Law of half of native peoples before national and intemaSchool, where he taught from 1987untilhisdeathin 1997at tional courts oflaw. the age of 52. It is Berman's abiding inten:st in Karen Speocer, UB reference li - American Indian law that defines the brarian who studied Indian law at collection, which contains original UB under Berman, says the hbrary and rare books and documents not has long had some materials related previously held at UB. to Indian and human-rights issues, but caDs Berman's materials "a sig\:: nificant collection ... (one that) re- the last 300 years of the .,., ~ native peoples ofTIflects Howard's deep and abiding Haudenosaunee (the -;bet,Truwan,Mex~co. Afnca, Canada, concern for aU aboriginal peoples." six-nation Iroquois ......,....,... EastemEuropeand Some of t he material in the C onfede racy), with Berman collection was of interest to whom Berman had a Central Arnenca other unive~;sities, but Spencer says long working relationHe represented the collection came to UB because ship. the In ternational .. One rare work of Work Group for Indigenous Af· it was the only university willing to note," Spencer says. "is an original fai rs-a United Nations subcom · maintain the collection intact. "Howard requested this because copy of the Jay Treaty published in mission-hefure the UN Commission on Human Rights and other in .h~ wanted his life's work to be ac- . 1795 that ensured Indians unim cessible to the people to whom he peded crossing between the United temational Dodies. had dedicated his entire career." States and Canada The formal title The Berman Collection is being She describes Berman'' life as of the document is Tretll)' of Amity. · catalogued and inventoried, and a list one "defined by social activism in- Commerce and Navigation between of the catalogued items can be found fused with unusu al compassion his Britannic Majesty and the United at <http://ubllb.buffalo.edu/ liand generosity of spirit." Berman, States of America and it contains a brartes/ untts/ law/ coUectlons >. s he adds, worked tirelessly to notable appendix of contemporary To use the materials in the collection, achieve international recogn ition documents, letters and papers." contact a reference librarian in tht> Another significant book is are- law library at 645-2048. fo r the rights of indigenous peoples r~d:0~~::n:il~al ~~~~t~~~:st~ Study looks at hospital networks By LOIS BAK£R News Services Editor OSPITALS looking to join a health-care net work can expect to attain operating margins 12 percent higher if they join a network with financial risk-sharing arrangements rather than a network without such arrangements, a UB study of hospitals in New York State has shown. Hospitals also performed best in networks that had relatively loose rules governing relations between me m bers-wh ic h might a llow more fl exibili ty in response to changes in the organization's environment--and in arrangements in which the number of shared activi- H ties between members was limited to a select -few. The st udy, headed by Eric Nauenberg. assistant professor of social and preventive medicine and a specialist in health eronomics, appears in the current issue of the quarterly Mediml Care Research and Review. "As the biggest play<rs in health care networks, hospitals should take note of these findings," Nauenberg said. "The structural features of a network make a difference; merely forming or joining a network does not insure financial health. Finan cial risk-sharing prOved to be an es sential component for improving hospital financial performance in that it tightens the incentive to move forward and work together." Nauenberg and colleagues hy pothesiz.ed that hospitals in highly integrated, highly complex net wo rks that included risk-sharin g would be the best performers. Integration refers to how loosely or tightly the member organizations are ron trolled. Complexity refers to patient -day. Hospitals in moderately inte · grated, minimally compl ex net works turned out to be the best performers, with risk-sharing an essen tial component for success. "The U.S. government has idenu fied networks as a potential mechanism to improve the economic organization of health-care delivery," Nauenberg said. "The hope is that networks will improve the financial strength of health-care-<lelivery systerns, improve access to those systems the number of activities. such as lobbying. financial services, marketing, and contain costs. "This study provides information about which network structures are best in terms oflowering the growth credcntialing, recruitment and education, that are performed by more than one network member. Financial risk-sharing might be characterized as "all fo r one and one for all." In such networks, financially strong members would provide funds for financially troubled members. To test their hypotheses. the researchers surveyed 64 New York State hospitals involved in networks and analyzed each hospital's finan cial performance, based on information from 1991 -95. Performance measures used were operating margin, or net profit; .. throughput" or discharges-per-bed-day, and hospitaJ costs, defined as expenses-per- of costs and improving financial performance. However, future re- search needs to assess the impact of networks on access to care." Also participating in the study were CarolS. Brewer, assistant professor of nursing; Jason W. Osborne, former VB graduate student now at the University of Oklahoma, and graduate students Kisalaya Basu and Mary K. Bliss. The study was suppo rted by the federal Office of Rural Health, th e U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the state Departm\ t of Health. Buffalo.com = WNY Online ID Buffalo.c:om <http:/ / buffalo.c:om > on your comput~r may not be as cozy as reading your newspa~r while sipping coffee at the kitchen table or as convenient as checking headlines and sports scores on the bus ride to work, bl;lt it can do many feats that would make any print publication envious, and that's why yQu'lJ want to boo'kmark it for frequent referencing. The regional site debuted last September as a joint venture of The Buffalo N~s and co -sponsors Adelphia Communications ~nd BelJ Atlantic. The most prominent features on the Butfalo.com homepage are the cu rren t temperature and weather icon (which is dickable for a complete five-day forecast ) in ~h e upper left corner, and the centered sections displaying headlines from the day's Buffalo News, Associ · ated Press stories that are updated throughout the day, sports and entertainment announcements ( induding many ads) from Adelphia, foUowed by sports coverage and business information from The News. Click.i.ng on the headlines will take you to the full article and, in sOme cases, stories from the past two weeks. Another dick and you can access The News ' Library, which you can search online back to 1989. Headlines Hsted in this arch ive can be viewed for free, but you'IJ have to set up an account and pay $1.95 per article to get the full text. Alternately, you can visit Lockwood Lib rary and read the article on microfilm for free, or you can search Dow Jones Interactive <h ttp:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrorie s/ unlb/ lml/e-resources/dJnr.ht m l> on BISON for full -text News articles back to 1992. But BuffaJo.com is much more than an online newspaper. It links to the most comprehensive assortment of Western New York Web si tes available in one place. A long list of categories at the left of the headlines, includin g UArts & Ente rtainm ent," "Business & Finance ," .. Education," "Government " and "Home & Garden," connects to hund reds of non -commercial pages." Education," for example, links to all local colleges, many K- 12 schoo ls and such organizations as the Niagara Frontier Co ll ege Placement Association. The li st to the right of the headlines features mostly Buffalo News sections, such as the classified ad s, horoscopes, IV schedules, con · tests, etc. There's a lot to like about being able to search the classifieds simply by ryping a keyword such as .. snowblower" or clicking on an American Movie Class ics listing to check who the actors are and what other films they've been in. Try doing that at the kitchen table ~ -Will Hepfer • nd N• ncy SchUler, Umven1ty Librone~ DrieD UB Institute to hold workshop on State of Region report EiJ Following widesprea d positive rea ction to its November 1999 report, .. State of the Region: Performance Indicators for the Buf falo -Niagara Region,.. the Institute for Loca l Governance and Re gional Growth will hold a co nference Feb. 3 dedicated to examinmg the report 's findings and encou raging area players and partnC"rshtps 10 develop specific strategies for regional change. The conference will be held from 9:30 a.m . to 4:30 p.m. an !heBuffalo Convention Center. The program will include mornmg and afternoon sessiOns ded1 · ca ted specifically to the II subject areas of the report-economy. education, envi ronme nt , eq uity, government, health, human services, planning and land use, public safety. regional assets, and technology and information . The agenda also will include plenary sessions in whi ch the institute will provide updates o n State of the Region ef· "forts to date and invite comment s from participants. The focus o f the even t, says inst itute Director John B. Sheffer, II, ts to identify local and regional organizations and coalitions to take the lead on performance improvements in the II State of the Re · gion subject areas. "Ou r watchword for the State of the Region project has been that 'Yo u can't manage what yo u can't measure,"' says Sheffer. "The- re · port itself offe red assessments of regional performance on a range of measures, as well as proposed performance goals and some ac· ti on steps to help achieve th em. "The next step--which is what this conference ts about - IS find ing ways to manage what we've measured and to make our mea · surement s even better. We are asking leade rs and o r ganization ~ throughout the Buffalo -Niagara region to commit to take action and move toward these goals." The 275 -page Sta te of the Region report resulted from a year -lo ng coOsUltative process invo lving more than 2~ leaders from the eight cou nties of Western New York, as well as Southern Ontari o. The volume p resents 98 baseline measures. or indicators, of regional quality ofl ife across its II key subject areas. Each indicalor al so pro poses goals and action steps for imp roving regional performance. Copies of the report may be o rdered by calling the institute a1 829-3777. 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Whileitisintmded to be of in- from an oppressM. abusM IJM'fl>· HEresearchofjuniorfac1<=1 to philosophers and political . ment 10onehased in dosnocnticp:inulty members Pablo scientists. il also is addressed to bu- cipl......-.in certain Latin American DeGreiff and Mariam man-rights activists, policymakcn nations, for imtance, or in poot-Cold and those ooncemed with interna- War eastern ~'amnesty Thalos demonstrates how philosophical inqttiry, applied tiona! affairs and transitions 10 de- . and oblivion' model of transitional to contemporary problems, can enju.stia is ofit:n a:nployed instead. mocracy. hance our understanding of a wide His study analyzes what he calls That model, says OeGreiff, offers range of individual and c.ollective the "two inadequate policies" by amnesty to those who perpetrated human behavior. which governments deal with the human -rights abuses under the Their work has earned them rehuman-rights abuses-including previous government. It follows search grants from the National En- new procedure by which decision- state-sponsored terrorism--of a this with "oblivion" or an official dowmenl for the Humanities thai malting can be broken down into its preceding regime. "forgetting" of their crimes, thus will aU ow them to complete projects componen1 parts Her model will alOne modd is based on the "re- cutting off further investigation · that reassess common assumptions Iow analysis of tribu!M model" of and granting them freedom from aboul how and why human beings large expanses of the Nurembergtri- future prosecution. behave the way they do under cerdecision-m alting bunals set up after Is one model more useful or tain conditions. behavior not curWorld War II to more ethical than the other? DeGreiff and Thalos, both assisrently oonsidered rectify the human "In a broad range of matttn, and, lanl professors of philosophy, are by standard deci'r ights abuses of I believe, certainly in that of addrtsotwo of only four philosophers in the sion theory and Germany's Third ing human-rights abuses," OeGreiff nation to receive NEH research felwill be applicable Reich. OeGreiff ex- says, "the success of a policy depends lowships during this funding cycle. to individual and . , . _ plains this model as upon w!>ether or not it can satisfy Both will challenge standard ascollective deci one that employs citizens' expectations for justice. II sumptions in their fields of investi- sian-making processes. courts and penal institutions to is essential, therefore, that in this gation and propose n~ and more "Italsowillindudesomeacrount achieve re tribution for human regard we answer the question of u~fuJ ways to analyze mora1 and of a 'switching' mechanism or pro- rightserimes.ltisanattempttopre· what morality requires of us and cedure that prescribes, or at leaslli- vml the repetition of past atrocities, select the model acmrdingly. political issues. Thalos' project, " Unices of Deci- censes, _m0Ym1ent between the in - he says. and notes that it has been "It is possible to make a moral sion-making: The Role of the Col- dividual mode and the coUective used to address genocidal activities case for the adoption of the am lective; will examine the standard mndeofdecision-maltingso...,will in Rwanda and Yugoslavia. nesty and oblivion modd thai 'opindividualistic model of decision- be able to analyze how these modes "The main virtue of the retribu- poses trial and punishment on the making and inlroduce a new style operate cogether." she says.' live model is-that it'seernsco respond grounds that a democratic regime of decision analysis that offers a difDeGreiff is a social and moral to the claims for justice that = m stands under a moral obligation to ferent understanding of coopera - • philosopher who has lectured and to be addressed after periods ofbru- preserve itself." be say>. "This obli publisbed <xteitsivelyon the subject tality~DeGreiff says. tion in general gation that bec:t>tn<:s espeCially dear Its application to the resolution of inlemational justice and transi"Unfortunately, incipienl liberal in t h e light of the altern atives of"Prisoner's Dilemmas.. will be of tion to democracy. He will use his institutions find it diflicuh to imple- againsl which democracy normally interest to legal theorists, she says, grant to complete a book manu- me nt the ret r ibutive model.• contends. "Novmhdess," be adds, "it is likeand be applicable to such issues as script in which he examines the IkGreiff says. "And if it is implethe provision of public goods in eco- question of bow successor regimes mented. it am pose a serious~~ wise easy to see why Victims ofdknomics and to the social function should deal with the human-rights cothe newdemocracybecausemern- llllorial abuse and their filmilies can of"free-riding." abuses of the preceding regimes. bers of the preceding regime often argue that the 'amnesty and "The purpose of the ptoject is. to When published, it will be one of · c6ntiriue to hold siJbOtantial'military, oblivion' modd fails to' take thrir challenge the usefulness of standard, the few books on the subject oftran- political and eoonomic power. demand for justice seriously." T two-pan decision-making theory and render a deeper understanding of sociality; she says, "and of the ties that bind human beings to one an other on grounds of rationality." "It also will provide an understanding thai goes beyond the role of the individual in the decision-makingpro=s,"shesays. "andindudethe roleplay<dbyinstitutionsinpromoting and mabling social behavioB." Thalos has set out to identify a Regional center to tackle public-safety issueS m By JlHNIF£11 LfWANDOWSkl Repotter Contributor T HE Reg ional Co mmu nity Policing C enter (RCPC) is officially open for business a; US. Part of the University Commu n ity ·ln iative (UCI), the center is tackling an issue-public safetythat has been at the forefront of community discussions since UCI began planning its strategy to stabi lize, rebuild and revi!alize !he neigh borhoods surrounding the university's South Campus. Emphasizing thai the RCPC's role is not that of a police agency, coordinator Pamela Bea1 said its aim is to "marry the university resources and issues of community safety in a way thai is useful for police agencies and comm unity." The RCPC is an unprecedemed, cross-j urisdictional collaboration amo n g poli ce age ncies from Amherst, Bu ffalo , Tonawa nda, Cheeklowaga, Buffalo Mu nicipal Housing Aut hority, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and UB, as weU as the Erie County Sheriff's Department, to work on quality-of-life issues in the commu nity. The center provides a venue where poli ce officers will work in partnersh ip with residents, busi nesses, government and social-service agencies to prevent crime and address community problems thai impact on public safety. II is funded by a $70,450 gran! from Erie Coun t y through the County-Municipal Regionalism Program, and a New York State C rime Prevention grant. "Quality of life is absolucely essencialco have a slllble neighborhood ." said Danis Gehl, UCI project director. "Our goal is to stabilize the community. "From Ihe very beginning of the UCI project, public safety came up many times as an issue for residents." said Gehl, pointing oul that this concern on the part of UCI's stakeholders was a driving force in establishing the center. However, collaboration would be a key com ponent of the venture. " Everybody was doing their own thing," said Gehl of law-enforcement agencies. For example, she said, " if there was a ring of car thefts. they would work together. But once that's over, there's no long-term col laboration. "When we sai d, 'Well, where should (the cenler) be, people said che only place il could be was the university," Gehl said. Beal said the cen ter, located in Allen HaU on the South Campus, serves as a place where police from each of the four jurisdiction>-Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda and Amherst---<an meet to discuss issues in "neutral space." "II hap~s to be the cenler of these four jurisdictions.." she said "Geography is destiny." And so il is. The RCPC is moving ahead with new projects, including a speaker series that has featured Thomas Frantz, associate professor and chair of the UB Departmenl of Counseling and Educational Psychology, in coOjunction with the Erie County Probation Departrnenl, speaking on troubled youth. More events that tap into the expertise of university faculty as weU as local experts--such as the Frantz presentation, which drew nearly 80 peopl<>can be expected, she said Beal also helped organize a 12week leadership-<levelopmentseminar for police managers and supervisors al the RCPC. The seminar, sponsored by the Buffalo Police Departmenl arid conducted by the UB School of Managernenl, drew together law-enforcement officers from fiV< police agencies. The center also hosts problemsolving training sessions in which members of block d ubs and community oJ:tilflizations work with police to solve common issues. Sometimes, issues come from outside the RCPC circle but tie into the work of the center, based on the nalure of the problem. One such example is a request from residents fo r training on how to maintain their properties, an issue that was broughl up al a UCI developme nt meeting. A!i Beal points out, the issue definitdy is re- lated to crime prevention. "You can eslablish a property as private or public by the way you design it." she said Even the appearance of disorder, she said, can lead co bigger problems. Beal also hopes to start worlting with area youth by involving them in community and development, which, she said, helps 10 instill in them a sense of pride in and ownership of the area in which they live. She's also in the process of eslablishing a library with information on community policing. neighborhood revitalization and other such issues. In addition, the cenler will be facilimting a needs-assessment survey directed coward issues of safety and security, the findings of which would be discussed in a oommunity forum. "ltJs a way for us to set our priorities," Beal said "(And) it's another opportunity 10 show people how they can use this in problem-solving." The RCPC will hos l an open house from s3o-7 p.m. Feb. 22 in the center in 100 Allen Hall. The public is welcome to attend Information on the center can be found al < http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ ud > or by calling the center at 829-3099. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon day, W~nesday and Friday, and from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. �Januart Z7.211001Vui.31.1o.17 Rep oriea 7 Host On-Demand ~--- ..... , But why didn'uhe univenity ..,_ place its major administrative applicatioru instead of trying to implement a link sophistiated enough to accommodate its outdated system! Acmrding to Voldemar Inn us, senior associate via president for unMnity services and dliefinformation officer, the univ.rsity probably would rur.., to spend more than $20 million if it were to replace its co"' systems. UB paid $360,000 for the HOD package. "In the spring. we wil1conduct a comprehensive review of these systems to detennine whether we will be modifying. enhancing or replacing ou.r current applications,"' said lnnus. For now, he said, the univer· sity still has " 12 or so open problems" with HOD that need to be addressed in the next several weeks. "There are still unresolved printing problerru and the problem with ..cognition of valid user IDs." lnnus explained that a local, or lmmune from crashes. The HOD software initlally was tested at UB last spring and .bowed no significant glitches. Small probl<ms began tosurfacr in August wh<n th< product was tested in a realistic environmen~ but the software still performed rdiably through November, according to lnnus. As'"""' users switched av<r to the new system and th< load increased, new bugs began to surfaa and by Jan. 3, th< univ.rsity had reached a crisis situation as complaints from staff members in Student Accounts, Records and ~lion, Admissions and several human-resources departments flooded CIT. "I certtinJy didn't anticipate these serious problerru wh<n we decided to implement this new system." said lnnus. "But given the =y difficult situation, I'm pleased with th<devo. tion of resources from ffiM," a commitment he said he believes is due to unsecured, authentication process UB's partnership with the company. has been set up temporarily for But the length of time it took for about 600 of HOD's most common IBM to appreciate th< magnitude of users. Although it allows these us- the problerru compounded the situers to bypass the UB authentication ation, explained Martens. who noted process, Martens said it still is not that " in a situation like this, we'rt at the mercy of the software vmdor_" ll was the second week in Janu ary before IBM recognized that UB was facing a crisis. Since then, two sets of IBM representatives have been on campus trying to develop long- and short-tenn solutions to the problems. The university now is working one-on-one with the indi - viduals who actually develop the company's software. Despite the serious problerru with the product, the university is not considering other alternatives, said Martens, who added that UB is committed to upholding its partnership with IBM . The university has formed a HOD task force of six representatives from CIT headed by Steven Heist, senior information technol - ogy architect, which is working fulltime with IBM representatives to find solutions to the problems. as well as to keep the program up and running at UB with the help of about 35 technical-support ~aisons around the university. Anyone ex- periencing HOD problems should continue to contact Heist at 64Sn49 or <heist@buffalo.edu>. Triggle c..u....~..._,..., MEN Ohio 86, UB 71 11iam174, UB 54 UB 84, Akron 83 UB pulled off perl>aps t11e biggest upset in conferwKe play so far this ,.ar. defutlng tl1e MKI-Amerian Conference Eastern ~ding Akron z;ps. 84-83. in. dlrilte.Moodoy In Alunv>i NoN T...... by u m•nps II poina. 66-55.wtlh I I - t o p b y. UB d1atJed back. using a 12-2 run to cut the lead to tust one, 68-67, wnh under seven minutes ~The Zips ........ ""' """' to fold euily. and went on a 9...0 n.Jn of their own, pusl>rc tl1e te.d brl up to I 0 poina. n~1. on. ~by /'oMy Hipsher wt111 just <.n<!erlou' ........ to pby.The Bulls responded ond-. wllh•~byl.ouis Umpbelt ~ t.yup by Akron. o.m;.., """" "'""' brl ing and information -technology portanl But a great School of Phar- WOMEN compared to peer institutions. He also noted that the demand for such personnel will increase, but again said . that •,., can only solve these problems by income and revenue growth." In resporue to aconct:m apressed by a faculty member regarding ..,_ macy, a great School of Nursing or UB 66, Eutem Michigan 6 1 considerations." Triggle pointed out that UB fares low in another category. The ratio of managerial employees per faculty (.04S) and non-instructional em - ployees per faculty (.466) at UB are near the bottom of the list for AAU public institutions as well, a fact that Triggle pointed out disproves th e popular notion that certain areas-- such as the fifth floor of Capen Hall--;,re full of support staff. "We have downsized a g=t deal on the administrative and service sidc,"Triggle explained. He added that UB also has"rn..mely lean" adntinistrative staff in the area of oomput - cruitment and ttteDtion of young faculty who expect a campus w;..d with the latest technology, Triggle said that the"costs are staggering" to maintain what people expect in terms of routine electronic seJVices., as wdl as to increase and impro~ access to technology. "11lecosts run not in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. but in the teru of millioru of dnllars to make the necessary investments." aplained Triggle. "There are major investments to be made in this area This is an area in my personal opinion, m which too frequently we are unable or willing to make these critical decisions." Triggle also noted that if UB is to achi~ and uphold its desired repu tation as a ..public research university of major significance." it will depend on advances of th..e specific schoo~ at UB: the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. the College of Arts and Sciences. and the School of Engineering and App~ed Sciences. ..These three areas are critical to our future. It 's not that other programs or other activities are unim - demi~ p£0g"'SS to a bachelor's degree. The resolution, drafted by the se nate 's Grading Co mmittee. chaired by William H. Baumer. pro- fessor of philosophy, would put into effect a graduated scale that outlines the criteria for reasonable academic progress based on su ccess ful completion of crec:lit hours at a specific rate and cumulative grade point average. Baumer explained that the resolution would allow the university to tie the current guidelines for good standing to the requirement for continuation at the universi ty. It addresses stud en ts wh o~ study is improvmg but who have not yet attained good academic standing, he said. Nicolas Goodman, v1ce provost for undergraduat e ed ucation, warned senators that the po!Jq ap pears to undermine the cxistingaca dcmi c regulations and procl' dures--adopted several yc.--ars ago h) the Faculty Senate--and orcu lah:d the university's current wn ttc:n poll oes for th e se n a tc.~'s cnns•derat1un . Obituaries Gerald Murphy, former RPCI director, UB professor Ge..r•ld P. Murphy. director of Roswell Park Cancer Institute from 1970-85 and a former UB faculty member, died Friday in Tel Aviv while attending an International Union Against Cancer meeting. He was 65. Western New York's first-and ex panded the institute's dialysis unit for treatment of cancer patients with kidney disease. He also worked with RPCI colleague Edwin A. Mirand on early studies of erythropoietin, now widely used in clinical treatment Murphy joined RPCI in I%7 as Murphy was =ponsible for the associate director for clinical affairs House Subcommittee on Health and chief of the Urology and Experimental Surgery departments. He es- holding a pub~c hearing at RPCI in 1970 on proposed federal legislation tablished and directed a kidney transp lantarion uni t at RPCI- to combat cancer. Testimony and information obtained by the sub - committee dunng this vasit was 10 strumen tal m the creation of th r ational Cancer Act in 197 1. Murphy held several faculty positions until he left VB in 1988, in cluding professor of surgery, research professor of experimental pathology and professor of urology and director of the university's Urologic Cancer Research Laboratory. At the time of his death, he was director of the Northwest Cancer Foundation in Seattle. \ I ..-last Friday. Sfrior ..... OoUga o( the women's basketba ll ~ had a areer~h 13 assists in the women's baslcelball team's win CNe< Eastern Michigan. She also averaged 4.5 steals, 11 .0 rebounds, and 8.5 assists as the Bulls went 2-0 last week. ror up th< sponso..d-program activity." Triggle expressed another major concern: "We don't haw: enough in the way of devdopment or support for the institution," he said. "'Charitable giving. devdopmen~ voluntary activity and alumni-giving rates are significu)tlyllepeodcnt upon the history of the ilistitution. For a number of yean. this was not a particular priority. For a number of yean. we lost track of a number of ow alumni." He emphasized that UB needs to do better since the university is virtually at the bottom among AAU pub~cs in this area "We could do a g=t deal better than that," he said. "This. and in=asing sponso..d activity, will be important and aitical tatioo of a major university." In othe r business at Tuesday's meeting, the Faculty Senate considered a resolution that would add new standards for reasonable aca - Canadian Trials for the !~~BII)' wilh a time of with a chree-pc)lnter of hb own to cut the lead to four.The ['NO teams excNnpd boyups belono Akron scored on anod'ler bucket by Hipsher. but me BuRs defense 'W'OU~ shut out Akron tl1e"" 1:24 oltlle pme. With Akron up by six. 83-n. wtth 1:06 to pby. Nikobi~ h•t two frH throws to cut the lead to four. A WrTIO\I'ef' by jami Bostey gave the Buns possession~ M\d Campbell hit a three-pointer to make It a Of'le-potnt game . 83-82. with under a minute: to pby. Another WrTICW'er by Bosley pte the Bulb a dunc.e the win wtth le:s.s than )0 seconds left. but Umpbell missed a running jumper In the lane. George Phillips of Akron grabbed the rebound, but had the ball knocked 'ZWl'f by Campbell and it ended up in the hands of a wide open Mike McKie under the ~ 'Ntio hit the pme-winnlng layup wtth seven secondstopby the appropriate investments to push a g=t faculty in Health Rdated Profts.Sions alone do not make the repu · m•~t--lime UB 70, Akron SB Freshman forward Kim K.ilpela had a team-high 18 points u the WOI'l"ten's basketball team itllpf"'W!d to I 4--4 cwrall and 4-3 in conference pby with a wm at East Oivtsk>oal opponent Akron, 7G-S8. on Sawrdzy. The Bulls, ¥~he had just ~ pbyerl see action. ouucored the ~ by s1x points in each sanD. 36-30 }n the fim hatf and l4-28 in the second haH. UB also shot <43.6 pen::ent (2<k>f-SS) from the tieki and kln:ed the Lps Into 21 DJrnovers, compared lO juSt 1<4 of their own. ~wimmin~ MEN UB 171, Bowt ing Green 6 7 UB Ill , Ball State tlO The men's swimming and diving teMn remained undefeated in the MAC (3· 0) and dominated Alumni Nao.torium on Sawn:by, downing conference opponents Bowting Gneen. ln-47.and 8aJI State. 123-120. US winnen: in me meet ~n 8owling Green induded tnn Hkkey (200 l<ee · k41.94. IOOI<ee • 4657).)ohn Nilles (50 l<ee • 2U8).juon Mcucht.n (400 IM · 4:07.07). josh Pun (200 fly I :54.85). Eric Stinuon (200 "''k · I 52.6 11 and OiJve Sofe:r (!-meter diving · 242.40 pts.). The Bolls swept !he reby eYents,lncluchng the 400 freestyle 1"1!:1~ (H ~ekey. Pun, Dexter Tatum and Nilles - 3:08.32t--the final eYent of the meet ag;~ inst &II State--to s~l the 'l'lctOry WOMEN UB 17l, Bowling G reen 127 UB I 15, Ball State 115 me The women's SWimming and diving team returned to compeotJOn for fin:t time Since Rrly December, defeating Bowl1ng Green. 173-1 27 . but losmg to &11 Sea~ 174- I IS, In ~ MAC dou~e dual meet In AluttV'Ii Nacatonum on »wrcby Inger Rooneem and Dawn Hickey led the ~ with rwo wins aptece. HICkey won !he 500 (5:07.39) and 1,000 (10:27.62) fn!estyles, while Rooneem captured the 50 (24.02) and 100 (52.47) freescytes Kim Theetge had a wtn m the 100 bruststroke (I :06.49) Wm~tlin~ Placed Second 01.t N ew York Sate C ollegi01.tes The Bulls placed second 1n the New Yon.: State Collegqtes over the weekend cononulng their strong showings m toumamenu th•s seuon UB had nine of its 10 wresders p{ace m !:he top seven. and s•x fin•sh 1n the top four of their weight duses to eam 144 po~nts. bet·und onty Hofstra ( I 7)) The team edged Army (143.5) for second place IndiVidual champions for the Bulls wen! Jumor Josh State' ;u 18-4 pound' and s~ior Mike Garofalo at heavyweight. ln~omJrac~ Wom e n Place Second at Kent Invitational Men Place Second at Kent lnvttational 1he men's and women's turns both pb.ced si!Cond out of four te.anu .u the Doug Raymond Invitational held »wn:by at Kent StJte Unrvers•cyThe men's team, with I ]6 points. finilhed second to the host Golden Rashes, with 200 potna, but w-ell ~d ofYoungstoWn Stare (97) and MAC foe Marshall (13). Meanwhile, the UB \lfiiiiOmef\, wtth t 50 potna. fimlhed beh1nd Kent. Wft:h I 96 points. but ahead ofYoungnown ( I tO) and Man:ha/1 (46) �81 Rap a..._ _.,27.2111Vt3l,kl7 · =-~As Neurosdonco Expands. T-"<n Top TodlnOiogy. . !-.rir ~· Dlstinguiihed · =--....d~. m SqUi~. fi .m. Free. Wide Op.e n ETC T - - . , - . . . . . , . . --T~ pereeptiof) of conflict . lntro to HTML ETC. 212 Capen. Nooo-1 p.m. Free. For more infoonation, 645-7700. ETC Todlnology-......,.. lntro to the ETC. ETC staff. 212 Capen. 3:3()..4:30 p.m. Free. for ~ infoonation, 645· 7700. !llologlcol Sciences Semi,_ Exposures to PCBs and Chtorinated Pestiddes In Human Breast Milk. Paul J. Kostyniak, Dept of PharmacokxJY and Toxic:otogy. 220 NaturaCkiences Compl6. 3:<45 p.m. 'Free. For mc>r! information, Ken Stewart. 645- 2898. Phydcs Colloquium ~t~tk~M~,;t~~ t~:~nrich~o~~iural Sciencod Complex. HS p.m . f .... -.Jcl.ectufts..tos ond Moscufinlty. Sanna Pedenon, Minneapolis, Room 211 , Baird Hall. 4 p.m. free . Sporuored by Dept of Music. For rT'IOf'e Information, 645·2921. Theotor True West by 5om Shopi\Md. ~~~~c!:~~~:e~~ p.m. S3 studenu, SS general public. C/lomboo' Mouk Amhent Saxophone Quarl•t. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p.m. S10, SS. Sporuored by Dept of Music. For more information, 64S·2921. Friday 28 . ETC r--.,-......,.. . - - Tochnologloo ~c~~;~~~~fo" p.m. ftM. For more n.e.......,.,.._.... listings,.,..- Uldng p!Ke-c--.orfOO' Information, 645-7700 . ~VIsiting Spookor Rehearsal for the Revolution : The Online Un~wn~ty· os =~~!!~~2~ off~-­ ~~r:Jw":~ ~~~~ UB groups..., potndpol ....,....,.._ Ustlngs ........ no lllter tiYn noon on the,-....,~ ...--..l..lstlngs .... only occepted through the and Cultural Studies of lnfonnatlon Technology (CCSIT). For more Information, Hank Bromley, 645·21SS . Foster/Chemistry Colloqul<o NMR Structural Studies to Eludc:t.te Pro~n Function In Apopto~s . .Gerhard wagner, Harvard Unfv. 215 Natural Sdences Comp~ . 4 p.m. Frte. electronic- fonn ~a%~t~te< for the online UB c.lendM' Lecture Endowment. _ c--of Events ot <http:// - .buffolo.eclu/ .-!login>.--- .............. of spoco -..dons, not . . be Included In the.,....... Theotor True West by Sam Shephatd. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Katharin• Cornell Theatre. 8 p.m. S3 studenl>, S5 gener>l public. o..gona-.. bstnvw'l ~fsts Day •t Sleo Half: llmothy Olsen, Wllllorn Wlsnom ond jocquollno Yost. Slee Concen HaiL 8 p.m. SS. SponSO<ed by Oepl of Music. For more information, 645-2921 . Saturday 29 ,_.,. _,. . Scrlplwe Sbody Satpcuro Study/Faith~ G~ . 25S Hatriman. Noon- ~~~-l~~ information, 8edty, 833-0298. ETCT~ True West by Sam Shopi\Md. ~ of Theatre and Dance, rine Cornell Theatre. 8 p.m . S3 studenl>, SS generol public. Sunday 30 .. ,_ True West by 5om Shopi\Md. Oepl of Theatre and Dance, Katharine Cornell Theatre. 6 p.m. S3 students, SS generol public - •Monday 3 I ETC Technology Tool Tips Ale Management ETC staff. 212 Capen. 8 :3().9 a.m. f,.. , For~ information, 6451700. 4:30p.m. Free. For more infon'r)otion, 645·7700. lllologlcoiSdoncu. ~oiPottem ~::~~m· Using~ Natural Sciences Complex. Sollivon, Woll<woy Technology Node. 212 Capen. Noon-1 p.m. Frft. For more •nfonnation, 645-7700. =~~~~. 3180, ext. 1106. . arun-r, Part I. Robin Wednesday 2 -. __ 3:45 p.m. f..e. for men E:lchibits ·- · rect9ted t.nifiM ~ in An exhibit that COpllnS how these unwanted plan!> ...n.ct the Cllnlul PTedictlon ol the ~u~~~Aii& Hospital (Gates), Webster Hall. 8a.m. F~~ School ot . Dep ot Medicine, Dept of Neurology and PCCM. .., ETCT~ U~ng Netscopo Composer. ETC staff. 212 Capen. Noon-1 p.m. Frft. For more •nfonnation, 645-7700. ~=-Science Departmont ot :=os Prindpol . 5clonces, ~ Artist T011)1 Motdli hos S l o o p - IActuft . Retognlllon.ondoi-Dotoln • . ~~~~;~ ~h~d'.~~in ~!'~~l. 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. ~-=~This juriod show klcludes U8 artists', as wolf as <>then ~~on Addlalons. IR·20006. S~·Womon~Hulth ~~20007. T< N/llf. Biology,==· ~-ot-~ond 5F- R(two...,-.. T< -~lnslit>non ="o..~~Rf0010. Oowlopmont-School ot Donlal Modicino, Posting IR·20011 . - t OlroctOr ol Oowlopmont-School ot ~-==%,~j" ~~12 . in the Art Oopartrnent Gallery in the Centrt for the Arts. Gallery hours are Tues., 10 a .m. =rol~~ o-~opmen~. ~~~~':"~~m~t:t.··,, ,_, a.m. to 6 p.m. 20013. ncr-=.,-.....,.. ~~o~l "The~·Rnt-Yoirs-· - t Profaso<. -.;glng Ale ~tond U~ng WS.,J:f!. C staff. 212 Capen. No6n·1 p.m. Free. For more informatiOn, 645-7700. 011entation. Chailes DtJffy, Un;v. of .Rochester, Center for Visual Science. 280 Parle. 2·3:30 p.m. Free. DMslon of ETCT~ ETC Spoclol Spookol' s..tos SllJdent wori< wiD bo "" display jan. 28 through feb. 18 in the U8 Art Gallelj in the Center lor the Arts. Gallery hours aro Wed. through Sal, 10:30 a .m. to 8 p.m ., and noon to 5 p.m. Sun. __ .., U~ng MS FroniPogo. Part I. ETC staff. 212 Capen. 3:304:30p.m. Frft. For more information, 645-7700. CASA Lecture Series Pigs for tho Gods ond Pori< le><theToble: ~In tho Ancient Gr<Oio . Susan Cole, Dept of Classia. ~~~~~tL,g., -ShOUld b o - ond Transformed7St..., Gilbort, nTGroop/MHE. 120 Clemens. 2·3:30 p.m . flft. for more Information, 645-7700. r~'!:!"'- s -, ~~David ~~i38~~~~s~ Dudek. U8Wings and err by College of Arts and SctMc.~. For more information, Cindy Nydahlat 64S·3692. Ustserv Admin. 212 Capen. ~f~3~;~~~~ more Tuesday, February Thursday I Sdence l.ectlwe Serta Sdence ~Y2k Le<ture series. Research Studfes Centrt, Gaylord/Cary Meeting Room, RosWeU Parte CanceJ Institute. Nooo--1 :30 p.m. Frft. Sponsor«! by Jurassic Part ~Profes.so<sEmeriti a I. For more infonnation, flol5·2339 . 3 ncr--.,-........ lntro to tho ETC. ETC staff. 212 Capen . Noon-1 p.m. flft . for """" information, 6457100. ~T;c::;'::J~ Using Netscopo C""'f'fSO". ~c staff. 212 Capen. 3:30. . 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Dlroctor, F --~<Sl·3r EngiM« (Sl-4)Computing ond Information ~~t:>i>Dopattrnent ot llel>abllitOtion - Dentistry, Uno 131137. ~= ="u:JSG-6)- To obtain tne:ft ;nbmotion on jobs'fistfti-. contoct 1'trsonn<!s.Mas' fa>t on- til< ,..,..X =~645·~ Modicino, Posting IP.OOOS. insttuctiOm... Toobtai'J Reseorch Support Spedollst· infonno!ion ;om. ~Crolb.,._ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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King addresses SUNY Faculty.Senate At UB meeting, new chancellor sets goal of$1 billion for sponsored research BY MAltA MCGINNIS Reporter As5i.stant Editor I N an add ress to the SUNY- wide Faculty Senate meeting in Buffalo last Friday, Chan· ceUo r Robert King told sena · tors that his major objectives as the new chief administrative officer of the university system include a sponsored-research goal of $1 billion, an en hanced public image through better marketing and ad· vertising strategies, and an aggressive effort by the campu~ to anain alumni involvement and support. Appointed only six weeks ago, King set a Faculry Senate record by devoting the most time ever-more than an hour and a half-to a single senate meeting by a chanceUor, ac cording to senate- President Joseph Flynn. King. whom Flynn referred to m hj.s introduction as "uniquely pre · n:search funding to such orgam1..a pared" for his position as chancellor. is Gov. George Pataki's most recent lions as the National Sc1ence Foun dation and the National Institutes of Health . "'J1le publiti!>COmmghack ftJ tht· budget director and also has served as county executive and as a cnm1 naJ prosecutor in Monroc County. The neW chancellor told the state universiry governing body that it hru. become remarkably clear to the people or America today that the "thing most vital tO the fut11rc of thJ~ state and the future or this countrv is brainpower. "Despite- our polit1cal ditfcrcncl~. I think we all share a (ommon ret· ognition that we are o n the edge ol this remarkable time to come in th t~ history or mankind with the ad vances in medicine. comp utiilg . physics, chemistry, biology." 1>a1d King, noting President C linton\ rt'( ommendation in last week's .. State or the Umon" addrt•s., to incrca~c realization that th<')' need tht• uru vcrsity more than any other time m the past. . The premium on k.nowl edge and the acquisition of know! edge ha3 nevn been h1g.her." He:.· not ed that employers todav arc looking ror well - rounded. broadly educated col!t:ge gradual~. particularly peoplt''"who knmv ho"' to learn." "The challenge for u~. it seem~ ttl me. i.s to rt-cogmze those rea.litit~ out m tht· world and usc the ltnll' tholl we have:.· w1th our siUdenl!> to ~1\'t' them the skills. tht' knowlcdgl', thl· prcparatJ<Jn,and not JUSt the low til leanung. hut the knowledge of hm' 10 learn. rcgardlcs' or what tht'\ learn. We've got to keep the umvt'r sity vitaJ and forward -thmking and commit to a common set or goab and objectives. "My job is to manage.- this b1g S''' tern," sa1d King who added that ht> doesn't "lead by dictatto~." He exp lained that he want!l to dcc1de "whe re we want to go and ho"' we want to get there together'" and explained that-wlth tht' hdp of the campust.-s-he will he con Jucttng ht~ own m1~1nn rcv1ew for the ent1re sysh:m . "I thml.. our challt·ngc ~~ to hL· working toward a goalthatl><tv~ tht• mung rlCoplc WC ed.UCJte Can tuJh partll"'ipate m th1!1 nt"w. knowlt-dF-t' dt>m.Jndmg world. !( we do 11 nght .md we tdl o ur story,llhml.. thl~ fu tuft' for thl~ UlliVCTSit\' I~ <b hnght .t.\ It h<b t'WT hcen ." CCR doubles supercomputer capacity By E.LUN GOLDBAUM News Services Editor its cdgc as a leading academh. supercomputing si te 111 the UnnOO N extremely enthusiastic response by fuculty to the year-old, high-performancc computing facilities in the Center for Compu · States," he s:ud. '"Only a handful of A tationa l Research (CCR) ha s prompted the cen ter to double the capacity or its most powerful ma c hine, a 64-processor SGJ Origin2000 supercomputer. By acquiring 64 additionaJ processors and J high -speed interconnect, the- CCR now has a 128 - processo r OTI gin2000 supercomputer. The new supercomputer is one or the most powerfuJ computers in the world. Fewer than 10 universities in the U.S. have an individuaJ machine as powerful as th is one, according to Russ MiUcr, CC R director and professor or computer science- and e ngineering. "lrus acquisition helps UB reta111 universities in the counlr)' can pro vide the high -pcrfonnance comput ing and high-end visualization capa · bilities that nowareav-.tilable in CCR." Coupled with existing CCR ractl! tics, the complete St ;1 acqutsition takes CCR's comput ational ~..apal ity up to approx 1matcl v ISO (;igaflopJ,. 111 150opt.•ratJons per set ond, givmg the cen ter the Gtpabilit v of perfOflll11lga MglllfiGlnl SC!ellt1fjl calculatiOn 111 ont~ week that wuuld take several ycaf!'l on a h1gh-end per· so nal co mputl'r. .t~ ~ un11ng a Pt could ~urv1ve ami run unmt t'r rupt ed ror that length t)f tllllC. "This 1sa wonderfuJ mitJatJveth.tt builds on the work we've been doing with SGI in the past and that will greatJy contribute to the high-per rormance computing capability or the university," said Voldemar Inn us. \ Ulfs chu~r 1nlormatJon offi~..:er. Accordmg. to lnnu ~. tht· gift prn v1ded hySl;l wru. matcht-d v..1th :.tall:' funding prov1ded through the State Universuy of Nt·w York Cap1 tJI Mat~h l'rugr.tm . unda wh1(h do nat10n!> from pn\' JIC M>llfll~ n."\.l'IH' matchmg grant~ from tht· ~t.tlt.' on .:1 60-40 bas!!>. "SC I is proud ol thl' pJnnl'r,lup that we have forged Wlth the C< "R .11 UB," sa1d Cnrndiu~ Economou. d1~ man;tgcr, State of New Ynrl... S< ; I " \ ·Vc couldn't he happ1cr With lht• wa' lhat Russ Miller .md has lt'ru11 h.tw deployed our ~.."iJ'il''puttng S \'~lt'lll!> and arc us mg lhem to MJIVt' !'tll1ll' nl the: world's most complex problem..." 'lhl' llt1."CC ror additional proc~'l(lf'o bt.xame evident soon after the (en ter opened last January. said Miller. not ing that all of the center's thrre nM JOT supercomputers--the 42 -proces t net ccssor Sun LmtD: dustl'r--ilrc opc:r Jtmg 110\'lf dt m.t.xunum capaal\ "In !('Till!> tll the demand for h1gh performan.:t· computmg. we h,l,l ht.'t'llt~l111.tllv ' swndmg rotmlillll\ 'lllt.t' \'1ft' 'tJrtt·d up l.t~t Vt'.tr ," ~~d 1\hllt'T "' !\lot onh .art· um· ~..omput.t uon.tl dt.•p.!rtrnc:nb. ,u~..h .1!> \ hL·m l'>tn, I tval l·.nglllt't.'Tlll)!. l twm11••tl I ngmt'Cnng, f.. IC\.hanK.tl .md -\l·ro '~l,tO.:l' l· ngJnt'l'nn~. ~t.nhcmatJ-. ~.uld u'mg Ll R\ t.1-. dJtlt''· hut nnntr.td!tlon.tl dt'Jl<lftlllt'llh I. •t•olog' , "''.ITt' 'lilh .t., ,-\rt JnJ Ardl11L't..lllrt' l .t RJI:-M'ha.... rco.~~..ht.·t!nuttt•lt~o.. ..d rt' Sl~ an.h llhtltUhftrl, , 1nduJ1n~ Rol>''·dl P.trk l ..J 1ht.'f Jn,tHUtt" .md llauptm.m Wotxfward ,\\t'\.111•• 11 Ht· \t:art..h lnstHUtl', .t~ wdl .1.' 111 lo... .al tndu~IT\' . tndudnl~ l )u,1dL·nt.tl Chem1~...tl. Pra.xan, l\1& I B.ml...IHl I ltgttal and otht~r!> . sor IBM, the 64-processor SGl On- Users also wiiJ benefit from a ..... t~' to the Jddlttonal power be~."ausc 11 ginlOOO and the innovative 64-pm· c - u.-c~ - fN9R J �Poggy--- lorfoalllr ............ - ~-...-- ~~~ the Olllce of the l4cetor P1A>11c- and Urbon Nfan, ............ ..-.g of the~ Ceneor at 2 p.m. T.-ay ln 102 ~ Hal on the Soulh CMnpus. Nt adlun<1- pnll<:s- 50fofNricanMwlc:an SWdles, lkbob-8ertnmwll dlocuss "Tho Wonderful Elhiopions Gt the CUshite Elr1pft" by llnnlla ~ HOuston. . Tho program b open ID momber> of the UB community. For men lrDmation. l'll the Emerilui.centor at 1129-un. Retirement Planning Sen*- to be held onM.n:h3 Olllatd--...,. hakllho ____ __ SeMa!o-_ _ ... Tho ,._-..g _ _ _ n.-.-..... ~·511-- hold ...... ....,_ ... p.m. MardlllntheC.. ... To- ,_..,lho_~ --.......,...-... wlllndudo_......by ··-- ..... Tht . . . _,....._.~ lr-.c~MdUif. VAUC, 1'ht CIJI*Id ::.~-- --.. ....... c:-an.o- ...:w.:- Kenton M. Stewart, professor of biological sciences, has been a UB faculty member since 1966. His research in limnology has involved lab and field investigation oflakes in the U.S.-induding Lake Erieas well as Europe and the Canadian High Arctic. One of ,_. reoewch pn>je<ts offNue --.s.tesof:.r.ekeas --orofgloa..ldlmate ·--study ~. c-,-.w.or.t:e7 LimnoPogists (!ake sci<ntists) and aquatic biologists generally hav. long been interested in the composition, abundance and seasonal activities of aquatic organisms. Of course. there is always an interplay of biotic (e.g., predator-prey) and abioti c (e.g., chemical and physical) inlluences on those organisms. However, because ttmperature alone can be a big in· fluence on the biotic structure of Pakes, know?edge of its variability within lakes is important Periods of stratification and mi>ing in lakes are determined by the presentt or al>srnce of top-to-bottom differences in d<nSity and, for the vast majority of lakes, the water temperature is the main determinant of those differen=. Lak<s thatckvdopan ittCXJV<r in winter can~ as proxy indica· tors of global climate change. The reasoning for this is that if the global temperature increases (as predicted), the thickness and duration of itt cover should decrease. -...onPee. b,.....studyIng,... , ......._...,_ .... ~ ....., ... Jok•7 .....__._..... nwtC lllllbL Alllllll* ....... wll,._ puo ...................... -~__.,.,.. _ __ -·--p?omng _..... ......... ,.. 14. ,_r yun of ------ occunlng7 b - ·of :..con.:.,.-~ _ap.llntP._ _. c.llor64$oeOtGfl\ .. There is much year-to-year natural variability in the freeu and thaw ............. Qoocl. ................CMopl& dates. Thus, records for just a few .............. .......,_ ,...,.. ..... ,_ ·- s.::.., .......... . Spouoosn...-.nwe?- """"semNnlnthepoll _ _. wllnota.olgtiotD--~ taiSI! this-- ..... held during ......... ....... perlidpanls wll not .. eopected ID .... ""'"IICOUiib, allhough they lher-- can._ should - - ponldpollon ..-.ga........uon.pilot ID wfth - . - , inquiltes directed ID Conleiona! Clpefations_at 64S-2ZOS. REPORTER Tho """"" b • '""""' community~ published by the Olfice of ~· SOIVices in the DMOon of --..-.... UniYenky of N<wYoltcll ....... UniYenky s.Mces, - ------___ __ ---S-uo--==· . located II 330 Crofts IW, Amhmt, (716) 64S-2626. -. _., ,. c.rde Smlh- -loolcGhlil ....... -~ _,_llplnO a.-.-. ., years can be qu ite deceptive and might lead some to conclude that the wor!d is going to burn up and others to think we are heading into an ice age (Read the delightfu! short poem by poet Robert Frost entitled "Fire and Ice"). Ktep in mind that there are many spatial scaler-from a few to millions of yran-by which to judge climatic change. Anyway, based on the few Ponger recor$P00-150 years-I have se<n for lakes here and abroad, the average breakup of Pake ice in the spring is now occurring ear!i<r. To oondude that Buffillo is becoming the "Miami of the North" is more than a little premature. n--.·. -. ,..._,._._EI Pot of Ul! - --La-,..._Just whetarethey7 Both are major phenomena originating in the PacificOoean, but their influence is fdt widdy. Equatorial winds in the Pacific Ooean normally bPow westerly. However, during FJ Niilo years (highly variabPe, but rough?y ev.ry 3-7 years. for reasons not dearly understood) the winds oscillate backwards and blow easter!y. Wat<r much warmer than usual piles up in the eastern Pacific closer to Centra! and South America. This .-..versa! is called the FJ Niilo Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and it may exr~t a global infl uence on interann ual climatic variability. Some ENSO'• are considerabPy stronger than others. For example, as a graduate student and took the winters of P982-83 and 1997-98 hundredsoftop-to-bottomtherwere particulMPy mild-J-dlecting · mal profiles of 1aJc.s in winter strong E! Niilo years-and many through ho?is.in the ice. I befrozen lakes in North America had a cameparticularly intrigued with reduced ice cov.r during those win- 'the rapid onset and loss of therters. Lake LaSal?e on the U8 Cam- mal and chemical stratification pus also had Pess ice those winters. during periods of freeze-up and La Nilla yean represent the more break-up.! wondered how those normal or"oold" phase. but there is quick changes might affect the oonsiderably more variability in the v.rtical distribution of fish and jet stream and temperature/p=ipi- planlcton. P also thought that tation patterns during such years. Pong-term records of ii:e dates might provide excdlent proxy information on climate ehange. '-tthe_.....i ......,7 Are , _ t of r..t with o r - :C.7 ·-..;..---._...,to-. La ______ .,_ ,.....r Although this past autumn and early part of the winter hav. be<n rdativdy mild; we are supposedly in a La N"llla p?iase now. It is impor12nt to remember that weath<r is high?y variable. We don't hav. to have an equivalent of the Bli22ard of pm to. be in a La N"tila ooo!er winter. Pcan't predict whether this next year will be a repeat of last year. Pcan tdl you from my measurements that during the last week of january in 1996, 1997, 1998, P999 and 2000, the ice thickness on Lake LaSalle was approximately P8, 20, PI, 28 and 15 centimet=, respectivdy. Based on these Pocal dati, how far into the future would you c= to predict? _ .... ,_got Pnt-.d Pn stud,toog ,..... :C.7 I started sampling lakes year-round _..,_.-:.:... The Pate humorist/writer Will Rogers is supposed to hav. said. 'I neYertmt a man Pdidn't like.' P would say. I nner met a lake P didn't like. Each Pake is unique, and so I ba"" no favorite. __ _......,.,..... ,_ ....... -..-.... ,_ _ _ Pt7 Are there other inlluenceson the interanm.iaJ variability of weather in New York State weather besides that ofFJ N"dlo? Although little understood among biologists. the.North AtPantie Oscillation (NAO) is a phenomenon in the Atlantic Ooean wbooe tdeamnecting influence on the biota and 1aJc.s in our Northeast is probabPy underappt<ciated �february 3. ZOOONol3Uo 18 Reporte:l Students hit streets via PCs m Virtual Village helps social-work students refine research skills .-a By UWANDOWSIU Reporttr Contributor pertise." Kost added that the two pr<sented the village at a recent tech-- borhood parks, homes tnhabited bv r<Sidents and schools and churches. TUDENTS in the Graduate School of Social Work will be hitting the streets of~­ era! urban neighborhoods this semester as they take a dose look at issues faced by Buffalo communities. And they'll only have to look as far as their PCs to do it. That's because st udents will be nology conference. .. What we know about these neighborhoods is that there are repeated crises," she says. "There i.s no issue that (students) should not be concerned about." Students, in groups of three or four people, form an imaginary community-based agency. Each student is assigned two problems to S pounding virtual pavement, not the real thing. The Virtual Village, as it's called, is the brainchild of Kathleen A. Kost, The aim of the village, Kost says, is to enable students ..to learn how to develop political sensitivity to as- sist communities" once they're in the field. As part of their preparation , students complet e a mock needs-assessment of a particular community listed on the site. The ,-----:-==------, solve individually. Group members also are given one problem that they are ex pected to solvt as a collective. The site is set up so students chair of community concentration in the School of Social Work. She developed th e idea while participating can log on and randomly are in a Walkway Node Recruitment The fact that students are as- Committee co mposed of facu lty signed, rather than choose, certain issues or problems is assigned their .. problems." and staff members of the Graduate School of Education, the School of Law, the School of Social Work and the School of information Studies. According to Kost, the notion of a Virtual Village as part of the school's Integrative Seminar in Community course-the follow-up course to Advanced Policy Development and Analysis, and typically a student's finaJ class in the master's degree program-seemed to add a fresh dimension. The course. Kost says, aims to in tegrate the students' research skills learned in the previous semester with an understanding of policies and programs. Prior to the village's inception, the course centered on classroom discussion about field placements and other courses. "I was prompted by my own frus- L--,---------~=--_J indicative of the real world. Kost says. Virtual Village houses several Buf"An agency doesn't get to selccfalo neighborhoods-Hertel and tively choose an issue in isolation," Riverside, Bailey and K<nsington, she says, while some problemsMassachu setts near the Butler- Mitchell Boys Club, Normal Avenue near School No. 77, Genesee and Broadway, and Broadway and Stanislaus--to which students randomJy are assigned to conduct their mock needs-assessment. The site, which can be accessed at <http:/ / www.soclalwork.b uffalo . edu / f as/ k o s t I • lrtuaiYIIIage/>, allows users to click on neighborhood links to view actual images of the neighborhoods, as well as to log on for assignments. The pho tographs-taken by Sturman-show not just what is tration with the dryness of the wrong with the neighborhood, but course," says Kost, who created the community concentration in the fall of 1995. "I felt the integrative semi- what is positive about the area as nar could ~ much more dynamic." Kost wasted no time in setting her idea in motion. Inspired in November 1998, the site was up and run- ning by january 1999. Steve Sturman, who works in the Walkway Technology Node, became her right-hand man for the project. .. He (Sturman) was absolutely instrumental in this-(he was) able to devote the time and use his ex· well, Kost says. "I wanted them to see what it's like for people who live there," she says, adding that photos were taken of the environment because she did not want her students to a.ssdtiate cer- tain groups of people with particular neighborhoods. The photos capture trash on the street, boarded up businesses, graffiti, potholes and homes bearing criminal-negligence notices, such as "Gas off."The photos-also take in the neigh- such as the roof of a church coUapsing under the weight of snow, an ex. ample used on the site--arise spontaneously. Students are expected to develop a realistic intervention, ..one that has to be pOlitically and economically feasible," she says. The assignmen~ Kost says, encouragesstudents to create task forces and resident focus groups. as well as to create a mock survey for residents. while never putting students in direct contad with the residents. l"hat is where they must start," Kost •ays. "Wha t we see as pro blems ... as outsiders ... is not often what the residents want addressed. We can't advocate for wh at the people don't want us to." Kost says the reason behind keeping students out of the "real .. neighborhoods is that effecting change takes time. .. C hange takes years," she says. "(There is) constant commitment and development to that change. The condition took so long to get there to begin with, and reversing deterioration takes Lime. " ) don't want (students ) to have any misconceptions," she says. Time-medicine link examined By LOIS IIAXER News Services Editor T HE relationship berween time and medicine is not a frequent subject of dis cuss ion, unless it is to question why one must book an ap· pointment with a physician months in advan<:e, or spend ho urs halfdressed in an exam room waiting for ·a 15-minute visit. But the f2 essays in the special millennium issue of Annals of Inter· nal Medicine edited by Richard Lee, UB professor of medicine, reflectin phil~phical, historical, cultu ral and sometimes personal terms--on the ways time shapes the theory and practice of medicine. AU of the essays were written by physicians. The idea for the issue, which was published Jan . 4, arose out of lec tures Lee presentt-d in a course on world c ulture taught by He nr r Sussman, professor of comparative literature. Lee turned o ne of the lectures into an essay titled " Doctoring to the Music of Time." The essay centers on two different ways of marking time: circular as ex:perienced in traditional societies, where time's passage is measured by the cycles of the seasons and celestial movements, and linear, based on the co ncept o f progress and characterized by marching ever onward, perhaps to- ward the "end" of time. lee discusses how patients' beliefs about the na· tureoftimein.Ouences their notions ofheaJth and medi cine,and notes the importance of the patient's and healer's notions of time being in S)11chrony. The editor of Annals of Internal Medicine decided to make the piece the lead essay in a full issue devoted to time that would be published at the turn of the millennium. The essays touch on the soc ial meaning of time, technologies of time, personal time from the per· spective of physician and patient, and medicine in past, present and future time. They examine such issues as a patient's experience of time during illness, differing interpretations of the relatio nships between age and Lime. the disappearance of tim e in the teaching of medicine and how a diagnosis of serious illness seems to bring time to a standstill. ..1 think the issue IS a good o ne, particularly for general readers who are interested m medicine," Lee said. " II pr('· sents new and s~">Cial ways ot th inking about medicint• and how medicine is taughl' In addition to the lead t.~ say, Lee co ntrihutt·d .1n llltervH.'\"' with 91 -yea.r-old Paul Bruce Beeson, one of Lee's former h:achen.. whoreooun~ a physician's experience. from early 1n the 20th cen turv until tht· present Beeson is retired profesM.>r and chair of the departml'nts of Medicine at Emory and Yale univer sities, and retired Nufficld Professor of Medicine at Oxford Universit)'. \ 3 BrieD Moog, Inc. gives $125,000 for engineering fellowship Moog, Inc ., a worldwide manufacturer of precision controls for aerospace, defense and industrial applications, has given 125,000 to UB for a graduate fellowship 10 the School of Engineebng and J Applied Sciences (SEAS). The Moog Fellowship will prov1de SS.OOO a year as an addJtionaJ stipend for a graduate student who is a teaching or research assistant m systems engineering, electncal engirleering or engineenng des1gn . Richard A. Aubrecht, vice chairman of the board ~nd vice presi dent of planning and technology at Moog, sa1d the company IS do nating to the- unive rsit y for seve ral reasons . "UB provid es a good source of ed ucated engineers and potentml employees. The unive-rsi ty's. eng10eering students and professo rs arc resea rching a variety of top1cs. many of wh1ch are Important tofu ture products and development at Moog .~ '"Fi nally," Aubrecht sa1d. "Moog IS headquartered herem Western New York and we recogn ize th e importance of suppo rtin g 1nstltUt10m like UB that are a critical part of the commumty and the culture." He noted that mort> than 60 UB engmeenng alumm work at Moog. "For yea rs we have enjoyed a good working partnership with Moog and th is is the next step 10 our relat1onsh1p w1th a company that we consider to be a community and engineering leader," said Mark H Karwan, dean of the School of Engmeermg and Applied Science~ . " In addition to supportmg a fellowship. Moog executives like CEO Bob Brady understand the va lue of partnerships. participatmg m activities like lndustry/UniverSII}' Day. as well as cha1ring the Buffalo Niagara Partnership." Karwan said that over the past 20 yea r~. UB faculty members have collaborated on research projects w11h Moog engineers, and ha ve taught classes and seminars on -site fo r th e co mpany. .. Moog executives like Dick Aubrecht have reciprocated by servmg on the SEAS Dean's Council and offering an industry perspective on engineering education, and now by offering this fellowship," he added . Graduate endows lecture series A lat e UB g r.duate • nd h b wife have donated $25,000 to the Gradu- ate School of Education to establish the Will ower Family Lecture Series. Donald ). Wi\lower, who earned three degrees from USbachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy and a doctorate in educational administration-and his wife, Catherin e F. Willower, want their endowment gift to add to the intellectual climate of the university while enhancing the reputation of its education 'school. Wtllower, who died lan. 21, was a distinguished professor of educa· tion at Pennsylvania State University. He had published widely and lectured nationally and internationally on educational administration and school leadership. The recipient of numerous professional awards, Willower in 1989 received a Distinguished Alumni Award from GSE. "U B's Educational Administrat io n Program is honored to have o ne of its most distinguished alum n i, Dr. Donald Willower, endow an invited lectureship," said Stephen L. Jacobson, professor in th e Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and duector of the Center for Continuing Professional Education. ''In addition to a ll owing us to inv1te an outstandi ng scholar to ca mpu s, having an academ1c of Don's stature a ttach hi!~ name to this lecturesh ip will enhance our program 's national and mtcrna tional prestige and prm'1de ll5 a unique opportunity to showca!le the high quality of our facult y and student body." In addition to providmg intellectual stimulation, Willower " 'a nted to recog nize hi s fami ly's lo ng-stan ding association with the univer sit y and to honor hi s major professors, the late Marvin Farber of the Department of Philosophy, Robert S. Fisk and the late George E. Holloway of the Graduat e Program in EducatiOnal Admm1strat1on. The family's UB legacy spans two generations: Willower's fathcr, the late John f. \Villower, graduated from UR with a Ph.G . m pharmacy 1n 1921 ; Willower 's first w1fc. the late Jeanette Ra1nes, gradu a ted from UB with a bachelor\ dcgrt't' Ill 19SO. and hi s Orotht·r, Paul. received a bachelor's degree 111 19Ni. Fraser to speak in CAS lecture Is It possible In t oday's world to rt'thmk tht· pohtl(.$ til rr~.ogn1 tu.m so that economiC 1 ssuc~ lan be reso h·t•d Without lo~1n~ lUiturdl 1dcntit y? Nan(y ha~er. th e third spc:.·a ~t'r 1n .. Tht• L ni\' C'r~ll\ .111d tht· \\oriJ ' lelturr ~t· r. cs. will a rgu r tht· qut·~tlun at~ p.m 1-t•h. II 111 tht· t l'll tcr for tht" Arb S(reen mg Roum on the No rth Campu:-. Presented by th e.: College nt Ans. Jnd :,(lc:.'n(t'~ and Dt•Jn f....an \ C rant, the ~t"...r..ut!-1 highlight s pronunent ~c hn lar~ from dlfft·r~·nt ti~·J d .. \\'hO diSCUSS ISSUeS ofhroJd lntc\\c(tU.lllnt('fl'SI J!ld ~u billlllnu·rn Fraser is Hl·nry A. and LOUI!»c Loeb Prolc:o.,.nr of PolltK!o .md Ph1 losoph y in the Graduate Facultv ott he New !xhool!Or ~l.ll Rl~,t·.n-.h She is co-editor of tht' jOurnal Ctmstt"lfatwrl.' JnJ Juth<lr ol 'l'' t'ral books. mcluding "Justl (l' lntt:rruptu!l: l.rtlll.li Rctlcltum' nn the Post - soc~aJ i st Condi ti on" and "Unru i)' Prat.-ti(CS: Pm..w. i)l~;.our ..c .md Gender in Contempo rar y SoCial Theon·." I kr latest book. whh.h will be published later th1s year, t!i "Adding. Imult ttl In Jun·· \o._·1.1l Justice and the Politics of Recog nit iOn n �4 lleporiea february3,2UOO/Yol.31.1o 18 Epidemiologist Beth Moscato's work also examines untapped field of ciVIl unrest BRIEFLY Zodlaque to perform spring concert The Department d - ond o.na, wil present the spring concert of Zodoque Dona Com- pany titled "Aq\aian lqt' Feb. 1()-13 ond 17-20 In the c:.nte< IO< the Arts on the North campo.. Soturday and -'<day performonc.es wtl begin at 8 p.m. ond Surdoy pO.fotrnanas wil begin ot 2 p.m. ·~ lqt' will future pieces ranging from figllt ond DrarN- dassic contemporafy to ,.,... llv< and abstroct, and Its theme will focus on the celelntlon of marikind's quest for balonce of mlndrt>ody and soul as the worid enters a new mNennium. l1d<ets ""' S10 and SS for students ond""' availlble at the CFA Box Offtce. FO< more Information, call 645-ARTS. GBYO to perform The Greater 8ullalo Youth Orchestra will perform ot 3-p.m. Feb. 13 In Sloe Concort Hall on the North~ under the music-· batoo of iCs Gen<dfloriano. GRgory S ' - . - of the Buffalo Youth Orchestra Senior Concerto Competition, wil perform the Drogonetti Double Bass Concerto. <>thor- to be performed Include lledioz's "Romeo and juliet,. Wlllioms' "StM W11>~and Tchallcovsl<y's Symphony No.5. Todcm ..., S7 for gonmf ad.mlssiqn and S5 for senlon and ·~- ,f«lw1h<r Information, c.a 645-2921. ePIC to offer sessions The experimentol Pnnt lrNlglng c.nt.r (ef'IQ wlloffer wori<- shops in monotype and sa..n prinllng.is-ascomrnunhy prlntshop and a>llaboMlve printing sessions; thn>ughout t h e - - All sessions are open to the public. Monotype wil be held from 4-7 p.m. Feb. 9, 16, and 23. The fee~ ~ for- and ePIC mernbets, and $90 fo<Oihen. Scn!en printing wll be held from 4-7 p.m. Marth I , 15, 22. 29 and AprilS and 12. The ... is $120 f o r - and ePIC rnernbe>. and $180 for othen. Sessions wil be held in the printmalcing IIOOSin the C<nt<r for the Arts on the North <;ampus. Oper> f9n-<lrowing sessions wiM.be' held from 7-9:30 p.m. In 208 c..- for the Arts on Feb. 3, 10, 17,24;Marth2, 16,23, 30; Apri16, 13, 20, 27, and May 4. Sessions. wnich ..., ss each, are open to the public. FO< more information, call Jeff Shi!M!n at 645-6878. IREWG seeks abstracts The Institute for Research and Education on WOmen and Gender will hokt a Grad~ate Student Symposium on Gender Mardl 2S In 330 Student Union. The symposium ts titled "What is gender we end the 20th and enier the 21st century?"' The lnstltuU! is accepting 200-300 word abstracts for the conference, particularly thoso as sterT)mlng froni the biological sc.iences and the arts, as well as those considering race, the rela- tionship between genders, and between generations of f<ml. nists. Subrnbsions are welcome from all dlscJj>Unes within the arts, sciences and humonilles. Abstracb, which will be ac- cepted unlll Feb. 11, should be forwirded to IREWG vii fax, mall ()( email to ~­ for more Information, contact Rebecca Mooow at 8.29-3451 . Researcher focuses on mental health By JEHNIRJI UWANDOWSKI Report~ Contributor T HE subj ects ma y be somewhat unusuaJ research topics for an epi- demiologist, but Beth Moscato, a research assistant professor of sociaJ and preventive medi ci ne, has made mental hea1th and civil unrest among her chief research priorities. .. People who have a passion for what they're doing do the best research," Moscato says ... These {issues ) won't go away and need to be addressed." A pioneer in psychiatric epidemiology, she says one of her goals is to build a research base in mental health at UB. " My mission is to develop very sound, systematic research on menfal-health issues and mental-health disorders," explains Moscato, who says her work to this end is unique at UB. "For me, (mental health ) is a very neglected issue," says the researcher, who designed and teaches a graduate course in the epidemiqlogy of mental disorders and men tors graduate students who are preparing theses and dissertations related to mental-health issues. These issues are gaining more recognitiOn, Moscato notes. pointing to U.S. Surgeon General David Satche r's recent report on mental health that found that one in five people in the United States suffer from a mental disorder or illness. O ne aim of her research , she says, is to demonstrate the prevalence of several common conditions. " I hope it makes people more awa re that th ese disorders aren't separate from mainstream medical conditions... she says. Moscato, who joined the Depart ment of Social and Preventive Medicine in 1996 after receiving her doctorate from UB, also has positioned herself on the cutting edge of another previously untapped field of research--civil unrest. "Some people say it's out of the ( sc ientifi c) ballpark," s ~e says. .. Some say it doesn't touch our shores. I don't see it that way." Civil unrest in suc h places as Kosovo, Rwanda and Bosn ia IS worth scientific investigation based on its link with disease and death, she says. tackles issues related to patients that I have seen clinically." she says. "The clinical background allows me to see patients-faces--while I'm doing resarch. Then I'm not working for numbers ; I'm working for the people I saw (as patients)." Moscato's focus includes both clinical and community settings. "You can't always limit younclf to a clinic or hospital setting." she says, pointing out that the majority of the people who suffer from mental diso rders-even the most severe cases--do not seek professional help. "You have to look in the community, you ha~ to go where the people if you want good data." Moscato's inte rest in mental health is broad. She has worked as = a consultant on a three-year study of the physical and mental health of children evac uated from Cbernobyl following the nuclear plant accident in 1986. She also serves as an associate research scientist at UB's Research Institute on Addictions, where she has investiEmerging Research and Action Agenda.. at the 1999 International Society for E-n vironmental Epide- County. Her latest venture focuses on genetic issues concerning bipolar disorder--or manic depression. · Moscato is workina with Carlos N. Patoand MichdeT. Pato,associate professors of psychiatry and codirectors of the UB Laboratory of ~iatric and Molecular Genetics. who have r~ a $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of ·Health to search for a gene or genes that may be linked to bipolar disorder. Identifying the molecular basis of such a linkage could lead to advanc.s in diagnosis and treatment of the disorder, which afrects millions of people worldwide. The Patos are conducting their research with the relatively homogeneous population of the Azores, Portugueso islands located in the North Atlantic about 1,000 miles off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Moscato says the Azores were chosen becauS. of their isolation and lack of migration from the islands. "The local churches have family gated the rdationship between de- records going back five genera- pressive symptoms and alcohol problems among women in Erie tions," she says, which hdps in data collection. miology (!SEE) conference in Athens in September, says more than 35 million individuals have become refugees through war or civil un rest , and more t h a n 4 million ~eople have lost their lives in the past dee~de . While the events in Kosovo and Rwanda lose media appeai over time, she says the long-lasting effects of such conflicts deserve more attention. "I think over time there will be a response from a very diverse scien- tific community." says Moscato. who is organizing a symposium on the issue for the next ISEE conference · set for August in Buffalo. Through the course ofher career, Moscato has worked in various settings, including inpatient, outpatient, community mental health and private practice. " I really like a research agenda that Endocrinologists solve piece·of insulin puzzle Work finds that insulin increases enzyme that causes blood vessels to dilate By LOIS BAKER News Services Editor I NSULJN. the hormone pro- duced by the pancreas that enables cells to absorb sugars, also is known to dilate blood vessels. This action is a boon to the heart because it allows blood to flow more easily and under less pressure. Precisely how this action occurs is a puzzJe. But researchers have shown that when insulin comes into con· tact with cells in the blood-vessel lining, it induces the release of nitric oxide, a known blood -vl'SSCI dilator. Endocrinologists from U B now have supplied a piece to this pu7~le by showing for the first time that insulin causes cells in the blOCK! -vessel lining to increase secretion of nitric oxide synthase. the enzyme responsible for nitric oxide produc· tion. That is, insulin increases the enzyme, which creates more nitric oxide, which results in dilation. Results of the research, headed by Paresh Dandona, professor of medicine and director of the DiabetesEndocrinology Center of Western New York, appear in the February issue of Metabolism. 'This new observation is important because it provides the molecu lar basis for the known vasodilatory effects of insulin," Dandona noted. Ahmad Alijada , a graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry and the Division of Endocrinology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, conducted theresearch in Dandona's laboratory. tra tion s ·from 25 to I ,000 microunits-per-milliliter for a total of six days. These amounts ·of insu lin are similar to what would occur normally and in patients with obesity and type 2 (adult -onset ) diabetes, Dandona said. Results showed that nitric oxide synthase increased as the amount of insulin increased, with the highest concentration of insulin resulting in a 250 percent rise in the amount of enzyme above baseline. In addition to providing new in formation on the mechanism un - The study used cells from the lin- derlying insulin's vasodilatory effect, ings of the aorta, lower-limb veins and umbilical cord, and from microscopic vessels penneating fat tissue. these findingst:rid insight into the An initial exposure of each cell group to insulin in vitro showed the aortic ceUs to be the most responsive to insulin, so Dandona's group concen- traled their research on these cells. They introduced insulin into the cell cultures in increasing con~n - \ relationship between harclening of the arteries and insulin resistance/ diabetes. conditions that often exist in tandem. "The lack of insulin or resistance to the action of insulin will cause the vessel constriction and increased aggregation of platelets known to oa:ur in diabetes mellitus, Dandona stated. "Furthermore, the fuct that nitric oxide also may reduce the expression of adhesion molecules on the surface of cells lining blood vessels may prevent cdls from adhering to the vessel lining. This adhesion is one of the initial evmts in arterial hardening and blockage. "Cell adhesion leads to cell activation, generation of free radicals, foam-cell formation and accumulation of foam cells inside vessels, which eventually form a fatty streak," Dandona noted. "This is the first visible sign of atherosclerosis. So we can say that insulin's stimulatory effect on nitric oxide synthii$0 may help protect against hardening of the arteries. " Knowing the molecular mechanism responsible for this action brings us closer to understanding the relationship between heart disease and diabetes, and may enable physicians to make more extensive use of insulin's vasodilatory effect," Dandona said. �february l200f1Nol.31. Mo.18 5 Urban girls conference set m Meeting first to look at lives, problems ofyoung urban women By PAl'111CJA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HE first major national conference held to ex- for the general public, $60 for. un dergraduate and graduate students and $50 for teen women with organizational affijjation. To register, call pion: the lives, strengths. the Office of Special Events at 645problems and needs of 3705 . For furth er information . young urban women wiU be held in o nline registration and a copy oft he Buffalo April 14-15. The keynote conference schedule, the conference spemr will be Lani Guinier, profes- Web site can be found at <http:/1 sor of law at Harvard University. www.sped•l 1 oents.buff.&o.edu/ "Urban Girls: Entering the New urt..l/>. Millennium," to be held in the The need for this conference is Adams Mark Hotel, will be span- pressing. says Weis. sored by the Graduate School of -----.,.------~ Education , the Institute for Re search and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG) and the New York University Equity Center. Additional suppo rt is being p rovided by the Spencer Founda tion. The conference organizer and di- According to Weis. the conference will look at many issues in girls'livereduca tion , access to technology. health and sexuality, violence, addiction, pregnancy, sports-from the point of view of""~"""' in thO« fields, professionals who work with young women and the girls themselves. The ultimate aim, she adds, is to initiate programs that address needs in these areas. To this end, presenta tions will examine intervention and s uppo rt projects that have suc ceeded in assisting young women in urban venues and focus on their possible applications in o ther cities. Conference registration is S120 are among the continuing problems with which many of these young women must amtend,"'shesays. ..and these will be addressed in Buffalo. " We don' t want to further pathologize this group, however, but offer solutions to the difficulties they face. "'Our purpose is to learn how these young women arc faring today as they make their way through of their lives~ Weis adds. "We will help mal« their strengths visible, promote their healthy development and try to find the best means to help them grow and thrive along the way. .. In concrete. terms," she says. ..our the lines of race and ethnicity, "but nothing rivals what is planned for alcohol addiction, and family abuse this challenging and exciting time rector is Lois Weis. professor of educational policy and leadership, a sociologist and author of several nationally regarded studies about urban children, adolescents and women. Weis says there have been smaller conferences aimed at im proving the Jives of urban girls across ApriL" she says. is part of that endeavor Weis acknowledges that a great deal of national concern has been expressed about the young, u rban female population. but sa~ it usu ally is focused on the growing teen pregnancy rate. "We know that vaolence,drugand "At every level of policymaking, there is a call to stimulate new ways of thinking and refleding about girls," sh e says, citing the recentl y released Girls &port by the National Council for Research on Wo men a nd , at the international level, a number of recent United Nations' conferences on children and young women, one of which was the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference o n Women held in Beijing. "'The next step," Weis says. "is to translate the reports and studies that have come out of these assemblies into carefully developed action programs that can be implemented at the neighborhood, municipal, state and nationallevels."This""conferrnce, aim is to help initiate carefully developed programs at the neighborhood, municipal. state and national levels that will support their growth and help r<-soiv< problems that stand in the way of their success." To this end, o ne of the most in novative aspects of the conference 'fill be th e showcasing of successful int erve nti ons with urban girls . Young women and administrators involved in three projects in Nc.·w York and San Francisco wiJI discus.\ their personal experiences and par· ticipants will assess the projects for possible application in other site). Conference participants will 10 · elude 500 o r more scholars from M-vcral fields. as well as teachers, so cial workers. health -care profession· als, counselors, administ rators. par ents and the girls themselves. CCR c-u.-c~'""" page 1 mo re efficiently allows a nimated drawi ngs to be turned into high quality movies, a feat that requires "massive amounts of co mputing," according to MiUcr. "Because the demand on o ur rna· advanced visuali7.ation devices avail· able--which will be used so drive ch1ne . St•ven additional personal computers that fe.nure advanced fbt panel digitaJ monitors also were in · eluded in the chines has been so high, we have had to limit each user to only a small fraction of the total capacity in or· der to satisfy all users," he said. "Now, we will be able to extend the capabilities of these machines to attacking significantly larger problems, which is particularly impor· tant for some of the leading-edge research being done at UB in such areas as chemistry and Ouid dynam · ics," he exPlai ned. "This acquisition will provid e many of our research · ers with the opportunity to move up to an even more advanced level of high-~rformance computing." Provost David Triggle called the acquisition "a significant, and more than incremental , addition to our superco mputing facility, which will Need Census information? You can count on the Web! Ei3 It 's th at time of tht: decade agatn. In the begmning of March, U . ~ Ce nsus 2000 forms w1ll bcgmtoarrrve. Now might be the nghtt1m~ to further you r understanding of some of the speca fi cs and con t ro ve rsaes regarding th e upcomm~ ~..ensus . What better place to begm than o n th e Web? 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The UB communit y ca n sea rch for Census 2000 1nfo rm a taon an the CIS Congressaonal Un1verse database < h tt p :/ I ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrartes/ unlts/ lml /e- resources/. cls. htm l > By clicking on CIS Index and then Sub)t'ct, enter .. census" in the s ubJCCt box to ret neve s ummanzl·d o tauons to pertinent Cong r~ :­ Sio na1 documents , hearings. legJslatJVc histom.'s and rtport)!.. for antsrance connecrmg to the World Wide Web v1a UB compu ter oc contact the Compurmg Center Help Desk at 645 · 3541 count ~. -Deborah Husted K oshfnslcy and Rkhard McR.e, Unrvmtty llbram.>1 Nursing to offer 3 new advanced certificate programs The School of Nursing wdl offer three new advan ced Cl~rtificatt' program s beginning thi s summer a nd fall . The programs, offe red in respon!'le to lll'eds cxp rt'S!ot'd by the lo~...11 hcalth · care co mmulllty. will provide tra1ning as psych~atn1.. mL·n tal - healt h nurse practitioner or acute -cart' nurse praCiit ioner Opt·n to nurses who hold ma!o ter') degrt:t'!o as nurse.· practJtlona!o, th(' pr11 grams will begm in fall 2000. UB also will offer a post - bac..~alaurt•att' program 111 pa11ent -casc management, wh11. h will be condu c-ted on campu~ for tht· fir,t llml' this su mm er and lht•n offcrt~J 1hrough the Internet. Ce rtifi cat ion a!'> a p:-vch1atno.. men tal -hea lth nurse pral.."lilltlllN quail fiL'5 nur!>es to u,ndmt pwch1atno.. a-. :-c:-)mcnb and prl· ..cnht.• 1\l{'dii..Jtl~•n "Thi '- 1.."00llliUI1lt\ h.1:- .111 .11..Uh. ~hnrl,t!;! 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Jong wid~- range radiation injury from past biodosimeter," appear in th~ D~­ exposure that will cember issue of Health Physics. exist at various Joseph K. Gong, associate profestimes in the future: sor emeritus of oral diagnostic sciGong received en~ and chair of UB's Radioisoan Atomic Energy tope Safety Co mmittee~ is lead au Co mmis sion thor on the paper. Gong has spent a (AEC) grant in lifetime researching, lecturing and 1964 to study the writing on the health effects oflowbiomedical effect level radiation. His work has cen- ~ of low-dose radiatered on seeking a predictable, ac- ~ tion. In 1965, a 20curate and practical ce:U marker of ~ year follow-up reinternal biological damage from ra- ~ port on the survi· diation, using a rat modeL t vors of the atomic Gong's test, called the Transferrin Results of ......rdt by )oMplt Gong tMt 1M to tiM clft 1lap 1 at of • . . . . . Wood' bomb lead to a test to..-... .................. Receptor R<d Cell Assay, or E-Tr asconsensus among CMIHI of cancer--Mssay, measures th ~ amount of radiaexperts that lowtion that has been absorbed by the measures external radiation expo- radiation's effects to know how dose radiation was safe. much ceBular damage they'¥< ape- · That finding was overturned in body. Using a specific biomarker, it sure only. reveals the alent of stem-ceU mu Gong and his co-i nvestigator, rienad from the exposure and to 1986 after advances in measuring tations due to UJX.lSUre to X-ray, or Chester A. Glomski, professor of make appropriate, well-informed radiation made a reassessment pos· to anything potentially carcinogenic anatomy and ceB biology, were able health decisions, Gong noted It can sible, but iri the interim, very little that mimics X-ray damage, such as to show that radiation aposure be taken as often as desired research in low-dose radiation was many chemicals used in the micro- causes stem cells--the ..mother" of Such a test also onuld be useful to onnducted Gong. however, carried chip industry. ' all blood cells-to express an ex- the general public to determine ex- on his work in the field at UB for "All cancers develop from a pool cess of erythrocytes ( red -blood posure to ionizing radiation, such as 35 years, buoyed by .results obof mutated cells that are 'tumed on' cells) bearing receptors for the pro- X-rays and gamma rays used in can- tained through the early AEC by on~ or more triggers,., Gong said. tein transferrin on their surface cer u.alment, Gong said, and to tiny funded research, and accumulated .. The larger the pool of mutated membrane. Knowing this cause amounts of ionizing radiation emit- data on the effects of radiation excells, the greater the risk. Cancer can and effect, it then became possible ted by such consumer products as posure from background amounts take years to decades to develop. de- to use the number of red blood cells cell ular phones, microwave ovens to lethality. with transferrin receptors as a and computer screens. His decades-worth of data led to pending on the type. ..This test provides a way to mea- biomarker for radiation exposure. After decades of working with an the recognition of the specific bone sure the damage before the first sign Subsequent blood tests can moni- animal model, Gong and Glomski marrow syndrome induad by raof cancer appears," Gong said. " It tor any incr~ or deer~ in cell used the E- Tr assay on blood diation and to the discm:ery of the also can determine if ccU mutations damage. samples of seven cancer patients E- Tr assay. from ionizing radiarton are increasThe test, which requires a drop of who had received radiation t::reatAlso participating in' the research ing over time. If so, the individua1 blood and about two hours for ment and blood samples from 10 was Yuqing Guo, biophysicist and can take steps to stop the increase, analysis, is capable of measuring the healthy individuals who had been research scientists at Biomira USA, perhaps through a change in job, effects of radiation doses ranging exposed to only a few dental and Inc., in Cranbury, N.J. · diet or environment. It gives prople more control over their health." The method most widely used to detennineradiationaposurein the workplace is a badge containing radia tion-sensitive film , which the worker wears on the job. The badge NI!WS S<rvkes Edotof S from nonnaii<Vds cxpericnad in everyday life to amounts that would kill 50 percent of those exposed within 30 days, Gong said The test onuld allow individualS who work in jobs that expose them to radiation or chemicals that mimic f ......__lonblng ......u....--or_......,.. ........-1ft-,..,.,.._ Freudenheim gets grant for cancer research ,_, Tronolone.- dl- Research to study link between early environmental exposures and breast cancer rtcl<>f, - - Cenllor By LOIS BAKER ""· ~c..- New$ ServiCM Editor _ J - - . . pra/mo<, Department of Onol Dilgnostlc Sd- ences • ~lllnoi,-SUIIossls­ ton~ _...,..,_ Stuclont- Center speciolist 1, Deportment of LJn. guistlcs LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Seridl~a.: to the lhetl!Jlate'welalmeslotlon lrom-~onlts stales and -l..etlm shottld be limited )0 800- and may b e - for styto and longdl. t.et- tersmustinWdethewrtt..-'s name. odchs>and. doyirnephone nurnborlor...tlation. ~ cauoe a/ spoao liT--.s, the,.._ pOtttraMOI pldlh .. lotion re-They must b e . - by 9 ...m. Mondtoy lD be oonsidorod, In iaue. The tl!Jlate',..,.,. !hot lotion be for.,._, !hilt_., - - -oncl*or-.alyot 0 Freudenheim,.professor of social and preventive medicine, has receivM a three-year, $457,532 grant from the Department of Defense Breast Recent research has focused on the early period of a woman's lifeher infancy, early childhood and menarche--as potentially sensitive periods for exposures leading to Cancer Research Program to inves- tigate the relationship between environmental exposure to potential carcinogens early in life and the risk of developing breast cancer. "This study is an exciting opportunity to increase ou r understand· ing of the role of environmental exposures during infancy and menarche (start of menst ruati on) to heahh and disease later in life," said Freudenheim. 'There is a lot of ron cern in the com munit)' that these exposures are important in breast cancer. This study will give us a chance to examine that question systematically. We arc indebted to the large n!mber of women in Western New York who have helped us w1th this study by spending the time with us to be interviewed. Anything we learn wiU be because of their coop· cra ti on," she said. hood, so it is poSsible the breast may be more sensitive to environmental insults at these times, Freudenheim said 'lhere are just a few studies examining these time periods; and none have focused on these c:nvironm~n ­ tal exposures," she said. ,.With this grant, we will examine envi ron ment al exposu res and gene-environment interactions at the time of birth and at menarche and subsequent risk of breast cancer." breast cancer in adulthood. Breast tissue grows particularly fast during these periods of infancy and child- \ The new study will piggyback on Freudenheim's on· going case-control studyofbreast cancer in Erie and Niagara counties involving about 1,000 Women with recently diagnosed breast ca ncer and 2,000 healthy women. In the studies, the participants provide a list of aU the places where they have lived, as well as information on other breast-cancer risk factors. The new grant will allow the researchers to enter residentiaJ data into a computer map, along with data on the location of steel mills, chemical factories, gasoline stations, toxic-waste sites and other industrial sites from 1918-80. They then wiU calculate the distance between these sites and the women's homes at the time of birth and menarche. and compare this information for the participants with and without cancer. US researchers also will study whether genetic differences in the body's ability to detoxify potential carcinogens afb:t the risks related to location of their homes. Women with a fast -acting gene can break down and get' rid of tox.ic substances quicker than women with the slowaeting gene. Freudenheirn and colleagues will look for theseonmmonly occurring genetic differences to see if one grJ>Up is more affected by environmental exposure than others. �februaJY J.ZUOOI'IIlt.Jl.lo.18 Jlepoll'ktr Senate updated on gen-ed m Salins says SUNY curriculum "will be implemented" on time By MAltA MC~S Rqxxt~ Assistant members at the time chided the Editor board for not malting the curriculum available for comment by faculty prior to the trustees' adoption. Several faculty members voia:d ad- TIEND!NG the SUNY Faculty Senate meeting last Friday-the first in I0 years to be held at US-Peter Salins, SUNY provost and via: chancellor for academic af. fairs. updated the senate on initiatives in his oflia: and addressed specific faculty concerns about the new SUNY-wide general-education cur- A ditional concerns at Friday's senate meeting. Some concerns stemmed from what many feel bas been a "rushed" process-with campu.s general - education program proposals due to system administration no later than Jan. 31 and the new program scheduled to be implemented in Fall 2000. riculum and distancr-learning issues. In response to concerns about the new general-education require ments raised by Judy Adams- Volpe. director of Lockwood Ubrary and SUNY senate representative for the university centers. Salins supponed the new requirements and said that they "can and will be successfuHy implemented... The SUNY Board of Trustees in Dea:mber 1998 adopted a generaleducation cu rriculum for the system's four university centers and 13 four-year colleges that requires candidates for bachelor's degrees to complete at least 30 credit hours of courscwork in mathematics., natural science. social science, American history, western civilization, other world civilizations, humanities and the arts, foreign languages, basic communication and reasoning. and tnfonnation management. While trustees left the responsibility for establishing specific course requirements and program contmt to each institution, SUNY facu lty Others worried about transfer stu· dents from community colleges and waiven. Salins said the colleges and uni versity centers will be required to offer 30 credits as outlined by the Advisory Task Force on General Education, while community colleges will have 'to offer at least 21 of those credits. He explained that stu· dents transferring from a community college will be expected to complete the additional nine credits at the transfer institution. Volpe noted that "aU of the university centers arc retaining in place thro'ugb we will be pleased with the results," he added. Volpe also raised concerns about distana:-learning issues, suppon for graduate students and the increase in the numbers of adjunct professors and graduate students and its impact on teaching effroiveness. She said many faculty members are con· cemed about intdlectual-property rights and copyright issues concerning courses designed specifically for distance learning, and pointed out that "dialogue and po~cy development is greatly needed within SUNY at this rime" regarding these issues. Salins agreed that inteUectual - property issues need to be addressed and that rules must be developed collectively. He recommended that campuses purchase distana:-learning courses from the institutions at which the course originated through some agreed-upon financial ar· rangement, allowing institutions that create such courses to generate someft'Vetlue. In his report, Salins cited. rea:nt progress and success wit}l...such initiatives as the SUNY-witie"Mii.sion_ their own general-education requirements, which as:< stronger than what SUNY is requiring at this Review, the SUNY LearniQg Ndwork, the University Research Initiative and SUNY Connect. He also point" Salins said the task fora: will review each i.rutitution's program proposal to decide if it is in compliana: with the SUNY curriculum."I fully understand the difficulty of doing said there have been considerable effons to enhance communication (the new general-education pro gram) , but I think when we get between campuses and the provost's office. citing ips office's "dramati - cally impmved"Web site at <http:/ / www . sysadm . suny . edu / p ro~ YOSt/>, which includes updates on recent programs and initiatives. King King said it also is his responsi- would hdp recruit and educate new plaining that we like to do because teachers for secondary educatio n we didn't get as much as we want. and the other is a plan to reimburse T here a re a whole host of ot her people who want to pursue careers sources of financial suppo rt o ut in the hard sciences the equivalent _ there that we have to go get. of SUNY tuition for every year they "The provost already has under· work in N~ York State, for up to taken a pretty ambitious cffon 10 1n· four years. crease the amounl of sponsored· rc· Regarding the financial stability sea rch dollars coming to o u r of the university hospitals, he sajd universiti es ... I'm going to up the he is "not committed to do ailything ante," said King, who pushed the bility "to be an advocate for the uni versity." He added that what has sur pr ised him most since his appoint ment has been "learning about the array and the diversity and the di mension of great things going on here at all of (SUNY's) campuses that unfortunately very few people know or understand. " I am a fairly observant and weU informed pe:rson ... But however much I thought I knew about the state university, I was absolutely ploy. But the was Bull's a 84-83 upset with 18 points, in a win wrJIIesltein Michi!)an and Amr ~ layup by WMU cut che UB scored • gam~-h1gh 21 polab In a loss at Ball State. Senior Udo Obke of the women's i1door track and field team set a new UB record In the 600 mete~ (1 :335) at an indoor track meetatiNestem Ontario last lead to one, Foster convened on weekend. Her 600-meter ~os came ch~rging back. using ~ I0.0 run to close the ~d down to one point. 59-58, wrth under • """""' "' pby. Kerry Hendridcson S<ored with jun OoJJ ~ing. ~ basket that would rum out to be the e¥enwal pme--winner free chrows to secure the wm time also qualified her for the The Burts saw cheir rwo-game MAC Championships. winning streak come to ~ end Sawrda:y afternoon, losing u &JI Sate 82-68. Trailing 37-26 ~l hafftime, UB scored the firn.M polnu of the half But Ball Sate mainained ta lead. and pushed it to 10 points. 64-S4. with 6:47 to pQy UB then went on an 8-1 run, cutting the ~d to just th~u. VuilieY sarted the ru"l with ~ three-potnter and Mike ~ foUowed wtth ~ jumper in the lane.After ~&II Sate free throw. jon IOekJon hit~ ~ th~er to m.Jke It ~ 65-62 pme with fi¥e minutes to pby.After ~ Foster du~e-point attempt to de the pme rimmed out. Ball Sate arne down and hit a three-pointer of rtS own and then hit free throws down the stretch for the 82-68 final score twO WOME!'I-- -UB'~ Manhall49 Miami 59, UB 49 Junior center Tiffany Bell scored 21 potnu to lud UB to iu second-StraAght Mid-American Conference road victory. a 54-49 win at Marshall. The Bolls ~ 30-22 at halftime. but the ThunderinJ Herd n:Jiied in the second half. M~ll tied the sc~. 41...o41 , with 9:-43 left before the Bulls """8lt on a crudal 9-1 ru1 to alee a 5().....42 lead with 6: 16 left. t1arstQJI pulled wi1:htn. 52-49, with :2B left but funior Man McOure hrt rwo 11ft throws with : 17 left to dinch the win. Miami University~ UB 16--4,1n the final minutes Saturday afternoon to seen! a S9..o49 MAC vktory in Aiumnl Arena. The Red Haw\u cwerc:arne a b.ta f\nt.~ and early ~ wrge by d-Ie Bulls to trnproo..e to 11-7 O¥er"all and S-3 in the HAC. UB saw a three-pme winnin& stre>k snopped ond fell ro 15-5 ond S-4 ;n !he MAC. Miomi moved , half-game ahead of 8ufblo in the MAC East OMslon with the win G. Part of his responsibility, he told billion. the senate, is going lobe to "tell that story bec3use it is compelling... .. We need to teU that story better ~ and more often . .. Press releases are ties-to SUI\'Y b.· ing "a fa •rly vourl{! not enough." He said he plans to usc spe••dng to the SUNY FKUity Sen• te on Frld•y. his knowledge of advertising to co- in particular other than fix the prob- institution-in its adnlescencl' ." ordinate marketing straiegies across lem," but added that he intends to He noted that Binghamton Uru · the system at each of the campuses. reach out for help to other teaching vcrsny boash the ~e,o nd - he s t "You and your coUeagues are go- hospitals in the state. record of alumm support 111 SUNY ing to be the 'stars' of that advertisKing commended Pataki's $2 bil- behind UB. but that o nly 14 per ing," King told the senators, adding lion capital plan, saying it was rec- cent of Binghamton alumm cnn· that they should "get ready to go on ognition by the governor that the tribute . "We can do be11er," he sa~ d. television." SUNY campuses had gone for too "We need 10 get ourselvc!l 111 a pth On budget matters, he noted that long without th e necessary repair, ture that when (studcnb ) graduate the state university did ..great" in the maintenance and upgrade that were (from SUNY ), thev have a pl)Sitivc e desperatel y needed. "There's a lot of (state ) resources (for SUNY ), but they are not enough. But the fact that they are proposal, although not directly related to SUNY, would impact the university system by bringing in new enough should not be the end of the st ude nts. One is a program that discussion or the start of the com· not enough and will never be UB I SO, Northem Illinois 91 UB 127 ,Toledo 114 The men's swunmmg and drv1ng teMn rem;uned undefeated m the MAC as 1t ~t hostTc»edo. 127-1 11, and Northern llhnois. 150-91.in a MAC double d~l meet this p;ut weekend C~ch Budd Tennin's team 'NOn nine out of 13 e'l'enU. W iMen included Dan Hickey (200 free · 1:-41 .5 I, 100 free · 46.41 ), john Nilles (Sll t.... · 21«). J>son Mcl>chbn (500 f<Oe • 4:43.82). josh Pun (200 fly · 1:55j. Enc Stimson (200 back · I:Sl.S6). and lhve Sofer {I -meter dMng • 250.65 pa..) Hkkey. Pun. Nilles Vld Dexter T~wm W't!re members of the WIM•ng 200 free.styie rei~ team With ~ orne of 3:08 17 The worn~ ·s SW~mm•ng ~nd diVIng te~m defeated Northern llhn01.1. 166-1 32. and lost to host Toledo, 162·1 32. m ~ MAC double dual meet thu ~ weekend The SuUs ~~ now are S--'4 overall and 3-J m the confe~ce Inger Rooneem wa! lhe Bulls' top performer With wms m the SO (24 06) ~nd 100 {52.29) freestyles. the 200 1nd!vtduat medley (2"()9 )9) ~nd the 200 rel~y medley (1 ·49 8Jj 10 K1n g sa 1d th e unive rs it y n ee d ~ much more aJumm support , but Jtt-rihuted the lack of sup· pon--oomparcd to midw e!o tt•rn Jnd SOuthern UOIVerSI truly i>-<Iue principally to the work (ofthefuculty)-isastorythat is too ; MEN vost Peter Sa.lins the state university and how great it He also said that certain new in centives in the: 2000-200 I budget The Bulk held olf • bto dw"ge by Western Michipn, defuting lhe visiting Broncos 63-60 on J~. 26 In AlutMI Arena. The victory wu the Butls' third stnlght win at home. -A bucUt by Damien Foster sarted ~ I 2..0 run for the SuUs, gMng UB ~ SS-'41 lead wrth 8:17 to WOMEN U B 166 , N orthem Il linois 132 Toledo 162, UB Ill $1 budget proposal for next year. U B 61, W estem Michigan 60 Ball State 82, UB 68 sponsored-research goal or ssoo million set by SUNY Pro- wrong. And what I'm learning about weiJ -concealcd from the public... ~oSKBtDall MEN ~wimmin~ ~,_,.... . 1 7 ~..o nn cct10n King added that he ha~ "a .:om mitment to himself to get 10 t"very campus at least once a ye-dr" and that he hopes to meet not only with the president, but also with fa culty, stu denl5 and alumni at each institution. Wmstlin~ Ken t 21, UB 9 U B ll, Ma rq uette I 2 The Bulls gw the1r overall dU<II m~t record move to 8-l on the senon 01nd 2 1 1n the MAC after sphttmg ~ pa~r of m.Jtches u Kent State The Bulls dropped a 2 I -9 dec1s10n to powerful Kent m the fi rst. UB got w1ns from !57-pounder Jake Partlow. Gary Cooper ~t 165 pounds ~nd freshman }oe Downey u 197 pounds Bufblo rebounded With a 11 · 12 Win over Marquette Wmnen for the Bulls were Sh~ Kegel u 133 pounds, Bill jacootot ~t 111 pound~ . Ryan Bendey :u 119 pounds. Gary Cooper :u 165 pounds, Ben Cooper u 171 pound ~. josh Sates :u 181 pounds and Joe Downey-With ~ forle1t w1n-at 197 pourlds lno~or lra~K W o m en D efeated Canistus, lli .S-46 .5 Men Defeated C anisi u s, 117 -5 4 Wome n Pl aced l nd at W estem O ntario, 107 pts. Me n Pla ced 2nd a tWestem O ntario, 99 pts. The women ·~ team won the UB lnviaoon~l on Fnday 1n Alumm Aren~ . defuting Unisiw and finished second on Sawn:by .u the Don Wr"lght lnviadoN.I ~t Western Onario Universn:y. The men, meanwhile, finished 11m at the UB lnv~a[K)IU) and second Western Ontario. ~t �8 ~ februalllZUOOI'IDI.31.1o.18 Jo:bs Thursday, Febn~ary 3 ETC Technology -...op. lnlro ID the ETC. ETC staff. 212 capen. Noon- I p.m. free. fo< more information, 645·7700. ETCT=a.... ~­ ~~~~'f:» 4:30p.m . 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For more information, 645-7700. ~Utoncy Using lmoges on w.b Pages: the concrete sweep of Urban America• -in an exhibit that captures how these often unwahted plants reflect the ~::J.u:s~~~:~ display through March 10 in the Ughtwell Galle<y adjacent to the main UB Art Gal)efy in the Center for the Arts. Galle<y hours are Wed. through Sat from 10:30 a.m . to 8 p .m . and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m. "EyoslM.te Open: Artbts' hr<epti<M'I o( Conflict " ~~~=ia~~=:n well as othefs from around the ~~~~~~1~t 11 Feb. 17 in the Art Department Galle<y, 845 Cooter for the Arts. North campus. Gallef)l hour> are Tues. from 10 a.m . to 5 ~o~·~~-8~~~"s!~ from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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The show was based on the televis1on senes "Wimz1e's House," a~red daily on PBS . UnlollrJIIyt#-- ..... '-Y--15 the highoot - t h e - unlvmllycan -for~ .... ....,-.- ... - --. --......... _......... hurnonlty It Iorge. Ellgll*ytar _ .. - . . -d-. .. .... --·----_..... __ 64So.l!llS.-·-- -...y_..,..IDUI ....,. ---~!lionel -lannsmoy be --.~Ad-· _....,~ ,....... S03 c.p.n Hoi. , lor cAig _ _ _ ...._S43 ~ Unoy. .................. . ,. ~-a.-­ Orientation schedule restructured for incoming freshmen Gift to fund new SOM student center Haubers donate $5CXJ,()(X) for state-of the-art facility to be located in jacobs addition By JOHN DEUA CDNTRADA Reporter Contributor A N alumnus of the ScRool of ManiBCffient has given $500,000 to the school for constru ction of a state -of- the -an student center. To be named after donor 1. (; rant Hauber and his wife, Marcia, the student center will be the signature fa . cility within a three-story addition planned for the School of Management's pr&nt building, the iacobs Management Cen ter, located on UB's North Campus. Construction of the addition, as well as the !ltudent cen ter. IS scht-d ult:d to begin in 2002 usmg fund, raised by alumni and fnends of the UB School of Management. A Buffalo resident and a natJve of St. Marys. Penn. , H<tuher at tended UB o n the GJ Bill, gradual · ing in 1948 with a d e-gree m hus• ness administration . After graduat ion he began a su1. cessful 4S-year career as vtce pres1 dent and portfolio manager .11 Harold C. Brown Co. Inc .. a Buffalo financial -services finn . Recently retired, Hauber says he chose to fund construction of the st udent center a.s a W3)' to pruvtde luture gencratiOm ol l ' B ,IUdt.•nt' With an msp1rational atmollphae 111 which to study busmes.' .. Students need a place of theu own to explore Jdea~. talk a hour the co nct.'pL~ thcv learn m the das' room Jnd sooahu·:· Hauher sav!> "'They need to know how to r.:xprt'S!l the•r 1dcall to colleagut's and coworke rs tf they are In ht.' :.uccessful 111 thctr careers:· According to Lewas MandeU. dean of the ~hoo l of Management. the J. <;rant and Marna S. Hauber Student Center will be des1gned with formal and tnformal meetmg and confer cncc rooms where studcnl'i can d1s- ~. u,~ .wJ prepare tcdm prolt."Ch practH.t" da~sroom presentatton~ .md orgamze student dubs.lnternct hnks and computer stations will httnstalled throughout the st udt."nl ... t."ntt'r to gtve studcnl\ around -the dock access to busrncss research. "The gencros1ty of the Hauber, wtU enable us to meet the needs ol ~tudems in ways that far exceed tht~ capabilitie5 of our present fucihty.'' says MandelL "Our students soon Will have a wonderful venue for learn tng the lessons of modern bu.'il ness--how to work 111 teams. com mumcate effecttvely. thml on your feet and use technology stratt:gJcalh .. Housjng plans turn to South Campus By SUE WUETCH . . Rqx>rtrr Editor A S constru ction speeds along on South Lake Village, UB is turning il'i attention to the South Campus as the site for the next stu dent residential- housing project. Dennis Black, vice president for stu dent affairs, told the UB Co uncil Tuesday. The university plans to convert the trad itiona l dormiwry-st yle rooms in Goodyear Hall into twobedroom apartments, as we ll as renovate Cement Hall, maintaining the building as a traditional, donni· tory-style residence hall, Black said. Design work will begin this year. with completion anticipat<d in 2003· 04. The project wouklb<funded with the rrvenue generated through the university's residencr halls. Once the South Campus project is under way. plans will turn back to the North Campus, Black said One site for potential development is the area between The Com- mons, the University Booksto.,, the Student Union and the Ellicott Comple:x, dubb<d by Black as "the i'aTcd B-Lee Loop" plan. plcx thai opened '" Fall I999. Black "' Today. it's a large, open, green space area lacking the con nection between the impo rt ant Ellicott Complex and the rest of the aca demic spine," he said. "'VI/e don't have a good pedestrian pathway there, we don't have a good vehicle pathway there; we don't have a connection between two signifi cant portions of the campus." O ne goal of the university's long· term housing plan is to develop this: area a.s a "corridor between two im portan t segments of the campus," not only with housing, but possibly with service and commercial spaces as weU, Black said. But such a plan would be com plex to complete, involving "a vari ety of different constituencies and infrastructure issues.," he acknowl edged. A study to develop a master est1mated ttiat C.att"way would house betwe-en 400 -500 st udents In predominately four -bedroom unil'i. The administratio n hopes to develop the Gattwa)' prOJCCI ~per haps as qu1ckly as to havt' another open mg of a housing prOJC'\"1 in the sum mer of 200 1." he said. Black told council member.!> that the goals of UB's residential hous mg plan are to meet student housmg needs on campus and atd m stu dent recruitment and retention . "And. quite frankly, to 1m prove stu dent life," he said. Black recapped for council mem bers the university's recent housing construction blit2. Aickinger Court, townhouses for 230 graduate and professional students located on C hestnut~ge Road adjacent to ca mpu s, opened in August 1998. Hadley Village. the first housmg b uilt on campus in nearly 25 years, opened in August 1999 for jun iors and seniors. South Lake ViUage. ex pected to open this August , will plan fo r the area wiU begin this year. with implementation expected "in phases in the years to come.'' Another site for potential housing is: the Alnt entrance to the campus, near the old UB stadium. CaUed the Gateway project, it would be similar to the Hadley Village com· \ house 550 undergraduates, graduate and professional students in a mix of studio, one-, two- and four- bedroom units along the south of Lake LaSalle. In response to a question from council member Mary Randolph . Black said that UB cu rrently ha.!> ho using for 6.200-6,300 students. ~hore "and wt:'re looking at adding'villagc!l' of 400, 500, 600 students at a time." Moreover, there is the potenual at the Parcel 8 -l..ee Loop si te for housmg for as manv il.'. 1.200 studenb. he sa1d. DISCUSSIOns co ncernmg hO\\ campus life would be tmpacted 1f UB had a much larger percent of tht· student population hvmg on cam pu s have focused on number.!> a~ h1gh as 10.000. Black added. In o th er husmess Tuesday, tht' co uncil heard a presentation on the "State of the Reg10n" (SOR ) pro)t'\.1 by John She~r. dtrector of the In st tt ute for Local Governanct" anJ Rcg1onal Growth, and Kathrvn Fos ter, associate professor of plannmg. research director for the tnSI!tutc and co-directo r of SOR The project. released last Novem ber by the institute after a year-long, consultati~ process involving m ore c.........,_,.... �Jim Twombly is assistant dean for educational technology in the College of Arts and Sciences. An adjunct assistant professor of political science, he specializes in American politics, the American presidency and Congress. --? ---7 Wonttowln$10011111-originll design lot o-.liiOO on,_ lhlr1 1,000 _,.IIIII -·-~~~~~- The!-.;tySiudont Alumni Aslodllionls looiOng lot desi!Jis lot t - l o t the IMUOI ~contest. Originll dalgns mutt be . .. ~copy - on &-1/2 by 11-lndlloler.quall t y - by MondoJ to the USAII olllce. I 09 Alon Hoi on theSouch~. . Designs should fn!:orl>or* ~-·Oomlla<losoll!," along with "Oozteot:2000" IIIII "16th Annuli." The p o p u l a r , "down IIIII diny" ewnt, Which a!IJids , _ lhlr1 1,000 players. fans ond spectoiDr> each yeor, will be held April 29. for,_ ioformatlon, call USAS at 829-2608. UB theater students to perform Pulitzer Prize-winning play Students from the Depor1ment ollheotn! and Dance ... be feaund in Beth Henloy'• Putitm Prize..wlnnlng play, ·"Crime> of the Heorl,. direct<d by Jetry flnnogan. prolessorof-11111 ~ ff:b. 23-27ln the 5Kit Boxin the Center tor the Att> on the -~ ~wit beheld .,.,...., 11-.ghfiidoy at:l II-"'- Soturdoy ll2 p.m. 111118 p.m., and 5undoy. 2 p.m. Why must . - - e s for elec- tlve-.INgln-plngso A large part of the reason is the need for money and the current system by which contributions and apenditures are regulated Secondarily is the need to get known. That is to say, with the proliferation of 1V and radio outlets, cindidates need to be sure to hit each media market so as to maxi- mize their exposure. Candidates don't get media attention simply because they show up. They need to develop relationships with both the media audience and with reporter-s and editors, all of which tam time. Aren't these uceuiYely long caml*gnsc-~7 Aren't voten bored with the whole thing before- even get to election yur7 To a certain extent, yes. There are, however, a number of factors that make lengthy campaigns necessary. Obviously, we've alteady touched on a couple-campaign finance and this "getting-to-know-ynu"process. Voters are a tough audience. On one hand, they want to know candidates weU before making a choice. If they don'tknowacandidateweU,theyare 1 likely to vote for his/her opponent. ThepiiJ.-Honllp••.....,._ ... _ _Is _ _ ...,_,_ nus is especially true of races where ----.-ryand quite likely to go with "the devil they know~ as opposed to some unknown ~----!olin . ' Hlllolouhl; ............ . the""'*"' . . . ,.... . . ~-IJI~-­ ......................... ....... ,. .............. . Il JOIIIIIIIIdnf ......... modlllfiii'IPICII; ..... - .._ - -011~11111 ....,. .......... - . -......... The ~ 1.-they . . . . . . poot .. -the luluoe. --"Crimes --$311111- of the bepur- -lltheConWbtheAtt> box allblUoldly 11-.gh Flldly from,_, .., 6 p.m. ond at .. ,_-.For there is an incumbent; voters are entity. O n i.he other ·hand, voters seem to tune out easily when they become overloaded and perhaps choose to stay home. There are bright spots, though. When a "fresh r.c.• arrives on the sane. it seems to spark some interest. Voters seem to need something new and slightly challenging.to hold their interest. That's why candidates Ji]o, McCain and Bradley generate so much enthusiasm from their supporters and so much inter- est from the media It may be an old analogy, but politics is qui/.ea bit Ji]o, sports. Take for example the line from "The Last Hurrah" about politics be- mo.elnlomlllion, ai64S- ing the biggest spectator sport in the do have a constitution that guaran- was, on this late-night talk show country. That may not be as true as tees freedom of r<ligion, after all witb a host wbo has a·reputation it once was, but that may be because for being pro-Giuliani and for Clve us hlstaotcal perthe "game" has gotten a bit dull. Now, spective Oft the "c.JM'I• I ggt his ability to skewer certain ,...._ _ LDid.....,. whenever baseball has encountered _K-.cly _ _ _ ... ,.., guests, and shl! made him fed similar problems, it has tinlc<red with forthe _ _ _ .,.... .nervous. I'm sure she was wdlthe rules to enhance f.m interest For prepped, but it came off in .a aample. the inoorpomtion of such _ _ the ...... doto-.oy fairly narur-.1 way. Her zinger.; rules changes ovtr the yeors as alterabout Dave driving by the new -cant..7 house honlcing and about not ingtheheightofthepitchcr'smound, I was a bitynungat the time of Bobby having Bill on the show 'were the designated hitt<r and inter-league play all wen: designed to ~ .the Kennedy's run in 1964, so I have no greaL I think the appearance was sport more cOmpetitive. Politics first-hand recollection. However, a plus for her. could learn something here, but with though he did r.c.some aiticism for Wh.t quatlon do you wish the two major parties looking to prc:- claiming a New York residenoewhen lhedllslted,-serve the statusquo,change probably he bad lived primarily in Massadlu- wouldyouhav•an.....-ecl won't happen very soon. I happen to setu and Vtiginia, he ultima~ was lt7 be a big supporter of the' two-party successfuL In his case, he had notes- I thought , after the first two system, but also believe that politics tablished residence by election day questions, ynu might ask how is a marketplace and the two major and oould not even VOk for himseli we could fix campaigns and parties should be able to put them-' Hillary has at least taken care of that campaign finance. We need to sdves before: the votm and live or die problem. I think it would be more 6nd a way to end the influence damaging for Hillary Ointon if she by the law of supply-and-demand. were running for the House and not of big-money interests in camCeorge W . ...sh refuses to the Senate. There is a residency rc:- paigns ~thout infringing on s p u k - some upects of quirement for the House and none ~eople s first-amendment hb _....... life, e.g., possible for the Senate. We also view the Sen- . nghts. That means we need to past drug use, lllllnldley ateasamocestatesmanliloobodythan put the on.~ on ~didates to won't even AJ If to fly7 Do- ... the House. It is in the House of Rep- report publicly and m a tunely ....,. need to "-wsudt perresentat:iveswheremoreparoc.hialin- fashion who ~~ir supporters ..,.... - - presidential tertsts tend 10 dominate and the Sen- are. Once elected to office, we .-ld.tes7 ate often seems to take into account need these individuals to recuse I personally do not beli.;_.e that a the larger picture. In the end,.I think thernsclve$ fn>m'd<cision:makcandidate's perso_nallife should con- thatwhatwiUma-mostiswhethcr ing when a question involves cern us., unless the behavior in ques- she or Rudy Giuliani runs the better one of their larger contiJ."butors. tion is illegal or affects his or her campaign. nus wiU be a c1asb of po- We heed to devise a system ability to perform. Past drug use litical ~with rc:gaid where all candidates can have would be releva'nt if w.: found out to money. nus race' wiU make the inapehsive access to "ttie airthat the candidate had been a pusber Huffingtoo-Feirlstein California am- ~ves and cables so that voters can learn about candidates and or had been a heavy user of addic- test look Ji]o, penny-ante poke. issues without the need for cantive substances: Current ~cobol­ Do you thlftlc _ , ......... to raise fantastic sums didates ism-that is, the candidate appears of money years in advance of in public while intoxicated or shows ...,_ too much their race. We need candidates up to work drunk-would be "a problem and should be subject to I think the question is whether or not and reporters who srlclc to the public scrutiny. A candidate having that baggage impedes her ability as a issues. We don't need to know an affair probably should not be any candidate, not as a senator. From each and every day how many of our business. A candidate who is what I've seen of the First Lady, I points a candidate has gained or abusive. has had multiple affiUrs, or think she has all the necessary skills lost in a poll. We need to know where they stand on issues, exhibits sexual behavior that is ille- to be a very effective legislator. &om social security to tax regal (rape, sex with minors, etc. ) Did you wdch 1-..y on Onld form to environmental protecshould be subject to .such scrutiny. Lett........, -what did you tjon to local economic and deWhat a candidate's religion is should think of the lntenMw7 not be a matter for us to judge; we I thought she Was great Here she velopment concerns. Jf ..,_,_7 __ _ church.- - he- --.or-..__7 AATS, REPORTER The Rtporftr Is • Cll11lU> c.orMIUnit)i~by the Ollia of News Services In the DM!Ion ol UOMnlty SeMces. Stat< 1-.;ty of New Yortc.atlltA!IIo. E.ditorialalfice5are locatod at 330 Crofts Hall. Amherst. (716) 645-2626. ---__.,. -------~.edu _...,._ _., """"' Sm;do - ' ........ At..d.t.~flf .... ...... """'""" .....,._ Research to look at role of genes in smoking Study first to examine role ofgenetic factors in drug therapy for smoking cessation were more motivated to quit and made more attempts, but still were total about $1.2 million. The study is the first to examine the role of specific genetic factors in lier research to determine if smokers who know they have a genetic predisposi t ion-unrelated to hard under any circu m stances, but people who have a gene that speeds up transport of dopamine, the neu rotransmitter that reinfo rces nicotine's addictive effect, may find relatiOn to drug therapy for smok· ing cessation, and to evaluate the mechanisms that influence a smoker's ability to stop. dopamine transport-to lung can- These findings led researchers to cer would be more motivated to quit than those who are unaware of their in- undertake the current investigation of the genetic basis of nicotine dependence and its relationship to smoking cts:Sation. stopping particularly difficult. Resea rchers at US and cer by help- Geo rgetown Un ivers it y are con ducting a $3.7 million , five-year study of the role of genetics in a smoker's response to standard cessation programs, and to determine q u i t By LOIS BAKUI News Services Editor Q UITIING smoking is Doolp- if the drug Zyban, known to slow Lois• ....,. Donovan dopamine transport to the brain. can inc rease responsiveness and improve the chances of quitting. Ellen Colcl>oum Mary k<h Spina Christine VIdal UB's portion of the grant, funded by the National Cancer Institute, will The ultimate goal of unable to stop. UB researchers will recruit be- the study is to prevent lung can- tween ing smokers Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatr ics, socia l a nd preventive medicine, and re sea rch professor of psychology, wiU direct UB's part of the project. The study is an outgrowth of ear, ' 300 and 400 smokers over a thiee-)'91 period. AU participants will receive seven smoP.ng-cessation group counseling sessions and one phone session, ak>ng with Zyban or placebo. Their smoking behavior will be monitored at one month, six mont)ls and one )'91 after the treatment program ends. Epstein said results of the study would allow smoking-cessation creased genetic-linked risk. That study found that smokers who knew about their increased risk ,, treatments to be matched to individuals b;Jsed on their genetic predisposition to nicotine addiction. 11 1•111 , �february1Uf100/Vol.31.111.19 Reparies Dental program goes digital News Services Editor HEN members of lh< School of Dental Medicine's Oass of 2004 arrive on campus this August, they will purchase no textbooks, no laboratory manuals, no workbooks. They will pick up no course outlines or lists of recommended reading. They will receive instead one in auspicious-looking compaa disk. This digital vidro disk (DVD) will W contain the full content of 90 text - books in 28 topic areas, ranging from basic anatomy to oral surge£}! fuU text of six to 10 journals, and the curriculum for all four years of dental school. including course syllabi, class notes. laboratory manuals and lecture slides.. The "Age of the Electronic Curriculum" has arrived. By the tim e the Class of 2004 graduates, the dental school ed ucatio naJ program will be completely digital. "This is a very exciting program greater degJ<e til< basic, behavioral and diniaJ sciences." UB is one of~ dental schools in a consortium that has bocn mct'l· ing quart<rly with Vital Source Technologies, Inc. to develop the electronic-curriculum project. The consortium has had a lot of input into what lh< program will look like and how the software will work, )ones saX!. Information from this project likely will be used to develop electronic CUT· ricula in other medical 6elds. The Consortium includes Boston Univenity, UnivenityofTexas at San . . ~ ) that puts educational materials im- mediately in the hands of students,.. said Pamela Jones, co-director of the project with Joseph Zambon, associate dean for academk affairs. " It allows them to tailor the way they learn to their individual style, while University of Medicine and Den tistry at New Jersey, the University of Iowa and the U.S. Navy Post·1 graduate Denta1 School. Zaq>bon said the electronic curriculum, at its simplest, is a much btt:n set yet, but it is cxpea.ed to cost about the same as students would spend on required or recommended learn. But beyond that, it has important implications for the an of teach- per- form sudl tasks as ordering instrUments. setting up appointments with dental-school patients in the clinics. sending email and searching the Web. Each DVDwill include everything that now ~distnbuted to students on paper, plus lecture slides, video and anything else an individual facult y member wishes to include. The DVD will be updated IW!ce a year, with each student receivmg a disk in January. The electronic cur n culum has multiple advantages for students and faculty over a traditio nal papcrba.sal curriculum, Zambon said. "Each student will have all the textbooks and other instructio naJ materials that the course director deems essential, and inclusion of material from journals will make course content m o re timely. The students will have access to all, not just part, of the course content " Instructors will be able to integrate a much larger variety of instructional materials into th eir courses. All of the text and graphics from the primary textbook in each Antonio (where the project was pi· loted ), New York University, th e maintaining the freedom of faculty members to teach in their style." more efficient way for students to get access to the ever-increasing amount of fl!aterials they are ~ected to tern through their computers to The price of the DVD has not textbooks, lab manuals and other materials. Students will have to own a personal computer, however. The dental school will decide on a son . ing. "It will enable both faculty and students to break out of the traditiona! discipline-ha.scd modes of in· formaned to work on that platform. struct:ion and to integrate to a much the school's dinic-information sys- ware platfonn and the DVD will be Students also will be able to acass topic area will be available to use a:, they wish, either in the d assroom or in computer-aided instructio n." O ther advantages are m ore far reaching, Zambon noted. Licensing the elect ronic rights to textbooks and journals largely will eliminate concerns over copyright intTingemcnt. OentaJ schools in the consor· tium will be able to share instruc· tional materials. Development of th e elect rome curriculum will enable the UB den· tal school to expand its continuing educalion program, and wiJI speed the development of distance-learn ing programs for UB graduates and o ther health professionals. he sa1d. GIS to target crime ''hot spots" By ELI.£H GOLDBAUM News Services Editor around the U.S. chosen to present HERE does crime pay the most? Researchers at UB are conducting a proj~ for the National Institutes of Justice that attempts to answer Universi ty Conso rtium for Geo graphic Information Science. a na- that question by determining which neighborhoods are more likely to be targeted by criminals. graphic processes. David Mark. professor of grography and director of NCGIA:s UB site, is immediate past For society at large, of course, crime doesn't pay, but the researchers say criminals not only see a pay· off from crime, they expect a cer- president of the organization. W tain level of benefit depending on specific factors present in the neigh· borhoods in which they operate. The main goal of the UB project is to use geographic-information-sci· ence techniques to quickly identify " hot spots" of increasing criminal a¢vjty, as well as areas where such activity is on the decline. The ability to develop such tools for the mapping and analysis of crimes--a rea:nt emphasis of researdlers at the VB site of the National Ce nter for Geographic lnformation and Analysis (NCGIA)--will allow law-enforcement agencies and policymakers to target more strategically their crime- fighting efforts. The NCGIA research team was one of only six groups from institutions highlights of its work Tuesday at a brielingfor legislators in Washington, D.C Theforumwassponsoredbythe tional organization dedicated to ad· vancing the understanding of geo- Rajan Batta, professor and chair of the Departmentoflndustrial En· gineering, and Christopher Rump, assistant professor in the depart · ment, presented their work on developing a socioeconomic model that can predict how crime patterns shift in response to changes in police enforcement within a particular juri.sdktion. Co- investigator on the project is Peter Rogerson, pro- fessor of grography. The objective is to help detennine how best to allocate police resourc~ among adjacent neighborhoods m order to most effecti\fely reduct" aime, not simply cause a shift in such activity from one area to another. According to the researchers, fac tors that determine whether or not a criminal will target a particular area include a neighborhood's level of wealth , how much competition DrieD RIA schedules lecture series Curriculum to be available on DVD; paper to become passe 117 LOIS UIWI 3 there is from o ther cnrmnab. the level of poljce enforcement and the likelihood of arrest. "Many crimes. such a.' hurglarv. robbery and auto theft, arc commit ted by mobile criminals with economi c m o tivauo ns," said Rump. "Using qualitative observations of thjs type of criminal behavio r. we have developed a socioeconomic quantitative model that anempts to predict the number of crime inci dents within a police jurisdiction." Acco rdin g to thi s model . th e criminals are assumed to compare an expected reward fo r committing a cri me in any specific neighborhood against a minimal acceptable award. which may be seen as what would be the likelr benefit for some alternative activity, such as gamful employment. The model will be used to most effectively allocate police resources in order to minimize the difference m the number of crimes between netghborhood.s and the total num ht·r of crimes among several neJgh - l>orhoods. Thl· researchers base their model o n data o n auto thefts, burglaries and nan.::o t1 o c r ime s co ll ected through collaborations with the Buffalo Police Depa rtment and other local law-enforcement agencies. UB 's Rese•rch In stitu te o n Add ictions will present nauonal ex pert s speaking o n the topi cs of o besit y, gambling a nd rave culture during its Spri ng 2000 sem ina r se ries entitled " Diversity in Addi ctions ." Each lecture m the three-part senes will begin at 1:30 p.m. m th<mst itut e at 102 1 Main St. , Buffalo. The seri es, which is free and open to the public. will open on March 10 wah a lecture by David B." Allison entitled " Environmental and (;enelic Influences in Obesity." Associate reSea rch sc ient ist at the Obes it y Research Center of St. Luke's/ Rooseveh Hospital Center in New Yo rk. AJlison also holds an academic appointment as a.ssoc1ate professor of medi cal psycho logy at Columb1a Unive rsity Coll ege of Physicians and Surgeons. He has autho red more than 150 scien t ific p ublications and edited three books. Ali1son ho lds several National Institute of Health gra nts and serves on the Co uncil of t he No rt h American AssoctatJon for tht' Stud y of Obes n y. The series will contmue on Apnl 14 when Rma Gupta wJJlspeak about "Gambling as an Addiction ." C upt a IS an asSISta nt professor in school!applied psyc hology a t McCi ll Um versll v m Mont real. a child psycho logist m pnva1e pract1ce and a sc hool psycholog1st at Selwyn Ho use Sc hool Shr has rece1ved fellowships from the Soc1al Sc iences and Huma niii <.'S Research Co unci l of Ca nada and the Fond~ pour Ia Form ation de C herch r urs et I'A 1de a Ia Recherche for he r work on unders ta ndmg ch 1ldren and adolt."M-ent gamblmg behav Ior. An expert 111 th e field of vuuth garnhl mg. Gup ta has pubhshed in severa l journals and IS dJrettor of the chn icaJmt ervenllon pr(l gra m for youth problt."m gamblers a1 McG ill Umversit\' The series will co nclude on Ap nl 28 w1th a d 1s1. U!I!IIOil nl tht· " Mechani sm s o f Hallunnogens and Stmwlant.'i l 'sed 111 Rave Cui ture" presented b)' RIChard A (;Jt•nnon ,-\grad uate of the UB School o f Pharm acy, Glennon • ~ VICt' lho.ur of the Department o f MediCinal C hemistry at V1rgm m l ·ommonwealth Unive rsit y. Hi s hono rs 1n elude th e School of Pharmacy·s Instructo r of the Year Award . thr Vi rg1n ia Co mmonwealth Universit y's Dist ingu ished Scho la r Award and the American Pharmace uti..::a l Associa tion 's Resea rch Ach1rve ment Award. He has published more than 200 journal articles. a!> well as numerous book chapters. H1s postdoctoral trammg incl uded a fe ll owship in psychopharmacology from the Alcohol, Drug Ab use. Menta.\ Health Administratio n and wo rk in the Department of Pha rma cology and Exper imental Thempc-uliCS m rhe UB School of Medi ci ne and Bio medical Scie nces. For further mfo rmation ahout the lmurc M:.n cs.. call RiA at 887-2585 Fire-safety task force formed Gov. George E. Patakl hal> formed a Task Force o n Ca mpus Fm.• Sclfct)' to devel o p a co mprehe nsiVe actio n plan to protecl the health and sa fety of studenb attending public and privat e colleges a nd un1 vt· r.slltel> across N<.·w Yo rk Sta te. The charge to th e task force mcludes developing a statt"'wJde ca mpus firt" -safety pl an. includin g poss1ble changes 10 st ate laws, regul atiom and po li ctes rega rding fin· safetv in college dormitones and res1dence hall s. " \tVhile ew York ca mpuses have a good record on fire sate\\ . tht· tragiC fire at Seton Hall Universit)' as a sta rk remmder that colleges anJ un tw rs11ics mu st be dihgent m protectmg the lives of th e students t."n · trusted m their ca re," Patak! s:ud. ~T his task fo rce.· wil l undertake a th o ro ugh and cxped1ted review of all applicable local. state and fed eral \aws a'Od regulatiOns to ensure th at New York's colleges arc meet mg those standards and whether those standards sho uld be changed." The ta sk fo rce will includr SUNY C ha ncellor Robert L. Kmg; Matthew Goldstein, cha ncell or of th e C it y Un iversit y of New Yo rk; Sa nd y Treadwell. secret ary of sta te; lames Ross, president of th e Co mm1 ssion o n Independent Co lleges and Universi ti es; Thomas Murphy. exec utive directo r of tht.' Dormitory Authori ty of the State of New York; James Hannigan. executive director of the New York State Associa tion of Fire C hi ef~. and stude nt represe nt ative!<> from SU NY. CUNY and th e indepe ndent co ll eges. The task force also will draw upon the Depactmt•n t of Sta te's-Of fi ~es of Fire Prevention and Code Enfor~ement. and will co nsult with leading experts in fire preve ntio n. sa fet y and suppress ion . .. The task force will examine all issues related to fire ~fety, 1n eludi ng the disciplinary pohcies for fa lse alarms 1n coll ege rcsJdenli.' hall s," the governor sa1d. "We don 't know wheth er fa lse alarms ..:on tributed to the deaths at Seton Hall . h ut we do know that settmg off a false alarm--or ign o rin g an alarm-must he dealt with m th t· -.t ron gest possible way." King no ted that whil e most Sl 1NY dornutone!l have !>Oillt' fo rm of spri.ttkler system , sprink.leT5 arc only pa rt o(.the fi re-safety e4ua uo n fo r reside nce hal ls. Man)' fire -safety procC'dures and re-gulatum' are already in place in co llege dormitOrieS m New York: • All New York co llege dorm:<o--of eve rv vmt agc-mu't hJ\t' sm o ke detect ors in every sleeping room • Since I984, the New York Stall' ftre code requues all new Jurml> lll three stories or more be t.-quipped w1th spnnk.lers 111 every room • State law requires annua l fire saft.•ty mspectiom of all dorm It o ries. while th e fire code req uin·s all dorm fire safe tv systenb to he regularl y'festrd . �41 Riltpac'tas l!bruary lQ 2000Nti 31. lo.19 Gilbert tells workshop faculty key to Integrating new teaching and learning technologies B RIEFLY FacuJ.ty involvement in IT use tirged _ •r PATRICIA DONOVAN IWI_o....,.,..,.. _. ........... -.n. 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Gilbert began his talk-entitled "Teaching, L<aming, Technology and Change: What Should be Preserved and What Should be Transformed "-with a brief but fact filled and romputer-assisted discussion of the history, current trends and probable future of educational technologies in higher education. He noted tha~ whether we likt it or no~ the integration oflT, along with its marvels and annoyances, new power bases and addicted but frus . trated users, will be even more rapid in coming decades. To demonstrate a usefuJ way of approaching the difficulties associ "ted with this transition, Gilbert asked audience members to partici pate in a demonstration of the decision-making process used by the TLT group to assist client colleges and universities. Groups of two or three persons representing sn'Cral university constituencies identified the social and A .nap on lnlr*>g phy*lonllor nnl prldD 1D be hold fob. 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Calling the IT revolution ..an irreversible transformation.. of our social institutions. Gilbert said that even with all its problems, the process has been accompanied by a new sense of overwhelming opportunity. He used 1999 data developed by Casey Green of the Campus Computing Project to cite a 400 percent increase in the use ofoourse-relatcd email since 1995 and a great increase in the use of course Web pages, computer simulations, email conferencing, online readings and other applications by faculty members across the country. Although the widespread use of IT foi distance-learning programs was predicted fiw: years ago. its use for that purpose is not nearly as great as expected, he said But about 46 percent of colleges offer at least one oourse online, while only a very small percentage of colleges use the Web for c-commerce or financial transactions with students. "With the greatly increased access to new educational technologies romes problems!' he said. High CX>Sts. resistance to chan~ difficulty inte- grating useful new applications into t.raditional rounes and difficulty recruiting and retaining IT support staff an: just a few of them, he said In fact, Gilbert noted that one of the most distinguishing features of the increasing popularity of computer technologies is the thiriness of tech support almost everywhere in higher education. He pointed out that the ratio of students to support staff is I :200 at public and private research universities, 1:350 at public four-year institutions, ancf rven higher at community rolleges. .. University-support services are falling behind user expectations, which are rising fas~" Gilbert said .. Many universities can't afford to employ even the student technicians they train because the stUdents can rna.ke mo~ money in a commercial setting.• The constant upgrades in technology mean that everyone becomes a novice again every three to 12 months, so thealready-sttained support staff has more teaching to do than ever before, aa:ording to Gilbert. And while these specialists are being caJicd upon to teach as wdl as install, repair and maintain complex information systems, librarians an: beoolning the tech-support specialists and administrators are imestigatingandsupportingspecificpedagogieal applications. he said The extensive application of information technologies has provoked other problems as well. Gilbert pointed to employee roncems ow:r information overload; &ustration over constant changes in programs, systems and processes; lack of training; increased workloads, and users' difficulty in discerning which new applications will satisfy their needs. There is evidence, too,ofincnased physical and psychological stress, social isolation, less time and opportu· nity for personal interaction and complaints of feeling either overconnected or disconnected, he said. He noted that researchers have. found that although email and the Internet provide for more social relationships, they'n: also more shallow. "Uniw:rsities haw: to deal with all this and other problems as wdl." he said. "They'n: under int<me presoun: to keep up with their axnpetitors, redua costs and implement instructional technologies that impfove teaching and karning methods. "Because there is a lack of condu.;..., mdence that much of this in· structiooal material is acodemically effective,'~ academic leaders don't know who or what tD trust. Institutional paranoia is common.• As a n:su1t. roOege administrators might maintain tightrontrol <M:Cthe planning, distribution and impleme.ntation of new t'Cdlnoi<Jgies, which he says is usually a mistaJ«. "Not only does it deprive decision-maken of a pool of croative and intelligent technologyusen," he said, "but it also ~ frustra. tion and resistance to change." This.. he said, often has gummed up the best-laid administrative plaru. "The fllculty, for instance, has a V<Sted interest in what's going on in the uniw:nity," Gilbert n:minded the audience. "We've found that they • bring important, unique and necessary perspectives to the discussions of how to fold new technologies into the teaclting process. For this reason alan~ it is most unwise to cut them out... In his work with hundreds of institutions. Gilbert said he has nearly always found the need for a forum whe"' memberS of the university rommunity can discuss these issues openly. Using workshops, working groups, ongoing roUndtaJSic discussions and other structure.d proowes, he said, the nT Group has taught hundreds of educators to identify and work With theconcrrns of their many ronstituencies. .. This process make.:s it much easier to develop effrp:iw: strategies to direct and ~ the impact of infonnation technOlogy throughout the institution." Gilbert maintained. Researchers discuss genetics of mental illness Report~r Contributor types is a tricky part of the research ARLOS N. Pato and Michele T. Pato, a husband-and-wife team of psych iatrists at UB, shared some of the latest developments in their research on .. Breaking the Genetic Code of Mental Jll. ness" during Tuesday's "UB at Sunrise" lecture. The Patos, both associate profes· sors of psychiatry and co-dim:tors of the UB Laboratory of Psychiatric and Molt"Cular Genetics, shared high tights of their latest r<Search-a S4.2 million project on bipolar disorder in the Arores. The study, which seeks to isolate a gene or genes with a possible link to the disorder, is funded by the National Institutes of Health. The Patos also shared some of the fmdings of their ongoing, $2.6 mil· tion project on schizophrenia, also being ronducted in the Awres. which wasfundedbytheN IH in 1997. Michele Pato explained that de· spite many of the mcdicaJ break throughs in mental illness.. it's still very much a descriptive science. "When I talk about something like schizophrenia, I'm really talking about a group of schiwphrenias," she said."Not everyone has the same genetic schizoph renia." conducted by the Patos. "Even though we haw: desaiptives. we don't haw: a lot ofbiological markers." she said . "This ha s presentedachalknge in doing our work." L.ikcschizophrenia-which can be characterized CAaOS PATO · by symp toms such as disordered thinking, delusions, hallucinations, para- risk of disease, but didn't discount the potential df«t.S that non-genetic factors play in expression of the illnesses. The couple reported that the general population has a I percent incidence of schizophrenia and a .7 percent incidence of bipolar disorder. However, if a parent or sibling suffersfromschizophreniaorbipolar disorder, the Patos found the risk forillnessinachildincreasestobetween 10 and 15 ~nt. The risk factor also increases if both parents have the illness. the Patos said. They chose the Azoru as thC" site fortheir=n:hbecauseoftherelalively homogeneous population located oh the nine-island cluster. noia or general which spans 800 miles from the far- deterioration of personalit ydifferent types of bipolar disorder MIOIII.I PATO may exist , she said. Bipolardisorder-<llso referred to as manic depression-often is thest points of the islands. Carlos Pato pointed out that the populalion of the Arores, which numbers around 250,000, is roughly 80 pacent more homogeneous than a United-Sietes population sample. .. (The Azores) did not have any native population," he said, adding that the islands were settled in the 1400s in "a programmed way." He estimated that 2,000 or 3,000 fami tiesservedasthebasefortbeislands' current population. For the bipolar study, the Patos are working with 24 families and are looking at specific pheno~e By JENNIF£11 UWANDOWSIU C m.•--·--c.-. lho~alr.mlyMecl- educational values they want to sec preserved or transformed at UB as Genetically iso lating different characterized by dramatic m ood swi ngs. ranging from manic periods to periods of depression. While bipolar disorder may afford periods of relatively normal functioning, she said, schizophrenia is a mo~ detrriorative disease. The researchers cited a distinct link ~n heredity and increased outward appearance of the dis ease-in order to obtain a different expression of genotypes--how the disuse is genetically transmitted from parent to child "We need to try to subspecify what we think is an illness," Carlos Pato said "Rath<r than looking at 20 illnesses that look alike, maybe we'll only look at thre< or four. Then we can start teasing apart what's going on." While their research for both iJJ. n~ continues to take shape~ the couple is optimistic that improved treatment-perhaps even a CUI't'is in the future. Carlos Pato likened a potential t~tm~t to one in place for cystic fibrosis. With the gene already identified that will improvt the patient's rondition, one is able to placr that gene into a vector-nsentiaiJy a harmlessvirus---that,whminhaled, "infects" ~individual with the cure. But there's just one problem. "(The ) immune system reacts as if it isarold, and in twow<eks (you ) have a problem again." he said. This shortroming aside, is something likt this within the =1m of poss1biliry for mentaJ illness? The Patos say y<s. i'ou can resrore normal function ; it's conceivable," Carlos Pato said. �februaJY10.111001V11131.1o19 Orientation restructured Program just before Classes begin to replace summer sessions the traditional series of summer sessions run by the Division of Student Alfair1 with one large. broadly managed session held immediately before classes begin also has prompt«! than at ori~ntation , and cours~ placement wiU be determined based on student>' SAT scores instead of required math and writing exams that formerly were administered at ori~nta tion befor~ stud~nts regis· tered at UB. Goodman added that by eliminatiog lb. UB testing and allowing student> to register in early spring. there wiU be time for incoming fr~shmen to tak~ summ~r significant changes to the traditional counes if necessary. freshman registration process. Beginning in Fall 2000, some 3,000 incoming freshmen and their parents will rome to campw lO par- According to Kaars. student> wiU be contacted by an advisor in May and will receive personal, on~ ·o n · one attention via phon~ and email in creating their first-semester class schedules. She pointed out that the change in orientation comes at a tim~ when the traditi!>nal advising procedure at UB has shifted to one that is much more decent...Jiud. The College of Arts and Sciences and Dean Kerry Grant wiU play an importaot role in th~ n~ orientation program and the earUer registration process sincr the CAS advisement crntcr serves approximately 30 departments. as well as student> who are undecided about a majo r-which last fall was about one-third of freshmen. Most schools, including manag~ment , engineering. architecture, health related professions. nursing and phar· macy. wiU provid~ advisement to students intending to major in those areas, she said. " Many incoming freshmen don't even know what the differ~nt disciplines are," said Goodman, who cited anthropology as one example. He added that he hopes many departments will look at the new ori · entation program as an opportunity to creatively "showcase" their field of study. Another major change affecti!Jg all freshmen entering UB this fall is that nearly all fr~shmen will be block -registered, Goodman added. IIJMAaA~S Rtparttr Anistant EdilOf' A major reorganization of the univenity's fresh - man-orientation pro- gram that will replace ticipate in a single two-and-a-half- day program that wiU be coordinated by Nina Kaars. assistant vice provost for undergraduate education and di- rector of advisement. In the past, UB's freshman-<>rientation program consisted of approximately 10 separate sessions scheduled throughout the summer. Student lesting and coune registration had been a ma- jor component of those sessions. which no longer wiU be the case. According to Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate edu cation, there was some "dissatisfaction" with the former approach, particularly with the lack of faculty involvement and academic content. The new program will involve planning and participation by Undergraduate Education, Academic Advisement, deans and facu lt y membenin each of the schools and units within Student Affairs and University Services. A concurrenl program for parents. coordinated by Toby Shapiro. parent program director in the Office of Student Ac tivities, will offer parents a choicr of several workshops covering various topics. While many of the program details still are being worked out, incoming freshmen now will pr~reg­ ister from home in late spring, rather This year. only about half of fresh men hav~ block schedules, wh&eh means most of their classes are W1th the same group of students. K.aars added that block -scheduling fosters .. learning communities," a national trend among institutions of higher education that has been shown to have "a positive impact on student mention." The new orientation program will allow freshmen the chancr to meet and interact with the other student> in their "block" befor<: classes begin, Kaars noted. adding that each block wiU be made up of about 24 students. The program also will include ..commuter-only St:SSions" that will be held while other student> are dtecking into the residena halls and will focus on building successful st rategies to connect these students--OOth academically and socially-with the university. About I00 UB student aides wiU participate in th~ new orientation program, and Kaars hopes they will act as .. upperdass mentors" for the freshmen. In addition, for the first time at UB, there wiU -be a " fresh man convocatio n" during orientation , bringing together the entire freshman dass at the same time and place, she said. Kaars explained that one important rea.SQn for changing the program was the financial and time constraints summer travel caused for o ut -of-town siudents. particu larly studen ts with summer jobs. "This way they're coming to college and they're going to stay," she said. K.aars added that the new program is a "university-wide respon sibility" and an excellent opportu nity for faculty to connect with new students. She said the program will be"quite dynamic" and promises to utilize much creative energy with all of the people involved. "No one is excluded from this process." she said. FSEC discusses women's studies By MAltA MCGINNIS Reporter As.sistant Editor T HE possibility of creating a women's studies depart ment within the CoUege of Arts and Sciences was the basis of an interim report given by the Faculty Senate Academic Planning Co mmitte e (APC ) to the senate's Executive Committee Feb. 2. Kerry Grant, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, had proposed last November that the program in women's studi es be transformed into a_ full -fledged department, asserting that the change " is already a functional reality arid has been for some time." The program had been part of the Department of Ameri can Studies in CAS and when the depa rtment was dissolved last year, women's studies .fell under the aus pices of the dean's office. Claude E. Welch, Jr. , chair of the APC and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science. reported that after considering Grant's proposal. the committee "did not feel at this point that it should formally recommend the proposed change in status." He explained that the co mminee is "deeply concerned abou t cnsur- ing a necessary and appropriate aca· .. of what arc the emerging maJOr aca demic basis for success for women's dcmic needs and directions. studies, as for o ther departments at "l think it is fair to say that withm the university," and that committee CAS. that wo men's studies is iden members would like to receive ad - tified as an important area for dr ditional information before they velopment," he added . make a fmaJ decision. In other business, reprcsentatJVt.':" The com mittee's primary co n- from the Faculty-Student Aswoa cem relat es to the small number of tion ( FSA ) updated senato rs on thl· facultycurrentlyassociatedwiththe progress of the unJversJty '!l non women's studies program, which profit food ·servicecooperation,m includes one full professor, two as- duding recent dining-facility reno~ sist:ant professors and a chair who is vations and new offerings. tenured in the Law School. He did Michael Easley. clinical assooatt.· note that steps are under way to ex- professor of oral biology. com pand dramatically the number of plained that there 1s no dinmg scr vice available on the South Campu ... associate or adj unct faculty. Louis Swartz.. associate professor late in the evening and durmg the of law, said he was "puttied " about summer. the recommendation by G rant . MitchGrcen,cxccul!vcdm."CIOrof since "on one hand we have been FSA. explained that the facili ties m told by former Provost Headrick Harnman Hall don't makt: enough and ( President Greiner) that we money as it is when they arc: opt.•n. need to reduce the number of dis· and that it wou ld he unwt.se finan tinct programs. units and essentially cial lr to try to k('ep thmt" facibtt C'S Ph. D. degrees" and said he was con · open d uring the su mml'r. Cliff Wtlson. as.socm te VKL' pres1 cerncd that "'we are going in the opdent for student aft3J~. SaJd part of posite direct ion." the problem IS the pendmg rehabili Welch recognized that while n: ducing the number of programs tatiOn of Hamman Hall. \o\'llson ~ud may be a significant universit)' ef- there are plaru for FSA to creatt.' some kmd of cafe-type set up that could be fort, the consideration of women·,. studies " has to be put in the l"On text con lractL-d nullo a food vendor. \ Rep~ 5 I want my Mummy! Tonight marlu the opening gala of" Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids" <http://www.rom .on.ca/ egypt/ > m Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum ( ROM ). Tius major international exhibit, a JOlflt ventu re among ROM, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Reunton des Musees Nationaux. officially will open to the public Sunday. You and you r fellow art lovers, htstorians and Egyptologists will marvel at th e sp lendors of the Old Kingdom (2650-2150 BCJ. the time of th e first pyramids. The approximately 200 objects. borrowed from 30 museums worldwtdc . were excavated during the b.te-19th and early-20th centu ries. Thts ts the fi rst major museum presenta tion that<iispla)" the finest works from the period that defined Egyptian art for cent uries to come. Th~ uhibit show cases Items of stone, wood and preciou s m etals; paintings, rel iefs and statues; stone edifices, and vi brant decorative arts that cut across the lifestyles of the royalt y and the commoner. The Web site contams hnk.s to selected pieces that are beautifull y re- produced with short descnptio ns. Another link e ntitled ''Adult and Famil} Programs'' mcludes listings of courses and lec tures covering mythology. do mesti c relations and pyra mids . Fam il y-orientated program s mclude storytelling, pyramid building and a bustling Egyptian bazaar. For teachers, the ... Before you visit" link has examples of key pieces and pomts to initiate di scussion dunng and after the visit. Reasonably priced and not far from Buffalo. thas .. once 1n a hfe time " exhibit runs from Sunday through May 22 . Of course don't forget the local permanent exhibit at the Buffalo Science Museum entitled "\-Vhem Ankh: The-Cycle of Ltfe in Ancient Egypt" <http: / / www.sclencebuff.org/ EJ[hlblts _and _EYentJ / Wekome.htm17art.lde=bms32>. This magnificently produced ex hibit traces the life of the priest Nes-Hor, o ne of the rwo mummies displayed. Walking through the exhibit transports you back in time to the Ptolemic period (323-30 BC). You can view more that 200artifaru while learning about the relig1on. pol itics and life of this glorious era. If afte r visiting these two exceptio naJ exh ibits you thirst for more, there are several outstanding Web sites that range from serious scho \· arly endeavors to ancient Egyptian games. So, kick back and enjoy a rowdy round of Sene! or Jackals and Hounds. or play the co ntem porary game of Wad jet <http:/ / www. tlmbukll .com /tl mbuld~ / wMIIet.html > that takes \'O U on you r own desert adventure in search of pharaoh trcasurt.'s! For m swance 111 cont1ecrmg fO tlu• World Wide Web vta UB computer accounts, contact the Com.pu rmg Ce11ter Help Desk at 645 -3542. -Cindy Selt.J: and Brend• S.ttlaon, UntverJJty LJbrones DrieD Tibetan Buddhist scholar, popular soprano to visit UB Geshe Gawang Jangchup, an internationall y regarded Tibetan BudQh1s1 scholar and teacher, wtll be a VISitmg scho lar at UB through Apnl ). The Geshc will lecture on Buddhtst splfltuallt)' m As1an Studies classes .tnd speak at noon Feb. II 10 280 Park Hall ntl COl..SM. as part of the "Asm at Noon" brown -bag lunch sencs. Hf' will attend a rccepllo n 10 his honor at 4 p.m . Feb. 15 10 1.80 Park. hosted by the C o ll ~gc of Arts and SCiences. Ht· a lso will atl cnd a performann· by th e popular and int erna uonal award -wmmng Tibetan smger Dadon, who also 1S vistt10g UR this month . Dadon y...-jJI perform at 8 p.m . Feb. 24 10 the Drama Theat re Ill the Center for the Arts and wdl present at an "As1a al Noo n'' scss1on at noon hh. 25 1n 280 Park. A maJeStiC a nd beauuful young soprano, Dadon once was a star of th e C hincsc · cuhure mdustnes . Her style combmt:s trad ilt onal 1'1 be tan melodieS wi th lively Astan pop 10 produce a sound that ha !o !."3U)cd her popularity lO spread beyond htr count rv's borders. Hn lllU Sh. , backed by S)'ntheS IZCT) and nuleS, often has a foot · Stomptn~ heat and speaks to Tibet 's pl 1ght and the long1ngs o f II) peo ple , rna~ mg hl·r a great annoyanct' tn the Chmese govt.'rnmenl. Oadon shart:") wuh tht' Gesht' a profound love of <.·ountry. deep devotion to tht· Dalal Llama and a dt.'dJCaiiOn to the fret'dom ofT1be1. Tht" film "WindhOr'Se." wh1 ch star) Dadon , will he a1rl'J til i \U and 9:30p.m. Feb. 25 1n th e Center for tht' Art :!>' Dram a TheatrL' Highlv pra1sed bv maJor film cnt iCS. the film explort:) the v1olent ahuse ofTibelan human nght!l hv the co lomal Chmcsc governmen t Dunng the past 10 yt>ah . the Gesht' has worked hard 10 ra1se lt.' \ els ol monastK and secular edu cation 1n h1) natJve Ladakh reg10n 10 northern lnd1a . Followmg the 1nstrucuon) of tht• Dala1 Lama, whom ht' met on two occas1om, the (;eshe has focused ht) tL'3l hmg" o n Buddh1sm's G rad ua ted Path and on Mind Tra1nmg. ~· or more mformatJOn .l."all Henrv Su~sman at M S- bOb<l. ext . IO~h . �6 Rep adaa !mary lQ2IDIJloi. 31. h. 19 Director expects "a spectacular festival this year" featuring work by renowned composers _ .............. ·-----· Ind.....,...,.. llltota-•otw.l• , ..... June in Buffalo to mark 25 years ·at UB - -..... . _ D§ once FdT-..alnS,..• - olfload<ll.., floc,. ""'*>Engll-.(&)tionll s,n.--..011 D*:tnt FdT-IoYI.SI~ _ , ....... . . - o f ......--..n~.-. lng. n t _ t . ........ ltcllnrnt-.t..ln the~ of Com!><Mr -·--' -T'fAmorlaon-inding <nl-01 .\dorQind~!ft- Hypolhollcal-.wtth . the 1999 forMificlai~ FIII Symposium on Question~ Systems. . .-r---. professor School assodato In the of Phatmacy, has been appointed ID the St<R>id 'Mthdnowal AdYisofy Committeo of the Amorican Society for Transplant Phy>lclans. CO.. D. - . profe5>or and choir of the Departmont of Pharmacy Practice ih the School ol Pharmlcy and associate dean for clinical education and reeorth, has boen named choir of the Adult Pharmacology Committee of the Nationlllnslllutos of -AIDS Clnlcal Trills Group. His labhn:llons ... ogy Reseordl Reooulu Unit for t h e -· which COClfdMes mullklen!Ordlnal- for . ------· ---~ .-AIDS-.pe.. ay f'AT111CJA DOHOVAH awards and commissions, and has repr<sent<d the United States ao D Felder, artistic di- major festivals of new music held rofJWl<in Buffalo. oveneas. And tha(sjust the beginning. pioneering festival for emerging composJune in Buffalo is dedicated to ers of new music, promises ..a spec- both new composer> and to the extacular festival this year, as posure of new music deserves an event that has .-----:--, aroundtheworld.ltsrepucont r ib uted so much to tation is based on its ability American music." to.....,theemergingcom june in Buffalo. presented poser in ways that other fesannually by the Department tivals and academic proof Music, will mark its 25• grams=oL anniver=y, and Felder says Activities specifically designed for ther< will be plen_ty of wdJ. known candles on the cake them focus on prethis year. They will pr<sent lectures, sentation of their work and master classes and what Felder calls include intensive interaction "an expanded series of concerts star· with a distinguished group ring work by many of the most of senior composers, exprominent and respected compos- traordinary musicians and Q.AD ers active today... performan"'ensembles,and The 2000 June in Buffalo compo- professional representatives of persition faculty will include Philip formance-rights organizations, Glass, Lukas Foss, Donald Erb, Ber- publishers and music critics. nard Rands, Roger Reynolds , Many composers of new music, Charles Wuorinen, George Crumb, particularly those new to the field, Augusta Read Thomas, Steve Reich, seldom ha~e the opportunity to acRoger Reynolds, Harvey Sollberger, tually hear their work performed Nils Vigeland and Joji Yuasa. The thorough preparation and reThere also will be a concen fea - hearsal of participants' work-folturing important work by Felder, an lowed by its performance by superb intemationaiJy regarded composer musicians who specialize in new and UB professor of music who has music-is a particular boon offered receivrd a number of distinguished by June in Bufl3lo to its participants. News s.Mcos Ed•tor doctoral c.-In .. [)&. --oiQwl, 5ndlnllnd EnWonmental ~has Each of the I 5 emerging composer> selected to take part in the festival this year will ~one of her/his solo pieces performed in aftemoqn workshop presentations and will reaM: a master tape for study and demonstr"tion purposes. Performances will feature renowned nsi-. dentensemblesandsoloistswithintemational reputations as interpret· m of contemporary music. The festival has earned a notable reputation among composer> and performm alik<, not only for its distinguished composition faculty, but for the outstanding professional musicianshipofiu nsideot ensembles and individual performer>. 11tis year, the rcsident performance ensembles will in- Ensemble, Levine. Composer/performer Stev..Rt:icb of the Amherst Saxophone Quartet once again will perform his popu-· 1ar "Oapping Music," wloose matljematical structure gener3ny is discussed wid) the audience before the quartet's performance. The festival also will present "The Fddman Soloists" in a per- formance of his work Crippled Symmetry. This c:ona:rtwillbereprisedJWl< elude the New York New Music formance of his eonc.rt.> fur Srl:a>plumes and a screening of his film " Koyaanasquaui," considered to be one of the finest marriages of late,. 20thcmturymusicand6lmaticart. On.June 5, a concat of work by Feldman, Foss and Felder will be presented by the June in Buffalo Orchestn, preceded by a talk by Felder, Foss, Jlln Wolliams and jesse Slee Sinfonietta, june in Buffalo Chamher Orchestra, Cassatt String Quartet, Amherst ross Saxophone Quartet. Bugallo/Wtlliams Piano Du o and Blum/ Vigeland/Williams Trio. Amongtheooncerthighligbuwill be "An Evening with Philip Glass" on June 8, including performances of Gliusworks, Floe and Island, fol lowed by a lectur< by Glass, a per· 16 in New York City in the Goethe lnstitut-German Cultural Cent<r. Other notable concerts will include works by John Cage, Vigeland and Gyorgy Ligcti; "Thelllm:Basses"-featuringthree double-bassists in a performance of works by Rands, Erb, Wuorinen, lannis Xenakis, Brian Femeybough and Jakob [!ru~ and a performance by the New York New Music Ensemble and friends. The Shadow ,_.~Siudlnt - l n & ..~ .. -ltOIChl!mlstry-tt.lnwiiOoiiMillil ~' Chon1sDy .... _ _ ~, .a n Chemical SodOiy. 1NI of-.llng~ - studonb-'dng-de_ l n .............. - Well, Ridge Lea l.afTY, the Department of Geology's answer to Dunkiri< Dave loy and~ and Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2. And you know what that means--six more weeks of gloom and ... ~­ assistant..- of plthology, has roaMd a S7S,OOO gront from tho Splnol ~ _ . , Foundation to sbrdy "The- of ~TNNipha ln ­ dlamg Chronic Plin." The goal cold. Pictured with l.afTY are, from left to of the study b 1D bottor understlnd . _ opeclfic chemicals InIn lollonwnltlon may ploy a role in causing chronic poln. ~A. SaJponlol,-- right, geology master's students Tedd Wittmer, Travis Nelson and Mike ... ~of chembtry, has reaiwda S35,000~ 1n­ nov-. -loom the ... _.., _ -~··- -...-Pn:ogram ID study "NMR-TROSY cloloKted ~ lion of DNA In...,..-sys~~ms.·The­ ~ blhoonlyU.S: .... ptolonlhnoplc:- wholly of sdence and ~ii~Chnc*>gy. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR _..,_.__ a...s "'""_..,_....,Its The . . . . . . . . . . be ...-.01110-lnd 1NJ1 _ ._ . . Labe - _ nule ... ~.... longlh. nomo, - - n t · . - . . . . - phono_lar_lleauseof,.,.,...._..,lho ,... pottrrarwd,._ .. .. Ttloyrrulbe- by 9 a.m. Monolly ..... - tor,.-lnllolt-The ............... - b e . -........ -...yll <N.......... . •• rh>. Council ,.......,.,_,.,. , than 200 leaders in Western New York and Southern Ontario, " has evolved into a major in itiative and point of visibility for the university;' Sheffer told council member>. Altho ugh SOR is only one of more than a dozen projects of the institute, " it is by fa r number o ne in te rm s of time, e ne rgy and resources... we view it as pretty central to the institute's mission because we view it as pretty centraJ to the vitality of the region." All of the irutirute's work, Sheffer noted, is geared toward "cross-border, cross-sector collaboration, try ing to encourage those and support those t hroug hout the Buffa lo Niagara region." Th e mo tivation for th e SOR project, he said , is the "constant theme" institute members found running throughout meetings. con- fermccsand\Wlrkshopsheldin Westem New York during the past few of the region, he said Th....ror., the lhemeoftheSOR reponis. )oucannot manage what you can' t mea sure. ...We need to do a lot better job of measuring in this region if we expect to make progress: measuring where we a re, mea s uring where we want to go, measuring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ how w.'re going to get there." site for student housing that would Sheffer and create a .. corridor between two slgntfkAnt portions of- campus." Foste r told council mem y<ars. "And that is.thingsaresofuzz)l' hers the repon presenu 98 baseline when it comes to measuring the state measures. or indicators, in 11 kqr \ subject areas: economy, education, environment, equity, government, health, human services, planning and land use, pubtic safety, regional assets and technology and infonnation. Each indicator also proposes goals and action steps for improving regional performance. "We do believe that if we are able to pursue the action steps in tl;Us repon and achieve the goals attached to these 98 indicators, that we \Wluld ~a fundamentally improved r<· gion, a genuinely comprtitive region," Sheffer sao'Cl. He noted t hat the i nst it ute' hosted a full-day confer<ace Feb. 3 to begin to chart a course for the SOR follow-up effo rts, and will continue to monitor performance, particularly for the 35-40 indicators for which new data is expected this year. �february 10.211111M31. h. 19 Rep a..-. 7 OWiuaries Memorial service·set for former UB dental professor A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Emeritus Center in Goodyear Hall on the South Campus for Elliot N. Gale, professor emeritus of behavioral science in the School of Dental Medicine. Gale, 61, died unexpectedly )an . 14 in .his North Buffalo home. He was in the process of retiring to a home in New Mexico. Gale joined the dental-school faculty as an assistant professor of behavioral science and psychology in 1966, serving as a faculty member in the school for more than 30 years. His a,..,. of expertise was chronic jaw muscle pain, and he was an internationally known pioneer in the use of biofeedback to treat the disorder. He recently had completed a study involving the use of positron emission tomography(PET scan) to identify areas of the brain that an: activated hy jaw muscle pain. For more than two decades, Gale collaborated with colleagues at the University of Goleborg. Sweden, on jaw muscle pain research. He also se rved as a consultant to the university's dental and psychology faculty. In 1982, the university awarded him an honorary doctor of odontology degree. He had been a visiting professor at Gifu CoUege of Dentistry tn japan and a consultant with thc U.S. Peace Corps. Gale was a manl>a of numerous professional organizations, including Sigma Xi, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Neuroscience Group of the lnternationaJ Association for Dental Research and the American Psychological Association. A native of Kansas City, Mo., Gale received bachelor's and doctoral degrees in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed postdoctoral work at Wayne State University in Detroit. He authored or co-authored nu merow articles in scholarly publi cations and lectured extensively both here and abroad. UB urged to support reduced energy consumption ~oot~all U8 has.....,..- lu 2000 bo<b>ll sd>eO.R. wtuch ... - - stni#K- """"' Bi& East opponenu to open the season and """"-' toUgh MMI-Amerian Conle.-ence~· <np 10 nationally ranloed Manhal. The Bulls will begin d>ei• second season c:l Ofmion-l-A foocbal wKh u;p. to Bi& East ~ Syncuse • (Sept. 2) and Ruqo.-s (Sept. 9) bob. l>os1in& Connecticut .. the home opener on Sep<. I 6d\ .. UB SadUn. Bufblo mo wWt host MAC memben Bowlrc G....., (Sept. 23). Ball Sate (Oct. 21 for HomeconW>g). Kent (No<. 4) and Miami of Otuo (Nov. 18) ~the 2000 season. Road pmes in the MAC poroon of the schedule will InClude trips tD ManNI) (Sept. 30). Otuo (Oct. 7). No<1hem 1 - (Oct. 2B) and Akn:>n (No< I I ) The Bulls once a.pln will reside 1n the East OIVWOO of the MAC and will pby dMskx\al gvnes against 8owf1ng Green. Kent. MWni.Akron. Marshall a.nd Ohio. US's only c.rossover- gvnes will be a.p1nst &II Sta.te and North@m lflmois t a Illinois SQte ..-.d member of the indoor track and field team, set 1 UB record in the 20-~nd weight throw (58 6.5 ') at the· Eastern Michigan Invitational last weekend . Her NCAA provisional q4alifying throw also qualified her for the ECAC's and MAC Championships. To the Editor: In 1998, New York began the deregulation of the power-utility systems. Deregulation is expected to red uce power costs by 5-10 perant as an open market develops over the next five years. Uncertainty in the new markrt and the lack of competition by new suppliers has led to occasional price spikes. Shon-term price spikes lasting from a few hours to two or mort days occurred last summer when the demand for power was high. When this occurred, the price for power increased by as much as 10 times the normal rate. At the level the university uses power. this drives costs up by thousands of doUim each hour. Fortunately we receive day-ahead pricing so measures can be taken to limit our consumption. A plan to manage power-price increases is being prepared by University Facilities to improve our ability to reduce afternoon consumption this summer. Buildings will be cooled prior to oCcupancy when JX>wer costs are lower, reducing ow need to cool in the late afternoon, when power prices are peaking. Other long-range options include cooling-policy changes. fixed -price supply contracts, on-site power gc:neration, gas-fired cooling systems and geo-thermal resources. A5a membcrofthecampw community, we need your year-ro und support in reducing energy consumption. During weather ex · tremes, please dress appropriately; turn off lights, office equipment and coffeepots whenever possible, and report energy waste. Th~ simple measures will yield environlllcntal and significant costs saving benefits to the university -fohn Russo, Assistant Dirtetor, Ultfity OperoliOm Calendar =~~~~No. 9 . }ohn Roed6, Univ. of British Columbia. 211 Baird Hill. 4 p.m . FrM. Sp<>(lsor<d by Dept. of Music. For rno« information, 64$..2921 . Dance Pwtorm.nce ~a-=~nd~.~=ior~~ Drama Thea~ . 8 p .m . S10 general rn;~~1:r~~n"K>re Exhibits ·- · Artist Tony Mate41i has taken a uniqu~ stanc~ in the exploration of nature versus cukurt by ~ating familiar ~s-the rtbellious sort that •sprout lik~ ~nt ang~r on ~~,~~of an ~xhibit that captures how theseoften unwanted plants rtf1ect. the social quest for beauty and control. US fell 9l-61 to MarsNJI Feb 3 1n M1d· Amenan Confer-enc.e a.coon a.t Huntingron. West Vlrgm~a.Ma.rsha.ll's Tama.r Stay. the le:admg scon!:r m the MAC, netted 28 on I0-of. 18 shooting and grabbed s~ rebounds to p.ace dle Thund~ring Herd to the wm Mv"shall shot 57.6 pen::em {38-of-66) from the RootThe Bulls (S·I6,l·9 MAq ~led byAiexeiVasi~ who scon!:d II points.Vasileev also led the teVIl with fn.e amstS and WU made three of hiS four attempts from behind the th~t an:. The Bulls continued their ~ on the roa.d Sa.rurda.y, losing at To+edo 93-65 In their thlrd·svai&ht road pme.The Bulls an!: 1-11 on 0\e roa.d thtS season a.nd 0-8 ln MAC pby on 0\e f"t»>d. It was an eYm pme early on, tied at 6-6 liw: mnutes !(Ito dle game. befon!: the Rockets expbded wtth a. big n.n.Toledo W8lt on :11 20-J n.n ewer the next f i v e - 10 qulddy burt the Bulls and lea~ by 17 po;nts.26-9.wnh 10,+4 10 pby in the ha.tf.Three free thi"'W5 by Dam~ Foster 'NOUk1 OJt the lea.d to 12 points.. 33· 21 . wtth 7:21 to pby. but UB ¥I'OUid get no doser the rest of dle ga.me WOMEN ~,._,.... Musk IActure Series MEH Toledo 93 , UB 65 Marshall 93 , U8 6 1 Wed. through Fri. from 10 a.m . to 8 p.m . and Sat. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m . -n. Cladu.tte Show: Ant· Ye•r s -· Student WOfk will be on diSJHay through ~t~e,:;: ~~ea'r~~:=re ::.~ ~~~t~saP~~~o 8 (Sl-2)-0Msoo of AthiotK:s, P<>stiD9 ••. 0010. T1cket Ope<oti<H>s l\.1onoge< (Sl· 2)-DMslon of Athletks, Posti09 ••· 0011 . Physlal Sp«e Admlnirtntor (Sl·l}-UnNersity fadlit~. Posting JP0012. Research Research Technkian II·Research Institute on Addictions, Posting ii'R10002. Profe<t Coordin.ator- Jobs l'rc>fa.slon.l Auistant to the Associate Dean for Acodemk Alftoln ( Sl-4)-School of Sodai\M>rlo. Po5tiQ9 IP-0001 . In~ Su~ Assocloto (Sl-2)- ~~~~k~~od Division of Ath~tics. Posting MP-0005 LAN Systems NT/ Novell Engineer (Sl4)--Computi~nd Information ·7 Techno Assistant Dir-ector for Openr.tions and Resources ( SL.....)--Irutitute for L.oc.al GoYemance and Regional Growth, Posting IP-0009. Tk.ket Sates Associate , Posting •P-0007. sblnt to the Chair (Sl 3)-0epartment of Rehabilitation Medicine. Porung ··-am =~~r~~~h~~~~~~RCenter for Preventive Medicine, Department of Sodal and Prewntf'lll' Medidne, PostJng IR·10015. Research An.lllyst.lJniversity~t. Posting IR·20016. C~l Specialist 1- Granu and Contracts, Porting •R20017 . Research Technkian 11- · Department of Medicin~/lnfect iOU) Disease!., Posting #R-20018 Foa.tty Cllnkal lnstructor/ Assistant/ Assoclate ~~~SC:f~~~~~~ f::::fY · UB 66, Ball 513te 50 UB 71, Ohio 70 UB used :11 great ~sive effort and put four pbyen in double figures to score a. crud:al. 66-50. MAC road win :111 B.a.ll Sta.te Feb. 3. The Bulls ( 16--S, 6-4) used :11 16-0 first ..half run to pull away from a str<>Og &II Sate team that n.n!:ty ~ a.t home. It wu Bufblo'1 third stn.lght road MAC wm and came on the heels of a disappomtinz S9-49 kw. to Ml2m1 of Otuo a.t home Jan. 29. Senior SonQ Ortega hrt :11 driving layup wtt:h .08 tenths of :11 1econd left 1n regubtion as UB defeated Ohio University. 71 . 70, in Athens. Ortega.l dra.INtic pme--winne:r p-te UB its fourth 5tnlght MAC road wtn a.nd ~the Bulls to 17-5 overall a.nd 7--4 m the conference It's UB's best Division I mark sine~ the te:~m wu 18-4 dunng the 1996.97 season. The byup capped :11 pme that DW the lea.d dwlge hands four omes In the fina.t minute ~wimmin~ MEH Eastern Mich igan 167. UB 76 Mivni 157, UB 86 The Bulls lost their perfect MAC record a.nd fell to 7.3 oven.ll and S-2 In the MAC in their final home meet of the sea.son The Bulls lost to Mwn1. 157-86, and Wtem Mlch1pn. 167-76ln the double dual meeL Ea.stem Mtch1gan edged out MWni 130.113 Dan Hickey wu the lone W\Ofler for Co.lch Budd Termm's tea.m as he apw.-ed top honon on""' 200 r...styt. (1.<096) Hoci<oy.along woth <>the• seniors Kevin Kelty, jose Monoon. John Nilles MlCl ~ Sofer were recognaed for thetr contribuoons to the UB SWiflVT'oiJl& a.nd drvtng progn.m dunng the meeL ~~~~1~~~ Assi.sUnt/Assodate Professor; Chief of Dennatology, VA Hospital-Department of Oermatok>gy, Posting llf.-.000..4 Assistant/Associate ProfesSOt' (three poslt tons availabie)·Department ol WOMEN Center fOf' the Aru, ~~;,v~~~~~~a:!n~dp~~~~~~1 ~~~!~~:~~~~~!~~or- Eastern Mich igan 191, UB I OS Miam i 205, UB 92 UB lost to cwo MAC opponenu •n front of ~ home crowd 1n Alumn•Arena .,ABANDON .. is on ~==~ t~~~rymaln UB Art Gallery in the 1 Non.h Campus. Cattery houn art~ - through Sat. from 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m . and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m . "lJU Wide Open: Attlsts' Perception of ConftktH Exercise and Nutntton ~~~~~spta~=· Feb. 17 in the Art Department Gallery, S45 C~nter the Arts, North Campus. Gallery hours are Tues. from 10 a .m. to 5 p.m., for Posttng Assodate Prof~_ssor·Departmen t ot Physical Therapy, E.xercise and Nutrition Sc~ences. Posting •F -0009 ~~.~.tv~~~ This juried show 1ncludes work in all media by UB artists, .s well as others from around the Sc~ene~. IF-0007. Assistant/Associate Profes.sor-~rtment of PhysiUI Thef'apy, Exerctse and NutntJOn Sdeocl'!$, Post1ng IF..()()()8 Assbtant/ = Electridan (SG· 12)· University faohtle~. lme 131298. obtain~ mformo11011 oo pbs lmed o~. conroa Penon~ SeMces ' faJt To :e::; s~~~ ~n~:~:;ua":! obtain ~nlonnotion oo Reseorrh JObJ. concoct SponJOf«! Programs Pfflon~l. 416 Crofts. Natonum on Suunhy and moved to 5·6 over.all a.nd l -5 •n the MAC for the season. M.am1 (OH) defeated the Bulls. 20S· 92, Eastern M ~eh1g;m beat UB 192 lOS, and Eastern M1ch1pn be.n M1vr11, 17~121 Once :11g.11n sen10r Inger Rooneem led Coach ~~ R3ynold ·~ tea.m -.th CWO first pbce fimshes (SO fn!eStyie . 23 .8S a.nd the 100 freestyle . S2 12) Other winnen for the Bulls 1ncluded K1m Theetge 1n the I00 brusutroke ! I 06 I 3) ;tnd Dawn H1ckey 1n the I000 f~~ ( I()-18 95 ) Wre~tlin~ UB JS , Bucknell J UB contmued Its perfecoon 10 Alumn1 Arena on ~turday by ponmg .1 do1mna.tmg JS...3 v1ctory over vmong Sudmell Un.vers1cy Th~ Bulls dropped jUSt one bout 1n 1mprovmg to 9-3 overall and :11 perfect 6 0 a.t home th1s s~ason �8 Repariea february10.21100/Vu1.31.Na.19 Thund•y, Febru•ry 10 =-~ Schnces Weclnesd•y 16' Forensic Pa~ . Jatne$ =~~~ot ·P.~. Erie County Medical Center. _,._ 355 SqUire. 8 a.m. Free. Special Semi,_. c ..-~­ ~~~~ ~R~of altho= Biostatistics and Biomedkal Informatics In Su ~ng Alrwoy. Alan T. Dept Di>Miers ol Medicine. VA Cenlor, Room 1109C. 11-10 a.m. lift. ~~~. :fot~:nnd, - =:.'~~~ Sc~es and Oir. of · Biostatistic>, Gty of Hope andPCCM. National Medk.al Center. 180 Farbef. Noon. Free. =~~. ~~ CenterlotTomonow. 8:15· 11 :30 a.m . S60. For more infom\ltion. Western New Yoric: Technologies lntro to Blackboard's Courw Info. John P1effer, CIT ciaSlroom technology spedaltsl 212 Capen. 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SNAP bridges "digital divide" at UB Students Needing Assistance Program offers computers to financially strapped frosh 8J EUlN COI.DLWM N~ Services Editor cial aid available to needy students T HE so-called "digital divide" between th e "haves"-those who can afford computer access-and the "have nots" has h<en erased, at least in the freshman class at UB. Thanks to UB's Students Needing Assistance Program {SNAP) and its corporate pann=-DeU Computer and mM- financial hardship simply is not an issue for 264 freshmen. a1 least where computers are roncemed \rVhile other schools make finan · for computer purchases or lend them madtines for a year or two, UB ~ru~y be the-only campus that gives new or nnrly new computers to these students for free, for four years.. as long as they reniain financially eligible. "To my knowledge, UB IS the only school that is offering the financially challenged portion of their student population this type of program,.. said Ken Bash, major accounts man ager for DeU Computer. 'We feel this is a model program th at ca n help light the way for other universities around the countr)' who are facing the same chaiJenges of integrating computing technology into their COUTS('Work and making that tech nology available to aJJ levels ofthe-1r student population." According to Voldr:ma r lnnus. UB's chief information officer. theprogram could not have happened without the enthusiaSt!( )Uppo rt nf Dell and·IBM. "\Vith o ur corporate p.trtn~:r!l, Wl' were ahlt.• to meet the nt.'t.-ds of our student -access program for under $100,000. as opposed to tht' $600,000- plus that was o nginall y envisio ned," he said. Sti!"Vt FrOOey, smior client repre sentative for IBM Global F.duauion. s~ud: .. UB's ace~ program is a great_ )tcp forward for students and we were very happy to suppon the SNAP program so everyone would benefit."" SNAP o riginated with creators of Access99, the university's program rt"CCuiring that all freshman entering LIR in Fall 1999 have access to a compu ter. ConHnwed on ~ 6 Greiner details medical school probe By MAliA MCGINNIS Repott~r Assistant Editor RESIDENT P William Greiner discussed details of the ongoing fe-dera1 in - vestigation of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday and urged senator.; 10 withhold judgment and be supponive of their clinical-faculty colleagues during the process. While Greiner maintained that the investigation is ..a very critical matter as far as the future of the medical school is concerned," he added that " there are no allegations thai the medical school or faculty or administration in general have done anything wrong. ..At this point, all we know is that t hey have subpoenaed various records of certain clinical depart ments in the medical school and some of our facuJty. We don't see any evidence that this is directed at the quality of health care or that it is the delivery of health-care services b)' "'ffice in BuffaJo and indudcs investigators from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. th< agency that administers MecHcare. lt began shortly after lan. I. Greiner told senators that tht' probe seems to be directed at cer· tain questions that have emerged over the past several years regard - ing billing practices of faculty physicians associated with teaching hospitals and medical residents. He explained that medical resi· dents have health-care responsibilities and act on behalf of the hospital-by whom they ar< usually employed-;md the attending, or supervising. physician, who is supposed to be in a mentoring or teaching role. "Specifically, the federal government has taken a position that the attending physician may not bill for services rendered by the resident un less the attending physiaan is physi cally present o r prov1ding so me astringent and sigmficant level of overs ight. Th1s IS a ma)or dtfferenct.· of opimon between physiCians and now the federal government." Investigators will look .11 tht• po!> our faculry members." llte investigation at UB is being conducted by the Western New York sibility that medical studenL> b•lloo Health Car< Fraud Task Force, which is coordinated by thl" U.S. attorney's Medicare at a ratt' that sh<mld ht· charged by faculty ph)'S ICI\1s. "Mistakes can happen. given the volume of patients that are handled in our area hospitals, and I have no doubt that yo u would find mist:akes m billing," said Greiner. "But I'd be surprise-d if we found any system at1c pattern of poor behaVIor and I 4 our phrsiCians are- employed by a hospital that ts owned or controUed by the State of New York. with thr exception of the res1dents at Roswell Park."' He added that as far as he knew, the investigation is targeting facult y certainly think we ought to withhold Judgment. Some peoplr kind ofleap at the Erir Count)' Medical Center and Kalieda Health, not Roswell Park_ Since there are multiple parties rc to the conclusion that somethmg must be afoul in the medicaJ school and I don't think that is the case." Greiner noted that UB IS not the first to undergo such an investiga tion and that the issue has led a nwnber of medical schools elsewhere to settle with the federal government for large sums of money. " It could come to that in this institution, but none of that is proven or substanti ated at this point," he Silld, adding that results of the audit are not ex pected for six months to a year. The process, Greiner explained. b "extraordinarily complit:ated" b('cause UB clinical phys1cians act un der practice plans that are provtdl't.i for by state law, poliC)' of the SUNY "lrustct.-s and coiJect ive bargainmg <.~grc-eme nts between United Umvn Mt)' Professions and New York ~tate "The level of responsibility ts nut all that dear, especially sinl'e nont' ol spo nsible for the ove-rsight of the practice, the medical school has Lim Ited responsibilit y and authority. which Greiner noted IS an iss ue Mtchael Bernardino, v~ee pres1dent for health affairs, has been trying to addres..'i smce he cam e to UR two years ago. "D raw no adverse condusi Ofl!l what~er about our fellow facult' memht'r s 111 the cilmcal depart ment.s," satd Greiner. "There IS nn reason to ~ume any wrongdomg m those departments. I have great confidt'nce in our fal'uhv." He nntl..-d that the falUhv 111 tht· Jcpartment) be1ng tm·t.-sttgate-d Jrt· " hurt '' and "upset " ht' l...lU~t· tht'\ thlflk of them...e!vt"!! ,L., pt.•npk "lw work hard tr ym~ to l..Hl' tor tllht·r ... " It J) a wn traumatl\. <X J'\(_'flt"nH· .mJ I "''ould hope that wr \\'ouiJ .11! he ~upporttv(' hut, dt tht.• '\a flU' tlmt', do our dutv .md rt·spond h o n ~t l v" �2 Rep arlea february 17. 2llOOIV1i 31. k2U BRIEFLY John Vena, professor of social and preventive is co-director of the Environrnen.t and Society Institute (ESI). His epidemiologic research has focused primarily on risk of cancer and adverse reproductive outcomes associated with environmental pollutants and occupational health hazards. The Bulfolo Public lniA!retlMr ProgrJm (8PIIP), . nonpoullt 0<ganlzatlon run by stud<nt:s In the Law School, wil held Its annual auction to prcMdo financial support for students to portkJ. pate tn summer pubic-servicelaw Internships on Feb. 25. The fifth annual 8PllP auction win be hold from 7-11 p.m. in the Adam's Ma<t Hotel in ikJf. lalo. Admission b S30-S1S fa< law student>-ond locludes ~ freslvnents and open ba<. Some Items to be auctloned Include we<l<end trips, resuurants, theater gift cetifates, tickets to sponing evonts, wor1<s of art. hoosehold gOods, winetasting parties and salon visits. The proceeds from the auction will allow students opportunities to explore; and hopefully pursue, careers In the area of publk-seMu: ~that o~ would be Impossible, given the inability of such organtzations to compensate ~ts. Organizers hope to break last year'.s attendance record of 300 people, who together helped the BPILP r1ise more than 13,000 In donations. Last yea~s proceeds enabled 1S UB s law students to partic.ipate tn Internships at such places as the Volun teer~ Project and Neighborhood Legal Services in Buffalo; the New YO<k Legal A>sistaoce Group, the Nassau County District Attorney's OffiCe and at Alriqn a<ga~li9n,\- , . For~ lnfor'TNtion on the """"~ CIA )an.o Kosberg at 636- 8683. for ti&t lnforrnO!lOn; dH SuzaMe Hill at 64S-20S6. "State of the RegiOI)" to be topic of TV show The •sr,ate or tf)e Region. ... new . initiative launched by the Institute for Loal Governance and Regional Growth at UB that seeks to rT~e~SUre and report on how well the Buffalo/Niagara region b performing. wiA be·the topic of • "Mind Over Myth." a pub~!!:-¥· fain televblon show sponsorod by WKBW-T\1, Channel 7 .It wiU alr at noon on Saturday. The progtam b produced by Ilene Fleischmann, osslstllnt dean for alumni, public realions and communications in the UB Law SChool, who also serves as moderator. F1eischmonn's guests wll be SOR project diroctM Kolhryn Fost<r, al research for the Institute lnd ossociole prate. SO< al pUh*>g. ond Barry Boyor, professor al ,_ REPORTER Thelleport<r&aC~ft1>US cOrnrnurity ......._ published by the Offioe of News Services In the DMslon al llnM!nity SeMces, State University ol New YO<k ill &Afaio. Editorialalliasare ioCited at 330 Crofts Hall. Amhenl. 6> 64S-2626. en _ _ .................... wuetcherebullalo.edu _...,......_ DiirKtw.,- s.mc.. ., -lib-for CordoSmllhArd..-Poge Sue- ~­ .... McGnnls .,...._ --KrisunLois- Poaldallonown £Jon Goldboum MorylelhOwistine \Mol Wh•t Is the mlulon of ESI There was a task force that I was pan of bad in '95 and '96 that tried to look at what was happening with environmental studies, environmental issues, and how the university was responding to it, administratively, academically, ·etc. The task force, a really interdisciplinary group. came to the consensus that we needed an overarching institute that could be the focal point for organization of re!oearch, education and community serv1ce with regard to the environment. 111e institute was established to provide that mechanism where interdisciplinary teams of faculty could be used to address and set agenda for environmental co nsiderations. How m•ny f•culty •re •fflliated with the Institute? There are more than 200 fac ult y with interests with regard to the enVIronment. If you think about that d1versity of taJcnl that we have at the unive rsit y, it 's a real strength. Not onl y do we have affiliated faculty, we also have affiliated centers of excellence that ca n be used to address both education and research with rega rd to tht: env1ronment. ExamplC!I include the Toxicology Re~ca rch Center in the school of medi cine, the ha1..ardou~ waste center in Engineering, rh(· Grea t Lakes Program , th e uni vt' rsit y1s ccntt"r (or Geographic Information and AnalySIS In Geography. What Is the Environmental M•n~tgement Altem•tlves Progr•m (EMAP) and what kinds of proJects are funded through It? ·1ne steering committee's intent is to try to facilitate interdisciplinary research by bringing together different academic disciplines that can focus on assessin g and developing ap proaches to regional environmentaJ problems. EMAP makes available seed funding of up to $20,000 fo r research projects that pair interdisciplinary academic working groups with community stakeholder groups. Of the ones that have been funded, two have dealt with local environmental health issues or problems: one with developing a groundwater. model and assessment for a comm unity, another one had to do with a health assessment in a commu nity impacted by a toxic-waste site. Others have had a more overarching kind of development of regional perspectives. One that is currently under way is looking at environmental monitoring and stewardship as a follow-up to the State of the Region report. The follow-up was to bener delineate what aR some of the environmental indicators that we need to begin developing so we can have better rnvironmental stewardship in the region. Another project that has implications for regional dev<lopment and planning is the brownfields redevelopment project. lhat was a nice. interdisciplinary group from U.w, Civil Engineering and Planning that actually looked at developing a mechanism for redeveloping the brown6clds in Buffalo. Wh•t other types of wortc Is ESIInvolved In? ESI also is irivolved in assessing the educational needs of the universitywhere are we at the uruverkity with regard to graduate and undergraduate education. We have a training program where we provide top-off fellowships for the recruitment of students. ·a competitive ·graduate sti ~ pend to bring students here. ESI has been involved in the planning.of an Envi ronmental Health Center to deve lop a research and education agenda for environmental health. The institute also is working on better articulating and organizing a community environmental task force or adVOC1cy network where we can use ESI to organize, on an ad hoc basis, interdisciplinary ""rking groups to address specific environmental hcahh concerns or issues, as well as things that co~e up in the commu nity. One example from this past year is the institute'swork to assist the En vironmental Protection Agency and community groups in Midd.Jeport with regard to remediation efforts at the FMC plant where there is arsenic contamination in the soil One of the issues was, what are background levels that should be used in the risk assessmc:rn and how to quantify the bad<ground levels appropriauly.The institute had ·a group that worked with the EPA to help design a badground level study. We also commented on the remediation plan. The value of ESI was that we could haw: people in each of the critical areas of evaluation--regulation, soil, geology, chemistry, environmental mgineer· ing, public health, toxicology. You had people there around the tal>le . .. people who are experts. don't want that to happen to me. It's a completely different perception based on the risk and .how i(s being managed and oomrnunicated to people. Sometimes ther<'s a disconnect between the community and the information they need to be abk to assess the risk and who's managing it. I think that over.ill, there's bttn a lack of mechanism for communities to be more involved in the proces... Why •re the d~INites on envlronment..l Issues (pestkkle: use, effects of pollution on wildlife, etc.) 10 acrtmottlous, even •mong prlv•te dthens7 I've come to realize more and more the necessity to have more of an eco-system approach to all the different dimensions of the environment. Sometimes you can't be so focused on the very specific issue because lots of times there's a broader issue or problem that impacts that specific problem that you're trying to solve. It really helps to try to put into context what you're doing into a broader ecosystem. The whole area of risk assessment and communication, and taking the scienct and trying to translate it into good public policy and decisionmaking is difficult But that's where the institute again can provide that interface, where, in fact, p<\licy makers. regulators and decision-rnak<rs can be educated with regal<! to what the issues are so that the best decisions can be made. And the: issue isn't when people realize that good decisio ns~ not being made and people are imposing risks. upon· them dlat · are not voluntary, th.,;, the ~­ tion is that they are being hanned. They rriight not be getting harmed. but the perception is that they're getting harmed So there's a whole riskperception field where people have looked at how people respond to thesesortsofthings. Whether it's voluntary versus involuntary, whether something is known or unknown. You can teU someone that their risk if they smoke cigamtes is I00 times more than somebody else, they'll say they knowthatand that's their choice. But if the risk of living in a neighborhood where there's an air pollutant coming across my fence, somebody else is doing that to me and I How has your personal philosophy . - . how you Interact wtth the environment deftloped INosecl on the things you haift diKOY· ered In your rHHirdt 1 Do you consider yourself an envlronment•llst7 Absolutely. People always ask, 'where do you draw the line between being a scientist an~ what'S y00r roie inoommuhi1ating your results and how much should you be an advOcate' My · view is that I have to be an advocate for my science and I have to communicate it, not only to my colleagues in my own field, but also to the general scientific community. I also haw: an obligation to comm un icate back to the communities and the populations that are impacted And I also have to educate and communicate the findings to the policy makers. regulators and others who need to understand how the science relates to what they do. Should I be an advocate! Absolutely. No doubl Seminar focuses on research funding By SUZANNE CHAMIIEIILAIN Reporter Contributor N off-campus retreat last August with corporate partner IBM and toplevel university faculty members and administrators has resulted in a new faculty seminar series focusing on corporate and foundation funding opportunities to increase research dollars. The Office of the Provost and the Division of University Advancement and Development are co-sponsoring the workshops. as well as looking at ways to enlist more faculty support through credit for tenure and promotion for successful proposals. "Weare being explicit with ourexpectationsaboutdevdopmcntdollars and recognizing that fucul ty members are key to these efforts," said Provost David). Triggle. "This sour« of A revenue assumes greater significance for faculty development and expectationsas the nwnberof a:>rporations and foundations supporting llllM:rsity-based research increases." T he se min ars will provide an overview of the corporate- and fo undation- relations effort at UB and how this multi-faceted development program can help the university increase external suppon. "We want to work with the faculty in developing successful proposals reaching fo r corporate and foundation r=rch dollars, to fund those research projects that might otherwise go unfunded," said Ronald H. Stein, vi~ president for university advancemerit and development .. It's aiJ part of the strategic plan that emerged from the retrea~ our plan to double outside funding over the next five years and to use the seminars for bringing tog<ther faculty members and development officers in exploring fund-raising opportunities." Stein explained that VB looks to corporations and foundations because these organizations hold a signifi cant opport unity for external dollars that are waiting to be tapped as an alternative or enhancement to federal funding. The first seminar. held Tuesday. focused on opportunities for research and faculty in the U.w School the School of Management, the School of Phannacy and the School ofEngineeringandAppliedSciences. Presenters included lain Hay, associate provost for research; Stein; Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Mana~ment, and various development staff mm1bers. The next seminar is scheduled for Feb~9 in the Biomedical Education Building on the South Campus for faculty members in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the School of Dental Medicine, the School of Health Rela ted Professiorts and the School of Nursing. The th ird seminar is slated for March I intheballroomoftheUniversity lnn and Conference Center on North Forest Road in Amherst and will focus on the College of Arts and Sciences, the Gradual< School of .Mucation, the School of Social Work. the School of Architecture and Planning, and the School oflnformation Studies. All fuculty members ;m encouraged to attend the most convenient session . For QlOre information about the seminars or to register, contact Bonnie Lesinski at 8292630, ext. 258, or via email at <bpl@buffalo.edu>. �february 17. ZOOO/Voi.Jl. No.20 llepodea Bursik waits for shuttle data Geologist use data to develop new way map to BylLUH~AUM News Services Editor UB geologist's projea involving the topo· graphic mapper being nown by the space shuttle Endeavor could help to de- A ~horelines to ing of the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range have warped the lake's shoreline. He will use that information to paint a picture of the warping of the shore~e caused by volcanic eruptions and earthqualo:s velop a new and far-more-accurate ing--<>r through data collected by the Global Positioning Satellite. The drawback of both methods, Bur.;ik, said, is that they require personnel to be on-site to collect the data. So data doesn't exist for remote sites, such as the Aleutian Islands, the volcanicalJy active islands way to map fea tures of shorelines and aid scien tists in determi ning off the tip of Alaska. pa<it-and-future volcanic and seism ic activity in an area. 'bathtub rings.' can tell us "T h e s h orelines, or On Tuesday. Marcus Bur.;ik, assouatc professor of geology. partici- pated in a ~ ve NASA Webcast fcaturmg scientio;ts who are awaiting eagerly t.hc data being collected by the shuttle. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is gathering data the first single. topographic map o f the en tire world, an advance that will provide scientists in numerous fields wlth the most accurate to10 make pographic info rmation ever made available. According to Bursik. the SRTM da ta will be used to generate digitaJ elevation maps of Earth's surface. Once the shuttle returns to Earth, L\u rsik wiU anaJyze some of the data to examine tht: unusuaJ topography su rro u nd ing Mono Lake, east of Yosemite National Park in California. o ne of the most be-dutiful and most-often photographed na tural sites in the world. In particular, Bursik will look at how volcanic activity and the fauh - Geologist Marau ....... .... Lake (Hove) as • test to compare ct.ta gathered by lncle.vor with that from the Global PosltkJnlng SateiUte. over many tens of thousands of years. According to Bursik, shorelin es arc good indicators of volcanic and earthq uake activity beca u~ they all started out level. "We're using Mono Lake as a test to compare the SRTM resuJts with those from the Global Positioning Satellite," he said. "If it ""rks, it would be especially useful for mapping the topography of remote p laces." Until now, scien tists only have been able to gather accurate in forma· lion on shorelines by surveyingwhich is extremely time-consum - how fast fauJts are moving, and how much the earth moves when a volca n o erupts," said Bursik, .. information that we can use to better understand volcanic and earthquake activiry in the surrou nding region. " If we can prove that the data gathered by the SRTM allows us to analyze the lake shoreline of Mono Lake, then we would have, in one feU swoop. aU the data we would need to do these kinds of topographic analyses for almost every place in the world, up to the resolution of the SRTM data." The coUection of such accurate data is being made possible through the use of a techniq ue called si nglepass interferometry, in which two images are acquired at the same time from different sets of radar anten nas. The comb ination of the two linages produces the single. thrcc dimcnsiona1 image. PACT to help children of divorce m By LOIS BAKU: News Services Editor D IVORCE can makechildren feel angry. dt" - pressed, guilty, sad and helpless. The court sys- tem provides children w ith a law guardian to represent their legaJ in terests, but they may need emotional support even more. And a lth ough tht' numb er of t:ourt -related programs for famili es has tripled in the past fou r years. programs for ch ild ren have not kept pace. statistics indicate. Parents and C hildren in Transi tion .or PACf,should help to change that situation fo r the bener. In an un usual partnersh ip, Frank Fincham, sources or collect any fees for service. Typically, these programs cost $30 per session." T he Department of Psychology will provide the program as a com mu ni ty service, with Doyle's support and a gran t from the lttleson Foundation. Fincham and a group of doctora1 level students in clinical psychology will condud the sessions., which will accommodate up to a dozen ch il dren hetwcen the ages of9- 12. The)' "Children going through a dlvon:e feel many of the professor of psychology, and the Hon. same emotions as adults, Vincent C. Doyle, Jr. , chief administrative judge of the judicial dist'rict that incl udes Erie County. have dt"veloped a prog~m that will provide social support and education about di vorce and teach coping skills-free of charge--to ch ~drcn of the nearly 3,000 divorce cases handJed annually hy Eri e County couns. The program will be launched in lau.· March, with the first two-pa n session schcdult.-d fo r March 25 and April I. All sessions will be held in the G loria J. ParksC..ommu nityCen tt:r on Main St-reet in Buffalo. "The program is based on cut ting-edge psyc ho logical resea rch about what helps children adj ust to their pareniS' sepa ration a nd what puts them at risk for problems in the future ," said Fincham,a specialist in fam ily relationships. " It is one of the few such programs in exist ence anywhere in the country that d oes not draw on any loca l re· but they don't necessarily know what to do about them. We'll try to help them label their emotions." FRANK FINCHAM will participa te in two 2 1/Z- hour group sessions on co nSt.'Cutivc Sa t urday mornings. Counselo rs wiU lead children m ga mes and a1..livitiesdesigncd to help them und erstand and talk about their ll'chngs surrounding their par· enls' st·pa ration , and to d ispel mis concepti(Htsahou t what will happen to them. ( )ne approach will be a true -false line game in which counselors present stateme nts, both in · consequential and divorct·· rclatcd. Children will answer h)' moving to the tru e or false mark on the line. " If we say ' Divorce m ean s th at parents leave their children' and a child indicates he believes that statement is true," Fincham said , "then we can ask him why he believes that, and SCI him talking abou t his fear!>." Cou nselo rs also will provide chil dren with coping skills to help them through the timt.' of tran s•tion . Fincham sa1d. "Children gomg. through a divo rce feel many of thl· same emotions as adults, hut thc-~· don't netessariJy know what tn lhl .1hnut them . We'll trv 10 hdp them label thc1r ('nlOtiom.. Vv'ht'n \'(IU h.1w .1 naml' for it. coping w11h lti"K"LOilll'' casicr. "\.Ve abo try hl tt'ach them to wmmunica te thctr f~..-x·hn~s Tntht·Jr parents inst<."ad of acting out. h1r exa mpl e, rath er than throwmg a tantrum to distrat:l parcnb whl' ll the)''re argui ng, wt· encourage chi! d rcn to teiJ their parents ea rl )' on that thei r arguing i!o Vl'ry upscttmg and to ask them not to argue in front of them ," Fincham noted The p rogram aJso "-ill llh.:ludc il parent sess ion , where co un!>elor~ will d iscuss wa)'S th ey ca n suppon and help their childrt.>n dunn~ tht· separation and divorce. C ounselors will cv.t lu alt" tht· program '~ effectiVene-ss through Jl tivilles des1gned to dt·terminc wh.1t the ch ildren have learneJ. Fincham said he etWISI<Im thl!> 1n1t1al program a.., thl· tir"t pha... r ol a mw:h hroadt'r Intervention that ht· hopesewntually willllldw.k llltt'll sive follow -up and a mentonng pn• gram involvmg UH student~. An)'Onc interested in PACr m.IV call 64S-3650,cxt.141.orvtS!t tht· Wd1 s1teat <http:/ / www.pact.cfb.net>., BrieD Talk to address IT accessibility In a recent article on mforma110nal gaps by whi ch we measure democracy, Jorge Rema Sc hement. professor of telecommuniCa · t10ns, information sc1ence and tech nolog)' at Penl]sylvama State Umve rs it)'. rai sed so me d1!!turb1ng quest ions. They concerned the fact that Ct"rtaln son a! and economiC groups lag behmd the rna )ority in ga1mng acn-.!1 to the- communications technologies that define our age . He IS not only talkmg Jhout il\.lC!>!I to the InTernet , although ~..om merc!ah7..a t10il of that process exacerbates that problem He pomts as well to a deode.d gap between " haves" and "havt· nuts " when 11 comes to acce!o!> to tdephone servtce, cable telcvl,ton Jnd per!>OilJI computers. Co -dtrector of Penn ~la t e\ ln~lllutt· lor lnform.H1on Po\11.. \Xhcment will address these and othc-r ts:-ucs reldted to the :-OCIJI.md p o li cy con~equen~..e-. til tht> produci!Oll .md ~..omumpt10n of miOrmat1on from 3:.\U -5:_\0 p.m . tomorro"· 111 tht· ( .~..·nkr for the Art!> ~Lrel·nmg W.norn on the No rth CJ mpu !> Thl· talk , IJtkd '"J>econstr ul..lm g the f>1gJIJI J1JV!dt·: liJ s torv, "l"c c hnol o~p and Demograph\ Plan•," w1ll ht' th e th1rd of a se nt'!> {II lecture' on thcsr topll ~ !opon ..,~)rl·d hv tht' mtcnh.-. c1pllnaq• graduate concen tration. C ntll"al and Cu ltural Issues 111 In formatiOn Technology. It IS free of charge and open .to the puhh ~ and will bt' preceded by a reception for the speaker at 3 p. m Sch ement is a Launo from South Tcxa!> whu mamtam!l a -.pecJJ.l interest in policy as 11 relat es to ethn1c m1non11cs. Hts man y booh includc"Tendenc1es and lCnsions of the InformatiOn Age.""Tmvard an Info rmation Bill of Rights and Rt's pons ibilitit•!o,"'' Bchvct•n (:om munication and Information " and "Compet ing V1s1ons. Complex Realities: Social Aspects of the Information Sooet)'." He point s out that as we enter tht' in format ton age, Amencamunlike Europeans-<:an y with them new wor\d conviCtions that , "new era" or not. acn:s!o to such co mmumca tions technologit'!o ,.!> telephones, cab ll·, PCs .md th e Int ernet must bt' available to all citi zens . In fact, says ~chcment. an Jl..lt'!o!otble nat10nalmformatinn mfra structure IS understood by Amencans to he the esscnttal mgredtent for ove rcomi ng soc1al fragmentation . In h1s talk. Sch em ent will look at the ca u ses and consequences of h1 stoncal gaps of this kmd and ways in whJCh accessib ilit y will ad vance an info rma tion age co mmonwl•alth J.nd mvJgorate Amcncan i..kmocrat"\1 for the Z I st ce ntur y. NIH funds RIA gambling study Most people are Ill -prepared to deal w1th thl· hardship!> hn1Ught on h)' a loved om·\ ~ambling prohlem. 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"After repcatl'd, Jru~trall'J df(lrl' to u11'~· \\'l th the Si tU<ltiOil , thCS(' l!ldJVIdUJb Oltt'll l~ nd Up l'XplTil"fll..lll~ mu,.h .ll!~l'l". anxic-t)' and even phvstl<li p.un. <o uch ,\:- frt•quc:nr ht·.1d.1lhl'' ,1nd mte,.tinal distre!'>s. In addi!Hlfl, the' m.n tind th"m~dvt·, \1\t:'f l'.lllllg or undereo;~ting, drinkmg Pr 'll'Hlking nwn· 1h.m u'u.1l 111 .m dTnrt 1<1 re ilevt' distrt'S!o ." �Korsmeyer's book, " Making Sense of Taste," takes philoSophy Into the kitchen ,...,................... 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DIIIgnol /lc.- cl!lllble Udion D ilop IWII" _ _ . . . , ... leaioll*' -Sadll~tar ...... ~Cfl.tl.­ _.., .......... c-- pony lor . . DwiiDpnw1l ond -~~~-Con­ lrlllllolrlct- a, MARA McC;-.s with the early G=k philosophers. sentational and exp=ive_" Reporter Assis,.nt Edrtor Korsmeyer adds that the signiliKorsmeyer counl<rl the philoHILOSOPHERS histori - cance of food and eating also has sophia! traditions that di.soount laS!c calJyhavepaidlittleall<n- ~overlookedbecauseitistiedto pleasures by interpreting them as lion 10 the sense of taste, the ne<essities of existence and has merely a bodily sensation. dismissing it as an inferior become such a normal, routine ac"Pleasure itself has ~ misunsense and one that is too idiosyn- tivity. But it is exactly the centrality derstood as only private and suhjeceratic to he worthy of consideration. of eating 10 everyday life that led her live. The very flavors in our mouths But a UB professor breaks new toquestionwhysomethingsooom - mean something, and standard philosophical groundandoffersin- mon and full of mearting has been theoryhasbeenqui!<wronginoonteresting food for thought in a reeluding that savoring cent book that reveals the symbolic them ensnares us in and aesthetic value of taste and unour own bodily sensacovers why this bodily sense largely lions, oblivious 10 the social, cultural and has been ignoted for so long in the realm of philosophy. personal meanings As a philosopher of art, Carolyn that taste provides_" Korsmeyer has extensive experience She explains that fixxl hasahighdegree with the metaphorical "taste" that refers to aesthetic refinement, but of symbolic value, es"Malting Sense of Taste: Food and peci,al.lywhenynuoon·Philosophy" (Cornell University sideritisattachedinalPress, 1999), oonsiders instead the most all ceremonial philosophical merit of the literal events and holidays. Birthdays, weddings, "tas!e." The book investigates the objects of taste-food and drinkr:eligious ceremonies, and the activity of their consumpshe adds, are examples tion, as well as their representation of how food enters in an and literature. into things with treKorsmeyer explains that a source mendous importana. of her interest in the sense of taste Many philosowas the fact that recent feminist perphers have assumed spectives in philosophy have disthat fixxldoes no!repclosed the limitations of the resent anything outdiscipline's traditional focus. f sid e itself, . says "By questioning both the univer- c......,.. · - - . - l>f Korsmeyer, who sality and gender neutrality of basic '::-.:..:::::: :=;.:_t~ quickly disjnisses that philosophical concepts, feminist pernotion with such spectives opened up the question: left out of philosophical study. simple examples as Ea,s!<r eggs, but' What has philosophy unduly over· .. Food, if valued at all in aesthetic ter lambs, candy com, chocolate looked or dismissed from its pur- terms, is usually regarded only as a kisses, gingerbread men, croissants· view?"' notes Korsmeyer, who has gourmet itern.o f particular delecta- and goldfish.a ackers.. . According to Korsmeyer, many focused most of her scholarly work bility," which, she says, are "meager on aesthetics and the philosophy of grounds" on which to establish aes- common foods were crea~ with art. "I decided that one answer is: the thetic features of tasting and eating, mearting that has sin"' disappeared, senseoftaste,foodandtheintimate, especially when consideri ng th e such as croissants, which, she exeveryday activity of eating." symbolic signiiicance of foods and plains, were invented by Viennese She points out that she was dis- their consumption. · bakers in 1683 to resemble the shape satisfied with the assttmption that "Food is most like art in that it of the crescent moon on the banthere is nothing of philosophical in- bears meaning," says Korsmeyer. ners of Ottoman Turk invaders afteres! in studying the sense of taste "The taste experience is a cognitive ter a successful defense of their city. Other fOOds have more expressive and that she set out to make the case experience packed with undentandthat taste-traditionally considered ing. I deepen this claim by asserting properties, she says, such as chiclcm primitive and infetior compared to that pleasure is not just feeling good. soup, which is "soothing" and comthe " higher" senses of sigh t and but that it requires cognition. forting," and indicates an expression hearing-is worthy of ph11osophi"The sophisticated pleasures that of care. She refers to these as "imfood can d eliver are the us ual plicit properties that food acquires cal attention. "The common assumption that grounds for defending the aesthetic when it occupies-a particular plaa taste presents no interesting philo- importance of taste, but if we focus in the rhythm of nourishment that sophical problems is a d~sea ted only on pleasure, we neglect the as- is represented by mealtimes." error that banished a potentially fas- peelS of food and eating that most She adds that sometimes mean cinating subject from the scope of resemble what is valuable in v.<Jrks ings areoQvious,suchas in the bread philosop h ical inqgi r y," says of art: the cognitive, symbolic roles and wine of the Christian Eucharist Korsmeyer, noting that the classifi- they play, even in everyday life. Foods or the Jewish Passover seder. Other cation of taste, smell and touch as qualify as symbolic and meaningful meanings are reflected upon less, the in ferior, bodily senses began in a host of ways. for they are repre- such as the pertinence of root veg- p g t!': etables at Thanbgiving ~ause they are a late-harvest fOOd appropria!< for November. Korsmeyer explains that food, while not art itself, perfonns many of the same symbolic activities as v.<Jrksof arc_ "We can disaM:r many of the meanings atudlecl 10 tastes andfixxlsbycoil.!id<ringhowthesco subjects are represented in art." ·In her book, she aamines several artistic representations of taste and food, specificaiJy in visual art and literature, and demonstraus , through the use of several famous paintings and narratives, that eating and drinking continue to inspire artists and writers, and importantreflcctionsaboutlaS!candfood. Korsmeyer's v.<Jrk on taste has led her to pursue work on theories of emotion, specifically emotions termed "difficult pleasures." "Disgusc,fear,sorrowandnostalgia all are feelings we value when evoked by a movie, play or other work of art because we are deeply moved, but at thesametime~can labelsometbingas'too' grossor'too' sad, hence the term 'difficult pleasure.' We seek out thesco feelings but then are somewhat uncomfortable when presented with them" Of all the ·difficult pleasur.es, Korsmeyer is most intrigued by the emotion of disgust_ "Itisaninterc:s!ingemotion and one that is variously interpmed,"shesays_ "On one hand, disgust can he seen as being a helpfuJ benefit that creates an aversion to that which is foul," explains Korsmeyer. Howe~~<~', she adds that disgust also can hecomettansfunned into what is oonsidered a sophisticared or heightened flavor, such as with gameymeat,whichoftenisleft to decompose slightly bdO\" cooking, or products like ~. In her book. Korsmey.r shows that this also is evident with art work, using Olaim Soutine's painting "Carcass of Beef" to show how the artist took somet!ting disgusting--<1 hung. beheaded m: caras.>and made it into a subject of art_ "Food is a powerful vdUde for the expression of that which is dangerous, terrible and abhorrent," says Korsmeyer. "While sometimes the artistic rendetingoffixxlsseerns virtually to mirror daily life and real patterns of eating, at other times art moves into worlds where foods are palatable only as representations, for art reache; toward limitsoftolerahility that practice cannot approach... offer UB research breaks new ground on proteins Work finds new way to study proteins as they pass through transition state By LOIS BAIWI News SeMces Editor ROTEJNS. the workhorses of human c:ells, exist primarily in two stable states: inactive and active. In order to perform their assigned tasks, they must be triggered to change into the active state. Structural biologists are learning what protein molecules look like in their stable-state end -points, but very little is known about the instantaneous journey from one state to the other. Researchers at UB. in the current issue of the journal Nature. report a P new way to study the dynamics of proteins as they pass through this transition state. "To understand how a protein works, it is very important to un derstand how it J:llOV<S and changes," said Anthony Auerbach, professor of physiology and biophysics, and senior author on the paper. daudio Grosman, research assistant professor working with Auerbach, is the primary author. ~en we know how the protein moves, perhaps we can ma.kt- it go faster or slower, or develop drugs to change the ratio of active-to-inac-# live states," All~ch saici The ability to interven e in the transition state eventually·oould he usefuJ in such conditions as congenital myasthenia synd rome, in which molecules in muscle cells jump too quickly from one state to the other, caus:mg damage to the odl and ev~nt uall y in terfering with movement, he noted. Grosm an and Auerbach have ~ working with a single protein molecule at the nerve-muscle synapse-a receptor for the ne u rotransmitter ac:etylcholine. Using a standard techn ique called patch clainp, they have been able to obtain a "snapshot" of several regions of the receptor at the transition state-the highest energy point hetween active and inactive states. Their results sugg<S! there is a wave of structural change during receptor activation. "The resulting.map of this ronformation wave provides empirical evidence that will serve as guide posts for scientists who will do the computer analysis of the transition state in the future," Auerbach saici Ming Zhou, a former graduate student in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, now at Rockefeller University, also participated in the research. �Mathematicians find home Williams expands ~b site to include other black scientists ay BLEH COOI.DL\UM dude a time line of significant dates, a listing ofblack research mathematicians, profiles of black mathematic:ians---<!bout 300 so far-<Uld black mathematicians outside of North America and in ancient Africa. Also included are articles about famo us or ins t rumental black mathematicians. Examples include David BlackweU, the first AfricanAmerican named to the National Academy of Sciences (1965 ) and still the only black mathematician in the NAS; News Services Editor VEN in 2000, African Americans who are studying to be-or already are-mathematicians face a lonely proposition: onJy abou! one-quarter of I percent of math ematicians in the United States are black. But many of them are finding a thriving commUnity at the unique Website,Mathematiciansofth<African Diaspora (MAD) <http:/I www.math.buffalo.edu/ med/ maciO.html >, created and maintained by Scon Williams, professor of mathematics. Sinceit.sdebutin L997, thesitehas had more than 200,000 hits. Wtlliarns developed the site after finding that another lnternet site dedicated to Africa.1-American scientist.s had plenty of ~stings under the life sciences and engineering, but few mathematicians. "They had two," he recalled. Williams wrote to the site creators, pointing out that he person ally knew of more than 40 African E B enjamin Banneker, ap - "There have been estimates that about I percent of all math Ph.D.s in the U.S. publish mo re than tive papers in their lifetime," he said. " Now, l ~ss than I percent o f all mathematicians are black, but it turns out that a h.igh percentage of them, around 15 percent, publish mathmutics research." According to Wtlliams, that was an easy computation to mili, sin ce of the several thousand new doctor- pointed by Presi- ates granted world-wide in math - ematics-approximately 1,500 in the U.S.-roughly 20--a dozen in Pierre L"Enfant; ex-slave Thomas Fuller, and M uhammad ibn Muhammad ai-Fallani alKishnawi, an African mathemati cian born in the early 18th century in what· is now Nigeria. Some profiles describe in detail the struggles mathematicians, both dee<ased and ~ving, have had to en- or African -American mathemati - dene< that suggest.s that while black mathematicians make up a tiny minority in the field, they are publishing far more than thei r share of research in the field. d ent George Washjn gton to a t h ree - person team to survey the future District of Columbia, working closely with cians, but when they si mply added his name to the list, he decided to start his own site. The response has been overwhelming. Wtlliarns had to obtain a dedicated mailbox just to deal with the messages generated by the site. m dure to obtain their doctorates. For example. Vivienne Malone Mayes ( 1932-1995) in 1966beaune the lint black faculty member at Baylmr University, an institution that had exp ~citly rejected her as a student only "On a busy week, I can receive between 20 and 50 messages from fivl!' years earlier with a letter that spe:Ued out its segregation policy. -students, and that ·doesn't Include the ones I get from their teachers," he said. The site focuses primarily on black mathematicians with doctorates, al though he has recently added sections on black physicist.s and computer scientists. Other sections in - (She earned her doctorate from the Univer.;ity of Texas at Austin. ) Williams' research for the site has turn l!'d u p some int riguing and little-known facts, he said. For one thing, 25 pe=nt of black mathematicians art women. Williams also has uncovero:i evi- the U.S.-are earned by blacks. The site also features sections on new doctorates in the field, scholarships and sti- ::e:;kd:~~ MAYU ematicians. lt also highlight.s the institution s that have granted the highest numbers of doctora tes to black mathematicians: the Universi t y of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Howard University and the Univcr· sity of Califomia at Berkeley. The sole criterion for a listing o r profile on William s' site is that someone earned a doctorate in the field, altho ugh he acknowledged that many mathematicians actively engaged in the field never earned a doctorate. " I am interested in those who have Ph.D.s," he said. "To me . re· search is at the fo refront and I'm interested in pushing that aspect. especially to young people." Woodard named to classics chair By PATRICIA DONOVAN Mellon Scholar and assistant professor of classics at The Johns Hopkins University fro m 1988-9 1. Woodard hollls a bachelor's degree in zoology from North Caro- News Servk:es Editor H E new And rew V.V. Raymond Chair in the Department of Oassics is distinguished philologist and linguist Roger D. Woodard, author of a radical theory suggesting that the inteUectual infancy of west· ern civilization was far mo re: comp~cated than we once thought-one T lina State University, a master's degree in near eastern languages and cultures fro m t he Southeastern where and why the Greek alphabet originated. The: answer has signifi· cant imp~cations in several fields. "His is a striking theory in that it tackles issues related to idiosyncrauc labic writing systems of the: near east and the trade routes of the ancient Phoenicians," says Cole. " His theory works beauti ~ fuUy with the evidence of the language: as he re -evaluates ously had missed. sons for the: earliest alpha ~ betic writing, all in the con ~ tat of the eastern Mediterra · nean culture and exchange system of the time. He dcm · o nstrates just how import am the cultural context is in de· veloping a writing system. " The conclusions he draws strongly suggest that 'Linear B,' the linear form of the dates of, places of and rea- Known for his ngorous intellect. ~ highly technical work and prolific ~ pub~cation of important books in ~ his field, Wooda rd also is an acces- 3 sible scholar who writes fo r a gen- ~ Susan G.Cole,associateprofessor ~ Did' • hri ........lt and chair of the DepartmentofOassics, said that in his few months at UB, Woodard has tackled large sec. • - ' - 1s- new Andrew v.v . llaymooMI Chair In - Dep<ortnMnt of tio ns of the department's undergraduate mythology course, giving undergraduates an opponuniry to Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., and writing that employed syllabic char- a doctorate in classics and Indo- Eu · ropean linguistics from the: Univer- acters. may have originated on the island of Cypress, whose local in· be taught by a senior researcher. He is a popular teacher, she: said, noting increased enroUment in the course. sity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. habitant.s had developed a peculiar syllabary for writing their form of early'Greek; she said. Linear 8 was used at Knossos on Crete and on the Greek mainland between 1500 and 1200 b.c.e. (before: common era). It is thought to Ciulla Woodard is best known for hi s groundbreaking, 1997 book, "Greek Before ooming to UB in the full, Writing from Knos.sos to Homer ·· Woodard was a professor in the departments ofOassics and Linguistics at theUniversityofSouthernCalifornia, where he had been a member of (New York: Oxford Univenity Press ). In it, he employed his linguistic tools, which are informed by his knowl edge of biological taxonomies, to the facu lty since 199 1. He was a tackle the: question of how, when, b.pert.s say the worst of this year's influenza outbreak iJ over, yet information about th~ virus is still peaking on the Web. Everything about influenza is flourishing onlin~m diagnosing your own sympto ms to news updates to continuing ml!'dical educa~n aedit.s. O ne good starting place is Yahoo! News--Flu Season <http:/ I futlcoverage.yahoo .com / fc / Health / Fiu_Seaton/ >. T he Yahoo! fo lks have highlighted some interesting and informative sites, from news stories and magazine articles to audio and video files. Magazine and journal articles often give: solid oventiews and cu rrent trends on a to pic. In addition to the articles on Yahoo!, Scumt 1jic Ammcan has a feature article, " Disarming 'flu Viruses" <http:/ / www.Kiam.com/ 1999/ 0199lnue/ 01991aYer.html > . which delves into the past. present and future of the influenza bug, complete with text links to rela ted sites and illustrations. The PBS telcvi s1on series "The Ame:ncan Experience" explo res the: deadJy flu epadem1c of 191 8-19 <http://www.pbs.o'11 / wgbh/ amu / lnfluenu / >. The Web sa te: provides an overview of the p rog ram. w1th a map sho win g the growth of th e ou tbreak, caty snap· shots and a teacher's guide. A bibl iography of the same ou tbreak has hecn co mpiled by UB libra n ans on th e: Health Scie nces Library 's H1 story of Medicine Web sue at < http:/ I ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrartes/unlts/ hsl/ hlstory / flu .html >. Government agencies compiling information and statistiCS on the: flu include the Natio nal Lib rary o f Medicine·s Me:dline Plus Health Info r m at ion page < http:/ / www. nlm .nlh .gov / medllneplu s/ " lnfluenz•.html >. Here you Will find links to the Nauonallnst1tut e of AJiergy and lnfectiOU!I Dl!oea.!le!l, the primary NatiOnal lnstnutc:, of Health (N IH ) institut e for rcs.ear(h on influenza. as well a)\ lmk!o to clinica l triab , stat iSt iCS and preventiOn/screen mg. Researchers will be mtcrcsted 10 the Influenza Sequence Database from Los Alamos NationaJ l..aboratoq• <http://www.flu.&anl.gov/ >. 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Both the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases pages o n influenza < http://www.nfld .org / 11· br•ry / lnfluenu / dl~nosls / lndu . html > and Bentr Hame5 and Ga rdens Family Health Guide to Colds, Flu and Al!ergies < http J I www.bhglfve.com/ he•tth / coldflu.html > give insights into symp· toms. treatments and vaccines. Tracking the flu in your area can be done through the "Weather C hannel's" weather. com site <http:// www.we•ther.com/ he•lth/ flu / >. Yo u can approach the flu from any angle: and ftnd substantial info rmatio n on the: Web. Ju st appl y the Purell liberally before: surfin g! For assistance co m1tctir~g co the World Wide Web vra UR computer accounts, contact the U mrputing Cerrter Help Desk at 645 · 3542. - Sue Neumeister •nd Lort Wktzlnskl. Umv~1ty Vbrane s Greek dialects, ideographic and syl- subject to influences of incredibll!' value that other researchers previ - era! audience. CJ The flu flourishes oBline form the basis of the ancient Greek alph~et. BrieD WTO teach-in to be held at UB The tint of • 5elies of an act1on -one:nted. teach-ins will be held Mon · day at UB to pro mo tt' what orgamzers hope to be a .. reorien tation of the concept of globalization th at is more in line w1th a sustamableenvuonment. the: rights of working people and economic justice." The US -based teach -m. to be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. m l45B of the Student Um o n o n the No rth Campus, is o ne of several such events sched ul ed for nexl week at vanous colleges and universities m West · ern New York m response: to th e rece nt m ee ting of th e World Trade O rgam za tion ( WTO ) m Seattll·. The event JS spo nsored b)' the Western New York Coaht1on for Worldwide Economic Justi ce. which includ es as members US 's En v1ronmentaJ Network, student chapter of Amnesty Int ernational and Women's Cen ter. T he teach -in will include a bnef history of the- wro. a VIdeo o n the r~nt WTO meeting in Seattle: and a mask tribuna l based on hypo thetical cases involving the \-lolauon of human rights and neglect or destruction of the: environment. Presenters wiU be students M1chael Schade and Eric Bebe.rnitz from the Env!Tonmental Network. The week -lo ng education campa1gn wiiJ culminate Feb. 25 w1th a town meeting at 6:30p.m. in the Georgian Roo m of the Statler Tow · e:rs, 107 Delaware Ave:., Buffalo. The campa ign IS the begmnmg of a loca l organizing drive for a nauonal demonstration agamst the In · ternational Mon eta ry Fund and the World Bank, set for April 16'" Washingto n, D.C. �6 Rep a.-te. febluary 17. 21DJ/Vol.31. II 20 lnnus tells FSEC he's prioritizing needs to deal with B RIEFLY Club---- , ~progi'MI c.m,..s -lor . DndDrs"' Club--. The-"' tho , _ scholanhlp club~ and lheirlmme-family rnernbors who cur· rently .... erwolod ...... gradual<! or ~/prof.,. slonal students at any l.rit of SUNY, inducing a CCtNnUnlty college. Applicants for the two, onetime SlOO tcholorsh;ps must ""'"completed at least three credits of cooneworit With a 2.0 undergradoaU! QAA 0< a 3.0 groduoU! QPA at a unit d SUNY during the Fall1999 semesU!r, and currently be r<gisU!rod as a sWdtnt The application deadline fa< the scholatshlp b Mold! t • For adcitionallnfoonallon on the scholanhip, to ob<>in an applbtion or to bea>me a - of the Cornpus (520duos~ contact jono DiSaM> .. Club 6oi.S.22~S. ext. 7~3. or WI emoil at~. Creative Craft Center sets spring workshops The ...ty-spring session afWOII<. shops preenU!d by the OHtiYe Craf\centerwllallorslx.- coones lor adulb beglori>g Maid! 20 in basic a n d diaU! potloly and gloss. cnlltiYe and calor~. knitting. aocl>oclng. qulling and jowSymlllng. i Forinlormallonandrogistra.- . cai64S.2434- 9 a.m. and ,_, Tuosdoy> and ~~Spm. ~ througl1 Fridoys or 7·10 pm. Mondoys througlllhurtdly>. SUb;mlsslons ~ for poetry contests -lorcoopor-.""" The~ Sl~ million gap IT needs surpass funding by millions By MAilA McGINNIS Rqxxt.~ Assbtant T Editor HE university's infomtation -technology needs for the coming year out - weigh the funding avail· able by about S10 million, Voldemar matching fund, one-time commit- ments and the technology fee. "Best guess from my point of view at this early stage is that might come out to about S4 or $5 million at best," lnnus said. "So you can sec we will probably have to look at constrain· Inn us, chief information offica, told ing what currently prople are envi - the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at the group's Feb. 9 meeting. sioning they need by about half." In response to a report by the ~ nate's Computer Services Com mittee (CSC). lnnus told senators that he is responding to a request from Provost David Trigg)e and Senio r Vice President Robert Wagner to put together an outline and finan cia l assessment of what the university's IT needs will be in the coming 12 months. .. The first cut came to Sl4.5 mil lion of need over the next I2 months if we wanted to address most of the curve concerns that most of the constituent groups were putting on the table," lnnus said. "Obviously, we don't have that kind of money. I did a second cut and got it down to about $9.5 million." He added that after his assessment was reviewed at the last meeting of Thomas Schroeder, associate proicssor of learning and instruction, said a graduate student in his de- partment told him that UB's technology fee is the second highest in the country and added that such claims could be problematic if stu dents don't think they're getting commmsurate acuss to technology. lnnussaid that while UB is"fairly aggressive" in terms of its technol- ogy fee, he said to call it "the second highest in the country" is probably inaccurate, given the different ways fees are determined and packaged. "Fees are handled in different ways on different campuses, so it is difficuh to sort· out," said lnnus. "But if you look at all of the fees combined, we're in the middle of the pack." lnnus noted that he has had an .. interesting set of discussions with the students" regarding the technology fee and said their only real concern was that the fee be used for its in tended purpose. "We have worked very hard to do that," said Innus. "Each year, we ensure that we takt that fee and use it for its intended purpose." He said the f.., helps pay for such things as the university's IT Steering Com mittee, it was dear that "we are going to have to look at some addi tionaJ prioritization beyond that because we are not going to have 1 that much money available." lnnus noted that he also is ..going through a secondary process trying to identify all of the funding we will have available" for IT from such access to unlimited printing on sources as the capital fund, the campus--for which other universi- a strp back and look at what we'ft done, what we've done weU and live off campus. what needs to be improved.• Wagner added that the student · Peterton added that a point of technology fee is a oomplicated issue discussion that oonstantly comes up and reminded the senators that the with the committee is "the business fee is only one piece of the sour~ of of how we do IT business," indud· funding for IT efforts on campus. · ing such ques~ons as, 'How is the "Our challenge in the na1 couple baseline support for faculty deter· of years in the IT arena, l think, is mined?' and 'What should a faculty going to be a challenge of memberhaveintennsofm' Inn us said the IT Steering Comprioritization." said Wagner, adding that while the needs are almost lim- mittee is "striving to find new and idess,theresources;m,extraordinar· dilfermt ways to increase participa· ily limited and that the university tion."butaddedthathehopestode·· will have to determine what will be termine other vehid<S to that end, the "really critical investments." such as roundtabi<S or brown-bag Faculty also expressed concern lunches where faculty"ha"" the opabout the lack of faculty involve· portunitytogcttheissu<Soutthere." ment in the IT process, and Lorna ln response to a qut:Stion about Peterson, chair of the CSC. said that HOD,Innussaid the major problems the oomrnittee's theme this year"has with the software stemmed from a been to in<re!se faculty voice, power. "lack of robustness of the university influence.intheproass"and,tothat community's d<Sktop computers," end, has increased the number of many of which did not meet the faculty on the univ<rsity's IT Steer· minimum standard r<quimnents to ing Committee from one to three. operate the latest version of HOD. Those three individuals already HOD is designed to allow secure, have agreed to serve and will do Web-based access to UB's core ad· "double-duty." serving on that com· . ministr.uive applications. UB users mittee as weU as on the CSC. said experienced problems when th< sysS<nate Chair Peter Nickerson. tern failed to process login r<quests, Other esc concerns reponed by preventing them from accessing lies charge a lot of money-and &ec-lntemetaccesstostudmtswho Peterson included Host On-De- crucial data from the university's mand (HOD) shortcomings and challenges. accountability ofadmin· istration in IT matters, evaluation of the nod<S and IT planning. TheevaluationofiTisofparticu· lar cone<m, according to Peterson, who noted that •...,•ve done a lot-in a short time period, we need to takt mainframe. Inn us said there will be a joint review of the situation by IBM-the supplierofth<~ UB,and that he welcomes faculty participation when all of the issues an: finally straightened out, which probably won't be for another several Weeks. Lllrory b soliciting poelly~l-ln the Dopaot· """"al fnglllh and t h e al the I.Wwnlty llnrlos. Two potzes a1 SlCIO ado wll b e - to the- poems Keeping Fit submitted by l i B - The Academy"' Amerian Pools contest b open to gradu- -ts. ate and undergraduaU! Jtu. The Frtends al the lJnl. venJty Libmies contest.b open Jarett Rhoads conducts a to groduaU! · - only. Entries IO< both COOt $ should CO<i:sist al one or """" typewritten, double-spaced po. erru, not to exceed a total of six pages. The writer's name shou6d not appcw on the poems. but a cover sheet attached to the po. ..,. should include the name of the prize, the wriU!r's name, class, address, oman add!en and phone number. Entries should be submitted to Morgarot R. Wells, dir<cto< al step test and takes the pulse of Laurie Bower (left and above), while Paul Patrick tests Jeri Tumer for glaucoma during Staff/ Faculty Well ness Awareness Day Feb. 11 . theUGl,.107~11111. ThedeocllnebMon:h17. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send~~ to the .The~~ ....... =-~==~ be 800-and tmlediD moy be ecitedlor Sl)leand r.ng.n ..... tersmustin<blethewrib!r's nome, - a n d . daytime ..... phone a.. ause cJ the RepoNTCII!Wd poA:Jish ......... ~ aMd. They must b e . - by ,..,.,.,lor_ space...-.., 91.1J\. MondlyiDbelorpo-.lnlhat-illue. The,..,......pNilnlhat-be .-ondllkor-.alyat Qlweclwfl . . +>. SNAP to find a way to level the playing field." siastic, it provl~ too difficult to find enough donated machines that met UB's specifications, based on the hardware and software freshman courses required. Under the direction of Martha A. Banon, UB associate vice provost for educational t~ology, a committee was established to develop a cost effective way to obtain nearly new computers for the neediest students, US's initial attempt had involved an effort to get used computers from local corporations that were upgrading their system s. But while some corpomtions were very enthu- defined as those whoS< family contribution to tujtion costs was expected to be zero. In just a few months., the university was abl~o strik< deals with each "If faculty members wanted their students to use computers-and that premise was the basis of the program--and 10 percent of their students can't afford them, we knew, thai as a public institution. we had to find a way to help that I0 percent," said Joseph TufarieUo, former senior v1ce provost for educational technology and Acccss99 coordinator. "We had of the corporations, under which New York City native, was thrilled they would provide VB with one· when he found out that UB was lending him a computer for free that or two-year-old computers just coming off of leases. For students like Laura Andre, a prospecti~nglish/management major, new> of their eligibility for SNAP came as a big relief. "I didn't know what I was going he could keep during his career at the university. "I was,like-wow-1 can't believe it, this is grea~ he said. A future biological-sciences ma jor, Taveras has been able to do his to do about a computer," she said. "I homework on his computer, prac - knew I couldn't afford one and I tically from the day he S<t foot on campus. UB officials are negotiating with Dell and IBM to extend SNAP to the next class of freshmen entering in Fallof2000. knew my mom couldn't buy me one. So the news about this program was definitely a plus. Now that l have it, I'm on it all the time." Kennedy Taveras. a freshman and �february 17.Z0110/Vol.31.1o ZO Rep Process to degree approved By MAliA MC~S Rqxxter Assistant Editor RITERIA for reasonable academic progress to a ba.chelor's degree and C mmunum reqwrements for student evaluations of courses were approved by the Faculty Senate at its meeting Tuesday. William Baumer, chair of the senate•s Grading Com mittee and academic progrtSS based on the new standards are not eligible to continue as matriculated students in any bachelor-degree program. However, exemption may be peti tioned on two grounds: serious illness or injury, or death or serious illness in the immediate family. Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education , warned senators that .. what we are professor of philosophy, presented adopting is a policy that will mesenators with the crtteria for reason- chanically dismiss students from the able academic progress to a · university, which would signifi bachelor's degree that would take ef- cantly change the way the university fect beginning Fall2000. Baumer ex- goes about dismissing students," and plained that the comminee's concern asked how literally the new stan· in formulating the resolu tion was dards should be interpreted. that students who are not in good A significant debate ensued beacademic standing are ineligible for financial aid, and some of these stu - dents have incurred a sizable debt to the university with little possibility of bettering their standing. The new sta ndards define-in terms of a graduated scale--reasonable academic progress as the successfu l completion of credit hours at a co rrespo nding cumulative grade-poi nt average. which allows students who are doing poorly the opportunity to improve gradually. According to the resolution . stu dents who fail to make reasonable should be solicited for departmen- strongly objected, pointing out that "exceptional hardship" could be too widely interpreted and that students get enough second chances, given the university's existing policies for resigna6on, or R grades; grade replacement, and the"frcsh-start" program. The amendment failed. te~m gave the the m·en 's ind oor track defending MAC tournament team t new UB, meei ch~mpton Kent Gokten FW.hes ~u and stadium records in the they could handle in the fim ~If before losing ground 1n the second 35-pound weight throw tutf and eYenwally losmg 81-6S. with a toss of 59'1 1/ 2" at UB got on the boan:' first wtth ~ th e prestigious Cannon jumper by Oamien Foster ~nd the Classic held Saturday in lnlead went back IDd forth over the next sevenl"mtnUtes. Kent eventually dianapol~ . took control and pushed its le~d to Tlff•ny 81!11 averaged as r'IWlY as II polnu. ll-20. With S·46 21 points per game last to play In the tulf. But the Bulls week and became only the charged back. using~ 9-2 run to dose the g;ap. Nikol~i AJexeev hit ~ threesecond junior in the history pointer with ~ minute to play to cut of the UB women's basketthe Kent lead to just three po+nu. 37 · ball team to surpass the H , golng into halftime career 1 ,000-point mark . In the second tulf, UB came out strong as louis Umpbellscored the She ranks second in the fim two buckeu of the half. g1v10g the Mid American Conferen ce Bulls a 38-37 lead. Kent responded in scoring average. with a three-pointer from Demetnc Shaw to regain the lead. but~ fast break layup by Foster ued d-ie pme ~t 40-40 w1th 17.2] ~~•mng The Golden Flashes scored two biaskets to take the lead b~ck. before ~ Foster free throw cut the lead to three pc>~nts . +4-'4 I. with I S:26 left. That w.u ~s d ose as the Bulls got the rest of the ~me as Kent"s depth and tnstde game evenw~lly wore down the Bull~ tal purposes, they should not be published. Some faculty members objected, saying they believed that decision should be left to each dean. WOMEN Toledo 69, UB 68 Despite objections, an amendment was passed so that "the responsibility falls to each dean to Jennifer Markwood '~ free throw w1rh 42 ~e<:ond~ remaintng in overume proved to be the ~me · Winner as Toledo scored~ 69-68 overtime vtctory over US rn Alumm Arena The Bulls (I 7-7. 7-6 MAC) ~d a dunce to Wln the contest m the overtime sesSion. Trfbny Bell stole ~n 1nbounds pass ~t m1dcoun ~nd tm Colleen T~bor. but Tabor's l~yup utempt With four seconds to go was too h;m:l ~gai nst the giass ~nd was rebounded by the Rockets. Bellied the Bolls With 18 points. She sco~ the I ,()()C)th pornt of her a reer on the Bulls· f1m shot of the pme. be<:ommg only the second 1un1or m school hiStory to ~chteve the marie.. She ~iso moved Into lOth pl~ce on US's all-ttme scoring hst with I ,0 I6 have a published policy on the publication of student comments." Calendar c-u....ct'"-' pagoo• Student Aun For more mformatlon, Pat Shelly, 819-3451 DiviSIOn of Athietta, Post1ng ifp. OOOS. lAN Systems NT / Novell Engineer (Sl-4)Computing c'tOd lnformatJon Technology, Posting A'P-0007. Assistant to the Chair (Sl-l)· ~ LHe Wodt1hop Why 1111 Got Hired and Jack Didn' t: The ImportAnce of Internships. Karen Nemeth, 145C Student Union. Noon free . Sponsored by Career Planning and Pla<:ement. for more information, 64 56861. of Rehabilitation Med1<:10e. ~~..:;e1 Te aching C~nl~r ~~,r;:;~a~~~~~~~~~~nJ, Unde6raduate Ubra~- Noon-1 p .m :~~-star~o~n,t,~~ ~,:r=i~~: ~~~ry Rath, 64S-3S28. ETC Scholon' WCH1<shops ~~~~~rc~~~~~srY~a{~ie Capen. Noon- I p.m. Free. For more information, 645-7700. B&ologtal Sciences Seminar Structu re and Function o f ge~~~~~-' ~Cers~. ';!=~oB Univ. Medical Center. 220 Natural Sciences Complex. 3:45p.m. Free. For more information, Bruce Nicholson, 645-3344. Exhibition Opening Reception Rumsey-Poten za Competttion. Art Department Gallery, 8-45 Center for the Arts. 5-7 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Art . For more information, 64S-6878, ext. 13 ~ 0. Internet Oink Govemment lnforrnation on t h e Net: An ln troductkm to Selected Re~rces. Ed Herman, l.oc.kwood librarian.· ! 09 Lockwood library. 7-9 p.m . Free, registration is required. for more information, Ondy Seitz, 64 51814, ext. 451. Ull The•t~r Production Crim es of t h e Hurt. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts. 8 p.m. $3. For more information, 645-ARTS. Exhibits " AIIANOON" Artist Tony Matelfi has taken a unique stance in the expk>ratlon of nature versus culture by recreating familiar weeds-the rebellious sort that '"sproul like ~ant anger on the concrete s~ of urban America"' _.n an exhibit that captures how the5e often unwanted plants reflect the social quest for beauty and con~. "'ABANDON"' is on display through March 10 in the Ugh~l Gallety itdjacent to the main UB Art Posting lfP- This juried show indude.s work 1n all media by UB artists, a~ well as other1 from around the country... Eyes Wide open· will be on display through Feb 17 in the Art Department Callery, 8-45 Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gallery hours are Tues. from 10 a.m . to 5 p.m., Wed. through Fri. from 10 a.m to 8 p.m . and Sat. from II a .m to 6 p.m. "The Gr.du• t e Show: Students" Rm - Y~• r Student work will be on display through ~~~t!~,:: ~~~~~~re ~: ~:J~~~~~~!o5apm~~o 8 "k•tt..rtne Cornell Photos" A special exhibit showcasing images of acclaimed actress Katharine Cornell- ~~~~~~~~~:~~~!he through March 19 in the Center for the Arts' Atrium on the North Campus. The photos were taken in 1915, when the actress was 12 years old, by famed ~~~~~ ~~~raf:ar:tta~~x~7git also will include historical materials on the actress collected by the Center for the Arts. Hours are Mon. through Sat. from 7 a .m . to 11 p.m., and Sun. from 8 a.m to 11 p .m. "landsc:• pes" Landsc.a~ paintings from the ~~~~ig~~~~ ~~~f,;~~~ ~~ton ~~;e~!e~of~~ ~~~ 2,a~~si_n the Gallety hours are Wed . through Sat., 10:30 a .m . to 8 p.m ., and Sun . from noon to S p.m . Jobs Profeuton.. Assistant to the Associate Dean for Aad<mk Al'f1ltrs (Sl-4)-S<:hool of Social Wort,. Posting fi:P-000 1. Inst ructional S u~ Associate (Sl -2)· ~~~~~:~e:a~ll.~)~ad 0008. As.sistant Director for Operations and Resources (Sl-"4)·1nstitule lor l ocal Governance and Regional Growth, Posting MP-0009. Physical Space Administrator ( 5l -3)-Umven•ty Facilities, Posting lfP-0011. Assistant Director, Athletics: Commun icattom g,~-r=~o;.r~A~~~:<si~,>~P~oM.sion of Athletics, Posting #P-0014 Assoclate Director for Student Health and Wellne.ss (Sl -4}-Student Health, Posting 'fP-0015. Clinkal Social Worker/field Un it Supervisor (SL-3)Courueling Center, Posring #P-0016 Counseiof' (S L-3)-Educatlonal Opportunity Center, Posting JIP-001 7 Rese•rch Research Te<h nician 1-Departmenl o l Oral BiokJgy, Postmg #R-10004 Clerical Specialist !-Grants and ContracU, Posting lfR-10017. Research Te<:hnician It-Department of Medicrne/ lnlectious Diseases, Posting lfR-10018. Director of Oevflopment, CoJiege of Arts a nd Sdencu-Unlvenity Qevelopment. Posting #R-20019. Theraplst-R~arch Institute on AddiCt•ons, Posting IIA20010. lnterviewen-Research lnst•lute on Addictions, Pos11ng #R-10011 Foculty Instructor-Department ot PhysKal Therapy, E.xerose and Nulnt•on Scjences, Posting lllj:-0007 Assistant} Associate Professor-Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutnt1on Sc~ences, Posting A'F-0008 Assistant} Assodate Professor-Department of PhysiCal Therapy, E.xerc•se and Nutnt1on Science~, Posting A'f-0009 ~~c:~~ Maintenance Assistant (SG-9}University Facilities, L1ne 111]1159 Cleaner (SG-S) -Untvf>n.lty Re~1denct' Hall~. Lme •·H037 = ro abeam more 1nformotl0fl on JOb~ liSted above. contact Pen.01mel 5ervJCe.s · faA 7oJI:::; sr;;e:ct; oblam ~~~~~ua'1o UlfonnofiOfl on Rntan::h JQb.s. contact Sponsored Progrom1 Pen.onnel. 416 Croftl. \ ~Greene of The men's basketball seling and Educational Psychology. on the basis ofany"exceptional hard- THE WEEK Ken t S tate 8 1, UB 6 5 ministration of these evaluations. While university policy already mandates student evaluations of aiJ courses, there currentJy is no stan dardized and systematic way of evaluating instruction, explained committee C hair J. Ronald GentiJe, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Coun Regarding student access to the written comments of their peersa point that has been advocated by student.s---the resolution states that while students' written comments 7 1\ THL E TES OF MlN tees to establish policies for the ad - tween faculty members about the basis for exemption. An amendment was proposed, and endorsed by Goodman, ·to make the resolution more lenient by allowing exemption shi p ... Baumer and several others ~as~et~all • In other business, the senate also passed a resolution on student evaJu 'ations of instruaors prepared by its Teaching and Learning Committee that outlines minimum requirements for evaluation efforts across the uni versity and makes all deans respon· sible for appointing faculty commit - 1:1....._ I Wmstlin~ UB 19, Sl ippe,-y R ock 0 Central Mich igan 26, UB 12 The wresthng team traveled to St1ppery Rock Feb 8. sweep!ng I0 matches to bl~nk the hosu. 39-0 The Bulls 1mproved to 10-3 overall on the season. US tnveled home Suurday to host I9th-ranked Centnl M1Ch1pn . ....ttuch won the fi~t four wetght classes--tnclud1ng two overume marches-to uke ~ 26- I 2 .victory over the Bulls Wh1le the Ch1ppewas won seven of I 0 bouu m the du~l meet. the Bulls received an Impressive wm from sophomore G~ry Cooper. who pmned CMU's Vernon Cannon at 2. I 7 at 165 pounds for h1s fifth dual meet btl of the year Cooper 1mproved to B -9 on the ye41r UB ~lso got Vlctones from junior Sh~wn Kegel and sentor Jake Pardow. wresding m his final du~l meet ~t home Kegel defe.ued Jordan Webster by ~ 4-] score to 1mprove to 26-9 on the season. while Pardow da1med an exatmg 12-a dec1sion over Russell Clark to move to 23-9 for the year ~wimmin~ ana mvin~ WOMEN Corne ll 158, UB 142 The Bulls were edged out In their final home ~nd dual meet of the s e~son, losmg to Comell. I SS-1-42. US fintshed the regui~r season S-7 overall ~nd 3-S tn the MAC. Inger Rooneem ~d the WJY fo r Ccnch Do~1 R.aynold's team Wlth wms tn the SO (:2-4.36). 100 (:Sl.79). and 200 (I :S3 .9S) freescyles. She also was a member of the victorious 200 medley relay squad ( 1·48.-49) along Wlth Ktm Theetge. Michelle Bricknell ~nd Carrie Quinlan Theetge posted U\ Individual vietory m the I00 breastStroke (I ·07 I ] ) while QulniUl captured the I00 butterfly (:S8.SO) Dawn Hickey swept the SOO (S:08.36) and 1000 freestyles (10:37 10) lnaoor lracK ana fielu Members of the men's ~nd women 's mdoor track team~ competed'" the prestigiC>I.JS Cannon IV Ctass1c in Indianapolis over the weekend on lhe ampus or lndWl~ Unlvef"Sity-Purdue Un•versity· lndianapol!s (tUPUI). More than 6S of the top schools m the country, indud1ng Texas. Indian~ . Kenwcky. Rorida.. Ohio State and Srigtum Young.competed at the event. which saw tbABulls smash e1ght school records. There was no te~m sconng kept in the event. US semor thrower R.ashtdl Greene h~d the best perfomunce of h1s ouuanding career. secting new st:a.dium. school ~nd meet records in lhe JS-pound weight throw with ~ toss or S9- I l n~ to win the event. �8 IIepa.-. Feml17.211/Vt31.11.2D Thursday, February 17 SusanF--. Solo · ~­ Soaophone. Slee Concert Holt 8 p.m.. lduaotlonSemlnar Edu<otlonol Needs of Urtwl Girls. lois w.is, Dept. ol ~.%.. more inlormation, 645-2921 . Educationalladership and ~~~~::."N~~orest Rd .. Amh<rst8:30-10 a.m. S25. Spomo«d by Center f0< Wednesday Schoof of Education. For more 23 ~~,"=~.! .• information, 645-6642. ETCT~ ~ Scanning lmoges. ETC suff. 212 Ca~ . Noon-1 p.m. Free. For more information, 6457700. Uw-Mfttlng Law Sdloolllolld of ~~~1~~-~a:For more information, Uene Fleischmann, 645-2107. ~ EmaiiAnochmenu. Bob [);em, CIT User Services. 212 Copen. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. FO<"""" information, 645-7700. .................. .Deslgr*'9.- lllologk.ol .. Probing Mole<ular · ETCT..-..r. Mechanism!~.!_~ Rlbosomol ~~'Jtl"" - ~ =~M~=~.r SCiences Complex. H5 p.m. Free. For~ information, Jim · W.......,.11t4PLU5 . Performonces of Writing In ~=~~Js~"· MS- : -.Jc Lecture - ~~~~·~.=:' Op. 103, No. 9. john Roeder, Univ. of British Cofumbia. 211 Baird Hall . 4 p.m. Free. Sporuored by Dept of Musk. FOf' more information, M S2921. . Zodiaque Dance Company . Dept Of Thea~ and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama ;;~~~ ~~~~=e · 1nformation, 64S-ARTS. Friday c---.. ua Cylonotes T. . . . . ~~~~s~~ mort information, Unda Rath, 645-3528. Hlstooy Spuker Spirits In White blment lndl.ans' Deathbed Scenes ln Colonial Ft.nce and ~t~~ofy~~n3 fr;~~~64'f.i,st . \ lor evenb taking placr on c3mpus, or for off campus eYfl'U where UB groups are princlp4l Addictions Studies and Training. For rTlOrf: information, The Second lnlenllow. Melissa ~lero, Office ol Student F,... AclMlies. Noon. Spomo«d by Career Planning and Placement FO< more lnfunnation, 645-6860. Saturday electronic sut.,ninlon form for the online UB Calendar 19 of Events at <http:/ I www.buffcdo.edu / Schollonhlp Bec;~~use Mk:ictlalc!l)~ Role o f V - Zoster VInas Glya>prol<lru In ~~~::; Center. G:26 Farber. Noon. Free. ~~- Tochnologla Using Macromedla Dreamwewer, Part I. Robin Sullivan, Instructional support special~!, Walkway Tec~nology Node. 212 Copen . Noon-1 p.m. Free. For more Information, MS- 7700. P.,.- ~n~=~ Union Theatte~~m. S5. ~~~%,1pP~ram. for l'1lOI"e information, lome Tumer-Proulx at 848-15()4. D.nce Perfonn..nce Marth~~ GrAham DAnce Ensemble. Center for the Arts ~; =u"f/1~by 1 The JCeySank Dance Series. For more Information, 64S-ARTS. Dance Performance Zodlaque Dance Company. -P-So.ffSen*w. Br.lld Page. Dept ol ~~·~~ Reseordl Sludies Center, Roswdl Part Cancer Institute. /JC"f!fo..m~~by Charles-· &45-3261. - ETC Tochnolo!IJ ~- . -Boords:Crellllng Community. Vanesso Dennen, Dept. ol Media Sllldies. 212 Capen. 3:3()..4:30 p.m.. Froe. FO< more Information, 645-7700. - - . . . , . ot 4 PLUS ~~~~~;,g Room. 4 p.m. Free. For more infonnation, 645-3810. Ufe-...op ~ou~: ~ ffan<!Y, Office ol Student ~~c:.;r~n:; and Placement FO< more infonnation, information, 645-7700. publkaUon. Listings are In the Reporter. 64S~S . infdmvtion, Becl<y, 833-0298. ETC TechnologJ Toolllps Downlood Adobe Aaobot. ETC SUfi. 212 Copen. 8:3().9 a.m. Free. For mort 645-6140. only a<ceptcd through th e ulendar will be Included Ufe-...op 21 ~~-r~'b;~.;!~e;~;"' the Thu'"!"ay preceding events in the electronic D-.c. Performance Zodlaque Donee CO<npony. Dept Of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Newman Center. For more Monday Supervising Counselon Who Won. With Trauma Su..tvon. Bonnie Colllm, Oaemen no later I han noon on c,.lendar/ logln>. 20 Satplure Sludy!f-·Shatlncl Group. 2S5 Harrimon. Noon- f p.m. F,... Spomo«d by tnformation, lporuon. Ustlngsare due of 'pace Umltatlons, not all Satptw.StMJ ~Jts~~~o=. Cllnlcai~Sertes lhting~ 22 Sunday =~~n c.yley, . 115 Baldy. 12:30 p.m. F,... FO< more lnfonnation, 645-3810. . Tuesday ~~=~~,:.·N~~ IS The RC'portcr publlshc' Pogo. ric :. ='!: ~:uit::!':u:.f.·m 645-7700. Univ. ol Medidne and Dentistry of New Jeney. 220 Natural 64~5 . u. n..:.t.r-- - - . . . , . ot 4 PLUS Ethnopoetk.s and Tronslatlon. Regna Darnell, S-40 Clemens. Noon. Free. FO< """" infonnation, 64S-381 0. Crimes of the Heart. Dept. ol Theatre and Dance. Biack Box Theatte. Center for the Ms. 8 ~S~s~ more Information, ~T--... Thursday 24 Using Mocromedla ~~I!;,Robin specialist. Walkwoylech~ Node. 212 Copen. 3:3()..4:30 p.m. Free. For more =-~Sdences Information, 64.5-7700. ~ -lllophJsks The5utusof Temporomandibular Joint ~u:r;rA.';!~~- Ha~ DNA-Protein lntet'liCdons Role of Compensoto<y Confomlotlonol Changes In Oral and ~~~and 355 5.. bii:T·~~~ ~sherman. 4 p.m. Free. PhJslcs- - - . . . , . ot 4 PLUS Cu~""'· Cultural Studies and Natu<al SCiences H5p.m. F,... ~'!',::e.'t,'~=~ ~~na Free. For more Information, 645-3810. ~lnduced ~ - 20~· 'Complex. :z..dAIInuoi-..P...,. Featuring Comedian Bernte Maxillofoda~. 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See story, page 6 North Campus power problem fixed Equipment fqilu re, loss ofbackup leave campus in dark twice in one week By SUl WU£TCHER Reporter Editor U IVERSITY Facil ities taff have addressed a power problem lflllfliiiiF th e No rth Campus in the dark twice within o ne week. Although staff still must replace some equipment, the two separate systems that simuhaneously power the North Campus were restored as of II a. m. Monday, said M1chad Dupre, assoc1ate VICe president (or university facilit·iesr University F ac iJjti ~ admmLstra tors sar no injuril-s o r major problems resulted from the two sepa rate power outages on Feb. ll and last Friday afternoon. Although Dupre could not say for certain that the o utages wo uld no t happen again. the cam pus IS "m a mu ch mo re dependable pos1t1on now," he said. The North Ca mpus first we nt dark on Feb. 12 when some electn · cll"''lfmyii!!Pfff fl[fJ~d;""~aid t <rui< Schmitt, director of facilities opera tion:\o. That outage, which occ urrt.-d about I0:45 a. m ., lasted u p to a n how and a haJf, dcpendmg upon the locauon o n campus. Dupre no ted tha t the t1m.: h u powe r resto ratiOn vanes he ~.. ..~u~t· power is re~a orcd automatically tn som e buildings and manu all y. on stte, m o thers. Sc hmitt explain ed that in on.k r to suppl y power to a ca mpu.!i a... la rge a nd compl ex as UB's . th <' universit y has what is (a iled a "redundant po wer suppl y." Th a i l.!i, two separate system s powe r the La rnpu s. And wh e n o m· svs tem tails. th e 01 her automa th...all y ta ke!! nwr, he sa1d. Norma ll y, whe n onr o largt' !!t'nt"rator m l ,ookt· I fall 11 1 OI\."I1V3It'. ~hmll t ~1d o;ystem fa 1ls... t he ca m pm us uall v ~c c s a httle bli p," and then theM:... onchysrnn takt's nV<rr 1-i owt.~vcr. Schm 111 ~.:ud, l'B "ln:\o l redunda ncY" 1n the t-ch 1.'! m~ u.Jent . mca ntng th.Jt aJ though power w,1'~ restored. the ca mpus W <L!! runn mg. un ,, ~ m g.l e power supplv. ~' when I nd.J' -, wet !!nov.· ca used ,1notht·r nut.tg.t• ,U I ; I <=i p.m .. II "ttXlk doo,.,•n tht· wholt• Ldm pus.'' he: ~<ml Most h u i ldm ~!! I O~t power on Fn d,1y 1m -'0 4 ~ m mutt'!> , ~hnutt ...1td. Pt--..wt•r w-.J..., n:~h) r eJ wht•n laliht l ~ that VIrtually even bu1ldmg o n cam pus has a buildmv., gt'nera tor, which powers exit lig h t .~ .md ahout o ne of 10 corndor hght., allow O(Cupan t~ In nav1ga te th.: hu ildi ng.. In add ttio n, th.: uutagc JfTedc:.'d to uHn put m g servh. C'!i . m ... ludtn~ l"m.ul. the ce ntral matnframt' .tnd l.'e ntral pnntmg !>CrYIC~ Mt1st -.c.·r wntt' h•~h · vo lt a~t· operat1nm tll hvpa:\o.~ tht· problem a.n.-a..-.." vt..,·t' \\'3S restort~d l:w S p.m I lupre pomtt-d out t h at tht· llUt .1gc on l-cb. 12 . wh11:h k.tHKkeJ out th e redu ndant ptlwc:.·r !i\'!!o1em. "madt· I--mlay '~ uut;\ge mw.:h wnN·" th.m tt 1wrm ally v.·ould ha>.t· ht'l.·n But now th at hnth powt'r <;v-qem' He nott"J thattht· on ly 'i~n.tiLant prohlt·m ht' k.new of that rt·~uhl'J from the outage. \'>'3.!. till' lailurt· of h.Jve l"'ot"t'fl Tt'""tort.--d, f;tl' Jittt l'~ ~ t afT I' workmg to replact• the eq u1 pmt' lll that fa1kd l--eh 1.!. he !13.ld ' t JfT '' p<:rform ~.--d 'iWli C hm ~ Grant to advance case-study approach m By Ell£N GOLDBAUM News Services Editor UB professor who sa)" his mission in life is to revolutionize the teach ing of science has re · ceived an $800,000 grant from The ~w Charitable Trusts to do just that. This .. r~vo)ution " makes use of protagonists, storytelling and ambi guity, and other <i<ment< thai sound more suited to a college lit dass than lo ch<mistry or biology. But for the past 15 y.ars, Oyde F. Herreid , SUNY Dist inguished Teaching Professor in the Depart ment of Biological Sciences. h a~ been using these fea t ures in ht .s classes to pioneer t ht- case~s tud y approach-standard fare in school, of law, business and medicinc--m teaching science to undergraduates, particularly to no nscience majors. The response fro m students has been unequivocaL A "Students who appean.--d trred and d tsante res ted during lec ture!~ are suddenly animated and invo lved.'' said Herreid, principaJ investigator o n the Pew grant He and o ther professors--both at UB an d o ther ~ools--wh o have inco rporated case studie. tnto the1r science courS<..'S have seen dass at· tendanct' rates jump to 95 percent from an average of 50-65 percent. Said o ne professor fro m another SUNY institutio n. who ts a recrnt case-study .. conven:""l canno t be ~ Lieve the attendance and cohesio n an thegroups-thestudenlo;sccm to~ really loving the class!" It's no t the typtcal responSt' trom students who just want to get the1r hasic soeJK(' rl-quirement o ut o fth t' way. But a ...... n rdtn g to II L'r rC1d . no nsc tente m aJO r~ art' a trt'm e n do us m issc.-d opponum ty for collegt• profes.sof">. "A.o.·a p rofessor. vour grea test 1m pad IS on the nonma1or~... he sa1d. "Natt o nallv, we havt' se rious con (C:rtb ahout how to engage student.o. tn .sctence and there IS a lot of pr'-'!1 · sure now co ming to bea r on ho..•no teach sctence more c:tfcct.IVcly. These colla borative strategies Wlll makt· a huge difference. T h1s revoluti o n 1:\o about to happen ." Thr Pew grant IS gotng to turn that mto a realit y. O nt' of the largest a wdrd!> ever gra nt ed fo r ac tive ~ l ea rnt ng tech mqu e~. th e umbrella tl-rm that dt• sc n bcs a ny me th od o f teach 1ng other than-the standard lt'\.1 un· for ma t, thlS grant differs from p n.•vt n us awa rd\ m the field. " M ost other e ffo rt ~ drt' m ~ l itu t1o nally b3S(--d, where tlu·r .1 re tn mg tnchangc:howthmgsa redonc. om· 1n!>titut10n at a ttme," cxplauwJ ~ ancy Schiller, asMxiate li branan 111 the: S..1cnce and Engml"t'flng Jjhr.tn and Hcrn:.1d 's 1..0- mvesugato r on the grant. "T h1s effon IS brood and in a w-Jy more grand." r ht' grant will estah!J.\h at UB t h t' Na ti o nal C:en tt'r for ( asc: !'11 udv rt•Jchtn~ tn ...,,,eme. the ~oals ol wh1ch arc to • lnlit ru ...1 undcrgraJ udh.• sctenlt' lat'uh \ 10 teach mgand v.•n u ngcase s tudu;~ • Establ tsh the Lt" nh:r ·~ \ \ 'd., ' 'tt· ... h tt p :/ / www.bu Halo.ed u / IJ br•ries/ proferts:/ case:s .... d.S .J n..1 t1ona l. digitall ihran· for ca.~ 111 dll -.(ten ttfil' d 1s.; 1pl1n t'~ and ;u a dc.1r lflghouM' for tnformat1on and rt' '-(lu rcc.~ relats<J to tht· to...l..-.c.' mt·th1~>.i of teach mg sacnce • Puhli~h 100 Ot'\\ LaX\ pt't \ · ~·.u nn tht· l't'nlt'r.. rt'fc:rct-d \ \ l'h 'lit t•vc:ntuJJivJt-vdopLn!-!J ... nllt'l."tJon~•1 '~lt'nu· ... ;~:.c:' ~omrarahlc: '" th.tt dt'\ dllJ"li;'J h\ I farv.m:i tor hm.mt'" . mtlm tern.t tJnnal pnlt\' c-•..-.....s on~ .. �2 Repoa-ter february14.ZOOO/Yo1.31.No11 BRIEFLY IREWCto~ Kelll Boc:oc:k-Natale has been marketing director for the ~nter for the Arts for the past three years. She previously was senior marketing manager for Shea's Performing Arts~ter, where she was responsible for all aspects of Broadway marketing, programming Shea's Family and SchooiTime series, and marketing corporate sponsorships. funding wOrtshop The Institute for Reseatdl ond EOOatlon on-WOman ond Genwill._ a won.. der OR£WG) shop, "funding Opportunities for Graduate Students," from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m . today in Room 330 ol the Student Union . The Graduate Student Association will ptoYide lund1 "" tho5e attending. The senlon Will consist ol short presen-s providi(lg Information on a wide variety o1 topics, Including ~funding ep. portunltles for Students ol Colol;" "Keeping Yoor Cront Re- ~ Hoppy ond ~- ond •cr.tnt Soutt.es for Graduate School and Beyond .• For further information, contact Rebeca Morfow at 829-34S1. "UB Today" sets March lineup A tour ol the Andenon Gailefy win highlight the Man:h edition oi"U8 Today," the cable television show highlighting U8. The program, which airs on Adelphia cable, wt11 feoture a tour of the goflely led by Corol M. Zemel, chair d: the Department ol Art History. The gaRery building reeently was donated to the univenity by David Andenon- Other guests on the show will include Keny S. Gnn~ dean o1 the College o1 Arts and Scieric~ who will pi<Mde a are ~~ account of the Pan •roo · American Exposition. .,d Kenton Slevflrt. prof"""' ol biological sciences, who wtll dis- cuss dlanging erP\ake\ce. . .s:·· t!'~ pattorru • The program ... at 6:¥J p.m . Sundays on Chonnel18 ln~ational; Choonef10 in l:aneaster, Clm!nce, Ord!ard Parlt and Elmo, and at 9 p.m. Mondoys on Choonef 181nter- national. How does CFA ftt Into the en tertainment market in Western New Yort< 7 Wh•t's your niche 7 In the past three yean, the center has developed three very successful series. With the KeyBank Dance Series, the center has made a place for itself by presenting world-r<:nowned dance companies, such as Paul Taylor, Gus Giordano, JoK Lim6n and Alvin Ailey. We have found that Western New York audiences appreciate this state-of-the-art facility and often comment on the feeling of intimacy and rappon with the artists on stage. The center sees itself as the premiere presenter of dance in this pan of the state. Both the Family Adventure and School Tune Adventure series, sponsored by Target, have anractcd wide, young auditnces 1n our area. in three seasons, lhe center has welcomed over tens of thousands of children and fami hes to high -quality shows we bring 111 for these series. In addition, irs ( nn tm liing commitment to these programs ensures its place as a ma jor devdopcr of young audiences m Western Nt·w York. You obviously cannot stage Broadway-type shows In the Malnrtage. Are there any other llmttatlons you face In booking perfonnen/ovents7 TcchnicalJy, we can and have staged Broadway- type shows , such as "Rivcrdance"and''Peter Pan.'" These rwo shows were rentals and, therefore, the center itself was not at finan cial risk. The two limiting fudors for the center art budget and seating ca pacity. SUlce we work without oper~ ating budget and must raise our revenues through rentals, ticket sales, grants and sponsorlhips. we cannot present expe nsive events. Th.e Mainstage capacity of 1,700 seats limits the amount of ticket revenue we can raise. Since the average Broad- way touring show costs more than $250,000 to present, our ticket price would have to be $70 at minimum. - lin you doing to get more student Input Into the types of entet'Uinment you present? The center's Marketing Depart ment has conducted many surveys in which st udents were asked what kind of entertainment they preferred to see at the center. Also, we have met seve ral times with the officers of the Student Associatio n seeking th ei r input on center activities. I have met with members of The Guild, the Department of Theatre and Dance st udent organiza ti on, about their usc of the center. What are "off-center" events7 .. T he Off Center Series .. was introduced last season, and featured YersatiJe, progressive theatrical per· fonners--Ccllo Movement Theatre, Rajeckas and lntraub Movemmt Theatre and Robert Posl We wanted to introduce students to fresh, talented and diverse artists. Sponsored by the St udent Association, the 1999- 2000 Off Cen ter Series will feature a pcriormance by Robert Post tomorrow and Second City Comedy Troupe on March 24. WhM pe<fonner/e..nt -.lei you most Nke to book In the Maln~Uge7 I would Jove to book more music concerts for the students. such as Tori Amos, Adam Sandler and Lauren Hill. In the past, we have had Fiona Apple, Dave Matthews, John Schfeild, Charlie Hunter and ll<!la Aeck and the Flecktones. These W<re very successful events. I believe stand-up comics, lilc< Carrot Top, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Steven Wright, would do well in our theater. Students also have said they would like to see events like Stomp, Blue Man Group and "Rent." What's going on downtown In thePf-n.e.tre7 -.t·s Curuln C.O -..:tlons7 In IOddltJon to your worit .t liB, you're.,. IKtreSs, . . , _, --,....,._.,Do you . . . - ...... on lUge or behind tiM - 7 At the momen~ I live in the best of all theater worlds by being able to participate ln every facet of theater. I will always love performing, but am finding the challenges of the producer role new and exciting. last fall, I had the opportunity to direct a student show for the Department of Theatre and Dance. Working with those fine students proved to be a most rewarding experience for me. WhM question do you wish I h..tasked.- - - you1Nwe.....weredlt7 I would have enjoyed answering a question about thea:nter'sM.arketing Departmen~s challeoges In his pursuit of university visibility in Buffalo's Theatre District, Tho- and goals for the future. A5 a mas Burrows, director of the center, has invited both Shakespeare in are defining ourselves to area audiences. One of our goals is to rontinu.e gener3ting college student attendance at events geared toward their interests. Another goal is to devdop marketing strat- Delaware Park (SOP) and Cunain Call Produetions (CCP) to reside at the Pfeifer Theatre. With offices in the Pfeifer, SDP also will produce two Mainstage event's per season. The Mainstage also will be available for rentals. CCP, a professional, theatrical producing company, pro- duces a full season of theater in the P£eifer Cabaret. Both companies are committed to giving UB students the opportunity to work with pro· fessional theater companies. young, six-year-old facility, we still egies to successfully compete for the entertairunent dollar ofWest ern New York audiences. Al though we have used many devices in .order to advertist our produd , pcrrulps the greatest challeoge the Markd:ing Department fuasis howto"rnarl«:!"with constantly ~g funds. The program b produced by AdelPhia for the Alumni Association as a service to the uniYerslty and the people ol w.stem New Yor1t. Reading rescheduled A poetry reodlng by Brenda Coultas and Tim Davis slated for Saturdoy as part ol the. ~at 4 PLUS" literary series, preser>ted by the Poetics Progrom, has been rescheduled. The reading will be held at 8 p.m. April 7 In the Steel Bar, S 11 Tri-Maln Building, Buffalo . • REPORTER The ReporUr ~ a compus community newspaper published by the Offoce ol NeWs Services In the OM.sion d Univ,<My Services, State university of New Yorlt at Sulfalo. Editorial offices are ____ __ -·· ~ted at 330 Crofts Hal~ Amherst. (716) 645.2626. ..... ..... ._..... ....... _, , .... -... wuetch.-.lo.edu Carole Smith ,...;., -- fhwls.nkel .......... ......,._ ...... McGinn6 _,.......,....,. Kristm- l.DisBMer P.wicia l:Jon<Mn Ellen Goldblum Ma>y Beth Spina ChmtineVIdal Campus Club continues goal of collegiality Group hopes to obtain clubhouse space in new Alumni House to be built on campus By MARA McGINNIS Reporter Asststant Editor ROM &-ck to Hamman to Winspcar and now Goodyear Hall. th e F univer~ity's Campus Club has endured many changt-s during 1ts long history, not the least of \\"h1dl is being much less knmom at the um versity today Lhan it was a fl'w decades ago. But the club's purpoSt' of collegiality remains as it continut."!. to welcome colleagues new and old. Established in 1953 as the Faculty Club, UB's premiere social d ub changed its name some I 0 years ago to encourage the membership of others 1n the UB community in ;~d ­ dition to fa culty. Its purpose is to develop a nd promote a sense of community, coUegiali ty. and unity of purpose between aJI facuhy anJ profess ional staff; to provide th t.· oppo rtunit r for social discourse. int•naction, and netwo rking aero~ dcpartmcntaJ and divisionaJ bound arie5, and to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information nt"Cessary for improving the welfare ofUB . Memlx-rship in the Campus Clu h I.'> opt:n to aU faculty and profes s10nal staff, includin g activt' and rt>ttrcd constituents of the State, Research foundation , UB Foundation and Faculty Student Association . According to Jane DiSalvo, ass is· tant to the director for the Interdisciplinary Degree Programs in the Social Sciences and member of the Campus C lub Executive Board. when the name was changed . the d ub's constitution also was changed to allow participation by UH alumni. While .. most faculty clubs are for facuJty only," she adds that US's is speciaJ because it allows for partici pa tion by a much wider population of the university comm unity. DiSalvo, who has been active in the club for nearly 25 yt."aJS, works \\•ith Rosemary Mecca, international scholar adviM'Ir and Campus Club president , to coordinate dub events and activities. Past activities have in cluded a variety of campus evenL~. such as lectures. poetry and book rL-adings, music and athletic events, as well as off~camp us acuvitics such as bus trips to Toronto. However. the btggest and most popular event re mains the club's a nnua l holid ay party, which DiSalvo says is a "gala affair"' and aJone is worth the mem ht.'rsh ip d ues. Other benefits of being a mem ht·r include access to the Campus ( :luh lounge in Goodyear Hall for mt'ctings and socials. complimentary =ptions and preferred seating and/ or tickets to university events. Mem- bers also have the privilege of being able to visit more than 100 clubs in \ more than 30 states and three for· eign countries as part of a reciprocal agreement with the Association of Faculty Clubs International. "We try to honor new members of the uni\lefSity community, as well as those who arc leaving," says bers . .. Membership began to dwindle in the late '70s with the construetion of the Nonh Campus," she says. And as the university grew, so did the need for space on both cam· puscs, which is why the clubhouse moved around Mecca, adding that the dub has hdd In thedub'searlydays.a fuU-time receptions for new deans and hon ~ o rs retirees at its annual holiday receptionist sat outside the clubhouse to welcome members. recalls DiSah'Ot but without someone there to grant access to the facility, the clubhouse sees much less activity. parry. in addition, she says, the dub tries to involve new faculty and pro· fcssionaJ !itaff members by offering them a one -year complimentary m embers hip when they join th e university community. " It 's a nice way to orient people to the univer · sity,.. she adds. Mecca and DiSalvo admit that the clubhouse location on the South Campus is a bit of a deterrent when trying to recruit members, especially given the lack of parking and the fact that so many of UB's faculty and staff work on the North Campus. But they hope that some space in UB's fUNre Alumni House will aJ Iow them a new clubhouse o n the North Campus and positively im - which is something she and Mecca hope will change as they continue to recruit new members. While the location and membership of the Campus Oub have con tinued to change, the membership dues of $20 a year per member haven't changed in nearly 35 years, according to DiSalvo. All of the money coUected from dues pay for membership benefits. including a new scholarship program for mem bers and their dependents. There m ay be fewer members pact the dub's membership. than before, but Mecca says the purpose of the dub has stayed the same and that those involved continue to While the dub currently has a lillie more than 100 members--in cluding paying members President and Mrs. Greiner-DiSalvo recalls a time in the 1970s when there were between 400 and SOO active mem · find the sense of community and coUegialiry that is so important in a university community. To join the Campus Oub, con tact Mecca at 645 -2258 or <nnecca@acsu.buffa.Jo.edu> . �' . h!bruary 14. ZOOO!Vol.31.1o.21 llepola.._. Masiello teaches in EMBA UB joins ranks ofschools with "celeb.rity executives" on staff ay JOHN DU.lA CotmtADA RtpOrtrr Contributo< lRST Oprah was on board at Northwestern Un iversity's school of business. Now it's Tony's turn at the School of Management. Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello is a guest instructor this semesta in the Eucutive MBA (EMBA ) program at the School of Management and his appearance is an example of how some business schools arc enlisting "celebrity executives" to teach courses on leadership and management to high-lev<l business people. Talk-show host and media tycoon Oprah Wrnfrey. for instance, r=ntly finished teaching a course on the "Dynamics of Leadership" to executives enrolled in Northwestern's topranked Kdlogg School of Business. · Win&efs professorial turn was so successful that the business school has tapped her to teach the course again next fall. ~ "Successfulleade... and managers ~ F Buffalo as a North American"Com· petitor," which the mayor rettntly ddiv<red to the Canadian Urban Institute, as well as a textbook on ur· ban economics and a book on industrial~location decisions written by Mandell lndfect.thecourse i.sasemesterloogcasestudyofBuffalo'seconomy that gives students the opportunity to listen and contribute to analysis on issues relatiog toregionalization, poverty, housing, local and state governance, urban transportation, education reform and crime. ment should be run lik< a busin<SS. Well. businesses don't hav< to deal with all the>s< state regulations." The course will conclude in the spring with a field trip to Buffalo sites that figure lnto th e mayor's plans for development, includi ng the Lak e Erie waterfro nt , local brownfields aod prope>s<d sites for business and industrial parks. Final grades will be based partly on ~papers and presentations delivered by the students on critieal issues impacting the economy and livabilityoflluffido,suchasthemark<t- MandeU,dean oftheSchoolofMan- ~ agemen~ who signed up Masiello to teach the coum. "So it's very dfec- o tive to have prov<n leaders and man- f agers like the mayor come into the classroom to share their insights and e m anaging complex organizatio ns Masiello meets with the EMBA stu · dents each week to discuss issues facing his administratio n as it d~elops strat egies to impro ve Buffalo's economy, tackle social issues and plan for developmcnl Materials fo r the course--"The City and its Markets"- include a speech titled "The Re-Emergence of A N ass istant professor o f electrical engineering at VB is the recipient of a prestigio us Department of Defense Office of Naval Research (ONR ) Young Investigator Program Award. Alexander N. Cartwright is one of ing of Buffa1o to outside businesses. of the mayor in discussing these is- • strategies fo r revitalizing Buffalo's sues with us," says EMBA student downtown, the role of to urism and Paul Kinsella. a sales manager for the impact of taxes on growth. '"The presenta tio ns will give the Ryerson TuU, lnc. " l~s really opened my eyes to the complexity of his job. mayor the opportunity to hear ideas "So many times in the paper you from ~ud en ts who are major deci read about issues confronting Buf- sion- makers for businesses in Buffa]o and it seem s like the solutions falo, while giving the students an inare a matter of commo n sense," adds depth understanding and apprecia · KinseUa. " But in ma ny cases, the tion of issues affecting Buffalo and mayor's hands are tied by srate regu- o th er g rea t Ame r ican c it 1es," lations. People may say that govern · Mandell says. to expand o n existing cxperimentaJ and theoretical expertise to charac· terlze the magnitude an~ structural and comr)ositio na1 dependence of pi· ezoelectric fields. ind uced in nitride semi co ndu c tor ju st 26 enginee rs a nd scientists across the United States to be ho n- ored with the award this year. He is only the third UB faculty member ever to receive the award. The award com es with a research stress and st rain in grant of $300,000 over three years. with additional funding available for ing using interferometry, a collabo- three more years. sociate professor of c.ivil engineering ONR's Young lnv<Stigator Awards recognize exceptional young scientists and engineers. Criteria include prior profcssiona1 achievement ,subm ission o f a m eritorio us research proposal and evidence of strong support by their respeetive universities. Cartwright received the award to continue his research into the com · pletc understanding of how piezoelectric fields, whi ch a rise fro m changes in the crystalline struct ure of strained layers of nitride-based semico nductors, can be incorpo· rated into design criteria fo r wide bandgap electronic dcvic~. modulators and blue lasers. others, on March 26 and March 28. The schedule will open March l with a concert by the UBSymphony. with Magnus Mlrtensson. conduCto r, and featurin g Jenn ifer Kosack. soprano, at 8 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall · A " Brown Bag Concert" featuring the Amherst Saxopho ne Q uartet., will be held at noon on March 14 in the Slee Lobby. The quartet will present Bach compositions transcribed for saxophones, induding-ap- propriately, his Coffee Cantata. Starbucks coffee is free for aU who anend. Twenty-year-old Ann Elise Smoot. winner of the American Guild of Organists 1998 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Playjng. will · perform Concert V of the Organ Recital Series at 8 p.m. March 17 U1 Slee. The UB Flu te Ensemble, directed by Cheryl Gobbetti-Hoffman. wil l Slee. The concert will feature pianists from Howard University, as weU as "I'm impressed with the candor ~E~~er re~~~~?~~~~?~~re~~~~ry News Services Editor Piano festival highlights concert schedule The lOth annual Piano Festival, featuring two days of music performed by six virtuoso pianists. will highlight the March concert schedule presented by the Department of Music. The festival, directed by Frina Arschanska. associate professor of musK. will include performances by Arsthanska. Kcnwyn Boldt and guest pianists presenting d uo piano works by Bach, Brahms and Messaien, amo ng The second session of the festival will be held at 8 p.m. March 28 in expertise with business executives and large groups of people." Teaching in tandem with Mandell, BrieBy perfo rm a concert entitled " PI 05 ion" at 3 p.m . March 19 1n Slee. The UB Eclectic Ensemble. a group crea ted by facult-y member Jo n Nelson devoted to diverse and contem po rary programming, will per· fo rm at 8 p.m. March 22 in Slee. l b e Amherst Saxophone Quartet will perfo rm Concert IV of the ASQ Series at 8 p.m. March 23 in Slec. The group will present the wo rld premiere of Terry Riley's Mandala Mi niatures. co mposed for the quartet, as well as the wo rld premiere of new work for marimba and quartl't by Steve Parisi. The Cassatt String quartet will perform Beethoven's Q uartet 1n A Major, Op. 18, No. 5. the fi rst of Beethoven's quartets to exhibit them e and variatio n form, at 8 p.m. March 24 in Slec. The perfo rmance will be Concert V m the Slee!Beethoven String Q uartet Cycle. The first of two days of piano niusic in Slee--the I Oth P1ano FesuvaJ 2000-wiU begin at 4 p.m. March 26 with a concen by Frina Arschanska and Kcnwyn Boldt, who have performed together for more than 30 yean. are made, no t bo rn ," says Lewis ~ who themselves are responsible for 3 electronic paekagrative effort with Ccmal Basaran.asand a 1997 ONR Young Investigator. Cartwright also is collaborating with Chu R. Wie, professor of elec· trical engineering, ro develo p ed ucatio nal software that focuses o n the develo pment o f Java appl cts that serve as educat io nal tools fo r m icroel ectronics and pho to n ics. Such tools are designed to be ac cessible to a wide range of users. beginning with high·school stu · dents and progressi ng up to th e level of post-doctoral resea rchers wo rking in ind ustry. ln addit ion to his teaching and research , Cartwright holds positions in a host of UB labs and centers.. in· fo r Advanced Spectroscopic Evalu · atio n, directo r of the Ultrafast La · ser Facilit1' (a Center for Advanced Pho to nics and Elect ro nic Materials/ Materials Research Instrument Fa· ciliry),associatedircctorof the Elec t ro n ics Pac kagi n g Labo rator )'. de pu t)' direc tor fo r la sers and pho to nics fo r the Institute for La sers, Photonics and Biopho to nics and co-djrector for the Center fo r Active Learning of Microelectron ics and Pho to nics. The O NR Yo ung Investiga tor is C a rtwrig ht 's seco nd presti g io us award. In 1998, he received th e Na tio nal Science Foundation FacuJ ry Early Career Developn1ent Award. whic h recog ni zes yo un g fac ult y members who have demonstrated o utstanding potential as science and engineering investigators and edu cato rs. That grant supports his n·· ~a rch on the usc of gallium -nitride · based materials for visible spatiallight mod ulators for thin -panel dis play techno logy. His work Qn (;all ium/Indium/ Alwrunum/Nitride materials will aid m the development of ultr:wiolct and blue lasers. as well as pho todctcctors fo r C D- ROMS. lase r pri nters and communication systems. Cartwright received his docto rate.· fro m the Universiry of lowa in 1995. perfom1antes by Arschilnska, Boldt and UB fr<shman Edward Chilunga. A custo m -made piano concert for UB aud iences by Jan Pace, a re· nowned new m usic pianist, will be held at 4: t 5 p.m. March 30 in Baird Recital Hall. The concert wiU inc\ude Mo n on Fe\dman's Extensions J and Sans Hauteur by UB student Sam Mirelman . The month 's sched ule will co nclude with C'..oncert VI of the O rgan Rec ital Series presented by Bruce Neswick, with Cheryl Gobbeni Hoffinan. fl ute. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. March 31 in Slee. A fo rmer o rganist at St. Paul's Cathedral in Buffalo. Neswick now is ass1s tant organist-cho irmaster at Washington's National Cathedral. The first half of his program spans a 400- range of o rgan m usic. while the second half features music from the 20th century. Tickets to aU co ncerts may be obtained at the Slec box o ffi ce between 9 .1. m . and 5 p.m . Mo nday thro ugh Friday and at the Center fo r the Art ~ box offi ce from noon to 5 p.m . Tuesday thro ugh Friday. Israeli deputy consul general to speak at 14th annual Wasserman conference Yosef livn e, deputy consul general fo r the Consul General oi Israel in New Yo rk. will discuss Anll'rican-lsracli re\atiom Jt I :45 p.m . March 19 i~ the Student Unio n Theatre o n the North Campu.!> as pan of the 14th ann ual Wasserman Conference. '' Building Bridges" is the theme of the conference, presented h)' HiUel of Buffalo, to be held from 1-5:30 p.m. in the Student Unio n Theatre. H ill~ l is the campus center for Jewish life fo r students at UB and at o ther local colleges and universities. The conference will he open to tpe public Reg1strat 10n is free to students who register in advanCl' and $2: at the door. T he cmt i.!> S 10 fo r members of the commu nll )'. A va riety of speake rs and wo rbhops Wlll h1ghhght the co nferenct:. which ho nors the late Arth ur Wasserman, J. lo ngtime fr iend and sup- port er of Hillel. Fo llowin g Livnc's spc.-ech, seve ral UH stude nts who tuun·d b rad m Jan ua ry wiU d iscuss their cxpericnco. Six wo rb ho ps focus ing o n Jew1sh pohucs, culture .tnd spmt ua ht\ . and their relevan ce in today's wo rld will be held fro m .l 30-5:30 p.m. Spe-J kcrs wiUindude UB political .!>CJCnce graduatl' student I JJ WTt"n~ot' E. Cline; Karen Bridbord . a student in the Department of Psvcho logY; llan Safit. a student m the Depanment ofC ias.s1 ~ and Bruce J) tcrcl lfcld. a h1sto ry professor at Can isi us CoUegl". Also.1'1Wrman D. Mo hl, professor of nra l d 1agll0:-th. ""-lt'll~ot"; P.md Schiller, Pyram id Brokerage Co.'s real -l-state se rvices; h 'lt" \\'e mstem , program directo r, Bureau of lewtsh Educa tio n: Rabh1 Ak1ha Luhtm . Temple Beth El. and Rahb1 Gary Pokras. Tt:-mplc Beth Zum For fu rther informatio n or to rt;gl.!> ttr for thl~ (O n fe rcn~ c ....lllil llld of Buffalo at 639-836 1. Conference co- spo nsor~ an· the L1B Dq:ta rtml'nt nf PohtK.Il X ll'lht· in the College.• of Arts and ~ ll' ll Ct.'" anJ tht• Amcn c.m Jcwbh (:om mtt tee. BuffaJo/ Niagara chapter. �41 Repaa"taa februaJY24.21111Vm.3l.lo.21 Dentan's study of Semal Informs thinking about dynamics between chlldren and llduks I<:uoos .......... ~..-of ~ Iiiio-.; CMul , . . , , . _ o f fnglllh. ond .. -..-,.of Englilh, - be<n- noted for1he 2 0 0 0 - - Prizo by Amoric:on ComponoiM! t.iterotl.n. The IWI<d"""!'"!zesthebest..,. cent theo<ellcaily onentod contribution mode to tho clsdplne. - ·-modo byWIS unl-.lty publshers. Ga5<N 1101'11imtod b y - !Jnivor. sity Press for "The,Wild Clld of RWing.. locob$ - nominated by The [ohm Hopldns Un'-sity Press for • tn tho !Mlguago of Walter Benjamin• ond Robblru wos nominaied by 1he University ol Chicago P.- fOf •Altered States: levlnas and Ut· erature.• Henoy s.........., professor of comparative litrraturr., chilrs the aw.rds committee. Russ Miler, directo< ol the Cen""for Computational Reseatd1 (CCR) and prof<ssor o1 computer science and engineering. has published 1 bool< entltled •Aigorflhms Sequential and Parallel: "Unified Approach. with ~.lnc.The·­ ----llgootlhm. dMoped by~ ond -l.lu!ute Americans' QSe of discipline examinedm IIJ ~ UWANDOWSIU RtpOrterConmbutor ERHAPS the most tdling manifestation of Robert K. Dmtan's philosophy about you ng people is the bumper sticker on his automobile: "Children behave as well as they are treated." Dentan, professor of anthropol· ogy and American studies, has devoted a great deal of his professional career to studying the Semai, an indigenous people of Malaysia. The P time he has spent, and continues to Hootoert ~.president ~k/depanment/Aandl./ ..,..>. ~ocloras,ls ....... - ............ ..-"The ,Tap.,._~ oil 11112011! In c:an.u,........In c.;..y- ........ .,tn-·~ ··· ---...-rilogollnt ... 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"DDIy.--·ottho Pollh--lllhold _..,......,In_ .......... -.-n-DI- I1Idln!t-A<I. Elllla, Creollllly.. tsschodulodiDbe...--by Press,In Apt. ways you would never hurt someone your own size." says.Dmtan, wholeaehesooursessuchas"Ameri can Nonns and Deviations," "Cul· tural Ecology." "Southeast Asian Ethnology" and "(Non)Violence." "But at thesametime,(people) have this discipline-and-punish paradigm so embedded in their mind that they can't amceive of kids he· spend,leamingaboutthecultureboth in Malaysia, researching and W)iting abouttheSemai, andteach ing-has contributed to his thinking o n the dynamics between children and adults in both the United States and Malaysia. · "ln general, I'm interested in the ways in which people's ideological systems reflect, justify, rationalize aod mystify social realities, particularly inequality," he says in a faculty biography on the American studies Web site <http://wlngs.bufflllo ...../ ol the Houplmor>-- Medlal- -.Inc;, . OndUI~~of sible as a solution. You say to yourselfsomethinglike,'kidsneedstructure'or 'childrenaregratefulforlimits,'" he says. What often results from an act of violence, he notes, is a feeling of relieforpleasurestemmingfromwhat hesaysisafaultynotion thataggres· sion is borne of frustration. Theresuit of violent feelings or behavior, lively safe. "To the degree there's a hierarchy." , More specifically, however, Dentan seems committed to shedding light on some of the aspects of American behavior that contribute to an unhealthy culture-in par· ticular, discipline. "Almost the only reason Americans beat kids is for 'disciRline' or ' respect for authority; by which we mean obedience," he says. "Semai don't care about obedience. Obedience is for slaves. " lfyoucan'tpersuade-orco~ a kid into agreeing that they sbould or sbouldo't do something, maybe you just don't have a very good case." Dentan explains the perceived rationale for hurtful behavior. "Usually, before you do violence, you simplify the situation in your mind, so that violence seems piau- driven to seek a remote people in what was then Malaya. Den tan, whose work on the Semai continues in a book he's working on that focuses on "the intertwining of violence and nonviolenceinSemailifeandhistory;"notes thatSemaidon'tsetout.toraise nonviolent children "They just want children to know that t/>ey're safe with their dose kin and neighbors," he writes. Unlil<e in the U.S., where hierarchy looms in nearly every institu· tion, Dentan says the Semai-who today number roughly 30,000have no hierarchy. "You don't have to break down control barriers if !here aren't any; he says. "But the parents tell the kids that ·the outside world is horribly dangerous, so that the kids will stay near the adults, where they are rela- however, is the need to rationalize. "To make violence palatable to decent, concerned, humane people like otmelves, there has to be a kiod of simplifying fonn~al, .religious, political or moralizingthat muffies the sound of weeping, serearning children and other innocents," he says. Dmtan, wlio ealned his doctor· ate at Yale, says that where physical discipline is concenied, SenW re£rain from using corporal punisb· · ment ui·mb<lue a dllld' Wliile the Semaifearthathittingachildcould cause death, he says, adults in the U.S. seem more preoccupied with keeping children in line. "I think people know there's sometl)ing wrong with privileging oneself to hurt a weaker person ;i, having as well as they are treated" A common misconception of adults is assuming that because children are considered socially inferior, it's OK to hllllliliite or hurt them, he poin~ ouL . "You shoUld always ask yourself, when you get angry at a kid, just what you're angry about," he says. "Has the kid done something eVil, or is it just that·the kid is being disobedient! If the latter, what have you done lately to eam-not coercedie obedience! · "We need to respect children as we'd !<SpeC! any other human being." Dmtan's interesl in theSemai was piqued by a college roommate who was Indonesian and-the short of a long ~ri-"being young, stupid and macho," Dmtan jokes, he was he says, "it consists of parents (and other adults) being refuges for the kids." Semai say they don't beat their children, Dentan says, unlike the Malays. another population of in digenouspeopleswhodobeat their childrm. The Semai, be says. rondude "that's why our children are strong aod healthy, and Malay children m like baby rats." . "Semai just hang out with their · kids,"he sa)os. "I don't think they lOY< their kids more or better. less, if anything. But it's never interrupting for a kid to sit on the 1M> of an ailuiL" In an = p t from 1m lat<st work in progress, Dentan explains that in hierarchical ~ons, ~do what your 5ays" and "do what )<iur momsays"arematdlingimperatives. "But that's nOt hawS<mai adults traditionally lived, aod the parents' relative lack of concern about 'abedienoe' as a value in itself matches their own Jives, in obedience isn't very importanL" oo;. which Case studies ~,_ ..... , • Support the Journal of Colleg• teaching approach much wider exSciena Teaching in producing an an- pnsure;withthemoney,Herreidex· nual special issue devoted to case pects to be able to conduct two studies worksho~ e3ch summer, providing • Publish books on case teaching ~faculty members-twice the in each of the natural sciences and ' usual numberwith the opportumathematics, produce a series of nity to learn the videoS that insttuct faculty in the approach and publish electronic approach. Meals and workshop newsletter Until now, Herreid has been materials for at· tendees also will preaching the word on case teachbe paid for with ing mostly at workshops he hosts at UB that are funded by UB, the Nathe grant. ln return,anend=are tional Science Foundation and the United States Department of E<lu - asked to produce one case study, cation. Since 1990, more than 300 plusteachingnotes,withirithenext faculty members from around the six months, for which they will reU.S. have attended these intensive, ceive a $200 stipend. The grant also will provide for an five-day workshops in which participants learn to teach using the ann ual national conference o n case-study method and in which teaching science with case studies. Aa:ordingtoHerreid,the"magic" they have a chance to actually lead a class of students, who then evaluate of the case approach is that, through them. More than 500 others have" role-playing, debates or group preattended Herreid's workshops held sentations,studentsbecomedirectly at other institutiqns around the involved in a controversial, unresolved topic that has a solid, sci encountry and abroad. But Herreid routinely bas had to tific core and deals with important turn away nearly half the applicants social and policy issues. "Tile students care about case for each workshop. The Pew grant will give the case- studiesbecausetheyarelearningthe\ an material on a need-to-know basis," we've left itoutofteachingscience," laid Schiller. "The case approach Herreid said The approach focuses on the use uses stories to get students involved of contemporary, oontroversial sto- in the science. not as spectators but ries that have not yet been resolved. as participants." "The idea is to let students apeSome of the 30 cases currently rience some of the ambiguity ·that available at the UB Web site indude all scientists have to deal with as they "Seeds o( Disscension: A Case Study explore," notes Schiller. in Patenting Genetic Material." Facultymemberswhoteachwith "BaiBedhytheBObyBottle:ACase cases say the method provokes stu- Study in Chemistry," "The Benign dents to learn the science; they want Hamburger,""A Light on Physics: Fto learn it on the way toward dis- Number and Exposure Time-A coveringwheretheystandonapar- CaseStudyinOptics,""BadBiood: ticular issue. A CaseStudyoftheTuskegeeSyphiForezample,inacaseaboutrecent lis Project" and "Life on Mars-A politicalturmoilintheGalapogosls- Dilemma Case Study in Planeeary lands that pits fisherman, the Ecua- Geology!' dorian government, tourists. scienSchiller and Herreid hope to have tists and environmental groups I0 times that number by the end of against one another, students~ the grant period. divided into teamsiq>resenting one-' Part of the strategy includes enor another of these interests. Their couragingsignificantcontributions ~ task was to research extensively the to the cnrrent repository of cases Social, political and scientific issues through collaborations with English at haod from the perspective of the teachers and science-writing ininterest they represented. structors, establishing a board of The result? Students grtso caught consultants to serve as editorial ref. up in the story and their active role erees for cases and consulting on in it, that it naturally increases their case-study writing aod teaching appetite for learning the science. with faculty members arouod· the "Storytdlingissocompelling,but country. �.. Gallery displays landscapes Works from UB's permanent co~n are exhibited •v MAliA MCc;-s Rqxxtrr Aulstant Editor T he UB Art Gallery bas uncovered some of the univ=ity's artistic treasures in an intriguing ex · hibit that presents a of work in the landscape genre from UB's permanent an collection by artists both renowned and unknOWD"Landscapes From theColi<ction.. on display in the Center· for the Arts until March 17, allowsviewersarare look at some of UB's esteemed anwork and the opportunity to learn about some important artists, in- cennuy I< ~ .... ~ 6 ~ dudingsevernl from the Bulfaloarea. Gallery hour.; are 10:30a.m.to8p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibit was curated by Karen . Emcnhiser and Lisa Fischman, who selected 25 landscape installations from UB's collection to produce a fascinating and diverse collection of paintings, fine art prints. silkscreen prints and color photographs dat ing from about the mid-19th to mid-20th century. The show presents an infrequent opportunity for those curious about UB's artistic holdings to get a look at some of the universit:Ys permanent collection, since most of it spends its time in a vault in the Center for the Arts. Other pieces are kept in the Poetry and Rare Books Room or are displayed in offices around campus, acoording to Emenhis<r. "4nllscapes" ~ a.Jr.!lll!"'i <M>n<>logicaliyaoo beginS by demonstrating the"ro~ticdepictionofnature"by artists in the early 1900s, says Emenhiser,adding that the lata work bcaJmes more "subjed:iqed" and feanires subtle "performance element." a Sol¥--··.....,._. u.• 1 11- of • - o f - - rn.m .,......_t ......._on dlspl.,. In the 1M Art co.nory. The performance element is first evident, and perhaps most pronounced, iD Salvadore Dali's "Labyrinth,"whi<h eroanatt:s from a brightblue background in-the center of the exhibition space. Dali,one ofthe most notorious anisiS of the 20th century, used the painting's rom position as the backdrop for a ballet he produced at the New York Metropolitan Opera House between 1939-41. The surrealist painting. whi<h depicts a distorted female figure Booting in douds above a wavy sea, was a gift of the late Robert Millonzi and rq><>rtedly has been appraised at $750,000. Remarkably, UB is the proud 1 owner of another valuable Dali"Portrait of Katharine Cornell"presently archived ~ the Poetry and Rare ijooJc,. <;:oUe¢oq. One installation in the exhibit features an oil painting by Harvey Breverman, US professor of art, titled "Plaza." Fischman, wbo describes th~ work as "a composite of highwaY' and overpasses, planes and shadows in foreshortened spaces." says that it is a .. reinvention b y amalgamation, as Brevmilan brings bits and pieces of real pla ces together to create a place-scape of the imagination." Colorful works by acclaimed Buffulo artists Philip C. Elliott, one of the founders of the UB an department, and by his wife, former UB an instructor Virginia Cuthbert Elliott, also are on display. Among them are some very arresting depic- tions of nature by Philip Elliott, including the intricate, quiJt - m~e "' Plant Patterns .. and the brightly abstract "Spanish Garden." The older works in the exhibit capture landscapes in a more traditional style and are nearly all works ofAmerican artists, such as "Sunset Scene"by Thomas Eakins and "Harbor Scene" by john N. Twachtman. Of local interest is an undated oil illustration of"Erie Canal at Black Rock" by Buffulo artist Olarles Astin Needham. Fund helps Indochinese students •yP'ATIUCIA DONOVAN o.-~dasswithinternallonal News Services Edito< cxperieo<:eoreducation." AshwiiiSOf' "These oountries need their own entrq>rmeur>. humanities scholars. eductol$. scientists, physicians and URING a business trip to Cambodia last year, Mark Ashwill, director of the Wor)d Languages Institute, was struck by how little public or private money is available in the region for promising students who want to attend college or graduate school overseas. Ashwill , whose interest in lndodtina has resulted in several D language-culture exchange pro grams involving Vietnamese and American universities, businesses and cultural grou~ decided to do something about it This week, he announced the establishment of a private association to p...,;,;de financial and other forms of support to qualified students from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos who want to pursue relevant, useful and quality education and training in the United States. Initial funding for the U.S.Indochina Educational Foundation, Inc., or USIEF, was provided by a $10,000 grant from the Paul). K£ssler Foundation. Additional funds will he solicited from individuals, corporations and other private foundations that make grants to public charities. "'pportunities in the global marketplace are limited for developing nations without a substantial business business managers to bring their countries to economic maturity without compromising. national identity and cultural values. "Unfortunately," he adds, "they don'thavetheedilcationalinfrastruc- turetheyn~t~lferhighereduca- tion and professiorial training to large numbers of their people. "Because of these obstacles, i~s difficult for nations like Vietnam, laos and Cambodja to prepare their young people for the rapidly evolving 'new world:" As a t<Sul~ he sa}" these nations remain ecrinornicbackwaters,subject to foreign exploitation of their people and resources. Ashwill 5af' one of the important steps toward devdopment is to send selectedstudentsabroadforadvanced study, particularly in business managemen~economics,technology, edu ­ cation, medicine and the sciences. The opportunity, however, is usu ally available only to children of upper-class families or to those few students whose governments are able to underwrite their foreign studies. Ashwill says that Indochina students already receive some scholarship money from the Australian and Japanese governments and from a few Fulbnght grants distnbuted m the region. But the funding available doesn't come dose to satisfying the need, he says. Each country has discrere issues to resolve in this regard. Vietnam has a number of established colleges and universities, Ashwill says, but little money available to support further education overseas. Laos has a different problem. An agrarian nation, it has only a rudimentary system of higher education and only one university, which focuses on agricultural research with the assistance of a rew Canadian and American colleges. Ashwill says the first co ncern of the USIEF will be for Cambodia, which faces a situation more dire than Vietnam or Laos. ..An entire generation of th e intdligencia, as well as the business and professional classes, were wiped out in the Khmer Rouge genocide of 1975-79," Ashwill rentinds us, "This disaster left the Cambodian economy and educational system in ruins with no one capable of rebuilding either." In fact, the first Indochinese student to receive financial assistance from the new foundation is Sokna Hang of Cambodia. A USIEF scholar.;hip student in UB's English Language Institute, Hang is preparing for graduate study in management or law in an ~erican university. Find quality business Web sites with the help of a UB librarianEil The Web Is chock-full of information useful to business researchers, but how does o ne go about sifting through such massive amounts of data to find those few kernd.s of useful information? The major search engines can be of some use, but for -profit services such as Yahoo and Alta Vista are driven by advertising,dollars and offer fea tures targeted at a large general audience. Academic libraries, on the other hand , focus on quality. disc-i pline-bastd information, and gen erall y p rovide guidance specific to researchers.· When it co mes to finding business information o n the Internet, o ne can find no better expert than Lockwood libra ry's Michael Lavin. Lavin is the libraries' business librarian. He holds an MBA and is the 1992 recipient of th e Ameri can library Associa ti on 's BRASS /Ga le Re sea rc h Award for Exce llence 10 Busines.!> Librarianship. He is also the a uth o r of th e accla imed research guidt• . " Business In formation : How to Ftnd it , How to Use It" (O ryx Press ). Lavin brings his extraordj nary knowledge.· ofbusi nes.!> .!>Ou rces ro th e UB community by creat mg helpful, on line guidC's to the· very best business Web si tes. 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This listing is arranged into broad cat· egories, coveri ng such subjects as accounting, banking, company in format ion, currency conveners, economic data, investment sites, marketing, small bu si ness and taxation. Lavin does not attempt to "reinvent the wheel;" if there is a great metasite for an area, he only will list that one si te . For example. under "Accounting,.. the only link is to Rutgers Accounting Web < http: //www. rutgers.edu /Ac countlng/ >. While this site serves as a one-stop shopping center for accounting reso urc~ . many accounting students are not aware of this fabu lous so urce. Unfortunately, great one-stop metasites Jike the Accounting Web are rare; a more common occurrence is found with a topic such as investing- the Web is brimming ~ith information on it, but no one place pulls it all together. Lavin has managed to bandle this problem by dividing investment sites into several practical subcategories: bonds, dividend reinvestment plans, futures and options, glossaries and handbooks, initial public offerings. mutual funds, stock quotes, etc., and each of these subcategories lead to only the most pertinent links. · Not so long ago, spider-compiled robotic search engines were all the rage, the ilotion being who needs human intervention-let com puters o rganize the Internet for us. But as we enter the 21st centu ry, and the Web reaches adolescen ce, what's the most popular site on the Net? Yahoo, an Internet portal where hundreds of real -live hu man beings place Internet sites into useful subject categories. But most of the people employed at Yahoo are generalists, not subject specialists. So when you need help with your business research, why not turn to an information maestro? You can reach one of the best at < mrlavin@acsu.buffalo.edu > or by phone at 645-2814, ext. 439. -Gemma DeVInney •nd Don tbrtman. University Ubranes BrieD IREWG announces lectureship The Institute for Rete•rch •nd Education on Women and Gen d er (IREWG ) has announced the establishment of the Janice L. MorilZ Lectureship Fund. The fund is named in honor of a woman IREWG directors call "one of Western New Yo rk's most effective champions for the rights of womf:n and worke rs in higher education." Moritz retired in January after more than 20 years of se rvice as a New York State United Teachers' labor relat ions specialist assigned to United University Professions (U UP ), the union th at represe nts SUNY's faculty and professional employees. The first Jan ice Moritz Lecture, which will focu s o n women and labor, will be delivered by Moritz in FalllOOO. Moritrworked primarily with the four area 'iJtapters of UUP: thr UB Buffalo Center Chapter, the UB Health Sciences Center Chapter and the Buffalo State College a nd Fredonia State College chapte rs. At one time, she was the only woman labor-relations specia!Js t in NYSUT's Western New York Regio nal Office. Moritz helped to arbitrate successfu lly mo re than a dozen deCI sions favorable to union members that are now part o f the New York State record, and obtained hundreds of favorable decisions at lower levels of the grievance process. For further information. contact IR E\\'G at 829-3451 . �February 14. Z1DI/Yul.Jl.lo.21 Famed attorney speaks at 24th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration Tho Unlwnlty Cooow•e.......,lt ~hos-the att.nator-.ola-.. ~10-g.adu­ •tes It the 1S4lh Unlwnlty A_,_,_llrst Conwneucement Mly 14. i~ lnlo the.,.,.,_, ln 1991111idhosbeen- ... - b y groduallls ondguests. Tho compelltion lor • commetK:efTif!tlt spellcer is open to .. graduoting seniors in the Colloge of Arts and Scitnces, "" eluding special and inciYiduoliud "'*"' Stmnos C. Papazohar1uof the College of Arts and Sciences' lJndergracUte Eduation 01fice. will choir • selection """' mltU!o compri...S of r.a.tty, stall l nd SIIJdeht_........- . Senkn who wisl1 ID be considetodmostsubmitowritten vonlon of their speeth to Po~. Flnalislswill p r e s e n t - - before the comm1t1ee on Aprll61h. Tho winning opeodi will be pr.><nted by the studont 11 U -sity~ Speeches should be no longer"'-' tl1reo "*>ute. Selection wtl be bioed on rel- evarq ~of con- tent. ond delwry. Entries ....... be submitted by Mlod1 23 ID the Slude>t ~ Seledlon ComrnltiM, C/o - Plpullilriol. CCJI. lege <1 Arts ond Sclarao. IZ9 Clemans till.- Clli1JuS. ~-be-lt 64~, oxt.1231 . "lllegltimllte-theatre" ~toa:A Actor, ......... dancer ond ~-l'qp;wllpe<· form II 8 p.m. - I n the or.... of the c.-tor the Arls'on lht - Compus. Thls-ondpn>- - - pe<lormor combine5 &fll pliysbl CDfllldy, absunlist · - . . ...... and opontanoouS claloguo the IIUdiona! to .,......,. • truly original form o f he als .lllegltimotr -~.· Post-who~ In the CFA lost )IHI' and Is muming by popular dernand--wtl- .. part of the Center lor lht Arts' •Off Center Serio$, • which io:ltroduces the community to ftsh, taionted ond dhene artists "' an lntimlle petfontionu ootting. He ..... peiformod In 38 states, as wdl as in Clnada, Moxlco and~ and ..... _ , numerous honon lor his wor1<. Tld<etslor Post's perlormanu are S71or the public ond S51or students in adYince and S91or the public ond S71or- <tents the day of the show. ru. ~A":.~~ liiii\J ~ Tho.......---. fnlm-""'""""*'!'mlts _ond_..__ be lmillodtoiiJO-ond lillY be.-lor'\Yieondiollglh.t.el""mustildudethe _ . , p h o n e _ l o r _ ... --and·~­ auoeof'!*"~ llil!lle- pottrrCMW"<It , . - . .. - .... -lheymustbe...-by 9 l.m. Mordayto be~ "'*' lorpo-.inthot-loiue. Tho ........ thllkbs be reaMdmdllkor~at <wwtdwa? = , eln>. • ~S~ ~f~u~:I~a~~~':'!lrl~~~~~~~!2· medi• RtpOrte-Contributor T HE United States still has a long way to go in strengthening race rela · t ion s-part i cuI a r1 y where the medi a is co ncerned, famed attorney Johnnie L Cochran told a UB audiene< Feb. 16. "There still exists a racial divide," said Cochran, keynotespeaka at the l4th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration held in the Ccntcr for the Arts MainStage Theatre. While the blatandy racist Jim Crow laws may be a thing of the past, Crow's offspring-Jim Crow, Jr. lives on in the list century, he said, adding that this "new bigotry"-a term he said he borrowed from nationally syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts,Jr.-isdangcrousdue to its more subtle nature. "Out of sight, out of min~t's exactJy where I believe we have to begin," Cochran said at the event, sponsored by the BuffaJo Associatio n of Black Journalists. Cochran, who called Martin Luther King, Jr...o ne of the most important Americans of the 20th century," talked about what civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois or Kingmightthink iftheyvisited the 21st century. " How would they find thi s America?Whatwouldtheysaytous?" he asked "Oearly, we've made great progress. But we still, by all accounts, ~a long, kmg way left to go:-' Cochra n , whose defen se of fo rm er pro -foo tb all star O.J. Simpson became pan of the media· dub~ "Trial of the Century," was has in inOuencing its readers' or viewers' thinking. "lfyoufailtodiv<rsifytheimages, you mold the general impressions that the majority has," he said."{l'he media) bears the responsibility, but does it ha..theseosibility!"beasked He articulated his outrage over the ways in which the media perp<tuates negative mino rity im ages-images that, 0'/er time, have called .. the least1.Tticulate individual" in the neighborhood, a nOtionthatdm¥heartyapplawefrom the crowd "That penon isn't rq>resmtative of everybody in the neighborhood." The fact is, there's a burgeoning minoritymiddkdass,Cochransaid, with a wealth of positive stories about its "tliriving citizens. "Wouldn't you likt to..., more of that?" he asked the audience. Regularly appearing images in broadcast and print media do little to portray minorities in a positive light, be said. "We know that drugs {are) not just a black problem. You would think that people of color are the onlyonesabusingdrug.;yo~would · think that peopk of color only live inpoverty,'"besaid, addingthatmis- .representation isn't relegated to journalistic media. The entertainmmt media, too, bears some of the burden. Cochran expressed his disapA"""-,.._...~...,. pointmmtinthenetworks'decision the u .s. ltll"- • ~ WIIJ to 90 to release a slate of shows this seaIn strengthening r.ce ,.._Uons. son in which not one black character had a leading role. He singled out thepotmtialtobecomestereotypes. onepopulartdevisionsbowtodrive "I knowhowmanytimesl'vesem home his poinl {in the media) a white police officer "I have nothing against the proleading~ black man out of a crack gram 'Friends,' but all the friends are house in 'handcuffs," he said "It be- white," he said. "Aren't there any comes pounded into our minds that blacks in this town?" all the nation's crime is going on in Though moments such as this the black community." Statistics, provided levity to the frank d isCochran pointed out, aren't .reflec- c ussion , Cochran remained tive in the same way. mostly serious about ·the responAnother example of misrepresen- sibility of the media to bettering tation, be noted, is the media5seem- race relations. He said that while is consciowly insensitive, he doe~ attribute poor representation of minorititsinparttothedecisionmakers who are white. "All these examples contribute to the racial divide," he said. "It's time for the media to hold a microscope toitsownworkand,..ifils,rq>Orting is as fair and accurate as it can ~ when it tomes to the preservalion of minorities. "If African-American children only..., people who look likt themsdvts in compromising positioll5asthepeopkofsocictywhojuslcan't win--imaginewhatthatdoestotb<ir self-esteem," he said. "We can no longeraffordtoallowthistohappen." Cochran stressed that the me· dia has a responsibility to deliver to the public positive stories about minorities. He urged members of the media to set:k minority experts when reporting, something he said is already happening more frequently on some television networks, such as CNN and Coun lV, "because competence and ex ceUence knows no color... He alsO said itJs no longer sufficientto have just one minority employeeserveastheconscien<:<ofan mtire working staff. "Be righteous younelves," he said. "All of us need to work to shore up the minority ranks of our staff. " Let us~ true to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. who weed· ebrate tonight," he said. The media. wh.ich·hecalled ""the great pl1f'<ley0r ofinfonnation,• aJsotw thepo'WC!f to~ the antidote to the country's racial dividi he noted. East meets East in Lockwood exhibitions Two consecutive displays in library represent contradictory ideologies By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editoi OCKWOOD Memorial Library on the North Campu s is sp o nsori ng two conse.cutive exhibi~ .Lions that represent opposi ng ideologies at play in territories ruled by the People's Republic of China. The first , "Tibetan Prayer Flags," is a colorful exhibition of Tibetan Buddhist prayer banners presented in conj unction with this month's visit to UB by two Tibetan nation als who represent the Tibetan "culture in exile." Both are working to draw world anention to the plight of their nation, which was invaded by China and made pan of that r<· public. Because the prayer flags exhibited here ..represent" sacred sites in Tibet itself, they also might be considered part of that effort. The exhibition, which is located in the exhibition cases on the second Door of the library, opened early this month and will end March 15. The second exhibit, .. From Revolution to Refonn," presents propaga nd a p osters produced in the People's Republic of China from 1962-82. They represent elfons by both the Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping governments to mobilize the masses and provide role models of selfless revolutionary virtue. T he poster exhibition will run March 13 through April JO. It can be found in the reference section of the L library on the hbrary's second floor. The Buddhist prayer flags are from the coUection of Richard L<e, head of the Division of Geoiraphic Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Such flags can be found anywhere Buddhism is practiced, but these were coUected by Lee in Northern lndia, where many Ti~tan refugees have settled. The banners are made ofbrighdy colored silk marked with prayers or, as in this case, sacred Tibetan sites. and are flown out-of-doors. where they are allowed to disintegrate naturally in the wind. Each prayer leaves ~hind its physical form and, in a metaphorical sense. enters the spiritual realm of which Buddhists believe we are all a part. This exhibit marks the visits to UB this spring of ,G es he Gawa ng Jangchup. a Buddhist monk and of· ficial representative of the Dalai lama in the Indian state of Kashmir, and Dadon Dowadolrna, a popular Ti· betan rock star. Like the Dalai lama, she too has helped bring her nation's plight to the attention of the world. Although poster propaganda has a long history in China, those exhibited in the UB show repreS<nt two high points oftbis expressive form: Mao Zcdong's Cultural Revolu tion of 1966-76 and the 1978 -86 period th at fo ll owed Mao's death and the asccndance of Dcng Xiaoping. In 1942, Mao calleJ.his revolu· tionary postm "powerful weapons for uniting and educating th e people ... for attacking and destroying the enemy...They help the people fight the enemy with one heart and one mind." The few posters in the UB show that date from his regime <:>emplifY Mao's p<1>0nality.cult and the Com· munist symbolism he used to inspire the transformation of China to a ------ "Amabn..._wsmget outaf- ... Soklen. ..bByoM strive to be • poocesettorfor the t~ revolution." SLOGANS ON CHINE.SE PROPAGANDA POffiRS whoUy communist state. Such posters, glorifying the state and the lead· crsof the m<>lution,often were hung in Chinese homes as political shrines. True to the sentiments of the Mao regime. o ne poster from 1963 demands, "Ame.r ican imperialism get out of southern Vietnam!" Also commOn in this period were post ers that promoted the unifica~ion of the country. One shown here that reads, .. Serve the Workers , Peasants and Soldiers ... " is characteristic of Mao's revolutionary propaganda. FoUowing Mao's death, China's new leader Deng embarked on a differen t kind of major national refonn that was designed to modmtize all aspects of Ch.ineselife. This period, which began in 1978, is referred to as China's era of the "Four Modern izations," a reference to the transformation of China's agriculture, in dustry, national defense and sciencel tecluiology. This effort was under· taken to bring the nation into line with the demands of the emerging global marketplace. Most of the posters in this exhibit are from the Deng period. They exhon the Chinese people to put their energies into this development effort. A 1979 poster, for instance, proclaims, .. Everyone strive to be a pacesetter for the technological revolution." The exhibition text, written by curator Blaine Gausta.d of th e Fredonia State CoUege History Depanment, explains dearly the his· tori cal, cultural and political context in which the posten were produced. The poster exhibition is being mounted with funding and technical as:;iStance from the CarhananJackson Humanities Fund and the Bulfalo and Erie County Historical Society, respectively. �februar!14.2000/Yol.31.1o.21 Rep curta. 7 Obituaries Wayland "Pat'' Smith, 72, involved in experimental college$ Smith wasinter<sl<d early on in the Wayland Patrick '"Pat"' Smith. former chair of the Department of experimental collegiate idea-in Industrial Engineering and a direc- which studenu and farulty members tor of the experimental Collegia~ inter<sl<d in <X>DUilOD issues would Ass<mbly at UB in the late 1960s, live and work together in 16 "colleges"--<ID<I particularlywas involved died Jan. 16 in Phoenix, Ariz. He was 72. with c.P. Snow College. which Smith came to UB in 1962 when ~ on socio-technical problems. The Collegiate Assembly, oonthe then-private University of Buffalo was beooming part of the State ceiv.d in 1966, was established in Univer.;ity of New York system. 1970 by the UB Faculty Senate's Involved in developing UB's Stern Prospectus. Former President Robert L Ketter named Smith to a gradua~ program in industrial engineering, he brought the role of ·two-year term as ditector in 1970. Smith was quoted in an interview human factors into the curriculum. =- ~th The Buffalo Evenir~g Ntws that he was interested in the concept of the collegiate system because it "was one academic way of easing the gap between faculry and students." Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering from 1962-67, Smith came to UB from Michigan State University. After his term as chair ended, he returned to the engineering faculry. He left UB in J972,later joined the business school faculry at Western Michigan Universiry in Kalamazoo and retired from there in 1989. To members of the UB community: Sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual • Believe her! A great fear of survivor.; is that they wiU not be believed • Reinfofce that the incident was harassment, stranger rape and date not her fault, no matter what the cir- or acquaintance rape are monumental problems for our society. Unfortunately, college campuses are not insulated from these harsh realities. It is highly likely that as a cumstances • Comfort her as much as possible verbally • Beware of physical contact, as she may not want to be touched, but you can always ask if you can hug her. Don't treat her as if she is oon- Note: Both men and women get raped and assaulted. The suggestions below axe framed in terms of the woman, since more women report these inciden ts than men . However, the suggestions are for ALL rape and assault victims. • Allow her to express her feel ings without interruption • Be patient with silences. as she may be slow in talking • If she needs help continuing, try repeating back what she has said tagious. • Provide things that make her feel warm and safe-a blanket, stuffed animal, hot tea • Make sure she has a safe place • Do not talk about getting revenge; focus your energy on her and her feelings • Call Crisis Services hotJine for professional guidance (834-3131 ) • Go with her for a medical examination thoughts and feelings. but it is important that she has control over her life and her recovery; support her in whatever she decides to do or not do, even if you disagre<. • Call Sexual Assault Information Line at 645-3411 for options in re- porting and resources aVl!ilable • Be available throughout the next weeks and months--recovery takes much time • Learn about rape trauma syn· drome from the Crisis Services hotJine or the Counseling Center so that you know what to expect and can understand her reactions better • RespC<j! her rights to privacy to sleep that night immediately~ontact Center for Student Health at 82933 16 and do not teU others of the rape without her consent • Seck support for yourself to work through this; it is natural to feel grea t stress when supporting a rape survivor-talk to someone "safe," a counselor, friend at another school or parent about your thoughts, feelings and needs age her fro m c\ta.nging her clothes o r taking a shower • Help her get counseling to work through the trauma, even if the rape Rape, abuse and harassment axe commun ity problems that only can be diminished if our community stands together to support those who have been victimized. occurred some time ago • Let her make her own decisions. Yours truly. The suff of the You can help her work through her Counseling Center • To preserve evidence, discour- Calendar ,~,._fN9e, ArU and Campus. Gallery houn are Wed through Sat. from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p .m . and Sun. from noon to 5 p.m . Jobs Rumsey·Poten.u Competition Entries from UB junion from all concentrations In the Department of An Professlonol Head Coach, Me n 's Basketball {SL-5)· in the department's Rumsey and Potenza award competitions wiU be on d lsp'ay from Feb. 25 through March 2 In the Art Department Gallery, B-45 Center fOf' the Arts, North Campus. The entries for both compedtiom ,,. judged by memben ol ~~~~~!.~:rsc;~=.rJ through Fri. from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sat. from 1 ~ a.m. to 6 p.m . " IUtharine Cornell Photos" A sp«ial exhibit showcaiing images of acclaimed actress Katharine Cornellnever befort putMished or seen by the ~a~~191~ ~o2::,~~r'?'orthth~' ~~~~:~~rrr.~tM actr6s w.s 22 yean·old, by famed ~~~~o!a~~~J::~.~~ also will include historical materials on the actrHs col~ed by the Center for the Arts. Houn are Mon . through SaL from 7 a.m . to 1 1 p.m ., and Sun . from 8 a .m . tol l p.m . · Liondsc_.. Landscape paintings from the d~~~~= ~~=~~ton atNetic:s. laaosse wUf continue to compete :u a dub spon. ~ by the Student Assocbtion. In the past three years. the in~te program ha.s expanded to or.dd programs In crew (_,..,.,)-""' bueb>ll bnier pbns •dd<tiSing !he ..._,kf•l!'flde<-<quity bmnce induded the addition of women's lacrosse as an intercollqiate sport. However. CUI'T1ent and proJected of the 'N()fMfl's programs in existing sporu now looks :u If It will crowm pan:idpatk>n opportunities, Counseling Center offers tips to help sexual-assault victims do to help: "' Bob M<e;lpone. dkector ol proYkle gender equky In TheMail member of a coiJege campus com munity, you will know someone who is o r will be a survivor of rape, assaul t, abuse or harassment. A5 we face this problem, there are important steps we can take to assist someone who has been vic · timizcd. lf someone who has been raped or assauJted chooses to come to you as a frie nd for support and ass istance, there is much you can lacro~~B UB will not add women's lacrosse as an inuercollegtate sport in the 2000-01 academic year. accordrc Division of Athletia. Posting IP-0005. LAN Syste ms NT/ Novell Englneer{Sl· 4)-Com puting and Information i:t'he~/c~~~=~~~:tant Rehabilitation Medicine, Posting ltP· 0008. Aulstant Director for OperatJoru and Resources {Sl-4)· Institute for l...ocal Governance and Regional Growth, Poru09 IP.OlJ09. Physical sr:e Administrator (SL·3)- =~ ~:: ::~'Jc!P.()012. Comm~nkaitlons Sdences-Un rvers~ ty Development. Post1ng MR ·20019 (SL-2}-0ivision of 3 =~~t~4-~~~ d~t~~s Posting t P.0014 . Assoct.ite Director for Student HNith ond _ , , (Sl-4)· Student Health, Posting IP-00 15. CHnlcal SocloiWoBer/ Flold Unit Supervisor (SL-3)-Coun.seling Center, Posti"!!IP-0016. Couruelo< (Sl-3)- ~~~~~~~C;ter, Post1ng ~t Systems •nd Ope111tiom (Sl-S)-UnN<nlty DevelopmenL Posr;09 ltP...0018. Technal Support Coordinator (Sl-2)-Univmity Servkes, Posting t P...0019. Senior Programmer/ AnaJyst { SL-4)..Un~ity Services, ~~~}t~~~·F~~~~t~s~p~r 0021 . ~'=;;~of~~ g~~n the Rese...m Gallery hours are Wed. through Sat., 10:30 a .m . to 8 p.m ., and Sun. from noon to S p.m . &~~~ti~~~iegeof Resurch Technk'-n I ·Oepart~t of =t~.R~:~': ~~~~~~g" Inte rviewers-Research Institute on Addidions, Posting IR-20021 . Deputy ~i:.~~~~~ftl,~~~~enlor Director of Development. Co llege of Arts and Sciences, Posting lfR-20024 Therapist-Research Institute on Addictions, Posting lfR-20025 Facvlty lnstructor· Departrner.~t of Physical "Ttlefapy, Exerc.i:se and NutritiOn Soence1.. Posting 1~7 . Asslstan t/Anodate Profeuor-Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sclei1Ct1, Posting MF.()()()8. Asslsta.nt/Assodate Professor...()epartment of Physical Therapy, Exerc.i:se and Nutrition Sc.e nc e ~. Posting lfF-0009. Assistant/Associate Profes.sor-Department of SocYt and PrevenlNe MediCine, Posting IF-0010 ~tltiYe Classified Civil Keyboard SpKiallst 1· School ot 5octdl Won.. Une lf2l4S2 ~:n:r:.~':" Research Sdentlst V ( SG-31 -two posiUo n S)· Research Institute on Addictions. L•ne •28067, •28070 To obt01n mort mformotiOfJ on JOin lru td contact P~nd SeMen ' feu o~ ~:,;~~~~=~,~~~~:"to obl:orn information on Resmrch ;oos. c:onroct Sponsored Programs Prrson~ 41 6 (roftj \ Mcellpone saki. "Through pbnned growth •nd aggreui¥1!: recruitinc in our women's programs. as well as reasonab'e aps on the rosters o( our men's programs. it now appears that our goal r:A equity is achievab~ with our current offerings," he D.ld." By mainainlng the curnnt number of spons, we also will be in or. much better position to or.chieYe fiscal equity between progroru:· . . . . . . . ......., ofthe ~tllllmWI!Ilt2~ and lmplwa:IID 23-12 on the R!ll$0rt last wee~<· as he won rmr tches ·ovl!r o pponents from Cornell and Syracuse. At Cornell, Downey up5et Bob G~leaf, ranked 18th In nation at 197 pounds, S-3. Down ey also beat Syqcuse's john Soden, 19-4. J:mhman Kim Klpela SCOI1!d 1 career-best 33 points, 23 in the second halt, in the women's basketblll -.r's 89-78 loss to Marshall last week. Kllpela hit 12-<>f-19 shots from the floor to set an alltime freshman record for pOints. She also added 11 rebounds. ~a~~etoall MEN Marshall 88, UB 72 The Bulls f~l to a hot-shooting Marshall team Sawrday mght by a score of 88- 71. Ma~l shot 54.8 percent from the field and S6 percent from three-pomt range In shooting down UB's hopes for a win. The Thundering Herd jumped out to a qUick read. himng four three-pointers to open the game Vld led 12-41n the first cwo mrnuteS. In the first ~ght minutes of the game, nine of Marstu/l's I I field goals were thnee-po~nters . silencing the crowd and giving the Herd a 3 I- IS lud at d\J.t point. Marshall extended tu lud to a.s many a.s 21 points,41 · 20, wfth 4:21 to play in the first hat!' before UB charged buk.The Bulls dosed the last four minutes of the haff with a I4-S run, including a buzzer-belting three·pcHnter from Louis Campbell. 1.0 1"1'\ake It a 46--34 pme u the break. UB arne out and scored the first four points of the second Nlf. cutting the lead to eight before Marshall answered with a thrH-pointer from Comelkls Jackson. UB came right back with a three-pointer of tu own from A.leRIVa.silie¥. making it an eight-pointgame. 49-41 . with 17:49 to pby. But that was a.s dose a.s · UB could zet. The Thundering Herd then went on a S~ run to take conuol of the game Vld increase Its lead to as tTW1)' as 23 points, 86-63, with 2:161eft in the game before dosing wTth an 88-72 win. The Bulls (5-20. 3-1 l) to•• despite • seuon·low six WrT'IOVers In the game. Onty one UB pbyer had more than one tumo..-er. £hmten Foster led all scorers with 22 points and Campbell and Va.silte¥ each added I 0 points WOMEN Marshall 89, UB 78 Junior forward Yashico Stevens sco red a carH:r-best 28 poinu and vis10ng Marshall Ulot a blistenng SS percent from the field to defeu UB. 89-78, in a Mid· American Conference game Sawrday in Alumn1Arena.. s~ Scorec:~ t6 of her points in the firn half ils the Thundering Herd (8-18. 2-13) need to a 38-3S halftime lead OYer the Bulls, and scored five mo~ as the Herd stretched the gap to Sl-43 with 14:33 remain1ng The Butts ( 17 ..S. 7 ·7) n.llied behind the tremendous inSide play of freshma.n K1m Kilpela and junior Tiffany Bell. Kilpela scored a arH:r-best lJ points- 23 1n the second half~d spari<ed the Bulls on a I S-6 run to cut the lead to S9. S6 with 10:36 rema.Jning. Kilpela hit 12--of-19 shots from the field and added II rebou nds. while Bell had the I 7th double-double of her career WTth 23 points and I0 rebounds. The Bulls tied the game 6S..6S on a 1umper by- Kilpela With 7· 17 left. HO'We\l'er, Marisa Williams ( 17 points) scored the next four pomts a.s Marshall bounced bade to take control down the stn!tch by h1ttlng etght stn1ght free throws In the final minutes. Junior Mari McClure connected for a season· hlgh 20 pomu fo r Buffalo Wre~tlin~ UB tra'o'eled to Qke on No. 18 Cornell (I I --4) in Newman Arena Feb. t 7 Despite losing 23-13, the Bulls upended three of the five naoonally ranked wresders on the Comet! squad. Josh Sates downed No. IS Ron Aizenburg I I · ! , at 184 pounds; joe Downey beat No. IS Bob Greenluf, _5.l,at 197 pounds. and at 125 pounds, Charlie Voorhees defeated No. IS Aaron T;ryk>r. 7-S. Shawn Kq:el also was victorious for the Bulls ilS he earned a I S- 10 decrston over Sean Doyle at I 33 pounds. The Bulls hit the roac!..!flin Suncby to wrestle Syracuse in MMlley Rekthouse.The Bulls easity S'N'ept all tO matches. beaung the Orangeme~7 .0 UB now gears up for IU second appearance in the MAC Conferenct Ch;unplonshlps, which will be held in Alumni Arena March 4-S The Bulls placed third in last year's MAC toumament. Gary Cooper. Jake Partlow and Sates are making the1r marks 1n the UB record books. Cooper, MAC co-Freshman of the Year Wt season. lS 34- I0 th•s suson. ty~ng hlm for third pbce a.ll-time for single--season WTns. Partlow. a senior, has moved into fourth place all-ume With 83 carH:r victOries, while States. a junior; has wins. good for Sixth aU--orne n �The Status of Tomporomondlbulo joinl Surgery. Michael N. Hattoo, cfinical iWt. prof., Dept. of Orol and Max;llo(odol Surgety. 355 Squire. 8 a.m . Free. Music for a Freellbet. o.don Dowadolrna. Drama Theatre, Center for the ArU. 8 p .m . 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FUm starring Tibetan singer Dadon Dowadolma. Center for the ArU Screening Room. 7;30 and 9 :30p.m . S5 general. n studenU. -· Robert Post. The Off Center Series, Center for the ArU Drama Theatre. 8 p .m. Generlol: S7 advonce, S9 day of show; Student>: SS advonce, S7 day of show. Sponsored by Student Associltioo. For more information, 645-ARTS. liB .......- Thoator Procluctlon Crimes of the Heart.·Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Iliad< Box Theatre, Center for the Art. 8 p.m. S3. For more infofmation, 645-ARTS. -c-.. Han. 8 p .m . S5. Sponsored by Depl of Music. For more info<matioo, 645-2921 . -Opening Rumsey-PoUnD Cornpotltlon. Center for the Arts, Art Department Gollery, B-45. 5-7 p.m. Free.~ by Dept. of Art. For more lnlo!motion, 64~78; ext. 1350. to GoYemment lnfonnatlon on the Net: An Introduction Selected llesourca Ed Herman, l.odwood librarian. ::.~~;!f~ more inlonnatioo, Ondy Seitz. 64S-2814, ext. 4S2 . liB Thutor Procluctlon Crimes of the tte.rt. 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EOC program to move to Seneca St. Maving closer to ECC City Campus to facilitate relationship between entities ., suE WUETOtU RtpOittr EditOr T HE Educational Opportunity Center-us•s moot vistble program in downtown Buffalohopes to move from its present location at 465 Washington St. to offices in the forme"r Empire of America Realty Credit Corp. building at I00 Seneca St., adjacent to the Erie Community CoUege City Campus, by early faU. • EOC Director Sherry) Weems said the center is negotiating to lease the first four Boors, as weU as some space in the basement, of the fivestory building at Seneca and Oak streets, near Dunn Tire Park. The ~cGuire Group otcupies the top Boor of the building. Mary Gresham, vice president for public service and urban affairs, noted that moving EOC doser to the determined five years ago that the Washington Street buildingowned by the UB Foundation, lnc.-"in its current form was not sufficienf" to accommodate EOC's projected growth and direction. .. ft was a priority of ours to redefine ourselves, and in doing so to try to find some new space," she said, noting that EOC is fOCU5ing more of its attention on job retention, as well as job training and college preparation. The UBF conduded a feasibi~ty study to determine if EOC's needs could be met with a major renova- tion of the Washington Street building. The goal, Weems said, was to acquire A-Class office space. " It's just time," she noted, point ing to the poor condition of the building where EOC has resided for 30 years. But the UBF study found that the citycampusofECC~elpstoexpand cost to renovate the Washington the range of educational opportunities for adults af1!l other working professionals in downtown Buffalo." Weems said EOC administrators Street building to meet EOC's specifications would be "outrageous. We could move at lesscost,"Weemssaid. So EOC began "a n aggressive campaign" to look for other space. The criteria were simple: at least 67,000 square feet- the size of the Wu.hinston Street building-in a building locared wilhin a four-block radius of Lafayette Square, the hean of downtown Buffalo. Weems said she seriously looked at "no less than eight or nine properties" over the past four years before finding 100 Seneca St. The new facilities will afford EOC "lots of opponunity for growth and further development, and will help so~dify the relationship between the Erie Comm unity College campus and the Educational Opportunity Center," she said. She noted that two yea rs ago, EOC revisited articulation discussions with ECC to case the movement of studeots from EOC to ECC. The new facilities also will so~difi· the relationship between ECC and UB, "beca use the (ed ucational) pipeline continues from the point of ent"ry ( EOC or ECC) to point of exit, which we would hope would be the undergraduate degree and possibly professional and graduate study," she added. "We're very ex· cired about being a part of that pipeline and its development." Added Gresham: "lncneased program articulation will facmtate a smooth flow frorri EOC to other post-secondary institutions in the region." Weems pointed out that the new site will offer EOC the opponunity to enhance technology and ..enable our furulty and staff to think differently about our programs. offerings and even constituency." EOC provid~ educational JOb training, college preparatjon and related suppo rt services to "economically disenfranchised and aca - demically disadvantaged" populations of Western New York. Thousands of individuals have received GEDs, entered coUege and secured employment through EOC. Weems said plaru to renovate the Seneca Street building already have been dev.loped, and she is confident that the lease will be signed and construction com pleted by early fall. UB taking lead in IT conferencing By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor Oarkson and Rcnnselaer Polytech- on sabbaticaJ in California. The new system was developed, integrated and tested by }otmes Whitlock, associate director of compu tin g se rvices, and Peter Jorgensen, senior applications ana· lyst for academic services., both in Computing and Information Technology. Jorgensen will be the third UB instructor to employ the new videoconferencing technology later this month when he plans to teach a library·science class from the Netherlands. Wh.itJock says this development marks the dawn of a new era of Internet capabilities. The system combines ex isting nic Institute simuJtancously while technolo_'in new ways. "Off-the- I NFORMATION -technology specialists at UBhavedevdoped a revolutionary production - grade, PC-based, high-performancevidooconferencingS}'tem that is portable and available at a much lower price than previously was pos· sible. Faculty members at UB also have been involved in the first successful use of the system, which allows an instructor to team-teach a course-in real -time--with a colleague at Stanford University, and another to teach a course to students at UB, shelf" PC components are blended wi th OEM (o riginal eq uipmen t manufacture) hardware to product· video with the high quality that has. until now. been available only using ISDN (telephone ) connections. Specifically, the UB system u= standard Internet Protocol, o r IP, with a 384~ps H.323 connection - recentfyapproved for non ·com · merciaJ use - to support a high quality, high · performance videoconferencing connection that is transported ower Internet 2. Unlike the crowded Internet that most people use, lntemet 2 is not a pub~c network. but one shared br universities. It has a greater bandwidth and a transmission capabil· aty si.x umcs that of the onganal Internet, a fact that enha nces video quality trcmendouslr. Hinri ch Martens, associate v11.c pres1dcnt for co mputmg technol ogy. 5a)'S that m sample terms. what the US team has done 1s take the vadro s1gnal origmatmg at one s1tc.· and convert it to an IP data ~1gnal that can ~ transponed over Internet 2 without thc.· intcrferc.·n(c.' of other Internet traffic. Long-term , the dcvelopt.•r., '·'"· the new syste m 1s expected to re duce distance-learn1ng and Video confercncing costs subs tanualh while opening the door to nt"\\ kinds of co nnections. �p----- oiUI's-torLam, Photonics and~ . . discuss lhe -.~ 1 > 1 - . g - otlhe "UUot Sunrise" bleokfastT-.oy. Tho progrom . . be held hom 7:3().9 Lm. In lhe c.forT.....,.,_onlheNoflh Compus. -aplicll- -leclln . . hfg111!;lt . - ,on ""'*"*" in<*dng '-'.and gloslhot moy be ~ In price p<Oducls and- ...... ..,........,.,._....,__ The----~ is~IDopur-., New Yart's """""'"Y b y - lhem-.- llshlng higii-Ciech ~and _..,_ pnMclng ,_lsoSIMY-. gulshod - . . r a n d - ~- ... .-..-. menb d OWIIilll)' and Phpa In lhe Cologt d Ms and Sci- -far ences. lho 111'9"'11. . . lnlildo . fulboeolofosl.n S12 forMimill- .- -andw-.ontt -and.--... SIS tor II a11ws. for ......... cii829- 260L The "UU·~­ nllybnlolllltllllisls,....., by .......AIIoelllloo and ................. af\H.. .....,....... ..... s.. - ..IIIIIIn--.... . """"'..._...NIItS.- = UI. ':t1::on Gerani.J. Connon is professor of psychology and director of the Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), whjch .became part of UB last fall. Located at I 021 Main St. in Buffalo, the institute has approximately 170 employees. Qven the _ _ _ -ot Is lilA'• m lulon7 after prenatal exposure; Hepatitis C RIA was established in 1970 to con- transmission in sex, violence, and duct research on the origins, devel- alcohol and drug use. and eating disopment and treatment of alcohol ordm among women. and other substance abuse. In the Wun't lilA once part of UB7 years sinct its founding, RIA has Yes, it was, and the recent transfer emerged as a national leader in albrings RIA back. to its earliest roots. coho!- and substance-abuse prc:venRIA ori~ywas established at UB, tion, treatment and policy research. and our lint di=tor was Cedric RIA scientists and their staffs are Sntith, UB professor of pharmacaloverseeing a diverse research portogy and toxicology. From the late folio, including topics related to eti1970s until our recent transfer back ology, prevention and treatment of to UB, we...,.. part of the New York addictions; the role of alcohol and State Office ofAlcoholism and Subother drugs in violence; needs of stance Abuse Services. special populations, including ntinorities, women and youth; family lilA be ltudJing ~e functioning; drinking and driving; social, psychological and neuro- We have been imo'-1 in some rephysiological aspects of addictions; seart:h on smokinS, and I anticipate health and medical aspects of addic· RIA scientists doing more work in lions, and p=alence of gambling this area in upcoming years. A5 an behavior. The institute also offers example,.several RIA scientists have addiction-treatment services subntitted proposals to study smok· through its outpatient Qinical Re- ing behavior and strategies for ~rch Center, an exemplary prosmoking cessation among pregnant gram that applies clinical research women. -1 to improve treatment. - Is the hutltute'• cunent emphuls7 The research emphases are diverse. For example, ongoing projects are investigating alcohol use and highrisk sexual behaviors amongadnlescents and young adults; issues related to alcohol and early marriage; women's alcohol \1St' and victimization; the prevalence of gambling nationwide, as well as the effect of gambling on the significant other; prevention of alcohol problems in rural areas; drug-coping skills of dually diagnosed !!"bents; work, alcohol and school performance among adolescents; HIV prevention through drinking reduction in col. lege students; dopamine function ___ Do-------..,. ln t h e - -7 Substances of abuse appear to in· crease a brain chemical called dopamine. It generally is believed that this effect produces the "high" often reported following alcohol or drug use. Animal studies ~ave shown tbat prolonged use of aJco. hoi and other drugs changes the balance of dnpantine in the brain and this could be a contributing fac. tor to addiction. Although tl>ere bave been only a few human studies, the results do indicate that such changes in the brain dopamine level also occur in humans using alcohol or other drugs. ----pollqr therapy (which includes smok· ing cessation); marital and faro. ily counseling; education and coping-skiJts training; relapse clewoloplnmt7 prevention; afterca.re services, I'm pleased to report it has. A5 one . and a bilingual staff (Spanish). recent example, research con- The DWI Assessment and 'fuat. ducted at RIA on drinking ond ment Program is intended to driving has been used in delibera- meet the needs ofclients re£rrr.d tions regarding policies on driving to the CRC by the oourts system. under the influence of alcohol and The CRC accepts Medica:id and on the clinical evaluation of indi- most insurance plans; a sliding viduals arrested for this offense. scale is offered based on income. R<search conducted at RIA on fe- No one is denied treatment betal alcohol syndrome and on the cause of an inability to pay. The onset of alcohol and other drug use CRC treats persons 18 years and among youth similarly .has in- older who have alcohol and formed prevention efforts and other drug problems. The CRCs policy developmenL telephone number is 881-2387. ... - ,..... ..-.lc; mst til ...... - billA'• a n l a l ~--lJl*af Mr· _ _ It_....? A variety of clinical services for al· cobol and other substance-use disorders are provided lo the public through the Clinical Research Center (CRC). Established in 1990, the CRC is the only alcoholism and substance-abuse treatment facility in New York State clpigned specifically for.dinical research. In this manner, the·CRC plays an important role in developing and evaluating methods of addictions treatrnenL Through their involvanent in dinical treatment research, CRC staff members stay informed about the latest devdopments i!' substance-abuse assessment and treatment issues and are able to_transfer that knowledge totheirworkwithclieots. TheCRC offers brief screening interviews; comprehensiveassessments,induding thorough medical evaluation; a range of treatment services based on research findings; brief treatment programs for problem drinJcm; in· dividual counseling and group -·,_-_ _ -.A .. ,..,..., . ,_.tt/IU.,- . . . . t/1 .... _IIIA_UB _7 First off, let me mention tbat there have been a variety of such interactions over the years, including collaborations with the departments of Spcial and Preventive Medicine, Psychology and Sociology, and with the School of Social Work. As an example, RIA and the Depa'rtment of Social and Preventive Medicine collaborated on 'the dev.J. opment ofihe Center for Qini. cal and Medical Epidemiology of.Aicohol, whi~ was funded for seven years by the National lnstitu)e on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. In addition, the School of Social Work and RIA are working together in the area of tecbnology~fer and research dissemination in the addictions. I anticipate that such collaborations will be increasing in frequency and scope in upcoming years. Murphy leads fight agains ear infections UB professor is developing a vaccine that would pievent common childhood ailment lly S. A. UNC;U Reporter Contributor REPORTER The .............. .............. ~ publlhod by lho Ollce d - ---_., __ ---c..-__ 5eMc:es In lhe ~ d of _ _ _ ......_ lJniwnllr Sonlla!t. SIIR ~ . . ~ocMC • .......... n oCllllll 1111. Amhenl, (71 6) 64WQII. --.......... ., ---Suo------Mluhgt Mono WcGOonk ....... Lalo- -~ Mlly-!pno Owildnellldol F you want to get the attention of parents ~lth young children, just tell ihem that scientists are making significant strides toward developing a vaccine to prevent recurrent ear infections. A leader in this endeavor is Timo· thy F. Murphy, professor of medi· cine and microbiology, whose re· search is currently funded by a fiveyear, S I million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NTH ). The vaccine Murphy is developing targets a bacteria called nontypeable Haemophilw injluenzae (NTH! ), which not only is the second most I common cause of ear infections (oti- tis media) in children, but also is a leading cause of recurrent infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease,or COPD.A vacci ne against NTHI is especially promising because it would be effec · tive in both populations of patients. "Otitis media and COPD are enormous national health prOblems in terms of human suffering and cost," says Murphy, whose work in this area has been funded by the NIH since 1983. "About 80 percent of children hav< a least one episode of otitis media by age three, and it is the most common reason for visits to pediatricians. Recurrent otitis media is painful and because it impair> hearing. it is associated with delays in speech and languagedevdoprnent, as well as with learning problems in children as they reach school age." Murphy adds that COPD, which includeschronicbroncbitisandernphyserna, is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, with infections being the most common single identifiable cause of these deaths. In order for a vaccine to be effective against recurrtnt ear infections, it must work ~thin the first months of a child's life, according to Murphy. This is because if a child's throat becomes colonized with NTH! during his first year of lif~ in the absence of an ear infection-he may then be prone to ear infectio.ns througbo~ childhood. "So~ vaccines do not induce an gest that P6 would make a good vacimmune response in cbildren under cine antigen. age !'\")>" he explains. "It will be criti"What my lab has done is idencal to develop a vaccine for ear infec- tify and characterize vaccine antitions that is effective in infancy be- gens and perform initial studies supcause it will be important to ~u ­ porting the potential viability of the nize early to prevent returmlt inf<c. vacd.ne; it,s up to the pharmaceutilions, which are the real problem." cal companies to produce large To that end, Murphy's work fo- amounts of the vaccine antigen for cuses on two proteins on the outer testing. which is now happening." membrane surface of NTHI-P2 says Murphy, who holds multiple and P~ch of which has the ap- patents on the P6 molecule pertainpealing feature ofbeing able to gen- ing to its geoe and protein sequences erate antibodies in ~ts. and purification and diagnostic "P2 makes up 50 percent of the methods. protein content of the outer memCurrently, Murphy is dedicating brane and is an immunodominant his research efforts to continuing to protein, which means it induces the learn as much as possible about the human hmlto make antibodies to P6 molecule and the human reit," says Murphy. sponse to it "'n particular,! want to The other protein he is focusing know what parts of the molecule on in tandem with P2 is P6. Since they [vaccinated individuals 1are discovmngthis protein 15 years ago, malcing antibodies to. Recently, Murphy has learned much about i~ we've done a lot of work on the an· including the fact that it is antigeni· tigenic structure of the P6 molecuk, cally conserved; in other words, it is looking at how this protein is aridentical in amino acid sequence ranged in the outer membrane. Now from strain to strain.ln addition, he we want to identify the specific parts has made other discoveries that sug- of the molecule that are protective." �' . Ma1tH ZUOO/Yol.31,18.22 CCR offers ((virtual" bridges m VB-me Digital partnership brings Peace Bridge designs alive lly U1IH COCIUIMUM News ~e Editor T 3 BrieD "Dining Dollars" accounts open to faculty and staff Meal pl•ns •re not just for students. Faculty and staff members now can take advantage of '"Dining Dollars," the pre-paid, debit card account that can be us&! at any UB Dining Service location o; in the hundreds of Faculty Student Association vend ing machines on campus. Dining Dollars accounts, which can be opened with as lutle as $75, are accessed via UB Cards. The amount spent at vending ma chines or at such dining spots as the Gretflery, the Tiffin Room, Putnam's or Harriman Cafeteria 1s deducted elect ro nically from the balance on the card, and the remaining balance is displayed at the cas h register after the purchase. Dining Dollars never expire, and can be earn ed over from semes ter to semester. Additional funds may be added to accounts in $!5 increments. Facult y and staff members who deposit $200 or more to th~H accounts will receive a 10 percent bonus from FSA. In addition , participants will receive discounts and information about specia l food promotions throughout the academ1c year. Those interested in openmg a Dining Dollars account can stop by the UB Ca rd offices m The Commons on the o rth Campus or Harriman Ha ll on th e So uth Campus. Cash. personal checks, MasterCard, VISA and Discover are accepted . l-or further informa tion, call the UB Ca rd offie< at 645-6344 . HE final dec ision on whether to build a "Superspan" or to '"twin" the existing Pace Bridge is still months away, but starting this week. all of the proposed bridge and toU plaza designs haveoome to~ virtuaUy that is-in the C<nter for Computational Research (CCR} at UB. Until now, the proposed designs have been available only as blueprints. But thanks to a partnership between CCR, IBC Digital and the Vi rtual Realiry Lab in the UB Department of Mechanical and Aero- space Engineering. observers can "walk through" or"Oy through" virtual -reality representations of each of the proposed bridge and toU plaza designs. Sophisticated animations of the bridge designs were showcased in a Residence halls participate in newspaper-readership program video produced by IBC Digital during a presentation Tuesday by the BinationaJ Team'to the Public Consensus Review Panel and members of th e public in the studios of WNED-TV The modds now are available to the public review organization and the public in an immersivc threedimensional environment in CCR, located in Norton Hall o n the No rth Campus. Stills and video are available on the CCR and IBC Web sites. This is a critical step, not onJy for those involved in the decision-making process, but fo r any Western New Yo rker interested in the o utcome of the Peace Bridge debate, said Ben Porcari, president of IBC Digital. " It's very hard to make a $350million decision based on line draw· ings or blueprin ts," he said ...You do n't get a sense of scale or of how the bridge fits into the surrounding landscape. " In vinual reality, on the other hand, you literally will be able to stand in Front Park. look o ut over the vista and see the bridge. Com pare that to staring at a blueprint." Russ Miller, CC R directo r and professor of computer science, said CCR "is thrilled to be able to provide statewof- the -a rt technology and expertise to the community. We hope that by presenting the designs in an immersive environ ment , people will be able to gain additional insight into the project. The combination of IBC Digital's animation capabilities. UB's Vinual Reality Lab expertise and the re· squrces available in CC R provides an cxceiJent example of th e synergism that is possible when a New York State university and the pri vate sector cooperate on an issue that is important both to the pub lic and government." According to Po rcar i. seei ng is believing. "When you fina ll y see some of these options three dimensionall y. using the computer, it's very strik ing," he said. "You see aesthcticall}' how each design fi ts into th e environment ." Since the designs are animated in "before.. and "after" configurations, Rape._ ObHrven c•n "w•lk through .. or " fly through" vlrtu•l-re•llty represent•tlon• of competing "twin •p•n" •nd " Supenp.~~n " designs for the Pe.ce ~ •t UB's Center for Comput•tlon•l Rese•rch . he said. they also bring to light the drama of how some of the options will affect the surrounding areas. " It's very simple to say, ' this de sign will elimi nate four blocks o r houses;' it's quite another to sec th em just disappear before your eyes as you do in the animations," he said. Spectators will experie nce the virtual - realit y images on CC R's Fakespace Systems lmmersaDesk-the on ly one in Western New· York. It is powered by the SGJ Onyx 2 supercomputer, which Porcari calls '"'absolutely th e most powerful graphics platform available today." Equipped with a 4-foot-by-5-foot angJed scrcen , the ImmersaDesk al lows use rs to virt ua lly immerse themselves in and "walk through" an environment. User.. n;mam station ary while the lm m(•rsaf)c!lk re · sponds instantly to the1r command .... .. pulling" the environment .ununJ them . The work at UB is being (U4..1rJ1 nated by Thenkurussi Kcsa\•adc!l-, professor of mechanical and aero space engineering and director of the Virtual Reality lab. In add ition to the Peace Bridge, o ther environ ments in the CCR virtual -reality database include virtual factorie~ and biological molecules. "When we fir st looked at the project, we found that this was on such a large scale, it was not som ething we could just tum around very quickly," sa id Porca ri . "It would dominate our whole production for weeks. But after we discussed it with CCR and UB, they felt strongly that this was a way for the university to usc its technology tu support the community." Porcari added that the project took a team of animators working mJn~ late nighh a full m ont h to complt:tc. Fur an apptHntmt:nt tOSt"'l' thevirtual -rca lit y dl' !l1gn~ of till' Pean: Bridge, contal1 <:<:Rat MS -6500 or at < info@ccr.buffalo.ed u ..., Pho tographs and qu1..:\.. tunc \'ideo of t he designs taken from IB( . I >1gita..l's video m ay be VleWt.'ll Jt thl· ( ( K \\feb site at < http :// www.ccr.buff•lo.edu >. \ The University Residence Halls will present a newspaper reader ship pilot program from March 10 th rough April 17 for student s m the Governors Complex on rhe North Campus and Goodyear Hall o n th e South Camp us. The four-week pilot program, coordinated b)' USA Today. w1ll make available three free newspapers for stude nb m the des1gnated residence halls. Papers-i ncluding USA Today, Tiu! Buffalo News and The New York Timer-will be availab le Monday through Fndav at bu ilding entrances and dining areas. The purpose of the program is to enhance the learning envuon · mtnt on c.ampus by he\pi.ns studcnts understand the wor\d i.n whi.c.h we live, to encourage acquisition of skills impo rtant for educated citizenship and to develop a newspaper readership habit. " Reading a daily newspaper is a wonderful way,to ob tain a bcuer understanding of our world ," sa id Dennis Black. vice president for st udent affairs. "We ho pe this program will encourage o ur students to read and to understand . Newspaper readership can spill over mto the classroom as well, b)' developing a much more informed stu dent body." A study conducted by USA Today found th at 75 pf.rcent of stu dents at one university said that the availability of newspape:rs m the res1dence halls co ntributed to the habit of reading a paper on a regular basis. Students also sa id they felt th at newspaper readmg co ntributed to their abi lit y to discuss current issues, having opm · 1ons about nationaUintcrnational concerns. bemg mformed about the communit y, understand ing ethical dilemmas. paruopaung 10 class disc ussio ns and connectin g rea l life and class concept s. On-campus surveys will bl' conducted during the pilot program to determine studen t .~o ' reade rship habits. Based on the results ot these sU rve ys. UB ad mmistrators will decide if the un1ver>H y w1il participate in thl~ program on a long-term bas1s. UB to host SUNY conference CJ ·More than 700 faculty and staff membt.•rs a nd admim st rators from SUNY coll eges and universities will converge on UB Ma)' 30· 31 and June I for SUNY's largest annua l co nference on inst ru ctional technology in ed ucation. Sponso red by SUNY and the 1-aculty Access to Compu tm g Tt.•ch · nology ( FACT) committee, the ninth a nnual Conference on lnstruc · tiona! Techno logy (CIT ) will feature workshops. demomtrat1ons, panel discussions and papers on th r latest developments m mstru..tional tec hno logy. Titled.. <''" Panncr.,/ Ncw Poss1b1h t1 es," tht: con fcrenn· will focus o n usi ng in st ruct io nal tcch no log)' to prov1de nt.·w oppo rtumti cs fo r cooperation in the traditional classroom. a... well as fo r di!ltance learning. It will showcase.- new technologiC>, as well .1s all ow for di!lcussion of the larger 4lll'SIJOn::. !!Urrnunding 111strth: tionaltC'chnology. mcluding iL' appropria te U>C . llllp.lt.:l on k·arnm~ a nd proJl'Ction> for studt·nt SUll."l',:o.. "The Confert' n(l' on lnstrw..-tJon.tl Teo:hnolngll'' L!'> Jn ' 'llht.md 111~ample of u tili 11n~ the resnun.l': O. of jhl' l'lltm· 'i)"ll'm. lnd1 v1dual.s fromthrough1..1UI tht: StJtl' Untvl'r!ll ty \VJilml'l't to >h.Lrl" thl'll experiences and expcrti ... t· ," !->3\'S lt;trrv Pt:nl."c. :-ol' f'Y I>L,tm~ul,hl'J Teac hin g Professor 111 thl· Deputmcnt of Cht.' llll,tn .11 O neo nta and chair of tht' l-A< - r mmm1ttec Registration for tht· evcnll!> ongom~ thruu~h .M.n h•r nH•rl' 111 formation, contact CIT wnferl'lh.t.' J1rl•(lnr ll•,!Jl· ~l.n"\· dk ,ll tht· SUNY Training Center at _\ I S- -lt-.4 --111 -1 or\ \\II tht• l ·11 \\t·h ,Ill' ..al <http:/ / www.dt .suny.edu "'. . ,l .,' �41Rep a .._ llllllt2111W.ll,kZ2 UB political scientist Campbell develops theory of predictable presldentJ.I campaigns Fall campaigns affect election resUlts 11J MAllY IIETH SPINA News S<rvk:os Editor C ONTRARY to long-held beliefs by the m<di2 and political scientists, U.S. presidential campaigns ha"" systematic, predictable and sig· nificant effects on the outcomes of elections, a UB authority on the ~SerW:estD present ili!lecuilfe&ICC -Ill- The Oftlal! af ' * - Y - .. - ·-••aonc.n·&norg~ng - ... pus: What You from 1-3:l0 p.m.-131n 120 Clemens Hal Campus. on lhe - T h e - -...... deolgned lor studontJ, fllculty ond- ............. -..-.... tionlly--.. writ· ... ond . . . . . . fnlmlheaf low, JII!IChalallr ond ~ . . . -... hlgllor_ The ... bt broldcllt from lhe lJrWml1r .. ............ Tapia .......... _ ond-ln ....... . . . . . tief,-ondllgll _. ............... .......... .... -.... electoral pi'OC<SS and the presidency has found. The theory of predictable cam· paigns developed by James E. Campbell, professor of political sci· ence, is based a decade of research on 130 years of electoral history and the history of public-opinion polling in elections over the past 50 years. Results of the research by Campbell is the topic of his new book, "The American Campaign: U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the National Vote," published recently by Texas A&M University Press. In another related book that also was published this year, " Before the Vote: Forecasting National Electi o ns" (Sage Publications ) , Campbell and co-eclitor )ames C. Garand invited seven political sci· enlists who had developed models fo r forecasting the results of presi· dential elections to revisit their fore· aJndul:t . . . . . ......... casts of the 1996 election and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . let present contingent forecasts for this year's general election. 1 The scientists' 1996 forecasts had been published in the journal Am<rican Po~ti<:s Quamrly in Oc· tober of that year. "It was a risky proposal because predictin,g apything from the weather to the stock market always involves a degree of uncertainty," Campbell points out. "But several election-forecasting ,.,_~ models ha.. had a good track record in recent years aoci 1996 was no ex· ceptioh," he says. As a group, Campbell observes, the forecasts of the 1996 presiden· tiaJ election made two to three months before the election were more accurate than the final polls conducted right before the election. and unpredictable twisu and turns The average error in the 1996 of the campaign, such as the inspi· forecasts was just a bit more than rational~theregrettablegaJfe nro percentage poinu. or the brilliant strategic 111"""Michad Lewis-Beck of the Uni· However, the effects of cam· ..rsity of Iowa and Olarles Tien of paigns. he· says, are larger than poHunter College were right on tar· liticalscientists.thinkandm<>re~. get, predicting Clinton's share ofthe dictable than joumalists ~ vote within one· tenth of a percent· Campbellsaysthedf<clsofcam· age point. . paigns are predictable becauK their Doestheaccuracyoftheforecasts impact takes plaa berween a large madebeforethefallcampaignmean group of solid Democratic voters thatthecampaigohasnoimpacton and a large group of solid Rtpubli· the election? can voters who have decided well before the election for whom they'll cast their ballots. Campaigns are about winning over those in th e middle-those voters who are affected by their initial impreSsions of the major party candidates, their at· tachmeot to a political party, the state of the elec· tion-year economy and "Not so," says CampbelL The reason that presidential elec· tions can be forecast so aa:urately, heexplainsin"TheAmerianCam· paign," is that the dfccts ofpresideD· tial g<neral-dection campaigns are largdy predictable. "Journalists and political scien· lists tend to.ha.. diffqmt .miscon· ceptions of the role campaigns play in the outa>me of presidential eJec. tions," he notes. "Political scientists tend to look at campaigns as rituals or spectacles that have minimal effects on the outcome of presidential elections," he points out. Journalists beli""" that election results rum on the unforeseeable whether or not an incumbent is running. Campbell says he was struck by the fact that aJ. though lhe accurate forecasting models all dillmd in what they used to predict elections, most had . three things in common: "A measure of the public's opinion of ihe candidates going into the campaign, economic growth during the election year and incumbency." The candidate ahead in lhe polls after the patties' con..ntions nsU· ally wins the election, but with a much smaller margin than that shown in the polls at the campaign's beginning. Once the voters know the candi· date match-up, many reach a quick verdict. But the intense competition of the fall campaign also tends to narrow the front·runner'slead In his res<arcb, eampbell found one of the most important reasonS for this "narrowing effect" is that the trailing candidate in the pre-cam· paign polls often starts the cam· paign with somedisarnywithin the party but that many party m<:rnben drift bock to that candidate OYe2' the, coune of the campaign. He also found that the campaign tilts toward a certain candidate de· pending on how well the economy is doing in election year and whether an iDcwnbent is I'I1I1Ding. "If the economy is stmog and an incumbent is I'I1I1Ding. voter> evalu· ate information with a tilt toward re-decting the candidate of the party currently in the White House." Campbell says i(s too early tp tell who the next president will be with· out an incumbent in the race and with both parties nearly equal in their nwnben of identifiers. "I would anticipate a particularly dose contest," he believes. It will all depend on how thevot· ers between now and August evalu· ate the Democratic and Republican candidates, how amicably the Bush· McCain and Gore-Bndkyprimary fights are settled and how the economy does l'n the next few months. "Fights within a party for the nomination are part of democracy, but they don't bode well for enter· ing the fall campaign," he sajs. Both parties this year ha.. had bruising internal battles--tM Re· publican battle with the McCain phenomenon is especially interest· ing.headds. And the election maywdl depend on how well and quickly Republi· cans can regroup ifter they choose their nominee. "On· the one hand,~ ·Campbell notes, "the Rq>ublican battle is fi<n:r bu~ on lhe other, Republicans ha.. been out of the White' House for eight years and maypuliiO!I'ther in the end" He says it's possible that McCain's showing among independents and Democrats may spell as much trouble for AI Gore as it does for George w. Bush. w c:ampa;g., Smoking increases risk for brain aneurysms UB study ftntiJ that smoking leads to growth oflarge blood-vessel malformations By LOIS~ News S<rvk:., Editor IGAREJ'TE smoking appears to increase the risk for developing large brain aneurysms in pa· tients who are predisposed to these life-threatening, blood-vessel maJ. formations, a study headed by re· C searchers in the Department of Neurosurgery has shown. Results published in a recent is· SullztD . . . . ....... iNIIIIIJig sue of the journal Neurosurgery show that, in their multi-cen ter _.,.,.._c..- study, 92 percent of patients with the aneurysms larger than 24 mm., and 78 percent with aneurysms ranging in size from 13 mm. to 24 mm were smokers. Sixty-six percent of pa tients with aneurysms smaller than In 102c_,_Hol,l..oungo, lhe Soulh campus. Sultz, wllo lkohls-'IS doon of lhe SChool of Rellb!d """""""' ~ lhe launcler of lhe ....-...SChool. For more~ con~ lhe Emeritus Center It 829· 2271. "It is clear from our study that smoking leads to growth of larger aneurysms," said L..ee R Guterman, assistant professor of neurosurgery and lead author on the study. "This may be due to direct effects of the nicotine on the blood vessel waiJ or Hlny ............. - afllldllllld . . - - drw,wii ...... "W'l . . . _.,. Sdloal: A CCJ!mu1lly ~ ........·during• tobt-•Zp.m.- 14 on 13 nun. were smokers. indirect effects like hypertension." A brain aneurysm is a blood-filled, balloon-like structure that forms at a weak spot in the vessel caused by damage to the vessel lining. A ruptured can kill instantaneously, and at the ""'Y least is a meclical erner· geitcy. The larger the aneurysm, the greater the risk of rupture and the poorer the outcome. Because aneurysm size is critical to survival and disability, and be· cause littledefinib.. information ex· ists on what causes an aneurysm to be large or small, researchers set out to assess the relationship between aneurysm siu and facton known to damage the brain's blood vessels. The study group was composed of 298 patients in the placebo· treated group taking pan in a trial ofadrugthoughttodecreasebrain· ceU damage in persons with bleed· ing aneurysms. The trial was con· ducted at UB and the University of Colorado in Denver. Demographic,heallhand lifestyle data were ~ollected from pan ici· pants when they were admitted to the hospital Of the 298 participants, 218 were women and 63 had large aneurysms. Analysis of patient data witlt an· eurysm size showed that smoking at any time was independently associ· ated with large aneurysms. H""""", other known risk factors for cere· brovascular disease, including by· pertension', diabetes and use of aJ. cobol or illicit drugs. showed no re· lationship to aneurysm siu. In addition, patients with large aneurysms were: • More likely to die within three months than those wilh small an · eurysms .-J. • Morelikelytohavemultiplean· eurysms • Lowerfunctioningatadmission Gutennansaidcigarette smoking may contribute to large aneurysm siu by promoting degradation of elastin in blood vessel walls Elastin helps-blood vessels retain their shape. lfelastinhasdetcriorated,the vessel wall may be susceptible to ex· pandingorbalkioningatsiteswhere blood flow is especially turbulent, such as the middle crrebral artery. Large aneurysms were found to be more prevalent at this location. "These findings oo the effect of cigarette smoking on aneurysm size, coupled with our earlier findings, suggest smolring predisposes indi· viduals to multiple intracranial an· eurysms. The only way people may be able to pre..nt formation of large or giant aneurysms is to stop smok· in g. Patients wi th known ·unruptured small aneurysms should definitely stop smoking" Guterman said Also partii;ipating in the study from the UB Department ofNeu· rosurgerywerepostdoctoralfellows Adan I. Quershi and M. Farced K. Suri, and L Nelson Hoplrins, de· partment chair. University of Colorado researchers were Gene Y. Sung and Robert Straw. The initial drug trial f{om which the study group was drawn wa s funded b y Pharmacia & Upjohn. �llllii t211Nt 3l,ltJ2 Discipline styles studied Moms with substance-abuse p;oblems are more punitive . , ~ VIDAL News s.Mces Editor M OTHERS who have alcohol and drug problems tend to be more punitive to ward their children than women who do not have substanu-abUS< problems, according to a studyoonducted by two School of Social v.brk faculty members. While a number of studies have looked at the negative effect5 on children's lives of parents with alcohol or other drug problems, this is one of the few studies that directly examines the relati~nship between a mother's substance abuse and her style of child discipline. "When we looked at mothers' style of punishmen~ women with :doohol and other drug problems were more likdy to be punitive,• said Brenda A. Miller, professor of social work and di=tor of the Center for Research on Urban Social Work Practice, who conducted the study with Nancy j. Smyth, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of~ Work. Pamela Mudar, project staff associate at the Resea.rch Institute on Addictions. also is a co-author. Results of the study were published in the journal of Studies on AlcohoL The research was supported bya$1.4milliongrant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abu~ and Alcoholism. '"There is a lot of talk about children of alcoholic parents, but most of it focuses on a father's problem," said Miller. "There are fewer women in trtatmcotthanmcn,in~but women generally have custody of their childrm." suggesting that more attention needs to be givm to children whose mothers have alcohol or other substance-abuse probl<rm. Thest>ody inttrviewed 170"""""" from Wcswn New York recruited from 1M c!iff=nt sources: alcoholism outpatienttreatment programs, drinkingdriver classes for oonvicted o~­ ers, shelters for batt:ered women, outpatient mental-health trtatmcot programs and a random sample of houscbolds.All theseworn<n baddilldrm between 3 and 17 yoars of age. Participants were divided into th=categories: those who had a past alcohol or drug-abuse problem, those with a current problem and those who never have had a problem. PartiCipants were interviewed using a structured format that included open-ended questions and ..... self-administered questionnaires. Mothers......., asked about their style of punishment, including verbal agg ressio n, such as threats or berating., and moderate physical punishment, such as throwing something at the child or slapping or spanking. The study did not assess any physi<al punishment that could be categorized as child abUS<. Women in the study also were asked about how they would react in hypothetical situations. Mothers were presented with various disciplinary strategies-ranging from doing nothing, to talking to the child, to hitting the child with a belt or a switch-for 10 different situations in which the child misbehaved. Child misbehaviors ranged from not doing something he or she was to do, to stealing something, to hit ting or kiclting. The study showed that mothers with a past or current substance- abUS< problems were liUly to disci pline their children more aggressively than women who had never had a problem, and that current problems were linked more strongly with pbysical punitiveness. Although an obvious goal of the study would be to provide interVentions that would teach mothers how to punish.their children more effectively and appropriately, the end goals of the study are more widereaching because substanu-abUS< problems and styles of discipline "have a way of setting up repUcating patterns," Miller said oewhen we talk about prevention, this is one other place where we can make a difference," she said Mothers' substance-abuse problems tend to be interrwined with other problems, includ ing the women's histories of child abuse, sexual abuse and partner violence. There is evidenu that these 'victimization histories may contribute to their alcohol- and drug-abuse prob·lenis, which, in tum, contribute to the style of punishment they use with their children. And sinu substana abUS< is linked to victimization and violence, it is critical that the interacting chain of evmts be interrupted. MiUer said that while current methods of trtatment for substance abuse focus only on the abuser, she hopes results ofherstudywill encourage broader fonns of intervention. "We're providing direct care of the person with the alcohol problem, not the whole family. I hope this work will help with the recognition that what we do with fa.mily members will have a direct affect on the problems of the future." Grant to comniercialize research UB chemistry professor who has spent the past decade developing alaser ablation apparatus that solves one of the trickier problems in computer-chip fabrication has received a $900,000 grant under the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SB!R) program to commercialize the technology. A research gmup headed by james F. Garvey has signed a manufacturing-and-marketing partnership with Neocera, Inc., the world's top supplier of pulsed laser deposition equipmen~ providing the team with automatic access to its market. With the help of this Phase 2 and other SBIR grants, the UB researchers have established a new local company called AMBP Tech--,<hort for Assisted Molecular Beam Process Technologies. Theyanticipateleasing spatt in the UB technology incubator this summer. "We will use the grant and the incubator space to scale up our process to the industry standard and also to ensure our product's compatibility with Neocera's existi ng commercial systems." said Garvey, principal investigator on the SBlR grant "Once we do, our laser ablat·ion source then will be added to Neocera's catalog and will be mar- A keted as part of its product line." In a critical expression of support for the technology, an international leader in computer chips also has signed on as a Poleotial customer and expressed interest in helping to reline the technique. Garvey, who founded AMBP Tech, is commercializing the tech nology wjth IUS research associate, Robert" DeLeon, adjunct associate professor of chemistry. The key ;;dvantage of the UB technique--<alled Laser Assisted Molecular Bea m Deposition (lAMBD}--liesinitsabilitytogenerate thin-6lm ooatings that are produced at temperatures far hotter than the sun's surfau and then dramatically cooled to, or even below, room temperature before being deposited onto the surfaces of sensi- tive electronic devices. By using such extremely high temperatures and then quenching the heat using a rapid expansion proa:ss. the new technique solves one of the morediflicult tasks in computer-<hip fabrication: how to generate the nee- essary chemistry to coat the chips without exposing the surfaa of the devia to extremely high temperatures. which often results in costly computer chip failures. This has been a serious drawback fo r fabricators of expensive chips for research-grade supercomputers. .. Our process overcomes several hurdles facing companies that wish to generate high-speed chips," explained Garvey. "The use of our technique could enable the fabrica tion of a whole new generation of devices." For example, he said, cerium dioxide is an exce.Uent insulator for "silicon-on-insulator" (SOl) appli- cations, which enable high -speed device operation in all kinds of electronic applications. "Such 'silicon-on-insulator' ma - terials would be an enabling technology for the production of much faster computational devices," Garvey explained. "This material is just one of the many types of pure metal oxides that the LAM_BD source is currently capable of generating." The U\MBD source also can generate thin films that can be incorporated into such devic~ as gate dielectrics. which are at the heart of every integrated circu it transistor. In the near future, Garvey explained, the p ush for smaller devices will necessitate the development of thin ner gate dielectrics that are fabri cated from advanced materials other than silicon dioxide. The SBlR grant is being spo nsored by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and administered by Han~o m Air Force Base. BISON adds full-text database Cl __ ...,__ AudemkUto-.. <http:// _ ~ / - / lml/e-res~'":u/-ho. html> is a wonderful new addition to BISON's expanding list of resources. It is a retooled and easier-touse version of the previously available LEXJS-NEXIS databas<(with full -text access to hundreds of newspapers and other publications. Now you can search and retrieve New York Times articles from todafs issue back to 1980. Dates of coverage will vary from title to title, but there's a wide selection of news sources from around the world, plus b roadcast transcripts from numerous ral:lio and tdevision news/in terview programs. Other segments of Academic Universe include the ·~gal Library," which covers federal, state and European Community laws, U.S. pat ents, plus articles from the major law reviews. The " Business Library" features company profiles, financial statements and a variety Of reports, directories and business-news sources. There's also a ~ Refer­ ence Library," which includes the world almanac, biographical and geographical profiles, quotation dictionaries and public-opinion polls, and a "Medical Library," with many specialized newsletters. Dow Jones Intera ctive < http:/ / ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ llbr•rleJ/ unlts/ lml /e-reJourceJ/ dJnr.html > is another powerful database system offering cu rrent and retrospectiVe full -text coverage of newspapers and periodicals. Articles and financial data are searchable from a vast se lection of U.S. and international publications, including The Wall » Street Journal from 1984 to date. There are more than 6,000 newspape rs, magazines and media -program trall scripts in th e " Publications Library." A second component, called the "Co mpany & Industry Center," has company profiles and comparison reports between businesses and industries. Although Academi c Universe and DJJ are quite sim ilar in con tent and purpose, they each offer many unique titles and searchj ng ca pabilities. For comprehensive results, you should try them both. These products will be the focus of"Databases for Current Topics in the Humanities and Social Sciences; a hands-on workshop for faculty and teaching assistants t o~ held from noon to J p.m. March 13 in the Educa-tional Technology Center < http:/ 1 - --etc.buffalo.odu/ lndell.htm>, 212 Capen Hall. Michael R. Lavin, Lockwood Library's business-and -management subject spe cialist, will be the presenter. - Will Hepfer and Nanq Schiller, Univmity Ubtorie> BrieD Lecture competition announced Nomln•tlons •re being sought for a new lectu re competition de signed for junior faculty members recently promoted to tenure. The competition for the Junior Scholars Distinguished Interdisciplinary Lectures is designed to stimulate contemporary intellectual exchange on campus. says William Fische.r. vice provost for fa culty development. Advanced junior faculty members--those wh o have received tenure during the past two years-are most likely to be participating in the newest developments in the disciplines , Fischer says. Lectures will be held once each ~mester, beginning this semester. The win ner in each semester will present a public lecture about the salient debates in his or her field. The lectures will be non -technical in nature, designed to speak informatively across disciplinary boundaries to colleagues ou tside of the speaker's specialty and encourage questions and conversation following the lecture. The lecture competition was conceived by, and will be conducted under the auspices of, the Provost's Junior Faculty Advisory Com mittee, a group of jun ior faculty representatives appointed by thr deans of the College of Art s and Sciences and the professional schools. · Any full -time faculty member who was promoted to tenure in 1997-98 or 1998-99 is eligible. AS 1,000 hono rarium and certificate wiU be prese nted to the winner by the provost at the tim e of the lecture. Eli gible faculty members may se lf-nominate. o r deanl!l ma y prese nt nominations. Each nommee mu st submit to the rev1ew p;;el-a fou r-member committee con n sting of memhers of the Junior Faculty Advisory Committ ee-a current vita and an ab stra ct or full text for a 45 -minut e lecture presentation. Matenah shou ld be sent to the Juni or Scholars Lecture Revie-\"' Pand, Offil'e of the- Vi ce Provost for Faculty Development , 40 7 Cape-n Hall , North Ca mpu s. The deadline il!l March 24 . The wmnt'r will ht' no tificd h)' March 31, with the ledurc bcmg prt>sen ted sometlnll' 1n mid · to- late April . For further information, contal't thl· Office of the VKe Provo!>! for Facu lty Development at 645 -7788 o r <wfischer@buffalo.ed u . .,. �Black tells senators there's no standards governing student behavior Inside the classroom Jons Disruptive behavior concerns FSEC --PI r , ~--(SL~ tar~c:-.wu .,.., lloglonll c.-..~.,. IIJ MAliA ~s RtpOrt..- Assistant Edotor LTHOUGH disruptive student behavior in tho dassroom has escala1ed in recent years, the university's rules and regulations are not designed 10 dral with the prob· lem, Deonis Black, vice president for student affairs, told the Faculty Sen· al< Executive Commillee at th e group's Feb. 23 meeting. "Over the last several years, ...,·,., faced increasing concerns about stu· doni conduct inside tho classroom: disruption, threats,actualviolenceor intimidation of instructors," said Biack. "Our campus rules and regu· lations are not weU -crafted or designed to dral with tha1," he added noting thai the conduct standards currcntly in place apply to behavior oulside, rather than inside, tho class· room. Black admitted that the university has experienced "somo difli. culty with responding appropriately to theintemaldassroomdisruptions." While some issues are more serious. sucn as students drinking alcohoi in class or coming to class under tho influence of drugs, professors also ciled such disruptive and inappropri· --·- A 0009. . . . , . . . , _ - ( S I .·I}UrMnlty FocJiicles, l'oollng IP-0012. Coo·--· oi AINetia,l'oollng(SL-l)-OMsion IP-0011. , _ 5 * 1 - (SL-2)- 0Mslon ol-.l'oollng .,. 0014.- -... Studont_ond_ (SI.-4}-s...donl-.l'oollng I P-G01S.a..-5odol-/ Field Unit~ (SL-3)a......llng Cenler;l'oollng IP· 0016. eo....- (SI.· J)- - ~Center, Posting 11'-001 7. S4lpport ~ <S!-·2)lkW81ily SoMce, l'oollng .,. 0019. _ , . , . _, """"" (SIA)-UnM!nity SeMce, l'oollng IP-G020. -~(SI.-3)­ UniY<nity -l'oollngiP· 0021 . ~-a... Psychologbt (Sl-~ Cenb:r, Posting IP-0022. Dlre<tot (SWKounseling Center, Posting IP-0021 . Stoll - """""*" (Sl-4}UniY<nity Residence Holb ond Aportmonts, Posting I P-0024. """' Dlredot (51.·3)-UniY<nity Residenco Holb .,.., Aplttmonts, Posting I P-0025. -.ce Hoi DirectDr (51.-~ Residenco Holb .,.., Aportmonu. Posting 11'.0026. ol Confoaol..._ond3-0 lmoglng Fodlly (SI.-5)-Deon'• Offico. School o l - ond Biomedlco1 - _ l'oollng I P· 0027. Doon (SI.-4)-Uw School. ~ fP-0028. _..... Prlnclpo1 Cloflo..Roselrc losliM<. "" Addictions, Posting ltl-20006. --ol ~ Cologe ol Arb o...lopmenl. Posting 111·20024 . · .,.,..,...__,_"" -~ ­ Addictions, Posting ft1.2002S. S'enfar ................. - - CEDAA. Po>lio)g ltl-20026. ~ ~- .............. ~ ol Sodol ond -Medldne,l'oollng lf0010.- -· ~ol­ c.diology, l'oollng lf-0011 . - - . ( ) o p o r t m e nt ol--.o. OMslon ol Lymphoma.-- Concor -.l'oollnglf-0012. --~ .....,_Trompllnt.- Pori o l - . OMslon ol.lono eanc.. lrutltute, Posting lf.001l. ~~a.tl ~ Spodolht II (SG-9)- s- Poyroll SoMce. Uno 126675. Nune I (SG-14)-Student . Heollh Conl<r, l.lno 146016. 146017, 146027. (SG~ s..,... a..to 1 Foditlos, Uno 131 741. btld _ _ _ _ To obtain IJ'ICitr ~on jobs s.Mo:<s' foxta(JOfi#JyJI""by culling 645-3343 otod - . g 1M .- ptOI!'fJtlns!n.<tlans.JO~ in1omootion on _,jobs. aonroo:r 5pomMid Progtotm ~~16Ctolb. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~= to the -~-lotton from reoden aorrrnenting on its stories.,.., contint. .__._.. too lmited to 800 words.,.., may too dod for sty1o ond 1eng1h. lot· -.,..,.daytime ""' """ indudo tho wrilof's name. t..... phono rurobe< for ..mc.tion. Because ol _,olloritotiono. tho 11<porr.r aonnot publish .. 1otton leTtooy """' too oocoiYod by 9 a.m. Mordoy to too COOI1!iclo!rod lor publication in tloot Tho ~prelm !hat letten too oocoiYod oo disk Of olectronio::al)al -·Issue. <wuddo<r@bullolo.cd. ate offenses as students using ceU phones, having food delivered 10 1hem during dass, kissing in the back of the classroom, unaulhori~ed guasts,readingnewspapersandcom· ing to class late and leaving early. Dennis Malone, SUNY Dislin - guishcdServico Professor in tho De· partment of Elcruical Engineering. noted that professors should make dear their expectations with respect 1othese issues in thedasspoticydistributed at the bt-ginning of the course. Bul in extremely disruptive cases. he suggested. tho university should put in place "a policy thai asks (University Police) to come · over and remove them from tho dassroom. A s!Udent does not have a right to destroy the ability of feJ. low studenls to learn in a dassroom environment," Malone added. Black propos«! tho creation of sometypeofstatm:lent ofstandards that would spell out tho "dos" and "don'ls'" of dassroom behavior, as weU as some type of regulation oul· lining the proper prQCedure to be used to remove a disruptive studenl from the classroom temporarily and, ifneedbe,fora longerperiodoftime. He added that another step could be documenti ng fo r instructors strategies to dral with studenls in disruptivecla.ssroomsituationsand lechniques to clarify dassroom 0:· pectatiOns. Black also warned senators thai "there's a plaa for free exchange and free speech an d ch allenge in the classroom" and that"whatever rule, regulation oi standard that we pro· pose or adopt has gol to be dear enoughsothateveryonethattomes into contact with it can tell the difference between right and wrong." Jack Moacruam, profouor and chair of the Department of Psycho!ogy, said thai the problem is an ~sue of faculty developmenL "J'vo now discovered that I have three junior faculty having some serious difficulties in their classrooms. I'm a department chair and I don't~ where 10 go on this campus for assistanco for them." Meacllllm added that while probably only 3 to 5 pen:ent of the stu· dent body contributes to classroom problmls. tho same ratio of faculty is likdy to be out of line. He added that ifthouniversityistoemployanother set of rules for undergraduates, it shouldal.so"acknowledgesomeoftho facultyrespollSibilities," sucnasooming to class on time, being prepared and giving jUstification to grades. Corinne Jorgensen, assistant pro· fesso r of information studies, noted that the problems with junior faculty members may be related to the fact that ihey often teach the larger classes, where it is harder to monitor what is going on in the class. Aa:otding to Samud Schack, professor of mathematics. there is :'a perfectly simple principle: studenls cannot engage in behavior that dis· rupts the learning experience for other students. lbat's iL Your phone ringing interferes with the dass. It can't happen." Schack added that the sole arbiter of what is acceptable and what interrupts or in terferes with the Skunkworks .. --centered on the careful testing and integration of the hardware components. This is necessary to achieve high levds.of sta· bilitythat ""uld confidently suppon regular dassroom, telemedicine and administrative applications. Skunkworks had successes over the past year with IP ad hoc confer· enco even Is sponsored by the School of Nursing. But on Feb. 10, a semes· ter-longgraduateserninarin the Department of Comparative Uteraturc co-taught by instructors at UB and Stanford tested the new processes. In the course, "Bodyworks: Medi· cine, Technology and the Body in the Late 20th Cr nt ury," instructors Timothy Lenoir of Stanford and Bernadette Wegenstein of UB share srveral teaching toofs..-..<1 Web page. locally projrc trd images and videodips--that are projected onlo a large screen in both classrooms. They rese:rve the vidroconfertnce link fo r discussion and spontaneous studenl interaction. (See relaled story fo r details of"Bodyworks" course.) The "Bodyworks" effon paved tho way for a second course, "Turbulence for the New Millennium," in whicn instruction originating from the lnstilute for Theoretical Physics (ITP) at the University of Californ ia at Santa Barbara is transmitted to studeniS al UB, Clarkson and RPI. The instructor is Wtlliarn George. UB professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who is conducting research al ITP while on sabbatical S1ephens says George had planned to leach the course as a si mple ISDN -videoco nferenced cla_ss bul the plan nearly fell apart 1 whe!Nesting determined that UCSB was on a proprietary ISDN netWOrk, creating co mpatibility problems with other learning sites. "We could have resolved the in· compatibility problems, but the solutions were all very expensive. involving the use: of commercial gateway servic;es. What we did instead was to apply the same IP videoconfere ncing technology we were testing with Stanford to if wo could fi nd a solution fo r Bill's 'Turbulence' dass. learning aporienco is tho instnJc. too "The problem is faculty don't know what they can and can't do. Am I alknw:d to throw somebody'" out of dass if he"or she is disruptive? I don't know the answer to thai ... Most faculty would like some indication o.f what it is W< can do in the cas< of disruptive students, to ;.,oom theygeuent,etc.; saidShack. "I think that it needs to be in tho handbook and dWrs should be reminded of it each yar." Nicolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, oo!M the need for bureaucracy in the matter and said som~ sort of *appeal mechanism" should be put in place,sincekiclcingastudentoutof dass has "academic consrquences." Judith Tamburlin, research assistant professor in tho School ofHealth Rdated Professions, asked that the fi>alltybeeducatedonthokgalramifications of these issues and raised tho question of whether it is illegal to stop a student from attending a dass if a student is registered for a class and paying tuition, noting that "in a sense. they are a consumer.• Charles Smith, associate professor of music theory, concluded that the ~ofstudenttonduainthedass­ room •;5 probably more i faculty problem than a srudent problem. A lot of us are proba6Iy afraid to be confrontational-to actually con· fro nt the behavior and insist on certain standards." IT conferencing Contln.M " ' - ,..,. 1 lisa Stephens, associate director for distance-learning operations for Millard Fillmore CoUege, which administers distance-learning programs at UB, notes that until now, two videoconferend ng sites could not communicate effectively unless both were equipped with highly spe· cialized equipment. "Until now, reliable and highquality videoconferenci ng could only be made av~lab l e over telephone lines. Because so much data has to be transmitted. however, each site requ ired three or fo ur ISDN Lines just to accom!Jlodate the data transfer. BesideS that, installation costs and monthly charges for access and use of the lines adds up rap· idly," she says. Until now, the only viable alternative to the ISDN-linked distancelearning si tes has been videoconferencingoverlntemet I through standard IP without the high quality H .323-conn~on suppon. "JP is cheap and convenien t" says Whi tl ock, ub ut th e Intern et is crowded with millions of users, so IP connections have been much less reliable than ISDN connections. The likelihood of a crash, coupled with poor video quality at the receiving end, has discouraged IP usc." The new videoconfcrencing system employs cheap IP connections over a long-distance line and can use standard classrooms on each c:nd. a cost-savings in itself. And since nearly all university classrooms already have a standard IP port in place, the system holds out the promise of ubiquitous connections through IP interactive videoconferendng. Whillock says lhe UB develop· men t effo n - dubbed " UB = In this cas<, Stephens says, tho IP link was brought into" a dedicated distancr-leaming dassroom, then sent to RPI and Clarkson through the ISDN bridge ai Bingball)ton Unjversity, a sOlution that saved thousands of doUars in gateway fees. "It took a couple of classes to get the bugs worked out, but studenls and co-instructors were patient and good-humored in dealing with this exciting new technology," she says. �ftlarcb t 21Dl/Yd.31. II. 21 Rep a..._ O bilupries William Carl, 70, researcher and dep.tal volunteer Wllllalft Carl, a dentist and researcher at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI),died unapectedly in his sleep Feb. 15 aft<T successfully climbing to the top of ML Mercedario in westun Argentina. He was 70. Carl graduated from the UB School of DenLal Medicine and completed a two· year certificate graduate program in fixed prosthodontics. In 1968,hejoined RPCJ as adental surgeon and maxillofacial prosthodontisL Five years later, he joined the dental faculty at UB, teachingin the fixed prosthodontics program. He was a clinical associate professor of restorative dentistry at UB and senior cancer dental surgeon at RPCI at the time of his death. .. He was one of the pioneers in managing the oral problems of an- · he lacked the facilities to provide more than minimal care. gery, radiation therapy, chemoCarl r=ived the American Den· therapy and immunosuppression," tal Association's International Sersaid Norman Schaaf, chair of the vice Award three times for his volDepartment of Dentistry aod Max- unteer work in Haiti, Honduras, illofacial Prosthetics at RPCI. Panama, Peru, Sierra Leone, Carl authored or co-authored Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Kenya. He also r=ived the HumaniLarmore than 100 scholarly articles, book chapters and a t<:rtbook. and ian Award from the UB Dental lectured extensively in North and Alumni ~tion and the New York State Dental Society's JournalSouth America. An avid hiker and photographer, ism Award for su~or jolJmalistic he oombined his hobbies, profession efforts in the.area of oral health. and oonc= for oth<TS by providHe was a memb<T of the Ameriing mum-needed dental servi=to an DentaiA=ciation, the New York people in poor and often remote Dental Society, the American Aadareas abroad <Tny ofMllXillofacial Prosthetics, the He was a "tnveling dentist" in Intc:mationaiCollegeofDentistsand parts of Africa, South aod Central the Eastern G=t Lakes Head and America, hauling only the basic Neck Onoology As.ociation. equipment to extract teeth because A m<Tnorial service is pending. = patients that resulted from sur- Building conditions put UB in bad light at workshop tenan~ conditions at the university. Furthermore, garbage cans had been thrown over and garbage sp=d along the hallways of MFAC. on both the first and third Ooo ... The participants who walked past the Oasis viewed numerous tables filled with waste paper and unfinished meals from the p~ ­ ous nighL Even won. were the stairways and elevaro,.. People had spilled bottles on the Ooor and had left half-open beeT bottles in the elevators. On the morning of Feb. 20, the situation was the same, with ~:Yen more garbage on the Ooors. In addition, one of the participant's automobiles was van - daliz.ed, i.e. "keyed." I cannot begin to tell you the number of n~tive comments that made by the out-of-state and intenlational participants. It surely WeT< does not reflect weU on UB, nor upon our students. Sincerely, W.B.W. Zubrow Prol.nor 1>1 Anthropology ..... M -. The College Boan:t, 120 mation, Cmdy Seitz, 645-l8H, ext. -4S2. =·~~~~.by -a... graduote Eduation and the College ol Arts •nd Sciences. ~T=-~~ lntro to llalc:::lcbowd's Course Info. John Pfeffer, CIT dassroom technology ~:;~~~t12J7~. --...,set4PI.US Poetry RNding. Ron Sitlimam, Center ~~~For~~~~6!~~lo. -16 LHo -...op Series How to Prepare for a Heatth Career. Elaine ,...,., Ac.ldemic. Actvisement Room assignment given upon registration confirmation. Noon-! p.m . center. F.... Sponsored by Off.ce ol Stude<>t Activities. For l'llOre information, Sonia Cinelli. -...op.c.......-.ung .,ttl~ Students ETC Todonology Commu~ with Students- OYervlew. O;Md Dudek, Ull'Mngs and CIT li5uerv admin. 212 Capen. Noon-1. p.m. flft. For more infonmtion, 6-CS- 7700. ~~=--=-~~2~ lllologlcal SdoncesSexuol s.le<tlon and Sex Rallo ' Melollc Drtve 1n Sialk-eye Flies. Jerry =: ~N~u~~iv. of :-ue!~t~er~~. ~Ait-ln UB Law Board of Dire<ton Meeting. Hyatt Regency. 12:15 p.m . l 16. Fo< more Information, I~ Fleischmann, 645-2107. lntemet Clnk )a~ Weintrop, t.od<wood Hbmian. 223 t.od<wood utnty. 2-3:30 p.m. ..... registrltion ~~~ . For more infor· versus culture by re<reating familiar weeds-the rebellious sort that "sprout like e~ant anger on the concrete sweep of urbln America.. -in an exhibit tNt aptu~ how these often unwanted pl.tnts rtflect the social quest for beauty and cont"". ~~~~·~o~~~K~~h adjacent to the maiO us Art c!:rery in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. ~~o~~.~~;~'~P-~~~ s~~: from noon to 5 p.m . llunueJ-Potenu Competition Entries from UB juniors from all concent~tions in the Department of An in the department's Ru~ and ~~~~=~~h~~~h ;in 0 the Art ~rtment Gallefy, 845 Center fOt the Arts, North Campus. The entries ~~ncd"J:~~~~. Gallery houn are Tues. from 10 a.m . to S p.m., VoJed. through Fri. from 10 a.m . to 8 p .m . and Saturday from 11 a.m . to 6p.m . Musk l.ectunl Series Aspects ol Taxonomic and " llathorirM Contell Photos" Transformational Musk Theories. David Clampitt. Yale Univ. 211 Baird. -4 :c~~u:!~=~~i2~~ f':~i~.~~t:i~ Musk . LHe -...op Series Buytng A Home. Pete Maurer, lkensed real ~te broker. Room :;r,ni'Tlerlt g~~rr:.s== ~awn:~· 7- Student ActMties. For more Information, Sonia Cinelli. Concert Low-...g Statistkll lnforrnation Resources. Ann Elise Smoot. Organ. Sloe Concert Chane< Schools: Promises and Pftfalb . Christopher Pipho, Univ. ol Colorado at Derne< and former senior fellow. Education Conwnission d the States. Center for TomotrOW. 4 p.m. Free and open to the pubk. Sponsored by Herbert and AnitA Foster, Graduate School of Education. For more Information, Office of the Dean, Graduate School of Education, 64S-249l . Thursday AA.mniAt..... The Bulb (111-10) w;N tn-...1 to CJevebnd co bee cop-seeded Kent {22-S) today ;n the quorurfinab ol the MACTournamenL The .... also broke a flve.pmo: k>stng S1rWc. for the Butts. as well as a str"ealc of five consecutive home Joues. The IS-2 n.n early ;n the S«<nd hall increa..d • 3 1-30 UB leod Into. 46-32""'""" from wtvcn the Bulls new:r- ¥l'ert chreatened. Mari McCJure scored ....., ol her prr>H!Jgh 22 points. JnclucJina • po;r ol three-polntan. durin& the run. McClure dMX so pen:ent (5-ol-10) ond KOrOd 17 pcims., the S«<nd hall.The 22 points also was a season:-be:st for McClure. B8a f leck and the Fl«ktones. Center tor the Arts. 8 p.m . SlO.SO, S18.SO; students S16.SO. For more information. 645-AATS. Exhibits "ABANDON .. Artist Tony Matelli has taken a unique stance In the exploration of nature never before publi1hed or seen by the 0 ~~~~~ ~ 2::!~r~r~~· 2 Atrium on the North Campus. The photos were taken in 191S. when the years old, by famed portrait photographer, painter and sc~ntist Howard Beach. The exhibit abo will include historical materials on the actress col)ected by the Center for the Arts. Houn are Mon. through Sat. from 7 a.m . to 11 p .m ., and Sun. from 8 a.m . to ll p.m . actress WM "l..andsc•pes" Lan<ht:ape paint1ngs fro m the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ton ~~~:~~ ~~g~~~n the Gallefy hours are lh'«t. through Sat., 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m .. and Sun. from noon to S p.m . \ .IIIIIPc>r~riCk-and-fieldteam Inger are ·co-female of the week. ~..__.,..L--··-- UB's first MAC ::c~-- ,..---.·- if1e won !he weight throw a toss of 58' 2'. Rooneem is UB's first double-MAC champion, as she won !he SO freestyle and 100 backstroke at !he conference championships hosted by Ohio University. The men's basketbaU team dropped ;a m.J <qUbr-sason pme s.....a.y, biWll 67-58"' Mwrn m AloowliAt..... The Butts had a fim half. caking conO"'O of the game urty and jumping out to a big lead. T~ 4-2 after the first fiYt mhlutes, the Bulb put together ;a 23- I run. dominating the pme <NO< <hat eiJI>t.minute stn:t.ch. But Mwrn maina.ined ib composure and arne back with a.n I 1-2 run of its own. UB '<lll"'eet more than four minutes without a fiekJ pal duf'in& thou stretch as its M!ad ~ CUt to II pona. MiiltN ended the haH on a 9.-4 run and UB wa<~tlnto halftime with a 36-26 1ead. Miami carne out strong In the second hatf. slowly eatlrc away at the Butts· creat lud. Jon KJeidon was the Bulb only scorer early. hJttin& ro.. 1M ol ho caree<· high I 2 polnu ;n the flrst fiw n>inutm olthe h•lf. The RedHowla used a 10.0 run O¥er a four-minute span to I"'!ClU and extend the tead before UB cut it back down to one on cwo occulons. But from that point. Miami slowly buik its lead to as rNl1Y as I I poinu late in the game. Swimmin~ W-EN UB place sixth In HAC Championsh ips Dirteror of~ Arc~ry Graduate Group Calendar ~,_ UB used a 15-2 run and S8 perunt secon<f.IWf >hoc>tin& "' deleot Akron, n -ss. 1n the fim. round of the MAC Tournament he'd in H laml 67, UB 58 Dearldltor: On Feb. 19 at9 a.m., there was garbage all over the Ooor of the classroom-322 Millard Fillmore AademicCompla-inwhidltheoonference was scheduled to be held. UB 72,Akron 55 MEN TheMail On Feb. 19-20, we held the lith Annual lnt<TOational Workshop in Archaeometry at UB. The papers weno given by smolan from all over the United States, Canada and Europe. The workshop was a great sue· cess, with one notable aception. As the host, I was <Tnbarrassed by the lack of cleanliness and the main- W-EN Jnae< Roo.-. .....t the bon ro.. bn ;n her~ areor. The~ senior beam< US's fint dooble c:Nmpion ;n • MAC dwnpionshlp .....,, at the MAC 'I\Iomen·, Swimmin& Champloouhips held at Ohio UnMnity.The host Bobcats won the .....,, with 8 I 6 points. willie the Bulb llnhhed ;n wah place with 285 po;nts. UB broke eiJht Khool reconh at the: event. wN~ Rooneem earned first-team AJII-MAC honon for the: second . nr>Jght >'""· Roo.-. bepn her lncnodJbJe perlomw><;e by winnlnlthe SO-ymi freenyJe ;n "" N CAA OwnpiorWIJp p«MsK>nol quol;!yin& time ol :23. I8 oo the first cby, a time that also smashed her own school record. In oddltJon. she was also the """"'"Je& oo the -400-ymi medley relay teom. wllich flnlshed fourth In a time oi3:52.7S. also a school record. On the second cloy ol c~. Rooneem helped the Bul~ "' • m;~e flnbh 1n the 2()().yon:t medley relay before claiming her second tide by winning the I OQ..yard badutroke In il time of !56.94. The Bulls also got suong perlonnance:s from semor Kim Theeqe ond ~Dawn H;ckey.Theeqe flnbhed flfth ;n the I()().yml brearutrol<e with a time ol I:06.6. while Hk:by finished seYenth in the 500-yard freestyte wtth a dme of 4:S8.52. On the final day of c~. Rooneem finished second in the I00 freestyle with a time of :S 1.56. Hickey also finished second in the 1.6SO..yard freestyle widi a time of 16:49.59. whkh proYislonalty qualified her for the NCAA Chompkxuh;p.. -· MEN UB fin ishes seventh In ECAC Champ ionship s The Bulls finished seYenth out of 36 schools at the ECAC Championships he ld In Sewell, N.J. UB scored l.S7 poinu in the three-day meeL Maryland-&ttimon! meet with 599 points. The Bulls will compete in the MAC Championship~ betng hekt tod2y through Sarunby at Bowting Green. County owon the ln~oor tra~K an~ fiel~ Women place 7th in HAC Champ ionships Men p lace I Oth In MAC Championsh ips Junior Sarah Aetcher beame UB's first champfon at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships held last weekend at Wtem Mkh1pn University Aetcher's performance helped the UB women place sl!\'endl of I I schools with 2.S poinu. whil.e the UB men were lOth with 19.5 polnu. Aetcher wOO""dle l5-pound weight throw with a toss of sa..l"-wtuch also provisionalty qualified her for the NCAA Championships- wmn1ng by nearly t'WO feet over her nearest competitor. lennis MEN ~ Bulb played a ~r of matches indoors Sarurtby at the Unrterslt)' of Roc::hester. ln the first match of the day, US "nockecl olf lthaa S-2. The Bulls then downed the hofne.""'d;ng Yellow pd<ecs. 4-3. to complete the c~oy·, sweep. �Thursdey, Men:h 2 lie CJI>rwM< TN<hlng c-.. -......, Ubnory Reootnes (BISON) fw Beglnnen. 109lockwood Ubiory. 10 a.m.-Noon. F.... 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Senate panel reports on CAS budget Budget Priorities Committee report urges faculty involvement in budget process lly MARA McCiiNNIS Rtp011~ Assistant Editor A comprehensive report detailing the budget defi- Slie noted that the only constraint the committee had in completing the ta.sk was that the report bad to meet the wproval of CAS Dean cit and financiaJ- man - Kerry Grant and Provost David agement problems facing the CoUege of Arts and Sciences and how the coUege is addressing_these issues was presented Tuesday to the Faculty Senate by the senate's Budget Priorities Committee (BPC). Susan Hamlen, chair of the BPC and associate professor ofaaounting and law, presented the report, explaining that the committee's intention was to d.....Jop a factual account of the major budget issues, including how the deficit occurred, how it is being managed, its impact on the coUege and the panel's recommendatiOns. Triggle before it was released to the university community. "It is increasingly important that thefuculty unOO.tand what the budget process is and to get the faculty and administration together talking in a productive way about these issues," said Hamlen. "Although the statement focuses on CAS, its general recommendations apply to aU units," she added. The universitfs new "all funds" budget strategy calls for units to align expe nditu ~ with their own available revenues, whether th ey com e from tax support, tuition . sponsored research, endowments o r other sources. Hamlen cited two ma}or recommendations. The first, she said, is that some process be put into place to measu re consequences and to evaluate the costs and benefits of budget decisions. Secondly, she said, "we fee) it is extremely important that (CAS) faculty be very much involved in the decision -making process." The repon states that "the process of se tting priorities, growing rev enues and managing costs will not succeed without the suppon of the major players -the facult y and staff"'-and urges "all deans to encourage (their) invotvement." According to the repon . the CAS·s st;ne-budget appropriation officially stands at about S45.8 million for the current fiscal year, but $2.5 million of that total is unavailab\e due to accumulatrrl prior shortfalls. In addition, CAS this ~ rect"ived a permanent base reduction of about $2.2 million , while its expenditures in creased by nearly $3.4 million from 1997-99. The report states that "unless decisive measures were taken, the cumulative effect would have been a sho rtfall of mo re than $4.8 million by the end of the current ye.lr and would have grown each year until the budget was (balanced)." The reason that expenditures rose so rapidly between 1997 and 1999, accord in g to the repon , is due to ~tWwed_,....7 Assessment of faculty IT needs urged lly MAliA McCOINNIS Rq>orttr Assistant Editor A N assessment that would evaluate the degree to which the university's computing-and-information-technology structures, ex- penditures, priorities and support are meeting faculty needs was proposed in a resolution presented Tuesday to the Faculty Senate. The resolution, presented by Robert Straubinger, associate professor of pbarmaceutics and a member of the Faculty Senate Computer Services Committee, addresses faculty concerns about what it calls the university's lack of assessment on inforrnation ~ t echno logy expenditures. priorities and delivery of sup- pon meet the needsofitsend users, particularly faculty" and specifically, the degree to which the "decentralized administrative structure for computing and information tcrh nology" supports the needs of fac ulty.lt also calls for the administration to institute a plan to make regu lar assessments in the future. U:We need lo get some sense of the degree to which faculty needs are being met. The resolution really attempts to address that ," said Straubinger. " It describes (briefly) the many points in which informa- tion technology touches o n th e implementing information technology, particularly its effects on facul ty responsibilities, including teaching. teaching and learning proca.s, and basically it requests a review of the information- technology delivery as research , administratio n and se r- it meets faculty needs." Straubinger noted that earlier drafts of the resolution called for the vice. _ It calls for the administration and the Faculty Senate to jointly perform the assessment by forming a task force that would determine "the degrtt to which the computing-and- possibility of h;JVing the evaluatio n done by an outside consul ting firm, but after that issue was debated at a recent mectingpfthe senate's execu- tive committee, the co mputing committee decided to eliminate it from the final version. The highest prio rity during the assessment, Straubinger explained. would be to look at the function of the nodes because "they are a pri mary source of delivery of informa tio n -technology resou rces to the faculty" and then to m ove- on to other issues of part icular importance to the faculty. "The reason for concentrating on the nodes is because this is a new administrative structure with a track reco rd of a co upl e yea rs," said Straubingcr. "There seem s to be a wide range of services provided by different nodes. i'li-ere seems to be very different philosophies of how nodes see their m ission and a wide range of faculty involvement. It may be a considerable difficulty for fuculty if their needs do not match the priorities or delivery of the nodes," he added. A5 fo r how the assessment would be conducted, Straubinger ex · plained that the evaluation instru ment itself is something that would require considerable discussion. .. Probably o ne o f the simplest things to do initially is to poU node directors and poU a selection of fac - ulty," he said. "We were purposely vague on the instrument to be used. Asurvey probably would be the plaa: to stan and I think node directors should be surveyed for their ideas and on how they run their nodes." In response to a faculty concern about the amount of spending on IT, Straubinger said that was not a co nsideration of the comm itt ee when drafting the resolution. "The biggest problem the committee had is really trying to be.,i:nvo lved in the decision-making process at all. De· cis ions are being made all of the timt> that affect us and it was felt that we needed to evaluate the rt.""Suhs of the decision- making process. i.e .. the delivery of information ttthnology. and whether it's meeting needs, rather than focusin g upstream on the so urces." �-A Tho Center for "'"Arts ... pn!S«1t "My Lord Momif)g ••.Tho _ . . . . . . . . , Sto<y" It 111.m. ond 2 p.m. Sltufdoy In "'" Moinsllgo atre on lho Nol1h Campus. Tho sto<y, bo5«< on And:enon's ..- for dignlt¥ ond recognltlon lhltwos 11>Jmlng point lpr ocNeW!g rldll equolity In lornerq. comes lo lifo In thb stitring. new4y<:ol1>fnls. sloned-Kennody Center ptOduc· lion . The sto<y triCeS "'" legend.vy singer's lift. f!01!J her beginnings In lho cluth Choir to being "'" first AlricM1 Amerian to potform In lho Metropolitan Open In Now Yorit. Inter· mingl<d with ICIUol rec:o<dings, lho produclloh Is I - . , . n. lng - .. lho triumph allho human spirit ogo1nst ....-ningly Impossible odds. Tod<els - $12 lor ldults ond $10forchildr<nages 12ondun- der. Sp<dll T....u..cs liW!I discouocs Ill! available It Target stores. rtO:ets are avalabae at lho CFA box ollie< from noon to 6 p.m. tomorrow and at aU 11d!etmlster iocltlons. for """" lnformotlon, all64s-ARTS. CFA to host legendary comedy troupe The Center ior lho Arts will present • night al comedy with Tho Second Oty Nltlonol Tour· lng Company at 8 p.m. MatCh 24 in ihe c - s Onlmo n. a~=~~'=.i,;..: lng lho world with its tradernart< satl"' and wit ~nee 19S9 with 5;ICh olumnl aslohn ilelu>h4. Bill Mumy. Robert ICJei9, Glldo ' Radner, Mike Myots and Dan Akroyd. Tho pe<fonNnce will feoture 1 blend ot classic scenes, songs""" lmpnMsltlons performed by a six-member en· semble. Tho"""'P"')', which has been described as .,.N'TP~ef· en~ hllorious, inteligent ond p<OYOtcing.• his ~ 1t the United Stole Comedy Arts fes. tivol """ It mony UI)Nonltles and perfonning arts cente<s around lho globe. Tod<els . . $7 for lho public and $S lorstudenbln - . c e ond $9 for lho pubic ond S7 lot students on lho cloy allho performance. Tod<els moy be purchased It lho CFA box ollie< from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdly through Fridly ond It II Tod<olmosler iocltlons. For mo<e informltlon, call 64s-ARTS. REPORTER Tho fl<pcmrb I ampus "communitypublished by lho Office at News s.Mces In lho DMsion al uniYeni1y SeMa!s, Stole UniYersity . al Now Vorl< It Bulfolo. ___ Editoriolollicos . . loclted It 330 Crolts Holt, . ,_ Amhent. (716) 645·2626. __ ---Sue-wuet~.edu -...,.-· _.,_..,... .......... . c.otosmilh...,., -----...... McGinnis ....... KriJtoni(Dwobld Lois ....... Pltrldoeo.-.n EJtenGoldboum ....,._Spino Chrbtintv.d.l Shenyl Weems has been director of the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) since 1990. Prior to that, she was associate director and coordinator of the center's College Outreach program. Who does the EOC serve7 Bytradition,ourstudentsaredefined as being economically disenfran· chised and academically disadvantaged. Economically disadvantaged means poor. And the conditions of f>oy.rty are different. You have som< people who have been welfure J'<cipi· ents over a period of~- We have people who have been gainfully employed and then found themselves unemployed at some point. We have people who are underemployed and although theyareworkingeveryday, they're still not making enough money to make ends meet. Academic disadvantagedness suggests that people may not have completed high school and they're here to get aGED. It could mean that someone is here because they don't haY!: English-language proficiency to render them competitive in the academic arena or the work world and they need ESL (English as a second language) train· in g. It could mean someone who has graduated from high school but is il· literate. Or someone who has been out of school for a number of )'t'<m and has been bit by the "education bug." They want to return to coUege but the gap has been too wide, so they need a tittle introduction before they actually jump into the colleg~ arena. Wh•t progr•m s are offered? Besides the- programs I've already mentioned-the GED, lireracy, ESL and college prq>-we also have a collection of vocational and jobtraining programs. These programs change because the demands change, markets change,mnstiruencies changes, the desiled skills sets change. At one time there were about 2 I different training programs; now we have about I2. But they' re designed very differently now because we do a lot of employer-specific training. For example, call centen are popping up all over the place with a very specific need. They want potential job appticants who have four or five dif. ferent kinds of skill sets and they say to us, "If you can provide this for us, train people to be eligible for employment with us, we can develop an artirulation and work with you." We do those kinds of things more and more now. A few of our programs come from grants, others are a fixed part of the curriculum, such as the business-office skills program, graphics and arts program and the altied health component. Wh•t sets EOC •fNrt from other Job-tr•lnlng centen 7 1 What makes us unique is the,..;, that we not only bring the appropriate skiU sets as professionals to the envi· rorunent;.we know,what we'redoing and we do it wdl. But there's a tremendoUs amount of compassion that we also bring to this particular setting. It's because nianyof us aie so dose to the reality ofour students that ""'reallyundentand what the lifestyle is 1iU, what it takes to get OY!:t to the other side, what it tak<s to sustain onesel£ I undentlnd EOC h uplorlng M • p.ertner In lo- • new focus <81 - - · ................t . This outreach to employao is something that is new and different for us. We're ·saying that as partnm in workforce development, w. are prepared to provide upgrade training for their employees, we're prepared to design or tailor programs to their specific training needs and inteiests. Are there other EOC1 In SUNY? There are 12 EOCs across the state. Two are counseling outreach cent=-they just do employment and college counseling. Ten operate as we operate. How many students •ttend school•t •ny given tlme7 We serve about 2~000 students over the course of a year in day and evening programs, weekend pro- grams abd summer piogram$. But at any given time, we probably have about 700 in·the building. The students are supported by faculty and stalf!that number around lOO: Our faculty come with the expertise in the areas in which theyteach.It'slike a team approach because you just don't come to EOC to take a class; you come to EOC to redefine your life. · c.. )'OU toll - - the IIIIIDCl - . 7 . It's a wd&.re-to-work program. State legislation mandated that people who reaive public assistance must, within two years. get their act together: find a job. go to school, do whale= they want to do. If it doesn't work the first time, they ha~ only one other opportunity to do this. And by five years they're off the (welfure) rolls. To serve this population, moneywasmadeavailabletoprovide support and services. We treat those students a little differ· ently. The legislation is very focused. It basically says find these people. train them and get them out to the work fo=. But I beti<V< it's creating a rovolving door. You cannot take someone who has no history and in four weeks prepare them to go to work. You have to feed some academic·support in there; ynu have to provide other kinds of outrcad> support. We've taken the BRIDGE pro· gram and integrated it in.withooir . program at EOC. We get those students into. classes; wo also in· tegratetheirexperi~ with academic support and mentoring. We .do .a lot ~II! tho« s!Jidents. before W< tum them loose. . . ' Alumni Association to present annual awards Honorees to include internationally known neurologist, fouruiing dean ofHRP lly MARY llln1t SPINA News Servkes Editor T H E host of an award winning National Public Radio program, a UB neurologist internation- ally known fo r his research on child· hood brain tumors and the found · ing dean of UB's School of Health Related Professions will be among 10 individuals honored a t the Alumni Association's annual awards dinner on April7. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. Tickets are $55 per person. Call 829-2608 for further information or to make reservations before April 3. Michael E. Cohen (M.D. '6I ), professor of pediatrics and neurology and fonncr chair of the UB Depart· ment of Neu rology, will receive the Samuel P. Capen Award, the alumni association's most prestigious prize. The award is presented for notable and meritorious contributions to the university and its family. Director of pediatric neurology at Children's Hospital of Buffalo since 1978, Cohen and his UB colleague, Patricia Duffner, co-authored the highly regarded textbook "Brain Tumors in Children: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment." now in its second edition. ). Warren Perry, professo r and dean emeritus of the Schoo l of Health Related Professions, will re· ceive the Walter P. Cooke Award, presen ted to a non-alumnus for notable and meritorious contribu"tions to the university. A pioneer in allied-health educa· tion, Perry developed and built the UB school into a national leader in the field. A founder of the national Association of Schools of Allied Health Profess ions, he was the group's seco nd president and founding editor of its Journal of Allied Health. Ephrahim Garcia (B.S. '85, M.S. '88, Ph.D. '90) will receive th e George W. Thorn Award, presented to UB graduates under the age of 40 who make outstanding national or international contributions to their career field or academic area. An associate professor of engi neering at Vanderbilt University, Garcia drew acclaim for the design of tiny mesoscale, insect ·like robots with vision systems that minimize risk to human combatants by sur· veying and observing battlefields. His research and recognized exper· tise in technologies critical -to the nation's defense have led to his being designated a feUow with the Central Intelligence Agency and a program manager with the Defense Advana:d Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the U.S. Defense Sciena:s Offia:. PaulL Valint, Jr. (B.i\., '6 1) will receive the Clifford C. Fur~'asAward for significant contributions by Lyn M. Oyster (M.S. '83, Ph.D. graduates of the School of Engineer- '90) is a founder and president of ing and Apptied Sciences or the dis- GenCyte, U.C. a promising microciplines of natural sciences in the biology company that patents geCollege of Arts and Sciena:s. netic markefs for breast cancer. The A leading scientist in surface company willl...,...ge its skill base analysis and contact lens swface in molecular biology, microbiology chemistry, Valint is a senior research and crUculture to perform biologic laboratory services. fellow at Bausch & Lomb. Ira S. Flatow (B.S. '7I), host of He holds more than 60 patents, including one for a new oontact-lens National Public Radio's award-win· material, and has a global reputation ning program, "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday; is a 30-year broadin academic and industry circles. Six alumni will receive Distin- cast journalist. He is'president of ScienCentral, guished Alumni Awards for their exceptional career accomplish- which produces the Science and ments. oommunityor university ser· Technology News Network, a scivice, research or scholarly activity. ence-ntwS service for television and Leslie A. Brun (B.S. '74) is a the Internet. He began his radio ca· founding principal, chair]nan and reer at WBFO-FM 88.7. Saravanan Gopinathan (Ph.D. chief executive officer of Hamilton Lane Advisors. The privately held '84), dean of the School of Educainvestment-advisory and money- tion a t Singapore's prestigious management firm oversees $32 bil- Nanyang Tedu!ological UniY!:rsity, lion in commitments to 340 part- is internationally known and re spected in the field of education. nerships worldwide. He has promoted educational reJoseph A. Chazan (B.S. '56, M.D. '60) is founder of the RhOcf.Island search and publish ing, aud is a Dialysis Program and medieal direc- founder and past president of the tor of the Rhode Island Artificial Educational Researcll Association. Shep E. Gordon ( B.A. '68) is Kidney Centers. He is active in many civic, religious •founder and president of Alive Enand arts organizations. He has~ terprises, an entertainment agency for nearly a decade on the UB School specializing in management of mu· ofMedicine and Biomedical Sciences sic-industry clients. alumni board and is a former chairHe is also founder of.Alive Culinary man of VB's general alumni fund Resources, a company that books chefs for events around the world. drive. �March 16,2000/Yoi.3Uo.23 I Rep artes 3 ~ / Faults crisscross upstate NY UB researchers' findings refute conventional geologic wisdom By E1llH GOUIIIAUM News Servk~ Editor teau-which stretthcs from Albany to Buffal<>-was considered a pretty boring place structurally, without many fa ult.< or folds of any significance; explained Jacobi. But using a variety of field and satellite methods, Jacobi's group has fo und that there are hundreds of fault.< throughout the Appalachian Plateau, some of which may have been seismically acti~beit sporadi~cc Precambrian times. about I billion years ago. The data are both welcome and disturbing, Jacobi said. On the one hand, they arc welcome since fra c· turcd rocks in the path of these fault.< make for excellent reservoirs for oil and gas; as a result, some land owners in the Finger Lakes region are experiencing a kind of"gas boom," profiting from selling drilling right.< on their land to oil and gas-explo- ENTION New York State's Finger Lakes region or its Southern Tier, and most people don't automatically think of earthquake country. But th~ upstate areas may be about to gain a reputation for greater seismic potential, according to r<ecnt res<arch by a tea m of UB geologists. In S<Ycral papers and posters he and his students presented thiswt<k at the meeting of the Northeastern section of the Geological Society of America, Robert D. Jacobi, professo r of geology and chair of the Northeastern section, contends that M he and coUeagues have uncovered increasingly convincing evidence that upstate New York is severely chopped by hu ndreds of fault.< of a kind characterized by very sporadic ration companies. But on the other hand, Jacobi ex- seismic activity. plained, the extensive network of Jacobi conducted the work with John Fountain, professor and chair of the Department of Geology. "We have proof that upstate New York is criss-crossed by faults," said fractures and fault.< also is troubling. particularly where fa ult.< may intersect with waste dumps. such as the low-level radioactive waste faciljty at West Valley and the controversial municipal waste dump now under consideration in Farmersville. The researchers identified potcn· tiaJ fault lin es using remote sensing by satellite and low-flying planes. They then employed field methods, Jacobi. If the data are confirmed by fur· ther analysis, most importantly by seismographs Jacobi and Fountain plan to install in various locations around Western New York, they will di rectly refute what long has been 1 as well as magnetic fields and grav · ity measurements, to de1ermine if those potential fauh Jines are .indeed the convcn tionaJ geologic wisdom about upstate New York. "In the past, the Appalachian Pia- fault.< and if the fault.< extend down into Precambrian "basmlen~"an in dication that they could be seismically active. "When w. overlaid the maps with the data from the remote sensing, the magnetic> and gravity and field tests, we found they all told a consistent story; said Jacobi. "So now we have four sets of data telling us that in addition to the C larendon · linden Fault, the re probably are fault.< to the east of the Clarendon-Linden Fault, as well as in the West Valley region, the Zoar Valley, the central Finger Lakes and all the way to the Mohawk Valley," he said. The very shon geologic record (about 150-200 years) available for upstate New York makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the like- li h ood of th e faults being seismicaUy active without fur ther study, Jacobi said. He noted, however, that all of the faults that have been identified so far are intracontinental fault zones. m ost of which are characterized by very sporadic seismic activity. .. Most ot h er intracontinental fa ult.< do seem to be seismically capable o f large magnitude events," said Jacobi."Because these faults arc aJso intracontinental in nature, they too. could be capable of large-magn itude events." Jacobi has about S I million in research funding, primarily from the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency. and the U.S. Department of Energy. Study of volcanoes tied to Mars AS there ever life F. Sherida~. professor of geology. ln herpresentation,"Volcanoes as Meteorologists: Using Volcanic on Mars? That question may one environments on Earth and Mars," Gregg will report on what she and Sheridan have learned from study- Caldera volcano. which has been active during the past 5,000 year~. there is a small crater lake that was created by a 1834"lava flow. That lava flo w, which still is visible, dramati cally changes character from rough and spinyto smooth,several metcr5 ducted by a UB geologist who stud - ing the lava flow that filled Iceland's above the lake's present sho reline. ies volcanoes on earth. In a presentation tomorrow at the 3 1st An nual Lunar and P l anc~a r y Science Conference, Tracy Gregg, as· sistan t profcsso[ of ~ool ogy. will dis· cuss how her studJCs of volcan oes Skaclinger valley in 1783. the I80 I By E1llH GOLDBAUM News Service) Editor W Morphology to Co nstrain Paleo- day be answered in part by research now being con- on Earth moy be able to help rc- "That change tells us that the lake had much mo re wa - .---~~------------, terin"it when the lava 8 searchers learn about Martian vol - :r:;1 canoes, and in turn, reveal the an · swers to mysteries surrounding the ~ Martian climate of the past. In particular, researchers will be ~ looking for t.>v idence of-,hc past presence o n tv1ars of water, the in · gredicnt that is most vital for provKuaJclea Flow from Mauna Loa in ing the existence of past life. Hawaii and explosion craters of the "The underlying drive fo r this re· s~uch is certainly to one day find Pinacate volcanic field in Mexico. On earth, Gregg explained. feao ut eno ugh ahout what the Martian envi ro nment was like in the past in tures of volca n oes whose la s t · known eru ptions occurred hun · order to discern if it cou ld have, in dreds, even thousands of years ago, fact, sustained life," said G regg. Acco rding to the US geologist. have been used to pinpoint the lo that issue is controversial: Some sci - catio ns of bodies of water. such as glaciers, rivers and lakes, which wen: entists believe that the dues avai l· able now su ppo n evidence of Mars displaced o r destroyed by dramatil' having been able to sustain life of changes in climate, such as the adsome sort in the past. while o thers vance and retreat o f icc ages. These studic.:s. which usually involve exten say that the available data refute thal ....,. For her pan. G regg believes that sive fieldwork. laboratory analysis of much m o re work needs to be d o ne. samples and analysis of satellite data. "Our research is one way of at - also can tell researchers about the di tacking the questio n of what Mars rect ion and d istinguishing charac · tcristics of these lava flows. was like in t11e past," snid Gregg, who For example, at Iceland 's AskJa did the wo rk with colleague Michael g e using a lander or rover equipped with came ras th at can .. see.. these kinds of changes in lava flows and rt.>cop,m7c features o f craters. That kind of inform ation help!> scientists reconstru ct past environ ments, a process tha t G regg and Sheridan hope ca n be easily tr.m ~ Ia ted to Mars. .. We arc using vole~• nic features to tell us what the erw• ron mcnt was like when these voka n<X.'S erupted," sh e said. Sim ilarly, the researchers sa}' that h1gh -rcsolution images of Mart1an vokanoes made by the Mars 00'c:rver Camera. which has been n: turning useful data from th<.· t\·lar)o <~lobal SurVC)'Or Mission since 19'JX. together wi th lhe abilit y of landcr' .md roVl'f!i to identify certai n gt--ologh.. ft•Jt u res, will begin to addr<.'S)> th<·~t· l!isues for the red pbnet. DrieD UUP invites applications for development awards Iii Full- •nd ~rt ·tlme members of United University Professions or agen cy fee-payi ng members a re invi ted to app ly for Ind ividual D~ ­ velopment Awards of up to SI,OOO. The awa rd must be used for program expenses that h ave been, o r wi ll be, incurred between Sept. I. 1999 and Aug. 31, 2000. Examples of fundable projects include research activities, instruc tional·materiaJ d evelopment, conference participation and grant·pro~ posal development. Types of fundable support in clude registration fers, travel and related expenses,.eq uipment lease and tuit ion costs. Submissions will be judged by a six·perso n co mm ittee and dec• · sions will be disclosed May I. Application packages an d forms may be obtai ned from th e UUP Buffalo Center Chapter Office, 105 Por· tcr Quad, Ellicon Complex, North Campus, or online at <http:// www.•lb•ny.net/ -nysuup/ lnd•pp2.htm >. Applications are du e by March 3 1 and sho uld be sent to Rob •nene Woods, employee relations associate. 104 Crofts Hall , North Cam pus. For m o re information , con tac t Woods at 645·5000, ext. 1284 . Conference to feature distance-learning tutorials m Tutorl•ls •nd worluhops on distance learning. the electronic stock market , building a better Intern et and usc of Sun Microsystem's new Jini technology will be amo ng the activities at a mobile- tech · no logy conference to be held April 27 -29 in the Ct•ntcr for rhe Arts on die North Campus. The conference, o rganized by the schools of Management and En gineering and Applied Scien ces, also wiU fea ture keynote add resse~ by managers from leading informatio n · techno logy compames, an exposi tion of new mobile -computin g tech no logies and research pre sent ations on th e em ergence of vi rt ual organizallon.s and e· com merce co mpa n ies. A discounted con ference f<.·e '-' available to all faculty and staff members. For m ore info rma ti on or to register fo r th e con feren ce. ca ll 645 - 3258 o r sec th e co nfere n ce Web site at < http :// www.som.buff•lo.edu / lslnterface/ alworc >. Conference on Americas CJ to kick off Pan Am celebration The unlvenlty will sponsor a maJOr international interdisci pli n ary conferen ce o n the Americas thts month to kick off UB's yea r· long celebration a nd cri ti cal reassessm ent of the 1901 Pan Amen 'a n Exposit ion. Titled .. Borders of the Americas: Rethinkmgour ModernH•es," the co nference h as a not h er p urpose as well-ro inaugurate the new Ce nt er for the Amencas and th e In digenous Studies Prog ram. both of which represen t the university·s evolving commitment to the field of Amc n ca n s tud1c: ~. The co nfe rence Will take place fmm 9: 15a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 2:3 tn 120 Clt:mem Hall on tht> North Campus. and March 14 and 25 in t he Sc ree nin g Room ( Room 112 ) in tht· Ccnkr for tht· An~. aiM) on the No rth Ca mpo.!.. T ht• pro~r.un wlll hl' fr~·e of l'h<Hgt' and open to the publi'-. rhe events pl.ulllt~d He m.m, .1nJ v.tnt•d . Among tht·m ,lrt· d1' (UlllliOnS of N.1tive Amc.>rican 1dcn t1t y form.ll, on ; Jdintng tht" \C:XuJ.I .md po litiCal borders of t he Amc:ncn': l- uropc:.m llllla.lt\ 1·u tl ' ' " md•gcnou ... I.Jnguag c.>~; tran sla tion cffcl'ts and mdigcnOUllldentlllc.'': '"tolo naht ~ ··of Am<.•nt:.n arls .•md a prt'llt'lllatlon hy Kt· rr~ l.rant , dean of the t :ollcgc of Arts and SCiellC<.'ll, on tht· ''tl•~plar'' of <.·xot~o,_ fo rt·•gn na tlon.Jb. .Jtthc 1901t'xposifion. Fo r tht• tnnferenn· lll'hcdulc. mapll .1nd mform.Jtlon J.hou t prt· )o(' ntl'f.!o, ~(·e the tt_mfcn·nte Web :!~i t t· a t < http :// cm27personal.fal.buffalo .edu / program / lndex04.html >. <I I .:o n tact Oavid John so n a t 045 -0000 or <d j@acsu.buffalo.ed u .., Women in higher ed to hold conference on change " Organizational Change and Finances: An Unt'Ol:!tY ~wnt·rgv " wdl he llw tnr1c nl ,1 L<"nd(•rshi p Confertnce for Women 111 lll ghl·r hlu u l11Un. to he held from 'J .1.111 . to 2 p.m. Ap n l 7 111 the Mnn:Y l ,1\lllll 111 l)d~lw<~r<.' Park. rht• ~.-onfcrt•nte IS prt'St'nted hv tht• Wt·~tl'fn Nt'W Ytlrk Kc:~IOil.Jl l om rmttct' ol tht· N<.•t\~u r k lor \Vom~..·n I ('adcn. 111 H•ght·r ~Jut a t11111, h1rmaly Al'l:JN IP. I he l..t·vtwtc: .Jtldrc ... ~ \\·Ill ht· g•vc:n tw r-.t.Jrlt' \ ·akntmt· ~td>cmmond , prcs1Jent of No rfo lk Stah:' mver~ll\' , tht· nat1on\ lifth - I.Jr~e't lw.wri~.-.tllyblack unJwr~HY. t\1cDemmonJ" t'\~l 1 \ fir.-.t lt'mJ. It· prt'~ldt•nt anJ the fir llt " 'oman to st·rw .1!\ thc t:hlt'f <.' Xt•tutiW olliter nl .1 luur· vcar, !tlal(•- supportcd unlvt'rSllY Ill \ 'lr}tllll.l. 1ht· cost oltht• co nf<.·rt•nce, wh1ch mcludc:!> lunch. 1!> $50, S.\0 ln r lull -tune gr~tduatr students. Rcservatiom must be madt~ no latt·r th.Jn Man.:h 24 hy (tm tactmg Marv Ann Md)uatk of Fmp~rt.· ~t.Jte Col lcgt· .11 K) .'· 7700. �Co-director of IREW~ says women still striving to claim their own voices In 21st century I BRIE l'LY Marcus continues fight for women WAitD ...... wlne-tMdiig .-tt 11y JE-.t UWAHDOWSIU - (\AW)wll-•wlne -.u"""' 7-9 p.m.- 23 ln-..nlnlhoSludorlt lM*In ....... Compa. Thoewntwii-IM wines aflho !piing/.....,_-...... -.............. etiquoalo at wine -.g ond • perlomwlce"'. Siring-hond lor lrd\Oduol ~llclreu,- to.,..... ogo 21 SS1or Jtu. donb ond S71or .. -..They mil)' be~ In tho Sub- A wine~ wll be'"' or-· ... IM*Jn.- - -... dent · - - ... tho Stube~ lor -tho pur· chOM a t - ond lorentronc• litho-. . For further lnlormltlon, contxt llrilnni ¥-or Mogglo -llt6o4S-29S7. Experts to discuss charter schools nodonol-- Tho sd1ool cholcehllsmwractledNow Yori< Stole. Sdlaakhoice propolll!nb-thlltt.,-.gpor. ents tho opportunily to select • ---onough - - ... its perfomw1ce. competilfon to""' pubic ..... cation to •c~e~n up Mlld..• Criticsroplythlltclwter In• _...,..,.."**.. lew~butlhl!tlhisde- . ' ~"""'Y-iho~ - 1ng .,.-., at,_ ID dMiop quo~~y-.lor .. _ ___ Tho . . , _ School at fdu. ,..._..., in the men's stalls and posted them in the student union," she..,.., Not SABEL Marcus has been that she's suggesting such action, she ..,.., but the demonstntion r<YCals . championing the rights of sciousness through action. women since the mid-1950s. "The way in which faculty who the ways in which women are exare not sensitive to gender issues cluded &om <main opoca and the And while time would seem to be on the side of progress, the di· confirm the worst fears aod anxi· diJiiculties they encounter in interector of the Women's Studies Proeties in students is really strilting and gnting such spaces. it's easy to do," she says. H.,_.,r, gram at UB says women still arc The issue of space figwu laqjely striving to claim their own voice in what goes on outside the classroom into the discussion about violena the 21st century. is tantamount to empowering aga.inst women. On a trip to Ger· This voice-which Marcus says women- For students-under- many, Marcus was introduced to a .. is not just a reproduction"of a male graduates in particular-Marcus gmup of radical feminists who w= voice, but that carries its own (state- one pause to thing about social says. campus gmups must continue interested in investigating what ment)"-is oftm silenl, or silenced, would happen ifa dusk rurfoww= in the classroom. imposed on all mm. They wanted "l still think this is a societywh~ to !«how many women would be women have to get permission or be on the streot who oonnally would given permission to spm.• says be afraid Marcus, who also is co-director of "'Their premise was that no the Institute (or Research and Eduwoman would be afraid to go out ca ti o n on Women and Gend er on the street if she knew thai there (!REWG) and a professor in the Law would not be males around who . School. "Part of my life's rommilcould assault," says Mar<:us, who is ment bas been to thinking ... that 40 currently working on a book investigating violence against women in yea" from the time I graduated high " school (and ) college until now l! Poland, Russia, Romania·and Hunwould have been times of dramatic L gary. The feminists? exercise was meant to better undmtand a placr change, (change) which would be ~ institutionalized and articulated and .. in which women's fean and anxi· eties were very real. empathized with and recognized and rewarded. Rewarded," she says "What does that say about bow. incredulously, laughing ironically. the WoMeR's ..........., flllds:lt ..0 b,.........,.. thM: 40 profound questions of violence _ she~,_~ • - ~.....,., against womenarel"sheasks. But. the rewards are not as great ,..___ Now in her 60s, Marcus says she's as one might imagine. 1 .. To see 40 years l~ter how much change," she says. emphasizing the to broach such issues as dating vio- prepared lo pass the torch in order of a bOcklash there is, r just find il slowness of it. lence and sexual harassment, aod to give someone else the oppor::tuextraordinary." she says. Marcus, who attended Barnard boost participation. nity to lllllk< a difference. She says A backlash, for example, in which CollegeinNewYorkatyinthe 1950s, "l understand it's hard to do; on it's important to introduce younger women ·have placed themselves in oonsidershmelf'part.ofawholegen· theotherhand,thefailureto ... raise successol'5 into th~ fold in order to secondary roles, most notably during eration of women who came to the these questions" is the greater trag- keep the discourse fresh. the r=nl presidential campaigning. =lization that"" had to "'!hlnk who edy, she says. · · "I thick th= .is a m<ira1 Obliga· "It is aslonishing that most of the we....,..andwhat weweredoingOnd Marcus rea.lled a visit to Colby tion to mentor younger women," wives of the candidates for the presi - how we....,.. doing it. College in Maine in the early 1990s, she says. emphasizing the need not dent of the United States try to out· "Wew<reconstantlyconfronting during which the women on cam- _. onlyinWomen'sStudies,butWitltin position themselves as traditional our male peers. who we thought pushadundertakenaproject to ex- the ~ity as a whole "to t<ach housewives," she says ... 1 find this W<re our colleagues and our friends, post the Writing on the waiJ-...<he and impart reasoning and thin!<ing utterJy astonishing." - having to remind them that we had men's bathroom stall walls, that is. through issues (so) that (women) Marcus, who taught the first -ever an equal contribution to lllllk< and "The women copied down on know how to be rigorous and disci"women in politics" course as a that equality was not just a slogan, bulcherpaperallthethingsthatWer-e plined in their reasoning." Cltlon (G.Sf.) ... """""' ...... amlon altho- ond e¥1- -...-llt4p.no.IDdly In tho Conlorlot r....,._ on tho-Ompus. 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Marcus emphasizes the importancr of continuing to raise this con- i Conference to examine math curriculums m Participants to wade into issue on teaching skills to pre-k and kindergarten kids By PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor - · l h e - O p p l r· - gnduate student at the University of Californi2 at Berkeley in 1968, tosses out yet another bone of ron tention about the poUtial arena. "I think Th< New York Tim<S the other day had a story about John McCain's wife, in which be characterized her most important job as keeping him under control, and I thought to myself, 'this is really astonishing.'" she says. exasperated for the moment "I'm not despairing, bul il gives R<p<XID Contributor Tho~IM*In­ A major new educational trend emphasizing mathematical thinking in young children has_generated national interest in teadling math skills to children at the kindergarten and preschool levels. In the past, demand for such new educational initiatives and standards has produced well-conceived prognuns. as well as many oompeting and inappropriate rurriculums. The promotion and application ofthe lalter by states and educational accredi· tation gmups has, in tum, led to inconsistent and incoherent standards in various educational-oontent areas. To help short-circUit this process in the field ofearly-childhood math, the Graduate School of Education will present a national conference May 14-1 7 in which a wide range of involved parties and decisionmakers will examine theoretial and field re· search on preschool math teaching and learning. and recommend cur· riculumsand methods proven to fa . cilitatc academic success in chil dren-parti cularly low-income children-at increase d risk of school failure. Douglas Clements, professor of lean)ing and instruction, and·con· ference director, says lhe event, funded by grants &om the National Science Foundation and the ExxonMobiJ Fou.ndation , is ex- pected to make a major conttibu· tion to a consistent, cohesive, earlychildhood math initiative. The ronference will be held none too soon, says Oements, a nationally recognized eXpert in math ~matical thinking in early childhood. He notes that major and en· forceable new requirements in mathematics teaching and learning a lread y are under development throughout the nation. Texas and New York are among 45 states creating standards and cur· riculum, and the National Council ofTeachm of Mathematics is revis· ing its standard s to include preschoolers in its standard guide, munica.tion and ooordination, and prevent the difficulties that ha\fe beother attempts tO revise educational standards." set ln addition to researchers, in - structors. education scholan and school administrators, official representatives of the 4S stales now entertllining a program of pre-school math education will attend the conference being held at UB. The conference has the full support of many educational gmups. including the National Council of Teachm of Mathematics (NCTM), the Association for Childhood Edu· cation International (ACE!), the Erikson Institute and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), one of the largest educational organizations in the United Stales-L Clements says specific conferme< goals are: .. Principles and Standards for • To initiate comm unication School Mathematics." "We believe that early rommuni· cation between, and coordination of efforts by, relevant educational leaders and agencies is cri tical," among parties relevant to this national decision-making process • To intmduce rdevant parties to the latest research findings oonceming early mathematial thinking and Clements says. "We proposed this education. conference wit.h thesel'\rticular parties as a way to begin that com- ematicians' perspectives on the con-, • To present them with math- tent and structure of the various mathematial domains •To facilitate the creation ofstan· dards and curriculum materials fO< early-childhood mathematics that are consistent and inclusive, rather than incoherent and competitive, and that are both developmentally approprjate and challenging for young children The conference will propose a set of guidelines that will enable all the standards-writing gmups to create consistent and complementaryand as much as possible.cotnJDOI>standards that are based on current understanding of research, practice and policy in early-childhood math· ematics education. Clements says. He notes thai by facilitating com· munication within the educational rommunity, ideas are shared. By presenting research and other cur· rent work in the field, he says. the conference will not only enhance the knowledge of participants bu~ when gathered and published, will be available for broader use. Additional information on registration, eonferencr participants and program updates cari be found al <http;//--.;sa.buffMo.-/ Ottg/awtfwwke/>. �llilcl! 1l2000/'lt 31, 18.23 Scope of Asian events expandedm Program brings broader variety ofartists, performers, scholars IIJ PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HE work of the A>ian Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sci-. ences once was planted squarely in the social sciences. Over the past few years, however, the program has quietly broadened its inlluenceamongthe arts and letters departments at UB and has helped bring Asian artists, performers, political figures and humanities scholars to Buffalo to discuss and present work on co ntemporar y Asian culture and arts. This spring, "Vith second-ytar funding from a two-year,$ 160,000 TI~e Vl•Asian Studies and the Arts" grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the program will present even more varied Asian fare. "We want to invite everyone to the feast,n says director Thomas Burkman. Additional support for the programs will come from the College of Arts and Sciene<S, Department of History, Baldy Center, the Council on International Studies and Programs and the Graduate Group on Marxist Studies. Updates and detailed information on the events sponsored by the Asian Studies Program are available at <http:/ I wlngs.buffMo.edu/ - / >. A major exhibition, "Words vs. Meaning: Seven Contemporary Chinese Artists," will be held Man:h 31 through April30 in the UB Art Gal- lery in the Center for the Arts. It will becuratld by gallery director AI HarrisandKuiyiSben,aformerinstru·ctor in the Department ofArt History. The exbibition will open on Man:h 31 withascholarlysymposiuminthe gallery that is free and open to the public. Titled '"The Brush and the Sword: Art and Culture in 20th CeoturyOUna,"it will feature discussions by artists, historians, art historians, artists and specialists in Asian studies, East Asian culi:IJre and comparalive literature. Four Asian-American artists will be in residence in the Department of Art on a staggered schedule: painter and installation artist Quing-Min Meng, today and tomorrow; book and paper artist Nori lung.Mareh 27-31; installation artist, printmaker and sculptor Xu Bing, March 30-31, and Hirokazu Fukawa, a sculptor, instillation and performance artist,April 3-7. While in residence, eaeh artist will present a lecture, make studio visits, present demonstrations and eritiques. They also may llisit language classes and participate in the Asia at Noon discussion series. The Department of Comparative Literature will present •Maners of Representation: Feminism, Theory and the Arts," an Asian-oriented conference, Marth 31-Aprill in 120 Clemens Hall on the North Campus. The conference will explore such topics as an.love and feminism in tum-of-the-century Japan and "orienting orientalism,• a discussion of how to map cyberspace. The Department of Philosophy will present a conference on April 9 at whieh three Asian alumni of the department will present what they consider to be their most important work and esplore the significance of philosophy in their respective countries and universities. A conference Marth 23 organized by Roger DesForges, professor of history, wiU feature presentations and lectures by the internationally recognized China scholar and au thor Wtlliam Hinton. Hinton wiU present two talks on Marth 23 that are open to the public: "The Rise and Fall of Chen Yonggui," from 10 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. in 532 Park Hall, and "Prevailing Academic Views of Socialist China," from 2-3:20 p.m. in 214 Norton. A1. 3:30p.m. in 330 Student Union, be will join a panel of China scholars in a:amining the social, cultural and economic effects ofDeng Xianping's radical post-Mao reform programs. These events coincide with the current Lockwood Library exhibit of large, colorful Chinese propaganda posters, ti~ed " R<volution to R<fonn: O!inese Propaganda Posters of the Four Modernizations Era." Ofher events coming up indude Korea Night on Saturday,Thai Night on April2 and China Nite on April 22 and "Asia at Noon" talks. Smoke-free policy criticized . ='~~!r eport ESPITE the university's smoke-free policy implemented in 1993, smoking on campus continuestoposcamajorhcalthconcern and no one seems to be taking any responstbility for it, faculty and sta!T members reponed at the Faculty Senate Executive Committee's Marth I meeting. AccordingtoCindyKonovitz,assistant dean in the School of Pharmacy, so inueh smoke seeps into her office through building vents and thecrackofherdoorthatshesometimes can't ev<n see her computer. She told senators that she had exhausted all other ou~ets for dealing with the problem and felt that the FSEC could help address the issue. "l'mnotagainstindividualrights," said Konovitz. "I am concerned about getting the fumes of other people's cigarettes into my office so mueh so that I can't work ... I hav< students in there and they clearly are breathing in the carcinogens coming in from second-hand smoke." Corinne Jorgensen, assistant professorofinformation studies, noted D ~er'1obcthe~rsonwhoi.s~n- pervisor to call Public Safety. It is Sible for enforang the no-smoking rule." CharlesSmith,associateprofessor of music theory, called th e university'ssmoke-freepoli'f'1lopelesslyftawed"becauseit"actuallypn> pels the people who don't smoke to be the enforcer> of the policy, whieh isn't protecting them at all." two hours before anyone shows up. It's insane ... Concemsaroseabout"bunstops.'" and many said they believed the>< cigarette-butt containers encourage smoking closer to the buildings. Miehael Dupre, associate vice president for university facilities, explained that whenthepoticylmt was Enforcement .. normally comes implemented, facilities wa s in · after the building head, department ehair or someone else already lias made a request of the individuals and they refuse to comply or refuse to identify th emselves," explained JohnGrela,directorofPublicSafrty. At that poin~ he said, a call-should be placed to Public Safety to request an officer to assist. "Oneoftheproblemstharwe have when"" have sent officers to a varietyoflocationsisthat assoonas they see the car puU up. everybody runs," explained Grela. "I can't station somebodythereduriognormalbusiness hours or through the c:vening. "If we do cateh someone, we forward their names to personnel (in the case of faculty or sra1l) or the ombudsman (in the case of students) so that they can discuss the structed to remove butt containers from entryways. But over time, he said, it was deemed that the butts on the ground were more obtrusive than the smoker.; standing there and facilities personnel were instructed to reinstall the butt stops upon request. William Baumer, professo r of philosophy, said that people who smoke will gu to the nearest most comfortable place to do it "We cannot expect Public Safety or (Occu pational and Environmental Safety Services) to enforce this rule. There's too many people, too many places, too mueh to do. It is up to the departmentchairsand the administrativeassistantsandotherdepartment officers to assist in the enforcement." Faculty ideas to address the prob!em included building "butt huts;" similar problems... I have asthma matter and take the approp ri ate designating cars as the only place and I think it is highly inappropri- steps," added Grela. "Those individuals. believe it or not, have ended where faculty and staff could smoke: making students walk while smok. ate that when I am working in a university that claims to have a smoke- up with com munity service and ing to reduce their congregating in free poliey, that I am subjected to normally it is picking up cigarette entranceways; handing out tickets cigarette smoke." butts at a variety of locations." for smoking so offenders have to pay Thepolieystates: "ltistheresponsibility of all members of the university community to observe this smoke-free policy and to remind others of their responsibility." Jorgensen also objected to the fact tha~ based on the poliey, it is up to "I'm very discouraged by what I'm hearing here," reptied Jorgensen. "What I'm seeing is nobody willing to take any kind of ~nsibility. This (procedure) of identifying the individual, identifying the building supervisor, getting the building su- a fine, and establishing an annual campaign to promote stricter poliey enforcement. But the FSEC declined to be involved in addressing the problem, voting down a motion to establish an ad l•occoiTUl).i\ee on tht_issue. Rep a....., Web is gateway to resourCes in Library of Congress ED You don 't have to travel to Washington, D.C., to do research in the vast collections of the largest library in the world. The Library of Congress homepage <http:/ / www.loc.go•> is your gateway to ac cessing its ri ch resources from the comfort of your desk chair. The entire "Online Catalog" of the ubrary of Congress <http:// www.loc.goY/catAiog> with its 12 million records, including books. serials, computer files, manuscripts, maps. music, sound recordings and visual materials, is fully searehable 24 hours a day, seven days a week, The Ameri ca n Mem o r y Historical Co llections < http :/ 1 merftol'y.loc.gov/ammem >, part of the library's ongoing National Digital Library Program, currently comprise more than 70 multi· media collections of digitized documents, photographs, recorded sound, moving pictures and text fro m the library's Americana col· lections. Search, view and listen to these materials by following the directions on the American Memory pages. Zoom in on the details of a map of the new world, view films of San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake, examine images of the first ladies of the United States, study African -American sheet music from 18SO· l920. enjoy basd>all cards from 1887· 1914 and explore so much more that is part of th e social_, inteUecrual and artistic history of thi s cou ntry. THOMAS < http:/ / thomas.loc.gov > , named after Thomas Jefferso n, is a database of federal legislative information. The fuU text of House and Senate bills, their statu s and a record of the roll · caJl votes a re here. The text of the Congressional Record and Con· gressional committee reports also are searchable. links to House and Senate commiuee homepages are provided, as well as schedules for comm ittee hearings. Many histori cal documents, including the Federalist Papers. papers of Thomas Jefferson and impeachment documents also are available. 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Scattered throughout the UB Libraries' homepages are lin ks to the various segments of the Li · brary of Co ngress homepage. One point of departure is from the "Online Resources" < http://ubllb .buff•lo.edu/ llbrartes/e.'re · 5ources> region of BISON. Scroll down and click on "Other Li · brary Catalogs ... scroll and click on " Library of Congress." This brings you to th e opening screen for the Library of Congress Online Cat a· log. To travel to the main page. scroll to the bonom of the screen and click on .. Library of Congress Home." So, grab a sandwich-unless you're in the library-rev up your comput er and have yo ur fill of the riches in our nation's library. L _______ -_ A_u_••_ln _ Booth •nd Nln• Cascio, Unrvenity Ubranel BrieD PSS announces spring brown-bag video series The Professlon•l Shiff Sen•te has anno unced its Spring 2000 Brown-Bag Video Series, open to all faculty and staff. AJI sessions are from noon to I p.m. at both North and South campus locations. Participanls can register by contacting the PSS Office at 645-2003 or < psse:nate@acsu.buffalo.edu>. The s~ries, co-sponsored by the Leadership Development Center, will incl ude: • " Running·and Attending Beuer Meetings" on Wednesday in 730 Kimball Tower on the South Campus and on March 29 in 106 lacobs Center on the North Campus. The video, titled " We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This," promises to help make meetings more produc tive and covers how to set an agenda, stt goals, delegate tasks and resolve conflict. . .. Time Trap II " on April II in 106 Jacobs on the North Campus and on April-H in 730 Kimball on Lhe South Came_us. The video will show participants how to manage time more effectivel y by help· ing to identify personal time-wasters and balancing long-range goab and daily priorities. It also will cover handling in terruptions and paperwork. • " How to Listen and Double Your Influence With Oth ers'' on May 23 in I06 Jacobs on the North Ca mpus and on May 24 in 730 Kimball on the South Campus. This video, featuring business trainer and consultant Brian Tracy, will show viewers how they can benefit by being a bener listener and how to enhance their listening skills. �Director Jeffrey Lack!'ler helps Identify blobehavloral factors that contribute to pain It-·---,.-ln AmemorioiMnllcefor- Cotl,o....ior-.....,ugoon c:onc..-lnthO Ul SchOol d DeniiiMoclclno, wil be llOid It 7:30 p.m. April! 0 In Hlmbulg lk1lled 01urd1, 116 Union SL, Hlmbulg. c.rt, 70, UI10lCflOCI*Iy in his sleep feb. 15 during I~ ingtripto--ln - - A UArgontinl. B - ochool~ a he WIS '*"-in ftW!I!IIng the oro!~ ol caur polienlslhlt-fnlmsu:g~~y, rodlatlon thenpy, clwnolhenlpy -~· State comptroller to speak al UB H. c.rt McCall. New Yoric S!* comptrollet, wll spell< hom noon to 1 p.m. Mlrd1 23 In 330 StUdent Union on the Nonh <Ampus. The lind -.tree opon to the public. is~ by the 0111« olseudent • MultitultuniAIIIIrs. sian-fund~ As sole tJUsteeoltheiiO,~ stolelindlaal-oystoms, McCall b ._-tor ~.,._,~on~_ atJ110-. Mcc.ll h e - IS pmiNew Yoric City- ~ol the of Educotlon o n d - - A.- terms IS I New York Stite.sena-tor~the-Min­ hottM1<IslrlcldNew.-Oty. In 1997, h e - t h e Nelson ,\word for ~Public SeMc:e. For more INormiltion. con-- txtSholon-_-ol the 0111« oiSiudont MultiaJibnl Mairs. It 6452055, ext. 14. • SUNY to hold job fairs. m the country wil hoY< the opportunity to hire the best lind brightest hom the Stote Univtnity ol Now Yor1<'s Closs ol2000 when the SUNY c.,..,. OM!Iopmtnt Organization hosts its ~nnual job fair and virtuol job fair, beginning April s.' . Emplo)'trs can connect with the approximately 100,000 graduating seniors hom aU 64 campuses In the SUNY system at the on-site job fair, which will be held AprilS In the Carousel Center in Syracuse, 0< ttvough the virwal job fair, which wiD take pla<;e online at <flttp:/I ---~hom April8-30. Registration Jnlonnatlon can be obtained at the job fair Web s;te. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~~ to the Thell<pclt!6weloomos-. '""" readenconwnenlO!g 00 its stories a n d - L!llm !ho.Jkj bellrritedto800-II1Cimoy b e - for Sl)le ond length. let· .... rrustirdde the--. IUTlberfcr- name,od<ftssando~tlle­ phone BeJle. "'""'"'space..--. the ptmtlsh .. - . ..... potfi!J:amot They rrust be reaiYed by 9 vn. Mondly to be <XII-.d fcr~ln--·­ The lllp<ir.rpre.n lhlt-. be roceM!doo diii<Of"-.alylt <wwtdw:s'ft +t>. S I has seen the demand for its servi= causes. Lackner, aiong with other grow. The sad reality is, experts do not pain researchers, believes the pro!>AVE was a healthy UPS know what causes chronic pain and, lem involves the complex interplay driver until he stepped for most sufferers, there's no cure. ofbiology, psychology and learning. into a pothole and "Most physicians and patients see At the center of this interplay, they • twisted his ankle while pain as a symptom of an underly- think, is the gak-control theory of delivering a Christmas package. The ing disease," Lackner said. ..With pain. Flnl proposed in 1965 hy psynerve injury he sustained forced him chronic pain, frequently there is no chologistRooaldMelzackandanatoto give up a satisfying. wdl-paying physical cause. For example, less mist Patrick Wall, the theory sugjob, fishing trips with his son and than 25 pen:ent of disability from gested that nerve impulsesprated nightly walks with his wife. low-back pain can be traced to a hyapainfulstimulusencOunteracelHis personal physician, a neurolo- physical dysfunction. lular"gate"ontheirwaytothebrain's gist and an orthopedic surgeon were "This doesn't mean these patients pain center. When the gate is open. unable to help, medications were are weak, malingers or that the pain impulses reach the brain and cause prescribed without success and is only in their heads. It means that, the sensation of pain; when the gate three months of physical therapy ~all of us, their experience of pain isdosed,thooeimpulsesareddlected. brought no relief. His pain affected is inftuenced hy a distinctive mix of Most resean:hers agree that psyevery aspect of his life-finances, chological facsleep, appetite, mood and his relators, such as attionship with fiunily and friends. tution to and Dave suffers from a condition fear of pain and called reflex symptomatic dystrohow the pain is phy, one of a number of long-lastinterprrted, can ing pain syndromes that baffie phy- ~ cause a gate to sicians who are more comfortable i open or dose. It and knowledgeable dealing with is thought that pain problems that are short-lived. when nerve sigHis plight is typical of the 250-plus nals reach the people who come to UB's Center for brain, they are Pain Management at the Erie County loin• LIICIL-. - . , - - . . - proctssed in the Medical Center every month, hop- Clink. 111Mb w1t1t 51Mnt tltlala • .,.. lhe context of a ing for relief from pain that seems to un cope wtth the ltNu th.t's causing her pMI. person's mood, have no direct physical cause but is emotionS, beliefs as real as the air they breathe. physical, psychological and environ- and thought patterns. The center offers the only fully mental factors. Failing to addi-ess a "If you're playing baseball and multidisciplinary approach to pain patients beliefs and attitudes toward skin your knee sliding into second management on the Niagara Fron- pain, their coping skills or job satis- base, your'pain gates' are closed betier. hs core of pain sp«:ialists in- faction could result in ineffective cause your brain is focused on th.e cludes rehabilitation-medicine phy- treatm~t and continued pain." game, not the pain," Lackner said. sicians, a pain-trained anesthesioloChronic pain is thought to affect "On the other hand, if you ..,. out gist, physical therapists and pain one in four Americans and to ac- of work with a hack injury, if you psychologists. When necessary, they count for 70 million doctOr's visits worry that your pairi means you may call upon the expertise of oc- annually. In addition to low-back have a brolo:n back and you avoid cupational therapists. ergonomists. pain, chronic-peln syndromes in· activities you think may increase the vocational counselors, clinical nurse dude such conditions as atypical pain, the 'gates' open and you expespecialists or exe..:ise physiologists. chest pain , tension headaches, rience teo;rible pain." Many clients end up in the office fibromyalgia, or muscle pain, and More recent research has found of Jeffrey Lackner, director of the irritable bowel syndrome. One na- that the brain appean to rewire itcenter's Behavioral Medicine dinic. tional survey found that more than self to form a neural represen~tion, A pain psychologist and clinical as- 550 million days are lost from work or memory of pain, which can be sistant professor of anesthesiology, each year because of pain. The an- activated by a touch, fear, memories, l.acknel"s job is to help identify the nual cost in disability compensation mood, even visual images. biobehavioral faL1ors that worsen and lost productivity has been estiThe key, then, to improving pain and limit function, and to help •mated to be as high as $100 billion. chronic pain is treating the person, these people resume productive lives. Since there is no active physical Lackner said. Lackner helped establish the pain injury to blame for such pain,· reHe and colleague Susan KJ:tsner, management center six years ago, and s~archers have looked for other also a psychologist and a clinical as- D L McCII1 " " ' - .. the stole compUoler since 1993. As chiefftscllol!k:er ol the stole, he is resporaible for_...,_.. ond flnondol ownigl1t ond ..,. Ernployen'"""- UB clinic helps patients deal with paiD By LOIS BAIWI News Servkes Editor ,.._to sistant professor of anesthesiology, prepare an individualiud eight-toIS-week tr<atinent plan based on an intensive interview. The interview · · designed to assess the different aspects of the patient's pain, including its quality, lOcation, triggers and factors that maintain iL ' "We get f3r beyood 'Does it hurt?' and 'Where dpeS it hurt!'" Ladmer said. "By integrating data from our medical pain specialists with that from behavioral evaluations, we identify the environmental, physical and personal factors that contribute to pain and then work to improve their functioning. Armed with a picture of the type of pain and the type of person, ~andKrasnersetouttoteacb clients how to work around pain andretumtoabetterqualityoflife. To accomplish this goal, they drawonavarietyofclinicaiJyprovm behavioral techniques. A plan may involvebiofeedbackandmusck-relantio'n therapy to r<duee physical tension;trainingtoimprovecoping sltills and cognitive-therapy techniques to challenge the thinking er· rors that influrnce pain and rcsponse to treatment "For example, pain patients learn to =ogniutheearliestthoughtsand reactions that accompany a pain flare..'Up and modifY their responses to them,"'Lackner said. "Patients are taughtthat'automaticthoughts'such as 'the pain will never end; 'I'm going to be 'crippled' and 'there is no hope'canbereplacedwith~ such as 'the pain has always lessened in the past,"! many not be able to do everything I used to do, but there""' things I can do' and 'change is posSJble, th= is always hope' to help to r<duce pain and related distr=" Patientswho=eivebiobehavioral treatment at the center reduce their pain 20-40 percent on :rn:rage, reduce ~ medication use by 65 percentandsignificantlyr<ducetheir overalldistr=centerstatisticsshnw. Fony percent are able to return to work. To contact the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, call898-5671. Counseling Cen1h offers signs that students may be under dangerous stress levels To members of the campus community: Students typically encounter a great deal of stress-academic, living arrangement, family, work. financialduring the course ofan academic year. For some, the pressures become overwhelming and feel unmanageable. The purpose of this letter is to help you identify both the less-obvious and the more-dramatic signs of emotional distress and to suggest how you might be of assistance to students. Among the signs of more serious distress arc: • Actual self-harming-<utting; taking an overdose of a medication, drug, or toxic chemical • Attempting to harm one's self-.climbing out onto a window ledge or the roof • Talking to others about killing one's self • Leaving a suicide note • Aggressiveness in dealing with the environment-slamming doors violently, using one's fist to break a window or hit ~ls , throwing and/ or breaking furniture • Aggressiveness toward othe~ screaming, threatening, insulting, actual physical attack These signs of serious d.istress should be reported to the University Police (ext. 2222) without delay in order to ensure the individual's safety. If the student resides in the residence halls, his/her hall director or the Office of Residence Life (6452 I71 ) also should be notified. Some less-obvious behaviors that may function as signals that a student may be feeling more anxious or depressed than usual are: • Social participation. The person either becomes significantly more dependent on your time and attention or withdraws from usual participation and becom" relatively sociaUy isolated. · • Appearance. A usually neat person becomes careless in terms of hygiene and/or dress. • Class attendance. The person either becomes significantly inconsistent or stops attending ·classes. • Enei'gy-unusual fatigue or inexplicable bursts of activity that may or may not be productive • Mood-unusually irritable, mtless, sad • AkohoVsubstance use. An occasional drinker or user-eigages in the activity with significantly greater frequency, and/or the amount consumed per usage increases significantly. 8 Extreme weight loss or gain You can be of assistance by encouraging the person to contact one of the foUowing services: • Counseling Center, 120 Ri<hmond, Ellicott Co mplex (6452720). To schedule an appointment, phone or walk in weekdays from 8:30a.m. to 5 p.m. Services are free, voluntary and confidential. • Crisis Services, Inc. (834-3131). An off-campus, 24-hour telephone hotline; if necessary and appropri· ate, Crisis Services' Emergency-Outreach Unit can come to campus for evaluation of risk to self or others. • The Of!ie< ofAcademic Advisement. Academic deans and other offices provide assist~ce for academically related problems. Their names and numbers can be found in the university directory. If you have any questions or concerns about someone, call the Counseling Center at 645-2720 and consult with the counselor-on-duty. It is better to obtain assurance that a perceiV~ problem is not serious than not to call at all. Yours t..{.Jy, Counseling Center staff �Marcil 16, ZOOO/Yol.JUo.23 Rep arias 7 CAS budget ~"'-,...1 increasco in salaries, including adjustments 10 retain the btst faculty, counteroffers co retain funded faculty in research-intensive disciplines and the hiring of relatively apensive fuU -time visiting faculty to handle increased coune loads. While 57 full-time tenure-track faculty members were hired during this three-year period, 65 tenured faculty members left the university, many through retirem ent, which created a problem since additional outlays are required for ret:itement incentives and many rrtirees are rehired on a short -term basis to teach one or more courses. The report says that the college expects to eliminate its remaining deficit by the end of fiscal year 2002 by increasing income from tuition and sponsored research,lirnitinghir- ingforthe nat tWo years and reducing and deferring operating CXlStS. The college anticipat<s that salary expenditures will decline by $200,000 in 2000 when retired faculty actuaUy leave the payroll. The report also not<s that the oollege may save an additional $1.6 million in 2001 by not 611ing vacant faculty lines. The college also expects 10 save an additional $1 millioo by avoiding about $400,000 in faculty setups due to reduced hiring and restricting travel and some purchaseoSome strategies under consideration by the CAS include: • Hiring lecturers, part -time faculty or doctoral students to teach instead of full-time visiting faculty • Hiring, at the senior level, associate professors with sotid funding instead of expensive "star" faculty • Examining faculty workl oad and departinental resource utilization; and evaiuating sabbaticals to see if teaching can be oovered with out significant additional expense Some conarns cited by the committee in the report include: How will the substitution of lectu rers, part-time faculty and doctoral students for full -time visiting faculty affect the quality of instruction? What is the impact of faculty turn over and vacant lines on research reputation? What processes an in place to monitor the college's performancr in instructional and research activities? The senate forwarded the report to the CAS Policy Committee, the college's governance structuie, to use as a starting point for its own budget deliberations. (~,_,..... Health, Emory Univ. 11 7 Park~. 6-7:30 ~~~~A.~~'ms~9. Malee Toferanc.e into an Auel Karen Bernstein and ·AndrN Rogers, student representatives, UB Committee for the Promotion of Tolerance and Son~ by Dept. Maimtag e Theatre. 8 tiebreaker. District 4 team. Music. For more information, 645-2921. p.m . Pric~ vary; call Center for the Aru box Northem Illinois 7, UB 0 The men's squad played a pair of matches during its recent uip to Aori<b.downlng Rofllns,+l.befo,.. fa.DW1a; to Hki-American Conference foe Northern IUinois, 7-0. ln the matdl against RoNins, the Bulb earned the win on the <by's season. final match at fifth singies. Tlm Powell rallied from a set down to defeat the Tus' Brian Nebon 3~. ~ . 7~.The match wu decided .n a grueJ1ng I S- 13 Bell is one of only 48 finaliStS for the most prestii'OUS AII-Amencan team 111 women's basbtball by being one of w: ~named m District 1. Bell. who beame Just the second UB player 10 women's twketball hmory to score more than I ,000 points as a junior. wu one of three I.IOdercb.ssmen who made the District~ cea.m.along with Akron's Cheryl Bowles and Tennessee Tech's Janet HoiL ~~~== Hall: 8 p.m. l 10, I S. Sporuo<ed of :~~~~ Professor and Author. Center for the Aru MfH UB 4, Rollins College l Junior center Tiffany Bell became the first pl;ayer m UB women's basketball history to earn a spot on the WBCA Kodak AII-Amencan team by making the Qneiji, 645-6125. ChMnberMusk GeOrge match 6-2.6-2 aver Camib Romul&. WOMEN For ~ information, spe.. orsSeties College on Ma«h 6. Karen Moynanl wu US's ion< viaor, <>king the second singles ~as~et~all ~­ Room .,;gnmont giv<n upon registration confirmation. >6 p.m. Free. Sponso<od by Offia! of Student ActMtieo. Distinguished Rollins College 8, UB I The women's tennis squad played one matdl during its sprircz break uip "' -dropping '" 8-1 decision to Division II Rollins Neither the weather nor the opposition was kind to the Bulb against Northern Illinois. as the rmteh induded a three--hour rain deby. UB's bnght spots in the match were Budi Susanto, who fon=ed a th1rd-set tiebre:l~r at number one agUm. Brent Sh:arsld before fall ing 7-S In the dKidtng breaker, and Powell, who forced Nick Grybkis to three seu before losing Calendar Nudur Meclklne LedUI"'t Coronary Artery Disease In Women: Epldemfo&ogk and OutCOIT'Ies Issues. t.eslee J. Shaw, Romns School of Publk WOMfH Bellied the Mid-Amerian Conference in sconng ;at 19.0 points per game md a.lso ranked lOth in the conference in rebounding ;at 7.9 per game The~ on the Oistnct 4 teMn pua Bell on the final~ twlot for the IOAII-Amencans to be selected during the women's Final Four in Philadelphia. Management Alumni Theater Perl'onn.m:e Sav;,ge In Umbo. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Association. For more Katharine Cornell Theatre. 8 p.m. ss ~neral, n s i ~U and seniors. For more informattOn, 645· Sohuall ARTS. UB 9, St. Michael 4 UB I J , St. Michael 4 UB 2, North Carolina A& T I offo«, 6<5-A.ItTS. Sponsored by School of .nformation, 645-6147. Con<ert UB Edectk Ensemble, Jon NelSon, director. Slee Concen Hall. 8 p.m . Free Sponsored by DepL of Musk. For more mfof'TT\ation, 6-45-2921 , Exhibits Thursday " Katharine Comoll Photos" A special exhibit IDowcasing images of ~~~~~~ ~oc~~fo,thJ.e~. - Oral Dlllgnostk Sciences Seminar ~~~~=~rrr.~ the KtrMs was 22 years ok:l, by famed 8 a.m. Free. portrait photogra~. painter and scientist Howard Beach. The exh ibit abo will include historical materials on the actress coi!Kted by the Center for the Arts. Hours are Mon . through SaL from 7 a .m . to 11 p.m ., and Sun. from 8 a .m toll p.m . llwlnou Wwluhop " Londsc"""'" ~~.:'~~~::'~~~r"~wfth Landscape paintingi from the BuUetJn &o.rd of Oral Pathotogy. Alan Drinnan, SUNY Dtstlnguished Xfvke ~~~~~~~=s~ 5Sc~:· Center, 275 Oak St., Buffalo. 8 a .m .-5 ..,. d~~!r~~r:;~ ~~~:'~~ton ~-:::::~A~~~ g~t the Information, 1/Jestem New Yoric Gallefy hours are Wed. through SaL, TechncMogy Development Center, 6363626. noon to 5 p .m . ~Teaching Center ;:.."li!:.~"' Stud<nU Design ~':r =!"~~~~{'30 a.m. Costumes, costume renderings, set and si;ft.F'or more information, linda students will be on d 1s~y March 17-3 1 in the Art Department Catlefy, S.O.S Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Ga l~ry hours are Tues., 10 a .m . to 5 p.m .; Wed. through Fri., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m ., and SaL from 11 a .m . to 6 p.m . Free. ~ only to UB students, faculty Rath, 6<S-3S28 . . r~==~ DevetopJng an lnteracltve CD-ROM. Robin Suftivan, lrutructional support 'f'K~I;,. walkway Technology Node. ~= ~~&;~· F~. For more Blologlul Sciences SemiMI' Structure and Mechanism oi a Group II lntron C.UIIytk: Core. Anna Marie ~~-H~~~~==~~~~. Biophysics, Columbia Univ. 220 Natural Sciences CompleJc. 3:45p.m. Free. for ~~~~~~~s~9ia.ret Buffalo Logk Colloquium Sulfolo logk Dktlonory Project t' Independence. John COf'torafi, et al., Dept of Philosophy. 141 Parte. +5 :30 p.m. Flft. F« more infOf'nlation, John Corcor.tn, MS-24-«, ext 119. lifo Wwtuhop Series Uvtng In i Dtvene Worid: How to UB began Its first softball season s1nce 1986 with a spnng break tnp to Ortando, where the team won IU fim rwo contests of the season, swe-eping D1vision II SL Michael's 9.-4 and 13- l . as the team pounded out 36 hits. UB also g:Uned tts first ¥ktones ov-er Division I competition, sweeping North CarofinaA&T 2- 1 and 9--4 on Mar-ch 8 _ acdaimed actress Katharine Cornellnever before published or seen by the 23 ~~/C~~p1,.s UB 9, North Carolina 4 10:30 a.m . to 8 p.m ., and Sun. from =·~~~~~~~~~atre "From Revolution to Reform" Propaganda posters produced In the People's Repubtic: of China from 196282--representing efforts by both the Mao Zedong and De~ Xiaoping govemrntnts to mobiliZe the masses ~~"!~~~~is~y ~~'Jg,:;.~~~~~~t~~ the library's second floor. Jobs ~ase~all Rese.vch Assistant Oirutor-School of Pittsburgh I 0, UB 7 Rhode Island 5, UB I UB 6, Sacred Heart 2 Hartford 9, UB 0 Wagner' College 2, UB 0 Soc~al =n=~~.~~·li-UB Bu,ne" Alliance, Posting f R-20027. Project Aide-Cerfter' for Research on Urban Social Wot1t Practice, Posting •R-20028 ~~~:~~~~2~29 ~~~cts:~~~~~~s. Posting f R-20030. Research TKhnidan 11-Resean:h Institute on Addtehons, Postlilg fR -20031 foculty Auoc!J!te/ Full Profeuor-Oepartmem ot Pediatrics/Cardiology, Postmg iF-0011 Aulstant Professor-Department of Medidne, OMsOO of Lympho<N, RosweU Part.: Cancer lnstitute, Posting lff0012. AssistAnt Profeuor-Oepartment of Medicine, Division of Bone Marrow Tra"'P'ant. Roswell Part.: Cancet"lnstitute. Posting lf..0013. AssistanVAs.soc:late Professor· Oepartment of Pediatrics/ DMsion of Neonatology, Posting •f001<4 . AlsistanVAssodate/ Foll Professor-Departments of Cancer Prevention, Epidemi()k)gy and Biostatistics, and Social and ~liVe Medicine, Roswefl Part.: Cancer Institute and School cj Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Posting IF-00 15 . AulrtanV Associate Professor-Department of Pediatrics, Posting lff-0016. AssbtanV Associate Professor-Department of Pediatrio, Posting IF-00 17. Assodate/ Full Professor-Department of Pedi.atno, Posting IF-0018, Instructor/ Assistant Professor (three positions availabte)Depanment of Emergency Medicine, Posting «F.:0019. Lecturer (th ree posidom avallabte)-Oepartment of Computer Sctence and Engmeenng. Posting U-0020. Profeulon•l To obtain f"t'ttfe t+ffomlofJOn on ,00~ listed Assistant Director, Ath~tks Communkations (Sl- 2)-Divi~ of Athletio, Posting fP-0013 . Ticket Sales Associate (Sl-2)-0Msion of Athletics, Posting IP-001~ . AuocYte Director for Student He .W, Md Wellness (Sl-4)- above, contact Personnel Stn<lct'S ' lox UB pkked up a Win during its spnng tnp'to Ronda. but dropped four pnes. US k>st to Pittsburgh. 10-7,on Much 9. 0n Fric:by,the Bulls took a wm over Sacred Heart.6-2.;after b.lling to Rhode lsbnd. S-I .earlier in the day.The Bulls dropped a game to Hanlocd,9~. on Sawrday,and t.lltoW.p" College. 2-0.bw In the day. Against Pittsbufih. the Bulls trailed but arne back late, scoring three runs m the eighth inning to make k 10-S. then added t'NO more runs tn the ninth--with bases loaded with one out-before falling 10-7.The Bulls lost despite outtutting the Panthers 1S-8. UB stnnded I) runners on base. In the Fricby afternoon game. the Bulls apin Nd a probkm with le<aVIng runners on base ;and fell to Rhode Island S-1 . The pme was tied at 1- 1 going mto the sixth inning before the Rams scored t'NO unearned runs in the sixth and t'NO mort! runs in the eighth 1nmng The Bulls charged back and loaded the bases in the ninth. But M01rk Vogel ~m <t deep fty ball that wu caught at the warning track for the l;ast out of the pme The Bulls picked up a win over Sacred Heart later on Fnt:by. 6-2. Pete Selden picked up the VICtory on the mound, going 6. 1 inn•"gs ;and gNmg up JUSt four hits after arry;ng a no-httter into the sixth inmng. Ag;tinn Hartford, the Bulls gave up an unearned run m the fourth mn1ng to fall behind. H;art:ford then exploded fOf" a fNe-run seYenth 1nmng.lc.nockmg UB starter Tom Januchowslo out of the game. In their finOII game in Acrid• the Bulls dropped a dose contest to Wagner College. The game was scoreless into the fifth. when Wa.gner scored the first run of the game on a pass ball to take a 1-0 lead.Wagner then added <tn •nsurance run 1n the se...enth on an RBI double to make it 2-0 Wrestlin~ ~:!~~=::~~~s~1o obt01t1 information on Res«~rch pbs. COPlOO Sponsoml Programs Pmonnt-1, 4 16 Crolil \ UB will send three wrestlers to the NCAA D1vis+0n I Champ100sh1ps. bemg held today through Saturday in I(Je.l Center in St.louis Juniors Sh~ Kegel (1 33 pounds) and josh Sates {1&4 pounds). ;md freshman joe Downey ( 197) ;all finished second at the ch;ampionstups and were voted as wild<an:l participants to the national tournament. It was the third straight seuon that the Bulls, under head coach j1m Beichner and assistant Sean Gibbs. have sent three wrestlers to the naoorul dwnpionships. The Bulls fimshed in fourth place in the MAC Tourn;ament w1th SS S po•nu and fin ished the dual meet season wTth an 11 -S record �81 Repa . .ea llrcii16,21Bl/Vt31.118.23 Thursday, March 16 -t life-.....- . How to Prepore lor • Hulth c.-. Elolne Cusl<er, Aud<mic Center. =-~~~poo ,._,_ 1 p.m . Froe. Sponsored . ~=."AA'.~~~IMties, lnfom\atioo, Sonia Onol11, 6456125. - . ETCT..._..., - ~- ~=~Dmd -.. information, =~~~Noon-1 Free. more 64.S...7700. For p.m. lAw Meeting UB t..w eo.d of Directors ~ - Hyatt Regency. 12:15 p.m. S16. For more information, Ilene Fleischmann, 645-2107. lntonoetCJink SUitlstiallnform~Uon Resources. Jane Weintrop, Lockwood librarian. 223 Lockwood Ull<llry. 2-3:30 p.m. ~~~~~:~~Set~ . r~~~~~h<d 645 -281 .. , ext .. S2. -tor . Teoch"'9 Professor orid . oadomic diroctof, U8 Honon • Progfom, DepL of 8iologicol • . Sciences. Scrftnin9 Room, Class ~~~!:rfP~~r:: s~ Sponsored by DepL of Mwk. For more infOrmation, 6452921. ~!I)'.._..... IActure Tho Role of E¥th Sdentisu : ~~·~lo State CoUege. 2'Ts'Natural Sciences Complex. 3:45·5 ~~i:a~~l~~Fu%.for - nlOf'e informatiOn, 645-6800, exL 6100. lllologlcal Sdences Sexual Selection ond Sex Ratio Melotk Drive In Stalk· .,., Alos. Jeny Wllkiruon, ~ryi.~~~~~lof · Sciences Complex. 3:4S p.m. .. Free. For nlOf'e infOf"'Ntion, · Mike Web>ter, 64S-2880. ::c:n: . Concert inlonnation, Ondy Nydahl, 645-3692. set. Flodt ond the Fledrtones. c.. ter for the Arts. 8 p .m. S20.50, S18.SO, studonts S 16.50. For more information, 645-AJITS. - Friday 17 lnhnNitlonol Stuclont M ordl Meeting. 210 SI!Jdent ~·~u~~· INoclnes<Mys ot 4 PLUS Oub. For more infonna:tion, ~f~~~Poetryof 645-3286. Ronald johnson. 420 Copen. 9 ~~T__,... a.m.·5 p.m. Free. For more information, 645· 3810. Designing o·Web Page. Educotioool Tochnology Center staff. 212 Copen. ,._,_ 1 p.m. Free. For more information, 645-7700. Charter Schools: Promises . ond - - Christopher Pipho. Unfv. of CokM'ado at Denver The llt!porlcr publishes listings for events: Laking place on campus, or for off·campus events whqe UB groups ar-e prindpaJ sponsors. Urtlngs are d&M! no later than noon on the Thun:dilly fl'R'Cedlng pubficatlon. Lb:tlngs are: only accepted through the e lectronic submlukm form for the online UB Calendilr of Events at <htt p:// www.buffalo.edu/ calr.ndar/ logln>. BeuuH of spue limitations. not all events In the eleclTonlc c.a lendar will be Included In the R~porter. : : . : . . , ' " _..,._, ---VIIIth>g L«ture- ~ ond1nsUIIotlon . ., Meng. Wiling am. Wellesley Collogo. 112 Center for the Ms. 4 p.m. Fro<. ~~n~~~ -_ _ Art. FQf men information, 645· 6878, ext. 1350. co-t>yffopc>lov E ssentlolllronched Surfaces and l..Jmlnatlons. Wlliam W. Menasco, DepL of Mathemotics. 103 Diefendorf. 4 p.m. Free. ........ Aspects of Toxonomk .and Transformation.~~ Musk Theories. David Clampitt, Yale Unfv. 211Baird. 4 p.m. free. Spoosdred by DepL of Music. For more information, 6452921 . E.ahlblt Of>oo*'ll llecoptJon =~~~ Deportment Gallery, 845 Center for the Arts. 5·7 p.m. Flft. Sponsored by DepL of Thea~ and Donee. For more information. 64~78, ext 13SO. Ufo-...opBuytng • Home. Pete Maurer, 7:30p.m. • AIU and Sciences. For men Altem.ttifts '" and fonner senior fellow, Education Coowno.ion of the States. Center for TOfOOfTOW. 4 p.m. Free and open to the public. Sporuored by He<bert and Anita Foster, Gnlduate Schoof of Education. For more infOfYllation, 645-2491. C~terfortheAtts. . Fr!e. Sponsored by College of ~ Saturday ~= ~.Portlf . Robin Sullivan, 1nstructiono1 support ~l~~~ay~~ -. - ~=!~oebyol Ronald johnson. 420 Copen . ~~:'"ng ~ Jr::the 10:lO~ . m ....o4:30 Dep~.'Tsli Parte.. Nooo-1 p.m. Fne. Sponsored by Asian SllJdles ~ram. For more information. Thomas w. Bur1unan, 645-3474. ~~~~~. Joan E. Fugin, Univ. of - ·T- more lnfom\ation, 645-3810. ·=== My Lord- A Morning: Tho Morlan Andenon Story. · =~-:~26. infonnation. laurie K. Read, 829-3307. ........ p.m. Free. For IIuffaloCenter. vs Robert - Free.· U8 Tennis 1 p.m. Mica '''JJ~ Lectureon~ln ~ Text ond jewish Subtoxt: Unguoge ond jewish Cabom. from Vlonno \0 CMnp Granado. Neil Jacobs, Ohio State Univ. 280 Part. 1-2:30 p.m . Flft. Sponsored by the Croduate Croup for Cennan and Austrian SllJdle>. ~.:::,~~: 845-2339. --Class INoclnes<Mys ot 4 PLUS ~fu.:!."3o..~64~00 Pari<, IS Sdoncol..octunSdenceDecode-Y2Kl.oct""' Series. Resnn:h SW<foes Center, Cayio<d/Cory Mooting Room, RosWell Park Cone« ln>titutt. NOon-1 :30 p.m. F,... Sponsored by jurossic Park ~=rorc:_~-12 s adults, 10 childron. Sporuored by Target stores. For more infor'mltion, 645..ARTS. Sunday '1 9 c.ss.tt s~ Quartet. S1e< ~t>YJ!;.·~~- For men infi>fmallon, 6452921 . Ufe-.......- Whllt'sSo~ =.t:'~t · ~)0~::~ Office of Student Activities. For Center. Room ~!11- more inlonnallon, Sonia Coneli, 645-6125. ~~ L.ltoncJ =.u:.~l ~nspeclollst,Millon:l 212 Copen . 3:30--4:30 p.m. F..._ For more inlon'nation,- 645-7700. ~College. ...,.._ Piezoelectricity 1n 111-N Semlconducto< Dftkes. ~~~~of Nal\mll Sclei>ces Coinplex. 3:45p.m. F..._ ETC Spodol Spullor Series BodyWorlcs: Vkloocon'-"<e .... -........- 4:30p.m. Free. For more infonnallon, 645-7700. · How ID Wodo,- 0< Study Abfood. Sor.oh Olcott. ~=.t~iJ"~:). lnton-..1 fJcporionce: � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Assembly funds new engineering chair Position is seen as first step toward establishment ofadvanced engineering center By ELUH GOLDIIAUM I News Servk:~ Editor T heN~YorkStateAssem- blybasallocat<:d$175,000 - to support the esl2blishment of a Chair for Competitive Product and Proctss Design at UB, a position that ~seen as a first step toward establishing at the universitythe New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial lnnowtion (NYS.CEDH) proposed in the current statc>budget. The new chair is apccted to be appointed at the start of the Fall 2000 semester by Mark Karwan, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Both the chair and the proposed center are seen as majbr' assets that into significant economic development and growth. Sixteen local companies have wdtten letters of support for the cent<T, manydescnbing in detail just how imponant US's resources are to their continued commerciaJ suecess, and how thelr own client needs wiU be weU-served by the new chair and proposed center. One local chief executive officer, for example, called NYS-CEDil ~an essential step for future growth and investmentinourarca"andanothcr vowed that his company would "be among the firsllo seek their engage· ment through interactive projects, involving a significant investment on our part." willleverageexistingcomputational The new chair and center are dedicated to advancing new in te· andengineeringstmJgthsat UBand those in local and regional industJy grated approaches that allow for rapi4 devdopment of cost-and-per· formance·optimizcd designs. They wo uld enable the applica tion o f powerful visualization, animation and multi· sensory v\rtual reality capabilities that can be used simul - taneously by geographically distrib· uted work teams. "This chair will provide the university with an opportunity to enhance its growing strength in the area of advanced engineering design and to become a leader, not just regionally but nationally in this criti- cal technology for the 2 1st centu ry." said Karwan. " Both the chair and the proposed center will allow us to leverage our academic expertise with industrial partners to foster economic development in the region and across the state." Thro ugh i~ Depanment of Me+ chanical and Aerospace Engineer- ing, UB al ready has established II · se lf as a leader in the field of multidisciplinary design and opti· mization, which is dedicated to optimizing rhe design a nd performance of complex systems, whether they arc cars, airplanes or power plants. Such systems involve mul tiple disciplines, such as structures. control and aerodynamics. Last spring, the Third World Con· gress of Structural and ¥ulti-disci· plinary Optimization, the field 's major international cOnference, was held at and co-sponsored by UB. the first time it was held in the United States. Among the papers presented at that meeting were those demon · strating how these concurrent engineering practices have influenced the bonom line in several \Vestcrn New York companies. Conu.-4- , . - . 6 Inl(Ut sought on landscaping plan a, SUE WUETCHQ Landscape Plan Advisory Commit· R~erEditor tee (MLPAC). In addition to presentation and discussion of the conceptual plans. the sessions will review the prelimi· nary findings of the 1,600questionnaires that were distributed last month to faculty, staff and students. as well as members of the nearby business community. Designed to "encourage acti ve public involvement at the crifical early stages of the master· planning process," accord ing to Michael Wright,associateprogramcoordina tor for University Facilities a nd project manager fonhe landscaping project, the work sessions are pan of the fifth phase of a five-phase planning process.Phase I, completed earlicr this month, induded the gath· eri ngofdataonexistingconditions, interviews with members of the university community, and an analysis of the opportunities and constr.tints ORK sessions have been scheduled on both the North and South campuses to solicit public input 00 the preliminary cona:ptual plans for'a campuswide master landscaping plan. The sessions will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday in 30 I Crosby Hall on the South Campus and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 30 in the second-floor Social Hall of the Student Union on the North Campus. The sessions will be open to all members of the university conununity, as well as the public. The conceptual plans have been developedbythe consulmnt teamthe local firm of Wendel Engineer· ing and the New York City-based HOK Planning Group-and mem· bers of the university\"ide Master W based on this information. Thesefindingsformedthebasisfor Phase 2. developing the initial pre· liminary design concepts. The cur· rent effort to solicit input focuses on the broad conceptual ideas leading to landscape redevelopment projects aimed at enhancing and in1proving thequalityof lifeon bothcampuses. Phases 3 will include design development. building on the broad concepts of Phase 2 and the public input gathered fro m the Phase S worksessionstocreatedesigndrawingsfor eachcampus. illustrating the co ncep ~ grea t erdetai l , including plans forgath ering spaces. pathways and bikeways. trees and other vegetation,and benches and bike rack.\. The fourth phase of the project will involve plans for management and maintenance of existing and proposed ca mpus landscapes. The key goal of the landsca pmg project, Wright S3)'S. is to create an envi ronment that will help with the recruitment of students. "We W'J.nt parents of potential students, when they bring their kids to campus for a visit, to have a good impression of the un iversity," he says. Peter Killian, director of market · 1ng and a member of the MLPAC. no tes th e a rc hi tects have been (hargcd with "looking at t"verything. not just when~ wc can plant flowers." The archJteCL-; "'i ll take mto (On s1de ra tJ On UB 10.25. a _'\0 -n.·ar proJect to transform the North Campus into a greener. mon: lnVIIing physicaTc nv1ronm~nt . The master plan 1s expe..."tt>ti Ill ht· (Omp let('d by the end Cll ~1J\, \Vnght says. notm~ that tht· Jdu.ll landscapmg " 'or k W ill he.· dune 111 phase!! on· r fiw to 10 n •ar, AI tho ugh no budget ha:-. been X"t, th~· proJl"Ct will be financed w1th ... apnJ.l mom·y, he adds. �21 Repc...._ tlardt23,2000Nol.31,1o.24 BRIEFLY . . lnd WIIIIIICWI lnllls schllllllllp gDII Membon o n d - at lho LM!rle Krupski is director of the Living WeU Center. A - UB doctoral student in counselor education, she holds bachelor's and master's degrees, also from UB. ond- C l u b - noo,ooo goo1"" this_., scholonhlp lundwith I~- at S369,Jol2 pledged <bing lho montMongdrM. Organizen oflhod!M! Slid lho~oflhosupport from lho community b aitiall U8'sstudent- ... tocompeteononewn~fioldln the lntomely c:ornpeliiMof NCAA Division lllhletici Tho Blue ond Whito ClubWIS estoCi!hod In 199S 1o PfOYide scholonhlp support"" cleeMng student llhlelos, "'~ U8 ond "'bridge lho gop U8 ond lho community. In•-~ and- WINit Is the LIYI119 - 1 Center lslt Nlllted to the StUdent He•lth c...ter7 The Living Well Cmtu is a part of the collaborative Health, Wellness, and Counsding Cmten of the Di· vision of Student Affairs. They arc recognized as complimentary, as they are mutually dedicated to the health and well-being of our stu· dents. Our mission is to foster an environment in which personal growth, healthy choices and positive ihe family o l - Heymonn, • community values are encouraged UB alumnus ond Iormor loolball H - does the Living Well Cen- "'-·has-. scholar· >hlp fund for lho Dlllblcn ol Athletics In honorol ~· Tho S6S,OOO gil wtl be used forfoolbll-~ '*"'"outside as not<d on lho lhonewly-- 5-.n.----.. Heymlnn - . g - . l n U8 UIOiho-.g_ID_ game ..... "'loom ,_ploys ond t o - out paollion speciiiQ. _ Human subjects to be focus of workshop ...- . ... ..... Tho Ollice d lho \llcel'leident man ~ \\brlohop to be held Apri 13 In lho Centl!r lor T<> - o n lho North CMnpus. Tho wortcshop wil consist of two sessions: a morning pro- gram on regulatory measures and ovoo1opping fedonl _.., tJon, lnlendod fcK instiiUIIonal review boards. and an afternoon program for principallnvetigotoo that will look at the history and ethics ol, and deYelopments in, h<Jman-subjects protection. Tho wortcshop will be led by Jeffrey M. COhen, assoda~ dl· rector foiEducation in the Of. flee of Protection from _ , Risl<s. Departmental- lnd Human SeMces. ond Paul W. Goebel, )f., oflho Ollice of Educallon Progtoms. Participants ore encouraged to register In ldvance by cont_actlng Edward Zlblodd, coordlnato< ol industrial rolallons ond economic deYelopment In doe \lice-"" ~er The U¥1119 - 1 Center Is one of the few campus wellness centers that gives credence to the " well-rounded nature of wellness." Can you uplaln what this means? WeUne:ss involves a proactive prevention of disease and the conscious development of the whole self Caring for one's weUness involves deliberate, daily steps toward freely chosen goals in all areas of life: the physical, spiritual, cultural, emotional, intellectual, social, occupational and environmental aspects-what we call the inter- related dimensions of wellness. The aim is to be baJanced, conscious of your self as a whole and complete per.an, living life as fully as possible. Why Is It Important for a unlvenlty to promote wellness among IU students? University students are at an excel- --Office ollho Reseln:h, by phone at 645- 3321 ; r... ~2, 01 ...... REPORTER Tho lllparllr b I Cln1pUS communitypublished by lho Ollla ol News Services in lho Division d UnMnlty 5eMces. -~ oiNewl'o<l<at-. Edlloriolollkos ... ioCotod .. 33,0 Quits Hal, Amherst, (716) 645-2626. wuetch..-.o.a ---__ _ __ -----_...,_ _., ~--.. ,. ., ...... Suel'lul!l<her .._ t.WI M<.Ginnb ....... Krb<en- ·-""'- ElonColdblum ""'-"' Ma<y-Spina Chri>tin<- define wellness7 Wellness is a gmeralcondition of feeling fit, well-balanced and complete. It is a journey to self-discollery and comes through a lifestyle based on positive values, attitudes and choices for one's health and happiness. lent stage in their lives to be awak· ened and engaged in the process of self-discollery. Many are experiencing tbe freedom toexplo~ all life has to offer, and can benefit from healthy gui<lana: and direction from menlof>. Students can learn to rnaDa!l" their freedom and make healthy choices to cope with changes in col· lege, and not tum to negative coping mechanisms. such as alcohol and drug use. Bypromotingwellness, the university sends tbe message that it cares about the choices students make for tllernseMs and works to provide a safe environment for them to take responsibility for their fu~ and maximize their true potential WINit ue some of the free services and resourcu you offer ltudents7 T he services we offer include: • Relaxation Station: Kick back and de-stress in a reclining chair with heated massage pads. Enjoy the sounds of a water fountain or music to help you escape. • Wellness Resource Suite: We also have videos, audio cassettes, CDs and books for Joan, and magazines 1and journals to browse. • Prevention Library: Find thousands ofhandou~ pamphlets. post· ers and brochUJ~S representing more than 200 h6tlth- and wellnessrdaled 1opics, ~for the lllking! • AssesSments. blood pressure, body fa1, =bon monoxide, flexibility, vision testing (byappointment),sb'<SS, time managemmt, lifestyle assessment, AlcohollOI (CD ROM), diet assessment (by appointment ). • Outreach Programs: The Living Well Center promotes wellness through a variety ofoutreach activities on campus, including Stress and Time Management, HealthyfUn· healthy Rdationships. Alcohol and Drugs and Safer Sex. Special events include the Great American Smokeout, World AIDS Day, Na· tiona! Collegiate Aloobol Awareness Week, Safe Spring Break and oth<n. • Personal Consultations: Meet one-on-one with our full-time staff or talk to a POWERadvocatt, astu· dent trained in wellness education. POWER Program: An opportunity to earn""""' aedit outside tbe traditional classroom setting, and add skills and friends in the process. SEPAD Program: Student Education Program on Alcohol and Drugs. Group education classes. Our services are supponed by stu· dent fees. so they are mostly for stu· dents. Howevtt we also support annual empioy<ewellness days and fac. ulty/staff r<quests for workshops. You've Involved In d · forts to I n c - •kohol - - I n the -IYenlty <-ltJ,I-"!!Oftr· tectM qualities include positive assets. such as creativity, balance, resilic:r~a and penonal efficacy. Risk facton ind~regJ<tted experienas, intoleraN:r. peer pres· sure, vioJencz, and misp<nziYed norms. Ultimately, tbe moreproteCIM facto11 our students can identify with, tbe lD()fe they will be able to rely on their internal resources and not fall prey io negative coping mechanisms such as alcohol and drug use. According to sociologists. a powerful motivatioo is what we per· ceive others to be doing. especially others whom we admire and wanttoemulate. Weneedtoeducatt tbe campus community on lite facts ol what is o=rring on campus that speaks to positive student devdopmenL We need to =Und them that tbe majority of college students are striving towards academic and personal sucass, and not lite party atmo· sphere. ...... t ... ~of· • t - t - - the.._. of binge drtnlllng. WINit Is the role of the living Center In terms of alcohol •nd drug awareness and .,....entlon 7 <_,upkt- The Living Well Center will continue to move forward to educate students on the dangen of alcohol and drug use and misuse. We also are recog· nizing the need to expand the defi. nition of prevention (beyond alcohol and drugs) and appreciate the value of enhanced collaboration. We are actively creating a prevention network that will consist of individuals from various service offices dedicated to both the enhancement of protective qualities and the reduc· tion of risk factors. Examples ofpro- In addition to the developmenl of the pmoentioo network, we're establishing an updatedpmoen· tion hbrary. We've ~oped an int(.ractive theater troop that is available -for requests around violence prevention and alcohol and drug abuse. Finally, we ha~ added a new workshop about rdatir.ships, whether they are dating; family, roommates, work rdated, et<., to hdp individuals mo~ effectively communicatt their needs. WINit- pi'og~WM or lnltlaltves . . . the .-...Jty the I.IYing Ceater In the nextyear7 �March Z3, 1UOO~. 31.111.Z4 Exploring concept of color Perceptual psychologist Palmer to give cognitive science lecture ay PAlliiClA DONOVAN N~ Servkes Editor WARD-WINNING perceptual psychologist Stephen E. Palmer, whose inquiry into the nature of visual perception has aroused interest across many disciplines, will present the 2000 Universi ty at Buffalo Distinguished Spcmr Lecture in Cognitive Science from 3:30-5 p.m. April4 in 20 Knox Hall on the North Campus The talk is sponsored by the Center for Cognitive Science and will be free of charge and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Department of Psychology, Department of English, English Language Institute and School of Information Studies. Palmer is professor of psychology A asking questions about things that normally are taken for granted. "Most of us take our ability to see the world around us oomplctcly for granted," he writes ... There is no great mystery to how we do it-we just open our eyes and look! And yet when viewed critically as an ability that must be explained, visual perception is so incredibly oomplex that ·-otust.bow~ to_the_.._.... ... for ~----We Just open - - -loold And yet -_ ,-cridc.ty _ _ be ..... and director of the Visual Studies Is in the influential interdisciplinary journal, Behavioural and Brai" Sci- It-~· mlrMie." 4 egories develop across cuJtures and whether a biologically based explanation of color experience is possible. He also will address material published in his recent textbook "Vision Science: From Photons to Phenomenology." ln it, Pa.Jmer explores a number issues in the emerging field of vision science, and in panicular its fundamental question: how we of cognition are solved more quickly and oompletely when attacked from a.s many perspectives as possible. The resea rch of vision scientists from different disciplines has resulted in different answers lo Palmer's question and in the process bas discovered different pieces of the puzzle of visual cognition. 'i'he answers from computer scientists arose as they developed machines that deal with input from the visual world,"Schmidt says "Philosophers' responses come from their study of how humans derive knowledge from their environments and become conscious of their world. "Cognitive anthropologists have found that cuJtural influences may Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. In a recent article "'"'- he addressed the ramifications of research from diverse disciplines on aspects of oolor perception. His research in this field is the basis for Palmer's talk. which will involve such issues as how color cat Schmidt points out that the pmnisc of the emerging field of cognitive science is that the problems so....,_, percoptlon expWned. - compiU- STEPHEN E. PALMER effect these mechanisms. Neuropsychologists can tell w something of how we denv. 'experience' from sensory input. Scientists from other disciplines are involved in visual per- ception research as well-biologists, neuropsy-chologists, linguists, for instance." it seems almost a miracle we are able todoitatall." William Schmidt, assistant professor of psychology at UB, calls the book ..an ext:remdy comprehensive, integrat ive and interdisciplinary guide to understanding the way we see." Strictly speaking, Schmidt says, what happens when we .. sec," is that our visual system interprets noisy and ambiguous input from a com- Schmidt notes that Palmer has boen influenced by the distinguished perceptual and highly esteemed psychologist Irvin Rock, who bas acted as a mentor and coUeagueofPalmer's at uc Berkeley for the past decade. Rock is a figurehead in the field of perception who brought an ingenious scientific method to the investigation of a wide range of topics re- lated to that topic. Amon-g Palmer's other influential arc able, so quickly and effortlessly, plex array of meaningful objects lo- books are "Of Color and Co n- to perceive meaningful , coherent, cated in three-dimensional space. This raw data has an infmite num ber of interpretations. The principle question addressed by Palmer is how our visual mechanisms make sense of such confusion, something sciousncss,""Rethinking Perceptual O rganiza t ion" and .. Reference Frames in the Perception of Spatial Structure." He is the former editor of Cognitive Psychology and is edi - three-dimensional objects from the incomplete, two-dimensional pClt - tern of light that enters our eyes. Palmer says he began his book with this question because the first step in any scientific enterprise is they do a good job of every day. tor of the Bradford Books/MIT Press se ries in cognitive psychology. Researcher finds new uses for PDT By LOIS IIAIWI News S8Vices Editor HOTODYNAMIC therapy, P Therapy Center in Buffalq_ General Hospital o( Kaleida Health. which he directs. "It allows broader appli- is thoughno have significant poten tial for treating certain types of can - used the standard drug dose, we never would have been able to use a light dose that would reach deep enough to kill the tumor cells \\--ith out destro)'ing normal tissue," he said " By lowering the drug dose, the small amount of the drug in normal tissue bleaches out before it does any cer.;. lt has been approved to date for damagc,and by delivering more light. general usc in treating non-smallcell lung cancer and obstructing esophageal tum ors, and is being used on an experimental basis for several other tumor types. The procedure exploits the propensity of cancer cells to absorb higher than normal concentrations of photosensitive drugs. When ex- we can reach deeper into tumo rs where the drug concentration is still or PDT, one of the most pi"OI11isingnewcancertreatment s, ma y have muc h wider application than previously cation of this therapy in patients thought, new research by UB faculty has shown. Thomas S. Mang, UB clinical associate professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, found that by manipulating the amount of a light- basic cancer-research programs. and sensitive drug and the intensity of the laser beam that activates it, he could treat successfully cancer cells deeply embedded in the chest wall without damaging surrounding normal tissue. This low-dose PDT approach result«! in complete healing in nearly 90 percent of l 02 recurrent br~t cancer lesions. Mang will present hi• findings AprilS at the annual meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery in Reno, Nev. "These results offer further proof of the ability to lower drug concentrations and raise light intensity to successfully treat certain difficult tumors," said Mang. who conducted the study at th e Photodynamic standard 2.0 mglkg dose of the photosensitive drug to 0 .8 mglkg. " If we who can truly benefit from it." PDT was developed at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the site of US's posed to light via lasers, these drugs become toxic and destroy the malignant tissue. Since normal tissue surrounding tumors also absorbs a certain amount of the drug, the goal of researchers and clinicians is to find a drug-to-light ratio for each tumor type that will kill the most tumor cells while sparing the most high enough to kill cancer cells." Mang and Ronald R. Allison, UB associa te professor of clinical radia tion oncology, treated nine patients with a total of 102 chest-wall lesions. All the women had undergone surge r y, full -dose radiation and multiagent chemotherapy. After receiving PDT, 89 percent of the lesions healed completely without scarring, Mang found. Of the remaining lesions, 8 percent became smaller. Three percent did not respond to the treatment. "These results offer a glimpse of the parameters one might be able to normal tissue. In the current study involving use for treating whole fields of discase with linle normal tissue dam- bi<3St-<ancer lesions that had formed on the chest wall, Mang lowered the age," Mang said . .. It gives us very good local oontrol of disease." \ Moral philosopher O'Neill to deliver Hourani lectures nmely •nd undying Issues •bout ethics and politics will be ana- lyzed by Onora O'Neill, one of the world 's most respected moral philosophers, during the six-pan Ororge Houran i L«turcs in Moral Philosophy, to be held next month at UB. "Action , Reason and Judgment " is the title of the series, which will be held at 4 p.m. April 4, 6, 7, II and 14 in 280 Park Hall on the North Campu s. The April 12lecture wi.ll be held in 141 Park Hall. The lectures will be fr~e and open to the public, but pre registration is requested. Ca ll 645 -2444, ext. 132, for more information and reservations. In each lecture, O'Neill will propose ways of thinking about van o us co mponents of the general topic of ethics and politics that meet demands that often are thought to be incompatible. They are "Thinking About Action ," Ap ril4; .. Thinking About Practical Reason,.. April 6; "Thinking About Reason and Normalcy," April?: "Thinking About Judgmen t and In stitutions," Apri l II ; "Thinking About Human DI vers ity," April 12, and "Thinking About Boundaries," April 14. Principal of Newnham College at Cambridge, England, O' Neill insists that philosophy has pra ctical implications. She was made a life peer as Bar9ness O'Ne ill of Bengarve for her leadership on such issues as hun ger. justice and bioeth ics. She has written widel y o n eth1 cs and po liucal philosophy. par ticularly o n questions of international 1ustice a nd th e philosophy oi Immanuel Kant. Her books include .. Faces of Hunger: An Essay on Povt'ny, Ot'vel op ment and Justice,""Construct 1omof Reason: Exploration of Kant ') Practical Philosophy" and "Towa rds Ju stiCe and Vi rtue." The biennial George Hou ran1 LL'Ctures 1n Moral Philosophy hon ors the former cha ir of the Department of Philosophy. part of the Co ll ege of Arts and Sc1enccs. One of th e world 's foremost scho lars in Islami c philosophy and Near East studies, Ho urani died in 1984 . UB immunologist to present 30th annual Witebsky lecture lnte m•tlon•lly known UB Immunologist •nd professor emen tus Ernst H . Beutner will deliver the 30th Annual Ernest Witebsky Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. April 6 in the School of Medicine and Biomedica l Sciences. .. Immunopa tho logy of Pemphigus: Past Progrl"SS and f-uture rectio ns" will be the tOpiC of Beutncr's presentation at 7.:30 p.m. m Butler Auditorium, ISO Farber Hall, on the South Ca mpus. The lecture will be free and open to the public. It is spo nsored h\' US's Ernest Witcbsky Ce nter fo r Immunology a nd the Department of M•crobiology. Beutner's p10neenng re~arch led to a better understancling of the links hetwecn human 1mmune-system componen ts and skin' disorders, including pemph1gus, hullous pemphigo id and lupus eryth<"matosus. Hi s wo rk for some fou r decades helped defin e a nd sta ndard! t.t' labeled a ntibody tec hmqu es for microscopy leadmg to improved diagnostic tests. He has ea rn t'd many hon o rs for h1s work , mcludmg o ne of fo ur prestigious awa rds from th e American Ski n Association. a nd ot h(·r.ll from the Europea n Academ y of Dermatology and the Un1versity of Tro ndheim in Norwar He is a menlber of numero us profess1onal orgamzatl ons, mdud ing the New York Academy of Snences and the American AssoCia · tio n of Im munologists. n. Student advancement program honors Patterson, Heckman The president and adviser of th c Uni versi ty Studc.·n t Alumm Board ( USAB) at UB won top awa rd.) at a rece nt meet mg of Oastnct II of th e Associat io n of St udent Advancement Program.). M1chacl G. Patterson. a sen1or ma1ormg 111 busmt"ss admtn iStra · t1on who has held vanous offices wuh LISA B. \\'aS named the d1stnct 's Most Outstanding Student Member. Kathleen S. Heckman. assistant director 1n the UB ()ffin·ot Alumn• Relations, was named Most O ut standm g Adv1ser. Patterson was ci ted for the posit ave 1m pact of his dcdJCatJon,lcad ership, energy and en thu siasm on mcreastng USAB's membersh1p, ca mpus visib ility and commun1 ty-scrv1Ce activ111es. Among the activi ti es cited were Ooziest, US's volleyball -In -the-mud tournament, and projects with the Buffalo and Erit' County Society for the Preve~n of Cruelty to Animals and Habitat for Humanity. Patterson is a membe r of Golden Key Natio nal1-tonor Socaet-y. Heckman was honored for her interest in and support of USAB. A member of USAB when she was a UB undergraduate, Heckman earned a bachelor's degree in geography in 1992 and a master 's degree in business administration in 1995. also from UB. In her position with the alumni relations office, she coo rdinates and assists with various alumni projects and events, including homecoming, special-year reunion's and the .. Meet a Mentor Ca reer Net working Program." �Public Safety using grant money to ·promote community-pollee partnerships on campus Comm~ty policing efforts pay off BRIEFLY .......... to . . presented lr! CM The~<A~ond Donee ... _ . "'" I'Od< ....... s i a l ! " - Aprl6-9 ond U-161nlho0romo,_<A the eenc.r lor the Ms on the Noc111Compu>.~ wllbeheld~~ . Sowrdoys at I p.m. ond Sun- · dlys at :lp.m. ~ilnondllwlyi'Od< ....... .,.___, ..... SO, I by._lll_f .. been atPod •• spo<&9Pin" ond Is set In. comic-boo~< fonlasy---"'" r..,,_ ... ....,..,_~.-lion ol "drokll,. " ' " - a.p <A~ ond • hll-lant hll- humonoiti The "'"~- . SIO<y <A-·. comic-- PcMng--whoil .... poRod iniD. pnto9 .......... twntuoPiy becXImlng Mlody, Superhero ollnnonf>Oce. 1lctots .-e s10 lor "'" yon.,., public ond ss lor students. They moy be purthosed It"'" U..ter lor"'"- boxTuesdoy through fridoy flom nooo to 6 p.m. ond at II l1cPretmost« !oations indodlng !Caufmonn's md Plus. Fo< more lnlormotlon, at! Mo.... 645-N!TS. Delinquency to be topic Of UB lit Sunrise UB sodologlst and aothor Simon I. Sioger will discuss deNnquency and tts control ir1 Amherst~ <A Amoria's sofist dti&-ot the U8 It Sunrise community lecturo to be held It 7:30 o.m. April 121n the Contor tor Tomonow on the Noc111Compus. S"onger, • professor In the [)e. potlm<nt "' Sociology In the Colege aiMs and Sciences, is notiona?Py .._.,lor his - . "R«rlmmnnPPztng Oelnquoncy: VIolent jweni?e Crime and twe-ni?opustir;eRelorm." Tld<.ttslor the progrorn. -ast wl1ich incUies I~ tnoPofml. For--- .,.S121orUBAiumnitlon- and Ullloallty ... -.ondS1SIIWII-.. tlanl,al _ __ MoslorConl . . OC<O!*dUII at SUnrise camrru«y !Jn!ol&fost..nesls~by theAiumni~andsup­ ·portad by the Olllce <A u.w-- slty t;lowlapmlnl. service, the Olllceal..,"'" OPIIce <A l'llblcand~-·IJII. Corpcntle _ _ . ... Adelphil and T h e - Four PolntsHolo?. By MAliA McGINNIS RtpOrttr Assistant Editor n 1989, UB's Department of Public Safety underwent a major chang< when it adopted a new philosophy, management style and organizational strategy known as oommunity policing. Today, more than 10 yean later, the dq>artment is seeing the results in a safer campus environment. thanks to thret fedt:ral gmnts totaling nearly $300,000 to assist and enhance itspunuit ofthisoommunityoriented policing method. John Grela, director of Public Safety, explains that community policing at UB inwlves assigning campus politt officers to patrol designated areas of campus and to develop relationships with the various groups residing or working in these areas. "Community police officen are trained to meet with the groups they serve to define problems, develop strategies to maintain a safecnvironment and conduct special programs." explained Grela, noting that Public Safety presents more than 300 programs a year including selfdefense workshops and oeminan on rape prevention and alcohol and drug awareness. "This approach fosters a se n ~ of co mmunity and actually helps to ci fo rge partnerships with the various 6 I says Grela . Community poJjcing, he adds, promotes proactive problem-solving and police-community partnerships to address the causes of crjmc and r~r. and to recognize patterns of crime or other problems. He aplains that problem-solving policing at UB involves a model known as Scan, Analyze, Respond and-Assess, or SARA.whichgivtsofficenthechance to devise a solution and implement changes to particular problems. "'This approach differs &om t:raditiooal policing or what is known as 'incident-driven policing' because traditionally police are rea~ive. In other words, when confronted with an incident, we react to that incident, '""" a n d - - o ( choroctor wll be the IDplcd the U8 Senior Alumni- to be held at ,_, on April141n the CencerlorTCIIYlOnOW on the Noc111Compus. . TomonThomton,.pro(euorot-,rondo( ~lnAmorlca: A Culturll - , . · ... _ . . vlswi tour <A - . g ' s twlsb, turns ond _ , .... ond ........ ~~eg~~~o..-, o(· eieglnl.lloppy. - ...... - Cootallhe.....,,_. ....,. ........... 111 -~-----. pMrOII-- grants &om the U.S: Departm<nt of questions about sourer of the alooJustice, through its Offia: of Com- hol, where the offmder had been munity Oriented Policing Services drinking and why, Woods aplains (COPS), have been integral in main- that they have been able to get Jll()tt taining and upgrading community infonnation about how students are obtaining alooholAs a result, several policing efforts at UB. In 1995, UB received a $68,000 ban on Main Stteet have been reequipment grant to upgrade its · ferred to the State liquor Authority computer-aided dispatP, system, and arrests have been made at bouse which Woods says helped to make parties in the University Heights area. the operation easier to utilize and "By providing this type of inforhas elil:ninated the duplication of m7.bon, we are able to deYdop a case, records. It also allowed for the inte- which allows the local polia: to send gration of a new computerized ra- in undercover officers to cite: bardio system that is linked to all local tenders or bar owners," explains law enforcement, fire and medical Grela. Asking students why they drink servicr agencies. The department then received on the survey is helpful. Woods adds, because it asks specifically if the offender was drinking due to dqnes-sion, habit or emotional problems, among other reasons. Thi$ allows office rs to refer offende n to the Counseling Center or Student Health Center or to oontact the penon's raidence boD director to intenoene, if appropriate. Public:Sofety baoalneolliars aod two lieutmants....,m,gasoommu- nity poliu of!icm in se=al locations: the North Campus acadanic spine, South Campus acad<mic area and North and South campus ~ ­ dena halls. Thanks to a third federa! grant under the COPS t.Jniversal Hiring Program. the department last year received $150,000 over thret years to hire two additional oommunity pOlice offian to patrol the residence halls. Woods aplains that this is important to community policing efforts. given the in=ase in students living on campus with two new apartment oompleusHadley Village and South l..ake Vil lage. 8oth Woods and Grda agree that sina: they began oommunity policing.Public:Safetyhasseen an increas< in the number of calls it =-eives, which they say' is impoTtant sintt crime often is underreported. Reported complaints have risen &om 13,390 in 1990 to 16,599 in 1999, while arrests and aime reports have remained steady. Wrth more crimes and incidents being reported, they s:ry they can better establish crime . trends and problem ...... "Based on my interactjon with a variety of campus police depart ments and ~tiona! law enforcemcnt department, I believe our community policing effort is one of the most sucx:essful nationally," says Grela, who notes that customer-service swvqs ba"" revtaleda-satisfaction rate between 95 aod 98 percent since 1995. Public Safety hos been bonored for its oommunity policing efforts with a UB ~ ExcelknceAward and a Professional Achievement Award &om the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association. Media artist receives international honors m Flanagan's-w_ork is selected for exhibition in one-of-a-kind show for 3D creators ence!exhibition Web site, <http:/ I News ~ces Editor lngasoc:ornmunicMb11001,11t S7S.000in 1998aspartoftheCOPS Problem-Solving Partncnhips grants program, which allows the policing agency to work with the community to address penistmt aime and disorder problems. With this grant, Woods devdoped a partnership with the University Residence Halls to look at aloohol-rdated problern>specifically llOdcrase drinking. As a result oi this grant program. offia:n who patrol the raidence halls are trained to deal specifically with victims aod offenders in alcohol-related incidents and to ask the victim orolfmdera short series ofquestions that provides vital infurmation in addressing the problem, says Woods. Based on these surveys. which ask organizations on campus by unit - f .. · - - ang them an pursu1t of a common lllkott Complu -..tety ..__ goal, which is a safer environment," Campus residence hiiiiJ u port of UB't c--.1ty poldng effortJ. By PATIIICIA DONOVAN An historical view o( - - look at what is involved in that one incident, address it and go on to the nex t incident ... Grela explains. "Community policing. specifu:ally problem-solving strategies, shows that it often is morr cost dfective and efficient to look for patterns in collections of incidents and for broader, preventi,., long-range solutions to probl<ms." Tl)e problem-oriented policing concept provides the structure to work with the comm.unity to solve such problems as thefts in Alumni Arena lockers. parking problems in a specific area or fire-alarm problems in the residentt halls, he adds. John Woods, assistant director of Public Safety, explains that the three EDIA artist Mar y Flanagan, assistant professor in the Department of Media Study, had her work selected for exhibition in "VRML-ART 2000 ," M the annual international media art co nference held last m onth in Monterey, Calif. Work shown in the conference's juried exhibition was chosen &om among entrants from 126 nations and is considered superior in the field. "VRML-ART" is the only international show of its kind '11\d an annual "must" for 30 creaton and those devoted to the virtual 30 online environmenL It now holds the biggest oollection of 3D art-anddesip sites for the World Web w• .-a.mbkd The winning selections will be ·exhibited indefinitely at the roofer- www.vnni.OI'!J>. Prior installation of Rea!Player and other plugins will prevent system dashes and other annoying software oonllicts. Aanagan's project, titled "the perpetual bed,"' tracks-from th e patient's point of view-the experiences of ·Flanagan's 9 I -year-old grandmother while critically ill and hospitaliz.ed. "My project was to produce an o nline, virtual VRML world ," Flanagan says, "a virtual world in which users can interact with each other &om within a navigable, surrealistic. narrative situated in the world of my gmndmother's dream state." "'the perpetual bed' relies on the movement of the user/viewer,• Flmagan says. "It allows them to a - peDeooemygraodmother's enoounters with transparent, yet tangJble. beings. m~ and plaas with which she was engaged while hospi- brings a new sophistication to Web talized." She calls the 6nishecl work a design. Commercial applications "mediation betw<en video, interac- presented by designers, architects tive arlO installation and animation." and independent 3D experts also are This year's oonference organiurs included in the show. Aanagan also was honored resay the winning entries featured social and interactive oommunication ~tly as a member of the winning applications that, like Flanagan's, team that =-ei\led the Stepben H. expand the fusion of sound, video Coltrin Award .for Excellence in and text. The show included oom- Communications Education at the mercial, student aod workshop me- 30th Internatiooal Radio & Televidia applications that demonstrate sion Society Foundation!lndustry growing interest in the exploration Seminar. The project challenged participants to examine one of thret of 30 virtual spatt. They said audiD and video, Java major media companies30 , Aasb and other such nom soft- NewsCorp., Tiriie Warner or ware applications ~ widespread VJaoom/~ terms of history, this year, amplifying what organiz- organization, operations and fi ers called "'a new wave of creative nances, and to recommend a strat..nput by artistsand desiguers who egy for future OU<XZSS. opocilliae in the !Dtand." Amagon aloo is the author aod The online abibit indDclos ab- producer oijosiell-ue." a unique, stractsculptures.st~ poetic and · multicultural, online interactive dramatic use of1anguage and ttans· math/scienCe program for parent layering that the curators say adolescent girls. l<:arnin8 �llard123,21JOO/Vol31, lo.2( 'Rewriting' medieval history Grant to allow profto explore Japan's cultural reamceptualizatwn lly PAlliKlA DONOVAN News SeMces EditO< T HOMAS Keirstead, associateprofessoranddirectorofgraduatcstudiesin the Department of History in the College of Arts and Scie nccs, has received a $65,000 Frederick Burlthardt Rtsidential Fe!lowship for R=dy Tenured Faculty from the. American Council of l.nmed Societies (ACI..S). The ACI..S Burkhardt program is a new one, funded by the Mellon Foundation, to assist tcnu..d scholan engaged in long-term, unusually ambitious interdisciplinary projects in the humanities and related social sciences. l<eirstead will work on a long-term study of Japan's "medieval" period to suggest how a society may produ ce and consume its own historical past, regardless ofil3litcral acruracy. The fellowship will support an academic year of residence at any one of nine national research centers and will ..quire additional institutional suppo n from US. Keirstead will begin his residency at the National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, in September. Kcirstead points out that it wasn't un til the 19th century, shortly after they came in contact with the West, that the Japanese began to conceptualize their culture as having a medieval period. "The remarkable thing," he says, " is that this ' foreign' idea took hold rapidly and without resistance. O ne of my chief aims in this study is to figure out why this was the case.• Not only did the Japanese assert that their Middle Ages we.. synchronous with Europe's own, roughly from the years 1100 to 1500, says Keirstead, but, as in Europe, they heavily gendered the period as male. "That is to say, the qualities and values linked to the Middle Ages in both the European and the Japanese imagination are those traditionally attributed to men. Physical courage, honor, strength and loyalty are t he q u a liti es celeb ra ted in t he period's heroes: knights and kings who became romantic, mythical andevensaintlyfiguresinthepopular imagination.• Wbydid this happen? Keirstead points out that to 18th- and 19thcentury Europeans. the Middle Ages not only described a period in their own historical past, but came to be considered by them a necessary transformativt period in the dcvelopmeot of any nation. It may have been to japan's benc:fit, then, to 'reimagjne' a japanese history mo"' in !iDe with that of the Eu ropeans with whom they were then engaged, says kirstcad. For if the European mind oould not con crive of a "real" nation that had no m edieval era, then japan would need such a historical era if it was to be ,._ garded as a "real" nat ion in European parlan ce. Fu rt hermore, that period as d escribed by the Jap anese would be even more like the Eu ropean Middle Ages if it was rife with ' manly virtue. "Consider as well." he .says, "that Europeans writing in the 18th and 19th centuries .tended to feminize Asian cultures and to characteriu them as physically weak, passive, decorative, soft and loathe to fight Given the respect paid to 'masculine' socid:ies vis a vis 'feminine' so-cieties by the powerful Europeans. japan may have had a powerful in- this historical period to work throush or think about oontem porary problems," he says. "Eigh teenth - and 19th-century Japanese writers, for instance, produced many historical romances set in the period between 1000and 1500. One common practiCl' was to disguise political criticisms of the current ..g;me by hiding it in stories set in the medieval period. "Then, in the 19th century, when Japanese h.istorians began to describe this era in earnest, they made new use of its stock of medieval characters, reinvented as natio nal heroes, to draw lessons about japan as a nation and to sell them to tht' public," l<einstead says. He says later historians, novelists, and 6lnunakers have made different uses of this period. In the 1920s and '30s, for example, "medieval )a- pan" became a resource for asserting the uniqueness of japanese cul ttm and contesting the validity of Western ideas. After World War II, he says a "new" medieval Japan was fo rmulated, one that asserted the nonnalcy of japan's histOrical foundati ons. "Ftnally; says Keirstead. "in the period since about 1980, coincidin g with Japan's full emergence as a dominant, global economy, yet another, pheryomenally successful medieval japan has emerged This time we're getting a vmion of the Middle Ages Keirstead points . . . no is not the only one J...,.se hlslDf7, Mk:rosoft UHS tile period •s Japanese have known. the Jetting for • new computer game. He says that in his research he, will that stresses its exoticism and foreignbe looki n g at h ow the " Midd le ness, and suggests that japan reall y Ages" were described by Japanese isn'tsuchadoscdsocietyasitseems." writers, historians and artists o\fer Says Keirstead: .. l.t's these twists a long span of time-from the pe- and turns in th e tale of Japan's riod before there was a no!)on of Middle Ages-and whatthey might Middle Ages as such, through to the tell us about the production and present day. consumption ofhistor)"-that I'll be "Japanese have long made usc of investigating."' T MCEERdirector. "Our overall goal istoaeatevalue throush coopcration-valuableopponunitics for participants to ad vance their organizations' missions. and valuable solutions to safeguard Americans and America's economy from earthquakc'disasters." The partnership network will offe r participants specialty ~nterest groups centered arou nd various tec hn ologies b ei ng studied at MCEER, includ ing: • Si te remediation, to stabilize soils and fo undations • Structural control, to protect buildings and bridges from damaging vibrations •Advanced-systcmsanalysisand hish-performance materials, to irn·prove performance of lifelines / ubllb . buffalo. edu / llbr~~rtes /unlts / sel /envlron / envlron . html >. For information 0 11 cormectiug to tlu.' World Wide Web ''ra UB com puter accotm U, corr tact tl1e CIT Help Desk at 645-3542. ~eborah Husted JC.oshhuky •nd Rkhard Mc:R•e. Unrvt'll!ly Ltbroflttl Gift to CCR to speed up · processor communications fe~ n ce between their culture and those of their neighbors.• .MCEER forms partnerships HE Mu ltidiscip linary Center for Earthquake . Engineering Resea rch (MCEER) has fonned a St rategic Partnerships Network to unite business, industry and govern ment in advancing the application of tech nology. The program will encourage the formatio n of alliances among manufacturers, engineers. informationtcchnologyspecialists, f.ocilityowncrs and others involved in, and affected by, earthquake-mitigation techno!ogy. The goal is to encourage "compctitors (to) become frienclly cooperators to achieve mutual business goals ... toprotect lives,property and our nation's economy from natural d isasters," sa id George C . Lee, Ill At this time of ye•r, it is difficult NOT to think. green. With memories of St. Patrick's Day and the vernal equinox stiU fresh in our minds. and as we look forward to Earth Day on April22, green thoughts are with us. From info rmation on recycling, to sustainable design, to alternative energies, the Web can offer numerous resources about the gree nin g of o ur society. At the US Web site you ca n vJsit UB Green < http :/ I wtngs.buff•lo.eclu/ ubgreen / > to learn about the .. Think Green" Campaign, UB's environmental programs and policies, and the environmentally active groups on campus. The UB Green Office < http://wlng• .buff•lo.edu/ ubgreen / groups/ ubgreen/ ubgrenofk.htm> provides overall stewardship ofUB environmental programs and efforts. Visit the US T hink Green Campaign site <hHp:/ / wlngs.buff•lo.edu / ubgreen/ groups/ ubgreen/ thlnk_green.htm > to learn of the ca m paign details and partners, includi ng the Dymaxion Eco -House SA (plans to const ruct a staw-bale, passive solar test eco- hou ~). the Spring 2000 environm ental graduation pledge and th e efforts of various parts of the university community toward achievi ng green objectives. You can explo re the UB 2025 Campus Land Use Plan, the Ride Share Program , th e Buildings Co nse rvation Contacts Network and the G reen Building Desig n Projects by clicking on t he US Environ mental Ta s k Force C ampus Proje cts page < http : // w lng1.buffalo.odu/ ubgroen/ group1/ ETJ/ ETJ _project1 .ht m >. For cu rren t environmen tal resea rch taking place at US, th e UB G reen s ite provides an exce ll ent listing of 16 links <http:// wlngs.buffalo.edu/ ubgreen / research/ lndez. .htm > to sites for the Enviro nm ent and Society Institute, Buffalo Jo urnal of Environ mental Law, ID EA (Center for Inclusive Destgn & Environmental Access ), the G reat Lakes Program and others. Other sections of the UB Green site arc worthy of you r mterest. Some of the se includ e th e Tallorics Dccla ration < bttp :// wlng1.buffalo.edu/ ubgreen/ tallolres.htm >, UB Recycles <http:/ /wlngs.buffalo . edu lubgroen / ~dlng /lndex . htm > and the Science and Engin eering library's EnvironmentaJ Resources page <http:/ BrieD antive to assert a dif- out, however, that the 19th-century version oftheir"MiddleAges" Web offers the resources to "Think Green" at UB 5 • Condition assessment. to betterestirnate realand potential earth quake losses • Decision-support systems, to enhance emergency response and post-earthquake ..covery. "MCEER's research program is predialled on the promise that the technologies can dramatically ad vana the way our nation mitigates losses from earthquake disasters," Lee said. "Technology manufacturers, marketers, co nsultants and users all share a stake anO can all benefit from the opportunity to work collectively to advance common goals and technology application." For more information, contact Donald Go ralski a t MCEER by phone at 645-3391 or by email at <goralski@>acsu.buffalo.edu>. -\ You c.an never have a comp ut er that 's too fast. That 's th e thinking of researchers in the Ce nter for Computational Research (CCR), who received a $ 139,680 equ ipm ent donation that will speed up procc) sor communications nearly 100-fold . Myri co m, In c. has donated leadi ng-edge Myrinet interfaces and switches th at have been integrated int o the CCR dual -boo t LinuxJ Sola ris Sun Microsystems cluster. Russ Miller, d irecto r o f CCR and professor of comp uter science and engineering, called the duster "uniquc in the field of scientific research" and said it will prOvide "a cost-effective advantage for CCR users." With thi s additional networking equipment, CCR bolsters its pla ce amo ng the eli te supercomputing sites arou nd the world that a re u) ing duster-computin g systems fo r pioneering research. Clusters p rovide an economical way of achieving high perfo rmance by dist ribut ing demanding computations across an array of commod it y computers. Miller sa id Myrinet is a packet -communication and switching technology that is widelr used to inte rconnect clusters nf workstations, PCs or single -board computers. The Myrinet hardware also is capable of detecting and isola ting communication faults. and can automatically switch to alternative com munication paths. Myrinet co mponents are used by more than l.OOO resea rch cen ters a ro und the world , including ma ny govern ment agen c1c) and un ive rsities, to link not only computers in clusters. but ah.o com puters in local area networks on ca mpus. Miller believes this new networking technology will allow CCR to grea tly expand its capacity, allowing 11 to provide more computing cycles at lower cost to the UB and Western New York research co m munities. Acco rding to Miller, fewer than 10 universities in the U.S have th e capabi lities of providing high -performance co mputin g cycles as powerfDI as those available in CCR. .. Faculty members from 40 research groups , cove ring 18 different departments at the university, are usi ng CC R facilities. Students tak · ing CCR's graduate-level courses in high -performance co m puting are using the duster, along with researchers in chemistry, chemica l engineering, and mechanical and aerospace engin eering. In addi tion , the university has worked with such local research institutions as Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Hauptman -Woodward Medi cal Research institute, as well as such local companies as Occidental ·Chemical, Praxair and M&T Bank. �' . 61 Rap a rleJr Ilardi 23, 211111/Vol.31, lo.Z4 UB represents U.S. In Montreal festival, while Belgian theater company performs here TRANSITION S Moving Up ·lAcE presents theater here and abroad Philp L Gldl, pmlouor of surgery, podiolrb ll1d -.tal By PATRICIA DONOVAN gynecology, .. - - of pediolric ugory In lho Ul De- HE performam:e arts at UB will tal<e on a decid · edly international flavor n<XI month, thanks to the dforts of the D<partment of Theatre piltlnent oj Surgoly• . . . _ . in<hielat Chldren~ Hoopbl ond clrociDr of the De~of-5o.ogicll s.McesatKaleldojeUIQ Tharpe.'"'"'~ writer/-. t o - o f ampolgn communicMians -c. c.--."""'- tant-ofcorpoqteand - - . .. ISIOd... - o f corpoiot. and foundatJon relltions Moving In o.,lel J. M<Connodl, 1n>m ... sodate - o f corporate and foundatJon relltlons .. lJnl. -.tty, ID - o f foundation relltions .... Umbo" at 8 p.m. tonight through Saturday and atS p.m. Sunday in the Katharine CorneU Theatre in the Ellicott Complex on th e North Campus (see box). The festival will feature perfor· mances by companies from Belgium, France, Canada and Poland, as wdl as the UB performance rq>resenting the U.S., and workshops by directors, including a session led by Horne on ~ Strasberg's pro· gram of"method acting." All these activities, Home says, will give UB students an opportu· nity to hone their craft in a competi· News Services Editor T and Dance's International Artistic and Cultural Ex<hangc Program. Students and faculty from the Department of Theatre and Dance in UB'sCoUege of Arts and Sciences will be the only participants from the United States in the prestigious l..es Fetes Theatricales du Suroit In· temational Theatre Festival, which will be held n<Xt month at the College de VaUeyfield in Montreal. The week-long festival will tal<e place under the umbreUa of the In· tive setting; meet actors, directors and technical designers from several nations, and oompare performance techniques with actors from other cultures. Under the auspices of the lACE. delegations from the UB Depart· ment of Theatre and Dance have represented the U.S, at distinguished international performing-arts festivals in Argentina (1995), Costa Rica (1996), Canada (1997), Colombia ( 1997), Miarni (1997), Spain (1997), Mexico ( 1998) and Belgium. ( 1999). Theater artists from many countries have served artistic residencies at UB under lACE auspices as well. Belgium's Theatre Company of the University of Liege (TUl.g}-<>ne of th~ world's oldest and best-known temational University Theatre M - Moving On Wcos. """'senlordlroctor for deYolopment systems and operations to associate vice prosident for advancement ..,. vices at Howord UnM!nity Ellen dean fa< deYolopmen~ College jonlan,"""'- of Arts and Sciences, tD develop major account customer-service progrom at Chek.com Nkx>le llybo. fn>m reel!th analyst tD deYoiopment ,....,a, manager Pari< Cancer Institute at- Retirements: ~ Wlochec. cJinlcalauistant prOfeoo<, Department of Radiof. ogy Betty - . calaJiatlons derl< 2, 1\a.ounting and Budget YOfll, .-rl1 sdemis~ Reselldllnstltute on AddKtioru - sociation, an initiative of the UNESCO International Comntinee for Culture and Development. UB's performance in Montrealits ninth international theater festival appearance since 1995--was organized by the theatre department's International Artistic and Cultura1 Exchange Program (lACE), founded and directed by Maria Horne, assistant professor of theatre and dance. The university will present a pro· duct ion of "Savage in Limbo" by AcademyAward·winningplaywriglll John Patrick Shanley. The play will be directed by Home and feature a cast of five UB students: Amanda Casarella, Kree Fieldsa, Tom BRIEFLY UUAB to present jazz worlishop, concert NYS-CEDII To wbmit iUms obout ,_ UB . , . , _ , thoselMrlng. or those whohawbeenptfJITICUd.smd by emoi/ to T1umit.bu or this addrm: p ~. <*"'**"'· • The UniiiOnlt)i lNIIon ActiYIIies Boord on Mondly wllpreent "A Doy of Ju>, • a woobhop and concert.pmented by the Eric Mlntet Quartet. The quortet wtllpreent. . froeln~ woobhop"""' lla.m. to,_,lntheStudont Union lobby and a ccnart Monday owning In Hlrrimon Hall on the South Campus. The concert ts free for students and ss fa< the gene<al public; door> open at 6'30 p.m. Founded by ploMt and composer Eric Minttl, the quartet has performtd at the Wh~e - a n d the Kennedy Center In Woshlngton, D.C. included seminars and workshops for UB theatre-and-dance stude!ts, language students and the general public. Home says she could not hav.' accomplished as much as she has without the oollaboration and assistance of her UB colleagues. For in· stance. she says, the TUl.g visit was made possible with the help of . Gerard Bucher,Melodia Jones OWr in French; Maureen Jameson, associate professor of Frmch; the De· partmentofModeml..anguagesand" Literatures; the Departmmt ~ am and Dance. and the d,uncil on International Studi<sand ~ " In particular," she says, "Kerry Grant, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has off=d invaluable assistance through his continuous encouragement to keep developing opportunities that will strengthen international relationShips and cross~ understanding." These capabilities would r<quire full funding of the proposed center, which caUs for the oonstruction of a six-wall CAVE (trademark) that represents the state of the an in immersive environments. Only the Univ<rsityof!llinoisatOlicagoand • will enable researchers to test new designs of new automobiles, aircraft and other vehicles and virtually •drive• the.m under a variety of weather conditions • The Distributed Computing VISUalization System, which pro· vides a testbed for exploring the fea· sibility of lower cost immersive environments for industry • The Powerwa11, which will enable large groups of individuals to interact in a d:tJ"ee..d.imensional environment oollaboratM!y; it is essen· tial for industrial training~ Bloebaum said that.a key advan· tage of the new chair and proposed center is their emphases on ..cluster- university theater compani~will visit UB April 13·17. TULg will present a free public performance in French of the play "Kalka," an adaptation of"Communication a une academie,'" a witty, absUrdist short ~ry by Franz Kafka. The performance will take place at 7 p.m. April 14 in the Katharine ComeU Theatre in the Ellicott Complex on the North Campus. It will be followed by an open discussion with the dirKtor and actors. MacVirrje, M organ Tian r and Chris- topher C Young. Two student design· ers. Sarah Babin and Eric S. Kangar, also will participate, along with Brian Cavanagh, technical director of UB's Preifer Theatre, who will direct tech· nical aspects of the production. The Department of"llteatre and Dance also wiU pfCSCnt "Savage in This performance by TUl.g will be the principal event of its resi· dency with the UB Departmmt of Theatre and Dance and oomes a year after UB students from the department appeared in the Univ<rsity of liege Thearr. l'<stival. The TUl.g production has been. presented in brael, Russia and Belgium. Saul Flkin, professor and act· ing chair of the UB thearr. department, saw the Belgian performance last year and pronounced it "a won derful piece of theater." It will bedi· reeled by Robert Germay, founding director of the Uege Germanists' Thearr. Company and a monber of the board of directors of UNESCO's International Theater Institute. The TUl.g residency, spoiUOred by UB's lACE. caUs for Germay to present lectures to students of the· ater, dance and French. In addition to performances at UB, each international residency has .. This is a prime region to develop these kinds of capabilities because we have a broad base of tedonblogyoom· panies that are growing."said Karwan. '"The kinds of jobs these oompanies bring to the region are not S<t;vice sec· tor jobs, but good jobs in manufacturing, research and--erl"gineering, as weU as in information tedmology.n He added that NYS-CED!I would capitalize on the ullivc:rsity's Center for Computational Research, one of the nation's top 10 academic com- or managu to better understand the design from a variety of perspec· lives," she said. "These technologies also allow for virtual rapid prototyping, which makes it pos· sible l.o create a vinual prototype that is true to the final product in putational centers, whose m ission also involves high-end visualization. .. Given that one of our research ~ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~ The.,.. .. _ , _ _ _and _ _ _ .,_,_........-.gonb _ ...be""*"·---""' ...... . . . . , . _... ...,.. ......... !& focuses at UB is in virtual reality, and !'; that the proposed center will feature :1 i significant ne\~ investments in that area, this combination of resources ~ ing," the creation of industries that opens up brand new opportunities ; in terms of multidisciplinary activi- Ci ties and for attracting media, digital ~ arts and entertainment companies A here-the Pixars of the world," he ....nng oontinued. .,._...t ...,,.,, wOIIIof~-Christina Bloebaum, associate professor and chair of ihe Depart· ment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and an intemationaUy known researcher in the field , agreed. "VISualization, ranging from flat screen 2D to fully irnmenive tech· niques, enable a designer, engineer size, shape, rotor and performance. One also can visualize information about the analysis of the design; that is, for<:Xal)lple, how will an airplane wing deflect under some sort of gust loading? You oould actually- the plane wing deform under different loads." . Iowa State University have or are building such a &cility, and each has had <Xtensive oollaborations with such companies as Ford, Proctor and Gamble and John Deere. Other key katures include • The Dynamic Vehicle Motion Base lmmersive Simulator, which use similar technologies in a given geographic area, such as Silioon Val)ey or Boston's Route 128: "The idea is that if you get a 'clus· ter' of high-tech companies andresearch entities, they will leverage off one another SJ as to increase development,• she said. · our 'duster' would <Xtend even into Canada, since there arc centers of c:xallence in this area that ""'not only rom· patible with our center, but syner· gistic. Such a clustering hen will enable oompanies and research ten· ten to do much more than they oould individually." �.. Marcil ZJ. 1tl00~. 31. lo.l( Reporias 7 Calendar ~ .... ,... Wedne~Uy ~~-.........- · 2 11o:.~.~"::~Capen. Wrestlin~ 5<or"*'9 " ' - Educational UB Wresders Eliminated From NCAA Championships josh States Records Two Wins In Tournament Wonnatlon, 645-7700. ~Tuchlng c-.. OnMno Socloli.tlng (For Fun and Raurch). Capen 127, Undefgraduato Ubrary. 10.1aoa.m. f .... Oponooly to UB studonts, IKulty and s..rt. for more information, linda A.lth. 645· 3528. -....,.of.__ Mus WednescNys of Lent Mass. 255 " Hanir'nin. Noon. Free ..Sporuored by the Newrn~n Center. for more infDI'fNtion, 83}.0298. ETC T-....ow _......,.._ vtsu.!Uterll<)' Scanning Images. Educational Tochnology Cent« stolf. 212 Capen. ·-I.Actunl- - - - Ykltlng Artlm- Three UB wresden saw their senon come to an end at che NCAA Championships on Friday. josh States saw the fim action Friday momin&. and "Nef''t up against Tom CiWd of NonhWHU:rn and recorded a win by 1211. Saw toe:* Cieljd down straight to his ~ck wi1ll I:20 loft.in tho fim poriod. 1 . . . - _ Sculpbft, Prints. Xu-llklg, 112 Conto<IO< tho Ms. 3:30 p.m. f<ft. ~~.~J-.."11:..~~ m0<0 Worrnation, 645-6878, ext. 1350. IIWoglcal-.. - Sex Rallo EYOiutlonln Slnldured Populotions ola Gynodloedous Plant. 0.00 McCaoley, Vando:rbllt Univ. 220 Natural S6once Complu. 3:45 p.m. Scates """"' olf Ciezld and hold him down to record the pin in I :S6 W kh the win, Sates~ on oo bee Cash Edward> ollloiso Sate and suffered a 10-4 k>ss. Edwards had a cakedown in the fim and Sates esapod, making k 2· 1 ·Free. for rTIOf'e irlforrNtlon. HoWard l.&skor, 645-2881 . ..........,.I.Actunl Science7ldeology71s Darwinism a Social Construction? M<:haol RIM, Dopt. ol Pllilosoph)\ U,W. •Ito< one period.The second poriod ended the same. with an Edwards takedown and an escape by Sates. makin& tt 4-2 going into the third period. Staces took the down posltion to start and quiddy escaped, making It a one-point match at 4-3. Edwards "WOUld come ATHLETES OF THE WEEI{ .._..learn was cbtieheldel 3 for 6 in a split at M L St Miry's. The freshman ~:'cted hitter also In three runs in the serieS, including a pair in UB's 8-4 nightcap wtn over theM · andarun scored in- the crucial sixth Inning rally of game two that gave the Bulls their nwgin of victory. Kllil VonSchoonhoven of the en'stennis team scored 1 singles victo<y and teamed with Michelle Mercer for a key doubles win in UB's 4-3 triumph over Robert MDITis. She defeated Amanda Chabonek, 6-4, 62, · at No. 4 singles . VonSchoonhoven and Mercer defeated Da ni Tremba and Laura Roberts, 8-3, in the No. 2 doubles match. ~ck and score two mon: akedowns In the period. one resutting in a near fa.ll. giving him twO additional back points in the 10-4 win. The loss eliminated StateS from the NCAA Championships. He wu cwo wins shy ol platina for AII·Atnerian honon and finished wi1ll • 2·2 .-..:o.-.1. indudlng a win by fa.ll during the championships He finishes thtS senon wrth a 28-13 record and recorded aJI of UB's tum po.nu in the dwnpionstups With twO wins, one by a fall. • joe Downey squared off against Corey Andenon of Cornell and km. 1n a bll at I :32. Downey was elimimted fn the loss. and finishes his suson at 26-15 At 133 pounds. Stgwn ~el squared off against Jason Nagle of Penn fn an elimination match and lost by fall m 4:56.The lou eliminated Kegel and ended his se.a.son with a 30-12 record. Woman's lannis s.....,._ 11M AniiMnt ctuoorbt - pertonn .t a P·"'· today 1n Slee <:onc:ert Hall. n.e quartet wtn present the world premler'u of Teny Riley's " Mandala Miniatures,. •nd new work by Steve P•rtsl. Noon-1 p.m. Free. For tT'IOf~ informatiOn, 645-7700. llrvwn a.g VIdeo- ~u~~~~=~~S:ate, 106 lacobs Management C~ter. Noon. Free. For men information, Anna Maria Kodzionki, 645-2003. --.loys at 4 PLUS Cogntdve Sdenct Lecture Conceptual c~s1oos and Do<omprossions. of Guelph. Moot Court. 104 O'Brian. _. p.m. F~ . Sponsored by the Dept. of Philosophy. For more informaUon, Eileen McNamara, 645 -2444, ext. 13 2. Biochemistry, Posting #I R-20033. ~~~~in~=:.~~~ir Music . PresenUitlons of Educatk»NI Exhibits 7700. ~~~~s~fs;"o_ Free. For lntet'l'llltt Clink Finding Your Roots on the Web. Cindy Seitz. lockwood librarian . 223 Lockwood library. 7-9 p.m. Free, ~~~.d~Sef: ~~814, ext. 452. Thursday 30. ~=oW::;~~=~. ~~1e9e~;~~~~~3o p .m. Free. Spooso<Od by Dept. ol Philo<ophy. FOf more informaUon, John Corcoran, 881 -16<40 or 645-2444, 6l 119. ua Faoculty Preoent CrutMty. Marie. Tu~. Center for the Microbiology, Posting I R-20029. ;:!riU!~~a~~~r:ute on Plano Redt.l lan P.ce, pW.no. Baird Recital Hall. 4:15 Wodnesdays at 4 PLUS PoetkJ Talk-Some Principles of C~rilll orlll -~tof Buffalo Logk Colloquium Arirtode's Method of lnvalidatJon. ~ J~~:t::S-~i~ Free. For ~~~~~:-=~~6!;~ Research ;~~: Students Design Costumes, costume renderings, set modob, lighting design ronderings. props and crofts deslgnod by UB thrall< studonts wil boon display through Man:h 31 in tho M Dopanmont Gallory. S4 S Center for the Arts on the North Campus. GalltfyhoursareTues., lOa.m. ~0:~:~~~l ~~ ~~~-\~ 16~:~~ "' From Revolution to Refonn" Propaganda poston produced In tho Pooplo's llipubllc ol China from 1962· 82__.._,ting ofloru by both tho Mao Zodong and Xiaoping governments to mobilllt the masses Drn.lJ ~ry~~~~y ~~'Jg!';y~~ra:~~~ the libr.l,Ys second floor. Jobs Profeulonal Technical SuPfXM1- Coon:linator (Sl -2)· Un~rsity Sefvkes, Posting IP..0019. Sen ior Programmer/Analyst (Sl.....)University services, Posting IP-0020. MKhankal Oes~ner (SL-3)-University ~::c;~~S:~sfc;)(:~ ~:p~~~~~or(Jtl)~enter, Counseling Center, Posting jP-0023. ~=~~~:;~~t- ::edkal ~:,~r~"s= ks~ro~r;;iR~ 111 1 S\ UB won a palr of doubles matches to p•ck up the team po1nt that proved to be the winning margin u the Bulls def~ted visiting Robert Morris. <f-J.ln women! tennis action at the Vi/~ Glen Tennis Club Sawrcby afternoon. The number cwo doubles combin;ation of Michelle Mercer and Kns VonSchoonhoven defut.ed RMC's Duu · Trem~ and Lau~ Roberu.S-3. UB's jen Wong and Shan• Amarasinghe downed Amanda Cha.bonek and Wendi Swanson, 9-7 , at No. 3 to sew up the point for the Bulls. In singles action.VonSchoonhoven defeated Chabonek.6--4. 6-2.at No. 4. Other singles Wlnnen for the Bulls induded Nkole Sargent at num~r two, a 6-2.6-2 VIctor over Trem~ and K.a~ M~rd . who ''dou~ ~eled" Christine O 'Connor, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 3. 'We won ugty," satd Suits coach Kathy Twist. ' 'but wt were able to puU out the win." The Bulls improved their season re<ord to s.s 01nd now head into the MidAmerican Conference portion of !:herr schedule with nine of the next I0 :agamst conference opposition. The Bolls tr:JYel to Eastern Michigan ;;and Toledo next weekend. 20034. Research Te<bktan Ill- ,. Research Institute on Addictions, Posting f R-20035. Faculty ASslstant/Assod ate ProfessorOepMtment of Pediattic.s/Division of ~~=.,~~~~~j~:~norDepartiT'Ients of Cancer Prevention, Epldemiok>gy and Biostatistics, and Social and Preventive MedK:ine, Roswell Pall: Cancer Institute and School of Medki~ and ~ical Sc~es. Posting lf...0015. Assistant/Auodate Professor-Department of Pediatno, Posting IF-0016. Anlst.llnt/Assodate Professor-~rtment of Pediatrics, Posting fF--0017. AssocLite/ Full Professor-Department of Pediatrics, Posting lf..001 8. Instructor/ Assistant Professor (three positions avallable)Oepartrnent of E.metgency Medk:ine, · Posting IF-0019. lecturer (three r~~::·~e:1~~~::~t o~ Posting IF-0020. Assistilnt!Assoc" i!te Professor-Department of Occupational =t::Udn~~~~~l~n~cal Auoc.late Profeuor-Oepart~nt of ~I Therapy, Exercise and Nutntlon Sc~nces, Posting IF-0022. Non-Competitive Classified Ctvll Service lAborer (thfft full-time, one part· time politiom available) (SG-6)· (Jnlversity Facilit~. Line if46077, IIF46080, J46081 and 1146076 ( 99 FTE) . Maintenance Assistant ( SG -9) · University Facilitte!., line II 3195.2 To obtain morr mfotmot/Ofl on ,ob1 lts!td Pmonnel SeMen ' fox a~. contocr ~~}.;~~:=fn~~~~:'1o obWin information on ResftJrch /()bl. contact Sponsorrd Progrom1 Perwnnel. 416 Crohs. \ The Bulls split a doubiehe;;ader with Mt. St. M;;a ry's over the weekend. UB dropped the fint pme. 6-1. ;;and boone~ b<J.ck to cake the second game. 8-4 In the opener. UB scored the first run on an RBI singte by Rick Manano. Mt. St. M;;ary's "WOUld COf'ne b<lck to SCorl! rolo runs m the second and third Innings to cake che le;;ad and seal~ the pme with a run in the fifth and th~ In the sixth. Tom Januchowskl took the loss and fell to 1-3 on the yea.r. The Bulls bounc~ ~ck and won the nightcap. 8-4. u Anthony Pucoa ptcked up his first wit\ of the season. He now Is 1-2 on the yea.r. Puccia went 5.0 inninp, giving up four runs on five hia ;;and nrildng out frve. }eft' Robertson came on to pitch the bst twO inninp and pick up his second 52W! of the seuon Muiano was the hitting star qain,going 2-for-3 with one run and twO R.Bis. UB scored singte runs In the first. thtrd and fourth tnnings. ;;and led 3-2 goiog into the sixth when the Bulls scOfl!d four runs. Kevin Brown knocked in one run and Brandon DrCes.a.re tud ;;a ucrffice fty to score another run in the inning. l ~ohoall The Bulls found no southern hospicality during therr weekend tnp to the Winthrop Classic in Rock Hill. South U.rolin;;a.. UB dropped ;;all four of ru contes:a duriog the tournament ;;and now sands at + 12 ovenll In the fintgame of the tourney. the Bulls nn rnto 1999Women's World Series participant Southern Misstssippi.loSing to the Golden Eagles. 15..{) Southern Mississippi went on to win the tournament With seven viaones, Including five straight shutouts. UB then continued pool play With losses to Dqton (20-3) ;;and tourney host Winthrop (6-2).The Bulluhen moved into the elimtnaoon round. whe~ they dropped ;;an 11 -2 deoston to Mid·Amenca.n Conference rmrl Akron to elftj the toum;;ament. Against Dayton. the game was dose oYer the fint four mnrnr <IS the Bulls trailed by a S-3 score with RBI:s by Scacee M;;adden. Ktm Sud<J.kow ;;and T rna Bre;;akell. Facing Wmthrop rn the final game of the pool pi~. tt was another dose pme u the Bulls a-ailed I-{) through six before the Eagles scored five m the last inning. UB nllied for ;;a pair of runs scored by Su<bkow and Krm Coon m the bottom of the sewnth but got no closer Breakelt tud the Bulls' cwo RBis in the I0-21oss to MAC member Akron �8 11eporieso March 23, ZDOO/Vol.31. No.24 Thursd•y, M•rch 23 -- 0n1 ~ Sclonca lluletln Boord of Oral .~~~;:~~i"s:~. Prof., Dept. Of 0ro1 Diagnostic 355 Squire. 8 a.m. Sc~es . Free. lluslness-.toop Principles of Lun .::.:::::::r-,.:: of - =~~~~ini --.... --Non- """"'• 275 Oak St., Buffalo.'gl a.m .-5 p .m . 1250. Spon>O<Od ~ State Doveiopmonl Emf':" Propoflionalttazwds. Marl< Brody, Pari< c.ncer Institute. 182 Farbor Hall 6-7 p.m. Free. ~- 6 ~~~-informalion, --- lnterclbdpllnaoy Conference on the ~ T h e -· Center for tho Bo<den of tho America>: · Rothlnklng Our Modernities. · 120 Clemons (March 23) and Screening Room, Center for the Arts (March 24-25). North campus. 9:15 a.m.-6 p.m. Arts Screonlng Room.~ - ~~of · =..~ond . Information, fmily Toll, 645. 2191 1 ext. 1199. ~~~c'd:.:.o;;~~~~ and Sdences; Deonis Tedk>ck. James H. McNulty pro!essor of ~; 17...;~14,=~ Henry fu"ssma n, julian Park ~~;o~~~~~:,e rt.~~~~~~~Dept. ~~=~bt~~e Canadian Consulate; Canadian Embassy ConferMCe Grant; · Tuetday Conversations in the Disciplines :28 · Award (SUNY). For moro information, Oavld E. Johnson at 645-6000, ext. 1180. UB Cybntles Teaching Center WMuhop L~~g~~!~~~r~ 27. 11 :30 a.m. Free. Open only to' ~:, ~:'i~i~~~.~,::ff Rath, 64S-3S28 . ~~-ling ~es : . ~~~~obin1 ~~~e ~~~~~~~~ist, . ~~-~f-7~r;tl0re : ~ Pegnom Lecture . Sdonc:o In tho Public Eyo: . Some Lessons f<W Addressing . Environmental tssues. S. Bruce . kohm, SBK Environmental · ROOrth, Inc. 228 Natural ~~~=lexb).~::ji;a~~: P:?orum Fund. For more ~~~~"exr:etR~.~ _Geology. 111o1og1ca1 Sciences Seminar lbtingt. for event' laking fJ i au~ o n ~s, or f or off-campus evenu where UB groups are principal t.ponsors. Usting.s are due no later than noon on lhe Thursday prectedlng publication. Listings are only i!<.<epted through the elect ronic submluion form for the on line UB Calendar of EvenU Dt <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu / calendar/ login'> . Bec:aus.e nf space limitations, not a ll events in the electronic calcnriar will be Included In the Reporter. Structure and Mechanism of a Group 11 lntron c.ata~ ~trkX~~~~~~u~r Biophysics, Howard Hughos Medial Institute, Columt;a· Univ. 220 Naturil Science Complex. 3:45p.m . F.... For ~~=~·s~~'28.~t -·Logic c............ ~;! 1.1'3~~~';:Js_ 1 seniors. For more 1nfonnati0n, 645-ARTS. · T.,. Wortcsl>op. Steve Ingram. · Internal R"""""" Senllco. 225 · NaturJI Sciences ComP'ex. 4 24 r,;~r:n.srs::= ~ Scholar Services. Fo< mo.. information, 645-2258. Groduate Student c--..ce - NIIYigatlng Social Spaces. Elijah Andonon, HSM Student • Unioo and 330 Student Unioo. 9 a.m.-S p.m. Free. For ITIOI"'e information, Diane R. aesse., ~=~~~;,'-2~~. 55. Spon>O<Od by Dept. of Music. For more inforlnation, 645-2921 . UB i::.~&'lc~~es, c,..._. Tuchlng Center WMuhop HTML Edlton. Capon 127, ~~~::_u= ~lyto ~!~~~=~.~~ff. Rath, 645·352B. ::....oblology/lllochemlstry Mojalitocopton In Gone ..Jtegulotlon ondlntracollulor Cappo< Trafflddng. Thomas V. O' Halloran, Northwestern Univ. G26 Farber. Noon. F.... , ~by~~For more'frW'orrnation, Mari< O' Brian, 829-3200. 64S-2444, ext. 119. ~=·ar~~e:!~ CJde C--'7- ~'::=.%~ Life WMuhop Series LMng In a 01Yene World: How to Mae Tolenlnce Into an Asset. Karen Bernstein and Andrea~. student Quwtet . 645-2417, ext. 462. ~~~\~1 ~\~:30 ~ ~~0:,~.\"J..~tion, · ~s=-.Schalon Friday Ada at Noon Question and Answer with Famous China Hllnd. WilHam Hinton, 280 Parft. Noon-1 p .m. =~~- John Chomistry ond tho Foster Lecturo Endowment. information. Thomas W. Burtcman, 64S-3-474 . Geogrophy ColloqUium Transaction cost. scale economies and lntraflrm Center for the Arts Drama . rn~~~-~~~ student>: 55 In odvanco, 57 =~% information, 645-ARTS. Concert Tom Jones. Center for tho Arts --- 49 Wi~irrs'O"~P~ • infonnatlon, 6<15-ARTS. . SoYoge In Umbo. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Katharine Cornell Th<atro. 8 p .m . 55 genorol, 53 students and seniors. For more information, 645-ARTS. S•turd•y 25 s,.._on Gender ~·­ ~~~,/=. ~~~~. What l.s Gender as We End ~:fi':~~~~ Free. Technologies ~~- tho 20th and Entor 11\o 21st Conllny? 215, 216. 21B and 222 Narural Sciences Complex. 9 a .m .-S p .m . For more Activities. For more tnfonnat:iOn, ?,:fflg~l~gc:~bt~ , foc ~:~a~~~i~sl. Dlvenil)l. Room assi!Jnment Spon>O<Od by OffKe of Student Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125. Chamber Musk Amherst Saxophone Quartet. Sl~ Concert Hall. 8 p.m . S10, SS. Sponsored by Dept. of MusK:. For more information, 64S-2921. tbeater Performanc:e Savage In Umbo. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Katharine rr;~~~~~.o~~~oo. Foster Chemlstoy Colloquia Regulation of Metal lon =~:~~~~3e~r~~~= lAw Class BEAT Pn-Bar ROYiow Program for 3Ls. 109 O' Brian. 11 a.m .-3 p .m . Free. For more information, M~i nda Saran, 645.0223 . Interactions. Andrew S. Borovik, Univ. of Kansas. 216 Natui-al Sctences Cornptex. lAw Dinner ~~~~~so:t~ Dinner-Musings of a n Free._ OUTLAW.s 4th An"!ual ActMst. Eliabeth Conant. UniVonlty Inn. 2402 N. Forest Rd. 6:30p.m. 515 for students; . S30 for others. Fo< mar< information, 645-2161. : ~-· SoYoge In Umbo. Dept. of Theoiiund Danco, Kotharino · Cornoll ~atro. 8 p .m . IS genoro~ S3 studonts and .seniors. For I'T'IOf"e Information, · 645-ARTS. -......,..t4Pl.US ~£~~ Building. Buffalo. 8 p .m . F.... For mar< information, 645· 3810 . • Sund•y ·26 . ~SoYoge In Umbo. Dept. of · Th<atro and Danco, Kotharine Comoll Th<atro. 5 p.m. S5 genoro~ S3 students and seniots. For rT~<n information, 645-ARTS. T-PIMMFestiYol, 2000 Cancert I Frlna AnchonsU and Kenwyn Boldt. pianists.· Sloe Concen Hall. 8 p .m . S5. Spon>O<Od by Dept. of Music. For mar< information. 645-2921 . ~nd•y 27 ETC Technology Tool nps P.,.swon:I-Protecting Your Wob Silo on INings. :~2'\";'~~~';,ter Free. for more lnformatiOO. 645-7700. c.nun...~- ,... 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Cuts pose challenges for libraries von Wahlde tells FSEC that UB has slipped out oftop 50 in research library rankings ByMAIIAMC~S R~er Assistant Editor T HE serious impact of UB's budget shortfall bas the University Ll'braries fucing a challenging fu ture, Barbara von Wahlde, associate vice president for University Librar· ies, told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at the group's March 22 meeting. A major indication of the nega· tive impact of recent budget problems, she reported, is that over the past few years, UB has slipped con- 1 siderably in the rankings of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), an organization of 120 institutions across the United States and Canada. The libraries dropped from num ber 43'in 1993-94 to 55 in 1997-98 due to declines in gross-added vol· umes, current serials and the num - ber of professional and support staff as a result of budgetary constraints. Before this y~r. von Wahl de e"plained, the libraries could position themselves as one of the top 50 collections and information service ar- eas in No nh America, a descriptio n that she says n o w is "cl ea rl y a stretch." She reminded the FSEC that neither the SUNY Board of Trustees no r the state legi slature recom mended inflationary increases for the SUNY li braries in thi s year's budget. Furtherm o re, she added , nothing wa s d o ne mt e rna ll y to counter the defi ciency. "Since the vario us catl-gon es of research materials we purchase in creased in average price fro m hetween 6 to 10 percent, tht: absence o f thi s i ncrea se decrea sed o ur spending po wer by an estimated $500,000, or nearly I0 percent." in addition, she noted, UB im posed a baM cut o($232,000, to "fur· ther and permanently" erOOe the l.i braries' budget. "We ho pe there will be an infla tionary increase next year in the SUNY budget, but that is yet to be determined," she added ... It is clear to those of us who have d8VOted seriou s portions of our careers to building the libraries that the mis- c-o.u.d - page 1 Students tackle Hickory Woods issue Chemistry students aim to clear the air between residents, government BY EllEN GOLDIIAUM News Sefvk.es Editor A UB scientist whose un dergraduate chemistry Woods could have implications for other brownfields sites throughout the United States, according to Joseph A. Gardella, Jr., professor of class is analyzing air and chemist ry and the instructor of soil samples in South Chemistry 470, "Analytical Chern · istry of Pollutants." Gardella will speak tonight at a public meeting to which he and his Buffalo's Hickory Woods subdivi- sion, a former stttl company site, says he hopes that the university's efforts can help bridge the communication gap dividing the commu- nity from the government and regulatory agencies in charge of investi - gating the site. Descrtbed as "another Love Ca nal" by activist Lois Gibbs, who visited Hickory Woods earlier th is month, the subdivision consists of about 60 city-subsidized homes that were built in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Construction of new homes was stopped in the late 1990s when developers found industrial wastes in the soil and sampl ing revealed high rates of carcinogenic contami nation. Since then, residents have complained of severe birth defects in children conceived and born to resident famili t~. and of a high incidence of cancer. The issue' ra ist•d at Hid.;,or y students were invited by officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Hickory Woods residents. The meeting will focus on the EPA's soil sampling plan for the neighborhood, scheduled to begin in April. With funding from UB's Environment and Society Institute, Gardella has for several years been working with students, communities., corporations and local government on public service projects that combine environmental analysis with strong efforts aimed at dearly and accu rately communicating the result s to residen ts. "The model of commumcatio n and community input that Wt> have developed shows how commun ities can get a handle on their environments. draw attention to potential environmental problems or get background data to help answer some of their questions ,'' said Gardella. "'When we are invi ted by a commu nity to come in, we ask what their concerns are, and then we design an analytical chemistry project that ad dresses those concerns that also can be completed in a semester." He added, however, that once stu dents start working o n o ne of these projects, they often continu e int o the summer, past the time when the course is complete. "They do it because they get so involved and so motivatl-d by their interactions with the co mmunity," he said. eca -Babcock restdents. " Erie County had actually gtven the company a certificate fo r lowering its organic chemistry emissions." said Gardella, "but the company had no way to demonstrate to residents that they actually had." After extensive meetings held last year with local residents and with officials at Buffalo Color, GardeUa du~tri a llandfill . and hts student -chemists distributed to residents badges With senso rs to detect co ntaminants m the air. alo ng with instructi ons about when and how to wear them . \'\'hen the badges were returned to students and analyzed, no ne of the targeted contaminants were detected. "The resident's knew they had not been exposed because they collecteJ the data themselves," Gardella sa1d. "The u psho t i,uhat by working Wit h both the co mpan y and Wtt h re"t dent s, we helped build a bndgt' he f\o.•ccn people m the(t)m m untt\' anJ t he co mpa nv. Pt·op le \ a tlt llh.k " .thtnll the compa nv h,t\'t' .:hJ.ngl'J At Htckon· \\'nod ... thuu!!h . thl· S IJ. kL~ J. rl' far hl[tht•r. Buffalo Colo r had not traduton .tlly h.td g_cl~Ki rdatt ml..., with tht'St·n · Contlnutd on p.gc 6 In 1998. Gardella's class workt-d \vlth the Seneca-Babcock neighborhoo d, where residents were con cerned about emissio ns and odors from the Buffalo Co lo r Co rp. In 1997, student s a naly-ted sa mples from Stachowski Park, wherl' neigh bon. were coi1cerm:d about an ad ,act· nt undevelo ped pa red of land that as a fo rmer municipal and in tAmstn h."tt"tt tnt ht· l.ttl· I \} ~0, ..1nJ �2111ep a "tea llldl30, 2111/ill.31.1o.25 BRIEFLY ~. clink:alassociate professoroflaw, on "both sides" as an attorn~ a defense attorney and as a special assistant attorney general for the New York State Departm,eiit of Law in the Office of the Special Prosecuto.r. As a member of the Offiee of the Special Prosecutor, he prosecuted corruption cases in New York City. ..._,..... _....... .......... l'ldldthoOepDIIIat ....... ~- Aprl7~1ntho ......... llll- -In tho c-tartho- on t h e - Clmpuo. ---7:10p.m. on Aprl7, 1 p.m. ond 7:)0 p.m. on April ond 1. p.m. on Aprl9. T - , .c s CDil Ill S171ar -ondS151arond-~ ....... --tho~lartho­ Oep's_..,....... ,_.. ___ _ bolc ..... 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' 18t.., Then_ -• to be a r.uh of 1 ... _ _ _c_.......,._ l ............ polke-.ollty- -..-..-.....-. c~DIAIIo. bo¥fttlptlon ......... Alogelu, . . . . - . .. - .... Aft --of-bon -IDcn!aM7 Mass media outlets today are high in number and technological advances abound This mak<s it dif6cult to know whether the incidents are oo theina-easeorwbethertbespe<d with which ""'set the information and the detailed nature of the information rnai<.s it appear that the number of incidents is on the risc.Onethingdoes . seem dear. the nature ofthe incidents seem JliOCe devas1ating and ing---<odomy with a wooden handle and a 40-plus shot saM> resulting in 19 wounds and death. ¥ - - . , _ IUO]NIMCI by the DIAIIo v-kt7 My reaction was mo"' disappointment than surprise. My years as a prosecutor of corruption crimes raught me that it is always difficult to convict police officers, judges and lawyers. Perhaps it has something ta do with the jury feeling invested in those groups as a line between lawful behavior and the fear ofunbridled lawlessness. Part of it may also be a misUlfurmed fear that crime is ram panl I call it misinformed because there is reason to believe that crime is actually de=asing. but we hear so much about particular crimes that much of society may have the impression that crime is on the rise. The Judge In the"DUUio use has been ec:cuMCI of Hsl•nt· lng" the Jury In fsvor of the pollee. II that possible1 As a lawyer for more than 20 yean. I have always thought that jury in- structions we"' the most difficult part of a trial to understand. In an effort to give a jury guidance in the application of the law to the facts in the case, we aaualJy may do more to confuse than eolightm. ~on both sides ba... an opportunity to prepare and SIJI!&<St a chars< to the judge and should alw.Jys takesdvan• of that opportunity. The judge may decide toddMranolhcr ordiffem~t chars< be or she r..ls is superior, moremmprehensiye. or easier to undersl2ud. In the ...m there is ..asoo to belie.ea judge has~ in an effort to slant the c1wJe, it al.._ oertainlywould bocQmea matter to be raised on appeal in the case of a conviction. When a case results in an acquittal, like the DiAno cise. there is no opportunity for an appeal. In sum a case, 1 would ezpect the to be reported to the Commission on Judicial Conduct. maw to- , ..... today'• soddy, pollee nioniflnt .... questions later7 It is true that as a society we ba... moved from zip guns to machine guns. resulting in a heightened sense of fear that what might ba... been a m~ltter of some injury yean ago might mean death toclay. We are not, however, better served by a=pting the notion of "shoot first and ask questions Ia~.· Jbdieve,in the1ong run,...., will be better served as a society ifwe insist that polia: adhere to jol>-descriptioo limitations that authorize investigation and apprehension, leaving to another mmponcnt the job of deciding guilt, detern]ining and eucuting punisbmenl . What could poulloly c.ue polk• officers to brutalize una.......t suspecb7 much of thll ............. lsrelatedto drvgs, to penonaUty problemsa-copst-Mives, polka ...,.--·•t1Mon7 to fear o f - "other"- self-correcting. -·--'polk• It is impossible to determine bow . • ....,..._-....,. muchofourpmblemofpoiicebru- - - 7 tality is attributable to drug laws. as As a start,...., need better trainoppooed to IOine personality short- ing and screening of law-encoming OD the part of those wbo fortm>mt pmonnei. We must polioeus.Onethingseemsdear.our mnemberthatwedon'tsoanydrug policy is a monummtol f2ilure. place special to set police. lawFor more than 20 years, ,., ' - ' yon or judses. They oorne to the wat<hodourprisoo population BlOW job with the same human frailin almost geometric proportions. ties one finds in society at Wge. The ow:rwhdming majority of that Beawe society has cbarised 10 growth is a result of drug-law pros- much in terms of the kind and etUiiom. Theaiminal-justicrsymm is lit<ralJy ...ding from tbe weisbt quantity of violena: ...., esperiplaced on ~courts and oomc- =""'may be better served by lions facilities. Stiffer sental<ZS ' - ' instituting grea~ safeguards. There has been talk about rolatdooe little to deur pe<lllle from eo- ing police of1ia!n out of hightering the enterprise of drug crime. intmSity and undt:rcover units ltappears~ooceadealeror""""' afttt three yean. 1 favor doing is arrested, or a drug house is cb«<. more byoonsie!eriJil! alimitatioo anolhcr actor or property is waiting on the nilmber ofyears a pe!SOD in thewinp. Whatever one's spin on is alJowod to do police 'WOrk. It where"':" eiiOrts to become a drug- may no longer be the kind ofjob free soaety should be headtd. >« • a penon should do for 20-plus must face the realitythat int<rdiction yean. A~ that offered paid and incarceration ' - ' failed, and lea.., three years so an of6oiled miserably. Perhaps a OOtch to 6cer cnuld get education pr treatmentandeducabon might pro- training in a new field should be vide .mo.., productive ...Wts. Edu- c:xplored. There ~d should catiOn and treatment rq>resent a new be--considerable resistance to rur.ction: one....,co~takewithout the idea that local police and abandorung the desire to promotl! prosecutors can adequately inand become a drug-free soaety. vestigate themselves and ooeanHpw.., A f r l u n - . other. The.. is rqson to believe, -'"'~with based on recent incidents, that pollee with -lilncb of this effort is unworlc.able and lncldants goleg 0017 does little to inspire confidence The truth is that none of us can feel in the justi<le system. We need to comfortable when there is a sense c:xplo"' the establishmc:nt of inthat law-enforcement behavior is dependent/special p~ton out of control or over the line. It is toimestigatl!andprosecuteeo<wrongtothiokthatif,.,acceptthe ruption aimes. The'aiminalstatu.s qaw ~police brutol- justice system should be cnnity, it will ..main confined to be- c:emed that citiuns ba... confiing a minority-community P.rob- dence in the process and the !em. Lawlessness tends to feed on people that implement and exitself and, like a toothache, it is not ecutl! the proc<ss. everY McCall rips state for underfunding education Comptroller urges UB audience to exert presiure on legislators for education issues By SUE WUETCHU RqxxtB Editor T HE first question that stall! ComptroUer H. Carl McCall fielded during a March 23 appearance at UB was the inevitable one: Does he ba... other political aspirations? M<Call, thest!te'schief6scal ofliar since I 993 and the leading contender rorthe Democratic nomination in the next gubernatorial election, was somewhat coy in his response. "I'm planning. I'm looking at it, I've not made a final decision; it's kind of early," be told a small but enthusiastic aowd gathered in the Student Union Assembly Hall McCall said be wants to concentrate his political efforts on helping Vice President AI Go"' and First Lady Hillary Rodham Ointoo get dected,and wiii'Jnalc< an announcement about his own political future after the November dections. But McCall-who at one point prdaced a comment with "when I become g<WmlOr"- gave the gmup a traditional stump specdl, stressing his commitment to education and blasting the current administration in Albany for what he called a lack of vision and investment in the issue. • 1 feel that the leaders in the stall! doo'tsbaremycommitmenttoeducation and don't value an education the way that I do," be said, noting that education "really made a difference" in his life. He pointed out that the sovemor's<D:CUtivebudget "shortchanges" educatioo, allotting only $12 billion of a totol $78 billion spending plan to eduatiOn, and dedining to fund programs already enacted into law by the legislatwe He spoke in particular of the "Ladder" program, the essential dements of which, he said. will "ntake a difference in education at the primary and seconclary levels" by mlucing class size, bringing technology into the classroom and ptly expanding p~ programs. At the higher-education level, cause the people on the campuses Gov. George Pataki has worked to havm't been active, and don't make cut funding fur SUNY, increase tu- this an issue; he said ition and cut the Tuition Assistancr He cited the political pressure exProgram. McCall said, and the ,leg- erted in Washington that led to the islature has "ruisted" these efforts. recent bill allowing penons to main"New York Stall! is the only state tain full Social Security benefits, in the nation over the last 10 years to even if they oootinue to work and mluce its 6nancial commitment to earn mo"' than $17,000 a year. higberiduatioo."be said, calling the "This is what happens when dfort"sbort-sighted"inaneconomy pe<lllle settngetber and put pressure that is becoming increasiJWyglobal. on, and legislators know what they "We ba... to ntake sure """'f"De (the ..,ten) want," he said gets a first-class education, and in Students, faculty and staff must particular a college eduation," be <lo the same with higher eduation. -nte point ...., ba... to make to said. "1~s unfortunate that the governor and the legislative leaders people is that education is DOt just don't really understand this. anolhcrapense. Education is sn in"We can't si.t back and say, 'too v.stmeot, sn-tiMStment in the fubad,'" he added. "You as students, ture and SD investment that .... w.lnt faculty and st:affba... a responsibil- them (legislators) to make," he said. ity to do something about that." He stressed that decisions made McCall pointed out that in a po- in Albany are "political decisions litical envirotUDlint. decisions .,. and you ba... the ability to inlluencr made based on politicalp~ those decisions by being beard, by "I believe the reason ...., w.v.n•t being organiud and by reaching out seen the political and 6nancial com- and sj>eaking to tbe people that you mitment to higher education is be- dect." �Uarcll30. 2000/Vol. 31.111.25 M&T contributes to UCI Bank's donation allows housing program to move forward ., SUI WU£1'CHUI "This initia!M will stabilize resid<n- mcnt of Housing and Urban O.V.lRtpOI'ttr Ed;tor tial property values, invigorate opment. The ho~ underwent ex· contributionof$31,000 nearby commercial districts and tens:ive interior and exterior rcnoayearfortwoyeanfrom strengthena>mmunityinstitutions. vation. "M&T Bank is pleas«! to join Now that the three-house pilot M&T Bank will allow theUniversityCommu- with the University at Buffalo and projectiswellunderway,UCiwould nity Initiative (UCJ) to move for- Fannie Mae as a partner in the Uni- like to "mo..,forwardand execute a ward with its housing acquisition, versity Community Initiative." fuller version of the project." Gehl rehabilitation and resale program in says, adding that the the University Heights neighborcontribution from hood of Buffulo. M&T will go into the The first house purchased and fund to purchase and renovated through theprogram,lorehabilitate addi cated at 31 West Northrup Place, tiona! homes. was put on the market at the end of; Sbe notes that last month. Mor~r. UO has mn- .. the hawing program is based on the contracts pending with property owners on West Northrup Place and cept of the block as Lisbon Avenue for the purchase of the .. unit of developthe other two houses in the initial ment." Based on this three-house pilot program, says ~ ~ concept, UCI has beDan is Gehl, UCI project director. tured.,. D..W · MWr .tee pnsldent; gun its "block-foFannie Mae Corp. and the Uni- D...U COehl <-right), UCI profect director, cused activity." meetversity at Buffalo Foundation, Inc., . - Mwy (f• ...,..,), presling with community are funding the pilot program. The dent few public llff.tn. stakeholders about A ==-..:" ;p .U:., service--W,. co...- law firm of Magavern, Magavem and Grimm, LLP, is providing pro bono legal services. "We're encouraged by the confiden~ in this project that M&T is showing through its two-year contribution." Gehl says. "We look forward to working with them and are pleased to have them join UBF and Fannie Mae in this venture." The UCI housing program will benefit greatly the neighborhoods around UB's South Campus, noted James ). Beardi, president of M&T Mortgage Corporation. "By acquiring, rehabilitating and reselling homes on targeted blocks within our urb3n communities, UCI will have a posi!M impact on those neighborhoods," said Beardi. Asenvisioned,theprogramwould stabiliu housing---41ld thus renew the "university community" around the South Campu.r-by attracting younghouseholds,indudingrenters, and baby boomers to University Heights, the most visible and inlluentia! neighborhood in the an2 surrounding the South Campus. A marketing study commissioned by UCJ and funded with a 530,000 contribution from Fleet Bank determined that such a housing-rehabilitation project is feasible and would have a positive impact that would be "unparalleled in the region." The house at 31 West Northrup Place, a 1- 1/2-story, four-bedroom, single-family home, was purcruised in October from the federal Depart- the hou se at 31 West Northrup Place, she says. ua plans to coordinate the efforts of other community partners. ineluding financial-service agencies, community-based organizations, residents and the City of Buffulo, to try to put together a package of resourus that would be available to property owners, as wdl as other activities that could enhance the value and aesthetics of the block, Gehl says. The housing project is one of sev..-al projects ofUCI, a collaborative partnership led by UB, the City o( Buffalo and the towns of Amherst, Tonawanda and Cheektowaga to stabilize, rebuild and revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding th e South Campus. Obesity-gum diseas~ link found BY LOtS 11A1W1 News Services Editor ESEARCHERS from the School of Dental Medicine~ found that obesity is significantly related to periodontal disease through the pathway of insulin resistance. Using data from the Third NationaJ Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES Ill), they have shown that overweight people with the highest levels of insulin r~i s­ tance were 50 percent more likely to R have severe periodontal disease, co mpared to overweight people with low insulin resistance • Results of the study will be pre- sented April 8 at the annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research, being held in Washington, D,C. "This study suggests yet another way bacteria in the mouth are substantial sources of systemic chal- rates among American adults, juveniles and children. Recent research had hinted at a possible relationship between periodontal disease and obesity, Grossi noted, but no systematic studies have been published. To investigate this question morcfull)l Grossi and coUeagues at the Periodontal Disease Research Center analyzed data on periodontal Sllltus, body mass index (BMJ), fastinginsulinand • fasting glucose from 10,836 participants who took part in NHANESW. Persons with diabetes and thosebaving fewer than six teeth were excluded Persons with a BMI of more than 27 were con- sidered overweighL BMI is an index that represents the ratio of a person's weight to heighL It is determined by dividing the weight in kilograms by the height in meters squar«l. Periodontal disease was assessed as'havingan average loss ofgum anachment from teeth of more than 1.5 mm. lenge," said Sara Grossi, clinical assistant professor of ofaJ biology, diAn index of insulin resistance---a rector of the UB Periodontal Disease Research Center and lead author condition in which the body of th e study. "The ~ doesnotrespondweUtotheacmechanism that in creases insulin resistance is possibly an- 5=- other pathway that ex- tion of insulin-was deter - ¢ mined by multiplying th e amount of fasting insulin by the an1ount of fasting glucose. plains how bacteria from periodon- Grossi's analysis found that over- tal disease affects the risk Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. They are all different parts of the puzzle." Obesity is increasing at alarming weight people with an insulin-resistance index in the top quartile were nearly 50 percent more likely to have severe periodontal disease, com- pared to those with a high BMI and low insulin resistance. ..Acute infections cause metabolic disturbances and periodontal disease is one of humankind's most common chronic infections," Grossi said. "In this case, we think bacteria from gum disease may interfere with fat metabolism, leading to elevated LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol This has been shown in small case-control · studies and animal studies. " Now we see a relation - ship between obesity, insulin resistance and periodontal disease in a large, population-based cohon. This relationship is significant bectuse obesity is an im- portant risk factor for Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. It is possible that periodontal disease contributes to increased mor bidit y in overweight or obese individuals. "Physicians once thought that the damage from periodontaJ infection was limited to the teeth and gums. We now know that oraJ health must be watched much more closely." Grossi said molecular biology studies are needed to unravel the actual mechanism and biological basis of the obesity-periodontal disease relationship. Alex W. Ho, statistician in the Department of Oral Biology, also contributed to the study. The research was funded by a grant from the U.S. Public Health Service. -\ Rep a..._ DrieD Information sessions set on grad student Fulbrights Information ~e~slons Eil for griMiuate students intn-ested in apply- ing for Fulbright grants for 2001-02 will be held from noon to I p.m. on April 12 and Aprill4 in 930 Clemens Hall on the North Campus. The grants, sponsored by the U.S. State Department under the legislative mandate of Congress, are for graduate study o r-research abroad in academ ic fields and for practical training in the creative and performing arts. Approximately 900 grants will be available to graduate students in mo·re than I00 countries. Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and hold a bachelor's degree o r its equivalent by the beginning date of the grant. Creative and performing artists are not required to have a bachelor's degree, but must have four years of relevant training or study. Candidates in medicine must have an M.D.or equivalent (e.g .. D.D.S., O.D., etc.) at the time of application. All applicants are required to have sufficient profic1ency m the lan guage of the host country to carry out their proposed study or research. Fulbright full grants provide round-t rip international travel , maiO · tenance for the durat~on of the grant and tuition waivers. if applicable. Fulbright travel grants prov1de round-trip travel to the cou mrv where the student will pursue study or research. They are intended to supplement maintenance awards from other sources that do not provide funds for international travel or an applicant 's personal funds. Anyone planning to attend an information session should con tact Mark As hwill , Fulbright program adviser, at 645-2292 or < ubwli@acsu.buffalo.edu >. Information also may be obtained from the UB Fulbright Program homepage at <http:/ / wlngs .buffalo.edu / fulbrlght >. Limon Dance Company comes to UB for residency, performance The Center for the Arts will present the in ternationally famous Lim6n Dance Company at 8 p.m. Aprill5 in the MainstageTheatre on the North Campus. It is the third performance in the center's 1999/2000 KeyBank Dance Series. The renowned dance company currently is in residence in the Center for the Ans until April 15. The residency includes master classes for studenrs in the Department of Theatre and Dance, as weU as activities for several elementary, middle and high schools in the area. In continuous operation since 1946, the Lim6n Dance Company is recognized as America's oldest modern-dance repenory company. It is the living embodiment of the movement, techniqu e and philosophy of theater developed by Jose Lim6n and his mentors. The company's mission is to produce vitaJ, exciting dance theater of th,e quality to be at the vanguard of the international dance scene and to provide a home for modern-dance masterpieces. The Lim6n Dance Company was the first American modern-dance company to perform in Europe in 1950 and the first dance troupe to perform in Lincoln Center in 1963. The company performed during every American Dance Festival season from 1948-73, and has had the honor of appearing twice at the White House. Tickets for the April IS performance are $18, SIS and $9 for the general public and $7 for st udents. Discount coupons are avai lable at all area KeyBank locations. Tickets are available at the Center for the Arts box office fTom noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at all Ticket master loca tions. For more information, cali645-ARTS. For more informati on on the Lim6n Dance Com pany in residence at the Ce nter for the Arts, caJI 645-692 J. Alumna funds scholarships Alumna Adele M. <Oottscholk. M.D. '67, has given a 5225.000 g•ft to suppo rt scholarships for studL~nts Ill th e School o( Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The Adele M. Gottschalk Scholarship Endowment Fund will pro· vide a renewable tuiti on scholarship for at least one ll tudent Ill each incoming fres hm an clas~ "who demonstrates need and IS morall~· fit ." The size of the scho larship a mount will be bt.•twecn lS percent and 100 pe rcent of tuition, as determined by the dean and tht.• dol lars available to be spent from the Jccount. For Gottscha lk, it was a simple decision. " J am grateful for the ed ucational opportuni ties that I had and for the whole S\'Stl"m that allowed me to take advantage of them ," shl· sa1d. " I wanted tu hdp o thers who need s1milar assistance:· Gottschalk, who grew up in New York Cllv, SJH..I her father d1ed when she was II and her mother told her: " If you waQI an edu(a tion , you will have to pay for it.~ Gottschalk said she worked hard to earn her education during a period when state s(hoo ls awarded sc holarships based on merit and need thro ugh thl~ (;ovcrnor Rockefeller Sc holarship Incentive Award program. She completed her undergraduate degree at City Un ivcrs1ry of Ne" York in Queens and came to Buffalo for medi cal school. GottschaJk continued to earn scholarships that covered virtually all of her tuition for medical school. �Electronic Poetry Center offerings prove th•t April Is not the cruelest month c-.o~~~e·­ ...,....... ~ Cerolor, -.g !IMII22. c...._,.,__--.-.(1&.4'*- ~ EPC ·celebrates poetry on the Web · m . , PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor PRIL is National Poetry Month and what better place to bebold a gallery ofdaringnew'ft'Orkthan the Electronic PoetryCen~<r (EPC), theddiniU.., Web-based, worldwide resourcefordigitalpoetryandanexample of ways in which information tedmologyassiststboc:xplorationof the humanities. In honor of the· first poetry month of the new miUennium, the center is presenting .. Poetry for April," a special collection of new digital works for and about ·April, at <httpo/ / epc.buffelo.edu/ >. What is digital poetry, anyway? Poet Loss Pequeilo Glazier, librarian and director of EPC. describes it as "poetry that cannot occur on paper~ That means, he says, that the work has movement or programming qualities that allow for forms of experimentation that wouldn't even occur to the writer of print poetry. It is poetry that moves, sings. talks, hopsaround,changes,interactswith the reader, is performed (or per· forms itself), allows readers to rnanipulateor even change it, or pushes the ~terary envelope in other provocative and novel ways. Since it was founded, the EPC has been a groundbreaking innovation in the worJdofthe Web, since jt provi des an edited collection of primary literary texts. It is one of the first sites ever to provide a collaboration between a university and the in novati ve writing community and has set a standard fo r electronic librarianship and a national model for mining the possibilities of a true online archive on the lntemct. "EPC presents tomorrow's poetry today,... says Glazier. " It introduces p i oneering~terary artists and makes it possible for the reader to find out about many new kinds of poesis or A -,...______ -................... __ Ur-.ay - lllll ond ~ -. -24. --(11.-~ ' -.giP.OCW. - I W -(~ (~~ ......... d--... 0021.. - - ( $ 1 . . l)-OIIIce Posting fNI0)1 . U..~ T~s,.-(ll­ l).Uw School. Posting IP-0032. Apor--. - - ( 5 1 .-Z)UnMnlly Hils ond ~ Posting ff'-003 3. d-- ~-~Spedllst (SI..l)-(llica Monogomonl. School d ____..Posting IP-003-4. 01111-. ........... =~~- T-""-- I P.OOll. Pnlgrom- lor .,_Techndogy(Sl-2)MIIonl- College, Posting IP.OOl6. U.. ~ (51.-J).Uw School. Posting IP-0037. VIce -ID (51.-4).olllcod AiumrW - · Posting ff-0038, the Dnclard- e...-__.,.($1.. 3)-Deportmontoi Educ:abon, Posting IP-0039. SUtf · (51.-2)-0oportml!n< ol AccdtJming lnd Budget s.Mcos, Posting IP-0040 - Deputy Dlnaor-Deponment of Family Medidoe, Posting fR- 20023oMedlcoiUbT1-o.p..nm.nt ollllc>chemiruy. Po5ting IR-2003l. Researd1 Technldan 111-Depanment ol Phy>iology '"" Biophysics. Posting t R-2003-4. T-~ lnstkute on Addictions, Posting_ IR-20035. -Support SpedllstDeponment o! Psydlology. Posting t R-200!6. Sec.-y 1Departmont ol Ps)chology. . Po5Ung f R-20037. Nune - -Women's Haith In- D<portment o!Sociol Medicine, Posting and ~ f R-20038. Sec.-y 11- bep.rtment of Fomlly Medicine, Posting t R-20039. ~ 'ways of making' a poem, methods unheard of until recently." EPC is the largest poetry Web sil< in the world and has been on the scene since 1994-when the Web was small, non-commercial and principally of interest to those in tecbnical fields. Last year, the center entertained more than 175,000 reader t:raqsactions, bringing its to- Green Fluoresance Protein. The result? A glowing dog Wlth a ftuon:sa:n<% emission spectrum that peaks at 510 nm. Download the glowing green mutt! • < http:/ / www.ekac..org / I n t - - . -> Telep resence art: "Darker than Night," an Edward Kac literary/visual art woddint shown in a bat caw: at the Blijdorp Zoological Gard ens in Rotterdam.Jtc:xploresthe hwnan-robot-animal interface as a means of med.iatibg relations of empathy. The participants area telerobotic bat ('bathon and more than 300 Egyptian Fruit Bat5 who sharucaw:and becomeawareoftheirmuiualpresenc< through sonar emissions. • < http:/ /home .ptd.net / -dcpMt/melnc-u.tml> Oick poetry and other work by David Knoebel integrating words, image and sound) it= talnumberofreaderin~<ractionsto 879.859 from more than 90 countries sina: it went online. (What these visitors have found there is fun, weird, odd-duck, per· plexing and beautiful. This is poetry that soothes with sound, color, shape and movement; provokes consideration of complex issues or walks right up and pi>kes you in the mind for apparently no reason at aU. For a peek at what's available, check out some of EPCs current digital poetry exhibits: • <http:// wtngs.bufflllo.edu/ e p c./ c!: z.J n es I deluxe / two I p..tdle.html> (Kin etic poetrr- " Paddle" by Neil Hennessey • <httpo/ / wlngs.buffelo.edu/ epc / ez.lnes./ deluze / two / puddle.html> (Kinetic poetryo " Puddle" by Neil Hennessey • <http:/ / www.eastgate.com/ Dlsposseulon/Welcome.html> {Hypertextpoetry:" Dispos.session" by Robert KendaU • <http:/ / www.ek•c.org / transgenk.html> Transgenic art: Eduardo Kac is a brilliant poet in a variety of media This is his prose "proposal" for the development of a transgenic canine whose DNA is laced with the GFP- Another of Kac'• works "Uirapuru," cdebrate5 and cnen.h the myth of a magical Amazonian birdthatwillsingtoyouat <htqr./ I w w w . • k • c . o r g 1 ulrapuru.htnll >. This co.mpJex aod fascinating project incorporates the writer's personal mythologyintotherealmofthertinforest and, in tho process, tran.sforms the bird into a tderobotic flying 6sb that canbemanipulatedbythe reader. ·uirapuru• was namedoneofthetopthm: artwo r ks in Japan's InterCommunication . Center's 1999 Biennale. The Electronic Poetry Center is a central gateway 'toresoun:esinelearonicpoetryand poetics produced at UB and elsewhereon the lntemet. lt is produced and supported by. the Poetics Program, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences, and the University Libraries. ..-}-Depotlment"' Subject of famous photo to speak at UB """'--'l/Assocloi.-- Kim Phuc travels around the world as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations l.eduoer (11.-ee positions Computor Sdence-lnd Engineering. Posting IF-0020. Deportment ol O«upotionnl Thenopy, Posting tF-0021 . -CinlcoiM - -Deportmont"' - -.. Cinlcol ---"""'--'li--- l't1yslcol • Thenopy, E>cen:lsolnd Nutrition Sdence. Posting IF-0022. Division ol Allergy; lnwnunology and RhurniiDiogy, Doportmont ol Medicine, Posting tF-0023. Divlsion d~ . • Deportment Posting IF-0024.-- d-... ~dSUrgory, · Posting IF-0026. ~ ~til Surgery, Posting ff-0027. Chll,...,... .....CJ . . lid CIMIIIIell --we- . . - . _ , (SCrZ7)- 10----Jola _,_..., ___,,. -· ... _....,...,. __.,_ ... _ - 121076, -onAddl<llons. lilt f21077, 121101. - -~-- ----~~ ~ 416 o.tb. OSfpeople remember her as thelinle 9year-old girl fleeing . her South Vietnam village with her arms outstretched in terror-her body burned by napalm-whose unforgettable photo captured the horror of war. Today, 28 years later, Kim Phuc is a C.madian citizen who travels the world, meeting and talking wi th people about peace as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Phuc will speak at UB as part of a program titled "The Odyssey of Kim Phuc" to be held from 6o30-8 o30 p.m. Wednesday in 110 Knox HaJJ on the North Campus. The program will begin with a screening of SheUy SayweU's 1997 documentary film, "Kim's Story," foUowed by a talk by Phuc about her life and mission. The event is free and open to the public. Major sponsornre the Asian American Student Union and Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, an Asian-interest so- rority, both at UB. and Vietnamese, struggling to get Phucsurvived 14 aboard the last helicopter> leaving months of painful r e h abilitation from the third-degree b u rns that covered more than half of her body and has sin a:.lived though years of recovery from her wounds, invPiuntary use by the Vietnamese government as a propaganda tool, marriage, motherhoOd, and an escape to the West. The suffering of the young Phuc in Nick Ut's photograph has been seared into the coUective memory of ~ the American people. This and other ~ photos memorialized t he long § AmericanwarinVietnam: aself-immolation by a Buddhist monk in 1963; a warwearyArnericansoldier burying his face in his hands in 1965; the execution of a Viet Cong soldier in 1968; a girl Screaming ~ the body of a slai n classmate at Kent StateUniv=ity in 19~, andstmuns of frightened civililllls, Americans participating adul~ but rather an innocent child: a 9-year-old casualty ~ ~ . ._,_ralld Ilia ,_ - -.._• - . - - , photo.._ b J - Ut. Saigon in 1975. of war. However, the Pulitzer Prize-winFor more information about ning photo of Phuc, taken on June Phuc's visit to tJB, contact Charles 8, 19n,isarguablythemoststirring Bland at 645-n40 or Jessica Otiang as it shows neither a oombatant or a at645-9201. �Marcli30.2f1001Vo1.31.1e.25 Clinic treats accident victims Anxieties ofvictims of motor-vehicle accidents addressed D riving. Most of us have accepted it as part of our daily lives, whether or not we're behind the wheel. Few of us, however-when we leave our homes to go to work, the grocery store or school-expect to be involved in a motor-vebideaccident that will change the rourse of our lives in an instant. . 5o says Gayle Beck, a professor of psychology at UB who has been evaluating and treating victims of motor-vehide accidents for several years. Beck, whose area of expertise people have been assessed through the clinic and, of those, 25 have been offered treatment, she added. While both physical and psychological implications follow a crash, explains Beck, her primary focus is treatiog individuals who, after a severe crash, develop post-traumatic stress disorckr. "l(s a bit like having trouble emotionally digesting what happened to you," she says ofPTSD. Some rommoo symptoms of PTSD include a fear of driving, intrusive thoughts about the accident in which the individual has been involved and becoming physically wound up or is anxiety disorders, is reaching out jumpy, Beck says. to members of the commwlity who "We focus on providing clinical have been involved in a major acci · andpsydliatricanalysis,"shesays. "Are dent to help them work through the· there specific mental-health disorders "aftennath of trauma ... that the person is curmuly havirig? Her motor-vehicle-accident clinic And specifically, are they having caters to individuals who have been PTSD problems that are reinvolved in seriow wrecks-not mi· lated to the motor-vehideaccident?" nor fender -benders--in which a The treatment Beck uses in her victim suffered major injuries, ex- clinic is modeled after an approach perienced a threat of death, or in the described by Edward Blanchard in worst cases, a fatality or fatalities oc- his book, "After the Crash: Assesscurred. Beck says the term .. motor- ment and Treatment of Motor Vevehicle accident n is used mainly be- hicle Accident Survivors." cause victims often are pedestrians "We scrupulously read through or bicyclists and can indude motor- this book, and developed a treatment cyclists as well-not simply those manuaJ that follows the treatment behind the wheel or riding in an au · approach that (Blanchard) describes tomobile. in more general terms," she says. "And 1 "One of the reasons that I wanted the treatment focuses on what we call to do this was that we... spend a lot cognitive behavior therapy." Cognitive behavior therapy, Beck o f time studying very specific kinds <iirecW of trauma ; combat and rnpe otrc.perhaps the two most studied," she says. " It seems to me that we have ignored a very common trauma that is ac· tually more prevalent than rape or combat, and that is serious motorvehide accidents. "When you look at the number of terrible accidents that happen every year, it's preny st~ggering," she says. The project, which began as a relatively small operation, Beck says. has since grown. More than I 00 says. focuses on "the here and now" and examines four components: a Behavioral- .. , don't like or want to drive" • Physiologicai-.. My h eart races every time I hear about a ca r accident .. • Cogniti ve-scary thought s about the dangers ef driving • Emotional-general feelings of depression or fear " It focusesaround specificaspects of the problem behavior-in this m- stance. we're talking about PTSD." she says. Accident victim s often are re · ferred to the clinic by emergencyroom physicians or other heaJth - care pl<T(iders who are familiar with the treatment program. Individuals interested in the program first are interviewed and evaluated, and if a diagnosis of PTSD is reached, an individual will be admi!led into a I0-week treatment program, with additional follow-up, Beck says. The treatment, which originally began as one-on·one, now is a small-group format ofbetween four and six individuals in an effort to be more responsive to treatment needs, Beck says. While the program has been immensely helpful to the participants. Beck points out that symptoms of PTSD can diminish quickly for some, but persist at length for others, who may need additional psychiatric treatmenL For llecli, the most important aspect of the program is its unique service. Often, she says. victims are referred by a physician to a chiro· praetor, massage therapist or physi · cal therapist without taking into ac· count an accident victim's mental health following a crash. .. We've heard numerous stories from some of our folks who say. ' You 're the first person who understands this.' .. she says. "People often feel very alone and fed a sense of shame or embarrass· men! about the (act that they're not coping bcner," she says. Beck says she is delighted to be able to offer treatment to accident victims who a re struggling with their trauma. ''Theft' aren't too many services in this area that are designed to address PTSD specifically in people who havr been in car crashes," she says... We really are offering a service to the comm unity and are filling a need." Architect Libeskind to lecture By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor ( ( V EssEL. for a natton s re morse ,.. " the museum with out an exi~""well of quietude ... ,""the presence ofabsenr:£'-these are some profound sense of the ineffable. Kent Kleinman, professor and chair of the Department of Architecture, notes th at Libesk ind has emerged in the past five years as one of the most prominent architects in the world and, although relatively Victoria and Albert Museum and other major projects in the U.S .. Ger· many, Israel, Spain and Mexico. He has taught and lectured at um vers ities worldwide and has held many distinguished endowed and/or visiting professorships. He currently is a professor at the of the terms that have described the experiential and daring architectur.i.l works of Daniel Libeskind, the brillian~ iconoclastic and often rontro' venial figure in international architectural practice and urban design. Lil>eskind will present a slide lec- Hochschule fur Gestaltung, ture, .. Space of Encoun ter," at the and Letters and the Akademie der Kunst. He has won many major architec tural awards for his work. in cluding the 1996 American Academy of Arts and l.enm Award for Architecture and the 1996 Berlin School ofArchitecture and Planning at 5:30 p.m.April7 in 1% Diefendorf Hall on the South Campus. · Libeskind has been referred to as the "architect of silence"because he considers architecture to be a spiri· tual domain, ..a realm that cannot be visualized, an area of invisible presence since it deals with the un · speakable." Without spiritual rontent and without a contribution to a deeper understanding of our be- ing, he says, there can be no significance in anybuilding. lt is what Eliot would call the "lucid stillness" of Libeskind's work that produces a Karlsruhe, Gennany; Louis Kahn Professor at Yale University and the Cret Chair at the University of Pennsylva · nia. He is a member of the European Academy of Arts young himself, "his ideas have influenced a new generation of architects and those interested in the future development of cities and culture." l..ibeskind's practice extends from building major cultural institutions to roncert halls, landscape and urban projects, stag< design, installations and exhibitions. Among his prominent works are Berlin's strange and cel- ebrated Jewish Museum, ihe muchdebated Spiral Extension to london's Reparte. 5 -ap April is National Poetry Month, for better or verse... m The mention of April usually brings to mind fools and tax dead · lines. But April is also .. National. Poetry Month .. and the Internet is a , treasure trove of pOdry and poetry-related resourCH for budding bards, professio nal poets and the occasionall y ode-obsessed alike. The Academy of American Poets Web site's National Poetry Month (NPM ) page <http://www.poets.org / npm/ npmfrmst.htm > lists a variety of NPM resources, including tip.!ht:ets, graphics and useful poetry contacts, online and off. Also asseinbled arc links to poetry-related journals and magaines. databases and indices, poet ry exhibits and major funding and arts advocacy organizations. An interesting feature of this site is the Listening Booth, where users actually can listen to authors read their poems aloud . "Robert Pinsky, the 39th poet laureate of the United States, believes. that poetry is a vocaJ art , an art meant to be r~d aloud... This statement opens the .. Welcome" page of the Favorite Poem Project <http:/ / www.bu.edu/ f•vorftepoem /lndex9.html> . Sponsored by the Li brary of Congress in partnership with Boston University and the New England Foundation for the Arts, this mitiative will .. create a tum -ofthe-millennium ( poetry ) arch1ve that captures American voices. faces and choices, and represents people fro m every state and with varying regional accents, ages, profess ions, kinds of educa ti on and back· grounds." The site includes samplings of the archive's poems. as well as information on the project, its sponsors and how to host a reading. UB's Electronic Poet ry Ce nter (EPC) <http://wlngs.buff•lo.edu/ epc/ > is a gateway to the growmg field of poetic works in digital media. Among o ther things. this si te has a gallery of visual poetry, an aud1o archive and a section devoted entirely to .. E-Poetry." See <http:// epc.buff•lo.edu/ e -poetry/ > for listings of kinetic. hypertext and computer-generated poetry (for more details about EPC, s~ story on page 4 ). Because such work requires software that VlSually alters tra diti onal text, EPC also links to tools like Burning Press' TextWorx Toolshed <http://www.bumlngpreu.org/ toolbox/ lndex.html> This site allows users to dOwn load programs and resources for the "disassembly, n.--organ1 1.ation and reassembly of langu age ... hopefuJI~· useful for writers and experimentalists who want to jump -start tht:lr crea tivity, or othe rwise wreck havoc upon an unsuspecting text." To round off your couplelcraving, plan to at tend one of the install · mcnts of tht: "Wedncsdays at 4 PLUS" poetics series. The Spring 2000 schedule can bl· vit:wOO a1 <http:// epc.buff•lo.edu/ poetlcs/ calend•r/ sprfngOO.html >. And don 't fo rget a visit 10 th.e UB Librarit·s' Poetry and Rare Books C:ollt:ct iOn <http://ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ ll· brartes/ unlts/ pl/ '> , whach has extensive holdings-more than 90,000 vol umes-i n 20th -cen tury poetry in English and English tran~latum, as well a~ poet~ · nnh:bno~. l e n c rs and manuscripts, and a Wid<" VJrl· etr of literary m agaz 1n ~. Tht• Poetry and Rare Books Collecuon, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ~tonday through Friday, is located m ~t20 Capen Hall . For more mformJtaon . co ntact Robe rt Bertholf o r M1 chael Basinski at 645 -29 17 For tlSSISimrct> m lomwcr.rrg lei rlrt' \Vorld \Vide Web vra UB rompu rt·r tl(CO UtltS, co rrttrct th e Co mputw~ Lentrr Help De.)k Ill 645 ·3542 -Brenda B.llttleson And Cindy Seltz. Unrven1ty Llbrone\ Brien ESI seeks EMAP proposals Iii The Environment and Society Institute is seeking propo~s for projects 1o be funded by its Environmental Manage ment Alterna tivt>s Progra m ( EMAP ). EMAP provides seed funding for mterd.isci plinary research and anaJySIS on environmental problems rel evant to the regional community All UB facu lt )' mt>mbers are eligible to apply for funding. Inter disciplinary tc3ms a rc en couraged to apply. ProJects can be up to 11 months in durJt 1on. '"''th 3 start 1ng date of luly I. Proposals must be n.·cc1vcd no later than 4 p.m. on June 2. All submissions shou ld bt' in digital form, preferably as word - proces~ ­ ing tiles attached to ema il messages, sent to ESI Co- din:c tor ~ Jo hn Vena at < jvena @buffalo.edu > or Errol Mcidmger at <eemeid@buffalo.edu>. Floppy disks may be mailed o r delivered to th e in stitute at 7 19 O'Br ian Hall, North CJ.mpu ~. For further information, contact the mstitutc at 645 -1 1S'J or < ubesi@acs u .b uffalo.ed u > or visrt th e Web ~ li e at < http :/ / www.buff•lo.edu/ esl:> . Cultural Prize. Further information on his archi - FBI agent to speak tectural work. theoretical writings and cr~en t ial s can be found at < http:/ / www.g•llnsky.com / bulldlngs / Jewlshmuseum / lndex.htm>. Photos of Libeskind projects also are at < http:/ I www.•rchltecturem•g.com / Michael M•son, •ulst•nt specl•l agent m cha rge of the Buffalo office of the Federal Bureau of Inve-stigatio n. will addr('s~ the Apnl II meeting of the Emeritus Center. Mason willdiscuss .. The X-File:svs. an EquaUy lnterestmg Reality" at 1 M!pllll/~/llbe.asp> . p.m. in the South lounge, 102 Goodyear Hall on the South Campus. The program is open to all members of the UB commu nit y. For further informati on. call the Eme ritus Center at 829·217 1. �Perfonna~es to range from traditional sonatas to the_newest In computer musk . EiJ AprU CQncert schedule has broad appeal T _____ ... _ The "UU Todo('- - ....... 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L<ttmiTAISllnWdethe ......... --ondadlyllmephcne.....-arlar-lle- ,...annat...., .. _111oy_bo_by calll!ol~limlllllanl.theJie. -.~ 9a.m. ...................... .................. ............. 111 . .,...... ...... _ atSp.m.Aprilll inSiee.'l1w!pro- domandinnaYation,andadmisoiao gram will include David Felder's In- is free. ner Sky, Erik Ofta's Laine Buttcfty UB's Hill<r Computer MusicStuand Olivier Messiaen's Oiseaux · dioo will continue its seri<s of realexotiques. A pre-concert lecture to time interactive computer music discuss the program will be held at concerts with a perfonnana to be 7:15p.m. with~ composers and held at S p.m.Aprill9 in the Black conductor Magnus Martensson. Box Theatre in the Center for the licketsfortheperformanceard12, AnsontheNortbCampus.Admis$9 and $5. sion is free. · ·T he UB O>oir will perform at S The UB O>orus, conducted by p.m. Aprill3 in Slee. TICkets for the Harold Rosenbaum, will perform concert,whicbwillindudeselections Joshua,oneofHandel's mostpopu by)anequin,Caressimi,Brahms,Bar- laroratorioshcraldingthekaderof beran<!Hindernith,are$3. thechildrmoflsraelinthebattkof David Fuller will present a Con· Jericho, at S p.m. April 20 in Slee. cert vn in the Organ Recital Series Admission is free. at S p.m. Aprill4 The UB ConinSlee.licketsare temporary En $5 for the perforsemble, directed mance that will byHelenaBogallo, .include the U.S. will perform at 8 premiere of a p.m. April 21 in piece that has not Slee.Admission is RUlli been performed ~ free. in 75 years, as well The UB Symas an organ Mass in the style of phonic Band, conducted by )on comic opera. Nelson, willfeatureaperformanaby The UB Symphony will perform guest tuba soloist Raymond Strwart selections that include Cello Con- atS p.m. April26 in Slee. Admission urto in A minor, Ptlleas and Melisaruk and Ocho por Rmlio at S p.m. Aprill5 in Slee. Tickets are $3. Remembering Leo Smit 19221999: A Memorial Concert will be held at3 p.m. Aprill6 in Baird Recital Hall on the North Campus. Featuring a complete program of Smit's music, performed by the Amherst Suophone Quartet, pianist Oaudia Hoca, pianists Stephen andFreidaManes,sopranoRO<iland Rtes, soprano Elaint Knecht, oboist Philip West and pianist Nils Vigeland, admission is free. Work by UB's graduate composition students will be featured in the Graduate Composers' Concert to be held at S p.m. April IS in Slee. The concert will reflect the music department's focus on artistic free- is free. The Cassan String Quartet will perform the Concert VI in the Sleet Beethoven String Quartet Cycle_at S p.m. April 28 in Slee. The performance will include Quartet in C Minor, Op. IS, No. 4; Quartet in F. Major, Op. 135, and Quartet in E minor,Op.59,No.5.Ttdcetsare$12, 59 and $5. ~ UB Pen:ussion Ensemble, directed by Anthony Miranda, will perfprm at S p.m. April 29 in Slee. Admission is free. The UP Suopbone Ensemble, directed by Harry Fadcdman, will perform at 3 p.m. April 30 in Slee. Admission is free. ' The UB Jazz Ensemble will perform at S p.m. April 30 in Baird. Admission is free. Hickory Woods Spldol ~- fowlhlaarfi~Hol ... ~ HEDcpartmmtofMusic traditional Balinese music and a will offer a diverse sdec- work wrinen for film by Caspar tion of concerts as pan of Johannes Walter. itsApril concert schedule. April's Brown Bag Concert will be Highly acclaimed pianist Ursula held at 12:05 p.m. Thesday in the Oppcrts will return to UB on April Slee lobby. The free program will 7topresentaprogramof8eethoven featuremusicforsolotrumpet,fiute sonatas, as well as pieces by well- quartet and voicewithpianO,aswell known contemporary composers as a recap of Stephen Manes perCharles Wuorinen, Elliott Carter forming Beethoven's beloved and louis Andriessen. "Moonlight" sonata. In addition, French flutist PierrePianist Ursula Oppcrts will offer Yves Artaud, first -prize winner in a master class at 3. p.m. April 6 in flut e and chamber music from the Slee. Designed to help young piaParis Conservatoire who has per- nists improve their technical and formed worldwide with such noted musical skills, the class is free and conductors as Pierre Boulez, O>arles open to the public. Dutoit, Lawrence Foster and ).C. Oppens also Casadesus, will appear in a unique will perform at S master class to be held AprilS and p.m . April 7 as aga in as a so loist with the Slee pan of UB's Sleet .Sinfonictta on April I I. Visiting Artist SeOther highlights of the schedule ries. Tickets are $12,$9 and $5 for include an organ recital by UB Professor Emeritus David Fuller ~n OPPBIS the p~ that Aprill4 featuring rarely performed will include Blue organmasterpiecesandtwoperfor- Bamboula, TwoDivmionsforPiano mances by the Cassan String Quar- and /magedeMortau,as well as four tel, UB's Slee Quartet-in-Residence. Beethoven sonatas. In addition , the music department Flutist Pierre-Yves Artaud will will honor the memory of former present a master class titled '"The faculty member and composer Leo Polyphonic Aute" at9 a.m. AprilS in Sntit during a memorial concert to Slee. As pan of the class, he will perbe held April 16. form two solo pieces written for him, Ticl<ru are available 9 a.m. to 5 as well as S<VCTal other selections. p.m. Monday through Friday in the Percussionist Anthony Miranda Slee Concert Hall box office; noon 'will present a faculty recital atS p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in AprilS in Slee.lickets are $5 for the the Center for the Arts box office performance of works for percusand at licketMaster locations. Ad- sion featuring 20th- and 21st-anditional information about tbe con- tury music. certscheduleisavailableat <http:/ The Cassan Strilig Quartet will /www.....bufflllo.edu>. present the fourth onnccrt in the Sled The month will begin with a fac- VtSitingArtistSeriesat3p.m.April9 ulty recital by Jonathan c;;,love, per- in Slee. The performance will indude forming works for cello and electric Mozart's Divertimmt in D MDjor, K cello atS p.m. Monday in Slee Con- 136; Daniel Godfrey's String Quartet cert Hall. Tickets are $5 for the per- No.3 (2000) and Johannes Brahms' · formance that will include a recent String Quarter No.1 inC-minor.Ttckpiece by Donald Erb for vocalizing <IS are $12, $9 and $5. cellist, a composition infiuenced by The Slee Sinfoniena will perform The-··-----bo <ssdcttt3s ...... early 1990s on an old LlV Steel site in South Buffalo, the Hickory Woods subdivision with its marketrate home~ and suburbari-style properties, was hailed as a dramatically positive development for Buffalo. But in the late 1990s, during construction of a new home in the subdivision, developers discovered black coke wastes, refractory bricks and an oozing black substance in the so il. Sampling revealed levels of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, a carcinogen resulting from steel manufacturing-someashigh as 100,000 parts per million , when the allowable federal and state guideline is 15 ppm. Development stopped and some families were temporarily relocated. Homeowners were not informed about the contamination at the site before they purchased their homes. Now, with soil sampling beginning by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), residents will begin to have more information. But , according to Rick Ammerman, head of the Hickory Woods Concerned Homeowners Association, the residents do not be-lieve that the results obtained by government agencies a~ the last technical literature, the students also are onnducting analyses of the air by having at least SO residents wear badges that detect contaminants in the air. After wearing the badges for eight hours, the residents will give them to the students, who will take them back to UB to analyze find- · ings. "We are looking to plug the holes in this whole process in order to have a mo~ complete investigation of the area," said Ammerman. " sign "There. does seem - , - - , - - - - - - , to be a hole in the system, and UB's Environ ment and Society Institute is is coming in and, hopefully, bridging that gap." In particular, he said, the data the students get from the badges will help them understand if the contamination poses any kinds of long-term health hazards. Since January, Gardella and the I 0 students, mostly senior chemistry and environmental-studies majors, In addition to helping the have been working with the the homeowners ~\crpret much of the Hickory Woods Concerned word. That's where the UB chemistry project comes in. "The Hickory Woods development was fund ed by federal and state dolliirs and administered by the City of Buffalo," said Ammerman, "so there is a mistrust, and a fo unded mistrust, on the part of residents of any function of government. Wheo we're asked to believe something from government, we want to have some kind of check on them Q-om someone who is completely disassociated from this. That is what we are getting from Gardella and his students at us.· Homeowners Association to: • Conduct chemical analyses designed in partnership with residents of 1 =..":""' .,._... residents' the -.. In • Coordinate with other Enviand Society Institute Outreach services, such as health assessment studies • Interpret for and with residents the results of environmental sampling and testing done by other agencies and parties. With the ESI's support, Gardella said the long-term goal of all of these projects is to establish at UB, as a public service, the analytical capabilities to conduct communitybased research and environmental analysis in accordance with EPA:s standard methodologies. ronq~e nt �llard130.21Dl/VI.31.1o.25 Reparlaa" Ubraries ~ .... ,...1 sion that has informed and structured our efforts bas already been threatened and would =tainJy be negated by a multi-year re-a>actment of either this year's budget process or allocation outcome." von Wahlde said that the libraries ha"" fewer scientific, technical and medical serials than in recent yean and that the ones they do ferring to Web-generated graphs of ASL ranking.< in different areas. "So we want to do some wod< this year to try to deterrnine whether or not at leso cost that still have quality materials. and good editors, which needs to be encouraged. "We oeed to see new titles build the prestige of some of th~ older, morr established journals," she said, noting that this is u=="""-===""'=======""'==-.. a national issue, not one only pertinent to UB. "We'd 1iU to work with t!>ose of you who are engaged in reseaiCh in thinking about new ways in which you can tnnsmit (research re- have are much more eX- pensive than in the pasL This poses another con- cern, she noted, since Provost David Triggle has calJed for the university to double ill research funding and the areas capable of sults)." She noted that Steve Roberts. associate director of University Libraries, is· heading a generating significant funding rely on very expensive information re- task force to expand access to dectronic research materials. The group will survey the present status of BI- sources. von Wahlde shared with senators the libraries' budget-impact statement that SON access to electronic research materi- she prepared earlier this als and recommend steps by which such accesscan be augmented year for Senior Vice President Robert 1. Wagner. It states that "journals. electronic datab~ and especially monographs were all a n in significant numbers" significantly dUring the com ing budget year. Faculty members raised concerns about privacy and oopyright issub on campus in the during the current fiscal yea r. It also said that the university "has not been willnew electronic era, ing/able to make the saaiwhich von Wahlde recfices necessary to sustain and ins~ the ongoing deognized as two of the most important 2 Jsrve.lop'ment of research quality oollections that are centwyqu~ns in the TOTAtSTNf electronic environ found at the institutions we · ment long held as peers ... If UB SpecificalJy, some is indeed serious about obfaculty members extaining/sustaining prestige pressed concern about as a research, as wc:ll as an instructional, institution, it a new authentication process at the libraries is going to have to increase formerly anonymo us the priority ofhbraries in its public terminals that budget planning. ..A possible alternative now requires all users to log on usin g a would be for UB to define usern ame and passspecific disciplines for word. Concerns were which research oollections not only about privacy, will be sustained, at the but also about the lack same time specifying other ~-.~. of faculty oonsultation disciplines that can be cut before the new process \~Jack," suggested von Wahlde. "While this would ~"""===============.!' was implemented. Roberts explained be a lfistinctly unpleasant process, the other option-having aU we are still a quality research insti- that the change was made as a result of a request from Computing and Inface~> of the collection slip from re- tution in terms of the libraries." search to instructional quality-is Another point emphasized by von formation Technology, which recWahlde was the need to "reform the ommended the change sine~ th~ probably even less palatable." "As you '"" see from the graphs, way in whidl we communicate our uru...rsity's Internet privileges were the trend bas been basit:ally down - research results."Thc:re are ways. she at risk du~ to criminal behavior at ward," she told FSEC members, re- told senators. to start new journals these unrestricted t=ninals. ___ --.......,.. ...... ., ' ..................... .._.__,.,_ .................... ........................-..... Calendar lllologlall - s.-..- Functlonsfo<Connulns. ~oftnall Akron ll,U BO Akron 11, UB 0 The 8uls met Akron for a clolbloMader on s...by and fell to lheZlpsbyldendal 12-0~ ., bach c.ontestS.The k>sses c:arne on the heels of an earlier km: to dle Zips at lheWonchropCiuslconMardll8. U8 monapd just one hk ;, tile opener•• tw<>-OUt sJrcle by KJm Uwrw>ce. k f""""'d to be ""' only bosen.wv>er ~ by Akron pittl...l.lsa K.nan.Jessia Yorit ~tile as and is now 1· 1 on the season The &.Is collected lour hits In ""'~llncles by Uwronce, Stacee Madden, Jessica K.ensy and Usa Cox. K.ensy tool< ""' loss for ""' Bulls, ciroppk1s w to 2-S on tile mound. Base nail UB a, Canllius 6 Bowline Green 7, UB I Green IS, UB II llowlln1Green J , UB 2 ln the Bulls' first appearance in 8uff.OO this seuon, UB came """f with an 8-6 c:omeback win ewer aoss-wwn rMI CanWus. 8ullalo cnllod ~~ at cno po;nt. and narrowed tile marp. to ~2 after ~ Sand>ez hit his seoond solo home ""'heaclinz - ""' e;glnt> """"&· when ""' Bulb >UrUid ..,.... hits top<her ., • pme chat ""' 8ullalo pound ~ln1 n...-. out 21 hits but teaYe 14 f'UIV'Ie:rs on base. Sanchez. 'Nho was 3-for..S with du'l!e REUs and three runs. started the raJty ;, tile e,hch by drim& ;, Rob Golemba wich a double to left cenw.Adrian Daniels lhen d...,.. Sanchez in wich a >Ingle before Rick Mariano >ingled down the left ~d to eut the score to 6-5. · A1rB -T)Ieo- ~ pkched 4.1 one-run ba.R to get tile wir>-<e<ire<l tile Grifb ;, onler ;, tile e;gint>. <wu time for a final Bulb' rally. Golemba bepn ""' rally wich • >ingle to left before Daniels >ingled to ri&h< '""""" Golemba to chird. jun;o< !<eM Brown """' tied ""' pme wich • dutd>. I.WO-<>Ut dooble to ri&ht fidd.Aitrr CaniWs bf-oo&ht Tim Smith ;, to pkch. ~riano smashed a rwo-run single 5ntD riJht center for the winning runs. Juntor jeff Roberuon came in for &l~dne with one 1NI%'f in the nfnch and ;ncluced two - k grooodouts to fini>h ""' come-from-behind win. The: hitting so.rs were many for the Bulls. Mariano was +for-S with three RBI> while Sand>ez (l -fo~5 . two >Oio homen). Donie!• (l-for-5) one RBI. Brown (l-lo<-5) and Mllce Fbheny all had chree hits each.The Bulb improYed to 5-9 with the~ 'While Canisius feU to l-8. The SuUs got 1 taSte of 'Nhat Jt wil be like In the Mid-American Confe~ next seuon with 1 trip to Ba.¥11ng Green this put weekend. UB dropped all cbree pmes to tile delend;ng MAC Ownp;on f'>lcon• Bawlirc Gree1 S.curcby - w i m l r 1 g 7-1 and IS- 11 . US wu down 14-4 ., ""' second pme before com01g bad< and maldng • dose at ""' end. On Smday. UB took an early 1-0 lead on a solo home.- by Adrian Daniel>. Bowtrc Gree1 ded <In che filch. but tile Bulh redarned tile lead In tile ~ on • home.- by Mari<'W>gel for. 2-1 lead.The F>lcoo. responded wid\ """ homer> of chdr own ;, che boaom of tile ~ for tile 3-2 - In s...by\ pme. ""'"'"' ol ._a lrac~ an~ ~iel~ The men's and women's tn.ck-and--Mid teams rounded out the southern portion of their outdoor track season as they ~ to Tuscaloos:a, AJabama, tO ake part in the Alabama Relays tNs past weekend. This was a non-scoring meet. UB continued tt:s record-breaking ~· a.s the meet rnarbd the third of the season and third consecutive meet where: new school records were: set. For tile women\ wm, Lido Okelco and Sanh Kranzler broke lndMdual >chool records in tile ~10. 19) and hepachlon (4.529) . .-..pectively. New UB records abo wore >et;, tile 4xi 00 ('47.92). 4x800 (9m.66),>nd dimncr medley re1ocy> ( 12; 18.65). Sanh che hammer chrow ( 173-~>). K..amau Halim had 1 ~<by for the men's squad as he-beame the new UB reconj.ftolder ;, tile crtp1e (ump (49- 11 1/4") and tied che >chool mar1c;, che iong(ump (13-5 I/4"). NewUB maria abo-re >et;, tile 4x l500 (1 6,o<l. i2) BOO,_.., -won and me >princ medley relocy> (H8.27). lenni~ WOMEN Eutem Hichlpn 7, UB 0 Toledo 7, UB 0 The BuHs dropped a pair ol Mid-Amerian Conference matthes on the ~d ewer tile -'cone~. fall;ng by Identical 7-0 >core> to Eastern Michip> and Toledo. The Bulls, now 5-8 .,...... and 0-2 ;, MAC ploy. wore forced to ploy >honNncled u .-..nber fNe >Ingles pi>yer jen Wong wu "'iured at Eastern Mich;pn. forcing UB to delault her mard>es apinst Eastem Michigan and Toledo. and number th,.. doubles 1t TcMedo. Ktls'hn ~was a brigl1c >pal for tile Bulls. Akhough d.-opping both matches 0\"ef" me weekend. Van Schoonhooten pbred ~l.fallinz ~l.6-l1t Eastern Michip> and ~3 . ~3 at Toledo. MEN 0- Sciences COJllllex- 3,45 p .m. · Fo< ""'"' Information, Bruce Nicholson, 64S-3344 . ~~~~ St. Bonaventure 7, UB 0 Bowtlns Green 7, UB 0 Toledo 6, UB I BaJI Sate 6, UB I _ . . . . . , IA<ture The Bulls pbyed four matches last week. dropping all four. induding a ~~~~-· f~~~.14s~f4X4. exl132. ThoJOtiiANwill _ _....., Exhibits IA<ture ~S-Deslgn ~of~&!."" CostiJIT'IeS, costume~), ~ tn0 of Mid-American Conference ~d losses. UB started the week with a 7..0kw ltSt.Bon3venwre.The BuUs men lon I pair of conteSU on S.wrclay, 7-0 to Bowlin& Gree1 and ~I to Toledo. befon. rounding OUt tile woebnd wich a ~I dechlon to Bail State on Suncby.The Bulb are now 8-11 .,...... and 0-5 In MAC ploy. Fre>hman F.y Kasiman picked up UB\IIncies win> ave< Toledo and Ball State at >econd >Ingles. Kasiman downed Toledo\ [);posh 1\ao ;, nn;ght ..a,~ ... 6-l and raJHed to tab I three-set contest 0\"ef" BaN State's Edprdo Riven ). 6. 6-4. 7-S. K.uin'wl b now I 0-4 In siogtes pb:y this season. �8 Reparlas Marcll30,Z1l00/Vol.31.1o.25 Thursday, March sored by Dept. of Music. kl< rnc>re lnformotion. 645-2921 . 30 Physics-- . ~'t:: Into• """"""'· Ge)rgo -.oglou, o.pt. of PllyJia: 205 Noturol - T-nologles ~~- Scionc., Complox. HS p.m . __,.,.__. . f,.._ . staff. ~~~. ~~C!r!:er 212 Capen. Noon· I p.m. : ~~~=-· Free . For more lnformatlorl, 645-7700. w ~C~<p.m. c,.,._, T-"lng ~'toe. kl< "'""" lnformotlon, . 645-2«4, .... 132. Center-...op ~~r~J:.s:;.~~ ~~~;=::Js~~or l1lC)re · Wednesday :s information, Unda"Rath, 645-3528. ETCT~ ~ sCanning Images. Educational ~~~~~~~~P~~~F~~ For more information, 6-4S· 7700. AsNn-Amerlcan VIsiting Altlru-ln-Resldence Lect:we Series ~"J~~~~i~~r, i'Center tor 1 the Aru. B O p.m. free . Sponsored by Asian Studies, the US Art C.llety and the Dept. of Art. For more information, DepL of Art. 645 6878, exL 13SO. lllologlul Sciences Sex Ratio Evolutlon In Structured Poput.tJon.s of 11 ~-~ Plont. David Na~~l~~~~~: 220 3:45p.m. Free. For more information, Howard lasker, 645-2881. Physics Colloquium Ntteleation: Bubbtes, Crystals and SuperlluidJ. Sebastien Balibar, ENS-Paris and Harvard Univ. 205 Natural Sciences Complex. 3:45 p.m . Free. Buffolo Logk Colloquium ArhtotJe's Method of . Snydor, 645-2748. ~~";"r>ep~=n~;r· • · Bruco Nawldl, organ. Sloe · eonc.rt Hal!. 8 p.m. froo. . Sponsored by Dept of Music. Philosophy. For more information, John Corc.oran, 881 16<40or64S-2444, ext119. - • For l"nnf'e infOfTTlation, 645. 2921. COeomeby /Topology C ydk and Finite Surgmes on Tht! Rcpot1n publbhes. lbtlngs. for evenh taking place on campus, or for off campus evcnu where UB groups. are princltJ.al s.ponsors. Ustfngs are due 0() later thM\ noon on 1M Thursday prKedlng pu~kation. LbllngJ. are o nly accepted through the e le ctronic submlnlon form for the online UB Calendar Philosophy Lectun Evolution: Sdence71deoiogy7 Is Oarwtnism II SocJ..11 Comtructlonl Michael Ruse, Univ. of Guefph. Moot Court. 104 O'Brian. North Campus. •:00 p.m. free. Sporuored by ~~ilosot~';,for NkNamara, 645-2444, ext 132. PlanoRedbl lan Pace, piano. Baird Recital Hall. <4:15p.m. Free. Sponsored by Dept of Music. for more information, 64.5-2921 . Llbnry Science 1.ecturt C•lebr.oting Americo's IJ!Iraty and Ameria's Ubraries. Roberta Stovons, Ubrary of www.butfalo.edu / calendar / login >. B ~au.\e of \pace limitations, not • II events In the e lectronic calend.tr wilt b e Included in the Rt'pnrtt:t . ~ Image Resources. Educational ~~~~~~~,;-~~~F~r -· more information, 645-7700. The Rol<! ol Homotopolotlc Cytofdnos as Modioton of lh<! lnflommotory Rospc>ruo. Heinz Bauman, Depl of ~~~~~~:U Parlt Noon. Free. Women's Tennis UB vs. BaH State. UB Tennis Cent~. 1 p.m. Free. HlstOI}'Lecture Criminal Rae., and Proper PloceJ: The U.ndsapo ol Rtgonen~tlon In Imperial Genn~~ny. Warren ~blum, ~::C,~~ths~~~~~~~-s North Ca me_~s . S-7 p .m. Free. Sponsored S\ American Ubrary ~~~~."?~ms~~~\ ~~~~ ~~~~afe~d1ng O.pt. 61 History. Room . lnternotlonal Student -.....,. or henh ot <http:/ I I ETCT~ Friday International Students as Job Appllunu. Karon L N.,.th, 31 ~:C~~2~ ~on. 3 p.m. Fr... Sponsored by International Student and Scholar ~e$. For more information, 645· 2258. Mathemotlcs Colloquium Motllormtlcof Modob fOf' Quantum Dot Formation In StraiMd SoUd Ahns. Brian l~":i~of~~thematicJ Law Dlnner and Dance ~~r~~~p~~~~~~~~~~,,. For more infonna~ion, Mary ~~~Wtlt" 645-2191 , .... 1199. 64S-2921. '-Cius Tuesday BEAT Pre--a. ReYtew Prognm " for 3Ls. )os<pll Marino. 106 O'Brian. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. kl< rnc>re intormotion. Molinda Saran, 645-6223. 4 - W Cylonrlos T-"'ng ·sT-. ~~Nand ~~-=~~8kl< 3 more Information. Unda Rath, 645-3528. -Fair Int.....-... -.....,. Student Childron'J Boolt folr. 17 Baldy. 0 Pre-Hulth Pn>foulons for InternationAl Students. Elaine Cusker, Acadomk Advisement Center, 31 Capen. Noon. Free. Sponsored by International Stlsdent and Scholar Service$. For """" Information; 645-2258. . History SpuiLor How To S. A World Historian. ~.~.r=:m-:o-3 p.m. Free. For more 1nfoonation, 645-2181 . .. -· ,....___,VIsiting LoctweSerles ~~~~~ ~t~~~~~~red Gallery, and the Copt. of Art. For more lnformaUon, Dept. of Art, 645-68 78, ext. 1350. ~~~~- tlonal Tochnofogy C""te-. 212 Capen. Noon-1 p .m. ~'toe. kl< """"Information, 645-7700 . Sodol =~=~=t ~~ ~~ Club. .. .. =~ on lh<!Web. Capen127, Undorgrodu.lte Ubrary. 10-11 Monday Cue Studios in Course Web -,sot4PLUS EPC Dlgltol- FeJtlvol c--.....,. ¥!~=.,~~~~ Fukawa, Asst. Prot., Univ. of Hartford. 112 Center for the Camf)lU. 4 p.m. Free. =~~~~:--· Runion GSA, Dept. of Modom F.aoltyJ-GokM!,I!i«trfc c.UO. Sloe Concort HaiL 8 p.m. 55 . Sponsored by Dept of Music. For more informa tion, . Saturday, April Pretzel Knou. Thomas Mattman, McGill Univ. 103 Diefendorf. 4 p.m. Free. Anna. Center for the Arts o.,..-.. fr~1"'~~~ri<by4~~ g;m ~= ~/~Book Fairs. For more information, Debr3 o.chert, 645-2470. Sdence ~Series Sdence Decade-Y2k lecture s.rt.s. Rosearch Studies Cooter, Gaylord/Cary Mooting Room, RosweU Part Cancer lnst. Noon-1 :30 p.m. Ffft. Sponsored by Jurassic Pari< Socioty of Pri>f...., Emeriti, RPO. For rnc:n information, 8-45-2339. ~ Ley, Baldy. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more information. 645-3810. -,sot4PUIS ~~= ~~lng~'fP~-the froo. kl< n-oore informotion. 645-3810. W...lnMIIII...- t t Wornon In M._..,..,t Mfttlng. 112 )acoin. 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Thursday 6 W Cylonrlos T - . g c--.....,. ~N~~\';..~tlon Capen 127, Undorgroduate Ubrary. 1G-11 o.m. freo. Opon ~:~8~'\,~. tlon, Unda Rath, 645-3528. VkSeo to Web. Steve Sturman, instructional designer. Walkway Nodo. 212 Capen. Noon-2 p.m. Free. For more Information, ~S -7700 . MuterCius lunchtime Concert Brown 8.aQ Series. Slee Hall Lobby. 12:1)5 p.m . free .~- of Musk:. for more Information, 645-2921. Ursula Oppens, ptano. Slee ~~~~~Ca~~ (Oftu....cfOft,...., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Panel supports Women's Studies FSEC recommends transforming Womens Studies from program to department By MARA McGINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor A FrE.Rnearlytwomonths of co nsiderat ion, the Faculty Senate ~tive Committee at its March 29 mcctingapproved the transforma- tion of the Women's Studies Program inthc CoUegeof Arts of Sciences into a full-fledged department. The issue first came to the FSEC in ea rl y Februa ry when Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Seovice Professor in the Dcpanment of Political Science and chair of the senate's Academic Planning Committee, submitted an interim repon announc ing that while Women's Studies has been functioning as a department, it never officially was gran ted departmental status by the university. Isabel Marcus, professor of law. sybmitted to the APC an 18-page repon on Women's Studies, which prompted the comminee to recommend to lh c FSEC its formal accepta nce of departmental statu s. Marcus had been appointed chair of the proposed department by form"r Provost Thomas Headrick. However, when the APC recom m ended approvi n g thl· proposal based on Marcus ' report , FSEC members still had concerns. such as the small number of full -time fac ulty in the program, the question nf whether this change would cost the CAS anything, and co nfus ion about what appeared to be a change in the trend from consolidating or dissolv ing small programs at the university. Marcus told the FSEC that the p rog ram fun ctions hased on a model sipl ilar to that of comparative literature by utilizi ng adjunct faculty to supplement the core full - time faculty members. She listed in her report the nam es of more than 20 full - time UB faculty members se rving as adjuncts in \-\'omen's Stud i~s. She also noted thdt rhi~ model is common among the approximately 13 doctoral program!<! 111 women's studies nationwide. She ~1d ded that . aside from onl' faculty appointment promised by Headrick but post~>Oned due to the CAS hirmg fre~le , there \•.'auld lx· nt'lothercost incurred in making the program a department. FSEC members assun:d Marcu!l that th(')' did not question the qu.:~l ­ ity or rigor of the program. but rather wanted to kno w why makl· the program a department. rather than 1:naintainin g it as a program. Both CAS Dean Kerry G rant and Marcus said that if it is no t a depart · ment, the program is perceived by graduate students and other umver sities as being lc~ competi ti ve. Lou Sw.trtz, p rofessor nf l.:~w , noted that it was"unusual to sc:c th1., universi ty forming new depart ments,'' adding that tht' numhcr or lOrl' faculty would "probably nut grow w a cri tical mass" to be con Sidered on a national level. I ie submittl-d a ne-.:~rl y tv.·o-pagl' document yuestioning the propo'\011 111 terms of tht", un1versity's "pnon Ill'!' .. and pos<"d thf questiOn ; Arc departments to ht' merg<.-d 111 !!Oilll' sel-tors of the umvc rsuy.on ground., ol cffic1ency .md effect1ven~ mthl' manageml'nl ol rcMJurcC'S. whill~ .11 the same time new departllll'nt.l<! .:~rt· to be form ed with nn apparent rt· gard to the S.111ll' cntc na ? A mot1on propo3t'd by Swaru In refer thl!l matter to the new gm·<'r· . nanc" body 111 tht· CAS was defeated Architects get $3 million DOE grant By PATRI ~IA D~NOVAN News Services Ed•tor T he Center for Inclu sive De5ign and Environmen· taiAcas;(IDEACenter) in the School of Architecture and Planning has been awarded a five-year. $3 million grant from the United States Department 'of Education through the Natio nal lnsti· tute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research . The grant will establis.h at UB one of three Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centm (RERC) that will st udyunivmal design in partnership with representatives of the design and disability comm unities nationwide. The new RERCs at UB and North Ca ro lina State University will be devoted to the study of un iversal design and the built environm~nt. The third , a collaboratio n between Gallaudet University and the University of Wisconsin's Trace Cttlter, will study universal design and telecommun ications access. The new ce nter makes UB the o nly university in the nation with three federally funded RERCs. The o th er two conduct re searc h on assistive d evices for o lder persons and techno logy transfer involving assistive d evices. The new UB RERC will be headed by award-winning architect Edward Steinfc.ld, professor of architect ure, director of the IDEA Cen ter a nd nationally recognized as one ofthe early d evelopers of the co ncept of universal design. Un iversal design refers to envi ron mental, strudural and product design that not o nly provides access for those with d isabilit ies beyond th at required by law, but ma kes products and places easier to use, more enjoyable and more market able to all members of a commu nity o r market base. "The establishment of this center will further UB'sstatusasa national resourceon advancedandaccessihle design," Steinfeld says. "Ourgoalistoasslstinbuildingthe universal-design communiry nation wide. We'll help develop resources for universal-design practice throughout the country and facilita te a dio1logue on its practice and delivery." Steinfeld sa}'S th e center will take a "sou p-to-nuts" app roach to uni versa! design through nmc project~ that fall in to five ca tcgories-rl'· search. development, training, tech nical assistance and disscmin.:~tion of information. The projects will 1nvolve collab<' ration among several flll•mlx·r-. ''I the faculty of thl· tJij Department of Architecture, as well •b maJor In ..:al and national agenc~t.-s, corpora tions.design firms and consuhanl!l. The major research initiatiw. thl· Prow type An th ro pometric Data - \ base Project , \\•ill be co -directed h,Steinfeld <md Vidor Paquet. ass1~ tan t proft'ssor of ind ustrial en~l necring. It will establish p reCise pa rameters for use when designmg spaces and products for people who use wheelchair.;, The Visitabili ty Initiative, CO· dl re~o-1.ed by Steinfeld and involving col lab<xation with vlsitabilit)' advocatl' Co ncrete C hange of Atlanta. wtll <iponsort ramingandaction-n..oo;carch 111 five citlf'.!. to develop VJSitabilny demunstr ~llton protects, !<ouch a ~ ground-floor entries and bathroom .tcc.:ess for peopk· with disabilit10. The Buildings-m- Use ProJC(t. tn he d1rected by environmental p!o\'· (hologist Gary Scott Danford. asso ~.: mte professor of architectun· and research associate at the IDEA Cl·n ter, will demonstmte the advantag~ of un iversal design by companng and contrasting existing access in contktved on ....-6 �Kent ~. chair of the Department of Architecture, has been a UB farulty member since Fa!II999. A designer with an international reputation in architectural design and theory, he previously was on the farulty at the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning. The 16111 ........ ·Oozfet"-- .. the 11rgost. conIJnuous.flloy, ~ ll>umlmont in North ~ bo held April 29 in the Mud Pit behind U8 Stadium oil St. Rita's l.ano on the North Oompus. UB's onnual rite of spring. which will bo held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, is ......,ted by the un~Vonity Student Alumni Boord. ~...--...,.-- the- nonprofit student affiliate organization of the UB Alumni Association. Deodline '"' team sign-up Is 5 p.m. tomorrow In the UB Alumni Relotions offic•ln Allen IUQ on the South CampUs. Registnltiort forms are available on the Oozfet Web site at <Imp:/ ,........-.....- ~>. The regislrltion t.. of S11 0 prOIIides portlciponiS with com- prognms, specialty Oesigned tee shirts, • team ph<>togtopll, food and.bMroges. Each loal tum's copQin and co-apt>ln must attend a mandatoly, pre-toun'IO!nent ~ /lt~ p.IJ'I. Apri126 in i 45 ~'unionon ihe · ~c::""..;.n OoifeSt ~ efit the 1- Scott Aoming Scholars!>IPfund. which honpn 1\Udents who . _ demomlrated p>SitM leadership quolltles at us. Volunteers~ for Senior Breakfast · The 'Office of Student ActiYities b looldng lor faculty .00 volunteers to greel liludents lnd cook.OO ..... brealdast otlhis yeor's Senlor ~ Bruk­ hlst. to bo held from 9 -11 o.m. • April 28 in the Student Union Lobby on the North Compus. The -Celebration Breolcfost is 1 unM!nlty tradition during which faculty .00 staff c:ongratulat< UB's grodulting seniofs by cooking .00 ser;tng a brealcfast In their honor. To sign up a a ¥0kmteer, contact Sonia Cinelli at ~­ by April l5. Of 64~1 25 I REPORTER The llopomr ls. ampus community . _ ~ by the Office of News ___ u ' Services In the OM:5ion at Univorsity SeMces. Stote llnive!>ity oi Newl'oltltlluflolo. E<itorial olfices . . located 11 330 CroiiS Hill. Amherst, (n 6) 645-2626. ... wue~edu _ ,. -of---of ----· Suo- ' --.._c..Smlth- ---""'--....,._ -.McG~rns =.::::: .....,_.,.. ~- Is architecture • profession o r • dlsdpllne7 Architecture is both an academic pursuitwithscholarlytraditionsand theoretical pre<epiS-a disciplineand an activity with codified standards and procedures subject to stat< ovenight and licensure-a profession. How.....,-, let m• emphasize that not only is architecture both a profession and a discipline, but, most importantly, it is necessarily both. It is a common misperception that academia and professional practice havedistinaagendasorthatonepre«des the other. But th• words "professor" and "professional" have a common root practicing architec- Do you consider younetf a preseo,.t'-1st7 Let me be provocative and answer "no:' primarily because th• term "preservation" has beoome oonflated inpopularusagewiththeterm"restoratioo,• and restored artifucts tmd tobebraclc&doutoftheftuxofdaily lif• in a way that is inherently antithetical to archit<cture. This topic is very oomplaand vitally important Oftentimes, preservation debates are loaded with words beginning with th• prefix"re:" recreate, re-establish, restore, and so on. When th• Berlin Wall cam• down, the German populationwasmobil.izedbyth•prospect of"reunifying" Germany. This was a ture and theorizing architecture are rnistake;atstakewastbeissueofuniboth acts of "professing." One can- ( fication, not reunification. Th• prenot build without assuming a thea- fix distraaed people into thinking rctical stance, and building is what they were going pack to something one theorizes about. How would you ducrlbe the ,..l•tlonshlp betw.e en the City of Buffelo, the sunoundlng that once was, when in fucttheywere mterin_g something quit< new. More locally, for cwople, if"Front Park" is to beoome' a vital urban oompo- towns and suburbs, and the nent, one should debate how it School of Architecture end Planning? What can be done to Improve that relationship 1 What might-...suit ....., th•t7 should be created, not assum• that it should or oould be recreated. You've established two year- 10f!9 fellowships ~t ulty and outside aperts selecting the finalists. Th• applicant-pool for this inaugural year was nothing short of remarkabl•. and I am currently finalizing th• d•tails with two individuals who, if all goes well, will be joining th• department in Fall 2000. Tell me • l i t t l e - the "C>Natllronze-of Buffelo's Hlstorlcel Archltec·tun.. " Shahin Vassigb and Frank Fantauzzi received a multidisciplinary grant from th• university lasty.:ar to work on a project entitled "Th• Public Casting of Cities." Any description of th• scope and quality of th• work will be woefully inadequate: Essentially it involves creating douru of low-relief models ·o f Buffi!lo's great and minor icons. casting them in bronze and compiling them into a large, 12-leaf, book-like structure made of miUed-bronu stock and bronze oountdweights. Th• casting is being don• in th• Cen1<r for the Arts, and the structure will be installed in Buffi!lo at a sit• yet to be d•termined. will Whet's thet big thing going Much of the scholarly work of the bring dbtlngulshed figures In up behind Crosby !1-117 architectu·rc faculty is deeply in- the field to ua to te.ch. volved with issues of the city and the Who's coming nut year? For the past few years, the entire junregion, and I believe that the same The fellowships are an attempt to ior-l<Vel studio---70-plus students can be said of the Department of build on th• extraordinary legacy this year-has collaborated on a Planning. 1 personally see the city of two farmer faculty: Peter single construction project. This and region as an indispensable Reyner Banham and Magda (and ·y.:ar•s effort-th• Negotiated' Conteaching and research resource. I john) McHale. The Banharn and struction Project-was h..ded by hope that the school is understood McHale f•llows will be in resi- Professor Lynda Schneekloth, workby local communities to be equally dence for one year to teach, con- ing with faculty members Kevin indispensable. But we certainly duct research and interact with Connors, Ken MacKay and P•ter could improve our visibility and offaculty and students. The program Murad The assignment represents a fer our students a unique-perspecis structured as an annual interna- fairly dramatic shift in architectural tive if we had a more direct presence tional competition, with a distin- pedagogy and highlights a particuin downtown Buffalo, perhaps in the guish•d jury composed of UB fac- lar strength of the dePartment Our form of a satellite studio. students are not merely producing models and drawings of proposed designs. but they .... 0011structing them at full scale, using actual marm.Isand OOnstruction t<chniques. The outaime is not a building. but neither is it a modd. By mOYing back and fonh between scalar representatioos and mataial oonstructions, students come to appreciate the conse- . qu•nc:es of seemingly innocmt lines on paper, and Ieam toquestion individual authorship as ·a privileged mode of design. Tbe School of Architecture endPIMinloog-hold "A t - -," lts""nual st-.,t- uhlloltloR of fMUity .-,this weekend. - " " " those wbo •ttendse.there7 Atelier is the annual opmhoUS< of the School of Architecture and Planning. The opening .....,t is a lecture by th• architect Daniel l..ibtslrind at ~:30 p.m. tomorrow in I 46 Diefendorf Hall. followed by a reception iD Crosby Hall. Crosby Hall will be transformed intoa~ofpastandprosent work. All th• design studios there will be open and students will be ovailabJe to describe ongoing architecture and planning projects. The"PublicCastingsofCities," the "Negotiated Construction Project," de~igns for improving Crosby Hall and"""""" other installations also will be on display. On Friday and Saturday,tti. ~ AlA will host a workshop on teaching architecture and ~ to grade-school students in 30i Crosby. last but certainly not least, th• school Win US< this opportunity to wd<X>m< the Fall2000 inooming class of students to UB. Mohawk book examines road to utopia American studies faculty member finds that good intentions often leave tragic legacies By MAllY Bn1t SPINA News Services Editor HE road to utopia throughout Western civilization all too often has begun with what appeared to be someone's good intentiozis only to lead to tragic, shameful legacies that endure for generations, a UB faculty members says. In his new book, "Utopian Legacies: A History of Conquest and Oppression in the Western World," John C. Mohawk, associate professor of American studies, uwunt.s the continuing, all-too-familiar and often-bloody saga of man's inhumanity in the pursuit of utopia. This trngic legacy of war, hunger, poverty, injustice, ethnic d ..nsing and wholesale murder will continue, Mohawk predicts, as long as roankind stubbornly refuses to embrace diversity and respect for others. The well known history and events covered in the book span from ancient-Greek times to the present But Mohawk tdls th• story in the context of utopian social movements, pursuit of the ideal existence T and historical record. "The Garden of Eden, the Republic, the Workers' Paradise and similar utopian visions have existed since antiquity in most-if not all---of the world's cUltures, and bave played a very important role in the history of Western civilization;· says Mohawk, a member of the Seneca Nation. Indeed, they hav• played a very important role in the history of Western civilization, particularly during some of its darkest moments when people have been confro nted with ideas they found enormously appealing. ' "But th... powerfully attractive id..s propelled people into adventures that brought them into conflict with others and a too-oftentragic result of annihilation or near annihilation ·of the other, or of themselves," he observes. Throughout histl(,ry, untold num- hers of the '4,000-5,000 identified cultures have, at one time or another, sought to create their own version of a utopia-a word that literally means "no place"~r an ideal society. But most have had little impact on Western civilization because they cr.. ted their vision for themselves, disinclined to aggressively force it on others, Mohawk writes. He points out that utopian ideologies propose that there "has existed now, exists somewhere or could exist in the future a perfect society ... in which all human needs are satisfied, all problerps are solved and everyone's life is fulfilJed." Pursuit of utopian goals, which require material and non-material resources. and their achievement is "such a splendid objective" that followers are inclined to believe that nothing should stand in th• way of acquiring th• necessary resources. Toward this end, Mohawk paints a picture of abrutaJ·parad•throughout Western civilization----of indigenous peoples driven "from their lands or captured and forced into slavery, of oppon•nts who disappear. nn-er to be seen again or later turn up in mass graves. "Th~ is no reason to doubt that people are capable of embracing an imaginary perfect world-a utopia," says Mobawk, ' whil• pursuing materialistic objectives." The utopian vision is primary; the methods to gain necessary resources to achieve utopia are secondary-a means to an md, he says. West~rn utopianism should be viewed in the context of Western history and culttm, and not as isolated movertlf!rtt5 that can be dismissc:d as aberratio~ h• explains. "They are not aberrations--these movements are so wovm into the fabric of th• culture that to oonsfder them in isolation from the oonditions that produced them would not only diminish their importance, but deprive us of information Critical to an understanding of th• world ...., inh.n~· be explains. �ADri16, 111UU/Vot31.1o.26 Repcwta. UB offers virtual viewbook m Prospective students get real look at UB through eyes ofpeers llyMUAM<GReport~ Auistant Editor ORGETtheprettycampus pictures. Forget the tradi- F tional rccruitmmt jargon. f-orget th< brngging rights to ccleb13ted UB faculty and alumni. Instead of the traditional oollege viewbook, prospective students from now on will get a real look at what university ~fe is ~ through the eyes of actual st udents in "My ~feat UB." a multimedia project that combines an innovative university viewbook and a oorresponding Web site featuring actual video c.ljps from a day in the life of UB students. Inspi red by MTV's "The Real World," the project involved giving stillsande:xplanationsbasedonone-on-oneintcviewswithth<studtnts. Killian ootesthat the Website, which createsakindofvirtual viewbookin additiontotheprintvmion,oomplements each of the students' stories with selected digital-video clips. Computer-mouse irons throughout the vitwbook refer viewers to the Web-based ·video clips and to keywords that will show more information on specific topics on UB's Ashley, a freshman and aspiring Broadway performer. nine undergraduates digitaJ-vidro ca meras to record thcir days. Viewers are introduced to US stu- dents Karen, Mike, Molly, Lucinda, Ashley, Eric, Amy, Leah and Man. Through the videos each st udent shares his or her own interests. goals, wisdom and insights about life at UB and what is most important to him or her. "My life at UB" is a unique, long· term positioning strategy to show prospective studmts and visitors to UB's Web site the university e.xperi· ence ch ro nicled by th e students themselves, says .Peter Killian , UB marketing director. According to Killian, the project demonstrates how US's diverse stu - dents take ownership of their ~ves to create a place for themselves to 1<2Tn, ~ve and grow. He explains that in formulating the idea, the univmity was trying to figure out how to reach students through several means of oommunication and, at the same time, link all of these tools together with one theme--one that lets students know that UB belongs to them and allows them the opportunities to be· come who they want to be. Each of the uncensored stories is presented in the viewbook with video communication maJor, Mike reveals that he never thought he would find hisw.ryarowxl UB. "I also thought I'd never be able to go out when it mowed," he says. "But once you walk around, UB becomes very familiar~ Viewen can visit the Web to see footage of Mike and his team giving a markrting presmtation or hanging out in the Student Union. Other video clips on the Web indude a public piano recital being held inAllen HaD anencled by Molly, the UB Gospel Choir taped by Lucinda and a dance reb<:anal captured by A Eric reveals his messy apartment in Hadley Village and on UB'1 Web version of " My IKe at \.tB... an inside look at the \ editorial offices of The Sp<arum. Web site. Amy, a senior and member of the Killian says that when the stu · Univenity Honoo; Program. explains dents were sent out with the cam· eras, they were given no real instruc· that she is studying to be a veterinartions, except to record their day. ian and takes viewers into her dass Those coordinating the project had with a video clip of Joyce Sirianni, no idea what to expect when they SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Anthrofirst watched the videos. "We took a bit of a risk," he said pology, teaching primate anatomy. Mait, another HonOrS PrOgram "But what we got back was nine dis· tinctly different stories that touched schol'lf, tells viewers that his favoron so many of'what UB h.ts ite place on campus iS the newCen · ter for Computational Research beto offer." Viewers get to know the students cause he is passionate about com in both the print and Web versions puters and new and improving tech - asPectS by seeing them go to dass, study, eat, meet friends, participate in activi ties reflective of their interests and hang out in the residence halls. Karen , an international·studi es major, introduces viewers to all of the friends she's met in her four years at UB. She says her ad_yicc to incoming freshmen is. .. Be yourself and have fun! The great times at UB will Oy by in a flash. Enjoy every moment you have here." nology. A member of the Buffalo Chips. Man elm be heard reheao;ing with the all-male a capelln group in one of the online video clips. To visit "My life at UB" online, go to <http://www.buffalo.edu/lldmlulom>. The project is an ongoing effort coordinated by the Office of Admissions. Office of Marketing, the Of· fice of Publications and the UB Web Team. X-rays shown to be warning sign By LOIS IIAKEII author on the study."It is a verysig· News Services Editor nificartt step in that direction . How· ever, we need more of this type of VERYONE knows that dogged arteries increase the E stroke. Unfortunately, most people don't know they have dogged research in a general population." In a 1997 study published in the Journal of the American Dental As· sociarion, Carter showed that pan - arteries until they actually have a heart attack or some other serious frontal images taken to establish the risk of a heart a tt ack or oramicdental X-rays-wide-angle cardiovascular event. By that time, ;he damage may already be done. baseline condition of teeth and sur- Evidence is mounting, however, calcium deposits present in theca· rotid arteries. These are the large vessels on either side of the neck that carry blood from the heart to the brain and back. The study in volved 2,700 new patients in UB's dental clinics. Carter and colleagues conducted the curren~ research among the that inforrnation gleaned from a rou· tine dentaJ X-ray may serve as an ac- curate early-warning system of risk of dying from heart attack or stroke. Researchers from the School'of Dental Mcd.icinereported Tuesday at the International A$sociation for Dental Research that calcilicationo in the carotid arteries, Which show up on standard panoramic X-rays. can serve as significant prcdict.oo; ofdeath from cardiovascular disease. The study was oonductcd in a population with a high incidence of diabetes. .. Results of this study move us closer to the use of panoramic den· tal radiog13phs as a screening tool for all cardiovascular disease," said Laurie Carter, associate professor of oral diagnostic sciences and senior rounding bone-also revealed any ety of data, including regular dental X·rays. wa.scoUected from the group during an epidemiologic study con ducted from 1983- 1990. Death sta· tisticsal.soareavailablethrough 1998. T he UB researchers eva luat ed baseline panoramic dental X-rays for calcified plaque in the carotid arteries from 818 participants. They found ca!cification in 7.5 percent of the study group. Calcified plaque is found in only about 3 percent of the general population, Carter said. Co mparing calcification with cause of death, they found that people with plaque in the carotid arteries were twice as likely to die from heart attack or stroke than those with no plaque. Also involved in the research wcre Pima Indians of the Gila River In· WiUiam Wordworth, UB dental stu- dian Community in ArizOna. These Indians are distinctive because they have one of the world's highest in· cidence of Type- 2 diabetes, known as aduh·onsct or non-insulin·de· pendent diabetes, and a low inci· dence of cigarette smoking. This relative homogeneity renders dent; Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of OraJ Biology; William Knowler, DaviO Pettin and Marc Shl ossman of the Public Health Serv1ce in Arizona; Robert Dunford. UB senior programmer, and John Duthie, UBdental student. the group particularly useful for The study was support by grants studying risk factoo; forcardiovascu-· from UB and the National Institutes lar disease, Carter said- A wide vari- of Health. \ 3 Kudos The. following faculty and staff members completed 30 and 40 years of service to VB in the calendar year !999 and will be honored April 27 at a reception in the President's Residence hosted by President and Mrs. Wuliam R. Greiner. Nathan Back, BiochemicaJ Pharmacology; Cat herin e Bajer. Math ematics, and Joseph Kite, Jr., Microbiology Peter Avery, Geology; Norman Baker, HistOr)': Davad Banks, Anthro· pology; Gai l Berti, Mathematics; Ca ro lyn Boron, Chem istry; Bertha Boston. African -American Stud1es: Evelyn Bradley, FSA -Food and Vending Services; Michael Brill, Architecture; lames Bunn, i:ngl ish: Marif Calhoun, Accounting and Budget Services: Wesley Carter, lr., African -American St udi es; Bradley Chase. Health !:>cience!l Library; Karen Connolly. Einstein Cha1r: Robert Dentan, Amencan Stud ies; Ro bert Dieckman , FSA -food and Vending Serv ice!<>; Louase Dochstader, Aiumni Relati<ms; Rodney Doran, Lcarnangand lnstruc ti on; Ch ristin t Duggleby. Anthropology; Sa ul Elkin , Theatre and Dance, a nd Joseph Emhof, Internal Audit. Also. Murra}' Ell inger, Biochemistry; Carlos Feal. Modern L.1.nguag("!) and Literatures (Spanish }: Linda Felski, Research Foundation Accoun ts Payable; John Fisher, Pathology; Richard Fly. English; Howa rd Foster. O rganization and Human Resou rces; Michael Frisch. Amerac.1n Studies; J. Ronald Gentile, Co unseling and EducatlonJI Psychology ; Rossman Giese, Jr., Geology; Peter C;old, Arts and SciCnces Undergradu ate Academic Programs and Servic~ Nacholas Goodman, Undergradu ate Ed ucation; Anthony Graziano, Psychology; Mary Gresham , Publ1c Service and Urban Affairs; Ida Harris, Research Foundation Employ ment Services; Elizabeth Hayden , Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Charles Haynie, Interdisciplinary Degree Programs·Social Scaences; Linda Hokten,OraJ Biology; Charles Hyland. University Pnnt Services; John lsbeU, Mathematics, and Anasla5ia Johnson , Anthropology. AJso, Kristint Johnson, Computing and Information Technologr: David Krawczyk. University Facilities; Jerald Kuhn, Radiologr : Kathleen LaPlante, Psychology; Lorra ine Lanning, Sociology; Karen Lewis, Ed ucati o n; Nancy MacDo nald , Academic Services; )ames M clve-r,Jr. , Chem istry; Eleftherios Mermigas, Parhology; Claude Miller, Physiology; Mar)' Miller, Law Library; Stanislaw Mrowka, Math~mat ­ ics; Ca rol Nichy, Pharmacy; Carol Nikel, Student AccoU nts; Robert Ogle. Restorative Dentistry; James Pappa5, African~Americ~n Studies; Maryann Premielewski. law; David Rader, University Facilities: Homer Reynolds, O ral Biology, and Diane Richards, Orthodontics. Also, Maria Runfola, Music; Kathryn Sawner, Universi ty Publi cations: Janice Sehl, Mathematics; Katrina Shaver, Health Sciences Ll· brary: )ames Sheeha n, Ill. University Facilities; John Shellum, Man ageme nt ; Marcia Sickau, Health Related Professions; Murray Stinson. Mi crobiology ; Jacqueline Thompso n, Nursing; Christine Tona, State Purchasing; Linda Typer, Pharmaceutics; Stephen W'aJIJce, Academ1c Services to Athletes: Do naJd Watkins. Academic Services; GL~rard Wieczkowski, Jr.. Restorative Dentistry. and lacquelinc Wilson , C:o mputing and In formation Technology. Brieft Courses offered for librarians Ei1 The Dep•rtment of Llbr•ry •nd Information Studies in the School of Info rmation Studies is offering two workshops to librarians and othe r resea rchers--delivered entirdy via th e Internet-o n the ba sics of legislation and regulation s. The session o n " laws," to be held April 24-30, will teach studenb how to locate federal laws, bills and legislative histories and the1r accompanying documentation. Step-hy -step techn1ques will include an introduction to the United States Code, Statut es at Large, tht• St· rial Set and the THOMAS and GPO Access databases. Tht> sess1om also wi ll offer tips for selecting the best resnura for particular need!\ and finding full text of legislati ve branch documents on the Web . The session on " Regu lations ,'' to bt> held May 1-7, will introdu cestudents to federal rule· making and teach them how to d 1stmgutsh between la\'IIS and regulations. locate regulations from law citJtlom and find up · tO· the -minute regulations for topics or ci tatio ns. Stepby-step techniques for searching the free Internet Federal Rcg1stc r and Code of Federal Regulation s will be included. Participants must have access to a computer w1th Internet JCCess and a Web browser. Course modules will be posted on the World Wide Web and accessed via a password se nt to students. Question!! will be fielded by the instructor on a Web bulletin board during thl' week each course is active. The cost is $45 per course. For more information and registration. set the workshops' Web page at < http ://www.llb.buff•lo.edu / f•cult.y / robln son/ce / togohome.htm >. �Book by sociologist Gottd lener shows h ow "sin citY" often model for development BRIEFLY Las Vegas is example for urban growth =c:'i:r" BJ PATWKIA DONOVAN News Se!vices EdltO< A free WDIIohop on 11w niles ond ~ gowanlng"'" ""' of humin suiJjocts In ~ -.:11 will bo hold from 8:30 a.m. to H S p.m. Aptll1 11n 1lw CeniA!r lor Tomonow on 1lw North C&mpo,ls. The WO<tshop b beU>g spon- sored by 1lw Ofllce ofllw Voce President l o r - ond the SUNY Reseorch Foundation. uniwnitles have boon on particular alen. recently c.oncemlng their - . g of ho~subjects following tiJo fedegl_.,menrsiA!mpoqty susporulon ofmewdl at flveuniwnitlesln llwpast10 monlhs beuuse of viololions of "'" regulllions by lilstltutJonal r..tow-. The WDIIohop will bo led by Jeffrey M. ~. -~ elirecto< lor educotlon In "'" Of. flU of Protection from Risks (Of'IIR) In "'" Dopartmen' o f - ond Human SeMces, ond Paul w. Goebo4, " · a . . - o f that deporlment ond, until ,_,uy, atiOCiole elirecto< lor hurnon sullject pn>trction Food ond Drug Administration ~ . The morning session WI bo gored ID tni!IT1beft ond admlnlsttotonof--boards, - " ' " - - . ses- at"'" sion will bo chcbdprincipii ~on~ -.:hgnniS. her-"at~p.m. T.-loyln ""' I'Oelry ond "--loom on lho fol.wlhlloor of capOn Hall '"!'"'"North <An1M· The I9Cing. _ . . , by _,.-.g. Commillft ond 1lw Salnuel c_. Chair In ""' Doporlrnont ol English. wll bo free ond open ID 1lw public. • A Bullolo lllltM ond prof... SOf 01 writing ond Amerian litenoturo ot 1lw UnM!nity of c.lifomla at San Diego, . _ has forged a -career In fie. tion, children's literature ond poetry since her first book was published In 1969. Since then, she has produced 14 books Of poOlly, nine volumes of fiction and five books lor cblldren and young ruders. Wll to sponsor study tour of Ireland sponsor·- _..public. .. - .. a Ullstu- llents. foaJity ond still, ....... 10 plllidpllle. Tho tour WI bo - I n Dublin, wfth - ~~~ ~ c.ilo. St. _ . . Cllhldrol, ond ~ Calegt. . . . . . . ., ' excurslon.ID ihtllhing . . . _ ..... lndudod of - __ Amllllg lhtnwwy ... ...,..,...Clllnt"'ca- -.-.anlhtUIIIII"'-·~~~ec~-fcllr ,..,_Onllgll.lhtof Dolly ond IJonlllll, ond Clolwoogh ............. --.......... ,_,._._MIIgnl McGnlll, ................ ond _ln_GallcatUI, ... .................... .... ....,_...._ ....-- -"""" ThoCIIIlflllht-11 SUllO. hall!It Far . . .! toct wu • a & ,, .u-zaz. ;wawr cuss our regional problems as if they belong only to the city-an entity with limited geographic bound a ries -are making (big mistake," he says. " In faa, they're shooting themstlves in the fooL where in the midd le of what is history, Gottdiener demonstrates Gottdicneralsoisanauthorityon The concept that cities 'end ' at widely con.sidered one of the wor.st deserts in the world. Nevertheless. with its vast nron landscape and desert sprawl, today's las Vegas is synony- how the growth of this sunbelt oasis can inform our understanding of contemporary ur- ca.sino gambling and iu socilll effects, and is conducting research on tM actual and potential effects of casino gam b ling on the Niagara frontier. Whilt Las Vegas offer.s a possible model of urban development, hesaystheissueoflegaliud gambling must be approached with great caution because it often crea~ major financial and social p roblem s that are Seldom dis - their municipal borders has been out of d.!~ among sociologisu and urban planners for many years. The city's problems are those of its suburbs and neighboring towns, mous in the public mind with 24-7 gambling, chorus lines, Elvis impersonators and drive-up weddings. lnhisnew, criticallypraised book, "las Vegas: The Social Production of an Ali-American City," urban sociologist, semiotician and theorist Mark Gottdiener gives us the rest of the story. Professor an d chair of the DepartmentofSociolos(anda nationally recognized expert in urban<kvdopment,Gottdiener tells the untold tale of historical, political and economic growth that replaces the "sin city" of popular imagination with the economic boomtown that is home to more than I million people. Gondiener 's book has been p restigious award.s presented by the American Sociological As.sociat io n: t h e C. Wr igh t M ill s Award for the beS1 book written about social issues in the past two years and the Robert E. Park Award for the best book in urban sociology in the past y_ear. The popular image of las Vegas, says Gottdiener, is one ~rpetuated by the mass media and by the 3.5 million tourists who cycle in and out every year. H"i''intJ out that most visitorsstay2.5days onaveragcand never are exposed t.o the community that exists beyond the strip's elaborate themed hotels and casinos. However, he says, las Vegas is the fastest -growing metro polita n cussed. Las Vegas can teach us somethi ng there and in other areas as well, he says. • Bu ffalo has a negativo image, just as Las Vega.s did for a ban growth far bet~r than can the study of older urban areas. .This knowl~ge, he says, has important implications for the developmen t of met ropoli tan regio n s throughout the country, inCluding the Niagara Frontier. "las Vegas demonstrates more reant patterns of rapid urbari growth than do traditional urban models," he explains, "and the issues it ha.s dealt with successfully are the same ones that confront older cities today-the decline of the urban core and the increas ing importance of tourism and casino gambling in ur- and via versa. They are not. mu tually exclusive. " Unfortunately,...,.,today. Western New Yorlc: is less than the sum ofiuparts," hesays. "The region has enormous po~tlal that continues to be unused, undeveloped and of. ten simply ignored "A lot of people in this area whose job it is to promote the region seeffi not to fully understand the oomplex phenomenon at play here. " In this day and age, it is para chial to assume that any of us benefit from the isolation of the • region'ssuburbs, towns and cities, but we .suffer from the resulu of that kind of thinking in Western very long tiipe," New York. Gottdiener poi n ts ouL • Las Vegas turned iu bad repu- " Publicly, how~. and perhaps privatdy a.s well, there s=n.s to be no adequate conaptuafuation of how the mutual exploitation of our tation resources will produce enormow bendiu for the towns and cities that make up this region.• around thro u gh vigorous and sophi'sticated m arketing techniques," he says. " In fact, las Vegas is now synonymous with se:lf-promotion. The city has benefited gready from tirelessly thrusting itself into the national spotlight for the laSt 56 years." The Las Vegas experience proves, he says, that the image of a cityincluding iu fantasy aspt<U-is as important as its reality in detmniningfuturegrowthanddevelopmenL Buffalo can do this, he says. if it devdopsanorganlzed,sustained,wdlthough t-out effort to combat its negative image. " Western New Yorkers who d is- Such notedsociologistsasDavid Boje have said Gottdiener's study of Las Vegas offers new insights into pos.sible pJan.s that metropolitan regionslikeBufl'alohavetodevdop if they expec1 to move into the 21st unttlrj a5 thriving; coinpetitive entities. "las Vegas is bec:oming more of a typical American city, While the rest of the country is chahging in waysthatmakeitmorelikelasVegas , and that includes us," Gottdiener says. "If that 's where we're going, we might as well learn from the dty that's been there and done that." Deborah Walters is named ACE fellow By PATliJCIA DONOVAN two-week SIUdy tour offtlond, july 11-28. .....,_. ofllw - rity I 00 miles from no - ban development strategies." So, he says the success of the Las Vegas economy can beuseda.sa modd for metropolitan area.s attempting to discover new, non-industrial strat· egies for growth. Computer scientist, CAS associate dean to study technology as lever for change TheWofld~lnslltute (WU) will 'Through lho Eyes ofllw Irish, • latedprovision.s cen~rand nominated for two of the most Fanny·itOwe to read from fler work Noted- ond .-t Fonny - w i l l rjNe a ..-.g from .,. _ L AS Vegas began as an i.sogrew to a profitable matu - area in the United States, and u.s a evelopment a.s a major regional \ron derland, while unlikdy on the faa ofit, isnotaccidentalandhasbroad cultural significance. By looking deeply into the city's News Services Editor EBORAH K. Walters, associate professor of computer science an d engineering, associate dean of the College of Arts and Scienas and codirector of IDEAS, the college's arts and technology center, has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE )for the 2000-200 1 academic year. The ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadenhip in American higher education by identifying and preparing promising faculty and senior administrators for respon.sible positions in college and university ad ministration. Walters is one of 33 fellows nominated by the presidents of their institution.s and selected this year in a national competition a nd o ne o f onl y fi ve wh o received $62,000 in additional grant money from an anonymous source to sup- D po rt their fellowship. Kerry Grant, dean of the College ofArts and Sciences, said ofWalters: ··often when announcements of special opportunities cross the desk, you rack your brain hoping to think of someone who has the qualifications sought by the program. "When the American Council on Education request arrived, Deborah Walters carne immediatdy to mind," he said. "She is keenly analytical, with a strong intuitive sense of the integration of the implication.s data and actual academic activities. She has been a key member of the academic administrativo leadership of the College of Arts anll Sciences. " I simultaneously wish her well and shudder a bit at the thought of losing her contribution next year," he added. Like other ACE fellows, Walters will focus on an issue of particular concern to her nominating institu tion: the use of technology as a lev•or for~ge. She will undertake this analysis d uring the next academic year as she \Wlrk.s with a university president and other senior officers at a designated host institution, yet to be named. In this capacity, she will participate in the highest level of institutional decision-making, participate in administrative activities and cootribute to a learning group focused on the designated i.ssue of concern to UB. The process will begin this summer when Walters attend.s three week-long seminarson higheredu' cation organized by ACE. D uri ng her fe Uowshi p yea r, Walters abo will spend. significant time sludo_wing a corporation executivo whose \Wlik is related to the technology/~i.ssuethatwill be the focus of her fellowmip year. Among the corporation.s under discussion an: Hewlett Packard, Sony and Microsoft Corp. Walters says this is an especially interesting time to taU pari in the program because of the many challenges faad by research univ=ities today. "We an: being pressured to contain costs while in=a.sing educational quality," she said. "We're experiencing a virtual explosion of knowledge from within and without academia, but there is still a need to explain to the public the relevana: of the research university in today's society," she said. "The pervasive impact of technology has created an opportunity to~ =mine our mission and goals a.s the university evolves, and I look forw.up to learning how other institution.s an: addrossing these and other key issu~in higher education." Marlme Ross, director of the ACE Fdlows Program, says that previous fellows have taken major position.s in academic administration. Of the 1.248 fellows who ba.., participated in the program sincr it was established in 1964, more than 250 have bec:ome chief e=utivo oflicas and ~ 1,000 ha.., become provosts, via: pre.sidenu or deans. �ADJi16,2fiOIIIVoi.JI,ItJ.26 Rep Operation Mother Hen cleared the biggest hurdle: getting News Servkes Editor accepted by students. Since its debut For dccadcs, in Septmtber, the number of hits on been the bane of fresh - the site has grown from a total of 600 year, reputed to be in the fall semester to an average of the make-or-brcakcoursc: 200 a week so far this spring. The site, which is publicized in all for science and engineering majors. Although perhaps unintentional, calculus 141/142 classes, features that reputation is not entirely un - streaming video clips of key con cepts and illustrative examples from deserved. "Onrollcg<campu.scseverywher<, each class. TheclipsshowPiechtalkbrtween 30 and 40 perC<nt of' intro- . ing her way through each problem to-calculus' students typically either as she works through it on a Wolf fail or drop out of the course: every Visualittr, an electronic projection semester," said Ann Piech, professor system that allows students in class to see what Piech is writing, and also of mathematics. It was a situation faculty had been records what she writes so that it can unhappy about for years, but there be seen later on the Web site. Just hours after each class meets, seemed to be no way to rectify it without altering the subject matter. the video clips are available on the Now, Piech has teamed up with Website. A key advantage that the site ofScience and Engineering Node Services staff to develop "Operation fers students is that they get to actu Mother Hen," a Web-based review ally listen in class, instead of madly tool that has virtually banished the scribbling notes which, more often old survival -of-the-fittest mentality than not, may be completely incomfor " Introduction to Calculus" at prehensible when they look at them UB.ln its place is a system that acts again that nighL "Some kids don't take things in like a nurturing "mother hen," rescuing and supporting students who the first time around," said Piech. " With the site, they can watch me are struggling with the material. Initially targeted to at-risk students solve the problems again, exactly the taking Calculus 141/142. theproject's way I did it in class. "Math isn't a spectator sport," creators have opened it up to all stu continued Piech. " With Oper:ation dents. And, because the site <http:/ / mothertoen.eng.bufflllo.edu> is Mother Hen, they are privy to my free and available to the public, it be- thought processes as I figure the ing used by calculus classes outside answer out." An additionaJ component avail of UB, including some at the high able through the site, called "Ask schoollevel. ln existence only since the fall, Op- Isaac." features a teaching assistant eration Mother Hen already has who communicates live online with a uws. siudents three nights a week. Stu · dents email questions and .. Isaac .. works with them right online. That process occurs through an agree ment with Prentice- Hall, the publiSher of the course text. Operation Mother Hen was developed in response to a broad effort in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences to make the undergraduate ~rience in key courses more productive and, if possible, less, well, terrifying. " Our whole philoso ph y ha s changed," said Corky Brunskill, di rector of Science and Engineering Node Services and a co-creator of Operation Mother Hen with Piech and Michelle Olao, UB eduatio nal technology specialisL " It's no longer an atmosphere of who can survive and who can't-it 's about helping studptts succeed because you've helpCd them make the extra effort." The decision to do something about calculw was no accident. "Calculus has been our Achilles heel ," Brunskill said. " Math is a building block: Without.it, you can't do the physics or chemistry or other disciplines in science or engin eering . .. Without proper knowledge of calculus, nothing else works." The suc;cess of the site has prompted \)per-arion Mother Hen to take flight in other departments, too. The departments of chemistry, physics and computer science and engineering are developing their own Mother Hen sites. with an eyt' toward having them in place this fall. Stephanopoulos speaks at UB By JfNNIFU LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Contributor EORGEStephanopoulos threw his political analysis into high gear on March 29, as he took members of the audience ofUB's DistinguishedSpeakcr-sSeriesonawhirlwind tou r o f mainstream poHtics, speaking candidly about President Ointon,thecurrcntpresidentialcampaign and the need for "an America that's not just better off, but better." Greeted by a nearly full house in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, the former White House advisor to Qinton and current political analyst for ABC television paid homage to his religious beliefs and how they have shaped his politi~ convictio ns. "My political beliefs are rooted in my religious principles," sa id Stephanopoulos, who is Greek O rthodox. "I think we bave a duty to love o ne another. as we love ourselves, to take responsibility for ourselves and our oommuniries to the limits of our ability. And to never forget that we all also have responsibility to help care for those, who through no fault of their own, an not care for themselves." Stephanopoulos joked that his decision not to pursue the family occupationofthepriesthood hasbeen a cause of consternation , "as someone said something went terribly wrong because I spent the bulk of my career so far in politics." But politics, he admitted, is in his blood. G 5 m Web-based review tool helps those struggli1:1g with calculus BYUUN~UM ca.._ " I am Greek, and we G reeks eight years after the bulk of the Bill like to think we invented politics, Clinton presidency, the cou ntr y we invented dem oc ra cy." said wouldbedoingsowell,"hesaid."Not Stephanopoulos, who is a visiting only could I not have fo..seen that professorintheSchoolofPublicand Bill Clinton would get elected not International Affairs at once but rwice; not onJy could I not Columbia University. "ln have foreseen that the country would fact, the very word poli- be doing so well under his stewardtics is Greek. It comes ship; but I could have never dreamed from the G reek root 'in a million years that he would be .....aa.Ma ' poly,' which mean s the first elected American president many, and "tics." which arc blood- to be impeached."" sucking insects." Clinton's "reckless ness" will a)Stephanopoulos, whose humor ways cast a shadow over his achievewas evident throughout the evening, ments as president, he said, but extumedserious whenspeakingofthe pressed no doubt C linton will true definition of politics. He re- "never stop working for the job he called the words spoken by the first was elected for eight years ago."" elected democratic president of the Switching gears to the current new Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, battle between candidates for the who said, " Politics can't just be the presidency, Stephanopoulosemphaart of the possible; it must also be sized theimportan<Zofthe first presithe art of the impossible, trying to dential election of the millennium. change people's lives for the better." " I think this is shaping up to be Stephanopoulos said he believes one of the biggest and most impormost individuals are involved in the tant presidential elections of o ur public life for the greater good. lifetime," he said, pointing out that "After spending the first IS years not only will the next president likely of my career in politics and public carry both the House of Represen life, I still believe that most people tatives and the Senate, but also will most of the time-Democrats, Re- have the opportunity to fill as many publicans and independents alike- as three seats on the Supreme Court. who get involved in ... public service, "Whoever picks the next two or do so out of that same fundamental three choices will shift the ideQiogi desire" to change things forthe bet - cal balance of the court for a gen ter, hesaid. eration," he said, noting the "very The Clinton years have produced dose 5-4 moderat e-con servative su ch change for the better. majority in the court." The future Stephanopoulos said, acknowledg- court, hesaid,willdeterminethefate ing that most of what has transpired of such landmark cases as Roe vs. was unexpected. Wade, as well as such issues as affir"I tleV<'I"rouldhavedr<amed ... that marive action and prayer in~ools. Web accessibility design: Is Your Web site Bobby approved? For those unfamlll•r wfth •ccesslblllty issues pertaining to Web page design , consider that many users may be operating in situa tio ns very different from your own. They may not be able to see or hea r. or may have difficulty reading o r comprehending text. They may not be able to use a keyboard or mouse. They may have a text only screen, a smaiJ screen, an ea rl y version-of a browser or a slow Interne t connection. They may not speak or understand flul:ntl y the language in which the document 1s written. Content developers mu st co nsider these different si tu ations when designing Web pages. The World Wide Web Co nsortium's ( W JC) Web Content Accesso bility Guidelines <http:/ / www.wJ.org/T11/ WAI -WEBCONT£NT I > explain how to make Web conten t accessible to people with dis abilities. The primary goal of these guidelines is to promote accessi bility and they 3re intended for page authors. site designers and de velopers of aut ho rin g tools. These guidelines do not d1scourage con tent developers from using images, video, etc .. but rat her explain how to make multimedia content more accessible to a wide audience. Web Cont ent Accessibility Guidelines is part of a series of accessibi lity gu•delines published by the Web Accessibility Initiative ( WAI ) that includes User Agent Accessibility Guidelines a nd Authoring Tool Access ibilit y Guidelines. One Web-based tool that analyzes Web pages for their access ibility to people with disabilities is Bobby <http:/ / www.ust.org/ bobby/ >. The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST ) offers Bobby as a free public service to further its missio n to expand opportunities for peoplt with disabilities through th e innovative uses of computer technology. CAST developed the idea of a helpful '"dctectove"-a Webbased entity that would expose barriers. encourage compliance with existing guidelines and teach Web des•gners <fbout accessibility. To anaJyu your Website, just type in the URL of the page that you want Bobby to examine. Bobby will display a report indteating any accessibility andior browser compatibilit y errors found on the page. Based on Web Content Accessibility Guideli nes, Bobby will tell you 1f you provide text eq uivalents for imagl"S, animations, audio and video; if you provide summaries of graphs and charts, and if you ensu re that aU informati on conveyed in color also is avai lable without color. For additional resources on Web accessibility des ign, try WebABLE! <http://www.webable.com/ > a nd the AWARE Cen ter <http:// •w•re.hwg.org/ >. WebABLE! lists hundreds of Jnt ern et-based resources, such as Web access ibilit y authoring and publishing suppon, se rvices. tools. utilities and browsers. The AWARE Center (Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education ) began a year ago as a special project of the HTML Writers Guild with a focus on the importance of designing for universal accessibilit y and serves as a central resource for Web authoh. UB's Information Technology Coordination Committee has formed a \Veb Access subgroup with a charge to facilitate the university's com pliance with the Web Content Accessibilit y Guidelines. The subgroup is looking for members for both the main subgro up a nd the stand ing work groups. Conlact Peter Rittner <prittner@buffalo.edu > if you'd like to vo lunl eer. The Action Pl an is available a t < http :/ I www. d cc. buff a Io . edu I current / E& ec u tl veBoa rd I coo rd I ITCCWebAccessSubgroupActPian.html >. Making the Web more access ibl e for users with vano us disabi li t1cs is to a grea t extent a mattt•r of using HTML tht· way it wa~ m tended: to encode meani-ng, r:llhc:r than appea ran ce. - Sue Neumeister and Lori W1dz.ln1kl, Umven11y Llbron~s DrieD "Out Loud and Proud" to be £3 held at UB April 14-16 The UB Lesbian Gay Blse.xual Alliance ( LGBA) will hold 1ts fourth annual "Out Loud and Proud" conference Ap ril 14· 16 o n the South Campus to ed uca te and promote understanding of gay issues in the UB communi ty, the City of Buffalo and beyond. This year's conference. "Out Loud and Proud 2000: Redainun g O ur Past," will mark 30 years of serious gay movement in Buffalo and nationwide. according to Liz Holland, LGBA past president Holland said LGBA founder Ri ck Landman will return to UB to speak on the organization's history. O ther speakers will include Wilso n Cru z from MTV's " My So Called Life:" L<slea Newman , author of the children's book " Heather Has Two Mommies;" Masani Alexis DeVeaux, author and UB visit ing assistant professor of American studies; Tatianna de Ia Tierra. author and poet, and Paddy Kilrain, a lesbian singer and songwrite r. Other events will include a talent show at 8 p.m. o n April 14, a banquet at 7:30p.m. on April 15, a drag workshop at 1:30 p.m. on April 16, and panels on safe sex and bisexuality. For more information or to register, visit the conferenct Web site at <http:/ / wlngs.buff•lo.edu/ .. /lgblo/confHence>. �6 Reparta. Aprii6.ZDIIII/'Ioi.Jl.lo.26 RERC I.Cuoos Gerhord ...... IIHt' Dldln~-Emerilusln the~ oll'hormoaou- tlcs In the School ol "*"*>'· eight buildings nationwide. There· suits will include research tools for designers across the country. Through the Product Develop· rectcd by graphic designer Beth 1aulc<, associate professor of architrcfure and research associate with pllclng him """"'9 the wqttd's most prominent phlrmlceuliell with the national design community the IDEA Center. One of the principal ainu of the VB RERC is to educate the public ><ientbl>-lt the _ . . , . Wo<td Congress ol Phlnnoceutlal Sdences, to be held Aprii1620inSinFr.ncisa>. to develop awareness of universal nationwide about the nature and design and promote the develop- wtll..uM•--- T1iomas s. Mong. dinial.wodate ptdessor ol.,... and,.,.,..,_ SUI!IftY a n d - ol the Photodynamic Therapy (POT) Conte' ol kalieda HHith, <1rected a coooe In Advonced Photodynamic Therapy at the annual ,_;ng ol the American Sddety for wer Medicine and SU<gecy. Mang also rn<>d<rotod an exp<rt pond 00 photodynamic lhoropy at the ,.,..g,g. POT lrwoiYe the ""' ol Jasen to IC!Mte • plloCGsensitive drug that """"""""'tes In cancer cefb. tt b apfl<OYOd for treating oon-smolkellung can"'' ond obstructing esoplllgeol tumon, and b 1 proposed but· mont 1«_,1 additional types of cancers. joseph v. Dol'tnto, prafesorol eMf, strucn.nl and~ tal~anddirt!ctofol the G!tot Lalces Progrom. was honorod for his eflons to foster reationships wi1h the New vm Sea Grant and the G!tot Lalces Reseotch Comortium wi1h the cmtion ola spedlf -.:!, the Jo><ph V. Del'lnto MiJennium EnYito'"""'ljlf~-­ The oWofcl WIS 91-> to tho student wtio mode the beSt p<ee!i- tatioo in--....-- ing....., It the ....... «rif<. enuafther.-.:hmnsortitJm held fist month in Syrocuse. SuunntT-. ;.;..,massodote prafesor ol toW and ... Se><uofAssalft a n d - - Inc. (CORSA) It the group's in luncheon April19. TO<riclns wtll..aioe the -.:1 the field ol ~In recognltioo ol her wotln the .... ol lei<Uif ""*"<e _ . - . MW S. Homo, ISSfstlnt~ lessor of theoln! .,.:! <IInce, list month pmented ..-.r's classes for the flcufty of the f.>. Ionian Nationll HighofTholtA! School and • wtek-long """""" shop oo toe Strosberg's method ICilng for the school's g<aduote and undergroduote students. Homo, founding diro<tof ol the target cities. The Publications and Videos Project will pr<>duce video programs and booklets for consumers and maintain a __ ~ ~ Thoynulbe-by 9 am. MondoyiDbe- llw...,...,... ... lor~---­ _be .-oncllllar-*llya . rected b y Danise Levine, architectural a model curr iculum for multidis~ ciplinary coursework on universal saldesign,beginningwith "' Design ing for the 21st Certtur}r ll," to be design within the schools of Archi- held june 14-18 in Providence, R.I. and design communities and access lecture and Planning, Engineering A5 part of that proj«t, the ceo- and Applied Sciences, and Health Related Professions. jt \Oill be di - ter also bas acqwred the rights to reproduce "Unlimited by Design ~ to a network of U.S. experts in universal-design philosophy and prac· tice through a toO-free hotline op- erated by the UB Center for AssistiYe Technology. I..evine will d.ira:t thtt program as wdL Among the <><ganizations and individuals who will be key collabora· tors in the RERC'sactiviti<s =AdapIM Environments, tbe lead agenty in promoting the practice of universal design; Aztech, lnc., which began as part of the RERC on Technology Transfer at UB aod is now ah independent oorporation that speci.!;zes in rnarl<ds for-older Americans aod pooplcwith disabilities. and the Ceo· ter for Assistive Technology, a team of professionals that serves as an in· formation clearinghouse and evaluation center on assistivc technology. Other collaborators are Concrete Change in Atlanta, which promotes the mnoval of physical barrien to social contact by those with disabili· ties; Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum i Formosa Design, which consults in ergonomic research and design (interface. product design, development of product criteria aod information design); Hannah Design, beaded by Bruce Hannah, one of the original curators of the "Unlimited by Design" exhibition; Roebuck Research and Consulting, a human factOrs data consulting finn on productivity, safety. health and convmience, and Universal Design· ers and Consultants, publishers of UniVCJal Design N.wsktto. TheMail Setbacks prompt call for UB to show its commitment to environment A Message to the Community: Unl~erslty nificant progress developmg and laration,adding UB's narnctoandite international list of250 colleges and implementing policies and programs that promote campus environmen- universities committed to environmentaJ sustainability in education, tal responsibility and stewardship. Many examples can be cited. ... Building on a nationally recognized as well as campus operations. campus energy-coOSC'rvation program, UB has developed an effccti"" rccyding program thai now rccydcs more than 30 percent of th e university's solid -waste stream. UB has an active Environmental Task ~ needs to be given to campus programs so that progress can expand Central to success are both the ethic of environmental sustainability and a commitment to consultation with informed groups, such as the ETF. FQrce (ETF) drawn from all major parts of the university community, a network of I70 building conservation contacts representing most campus ollicesanddepartmcnts,and numerous excdlent campus environmental During I999, UB's environmental· stewardship program suffered anumber of setbacks. pos51bly as a result of limited oonsultation. In May, berbicides were sprayed to kill dandelions in selccted areas prior to springgraduation, despite a I0-year moratorium against this type of activity. While there is widespread support for the construction of student apartments on campus. careful siting is a critical issue. Student apar1menlS under construction on the North Campus unfortunatelywere locatedonthesouth shoreof!.ake l.aSalle,asitcthatadded to campus beauty with many trees. The housing siting decision raised questions about compliance with the 2025CampuslandUsePianandwith the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act. Thepesticideand housing decisions"""' made without publicparticipatioofromthecampus or wider community. Nor was the ETFconsulted.despitcitsadvisorypo- ronmental protection. In June of 11e ... ( information on this subject. It will be di - research associate with the IDEA Center. Finally, the new RERC will offer a fee-based Technical Assistance Pro· gram that will provide fee-based consulting services to· the business ........... -the""""' potfltTarwd ........ - . . . ested in state-of-the-art Ablr ~ ...._. .. a "'"'-rNIJ.4jllltJift I N - of his ...... - - . Product De•elopment 1n1t1attYe of.the gnnt. benefits of universal d<.ign. To this end, the Conferroa:s and Exhibit Project,diw:tedbyMullick, will develop conferences on univer- - a n d - Leaonsllould b e - tD 800-and moy be style and llngth.IJ!t· ....,.. -and·cl¥fme- and consumers inter- ~ ..commercialization package" to help bring each prototype to market. In the training realm, the Cur· riculum Models Project will develop bringing a variety of perspectives to bear on issues important both arn· demically and practically. In some important respects. UB has gone beyond wbal is required by state, federal or local laws for envi- -lor phono_l or_llespooe....-.. UniVCJal Design N<WSlntn; a national forum for architects. designers ~ its multi -disciplinary foundation from . - . conwnonting on Its quarterly column in ~ large, and the development of a policies. Waste reduction has been < w:tdwM ·p rk>. onstration projects in with the IDEA Center. Mullick also will direct a related initiative, the Product Evaluation and lesting Process. Through this pro· cess, the center, with assistance from the VB RERC on Technology EvaluJtion and li"ansfcr and the Western N..-w York Independent Living Cen1er, wiU aUoW for the evaluation and testing of the above-mentioned pro1orypes. as well as others solkited at made a priority and nearly all paper used on campus has rccyded oonten~ nearly half of the paper is I00 perc<nt post-ronsumer recycled. Efforts have been mack tp protect natural areas on campus and promote natural regeneration though the 2025 Campus Land Use Plan. The Environment and Society Institule has been established, aureol design and support the development of dem - architecture and research associate lntemotioniiArtistlc and Cu~ _...,...... ~ ies across the country to gmerate interest in universal ment of new prototypes for inno- tunof Elcchonge Program at UB, troveled to Tlfllnn, Estonia, as part ol the u.s. Oeportmont of s~·s American CUltural specialists Program. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR universally designed products de· veloped by Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. RERC staff will accompany the exhibit to cit- vative products d<.igned according to the principles of univc.rsal design. The initiative will be directed by industrial designer and urban planner Abir Mullick, associate professor of In the past JOyears. UBhas made sig· roclofd the FllnilyCinlc. will be hono!ed by the Cltiz!ns' Commltllee on Rlpo. - ment Initiative, thecmtcrwill work a multimedia exhibition of more than 300 exemplary examples of 1999, Prcsidenl William Greiner signed the prestigious Talloire:s Dec- research anlpublic-service missions. Nonetheless, continuous attention sition to the senior administration. Both events have sbakm con6dence in the fuiJ oommitment ofUB to envirolliJI<Iltal rtSponsibilityand stewardship, and to meaniogfulconsulta· tioo witi,J groups ofliciallyronstituted as environmental advisors. In light of these developments. we, the undersigned, call on theuni versity to: I. Rrinforcc its compliance with university environmental policies and strengthen the ETF as a campus environmental advocate. In order to maintain our reputation as a oationaJ leader in the green -campus _move- ment. UB should un<krtaU a process of re-committing itsdf to its excellent campus environmental poli· des and programs. A revitalized, empowered ETF can lead this process of recommitment, which needs to occur on all levels. If recommil· ment can be accomplishtd successfully, UB should consider the recruitmcnt aod retention benefits of markding itselfas a green-campus leader. 2. Comply with environmental laws and implement a more efli:ctM participation process. UB Should rig· orously follow and oomply with stale and federal environmental laws. UB should follow tbe spirit ofthe law and arndemic collegiality, and thus re· search and document environmental impacts in detail while support· ing extensi~ consultation and public participation on all newoonstruct:ion and other actions that impaa the natural environment. Relevant paperwork associated w.ith legal compliance should be shared with the ETF aod the campus community as it is being developed 3. Protect and restore campus natural areas. UB should protect remaining natural areas on campus in · keeping with the 20251aod use plan, which should be periodically re· viewed. UB should adopt a tree-protection policy that restricts tree removal pending a careful m-icw process, aod develop programs to restore existing natural areas on campus. One step in this direction would be to enhance existing natural regeneration areas by developing a program 10 accelerate natural succession. 4. Restrict use of pesticide.. UB should significantly reduce its use of pesticides-including herbicidesand implement an .integrated pest management program. The ~ of herbicide. to kill weeds on campus lawns can and should be eliminated by a combination of imprmed landscaping design, lawn-management techniques, mvironmental educa- tion and cultural change. We believe these are goals aod procedun:s fully appropriate to a world· class university that is rommined to environrncotal.sustainabilityaodsig· nificant consultation with relevant, informed groups as it examines and applies its policies. We look fprward to working effcctivdy with the senior administration and others in their implementation. Sincerely. Dennis Andnlko, Atrhitecture; Robert ....,.., Jaw; au.,. ...,..., Law; Chwles ~ G«>gn>p//y; Joseph co..-., Ch.,.,i5try; s-dy ~. Sociol 5ci<11c'l (EnWr>nmentai Studies); Law (fm<ritus); . _ . j8cboft. Eng/i>/1; Robert J<Kobl. Geology; Env1 Melcllnger, Law; lAs ~ Political Sd<na (Emoritw); a-teo - - - Geology;- - . . o , Social and Pr._,t;.. Medicin¢ Psychiatry;- u- c-. r.,., Planning;-·-· Ptrysiology (Emtritus); , . _ , - . G<ology (Emeritus); Lynda~ Atrhllecturt; MwpNt S h - . Low; Univtnit)' Fodlit~; C......_ w.kh, Political Scimce .\ Shlloloy, Archltectur<; W - ~• �Allrii6,Z1HIIl/Vi.31,1o.21i Repariar 7 Chancellor's failure to discloSe remuneration deserves an "F" To the Editor. We are of one mind that SUNY is an important resoura for aD New Yorkers, and for many outsidt. our statt as well It is a visible, far-flung enterprise, much in the news because what happens is of interest to many. The university is also an institu· tion that prospers with openness and clarity, with the sharing of information and knowledge. It is, thus, distressing to learn that the very first statement issued un der a new chancellor, the very an- nouncement of his appointment, was flawed by creating a vastly erroneous impression as to the remu- neration imojved. It shows a contempt for the truth that embarrasses us aD, most of aD the cbancdlor himsdf. On top of a suspect provmance, we now have to deal with a half-truth, worse than a whole lie. What is thecbancdlor's response? So~e mumblings about it aD being perfectly legal? Even if legal, it is far from perfect! Hiding behind the hapless staff? Intimations that the ehan<l'Uor was not aware ofthe generous secondary labor amditions? Or are we going to hear a dear, loud, apology about a blunder made, and regrets about the shadow it casts on SUNY? Don't trivialiu the issue by point · e~ere: The more trivial the issue, the more insane to be dishonest about it. It is not the ing to salaries triviality of the amount or the unacceptability of the substantive result It is the distrust it sows and the shabbiness of conduct it displays. Worse than a C for clueless, an F for falsehood. A grim start. John c_ G . Boot. Cho1r and Prolnsor Deportment of Management Science and S)'Stems Calendar ~~ ...... Campus.4 p .m . Free. IP-0036. User Support Technician (Sl3)-l.aw School, Posting IP-0037. Men's Tennis lnt..,..tlonal Student - s h o p UB vs Caniskn. UB Tenms C~W". 1 Optional Practlall Training. )e!ln~..-1Cha.zen. Ind. student .dvisor,~SC Student Union. 4 p.m. Free. sored by International S~t and hotar Services. for more information, 64S2258. A.ulstant Vke President for Alumni Rdatloru (Sl...)-Office of Alumni •nformation, Cha~ 'A'enner, 845-3261. p . m . Fr~. Concert UB Choir, H..-o&d Rosenbaum, conductor. SSte Concen HaU. 8 p .m . 13. Sporuo<ed by Dept. of Music. for UB Foculty Preoent Present.dons of EduatkNlal Te<h~~- Cape:n_212. 4-6 ~l~~~ tnformaoon, 645- Wednesdays at 4 PLUS Bllingu.l Poetry Re.dlng. Retna Mana Rodriguez. CMlet' for the ArU Sc.ree-ntng Room. -4 p .m. Fr~ . For more tnformation, 645-3810. AnAlysis s.mlnar Localtutlon Opcerators on the Weyl- ~:~~n~fo~r~J~~~t~· CamPus. 4 p.m. Frtoc!. GuostSpeakor Your NatkHlal Archtves. Ted Hull, archivist, Center for Electronic Records, National Arthtves and Record5 Administnltion. 104 Knox. 5-6:15 p.m . ''""· Spotuored by iudith Robimon's US 567 dass/UB's ALA Student Chapter. For more Information, Charles Keyes, 834- 5767. Thursday Ma~nt (Sl-3)0epal'tnlent of International Education, Posting IP-0039. Supervisor of Counselon (SL""")-Eduutional Opportunity Center, Posting lfP....I)()41 . Managm-.ent lnfOf'YNtion Specialist ( Sl-3)-Procuremmt Services, Posting lfP..()()42. more information, 645-2921 . Resean::h Musical Programmer/ Analyst 11-0epanment of Starmites. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 r;';,!,~=~~~~~~~" I Exhibits --and~ : Flft Contemponory CNnese Artists" Worts by Xu Sino. Tsong Pu, Gu Wenda, Zhong H~:u , thou Changjiang and ShenQtian are on display through MaylOinall . oflMUBArt Gatlery in tht Centtr fQf the Aru, North Campus. Galle')' houn are \Yed. through Sat., 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun. from noon to S p.m. " From Revolution to Aefonn .. ~S:~rm~:=i:t ~~~~=~~ij JR. Psythok>gy, Posting IR-20037. Nurse PrKtltloner-Women's Heatth lnibative, Department of Sodal and Preventive' =~~~~F:~;ooJ!f~~tary Posting IR·20039. Clerical S~llst II· Department of family Medicine, PostHlQ fR.20().40. Research Technkian fl. Oepanment of Medicine, Division ol lntectious Diseases, Posting IR-20041 Research Technician 11-Hearing Research Center, Posting MR-21)0.42 Faculty AssisUnt/Assodate Professor· Department of OccupatJonal Therapy, Posting ff...0021 . Propaganda porten produced in the People's Republic of China from 1962-82representing efforu by both lhe Mao Zedong and Oeng Xiaoping govemmeou to mobilize the masses 1 ~=:s =!·~~"o~:f~~~~~ ~r:~~~~ee~~?~ Capen. •nformatiOO, 645-7700. , P8S Adult Le• mlng Servke Uve S.telltte Event Designing Classrooms for Technology lntegr~~tion and Accessibility. 200G Baldy. Noon-2 p.m. Free. For mort information, Kerri Cabana, 64.S..3568. Geology Pegnom Lecture Series !rv~6t.f~~:::.uards Bernard Hubbanl, O.pt. ol Geology. 228 Natural Sdences Complex. 3:-45-S ~e;:~~~~Fo~~i~=~·n, Dept. ol Geology, 645-6800, exL 6 100. Blologlul Sdences s.mlnar of Bacterial Genes. Robert SWitzr:r, Bkx:hemistry Dept, Univ. of Illinois. 220 Natural Sctenc:es Complex. :~~~ ~~~~64rr2~~ infonnation, Lockwood Ubrary, rrierence section of North Campus, on the library's second floor ~~~~~o!:~t':~~ lor the M5 through May 3. Gallefy hoo" ~~ :~.1~~;;.~ ~~~~~L display in the Center for Tomorrow ~~~rs~~~~~~h ~~~s&~~~tsoau~~i~: downtown Buffalo during regular bu5ine55 hour>. Jobs defeated B<l&lwnron s-2 and W on Sundoy. behind some vea< pit.chlng. In the first pne.Tyler s.ntine pme and ~his record to a perfect ).(I on the s:euon. Ba)entine went 7.0 inninp.&fvina: up two runs--one e.arne<f--.1nd just four hits. In the second game. US senior piu:hed • complete Tom januchowtld aJmost made history as he pitched a compete game. one-hit shutout Mld carried a no-hitter into dlf: firW inning. Janochowsk.i went 7.0 innings. giving up no runs and one hit while striking ~ 5e't'ef\.. He toOk a nohrtter into the top of dlf: seYenth before gMng up a le.ad-off single in that final innklg. prope~u~~ over the Colonials. Janud)owllti had a nc>hitter gding lintl giving up the lOne hit to the ti'st batter of the seventh inning. He also finished with seven strikeouts. Januchowski also pidled up a win in relief the wee~< as the BlAis '*-'ed Pittsburgh 3-2. . ener., -.lllcf..t.nd )NOO the triple jump at the Ohio University Invitational. McFarland's jump of 38' 1 1 112• also set a new school record in the event. breaking Alyda Croak's 1999 marl< of 38' 9 3/4. • McFarland helped earned the Bulls a third-place team finish in the seven-team meet The previous 'N't!ek. the Bulls had traVeled tD PittSburgh for a coup4e of dou~ehe.aders, dropp~ng both games with Duquesne by • sco... ol3.0. and splitting with Pittsbu<Jh At Duquesne on March 29.jeff Roberuon took .a loss to f.ali tO 0-3 on the year and Pete: Selden fell to I · I Apinst Pittsburgh on Man:h 30. UB lost the first game 8-3 .as Matt R.opn toOk the bu. In the second pme.&.ndon DICesare 'ed the team to .a 3-2 WW1 .as he went 2-br-J from the pbte with two runs scored. Scott Mroczek knocked'" the winning run in the last ~nn~ng u J.anuchowskl ptdc.ed up the win in relief ~ohoall Canisius 6, UB I ; Canisius 8, UB 0 St. Bonav~nture 12, UB 5; Colgate 5, UB l ; Columbia 9, UB -4 Stony Brook l , UB 2; Outmouth t 4, UB l; Hanhatun 9, UB 3 The Bulls played their first games m Bufblo in 14 years on March JO, traVeling down Main Street to Canlsius for- a dou~e.ader. UB dropped both pmes to the Griffins. 6- I and 8..(1. Sacee Madden had the Bulls lone RBI in pme one The Bulls then headed to .Umikon on Fnday for the Cotpte: lnvitation.al UB dropped .aJI six games .and are now 4-n on the season. · In the opener ~nn St. Bonavenwre. the Bulls jumped out to .a 3-1 le.ad m the fim inning when Kim Lawrence coued .a bues-'oaded walk tD swt the n.lty. Howew:!r, the Bonnles erupted for six n.ms In dlf: fourth off st:atUr Andre.a S.age to Clke the 12-5 win. Against the host Red R.aiders, UB dropped a S-3 dedsOO. W1th Hadden knocking in a pa1r of rum .and Jennifer M~ .also picking up .an ~81 . The Bulls collected JUSt four hits in their 9-4 los.s to CohJIT\bia on Sawrday Moore was 2-for-3 at the plate .and scored a run. Madden. Lawrence and Jessu::a Kensy e.ach had .an RBI AA exua-iMing contest .against Stony Brook was UB's best shot at snapping ra losing streak. In the mtemational tiebreaker systen"' that is used 1n college wft:b.aJI to determine .a wmner. .a runner is pbced at second bas~ to begin the 1nning.Aft.er UB fai~ to push the run Kross in dlf: top d the eighth. Stony Brook scored the game winner for the 3-2 demton. Eight em>~ wmed out to be the Bulls' downfall tn the.r 14-3 lou to the Bulls .ag:~in lm~k · wtth seven ~m>~ '" the contest. WOMEN "Senior Thesis Exhibitions 2000" Thesis wcrl from 60 are Tues., 10a.m. to S p.m.; Wed. Bin&lwnt<>n· us exunded its winnln& s:O"'eak to three pmes. UB Stnfly ID to a doublieheader sweep The tournament ended with 3 9-) loss to M.anhatun, u the fieidmg bug btt April30int~ candidates for bachelor of fine arU degrees a~ be;ng exhibited at various sites on the North Campus and in downtown Buffalo. Worlc. P ittsburch 8, UB l ; UB l , Pittsburch 2 With a dootHheader sweep at Daronouth. revolutionary virtueare on display through ETC S<holan' Wortuhops R~ut.tion =~~n~:.::!n~~sistant to Enrollment UB 5, Blnfhamton University 2; UB 4, Blnct>amton 0 Duquesne l , UB Oi Duquesne l , UBO . Placed third in McDonald's Invitational MEN Placed fourth in McDonald 's Invitatio nal Assistant/ Associate or Clinical Assistant/Clinical Assoc:late Professor· Department of Phytical Therapy, Exercise and Nutntion Sciences, Pe»tulg tf-0022 . Auistant/Assoc:late Professor-Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rhumat~IOQy. Department of MediCine, Posttng •F· 0023. Assistant/Associate Profe»ar· ~~~i~~ p:~~%~~~~~~~1 Associate Professor-Department of ~~~f:~::,..~~.::~~~~~. Posting lf-0027. full Professor· ~rs~t of P'sychi.atry, Posting trf: . Non-Compethtve Clustfled Ctvll Servke Cllnlcalt.borata<y Science Semk>ar Approaches to ldentlly Candidate Un~ Genes trwotved In Prostate, Ovarian and Breast cardnoma. Raj Kandpal. Temple Univ. School of Med-icine. 181 Farber. 4 p.m. Frft. For more information, LuAnn Kafte, 829-3630, ext. 108. ol Dental Medicine, line •.0792 . Dental Assistant (SG-7)-School d Dental Medicine, une -...oao2. Maintenance Assistant ( SG-9)facilittes, Line 131799 Refrig<nltlon Mec:honl< (SG· 12)- g;~:~~~~~·s g;~~~ To obloin mort mformot1011 on JObl listed obovr, contact PersonMI ~n · ftJJ( ~s~::=~~:!:% obtain irtfonnocion on RtsftNCh pbs. contact Sponsortd Programs PmontYI, 416 Crolb. The men 's .and women·s tnck-and-field te:ams faced M1d-Amencan Conference competitors 10 the McDonald's lrlY!tauon.al Track Meet hosted by Ohto University this past weekend. The women placed thtrd out of seYen teams wnh I") po~nts. Ohio 'NOO wtth 199 pomts The men placed fourth out of field of etght With 9<4 pomts Eastern Michigan h.ad 218 points to cla1m the tnviauonal. UB set new school n!Cords for the fourth consecuove week of compeuoon for the women ·s te.am. sernor Udo Okeke set a new school marl!. •n the -400 meters (:SS.89) .and fM.aced second '" that ~L Freshman S.;llunca McFarland set .a new UB record m the tnple 1ump. placmg fi~t With .a leap of 38' II · IQ" Frt>m the men's sqw.d. ~u Hahm set .a new tnple-tump record for the second week 10 .a row With hts fi~t-pl.ace jUmp Of so· 3-) /.. .. lennis WOMEN Bait State 7, UB 0 Bowling G reen 7 , UB 0 The Bulls suffered a pair of Mtd-Amencan Conference losses .at home Fnd:ty .and Sawrday. UB is now S- 10 0\l'en.JI .and 0-4 tn league contests On Friday. S.U Sate defeated !he Sui~ 7.0. US wu buoyed by !he play of ~ ShaniAm.aruinghe .and K.aren Mayn.ard.Aman.s1nghe heki her own before falling tO Shelly Brizendine 6-4. 6-l. Maynard took thr-H first-set games from Darcy Poulos, but lost her match 6-3.6-0. On Sa.wn:by, Bowting Green de:a.tt UB ano<her 7 ..0 loss on .a breezy .afternoon that s.aw rTWl)' shoes on both stdes of the net knocked dow-n by the gusty winds. �8 IIepa..._ ADri16.2000/Vol31.1o.2S -'----lnlormatlotl. ~ S-381 0 . The X.fles vs. M Equllly ::...~== =:'f.!-o~t!t'.m. )ld< Boker, 829-2271 : ""*'~of~ ~~=.~~ . Complex. 3:45 p.m. Free. _.....,'*-" ~~t O'Neil, principol.- College. ·Cambridgo. 280 Plf1t. 4 p.m. F-. Fof more infor. motion, ~S-24«, ext. 132. ~ Auditoriom. 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Sporuo<ed by the Ernest Witebsky Center for Immunology and the Dept. of Microbiology. Fof more Information, 829-2901 . Cuttural Aware~s Wotbhop. Mary Ann Jezewski, Patricia Sarche~ Arrry lyons, UB. Roswell Pari< Distance Learning Room, Health Sciences Ubrary. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. S 10 for studonts, S20 for memben of Western New Yort< Health Sciences Ubrarians, S25 for non-members. Sponsored by WNYHSL Fof more information, Jeanne Ftek:ting, 829-3900, .... 119. r~"~~6~~~:. ~OWea~~n Capen 127, Undergraduate library. 10-11 a.m. Free . Open ~::i"s~t¥.~~~:i~t;,~lty mation, linda Rath, 0-45-3528. S~ ~~~~aJ~t1Jb;~~t~ of Music. For more information, 645·2921 . IUologk.al Sciences Seminar Gene Therapy Using Recombinant Retroviruses: Kinetic Studies and AppUatJon in TlUUe E~ l neering of the Skin. Natural Sciences Complex. 3:45 p.m . Free. For more information, Bn.Jce Nicholson, 64S -ll44 . The Rt'Porfer puhtlsl~1 lit. lings for cvenh taking place on c.,mptn or for off campu-' event\ where ....Students no Ltter than noon on the Thursdiily pre<eding publkaHon. ll'ti"9' are on ly accepted through the e le<tronlc )ubmlnlon form or Events Dt <http:/ I www.huffalo.edu / ct~lendar / logfn , Bec.au.te evenh in the electronic calendar will bl" induded In the Reportu. Anthony Mlnonda, David J. Triggle, Univenity ~~~~~ter for~~· 3 Gradua te Sc~nd the Gradua te Student Association. For mOre information, jean Grela, 645-62~0. ~~£rr~~c~::: Cambridge. 280 Pari<. 4 p.m. ~fOf' principal. Newnham CoUege, Cambridge. 280 Pali<. 4 p.m. Free. For more information, 645·24~~. ext. 132. Nuclur Moclklne Meeting ~~'::!~~~~ ~~:"or~~:~~~. PfO!!"m director, EGLC =!~=~chair. Road, Niaga~·the-lake. 6 ~';'.';~'tt?;r:"~ and ~tists; S 12.S fcir SNM ::;e,:;'~;=::a~~ of Medk:ine and Biomedical Sciences. For r1"'IO"! information, Rebecca Goodman, 838-5889. The 30th Annual Emert Wltebsky Lecture ~~u=~~ress and future Dtrectloru. Ernst H. Beutner, professor emeritus. Cusker, Academic AdvUement Center, 31 Capen. +5 p.m. Free. Sponsored by International Student and Scholar Servkes. For more infor-rryation, 645-2258. Foster Chombtry Colloqut. ~ulan. Stet! Concert Hall. ::fM'::~5~ by Dept. - information, 645·2921 · S tarmites. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 p .m. S10 =~~~~~s~or Sunday 9 Philosophy In Koreo. Philosophy In Chino and Phi~ the PhHipplnes. Seu lee, Xia glong Zhang and osimo Univ., Peking Unlv., Univ. of Manila, respectiyety. Center for Inquiry, 13l0 Sweet Home Rd. 1 : ~:00 p.m. free. Co- Lee~onsei ~ 'rndthethe~~~ Studies Program. For more information, Ueen McNamara, 645-2444, ext. 132. . ~ c--. Musk Immersed E.ssential Surfaces and Oehn Surgery. Ying·Qing Wu, Unhl. of Iowa. 103 Diefendorf. 4 p.m. Free. 1'\ono-ltal Ursula-Oppens, piano. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p.m. S1 2, S9, S5 . Sponsored by Dept. of u-.,--- Musk. For more information, 645·2921 . Lecture ~ Wednesday ;;~=·Don 1i:~':tand c: PliOtog<lplllc 212 Capen. 1:3().3:30 p.m. free. Fof more information, 64S-7700. ~-Biophysics ~~~==~gy Fun<tlon. Olaf Andenen, Weill Medical College, Cornell Univ. 108 Sherman. 4 p.m. Free. ......... Film Series I5Uk Babel Center for the Arts f~~~~.f:r<t~:e"· Russian GSA, Dept. of Modem ~~~~lor ~:, ~N ~rtse1'i~~. ss. Sponsored by Dept. of Music:. For r1"'IO"! information, 645-2921. Monday 10 12 - ua ot Sunrise Spukers Dellnquericy and Control in Americo'sSofestC~imoo 1. ~~~:"!Or of Tomorrow. 7:3().9 a.m. S1 5,, S12 f<lr Alumni Association memben, foculty and Slllff. ~ more informatiOn, Jude · SChwendler, 829-2608. UBC~TOKNng c-... ~ ~uiTon:.a~~~a~~ Using the Web for Aesear<h. Capen 127, Undergroduate Tuesday faculty and staff. Fof more information, Unc:la Rath, 645· 3S28. Philosophy In East Asia famJ:c!~~~~Ot ~em~try and the Foster lecture &tdowment. --LIIndMon 1 -1 SIArmkes. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 2 p.m. S10 M.othemotks ColloquJwn --.s.,.M4PI.US flhnoi>oettcs In the Nigerian Field. Isidore Okpewho. 5-40 Clemens. ,_,_Free. Fof more information, 64S-J810. 645-2191 , ext. 1199. ~~t!~~~::t~F=.~~"'- ot Mkhigan. 216 Natural Sciences Compte.x. North lnfonT'IItion, 64.5-7700. ETCT~ Hlroka.zu Fukawa, sculptor a nd instaii.IUon artist. 280 Part.:. Noon-- I p .m. Free. Sponsored by Asian Studies Program. For more informaHon, Thomas W. 8Crlunan, 64S-3474 . lntemadOnM StudentJ: Course Registration: What You Need to know. Elaine ~~e&~' 8 fKUity Rectt.l Awards Ceremony. Provost 1 l"1"'tOre Thornton, ;woe. prol. Dept. of History. Cen!<f f<l<Tomonow. Noon-2 p.m. S 12. Fof more Information, Jude Schwendler, 829-2608. Ada •t Noon GAITA Awwds Ceremony ~t'!!oJ;.,.~tt =~~~~SFof ~:zoo"'1=:t ~ Anotysts. Tamara MasterO.Ss Pierre--Yves Artaud, flute . Stet! Concert Hall. 9 a.m. Fri!e. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. For more infomtatK>n, 6452921. Fri!e. For more information, 64S·2414 ext. 1 32. Philosophy Le<ture S r.mlles. Dept. of Theatre Dranv Theatre. 8 p.m. S10 Smith Auditorium, Erie County Medical Center. 10.11 a.m . Free. Sponsored by Center for Transportation Injury Research . For more information, Broolce lemer, 898·5 144. information, 645·2258 . Conference Centre, 253 Taylof of space limitations not all ~;r!~~~~~~M~i~. Philosophy Lecture 21st Annual Eastem Great for the online UB Calendar Wireless Phones and Sole "Thinking About Reason and International Student and Scholar Services. For JTK>re sporuon listing\ art> riue Saturday g~~r:'?e=~~B. Rina ~pen. 4·5 p.m. ~:~;!~~byof~ and Sciences. For more information, Reine Hauser, 64S6000, ext. 11«. 7 lnter~Ytlonal f,...Sponsored by ~~~-f~':',!~,o;, for M~of~~":=hin and Dance. Center for the Arts ~, educator. 262 the Hurmnitles. 5aeenlng Room, Cent« for the Arts. 8 - Excellence In Teaching ~~e~ka~~~~~~ f~~f., Case Studfes·ln Course Web Poges: rsy 224, 5odol Friday =~~~~SFof ~::::-..=..'Us UBC~TeKhlng Center-shop Master Class Ursula Oppens, plano. ( Sblnnltes. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Droma Theatre. 8 p.m. S 10 ~~~:r· ~ry~~~"!i&1~;-· --..ysoflontM.oss Wednesdoys of Lent Mass. 255 Harriman. Noon. Free. UB Cybroltos T-"'ng Center~ ~=~=~. 833.0298. ~~~) I<>< ETC Scholon' -.toops Ubiary. ro a.m.-Noon. free. Open only to U8 students, fawlty and staff. Fof more infor. mation, Unda Rath, 645-3528. - ~Biophysics 5 lgnolng In Perfusion Induced Cfiongei of Urdloc Muscle: Role of 5tretch Actlvoted Chonneb. Regis lamberts, Free. Univ. of Amsterdam. 108 Sherman. 11 a.m. Fn;e. ETC Technology -.toops lntro to the ETC. Educational ~~'%-f:,"m"f..;%, more information, 64.5-7700. ~Lo<lure­ Sdence ~Y;!K Ledun! 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Psychologist Capaldi named provost Former University ofFlorida provost to take reigns as UB's chiefacademic officer By SUE WUfTCHER Reporter Editor SYCHOLOGIST Elizabeth DeutsCh Capaldi, formerly provost at the University of florida, has ban named VB provost. The appointment, effective July I, was announced by President Wtlliam R. Greiner. "Elizabeth Capaldi possesses a rare blend of qualities that are essential for this position: she is an accomplished scholar who is nationally renowned in her field-psychology-and s~e is a seasoned academic administrator with experience at a major research university," said Greiner. "She comes to UB highly recommended by her P Her research interests lie in th e areas of mo tivation and learn ing. Her current work is o n incentives and preference learning, using both animal and human subjects. She has a utho red o r co-au tho red nearly 50 artidcs in scholarly jo urnals, co-autho red an int roductOry psychology textbook, now in its joining us as a faculty member and adminis\ra tor." A member of the University of Aorida faculty since 1988, Capaldi was provost from 1996-99. She currently serves as president o( the American Psychological Society, a 15,000-member -organization devoted to promoting, protecting and advancing the interests of scientifi- fourth edition, and edited two books on the psychology of eating. cally oriented psychology in research, application, and the improvement of human welfare. Its members cover the entire spectrum of basic and ap- plied psychological science. While at Florida, Ca paldi also served as special assistant to the president for th e Florida Quality Evaluation Project., an internal planpeers at the University of Florida, ning and evaluation project that where she was an important leader measured all aspect!' of the univerduring a decade in which that uni-" sity, and as di rector of the Office of versity rose to national prominence Institutional Research. In addition , s ht' head ed th t• in its sponsored-program aetivity. " Her scholarly and administra- university's self-study for reaffirma · tive achievements will be tremen - ti o n of it s accredi tat ion by th e dous assets to UB," he said. "We are Southern Association of ( :o lleges absolutely delighted that she will be and Schools in 1991. CAPAlDI Prior to imning the Uruvers ity of Florida faculty. she was a professor of psycho logy at Purdu e University, chairing the Department of Psych{'logicaJ Sciences and serving a~ o.b sistant dean of the ( ~ra duate School at tht' un iversit y. A n at ive of Ne \\' Yor_k t :if\·, c:.a paldi receivt.'tt a bachelor's degrct~ m ps-ychology from the University of Rochester and a doctora te in ex perimen tal psyc ho logy from the Universit y of Texas at Austin . She has served as associate editor of Psychonomic Bulletin & Revn•w · and a consulting editor for /oumal of Experimental Psychology: Anlmtll 8l'l1avior Processes. Capaldi is a fellow of th e Ameri .;a n Psycho logical Associa tio n. th t' America n PsychologicaJ Sociery and th e American Association for the Advancemt.'nt of Science, and served .1~ president of th e Midwestern Psv(hological As!>Dciatio n. Ca paldi will ~UCCI.'cd SUNY Disttngui she d Pro fe sso r Dav id 1. Triggle, wh o is stepping do wn a!! provost to co ntinue as dean of the Graduate School. Sungs give $1 million for scholarships By SUZANNE CHAMBERLAIN Reporter Contributor A Western New York en· trepreneurial coup le who have worked stead - fastly to improve health care in Western New York are givinga S1 million cash sd)olarship gift to the School of Medicine and Bio· medical Sciences. John J. Sung, CEO of Windsong Medical Park. and his wife, Janet H. Sung. founder and president of four radiological practices, incl udi ng arships for UB medical-school stu dents who have good grades, ne-ed the money and demonstrate soundness of character, induding a genu ine, caring attitude, generosi t y of spirit and leadership potentia1?" Janet Sung concurred that the gift to the university " has made us very happy because my husband is finally realizing a dream that began when he was a coUege student in Korea, working his way through school and depending also on scholatships." "Besides," John Sun g added , Windsong Radiology, P.C .. made their mark and their money in Westem New York and wanted to reinvest the proceeds of their su=ss locally. "these scholarship students might become the ve.ry doctors who help us fulfill the rest of o ur dream--to "What better way to show our gratitude and appreciation," said brings national recognition to West er:n New York." Pres ide nt William R. Greiner \ John Sung. "than to provide schol- have a clinic lik< the Mayo clinic that praised the Sungs at a news conferenct' held at tht~ universit y to an · nounce their $1 million gift. "\·Ve an: ex tremely gra teful to Jo hn and Janet Su ng for their gift, which will enable bright. deserving students to realize their dreams of completing medical school and es+ tablishing exciting careers in medi cine," Greiner said. "We an: so pleased," he added. "that the Sungs chose to invest in the Western New York community in this manner. Their gift is a sign of confidence in US's ongoing efforts to provide a world-class education for its students. We're grateful to the Sungs for their support and for serving as such wonderful entrepreneurial role models for our students." John R Wright, dean of the medi- cal school, added: "We are pleased and dt:eply grntified by th is generou:support for student schola rshtps. There is aJ\\'3)'5 a need in this area anJ the Sung gift will beputtogood use." All students in the school will lx· eligible for the scholarship m o n1 e~. which will be distributed beginnmg in September 200 I. The Sungs' story began in Korea where both were born and attended college. They moved to th .. United States as a newly married couple in 1972, arriving in New Jersey with only $200 in their pockets. Whi le Janet Sung did her residency, Jo hn Sung earned his MBA from Seton Hall University, completed his CPA training and then worked for the accounting finn of Hauser, O'Connor c-....,._,....z �,._ WKtawsld-Wencle is assistant professor of social and preventive medicine, and ~ecology and obstetrics. She is co-principal .investlga· tor of UB's Vanguard Oinical Center of the Women's HeaJth Initiative, the largest clinical trial ever undertaken in the United States. ,.._,_s.. .... mulwill be _ _ , p.m. .--. -· ........_.,In_.. ... "'" Student lhoUrian on Compus. Inc. and"'" c:...,.,.a C.... lor jowilh lh f t opoo-ng "'" ... --for-cllho JU>Ic. They ..... _ _ uniwnlly """"""*~' .... ""' --lldiolllaamg""' eight.<foyFesti¥ol c l - . CostcllheSedorlnddlnner ·b S12forJIUdonts_,S1Sfor -c.ll639-8361 be,_Monday f o r - - . _ "WW!welcomojowilh- .who don'l'- pions for I Sedor, .. - .............. - - * ! ........... .... ._.,lb..-,· said _"*~ ........ s.-. Gcldborv Pardo, . _ . _ ttlel-...., will cooduct I door.fD.<Ioor "Magic '---_,. __ ~"""-"'-· enodfor unaponod enod bread, .............. procb!L T h o - - b colledodwillbt-IDihe Food-oi~-Yori<. fnlm 6-10 p.m.ICallding 1D lhe - . g - IDday, ftrgo .... .... Jodoot. .... - . Mondljl, SpUing - ~ ~. Jewllh _ _ ... ., .... llod all_ ... _,__ -~----or - - . . . . -lnl'hoCGm""""ontbtNollh~ Mogle Mlllllo ........... .., ......... laldlll..._. ........ Gollll ... ~fcu>. _,....,..~Uia. __.......,... . ====,.,......,...,...,.... ......... SIIII: ......... fur. tbt.ill. . l l . " j? I lt7'.J0pa.llpll2filtall --~~ lhtNalll . . . . . ... Tho .................... ,............-:rr. ... be ..... ..,. . ...... ........ af .......... the IJrMnl?raf ....... ................ Is .,....,.... ...........-. -~theltlllaw ~~funll.lho Cologl af- ... 5dlncel. lndthe~af""*'- Formare--.. al 645-3117. REPORTER _....,........,.. Tho ............. • poM!hodlly . . Olb o i - ___ .............. ----__ SIMcMin . . DMIIoncl "' ............... I.Hoorll?r-........ ~ Wh8t •• t h e -·· Health ln!tl8thre (WHI)7 the 16 v•nguanl centen7 UB became a vanguard unter in 1993 after writing an exten5M application. We bad the collaboration of scientists from across the medical school led by Maurizio 'fuvisan (PI) and myself (co-PO. The dean of the medical school and many members of the greater Western New York community also gave their support. Forty centers from across the oountry now participate. The Women's Health Initiative is a P2-year study to inv<stigate the major causes of diSease and death in postmenopausal women. It includes both a randomized clinical trial (RCf) and an observational study. The RCf includes three studies: • A trial of hormone replacen>ent therapy (HRT) versus placebo that will determine ifHKf reduca heart disease, osteoporotic fractun:s and co?on cancer. It also will assess po· Whet -Ia! questlofts wiR --7 tential risks, including breast cancer WHI will tel? us the risks and benand thrombic <Vents. • A 'trial of dietary fat reduction efits of hormone replacement versus usual diet to see if reduction therapy, dietary-fat reduction and supp?ementation in post· in fat will result in a reduction in enopausal women after an· averheart disease, breast can= and coage of about nine years of use. The Jon cancer. • A trial of calcium and vitamin goal is to belp women make mono D (CaD) venus placebo todctmnine informed choices regarding these if CaD will reduce osteoporotic frac. therapies as they ...,.ch menopause. tures and colon cancer. Why hel the v,ut noaforlty of The observational study records a variety of factors, intlkes and activi- only ...... Alllfects7 Wh8t ties in postmenopa'!S"l women and .........,_to brtng- this looks for as.sociations with various lnt-t l n - · a - 7 health outoomes. A total of P60,000 There are many reasons tor involvewomen have joined the study nation- ment qf primarily male subjects in ally. Nearly 4,QOO women joined the medical research. Some resean:bers Buffalo clinical center. bdieYed women would be unrdiable subjects in research trials or would be How d?cl U8 become one of dillicult to ..auit. Oth<n wen: fear- :co medical-- fuJ of potmtW fur prqpuocy whi?e on study medications. The important issue is that this is DOW changing and trials like WHl are DOW ongbing and will provide us wilhmud! needed informatiori. wm enroUed """"than 160,000WOI1la'l natiooaUy. Thatd<monstrates that women are cutainly wiDingandailleiD talc. pert in .....,n studies! Theintore!tin worna'l'sbealth issues has been broughton by women learning to be~ adYoates fur their own bealth. demmdins better inlOrmation on which to t-theirdecisioos. Manyofourparticipootshave joined this study to provide much needed infurmation fur future generatioosofwomen.to rome, namely their daught:as and granddaughters. baseline characteristia of the WHI participants is being stud· ied nmi< and moy be available before then. •. Do---- t-.7 If 10, I n - _ , 7 We already ba.. enrolled aD par· ticipants. It is important to say that the Bull3lo dinicwas the fint in the nation to meet its recruitment goals and we also OliiCI!eded enrolJment goals by 26 pera:nl Women throughout Western New Yorksbould be proud ofthat aanmplishment do-·--.----the--Is results olttalned tllreup .....prKllcetl for -7 WHI results will allow women to make evidence-based decisions about their medical choices con<:em· ing mq, CaD and diet Decisions using reliable scientific evidencr is how"" should aD base our medical decisions. Unfortunately, this information is not .ilways available. What h.ve we te.rned so far7 ~ts ofWHI will not be available until 2005. Some information on questloft ---lt7 What other~ studiesba"" been started as a result ofWHI? Several ancillary.studies have been added to WH1 since the start. We are conducting a study of the rQPe ofHKr in p~tion of Alzheimer's disease, We also are looking at HRT's role in ~ vmtion or delay of~ degeneration. A third study"" have started is looking at the role of osteoporosis in periodontal disease. WHI has allowed us to oonduct a variety ofother studies. As you can see our clinical center is extrem<!y busy! EMBA students embark on tour of China Participants to meet with executives from state-owned and private finns By JOH'I DEllA COHTWADA . RtpO<ttr Contributor to "go places and meet peopk that · University in Beijing. ordinarily would be beyond the reach Aa:ording to Walsh, aD of the US of most American business people.'" students participating in the tour are saysCourtneyw.Ish,=tiYedi=- top managers from Western New toroftheEMBAprogram. York companies-such as The one-week tour, which began Outokumpu American Brass, Friday and will run through Satur- Praxair,Delphi Harrison, Tops Marday, featun:s meetings with top ex- kets, Delaware North and HSBCecutives from Olinese state-owned that either have operations in Q)ina, enterprises, privately owned Chi- areplanningtoexpandtOOtina,or nese businesses,. international joint which currently export products or ventures and American companies services to OUna. based in China, including HSBC, Praxair and Rich Products, all of which also operate in Buffalo. Also planiled is a bird's-eye tour of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and visits with Chinese students enrolled in the School of Management's MBA programs at Renmin University and Motorola "Our students have learned techniquesforoperatinginaglobalbusi· ne6s environment," Walsh says. "This is an opportunity for them to see first hand how business is ron· ducted in a very diffenont culture and eronomy, and then apply what they have learned for the benefit of their career and their employer.• John Thomas, ...ooate dean for international programs in the School of Management and a vet· eran of more than 50 nips to Otina, ..Y. the students will be surprised by the entrepreneurial spirit of the Olinese. "'The motivation of China's young managers is very impressive," Thomas says. "They are atremely focused on learning U.S.-sty?e managementpractices. This is globalization at the ground level" Although the students' participation in the tour this spring is voluntary, nat Y""'" it will be a requirement of the 22-month EMBA pro· gram, Walsh says. The management achoo? also plans to bring students from its Beijing MBA programs to Buffalo for a study tour this fall ogy P.C, which opened in a oonverted &Hylind. In 1977, they moved to Buffalo Pizza Hut building in 1987. where Janet Sung held positions in Her focus since then has been on radiology with area hospitals. John oombining the Patest technology and Sung worked first for the account· hands-on, compassionate medical ing firm Peat Marwick Mitchell, care in efforts to use mammograthen taught at Daemen College and phy to detect breast cana.r in its earbad his own office befono working liest and most easily treated stages. Now the SW!fi< operate Wmdsong full-time with his wife. Wben Janet Sung wanted to pur- Radiology, which has mono than 120 sue ber "patient-cmtered radiologi· employees and is the only fi<e.standcal practicz."ber hwbondenoouraged ing clinic in Western New York with her and the r-esu?t was five employees . full diagnostic accreditation from the and a new business, Harlem Radio!- American College o~Radiology. The Sungs attribute their growth to three things: putting the patient first, buy· ingand working with the Palest medical technologies, and continual training for staff members using this cutting-edgeequipment Others also ba"" recognized the success of the Sung>. General Electric uses Wmdsong as a site to demonstrate its imaging equipmenL Janet Sung is quoted often by the news media as an apert in the fight against breast cancer. She has givm numerous .presentations to professional and rommunity groups. and has been featured as a su=ful female practitioner in "Vocational Biogra·phies• in 1989- and in c..r..rWOMANin Spring 199!.1n 1992, she r<CieiYed the Community University Citation for outstanding achievement from the US Medical Alumni Association. In 1998, the Sung> were named Entrq>reneun of ~ Year tor Upstate New York in the bealth-oore categOry by Ernst and Young. RAWING upon an ac·cumulated wea!th of "guanxi,.. 17 Executive MBA(EMBA)students from the School of Management have embarked on a study tour b( China. gaining access to the highest b •els of business in that rountry. Guanxi is a Olinese term that has no dir<ct English translation, but it's best described as the influence a person commands. based upon their network of contacts and personal relationships. For the FMBA students, the School of Management's substantial guanxi--<la:rued from 20 years as one of the only American business schools in China-is enabling them D EdiDoW ollc8 . . - •uo Oalbltll, ,..,..... (716) 645-a26. . ,.._ ---- .......... ~-­ .... _..._. -- ......_.... -Malillllll ...... On Sung Gift �AD0113. ZOOO!Vol. 31.111. Z7 Repair"'- 13 Med school audit discussed Faculty Senate told response will require enormous effort ay MAliA ~5 R<pO<IIIf As>inant Editor ICHAEL Bernardino, viu president for health affiUrs, told the Faculty Senate Tuesday that the federal audit currentlyfacingtheSchoolofMedicine and Biomedical Scienus is "quite sweepinginitsscope"andthat it will cost the school between $500,000 to Sl million· just to respond to the subpoena, regardless of the l~aJ outcome. The document, which Bernar· dino called .. massive," specifically named five to seven departments in the medical school and some faculty members to be investigated, he said. However, he said he believes that by this in the future," he said However, of those approximately 40 schools, only three have emerged penalty free, according to Bernardino. The rest haY< incurred peoalties ranging from $10 to $20 million. Bernardino attributed the inV<Sligations to an attempt by the federalgoV<mmenttodecreasethe<X>Sl of health care and its obligation to Medicare and the state's obligation to Medicaid in the future. He also noted ..draconian" reductions in funding to the teaching hospitals over the past few years and the government's tendency to consis~ tentlychange the rules of how medical personnel can bill for services. "There is an assumption here that there is a rational process that takes derstanding of romp lex five-, six· and seven-digit billing rodes that oftenhaV<rorrespondingrulesand regulations and are different for each departmenL "This has nothing to do with the practiu of medicine, yet this is what we are being held to." He noted that while the UniversityofPennsylvania incurred aninitial peoalty of $3Q million, the ongoing romplianu program now costs them an additional $3.7 million annually. "(The coding practice) does not contribute to teaching and it dctractsfrompaticntc::are,"'said,Jerome Yates, professor and associate director for clinical affitirs at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. " It is preposterous and is a step backwards in terms of the end of the process the entire school will undergo investigation. place. I don't want you to leave this room thinking the government is the quality of American medicine." Bernardino noted that the com- " No department wi ll be left unlooked at," he said. Il will take enormous effort on the part of the medical school to respond rational. I think that is very, verydifficult for academic faculty to understand," he said in response to faculty concerns. "This is not a fair process." plexity of the rompliance program is compo(nded by the fact that every health-care facility has different rul.s for each rode and thai the fed- to the subpoe na, which asks the school to supply the names of all the residents it has trained over the past Most of the penalties other schools are paying have been attributed to the miscodingofbills. which eral government changes the rules for the codes about every six months. three years, their present location, their signatures and the names of their attending faculty. It also asks for Bernardino said is the result of"the Bernardino said thai SUNY Slony government taking portions of bills Brook and Brooklyn are undergo- and then applying what they believe - ing similar audi!S. meeting notes from all the depanmcnts from 1992 to present. He added that it will beat least one to two more years at least until the school can gather the infom1ation. Bernardino told senators that this type of investigation is the norm a mong private practices today and that 40 to SO percent of medical schools have undergone such an audit. "We can expect to see more of the ruJ es a re." "This isn't something you negotiate or discuss (wi th the govern ment )," he added. But Bernardino said what worries him most is the permanent compli ance penalty, or consent decree, that medical schools must fuce if brought up on charges. The compliance pen aJty. he explained, is an ongoi ng cost that requires the training and un - M He added that the medical school also is attempting to improve upon its consorti um asreement with aflili- ;ned locaJ hospitAls and bring its vari ous practice plans into compliance. In o ther business, th e se nat e passed the resolution drafted by the Computer Services Committee that calls for the assessment of compu ting and technology su pport for fac ulty areas of responsibility. Plan would hike student fees $82 By MAltA McGINNIS Reporttr Assistant Editor ROPOSEO changes in the mprehensive student fee o uJd increase next year's e $82 a year for full-time undergraduates, raising it to $ 1,212 for2000-2001 from$1 ,130thisyear, according to a proposal issued by Dennis Black, vice president for stu ~ dent affiu'Ts. • The proposed increase includes S10 for negotiated personnel salary/ benefits increases, $30 for technology, $10 for transportation and $32 for campus life. There are no proposed increases in the SUNY coUege fee ($12.50), health fee J $75) or intercoUegiate athletic fee ($140) for full-time undergraduates. "UB remains strongly committed said Black. " However, the university needs to continue to invest in programs and services essential to de- livering a high-quality educational experience." This year, comprehensive fee -increase proposals are being made in advance of the semester's end and already have been reviewed with student leaders, Black explained. A student-comment 56Sion will be held Stadium parking lot, as well as construction of a new student parking lo1 and sidewalks from South Lake Village to The Commons. Black explained that the new student parking lot, proposed for co n· st ruction this summer north of Alumni Arena nea r the UB Child Care Center, also could be reserved ment and success," Black explained. "The state enters into the contracts, some evenings for special events held in Alumni Arena or the Center for the Arts. The increase in the campus-life fee would maintain current services and provide for enhanced careerplanning-a nd -placement services. including new interview rooms, improved student lobby areas, an expanded resource libr a ry, en hanced electronic-testing services and bener credential strvices. "Comprehensive fee adjusunents would be reflected in student-ac count statements distributed to aU returning and new students in mid ~ "To maintain that commitment in but does not provide the support July. While they will slightly increase times of liniited state support, additional fee reV<Oues have been proposed through a modest increase in the student comprehensive fee." If adopted, the increases would raise the comprehensive fee 7 percent for undergraduates and IOper- needed to implement them. This the cost of student attendance, UB still remains one of the nation's best buys in higher education ," said Black. "With increased investments in technology and campus life, UB will continue to be a major public university and the premier public institution in the Northeast." at noon tomorrow in 145C Student Union for students to express the.ir opinions. concerns and questions about the proposed fee increases. The fee increase for negotiated salarylhenefits resulting from statewide contract settlements would help cover the additional costs of state personnel who work in areas of the university funded by student fees. "State negotiated adjustments for to providing an educational environment fostering student develop- ered by the state," Black explained. cent for graduate and professional students. while raising the total rost of attendana for UB students by less than I percent, according to Black. "Nat year's state and SUNY budgets,apparentlyclose to being finalized, do not anticipate major financial changes in UB state support," workers on fee accounts are not cov- cost must then be included in fee assessments... The increase in the technology fee would provide support for Microsoft Office Premier Edition licenses and upgrades for student use, 50 new email terminals to be located in kiosks across campus, a new 50seat technology classroom and a 25seat public computing lab on the South Campus. The transportation/parking increase would help pay for paving, lighting and security phones in the Black noted that fees will continue to be prorated on a credit-hour basis for part-time students and the cur- renl waiver policy will be maintained. Individual student-government mandatory activity fees are assessed in addition to thecompreh~ee. "Urb•n Girts: Entering a New Millenni~m ," the conference to take place tomorrow and Saturday in the Adam's ..__ _ '"'" '~ Hotel in downtown Buffalo, has anracted a number of very distinguished speakers, according to conference director Lois Weis, prof~r of education. Even!S will begin at 7 p.m. tnday at 91 Allen .St., Buffalo, with a private reception forthe .. Urban Girls.. exhibition at El Museo Francisq, OUer y Diego Rivera, a not -for-profit visual arts organization dedicated to the exhibition fine arts by Latino. African American and other artists of color. In this case, all the artists are women . A full schedule of programs, panel discussions, talks and other events can be found at <www.sped.tevents.buffalo.edu/ urban>. The conference has been expanded to mdude "Teen Saturday.- a day-long series of events designed to enhance the participation of young women. T hese will include discussions with five -time Olym pian Willye White; presentations by Red C ross and Planned Parent · hood theater groups. a speak-out by student athletes and a d1al o~ut.' with yo ung women. Panels will include those on academiC and technologiCal issues; athletics and young women; legal issues affecting girls; pregnancy, mothering and adolescence; iss ue.s in sexuality; mner~ city clubs for girls; immigrant and refugee gtrls; 1ss ues pertaining to lesb1an and trans -gendered health and well ness; drug u.se; expenences of Asmn girls and Latinas; violence and domestJc VIOlence towa rd young women: women in scientific and techmcal profc~s1om; the polltJC .s of femininity; the co ntributions of roung women to the1r commu nities. and other issues. Speakers will indudedistingu1shed sonologasts: cllmcal, socml and sports psychologists ; educaton.; athletes: health professionals. and communi ty .. action -researchers." Featured presenter.s will be: • Award -winning teacher, legal scholar and author Lani Gum1er, professor of law at Harvard University, who has devoted maJor efforh to revitali7ing public disco urse on multiracial citizen problem solving • Sociologist Assata Zerai, a se nior research associate of the Center for Policy Research ar Syracust> Uni\•crsiry. whose scho larship fo cuses on the ways that the mterlockin g spheres of race, d.tss and ge nder arc reflected in maternal a nd child hea lth care and women's health activism • Olympian Willye White , who p1oneered the development of communit y-based programs using sport and physical activity as psy chological and educational tools to enhance the lives of urban girls • Lois \Veis, UB professor of the sociology of ed uca tion and au thor of many books, studies and articles on the subject of soc1al class, race, gender and schooling. • Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, a member of the fa c ult y of the University o( Pennsylvania Law School, fo rmer board member of the Co lumbia Law Review and a highly published expert on co nsti tutional and international pro1ections for family right ~. "Green" snowmobile wins contest The cleanest, meanest, most economical snowmobile machine isn't yet avai lable in a store nearyo u.lt 's at UB. A used Polaris, redesigned and retooled by a team of engineering stu denrs, last week beat out competitors from six other schools at the Inaugu ral Clea n Snowmobile Challenge at Ja ckso n Hole, Wyo. Bringing home S 17,000 in pn ze money for their school, the team captured top honors in four of the fi ve major categories, including categories o flow emissions and noise level s, best design a nd fuel economy. Each of the seven teams from colleges and u111versuies had stx months to redesign and retool hand -me-down Polaris snow ma chines as their entries. The competition was sponso red by the Son ety of Automotive Engineers; a co -spo nsor was the National Park Service. The competition, aimed a1 promoting cleaner, quieter snow rrr.t chines, took a more serious turn since there's a distinct possibilit y that snowmobiles eventually may be banned from national park.s because of noise a nd pollution concerns. US's four-stroke engine machine had a vinually undetectable read ~ mg in hydrocarbon emissions. It also featured fuel inJection and a special catalytic co nverter. It was quieter, thanks to foam padding lining the hood of th e en gine. And it got 27.3 miles per gallon, or about double that of oth er machines. �41 Reparte. Aprii13.21DIND1.31.h.27 Associate vice president made "computers for all" UB's·IT philosophy BRIEFLY IKobson to discuss c:NIIenges qt rr Thomos L Joe-.. octing deon ond associate~ In the Sd>ool of lnlonnltion 5tu6les, wtldiKuss "Comfnunb. tion Tedwlologios In the New Millennium: OppootunjCies ond Cholenges" at 7:30 p.m. Mondo)' In the 5cr-*>g Room In the Cent«'"' the Arts on the North campus. Tho lecture Is sponscnd by the College of Arts ond ~ -some I«<bson will of the related challenges ond opportUnities inheront i) infonna. tion tedmology, address .... spooses requir<d fTOm Institutions of higher eduatlon and preview one of UB's own reo spoosesln establishing the School of Information Studies. UUP retirees lunch set Issues such as long-term care planning. the upcoming political elections ond . , updlte on olloln o n d - wil - ActM- highlight the spring ~ ~of the of United IJnM!rsity Professors (UUP}-Westtm New Vorl<. to begin at 11 o.m. May 3 in Fonny's -.m. 3500 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Tho morningture • presentMion by Anne Ma· rine, mlroment UUP- will,,... and ~CXJO<dinator. ~M. Young.dnctor of·t h e - c.- Center; will spool< on "PPInnirig '"' tong. Tertn C.re.• In the llllomoon ....0., Gonld~.-of ~Auodltesond UB wodate pra/tSSor a/ communi- cations,.wtl.,... on "Bection 2000." Reservation - f o r the --·- luncheon ond _...,Is April 25. Tho program Is open to UUP -. and union members planning to retire In the near future. Cost Is J12 per penon. C.H Norma E.l<llymln at 634-704-4 Of Chris Iliad< at 645-2013 '"' I1"Kft informttion or~ tio!ls. l.aw stu!ients to present papers Members of the uniYerslly comroonlly- irwtted to attend paper pmentotions by UB law stu· dents who .... a>na!Otrating In family law to be held fTOm 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday ond on Aj>ril24 In the Low Sd>ool loc:ulty lounge In 545 O'Brian Hall on the North C.mpus. Refreshments wiN be serwd. Tho students- .a candldab!S for low dogrfts-ln May. Tho-~on Monday wlllndude t h e -ing topics:-....._ courts In Monroe eo...ty, domestic ....._ ond custody. the inteneclion o f - .... --why---·........ -........................... _,....,._""" __ - ....,....,.... lence ond - · ond the fl. locbal--on --be~by Topics for Apll24 wil lr>- dudo~..ty- ---... _......., ..... clllllhn IIIII --~~~ . . gr~~~~~p~r. For-~-­ 64W4a Martens to retire after 38 years at DB By w.EH IOOLDIIAUM News Services Ed• tor SK Hinni Martens, UB's associate vice president for computing and infor· mal ion technology. about the downside of technologyonthis.theoccasionofhisretirement after 38 years at UIJ.......;md the nor· mally expansive stotesman of UB's wired world, grows suddenly quiet. "That's a hard one; he says. " I'm pr$bly the wrof!g person to ask. I don't see a downside." People who know him probably ~ A military equipmen~ all of which became great treasures for Martens. "lliktdtoscavmgethings,mostly radios, batteries and other dectronic pans." he says. He found a good usc for them. "We were having a lot of brown- Faculty of Engineering and Applied "Hinni Manens is a pioneer and Scienees and a year later rteeived the a leader; says Senior Vice Prmdent Olanccllor'sAwardforExcellencein Robert J. Wagner. "He also is a baJ. Teaching. · ancer: he has had o~ of the moot Throughout his tenure, Martens difficult jobs in the univorsity, baJ. has believed strongly in the power ancing exploding demands for,.... technology holds for aU the aca- vice with modest rtSOUrees. demic disci · "He has always had a 'we' not a plines,evmwhen 'me' attitude," Wagner adds. "In the computers were best sense, I hav. always -., him so new in some as a citizen of the university~ a=.s that he of· Martens is leaving UB just as the ten was the target university has completed one of its of skepticism. most ambitious initiatives designed Forexample,one for students-the Access99 pro· would agree that Manens doesn't ... sec a downside to a lot of things. A facul ty member in the depart· ments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.andEiectricaiEngine<r· . ingsince 1962,andin his present post for 19 years, Martens has presided over the equivalent of several life· times of technological change in esiuCJtion. And he's all for it. I From room -sized mainframes and analog computers to desktop PCs and the ubiquity of the World Wide Web, Martens has watched in· formation technologies undergo quantum change. Most importantly, he has seen people change their perceptions that computers are the proprietary responsibility of mathematicians and engineers to a belief that computers can play some role in nearly everyone's life. Martens often was the main driver behind that change in perception at UB. " I'm an advocate for, and apostle of, information technologies,.. he says. " I only see how they suppon the needs, desires and expectations of people." His characteristic enthusiasm for the potential of technology and its life-enhancing powe~ was evident even when he was a boy, growing up in Luebcck, Germany, a city east of Hamburg. during World War II. After the war, Martens began to develop his passion for all things mechanical. The aftermath of com· bat had turned Luebe'k into a strange landscape of abandoned of the very first oomputer labs he outs, and there were times each day when there was no power," he says. Martens, then 12,tookthebatt<r· ies he had foWJd on abandoned air· craft and converted them into a supplementary lighting system that he wired directly into the house where his family lived so, even during blackouts, they could use the electricity. " Mywiringd.idn'tpassanycodes," he adds, smiling. "but I had a lot of 1 customers in the neighborhood. Theywereveryappreciative." In 1952,Martens,hismotherand three sisters emigrated to the United States. He earned bachelo r's and master's degrees in mechanical en· gineerlng from the University of Rochester, and a doctorate in systerns science &om Michigan Stote University. He joined the UB faculty as an assistant professor in 1962. Notlongaft.orcomingtoUB,Mar, tensbecameanactivememberofthe univer.;ity's BedglingComputer Advisory Committee. ln the early '70s, he was named chair, in part, he thinks, "because I might have said one too many things about how we had to do boner in technology." In 1973, he received a Distinguished Faculty Award from the set up for stU · dents was in Clemens Hall · with the Depart· ment of English back in 1982. "Although it was still very primi· tive,lwasstartingtoseethewooderful apabilities that oomput.ors had for word prooessing," he recalls. "People wanted to know why I was doing this for English and not cngineertn~·hc says. But the lab was a big hit with stu· dents, and it wasn't long before the skeptics turned into be.l ieven. Martens continued to work with academic units, both within and beyond the sciences and engineering,toinstitutemorestudentlabs. In 1981. he became director of University Computing Service; and in 1985 was named to his current ~where he hasovm;een the plao· ning and delivery of all computing. telecommunications and instructional-technologyservieesat UB.su· pervisinga staff of 190 and administering a budget of S 15 million. lnthemid-'80s, hechairedacon sortium charged with purchasing mainframesforalloftheSUNYuni· versity cmter.; aod SUNY central. Martens also is a founding member of NYSERNET, the oonsortium of institutions in New York Stote that are constructing the very-high· speed-backbone network designed for supercomputers. gram--where computer acuss is required for all freslunen. According to Joseph J. TufarieHo. who headed up the program as senior vice provost for educational technology, Martens played a large role in that program's suceess. "Hinnithrewtheentireweightof CIT behind Aceess99," TufarieUo recalls. "supporting everything &om trainingCDsandsoftw.oretotrain· ing sessions for students. All of these things were supported right down the line. At=ss99 always was a top priority for Hinni~ Asked about his most important achievanentsat US. Martens points to two things: that he provided steady,incr~cntal growth for IT at UB, and that he ~oped an out· standing technical staff. Thechallengesthatremainmakr itharderforhimtoleave,beadmits. for they are challenges that he still wouldliketotakeacrackatsolving. But he looks toward to retirement. He will spend more time with his wife and their six children and 11 (soon to be 13) grandchildren. Martens also will ha"' a chance to spend more time on his music--<1 string bass player, he on« was a member of the Amherst Symphony andplayedinajazzgroup.whikastudent at the University of Rochester. His favorite tunes! Two classics sung by Louis Armstrong: "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and "What a Wonderful World." Weare not surprised. Conference to honor retiring classics scholar Colleagues to recognize Peradotto's contributions to the field ofHomeric studies EiJ By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor REEK dassicist John) . Peradotto. SUNY Dis· ti n guished Teaching Professor in the Depart· ment of Classics, is the immediate past Andrew V.V. Raymond Chair and an internationally diStinguished Homeric scholar. He is about to retire from UB with a shine on his shoes and a melody in his heart, on his tongue and aJJ over his Web site-in the last instance, Rossini's"Largoal Factotem" (which means, he says. "make way for the guy who will do anything" ). It is dear he will not go quietly. This weekend, Peradotto will be honored by his colleagues with a conference titled "Epos and Mythos: A Conference on Homer" that will feature presentotions by several no· toble Homeric scholars. The conference, which will be free of charge and open to the public, will be held &om 2-5 p.m. tomorrow and G 9 a_m. to 5 p.m. on Satunlay in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The oonferenre is sponsored by the classics journal Arethusa, which Peradptto co-founded and edited for 20 years; the Department of Classics; the Andrew V.V. Raymond Chair of Classics (Roger Woodard ), SUNY Conferences in the Disciplines and the CoUege of Arts and Scienus. Peradotto also was recognized recently with the publication of a book of essays in his honor by some of the most distinguished voice; in his 6dd. Its title is "Contextual.izing the Classics: Ideology. Performance and Dialogue, Essays in honor of John }. Peradotto" ( Rowman and Little6eld, 1999). The essays were selected &om the proceedings of a 1997 conference, "lnterdisciplinarity and the Classics,"hddat the UnivenityofGror· gia, in recognition of Peradotto's 20 yean as editor of 1\mhUSQ. Under h1s1~ditorial leadership, Aretlu"" came to explore theoretical insights derived from other disciplines that might be applied tosttidies in the dassics.lmportant worl< published in the journal undertook this venture using theory and research methods from the 6elds ofsemiotics, comparative literatures, feminist theory. per· formancetheory,folldore,anthropology, cultural Studies and art history, among others. Arethwa m ntinues to be edited at UB by Martha Malamud, associate professor of classics. Peradono's vie de joit. have induded the production of four nearly identical daughten-<ome of whose weddings hav. been blessed by the Ave MnrUl rendered in the Peradotto tenor-<Utd an early discovery of Internet thrills that sent him dashing into the IT race before most of his colleagues bad tied their Nil= Other thrills over the past 30 years hav. included his pr<Sidency of the American Philological Association, the occasional one~Manhattan lw1ches at the late (dark) "Den of Thieves," teaching Greek literature and history totravderson S<Veralextensive Smithsonian Institution Greek Island cruises, and a pletltor.l offootraces-indudiS<Veral marathons-completed in excellent time for someone who eats anchovies. Speaking of which, if so inclined, you can 6nd Pmldotto's race log. progarlic recipes. weird family photos and a hell-mouth (for those who hate anchovies) on his top-of-the-line Web site at <http:/ / www.a<su . bufrlllo.edu/ -pendottl>. ~radotto came to UB in 1966, chaired the Department of Classics from 1974-n, and served as dean of undergraduate education &om 1978-82. In 1975, he received the SUNY Olancdlor's Award for Ex· ceUence in Teaching, and in 1990 was named a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. He ocxupied the Raymond Chair from 1984-99, and twice was awarded grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities. �ADrilll21100/Yol.31.18.27 Students flunk·finance test Study finds that high-school students? knowledge is lacking By JOHN DUJ.A COHTIIADA RtpOrttr Contributor HEN it comes to such p~rso~al fi nance toptcs as paying taxes, using a credit card or saving toward retirement, today's high -school seniors know less than their colleagues did three yurs ago, according to survey results compiled by L<wis Mandell, dean of the School of Management. The survey, sponsored by th e )umpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Uteracy, measured the personal-finance knowledge of723 12th graders in public schools across the United States and compared the results with those from a similar survey conducted in 1997 by the coalition. MandeU announced his results ai a news conference held last week at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. The survey is a pan of an effon by )umpStart to W raise awareness about the necessity of including personal-finance courses within all U.S. high schools. On average, participants in the 2(X)() survey answered 51.9 percent of the questions correctly--a failing grade based upon the typical grade scale used by schools (90- 100 percent =A,80-89percent =B. etc.) The average score in the 1997 survey was 57.3 percent. The students' worsening perfor· mance on the survey, MandcU believes, can be attributed partly to increased pressure placed on high schools to focus on courses that will help students pass basic exit aams, at the exclusion of more progressive courses, such as personal finance. .. We certainly should have empa· thy for the challenges confronting our nation's high·school teachers and administrators, but we also m~ recognize the disastrous effects of not properly preparing our teen· agers for the financial realiti es of modem life," Mandell says. "We are sending young adulu into the world where they'll have to rnai<e financial decisions more complex than ever before, in pan because there are so many choi~ out there, and they are just so poorly informed and equipped to make key decisions," he says. Since 1997, personal finanQ has been incorporated into the curriculum standards of only a handful of states, including idaho, Ulinois and Pennsylvania. according to Mandell. The low number is alarming, he says, considering that half of highschool graduates directly enter the workplace rather than go on to college, with the number even higher among minority students. Mandell believes, how.:ver, that the issue is not just availability of personal-finanQ cour>es, but how the information is taught, noting that the survey results showed some hisl!<r knowledge levels among studedts with interactive classroom training. A quarter of the survey respon · dents, Mandell points out, had participated in th e .. Stock Market Game," where students invest a hy· pathetical $100,000 during a 10week simulation ofWall Street trad ing. Jn response to a question about where to invest money for lo ngterm growth, 23.4 percent of the students in the latest survey correctly answered "stocks" as the most likely financial instrument to have the highest return, versus 14.7 perant in the 1997 survey. In addition, students who participated in a high-school stock-market game scored better on the survey (55. 1 percent) than did students who completed an entire course in money management (5 1.4 percent) or an entire course in economics (5 1.0). "Knowledge of personal finance is not something students can develop by memorizing term s and phrases." he says. "It's a skill that stu· dents learn when given the oppor- tunity to apply concepts and practices as part of a thoughtfully designed rurriculum." Other findings from the survey: • 1beaveragescorefor Caucasian students was 54.5 percent, compared with 53.6 percent for Asian Americans,45.3 percent for Hispanics. 47 percent for African Americans and 38.6 percent for Native AmeriCUI5. Males averaged slightly higher scores (52.2 percent) than females (5 1.6 percent). 8 Students demonstrated an im· proved appreciation for the value of college, compared·to the results of the 1997 survey. Fifty-two percent . (comparedwith9.9percentin 1997) said that they would expect to cam • about 70 percent more money as college graduates than they would as high-school graduates. Students' knowledge of taxes decreased: Just 38.3 percent ofthe stu dents (compared with 49.2 percent in 1997) correctly answerfii that their federaJ income tax would at least double if their annual income grew from $15,000 to $30,000. 8 Students whose parents often discuss money matters in front of them scored only slightly better on the survey (52.6 percent) than did students whose parents sometimes (52.5 percent) or rarely (52.4 percent) discuss money matters in front of them. However, students whose parents never discuss money matters in front of them achieved a score of 42.5 percent. "For students to improve Lhe1r knowledge of personal finance, we need to recognize that high school is lhe appropriate place to give meaningful, interactive and fun instruction in personal fma.nce," Mandell says. "Until that happens. we can expect students to contin ually S(Ore poorly on personal-finance exams and that they will con tinue to make poor fi nancial decisions and encounter fi nancial difficuhio as adu lts." Fibrinogen linked to gum disease By LOIS-BAKEJI at potential risk for heart disease. News Services Editor Elevated plasma fibrin ogen levels RAL biologists at UB are known to be an independent risk have found increased factor for cardiovascular disease by levels of the blood-dot - increasing the propensity for blood ting factor fibrinogen clots. In addition, De Nardin said, in persons with periodontitis, illu· there is a relationship between car· minating one pathway for the rela· diovascular disease and a polymortionsh.ip between poor oral health .phism in the gene for fibrinogen . and hean disease. Therealsoisardationshipbetween The study also established that periodontal disease and risk of carpersons with periodontal disease are diovascular disease, and some studmore likely to have a rare form of ies have suggested that levels of the the gene responsible for fibrinogen dottingfactorareelevated inpatients exp ressiOn than persons with no with periodontaldiscasc, he noted. periodontal disease. The UB researchers set out to deS.£. Sahingur, a student in the fine the possible fibrinogen -periSchool of Dental Medicine, pre- odontaldisease-hean disease link by sented the findings last week at the measuring plasma fibrinogen levels ann~ meeting of the International in four groups: those with periodonAssociation for Dental Research. tal disease, with heart cliseasc, with "This study provides another po- both diseases and with neither. Retential link between chronic infec- suits showed fibrinogen levels to be tions,suchasperiodontaldisease,and significantly higher in persons who atherosclerotic hean disease," said had periodontal disease but no hean Emesto De Nardin, associate profes- d.isease,oompamltoallot:hergroups. soroforalbiologyandmicrobiology, In the second pan of the study. and senior author on the study. He 24 participants with periodontal noted also that the findings present disease and 26 healthy patients were the possibility of using these measurtS analyzed for the presence of the rare asadiagnostictooltoidentifypeople form (H2H2 ) of the fibrinogen 0 gene. These results showed that 16 percent of the periodo nt al·discase group had the rare form. compared to none of the healthy participants. The analysis also found higher levelsoftibrinogeninthosewiththe H2H2 gene, and in those with th<.· heterozygous form (HI H2). compared to those with the frequent HI HI form. "Elevated fibrinogen levels have been implicated as a risk factor for heart disease," De Nardin said, ..and people-with the rare form of the fa b rinogcn gene ( H2H 2) produ ce higher levels of fibrinogen than subjects with the mort"-common gene. "Since the production of fibrinogen can be sti mulated by an inf<'C· tion, people with the rare gene who also have a chronic infection such as periodontal disease may produce higher levels of the clotting factor. thus putting themselves at even higher risk for hean disease." Additional researchers o n the study were Ashu Sharma, assistant professor of oral biology, and Roben ). Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Depan · ment of Oral Biology. \ 5 Livinginternet.com serves Cl as "Internet on the Internet" Although m•ny of us hawe been using the Internet for quite some lime, there are always those gaps i~ o ur Net knowledge that we don't confess-not even to our dosest friends! Enter Livingloternet.com <http://www.ltvlnglntemet.com >, .. the Internet on the Internet." This resource, a useful compendium of Net history, tidbits and ad vice, is obviously a labor of love for !ts creator, BiiJ Stewart. His "b1o .. reads: .. Bill's day job is current!)' chief engineer o( an information technology system-integration program for a large aerospace contractor, where he also has held JObs ;u a system architect, software lead and system engineer. Other jobs Bill has held include co mput ing·ccnter manager, computer-sc1ence instructor, egg grader and assistant magician." The site, th ough not ght7y, IS well -organized, w1th 1ts mam ~.:at ­ egories (The lntern(.·t . World Wide Web, l:.lec troni c Mall . Internet Relar C hat , Csenet Ncwsgroups. Malhng LISh and M uns I each ancludmg the followmg hnks· • How It Was lnvc:nted • How 1t \Vor~ j~~!~~~~~ • How to U5t.' It • Advanced Usagr: • Why It 's Important • Se-curity Issues • Help • More InformatiOn Surf Livinglnternet.com to find out how to get an Jnu.'rnet do main name, read about the first Internet varus (it was actually d worm ), learn what error messages, such as"404 fi le not found,"' mean. discover the difference between th$: Listserv and Majordomo mail ing lists, ger instructions on how to avoid getting spam when post ing to a newsgroup, see a listing of free email reminder serv1ce:. (never forget to change your engine oil agam}, read what other people are sea rchin g for in real time on the Magellan's sea rch engine "voyeur page" (and find out that Web searchers can't spell!) and mu ch more. The livinglnternet.com site also has a useful listing of eight Internet news sites, induding the Ya hoo Internet Report <http: / I dallynews.yahoo.com / h / tc >. which contains full reports on such importanllnternct -re\ated topics as the''digital divide," cybcrcrime and th e futUH' of high · speed Intern et access. Finallv. Livinglntcrnct.com has a sectwn ca ll ed "Myths, Hoaxes and leg eods .. that h1ghhghts the famous "Neiman Marcus $250 Cookll' Recipe" myth , the " D1sney Giveaway" hoax and various false virm alerts. This sect 1on also provides a link entitled ''U rban Legend Referen ce Pages," that leads to th e fascinating "lnboxer Rebellion" ~ltl' at <http://www.snopes.com / lnboxer>. The goal of thi s pagr 1!:1 to help Int ernet user) determine whether that piece of email they've received 1.!:1 a hoax , the truth or someth ing in between~ -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman, Umvi'nJty Librone-s DrieD Telemedicine to be topic of April 28 conference The challenges of new technology and tts incrca.s· ing role in helping hea lth -care providers make their services more accessible to patients will be the topic of an all· day conference to be hdd on April 28 at UB. The conferen ce, "Telemcdici ne: Evolving Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Health Professions," will be held from 7:30a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Cen ter for To- GOl..DitDtG morrow on th e North Campus. In its broadest se nse, telemedaonc: IS the delivery of health \..afl' at a distance and is of growing importance lor health -care prov1der!l and thei r patients wh o encounter difficulties 111 getting nec.-dt~d health · related information, tests and services. Bosto n attorney Alan S. Goldberg. who has published extcns1veh on health -law issues and tel ecommu n ications technology. wall dt liver the keynote address at 8:30a.m . on "Telemedicine: Patu~ nt cen ­ tricity Co mes of Age." The lun cheon speaker will be John Bcnuvogho, speCial counsd for health -care fraud and chief privacy officer with the U.S. Depart ment of Justice. His topi c wiH be ''Telemedicine: Don 't Let the Bc:n efits Blind You to Powe rful Anti - Fraud Llws." Program sessions will address such issues as ...A Telemedi~1ne Dem onstration: Issues and Problems in the MedicaJ Practice Envuonment,'. ..A Survey of Legal Issues" and "Legislative and Regulatory Issues." The deadline for registration is April 20. Call645-5984 for morl' information. The program, including lunch. is free to studen ts from the law, pharmacy and medical schoo ls, and $75 to all others. The program is sponsored by the schools of Law, Pharmacy and Medicine and BiomedicaJ Sciences. �Mini- Jo ns Med School Frank Mendel, interim chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, wes a horse skull box to illustrate a point during a recent session of the popular M ini-Medical School. Initiative alms to make freshman year easier to manage academically, emotionally Engineering students offered a lifeline By EU.fN COOLDBAUM News Servkf!S Editor A SK a freshman engineering student at any uni - versity in the nation how things are going and you'IJ get an earful~ instructors who zi p through complex problems in seconds, hours spent studying long anto the night and, worst of all, a deep-sea ted insecuri ty th at the school's main object ive is to weed out the weak performers. But now the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has launched th e Student Excellence Initiatives, implemented under the su pervision o( Asso ciate Dean Michael Ryan, that ajms to make freshman year for engineering students easier to manage academically LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ::e-.=: Thoillporllr--from-~awls -andanont.L-.be llrrillldiDIOO-and moy be- fD<.,.. and longlh. Let- ..... ITO.ISt_lhe_.. narnr. -and·~­ phon!IUJlborfD<wotlclllpn.lle- '"""'"-- ..-.. ... ,.._ potk<amotpMihll- ~ ·Mondo)' TheynustbereaMdiJY 9 a.m. ti>be...-od ID<,_-~-- ...... Thoillporllr..---be reaMdoncllkor~• <wwldwa« , , ....... and less emotionally agonizi ng. The results of this unique effort, now in its second year, have been remarkable:Ofthosewhoparticipated in the initiative's small study groups. 90 percent returned to SEAS for their sophomore year, versus only 63 percent of those who did not participate in the groups. Further, at least half-and sometimes as many as three-quarters-of the studenl5 in these groups felt that their participation had helped increase their overall grade in the subject by a letter grade or more. The transition from high school to roUege is tough, regardless of what rourses a student takes. But for the freshman engineering student, extremely demanding coursework often is coupled with an WlSpOken sense that only a select few will make it. "Manystudenl5 felt like they were being thrown up against this steep cliff and the idea was, whoever hadn't faUen off at the end of four years would be an engineer," remembered William G. Wild, Jr., a 1982 graduate of SEAS. Wdd has returned to UB, where he also earned master's d"l!J""S in English and engineering. as director of special student programs to launch the Student ExceUence Initiatives. He said· the program goes much farther than simply helping to improve grade outcomes in certain conrses.lt's about effecting a cultun change in engineering «iucation, he stressed, moving away from a "weed-them-out mentality" to a program that strives to help each student reach his or her potential. "In this scenario," said Wdd, "all the fit and willing survive, and not merely a select(Percentage." The idea was not to ~the academics any less rigorous on the stu· dents, he pointed ouL "If you watered down the engineering curriculum, then our buildings would shake and planes woutd faU from theskies.The climb is necessary, but it should be a much dif- • A !JW!datory introductory engineering roune, "Case Studies in Engin«ring." designed to aJlSW<r the questions manyfieshmen hoM about the different engineering disciplines and to introduce them to the exciting paths an engineer can take • A program that ronnects freshmen with SEAS faculty mentors who help students navigate the transition ~ .. . . . . .~~ ~ • o ~ ~--:c:--:-:-:;---:::--:-:~-l+..::--:--':--::::--:-~"-:-...J ferent process; it should be a structureddimb." Wdd ahd Ryan work with both SEAS and CoUege of Arts and Sciences faculty members to continually evolve courses and support services to meet student needs without sacrificing academic rigor. Acrording to Wdd, the Student Excellence Initiatives give students both the academic and nonacademic tools they need to have a fair chance at success. The program includes five major pans: • An "opening-day., ~nt at orientation,_designed to encourage a speciaJ sense of community and team spirit among all freshmen engineering studenl5 and with SEAS faculty • Identification of academically underprepared students from the time of acceptanc;, providing them with academic suppon. advisement and individualiz.ed career counseling to help students find their interesl5 within, or even beyond, engineering • Small study groups in calculus, physics and chemistry-<>pen to all engineering students-that meet weekly under the guidance of an SEAS staff member to work on cour~ materi3.1., problems and engineering study skills to the university and to learn mou about engineering as a profession The effort begins long before students arrive on campw in the fall Based on dellliled studies Wdd undertook last summer, SEAS 'now knows that a student's scores on the New York State Regen15 exams in math, chemistry and physics are important-but underutilizedpred.ictors of his or her success in engineering school "It's not a question of not being good enough," said Wdd, "but engineering is a building block profession. If you don't hoM the lim block, then everything else will be shaky." Si nc e incorporating Regents scores into engineering admissions decisions, the school is rejecting about 8 percent more of the applicants than it did before. But that doesn't mean that students who hoM low scores on some of the criteria can't get into SEAS; it simply means that now, if they are accepted into SEAs, they will be required to tili special skill-building steps. "The philosophy behind these initiatives is that we'u saying to students, 'Your goal is not to get into SEAS; your goal is to get out with a degree,'" be said. After just one semester, the number of studenl5 enrolled in the small study groups doubled, and by now, Wdd estimates, one in """'1' three or four freshmen bas enrolled in at least one group. In fact, the groups are filled to capacity, even though they are purely voluntary and are not taken for credit. · "'Study-skills courses are not ~; said Wtld, "but they are not typically designed to address the issues engineering studenu face. The question for us was, how rould we make it relevant to engineering?., Taught by Wild and Richard Dutton, senior programmer in Science and Engineering .Node Services, and assisted by student tutors. the groups are highly interac!M: and have a student-teacher ratio that doesn't exceed I0: I. The objectiv<s are to help students understand how to approach course -material through "'concept maps" of textbooks and "thoughtful practice" of problems, while facilitating the critical transition from learning as highsChool students to learning as rollege freshmen. The experience also drives home an essential point that students are not alone. Referring to the"dimb" that is the engineering curriculum, Wild noted: "Nobody climbs alone here, unless by choice." The "opening day" event that occurs before classes begin also is designed to make that point dear to students. Students are assigned to groups that work together on a fun engineering project, and spend the day discussing social and academic issues with faculty mentors. upperclass student leaders and representatives of SEAS student dubs. "These activities stan to foster a sense among students that they are all in this together and that everybody is working together for the students' success," said Wdd. JrooicaDy, the Student Excellence Initiatives program wassputred by an interest in boosting mention of students. However, Wdd has found it sometimes works best for the students when it works against retention. "'ccasionally, we've found, we actually hoM to work against mention," he said. "You can keep some students in engineering in order to keep your numbers up. or you can teU the student the truth. which sometimes is 'this is not the p1acr (or you.' The only thing we are aiming for here is the welf:ue of the studenL• �Al!rii13.2U00~. 31,1o. l7 Story printed in Buffalo New,s contains iru:Orrect statement To the Editor. ' The recent story about UB in 1M Buffalo N.ws authored by Professor Mark Shechner contains a statement associated with my name that is incorrect. Professor Shechner wrote: "In January, RoQert ). Wagner, UB's via president for finance, issued a report detailing the deterioration of the budget for libraries, oomputer services, business servias and informatio n technology. among other things.Sintt I m9J, the budget for those servias has been reduced by 24 perant." The report he is referring to, which was circulated to vice presidents, deans, Facuity Senate Budget Prioritjes Committee and others, notes that University Facilities sustained a total reduction of24.2 peranl This was aeombination ofbase allocation reductions, savings factol1 aod the additional oosts related to new facilities on both campuses. Nowhere in the report does it state that all the servias noted by Professor Shechner were reduced by 24 perant. It is not true. In fact, areas listed in the artide eadude fa~ties and that is the one area in University Servias that has had the most significant reduction. The impression left with the reader, however, is that all the servias units listed were reduced by this amount. I knO\Y that this is a "story" and is identified as such, but I find it un - acaptable when data are used inaccu rately. I wo uld have been pleased to correct this inaccuracy if asked I was not. Most disturbing to me is that this type of "story telling" goes on frequently, it is often inaccurate, it i.s stated as faa and there is not ad equate effon made to secure the cor· rect information. On occasion when the official information is provided, it is ignored Disagreement on the information sources or the analysis is part of the process. I support that, but reporting information falsdy is not. It diminishes the value of the discourse. R-.:J. Wogner 5enior VIC~ Pr~ident Obituaries Dorothy Haas, director ofNorton Hall student union Dorothy M. Haas, long-time student-activities coordinator and student union director of Norton Hall on the South Campus, died March 26 in Cape Coral, Fla. She was 91. A Buffalo native, Haas earned a bachelor's degree from UB in 1932 and began her career two years later as a secretary at Norton Hall, at the then-private University of Buffalo. Later, she became assistant director and director of the student union. In 1957,she eaf'ledamaster's degree at UB. \ When the new student unionlater renovated as Squire Hall- opened in 1962, she was honored for her dedication and contribution to student lire. In 1965,hereffortseamed her the Samuel P. Capen Award &om the UB Alumni Association. Haas helped design the then-new student union , which housed a soundproof music listening room, Calendar c ~,._ ,.... ~~ory Science Medii Study, Center for the Arts lmmunogtobulin Closs SWitching. Anti-Concer Vocdnes ond tho lmmunochip. Matthias lomlz., National Cancer Institute. 182 farber. "' p.m . frft . For I'T'IC:n information, L.uAnn Karte, 829-3630, ext. 108. f..._= =~~s.:!J·~· frft. for more Int--... sb.d.nt-....,. ~;.::.~~~~; Student Ufe, PC::X Hirsch, Group Lrgal Services. 31 C.pen. 4-S p .m . free . !~~~~~~nt Concert CO.aduate Composers Conart. Slee Concert Holl. 8 p.m. by ~~rosie. For I'T'IC;n i tion. Concert Wednesday Computer M u~ . Black Box Theatre, Center for the Aru. 8 p.m. free . Sponsored by Dept. of Music. For more information, 645-2921 . 19 .. Thursday 20 ~~Community Acquired Pneumonia. Brydon J.8. """~ ~- of Medicine ~::'M~~~~:;,t:~~F~.09C ~=~~:~~~ic~n:;;ic:.e and PCCM. Wednesdoys of Lent Mus Wednesdays of Lent Mass. 2SS Harriman. Noon. frft. Sponsored by the Newman Center. For more information, . 833-0298. information, 64S-22S8. Eduai-- Understandlng the Global Economy a nd Its EffKts on Public Education. Lynn lion, asst. prof., Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy. University Inn. 8:30-10 a.m . $10 students, $25 general. Sponsored by Center for Continuing Professional Education, Graduate School of Education. For more information, 6-'45- 6642. lntemotlonAIStudent~ ~==-~ ~~~t~=== (video). Corl<y Brunskill and Michelle l ntem~~tJonal Student Di.scussk:Ml Group. EReo A. Dussourd. International Student and Scholar Services, Sung-Eun IGm, Counsetiog Center. l<4SA Student Chan, Science and Engineering Node Services ." 2 1 2Ca~ . Noon-1 p.m . free . for more information, 645-7700. International Student and Scho&ar Services. For I'T'IC:n information, 64S-2258. ~ Tuchlng Center Semi.... 1ma9e s..rrn tm.~ . Capen 127, Unde~uate Ubr.uy. 2-H O p.m. Free. only to UB students, faculty and sta . For I'T'IC:n information, Unda Ralh, 645-3528. ...-n Unoo. Noon-1 p.m. free . Sporuored by Spatial and Environme ntal ~~~~B~=~Oept. of Mathematical Sciffices, King's ~~rart!~~~P~~ottand. Sponsored by DMsion of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Dept of Social and Preventive Medicine. UB vs Canllius (DH) . Dunn Tire Park. 2 p.m . free . .__-..,. ~Lectuns,Portl UB Lltw Bowd o f Directors Meeting. Hyatt Regency, Buffalo. ll:lS p.m . $16. For more information, Ilene Fleischmann, 645-2107. Tree l.Mtk:n . Hyman Bass. Univ. of Michigan at Ann Albor. 1<46 Diefendorf. <4 p.m . Free. -..,.at4PI.US Aim Screening. Tony Conrad, Dept. ol - UB YS Binghamton (OH). Dunn Tire Park. 1 p.m . Ffft. crafts workshop, bookstore, library, WBFO-FM, four food-service operations, student-organization of- fioes and a ballroom. In 1970,she resigned from the directorship and worked for three years in what is now the Office of Career Planning and Placement, retiring in 1973. A service celebrating her life will be held in Buffalo next month. Time and location will be announced. ~oft~all Two &tts pmeredAJI-Tounwnem honors at tile Colgate kMwional. Junk>< seccnd baseman Socee Madden and junior catcher Kim Lown:nce _.. among thO I ~ players named to the team. Hadden. hitting tNrd In ""' lineup much of the tournament. 'NMt 7-tor-n at the plate lndudiing a double. coUected four R8fs and scored three times. She ..!so hit safety In the first fr.oe contests of the six-game tourney. . ~e . batting fifth in coach Mvie Curnn's lineup. was 4-of-20 widl two R81s ;and two runs scored durinz the tournament. Defensively. she collected 21 putouts from he• catcher's position. As a team. the Bulls are hitting .27 1 on tile season. Danlelle Haynes leads the: team with a .382 average and 261rits. Kelly Malone stiH leads UB In homen (~) and has 12 RBis aJthou&tl she has missed tile last I~ games.With her four RBis In the Colgate: lrwitadona!, Madden has ---taken C1'lef" the team ~d with 13 and also hH fiw doubles. She also had a fiw game hitting streak broken in the last game of""' tourney. HJynes is 6-for-6 In stolen base attempts and has scored a team-high I5 runs. The Bulb' pitching holds a team earned run average of 6.47 this season. )eulca Yoric leads tile squad at 4.75 with a 1--4 record )eulca Kensy kJwered her ERA to 5.89 ..net Is naw 2-7.Andrea Sa£e b 1- 11 on tile hHI with a 7.85 mark and a team-ben 22 strilcoouts. ~ase~all Toledo I 0, UB 7 Toledo 15, UB 6 R - lllologlcal Sdonces -...... tntenctlons In Llght- Reguloted Tromlotlon In ChloropWU. Stephen Moylield, Scripps lnst. 220 4 ~~~=f~ ~rKed =~=j{~~~~r ~ lectures. Port 2 Tree lAttices (coot' d) . Hyman Bass, Univ. of Michtgan at Ann Arbor. 1<46 Otefendorf. "' p.m . Free. liB FII<Uity Pnsent ~U~s~ E~~TK~ ~~~=~~.26..~~7~~: Chonll Concert UB Chorus. Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. S~ Concert. Halt. 8 p.m. Frft. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. for more information, 645-2921. Exhibits -- - -nlng: Five ContempotW"Y Chinese Artists" Works by Xu Bi~~Pu, Gu Wenda. ~t~~~· d~"?t,~~h are on June in of·tht! uB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Gal~ hours are Wed. ru~!nSa~ ~!osap~~-to 8 p .m . and ~0 all~ " From Revolution to Reform " Propaganda post~rs produced in the Peopte's Republic of China from 196282--representing efforts by both the Mao Zedong and Deng x;..,p;ng governments to mobllizto the masses ~ru=~~~~~n~~Y through April 30 in the reference section of Lockwood Ubrary, North Campus, on the library's second Hoor. " Senior Thesis Exhibitions 2000" Thesis wort. from 60 candidates for 11 ~~~~t v~~~':s J:~ Campus and in downtown Buffalo. Work will be .on display in the Art Department Gallery and other locations in the Center for the Arts through May 3. Callery hours are Tues., 10 a.m. to S p.m .; Wed. through Fri., 10 a.m . to 8 p .m ., and Sat. from 11 a.m . to 6 p .m . Work will be on display in the Center fo r Tomom>W lh"'"9h April 20, and April ~~~~~-.~~0 ~.":.0::,~ a;m~rit 1 also will be on display in the Ellicott ~~ ~~x~= Buffalo \ Rep om._ In tile Bulb only games last week. UB dropped a doubleheader at Toledo. the second MAC team UB has playedtllb .....,.,_ In the first game, UB jumped out to a 5-1 lead going to the bottom of the fourth. The Bulls scored three runS in the seccnd. h;ghl;ghted by a twtHVn home.- by 8.-.ndon D;Cesare. Brian Zeb.sko knocked in the other run that inning with ;an RBI singte. TcMedo "'''''Ukj respond with a &te-run fourth irvl.lrc. :u each of the first four batten reached base. UB tied tile score mtile 1X>p of tile sixtl1 but tile Rockea came badt with four runs in the bottom hatf of the kvlin& to sea.Jre the ~d. The second game start.ed out the same ~. :u UB got ;an earty lead with two runs in the third int•ing and three in the fourth. In the third, Mike Aaherty lcnocked In two runs with a ba.ses.-&oaded double. In the- fourth innin& a base hit and two walks loaded tile bases aptn, and tl1is time Harlt \bpi deiMo-ed a triple that d...-.d tile bases and P"' tile Bulb a 5-1 lead. Apt>. tile bottom of tile foor-th wu tile downfall lor UB. The Rockots <>q>lotled fo, a t 0-run ltw>fn&. as UB walked four batten and at one point gave up fiWl straight hrts In the lnnirlg. Toledo was the second MAC opponent the Bulls faced this season. having played at ~lng Green earUer this ye.v: UB went 0-S In chose games. junto.- Kovm Brown continue> to lead tile Bulb from tile plat<. hitting .329 (2S. for-8S) on the ~· His 28 hta are a team-high :u 'l'o'ell. 0\;artle Smilinich and Mike Fbherty have a team-hi!h five doubles each and Krvin Brown and Ad rUn Da,rliels have two triples each. Bryan Sanchez leads the team in power, :u he has collected five home runs on the season and leads the team with 16 RBis as weal. His five homers put. hUn one shy of IOth place for home runs in a season In the UB record books. The suson record Is nine, set by three pbyen;. UB has I 3 home runs as a team, with eight different players going long this seuon. Freshman rigtn. twujerTyter Balentine leads the UB pitching saff this season in wins and eam~ run avenge. &Ientine currendy has a perfect 3-0 record. and is tied with Tom Januchowski for the team high with three wins. Balentine also leads the Bulls in earned run Z'ler"a.ge at 228. having given up six e.amed runs over 23.2 innings. He has one complete game to his credit this year ;and has struck out nine batters. Womens lennis Marshall 7, UB 0 Miami (Ohio) 7, UB 0 The Bulls women·s tennis team fell to 5· 12 over;all ;and 0-6 in MicJ.American Conference pby with conference losses at Miami (Ohio) and Marshall over the ......eekend. Aplnst Miami, freshman Karen Maynard proved to be the top performer for the Bulls. Pbying at number three singles. Maynard won three games over the two sea but k>st. to Catherine Dilley 6-2.6-1 Sophomore Kris Yan Schoonhoven won a pair of games against Erica Echko 10 a~ l, 6-lloss. The Bulls won just three games a.plnn a strong Marshall team that now leads tile MAC with a 6-0 reconl and Is 16-S overall. Sophomore fifth singtes Shanl Anw-asmghe lost. 6- t. 6-0. to Karolina 1'1..-l<o wh;le Maynarn dropped a 61, 6-0 decision to KeOy ~fer at third singles. The doubles team of Maynard and N icole Sargena.lso won one pme hJiiog to Anna Mfdna and Ana Cen!!tte 8-1 . �81 Reporte. Anri113. 2000/Vol. 31,1o.Z7 =~~byGSA . Scholarship. ' · ETc~· -....... _ . Eledn>nlcR-.Koren Senglaup and Nicole Collelo, 212 Capen. Noon- I p.m. Free. For more Information. 645- ................... 7700. ~::E.l:£~- ~-chl~ ~Laoy. ~~J&.~~ i'nM>st and ~acuity Senate. . -...... . SclooMnhlp· [)eon's Scholorshlp. Atrium, · Centor for the Arts. 6 ' 30 p.m. Free. SJ>OO'O'ed by Office of Mooing Off Compus. 145A Sludent Union. 5-6 p .m. free. Sponsored by Commuter Off. Campus Services, Office of Student ActMties. For ITl<n -. 2768. ~~~::...~· ~~~· Toby Shapiro, · o.,....- Communlcotlon Ted!nofogies In the Mllennlum: DoWI.,_, <><gon. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p.m. SS. . Sponsored by Dept. of Music. . For ITl<n lnfonnation. 645. 2921 . CASA l..acbln s.tes ~~L ~~~. Room, Centor for the~ p.m. Free. Sponsored by College of Arts and Sciences. For more Information, RMe Hauser, 645-6000, ext. 11 « . Tuesday IS : Saturday 15 ITSenllnor G...,.. Tolklng Technology Law SchOol Open House Thursday, April 13 Tuchlng T.ie. ot the CAS Large Capacity, Hands-On - ~=~=~ofa Multipurpose Room Coming ~~.~~0:~~~. ~~han 280 Pari<. Noon-1 p.m. Free. PBS A - Leomlng Service no &.ter th.n noon on !'-'d"Y precodng pubkation. Ustlngs are only accepted through the electronk submission form for the online UB C.lendu of Evenb at <http:// www.buffalo.edu/ ulend.r / login>. 8euuH of sp«e Hrnlbtlon~, not ... oventsln the electronic calendar wUI be Included In the Reporter. r,;~~~~~41 . ~~='k1.~0::. Sooth Korea. Sunhyuk Kim, U.. SoteiHte Event Designing Classrooms for tho Dept. of Social and ........... tive Modic:lne. 111 Kimball. Noon-1 ~~,:.~~~ntatlons of McCain,_ 645-3102. U8 groups .... prtndfNI ~/TOpology ~t.=: assoc:. prof. and dfr. of.Grod. Studies, Dlstributlon of Values of ~~~~~~~~. _..,..._ Listings ........ Scholar Services. For more information, 645-2258. :':..~ :i't~o~":!, Th! Frank OiRoma, Community For more information, Leslie off..c.rnpus events where Fr;~~~~ !~:~.~ ~~a~~-a nd Noon-2 p.m. Free. FOf more information, Kerri Cabana, Diefendorf. 4 p.m . Free. Clinical Laborotory Science Semlnor Approaches to Identify CandkUte Genes InvOlved in Prostate, Ovarian a nd Breas.t Carcinoma. Raj Kandpal, Temple Univ. Schoof of Medicine. 182 Farber. 4 p.m. Free. For more information, LuAnn Kaite, 829-3630, ext. 108. Exhibition benlng Reception ETC kholo"' Wortuhops Senior Thesis Exhlbitlons 2000. Using Maps In Your Teach ing . Ernie Woodson and David Bertuca, Science and Engineering Library. 212 Capen. Noon-1 p.m. Free. For more infomlation, 645-7700. Bo.....ll ~d:sb!:~:~~ ~~~-Free. bhlbltlon Aftemoon Reception Senior Thesis Exhibitions 2000. Center for Tomorrow. 3'30-5 ~ .m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Art. For more information, Dept. of Art, 6456878, ext. 1 350. Biological Sciences Seminar RegulaUon of Bacterial Genes. Robert Switz<r, ~~~~~tryN~tf~r ~nc<! Complex.. 3:45 p.m. Free. For more information, Paul Gollnick. 645·2887. =!IJI Pegrum Loctuft ~!:~!Volcanic Cltloltepetl, Mexico. Bernard ~~m':!;~:!:~.;...... ~:~IPH~~~.,S~ by more Information, Dept. Geology, 645-6800, ext. 6100. 1 Unlv. of Southern Ca l~omia . Sponsored by Asian Stud;es P~ram . For more information, Thomas W. Burkman, 645-3474 . U8 Fulbright Progrom Information Session. Mark Ashwill, 930 Clemens Hall. Noon . Free. U8 Cybnrles T-'tlng CenterWMtshop Online Socializing (For Fun 645-3568. and R.....-dl). Capen 127, Und~roduate ~~or~~ b''p .,S 84 Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Art. For more intormaoon, Dept of Art. 645-6878, ext. 1350. Concert UB Choir, Harold Rosenbaum, conductor. Slee Concert Hall. 8 ~i~~~. sl:.""rn: by Dept. information, 645-2921. Musical Stannltes. Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 p.m. SlO -· information, Jack Cox. 645-2907. to UB for Fall2000 O asses. · College of Arts and Sc1ences. piKe on campus, or 10< advisor, 145C Student Union. 4 rnot"e Allo otNoon a .m.-12:30 p .m. Free. The . , . . _ . pubMsMs ~~~.~~~i~~~~t - Ubrary. 2-BO ft~~~~~~~or information, Unda Rath, 645-3528. UB vs. Nlogan (DH). UB Softball Stadium. 1 p .m. Free. -~ Ecfloes of Ukraine. Ukrainian SA. 1OS Harriman Hall, Grand Ballroom. 2 p.m. S5 students; S7gener.ol. The a.,._ Donee Series Um6n Dance Com~y. Center for the 6(U. 8 p.m. S18, S1S, S9; students S7. Sponsored by Keyllank. For more information, 645-ARTS . -Concert UB Symphony, Magnus Manensson, condUctor, wtth Mary Artmann, cetto. Slee - ;,~~ ~~ gi~.!~. ~more information, 645-2921. S tannttes. Dept of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 8 p.m. S 10 =~~~JT~~r more I1'IOfl! Classics Conference Epos and Mytho" Language and NarrotiYe In the Homeric ~· A Conference In Honor ~~h~~~:~~ir, 16 Dept of Classics. Center for the Musical Free. Sponsored by The Andrew V.V. Raymond Cha;, ol Classics, Conferences in the Starmites. Dept of Theatre and Dance, Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. 2 p.m. SlO Arts Screening Room. 2-5 p.m. Disciplines, CAS Dean's OffiCe, Arethwo, Classics Graduate Pn:}t~.s~~~~ more MemorW Concert Friday Mathen\otlcs Colloquium Mathematics o f Quantum ~~~-~by Dept. DH!fendotf. 4 p.m . Free. Foster CIMmlmy Colloqulo New Anolytlal TOots for Studying themlcal Dynamics r,:~~~ to Kennedy, Unlv. of Florido. 216 Natural Sciences Complex. 4 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. r~- c---.. UB Cybnrles TeMII!ng Using the Wei> f o r - · Capen 127, Undergo:idlate UbrOry. 10 a.m....-,. me. Open ooly tQ UB students, OOJity and staff. For more lnfor. mation,IJnda Rath, 645-3528. - 1..-tloaoiStudont April Meeting. 210 Student ~~a;u~~~ Ck.lb. For more information, 64S·3286. ETc~· -....... Multlmedlo Resources on the W<!b. Unda Rath, ~==-~ ~~.'tr::.2For more Information, 645-7700. lntem~~tlonllf Student WMtshop International Students as Job Appllconll. Karen L Nemeth, ~=~m~pen Noon. Free. Sponsored by International Student and information, 645-2258. Teaching Toles ot the CAS g==.~ ~:nrs:ln~Person ~ofm~~~o Park. 12:31}.2 ~.m . Free. ~=~~~~. - College of Arts and Sdences. For more information, ~;e McCain, 645-3102. =~ro~~~~s~r ~~aG~ITo;" ~=.~~rr. For Cabina, 645-3568. Scholar Services. For more Sunday Student Assn. For more 'information, Bonnie Weiss, 64S-215o4 . 14 = ~and ~l~~ !:~r!~ ~ a.m.-1 p.m. Free. For ~=Sponsored by Distributed ~ _~~~W~';~:,:irs~·~~ of llstlngslo< . - t s Uldng lntem.tlonal Student WMtshop : Law~=-~: r=~ri~rd~;::rHall. 3 information, 645-2921 . Monday 17 UB liS. Duquesne (DH). 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Schumer to speak at commencement junior senator from New York to address graduates at UB's 154th commencement By SUE WUETCHER diciary Commit- Reporter Editor U tee and the Rules Committee. Prior to his eleccion to the Senare, Schumer served nine terms in the House of Repre- NITED States Sen. Charles Schumer will deliver the address at UB's 154th general commencement ceremony, to be held May 14 in Alumni Arena. Schumer, 48, is in his first term representing New York State in the Senate after defeating Alfonse D"Amato in 1998-one of only two Democrats elected to the Senate that year. He serves as a inember of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, the Ju - sentatives, representing the Ninth Congressio nal District in Brooklyn and Queens. A native of New York City, he graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law SchooL He was eleded to the New York State Assemblyat age23----oneoftheyoung- est members s1nce Theod o rt> Roosevelt. As a member of Co ngrt> ss, Schumer sponsored and helped pass th~ Brady BW, which required a fiveday waiting period for the purchase of a handgun. The foUowing year, he helped pass the Assault Weapon> Ban, which outlawed 19 automatic weapons. That same year, he sponsored and heiJ?ed pass the Omnibus Crime Bill ofl994,whichput IOO,OOOnewpolice officers nn the street, enforced uthree -strikes-and -you're-out"sen · tencing and created after-schoo l programs. Strongly pro -choiCe , Schuma authored and helped pass legislation making it a federal crime to infringe on a wom~n 's right to choose b y blockading famdy-planning clinics. He also authored and helped pass the Violence Against Women Act. the first federal legislation protect ing women from domestic abuse. He was the sponsor of the Hate Crimes Statistics Ad, which organized data on crimes of bigotry, as weU as the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which wouJd allow federaJ au thorities to prosecute these offenses. UB jumps to 11th on Yahoo! wired list m By EUfN COOLDBAUM News Services Editor ROM nowhere to the top F 50 to the top I5. That's the story of UB's remarkable track record in tech nology in just the past three yea rs, according to the closely watched"wiredschools"arbiter, Yahoo! lmernet Life_ Magazi11e. In i hi s week's issue , Yahoo! Internet Life ranks UB II th out of the "50 Most Wired Universities and Research Schools" <http:/I www.wlredc:ollegeuom > in the information technology, "and our students should be proud to be at UB, which by this measure--a currently releva nt one to be su re- has achieved top status. "T his ranking recognizes UB's farsighted investmen t of the studen t techno logy fee in providing access to computers for all students ;" he continued. He no ted that nation in the magazine's annual UB has paid parranking, a closely watched barom- •ticuJar attention to eter of who leads the pack in technology on campus. The magazine broke the top I00 into two groups: the "50 Most Wired CoUeges," which are mostly baccalau reate institutions, and the USO Most Wired Universities and Re+ search Schools," UB's category. UB is the only public university in New York State that made either of the magazine's rankings this year. "We are pleased to havt: created an IT-rich environment for our stu · dents," said Hinrich Martens, associ ate vice president for computing and resi dence Web-based access to grades, regis· tration and financial accounts. and the increasing infusion of educational technology in th~ teachingand-learning process. The article that accompanies the listi ngs men tio ns that advances come so fas t in the wired world that what was pioneering last year--or even last month--is already old hat, making the cffon to stay ahead even more of a chaUengc. Added to that is the fact that Ya hoo! Internet Life condUcted more vigorous outreach this year, result ing in 1.300 institutions participating, nearly three times as many as last yea r. In th e "Notes and Comments" se< tion for UB, the ar · tid e highlights a project conducted with Stanfo rd University in which the two institutions are "developing the world 's firs t "h icoastal' clcusroom." This revolution ary videocon ferencing system was developed by specialists in the Office of Co mputing and Informa tion Technology at UB. It uses Internet 2, with its greater bandwidth and enhanced. video quality, to allow instructors at both institutions to team-teach the same comparative literature course to their students in real-time. The same technology is being used to develop another bicoastal dassmom. this time for an engineermg course being taught si multa neously at UB and at the University of California at Santa Barbara. According to the magazine, US's high ranking also was based on: • The percentage of public computers (50) that were purchased in the past rwo years • The fact that all of UB's dorm~ arc wired • The availability of UB's elec tronic application form • Online and telephone registra tion for courses and drop/add • Online transcript!. and wurSt: M:hedules • The amount of network file space and \Veb spact> { 11 -23MB each) guaranteed for all students Other positive aspects n ott~ m the ranking for UB indudt" lihran· resources that allow sru~ent.s to rt'· serve and check the status of book!. electronically, the availability of more than one free institutiOn · hosted email account or alias per student, free printing from campus computers, one-on -one tech support, an Internet -o rientation re quirement and computer equip- ment designed for the disabled. �21 Reporiaa Aprii21J. 2101JVo1.3l.la.28 BRIEFLY Mindel to . . tips ....,. Dkbon is curator of the Polish Collection ancl subjec:t st:lCCialislt for· 1 -rho 10 Wont Flrw>dol ..... ning Tips" wll b e - by ._.. Mondol,- of tho SdlOOI of~ 11 Ul's Senior Alumni "'""'-> on Moy10. The progrom wtll be held at noon In the Center for Tomor,_ on the Naflh c.mpUs. Mondo~. on.- and,._ oeorther In the - of llnlnce, ,_, "Your--.· a-.y .coll-in """"-.g"""' 7-8 p.m. on s.turdoyJ on WNfD. AM. The pmgrom b designed for~and-. who own or.,. coruldorlng starting I omall busineu. Cost of the "'""'->. designed for UB senior alumni, their ~ and spoute, b S12 i>o< penon. For"""" lnlormatlon or to make reervat1ons, call the ue Office of Alumni Relotlons at 829-2608. Earth Flrstlllctlvlst to discuss bombing Flrstl actMst Alida Uttletrft wll dbcuss the unsoiYod 1990 murder lllrlnpl on ludl 8ari, the .............,_ who fought against d:!e logging of CAlifornia . . - by big timber corporotfons, ol 2 p.m. In 330~ Union on the Naflh Campus. Lltlletree wll bethe ftnal s,-ofthe--.~ - The tali<, '"'Mio-JudiBarir wll be'frft and to the public. Sari and ......... o.ryt ~. - driW>g In Ool<- ·lond, cw.-·fi!Pe- . . . . the.,. aplodod. Sari and c;:Mney ........... but ~-by tho Fll and dlllged wllh trlnlpOiting . . . . - - The pair-·~ lowsuit against the FBI ond the ~Police~ Although Sari- of - modern lanSuases and literatures in Lockwood Library. A UB librarian since 1986, she is respollSlble for collection development for French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Rllssian and Spanish literatures and languages, in addition to providing both general and~ reference service. EiJ Wh•t .,.., the origins of the Polish collection 7 ln 1955 the American Council ofl'olish Cultural Oubo had its conv<ntion in Bulf.tlo, which at the time had a thriving Polish neighborhood concentrated oo the East Side. The Buf. falo host organization was the Polish Arts Club, whose president was Aleksander )anta-Polczynski,a Polish journalist-in-aile, writer, bibliophile. to the new coU<etion. Thtsc are <!<scribed bridlyandhav< been scanned into the Polish Room Web site <http://-~­ les/ unlts / lml/pollsh-room / lndu.html>. Wh•t Is In the collectlon7 The books number about 11 ,000 volumes, while journal volumes""' less than half tha~ so that we really and apparmtly an effective leader. are crowding the room now. The Janla-<lS he was known-worked Polish Room is all shelving and out a deal with the University of Buf- books now-no space for reading falo, then still a private institution, and or contemplating. I'm sorry to say. its presiden~ Oifford Furnas, to dedi- The major areas in which I have cue a room in Lockwood Library been selecting books are history and (then, of coune, on the South Cam- c:urrmt social scien= ofl>oland and pus in what has since become the Polish language and literature. There Health Sciena:s Library} to Polish a(Xl also is a fair representation ofbooks Polish-American books, manuscripts on Polish art, history of Polish and objets d'art. The two leaders ac- Americans, and a few books on tually signed an agreement that in- other subjects, such as philosophy dueled the provision of furniture and and music. Most of the books I orstained-gla<s panel! to be provided by der are in Polish, but a significant the Polish community and the space minority, are in English. Other and shelving provided by the univer- Lockwood librarians are careful to sity. Joseph Mazur, the artist who de- order books from United States signed and decorated the interiors of presses that addr<ss Polish history, many Buffalo churches, gave four society and arts, when they encounstained-g13ss panels portraying ter them. In recent years, I have promiocnt Polish cultural figures. in- added about 50 videotapes of feadudingthepoetsJuliuszSlowackiand ture films and educational films. Adam Mickiewicz, pianist and com- which are accessible through the UB Libraries online catalog and probpo5<T Ignace Paden:wski, and comably are the h~vily used catpo5<T Frederick 010pin. l.ocal cabinetmakers donated handcrafted dis- egory ofrnaterials iii the coUection. play cases. a table and other furnish- H - II the collection used ings. The most unusual and precious •ndbywhom7 donation probably was the set of Pol- The coUection has a diverse group of ish royal documents that the Sattler's users, induding faculty members department ston: purchased and pre- here and from other academic instisented as a manuscript cornerstone most tutions in the region, students of Polish desant, indepmdent resean:bers, genealogists and high-school students. There has been a Polish Studies program at UB, run by Professor Czeslaw Prokopcxyk, that has sparked a lot of use, too. --.collection cuntordo7 I spend a lot of time sorting through catalogs, both print and online, try· ing to deci<k what to order for the coUection. I also get email correspondence from people all over the place who are looking for information or materials that they think...., might be able to provide. However, being the curator of the Polish Collection is only one part of my job, so I am oot able to devote all my time to such pursuits. Why •rw such . - I m pot'Unt7 .. Jtot')'7 llter.tu~7 l think the Polish CoUection is particularly important as a long-term commitmentbetw<mtbeuniversity and the local community. It is unusual because there are very few ..nhnic" coUect:ions in American univ=ities that are dedicated to one nation or nationality. There are many Slavic collections or East European collections, but ....ryfew Polish coUections in the U.S. The relatively narrow focus of this collection allows us to provide quite good=· erage of the field. Wh•t .,.. the molt unusual, r.,. and w•luable Items In the collection 7 As I mentioned earlier, the docu- meots of the Polish kings are unique. We also have a few letters from the 20-antury writers Stefan Zeronu.ki, Maria Konopoicka and Maria Dabrowska. And, ... have two rare books. ln general. though, ..., currenlly collect only books and journals. since we have no archival space available. - I J t h e c -7 -~-•spect.lcol- lectlott,_7 l(s located in 51 7 I..odwood, in the southeast comer of the fifib Boor, on the mmer of Putnam and Putnam! Do you spulo Poi1Jh7 Tak. ale oit dobru! l can speak some Polish, but for the most part, I can claim only reading knowledge of Polish. In this er• of tJwht - gets, ... the ........ q-esforthe-7 l am ....ry con=ned about the Polish Collection aod all the oon-Eoglish-language books · and journals. Many people assume that all the "important" stuff has been translated into English. so we don't really need all of these materials, bu~ in fact, only a small fnction is translated. ln addition, of course, much is lost in any translation of a literary Work. I think much of the depth of a irni-.ity coUection ~ides on its multilingual material, especially in the humanities and social sciences. concer In 1997, Utllelne, Chorney, and-"""' the RedWood 5<Jmmer Project haw <ontinued to pursue the cMktghts lawsuiL Lltlletree ...... about what iusda she soys I> tho .,. ~ corporate timber and the Flll1n framing Sari and Cherney lor the bornl*>g. • .. the ... cents-In tho use of force against ....... oneotoi OC• livlsts KlOSS the country. Six to receive UB Law Alumni awards May 3 Honorees to include fivegraduates, one longtime Law School faadty member By MAllY BETH SPINA Nem Services Editor lVE graduates of the Law School will receive DistinguiShed Alumni Awards at the Law Alumni A.ssocia- F tion's 38th annual meeting and REPORTER The..,... ........ <XIIIIffUIIIy . . . . . . pojllllood by the <lila of - - In tho OMolon of Unlwnily ~- Unlwnily -___ ----_ __ o f - - 1 1 . . -. ... ... -113l0Cftlfts . . Nmont. en 6>.64$.2626. __ ----_. Conolt-_,. . ----.... -... ......,._ lds - o..-o -~ MirySpino ~- awards dinner, to be held at5:30 p.m. May 3 in the Hyatt Regency Bulf.tlo. The awards, established by the association's board of directors in i 963, recognize the valuable contributions that Law School alumni h:ave made to their profession and community. In addition, Paul Ivan Birzon, a panner with Birzon & Davis. P.C., and longtime faculty member in the Law School, will be honored for outstanding ~rvia to the community by a non-alumnus. Awards will be pr=nted to: • The Hon. Rose H. Sconiers, '73, who in 1993 became the first African-American woman elected a justice of the New York State Supreme Court's Eighth judicial District, "for her conscientious and diligent performance in the judiciary." Sconiers and a panel of 12 advisors have been named to lead a com· muoity-outreach program to. imP"""' confidence in the fairness of the court system. She is a former mem- her of the UB Council. • Kenneth B. Forrest, '76, an assigning partner in the litigation department of the New York City law finn of WachteU, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, "for his leadership by example as a private practitioner.• A specialist in commercial litigation, Forrest has had a leading role in the nationwide effort to get judicial approval fur a $200 billion settlement betw<m various states and the tobacco industry. He is a member of the Law School Dean's Advisory Council. • Howard R. Relin, '68, Monroe County district attorney, "for his corru:t;~itm·ent to public service." Relin is nationally known as a legal innovator for his efforts in prosecutions involving drugs. domestic violence, guns and elder abuse. Through his leadership, Rochester was the first city in NewYorkSiate to have a Drug Treatment Court, the second city in the. nation to have a combined federal and local task forcr to prosecute illegal-guo possession and distnbution, and the first upotate New York community to haY< a specialized elder-abuse prosecutor. • lrvi n·g M. Shuman, '54, a founding partner of the law finn of Gross. Shum"'\"ri2dle & Gilfillan, P.C., "for his many contributions to the betterment of our community." Shuman has been active as a community leader in Btlffalo, particularly in thejewishcooununity. Heisapast p~ident and vice president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Bulf.tlo and a past general chair of the United Jewish Fund Campaign. He"""" 00 the Jewish federation's executive committee and has been chairmao . of sneral of its committees. including those dealing with Russian resettkment aod govornance. • John J. Nasca, ' 46, a partner with Nasca & Nasca, "fur his =mplary performance in business." Nasca, whose law practice is in Bulfalo, is a director ofJoscph Naples & Associates, Inc.; Los-G=o, Inc.; the Community Council Western New York P~ rtnership aod the Kaleida Health System Council. He is a past director of, and has =-1 fur 25 years oo, the E=utive Committee of Fleet Bank. · • Paul lvao Birzon of Attica, a partnerofBirzon & Davis, P.C., "for outstanding service to the community by a non-aluroous." Anassociateprofessorofevidence in the Law School and graduate of · Columbia University Law School, Birzorrisa nationally known special- ist in matrimonial and &miJy law. He is a fuuoding member of the United States Chapter of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Western New York Association of Matrimonial Lawyers. �Aprii2Q 2flllll/Yol.31, lo.28 Repall'las Pharmacist Singh to deliver first junior scholars lecture Satpal Singh, anoc:late professor of biochemical pharmacology, will deliver the first leclure in the Junior Scholars Distinguished ln u-rdisciplinary Lecture Series at 4:30p.m. o n May 3 in 120 C lefnens Hall on the No rth Campus. The lecture and awards cere mony will be preceded by a reception at 4 p.m. Singh won a competitiOn among recently promoted associate pro~ fessors to deliver the leclure, which is spOnsored by the Office of the Provost and the Provost 's Junior Faculty Advisory Committee. His lecture, enti tl ed .. From Mo[ecules to Mind: Frontiers of Ignorance," will discuss whether complete understanding of the brain requires the discovery o f some new fundamental laws of nature, or if ,there are aspects that may~ intrinsically beyond comprehension. A UB faculty member since 1989, Singh's areas of expertise in cl ude electrophysiological, pharmacological and genetic analysis of ion channels and their regulation in Drosophila. He cu rrently serves as principal investigator on two fede ral grants: a $530,000 gran t from the National Institutes of HeaJth to stud y "Regulation of Calcium Currents in Drosophila, " and a $330.000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study .. Mutational Analysis of Potassium Cu rrent s in Drosophila." ' He received bachelor's and master's degrees in phys1cs from Punjab University in C handiga rh , India, and a doctorate in molecular biology from the Tata Institut e of Fundamen tal Research in Bombay. He served as a postdoctoral assoCiate and an associate resea rch SCI entist in neurogcnetics 01 t the Umversity of Iowa. Spring Clinical Day set • Roofreplocemenl. asbestos removal in Wende and Bed< halls, mid-May: Recoating of the roof of Clark Gym. The exterior of Wende wl be repainted and masonry work wil done, scheduled to begin in late July and be completed llj' mid-September. The exterior of Crosby Hall also wi8 be repainted and masonry work done from early June through late August. ' • Repain to stone steps outside of cary, farber, Shennan, Michael, Crosby. HaJ"S and Parker · halls. Work at Cory. farber and Shefma!l is scheduled for )<B>e through September, work at remaining buildings scheduled to begin this month and continue through September. • Elevator rehab In Patker Hall. I • Rel\ab of Harriman Hall, including replacement and asbestos obatOjnellt of all windows, rehab of the buement and first.ftoor spaces for SI1Jdent allain, extended food service and construction of an eleYotorln the cen~ for the~· .c~ is OXP,O<ted to begin in June and run -.gh July 200-1, . · • Abatement of asbestos in,plaster ceilings and floor bles In oil corridors in every . noor of cary, farber and Sherman halls. Buildings will receive._ floor tiles,. new . ceilings and . _ lighting. • Demolition, Main Street (mathematics) Ubrory, J~. Area will be returned to green space. Polyps unaffected by healthy diet By LOIS IIAKER News Services Editor DOPTING a diet low in fat and high in fruits and vegetab les may have many hea lth benefits, but lowering the risk of developing recurrent colon polyps. precursors of colon cancer, does not appear to be one of them. Investigators from UB and the seven other centers involved in the five-year national Polyp Prevention Trial report in today's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine that there was no difference in the recurrence of polyps between the A diet intervention group and acon- trol group that didn't change diets. The stud y was spo nsored by the National Cancer Institute. Peter Lance, associate professor of medicine and physiology, and principal investigator on UB's portion of the trial, said he was disappointed but not altogether surprised by the negative results. "The study is consistent with the findings of previous smaller trials and of another large trial (Wheat Bran Fiber Study) published in the same issue. Clearly, dietary change does not ntake you less likely to develop new polyps after you'V< had all existing polyps removed. "What the study does not address," he noted, "and was not designed to address, is what the environment of the colon should be to reduce the likelihood thai small, innocent pol· yps will grow to become cancers." Fifty percent or more of people over the age of 55 will develop at least one polyp of the colon during their lifetime, but only a very small number of these {"'lyps progress to cancer, Lance said. " It remains to be seen whether, or at what stage, aJ . tering the diet keeps people from developing colon cancer," he said. "We followed these participants only for four years, and cancer develops over a number of decades. Perhaps intervening ea rli er in life would result in a different outcome." The PPT trial in volved I, 905 people, all of whom had had benign colon polyps removed within the previous six months. UB contributed 262 participants. or about 12.5 percent of the total. Although few polyps-abnormal growt h s of t h e co lon liningprogress to cancer, cancer develops only when polyps are present. The PPT trial was designed to determine if eating a diet composed of 20 per· cent or less of total caJories from fa t, at least 18 grams of dietary fiber for every 1,000 ca1ories consumed, and lots of fruits and vegetables could prevent polyps from growing hack after they were removed. Participants were assigned ran · domly to one of two groups: an in· tervention group, which received intensive counseling on adopting the n<W diet; and a control group. which received a standard brochure on healthy eating. All und erwent colonoscopy at one and four years after randomization, and all com pleted food-frequency question naires throughout the study. Based on these questionnaires, the intervention was rema rkably successful in changing ea ti ng habits: Participants in that group cu t their fa t in take by about one-third, in creased their fiber consumption by nearly 75 percent, and ate about two-t hirds more fruits and veg etables than before the study. In con trast, participants in the contro l group made only small changes in these three diet components. However. the percentage of pa rticipants who developed at least one recu rren t polyp during the study was nearly identicaJ in both groups: 39.7 percent (intervention) and 39.5 percent (controls). In addition, there was no di ffere nce between the groups in the mean number of recurrent polyps per person, nor in their size or degree of progression. The researchers noted that despite these findings. the idea that a healthy diet may lower the risk of colon cancer should not be discarded entirely. Several fac to rs, incl udin g stud y length and potential reporting errors, could have influenced this study's findings. Lance said. In addition, such a diet in known to have a favorable impact on cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. Maxine ttayes, • UB med ical-school graduate and nationally known advoca te for programs that pro mote ch ildren's health, will deliver the annual Stock ton Kimball Lt.·ctur<" at II a.m. Ap ril 29 as part of th<" Medu.: al Alumm A!>socia tion's 63rd an nu a l Spring Clinical Day. The event will be hel d from 8 a.m. to I p.m. mth e Buffalo/ Niagara Marriott. Hayes, who graduated from the School of Med1 cine and Biomedical Sciences u1 1973. is assistant secret ary of com munit y and family health for th e Washington State Department of Health. The topic of her lecture wi ll be "The Future of C hJ/dren ':Hea lth in the New Millennium: Opportunities"and Challenges." In keeping with this year's program theme, "Children's Health b sues," other topics and speakers will be: • " Prenatal Screening for Co ngenital Heart Disease," Bruce D. Rodge rs. associate professo r of clinical gynecology and obstetncs. a nd director of the Division of Maternal -Fetal Medicine • "G rowt h Hormone : Then and Now," Margarc:;:t H. MacGillivray, professor of pediatrics and head of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes • To Ea t or No t to Eat," Dalinda Con dino. medical director of tht.· Teen ~ Tots Program and the Grover Cleveland High School Linked Program. and assistant professor of clinical pedia t rics Hayes, who wi ll receive the Stockton Kimball Award at the noon luncheon, has received many ho no rs and awa rds for her work m developi ng and pro moting heaJth program s for children and women in ruta l and urban areas and fo r those who a re inca rcera ted . She is co nsidered an expert in maternal-child health policy issues .md bui ld ing culturally competent, family -centered ca re-~crvice sy3· tt'ms. She has a master's degree in public health from Harvard Um vc rsit y and a bachelor's degree from Spelman College. Hayes is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Was hington School of Medicine in Seattle and associate professor and a member of the maternal -child health faculty at the university's School of Public Health and School of Puhl ic and Communi ty Medicine. Four medica l 3lumni also will be honored a t th e lun cheon for lifet ime achievement. They 3rC RIChard H . Adler, '45; D. Jackson Coleman, '60; N. Lynn Eckert , '70. and A nil B. Mukheqee, '75. Jain to discuss "sucker potential" The late showman P.T. Barnum IS quoted as saying. "there's a sucker born eve ry minute," and proved 1t with hi s traveling shows. UB marketing maven A run K. ):1in will discuss the "sucker paten tiaJ"in his lecture en tided "MfK!ern Barn urns and the Suckers Among Us" May 3 at the ''U B at Sunrise" co mmunity breakfast. The program, which will begin at 7:30a.m. and includes a fuU break fast, will be held in the Center for Tomorrow on the Nonh Campus. Jain is Samuel P. Capen Professor of Mal'keting Resea rch and cha1r of the Depart ment of Marketing in the School of Management. Tickets fo r the program areS 12 fo r UB Alumni Associat ion mem bers an d UB staff and faculty, and SIS for all others. For mforma tion and reservations, call 829-2608. Visa and MasterCard are ac - cepted by phone. The "UB at Sunrise" communiry breakfast series is presented by the Alumni Association and supported by the offices of Univernry Development, News Services, Publications, and Public Service and Urban Affair.;. �Al!ril20,210liVot. 3l,lo.28 Archivist Kathleen Delaney has overcome devastating Infestation to continue collection UB librarian has passion for "peeps"· __T-_ E ClodlonoMr, ciNciDr of the ltlppopool FoMiyl o r - l n t h e - Sdenc:es of the 1<>st!Me of Technology In .-_ """""' ByMAIIA~S Kathleen Delaney because it isreminiscentofherfirst candy creatures, which are made of what she calls "the disgusting sticky substance (llllllShmallow)." This is probably why her collection grew year after year ever since that fateful introduction to marsh· lntrcxluction mireland. R~potUr Aslist:Jnt Editor ASTER is a special time for brlel,.wti--Miy4 and511UIIIplltofo,_bl- Fronllon In Sdenc.t and Technology." The lecl&ns ore IpOftiOrOd by the...,.._ ofloolcroiJI. <>logy and llalaglal Sdonoes mallow Peeps. Some might say she took her historical passion a bit too far, but the VB librarian and archivist has been collecling these mmhmallow Eas- andUieT~Inc. ter treats for more than 25 - lecl&nswll diocuD "The~Sys­ tem: From Ce!Uorfunctlons to Humon Olstolsos .• The lecture on Mly 4 wll be hold ot 4 p.m. in 2 2 0 Sdonoes ~on the North Compus. The Moy 5 lecture will be hold II ; _ , in G26 Fatbor Holl on the Sooth C.mpus. IT career session set The Olflce of c.,.., Pllnnlng and Placomont wiN'- a netWO!Iclng eYent from 11 :30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in 210 Student Union on the North Campus to Introduce loal colloge students interested in lnfOfmotlon-technofogy careers to some c:omponles thot moke up lnfotecn Nlogara and Buffalo's •sy~e Belt.. lnfotedl Nlogara Is-a trado groop olloal componfes In the IT bu$1ness. The Byte Belt b on economic~t-"""'ln down\I'W" Buflolo wner. -... uT companies.,..~sp..~<ers wiN include ~ sentatlws from Adotphla, Reciprocal, ChoiceOnel£<lgt and Chek.com. Thoro also wiH be a video on the Byte Belt. The eYOflt wtl be free and open to the public. . For more infotm.itlon or to registe<, conaict Mefisso RuggleiO It 645-6860. Architecture "friends" to sponsor tours The Friends of !he Scmol oflvchlteclure and Plomng ... span""walclng tours o f lklflllo by Rolm lklflllo from April29 tiYou!1> Oct. 28. Tours of the downtown Lanclmatlc Dbtrict wll begin II 2 p.m. Tuesdays and tours d the,_.. and Banldng Dbtrict wll begin II 2 p.m. Thurtdlyl. ~ tours wt1 begin ot 10 a.m. Soturdays and Sundays. TOUil wtllast appmximltdy on hour and a hill and cost 55 per penon. Two-hour troley tours will be hold at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and cost 520 per penon. Reservations are suggested. All tours begin at the Arade, 617 Moln SL Mari<et fOf """" lnfOfmotlon, call Bl¢3543. years and has even endured a fateful tragedy in the process. Delaney claims that her collection of the .. sq uishy chickies," as she calls them, started byaccidenL It all began in Easter 1974,sheexplains. when, while studying in Ireland, a dear old friend asked an American friend to bring some Peeps over to Dublin for the Easter season. "I was lucky enough to get a package," she says with a hint of sarcasm. "Yellow ones. With age they did tum a dusky mustard color, not unlike Grey Poupon." Despite her hobby, the collector admits a passionate dislike for the that tragedy is indeed the good stuff of stories," says Delaney. " It's·true, my Peeps collection was tragically destroyed by an infestation of ants or worms or sugar mites. The ravages of time and trans-Atlantic voyages did nothing to them. But a warm Williamsville closet did. Nothing came dose to the horror of the worm-hole riddled, squinched up, '))"'· pecked lxms of dead pink and )'ellow Peeps. "Because I am a bbrarian," she adds, "ynu must know that ldiligmtlycat~­ loged the boxes. Each was archivally labeled with the date on the endcap. with a small annotation pf where acquired, or if so, gifted by whom." that caused their d<misc. Delaney should have visited the Peeps. of cowse, an not just for "Bunny Survival Tests" Web page Easter anymon:. They come in all <--.pcola.gulf.net/- lrvlng/ shapes and sizes, including Hallow· ..._,les/>, which boasts the een pumpkins. gboots. and results of"exhaustively re- , - - - -.. spookycau;~trees, searched tolerances of · and strawberry hearts. "It !lid become: necessary marshmallowbunnies'abilities to withstand certain ' toburythcearlyeditioosin conditions." a plastic garl>age bag," she 1his and other Web sites aplains, but once she noprovethatDelaneyisootaloneinher ticed some squirn:ls dragging two obsession.Ontheofficial!'eq>s'page beheaded Peeps through her yard, <~llu::'*wr t C'"'ll>, she realiz.cd they would have to ac· aficionados can join the Peeps fan tua11y roast the poor manhmallows. dubortakeavirtualtourofthel'eeps Delaney says her current Peeps factory at Just Born in Bethlehm!, Pa. stash is labeled and =ides under her The most interesting, however, art bod in an archival box when: she can the fun Peeps facts. For example, keep a better eye on them and rest some strange things people ~to do assured that they are safe from hann. with Peeps an eat them stale, micro-Peeps contributions to Delaney's wave them, fn:eze them, roast them collection are wclcome, but be adand use them as pizza topping. vised that she "prefers chicks beThese days. Delaney says she is cause chicks rule." Take her seriously, mysteriously receiving Peeps in as rumor in the Univf!Sity Archives brown-paper wrappers from sym- suggests that innocent blue bunny pathetic colleagues. A fellow librar- Peeps recendy were squished and ian helped her in the "rebuilding" thumbta~ to a bulletin hoard by after the 1995 tragedy by contnbut- the Peep collector henelf. Program on May 1 to include session on rules and regulations ofpatent process I By SUE WUETCHER Reponer Editor INETEEN VB inventors will be honored at a workshop and awards present~tion to be held from 2-5:30 p.m. May I in the Uni- N versity Inn and Conference Center, 2401 N. Forest Road,Amhent. The event is presented by the VB Business Alliance Office ofTechnology Transfer & licensing. Co·spon· sors are the Erie County Industrial Development Agency and Empire State Development Corp. venton are David W. Dyer, fonnerly of the Department of Microbiology, and M. Bud Nelson of Columbus, Ohio. Campagnari also was named on a patent for an outer-membrane proteinofthebacteriumthatcauses middle-ear infections. • Linda Hall, professor emeritus of biochemical pharmacology, who isolatcdandsequencedfromDrosopl•ila a full-length eDNA clone encoding a novel protein required for insect sodium channel expression. Co-inventor is Guoping Feng, formerly of the Department of Bio- The workshop will explore the chemical Pharmacology. creative process, the lmportance of • Marie-Louise Hammarskjold, documenting inventions and the fonncrly of the Department of Biolatest rules and regulations regard· .. chemistry, who invented a DNA seing protecting inventions through qucnceinwhich theoodefortheREV the patent process. It is geared to- gene of H!V has been deleted. Coward inventors and engineers in invmlors are David Rei<osh, fonnerly small and large compani~ univer- professor of biochemistry; Molly si ty and government researchers, Burton, fonnerly of the Departtechnology managers and students. ment of Biochemistry, and Eric Following the workshop, an Hunter of the University of Alabama. awards presentation will be held to • Thomas I. K;Uman, professor of recognize the inventors named on medicinal chemistry and binchemithe 22 pat.c nts issued to The Re- cal pharmacology, who invented a search Foundation of State Univcr· chemical method for malting novel sity of New York in 1999. The inventers are: The UB Speech Llnguoge and Hearing Clinic will provi<lo all sor of chemistry, who invented a method offubricatingorganic·inorganic hybrid materials based on silica. • Hugh Van Liew, professo r Tosting will be <!one on a lim-come. firsl-...wblsisand no appointmont is nec...-y. Th... will be "' opportunity for thoso! being t..ud to oslc quos.. dons a n d - wtl be provided about~ '-log dis- a n d communltysoMces. T h e - b beingon the Nolionll Oly of Heorlng Testing. when more 1hln 2.000 Mwlng- .,._....,., ~ countrywll-totesl IS many poopfe IS,.,.-. . "Only those fortunate enough to carry the burden ofbeing Irish know inghedim"whitechids"andtben even presenting her with some Peeps snowmen last fall UB inventors to be honored at workshop Free hearing testing scheduled ror May 6 mombers olthe unlvenity community with a free hooting scrHnlng from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Moy6 on the ground floor ol the Biomedical Eduatlon BuildIng on the Soutl\ Compus. Then one day in 1995, disaster struck. Still, the defenseless Peeps couldn't acapC the hungry critters • Luis A. Colon, associate profes- emeritus of physiology, who devel oped a liquid pernuorocarbon emllbion that is used as an effective prodrug forms of important drugs that are used to treat viral infections, such as AIDS and hepatitis. • Dennis C. Policastro. formerly ofErieCountyMedicaJ Center,who developed a device that provides a simple and inexpensive aid to the physician in estimating the pn:ssure in the jugular vein. Co-inventon are Robert E. Mates, professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace cngi- artificial blood substitute. Co-inven- neering, and Kenneth Peebles., en - tors are Mark Burkard, formerly of gineering design assistant in the engineeringschool. • Ping-Chin Cheng, professor of electrical engineering, who has invented an iterative process for conebeam tomography. Co-inventonarc: Donald Snyder of Oayton, Mo.; Joseph O'Sullivan of St. Louis; Ge Wang of Iowa City, and Michael Vannler of Alton, Ill. · the Department of Physiology and Biophysics; Oaes Lundgren, professor of physiology, and lngvald Tyssebotn, professor of physiology. • Anthony Campagnari, associate professor of microbiology, who invented a new method for detect· ing the presence or absence of amplificd nucleic acid products. Co-in- • Paras Prasad, executive director of the Institute for Research in lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics. who developed styryl dyes and rnaterials and their applications. Co-inventon are Jayant Bhawalkar, formerly research assistant professor of chemistry; Guang S. He, senior research scientist in the Department of Chemistry; Chan E. Zhao. Raz Gvishi,Gary E. Ruland and Jaroslaw Zieba, all fonnerly of the Departmem of Chemistry; Ping-Chin Cheng, professor of electrical engineering,andShanJenPanoftheDepartment of Electrical Engin«ring. • Linda B. Ludwig, assistant professor of medicine, who developed a method that mimics a mechanism used by HJV to down regulate gene expression, a process that n_lay be utilized for HIV-gene therapy. • Donald D. Hick.:y, research assistant professor of physiology, who invented a method used to deter· mine mean left atrial transmural pressure from the esophageal balloon placed adjacent to the left atrium. • Tunothy F. Murphy, professor of medicine and microbiology, who was granted two patents for twodifferent surface proteins on the bactcrium Moraxella cararrllalis-the third · most·common ~ause of middle-ear infections in childrenwhich may ~ used as vaccines to prevent these infections. • Jeffrey Higginbotham, associate professor of communicative diso<dm and sciences, who invented a device that allows individuals a fast and effective means of speaking through a computer using natural language utterances. Co-inventor is David P. Wtlkins of the Max Plank Institute in the Netherlands. • RichardT. Evans, associate professor of oral biology and miaobiology,whod<Vdopednewdrugsto treat gingivitis and periodontal diseases, and which also may be useful in other acute and chronic inftam. matory infectious diseases. Co-inventors an: Robert Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Depattment of Oral Biology; Robert Coburn, professor of medicinal chemistiy; and Joseph Dunn ofTherex, Inc. • Eli Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, who invented a new method to prepare composites with high toughness by exploitingtheincompanbilityofthe polymers. Co-inventor is Li Hangquan. Ruckenstein also was named as the inventor on a patent for creating a method of preparing chltosan macroporous membranes with controlled porosity. His co-inventor is Xianfang Zeng of the Department of Chemical Engineering. M Andrew J. Wand, research assistant in the Department of Chemistry, who designed a self-sealing. high-pressure cell for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging. Co-invroton are Mark R. Ehrhardt and Jeffrey L Urbauer of the Department of Chemistry. • Wayne A. Ander>on, professor of electrical engineering, who invented a thin-film capacitor that can be used to improve the memory in computerapplications.Co-invrntor is Lin Huang Chang of the Department of Electrical Engineering. • Deborah [).L OJUng, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and Niagara Mohawk Chair of Materials Research, who invented a mesoporous carbon, whicR- has a larger pore size: allowing for a wider rangeofapplications..Co-inventoris Wieming Lu, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. • Joseph W. Vilani, clinical assistant profl'SS<lr of nuclear medicine, whodevdopedaqualitycontroltest pattern to be used in nuclear medieine clinics. �Aori12D. Z11001'11i 31. Ia 111 Drug synthesis simplified Revolutionary method reduces steps in producing Ritalin ayu.t.EN GOlDaAUM NeM SeMces Editor A revolutio nary method for synthesizing spe- antlyreducestbenumbcrofpotential steps involved in producing pharrnaautical agents." said Davies. .. For example, the traditional method for asymmetric synthesis of cia ll y pharmaceuti- Ritalin takes eightiO 10 steps; ours c:al5--dlat makes it possibk to acti- takes only three." vate the normally unreactive car· UB is seeking a Ucensing partner bon-hydrogen bonds in organic for this synthesis method for Ritalin, molecules has been developed by a whidl .;.._, described in more detail team of UB chemists. in an earlier paper by Davies. A patmt The ~ findings demonstrate an appUcation on it has been filed extremely robust and practical Accordj.ng to Davies, the sdect:ive method for synthesizing new, com- activation o f carbon-hydrogen plex chemicals from cheap bulk bonds by metal complexes that leads chemicals. The ~ method is sig- 10 the direct formation of carbonnificant because it generates-catalytic carbon bonds has been sought for r<actions and allows for control of the decades. For such reactions 10 be resulting three-dinnensional struc- useful in industry, the amount of ture, features that rom it extremely metal complex must be used in catauseful for industrial appUcations. It , lytic (i.e., minute) amounts. Davies explained that the strategy is •pplicable to the synthesis of • wide range of specialty chemicals. traditionally followed by other The research was pubwhed this groups involves activation o(..-carmonth in the Journal of tilt Amtri· bon-hydrogen bonds through the can Chemicnl Society ( VoL 122, No. use of a special high-energy metal 13, pp. 3063-3070) and authored by complex, but because it is very dif. Huw M.L Davies and Melvyn Ro- ficult to regenerate the high-energy wen Churchill, both professors of com plex, a catalytic cycle cannot be chemistry, and Tore Hansen, a doc- achieved. toral candidate in the Department "Our approach circumvents these of Chemistry in the College of Arts problems by starting with a nice, cialty chenti~pe­ and Sciences. The method marks a new milestone in the search for what is often called the "holy grail" of organometallic chemistry: the catalytic activa - tion of corbon-hydrogen bonds. In the paper, the UB scientists highlight the method's effectiveness in synthesizing two very importan t pharmaceuticals: Ritalin , the treat · ment for children with attention deficit disorders, and sertraline, the commo nly prescribed antidepres- sant marketed as Zoloft. "Our method of synthesissignifi - stable rhodium complex that can catalyze the decomposition of • class Because it regenerates the catalyst, the UB method requires the USl' of onJy a minute amount of catalyst; the catalytic cycle is repeated easily '"This transienf high-energy com· plex does the carbon-hydrogen acti vation, which generates the product you want, but it also regenerates thr catalyst, creating a natural catalytic cycle. With oil the other methods, scientists have st ruggled with the catalytic cycle; here it's automatic." News Services Editor A DULTSolllicted with inca pa cita tin g muscle weakness and pain may be suffering from an easily treatable vitamin D deficiency. UB endocrinologists have found. The report, the first to describe cases in the United States of severe myopathy due to a lack of vitamin D. will appear in the April 24 issue of Archives of hrternal Mcdicir~e. Paresh Dandona, professor of medicine and director of the Divi- sion of Endocrinology, Diabetes ond Metabolism for UB and Kaleido Health, reporrs that five patients confined to wheelchairs because of severe ,n uscle weakness regained normal muscle strength after four to six weeks of vitamin D supplementation. He has treated another five since the report was written . V~tamin D is produced by the liver in the presence of sufficient calcium and su nlight. Dandona said thot myopothy due to vitamin D deficiency has been described for some time in the UK and Nort hern Eu · rope, owing to the lack of sunshine in those regions. .. Immigrant co mmunit ies are particularly vulnerable to this condition because of their limited exposure to the sun, their pigmented skin and vegetarian diel," Dandona said. " In addition to osteomalacia (softening of the bones), myopothy is a well - recognized feature of this cond ition in these regions. "In the United States,'vitamin D deficiency has only recently been appreciated. especially in the northern areas bordering Conoda We see vitamin D deficiency in the hospital setting ond in the community at large during the winter months, but in this country, there are no reports of incapacitating muscle weakness asso~ cioted with vitamin D deficiency~ There is no data on how wide~ spread this syndrome is in the U.S., but Dandono said it is likely quite common in the northern U.S. in persons who, for whatever reason, have littl e expos ure t o sunl ight, and among those who live where there arc long winter.; and limited sunUght. The five cases Dandona describes involve a 37-year-old woman with diabetes, a man :md woman in their 70s,a67·year-old woman with can cer, and a 46-year~ o l d woman with a history of psoriasis, joint pain and anorexia nervosa. All patients were wheelchair· bound and complained of severe muscle pain, weakness and bone tenderness. In each case, the weak· ness had been anributed 10 other causes: old age, problems associoted with diobetes ond general debility. "The diagnosis in these cases was Several Web sites offer lnfonn•tkH1 about our neck of the woods. but the Western New York Regi<;Jnallnformation Network at <http:/ / rtn .buffalo.edu / > is especially laudable for being so well organized and comprehensive. The RIN , as it's called, is a servia: of UB's Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth < http:/ / reglon•l -lnstltute.buff•lo.edu/ .>, with links to myriad public service and governana: Web pages. The homepag~ has a dickable map of Western New York's eight counties, plus four puJJ-down menus labeled "Wes tern New York," .. Choou a Public Service," "Choose a pounds they had developed could Jurisdi ction" and "Choose a RIN Service." generateacontroUable. high-energy The first menu covers categories of information spanning Allegany. intermediate that co uld , in turn , Cattaraugus. C hautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyocause the activation of carbon·hy- r'-;;;;;;;;;;;;o---c=,.,.,--=~ ming counti es. and leads to lists of reports. drogen bonds. maps and sta te and federal databaSes con .' " It turned out that the com· taining useful sta tistical and demographic pounds we had created combined data. The " Job Oppo rtuniti es" page. for ex withourowndassofchira1catalyst:s ample, has online employment listings for beautifuUy; said Davies. the en t1re reg1on . Accordjng to Davies, the wo rk The pubhc serviCes pull·down menu ofa lso rtpresenls the first general fers Information on a Wlde range of topiC.!>, asymmetric activation of carbonincludin g economic development, in frastruc . hydrogen bonds. That means that ture, environment and housing. Under .. l11t" due to the addition of the ch iral & Com munit y," you can find a listing of mort' than SO muM"ums or catalyst developed by Davies, the search for national , state, county and mumnpal parks hy chdmg o n three-dimmsional structure of the a map of the c1ght counties. resuJt:ingprtxluct:scan becontroUecl Tht' third menu allows you to c:hck on the namt' of a spe, 1fit Cit\ , The reaction is therefore capable of town, viJiage o r reservation and br1ng up<~ page lank1ng to spettfit produdngasingle isomer of a mol ~ directories and hsts of mun• c•pa l. econom• c. educauon. heahh ,111 d ecule and ·not its mirror image, a critical advance, especially fo r syn· thesis of pharmaceutical agents. C hiral, or .. handed," molecules can exist in rwo different fornlS that nies prefer to develop new chiral drugs as singJe isomers in order to avoid possible negative interactions of the inactive mirror-i mage s tru C' ~ ture, as well as extremely expensive t"Oxiciiy studies of such mixtures. Ritalin, for example, is still sold as a mixture of two isomers and a big push is on to develop its purt' single isomer, which could reduce the dosage required and side effect~ . Vitamin D, weak muscles linked By LOIS BAIIEII Information on region is J. ust a click away anywhere from 100 to 1,000 times. It was during experiments on syn· thesizing potential medications for treatment of cocaine addiction that DaviesandhiscoUeaguesdi.scovued that these more stable, diazo com- of compounds known as diazo are mirror images of each o ther. compounds. These compounds lose 1 DaVles cxplained,and drug compa nitrogen and, in turn, generate a transient, high -energy complex with the cotalyst," he said. Rep ana. either masked by the presencr of neuro logical disease or had been totally unrecognized because of It!> insidious onset," Dandona noted . His suspicions were raised when patient~ showed weakn ~ in sho uJ - human se rv iCes. The fourth menu announces o;erv •cc" 'uch as Internet/ I ITMI workshops avai labl e from KIN and hnb to Weh s1te:. promotmg governmenta l innovation. For a broader perspective. check out Lockwood Memonal Lihran·\ ..Other Governments and lnter-{.;overnment OrganJzatJOn<ii .. Wt.>b pai!t' < http : I I u bll b. buffalo . ed u I II bra rl e s 1 unIts 1 I m I 1 Government_Doc/ othergov.html >. which was created by lhe Bu!>l · ness and Government Documents Reference Cen ter. Therc.>'s a link to the RIN and selected local sites, of course. but additional site~ cnlargl' the scope of coverage to worldwide ... Other Cities/Count•es"tndude<ii the United States Department of J-f ousmg and Urba n Development\ co mpilati o n of commu n1t y plans < http://wwW. hud .gov / states.html > and ··statc Governments" references the Library of Con gress'lnternct resource page <http:/ / www.loc.gov/ gJobal/ st•te/ stategov.html > of mf'la-indexes for stat e and local government m formation . For a glohal per~pective. you can browse two further ca tegont•:-.: "O th ~.r National Governments" and " Inter -Government Organ1ZJ 11ons Whatt:ver your definition of"regJOnal," tht"re's bound to he a \\'eh sit e that en(ompa~Se!l 1t. - Will Hepfer •nd N•ncy Sc.hlller, Untvf'r11fY Ltbrane' BrieD der ond hip-girdle muscles, but nm in the limb mu scles, a condition known as proximal myopathy. Further tests revealed long·standing \.; . tamin Ddeficiencyinall five patients. After vitamin D the rapy. four pa· ticnts regained muscle strenb>th and were able to walk without support. The fifth--the patient with anorexia nervosa-was able to stop using a whedchair and walk ...,,nh support. Dandona li sted the fnllnw1ng conditions that sho uld pomt to a severe vitamin D deficiency: • A region with prolo nged wm ters, relative lack of sunshme and limited exposure nf the patten I • Bod)' aches and pams. es~k"'\:iall\ in the shi ns and ribs • tmprurcd absorption of nutrirnb • Malnutritio n. mcludmg anor· eria nervosa • Wearing dark clothmg lor ~.n ­ cial o r religious reasons • Chronic laver disease. "The smgle m ost important message of this paper is that severe myopathy due to vitamin D deficiency is relatively common. is insidious in onset and once cliagnosed, is easy to treat," Dand~a said. David Leach to deliver D.W. Harrington Lecture The annual D.W . Harrington Lecture will high light the third an nua l RC'sidrnt Scho larh- Ext:hang<.· Day, to be held Ap ril l7 tn tht' School of Med1nne and Biomed•cal Sncnce!l. David C. Leach, execut iVe d irt"t:tor of the Au.. rcdt tat ion Counol for (;raduatt' Mt..-dtcall:.du(atton. wtll deliver the Harnnbrton l...ecture,utled ..Aitgmng t-.h:dt cal Ed ucatiO n with the Future of Health Carr." .11 4 LEACH p.m. 10 Butler Audito rium in Farhrr IIJII on tht• South C..ampu , . Med1cal rt'Stdent~ will be on hand to th!>tU!>!> thc•r md!v!du.tl rt· !>carch from II :30 a.m . to 4 p.m . 1n the lipp!>Chutz Room J!ld Atnum of the BtomrdKall:duLatton Bu1ldu1g. TopiC!<> wdlmdudt· rt'!>t'Jn.h on ennrnnmental lnt<.>rVt'IHton:-. and mnl.'r ~ otv bthm.lttt,, lo \\'t'r bad mjune!l and human org.tn donation program .... Leach IS recognized for h1~ tt:'a(hmg and re!learch 111 s u~..h .Hl.'.l!> ,1, m anaged carr a nd rndocnnology, and h1 ~ mtt'rrst1n t"h.1 nrd1t nrgan1 zat ions-balancing c:;haos and order-to cfft'ctlvcly respond to Lhangt· He is a fo rm er assistant dean at the Um vc rMt)' of MiChigan Mt.•dit.ll School and director of mc..-dical educatton and program d•rt'( ll)r nltht• Transitional Rt.-sidcncy Program at Henry fo rd Hosp11aJ m l>t'trOit In 1993, he received the Good Samantan Award lrum M~~:h1g.1n Gov. John Engler for two decades of serv tce at the: C<~hnm Clmlt 111 Detroit. A nativ~ of Elmira. Leach recc1ved a mediCal degree from thl' Un1 versity of Rochester School of MediCmc and Dentistry 111 1909. �6 Rep all"lea AD!i120. ZOOONIII.3l. lo.28 K.ard• uses directive te•chlng with computen to Improve scores of School 40 students Joss New method aids language-arts tests By PATIIICIA DONOVAN N~ Servk.es Editor N EW York State's new English Language Arts Test requires a rela tively high l<v<l of language proficiency, and thousands of students and teachers across the state are having difficulty achi<ving the nrw writing standards required to pass the test. Working with the students ancl tr:ach<r at Public School40 in the 0ty of Buffalo, Tun Karda,adoctoralstudent in educational psychology at UB, may have developed a solutioo to the difliculty faced t.y student>esp<cially at-risk stud.:nts-end their teachers in this rew.rd. It is a combinJtion of dire ;tive teaching m<tho Js and student US<: of computers tl.at, in a preliminary study, signific .ntly improved students' writinr. skills. In Januarf, Karda completed a writing-irro,>rovm1ent pr 1ject with fourth-gr•de students '.t School40 in prepa .-ation for that m Jlflth's Language I .rts Test. He ~ad used dirccti·~e and nondirecth e teaching mtthods, both with anG without COIOputers.to assist thcstt.. ient:s.Aft...'f'Watds.,heconducted a preliminary study to determine the in pact of the various methodologit 3 on student performa nee on srJndardized tests.. "At the md of the proj<ct," he says,"the ' tudents in theexperiiDental grou tJ. which employed com- puter uso ·along with dir-cdM! teaching methods. achieved significantly higher s.:oreson ast:andard.i:zed Jan - __ to teach students, but to tr:ach Bufflllo public school tr:ach<rs the successful techniques for !<aching childrm to write well that wer<deY<lop<d through this project," said Karda, who is s<cking funding ror his work. "An upgraded lab also could be used for an after-school program to h<lp prepare School 40's fourthgraders for the state's january 2001 "Weooly~tber<Sultsofapi English l.anguag< Arts T~ It could ,--O!IIr:::ll!'l~----------, be a state-of-the-art. <lementary-l<vd writing research center and a modd for schools and corporations interested in improving the writing skills of el<rn<ntaryschool students." guage-art.' "test conducted by me than did t:Wdassnwcs---<>n •~­ age. 20 p< rcmt higher.• Enco~> -.god by the pr<liminary results, K.onla hopes tn US< the colorful, rch tiwly bish-tech Writing lnstructio.l Labontory he put tog<th<r at Scbool40 to conduct furth<r ...wk with Bulf:alo school students and teacbas. Karda's experi- mental group was comprised offourthgraders whose scores u n earlier standard- ized tests were measurably lower than those of their classroomp«rs. Two days a week from November through january, Karda taught them to lit School-tO to tl')' to .......... their ocons on plan and r<vise their U.e st•te's new English Unguage Arts test. writing with the help of donated computJut proj<ct sn far," he 9ys, "and al- ers-some of them his own-that though they look very promising, he had refurbished and installed at we need to carry out a larger re- School40 on his own time. search project to confirm or deny He used several combinations of the initial findings. teaching methodologies and found "We also need to update the labo- that directive teaching-in which r•tory so that it can be used not just teachers provide direct guidance and guidelines--in conjunction with US< of word proc.esson resulted in a significant increase in test scores by the experimental_group on a standardized test be cooducted. Karda bas a particular i n - in improving the performance of childrm who faa the grr:at.estdifliculty achieving the high..- language-arts standards. He points out that whenkids don't write wdl, their grasp of the oomplexities and beauty of language is severely limited Written language thm, is less useful ror th<rn as a tool of expressiveness, logical thinlting and communication in~ 6dd of eodeavo~ academic and otherwise. Th..-earemanywaystoapproach a child's writing deficit and tum it arouod, some of which have d<veloped from word-proassing technology, he says. Not aD have b«n tested against one another in the fi<ld, hnw<v<r, and in many school districts, large class size and oth<r issues collude to make controlled studies by the tr:achers themselves difficult, if not impossible. "That's where UB's Graduate School of Education can be very h<lpful," he says. "We want to conduct studies to discover the best possible tr:aching methods with different students in various content areas. and the teachers themselves need this information in order to improve results in the classroom. "Projects like this, marked by school district-university cooperation, have been very successful in finding innovative solutions to academic problems," Karda says. Freshman-orientation program revised again .,Constituent concerns prompt change to mid-summer program, plus Aug. "event" RtpOitrr Assisunt Editor ~a..- a - (SG-5)-University Residence HaJs end Apartmenb, Une 1 30301 . JWtor (SG-7)-University Residence Halls and ~~~~~ Resldonce Halls end Aportments, Uno 131532. To obtain rrtOfr Information on jobs listed a~ mntoct Pmonnel Smolcts' fox~ systm> by collng 645-3843 and folkYw/nq tit< de prompr instruct/On~ To obtain infonnorion on Res<otth jobs, mntoct Sponsored Programs Pmonnet 416 Cnfls. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendi:'J-= to the The......---- ___._.,..._ l!om - ClllmW1Iing an b st<>rierd-1-.fttuld be linllod tD 100- end moy be -far~ end longth. LottmtTUIIncbltlht- . .. .. ,..................... ll1 phoneruttt.b...,...Lie- .._.,_~ntt~~~on~, llf- ,......................... OIIC'fllllrMalll ..... ............ ,. far ...................... Tho . . . . . . .. . . . . . . < II aS' .h... ing that option for future years, we felt it best this year to modify our past summer approach and to add a full day of programming at summer's end." Nina Kaars. assistant vice provost was ONCERNS among various campus constituencies about the focus of UB's freshman-orientation progr.un has prompted the university to revise again the structure of orientation. The new changes to the program will include a mid-summer session, as well as an end-of-summer event to addr<SS the importance of both academic and student-life issues for ~ incoming students. J: Earlier this year, the administration § had announced that the program g would be changed to a s_ingle, twn- ~ and-a-half-day program at the rod of summer for all 3,000 freshmen. In past yr:ars,orimtatiori had consisted of a series of two-and-a-half- for undergraduate education and day sessions offered to small groups director of advisement, explained of incoming freshmen throughout that the finalized reorganization will include a oomplex four-phase apthe summer. " In an effort to improve new stu- proach to the orientation process dent transition to the university, we that takes into account concerns of have det<rmined that a different ap- all univnsity entities. . The program will begin with r:arly proach is desirable for S=er 2000 orientation programming." said Pro- course registration as Phase I. So far, vost David Triggle. "As a result, we student and parent response to the now are commined to providing early registratiol\ proc<ss has b«n both an improved s~Lmm<r experi- very positive, explained Kaars, who ence and an expanded opening-day noted that allowing students to register early will reduce their anxiety program for aD n<w students. "Beginning late last yr:ar, we at- about schedules and g<ning into the t<rnpted to d<v<lop an 'end-of-sum- right oourses. It also will allow ample mer-only' program for our o<west time for the university t o = that students," explained Triggle. "Whiie enough courses are being olfm:d, there may be some merit in pursu- aa:ording to Kaars. C She added that studmt.s have b«n asked to fill out a new registrationactivation form so that Undergraduate Education can determine the appropriate advisor to match with individual students. Advisors will personally communicate with students to help them register. Advisors also will try to regist<r all incoming students in blocks, or "learning communities," in which groups of abo.ut 24 students share the same schedule, according to Kaars. This yr:ar, only half of freshmen were block-registered. Phase U will be made up of S<ven overnight summer sessions, with about 400 students in each session, that will have a focus on student life and student-transition issues. Students will stay in the residence halls, attend a safety presentation, set up their email accounts and obtain their UB Cards. The summ<r sessions, coordinated by Student Affairs; will be short<r than the twonight program in 'past yr:ars. since the early-registration pbase eliminates the need for the registration/ advisement componcnL Transfer-student orientation will continue to be held separately on selected dates in the swnmer. The third phase will take place on Aug. 25, the Friday b<fo"' classes begin. It will kickoff with a first~r Freshmen Convocation in which all incoming freshmen will gath<r in Alumni Arena. Parents are invited and the <vent will be hosted by President and Mrs. William R. Greiner. Following the convocation, studenls will break into their learning communities for academic-overview presentations, followed by faculty presentations that will allow departments the opponunity to showcase their programs, explained Kaars. The faculty programs will be followed bysj,ecial programming by various advisement Units on such topics as how to choose a major, study abroad and cou=-plaa:menL The day will conclude with the traditional pimic for new students apd their families and a concen, sponsored by Student Affairs. Phase IV will take place during September W<lcome W<ekmd,Aug. 26-27, when various programs and workshops will be offered for students on suclrinformation-technology issues as how to set up compulers in the residence halls and computer-fraud. aware.ncss. Students also will be introduced to the UB Libraries, which now are largely computer-based. Kaars added that th<re will be an assessment aft..- this yr:ar's phased approach to ddermine how the orientation program will be structured in future years. �Al!rii211,21111D/Vot.31.1o.111 7 RIA targets repeat offenders Researcher urges modification ofappraisals ofDWI cases By IIAntt.UH WEAVER Rqx>rttr Contributor T HE assessment of OWl offenders needs to be modified to focus on identifying characteristics of those most likdy to be repeat offender> and whether treatment addressing their alcohol and drug use is necessary, a UB research~ reoommended at the "Lifesaven 2000 National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities" held recenrly in Atlanta. "We need to re-evaluate how we assess and treat OWl offenders," said T homas H. Nochajski. a principal investigator with the Research Insti - tute on Addictions. "Recent research Indicates that the type of assessment can impact on DWI recidjvism and retention in treatment. "There are certain characteristics that appear to have utility in identi fying po tential DW I recidivists," Nochajski noted. "Th ose characte risti cs in cl ud e higher levels of depression and anxiety, a high number of crashes and moving violations, a criminal history of crimes other than OWI,and a family history of alcoholism or drug problems, including having a family member arrested for OWl. Rq>eat OWl offenders also are more likdy than first-time OWl offend· ers to be diagnosed with severe dependency or multiple diagnoses for alcohol and drug addiction. Other potential identifiers i'ndude a propensity to take risks and using driving as a tension reliever." Nochajski said assess ment of OWl offenders should elicit from them the criticaJ information necessary to determine whether treatment is necessary. "Furthermore," he added, "the assessments should allow for indi'vidual treatment planning that can help motivate the individual to engage in the treatment process and increase the likelihood that the in- TheMnil dividual will completothetreatment program." Nochajski recently was awarded a grant of $2.6 million from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study techniques that have proven useful with other populations, but have not been tried in the criminal-justia area. Through the use of motivat ional techniques, participants will be encouraged to evaluate their indi vidual "pros and cons" of alcohol use and to ~ an infonned decision about their future use of alcohol. A .. harm -reduction" approach also will be introduced as a means of changi ng the behaviors of clients who may not want, or currently be able, to make the move toward total abstinence, a reason many give for having dropped out oft.-.atment in the past. A pilot study showed that these methods, used in conjunction, proved successful in getting~ents to engage in the treatment process. Smaller classes seen as alternative to ''MotherHen" To the Editor: Just like in schools aUover the country, some at our university believe that computers are the solution to all our teaching problems. Computers are great and are changing the world, but one has to be aware of their limitations. Computers can calculate at unbelievable speeds, but they ca nn ot think for us. In physics and mathematics. thinking analytically is of crucial importance. Unfortunately, many school systems are not doing eno ugh to devel op this skill and memorization is emphasized ove r understandi ng. Thus, for example, many students do not always comprehend what it means when a physics instructor tells them to "think" and "understand" the material they are taught. ·rncse two words, aU too often, do not seem to connect. Just reading the material over and over without some deep thinking simply does not work in physics. You cannot solve problems by just plugging numbers into a formula, a co'mmon misconception. You must know precisely what each formula means and, quite often, have to bring together several formulas-and concepts-to get the correct solution. By practici ng and solving many problems propc.r ly-and not just searching fur a fo rmula to substitute data intoand thinking analytically, you can learn to do this. ..Operation Mother Hen," as it was described to us, allows studen ts to access a site where they can see ..over and over again" material that was presented in class The idea-;u least one-is that repetition will hdp. That may be true when you arc learning a song. bUt physics and mathematics are not singing. I always urge students to talk to me at the end of a class or during my office hours if they have problems with the material I presented. In smaller classes of less than 50 students, I ask students to inter· rupt me if they have questions. After listening to a qu~tion and understanding where the difficulty lies, I usually can refonnulate things in a way that will hdp the student A com· puter--even rhe .. Moth er Hen" bran~not do this. Regarding the comment that Operation Mother Hen might free the student from taking notes and allow him/her to give their complete at· tcntion to the words of the instruc· tor, that is also counterproductive. Students must learn to take notes and distill the essentials. A good teacher has to keep an eye on the class and note if students are keeping up with things, and slow down when necessary. ln smaller classes. an instructor should periodically poll the class and ask if there are questions. Questions also will help slow the pace of a fast class. Thking notes in class is extremely important, since it keeps the student focused on the material that is being presented. One of the dangers of Operation Mother Hen is that it may lead students to skip classes and treat the course as a correspondence class. Rather than Mother Hen (Par· rot}-type operations, our university should strive for smaller classes that give the instructor the opponunity fo r give-and-take with stud ents. My recommendation: Do away with all th<' intimidating. auditorium-siu classes and limit all classes to ap· proximately 50 students. I teach the sam<' in troductory. non-calculus, physics course to both day- about 250 st ude nts-a nd night-about 40 students---<lasses and the results art' significantly bet · ter-as much as 5 percent on the average--in the smaller class. Just imagine how such a policy would enhance US's image as an institution really interested in pro· viding its stud ents with a quality education. Mkh.eiRam Professor of Physics Math department suffers from lack of hiring To the Editor: The cymmunity may appreciate a viewofthe impact,at thedepartmentallevel,ofthe management problems in the CoUege of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Here is a picture of the situation in Mathematics, one of the few VB departments to place in the top half of the most recent rankin&' by the National Research Council (NRC). last year, long before the CAS hir· ing freeze, the UB administration failed to honor an explicit written commitment, made by the previous dean and provost, to hire in MathematicS-this in the face of the recent I 0 percent decline in our faculty size and the oonsequent strain on our course offerings. Since then, the depar\)nent has ·received little support for its mission from thr CAS leadership. As a resuJt, our present chair, who also is the leader of one of our two focus areas, has been disheart · ened to the point that he is unwilling to serve a second term. Worse, he has sought outside offers., one of which he is poised to accept. Another distinguished colleague has taken a much-too·carly retirement. The negative impact of all these departures on our research -and teaching programs is quite severe. Thus, in just two years, major dam age has been done to a suca.'SSfuJ program and department,damage it will take serious time and effort to repau. And, no repairs being in sight, the department'sstatureand future NRC rankin&' are in jeopardy. Qtfford 0. Bloom, Stephen R. C•vlor, Ching Chou, Lewts A. Cobum, Michael J. Cowen, Thomas Cusick, Jon Dimock, John Duskln. J•mes J. F••n, v . Irwin Guttman. Brtan Has.Yrd. Eugene Kleinberg, Jon ltr... s, Tluong Le, A.D. MkGIIHvrey, lt.D. Magill, Wllllom W . Menosco, S. Mrowb, Cotherlne L. Olsen, Ann Plo<h, Mohon llomochond111n, Junes Reineck, John lllnglond, Genhon Sogeev, Somuel D. SchKk, Stephen Sch•nuel, Rkh•rd E. Vesley, Yleh-Hel W•n, Scott W . Wllll•ms •nd Xlng111 Zh•ng Deportment of Mothemati<l LeMoyne 9, UB l; LeMoyne IO, UB I Albany 7, UB S;Aibany 9, UB 8 TheBullsweresweptln•palrof doubWleadet1 chis past week. losing "' t..Moyne and Albany. U8 had an a.rty 2· 1 lead in the flrn pme apnst t..Moyne on April ll, but the Dolphin> arne back and scored sbt runs In rwo Innings to win 9-l . In the socond pme, the Dolphins' pltd1lng Wmlted the Bulb' hitters to just two hits and just one run In the pme. UB gave up eight runs in the fim three lnnfn&s and .,...rled.losircby•l().l final. Over the -.ken<~, the Botb hosted Albany for a doubleheader that wu pbyed Saturday at Frontier Field In Rodlester, where the BuRs were once: :again swept. In the first pme. the Great Danes Jumped on UB eM'fy. hitting two. two-run homers in the Rm: inning and Jur1"1f*11: out to a 6.() ~d after t¥wO. UB fought back and scored five I"Uns 1n the sixth, but fell shon u Albany took the firn pme. 7-5 , In the second game. UB jumped out to an urty lea~7-2-after three Innings. Bot Albany carne back. scoring two runs In the fourth and s•xth. and one In the .seotenth to fon:e extra II'Vlinp. The Danes added two in the top of the eighth, and the Bulls' ralty In the bottom half of the: Inning fell Ulan. as they lost d>e nlghtap. 9-8. ~oh~all Syrac,..se 9, UB 0; UB l , Syracuse I N lacara 8, UB 0; N iagara II , UB 0. The tong drought ended for the Bulls as UB posted a 2-1 wm at Syncuse on Friday in the second game of a doubleheader to bre...k a 19-gvne losing struk Freshman jessica York went the distance, aJiowtng just three hits and one run to dalm the victory. UB picked up just two hits off Syn.cu~ starter Tara DiMagio. but one was a home run by junior a.tcher Kim ~ce that pve the Bulls a 2-0 edge after two innings. York's only bJerntsh was a sok> homer by jackie Henmn •n the fourth 1nmng The Bolls dropped the opener of the doubleheader, 9.(1. It had origm•lly been scheduled for AprM 12 but tnOYed to Friday due to the we:ather. The Bulls were shutout In bodl games of Sawrcby's doubleheader agamst N~ 8-0 and 11-0. In the fim pmes in the new UB So~U Sa.dium. !ennis WOMEN Akron 7, UB 0 The Bulls dropped a Mid-American Conference ma.tch Sa.turcby u Akron. 7-0 The Bulls are now S-1 3 cwe.rall and 0-7 In the MAC. Fifth singles ~ayer Anne Schule lost a three-set match to Marti Conner, winning the first set. 6-3. but dropping the next two. 7-S. 6-2. Rrst singles pbyer Michelle Mercer was defe:ated by Annlken Andersen. 6-4 , 6-l . ln the doubles competition, the number· one team of Nicole Sargent and Karen MayNrd lost a heartbreaking 9-8 dedsion toAnniken Andersen andAnanna Roj:as·Serpa.The pro-set match went to a 17th pme tie-breaker. won by the Z1ps. 7-4. ~ootoall AU-time receiving le;ader Drew Haddad became the third UB player drafted into the NFL when he wu chosen by the Bufblo Bills In the seventh round of Sunday·s NFL dn.h.. Haddad follows Ed Ellis ('97. chosen 1n the fourth round by New Engtand) as NFL d~ftees 1n head coa.ch Cn.ig OrbuS· tenure. Haddad will tuve a fo nner te~mma.te to keep him company m Orttiard Parle. Fullback Josh Roth wu signed ;as a free agent by the Bills. Roth •s a threeyear sa.rter who led ButraJo in rushing the past two seasons In addition, four-year starter Joe Hattendorf was signed to a free-agent contn.a by the Cincinruti Bengals. Hattendorf allowed just one sack at left tackle In his final twO seasons with the Bulls. lrac~ an~ ~iel~ Men place fint in Albany lnvitadonaJ Women place fint in Albany Invitational The men·s and women's track and fi~d teams both placed first at the Albany lnviational this past weekend.The men totaled 2 I 3 poinu to win over AJ~ny. C~gate . Holy Cross and Bfngtwnton. while the women scored 120 pomu for the win. Two more UB records fell this past weekend u Ad:~ m Smith set a new marie and placed first In dle shot put with a toss of 19· 2-112". S t~ Esler won the high jump and set a new personal best and school record with a jump of 6 c; The women ·s varsity and nov•ce crews ~d the.r best showing of the season .:u they rowed against Mercyhurst at Rnley Lake. N .Y.. d-us past weekend The highlight of the reg;am was the novice e1ght race.Taking control of the race at SOO meters. UB pulled ~.leading by eight seconds at 1.000 meters. The Bulls won. the race by fiVe lengths. The varsity eight put in a strong performance over the 1()()().meter course Rowing eoten for much of the first 600 meters. the Mercyhurst crew began to a.ke over the lead and pulled ~ In the last 1.000 meters to finish I J seconds ahe;ad of the second-place Bulls. In the varsity-four race. Merqhurst le;ad from the sa.rt and outroWed Buffalo to fin ish several lengths ahead. In the novice-four race. the Bulls began to pull even mi~ through the ~ce and both crews rowed eYen to the fintsh. 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Thuan Dao, assoc. prof., Depl ol Oinical Exhibits �University at Buffalo The State University of New York Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures Published as an Insert to the Reporter APRIL 20, 2000 Table Of Contents Unt w• r s lty et Buff a lo Un ivtni t y of Ntw \'or .It T l1~ S tn lt I. Purpose ..... ............................. 1 II. Definitio ns .................. ........ ... 1 Sexual Harassment .. ..I Sexual Harassment Com plaint ... I Sexual Harassm ent Advisors ... I I Ill. General Policy Statem ent March 14, 2000 Assignment of Responsibility ....... ... 2 Educatio n ............................. ....... ... 2 Protection from Retaliation for M EMOII ANDUM Complaining Party and Witnesses .......... 2 To: The Un ivers ity at Bullalo Community Charged Party: Protection fro m f-ro m : William R. G reinc.@_---Presic.J ent Confidentiali ty ......... ..... .. .. ....... ..... Re. ~x u a l Bad Faith Complaints .... .. ......... 2 .2 .2 TV. Complaint Procedures Harassment Po li cy nnrl Procedurt!s ...2 Complaint Reporting . Informal Complaint Resolu tion ........... 2 The Un ive rs ity at OuHalo is pleased to pro m u lga te its o wn in te rn al policy a nd proccJures regardi ng sexua l h a r as! m ent. As we know from dall y nc"w s· re p o rt s and o ther re putalJic sources, sexual harassment is a serious iss ue in Am erica n socie ty at large. as w ell as w ithin the ha lls.or academe. I co mmend thi s po licy s tat e m en t, as we ll as th e e nclosed Ale rt fo r Ins tructio na l S taf£, to al l me m be rs o £ the Univ e rs it y a t nuHal o commun ity . Please g iv e these doc um ents yo u r full a tte nt io n il nd acce pt th e m as a reaHirmi'llion of o ur co mm u nit y's co mmitme nt to p rov it.li ng a snh~ n n d s up po rt ive e n vi ron m e nt wit h in which a ll can rea lize the 1r full po ten tial. xc: C ha ncell or J(obc rt L. Ki n g Provos t David 1. T rigg le Se ni or Vice Pres id e n t Robert I \'V il J!.nC r Ms. Loyce Stew Mt II. Definitions Tht' l ' mvcr~lly ~~n ~l.Jual 1r.u ddimtion ol . . exu.1l h.H,t, . . nwnT I' h.1~nl l: mpltn' nll·nt Upp11f!Un1t' l umm•~:.111n )( .).lnd l) ffi ll' (I I ( .iv il Righ t~ tl )( "R! rq:ul.t!UI II:. .Jnd 1:. .t~ lollo w~: l lnh•d ..:om~,.· ~l'Xu.J[ .1dvan u·~. rcqu~.· . . b h11 ..~,.·:\u,tll.t vllf', .tnd ntha \'l'rh.tl or ph v~J(,tl;ondu~ t 111 .1 ,~,..,u.ll n.uur~.· ~,.,, ,,..,,,,u t~.· :.~.·x u.tl h.tr.t:.:.nl~nt \\·lwrt· ..,uhml..,:.ltlll to 11r cndunng . . u, h \lmdt~<.l \\'lwn r~.·,~,.•~,.tl'd l. . lll.tlkcllhl'rn:pllcltl\ ,,, llliJ'll~olll\ .1 ... 4 \'. Record; . .. ....................... .:.......... 4 VI. Resources and References ........... 4 \'II. Related Policies ........................... ...... 4 Equity, Diversity, Affirmative Action Admini\tration Office of the President Februa ry. 2000 Phone: 645 2266 E mo1il : .1a divcrsity G.' 1 Buff.llo.cdu I. Purpose A. Sexual Ha rassme nt .... 3 For lnform.1tion : Loyc e Stewart . Director Enclos u re Sexual harassment is dcmc~ming, degrading, and illegal. h affects an ind ividual's self-este-em, and ca n have- a nega tivl' 1m pact o n an individual's work or academ ic pe rformance. This document states the policy of !.he State Universiry of New York at Buffalo {UB) on sexual harassment and desc ribes thc options and resources available to all persons who participate in universit y program!~ and act ivities for resolution of sex ual harassment problems. It includes pro· l:cd ures for UB officials to follow in receiving. reporting. dnd referring complain ts and identifies exist ing policies lor un1vers1ty discipline/co rrective action that apply in 1113t te rs of sexual harassment. Th is po licy reflects UB's deter· mina tlon to deal firmly and fai rl y with all occ urrr n cc~ thro ugh the framework of local reponing proccdu rl':. and tht• .1pplic.ttion of exjsting polic1c:.. Formal Complaint Resolutio n Disciplinary Action . term or cond1t1on ot mstruct•on, em pl ovl1lt'lll. or part iCipating in other Umvrrsi t•· activttv; or ~ubrnission to or rejection nl such conduct bv an indiv idual i!> u:.ed as a basts for eval uatton m making academtcor pt.•rsonnd d~.·cisions affect ing an individuaJ; or ·'· Suc h conduct has the purpO!<~l' or cffed of unreaso nably interfering \•l ith an individual's pl'r formance or creating an intimidating. host dl', or offemivl' Umversit y env1ronment. In determining whe-th er co nduct constitute!> h ;.Ha~!> llll'll l. consideration will be £1\'l'll to th~.· n:..:ord a5 a whole and ttl the tota!tt y of ci rcums tan c~.·:.. 111duding the n.1tun.~ 11f the ~exua l ,ttl va n..:e:. and th r lo ntcxt 111 \\•hirh th~.· 1nndc:.·nt' OC(Urfl•d Cl' rlamlh:h.IVInr (Jil lw li.J~.,tfic.·d a...... ~.·xu.il h.Jra.....Mnl.'nt t'Vt.'ll d a rd.Jt 1 on~h 1p app~.·ar . . volunt.1n· 111 th(· .,l'nsc th01t Lllll' \\" ,t~ lltll (Lil'TI..l"<.illlttl p.trt1..:1p.11111~ . :\ .:cntr.tl deml' lll mtlw Jdimnon ,,j -.nu.tl h.tr.t:-.. mcnt I' th.u th~.· hdl.l\"lor I ' Ull\\'l'ilOillt' "om~.· J~.· b 111" l~r.ldh.l'' th.11 h.1n· tht· dklt 111 d1:.uH1rag mg md1ndu.1l . . tll c11twr 'L'\ !rom pur'llllll! .K.t<kmh. tH Jlflllt'"ll'll.lilnll'rl''t' 111.1\ lhll ~.tm..,IIIUil' :.l':\U.II h.tr.l!>:.llll'lll hl'l,lll.\t' Tht'\ .1ft' 11111 'l'\U,\llll 1\,tl\lrl' "'ud1 ollh m,l\ Ill'\ t'f! ht']l'.....,, 1111:.t Llllll' t\ lq:.tJ 'l' \ til'' flllllllJIIIlll II tht· hd1.1\ 1111 s.. dtrn·il'd hl\\',tr.. l nwmh~.·r . . nl t'lll''l'\ .mJ lltllthc tlther ..,nu.tl h.lr.l ...... ntt·nt ....lllt.tl..t.· ditlt.'fl'ntlonn!>, .md the dt.• h'lllllll.HIIIfl til \\'h,l\ ulll..,lllllll'' 't'\U.t\ h.tr.b. . llll'lll wJI\ \',If\ .1,,,,rlh n~ tu th c p.lrtllUI.u ...trutm,t.llh.t'' ~ot~.·· 'l'\U.tl h.L \ r<l!.!>OWIIl may mvolve behavior by a person of either sex against a person of the- same or opposite sex. Harassment that is sexua l in content is always actionable regardless of thc harasSl·r's sex, sexual onent atio n or motivations. bam pies of sexual harassment may include but are not hmitt.•d to: St"'{'king sexual fa von or rcl3t10nsh1ps in rt•turn for the pronusc of a favorah le grade or other academic oppon unity; or l :onditlonmg an c-mp lnvment -rdatcd altiOil (such 3!\ h1ring, promotion. salarv in,rea.~oc , o r pl'rfornMn..:t.~ appraisal) on a sex ual fa vor or rt' latlonsh•p; nr lntl.'ntltmal .1nd undt''lr~,.•d phv . . h . .JI ... ont.ld. -.exuallv exph..:H l.1ngu.1ge M wmmg. kwd p11. turt.·:. or no t t.·~. and other lorm~ nl 'l'XU.JIIv ot fcn!<~IVe (onduct h\ tnd1ndua\:. Ill p(hi!UJO!> l\1 .lut hont\', ur ~n - work~.·r'> or <:llllknt pl'n .... Th,ll unrt·.hon.thlv llltt· rt n~.· \\'llh th~.· .1hd1t\ of •• p~.·r ... nn to pctll\rlll hi!> nr h~·r ~,.• mpltwnwnt ,,, .h..l dl'lllll rl'!>j'Oil.\lh l lllll'~ . I ht·lir!>ttwu l'XJ mpk' tllu:.t r.l!e "h.11 '' ... h.lr.J..tt"fltl'd .1 .. th t~ '\jUid prfl l.JUn" fl,flll ol !>t'\u,J[ h.u.l . .:.lllt'nt I h~· th1rd illu . . tr..lll':.lhl·"h,,...,tlicl·ll\ lfiHlllll'llt "hlfl ll oil '>1.'\U,l[ h.ir.1...,l>llll'lll. "f-ltl-"'llk t'll\'lfltllllll'll!. 'l'\U.II h.lr.t....,llll'l\1 I' Ull\\'t'k1111ll' ~l':\U.II hl'h,l\ hlf hl\\,lrd ,\lllllhl'l Clllj'l(l\t't.'lll ,\ ..,tudt.·nt th.1t 1:. :.ufti ... K·nth 't'\t'rt· or ~'t'f\, \,1\l' 111 .dkr tht· ~.onJi tl llll:. ol the \'Jdllll' l'lllj~lo\ nwnt or .l~,..ldt.·tniL j~ttr 'lllh .md Lfl\llt' .1 wurl... tlf t.•d u~o.ltllln,JI ~·m ITO!lllll'lll th.l\ ,1 t'X,Ull~\lt' �2 Sexual Harrassment Policy and Proce~ures and by University poliey. Retaliation is also prohibited to· ward an individual on the basis or his/her 61ing a complaint of sexuaJ harassment. It is the intention and respo~ ­ sibility or the Univenity to prevent, correct, and, if neees· sary,discipline behavior that violates this poliey. Discipline may include suspension or termination where appropriate. Programmatically the University will provide appropriate education and training with respect to the meaning. significance and impact of sexuaJ harassment for all Univenity f.tculty, staff, and students. reasonable person would find abusive. (This explanation or "hostile environment" sexual harassment is based on U.S. Supreme Court decisions. See, e.g., Meritor Savings A Assignment of Responsibility Bank,FSBvVinson4n U.S. 57,67 ( 1986)). I. President, Provost, Senior Vice President, Vice Isolated instan=, e.g., a sexual <m:rtuie, comment, or Presidents, Deans, Directors, Department ;o~ ordinarily will not constitute sexual harassment un· Heads, Supervisors and Managers. less the circumstances are egregious. Nor does such sexual behavior constitute harassment if it is welcomed (i.e., vola. It is the responsibility or these oflicials to preuntary and consmsual). YeD! sexual harassment if JlOSSil!le and corSpeech occurring in an instructional or research conrect it where it occurs. This respoDSlbility in· tat is covered by academic freedom principles. Aademic dudes taking disciplinary and/or corrective freedom is protected in both the Policies or the Board or action when appropriate. Trustees (l'b~U:U!s, Article XI, Tide I) and the State-UUP b. It is the responsibility orthese officials to proAgreement ( 1995-1999 J\grmtrm4 Article 9). Both provi· vide inli>rmation to tbeir ernplorees, staff, facsions speak or and protect the right or faculty to "without ulty, and students regarding tbe procedures limitation, discuss their own subject in the classroom." and resources described in this document However, the right is not without limitation, as speech, that Because or the serious and sensitive nature or has no relation to the subject being taught and does not se:rualharassmentand tbedeYelopingcaselaw advance any valid educational objec~Ms would not be held in this area, persons with inquiries or comto be protected by academic freedom. The question or plaints should be referred to the EDAAA Of. whether particular speech" meets that standard must be lice. When issues n:latingto se:rualharassment decided on a case by case basis. are brought to tbeir attention, University ofEmployees and students who believe they are being sau· ficials should refer to" this policy and call the ally harassed are encouraged to refer to Office or Equity, ( EDAAA Office for assistance. Divenity and Affirmative Action Administration (EDAAA) 2. The Director of EDAAA has overall responsibrochures on sexual harassment for additional informa· bility for the administration of these policies, for tion and definitions. investigation of allegations or sexuaJ harassment, for the conduct or formal sexual harassment resolution proceedings, and for supervision or the activities or the Sexual Harassment Inro·rmation Advisors. The EDAAA Director and the EDAAA Associates are available at all times to assist in handling complaints. B. Sexual Harassment Complaint A sexual harassment complaint shall be defined as any meeting or discussion between the complainant and a University official (see below), the purpose of which is to inform the University that sexual harassment may be oc· curring and to provide information sufficient to identify the accused. Once this meeting or discussion has occurred, the University is considered by law to be "on notice" and may be required to investigate such a complaint. A complaint is an allegation of a violation of University policy Until an investigation process has been completed, no inferences can be d~wn as to the truth or falsity of the allegation. A University official is any person charged with theresponsibility for preventing, investigating, resolving o r reporting sexual harassment complaints (e.g., The Director, Associate and Assistant Directors of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Affirmative Action Administration (EDAAA), Saual Harassment Information Advisor, Employee Relations Specialist, Supervisor, DepartmcnrHead, Dean, Vice President). C. Sexual Harassment Information Advisors Saual Harassment Infonnation Advisors are university personnd who have received extensive sexual harassment training, conducted by the Director of EDAAA, to act'as educators and trainers on sexual harassment. Vice Presidents, Deans and Senior Administrative Of· ficers will designate an individual to serve as the Sexual Harassment lnfonnation Advisor in their respective areas to provide general information to anyone with concerns regarding sexual harassment. The primary responsibilities of the Sexual Harassment lnfonnation Advisor are information d.issemination and education; to act as a resource for faculty, staff and students on issues of sexual harassmen~ to provide informa· tion regarding questions or concerns about sexuaJ harassmen~ and to direct individuals to the EDAAA office for a more in-depth assessment of si tuation s or concerns brought to their attention. Sexual Harassment Wormation Advisors' activities arc supervised by the Director of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Affirmative Action Administration (EDAAA). Sexual Harassment Infurmation Adviso'" are not authorized to conduct investigations, nor will they maintain records or confidential discussions. Ill. (;eneral Polley Statement The University at Buffalo is committed to creating and maintaining a community in which all persons who par· ticipate in University programs and activities can work together in an atmosphere &.e or all forms of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation. including sexual. Specilically, every member or tbe University community obould be ,._,.,that tbe Uniwnity is ltrorJ8Iy opp.-1 to sexual harassment and that such behovioc is prohibited bach by brw B. Education I Promoting awareness of the definition and consequences or sexual harassment is an essential element or this policy. Programs will be developed and implemented to educate memb65- of the UB community to the: nature and seriousness of this offense; to promote awareness and prevention; and to identify appropriate procedural processes to address sexual harassment offenses. The intent or the policy is to inform all persons who participate in University programs and activities about their right to file a harassment com- plaint and the procedures for doing so if there is an in· fringement upon that right. The Director of EDAAA shall develop, coordinate and implement training for Sexual Harassment Information Advisors and other persons involved in counseling. inves· tigating or adjudicating sexuaJ harassment complaints under this policy. C. Protection from Retaliation for Com- plaining Party and Witnesses Federal and State law and Univenity policy prohibits any form or retaliation against a person who filesadiscrimina· tion complaint •. including a charge or sexual harassment. It is the responsibility of the Director and designated Investigators from EDAAA to state dearly to the charged party that any form or retaliation against a person for having filed a complaint is expressly prohibited and will result in serious disciplinary sanctions. This protection from retali ation similarly applies to persons who participate as witnesses in discrimination investigations or adjudicatory proceedings. D. Charged Party: Protection from Bad Faith Complaints In the interest or protecting charged parties from bad faith complaints, if the investigation by the Di=tor of EDAAA (or designated Investigators or the Office ofEDAAA or the Investigation Pand which are conducted under the auspices of the Director ofEDAAA) reveals that the complaint is malicious, or knowingly false, or fundamentally frivolous, the Director of EDAAA shall dismiss such charges and the investigation will be prompdy terminated. As with any complaint brought in bad faith, the aggrieved party may resort to any applicable griev:mce procedure. In addition, the administration i.ser... the right to consider and ultimately commence disciplinary action against anyone who egregiously misuses the process. E. Confidentiality All individuals who are~ in the complaint report· ·ins. iniOnnal resolutions and invatiptiYt proa:a are .... quired to maintain confidentialitY. or the proaiedings and not reveal any infon:nation that they 1eam in the coune or these proceeding>. Persons seeking information 011 a situation or behavior that may constitute sexual harassmenubould be,._,., or the following: If the person malting the inquiry wishes to ensure that the discussion remains completely confi. dential and that no action is takm unless he/she wishes to PI!RUe the matter, it is essential that the inquiry or request for information remain non-<pecific and the person making the not disclose information suffi. ' cient to identify the acrused. This is necasary because the University is Iega11y obligated to investigate, even witb out the inquirer's consent, onct it is informed that harassment may be ocCurring. • Once the penon disdooes informatioo sufficieot to identify the OIXUsed, be/she will be considered to IYM filed a complaint with the tfuivmity. Tbe confidentiolity or the information received, the privacy or the individuals involved, and the wishes or the complainant regarding action by the Univenity cannot be gwuanteed, but will be protected to as great a deg= as is 1egally possible. While · the expressed wishes or the complainant regarding confidentiality will be considered, they must be weighed against the respc>DSibility of the Univenity to act upon tbe infor. mation and the right or the charged party to naive information about the allegations. When a complainant requests an informal review, the names or the involved individuals and units must be identified to the EDAAA Investigator. If a decision is made to go forward with an informal review, the charged party has a right to the name or the complainant and the charge. Non-complaining parties, e.g., witnesses, will not be disdosed and the privacy interests. of these non-complaining parties will be protected. If a formal grievance is later filed,acoess to documents is governed by law and by regulations established p_ursuant to the specific procedure being implemented. -,.,qwry IV. Complaint Procedures Employees and students may seek resolution through·the Office of EDAM. Employees and students are also encouraged to seek information from any Sexual Harassment In· formation Advisor, their Supervisors, Department Olairs, or other Univenity officials. Employees and students also retain the right to seek resolution through external alter· natives such as agencies or the federal or state government or, for those to whom they are applicable, the sexual harassment procedures of the Graduate Medi~ and Dental Education Consortium of Buffalo. A. Complaint Reporting Any faculty member, staffemployee, or student who believes she/he has been victimized by sexual harassment is·encouraged to prompdy confer with a Sexual Harassment lnfurmation Advisor or directly contact the EDAAA Office. In the event a situation occurs that warrants immediate action during non-business hours (w<:ekt:nds,evenings and at night) the complainant should contact Public Safety for assistance (645-2222). The Di=tor of EDAAA reports to the President and is charged with the implementation of the Univenity's nondiscrimination obligations. The Director has the primary ~nsibility or accepting and processing discrimination complaints, including complaints cha!ging a faculty member, staff employee or student with sexual harassment Complaints initially made to other University officers or personnd must be reported by the official or personnd to the Director or EDAM. Efforts to resolve complaints through infonnal intervention, mediation or investigation will be undertaken impartially and in as prompt and as confidential a manner as possible. In the event an informal or fonnal complaint is filed against the Provost, Sr. Vice President, or a Vice President, the Director of EDAM will conduct an investiption,consult with SUNY Counsel and report the findings to the . President In the event an informal complaint is filed against the President, the Director of EDAAA will conduct an inves· ligation and consult with SUNY Counsel for a resolu· tion. If a formal complaint is filed against the President, the Director of EDAAA and SUNY Counsel will conduct an investigation and Chairperson or UB Council will be notified. c-tion: Complaints will ordinarily btlnvest:igated only when the complaining party so elects. in extraordinary circumstances, howiMr, tbe Di=tor or EDAAA may deter· mine to investigate serious allegations brought to his/her attention, even when tbe a1J.cted party is reluctant to pursue such dwga. Pmding completion or the investigation. tbe Director oi EDAAA may olro r<aliiUDel>d to the appropriate lJnMnity officiol such intaim ~~~ep~as deemed necessary to proUd tbe safety. well beins. arid tbe prMq �of the complainan~ the accused and any other member of the University community that may be directly or indirectly involved in the inv.stigatioa If the alleged harassment is deemed to be criminal behavior, the Director or Associates o(EDAAA will notify the Director of Public Safety of the situation and request Public Safety's assistance and imolvemenL Jw1s4iction of the case may then bJI under the auspices of Public Safery and not the EDAAA Office. The role of the Direaor or AssociatesofEDAAA will be one ofcoUaboration and support if warranted. Tune Period for FiJins a Complaint Prompt reporting of a complain~ before the behavior becomes severe or pervasive, is strongly encouraged. This will allow for a rapid response to and resolution of the objectionable behavior. Ordinarily, complaints should be filed with the Director of EDAAA within one year after the last act occurred. In instances involving a student complaint against a faculty member charging harassing behavior that occurred in the context of a subordinate-supervisor academic relationship (e.g., teaching, advising, thesis or dissertation supervision, coaching, or clinical medical supervision ), the time period maybe extended until one (I) year after the student is no longer under the faculty member's academic or clinical medical supervision or three (3) years from the date the most rea:nt alleged harassing behavior occurred, whichever is earlier. Caution: Absent aceptional circums1ances, the complaining party's failure to file a complaint within the relevant limitltion period will lead to dismissal of the complaint. Election to Fde IntmWiy Versus l!.xtmWiy \ The Direaor of EDAAA is the Univer1ity official responsible for accepting and handling complaints of discrimination , including sexual harassment. The complaining party is encouraged to have the complaint inv.stigated and mediated internally in accordance with these procedures. Once notified, the Univer1ity will take immediate and appropriate corrective action when it determines that harassment has occurred. The complaining party is free at any time (before or after the filing of a complaint with the Director of EDAAA) to file a charge or institute formal proceedings before a Federal or State agency authorized by 1 law to investigate such claims. If a formal proceeding befo re a FederaJ o r State agency is instituted or a lawsuit is filed, the Director of EDAAA will proceed in the manner 4. a. The complainant determines that the issue has been resolved satisfactorily; or . b. Either the complainant or the EDAAA Investigator feels that efforts to resolve the complaint by informal means are no longer desirable or productive;.or c. The EDAAA Investigator determines that the complaint involves conduct that does not meet the definition of sexual harassment (e.g., involves conduct of a completely nonsexual nature) and thus is not appropriate for resolution under these procedures; or d. The EDAAA Inv.stigator's decision results in a factual determination that sexual harassment has not occurred (a "no cause" finding). The decision will include, if appropriate, reasonable steps to restore the reputation of the accused party, such as expungement of records, and unless the charged party otherwise requests, notification to per10ns who participated in the investigation of the complainL lithe inv.stigation reveals that the complaint is malicious, or knowingly false, or fimdamentally frivolo% the EDAAA Direaor or designated EDAAA Inv.stigator shall dismiss such charges and the investigation will be prompdy terminated (see page 2, D: Protection from Bad Faith Complaints). Sexual Harrassment Policy and Procedures 2. 3. C. Formal Complaint Resolution If either party is dissatisfied with the outcome of the informal complaint resolution process, or if either party elects to p;oceed directly to the formal complaint investigation process, then the Director of EDAAA initiates that process. Electing this process does not preclude resorting at ihis stage or later to other remedies external to this procedure. All parties to a complaint will be assured of their right to due process. This formal complaint process differ.; from the informal process in several respects: The investigation reports, documentation and written records summarizing the statements of lhe complaining party, charged party, and any witnesses may be used as documentation for the fo rmal investigation and for any corrective actions recommended most appropriate under the circum stances, understandto the appropriate. Universi ty official. Involuntary clisciplining that the University's role m ay be altered from indepenary sanctions may result. dent investigato r to a respondent o r defendant. Final adjudication for a "cause" finding in a formal com · B. Informal Complaint Resolution plaint of sexually harassing or threatening behavior by an Sexual harassment complainants have the option of pur- undergraduate student or grad uate student that is non· suing informal complaint resolution through the Office of employment related will be processed in accordance with EDAAA. The Sexual Harassment Information Advisor or the student conduct rules and proced ures. However, stu the University official who received the sexual harassment dent complaints related to the coOd uct of their particular complaint must refer all complaints to tFie Director of graduate or undergraduate teaching or research assistants, EDAAA for disposition. The informal sexual harassment arising in the performance of assigned academic duties, complaint resolution process is limited to voluntary reso- will be processed in accordance with the employee procedures set forth in this document. lution of complaints agreed to by both parties. I. Purpose and Scope of Investigation The procedures for informal complaint resolution are The formal complaint resolution process begins as follows: with an investigation into the facts. A three-per· I. Ideally the inforrnal review should be q>mpleted son panel selected in accordance with procewithin I 5 days. The Director of EDAAA may dures described below will conduct the fact -findextend that period due to extenuating circum· ing process. This formal co mplaint process stances or if the Director believes that giVen adshould be conducted and completed as expediditional time, a resolution can be achieved. tiously as possible, preferably within 30 cal en· 2. The EDAAAstaffinv.stigator will interview pardar days from the initiation of the formal comties relevant to the complaint (complainant, acplaint. The co-investigators will preside over and cused, witnesses if any, other third party perdetermine the scope ·of an investigation. The sons who can provide information pertinent to purpose of the investigation is to make a reathe complaint); coUect and review information; sonable determination as to the merits of the record results of their preliminary review; offer sexual harassment allegations. In making their information and advice. and attempt to achieve determination, the co-investigators will apply voluntary resolution of complaints. Voluntary the conventiona1 .. preponderance of the evi~ resolution rriay include, but is not limited to: dence" standard - proof which leads the finder a. Counseling and training of the accused and/ of fact to find that the existence of the contc;sted or complainant if appropriate; fact is more probable than its nonexistence. b. Apology by the accused, if appropriate; The investigation process will not be open to the c. Academic or non-academic reassignment to public. During the proceedings the charged ntinimiu contact berween the parties (asparty will have the right to confront and crosssignment to another section, course, acaexamine adverse witnesses. The complaining demic advisor, work supervisor, dormitory, and charged parties will be provided records of work aiQ, supervisor, etc.); the informal inv.stigation upon requesL The d. In the event that inappropriate behavior has complaining and charged parties are free to seek been deemed to exist, solicitation of assurthe advice of advisors (including attorneys, ances that the inappropriate behavior will union "'J>resetltltiv.s and/or student advocates) cease. throughout the inv.stigative process. Such rep3. The review is completed when the Direaor of resentatives may accompany their clients or EDAAA or the designated EDAAA Associate advisees during the inv.stigation process; howsends written confirmation to the complainant ever, they may not address the inv.stigation and the aa:used that informal efforts to resoM: panel. If required by the relevant union the oomplaint ~been concluded. contracts[ s] and desired by the persons imoM:d, This will ocxur wben: \ 3 the complaining and charged parties' union representatives, if any, will be notified of the initiation of proceedings under this subsection. In addition to interviewing the parties, the coinv.stigator1 may interview witnesses and gather whalever additional information, such as records and documents, they.deem necessary to present their findings aod recommendations in the investigative reporL lmatigaton In the <Vent the parties to the complaint are from different segments of the University community, e.g., faculty/staff v. students or Student v. faculty/staff, the investigative pand will be selected from the standing committee of the accused party's peer group (e.g., if the accused is a faculty/staff member, the pand will be drawn from the faculty/staff standing committee). Employees including Graduate and Teaching Assistants. In aa:ordance with SUNY policy: RevisLd Grievana Procedur< for &view of Alltgation of Discrimination, The Presiden~s Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Committee is respon- ., sible for forming and maintlining a pre-selected standing committee of faculty, staff, and gradu· ate students to serve as the pool from which a three-person panel is selected to conduct investigations of discrimination. The committee will receive extensive training regarding sexual harassment laws, investigations and resolution processes. Training will be conducted by the Director of the Office of EDAAA or a consultant. Student Investigators 4. 5. Student Investigators wiU be selected from ten members of the Student \Vide Judiciary who have completed the sexual harassment training program conducted bylhe DirectorofEDAAA. Membership will include representation from both Gr"duate and Undergraduate students. The Director or an Associate from the Office of EDAAA wiU sit as a liaison to the three-member student investigation panel. The liaison will not have voting privileges. Selection of Co-Investigators The three-person panel that conducts the investigation and prepares the investigation repon wiU be comprised of a staff member from the Office of EDAAA and two members of the standing committee. Each party to the complaint may select three (3) nominees from the list of persons serving on the standing committee. The Provost (if the charged party is a member of the faculty or a GAtTA) or Senior Vice President (if the charged party is a staff employee) shall select one person from each party's list to serve as investigators. Student Co-Investigators Three student investigator1 will be selected from ten mernber1 of the Student Wide Judiciary who have completed the sexual harassment training program conducted by the Director of EDAAA. Membership will include representltion from both Graduate and Undergraduate students. Each party to the complaint may select three (3) nominees from the list of persons serving on the standing committee. The Vice President for Student Affair.; shall select one per10n from each party's list to serve as lnvestigators and appoint the third member from the SWJ me10ber.; who were not nominated by either party. Both complainant and accused may challenge a nominee for cause. OWlengeforCausc • The complainant aod the accused may challenge a nominee for cause. In the event either party has a justifiable reason for opposing the selection of a particular inv.stigator, they may submit a rationale for the opposition to the selecting party (Provost or Sr. Via! Pr<sident) for review and reconsideration. In consultation with the Director of EDAAA. a decision will be rendered as to whether the reason provided justi- �4 6. Sexual Harrassment Policy and Procedures 6es a change. Example of a justi6able reason to challenge a selection: The complainant or the accused and the selected investigator are known to be closely associat<d; thus a fair and impartial investigation may not be rendered. Consultation findina; and the recommended corrective action(s), the l'nmlol, Senior Va President, or Vn President ilr Student Affliin rmy dekrmine to aazpl the report and notify the parties that .the complaint resolution is coricluded (subject to implementation of and compliance with the coructive actions). The ProvoSt, Senior VJC< President or Vtce President for Student Affairs rmy accept an uncontested "cause" 6nding, but may suggest modifications to the recommended sanction(s) to the Panel. II . A formal investigation procedure may result in disciplinary or coructive action that may entitle the accused party to invoke personnel or student grievance policies and procedures or collective bargaining agreement grievance procedures. Additional information is available from designat<d staff in the Human Resources Services offices on campus, Office of the Provost, Office of Faculty and Professional Staff Senate, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and the Union Offices. Whenever an investigation is conducted. the 7. Provost, Senior Vice President, Vice President for Student Affairs and the Univenity Counsel may be consult<d, as necessary. lmatigation Rq>ort At the conclusion of the lnvestigation, the coinvestigators will prepare a written report ex- plaining the scope of the investigation and render a determination as to the merits of the sexual harassment allegations. In the event of split decisions, a majority vote of two (2) shall constitute the official determination. The coinvestigators' determination must be based on preponderance of the evidence-proof, which leads the 6nder of fact to 6nd that the existence of the contest«~ fact is more probable than its nonexistence. The Director of EDAM will forward the investigation report in con6dence to the Provost (if a faculty member is the charged party), Senior Vice President (if a staff employee is the charged party), or Vice President for Student Affairs (if a student is the charged party). The Provost, Sr. Vice President or Vice President for Student Affairs may also have access to the entire record on which the investigation report is based. If the investigation results in a factual determination that the sexual harassment allegations have merit (a .. cause" finding), then the repon wiU include recommendations roncerning corrective actio ns or disciplinary sanctions to be taken against t~ e charged party and specific make-whole provisions for the benefit of th e complaining party where approp ria te. 8. Disposition of Complaint After receiving the repon of the investigation. the Provost, Senior Vice President, or Vice President fo r Student Affai rs may accept the findings as reported, or may request further investigation into the allegation. Prior to making a decision with respect to find ings or recommendi\tions in the report , the Provost, Senior Vice President or Vice President for Student Affairs must first forward the report to the complaining party and the charged party, and provide both parties a reasonable opportunity to submit written comments (within ten calendar days). The Provost, Senior Vice President or Vice President for Student Affairs shou1d complete their review and determination within ten ( 10) calendar days of receiving any such written comments. The Provost, Senior Vice President or Vice President for Student Affairs may also confidentially consult with the University Counsel concernirtg the sufficiency of the investigation, the factual6ndings. and the related recommendations (if any); and with the charged party's supervisor or department head if disciplinary actions are recommended. The final disposition will depend upon th"e nature of the findings in the investigation report and the employment stat·us of the charged party, as explained below. 9. "No Cause" Finding If the decision of the Provost, Senior Vice President or Vice President for Student Affairs affirms a factual determination that sexual harassment has not occurred, the University's internal complaint resolu tion process is concl uded. The charged party and the complainant will be in · formed of the determination. The complaining • party will be informed of his or her rights with regard to other external avenues of complaint processing. "Cause" Finding-Uncontested 10. If the charged party does not con test a "cause" "Cauae" Flll<lintt--O>ntat<d o_ Disciplinary Action I. -ot1m 3. Following appropriate procedURS as provided by University policies, and pursuant to tbe app ropr iate administrator's authority for disciplinary actions, the responsible administrative authority may initiate disciplinary action against the acplSed. Disciplinary andlor\corrective action taken agAinst Univer.;ity employees will be in acrordance with the applicable personnel policies and procedures or collective bargaining agreement. If discipline/corrective action is taktn, the person disciplined bas the right to file a grievance under the procedure appropriate to.his/her status alleging that the discipline/corrective action was unreasonable under the circumstances or that applicable policies or contractual provisions were violated. Disciplinary and/or corrective action taken against University students will be in acrord with the applicable UB Student Conduct Rules U~iver.;ity Standards and Administrative Regulations. V. Records 2. of its agents and 10pervisory ernployea with respect to "'xual harassment rqardless of whether the specific acts complained of were authoriZed or ..a~ fmbidden by the employer, and regardless of whether the employer knew or should have known of their occurm>ce. They also state that "an employer is responsible for acts ofsexual har.assmmt in the...mq,lacewbere the ernp. (or its agents or supervisory employ<es) knows or should have known of the cooduct, uriless it can show that it took immediate and appropriate administrative action." The EEOC will examine the circumstances of the particular employment relationship and the job functions performed by the individual in determining whether an individual acts in either a supervisory or agency capacity. Supe:rvison and ·other University officials are responsible for knowing these regulations and being informed of the procedURS to be used when acts of sex discrimination or sexual har.assmmt are alleged. These standards are also applied as they relate to TrdeiX ...,.,r.mo.uo{dv&blani<mAmmdwhich prohibit discrimination in any Fedenlly funded higher education program. 1lte New Yori: l:ltmolm Ripll ~ NY 1!uc. Law ~301 (1 982 6- Svpp. 1991) prohibits discrimination ih employmmt based on sex. The law also prohibits any employer, labor organization, employment agency or person from discriminating or retaliating against an individual because that individual has opposed any practice forbidden under the law or because the individual has filed a complaint, testi6ed or assisted in any proceeding concerning an unlawful practice under the law. 4. 5. New YorlcEualtw.Orrkr No.19 (Milf 31,1983) directs the heads of each department, agency, commission, board, or other state entity to takt preven!M affirma!M action against sexual harassment, which is de6ned as uowtlrome sexual advances, r<quest for sexual favors, and sexually motivated physical conduct or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. New Yorlc CLS Peruzl L11w 24().25 prohibits harassment on the basis of sex. race, national origin, color, creed, marital status or disability. A file, containing investigative reports and other documents relevant to complaints, both "inforVII. Related Policies mal and formal, will be mairitained by the Director of the Office of EDAAA. These Iiles will 1. SUNY Grievance Procedures for Review of Albe main.tained sepa rately from other employee legations of Discrimination personnel files. 2. UB Faculty/Staff Handbook 2. When the complainant chooses not to identify 3. Research Foundation Procedures for Resolving herself/himself or others, or not to request the Allegations of Discrimination assistance of the University in resolving the is4. Research Foundation Sexual Harassment Policy sue, the only document maintained will be the 5. Graduate Medical and Dental Education Consorinformation/situation report, which will be retium ofBuffulo, Policy Against Sexual Harassment tained for three years. and Internal Complaint and Resolution l'rocess 3. Records of investigated complaints in which 6. VB Student Handbook sexual harassment is factuaUy determined not 7. EEOC Guidelines on Discrimination Because of to have occurred (i.e., "no cause" 6ndings) will Sex, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 29, Part be conficn,ntially maintained for a period of 1604.11 Sexual Harassment, 1989 three years, or until the conclusion of any external agency investigation or legal action. r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ---, 4. Records of complaints which, following investigation, resulted in a factual determination that sexual harassment had occurred (i.e., "cause" findings) will be maintained .,. ~ Su.re Uniwni<y ofNew Ye><k permanently. Access to such records is strictly lirriited to University officials directly involved in the investigation, adjudication or implementation of the complaint resolution process. ALERT FOR !NS'J'RUCI!ONAL SIAFF . - VI. Resources And References Education and training programs for faculty,staff, students, medical residents, department heads, supervisors and managers can be arranged by.contacting the EDAAA office or the appropriate Sexual Harassment Advisor.;. Information regarding the policy and a list of Sexual Harassment Information Advisor.; are avail· able in departments or through the EDAAA office. Questions may be directed to the Office of EDAAA (645-2266). Federal and State Regulations Sexual harassment is prohibited by law and by governmental agency regulations. These regulations are rigorous and subject the University to substantiaJ liability if it fails to take positive action to prevent and resolve such behavior. I. EEOC Title VT1 regulationsstatethat an employer is responsible for its acts and_those Memben olthe kaddq .ufT ah~Mald be aware dW Ul)' ro-n~le iii"OO~ ...U.llall-.,_JiraltofOI"''MM.ao.lpilallhr:niU" a ~brqillcrodb7•lbdall.. E-wtr.e.boo.pll\bh..,.e~tothc~ol..:h•m.tbaip.llktbe IDilnlewwto. bJ wktaolpooWCirdirrCftftli&J ud lpOCi&iproleaior.l n:apoa&ibWty. -7 toeldl~ror-.,.o~belllrior. lllolr.wlriD-diru:t}y orlndnaly &lfeaedby.Ua~~nllll"*d !OdiKv.u thtW-wtu•omc.orEQu&y.~yA~ActiDIIAd:~t~WI~ for probPonallr ~dbawloaolthdreon~pWaL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. 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UB junior Jason Majewski and performer Tanya Aljoe perform an impromptu jitterbug as part of a Vegas showgirls performance held in the Student Union Monday as part of Senior Celebration . ,._.__..... --~~~~ ----·-- .............. llle........ ....,._ ~- UB to celebrate 154th commencement Wels, Denman to receive UB's highest award, the Chancellor Charles Norton Medal •1 MAD llnll SPINA News Services Ed itor T HECbaoallbr Charles P. Norton Medal, UB's highest awa rd, will be given to Philip B. Wels, a VB alumow and respected surgeon long active in community and uni versity affairs, and posthumowly to the late Hon. M. Dolores Denman, a VB Law School graduate and noted jurist, during UB's I 54th general commencement, to be--held at AnJ on the North Campus. UB pharmacy alumnw John N. Kapoor, president of the health-care conglomerate EJ Financial Enterprises and chid" e:uculiYe officer of Ak.orn, lnc., a pharmaceutical com- pany, will receive the SUNY honorary Doctor of Science degree at the School of Pharmacy commencement at I p.m . May 13 in SI~Con ccn Hall on the North Campus. U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer will The State University of New York honorary Doctor of Laws degree deliver the general commencement address. Other speakers will be President William R. Greiner and Betty Voltaire, recipient of the Division of Student Affairs Senior Lead - wlll be conferred on The Hon. Tho- ership Award. mas Buergenthal ,a former member Schumer, who is servi ng his first term in the Senate and is a member of the Com mitt ee on Ba nkin g. Housing and Urban Affairs; the lu diciary Commi n ee. and the: Rules Committee, is a powerful advocate IOa.m.May l4inAlumniArenaon the North Campus. of the UB law faculty and U.S. lepresentative on the International Coun of Justice: at the Hague, at the UB Law School commencement at 5 p.m. May 14 in the Center for the of anti-violence measures that guard against domestic abuse. hate crimes and terrorism . Among the speakers at uB·s 13 o ther commencemenr ceremonies will be David Satcher. U.S. surgron general and assistant secretary for health, who will address the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sci cnct~commencemcnlat2p. m.May 19 in the Center for the Arts. Wels has long servo:f UB as one of the community's most visionary and dedicatl"t... benefactors of time. energy.1deasand key funding. Chair erne rit u~ of the UB Cou ncil and professor emeritus of surgery. he 1s a uniVersity founder and trustee of the UB Fo und a tion, In ~.. He h.l ~ heen the recipient of many awanh from UB. including .the 01SIIn g01shed Alumni Award. thl.' Dean ·~ Award 111 the School of Medicmt' and Biomedical Sciences, the Medi - cal Al umn i Association Achicv~ ­ ment Award, the Chancellor Capen Award and the President's Medal. D~nman was the first woman in sta te his tory to SC'rve as a prt:"Siding 1ustice of one of the stat~'s fOur Appellace Divisions. Throughout her career, she served as a role model for other women pursing legal ca reers, rising through the ranks from assistant district attorney to Buffillo City Court judge and then to Supreme Court judge to the Appellate Division. Most recently, she had been the Fourth Department's presiding justice. Recipient of the SUNY honoran I )octor of Laws degree. Buergenthal has been a primary fore~ in the glo bal human -rights movement and b the first Amt·ncan appointed as .1 JUdge on the Inter-American Court uf Human R1ghts. A survivor of FSEC hears report on judging teaching By MAliA llcG...S Re~er Assistant Editor A r~pon those recommendations. Under the first recommendation, prepared by the · all course syUabi sho uld co ntain Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Committee says that the universitymustencourage,nunureandreward facu lty teaching accomplish ments just as it does with research accomplishments in order to maxi mize instructional effectiveness. The detailed report was presented at the April J9 meet ing of the Fa1. · ulty Senate ExecutiveComminee hy Ronald Ge ntile , SUNY Distsn guished ·reaching Professor in tht" Department of Counse.ling and Educational Psychology, and chair of the senate's Teaching and Learning Committee. The purpose of the report was to ou tline recom mendations for th~ assessment of instru ctional effect ive ness and how to imp lemen t general goals for the course; specific objective; that must be achi eved to demonscratc sufficient m astery of the co nte nt to receive a passing grade; how attainment of goaJs and objectives will be evaluated: what additional sup port, tut o ri al reml"diat ion. etc .. is ava ilab le and hO\\' to access it; attendan ce policies; what dse is rcq uin.-d. in tht• course and how 11 will be eval uated. and thr O\'t.•rall ~rJdmgschem e. Thl.' report.1lw recommends that hr ll'Sponsible for assurin g that all promot 1on and -tenure dt'cisions induJr I C~h.:h in g portfolio~ (in accordance \\'llh UB's adopted ..Checklist for Promotion DoWers Prepared after September 2000•1 and that those portfolios indudc for each course taught: \. dean ~ • course syUabus • student evaluations ol mstruc· tion (in accordance with the Faculty Senate resolution on Student Evalu ations of lnstru010n adoptl'Ci Feb. IS ) • instructor self-evaJua uom. nl their teachi ng philmophy, metho<b and ctft'('tivent"S.!. • evitlena.· of the cffectiVf'flCS..'i; of mstruct10n , o r how students who passed th(' cour.;e henefited from the instrudion. f-o r example. prt•-tcst and post - test gains , type of student projects produo..-d,studcnt tes:1imon1 als on spt'cific effects of th~·coun.c.-.~.1~... • information on course pohcy and procedures for idcnt1fy1ng stu dents havi ng difficultit'S and what • ~ done to provide them with oppor· tunities to remediate those diffkul ties and pass the course Thirdly, the d ocum ent says that the provost, in co llaboratio n with the deans, ini tiate a nd fund a high- profile. long-range. :,ystematll JnJ m mprehensive proft-ssional -de,,cl opment effurt for facultv tn l·on tlll Ut.' ex pand 1ng and unprm' lll~ thl.'lr lll StnKtJOilal r~pertolrt.'!'> . ( ,t'nt ile .tcknowlcdged th.:~ t tht.· new l-..ducatumal Tcchnolng' ( .t.·n tcr ( f'H ') pn1\'1dc.., nne stt·p t<•\,,ml tmprO\'lllf. lmtrultors' tcrhn tlltl~l lal tl·chnH.lu~.·~ . I towt.•wr. lJ1. ult' members pomt~d outthJt .1 \!ITIII.1r unl t- tht· Offiu· o( kJ~hmg Hft.·l uvcnes~. charged With unpm vml! tcach1ngand cxp.lndin g..~nstru\tor . . rq>crtom.•s-was t'hmmated .1 k\~ rears Jgo fnr hudgt.~t.ln' rca..,om. I ht• report reco~lliZC'o that m.tn\ fa~ult\ percl'l\'l' that "UB'~ .ldnunt:.tr.ltltlll 1~ supportlng lll~trut::ttonal tl'(hnt 1l og)'at theexpen~olmst rw:tulll ,l H that Wt.' have found J high · ll"Ch Ml lution to a low- t!'Ch problem.'' Effons to develop faculry teach · c~- ,..,. 1 �21 Repoa tea ADri117. 2000/VolJl.lo.29 Environment and Development Clinic urges UB to recognize " moral responsibilities" B RIEFLY HUB Toct.y" schedules May television lineup Tho Ml)' edition o1111e ·ue Todo)"" toleYblon show tNt lin on Adelphio able wtU ~otun! Information about • voriety o1 program~ and actMties that~~ dfer.d at UB. Tho lineup includes Interviews with J. Gayle ll«k, pro(es"" ol psychology, on US's Motllf Vehicle Accident Oinlc; head women's baskgball coaCh Chefyf Dozier ond wresUing coach Jim Boichner on US's wmmer sports camps; Judith Adams-Volpe, director ol lockwood Ub<oty, and KOthleen QulnleYon. Kelley gront cOO<dinator, on !he GeolgO Kelley Pulp FICtion Collodion It lockwood, ond US swim coach Doni Roynolds, on !he women's team, which WOS ocadernialfy ranked seCond in the Ntion. Co-host> ollhe 30;mlnutA! program are Wlfflom J. ~US IIUIMI rea.tions executive directllf, and J u d i t h -· asslstantdi<octDr. A , _ "US Todoy" program airs NCh month at 6:30p.m. SUndlys on ChonnellB lntefm. tlonll; Chonnell 0 In t.anwter, O.rence. Ordwd Pill< and Elmo, ond 9 p.m. t.tondlys on Chonnel181ntomotlonal. 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(n 6) 645-2626. wuetche-.<du _,_ Auoc:fah vtot ...........t for Corole Smith ....,., DINctcw of News s..kes Mhu-Poge Auodat• Dlrwtor of Newss.ntc..... Ytor Suo~ A.uht.m:Ytor MaraMi.Ginnb DeNgn Al.tktant Kristen kOWibkl News Swtok~ ~on Lois&.k« P1tridi Donovan ...., Goldboum M"Y Beth Sf>ino Chrbtine!lld.l HE un_iversity's poli~ies govemmg transportation have damaged the campus' quality oflife and its environment, and UB needs to develop and implement a coordinated, T sustainable transportation plan in order to correct the mistakes of the past and help preserve the future, according to a report prestnted last week to the Land u;e Committec of US's Environmental Task Force. Titled "Past Failures and Future Opportunities: The Need for UB to Adequately Plan for its Sustainable Transportltion Need," the report calls for the university to .. m:ogniz.e its legal and moral responsibilities to ensure that current and future transportation needs and options are fully explored. Failu.-. to do so will mean that the university will continue to suffer the consequences of an inefficien t and envi ronmen tall y un friendly transportltion policy which diminishes the attractiven6S and quality of life on the campus for students, faculty, staff and visitor>." The report was prepared at the request of the Environmental Task Force by the Environment and Development Oinic in the Law School. Among its recommendations. the report calls for UB to take a leadership role in a proposal that would extend Metro Rail serviC. from the South Campus station to the North Campus, to integrate a sustainable transportation plan into the Landscape Master Plan and to take gr<ater advantage of funding available from th< federal government fortransportation planning and implementation. The report, compiled by Robert Berger, professor oflaw, and law students Jason Stanek and Matthew Yusick, looks at commuter travel to and from the campuses, as well as travel betwem the North aod South campuses and travel within the North Campus. Calling the original, 1960s proposal for the North Campus "grand." the report de$cribes an alrn ost Disney-like univ=ity of the future: a campus of 45,000 students with shoppingcent.en; residences for faculty and administraton, as well as students; a monorail system of transport between the Ellicott Complex and the academic spine, and twostory underground parking Jots that would prevent the campus"from appearing liU a sea of can." ~Ultimately," th< report not£5, "th< monorail and othtr transportation plans were quietly forgonen as shrinking funds were redirtcted to other .oonstruction projects." a reality that began to emerge even befo.-. the North Campus' groundbreaking in 1968. The report also draws on th< 1995 UB Environmental Audit, which called UB "a monument to the wasteful, polluting and inconvenient institution of private-vehicle rommuting" whose drivers "'-demand even more parking lots, which spread out further and ~er, increasing storm wat<r runo and decreasing greenspace.... (S) tudents, faculty and staff are atomized and diffused, leaving little sense of meaningful community." Among th< problems facing US's transportation needs, acrording to the report, is the lack of a single person or department with the authority to pull together a transportation policy. Noting that the Office of Campus Parking and Transponation recently was organiud under the supervision of the chief of Uni-versity Police., it notes that the office lacks the resources to become the central planning office for sustainable transportation policies. Butmo.-.criticajjsth<unimsily's failur<toobtain input from the campus community on transportation neesls.-"Decisions on vital transportation-r&tedissuesusuallyaremade with little or no iBput from or explanation to the larger univmity community," an omission that not only shows "poor planning" and "ineffeclive environmentalstewardship,"but one that might be against state Jaw as well, the report nota. _ Qthc;rtransportab<'n problems are related directly to the nature of the institution, particularly th< number of students who live off campus. "Futur< planning should recognile that students will continue to drive themselves to campus if the university provides no reasonable alternatives," ti1e report states. One of those alternatives is public transportation, a little-used option because service to th< North Campus is limited, with only one bus routt to campus operating on a weekdayonly sdled~ The public-transportation problem is compounded by th< duplicatA! service offered by Blue Bird buses between the campuses. At a cost to students of $13 million for the 1999-2000 academic year, Blue Biid buses are criticized as providing "inadequa~ and unpredictable" servia: using buses that are 20 years old, and neither fuelefficient nor economically friendly. "We question why t!>e univmity continues to renewth.is million-dolJar contract ~thtr than aplore alternatives," the report statu. '"The S13 mlllion in student fees that is paid aonuallyon this contract might be used toward the purchas<: and operation of ~. fud~tand reduced-emission alternative-fuel buses or could be used to bdp cov.r the operating costs of a light-rail extmsion between the campuses." The report also encourages the univenity to take another look at extending the Metro Rail to the North ea.$us. ~UB is in a position to make a dif. ferena.. The university must recogJl.i!,e the enormous benefits as5!>Ciated with linking the isolated North Campus with the rest of the city. It is easy to envision thedaywben students and resideots could travel quickly downtown ... and campus commu ters and visitors Wo uld worry less about finding a parking space." It's also posSible that a direct link betwem campuses rould serve as a substitute for some or all of the Blue Bird bus transportation, acrording to the report. Transportation on the campus~self also could use- improvement, says the report. Although th< new apartment-sty!< housing being built is =dtingin less commut<r traffic, it points to a growiog need for •an environmentally friendly and ener-gy-efficient intracampus transportation system.• Student input on traruportation issues is vital, especially since '"'the transportation component of the comprehensive fee. which is charged to students in addition to tuition~ provides the funds to support the surfacing of new parking lots, the campus shuttle service and the Blue Bird buses." The North Campus shuttle scrvice needs to be r<-examined with respect to the "aging Beet of vans" that ru;., a continuous loop around campus and to th< various housing complexes, including Flickinger Court. The contract with' Blue Bird that provides buses fueled by rompressed natural gas (CNG) to shuttle betwem the Ellirott Complex and the Student Unioo also should be...,.. examined in light of the 33 percent premium UB pays forth< low-emission buses compared to cooven- tiona! diesel buses, especially since CNG costs less that gasoline. The low shuttle ridership volume also is ao issue, and the report recommmds the university increase ridership by restricting the parking privileges of students living on campus to disrourage them from taking their cars from their campus housing to class. The univenity also needs to take.stq>s10 encourage pedestrian and bicy<:k traJil<. Calling ·a n energy-dlicient campus transportation system "the pro~Nenonnat~~r~ti~ around the country," the report says UB must step up its efforts to obtain funding on both the state and federal levels. The report also enrourages UB to incorporate its transportation efforts into tlie Campus Landscape Master Plan to form a plan "encompassing an-entirdrameworl< for the long-tmn development of th< campus," including the circulation of pedestrian and ~ehicular traffic around the campuses: ,. FSEC c-u.-..~,._,...1 R EPORTER UniY<nfty SoMce$. - Report outlin~ transportation-needs By CHIIISnNE VIDAl. News Services Editor ing skills, acco rding to Gen tile, would include gradual< roii!SOS 011 teaching and learning, instructional technology, mentoring and supervision, innovative teaching and test- ing strategies, etc., which rould I?< audited or taken for crodit; workshops. spea!<er> and other programs, with follow-up discussions and r~­ flcctions. and advertising and encouragement for faculty to partici pate in both intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary programs. . In regarOto students and the cu lture ofleaming, the commince said UB should promote the foUowing list of possible student academic responsibilities: • knowing and following university po~cy regarding drop-add dat<-s. making up incomplete grades, etc. • understandjng and following each course syllabus • preparing for and participating in class • informing the instructor, in ad- about assignments be aske<l .befoli tionai effectiveness, s·pecifically · · • · • ·· . tf. o"' regac~· ·rouDe syllabi; · Iii m..ti,;g with ~th.,'..:studentslo ' since h'e and sori\e other law'prodiscuss the material aod perhaps r<- fessors prefer not to use syllabi. He 1"'"_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ · questing that the instructor help set said he thinkS if such uniform vance if possible, if for any reason a deadline annot be met or a class must be missed If ......... lt....t.rds ... to be -.!opted .. polcy thee .-tobea "~ it~due> · u,p extra-curric ul ar dis~ussion groups. Furthermore, the committee added as a recommendation that the Methods of Inquiry program be consultlltlon process with maintained, strengthened, better -of the units allowing publicized and placed high on the u-nto come up with their own gWdellnes ...._,sng these issues." LOUIS SWARTZ • requesting of the instructor the need for extra help as soon as pos- sible • understanding that not all topics in a course will be of interest or immediate use, but that questions list of cou rses recommended by undergraduate advisors. The final recommendation caJls fo r th e provost , in collaboration with the deans. to initiate discussio ns with the various campus student organizations to obtain their input about issues related to assessmen ts of instructional effective- standards are to be adopted as policy ther< needs to be "systematic consultation process with each of the unjiS allowing them to come up with their own guidelines r~­ garding these issues ... Senate Chair Peter Nickerson assured the group that deans would receive this document and would be asked to consuJt with their fac ulty about it before the various rec ommendations are voted on as resolutions. The faculty, however, noted that the extent to which the deans consult their faculty varies enor- ness. mously and Swartz added that Louis Swa rtz, associate professo r of law, expressed concerns abou t such an abstrac t, general approa5 h to assess in g instruc- there- may be a more syste matic way to handle the consultation process regarding these issues and recommendations. �ADri127.20001V111. 31. lo.zg Rehab outcomes stored at UB Database could set the standard for Medicare reimbUrsement By LOIS BAIU.R N~ ~~~Editor small suite of offices in a nondescript building on the University of Buffalo South Campus holds 4 million records comprising the largest dalllbase of medical rehabilitation 1reatmcnt ou tcomes in the world. Called the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation ( UDSMR), this mother lode of information came to reside in this place A because of a whimsical -sounding item called the .. FJ_MTMinstrument." However, there is nothing whimsi- cal about its purpose. The FJM,or Functionallndependcn~c Measure, instrument is an assessment method developed at UB to quantify the ability of patients to care for themM"Ives when they enter rehabilitation treatment and to chart the1r progress (or lack of it) until di~harge into the communit y o r to anoth er facility. Fifteen years after facuJty members tn the UB Department of Rehabilt tat:.ion Medicine created the FIM in sli'Ument, they are now involved with the federal -Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA ) in developing an instnuncnt to be used by re habilitation hospitals and other rehabilitation uni ts as the basis for Medicare prospective payment. "HCFA has come to realize the importance of functional status as the common denominator among rehabilitationpatients.andhowimprovements in functional status as the result of rehabilitation intervention could serve as a measure of the success of that hospital stay." stated Carl Granger, M.D., professor and chair of the UB Department ofRehabilillltionMedicineandoneofthe developers of the FIM instrument The effort to devdop a standard formeasuringrd!abilillltion'seffecliveness was spurred by Median's m<>Yr in 1983 to use diaposis-~ latedgroupc(DRGo)asthebaisfor reimbuncmcnt fur acute-""" hospitaJs, Granp said Sincep•timtudmitted furr<habilitation.,.. treatednoc only by eliagnosis but allo by leYd of clisobility, the DRG reimbun<mmt sys1at1 wasnot~Lidtingastan- dard c:ompanble to the acute-are hospital, rthabilitation facilities have, until now, been reimbursed for cart based on an allowance per case discharged, regardless of the time and resources expended. Realiz.ing the need to get in step with the rest of the health-care industry,theAmeric:anCongressofRehabilimtion Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilimtion formed a national task force to preSs for development of a standard for documenting the level of disability and outcomes of mcdjcaJ rehabilitation. UB received a three-year grant in 1984 from the Nationallnstitute for Disability and Rehabilitation Resea rch to develop such a standard. Gra nger, along with By ro n Hamilto n, a lecturer in the lkpa.rt ment of Rehabilitat ion Medkin c, hroded the effort, and the UDSMR, the FIM instrument , and UDSMR's data -management service are the rc suit. Rehabilitation fuciJities began using the data service in 1987. The FIM instrument and UDS.'-tM was embraced by the industry with an enthusiasm that surprised even its creators. Granger said. More than 4 million patients 111 I ,400 facilities covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia have been assessed since its introduction. The Veterans Affilirs Medical System subscribes to the FIM instrument and UDSMR. The measurement in - strument also has been translated into five languages. and is used in A\!Stralia, Canada, Hong Kong, )apan, Finland and Swede:n. The FIM instrurnmt is an easy-touse assessment that allows trained penonndtoassignanurnericalvalue toapetimt'sabilitytofunction,based on periimnancz of 18 physical and mentaldomainsthatrtpresentatypicaldailyroutine.By....ssingpeti<nts throughout their treatment and when they are disd!arJiocl, a facility an tollowtheir~chart their outcomcs,and~thepatimt's ~lothe<Xlltof-. UOS...'s 1,400 subtcrilen in the UDital Scala and c.n.dlt---incWq 80 pen:mt of currmt ocute r<habililllion liocilitieo---o their FIM dalll to UB and reaiYe quartaly ~ ports.Then:portsincblesa<Xll1fidontial oomporison of the subocriber's outcomes with others in their region and the nation. UB maintains the database and has permission to use the dal3 for sci<ntific research. The FlM instrument is not the only tool avaiJable for assessing re habilitation treatment and ou t comes, but it provides the basis for a common language that has been aa:epted by rehabilitation clinicians around the world, said Richard Linn, associate director of UDSMR and assistant professor of rehabili tation medicine and psychiatry. A majority of acute rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilita tion units m the U.S. have adopted it, Linn said. because it is easy to usc and reliable. because a patient's score at discharg<· has been shown to be an accurJte indicator of how much care the pa tient will need upo n return to tht• home. "This allows us to te.Q the famil}' what their care needs will be for any type of impairmen t, which makes the FIM Systt'llls.M very prncticaJ," he said. Facilities feel that they can rel y upon the accuracy of the data due to the emphasis UDSMR places upon training and credentialing, he said, and also because of UDSMR's status a.!> a not -for-profit located on a uni V(.'rsity campus. In developing the payment sys- tem for rehabilitation, HCFA !cloked to the Minimum Data Set (MDS ), an instrumen t that was developed for payment of nursing-home services. The resulting instrument, the MDS-PostAruteCare (M DS-PAC), currently is under refinement, and may lndude clements of the FIM instrument. According to MedPAC, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, HCFA and the rehabilitation community have longslllndingclisagl'=nents over the extent to which various iterations of the MDS--PAC have incorporated the FIM instrument Granger said that the new instrument would bt oompet:ibk enough with the FIM instrument to allow oomporison ~new dal3 and "legacy"dalllaccumulatedk>rnearly two deades. •uos..., rogardl<ss of the'underlying instrumen~ will oontinueto serw the rd!abilillltion 6cld as a proYider of outaJmes and nationol bendunarks." bt stated. Rep arias 3 .BrieO EOP to hold first reunion The Educ•tlonaJ Opportuntty Progr•m •t US wiU celebra te m Ftrst Annual Reumon to mo rrow with a program that indudes the 25th an nual awards program and honors co nvocation and a reunion dinner. Mort than 250 EOP students. graduates and staff a re exp~cted to attend the reumon, which Will beg10 w1th a tour of the North Cam · pus at 11:30 a.m .. followed b}' a luncheon at 12 :30 p.m. in P1stach1o\ m the Student Un1 on. The a nnual awa rds program and honor.!> convocation Will b~ held at 2 p.m. 1n the Student Union Thea tre . The a lumm dmner and danu· will be held at 7 p.m. in Samue l '~ (.ran de Manor, 8750 Matn Stn.'l'l in C larence. For reg1stratto~ mfurmatmn or reservations for the dtn ner, call EOP at 645 -3072. In addi tion to the reumon, an l:.OP alumm a~soc1at ton orgam..w t1 o nal meeting and contin<:ntal breakfast wi ll be.- held at 9 a.m. Satur day in the Butler Mansion, 672 Delaware Ave .. wmer of North Stn:ct The EOP Center for Academic IJevelopmcnt ServKC.!> provtde~ aca demJC support and financ1al asststan(e for d1sadvantaged New York State students who show potenliJI fur mastcnng college -level work Speakers at the ccremo n1 e~ and co nvocation will ht..• FOP gradual ing se ni o rs Rod.lens ~au phtn, who w·dl rece1w J degree 111 mdnJgt..' ment and financt·, and Ioyce Figueroa, ,,•ho wi ll rt'Ct'l\t' J dt..·grt..•c 111 planning, destgn, and urban planning, a., wd J .t, EOP .tlumnu' JnJ chemistry doctoral student Jose Miguel Cintron. The Honor3bl c Arthur 0. Fw. dcput)' .!>peah·r ut tht..• !':t..~ ,, Yorj., State Assembly, will pre"'-erlt the Arthur 0. bt· and Pt•rt..\ ~utton Awards. EOP sen tor counselor lame!> Lout.!> R.tmse) w tll prt'.!>t..'nt tht· F.ricnds o f EOP aw3rds and H. \Villiam Coles Ill . J3"1-0ctate d1rntor of EOP. will give the Mentor Recognition Award3. The awards program will honor 411 stud ent:. who h.1d J qu.1ht \ pomt average (QPA) of 3.0 or h1gher, tndudmg IJS ' tud enh h/Ht had QPA~ of 3.5 o r htgh er. The program also wtll honor 160 ~t..'~Jor' graduating with a QPA of J.O or htght..•r and 2R FOP s tudcnts lt stt•d 111 Wlw's Who Among SrutlcnlS "' Anu.•nm. Symposium to explore forming a health ministry at UB Luther•n C•mpus Ministry will sponsor a Health Min1stries Sym posium to be held from 11 a.m. to I p.m. Tuesday in the Student Union Theatre on the UB North Campus. The s.yinposi um will be geared toward starting ar UB a campus health ministry, a growing trend in community-health programs across the natio n. Keynote speaker will be Robb Burlage, director of Health Justice Ministries at the Natio nal Council of Churches, who will discuss the con cept of h ealth ministries and how they help communities. O ther spe:aktrs will include Michelle HoweU, a registered nurse and project coordinator of the Howard County Health Ministries G rant Program, a rural hea.Jth initiative in Fayette, Mo. She will dis· cuss her campus health ministry and how it has helped health-care providers reach a more holi stic awareness of their practicr and the students they serve. Also speaking will bt Serena C. Kaplan, a senior in the UB School of Nursing and a p«r minister for Lutheran Campus Ministries. Coordinator of the syn;posium, she will p~nt her findings from a community-health assessment of the UB commun ity and suggested interventions. The symposium will bt followed by a lunch reception from 1-l p.m. in 145 Student Union. Admission to the symposium and lunch is C..., although donations will bt accep1ed to belp defray costs the event For more information or to maU a reservation , ca.ll688-4064. Greiner endorses pesticide report prepared by ETF IN .,.EUIN~ N<wo Se!vk:os Editor response to the findings of a Pesticide Report prepared for him by the Environmental Task Force, a university-wide envi- ronmental group. President William R. Greiner has endorsed the group's recommendation that the university explore altemativts to chemical herbicides as part of an integrated pcsticide man3gement program. T h e president 's endorsement means that MECAMINE-D,a broadleaf herbicide used to kill dandeli ons along campus entranaways and near AJumni Arena last yea r for Commencement Weekend, will not be applied to campus lawns this year. "President Greiner has supported the spirit of the ETF request and he has met us more than halfway," said Mike Dupre. associate vice president for university facilities and 'ETF chair. Greiner's decisions were oommu - nicated to the ETF after a meeting he held last week with Dupre. ... In ~nee, we are returning to the practices that have been followed since 1991 when the use of broadleaf herbicides was suspended until their use again just prior to last year's commencement," Dupre stated in a memo to ETF members. The ETF report was prepared in response to G rein er,s challenge to the group last year that it provide him with both scientific informarion discussing the dangers and risks of pesticide use and data regarding "de mon strated res ults" on n on· chemical alternatives. Earlier this month, the ETF presented Greiner and SeniorV~ee Ptesident Robert ).Wagner with the report, which called fur immediate eliminalion of all broadleaf weed rontro~ establishmentofan in ~<grated pesticide management program and dev.lopment of an educational program on the environmental and public-health risks pooed by pesticide use. .. Based on the work that was done in the ETF, Mike's reoommendation wasthatwedolawncontrolclifferently than we have been doing and I said OK-let's see what "~ can do," said Greiner. "What we had here was a very symbolic and emotional issue and we have come to a very emotionally sat· isfying point. There's a good, solid intellectual foundation to this. We'U sec how it works.'' Written by Stacey Vaeth, a 2000 gradua te of UB's Envi ronmen tal Studies program and an ETF mem ber, the report discusses the docu men ted dangers of each of the pes- ticides currently used on campus. (The report is available at http:/I wlngs.buffalo.eclu/ ../ uben ) The repon recommends that the UB Grounds Departmen~ in oollaboration with the ETF. work to develop a comprehensive integrated campus pest management (IPM) program. The report includes sections on other universities that take an IPM approach to la\.,.n·care, such as the University of Rochester. which no t only docs not cut its dandelions. it celebrat.es them by having the d3n delion as the university flower. The report also mentions how UB's "green" efforts can p lay a key role in its environmental portfolio. cn.·a ting 3n attractive marketing opportun ity for the university. While broadleafherbicides.such as MEC AMINE-D. will not be applied to kiU ~ande l ions on lawns and entrancrways. Roundup. another herbidde, will continue to be used for the forseeab le future on cracks and around signposts on campus.. According to Greiner, athletiC playing fields also will continue 10 be treated with herbicides, because of concerns about potential injunei to athletes. But the ETF is explonng ahernatives for these areas as well. Dupre noted that such efforts will require additional staff resources, as weU as additional fund mg. To reduce the presence of da.ndch · ons during th e next two weeks. grounds staff will be doing additional. intense mowing during evenings and just prior to commencement actwt · ties. Ground< staff report that the use of overtime staffing and gasoline to do the additional mowing will cost approximately the same as what the pesticide applic uioru cost. �4 Rapall"'tatz Aprii27.2IDIIYIII.31.1o.29 Ta5k force recommend$ Blackboard Counelnfo for electronic coune management I<uoos and choir of the Ooplrtment of Trial run of CMS to begin in the fall Periodontics and Endodontics, By SUE WUlTCHUI ~a-», proltuor was honot-ed .-.cent!y by the U.S. Pharmacopeia for his more than 20 yean of contributions 10 the USP. Blackboard, another CMS or none at all, Willbern added. By having Blackboard as the standard CMS supported centrally by the university, depanments could have access to the software at no charge, he noted. A CMS distributes instructional -ln materials for viewing using the World Wtde Web. It provides many benefits Family, • is ID be pul>2001 by Pm1Jge to students and instructors, said Wtllbem, who also serves as director of the Educational Technology Cen ter. Faculty members can provide course materials for asynchronous. Books. New Delhi. "Fqr- Sochs,... - -c..ky. SUNY IJistir9llsbod - and "Samuel P. C.....,J'nJ~os>o< in the~ .. English. and··. "The~ol AnN9*' Paint all/lew;" ,.. _ _ by,._.._,,._ .. En- """' -lncblod ... .,... menb aiSdonce:A Feolxtdt lor _ _....... _ , ~--· -~of poems •pot.Sonnets,• 2 Ill ·· the~filfnllllt\ha - jU>fllhlcl ..... _ .............. -fi/11*-"Thele~- __.__., ~-.,-,.. A-fi...-.GIIM..... "\lof~NFW:h_ ........, -....-11)'- ort Oily, SIJNI'~ Teochlng - I n ..._Diplrt- mental English.-~ __...,_., lnNDihonltl--. A second printing al "T1mls Square.Red, Times Squore ....... , _ .. "'OIp" - ,, ..... ,....,.. .al fnglish. ha been~ ~eased by New York UniYefslty P=s. T h e - - chosen by Publlshm -.{ty as one of its 31 best fl!l"-lictlon bookS of 1999 and Is a finalist for thts year's Lambda Ute<ory NNard In the category of gay nonfiction. Sham6hu ). Upodhyoyo, associate professor of computer scieru and engineering. ha recl!i\led a SSO,OOO grant from the .u.s. Alt Foote 10 conduct reseor<h on computer security. He also rKI!i\led a S2.SOO grant . """' the Molorola Foundot!on 1D .....,.-osh schalanhlpo for the tqpstudentsinthe~ lnd~-of "CSf4S2/SS2: 111.51 Testing." review online notes, documents, graphsorevena"PowerPoint"presentation or video lecture, he pointed out The system allows instructors to divide classes into collaborative groupsthatworkonlineStudentscan communicate via email, discussion boards and real-time chat rooms. Online testing is possible. he said. and ungrnded surveys can be posted to hdp prepare students for in-class tests or exams. Grnd<s can be posted tn the CMS so that students can check their progress throughout the=-. In addition, students W create their own Web pages and note-talcing areas. And dectrOnic files of vari- looked at a number of exter- nal products, as well as some US-generated products, induding MyUB from Administrative Computing. Web-0-Matic from the Walkway Node and such UB Wtngs applications as email, listservs and discussion boards. demoostratcd their products on cunpus, and some UB f3adty membrn,induding Willban, tt:stcd variousCMSsoliwarepodcages. In addition, some task-force Some""""""' members attended a conference at Wake Forest University where academic users of three CMS products demonstrated and discussed their chosen applications. The choice, Willbem says. came down to n-o packages: sla'ckbo3rd andWebCf. ..All these course-manasement cially about Blackboard Cours<Wo is its academic origin. Like WebCf, it was invented on a coUege cam- pur-at ComeU and by a student. "Beyondspecificapplications,the main idea is tn provide a variety of course materials-texts, leaures, primary documents. images, audio and videa-.to our students in readily accessible form. The CMS allows UB faculty and instructors to take fuU advantage of our sudden 'most-wired' status. without having to retrain in IT expertise. Blackboard really is easy to use." Willbem added that MFC already has switched from TopCiass to Blackboard, and CIT personnd have been impressed by its performance. Moreover, SUNY central administration is oonsidering entering into a licensing arrangement with Blackboard, "so it made sense to go with that (software), he says. JoAnn Oluzzi, associate director of academic services for CIT, stJesscd that iltbougb the task force has recommended that UB usc Blackboard as the standard CMS. CIT will pilot the syslm1 with targeted classes for the fall semester to test the capability of the system. "UB is a big. dive"" plaa:; IUuzzi said "We w.i.nt to be careful, test it (Biackboardi', ~It and try to get f~back.~fro~r~r· ·. . But, she add.&t Cfris ~optimis­ Bladdioar.rCours<Wo is the "product of the future." tic" that The most annoying disruptions come from ceU phones, pagers and beeping watches •y-~s --~·~poem SUNY Dlld pll¥7 "anytime, any place" access, such as syllabi, lecture notes. scanned documents o r images. library reserve materials, Web links. ev<n audio and video tiles, he said. No special knowledge ofHTMLcodingor image manipUlation is required. he added, not · perimce,"Wtllbem said. Students who miss classes can review material later, at their own pace and oo~ence. Moreover, students whoattdxlcd class but did not urt<lmtand a Je<:nu., can systems have similar structures and features." he said. "What I lik< espe- FSEC looks at classroom conduct policies I - by--.-of Englllh. h a - pul>llshedby-l'lels. , , task force composed of faculty members, librarians and IT support staff has recommended thai UB use Blackboard Counelnfo as its standard electronic course-management system (CMS). Blackboard will be piloted in a few target classes in the fall semester to The task force was convened last fall to investigate the possibility of using a standard CMS at UB, Willbem said. The search foraCMS also was prompted by a general dissat isfaction with TopCiass, a prodc uct that has been used for the past two years by Millard Fillmore . College distancelearning courses and a few UB faculty members, according the task force's final report. The group associa te vice provost for educational technology and chair of the Co urse rflanagemcnt Systems Task Force. Instructors are free to .use 1..-.nce on •New Cultural Perspoctlves In the New Millennium.• He wtll JnSent a reading of his new work also in M>y It the Mid-Manhatt>n Ubrary in New York Coty. Hls 11th bool:, " Mourning l.eUers for my F• !her. The Story of on Arnerialn · ous types can be transferred between students and instructors. of an institution as large and diverse as UB. CIT officials say. Although uS< of Blackboard has been recom mended , the choice is not a mandate, s;ajd David Willbem, Howonl Wolf, profOSSOf of En- . - ; . , · allows for easy ens ure the software-mects the needs glish, wtU travel 10 Turiley In M>y to colebrlte the Fulbright Program's 50th )'Nr in Turkey. Wolf ser-1 IS a Fulbright . scholar ot Ankara tJnt;enity In 1983-114. 'Nhile in the coonby, he also wtll participate In a con- lfjp poem by sys1m1 updating of announcements. assign- ments. and oou...., calendan; addition of new material and modificationofaistingmaterial. A CMS "enhantts the in-class ex- A Throe artist wtth ties to Uti will rep....nt the U.S. at the lnb!rnatlonal Print Triennial In POland i~ September. Evon Summer, who r<el!i\led a BFA from UB, Endl Poskowic, who rKI!i\led on MFA from UB, and H.wvoy llrownnln, SUNY Oistin- . gu[sh<d Pro(....,.. In the Deportment of Art, each will exhibit ....,.1 woria in the show. ing that the Repon~r Editor , Rqx>rtrr Assistant Editor T HEFaadtySenateExecu· live Committee considered a draft of classroom conduct policies and stntegies that would outline how faculty should deal with studerit obstruction or disruption in the classroom at the group's April I9 meeting. The FSEC and Dennis Black. vice president for student affairs, discussed the issue in February when faculty members said they were not sure how to deal with disruptive students since the university had no published rules or regulations· r!'garding classroom behavior. ln response to those concerns, the FSEC's Student Life Committee, chaired by Jeannette Ludwig. associalo professor of modem languages and literatures. drafted a set of policies on the course of action for deal ing wilh disruptive dassroom behav· ior and strategies for faculty to prevent and respond to such behavior. Ludwig told the FSEC that the committee believed a document that outlined class room "etiquette" expectations would help eliminate some of the low-level distractions such as students having unauthorized discussions, coming late, and leaving early during class . The document says that facult)' member.; should clarify class conduct standards by giving students a list of specific classroom-etiquette expectations that spell out what students should and should not do during class. "The committee hopes that these policies and strategies will be made~ of the university's rules Wd regulations so that _faculty members could be free to refer to them in a sytlabus or bring them to the fore at the beginning of the semester so that it is clear to everyone that certain behaviors are disruptive or distracting to others," said Ludwig. .. There is a growing sense that faculty need to be aware of what their rights are and have a body of regulations that would back them up." she added. The policy defines "classroom disruption" as behavior that a reasonable person would view as substantially o r repeatedly inteJfering with the conduct of a class. John Celock, a student member of the committee, said that the most annoying disruption for students in the classroom are the electronic devices: cell phones. pagers, and beeping watches. "(Students) wan I them turned off; he said. According to the document, when a student is disruptive, faculty members are to follow a specific oours< of action beginning with a warning. pref=bly in private. If tlte disrup!M behavior continues. the facultymember is authorized to ask the student tn leave the site, while lon!!er suspensions are subject to the Stulimt Conduct Regulations and due process pr<>acdings. If the student refuses to lea"" the area. he or she should be informed that his or her refusal is a separatnoolarion subject to additional penalties. according to the policy. If the behavior cn:ates a safety risk or makes it impossible to oontinue class. the instructor should oontact Public Safety to assist in removal of the student and/or dismiss class for that day. Some suggested strategies for faculty members to help minimize classroom disruptions listed in the policy: clarify sidcr giving general warnings rather than siogliDg out particular students, speak with disruptive students after class. speak to students about their behavior in a linn and friendly manna and direct a pemstently disruptive students to leave the classroom fur.the remainder of the period.' Louis Swartz, usociate professor of law, pointal out that such advicr may be problematic if a faculty member uses his or her own judgment and doesn't fuUow it exactly artakesadil!iireotapproach to dealing with disruption than the one stated in the policy. "I'm ooncemed that the (sugges· lions and advice) may be used against the faculty members who-for whatever reason--fail to follow them. These bits of sound advice shouldn't be interpreted as a set of rules that must be foUowed." Swartz said. Samuel Schack, professo r of mathematics, advised that the sug· gestions be prefaced by " It may be more effective to . .." Barb Ricotta, dean of students. said she hopes to inoorporate classroom etiquette expectations and the poli- standards for conduct in cies regarding disruptive behavior into the student orientation program class,~asa andUB IOI,theintroductotyoollege experience oours< for fr<sbmcn. "We make assumptions that students understand (classroom expectations}, but the reality is that they don·~· said Riootta. role modd for the cond uct expected from stu dents, con- �April Z7. ZOOO/Vol. 31. lo.Z9 Misery isJl great instructo~ m Delphonse's new apppach to teaching typing is "revolutionary" ay PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Setvk.. Editor N 1995, Joseph B. Delphonse, a Haitian-bam doctoral student at UB, developed a revolutionary approach to typing I instruction that cut learning time in half and produced an accuracy rate of 98 percenL Th<: SUCC<SS of his patented learning methnd, called "conceptual effects."has !>.en bom out by the statistical resultsof6eld studies(see http:/ / www.Jo-l>ls.com/ feq.htm ). The Conceptual Effects Typing Methnd (CETM), an application of "conceptual effects," first was used by Delphonsc; in 1995 to teach typing to students in several Buffalo-area post-secondary schools. To do so, he employed a software package developed by Simon and Schuster Interactive, a division ofViaoom, lnc. The results oonvinced Simon and Schuster to work with Delphonse to prndua:andmark<ta 1998CD-ROM typing tutorial based on CETM that now is used in schools worldwide. Delphonse is about to market an advanced version of the tuto ri al through his own company, JoeBis {his middl~ name is Bismarc). h soon will b. on the market under a new name, to b. announced later this year. He also is negotiating with MIT and other institutions to expand his research in learning methodology. Delphonse says'that since the oonceptual effects learning m<fhnd already has proven ~0 be an extremely powerful instructional tool for children and adults who know nothing of the typing keyboard, he expects it to b. equally powerful in teaching mu sical instr umen tatio n, whi ch ca ll s for the same kind of neuro linguistic digital training. It is likely to help students learn the piano ke)boanl,for instance, not only accurately, but in record time, an ex- periencedifferent from his childhood teachers' tortueed attempts to teach Delphonse to play an instrument. The spur for Delphonse's work was his experience as a schoolboy in Haiti, where: he was force-fed different academic subjects, including muslcaJ instrumentation, by in - structors who employed standard teaching methods with little success. "I'd Iii« to write a book about that tion-a cognitive relationship b.IW«nleaming elements of which he is not necessarily conscious. The traditional methnd of typing instruction, he explains, trains the mind to type specific words and to remernoo the k.<)'s associated with commonly used diphthongs. vowel and letter groups: "t-h-e," for in stance,or"i-n-g,""d-H,""o-t,""o-w." anentiontothe leaming~in · CETM instead uses word forms volvedandtooonsiderapplyingam- that are not actually words to drill ceptual effects to learning bosic skills each finger relentlessly until it not "The purpose of conceptual effects only "knows" the location of every is not to develop speed for speed's letter and symbol for which it is "resake," Delpho_nse says. "The idea is sponsible" on the keyboard, but that once basic skills are learned, stu- knows how each of these k.<)'s relate dents are able to artfully apply them to one another spatially. to their writing or to the interpretaByrepeatedlytypingthese"words," tion and p~rformance of music.. he says, students recall the keys as· Tha(sthepurposeforwhichwelearn signed to a particular finger, make those skills in the first place." accurate judgments about their loHe explains the conceptual effects cation, form mental images ¢' the method differs from conventionaJ kqs'positionsrelat:Mtoonean'other teaching/learning methnds in that it and then visualiu how far to extend derives &om an understanding of the or not to extend each finger on the architecture of knowledge and the keyboard It b.oomes an automatic nature of human learning It involves process, much less prone to error processes of which most students are than the traditional method completely unaware but that are at the Conceptual effects is just one of heartofwhyandhowweleam. the novel approaches to problem .. Cognitivr scientists would call solving to come o ut of studies in these processes ' subset s of cognitive science. an interdisciplimetaoognition;'oognitive proc<ssing; nary field in which many disciplines 'oontextual-regulation' or'oontextual- are informed by one another's prin-1 rule thinking.'" he says, " but they can ciples and methodologies. Those b. more easily understand by a lay disciplines,&ompsycbology,educaaudience as 'muscle memory,' 'asso- tion and brain science to linguistics aationa13<Xjuisition,'disaimination.' and philosophy, have thus far pro'motor coordination' and so on.'' duced an astonishing array of new He first applied his understanding discoveries over the last 20 years. of these processes to his teaching in CETM, for instance, reflects not 1995 while pursuing a doctorate in only Delphonse's study of commu oommunication with an interdisci - nication and philosophy, but of neu plinary track in cognitive science. raJ physiology, statistical mechanics, aspect of my life," he laughs. "'The ex- perience was so miserable that I knew intuitively that there must b. a fuster and more enjoyable way to learn." Later,hebecameproficientonsevera! musical instruments and his undcrstanding of how and why he was ableto learn easilywhatheoouldnot learn -in school led him to pay more It began, Delphonse says, with oonsidered examination of the cog- computer scienceandotherfieldsof inquiry that consti tute the basis fo r nitive process involved in typing a key. 1his information was used by him to assess the process by which an individual b.oomes a proficient his interdisciplinary studies. He says the principles of the conceptual effects learning method are based in a specific set of attitudes and typisL From this understanding values toward life, nature and soci- came his "conceptual effects" and CETM, which led to the 1998 marketing arrangement with Simon and Schuster Interactive. Usingthismethod,h<explains,as a student learns he or she develops a distinct neurolinguistic connection for every aspect of the opera- ety that Delphonse says have roots in Asian and Western philosophical thoughL In developing the process. he says he focused on both analytic philosophy-the logical study of ooncepts and synth<tic philosophyand a unified philosophical system based on arrangements of concepts. $20,000 toOCI housing project - - " " "· lwal111111U1td .,.........,szo,oooto""" the~CG~n~ntn~y-(UCJ) continuo .... Is """*.a aQ1IIIIIIIDn. .,........ . . . . . . P"'P"In the~~~ oftuffolo. - - t e p i & i - ~fl'-*" I <Md<to Prmfenl ~ R. Qftlor ond Donis Gehi, UCl prof«t dhaor. . Fonnll! t.t., olarlgwllh the IJrMnlty •lo6lo Falndollon, lnc, funded thelnllilltlfte.llouse plot program. The lnt """"' fYd>IIOd ond ~ -.gil the pn>gram. locilled • ll W. ~ Place. Is on the morbt. UCI hos contrac1s pend01g wfth propet1y _,.,.on W. ~ ~ ond lisbon lwf!ooe for the purc!*o of the list - hauses In the plot program. Gehl SI)'S. In • raoted clowlopmenl. ua has s14,000 from the Community Foundltion to support a collaborative Neigltborhond ~ Martel PIOject to help community meinbon lncruse their knowtedge base, idontiiY audiences they wont to INch iUld to "tell the sto<y" of Unillersity Heights-the neighbomood surrounding the U8 South campus. fU port of the pnljecl.. "neighborhood-building teams" will b.~ in at leosl three keys sectors of University Heights, says Gehl. Each team wilt~~ loal businesses.~ schools. gove<JVnen~ community-based organizations and hou~ed partners. UB wil act 1< a convenor, fadlitator and partner, she adds. Professional marlteting ond design consultants will be hired to help team members learn how to pn!Sellt a more accurate iUld promising inloge of the community ond to assist In developing a multi-media resource system for ongoing community use. sl\e says. The ~ resource system would describe ond ~ neighborhood assets, Gehl says, and could inclUde such tools ... -lite. photos. dlgilal-irNgo bonk .... pres III'CIWe. Community members willelm to identfy ond . . . . , _ , _ mortet segments olresidents, business owners o n d - - ~ ond aNte ond Implement t!IIKiivoo communlation stroteg1es to INch these audlonces. 1 ' - strol<gies wt1 be based on existing community assets, such as the wide price of availlble housing and proximity 10 Ul, lftd pqoa,.d now or chlnglng assets, Inducing ~ activities and educatlonlllftd ~ lnlliiiM!s. ~.......,..,. wtlr-"e lrM*1g so they c:.t uoe elleaMiy the UCI neighborhood assets resource ~GIItiSI)'S. . 5 From Edward Abbey to Paul Zindel: The Literature Resource Center The Gale group has played to its stren gth s in p rod ucing tht' l1t e r a tu r<~ Reso ur ce C e nt er ( LR C) < http : / I www. galenet . com / ~ervlet/ LitRC / >, a gateway to entries fro m many of 1ts hterar y sta p les. contempo ra ry a utho rs, the d iCtio nary o fht erary b1og rap hy and selecti o ns fro m 1ts many se n es o f cnttcJsm (co ntempo rary lit era r y cnuctSm , po etry criticism , etc. ). / Geared towards u ndergraduates, the l.RC t::. an electron ~e . m ostly fuU -text versio n of Gale publicatio ns, makmg it a one-stop r. source for informatio n o n autho rs and th eir wo rks. LRC con ta ms full text biographical, bibliographical and crit ical info rmati o n , as well as current, full -text critical material fro m m o re than 30 literary Juurnalll. including Americn" Poetry Rrvrt"lv, Crwcrsm. MELUS. Revtew of Con temporary Fictio11 , and Work/ Lrtcrarure Today. LRC also prov1des mure than 4,000 plot synopses and lin ks to mo re th an 5,000 Weh Sll l'5 on major 2Utho rs and thei r wo rks. In additi o n . the LRC co n ta ms th e '' Mernam -Webster Encyclo ped ta of L•tera t ure"- wh ich covers literar y fi gures an d genres, criti cal terms. mytho log•cal ti g ure~ and lit erary pri zes-and a usefu l gUide t o writing a litera ry resea rch paper, mcl ud 1ng how to cite the vario us types of mforma t ion o ne fin ds m LRC. LRC has a ge n ero us sea rch capab1 ht )·; yo u ca n sea rch b y a utho r an d title , o r you can design yo ur own custo m search o r d o a full -text sea rch . The informati o n in LR<: . varies from autho r to auth o r. About 2.500 authors have been selected- fro m th e I00.000 the database coversas the m ost -studied autho rs in a n underg raduate curri culum . For these" authors, LRC pro vid es in -d epth coverage, including links to documents containing biographical , criti cal a nd bibliog raphic mfo rmat ion; p lo t o vervi ews; Internet reso urces, and full -text art icl es from scholarly journal s. Fo r other authors. biographical and bibli o graphical information is given . as well as links to curre nt journal articles. You can also search fo r autho rs and works assoc iated with various th emf'S , fro m the afterlift> to Zio nis m . genres fro m anti sla very literature to " yellow journal is m ,"' and lit erar y m ovemenrs/timtpCriods from Afro-Cubanism to th t- Victo rian period. The o nly drawback to LRC is that tht> entire databast- is no t regularly updated , so bibli ographies may no t mdude the autho r's m ost recent works. This produ ces unusual results: For example, the bib- 'I liography provided for lane , Smiley does n o t li st her m ost recent novel, .. Ho rsr Heaven," although LRC does provide full -text book revi~s for the novel. Future plans for LRC include adding in depth coverage fo r more autho rs. mtegrating full -text con tent from the Sc ribner Wr it ers and Twayn e Author series, updating bio graphies and bibliographies, incorporating onlin e discussio n groups and p roviding links to locaJ Library ho ldings. DrieD Lecture to address ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADH D I wd l be t he to pi c o f th e fin al lecture of th e sem ester o f th e Co llege of Art " a nd Sc i e n c~ s Lect ure Sc rie.!!-, In be h eld at 7:]0 p.m . on M av I =' 111 tht• Screening Roo m in tht• Cen ter fo r the Art s o n th e No rt h C.unpw.. T he lecturt' w ill b t• given bv W ilham E. Pelh am , lr., p ro fessor .md dircc10r of the ADHD Prog ram Ill th e Uq >.trtm t·nt of Psv..: h o l u~w in th ~ Co ll ege o f Arb JtH.I Scic r11:es. Pdha m I!'> o nt• ol th t· lc-dd ing rt·search cr' 111 ADJ-11 ) 10 the ll n ltt·d :-, ta tc-s . In add tt HIIl to d1 rt'l t1n g LIH ·s AI l H D prog ra m , he l ondud !~ .1 h1gh h ' ' ".:"-'('.!1-!'>ful ht·h.lvlnr · m<Kh fi..:auon 'ummcr p ro~ram Jl tht· un1 wr!'>J iv lor -..h dd rt•n w1t h A() II D. AD ! i ll ' ' the mo:.t uunmo nl } th.lgnowd J1 s ord~r l ) l~..h d dhouJ . a fft•ct mg m on· l hi\J ren- 3 -5 p t• rt.c: nt nf tlw popula t um - th .1n Jm u tht·r l hildh o <'d p ro blem. in recent n ·ar!'> , liu·rt' h a.!!- been m lu.:h con lrover.!!- V .t bou t A D HD - p ar tt c ul .~r l v l o n~..er n•n ~ p o~.!!-lhlt~ twc- rdJdg no, l:t and t rea tment w ith m cd~eat u m . wh1 ch IS !he prunJn fo rm of 1ntc rwnt1u n used \\'Jth children . In hi ~ talk , Pel ha m will a d d re~ th e m yth .! - and m&.!!-I.Un-..cp twn"' that abo u n d 111 the m ed iJ and in the .!1-cientific commum ty regard ing ADHD. He will re\'tcw tht~ sc ient ifi c literature o n th e d aagn o <;b , nature , causes a nd trr.~ tment o f ADHD, payi ng pa rt icul a r att enti o n to di spellin g th e m yths and misco nceptio ns. �61 Rap Dl:'tea April 27. 21IOOIVol. 31.111.29 Hippity-hoppity l<:uoo s The Olllcavl~ I& cendy..u~Yed-Accollde Awllds from Dillrict. ollhe Council ol Advoncement and Neither rain, nor mud nor soggy leaves could keep these intrepid chocolate sleuths from hunting down the elusive candy egg and other goodies at the CSEA Easter Egg Hunt held Saturday in the Cooke-Hochstetter lots. Right, jessica Geary won one of the first prizes in the 4-6-year-old category for her chalk Easter egg d rawing. From left, Brittany Mazierski, Katie Mazierski, Dean May and Michael Mazierski show off the rewards of their search. Bottom, Amanda Lennox, left, and Lacey Hicks leave no leaf untumed in their quest for candy. Support ol EduaiJon (CASE). It roceMd a gold awlfd in !he Fund-Ral>ing Publications Pack· ages c.otegory for Its- in producing •campaign for UB: Generation to Generation" piDar cards. k also·earned a ~lvor award In !he lndMdual Special Public Relations Ptoj«<s categ:xy for its '"IWaleness progrom .... p~ec Rd>ecca Fomham, art dirKtor, and Krysll Klj; copyedltor, o1 the. Office ol Publications roc~ an ExceDeoce Award in the recruitment ategory from UCDA tor Surnrner s... sioru.• The olf>Ce also receMd ·us ..,_.IAccofado!YNardsfrom [);strict II ol the Council ol Advancement and Support of Edu- cation (CASE). They were: ~ award, visual design in print., '"UB Summer Sessions'" post~. Rebecca Farnham, art director, KJysia 1<1~ copyoditor; bronu award, college gonerallntore>t magazines, UB Today, Ann Whttcher, editor, Rebecca Farnham, art director; bronze award, Individual photography, "The Eng"-ing and Appt;ed Sdenc.. Web ~te Bridge Page. Frank Mlfter, pllotogrophef. Mlcllotl Wley, UBdncoii5SOCJ. ate """"""' ol """ biology and on expert In water fluoridation, has boon named ""' 2000 rodplentof the P!osklenrs Spec:lof R«~Awlfdii'OmlheAssodo­ lloo ol State and Tenltorfal Denial ~ Easley wil teaM""' - May 1 Nltionll - Conll!nnCie at""'bolng holdOral ""'a._ .-a~o-. In lllooll. .......... _....., lor his....- .. . . . · pubic- . . .~ . and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _c.wtr ......... 154th Commencement c.-...... ... ,..., Auschwitz, h< has fought tirelessly for the end ofhWlWl-rights abuses and is the founder of ..von~ inter· national human-ri(!hts prosram. including one at UB. Kapoor, who will receive the SUNY honorary Doctor of Sci<na dqJree. isaYisionary lmderand briJ. liant enttq>ren<ur in the phatmac:eUtical industry. He came to the United Stales from Bombay, India. to pursue his doctoral studies in medicinal chemistry at UB. N"me yoars after earning his doctorate, h< built LymphoMed, the first of a ,.. rits of successful and innovative pcrtorar.Q pltll!h .. - . ,.. vmiUICS, into a multimillion-dollar pharmaceutical comP...,y. A philanthropist, he is particularly committed to supporting pharmaceutical edu cation at UB th ro ugh th e Kapoor Fellowship in Medicinal Chemistry. He received the UB Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1987. The general rommencement ceremony also will recognize some outstanding students. Receiv ing Chancellor's Awards for Student Excdlencewill be Daniel J. Heims, communication; Michael G. Patterson, business administration, and Nicole Piotrowski, business administration. lkcipients of the CoUege of Arts and Sciences Dean's Outstanding - Theymullbe-by 9 a.m. Mondo)IID b e lorpubblion In ... _ . . ..... ,.....pllllors ... -.be Senior Awards will be Jess ica K. ...-oncllkO<~ at behavioral sciences, and Srinivas ~- Raghu, physics and chemistry. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ::~ Tho~-­ II'Om-~onlb -and-1.-.shcUd be limllod "'aoo- and moy be - l o r !lyll! and longlh.lettfnmulllncblotht""""" --andadoylme ... phone-lor..-. ... C&!Oeollpl<e-..lhe ~ Tho • Cavano, arts; Shari A. Salisbury, hu manities; Wmg Leong Teo. social and Inaddilion,30.mdentswill be hooorcd .. the Collqje ;,. Arts and Sci- ences 20000ulstaodins~ Student wcalist will be Jennifer Koiack. About5,00011Udmtswillbecandidatcs to ~ cJesrecs dllfinB general commencement and 13 other commmcanent Cftm>Onies to be bdd durins tbe w<d;end: • Gncl.- School, 2 p.m.. May 12, c..- ilr tbe Arts. Thtspalr.en will h< David M. fosucs and Anna L Furguiele, president and vier president, respectively, of the • SdlQCll of lnformatioo Studies, IOun., May ll,Studont Union~ ~North Compu&. Thtrpeol«rwill be GoifSiaincs, l:liiOCUIM diroctot of the 'l'tatan New York Lilnry Jl.e. ooun:aCobncii.KmyS.Gnnt.deon of tbe Collqje of Arts and Scionas, wiBOlllfe<dopcs. • Schiiai of EnP-inc and AppiodSQaxa.rp.m.Miyll,Abmi Arena. 'Tho ..,..m. wil be 1iiale and Mark H. ltllrwon, dean of tbe tfj.i,;iiii:ll!!l!l•• Graduak StudentAssocia· tion. ProYOSt David Trigsle will confer degr=. • Health Related Professions, 9 a.m., May 13, Alumni Arena The spealtor will be J. Warren Perry, the school's founding dean and professor emeritus. Mkbael E. B<mardino, vice presi· dent for health all3irs, will confer degrees. • School of Social ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - " " ' Work. 9a.m.,May 13,Centerforthe school. Trigsle will oonfer degr=. • School of Pharmacy, I p.m., Arts. The Hon. E. Jeannette Ogdm, Buffalo City Court judge, will speak. May 13, Slee Concert Hall. The speaker will h< pharmacy Dean Greiner will confer degrees. • School of Nursing. 9 a.m., May Wayne K. Anderson. Greiner will 13, Slee Concert Hall. The speaker confer degrftS. • School ofArchitecture apd Planwill h< B<rnadene Melnyk. associ· ate dean for research and associate ning, 2 p.m., May 13, Hayes Hall professor at the University of Roch- Lawn, South Campus. The spealtor will h< P<ter D. Sa1ins. SUNY provost ester.l{iggle will confer degrees. and vice cbancdJor lOr academic af. lain. K.enndh ). Levy, UB senior vice pnMlll. wiD <Xlllfo< dopes. • School ofMaJJoeemml, 5 p.m. May 13, Alumni Arena. Management Dean Lnris Mandell and o.nid Pmbertby, wbo wil reaM tbe eucu!M muter's d<pu in ""*-lltlminillnlion wiD speak. GreinerwiiOlllfe< dopes. ·~SchoolofF.duc.lioo, 5 p.m., May 13, c..- ilr the Arts. The speaker will be D. Bruce }obnstmJe. former SUNY Olancdlor and UB professor ofhigber edu· cation and oompora!M education. 1ligle will confer degr=. • School of 0.0121 Medicine, 2 p.m.. May 14, Center for the Arts. Major Gen. Patrick D. Sculley. deputy surgeon general , U.S. Army Dent!l Corps and chi<f of staff of the U.S. ArmyMedical Command, will speak. Bernardino will conftr degrees. • Law School, 5 p.m., May 14, Center for the Arts. The speakers will be law Dean R. Nils Olsen, Jr.; Greiner; law professor Elizabeth B. Mensch. and graduating student Anthony Pendergrass. Greiner will confer degrftS. • School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2 p.m., May 19, Center for the Arts. The speaker will be David Satcher, the 16th U.S. surgeon general and assistant secrrtary for health. lliggk. Bernardino and John Wrigh~ dean of the medical school, will confer degrftS. �ADn117.1nOO/Yol.31.1n.1S RepCIIriea Inpatient care still important Outpatient alcoholism treatment doesn't work for everyone B7 KATHLUN WL\VU RtpOtltr Contributor ......, sdleduled for an admtional six months of outpatient aftercare folstudy of treatment set- lowing their assigned treatment and tings for persons withal- were followed by the researchers cohol-abuse problems acrtl5S 18 months post-treatment has shown that while "Averaged acrtl5S client characteroutpatient care can help many, inpa- istics, we found significant improvetient programs may be the preferred ment among clients in all treat · treatment setting for individuals with ments, but no overall difference bemore severe aloohol problems and/ tween inpatients, intensi~ outpatients or standard outpatients," acor oognitive impairment Acoording to Robert G. Rychtarik. cording to Rychtarik. "'However, when we took indiefforts to rut health-care oosts and prior research suggesting no differ- vidwil client characteristics into acences between inpatient and outpa- count, clients with more ~vere tient treatment have resulted in a drinking problems were found to sharp reduction in the availability of have a higher percentage of days of inpatient alcoholism treatment and voluntarily abstinent-abstinent an incr~ in outpatient care for days not restricted due to hospitalization or incarceration---end to avth<R with drinking problems. ButastudyoonductedbyRydltarik, erage lower amounts of alcohol ooowho headed a team of at sumption per drinking day when UB's Research Institute on Addictions treated as inpatients than when studying treatment settings for per- treated as either intensivyor ~sons with aloohol problems and evalu- dard outpatients. \ "On the other hand, th<R low in ating which individuals benefit most from them, shows there still is a place drinking-problem ...mty benefited for inpatient treatment most from outpatient care. regardless Rychtarik's research was funded of intensity. Oients in the mid-range with $788,000 in grants from the of problem ...mty benefited equally National Institute on Alcohol Abuse well across the three treatments." and Alcoholism. The research also suggested that ln a report published in the April individuals with oognitive impairissueofthe/ournalofConsrdtingand ment----.howing signs of potential CliniCJJI Psychology, Rychtarik and brain damage-benefited more colleagues randomly assigned groups from inpatient than outpatient c,are. of alcoho~cs -to 28 days of either in- )'hose in the mid- to high-range of patient, intensive outpatient. or less- cognitive funct ion ing benefited intensive standard outpatient treat- equally well from the three settings. ment Oients in all treatmen~ ,_.-!'.A~ linding." Rjdltarik A research.;.. said, "was that while general drinking outcomes were similar across setting<. during the follow-up inpatients spent fewer days incarcerated and/or in residential substance-abust treatment combined than either intensive or standard outpatients. The finding suggests that cost savings from outpatient care may be offset to some extent by higher oosts of readmissions and in,carcerations following treatment" Rychtarik also noted that, "the two outpatjtnt settings were similar on all the outcome measures and did not vary according to either client problem severity or cognitive functioning, furthering support for the notion that intensity of outpatient treatment may be less important than once thought." The results of this research may be helpful to alcoholism treatment professionals who make decisions about clients' level of care, and to po~c:ymalc= responsible for establishing clinical-care guidelines for al coholism treatmenL The research ers noted that future research needs to aa.mine the cost -effectiveness of alcoholism-treatment settings replicate the findings across different sites, explore factors accounting for the current results and examine the findings when newer m~ications for relapse prevention are part of the treatment plan. Ge rard J. Connors, Robert B. Whitney, Neil B. McGillicuddy, )ames M. Fitterling and Philip W. Wirtz also contributed to the.study. "Mother Hen" a supplement, not substitute, for regular class To the R~port~r. Prof. Michael Ram of the Physics Department (in the &porta; April 19) slams the rurrent "Mother Hen" project, a Web supplement provided to VB calculus students. He says tha\ small classes are tho key to success in math and physics l_ea.Ching. The VB Departmen~Qf Mathematics agrees tha~s'll'ill-dasses are vital Unlike tqe Department '?~ . Phy,sil", the mathematJ<;s depart_., ment already tea~;ill , its lowerdivisioq classes in si= qf ~or'*· We would be delighted if they were smaller. At the same time, the mathematics department remains open to new approaches that reacb students. "Mother Hen" is certainly one of those, serving more than 3,000 users so far this ~esler, many of who!ll have told us that they find it valuable. It is not intended to be a substitu te for. rekU}ar class, but only a supplement, which is availableofot tl,looe ,who ...W,. to \15< it.·. Prof. Ram 5eefi!S ups_et 1\>~t SI)JdeJ.!!' avight be iD~ il1 seeil)g a ing video segment of a math lecture. Would he be upset if students chose to read over and over again a page or two of a calculus textbook? ln neither case is the experience comparable to an interchange between student and instructor of the type Prof. Rap! so rightly values. But we are pleased that so many UBstudentscho<R to watch a bit of a math lecture, many of them in hours after midnight. lllcMniE.Vesley Und<rgrodua!e Dired01 againand'!83inafiye-minu~ - Mothmlotia Deportmenr Calendar Pracbce, Posting tf..003<4 . Cllnkal lnst:ructor-e>ep.rtment of Pharmacy Practice, Posting tf..0035. Clinical Asslstllnt Professor (two positions ·a v -)-Depanment of Phannacy P..ake. Posting U-0036. AssbUnt/ Auodate Professor-Department of ~~~te~;~r;:;~~nt of Pharmacy Practice, Posting lfF.0038. CllnOI Assistant Professor-Depart~nt of Pharmacy Practice, Posting 1~39. CHnical Assistant Professor-Department of Pharmacy PractK.e, Posting Nf.()().40. Clinkal Aulstant Professor-Oepan.mem of PhallllaC)' Practice, Posting ltF.Q041 Assistant Professor/ Auodate Profeuor, Clink.al Assistant Professor/ CJinkaJ Associate Profeuor (four positions availab~)-School of Nut'Sing, Posting 41F-~l . Non-Competitive Clautfled Civi l S..rvke Motor Vehide Operator (SG-7)· Untvers•ty facihhes. Une •40737 ro obtom morr mlonnotJOn on ,abl lmnJ obow, contact Pmonnel St'f\IJCes · fa~ ~; ~~e:c~~ ~:~~;,::~~nd To obtotn mfonnofiOfl on Rl'Sft:lrch fObi, contact Sponsored ProgromJ PrrronMI, 416 Croft~. \ Duquesne 7, UB 2 UB 6. Duquesne 5 Canlsius l . UB 0 Canlslus 8, UB 5 TheBulssplit•~­ rrn Duquesne April 18 ., m.;r pmes this....., ;n 0uv> r ... Pari< The Dui<es took the "'"'f'f" 7-2 and us took the nl&f>tap 6-5, ""•"' . "". two-nJn home run to spari( a Bulk comeback. Marie Esposito p; the - ., .-.lief, piuNog ~ .0 in<W1p and &iW'C up just one hk to pick up his fim career vk:tory. Canislus . . _ the April 19 8<yan - ~inDt.n-IT~rePark.The Golden GriiMs won the lint game. 30. be/*'<1. SQning pitd>er Mvi<'Nest. K.eW> Brown p; twO of the I!<Jis'lour tm.ln the second pme. us p; out to "' early load with Scott Mnxzek's second home ru-. d the seuon. Canisius \'lfiOUd come back to win 8-5. """""'from lBnni~ .._. Esposito of the baebll tl!am picked up lf W:tory in relief as the Bulls defeli!d Duquesne, 6-5, for !heir tint win in Dunn lire Park. The freshman righthandet pitched four inni~, aiQwing just one hit to cla1m his first career win. Trailing «l, Esposito held the Dukes in check as the Bulls motJf'tkd a comeback rally to Ulte the win. · Melissa Ryan of th.e women's track and field team was a double winner in the UB Invitational, leading the Bulls to a 35511 B wtn over Canisius. Ryan took first place in both the 100 high hurdles (14.21) and the 400 intermediate hurdles (1 :02.67). MEN St. Francis 4, UB I The Bulls men's tennis squad ~ iu regular season Apri1 19 W1th a 4-1 loss atScmnas (Po.).The B-13 """""'and Q.6 ;n MKI-Amenan Conference play. Only 1M> ,;,gte. matrl><S ~ pbyed to compleoon and the clouOies matrl><S ~ canceled.The lone ,;,gte. vktory fo< the Sulk wu by Fery Kasman, who defeated Isreal Gutierrez. 6-2.6-l.at number t¥oO. ~ tS 11-5 O'+"ee"a' and).) tpinst MAC c:ompetition. T'NO other nur.ches were decided., ~~Number one Sud; Su.anro fell6-4.5-7. 74. to Matt Goweo-. while nunbe<' d><ft justin Bnl<o lost 6-2.6-7. 7 4. to Zach H""'"' &JUs"",._ WOMEN Northern Illinois 6, UB I Western Michigan 7, UB 0 The BuUs dosed out their regular season wtth a pa1r of MAC losses i.t home UB fell to Northern Ulinois. 6-1. on Friday and Western Mkhipn. 7-0. on Sawrday. Due to rain, both matches 'ft'ere he.ld indoors at the Villqe Glen Tenms Club. US conduded the regular seuon S·IS OYtnll and 0-9 in league pby. In US's loss to the Huskies, the Bulls' kxle win wu an injury-default VIctory by Anne Schule.. Senior Gloria Rodriguez fell to Ashley Brunk at number six. 6-4. ... 6-.l. Against Western Michigan. the SuUs dKS not win a set.droppln& four matches.'-'>. 6-0. Rodriguez. at numbrr six. fell to Mindy Ownpion. 6-1 . 6-), whfle. top seed Michelle Men::er dropped a 6-1 , 6-1 d«i:sioo to Cyra Halik. ~ohoall Mother Nature Strikes Again US's weekand road uip to face Siena and Albany wu wuhed out by a steady r21n tNt soaked the NOI"lfleut. No makeup dateS were atW'IOI..WKed fof' either contest.. The Sufis haw lost sbt pmes this seuon due to inclement oweat:her: lrac~ ano ~iBio UB men and women post wins over ~istus The UB men's and WOI'Tien's track~ teams hosted Uni:s1us. U!Yfnl DMWn Ill schook and unatDChed COITlpedton in their f'lm home outt:kxw' meet d2000.The men downed Canisius. J~IIS .and the UB ~ 'NOO. JSS-118 Muttlple fim-pbce finishers for the men's team lnduded KMNu ~lim (long jump---6.93 meters, triple Jump--15.40 meters), Steve Esler (iave!Jo-..-.40 meters, pole vauk-1 34.).Ste.e Hoskins (100 rneun-: 11 .17. 200 meten-,22.38), Brian Wdtiams (II 0 high hurdles _, 16.06, 400 nt<nnediat< hurdles-~.22) . and Adam Smith (shot put-1 ~- 93 meters. discus--47.52 meten). WiMer'S for the women's squad~ Sanh Fletcher (cfiscus..--o43 meters. ~30. 1 8 meters. hammer mrow-51.84 meuon), Biauna McfarUnd (100 me<er>-:12.78, tripletuml>-11 .73 meten). 5.nh Knnrler (200 rneun,ZS,65,1onc jump-5.25 meters),and Melissa Ryan (100 high hurdles-, 14.21. -400 intermediate hurdles- I :02...67). ~ootoall Blue Rallies Past White, 24-23, in Spring Scrimmage The Blue team raHied with cwo rouchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeat the White, 24-23, in the ~ UB spnng football W'irr'lmage at UB Sodtum Sarurcby Redshlrt frHhrmn Demetrius Aust.rum pve the White tum a 23-10 lead late In the third quarter when he rewmed an lnterceptioo 25 yards for a toud}down before the Blue roared back. Sophomore callback Sam McDonald scored on a I0-yard run to cut the lead to 23-17 early In the fou rth quarter and junior running b;ack Derrick Gordon gave the Blue Its Wlnnmg touchdown The White. behind the passing of juntOr Mike Gaydosz. moved the ball to the Blue ll ~fore a SO..yard field~ by recist'un freshman Dallas Petz m1ssed on die last play of regulation. Gaydos;t finrshed the day 11-of-23 for 118 yard~ and a touchdown. The Blue opened the sconng wtth a I ) -play march on the1r first possession. capped by a thr-ee-yard pass from quarterback M1ke Taytor to Oahnel Singfield Tqior fimshed 14-<>f-19 for 160 y..rcls pass1ng, wh1le S1ngfield led aU receivers with e1ght catches for S8 y.ards The White ~ wtth three defenslv.e ~oreMO ake the le.3d Jumor Chn~ Shelly picked up a fl.mble and spn1trd 22 yards for a score to make n 16-7 11'1 bYOI' of the White. Blue locker' Scott ~let' cut the le1.d ro 16- I0 wrth a 4 2·y;lf'd field goo! beforeAustrum's interception n!Wm for a SCOI"e g;r.-e dleWhrte a lJ-10 lead McDoruld k!d the 8AJe ceam With 31 yards rushing whde sophomore Andre Forde N.d three catrlles for 59 yards. The Blue defense was led by Mark Graham who N.d s.eYen addes. Chris Gray added five caddes. while D.wle WrUaams hJd two ~ck gcks m ,. pass bre.akup. For me Wh~tt: . seotOf' Theron Walker nad 33 yards rushing. white redshirt frestvTwiAbn Stetnman hOld three catches for 27 yarth Defen.sively, the White was led by sophomore Youdbl"t Marcellus' etght tackles. wtule linebacker Brandon Jordan had SlX tackles. Sophomon! comer Mike L..unben. had :a 37-yard inten:eption rerum; Lorenzo jones had two sacks. �a Rep all"'ea Aori117.1UOO/Vol. 31.1o.29 Dance Peifou MCe . Polnu of llolonce-Young -- Choteogoophen- =;.,~~.:O~cen- Oral Dt.gnostk Sdenc:es ter for the Arts. 8 p.m. B. fo< more information, 645-ARTS. and Gender. Thuan Oao, prof., Dept of Clinical Sciences, faculty of Dentistty, P~n --otC)'de iWOC. Univ. of Toronto. 355 Squ•re. 8 a.m . Free. SenlorColebraEMs Sings. Lobby, Student ~~~~UK~-!ree. Student Activities. For more information, 645-6125. -Colebra~=~=e~ ~3~~J~ fo< """" inlonnllloo, 6456125. tor TOfT'IOfTOW. 8 a.m~m. ~':<~~ -.Service --.hop ~Ji~~~by place on campus, or ior tte.lth~ Center Student Preparedness and . Motivation. Frank Scannapieco, alSOC. prof., Dept ol Oral 8~. <SO Pari<. off cRm pus events. where U.Mfttlng =--: E='t,.~ Team learning Without ~~::~~tm~!r' tbtings fo r evenh taking 28 with the schools ol Medicine and Phant'\aC)'. For more information, Sheila Shulman, 6453683. T - . g Toles .. tho CAS Th.-. RL7J011cr p u b li.she1. Friday How to Undentw>d Testing Daemen Coll<ge. 8 :<S a.~F ~f~~tion L...., c.....se~~ng Seulon · Loan Counseling lnfOfll'Mition S~ . Offte.es of Financlal Aid and Student Accounts, 330 Student Union . 3 p .m . Free. For more information, Shelaine Rigby, 829-3724. Senior Celebration Senio< lkealcfast. lobby, Student Union. 9-11 a.m. Free. =::::'~~::..s Michael Morllles, Dept ol Physiology. 220 Natural Sciences Complex. HS p.m. free. fo< ;:=~·s~'28.ret ~~64~.:."· ~u.Z,~~ti.tties. SllJdent As>ocialion; Univenity Bool<slo<e Alumni Relations and Art ea.....d RinQs. Fo< """"information, Sonia t"onelfi, 645-6125. lllochemlstry Seminar Applied Genomlcs: from 8AC An'ays to Mlcroarr~ Norma J. Nowak. Dept of Cancer Ge~­ ~~;e~,;:~~~: ~~~~~~rv. - only .u cl'pted through the Law Dinner Students of CokJr ell'ctronlc su bmiulon form ~!v~"~R~~o7 111 Kimball Tower. Noon. Free. Sponsored by Dept. Ph)'>lcal Therapy, Exercise ~ Nutri_tion UB <JTOYPJ. \pOn~ors ~re princltHII Lis ling,_ are rlue no later than noon on the Thursd,,y pn.•ceding publication. llulngl ;u·~ for the online UB Calendar of Events at ·· http·// www.buffi' lo .edu / calendar flogin ,. Beco1u~e uf \ pace limitations: not a ll t•vcnh In th e tc>lectronic t Mathematics Colloquium Phase field models of alloy solidification Including hydrodynamics. Robert F. alendar will be included In tht.• Reportcr. Delaware Ave., Buffalo •.S p.m.2 a.m. For~ lnformaUon, Angela jones, 838-9139. ~StudenU How to Buy and Maintain Your ~~=n2;.;(=n 225 Nawral Sciences Complex. fn~~t~by Scholar Services. For more infor· mation, 645-2258. History of Medicine Lecture When Did Modem Medicine ~ln7 GertH . 8~er, prof. Sc~:.i~~~~ a~tory of rc~~~~~!~/skins Restaurant. 3500 Sheridan ~~~~l't;i';~J1 c-wt =::;, ~::-2~. ss. of Sponsored by Depl Musk. Fpr more informatiOn, 645>2921 . UljouEn-. Som Folzone. clrato<. Baird Recital Halt 8 ~.m . kee. Sponsored by Dept ol Music. fo< """" infonnotion, 645-2921. Saturday Monday, May 29 s---,~ ~!~to South-... ~. p<oi. Univ ol Stoph<n Hood, =~~~ ~~~-p2m. ~~ ..., public; s1s for students. Sponsored by ~_lang- I ~~ gntor"'~~Union ~30 p.m. kee. fo< more inlormotion, Office of Allain, School al ~ng and Applied Sctenees. Faculty ltedtal A Mixed Media hrformonce: Moly Artmonn, celo; Helena ~r:,-~ ~=~.~~ Weiss, 645--2154, ext. 100, or at ~~~ Bosed Settings. Corol Evons. . nology, College ol Arts and . . Sciences. For more 1nformatton, leslie McCain, 645-3102. Biological Sdences Seminar ~877-3<98. etk.s, Roswell Paril: Cancer lnsutute. 1348 Farber. Noon . Free. - 8311-3999. UB vs. Albony (DH) . U8 Softball Stadium. 1 p .m. free . D.nce-e Points of Balance-Young ~~~~ Dance, Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts. 2 p .m . S3 . For more information, 645-ARTS. Concert U8 Porouslon Ensemble, ~~~w.;h ~':.'~. ~=/6~.:0,0: ~5~'· 2921 . Dance Perforlrynu ~~::1. ~~~~~~...Dept ~~~n~~~- Science. For rTlOf'e •nformauon, 829-2941 . Points of Bal.nce-Young Choreogrophen Showase =e~k~t;~U::~cen- ter for'the Arts. 8 p.m. S3. for more information, 645-ARTS. Foster Chemistry Colloqulo Probing the Mechanism of Beta-Carbonk Anhydrase with Slte-Dire<ted Biack Box Theatre, Center fO< the Arts. 2 p.m. S3. For more information, 645-A.RTS. lluf'lolo Chips-· The Send-off Spring Shows. The lkJft.olo Chips and guests, Katharine Comell Theatno. 7:30 p.m. S5 . Sponsored by Center 2 Foster Chomlstly ~lo ~~~~ ~~."2'0fiJ:'I Umv. Sciences Complex. _. p.m. Free. ~ byOeplol foster lecture t. Wednesday 3 30 Dance Performance PolntsofSalonc.,_Young ~;,~~~~~: Tuesday Sunday Loon Counseling Seulon Loan Counseling Information Session. Offte.~ of Financial Aid and Student Accounts, 330 Student Union . 3 p.m. Free. For more information, Shelaine Rigby, 829-3724 . ~~~u~~r:-J"t~l­ ~~.!:~s~.ed by •. · Drama Theatre. Center for the Arts. 8 p.m. S5 . Sponso<ed by Oepl ol Music. fo< moro information, 64S..2921 . ~Thea~ Dance, Concert ~~~. Sloe ----.-v Concert HaH. 3 p.m . Free. ~~~~~21 . AwoniMu .......... . flnt Amuol )enna Foundation for Non-~ llonquot. - Jobs Thursday 4 -Mfttlng Annual Meeting of the G . - e.focufty. !>ovid J. Triggle, provost and doon of A ssistant \/Ia! President for Alumni Relltlons (Sl-4}-0ffice ol Alumni Relations, Posting jp. 0038. Assistant to the Dln!ctor al~ Enrolment ~~tional =~· ~l)-Procuremont c..-.....-p-..7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Senate hears athletics budget report Committee finds concern about athletics sapping academic resources "unfounded" I McGINNIS By MAltA gan preparing it. Reporter Assistant Editor T HE widespread about athletics resources from demi c units concern sappi ng the aca''see ms largely unfounded" since only S4.4 million of the athletics S10.2 million budget comes fro m the state and most of it is returned indirectly to the campus through division-gen· crated grants-i n -aid, a Faculty Senate committee reported at a meet ing of the full Senate on Tuesday. Frank Cerny, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, and chair of the senate's Committee o n Athletics and Recreation , presented the report, noting that he had been a' .. skeptic" before he be- "I coached in the Big 10 and saw the corruption that went on there," said Cern y. "J didn 't want to set" UD develop that mentality." But after meeting with admim!)· trators 10 the Division of Athletic~ (DOA ). Cerny said he was con · vi nced that UB's move to Division 1- A was a realistic, affordable initiative and that the un iversiry couiJ compete at that level. HOweve r, he did note th at the DOA must "do a better job ol com municating with its va riow publics." The report s tat e~ that "continu ed openness in the budgetary proces~ should be sufficient to satisfy all but the most zealous skeptics." Cerny added that interprctmg the funding of athleti cs by simply add- ing the categories in the budget can be mislead ing. Thirty-five percent ($3.2 million} of the revenue sencrated by DOA comes from studL·nr fees, while 25 p~rcent (S2.5 mill•on ) IS ge nerated through program n:v •.:nue, mainly corpora te sponsorsh1ps ($730,000) and ticket sale~ ($48.l.OOO J The~ revenues, wh1 ch co nstnutt> 60 pcn.·ent of the total budget. dre non · tran,ferahle to other campu~ umh. In tht•• n.ogard. thl· rcpon argu~ the IXJA 1!<- no lhfferent from J1.J · Jcnm: umt-. acros.' the campu!o n: ~ pon si bk for g~.·m:ratmg !>uflil'll'llt resource:-. to JU.Sttfy 1ts sta te allocat1on llowC\·e r, the rt·port also n:veah that tht· OOA tn(urrl'll ,m accumu latl•d ddiCJ t of apprmamatelv $J.5 milium during the transiuon fmm D1vision Ill to Div ision I ( 19922000 ). Senior V1ce President Rl)ben Wagner explained that this deficit was made up with univt"rsity income fund reimbursable (JFR ) money and d1d not affect the university's aca dem1 c operating budget. Wagner addedthat"thebasicinvestmcnthas been made" m athletics and that he will begin a process to reimburse the IFR accou nt over a period of ye3rs.. beginning on 2000-200 I. Wagner addt"d that the u seo ii~R mo ne v was a co n ~ idcrauon hudt mto tht: dt•velopmcnt of the athlet ~~..~ progr.tm from the hcgin nmg. ''\Vc kill'\'. Wt' wcrl' gomg to have lf:R ddicm. l'h.lt wa!!lthc game plan wc hcg.1n With, .1nd th at I !' tht• game plan we fnllnwcll:· .Contl.......cton~ 7 Grant to fund undergraduate research By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor EBORAH Walters and joseph Gardella, Jr. of the College of Ans and Sciences (CAS) have been awarded aS 150,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewletl Foundation to develop a commu nity- linked interdi scipli nar y re search (CUR) program for undergraduate students at UB. UB will match the Hewlett Foundation grant , making a to tal of $300,000 available to fund the new initiative, say \Va1ters, associate professor of computer science and associate dean for undergraduate edu cation, and Gardella, professor of chemistry and associate dean for external affai~. The goal of the program, accord ing to Walters and Gardella, is to involve nearly all undergraduates in multi-semester. interdisciplinary research activities. Projects will be developed and D co nductt"d under the di rection of both faculty members and the personnel of fo r-profit and non-profit corporations and agencies in \<Vestern New York. TheywiU be designed to enhance undergraduate learning and benefit the research needs of a broad range of community group~. \·\laltcrs sa)'S the program will he strudured to operate without incurring additional costs. Parti cipating for-profit co rp orations that will benefit from the sc n ·icc: will he charged a fee, , ..:hich \viii be ust"d tn cover the cost ofthl· program. The program is one of I 0 tx·mg funded thi s yea r by the Hewll'll Foundation through an mit iatJ vc whosepur:pose i.s toenhanccgener.tlcdurntion programs at research un1 vcrsities. UB already offers a numht:r of research-based courses on thl~ un dergraduate level in C '\S, as well as in many of the university's professional schools. But the Hewlett grant will pcmllt the development of many thl' mvolvemcnt ol Sc:\'t'r,,J thousand undcrgraduall· 'tudcnt~. W.1her~ JnJ G.trddla SJ.~ thl· p rt ~ gram has ut hl·r bcndit!o a!> wdl. It wi ll pl·r mlt pa rti cipa ting fa~.ult,· member!> to spend more timt' super vi..; in g studi..·nt resf.•;m:h withou t in . : reasing tht:lr own '"orkJuad. And 11 can serve a~ a rccruitmt:nt tool. "We know fro m past c:xpencn..::c th.ll .J..: tJ ve lea rning throu gh re.tl world rcsc<lrch has ah V<t)"o enncht·J the edu~.atlun of pa rticipating 1\t u dents. rcga rdJes.o.; uf wh1ch ~ool ur departments sponsor the projel·t:· Wa hl'rs sar~ "UB Jlrt.'ady conducts ..::ummu nlt)'· ba!>ed rl·sea rch programs through o ur G radua te School of Educa tio n and the schools of Medi ci ne and Biomedical Sciences, Nursing. Pharmacy, Health Related P~ofess ions, Engineering and Applied Sciences, lnfonnation Studies, Social Work, Architecture and Planning, and other professional schools. more such programs and ultimately. \ "Although these may be more vis- thle and more lam!l1dr to the puhhl than thO!ol' cunJ ucted h) thr: hu · mJilltl~ dcpJrtment!'o 111 CA~. wt· 5p<lfh(lf m.Jny(ommunll\' rt"C'<trlh p rogram~ as wd l," shl· !MIY:>. Walter. citl'S e•Wimnmcntal aud11.' lo nducted on ht·half of Ultnmunll\ l'ntltl<.':l hy tht· ( :AS lnterdt ~lp ltnan Program in tht· ~>etJI ~ll'IKe, , .b well .1~ the hbtOf)' dep.trtmcnt '~ Ln dustnal hcntagt.• and mam or.U ·hl!\ tory projt"Cts that colk1.·t Jnd .:a1.1 luguc primarv hlloiUfh.~ al rt·sr:arlh matcnals. O nlint> chtldhood cancc1 edu.:a · t1on-and*mformat1on prnJt:C'-" Ini ti ated b)' the L>epartment of Arl wuh the Graduate School of Educat1on, Kaleida Health's Children's Hospual and Roswell Park Cancer lnstnut t.' and maintained by UB continue- to help hundreds of child cancer pa tients, their families. schools and friends understand and artiCu lat e their feelings about dealing with the disease and its treatment. �BRIEFLY tunqw.ldl-.. rec:GgiUelllldents 11m Mattulke, director of business development for the UB Business Doniell.~ ... first-ploce honOI'IIn "'" 21• Alliance, serves as project manager for the local branch of the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR). SPIR is based in the Scbool of Engineering and Applied Sciences and administered by the UB Business Alliance. _Nincy_,_ recognlzlnt-to"'" otUiwho'-,_slgnlllcont c--.. lriY<!nlty """"""*¥ during "'" What Is SPIR7 h~ The SPIR program was established by the State of New York in 1994 to assist small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. SPIR funding is available to qualifying companies for projects that need organized ~for""""'* motely 2,so0 residenu halldents and faculty members research-and -development suppan and technological depth ,such as new-product development, product redesign/enhancement, -Is cumnt - · onnuoly Tho IGidemlcgMn In honor a/"'" Nlncy Welch, "'"Iormorcoordlnoa/ CMson -ts ---·He COiege. tor Sondberg- honon!d for effort to educ.to rosidonuhall oboUt sexually through his wort With lhe UB Aids Coolitlon. Tied for second-ploce han- round- on ~ Morie L Bolfo..- for her "Experience Jopan" discussion between Americon students who ' - studied in Japan and J - students studying It UB, ond Toldyoh N. Amln ond Winter Wilson for their "Bruklng lhe 8orriers: Deconstructing Roce in America"~. - Douglos ond Rk:hord third-flloce hantheir._ Porcaro - on for progrom ror young trid<-<>r.-tonln Clement Hoi. monlion wall to julie M. Fahey for her~ preentotion "!)~. m "Business Days 2000" to be held In June "Business Ooys 2000," sponsored by lJrMnlt)ls.Mce. ... be held tune 27 and 211n 11w c..- for 111e Arts on lhe aompus. Higllll91tJ a/ the two<lly prognom ... preoro. tions on cumnt business topics, • guest~ odlhsllng "Huond lnfor. mor In the~ motion -~by...:h charged with providing o utreach to industry as a portion of the SPIR program, on behalf of the UB ~gi ­ neering school Established 13 years ago, TCIE, now a pan of the UB Business Alliance, acts as the pri· mary point of access through which industry can access UB resources. TCIE provides contracted services, including business translation, R&D, testing, ISO/QS9000, plant layout, ergonomics, marketing, strategic planning and training and workforce developmenL program has assisted '!'Ore than 250 local companies with more than 250 projects and is respon· sible for creating more th,an 1,500 jobs and retaining more than 6,500 in the Western New York ai'ea. T• me"D<Y· a- success Over the past six years, a variety of projects have been funded through the SPlR program that and/or process-improvement achave allowed the u.oiversity to tivities. The local projects funded showcase the expertise of various by SPIR have been overwhelmingly departments within the UB engi· successful due to the knowledge "-does SPIR fit In -.o US's neering school. Among the and resources driving the projects. publk-senke mission? projects is work by Wayne AnderSPIR resou rces include fa.culty, This program provides an oppor· son of the Department of Electri· staff, facilities .{d students of the tunity for a small to medium-sized cal Engineering with ObmCraft. UB School of Engineering and manufacturer to supplement its ·Inc. That project helped Applied Sciences. Qualifying com· . R&D capabilities with the exper· OhmCraft to espand its current panies can receive up to 50 percent lise ofUB's engineering resources. production line, improve produce of the cost of the UB personnel and The mission.Pfthe UB Business AI· tion and better evaluate the perfacilities involved in the project liana>-which administers SPIRformance of its products. With and must meet at least one of the · is to motivate and assist industry nearly $1,000 in supp<irt from the following criteria. A5 a direct result to develop people, introduce and SPIR team headed by Anderson, of SPIR assistance, a company utilize new technologies, improve OhmCraft was able to create 10 must experience retention of business practices, and modernize new jobs, retain 25 other jobs and manufacturing jobs, creatjon of product, process and facilities. We realize a sales increase of manufacturing jobs or an increase believe that the UB Business' Alii· $500,000. For its work on this in sales over the next lliree years. ance can provide a critical engine project, SPIR received a "Project " - Is SPIR dlffeRJ~t from The for improved economic health and of the Year" award in the area of Center for lndustrlal Effectiveprosperity in Western New York, technical transfer from the Naness? resulting in a world-class base of tional Association of Management and Technjcal Assistance SP1R is a state-funded program business. Centers {NAMTAC). provided to a consortium o( four Whatb-stnockrea>nl7 SUNY institutions-US, BingWith the decline of major Inhamton, Stony Brook and New many Jobsdustry In Yorit State, par' Paltz-through their schools or de· beonaeated--7 tlcularty In programs lllle sPia crucial partments of engineering. TClE is Since its inception at UB, the SPIR - •re helped-------- tothe--ofthe• ~_,-? We·belirie that UB is crucial to the success of this reg.ion . Rebecca Landy. chief operating officer for the UB Business AJ. fiance, reports a Dgniiicant "uptick" in industry in Western New York. Coinpani.S such as Quebecor, American Axle & Manufacturing and OhmCraft, among others, are examples of industry investing in Western New York, both in terms of capital and espanded employmenL The allianu has been in· valved with.thtse companies over the past six years and has actively supponed their transi· tion from previously tenuou: employment situations to the strong, vibrant industry that these companies have transformed to. Areas l.iko the Silicon Valley and Boston are closely linked to their major re. search unjversities and those universities are dearly pan of the regional economic devdopment engine. UB can and will be able to do this for New York. Through the resources of thqse four SUNY engineering pro· grams, SPIR can assist in the revitalization and redirection of New York State industry by moving it toward an economy based on technical knowledge and the development of new technologies. -tom--· uniloor>lty.....- .. eom. pus ..... fn1>loyee AssisiJiu P!ogram. , . , . , _ ond lJnM!nlty Print - Thoewntobowllloobft dlsploys a/"""' items .. . computoo's.- inoglng and ol!lce 1\.rnitln ond supplies. - In oddltlon; • - ben- efiting lhe5Uito Emplo)'ees fed. erated Appeal (SEFA) wiM be held. For lurther Information, checJc lhe UnMnlty Business Services Web site 11 <loap:// www' c' n 0 I ........ REPORTER Tho ._,.,.Is I~ commurilypublished by the OIIICe a/ News ___ ___ Services in the DMsion a/ UnMnlty SeMces, Slate lJnM!nlty a/ New- at.__ Edtorlolol!lces ... loatod II 330 Cralts Hoi, ,_ Amhenl. (716) 64s,l626. __ ----__ --.edu _..,_ .. c.uloSmllh- .- Mlvhge SUe- "-M<Ginnlo .......,_ ...,......... ---LDk- .....,_"*' " ~- ., ' Bernstein's new book attracts critical a€daim m Publishers Review calls the language poet's latest work one of"outstanding quality" By PATRICIA DONOVAN News SefVlces Editor A new book of old work Qy Charles Bernstein, David GrayChairofPoetry and one of the great irony producers of our age, is get· ting rave reviews from the national literary community. No surprise here. For those whose peculiar avocation it is to smack units of meaning around like croquet balls, Bernstein is patron saint and leader of the band. Bernstein is dangerous, culturally speaking. because he challenges some of our most basic and deeply held assumptions, the ones that hold together the massive assumptions most of us hold about what is good, what we really value and the roots of that knowing. He is a subversive who "always manages to find the furthest reaches of any norms of'good taste,' creating a poetics that reveals the social codes hirung behind all the poetry's tropes and forms... writes an admiring critic, citing the famous 1990 Bernstein collection whose title is one of the most engagingly sardonic in postmodemity: "The Absent Fa· ther in 'Dwribo:" Lately, however, it is Bernstein's "Republics of Reality: 1975-199S"\ that is attracting critical attention. -_....of the....._-"" America, his lingo 20th· century American. It ranges from advenising cant and technobabble to high prose, sales pitch and TV dialogue. Bernstein once was called "an irnaginatM mensch who fruitfuUy complicates poetry." For · reasons having to do with his complications, he stars among amni-garrk writers, but remains an dusive figure among the unbaptiied. In fact, Bernstein· the-poet could tum the average joe into a selfA collection of his ~lings that have doubting bead-scratcher adrift in a not appeared in any of his previous sea of black tunlenecks, something break-through volumes, it recently Bernstein-the-person rarely does. was published by Sun & Moon Press For language poets ~ost every· and was called, in the March 27 is· thing i.s, in some sense, a coded sue of Publishers Review, a book of poem and Bernstein burrows into "outstanding quality." the cultural strata at a deeply subThe unattribu~ed review calls terranean level, cracking our cryp""Bernstein "at once the most para- tic semiotic system of symbols and doxically controversial and popular, bringing them into the light where accessible and most difficult of the they make us gasp or gag. To many of those who know him L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets. "He is also.." it continues, "the writer of at UB, Bernstein is soft-spoken, that group who strove early on to hard-working, to!ally dependable experiment with the extremes of its New York-Buffalo commuter,. de· voted to family and cause, and newly minted methods." Comic and bleak in turn, blessed with a dark and sparkly Bernstein's tenain is 20th-century senseofhumor. For someone as self· ftnlal dfaciilg as he is in his collegial life, his influence is amazingly wide, and of a kind that inspires original and fonunate prose in those who write abouthim. · "I find these roiJa,d-genre essays to be stimulating. energizing, dismantling, inventive, taking the grounds of •a poetics' into a newfoundland of play, risk, and sty· listie mixture," writes untttbered literati Rob Wilson of a Bernstein col· lection in one of his 31 unrequited reviews for Amazon.com. Wilson continues: "Sinatra did it 'my Chrles Bernstein {lik< a zanier Bob Dylan watching a Marx Brothers movie while reading Deleuze and composing the Greenwidl Village Joe Hill Blues on a used mouth harp} did it his, and "official """"'culture" in the United States will never be the smug same old poesy again. Not for those whose version .s.>f pastoral is still made of petunia Bowers, tylanol {sic) and sheep." To read eu:erpts from many of Bernstein's published poetry and essays, as well as critical analysis of his work, and to listen to his public performancu and hear interviews with the writer taped at various venues, connect to the Electronic fu. etryCenter sitedewted to Bernstein at <http://wloop.-alo.- / war: aoo opc/~/loenomlft/>. �May 4,11HII/Yol Jl.lo.30 Faculty gets the big picture Greiner reports to FSEC on fUture· budget and priorities By MAliA ~s R<pOrtrr Assistant Ect;tor ances by eliminating the saviJl&< factor previously required of all units. He showed that in 1994, the student/ faculty ratio was about 13.38 and that ( ( RE-ESTABLISH ING the primacy ofourreoearchand graduate-education mission" is an "w-gent priority" fortheuni-..rsity,I'RsidentWilliam R. Greiner told the Faculty Senate ExecutiveCommitteeatitsApril26 Greinernotedthattore-establish research and graduate-education missions,theunivmitywillhaveto focus on quality-rather than the quantity-when it comes to doctoral programs, and focus on in creasing sponsored-program funding and increasing enrollment in master's-degree programs. Dennis Malone, SUNY DistinguishedSpviceProfessorin the Departmmt of Electrical Engineering. told Greiner that he agreed with the initiativetoincreasesponsoredprograms. but asked how it was possible without hiring new " bright-eyed, bushy-tailed faculty." " It can't all he done with new fac ulty," said Greiner, adding that the universitymustgenerateinvestment funds to achieve budget stability. He also outlined some* issues about the financial realities that have facedtheunivmityinthelast IOycus. beginning with the change in the SUNY and UB revenue mix. He a plained that in 1988-89, tuitioo made up9pen:mtnfSUNY'si'I'Yellue. while tax support counted for 53 pen:mL But by 1998-99-10 years later-tax support had decnased to 34 pen:mt, while tuition revenue increased to 12 percent, which, Greiner said, shows how student funding of the operl.tingcostsofthecampushasinaeased.. Using graphs, Greiner also explained that faculty FrE growth has followed the changes in enrollment it increased to 13.92 in 1999. Hew....-, the lOI3l number of faculty has declined slightly in that time. from 1,58310 1,537. He also touched on the changing facultymix;shawingasignificaotincrease in non-tenure-track fuculty comparedtoadecnasingnumberof · tenured and tenure-track faculty since199&-<!trend,henoted, thatis not unique to UB. He also demonstrated that in the past I 0 years. the only two units that have seen an increase in faculty FTE are the Law School and theSchoolnfSocial'M>rk. Everyotherunithaslostberweenzero and 93 faculty members. The CoUegc ofArts and Sciences, according to the chart, declined by a lOI3l of 17 faculty FTE between 1989 and 1999, while the School of Medicine and BiomedicaJ Sciences is down 93. He also indicated thatthe university overaU has hired a total of 603 new tenured or tenure-track faculty members since 1989. Greiner noted some strategic in· vestments in the past decade made possibleduetothestatecapital-program initiatives. Among these are the Center for the Arts, Biomedical Research Building. Natural Sciences Complex, new faculty research setups, Mathematics Building. Center for Comp utational Research, 43 technology-equipped classrooms, the cybraries,and the Toshiba Stroke Research Center. meeting. . lnapresentationdesignedtoprovidefacultywitha"big-picturt-" overview of the status of the univmity and to m'iew the key financial issues ofthclastdecade,Greinerexplained some of the priorities driving recent financial decisions and said he was optimistic about the 2000-2001 projected budget. Greiner told FSEC members tliat thcprojectedbudgetwouldincrease US's budget by $12.3 million over last year's to give the university a total appropriation uf $246.7 milli on for 2000-200 1. This increase would be made up of a $5.3 million increase in state tax support and $7 million in additional revenue genera ted by the univer.;ity. He said he hopesthethespendingplanandallocations will be approved before the fiscal year begins July I. The projected budget would fund fully faculty and staff salary in c reases, whil~ offering a modest growth in tax support, saidGreiner. He added that the budget would allow the univer.;ity to begin efforts to reduce existing structural.imbal- Grant to help kids stay in school By C-mNE VIDAL News Services Editor T HE School of Social Work has received a $100,000 grant from the state Education Department to establish with the Buffalo School Dlstrict a program aimed at curbing student violence and hdping students stay in school. The Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program is directed toward students in grades 712 who have been suspended. And students in middle and high school are considered to be in the most danger of being suspended from school for behavior-management problems. said Cha.rles Syrns, clinical assistant professor of social work and director of the program. Calling it a "useful tool that provides a continuum of care and a continuum of intervention for atrisk students," Syms said the program is intended to hdp students wlio have difficulties with their relationships with peer.; and adults. "This is (or kids who have behavior-management problems. or who we see st3rting to devdop them, students who are insubordinate to instructors, are defiant, who are threatening or buUying their peers and who have such a small repertoire of responses that physical means are the only way they know how to deal with peer conflict," he said. The Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program will be held in Lincoln Academy-School 44, Kensington High School and Buffalo Alternative High School, and is open to aU students in the Buf- falo School District. Schools will identify and recommend students teachers and administrators believe could benefit from the program; participation will bi' voluntary. The program will be offered in conjunction with partner agencies that include the Buffalo Schools. the Boys and Girls Club of Buffulo and Erie County, the Bob l.anier Center and Project Respect. .,set to begin on Monday, the program will be held from 3:30-6:30 p.m. weekdays thmugh the end of the school year, and is expected to enroll up to60students. The program has two components: Students in grades 5 and 6 at Lincoln and high -school students at Kensington who are identified as "at ri.slt' for suspension will receive primary and secondary prevention int~tion. The Buffalo Alternative site will work with students who already have been suspended for violence or violence-related violations of the Buffalo Public School's Student Code of Conduct. Intervention will focus on aca dcmicand social skills. Students will rece:ive either individual tutoring or instruction in the four co re academic requirements-reading. math, science and history-and an ho ur of group counseling focusing on violence preventio n, mentoring, social skills, anger management , peer-support-group development , character and leadership development, educational and career development, and health and life skills. The program also wiU offer activities to connect the student to community resources that wiU provide a continuity of care for the student and family after a return to school lnstruction and counselin~ will be provided by Buffalo Board of Education teachers and social workers and/or in collaboration with one of the partner agencies. Although student violen ce in school involves a smaU number of students. Syms said, it is on the in crease, as are student suspensions. Between September 1997 a nd }anuaty 2000, the Buffalo School District r<eonled204 incidents ofviolena and assault by students in all grade levels against teachers. administrator.; and other adults in the schools. During the same time period, I J29 formal suspensions occurred ln particular, suspensions are up among students in grades 7-9, where 8.9 percent of that age gmup has been suspended for serious offenses. such as fighting, physical coin act with school personnd, threatening school personnel or possession or use of a knife or weapon. The Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program provides students with a break from problems that provoked their suspension, as well as instruction in other methods of dealing with their frustrations, Syms said. It also provides a more appealing way of keeping up with their school work. Currently. suspended students receive two hours of in -home in struction daily. which can add to feelings of isolation. The program allows students to continue to have contact with other st udents and teach ers ... It just makes ~ore sense," Syms said. RepCiorilw 3 lifteD CISP formalizes grant application process 1D The Council on lntem•tlonal Studies and Programs (CISP ), a committee of fa culty memt>ers that advises th~ provost on intern<ftional activities and programs at UB, has annou nced the introduc· tion of new procedures that will formalize and regularize the C ISP competitive grants program for the academic year 2000-200 1. The council will provide gr3nts of up to S5QO to supplement fund ing received from the primary sponsor of an event, activity, pro· gram or project that supports <?n-c.ampus international events and activities to take place during the 2000-2001. John Wood, council secretary, Engljsh Language Institute, says the council expects to make awards for the 2000-200 1 grant cycle in September, February and April. Grants may not be used retroactively. Events and activities eligible for the grants indude o n -campus international cultural even ts; vis iting speakers who present in a public fo rum on an international topic o f broad interest, and international con fere nces, semma rs or coll oquia and research prOJects with a significant international dtmension . Recent UB activities that received funding suppo rt from C ISP grants indude th e Conference on African Art. R11ual and Relig1o n ; master classes and perfo rm a nces of Indian dass1cal dance by Pandlt Jagd ish Gangani ; UB Women's C lub Interna ti onal Committee ac tivities on behalf of international stud ents; the mternational con fcrence .. C rossing Bo undaries: Ge rman and American Experience' with the Exclusion and Inclusion of Minorities,"' and the interna tional film festival ..About Women ... Applica tions must be complete. meet stated en lena and mclude a line-item budget, and mu st be recc:1ved by the deadline st ipulated for each funding period-Sept. I , 2000 and Feb. I and April t , 200 I . Fu rther informatio n and an application form are available at < h ttp: / / wlngs.buft.lo.edu/ academ lc / provost / lntl/dspgr ant.htm l> o r in the Office of Int ernational Education, 411 Ca pen Hall. Ques · tions ma y be directed t o John Wood at 645 -2077 o r <jjwood@buffalo.edu >. Foundations support signal expansion of WBFO repeater WBFO &8.7 FM. a National Public Radio affiliat~ and a major pub· lie service of UB, has received g rants totaling $55,000 from three foundations to support the expansion and improvement of the sig nal of WUBJ 88.1 FM , its repeater station serv ing the people of Jamestown and C ha utauqua County. The stati on has received a $25.000 grant from the Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation, a S20,000 grant from the Hultquist Foun· dation and a $10,000 g rant from the Johnson Foundation. ~ "These generous grants wiiJ help us bring guality radio to •i a much larger segment of the people of Jam estown and "~ Chautauqua County, and will further ~nhance the cultural va · ~~ tality of this great region of the state," said Carole Smith Petro. ~~ associate vice president for universit y services and WBFO 's t. ) acting gene ral manager. V The station is in the process of seeking additional commu nit y and foundation suppo rt to finan ce the $133,000 project. which could be comp leted by late fall if sufficient funds are raised. The JlfOjcct to expand its signal will involve moving the WUBI transmitter to a more centra l locatio n and increa!ting it s power ap · proximately seven -fold. The signal will be extended to reach a potential audience of 90,000 in Mayville , Chautauqua , Cassa daga, Sinclairville, Brocton and Panama in New York and Sugar Grove and o ther areas in north · western Pennsylvania. The signal strength will improve throughout the present sen•1cc area in and aro und Jamestow n, with im provements particularly noticeable around C hautauqua Lake. There will be a greatly improved signal in the area along Lake Erie from Westfield to Fredonia, which will receive a secondary area signal for the.· first time . {j Emeritus Center to recognize 93 member for 3,400 hours of volunteer service to UB Ninety-t h ree m embe rs of the Emeritus Cent er will be recoglli Zt'd for more than 3,400 hours of volunteer university service performed during the past year during the lOth annual Retired Employee Vol unteers-U niversity Program ( REV- UP ) rec.gnition ce remonv anJ reception , to be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The event wiU be held during a meeting of Ementus Center mc.· m bcrs in the South Lounge of Goodyear Hall on the South Ca mpu ~ Since the start of the REV-UP program in 1990. Emeritus (~ c.·n tc.·r vol unteers have provided more than 30,000 ho urs of umvers1tv ~rv11..e The recognition ceremony. which will feature remarks hy Su~an M. Hough , ass istant vice president for Human Resource Sc-rvKe!t. will include representatives of the 27 university departmenb that have benefited from REV-UP. �41 Rep a..._ UB on llav4.200111Vo1.31.h.30 er town meeting *• with......, dlll'llla Cllftton UB was a hotbed of activity lui. . _ t as the ..-sky '-eel 1 ~ town meeting with First Lldy IOd U.S. Senate ~ Hlllry Rodhlm Clinton on April 26. The meeting, "The New York SeNte bee: A. Ute Editlo<) Town Meeting, • was moderated by CNN "Ute EditiOn• host IOd UB olumnus Wolllllitzer. A CNN Uf!W descended on the Ellicott Complex on April24. The )AM Keeler Room became the networi<'s base of operations lor thlft days os creN members-with much help from the UB Office of Conferences and Special Events ond the Division of Student Affairs-prepared the Katharine Cornett The•tre lor the hour-tong broadcast. Reporters from all three ol the Nf!W York Oty dally newspapers attended the meeting, as ~I as writers from such national news or~s as The Wash· ington Post, The Boston G~. Reuters and the Associoted Press. Clinton tool< questions from the audience, which wos comprised ol·registered New York Stolt voters, including UB students, IKulty and staff, and member> o1 the Western Nf!W York community. Although the broadust ended at 11 p .m., Clinton continued to toke questions from the audience lor another 40 minutes. Photos w.re token by Fronk Ml/lff, photographer in the Office of Publications. (Top) CNN penonnel conduct a rehearsal hours before the actual town meeting. (- ) llrhty Faulhaber, a freshman moJoo1ng In technical theater, adjusts the lighting In the c...- Theatre. - CNN staffen prepoo,. to Iuong the CNH ond (top). The pnss room In Fllf9o Lounge were traveling with Clinton (•boYe) . u• logos ln. the theatre -•Its the reporton who (Left) Hillary Clinton hu--.. . . . befo.. the . -. - - -.. ociiWb his~ (right). '\ ckntng the town nlfttlng. Associated Press photographer Jim McKnight records the K ene (right). �llay 4.21100/Vol.31,18.:II Hypertension rede~ed Izzo urges using systolic reading rather than diastolic By LOIS 11A1W1 News Services Editor YSTOLIC blood pressure, 1M first-or higher-number in a blood-press ure reading, is the important factor in determining whether a person has hypertension, experts state in a new National Insti tut es of Health-sponsored dinical advisory statement· released today. Traditionally, diastoUc blood pressure, the second or lower number, was thought to be more imponanL Joseph 1zzo, UB professor of medicine and pharmacology, and vice d1air of research for the Department of Meilicine, is the primary author of the advisory, which appears in the May issue of Hypertension. The document was developed by the coordinating comminee of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program, which is part of the Na tional Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Making systolic blood pressure the major criterion for diagnosis, staging and therapeutic manage- S ment of hypertension, particularly in middle-aged and o lder Ameri - cans, represents "a major paradigm shift,"the advisory states.'It also calls fo r more 'rigorous control efforts and for abolishing the u5e~oof ageadjusted blood -pressure targets. " Thi ~ shift a ffec ts 25 milli o n people in th e United States whose live s can be improv~d by th(' change," Jzzo said. Specifically, th(' new r(.'C()mmcndations are: • Systolic blood pressure should become the prindpal clinicaJ end point for detection, t"Valuation and treatment ofhypertcnsion,especially in middle-aged and older Americans. • Blood pressure should be maintained below 140/90 mmHg throughout one's lifetime; above this level, early therapy is essential to prot<ct against organ damage. • More stringent blood-pressure control is necessary in persons with high-risk conditions: hypertensive patients with diabetes should keep their blood below 135/85 mmHg and persons with renal or heart fail ure should reduce their bl<J!XI pressure to the lowest level possible. kidney failure. It is dear that lowering systolic pressuu is associated with better outcomes in cardiovascular and renal disease. ..Systolic hypertension interacts with other ·major risk factors, such as high cholesterol and diabetes, which also incr('ase with age. to ampUfy the age-related risk of car· diovascular events."' Isolated systolic hypertension is the most common form of hyper· t~nsion and is present in about twothirds of people over the age of 60 with diagnosed high blood pressure, he said. Isolated systolic hypertension is defined as systolic pressure at or above 140 mm/Hg and diastoUc under 90 mm/Hg. Treating isolated systoUc hypertension reduces the incidence of stroU, heart attack, heart failure and kidney failure, as well as reducing overall b rdiovascular disea.R-re· • Age-adjusted blood-pressure targets are inappropriate, including the unsubstantiated but persistent clinical folklore that " 100-+-yourage" is an acceptable systolic bloodpressure level SystoUc blood pressure represents the maximum force exerted by the heart against the blood vessels during the heart's pumping phase. Diastolic pres.~ ure is the resting pressure during th e..· heart's relaxation phase. The defining systolic number is 140: A higher measurement indi cates a need for blood-pressu re re· duction through drugs o r lifesty le change. lzzo said much evidence points to systolic pressure as the critical factor in determining the risk of hea rt disease. "For example. systolic hypen·ension is the most prevalen t risk fa ctor in heart failure, stroke and_ lated sickness and death. Using diastoUc blood pressure to define hypertensio n in persons middle-aged and older actually misrepresents the risk of poten!ial heart problems, lzzo said. ·s~toUc blood pressure increases steadily with age in industrialized Western societies, whereas diastolic blood pressure in ~ creases until abou t age 55 and th en declines. So if1 older persons, diastolic blood prl"SSure i) inverS('Iy related to ca rdiovascular risk." Additional authors on the stud} are Daniel Levy, directo r of the Framingham Heart Study o f th e National Hea rt , Lung and Blood Institute, and Henry R. Black, Roberts Professor and chair of the Department of Preventive Med icine, and associate vice-president for research at Rush - Presb)• terian -St. Luke's MedicaJ Center in Chicago. Grant Conu.-..1 ~pap 1 "Our departm~ntal community research programs in anthropology, geology and archaeology have ex plored the physical and cultural history of our region, ascenained the importance of our physical artifacts, our geology and geography, and applied current science in ways that have assisted Western New York community entities from police departments and native tribal groups to preservationist and environmen tal org:nizations." Walters says. "These programs deeply enrich the educational experience of many UB students and, we hope, will encourage more students to enroU in research universities I~ ours. which are the only institutions of higher education able to offer programs of this kind." She emphasizes that the CUR projects wiJI be or:ganiz.ed as courses "taught" as part of faculty members' no rmal instructio nal load, adding that this should increase the num· ber of faculty able to participate in the program. Supervisory assistance by communit }' participants and graduate students will free fucuhy members to pursue grea ter and more direct instructional contact with students. Walters points out that since un dergraduates will participate for mort than one semester, retUrning students will be able to coach and mentor new participants. And through research projects df- Buffalo News. Another idea that has undergraduate courses. '' In fact," she says, " in so me w.tys, Jhis initiative may have broader ap· peal to industry and com mun it)' groups than do interruhi ps because they invo lve lower person nel costs than do imernships that req uire one-on-one supervision. C UR pro· grams aJso may allay employer mi ~­ givings tha t , in som e cases, th e length of an internship is too short for maximum educational impact. been proposed, Walters says. in· volves a vast coUection of stereotypi- "In th e CUR programs. we' ll lengthen the learning curve by involv- cal Civil War images held in the col- ing teams of students, incl uding rt~ ­ sea rch-experien ced graduatt' stu · dents. over the course of several sc mestcrs. Th is approach.'' explains \Valters. '' will provide studenl!t wi th lengthier. on-site rxpent.•nccs and en · able them to learn to work effc.x1.1vd v as m e mbc~ of a work group, t'"\'en a." they devdop practi..:al, cost-df«tl\'t' so lut ion~ to rral-"';orld p rohlc m ~." Wo rking wit h un iversit)' t ea m ~ and m c mh~: rll- of the communll v. she sars. al!:>tl wd l rt~quire st uden t' to devt'lo p profiut.·nt.\' m wn tt t·n and nr.1 l LOmm un~o.:a tHlll . racu lt }. s tudt.·n t ~. statf .tnd rltcm ht.'r) of tht• commu111t y m.l)' suggt.--st projects to the C UR team via email to <. walt e r s@buffalo.edu > or < gardella@ac su.buffal o .edu >. fiUated with local service organiutions, stud~nts will participate in scholarly iJMStigations that have puhUc-policy impUcations, she explains. Gardella notes that one project already being planned involves stu · dents assisting in the development of BuffaJo.com, the Web site of n1 t> lection of the form er Viewmaster Corp. , now owned by Fisher Price. "These need to be made available for use by historians, art historians an d media artists, among o thers, and this offers o ur studen ts an important object lesson in identi fyi ng and cataloguing primary histo rical research materials. "The class ics depa rtment ," she adds, " is interested in its student!» helping to asses.~ and catalogue the Roman art holdings of the Buffalo and Erie Counl'y Historical Sociel)' and the suggestions have just begun to come in. "These research projects will tlot be the same as internships. and we need to darify that point," Walters says. "They will be supervised research programs anached to specific Write "CLI R Project Proposal"in the subject line. \ Rape lea Summer fun on the Web Cl As the spring semester doses , W(' look forward to another summer rich with Western N~w York events and festiva1s. Last year's Elec tronic Highwa ys co lu mn "S ummer C lick s In " < http :/ 1 www.buffalo.edu / reporter/ Yoi)0/ Yol10n-JO/ eh .html > d is c u s~d some of th ~ area's cultural happenings and insti tutio ns. The addresses fo r the Web sites mentioned 111 that column are still va lid as of thi s writ ing; here a re some addi ti o nal Sites to help yo u choO!tt' you r su mmer's worth o f activities. Buffa1o.com < http:/ / www.buffalo.com/ Arts_Entertalnment/ FestivalsEYenb_17.asp> provides links to some of th e mo re pronu nent regional evenb and a ttract10m. One connt."Ctlo n. A Taste of Buffalo <http:/ / TASTEOFBUFFALO .com / > . being held July 8-9," th e second -largest food festi va l in the United States. More th an 150 restau rants offer samples of th e1r c u1~1ne t hroughoUithe downtown a r~a. alo ng with staged e nt~rtamm ent and children ·s act1vuies. The ho mepage includes dc:scriptio ns and piCtu res of th e festival, and a more deta iled sc hedule for th1s year will be forth commg. Also. the Canal Fest of the Tonawandas will take pl ace July 16-.2.3 1n North Tonawanda. Its Web site < http:/ / www.CANALFE.ST.org / > fea turt.·s a schedule and history of th e (estlv.JI, which draws up tu 300,000 people every y('ar. If yo u connect to I Love New York < http:/ / lloYeny.state.ny.tu •. cl ick first o n .. Evenh·· on th e menu un th e left of the )!C reen, .1nJ th en check on " Fai rs/hs uvals"'-Qr any of th e 28 t h o1ce~ on the h ~t Nar row the sea rch reg1onall y b)' choosing "G reater Niaga ra " from the pu lld own menu below. You w11l ret neve dates and bnef de~(np tions of upco ming even ts, such as th e Juneteenth Fc~tJvai.Jnd ~(01 tish Festival, and co ntact info rm ation for each . From the opening page of the Ya hoo Entertainment <. ~u1de <http:/ / gulde.yahoo .com > you can type .. Buffalo" 111 the box la helcd "Z1r Code o r Ci ty" and retrieve a weekly hstmg of· loc.tl actiVIties a nd (.'vent s. Thi s site is an idea l one to bookma rk for future rrfaence to .Jctivilles thro ughout t he upcomi ng months-a handy up -to dat e events ca lendar for another enjoya ble summer in \\·b tern N<·w YnrJ... l-or ciSSI:ltWIC£' m mle( t ntj! to tilt· \ Vorld \Vult' \Vd1 \'Ill L'B compuu•r accouuts, conttJCI tlrf' Complltmg t.(·tltcr Help IJesJ.. nt 6-15-35-12. -Deborah Hu~ted Koshlnsky and Richard McRae. Umvf'rStty Vbror~es BrieO Students receive art awards Eight students in the Department of Art have received 1999-2000 depa rtment al awards for their work. Kari sa Ce nt annt, a IUillor m th e photography BFA prog ram , wa:. selec ted br t ht~ art depa rt ment to rec~ive the Rumsey Awa rd . Estahl1 shi..· d throu gh th e genaoll it y o f Buffalo pai nter Evelrn Rumser Lord. the aw.~rd 1s to be used fo r travel for art isti c and per ~o nal enrichment or for tuition a:.:.lllt.Jnce for a summer stu dio art prog ram o utsldt• UR. 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Jo n Nll chad Hall o . . k. lr .. ..1 IUillor 111 tht• pnntm.JJ...m~ prol{-;Jm . 1' thl' rl"clpient o l the Eu~t.'llt' L.. t o.ll t.'r 1-.,.l·dll"n .. t· m l>r.1w1n~ Aw.1rJ 1"1ffan}' St.trJ... ..1 BFA .. a nd1d.1te 111 thl· p.Jmtmg pn,~r.lm rl'u·nnl the Carl E. a nd \'i rgm1.t \\'. Sl' nt t ~ l emnn.1l Aw.ud Kenn et h (fa rce, a ju n1o r pur)lllll£ ..1 BFA Ill ~ompult.'l ,art . rl-._l" l\ t.•d th e Dennis Domkowskl Memon.tl s~ho lar !> hip, aw.Jrdt.•d l l) IUI\Iur .. Ill the co mmun ica tion design o r computt•r art program who )lhn\\ excell ent po tt.·nti al for design. Tht• awa rd was l'Stabhshcd hv Proh.·llsional Co mmuni c ator!~ of Western Nt.·w York. �6 Reportaa llay4,21DI/Vol31.1tr.Jtl UB develops virtual-reality glove allowing doctors to store what they feel In patient exam l< uoos .Joseph Moslng. """""" omerituS of psychology, will be honored by the Americ:on Psychoanalytic Association 1t the group'111nnuat meeting In Chi-cago May 12. MIJ!Ing has signed a contrKt with the American Psychological Auoclatlon forthe 10th Y<>lumo In the >Ories •Empirical Stud~ of Psychoonalytlc Theories." Vol· umo nino of the sorio>-•Psychodynamlc Stucfoos on Sick· ness and Ho-·-hos just boon published. Research goes beyond doctor's touch manY By EllDI .C~UM Nows Servkes Edotor doctor's hands are two of the most important diagnostic tools he or she has, allowing the physician to detect subtle signs of disease or injury just by touching a patienL Exercising thai expertise has aiways required the presence of two indi· viduals in the same physical space al A the same time: doctor and patient. Arthur ' -· director of the Office of New> SeMces, luis been etected comniuniatiom chair on the boord of directors of District II, Council for Ad· vancement and Support of Education. Six momben of the faculty and professional staff have been IWildtd honoraJy membenhlp In the UB Bulls Chopter of the Natlonal Residence Hall Honorary. NRHH is the honor society for the top 1 poteen! of res!- · donee-hall leaders in the United Slates and Canada. lloncnry memben are faculty and Slaff memben who have contributed time and effort to the mlclenco halls ot UB. Six neW honorary ' memben ft Rtd Ednl-. )odlet Dining tjall ....._. Dkln o.ly, Hadley llilllge manDerendo, assistant ager. - ~Hill director; T.J. <;,_ Rtd )odlet Hill drector, Mll'jjoNt Mwphy, -~ ter-. Rtd JICbt Hill drector, and ,.. , . _ o f pathology and choir of the Faculty Senate. tclwoo<IW. -. ~ athletic director a/ recrNilon and 1ntn1muro1 progmns, and ~otridl Lyons. lntetlm cirwctor a/ the Office of Ananclol Aid, received the Friends ol EOI' Award II the Educotlonll Op- Until now. UB researchers arc developing a system that will allow physicians to use a new form of virtual reality, called physically based VR. to store information about what they are feeling during an exam and to go back and review it later after the patient has gone. With this .. Virtual Human Model for Medical Applications," physicians will wear a customized virtual-reality glove during the patient examination that collects data on what the physician is feeling through sen· sors located in the glove'> fin. gertips. James Mayrose, doc- toral candidate in the Department two to three years to have a device of mechanical and aerospace engi - in use that will allow a physician to neering, a senior designer of the glove and co-investigator on the project, is carrying out studies of it with human subjects at the Erie County Medical Center. Thenkurussi Kesavadas, assistant professor of mechanical and aero- space engineering, director of UB's They "" Sovinlo: lo psichismo delle forme.• Two foculty members have edited coflections of .,. says: ~ z. l'nlloopcayll. assislant prot.,...., "Bruno Schulz: New Documenu and lnterprmtlens" and Morgorito VIrgos, aS50Ciate professor and chair, " LAtin American WOmen Dramatists: Theater, TeJ<U and Theories.• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~~ . The,....,. __ fmm- c:orrmonlfng on Is -and-1.-.lhoukl be lmllodiOBOO- and may b e - for sl)lfe and longlh. let· mnutiiWdothewrtll!r's .,.,.., -andadlydmetoi&pla!e ,.....,..for_ Bethe ,.. .,..... of"'""'..-.... potto<amct,._ll_ re- Tho!ynutbe-by 9 a.m. MondoyiObe...- for~lnht_.. ..... The,...,...."' """ ... .-on be <~~~cor~ II <wwtdw:M · · +c>. VR Lab and lead investigator, explained thai right now, there is no way that a physician at a second site · can share in the experience without personally examining the patienL In very serious cases. particularly when a patient has been diagnosed at a "Our big contnbution is that'"" are writing algorithms to model how soft tissue Morms as a real mass, rather than just as a surface. which is what many groups are cur· rendy doing. No one els<o is doing this in real time," said kevin Dlugh, a doctoral student in mechanical and aerospace engineering. who is a co-author on the rese2rch. "We will be able to touch the model with a haptic thimble (the physically based VR counterpart of a computer mowc) on the screen, apply the "force,• using a 'haptics' feedback system and show how it de(omu and then bounces back when the force is withdrawn." The; work is based on a physicians in a remote location. They will report on the progress of their work in July at the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in Chicago. portunity Progrlm's 25th an- partment of Modem Lonand I.Jto<otures recently publbhed boob. Hye-- Chol, oulstont professor, • Optimizing s~ In Conlelrt: Scramblng lnd in,. formation Structure;" c.rtos Feof, professor,·y nar(ltlw de Pedro Sollnas, • and Morfo lleno Cutlbru, assislantJ><ofessor, •Afborto As is the cast with other virtual-reality appUcations for medi· cine, UB's V'trtual Human Modd will be rel<vant for training physi· cians as well. The UB group rurrently is mod· eUng on the computer the soft tissue and organs of the human abdomen, using atomic-uni) type modeling that breaks up human tissue into pieces that each measure no more than 8mm. · The system talo:s as its raw material the V'wble Human Data Set de- or to share it with consulting nual- program lnd han· ors <:OrniOCltlon held April 28. FiKlllty membefs in the De- small, rural hospital, for example, the patient may have to be airlifted to a more comprd!cnsive medical facility where he or she can be examined in person. The VR system under dcvdopmenl al UB could make some of those costly-not to mention traumatiG-<lirlifts unne<:esSatY· "Using our customized da1a-collectiongloveandthedt1ailedunder· standing we are developing about the physics behind a doctor's touch during an exam, we expect within use medical palpation virtually and in real-time," said Kesavadas The UB work represents a departure from the usual rout< taken by researchers studying VR for use in medical situations, he added. "Just about everyone who is looking;ll virtual medicine right now is interested in surgical applications," he said. But those appUcations are many years away from being realized. For his part, Kesavadas sees no reason to wait to reap the benefits ofVR fOr diagnostics. veloped by the National Institutes of Health, which makes available lo researchers oomplete digitized data sets of the human body. Using a very powerful graphics comp ut er, the researchers "supenample" smaller and smaller sections of the data set for a given body part or organ, which enables them 10 get more and more detailed pictures of each one, developing increasingly complex equations about how each tiny section will respond to applied forces. They then create layers of these sections, gradually building the oollection of samples up into the complete organ. solid understanding of the physics behind what happens when pressure is applied todiffm:nt parU of the human body. "While the physician is doing a palpation on a patient, the computer-through the VRglove-is picking up all the information about what anatomic force chaiacteristics the doctor's finger is feeling," said Kesavadas. According to Kesavadas, only a handful of groups in the United States are doingatomicunil modeling for an inll!rac· tive VR environment "The advantage of our system is that the physician can store data that describe and quantify the sensation he is feeling in his fingers while he is examining a patient: said Kesavadas. "He can leU through touch if there are any diseased organs, if they are enlarged, or hard or soft, and if there are tumors presenL" The system will hav< application with emergency services in the 6dd, as well as military and battlefield applications. The project is being funded through the Center for Transportation Injury Research ofCUBRC. the Calspan-UB Research Center. Five faculty receive Milton Plesur award Award presented by SA recognizes teaching excellence, honors late UB scholar By MARA McCINNIS Reporter Assistant Editor lYE UB faculty members have received 2000 Millon Plesur Ex~ellence in Teaching Awards from the Stu- F dent Association recognizing their teaching excellence and commit ment to students. The former Student Association Excellence in Teaching Awards were renamed to honor Plesur, a nationally regarded author and scholar of popular culture and the American presidency, who died in 1987. Plesur was so highly regarded that in 1984 a group.of his fonner students established a scholarship fund in his name. Recipients of the Plesur award are student-nominated and selected. This year's recipients are: ing. Mook also is search interests involve the synthesis and prop<rties of infrared-absorbing dyes, synthetic enzymes· and redox catalysts, new routes to director of international educa· 2· azetidinones and taxol sidcchain derivatives. and new registration sys· terns for biosensing appheations. A faculty member since 1995, Detty came to UB after a career as a research chemist al Eastman Kodak Co. • !!rick Duchesne, assistan t professor of poUtical science. Duchesne, w h o join ed t he UB faculty in 1998, teaches and ronducts research in the areas of international political econom y, trade negotia · tions , game theory and Canadian politics. He is working on a comparative political economy analysis of trade strategies in Canada • Michael R. Dctty,associatepro- _...__ ......,..., and the United States. fessor of chemistry DnTY • Joseph D. Mook, professor of and medicinal chemistry. Detty's re- mechanical and aerospace engineer- - tion in the Depart· ment of Mechanical and Aerospaa: Engineering in the School of Engineering and Ap· pliedSciences.Mook'sareasofinterest include controls, dynamics, sys· tern identification, estimation theory, modeling and nonlinear and chaotic dynamic systems. He has authored or co-authored several papers and publications in scholarly journals. • Phillips Stevens, J r. ,~ ­ ate professor of an· thropology. Internationally promi· nent in his field, Stevens has spent snvua nearly 30 years studying and teaching about cultural anthropology, social organiza· tian, religion and cultural chang<, and has conducted field research in West Africa and the Caribbean. He has been a member of the UB faculty sina: 1971. • David P. Willbern, professor of English and associat< vier provost for educational tech · nology. Willbern, who has been a UB faculty member since 1973, also is directQr of the Educational Technol- ogy Center. A Shakespearean ...._... scholar, Willbern teachescounes in American and En· glish Rmaissance Uterature, Elizabe-• than and Jaoobean drama, modem poetry and literary eriticism. He has published several articles in literary journals and a book titled "Poetic Will: Shakespeare and the Play of language (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997). He is working on an essay collection titled "Acu of Hypocriticism" and a book on postWnrld War ll American best sellers. �Uay 4. 21100/Vul.31.19.30 Walker closes speakers series Author of"The Color Purple" tells audience to "interbe" 11J ~ L£WAHDOWSIU Rtperltr Contributor UCE Wallcer, the author perhaps best-known for her novel, "The Color Purple," enlightened the audience in the Mainstage Theatre April 26 with her words of poetic justice when she said, "You cannot just he yourself alone. You have to ' interbe:• These sentiments, taken from her poem "lntcrbeing," reflected the tone of Walker's conversation with the audience as she wove together the narrative of her own childhood memories, the histories of AfricanAmericans living in a racist South and stories of ber own struggles. largely through poetry, in an effort to emphasize harmony with nature and with each other. The final speaker of the Distinguished Speakers Series for 19992000,Walker talked of hearing Martin Luther King , Jr.'s " I Have A Dream" speech during the "March on :Washington" in 1964-when she w3.s in her late teens-and his request for those individuals from the South to return home. "He said, 'Go hack to Georgia, go hack to Mississippi;" she said. "And I had not thought I would go hack to the South. And he said go back. and so I went back." A When Walker re turned. she Joined the Friends of the Children of Mississippi, an organization dedi· cated to teaching children. The lack of history books available to the children was staggering, and so she set out to acquire a history through the written autobiographies of people living in the South. She recounted several histories given to her to share with children: one man talked at length of repeat· edly witnessing the savage killings of African-Americans by law enforce· mcnt officers; one woman spoke of how her home was bombed severaJ times by the Ku Klux Klan; another man questioned"how he feels abou t the country his son wiU have to grow upm. Spurred on by such stories. a softspoken Walker asked members of the audience to engage in a dialogue with themselves and with each other about severaJ major issues swirling tweeo each breath." in today's mainstream. "I want you to think about Elian "Let the feminine live if you are Gonzalez, I want you to think about to he as beautiful as you can he," she freedom,( want you to think about said, calling the ways in which the the meaning of democracy, and I feminine has been slighted in the want you to think about <;uba, world "'one of the major crimes - - - - - - , against ourselves~ Remaining true to her "'wol)lanism." a phrase coined by Walker to describe her approach to feminism, she touched on the frequent disappointment and disregard rampant in today's world. "When you live in a society th at crushes you, and a society that is ignorant of the fact that it is crushing itself, what do you do? How do you live?" she asked. Her response again came in the form of a poem she wrote~ "'Expect Nothing, Live Frugally on Surprise," through which she told the audience to "Stop short of the urge to bleed," "Tame wild disapand ... lndia .. .l want you to think pointment" and "Discovu the reason about all of those things." she said. why so tiny human giant. .. exists at .. We are living in a time that is so all, so scared, so unwise." frightening ... so wondrous, and I Walker, who recited several more wanted to share with you some of of her poems throughout the the things I've been thinking evening, turned her focus from poabout ... because or what is happen - etry to activism, sharing with the ing in our world, in our communi · audience excerpts from a letter writ ties," Walker said. ten to her by an individual involved She used her poetry as a vehicle in the protests agajnst the World to convey some of her thoughts on Trade Organization in Seattle. She th e world, reOecting often on her also talked abou t Mumia Abu own struggles. Jamal, the former Black Panther and "In the face of all of this, as we set writer who remains on death row out to do in Mississippi-among in Philadelphia. A long -time sup· other things, I was interracially mar- porter of Abu-Jamal-whom she ried--there was poetry, which was likened to Frederick Douglass and such a help," she said, dedicating the Malcolm X-Walker recently fin first poem she would read to "all th e ished writing the preface to his latwomen here, and all of the men who est book. Walker rem inded the aud1ence love them, and all of the men who love the feminine in themselves." that we all "walk quite alone-and The poem, "A Woman Is Not A there is the coming to term!) with Potted Plant," pays homage to a that." But, she said, Wl' all need en · growth unheeded by domesticity, by couragemcnt. sex, in its lines: ..A woman is not a She urged members of the audipotted plant, her roots bound to the ence to heed the advice of the Hopi confines of her house._. her leaves Indians who believe that "all that we trimmed to the contours of her do must be done in a sacred man · sex ... A woman is wilderness un- ner and in celebration. We arl' tht> bounded, holding the future be· ones we've been waiting for." 7 Base~al~ UB S, LeMoyne 4 LeMoyne IO,UB I Albany 8, UB S Albany 6,UB I Albany 11 , UB 4 UB I S, Albany 0 AM.r loslna; the first three games of a four-game weekend $erie~ ;u Albany, the Bulk arne aiMe at ""' pbto Sul<by tD ""' fino! pme .pmt the Danes IS.O in a c~ shutout for lmhm>n Tyle< &lenDn<. Bryan Sanchez led the Bulk' hiuinc aaack.gotng 3-for-"4 with four runs scored. two R~s and two home runs.. Those two home n..ns pve Sanchez I 0 on the season,seaiflg a new UB schoof record fcK homen in a ~ season. In earlier weeb:nd pmes. the Danes swept the Bolls in a ».wniay doubleheader. winntng those two games 8-S and 6-I .Adrian Dan~s coUected twO hiu In each pme. ln the first game of the doote header on Suncby,AJbany used a seven run fourth inning t.o urn a II_.. victory. In other action iut ~the Bulls split a doubleheader with LeMoyne on April 27m Dunn Tire Park. UB won the opening game m a lhriller. 5-'l.butlostthenlglltapl().l. shirting shortstop. In the fim pme. UB trailed 3-1 when Mike Aahe:rty hk. a t'NO-tWl homer to de. the score.Wrth the pme tied again at 4--4 m the final tnr.;ng. the 8Uk led off w;th a slrcle by ~<em Nest.e.-uk.A sacrifke bunt mo¥0<1 hWn to second and Aaheny go< a bose hit to rigllt liekl. scoring Bnan Zebsko who tw:1 come in m pinch run Jor the wiri1g nn Fruhman Adrian Daftlels Is the team 's ~oftoall Cleveland S~te 7, UB 0 Cleveland State S, UB 0 Syracuse II, UB 0 Syracuse 6, UB 2 St. Bonaventure 8, UB 0 St. Bonaventure 9, UB 0 +Ibany 5, UB 4 Albany 12,UB 2 ComeiiS, UB I UBS , Comelll US snapped an I I -game losing string by wiMing the scteond pme of a doub(eheader at Cornell S-2 Sunday afternoon In Ithaca.. The Bulls scored three runs In the first on a bases-loaded double by Kelly Malone. UB picked up a ~ir of become ~·-~~~~n after hitting four last to give him a season IDtlll d 10. He went 7-of-16 (.438) for the week, scorin\l seven runs and driving Ill six. His two-homer game-lifted the Bulls to a 150 vlcto<y ove< Albany in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday. Sarah Fletcher of the track-and -field team won the hammer throw at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia. insurance runs in the final inmng. lnduding a run-scoring lln~e by Kim Sudakow. The Bulls rmnaged to hokt off a seventh-inning Cornell rally u Andrea Sage earned the victory, her second of the year. UB dropped the opener S- I. wilh Sage account:ing for the only RBI. In other action last wee~d. the Bulls dropped a Sa.runby doubleheader to Altwly. S--4 and 12-l. 1n UB Softball Stadium In the opener. Albany's Stacy K.ow-al knocked 1n the winning ron WJlh a bases·loaded sacrifice fty In the top of the seventh mnmg. sconng Kan Faraone. In the nightcap. the Great Danes erupted for three runs 1n lhe fin:t on K.ow-al's bases-loaded double.Aibany also cashed 1n with twO runs 1n the second. three in the fourth and four in the fifth.The Bulls scored sin~ runs 1n the second and third innings. A ~ to right by Jessta Kensy scored Kim Uwrmce. wh1te Moore accounted fot- the other RBI wilh a double. scormg Cox 10 lhe third The week began with the Bulls dropping doubleheaders at Cleveland Seite and St. Bonaventure, with a sweep by Syracuse sandwiched in between. The Bulls were no-hit by Cleveland State's Cusie Pittman, S-0, 1n the second game of the twinbill on April H . and Syncuse's Tan OiM;r,_gg~o threw a perfect game on the Bulls in the opener of a doubleheader on April 25 lenni~ Faculty Senate c-u....c~,_,....l Samuel D. Schack, professor of· mathematics, exp ressed co ncern about the "remarkable oontrast"hetween the sit uation in athletics, which he defined as a "secondary mission a( best" of the university, and the state of the College of Arts and Sciences, a un!t he described as serving the "primary interests of the university" and one that has been "severely degraded." President Wt.lliam. R. Greiner explained that the debt situation in athletics differs tremendoUsly from the deficit in CAS because the CAS debt is an accumulated and a cumulative one, whereas the deficit in athletics was a single, one-time debt. The report also notes that SOOstudents participate directly in the university's athletic programs. 190 of whom are on scholarships supported by non-state funds. generating about Repoater S2.S million in tuition "give-back." Cerny reported that "a bigger issue than the (athletics) budget" is gender equity. In fiscal year 1998-99, men's sports accounted for 47 percent of the total budget, while women's sports accounted for 22 percent. A three-year plan calls for a 9 percent increase in the number of men's scholarships and a 50 percen t increase in the number of women's scholarships. According to the report. the DOA reduced its budget at the beginning of the 1999-2000 academic year, as did the rest of the university. How· ever, the cut was somewhat balanced by a state legislative initiative that allocated $800,000 to public insti· tutions competing at the Division IA level to help attain gender equity. In other business. the senate passed a resolution outlining policies for oOstruction or disruption by students in the classroom, behavioral expe<:tations-to be published as part of the student rules and regulations-and strategies for instructors for deal· ing with distractions in the classroom. The sena te also considered rec ommendations on assessments of instructional effectiveness prepared by the Teaching and Learning Committee. One recommendation-to establish a substantial developmen t cffon for faculty members to ex pand and improve their instruction-prompted some to suggest reestablishing the Office of Teaching Effectiveness, which helped faculry members improve their teaching skills. But committee members said they thought the same goals could be reached by coordinating with the Ed ucational Technology Center, rather than creating a new entity. WOMEN Northern Illinois 4, UB 0 The Bulls completed lhe1r s~son With a 4-{) loss to Northern Illinois .n the opening round of lhe M1d-Amencan Conference Tournament m ~lamuoo. Mich. UB fimshed the sNSOO S- 16 overall. Northern llh001s toOk the rmtc:h qu.ddy. WJnmng 6-{). 6-a dects1ons 10 three matches before bemg declared lhe winner MEN Bowt ing Green 4, UB 0 UB wu e/imiru.ted by Bowhng Green 4-0 1n lhe openmg round of the M•d Amencan Conference Tournament held at the Umven:tty ofToledo Tenn1s Courts onA.pri127 The seventh-seeded Bulls fimsh the season 8- 14 lm~K anu fielu Men 's and women's teams competed in Penn Relays Men's and wom e n's teams competed in Cornell lnvita.tionaJ Junior Sarah Fletcher became US's first-ever dwnpionship winner at the compeotive Penn Relays as she won lhe hammer throw with a toss of 176-6 ·· Also at the Penn Rebys. Melina Ryan set a llf!N US necord in the I~». meter hurdles wk:h a time of :I-4.07.The "NOmen's 4x100, 1xl00 and 4x200 ~ay squads also set llf!N UB records. Adam Smith set a llf!N rmrk and pLaced fim in the d iscus throw (I S9-S·l at the Comell~nvitational. He also won the shot put (18-S 112·1. �a Repodea llay4,2000/Vol31.1o.30 Anthropology and James A. ~~~~- Ctiair (Dennis Outdoor TrKk ~:~~; · UB Stadium . 4-6:30 Saturday 6 Annual Meeting Outdoor Track ~=::r!.tt~b~ 1- UB Open. UB Stadium. 9 a.m .J p.m. Free. g~~e.it~~!J~e~:,",: the 5 r~~~ ~ ~emc:::a,e School. For more information, jean Grela, 645-6240. fht· Rtput1n' puhli\lw\ lnt'"'P lor •·v ~n h t.ti..lng pl;u, on c .tn lpu\ or fur uff Cd!T1 j.JU\ t'\'i'fll\ UB CJrlol.lp\ ~ponwn wh..-r~ .set• pnn<tfPdl li\Ong\ .Jn: rlut• nu l.lft'f th.ul nnnn un 1 h(· nn~rut .. y I"''Cf'fling publllotlton l1\li 119 \ oU\' Blologkal Sdenc:es Seminar Ublqukln-Mediated Proteolysis as a Novel Cellular Regulatory Process. Aaron ctec:h anover, Rappaport Fam•ly Institu te for Research In the Medical Sdenc~. TechnionIsrael institute of Technology. 220 Natural Sciences Complex . ~·~ife·~~ree. c~.~~~~:f the Dep ts. of Bio ical · logy and Sc iences and Mic Immunology. Fo r more ~~~r~:s~~~t-1~68. ftH ~ub m 1ulun fbrm th,• un ll nt.· UB (.<1lcnd on of f:vt!nl\ at · http FRIDAY 5 www. b utf.llo t!dU B t:~ollu\t' <dlt.' n dar lo9ln ut \PM<' li ~nlt atlo n ) nol ~t il tovc n h In t h e e lt:c lro nlc c llh•nd.tr will b e In cl ude d In I h t: Rt'fHUt t:r ~~~==~"~s Trauma System Evaluation In NeW Yoric State . Gene Cayten, 1 ~t~~;'~it~~ Ene County Medical Center. 10-11 a.m . Free. Sponsored by Center lor Transportation Injury Research. for more information, Brooke Lerner, 898-5144. Anthropolc>gy Speoken Serleslectuft ~~~~~ri~t-r.:~·~a Babfracki, Syracuse Univ. 3S4 ~~l:ym~~~ ge"v~ ~~~"la~~~~-~~~ee. Sunday 7 Bueball Buffalo vs Stony Brook (OH) . Dunn Tire Park. I p.m. Free. Monday 8 only .:~ c cept<."C"" t h rnu gh lhe electronic Baseball .. Physiology ond Biophysics Specl•l Seminar Olffuskmal Dynamics of Transmembrane Receptors: Studies at the Single Molect~le Level . Stuart Ucht, Scripps Research Institute. 108 Sherman. Noon. free. Tuesday g Emeritus Center Meeting REV-UP Recognnlon Program. Susan M. t:iOUgh, vke president for human resource servk:es. ~ar Hall, South Lou~ . 2-3:4 p.m . Free. For more nformation, J&ek Baker, 829-2271 . Wednesday 10 ~~~~=~t Senior Alumni Luncheon The 10 Wont Flnandol =~~~dl~ Mandel~ Tomorrow~2 Center for p.m. S 12 per person. For more Information, Jude Schwendler, 829-2608. SeMcos, Posting tP-0042. ~~st'~rtment ~~=-~~~ting Aaldemlc AdYbo< (Sl-3)- =~P~m AubUnt (Sl-2)-Exerutive MilA Progrom, School of Managemen~ Posting IP- ()()o45. Coordinator, Thursday Curriculum Center (SL-4)Groduatr School of Education, 11 ~~;?c!Ps~~~ (Sl-5)-School of Nul1ing, Posting IP-0052. Developer ~~~":h!';tor The Effective Use of Publk RelationS In Technology· Based Businesses. Mary T. Spohn, Marketing Tactics and ~~~~~~~.~ ~'~!~arch Sponsored by UB Technology Incubator. for more information, Jack McGowan, 6 36-3626 . Exhibits .. _... oncl MeAning: RYe Contom,.,......,Chlnese Artists" =a~~~~n~ ~~~~· ~~~~~1~ng :~on dr th~-:uune a= c:t:.Yc:th: ~~~~~ in 30 in all ~~~IT.,~~30a.m. to 8 p.m . and Sun . from noon toSp.m . "Senior Thesis - - - . 2000" Thesis won.: from 60 candiQates for bachek:lr of fine arts degrees :i~'!,~~edc:;a~~ in downtown BuffakJ. ~ wm ~~In~ ~~'f]for Mon,~ri., Hours a"' 8 :30a.m. to S p.m . - Jobs also S,:~~:i~lr!l'n~~tt Buffalo during regular business hours. ~f~c:::rr~~Posting tP-OOS4. Network Administrator (Sl-4)-School of Soci;!l Wori<. Posting f P- 0055. Asslstaht Director, Affirma!M A<tJon (MC4)OffKe of Equity, Div«sity and Affirmative Action Administration, Posting ltPOOS6. Senlor~rammer/ Analyst (Sl oce of Equity, Oivenity and Affirmative Action Administration, Posting ltP005 7. ·- Research T.echnk:ian 11Hearing Research Center, =~~~;'"b Site DeYelopmen~ Posting I R20044 . Resear<h Support ~Hst-~tk~~~ <R200~eseor<h Analyst D- g:,r:~:=~~~n Soci;ll Wort< Practice, Posting IR-20051 . of Dewk>pmen~ Upltol Projects ond Schoof of Heanh Reloted Professlons-Univ<nity ~Joo~~t. (two positions ovofloble)Department of l!iochemistry. Posting tR-20053. Publiciotions Assistant II- ~=tg;1~terfor Rosearch, ~~S4. R....-ch'J; IIResearch Institute on Addictions, Posting IR-20055 . -FiiC'IIIty CllnlaiAsslsUn~lesso</ Department of Pllysical lher>py, Ex..OS. and Nutrition Sdences. Posting tf-0030. AsslsUnt Pn>IUsotDepartment of Bioch<mistry. Posting tf.OQ31 . AuodoWFull Protes:sor-Departmeot of ~-= ~~~~- t Department of Pl1atmacy Practice. Posting IF-0034 . Clnlal1nstructo<:='t rr-7:~~; Professo<~ tofl'tlor- OVIIiloble} ~~~ ~~~~·~'Mlaw:··· Olnlcol Assistant Professo<- ~=rr-7:~- Assistant Professor-Departmont of Pl1atmacy Practice, Posting tF.OQ39. Cllnlal Asslmont Professor-Departmont of Phannacy Pl)lctice, Posting fF-0040. Cllnlal Asslmont Profen«-Depanmont of Phannacy Proctice. Posting i F-0041 . AsslsUnt ProfesSor/ Associate Professor; Clnlal AsslsUnt Professo</ Cllnlal Associate Professor ~-lable} ~Posting I F- 0042. Associate - ~~~ - AsslsUntl'rofesorDepartment of Media Study, ~ IF-004S. Assistant/ te Prolesso<Department of Su<gety, Posting MF-0046. AsslsUnt Professor for EOC (two positions oviol~ able; one in mathematics, one ~=~~~~~lve CJusllled Janitor (S~UnivenJ~ Residence Une f..4 0 7l. ~,:: ~~ a~k1;.. Une 127513. Cleaner (SG-5)Univ<nity Residence Hal~. line ~~~~H~b. Une 143051 . To obtain mort infonnotion on jobs lisl<d obcwt. context 1'monn<l SeMas ' lox rosponu ~~ 645-3843 and rh<To -obtain · prompl imtnJctJoru.. inlotmotlon on Rneotth jobs, ~SOI<d Programs 16 Crolll. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Elvis (lee Stevens) " marries" students Andrea Cleveland and Dave Stolzberg during recent Senior Celebration activities in the Student Union. Elvis also entertained the crowd with a couple of sets. State budget recognizes UB mission Numerous "earmarks" bolster institution's research and public service By SU£ WU£TCH£R Reporttr Editor pete its m issio n-review funding. The campus expects to have its fi- educatio n costs and $475,000 for the Institute for LocaJ Governance and for their outstanding support of UB. T nancial plan in place by July I, the stan of the fiscal year. Sp«ific aUocatjons to UB indude $~million for the UB-RosweUCcn- Regional Growth. While the final budget bills still are being analyzed, it is anticipated they wiU include $350,000 for the Barran standing contribution of UB faculty members to these centers for acdlence," Greiner sai~. "Oearly, the state The budget includes fuU funding for negotiated salary increases, fund- terforAdvancedMedicaJTechnologies-S I millio n in reappropriation from 1999-2000 and $1 million in new funding for 2000-200 I. gram in the School of Social Work, $85,000 for the Western New York ing for mission review and funding Another $1 milli on ha s bee n for enroUment and sponsored-program growth, although it includes no specific funding for inflationary costs. said Janet Penksa.associate vice presi- awarded to establ ish the New York dent for university services respon- million being so ught through a "post -budget" allocation p rocess. HE university fares weU in t h e recently approved sta te budge t, including some ..earmarks" for US that recognize the institution's rescarch and public -~rvice mission. ol =zn=Glblot,-a.tono _........._-.~)~.his boon -·2IIGO~ ............. by lloellodooleller ondMKAIIhurlau>dalionL Tho ....... ~­ OBealonatMalg-llltistswho _ _ _ to .. - ---- .... ., .ZOAmerian ~-~Is osfllowl. toc1t cl "'-' ... ooqM ...... SlS.OOO .. ~ ....,_ftlm,_ond sible for state-relations programs. Penksa stressed that specific budget allocations fo r U B are not yet available. Now thatth'e legislature has approved th e appropriation s fo r SUNY, system ad min istratio n will prepare its financial plan usi ng the Cen ter for Engin eering Design and Indu s tri a l Inn ova ti o n (NYS - CED II ), with an addit ional S 1.5 Other"earmarks" include $800,000 fo r the Division of AthJetics' gender equity compliance, SSOO.OCXl for thl· New Yo rk State Center fo r Ha7,.ard · ous VVaste Management, $500,000 for the Institute for I...ascrs, Photonics and performance-based, budget allocation process (SAP), she said, adding Biophotonics. $500,000 through the that it is anticipated that system administration will act quickly to com- School of Medicine and Biomedical Health Ca re Reform Ac t fo r th e Sciences to cover graduate medical- Assessm en t and Co unseling Pro- Family Violence Cli nic and Regional ResourceCeuter tn the School ofl.a\,,, and additional funds for the New York State Institute for l:.ntrcprenrurshlp to a.'i.StSt 111 the development of UB's online MBA program. "Th is budget con tams great Ill' ~ fur UB, partit.-ularly in research and development fundi ng for our cen ters o f excellence, such as the lnstl · lute for Lasers. Ph o t on 1rs an d BiophotonJCs and the newly CTC"a tl-d New York Sf:"\tc Ccn t<.•r for Engincermg I>cs1gn .and lndustriaJ lnnov.-a · uon." ~a 1 d Prt:S!dcnt William R. l~re1ner. "\'\'e'rc very grateful to the m ember!-> of the Western New Yo rk state legls lat! Vt' de legal ion. Gov. Pataki, Speaker Silver and Sen. Bruno "We'd also like to recognilo.e the out- is responding to their great work." The budget also enhances the Tu ttio n Assistance Program by mcreas· ing the maximum award to SS,OOO from $4 , 125 for freshmen and sophomores, with all classes fully phased in next year; eliminatmg. over a two·year pcnod, the proviSIOn that restn cts the maxtmum .Jward to90 percent of tuiti on costs; 1ncrcasing the minimum awa rd tu s;oo from $250; reduong the " up per cut"' reduction for JUniors and ~niors to SIOO from $200,and rat~ tng thL· m comc eltgtbilit\' Ct..' lhn g from $50,500 to $80,000. The final budget rc4u1res that .t pubhc heanng be held before SUNY Trustees can app rove the campu!l aJ.Iocat io ns under the Performance Based Budget System . ........... CPO being recruited to handle CAS ,_JI"'iids- Gibelt'J pnljoQJs "The ...... Rim l'nljocl." . ~- --tram -m.p.rln Arnoricon meclall-,lnlhe-ol In 1951, .....,.._...,~ lhe I2Mx d -l:.cb. • n.,..-old Hor,....... ..... ___ N- --cl~twe. .......... couldbeloopl .... in cel..-ond inmodll:ll . . . . . . . -.gt>OIIllhe ............ lhepor--lhel.ldos......, _,_,used By SUE WU£TCHER Reporter Editor T HE hiring by early fal l of a chief finan cial officer for the College of Arts and Sciences sh ould begin to address the financial problems in the coUege, Provost David I. Triggle smd at the May 3 meeting of the Facu lty Senate Executive Commitu.oe. Speaking to FSEC members and members of the CAS Policy Committee. Triggle acknowledged that the merger two years ago o f th e fo rmer faculties of Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences and Mathematics. M nwn..· tt·•t .1 1 Wd• \lte and Social Sciences had been "very badly handled." The merger took R rt>l.1l€'d \ilt•\ on VVt•l> P I'TIOH' three different financial cultures-Arts and utters, which n:ceives most phulu\ on Wl'fl of its money through the state bud- get, NaturaJ Sciences., which rece1vcs substantial sums o f m o ney through resea rch grant s, IFR and fed eral gra nts, and Social Sciences, wh ich falls "so mewhat in betwccn"-and comhined them "without the rcal i7..,tmn that these streams of money ca me from different sources" a nd \\.'eren·t au tomaticallv renewable or unerchangcable. Tht' Faculry Senate Budget Prio ri · ties Committee has reponed that th(' collegt· faces a shonfall of more than S4.8 million by tht' e nd of the current fiscal year "unless decisive mea· sures were taken." Dean Kerry Grant has limited hiring in the college into the 200 1 academic yea r. In retrospect, prior to the m erger of the three faculties, audits should have l]een cond ucted of the three separat e faculttes. the thrl'C scparatc fina nc.:tal systems should h.JVl' been merged and a CFO recruited. Triggk said. Had this been done 111 advan-.:c. "we would not be Silting here with the angst th.1t we have now," he noteJ. contending that inJd<."quatc under standing of the financial operauon had led to theovcrcxpcndlture,;, 111 the college. " If we co uld do it all over agam. we'd do it very differentJy," he satd of the merger. For the past three o r four monlhs, staff m embers fr om the Provost's Office have been working through the coUcge's books, reconciling th e budget, putting paperwork in o rder "and. frankl y, trying to trace a very complex and often poorly managed stream of financial o pera t ion s.'' lnggl<.· ~ud. Th1"- work IS n:pl"l·k'J to be.· lOill plctedh\ Juh l .a nd .t< J~Ownh!!tg ntfi l"an t tnJna~l·nal.tnd .JL ~ounttn~ cxpe n ence .;hould hl· 111 plal"t' h\ early tall , he >.11d ·1.1m,tra T h ornttm .•1"5tlC!Jtl' pn) les.sor of ht!!ton and v1u ' LhJtr ,,, thl· <:A~ PoiKy C.ommlttcc, "-ltd !\he wa!l glad" th ere are l"ha ng~ Ill tht' work, like th1~:· Hut .sh c ~d.shcwanted to·"trJn!! mtt " to the adnumstrat1un '"thl· "l"n:o.c.· the faculty has that thl!\ a.s not hus1 ness as usua1 thiS year."' lhat thb .. two yt"ar slide" -with a h1nng freeH' and stipends for graduate studen~ tha1 remain at an uncompelitivc level- "could really signal somethmg of • death blow for the College of Arts and �BRIEFLY ........ ~at lnsdbila.hlld. Ul --·-pial K. . _ , . , . . . . , _ _ Lwn ID dewlap ........ ID deal crHIMiy wllh- . . •lemons" tNt - I D be , . _ . . . bu(- cNiongos ond~in....-. n..rswhat - 1.000 ond young people from be doing J<m< 111-23 on tho~ ralh Compus. ailed .. tho "1a!golt aoatiYe gathering on tho planet.• tho Buflolo.bosed Creallw Educa- "'""'30-... w..nt hgan is director of the Ofli~ of Conferences and Special Events. P.trklll StMbel is q>rmnencement coordinator. This year will mark Staebell's 16th commencement-the second as commencement coordinator. Regan has worked on 10 commencement ~remonies. Commenc~ It one of the -~of-Of. flee of c -.. Is Special lowolved In puttJftg together W 's comrnencement ceremonles7 EvefttL - Like any major special eYen~ there are er..tM lf1sti. tion -f'roblem.SoMng · ·...... myriOd arrangements and details that tute (CI'SI) wlllollor -than 200 -.INt focus on lolfn. ---- mllSI be attended to. We start with the hasiG-when and where Each year. there are enough linle changes made to the commencement sched· ule so as to require a very diligent <ffort at accommodating our 14 cer· emonics,plwthePhiBetaKappaln· duction Ceremony and the Univer· sity Honors Convocation. Each ceremony has a commen<=~mt coor· dinator; after communicatinf via email during the f.ill semester, we meet at the hcginning of the spring semester to rtview the schedule and other "global" logistic issues and needs. We work dosely with each of these coordinators throughout the entire process. but the assigned coordinator basically manages each in· dividual ceremony. There also is a litany of logistical elements that require constant planning. tweaking and implementation, all according to a strict tirneline: recruiting faculty andotafl;ordcringacadcmicapparel; publications; tacilities; services; mak. ing contact with all eligible students; adding the special program elements of~ and awards; adding new wrinkles, such as video projection, and-in thecaseofUniversityCom· mene<ment-<Onstantly striving to make our largest =emonya person· aliz.ed tnbu.te to each ofgraduate and his or her families and-guests. Thetorlol, PftiiiiiiiOd by tho PSS's - o . . . . a , . . - commencement? ing-woy>ID-dedsiGns ond , _ penoNI gook. The opering....., will be held at 6 p.m. on June 18 In tho c....... "" tho Arts Mainstago - · f8tured will be Soc· ond Hand Dona!, • acrobatlc dance troupe. I· Shef>hanl, chief program olllar lor tho er..tM _"'___ -~says CI'SI - . . - " ' cNIIengo o( cnoollvlty In -.g wllh d>olhome ond In t h o -place. For men lnformalion, all thofoundalionllt675-3181 . ..._lit FIMIIellloa Is sa In PSS 1lldeo Rites The _ _ ., ... _ . .._. . 51111- 5ptng... ;zooo _lllt-lo1lloo_. be .,.loam-· 1 p.m. Mll)l .U 1111124 on bolh lhe ,_ ._ Noni!IIIIIS.. ......... -~-OIIIm" be-onMII)I2Sin101i ............... c...., lheNollll~lt . . . . . . ~ ... """'241n1JO- n.o-.-....- T<MW ... Ihe-~ Trocy. ... - . . c t - ln lhe benelllsalbllngaboaer b- .....,11111-IDenhance - ,_..~-- c:omn-. b aHpCir..-ed by tho~ Dtwlopmont' Center. --· Wh•t's your f•vortte p•rt of During Universit y Commencement, when the students are de- K b hw d clwge ond open to .. .....-. o( lhe....,... dared, err rnp-.to be "graduated" their seats, etc. Hopefully, this will · Lama. Martin Luther. King, Jr, To sec 1,000 young people erupt in make everyone's morning a bit any of the past U.S. an euphoric response is phenom· caim<r and smoothtt presiden15-Fillmore, Kmoedy. enal Th<Rissu.chasenseofjoyand .Whllt's- doMst you•.,. ..,er ·Lincoln, Franldin Roooevdthappin~t is definitely an unbePrincess Diana. Leonardo da CORM to • CCMINIMfte-.....t lievable feeling. Observing the au· "dloaster7" Vmci. The list could go on and dience during t1iis same time is also on. Do you. think ~·d tdJ you. if we regreat beaming parents and grand· allycamedose1Honestly,forthepast - - y o u parents, everybody smiling ear-to· 15 years--Our coUective experiear. We get a real kick knowing that, t7 ence--<Dmmenament has gone off in some small way, we are a part of without any major snafus. Our big· We start early in the f.ill semesthis milestone for each and every at· gest concerns going into a com- tercoordinaringthe~ tendee. It is very rewarding. mencement exercise are how long ment schedule with the admio· . What's - most difficult P"rl our speak= will talk, or how long istration, divisional coorclinamrs of c - - - t 7 the procession will take. With a and faciliti_eslservice managers. The communication process with jammed, packed program such as It does not let up from there students and parents during the UnivenityCommencemen~it is im- What- you ........ng to months preceding rommencement portant that all the pie= fit SIIU8lY do Oft Mil)' 157 is tough. Cmlting awareness, moni- inside~>w> hours. Ifsomeone rambles toring and managing the registra· on for too long. we start stroking out We11 be !I= bopefully patting owselves on the back. We11 also lions, answering numerow emails Do you ....,. • t ...ortte combesayingthanlcsto~who and phone calls--d happening at a mencen.ent story7 . helped make the weeic.nd pospoint wh~ th= is so much plan· President.Sample was annoyed one sible. We owe our success to, in ning detail taking place. Yet answer.; year bcca\ISe the undergraduates got no particu.Iar order, Uni=sity need to be handled rontinu.ally and a little rambunctious-throwing Facilities; u~ Pl:llice; In· without delar-most of the rmun beach halls, etc. He actually repri· structionai 1ldJDology; ~ calls and emails are done in the mandcd the "kids" in the middle of University Bookstore; Student evening from the "office" at home. the program! Poor Barb Ricotta was Health Centc; R.u.ral Metro Amthwleavingthedayhoorstorondu.ct 1 assigned to "beach-ball duty" the bulance; managers of Alumni thelogistical setups. The morning of following year. We also like the re- Amla, Slee HaD and Center for rommen=nent is also tough, as the 1,000-plu.sstu.dcnts,facultyandstaff action we get when we parade half theArts;eachofthedivisiooal CDour graduates through the men's ordinators; uni>msity admioisgather in the Thple Gym to check in locker room as we move fiom the tration; our u.nivenity manbal; and fonn the pro<eSSioo. Th= is such a ~buzz." it's a true romedy of liiple Gym to the main arena fur the the faculty and staff ·members processional entry. Nothing like be- who comprise the awsbai team; efforts to get the students' att<ntion to tdJ them what to do. Last year we ing greeted by"Pomp and Circum- assistant niarsbals; associate marstance"' as you.e:xit the bathroom! shals; student marshals; registra· tried a bullhorn-that didn't work; tion marshals; marching faculty this year, we11 trychmybombo! Our If you could han _,._ In had<-up plan, however, is to llW ad-. thewortd,dudorMiwrspuk and staff, etc. Last, but ~ not least, we could not end this vantageofnewtechnologies. We will •t W commenc-t, who would It be? interview without mentioning email the entire participation list prior to Sunday morning. telling our We're of two minds. One says. 'No Dick Baldwin, the retired rom· rnencm>ent roordinator,who set ~toolonglThcother candidatesfur~whattheyneed to do when they first arrive in the sa}'St "someone of vision and wis- the high standard for our proTriple Gym, what they need to do dom,like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson grams and traditions. He was our oncr they check in, where they find Mandela, Mother Teresa, the Dalai best teacher! prophets, ---·- start.,..;... ...... Forlurlherlnlormation <>riD """""' a space. contoctlhe PSS Olllce • 645-2003. REPORTER The..,......b._ mmmunlly- publshed by tho Otllce o( News SeMces In tho llMiion o( UnM!nlty s..-. -~ oiNowYortc at ....... Edii<>Nfallices- ___ __ -----c..-........ ---------located at 330 Crafts till Amhetst. (716) 645-2626. ~ _. _. ....... Loll- ...,._SpN - . Calllloum ~- CAS Sciences. We feel as if we've reached a tipping point beyond which it will be very difficult to recover.• Thornton; CAS PolicyComminee Chair James Bunn, professor of En· glish, and Lewis Coburn, professor of mathematics and chair of the CAS Budget Committee, asked for the FSEC's assistancr in monitoring what Bu.nn called the college's"pf<!gr<SS or regress" in the coming year. Bu.nn distributed copies of the college's bylaws and two resolutions that were approved overwhelmingly by CAS faculty members last month. Thornton pointed out that the resolutions focus on the "particular policies ... the particular issues that we feel are leading to a decline--and a rapid decline-in the college.• One resolution asked that the UB and CAS administrations: • Lift the CAS hiring freeu by the end of this academic year • Increase all stipends for teach· ing and graduate assistants in the college to nationally competitive levels by next year • Remove immediately the automatic requirement that all CAS un dergraduate courses enroll at least IS students • Provide the CAS Budget Com· mittee with such information as the number of faculty members at the time of merger, present losses ·and locations of part-time instructors The second resolution states that the administrations' plans to cope with the CAS budget crisis were adopted without significant faculty participation, and th=fore, do not have the confidence and support of the faculty. Charles Smith, associate professor of mwic, noted that, contrary to the way the situation w:as portrayed in the media, he did not consider the vote on the resolutions by the CAS faculty to be vote of no ronfidcnce in President Wrlliam R Greiner. "This wasvaymuchanissueofsomemmplaints about the way the College of Arts and Sciences was being run; he -\ said, adding that he rtgrets that the no-confidence issue has served as a kind of "smoktscrecn that has obscured what the real concerris are." Nirolas Goodman, vice provost for undergraduate education, took exception to the sentence in the preamble to the resolutions that maintains that the caliber of UB undergraduates has declined ""There are no data that will sup· port that claim and making that claim publicly does considerable damage to the university and to our fut:we. ...l really challenge you. to find data to 5\lpport these claims." Thornton disputed that conten· lion, noting that she has had qumer· ous convt:rsations with colleagues about thededininaqualityofstudents over the past few years. "'ur data are our dassroom experience." she said. Charles Pou.rtner, professor of biological sciences, emphasiud that the problem in CAS is not strictly a budgetary problem, citing the poor communication between the de- partments and the Dean's Office, as well as between offices within the Dean's Office. Greiner noted that while it origi· nally had been thought that the rna· jor problem associated with the merger would be the "dash of dif. ferent faculty cultures," the roajor is5\les instad have come fiom the dif. ferent"administra!M:cultu.resofthe three faculties that ru;.., come home to roost." Once a new management system is es~blished for the college this summer,...then we ought to be looking forwanl, and doing it in a way where everybody gets to..., the data that describes the cellege, the quantitative data. ...lt's a good place to start the conversation; he said The president added that th= should be an open organizationai scheme in which budget informa· tion and departmental rosters are available to all "Then; be said, "we dispel the kind of cloud that comes fiom lack of information." �May 11.2tiDUNol. 31.1o.31 Scholarships set precedent Anonymous donor continues funding ofhonors scholars ay su~ CHAMBUlAJN RtpOrter Contributor T HE Distinguished Honors Scholars Program will graduate its largest group of honors scholars23-this month, thanks to an anonymous donor whose scholar- ship gifts are setting a precedent. The anof:lymous donor, whose latest cash gift of$800,000 brings the total the donor bas given over the past six years to $5.6 million, is pleased that UB alumni and friends are joining in the effon. " I continue to be happy with the quality of students named as Distinguished Honors Scholars. and am especially pleased that Millonzi Distinguished Honors Scholarship for the Creative and Performing Arts, now in its second year. Two additional donors are looking to the future of Western New York and are 6na1izing details that will specify their support for Buffalo-area honors students who are committed to staying in this region. "We are immensely grateful to the anonymous donor for initial and continued gifts and the additional support those gifts arc engendering because this program has done phenomertal things for the students," said Josephine A. Capuana, administrative director for th e other generous individuals recognize the val ue of su pporting these top students and have begun to make ad- guished Honors Scholars Program." While the donor remains anonymous, the donor's intentions are clear: "The primary goal of renew· ing this gift is to support bright stu· dents for whom coUoge might not otherwise be affordable and to en· courage other donors to support this important priority." Capuana said the strategy is working. "lbcgreatest satisfaction for me." she said,"is seeing the huge differene< in the way these students view their lives and their education. all made possible by the anonymous donor." Begun in 1995 with 10 students who graduated last year and an initial $1.6 million dol tar gift from th e anonym ous dono r, the program has 23 graduating seniors, 18 junioi"St 23 sophomores and II freshmen. Capuana said most of the seniors plan to continue their education; six will remain at US in the professional schools, while oth- ditional contributions." the donor said. This generosity, in turn, has helped to mOtivate gifts and pledges, such as a $365,000 bequest commitment by 'SO and '53 alumnus Burton Greenstein and an anonymous S I 50,000 charitable remainder trust gift from a 1949 UB graduate. In addition, UB Council Chair Jeremy M. Jacobs, Sr. has designated a portioh of his an nual $100,000 gift to UB for honors scholarships. The late Eleanor Millonzi was an early supporter of the program, creating the Robert I. and Eleanor V. ent research experiences or studyabroad situations that they would not have had without the Distin- ers are enrolling in graduate programs across the country. University Honors Program. "It's enabled them to take their -studies very seriously and not worry about how to pay for their under· gradua te ed u cation," Ca puan a noted. "It also has afforded ·them wonderful opportunities for differ- She said a few are swapping classrooms for careers. with 1 one headed for the National Instit utes of Health in biomedical research, another becoming an engineer with General Electric and a third joining Proctor and Gamble as a chemjQJ engineer. Ca puana ·said 15-18 incoming freshmen will become the newest scholar> to join the UB Distinguished Honors Scholars Program in the fall. Lee to receive Newmark Medal By El.UN GOlDBAUM News SerVices Editor HE American Society of Civil Engineers has chose n George C. Lee, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering and director of the Multidisciplinary Ce nter fW" Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) at UB,toreceivetheprestigious Nathan M. Newmark Medal for 2000. Lee will receive the award later this month at the 14th Engineering Mechanics Conferene< being held in Austin, Texas. The national medal, sponsored by the ASCE's Engineering Mechanics Division and its Structural Engineering Institute, is given to an ASCE member who, through contributions in structural mechanics, has helped · substantially to strengthen the scientific base of structural enginearing. Lee is cited for his achievements in both resqrch, where be has made major contributions to the study and practice of making steel buildings safer during earthquakes, and education, where he was an early player in the move to build a program in earthquake engineering at UB, now one of the nation's most acclaimed. In research, Lee is honored "for his work on plastic analysis of structures and his research and leadership in aseismic design of structural and T mechanical systems." Among the original contributions ASCE cites are those to the field of steel structures, including stability and design of thin -wall str uctural memb'ers; inelastic behavior of structural steel · under cyclic and nonproportional dynamic loading; a two-surface plasticity modeli post -buckling strength; low cycle futigue and darnage accumulation of thin-walled steel structural mernbe" under dynamic and earthquake loading con· ditions, and form ulation of principles and guidelines for the seismic retrofit of steel buildings with a<)ded passive and semi-active vibrationreduction technologies. Lee also is recognized for the development of a state-of-the-art, semi-active, vibration- reduction system-<onceived from human body-motion control behavior-resulting in an invention developed with coUeagues Z. Liang and M. Tong that was lie<nsed by Enidine,lnc. The citation credits Lee with being a prime mover in the drive to establish earthq uake-engineering education and research programs at UB, beginning in the 1970s. "Convinced of the need of civil engineers in the eastern U.S. to be knowledgeable in earthquake engi- neering, he overcame many objections to pursue this development as department chair and, subsequently, as dean of engineering, until the ea rthquake-engineering resea rch laboratory with an ea rthqu ake ground-motion simulator was completed in 1981 by the Stale of New York." the dtation states. As a result. the programs that were developed at UB in earthquake engineering "enabled UB to become the first NSF-sponsored national center of earthquake engineering research, which (Lee) presently serves as the center director." A member of the UB fuculty since 1961, Lee served as dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from 1977-95. In addition to fostering research and educational advancements in engineering, Lee has been active in condu cting outreach programs fo r students and the business community. He directed the university's Greater Regional Industrial Technology program. designed to help area businesses develop new products. He also founded the Engineering Career Institute. a s~mmer program designed to supplement the technical education of UB engineering st uden ts. He launched the Buffalo Engineering Awareness for Minoritit·s. a major effort to encourage minority students to pursue careers in engineering. \ RepaiL"tez 3 Dental faculty to test mouthwash that aims to deter smoking Smo ken who w ant to q uit but rfaJiy enjoy the taste of a cigaretu.· may soon have a new weapon at their disposal. And if it works, it would be as easy to use as mouthwash. In fact , it is mouthwash. Facult y members from the School o f Dental Medicine soon will begin a pilot study of a mouth rinse that claims t~ make smoking taste terrible. · Sebastian Ciancio, professor and chai r of the Department of Peridontology who has conducted hundred s of product trials and will head this one, said he has seen the product's formula and it looks promising on several fronts. " It could discourage people from smoking," Ciancio said, "b ut is also seems to have the poten tial to decrease plaque and gingiv itis. h also ma y reduce tartar." Ciancio will begin a small pilot study involvi ng 20 smokers within the next two months to test the product 's safety. If it proves to be safe. he will co nduct a larger stu dy to determint' its effectiveness as a smoking deterrent and as a preventive for plaque and gum disease. The new mouth rinse is a prod uct of the same creative m ind that de veloped the first Xe rox copy paper. C iancio said. The produd 's data sheer descr ibes· it as a breath -freshening. germ -killing liquid that works like any normal mouthwash with one notable exceptio n: For 5-8 hou rs after using it, "the taste of ciga rette smoke is distorted to the point where th e perso n will not smoke past the first puff." The mouth rinse doesn't affect the taste o f anything but tobacco smoke, the inventor asserts, which makes it a useful long-term de terrent should former smokers be tempted to relapse. The inventor also notes that his product doesn' t involve nicotine or any other drug. "This is especially important for persons who are pregnanr or wh o have undergone heart bypass surgery and can't use any of the currently approved smoking deterrents to help them quit," the inventor notes. In the never-ending sea rch for better dental products, companies also have co ntracted with the Department of Periodontology to test a new kind of dental floss, which initially will involve a small pilot study, and to condu ct larger studies of two new toothpaste formulations. Persons interested in volunteering for the smoking-det~rrent mouth -rinse study o r any of the o thers may call th e dental school at 829-3850. Ciccia and Sams receive PSS Outstanding Service Awards Frank J. Ciccia and Sally A. Sams have been selected to receive Out standing Service Awards from the Professional Staff Senate. Ciccia and Sams· will receive their awa rds during the PSS' annual awards luncheo n, to be held at noon Tuesday in the Center for Tomo rrow on the North Campus. The Outstanding Service Award is given each year to members of US's professional staff who are making outstanding communityse rvice co ntribut ions. Winners receive a cash award and a ceniti cate of recognition. A UB professional staff member since 1986, Ciccia is direc[Or of the Leadership Develop ment Program in the Office of Student Development. He also has held positions in the Office of Student Life as assistan t director of st uden t life/coordinator of G reek affairs, area coo rdinator, program coordinator and residence hall director. Ciccia is a founder and chair of the Western New York Leadership Educators ConsOrtium, chair for the Student Leadership Network for Region 2 of the National Association of St udent Personnel Admims- trators and a member of the Class of 2000 of Leadership Buffalo. He also is a board member for Gilda's Club of Western New York. a volunt eer with Kevin Guest House. a member of the race committee for the Linda YaJem Memorial Run and a US admissions ambassador. Sams, wh o has worked at VB si nce 1973, is a55istant [0 the dean for alumni and public relation s in the School of Nursig,g. She also has served as an administrative a55istant in the Living Well Ce nter. th e Office of Ca reer Planning and Placement and th e Office of Stu dent Life. Sams is active in the Western New York Chapter of the Arthnt llo Founda tion, serv ing on th e board of director and chairing numl"r o us fund -raisi ng activities. In addition , she has been ac tivt• fo r many years as a member of the Lcbro's FaU Classic SK Run-serving as a race director the past two year-and as a vo lunteer with th e Checkers/Nike- Dow nt own Dash Running Race. �41 Reporiea llay11, 21DJ~.31. 1c. 31 Memben both excited and sad about moving Into new chapter In their lives BRIEFLY workshop on sucxes "Bridges to Sucooss: Dofir*'!l Prulosslonll ond .......... Succes" ... be the topic d. y. Class _o f 2000 prepares to leave UB ay ~ LIWAHDCIWSIU working every day, then it will hit me that I really lefi UB, and now I amanadult." shesays. Ouis Fedor=k, who will rcaive a bachelor's degree in media study. is torn in more ways than oneabout leaving behind "the college life." "I'm happy because I've finished with college. going to do more excitingthings.butsadbecauseldobave. so many great memories of thi s R<port<r Contributor --· A dly~june131nthe Holdly Inn <nnd Island. 100 Tho~. which ... be held from 8:15a.m. to~ p.m., b pmented by the~ StaffSenltL Tho~~wllbe s.uy Siegll. , . _ . d KennoYw- UrMnity In Georgia. Slogllwll spook on "lnvltationll theo<y,• lliep d which b to encoungeto erw1dl their liYos In d four basic clirnonWns: being per!Onllly Inviting t o - . being ~ per!Onllly lnviling being prolessionllly lnviling ond being p<Oiosslondy lnviling- others. Slogll, the fir>t woman to hudaninstitutionlntheGeorgla uniYonity system, hu _ , p<e!ident d KennoYw 5lna! 1981. Under her admlnistntlon, theinstitutionhu....alvo<lfroma ~ow.,... colego- iiO ..,.,.. mentd~.OOOstudenttand IS bacalauroote-degroe programs to itsa.nent~-..s _, more INn 13,000 student1 and SOu~ and · ~programs. Tho PSS ~also will foolln smions on "PUtting the Wind Bod<' ln Your Soil: Motlvltion fo< Chango.. "Using mont to Novig* Stress: Se!f- aw......., through-~ · •~<eep. Yourself Alloot _ , Hu- mor. Tho H<o!in9 - d Humo<" and · A I - on Deck for Smoolher Sailing.• The -.aptoe, which Indudes t h e - - c:ontinen1lll brelldiS1, morning- ond -. ~--ond -must luncfl, 1s no for ponons-. ated _ , U8 ond lSO for others. be mode by June 2. For further info<mation, con!Kt the PSS II 6-452003 or vii email at "f! SAul • • ffalu.eck>. Poetry contest winners announced ~ pootryln c:ompelitions sponsorm by the unlwnlty Llbnrios ond the Depart· mont d English In the Cologe o f - ond Sdoncos ' - . -four - u s h prizes r-. • ondhonanble.-... Joey (Zhong - . ) sophclfn<n who pions to mojor In sociology,_, the~ d Amorbn Poets Poelry"""' of SlOO. A~forhonanble mention -.1 to KM> Graulce, • g<oduate student In English. Tho compedtlon - sponsorm by the UniYonity l.lnrios. Robin F. 8rox. 1 junio< English mojor, oomedfir>t~l s100 ~ the Friends of the Univonity Ubnwies l.lndergradu... Poelry Competition. Honorable mention and 'a citatk:tn went to Tsao. Brox abo won the S100 Scribblers ~ sponsored by the English department. The prize WIS esUbllshed in 1939 by the Scribbl«'s Club, which organized in 1893 to oncourago locol women writers, as 1 countefpllt to the ....... Club, which was not open to ¥101'1'1eR. Kim Chmlelowia. • gnduating - I n t h e - - ---tory ICience- _,the ondallOOpllle. Tho---In 1975 -.gil INEngllll de- piii!MV by Mr. IIIII ..... lllniWAiollloci.IN...-d MhurAiolllocl. ............. ... In . . Englloh ...,._. LL good things must come to an end. So it goes for the students of the Class of 2000, who will culminate their tenure at UB this weckmd byparticipating in commencement c.eromonics. Having reached a crossroad at which lives veer off in different directions. members of the Class of 2000-whose lives the &porter bas followedsinatheyenteredUBinthe fall semester of 1!196--ilre at o nce nostalgic, dated. rdkved and bittersweet about leaving the university. Somean:findingithardtobdieve their time is up at UB. that graduation signifies the beginning of an adventure into uncharted territory. " I just realized about a month ago that I have been in school fo r the past 17 yean of my life." sa~ Susan ~ Dcacon, who after gradua(on will work as a designer at an arc:hitec· ~ turnl firm in Ithaca. She plans to !aU ~ a year or two off from school before enrolling in a graduate program. " I am looking forward to working and school and this place." he says. And I know I will enjoy graduate school while his prospectsforcontinuinghis even more after that, but being in education are promising-he has school is all that I know." been accepted into the master of fine Jennifer Abbata, who will recciV< artsprogramincomputeranimation a degree in communication and at the Academy of Art College in San plans to stay and work in Bulli!lo, Francisco for the fall-Fedorczak none too happy to leaY< a lifestyle that says he's scared because he's not sure has just begun to feel comfortable. where his life is headed " It's ve ry depressing that you "I have a lot of thinking and deci- In spite of all thewann and fuzzy rerniniscmces of the Class of 2000, manystudent.<agreethatsome.aspectsofUBwill be bettor left behind. such as too-large classrooms and feeling like a number, TheSp«trum, driving in the city and riding tl)e Blue Bird buses, a lade of things to do and, of course, the mow. Morrover,somestudent.<an:tak-. ing to task the quality of the educa- J F worktoestab\ishyoursclfwithyour sion-makinginthenearfuture," says friendsandlife,andwhenyouthink, ' Hey, this isn't so bad now; then all of a sudden four years (are) up and you have to find a job that may or may not he around your friends." she says . ..Change is a painful process and I am not too fond of it." A popu lar sen t iment among members of the gt-aduating class. Jennifer Cotignola, who will return to her hometown of Brooklyn to theaspiringcomputeranirnator. Feelings of nostalgia linger for Sean Webb, who will receive a bachelor's degree in history. Despite plans to attend D'Youville College to pursue a master's degree in secondary education, he's reluct311t to say good -bye. " I really don't wantto be finished. mainly because I really have enjoyed the time I have spent with my friends,"' he says ... It really hit me .. .when my fraternity had its formal and I realized that was the last one I would he going to." work after receiving a bachelor's degree in business, also is a bit anxious about her new role in life. "1 think once I get a (o() and start tion they received at UB. "UB faculty don't seen to care aboutstudents,"saysKayaGerberich, who will recciV< a bachelor's degree inpsychology."Oncrinwhil<yousee an ex<tption, but in general, they're all here to make a buck. They don't care about the future of the university or the lives of the students they teach. It's sad." And Deacon says that while she has had some great professors, " I baY< also had some real doozies." However, not everyone was critical of the faculty. Abbata, whose bone of contention with UB was that classes weu too large for any quality personal attention, enjoyed a smaller classroom setting. " I have always found the faculty of the smaller classes to be a lot friendlier and personable, where there was an effort made to know your name." she says. While academics certainly played a significant role: in theunivenity ..perimce, mernben of the Class of 2000say,withoutquestion,thatth9r fiimds madethegmtt<stimpresoioos on them during their time at UB. "One of my greatest memories (is ) staying up all night with three friends f.-eshmen year; says Cotignola.. "They were trying to study for a final and we all just started tallcing about our lives and futures .. .lt was really niu." But Cotignola is taking a realiSt approach to parting from ljer friends. " I say we will try to keep in touch, but then again, I said the same thing in high school, and that did not work." she says. "lhopethatmydose friends will all try to keep in touch as much as possible... Getberich worries about "not havingmybestfriendsnextdoortohelp me tl;uough the bad times and cri cbrate with mt in the good times... For Deacon, making new friends is an exciting prospect. "I am looking forward to moving on and malting new friends." she says. " I took a job in a piau where I know no one.! am looking forward to experiencing it." The adage claims that the college yea" an: the best yean of life. But is college truly as good as it gets? " I see college as a whole lot of work and stress," Abbata says. "I can't see myself looking back too much and saying how much I miss it." Cotignola a,;d Fedorcza,k say their college yean definitely mea sured up to the~- But Deacon and Gerberich say it's hard to know just yet. "Sofar, lguessyoucouldsaythese years arr the best in my adult life, but then again, they are the lim four yearsinmyadultlifeofmanymore yean to come; Deacon says. Gerberich. who's hopeful of the future,saysit'sgoingtotakesomestiff oompetition to replace her years at UBasthebestandmostmemorable. "Theyweredamngood."shesays. "It will be hard to top them." Jacobs continues his commitment to UB Annual $100,000 gift brings recent total to $400,000, mostly for general fund By SUZAHNE CHAMIIOU.AJN Reporter Contributor do thaL Education is a sound invtstment in the future of o ur society." EREMY M. jacobs, Sr., chairman and CEO of Delaware North Companies, Inc.-a $1 billion-plus diversified international holding company owned by Jacobs--continues his long-standing commitment to UB with an annual $100,000 gifi. jacobs-a UB alumnus-and his family have a long history of giving President William R. Greiner praised Jacobs' philanthropic lead ership. " For many years, jeremy Jacobs has generously shared his time and talents with his alma tna.ter through his outstanding service to the University at Buffalo Foundation , US's Board of Visitors. the School of Management, and most recently, the UB Council, which he chairs. This annual gift- just. a few months after he made the ButJcr Mansion available to our School of Management as an Executive Education Center-is the latest ~pie of his generosity. " His gift will enhance UB's effort.< to provide scholarships to outstanding students, benefiting our female student -athletes and Distinguished Honors Scholars, and enable UB to fund special needs and Opportunities as they arise," Greiner added. "We greatly appreciate all that Jeremy bas done, and continues to do, for UB." Of the !at~ $100,000 gifi, a por- J to the university, with his recent an nual gifts from 1997-2000 totaling $400,000 primarily going to the university's genernl fund, allowing the university to earmark the money to areas where it is most needed. " I am extremely proud of what the University at Buffulo bas accom plished, and I want to see it continue its climb to the top among our nation's public universities," said Jacobs. "One of the best ways to do that is to attract highly motivated students from all walks of life. and it is my hope that this contribution will enable the leadership at UB to tion will support female studentathletes in ho nor of jacobs' wife, Margaret " Peggy" pavis jacobs, and Distinguished Honors 'Scholars in the name of Jeremy Jacobs. The ~e­ mainder will go to the general fund. In the past, jacobs' gifts and charitable activities have focused on UB's School of Management. In january, it was anno unced that t~• school cou.ld use the architecturnl landmark ButJer Mansion, with its easy access to the downtown Buffalo business oommunity, for continuing education and training. Jacobs acquired the Stanford White-designed mansion in 1979 and spent mo~ than $6 million restoring it, using it as his company's headquarters in the 1980s before selling it to Varity Corporation in 1991. Jacobs reacquired the mansion in 1999 to protect its integrity and preserve its historical significana for decades to come. ln addition, Jacobs gave more than $1 million to help fund two academic chairs and wist with the School ofManagemen~s Otina program in the mid 1980s. The sch ool's building on the North Campus bears the Jacobs family name, in honor of his longterm generosity. As chairman and CEO of Delaware North, Jacobs o~ a companythat has grown under his lead· ership into a $1 billion-plus privatr holding company with principal subsidiaries in food service, retail, sports-facility ownership and management, airpon services, hospitality and parks-services industries and pari-mutuel operations. jacobs chairs the UB Council, thr local govemiril:'council of the uni versity. He also has served the UB Foundation, lnc., as a trustee and director from 1972-96, and as foundation chairman from 1980-87. Since 1995, Jacobs bas chaired the UB Board ofV&sitors,a group ofintemationalleaders that advises the university on strategic issues. He received a SUNY honorary DoctorattofHumane Letters in 1996. �110111.ZIIIIIIIVIi 31.18.31 Mixed news on research Dollars flat, but time is good seek new fUnding, Triggle says to •1 EUlH eoolWAUM News Services Editor T HE bad news is that US's research dollars have been essentially flat for the past few years; the good news is that it is an c:xceUent time now to be seeking new funding opportunities. Those were the messages pre· sented to the UB Council on May 3 by Pro~ David). Triggle; lain Hay, associat.r provost for research arid professor of microbiology, and Bruce A. Holm , senior associate dean of medicine and professor of pediatrics and pharmacology. Triggle referred to UB's .. ex · tremely ambitious" goal of doubling its research support over the n at five years. ' "Fortunately, this i.s a felicito us time to be ramping up our efforts," said Triggle, pointing to a spate of anno uncements about increased research funding fro m traditionaJ sources, including an expected dou bling of funding from the National Institutes of Health over the next few years. as weU as increased funds from Computational R<search,"theoverall bottom line is that our sponsored-program volume is not going up and that of our competitors is. We are losing this race at a time of comparatively generous availabitity of research funding." UB's sponsored program expenditures totaled $80.5 million in 1999-2000, a slight decline from the $81.6 million in 1994-95. Triggk proposed creating immediatdy an int<mal venture-capital fund of at least $1 millioD-which should be increased quickly to $5 million-in addition to the seed funding programs already in place. The purpose of such a fund, he said, would be to launch new initiatives in the areas the university has defined in its Mission Review Statement • Molecular and biomedical sci· ences • Computer~ience and information technologies including bioinformatics and media • Materials science • Environment and infrastruc- cine and Biomedjcal Sciences and ture In addition, "the cheapest thing we can do is to keep good people here," Hay said, noting that UB has been criticized for not making vigorous efforts to main faculty. He pointed to rea;nt examples where faculty mernbm who were being recruited by the University of Florida and the UniversityofOlicago accepted packages from UB to stay. In response to a complaint among faculty members that they needed to be more a pan of the research decisions-that are made throughout the establishment of the Center for the university, a Faculty Research the private sector. The provost cited the efforts of the offices of State and Federal Relations as being extremely effm.ive in working with governmental bodies. Triggle distributed to co uncil members a memo he wrote th is spring outli nin g US's sponsored programs and researchsuppon. The memo noted that, despite some very real successes, such as the Howard Hughes grant to the School ofMedi· Advisory Committee has been es - tablished, chaired by Hay. Hay also noted that UB has been having increasing success in attract ing key researchers from other topranked institutions. Hay added that UB must make greater use of its developm ent office in seeking new opportu nities. He pointed to three recent successes generated in conjunct ion with that office: S I million from the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust for research on infectious diseases, $1 million from the Keck Foundation to conduct research on cell protein studi es implica ted in diseases, and S4 million from the Howard Hughes Foundation toes· tablish a Center for Single-Mol ecule Biophysics and a Center for Geno mi cs and Proteomics. The push for boosting research support also has prompted what Holm called ...a strategic change m faculty demographics." He explained that "productivity profiles" had been completed of all medieal-school faculty members. Holm estimated that if75 new fac· ulty hires were added in place of those current faculty members who were contributing neither to the institution's teaching or research missions, and each of the 75 gener· ated a "reaso nabl e average" of $275,000 in research funds, the medicaJ school's level of support would be boosted by $20 million. "The more successful we become in generating indirect costs, the more successful we'U be in knock- ing down the need for state support:' he said. Biologist Tayl9r wins NSF grant By EUlH c;OlDBAUM News Services Editor T HERE'S a new invader in Lake Erie, though you wouldn't know it to look at it. It's a hybridized water flea, there- sult of an invader European species mating with the native species. and according to Derek Taylor, assistant professor of biological sciences, it may replace the native water flea species in Lake Erie. "The problem is, the ...We need to know how to make these distinctions because the hybrids can take over," said Taylor. "And because they are harder to detect, the hybrids can be more insidious, so we ci~s and some infamous pestssuch as the so-called killer bees-are hybrids. have to use genetic markers to see answers to one of the most basic their berets-arid mustaches." questions of human survival: \Vhere did everything come from> "Every culture has its crea ti on myth, which is how we try to describe how the sp<eies formed," said Taylor. These m arkers, whi c h Taylor searches for in organisms that live in the waters of the Great Lakes and Arctic ponds, help scientists determine the outcome of hybridization. " By combining ge- netic markers with lake sediment analysis, we can reconstruct the past ina way that wasn't pos· European water fl ea doesn't have any identifying characteristics." · Taylor explained, "so, if it got carried over by a ship from France, say, it's not going to be wearing a beret and mustache," Taylo r explained. " It looks just like the native. species." farthest reaches of the Arctic-is Taylor's life work and it forms part of the basis of the r=t $478,000 Faculty Early Career DeveJ. opment Grant he recently r<ttived from the National Science Foundation. Th: .Marcis reoognize)')Uog fuc. u.lty members who have demonstnlted outstanding potential as sci ence and engineering investigators and educators. He illustrates his lectures with the Arctic story ofSedna, the Inuit god· dess whose fingers. it is believed. froze in icy water> and then feU off. each one spawning a brand new species. Taylor. who looks at that question sible before we had this technology," said Taylor. Water Oea embryos from the scientific perspective, has chosen the fresh\'13.ter ponds and that a re entombed in the sediment are iden- among the m ost threatened habitats tified through the use of genetic analysis and polymerase chain rcac · Studying the ou t- UnNke the one In this grophk, on Invader comes of animal hy- w•ter flea In Uke Erie bridization- whether clotsn't readily reve•l in I...ake Erie or in the Its European roots. The purpose of Taylor's work tn the polar regio ns is to find possible tion (PCR), which am- plifies genetic infonnation . The sediments contain in their layers hundred s of years of live embryos of organisms that provide an important insight into how their genes have changed over tim ~ . According to Taylor, an ~volu ­ tionary biologist, hybridization is of particular interest because it can lead to the transfer of adaptations from one sptcieS to another or even to the formation of a new species. Many agriculturally important spe- lakes of thi part of th e w·orldon the planet-to study beca use of its relative youth and because it •~ il showcase for speciation. This summer, Taylor ,..;!I lead an expedition of graduate students to northwestern Alaska. a pilot for ne.'<t year's course that will be geared to· ward undergraduates, and which will take students to an area called Reso· lute. just south of the North Pole. Supported by the education com · ponent of the NSF Career Award, the course will be the only High Arc· tic-literaUy, the topofthe worldco urse in North Ameri ca that teaches the use of molecular tools. The two-week course wiU expose S{udmts to a region that that few hlhnans have ever observed. BrieD UB seeks members for its «Corporate Challenge" team It '• time for the 24th running of the wild-and-crary Chase Cor· porate Challenge. Wild because 13,00o people of all running abih· ties take part, and crazy because 13,000 people of all running ab ilities ... You get the idea. The race will be held June 24 in Delaware Park. The starting gun for the 3.5-mile race wiJl go off .it 6:45p.m. Last year. UB fielded a " team" of 120 faculty and staff runners and walkers. Thanks to ihe organizational skills of Dave Smith, recentl y retired from administrative comp uting services. UB in recent years has had its own tent and post~race party, like the hundreds of other organizations that take part in this annual fitness -and-fun event. A S20 fee covers the entry fee for the rac~which includes a Corporate ChaJienge T-sh1rt- as well as a UB T-shirt.tent rental , and food and drink during th e post-raa gathenng. To be part oft he UB team or to obtain more tnfo rmauon, co ntact Smith at < dsmith@buffaJo.edu > and include your depart men! and campus location . Smith is handling on ly faculty and staff Science Expo to be held A sp•ce-sclence lecture by former NASA astronaut .md l.o\..kport native Wi lham Gregory and presentations on topiCs rangmg from natural dts.tsters to weather forecasting usmg statc -of- tht' art tech nology will be pan of the 17t h annual Science ExploratiOn Da'\,rro gram betng held Monday on the North Campus. The event, whtch wtll be held from 9 a.m. to I :30 p.m .. ... c.i<.·s tgned to .. turn on" high -school students to science through hvelv demon stration s, lectures and cxhibtts. More than students from pubhc and paroch~al schools m t..n e, N1agara. Cattaraugus and C hautauqua count1es art expectt:d to attend . Gregoq·. a graduate of Lockpon Semor Htgh School and the- U . ~ Air Force Academy, will present a space -sc1ence lecture demonstra tion at 9: 15 a.m., 10: 15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. in the Wold man Theatrein Norton Hall. Seven large-g roup presentatmm. " ·ill be held at II : 15 a.m . and I 1:45 a.m. m Coo ke and Knox halls and m the Natural Soences Co mplex. Som e 35 o ther speakers and hand -on exhibi ts also will be tea lUred during the event. Rodney L. Doran. professor of learning and instructiOn.~~ ~..am ­ pus coordinator for the annual event. Bob Sorenson, science dt:part ment chai r at Springville-G riffith Institu te and Central School. 1s program coordinator. Sponso rs for the event are the N1agara Front1er SCience Supcrv1 sors Association, Western Secuon of Science Teachers Assoc1at1on of New York State, New York Sea Grant , Wilson Greatbatch, Ltd and West Valley Nuclear Services-Wesunghouse. UB sponsors mclude the College of Arts and Soences, Graduatl~ School of Education, School of Engmeenng and Applied Sc1ence.!i and the Grea t Lakes Program. l,ooO UB conference to launch bipolar treatment program •UB h•J been selected as one of 20 clinical sitc:s anoss the United States to provide a specialized treatment program for persons with bipolar disorder, known in lar terms as manic -depression . Five hundred people from Western New York will be eligible for the treatment. Ur iel Halbreich. professor of psychiatry, w1ll head th e project. which is funded by the National Institute of Mental Heahh ( NIMH) . An aU-day symposium on the d1agnos1s and management of bi polar disorder. to be held June 9 m the Albright Knox Art Ga llen· auditorium, will launch the clinical effort. The sym posi um will featur(" maJOr !~pc,aahst.!i m the field. mdud mg Robcn Post. chief of the BJOlog~Cal Psychiatry Branch of Nltvlll : Cdry Sachs. aSSIStant professor of psych1atry at Harvard Medu.:al School; Michael Tha.;;c:, professor of ps)'chmtry at the lJn JvCr!ll t \' ol Pittsbu rgh S..::hool of Medicu1 e, and LydHt Lew1,, d1rr:ctor u t the N.t tiona! Manic - Dcprt•ssivt.• Association. The afternoon will he devoted to worbhop~ on dutiGtl mand~t.· men! of the disease .•md the mvolvcmcnt ul f<1m1h .mJ lncnJ., m treatment. The treatment program, wh 1ch will hq;m t:nrolhng pa tu:nb 'lhHl after the symposium. will be a struotured reg1men 111\'0I\'111{! lj t ~lll' of-the art medications. combined w1th psychotht:rap' Halbreich said bipolar disorder ts poorly d1agnosed anJ wh ..·n 11 is diagnosed, is often not treated p roperly. "The consequences of misdiagnosis and m1sgu1dt>d treatment t.an be dramatic, " he said, .. and may have a long-term lmpa lt on thl' well-being and quality of lift> of patients and famil)•." Persons interested in the treatment program may ca ll 898 -431.! . Those interested in attending the symposium may ca.JJ th(> De partment of Psychiatry at 898-5940. Registration deadline is June 2. �6 ~ May11.21100/Vut.31.1o.31 Literary scholar to work at National Humanities Center on book about lcwe of literature BRIEFLY GSEto,_- ......, for-....,. summer lnstllute G<oduote School al ~ wll pteent Ill lint -...ng ,.,...,.,.,.,_ mont instilule 10-1~ on the,..,..CMopa. Thoimlllulio."'o-.glnstructionll. 1.-.Np lnd Asal ~In Schaoh,. wll offer supo<1ntendonls plndplls, cumcutum~bulkf. lng ludonl1lp--. and--.., "'JJICCfflJrriiD IIUdy ond di>- cussroant-.lndpnctlces deigned ... ~ pro- fessionol ptoctice In these--. Tho~ io aMpOnscnd b)i the G$l Center for Continuing ,.,..,....,.. Education. the CSE c:...tculum Center and the unlvmlly'• - . , New VOlt Education~~ SeMce Cpuncll and by the Center for the Shldy al School-Site Iader• ship a/the un~ Council for E.ducationol Adrnlnbtration (UCEA) at the Univenlty al Mbsouri-Columbia. for """" Information, contact the Contor for Continuing Pral<s>lonol E.duartion at 64.5-6642. . Curtain Ull presents "Mass Appear' CurUin c.ll PYodoc:tlom b Jn. oentlng "MBJ Appal. • I ploy loaning on the oonllicu by 1 comfortably- priest In Lynch is named humanities fellow By PAT1UCIA DONOVAN News Services Editor E!DRE Shauna Lynch, an award-winning associate professor of English widdy regard<d .. an innovative literary >eholar, ha. been named a fellow of the National Humanities Center, one of the greatest distinctions in the humanities 6ekl Lynch is one of 41 international fellows named by the center this yt:ar. She will work at NHC, based in the Research Triangle in RaleighDurham, N.C., from September through May 200 I on a new book that will explore the cultural history She notes that prior to the mid18th century, the term "literature" embraced virtually the entire body of written work. "In the mid-1700s, a transitional period between the rationalism of the Enlightenment and the Romantic period, literacy increased,"..,.. Lynch. "and the modem category of'literature' came into being to refer to a special canon of work comidered par· ticularly valuable or imaginative. "Love of literature-and of particular kinds of literature-became an indication of strong moral character, cia$$ and caste. Readers began to identify with and devdop strong of what it means to love--rather than ~ instructal or moved byliterature. personal affection for individual authors or fictional characters. ..Today, when some of us are Lynch says this topic is particu- moving away from literary studies and toward cultural studies, we often hear that we don't love literatur< D larly illuminating today, when our historicaUy strong identification with works of literature seems to be reversing itself and giving wayover much protest-to the cultur.(f study of how literature de6nes and is de6ned by prevailing value systems and cultural categories like gender, race, and ethnicity. anymore--a value judgment ex- pressed in terms that date back to the 18th century. "Those who continue to identify with literature in this way are upset by the impenonality of this new cultural-studies approach, which a - amines literature not only as a work of art, but .. a tool for cultunl sta· of an author Of to identify with the values and >ensibi1ities of irxlividual characters or writen. "To go overboard and become obs.ssive about an author, point of view or work is euasiYi: and is dir dained," she soys, "To eschew that approach -and tum instead to the e:umination of literatim .. a cultunltool is ~disdained .. a devaluation of literature itsd£ "It's a great debate," me soys, adding that she hopes her new book wiD throw some light on the IUstxlryoftbis sis or change." At the same time, Lynch soys, Ira· ditional literature lovers often apress antipathy toward those who "go over the edge• with their love. "A contemporary aaJllple of this attitude," she soys, "is >eholarly attitude toward the phenomenon of the Janeites, societies of jane Austen lovers. They are devoted to her ""ric; they dress up in period rostume, take quizzes on her novds, organize balls 1iU those described in her stories. Most of the Austen movies of late are sort of a janeite phenomenon." Lynch is, in lilct, editing a coUec- identificatioo prooe5L She """""' to have the reseaich and mud! of. the writing of the book completed by the end of the 2000-2001 ac:ademic y=; Lynch, a native of Jaw, Saskatchewan, is one of two members of the UB faculty to be named a feUow of the NHC for the coming Y"''· The second is her husband, Thomas Keirstead, professor Qfhistory, who will study how and why the Japanese culture developed a >ense of a national and Europeanlike "medieval" historical ~riod long after the years that embraced such an era had passed Moose tion of essays titled •Janeites: Austen's Disciples and Devotees," that will be pubwhed this Y""' by Princeton University Press. the message of the literary culture that developed out of the Enlightenmen~" she explains, • is that it is valuable to love literatim to the extent that a differentiation is made between 'it' and writing of lower status, and fine to become penonally involved with the vision :So Cupo' a- ~congrego­ tionandl-who~hls-111 p.m. on Frldlys ond Soturdoys thtougll juno !In the - joe? ~611Maln5t. The C r.... tum,...,..,.,.... ___ h ' i i l ~ ploy by 118 OM and Evonis flrodo41:11it"Cn!1Notalo. l1cJ<eb ... s15 for_.. odmWion,. S12 101'- and President William R. Greiner refills the coffee cups of Dan Heims (right) and Brett Klaich during Senior Breakfast held recently in the Student Union. FactJity and staff serve mem~ of the graduating class pancakes and sausage as part of UB's traditional send-off. __ S9 for stu<!<nts- Group , _ . . ~For--and .......tlon>, ... 61S-G003. Art depMment sets sum..- wwkshops ,_ Tho l:leporl..- al Art wll progronaln-.g. prtniJ.-.g. pointing. sculpture, -.&n. phoCIIgrophy and ~gnphia. Thoywll -·19<ily courselor~andl_ol __ _ ..... ' doysestlon-ID,..adpns olonyogolnrn . . _ _ ,._........ ,.on ........, Vortriao,...~ .. __ .c~~oo~_,.....,...,.1o and--·goaup !how July :Ill. tnlnngond~­ !hapwll behold ..... , ...... 1D 3 p.m.JI4' $-7. For ..... . . . . . . . _ _ NontYTIIo)o>; 64Sa71.11CL 13Sl. Project educates community about stroke Message ofscreening program, educational video is that stroke is treatable disease By LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor NLY a few years ago, baving a stroke brought disability .. surely as sunrise brought dawn. The idea that a ~rson could "recOver" from a stroke was not even O on the horizon. __ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR _,.,.... ::::1= --~onls bebe_..,..,...... mioSand-'--*l ..-..d 11>800-and moy longlh.Letlmrru!linclJdothe ........ . namo.-... ondadoytmol!lophone,_lor-. Be- "*"' ..-... '"""'al pomrannot publlh .. _ the"'" ,_ Theyrru!lbe111Cl!i11odby 9 a.m. MondoyiDb•;~ lor PIJI*olion In lhl _.,_,......,...lhll_be 111Cl!i11odoncllkC>'-.atiyot <wucldwsf' ' I ....>. 'Clinical-research advances during the past decade changed that. UB neuroswgeons and others now can """"stroke patients from certain disability using new dot-busting drugs and new drug delivery methods. They speak of stroke as a "brain attack." If patients know the symptoms and get to the hospital soon enough, they can avoid the ofi.en-dehilitating damage an untreated stroke can cause. The problem ha. been getting that message to the public. In May 1997-May has been designated "stroke mon th" -Lee Guterman, UB associate professor of neurosurgery, and his departmental roUeagues decided to begin a project to help educate the public about stroke's symptoms and risk factors. The project had particular resonancr in Buff.alo and environs, where stroke risk is higher than the nationalav<l'age. The result Wll!l the Western New York Stroke Screening Program. "The purpose of the screening program, despite its name, was not so much to identify people at risk, which we do, but to get the word out about tlie signs and symptoms of stroke," Guterman said ..The main message we want to get across to people is that stroke is a treatable disease.lf they recognize the symptoms and get help quickly, there is a good chance to reverse the stroke." The first screening was held in a booth in the Boulevard Mall A team of physicians. nu=s, dietitians, ultrasound operators and support staff took heart-rate anQ blood-pressure readings and adminis tered sonograms of the carotid artery to find out if there was any blockage. They offered the National Stroke Association's risk fad or assessment. provided nutrition counseling and presented a video on stroke's warn- ing signs. The final step wa> a brief evaluation of all data by a neurosurgeon or neurologisL All services wen: provided free of charge. People stood in line for hours waiting to be screened: Still. more than 200 had to be turned away. The team s=med 1,000 people over lime days at a second mall evmt but tbe process was chaotic. Members decided to target senior-citizen centers. Over the foUowing two years. they held event,s at eight centers and one corporatio n. To date, they have screened 3.200 people. Letters have been sent to physicians of those found to be at high risk of stroke. Thirty percent of participants had "reportable" disease. Incidence of stroke is high in the Westan New York population at large for several reasons, including a long history ofsmoking, unhealthy eating habits and obesity. he said The project began as a solely volunteer effort, but has since received monetary support from Independent Health, Kaliecla Health and the Women's Board at Millard Fillmore . Hospital Acuson Corporation and Hewletl Padwd bave donated the ultrasound equipment. The group now is producing an educational video and also is planning to bring the screening program into load compa.nies-they already have ""rked with the Buffialo Police Department and Ainep Corporation-<md to enroU people 'at high risk in education claMes on-site to encourage changes in lifestyles that promote stroke. Their database of liCI'eened patients also will provide rich potential for research, Guterman said Tbe group presented the results of its first study based on data from those screened at a recent professional meeting. The s~showed that ul- trasound scr<ening of the carotid artery is a reliable and cost-effect way to identify people with a condition called a.ymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, a significant stroke riskf.Jctor. That study was headed by Adnan I. Qureshi, clinical instructor in the Department of Neurosurgery. �May 1UIIOO/Vol.31. h.31 Patrons thanked for donating to ·tree-planting fund To the Editor, au. This semester, Psi the national honor society in psychology at UB, askod for donations from our oommunity to purchase and plant trees on the North Campus. The memwould like to acbers of Psi knowledge and thank the following patron5: Brenda Battleson, Mary au Bisson, Hank Bromley, Lynn Magdol-Hewlett. John Meacham, Kinten and !.mer Milbrath, Sharon Murphy. Diane Randall, the Student Association, the Undergradum Psychology Association, the Department of Psychology and the Offia of the President. Also. a special thank you for the help and advia of Bill Marshall, grounds supervisor. The Tree Planting Project has culminated with 15 new beautiful trees on North Campus. beside Park Hall Thanks for the aesthetic oontnbution to our campus and for helping combat environmental degradation. Y-Hocl PsiChil'r<sident Calendar ~ .......... Friday Thunday 9 15 In-·· ) o . - l n -'s25tll -...y A l'n>gnlm ofWoru by~ ~~=~~~. f;.,m r1"'If1!! Information. 64S-2921 . )wM 25th-.o.y A l'n>gnlm of Worta by Emerging c.._, Theatre, Center for the Ms. 1 p.m. F,... Sporuored by Dept. of Mu!ic. For more informauon, o.am. 6-IS-2921. , _ . . . , _.,25111 -...y New Yorl< New Music En....- 2. Sle< Concert Hoi. 8 p.m. l5. Sponoot<d by ~~rusk. For fT'IOff! inforTMtion. Friday Saturday 10 Thursday Sunday In....,...,., 25111 -...y A l'n>gnlm of Worta by Emotglng Compooen. Ba;rd Rodtal Hall. HO p.m. F.... Sporuored by Dept. of Music. For ll'IOf"e information, 645-2921. Exhibits •. _ - Munlng: Five cont._., Chinese Artists" =byXu~""cf..~,Su· Monday ~n:' ShenQtion on cfoplay throogh June lOj;; ;;,g.~ olthe UB M Gall<ly m the Cent..- for the Ms. Notth Campos. Gall<fy hoors a"' Wed. throogh 12 Sat., 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun. from noontoSp.m In....,...,., 25th """'-7 " Senior 1bab ~Ions 2000" The~ Thesis work from 60 candidat~ for bac:hek>r of fine arts degrft:S are ~ng exhibited at various sites on the North Campus and In downtown Buffalo. Woric will be on display in the Center for SoloisU. UB Art Galio<y. 8 ~;,!;e~~t;~2'l MusK. Tuesday ~~~~8~~-~-~:srsp~~- Woril: abo Will be on disptay in the Ellicon 13 ~~ ~~~~i~= Buffalo JobS )o.-ln....,...,'s25tll """'-7 An Evening wfth Steve Rekh. Drama Theatre, Center for the M.s. 8 p.m. S16, lS. Sporuored by D<pt. of Music. For more information, 645-2?21 . · Wednesday 14 )wM In ....,...,., 25th """'-7 Music of llomotd Ronds, Augurt.l Rood Thomas ond Roger Reynold~ Slee Concert Hall. 8 p .m. l12. l9, l5. Sporuored by D<pt. of Music. For """" inform~tion, 645-2921 . CanlsJus I 0, UB 1 Stony 81'00k 9, UB 3 Stony 81'00k 9, UB 5 Stony 81'00k 4, UB l The BuUs completed their 2000 season dlis past week. dropptng .a three-pme series with Stony Brook u Dunn Tire Park. The Seahawks swept ;a doubleheader on S.turday, seven runs 9-3 ond 9 -5. ond tool< • single pme double, on Sund>y.4-3 . triple, run and In the doubleheader. Adrian acrifi fly 011er the week. Daniels was nea.rty perfect ;;at the In the Boubleheader with pbre,pn, 6-lor-7 with six"'"' Stony Brool< on Saturday, scored on the cby. He fotlowed du.t o.n· el~was 6-of-7, scoring up with ;;a 2-for-3 performa.nc.e on sill UB's eight rurn. SundOy. jeff Roberuon pitched • complete pme on Suncby. despite lillllonewent5-ofthe loss. He Yl'ent 9.0 Innings, and 10 two home runs gave up four runs, three earned. on and sill RBis in the women's II hla.The Bulb' defense pbyod softblll team's tripleheader well behind Roberuon. u the aqainst Youngstown State. Infield UJmed ;;a total ol sbt double Malone hit a first-inning ~ grand slam in the opener In other ;;action from b.n ~ as the Bulls downed the the Bul~ splk • doublehe>der with Penguins, 4-2. She also had Nl>g>r> on Moy 2.1osin& the fim a seventh-inning solo shot pme. 2.0, ond winnln& the ni&f>""" 7-2.1n the second pme. D>niels in the second game, UB Yl'ent 3-for-'1 and knocked In four fell to YSU, 2-1 . RBb, induding ;;a home run. Kevin Neneruk 'tlll'!l!flt 3-for-3, wtth two runs scored. john SuUivvl was the w;nning pitcher with ;;a c~te pme. grvtng up twO I)JI"'S on five tuu OYer seven innings. On Moy 3. UB pbyod" Can isM and lost I0-2 to the Golden Griffins. Krvin Brown and Mike Flaherty boch hOld two hta on the day and bod\ scored ;a AssodateJ(ul Ptofeuor-Depal't.ment ol Bioch<misby. PoRing lf.0032. ~===~~ Assistant/Auodate ProfessorDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Posting IF-()()37. Clinical AssiSUint Professor- Depa~nt of Pharmacy Practice, Posting lf.0038. Clinical Assist.llnt Professor-Department of Pharmac:y PrJCtice, Posting IF-0039. Clink&~ Assistant Profeuor~rtment of Pharmacy Pt"Ktice, Posting tf-0040. Clinkal Assistant Professor-Department of Pharmacy Practic:e, Posting ff-0041 . Assistant "Professor/ Auodate Professor, Clinical Assistant Profenor/ CJinlcal Associate Professor (four positions avalt.ble)School of Nursing, Posting lf-()().42. Assodate Professor-Department of Pharmacy Practice, Posting lf..004..4 . ~s:St~~":r~o:t~'7nt ot AuistanV Associate ProfessorDepartment of Surgery, Posting Iff. 0046. Asslst.nt Professor f(K EOC ( two positions aYililabte; one In m.~thematks, one mwriting- ~~~~~~r.~;~~~~~essorDepartment of Medicine, Diviston of Infectious Diseases, Posting •F-.()(M8. Assoclilte Professor/ ProfessorDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Posting •F-OG49. ~~:~r=~~~~~. ~otto all N lapra 8, UB 0 NJ-.ara 9, UB 7 UB 4,Youngstown State 2 Youngstown State 2, UB I Younptown State 9. UB 2 The Bulls pbyed a nre trlpleheader Suurday .afternoon as they hosted Youngswwn State to compH!te the seuon. A fim-;nnlng gr>nd sbm by Kelly H>lone held up as the SuUs defea.ted the ~ins. 4·2. in pne one. pitd>er Jessica Kensy p;d<ed up the wkl, getting out of ;;a f;;am in the top of the seventh w+th ;a p;air of runners on and the go-ahead run u dle pla.te. US dropped game two. 2-l,u a Bulls seventh-inning n.lly fell short. Malone connected on her second home run of che day and stxth of the season for the lone UB run. Strong pitching by Andru Sage. who did not aflow ;an earned run. ;;and a strong defense forced Youngstown to suuw:l 12 runnen in the conteSt. leaving the bues ~ded In the fifth and sixth Innings. US's defense W1S iu downfall in the fiml pme of the day. ;;as the Bulls convnltted nine errors In the 9-2 loss. All nine runs m the conteSt were unearned. YoungstoWn State sent I I b;aners to the pbte In ;a seven-run fourth Inning dut saw UB commit five errors. The Bulls led. 2-0,after the first inning. ;as D;anlelle Haynes scored on ;a 'O'ild pitch .and M~ got jennifer Moore home 5artki& on ;an REM groundout. Earlier In the week. che Bulls were swept by NQ,gan.. S-0 ;and 9-7 . on May 2 In the second pme. UB toOk ;a 7-'1 le;ad heading into the boaom of the sixth, dunks to a three-run double by Moore. Ni;;apn n.llled for five runs of its own In the bottom of the inning. ;as Brooke Bndbum pbted the winning run WJth ;an RBi slngte. lra~~ MEN ' S TtAM PARnCIPATU IN UB OPEN WOMEN ' S TtAM PARnCIPATES IN UB OPEN In the lut home m~t for UB before the Mid-Amerian Conference Ctwnpfonships on Hay 18-20. the tnck~-field tum set some school records during the UB Open. held chis past DMsion of Infectious Diseases, Posting • F-0050. Cllniul Associate Professor- Department of PhanTaaCy Practice, Senior Alumni Luncheon Tllldng ~of Your Sldn. Stophan;e H. PinaJ<, dlalr, Dept. ol Dennatology. Cente' for Tomorrow. Noon-2 p.m. S1 2. For"""" lntolmation, Jude 829-2608. ~~%~~tof cnn~structor-Department o4 Pharmacy PriK:tic.e, Posting tF--00~ . Cllnkallnstructor-Depart.ment of Pharmacy Practice, Posting lff~3S . Cllnial Assbt.nt Profeuor (two )wM )wM Faallty ~ '"=c::~ting"'7"'~3 11 Baseoall Niagara 2, UB 0 UB 7, Nlapra 2 as 16 22 7 Posting IF-0051. ~tltlve Cl.osslfled Clvtl ~~lil~i~~~)~~an 'i App1ied Sciences, Une •23763 Keyboard Specialist (SG-6)· Department of Ac.ildemic InformatiOn and Planning, Une •30345. WH:~. On the women's side, jenelle Callender won both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, setting .J. school ~rd in both eotents. She fin1shed with ;a time o( 11 .98 in the 100-meter .J.nd ;a dme of 2<4.49 in the 2()()...me(er. ln addition, S;arAh Kranzier set ;a school record m the hepachlpn, fimshmg With -4,6S3 points-good for ;a second-pbce finiSh In the men's events, K.amoau H;alim set ;a person;al best in the II 0-meter high hurdles, ploacing first in th;;at event with ;a time of IS .OO. In tt.e ~~ 1 ~~~~~~~~~~1~6~o~ of:Aiollllli:~~~ To obtain ~ informotKJn on jobJ listtd obcwr. contact PmonneiStMces ' fox ~sr;;~u:=f~:~Z!:% obtain information on Rf'Sftlrch ;obs. conrixT Sponund Programs Pmonnel, 416 Crofts. \ mark this spring. Steve Esler took first · pla.ce honors In the dec.athlon with a. tota.l score of 6.048 points. also sewng ;a new UB school record. �a Repo.ote. MavlUroJflloi.Jl.lo.Jl Thunday, May II Friday 12 UB Commencement--GS Graduate Schoof Commencem~L Center for the ArU Mains~e Theatre. 1 ~~- / 0b~~5~4a~K>n, CommftK:ement Activity , ~~~=n~~e: ~:n~~~all 3:30 p .m. For more informatton, Barbara Bono, UBCommei"'Cef'fMftt Un~G.....-al commencement. Ak.Jmni Arena. 10 1.m . For more information, Patricia M. Staebell, 645-6147. US Commencement- SDM S<hool of Oonul Medidne Commencement. Center for ~~~~~~~.. 2 Sheryl A. Harvey, 829-2836. Law School Commencement Law School Commencement. =Uge ( 645· 2575, ext. 1020. ~~!~~o; ~~ Comrnenc:ernent Activity 645 -6223. University Honors Convo· cation. Center for the Aru Mainstage Theatre. 5:30p.m. For more infomlation, Joseph1ne A. Capuana, 64 5-3020 . Saturday information, Melinda Saran, Monday 15 13 ua Commencement-SON School of Nunlng ComSlee Concert Hall. 9 a.m . fOf more information, menc~t. William P. Harden, 829· 2.537 . U8 Commencement-SSW "School of Sodol Worl< .Commencement. Center for . ~~~"W~~- 9 Ali>on L Mohammed, 64S· 3381 . ext230. ua commenc:emem--HRP School of Hea~h Related Profenions Commencement. AJumnl Anona . 9 a.m . For more informatiQn, Veronica Young. 829· 3-434, exL 418. UB Commencement- SIS School Of Information Studies Commencem~t. Student Union Theatre. 10 a.m . For more information, Neil Yerttey, 645 ·2~12 . Tht' Rcpot1tT lhting~ publlshe~ lor evenh laking }llt~u.• on c.tmpu~ or for UB Commencement- SOP ~~t;.,~c~~ee Concert Hall. 1 p.m. For more informa· tion, Kart Fiebefkom, 645·2824 . off campus evcnh wht!re Friday Wednesday 19 17 Seminar Growth Through Acquisition . Center for TOO"'IfT''W. 8 :15· 11 :30 a.m . S60. For more information, Western New York ~~~6-~nt :u~==·Nosocomlal Pneumonla. Sanjay Sethi, Dept of Medicine. VA Medical Center. ~~~~- t:dk~~~~ Medicine and PCCM . :r UB Commencement- SEAS School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Com· menc:ement. AJumni Arena . 1 nu ldter than noon on tht.· fhunrla.y pn.-ceding JK.Ihlk.ttion Lhtings are ~o~~~~e's~ ~5-T:~t'· UB Commencement-SAP School of Architecture and Planning Commencement. only accepted through the ~:i~f~~~n~ ~~~ ~~r electronic 1ubminion fornl Bryant. 829.-6485, ext. 120. fur tht• onllnl' UB C~lcndo1r nl henh at .- http I www.buffalo.edu c ttlt•ndar login • Bec:aule of 'PACe limita ti ons not all t'VIlnh in the ~~~c:lronic t.alenri <~r will be lnduded In the RepMtl!r. . Grltduatlon Ceremony Hlstoty DOpartment Graduation and Roception. Woldman Theatn!, Norton Hall. 2 p.m. F,... Sponsored by ~=~::~~~·t~=l information, 645--~81, ext. S40. UB Commencement--GSE. Graduate School of Education Commencement. Center for t~~~~~~; 5 Fenifer Lawrence, 645·6640. U8 Commencem.nt- SOM School of Manog<ITie"t information, John. H. S~lum, 645 - 322~ . .... COiiWINiKetnellt Medldne and lliomedkal Sciences Commencement. Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre. 2 p.m. For more Information, Dennts A. Nadler, 829-2802. Saturday 20 Thursday IS Rooer L Prioro, Dept of Social Monday Farber. 6 p.m. Free. Tuesday 5 23 Ann~Y<nory c-. stee ConcortHali. 8_p.m. S16, SS. Sponsored by Dopl of Music. For"""" lnfi>rmatioo, 645-2921. 106 Jacobs Hall. Noon. Freo. Sponsored by Profossional Stiff Senate. For more infonnation, Anna Maria Kedzierskl, 6-CS· 2003. Tuesday How to Usten and Dooble Your Influence with Others. Wednesday 6 24 CrltJcal Care Medicine Confonnce ~·~u=~,!:!~~t of Surgery. 02, Scotcherd Hall, 8uffal0 Gonerol Hospital. 9-10 of Medkine, OepL of Medicine and PCCM. lluslnessWortuhop June In - ··· 2Sth AnnlvenorJ The 25th june In - . . , Brvwn-a.g Vlcloo - a.m. Freo. Sponsored by School Wednesday 7 _ _, In-··· -...a.g Vlcloo - June 2Sth ~..::i!..:!"ed~ning How to Ust~ and Double Your Influence with Others. 730 Kimball Tower. Noon-1 Empire State Development ~~~~~~For An E""ni~ with Philip Glass. Student Umon Theatre. 1 p.m. S18, S7. Sponsored by Dept of Music. For more information, rn<>re information, 645·2003. 645-2921 . Friday, June Thunday Principles of Leon Center, 27S Oak St, llufllolo. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $250. Sponsored by COfP. For more information, ==~~t!r~6 Education Seminar Caught In the Middle: A RatiOnole for Improving Middle School Prac:tko. Conrad Toepfer, Jr., Dept of le~mifl$l and Instruction. Monday 22 public. Sponsored a· AniiMnMy bY the New Yortt New Musk Ensemble 6r Friends. Sloo ~:l'fd~~:~~~ate School of Educotion. For mo<e information, 645--6642. 2 June In Buffolo's 25th ~ro~~: ~lsa-~rr:- Law~ :!'~t!::C"' Assodlllbl _ . . . , UB Law Board of DirKtors Lies My To~ Tought Mo. Commencement. Alumni Arena. 5 p.m. For more ua Commencement Medial Honon Program. Center for the Arts DrarN Theatre. 10 a.m. For more informatbn, Dennis A Nadler, 829-2802. ...a PreYentive Medicine. 182 ~~ ~t~ t~.!t ~""""information, 645-2921 . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Social Work receives·NIAAA grant $2.9 million grant to fund program to help families break cycle ofsubstance abuse By CIUIImNE VIDAL News Services Editor ESEARCHERS at UB ha~~e received a five-year, R tionally-;-for families 1of children ages 9-12 conducted over a 14-week period. Families will be identified from parents currently or recently $2.9 million grant to con- receiving aJcohol treatment The goal duct an international is to provide parent training, as well project aimed at helping childrm of alcohol-<lependent parents avoid becoming substance abusers themselves. as individual and f.unily-skills training, for children of alcohol- and other drug-<lependent parents. Families will participate in weekJy. three-hour meetings that be will be The Strengthening Families Pro- gram (SFP) will be conducted by the Center for Research on Urban Social Work Practice in the School of Social Work. in collaboration with Canada's Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAM H). Brenda Miller, professor of social work and director of the center, is principal investigator of the project. divided into three segments. The first hour will consist" of separa te classes for parents and children fo cusing on a particular to pic, such as communication skills. ln the second hour, parents and children practice together the skill s they have just lea rned. The third hour wiJJ be a The project will consist of a highly structured, skills-building pro gram-which has been tested in various settings na6onally and intema- A comparison group of families will be provided a more standard form of family intervention to test family-foe\~~<(! social period. the effectiveness of the SFP. A total of 720 families from West em New York and the Toronto area will be selected to participate in the research. The program, which is ex pected to begin in September, wilJ community and recognizing the ex pertise of people in the community in creating partnerships," noted Miller. " ln addition to being a research projea , it also will be an opportunity for students in the School be foUowed by booster sessions held of Social Work to have direct, hands - six months and one year after the program has been completed. The Strengthening Families Program will be conducted in partnership with communi(7' agencies and drug-and -akohol agenCies m Buffalo and Toronto, and m each ci ty '~ surrounding communitle3. E..Kh agency will work with two groups of no more than 12 families wllhm any given year. with some fami lie-5 receiving full -blown intervention and others receiving a standard in tervention program. "Thjs is an excellent example of the university partnering with the on experience in a prevention intervention model. "\\'hat makes this project unique is that it'san international effon and we'll be able to compare how the cul tural oon text and environmental set ting support or hinder prevention efforts for these families," she said. The gran: is funded by the National Lnstitutcs on Akoholism and Alrohoi Abuse. Co- principal investigate~ are Andrew Safyer. UB associate professor of soc ial work, and David Dewit, of Canada's CAMH. Eugem· Maguin ofUBandScottMacDonald of CAM H are co· investigators. State funding bolsters institute's work By ELLEN COOLDBAUM into productive partnerships with News Services Editor local industry. Prasad said the funding will be of great value in readying these technologies for the marketplace, result- ROSPECTS for an emerging laser and photonics industry in Western New York have brightened, thanks to a $500,000 allocation from New York State, sponsored by Sen. Mary Lou Rath, to the UB lnstitutdor lasers, P Photonics and Biophotonics.. A significant portion of the funding will be used to target technologies that will positively impact regionaJ economic growth, said Paras Prasad, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the departments of Chemistry and Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and executive director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics. This will involve taking them from the fundamental research and-development stage, through prototype fabrication, scale-up strategies and cost optimization and ing in the creation of new high -tech jobs. The funds also will provide the institute with resources to cooperate and collaborate with local companies in ways that will enhance their com petitive advantage in lasers. telecom munications, nanotechno logy and biotechnology. 'We are extremely grateful to Sen. Rath for her strong support of our institute as a means of enhancing this new high -technology industry in Western New York," said Prasad. "With this suppon, she has demonstrated her vision for a Western New York region that generates economic growth through the development of high-paying, high-technology opponunities." Noted Rath: "The work that Dr. Prasad and his colleagues do is con sidered among the best in the world. I feel privileged to be able to assist them as they continue to make progress in so many vital areas. The institute is a tremendous asset to Western New York, both economi cally and as a leader in sea rching for medical cures." VB President Wimam R. Greiner called Rath "a tireless and highly effective advocate in the state legisla ture for UB. Her support for the institute is just the latest example of her commitment to higher education--and to partnerships that promote economic growth in Western dyes and coatings to be infused into many kinds of plastic products after they have been manufactured. a potentially enom1ous cost-savings to manufacturers who cu rrently must dye the plastic during the manufuc ruring process. Potential applications include eyeglasses. contact lenses. fluorescent toys. electronic displays. flexible metallic co ndu ctors a nd large-area panels for solar eneq,<)'. Another promising technology allows for production of a new gen eration of highly secure iden tifica tion cards. These cards provide tamper-proof identification and encoding of data beneath their sur- New York." faces that can be read only by spr Two technologies developed in Prasad's lab have the most significant potentia] for immediate commercialization with only a moderate investment. The first is a plastic infiltration cialized lasers. Applications range from government and military USC3 to medical lD cards for patients. A third techno logy being en - technology that allows for colored \ hanced by institute researchers that could be commercialized with mod- �Agency receives $3.5 million grant to fund I"UUirch on fKton .tfectlng .,_tJng lldlls ---...-- l n g l l l l l - ......... .... ordorwllbe .......... llllpla --.a~ <loy•• the - ... .,.~ hlglllghl1ng --- U8 faNI)-,airing - · on -~~~~~ progroms Adolphlo ~. Guesu ... be lllmls llodc. -~ .... who ... b e - OltheLaloe\llllgo-compiel<. IIIII Clodyn ~.~of phloso- phy, who ... cllocuss hot bOalr, •Milling Sense of TIOI<: Food IIIII Phlooophy.• I n - . , Uriei.HIIb<oich, ...... ~of psydUity, ploln. , _ - progrom for pollonls wllh lllpolor disor· de< IIIII Dobaroh K.W.-._ ossociOie . . In the Cologe of Aru IIIII Sdoras, wll c11ocuss o --lhot prarMe to prvvldo. unique~"" .tees to _ _ _ .....,. studoniJ, .. - .. - ..,• ponies IIIII nan.pallt ogondos.. 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Tho ......... ll ....... ___ ~ .,._.... bylheOIIIc:aci"SoMc..lltlw-al , __............. __ c..--. suo--..... ----==== Unlwnlly,.,.,. - UrM'Jity ~--­ u.d • 110 Ollllr*l llnNit, (PIIJM5-IUI. ...._. ... ~~· -·· _., .... ~- RIA to study child development . , IIIATHUEM WEAVD ll<potttl' Cantributof ESEARQIER.Sin theResearch Institute oo Ad· dictions (RIA) have be· gun a five-year project, funded by a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, to study infant and child development and the factors that influence patenting skills. "In this study we're looking at . . children in their first year of school, midway through kin~n." ox· plained Kmn<th E. l<Onard, RIA S<· nior research scientist who is lead R • ~~thechildintha< scttin!l" at play with the mother, at play with the father and in a dcvd· opmental-testing session. "The findings at 12 months," Leonard added, "showed that par· ents with their OWD penonaJ pfOb.. lems, such as feelings of depression or heavy drinking, also reponed feeling mo"' aggravated with infants than parents without issues of dcpr..sion or drinking. When ob· served with the infants, theS< par· cots ttnded to be less sensitive to the child's cues, displayed more negative emotions toward the child and"""' less verbal with the child.. When th ~ child reaches 18 months of age, these same factor. come into play. "Parco" with per· sonal problems begin to rqx>rt their children as having behavior problems." Leonard said. "Fathers who indicate that they have depressive feelings al.!o report that their child has intcrnalizJed problems, such as anxiousness and fears, as well as ox· temalizing behavior problems, such as tantrums or distuptive activities.• Mothers with depressive feelings al.!o reported more externalizing problems among their childrm. Data still being collecltd fur the ~ and 36-month..,. fowseson children's iJnpuloc CX>Dtrol and oclf. rcguJatiQn while coutinuing the fo.. rus on parenting. L<ooard ooid the J!OOk of the "" acarch indude lbe claip of pr<w:ll· tion or interYcntion dbts fur fami. lies. Examining pannt's.penonal problems and fmilly functioning. be added, should help to predict patent· child interactions and later OUICX>mes foe the cbild. ily iarJ'Iin8 the multiprobi<m ~oftbesebebaYion.in· tenoention work can be desi@ned to havealcq-tmnilq>aa 011 porenring. investigator. "We had previously looked at the hom.environmentofl2·, 18 ·,2~. and 36-mooth-old infants and chil· dren, where the influences on dcvd· opment were parents, siblings and other card.akcr.. The de>dopmen· tal milestone of~ gives us the opportunity to see children interacting with peers. sharing a similar experience lllld functioning ln asocial context., in addition to examining parent-child interactions.• The new project builds on previ· ous research with more than 200 families conducted by l.eooard and co-investigator Rina Das Eiden, RIA senior research scientist, who first recruited families in 1995 from birth records in ErieCounty. l.eooard ox· plained that the participating fami. Lies were intervieyie<l in visits to the institute when the child was 12, 18, 24, and 36 months old. RIA re· Cocaine withdrawal called not as traumatic Still not plmsant, but study shows symptoms diminish steadily over time By LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor W I TH 0 RAW A L drawal may be somewhat unplcas· ant, you11 live through it" Previous studies ofcocaine with· from cocaine is flo drawal involved inpatients, and they found relatively mild with · drawal symptoms, especiaUy when has shown that it may not involve compared to Other drugs of abuse, the wrenching ups and downs and such as alcohol or heroin. One criti· intense cravings that specialists in cism of these studies. Coffey said, the field have considered the norm. was that the patients weren't cxScon Coffey, assistant professor of ' posed to their normal cues for CO· psychiatry and a specialist in drug craving in substance-dependent persons. reports in the current issue "W e - been tnlned to ofDrugandAla>lwiDependmathat thW<ofwldoawalas• craving is rrlatively mild during CO· caine withdrawal compared to other ~ drugs of abuse, and that cocaine - flnllng.thllt ..... withdrawal symptoms decrease steadily over time. Morcover,lllllikc earlier inpatient studies of cocaine withdrawal and research on alcohol Withdrawal, these paticots did not report signifi· cant disruptions in sleep. The restilts are important for two SCOTT COFfEY reasons, Coffey noted: They convey a hopeful message to persons con·. caine use. Common cues would incemed about their ability to quit clude a crack pipe, encountering cocaine, and they definespecific dif. the dealer or seeing acquaintances ferences between cocaine with - who use cocaine. "To address this criticism, we ox· drawal and withdrawal from other amined cocaine-dependent paaddictive drugs. "We have been trained to think tients in an outpatient setting,.. of withdrawal as a general condi· Coffey said, "and we found similar lion," he said "But we are fioding mild withdrawal symptomS, even that each substance has a different when they we"' exposed to usual set of symptoms and requires a dif. cues. Given the accumulating evi· ferent approach to detoxification dence, we believe the CtliTt:llt charand treabncot. For example, a per· acterization of rocaine withdrawal son can die from alcohol with· shotild be questioned" Coffey conducted his research at d rawal, and while cocaine withpicnic, but a st udy by a UB researcher aJndlllan.-- -· '\ the Medical Uoivcrsity of South Carolina in Charleston, wlierc he previously was a research associate. Study participants, who were all dependent on cocaine or both cocaine and alcohol, we"' rcquimr to ab· stain from cocaine use for 28 con· secutive days. Twenty· four pe=ns completed the study. Drug status was monitored via urine analysis and Breathalyzer on day 2 (48 hours after the beginning of abstinence) and approximately every five days thereafter. During these clinic visits, a trained inter· ticnts w= sleeping in mo"' famil. iar surroundings. Defining the specific symptoms of cocaine withdrawl is essential for proper treatment, Coffey said "The description of cocaine withdrawal we've given in the past warned of intenSe cravings that come and go, depending on the..phase of with· drawal the paticot is experiencing;• he added "Instead, we found that cravings deaeasc in a linear fashion. "If we k<ep hammering away at inlcnse cravings and patients aren't experiencing intense cravings, the treatment won't make sense. we·ve ~administeredscwral sWldard questionnairtstod<tt:mrinepaticnts' said the same thing about sleep dur· pb}mcal, emotional and psychologi· ing cocaine witbdrawal. We've told cal withdrawal symptoms · people they would be skeping fioe To determine if symptoms de· at times, but tbeymaynot sleepwdl creased gradually, or increased and during a different withdrawal phase. decreased in phases as previously Instead. we found that outpatients reported, Coffey grouped his results reponed satisfactory sleep during into tha< time bl~ roughly or cocaine withdrawal inciding with those phases: days 2 "When we tell patients that with· and 5; 10 and 14; and 21 and 28. drawalsymptomswill start and stop Analysis showed that patients ox· and start again, and this is not what perienced significant reductioos in the patient experiences, it paints a depreSsion and anxiety, and that the chaotic picture. improvm~ents oc.curred in a linear "Now we an provide patients fashion rather than in phases. Pa· with a mo"' predictable samrio," ticnts al.!o reported matively mild Coffey said "Now we can tell pa· craving. significantly fewer psychi· ticnts, 'You are going to SOl better atric symptoms than early in ~­ over time. Things will definitely be better tomorrow as long as you am· ncn~ and an increase in energy and ability to think clearly. tinue to absWn.' It provides a -r In contrast to findings reported positive message.. in inpatient studies, sleep patterns This study is part of a Jors<r iJMs. w= stlll!le and satisfactory follow. ligation directed by Boonie S.Densky ing cocaine witbdrawal. This dilftt. of the Medial University of South cnce was attributed to the asrump- Carolina, and was fundedby the Na· tioo that, lll1likc mpaticnts, outpa· tiona! Institute 00 ~Abuse. �June ZZ. ZUOONDI.31. No.JZ 3 BrieO m "Business Days 2000" scheduled Poets academy taps Howe English professor's work recognized bj eminent group By PADKIA -VAN News Servkes Editor IKE a prophet in her own co untry, Susan Howe 's reputation as a distinguished a nd pioneering poet and literary theorist is virtually unknown 10 most of her suburban WestemNewYorkneighbor>andher colleagues at UB. where she has been a member of the faculty since 1989. l.ast month, at the height of a career distinguished by stunning tit - L erary achi evement. Howe was elected by some of the most tionized figures in American literature to the Academy of American Poets' Board of CllaoceUors, the academy's advisory body of entinent poets. She will join such luminaries as Louise Gluck, Lucille Clifton, W.S. Merwin, Adrienne Rich, Richard Howard, Charles Wright and UB colleague Robert Greeley, as well as other current members of the board Previous members have included W.H. Auden, Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Gwendo lyn Brooks , Denise Levertov, Jay Wright and Robert Hayden. Howe was elected, along with pocts Philip Levine and Charles Sirnic, to succeed board members John Ashbery, John Hollander and David Wagoner, whose terms ended in November. The author of 13 books of pomts and \WO volumes of criticism, most recently"Pierce Arrow" (New Directions, 1999). Howe is widely known as the author of the groundbr<aking. spective writen, such as poet Emily 1985book"MyEmilyDiclcimon"and Dickinson and American philoso1990's "Europe of Trusts." pher Charles Sander> Peirce, fueled She has recdved two American herownpo<ticmaking."Bonosays. Book Awards from the &fore Co- "Her students come for the heat." Jumbus Foundation, a 1996 !iteraryscholarSusanSchultzdeGuggenh eim Fellowship and in scribes Howe's unorthodox work as 1998, was named a Dismelding and altering tinguished FeUow at the genres and performStanford University lnstiing typographical exlute of the Humanities. periments that chalA brilliant and intense Jenge idds about write r, scholar and whatthewrittenword teacher, she is recognized is,howitoperatesaod intern ationall y for her how it can be operpath-breaking work in ated upon . Howe's the field of poetics. The reason for books. in fact, sometimes have to be this, says Barbara Bono, chair of the ' turned upside-down or sideways in UB Department of English, is that order to be read--as intended-as Howe is "a strong poet and critic both picrure and text. Nevertheless, working in the sinew and bone of "despite her distinctly avant-garde poeticcreation----tl)eactual makrial surfaces," Schult z says, .. Howe being of the poem, its image and straddles the tines between modern inscription. and postmodern poetries. "She's the real thing." Bono con"She may be postmodernist in tinu~. "For Susan Howe, writing is her m;thod, but her intentions ofa physical act. Her beginnings were ten appear to be tho5e of a last modas a visual artist and she brings this ernist. Her fragments are every bit sense of the physical process of ereas artful as Eliot's, and her desire to ativity to her explication and mod - make them cohere (in literary and eting of poetry." religious terms) is equal10 that of Bono says Howe's most success- Eliot, Pound or Han Crane." ful graduate students have becom<;_ Schultz writes that if poems exist editors and textual artists with a in order to communicate meaning, deep understanding of the holo- as Howe-unlike her UB colleague, graphic or handwritten process of poet a nd theo ri st C harles making. Their emphasis. she says. is Bernstein-maintains, "then the not on the narrative aspects of the radical nature of her texts reOect poem, but on the point at which the nothing so much as the difficulty of poem comes into being. 'omm unica ting new meanings. "Howe's study of deeply intro- new histories." Computing program approved By EU.£N GOlDIIAUM News Services Editor N advanc~ -certificate program tn computa tional science designed to train science-and-engineeringograduate students at UB in scientific computing has been approved by the New York State Education Department and the Chanctllor of the Stite University of New York. The program, a cooperative effort between UB's Center for Computational Rfsearch (CCR) and participating UB ·departments, is available to students pur>Uing master's and doctoral degrees in mathematics, physics, chemical engineering and mechanical and aerospace engineering. "'The certificate program will make these students a lot more marketable to prospective employers," said E. Bruce Pitman, chair of education, outreach and training programs at CCR and a professor of A mathematics. The program, one in a series of certificate programs recently ap- proved at VB, strengthens UB's mission to provide graduates with training within traditiona1 degree programs that is consistent with the changing needs of the industries in which they eventually will work. Pitman explained that onu rking in the emerging field of computational scie nce reqUires a stro n g background in a panicul~r discipline o r application, along with training in high-performance computing. A multidisciplinary field that unites computer technology with many kinds of disciplinary research, com· putational science often is called the .. th ird science,"' complementing theoretical and laboratory science. In addition to high-technology, fields that require this kind of ex pertise include the investment community, where advanced computing is used to develop new financ ial products; advanced engineering and design firms for the automotive and aerospace industries. and national laboratories, where scientists use scientific computing to do every- thing from predicting the weather to designing new chemical catalysts. "This certificate is a valuable ad dition to US's growing inventory of certificate programs, which are designed to provide students with the advantage of a credentia1 certifyi ng that they have obtained education and training targeted to a specific area of expertise," said Myron A. Thompson, associate provost , ex· ecutive director of the Graduate School and interim vice provost for graduate education. Students in the certificate pro gram must take a total of 15 hours of approved graduatecourseworkusually five courses--i ncludin g a two-semester course in high-performance computing offered by CCR in collaboration with the depart ments of Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Mechani cal and Aerospace Engineering. Stu dents select the re maining nine hour> from computing and applications courses offered by each of the participating departrn~ts. UB fa<ulty •nd st•ff memben can learn the .. 10 Steps to a Happier, Healthier Life" by attending '" Business Days 2000"Tuesday and Wednesday in the Ce nter for the Arts on the North Campus . .. Business Days 2000,"pr~nted by University Business Services, will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about changes in business procedures, sharpen their skills and find our what 's new within the university. Sessions will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. both days and will address such topics as performance evaluations, income fund reimbursable (IFR) accounts and affirma tive-action search procedures. Tou-rs of the Campus Mail center, the C:t'nter for the Arts and Alumni Arena will be offered. Among the highlights will be the keynote presentation, "10 Steps to a Hap· pier, Healthier Life," to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The speaker will be Ten a M. Garas, a registered nurse wh o specializes in teaching people the art of turnmg negarives into posit ives, relearning their sense of hum or and understanding the physical and psychological benefits of laughter. The "' Business Days" program also will feature a presentation on OAS IS, the new Research Foundation business system , at I I a.m. Wednesday. The session will focus on project definition and status, training and transition, calendar of events and the impact on de· partment administration and projed directors. A hot dog/hamburge r roast to benefit SEFA will be served at noon each day on the upper bakony of the Mainstage Theatre and on the patio overlooki ng Lake LaSalle. All presentations and tou rs will be free and open to aU faculty and staff members. Registration is encouragro and can be done via the " Business Days " Web site at < www. busfness.buff•lo.edu/ buslne.ssd•ys > or by calling Joan Thompson at 645-SOOO, ext. 1315. The $EM. (SIR Employee Fedenlted Appal) ampllgnls .,.... raund ampllgn. In llldltion to tho ....,..,.. ampolgn hold In tho --. •.,.. •some-cnlt-. 1111. ........ ~- fwld..rol5lng ewrlts wiiNn their awn extend to tho eniR """'"'*>' a>mmunlty. Their indudt biR ...... hot«<Q pknla. ~ plllies, a.a-n soc111s bleltltAsts-wit II proceeds bonoliling tho SUA CMI1plign Of spodflc SUA ogencles. To haw! an evont lnduded on tho SUA web sl1e in lulun! evont alondors, send an email wilh lui lnd lnd -to)UIIeiCJosat~ . lnd Thefolawlng is. portiollbt ol e~~ents schedulod throughout tho summer fait, wilh. proceeds going 10 tho SUA campoign. Your colloagues at UB ore •Jiepplng up• lor SEM 1n pilnning these events and your portidpation Is wolcome and encouraged! . • Today: Ice Cream Soclll and Roast. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m .. outside H~ c. South campus. Sponscnd by the Ollice of tho '<Ice ProYostlor Undefgnldulte £ducatJon/fnrolt t.tonagemont; lor information: Mlfy-Umille, 829-2361 • June 27 and 28: Hot Dog LuncheOn, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Center lor the Arts Mainstage in conjunction wilh lho I:JB Business Doys, North Campus. Sponscnd by tho Ollice ol tho Controller and tho FK\J,ty/ StudentAssociation; lor lnlormatlon: Dawn Sllllt<e, 64S.SOOO, ext. 1187 • July 7: Croft Show, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Student~ lobby, North Campus. Sponscnd by tho Office ol the '<Ice ProYost lor Undergraduote Eduaotlon/Enrolmont Manogement; lor information: Moly-Camille. 829-2361 • July 26:·Dog o..ys ol ~Quick Lunch (hot dog and soda), 11 a.m. to-1:30 p.m., ground entronce of Capen, North CMnpus. span~by tho Ollice oltho I'I<MISI; lor.inlonnotion:,.... 64S.2992 • Aug. 16: o.y ol caring (See pogo 8 for tegislrllion form) • SepL 12: SUA ICidt-GII feoluring the l.odllc Dance Compony. 3-.S p.m, C.... lor lorna~--. -.11 CMtpu!; lor inlonnotion: llelne...._adt • o r o ...,.. • s.pt. 17: loot Sole, 9-a.m."' 3 p.m.. Sludera Ur1lon Lobby. Span..... ., the Ollae cltho 1/lce ~for~ &lucoliogl ~ Jrlamllllan: ~ 829-2361 ,_..., 2 p.m.. medical odlOOI :siiiiarrrrrr~bYeSdl~-2~829-~"'~':~~dl;le~lnd t-!1:30o.m.. 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The Chancellor's Award for Ex· cellence in Teaching honors those who consistently t.... demonstrated superb teaching at the uodergradu· ate, puate or professional level RecipientsareFrankV. Bright,professor of chemistry and medicinal chemistry; Todd M.Hennes.sey,associate professor of biological sciences; Deidre Shauoa Lynch, asso· date professor of English; Roger W. Mayne,professorofmechanicaland aerospace engineering; Alfred D. Price, associate professor of planning, and Bernard A. Weinstein, professor of physics. ( The Chancellor's Awarli for ExceUence in Professional services h onors performance excellence, · ooth within and beyond the positjon." Recip ients are Lawrence E. Oolebowy, manager of ardUtectur.il and construction services in University Facilities Planning and Design; Roger R. McGill, assistant vioe president for continuous quality improvement and campus services; Barb ar a Ricotta, associat-e \tice president for student affairs and dean of s tudents , and Regina Toomey, assistant vice provost for undergraduate education and cfuec- has given invited presentations at num<rous regional , national and international conferences. A reviewer for numerous schol· arlyjoumals,hereceivedtheDean's Award for E.xcdlence in Teaching in 1998. Deidre Shauna Lynch joined the English department faculty in 1990. Shehasreceivedseveralprestigious awards and feDowships. including the sixth annual Mod<rn Language Association of America (Ml.A) Prize for a First BOOk for her book "The Economy of Cha racter: Novels, Market Culture and the Business of lnnerMeaning"( 1998,UnNmityof Chicago Press). Lynch also has received the Whiting and MeDow fellowships in the humanities,andreoentlywasnanled a feDowofthe National Humanities Center, one of the gieatest distinctions in the humanities field. Sbe is an hooo!'3'Y niember ofthe Golden Key National Honor Soci- tor of admissions. The Chancellor's Award for Ex· cellence in Librarianship recognizes "skill in librariansliip; service to the campus, the university and to the field; schoiarship and professional growth, and major professional achievements." Rtcipientsare Susan Davis Bartl, associate hbrarian and head of the periodicals section in Univemty ubraries Central Tedmica l Services, and Deborah H . Koshinsky, associate librarian and head of the Architecture and Plan· ning Library. Fcank V. Bright joined the Departmenl of Chemistry f.oculty in 1987.His~inteTestsarein the areas of biomolecule dynamics at and in surfaces, developing new· generation biosensors,supercritical Ouid science and technology, and advanced laser-hased chemical in· strumentation. Theauthor ofmorethan lSOsci· entific publications, Bright last year received the Buck· Whimey Award of the Eastern New York section of the American Olemical Society for"oulstandingcontributionstochemistry." Bright, who also serves as associate chair of the Department of Ch emistry, rece ived th e Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1998. A UB f.ocultymembersince 1985, Todd M. Hennessey specializes in membrane biochemistry and cell physiology. His current resean:h fo· cuses on the chemorepellenl recep· tors and chemosensory adaptation in Paramecium and Tetrahymena. in ~ddition 10 his faculty position at ~· he has been a visiting scientist at sev<ral institutions. He n nessey has p ub lis h ed 70 chapters, articles and abstracts, and ety for excellence in undergraduate teaching. She has p u blished nu merous scholarly articles, reviews and contributions to edited collections. She currendyiseditingaoollection en· tided "Janeites: Austen's Disciples and Devotees," to be published this year by Princeton University Press. Roger W. Mayne, who joined the UB engineering faculty in 1970, was chair of the Department of MechanicalandA<raspace Engineering from 1986-89 and from 1995-98. His areas of research interest are systems, design optimization and mechanical design. A fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Mayne was named Educator of the Year in 1992 by the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Graduate Student As.sociation. Hero-authored a text,"lntroduction 10 Engineering." and co-edited "Progress in EngineeringOptimiza· tion," published by the American Society_o( Mechanical Engineers. Mayne has ser..d as a consultant for many companies, as wdl as for the U.S. Postal ·Service and the United Nations Development Program. Alfr<d D. Price joined the ~ty of the School of Architectun and Environmental Design-now the School of Architecture and Planning-in 19n.ln addition tofacultypoots,behasbddnumemusadministrative positions within the school, including chair of the Departmenl of Planning and Design, and assistant, associate and acting dean of the school Price is a co-principal investigator on "The Govanance Project for Buf&lo and Erie County," a planning analysis of Western New York's politicaleconomyaimedatassisringregional deciSion·rrtaken in evaluating local govemaooe options. He also has developed numerous other planning documents, induding those onhousing.publicart,an · urban cultural part and community renewal. Complex. A rn<mberoftbe UB professional staff since 1968, Roger R. McGill O'la1eOS tbe Campw Mail Service andtJniYersityPrintServia:departmarts. He's also rosponsible for es· tablishiog a amtinUOilJ quality impi'OVmleol unit wi1hin University Business Servias. HepreviOuslyservedasassistant vice president for pind:oasing and campus services, interim assistant vice presidmt for human resour<r services, ru=r of the state pilrchasingdq>artmeot,di[ectoro(the ~ servias pun:hasing department and dim:tor of campus bus service. He has received numerous Servia: Excelkoce Awards. and has served on many Faculty Senate, Professional Staff Senate and U!li'm'sity- · wide committees. He is a rn<mber of the university's Environmental Task Force. llarbaraJ.Rioot!a,wbojoinedthe UB professional staff in 1984, has servedasdirectorofstudentlife,associate dim:tor of student life and assistant to the director of student information services. As dean of students, she's responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of a wide range of student-services Uniu. Regina S. Toomey has worked in a variety of positions in the UB Office of Admissions sinoe joining the university staff in 19n. She previously served as assistant to the disince rector for registration, associate director for appli~tion processing con - andassociatedirectorofadmissions. ducts research in · S~ D. Bartl, who joined the high-pressure and UB Libraries stall'in 1984,hasserved optical properties as head of the Periodicals Section in oftetrahedralcrys- Central Teehnical Services since tallinc scmicon - 1988. A nationaUy reeognized expert on serials management topics, Bartl has held theopresidmcy and other offices in the North American Se· rialslnterestGroup,andisro-chair of its Program Planning Commit· tee. She is vice chair/chair-elect of the Serials Section of the Associalion for Library Collections and Technical Services, American Library Association. Bartl has p ublish~ numerous tosemiconductorpltysicsand<ocperi- articles in refereed journals and comental studies of the effects of pres- autho red the revised edition of sure on vibration al, optical and "GuideforHaodlingl..lbraryOrders ph ase-transition p_henomena in for Serials and Periodicals~ semiconductors. Debonh H. KDshinsky has been He has authored more than 80 an associate librarian at UB since scientific publications and has given 1991 and head of the Architecture numerous talks at national and in- and Planning Llbnory since 1995. temational scientific conferences. She also is an adjuoa associate Lawren ce E. Chlebowy joined professor in the School of ArchitecUB in 1971 as a senior draftsman.' lure and Planning; is seni.o r editor He also has worked as an assistant of the school's academic journal. and associate f.ocilities program co- Jni<TSigh~and isathesisandproject ordinator. advisor for graduate students. Oolebowy has coordinated design Koshinsky organized a project 10 services and provided project man - catalog and develop extensive al>agemenl for a variety of construe· stracts for the entries in the Rudy tion projects across the campus, in- Bruner Award for Urban E.xcdlenoe eluding the conversion of a dining and organ!Ud the school's 1998 haU into a high-ptrformance oom- CoUoquium on Frank Uoyd Wright puler-research f.ocility, the conver- in Western New York. She is work· sian of a library into a teaching! ing on a virtual Wright exlubit and trai n ing center for technology a monographic guide to local archinodes, the upgrading of labs in the tectural treasures. School of Medicine and Biomedi· She is the author of numerous cal Sciences and the move of the publications, including bibliogradepartmentsofOiemistryandGe- phi<SofthearchitectureofBuf&lo ology into the Natural Sciences and Toronto. �June 21.. 2000/Vol.31.1o. 32 Mti1 who dewlop testkuloor aonc:er father fewer children and are Tarantula venom examined Chemical could aid treatment ofheart attack, UB study finds 11J LOIS 11A1W1 News~ Editor OPHYSICISTS at UB have identified a oompoent ofvmom from a very large, very hairy Cllilean tarantula that blocks the action of ion channels that an: responsible for cellular mechanical responses-the cell's ability to feel. These channels or pores in the cell B membrane-called stretch-acti- vated channels because stretching the membrane causes them tB open and doS<'---have been implicated in functions as diverse as the senses of touch and hearing. muscle oontraction and coordination, and blood pressure and volume regulation. This is the first report of a substance--in this case a small pro - tein-that specifically blocks stretch-activated channels. Until now, it has been difficult to associate these channels with particular functions because there were no chemical compounds known spe- cifically to block them. Results of the research, a collaboration with scimtists from the University of Virginia, Michigan State University and NPS Pharmaceuticals, appeared in the May issue of the }oumal of Geneml PhysioiDgy. The newly identified peptide toxin could have several clinical applications related to cell mechanics, said Frederick Sachs, UB professor of physiology and biophysics, and senior researcher on the project. "For <xample, cells swell during congestive heart failure. The peptide interferes with that process. We also know from earlier work that stretchingthe heart can initiate fibrillation. If we can block the stretch-activated channels, we may be able to block fibrillation, a major cause of death following heart attacks." Addressing another area, Sachs said tumor invasion of brain tissue produces a deformation of the surrounding normal cells, causing them to release growth factors that may facilitate or accderate tumor growth. Stretch-activated channels may be the signal for nonnal cells to release growth factors. "This peptide blocks those channels and may aid in the treabnent of brain tumors," he said "Stretchactivated channels ~play a role in the successful transibon of newborns from the placental oxygen supply to using their own lungs.• Having developed a method to observe stretch-activated channels in the laboratory, Sachs and Thomas Suchyna, postdoctoral fellow working with him, set out to find a compound that would block them. "Basically we went on a fishing expedition, screening things we cause it is a big spider that produces large: amounts of venom." The scientists then began a painstaking process of separating. or fractionating.Jberawvenomintoits 100150 different romponents and test ing them to identify the most active component This turned out to be a 35-amino-acid peptide the research erslabeled GsMTx-4. N<xt, to rule out the possibility of a hidden contaminant in thefinal fraction,Suchyna was able to induce a strain of bacteria to express the pure peptide. The recombinant pep- t i d e blocked the channels as well as the peptide that came directly from the spider, their research showed. Sachs said this re- that require large amounts of oms from companies that keep and volve identifying other biological "milk" spiders of all types for research purposes and began screening blindly. - actions and finding a drug oompany R EGULAR exercise helps aging muscles retain their flexibility and protects them from injury, one of the few studies of the effect of exercise training on muscle function in aging animals has found. ,.Results of the UB study appeared in the April issue of the journal ofApplied PhysioiDgy. Luc E. Gosselin, asSistant professor in the Department of Physicallberapy,Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the School of Health Re~ lated Professions who authored the study, said the results have important implications for aging hu man populations. "The amount of money spent on maintaining the elderly in nursing homes is enormous.. and many eld - erly end up there because of frailty. We can postpone frailty by getting seniors involved in exercise programs," Gosselin said. "Seniors have two problems to contend witk They are more suscepnble to muscle injury during exercise. and once injured, they need moretime to repair. H~r. if seniors stay active, they are less susceptible to injury than if they are sedentary." Gosselin's study, using rats as an animal model . concentrated on the soleus, a small inusde beneaththe calf. His purpose was two -fold : to · detennine to what extent endurance training improves fun c tion, and whether young and old rats training at a comparable, rela · tive exercise inten sity would derive similar protection from injury. "Aging affects muscles used for locomotion in a number of ways," Gosselin stated. "These include re· duced work capacity,loss of muscle mass, increase in connective tissue In this current study, men with an eventl!aldiagnosisoftesticularcancer were found to be two-thirds less likely to have ever fathered a liv< infant. and to be nine times more likely to have been diagnosed as infer- tile than healthy men. . Julie Baker, a doctoral student in the Department of Social and Preven· tive Medicine and lead author on both studies, said the new results <dlect a larger number of cases from a state-wide, rather than regional, database. The pr<Vious study was done at Roswell Park Cancer lhstitute (RPO). a regional cancer center that treats some of the area's sickest patients and may not rtpresent the experiences of men with less-aggressive cancers or men in the general population, she said. The current study involved cancer cases identified through the New York State Cancer Registry. It also used healthy men as controls. while the previous study used men who had otha: types of non-hormonal cancers. "'VV.'e had no reasoJl to believe that fertility would be affected in men with non -hormonal cancers," Baker said, "and we didn't see a difference between the two groups of men. There is alw.tys the possibility that both groups of men an: impaired in the same way. probably either because of the pathology of their diseases or something about men that end up being treated at RPCJ. However, we don't know enough about how fertility relates to subsequent cancer to be able to explain why the groups were so similar. " In the current study, all mm in Upstate Ne-w York who ~ere diagnosed with testicular cancer over a three-year period were elig>ble for the study, so the men we interviewed probably are more representative of men with this diagnosis. Also, the use of healthy neighborhood controls may make the experiences of the comparison group more peptide, such as determining to turn the peptide into clinically useful drugs. The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the United States Army Research Office and NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exer0se benefits-aging muscles By LOIS BAKU News Services Editor ticular cancer. its three-dimensional struc- ture, that would aid in the thought might work," said Sachs. design of new drugs. "Eventually, we started looking at It also facilit'ates studies that the venom of poisonous insects. We would look at the effect of the pepdidn't know why any bug would tide on many cells at once or on possibly make such a thing, but whole organs and tissues. Stretch. activated channels are in almost all thought it was worth a try." They first tested scorpion ven- cells, Sachs noted, giving this pep· oms, but those didn't work. They tide potentially wide applications. The next research phase will inthen ordered up various spider ven- "The venom of two or three spiders had some effect," Sachs said. " One was a tarantula known as Chile Rose. It was a good choice be- more likely to have been diagnosed with infertility prior to their can""r diagnosis than healthy oontrols, a UB study has found The research results, presented at the annual .meeting of the SOciety for Epidemiologic Research,contradict earlier findings that showed no relationship between a man's fertility and an eventual diagnosis of tes - and muscle stiffness, and increased healing time after injury. "Endurance exercise training has been shown to ameliorate oxidative capacity and muscle stiffness due to age. However, the extent to which long-tenn endurance training protects muscle from injury was not previously known, especially with aging," he noted. Bothyoungandoldstudyanimals were assigned to either an exercise group or a sedentary control group. The exercise group trained for 10 weeks on a treadmill Gosselin then injured the soleus muscles of all animals a nd then compared their residual strength. Results showed the trained musd~:S were more resistant to injury than those from sedentary animals, and that old muscles benefited as much from the training as young muscles. Gos.sdin said the study needs to be repeated in hwnans, but he ex· pects similar results. The resea rch wa s funded by American Federatio n for Aging Research and the National Inst itute of Ch.ild Healt11 and Human Development. to those of men in the general population. Together, this should give us a better picture of whether the groups have simi· lar fertility histories." Chubby kids risk heart disease UB reseudlers have det"""lned that children with a high body mil» index (BM I), a measure of obesity, are likely to have high levels of triglyc· <rides and low levels of protective cholesterol in childhood, dyslipidemia conditions that contribute to heart disease in adulthood. The st udy ruled out low birth weigh t-also thought to be associated with an increased ri sk of heart disease in adulthood-as a risk factor for dyslipidemia in children. "We think that one's lipid proftle in adulthood ltlay be directly re· Ia ted to the profile in childhood," said Iian Liu, a doctoral st udent in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and lead author on the study. 'There may be some genetic factors that influence lipid proftles. but most of the influ ence comes from lifestyle factors. "This study shows it is more important to look ar body mass index than birth weight when assessing the potential for dyslipidemia in children." Every child should get plenty of exercise to maintain a healthy BMI, h< added. Liu. and coUeagues used data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in the United States from 1988-94 in their analysis. Study assesses oral-health status African Amertc.ns lllld Mexican Amenc.n. have significantly poorer oral health than non- Hispanic whites in the United States, and men have more periodontaJ disease than women, a study of nationaJ data by UB epidemiologists has shown. The findings oome on the heels of the U.S. surgeon general's first re· port on the nation's oral health, which called dental and oral diseases a "silent epidemic" in the U.S., with the burden falling heavily on certain population groups. There is growing cviden~me developed by UB farulty-that oral infections may be a risk factor for he-.lrt disea.o;e, stroke. diabetes and other chronic conditions. Analysis of data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 1988-94 showed that dose to half of African -American men and one-thi rd of African -American ~'Omen in the survey had periodontal dist."ase. For white>, the incidence was approximately one-quarter and onesixth for men and women, respectively. Incidence of penodontal d1:-. e-ase in Mexican Americans fell between tht'k two group~ at approxi mately one-third of men and one-fourth of women . Tiejian Wu, research assistant professor in the Department of Stx1al and Preventive Medicine and lead author on the study, SaJd the rea.-.on!l for the significant differences between whites and AfriCan ,.o\,mcn~an::o remain a mystery. " It could be a matter of less use of dental services, cspeciaUy preven tative dental care, due either to perceptions regarding the need for den · tal care or limited access to it. Ethnic groups also may have different �6 Reporias June 22,21DJ.t'Vg_Jl.lo.32 Patricia Brown's efforts document Important chapter In environmental movement Colle¢onstell Love Canal story BRIEFLY =:=:.It ... ... Mlc:hMI D. Ehlen -----.....MichMI D. Ehlen. a 191!1 ~ of tho 5choal of Don- ~ ~of,lilt Ul Donlol Ehlon ,.-goo.-~ tistoy.wldl _ _ ln _ _ ,.. Ht __ a_ln ........... ...... t h o - ........ 1... 1111111 ....-o1 lilt UIOIIIIII_ . ._ port, tho_._... __ Mllodl,._,.... '!"J'...-. _......,. ... . a.IIIA.~76,­ -~-AU1cll*ll donM]I. enl clol-.yln ·Ht II co«<larol h UIDinlll . . -· port. ~ --Ht..,.._~ ... lb.'M.-..-....... Eaol- . . - ljlnd\ '13,- Pl-..-.:tiiDNII R. donlislly In also Is c l l * l l - l n .. - - donlislly. Uli. TRANSITIONS ......................... ............ .......- ..... .. Mewing 'IlK . _ _ .......... 5UNI'Dil- ~"' .-odl . . . . . . ........ ! In . . Schaal41fOinlll- a..ID-~ 5choal of Donlal Mollcft Mewing On: . . , . ... poajod_ c-..;ID ....... __ and ........ OIIclaiNll- - Clowloy-·...... -~ tor of tho ........ Ollb of - Soiw.s.ID-edl- ...- tor.~~- ....... - . Ph.D~clrec· tor olthoQaot .............. has joNd lJmno.Todl.lnc.ln Ann Arbor, Mich. Ht ... con- tinUe "' - . poolllon ... ~ - . . , . - , Deporlment ol Civil, Suuctural and ErMronmental~. . -rolatlons - ·inclrectorofrote tho Ofllce of UnMnlty llellolopmon~ to conand sultant with Chud< Associates, • fun<kaislng consultlng firm for nonprofit arts organlzotions. - f.....-, - Cllol. assodate prool Sodal to professor, Portland won.. s-UOMr- sity G<aduate School ol Sodal WoO<. •r PATIIKIA DONOVNews SeMccs Editor T the time of her death last year at theageof60, Patricia A. Brown was virtually unknown to the thousands of men, women and children whose lives she will continue to affect for decades to come as a result of her environmental activism regarding the Love Canal toxic contamination disaster. But last week. members of the UB community and Riverside Salem United 010rch of Christ, as well as family and friends of Brown, gathered at UB to dedicate the Patricia A. Brown Lmc Canal Collection of the UB Archives. The ~nt honored the memory andworkofBrown, who left behind her two deep and well-developed collections of documentary material--one organizational, one per-~ sonal-related to Love Car¢. These compilations constJ\ute the I-n<>- part Lmc Canal Collcction ofthe ~ archives: The Eauncnical Task Force ~ of the Frontier, Inc., Love Canal Collcction and the Patricia A. · Brown Love Canal Collection. Brown was a longtime resident of cal, state and national entities for Niagara FaDs' Love Canal neighbor- years in order to bring the full scope hood when it was disaM:rtd in 1978 of the Love Canal aisis to the forethat the area had been polluted for front of the national consciousness. decades by highly toxic contamiAsmanagcroftheETFsrcsouru nants from the nearby Hookh unter, she developed and directed Chemical planL theagcncy'slibraryandacatedoutln the face of this discov<ry and standingcollectionsofphotographs, the govccnmcnt and corporate re- scientific reports, medical surveys, sponses that followed, Brown mo- financial records, bulletins, court bilized her resources and became records,slides,newslctters.lcgaltesoneofthefirst members of the Ecu- tinlony, clippinll" and other matemcnical Task of the Niagara Fron- rials that closely document the cvoticr,lnc.(ETF).Theactivist,cnviron- lutionoftheLoveCanaltoxic-waste mental organization was founded in disaster-material that now constiMarch 1979 by the intcrfu.ith com- tutestheETFLoveCanalCoUection. munity of Western New York in reThe Patricia Brown CoUection, sponse to the Lovc.Canal hazardous however, contains her personal pawaste crisis. Its objectives were to pers as well. These document provide direct aid to Lov.Canal resi - Brown's work in several important A N'~agara Tho,....__ .::::a= ·fnlm-~<Wllb -, a.n d...m r_ -.& -.. _ _ andmoy .. -larlljltand llnglh. L<l· .... nullncbltlho....,. · -adliaandacllljllhltphone,_lar .......... ll> ,...._......,....... . ca81of ................ ... ....... ,_llllr_bt .................... ... by lor < • •, ste. • ETF positions and hery.ars of ex· pcrienu as a self-taught expert on the effects of chemical toxins and bin-hazardous materials, a noted public speaker, community organiur and member of goycmmcnt and citiuns' committ.ces that participatedinhcarin8"andcooducted surveys and health research. The collection continues to be augmented and updated by UB ar- · m scntativcs,"headds, •andconlllinan enormous number of newspaper clippinp and photographs that documcntvirtuallyaDaspectsofthe day-10-doy Low:Canal experience. ·~~causctbesematmalsarcnow archived, they will continue to be uscfultorcscardlcnformanyyo:ars to c:ome; Densmore says, •and so Pat Brown's ·wnrlt will oontinue to )la.., a profound impea on intanationa! understanding of and reto indwtrial and cbemial ::::.m.tionolthee:nviroamai" Librarian Kathl<m Ddancy, Lmc Canal project an:hivist sinu I 997, says the importance d these materials cannot be uodcnistimated ·Not only is it an important ~ gional historical collection, but it offers major documentation of the beginnings of an important chapterintheenvironmcntaiii'>OYmlCDL 'WIIhout this mmrial," she says, "it would take a racan:her litelaDy thousands of hours to WXX>Yer the ricb troYcofhighlydetailed,chrono- 1osicallrorganized informatioo pro- ~ chivists. Selected portions of the Patricia Brown Collcction arc being digitized and will be linlced to the online ETF LoYe Canal at <Jottp:/ /ultlllt.IMoffalo.-/llltrarles/ prafecb,__>. ArdUvist Ouistophcr Dcnsmorc saysthel.oYeCanalcollectionsdcvdoped by Brown arc broad and deep. "They document extensive research done on hazardous-waste sites and materials. as well as health and environmental studies on Love Canal prq>arcd by scientists and consultants," he says. "They preserve legislative and court records, and testimony and statements by Love Canal resi<knts, Hooker Chemical employees. and municipal, state and federal rep..- vided by the news dippiogs aJooc. "We often thinkonlyof the tragic aspectsofLoveCanal;shcsays, "bUt what this collcction documents is the fact that what happened in that community also should be 'I soun:c of enormous pride for this region. • Brown's work," says Delancy, "lcavesusarichlydctailednarratiw: dcscnbing how this tragedy un folded-.-howthissmaDcommunity, which was so tmibly strickco, rallied, fought back and 6naUy came to shine in the world's eyes as a .modclforrcsponsctoenvironmcn- tal disaster. "ltalso illuminatesdebateswithin the community itself; for instance, those that arose amopg Hooker Chemical employees who lived in Love Canal over cohllicting conurns about health and oontinued employment." $600,000 gift supports mini-medical school Cumulative. gifts to UB reach $1 million for Donald L. and Esther Davis By SUZANNE CHAMBERLAIN Reporter Contribotor R ETIRED business exec utive and Western New York community leader Donald L Davis and his wife, Esther, are building a healthie r communily through a $600,000 gift to UB for its mini medical school , a highly popular, public-service program presented by the School of Medicine and Bio· medical Sciences. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR <knts,provideanadvocacyvoiufor the religious community on bcbalf of the residents, inform religious communiticsoftheissu<s,andwork toward long-range solutions to the chemical waste problems. both locally and throughout the country. A distinguished and relentless advocate for her community, Brown was among many task-fora mcmbcrs who bauled resistance &om lo- · Long-time benefi\ctors of the university, the Davises have reached the $1 million mark in their support of UB with their most-recent pledged gift. "The mini-medical school fits our guidelines for benefiting the community as weU as the university; said Esther Davis. " It has a very good format, builds on the strengths of the university and extends t.hat knowledge to the community." "The university is the greatest thing that has happened to our area." said Don Davis. "We wanted to do something that would benefit the entire community.• President William R. Greiner praised the Daviscs' long-time and ongoing support of the university. " EstherandDonDavuaretwoof UB's-most outstandingscpponers." Greiner said. "Their dedication to the university's community~cduca­ tion programming over the years is reflected in their support of our Distinguished Speakers Series, WBFO and now, the mini-medical school. "This latest gift will enable UB's mini -medical school to ~ducate thousands of additional Western New York residents during the next I 0 years," he added. "We arc most grateful to them for their extraordinary generosity." The Esther and Don Davis Fund will sponsor US's mini -medical schooH program that already has enjoyed much success with more than 2.000 ..graduates" since its launch by the medical school in 1997-for the next 10 years. The mini-medical school-one of 66 such p~ nationwide--<>tfers about six programs a year. Each program is a series of lectures dealing with subjects traditionally CD'm'ed in medical school but geared to a general audicncr and based on the concept of helping people understand the scicnoe.~ the medicine. Harry Suitt, dean emeritus of the School of Health Rdated ProfessionS. professor emeritus of social and preventive medicine and director of the mini-medical school, is grateful for the donation . "The Davises are wonderful people whose ethical prcupts and integrity led to their business succtSS and now lead to this gift for community education," Sultz said. "This gift will give us greater visibility in the community, while cosuring that the mini-medical school remains a public service with no 6~ nancial barriers for anyone wishing to attend." While aD faculty lecturers donate their services, there arc general administratiw: costs for devdoping the materials, publicizing the programs and registering participants. Sultz said this gift, alpng with continued support &om the university and a $25 tuition fee, "will guarantee our long-tenn future.• This summer, the mini-medical school ofliccs arc relocating to the front of the medical ocbool to make for easier public aooeso. Sultz is m:iUxl about the chan(!< and about upcoming programs. many acated "in re- sponse to our audience, which drives us into new ventures and newplac<s." Prior gifts to UB &om Esther and Don Davis also focused on the community's interests. In I 996, the Donald L Davis Foundation created an cndowmcot fund for WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio af. filiate operated by the university. Income &om that gift already has made a difference through Ut>graded broadcast and production equipment for impr'oved sound quality, as well as providing support for locally produced public-affairs and arts programming. In I 988, Davis established the Don Davis Auto World Endowment Lectureship Fund to sponsor UB's Distinguished Speaker Series, helping the univ=ity bring nationally prominen~SJ!Pkers to Buf&Jo in a public forum on topics of national importance. Over the years, this popular series has brought in a variety ofwell-known political ligures, media celebrities, authors and newsmakcrs, including former presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and George.Bush. astronomer Carl Sagan and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. �June 21. 21100/Vul. 31. lo.32 Brie& Boris Albini, 57, professor of microbiology to kidney c!isWe. 4--.-loehddat I I a.m. tomorrow in St. Joseph's Univtmty Orurcb, 3269 Main St., Buffalo, for Boris Albini, professor of microbiology and resean:h professor of medicine. who died Tuesday in his Williamsville home aJkr a long illness. He was 57. A native of.zagreb, Yugoslavia, Albini came to UB in 1974 &om the Univtmty ofVi<nna as a Max Kade fellow to study immunopatbo!Qgy. In I 975, be was named a Buswell fellow and a year later joined the fac. ulty of the Department of Microbiology an assistant professor. Much ofAlbini's research focused on a wide range of autoimmune diseases, including lupus erthymatosus, systemic chroniC serum sickness, Crohn's Disease and others related oommunityservice.inoneyearaJone Hewasnam~a Fulbright scholar in 1991 , and taught and conducted research in the Department of Experimenllll Pathology at the tJni=. sity of Jnnsbruck, Austria. Aoompassionate,gentleandgenerous man who was ever-mindful of victims of the ongoing oonllict in the Balkans, Albini traveled to Bosnia th= Y.,.,. ago under the auspia:s of the International Medical Relief of Western New.York. His mission included oontinuing the otganization's efforts to improve medical care and education, and to gather information critical in obtaining funds for the program. Albini devoted many hours to as volunteering more than 900 hours working for various community, university and international groups. His service to UB included membership on the medical school's admissions committee and Facuhy Council, and the Faculty Senate. He was author or co-author of some I 40 scientific publications and served as an associate editor or member of the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals. A graduate of'the University of Vienna, Albini had degrees in medicine and music. He also studied romance languages and the history of theater. He was an accomplished pianist, painter and playwright, and had done journalistic writing in Austria. Elizabeth Harvey, former dean of School of Social Work El~ Cohen tt.ftJ, - for.Relarded Olildren foe manyyear>. and was a senior medical s~al worker at Roswdl Park Cancer Jnsti. tute when she joined the UB socialwork faculty in 1964 as an assistant dean of the School of Social Work, died June 15 in Erie Count}' Medical Center after a short illness. She was80. A native of Coatesville, Pa., Harvey came to Bulfalo in 1957 aJkr earning a bachelor's degree &om Bryn Mawr College and a master's degree &om the UnivmityofPennsylvania. She worked with the Association prof<ssor and supervisor of a 6eldwork unit. She Was promoted to associate profr:ssor in 1967---(heschool at the time was known as the School ofSocialPolicyaodCommunityService5--<llld was named director of field work instruction for the school. She was named associate dean in 1973, and at the time became the highest-ranjcing female administrator at the university, outside the School of Nursing. She. was appointed dean of the school in I 982 after serving for two years as acting dean. Harvey retired in 1983 and was named dean emeritus in the 1990s. Photonics glass, are. produced by a laser. Other institute advances that will tak.e longer to commercialize but will have a major impact in their respective fields include: • Data storage: The institute has with Roswell Park Cancer Institute. better bonding agents for dental res• Tracking of selectivdy targettd torations to visualizations of living chemotherapeutic agents: In oollabo- cells invaded by pathogenic microration with Nobd laurrate Andrew organi~ms. Schally of Tulane University and the Since the institute's inception last VA Huspital in New0rll"l0So the in- full, more than 20 UB faculty memstitute developed new fluorescent hers from across the university have l----:_,~;;;_;;;;;;::;;;;~1[:-l become affiliated with the instl- erate investment is the production of computer-automated laser scuJp- tures, where etchings within the interior of~ transparent solid, such as patented techniques and materials tute, pro - thatallowforthethree-dimensional, optical storage of data on high-capac· ity COs in layers less than one-tenth ~ of the thidcness of a human hair. ~ • Opticalamplifiersforteleoom- I:; viding for truly multi· disciplinary interaction. Major munications: The institute has de- companies a I g veloped new approach that u~ multi-componen,sol-gelprocessmg i' to produce materials capable of amplifying optical signals to the highest levels attainable. • Novel photodynamic cancer therapy: The institute has rettived a with which ~=-=~:::;:::-;;~::"::::o~~;;::::::;o;;;:::o;;;;;:----' the insti· tute has dyesthat,whenattachedtosuchbiologicalcarriersasdrugspmvidehigbresolution, real-time imaging oftivpatent on two-photon materials for ing cells and tissues and better taruse in photodynamic therapy that geting of drugs to specific tissues. allow physicians to treat deeper tu· • Three-<limensional bioimaging mors than currently is posstble. The · that will allow for a range of new apinstitute is oollaborating on the work plications, from development of formed or is forming partnerships include East man Kodak; Corning. Inc. ; Bausch & Lomb, and BAS F. 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To obtain morp infonnotiol'l on pbs list«! contact~ Seniices' fox abcJo,oo(. ~ih:== ~:;!z;,~n;:, on Res«<rch jobs. obtain information confoct Sponscmi l'rogn>ms Pm<>nn<f, 416 Crofts. \ Poetry/Rare Books to host conference on Graves The Poetry/R•re Books Collection will host a conference on poet and novelist Robert Graves, the .. Graves Confererice 2000," today through Saturday in 420 Ca pen Hall on th< North Campus. Featured speakers wiU include Robert Creeley, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Depart-. ment of English and Samuel P. Capen Professor . c.&AYEJ of Poetry and the Humanities at UB, and Graves scholars Kevin Tierney and Norm3n Austin. In addition, a meeting of the Robert Graves Society will be held tomorrow. Graves, an English poet, novelist, classicist, mythographer and lec turer, lived from 1895- 1985. He first was admired for the poems he · wrote from the front as a combatant in World War I. He later became recognized as one of the finest love poets writing in the En - glish language. The Poetry and Rare Books Coll ection is the ho me of th e Robert Graves Collection, a collection of more than 275 publications by Graves, excluding anthol~gies, pe riodical ap~arances and broad sides. The collection includes the scarce early pamphlets "Over the Brazier" ( 1916), " Fairies and Fusiliers" (1917 ) and "Treasure Box" {1919), as well as a signed and numbered copy of .. The Marmosite's Miscellany" ( 1925 )-which Graves wrote under the name of John Doyle-the first and second states of" Good-bye to All That " ( 1929). "Poems 1926-30" (1931 ) and "No More Ghosts" {1940), and various states and editions of the popular novels .. ,, Claudius"( 1934) and "Claudius the God" ( 1934 ). Books and manuscripts from the co llection will be exhjbited m 420 Capen during the conferencC. The oonference is supported by a grant from The Baird Foundation. ELI conducts summer program for educators from Haiti, Africa The English L•nguage Institute (ELI ) at UB this summer is conducting a speciaJ, six-week program for 18 educators from Hai ti and 10 sub-Saharan African countries. Participants in the summer institute, which began }une 5 and runs through July 14, incl ude high-school principals and headmasters, inspectors of seco ndary -education systems and ministry of education officials, directors of English-language programs and regional teacher advisors and teacher trai ners. They represent Haiti and the African countries of Angola, Benin, Bu rkina Faso, C6te d'lvoire. Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda and SenegaL The program is funded by a gran t from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in th e U.S. Department of State. Jani ce A. Nersinger, director of overseas and customized programS for ELI , is coo rdinating_ th e program. The goal of th e summer institute is to strengthen E nglish - as~a - For~ eign Language (EFL) programs in secondary schools in the partici pants' ho me countries by enhancing their management and o rgani zational skills; familiarizing them with ema il and the Internet; broadening their understanding of U.S. institutions and cu lture, and assist · ing them in identifying, analyzing and solvin g the practical problems they face in the administration ofEFL programs in their home cou ntries. The fo~r major topidskill areas being addressed are managing teaching staff, student development, managing resources and computer ski lls for pro fessional networking and development. ln addit ion to the live-week academic component at UB, partici pants will travel to New York City and Washington. D.C.. for a week· long tou r of relevant cultural and educational sites. Conference on TMJ, TMJD set The E.mest Wftebsky Center for Immunology at UB will sponsor on Aug. 4-6 one of the first scientific conferences to address the combined issues of diagnosis, treatment and the body's immune response to implants for temporomandibular jaw (TMJ) and joint disorders (TMJD) Attending the conference, to be held in the Airport Radisson Hotel and Suites, 4243 Genesee St., Cheektowaga, will be physicians, dentists, immunologists, pain -management specialists and patients with TMJD. The TMJ refers t.o the joints that enable movement of the lower jaw. There are a variety of treatments for TMJD when the condi ti on leads to heada ches, muscle pain and impaired jaw function . Among these are implants for partial and total joint replecement.s. Paul J. Friday, author of"Friday's Laws: How to Beco me Normal When You're Not and How to Stay Normal When You Are," will be the keynote speaker at the opening session at 8:15p.m. Aug. 4. Chief of the Non -Invasive Division of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Shadyside Multidisciplinary Pain Program, Friday also will speak on the psychological effects of TMJD at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 6 For more information or to register for the conference, ca118292848. The cost of the program is $50 before Aug. I and S55 after. �81 Repoder JanuaryZO,ZOIIIJ\lJI.3l.lo.16 Thursday, June and Training. fo("""" infor· motion, Peter Rim>, 645-61-40. of ----for ---· 23 --for ---Drug ---· :2& _ --for ===.::v .. --:22 s - t . Institute for --..- . ~rindples ===IC-:-v ... w~ Live ~oncedTralning . Center, 27S Oak St, s..tfalo. 8 a.m.-S p.m. S2SO. Sponsored ~ Empn State Development ~- (,~':.~1. infonnation, · · ~c: ~ ~s!:a~~by ~=~'1~ and Troining. f« more infor. matioo, Peter Rim>, 645-61-40. ==~ friday Introduction to~ and Other Drug Abuse CounselnQ, Peter Sobota . Center for lornorrow. 1 ~ ~~Schoo~ Dept. and Tho Institute 1o< Alumni SOth ~·­ :;=~~. Reunion. Center tor TOIT'IO{TOW. Rim>, 645-61-40. Gene<~! - ~~~Jot . ~lneering and Applied . Sc.ences. for more tnformation, 645-2768. Holing the Wounded Spirit. Janet Sahaft. Ceriter lo< Monday _.,_ s-..-- I~~~\~,:-m· lnstitur.'/:, Addiction Studies and Training and the Schoo( of ( ~~~:.~~uca- matioo, Peter Rim>, 645-6140. Wednesday Advanced PCR Techniques. Robert Farrell, Exon-lntron. 262 Biomedical Researdl 8<Jilding. ~~~~~~~ for Immunology. For more information, Susan E. Buritard, 829-2901 . sso. 28 Critical can -lne c-. Oncological Problems In the . s..tfalo ~!!i~~=~~kof Genoral Hospital. 9 a.m. Free. Sponsored by School of · Medk.ine and Biomedical · Scienc6, Dept of Medkine and PCCM. : Wednes~ay, July ·5 ~ents Laklng place on campus, or for off campus evenh wM.-.,.e UB groups are principal lponsors Listings are due no later than noon on the Thursday prec:;eding publkatlon. listings are only accepted through the Institute for Addlctloru Studies and Training. For morl!! infor. mation. Peter Rizzo, 645-61<40. - Spiritual Sell c- for --~· c'ounoelo<s at Risk for Vkarious To'oumotlzatlon . Bonn~ CoHins. Cf!ntei' for Totnom>w. 9 a.m. Sponsored by School of Social Wort Continuing Educatioo l)epl and The Institute for Addicuons Studies of Evenu at <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu / calendar / login >. Because of .1pace limitations. not all events In the electronic colendar will be Included In the Reporter. __ ---Drug --- Tomonow. 8:4S a.m.-4:30 p.m . S6S. s~ by Schoo( o1 =-Con~ lnstitutelo<~Studies Friday 7 and Training. Fof: rT'IOfe infor· matioo, Peter Rim>, 645-6140. ..... ---11 .·.=--===· --for ·---Drug ---Drug --for ---of--10 __ 14 Alcohol-__ ---· Drug ·---Drug ~::::-~'tt.. Curr<nt Issues in Highway Safety. Brian O'Neill, Insurance Tuesday Monday Dept.~ Educatioo lnstitute·lo< Addictions Studies ~~~1:..,~~~0. 1-.gtheSpllnleted Self: Ego Sbote Disonlen. Nancy ~~;~~.'rJ~· ..... Dnlg s-..ondAdYoncod T111Uma and Grief. Sarah K~ Martin. CenterforTomonow. 1 ~~by~of ~=~~~Sa~~Oty Medical Center. 1~ 11 a.m. Free. Sponsored by Center for Sponsored by Schoo( of Social =~:::J~'rnsti~~ Addictioos Studios and Tralnl'!9. For~ information, Petor Rozzo, 645-6140. Show You Care! United Way's Eighth Annual Day of Caring Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000 elec tronic submlnion form for the online UB Calendar andTreolment ~~~ Lorner, 8911-5144. s...,..ondAdYoncod The R(pot1£'r pubtish-es :rn =tion ~ a~r/.e Transportation Injury ~arch . For more information, Brooke .5umme:r Institute for Akoholond- Dnlg lh.tingl for 13 -----Drug -for ---· --- Human Services l'nlgfoms. Jonathan Havey. Center for Tomom>W. 6:1 S-8:30 p.m. ~ School of Wednesday Thursday 12 ==...~'f. Join with UB faculty, staff, students ana thousands of other Westel'l) New Yorkers on Aug. 16 in volunteering a half-day of your time for the United Way's Day of Caring. Teams.wilfbe matched with local human-service agencies to perform a variety of volunteer tasks, ranging from painting, cleaning and ·landscaping, to working with senior citlzens .and young adults. (Professional and support staff must arrange with supe!Visors for approved leave from job responsibilities.) UB has a limited number of volunteer slots for this year's Day of Caring, so sign up now! Please retunt'the fonn at right as soon as possible to the attention of nm Murphy, 420 Crofts Hall, North C11111pus (Jill- 645sooo. ext. 1332; fax 645-1701). Teams that wish 'to work together should submit all their forms in one packet, with one form per team member. Volunteers will be contacted with additional information by earty August. Day of C.,.ng Scheclllle: A half-day .c ommitment is all that is needed. 8 a.m .: Registration, continental breakfast and send-off rally at the HSBC Arena. 8:30a.m.: Send-off (buses depart for agencies). 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Work at agency. l2:30 p.m.: Buses retum participants to HSBC Arena. . - - The 1 _ . of the - o r u 1-AdanCiontsln ~~ Friday e.kew. c..:-~f~ ~ c:"~tnStitut. for Addktion StUdies and li · · and the Schoo( a1 Socill~ ..... --for ·--f:~nt=~ Rim>, 645-61-40. . Alcohol-- ~- . . . . 7 YBS. I Care ••• Count .Me ia! Nwm•------------------------------a Faculty a Staff Phone _______________ · OStudent Email add~--------------- Fax ________ D<partment ~-------------------------­ Campus A d d r e s s - - - - - - - - - - - - It is hop<d tlwzt .n..xun...., will bt w;n;ng ., ....rt ..........,. t1om assistona is most rr<td.d.lf,.,.. luwr • strong pttfortna for • ,_. tiadanwignm<n ~ indimtz btlot.o"'if<rmas aut'!DI bt ,...,...toed. I ,..,...to- a t . , - t h a t -: Q Senior Citiz.ms Q Childi"C:D Q Physk:ally/mentaiiy chalJtngnf _ _ ............. ,_Dayolc.n.g--7 aves 0No _,_bo...,.tosoneosat-loador7 ___ ., __ _...... _ __,spocW-. ....,._.t DYes ONo � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Women's athletics receives $800,000 State budget earmark will allow program to keep pace with other Division I schools By PAUL VECCHIO Report~ Contributor T HE women's athletic progoanu at UB will we a $800,000 "earmark" re- ceived as part of the 2000-01 N.w York State budget to continue efforts to keep pace with other Division I institutions and further balance the opportunities for the university"s student-athletes. The earmark-included in the budget at the urging of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silv<r and Cheektowaga Assemblyman Paul Tokasz and with the suppon of the Western New York legislative delegation-brings to $1.6 million the total the UB Division of Athletics has received in the pall two years in suppan of gender-equity effons. UB is ·the only SUNY school to receive this suppOn from the state legislature, which comes on the heels of the university's move to Division 1-A and the addition of 22 scholarships to the football program. While that reclassification raised UB to the fUghest l'evel of intercollegiate competition in the nation, it also chaJIenged the university's equity situation, which had been on balance. "This is an amazing show of support for what we are trying to ac · oomplish in terms of a complete and bly Tourism,Ans and Spons Development Committee, noted that the fundingcreatesaprecedent inestab· \ishing gender equity in collegiate sports throughout the state...Cer· tainly, this is an important step and proves that New York State is dedi cated to gender equity in all areas," he said." I am extremely pleased that this funding wiU make a difference in the quality of women's athletics at the university... balancrd Division I ·A program," Added Silver: "This funding is a said BobArkeilpane,director of ath· con tinuation of our commitment to the University at Buffalo and its ef· fort to promote and enhance its women's athletic program. By making these investments, we send a strong message regarding the im· portance of gender equity in every facet of life, especial ly in education and athletics." Jetics... We were incredibly apprecia· tive of the first gift last year and are even more excited by the legislature's continued efforts. It indicates to us how supportive New York State is in the area of gender equity and fu r· ther validates the exciting future of UB athletics." Tokasz. chairman of the Asscm · UB h3s spent ne• rl y $400,000 from the first $800,000 earma rk on a variery of initia6ves to benefit female athletes, including the pur· chast' of strength and conditioning equipment for thr varsity weight room, the pnly work-o ut facilit y available for female athletes and men in non-revenue-producing spo rt s; additional locker room space; a marketingstudyof women's athletics, and upgraded equipment and facilities for ihe track-and-field, softball, soccer and swimming programs. In addition, a female athlet1c trainer was hired in February to work with seve1al of the "''Omen's teams. Funding also was used to purchase three eight -seat boats, two four·seat boats and a two-seat boat. known as a pair, for the crew team, which started competing at the D•- ,_,.._..._...,.7 Three named SUNY distinguished profs By MAllY BETH SPINA News Setvic:es Editor HREE UB faculty members have joined the ranks of distinguished professors appoin ted by the State University of New York Board of Trustees. )ames E. McConnell, professor of geography, was appointed a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. Norman· D. Mohl, professor and chair of oral diagnostics, has been T named Distinguished Service Pro- fessor. William f. Rae, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been named Distinguished Teaching Professor. The rank of distinguished profes. sor, the hiShest faculty rank in the SUNY system, is an order above full professorship and has three co-equal designations: distinguished professor, distinguished service professor and teaching professor. McConnell sern:s industry policy for declining in du stries, pros - as coordinator of peru for a West . th e geography ern Hemisphere department 's graduate and un dergraduate programs in international trade and associate director of the Canada-U.S. Trade Center, aresearch center housed in the depart ment. He was director of the trade center from 1988-95 and chair of the department from 1983 -88 and 1994-99. A UB faculty membersince 1968, McConnell's teaching and research interests arc in the areas of interna tional business, industrial location free - trade area, and exports from U.S. metropolitan areas and eco no mic impad on related firms and city-regions. He has received mo re than S 1.44 million in research grants and/or contracts from such entities as the National Science Foundation, the Small Business Administration , the Economic Development Adminis· tration , the U.S. departments of Com merce and Education, and the Canadian government , as well as private- and public-sector firms and agencies within New York State. He has authored or co-authored numerous books, book chapters, monographs and articles for schol- distinguished and regional growth and development. Thefocusofhiscurrcnt work includes regional economic-developmrnt strategies for international border areas., government trade and •rly journals, and presented lectu res and papers at professional meetings. McCo nnell re ceived a bachelor's degree from Slip· pcry Rock State College. a master 's degree from MI ami Universlty{Ohio) and J doctor· ate from The Ohio State Umvcrsnv. Mo hl is widely rca>gmzed. as a pioneering clinical investigator and den tal educator. A specialist m the dtagnosis jf\<J treatment of temporoman- dibular joint disorde"' fT MD I. he has chan1pioncd quabty pat1cnt CJrt> through hiS outspoken cfforb tu en courage members of the proics..~•on tocondua , publish and use ~,entlfi · cally based information to diagnose and treat TM D and othl-r oral· ht:alth problems. �21 Rap a..._ Jiy21,21Mi.31.1t33 UB study shows women who e•t Lake Onurlo fish less likely to b e e - pngtuint ,..~ ............. ........ Ul _ _ ,...._ -~ c..-- rlomolnd . . ........., ~ . . bt hlaplcs IDbt ..._on .,.AIIgult odllon al "\JJI Tadoy," ... rnonlllly Adolphll -tDbt- .,..be ..... W.O. lim"•• ----CX>iJrin- - , . _ oiiOdollnd dpol ~al Ul's \.W>9'11'1 ClHcol c.nor ollhe -·-..-:)lmos - . C'>rmlcholj .......... al ~--lie. 50UI<B in ... 5choal al ~ Fishy reasQn behind delayed conception .,. LOIS UIWI News s.rvtas Editor c:aDcer, which an take several years to dew:lop. Repmductiw: endpoints OMEN who regularly eat fish from Lake Ontario, known to be contaminatedwithPC&andotherhormone-disrupting chemicals, maybe about 25 percent 'less likely to become pregnant than women who do not, UB researchers haw: found Meanwhile, male consumption of · fish taken from Lake Ontario appears to have no relationship to a couple's time to pregnancy or the number of mo nths required to be- W fT'II!I1t. on pallial chllllml; come pregnanL clUB's lllrlull ~Ub,on the -~­ Results of the study, thought to be the first epidemiologic assessment . o f consumption of contaminated ............... r;ltNo !hot . . _,_ ..__ ... _~~ heodCDOd! Clllg Clrbus. ---~­ Eoch ,__.,runs ~ ............ 6:30 p.m. 5un11¥ on Ollnnll181n- l n d Ollnnol10 In ~. c::lolerv. Oldwd ... lnd Elrr-.lnd. 9 p.m.~ c~¥on011nno111_,.. WBFOtoadd~ Nile-·--. . --·~~~·--­ WlfO 18.7 FM. U l ' s Nllc-~llodlllog .,._.lOb~ btgln- nii'IIAIIJ!r 7,1ndllla- ---__- NPII . .li!IMei"ID . . . .-lti ... Don't -.p, begn*'!l Aug. 6. _...,..,...... ~-·*·­ --~ .. s..n..,_,._....,..Aug.6. .... ~DMI~··IIom 6:30-1 p.m........, ........ Ftldoy.A .......... dolly ...... zlneJiftlllllllollllb-.cla-... .._JIIIIIIIIIftlar-- ._....__. .... ..-*""-...oan't 5ul'oll!rsflam ·--Sogol.- Mol" 10.11 a.m. a-.gponolat,........... along .... - - . ........ . ---by -kmwlodgoal c#gomes........... !hot ... -. n.-.rhaurotlhe --.......... ~-­ . . bt llldld 1)111 a.m. on SUndoyl. The- conllru 10 *on Solunllys fnlm 8-10p.m. -In.. . fish and human fecundity, appear in the July issue of Epidemiok>gy. The study was directed by Germaine M. Buck, professor of social and preventive medicine. "These findings suggest that re· pmductive-health endpoints may be early indicators of the aclvmeeffects of environmental hazards on human health." Buck said "Many en· vironrnental-health studies focus on _, __,......, •The ........ ~ OIIcaOI- _____..... Diolllanol ...... ~~---.y ol--~~, fdiOolll . . . . ... -·no Ooalbltol. -.sc.(711Q~ ~.,·a•• ....._ _., ~-­ -.....,.. _ _................. .. --- -:..::. While the raults ore preliminary. they support the 1-t ilr continuing to advise ...,.,.., of c:hilclbearing. not toeatanyfish from Lolrz Ontario, lh< said. Such aclvitorl<s have been issued by New York Statesincz 1976,butapopulalionboaedllln'C)'ofpeoplein the Great IAes basin who ate 1m ~pub­ lished in 1997, found tb.ai only about half of those sur.oeyod ....., aware of the advisory. Also oontributing to this study....., John E. Vena,"""'* Dmoc:howslci. P:oul Kostynialc. Hebe Greizermin aod james Olson. all of UB; Enrique F. Schistmnan of the Harvanl School of Public Health; P:ouline Mc:ndola of the u.s. Environmental Protection !lfFncy; Lowell E. Sevrr of the Univorsity of Texas-Houston School of Puhlic Health, aod Edward~ of the New York State Health Department. The study was funded by grants from the Great IAes Protection Fund and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease" Registry. Growth cited as factor in quake devastation MCEER report finds rapid ,development in Turkey led to unregulated construction By DOfiAI.D GOtiAUIU Repon<r Contributor population growth and resulting development in Turkey's Kocaeli province were the main factors in the large-scale devastation and loss of life in last year's earthquake, according to areport by the Multidisciplinary Cen· ter for Earthquili Engineering Research (MCEER) . The finding und<tSCOres the in_fluence of societal factors on the implementation of effective earthquake-engineering and construction principles. The Aug. 17 earthquake killed more than 17,000 people and in· R APID jured almost 44,000. It damaged 214,000 residential units and 30,500 business units, displacing more than 250,000 people, aa:onlingto official Turkish go=nment estimates, Estimatesofpropertylossesrange from $3 to $6.5 billion, the equivalent of 1.5 to 3.3 pera:nt ofTurkey's Gross National Product. Population in the earthquake region grew by 26 percent from 199097, resulting in an upsurge in constructionandunregulatedbuilding, says the itport. "Rapid development in the Marmara region overwhelmed the government's ability to monitor construction and led to unregulated ,building,resultingininadequatelat- eral-forasystemsinbuildings."says earthqua2and its impact, indudQwies Scawthom ofEQE lnterna- ing the seismology of the region; tional,lnc., the report's editor. This. geotecbnical &ilures; damage to inhe says. occurred in spite of1\ulcey's dustrial;oommercial and residential "=ymodem"building oode, which structures; damage to electrical. gas. contains requirements for earth- water and transportation systmU; quaU-resistive construction. emergenCy-response and searchThe 190-page report, titled "The and-rescue operation$, and postMarmara, Turkey Earthquake of earthquake restoratioo efforts. August 17, 1999: R=~ce It also features a section tided R<port;, details findings from field "The Marmara Earthquake: AView investigationsby5ellmllMCEERre- fromSpact."detailinghigb-l..dreseard>ers following the magoitude connaissanainvostigationsaplor7.4 earthquake. It represents an in- ing the use of such adv.nced tech- · terim earthquake-engineering as- nologies as satdl.i~ imagery, differsessmeot of the natural, built and ""tial ~obal positioning systems social environments following the and in-field GPS-GJS interfaces for earthquake. post-earthqua.U damage assessIt contains observations on the mentanddisastermanagement. Baier warns of shortages of implant devices Bad publicity, costly litigation making some companies ''gun shy," VB scientist says implants threatens to erea~ a growing shortage of devices ranging from heart valves to B less willing to market the pmducts, noted Baier, who also holds positions as professor ofbiophysics and mechanical engineering. Companies are also becoming even less inclined to actively explore or d..dop new materials and pmd- joint replacements. an internation- ucts for human implants, he ally known authority on implants at UBwarns. Robert E. Baier, executive direc· tor of the Industry/University Co- pointed out. Although it's long been requlrecl By MAllY IIETtl SPINA News Services Editor AD publicity and costly REPORTER ~by · and time-to-pregnancy. Estimates ot1lolr£ Ontario 6sh CXlD· sumedwereboaedon participants'.,. necessarily have a long latency pe- ports of eating the most h<mly CXlD· taminated 1m sport fish: laltz, rainriod following exposure." The study was based on female bow and brown trout; coho and participants in The New York Sta~ chinook salmon; calfish, aDd carp. The researc:hers measured conAngler Cohort Study who were amsidering pregnancy between 1991- sumption in three ways: the number 94. The angler study was undertaken of meals per month involving any of in 1991 to~thehealthcon ­ 12 specific fish in 1991; the numsequences of ;.ting fish from Lake ber of years of eating fish from Ontario, known to be the most. pol· LakeOntuiobetw.eo 195S-91, and the PCB inda. calculated luted of the Great Lakes. The study has assembled a popu- from the frequency, type aod lation-based cohort of licensed an- amount of fish eaten. Eating glers and their spouses or partners amtaminated fish is reported from 16 counties surrounding Lake to deliver a dose of PCBs Ontario, inwlving 10,517 men and much higher than back7,4nwomenwhowerebetweenthe · ground exposure through ages of 18 and 40 when the study drinlting water or inhalation. Results sbowod that women· began. The sample for this investigation who had eaten Lake Ontario comprised 575 couples from the ~fOr 3-6 years. and tllot!ewbo coho(i who had a planned preg- had more than one meal ofsuch nancy between 1991-93 and who fish ~tOOOthin 1991. ~one­ could sta~ how long they had been fourth less lik.dy to become pregtrying to become pregnant without nant each month than women birth control Buck and colleagues who didn't eat fish from that lalr.e. also had complete infonnation on However, all women in this study both partner's fi.sh ~ collsumption eventually did COilaiw:. Buck noted. an be studied earlier and do not litigation involving some operative Resea rch Center for Biosurfaces and professor of oral diagnostic sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, rec:mtly told colleagues attending the Sixth World · Biomaterials Congress meeting in Hawaii that companies in the im· plant industry-from designers and manufacturers to pmducers of materials used in the devi~ getting ..gun shy• and withdrawing their commodities from the market. Even companies whose materials have been proven "safe" after years of use and laboratory analysis are that new drugs m.e ct stringent guiddines requited by the U.S. Food and Drug Adrilinistration in onler to be admitted to the marketplace, the same rules do not govern implants, Baier emphasizes. "It was only in 1976thatCongress passed legislation giving the FDA the authority to regulate these pmducts,"hesaid · Even so. the law allowed existing pmducts to be 'grandfathered' in and new ones still are not subjected to the strict and leogthyprocess that took years for a promising medication to make the journey from laboratory to market. But, Baier said, there's a light on the Baier noted that the implantatioo horizon for the future of implants. field developed and grew quickly "Physicians. scientists, inqustry . following World representatives and government For ClWDple, physicians obsc:nled agencies, including the FDA and that pilots bit with ftying shards of the National Institutes of Health, polymethylmethaaylate-"<o Q>mnow are working together to estab- mon plastic with manytnlde names, lish databases and systems to test including Plexiglas, Lucile and and evaluate implants and bio· Perspex. that was used in airplane medical materials before implanta- windows--<lid not appear to suffer immune system problems or haw: tion." he.said He predicts that this aggressive, their bodies reject the material. concerted. systematic approach ul- · Later, other artificial materials timately will lead to pmducts that gradually_, introduced to tepba are safer and more effective. damaged or diseased body parts. "Nowi~s estimated that one in 25 "Knowing that there are standard· ized, scientific guidelines governing people ha*e a implant, the majority admission of implants to the t:narket ofwhom have benefited fronran inwill be reassuring to physicianswho creased length .and quality of life," find them a treatment of choice for he said their patients," Baier oontinued. But strict iuidelines. backed by Moreover, establishment of these irnprowdscientificevidmoe sr:-nguidelines, based-on soiKl data cnl- ing the appropriate use of materials lection and analysis. will encourage and i1esign of implants, is a medical companies to explore new materi- '!must" to ensure the safety of existals and devices to expand their va- ing devices aod encounge d<ve!Opment of new ones, he emphasized. riety and availability. warn. �July 20. 2B'Yit31. 11.33 Politicians eye virtual reality UB part ofScience Day consortium that showcased research :t.,~~ padcage that virtuallycksigns large- lion data. Using the lmm<naD<sk, scalemanufacturingplants. UB~showtdhow~g ARD-boiled Beltway "'ur software can provide manu- the solved structwus a virtual enviinsiders proboblythink factwm with tools that enable them ronment lielps drug designer. oome they know all there is to model befure they build, to simu- up with 1110Kpreciselytargrud pharabout just how "vir- late befure they produoe and antici- maceuticals. tual" reality can geL pate and solve production problems "Many biologjcaUy important proBut on July 12 in the Cannon befuretheyocx:ur,allofw!Mchhasthe Ieins..., so large you can't view the Building on Capitol Hill, members pott:ntial to lead to significant cost entire image in any meaningful way of Congress got the chana to truly savings." said T. (K<sh) Kesavadas, on a screen," said Russ Miller, proexperiena virtual worlds, oourt<sy assistant professor ofmechanical and . fcssor of oomputer sciena and engiof UB exhibit on virtual reality. """"P"'Z engineering and director neering. director of CCR and a deThe exlnbit was of Sciena . veloper of SnB. "So what you want to do Day, sponsored by the Sciena Coalition, which showcased the work of is move around in UB, along with that of the Uni,.,rside of the molecule sity of Illinois, Tufts University, the 50 you can view por· University of Minnesota and the tions ofit at 3 time. UniversityofGeorgia. ~ "Fo r example, AspartofScienaDayactivities, ~ you can't make President William R Greiner and~ muchsenseofallthe other presidents of major research ': bonds and oonnecunivmities participated in a White tions in a molecule House meeting about the impor- ~ that has 2,000 atoms tana of funding basic scientific re,_~(loft)-in it when you sec it scarch.TheymetwithJohnPedasto, on a sc ree n all a t White House chief of staff; Gene . once. But if you can Sperling. President Clinton's eco- ofUB's VIrtUal Reality laboratory. zoom in and look at portions of the nomicadvisor;JaekLew,directorof " UB VR-Factl allows individuals molecule up dose in three dimen theOfficeofManagementandBud- to immerse·themsclvcs in or ' fly sions, you don't get the distortions get; Neil Lane, Clinton's sciena ad- thmugh' an environment and vir- that ,ou get in two dimensions," he visor; Tom Kalil, a member of the tually rearrange machines, equip- explained."Thisallowsyouto verify National Economic Council, and ment and other objects j ust by what exactly is in the molecule and David Beier, Via President AI Gore's pointing and dragging." he said. " It therefore do rational drug design." chief domestic policy advisor. beoomes very intuiU,.,." Along with Miller and Kfsavadas, At the UB exhibit, members of Using the same machine, mern- Tom Furlani, associate director of Congress were able to step inside bers of Congress were able to "st~ CCR,and Brua Pitman, professor of molecules of tomorrow's most po· irisid~" vancomycin, the ..antibiotic mathematics and CCR director of tent drugs and redesign state-of-the- of last resort," the 3D structure of outn:a<:h, also were present at the exart factories with the click of a which was determined using soft- hibiLDuringtheday,'Millcrmetwith mouse, u si ng 3D goggles and ware d.,.,loped by scientists at UB numerous memben of Congress, Fakespacc Systems' lmmmaDesk, and the Hauptman -Woodward l inc;ludingSen.OwiesSchumerand the "virtual reality" machine of the Medical Research Institute. congressmen John LaFalce, Jack Center for Computational Research This software, called SoB, allows Quinn,Amo Houghton, Rick Lazio, (CCR). They learned how easy it is ~tosolvedifficultmolecu- Tom Reynolds, Gregory Meeks, to usc the world's first software Jar structures based on X-raydiffrac- James Walsh and Maurice Hinchey. H a part u.- e ==):=--=.:::=::- Anthropologist gets fellowships By SUE WUETCHUI Repontr Editor LTHOUGHUBanthmpologist Ana Mariella Bacigalupo has had her doctorate for o nly six years,herwork with the Mapuchean indigenous people ofOille--already has received reoognition from two major foundations. An assistant professor al UB, Bacigalupo will spend the 2000-01 academic year as a Roclcdeller Resident Fellow at the Institute for RescarchonWomcnatRutgmuru,.,.. sity. While there, she will oomplete "Shamans of the Cinnamon T~. Priestesses of the Moon: Geoder and Healing Amo ng · the Chilean Mapuche," an ethnography that explores the role of gender in the ethnic identity, lives and ritual practices of Mapuchc shamans, or machi, as they interact with local. Oillean nationa! and ~obal processes. Bacigalu po will use a Latin American and Caribbean Fellowship awarded from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation during 2001,-02 to fin is h the enthography and edit a volume written by Mapuchc authors. She says her study will challenge much of the oonventional wisdom about the nature of shamanism, and willotr.rncwwaysofthinkingabout shifting gendered identities in relation to shamanic practice, ethnic A identit y nationalism, tran s·nationalism and feminist disoourse. Machi , Bacigalupo notes, a re women or feminized, cross-dressed men who assume multiple aoss-gender and co-gender identities for the purpose of healing. lvt.chi "beoome" men, both ynuogandold,tocxnrcize illness, bad thoughts and suffering from their patients' bodies. They "become"'\YOillell,again both young and old, to heal and reintegrate their patients baek into their oommwlities. Theyalsoernbodythefouraspects of the deity Ngunechen-rnale, female, young and old-in order to transcend gender and "beoome divine" to create new world orders and gain spiritual power. she says. Gender is one of the metaphors used by machi to mark polarizations, boundaries and tensions between local and national histories, as well as a way to express integratio n and crrate broader undmtandings of humanity, health and healing. she adds. Bacigalupo notes that as the local political power held by Mapuche men wanes and they gain prestige as external intermediaries with the Chileanstate, machihavet:aken over local male political functions, she says. Machi now are a "legitimizing factor in local and national politics," she adds. with some participating acU,.,ly in local Mapuchc m"""ments that oppose the Chileap government, while others accept invitations to the national palace Bacigalupo says he; goal is to "ex· amine such complex linkages between the Mapuche machi and the multiple worlds in which they practice in order to offer a more ad equate portrayal of Mapuche shamanism than currently exists and to contribute to a more profound undemanding of shamanism and its relationship to local, nationaJ and global contexts and feminism discourse." The study also will oontribute to the existing literature on transnationalism, globalization, post -oolonialism and gender studies, she notes. " Mapuche shamans juggle different worlds, identities and gen ders, and in doing so, question traditional constructions of sclllother, center/periphery and the notion of the boundedness of culture, identity and gender," she says. "Current studies have drawn at tention to the notion thatthe world is become a singular rationalized, modernized and highly industrialized place on the one hand, while notingtheincrtasingimportanceof nationalism.. inter-ethnic hostility and competing cultural meanings on the other. "This study on Mapuche shamans will demonstrate that local practices rdlectadivmityof popular, local and national disoourses that resist and play back systematicity and order." IIepa . _ BrieD Clark appointed to UB Council Randall L C'-11, chairman of the board of Dunn Tire Corp., has been appointed to the 10-mernber UB Council, the univenity's local governing oou~cil, by Gov. George Patalci. He su~ Frank N. Cuomo. Clark began his career in the tire industry in 1%8 with the B. F. Goodrich Co., holding variow positions in advertis ing, retail-store marketing and product management. He joined DunJop in 1973 as director of marketing at the company's Buffalo head<jllarters. ClMK Two years later, he was named vice president of marketing of th~ tir~ division, and was promoted to vice president of marketing and sales in 1977. Clark became presid~nt of Dunlop's tire division in 1980, and was appoin ted to the board of directors three years later. H~ was named president and chief executive officer of the corporation in 1984, and was one of scvm chief executives of operating compa nies appointed to the group management board of Dunlop Holdings, pic. The next year, he was elected chairman of the board after leading a management buyout of Dunlop Ttrc Corp. from its European holding company. After Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. purchased oontrolling interest in the company in 1986, Oa rk served as chairman of th~ board and CEO, responsible for all operations in North America. Clark resigned as chairman and CEO in 1991 . He co ntinued to serve as a consult ant to Dunlop. and ~ngaged in private investment interests with the firm of Buffalo Ventures, Inc. In 1992, he joined Pratt & Lambert as executive vice president and chief operating officer. He left th~ com pany after it was bought out by Sherwin Williams, and rejoined BuffaJo Ventures. Aft~r leading the buyout of Dunn Ti r~ Corp. in 1996. he took ov~r as chairman of the board. He r~mains a managing director and a principal of Buffalo Ventur~s . Clark holds leadership positions in a number oflocal and regional organizations. He is a directo r of the Western New York AAA, Acme Elect ric. Taylor Devices, the Amherst Industrial Development Agency and HSBC Bank, Western Region, and serves as chairman of the board o f Merchants Mutual Insurance Company. Saleh elected alumni president DIIVId J. Saleh, a 1978 graduate of the UB Law School, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association. Sale.h, who also received an undergradua.tr degree from UB in 1975. is a partner in the Batavia law firm of OshJag & Saleh . O ther officers elected for the 2000-01 year are Margaret W. Parosk.J, M.D. '80, medical director of the Erie County Medi cal Center and an associate clinical professo r of neurology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, president -elect; Richard L. Friend. B.S. ' 68, M.B.A. '70, supervisory compliance officer with the National Labor Relations Board, vite president of athletics; John T. Kocie la, B.S. '68, director of en vironmental health for the Erie County Department of Health, vice president of const ituents; Thomas A. Palmer, J.D. '78, M.B.A. '7 1, managing partn er with Ja eckle. Fleischmann & Mugel, vice president o f fmance; Robert A. Evans, B.S. ' 63, M.B.A. '71 , a management consuhant, vice president of membership, and Jennifer B. Wisniewski, B.A. '92 , M.B.A. '96, TOPS Markets, Inc.• vice president of student relations. New executive com min~ members are Ro~rt N. Convissar, B.A. ' 73, J.D. ':!7, an attorney with Cohen & Lombardo, P.C., and Dia ne M. LaVallee, B.A. '80, J.D. ' 83, an attorney with the New York State Attorney General's Office. Newly elected members of the board of directors are Paul Quebral, B.A. '88, M.B.A. '92, real estate director for Reid Petroleum Corp.; • Sylvia R W~liarns, B.A. '98, a surgical technologist for Kaleida HealthBuffalo General Division; James M. MiliteUo, B.A. '79, a sportscaster for the Associated Press, and George H. Stege, M.B.A. ' 86, president of Ford Gum & Machine Co. Also, Frederick P. Mdi, B.S. '76, a reti red civil engineer; Darren James Ascone, B.A. '98, founder of C hek, In c.; Robert A. Sa nders, M.A. '86, director of technical services fo r Foit-Albert Associates, P.C., and Kelly P. Sahner, B.A. '91, Ed.M. '93, manager of Integrated Spo rts InternationaL Future scientists attend SRI A future sdentlst who will develop a non +polluting inexpensive fuel sou rce or a vaccine to prevent the common co ld may~ among nine local high -school student participan ts in this summer's Sci ence Resea rch Instit ute (SRI) at UB. The students, recommended by their teachers and chosen for the1r academic achievements, are conducting rese.rtch with volunteer UB faculty mentors working in th e fields of biosurfaces, biological SC I· ences, biochemical pharmacology and chemistry. T he students also are lea rnin g how to use library- research tools, present research findings, learn laboratory safety procedures and use computers in research projects. They will present oral repo rts at a poster session Aug. 4. Many of the students who participate in the Science Research Institute later enroll in science-oriented degree programs at UB. �41 Rep a..-. Ju~20. 21Dll'lul.31. 1o.33 UB professor lends his expertise as consultant-to author of romantic novel I<:uoos --~-~~-tor-.-.... ... · -•Cln:lod- " " " ' ... Councl lor the -(CASE).CASE_. -~~~~~~"' -the-~- ......... ~-· - pnJgllm In the ~orSiudont-. _ ,_-.......,.....-.....,-. sor 10 the~ Sludont --(UW)IIUI,Ibo ... _. _,..., ---~ DislrictT-dthe-d s--Piograms. --- ~ _ , _ <hclor ol the Ofllc.e for Equit)(. 0Mrsi1y IIIII tlon, his been the 2000 reclplont of the Joon A. ........ ---t, w..m..lac:us, • Wostom - von "9"'<Y lhltlor- deaides his.,...,._~ lorwomon IIIII - I n .....--,-.g·-ond bo-.g , _ , _ , . . _ The--~ WOII<on-dlhe-,_of-. --....gdo-""'16 IIIII jorz ....... ' 1 ' - -----~ol -~~~~~dora. ... been ir>-t,the~lllll10 ---lnJirziD sct--.rp--10 _the...,......l!DOO SUrmw _ _ .....,.ln --11>......,fllldcondnUinl---,.... Flnl. Midi. He his "'lnllluct In ..... - In the . clonoe ~being hold tills sum- Finding the chemistry ll;l romance ay WD1 iQU~aAUM NeM. Services Editor J OE Gardella's zeal for bring- ingsciena literacy to 1M general public has found him playing some unique roles: sometimes as a translator of IUghly technical documents for local community groups. other times as a mediator ~twer:n neighborhoods and local chemical oompanics. A professor of ch=Ustry, Garddla recently took on his most novel role as interpreter of science for the masses when he became a science consultant to a writer of Harlequin romances. The assignment sternrncd from an email message that author Day l.edairc-who was writing a book with a woman chemist as its heroine who was developing a n<W perfume based on pheromones--sent to a number of chemists she fou nd through a Wd>~l..edairewanted todescribcaccur.ltdythcwoman'slab and her work, so she sought help from professional sci<ntisls. Gardella, whose lab conducts research in analytical chemistry, surfaa science and biomaterials, described his initial reaction to the message as a .. kneejcrk response" to any query he =eMs from someone outside of academia. "As someone who put up a Web site <http:/ / www.•csu . buff•lo .edu / -g.orclella> designed to attract in- quirics,l feel that I have a responsibility to respond," he said.. Was he cspccially intrigued by the Harlequin connection~ "Of course! I thought it was a great thing. knowing the incredible popularity of those boob, and I thought an author who was this concerned about being-accurate on these details should be rewarded and supported. " Reading anything is good, so supporting readers, including young girls who read much of this genre, is a good thing." said Gardella, whose own tastes lean more tdward 1950s science fiction. lt wasforthatreason, he recalled, that he was particularly interested in Ledaire's query. -rhe:rc arca number of projccts--likc the Josie True video game by UB fac ulty member Mary Flanagan and an email pen-pal dub for teen girls run by a chemistry professor at Lehigh Univ=ity--{hat aim to demystify science as a career track for girls," he said. "I saw answering this message as a small way to assist in that kind of effort." The information Gardella provided helped Leclaire develop a charactcrUation of Jane Dearly, who would tum out to be 1M heroine: of "The Perfect Solution," published in April. More information on the book is available at < http:// www . daylectal re . com / perfect.htln>. Accooding ID the author, the heroinc is a chemist who hopes to dcvdop and patent a working pheromone perfume that would prow: her worth as a sci<ntist. But her three unclesall rmowned chemistshave decided that Jane's m:essivcdcvotion to her work has kept her from malting progress. both pmona1Jy and prof... sionally. They decide to •buy" an unsuspecting young man named Flyon at a bachelor auction. The uncles think he is a pot<ntially ~­ feet loYeinurest fu< Jane, while Jane decides he's the ideal man to usc as a test case: fu< her pheromone perfumes, an idea that Aynn finds abhorrent. . According to Leclaire, Gardella was atmnely helpful "I don't think I a>uld have written this book without his input," she said."At least it would have hem a trmoely diffirult." Through cmails and phoru: calls, Gardella explained to Ledairethc inncr worltings of a chemistry lab and · answered general questions about chemistry and~ of which helped her decide wherr she would go with the story. "As with all romances, the relationship betw= the hero and heroinc is ofkcy importance and the primary focus of the book," said Leclaire. "The scicna in 1M story provides 1M background or setting that can sometimes act like a secondary cloaracter. Certainly in this book, 1M heroine's car=. her car= ~apheromooc-based perfume that actually worl<:s--=cl 1M lab and events that bappm in and around these three artas help drive the story and contribute significantly to 1M con11ict.• For people who haven't dipped into a r o = novel lately and may be surprised to 6nd a chemist as a heroine, Leclaire points out that as society has changed, so have romance novels. • "The obj<ct was to sM a flavor or tone to the story, not to educate,.• she <>plained. "But cer13inly,l wanted the sci<Dcr portion to beasaa:uratcas poosiblc." she said, "and to gM people a taste of a profeosion with which they may be unfamiliar and find interesting, as as entertaining." Gardella is included in 1M book's acknowledgements. -n ~the Donee Teodlors CU. a ( -. sap.. c.~- ..... "Step >OStfor-11111 - o f lhe Engllh ...... ~-(Ell).­ - .. hclnorary- t,RigiTOidriaf~ (RTV) in lAW in NCJ9*ian of his c-......10 the dewlap- Up" for SEFA ,_of the . . Schaal IIIII the eoclw1ge pagram be- I l i U IIIII 1.8. ow-,.._ -lhedlglel ... dilrtng .................... nlosforlhe-.........oflhetlgl- Schaal. . . _..., ·~tllaol-­ -thei.8Schaald..._. ..-, EU.I!IU IIIII t l l o 51tyof~ . -~-,.... -of~-- . - ... -•cholrdthe ~~~~~~~ Pnljecls Sdoncos Sludy - . Center for Sdonlllc ~­ - - o f -- OMI-. ~ofcheml­ al eng;,.tng. ... been . . ltdad10~Iiltllo2000 FronCiors"' fJ9-. ~ siual. bolng- Sopt. 14-161n IMw,a.I.T h e - - siual. -t,theNI8onol Members of the SEFA administrative team urge the university community to "step up" for the 2000 SEFA campaign, which officially will kick off on Sept. 14. Team members are, from left to right. julie Klas, Provost's Office; Lou Schm itt. University Services; Tim Murphy, Controller's Office; Reine Hauser, Arts and Sciences; John Shellum, Management; Ruth Bryant. Architecture and Planning; Connie Holoman, President's Office; Ondy Schlabach, Provost's Office, and Lany Schulman, SEFA chair and dean of the School of Social Work. Barbara Mierzwa, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was absent. outlllnCing-- Gift to fund management honors program Academy ol ~ bllngs togelher ~(ages 311-45) flam indusby, ICOdemlllllll gcMfliTid1t ID<IKuss~technlal WOII<IIIII -.g.edge _ , in englo.mg fields IIIII indusloysectln. Thomas _ _ _ .,. the c...- for lhe Art$. his been dloirof Cuotlln Upl ---2000, 1he-.--*'!~ al- - o f - . . -Yoot's al pr<llb:lioni, loQodlng "111o • o.--,••CIIfl' ' S fll . . ... ~--~~~~~ -.poot Donee. !he llllllo&wftl* -~~~~~ ~lnDoll­ ..el'lill,. . . . . of t h o - o n Sopt. 22. By JOHN DEllA COHTRADA Rt'JlO'fer Contributor N honor. program for exceptionalWldcrgraduate students enroUed in the School of Management has been established in memory of Joseph T.J. Stewart, a prominent Buffalo-area businessman and piUlanthropist who passed away last year. Funded by a $315,000 bequest from the Stewart estate, the Joseph T.J. Stewart Management Honors Program will provide special academic progranuning to outstanding students enroUed in the business ad- A ministration program in the School of Management. The four-year program will augment the students' regular coursework with a seminar on current business issues, field trips to Wall Street and New York City rutturalsitcs,mcntorsiUpswithfarulty and students, and placement in !Ugh-level internships. A 1948 honor.; graduate of the management school, Stewart en· joyed a very successful career as a stockbroker, retiring in 1999asvicc president at Advest of Buffalo. He was part of the original investment group that founded the Buffalo Sabres and served many years as Sabres treasurer. " UB, in many ways, represents a oombination ofwhat was imponant to my father: education, youth and values," said Stewart's son, Thoroas W. Stewart, president of Stewart Holding.s.Inc. "Dad always~ that UB was !Mbasisfu<bisbusinesssu=.He felt it was important to help young people achieve their own goals througheducation,whileimpmsing on them the importance of mainl2iningtbcirvalues and oommitment to their oommunity~ Nineteen students have hem selected, to date, for 1M honor.; program, which will begin this fall with a seminar on using 1M WaD Strtn Journal as a tool for understanding the world's business environment. l.ewisManddl,dcanofthcSchoolof Management, will teach the seminar. "Cration of the honor.; program will help ensure that Mr. Stewart's legacy of individual achievement, bala.nccd by a oommitmeot to the common good, lives on in future generations of business students," Mandell said. �July 211.2000/Yi.ll. 18.33 ''Zero to1erance".IS urged Rep a..._ !If MAllY .ott SPINA UB sports medicine opens second clinic in Lockport News s.Mces Editor The Sports Medklne ln•tlbrt• h•• opened actinic at 5875 South A Transit Road in -l..Qckport to serve individuals and athletj.c teams in Western New York's northern communities. University Sports Medicine is a division of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Its mission is three-fold: to provide the most modern and effective sports-medicine services t.o the Western New York athletic community; to educate physicians, physical therapists and athletic trainers, and to conduct sports medicine-related r~arch . Two fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons head the clinic, one specializing in spinaJ problems, the other in sports medjcine. A nurse Ewing says philosophy is effective deterrent to "sports rage" policy of zero tolerance is an effective deterrent against abusive, out-ofcontrol behavior by parents at yt>uth sporting events, says Charles Patrick Ewing, a nationally known UB law professor and forensic psychologist. A volunteer coach or player's par- mtforthe~IO~Ewingis~ too familiar with the fairly predict-. able and often pr<ventable consequen<:es of"youth-sports rage." The author of"Battered Wome!) Who Kill." "Kids Who Kill" aod "Murderous Families," Ewing is a frequent legal consultant and expert witness in high-profile cases of murder committed by family members in the home, at work and school. Although there still is relatively little scientific data available on rage behavior at kids' and teens' sport· ing events, he says that stating and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy against violent and abusive behavior appears to work. Addressing the recent spate of outbursts and rage over action on the playing field that has left one father dead and others injured, Ewing says disturbing numbers of par- ents-primarily fathers---often unrealistically push their kids to excel and to win. "They lose sight of the fact the games are designed to teach kids sports skills, have fun and learn to compete." he emphasizes. Some leagues have parents sign or take an oath that they will comply with a zero-tolerance policy. Others havt! the coach or manager meet with parents to reinforce rules practitioner, certified athletic trainer and certified strt'ngth-and conditioning specialist complete the staff. . University Sports Medicine offers a full array of services between .._ t-... . ,. . . . t--.. . . . a-los clet....maplout-.8tlddo' ~- · effediYe that already are understood by the privately or publicly because of ofplayers, coaches and wripir<s. ten unrealistic expectations;"' acAmong the more common prob- cording to Ewing. lems on the p~ field that Ewing But it's a good idea for playen and personally bas encountered are par- their parents to get the message early ents who loudly criticiu their own on that unsportsmanlik< behavior kids' performancr, boo or scream at · on or off the playing field will not umpires or verbally attack coaches. be tolerated. Ewing says. "In many leagues, such as the ones Too often "compete to win at any I'm involved with, the umpires are cost" becomes the primary goal in teen-agen well-acquainted with the sporting events. rules of the game," says Ewing. In In today's competitive, fast-paced others, umpires may be former ath· and rapidly changing society; losing letes or retired coaches. is associated with "failure" and "win Only once bas he seen an umpire ning" with success. But there's al tell a parent to leave al game, and ways a "winner" and a "loser" in any Ewing had to tell another to either competition-from getting a job or "cool itn or leave when he yeUed promotion, to winning an election loudly from the stands at an umpire. or making the highest test score. "Parents don't get involved in the Ewing notes. fint place if they aren't interested in "Aihletic competition is a good · their kids," he points out. way for kids to learn early in life "The greatest emotional damage that they will not always ' win"or aJ. to kids ocrun when parents try to ways ' lose' but to always give you r live out their dreams through their best effort in whatever you at · kids, or berate or humiliate them tempt." he says. Fertility not linked to lifestyle By LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor R ESOLVED infertility, de- fined as co nceiv in g a child only after a year or more of trying. can bring anxiety and etnotional pain to a couple wishing to be parents, and can cause them to wonder if they are to blame. However, UB researchers have found that a woman's biologyspecifically age at first menstruation and at first live birth-was the major predictor of resolved fertility, not lifestyle habits ·she or her partner may have adopted. The results were preseltted at the annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, held recently in Se· attl e. •· The message from this study is that We need to reassess how we view fertility as a whole," said Danelle T. Lobdell, doctoral student in the Department of Social and Preventiv. Medicine in the School of Medicine and Bio· medical Sciences and lead author on the study. .. When we assume a ce rtain group of women is fertile, we need to understand that fertility is experienced in different ways and that biological determinants are important in pred icting fertility-related impairments."' The women were part of a study Interested in learning what facton influence this failure of some fertile cohort of 3,303 women aged 17-44 years who underwent tubal steriliza- women to conceive promptly, Lobdell and CQUeagues studied the ferti lit y hi;tories of a group of worn~ who underwent tubal sterilization in Western New York after tion in Western New York and were part of a larger multicenter nationa1 study of the health effects of tubal ligation. Overall, 18 percent of the fertile women among this group were estimated to have had resolved infer- tility. Using data collected through a follow-up questionnaire, LobdeiJ assessed the relationship of several lifestyle and biological factors to the time it took to conceive. None of the lifestyle variables studied-=igarette smoking, alcohol consumption, coffee con· swnption or regular exercise-had any effea on the prevalence of fertil · ity-related impairments, the analysis showed. However, women were older than 30 at the time completing their families. The study involved 126 women who reported taking more than 12 months to conceive their first pregnancies that ended in a live birth, and 252 women who conceived within 12 months who served as controls. of their fint!M: birth were th,..,. times more Likely to take longer than a year to conceive. Those who began menstruating before they were 11.5 years old were nearly twice as likely to have delayed conception. Also invotvOO in this research were Chao -Ju Chen, doctoral student, and Germaine M. Buck. associate professor, both in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. the Lockport and UB South Campuses offices. These include bracing, orthotics, casting, x-ray, knee-ligament arthrometer testing and Biodex isokcnetic testing, as weU as physical therapy and rehabilitation. Appointments at both offices can be made by calling 829-2070. Urban Design Project plans second forum on "Rethinking the Niagara Frontier" The Urban Design Project (UDP), a national award-winning i)I"Ogram of the School of Architecture and Planning, has announced plans for a November 2000 U.S.-Canadian forum on issues reJevant to the development of the region defined by both sides of the Niagara River. Funded by a $50,000 grant from the Margaret L Wendt Founda· tion , the conference will be the second in the UDP's Rethinking th e Niagara Frontier Project. Like the first conference. held March 30-3 1, this one will involve rep· resentatives of dozens of government, business. citizen, philanthropic and educational group. Its goaJ will be to stimulate concrete bi- na~ tional projects in five areas: heritage and cultural tourism, brown fields redevelopment, improvements in the built and natural environment, trade and transportation and knowledge-based industries. The Urban Design Project was founded and directed by Robert Shibley, UB professor of architecture.• and a national figure in the field of urban planning as a teaching resource focused o n issues of community development and urban revitalization, and fostering intellectual exploration of architecture and planning. From 1994 -98, the project led the five -year public .. visioning .. pro· cess for downtown Buffalo and its council districts. It also oversaw the master planning and conceptual design development for the fa cilities suppon ing the Bosque Etemo de los Ntnos and lnstitut o de Monteverde in Costa Rica. To date, the Monteverde project has en gaged seven faculty and hundreds of students an graduat e st udio, community design service, as weU as professional UDP recently received an award from the American Planning As· sociatio n for excellence in comprehensive planning. This year, Shibley received the Joan K. Bozer Award from Women for Down town for his " long-term commitment and sign ifica nt contribution to th e im · provement of downtown Buffalo."' For information on the November conference, contact Brad Hovey ~t 829-3485, e<l. 218. Jazz Dance World Congress ED to be held at UB Aug. 2-6 Jazz Dance World Congress 2000, the annual jazz-dance event that attracts dance enthusiast s from across the globe. will be held Aug. 2-6 in the Ce nter for the Arts on the Nonh Campus. The event, whi ch is being held at UB fo r the second con secutive yea r, will feature four showcase concerts, as well as performan ces by other noteworthy dance companies and perfo rm ~ ers; master classes; pa nel discussions; ex hibit s of the latest in dan cewear accessorie~ and related merchandise, and a specia l Sl'C· tion, Kids Jazz Dance. specifically for you ng dancers ages 10· I 2. The showcase co nc er ts wall fl·aturl· Philadanco!, the Philad elphia Dance Co mpany ; Les Ballets Jazz de Mo ntreal; Japan 's Masa~h• Action Machme; Ital y's Danza Prospettlva; G u~ Giordano )au r>ancc Chicago, the host per forming company; Instincts L1ve Med1a Dancl" Co mpany from Los Angeles; Odyssev Dancl" Utah; Seattle's Spectrum Dance Theate r, and \Vil liam Robertson's Global Dance Works from Canad a. For information about the jazz-dance concert pro~ grams and tickets, call the Center for th e Art s box office a t 645 -ARTS or visit the center's Web sit e a t < http:/ 1 www.arts.buffalo.edu >. �UB prof uses Fulbright fellowship to aid distance learning In the Caribbean BRIEFLY ·-.---~- -.g----.-. at for .... lllniY ................ .... mocrKJr, aw::d .. ...., U l -.. ......... S60,0GO ID . . Cologo at Ani ondSdonca -L~Jtll• ____... - . . ............. llnl -·-~· ......... .-y _ _ _ _ . . lng-ln-~al lngJIIIIII'• . . U.S.~ -.-wllbeglooniD Seconot -diW""-4ho ;tghl to---plonnlng t o - Amortan-,. ----c-..- ofterllionclng Ill's ~ SChool at~. and c:oun- , . . . . . , . - 35 _ . wllh the pubic-school~ In the Elmn and ... c.tholc -~lnthellUI­ .... _ _ _ abilfaloaru.recaled-hewas Ity to be successful-from t h e - education I,._ c-atue.• llldwd L Ells, l..adooood Chair and- alllle o.p.tmental~lllldllle ...... ment b dol!ll*d .. . . 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This is critically irnporuuit for the university, which serves the higher education needs of 15 English-speaking Caribbean nations scattered over 2,600 miles. Distance-learning pioneer John Ellison, UB professor of information and library studies, is =ponsible for the ongoing development of the new application. He Currently is a Fulbright fellow at UWl, where he supervised the installation of the new software and is instructing faculty in its use. "In general, lUsher education for Caribbean residents has been ..-:ly limited bydistana and financial a>nstraints posed by oourse fees, expen- A - sive books, tra..!, room and board," Ellison says. "Pr-ogranu----paicularly apensM ones like engineering---ere DOl always duplicated at tht three UWl campuses on Jamaica, Barbados and llioidadfrobago, so Caribbean students otien must traYd great distances to a campu5 that offm tht program of their cboioe. "A oollqjl! education is highly valued and not takm for granted here. Because p<l'YUty is endemic to the region. families often must sacrifia greatly to permit a child to attend the university and students oommonly share books, food and housing," be says. "As a result, only 2 percent of high-school graduates in the Caribbean attend oollege, oompared to 20-30 percent of graduates in developed oountries, a situation that has serious, negative, long-term implications for the region's efforts to oompete in the world economy~ ~ison says that because of its vested interest in making higher education more accessible, UWl established the UWl Distance Learning Centre and 27 receiving sites throughout the Caribbean where students can "attend• distancelearning oourses originating at one of UWJ's three campuses But the number, variety and availability of these oourses had been severely ~cted because the university had to depend upon technical support from fomgn universities to get courses online and deliver them to students. As a result of the new WebBoard, this is no the case. UWl C.Culty now can easily produce a luge number of varied distana:-leaming oourses in disciplines ~ from the humanities to medicine with no additional cnst to theuniYersity.Students from aD aver the Caribbean can use it with little or no technical long... instruction: "Ahbough there are many sortware applications on the maret that can produce similar results, they are often very costly---«rtainly not ~doomplicated to learn and use," ·explains Neil Yerkey, acting chair of the UB Department ofUbrary Studies. Adds Ellison: 001 What we've in- stalled here started out as .easy-touse, well-designed freeware that's been oontinually tweaked and improved by UB education instructional technology specialists Logan Scott and Robert Perini The basic board, familiar to most Internet users and certainly to today's oollege students, consists of Web pages dedicated to a specific class that present oourse curriculum, instructions and reading lists. To this initial design, UB specialists added a home page, links pages, a discussion board, student bio pages, information pages and a •oontrol planner• so instructors can shut dawn the pages or archM: them ~ -ln~­ text, audio links and PDP fila on a screen. It also provides a li-ameWork for a chatroom where students can post questioos and engage in dis- cussion With the instructor and their peers. In addition, it enables tht instructor to ca.ll upon experts from aD around the oountry or the world to engage in discussion with his students, a faa that greatly enriches the learning aperience and introduces an demmt to higher education that is not available, even in the traditional classroom, be says. Ellison notes that this innovation in distance education at UWl will improve the quality of life for many ~bbean resjdents. "l(s already had a major impact on education in the region," he says, "and represenl> an impOrtant change at the University of tht West Indies. .. It's going to have enormous positive implicationS for the education of young people for the nat generation by helping to train and educate them to attract new invest- ment to the region andallow greater job mobility among the population. "In &a; Ellison says, "'bis ne-w application works so well that it's also lilcdy to t.M.a major impocl on the availability of distance-learning program$ throughout the world" forUB lohedln1971byliii-1D -lill-.llle~ L CuNIIh notes, scanned images_ pictures, Run -llnllnllle-.1 - for future use. The final product, Ellison says, aDows instructon to poet 1ectun:s, M.D.- 111- readylw~mcnttw; -will!• 25 aoH ......,_ • ~and. gold lo!y. Bob Diem and Kelli Scott, · both of whom work for en; stretch before the start of the Corporate Challenge, held in Delaware Park on june22. WBFOto~ ~-the Squire. Kts W1F0 U.7 FM, t h e Publclllolo ...... . , . _ byiJI.wllf_,r--ln the IJCIIUir."lliuulddl' In ... lho--mojor Study warns of the ''healthy-worker effect" ~--- publc....aalw---.oiiPMft l.oohyandlll* ......... Collie lhealomg anAug.17 . .beModlllf.Mir- --.-..a. n........,... s.-............... s..,..._"..,.. sr.-......... *'AWilall.'"-.....,. ond ........ 81pdti I:JIIp.m.~ .......... ..... Collt -"~ Industries fail to use appropriate comparisons, create innate bias, UB researcher says ay LOIS IIAIWI News Services Editor MPLOYEES should be skeptical of any report boasting that their health as a group is better than that of the general population, a UB occupational epidemiologist warns. Such a oomparison always will make the group and the oompany look good, said GreggS. Wilkinson, professor of social and preventive medicine, because of an innate bias called the "healthy-worker effect." Wilkinson's study of female E nuclear-weapons workers, pre- sented recently at the annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, illustrated a robust ex- ample of the healthy-worker effect. well-known among male \'lOckers but studjed far less frequently among female worke:rs. "The healthy-worker effect curls its influence whm fewer deaths are observed for worlctts in an industry, compared to the U.S. popula- tion," Willcinson said "The understanding is that people must have at least a minimpmlevel of health to hold down a job, whereas the general population includes every- one-----healthy and sick." Wilkinson oompared death statistics for female worltm at 12 nuclearweapons sites with the number of deaths expected to occur in the female population of the United States. The study covered a total of 67,976 women who had worked at any of the sites before Jan. I, 1980. It was one of the largest analyses to date of female worlctts. Results showed that at all of the sites, the number of deaths was either similar to or lower than that of the female population at large. "Industries teed to use such findings to show how well they'.-. doing," Wilkinson said "Butifyouaregoing to get the right.._ you have to use appropriate oomparisons. An appropriate oomparison would be worlctts who are similar. either un- "\ e:xposed workers in the .;.,., plan~ or worltm who are similar but work in another plant where the exposure of interost does not exist." However, the healthy-worker effeet also can skew results of bealth studies involving workers within the same factory. Wilkinson rompared death statistics for female nuclearweapons worlctts who wore badges to monitor radiation exj,osun, with deaths of women who did not wear badgesbecausetheyw.n:n'te:xposed to radiation. These results showed that there w.tt 25 per=t more deaths from all causes and 17 percent more deaths from aD cancers among the unbadged workers. Wilkinson said this oounterintuitive result may exist either because less robust workers "self-select" themselves out of jobs that involve exposun to radiation, or because department beads make those selectioos thernseh..s. Wbatever the cause, W.ucioson said the study suggests that the healthy-worker effect also exists for female worlctts and must be takm into aax>unt in any studies of occupational health. "Studies of radiation effects among nuclear workers must be restricted to those worlctts who are monitored for radiation aposures," be stated "Indusionofwunoniton:d workers will intn>clua a bias and give an inaccurate result." Additional researchers on the study were Roger L. Priore and Michael Fries of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, and Robin Graham and B. Lauren Young of the UB Department of Family Medicine. Also Norman Trieff, Jennifer Jones and Laura Ray of the tJni>c-sity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and Jeanne Loughlin of the Epidemiology Research Institute in Newton l..owo:r Falls, Mass. The_ study was funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. �' . Ju~ 2D. 21111/VM.ll.le.33 DrieD OIJiluaries William R Johnson, MCEER busiriess manager . . . . . . .. business and contracts manager for the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)andalong-timemember of the UB community, died June 17 in Millard Fillmore Hospital. He was62. A UB graduate, Johnson joined the university's professional staff in 1961 as an assistant purchasing agent. He later was named assistant to the vice president for finance, and in 1968, was appointed director of the capital equipment division of the Office of Facilities Planning. • Johnson was responsible for rna· jor equipment acquisitions during the construction and early development of the North·Campus. He also was instrumental in the purchase of the $1.5 million seismic simulator for the Deportment of Civil Engineering. In 1972, Johnson was appointed secretary of a New York State task eowlcil on School Construction. force to establish the value of all assets for the SUNY A resident of Lockport. Johnson was one of the founders of the Lockport Community Cable Commission, w!Uch franchised the first cable-television service for the City and Town of Lockport in the mid· 1970s. He was instrumental in writing the first franchise agreement and continued to serve as secretary-treasurer of the cable commission at the time of his death. Johnson also served as secretary of the City of Lockport Emergency Response Planning Committee and the Niagara County SARA Tide ll1 Emergency Response Planning Committee, where he assisted in writing a plan for the management of toxic and hazardous materials spills for the City of Lockport. Johnson enjoyed classical music, literature and Civil War history, and volunteered with Lockport little League for many years. system. In 1986, he was recruited by former UB President Robert L. Ketter to serve as business manager and develop the physical facilities for what is now MCEER. Johnson was well known throughout the UB community and the SUNY system, having served on the Professional Staff Senate Executive Committee and as a member of the SUNY·Purchasing Association. He was a cmified materials """"'l!"' and a certified professional purchasing manager. He was a meJVber of the National Association of Educational Buyers. the National Association of Purchasing Managers and the National - t:rbaJ1 Women's athletics c..tiMiollll"-,....1 vision I level two years ago with only two boats. The team recognized the efforts ofSilver :md Tokasz by christening a boat in tach of the assemblymen's names. The university will use the latest $800.000 earmark to increase the number of scholarships for women athletes, as well as to marlcet all of play and will join the other UB sports in the Mid-American Conference next season. Harvey added that six ofUB's top women athletes went to Albany last Februaryto attend SUNY Day ac- will benefit a generation of women athletes at us.· The athletes that attended the event were a "Who's Who" of UB women's athletia: swimmer Inger Rooneem, crew member Adrien Walker, soccer and softball standout laimeAdams. trackand-field· team member Shelly Hamilton, basketball star Catherine Jacob an~ volleyball standout Rebecca Ashare. the women's athletics programs to· the community. "Gender equity is based on three factors: participation opportunity, scholarship levels and program areas," said Nan Harvey,assc>fiate athletic director and senior woman administrator...Our participation opportunities have equated well to our overall student enrollment, but if there is an area we've been laggmg in, it has been scholarship opportu· nities for women. This support will help bring equity to that situation as well." Harvey noted that with the latest $800,000 earmark. UB will bring both its women's basketball (14 scholar· ships) and volleybaU programs (10) to full scholarship numbers, with soccer (12 scholarships), swimming ,(1 1.5), track and field (II), softball (8), crew (6) and tennis (2) also rettiving significant upgrades. The softball program just com· pleted its first seasoa of Division I Rooneem is a three-time MAC champion in swimIMwatfthe ming. Walker is a ---for~p-y-._ captain of the crew who wasiMtlattMhlln getting special Stllte ....-,for - ·• othletla ot UB. tivities, and their presence there may have made a difference. "Once the legislators had a chan<:< to meet with many of the student· athletes being direcdy impacted by this kind of support, their eyes really opened," she said. "The university had some of its best and bright· est there, and it was a wonderful experience for everyone. I know that this type of support is unprecedented among SUNY schools and The- Yorll Sute Department of Education has approved UB's new bachelor of science degr« in environmental engineering, the first and only one of its kind at a public institution in the state. Environmental engineers work to apply engineering principles to the protection of human health and ecosystems. Graduates with a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering find jobs with private consulti ng firms, industry and government agencies. They also have the skills and, in most cases, the academic background to pUr· sue a variety of other careers or graduate degrees in engineering, law, medicine,· management, computer science or Other fields that have an environmental component. "This new degree, offered by US's Department of Civil, Struc · tural and Environmental Engineering, provides students with an opportunity to gain a comprehensive education that will prepare them for sociaJJy conscious careers in a rapidly expanding, high-technol ogy field," said AJan J. Rabideau , associate professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering and degree coordinator. Rabideau notes that there always will be a stable demand for environmental engineers to manage society's infrastructure for water supply and waste management "For several years now," he added , "the local demand here in Western New York has exceeded the supply of qualified graduates and the national job market is strong as welL Furthermore, as federal and state environmental programs evolve in response to the global economy's impact on public health and the environment, new opportunities are continually emerging for env ironmental engineers." The UB curriculum is designed to meet all requirements of the Ac - creditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and it prepares students academically for licensing as professional engineers. " It was certainly time to establish an environm-ental engineering curriculum at UB," said Mark Karwan, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "This new degree program will enrich our undergraduate curriculum offe rings and make UB more attractive to a subset of prospective students who previously would have had to go elsewhere." Rabideau said that in addition to traditional water and wastewa ter management , environmental engineers address problems related to air-pollution control, industrial hygiene, radiation protection, hazardous-waste management, toxic-materials control, storm-water management , solid-waste disposal, public health and ecosystem management. "To address such problems, they must acquire tools fro m business, information technology and the natural sciences, in addi tion to tradjtional engineering methods," he added. Interested applicants should check out < http :/ I wtngs.buffolo.edu/ ees>, orcontact Rabideau at645-2 114,ext. 2327. UB to host global conference on environmental health of the Student Ath· Experts In environmental health from around the gJobe will con - Jete Advisory Committee. Adams was a second-team All-MAC selec· tion in soccer and two-sport participanl Hamilton was UB's first female Division I All-American in the high jump in 1998. Jacob was a two-time All-Conference selection and threetime GTE Academic District All American, while Ashare is a member of the University Honors Program member and starte r on the volleyball team. Distinguished profs organizations and has servtd as a consultant to the American Dental Association, the National Institute for Dental Health and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Rae has received many honors and awards for his love of teaching and dedication to educating engi· neering students. He joined UB's Department ofMechanieal and Aerospace Engineering in 1983 .rter a 30-ytar career as aresearCh scientist and key engineer with the forme r Cornell Aeronautical laboratory, later the Arvin/Calspan Advanced Technology Center. In 1993, he received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and was selected by UB's Student Association as one of 27 professors to be included in the "best UB to offer new degree ED in environmental engineering team and president ~- p..-1 For more than 30 yean. Mohl has published his research findings in the Journnl of the American Dental Association, the Journal of Dental Education, and the Journal of OrofaciJJ.I Pain. He also has published in and served on the e<1itorial review board of the Journal ofProsthetic Dentistry and co-edited texts 1ncluding "A Textbook of Occlusion" and "Tern· poromandibular Joint and Masticatory Muscle Disorders.• A UB graduate, Mohl became a part-time member of the dental fac· ulty in 1959 while in private prnc· lice. He became a full-time faculty member in 1968. ' Active on numerow university and professional committees. he is a member of many national dental Repa ._ professo"" section of the 1991 -92 "User's Guide to UB." Rae is the recipient of the Most Helpful Teacher Award from the UB student chapter of the American In· stitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIM). as weU as the Carl Naish Award from the Students Association ofMillard Fillmore College for his unselfish dedication to MFC students. Formerly associate dean of en gineering for graduate affairs, he has served on many universi t y committees, most recently the unjversity-wide undergraduate curriculum committee. He currently is chair of the mechanical-engi - vene in Buffalo for 10 days in August to present the latest research in the field and to assess the worldwide disease burden caused by environmental problems. The primary venue for the I 2th conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, to be held Aug. 19-23, will be the Adam's Mark Hotel and Resort in downtown Buffalo. The US Department of Social arid Preventive Medicine is th e conference host. Titled .. Environmental Epidemiology in Pan America and the World: Building Connections," the conference came to Buffalo to commemorate the centennial of the Pan-American Exposition . Mauricio Pardon-Ojeda, director of the Division of Heahh and Environment , Pan American Health Organization, will be the keynote speaker. More than 500 research papers and posters are scheduled for presentation. John Vena, professor and associate chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. is conference chair. Immediately following the conference, the World Health Organization (WHO} will hold a two-day invitation -only .. expert consul tation" on how to assess th e burden of disease on the public health resulting from environmenral problems. The United States will be represented by experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Also attending will be representatives from the Center of Research in Environment Health, United Kingdom; the National Institute of Health, Epidemiology and Microbiology, Cuba; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands; the London School of Hygien~ and Tropical Medicine; WHO headquarters in Geneva, Swi~­ zerland, and its regional office for Europe. plus experts from UB. University of California-Berkeley and University of South Carolina. Prior to the conference, the Inter American Network of Health in Housing Centers will meet for a three-day symposium. The netv..'Ork neering undergraduate committee is organized and sponsored by the Pan American Health Organiza- and has served on the board of the Catholic Campus Ministry Foun· dation. tion, with the goal of fostering collaboration among centers throughout the Americans that address disease resulting from substandard housing. UB administers one of the 10 Health in Housing Centers. \ �8 Reporier Ju~2U.21NB!VD1.31.1o.33 ~-:;.:..~ Dance Perfornownce . jazz Donee Wo<ld Congress Saturday . 200G-<oncert 1. Gus Glotdaoo and the Center To.- the Ms. Conter fer the Ails : ~ s'l·fu:~ 8 Fo< more infonnation, 645-ARTS. Thursday The lh.'(JOtfi!r publishes li~otlngi for evenh laking place on campus. or for off-campus e¥ent.J. where UB groups are principal 3 Friday 4 cont......... TMJO Patient Conference 2000. Radisson Hotel and ~~O..::Th,~o Dance Performance Jazz Donee Wo<ld Congress 2000---<oncert 2. Gus Gio<dano and the Center "" the Witebsl<y Center f<>< ImmunOlogy. Fo< m<><e 5 O.nc:e Perfornownce Jazz Donee World Cong- 2000--Concert .C. Gus Gk>rdano and the Center for the Ails. Center IO< the Ails the Thursday pt""eCcding Lldlng~o publkatlon. only ac:c:~pted are through the information, Susan E. Burbrd, 829-2901. Show You Care! United Way's Eighth Annual Day of Caring vvednesda~Aug.16,2000 t! lectronlc submluion form for the onllnt! UB Calendar of Ev~nh at chttp:/ I www. butralo.edu / calendar/ login'>. Bet:aun of space limitations, not all evenb in the elec:l ronic ulemtar will be lnduded In the Rrportff. Prof. Dept. cllliologial Sciences. 120 ClemOns HaU. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. SIS. Spc>IU<nd by The Graduate School. Fo< mono information, jean Grda, 6456240. -- Jobs ~~~t!~~~~~~J=.ss'li'u:~~~- . 0075. lntemadonoiSiuilent For more information. 645- ARH. 1.ponson Ustlngs are due no later than noon on J:~:nuJ~~ Join with UB facu lty, staff, students and thousands of other Western New Yo rkers on Aug. 16 in volunteering a half-day of your time for the United Way's Day of Caring. Teams will be matched with local human-service agencies to perform a variety of volunteer tasks, ranging from painting, cleaning and' landscaping, to working with senior citizens and young adults. (Professional and support staff must arrange with supervisors for approved leave from job responsibilities.) UB has a limited number of volunteer slots for this year's Day of Caring, so sign up nowl Plea se retum the fonn at right as soon as possible to the attention of nm Murphy, 420 Crofts Ha ll, North Campus (phone 645· 5000, en. 1U2; fax -645-3701 ). Teams that wish to worit together should submit all their forms in one packet, with one form per team member. Volunteers will be contacted with additional information by e4rly August. Day of Caring Schedule: A half-day commitment is all that is needed. B a.m. : Registration, continental breakfast and send-off rally at th~ HSBC Arena. 6:30a.m.: Send-off (buses depart for agencies). 9 a.m.· 12:30 p.m.: Work at agency. 12:30 ·p.m.: Buses return participants to HSBC Arena. Advisor (SL-3)-lnternotional Student and'Scholor Service, Po5ting fP-0076. lmmignltlon Speclollst (SL-3)-lnternotional Student and Scholar Service, Posting fNl077. 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Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. 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Q&A: EJa_ine Bartkowiak offers tips on sending kids offto kindergarten PAGES Film Festival PAGE 1 Wednesdays at 4 PWS offers star-studded fall lineup UniversitY at Buffalo Bronze Book julie Silver, technical instructor in the UB Casting Institute, pour5 molten bronze into molds for a public art project for the City of Buffalo. Story, page 6. South lake Village opens its doors Apartment-style complex is third phase in long-term residential housing plan By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor ties include central air conditioning, laundry facilities. access to a commuOUTH Lake Vill age, the nity building, connections to the third phas< in a long-term university's telephone and com put· plan to provide housing for ing systems. and a mple parking. Itwill be fully occupied with a mix students and improve their. quality oflife, opened Aug. IS with of graduate and undergraduate n:si a ceremony at the complex on the dents when the Fall semester gets under way Monday. North Campus. The second apartment -st yle South L.ake Village is another step housing compi<X to he built on the toward US's goal of "turning the North Campus, South Lake Village (North ) campus into what it was in features niAe two-story buildings tended to be-a residential campus, and seven three-story buildings with where students not only work but S a capacity to house 552 students in studio, one-. two- and four-bedroom apartments. The complex is located on the south shore of Lake LaSalle, considered to be one of the most scenic stxJts'on campus. Each fully furnished unit features a full kitchen with all appliances, ind ueling a dishwasher. Other ameni- where they live," said President \Vii Ham R Greiner. The project. which COS I $22.9 mil lion, is sponsored by the UB Foun dation , lnc.,and the UB Alumni Assc>ciation. It was designed by Fait Albert Associates o f Buffalo and built by ADF U>ns1ruction C.orp. of Amherst. The public land o n the North Campus was made available for pri vate housing development due to a clause in state education law that allows SUNY trustees to work witl1 alumn1 associa tion s to develop housing on SUNY campuses. G reiner called So uth Lake Village an "ext raordinary pannership of the public and private sector." emphasizing that the prowct was financed entirely with private mon<."y. Dennis Black, v1ce president for student affai rs, echoed the pannership concept in his opening remarks. Noting that an eight -person rowmg shell-once used by one of UB's rowing teams--hangs from the ceiling of the South Lake Village com munit y building as pa ri o f the project 's waterfront theme. Black recalle@ a recent conversation he had v.ith a crew coach that focused on the keys to rowing success. "The success of So uth Lak£· \'il lage is based on these same kev fac · tors," he said: • A good "vehid<."--statt• OOuGJ t1011 law and the power!~ of thl" SUNY trustCes to make land lcase5" • ""l'ea.mwork- the coordinated and enthusiastic effons" of the UB Foundation, Alumni Associauon. Amherst Industrial Dt>v~lopmcnt Agency. "many on this campu.~ and in Albany. and the talent of the archi tect and dedication of the contrador" • "Trai ning"- bui lding on the success of previous US housing con st ruction projects • "Spirit- the ongoang student interest a.nd exl" itt"m ent m these projects" • "Good coachin g- .1 campu!> leader committed to 1mprovmg the Coftt--.d-~ 1 UB to welcome incoming freshmen By SUI WUITCHU ~tpOrttr Editor LT HOUG H classes . don't start until Monday, the fall semester fori~ coming freshmen and transfer students will begin tomorrow as UB holds its first -ever "University Welcome" and concludes an expanded orientation program for the campus newcomers. Theuniversiry has received depos· its from 3,200 freshmen, 400 more than expected, said Nina Kaa.rs., assistant vice provost for undergradu· ate education. Of those 3,200, all but 200 were preregistered d uring the firstphaseofthe·o rientationproccss in the spring and early summer, Kaars said. In fu1..1, she added, many students received their fall class schedules from UB before they actu ally graduated from high school. Kaa.rs called th~ preregistration cfJon "a daring experiment to try" A with such a large number of incom ing freshmen. But advisors worked hard to "connect with students" via email and telephone calls. "They knocked themselves out," she said. "We were determined to do this" to combat the reputation UB has that students can't get the courses they need and to ease students' anxiety. Kaars noted that most freshmen have been registered in blocks. or .. learni ng communities," in which groups of students share the same schedule. The concept is designed to help students., particularly commut ers, "connect" with other students. thereby helping to in crease reten · tion. she said , noting that the suecess of the program will be evident "when we sc..-e retention numbers in a year and rwo years from now." about 400 students each were de~ ~ty,'' she said. signed to "get students socially acdimated to campus" and to "reduce Students will receiV< a bright-blue canvas bag stuffed with pertinent in- jitters.," Kaars said. The third phase-the University Welcome--will takt-placefrom 8-10 a.m. tomorrow in the main gym in Alumni Arena. During the session, freshmen and transfer students and their parents will hear remarks from President William R Greiner, Pmvrn1 Elizabeth Capa1di and Dennis Bl1ck. vice president for stud ent affairs. Thcyal.so will assemble a special jig· saw pu u J e of thl· North Campm {See story. page 7). The session is imponant symboli cally,Kaarssa.id,bccau.seitwillbethe first and last time a]J members of the freshman class will be together in one group until they graduate. formation, including a UB acade.rnic planneranda CDROMstockedwith tools to enable all students to con nect easily to IT resources and the Internet. Following the welcome, students will be divided mto groups for aca demic overviews. facu lty presenta tions and tours of campus. The traditiona1 new student ph. nil \"i ll be held from 5-7 p.m. 111 tht" t"ourtyard of the Student Umun on the f\Wnh Campu:.. At 7 p.m .. the "Rockin' Rally l()(X)...-a pep ralh tnr the Bulls' Sep1. ~ season o pent"r ag."linst Syracuse Univer..ttv f<."atunng the ma rching band. chel'rkader!l. football team and rockt· r Edd1e The second phase of the orien1ation process consisted of two-day, "We hope that the message gw thro ugh that the challenges ahead Money-will be held in UB Stadium. The final phase of onen<auon- on-campus s~ssions held during mid-summer. The seven sessions of are both academic and social, and that they identify with the univer· September Welcomt"--gets under c~- paoge 1 �2 Rep ana. Auaust24.2000/Vol.31. lo.l BRIEFLY UB to offer c:toctonl degree in audiology Elaine Bartkowl•k is associate director of the Early Childhood Research Center. She was assisted in her responses by Alison Caputy, principal of Pine Hill Elementary School in the Cheektowaga Central School District, and other Cheektowaga teachers. UB hos recelvod _ . . t o of. doctor ol oudioiogy degroe (Ail .D.), one olles thon 10 the United beginning f..-. in s-. with the fll 2000 - · The program will b o - through the Ooplrtment ol Communlcallve Disorders one! Sciences In the College of" Arts one! Sciences. The ArnolicMl Spoec!H.anguogtond HeoringAuociatlon, the pto/es:lionlf . _ . - thlt certiflosiiUdiofogists. hos moodotsl"thlt by the )'0112007 penons opj,lylog for cerllfbtion must - • doctonol de- Al.dologlsts--- 9'"" In lhe flofd. for lhe cilgnalil o n d don ol t..ing ............... T'""*'!! for lhe doctonol degroe -in_, Includes ond ~ollhe....,. S)'SIIem ond--- ¥18'1.""" thologles ollhe -.lpMdl ...... ceplionondondacousdcs. Clnlal ~ lndude ~....--.,..... ric ond lndullrlll Ollllalogy; lid........., c-.1 . - y pnJaSIIng dhOtden; 1-'"9 ond flttlog; - rotrolr*1g thoropy, ~ poten- tlob; otoleoustlt I!ITIIssions ond vosllbulor tellrtg. Simon gift to fund SOM ted11101ogy Dovtd F. Simon. on llumous ol lhe SciJool ol ~~ hos given SlOO,OOO to lhe school to fund lhe purchase ond development ol imtructlonol to<h~. A 197~ honorS grooa.."' ol the school. ..-lhe gift In recognition ol the ~ lnfloonce ol his porelts, Mluriu and SUsan Simon, ond In appreciation ol the school's role In his areer success. "Technology ills been.on Interest ol mine since on ..ny age and I'YO _ , firsthlnd how Jrn.. pon:ant to<hnology b In busi- ness.. SI)'S Simon. '1 f..t tt-'s a real ne<d for studonts to bo able to use technology during their studies they get a good head st>rt wthey learn how to opera... In lhe mode thlt the business world tn.• Lewis Mandell, deon ol the School of ManogOITien~ Slid thlt Simon's gift will bo used for ocquisition ond ITIIIntenlnce ol equipment and soltw¥e In the school's comput« lob and for pw<hooe olinttfadMcilssroom l«hoooogges. opentes REPORTER The,..,.,.., ... _ CIII1WTAritypublished by ..... Ollla! ol News • Services In the [l;;lolon ol q~,_ __ _. UniYonlly 5eMce, -llrWerslly The etnpMsls on ~lcs younger __ __ _ to be sUrtlng lOt • things have influenced the kindergarl<nsof2000 Is kindergarten different now th-. say 20, JO or 40 yeoon ago? In your opinion, what skills should children possess befon theJ go off to school fCH" theflnttlnoe7 Early childhood educational practices hav< continued co develop and change since the lint half of the 20th century. John Dewey was one of the lint Americans whose theories had a major impact on American education. His"child-centcred curriculum" mntinues to influence educational practice. The major points: the realities of everyday life should be the basis for all cla5sroom activities; children's inter<sts should be tipped by providing opportunities to engage in daily living activi~ or occupations; children's sociai interest and interactions with others should be incorporated into daily classroom life; participation in play activity contributes to children's intellectual and social c!cvclopment,and thetead!er's role is that of a facilillllor who encourages social skills by providing opportunities to practice them. in the early '60s, every kindergarten classroom had a piano. paint easels. unit blocks, housekeeping areas aqd other props thai facililllled social and dramatic play.The launching of the Russian satellite Sputnik was key in focusing public attention on the importance of science and mathematics in education. Many classrooms went to · teacher-centered activities involving math books arid worksheets instead of exposing children 10 personal science- and math-related interests and hands-on activities. Theorists such as B.F. Skinner focused on the shaping of behavior through operant condi tioning. Programmed instruaion beca m e visible in o ur kindergarten classrooms during the 70s. Kindergartens began 10 address the high in cidence of poverty and the problems of disadvanmg<;d ·children's lack of school success. The Ready to Learn Act of 1992 and the Goals 2000 Bill of 1993 laid the framework for academic achievement expected of all American students and school s through voluntary national standards, tests and goals. AU of these HE Department of M~­ sic will open its 2000-0 I season with an organ re· cital by faculty member Roland E. Martin featuring Johann Sebastian Bach's finai--<IJld incomplet<>-work, The Art of rhe Fugue. The recital will be held al 8 p.m. Sept I in Sloe Concert Hall. David T ......,_ ....... the program at 7: IS p.m. Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht states in the preface of his book o n this subject that " Bach's TI~e Art of rhe Fugue is hdd in great awe, an d scarcely any other work in the his· lob- tory of mwic suggests so many artistic possibilities. At the same time, -Cioldboum however, this cycle of fugues and canons has thoroughly mystified ·~.edu _.._,_ _., ., "'""' Smllh ......, Mhu<Pogo --Suo- ...,_Spn Pllrldoo..-. Clvtstlno\1dol Will ehlkiNn be playing catch-up If theJ cloft't know their '"A&Cs" or c•n't" tie their shoed There are many more activities rel evant to children's learning and school success than rote memory of ABCs and tying shoes. Children need many experiences with books. such as being read to, library experiences and an awareness of the let· ter-to-word association. Manual dateriry· is important [0 the writ ing process and many school and life experienca are ~tter developed through stringing beads, puzzle play and day or play dough experiences than drill practice in shoe tying. How c•n you encour.ge young kids to develop •n H · venturesome splrtt7 By encouraging children to th ink about and interact with the world around them. Provide concrete experiences that require the usc o f the senses. This process begins early in a child's life since children from their birth are interested in the world around them. Placing interesting mobiles over cribs and toddler play areas extends their natural behaviors and lets them playfully interact with their environment. Hands-on expe- l;enenlly, do you find that ... who.._. ...... In .. day~/--~ ere better.....,..... to go to school, socially _ ,.... ac-mlcally7 If you define an organized day-card preschool setting as one that has National Association for the Education ofl'OUJ!80>ildren (NAEYC) aa:reditltion, then my answer is "yes." The deYelopmentllly ~guidelines for auriculum ale based on the belief that high-<juality, early-<hildhood programs provide a sak and nurturing tnvironment that promotes the physical, socW. emoeional and ~tivedeYelopmenl of young children while considering a child's gender, cultural badcgrouod, ability and family. Research involving children who attend developmenlally appropriate preschools ha"" documented long-term school rua:ess. Children attending academic. teacher-centered preschool pro- grams may experience only shortterm success in school. Aft orientation sessions helpful for child,_ who ""' ..,. terlng • - sett.l.........,. school or ~...-for tiM flnt time 1 Yes, well-organized, child-centered orientltions are very helpfuJ for children. First experiences in strange places and with large number> of adults and children are intimidating and often frightful for children. Trial runs-be they on the school bus or a visit to their new school---help prepare the child for the real lint day. Ho.;., c•n p•rents prepare their children for the flnt day of school? Parents can prepare their children by talking about school in a positive fashion. Telling a child "Wait until you get co school, you'll see what the teacher will do" when your child is misbehaving is councerproductM:. Saying things like "I can't wait until you go to school" when you t.r.. been emotionally drained can result in your child having separll· tion anxiety.There azesomeddi~ lhinll5 parm15 cando,indud- ing beginning a bedtime routine, such as washing up, brushing teeth and reading. bedtimesrory Stlrtingdosertothe time thai will allow young children ac least I0 hours of si«p. SleeP deprivation has CDnsiderable ~ df.cts on school perfonnana. Computer use should stop at least two hours before bedtime. The brightness of the sc:reen and the ;,...,.ity of the conoentration . t.r.. been shown toaiTcct the .... and relaxation neeiled to fall into a detp sleq>. lelevision viewin3 should be better monitored so as to decrease the amount of violence witnessed befo~ bedtime. Become involved with reading to your child. tell him or her stories and listen to their COilC<I'TIS. Parentsplayan imponanl role in get· ling their children ready for school. Alty tips on trMsltlonlng older children back to school? Teens often t.r.. si«p habits that do not coincide with school schedules. if scientific reports ale correct about the brain of teen· ag·e rs not being awake unt il around IOa.m.and not going into the sl«p cycle until later in the evening, parents may need co encourage• change in the teens' activities. Sl«p deprivation has severe effects on roncmtration and learning. En Courage teens to modify their activity levels at least two weeks before the beginning of school. Just as sports practice begins befo~ the lint game. so should preparation for learning activity: Sensible eating habits also may be needed. Hopefully, teens respect their parents' sound advitt.Actions do speak louder than words. We adults should practia what we preach IO our dUJdrm, especiallf IO our teens. Music schedule to open with organ recital -----__ __ ---loclted • 330 Oolb Hll. Arment. (716) 64~2626. AU children ale born able to learn. It is up to the individuals responsible for children's g10W!h and devdopmenlto provide the healthy learning mvironments that promote school success. Primary to a child's suazss in school is the child having a positive self-image School should be regarded by children and their famj . lies as a place where they can learn to be sua:essfuJ in life. OUJdren should be in good health aod be able to see, hear and speak. If their senses are impaired, resources to assist them in the communicative processes oeed to be idq!tified early and provided to assist them in the learning proass. rience. together with conversations about what is occurring, is the best method of fostering science processing skills. Fuller, professor emeritus of music. will present a pre·concert lecture on many . . Martin, professor of organ and harpsichord. will be joined by members of the SUNY-Fredonia brass faculty, who will perform brass quintet arrangements of se lect fugues from the cycle. On Sept 12, the Sloe Sinfonietta. UB's chamber orchestra, will be joined by soprano Elizabeth Fa rnum under the direction of Magnus Mlrtensson in a perfor· mane< of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G Major. The performance will take place al 8 p.m. in Sloe. Symphorry No. 4 in G Major("Ode to Heavenly Joy") is probably Mahler's most -loved symphony, thought co express in its charming melodies his admiration for the great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. - ~specialist in contemporary music, Farnum comes to UB with many credentials. the most notable being her touring activity with the renowned Waverly Consort and.-... cen.t performances as a featured singer with Riverdance. The first piece in the Sinfonietta program will be Silbury Air by Harrison Birtwistle. Birtwistle's Style has been compared co the music of Igor Sttavinsky. Christopher Gibbs. professor of music. will prt$mt a pre-concert leelure on the program al 7:15p.m. The Cassatt String Quartet, the Slee Quartet-in- Residen ce. will open the 45th annual cycle of complete Beethoven string quartets with a concert at 8 p.m. SepL IS in Sloe. The Cassau will perform Beethoven's Quartet in E-Oac Major, Op. 127,QuartetinFMajor,Op. 18. No.I , and Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3. UB's other resident chamber eosemble, the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, will kick off its season with a program entitled "A Tribute 10 Marcel Mule" al 8 p.m. SepL 21 in Sloe. Mule was the founder of th e famed Paris Saxophone Quartet, the ensemble that inspired composers to wcite so much great music for these instruments. During the concert, the Amherst Saxophone Quartet will perform masterpieces composed by Alfred Desencios, Gabriel Pierne a nd Alexander Glazunov. For further information, including ticU! prices, ron tact the ooncert office at 645-2921 or at <http:// -.slee.bufflllo.->. �Augusl24.2UOO/Vul. 3~ No.1 Literary series sets schedule m Wednesdays at 4 PLUS features star-studded program for fall By PAlliiCIA DONOVAN N~ Services Editor EARI NG the patina burnished by repeated major nationa! recognition, the " Wednesdays at 4 PWS" series presented by the Poetics Program in the DepartmentofEnglishwill,with its typical panache, present a star~tudded program of readings and literary performances this fall The series' glitterati will include genre-twisting novelists David Foster Wallace and Samuel Delany, as well as several current and former chancellor>oftheAaldemyofAmerican Poets-Adrienne Rich,jorieGraham and Carolyn Kizer. Kizer will present the annual OScar Silverman Memorial Reading on Nov. I 0. , A series o f bilingual readings in Spa nish/English a nd French/ En glish by visiting guests like poet Meimei Berssenbrugge and poet Alice Notley, whose feminist epic "The lowship. • Dynamic and intellectuallydazzling, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet )orie Graham (SepL 6) "shu ns the fashionable literary postures of irony and fiivolous d espair to sp eak without embarrassment of poetry as a moral and spiritual undertaking. an instrUment of discovery and awakening." wrote one critic. The author of seven books of poetry, Graham received the Pulitzer in 1!/96 for "The Dream of the Unified Field: Selected Poems 1974-1994." Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard Univer>ity, Grahamalsodirectsthepoetryprogram in the University of Iowa's famed Writer>' Worksho11- In 1997, she was elected chan cel'lor o f the Academy of American Poets. en ce · fic t ion n ovelist Sa mu el "Chip" Delany (Oct. I I ), a mem be r of the UB Poeti cs Prog ra m facu lt y, is an influential author of scien ce-fic tion, wh ich is surprising given his outsider status as a gay man and an African American . In the pas·t few yea rs, he h as ga rn ered much critical acclaim as a memo i~ist as well, and it is in that genre that his current interest lies. Delany's first novel was "Tho Iewels of Aptor." By age 26, he had won four Nebula Awards before briefl y bowing out in the late '60s to explore a musical ca reer. He returned to write an intellect uafly challengi ng series of books that included one of his most famous and critically appl a uded nove ls, " Da hl gren ." a n a pocalyptic tale who se b isex ual theme reflected the concerns of the author's private life. • The"velvetand off-the- hookge- Descent of Alette" has earned much Graham's many honors include a nius,.. novelist David Foster Wallace critical attention, will be featured, aJong with presentatio ns by artists, US poetics students and dist in guished UB faculty. A few of the highlights: • Adrienne Rich (Oct. 18) has MacArthur Fellowship. • Pulitze r Prize- winning poet CarolynKizer (Nov. lO) isthe author of seven books of poetry, includin g " Yin" - fo r which sh e wo n th e Pulitzer in 1984--several books of essays and the anthologies " 100 <; reat PocmsbyWomen" (l995) and "The Essential Clare" (1992). She is the founderandformereditorofthejournalfl:><rryNorthweslandservedasthe first director of the National Endowment for the Arts uterature Program AforrnerrhanceUorofTheAcademy of American Poets, Kizer has received an American Academy of Arts and utter> Award, the Frost Medal, the John Masefidd Memo- (Se pt. 15) has a la rge popular and cult following. The 34-year-old sa vant, wh o has received mostly positive but sometimes frosry criticism, fre- W been an inspiration al force in American poetry for mo re than 40 years. A cultural icon and well -known , longtime ""'" political activist, Rich is the author of20 books of poetry, many of which reflect political and feminist themes and stylistic experimentation. In 1999,she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lannan Foundation and was elected a chancellor of the Acaden'!Y of American Poets. Her previous awarrls include the American Academy of Poets Fellowship, the Ruth Lill y Poetry Prize, the Len o re Marshall Poetry Prize. the National Book Award and a MacArthur Fe!- rial Award a_nd the Theodore Roethke M<mOrial Poetry Award. • Popular memoirist and sci- WJWAa quently is compared to Uterary superstar> Thomas Pynchon and WtUiam Gaddis. Wallace is perhaps best -known fo rhisidiosyncraticand darkly bril liant 1996 grunge nove), " In fin ite jes t," 1,000-plus p ages o f wha t Newsweek critic David Gates called "epic preposterousness ... (fuU of) salted dues and interlinked motifs with white-knuckle suspense and gross- out violen ce right o ut o f Stephen King." ThefuUschedulefortheseriescan be viewed online at <htt p :/ I epc.buffalo.edu/ poetks/ca lenct./faiiOO.html>. CAS appoints three new deans By SUE WUETCH£11 RqKKter Editor ERRY Gran~ dean of the College or Arts and Sciences, has appointed three new associate deans for the college. Bruce D. McCombe, professor of physics. has been named associate dean fo r research and sponsored programs; Barbara Tedlock, professor and chair of the Departm~nt of Anthropology, has been named associate dean for undergraduate education, and Munroe Eagles, asSociate professor of political science, has been named associate dea n for graduate studies. In additio n , Grant has created an "administrative cabinet" to administer the collegCand advise the dean. The group is composed of Grant; Senior Associ a te D ean C h a rles Stinger; McCombe; Tedlock; Eagles; Martha Barton, c;hief financial officer for the college, and Suzanne Gale, director of personnel. As associate dean for research and sponsored programs, McCombe is responsible for coordinating aU aspectS of sponsored-program activity throughout the coUege. He replaces John Ho, who n:turns to the faculty. K McCombe joined the UB physics department facul!f in 1978 and has served in a variety of administrative posts, including associate chair and chair of the physics department, cocl.irector of the Center for FJectronic and Electro-Optic Materials and deputy director for the New York A UB facultymembersince 1987, Tedlock is a nationaUy known specialist in psychological, symbo lic and cognitive anthropology, the anthropology of art and aesthetics. and elhnomedkine in the Ame rican Southwest and Mesoamerica. A past editor of American Anthropo/qgist. she will publish her fourth book, "The Woman in the Shaman's Body: Reclaiming the Fentinine in Religion and Medicine," in 200 I. Eagles has assumed responsibiliry fo r all ac tivities co nnected wit h Institute on Superconductivity. He currently is director for the Center for Advanced Photonic and Electronic Materials (CAPEM ). A feUow of the American Physical Society, his research interests are in semiconductor physics, particu larly infrared and far infrared spec trosco p y o f se mi co ndu cto r nanostructurcs. In her new positio n, Tedlock assumes responsibility fo r aU undergraduate education in the arts and sciences, including curricular development and the prom otio n oflearn ing experiences distinctive to a researc h uni ve rsit y. She replac es Deborah Walters, who will spend 2000-0 I as a fellow of. the American Council on Education (ACE ). graduate study in thecoUege. including curricular review, su p po rt fo r departmental- recruitment effo rts and fellowship and award programs. He joined the UB political science faculry in 1989, and also serves as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Geography. He ~ a coinvestigator with the UB site of the National Center for Geographic Lnfonnat:ion and Analysis. He served as associate dean fo r graduate stucties and research for t.he fo rmer Facult)' of SociaJ Sciences. Eagles' research interests include Canadian politics. comparative politics of advanced industrial societ ies-es p ec ia ll y Brita in a nd Canada--geographic info rmatio n systems and political behavior. \ Repartas 13 BRIEFLY UBF to sell Pfeifer Theatre The UB Foundation is selling th e Pfeifer Theatre i n th e d o wnt o wn Buffa lo Th eatr e Dist ricL UB has declined to re new its lease of t he bu ild · ing from the UBF when it expires at the end of th is . month , says Kerry Gran I. dea n o f the Co llege of Arts .md Sciences. The unive rsll yqm not continu e to pa y th e th eat re'!. $50,000 ann uaJ mamtcnan ce cost m the current cos t-conscto us cli ma te, he • ~ ' sa~nd smce the UBF can o nly o pe ra te fa cthtt e-s and prog rams that be ne fi t U B, 11 serves no purpose fo r the fo u ndatio n to own th e butldm g, says Ed ward Sch neider, execu ti ve directo r of the UBF. UB bo ught the Pfei fer--o nct" ho mt" to th e Town Casi no restau ran t-n ightclub and th e Stud io Arena- 111 1986. It :.erved as th e m a jor venue fo r produ ct io ns o fth t> Depa rtment of T heatre a nd Dance .. But once the Ce nter fo r th e Art s was built 10 1994, most UB· pro duced even ts we re rel oca ted to one of the center '.;; fou r performa nce stages. UB produ ctio ns a lso a re '\taged m the Ka tha n nc Cornell The at re in th e Elli co ll Complex. The Pfeifer hal> been scrv m g a~ th(' home of t wo f(') Jdc nt wmpd nies-Curtai n t:a ll ProductiOns a nd Shakespea re tn J)dawa re Park as well as an occdsio nal .;eco nd .; tage fo r scvcra l lompa m c,, md ud ing Stu dio Arena Theatre, th e Iris h ('J.asstl .ll Thca trl' Jnd '-.um m erfa rc Th eatre, now kn o wn as My s 1 ..:a i~Me . Gebbie supports WBFO WBFO 88.7 FM , a Nat io na l Pu bli c Rad 10 a ffi!J a tl~ and ..1 ma1or pu h lie service of UB. has received a $75.000 g ran t fro m tht.• 0ebb 1e .. oun · datio n, Inc., to suppo rt the ex pa nswn a nd unprovem ent of the stg· nal o f WUBJ 88. 1 FM , its repea ter ~ta ll o n "t.' rvm g th e peopl e o f Jamestown and Chautauq ua Count y. T he Gebbie Fou nda t io n grant is the la rgest o f fo ur- to ta li ng $ 130,000--rcceivcd in su pport of the S \ 33,000 project . T he sta tion previo usly recei ved a $25,000 grant fro m the Ralph C. Sheldo n Fo undation , a $20,000 g rant from th e Hultq u ist Fo unda · t ion and a $ 10,000 gra nt fro m t he Johnson Fouitdation. T he project to expand its signal will involve movi ng the WUBJ tran smitter to a m o re central location-from Gerry to a tower at Ellery Center o wned by the Cha utauqua Co unty Sheri ff 's Officeand increas ing its po wer approximately seven -fo ld . The signal wil1 be extended to reach a po tential audience of90,000 in Mayv ille, C hautauqua, Cassad aga , Sincla irviJi e, Brocto n and Pana m a in New Yo rk and Suga r Grove and o th er a reas in no rth western Penn sylvani a. The signal strength will impro ve th ro ug ho ut the present se rvice area in and aro und Jam estown, wi th im provements pa rti cula rly no ticeable aro und C hautauqu a Lake. T here wiiJ be a g reatly im p roved signal in the area al o ng Lake Erie fro m Westfie ld to Fredonia, which wilJ receive a seconda ry area signal fo r the fi rst time . Course in combinatorial chemistry to be offered this fall The De p a rtme nt o f Chemistry this fa ll is offe ring the fi rst co urse of its kind at an y university o n co mbin ato rial ch emistry, a new tech nology that is revolut io nizing d r ug discovery. T he depa nment has received a SSO,OOO gran t fro m T he Ca m ill e and Henry Dreyfus Special G rant Program in th e C hemi cal Sci ences- alo ng wi th S 15,000 in matching fund s fro m the U B Provost's O ffice-to establi sh a train ing labor atory in combin ato r ia l chemistry as pa rt of the new cou rse. Combi natorial chemi stry 1s a nt"w tt"chn o logy thatts cha nging ra pid ly th e way d rugs are d iscoven ·d Ill the pharm ace uti ca l and biO tech no logy ind ustri es. \.Vh ile chemtsts used to synthesize nc''' co m po un ds om· at a time for subsequent testtn g as pott.·nttal drugs. com binatorial chemist ry a ll ows chemi sts to svnthes tze hundred s o r m o re co mpo unds in th e same am o un t o f tlln e, thl·reh,· .Kcd erat m g tht· d ru g-d iscovery p rOCt'SS, says Dav1J Ha nga uer. as~oc1 at e pro fesso r o l med icina l chemistry and chemtstr y. who \VIII ll'a .. h hoth gr~t d u..tll' and u nderg raduate sec ti o ns of th e co urse. Ha ngauc r no tes tha t th js prod uctivit y en h.ttKc m ent t!o p.trtKu la rl y im port an t now tha t the human gent unt· h .b be<.'n scqu t·n .. t·d and m a ny new targets fo r drugs a rc bem g Ji ~ClWC rt•d r.J p1dl y. Co nsequently, chem ists wi th cxpen cnce m <.: u mbm..tto n a l chem istry a re in very high demand in the pha rm au.>utt ca l and I11Ptl'l h no logy indust ries, he add s. T he new course w iU be offe red as MC H ·L!7 for und t•rgrJ du .:lll'l> and MC H 527 fo r gradu ate studen ts. Fo r furth er info r ma ti o n , con tac t Ha ngau e r a t 64 5-6299 or <hangauer@acsu.buffalo.edu >. �Unique project to blend geography and education In Buffalo urban dassrooms Cope receives NSF career grarit BRIEFLY Ebert to lelld off selena! series Challes H.V. Eben. SUNYIJistin. gubhedT-'Wlg , _ Emeritus in tho Deportment of Geogrlphy, ............,., ANiysB of Globol Wam*lg lnd Potentill Ellectsan ar.-.n:t - . . . - - . . - ... Sept. 6Mtho-..-lntho :Z000.01- - - Sd· enu lnd Technology Forum loctlft serielor ... - .. W1lh tho ..apdon of two field trips, tho prog<ams will be held on Wedneodly ....w.gs lhrougli )an. 1 o on tho North campus. ·• Spubn from...,.- lions lnd industries, os wellos UB, will provldeinlonnidon on new, OJ<dling JCionlific doloolopments thot.,., be incorpofltod into tho c:Uo.troom. T h e - - begun in 1969 by IUdirector, ~H . Nlncolas, SUNY Ddtlnguished l'rolessorln tho Deportment ol ChemistJy in tho College ol Ails and Sciences.~..,. Stophen ~ proleuor ol biological sciences, lnd CNries Mitchell, proleuor ol geology. fo< further inlonnidon or to register lor tho series, contact S.lba,. Rolf ot 64S~. exL 2020. Baldy Center to host philOsophy wortshop The 8.ldy Center lor lAw lnd Soclol f'OIIcy ln tho School ol lAw wll '-a wo<tahop on •f.in\ Prindples ol Colloc:tM Declslon t.uldng in Public Con- . texiS" tomom>Wind Saturday In tho lAw School Focully 1.ou<1ge. 5-4s O'Bclan t1111 on tho NorthCitrf>uS. . P.,., will be giYon by le«<i n g - in tho field ol tho philo5ophy ollow, Including a.tbano Fried of Stanford, o..id Gauthier of tho UrWonlty ol Pittsburgh, Robert Goodin ol tho Australion Nationoll!nM!fsity, Michool Meuror a/Boston Unillonity. MANm Thalos ol UB lnd jeremy- ()("Columbia. Theywllladdreu such topIcs as dellbenliYe democnocy, hypotheticlll tax borgolns in Hobbesian conf1aCIUoism, cooperoliYe game tf-r lnd fair division, the mojority prlnclplo and tho dignitlOs lnd indignities of collectivo rotionollty. A panel discussion Involving. all JnSOf'leS wll be held from •:30-6 p.m. Saturday. Regislrltion lor tho wori<· shop Is Sill open. fo< further Information, contact the S.ldy Center ot 645-2102. Creative Craft Center to offer worlcshops The CtNwO Croft C.i.terln the Ellicott Cornple>c b offering early fall wori<Shops beginning the o/Sopt. 11 . Worlcshops .... scheduled in photognophy, pottery. weaving, quilting, Btazilian ernbroidefy, knitting and crocheting, beginning and advanced stained glass, jewelry construction and bask drawing. - Woricshops run from 7-10 week for six p.m. one nJght a -.. fOf Pottery Children and Creative Kids classes-mixed media for children-will be held from 10 a.m. to nOon on Saturdays. Pottery for teens will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturdays. Fees •~ S30 lor UB students and S60 for all othef1. fo< further Information, con· tact the C'"liYe C..ft Center at 645-20• from 1-S p.m. Monday through Fridi!y, or from 7· 10 p.m. Monday through Tho~. By JEHHIRII LEWANDOWSKI Rqxxt~ Contributor N 0 one was more sur 4 prised than Meghan Cope to l<arn she had received a National Sciene< Foundation (NSF) CA· REER Program Grant to carry out her life's work-a unique project that blends geography an.d educa· tion in urban classrooms. The grant, an award of $230,525 over four yoars with a possible fifth. year extension, will fund a project whose goal,Cope says. is to help give a voice to those individuals outside society's mainstream-in this c.a.K minority students, the majority population in the schools with which she will be working-while also raising awareness in the community-at-large of the importance of geography. An assistant p,Yfessor in the Department of Geography in the Col· lege of Arts and Sciences, Cope has put the project, originally slated to begin this june, on hold for a year to accommodate a potential sabbati- The following year, Cope plans to teach a service-learning course for both undergraduate and graduate students at US. particularly_for stu· social-servi~ organizations in the area inftumce the labor market, pri· dents in the disciplines of geogramarily at the lower-income level. phy and education. "The idea wilh the.. .course is that This year, she says. will be dedicated to not only firming up plans for her geography students will I!<' expooutt grant project, but also analyzing~­ to some education principl<sand poovious research compiled from inter- sibly think about elementary or secondary edl~Qtion , . . - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - , as a job option, and education students will get expooutt to geography in a waythat goes beyond what people typically think ofas geogra· phy,- which is metOOrizingplace Colorado at Boulder five yoars ago, has focused her work on issues of welfare reform in Buffalo and how her project-once a pipe dreamin motion. " I was really surprised to get a grant." she says, noting !hat in 1998, for example, the NSF granted approximately 340 career awards, only three of which were given for projects in the social sciences. The hard sciences play a much larger part in attracting the NSF grants, and for that reason, Cope says, she was extremely skeptical of her chances. "Once I saw that , I figured, ' There's no chance I'm getting one of these,"' she says. "Of course, I'm thrillaho have it." Cope, who has been a UB faculty member since she completed her doctoraJ degree at the University of names and that kind of thing." she says. bemoaning. tongue-in-check, lntemet activities as well. c:no.m hasn't diminished the feelings of awe and gratitude Cope has for setting wayinfiuena," she --In-···- g,_, CO..-t-41 .-.Mtyfw a oodal - . . - t o study geogrophy classrooms. views with sociaJ-services workers from 1997~99. Anxious to get the ball .rolling. Cope provided a preview of the four-year endeavor that looks specifically at how inner-city third-graders conceptualize urban space. The first year, she says, entails "background researth,literature reviews, setting up procedures, contacting the schools that I'm going to be working with ... doing mainly ground work.n UBfor SEFA Although the SEFA campaign doesn't kick off officially until next month, members of the UB community have been spending their summer working on SEFA events. Provost · Elizabeth Capaldi (right) cooks hot dogs during a roast held on July 26 to benefit the campaign. The offices of the Provost and the President will hold another roast on Aug. 31 . UB also was well-represented at Day of Caring events o n Aug. 16. Kathy Lenda of the UB Foundation staff helps Martha Niedziel of the Episcopal Church Home keep track of her bingo card . For example, one assignment would entail third-grad<n using a disposable camera to I]OCOrd a day in their lives ~d the spaces they encounter along the way-home, the park. the playground, the groc:<ry store. Students also will b< en· couraged to l«q> a journal of their lives in and out of the classroomfor example, "Where I went today and who I saw." Cope's project is multimedia ori· ented, with plans for video and the perception some have of ber field '" It 's very purposely structured IO have this IWO- cal. This postponement, however, lems," she says. pointing out that despite the CUTTCill economic boom, "there are neighborhoocjs aU aver the country that an: not necessarily experiencing that boom." "We're using this (n:sean:h) to see if we can bdp kids learn more about "'aod also draw &om aisting percq>t;ons; sbe says. noting that students definitely will play an actM role in the project. says, explaining that in addition to regular dasswork at VB, students will be ..ooang in several Buffalo classrooms--she declined to say which sdlools just yet-«~ variousac- tivitiesthatrevealthestudents'takeoo urban space. . "How do they think of differen.t spaces in the city! Do they per-ceive somespaasassafe.othersasdangerous! Some as fun. others as boring!" she asks, throwing out eJWnples of what she's interested in finding OUL " Respecting that kids are very saVvy, these are times in which we are less-focused on urban prob- The tangible results of UU.re· search, Cope says. will be the development of curriculum materials based on the activities, which she will be sharing with the Buffalo schools and the larger teaching oommunity, with plans to publish the ·materials in pamphlets and online. The ultimate gOal, Cope says. is "to giveth... children an additiooal avenue of interest and confidence(to show them) that someone really cares what they think." The research, which incorporates issues of class, race and gender, embraces ~·s overall career com· mitment, which, she says. is simply "listening to people ... and letting them know there are people who care a.b out what's happening to them and who'd like to see things change for the better." Cope: is slated to receive additional funding for the project through UB's Equipment Challenge Grant Program. �Auuusi14.111111JV1i Jt lo.l Buffalo Film Seminars set m Jean Renoir's classic film "The Grand fllusion" to open series of each film, the""" will lead discuSNews Sorvicos Editor sioos about the films with UB stuHE restored version of dents and memb<rsofthepubtic. Jean Renoir's 1937 dasAdmission to each film will be sic film "The Grand lliu- S6.50(generalpublic)andS4.50 (stu sion," starring Jean dcntsand .s mion62andolder).SeGabin and Eri<: von Stroheim, will ries tid<dJ offering 14 screenings for open the Fall 2000 Buffalo Film the price of 12 may be purSeminars, the popular 14-wed<series chased at all Dipson ofscreeningsanddiscussioosofgreat bnx offices for $78 (general films sponsored by UB and the Marpublic) and $54 (students and ket Arcade Film and Arts Cen)J'e. seniors aver 62). The fall series indudes outstandFree parking for film paingfilms produced from 1937-98 in troos will be available in the a broad range of genres. Screening lotdirectlyopposite theMartime is 7 p.m. Wednesdays. ketArcade'sWashingbeginningAug. 30 and run- r::-:-=:-----:--, ton Street entrance. ning thmugh Dec. 6, in the The seminars also have an academic compo~ent. The Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre, 639 Main SL, screenings are part of a . Buffalo. There will be no graduau:seminar,"Realities" screening Nov. 22. (Eng 655), being taught by Films will be introduced Jackson and "Contemporary Cinema" (Eng 442), an unby Bruce Jackson, SUNY DistinguishedProfessorand dergraduate course being( Samuel P. Capen taught by Christian. Arnerican allture in the Department Jackson says the seminars are based of English in the College of Arts and on three ideas about watching film. Sciences, and DianeOuistian,SUNY "One," hesays,"isthatthebest way Distinguished Teaching Professor, to watch a good film 'is projected on also in the English departmenL a good screen in a dar~ room in Follnwingashortbreakattheend thepresenceofotherpeople.Watchay PAliiiOA DONOVAN T ing a good film on TV or videotape islikercadingagood novel in"Oiff'> Notes"or"Oassic Comics": you get the oontour, but you don't have the real experience of the thing. "Thesecondisthatoneofthebest ~to understand your reaction to a film you've just seen is by talking about it with people who have also seen it and who areas in tereSted in it as you are," Jackson say5. 'lhird, is that it is not only possibl< for such a discussiontoinvolvestudents and non-students, younger people and older people, people who are passionate about filmingeneralandpeoplewhohappen to be interested in the specific movie underooosideration,butthat the discussion acruallybenefits from such a mixture of sensibilities." Further information about the films and their oontexts, the directors, actors and other crew, and notices of any last--minute changes in sc hedul e are available on th e seminar's Web sites: < http:// _ _buff--...-..._com> or<http://-.- - . o r g>. Repal:'tlw Web White & Blue 2000 CJ With the ..tvent of c..m.,.lgn 2000, Lockwood Library's govern ment documents librarian, Ed Herman, has puUed together a variety of links re lated to the presidential election at < http:/ I ubllb.buffalo.edu / llbrarles / unlts / lrnl / govdocsubj / electlon2000.html> . For example, Herman highlights the home pages of tbc Demo· cratic National Committee, the G reen Party, the Reform Party and the Republican Party, as well as a metasite of third-party pages. He also indudes an interesting and fun section entitled, .. \'Vho best re· fl eets my views?" Here he lists two sites--dectionguid e2000 and S peakOu t. com-that· offer unde * cided volers--or decided voters who are curious-the option of complet ing an on lin e questionnaire. The questionnaire provides the opportu nit y to delin eate one's views on such topics as abortion, gun cont ro l, the death penalty, campaign reform. social secu* rity and foreign policy. The site then rates the presidential can dida tes according to how closely they do and d o n.ot share one's opmions. Herman also features Web White & Blue <http:/ / www.webwhlteblue.org>, a non-parti san, not-for-profit site sponsored by the Markle Foundatton that pro· vides high -qualit y, Web-based po li tical information with the goal of en hancing voter participation this election season. The centerpiece of the site . .. The Rolling Cyber Debate," will com "lence on Oct. I and continue through Election Day. Although not directly affiliated with the Commis ion on Presidential Debates, the aim ~ " of the "cyber tlebate " ts to serve as a comple 0 :nt to the traditional televised debates. It will ,able each candidate's campatgn staff to have an . . . pportunity to con t inue debating. a.s well as to m · traduce new topics to thrash oul. In the meantime, Web White & Blue 2000 offers plenty of elecuon coverage by highlighting news and commentary from its 17 chart er sites, including ABCnews.com, CNN.co m /allpolitics , NetNoir, NYTimes.co m , PBS.Online a nd USAToday.com.lt also features hnks to non -profi t agencies with an interest in getting out the vote, in · eluding YVote2000, Rock th e Vote. Generation Net and The Vanish ing Voter Project, as well as links to live chats on election -related topi cs. Ce rtai nl y, it never has been more effortless to follow a presidential election. Or, as th e creato rs of the Web White & Blue 2000 proclaim. "Democracy just got easier." . .ue -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman, Umveflll)l t.JbrOfle' Obituaries David Benenson, professor of electrical engineering ~~e§~~~~~~~~~S$~'~'1 ~_,AU. ..............._ ~balh Win 1 1e1t Plaule Osar (!Ubsequently downtuned lo6t!trry -.!l lind lhree of them-best pict~n, wee ~lllltiiCIIIrond probably split the VOl!!. .. A...........,•• ,.......,.drlmt(nuiallbaut dollh, egoond lit, wllhllay~., Fosse's alter ego, Joe Gideon, -.d ........... Oellll. .. -**'!lildywhose ..... is •lrwiling !hit )'OU'd lolow her anywhere. -·------·--1M!1111. -.-.. . . . . . ~ ...,.,_-laid k -lriemlnlne to~ U.., JllcUd IQy l1amt ond toke cate of the family and letmendothaRIIlwort. ThenWDIIdWirlamealongondthtmenW8ltolltolightil.sotheU.S.govemment """"*«~ • camp11gn l h l t - us lhlt good, feminine women woUd lind ways to handle tough lacto!y fobs. When ond the men came bide, the-propogonda lleld -.eel itself. 'Good' women were those who lilted homlwllbthe lddsond made supper for him~- Thl> time, the propaganda didn't accomplish liS fjlllloo Will. Connlo Field's clcJa.fnentMy explores tl1is lcey sequence in American feminist c~ In tha •30i, a.-ended *·• --1S._COOII. --IIISWRIIIB&OIIIII, 1te, -~ HIM! - . . 11or husbond one ot the mqst galgiOUSiy phalogoaphed, superbly prepared and honific ............. _ ......_,.,,. .... ""-*~ ............ 1bo lntll!llf GfllllsAI:III.cmY -.....nnk1g Wml& set In lhe IUiiln CCIIJI1bySide ducihg the languorous IUIIImet' ot. hero the ScMot ....... ~the good·- Gradullly, the reollty the Slllnllt .............. M ICIIon ..._pllalntlll- ola Slnglie dly,,w clepkls • palliallletime. of,,..._ ........., .... • of • • • • • •.,.... . . . . . .a- . of AIIIIMia..t• IDOftclullllg lhe Oiail .......... lbautll,oung girt who leomslbaut betroyll one! M . David M. Bene.nson, professor of electrical engineering, died July I in his Williamsv"i!Je home. He was 73. A UB faculty member since 1963, Benenson served as chair of the Department of Electrical and Compu ter Enginee ring from 1983-89 and as direi..' tor of graduate studies from \995 -99. He .,...as active in the Cooperative Engineering Education Program. serving as its director from 1996-99. His resea rch interests included fluid dynamtc::.. electrical a rcs. plasmas. plasma chem tst ry. turbulence. power Circ uit breakers and plasma proce::.::. ing. He was the author or co -author of 114 technica l papers. and held vanous editori al positiom \\lith journals relate-d to gaseou s dci..' · Ironies and plasma science. lknenson holds-with UB ..:o ll eague~ - t wo patent~. hoth \ll wh11:h involve work relating to " Method and Appar . Hu~ ft,r D1agno-.~ng. the State of J t\ lachinc." He w3:. ,\ memhcr of ~1gma X1 , ,md ~,.3, ,1 'L'Ill ur mt·mhl·r ol th t· Institute tll Electrical and Eleltmn~~... ~ l· n~mt.· cr' . He earned a ba c helor '~ d~.-·gret· 111 .lt'TOIMUih...tl L' ll~on n·t lfl ~ !rom /\ tiT and master's and doctoral JcgrL"e::. Jn .H:· ronJull l.. ' from tht· { .•111 fornia Institute of "!Cchnology. Benenson wa::. active in the Facultv ~cn3te . scrvmg :.mo..t' t l:l~h u n J va riety of comm ittee::.. including the Exc(Utt ve L omnuttet•. tht· l ' n1 versity Governan ce Committee and tht· ht~.ultv Tenure J.nJ Pm 1 lege~ Committee . A scholarsh ip fund in Bcncnson's name ha::. bet•n L'S tabh s hL~J With the UB Foundation , in c. Checks should be made out to the UB Foun dation, with "Dr. David M. Benenson Memorial Scho larship" ""'Til ten in the memo line. -- �6 Repode. Auuust24. 2000IV!i lt No.1 Sculptural " bronze book" to chronicle events and benchmarks In history of Buffalo TRA NSITIONS Moving In: , . , _ . . - . from UB's resl· <Ieney program In gynecology and obstetrics, to clinicolossistant proleuor cl gynecology ond obstetrics - . . . . . _,fromlssistant prolesSO< c1 morteting ot Rutgers Unlvenlty, to ossistant proiOSSO< cl moricotlng at UB ~~ee· H. a-.g, from prolesSO< c1 finance ot tho Unlvenlty c1 Memphis, to M&T ProlesSO< cl Bonking and Finance ~~-~-.from pri- vate practk.t in Western New Yori<, to clinical o>Sistant proles"" cl gynecOlogy and obstetrics Senun HAt.. from US's residency progrom in gynecology and obstetrics, to dinlal assis· tant proleuor. - - .__ ....... frorn- pmfe<1or cl accoonling at the lJrWenity ol Or!gon. to tant pmfe<1or ol accoonling at U8 ----...ultdl. from private practice in \Yestem New Yori<, to cllnlcala>Sistant prole>sor of gynecology and Qb. stetrics By PATRICIA DONOVAN News S~kes Editor year-long, multi-disciplinary research-andconstruction project by UB will product a new form of public art that was designed spcci!ically for the City of Buffalo but which can serve as a modd for cities seeking to reclaim their histories. . lt is a massive,24-page, scuJptura1 book comprised of two-dimen- A ten exists in a vacuum, however, and tends to project a utopian image of a city in sculptural terms that SfiVes a purely monumental purpo~ were identified and catalogued by the project team. The team began to design a public work based on conctpU. referring only to itself or existing as part of corporate dkor. principles that might aid Buffalo in its process of self-reflection and the models, conventions and design sional historical and conceptual maps, buildings, icons and other visual historical data-all cast in bronze-that will articulate sign.i6- Murt.l Andenon, from man. ~ger of student services k1 the School of Management Cartel' Resource Center, to tecturer In tho School of Management lltp<II •(Poul) DhoWda part-timO locturer In tho School from ofMa~t. toa.s.Vstant proiOS!O< ol morico1Jng Exposition and highlight contributions and events associated with the City of Buffalo," Fantall22i says. The book's bronze frame already has hem cast, as haw: a number of page elements, such as low-relief architectural models, maps and historical narratives. Casting will continue into the fall. The cover will be a bronze representation of Buffalo's city hall from a photograph of the half-completed building taken at the half-way point history of Buffalo. The project employs concepts, models, conventions and design that creators hope can aid BuffaJo in its process of self-refl('(tion and thereiteration of its identity as it nears the tOOth anniversary of the t90t Pan American Exposition. a defining -tlv< --ol c.n..MM - . IS>Odate profe>sor of soclol ond -·"'branch- in epi- demiology. ond Humin o..dChild,- -~ Notional instiiws cl Hellth -~­ deon ..................... the College a l - ond Sdoncll, to _"'......,._.""_ ---..-prd& ,__rnsiond JCierM8 {1ilnlty College) II Dulaet-.ay Uw.ID ___ soral-ond Inal-"" "' coonlniD, llra1dl.lltho ,....,.,."'_ ond lang-18m C.. ChotiiOipllor . . . professor tD the flculty al Mllrnllnll!mlllanll Uniwnlly a-101 A. , - . , professor of flnlnce ond ,.,._to~ economics. t o - Choir of lrwestment~ltlr>­ diono lJrMnily - ond-- c . . _ - - - professor of -In methods under discussion in the disciplines of architecturt~ planning. art and the social scienc<s, the $20,775 project was developed by the School of Architecture and Planning in con- in its 1929-}l construction. The image suggests that the city is either on its wayup or deconstructing. "We don't know, do we?" asks junction with the art department's Sculpture Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. It is funded by the Fantauzzi. "Buffalo is at a crit.ical juncture in its history and we want to reflect that fact in this work.• Fantauzzi and his team also have completed the casting of douns of bronze"tiles"produa:d from 3"x3" maps of Buffalo--spontaneous UB Muhidi sciplinary Research Project Program and di=ted by architect Frank Fantauzzi, assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Planning. When Op<!n, the bronze book will be 66" high and 72" wide. It will be instalJed on a cast -bronze stand at a site to be determined by the City of Buffalo. The project began in the summer of 1999 and is expected to be completed by late fall. It started with cttensiv< resean:h regarding the role of public art in American society, Fantall22i says. with the focal point becoming the character, history and utility of public and private art in Buffalo and its role in defining the city's civic identity. "Public art as a component of the urban public space can be a critical means by which to improve the qualityoftheurbanexperience;he says. " It can express the identity of a city and play a significant part in reclaiming cities~ Fantall22inotesthatpublicartof- The book, still underconsuuction, will be dedicated and installed this fall at a public site tied to the historic Pan American Expooition that was . held in Buffalo in 1901 at the height ofthe city's national importance. Although the site has not hem selected, Fantall22i says it will attempt to JUa1J the location and urban"inOuenas of the original Pan Am site, with the goal of reinstating an important historical condition that has hem aU but erased over time. "The work will address the very dramatic transformations that haw: occurred since the Pan American cant events and benchmarks in the moment in BuffaJo history. Grounded in hrbrid issues and Moving Up: Moving On: UB project to produce new public artm - ·.-,.-.... ..,._... __ renditions of Buffalo"s urban .,.,..._ ... •jolootprojectof--of~--.....-­ ~,.,_._ _~.,-- The project team wanted to do something else, he says. It wanted to explore new roles and agendas for publicart,indudinganexamination of what defines civic space and what functions civic art serves beyond the decorative or representationaL ~Since so many cities stand, like lluffalo, at an important crossroad between understanding its heritage and charting its future, it was our intention to arrive at .a set oftransferable ideas and methods that could be used by other North American cities," Fantauni says. A broad array of social, economic and cultural indicators of Buffalo re-identification of its identity. A selected set of this information was synthesized into a series of maps. historic newspaper banners, drawings, iconic symbols and lowreli<f models of significant buildings and sites. These items au being cast in bronze for assembly as a massive work of public art that will constitute what project designers aill "a rich world of new mappings and profiles of the city, a factual docu mentation that maybe of considerable interest to the lay p<!rson by helping them build a mental picture of the city in which they live." space-produced by school chil- · dren, people on ihe 51~ UB students, internationally acclaimed architects and planners. elected officials and a host of others. Each artist is dearly identified by name, age and/or title at the base of his or her tile. The tiles will be assembled into one of the book's pages. An animated, virtufl-=lity version of the finished book and additional visual materials can be viewed at <hnp:/1----•lo.edu/ salpb/-!IR*Lcvl>. The project participants are Shahin Vassigh, assistant professor, School ofArchitecture and Planning; Anthony Dong and David Siel.inslci, both adjunct faculty members in the School ofArdlitedUreandPianning, and Julie Silver, technical instructor, VB Casting Institute. to professor ond c:Nirmedicine, altho [)e. partlllent of Epldemiolog)lond tho School of Public Hellth ot the Uniwnlty cl NorthTOlCIS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~= to the The R<;>omr.......x.n..lellm frornreadeD~ cn lts >tories ond content.ll!t1m be limited lo 800 words ond ml)' be <dtedlor ~ ond longlh. Letten nut lnWde the wrtlrl's ...,.. ond. dlylirilophone ...,..lor_~ '"""'of spo<e . - . . . the .... ponor-comot pl.tlllh ollellm .... ceiwd.lheynutbe~by 9 a.m. MondlyiDbe~ lolpo-.lnthll_.._ Tho ............. - - reailollcncMar~ll < :atdw:F ,, a&r:... · Graffiti Walk Lorraine Hope (left), Kate Sullivan (center) and Laura . Jackson paint over graffit i on a storefront along Bailey Avenue during the National Night Out Defeat Graffiti Wal~ Aug. 1. The walk was sponsored by the Regional Community Policing Center, part of UB's University Community Initiative. �August 24. 2000/Vnl.Jt Mo.1 7 Welcome ~tt-,...1 way Saturday under the auspices of the Student IT Lit=cyCommittee. Various programs and workshops will be offered on Saturday and Sunday for students on such infonnatio n ~ tech.nology issues as how to set up computers in the residence halls, how to use the libraries and how to sd up an email accounL The idea behind the intensive IT sessions is to "level the playing field," said Sandra Peters, associat< director for Aademic Computing Services. "There are students who come here with a lot of knowledge and expertise, and there are some who come in and they haven't owned a computer or used one for their schoolwork.• Peters said, noting that UB has become an extremely "wired"' campus with many re sources available online. "We really want to ma.ke sure everyone starts out with the IT tools they need and the knowledge they need. We want to give everybody the best start." Activities on Saturday will cond ude with "UB Under the Big Top" from 8- 11 p.m. in ihe field adjacent to the University Bookstore on the North Campus. The event Wi)J feature a bonfire, music. circus entertainment and carnival attractions. Kaars stressed the coUaborative effort between the administration, farulty, libraries and CIT that was cru cial in putting together th e weekend's events. She noted that an internal evaluati on of the four- Women'~ oa~~etoall team ~o~t~ J-1 mcor~ in ~ummer tour of ~~a in an~ france The women's basketball team returned tO the United Sates on Aug. 16 wc.cessful I().day European tOUr during ......tlkh tt posted a 3-1 record playinc ap.inst teams made up o( dub, uniYenity and professional pbyen In Spain and Frvtee . Not one of the ntne rewmrng Bulls wu disappointed about che early end tO sunvner, a.s five days of doutHe;>nctice sessions were gtadty exchanpd for the chance to tr'aY'el a..brmd and experience another country. both on and off the bukec:ball court. k was a tremendous experience from both a bastcetball and a cutrunl st>ndpoKl< said d> ird-~ he.1d cooch Cheryl Dover World Sports Exchange should be ~ d>e" great 't'IIOf'k; !:hey put together a 'fii'Onderful trip for our croup.We also have to !:hank the UB adminlstntion for aJ~ us to take a trip like this. We we~ able to indude many boosten. parenp and support saff. and It was a zrea,t experience for ~ :· The Bulls arrived in IWulona. Spain on Aug. 6 and after just one cby d rest. evned t'l¥0 wW"Is in dlrM pmes owr the next three days. Senion: ~ri McClure and Sonb. Ortega led the UB atack apinst CB Ma1gn.t 1n the tou,. opener; KOrifla IS and I .. pc*lts, respec:tivety, in a 75-38 ¥ictoty. The Bulls" only loss ol <he trip ame in their second pme ag>inst d>e UnNonlty ol&.ulona. • team conslstin& entirely ol prolesslonal pbyers. Sophomore Colleen Tabor led <he team with 18 polna and 1M rebounds. and McClure andllfbny Bell also scored in double-figu..., with 13 and 10 poinu. respocdvoly. UB held a 62~ load with I:39 remain'"& in <he pme before <he UnNonlty ol Ban:elona boalecl back 69.01 wWl. The 8ofls rebounded wtth a 6)-61 win over the Univ-enity ofValenda beNnd a 14-point: performa.nce from sophomore ~tie Blnewski McClure fintshed wjth I) points. while Bef added II and Ortega and senio,. Tara Pemer chipped in 10 apiece. Following their second win. the Bulls left on an overnight train for Pans. where they finished their tour with an 81 -38 win over Avenir de Rennes on Aug IS. Ortep scored a pne-high 24 points. nine rebounds and six nea.ls, and Bell added 20 points, four rebounds and three steals. Tabor dtshed out nine asslSts to contribute to the win. These exhibition pmes gave Oozier the opportunity to give pbytng ume to every member of !:he team, and ~ expectS !:he younger players especlalty to benefit from !:he experience. wrt to check the progress !:he athletes made over "This trip was a the Summet", and there were some very bright spoa.'' said Oozier The BuNs adjusted well to the Eui"''peln styte ol pby. whkh is much more fast-paced with shorter stoppages in play.They played with either a 24-second shot dock o,. a 30-sec:ond shot clock. with a b r-ger basketball and In quarters instead of' halves.The opposldon ranged In age from IS to 33 years old. ''I'm proud of how the team handled the differences," said Oozier. "They wwe put in situations tNt wiU help tm.kr them .str'Otlpt" once the season saru We had an opportunity to sec a lot of different offenses and defenses, ~nd we tried different lineups and combinations on !:he floor. "Being togethf!,. for 10 days wu also a grut bond1ng expenence and a. great wq to learn to understand and tolerate each other.That Will definite+)' help us during !:he season." The Bulls will open the 2000..0 I season on Nov. 17 when they host the Uni~rsity of North Carohna In Alumni Arena.. ~:a ·-n.. ro.- ,..,....-,--..,... ro.- • zrea.t South Lake Village quality of campus life " But on the water, when rowing for your school, or on the waterfront when crea ting a school resi · dential com munit y, what rea ll y leads to success is everyone pulling together," Black stressed. UB's residential housing plan also the Parcel B-Lee Loop area. The sit< includes the conversion of tbuJ:a- . could include not only student how.. ditional dormjtory-styJe roomS in ing, but also univ=ity-related and Goodyear Hall into two-bedroom mail services as well, Black said. The university will begin a masapartments, as well as a full upgrade unive rsit y's long -term sluden l- ter-planning process next month , holding public consultation and stakeholder meetings in an effort_ to determine housi ng plan. The first phase of the p)an was completed in Fall 1998 with tht> ope nin g of Flickinger Court. townhouses for 230 gradu- exactly what type of de· velopment should be located at the site, he said. Also speaking at the ate and professional stude.nts lo - ceremony opening South Lake Village wer e Randall Bcndcrson, a U B Foundation trustee representing the fo u nda tion's Properties and Finance com- . The opening of South Lake Village marks the third phase of th e cated at Chestnut Ridge and Sweet Home roads, adjacent to the North Campus. The second phase was completed in Fall 1999 with the opening of Hadley Village, the first new student housing built on the UB campus in 25 years and the university's first apartment-style housing for undergraduates. The university broke ground on the fourth phase-Gateway¥"~ two woeks ago at a site at Flint and Augspurger roads, adjacent to the old UB stadium. (See relat<d story.) of Clement Hall, maintaining the building as a traditional dormilory. Both residence halls are located on the South Campus. Work on both buildings is expected to be completed by 2004. Also in the works is a plan to develop the area between The Com-· mons, the University Bookstore, the Student Union and the Fllicott Com- . pice on the North Campus-<lubbed mittees; Donald Roberts, past presi· dent of the UB Alumni Association; )e~y Goettel, vice president of the Residence HaU Association; Beverly Foit-Aiben, president of Foit-Alben Associates; Samuel Savarino of ADF Construction Corp., and James Allen , executive direc tor of the Amherst Industrial Develo pment Agency. ~enior~ name~ ca~tain~ for ~~ ~arne He~d football coach Cra1g C1rbus a.nd h1s staff tapped oght end Br.tndon Shaughnessy as offensive apta1n. Carlos Spencer as the defens1ve c.apt11n and defensiVe: end joe McKoy and kicker Scott Keller as spec:iaJ-teams captilins for the game at Syracuse Unrversity on Sept. 2 in the Carner Dome "The critena was based on dechcaoon and effort throughout the off-season," S<lld C1rbus of hiS first group of weekly c.apta1ns "They are a grut r-epresenatlon of !:he thorough commiunent that was made by th1s football te~m 1n the off-season.A capa1n 1s one dut you would hope the • team looks up to, and based on !:heir efforu ~nd other players like them. It was an eny choice to make. "There was such strong leadersh1p from this senior dass that we as a ~ching stilft' felt we should select weekly apains.like woe did 1n 1996, and then pennanent apa.ins at !:he conclusion of the season," sakt Orbus. Spencer wu a apain a.s a junior last seuon, whUe Shaughnessy. McKoy and Keller have been appointed for the first time. The Bulls will continue thei,. twoa-day practices through Sawrtby. ~ull~' ~arne~ to DB nroa~cast onWb~. ww~~ The OMston of Athletics has reached a r:wo-year ~ent With Entercom Radio to broadcast Bulls' fool:ball and basketball games on both WGR-A.M (SSO) andWWKS.AM (1520). The deal will mOYe US football games to WGR Sports R.ad1o 55, Buff.llo's onty 24.-hour sports sation. ln addition.WWKB-A.M will air ~ery Bulls' men 's buketball game again this season, a.s woeil as a schedule of I0 UB women's ba.s~l:ball games. including possible tournament games. 'We an!: very happy to continue our partne~ip With Ent~om Radio," said Bob Ar*etlpane, directOr of athletics. "MOVIng our football pmes over to the only sports sauon 1n tcwm should prove beneficW as our program continues to evol've In ~ddition, woe are exdted to add ~ comprehensive women 's-buketball package to our agreement on WWKB. We look forward to ~ very successful partnership between US Athletics and Entercom Radfo." The footbal l bn»dcast re.a.m witt coru1st of RICk Maloney. who has spent the past five years on the Bulls' broadcast team. on play-by- pi~)' andWGR's Chns Brown on cok),. commenary. ln addition, UB's footba.ll bi"'<ldcut will Include a half-hour pre·pme show. a.s 'Neil as l1ve postpme COfT\lnellts from coa.ches and pbyers. The men's bulu!d:JaU brwdasts ~will feawre Jim Rosenhaus on pbyby·pb:y, while Chris Brown will twldle call of the women's games �a Rep arias Auuusl24.21DINol.3~ Mo.I Orlont.tion for Incoming Gn•duate Students. David f. 6~~:~~~h~enter for the Arts. 2 p.m . free. ~~~Sc~~ . New Student Pknk. Student Union courtyard. S p.m. Free for new ul'ld6graduate students who attended orientation, 17 .SO for ~~J~.,Z~~k>ns and Activities, Division al Student Affairs. For more infonnatk>n, Sonia Cinelli, 6<45-6125. Sunday 27 -··- UIIYS Duquesne. RAC F"oeld. No<th Compus. 2 p.m. F,..., --()perMDI· (Sl-2)-MIIord- Colego, Posting IP-0099. 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Policy to guide classroom conduct Greiner approves document designed to help faculty handle student disruption By SUE WUETCHER Reponer Editor ACULTY members now have specific guidelines to F help them deal with Stu· dent disruption in the classroom. President William R. Greiner has approved a policy on student con du ct in the classroom that was lines be developed to help instructors deal with escalating incidents of disruptive behavior by students in the classroom. Black told commit· tee members that instructors were not sure how to handle these situa tions since the university had no published rules or regulations T("· garding student behavior. Black's comme nts triggered an drafted at the end of last semester outpo uring by FSEC members re- by the Faculry Senate. gard ing incidents they had experi enced in thei r classrooms. ranging from students using cell phones, ln a memo distributed recently to deans, department chairs '3nd program unit heads, Grdner called the policy "an eminently sensible document which o ffers sound having food delivered to them during class, kissing in the back of the classroom, reading newspapers guidelines to instructors and st·u - and co ming to class late and leav- dents alike on dealing with disrup· ing early. tions to the classroom." The new policy, which was ap - The policy, which is effective this proved by the full Faculry Senate in semester. stems from a request by May, defines classroom disruption as "behavior that a reasonable person would view as substantially or Dennis Black. vice president·for stu· dent a.lfui~. to the Faculry Senate Executive Committee that guide· repeatedly interfering with the con - duct of a class." Examples could m· dude persistently speaking without being recognized, continui ng with conversations distracting the dass or. in extreme cases, resorting to physical threats or personal ins ult .s. The document notes. however, that " lawful. civil exp res.~ion of dis· agreement with tht· mstruct o r or other studen ts is not in itself 'disruptive behavior"' anJ 1~ nnt pro hibited under .thl.' regulatio ns. The policy s tat e!~ that f.llultv members are rt.-spo nsiblc for effec · tive management of the classroom environment to pro mote conditions that will enhance student learning. Accordingly, instructor should set reasonable rules for classroom behavior and must provide these rules. in writing, to the students at the stan of the semester. \\fhen a student 15 disruptive. fac ulty members are to follow a spe cific course of action, beginning with a w.trning. preferably an pn vate . If the disrupt..ive behavior con tinues, the faculty member is au tho· ri1.ed to ask the student to \cave the da)Sroom. If a .;;tuc..lcnt refuses to leave, tht: "tudt•nt should be mformed th1s rt·tusal 1s a separate violat1on subject to additional penalties. If the behavior creates a ~fety risk or makes it impossible to con tinue clas.\, the anstructor should contact Public Safety to assist in removing the student and/or may dismiSS clas:, for that day. A studen t may be diSmissed from the courS(.· for the remamdcr of the semester. subJect to Student Con· d uct Regulations and due process p roceedings. as appropriate. The policy includes some "classroom etiquette expectations" for students, such as attending classes a.nd paying attention. not comi ng to ConUnued Oft , . . . . 7 Auerbach receives $2.7 million award ay LOIS BAJWI. News SeMc~ Editor B OPHYSICIST Anthony Auerbach has been seected to recdve a Jacob Javits Neuroscience loves· tigator Award totaling $2.7 million over seven ~ from the National Institute for Neurological Disordm and Stroke (NINDS), an arm of the National Institutes of Health Auerbach, prof<SSOr of physiology and biophysics, has conducted highly regarded research in cell communi· cation and synapses for 12 yea~. Javits awardees, limited to 12 a year, are selected annually by the NINDS Advisory Cou ncil based on their research history and productiviry. They may not apply for the honor. The NIH's description of the award states: "The ( Javits award) is made to distinguished investigators who haw a record of scientific exceUence and productivity, who are actively pursu- ing an area of research of strategic importance, and who can be ex· pected to continue to be highly pro· ductive for a seven-year period." Auerbach's research under this award will focus on acetylcholine receptors. Acetylcholine is a neu rotransmitter involved in carrying chemical messages across certain brainsynapsesandacrossaU human ncrvc·muscle synapses. Acetylcholine receptors--proteins o n the cells receivi ng the message-hi nd the neurotransmitter and set in motion a surge of molecular activity that results in thought or motion . " Before the receptors come mto contact with the transm itter mol ecules, they are very, very quiet, but after they bind acetylcholine, they jump into action," Auerbach s.,id. " In less than a thousandth of a second, a is the rea-p tor so quiet before it comC<o receptor opens up a pore (a hole) in itself, which allows certain electrically charged ions nomtally present in ou r body fluids to move through there- into contact with the transmitter? What makes the transmitter so spe- ceptor protein, across the membrane and into the muscle cell This ion movement, in rum, triggers a whole cascade of events that eventually leads to muscle con traction. .. In the brain, neurons communi cating with other neurons communicating with still other neurons is.Ihe physical basis of thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Synapses are the key struaures for infomtation processing in the brain.lt is likely that many dis· t."3.Sl"S will be traced to a fu.ilure of some aspect of synaptic communication. "Our joh is to understaJld the molecular and atomic events that underlie this behavior-that is.. the machin cry nf the brain," Aucrb."h said. "V>'hy cial? Exactly how does that hole open up? Why do only some ions cross though the hole, while others don't? What makes the ho le close up again? "I think this research is leading the way w understanding receptors 1n generaJ," Auerbach said. "Once W\.' understand mtL<ide acetylcholine re ceptors. we will be much better able to understand o ther receptors in the brain which may play a more d1r£'-'1 role in the generation of di.sca.'<.·.'' Auerhach also holds a scpar.llt' $94 7.000 NIH grant to studv a lhf fercnt rl"Ceptor protein , and I" .1 l~l anvesttgator on a $1 ,925.000 NIH gmnt and a S I mill1on J.\"'ard fmm the Keck Foundation forth<' .malvsis of ion (han ncb. and th~ dcvrlop 111CI11 of analy.si., mftwa rl'. �Lance F. Ortman is an associate professor in the Departn]ent of Restorative Dentistry in the School of Dental Medkine, as well as associate dean of clinical affairs. --Charges ond Other T. . 110m RoUoncr will be the taplc"' The Mod Lal Aust9i Me-IA!ct1n, 10 b e byl\lobellou!Mte Hoot SIOOnef II S:)O p.m. Sept. 8 in Room 22S "' the .....,.., Sdences Complex on t h e - C.mpus. · The lectJJte b presented by the Oeponment cl Physics In the Cologe ond Sciences. A pmleuor c1 physic> and applied physic> .. Columbil Uni~ ond odjunct physic> direcID< lor 8<!1 Labs, Lucent Ttchnoiogles,- shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in-Physics with Donie! C. Tsui ond Robert B. lAq,lln "for their discoYery ol • ,_form "'quontum fluid with frocllanaly chlrged <o<dUitions." For further Information, contoct the Oepanment "' Physics 11645-2017or _ _...,_ "'Arts ola I _ R I · ood r contact _ _ MidlleiFudall "UB Todlty" sets September Uneup ~ _ _ , Oellnoy, If· - - t h e l.cM Canal plajoct-ln the U8 Ulnr.... wll be omong the guesu on the "Sepbmber- "' "UB Todoy,• the monthly Adelpl1ia c..-.- highlight- Ing U8 flculty, - . ond progroms. Is the purpose of the dentAl school's clnkAII progr...,7 The D.D.S. program at the School of Dental Medicine has both didactic and clinical components, as well as a service component. The educational mission of the clinical program at the school is t.o provide the necessary clinical exp;erience to our students so that they become competent general dentists. The publicservice mission of the clinical program is to provide high-quality oral health care to our patients and the community. The advanced degree programs have similar missions, but are focu~ on training residents in their chosen dental specialty and meeting the more complex needs of our patients. How does It fit Into the dental students' educational program? The dental students' participation in our clinical program increases as they progress through the four-year D.D.S. curriculum. The first -year students are introduced to the dini- cal program and , under careful guidance of faculty, provide limited patient The patient contact and responsibility increase over the next three years to the point where the majority of the fourth-year students' Lime is spent in the clinic. The fourth-year students also are under the guidance of our faculty, but are expected to provide comprehensive oral-health ca re for our patients. The students also rotate to off-site dental clinia; at the local affiliated hospitals for additional experience during their third and fourth years. car.: How many cOnks are there 7 There is one large general denti<try clinic (about200 dental operatories) and several smaller supporting clinics.\The Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryOinic, as well as the Orthodontic Oinic, Pedodontic <;:tinic and Xray Clinic, is separated from the main clinic for the safety and comfort of the patients. In addition, there are separate diniCs for our advanced degree programs. Are the clinics open to the publk7 Wh•t's the cosl1 jNillentln the School of l!!tnhll -klfte7 The clinics offer a full spectrum of comprehensive oral health care and are available to the public through Patient Admissions/Screening Office and then by scheduled appointment. The school receives about 10,000 r<quests each year for patient information/admission packets and provides dental care to approximately 6,000 patients per year with the great majority of patients coming from Buffitlo -and Erie County. Although the clinic is not free. the fees that are charged at the school clinic are reduced from 30·peroent to 60 percent as compared to the average private dental office fee. These ttduced fees for oral health care provides approximately $9 million in dental treatment' at a cost of only $3 million to the people in WestemNewYork.Asthist.reatment is provided by students, the time it takes is generally longer than in a private dental office. Anyone iiJterested in becoming a patient should eall the £at:ient Admissions/Screening Oflice at 829-2732 . They will receive a patient information and admissions packd, which will explain the patientadmission/saeening process. how the clinia operate and a pre-admission form to be filled out and returned to the school The school will, upon receipt of the pre-admission form, contact the applicant to set up a saeening appointmenL How does a person become a What .,.. the University DenUIIAssodates7 The University Dental Associates representthefucultyOftheSchool of Dental Medicine who have chosen to participate in the SUNY Qinical Practice Miutagement Plan. These fuculty provide oralhealth care to their patients oo a private Fee-for-service basis approximately one day per week at the school and affiliated hospitals. n.._..,ls~ by lhe U8 Alo.fMi "-ion. Oellnoy ... dllcuss the hlrtdoA. - l . c M Canal CGiocllon. which - -.itod - I N s - a t U 8. --E.-.,..,-....,. Otlw~lorthe-wll "'cnl clognaodc Jdonces ond ._.....,-altho Industry/ lJnlwnly~­ Centerlor ~ whowll -the!haoUgescl~ - d u e ID bad poMdly ond cm11ylllgo1ion; ....... Dorm\a, pmleuorcl- ond <irecthe OMsion ciEndoalnol- ID<"' ~~ond-lor -sewie-- Ill o n d - Heolth, who wll Oxperiencod due ID llitamin 0 deficiency. ond'llwlmos-.. lll~who- the lkl- . hllo/Nitlgn Enl8prlso, about the _,.:y's a.rentprojects ond 1he-- plans"" fAct! ,_ piogrom ,.,. u-q.out the o:nand> • 6:30 p.m. Sundoys on Olamel181n- o n d Olamel10 in ~. a.encr, Orchard Plitt ond Eln1o. ond It 9 p.m. Mon- doys on Olamel18 - . . .. REPORTER UB epidemiologist finds no economic hazards as a result ofsmoking restrictions By LOIS llAJ(ER quences typieallyare flawed, "'lying on survey data or anecdotal reports," ESTRICTING smoking Hyland said. "Our analysis shows in restaurants has not that the restaurant business remains been a recipe for eco- healthyaftersmoke-freediningpolinomic disaster in the res- cies are implemented." Hyland, who conducts his retaurant business., despite predictions to the contrary, a review of existing search at RosweU Park Cancer Indata by a VB epidemiologist pas stitute in Buffalo, considered pubfound. lished studies examining taxable ln results presented last week at sales, consumer and restaurateur the International Society for Envi- surveys, restaurant-employment ronmental Epidemiology meeting, statistics and complaint reports. Andrew Hyland, research assistant A review of taxable sales showed professor of social and preventive no effect on sales from smoking ,.,. medicine, reponed that "virtually.. strictionsinrestaurantsindozensof all" published studies on the issue communities in New York. Califorshow no adverse effect in restau ~ nia, Colorado, Massachusetts, Arirants, hotels and bacs, regardless of zona, and Texas, he found. In addithe study method used. tion, bar revenues in California in.. Studies showing adverse conse- creased 6 percent 12 months after N~ Services Editor R """"""*Y- ptdshed bjr the Olfice "' News ..._ _ _ SeMa:s in the DMslon "' ~ SerW:8I.- Unloorsity -·3300dlsHIII, __ __ .. -· ..._._ ----- ~ (716) 64W626. _., --..... _.,.._, .... -Gololouft -..-Sf*>~ Clwlsllne- smoking was restricted in those establishments, results showed. Conswner surveys conducted in New York City at five months and 18 monthsafu:rpassageoftheNewYork City aean Air Act indiated that the vastmajorityofconsumersdinedout as olien after the law as before. Surveysofrestaurateursl8months after..the New York City law took ef. feet indicated there WdS no relationship between reported business decreases and the law, and business owners were able to comply with the law with relative ease, Hyland found "Analyses of restaurant-employment statistics indicated that more restaurant jobs were added in New YorkCitytwoyearsafu:rthelawwent into effect than in the rest of New York State where smoking was still permitted," be said. "Per-capita restaurant emploYment in Erie County, N.Y., increased &ster than in siX of seven surrounding counties where smoking was pennitied, 12 months afu:r a oounty law went into c:ffi:ct. .. Furthermor(. few people are complaining about the law," Hyland said He found that the number of official complaints about smoking logged in Erie County was at the same. level as before the law and there were fewer oomplaints logged in New York City two years lifter smoking was banned completely. "'Secondhand smob is a serious public health issue," Hyland said. "Polic:ymakers need to understand thatadverseeconomicdaimsresulting from smoU-freclegislation are unsubstantiated." ~ority an~~;~s?J~~o l~?!~o~~!e~~~ds _____ T _ • The ........... _ ., Banning smoking no bane to restaurants Seryices Editor HE messenger matters as _muchasthemessagewhen it comes to conveying important information. That was the general finding of a study by UB epidemiologists designed to determine why minority groups are less inclined than nonminorities to comply with official advisories on how many and how olienfishcaughtinchemicallycontaminated waters can be eaten safely. Their results, presented last week at the annual meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), showed that African-Americans anglers follow advice from friends and family, rather the printed state advisories, when choosing safe fishing waters. UBhostedhostingtheamference, which this year was held in Buffalo. New> anglers believe they can teU by sight and smeU if water is contaminated. Theyactivelyavoidedfishinginpolluted waters, but weren't aware that pollution from such chemicals as PCBs and dioxins is invisible. "African-Americ;m anglers have a comprehensive understanding of the natural environment." said Gregory Beehler, a medical anthropologist and research associate in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. "We need to work with what they know al- · ready, and to incorporate some of what we know as scientists into that knowledge. "They really prefer to hear about this from other anglers. so I advocate that we train known andrespected anglers from _the commu- cates for the official fish-consumption advisories." Beehler gathered his information through four focus groups coordinated by a local African-American healthorganizationanda,>oductedby trained African-American moderators. A total of39 participants were recruited into one of four groups: men and women ages 40and<Mr;mcn 40 and over; men under 40 and women under 40. In addition to the principal findings, the data defined a number of culturt-based attitudes regarding sport fishin8; • These African-American an glm fish for fun and relaxation, not specifically to put food on the table. • Exposure to contamination from chemicals in the environment • Knowkdge on how and where to fish is passed down through generations,ishighlyprized.andisconcemed mainly with improving skills and"knowingthewater,"notknowing about chemical pollution • Local water and fish were considered polluted but not ne=sarily hazardous •EffortstQavoideatingpolluted fish included avoiding scaw:ngers, such as sheephead and carp; discarding fish that looked unheal.thy, and eating only smaller fish. Bridg<t M. McGuinness, UB project coordinator of the New York StateAnglerCohortStudy,and)obn E. Vena, professor of social and preventivemedicine,alsoassisted in the research. The study was supported by the-Agency for Toxic Substance andDiseaseRegistry,whichisfunding the Angler Cohort Study. �August 3UIDI/Yol32.1D.Z DrieD Capaldi to address University Convocation on Oct. 4 in Center for the Arts The unlwenlty will ho~or and recogalze members of the c~m ­ pus community at the sixth annual Convocation at 3 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Cen ter for the Arts Mainstage. The convocation will open with an academic process ion com posed o( marchmg fac.ulty and staff led by the chair of th,- l·ac uh )' Senate, the chair of the Professional Sta_ff Senate and the plat· form party. Featured speaker will be Elizabeth IJ. Capaldi, provost and professor of p~yl_holugy , \·~tho will present an address. '"Compct1ng w•th the Best... CAPALDI In addition, r{'Cipients of the SUI'!Y c:hancellor 's Awards - Frank Y. Bright , profe~sur of chemi stry ; Todd M ll cnnessey, assoCiate profcs::-.or ol tuolo~pcal ~Cience\: Detdrt· Lymh . associate professor of English : Rngt·r \\'. Mavne. professor of me chanica! and aerospace eng••wa•ng: Alhert I> Pru:e . .ts'\ooate fesso r of planning, dnd Bcrn.•nl A. \\'etn,tt'ln , professor of phv'\ll. ' - and facuhy memben lldll1l'll to the SUNY Dtstingu•shcd Pro fessor ranks - James 1-.. Me( .unndl protcs:.or of g~:ography and Wi ll iam J. Rae. p rofessor of mt·chamcal and aerospace engmccr ing - will be honored. A reception will follow in the Lentt:r for the Arh atrium . Members of the campus commun1ty who arc mtcrestcd tn march in g in th e convoca tiOn should contact Pat Staebell. convo ca ti on coo rdinat o r, at 645-6147. ext. 226 or by email at < staebell@buffalo.edu > by Sept. II. rro- Mini-Medical School to focus on latest medical advances The l• test adw• nces In g e netics, surgery and chemo therapy will A Fulbright, thanks to Kung Fu m By P'ArmcaA DONOVAN News Services Editor HANKS in part to the inspiration of actor and martial- art s superstar Bruce Lee, Nicholas Logue, a May graduate of the Department of Theatre and Dance, is one of only two graduating seniors or master's-degree candidates to receive a 2000-0 l Fulbright fellowship to study and teach in China. After y<ars of preparation in Chinese martial arts, theater and culture, Nicholas Logue will spend the next I 0 months at the Beijing China Drama University studying classical formsofChinesetheater,specifically the movement techniques of the Chinese opera. He also will ieach courses in modern western drama to Chinese theater students. In explaining his fascination with explications of "movement" in the Ghinese culture, Logue notes that "the movement techniques utilized in Chinese drama are so strong that the executiOn of a single action may take several minutes to perform, and J"'l the audience is enraptured by the performer for e-very second. " ln essenel!, no moment exists that is not filled With physical presence and a magnitude of energy. Physical training that creates a presence this powerful is difficult to find in America." , Logue, who previously had studied the Chinese martial arts ofHong Quan. )eel Kune Do and Judo, spent his fourth undergraduate year in T China studying Mandarin Chinese, Long Hand Kung Fu, Taiji, sword technique and'"Bo staff technique. These~ acting and physical theater, includ ingmasktechnique. Healsootes the encouragement of two of his UB he says. have greatly facili - mentors-Constantine Tung, asso- tated his theater studies. " I have often felt that the physical training offered to western actors is not nearly as strong as the vocal and text-bascdtrainin&."!Oys Logue,son of Gerald Logue, vice chair of the Departmel)t of Medicine in the School of Medicine- and Biomedical Sciences ... In the coming year, I hope to combine my two life-long interests and strengthen myself as an artist by gaining exposure to another ciateprofessorof Chinese language, and Roger Desforges, associate pro- fessor of Chinese history. whom Logue calls ..an amazing guy." Upon his return to the United States, Logue will begin graduate study in Chinese theater at the Uni versity of Hawaii, which has a master-of-fine-arts program in Asian performance that he says is the best in the world. " Ultimately, I wo uld like to forge physical theater tradition." a new technique of acting that in- Logue says several childhood in Ouences, including Bruce Lee and Asian pop cinema, provoked his in terest in Asian culture and led to his boyhood study of Kung Fu. His fascination with the culture of that martial art was so great that at age 12 he attempted to "devour" massive texts op Chinese history in order to gain insight into the homelandof Kung Fu. He continued his quest at US where, as a theater and dance rnajor, he enroUed in several classes that fed his craving for knowledge about China . In fact, by the end of his sophomore year, h e had logged more credit houn in Chinese history, philosophy, literature and ianguage than he had in theater. Logue credits his academic sue cess with the quality of his theater classes, particularly those that helped him be-come proficient in corporales the strengthS of both theater traditions," he says. "Art has always been a method of social change," he adds, "and I'd like to use it to furth er peaceful understanding and international friendship between the People's Republic of C hina and the United States." Fulbright program adviser Mark Ashwillsaysthereis stilltimefor students to apply for a Fulbright grant Lnthe2001 -02competitioncydefor post-baccalaureatestudyorresearch abroad in academic fields, and fo r professional training in the crea tive and performing arts. The deadline for receipt of applications is Sept. 22. Forinformationontheseandother Fulbright grants and feiiowships.contactAshwillat645-2292,orviae-mail at <asbwill@acsu.buffaio.edu>. UB's Fulbright Program Web site address is <http:/ / wlng•. buff•lo.eclu/ fulbrtght>. \ be among the topics presented in the next sess ton of UB's Mint · Medical School, which will begm Sept. Jl. Designed for the general public, th e course will be held in But · ler Auditorium in 150 Farber Hall on th e Sou th Ca mpus. The new five-session cou rse taught by UB facu\ty members wi\\ be h eld from 7-9 p.m. Tuesda ys from Sept. 12 th rough Oct. 10. Topics and speakers will be: • Sept. 12: " Infectio n. Inflammation and Heart Disease," Rob ert J. Ge nco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the De pa rtm cn t of O ral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine, and "New Concepts Challenging the Lipid Hypothesis," Sebastian G. Ciancio, professor and chair of the Departm ent of PeriodontiCS and Endodontics in the dental school. • Sept. 19: .. Vaccines in the 21st Ce ntur y," Ti":loth y E Murphy, professor of med ici ne and microbiology, and .. New Advances in Ge ne Therapy." John Hay, professor an d chair of the Departmem of Microbiology and associate professor for resea rch • Sept. 26: "Assuring the Breaths of life: New Treatment fo r lung Disease," Bruce A. Holm , se nio r associate dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and associate professor of phar· maceutics and pediat rics • Oct. 3: " History and Recent Advances in the Treatment of Multiple ~clerosis," Lawre nce D. Jacobs , M.D., professo r of neurology • Oct. l 0: "The Latest in Research and Treatment of Digestive Diso rders," Peter Lance. associate professor of medicine. The cost o f th e course is S30 fo r individuals, $45 for couples, $25 for se nior citizens, $40 for senior couples and SlO for st ud ents. A mini -graduation and certifica te ce remony will be held at the end of the course. The registration deadline is Sept. 8. For mo re information or to register, ca11829-2 196. No "butts" about it: Residence halls now are smoke-free UB h•• extended Its 1mo ke- free policy to the ..:ampus res1dence halk according to a memorandum from Dennis Black, v1ce presiden t for studen t affai rs. Under a policy effective in August 1994, smoking had been p ro· hibited in aJJ university-owned and -operated buildings-and vehicles, with the exception of private living quarters in residence halls. That exceptio n now is eliminated. ..Research conti nu es to ptesent indisputable evtdence th at smok· ing no t only poses a significant health ha010rd to smokers, but that exposure to second-hand smoke also is harmful to th~ health of non · smokers. Increasing concerns about the effects of second- hand smoke and complaints over compliance problems near many building en trances and in loading areas led to review of the policy... ," according to the memorandum. New signage reflecting the extension of UB's smoke-free pohq wiU be placed this fall in the entry areas and loading areas of some buildings and facili ties. �Welcome! TheSEfA-wll . _ • hot-clog - " " " ' II :4S a.m. to I :IS p.m. IDdoy ;, founden Plwl on the North C.mpus. The hot.dog roast Is open to the univotsity community and will olfer. the foculty, stiff and student> the opportunity to Incoming freshmen received an enthusiastic introduction to UB Friday with a full day of activities, including the arinuai freshman picnic, right Below, Dan Booke of Rochester places the final piece in the giant "welcome map" constructed in Alumni Arena. And the campus got -its first look at the Bulls at "Rockin' Rally 2000, • a pep rally for the football team's season opener against Syracuse. , _ President - G<einer and l'rollost EJiabeth capaldl A hot dog. lemonade, chips • . and • coolcie will be ovailable for S2, with al proceods benolitlng the 2000 SEfA campolgn. SUpplies for the hot dog roast boon donated, 1n part. by""'~» ratofriondslhot indudo\llendy'~ Solen'~ ICol.tmann's Bolcey and US's Faculty Student Associotion. Emeritus Center to meet on Sept. 12 MembOB of the Emeritus Centor will...- at 2 p.m. Sept. 121n the South Lounge of Gclc>dyor Hoi on the South Compus. Edwltd P. Doutsc:hman, executiYe dln!clor, and Gladys GMiord, IIOOtfOry,- aflho Cltizonsllogionll ~ Corporadon, wll dloam ..,......,. ~-ln-..Now YO<\.• The progrom Is open to the UB conwnunily. For men In- formation. cal 829·2271 . Fellowships av.aable for study ln Germany The German Aadomic Ex- chango s.rvice (DMO) Is olferlng --~· fetlowsNps '"' ·~ and reson:h in Gennany. "fllllbnts in ... oc:odemic . fields except dentistry, medidne, pNrmacy ond~ . . - dneare -...oo ilflPIY for lhe felowships. Appbnts shoUd be United Slllttso.-~db­ Z!N o n d - ,..__in. ~pogramiiUB "'be gr-.g-. f<nlgn -maybe<llglllleiDI!>' ply.llllhclo9> the - I s not open to Gennln- Ajlpllanll--.---...poajoct- , . . . . lilly 1n Germanysary ond • goad command a! the German~ Formon!- and II>' c-g plcllion ......... - ~ S62 Pori< Hal. 645-2181 OJCt. S62o.-136-1216, or by emollot...,_..,...,. ~-~lcroppb­ tlon II Ott. 1. ~:.::" *_,at tho_.,,....,_ Adolphil's HTTV wll IJOI'*-. ... .liDOO,.!Maflll\ ........... end the_...,. • • s,n.:uo. wllbe-ono~ basis, end tho-...... Ohio ... be *-liM. The_. ....... ....., .ogoinll c:anr.dl:ul ~ 16). -.gc:..-~23).111 -(Oct. 21).- Sllllo(No¥. 4) and Mloml (Noo< II) ioch wll be·on Adljphllllll p.m. ond 8:30a.m. on the Sunday fol. lowtlg~ -Moaing ... ._~ ...... · wilhMIIII~"*IIngCIIIar ~endGir)'Npoll reporting from t h e - urs-......as,.. """""~-wllbe -lwla!on~ll3:30 .P.m. on s.nliy ond II 8:30p.m. on lllesdoy. ln ~ 1110"*' Oct 7!J11110110hlowllbe shown!Mon~lll7p.m. , . , _ wll *on Chonnel 18 for Adolphio-- cuslllmen,- - I n Or- chord , .... Elmo. C1nnce and Lancoste< wll see the - o n ChonneiiO. UB, Jane Goodall Institute launch International online environmental-education proJect Bringing a great v9ice to new audiences Verizon: "This is a wonderful way to in East Africa and today involves News Services Ed•to.use technology to communicate to more than 1,800 registered student HE university has our global customers the value of re- groups in 58 nations. The prognun launched a major, online, specting life and our planet." fosters student devdopment ofamenvironmental-educaJacobs explains that the project structive,locallybasedenviJOnmention project with the Jane will use high-speed d.igital-rommu· tal projects that help them to underGoodall Institute and its founder, primatologiM Jane Goodall The project, "Taking Gombe to the World Thrpugh Technology:' is a joint venture of Verizon Found~­ tion (fonnerly Bell Atlantic Corporation), Norte! Networks, the Jane Goodall Institute and UB's Center for Applied Technologies in Education (CATE), which will provide expertise in the application of educational technologies. ~ The project was developed in con· nection with the 40th anniv=ary of Goodall's internationally regarded primate research project in Tanzania's Gombe s.,.,;., National Park. Goodall was at UB Aug. II to accept $75,000 from the Verizon Foundation, Norte! Networks and the uniV<nity to fund the first phase of the project. nication technologies to expand stand how individual behavior afDonald Jacobs, director of CATE, Goodall's mission of environmen- fects their local communities and calls the project "a unique opportu- tal and humanitarian awareness and the environment as a whole. nity to bring one of the great voices action through community service. The larger mission of"Roots and of our times to new audiences of The first phase of the project will Shoois," says Jacobs, is to foster relearners through advanced tech - link Internet-based content docu· spect and compassion fur all living nologies. We are thrilled to be work- menting Goodall's 40 years of work thinp. It promotes under.;tand.ing ing with Dr. Goodall and w<'re arne· in Africa with "Roots and Shoots," of different cultures and their beliefs, ious to expand her reach to students her weU-est~btished international he says, and has inspired manythouacross New York State using our ex- educational initiative for K-univer- sand.s of individuals to makr the pertise in educational technologies." sity students. world a better place for animals, the "Roots and Shoots" began nine natural environment and the hu' Added Maureen Rasp- Giose, com munit y-affairs director for ~ago with one group of students man community. By PATIIlCIA DONOYAH T ! The secood phase of the "Taking Gombe to tbe World• project will be launched in October in Germany at the second international Youth Summit of Roots and Shoots projects. At that time, Christine Chdus, manager of technology ap~atiomd~mentfur~ will provide summit participants wilb on-sile training in 1be ox of digital storytelling and Web-based tools-tools they can share with their individuai"Roots and Sboob" groups. ""-Using these tools, the students' fieldwork will sene as the foundation fur an ongoing dialogue that will allow oommunities of learners throughout the world to share their experiences using the Internet as a primary medium of communication. The third and final aspect of the project will invoiYe the esl3blislunent of high-speed videocnnferencing links in Africa, the United States and Germany. Among iu other outcomes. the links will allow students across New York State to interact directly with ·~and Shoou" groups across the globe. New "Roots and Shoots" groups will be established in New York, Jacobs says, and CATE will wad< with Western NewYork schools to invoiYe them in the project. Jacobs says fun<iillj! for the second and third phases of the project will be secured from a variety ofcor· porate. public and private solli'C<S. �August31.2IIIIVIt 32. k 2 Rap ... BISON's Head Start for Students Doing Research It's a big place A new student and his father attending •university Welcome" get their bearings Friday in front of the Student Union as they prepare to navigate the North Campus. Rethinking insulin's effect Study suggests itl$Ulin may help protect against heart disease By LOIS 11A1W1 News Servkes Editor E XCESS insulin in the bloodstream does not appear to contribute to ath- erosclerosis or arterial clogging, despi~ the known association ofl'ype 2 diabetes with cardiovascular disease, a study by UB en- docrinologists has shown. The study, published in the July issue of 71ze journal of O inicnl Endocrillology a11d MeJabolism, showed that insulin reduced the expression of a molecule that promotes inflammation and dogging of arteries. Paresh Dandona, professor of medicine, direaor of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabo lism for UB and Kaleida Healih, and sen·ior author on the study, said the results indicate insulin may inhibit, rather than promote, dogged arteries. "These are the lint real findings showing that insulin may have an antiatherosderotic role,.. Dandona said. " It turns the whole thinking about insulin upside down." Type 2 diabetes, also known as ad ult-onset diabetes, has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, but th~ precise nature of that link or links has eluded scientists. Persons with Type 2 dia~ usually produce sufficient in~ulin to bloodstream ofiCAM-1, which is expressed by the endothelium. the cell metabo~ sugar they consume, but known to promote inflammation in the linirtg of the arteries, has been associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease. The researchers set out to see if insulin may their cells do not respond to insulin's action, creating a condition called insulin resistance. 11lis results in increased sugar, in the form of glucose, in the bloodstream that, in tum, sig- nals the body to produce even more insulin to lower glucose levels. Resea rch ers have speculated that this excess insulin , a condition called hyperinsulinemia, may coil tribute to vascular disease in diabetics, but no direct causal mechanism has been found. Dandona and colleagues earlier had shown insu - lin helps vessels to dilate by increasing release of nitric oxide, a known vasodilator, and increasing expression · of nitric oxide synthase, the enzyme that makes nitrous oxide. These results suggested that insu lin may help pro~ct against cardiovascular disease,Jather than con tributing to its development. To further assess insulin's poten tial as a protectant, Dandona and colleagues studied its role in the expres- sion of a component called intracellular adhesion moleeule- 1 (ICAM - 1). Increased concerrtr.itions in the layer lining blood vessels, and is inhibit expression of! CAM-I. Using human aorta endothelial cells, and exposing them to increasing amounts of insulin, the researchers were able to show that insulin decreased the expression of ICAM I and increased the expression of nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide. To determine if the reaction was related directly to insulin's ability to increase nitric' oxide, the researcherS exposed the cells to a compound known to inhibit its production. They found that when the production of nitric oxide was inhibited, the abilityofinsulintostop!CAM-1 production also was impaired. Also participating in the research were Ahmed Aljada, research assistant professor of medicine, and Rana Saadeh, Ezzat Assian and Husam Ghanirn, doctoral students working with Dandona. TheWilliamG. McGowanChari table Fund, Inc. supported the work. Sugar: bad for teeth and arteries . , LOIS 11A1W1 News Services EditO< UGARY foods. notoriously bad for your teeth, also may be bad for your blood vessels and many othe~ areas of the body, UB endocrinologists have found. Their study, published in the August issue of The journal of Cliniml S Errdocrinology and Metabolism, shows that excess sugar in the bloodstream stimulates the generation of free radicals, the oxygen moleeules known to carnage cells lining blood vessels and many other organs. · "We've known for some time that eating certain foods, particularly those containing the antioxidant vitamins A, E and C. ain help protect against damage from free radicals," said Paresh Dandona, UB professor of medicine, director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism for UB and Kaleida Health, and senior author on the study. "Ibis is the lint time anyone has shown that nutrition has a role in generating free radicals." Type U diabetes, a major researcll interest ofDandona and colleagues. is associated with an increase in freeradica.lgeneration,resultingindam age to fats, proteins and DNA. In earlier preliminary research, they hadshownthatwhenobesesubjects lost weight. there was a commensurate drop in free radicals. This lindingraisedthepossib\]itythatcertain typeS of food may be involved in producing free radicals. To test his hypo~esis, Dandona and colleagues selected glucose, the nutrient with the most direct impact on diabetics. They gave 14 healthy men and women who had fasted for 12 hours a drink composed of 75 grams of glucose-the simpl est form of s ugar~issolved in 300 milliliters of water-a little more than one cup. This amount of glucose is roughly equivalent to the sugar content in two cans of a cola drink. Dandona said. Another six participants. who served as controls, drank a water-saccharin solution. R<searchers took blood samples from all participants before the glucose_s:hallenge and at one, two and three hours after. Results showed there was no change in free-radical generation in samples taken from controls. However, in samples from subjects who drank the sugar water, free-radical generation increased significandy at one hour and more than doubled at two hours. Th e analysis al so showed an increase in the key protein component of an enzyme that promotes free-radical generation. At the same time, levels of a-tocopherol , theactiveform ofvitamin E and a powerful antioxidant , fell about 4 percent by hour two and remained depressed at hour three. Alsocontnbutingtothestudywerc Priya Mohanty, Wael Hamoud a, Rajesh Gargand Husam Ghanirn,all doctoral students working with Dandona, and Ahmed Aljada, UB researchassistantprofessorofmedicine. The Wdliam G. McGowan Chari table Fund supported this research. \ ED Now that d•nes have begun, students will, no do ubt, start not ing the research projects listed on their course syllabi. A great source for time-saving tips on the information gathering process is "Gev ting Started" <http:/ /ubUb.buffalo.edu/ flbrarles. / e-resources/ qulck•tort.html > on BISON. the UB Libraries' Web site. This page provides the best basic resources for selecti ng a topic, as well as find · ing articles, books and Web sft es. For example, for assistance on select1ng a topic , The CQ Researcher I!> a good place to start. This resource covers weekly in -depth re ports on the major.controversial1ssues of today with complet e sum maries and bibliographies. Students can browse through articles m the current iss ue o r sea rch for past articles using keywords such as "d rug policy,""chiJd poverty," " human genome,'"' gay rights," '"d1g1 · tal divide," .. W(>rld t rade." etc. Another resource to help jump-start the research process is St udentAdvantage.com. There one will find a browsable list of subject areas that assists with topic se lection in va ri ous academic discipli nes and an online reference cOll ection that includes Britannica.com. Si te visi tors can eve n download QNotes, an easy-to- use tool for taking, o rganizing and usi ng electronic notes. The"Getting Started"page also includes Expanded Academic ASAP and PA R"esearch II , which are great databases for finding journal ar· tides on one's chosen topic. Both provide access to scholarly JOUrnals, magazines and newspapers, many of which are full text with images. Academic Universe and Dow Iones also can be used to find additional newspaper anicles. The page li sts the UB Libraries Ca talog, of course, as the source fo r finding books on cam pus, as well as The On · Lme Books Page, which contains links to elect ronic books. Fo r the statistical information one needs to bolste r a research paper's content , A Matter of Fact and Table Base are listed as well. A Matter of Fa ct is a database ·of full -text statistical information on current social, eco nomic, politi cal. env ironmental and health 1s:;;ues. TableBase prm•ides useful summary statistics from a wide vanetv of reso urce~. such a~ '"Report on Salary Survey," "'Women 10 H1ghcr Education" and "Wo rld Hea lth Report." For students still confu:-.ed about the library resea rch process. the Research Ass istant provides a stcp ~ h y - s t ep g01de to conducting li b rar y-based resea rch and wri ting a term pape r . lt ~ "ladder'" provide:o. information on how to evaluate and cite n .'Sou rces. as well as information on how to outline a paper and fin alize a bibliography. And for those who are stumped, eve n afte r using the '"Getting Started'" page. referen ce librarians an~ always happy to prov.ide pe rsonalized assistance. Ju st ask! -Sue Neumeister •nd Lori Wktdnskl. UmversJty Ubrar~e~ BrieD Artvoice names WBFO "best radio station, in Buffalo WllfO 88.7 FM, a National Public Ra- dio affiliate and a maj or public scr· ~ vice of UB, was named Buffalo's best 1/ radio station in the Jul y 27 issue of Arrvoice~the Buffalo-based weekly alterna~ tive newspaper. Noting that in com mercia l radi o, formats seem to changt with th e seasons, the article cites WBFO's consistent programming as one of its greatest strengths. "' Publi c radio - or at least it s local incarnation on WBFO changes little frotn year to year. Its m ix of jazz and classical music. public affairs programming, cultural com mentary and quirky syn dicated shows ... arc always exactly wh ere a li stener expects them t o be on th e left of th e dial." the article notes. "Maybe this is what inspires such loyalty in BFO listeners. In a world always lookin g for 'the next big thing,' public radio is a constant, clas sical source of reliable informa tion and eclect ic ente rtainment ." Senior Alumni Program to look at 2000 presidential candidates, issues and voters The 2000 presldentl•l c•mp•lgn will be the focus of the Sen1o r Alumni Luncheon Program to be held at nMln on Sept. 20 10 the Center fo r To morrow o n the North Camp us. Ja mes E. Campbell, professor of political science and a spccta list in America n electio ns an d campaigns. as well as the scie nce of elec tion forecasting, will discuss the candidates. the issues and the vut ing groups that will determi ne the election 's outcome. Th e cost of the luncheon, de-signed for UB senior alumni. tht•1r spouses and guests, wiJI be $15 per person. For more information or to make reservations, call 829·2608. �61 Rape ._ Auaust31.211001Vul3tlo.2 UB Big Top T RANSITIONS McMngOn: " " " ' - - .,.,..,_ oi!IO- dll ..00.. 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Sllvennan's book on Polish-American folklore gives a broad culturar view Keeping her ethnic traditions alive By JEHNIFU UWANDOWSIII Reporter Contributor OR Deborah Anders Silverman-author of the recently p~btished book "Polish American Folkl or~" -success has come with an ironic twisL F Her first foray into folkJor~ was while working as pubtic relations director at SUNY Fredonia in February I978. Rifling through a stack of annOWlCelllmts about the latest faculty res~arch projects, Silv~rman stumbled upon the curriculum vitae of professor Ronaldl\rnbrosctti. who. along with professor Dennis Pr<ston, had re<Zived a federal grant to conduct research on ethnic folklore. Fascinated. she assigned a student intern a timely piec~ says Silvmnan,a former reporter for the Dunkirk Obs.,.,. and former radio news writer. •r.., always been ment of English and Samuel Capen Professor of American Culture; Chartie Keil, former professor of int~rested AmeriCa n studies, and Dennis in doing community- based research, and folklore research, if nothing else, is community based I feel tike I know Western New York's people so much better.• . Silverman-of pure Potish ancestry-began the interview proctSS for her book in her hometown of Dunkirk, talking with nearly 55 people. The lint interviewee was her uncle, and from 11-. the numbers grew quite natur.tlly. Tedlock. professor of English and McNulty chair--Silvorman pumsed her cow:sework in American titeralure while conducting fieldwork to build on her previous research. "WWterev.r I could, 1-..ookl talk to people," she says, noting that she not oolyvisitedindividualhomes,butalso attmded a host ofl<stivals and rommunity events cent<red around various aspects of the Polish culture. Not ,....,--~------~.-, only did she track down Polish Americans from different parts of the coUntry at Jo. caJ ........u, she also tried to cnsur~ a on the folklore of Valentine's Day, which became an immectiat~ hit and was picked up worldwide by the Associated Press. fair cross-section of Potish Americans, interviewing Her interest suffici~ntly piqued, Silverman eventually joined up as a junior colleague: with Ambrosetti and Preston on their research, and enrolled in a graduate course in ethnic folklore:. "I liked the work so well that I decided after that course that I wanted to make Potish folklore my master's thesis topic," sh~ says. One of her greatest pubtic relations successes., she: conteilds, was maneuv.ring that story and subsequently uncovering-literally-a topic for her thesis, which would later evolve into her book. That fa. vorite:.moment--certainly not for· gotten but perhaps now overshadowed by her most recent successis a source of humor for Silverman, who finds it ironic that she should still be doing public relations work on folklore. The twist is that lately, it's for her own cause. .. Here 1am, now, at the: other end, in my 40s, and guess what! I helped !the University] of Iltinois Press writ~ th~ press rdeaK on my own immigrants and descendants from ~ij;;;ijji;r,==~== ~ ==..-"A lot of fotidorists start out inter· viewing people they may know, and then from there it usually proceeds something along the lines of. 'Gee, Debbie, you should interview soand-so because he knows a lot about songs, or she knows a lot about cooking. or he's a wonderful storytellet:' And so it progresses, and one referralleads to another, and prttty soon, you h:M: an entire network." Silverman completed her 257page thesi! in the summer of 1979, but dismissed it as a potential book until more than I0 years later, when she enrolled at UB to work on her doctoral degree. " I decided to take my master's thesis and apand that into my disserta· tion," she says. "Surprisingly, in that . . . I0 years, no one had written a book on Polish American folldoro." Working with three UB profes.. book,'" says the senior staff writer to UB President William R Greiner, so~ce}ackson,SUNYDistin­ laughing heartily. "Irs been a natural niche for m<\ guisbed Professor in tho Depart. different social classes. "Stereotypically, Potish Americans are identified as blue collar, they all Jo"" polka musi~ and they all drink beer, and it's not true,• she says emphatically. "There are these various layers of Potish American cultu"' was abundant not only in homes of Potish descendants, but in the tra· ditions that 3Iso w~rt kept by spouses of a differmt ethnic heritage and by other individuals who stumbled, one: way or another. into the cultUre and fell in love. Herbool<, which was rae-! to the public Aug. 7, outlines the history of migration and the establishment of Polish immigrant communities throughout the United States. She delves into the spoci6c customs and traditions oi the Polish people in subsequent chapters, from holiday celebrations,'to rites of~ deaths and ....Jding>-tostorytelling, folk rdigjoo, folk medicine, folk music-includingfolksoogs,polkamusic and Polish folkclancing--m lOods and, 6nally, r.stivaJs. Her "labor of love," as she affectionately refers to her book. affixds a broad view ofthe Polish culture here in Western New York, representa!M of nearly aD Polish communities in thecountry;shesays,from Cormedi· cut to Califumia. Yet. despite noblo attempts to weave togelher so mud! information, Silverman says ber work is but •a snapshot in time." "Now, as we speak. there are more changes taking place. Irs constantly evolving; she says of tradjtion within the Polish culture. So with all this evolution, is there working simultaneously, and I potential for another book! wanted to make V<rj'dearthat that's Of course, she offers, citing a maswhat I was trying to track down." sive list of niches within the folklore Conduclingherr<Search,from 1990 realm. For now, though, Silvmnan through 1996, Silverman focused on seems more than content to em· the group oi immigrants who came brace the sometimes-overwhelming to the UnitedSbtes betwe<n 1870and N~d~tromes 1914 and their descendants. with the book. Estimated to be tholaigest group The mayor of Dunkirk-whose ofimmignnts,descaxlantsoftbese Potish population played a large post-Civil War Poles eventually • pan in the foundation of her respreadoutinthecommunity,break- search--necently declared Aug. 13. ing typical geognaphic boundaries Potish American Folldo"' Day in of the immigrant community, booor of the book. Dizzy from the Silverman says. response, but markedly humble, But such ~from the East Silverman pauses a mom<nt to conSide ofBuffillo to O.edrtowogo, for sider the haody effects it's hiving on example-<lo n<it necessarily mean readen--and on herself. the culture is left behind, she Says. "Irs taken ooalikofitsown," she Silverman discovered the culrur. says. �A!Jgust 31,2000/Vol. Jtlo.2 Repodas 7 A different look at violence Year-long conference to examine our concept ofhumanity By PAT DONOVAN News Services Editor T HIS fall, the CoUege of Arts and Sciences "University and the World" lecture series will begin a year·lo ng exploration of violence from a number of different perspec- tives that will feature major figures in the fields of anthropology, psychology, history, comparative literatures and law. · "The topiC was chosen because violence has shaped not only the entire history of the human condition , but our conceptions of hu· manity itself," says James Bono, UB profc!ssor of history who helped coordinate the program. UViolence is simultaneously offensive and fascinating," he notes, "and this paradox, which has been exploited in literature for centuries, continues to trouble and engage us toclay. "Although a serious threat to social order, hardly a society exists that does not maintain some level of chronic violence," he adds. "lt saturates our world from the playgmund to the battlefield and itS causes and effects are the subject of contentious policy debates thmughout our society~ The university can and should inform this debate, he says, and help the larger community develop new perspectives on a subject of universal interest and concern. The series wiU run !Tom Septem ber through May. Among the issues to be addressed are personal and state-sponsored violence; the evolutionary aspects of violem:e; how such behavior is perceived by individuals and social groups, and how self-censorship and official censorship is used to .. remake.. violence in an effort to redefine reality. All events will be free and open to the public and will take place at 4 p.m. in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. • The series will open Sept. 12 with a roundtable discussion titled, "Why Violence? The University and the Problem ofViolence." Roundtable participants will be VB f.tculty experts on the subject of violence who will map out the basic dimensions of the subject of violence as a disturbing template on which every form ofhuman interaction and • On Oct. 26, Barbara E. Johnson, Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psydtiatry in Society, Department of Comparativr Literature, Harvard University, will present a lecture titled "The Poet's Mother: The Cases of Sylvia Plath and Charles Baudelaire." Besides an early death, the poets shared a heightened sense of morbidity, an obsession with "the abyss;' late poetry noted for dissonant harmonies and barely contained fury, and censorious mothers. "What could be more antithetical to the notion of violence than the the way !hose events are regarded UB 7 , C anisius I viewed at the time they took place. Novick is the author of the in - UB I, Duquesne 0 sightful and controversial book "'The Holocaast in American Life'' (1999, Houghton Mifflin Co.), a trenchant ana1ysis of the ways in which the Holocaust has been interpreted in America In it, Novick argues for the importance of understanding such events in historical context and questions whether the continued preoccupation with the Holocaust is the ..good thing" it is commonly held to be. notion of motherhood?" Johnson Contemporary consciousness is asks."That very antithesis may contain its own violence, however. in this lecture, I will look at the work of two poetS renowned for their hostility toward theit own mothers and deeply lodged in political condi- should be studied-not to extract lessons, but to appreciate their com- at the position of 'mother' which plexities and contradictions. their rage presupposes." Novick is also the author of"The Resistance ys. Vichy: The Purge of CoUaborators in Liberated France." The series will return to the sub- ''VIoloiKe Is.........._..., offenslve....t~ ....t this ,..,-x...contlnues to trouble ....t engage us tocllly••• .twdly • society exists- does not --lew!lof chronic violence.ltSIOlunltes --····" JAMES BONO Bono says, "Clearly Jo hn so n is dealing with the paradoxical position of the 'mother' in our culture and its relation to violence and to creativity. "To my mind, this is an important topic to address, since it is all too easy to dismiss violence as a negative force and undesirable phenomenon in society, without real- izing just how deeply implicated in, and dependent on, violence our cui· tu re is," he adds. " In addition, the description seems to suggest that the arbitrary (gendered) dichotomiesmotherh ood vs. violence-en shrined in our culture is itself per- haps a kind of violence." John so n is the author of "Defigurations du Iangage poetique," "The Critical Difference" and "A World ofDiffercnce."She edited "The tions, Novick says. He maintains that such events as the Holocaust ject of state-sponsored violenCe in the spring semester with a lecture by University of Chicago anthropologist Jean Comaroff, who has 'conducted fieldwork in southern Africa and will discuss the impact of South Africa's coven state violence and the response of those subjected to re~ pression. She also will reflect upon the larger significance of violence revealed by the series as a whole. Because it is a universal and ubiquitous an aspect of human life, Bono says that violence appears to many to be hardwired into the human species by the evolutionary process. Also in the spring se'mester. the series will enter this discussion with a joint lecture by researchers Margo Wilson and Martin Daly of Ontario's McMaster University, who ~lladdress the topic !Tom the per- spectives of evolutionary psycho!.: ogy. Their work includes a number of epidemiological analyses of patterns of risk of lethal and nonlethal violence in different categories of relationships, especially marital and pareitt ~offspring relationships. The final lecture will be pre sented by re nown ed Dutch pr imate-behavior specialist Frans de Waal , C. H . Candler Professor o f Primate Behavior at Emory University, whose research suggests that evidence from ou r closest evolu tionary rel atives that violence is innate is far from clear. expression has been shaped. Panelists will be Robert K. Dentan, professor, Department ofAnthropol- quences of Theory" (with Jonathan Arne) and "Freedom and Interpreta- ogy; Charles P. Ewing, professor, tion: Oxford Amnesty Lect ures, series is sponsored by the Dean of School of Law and Department of Psychology, CoUege of Arts and Sciences; Elizabeth Grosz, professor, Dcpartmen~ of English, and IsabeUe Marcus, professor, School of Law and co-director, Institute for Research on Womeri and Gender. 1992." Her most recent book is "The Wake of Deconstruction." the UB CoUege of Arts and Sciences, and in part by the Edmund H. But · ler Chair (Johnson! and the Thomas B. Lockwood Chair in Ameri can History, both at UB- Novick's talk is sponsored by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. Pedagogical Imperative, Conse- • On Nov. 21, historian Peter Novick, professor emeritus, Univer- sity of Chicago, will present a lecture titled "How We Talk About the Holocaust" in which he will discuss "The University and the World " Student conduct class late or leaving early, not talk- ing with other classmates while the m inimize classroom disruptions include serving as a role model of instructor or another student is the conduct expected of students, speaking, not eating and drinking offering a general word of caution, during class time and t urning off rather than singling out particular students, speaking with individual students after class and directing a electronics, including ceU phones, pagers and beeper watches. Some strategies suggested in the policy to help faculty members student who persists in disrupting a class to leave the classroom for the WOMEN today versus the way they were remainder of the class period. Faculty members can obtain fur ther information on the policy by co ntacting the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergrad uate Educa tion ; Myron A. Thompson Ill , ex ec uti ve di rector of the Graduate School, or Madison L. Boyce, judicial affairs ombudsman. \ k wu over ~lmost u soon u tt began as the UB women's wccer ==:~=~wins 8ufllalo ;lnviltatic>nal. UB team scored in the first three minutes of the game lplnst cb11111E!d C:antsius. 7-1, in the Cantsius IDd cruised to ,. 7 -I Win tn -son opener and followed the fim day of <1Ction at the UB with a 1 -0· win over lnvit:atiot'W. Duquesne. Collins, a senior, · The Bulls got on the ~ni led a defense that allowed ~rty as Binbeth Pfeffer scored u just 1M! shots al)d one goal the 3:-46 mark for the 1-0 lead. Ust in the two contests, year"s team scoring l~der. Paub including holding{)uq Ustrani, followed up with her fim to one goal of the new season at the 11:08 mark for a 2..0 lead.Then it was when the Dukes were tlying dme for the UB fn!Shmen to get to rally from a 1.() defidt. Into the scoring act. &nily Russell scored her fim career goal at lS:JO on an assist from l.istr-3ni, and leu than two minutes beer. freshnw1 Robm ~ro scOf'ed for a 4..() UB lead The Bulls would add one more goal in the first half u OeYOO Russell. twin stster of Emily, would score her first career goal at the -40:-47 muk and US went tnto hatf-time with a S-0 lead. ln the second half. the BuUs again~ no time, ou lilNa Di~lo scored three minutes duo the haJf to make it 6-0. Emify Russe!l ttl«~ converted her second goal d the pme df an .,;, from r.llow fnoshman Nkole ()!,uw,lu, he<' second assist of the game. Canisius would spoil the US hopes b' ;a shutout on a goal from )en Gwizdowski at the 7H8 """' foo' the 7-1 final W>n!. The Bulls ootShot: Canlsius -40-3 tn the pme and had 10 comer kicks to the Golden Griffins one u UB controlled the ptM throughout. Sophomore goalkeeper Emily Cox recorded cwo saves in the game while gtving up one gooli The Bulls defeated Duquesne, 1-0. to wrap up the Bufbk> Invitational. UB wu on the amck early and it paid off mthe first nine minutes. Pfeffer took the ~II and drove into the box. where she was taken down by a Duquesne d~er, resulting in a penaky kkk. Ustnnl rook the kick and shot it put the goalkeeper on the right for a 1-0 Buffa~ ~d. That lead wou'd hokl for the r-est of the game. despite numerous aa:empa by UB at a second goal. The Bulls outshot Duques:ne, 23-2.on the game, and had many near mis.ses in the second hatf. Ustnni toOk a pass from Olszewski in front of the goal. but her shot went just wide and another UB shot later in the half hit off the left cro.s.s ~r. The Bulls defense held rough and prevented the Dukes from gettiog any clear looks at the goal. Jaime Adams recorded her first shutOUt of the season in the wm. recording one save in the process.. second-half~~ A total of 60 UB athletes In I I different sporu have been named to the MidAmerican Conference's Schobr·Athlete list for the recendy completed 2000 spring semester: Criteria for the league's list Includes a ) .()(X) grade point avenge or higher and mclusion on the team roster: The women's swimming progn.m placed I 3 members of the squad on the list. the most of any UB team The team also recently earned the College Swimming Coaches. Association of America's award for the top GPA in the nation. UB' S MAC SCHOLAR-ATHUTU ARE' Baseball: Brian Ayn.ult. Rob GcHemba. Frank Occhiogross.o. Charlie Smilimch H en's Basketball: Jon Kleidon.Afex Vasiliev Women's Basketball: Tiffany Bell. Mari McClure. Soma Ortega.Tan Pemer Softball: Jamie Adams.Tina Breakell, Stacee Madden H en's Swimmin g: Jared Chmpell. Dan Hkkey.,lohn Nilles. P:atrick Quinlan. cnvid Sofrr. Eric Stinson Women's Swim m ing: M1chelte Bricknell. Jennri'er Brodenck. Tracy Coa:er, Ariana Duke. Katie Engfish, Dawn Hickey. Ca.me Quinlan. Inger Rooneem. Yvette Smetana., Gigi Tapia, Kim Theeqe. Kristen Zimmerman. Stacey Zimmerman Hen's Te nnis.: Man Albert. loui5 Bystnok. Tim Powell Women's Te nnis: Abby Graham. Nad1a Malik. Kendra Pyke. Kns.Van Schoonhoven, Jennifer Wong H en's Trac k & Field: Spencer Bell. Brendan Brady, Sam Burroughs. Enc Cohen. Eric Czubaj. Ben Moskel. Peter Otcwic. Ken Sansone.Tom Stuart. Bnan Williams W omen's Track & F tel~: Sarah Retcher. Jennifer l.Mkln, Katie Love. M;~ne Macander: Nicole O 'Neill. Eileen Rose. Melissa Ryan. Casey Spenc-er W restling: Ryan Bentley. Mike Garofolo BrieD Better TMD coursework urged A..- dental educator has urged dcntaJ schools to increase their effo rt ~ to teach students how to interpret and evaluate results of rest:arch, espe· ciaUy in the area of temporomandibular diseases and disorders (TMD l. Norman D. Mohl, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and chair ol the Department of Oral Diagnostics, said that despite the growing n.· search published during the past 25 years, too many clinicians continu t' to base their diagnosis and treatment for T MD on anecdotal "evlden(e." Speaking at a conference on the diagnosis.. treatment and immunologic issues ofTMD sponsored earlier this month by the Ernest Wi(ebsky Center for Immunology, Mohl said that a lack of scien (ific-bascd n.·search on TMD prior to_the 1970s led many practitioners to turn to anecdotal materiaJ for guidance. "" TMD not only is a significant oraJ -health problem, but also mdudes a group of dinical problems involving jaw muscles or joints. Mohl sa1d. A differential diagnosis is especiaUy imponant, he noted, since TMD's primary symptom--acute or chronic pain in the oral, fucial or head -and- neck areas--<!lso may be symptomatic of unrelated diseases and disorders. Mohl emphasized that scientifically based studies now allow clint · cians to pinpoint more accurately the diagnosis and appropriatl' treat ment of not only TMD, but other dentaJ problem~ as well. �&j Repadaa Allgust31,21D1/Vol32.1o.2 Thursday, August -31 Art lecture Arboreal ProJKt.s . Reinhard ~~~Ve~:~~i&e~~~~~~~s~s1t;nt Center for the Arts. 5 p.m. Free . Sponsored by Dept. of Art. For more information, 645-6878. Biochemistry Semln•r Purely Academic? Role of ~~~~~~:~:::, ~::,;,ooth • Muscle AfpM· Actln Gene ~~-n~~~~~~~~~~~~~lm, Jr., Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Foundation . Farber G26. Noon . Free . Friday, September I Law School Orientation law School Orientation for Class of 2003 . Student Union Theatre, Room 201 , Student Union . North Campus. 8:15 a.m . Free. For more information, Melinda Saran, 645 -660l. Women 's Volleyball US vs Bucknell. Alumni Arena . North Campus. 7 p.m . Free. · snwort<shop Se:an::hlng In Biochemistry . and Mol.ecul•r Biology: Saturday .~~~t:~~~~~~~~- 2 The Reponcr publbh<!s. lls.Ungs for events- Laking place on campus. or for off campus e"'enu whet"c UB groups ore principal s.ponsors. Listings are due nn L1ter than noon on the Thurs-day pneceding publkatJon. Llsting.s are only accepted through the electronic: subminkm form ' for th e online UB Calendar Engineering Ub<ary. 127 :: students, ~~~~~:iag~~Zy ~o~~facu lty and staff. For Women 's VolleyHII UB vs Providence. Alumn i Arena . North Campus. 3 p.m. Free. Women 's Volleyball UB vs Canlslus. Alumni Arena . North Campus . 7:30 p.m . Free. Wednesday 6 Wednesdays at 4 PlUS Poetry Reading. Jorie Graham, Screening Room, Center for the Arts. 4 p.m . Free. For more information, 645· l .8 10. of bents at <http:/ I www.butr-alo .edu / calendar/ login >. Because of space limll atlons. not all Thursday School Orlentotlon Law School UM Orientation. 545 O ' Brian. 9 a.m . Free. For more information, Johanna Oreskovic, 6-45-2527. Law School Orientation la)N School Transfer and VIsiting Student Orientation . .S45 O'Brian . 11 a. m. Free. For more information, Melinda Saran at 645-622l . Study AbnJad l'rogroms ~~';%~io~~~:~~. 645-l912. ~opening 7 fall 2000 Training in the Rt!porlt!r. . " Space" ~w Free. For more informatiOn, e venh in the e lectronic ca le ndar will be Included more information, Jill : HKkenberg, 645-2947, ext. 226. Announcement Aueument of Consent for Sexual Contact In Persons ~11~a;,~:;~~a'~e~rments. College-Bus•ness and CQmmerce Build ing . B:45 reception Space. Hel Han Khlang, Art Department Gallery, &45 Center for the.Arts . .S p .m . Free. Sponsored by Dept of Art. For more informatiOn, 645-6878, ext. 1l50. Law School Wekome Porty UB law Alumni Welcome Reception for the Class of 2001. Center For Tomorrow. 5:30-7:00 g.m . Free. ~~~;;r~~-T~~ institute for !r~~~~~n. fo~~~,'"; Alumni Addictions Studies and 0 Training. For more information, Rosemarie Goi, 645 -6140. infonnation, Ilene Fleischmann , 645-2 107. Photographic won<by ~~=~n~:,U~~a~n~~~~ on display Sept. 7-29 in the Art Department Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the ~~'}~~~'rcf~~in~~~~ryp~rs Wednesday throygh Friday from 10 a.m . tc78 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m . to 6 p.m. Jobs Profession•! Senior Programmer/ Analyst (5L-4)-0fftee of Equity, ~~~~~~~::~s~~i~ Asslsunt (SL-2)-Department of Civil, Structural and ~~~~~~~r~~~~nng. :~:er (S\·J)-Resource D~n or~ent ~~o;~~r.~l~~~~5 Services, Human Resource Services, Posting IP.010l. Administrative Assistant (Sll , pArt-tlme)-Environment and Society Institute, Posting IP-0104. .·-- Trolnlng Project ~=~~~~~~~~~~ ~~rai.!;~:~1:ct Coordinator-Department of Occupational Therapy, · Posting IR-201 04. PostdOctoral Assoclate- ge~e~~~~~fR~~-2 =~~~~~- Posting I R-20114. PostdOctoral AssociAteDepartment of Biochemistry, ~:Jri\:;~ !ststarlt 1- 2 Center for Applied ~=~~n:'~~~~:V:osting ~~~~~dr2~~~~ Director-Center for Research fP-OOS7 . Senior Academic Advisor (5L-4)·Academic AcMs~ent Center, Posting MP-0090. Administrative C:ss~:~~~StfJ:t~~.rch Posting fP-0093 . Managef of Oeslgn 5ervlces (SL· 5)· University Facilities, Posting ~~~~:ro~i:~a~~st (SL~)- Partnership, Posting IIP-0096. ~~e~l~~~~of~~~~(SL· Partnership, Posting •P-0097 . Executive Assistant and Budget Coordinator (SL-2)0ffice for University 9 :~~~~~As~r~~at"C:'ir~~~ Posting IR-20129. Programmer/ Analyst 1Research Institute on Addictioru, Posting IR-201l0 . Project Staff AssOdoteResearch Institute on ~:~~:~ns"~~?~~1 . Research Institute 90 Addictions, Posting t R-20133. FIICUity Assistant/Assoclote/Full Profeuor (two positions available)-5chool ol5odal Wori<, Posting IF-0069. .t~Uociote ONn for Academic Att.ln-School of 5odol Wori<, Posting IF-0070. Resurdl Professor and Director-Center for Research · on Children and Youth, :S~t~:0~~~~8~ ra::r.;sJF~~I of law, ~~ Cl.ossllled ~~~~~-6)· Summer SessionsAdministntive Services, Une 1348l9. K~rd Speciollst ~gf;,~leor~· Medicine, Une 127493. ~h~~n~<t~~)· ~~-;:i ~~Wd1~~~~: -· ~~~nr:."ra'stti'::~t:;r.%127. To obtain more infotmotion an ;obs listtd a~. contact on Urban Social Wort Center for Researdi on Urban Social Wort Practices, Posting IR-20125. Research Technician 11-Research Institute on Addktions, Posting lfR-20126. Secretary Senior Admlnistra.tlve Staff Associate-University ~~PS:J!'r Posting I R· Administrative AssistantDepartment of Counseling and Educational Psychology, 121824 . . - -Competltt.e Civil Cleoner (5G-5, port-time)· Unlvef11ty Residence Halls, Une ll1608. Upholst.,..r (5G-12)-University Residence ~:~~M~ Apartments, Une PtnonMI SeMen: ' fax mponse system by co/ling 645-38<3 rn~tr:'?:s"!":Z,~f! prompt information an Research ;obs, ~':nt~:t:,siT/o~'f9roms �' . SnmENT CoNDUCf ·RuLES UNIVERSI1Y STANDARDS AND �-----·...-e 2 Sbadeat Coadact Bal. ., UalYenlly Slaad_.. aad A"•'a1 dl"cdWe ....,...._ •.- - - - - PART I • UNtVUISITY STANOAIIDS anployod by !he Uniwnity per{ornUnc.,.;pcd odministro!M or~ rapcllllibiliti 6. Th<l<nn . rncrnb«oflh<UniwnitycommaMy'"in· Prumble Uniwnity dir;p/m.ry prr1USSG .... . , . . , . ... """"' wllm Jrud<nr """""" dimrly ...t ,;p;fiaurtly "'"'fms Un/wnity'• primary-- ~cf '""'""' .U rnmrbm cf ;u ...........uy anam thDr educt~tiorW objtctiws in~ wid! tN - m. 1M.,.,........,,. •ruritution~ ~ Thtx ~JWm~ingstudetrr bn.M<w"""'b<mfi>nnut.rtdmb<"""'""'*..dmW"' furalluudma Whatasrauknr luubtm~fortitevioWWm IDw oft~ communi~ tM stQfL, or ru~rion, il d tlv UnMnity's position not 10 rtqUDI or 1o sp«iaa con· ndmltion for tht uwknr b«Dwt ofhisor M:r sttuknr $UJrw. It should be urulmtood tkat the Univmiry is rsm " law mforr.mtLt~t agt'ncy. At the samt rime, the Unn.mity dots not co~ of itsdf tU 111 "sanc:tw~ry" for law &m.ktrs. 11tt UnWmity luu gJwoys baJt and sMwld corrrin~ to be conur'Mtl rluJr wfsmnorr stau:lmu art i~ in Jr... gol pn>bknu rhq be <Ukquardy OdvUtd and npmenr<d by qualified a>urud. A univtml)l.tsptrimlyaSttJtt lh uvmrtysubjm loalfl· nrrul1m1Q/ rr.quimnmrs, miiSt parunt«snu::lmts tht righu wluch thi" JDOny and IU law! protta.. An Amtriam unr· ~ry ,rwuunrm iu studmts t~ ngk.u on" a~mpau.. Sruclmts who ~tea local onlintma, ort11rylaw. risk rht. /,gP/pmalrw>pmcrib<dby<Miaurharirier. ""-<-. non <flaw few .4tod> IMJrud<nri"'Y' rhtpooaltywUI nor """"'rilr"""""•"""-<faa>dmUc~ ... nrlts of rlw Uniwmty. Tht Unnorrsit)l autnor bt hdd rtSpOI'tSib4t for ofl-aunpus acrMrits of its indMd/M!l students tau mairttauu ll1l mkrtSI in Gil bthavior, whdM on or cf!-azmpus. """" may adw7>dy aff<a rh< Unn.mty. In""" of~ arr« ma· ....,....g """""""' cf rht law ""ldr ""'" aff- rht Unn.n;,y 'ruiY ~ ronamtd with tlw inddmt:J which, by thtir rv:tturr adw7>dy aff<a the u.n.n;,y; ..tuamonal""'"""' lntmyUrfn.mitydOOplinaryprrxtJiurrDMo{thehighpnoritw.s of r~ Uniwnity is to J4ftgl.umi the studtntS ngfu to due proan Dut: Proass i$ not on nv.siw lqGI amapt but rothn !imply rrquim the rudimntttrrydemma of ..fair p~ay • man admirristrorn..e proaaling, To thd tnd,liiJ r:Jt u..,.,;rydUdp/inaryproadumwU/atl=raffonirh<d<of the duugrs and W I'WVn' of fmdltnt a OO:rr Jtattmmt '"' <VUi<n<r upon .4ridr the dwny;ts ""' Sta>ndl)< thr chfrndant shall lw gnm 11 frw Msutng. ~ G!lowt.d to rorrfrontllndcrosJ-aamm.rwirnt:SSa,llndpmmthisorhn own pos~oon, tvidnta and aplananon. lAslfy, no disci· plmD.ryaction willlw k1km unlas rMdulrgts~JJEsubsurnti· atttl by tM Mdma. The a nu1S hln<r indialttd tluJt if~ mJrrirrud dmtma of ..foir play" arr fu/jille#. tN dLfrrvlsmt w1l1 haw bMI aflordtJ dut proa::ss urukr tM law. In summa~ th.r Univmitytxp«ts11ndas.bfor ia mt'm · bm no grmtn or no leu frmJom or libmy tluln aists for othnpmorumsociay. Tht Urtivmity'sposirion. thmfore. is notlora)utSioragrttiOsptrili~bt.c:a~Mrf~ uutknr'sSiatw. Th£ Univmitywill not inkrjr:rcwith lllwb!· forrrmmt and 01116 agmtit:s.. Asparr cfits rrluauionnJ mandaft'., it will IN aJI1af'TJft1 about student rthabilitlllion and amtribunon toaunpwand .JOOt1ynowandhlto rMfoturr.. ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS 1. The term "University" means the Univenity at Buf· falo. State University of New York. 2. 11K tmn "studmt.. indudcs aU paxms Wtingcounes at the Uni\lltl'sity, both full time: and parHime, puBUin& undtrg.nduate, g.nduate, or professional studies. JA. Th<""" "ro<:a<laruc: l!""d >tan<ling" moons: "11le Univnsity at Buffalo ronsidcrs an un~uate who tw completed two sm1atrrs or rTl<m at the UniVtt~ity to be in aadcmic good standing only if:. (1) the student's cumulative grade: point~ (for work attrmptcd both at this unMrsity and at anyother~instituboothesrudmtmay havot attended) is 2.0'or above, and; (2) the stUdent's cumulativt' grade point :~vn-age for work attempted at UB is 2.0 or above.. Studtnts who lrt not in good standing arc on probation and subject to eventual dismiual. k The: term ·Satisfactory and Tundy Progress Toward a DtgJu maru: The UniY"trSity at Buffalo considcn an u~u ­ atc: student who has completed a scmcstc'r or more at UB to be making satisfactory and timely progress toward a degree only if, in addition to mctting the conditions for good standing a~ (1) The nudmt's grade point avuage for the most rccmt semester is 2.0 or abovt, and (2) at least 75% of a11 atdit hours £or which tht studmt was registered in all tcmt::lkn at.UB hzY't b«n romplcttd. 1fwdmt registm forac:ourxand docs not drop ;, during lh< tq!Uiar- drop .00 add pniod early each semester, it cannoc: be CXlnSidtred a.s h.lving b«n compktcd until the student u1timatdy rec:rives a passing~ in the course. Thus, a course for which a student rco:M!d a grade of"R" or ·r (with courx nquimnent.s not yet fulfilled), or a failing grade of"F" or\)" must bt consKLercd as noc h3ving b«n compltUd. -(3) AjuniororKOiorismakingsatisfactoryand timdy progrus toWard a dqrtt only if, in addi· tKm to mcnin& ronditions (I) and (2) above. the student is ac:ccpttd and cn.rol1cd in a departmmt or program offtting a major. Studmts who are found not to be making satisfactory and timely progress toWard 1 dqrtt in two or mort consccu • tiY't scmcstm:arcon aadmlic probation and subject to cvmtual dismissal. 1bt- Uniwrsityat Buffalodas:&ilia undtrgradualr stu· dents as "Sophomore1t after they have completed 30 credit hours, as "Junion" after they complcttd 60 credit kours. and as •Seniors" after they havot rompltttd It least 90 cm:lit hour5, until they graduate. 4. "l"he term "C.culty mm1bcr" means any penon conducting classroom activities at UB. S. The term "Univrility official" indu~ omy pe:rson dudes any penon who ;, a - · fKuhy · uru,...;ty al5daJ or any Olhtt penon anployod by dx Uniwnity. 7. Thr tmD "University pmn.iaa" includes all land. bWidiop. &cilitics, and Olhtt property in lh< pooa<Oo( or owned, uJtd. or a>nlrOIIcd by lh< UnMnity oraffiliara a. The term "orpnization" rne:ant any number ol per· who ~ romplicd with the formal rcquimnmtl fOrUnivenityl'tOJI".irion. IOflJ 9 . Th< lam •;udidal body'".....,. any p<n<>n< authoriud by lh< OUe<lo< o( Judicial Nfain lO cklennine whether a studmt hu violated the Srudau Code and 10 ~mend impolition ol sanctions. 10. Tho l<nD "Appdla<t Boord• mana any penon"' p<n<>n< aulhorizcd by lh< OU.C.... of Judicial Alfain 10 cx>rWdcr an appal !rom a jurlicial body'acklennination lhar arrwden< lw riolar<d U.. S<udml Code or !rom dx ~ impoocd by lh<S<udml-Wode Jucl;ciuy. 11. Th< Voa: l'raWiml loo- SuoderuAifain and lh< D<an ofSwdcnlS ... !h<pononsdaipar<d by lh< Uniwnity - · l O b < _... foo-d>< odministntion o(U,. SludmtCode. 12. Th< ......, ·polky"';, ddin<d ulh< wrinm regulations of W Unnocnity u found in, but not limited 10, lh< Conduct SWiduds. J1aOima l.iX Haodbook. and GndualCIIJndcryoduat< CaWop. 1 J. Tho ......, •&adem;., in<qtUy procr<dUll" mana the process ddi.ned in both the Undcrgnduatc and cr..t .... eau~oss adcolinswithouch manen <... abo Anidc S: 13). 14. Thcurm ..chettinfindudc:s.butisoocli.mited ux (I ) useofanyun~u~in takin&quizus, t.esu, or aaminations; {2) ckpcodence upon the aid of beyond thoR authorized by tbt inltruclor in IOurta writing papers. pr<pOrins rq>arU. ooMns ~"' arryincout otbc:taaipunmu;or (3) the: .cquisition. without pcrmislion.of 1eiU or other aadonic nwaial bdonainlw 1 manbcrof the Un.rm.ity fatuity or staff. 1 s . Tho ..... ' pla&iarism. includes, but ~ not linjiud lO,lhe ""'· by panpluue ... dlr.ct quo<atioo, ofdx pul>l;.b<d or unpubiW><d """'o( anod><>- penon wilhoul fuU and de..- ~L ll abo includes !heW>· acknowlcdw:d UK o( INleriaJs prepami by IJ>Olha- pc<· ton or agc:ncy mgaaed in the K1lina of term papers or othu ac:adcmic materiak. 16. The term •recognized ltudcnt ~mmt" means Studtnt Association (SA}, Gr.dualt StudmtAs1ociation (GSA ), Millard Fillmore Collqe Student Association (MFCSA), Polity Stud<nl Council, Om<al School Slu· <kn< A.uociation (DSA), Studcn1 Bar Aooociation (SBA), Graduate Management Association {GMA) and other student ~u that may be officially recognized by tht Uni\lltl'lity durifll any year. 17. ~term '"dism:UsaJ• means that a student is pcrmant"ndy removed, for academic reuons. &om all privil<g<s off<ftd by wociation wilh lh< UnMnity. AppUcation for readmislion m.y be pouible. 1 a. The term "susp::nsion" means mnoving from a stu- ~ dent. for disciplinary reasons, some or al1 privi1qes of. rem:~ by association with tht Univomity &:w • specified period of time. 19. The tcnn.='apul.sion'" means permanently mnoving from a student all privileges offm:d by association with the Univom:ity. ZO. The term "dear and pramt danger" means irnme· diatt sc:rious violmtt is cxp«tt.d or past conduct furnishN reuon to bdint: such conduct is rontmJplatcd; aho. potential of immediate future rcpdition of prohibited conduct, i.c.,salc/poqcaion of drup,dcviantscxu.al behavior, salcldistrib4tion of alcohol, etc. 21 . The tmn "ttmPorarysuspmsion" means under err· tain circwnstanca 1 student m~y be deemed to be • CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER 10 lh< Univns;ty Community and may"be suspended immed.iatdy pend· ing a timdy hearing on the c:harJcs. Z.Z. Thetmn"hearings"meansincidentsofRukV"IOia· tions will usually cause: 1 student 10 be "summoned" to answer before a Univmity sanction«! Judicial Body or Ju<licial Offi=. Sanctioned bodleo include Commina: £or the M&intmanaofPublic:Ordcr, Studcnt-Wtde Judiciary, Residence Ufe,Community Standards Plnd. any authoriud Greek letter Pand., Arbitntion/Mtdi.ation Pands, and authorized bod~ within University acadanicdivisiona. ARTICLE 2: JUDICIAL AUTHORITY Jurisdiction of the Unlv<nlty 1 . UniY"trSity jurlsd.iction and discipline: shall pertain 10 conduct which oCcurs on UniYn'lity prttniscs or offcampus and whX:h a<kn<lyaffeciS lh< Unw.ni<yCom· muniry, including any of its mcmbm, ~or the pursuitofitsobjecti:.'c$. 2. UniYmityregulationsand proccdu.ressballdctamint tOr composition of judicial bodies and Appellate: Boards ond dcltnnin<whkh judkial body, Jud;a.! Advioor and Appdlate Board shall be authoriud to hear each case. • The OirC'CtOr of Judtcia.l Affairs shall ovt:rS« 1M devdopmmt of policies for the administration of the judicial program and procedural rules for the conduct of hearings. • D«isions made by a judicial body and/or Judicia{ Advisor shall be final, pn~ding the normal appal procaa. • Aju<licialbodymayb<cJ..;I""l<dUWl<rOfdo· putc:swithin thtltudmt oommunity in cases whkh do not i llYOtY't 1 violation of 1M Student C".ode. Ali parties must avec: to arbitration. and tD be bound by lh< de<Won wilh no rish< of appal. 3. The V"10e Provosts for Undergraduate and Graduatt Education aha1l administer lhc: judlcial proadum and =i~;n~ca;::!~' violation of Un~ty ... Th< Public Sokty- ... appoior<d pea<>< offic,. en uncb U.. Education lAw and U.. Criminal Prooodun: lAw. They hawlh< aulhority ........ ...-.and an: empowered 10 cnfon:r lh<x .........,.and all appiW:ablc laws on campus and"" any propatico1>wrl<d, renl<d, or loosed by U.. UaMnity. Tho Pubtir: Soktyoffianhawaintilaraulhorityoodtatofpoiamm.Arnonl their added pawns are the pOwer 10 aec:ulle wamo~ lh< pow<> .. """ kl<rtlify and in......... inc!Mduala, a.nd the power co iaut appqra.nct tichtL V1ctlms Rights When apparina orleltifyins ""'"a campus ju<licial body, lh< followiD& principlca apply: • The riaht of a victim 10 ~ 1 penon or pcnons o( her or his choice accompany her or him ............. lh< dlsdplinary bc:uins. • Thr ri&ht 10 mnain pnxnt durina; tbc mtirt pro- ....W.C. • The ript, • established in stilt aimiDa1 codes, no< to haw his or he. imlcnn< pa11....U histor)'~ durin& dx hcarin&• Th<ripl<oomair<a'v;aimimpact...-and . , _ anapproprialtpcr>alty iflh<.....aecl Ia n&boobooedoaoud!-. • ..._......,-....,.;. P . . • d i o a b i l i c r · - - o r - - F u r· ""'-<.Goo<man-Onllr No. 21.1 poobtill "'----SCD- -oalhe_ol..,....-;..,.. _ _ b<_lbao_who _ _ _ piormaltond ......... o( ....... . . . . . . . - - - o ( - - l a d .. aiminal.,._.....ordripoaaloia. n.- - Th< UaMnity arlapood • poticy mmtloboulond _ ___ .....,... (l)ulw'l ......... U-216) dlaa ;.q. within !he SUNY_. b. booed on <heir..--., -apcri:JrmaDr:<. Th<n..."apoticy-oall> ..,. " " " -pnair:a. and.,....._.. o( iDdMclov ... """ ... -m.~~ypcnaoo~;, - -• .,._ _ _...;ooor....uariauadoa,... .. pcr:~oo-­ ....,.ond""""'oo-loo-judpaalt. FiDJIIy. • • poticy of dx UnMntrr .. Bu&lo"' me a..i<til>ua-">1- baaorloa ... ...........,._.............. probi>it such~- r.:t:.a.ICIIMI orita&llion. . . __,. nabooaloripl....,...-.nor-*1-orcfio. apportuairlcJ within me 1.JnMn1rr illcl(llia dx &rm dxir---.. . ,. . . ._ IOund in riolation o( u.. a>de. bd;d o( dx Cow!dl, dx faculty. and dx........,...... u.. hcarin&- aptdurks.mdbcloorior,a _ _ _..cfio. 1>< booed ... • n.. ri&b< "'t,. informed immcdilldyor me ou<"""" o( ....~---me~- Sanctions aimioation Ia wbolly . _ . . , ., dx l.lnMaity'a 1.Sanalonloballb<a!U..cliJcn6ooo(lheju<licialbody -and.-.SOodaulwbo.-lhlopoticylball andoballb<limilodoalybydxrulcJ ......... dx u.;. be IOlbjott .. - - within lh< ~liP .. md ...,;ty diJciplinar)'lboctics. (Fur aliJl o( spedfic saneiDdudiotl apulsioa.luq........., of rulcJ wbid> is tionswbid> moyb<inoolred,CCJOr>tlltlh<procOdures 1oo- """"'-!by bY& rrwyb< ~and/or ...........S cadupediic UniwnityDiociplinaryBody.Cupiaoflh< ' •u rroeroerioulo6cnae. procodwu o( dx Harin& Commln<e !-lain~ Complaioli....,..U..anyriolationso(~ nan« of Public Order and dx S<udmt-Wode Ju&iuy natioo !awl or polidcs,....U ...._...!,or f.aun: 10 ... available in lh<OIIia:o(lhe OU.C....o(JudiciaiAf- .,....xk -~don ll>oold b< made .. fain. Room 40S Capen Hall, North Campu$.) lh< Ollia: o( EqWty. DMnity, and Aflinnalho Action 2. Tho ju<licial bodleopow<>"'- and/ Admiaiotratioo, ~:1266. "'~·lh< followiD&""'" of.....,..,.., C. mm<>NS.INDMDUAL· e..r,IIUdornboodx me ""u.. u.. A. · • • ::::::,.,_ C. UJurudin& D.Lcoa o( privilcses. (1) ~from Unw.nityhowing facilities. (Z) Lcoa of sud> prMJ<p as may b< consisttnt with the ofl"aut committed and the rdlabilit:ation of the studml L DiJciplinary probation with or without the: loll of desig.nalfd privilqa: for 1 dd""utite period of dme. The violation of the tmns of disciplinary probation or the infraction of any Uni'm'sity rule durins the: period of dilciplinary probation may be: grounds for suspension or apulsion from the Univc:nity. F. Suspension from the Univcnity for a ddinite or indefinite period of time. • · G. ExpulJion from the Unlvenity. • H . Community Service. I. Such other unctions as may be approved by the Univn'sity's judicial bodin. •Subject ID jiM1 ~o{fN Pmidmt, 1M acrion tJuu is rr&andGrory if suspmsion or c:rpadsion is r«:ommtnded. AR'TlCLE 3A: UNMRSITY STANDARDS Ffftdom of Exp<aslon A. ACADEMIC FREEDOM • Tho UaMnity suppotU lh< principle o( aadmUc freedom ... a cnncq>l inlriruic: .,lh< adUcwrncn< of n. inltitutiooal p1s. nu. principle impt;a a UUil in u.. in<qtUyand responsibility of the mc:mbm:oltht tadcmkcommunity.Samud P. Capcn, fonncr- O..nallor o( U.. UnM:nity o( Buf· &Jo, who is mmmbtrcd fOr the tradftioo of acadanic freedom h< implcmcnl<d durin& his ladcnhip of lh< Uni¥crsity,said ln 1935: •Aa:q>lanc< by an inltiwllon o(lh< principles ofaca- demic &ccdom implies that tra<:hcn in that,institution aJ"e 6ft to i:matiptc: any IUb;cct. no matter bow much it may b< hcdacd aboul by labocia; !hal !bey ... r... lO ...... known lh< rcsuflS o( ...... u.-;ption and ...... rr6rction by word ol mouth or in writin&. bcfi:n their cbsses or~ that they Itt free u citm!ru to take part in any public contJ'O"'n''Y OUllidc: the institution; thai no rep~ measures, dirttt or indirect, will be applied <olhcm noman.rhowunpopulorlhey"'"'b<, come """""' oppooins powerful in~aaU or joatlinc ~ projudm.and no mauerhow misbkm they moy 'I'P'O'lD b< in U..cyesof members and lrimdsof the institution; that tbtiroontinuanc:tin offiawillbtin all insl>nas 1!0""""1 by lh< p....Jiins rulcJ o( ....... and""'' ...... oadcmk acMnamcnl will b<dcpendcnl on their scientific cmnpctcnoe and will bt in no way If. fccrM by lh< popularity"' unpopularity o( ...... opin· ions or uneranccs; that studt:nu in the' institution Itt fJU, inso&.r u the requirements of the SC"'Cr''l curricula permit. to inquiR into any subject that intc:rats them. to organize di.Jc.uuion group5 or lludy dub& for the con·sideration of any subjca, and 10 invite: to add.rt:a them any~lheymaychootc;lhalocnsoniUpo(lludcnl pubOOttions oball b< hosed on precisely lh< same grounds and shall CXlald no further !han !hal ....a...! by lh< United Scates Postal Authorities.• L NONDISCRIMINATION · Th< Uniwnityal Buf. fa1o is oommitud co liostains a pOiitM cnviropmmt for lcaming, and lO cnsurina dx akty, riplll. and~Oi """f rncrnb« o( lh< Uniwnitycommunity. To !hal end lh< llnMnity"""""""'car:b and"""' rncmbcroflhe ro<:a<laruc: conununlty.,......,. indMdual respoosibil;ty"" r-cspc<tin& lh< rishll and~ o( Olhcn and"" helping., prornoo:lh< ,.. and opal """"""o( icku in an atmolphm: of mutual rap«t. c.n.in typcsofdiscriminabon ... prohi>ir<dbylaw. For es:amplc. ditaimination on the basis ol raa is a · preuly probibil<d by bolh lrdcnl and ..... and by a wide ranee ol ftdml and lUte: ~tutel. Other ..... and lrdcnl lows prol1i>it parUcuJar bms o(dio:rinU- rill>< IOpeo;tioo or-....inbm&Doa oa campt11. In l h < - balla.- inorDrtio& .. pditionslDUIIM!ealifylhcrnJcMs .. lbe""""""""in& Direao< bdott any lndMdual or poup peo;tioo ;, r:in:ulmd.(Nooo:Th<in""'oflhlonrl<iloo""'"<l dx privacy o( dx .-...and Ia 001 - - .. d<ny dx indMdual's rill>< lO permcn) Statement on StxUIII Asllult .net Abuse but--.. Th<Uniwnltya< Buflilowilloo<-scmal..ukor - . ScxuaJ-..h: arrraaual..- ~ semua~ ..... aaMty indudin&. li>n:. iblcanal oronl..._rOicmpll:din-,scmal tood>in&o by·a pcmo(s) "'-nor unknown 10 U..-riaim. Rape Th< p<rpetnlion o( an "" o( scsual in.......,.. with a pcnonapinst IIWwi&andconsmt, wbctherlho:U willio.,...,.,.byfon:e<~<ar rcsuftins&om lbelhrtat o( r...:., or by clrup adminislm!d without a>nscnl,"' when d x - 11..-orotft!nriooph)oQ/Iy unable ., <DMumkatr wiJiin&r>ea /!q>ortin& optiona:Incid"'uo( scsual.-uk ""'l' b< ...,...... ., D<partmcot l!{ Pubtir: -,.. ...,..;cipal police,-hallofficialo.orStnclattlkalthea-bya vktim oi prmy. ~ rqJOrtin& iii"CO:IIIUDCIWJe A disdpliDary complainl rrwy abo be &lod with U.. SludcD<-Wode Judidaryloo-aaiooapinol dx-iflhcy ~ attudmt. Thilmay be: cblc in mn;.maioa wim or inolad o( ...... - criminal......,...._ . . . . o(_ ... -·dx-ofrto<OIIia:of Equlty.on.nity,ondAffirrr>a!MA<donAdminisuation. 64S-2266. You - spa/t am&deotially., dx Affinna. M<\<liMClffi<orordx.._Direao<. -~ Tho .tc.dopmcnl o( intdlipcr and~ of monl ~ ... lWOoflhe ..... imponantaims of education. Fundamcn<al<o dx ......pislunall of lhcoeputpOJCS islh<dutyoflh<modenl .. pcrbm all o( his or b<r r<qWrcd ...X wilbou< illopl bdp. Tho Uniwni<ydcmic hoocaty and """'""'and .. do..q, prooodura rodcal c&aM!ywith-.... ofaadomic dal!ooaty. Slwlcnu.,. n:spt>OSible foo-d>< hooclt <XllllplcOon and a.............., .. -..,.. .-cprcacotalioaofdiei.-work.loo-U..""""""""citation o ( - a n d loo-""'"<lloo-Olhcn'aadomic- .... By placin& ...... IW1l< "" aadomic worl<.rrwdenb crn;ty lbe~o( all ...X- ocberwiJe - by approprial< acbiOWiodplC!lL (Adapoed from Uniwnity o(Wiaa!nsin."Sludcnl Disciplinary ~· andllni\ondy o( Ddaware. ·-dcmic C'.ommcul lloaaty and DUboncJty.") A. The illlowin& - -.. major fonns. bul DOl erdusiw!y all fonns.of aadomic dishooatysrudcnu: (a) submiaion: submittin8 acadcmica1Jy ,.. quircd maleriallhal lw hem prcriously rrubrruttcd in who&e or in sublwttial put in another roune, without prior and - " " " """""' o( lh< irutructDr, (b) plagia· rism: mpfinJ or rcaiving material from 1 IOUJ'CX' or JOU.I'CI'S and submittinJ this material u one's own with· OUI ~ tbr: partialJ&r debts 10 the tourOe (qUOlalioas. pUapluua. bUc ideas), orocberwile rq>n:scnt:iQI the work of anoth« uom's orwn; (c) cheating: ........ inlonnation,orll!licitinginlonnation, from an· odlcrstudmtorochcrunau.t.borimi~orJMn&in · formation to another INdent. with tbr: i.dlmt 10 dea:iW' eDDtinatioo or iDctividuala&icnD!Cflt (d) falsifir:ation o( raderNc awaiaJs; fabricating lolx!mo<y......W.,......,rq>arU.orarrr-ofcompula" data; forJing an instructor's nan:~~t or initials; rc-- whilr~ an submittin& an cuminatioo oraaipunmt for~ ­ tion wbicb bas been lltmd. without tbc instructor's aulhorizalioo;orarbmiain&atq10<1,papcr,rnalCrialo,axnpuler da<a. or cuminatioo (or any coosid<nbl< pu1 lhcrcol) prtparcd by any pcntlll"""' !han lh< - · raponsiblc loo-dx.........,t (c) procuranm•<tislri· butione><""""""'ofCIIU!tinationo,labon<oryor a:mfidcntiaiiCidmUc materials without prior and cxpresscdconom<oflh<insttuclor.AIIaiJc&cd...,.ofaa- �- - - - - ....... CoadiiCII BalM, UalYenlly IHaDdards - d AclmiDislrative Regulations dankdilbooaly ... odjuctiafalln ~with lht [);odplbwy Procodwa lor Al:o<latUc b>hctions, which ""'oclmiruotaod bylht v... - l o r Undapaduale and GncJu. ~The poliqio prinRd .. lbelh>~ Caulos and lht ~ Schooll'bticiet and-<><""""' o(lht pnlClOdw. ... from lhtaffia o( lht v... Praidcnt lor Student Allain, Room 542 Copen Hall, Nonh ComptJL • • UNUIWFIJL SALE Of DISSERTATIONS, THESES AND TERM PAPERS No penon oNJJ. i>rlinandol cnnsldcntion,O< lhtprom· lse of 6nanciaJ mnsMim.tion. Pfq*rc. offer to prepare. causr to bt prqJ&ftd, ICIJ or o«cr fOr talc to any penon any written makrial which lhetdler knows. it informed or has lftJOCl to~ is intcnckd for submission u a di.uerution, thesis, tt:rm t-ptt, aay, report or other writttn . .ignmcnt by a student in a unMnity, c:oJlqt. acadmty, school or othtt tduation&l institution to such institution or to 1 oounc:, tcminar or dq:ru program hdd by such institution. No pmon abaU Jd1 or otfrr for aak to any penon mrolled in the Stitt UniYmityofNtWYork at Bufl'aio any computer Ulipunmt.or anyas&iDDat in tbr ~· ration, rucarch, or writina o( a computer aaign.mmt intrndcd for submission in fulfillmc:nt of any academic rcquimncnt. Sekual tt.rassment Saual harwmentol an~and Jtudcnts,udcfined bdow, il contrary 10 Univrmity polky and iJ a violation of fed<nl and ..... - and f<!Uiatiotu. l!nwdcx>m<oauol-- -loroauoliM>n. and other YCrbll or physiad CDOduct o( aiCIWII nat~ mo.stitut.r xwal harulmmt when: ( I) IUbmiasion to such conduct is madt either apljcitly or impOOtly a tam or ooncJroon o( an indMduol'ocmploymatt 0< OCI<ImU< od· Y'llJlC%rnO"'t; (2) .submislion to. or rejcdioo o(, JUCh ronduct by an individual il used • ltv basis for anploymcrn "'OCI<ImU<- affr<ting oud> indMdual: (3) ouch a>nduatt..lhtpwpoo<<><d!Oaoi~mtaf.t-· ins with an indMdual's work or .cadcmic pcrfOrmaoce. or creatinsanin~holtilr.,oroli:nliveenvironmcnl No Univttsity cmpk»ytt o( rithtr sa shall impose a r~uirnnmt of acmaJ c:oopcration as a condition of nnp&oymmt or acadmtic advanc:mlcnt, or in any way contnbutc to or support unwdcornc: physical or vnba.l saualbcbavtor. Any manba of tM Univn'sity community who requuu additional in(ormation, wishes to ~a com· plaint, or ~a copy o( the Univtn:ity pi"'Cedures to bt roUowcd for complaints arising from rnanm relat~ to the polkies oudinrd a~ should contact the Offttt of Equity, Diversity, and Affirmatiw Action Admini.s· tration.64S..l266. Drugs and Narcotics Po.sscuion without pmcription or any narootic. twbhu· rate, daoeeroos dfll8.or of m01t $CKalled "pep pil~" and Mtranquiliz.m," is a:mtnry to rcdmll and/or state law, Any student round to be miUepl possession of drugs m ust bt rqxxted to the appropriate civil authorities and may abo bt: sub;ect to disciplinary action by the Univnsiry. Smoldng ond Food Stuff SmokinB is prohibited in all Uniomsity &cilities onpt u posted. The possession o( bcYtnp and rood stuff is prohibited in all amu: 10 qnated by the oonspkuow postinll o r appropriatt.llgns. Tboc arus inc!ude, but are not limited to all classroonu.lecture halls, laboratorio, hallways. the KattwineComdl Theater and aU Uni·...,.;ty l.ib<lrics. All tnsh and gubaJI< should be dis· posed olprop<rly. Solicitation A. Solicitation in the buildings. including rcsidena h.alls,or o n the grounds is strictly prohibited. No occu· pant is to u.st h is or herroom,orpmnit his or her room to tx: wed, rorany conunercial pu rpose whaUOCYtt.Any and aU door to door 10licitation is regarded u an unnecr:ssary invasion o n the privacy of the resMients or occupants. and is thercfo~ prohibit~. nm restriction applies to both oom mercial and non-co~ solici· tation and to distribution or written materials as wd1 as pmonal contact B. "No authorization will be given to privatt commercia) enterprises to opcntt on State University campu.scs or in facilities fu.rnUhed by tht Uoivttsity, or in any Rt:sidenu Hall. olhn' than to providt for rood, 1epl lxvttages. c:a.mpus bookstore, vending. linen supply, laundry, dry cleaning. banking. barber and beauticWl ~and cultural t\'COLS. This raolution shaU not be dttmed to apply to Auxiliary Service Corporation activities approm:i by the UnMn.ity." (Board or Trustees Resolution) Posting Policies Gcnttal Univmitybullttin boards an restricted to cam pw activities and/or University at Buffalo related functions, Any not-ror-profit organization outside t~ Uni- Vft'Sity mwt haw aQproval bd'ore posting. Commercial ((or profit) promotiona1 materials art not allowfli and will be removed and discarded. • Campus groups may post one poster o r notice per t\'0\t pt:r bulktin board area. • Postm or flytri may not cx.crN II mches x 17 inches. • Ux masking tapt only. • Postmo or flytn art restricted to bulletin boards. (No painted surfaCt"S. gla.u. pillan. counten or walb.) • Ayers or postm in another language mwt ha''t' an English tnnslation. • RyttS or notices must carry the na.mt or logo or the Univtrsityor Univtrsity rdattd sponsoring organiution (governmtnt, depart m tnt, office, agency, etc.) • Groups may not rcmOYe or COVC" currmt notica or posters o( other campw groups out of courtesy a n d - lorotbon. • Bullnin boonlo will be d1<Cired and cJeaml o( ;,. :r:8ti~~~:!:..'7!=.dsy .-v niahL • s.lcs.rmt:ak.cmploymauandlla"YicaanllOUI\CZmmllwillberatridedtodaicnawdOASSJFifD ........ boordo. ~.. may not <=rei s· .. r. Forms IYI.ilabkat Capen information. Rtqutst (or special constdctadon (or t:xerptionaJ situations and/or 1.1niqut matttial can be directed to thtStudentAfflirsoffiuo(Studcnt Unions, ISO Stu· dmt Union from 8:30a.m. to S:OO p.m . weckdaYJ. ARTlCU 38: RUW Of THE BOARD Of ntuSTEES SIQu Unim'sityoftkw York ' 35.4 frftdom of opH<h ond • ssembly; p!Qetlng ond demorutnotlons. (a ) Nostudtnt.facuttyorothcrstaffmcmberorauthoriud visitor lhalJ be sub;cct to any limitation or pma.lty JOidy (or tht o:prcsUon of his views nor fur having a5101lbkd with others for such purpo~t- Pncrful pickctingand other orderfyckmonstnttons 1n publK aras o( puund and buiJdin8 will not be mt<rln«< wnh.""""' imoMdin picUtinganddanonstntionsmaynot.how· ('\oU, mpte in specific conduct 1n VIOiatX,n of the provisions of the preading aection. (b) tn orde:r lO afford maximum protecttOn to the pa.rticipanu and to tht institutional community, each State-operated institution of the: State Uniwn.ity lha.1J prompdyadopland promulgate, and thttaftttrontin~ Section 535.1 SUitement of purpose. ;:ec~u~:;K>~o~rn;~;::ur::.~: 1be foDowing rules are adopted in compliance with section64.50ofthe Education Lawandsballbefikdwith the Commissioner of Education and the 8o&rd of Regents on orbtf0rt:Juty20, J969,u rrquired by that section. s.id rules shall ~ sub;ect to amend.mtnt or revision and atJr amcndmcnu or rniaiool thereof shall ~ filed with theComrn.iaionerofEduation and Board or Rqmt1 within 10 da)'l afttr adoption. NothinB httrin is intended, nor shaU it be' mnstrucd, lO limit or ratrict advance noriu to IUch institutK>n of any pl.ann«< as· sembly, pidctting or dt:monstrat~ upon the grounds of such institution, iu proposed loak and intended purpose; provided. hownu. that the grvingor such notict' sh:a.ll not be' madt a condition prec.edcnt to any such assembly, pic.kt1inB or dmKmstrations and provided. further, that this provision sha.ll not supersedt nor pre· dude the proctduns in effect at such institution ror obtaining pmnission to we the £acUities t.hcreor. ~~~.:~~.j,.-~ SlS.SPenoltle>. of a b..lsha'educational institution. Similarty,apaie:ocr . A penon who sha.ll violate any of the provWons or has demonstrated that the tnditionaJ auionomy or the these ruk:s (or of the ruk:s of any individual instituuon educational institution (and the tce:ompanying institu· supplemmting or impLemmting these rules) shall tiona] respomibilityfOrthemaintcnanc:rofordc:r) is best (•) I( ht is alk.c:nsee or invitee, h.aYe his authoriz.a· suited to~ thelt objectiYa.. 'J'bes,e rules shall not tiontorema.inupont.hec:ampworothcrpropenywith btc:onstrued 10 pmocntorlimitcommuniarion bc1wm1 drawn and stWI be directed to leaw the premises. In th~ and amon1 faculty, srudmtli and administration, or to eventorhisfailurtorrtfu.QJ todosohtsh.all besubj«t ~theinstitutionofitsspccialraponsibilityfortt:lftoejection. (b) I( he is a trespasstt or visitor without sp«~fic regulation in the prescrvatK>n or )SUbHc order. Their purpoK is not to pm"mt or resm'tn controveny and licmst or invitation, bt subjeato e,ection. dissent but to pm'ttlt abuse of the f'ishts of others and (c) lfht is a student, be subject to expulsion or such tomaintainthatpublicorderappropriatetoacollegt:or lcssrr disciplinary action as t.ht &cts of·the QlS(' may univttsity campus without which there can be no inteJWarrant, including suspmsion, probation. lou of priVlkduaJ rrttdom and they shaD be interpreted and apleges. rtprimand or warning. plied tothatmd. (d) Jfheisa &culty member having a ttrm or conS3S.2Applkation of rules. "l'hest rules shall apply 10 all Statt--operated institurions of the State Univenity ocrpt u provided in Pan SSOuapplicab&e to theStau Univrrsity MaritimtCol· kgt. Thcst rules may be supplemented by additiona1 rules ror the maintmanaor public ordtt heretofort or he:reaher adopted ror any individual institution. approwdandadoptcdbyWStateUniven.it)'ltrusteesand filed with theCommissiooerorFAucation and Boardo( ~ts,butonlyto the extent that such additiona1 ruJes are not inconsistent herrwith. The rWes hereby adopted shall govern the conduct or Students, &culty and other staff, l.icensecs, invitees. .00 all othn pcnons. whether == ~~~r ~:-~~ :,~~ or such le:sier disciplinary action as the £acts may war nnt including suspmsion without pay or muul't'. (e) lfhe lsastaffmmlber in thtdassif~s.nv!cr of thccivil.service,de:sc:ribt:d inKCt1011 7Softhc-CIVil SC'r· vice Uw, tx: guilty or misconduct,and bt sub1ect to th~ pmaltia prescribed in aid s«tion. (f) 1£~ is a .wffmtmbtrother than ont described in subdivisions (d) and (t) or this section. be sub;c.ct to dismissal. suspension without pay or censure 535.6 Procedure . or not thrir presmoe ilaulborizcd. upon thec:ampwor any irutitution to which such rules art' applic:abk and also upon or with respect to anyothtr premises or property, under the control or such institution, used in its teaching, raearch. adminiitratiw, servk.t, cuhural, rec· reational, athletic and other progranu and activities; provided, howevn, that charges against any student ror (•) The chief adminlstntM: officer or hli designee sha!l inform anyl.iaru«orinvit«whoshalJ violate-an)' provisions of these ruks {or oft~ ruJc:s or any md• · vidual institution supplmlmting or impltmenting these rules) thathis:lic.crueorinvitation is withdnwn and shall direct him to kaw the campw or other propnty or the institution. In the: nmt or his failure or rtfusal to do so such offictr shall cause his e,mion from such campus violation of thes.t rules upon the premises of any such institution other than t.ht one: at which ht is in atw~· dance shall be heard and detnmincd at the institution or property. (b) In t.htcaseo(anyo~nVlOlator,who u; nenhera studau nor faculty or other staff mnnbet, the chid ad · in whkh ht is enrolkl"as a studenL 535.3 Prohlbited conduct. Nopmon,cithersingtyorinconartwithothm.shall: (•) willfully cause physical injury to any o ther person, nor threaten to do so (or tht purpose or compdling or inducing such other penon to refrain from any act which he has a lawful right to do or to do any act which he haJ a ~wful right not to do; (b) physically restnin or detain any other person, nor removt such pt:rSOn from any plaa when he isaulhoriud to ~main ; (c) willfuUy damase or ckstroy proptrty of theinstitutK>n or undtr its jurisdiction, nor rtmow or UJe such propnty without autho rization; (d) without permission, expressed or imphed. enter into any private office or an administntiw officer, mnnbe:r or the faculty or staff membn; (e) tnter upon and ~main in any building or facility (or any purpose other than its authoriud UKS or in such manner as to obstruct iu authorized USt' by others; (f) without authorit.ation, remam 1n any building or facility after it is normally dosed (g) refuse to leave any building or facility aft~r be-ing required to do 50 by an authorixtd adminastra · tiW officer; (h) obstruct the frtt mowment of person~ and vt-hicles in any place to which thesC' rules apply; (I) dtliberately d isrupt or prrYcnt thC' peaceful and orderly conduct or cliUSeS,Itctures and mtttmg.s or deliberately imedtre with the frttdom or any person to express his views. including invited s~rs; (J) knowingly ha''t' in his posst:SSion upon am premises to which th~ rules apply, any rille, shotgun, pistol. revol,~r. o r o ther firnrm o r wc;apon without the written iluthorixation or the- chic( administratiw office-r; wh~thtr or not aliaiUC' 10 po.ssas the sune has b«n iuued to such person, (k) willfully incite others to commit any or theacu herrin prohibited with spedfic 1ntentto procurr them to do .so; or (I) takt any action, crY:nc-, or partiapate tn the creation or, any situation wh1ch reckk:ssly or inttntionaUy endangm, mental or physical health o r which involves the forad consumption or l)quor or drugs for the purpose or mitaation into or affiliation with any organization. ~~'::':~"':;;::~~~=~~=;:~arm!: property or the institution and darect him to kaw such prtrnises. In the evmt of his &ilure o r rtfusal&o do $0 such officer shall c:aus.t his ej«tion from such campw or propa-ty. Nothing in this subdivision shall be con· strued to authoriu: tht presmcr or any such person at any time prior to such violation nor to affect hiS liability to pi'OS«ution (or trnpa.u o r loitC'ring as prescribed in the ~nal Law. (c) In the case of a student. charges (or violation of anyoftheserukslorofthe rules or any individual iruutution supplemc=nting or implementing thor rules) shall be presented and shall be hnrd and determined m thC' ll'W1ntr hel't'inaft.er provided in secuon 535.9or this Part. (d) In the- case or a faculty mcmbn havmg a con· tinuing or tmn appointment, charges or misconduct m viOlation or these rulcs(ororthc ruksor any individual institution suppkmnningor implementing these ruk:s ) shall be 0141de, heard and determined in accordance- wuh these rules} shaU be made, heard and dc-tcrmmed mac· rorda.nce with titJe D or Part 338 or the pohciei or theBoard o(Trustta. (e) In thec:a.srofany5tatfmtrnber who hokt5a position in thC' classified civil service, described in sectmn 75 of the Civil Snvice Uw, chargl!l or misconduct m VIOlation o( these ruk$ (or or thC' rules o( any Individual mstitution supplementing or implementing these rule$ ) shall be made-. heard and dctC'rmintd as preKTibed m that sectiOn. (f) Anyorhc-r faculty or staff member who s.hall ''tolaiC' any provision or~ rules (or of the rules or any mdiv1dual mstituuon supplemC'ntmg or tmplc-mentmg rhCSC' rules ) shall be diSnHSSt'd. sus~ded or cauurcd b\· th('~ppomungauthorityprocribtd m the pohcatsof the Board o!Ttustt'CS. 535.7 Enfon::ement program. ( • ) Th~ chK( admmisuati~officn shall be rcspon~tbl~ for tbc- en(orammt of these rules (or o(the ruin of anr mdi,·adual •nstitution supple:mmting or impkmenung these ruks ) and shall designate thf other administr.lllvr officm who uc- authoriz~ to tab- aClH)n in accordance wuh such ruks whm requu'C'd or appro· priate to carry them mto df«t. (b) It is not mttnded by any provLSK>n herem to cur~ tht right or S'udcna. faculty or staff to be ho.rd upon any matter affecting thnn in their relations with the institutKm. In the case of any apparmt vioblion or these rule$ (oro(therulcs o(any individual instituttOn supple- "IS----- 3 mmttng"' implanmtins tha< ntks) by ouch paoona. wlu<h, ;, tit< judpl<nt o( lht dUd adminiotnoM o(. 6=a<hisdcsip>«.doano<paocanyittuncdiao:o( injury to pmoo or proptrty, such c6cr mar makt rr:asonab&e effort lO am tht caWit o1 tht CDDdua in quation and to pmuack - mppd - ...... sist and to raort 10 pemuslib&e mtthods b the n:IOluuon of any t.ues which may tx: prestnud.. 1n doin& .10 such offic.cr shall warn such pcnoru ol the c::onsequmca or persistmct in t.ht prohibtted conduct. induclint their ejections from any prmtises o( the institution whcft their continued presmct and conduct is in violatioQ. of thtx ruies (or or the ruJesor any individual institution~ menting or impkmenting these rules). (c ) In any case where violation o( thrx rules (or ol the rules of any indiv.tdual instituuon supplemmtingor 1mplemtnting that rula: ) doa not cpJe after ruch warning and Ill other ~ of willful violation of JUCh ruJe:s.thechida.dmmdtrallwoffic.ttorhis ~shall the C'jection of the violator rrom any pmnises whtch he occuptes 1n such violation and sha.ll tnitiawdiSOplinary action as hemnbdore providrd. (d) The chid adrmnistn.tiw offica' or hts ~ may~ lO the public authonties ror any aid which he decrru n«.c:aary m causing thtq:ction ol any viobror ol these ruies (oro( the rules of any andmchW institution suppkmcnting or imp&mw:nung thtx rules) and ht may ~the Stau Univnsitycounsd toapply&oanyooun o( appropriate 1umd.iction for an mJUOCOOn to restrain the viobuon or threatmtd V!Oiauon o{ .wdl rules. U.USt' 535.8 Communkatlon. In matters oftlw son to wtuch thcst rWa are addla.xd. full and prompt communiOltion among all romponc:nu of the institutional commumty, £acuity, studmtl and admimstration, is htghty desiratMe.. To the extent that time and circumstanca prrmit. such communW::alloc'l should prteede the aercbe of the authority, discl't'tion and rrsponsibilitie:s granted and imposed in tbcst- rules. To thestmdseach State-operated mstitutton of the Stau Uni¥er· s.ity shall nnpk,y such proccdum and means. formaJ and m!Onnal. as wi1l promot~ such commuOJc:ation.. S35.9 Notice, hearin g and det ermination of charges against students. (a ) 'Ilk tnm c:tUef a.dminiStr.ltJ~ offic.rr, as usaJ m ~rules. shaJI bed«med to mean and Lndudt any person authonzcd to~ the powtts of that officr dw· mg a vacancy therein Of dunng the absmce or ctmbtlity or the ancumbent and ror purpo50 of thu: S«ttiO"' shall abo tndutk any designee appomttd by saKi officn. (b) Whcncvl"r a complaint IS~ 10 the ch;d ad · ministratM: officer or any State-operated institutK>n of the- Univttsity o( a VIOlation by a student or studmu o( tht rulesprescnlxd in this Part (oro( any rules adopted by an individual institution supplemtnring or imp4ementin&such ndes) or whc:never he has know\edge that such a violation may ha~ occurred. he- shall awe an tnvesugation to be made and thc-sutemn~tsofthe com · plaints. if any. and o( other pcnons having know\edgr or tht faru reduced to writing. I( ~ is satisfied from such mvestiption and statemcnu that thert is reuon · able ground to bd~ that then has been such a violanon, ht shall prepare or caust to be prepam1 dwgo against the studan or uudents alleged to have comm•t· ted such violation which shall state tht provtsKm p~ · scribing thC' offtfl5oC' and shall sp«ify the: ultunatC' taro, aUeged to constitute such offense. (c) Such c1wJ!<S Wll be;, writing and Wll be"""" on thC'studrnt or ~udmu named themn byddNning the- samt to hun or them pn10nally, i( possibk:. or. if tlOt, by mailing a copy or such charges by registered mail to ~uch studmt or students at hii or th6r wua.l plaa or places or abode while attending ooll¥ and a.l$0 to has or the~r hom~ addres.s or add resses.. if diffcm'll. (d) The notice of chaflts so served shall fu. a date for hearing th~n not kss than 10 or more than 15 days from the date of SCf'VIcr whtch shall be the date of mailing whert ncassary to effttt sevier by mail Fail · urt to appear in response to tht charges on tht date fiud for hearing. unk:u tbcrc ha.. been a cominuancr ror good GIUK shown, shall be tfttmed tO be an admission o( the: (aru state-d tn such cha.rga and shall warrant such ac uon as may then be approprYte thereon. Bd'ore taking such action the- heanng committee, hereinafter rtferrtd to..slull gTVf' notice to any stu~ t . who has failed to appal. in the mannn prescribed m subdivis1011 (c), of 1U proposed findang.s and rtrommc.ndatK>ns to be subrnu ted to tht chad' admlniStnuw officer and shall $0 submit such findings and recommendations JOdays the-re after llDlcss the student has nl<anwhile shown good Clwt' (or his failurt tO:tppC'ar, In whtch ca.~ I date- (or hann~ shallhc-fixC'd (e ) Upon demand at an) umc- tKfort or ilt tht hear mg. the stude:nl durged ur hb rq>resent;Ut\'t', duh des •gnated, shaU be fum !Shed a copy or the statcmeniS tilin by thr ch1tr admm\Strauw officer 111 rfiatton It> )ULh ch.arges and With the- n;~mn of any Other watn~ who will be produc!Ni .11 the he:mng m support of the- chilr~o. proVIded. hOY>T\'t'r, that tht~ shall not preclud~ the- resu mont• o( wttncsso who ...,.c-rt unl..nown a1 the- umr ul .. uch de-mand (f) The- chtd" .tdmmtstrauvc- office-r rtU \ , Uf.._," the: SoC'rvicc- o( charges. swpcnd the- stude-nt namN thc-rtm from all or ~rt of the- uUtltUtlon's prt~ or ta..:1IH1n pC'ndmg the- hcanng and dt<ttrmuuuon therml . ....·he-n C''"Cr. •n hJS tudgmcnt. the contmucd prt"sen!..t ol ~u..:h siUtknt would coruututc- a dear da.ngc-r to hurudf or 10 the saftty o( pC'nDru or propnt' on the prC'nu~ ot tho: mstitution ur would pmt an 1mmed1ate thrat of d1' ruptiw inter(C'rtnu wuh the- normal conduct 01 thr uutitution's activ1Uts and functiOns: pruvadcd. ~'t"\Tr. that thC' chid admmistrauw Offii.V shall gr.tnt .m am mediate hearing on request of any stu~t $0 suspt"ndcd with res.:pect to the- basis fur such suspms1on. (g) Thtrt shall be constituted at each StatC'-opcr~tt:d tnSiiturion a hearing comm1ttt"t' to hear chargn agounst �4 -----"'B Shuleal Coadac:l Raletl, stucknts of viobtM>n o( tM ru&es fOr m.intcna.ncc or public cxdcr proaibrd by or rdttred to in this Part. Such committee shall conWt ol thrtt membtn of ttw administratiw staff and three membm of lhr faculty, dtsignated by the chid' administratiYe offiur, and three ~ud<nto who ohoJJ b< dcsipt<d by th< members rwn<d by tht chtd adminiscntiw ofti«r. Each such mnnbn ~hall ~ until his sucaaor or rcpbammt hal hem designated. No rm:mbn of the c:ommitt« lhall ~ in any~ whnr h(' is a witness or is or hu brm directly mvolvnt in thrcvmuupon which tht:charp:sartbased.. In o rder to providt for cut~ whne there may bt such 1 dLSqualific:ation and for cases of abscntt or disability, the ch1d administntiYe offic.rr shall designate an altem.lltc mr:mbn of the adminismuivt sllff and an alttrnate mnnber of tht: facuhy. and his principal dcsignea shall <ksig.nak an al~.ernatt student mm~bn,toKT"Yt in such cases. Any~ mmtbns of thc committee may conduct hearings and makt findings and r«<mmendations u ~nafter provided. At any institution where tht ch~ admini.sttativt offictr detnmines that lht numbrr of hearings which will bt ~uircd to bt hdd is. or may bt, so great that tMy cannot othttwiK bt disposed o( with rc:asona~c speed. M may detmninc: that the hearins committee shall consist of six membm of tht administratiw: staff and sil mm~bm of the faculty to bt designated by him and of ill students who shall br desiJnatrd by the members so designated by him. In IUCh ~t the chief administnti~ offKrr lhall dcsignatt ont of such mm1bcnas dtainnan who maydividt the rnml baship of the committet into thrtt divilions each 10 consist of two mmlbien of the administn.ti~ ltall', two faculty mtmbt:rs and two students and may auicn charges among such divisions for hearing. Any four mnnbcn of each such divlsK>n may conduct hearings and IT1ab rttornmcnd.ations as hcreinafttt provided_ (h) The hearing committtt shall not~ bound by tht ttchnicaJ rules of cvidcncc but m.ay hear or r~ any tcslimony or cvidcna wbich is rckvant and mattrial 10 the isaues presented by the charges and which will contn'butt to a full and fair consideration thereof and dcterminatkm thereon. A ttudnu against whom thr charges an madt may appear by and with rqnacntalives of his cbotce. He may confront and examine witnessc:sagainst him and may product witnes.JeS and docu mentuy evidence- in his own bdulf. "I'M~ may be present at the hearing: tht student charged and his reprcscntatiYcs and witnascs; other witnascs; rcpracntativcs of the institutional administration; and. unless the siUdent shall rrqucst a dosed hearing. such other mcm bcn of tm institutional community or other pcnoru., or both, as may be admitted by the hearing committ«. A transcript of the procttdinp shall be made. (I) Within 20 days aM the dose of a hearing. the hearing rommittec shall submit a report of its findings or £act and rttommcndations £or disposition of the ~to the- chid administratiw: offieft", togtthC'r with a transcript of the proccnfings. and shall at thc samcumc- transmit a ropy of its rqx>rt 10 the student conc.crned or his rcpresentnivt'. Within 10 daYJ thereafter the chief administrati~ officer shall make his dcwmination thcrron. Final authority to dismiss the charges orto~minctheguiltoftho«ap.instwhomtheya~ made and tocx:pd, wspnld, orotherwiscdi.Kipline: them ~hall be vested in the chid" administratr.T offKn. If ~ shall re}t-ct the findings o£ the hearing committee in whole or in p;a.rt ~ shalJ maU new findings which must be based on wbstantial evidence in the rtCOrd and shall mdudt thml in the notice or hii final dctc:rmination which shall be scrvn1 upon the stucknt or students with rnpcct to whom it is maOC · 535. 10 Rules for Organizations. (•) Organizations. Organizations which operate upon th~ campus of any State-operated institutK>n or upon the property of anyState-optttted institution used for educationa1 purposes shall ~ prohibited from au- ~r;:nn~3~ :;~~~~bed in subdivision ( 1) of (b) Proccdu~. 'IlK chM!f administrative officer at each Statt-opcnted irutitution shall ~ responsible for the enformncnt of this S«tion, and, u used hCT"rin, the term chief administrati~ offict:r shall indudc any <Soignee appoin~ by said offioer. ( 1) Whc.nC'YU th~ chief administrative officer has determined on the basis of a complaint or pt:nonal knowledge that there is rU$0nable grouncfto ~that there has bc.m t violation of this S«tion by any orpniution, the chic( administntift officer sh.a1l prcpa~ or caux to bt prq>arcd written charges against the organiution which sh.a1l state the provisiori proscribing the conduct and shall specify the ultimate facu allqed to constitute such violation. (l:) Such written charges shall bt scrwd upon th~ principal officcr of th~ organiu.tion by rqistertd or cc-rtifted mail, mum ru:cipt requested, to the orp.niu.don's current address and shall be accompanied by a notice that the organization may respond in writing to the charges within tc.n ( 10) days of r«e.ipt of said notia. 11lt notia of th~ charge so scrvtd ~U indude a statc.m~nt that the failure to submit a response within ten (10) dayish.all be deemed to be an admission of th~ facts stated in such charges and shall warrant the imposition of the penalty dncnbcd in subdivision (c} of this S«tion. The rc.spoNC &hall ~submitted to the chief administnttivc offtett and shall constitute the fonnal denial or affirmatK>n of the uhimatc= faru alleged in the charge. The chief administratiw offi<:u may allow an otension of the ten (IQ} day raponac. period. (J) Upon written request, by an authoriud rcprescntati~ of the organization, ihe chief ~ Val~~....._..._. A•••a'sb'dwe .........._ - - - - - .dministntiw officer shaJ.I provide the rcpraentativt orpniurion.an opponunity for a hctrin1- A herrin& pond dcsipt<d by th< chid ad.minlm-atM offK:Cr ahaU beat or rca:iw any leltimony or n1ckncc wMch is relevant and malftial to the iauc.s prest:hted by th< chus< and whkh wfiJ COOiribukiO a full and &ir coru.idttttion tbc.mK and ddmnination thttton. 11lt orpnization'1 rc.pramtatiw may confront and cumi~ witnc.aa: api.nst it and may produce- witncucs and d«umcnwy <Vickna on ;u behalf. Th< hearina pond ohoJJ submit writtm findinp of &ct and ruommendattons for diapolition of the charsc 10 the ch~ admini.strativt off'tecr within twnny (20) <by> aher th< cioo< of th< hearing. (4) Final authority to dismla: the dw-aa or to mab a final dcumtination shaD be wstcd in the chid administntiw: officer. Notice o( the d«Uion lhaU be in writinJi shaD include the reason• supportinc such decision; and sbaJJ be served on the principal officer of the orpnization by mail in the nuDDtt clacr'Ud in pa"'l"pb (2)ofthluubdmsion within a reasonable time 1uch dccWon is made. (c) Pmalties. Any orp.niz.ation which authorizes the prohibited conduct described in subdivision ( 1) of Section SlS.l of this Part shall bt aub;ect to the rescission of permission to oputk upon the campus or upon the p~ of the Sllt.H)peratcd irutitu· lion used for educational putpOICI. T'hc ptn&lty provided in this subd.iviJion &haD be in ~t:ion to any penalty which maybe impotc.d pursuant to the Ptnal Law and any other provis:ion'oflaw,or to any penalty to which an individual may be subject purmant to thisParL ( (d) By-laws. Scdion 6450( I) of the Eduation Law requires that the provisions of thil Pan wbicb prohibit reckless or intmtional mdanscnnmt to health or forced conaumption ofliquorordtup for the purpose of initiation into or affiliation with any orpniz.ation shall be dmncd to be: pu1 of thiby-laws of all orpniz.ations which opnat~ upon the campus of any State-operated institution wed for educational purposes. The statute further requires that each auch organiution shall mriew t~ by-laws annually with individuals afftliat.cd with the orpniution. (e) Distribution. Copies of the: provisions of this Pan which prohibit recklcu or intentional endanger· ment to health or forc:td consumption of liquor or drugs for the j1Urposc: of initiation into or affiliation 1 with any organization shall be givm 10 all students enrolled in each State-operated institution. Filed Qc. tobtt 14, 1969Amc.ndcd:April1970 January 1970Scpt(mbcr 1980 October 1982 ..RT1Cl£ 3C: SUPPLEMENTAl. RULES arm- •s36.t DlstUpllon A person is guilty of disruption whm he or she, by ac- tion, by threat, or otherwi$c-: (•) intr:rfer~ with university activities; or (b) obstructs uniYC:nity activities. UnNm.ity activities indude, but ~ not limited to; teaching. research, administration, public service function,orothcr authorized activity or program on univnsity pmnises. 536.2 Unauthorized Enlly • Nopcnonshallbreakintooril1cgallyc.ntr:ranyunivmity buikfinsot room; nor shall any penon enter or remain in any private room Ot officr of any student, bculty manbcr, administrative officer, or other penon on univtr'Sity property without the cxpres.s pcrm.is.sion of tlv pcnons authorized to ~or liYc in that room; nor shal1 aoy WliiU · thorizcd pmon enter or rtmain in any univosity building or bcil.ity at a time when that facility no;m.u,. as dosr:d or after the facility has brm dosed beca~ of special or unusual circwnJtanca. Univrrsitjt facilities indude, but at( not limited to. the (oUowing: buildings. parking lou. athletic fields and all campus areas. 536.3 Theft And Destruction Of Property (•) No J><nOII ohoJJ tal<e,lle!l.bum.destroyoroth· crwiJc damaac any property not his or htt own, on the univm.ity campus or on any uni¥eni.ty property. (b) No J><nOII· in any mann<!" whaiJocYer. ohoJJ de- fa« walb: of any structurtofthe unhusity,cithnon the insidt or the outside of said structure. Thil includes the ~of painu, poltc:rS, and advmiJcmmts affixed in any arns other than thoK designated lOr sum purposa. -(c) Nc>pmon ohoJJ knowinJiyharborocpou<aiiDicn property what on or residinJ 11 the unrwnity campus. • ApprfwJby u.rn.mityC.unril s.pr...w.r, 1975 Boom/ /976 •• Apprrw<d by th< C:O.nri/ ofthe Stat< UnMn;tyofN<w YorkatBuffoiotmMay18, /911/and..,.,..mbyrhe/loonl ofT...,_ s.p....J,<, 2J. 1!1111. .,.,.._..._I, 536.4 PhyslcoiAbwe And HMlwment A pu10n is guilty of physical abuse and harusmc.nt """"' (•) he or sbr: intentionally UNults, st:rikcs.. threat· cru. or intimKiates any pcr50n; or (b) he or she engages in a c:ow-sc of ronduct. over any period of time, or repcakdly rommita acts which a1ann orteriouslyannoyanother person and whKn acrw no lqitima.tr pul"ppSSC; or (c) ht or ahc acaa a condition whid:t unnca:ssarily md.nJ!m 0< duatms the health, sakty. 0< wdl-being oi other pcnons or oi other propr:ny on wtM:nity propr:ny. 536.5 Dongorous Weopons And Explosives (•) It is a violation of New York State Law and/or UniW"rsity Regulations for a penon to poucu a ri.Oe, ~ fuunns. rnununitioo. fiftcnd<m, or aplosiva in or upon the buiklinp or grounds of the u.nivft-. sitywitbout appropriate written authorizatioa from the appropriate univnsity official. This includes roman c:andlesor limilarcombultibla or~ {b) No penon. cdher linsJy .. in <DOCa1 with othc:n, shall poaa1 and carry, on any ~ or in any buadina ol thr unM:nity, an airpn, or other insuummt or weapon in which thepropcUincba: ilair, knife, dirk. stiktlo.sabre.cud,.t. bludecon.dub.dinpbol. or other lhina adaptabk 10 th< purpooo: oi a ...._., ;n. dudina ba.- """0< oinillar anX:Irr, <rd~Jdin& only orthopedic aicls.athlcticequipmmt,and projca or construction materials and tool& on proof of a proper specific UIC or purpotr on the day in queation. (c) No pmon him! lor purpooa of enforcin& I<CUrity, wbethc.t in lieu af or in addition to drpartmc.nt o( public aakty offi<zn, may ...,_ in hls oc her pouaoion in or upon the buiklinp and grounds of the uniYcmty any firea.nn or othc:r deadly weapon without specific wrinm authorization &om the Uniftnity official empowered 10 &iw auch.authoriutioo 536.6 Pldtetlng And D<monstrolllom <•l to"""""' In rcprd 1000-atnpwlludau actiaosanddml· lik, public 0< pmak property 0< 10 ..... local. Swc 0< F<d<n1 lows.studcnl wiD takr tht ~of his or ber own actions u an indMdual bclorc the law, u wdl u bOna rdCrnd 10 th< appropriak UDMrUIJ' disciplirwy body. ,.. o( any rlamaa< 10 public 0< privrl< property ........... that lmd mustb<bonxiJrthoo<leplly~ (It) AD members ol a Uniwnllf IIIIIUDunity must shut tht rcspooaibility for maintainins a dimatc: id whim~ ~an bceqnaaed freely and without ~l {<) Th<&ak u.......,.ofNcwYookatlluffitlohu tnditianally aupporud dt< risftt oi iu ... fxulty andaaft"to pooocfui-Aiwoys impticitlyia th< Wldcnlanclin& t h a t - WilliiOI in....r... with orvW!r:dt< ricftuolotbin.llls dt<obliption oi all10 .... in mainllioinJ onitt and to UIW'C COUlUOUS tt<q>Qon of any campus opcokr:roc viaitor. (d),.. - . . . pauins 10th< a>oduct o i mcnbm: of tbc univasity community who compdled 10 cxpraa lhdr m-tt duouah piclr.etina and other J0nno ol danorutntion: (I) l'i<idioa and dml· on~tntins nn:ist be ordalr at aD times and lhouJd in no Wl'f jeoponliz< public onlft or aar.ty or inom... with th< WIMnity"l P"''JVDL (2) l'i<idioa 0< demorutnt· ins mwt DOC intttferc: witb au.ranccs to buildinp oc the normalllow ofpedestrian or >dUcuJu lr!llic. (3) Thooe involved in pidz1ins or dcmonstratins may not interr... by minslin« with "'Jf'Uud lll«<inp or other ... scmbties for the purpoK of harasanent, sinae this invades th< risftu of othcn 10 Ulallblc and th< ri&hts of spctlcastofn:o_....;on.(4)Piclr.ninaocdanorutnt· ing may oot obmuct or physicallyintcrf"tn with the in"Brilf of th<daatoom. th< privacy of th< ..sidcnoe halls, or th< functiofling of th< ph)osial plrnc 536.7 Loitering Arid T~ On Unlvenlty (;rounds Or In UtWenlty ~· (•) Any J><nOIIIIOiallud<nt, r:mplo)"'. guest of a student or an cmplo)u, or the parent or q.l guardian of a student in atttndanoc at the unMmty, who loitm in or about any unnusity buiLdins or any pan of university groundJ without wriucn permission from the praidcnt, custodial or Olhcr person in c;harF tba-eof, or in violation of po&ted rules or regulations governing th< UJ< them>(. ohoJJ b< guillf of 1rapaA. R<gulations on each campus shall include the manner by which campus vU.itations bynon-studcntasha.U be dcvdoped in ac:· amlana: with th< Pmall.aw. (b) Under New York Pmal Law, Section 2403S,subdivl$ion 5, a person il sulltr of loiterins when he or she loiters or remains in or about a school, mUcgc or university buildins or lf'OWKI$. not having any reason or rdatioruh;p imolving cwtody of or responsibility lor a pupil or student or any specific, legitimate reason for being thc:rr,and not having written ~Wion from any penon authorized to grant the AIM. (c) UndcrNcwYook Pmall.aw.I<Ctioo 140.05.aper· son ;, gUillf of~ what he or she knowinsJy cntm or remains unbwfuUy in or upon pmnisa. Trapas.s is a "violation" punishab&c by a fine, or imprisonment of up to IS days. (d) UndcrN<wYook PuW Law Section 140.10apcr· ... is suiilfol aiminaluespus in th< third d<zr«what he or abe knowingly cntm or remains: unbwfuUy in a buiklingor upon real property which is fmccd or othttwiac endoled in. mannc:r desianed to Cldudc intruders. This is a aa. 8 Misdemeanor. em 536.8 Sonctlons The judicial bodies established to consider asc.s involvinsltudcnt viol.ation.softbc provisioru:ttated m lhistc.erion an the swdcnt·wide judiciary and thc committee forth< main~<nan<rof public order. Thea< juctidal bod· acs haft-the powu to instiNtc• the foDowins range of sarictk>ns: (•) warning; (b) nol>liononr=rd; (c) ratitution: (d) Jog of privilep:E (1) deniaJ ofuxofan automobile on campw for a designated time; (l:) mnoval from dormitory or othu WINasiiJ'~ (:J) lou of such privilqcs as may be amsistcnl with the oftcnae committed and thc rehabilitation of the ltucknL (.) dUcipli<wy probation with 0< without Jog" cbignatcd privileges b a definite period o( time. The violation of the tmns of disc:iplirw'y probalioa or the infraction of any unr.asllf rui< durins th< period of dis· ciplinrrr. probation mry b< grounds lor swpcnsion oc apulsioo from the unMniry; (f) IUSp<rllion from the u.u..m.,. 1or. defin;.. oc indc.finile ~ ol time; (g) ~ from th< WIMrUI)': . (lt) JU<ilo<hcr--llmoyb<"Pf"'"<dbrdt< llniwnil)"uri•••ala. • "Saltjoct•leol-oll&o....-.---· .-,v--.....-•..-. ADMINISTRATIVE wmiDRAWAL 1 . A llud<nt will b< oubjca IAl imdunwy admistllln· .... wilhdrowol from th< UnMnity. 0< from u........,. houslnt. ;r it ia d<tmnincd. br c1oat and """""""c m- dcnc<.lhat lh<llud<ntla ouff<rin&from. poyddoaia1. c.rnotional. or medial condition or dilordcr, and u a ...We (•) -oclhma_IO_inbdlavio<whid> - a dans« oi alliin& pbysiallwm 10 o:lf oc othm,or (b) _ .. tlualmo 10 ..... in bdlavio< whid> would .... Jianifiant propertyrlamrJit. 0< dir<cdy and subotantially impede th< lawful actMbos oi otbcn. z. Thea< IW1danls do - ptt>lude ,..,.,...) from th< Univenity, or tJMomity bousi..rJ& in 'liCXOI'daruz with provision~ oi th< ..sidcnoe ball oocupancy _ . . or other u.......,.rulr:s 0 < - J.A~ oivlolatin&U.......,.disciplin · ary ........... - b< diwncd from dt< ditciplinary ,....... and wilhdnwn in aa>r>n!ao« with lheoc ..... dania. ;r the lludtn~ as r ruuh c< mental cliaonkr: dt< apacity., rapond 10 pmdina disci· plintry cna..., or (It) did - - th< ....... 0< WIOIIIfu1naa "the a>odua .. dt< time: oi dt< o6auc. .... ,.. V"aa; Pmirlent it< 5a&dcnt AJ&in 0< ~ may alto mmocota 8chmor &a1uatioo Coauninr.c.to a>naiatoi• "'""'" a n d - 10.....: o( Coattrdinc Cenlcr <•l - m<-.. ..... _.. proforaionri&Odl;-olS<udmtHald>Ccm.r,.,.. r..ionai&Odl;- o f - Lifo probaiontl lUff (if rrwdent ia donnitory raidcnt). I manbcr o{ AadatUc AdftaemcDt ~ llfll; manb<r of Public Saftty profutiooal .sta:ff, and any other indivlrlutl(s)whomtheV"&OtPmirlentbdio¥os..,.,.,.. ridr:Jianifiant input repnlina dt<rrwdenl,.. lldltv· ior E'lll:1.11tioa Committee will mttt to reYinr the studmt'a aitullioo and runmmmd that: (•) no action b< lllltm. {b) advixmmt of rrwdent -"""""' awilablc, on campua or within the community. to raolw psychological, cmotiona1, 0< malial dil6cullios. (c) advixmmtofatudanoo....,wywithdnwal from th< and/oc raidma: halls, (d) m..lunwy admlnillniM wilhdnw.alprocao be initiated.. S. The V.a President for Student At&i.rs or u.......,. ~moyrtfuarrwdentlortvoluarioniJral.inMr· sity p<JdUatrisl,~ocother tppn>prialo hcrlth are pro(eaional if the Vn President or daiptt reasonahlybdio¥os that 11ud<ntmoyb< IUf!ains from a psycholop2l. anotional, or medical condition or disonler.and th<rrwden(o bd>avior -•c!ans«oi aUJingpbysiallwm 10 th<ltudmtorothm.ausingpropmyclarnqe. or impeding th< i&wfulactivitiosof othm. 6. Sc.udcntJ rtfcrnd for evaluation in"aa:ordanct: with this Part shall be 10 informed in writin& cithet by personal ddi>ay or by r:ortificd mail. and ohoJJ b< giYm a """'o( lheoc wndrn!Jand proceilura. Th<...Juation mUll. be initiated within fMbusincsdayl from tbt dak of the rderraJ letter, uhlcM an c.xtenUoo as granted by the Vsa Prc:sidcnt oc- dcsisn« in writi.nJ. 7. Anypcndingdirciplinoryaction ...,.,. wilhhdd Wlbl t:he.naluatioo il comp&ncd.at the cUamoo of the V.a Ptaiddltlor StudentAI&iu. a. Aaudcnt who &ill to compkte the rvalua.tion in accordance with these andards and procedures may be withdnwn on an interim basis,orrdc.trtd b-disciplinary action. or both. 9 . An intmm admi.nistra!M withdnwal may be i.mpkmc.nted immediatdy if a studmt fi.i1s to com~ an evaluation, u provided by these standards and procrdurcs. Alto. an inltrim withdrawal may~ implemented imrncd41dy ;r th< V"&Ot P!uidattlor Student Al&in or dcsign«d<tmninesthottrrwdentlll!fb<sufltrio&from a mental, poyddoaia1. cmotiona1, or malial coodi· lion or dilordcr, and as a rault, the student's behavior poses an inuninmt danp of: (•) ausins J<rious physicallwm 10 dt< ltudmt or othcn,or• (It) ausing sisnffiant propr:ny r1amrJ1t. oc dir<cdy and subotanliallyfmpeding the J.wful activities of otbcn. 10, A ltudc.nttubjcct lOan iottrim withdrawal sball be giYm writtm notiaoithewithdnwal cilherbypaoooal ddi>ayoc byr:ortificd mail. and shall b< giYm a mpyoi thcoe IW1danls and proadura. Tho rrwdent ohoJJ then b< giYm an oppottunily 10 appear personally l>d'on th< Vn Praidatt for Studmt A1fain: or a desipee. upon r<qUCII. immcdiatdy .rt.r dt< intaim wilhdnwal. in orda" to rmrw me bllowins islua only. th< tdiabililfolth<inlormatioo amcmting th< student's behavior; (b) whether or not the ltlldmt's behavior poses a danfer o( a.usio& imminent. xrious physia1 harm 10 th< rrwdent orothcn,ausingJiani(iant property dam· age.ordir<cdyand subotantially impeding th< lawful ac· tMties oi othen: (c) Wbdbet or not the student has comp&cttd an evaluation. in acxorcianoc with tbac su.odards and procolura. • 11 . A sfudcnt sub;«t to inurim witbdnwal m.ay be asQst<d in th<appcaranoo l>d'onlbe Ptaidmt it< Student AJ&in by a family manbtt, I licatxd poychologist or pqchiatrill,a health care profcslional.or a rncmbc.r of u.. <•> v... th< campus a>mmunily. The rrwdentmoy b< · nicd by lcpl aJIIIlSd, allt>ouF the role" counsel will be limit<d 10 pnMrling lcpladviae., the lllldmt. 12. An informal bcarin& will b< bclrl within 1M: bus;nca<by>tfkrdt<rrwdentbUbomtvoluatalbyth<rppropria~< mental hctllh an: pror..ional. Th< rrwdent will mnain withdrawn on an interim buis pcndins mmplction of th< informal hcarina. but will b< allow<d �tO enter upon tht campus to •tccnd tbt hcarin&. or for other nuaoary purpooa. u authorized in writing br Voce Praidauliw Student AJWn or dcaipx<. 1) . Srudcntloubjcct to . . imolunury wlthdrawallhall b< aca>nlod an infomW hearing bdon tht v., J>rai. denr liw Student AlDin, or a desi&n«· Tho following guiddina will b<~ (o) Studmu will b< inionned of tht tim<. elm. and Joar;.. of tht infomW batin&o in writinJ, ftthcr' br paoonal ddi¥ery or certi6cd mail, at leu< ,_ busineM da)>inad>ancz. (b) Th<mW.cur fil<, including an evaluorioo pn· pam! pu....... t t o - - and pnocedum, and tht names of p~ hearing putlcipants, will b< availal* for inspcc:tioa by the: R\Kknt i.n dw V"n Pta.ident for Student Af&in office durin1 normal buRnt:sl houl'l. Tht file. which ahoukl be nailabk •t lcut two buRn<sa daysbdo« tht infomW batin&o noed not in· dock tht paoonal and <XJOiidauiolnottsof anyinsrltu· tiona! ollicW or p&rtic:ipant i.n die ewluation procr:a ·no!~~~~=:w~~ ply. Tho Voce Praidcnt for Student Af&in oc: daigrre< shall tJia'Cile actiw control ow:r the prooecdinp to IY'Oid needleu <X>n~U~nption o( time and to adUcvoe the orderly completion oftht hearing.Anypaaon wbodisrupu tht hearing may b< aduded. (oi) Th<atuclentmay-tob<-bra!un· ily mcmb«and alicmood paydlolopt or poyt!Uatriot. a h<alth '""' pro6osoional. or bra member of the campus a>mmuruty. Tho atuclent may b< aaompan;.d br lcpl <OUNC!. altbou&f> the role of rowud will b< limit<d to providina ~cp~..ma: to the atudenl ' <•> '""*"""'"" the atudentcxrq>t forlcpl a>Ull· o<l. will b< gj'm> r<aiODable tim< to . . <dnant Qu<$tioru of ury individ.UIJ. -wcarin1•t tht informal hearing. u wdlu to presmt rdcvant f'ridmce. (f) TheinfomW~mayb<<XJOdurudintheal>­ scnad •ltUdcnt wbo &.ils 10 tppear afber proper noci«.. (I) Tho halth '""' pro{<aiooal who pnpaml the rYlliWition pursuant 10 thrte stancbrds md procedures m.~y b< cxpcaed to appcu at tht infomW batin&o and to respond 10 l"dewnt question&. upon I'Uiucst of my party, cxrq>t tu..lcpl <OUNC!. (h) Tho Voce Praidcnt &><Student Af&inor d<sig· the informa] hearin1 and to present mdmc:t in auppon of any wit.hcinwal Z'm)mmmd.tion, if the V"aa ~t or design«" dtterminc:s that such participation is es.smtialtO tht ~ution of tht cue. (I) The informal h<aringlhall b< tip< r=nW by tht Vn Pruident for Student Affairs or ~· ~ tapc{s) shall bt kept with tht pertinent cur fik for as long u the:~ fik is maintained by the irutitotion. (J) A written decis.ion shall be rmckrtd by the Vu:e President for SrudcntAff.Ursor designee within fi¥t business cbys after the completion of the informal hearing. The written ckdsion, which wilfbe mailed ccrt.i.6ed or prnonally dd~ to the studmt, 5houkf contain a nte may pmnit u.niw:nityofficials.to •ppcar at stattment of reasons for any dettrmination leadin1 to involuntary withdn.wal. The student shouJd abo be ad · vUed u to whm a petition for rrinstatemmt \llo'Ould be consideml,alongwithanya:mditionsforrrinsutcmc:nl. (k) The dttision of the Vu:r President for Studmt Affairs or designee shall be final and rondusiw: and not subject to appeal. 14. ~nablt deviations from the.w proctdurcs will noc invalicbtt 1 d«Won or proceeding wdess Jignifiant pttjudict to 11tudcnt may resuiL ARTICLE 4: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALCOHOUC BEVtRAGE CONTROL lAW All provisioru of the New York State Alcoholic Bevmtgr Control Llw and all rulesoftht Statt Liquor Authori1y apply to the Sw.c: UniYO"Sity of New York a.t Buffalo. Spct cWittmtionshoWdbeJWdtothcfoUowingrqulations: 1. "Any person who mis.rtpre5ertts the age of a person under the age of twenty-one: yean for the pul'pOSI= of inducing the sale of a.ny akoholic bevmtge, as ddin«< in the ak:oholic: beYcragt rootrollaw. to such penon. is guilty of an otrenx and u pon conviction ~(shall be puniihcd by • fine of noc morr than S200. or by irn· prisonment for ooc mort than fiw: days or by both such fine and imprisonmmL• (Alcoholic Bevttagr Control Law, Section 65-1) 2. "Anypmon undtt theageoftwmty-om yean who pr~u or offm to lll1Y licc:nJCC under lhe alcoholic bcYcrasr: control law, or to the asmt or em~ of such 1 licauce, any written rndma: of • wtuch is false, fnudu&c:nt or not actually his or her·own. for the pur· pose: of purchasing or 1ttcmpting to purch.ax any alroholic ~ may b< amat<d 01' ownmoncd and bo: camincd by a magistnl< bovingjuriadiction on o dw&< ofilkpllypun:buingor ananp<ina to ill<plly purdw< any alcoholic beYetqe. If I determination is made SW· ta.ining such chargr the court or magistrate Jball rdea.sr such pmon on probation for a period of not o:c.ccding one year, and mq in addition impo~e • fine not ac:ced· ing one hundred dollars.• (Alcoholic ~Control Law, Section 6S-b} J . "Exoepc. as htteinafkr providfti. no pmon under 1M ase of twenty-one years lhall poaess any alcoholic bev· crage, u defined in this chaptcr, with the intent to consume such ~A pmon u.tm" the IF of twmty· one yean may possess any alcoholic bnuage with in· tent to consume if w·alcoholic~ is g.ivm: (a) to 1 person who is a student in a curricuJum licenKd or registered by the Sta t ~ Educ1tion Depart· mcnt and the st ud~nt is required to tute or imbibe alcoholic bevenges in courses which are ~rt of the required curriculum, provided such aJcoholic bevttqes are UIC'd only for instructionaJ purposes during dass amducted pursuant to such curricuJum; or (b) to the penon under twenty-one years of age by that person's parent or guardian." (Alcoholic Bcvn-age Control Law, Section 6S-c., subdivisioru I and 2) 4 . " Wh~nl'Vtr a pe-ace office.r as defined in su bdivi- aion thirty-thrM of JKI:ion 1.20 of the crimioaJ pro· cedurc law or police officer u Mined in tubdivWon thiny-four of J«tion 1.20 of the criminaJ procedurt law ihaJJ obJ.ervt: 1 pn-$0n under the of twenty· one ynn of •It openly in poueuion of •n alcoholic bnenae u do;fined in this dlapttt with the intent to c:ontume such ~. in violatkm of this JCCtion. uid officer may srizr the bevel'• •and lha.ll deliver it to the custody of his ot htt dcparunenL (Alcoholic 8cYt:rqt Control Law, Su:tion 65-c,subdivisioo 5) S. •No pcnon licmood rosdl almholic ~shall JUfRr or permit any pmblin1on the liarued premisa. or sufkror permit .web premises to become disordm.y. The UJe of the litensed prmliscs. or any part theuof, for tht We of lottery tic:keu, playing ofbinao or games of chance, ora• simulcut &cilityorsimulc:ut theater pursuant to the ruing. par•· mutual wagttins and breeding law, when duly authorized and lawfully conducted thereon, shall DOt mnstitutr pmbJins within the meanin1 of this subdivisiQn: (Aicuholic ~ Control Law, Section 106, subdivision 6) •sc AIIT1CU S: DRUG FREE SCHOOU & COMMUNmESACT In cnnjunction with the Drug Frtt Schook and Communities Jv:t Ammd.mc:nu of 19891 the: Uni¥m.ity a1 Bu1&lo and the: Student Health System aK O)mmiued 10 dear and CDDC:ilc poticieJ on substanoe abwc and a stron&J"'Ol'UDof~U<atmcntrchabilitation. and ....uy. Srudcntl tbould b< awan: of the following information: • Srudcnt rulca and .qubtions pro!Ul>;t the unlaw· ful pooocuion, uoc. or distributioo of illicit dru@il and alcohol on campus proptrties or u put of ill aaivitics. All pnMsiom of Star. Aia>holic il<Y«... Control t - and all rulca of tht Star.liqoor Authority appjr.on campw. No penon undo:rc the • oftwarty'f>ne can poua1 any aia>l>oJic bev- er-.: with the intent to consume. Statr and Fed- eral drug and - brws' arr: aho mforc<d 00 campua. • Aia>holic ~ may b< ll<n<d on campus br - a n d orpnizations prov;dcd the~ aK not told and that such servKe is authorimi by the campus Akohol Review Board For inf"omution, contact Studmt Af&in: (MS-2982). • Aia>hol and other IIUbotanr:< abw< couruding. n:habtli~tion, md runtry prosra.ms ~offered in the community. free, confidential inf"onmtion and I.S5eW11Cfltl are availabk a.t lhe Student Health Cenltr in Michael HaJJ by calling the Student Haith 1o1:<xs Lin<: Car-'-2789) to.. an appointmcnL Rdernls will be madt to community t~tmmt P'f'OV'ImJ if indicated. The Student Counseling Center offers • number of programs and activities designed to assist students. In addition, chapters of Akoholics Anonymous and Mu.lt O.ildrm of Alc.ohOOa rnefl rqu1arly on campus. Emplo)tt:S arr ~ by an Emplo}ft ~istanu Progn~m {829-2 155 or64S-3166}. • Th~ Unim-sity will impose appropriate disciplin· ary unctions on st:udenu and employtts. Student conduct violations are consideml by the StudentWide Judiciary or the Commit Itt for the Mainttnancr of Public Order. Sanctions may ran~ from warnings to expulsion for violatk>n of uniV'I:I'Sily ....c~an~s. • Weal, uate, and federal Laws for the unlawful pos· session or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol are enfon::td on campus. Thest include the Statt ~nal Code provisions on the posxssion and salt of controlled substances and fedual con1roJIW substance possasion and trafficking gnction). Violatioru of state laws can result in fines and up to life in prison. Federal sanctioru are similar. • Thto u.st211d oYttdost of illicit drugs and alcohol an kad 10 physial and J")'Chooogiaa d<ptnd<n«. behavioral chanp. phya:ical •nd psychological damage. and po$511* death. Even low doses may significantly impair judgement and coordination. A complete copy of the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act s~tement is available for student review. Direct inquiries to: Student Health Center, 215 Michul HaJI, 829-1316. ARTlCLE 6: Sl\JDENT ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNT110N AND REGISTIIATION OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Studenll inttrested in establishing an organization on campus should initially iNjulr<abour =>snitioo rluough an appropriate student gowmmenL Application fonru and the aitml. b- mDgRition aft a\'1ilab&e at studmt offia:s. Studmt orpnizations not afliliat~ with an appropriatestudmtaovemmcnt may request rqistration through the Offic:r of Studmt Unions and Ac· tivitics. Rqistration will be pntcd 10 orpniz:ations af. filiattd with the unM:nityand agrtting to abide by Olltl· ""' rules, r.gubtions, standanh. and policies. For ga><rol infonna.Uon about student orpnizatioru and tM rrros· nition/rqistration process. contact the OffKr of Student Unions and Activities, 150 Student Union. For information on the recognition proa::a for JOCiaJ fraternal orp· niz:atiotu, contact the Univnsity 1.Wson for Grt'Cks. 150 Student Union.~Ua)gnitioo and rqistr.~tion policies and prooedun:s will b< cbdop<d and impl<mcnl<d by tht OffioeofStudmt Unions and Activities. sow:mment CONDITI9NS FOR REGISTRATION OF ALL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS A. When functioning on campus. all registered studnn organizations will be hdd rc:sponsibk by the Um· versityforabKiing by fcdttal.su.te.and kxalla~ as ~u as all University regulations. 1lK' UniYen.ity will not become in\'Oiwd in the off-campus conduct of rq.istcrN student orpniuttons except when such conduct is de· ln'mined to haw a substantially adYe:rse: dfrct on lht University or upon individual mnnbcn of the Uni~r· sity community. \ B. Alty Df'J""Wuion witlt ra;tric:tiw m.mt.btrMip .wa;.,;...,.,on dv iHuU ofrau. m;ron. ~(crupt .. cumpr.dl>yFo.J6.1~). 41MhU· ~..Oido iry. ap, trftll, NllrioMI Orifin. orwtmtn ltilnu will not oblllin or mainfltin. ~tyrtfillrtltion. C. Only currently registered students shall bt disibk for act1vt mnnbr:ntup mtw in student orpnlz.atioru.. Students may not be on A.c:admlK Probauorr • to be a c:ancHdate for d«ted offi« • to 5n'V't' man appointed offiu a to senT throughout onc'idec:kd ur appmntcd lft1ll ~iztditegislertd student orga.mzauocu and govnn menli may establish additional requuernents for offict or rnembenhip. D. 11v porpcx.e or putp06CS of a student orpmzaoon must not oontlict with thr educational f\mc:uons01 CSQb.. li!hed policies of tht lhtMnity. It is incumbrnt upon any penon prew:ntins ob;eaions to thr a.pplialiOO for ~ ­ tmion or continuana of an orpntzation to danonstn~lC' heM and in what rmnner the rqisttation or oontinuana di thot orpnizatioo would aJn4;a .nth the o:ducaoonal functions 01' atabli.n.d poticio:< of the IJMomity. E. Student orpnintions will not br: ~r.~nt~ recognition or rqistntion status if the rrcognitionlrqistra· tion unit determines that iu pi'OJI'C*'d purpoKS or func · tions duplKatt those of an aisting atudent organiu· tion. Student organizations will not be permitted to rr· ta:in rccopition/regiltration stat\15 if they do not fulfill their stated purposea and/or functions or violate am· pus rules, .qubtions, otandards, and poJici<s. F. ~ student orga.niJ:alions may not engagt in haz:ing activities. Huing is defined as any action or situation that rcckleaty or intentionally c:ndan~ tht mental or physical hraJth or ufrty of a student or that willfully destroys or removes public or private property forthepurpoteofiniti.ationoradmission into or affih· ation with. or u • condition for continued mcmbenhip in, any rq.istered student orpniution. H.az.ing includes, but is not limited to, any brutality of • phya:ic:al natu~. such ill whippins. beating. branding. forced c:alisthenics,aposuretothcdcmcnts.foradronsumptionofany food. liquor, drug. or other substanct. or any other forced physial activity thar a>Uid ~Y aft'«t the physial health and safety of the individual, and shall indude any activity thAt would subject the individual to n:t~me mental stres5, such as sleep deprivation, forced adusion from social contact. forced conduct that could ~ suit in e:nmne embarrassment. or 1ny other forced ac· tivity that could advnsdy affect the mental health ot diJnity of the individual, or any willful destruction or mnovaJ of pubhc or privak property. Arty activny n described in this ddinitton upon which the imt~tion or admission into or affil~tion ..,_,;th or continued mem bnship in a rcgistttcd student organizouion li dirKtly or indirectly conditioned shall br: p resumed to be "forced"" aaivity. tht willingness of an individual to p;uticipatt in such activity notwithstanding. Any rega~tered s-1udent org;aniuuon that commns- hazmK IS suhJ«t to disctptinary action. RELATION OF THI: UN IVERS ill' TO STUDHtl ORGANIZATIONS Rqistr.~tion of stuckm orga.nwttoru st\4111 n01 bt con strued as agrMment, suppon, or approval by tht Um \Trsny, but o nly as recognitaon of~ right~ of tht org.a nazoation to exist a1 tht UniV'trsny, s-ubject to the cundt tions mumerat~ herein. RJGHTS OF STUDENT OR(.;ANIZATIONS A. Rqistertd student org;mi:zauoru may we the name of tht Univnsity tn thetr offictal title~ to tndtcatt lu..it tion, not endorsement (see Artade 6, Section VIII ). B. Registered student organuataons may Wt" Um\Tr sity facili ties subJ«t to the duly t"Stabhshed wnuen ruin gow:mmg §uch ust. C. Rq.isttted studaat organiz.ataons may petitiOn for tht we of mandatory stucknt activity fees subft.'\., to Una vrrsity rqulattons.student o rgamulton rrgula1aons and stucknt go~rnmen1 manuals. PAJrT II · ADMIHIST11AT1Vl R£GULAT10NS ARTICLE 7: AOM INISTliATIVE REGUlATIONS 1. VIOLATION OF LAW AND UNIVERSin' DISCIPUNE (a) University cfucipHnary proct'tdinp ma)· bt in· stituttd against a studmt chargN with violatio n of a law which is abo a violation of this Stu<kn1 Code, fo r ex· ample. if .b oth violations result from the samt factual situation, without regard to the pmdtncy of civillitigoa· lion in court or criminal arrC51. and proxcutton. Proettdings under this Student Code may be earned out prior to.sirnulWleOUSiywith.. or following civil o r crimi · nal pi"OO!ftlings off-campus.. (b) Whaa a student is charged by fl!drral , state or local authorities with a violation of law, the Umversaty will not request or agl"ft to .sp«ia1 considention for t~t indivW:Iual beau.se of his or her status as a student. If tht alleged offe:n.se is also the subject of a procetding bdort a judicial body under the Student Code, hownn, the University may advise- off-cunpw authoritks of the a · Wma of tht Student Code and of how such matten will be handkd intcrnally within the Univrrs.ity com · munity. Tht Uniwnity will roopera~ full y with law en · forarntnt and other agencies in the enforcement of criminal law on campus and in the conditioru ampostd by crim inaJ couru for the re-habilitation of studml vio· La1ors. Individual stucknLS. faculty and staff mnnbers, acting in thcir personal capacities., remain frtt to inler· act with governmental rq>resentati\-es as they dttm ap· propriate. 2. FAMILY EDUCAllONAL RJGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPAl A. 1lK' St.att University of New York al Bulb.lo cum· pia fully with tht FomilyEducuional l!iW>Uand Pmacy Aa o/1974 in itsuutmentof srudmt educational ranrds. This Act was intended to prottrt 1M privacy of educational JM.)rds..to establish Wright of students to inSJlt\:t andi<Yitwthcireducabonalr=nlo.and .. pn,.;d<pDd<- lina b the O)f"TeCtion or ddcdon of inac:cu.nlt or- m• i<odini c1au rJu-ouP mfonNI and fonNI hcarinp. This inlritution's policystaaernmt fot the Famity Educational Risflu and Privacy AD. of 1974 apWru: in tail tM proa:durcs 10 be followed by the imtirution for compHanct with the promions of the Act. A copyol tlw policy is availablt in the Offia of the V~er Pruidmt for Studmr Allaus. Room 542 Copen Hall. Nonh Compw. Ra7Drds wtUc:h an maintained t,. the Uruwnity and the offirr in whach they arr housed: is a follows: ADMISSIONS· Offaceof Admissions CUMULATIVE ACADEMIC - .Rcwrds & RqutratJOn HEALTH · Centn" for Studmt Health FINANCIAL · Student Accounu PLACEMENT · U.rrcr Pla.nnmgtPUcenlc:n1 [)ISCIPUNARY · Dean of Students ae. B. FERPA • The- Family EducabOnal. Rights and Pnvacy Act (FERPA} affords-studentsc:rrtaul nlhts with respect totheiredu · catJOn records. They are: 1 . The right to atup«t and revirw the student's eduation ra:ords within 4S d.lys of thr day the Univnsity f"C'Cef"V'I:S a request for access. St~nu should submit to the registrar, cka.n. head of the academic dqJaftment, or' o the:r appropriate officia.l, written requau that adnuify the recon:l(s) they wish 10 insp«t. Tht university official will mak.e arrutsrmc:nu for acau and notify tM student of the time and piau whn-r the rrmrds may be insp«ted.. If the records arr not maintained by the Univusity official to whom the request was submittrd, that official shall advise the Jtucknt of the corrn:t official to whom the request should be addrcsKd 2. The right to requat the amendment of the student's education records that the student bd~ arr inaccuratt or misleading. Studmu may ask the Uniwnlty to amend a record that they bdn is inaccurate or miskading. They shoukl writr the UnrYttS~ty official responsibk for the ra:ord. dearly 1dentify the put of the remrd they want · chansed. and specify why it l5 inaccur:ue o r misleading. If the Unavrrsity deades not w amend the record as requested by tht student. the Un i~mty will notify the stude-nt of the d«uaon and adviK the student of h as o r her right to a heanng rqarding the request for amendment. AddittOnaJ informauon reprdang the hearmg procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a heanng J . The right to consm11o disdosura of penonally identif.able anforma1ton contaaned an the student's education reaJrds, o.cq>1to tht extef\1 that FERPA aulhonzo: dudusure wathout conKnL Ont acepuon whteh pe-rmau duoclosu~ wnhout con§eflt u di5dosu~ to Khool offic~b wnh lqtllmate educational interest$. A school officu.l u a penon emplo~ by the Unavrnat) man adman~St ra ttve. su~rvisory, academK or rtsc:u ch. or suppon staff posuion (and udan ~ Ia"'· enforcemtnt unit ~rsonrt'l'l and health staff ): a1~rson or company with whom the Umvenny has contr.~cted (such as an anorne) . audator, or colltcuon agmt ); a person sc.-:rvmg on 1he Bo.Jrd of Trusters; or a studtnt KTVtn~ on an offia~l com matter, such as dt~1phnao or gntvance commllt~. or assastmg another school officaalan performang ht~ or h~r ta.Jolu A school offacta.l ~a legntmatr Wucauonal interest if tht offiaal needs to n•vtew an edu01tion r«<rd m o rder 10 fulfill hb or htr professional responsibihty. Upon ~u~t . lhe Univnsny discloses Wuauon r~rch wathout consent to officials of anot.he:r school m whach a studrm smts or mtends to enroll 4. The right to file a complaint with tk U.S. Depanmmt of Education conc.enung allegW failures by State University to compty wtth the requaremenu of FERPA. The nalll(" and addrtSI of the Office that admimsten FERPAare: Family l'oli<y O>mplianu ollia U.S. tkpartmc:nt of Education 600 Indepmdencr Avmue. SW Wuhington. DC 20202-4605 C. Direnory Information Upon request. the Unavnsity will rdeasr the foUowing dim:tory tnformatK>n: the studem's name, cur~nt addreu. tdephone number, maJOr fidd of Rudy, cbtes of attendana, drgru:s. and awards. Tht University will re:lea..se tht abovr mforma· tion only if the studenl indicates on hu or her latest stu· dent data form, under the appropriate item , that ht or shr W"i..sho to bt listed in the student dim:tory. lOt studem may at any ttmt rescind hts or her pem1lS!>ton for therdel.scof dlJU"torytnformauon bynoufymg.an wnt ing. the Office of Records and Rtgt.Str.lltaon J. FREEDOM OF INFORJ.tATION lAW Tht Uni\oei""Sity compiJeS fully with 1he Ntw York ~tout ~ Frredom of Info rmation Law" (Arudr VI. Puhhc ()f. fieft"S Law. asam~ective January I, 1978), whach was cnactn:i toa..uu.re pubhc accountability of stale agen oo whik prot«tmg mdiVJduab agatrut unwarnnted inva.stons o f personal pnvacy. Rn.un:b are made avail able through the 01mpw Records Acet'S!i OfflCCT ~r sons serking access to ~rch n.amtamW bv the Um versity are advised to con~Kt Re<onls """" Of!ia,r MadUon l. 8oyu Offia: di Judicial Affain 40S Copen Hall 64.5-615-4. �6 -----•"t:J!I Stadeat Coaulact Rill.., UaiYenlty st-danls _ . ~ .........._ - - - - - To appeal a wnpw cScnW of aa:ca, ptnOnS may oontact M<. Martin Rad Uniwnity Relations Statt Unmnity of New York State Uniwniry Piau Albany, NY 122-46 4 . CHANGE OF ADDRESS Each student il required to krq> tht Office o( R.tc.ord5 and Rqastr~tion informed o( his or her offic:ia1 pnma· n~nt mailing addraa as wdl u their Buffalo arr:a ad· dreM. Failure! to adhttr to this rcquiremmt iJ a violation tnabk before t~ Studcnt-WKit Judkiuy. In addition, when charges •~ brought againlt any student, the judioar ~a shall \UC' tht: addres~ Listed in the Off.a of R.tcon:b and Registralion for SotrViu of procaa. Srrvia of proens for disctplmary purpmes shall be deemed compkk whm OOIIU is mailed 10 l Student II the addrr:u fur· m.shcd to tht Offic.r of Rtoords and Rrgistration. S. IDENTIFICATION CARD Tt\C' J'udent ic:kntificuion oud (tht UB Cud) will be w ued 10 a .stuckm atthttamt of h~or ha 6mxmester uf cnrollmrnt. llus is a ptrmanmt 4-ynr ID a.rd that will Krvc tht stuMnt as Long u ht or sht ., a rqisttted .studC'nl at tht University. The Jl) card 2rw:s a:s officaal ldmtification as a Stau Umvcnity ofN~ York at Buffalo student and entitles the owner 10 a wtdr· r.tngt' of KTVia:s including laxvy privilcgo.admw*on to home athleticrw:nls.and campus cuJ. tural ~IS. ~rtiapation in studmt·sporuorul activities. votmg 1n student dectioru. aca:ss to student buildinp for wtuch UK student IS authoriud aca::ss. and can abo br w;aJ aJ> your dintng ~e and drdining brilancc Gard. a c.&mpUl C25h card, an MCI Calling Card, a Citibank Debit Lard , and u a vending machiM dd>it card Ill can:h arr non - transfe~blc. Cards that arr Word il lrgally wtlllw confucatrd and turntd over to the SUNY Lard O fflcr on campus. Sintt the" cards also carry a varirtv of fi nanoaJ ~rvkc:s. thdt of a card or mi»-~ of a card can lead to charges in tM Studt:nt-Widt Judiciary and tn ovtl court. Studmts accused oficnding ards and wmg ano ther's card wilJ br brought bdo~ thr Stu<knt· Widr ludtciary and chargrd with violations of appropnatr SC'Clions of the Stucknt RuJo and Regulations. As the o fficial Kirntific.a.tion of student status. the 10 card should br carrird at alltimo. Upon request by a Uni~r · 51t y offietal, studcnu art requirrd to presmt thrir Univr~ny ID card. In the casr of !OM of the card, a student should obtain a ntw card by contacting the UB Card offiu locatrd in Room 130 of thr S~t Union on the North Campus, Jnd m Room I 0 I o f Ha.rrinun Ha.ll on tht ~u th Campw. A SIO.OO chatgc" is madr fo r tq)litt· mc.nt of the card 6. STU DENT REPRF.SENTATIVE TO THE COUNCIL FJ«tton rulo and rqulations. pursuant to St.atr Educauon l3w, shall be provided to the Vitt President for Stu drnt Affairs no later than February I of eacb ynr. Thesr rulo and rrgulations must lw mutually agrttd upon by thr vanow srudrnt governmrnls and will Kn"r a1 Uwgutdt' for elcccing tht' sucettding years rrpresmtatiw. 7. ABSENCE DUE TO REUGIOUS BWEFS 1 . No penon shall br r~:pdlrd from or refusrd admission to an institution of higher rducation for the rcason that hr o r she U unable, dur to religious bdi~fs.to attend clowrs or participate in any rumination , study, or work requirements on a particular day o r days. 2 . Any studt:nt in an institution of highc'r rducation who is unable to attend cb.sses on a particular day or days dur to n.ligious belids shaD br riCUSfti from any examination, stui!y. o r work requirements. J . It shall br thr responsibility of thr faculty and adm in ist~ tivr officials of nch institution of higher rducation to make availablr to each student an ~uivalent opportunity to make up any oamination, study, or work requirements which ht' or sh~ may haw missrd bra.USot' of absrntt on any particular day or days dO< to religious brlirh. Tht institution shall makr available. to the student an rquivaltnt o pportunity 10 rtgistrr for dassa and to complttt' the work rr:quirrd without charging thr studtnt a ftt of any kind. 4 . If classes. o:aminations. study. o r work n-qu ircmenu a r~ held on Friday after 4:00 p.m., or anytime on Saturday, similar ot make up dii.S$CS,.tuminations. study, or work rrquirtmenu shall be made available on other days wht'new:r it is possibl~ and practicablt to do so. No special fteS shall br charged to th~ studrnt for thest make up classes. o:aminau o ns, study, or work rcquiremenu.. S . I~ eff«tuating the provisions of this S«~ion. it shall br thr duty of thr facuhy and adminis· Irati~ officials of rach institution of higher rducation to o:m:isc the fulkst mrasurr of good faith. Studmu shall not apcrinltt any fdvnst or prejudicial effects dO< to thr utilization of the provisions of this section. 6 . If any faculty or administ~tiw: official f.tih to comply in good faith with the provisions of this section, the aggrievrd studt'nt is rntitlrd to maintain an action or proceeding in th~ Supreme Court of Erir County for the rnforcement of h is or htr righu undrr Nrw York Stair Education Law, Stction 224-a. 8 . £1'..'VIRONMENTAL HEALTI-1 AND SAfEll' Hra.lth rdatcd aspccu of thr environment and maum o f personal and general safety af't' the function of the Offict' of Environmrntal Health and Saft't)'. 1. Assistantt is offerrd and concrrn is ar.rcLKd in tht areas of. n~dlation safety, laboratory biohazard.&. occupational htalth and safety, academic programs, o:tracurrirular activities, housing, tirt drills. food $t'T'Vi« sanitation, ti~ prot«tion, ~ Afrty, insect control, ,.ccidmt invatiption, ant'f'JCDCY pnctica trainins ~public assmtblics and student URmblies. 2. Environmcntalflealtb and Safety rules. Rules and RtJulatiom art not ~ ln a single doc:umult. but consist o f. polkics and proccdu.ra promulpud. by the Environmental Hn.lth and s.fety Comminer. nda adopted by the Statr University It BufWo; laws of Fedcnl. Scatr, and GoYtmmnttaiiUbdivisions; and stand.arck publdhed by professional and tfihn»cal sodetics which rrprrsrnt a consensus of nattonwide, and often world-wide, opinion . No ptnons shall intentionally rdusr to obsetvt health and safety procedura or regulations established for the prot«tion of pm.ons or property. ) . Information. AcMa and assist:ana on mattrn of mvironmcntaJ bealth and safety is available to all studmts &om the Oflicc of Environmental Health and Safety, 302 Mkhad IWL 9 . USE OF UN!YERSI1Y NAMES lk SYMBOLS ~ogniud n udnn organizatioN may usr Univrrsity names and symbols in connection with their programs and activities but the~ must br in •JOOCI tasU': Utt of names and symbols on mrrdwxfisr or products is pro-hibikd, arcpt by arrangement with tbt coordlnator of Off"' of Trademarks and Li=sin&10. BUILDING HOURS All unMnity academic or raearch buildinp siWl br d«mrd dosed at 11:30 p.m. unless Olhctwilt posted. Facu1ty and staff who remain in these £acilitlcs after c:lo5ing hours m~ show proper idcnti6c:ation to Public Safety officers or arta su~ when requested. Students who remain in tilde radlities after doling hours mwt ha~ writtm authorization from the appropriatr uni~itr offKial and mwt providr it upon thr rrq~ of a PubUc Safety oflica or an area supavisot. AU adminlstratiw buildlnp shall br dmncd cbcd at thc md ol normal business houn of the .dministn· tivcofficalocatrd in tho5cfadlitics.Allothrrbuildings. o:apt rc:sidmoe halb:. shall be d«mcd dosed at 11 ;30 p.m. unkss otherwise posted, or one-half hour aftrr thc completion of an authoriz.rd unifti'Sity nocnt, the dosing of a libn.ry, or the dosing of 1 food servicr opera· tion in that buiklin&- Ptnoru who remain in thew fa . cilitirs after the do5ing houn must baw authorintion and must bt' able to drmonstratr such authorization to a Publk Safety offittr o r an ana sJpcrvisor when rc-qU<Slm Anyone remaining in any univm:ity facility a.fkr the dosing hour without proper authorization wiU br esconrd out of thr building and may br subj«t 10 arrm. All rcsidmce halls are locked and only authorized Univn-sityprnonnrl. rnidrnts and thrir guesuartpennit· rtdtomrn-. 11 . RESERVATION OF UNIVERSITY SPACE AND GROUNDS Thr snm rrcosnittd student organizations, thr aca· dtmic departmmts, affiJiatrd orpnlzations and thr ad· ministrative uniuof thr State Un.ivenityofNcwYork at Buffalo may raervt grounds or nondepartmental spatt foratracurricularactivities. A.cademic dasw:s shaU be schrdulrd first in Un.iYmity nondepartmental spa.cr.and intt:rcollcgjatr and intn.mu· raltthktic:C'VCltsshall~priorityusc:ofath&ctic:spac:r: and pbying fidds. Othrr nonacademic rdatrd activities will b< scheduled on the basis of spoa avail&bility. R.rxrvation fOrms are availabJc from the hcilities Coordinator. Adn.ntt notKr of at lrast tm ( 10) working days is required in writing for aU reservations. Furthrr informatio n can br obtaintd from the Facilitlc:s Coordi· nator, Oflic:c of Confermces and ~ Evmts. Spaa under jurisdktion ofRoidcncr: Halls is rt:Ser"Ytd lhrough thr Ra.idcnct Ufr Officr. Rcsickna Hall spa.c~ is~ dim:tly through the Offia of RaKI<na Life. Only ""'!''iud =idencr hall groups arc eligible: to~ such spac:t. ARTICLE 8 : REGULATIONS PARK ING AND TRAFFIC 1 . V~hklr Rtgistration. All faculty, staff and students an: required 10 rcgist.tr motor vehicles annually with the Parlcing Officto on the North Campus. All faculry, staff and ~udenu ohall b< bound by the pos<ed and published traffic regulations. 2. A copy o f the compktt State Univusity of New York at Buf&lo Vehicle lqulatioru may br obtained from the lkpartmmt of Public Safety, Bisldl Hall, North Cam· pw o r Officr of Campw Parking and nansporution Services. [);cfendor( Annex, South Campw or Fllicou Com pia, Spaulding Quad., North Campus. ) . Permits. All fitculty,staffandstudmtswill b(,issurd a Vt'hic:lc Registration Permit upon the compktion of whick rqistntion llhd the paymtnt of thr required ftt(s). Thr Vehicle Rcgi.stntion Permit must br affixN from th~ rr:arvkw mirror. It will be thr responsibiliry of thr motorist to kcorp thr pnmit visibk. O thn permits a~ 10 1M affiird or displaym in accordancr with the printrd instructK>ns issutd with the permit. 4 . Handicapped Parking Fumits (pernunrnt ). Tht' Um· vrrsity m:ogniusonlystate or mWlkipality bsuc.d handi· capped parking permits as valid for ~ in dcsignato:t handicapped parking areas on campus. Sntdents with ptr· manent handicapping conditions shouJd srru~ municipal pc:rmiu from their hotnt' area Polk:c Drpartmmt or from the New York Stn~ Drput:ment of Motor Vehidrs. S. HandK>apped Pukmg Fmniu (Temporuy). Sn>de<ns who need speciol porlcing oonsX!ention due 10 • <emporary handic:appins mndition must appty for sprcial pc:r· mdoion from the Offia: o! Disability lMn8fl.ean\ing Ser· "'=- 2> c.pen Hill, North Campus. A medKal cmifia. tion of disability must accompany the application. _ 6. Parking Poocy.A»<omabile parl<ing on the camp~ ooruidend 10 be • privilqpe pnt<d by d)e lJnho<ndy. Thr Administration is~ that thrrt may br. ahon."8' of conwn;m, parl:ins _ . . durin& peolt p<riocb and;, •nemp<ins 10 k<q> up with the havy demand& of the 1tudern and &culty population u effi<iendy u fi. nanccs mel land permit. ln order to lDIIkl' pukins u equn.ble u ~. ,.effort il mode 10 k<q> parl<ins <egUblions rtOIOIW>Ie and ltriCdy enforced. Eoch ltU· dent is crpccud to worit OUt a JChrduJc of arrival al the campus which will allow him or htt timr: to find a lqaJ parkina p~o«. lgnonnce of the <egUbtions il not coosidcred an o:cUit' for a violation. 7. PMI:ins il prohibiled" .U rima on the ....tw.yo (a · apt u pos<ed), ,;dew,l4 bwno, grounds, lana, and lluoughways o( porlcing"""'" The lJoiomJUy I N ) ' - S<udeniS ... "'F'i .. ...,. by mail io orde- .. .-.aid linaintheOffia:o(Sludent-cbt<doa not..,..;.... nouiptcl'- illepllyparlled..rudei~""'Y"theownm"''"""­ demic,.... L Parlcina rUleS and Pen.lti<1 AuniYenity parl<ins'""'" mons is isfucd for any noo-movins viobtion that occursoa thccampuaa of the~ UniwnityofNcwYork at Buffaio.. Paymmt of the: fine utadattd withJUCh violation is rctumabJ,r: to the Officr of Student A.a:ounts ..;thin the time period ..,.afied on the IW1UilON. A pleo apirut a unMnity parking summons mua be returned in lhr ~ described on the summons in order to requat a hearing bdorr a hearing offia:r. An appeal of the hcarinsoffictr's dccWoo ts made to a threr rnrmbcr <niewpand. 9 .1.iobility. The UnMn;ty ""'1)!1 no u.bility 10< loa or darn:afc: to a mowr vmidr or iu (I)Qk:ntl. This in· dudes "'1' domqe a used by lllOYin& "!-">a. AR11CU 9: OffiCf Of STUDfNT RNAHClS AND RECORDS A. RESIDENCY Students who pay tuition as non·raidcntl of Nrw York IN)' owlY 10 be ~ u residenu. An oppliation form and a statement o( the cim.unsu.nca which pmnit a stUdent tobc~uaruidr:nt~~intht S<udenl Aa:ouniS Offia: a1 232 Capen HaU and ...,... Annex B.lnbmationand IOnnsa.rcavailabkon the Stu- dent Aocou.ntl web sitt: at htqrJ~~ vic:alltu«:drcsidcnt.html In thct"''mt o( a student who has m:dved financial aid based on non-resident status. and is tbm snntcd New York Statr n:sidmcy, and the financial lid reczi'vu1 as a non-residmt ispattt chan thc: prrmis5iblr: amount for a resident ll\ldmt.. said swdent is obl.iptrd to mum the cliflamce. II. PAYMENT OF rumoN AND FEES REGULATIONS The llniwnity hast sruderu invoicina S')"Slml wbicb pro-v;des opecific and a>mplelo information obout dwJes, paymrntl. and authorized deferments. It abo ciispUyl the various atudern status information used to dctcnninc: thr bill H;yilighu of the lf$letn an: outlined l>doo>o 1. Students will~ up to four sutcmmts of ac:cou.nt CKh semeslcr. Thr lint su.tanrnt will br mailed to your pmna.nmt address approximatdy one month bcfon the start of thr snnrstrr. Tuitioo, ka and other Univusity charges asseacd on tbr first aooount statement will be due upon rcttipt and art mosidcrcd latr: if not paid by the pmalty date appearing .u on your stJtcment (Rudmts wbo attempted to rqistrr fuU time, but did not rcttive all their courxs arc still Liable for thr balanct due on the account statement). Tilt' remainin& statements will be sent at approximattly onc-month intttvals during the JCJllCStc:r. 2. Each aca)Wlt statmlaJt will list the amount due the University. Any unpaid dwgcs &om the previous natemmt will be brought forward, and additional charges. payments. and credits will be shown. Tht s&atmtent will a4o include in the calculatioo of the amount due any authorized dt:fmnmts. Thc:se indudcTAP/SUSTA and tuition wa.iva's. Students must provide the Offic:t of Studc:nt Actounu with proof o( the rca:ipt of-such an award prior to thr penalty da~ in order to deduct the award &om thrir amount due. J . Rrtumlns studtnts that do not successfully rcgistrr and, thertfore, do not rtttivr lhr fint bill of any aancstc:'r will be charJrd t $30.00 lat~ payment ftc phu a $30.00 late processing ftt for a total of $60.00 in latr fees. fees art nonnCJOriablc and must be paid. 4 . A $30.00 late procasins ftt will br charged to any new or transfer student attempting to regiltrr for the lim time on or after the: first day of daSKS. This ftc will applr to all students including lhosr who rrcriw: bte admission to the Uniw:nity. S . Failurt tO pay the amount due hy thr penalty datr will result in the automatic a.ssessment of alate paymtnt fee of S.30.00 r:ach time the account is billed This fee is no nnegotiable and must be paid. 6. Studenu should apply rarly for an y financial aid that they apc:ct 10 use to pay thtit University bill. 7 . University bills art Jalt to thr pcrmanrnt add~ that is on fik with the Office of R«ord.s and Registn.tion. It is thr student's raponsibility to keep thr addrt'SS coi'Tt'Ct. All paymrnts shoukl br madt by check or rnonry or~ <kr payab~ 10 the State Univnsity of New York at Buf. falo. Pttsonal checks art: acapted subject to deposit MasterCard, VlSa and Discow:rCa.rd payments art accrptrd.. Srudrnu must comp&cte the top porcioo of the n.ar bill if paying by MuterCard. v ... 0< DiJoo¥erCanl. Payments IOrwardcd by mail sbouJd be scru in tbr mum cnvdopc provided The top portion of the acxount stattmmt should be included with your paymutt to insurt timdy and proper cmlit 10 the studrnt's aa:ounL Stu· drnts should include their penon number on tbrir c. UNIVERSITY AT BUFFAID TIME PAYMENT PL\N(UBTP) Thr Uniwnity at 8uJI'Uo oBim its OWD time J*YIDC:Ilt plmalled UBTP. TheTm>ePaymmt PloD ioonobematn. method lorpoyioaaboarioaoiCDIII.Piymmt ..... lilbdup .. four--ta,wllid>diminnetlheDeOII to ~thciCCQUnt in fuUat!bc~dtbctano­ =~tduedotaa>inddewUh....-OOIDUilt bffiins dota. The UBTP plm io ...a.ble eiiher !be Fell "'Sprina........,. (riot Summac Saoiona) and . . . application &t: of S22.SO per acmc:ster. UBTP if not a loon prosrun and !he ....... il prarided lnlaat·free. S<udenu mUll ,..owlY at the befiruUnl of oodl oca(Fall). Applialiom ........... ill th< do. schrdule or can br found in the Mb U at httyJ/ winp.bu&lo.ala/-......Wubop.llbol D. NEW YORK STATE TIImON ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND STATE UNIVERSI1Y SCHOlAR· SHIP 11JITION ASSISTANCE (SUSTAI The IU.tmlent ol acmunttctrt to ltudmbwill irictude all New Yotk Scare TAP/SUSTA 1m0UDtJ t:t.1 aR: known 1D theOffia:ofS<uden!AaouniSot lhetimeofbillina. n- amountJwilJ be included in tbralculaionoltbeamoum dut.. Studmu rtt.mina New York Stat.e TAPISUSTA award& that do oot IIJlPCW on tbc:ir stala'Dalt ol8cmu:nt mUit pnMde the Offia:ofSludentAa:ounu with • mpy ofthar- a:rtiliaiC. When theiiUIIent !his·- the- -deduct the amount o( from t h e dued)el!Mmity.The_of.. Newbi<Sin: " " " " ' IN)' 1101 .......! the omount o( tuition dwJed, =PI in som< . _ 10< speciol o:holmhipa. R«ipionu of specW New York State~ who ... riot eJ;. gible lor TAP monies mUit ,.;n a>mplne a TAP apptiao· tion ID b< d;p,ie lor the .p.a.! o:holmhipa. L rum ON AND FEES COVERED BY WAIVERS, GRANTS, OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENOES Thcrt arc t varidy o( tuition wai¥m pntcd by the Univtts.ity. Tbcsc include emptoytt tuitioa waivers. Gr.duarc Student tuition sc:ho&anhipl. aod c:ooprntiw ~tuition waiw:n.. Arrr tuition waiwr ~in the OffiaofStudm< Aa:ounu bylbcbiDinacbt< will be rdlrctcd 00 the stat.emrnt o(acmunt and wiD be indudrd in the caku.lation of the amount due. One type of tu ~ ilion scbolatWp. the pduaze audcnt Nition tcholar· .rup, cannot b< fully pmc<a<d \lntil proof thai .... "'!· den< b.. filed 10< alWtioa........,.. ~Award (TAP) u pr<Mded 1D the Offia: d Student AaounU. Proof of filins consisu of a TAP Award Ccrtificatr or appca.ranot' on a TAP roster. This rcquinmcnt does not apply to the other catt'JOria of tuitioa waivm.lf a stu· dent is iu:dvinsa tuirlon waiver and it docs noc. appear on the stattmalt of ICQ)Wlt, the studmt must provide the Offia of S<uden< Aa:ounu ..;u. proof of r«<Mna the tuition wai¥t'r ~ the tuition wai¥u can be cJr.. ductrd from the amount due. 1\.Ution liGiwn do DOl arver r... and they, """""" mUll be paid by the due dlt.e in order to nold a late fee Studenu ~by Granu and GoYemmcntal ~mUll proridedocummled proof U> the Offia: of Student A«ounts brfore dcductios sponsored amounts from their amount due. Where thcrt- are two or more means of rdievins t padualt' student b( his or her IWtion charps, the UnMnity will always tum U> the tuition waiw:r bodFt 1ut. For t'IWD~ • p-aduatr assistant appointed 10 a raearch usistantship if ailo supponed by hil 0< her sponsor. The lJnho<nRy will bill the _ ..... tbou&blhil- ........<shippooition providrs a tuition waiver. F. STIIDENT FEES The Srudmt Aaivity Ftc is a student IISICIIUI mandaaory Fee. S<uden<lblth buunnce is nwxla<ory 10< .u full. time students, grtduatr ltUdcnu c:anyina nine hours or ~and aD intcmationaJ students. It can be waMd by proridiog proof o( adoquate<Dtina_ .. the Student Heallh lnlurona: Offia:pria<., t h e - doOe. The Comprd>mliYe I'« (Comp I'«) •• CI>NOIMJa. tion of ampus--'red r... wiUd!IUppon the follow. ing 1.1rtmnity JerYica: • lnlenx>liePIO Alhktic program~ (unclerpdua« only) • Campus porlcing lou ulillm! by studenu and bw systems • Genenl fund of SUNY • Student heakh can:.IX>UNdinsand d;,.bil;ty..rna:. • TrdtnoiOsr needs in romputins and information aa::ta, library automation, mnotr: ne!WCrb, public computer site upgadrsand rftnot.raca.. rcsidenoe hall-u, pub& computina uppcia. printing. and automation of audmt mica • New campus lift initiativa and im~ts in child care. student xrvic:r facilities, major speakers series. aru. prosramming and c:atttr planning TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A WAIVER OF THE COM· PREHENSIVE FEE. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET: • Study takrs placr outside of the: University at Buf. f.alogroundl • AND the Jrudmt does oot h2w an activt Univer· sity computer acmunt • AND does not haw a UB parking prnniL The oollqje fe<componen< fund of SUNY) of thr Itt cannot br waNed under any circumstances. Students who bel~ thry meet the waivc:r clig.ibility requirrmcnu may c;:omplctt and submil a waiver form. WaMn can br proc:t:Acd on~line at: http://www.ub- (Pni judiciory.~ulwaiYer.html.l"heo:fonnlu.•vail · obleoo theComp<theruM Fftwd>.U.: hltp"J /www.ubjudiciory.bufr.lo.edu/a>mpr...html"' lhrvu@b the Stu· dent Aa:ouniS wd> lilt. bnyJhrinp.buffalo.eduJ.... Yic:alsiu~accJONiuitioa.html ~tions reprdins woMr o( the Comp!d>CnsWe Fft sbouJd b< dU.rted ID 716-64>-28>6, 40> c.pen H.U. North Campus ore-mail com~ �Shuleat c:o.utact Bales, Ualverdty staadG'ds and Acbalalstrcrtive Regulations CO.nJmONANDCREDITRP.FUNDS When aaudcnt ...p.m it ioopccifiallyundcntood that t.. or lh< will poyin full for aD c:buJoo auumed at rep.. tntion.FallurtO<InabilityiOatta>dduodoeonota.a.... the P.'rman due or entitle thr student to a rUund.. Stu· denuwboofficially ...... <~Jonwt &om full lin>< to puttime or on a puHimt t.il rulUtt their Khcduk will br charpd on the followina bosi< --lll:wtek •()% 2nd ....X 3td4tb5tb- 30'11> 10% 100% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% ._..,...,.,.Uoftlt<IT.......,bylloonoloflloo {mt-ofd.wa,-illloolut,., .. ..,., ........ >ritlumtfo-<WIMirilit)<ril ..tl><.a,ibk .. ,.maIMSIUAmt ~ ill.sunl:n« proff'fl1fl. s...nl =options ID the prontod r<fund ><h<dul< do eWt. Studen" wboofficially raign from""""" and provid< th< docum<ntod proof IW<I below will r=i,. a full adjustment of thOr tuition chatga for the Couna involved. 1. McdicaJ rtUOn s that occur during the 6n:t half of the ~m~tsttt which prohibit the nudent from completing the scmest:rr. Docummta:l proof mwt be JUbmittcd from a physician, on the physician's stationery stating the: beginning datr of illness and that the: student is unable to p4k in attmddus.. 2 . A change in the student's work schedule during the first half of tht smJelter that makts it impossible for tM student to attmd classes. Tht job must lx one that the studrnt held whrn he or W rqiskrM. A letter must br submitted from the employtt" on company stationery. stating the beginning datr of ....._ They ... under peer .,........, their klentitics ... finn, their oompetmer ; , - , . . csubliohod. and they ofim lwM: miouken bdidi about their invincibility. TheriMamonaothen wboan:cxperimcntin&-~ Th.us,aillqpe.Jludentl are a population at risk. Tit<""* pr<Valcnt form of rape on a>llqje campuses il acquaintance rape. The acquainta.ncz a ~tc or friend of the victim. or klfnCIOnt ~ victim knows onJy cuuallr•&om a raXIena: hall,aclaa,or throush mutual fricndL Rqardleu of the relationship between them. if one ~D wes force to c:om:e aootber into submit:tins to ocwal bchavion, or umrucnt ;, not aMn by the other patty, the att ;, unlawful Tit< arne aiminal i.1w1 and patalries opply in cues ofacquainW>a rape and stronl!" rape. and ocher romu of tcnaalasaulu. • You may file an anonymous proxy rtport of the details of the asNult with the Couruding Centtr. or Student Health Cmtcr or adler ca.mpw units, indudinj. the student operated Anti-Rape Task ForcdSaual.ity Education Centa. While no poticc action can br taken against the assailant, dK report may hdp identify a multiple assailant or other panrms. • You may also file a compbrnt with the Student Judiciary £or disciplinary acuon ~nst the a.uailant, if the assailant in an on-campus incident is • student. ThiJ can br done in con junction with oiminal pro5«Ution , or instead of it. When you report an assa ult, you havt' the- righ t: • To have all incident and mtdica.l records kept con · Many aQJuaintana rapes lnYofvina coUese students • To be treatrd without prejudia: ~ding race:.~ ­ dem.ic dass..li!rstyk.sex. ser.ual orientation, age. cx · cupation. religious bclids, or physK:al disabilities., • To be made a\Oo'al"t of and rc-criw: medicaltrot mmt, prycholosicalsuppon, and Legal couruding, • To prosecute or not to prosecute:, and • To answer only -those questioru relevant to the not,.. may.,; folkrw limilar patterns. Ac:quaintana n.pn often occur at parties or in residcntia.lxttinp. Frequently, tht: stu· deniJ imolw:d in theo: .............. bc<n drinking heavily or Ulins drugs. Detailed UB crimo: reporu and pmonttion information can be: obtained from the Department of University POOa. ~ a~ many suggeltions on how campus community members can reduct the risks of JaUal assault, including: • Walk with con.6dcn« and be alert. Assailanu arr less l.ikdy to target a penon who apparr asscrtiYe and difficuh to intimidate:. • lk awart of your surrou.nding.s and the peoplr around you. • A><>KI shtubbrry, dark doorway>, and other pl=s of conualm~t while walking. Shun shortcuts throUgh poorty lit areas. • Avoid areas where there art few pmple. • l..eaw )'OUf ar in placa that will be lighted when - ~~:~:r~friertd work schedule. ) . Entc:rins active military .scrvicc. You mwt submit a copy of your military orders. 4. A. documented processing error made in any Uni~rsity offiet:. Letter o n University stationery is lftluind. 5. Students who have r«eived Tille rv Aid and OFFIC IALLY resign from the University should request, and reftt to. a copy of tht Policy Statement for thr Adjustmrm of Financial Aid Due to Discontinuance of SIUdy from the Office of Stude01 Accounts. Students who do not officially resign a~ considered in attendance for that scmesta and a~ raponsible for aU academic and finan cial rrsponsibiliti~ A. student who i.s entitled to a refund has o ne year from thr: date of tht overpayment to request the rdUnd, o r it i.s fo rfeited. Note A.U ftt~ and apctSl!f arr subFt ro change w1thout notttt at the discrttior1 of W Unil'Cf'f.iry. H. UNPAID UNIVERSm' ACCOUNTS A student with an unpaid and ovndue univcnity account will not br pcrmitkd to rqisttt for thr followin g semester. Nor will a student be entitled to rcceivt a statemnn or transcript of his or ha credits until hi.s or her tuition, feu and all other charges authorizrd bythr Stak UniYc:rsity, indudingbut not limited to charges for damaging Raidc:nce Hall property, have been paid. Thr University does not act as a coUection agency for commercial outside groups or individuah. I. PENAIIIES No student b: tligiblr to ( • Befo~ entering a room o r a r, chedc to en.sutt it is employmn'lt plw the date of change in the oafi: ID proc«d. • Owlgt: dim:tions if you lotti5C you are: being fol lowed or someone suspiciow is near. Don't be • • • • • • • • afn.Mito run or call for hdp. Go to a sto~. polic~ or fi~ station, or a nearby house. Weu clothes and shoes that provide for freedom ofmQVCmcnt. Contact 1M Anti Rape Task Forcr ( ARTF ~ 8293322) wa11c. & van escon service fo r hours and locations. Usc pcnona1 safety devices and blur light telephones which may help dtter viaimtt.atio n (devices available through University Police). Ha~ first dates in public places. Separate- trans· portation shOuld be considertd. Saual desi~ and limits dlo uld be clearly communicated. Be ca.rdul to avoid giving o r receiving mixed messages. Rmlember lhat leaving a party or other JOcial evmt with somMnC' rou ha~ just met can be dangerous. Be awarc that usc of forcr, pressure-, or coercion is unaccrptabLc and can lead toscxual assault charges. Don't ta1ct: silmct as con.5CIIL Respe-ct the word " NO." Don't haYe so: with anyone who is drunk or passed out. Intercourse with .som eonr who is unable to gi~ consent or iJ physically helpless is rape, as ddined by wtr criminal wtutcs.. Sttk eduation on rape prevtnrio n. Attmd o r ~­ quest workshops and seminars (for both men and women) that art: available through UniYCTSity Polia:, Anti-Rape Task Force, and Eric County Citi· u.ns Committ« o n Rape and Sexual Assa ult (CORSk 851-7879). m:civt' a <kptt, certificate of acoompl~nt or honorablrdi.smi.ssal un til aU charges due to the University or to any of its rdated divisions a~ paid in full and all Univnsity property has been mumcd in acuptable oondition. The Univenity ~the right to change or add to its feu at any time. Official infonnation conaming tu· ition and fres and their payments should be obtained from the: Office of Studmt Finances and R.rc:ords (829218 1), the rurrmt class schedule o r tht: wtb site at hn p:/ lwinp.buffalo.edulltnica/stu-acdosatuition.html If a student b: dismissed from the: Univusity or any of its relakd divisions for causes other than academic deficiency, all fra paid or to br paid shall immediately become d ue and payable. ARTICL£ 10: SEXUAL ASSAULT COMPUANCE STATtMENl' Prepared ln complian« with tht federal Student Righ t to Know and Campus Security Act (Tilk II -Crime and Awareneuand Campus Security. Section 668.47 (a) 12) and State Education Law (Section 6450 (I) a). 1 . PREVEN110N Stak Univmity of New York at ·ouffalo Campus Saual Assault Prew:ntion Complianct Statement 1999-2000 Acadmlic Yeu & part of a continuing Un~ty at Buffalo rffort to promotr the personal safrty of the academic commwtity, the following information has hem prepam1 for camptu consideration. 11lt information will be: updatrd annually and isavai.la61e to all current students and employta, as wd.l as incomingstudmts.lt is made available to prosp«tivt students and employr:es on mtuest SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON COllEGE CAMPUSES CoUqe students art m~ vul.nenble to sexual as.sault than any other ase group. Nationally, rM majority of rcportM victims and offenders~ of college age, with the rate of victimization highest among 16 to 19 year olds. The second highest victimi.tation rate i.s experienced by women bttwecn 20 and 24 )Uti of age. Offender populations shows a similar ase distribution. ltaditionally-asi!d-<:olkge students are vulntrablc to being victims of violence. They~ typically in a~ 51tt· ting with a variety of environmental suessors, and away from dirta pa.m1tal supervisKm and past support sys· Saual Assault Information Unr (6453411) for information on action totalc.e in thrt'YC'fll o f a saual assault, options in rtponing, and resources availab&r to the victim. • Many acquaintance rapes in~lvc alcohol o r drugs. Avoid drugs and cxcc:ssivc aloohol in a dating situ ation. Judgment should not be: allowed to bcoomr impaimi. • More than 60% of all reported rapes occur betwen1 acquaintances and 40%ofthcscoccur in the' ho~TK. • Call the 2. REPORTING StatcUniwnityofNcwYorkat BuffaloCa.mpusSaua.l Assault Prevention Compliance Statement 1999-2000 A.c:ademic Year REPORTING OPTIONS VKiims o( campus sc:rual assaults art advised to: 1. the wauh. Call Public Safety at 2222 or, if W assault occurs off campUi, the Police at 911. ~male offia:rsa.:tavailableupon request. The University at Buffalo strongly cncourages assault reponing. but reponing does nOt mean that you must prosccute. CaJJ thcnq,arunent of Public Safety Sexual As.saultlnfonnation line for infonnation (645-34 11 ). 2. Con tact a dose &imd or relative for s upport. ) . Seck medial anrntioo immediately. Whet.her or not you rqJOrt the assault, )OU shoWd Mvc a medical ex· amination irntn«<iatdy. 1be enm is confidential Medical p.cnonnel will tesl for 5Ciually tn.nsmined disc:lses.. look for physicaJ injuries, and coUect physical evidence. If )'OU rqx>rt the assault, Public Safety or the polia: can pro· vide transportation to the hospital and arrange for a Cnsis Servic:cs scxualasguJt ad~tc to m«t yo u there. You may abo go to the Student Health Center o r call Crisl\ Scrvias dirtttly. lf )'OU choose to go to the hospital wtth· out notifying Public Safety or the polia:, the hospital can still colkct physical evKJ,ence, while protrcting ~u r anonymity, in case- you late- decide to prtl5COlte. Seven.] options ai.st Cor reponing a K:X.ual assault: • File a report with Public Safety or thC' local polia:. Reporting the assault i.mmediatdy and preserving e-vidence will gi~ you a foundation for proscru· rion. If you later decide- not to prosecute-, the' re-port may help authorities identify thr offender and prnTnt the victim ization of othr:n.. RePort 6dential. oirne. Public Safety and local public pt05otCUtors work togdhtt dosc:ty to nplo~ all options and to obtain convictions in sc:ma.l assault cases. U B penonnd will assist students in notifying authorities and arranging for a saual asuult adYocatc. if requested by victim. Pracrvc n'idcna.. In order to prc:scr-vc the best possible evidcna. it is necessary that you not bathe, douche, comb your hair, change clothing. or disturb ~ area in which W crime occurred Do not blame yourself. Thr assailant is responsible for the assault. no t you. Ptoplc: react in various ways to saual assault While IOillc- resist, othr:rs do not for-rea sons such as feu, self-blame, o r unwillingnas to hun someonetheyknow. Jt b: important lO note that any rt· action is riormal and legitimate. Rmlember. rape: is • airnt: CDmmitted against you, not by you. VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES Sexuala.ssauh is a traumaticcxpcricncr,and IllS recom mended that victinu ~ttk courucling. Counseling scrvice:sart availabLe through theCourudingCentcr at 645· 2720, the Jt udent-spon.sored Sexuality Education Cen· ter at 829-258-4. and Crisis Scrvic.es at834·3 131 . Thr Univn-sity and voluntre:r student organiz.attom maintain a netWOrk of coun.seling and support services for the victims ofsexual as.s.ault.lbesc campus programs are supplemented by other services available in the Wtst ~n New York am. On campus. the Department of Public ~ft'lf ! 2221) provides trained response to 5Clu.al as.sauh ca.lls. Medi· ca1 treatment is provKicd through local hospitals and the' Student Health Center. Othtr victim sup port is avail able through the Counseling Center, tht' Sexuality F..duc:adon Ce:nter,and thcAnti-R.apeTask Force. l n theresi&:na halls, profcssion,al and sruderu staff a t (' trainrd to providr. immc-diatr support services 10 victims whileseeking professional resources from other campus agc-n· des. Seven.! off campus agencies arr also avail<1ble to provide- victim support savices. See UB M~ponsc to Victims of Sexual Assaults" protocol and attached list · ing of on and off campus resources. VICTIM ACCOMMODATION Thr Uni~n.ity at Buffa.lo is commuted to ~ccommodat ­ ing requested changes in studr.nt academic and lrvmg situations after allrgc-d sn: offenstS whr:n the- changes a~ appropriate' and rnsonahlyavailablr. Victim rtquC'SIS for accommodations can be directed to Public Safety, residmu hall offi cia~ thr Studcm Health Ct'ntrr,Judicial Affairs, or other appropriate- officC"S. mcluding tht> Dean of Studen ts. AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING l1le Univ-ersity is commined to increasing thr acadt:m!C community•s awan:ncss on issues related lo ~ual assault and prC'YCnlion. Awarenrss and p~TVt:ntion pf"Ollrammmg is a key fc-a turr of new student orientation programs. Wo rlc.sho~ on p~tion and reporting art conducted by thr [)(:. partment of Public Safety. Orimtatton student sttff,and some studmt organizations. like the Sub Board I Play· C"rs. In addition, sexual assault awa reness and prC"VCntion informauon rs highlighted in the New Di5covtries Guidt, whkh is initially distributed to new students. and the-n updated annually fo r returni ng students. .-oblic Safety provides a variet yoC programs and publications on scxual assault, available: throughout~ year. In addition, it sponson a Pl:rsonal Safety Task Foret which produa:s an annual campus security tq>Ort and rerornmt'nds safety improvt:mffits throughout the cam· pusc:s. The- momhly meetings, arc- open lo thr camplll community. Within residrna- halls, an ('Tl}phasis has lx-en placed o n staff training, includi ng app ro priate: matC"rials in manuals. programs. workshops. and publications for theresidents. Other campus umb and organi.tations provide in formation and programming as wdl. These indudC' Af. fi rmativc Action. Commuter and Off-Camplll StudC"nl Servico. Anti- Rape- Task Force, thr Sexuality Education Cema. C.ounsding Ccntn. and studC" nt gO\-emments.. Other prC'VC".ntion programs indudr an nual safe-ty fam and a 5K aware-ness run. Addlltona ll y, crim r prcvrnuon and awareness nC"WSgrou1-.sarc- accessible through both tht Internet and W INGS. 1 . U.WS AND CONDUCT S1.o.n Utonvf:RSITY m Nt..,.' Yo11K AT B llfl'AW Cu.ti'IJS Stxu.-tJ A.~ll" PIIEVEr.'llON CoMI'IJANO' STAI"f.MENT: 1999-2000 At.ADt:MIC YEAR ~'II'S AND 0"\l'ffil.l(.i R£Gl!lA110~ The' Univnsit}' at Buffalo wiU not tolerate- sauaJ as· .sault, abu..se, or harassment. All federal , stair. and municipallaws apply on camp us and arc: coru;idcml pan of the Un iversity at Buffalo Student Conduct RuLes. Um vt'TSity Standanls, and Administrati~ ~tions {Con- \ "'fB ----- 7 duct Rules}. This includes tht New York State Pmallaw, which deuils the criminal aarutes deaJ.ins wtth sex offenses. According to New York Statt Jtatulcs, there att "'}'ina dqruo of ocwalusault. Sr:mai.W.ult of any kind is a crime. In compliance with the University Conduct Rulc:s, any student who is found to have commit1ft! physical vioLence or abuse (indudjng acquaintancr rape, vub.a.l abuse, threats, intimidation. harusrnmt, wcrdon. and/or other conduct whKh threatens or endangm the health o r safety of any penon ) ls subject to disciplinary action. Ser:u:a.l asault is any actual or ·antm~ non-oon5cn5Ual sexual activity including. but 001: limilfti to. fon:: ible anal or oral sa. anemplft! intercOunt, or sexual touching, by a per.son(s) known or unknown to tht VlC tim. Rape is an act of sexual intcrcoUne with a penon against h.islha will and consent. whether hiilhcr will t1 overcome by fora or fear ruulti.ng from the threat of force , or by drugs ad m inistered watflout consent, or when, becaus.e of mental deficiency, slhe is tnapable of consent, or when $/he is bdow the arbitrary agtof con · sent. or whm s/hr is unconscious or otherwise physa ca.lly unabl~ to communicate willingnesa;. lk aware that having sex with .somrooe who is unable to gl\1~ consent by being mffitally incapacitated or unCOIUCIOW ( pa.utd out) is rape. N~ York Stak law m::ogniu:s that a married woman can be raped by her husband Marnage does not necessarily 1mply consent. Note that the' thre-at of fora- is sufficient; many women report fearing for thtar hvu ("VCfl when their .1ttacka is not carrying a weapon. In dtterminmg whethn conduct constitutes sexual har.usm~t, considnation wiU be givm to the record as a wholr and to the totality of circumstances.. induding thr nat ure of the saual advances and thr contat m which the inciderttJ oc.curred. Certain behavior can be cb.uified as saual harassment rvm if a relatiOnship appears voluntary m the scnst: that one was not coerced into snrucipating. A a:mral. ~lement in 1M dd""mition of scx.uaJ harassme-nt IS that the behavior is unwelcomeCAMPUS DISCIPLINARY ACfiON During or upon the complt1ion of an mvcsugauon b}· the (kpanment of Public Safety, de-tails of the' alleged assa ult may be provided to ludacial Affiain. ThiS fl"LIY ~ accompanie-d by a recommendation for suspe-nsion. pending a hearing on thc matter. If thr allege-d perpetra tor wishes. an immediate- m«ting wtth ~ Dira:tor of judkial Affairs and othn approprU tr UnMmty pcrsonndcanbearranged. Such a meeting can be used to clarify tht' procc:ssa available- for resolution of thc allegations. mduding pos.sihlc- ad ministrative- resolutions, wh1ch could in~lvr withdra~ from UB or otha sanctions. Failing an administnti~rcsol.ution ,Studcnt Wtde ludictary (S\'IJ ) procttdingsareinstitukd. SWI mens each wttk, but can be ailed into emctgcnc:y session if n«c:s· sary. Initial apparance bC'forr- SWI is for the- p urpDS(' of :arra1gnment. A plt'a agrttment can be' tC'"ached at th.Js stage if all patties agrtt on recommended sanctiOns. If a plea agrttment ts not feasible. thr individual may plead Not ~poruible as ch~. and this plea will result in a hearingdatr in IOdays.orsooncr if the individual wishes. t.aw student prosecutors and defenders as.siJiit in the prt· scntatton of cvidena: and a deferuc. This occurs before a panel of thrtt srudC'm Justices.. When appearing or totlfyt ng before: a campus judicial body. the £oUowing pnn · ciplesapply: • The accuse-r and the- accused have- thr right to ha~·c a ~rson o r persons of thetr choice accompany tht'm throughout disciplinary hearings. • Roth ha~ thr right to ~mam present during thr C"ntirc procre:ding, • lrrclrvant past sexual history will not be' d 1scussed du nng thr haring. • ~right tomilia "victimimpactn.atcment· and to suggest an appropriate pmalty if tht> accused as found in "'1olation of the- CO<k. • Beth parties have the right to bC' mformed tmmediatcly of thr outcome of tht' hearing. PENALTIES A..t'IJD SANCTIONS Under New York·s Pc-nall..aw, crimmal sex offt'rucs .ur dassific-d from Class A Misdemeanors through Oass 8 Fdonies. ThCSC' offenses. induding sauaJ abust", sexual miscondu(.1., and rape. are p unishable by scntC"nco rang· mg from six months to 25 years imprisonment, and finb. On campus. judicial bodies rstabli.shed to consider~ mvolvi ng student vlolationscan institu te' a range of sanetions, mcluding: warnings. notation on rt'COrd. r~titu · tion, re-moval from rrsidrnce halls. loss of privileges as may be consistent with thr offense committed and thr rdlabilitation of thr student,discip!ina.rrprohation ( wath or without loss of designated privileges for adrfin itr pc' nod of time). suspension· from thr Umversity for a ddinitc or inddinitc- period of tune. o r expulsion· from thC" U m~rsity. Othe-r sanct1ons as may be- approved br the' Uni\"n"Sity·s judicial bodies as well • Th~ sanctioru, whtn ruummentkd, an- submmal for finlll rn'inv implnnrmtarion b)• thr PTt'Sid~nt or discr· plinury dnignu. INFORMATION ON SECURITI PROCEIJURE:.'•, 1ltc- campus community IS ad\·LSC'd and updated on safetv and S«urity through a vatJC't}' of me-thods. These- m dudc- publication of the- Annual Secunty rqJOrt. which focu.scs on crime: awa~ncss and personal safC"ty. The- ,._ port is pri nted mnnuallyin campus ne-wspapers. In oadd1 tion,thc Department of Public Safety widely dutributo othrr publications on security 1ssuo. mcluding Stlfcry A.warrnrss. Pr~wntmg A.cqumnrurru Ra(M', and Pub/,, St.frty. Saftty and sccunt)· ISSues arr also prommt'nth· fea turcd in the- Guide to Res.Kknct' HallltVJngand Nrw Oi.sco~rirs Studtnt Guult. Sc-.-c-ral timorach year.Pubhc Saft1yand the' Pl=rsoiUI Saft'ty Committ« Circulate' Gmdannt', a nt\Oo-sltnt'r on campw safct)' issue-s and pcrsonnd. Notifica1ion is also made' to the' campu.' rommunlt}'. �8 -----·11!3 Student Condact RDI... UDI•erdty Standm'ds and JldaiDlsboatl- ..........._. - - - - - •~ appropnal~, on s~ci fic threats 10 campw ufdy 1hruugh carnpw rmd1a, pubhc:atiom, posters, and othn mtthods. The ~rtmmt of PubiK Safety provides a ~<~"ttldy hstins of crlmc o n ounpw tNt drWI.s t.ht datt. trlllt', kK:ation.and offtmc of campus criminal inadmts. fht listing il e~rcubtrd to campw offica and i.s sum m:uil.cd Wttkly in the campus new'J)apn. ~ Rq:lorter and the s1ulknt ncwspapn, TheSptarum. Many campus units p<~rticipatt in tht UniYU'Sity's 4 wmC' prevmtion tducation prognun.llle Oq>artmmt ol Pubhc Safet y conducts workshops and distributes .._.ret)' mformataon rcgub.rly.lbtcampus Puw:tnaJ Safety Iask t-oru m«ts rqululy to rev.ewcampwcrunc poli· c1n <~nd prt>Udurn and has irutituttd an information u mpaiSJl 10 mcreoaK •tudem awarena;s. F..ach 1tudtm tJO('fltaUo n prog~am ha.s a workshop on crink'and.taual .u.sauh pre~nuan. In addition, the Resklcntt LifC' pro· gram and many studtnl organiz:auom conduct tduca· uon , staff tnmmg and prtvmtion program~ Offi« of tht' Vu.t' Presadelu for Studtnt Affilirs PART Ill - STUDENT CONDUCT RULES ARTICLE 11 : PROSCRIBED CONDUCT APPIICAHJI· LAWS, RULE5 AND REGULATIONS All rulo of t.hC' hoard ufTrustet5 of SUNY, and all thr law' of tht Uty o( Buffalo, thr lOwn of Amhtm. th~ ')tate of Nc.·w York, •nd tht Umtt:d Stato of AmCTica appl~ ''" the.· c.ampw. .and arr consukred p;~rt of the Student Ruld and Rc-gulauon~. l"ht- SLat~ofNtow York laws mdudc. hut .ut not lunued to. tht- N~ York Sutr Pn1al (,.,.. , tiK :-Jew York ~t ;atcVC'hidr;andTr.tffic Law, ttK Ntw 'ur~ \ tatr Fdu.:;allon Law, and tht Alcohohc lkvuagt t untrol Law. All nl thC' rule'\ and fC'gUtlt•on~ m thnech:aptrrsshall lw ..ons1dcred as ~u ppl~me nting and 1m plen~nting thr .1.pprupnatt' rulc-s of the Roard ofTrtJ6;teo and city, state, .md f«irral b Y>'S. ;md §hillll .1pply to all stu~nts. In .add111on, smcc studtnu will lx pr~umed to havt Jmll' 'iO, studenu ~hould famill<ilm.(' thcmsdves with tht I!JI\owm._: Umvtnmy Rq;ulauon.s: Acadmuc and lkpart· 111\'lll al , U mvl'r~ •t y Lihrary. Un•vtrsity Motor VC"hidr, H.c.... i Jt'n~o.t !!all~. U m~rsn y Health and Safety, Student l 'mo11, L.omputmg & InformatiOn Technolog)• COndi tlum olltS(' sLatemrnt. and othn rcgubt10ns est;ahhsht'd h\ l 'm\·rrstty umu m pursuit ofthrir m i»M>ru. All non-academic rtgulattons should bC' w.bmmt'd .JOIIua.ily to thC' Vier r•r~tdcnt for Suuknt Affiurs for rr\ ' ll'W for cQnstStrncy and .subsC'qumt approval. ConspiCu · ( ll!.'l postmg and/or dis.s.rmination to uudrnu afTmed h) du· rtgulatioru u thr responsibility b pruca.'dmS'-otha Umversity activibcS.mdudmg 1lS pub''' )('fVIO!' funct10ru on Of o ff arnpu.s, or othn autho· nz.cd non-Um~rsny ac11vitteS. what the- act <Xcurs on Un•vrrstt)' p~miscs. Thr UmVt"nity rcsc:rva the right to dC'tc rnunc where cases of disrupuon of public order !ohould be ~ft'ff-N. ). PHl'SICAl VIOLENCE Phrs•cal vtoknce or abu.sc- (tndudtngacqua.intanu ra~J. \"erbal ab~.thr.:ats. mumidauon, hara.s.vnc:m, c.ocroon and/or othcr conduct whtch thr~tcn.s or endangers the h~lth or safC'ty of anr ~rson. 4 . TRESPASS/UNAUTHORlZEO ENTRY · A person knowmgly enters or remains unlawfullr m a building. office. r~idcncc hall room or any otht-r p~tes of tht' untvcrsity at anyttmr without ~rm wion or autho· tWtlOn. S . THEI-T - A pt":fSOn is guilty of fhtoft when hr or she, knowing pro~rty not to lx his or 00 own, takes such property for his or htt own use, p\ca.surr,or pow;ssion; and,thcfto£.Krvices. 6. RUSH ING/PLEDGING AcrJVmES · Any sUch acuvitics t.U.ing place in the~ Halls must be approved a minimum of thrtt days bcforr the date o£ the activity. 7. HAZING - Hazing, defined as an act which endangtts the mc:ntal or physical health or safetyof a student, or which destroys or tmlOYtS publk or private proputy, for the purpoK of initiation, adrniuion in~ affiliation with, or as a condition for continutd mcrnbnship in, a group or organization. S. KEYS/ACCESS CARDS· Unauthoriud possession, duplication or we of keys to any UnivtrSiry premises or unauthoriud nttry 10 or ust of Univusity prmti.srs. 9 . DOORS-TAMPERING - Dioablemcnt of o locking mr-c:hanism or blocktng • " 1 door mtmdtd to lx cloo<d and iod«d. 10. RULES · VIOlation of published UnMnity poiKX$o rules, or regulations. II . LAWS- VJOlatJOn of ftda-al. SbW' or local bw on Uni~ty prmUsa or 11 UnlYersity ipODIOred or su~istd activities WU be a viobtioo ofUniva'SityConduct Rula and Rq;ulations. A finding of 1 viob1K>n unckr thiJ rWt doCI noc rrquirt proof of a conviction m a oon·ampw lcpJ procft'ding. 12. SUBSTANCES - llsc_. possession or diwibution of narcotic or other conli'OUtd substanc::a and/or rdatrd P""Ph<nW~ =I" u ap<Utly pcmHttcd by low. 1). ALCOHOL · lhc.poiSCSSK>n.orcfutributionofalcoholic ~ cxapl u cxp<Utly pmnitt<d by the law and University rqulatioru. or public. intoxication. Pttmislion lO xrw ~ must be obtai.ntd by application to the Akohol Rtvicw brd, 405 Capen HalL 14.1MPAIRED DRIVING - Opttatio«o""""'..rudr whik under the influcnaof druporakohot(SctSec· tion 9 of thr Campus Parking and 1Rffic: Rqubtions) mduding but not limited to: A- ~atins a motor" w hick whi.lc- his/her ability to do so is imparr.d by the tmpropu or i1kpl w.t of drug.s or the consumption of alcohol; or B. oprntinJ a motor vehicle whilt in an intox.icattd oondition 15. SMOKING · Prohibitfd in all UnMn.ityowncdand opcrattd buildings. doorway areas, loading doc:b, stadiunls and outdoorcvmts. and in all vthidesowned and opn;~tcd by the Uniwnity. (S« Residma Hall rqulatK>nsabo) 16. WEAPONS - Ilk-pi or unauthoriztd possession of firearms,cxplosives,otherweapons.or~dlmti­ cals on University premises. (Scot SC"C\K>n 536.5 Supplemental Rul~ for ttK Maintcnancr of Public Order.) 17.-DEMONSTRATIONS- ~tion in a campus dm\onstration whkh disrupts ~ ~~ opcmioos of tJv Un•vm:ityand int'rinfpon tht rights of other mcm · bmofthc Univmitycommunity; leadingorincifinsoth· tn to dl5fUpt scfx.dulcs and/or normal activities within any ampus building or am; intentional obstruction whiCh unmoonably inttrfc:ro with freedom of ~l 18. TRAFFIC - Obstruction of the frtt DoW of ptdestnan or vdlKu.lar traffK on Univusity premises or at Umvcrsity sponsorrd or supcrvistd functM>ns. 19. BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLERBLADING - Prohibittd opnatM>n includes: A. opt't3.tion in any Univnsity building or facihty B. DpC'fation in a redcless or unsafr mmntt C. SlOtagr of bicydcs within 'lilY University buikling or &cility (so: RtsKimcc HaD ngulationsaJ.to) 20. DISORDERLY CONDUCT - Condud which;, W..onkrly, lewd. or 1nckttnt breach of peace:; or aiding. abtning. or procuring anothtr penon 10 breach the peace on U ni~n:ity pmniscs or at functions sponsoml by, or parucipa~ in by, the University. 21 . COMPlTIUABUSE - Theft orothtrabwc o£ computer time:, mduding bul not limilrd lo: A. Unauthoriud entry into a file, 10 we, rt2ci or change the contents. or for any other purpoo.sr. B. Unauthoriud tnnsftt of a file. C. Unauthoriud usMif anothu individual's identification and password 0 . Usr of computing facilities to inttrf~ with the work of another student, faculty mnnba or University Official l . UK of computin1, facilities and E-mail to smd ob-scene or abusiw! messap. F. Usc of computing facilities to interfttt with nornul ~lion o£ the Univm.ity computing system. All provisions of Artidt 1.56 of lht N.Y.S. Pmal Law (Offemes Involving Computers) apply at the UnMnity at Bulfolo. :U. INIURY TO UBRARY PROPERTI - A penon is guilty of injury to library groprny when ht or she intcntiona11y injurcs.ddact:s. or destroys any property bck>nging to. or dtpol.itrd in, thc University Libraries. 23. DETEmlON OF UBRAA.Y PROPERTY - A pn-son is guilty or d<Wninglibnty property whm h< "' w willfully detoins Univmity ulnria property l'or ""'"'lhm thirtydoys following writtm- &om the librvy. . 2A. UN1VERS11Y GROUNDS- U.. ofUnivmity spaoe and grounds by an orpniution or pmon without rcsrrv~tion of the space: or propu authorization. 2S.·JUDJC1ALSYSTEM - Abwcorthe ludiciol Symm, including bUt not limited to: A. Ftihm 10ob<y the IW1ln10N or a judidol body"' Univmity olfocial. B. Falsifiation_. ddtortion. or-misrepresentation of information bdort a judicial body. C. DiuuptM>n or tntnfcrmct with the ordttty conduct o( a judMia.J procmhn&0 . Lnstitution of • judicial proceeding knowinaJ:y wtthout caUK. E. Attempting to di.scoura&e an individual's pn:l'pn participation in, or usc of, tht judicial S)'lttm. F.Alttmptins to inftuma the impartiality of a mcmbn of a judicial body prior to. and/or durina the Q)UtSr of, lht judicial proc:ft'ding. «;. Harawnent (Yerbal or physical) and/or intimidation of a member of a judicial body prior to. durinAo and/"' ofta- a judicial ,.......ting. H. ,Failure to comply with the .sanction(s} impoecd under the Stud<nt Cod<. I. lnftuencinsoratternpting 10 inftumctanotberJ'ft"son to commit an abuse of the judicial syacm. 26. ANIMALS - Animals are not pcrnUucd in any uni· vcrsity building at any timt, anpt laboratory anitm.ls or animals trained 10 Ulist the d.isabkd (rct'a- to Rrsidtna Hall rules and regulations £or pet information). 'D. 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Turkkan, who has J an extensive record as an academic researcher at The johns Hopkins Univ=ity Sdlool of Medicine and a research ad· ministrator at the Natio nal institutes of Health (NIH ) and related agen· cics, has been namM vice president for research at UB. effective Oct. I. Turkkan has .erved since 1994 as chief of the Behavioral Scienc<S Re· search Branch o f the Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research and as chair o f the Behavioral Institut e on Dru g Ab use (NIDA 1. She ~ formerly was an assoctate p rofessor of behavioraJ b io logy m the Depart m e nt of Psychiatry and Bchav>oral Saences at The Johns Hopkms Um - vw:rsity School of Medicine, where she was a faculty member from I'J81 -"N Turkkan succeeds DaJe M Lanth , who will become US's VJCt' president for c;pcoaJ pro1tx."l.) and p rogram~ . effect JVt' Oct. I. Land1 tomt:d UB ib VICe prestdent fo r sponsored programs in 1987 and was named vice presiden t for research m l992. ln h15 new posttJon. he .,..rjiJ represent the umverstrv m Lhe development of co operative arran~cments w1th other uniVe rsities. government agenCit."), nonprofit COTJXlraUon..'l., and husm~ and mdustnal assoaattOib.and ~rve a.-. Pres1dmt Wtli.Jam R. Gremcr ''i rt"prt."Sentatlw to local and statt" Uldus tnal -dl"vclopment lJrgaruzauon~ . Turkkan' appomtmt'nt wa:o. an n<1um.ed l"w (;reme-r and Pro vos1 r.l».abcth IJ. ( .apaldo. " Professor Tur kkan ·'i appo1111 menl." he noted, "s1gnab a renewl-d c mphas 1~ on UB's research m•ss•on a1 a lime when the mcrcasmg ~.:om pt.>tlllon for federal fun<b re-qum. ~ a 'it rateg.JC o~pproac h . " Her knowledge of the federal re search enterpn se. combmed. w1th her e:cpertl.S(' as an academ1c sc1en liSt , will c;erve o ur 101 e rest~ wdl m the ve-Jr) ahead." L 1pald1 .tJded: "I am Jehghted that Dr 1 urkkan ""'til be tommg u~ Ht'r demonstrated ahdJt\ 11 1 put ContlnuMI on ,.... 1 Weinstein to receive honorary doctorate By PATRICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor M [ RAMAJ( Film; len('e _. (that I co nti n u e-s to broaden and dive- rs1fv th c- CO· ch a irm an H arve-y Wein stei n , who got his start in the enter· tainment industry 30 years ago by promoting rock conc~rts at U S, will rec~ivt an honorary SUNY Docto rate o f Humane Len~rs fro m VB o n field ofAmen ~ can film bv pr ovid 1ng a niche for provocative a nd ind e p en dent Sept. 26. films ... (and ) enlarging the American The d~gree will be co nfe rred upon Weinstein by President William R. Greiner on b ehalf o f th e audience for fo reign cinema." He noted, "Weinstein's influence has led to the development of ah ernative production divisio ns in la rge studios and to an expanded d efi m uo n of the popular film . " H e r es ha pes the face of t h e Am erican film indust ry with each n e \o\' offe r in g fro m Mir a m ax," G reiner said , .. and h as sh own th e world that m ovies have the power to t ran sform lives in une.x~cted ways lo ng after their audiences de-pa n fro m the theater." G rei ner added: .. U B will ho nor Harvey Weinstein not o nly in rec · ognitio n o f the- d egree ht> p ursued h ere 30 yea rs ago. but as a tribu te to hi s extra o rdinar y efforts to broaden the ho rizons o f fil m aud1 · Board of Trustees of the State Uni · versity of New York at a noon lun · cheon in his honor to~ held in th t> University Art G aUery, Center for the Arts, on the Nonh Campus. The luncheon will be preceded by a lecture by Weinstein at 11 a.m . in the Center for the Arts Screening Room and foUowed by a ser<ening of a film produced and distributed by Miramax Films, the natio nally renowned champio n of independent and alternative cinema co-founded by Weinstein . In nominating him for this honor, Greiner spoke to Weinstein's "extraor· dinary boldness, drive and instinctiv< eyt for cutting-edge creative excel· ences~rywhere." ..o r 10 vear!l, Wt."lllStl'lll has been at the ce-~ter ol a rt•vo lutlo n that hrought the .'\mencan film mdus tn· mto tht' renewed sta te oi mno' '3t Jon and d iVt'rSII\' II t'n]O)'S toda~ ~~om m Q u l'ens. he atu nded UR as an Enghsh ma,or from 1969-73 .md was very acuve- Wi th the school'li mdependent UmversJt)' Un1on Ac tJVlUes Board , wh.Jch fu nded a broad vanerv of student act J Vtlt~ . mdud mg rock (Oncerts l>unng that t1me. he anJ fello....., LIB srud ent Ho race "Corky " Burger hcgan to p rod uce sho ws o n the •r own , The firs t wa.'i a h ugely success ful 1972 Stephen Stills concert that led to the fo und ing of Harvt"y and ( :Or kv Prod uct io ns. whJCh qUJckJv became a fix t u re on the- Buffalo m usic sce ne. They recruited Wemst.ein's brother Bob, then a student SUNY CoUege at Fredo n ia, as a Lhird partner and th< company began to develop m10 the- p rototype for Miramax, nam ed after the b rothers' parents. M m am a nd M ax Wein s t ein . M iramax opened its o ffi ces m 1979 in Bu ffalo's o ld Memo rial Auditorium. T he co m pany has si n ce u nder go ne a r adi cal tra ns fo rma ti o n m anJ power. but thl' brother' redefimng Cl n ematu. boundanes has rema1ned unchanged . In add1t1on to the-1r d1s tnbut 1on of qu 1rkv and o ften p m vocatiVC mdependent and fore1gn film s. the- Wcln Stl·ms wt:nt o n to produce t he kmd of unco n ven tional and arusucally darmg work often avo1ded bv established pru duct lnn compan1es. To thts day. tht"V both art· mvulved With the pmducnon. edmng and mar keung of md1Vld ua1 Mmun ax filrru and rctaJJ1 sole authonrv over the sc:.·lectmn of the filnts tht"V distribute. The M1ramax roster ha_, mduded many notable produ,·uons. mdud '"~ - "The C tder House Rule)," " Jl Postmo."" My left Foot,""Lt_kt- Watcl tor Chocolate," "(:merna ParadLSO." '>ILt' ~..o mm 1 tm e nt In "The ~gGame."" Tramspotung." "Pulp FJCtlon.'"'The Thm Blue Lme:· "The Ptano." "The Enghsh Pau<>n: "Shakespeare m l..ove" .md "{ " th(.· Beloved CountT\' .. M tramax ha.,o, rt"(elvt'li 14~ A~..aJ emy Award n ommat1ons o~nd 4 2 wms d unng the past 1.:! ve--df') The company has been ho nored w1 th a Best Ptcru re nommauon for the past I0 consecu tive vea r!l �2111epoa '-: September 7, 2011U/VuJ.Jt lo.3 BRIEFLY Tech tnnsfer opens South Campus office "'mes Meindl is Carmichael Professor of Organization and Human Resources in the School of Management. His research inter~ are in the social psychological processes involved in organizing and managing, and lie has published numerous articles and book chapters in such areas as leadership and decision making, and power and influenCe. Tht UB Bwl,_ AlliAnu Technology Tronster and I.Jc:eming offlcel•n opened a satellite office on the South campus. Located in 139 CMy Hill, the office will """" spoce with the H..tth ea... tnduruies Association, which >uppot'IS end devolops the regional health<&"' industJy through nelw<?O<ing; pro. grams and servkes. The Technology Transfer ilnd lken~ng offlce spoclallzes in licensing the university's patent portfolio to the prival1! sector. UB technologies generate now products, lfTlll"'"' processes and help busi~ses grow and become ~ profitable. Tht partn..-shlp with the Health Care Industries Association enhances the~ of theregional health-ca.., industJy by bringing together .......men, manutacnn.n and providers of health"'"' with the uniifenity, according to ICimbet1y A. Rohling of Technology Tronsler and lkenstng. An open house will be held from 9 a.m. to • p.m. Sept. 19 in 139 Cary Hall. Tht offlce maintains fuU....-. vice capabitities. The office in Suite 200 Tht Commons remains in full operation. Tedlock kicks off "Asia at Noon" series Barbara Tedkxk, associate dean tOr undergraduate education in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of anthropology, w\U spea~ on · '"Shamanism in Mongolia" at noon SepL TS in 280 Part Hall on the North campus in the first!'.Asia at Noon'" · ~re of the fall senlester. • Asia at Noon" is an ongoing serli!s of hour-long. brownbag q>eet~ngs <hot proYide lllcutty members and graduate studen"'- well as visiting scholan-the opportunity to share their ~arch with the Aslanl5t community of students end fKtJity. Tht series prOIIi<les • setting for interdisdpllnlry excNnge of ideas and interaction among persons interes~ In Alii. Pre-sentations usoally last from 1520 minutes, followed by """ discussion. FOt' further Information on the series, contact Thomas Burlunan, director of the Asian Studies Program, it 645-3474 or - o l o . -. REPORTER · Tht Rrport.,.ls 1 ampus communitypublished by the Office of News · Servkes in the DMsion of · Unt.enlty 5ervlces, State UnM!fslly of New Y~ at Buflolo. Editorial offices.,., kqted at 330 Qofts Hill, __ __ .. ---- Amherst (716) 645-2626: wuetcherebuftalo.edu ..._...,. _ ,..... ........ ... Con>le Smith - """"'Page ......,._ ................ Lob.., SuoiMI<Icher --P.JtrlcUOonoYan ....,._Spina Elen Goldboum CM<tine\oldal going to change much, and certain His heroic past is legendaryi hjs 1f they . . . ch-....7 character issues will be fixed. Never- straight-talk express connected ...n · No, charisma doesn't necessarThere are many, many definitions of theless, there is much that can be with people and tbe media; be was ily win elec;tions. Though leadership, and just· as many ideas learned about behaviors and aaions, convincingly passionate about his vi- McCain had cbarismaticappeal, about the qualities that leaders must and about the philosophies and prin- . sion focthe futwe. Bradley, Bush and · he still lost the primary l'ace to possess. You might be disappointed, ciples that can guide your practices. Gore paled by comparison, though his opponent. Olarismatic leadbut probably not surprised, to know Mo=,sonwofthedeepest learn- each had some of the right stuff. ers tend to be most sought after that no simple recipe for effective ings aboutlea<lership are about self- I would have to say that neither Bush during times of crisis. The leadership exists, especially if you're discovery-clarifying values, know- nor Gore has great charismatic ap- economy is pretty good right looking for a laundry list of person- ihg your strengths, etc.-<ather that peal Neither have in their biogra- now and we are not at war. Perality or character traits. In the end, learning how to be like Jolin F. phies the heroic struggles and tri- haps some see crises in our eduit's all about followers uniting to Kennedy or Marrin Luther King, Jr. umphs over advmity that McCain cational system, in oui healthachieve some common purpose. All And while these charismatic leaders could lay claim to, although each care system, others see a crisis leaders have followers: if you have no were perhaps graced with special tried to elevate their biographic past of morality. Those who are followers. then you are not a leada! leadership gifts, the rest of us can during the Rq>ublican and Demo- alarmed tend to be drawn to So the question really becomes, what learn many skills useful to leadership cratic conventions. I think Gore, at charismatic leaders who display makes people like you and me will- through hard work and detennina- one time labeled as "c:harismatically passion and commitment to ing to follow someone else~ lead? tjon. I would also add. that what challenged," has been improving a important causes. In general, What seems to matter mos~ in the sieems to come "naturally" for others great deaL He has made some bold, though, when political cammodern definition of leadership is is often the resuh of practicr and ex- eveir dramatic, decisions during the paigns highlight charismatically that people are inspired by some up- perienc~. The things that make couneof the campaign and his man- appealing candidates, people are lifting vision of the future, are com- people good learners generally ap- nerisms, physical presence and ora- more likely to take an active inmitted and empowered to work to- plies to learning leadership as wdl: tory have been improving. His char- terest and participate. Even ward that vision, and sec their leader IQ coun..; b\11 so does EQ--dle abil- ismatic appeal; though not based on without crisis. most of us preas a symbol of the values they hold ity tel understand, express and-con- a Hollywood-star personality, is go-- fer ro be inspired by our elected ing up and that results in more posi- leaders. In a dose race, voter esdear, as well as an instrument for trol emotion, passion and drive. tive leadership ratings. What cha- timation's of candidal1!'s characachieving collective goals. How dlo the .-Jciates for ofrisma Bush possesses emanates from ter, gravit:as and leadership '!l>ilCan le-.shlp be le.med, or 1s Ike measure up- the <hawhat some see is his down-home, ity- in short, charismatic aplt something you're bom wlth7 rlsma scale? Gore_..., Bcnh7 Uebennan venu• Cloeney7 easy interpersonal style. A5 with the peaJ-<an matter erloUgb ·to Leadership is a special kind of rei~- Clint- venu• Lulo7 top of the tickm, neitherO.eney nor make the difference between tionship that develops between The biggest myth ;d>out charisma is Lieberman are great charismatic fig- winning and losing. Media covpeople. The potential for leadenhip that it is a fixed attribute ofone's per- ures, though Lieberman, with his erage has probably irlcreased the to emerge is created out of the inter- sonality. Person;ilitycounts,putsodo engaging sense of humor and mor;al importancr of charismatic apsection of the leader, the followers other things. 1ba~s why the charis- mission, may have an edge. ln the peal. But it's a dolrtile-edged and the context in which they are em- malic appeal ofany leader-can change NC'W York Senate race, Lazio appears sword: it can either amplify the bedded. Thjs means lhat no one is over time. It is very much an eye-of- to have some of the interpersonal . charisma of a candidate or it can born with leadership in them; lead- the-beholder concept, in1Juenced by style and mannerisms that could in- expose a lack of it. Ih ership emerges from ume-to-ume, situation and circumstance behav- crease his.charisma potential, while way, some reporters and politiand in certain situations. as a part of - iors and decisions, infonnation and Hillary Ointon has the star-power cal pundits. help to elevate the . · the relationship we establish with one reputation. }\ p;,;.; of ~ is ·• · reputation that could provide a basis charismatic stature: of a candianother: Now_so':" people, by brrth beauty contest, related to superficial for great charismatic appeal These date, while others a:r~ working and soaai!ZatJon, develop the moo- charm and physical attraction, sirni- two senatorial candidates, ~. to expose his/her "ftet-of..cJay." vatmn and some of the skiUs that m- lartothat of movie stars. But it is also have yet to build or benefit much Also, the media stands between crease the chances that they will be- a measure of deeper things, an infer- from other fuctors that might cause candidates and voters, leaving ~~e leaders m many ~f the s1tua- ence regarding 3 candidate's charac- them to be seen as charismatic lead- room for the manipulation of uons they encounter wrth many of ter, personality and leadership abil-• ers in the eyes of more voterS. images, charisma being a potenthe relauonshrps they establrsh wrth ity. During the party primaries, Sen. In this age of In-your-face metially important part of the others. By the trmc ~ost of us reach John McCain was by far the most dia coverage o f - cam"marketing" of a candidate. adulthood, our personalrnes are not charismatically appealing candidate. paigns, are .-..sates doomed 11ft the key qualities thllt •ny true leader must possess7 - ihe same Study is first to link diabeteS, hypothyroidism By LOIS BAKER docrine failure. Clearly, more re- Results of the record -review News Services Editor search is needed to find out what is behind the link." Michalek also is dean of the Graduate Division and showed that the prevalence of diag- director of education affairs at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Michalek and colleagues conducted their research at the request status. The researchers identified U B re searchers have demonstrated for the first time a dose asso~ dation between hy - pothyroidism and diabetes mellitus in an American -indian tribe, and found diabetic women to be particularly at risk. The study, published in the July issue of the ]ournnl of Family Pmcrice, found that in this tribal population, women with diabetes were more than twia as likely to have hypothyroidism as non-diabetic \\!Omen . "It's been more or less known that people with diabetes are more likely to also have ponr thyroid function," said Arthur Michalek, UB professor of social and preventive medicine, and lead author on the study. "But the relationship has never been dem onstrated in American Indian populations, which are known to have the highest diabetes rates iri the world. "We really don't know why this relationshipexists,"hesaid. "lberemay be some inherent susapubility to en- of the Passamaquoddy tribe, the " People of the Dawn," at their tribal health center in Eastport, Maine. They reviewed the clinical records of 892 people-415 men and 4 77 women-eligible for clinical services during 1998, and ide ntified those with a diagnosis of cliabetes or hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid produces too tittle of the hormones tJwoxin, tri.iodothyronineandcalcitonin, which regulate the body's metabolism. Symptoms include fa~gue, lethargy and weight gain, which also are symptoms of diabetes. Because symptoms of the two diseases are similar, physicians pften don't explore the possibility ~!\thyroid disfunction once they find diabetes, Michalek said. noted. The incidence of diabetes differs depending on etlmicity, ranging nosed hypothyroidism varied fro~6percentamongnon-Hispanic greatly by age, gender and diabetes whites, 7.7 percmt among Hispanics, 9 percmt among African.Americans, and about 18 percmt among Native Americans. However, the incidencr among the Puma Indians of Arizona reaches approximately 70 percent in those between the ages of 55 and 64, Michalek said. "Our'lindings support the need for further investigatinn of the association between diabetes and hypothyroidism in American-Indian populations, particularly among those with known high rates of diabetes,• he i'id. "1be ability to diagnose and treat unsuspected hypothyroidism in these populations could greatly enhance quality of life." Also participa_ting in the study were Martin C. Mahoney. UB assistant professor of family medicine anlf director ofscreening services at RPCI, and Donald Calebaugh, director of the Pleasant Point Health Center in Eastport, Maine. 156 cases of diabetes, an incidence of 17.5 per<ent, and 25 cases of hypothyroidism, or an incidence of2.8 percent, in the total study population. Among women, 2 J.4 percent had diabetes and 5 percent had hypothyroidism, which accounted for all but one case. The prevalence among men was 13 percent and .2 percrnt respectively. The one man who had hypothyroidism also had diabetes,_results showed. The prevalenceofbypothyroidism among diabeticwor:nen ranged from 5 percent among women WKier 60 years old, ro 21 percmt of women over60. ln non-diabetic women, the prevalence by age was 3.7 percent and 9 percmt, respectively. The annual incidence of hypothyroidism in the general population ranges from .08 percent to .2 percent, is more common in women than men and inatas<swith age, Michalek �S!p!Wer 7.2IDI/Vul. 32.18.3 Rep a ._ 3 BrieD UB biophysicists selected to participate in collaborative project with Japanese Biophysks re~arc.hers •t UB h•ve ~en selected by rhe Japan Science and Technology Ministry to be its internatjooaJ collaborator on a SJO million research project aimed at understanding the me· chani ca! sensitiv it y of cells. Frederick SachS. professor of physiology and b1ophysical sc•ences, will lead the UB project, estimalcd to mvolve about $500,000 over five years. UB and MIT are the only U.S. un iversities srlected by the Japanese Ministry ·for o ngoin g collaborative proJeCts. The researchers will study the physiological proces,) by which the mechanical deformation of a cell is transformed into,electricaJ and chemical responses. For example, mechanical transduction, more sensitive than VIS IOn, occurs when the mov6llent of cells in them ner ear generate nerve 1mpulses that result in the sense of hearing. Sachs and has co llabora tors at UB discovered the first mechanical transducers in 1983 and , sincr: then , their lab has been a world cen ter for work on biological mechamcal sensitivity. '"In addjtion to providing thl· 't:'nse of hearing, mechanical trans · duct ion also 1s involved 111 touch, the measurement of JOint pos• uon, muscle t{'n.) lon, hone growth, blood-pressure reguiauon. fill mg of the hladder an d mtestines, and the regu lati on of cell, tissue and orgamsm vo lum e and size," ~achs said. "Although it ts an essential sensory process, mechamcal transduc tiOn also can produce pa thologr Ca rdta c fibrillation- the uncoor dinated con t raction of the heart -can be mlllatcd by mc!hamcal st ress, and failure of the heart I!~ the most common cause of death wo rldwide. Understandmg the fundamental mechanism:!!> of me chanical transd~ctton Will enable sctentists to develop rational thera pies for disease." The work will be earned out m collaboration with Masah1ro Sokabe, cha1 r of the Department of Physiology at Nagoya Med1..._aJ Sc hoo l, who i::. head mg the protect and who :!!>pen! a sabba t1 cal vear in Sachs' laboratory at UB. SIS to offer new graduate program An MBA for entrepreneurs m Management offers new non-credit MBA certificate program By JOHN D£UA CONTIIADA Reporter Contributor T doan't have the same cachet as a fuU-fledged MBA degree, but who needs a credential when you're your own boss? And who has time for class- I room instruction when you're the company's CEO; CFO and CIO aU roUed into one? Targeted to busy entrepreneurs a nd wo uld - be ~ ntrepreneur s worldwide, an Online Micro- MBA in Entrepreneurial Studies- believed to be the first of its kind-is being offered jointly by the VB School of Manage ment and The In stitut e for Entrepren eurship, based in Albany. The non -credit certificate program provides an overview of topics commonly covered by credit-bearing MBA programs, with an emphasis on real-world business applications and strategies useful to the entrepreneur or business mru1ager. All instruction for the 27-module program is delivered ove r th e Internet via the student's personal computer and ca n be completed anywhere at anytime. Topics covered indude.business-plan development, marketing, entrepreneurial roles, eco mmerce, supply and demand , budge tin g and family -business management. VB School of Management fuc- ult y and staff developed the program's content and technology. " Many entrepreneurs have little forma1 busi ness training; much of their bu si ness knowledge comes fro m instinct. experience or trial and crro;r, which can amount to a pretty steep tuition," says Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management. "The Micro-MBA in Entrepreneurial Studies offers entrepreneurs a more comprehensive understanding of the business applications they use everyday, and it builds knowl- edge of skills they'U need to better manage their enterprises." "To our knowledge no other uni versity offers this type of program for entrepreneurs," says J. Felix Strevell, chairman and CEO of The Institute for Entrepreneurship." \Ve are proud to be pan of the new learning revolution with such a great program." Tuition for the program is S995 per student. There are no degr\ rc- quirements and new students can. enroll at anytime. Graduates receive a certificate of completion from the UB School of Management . For a demonstration of the pro~ gram. go to <http :// www.mgt.buffalo.edu/ onllne/ mkro/stte> For more infonnation, call 716-645-3200. The Institute for Entrepreneurshipserves entrepreneurs through · out the U.S. and worldwide. Its mis sion is to bri ng exceUence to entr{·· preneurs of all ages through educatio n, innovation and access to capital worldwide. It p rovides Webbased degree and cert ificate pro· grams to en trepreneurs t hro ugh partnerships with colleges and un i· vers itics. For m ore information about the institute. go to <http:/ I www.nyle.org >. The VB School of Management is ranked by Business \o\~d: as one of the top business schools in th(• country. It annually enrolls more than 2,500 students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs and offers a variety of professional-development courses through its Cen· ter for Management Development. The School of lnfonn•tlon Studies (S IS ) has announced that by September 200 \ it expects to im?\ement a new master's dev,ree m informa tion and communicatiOn. The new graduate program wiiJ sa tisfy the demand by pubhc - and p rivate-secto r organjzations for mfofmation-technology specJahsb also co mpeten t in com munication, team -bui lding, critical -thmk ing, organizational culture and organizational strat egy. Tho mas Jacobson, professor and interim dean of the school, sav~ the process of registe ring the new degree wi th the New York State Education Department has begun and is-expected be completed tw th e end of next summer. The p rogra m wi ll be unusualm that emphasis will be not only on technological skills. but on th ose competenci es identified by N{·w York Sta te businesses and private· and public -sector leaders as cru cia l if their organizations are to take full advantage of ne\v mforma t1on technologies. Like other new undergradua tl" and graduate programs being de vdoped by SIS, its design is grou nd ed in a year ot ex tcnstvc resc..~arch on workfo rce and education needs. Jacobson sa id the resea rch ac tiVItieS incl uded mterview!l. with a numhe r of key individuals inside and outSide the university, focus groups involving leaders in the public and private sectors, a nd a surVC)' of wo rkforce needs among 300 companies in New York State . " VIt: learned that the new school a nd its basic mission represent an exci ting and much-needed university initiative," Jacobson says. "We found o ut , too, that whi le technological ski lls are imponant. there are other skills of equal importance--wha t the planning group ca me to refer to as 'organizatio nal competencies:' team building. co mmunication , knowledge of organizational goals and sensitivit\' to orgamzat 10na l culture ... As a result of that research, Jacob,)on sa\'\ a program has been de.)1gned for a 36-credit hou r gr;~duate degree to train students for entry int o the information workforn· m a w1de vanet)' of fields. T he program, a mastcT's dc.-grc:e m mforma t1on a nd commu mca tio n. will employ a lore settut·n~..{· of M""ven courses in the orgamza ttonal competencu~s cited abow. ~tudcnts sub,)ettuentlv will speoal ize in one of several separate studv tracks. mcludmg mfonnat1on ~· · ence, informati on archttecture. management of mformatton centcr"'. sy!!.tem de,)ign and implem(•ntauon, and orgamzallonal devdopment. jacobson stresses that courses will not substitute for tc~hm cal skill:-.. but by emphasizing practtc.V. np{'flence and th eory, will offer an other dimensio n to tradi tional skills m information technologv. ~tu dents withou t field expenence will be strongh urged to complt·tl' Internships. The pl anning process, whtch ended th1s lunt· . WJ.) fundl·d m pJrl through a grant from AT&T. It mvolved a study of andustnal trend,) and rela ted ed ucational programs and an e.xamtnat 1on of currenl and anticipated market needs in commumcatJOn, technolog~eal and organizational ski lls. �After 46 yean of service to UB, Charles H.V. Ebert. enten a n - phase of his _c aNer ~e.!i!:ed,b~!~~.22!1ittin1t@......... Roporter Contributor The Oepol1menl d - ond Donee wii.,.......C 'Tho- l.lloofllooes"lt 7:JOp.m. sept. 14-161nthellockloxin the ~lor the Arts on the -~ ""origlnll- pie<• ~ atl!d by Solly Coors-fox. the per· lormonce combines text, J<lllfld and . . _ into. one-ol+ltind performona! leoturing Goer>-fox and Anna 'koy Ftwu, ·a..OO.te ,..,...... emorilu> In the Depart· """'' o l - ond Dora. The pe!lormance atso ~ svrr portl!d by the New YO<I< State Coundl on the Arts and ·c.n.s.. va~~ey Coundl on""' Arts. Tlcl<eU ore n and moy be purchased 11 the Center lor the Arts box office. For information, caD 64S-ARTS. IREWG plans reception The third annual •Qicj c.owNew Glib" Rec<plion wll be hold from :1-S p.m. - i n the u..-. lily Gollory In the Center lor the Arts on theNonh ~ ~ Clplldi will welcome new__, faculty rnemben. The rtaption Is spomorod by t h e - on - . t l ond ~on-llndGen­ FTER 46 y..rs of teaching at UB, Charles H.V. "Vmce" Ebertmiredlast june. But for this energetic, emeritus professor of physical geography. it is a technical retirement only. Ebert, 76, is teaching four courses at UB this~ ("almost double the loadofmycoll..gues," hesays.mischievously). " I do it ... because I enjoy it so much. And then I'll be off in the spring semester and the summcrdoingwriting, research and try· ing to slowdown a little bit, but it's very hard for me." Ebert plans to .co nt inue this pattern, at least through the 2002-03 academic year. "Time off" for the peripatetic professor means activities l~e climbing Sicily's Mt. Etna, whidi he did last May, or researching a major article correlating the Biblical story ofthepartingoftheRedS..tonatu· raJ events in the ancient world, per· haps the gigantic seismic sea waves that flooded the Nile delta more than 3,000 years ago. And it means continued worldwide travels with his wife, Use, and more visits to Baltimore to see the couple's daughter, Monica, and grandson, Kyle. Over his long car..r, Ebert has done field work in Russia, China, Taiwan, Central and South America and Iceland. He also participated in archaeological excavations in Israel, and was the tint UB faculty mernber to take part in an exchange program with the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Ebert's career spans five UB presidents-from Oifford Furnas toW~ - A ""'-...-. -d«, - - o f - Full ,.,...,.. ond the Ollk:• ol k Is open to ...... loculty lind Conference to help Job seekers schedUled l...- Sonia< Conference 2000, I c:onlon!nu limed It giving gtadulllng-""' """"'"""' edge in the job - g<Multion, will be hold on sept. 23 in the Student Union Theatn! on the Nor1f1 Campus. The ....,~ which wil begin at 1&.-ts a.m., wiN CCNer a Vlri· ety ol topics, lndUding """""' 1nd """"" lettm, inteNiewing sl<ilts, Jot>.-dl processes, nel· wortdng strotegies..penonal fi. nonces Mid 9<Jing to graduate school. "" etiquelte k.ncheon win be-inPislochlo'slnlht! Student Unkn An)'one I n - in attendIng should ptngisler In lht! Of. fico ol Coree< Planning arid PlocemenC. 259 COpen. For further lnlonhotioo1. COlT· t.lf:l""' ~planning ond placement olllcell64S-6854. Women's Club to hold welcome reception The UB -~Club wll open Its 5Sih y.-wllh. ~lor .-ond~mombon """'7.. p.m. sept. 141n Squft Hill onlht Soullt ~ I.IJihl...,_..._-..1 bynwnbenwllbo-. Dental- wllload !Dun o l l h t - . .- . g romarlcsbyllussoll-.g.d. --..one~.-. o....;.,. d lht'by lac· Ferry. lo4omblnhip Is open ID lilt uky membor e-ve -In._,_ --··Club Is Indeducallonoi lind chartlable .nt.lls ~ lht II'IMnlty ond the gMWcummunlly. -""bon- Club-chctly~ the c:.nc. c . . , - -ond-- .......... For-.....--. . . . ....................... ......... . ....,................ c.n~e-. 30.000 students who have heard him le<:ttmonallthingsgeographic.from acid r.Un and 1,..,.., Canal, to world oonftictsand asteroids. Born in Hamburg. Germany, to Americanparen~J.Ebertspentmost of his youth inSwiturland. His fa. !her, an export manager for a New York firm, would invite his young son on trips abroad as a reward for good schoolwork. Ebert was considering a career asaglobetrottingjoumal· ist and photographer when World War II, "a major break" in his life. intervened. He served four years in the U.S. Annybeforepursuinghis bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at, the UniversityofNorth Caro!ina at~ Hill "lwasfirstinterestedin political science and !anguages. but I intmediately dmpped out of that program because it did not satisfy my interest in sci· ence," he says. "Then l VInet !:oiKZlltrated in geology the-w, . . . . - . , ......... aftd and soil science and Training Conter on DeH<tHkatlon Control physical geography. I thinkthatgeography,parHe joined the UB faculty in 1954 ticularly in the past, rep=tted a 1 and became the rounding chair of go· link between the physical world and ography following the 1962 merger humanity. Being strictly ageologist with SUNY. While serving as dean of did not satisfy my curiosity about undergraduateeduattion from 1970- people. On the other hand, being a n, he oontinued to teach full time. social scientist would not have sat· He published numerous artides on isfied my interest in hard science." soil prOblems, land development and When Ebert teaches, he bnngs to environmental hazanls. But teaching the fore his travels and scientific in· was always his lop priority, and in vestigations, along with his fermi1989, he was llllilled a SUNY Distin- dable language skills-he speaks guished Teaching Professor, in addi- French, Russian and Spanish in adlion to having received five.awards fQr clition to German. students always II"' a big1cid< ooit of it when I use a word. irid thm explain what it really means," be says. "I thlnk the secret of good teadlirig is to be human, so that the stu· dents see as you a_ human being of interest to them." Once, while teaching a section of his long-rttnning aod popular undergraduate course on "Disaskrs" (subject also of a fourth edition of his textbook issued last month un· der the new title, Disasters: An Analysis ofNatural and Humnn-Jndwad Hazards), Ebert spolie of the impact of war-its inherent destructivepower,andhowmonstrous actionsareol'tenviewedone-sidedly. "I talked about the firestorm in Hamburg, Germany, on July 27, 1943, in which more than 50,000 people wtre killed in a few hours. Then I stopped for a few minutes, and said, 'Let's look at the other side of the coin-the Bataan Death MarchofApril1942 when the Japanese killed tJJousands of American and Filipi.Oo prisone,. of war. Or look at the Holocaust and (think about) what the Nazis did.'" At this poini,Ebert recalls, ~was overcome with emotion and had to halt the lecture before 400 students in Kilo< Hall. "All-of a sudden, severa! students came up and hugged me. It was an irJcredjb/L Cxperience, and it had nothing to do with the rewards of t..ching. it had to do with sharing a human emotion. ~Over many years of teaching, there were many highligh!J, many moments of tension.• he says. "but more good moments than bad ones. They were aJI.part of the ~ory."· CAS faculty to present ·armuallecture series .Topics to range from toxic sites to "Dr. Castro's Island" to 1901 Pan Am ExpositWn By PATIIICIA DONOVAN News Services Editor T HE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS ) will present quite a (east over the next eight months. It is a series of free pubUc lectures by CAS faculty members that will explore a variety of subjects from an affection fur the rotting smdl of "high" meat (Sept 18) toaclvan= in the treatment of auto-intmune diseases (Jan. 22). The series, which will run SepL ISApril 23, also will feature tales from inside "Dr.Castro's Island" (Nov. 13) and an examination of several of Western New York's toxic sites now in the news (Oct. 16). Spring events will include a visit to the 190 I Pan Americm Exposition (March 19), a look at sports as a fe'minist issue (April 23) .and a discussion of the "fate of stories" (Feb. 26). Lecturers will include senior CAS faculty members from the departments of Philosophy, English, Chemistry, Modem Languages and literatures, Microbiology and Sociology. All talks will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Screening Room, Room 11 2, of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. For additional more information, call 645-2711 Schedule of E'tlmts • SepL 18 "Delightful, Delicious, Disgusting: Eating Sublime and Terrible" Carolyn Korsmeyer, profeSsor of philosophy How did something like a snail, a slimy dot offish eggs or an animal's brain ever end up on a dinner plate? What persuades someone to over· come the rotting smell of decay and cultivate a taste for .. high"' meat? Korsmeyer, author of .. Making Sense OfTaste: Food And Philosophy" (Cornell Univ. Press, 1999) knows the answers. Those who attempt to understand sophisticated eating and the "art" of cuisine usually approach the subject by oonsidering the pleasures of taste. Some of the most profound pleasures of the table, however, are actually disgusting on first exposure. They' re repulsive, rather than tempting. The desire to eat certain kinds of particularly difficult foods Ues not in the search for pleasure, but in the thrill of extreme and dif. ficult emotions. a phenomenon that ties eating with the sublime. This lecture wiU explore some examples of terrible eating and traverses the borderline between the revolting and the tasty, the disgusting and the delicious, revealing that it is slim. • Oct. 16 "Not Love Canal: Environmental Problems in WNY" Joseph A. Gardella, Jr., professor of chemistry; CAS associate dean for externaJ.;ffili,. In the zo'years since the~,..,.., Canal disaster, environmental problems have arisen in· other Western New York communities. Erie Co unty oounts 150 known toxic dump sites that indude the large PCohl Brothers dump site on Aqo Drive off Transit Road, former industrial areas on Buffalo's south side and, most recently, a quarry in Cheektowaga used for years as a toxic dump. nus lecture will =iew the current situation in two South Buffalo communities: the Seneea-Babcock and Hickory Woods neighbarhoods, both of which border the Buffalo River and are ""ry dose to chemical plants and former steelmill and coke-mill sites. Gardella will look at the lessons learned about oommunityactivism, the way the media reports these stories, the purpose of chemical analy· sisand thcroleofgovmunentagen· cies in the designation of brownfield and Superfund dean-up sites • Nov. 13 "Inside Cuba Today: The Last of the Caudillos: A Vit!W from the Inside of Dr. Castro's Island" Jose F. Buscaglia-Salgado, professor of Spanish and oompara~ literature; ~or of Cuban and Canb· bean programs Fidel Castro is the last and ~­ haps the most acoomplished in a long succession of Caribbean strongmen or •caudillos" who have rut.d their oountries lhrough terror while posing as the great benefac· tors of the fatherland. Over the past five years, Buscaglia has spent oonsideral>le time in Cuba, where he has found an economy of complicity far more complex than the simple manichaean visions that friends aod detractors of the regime alike would have us believe. Buscaglia will present a candid view of a country that for most of its recent history has been poorly understood by those on tl!eoutside. In the process, he will point to the ramifications of an economy of oompUcity that extends well beyond the shores of this Caribbean island. Preview of Spring '2001 CAS Lectures: • Jan. 22 "Advances in the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases.. Bernice Noble. professor of biology .;,d microbiology • Feb. 26 "The Fate of Stories" Bruce Jackson..SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture in the Department of English • March 19 "The Pan-American Exposition of 1901" K<rry S. Grant, professor and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences •April 23 "Sports as a Feminist Issue" Susan Cahn, associate. prokssor of history �The house that UB built Crew from Facilities steps up to finish Day-of-Caring project ., ~VIDAl News 5oM<es Editor HIS is the hoUS< that Jack built. And Fred and Ken and Craig and Don and Kevin. And this is thestory of how they and II others built that house, which now sits on the South Campus at the liB Child Care Centor. It all started as part of the United Way/Day of Caring, said Dave Ballard, associate director for stu· dent life and team leader for the project that eventually would turn into an eight-by-10-foot wood children's playhouse. Ballard and his Day of Caring team-Dawn Whited, Johnny Garcia, Cindy Halm, Phyllis Aorio and Fran Ciccia, all of the Student Unions; Matt Deck of Dental Medicine; Rob Sugtia of Athletics; Joe HalfcrofPhysia,and JutieSmithand Ed Brodka of the Leadership Ceoter-wereassignedasoneoflOteams that each would build a playhouse. But when they got downtown to Lafayette Square at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16, Ballard said, it was apparent that this wasn't quite going to be what they anticipated. Instead of finding the construction kit they expected and the tools needed to put it together,thecrewfoundtwo-hy-fours, roofing materials and sheets of and by 11:30 un., they had con· structed the base and two and a half walls of their playhouse--<llld run out of lumber. Around noon, since no plans had been made to provide the crew with lunch on-site, Ballanl sent them to grab a bi~ to eat, be said. Somewhat discouraged, Ballanl, who previously served as assistant director of facilities for maoy years, made a call to Mike Dupre, associ· ate via' president for University Facilities. T _ i :;_ ~ ! ~ i: .,. c.....,.....,..,.._.., wllldl h.os found a Care Cent... at the UB Child Arrivingat !:30p.m.,"they jumped right in, and had everything together in a coup!< of hours." he added "It was a great team effort. This is really what state-university employ.,.. are all about. This is a tremendo us group of guys. I can't express how great I felt. The vast majority of Facilities people are like that. The only reason those guys stopped at 5:30p.m. was because Home Depot said the (playhouse) unit had to go on the truck." Nearly complete, the playhouse was taken-along with the other nino----to Home Depot's Elmwood Avenue store for safekeep ing. Ballanl said. The next morning, he andthesixfacilitiesemployeeswent tothestoretowrapup romeofthe playhoUS<'s small unfinished details, like trim and a window box. And last week, the playhouse was delivered to the South Campus. Parents of children at the daycare center plan lo gather at some point to stain the playhouse and do a few more small things to it, Ballard said. In• the meantime, he has high praise for everyone who contributed to the effort. Although inexperienced, his original crew of 10 did a great job of getting things started. But the help he received from University wood. Worse yet, the nine other teams had arrived very early, scavenged materials from the UB pile and liad brought tools such as genera tors, power saws and scaffolding .. Get some carpenters," Ballard told his former boss...We can't let the university down." Dupre contacted Ken Tarbox. Facilities program coordinator, who rounded up five of the university's Facilitieswentaboveandbeyondthe call of duty, he said. "Mike Dupre was the guy who jumped on fi('!it" to lend extra support to theeffon , Ballard said. "We've got the greatest people around. Our that the UB team didn't have, but needed, to complete its playhouse. Toaddinsulttoinjury,eightofthe ca rpenters-Fred Menth, Jack White. Craig Sautter, Don Jakubczak and Kevin Hayden-who with teams were professional builders Tarboxcamedowntownwithpower from Home Depot, which had provided ma~als for the playhouses. Undeterred, the UB team dug in, saws, extension cords, ladders, "all the equipment we needed to do the job." Ballard said. trades people are the best. Look at that thing-it's gorgeous:· And how about next year~ .. If they 'Watlt to do it next year, we're prepared. And I'll recruit the same six, and they're all more than willing to do it." Lavvschoolapplicationssurge . , MAllY IIETit SPINA News Services Editor TUDENTS are applying in record numbers to the UB Law School, thanks to a per- S sonalized team approach for marketing a first -rate quality education. Applications to the Law School were up 40 percent this year-from 844 in !999to 1,178 in 2000-the second-highest increase of the 182 American Bar Association -accred- ited law schools. according to figures available to the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC). According to Edward Haggerty, a SpOkesperson for the !.SAC. liB Law School enjoyed the highest increase in applicati~ns of all the established ABA Jaw schools. topped only by the newly accredited Florida Coastal Law School in Jacksonville, Fla. "It's a remarkable increase in applications, well ahead of the national average." said Haggerty. Nationally, the total number of applicants is up 3.4 percent. Nine law schools had an application increase of 30 percent or more; 117 schools had an increase; 61 had a decline, and the rertlllin<kr had no change. Though applications to UB Law School have increased greatly, the size of the first-year class this fall is 237,just5 more than last year's 232. As a result, the law school has become more selective. The median grade:point av•rage of the incoming class has moved up, from 3.18 last yearto 3.31 this year. So has the median LSAT score, from !53 to 154. "We're spreading the word that liB is the place to be for a quality, personaliud. diverse and affordable legal education," says Jack Cox, associate dean and director of admissions and financial aid. Cox and Lillie V. Wdey, assistant director of admissions. will be taking their ..show~ on the road for the second year this fall, traveling for three months coast to coast, to career fairs and recruiting events. When weighing the pluses and minuses of potential graduate and professional schools, "It's a buyer's market." says Wdey. Potential applicants can afford to be choosy, and choosy they are. "Family ties or obligations, by chance or choice, often limit where students apply," Wdey notes. But UB holds a "fuJI house" of drawing cards. The law school's culture and curriculum is rich with opportunities for dual degrees and interdisciplinary study that can be tailored to fit the applicants' interests and career goals. lnterdisciptinary programs enable students to obtain both the J.D. de- Case Studies in Science: On Ill the Web and in the Classroom Although the c•se method .h•s been u~ for years to teach law, business, and medicine, it is not as common in science. That's chang-,. ing, however, thanks to a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, which funded the establishment of the National Center for Case Study Teaching .in Science here at UB. A joint effort between the Coll ege of Arts and Scifnces and the University Libraries, the Center has fostered·sevcraJ projects and initiatives, including its "Case Studies in Science" Web site at <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo .edu/ llbrarles / projects / cases / case.html >. More than 45 cases in biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, physics. medicine and psychology now are available in the .. UB Ca~ Studies in Science Collection" at <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbraries"; projects/cases/ ubcase.htm>. Case topics include AIDS, human cloni ng, global warming, food irradiation and the deforestation of the Amazon. Each case has teaching notes covering the type of course it was developed for, its learning objee1ives. the maJor concepts and issues, and how to present it effectively in th e classroom. Many of the cases were written by science fac ult y from around the country who have an ended the cent er's five-day summer work shops. On Oct. 6 and 7, the ce nter will sponsor its first co nference on using case studi es to teach science at the University Inn & Conference Cen ter. Sessions will cover writing cases, using cooperative learning techniques. facilitating case discussion, developing and teaching data -in tensive and-experimental/lab case studies. and troubleshooting small groups. SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Clyde F. Herreid will tx the conference leader. Featured speakers willinclude P. K. Rangachan. professor of medicine at McMaster University, where problem-cased learning first took root in the late 1960s; William M. Welty, director of the Ce nter for Case Studies in Education at Pace University and a recognized expert in the discussion method of teaching cases; and Deborah AJien, director of undergraduate programs in the Depa rt ment of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware, where she and other SCI ence faculty began ir1 1992 to adapt problem-based learning to their intro ductory cou rses. UB professors Joseph Gardella , Mary Anne Rokitka , and Michael Hudecki also are on the program. Conference details and an registratton form are available online at <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo. ed u I II bra rl e sIp ro Jec t sIc ase 1I conference I conference.html >. -Haney Schiller and Will Hepfer Umvers1ty IJbrarws gree and a Ph.D.. MBA or M.S.W. A new M.P.H. degree is being planned. "Law graduates who have com· bination degrees are in demand and often can write their own ticket with BrieD law firms. corporations and govern ments who need lawyers with backgrounds in engineering, medicine, insurance, gov~rnment in a con- MBA students plan yearlong series of volunteer activities stantly changing global economy," Wdey points out. Unlike most other law schools. UB Law School offers complex clinical work in transactional, litigation and J>9licy contexts. and an innovative mix of theory and practice in diverse course offerings. A flexible program enables students to select from 10 established curricular concentrations. incl uding affordable housing and community development, civil litigation, criminal law, environmental law, family law, finance transactions. health law, international law, law and social justice, or state and local government law. Altemati,•cly. many students design their own sequence of courses. drawing on UB's curricular strengths in information technology, intellec- tual prnpcrty,labor and employment law, and constitutional Jaw. Other pluses offered at UB are high-quality faculty members. many of wh~ have doctorates in addition to·law degrees. MBA students typically are more interested in acts of commerce than acts of charity. But this weekend. about 50 full-time MBA stu dents from the School of Management will begin a yea rlong series of volunteer activitiC"s that they believe should be an important part of any business-school cur riculum. " It 's very important for business students to develop a sense of the ro le th ey can play in improving their community, from both a business and a personal standpoint," says Quen ti n Lilley. a secondyear MBA studen t and an o rganize r of the activi ties. The vo lu nteering kicks off from 9 a.m. to I p.m. Saturday with " MBAs Make a Difference Day." One group of MBAs will begin re habilit at io n of a ho use at 31 Hoffman St. in North Buffalo. in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity, while another group will pe rform general maint ena nce and landscaping at the Gloria J. Parks Co mmunit y Ce nter at 3242 Main St. According to Lilley. the students' volunteer work \\'ill conunue each month with new activi ties-such as a 1:1alloween partv for k&ds, food and clothing drives for Thanksgiving and Chri stmas. a spa ghetti dinner and a community health fair-at th e Clona 1. Par~ Communit y Center. Sponsored by M&T Bank and organized b}· US's G raduate Man agement Association, the UB MBA volunteer program is an 1ts SC'( · ond year. More than 30 students participated in last year's activitaes. UB's full-time MBA program is a two-year graduate business program , offering a choice of I 0 busi ness concentrations. Busrness Week magazine has ranked the program as one of t.h e best in the coun try. �6 Repories September 7. 2000/Vol.Jt h.3 .SEFA BRIEFLY Baldy Center offers short courses, lectures "Giobol Jwtice in 1M New c.n. t\Jty, • the Foil 2000 edition of the Baldy Center's Visiting Schol.m and Short Courses .... ries, wiU open Sept. 1S-22 with a c.ourw entitled "'law 1nd De- Roast velopment." The COUtSe wiD bo taught by Mohan Gopll. chief COI.WlS<I. Eost and Padlic. for the legol ~ pattment of t h e - - ond odjunct professor of low ot the ~ UnM!nlty Low Center. ~will Womine global justice issues r<lated to pdlides ~ Members of the campus community turned out in droves last week on a warm · summer .day for a hot-<log roast to benefit SEFA. President Willian;~ R. Greiner (top) supervises the grill. (Far left) jason George (right) and William Mitchell enjoy their lunch, as does Shavonne Kegler (near left). noted by International fonanclal instiw-~ 5UCh., the v.llrid Bank, and a~tiv< Indigenous models of devotopmenL C9pal also win lecture at 3 p.m. Sept. 21 In SAS O'Brian Hall on the North Campus. The series wiH continue Ocl 2-6 with a course entitled '"Gbbollution ond Human Rights.• 1. Olob.Qnyango, dean of the fKulty qf law at Makerefe Un;venity in Kampala, Uganda. The cour>e wtll exomlne globa~ ~lotion of rnar1<ets ond its effects on the sootus and rights of particular soclol groups. Including minority populoilons. The third doss session on Oct. 6 wiD bi. public oollc>qulum In whlth Olob.Qnyango, along with Celestine NyJroo of the Low SChool ond llronda Yeoh of the Natlonol Univenityof~ wila:ldms the lmpoct of globolmion on partiaJior societies and peoples theyhaveobs<Md. The loll series wtl <:or10Jde with a c.oune entitled "Notions, Religions ond Law.. whlth wll ProJect first In series using multimedia t r hnologles to combat learning problems CATE holds summer literacy institute ((c By PAlltiCIA DONOVAN News ServK~ Ed1t0f m Voices. Cit y Vtsions." a broad partnership in - rriglous practice and doctrino, and the role of low In c:MI society and the YOriely of opproachos ond.beliof> conoernlng S«Uarity, religiosity and justicL It will bo taught by Rebecca Redwood ff'ench, professor of low and anthropology at the Unlvenlty of Colooldo. volving UB, th< Buffalo Public Schools and the communit y, is attacking the learning problem.< faced by Buffalo students by applying multimedia technologies in ways never used before. The panner.ihip's initial projecta Summer Technology/Literacy Institute--was he\d this summer, the first of what is expcctro to bt an annual surruner institute designed to instructBulfalo teachers in how to use digital video technologies to improve lit eracy and social-studies learning. The "City Voices, City YlSions"auriculum teaches the use of multimedia technologies and reading/writing Fn!nch also wllldeliYef a strategies to help schools meet state e>qllorethegrowlng~ -of the ~bo- - public lecture on Oct. 26. To enroll In any of the courses or obtain times and locations for the public lectiJre5, coo tad the Baldy Center for Low and Sodal Policy at 645-2102. UB Chtld Care Center offers pre-k dass The UB Child Care CentEr b collaborating with the 8uftalo Public Schook to offer a universal ~klndergorten doss. The center has one spot open In the pre-lc program at the South c.tnpus site for a 4year-old child who IM$ ID the Buffalo school district. Anyone lntemted should coni3Ct GIIHon Henry at 829· 2226, e.L 11, or TlfT\I! Jacobson at 829-2226, oxt. 13. LETTERS T O THE EDITOR Sendl~~ to the ThoRtpolttrwolcomeslearn from a>rrrnendng on its storiesand-l.etlmshoukl "bo lmlted to 800- and may b o - for style and length. ld- tm"""' lnWde the ......... name. address and. daytime tdephorle rlUI'I'berlorwrfbllon. Because of space lmbtions, the llopotllrannct pdllilh .. learn ... - - Theymustbo- by 9 am. Montioyto bo ~ lor poJblcllion In thot _ . . ...... Tho....,.,_,...... thot learn bo roaiwdon ... or -.allyot -· learning standards and to foster stu dent achievement in innovative ways. The teachers attending the annual institute not only wiiJ use their new skills in the classroom, but also will become US/Buffalo school district technology/literacy facilitators. Among the activities sponsored by the program are oral-history projects using multicultural literature, modeling successful academic writing and the production of community-based video documentaries and memoirs. To help them do their jobs, each teacher participating in the first institute received a digital movie camera, and each two-teacher schOol team received an iMac computer loaded with iMOVIE software and a lV-VCR setup with software to translate analog video signals to digital signals. Suzanne Miller, director of the summer institute and associate dean of the Graduate School of Education (GSE), sa~ education research has proven that the innovative use of multimedia technology in schools can improvo leaching and learning dramatically. All students benefit from the skilled use of critical technologies, with particularly impressive results among low-achieving stu dents with ~teracy problem.<. "Unfortunately," she sa~, "teach ers in financially strained urban districts and under-funded schools-the very teachers who need help most-have few opportunities to learn the dfectiveuseofthese tech nologies. Access to advanced tech nologies is severely limited, as is training in their wise use in literacy and subject -matter learning." Miller says the summer institute provides teachers with a new means to help studmts learn in an inquirybased (hands-on), learner-centered, project-oriented ~terncy atrriculum. This method , which involves video and written documentation of community-based experiences, has been shown to be very effective in spurring students on to pursue higher-level ~teracy and social studies learning, she adds. While other such programs frequently target teachers in Buffalo's magnet high scllools. the pilot institute focused instead on teachers from a grammar school, a voca tional high school and two other non -magnet high schools. The program, which ran from July 24 through Aug. 4, involved teams of one Eng.tlsh teacher and one social-studies teacher from South Park. McKinley and Kensington high schools and from Black Rock Academy. The teachers were taught how to use the new iMOVIE software from Macintosh, which they used to produce original videos about Buffalo, its schools. students and community issues. The state-of-the-art software makes it easy to produce high-<juality videos in very little time that art posted on the institute Web site, <http:/ / www.gse. buff• lo.edu/ org/ dtyYokes/>. The training and equipment make it possible .for the teachers to share immediately their new skills with middle-and high -school students, local teaching coUeagues and teachers statewide through distancelearning events and Web-based, professional-development modules. They also will help their students study and document their own communities through research, in terviews, writing and recording on videotape. These activities will help students develop skills and slr.ltegies to assist them in meeting new higher-level state learning standards in literacy, social science and other school subjects. The teachers' new skills also wiU be promulgated through the community-based UB/Buffalo School Districi Family Technology Clubs, in which parents and students will work collaborativtly to analyu media and information, and use complex technologies to communicate family and community stories. Using these stories, the"GtyVoias, CityVISions" project team will create an Urban Images Digital Library that will be a rich r=ura: for rurriculum development, teacher development and research in urban education. The team also will publish selected stories on public-IIC<rSS digital tei<vision and through a Web site. Milles says the ongoing project also will oontinue to fOSkr oollaborations between univmity faculty and groupo of teachers, community members and future teachers through the GSE Collaborative Research Network. The network supports collaborative inquiries on improving teaching and learning through use of the "City Voices, Cit y Visions" curricular projects and video products. "As far as we know, the multimedia technology described has never before been used for the purposes outlined here," says Miller. "Our purpose is to build a strong, collaborative program to foster student achievement and enhance their prospects for success.• The project is co-sponsored by the Buffalo Pub~c Schools and the GSE. the Urban Education Institute, the Collaborative Research Network and the Center for App~ed Technologies in Education (CATE), all at UB. CATE, dincted by Don Jacobs, is a program of the Division ofPub~c Servi.ce and Urban Affairs that serves as a liaison between the university and the Buffalo Public Schools Technology Initiative. UB faculty members involved in the "City Voices, City VISions" part· nership are· from the GSE and the departments of Media Study, History and American Studies, all in·the College of Arts and Sciences, and from the Department of library Studies in the School of Information Studies. ��81 Rep a..._ $efl!lies7,211/Vt32.111.3 ~ . us George ~J:;~Ur10 'i11ies a l(ite Sunday Thursday, September _, 7 Foi1-T~ Asses.s.tn«nt of Consent fDf' Sexual Contact ln Persons Wlli\'a~~~c:r..:e. Business and Commerce - ~~l:;~p.m. lnnit e for Addictioru Studies · and Training. For more information, Rosemarie Goi at . Law 645-6HO. ScMol Photos Low School Class of 200i; "Fike Bool<;" Photos. 406 O'Brian. North campus. 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Free. For more . lnfDr'Tllition, Ilene F~hmann at 64S-2107. .LawLaw- Orientation • Low School UM on.nutlon. • O'Brian. 9 a.m. Free. For more information, Johanna OreskovK at 645-2527. The Reporter publishes listing' for evenh taking pl"c~ on campus. or for Oriontlltlon Law School Transfer and VIsiting OrientAtion. O'Brian. 11 a.m. Free. For more information, Melinda Saran at 645-6223. sa.-...op Searching In Blo<hemlstlfs oH campus e¥cnts where ~~~~Odslng UB groups are principal Stoss, Scienc• and Engineering Ubrary. 127 Undef'groduat• 'ponKWS. UsUngs are due no latet ttMn noon on t=· ~L~·:::Zu. acuity a staff). For more Lhe Thun:day preceding information, Jill HackMberg at 645-2947 ext. 226. publkatJon. Lbtlngs are . . . , . Logic c~ only ac:c:e-pted through the What are Loglall Relations? )ohn Corcooon, Philo>ophy, UB. 141 Pari<, North Campus. 45:30p.m. F..... Sponsored by e lec:tronlc: submission fo~ fo r the online UB Calendar of bents •t <http:/ I www. buff-alo.~u / calend.u/ login>. B«•uu of tpace llmlt•tlons. not all events In the electronic C41e ndar will be Included In the Reporter. _...........,.., ~Torrna~~fj;~ Corcoran at 881-1640 or 6452 - . E><t. 119. Taxes and Treaties. Olivia Emrich and Jill Todaro, Foreign National Tax.Unlt. Human Resource Services. 201 Natural Sc-.s Complex. 5-6 p.m. Free. Sporuored by International Student & Scholar Services. For more Information, Ellen Dussourd at 64S-2258. Law--- l'orty UB Low Alumni w.k"""' R~tlon for the Class of 20C)], Center For Tomorrow. 5:3().7 p.m. F,... Sporuored by UB Law Alumni Association . For =~=.~L~7. ~....-.......-. =-ru::~~~~S~FA. ~.=i~~ --- information, Department o1 Art at 645-6878. ext. 1350. _....,. SchalorSenkes h l l - lntemallonal Employees' 10 ~~~~·:;:· l.awScMolLow School Class of 1990 Reunion. lklffalo Zoological Gardens Childml's ResOurce ~J1."· Cynthio watts at - ~o:x-~: child 12 and under. For moro Monday -:111101 hAright u.s. Jacqueline Osherow, 420 - Dlet.ry Phytosterols and Cancer Protection. Dt. Atif Awad, Ph.D., R.D., Dept. of Physical TheraP.)', Exerdse and Nutrition Sden<es, 125 Kimball. 3 p.m. F..... Foi more information, 829-2941 . Lectwe Physics F<actlonal Charges and Other Tilles from FlatlOnd. Prof. Hom Stonner, 1998 Nobel t::.~inae~~: ~umbia Naturol Sciences Complex. ~o~ts~%, . more information, P1t M~ at 64S-2017. =~-= tic: =~t Audomlc-Y- Kldl-oll om-. 32 Eltham Dive, Amherst 6-3 p.m. ~- to SOM faculty and stall. For"""" Information, )adde Adamczak .. 64$-3222. Saturday 9 Law-- Low School Class of 1990 Reunion. Bijou Grill. 7 p.m. 132. For"""" information, Cynthia watts at 64S-2107. ). ~~~,.F~For more infonnaoon, 645-3810. SquR. 8 a.m. ·~ ... -~ Low School Retftm<nt Genetics, Johns Law- Dinner for Audrey K - . Westwood CountJy Club. Off campus. 5:30p.m. 520. For moro tntonnation, OeMI's Offke at 64$-2052. ~-~:. 0... Kent Bath, Daemon Law~ ~~-~~~ Huber~' College-&lsiness and Commerce Building. 5:45-9:15 r,.m. S40. Sporuored by The nstitutelor Addictions Studies · and Trolnlng. For moro inlormatlori; Rosemarie Go1 at 645-6140. Hitchcock. Blaine & campus. Noon. cost o1 Lunch. . Ufe-.t.op For moro infonnation, Ilene Fleischmann at 645-2107. ~c~:n,.Hatha . Kriya Dharma Centre, 145A StUdent Union. r.-7 p.m. Free Public Tronsporbllon Needs In West...., New YOI1L Gladys Gilford, secretary, and Edwoid Activities, OMsion ol Student P. o.utschmon, executive For"""" information, Sonia Onelli at 645-6125. --Lectwe ~;>;~~& ~'f'C:S.X:.tl.w Center: South t.oungo ~South=. 2 ~ 5poruored UB tus Center. =:z.:: .... - ::.=...~~ RobetOentan,=. ol ~~and Ewing. !l'r~~~ Ufe-.t.op ~~.~ned- Parenthood ol Buffalo & Erie 145E Student ,Unlon. Coun~, p.m . r.... SponsOr.d by Dun, fo,~ol~tlon.~ Wednesday 13 Life~ lleprasM~ In ~-Limb. ~=ol · uniYonlty. 1348 Foiber. Noon. F,... --....... Chemistry Onlne. Fred Sloss, Scionce and~ l.ib<o!y. 1271JnG<rgrodUote Lib<ary. Noor>-1 ~.m. Free ~~to u students, ~tion,~at 645-2947 ext. 226. Life--.. Register t o - -It's a Group~U6 __ Leadmhlp Center, 145E Stud<nt Union. North~:30 . ~-bythe oiStudent Unions and ActMtlos, Division ol Student ........., Affairs. For fT10te Information, Sonia CineiH at 645-6125. . Cheuww F I 11 Rea!ptDn In . theCIIotes- and Tetrohymono. 0... Todd - Hochstetler. ~= ~l114 4 p.m. r.... :"'t;"• _........,.. - ~~ - ~~&-~.~~ nlons & Activities, OMsion of : ~u~·=:.. 4 Student Allalrs. For mote information, Sonil: Onefli It 645-6125. ...., ~~.;:;:;t ~=.=· ~co- -. the Arts -- Vtbrl<shop Room, Conter lor the Arts. 4 II Js..lur ~:::.!::~ ~m- Programs, 645- Ar'eM"""C'J .. IRt 12 ==~ me. HOp.m. F,... SbldJAIIn>M...,.._ Fol -lnolnlng Tuesday 2711 . CrossC--.y UB lrMtltlonal. UB Stadium. 10 a.m. Free. Gronulor . Free. For more infolmatiOn, Poetry ~ootry Committee -..Mg s:., ·Information sa . 210TIIbert. 4 p.m. -.u,s.t4- Informational Session. 0... Marl< A. Ashwill, wu Director and UB Fulbright Adviser. 930 Clemens. North Campus. Noon-1 p .m. Free. For more informaUOn, 645-2292. ~~ . lrnp<lise ~and 8 s-..........., Student Unions and Activltlos, Division ol Student Alfaln. For more lnfomvtion, Sonio Cinelli at 645-6125. ~~~ ~~"!';,:m.romp., 1 '1 Friday SbldJAIIn>M...,.._ s~Ab<oodlnformatlon Ses . 210T-._4J::. r.... For """" lnforma ' ~m- Prognlms. 645- Rght Sb'ess. Staff, UB Counseling Center, 250 (Room 883). Bp.m. F,.., Thursday 14 ~;=:. T h e - Dlognosls of OtAlgia. jot! M. BomStein, M.D. Ph.D., Clinical Prof., p.m. r.... ................. TheSecretllfeeifltoses. Arts - Center lor ""' Blad< lox ~ North Campus. 7:30 p.m. S3. ...., .-~~~~' ""'Arts-- Vtbrl<shop (Room 883). 8 p.m. F,... 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If you believe material in our digital collections infringes copyright or other rights, please review our <a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/about/policies/information-use/notice-and-takedown-policy.html">Notice and Takedown Policy</a> for information on how to report your concern. https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/d9b10f731bec533de83a455eea987d29.pdf e2b620ec9178f7330f44e4395649fcd7 PDF Text Text PACE 2 Q&A: Bruce Pitman ttuldes educational technology issues PAGE. <4 Sign Language PAC£ l American Ballet Theatre Studio t-Ompany to serve UB residency University .at Buffalo Fall Fest Studen ts (from left) Ma ry Chamberlain, Lon Stern, )ess1ca Siegel and Melissa Kestenbaum share a laugh Saturday at Fall Fest, UB's annual rite of the season The good weather brought the fest outdoors to Ba~r d UB to continue enrollment growth til FSEC told SUNY prefers smaller UB, but is not willing to offset financial costs By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor T HE universit y will con- tinu e to gradually ex pand its e nroJJmt>nl. eventually raising the total headcoun t to 28,()(X)-and pos - sibly 30,000-students , despite .1 preference by SUNY cent raJ ad nun istration that UB become a smaller mstitution with a totaJ head,ou nt nf arou nd 24.000, memhe ~or thr Fal ulty Senate ExccUiive l:om mHt~c were told at thetr first nwet1n~ nf tht· acadt>mic year on Sept. tt. Reducing enrollment cornl'' " "tth a "fi sca l cost" that SUNY appear' ~4PLUS to~~ unwilling to addrt>:SS, smd Prt>sJdcnl Wilham R. G rei ner dunng a c.il ~ u !- s1on of the draft " memomndum of understandmg" f MO U) ans tng from the mission - rev i~· process. The MOU, wrinrn by SVN'I' SeniOr Associate Pro vos t Sreven Poska nzer, 1.!> a document that at tempts to guide UB's future plannmg efforts. takmg mto at.:count its dLSnnct nu.!>Ston. Acrordmg to a cowr letter <~ t tachcd to the MO • the docume!ll ''t.s not a legally enforceable forrn.t.l Lo ntm~..1 1x·rwecn systt'm adm1nL'>tra uon and the (ampu.!>, but rather J rdlt•('ttnn t~lmu tualuml t·rst.ulJJJl g.' .1hout wht·rc 1l 1BJ t~ whcrt· 11 ~~ )!P mg and ho"- 11 wtll gL'I tht. .Tl' · rhe J(X.llllll'lll Wil.!> prep.1rt>J b\ Puskan7L'T ,tfter rt'Cc1vm~ l'H' Vi."! 51011 OfiU lllL'>..,IOil Tt'\'lt'\\' dt ~ Ul1k'lll and m~..-etmg on ..;am ru ... w1th .1J mull.!>trators and rep rc~e ntat1 v~ of campUS COIIStltU<:OCieS. UB hal; been asked to rev1ew lhe d raft MOLl and TCSJXlnd h~ mu.l Sq>tember. It (an he \'lCWed on tht Fac ult y Se na te Weh .!> Itt' .11 <wlngs.buffalo.edu/ faculty / govenu~nce / fac - sen / mou . html . . . I ~remer told t-=Sl-.( · mt:mhcp, that l ' B had presented to '\l'N)' rwul."ll rollment pl ano. "P lan A · v.:h11..h wou ld JJ.;tnhu tt' thl' mtx ol -..1udt·nh llltllt' ht·,l\ 1h 10warJ the F.radu.tlt' It'\ t-1. wouiJ Jt·ac:\1~' tht: numlx·r nl Hld•tmng frt....,hmt:n hi .:!,-100, hnn~ dow11tht untler~r.tdu.ttt~ l"~rulat i OIJ .mJ l"t....,ult 111 l" Hlx·ulllllllg_ .1 -..nl.l..llt·r liJo,.llllllll•ll 11f .!~lUI ~·1 ,()()(1 -..tudent ' ovt·r five yean. The plan. ( .n:mcr .idded, would raJSt' the numencal profil e of studenb sigmfi can tly. d stated goal of system admuu.<itratu)n. H owever. fewer studencs woulJ mean le!IS '> late tax support anJ . more unpo rtant lv, k"S!! money from t.Jw tu1110n and student fet."S that no"' remam on the ..:.ampu'CS m~tcad pf ~om~ tntn \USl ~..off<'r\, ht' 'Wid l 1nder''Pian 1\," l'R "''uuld m.t1n t.a1n an t·ntenng lrt·.,hman da" n l ~.000 tlOO and ~radualh n:pand th 111\alt·nrollmt•nt It t ~R.OOO , .1111.1 pm~1hh '0.000 , ht· -...ud AJmum lrattH., helievt· thl'\ ~.an nu1nt.u n qu.liJI\'-(.'Vt'n graJualh 1ll1..re.t" II - u nJt•r ttU!o rl.tn throu~h .1 .\..J Cont"-ed on P""9"" l UB project to focus on "spintronics" By PATRICIA DONOVAN mcnt of r;~dt~..JIIv llt'\\' m.ttL·nab, .md News Serv•ces Editor tC"\:hno l n~i~ . Spt.'(:lli .... tllv, HE uniwrsity L~ th...·lcaJ insutuuon in a S I 0 mil · lion proJ ect to develop spe<.. ific ferrom agm·t It' materials for US(.' in "spintmnto,," Lh<' emerging research field m ph)~ll:.' fn cused on spin--dependent phenomena applied ro electronic dcv1co The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA ) wiU fund th e nine-institution co nsortium project, which focu.se. on esoteric sem iconductor nanostrm ture research . The promi se o f spintro nK!- ts hased on manipulation not o ni)' of the charge of elearons, but also tht.'t r spm. which enables them to perform new functions. The ability to ma nipulatc clt'ctron spin is expected to lead to the devdopment o( remark abl<' imprnwments m ek-ctronic sys~ terns and dev1scs used tn pho to ni cs, data proces.!omg and comm unica tions technology. These effects L"a n ht• rxplolled, however, only th rough the dt·vclop· <;emtcond UL1ors and s trudur~ t hat T m.tglll'lll '•'•.'liJ perm it '>CWnUSt!o Ill 11l.t01pUiatt' the d m•ctlon of tht: dt"Ctron ... pm DARPA ,.., om· u f the pnnural soun:~o f funJtng for n.~"ardlmtht' tkvdopmcnt of tht~· lt'\.h ntllngtC!-. The goal ot th~: LIH prol('t1 1s to produce llt'W magn et1 1.. \cm lto n ductt)r!l and prntotvre d('\'ltt'' through tht• tnopcr.HI\ t' work nf seven•nterd~o~:trhn .tf\ tt·.tms .11 ntnt' tll An' .mJ \.._tcnu:., haw ht't'n II\ \"olved exlt'O(,I\'t' h 111 rt''t'drt h •'11 prnpt' rllt' !t ut '>pin' 111 maglll'lll "l'fllii..Oild Ut1ors Jlld till" JnJtcnJJ-.. th.11 .tre .;peCJfi(,lll v mvn/vcxi tn th1.., prolt'tl fht·lr work ~'lib l ' R tn tlw ll•rdrn n1 o l tht.!> n· ... ca rdl fidd In .tJdltl(l!lto l 1K. the p.trtt~..tp.lt Ill~ lll..,IIIU ti OilS lllVOJ\'t'J Ill lht• prof CL't are tht' L' niVt'r<illy nl N0trt' I)a me, the Umverstt v of Wuer1hu r~ lt lilt'XpiJtll\ th.lt "PIIllflllliL' .II Ill' It lt''( plllll ont' t 1ft he suhtle qu.1ntum l'rupt'rll('\ (ll tht· del..lrnn lh ~plll--tu ytdd .1 do1rt.-d oull..nmt "F.k'l·trons earn• an llltflll!tll.. de~. tnt charge .'' ht' l'{ll llb tiUI. ·· Jntl mo~t dectrnn11.. .1nd O J""~It~..al Jt'\ Ill'' 1 l" !a5('r~de tel..lor.of opth...U rJJI.I 111111, t'll.. ) ttpcratt' n, mJntpul.lllll~ thr~t.' ..::harge-.. thrt~u~h tht' u-..t· nt ( (~rr m an\') , lndt ana "')pm IS a noth L·r mlporl.llll 111 lnno;;ll.. rmpt·rt\ PI dt•ttTCIIl\ ... I lit' l'niVt'f\11 )' UmwrMt\', tht' nf Tex;l.....tt Austin, thl" tnSI IIUII O!lS. The rff<lrl \\'111 he til l ' " Naval Rt•!>can.· h I ahora ton rel'tt·d .md t"nnrdtn.J ted h\ "'" lt'lt1t"'' ' 111 tht· ( enter for Adv an~..ed l'h111t1 1~RI J. North Carolma '\tate l 1n1 "t•r..,llv. \ 'anderh!lt lJ m ver.., ,t, .tnJ \ \'or~.. t..... tt·r Po l ~1nhm l lnstnut e. l·.at"h ulStttuuomtl tt"Jm represent ' c:xpt·rt lse and c.tpahtllll ~ Ill area., 111~ .t nd E.lel..! ro n tt ~1Jt t'r!.tl~ l l:APE M J, lt'" d hy pnt K1p..t.ltnvt.>..,l1 ga tor Rruce n Mct mnht·. d lrt'Cflll .mJ prok~M\r 1tf ph'"''"' All ove1 tht• world ... ..,1'111 dtl\ hiT\ . .He wurk1n~ w UIHkr..,tJnd tht· charat' ltT I..,t lt:> 111 ' l'lfl Jq......·ndt:nt ph enomen a 111 tlrlkr ltJ dn•eltlp .1 n ew gcner.t tJull ol dr..truntt spmtromc devt1..t''>. Professors Ho ng luo. AtJw, Petrou and McComhc m the De partment o( Physi(s in Lhe C:o llt'gt' ntng.mg from 1-u-..tL tht·nn· In fubnw tht'lf lllSIIIUI!onaJ1...1 well !lllttcd lhc L·o · mvesllgator.. repf'("S{'ntmg tht· lllSt lfuttonsare Hong I.J.Jo (UK), Jacd.. 1.... Furdyna (Notre Dame ). onnan H fol k ( Vanderbi lt ). Lau rens \\ Mulenkamp I Wurtlburg). Jerrv R. Meyer I NRLl. Allan H. Macr>omld !lOll (or wh1ffi pahJ1t1t'~ are part• ...ularl" I Indiana ) and Ki Wook Kim (N.( ·1 t·lt'l1 nc voltagl'' "'"'· " Ltke allthm~.., thJt 'pm. dt.'\ trttns "PII1111 ,1 dtrt'\.IJon u~ualh dt fim-d hv tht• J...'(l.., 11J tht• lllOI111n ' Jn tlw liDt'tll 'lll dc~..1ron.sptn '"''n ta~t· t llli V Ollt' ~ard of ( Wfl ~"'ll,~o,.tiiOn-.. to !IOmt' artutranh r. . . . t•on-srm -ur or \•<l!h r~· t:hu~·n ~rm d1 '"h"\ n t {)flVt:ntuln,tl dt·~trLII11t Jt'\ ''"''' u-..t· onlv the l'"it'l..lron·, ~.hJr~t' In tht'lll,!tpllln lngdt·i.: lnlflo,.pollll r.111 domlv Ill all dtrl't'tletll!l .tnJ Jrt' nt~t mvolved dlrt."\.1lv tn dt'\'t... e tum·tulll "pmtrontt de-v1u:!t, howt·ver. LUt l sav!>. a1m to t.t.kc aJvantagt· of booth propert 1 ~. �• 0 llruc:e PltmMo is UB's new vice provost for educational technology. A professor in the Department of Mathematics, he joined the UB fuculty as an assistant professor in 1989. -l'llllool.- ........ pecMico • ..,_SdiDal - ....... ..... .MMUnloer· - · -... dollllnpoclolltcon- ~ .-~- -lramlheW- --··lDnighlln lhe IIAIID CUI. ,.--.-..... alvecll...-,..,_lram c.n1s1u> College 1n 1947- a medcol dogrw from Ill In =-:::::.:::::... 1951 . He-hls~ll Chll:lrefs: Clncw ~ -lnDlnH'-C...- -_.....,In 1956 lD-._ poclolltc do- : :'::"':.Pwll a.1 polnlld lhe :'.:,.of St. Jude ChiiiNn's-. HQo. pblln....,... ..... ond - -lloooingSt.Judtln ,....-. 197J, , _ . _ _ _ . . . , . -'"lraf.._ ...... ...,_ nallng ._...OMen's *l!ilhe .....:..S, tian...,.. ID"'Y•Halpllai;'M ; =dijnll :-.::.:_.....,.._;:,.. ~llCIJafllape.~In CIIID!I* IIIII M.D. ~C... C.. In llaullit!l\-•llllllral... ..;, lllilltjja..,'*lnlllluti- :i:F..._.. 1ng . .~ Holplllllor phil •'*P*• In T_Aitlil... ..lillllllla•lhe ~.,..._. llnMIIIIIraf............ Sclwlollil liDIIItiL ............... _ , hl:nlls.:.::::. ==............ can.e-1 ' l. . . .Golt- tni._Cji!N* . . .d Foundlllal\ -~ · -fori:INW~(Cei. rnony),tllo . . . . . ~ 1-..ship of tho lldllh - · ric:-llllllhe-of the,OIId-lramlhet.eukemil SodiiJ ot Anaica. He - l h e Obllr>- ~~!j;;~ He 1s lhe .. ......ol150octa.ty-cwbool< cluplal. ond 1-.IIUghla>cnes in ..........,ondoncdogy. ~ .. ,..... . . . . . ~.,.-t far ............. -.ologJ7 Thm: are several parts to the job. I want to helpooordinate the several educational-technology initiatives at UB. Ptthaps the most important . gl . . . . . th __ J _ sm euutlab11etS e .. uucnt-ac.ceos program, iconnect@UB. For iconnect@UB to wori<, many different parts of the university must work together. Most of CIT is involved m one way or anothcr--.academic services provides a great deal of support, while the networking group wires the residence halls and makes sure all that infrastructure is working right CIT provides support ranging from student training aqd consulting to email. At the other end olthe spine, UBMicro has ~ get hardwareontocampus,setitup and . . studenIS'hands. Facuity get ItllltO mernberswanttrainingtobringinteresting technology into the class· room. Enter the Educational Technology Center (e.t.c.). To make use ofthosetechnologicaltools...,need labs and pubtic-access sites, and wired lecture halls. Moreover, the distributed IT service nodes need to work with faculty members to develop departmen talinfras tructur~ so they can develop those course modules and make sure they are available to students as planned. Another significant part of the job . workin.g WI'th -'....... yartments an d LS the distributed IT service nodes on initiatives in instructi9n, in building labs and developingtechnological infrastructure. N senior vice provost for educational technology, Joe Tulariello made great progress in getting departmmts and individual faculty members involved with using technology in lo..,.-division courses. As we begin to plan fornextyear,thatfirstAccess99dass will be taking upper-division courses and we now need to be prepared for them. Anothh personal interest is research computingwhat technologies are needed in the different' settings of research and scholarship across campus. --··-.·---- ........ ,.......,..... .......... ...-1 .... UB's commitment to t<dmology uJ.. timat<lyrneans 13cultycommitment. Certainly aver the past ...-a! years, the university has made a significant investment in tcdmology. in networking. labs and public facilities, desktop equipment. But when it comes down to it, for UB to be among the leaders in using technology in higher education, the &cu1ty nlust be willing to accept the cballenge. And many &cu1ty members aredoingjusttha~<MIIM!yintegr.~t­ ing t<dmology into~ and graduate courses, into research and scholanbip.As a prokssorin the math department, I tried U, do some of those things. maybe with limited success. Although not a "t.mie,"I am pretty conifortable with computers. And although I am not an expert. I have a basic understanding of the strmglhsand -.kn<ssesof technology. I think that perspectiYe-<m instructor and researcher who lcnows a bit about IT thingr-will be useful in trying to help in the planning. coordinating and communication of technological initiatives at UB. -·t .,. ,_ priorities for thee-mg.,..,? For me, the overriding "near-term" priority is to assist in the building of a curriculum that uses k<:hnology in creative ways. In May 2003, the Access99 class will graduate, the first class with the studmt-access requirement At that time, we as a univ=ity need to have developed a curriculum, ranging from large intro courses to smaU upper-division seminars and graduate courses, that integrates technology in appropriatewaysandchallengesstudents. We won't have the whole thing done by '03. We can't_,11 be learning and revising all along the way. But we do need the basic structure in place. Technology can provide a path of inquiry that students could not experienCe in any other way. But it is very hard for instructors io develop materials that give students this kind dumpofbits and bytes isvr:rydiffm:nt than useful information. And learning keystrokes to initiate a dala dump is far re· IDCMCI from cleYdoping an un. derstanding of subject material. Does all the t<dmology"impn:Ne education?"! doo'tknow. not . """" sure I know who! the question means. But I am ~ that tecbnology provides a dilkrent way to learn, a way that can be as entightening as more tnditional approaches to teaching. I have seen t<dmology aeatea wooderful environment for student discovery.Atthesametime,technology can also "get in the yta'(' of learning and the introduction of ~-the curriculum .........7 . . . . . .7,...,. can be a bigobsladeforsomestudents,especiallystudents who are ......7 having a diflicuit time in a parFunding is always an issue. The ticular course. We bar about the ironnect@UB program impties are- need to train students in using sponsibility on the part of the uni- · technology because those skills versitytoprovide a wide range ofser- are necessary for getting a job. vices and infrastructure. And, as I said And there Is a valid point in stateearlier, aver the past ...-a! years, UB ments tike that. But bc)und the has made i vr:ry large investment in simple utilitarianargumen4 I see technology. But New York State and technology making a fuodamen. budg<t difliculties seem to go hand- tal impact oo the way we live. In· in-hand. And that means funding creasingly,to be ronsidcred titercballenges for SUNY and for UB. If ate _and educated requires not you thinlcabouttheiT~ only an ability to read and to rea· oo campus, then<twod<ing, the com- 5011obutalsoan ability to use computer hardware, the oeed for rq>lace- puters. Technology.aJiows.--<>r ments and upgrades, the needs ofin- ~thecoc:tectverbshould be structiooal and research computing, "makes".- -us think differently. you see how big a pm of the uni- Folks of my~atleastin v=ity bodget goes to IT. That is a the sciences and engineering. reality ofbighei education. I am en· think about computers and comcouraged that UB is recognizing its puting in a ca1aio way. Thepcommitment to technology and is eration of kids now in high working to provide resourt'e5 appro- school, growing up with Gameboys and Pl:lyStations, priate to that cOmmitment. think about tedmologicalt~Ung. -~clo-wlshl differently. And, when that generation "comes of age." I expect to see vr:ry interesting developWhether I believe all the hype about ments. So whether or not I believe technology and its impact on learn- all the tech hype, the impact of ing.! am an advocate furt<dmology, technology oo the WliY .., think but I tty to retain what I hope is a and learn and discover makes me healthy dose of skepticism. I know want to understand, to learn, to how technology can make the acqui- teach, who! it is all about sition of data much easier. But a data of e>p<rience. We don't want to do technology for technology's saic.e, to "compute:rize" a da.ss just because· we can. It maybe that not all courses would benefit from t<dmology. Cer. tainiy there are many different Iciods of technology that might be used profitably. I would ask the departments to look at the students they teach-the servia teaching, the majors, the grad studmts--<wd to consider what Iciods of curriculum development make sense. Let's build a program that touches each of these groups of students in meaoingful ways, that provides a range of uses of technology and helPs develop skills and unclentanding. ...me rm ___ __ ------_... _......,.,_,_ __ _ --lt7 _.....,...., MOU c.-....,_,..., ~_. ., ___...._ s.waJn . . Oiil*lllaf _..... ~...,.,,...._.. . .....w ..... -•noaaea.-. .....,, .... ............. ~-- Amhmr, (716)MWG6. ~ riety of techniques," including relying more on transfer and out-ofstate students, he added While system admin~tion prefers Plan A, it has expressed no will· ingness to enrich UB's funding to offset the expected financial implications of the plan, Greiner said. ... We're not willing to sign a memorandum of understanding that would have us make financial concessions that they'n: (SUNY) not willing to support," he said, pointing out that an MOU "should have some element of mutuatity." "We're suggesTing to them that we're on Plan Band the mernoran· dum of understanding had best reHect that "As a result of pursuing Plan B. we have essentially hailed ourselVes out of a 10-year (budget) bole by a lot tional mission-review money in the of hard work from faculty and staff curmit budget, it was not enough who have helped us raise our enroll- to offset the kinds of cuts UB would ment and maintain the general lace under Plan A. "Ifyou cutyourenrollrnent by the quality profile of our entering freshman class, maintain graduate enroll- numbers they're talking, we would ment... and put us in a position lose $7-8 million in .recurring where ...,generate a lot of additional (money) and for that they gave us revenue which we then use to pay $2.3 million non-recurring ... off our debts and stabilize our bud- Capaldi noted. "This is not a deal get and lay the foundation for the anyone would take, and so we'n: not going to reduce our numbers. .. and coming decade. .. ln our conversations with cen- instead will sub~t another protral office, we're going to say we don't posal just on inaeasing 'selectivity." think the sysrem can afford for us On another issue regarding the to try to be a smaller major pubtic MOU, John Boot, professor and institution," Greiner said. '"It runs chair of the D<partment oi'Managecounter to a lot of aspirations the ment Science and Systems, wondered bow UB would address the campus has always had" Provost Elizabeth Capaldi noted issue ofassessment ofprognuns an(! that_although UB I"eOOved addi- . student learning. since the MOU describes the university's efforts in these areas as ladting. Capaldi respooded that UB definitely would evaluate its programs. "but i(s a matter of bow and what and where," noting that the process can be"compticatedand contradictory" if not done right ·Jn many instances, it would be "silly" to evaluate programs because they already are evaluated·routinely byaccediting~sbesaid,call· ing assessment more of an "arts and sciences" issue sincE there is no acaeditingagencyforthoseprograms. She pointed out that the assessment issue is one that has been included in the MOUs for all SUNY institutions because many do not even solicit outside reviewers in the promotion and tenure process. �3 CPA to host ballet company SUite funding makes ABT Studio OJmpany residency possible . , llllU IOCOCJt-MATAI..l RtpOftt< Contributor T HE Studio Compaoy of the American Ball<t Theatre, one of a handfuJ of great classical ballet compaoies in the world, will be in residence in the Center for the Arts from Oct. 1-21. The ABT Studio Company, a highly specialized training progr11IT1 to prepare yo\lllg dance-s to entrr the American Ballet Theatre (AJ!l) and ABT's principal outreach arm, was founded in 1995. It has nemperformed in Western New York. The last time the ABT performed in Buffalo was in 1981. The ABT Studio Compaoy's residency at UB will be its lint with a campus in SUNY. While in residence at UB,iheABT Studio Company's 13 dancen are scheduled to offer lectures-demonstrations, workshops for UB dana: students, master classes for danars from UB and the community, and performances for school children. The compaoy will perform in sem-al area high schools, as weD as present a public dancr concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 20 in !he Mainstage Theatre of the CFA on the North Campus. The residency and cultural opportunity for the Western New York community will be made possible through state funding arranged by Assemblyman Paul A. Tokasz of Cheektowaga, fhairman of the Assembly Tourism, Arts and Sports Development Committee, and As- sembly Speaker Shddon Silver. • Bringing some of the world's finest dancers to Western New York will not only enhance the quality of life for our residents, but will also attract dancers and baUctlovers from aaoss the region ," Tokasz said. "I want to thank Assembly Speaker Shddon Silver for his support and assistance in bringing the American Balle! Theatre to Western New York." he added "We are pleased to bring this world-renowned baUct troupe to the Univmityat Bufl3lo. marking the company's lint visit to Weslml New Yorit." President William R. Greiner praised both Silver and Tokasz for their efforts. -rh.Asoembly'ssupport will~ it possible to bring one of the nation's finest baiict troupes to UB, benefit- Ailey II, Doug Varone and Dane=; and dana soloist Margie Gillis (S« related story, page 6). The CFA each year progr11IT1s a dana: residency to benefit not only the university's students. but the Western NCW' York community as wdl. The residency progr11IT1 is designed to bring to· gether danect stu - dents, students of related performing and fine-arts disci plioes, st udents in local dance companies and schools, as ....U as the larger arts ......-...-. communities and new community audiences. Residency activities and master CFA,-AaT- ~---.......for..._.._ ~ ingnotonly~ebttrandstaH; but the larger Western New York community as ~"Greiner said "We appreciate the Assembly's fi nancial assistance, and we are delighted to welcome the American Balle! Theatre back to Buffalo after an absence of nearly 20 years.• As Western New York's premier presentrrofdance, theCentrr for the Arts is the perfect venue for AliT's Studio Compaoy, acnording,to CFA Director Thomas B. Burrows. "Not only has Assemblyman Tolcasz given us our most impresSM and comp~ dancr season thus far, his effort makes it posSible for us to double the number of · students touched by our oommu- nity-school outreach progr11IT1 and to increase the professional artists residency aperience for UB's dance students by 100 percent. The center is extremely _grateful." Among the dance companies that haY< perfonned in the !=FA are Ailey II, The Parsons Dance Company, The Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Martha Graham Dana: Ense mble. The center's 2000/200 I KeyBank Dance .Series will include classes are provided al no cost to under- served area schools. The outreach activities reach more than I,000 Western New York school children em-y year. Establisbed in Octob<rof 1995, the American Ballet Theatre's Stud io Company is a srnaU classical dance company of 13 young dancers of outstanding potential. The ABT Studio Company was created to prepare young dancers to enter American Balle! Theatre and provides opportunities for now and established choreographers and romposers. In keeping with its reputation as a "'dancers' oompany;"' the American Ballct Theatre continually drnws the finest dancers from the United States and th< rest of the world. The company has been home to such legendary perfonners as Carla Fr.ia:i, Nora Kaye. Alicia Alonso, Eric Bruhn, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gdsey Kirkland lickel prices for th< public performance on Oct. 20 are $18. S 15. $9, and $7 for UB students. Tickets are available at the CFA box ofliao from noo n to 6 p.m . Tuesday through Friday and alllickelmaster locations. For more information. call 645-ARTS. Verizon funding "Web walk'' By SUZAM« CHAMBUII.AIN Reporttr Contributor I T will be a walk on the "Web side' when a 20th -century Frank Uoyd Wright masterpiece goes virtual through a grant to the Center for Virtual Architecture in the School ofArchitecture and Planning. arts and culture, and neighborhood programs. Jean LaMarche, assistant profes- and build architectural models that bring history to life in 3-D. He said there are many educa- sorintheSchoolofArdt.itectureand Planning and manager o n the tional opponunities for advanced architecture students to assist with project,saidthegrantwillenablethe university to use its strong technological capabilities and educational experience on behalf of an aciting the development of th e Martin House complex modeL He and other scholars will be able to use the virtual model to analyze Bell Atlantic) has given a sso;ooo grant to the center to build a digital model of the Barton House, part of the Darwin D. Martin House Complex in Buffalo. Maureen Rasp-Close, community affain director for Verizon Foundation, said the partnership "demon- architectural treasure. "UB will be involved in laying the groundwork for new ways of test ing spatial and movement theories in architecture," said La Marche, "while additionally studying and preServing architectural history in an interactive manner appropriate for the 21st century... strates our commitment to using He explained that the project will technology to showcase the brilliance of Frank Uoyd Wright to our worldwidecustomenandcncourage them to view these architectural wonders in Western New York.• Rasp-Giose said that because of its oommitment to tM oomrnunity, the Verizon Foundation invests in technology projects that lllrgel education, health and human services, produce animations in CD-ROM includescreatingvirtuai3-Dmod- and Wcb-aCC<SSible formats so that viewers-both scholars and a genera) audience---can "'walk i.nsidt" the Barton Houseaslln'el'bcfo~tocx ­ plor< Wright's work. La March< sees the project as the beginning of a long-range multidisciplinary effort that will result in a lab of computen able to design els for demolished buildings that Verizon Foundation (formerly and test some of the commonly ac- cepted theories about Wright's intentionsregacdingthevisualandexperientialaspectsofhisarchitcctu rc. Workas involved in the mult iphase reconstruction of th e Martin complex have more practical plans. such as using the computer model to solve construction prob- lems in a virtual environment. This no longer aist at the site before attempting an~ bricks-and-mortar version. La March< said he plans to dernonstnlte the digital model, or the work in progress. at the 2001 Centennial Ce lebration of the Pan ~ Exposition in Buffalo. PSUA seeks service initiatives III The Offke of Publk Servke and Urban Affairs will publish the third volume of its compendium of faculty - dir«t~ public-SC"rvice mitiatives undertaken at UB. Faculty mem~rs a~r needed to assist in completing thi; mven- tory of public-service activities. Th< 2001 publication will highlight and report o n the ex-pertise and scholarship that VB faculty mem · hers have applied to public needs since 1998. It is important that pUblic higher edl}cation emphasize 1ts involvement in, and commitment to, both thr -commun ity and the societ y m which we Live. This is the primary goal of the 200 I compendium. Public servicr is servi~e that is based on scholarship and con tributes to thr overall miss ion of the university. It includes activi ties that represent sustained cont ributio ns that can create new k.nowlrdge, train others in the discipline or area of expertise, aggregate and in terpret kno wledge so as to make it undersiandable and useful, o r disseminate the knowledge to the appropriate usr r o r audience . The compendium also will indude an expanded section on US's service- learning initiatives. Se:rvice-leammg initiatives foster student learning and career devdopment and are integrated into the academic curriculum so that students are provided with faculty-supervised opportunities to apply skiUs and knowledge in real-life situations. A survey and a memo asking for a description of public-service andlor scrvicr-leaming projects have been mailed to mrmbers of the campus community. Copies of the survey forms aJso are available at the PSUA Web Si t~ at <wlngt.buffa lo.edu/ psua >. The deadline for returning the survey forms is Oct. I. Questions ca n be directed to the compendium project manager. L1sa C. Francesco ne, at 645-2097. 1,600 expected for 11th annualm Linda Yalem Run on Sept. 24 More t ha n 1,600 indjviduals are expected to race, run . jog. stro ll or walk as part of US's II th Annual Linda Yalem Mem on al Run . to begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 24 o n the North Ca mpus. The SK U.S.A. Track and Field certified cour>e. part of The Buffalo News Runner of the Year Series, will start and finish near Alumni Arena. Held in memory of a UB student who was assaulted and mur· de red while jogging on a bike path nea r the North Campus. the event promotes personal-safety awareness and su pports campus-based, c rim e-preVention programs. Advance registration is S 13 per pe rson if postmarked by Wednes day. Registration on race day ~ ~ S 16. The cost for students is S I0. Checks should be made payable, in U.S. funds only, to the UB Foundation. Inc. Pre-registra tion application forms and race packets wiD be available from 4-7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 in Alumn i Arena, and participants will rec~ive a vo ucher for two tickets to the UB Bulls vs. Bowling Green football game to be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 23. Packets also may be p icked up at the arena from 8-9 a.m . on race day. Registration forms also will be available on the North Campus m 350 Student Union, at the lobby counter oft he union , in 130Alumm Are~a and in 270 Farber Hall on the So uth Cam pus. In addjtio n , they will be available in residence-hall officrs o n both campuses. Customtee Active Wear will provide each pa rticipant with a free lo ng·sleeve, mock- neck tee-shirt. Finisher~ also will receive a free safety item. Awards will be given to the overa ll male and female finishe rs in the o pen division, the top- three male and female finishers in fiveyear age and wheelchair ca tegories, the to p race walkers and the top UB male, female, faculty/s taff, student a nd residence -hall finishers. There also wiU be a drawing for two trips for two and finish -line u ckets to the New York City Maratho n . plus o th er prizes. includin g merchandise and gift certificates. Fo ll owi ng the award ceremony. a kads' dash will be held. For more in forma tio n, ca ll 64 5-2982 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. week· days , o r visi t th e Web ~ li t" at < h tt p :/ / www. st ud ent - affaln .buffalo.edu/lyr/ >. Finish-line results will be prov1ded by Emery Fishe r Race Cre-w and Don Mitchell Runtim e ServiCes. Results will be posted onhne. UB sponsors are the Bulls, th e Office of Student Affairs, th e Ant1 Rape Task Force·Sub-Board 1 In c., the Student Association and the Faculty Student Assoc.iatio n. Community sponso rs are Mrs. T's Pierog1es. Tops Friendly Mar kets, New York Road Runners Club Inc., WJYE 96.1 . Montana Mil l> Bread, Century Printing and G raphics Inc., Wend y's, Chek.com Internet Services and Orville's Ho me Appliances. Run su pponers a re Starbucks Co ffre, Customtee Acllvewear, Anderson's Custard and Roast Beef, Gordon Highlanders Pipe Band and Color G uard, Wo mrn 's Health In itiative, Niagara Walkers. Runner's World, Dick's Sporting Goods, New Era, Runner's Roost, PowerAde, US Airways and New York Army National Guard. �Crunch BRIEFLY Greiner to ..-ron EiJ WBFO CJII.Iri Show Preold<nt- ·lime R. C"nlnor .... be the guest lor "Tho T. . at the UnM!nily: • cal-In Ill< shaw being aired .. 7 p.m. Mondiy on W!!fO 88.7 FM. urs Na- llonaiPublic:-- UB wrestlers j.C. Montroy (left), a English major from Walworth, and josh States, a geology major from lockport. do some situps in front of the new South lake Village student-housing complex. States qualified for Dennis R. lllldl. -peldent l o r - - . . ... join C"nlnor lor the hour at quesllans on topiaoi_ID,_ of the .-..y currmunlly site,--.. . W!!fOio-llwevla the lntemot at t h e _ . , - Mi(ce McJ<oy wlltat the shaw. Ust<ners con aslt_.;ons the 2000 NCAA Wrestling by colling 829-6000. Championship. Women's Club to hold Fall Luncheon The U8 ~··Club .... hold ill annual F.M Membership lur>cl-.at 11:15 Lm. Sept. 231n Fanny's -~ Sheridan DTM, Amhent. The_..., wllluture in---thedub'sser--and171dM!y -llonal.rea-...andathleti< ""*" indude "'*actMtles. Folowlng lunch. t.Wtlyn Clando,ICIMiy~. wll~.,...the.-'s POYilona1PanAm2001 . For .....-ship "'lun- -~.­ .....-ship co-chaiB Connie Roo at 634-8428 "' Marilyn Pa"t' at 634-25-49. ~an virtuoso, composer to perform UB wlltal a porlolrnaon 1«ture on u.diUoNII ~ musk: by virtuoso performer and composerKlmJinHiat7:30p.m. Sept. 281n the Sa-*ig Room In the Center lor the Ails on the North Compus. It wll be 11ft ol chorve and KJm,.-..-- _,tothepullllc.A"""'JIJon lor .... -. lltistCJt-~. As a YlrWoso on the korou!go, an lndlgenauo. 41hcentucyhlled-zllher; Kl(n ~the fllsian ol Aslln--- -..aa...... ,~ ellen manylng . . . . - and~-tothe --"'-. and-Hor_brtngs.....,._. ---11>lheoboe, fnglllh hom getherwllh - . g - and--..o porlormenollen lor the lint --.wmlnadng. In ol one crltlc.lna"l.lllqut-ol one cross-Gllbnl-lilldge --polll.rlng,.,__,.._.. lheand music _,.._. For.ls~shohos­ to lntemallonala<dalm- such pOrfurmen • - Sharp, a.-..... and Quoo1ol. ~-thai lltllculalr t h e - Ida thai «<Ch tone is and possesses . its own " - and that •nusic" txlsls In the transllory soundTheiJB~ complemenls a SOpt. 29 concort by Kim and her porlormance..-lnC<>nlomponlf Ails a..-. TheM111twllbe~ by the Collge ol Ails and Sd- ences,the--f'logtWY\the-~ and ECRC begiJ:Js sign-language program By PAT111CIA DOHOVAN News s.M<es Edotor T H E Early Childh ood Education Research Center (ECRC) has begun a projectlo explore the use of American Sign language (ASL) as a common medium of commu ni ca tion among multilingual! multi cultural preschool throush the use of words and symbois," she says,·..., can apec1 that it will help the children improve theirabilitytospeakEnglish. ltalso will facilit1.te their socializ.ation by the two," Bartkowiak says. '"This may be beause a particular child speaks a language other than English at home or, in thec:aseof an English-speakingchild,thathisorber helping them to initiate play interaction.< otherwise made difficult by language restrictions. ..Communication ~ children and caregivers also is often impeded in preschool situations by the I'~_ckof a common language between language development cannot yet handle such communication." If the UB oisean:h reveals that ASL leads to an increased use of signs or words, then it indicates that a critical element in a child's early developm~nt-communication with childr~n whose English-language developmen! often is impeded by the language barrier. A pilot.-study funded by the Graduate School of Education will introd ua ASL to children enroUed for the Fall semesoer in the ECRC preschool, where 30 percent of the 2-5 year olds speak a total of 12 different native languages at home. Elaine Bartkowiak, associate di rector of the ECRC, explains that re- search= hypothesize thai the introduction of ASL will lead to an increased use of linguistic symbol>signs or words-by children whose native language i~ not English, as weU as by children diagnosed as developmentally delayed "If our research reveals thai ASL leads to increased communi01tion caregivers---<: take piace despite language barriers. It will P"""' that ASL can serve :u the lingw frat= in a multilingual/multicultural school environmenL This summer, the qnter's staff cqllected baselintdala on thedcvdopmental levels and communication skills of children partic;ipating in the study. They also prepared training videos to be given to parents of children enrolled in the center programs for the Fall semester to ensure that parents, teachers and children all are using the same signs to communicate. l..t:e Dray, coordinator of the ASL program for the World Languages Institute, is serv- · ing as a consullarit to the project. Upon completion of llie study, researchers will evaluate the effectivenessofthe intervention by comparing outcomes for experimental and control groups. If the resuliS offer demonstrable evidence of increased oommunicatio n and/or better socialization through the use oflinguisticsymbols, the project will be sent to sevtral urban multilingual/multi-cultural preschool sites for further study. "Buena VISta" performer to appear at UB lly PATRKIA DONOVAN New! Services Editor HOSE wh o loved !he speaacular African-Cuban rhythms of the film "Buena VOSla Social Oub" will thrill to the sounds of one of the film's featured performers, Pio Levya, who, with his band. La Fuerza Brava. will give .a short. free public .. informance" at noon Oct. 5 in Baird Recital Hall, Room 250 Baird T Hall, on the North Campus. Levya, a diminutive octogenarian virtuaUy unknown to American audieoces before his film appearance, has been towing Europe and Africa for yean and has a strong foUowing in West Africa, where the Afro-Cuban tradition is rooted.. Although his music is stylistically similar to th~ music heard in th~ film. the wildly energetic Levya has a·contagious styl~ of his own, per- formed in a voic~ that is at once raspy and guttural, sweet and melodic. One critic likened it to that of Louis Armstrong. noting thai Levya gives "a poignant edge to romantic chestnuiS like 'Dos Gardenias,' while his energy and vitality mal« show stoppers like 'La Candela' particularly exciting." Th~ quint~t La Fu~rza Brava, headed by adept and versatile trum- peter Nestor Suarez, is augmented by -sultry young singers and has the sound of a 12-piece orchestra. The group is nott:d for such nwnbert as "Eiubs Chango," whose pulsating, percussive beat so beautifully represents the Afro-Cuban style, and "Habana Del Este," a lush, melodious paean to a part of Cuba's 01pioal city La Fuerza Brava will perform Oct. 6 in Rockwell Hall on the campus of Buffalo Slate CoUege. " T h ~ co nseque nce," Luo says, .. will be a fundamental change in the concept of electronic device design resulting not only in higher computing spttd, but in great irn ~ provements in such fie ld~ as photonics and data transmission and communication." information, creating gateways for electrons. Such materials might allow spins pointing in on~ direction to pass, for instance, while spins pointing in the opposite di=tion might be turned away. Mc:Combe explains that the VB project aims to develop magnetic conducting materi~cally tho se made of ferromagn~tic heterostruclures l ln(Mn }As/ Ga(M n )S b/ AI ( Mn }SbJ-and novel devices from these materials. This group of materials has great potential for electronic devices and for optical devices to produce and detect infrared and far infrared signals (useful for, e.g., heal senjing and night vision ). "The funding to the VB consortiwn iqnser>IS roughly 10 perte?l of the presendy projected funding in this DARPA program; Mc:Combe says. "Other agencies, such as th< National Science Fowldatioo. have recently begun to put substantial aioouniS of reseatd! ru;..ding into this new area.• Spintronics c.-u...Mr-...,.1 moment. • ProJect explores use of American Sign Language as communkatlon tool for kids CUhule""""""" and the c..- lor the Ms. For~....,_, al Asian- ~Choill64~ ext.llOl, Of the Program It 645-3474. ~ According to Luo. if spin can be manipulated, electrons will be able lo perform new functions in data processing and storage. In lilct. dala processing and storage could be merged in th~ same basic oomponcnt This would mal« il possible to prod uce, among o ther things, "quantum computers" that would not haY< to relay on binary digiiS (I or 0) but could encode information in different spin states-up. down or any of an infinite number of possibilities involving a mixture of both. lno~t o align o rothenvisema­ nipuJate the orientation of spin, however, structures of metals or semiconduaors must be developed that .fe 01pable of sensing electron spin direction and, based-~ this �September 1Uil00/Vot32Jo.( Rep arlell" Stu~y focuses on lung status Research shows relationship between lung function, longevity lly LOIS BAitU News Services Editor H ow well your lungs function may predict how long you live. This finding is the result of a nearly 30-year follow-up of the association belwecn impaired pulmonary function ~d aU causes of mortality, conducted by UB researchers. Results of the study appear in the September issue of Chest. The UB researchers found that the 20 percent of men with the poorest lung function when the study began were more than twice as likely to have died during follow-up than men with the best lung function . Women in the lowest group were more than I 1/2 times more likely to have died. women and men between the ages of 15 and 96. Researchers collected informationonlifestylefactorsand health status, induding pulmonary function .!n 1990, a follow-up study determined which participants had died and their cause of death. Thepurposeofthecurrcntstudy was to investigate the association between pulmonary function and mortality for periods that extended past 2-5 years, the limit of pmrious st udies. SchUncmann and _col leaguesalsowantedtodeterminefor howolong pulmonary function is a significant predictor of mortality. After excluding those with in complete lung-function data and participantswhowereyoungerthan 20 at baseline, SchOnemann and colleagues ended up,with 1, 119 subjects--641 women and 554 men. .. This observation suggests that those with lower lung-function lev- They co mpared one measure of pulmonary function-the volume els may need to pay particular at tention to avoid negative effects, such as smoking, on their lungs," said Holger SchOnemann, research assistant professor in the Depart ment of Social andPrcventive Medicine and lead author on the study. He also suggested that physicians conduct a simple lung-function test as pan of a routine physical cxami nation. SchOnemannandcoUeaguesana+ lyzed data from the Buffalo Blood Pressure/Erie County Air Pollution Pulmonary Function Study collected during 1960 and 1961. The origi nal study enro lled 2,273 ofairexhaledjnonesecond (forced expiratoryvolumeorFEVl}--with death records. Results showed that lung function was a significant predictor of Jon+ gevity in the whole group for the full 29 years of follow-up. " It is important to note that the risk of death was increased for participants with moderately impaired lung function, not merely those in the lowest quintile,.. Schilnemann said . " This suggests that the in creased risk isn't confined to a small fraction of the population with severdy impaired lung function ... The reasons lung functi on may predict mortality are no t clear. Schunemann said. noting that '" creased risk is found in persons who never smoked, as well as among smokers. "The lung is a primary defense or- ganism against environmental toxins. It could be that impaired pulmonary function could lead to decreased to Ierana: against these toxins. Research· ers also have speculated that de creased pulmonary function could underlie an increase in oxidative stress from free radicals, and we know that oxidative stressf>lays a role in the dcvclopment of many diseases." SchOnemann said the fuct that a relationship does exist betwttn lung function and risk of death should motivate physicians to screen pa tients for pulmonary functi on, even if more research is needed to determine why. " It is surprising that this simple measurement has not gained more importance as a general health-as sessment tool," he noted. Also participating in the research were Joan Dom,assistant professor, and Maurizio Trevisan, professor and chair, Depanment of Social and Preventive Medicine; Brydon Gran t, professor of medicine and physiology, and Warren Winkdstein , for+ merly of UB. now professor emeri tus of the School of Public Health , University of California+Berkeley. The National Heart . Lung and Blood Institute and the Ge rman Research Foundation (DFG) suppaned the study. Units asked to "step up" for SEFA Erie-BOCES I and co -chatr of the 2000 Buffalo and Erie Co unt y United Way Campaign , told the liHE Zodiaque Dance aisons that the United Way will deCompany joined unit liaipend heavOy on UB to help it raoc sons fo r t he State Em it s "very ambitious" goal of more ployee Federated Appeal than $19 million, noting that UB's (SEFA) in their efforts to help UB can1paign is the "exemplar for fund "step u p for SEFA" du ring the raising campaigns."' cam paign's a nnual kickoff event The United Way is making an ef+ Tuesday in the Center for Tomorrow. fort to' ensure that Wrstern New The liaisons-faculty and staff York has the highest quality of life mem bers who volunteer to lead anywhere in the country, she said. campaign efforts in their individual "And with partners like UB. we're units--m unched on "movie-thesure to be able to do that." ater" snacks and watched dancers Roben Bennett, o ;. fro m Zodiaque perform as they ocutive directo r of the heard how SEFA and the United United Way of Buffalo Way make a diffe rence for local and Erie Co unty, sa id community organizations. that not o nl y is US's Lawrence Shulman, dean of the SEFA ca mp aign th t· School of SoQal Work and chair of model for such fund the 2000 SEFA campaign, told the raising campaigns. but volunteers that in order to achieve also cal led UB th e this year 's campaign goal of~ model universit y for $700,000-the largest goal ever for l community invol vt• the university-the theme of"Step- · ment. ping Up" has been adopted. " Here is where ex "We're going to be asking units to --~-aftthe ample after exa mpl e. step up and respond if they haven't retiring whether it 's in famil )' before; we're going to be asking in - executlw diNdOI' of the UnltOd Way. violence, drug and al+ dividuals to step up and contribute "And I truly do believe that one co hol . elder care. early-ch ildhood if they haven't contributed. If you have contributed, we're goin g to ask more time our fa culty, our staff. our education. any issue affecting fam you to step up and contribute even students -the whole UB commu - ily life, you can look to the univer nity-wiU show how much it val - sity for help and get it , and gt•t it at more," Shulman said. He noted that the campaign has ues the suppon that it receives from the highest levd," Bennett said. Shulm an and Greiner honored established a new ca tegory, " UB the Western New York community, Go ld ," a leadership position for and that all of us will step up and Bennett, who will reti re from th e th()S(!willingtocontribute I (Xrcent say to this community. 'we suppon United Way at the end of the yea r, by unveiling the new Robert Bennet! you as well.' of their salary. "And there's no better way for us Cup, which will be awarded annu + President William R. Greiner ally to the UB unit with the highest pointed out that despite lean eco+ to show that than through SEFA." nomic times during the past decade, Jane Ogilvie, regional director of increase in contributions. By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor T UB "managed to rise aboV< the adversity it fuced."Now,at the beginning of a nt."¥1 millennium, he said, UB is moouraged "about the way the state has turned the oomer in t·erms of the way it's valuing higher education. "And so I hope that in this envi ronment,onemore time we will step up and be the leader in Western New York that we have been. That can happen only if you put out the kind of effon you have in the pasl l know that you are committed to this en terprise and that you will do that." Greiner said. •--c,.to-.. 5 On your mark. ..get set...click! Tomorrow the summer Olympk games begin in Syd ney, Austra lta. Despite the 15-ho ur ttme dtfference between Buffalo and Sydney. fa ns can find up-to· the -mmute results v1a the Web. The first place to stop for th e latest news a nd comprehenSIVe mformat1o n ts th e official Sydney ZOOO sHe, <h ttp :/ / www.olympks.com/eng >. From th e top-bar menu , choose .. Sports," and then select a particular Olym pic spo rt in order to get current res ults, as well as hi sto ry, ru les and sc hedules. An ot he r compre hensive s1te is NBC's· si te < http:/ I www.nbcolymplcs. com >. The sit e fea tures a .. Choose a Sport " pull-down menu under wh1ch a re resu lts, as weU as biogra + phies. of I he athletes co mpet ing. O the r hnk.s on rhe N BC sile snclude ..Athl ete's Votce." which lead s 10 audio-file mterviews wath se Jected athl etes. and "About This Sport," whtch provid es rul es, history and a ha nd y glossary of terms for each Ol>•mpic sport. For those mterested m the pohttcs of the O lymptcs , there are seve ral useful stanang poants. See the Australtan Broadcastan g Cor· poration O lympi cs News sit e, <htt p :/ / www.• bc.n et.• u / news/ olympks>, for a local , Australian perspective o n the soc aoecono rn te impact of Sydney 2000. The International O lympa c\..ommitt ee ( IO< :J site <http:/ / www.olymplc.org > presents anternational press cov erage of the games under "Sydney 2000 World News." The IOC site also lin ks to natio nal Olympic co mmittees, international sports fed erations a nd the O lympic Museum. which features a virtual gallery. Britannica .co m 's article o n th e O lymp ic Ga m es < http :/ I www.brttannk•.com / > provides a history of both the summer and winter games and includes images, a bibliograph}' and additional links. Britannica.com's site for the 2000 O lympic games includes two fun li nk.s: .. Best Moves," which is an animated primer on various O lympiC sports. and " For the Record." wh1ch promises a medal-winners databa.sc with real-time updates from Sydney. O n the ancient O lympic garncs,se<"Thc Ancient Olympics" <http:/ / www.peneus.tufts.edu/ Oiympks> and the Ancient O lymp ic Ga m es Vir tu a l Mu se um < http:/ I devl•b.d • rtmouth .edu/ o lymplc >. "The Ancient Olympics" IS an online exhibit that compares an cien t and modern Olympi c sports. and includl"S a virt ual to ur of th e site of O lympia. The Ancient O lym ptc Games Virtual Museum 1s a good start ing place for students--it provides a history of the ancient gam~ . an interactive map that shoW!. win ners by ci ty-sta te, and a scholars' foru m. It ts not hard to imagine O lympiC competit iOn w1thm a stone's throw of Buffalo. Nearby Toro nto recently madf' the short list of potential sum mer games hosts. C:heck out our Canadian neaghbor's bid fo r the 2008 summer games at <http:/ / www.torontos.ummugunes.com / > - Austin Boot h • nd Brend• Battleson , Umvefljfy Ubronl'1 DrieD Urban Design Project focuses on Chautauqua County issues A second round o f community pla nning meetings designed and facilitated by UB and Fredonia State College at the req uest of the Chautauqua Co unty government e nd ed this summer with c nthu s1 astic support from participants. UAnalysis of the res ults of tht· live public me-etmgs in the s.ec.:ond sen es of Cha utauqua County communit y su mmits is still very prelim1 + nary," says County Exeruttve Mark Thomas, .. but the meetings 1dcn + tify increasing economic optim1sm 111 the cou nry and public mtcrest in enhancing the environment in conccn with economic development:· He no tes that the second se ri es also identified st rong public '-On + cern abo ut Iss ues facmg the co unty's youth a nd a dcs1re by Clti ll'n groups and co mmunity-based o rgamza.tton:. to takl' a grcatt"r roll· m devcloptng and implementing plans for the coun ty':. fu ture Th e ..::om munit\' summal s were reco mm ended 1n 1998 h) the Chautauqua Coun~ y Planmng Transition Team. a group of commu nit y leader~ ..::ommiss ao ned by Thoma.s to design a plannmg proc~ for the coun t-y. The tea m indicatt-d it wan ted all the coun ty's co mmumtl l~ to be mvolved m estahlishmg a uniform vision and rn.i~i o n for the count v legtslaturc to use 111 adoptmg goals and objecti ves. In reJtponse to th at need. th e su mmit process \\f3!> dt'ltlgnt·d and I!> bemg facilatated b}' th e Urhan Design Pro1ect m thl· L:R Sl. hool ol Archit ec ture a nd Plannm g tn partnership With Ce nt er for Rur .tl Regi o nal Development anti Govf'rn ancc at Fredo nia Stat e Coll ege The firltt se n es of th e Chautauqua summ1ts was compll·tcJ laJtt November. A senelt of five meetings we re held this ~ umml'r .md .-1 th1rd se n e~ 1:, planned for May 2001. So far. Thomas says, the summit s have gont• a long way tn e n ~ag tog ci ti ze n tntercst and consensus tn the 1df' nllficat1on of ~ h arl"tt t'u' nom iC and soc1al concern s. He sa}'S th ey aJso have helped dt"vd op publ tc understandmg and support for co unt y initiatives designed to improve pubhc and pn · vate lnvt.•stment, industrial infrastructure. the cnvJro nmen t. govt.·rn · me nt efficiency a nd quality of life. �Sept!lber 14. 2lDIIVDI.l2.1ci. 4 A variety of performances are planned to delight audlerices of all !l9e5 and Interests CFA -announces progralns for 2000-0lm Copmg _ _ _ . . -..o.or 11J ltEW IIOCOCK-IIATAU - DAVID WUIIIUNDT RtpOrt<r Contributor .. tllotapltof to .. _ _ _ _ ....... . . . , ... ~~oty~~~,· • ...-....... T ----In _.., ... .... ..... _.. - -.clwlnll7.- _ ;,. lAW 5dlooC. ........... ... ........ _.._ ......,_ ......._ _ ........ 1,_,...,_ c:ornnatbmfll-- ----· __.. ____ ing ....... - .... clnlil ,..._.., _..., ......,,......_ ,__ ... ""'...,..... _ ._ __ .. bolng..-. Cllfllng _ . . , . . . , . _ ... Jm. _.. ..... _ ,__ ._,...... . . . .In I--r.oao..,lnn,._ -~n ..... 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The ............... _._......, .................... ..., H£ Center for the Arts has announced its 2000- 01 season, which includes a broad spectrum of programs ranging from cutting~g• dance companies and distinguished speakm, to compelling theater, fam. ily entertainment and unique mu- sical concerts. The KeyBank Dance Series will feature three dance performances, including U! at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Mainstage Theatre. This professional dance company, which Ailey children and have r=rded 15 gold and platinum albums. Their signa· ture family sing-along show has played to capacity crowds in major concert halls and summer festival in Canada and the United States. In addition to con=ts, millioos have enjoyed their television seri<s, which 1Y Guide rated as No. 2 of the top10-quality programs for children. This performance i:; r=mmended for children ages 9 and under. Also back by popular demand will be the Jack Frost Hciliday Rrvue at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Mainstage. The performance will in· elude the world-renown POKO Puppets in a holiday mwical a l.ravaganza that will ftaturt the black-light, space-age advmtures of "little Red Rocket Hood" and a rollicking country-western "'Three little Pigs," as well as a sing-along with Jack and a cuddly Rudolph the Red-No.sed Rein deer, a larger than life ·Frosty the Snowman .. and the full company in •March of the ·Toy Soldiers." This performed to a sold-out howe at UB last season, merges the spirit and energy of the country's best young talent with the passion and vision of today's most outstanding ernergi~g choreograph•"· The series will continue with Margie Gillis, whose riveting solo concerts have been ap plauded by audiences and praised by critip around the world. She_will bring her one-of- a - kind dancing to UB at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 in the - - . . . . , , _ . Gables, a musical Mainstage. Knownforthcirraw 1 based on Lucy Maud physicality, Doug Varone and Dane- Montgomery's classic novd, will be ers will perform at 8 p.m. April 7 in performed at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. the Mainstage. The group has March 4 in the Mainstage.lt is the emerged as a powerful force and one story of Anne Shirley, a young orof the most =:iting dance compa- phaned girl with trernendow spirit nies in the country, with music that and an greater imagination ranges from rock to classical, and who is sent to Prince Edward Island movements from poignant tension to live with the Cuthbertsto playfulness and sheer fun. The Mathew and his sister, Marillacompany also will be in residence at who had requested a boy to hdp UB during April, and the Center for them with their chores around the theArtswillofferaserieso{outreach farm. Anne strives to gain the love activitiestoareaschoolsandcnmmu- and trust oftheCuthberts by provnity centers. For more information ing her worth and making Avonlea on resident activities, call645-6921. her home. This performance is recThis will be the third season that ommended for ages 8-13. KeyBank has sponsored the dance Families and students are invited series inpartnershipwiththeCenter to join Little Red Riding Hood , fo r the Arts. Exclusive discoun~cou - Grandmaandthe Wolfat !0:30 a.m. pons are available one month prior March 29and !0:30a.m. and 7 p.m. to each performance at all Western March 30 in the Mainstage for a roJ. New York KeyBank locations. ticking. froli4ing. fun-filled hour of The season also will include a spe- action, laughter and bright music. cial dance performance by th e The performance of "'Little Red American Ballet Theatre Studio RidingHood"willbeprtStlltedwith Company at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the eye-atchingsetsand rostumes,polMainst.age. This classical dance com- ished professional perfonnm.a witty pany will feature 13 young and po- script and hummable music. lbere's tentially outstanding dance" per- even a happy ending for the wolf! forming works by new and estab- R=mmended for ages 9 and under. lished choreographers. This perforThe School-Time Adventure Semance is made possible by New York ries offers Western New York teachState Assemblyman Paul A. Tokasz, ers and their students the opportuchair of the Tourism, Arts and nity to S« a wide variety of theater, Sports Development CommiHee, music and dance at affordable and Sheldon Silver, New York State prices, with all seats only $5. This Assemblyspcalcer(seestory, page 3). series is sponsored by Target. In addition to the 10:30 a.m. perParents and children will have the opportunity to journey into their formances of "Little Red Riding imaginations with CFA's Family Ad- Hood," the School-Time Advmture venture Series, a program that offers Series will include: affordable and age-appropriate pro• Sharon, Bram & Friends will ductions with child-friendly curtain entertain children and teachers with times. This series is sponsored by their musical concerts at I 0:30 a.m. Target. Nov. 9 and 10·.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. The whole family is invited to sing Nov. 10 in the Mainstage. R=malong with Sharon, Bram & Friends mended for grades PreK-4. at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Mainstage. • The Kennedy Center will Entertaining children and families present •Aiaander and the Torsince 1978, Sharon and Bram create rible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad quality, award-winning music for Day" at JOa.m.and ~: IS p.m. Dec. even 7 in the Mainstage. From the moment he wak<s up with gum in his hair, things just do not go Alexander's way! Recommended for grades K-4 . • A brand new musical adaptation of the classic fairy tak "Jack and the Beaostalk," featuring song and dance, good humor, wholesome values and a magical beanstalk that grows before your eyes, will be per· fonned at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 7 in the Mainst.age. This performance is recommended for grades PreK-3. • "Come Back, Amelia Beddia" will be performed at 10:30 \.m. Match 5 and 6 in the Mainstage. The Omaha Theatre Company has adapted this favorite written by Peggy Parish about a charmin&but extremely lit~ral-minded­ maid who has been malcing children laugh for more than 35 years. Recommended for grades K-4. CFA also will host a number of speciaiOYmts throughout the season. Metropolitan Entertainment Group will prtStllt Alison Krauss & Union Station at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Mainstag<. At the age of 16, Krauss released her de- but recording as a bluegrass fiddle player. By age 18, she earned her first Grammy nomination, and a year later won her first of lOGrammies. HOWOYOI',it was her beautiful singing voice that led to her commercial breakthrough in 1995 wben she released "Now That I've Found You: A Collection," which went double platinum. Bale Fold6rico da Bahia will perform "Carnival 2000" at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the Mainstage. The only professional folk dance company in Brazil, the company's inany national and international tours have earned it a prestigious reputation around the world. The 32-mernber ttoupe of dancers, musicians, and singers performs a repertory based on "Bahian" folkloric dances ofAfrican origin and include{ copoeira {a form of martial arts), samba and th= that celebrate Camiv2l. Jazz guitarist Olarlie Hunter returns to the UB at 8 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the Mainstage. CombiniDg dements of jazz, rock and blues, Hunter plays a unique eight-string guitar that allows him to"""" deep rich bass lines simultaneously with chordal accompaniment and singlenote melody lines. Solo piano player Jim Brickman will perform at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 in the Mainstage. Considered one of the most remarkable success stories of the 1990s, he is a staple of adultcontemporary, pop, country and smooth jazz radio and his live performances are noted for their eloquence and expressiveness. Co-presented by UB Department of Ath- letics. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones will return to UB at 8 p.m. on March 13 in the Mainstage for an unprecedented third year. Appealing to fans of pop. funk, jazz, rock, folk, classical and bluegrass, this unique and talented group is noted for its incredible 1M performances. The performance is made possible by The Bernice Poss Me.morial Fund. The Distinguished Speakers Series will feature former' U.S. Senator and astronaut John Glenn, 8 p.m. Oct. II , Alumni Arenai Mary Higgins Clark; besl-oellingautho< of 13 suspense novels. 8 p.m. Nov. 16, Mainstage, and Pulitzer Prize-winning autho< Doris Karns Goodwin, April26. The Off Center Seri<s, which offers unique, wnatile and progressive entertainment, will feature MacHamer at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p= Nov. 3 in the Center (or the Arts Atrium. Best described as "The Simpsom do MacBeth" and written and performed by Rick Miller, this one-man vocal spectacular features more than 50 voices from 1V's favorite dysfunctional family in a hilarious performance of Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy. More than 300 hand-painted slides and an original musical score, both by Miller, aecompany the show, which stars Homer Simpson as MacHomer and Marge as Lady MacHomer. Seen & Heard (Cello Movement Theatre) will perform at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4 in the Black Box Theatre. Described as • Lily Tomlin meets Victor Borge," Seen & Heard is the genre-bending collaboration between cellist/composer Stephen Katz and dancer/truthsayer BJ Goodwin- They merge cA<>reography, dramatic characterization and multi-tracked cello scores'i nto th<ater that borders on clowning. The Department of Theatre and Dana will present dynamic and innovative performances by talented young actors, dancers and d:lor<ographers throughout the 2000-01 season. Performances will include Zodiaque Fall Dana Concert, Oct. 12-15 and 19-22, Drama Theatre; Friedrich Duernnmatt's"The VISit,• Nov. 9- 12 and 16-19, Drama Theatre; "Assassins" by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, Nov. 15- 19, Black Box Theatre; StudioWcrks Dana En.sernble, Nov. 30-Dec. 3, Black Box Theatre; Zndiaque Spring Dance Concert, Feb. 15-18 and 22-25, Drama Theatre; "Nine book" by Arthur Kopit and music/lyrics by Maury Yeston, Mar. 29-Apr. 1 and S-3, Drama The. atre;"America Hurrah• by Jean -Claude Van ltallie, April 4-8, Black Box Theatre, and YoungO.oreographers Showcase, April27-29, Black Box Theatre. lickds are on sale and prices vary for each sbowand/o.- series. Student discounts and group r;lles are available. Tickets are available at the Center's Box Oflice from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at all Tlck<tmaster outlds. To charge. call852-5000; for information, call 645-Aiirs; for group information, call 645-6n t. Information also is .v.iilable on the.C<nter for the Arts Web site: <Imp:/1------- f-->. �S~etber 14. 2IDJIVIi 32.11. 4 Rlt~elrlltt~pMIII"'.__. 7 TheMail Why are faculty opinions of the_ PRB so at odds? To the Editor. I have just compldtd time wonderful years as' a member of the President's Rrnew Board. I say wonderful because the activity of serving on the board W2S intellectually stimulating. the company insightful and the sense I have acquired of the breadth and quality of faculty at this university a bit of a revelation. However, ! would be remiss were I not to recognize that my experience is wholly contrary to .what I as a faculty member thought of the PRB. Indeed, the board is almost universally feared and reviled by both faculty. departments and schools in this university. It is seen as a group of nit -pickingformalists, out of touch with the realities that departments face and generally unable to appreciate scholarly norms outslde (or as others see it, inside) between the departments and the PRB, the majo<question that is posed in any case is simple: Are we being fiim -tlammed? As any department has every reason to engage in dimflam in order to pro1ect its autonomy, the PRB's question is a reasonable one. Sri11, if the PRB is asking a reasonable question. why does it seem to the dq>irtments that the PRB's actions= little more than fty-speck· ing a candidate's record in punuit of an enfotud, ~rmed formalism? The reason is simple. Depart- Why are these two views of the PRB so at odds? The reasons are structural. While in form the PRB passes on the appointment and pro- ments routinely present their cases with opaque files, files that do not speak in language that even reasonably well-intentioned outsiders can understand When presented with an opaque file. almost aU that the l?oard can do to decide whether it is being fiim-Oammed is to poke and prod at the edges, then engage in Byspecking. Such a response may seer' to be irrelevant to the case, but, given the records that the PRB has to work with, it is the best that the board can motion of individual scholars to do. So, if the departments and tenure and/or full professorship, giveo that the board sees very few negative departmental or decanal recommendations. what it does is review the actions of departments, and &om a position that is generally outside of the rtlevant disciplin ary norms. Such a postUR means that the PRB usuaUy is attempting to protect the university from the actions of its departments. though occasionally attempting to protect an individual scholar from the actions of his or her department No departmenr wants even the dean's nose in its bwincss, much less that schools want less annoying work from the PRB. assembling more understandable, more transparent files is how to get those results. On the basis of my service on the PRB, I would offer time rules that might aid in preparing such files: • RULE I. Fess up. Occasionally there aresupem.an among us. How- the sciences. of an omrubus coUKtion of university busybodies. Giveo the structural relationship ever, most of our colleagues are good, though not superstar, teach- ers and researchers. Hiding that fact , or any other adw:rse fact, may work in a single case, but if discovered will hann not just the candidate in question, but other possibly even moredeserving candi whose cases are presented to'the.t>o" ereafter. The PRB has a sutprising 1 ·- tutional memory; a reputation that a department can't be trusted lasts a long time and impacts the careers of many candidates. • RULE 2. Explain. A candidate who fits into a department 's program for delivering on its teaching, research and service obligations will have more credibility than one who seems to be a Martian, landed ran · domly among the earthlings. That means that the difference between being really useful and being sim ply one of the "good ole boys" is crucial to convincing the PRB that a departmental decision is worthy of being trusted • RULE 3. Put your best foot for ward. Presenting a disorganized CV is the equivalent of showing up for one's thesis defen.se in jeans and a tom t -shirt. And presenting a puffed up CV is the equivalent of showing up for the same event in formal at tire. Either presentation of the self raises disturbing questions of judgment at a time 'when such questions cannot possibly be helpful to the candidate. Strive for the maximum of order with the minimum of fluff. This means that types of scholar- ship--books, articles, conference proceedings. etc.; peer-reviewed and unreviewed-need be sensibly categorized; teaching load and grant participation, where present, rea sonably detailed, and professional, commun.ity, university and depart ment activities limited to items of some significance. I have sent three pages of more detailed recoinmendations to the chair.; of aU departments. If individuals wish copes, I will be pleased to supply them. john Henry Schlegel ProftSSOr of Law ~oot~all Rutsen 59 , UB 0 The- b..d out .... Saord>y ""'~ loo<bolp......,.,\ <>«k.osd>ea..ls(l!-2)....-..dd>ebol times a1d s:/NII serwenl CNer' b.r spod;lkeoms - - "' • 59-0 - . . . , . , Ruqon (2-0). The - - nearly. art>on copy ol their sort at Syracuse u quoruti>od< Joe Freedy wu ..cbd and fumb6ed on the int drive, •din& ·to • 7-0 lead fcx- 1\uqen. The- hod""""'"' awtrc ~ba!:rathefnthafwt.-.a by Freedy wu ~ ...t pas$ rewmod "' ""' BUblo 20. Ruqon would go on to post the ftftDtlt. Freedy fini.t>ed ""' game 24-ol45 fcx-. =--"'&hill ~but wu Ad<ed four - . Freedy·s faotortte ~ ~ IR:shnwl sprt. end Zeb MciGne. ,..,.,. tigl>t end Bnndon Sha~ ond ~-d< Bam McDonald. Mci<O>e aU(IK '"'" puso5 fcx- 58 Canisius. Ludden completed the eightkilometer ause in 26:02.4. The time was a career-best for the sophomore. improving on his 26:10 best last season. win - ::.7~:·~:.=withl:<;;;-;:;;;r;;;;-.;;;-,;r.;;=---- The defense wu poced by senior 01ris Grq ond ITeslvnan ~Wilcher Grq hod...,. tocldes.indudiog one fcx-loss.wflieWilche< hod.....,"*' ""1"indudio& one Jo.-loss. Sophomore Mib Umben hod four addes ond •lun-ble ~- - senior c.no. Spenc..- hod four - """' ...t • fon:ed lun-ble. ~occer MEH Cal-State Fullerton 4, UB I; UC Irvine l, UB I; UB 1, Canisius I The men's soccer team found out Suncby wtJy C».Sw:e MAerton G ranked II'\ dw: oop-20 .. ""'r.., -.ct us. +I . ., ""' uc ;,.,..,.lOumey. n.. early n..n p~. """'-~by. second p~.,.. l>elored>e ..-.dofd>etimhallkx-• 2-0ioad.The &Is pen d>eboanltat. In the second half as MauYeates scored his first pi ofdle season to make k 2- 1. But Fullenon ended"'' hopes ot. Bulb upset two"""' pis .. ""' final 10 -.us~ Bri>nWomiok reo>nled""" ..... ., ""'pne. In the rounwnent opener on Frid>y. the &Jits up a plln 1M lint saorrc- with. with In""' minute ot ploy......o.a~ly losio&"' uc ....... second hall. john SNnnon scored on an assist from Brian McCaUton. cuWn& the ~ to 2· 1. UC Irvine soored >pin Jo.- <1>e 3-t Rna!.Wozniak recorded sb< ...., 1M game. but P"" up the lhree pis. Mom Wenh pbyed 1M final It minutes ond up no pis. Ovis Vnd was rhe hero tr dte Buls. scori"W an c:werci'ne p m ,;te US a 2- 1 wfn O¥er Unlsb.UBi Tim Sorcer- SCDn!d his lirst p ol the )""21" on 2tCJ'tJSS 6-om joe PepinskL Canlsius: tied the ~ at 1- 1 u haJf.drne. Neilher t2am scored In the second hall, ...t upVind fcx- his ~pl. Wo:znbk recorded t¥110 ~ and ~ his first pi d the season In the wW\ fortin&""',_..,., som-e WOMEN Rutl<'n 2, UB I; Syracuse 1, UB 0 The women's soccer team dropped both its contests at the Syracuse onhge Cb.ssic, 2~ to Syraruse in the opener and 2- 1 to Rutgers. in O'f"er'time ll:l the concludin& match. Against Ruqers. US's Paub l.Jstnni connected with the back of the net at !he 14:20 marl< to ,;... UB d>e early lead Nicole Olszewsld usGt.d Ustrani. The Scarlet Knights woo~ come back b.ter in the haH' to de the game. 1-1. ;n hatf. time.The game remained tied In the second hatf. ln sodden death oYitf'time. Ruqen broko lhrough d>e UB defense 10 ,.;n !he game. 2-1 UB goaNe Emily Cox recorded six saves on the <by. A.pmn the Or¥1cewomen. Syracuse scored a goal W'l each half.The second hatf wu a defenstve batde. with each team only to get off a combined seven shou until Syncuw sealed t:he victory. UB goalkeeper jaime Adams recorded five saves in the game and aftowed her fin:t twO goals of the season. Olszewoslo Ned the UB offensrw: atack wtth four of Bufb~'s eight shoa on goat Calendar ANiyst (Sl-4)-Health Prdes.sioru IT Partnet'ltup, Posting IP-0096. Web Design Arch~«! (SL-3}-Hea~h Profession> IT PannenNp, Posting tP-0097. Exeootlve Assbt>nt ond Budget Coorc:fiNtor (Sl-2)-0ff~ee for Ur>Mnity Prq>ar.oto<y Progr.orns, Posting •1'-0098. Asdst.nt Dlroctor (MP-4}- FKUity =~~~· ot CMI, Vtsitlng Assodlte Professor (lour positions)-Schoof of Law, Posting n . 0072. Au.lst.nt Professor-Department Engineering. Posting ••.()101 . ~~~~=~::· (Sl-2}-0<paM-.ent Structural and Environmental 21 In Sloe. Amhent Saxophone Q<wteL Sloe Concert HoM. 8 p.m. F.... 5ponso«d by Web Prog......,... (SL-3}Reoun:e and Tochnology ~ s.Mces, Division ot otill. Assbt>nt ~~ ~-~~ Departmont of Histll<y, Posting IP-OtOS Profeuor/CUnkal AuJstant Profeuof/ C&nk:lll Auodat:e Professor (two positioru)-Ooportment of Su'9"')1. Posting IF-0073. ~ Cl.uslf1ecl Civil ""' Dept. ot MU$ic. Fo< """" Keybowd SpecWist I (SG~)-Oimcal Exhibits Oentiruy, Une 125484. Keyboard Spedollst I (SG-6)-0oportment of Radiation Oncology, Roswell Part Cancer Institute, Une 123-455 . Keyboard Speclollst I (SG-0) (80 information, aJI 64S..2921 . "SpKe" Pho<ograplllc wort< by C.mbodian refuQee and ua alufTVlUJ Hei Han khian will &e on display through Sept. 29 in ""' Art Deportment C.llefy in ""' Center fortht Arts on the North Campus. Gllttty hours lrt Tues. 10 a.m. :~~·~;-~.~~ from 11 a .m . to 6 p .m. Jobs rz~~~~~~~> (two pmitlons)-l'rocu«ment s.Mces, Accounts Payable, Une 13<4079, 130785. Volle~oall Southern Illinois), UB 0 (IS-8, 15- 11, IS-6) Syracuse 3 , UB 0 (I S-11, I S-11, I S-7) o Fonlham l , UB (15·11 , 1s-s, 15-4) Maryland-BoltimoreCountyl , UB I (IS -9,16-14,15-<4,15-2) UBi women's ~I team went 0-4 hl the Or.mge Cb.sste. a ~team inviational held at Syracuse l.Jniv.ersity. The BuRs 6ost three nnlght pmes to Southern Illinois. 15-8., I 5· 1 I, 15-6 Junior Wendy Ryder led UB dght kllls on 18 '"""f'U ond twe blodu FreshrT\V\ Undsay Madkosh tu:d a team-high six dip. one bk>ck and twO kHis. and junior AmeiQ Uddle had chrM bkxks.. The Bulb dn>pped !h.-.. pmes to d>e host Onngewomen. 15- 11. I S- 11 . 15-7.junklr l<eriShtels led 8ufblo with 13 kills on 25 anempa, while ilia adding eight digs. Ryder chipped in eight kills. one bkxk and one service ace . with Thea.ls~~-<D~...t~~""' folowin& cloy.Uiwrr.r.d • 15-11 . 15-S. I~ lou to~ despt< • .......U. ~ perlormonce from-~ Urissa t..Cour cono'b.Ked 3 3 BufbJo appeared to rebound from the lou to fonlwn wht!n it scored a ~~tlwe/Ubor Cl.uslf1ecl 15-9 win OYer Marytand-Battimore County in t:he opening game of the match. before ktsing to the Retr"ie¥en: 16-14. 15-4 and I 5-2 Junior Suha Courbat :and ~ Emily Oilb each recorded eight kiHs In the match, and Matikosh Muon/Plasterer (SG-12)-Univen.rty posted • motch-hizh eigl>< digs. Facilities, Line 04$47. Matntenance Aubtant (SG-9)-Univenity Residence Halls and Apartmenb, Une 131373. a ..,.,. (SG· S) (SO pen:ent) (two vacancies)-Univenity ~e Halts and Apartments, Une 143060,14308 1. To obfoin tr'IOf1!' informotion on jobs listtd a~ concoct~ SlMces ' lcu ~r,;-:.:;::.~:1. ob<oOI............., on RD«>t<h jobs. conroa Sponsoml Pn>gtonu l'monnd. <16Crolu. \ Men·~ an~ Women'~ ~ro~~ ~ount~ The men's and women's cross-c:oootry teams opened the 2000 season ...mtt wins Sawrday at home as the men's team defeated Canisius. 15-.50. and the women downed by 15-SO. SeNor Been Rose took the women's race. ~ the 5K course 111 19-_20.1. Danielle ond Christina l<odt ..... finished under 20 ......_ times of 19:37.6 ond 19-.38.9. ~.The men --.led by~ Todd L..udden,who the 8K race i126:02..4.Rick Stewart and Tom Swart were UB~ next finlshon In 27:21.8 ond 28:14.8. o..,.., with �Thursday, September 14 -_..,._ Squire. 8 a.m. Free. (;enetJc Sdences ~Produces ... AnteriOr/POsterior Rop<essor Gr.lent In DoYeloplng v.rtebnote Limb. Or. 8aolin Wang. Dopt. of Molecular BiolOgy ond G<netlcs, johns Hopl<ins Uilivenity. 1 3<18 Farber. Noon. Free. SU.-.toop Chemistry Online. fn!d Stoss, Science and Engineering Library. 127 Underg<oduate Ufe-...ops Register to Vote: It's • Group Thing. Ed Brodka, UB lndenhip o.v.lopment Center, l45E Student Unton . ~f~m~~~. ~e of Student Unions and Activities, DMsion of Student Affairs. For more information, Sonia Onelli at 645.6125. - llologi<M Sdences · Ch4!morepel~t Rec::epton In the ORates P.-amedum and Tetrahymena. Todd Hennessey, Assoc. Prof., OepL of B~ ical Sciences. 1 14 Hochstetter. 4 p.m. Free. Physiology - Biophysics Gene Regulation In Cerebral ischemia and Hemorrhage,Frank Sharp, Univ. of Cindnnati. 108 Sherman. 4 p.m . Free. PerforTnMKe The· Secret Ute Of Roses. Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre. North Campus. 7: 30 \f)(H'1SOn lis ti ng~ arc d ue no later than noon on the Thun.dd)' preceding poblkatlon. lhtlngs are onl)' occ:eptcd th roug h the e lu lronlc submiulun form for lhe online UB Calendar of h~nh ol <http :/ I www.buffalo.edu / calendar/ login > Because of 1pace limitations not all event s. In the electronic calenrlar will b e Included In the Rt!port~r. p.m. free. Sponsored by Dept. ==. ~::~=~: Hall. 8 p· .m . S6, SS studen~ S-4 ~~~~~~Geoiogy UB groupi art! prindpal ~~~~~~~~s Reconstructing the Sequence of Species Origination and Record. Prof. Peter Sad~. Univ. of California. 216 Natural Sciences Comp4e'c. North Cam· ~s . 3:30p.m . Free. For more where --~~ Prot...,..._ Tailor-Mode Structures and New Functions. Lars Boltre, Geology hgNm l.edure Extinction Events from • e~r~~enh Reseordl Institute on Addktions, 1021 Main SL 1:30 p.m. Free. -..ysot4PI.US ContR<foctOf)' Stnollgrophk pldct' on cam pus or for end Abuse: A BeNMorol Penpe<tlve. Matthew K. McGue, Prolossor ond Chair of the Dept. of l's)d10iogy at the UnW. of Minnesc>U. -· s-. off campo\ ~~~~­ Adoles«nt SUbstonc:e Use (Kulty and stiff). For mort information, Jill Hackenberg at ,;,iS-2947 ext. 226. P~·=-Lg~ts. R£-pottN puhtishe1 ~.~~E.~~~.s~~tee. F·--: ~tk =~~~r.;1.~~'5?· Th~ SUA Event Book Sale. Student Union Lobby. North ClWTlj>US. 9 a.m.· The Diffonntlal Dlognosls of o..lgla. )ool M . Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D., Clinicol Prof., Onl lhling' for evenh laking 15 p.m . H Friday ~~tt;-Foste< The Secret Ute Of Roses. Center for the Arts, Blad: Box Theall<. 7:30p.m. S3. member. For l'1'lOre infonnation, &4S-3810. Quwtet Cycle - ~0:::,~~~- 8 gym~Jt\J~.s~ information, caii64S..2921 . Saturday 16 OIM--IIun Dr. Alan J. Gross Memorial Denblf Dash Qne.MIIer. -· ~Sdonce. f« students with UB ID. &4>2n1 . The Seaet Ute Of Roses. Center for the Arts, Black Box Theall<. 7:30p.m. H Sunday 17 19 UB vs Canlskls. UB Tennis Center, Elli<ott Complex. 10 a.m. Free. Sept--- a.m .-4 p.m. free. Sponsored by t.eadership o.v.!opment Center. For more Information, Ed Brodka at &4S-6469. Women's Tennis UB vs M arin. UB Tennis .. Center, Ellicott Complex. 3 p.m. Free. FootiNIII UB vs Connectkut. UB Stadium. North Campu1. 7 p.m. S1 2, S10, SBandfr.. to -..;~,.:~ . ~ andYetertnory "'*""· Pre- ~~~= a::::t""n..atl<. 6:45 ~ree. ~~~theond~ties. DMsion of Student Affairs. f« more information, Sonia Cinetti at &4S-61 2S . AI About~- Bob Ononge. c..... Plannii1g ond Placement. HSE Sludent AdMtie, DM!ion o f A/bits. f« men iriolmation. Sonia Clnelli it &4H 12S . ...,_....,... .... _.....,. ~~f:).mti.e~of s~ Unions Resume and eo-- Lett..- ~ &11::. .3 """" DMsion of ond AciMties. Studont- fo< ~n~onno-. Sonia Oneil •t &4S-61 2S. -.,.-.. ~~.%~. of Wednesdoys ot 4 PLUS. tolei- at &4s-612S. e;m. F-.fol'moA! formation. &4>381 0. Division of Sludent- f« """" information. Sonia C...ui Study,.,..._......,_ ~Spedol AciMties. DMsion of Sludent ~~~ Placemen~ IS StuclentUnioo. Noon-1 ~ ~~.::: -Sonia Oneil f«"""" inlormotlon, it &4s-612S. Med1dne. - 1 sc- Monday ~Jo""· =..:~·C!-. 14SC SbJdont U!Dl. Noon-1 ~==~~for .... _.....,. ~~== ~~4 p.m. Free. For more Komi N<meth. c..... C~mpus. How to Work wtth Post· ln<:Of<enlted Clients: Trutment and Agency Issues. ~!fi~s.st B.l~. l45 a.m .• ~~~by Western, Eduaotion Deportment ond The lnstiMe Addktions Studies and Training. For more information, Rosemarie Goi at 64S-6140. for lnfonnation, s~ Abroad Prog<orm. &4>3 12. . - Planning ond Placemen~ HSE s~ Union. s-.~ : 30 ~ ~~2~.,:tfor~ Allairs. f« """" lnlonnotion, Sonia Oneill at &4HI2S. lnfonna-. )ocqueline Simon at &45-6878, ext. 1364. ~~~~ Art Locboro/- ~'"t~by.::: Ms. 4 p.m . froe. Sponsorod by Deportment of Alt. f« """" PIOJ ActMiies. DMsion of Sludent PIOJ theAtts.~i"""""""' (Room 883). 8 p.m. free. ~~~~:~t Sden<o l.lbn<y -.toop lnt.......tlonol ~~ lr smoa.r - e s Foil :11100 ~~r::ler~~~~~~te --~ 21100Pretldontiol~of Llfw-.tlop Prof>orlng lor. c.- In Men'tTennb UB vs Maist. UB TMnis Center, EHicott Complex. 1:00 p.m. free. Simmonds at 875·5767. Student t.. .denhip Institute. . ~..":"..~.=..~'ru' ~~~ 829-2608. ...,_........ Women's Tennis _....,... . ~oft.ledicftond )OmesE.~ Tuesday School of Oentoi Me<fidne. Meet outside Squif!! Hall. 9 a.m. S12 prior to roce day, S1S day of race. Sponsored by UB Dental A!umni Assodation, Voss Dental labs, Genco's Tooth l.e-.sblp Conference Ms.-"""""""' the (Room 883). 8 p.m . froe. Onlne and Off: An 1ntJoductlon to Ubrary R -. Heother Monge<, Media lnsttuctJon Room. Health Sciences Ubrary. 1~ 11 a.m. Free="::!l'toUB students. • stall). more lnfonnation, Stewart Brower at 829-3900 ext. 1 13. FKtory, Benc.o, Marco's OeU. for mort information. Jamie PIOJ ~~~~t tol. je&ry 1.4odor, toi.D. UB. VA .c.nc..; Rocm 1109C. :;!~~~by the Arts. Rehe"""l"""""""' (Room 883). 8 p.m. Free. fof 20 lnt....,.tlonal Student Discussion Group. )Mnifer Chazen, International Student and Scholar Services. 145( Student Union. Noon-- 1 p.m. f ..... ~~Delightful. Delldoos, ~~~ J<orstney<r, Department of Pllila!ophY. U8~ofRoom, Arts ond Sclences. Center for the Arts. 7: p.m. free. Sponson!d by Dean. Wednesday ------ T . - - - COrtof: A Series with Spedol........-. ~-the~ll ~th Sl<mny, Ke Presiden~ ransitJons Center. Daemen Coljege-8usiness and C<><n<neree &Jilding. 8:4S a.m.-3:30 p.m. S60. SJlOiuor!d by SodoiWo<t Con- ~~i~~~~~~t:: Studies and Training. For more information, Rosemarie Goi at &4p.6140. """'--Y ~ aev~eweom- Control of BrNthing (Port 1). Thursday 2 I -- Prindples and Standonls f..SchooiMothemo~ NCTM's Bold Standonls 21100. Douglas Clements. G<aduate School of Eduaotion. Univ<isity Inn. 8:3010 a.m. S2S. 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UB posts highest enrollment in 6 years University exceeds u~dergrad target by 4 percent, narrowly misses grad projection lly SUE WUETCHUI Reporttr Editor T HE university has posted its highest enrollm(:nt in almost six yn rs, with nearly 25,000 students enroUed for the FaU semester, ac • cording to US's official enrotiment status report. VB exceeded its enrollment targets at the undergraduate level by about 4 percent, while narrowl y missing the graduate rarget Based on an enroiJment "snap · shot" taken on Sept 15, the actual headcount at UB for Fall 2000 totals 24,830,537 students over the 24,293student target set by SUNY and 573 more students than FaU 1999. The number of full · ti~e fresh · men enrolled is 3,059, 59 over the SUNY target; the number of new, full-time graduate studen ts is 2.044. 34 under target. Sean Sullivan, vice provost fo r en- rollment management, no ted that But all in aU, UB's undergraduate after reaching a low point in enroll ~ ment in 1996. 1997 and 1998, UB enrollments "'a re very hc-.1hhy anJ co ntinue to grow," he said. Moreover, the quaJity of the en - sta.ned to turn things around last fall, when the universit)• broke the 24,000--student mark. ..\\'e started to come out of that (decline) last year and really are progressi ng tOY.'i1rd that 2;.000-student goal aggres sively," he said. The fall enrollment status report. shows growth in the number of full time transfer students, from 1.365 last yL"a r to 1.50 I in 1000-an II percent increase---and in the num ber of continuing/returnin g stu dent s, from 9,569 in fall 1999 to 10,052 this fall , an increase of about 5 percent. The report d oes, however, indicate a dedine Ln the number of parl · time undergraduat e~. from 2, 129 in fall 1999 to 2,07 1 th1> fall. The decline in part · time students are pan of what Sullivan called "a continuing trend .~ tering freshman class ha.-. improved substantiall y. .. This class IS sigmficantly a bet ter class than last year and than the last several yt.-ars." Sullivan satd . li e polO ted out that the enrolled h1gh -sc hool ave rage this fall is 90. ..:ompJred to 89 last fa ll . The mean ~..umpo~lte ~A- 1 M.orc of thl!> year'!> das.s of II SO 1565 vc rhal. 586 math ) IS an lmprovcnu·nt ove-r IJSI rear\ da.s.s compo.) lt t' of II '7 t SS7 ver bdl, 580 math ). The la~t tmw the freshman dass had a lughcr ~AI composite wa.) 1n 1995, when only ahou t 1.500 .stude nt" wt·re ;uimll tcd, he !!o.:u d . "We're findmg th e y1dd percent age at the htghestt.•nd of tht• app!J~an t pool IS improvmg:· ht· sa1d. noting it 's quitc.· iln diXOmplishmcnt with a much larger dass this year to have students who are as good or better than those from the smaJier 1995 fr<Shman class. Srress mg that UB's ~creasmg en roll ment "•s not JUSt a one· year pht: nomenon," Sullivan attributed the growth-and higher profile of tht• freshman class--to a co mbination of factors. UB has m ade a number or 11Wc:o.t mcnts in the recruitment infrastruc turc , a~ well as imtlatcd a "m uch more aggrcss1vc" dircct · maal GJm paagn. The consultancy wnh od Lev117 h..L~ provided man y s uggc:~ ­ tlo ns from the finn on 1mprovm~ rcc. rullmen t. including an auto mJted syMc m to be tter mana ge LO illiTIUill L3 1101l With Studcnb "from the pomt of mqutrY ,,II tht· way to the pomt of enrollment" The revenue mcent1ves bUilt mhl the hudget modcl-m wtuch tutUon Greiner addresses the voting faculty By ANN WHITCHER Reporter Contributor I n a talk that was by turns expansive and detailed, President William R. Greiner addressed the university's voting faculty at its annual meeting Tuesday in the Center for Tomorrow. Following an introduction b)' Fac· ulty Senate Chair Peter A. Nickcr.;on, Greiner showed a slide of the ~ty's logo and signature. Their consistent use, he said, is part of an effort to make the university better known nationally and internationally through a dear visual-identity system. much as UCU. is recognized everywhere and r.udy oonfused with any other institution bcctuse of a profusion of logos or sobriqueu. On the topic of " Faculty Milestones,"he noted the passings of Boris Albini of Microbiology. James C. Ha nse n of Co un se lin g and Educa · ttonal Science Foundation Ca reer G rant ), C arl Denms of Engli sh tional Psychology, David LJ. Gi lbert of Med1a Studv ( Rockefell e r Foundation and MacArthur Founda ti o n 1-c ll ow ships ) and Susan Howe of F.n g!Jsh (American Academy of Poets' Board of Chancellors designation ). Also, Th oma~£. Kierstead of H •~ ­ tory ( National Humanities Center Benenso n of E1ectricaJ En· gineering and lohnZahorrm of Industrial Engineering. He then pointed to a list of 66 faculty oolleague< who retired or resigned in the past!='· Poi nting out th at UB's facult y hire.. in the past year are "high -cnli· her" individual~ Greiner went on to enumerate faculty promotions to full and associate professor. He then turned to fac ulty awards of note, adding that this necessarily selective list no netheless demonstrates the scholarly vitality that exists across the disciplines . Singled out were Meghan Co~~ Geography (Na- (Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize ), Charlcn< Fellow); George C. Lee of Engmeer · ing (American Society of Engineers· Newmark Medal), Deidrc Lynch of English IModern Language Assooation Prize for a First Book. also a National Humanities Center Fel lowship ) and PatriCia O htake of Physical Therap)' (O utstandmg New Member, American Physical Therapy Association ). Recent " leadership appoint · ments," the president said, indude those of Eh1.aheth n.<:..paid' "" pro vost a nd professor of psvchologv. Jnd layla n S. Turkkan as VICC pr61 Jcnt for research , whose .tppomt mt>ntwillheeffectJvetkt.l Hc:dt• M:rtlx-d Dale M. l_.and• \ nc:w role .b val'e prc:s1dent fo r speCial prou:·~o. t!> and programs.addmg thattht· unt ve rsltv ve rv much needs ht\ \pt'(-ldl ski ll~ and " wL<;e hand." Of !tpeClaJ 'lg mfi(a nce. G remt·r added . Jre th t" decanal se-.uchcs now under w~n 111 five schools: A rch~tt.-cture .mJ Plan ning, Graduate School of l-.duca tum. Hea lth Rela ted Profess ions, lk nt.t l Mcdacmt· and In formation ~tudtt" l; remer then offered " ~..ap!luk summarv of the J99Ch Jt l iB. AI though the decade hrought "'hoth good and bad news." tt d1d v1dd many outstanding faculty appotnt ments over the decade, nearly 600. �Tho-~end Ulurgy ollht Holy SpillliD mort ... _ . . . ollho_ , _ ..... hlld.ll::!O a.-renee Shulman is dean of the School of Social Work. He also serves as chair of the 2000 SEFA campaign. a.m. SUndoy In St."'"""~ Unlwnky Oud!. ue Mlln T_ _ oi ... UIsc. . cornrtU11ty ... be-dur· ..........lluov1. ... -~ ~. lht--·ing ... ~ ~ Cooslontino,- oiJiudont unions end ICIMIIos, wil !taM !he Ul Alumni-· Focutty and 5Uff "'"""""'- . odmlnistnt<><>, students and family memben may rnllth in · !he ocadomlc pro<e!Sion.lo· garb Is encouraged. Those wishing to march should coll636-7495. Alum funds minority student fellowship A "'tired Cenenol Electric vice president lw matched money with his fonnor employer to provide • S20,000 fellowship foc School of Engl.-ing ond Applied Sdences (SEAS). Henty Stone, who received • degree in mechonicol engineer· lng in 1949, ;ulcod that his gift be u50<1 to benefrt a groduate student In engl.-ing who Is • member of• minority group ()( an 'immlgrv.t ttke himself. •1 wanted to hetp·somec>ne get an education, so I 'put UB on my gift lis~ • sold Stone. "As part of one o( iu first grociJatlng dasles In eng~.-. log, 1t just malces me feel good to see that UB Is growing, • he noted, •and so proud !hit the ~school is becoming natlonolly recognized.• Hashim Muhammad, se.. lected as the Henty Stone GrociJat.e -~ said he is grateful to Stone fo< helping him continUe hiS education. MuNrnmod, from • family ol nine In Horlem, Is woridng on his master's degree In ciYI engl,_;ng...otha~ln structurll engiMet(lg end c:onstruction ...._,...m. His gaol lsto.,..,lflrmlhlt-deslgns and builds SlrUCIUI'e. Marte l(arwan, dean olthe SEAS, noted that t..luhlrMlld "!'lOW' Cilfl focus on his studies without ! h e - -.cia~ pteSSUIOS oil~ ~te progrwn. •A scholanhlp like this en. honces our~ fo<• ---and ...... ~-­ dent - - - · t h e same time snngthening our a~umn~.·--· REPORTER lht Theillp>ffe'lsl.....,... cornrtU1Itypublished by Off.ce ol News SeMc:esln the-DMsion ol UnNenity 5eMces, s...e UrWenit)' . of New Yortc It BU!alo. Edltorlolalfices..., located It 330 Crolu Hill, Amherst, (716) 645-2626. -lsSEFA7 SEFA stands for the State Employee Federated Appeal. It is the single campaign supported by labor and management .i n which state employees can contribute to qualified voluntary, non-profit charitable or- ganizations providing services to human health, we:lfa~ and recreational progra.ms. At UB, all uni verSity employees can participate through payroll deduction. -les -or- What types of g•llzatlons benefit from SEFA7 _... c.o~e-­ Mlvh!le -1<111- ...,_..,... ~- ernployoes and UB units will step up to a new 1M of participation. The first step is simply to tum in the response card If employEes have not oontribirted before, this is the year we hope they will step up ~ make a contribution. If they have oontnbuted, we are asking them to step up by increasing their contributjon. Even a small increase in their payroll deduction will make adilferena. The campaign also has introduced a new category of contribution called "UB Gold" We want to reoogniuall ernploy=, at any level of salary, who providing services to persons contribute I percent of their salary throughout the whole range of the as "leader>hip" gM:rs. Finally, we have life-cycle, from infants to the elderly. \ ur continuing leadership levels of SOOto$990 (l"acrsetter) and$1,000 Services are offered in the areas of health and wellness, children and or more (lndership). l.ndenhip families, basic needs and youth ser- gifts rna1<e up a large percentage of vices, among other. It's important to our total oontnbutions. With many note that UBemployees cmchose to facul ty retiring. it is crucial for those designate their contributions to spe· who em give at this level to step up cific SEFA-affiliated organizations in to a leadership level or UB Gold. SEFA funds help to support hun d reds of agencies and organizations their locaJ communities. A directory is included in SEFA packets. What's new about the cam· palgn this yeor7 "-long Is the c..,.J>Mgn7 The SEFA 2000 campaign held its kick-off event on Sept 12 and will continue to Oct. 27. We are asking all contributors to wear proudly their UB stepping up buttons during this period as sign of their annmitmenL -Is this,_.. g<NI7 This year's goal is $700,000. However, we are hoping to blow right by this goal and to set a new UB SEFA reoord.lf everyone steps up. each in their own way, we should be able to meet and exued the campaign goal. __ ...... _,_ ....,._,..........,. _ SUA . . , _ . . - , - Just dlcl-~-7 Many units have discovered that it can be fun, positive for employee morale and serve as a way to bring all ,members of a unit -together to oonduct their own events through- out the year. We welcome these, since they keep a SEFA consciousness and the idea of giving back to the oornmuoityaliveall year and not just at campaign time. Deans, ad ministrators, faculty and staff have cooked hot dogs for their employe<s as an example of the SEFA spirit. How on mernben of the cam· pus community contribute to SEfA7 The easiest way is to complete their oontribution card aod to chedr: off payroll deductions. In the 1999 campaign, ~7 percent-<Ontributed through payroll <!eduction. with an ...,._ age pledge siu: of $244. They also can contribute by d!<d< or ash or a ~-time payroll deduction. ____,__. ---.--- , . . ...... . . - l t 7 Perhaps the most important question is, "Why should I give?" We surwyed a number ofleadership gi>= and asked them what was their motivation. Some bad made use of community services or knew people.who had. Haw- ever, the most-often-cited response was that it was important for UB employoes to giYe something back to !he oommunitythat has given UB so much. As dean of o ur_School of Social Work. I have seen first-hand the importance of the services provided by th~ community agencies and organizations. I will be stepping up this year and I invite the UB community to step up with me. Educational anthropologist to speak at UB john Ogbu, expert in minority-group school performance, to give Acer.lecture By PATliiOA DONOVAN News Services Editor J OHN U. Ogbu, Chancellor's Professor of Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley and one of the ~rid's leading educational anthro· pologists, will present the 2000 Charlotte C. Acer Colloquium on Urban Education. The colloquium, sponsored by the Graduate School of Education, will be presented from 4-6 p.m . O ct. 6 in 250 Baird Hall on the North Campus. It was endowed by Acer, an alumna of the school, to facilitate informative and provocative lectures. discussions and analy· ses that address complex issues in urban education. It is free of charge and open to the public. In his lecture, Ogbu-a leading researcher in the field of minority - group school performance-will present data from his ethnographic research of differential academic performance by immigrant--or voluntary-and non-immigrantor involuntary--minorities. The major theoretical issue he will address is why some minorities are relatively successful in academic terms, in spite of differences be· tween theirs and the dominant cui· ture, language, cognitive styles, and other minorities with similar differ· ences are less successful. He also will discuss the relation ship between collective identity and rejection of .. white behaviors" among black students and within the African· American community. Ogbu currently is working in th~ research areas: minority sta· tus and schooling in urban industrial societies, collective identity, and culture and intdligence. His com- parative research explores the inftu ence of culture and culture change on cognitive skills or .. intdligcncc." His recent fieJdstudieswerecon · ducted in Oakland and Union City, Calif., on African Americans, Chinese Americans and . Mexican Americans. and in an affluent suburban oommuoity in Ohio. He is interested as well in the relationship between collective identity and culturaVIanguage buundarics. His focus is on the sense of " we-feeling" and "belot)gingn·ess" within cultural minority groups. Ogbu notes that oollective identity may not be less important to members of individualistic mainstream U.S. and western European societies--or to anthropologists from these societies, for that matt~r. He maintains, however, that collective identity has much g=ter import to minority groups in contem- porary U.S., Canada, Japan and other urban industrial societies, as well as to various ethnic groups in Bosnia, Indonesia, Maioo, Nigerill, Sri Lanka and other nations. . Ogbu is the author of several books and more than 90 articles on these issues and is widely referenced and quoted by academic scbolan working in the fields of education and educational anthropology. Among his recent publications are " Voluntary and Involuntary Minorities: A Cultural-Ecological Theory of School Per(ormanoe" in Anthropology and Eduathon Qiutrterly and a chapter on "Speech, Community, Language Identity and Language Boundaries in " Language and Environment: A Cul· tural Approach to Education for Minority and Migrant Students," edited by A_ Sjogren (Stockholm: Botkyrka, l997 ). $250,000 gift to fund.football scholarship By SUZANNE CHAMIIliii.AIN ---___. __......... A ----...... ----wuetc~.edu The theme for this year's campaign is "Stepping Up." We hope that UB Rt"pOiterContributor loyal fri e nd of UB is making a major gift to the Division of Athletics for an end o wed football scholarship. The $250,000 donation fro m Kathleen M . Shepard is being given in memory of her late husband, Richard, a loyal UB alum nus, who, she noted, believed that "a high-profile athletics program, particularly a successful football team, brings prestige and plays an important role in the offerings of great universities." Shepard said she simply is completing the plan· started together with her husband, who died before they could make the scholarship donation that would share their good fortune with deserving student -athletes. G rateful for the gift a nd the Shepards'long-time support , Bob Arkeilpane, director of ·athletics, remembered Richard Shepard as "a generous individual who em bodied the spirit of our loyal fans. " Both Richard and Kathleen long recognized the importance of combining academics and atbletics and the role that such endeav- ors play within the university community and Western New York," noted Arkeilpaoe, "and we value their leadership irr helping us build our football program.· Richard C. Shepard, who died in February 1999, earned hi s bachelor's degree from UB in 1948. His professional career ineluded 25 years at WKBW- TV/ Capital Cities, from which he retired in 1988 as general sales man ager ofChannel7/Buffalo and vice presidentofthebroadcastdivision of Cap Cities. Kathleen Shepard, who also attended UB,said her husband never lost his love for football, nourished by his high· school coach. the late Dick Offenhamer, who later became a weU - respected coach at UB. An avid Buffalo Bills fan , Shepard worked with the Bills' management to schedule annual pre-seaSon games for telecast on WKBW-TV,Channel7. ln addition to donating annu ally to UB's Blue and White Club-which supports student athletes-Shepard served as presidentoftheGeneralAlumniBoard of th·e UB Alumni Association from 1965-66 and as president of the UB Bulls booster dub. �September 11.21JOOI'IIlt3t lo.5 Rep ana. SOM to offer online MBA m Program is one offew that can be completed entirely online ay JOHN DU..LA CotmiADA R~n Contributor T HE School of Management and the Institute for Entrepreneurship"" have launched an Online "Together we have developed a top-notch MBA program for entrepreneurs and executives who have littlt or no time to attend classes or meet with fellow students, as is re· quired by most traditional MBA programs and by many online MBA programs," StreveU said Noted Rath: "The Online MBA program redefines the concepts of education and learning. The attainm<'nt of a high-qualiry MBA now will be based solely on skills and.knowledge, and not incumbent upon the abiliry of a student to physicaUy sit in a classroom-which can be very dillicuJt in our fast paced world. "I am very proud to be part of this successful partnership with the Univmiry at Buffalo's School of Management and the Institute for Entrepreneurship. The Online MBA will establish Western New York as a world leader in the international education and bwiness communities." MBA program designed for busy entrepreneurs and executives. DevelopedbytheSchoolofManagement in conjunction with the AJbany-based Institute for EntrepreneurshjpSM, the 48-credit, degree-granting Online MBA program features a Web-based curriculum designed to be compatible with the busy schedules of entrepreneurs and executives. The program, which is supported by $200,000 in state funding arranged.by Sen. Mary Lou Rath, is one of the few MBA programs in the nation that can be completed entirely online. The program is also the first of its kind within the SUNY system. .. This program is ideal for the growing population of execu tiv~ road warriors, dot-com kids, global managers and others whose educational needs and lifesryles are not served by traditional, on-campus MBA programs." said Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management. "It is particularly suited for people employed in today's frenetic '24/7' business environment because it en- open to qualified applicants worldwide and can be completed within rwo to five years, depending on the pace of the stlfdent At the conclusion of the program, students will be required to pass a comprehensive exam at a secured test site, after which they will have earned an MBA degree fmm UB. ables them to begin and complete Tuition for the entire program is courses and assignments 'anywhere $10.200 for New York State residents and $16,832 for others, making it one of the most competitively priced MBA programs in the world. at anytime,' via personal computer or laptop." J. FdixStrevt:ll,chairmanand CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurship. said the institute is proud to partner with the School of Management to offer this innovative program. The Online MBA program is Mandell said the program will be "open for business" in January and expects 100 students to be enrolled by next June. He projected that the R ESEARCHERS can see the fu ture in the blood vessels of children with a parent who ha s had a premature heart attack and the piclure is not pretty. A study in this week's issue of the New England journal ofMedicine reports that ultrasound images showed st'ructural and functional abnormali ties known to lead to atherosclerosis in children as young as 6 years. "The parent's MI was already re· Occted in the kids," said Maurizio Trevisan, senior author and professor and chair of the Department of Social aod ~ventive Medicine. Resulls showed that participants with a paren t who had a hea rt at tack before age 60 had vessel layers that were 11 percent thicker, and their vessels were 55 percent' less re· active than blood vessels in children with no parental h istory. 'This ~ not a measurement of clinical disease."Tn:visan said "These were noninvasive, direci measure- or ments vessel structure and function. Our findings showed thicken ing in the interior layers of the carotid artery and a malfunction of the endothelium, the lining of the vessel Both these abnormalities""' indicators of 'pnxlinical disease; disease that doesn't y<t have symptoms." It has been known for some time that persons with a parmtal history of premature coronary disease ""' them selves a t high risk. This research set out to determine if it was possible to see structural and fun ctional changes in the arteries of these persons at an early age. The study involved recruit · ment of children and young adults with and without parentaJ hi stor y o f myocardial infarction, and was conducted by Trevisan a nd col - leagues in Naples, Italy. Forty healthy subj ects between the ages of 6 and 30 years with a paren tal history Of premature heart at tack were compared with 40 persons with no family history of heart disease, matched for age and gender. Researchers took blood-pressure readings, fasting biood sa mples, high-resolution ultrasound images number of enroUed students wiJJ climb to 1,000 by the end of 200 I. A Klentlst with the Research Institute on Addictions (RIA ) has em - The program's curriculum con· sists of 16 courses developed by School of Management fa c ult y, which require completion of online assignments and exams. participa tion in online group projects and regular email correspondence with professors. Included are courses of particular interest to entrepreneurs and overseas executives, such a:; courses in e -commer~ and international business. The academic rigor and admis· sion requirements for the Online barked on the first comprehensive examination of ihe multidimensional effects of couples therapy with married o r cohabiting individ uals who m1suse drugs other than alcohol. The st udy by William Fals-Stewart, who recently Joined RlA as a St" · nior research scientist. is funded by a S2 million grant from tht> J-Ja tJonallnstitute on Drug Abuse (NIDAl. Fats-Stewart says that couples therapy involves working with issues that play a pan in the relationship between a man and worrian: the individual satisfaction of the two partners. violence that may be occurring between MBA program are identical to those of the campus-based MBA programs and are consistent with the standards of nationally ranked business schools. The prerequisites for admission include previous profes sional work aperiencc. a competi· tivescore(n the Graduate Management Admissions Test and a minimum score on a test of Englis~ lan guage for international students. For more information about the Online MBA program, visit the School of Management Web site at <www.mgt.buff•lo.edu >. The Institut e for En tre pre - neurship"" is a SOI (c)(3) organiza- study," Fals-Stewan explains ... With other drug-abusing patients and their partners, an equally intensive, individual -based treatment and in tensive psychoeducational approach will be used." One of the secondary goals of the study is to determine whether ust" of BCf is more cost-beneficial and cost -effective than the other treat · ments provided. Fals-Stewa rt joined RIA from Old Domamon University. A dimcal psychologist, his research interests include marital and famil y therapy with drug-a busing patients, lo ng- term o utcom es of substance-abuse treatment and psychological and neuropsychological assessments w1th drug-abusing patients. He received a bachelor's degree fro m Co rnell Unive~sity and a master 's degree in experimental psychology from Cortland State College. He com· pleted a second master's degree and a doctorate in clinical psycho logy fTom the California School of Professio nal Psychology in San Daego. wide through partnerships with col- by the School of H<'<llth Related Professtons. T he lecture , named for the fo unding dean of the School of Health Related Professions from 1966 until his ret irement in 1977, will be held at 4 p.m . Oc t. 6 in the Screenin g Room in th e Center for the Arts on the No rth Ca mpu s. It is free and open to the public Bregman, who serves o n th e soen tific advisory boa.rd for th e Chri~ topher Reeve Paral ysis Foundation. for the past 20 years has conducted basic research in spinal -co rd regenerauo n that has bro ught her inter· national recognition. After ca rnmg a bach elor 's degn:e 111 physiCal therapy fro m Russell ~age Coll ege. Bregman received a mastl'T 'l> degree 111 anatomy from 110\'-'ilrd Unwersity and a d octo rate tn anatonw from the.· Medical Colh:ge of Pt•nmylva nia. She has heen at (;eo r~e t ow n Untversatv ~ h '-)()] of Mc:xiln nesmcc 19Rtl . · Tht· long-ra ngt' g1MI ol ht·r t,;eorgetown labo ratorY 1!. to 1denttfy the req uirements of d~·vdopmg m<~turt· L"entral-nervous -system neuron!<> tur !<>UrvTval and rcge nt•ratiOil aftt·r llllurv. and to Iden tify ways to cn hancr rcgcneratto n and rt'dlVt.'T\ 111 lunL'th m a fter spinal -co rd in1urv at birth 1hrough m atunt y. She t:o principal mvesl!ga tur on two N.J!IOil.ll hl$litutes for Health ( IH ) research gra n Is: o ne stuJ ~' III g cen tral -nervou.s -,.ystem rcgt.·nera t1o n in m·o nataJ and adult m ammals that h.t!> ht·en act 1vc SHKe \983 . and a !>Ccond . studym g recovery and fum.110n aft er .;p!nJ1 cord •murv. that has been activt.• smce 1989. She aJso is pnnCipaJ mvest 1gator on a gram from the lntt'rnJtTonJI Spinal Resea rch Trust in Gre-.11 Bri tam to study cdlular and molecular mcchantsms of collatt'ral sprouting and axona l regeneration after ·Kll l t~ and chronic spinal -co rd inJury. sbowed that offspring of coronary patients had decreased artery reactivit y. assessed by measuring blood now '" the arm before and afte r usi ng a blood -pressure cuff. Blood flow increa.sei after the ~.-1.1ff L'l deflated in healthy ancr ies because thearteno read quickly in an ef· fort to restore no rmal Oow. Oecrcast:d rca~ ­ Livity, a risk l~ctor for hardenin g of tht· arteries, wa!i noted in off spring of coronary p~ tients, but not in con trols. Ultrasound analysis al~u showed thickened ca ro tid -a rtery walls in offspring of coronary pa · tients, but not in controls. Trevisan said few studies have looked at the association between family history of hean disease and on videotape and were analyzed by one expert reader who was unaware of the participants' family histories. Results showed no significant dif. said, "and need to be further explored tal history of heart disease had a worse blood-lipid profile than those without such a history. Analysis of the ultrasound images alcohol problem. "Behavioral couples therapy ( BCf) will be employed with more tra· d itional, individually based interventio ns with som e participants in the leges and universities. both blood-vessel stru ct ure and function. "These resuJts could have important clinical implications.." he ing. The participants with a paren - "This project will look at drug-using behavior and the adjustment of the partners in the relationship as a means of treating a drug· abuse problem," he says. Previous studies have o nly looked at couples with an S.rtt.ra Bregm.n, professor and chmr of the De- family history of coronary-artery disease of all participants. Ultrasound images were recorded disease risk: blood pressure, cholesterollevels, rei glycerides and smok- them and the hasic stabiliry of the relationship itself. tion that serves entrepreneurs from the United States and worldwide. Its mission is to bridg exceUence to en trepreneurs of aU ages through edu cation, innovation and access to capital, worldwide. Headquartered in Albany. the institute provides Web-based degree and ce rtifi ca te programs to entrepreneurs wo rld - and a survey of lifesryle habits and ferences between the two groups in the traditional measures of heart - Brie RIA scientist to focus research on effects of couples therapy Blood vessels reflect future health By LOIS IIAIIEJI News Services Editor 3 so we can beuer understand th e causes and disease path of coronaryhea.rt disease, and plan early-intervention strategies that may save ~ves." A team of physicians from the A. Cardarelli Hospital, Federico II University and S. Maria di Loreto Hos- pital in Naples; and M. Gene Bond, director of the Division of Vascular Ultrasound Research at Walce Forest Universiry ·Baptist Medical Center. wen major oontributors to this studrz Expert on spinal-cord injury to give ]. Warren Perry Lecture partment of Neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical Center, will discuss "Regeneratio n and Recovery of Function After Spinal C.ord In jury" at the 12th an nual J. Warren Perry Lecture, sponsored Distance-learning talk set The flnt UB Distance Learning Brow n Bag ta lk of the semester wall he held from noon to I p.m . Tu esday in 200-G Baldy Hall o n th e North Campus. Barbara Rinner, associate professor of soctal work, and Steve Sturman. • instructional support techni cian in the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Technology, will speak on "Using Digital Video and Power Po int to Enhance a Distance Learning Environment." The pair will provide an overview of the teaching objectives and benefits of usin g diga tal · video and power· poim technologies, as well as a look at the procts.\ used to create the course content. For further details on the brown bag series or to suggest a future topic or presentation co nt act Lisa Stephens at 645 ~ 6511 o r <stephens@buffalo..~u> . or Stt"Ve Stunnan at <sturman@acsu.buf- falo.edu>. �41 IIepa...._ Septl!lber21.21111/Vol.32.1o5 Assistant professor of media study says documentary filmmaking b her "calling" BRIEFLY Gilbert uses film to tell her stories A >Ciftring ol "The Yllds," a By JEHHIFUUWANDOWSIU film produced o n d - ~ Mi<aml.< Rms, lhe nalionaly leo ~ chomplon ol indepen- Rtportrr Conttiblltor d<ntond-dnomac;o. founded ~ one-limo Ullstudenl H.wwy Weinstein. wit be held at 3 p.m. Tuesdlly in lhe c.nt.r for . lhe Arts Saeoning Room. SOftning ollhe film, dw.rud ~lanes Cny ond slltMg Milt< WOI1IJorg. "'""'"' Phoenix. Olorbe Thon:ln, fl)'t " " ' -· Elen llurst)n ond lanes Uan. b open to lhe public. Weinstein, lhe Mlromax Films co-chilrmon who goth~ stait In lhe enterUinment indtJstry 30 yoors ogo ~promoting rock concerts at UB, wUI receive an honorary SUNY Doctonte ol Humane Letters from UB at a luncheon on Tue>diy. The luncheon wiH be preceded~ alectufl! ~Weinstein at 1 1 a.m. In the Center for the Arts Scll!enlng Room. The lee· ture will be open to the pubtic. PSS to meet Sept. 28 The ProfenOOal Staff Senate will hold its first general membership meeting ollhe oademic year at 3 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Compos. Provost Elizabeth Capak:ti wih speak. For further fnformation, call the PSS otfou at 645-2003. Career session aln,ed at pluggl~ lodll "braln draln The Olfou ol Career Planning and P\xement his announc:ed a pn>gr>m IJ) help local human- resource prote:ss;onAis increue their success fn recruiting col· lege SllJdents. The program, "R«rulting lhe 21st Century Studen~" wiU be held from 9 a.m. m ~ p.m. Wednesday In lhe Student Union on lhe North Campus. It willfeoWil! panel pmenl>.tlons ~loa! college ond UnMr• 5ity ~-seMOes olllc2S ond graduating college students. as wo11 as a bestiJ<Odlce pano1 ol rocruiten ond a pmenWion. "I am Buffolo Niagora." ~a ll!presentat!Ye ollhe Buffolo Niogar.l Enterprise. The program wil conclude with a networking ll!C<ptlon with studentS. . Daniel J. Ryan, directo< ol ca· reer planning and placement: called the effort •a major step toward plugging the local 'brain drain.•• Zodiaque to present fall concert "Ripples" The Department of Theatre and Dance will present "Ripples, • the fall concert of the Zodiaque Dance Company, Oct. 12'1 S and 19·22 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. · Performances will be ~d at 8 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. "Rippk!!s, .. •an evening of creative energy that ripples and radiates the landscape upon which we I'1"'IVe, • wiU feature p~oc.. c:holl!ographed ~ larulty memben in the Department ol Theatre ~ Dance, as weft as guest c:holl!ographer SWan E. Andefson, dill!dor of donee at the Univenity.oiSouth Carolina. rockets. at 110 for lhe genot>l public ond I S for UB students, are avaUab&e m the Center tOr the Arts boK offlce from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through fri. days, and at all TICJ<etmaster locations. For more Information, catl 645-ARTS. ing as America 's think-tank for HARLENEGilb<rt had a gut feeling growing up that she wanted to b< a storytdler. Sh< had a pen· chant for what she r<fc:rs to as "the life of the mind," reading voraciously and constantly daydreaming. C It seems only natural, then, that what she considers "an organic part of growing up" manifested its<lf in her career calling as an independent. documentary filmmaker. Which isn't to say that Gilbert, an assistant professor in the Depart · ment of Media Study, didn't struggle to settJe into her niche. Originally drawn to Yale-where she earned her bachelor's degree in English-Cilbert soon learned that wasn't the medium through which she wanted to tell stories. She took up studies in economics and political science, and exp).ored the field of women . .. We had a really in· t.eresting conversation and he ... really convinced me that UB was the pia<:< to b< as an art· ist and a teacher." Gilbert joined the UB faculty in I998,and two years later found her· self in the spotlight with the release of"Homeooming," a mm that reso· nates on a personal level for Gilb<rt. The film was broadcast nationally earlier this year by the Public Broad· casting System. A companion vol ume to the PBS documentary. "Homecoming: The Story of Afri. can-American Fannm,"isscheduled to b< published Nov. 20 by Il<acon Press. It is co-authored by Quinn Eli. South)," sh< says. Gilbert was takm aback by the staggering amount of land 10$1 over the tim< pmod. The story also hit her on a more personal leveJ-.-her grandfather had ~ a farmer and her uncle was facing the threat of having his land taken from him. "For me, the best way to address the issue was for me to do a film,.. she says. Her oousin, Warren Jame;,""' on< of the youngest farrn<n in the oountry at the time, and served to uplift the film's uns<ttling revelations. "I didn't want it to I:>< simply a sorrow song; I wanted it to be a story al>out hoping-to contrast history The project is in its earliest stages. "I'm doing a lot of reading. I'm spending a lot of tim< in the library, doing a lot of pre-ioterviows, trying to get a·bandl< on the story and the issu..; she aplaios. "The film may take some interesting shapes-rm thinking it may b< a multimedia pt'Oject-it may exist as both a film and an interactive Wei> site (or as) an installation piece. It could b< a feature-length docurn<ntary film, it oould b< a short." with the presence of this modern takes a long time to raise mohey to fund the ~n< to thre< years to raise the money and research the proj<et and develop the oortcept," says Gilbert, who received $35,000 in funding through the Rockefeller fanner going forward, despite obstacles," she says. In contrast with that project, Gilb<rt's latest endeavor-a dOC\J· mentary film on Henrietta Lacks- Whatever it turns o·ut to be, chances are Gilbert and the public won't know for at least a few years. "JiecaUS< documentary fi1n!s are not profit-making endeavors, it and MacArthur foundations , which awarded her a film/video/ media fellowship. • "And then you can sp<nd a year journalism , interrling at both the Philadelphia Enquirer and "MacNeiV Lehrer Newshour." These experiences. in part, helped to seal her fate in production, and then another as a documentarian, she says. Her largest and most ambitious film project to dat~ " Homecom ~ ing: Sometimes I am haunted by memories of red dirt and clay"- 0 was in the midst of production ~ when she received the phone call • flekl on h is Georgla c;_., gr-•-· Fftcl H. Mllthls, Sr., (right) dhpUys that ultimately brought ~er to UB. farm. Roy Roussel , interim chair of the some of his f•nn goods •t • county f• lr. Department of Media Study. Born in Montezuma,Ga.,Gilb<rt promisestob<somethingverydiffer- tracked her down at th e remote shooting location-a farmh ouse tucked deep in rural Georgia-to returned there 30 years later to ereate a fi.Jm duoniding the loss of 14 million acres of land by African - ent. both in journey and completion. ThefiJrnwilladdresslssuesofbioethics and the history of the Hel..a encourage her to apply for a posi· tion as an assistant professor. American fanners between 1910and the early 1990s.Sheexplainsthat the ceiJs-..ruunedforAfrican-American Henrietta Lacks. who died in 1951. " I remember being particularly land was, in some cases. stolen out- impressed because he had my num· ber and I was living in this small farmhouse;' says Gilbert from her of· right by the government; fanners also weretrickedoutoftheirlandthrough "quasi-legal" methods and excluded The immortal cd.lline originated in Lacks and was used in medical fice at Harvard University, where she wiU spend" the academic year working at th e Radcliffe Insti tute as a Bunting Fellow. The Bunting Fellowship program at Radcliffe, which hosts between 30 and 40 fellows an nually,carriesthereputationofserv- from the very federal programs meant to assist them. " It was an amazing accomplishment that freed Africans were able to acq uire IS million ac res of land ... in some of the most difficuJt and dangerous times in ( the researcb longafterherdeath. Twenty yea,; passed b<fore her family m<m· bers were privy to that information. "Consent is one issue--the story allows me to look at the larger contemporary issues around bioethics and patenting of human genes and some of the questions that are beingraisedbynewbiotechnologies." year in post·productio~ting and shaping the story." she explains. Ttme is needed as wdl to ensure people see the film. Gilbert estimates between one to th= years can b< spent S<CUring proper distribution. Gilb<rt, who says she feels abso· lutely blessed for this past year's tri· umphs, is passionate about her work. and is oommitted to effecting chang< through h<r films. "I'm very much interested in work that has. an impact on the world ... Through my work. I am helping to emote dialogue al>out is· sues. and through thatdialogue. posi· tiv< chang< and action; says Gilbert, whose smaller film proj<cts haV< fo. cused on gend<r issues, pow.r dy· namics in gender relationships and the image-making process. "I wouldn't b< doing it if I didn't think I would make that kind of im· pact," she says. "l~sm ycalling,andl feel that it is a real privilege to do this-making films I want to make." Conference to explore Afro-German life m Multidisciplinary sessions to address issues ofrace, identity and belonging By PATRICIA OOHOVAN News Services Editor Hall walls Contemporary Arts Center, 2495 Main St., Buffalo. T films will follow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in Park Hall on the North Campus. "An Angel Strikes Back," a HE existence of Afro Germans is unknown to most Americans, a lthough man y of the 500.000 Afro-Germans in German)' todar arc of American C. I. pareJU ag(' and distinguished African Americans like educa tor and writer W.E.B. DuBois a nd abolitionist Frederick Do uglass had notable tics to Germany and Germans. The social and cultural issues that Afro-Germans face today and how their experiences can enrich our un derstandingofhistoricalandoontem- porary racial issues will be explored Oct. l2- 13at UBataconferencrtitled "Not So .Plain a.< Black and White: A Multidisciplinary-Examination of the Afro-German Experience." The conference will be free and open to the public. It will begin with "Everything Will Bt· Fine," an award-winning comedy about Afro-Germans today, whjch will be shown at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 in A full day of presentations and film about multiculturalism in Ger· many today. \viii be shown at 8 p.m. in Hallwalls. Patricia Mazon, UB assistant professor of German history, and Reinhild Stcingrover-McRae of the Humanities Department at th e Eastman School of Music, are joint conference coordinators. Jt is spon - sored by the UB Graduate Group for German and Austrian Studies, the SUNY Conferences in the Disciplines and the German Academic Exchange Service. Mazon points out that thousands of Africans <migrated to Germany during the past 500 >"""" many of whom~ brought to Gennany as "living curiosities.. or as slaves. The establishment of German colonies in Africa at the end ofth< 19th century in~ the number of encounters between Africans and Germans, but prior to World War II, their numbers were small. Many of them fell victim to the Third Reich's raci;ll theo· ries and its resulting qllllpaign of forced sterilization and murder. With the American occupation of Germany after World War II , Afro Germany was reborn from relation ships b<tween black American Gls and German women. Their ranks sweUed further as many thousands of immigrant wo rkers from Mozambique, Angola and Namibia were imported to deal with East Germany's chronic lal>or shortage. African students and refug= who settled in Germany have brought additional d<pth and b=dth to the Afro-C,nnan tultural mix. "One of the r<asons that Afro· Germans ha~ captumllhe interest of scholars across the humanities," Mazon says. "is because looking at their experiences allows us to s« another dimension of the 19th· and early 20th-century ideas of race that led to th< Holocaust. "The experiences of Afro-Ger- mans in today's Gennany off<r in· sight into the transformation of that nation-willing or not-in to a multiculturnl society," Mazon says. "Our discussion is especially timely in lightofth<waveof violence against foreigners and persons seen as such in Germany since its reunification." She says this conference will bring the subject of Afro-Germans out of German studies and into a broader arena, where many areas of specialization can be brought to bear. ..German and non -German specialists have much to learn from each other in terms ofhow.,race and ethnicity are represented and lived in Ge~any, Africa and the United States." Mazon says. Information regarding the con· f<rence can b< found at <http:/I w lngs. b uff• lo.edu /ui/ m ll / lu n z / g gg • • • l GGGAAASAfn>Conhrence.htm> or by contacting Heidi Lechner at 832-5966, or <lechn<r@acsu.bufr.Jo.tdu>. �Septelbe! Zl. 2111VD1.3t lo.5 Rap ae"tea 30 years of sharing science Forum continues to help local educators .improve teaching 8f ~ L£WAHDOWSIU January, is open to the general public, as wdl as teadlers. RtpOittr Contributor N 1970, George NancoUas, then a young professor in the Department of Chemistry and provost of the former fac. ulty of Natural Sciencrs and Mathematics, took his idea to improve interoction between the univemty and educators throughout the area and developed a progr.un that catered to sharing now devdopments in science, t<ehnology and mathematiC>. NancoUas recognized a need to expose high -school teachers in the I natural sciences and mathematics to a host of new and exciting developments in their fields. Thirty years later, Nancotlas is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and tnternationally known for his re- search on th e physical chemistry of the interface between solids and liquids, and the mechanis m of crystal growth and dissolution . But NancoUas, who also holds the larkin Chair in the Department of Chem- istry, seems to have only one question concerning the lengthy run of the W~tern New York Science and Technology Forum: Why mess with a good thing? "lhe reason I put it together was that I thought there should be much better relationships between tht' uni - versity and the teachers. The idea W<b to mount a pmgr.un about talks and visits, and so on, that wou ld expose the teachers to state-of- the-art devel opmen ts in scien ces that they then could pass on to their students,'' says Nanco lias. who has remained direc tor of the forum since its inception. " I felt that something was needL-d, and we had nothing in place." The program, Nancollas points o ut, is about educating and enticing the teach ers, who, h e sa id , sh o uldn't have to know a lot about a subject in order to enjoy it. A3 an added benefit, the forum falls into line with th e current New York State teaching cu rricuJum, which encourages t~chers to reach outside their areas of expertise for a broader per· spcctivc, he s.1ys. The se ri es, whi ch run s eac h Wednesday from September through "It's easy to blind people with science, and that's a complete waste of time," he notes. If th e programs aren't easy to foUow, be says, "you've lost themthey're not going t o listen anyway, be - cause they've been teaching aU day. and they're tired." Recognizing this, NancoUas each yea r looks for 16 speakers who can, rates--as ls common m past yearlt-thc soda.! sciences and issues of public and regional interest A Nov. I talk is planned on .. The Develop ment ofBuffalo'sCanaJ Distnct,"to be given by Ttm Tielman , executivt" director of the Preservation CoaJition in Buffalo. Later in the month . child psychologist Kenneth CondreU wiU address "School Discipline and School Safety." .. It's varied," Nancollas says of the program, which in the past has taken educators on a trip to the lo- cal morgue, the Buffalo Museum of Science. the Butterfly Conservatory in Ontario and the Buffalo Brew over the oourse of the rwo-hour time mg Co. In add ition, participant s slot aUotted, bring something use- have viewed a film of an autopsy ful and interesting to the forum. and listened to talks on such diverse "Teachers are exposed to lots of issues as landmines, animaJ clon speakers-man y of who are from ing, bird behavior, electrotherapy the university, and many who come and DNA eviden ce. from o utside sources, such as indus- \ The number of teach er part I Ll ! ry," he says. pan ts has increased ove r the 30 This year's 16-wcek Horizons of the years-the program initial!}' was Sciences series-as the forum is open tosecondaryeducatorsonly hut caUed in less formal circles--kicked' has been extended to indudedcmt.noff with a talk on global wam1ing tary teachen as wdl Nancollas can't and its potentiaJ dfects on weather remember a time ·when the forum by Charles H.V. Eben, SUNY Dis- wasn't weU-recejved_ tinguished Teaching Professor in the UB Departmen t of Geography. Ebert, a steady fixture in the Hori zons series, is oneofthe several fac· ulty m embers NancoUas says have remai ned faithfully enthu s ias ti c about the program. "lt'saU based on the goodwill of the speaker.;.," NancoUas says. "11mt's tll l~ strength.lt could easily die" if not for the sustained enthusiasm of the fac - ulty and teachers involved, he adds. In its seco nd week, the forum brought UB faculty members and He says he has remained as d1rC\ tor because "You've got to have someone who really believes in 11 and doggedJy organizes it so that 11 becOJhcs a success. He is assisted by devoted faculty members -for the past ftve years, biology professor Stephen Free and geology professor Charles Mitchell have served as .the forum 's co-direc tors. a trend begun early on that h ~ drawn a host of faculty members into the forum . Forum l!>ec reta r y Barbara Raff, who sends out be tween 200 and 300 leners each year publicizing the forum. i.s indispensable 10 its success. Nancollas says. Teachers help plan the forum in tht.• summer months. area teachers to the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture in Niagara Falls, O ntario. Field trips .are as much a part of the series as its talks. .. It's not just seeing th(' garden ," Nancollas points o ut-al th ough participants did get a tour- no ting that the talk was about the science of running and maintaining a garden. " It exposes them to varitrus o utside areas of expertise in a way or for good. that they understand." This year's progr.un also incorpo- " It 's nice to do things when you·rc appreciated," he says. laughingly calling himself a ma; ochist for taking on multiple responsibili t ies, Nancolla s says he n eve r co n s id e red giving up h1 s " baby" to anyone else's directio n- Media Study to host Zwelbel, screenings The Deportment of Media Study next month wll host two noteworthy ovents: a visit t,y Alon ZW<!Ibel, a UB alumnus and one ol the origlnll writers for •s.turday Night Uve: and a scnenlng ol se~l fii"'S as pan oldie Empft State Film Festival. • ZW<!Ibel wifllectun! about his arftr In show business from 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 4 in the 5crftning R"!'f'l, Room 112 of the C - far the Arb on the North Campus. The event wifl free and open to the pubic. Oft Oct. 3, 10 16-mm films wll bl! screened as pan of the traveling Empln! Stllte Aim festival. The UB screening wil bl! hokUrom .}-5 p.m. in the Scr~lng Room in the Center for the Arts. It wift bl! free of charge- open to the publk. The flms to be weened- "Naby." Unl1ied States; "Bobcho: lmel; "Bound, • Australio. "Rghllng Eddie,· u.s.. "UngrNii'sv.atol u.s.; "Mia Doa!mber, ·u.s~ "My Molhoro.-n. . d1o s.n•s Disciples In ,_Yaott.• u.s~ ~Momon~>;.· u.s~ -ro~onnce.• u.s., and "The Windigo, • u.s. The fostlvll also wiN ....., .... In....,_,, Saratoga Springs and llhla. A 1972~ate o1 ~ Zlleibolbeglnhlsc.llftrbyWrittngone-linen IN\ he sold for S7 apiece to Catskifl cocnellllns.• He was ~ by ~ Michiels. who gaw him a job as one ol the origlnll writers of "SIIurdly Night live.. Since lhon, he has- 1M Emrny. six Ia and two Wriler's Guld - l o r his WO<t, in television, which olso Includes "Grot P8formlncos" on PIS and "'t's CMry Slwdng's st-, • which he c<><rO!ed and protiltlcld. . ttrpllys, Conlic Dialogue" and ...... Iunny" ........ critially occlalmed olf-8roodwly ..... his fiction ..... ....-odIn such . . . . .,..._.. .. Uod mag.zlne. 1M~ lMK and 1M --Can.. Allaollc. ttr hllure 11m cndiU lndudo "Ontgnot.• """" he ~ wllh 0«1 Aykroyd; !lob Reiner's "North, • wl*llloe adlpbd tram Ills own 1'101101, oncl "1he 5lor)' at Us, • which he....- ond produced. CUINnlly, hals lldapllng his .......... boafr. ......, Iunny: Sort ollcwo Stcwy,• Into • leliure 11m lor w.nw lnlllws. He lho Is ~ a lellaft lim, "Teddy, • for Miromu - CJ8ting o Gilda-...- ............. far (on..-. Ill c:hlldron's boo!<. "A 1NI Homed . s-.• which he wrote and lllustroted, wiU bl! published next fall. ·5 Music Promotion or Piracy?: C1 The Napster and MP3.com cases T'he sec.ond of two significant court rvUngs on online music lradmg was handed down earlier this mOnth. MP3.com, Inc. <http:/ 1 www.mpJ.com > was found guilty of copyright infringement. possibly facing up to S250 million in damages 10 Universal Music. Th.is comes on the h ee ls o f July's verdict against Napste r < http:/ 1 www.napster.com >. The two cases have fueled intense debate among mus1cians. record company execu tives and fans. Here 3re a few links related to these cases, as weU as some of thei r tmplicattons for shanng of cop ynghted informarion over the lnteinet. For case documents and related matenal on the Napster case. connect to The UCU\ Online Institute for Cyberspace law and Policy <http:// www.g.els.uda.edu/ klp/ hp.html > and click on "A&M Records "· Napster." You will n:trieve all court documenrs, including expert wit no.~ testimony. These also are availahlc, along wlth the legal documents of the MP3.com case. at 1he Web site of the Recording Lndustry ~muon of Amenca <http:/ / www.rt.a.com/ legal.cfm >. RlAA also presenl!l 11.\ vtews o n protecting a rtists' rights in the online domam. The E.lectronic Front ier Foundatton holds a hefty archlvt• of filfl!> anJ lmks relating to "Intellectual Property-Audio and MP3" .--http:/ 1 www.eff .org/ pub/ lntellectual_property I Audio/ > These conta1n mfo rmatio n on botJ1 cases, with statements by artists, legal scholar.\ anJ the EFF iL..elf. which presen ts a pohcy Matement argumg agamst mdu' tq• litigat1on and m favor of free and open infom'latton exchangt>. Policy.(om <http:/ / www.polky.com > mdudcs paJX-n. rdlecttngl!>l..., era! pomts of view regarding the online shanng of musiC files; <.>mer Napstl'T or MP3 1n the search box to locate these. ( >f courl!>C. tht· ote ~ mtcral.1.t\e, welcom1ng reader feedback. Stgruficant l\ an arttde ent ttlt:d " I W.mt ~ 1 \ M P3," spotlighting musicians on OOth s1dC'l!> of the tssu<.>: the rock group Metalltca-principals m the Napstc.~r ~~nd rap group Publtc l-..nem\ Other mustc ian s have formed Artist s Agamst P1rJcv < http:/ 1 www.ertlstsag.instpir-=y.com/ html/ maln.htm > and havt.·launcht."d .t public· awareness campaign for rCSp!'\.1tng mtdlectuaJ propc.TI). The Web site for a conf<.>rence co -sponsored bv the EFJ- and the l:k·rkman Center for hll ernet & !xx'tety entlllt.-d "Stgnal or notse~ The future of musiC on the net" < http:/ / cybe:r.law.h•rv•rd.edu/ events/ netmuslc .html > features a hnefi ng book, along with ReaJPiayer audio and video fil es of the proCl't'dings. which features legal and musK schol ars, record producers and mus i cmn~ . Nt•ws sro rii.'S invoh'mg both thl· Napsll't and MPJ.com cases con tmuf.' to break. Additionally. there I!> a pc.•ndmg lawsUit agamst ~our. In c. <http:/ / www.scour.com >. Jnothcr !>Ou rce of downloadablt.· musiC files. Yo u can kL-ep up-to-dau· by consulting severaJ onJi ne data bases on the UB Libranes Web :!i.lte to access current art icle'), such a.s Dow Jo n es lnt<."ractive, Lcxls -Ncxt!> AcademiC Umverse , The lnt erna ttonallndex to Mus1c P<."nodicab or the Mustc Index. f-or tlSSISilHICt' l0rl rl e,1mg to clu• World Witle \Veb '''t' UB romputt' t co1mts, cowan tire Computmg CRr~ ter Help Desk at 645 · J54l -Nine Cuclo •nd Richard McRae. Umvtn.Jty Cl l ltbrant"~ ' - - - - - - -- - BrieD Pain specialist to deliver Bullough .lecture Adak. Jacox, professor and al!>StK-hllc.: dc.·~n fur research a1 Wayne State Um w rMI )' l nlkge of Nu rsmg, will dtSCU!'>S "Thl.' lmpa~1 of Cltmcal Prae11ce Gu tdel i n ~ nn Patll'lll Ou!comc.!. .md Co!'tl .. Jl the 1--ourlh Annual Bon mi.' Hullough I t.Yiurl'. lnhe hdd al 4:30p.m t kt . 5 111 the ( :enter tor l l 111h1rrow o n lht• Nor1h Lunpu :-. rhl· ll·l~lure , n,tnlt.'d lor tlw latt' dc.m tll tht· l ' B !x·hllOI ol Nur:l.m~ . b de!'>1gnl·J fur nlh.'fl'"ll'd nur" mg pmk'-\lllOilb. lt l!'t lrl'l' .md npl'll to tht~ pur.t. ... . hut rl'"t.'rV.lllon' ..rt· rt~lJUirl·d Thcv m.l\ hl· madl· h\ .... tllm~ ~2'1 2:;; \ ~ hdore \epl :! X l.ttox I!'> noted w1thm the hl\tlth ... .tre proft.''>!<>IPil\ lnr lwr rc."'>l\lrdl Ill p:un managenlt'nl. Sht.' has hdd X"Wrall-!ranL\ ln1lll thl· A~l'IK\' lnr Ht".lhh Ca re Polley .tnd Rc.'l!>l'an:h on lhl!'t 1.0\."illl' , .md w.t, """ ch.ur nl lht.• pJrwl thai dcvclopt--d practiCe gu1deltnt.•:-.lur m.ln.1~l'lllt'llt1lll.lll\.l'l p,ttn . l ·h~l"l' gu1ddmcs were rdeast."d tn 1994 . She ll!> a mt~mbt.-r of th t· board of dlrt.~llOrl!> nl the.· Amt.·n .... tn P.un "w.'""' l't}' ·hatrmg lb dinKal gu1ddmt..,. utnlllllltt't" :-.111\.l' I~ S---.md l:!i. .tn <Ill tho r of several duucal gUtdelmCl!> on pam managementm "i)ll' llli ....tgt· groups. She alsu !'ti ts on the hoard of d1rettor:l. of the ~ 11tht~n L.tntl"l P.tinlnitiatl\'t". She is C0-111\'t'l!>llg.uor o n a SJ.S milium Nat 1on.tl hNIIUh...., td lkahh grant lo study health of o lder AtTican Amencam Jacox holds a bachelor '!!> dt-grt"(' m nun.mg t.-du ....thun I rum { ltlumhtJ Un1v<.>rsity, a master's dc-gret.· m child -psy-:.htalrtl nur,1ng from \•Va\'Tlt' State University and a dOi..-IOrate in l!>()(Jo!ugv ln1111 l..N· W<·'ll'rn Rc serv<." University. A prolific a utho r, Jacox has had four hoo~!'! nJilll"rl ·· Bon~ ollht· Yl'ar '· h)• the American Journal of Nursing and h ~b puhh:!i.hl·d m.tnv .trllde" 111 refereed journab. �61~ Septe.ber21.~. 3tlll. 5 Proposals address aspects of "Interactive cultures of teaching and teaming" I<: uno s . FSEC tackles teaching resolutions ,.. -~-PlolnlmCIIIII-~ __ _,..,. cornpne Ind ........ - lhopaolll . .......... _.,_ - _ ay SUE W\IETCHU RqJOit~ Editor port~ ,_, IX proposed resolutions addressing aspects of the "interactM: cultures of teaching and learning" were presented to members of the Faculty Smate Executive Committee for thcir review at the group's Sepl 13 meeting. The resolutions foUow up on a detailed report p~ted to the Faculty Smatelast spring by its Teaching and L<arning Committee, said committee Chair ). Ronald Gentile, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology. The purpose of the report was to ------ S -~---. .. ~~ pily*a-.py, exerdlelnd.-.- lndcinicol-~ ol~-..dy­ lho Dr. Mlotyn- Dilllr>- gulsllod--"""' ,._y.... ,..,..n.ropy-. lho dollon (N\'PT"!. The- harlan- morni.en ..... howe-., -..lng COI>trlludon "'"'" llh1*"' ~ praleulon. -~hough .... cMion, ,_u, or ..a; lho NYPTA, or lho C<llllfnftly. -~~ol ,....,...,, --lnd ---JO. enas, will Wit 01NR PIAgonn hoopitllln llofng eo- • ...... ollodr.ns ond dlocua hiJ . ...-chon-ond~ .......... Dni9IPhY (PET)hospilltiSUIIII1WI1ben. JO. """""......,_ollhoc.... Schoalol _ _ _ In lho ter lor - Toctlnc*lgy Jions, ... _tho..,._ "T.-ds Toctlnc*lgy --·~­ Connected to Dlwnlly,"-- by lho c.-. Comilfd'~ delamaln<l'-handlalp6os (CAMel). l..uclrG FWoy, ~ ollaw, willbelho~atlho...,.,., c:.ll!bntlon lor Planned ~ olllullolo ond frio Coooty ~ abo ... spook is portola paneht the Indue· tlom to lho Women~ Hall ol Famo at lho Women's Rights~ tiona! Port In Seneca Fals. Chunnllng Q l o o . - pro. te.or ol COI'I1pUte' sdonce ond engfteing. has been ""' pointed a/ lho Cornmunialtlon Soddy (ComSoc) a/ the lnslf(u(e of EJectrical ond fl<dronics Engl. . _ , (1fU) In lho ... a/ optical ............. The main ....,..,..,.. <In Oct. 30. outline recommendations for the assessment of instructional effectiveness an d how to implement those recommendations. The resolutions are based on the six recommendations in the report, although they were revis$nd expanded after discussions 'with the FSEC last Aprill9 and a first reading before the full Faculty Senate on May 2. A "preamble" atlached to the resolutions states that although the tripartite mission of most large universities is research, teaching and service. research is weighed far more heavily in promotion-and-tenure decisions than teaching and service. "To maximize instructional effectiveness," the institution must ensure that faculty teaching accomplishments are encouraged, nurtured and rewarded as are research accomplish- ments, the prearnbk says. Moreover, "'just as a 'culture of teaching' needs to be nourished and expected of the faculty and administration,sotoodoesa'culnu.ofleaming' need to beoome integral to the cxp<rier>U of being a student." Although the responsibility for learning rests with students, faculty members have an important role to play in helping students sua:eed, it adds. The first resolution requjres that a syllabus be published for each course that addr~ such issues as general goals for the course, specific objectives that m be achieved to demonstrate mastery, how students will be evaluated, attendance policies and what additional help is available for students. Another resolution asks that the deans be responsibl~ for ensuring that teaching portfolios be part of promotion-and-tenure decisions, and that portfolios include, for each course taught, a course syiJabus; student evaluations ofimtruction; instructor self-evaluations of their teaching philosophy, methods and effectiveness; evidenu of the effectiveness of instruction, and procedures for identifying students having difficulties and what is done to help them. Other resolutions ask thai the provost, in collaboration with the deans, initiate and fund a "professional development effort" for faculty to expand and improve their .. instructional repertoires;" that the provost and deans develop a list of"student academic responsibilities," such as understanding and following the course syllabus; knowing and following the urtiversity policy rq;arding drop-add dates, making up inoomplete grades, etc.. and requesting from the instructor the need for extra ~on an assignment or topic, and that the Methods of Inquiry (MOl) program be maintained and strengtbe:ned. Samuel Shaclr., professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics, pointed out that the term syllabus is ·misused• in the first resolution, and that the wording should be changed to "course description" to better rdlect the content of the resolution. He added that the resolution docs not spell out when the syllabus should be distributed to students, suggesting that it indicate syllabi must be handed out within the first week of dass, or some other stated time frame. William Baumer, professor of philosopby, proposed that the word• ing on the resolution be changed to "syllabus and oourse policies." "It's appropriate to spell out what the f!i]es are," he said, • ... and that should be in a document that indudes the syllabus." Baumer added that he "would not be oontent" to have the syllabus and course policies available within the first week. "That should be a handout, that ought to be the first thing you give out in class," he said. Charles Fourtner, professor of biological sciences, said he was oon- ----large Passage --~a/all existing 50Ciely joumab ond magazines on Of!IOillmg sp«iaa lssues/leotlft topics. ldentllying ~- ond proYidlng guktelines and comments on articles related to oplialnetwort<s in IEH CornSoc publications. Students studying in a peaceful niche on the ground floor of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Complex are oblivious to traffic passing on the spiral staircase over their heads. - . r d - · prolessorol English, will lecture at the tJnNorsity of Oulu, Finland. during Odober as port a/ • sabbatbllea><o. His top1o will include "Some Recent Trends In American Lh ond ru. ._. "Autobiogrophy ond Peal named editor of Latin-American journal By PATRICIA DONOVAN Editor OSEMARY G. Feal, professor of Spanish and di - New> S<rvices LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~~ lloprlll-·-- ·-___ --.-..,._.. The l nm---.onb --.....-.. ................. ...................... b e - .. 1110-ondmoy be..-... ""'" ond longlh. ..... p t a . _... _ . _ . . . ..... at . . . ,..... ~ .. .. _ _ _ ........ by ......... ....-....,..... .............. , ~~~. ,.,. e ,,......_.. < •• a as +e. resolutions requiring that instructors idmtify students who are having difficulty. "Every one of the students in my course ha~dillicultywith it; it's intended that way," he said. "I don't know how I am suppo<ed to draw tile tine as to wbo is having difficulty at the level they're having difficulty that I havo to do something about,"besaid. "Ifwe're talking about students wbo are &iling the cow:se. perhapo it's best that they f.W." Fourtner also""""'=~ if. in light of the resolution asking the provost to ~lop a program to belp &culty improve their teaching. there was any interest in re-estlblishing the Oflia ofTeaching Effectivmess. Gentile replied that there had been much discussion during the ' May Faculty Smate !l)OO!ing about the need to reinstate the office. He said he then approached Provost Elizabeth Capaldi about the idea. She asked why that was not being considered, and "I took that as a big encouragement," Gentile said. He said his committee was ~rk­ ing on two workshops-one scheduled for Oct. 20 on applying t<d!niques from the Methods of Inquiry oourse to other courses,and.anotber for the spring on othes issues associated with teaching effectiveness. But, thanks to Capaldi's comments, "we're being encouraged to think more broadly about it (teaching effectiveness) than just a couple of workshops," he said. Silent ityollho-.a.Qrgebto . Teaching" ond "A Ymteo's IM:>IId: Redig ond Conwnentaly•• -ln()ukJ,hewilladdress lho f'll1flioi>.Ameri Sodety. Woll abo will lecture in Helsinki, Scotland ond England. cemed with an item in one of the R rector of graduate stud ies in the Department of Mndem Languages and Literatures in the Q:~Uege of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to a three-year term as senior editor of the !Ati11 American literury Revi<w, one of the leading journals in the field. The reviow has published scholarly essays and book I'<'Views on the literatures of Spanish America and Brazil since 1972. Feal (pronounced fail) also has been namedro-editorof LruinAmc'iam and Iberian Thought and Cultur<, the SUNY Press series edited by Jorge ).E. Gracia. SUNY Distinguished Pro- Modem Hispanic Tats," co-authored fessor and Samuel P. Capen Clair in th~ Departm'lltofPhilosophyin the UB College of Arts and Scien=. A Buffalo native, Feal received a doctorate in Spanish from VB in I984andwasamemberofthefac- sis, feminism, philosophy and Jowship at the Humanities lnsti - semiotics to examine late 19th- and 20th-centurySpanishandSpanish- lute at SUNY-Stony Brook in 1997 and in 1998 was appoin ted to a ulty of the University of Rochester American lilerature in relation to three-year term on the Modern from 1986 until joining the VB faculty in january, 1999. She specializ<s in Caribbean and Spanish-American literature, ineluding Afro-Hispanic studies and feminist criticism. An upcoming book, "Erotica en Espano~ Womeo Writing Sex Beyond Borders," examines the rca:nt rise of erotic literature written by female authors from Spain and Latin America. In 1995,SUNY Press published her critically esteemed "Painting on the Page: lnt~ Approaches to the painting. and to larger questions of art theory and literary history. Deborah L Madsen's recmt book, "Postcolonial uteratures: Expanding the Canon" (Lo ndon and Stirling VA: Pluto Press, 1999) indudes a chaptes by Feal titled "AfroHispanic uterature and Feminist Theories: Thinking Ethics." She also is the author of "Novd Lives: The Fictional Autobiographies of Guillermo Cabrera Infante and Mario Varps Uosa" (<llapel Hill: Univmity of North Carolina Language Association's (M LA ) Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession. The MLA committee addresses such issues a!"academic leadership, salary equity, work and child care, saual harassment, areer patterns for women and the status of women ofoolorinthefield. Tothisoommittee, she applied hes scholarly and teaching interests in gender studies and lesbian studies as they relate to Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. by Carlos Feal, UBpmfessorofSpanish. The book employs psythoanaly- Studies in the Romance Languages and uteratures, 1986). Feal was awarded a resident fei - �Septetllber Zl. ZIDiffti 32. le. 5 Rep D ...... Information on athletes' injuri~ should be reported To the Editor: I suggest that the &porter m~ a policy of reporting, with some medical p=ision, about the injuries suffered by or inflicted upon the student-athletes. The student-athletes~ an energetic and difficult time competing every week, and there may be some sort of accidental or unintentional conspiracy of silence. When valued, experienced athletes or earnest, beginnirig athletes become injured, they usually just drop out of the local news coverage. It would be IDOl'< human and humane to publish information about the seriousness of the injury, the diagnosis, the progress and. I hope. the cures. The policy. should include pre-season tryouts. The number of severe sprains, breaks, ligament tears. joint damage and spinal-cord injuries should be recognized and respected. For the university to become anything like a genuine community, we must learn the names of the student-ath letes who become either short · or long-term casualties. Urtainly, the conventional wisdom wouJd say that even major injuries are "just part of the game," or that "the young heal quickly," but within a university, some sensible or experienced people should insist that the human costs be registered. Cordially, VktorDoyno Professor of English Voting faculty in fact. During this time, as weiJ , more than 80 Centers for Excellence were established. The interdiscipli - nary quality of such efforts as the ·roshiba Stroke Research Center and the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, is a good indica tor of faculty vitality, he said. Tracing the ebbs and flows of en rollment during the 1990s. Greiner praised the Office of Admissions for its succcssfuJ campaigns of late. In particular, he cited Web-based appli cations, the opening of a New York City admis.'iions office, the establish ment of fall Pre,•icw Day, the launch mg of a marketing campa ign and merit scholarships as factors instru mental in achieving these targets. Retention of students also has 1mproved substantia ll y in recent years. the president asserted. He: citt.'C.i''UB 101 " (a single-credit elective course to help fi rst-year students learn more about a vast institution ). Web-based academic services, im proved academic counseling and advisement procedures, a wider vari ety of housing options and en hanced athletic and recreation programs as having made the difference at a critical juncture. The 1990s saw "extremely gener· ous" state support for such capital ment and also improving the quality of student life is the high priority being placed on technology and technology development. "Technol.ogy is highly featured here;' Greiner said, adding that two-thirds ofUB's students now arrive with a COfilputer in hand; the university makes an effort to help the remaining third procure a PC, thus ensuring them access to the technology required for their academic success. He c ited Yahoo's rating of UB as tied with UCLA for the lOth "most wired" school honors. Added to this technological fabric are su ch phenom ena as the cybraries and the: Center for Computational Research, which has ..opened a world of possibilities" to so many in so many disciplines. The downside to these auspicious developments. Greiner said. is the diminished sta te tax support, with tuition increases and philanthropy largely making up the difference, but not without a cost to the institution. Regrettably, in G reiner's view, thf.· university overly depended on tu ition to mitigate the diminished state tax support. Student fees were a mainstay during this period, Greiner reported. Against this back· drop, sponsored research was rather flat during the decade; this is " wor- projects as the Center for the Arts, the Biomedical Research Building. the Natural Sciences Complex. UB Stadium and the Math Building-pan risome" to the president. Turning to the university of 2000 a nd beyond, Greiner noted that "we're a comprehensive u11,iversity of a total state investment for capital with a big College of Arts and Sci· ences and a full panoply of profes- initiatives of more than $200 million. Parallel with this development, Greiner said, were the privately financed projects of the decade, such as lbe Commons and especially the extensivt>--and popular-new student housing(FlickingerCourt,HadleyVdlage and South Lake Vtllage). Co mplementing this develop - sional schools." In terms of enroll ment, UB is still relatively small given the scope and range of programs offered. It is imperative, he said, that the university maintain excellence both in the professional schools, where conditions are generaiJy favorable. and in the human i- ties, where some thoughtful redefi nition may be needed. The School of Engineering and Applied Science<; is ripe for expansion; information science and social sciences net:'d development, too, he said. As for improving graduate edu cation, it will be important to Im prove graduate-assistant stipends and to attract·students "by red efin ing the master's degree <b a honor· able goal ." Collaboration <Kross the sciences will .continue to bl' a !...e)' element of s u cces~. he sa1d, cspe · cially in drug discovery and bi o medical initiative~. UB is in gooJ position to capitah1.c on its strength as a re sidential unive rsit y w1th y1idwestern qualities, whilt.• i.. On · tinuing to develop distance-learnmg mitiatives, such as the recenlly an nounced online MBA program of fcn~d by the School of Management . While individual research will continue· to be important, research at UB-to be trul y su ccess ful must empha size ccntt.·r - and project-related efforts, such as digital arts, which could promise fund ing opportunities across the disci plines. The universiry, Greiner said. will be much more aggressive ln pursuing research-funding opportunities at both the state and federal levels. 'Ibe university also must enhance technology-transfer efforts, he said, as weU as emphasize its standing as an lnteUcctual and a financial engine for the region. Also covered in the president 's ad dress were plans for a new Student Services Building, philanthropic op· portunities and discussion of a Lee Road project. which, Greiner said, would collapse "the psychologi cal distance" between the spine and the Ellico« Complex. Enrollment C-u.-d " - ,..,. 1 revenues stay on the campus"havc had an impact on school performance," he says. In addition, a cumulative investment of $3.5 milli on in hono rs cant1y from last fall. Sullivan said. The headcount for graduate/ professional students totals 8.14 7, short way" in, increasing the yield of of the target of8,318 but higher than the Fall1999 headcount of7.998. Sullivan pointed out that SUNY had increased the graduate target 5 higher-quality students, as wcll as percent-from 8,000 to 8.318- improving retention. Sullivan credited fuculty and staff from Fall 1999 to Fall 2000. He noted that Provost Elizabeth with "working harder at recruiting better students, especially the Office of Admissions and the advisement staffs, and lauded the efforts of Nicolas Goodman, former vice provost for undergraduate education. Capaldi is working with the deans to increase enrollment at the mastcr's-program level."We believe there's a market out there and we can tap into it," he said. As for individual professional scholarships ··is paying off in a big m~ DMslon ~A "'=<)' .. 30 yean. The Bulls pbyed .;~ Connecdcut on even terT1ls: but saw cwo key second-hatf turTIO'f'ef"'S and a lew """""' mbtakes keep them from ..upping • 17 -game losing streU. UB fell to 0-3 on the season. The Bulls had CWO cosdy turnovers: in the second haH and dug them,.._ a 2+ I l deficit wkh under eight minutes remaining tn the game. But ~ rallied behind great special-teams pby and gritty defense and nearly p4.1lled off the mirade. After a ~rti<tlly blocked punt. Bulls drove 41 yards in eight plays. capped when qua,...rnad Jo< Freedy hrt split end Andre Forde With a three-yard scoring strike. Freedy then hit freshman flanker Zeke McK1ne with the two-potnt conversion. cvttuig the lead to 24-2 t with 2:20 left. Aher Ute Bulls blocked a lock. sen1or Scott Keller's S8-yard try fell short. gtving the Huskies the w1n me Conu-.d , _ , . . . 1 Although UB did not ~ootball Connecticut 24, UB 21 A fe¥ precious rni:sakes were the only ~ sepandns UB from ;a lint enroUmeot target at the graduate its programs, he said the School of Dental Medicine has maintained a level, the numbers are up signifi- ~ fixed class si:u" for the entering class; the Law School d;w has m creased slightl y, reflecting a dccision by the school to "grow that class sligh tly," and thc School of Medicine and Biomedical Scien(t'~ class is six student s abovc It s ta rget of 135. Sullivan added that th e entenng dass in the School of Pharmacy has increased dramatically to more than 160, reflecting the phasing out of the bachelor's prog ram in favor of a new, entry-level doctoral program. The effort i.'i in line wi th a directive from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy approving the six-year Pharm.D., or doctorate of pharmacy, as the field's only profes\ sional degree. ~occer of the scored two tllli:t.alowtns in UB's 24-21 loss to Connectic.ut on s.tunt.v. Forde recorded ·career-highs with six nap11ons for 95 yards. His two touchdown catches equal his 1999 total when he played in aU 11 games. He is averaging 12.2 yards per reception this season, second on the team. .... 5hk!ls ol the volleyball team earned All-Tournament honors at the Northwestern Wildcat Oassic as the Bulls compiled a 1-2 mark at the tournament. Shiels tallied 35 kills, 22 cftgs and three service aces in three matches. This season; she leads the team with 93 kills (2.82 per game) and is second in digs with 67 (2.03 per game). MEN UBI , Sienil I UB 2, Long lslilnd University I UB fought to ~ 1-1 oe wtth S4ena Fnday mght to open a .....eekend road SWM"tg The Bulls grabbed the earty lead but could not hokl on as S.ena oed It 1n the second half and both teams went scoreless 1n the two I S-m1nute OYef"time penods The Bulls bounced back to record a 2- 1 w1n at Long island Umvers1cy It was the second-st.r.11ght year the Bulls have defeated Ute Bbckb1rds WOMEN UB 4, Kent State 2 UB 2, Stony Broo k 0 Jacksonville 4 , UB l After los~ng to Kent Sate 1n an overtime game each of the past cwo yean.. UB finally got iu n!"ofenge. defeating the Golden Rashes -4-2 to open the MldAmencan Conference poruon of Ute suson. US scored [W)(e lf"l each h.ltf. an d wu led by freshman N1cole Olsz~ki. who scored two goals in the game The Bulls men tr'"aVcled to the Stony Brook Holiday IM Express Toui'TW"nel"lt. where they downed the host Sea-wolves 1n the opener. 2-0. but fell m the champiOnShip match to Jaduonvil~. 4-J Volle~oall Cleveland State l,UB 0 (16-14, 16- 14, 15-5) Northwestern l,UB I (15-12,15-4,12-15 , 15-2) UB 4,Towson State I (1 5-l, 12-15,15-11 , 15-9) Buffalo finished with a I -2 record at the North.......enem Wildcat Classte. losing to OeYeland Sate and Northwestern bef~ defeating Towson Sate Freshman Undsay Matikosh had team highs of nine kills and nine d.gs, and JUnior ~rissa UCour ~ 39 assiStS. a a.reer-high s~ kills. seven digs and th~ blocks to lead the Bulls apinst Cleveland Sate. Junior Ken Shiels pa.ced the Bulls against Northwestern wsdl 12 kills and a team-high seven digs. Shiels posted a match-h1gh 19 kills and I I digs and JUmor Sasha Courbat added 12 kills and-tO digs to lead the Bulls over Towson. The women's and men's cross-country teanu pb.ced thtrd and fourth . respectivety. in Sawrda.y's Ram Cross Country lnviaoona.l hosted by Fordham University and held in Van Cortbndt Park in the Bronx. The women scored 93 points to pl-a.ce third behind a pa1r of Ivy-League squads- Yale. with a winning total of 17. and Com~l Wldl 38. UB finished ahead of Fordham (123) . Columbia (127) and Long Island ( 188) The men's squad scored IQ.4 poinu. eamlng fourth pb.ce and tn.ihng Cornell (IS) and Ute second-place oe between Fordham and Rutgers (87 each) US placed in front of Southern Connecticut at I t 7 a.nd Conn«<cut at 122 lenni~ MEN UB 4, Marist l The men's tennis program began ru season wsdl an 1mpressrve ~- J VIctory over downsate-nval Marist Sunday In the US Tenms Center UB began the match sluggiShly. dropping 1ts first and second doubles matches. 8-1 , and 8-5 respectfulty.The dlu'd-dout»es andem of sophomore Brent Persia and Junior Tim Powell notched an 8-2 VIctory over iu opponents The Bulls domiNted the smgies competition. capwnng four of the seven matches ~ WOMEN Hvi st 4, UB l UB 5 . C anislus 2 The women's ~nis team opened its season by splirong a pa..r of home matches UB fell to Marin on Saturday. 4-3. but bounced back on Sunday to defeat local rivaiCanisius,S-2. Against Marin, US was~ by~ fim·. fourth- and sixth-s1ngies players.. Also aJtying a win for- UB was me numbe~three doubles duo. ~ UnisUs.lhe &Is satt.ed slowly.~ ooly one,;,., doubles ~- U8 bounced bod<., sirps pbr.losOw ooly one mauh �Thursday, September 21 Educa-- Prlnclples ond StondMds fo.School M<othemotlcs: NCTM's Bold Sbnd.vds 2000. Douglas Clements, Gradooto School 01 Education. University Inn. 8:30.. 10 a .m. l25. Sponsorod by Center for Continuing ProfessionaJ Education. for more infonnation, 645~2 . c.........,_ Ccology ......m Groundwote< Pollution In IUHI. Dov Lovitt<, Geologiul Survey oflsrild. 216 Natural Sdencos Comp!OJ<. 3:30p.m . ~~~% 5~rice Endowments. For more UlformaUon, 64s-6800 exl 6100. lllologlul Sdonc:os Structurolond Functlonol Interactions of the Core Histone T.a Domains. )off Hay.,, Dept. ol Biochemistry and Biophysics, Univ. of . Rochester. 114 Hochstetler. 4 p.m. Free. For more inforrna. tion, jerry Koudolka, 6o45-3o489. c--.~c Amherst Saxophone Quartet. Slee Concert Hall. 8 p .m. Free. Sponsorod by the Dept. ol Music. For more infonnation, 6-45 -2921. Ploy ~~~:.,,~~~ ~~~~~~enter su-.....,. Sur<hlng SCI Using Web of Science. Dll Hackenberg. Scion<• and Englnooring Ubrary. 127 Undet'graduate Ubrary. Noon-1 p.m. Free Open only to UB students. faculty and staff. For more information, Jill Hackenberg, 6-45-2947 oxt. 116. Lllw-.Jng Law School Alumni Board =~'1}'T~~~eg;;1. Fa< campu~ or for listings are riue nu lah..'t' than noon on the Thu n day prece-ding poblicatiotf Lh.tlngs ano o nly accep t ed through the dcc t ronlc ~oubmlulon form fnr thr o nli ne UB Calendou of Events at <http:/ www.buflalo .edu / c ... lcndar / log ln >. Bec.ause ut \pac:e limltfttlons, not a ll l':venh In th e e lectronic c alenrla r will b<' included in the Rt!portf'r. UB vs Bowling Groen. UB ( Stadium. 7 p.m. S 12, S10, lB and free to students with UB 10. 24 c-,.E_. 11th Annual Unclo Yolom Momoriol Rl.wl. Alumni Ar<na. 10 i.m. 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Karen Nemeth, Career Planning and PIKement. 145A Student Unk>n. 4-5 p .m. Free. Study AbroM Progr...,s ~~~~~ frH . For more Information, ~~~ Abroad Programs, 6-45- ::::::::.=of .---....g Using the COJl Modelfo.Com!lotod o.- R~ =~ ~:hnMSci.nces ' R~arch, Section of · Biostattstks, Mayo Clink. 255 Farber. 6-7 p.m . Free. Tuesday 26 Ufe Wwtuhops Soaet to Success: Get lnw>lvod ot UB. poor oducator, Leadenhip D<volopmont Contor, 145E Student Union. 3:30-4:30 p.m. ~~~~- fo< """" informotion, Sonia Clnoli, 6o4 5-61 2S. -to~the-Job ~~~· 1-ISA~2-3p.m. ~~=.. fo< """" lrlormation, Sooia Lifo--... VIolence-Gender Michaol Mannix, Unlvonity Resldon<o Halls ilnd Aportments, 1450 Student Union. 4-5 ~"'n,L~· Monday 25 Ufe-....... Clnoli, 6o45-612S. Bull•lo Genoral Hospital. 9-10 Sc:hoiM Sonkos F . -....,.. ~~~-=. %~~~ Nutrition Sciences. For more Student and Scholar S<Mc:e. 1-tSC Student union. 5:306:30 p.m. Free. c-. 22 Nutrition-Hormone Interactions k'l Children and Opllonol PrKtJc:ol Training. WoMen'• Soccer UB vs Monhol . RAC F;old. North Campus. 1 p.m. Free. more 1hformation, Eric Acree, 6-45-2943 oxt. 235. Adolescents. James --... . ~--­ ~ lor o Job Folr. Friday Soman.r ----)ennil..- Chozen, lntemational more InformatiOn, 645-2107. ~~i':.~~l~;t!ar.;a~~l ~JKNuon UB vs Northern Illinois. Alumni Arena . • p.m. Free. ReseArch SkJOs. Margte W~ls, 127 Capon . 2-3:30 p .m. F.-... h\trng\ for .:vcnh l.tklng off campo.! eYe-nh where -.,.... Sunday tK>n, Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125 . , piau.· on -· ~1(~~1".J::'=.~ Activities. For more infonna.. publ bhe~o 23 ~~;;:,~= Center, 145A Student Unk>n. 5· Rt•porter Saturday -- Ufo Wwtuhops Th~· UB vs Central MkhigMl. Alumni Arena. 7 p.m. Free. EmploJer- ~~~~~~ i . m .~ p.m. SSO registration fee includes seminar, continental btoaldiS~ lonch and partdng. Sponsorod by Career Plannong ¥ld Plx:emenl For more ~r.TI't'"~';tr. lncorvia, job Fair Gnoduoto ond Ulw School Fair. Stov<n HaMy, C.rftf Planning and f»tacement Alumni Arena ~~&~~ning and Plx:ement For more inlormatioo, 6-45-2232 oxt.1 15. _.....,. Reaufting the 21st Century- ~t=~~.~--t. =r~c~~ Planning and Placement For men information, 645-2231. -,sot4Pl.US Poetry Reodlng. Nkk Piombino. Center for Aru SCreening Room. 4 p.m . Free. For rnc:>re klfoonation, 6453810. StudyAbroM .......oms Ancient Art ond Cities of Yuutoo;~ Joriuary 2001 lnfo.-matlon S<Ulon. 145C Student Union. 4 p.m. Free. For -......-.. Bac:terlol Vlrulonc:o Foc:ton Host I"""""" Functloru. Eric Harvoll, Dept. ol tmmuno&ogy, Penn State Univ. 114 Hodutetter. 4 p.m . Free. - ~ ............. P erformance and Lecture on =nrn.i~~~;s= Room, Centorlor the Atts'1:30 p.m. Fr... Sponsorod by Asian Studies, Collogo ol Arts •nd Science. For rnore information, Thomas Borlunan, 6o45-3o474. -,.ot4Pl.US Poetry Rudlng. Petor Ramos. Roborto Tojada. Rust Bolt • Books, 202 Allen SL, Bull•lo. 8 p.m. Free. fo<,..;, 10fonnation, 645-3810. su-.....,. Searching llellsteln t:rosslft. Frod Sloss, Science and Enginoer1ng UOOry. 127 Under~te!Jbrory. Noon-1 p.m . l:'uity<>rn:l :3'.~~! matioo, )II Hackenborg, 6-452947 oxt. 226. -,sot4Pl.US ~'!!=:k~.. 12:30 p.m. Free. fo<"""" Information, 64S-3810. Exhibits ~t~: ~~91 2. UhWwtuhops PononoiAchlewment. Counsollng Centor stall. 145C ~~~=&fk~ of Student Unions and Activities. For more information, Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125 . Thursday 28 - ~-~~~"= information, Sonia Cinelli, 6o45612S. Jobs � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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High-school relations strengthened Office ofAdmissions strategy t,zims to get UB on prospective students' "radar screens" BY SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor HE Office of Admissions has put into place severnJ initi atives designed to strengthen relatio nships with high ~school guidancerounsdors and sharpen their image--and that of prospective students---about UB. This effort indudessuch things as having key staff members assume leadership ro les in p rofess io nal counsellngorganizations, providing professional-development o pport u niti cs fo r counselo rs and pursuin g a regional approach to recruitmen t. Counselors can play a major role in high -school student s' college d e· c i s i on~ma kin g, note s Re gina T Toomey. director of admission s. While co unselors are not as in flu entia! once a student h as been ad mitted ami is m~ ng the decision where to attend, they often are con suited by students at the beginning of their college search , when d evel opi ng a list of potential campuses. Toomey points o ut. .. So we want to be sure that wt• are on as many of these 'colleges to be serio usly con siderediexplored ' lists as possible. - " We know from o ur research that many counselors have old o r insuffi cient understandings of VB. and that they have less and less time to galn an up~ to-date impression,'' she says. "So. we have to supply this info rmation lil ayroy that is readily digestible. "We know that if we can get on a st udent's init ial radar scrttn , we have openedthe doortoalotofmforma tionthatwrcansendtheirwa.y---tar geted, focused mailings. mvttatJOn.!> to campus and, in many caso.sch,,J . arships for !iitmng studt:n L\," .;;he ~ay\. "We kno ..... thts process of intluenc mg choKe among a c~.:e pt t:d appb cants i.!o working. Our adm1ttt..-d stt.: dent yield ha.-. nsen about 5 percent over the past 5 )'t'an•. ~~. what wt· nt."t.'ti to do now t:. to hU1ld rnort' 111 terest am o ng pro~-tpct"twe dppliL-ant!.." Amon g th e Ll'lltlatL v l~ ~ 1m pic men ted to hdp UB tmprove rela tmns.hips w1th co unsdor~ and get on students' "radar screens": • Staff meml"l(· r~ art· takmg lt.·ad ersh1p pos itlom in the New York Statt: A~iat 1on for C.ollege Ad rm~'\lOilSCounsehng,anorgamzauonm whichsecondary - schoolcounselor~ tnteract w1th (0/lege admiss iOn!> staff m area... of profe:monal devcl opmcnt . Ad mtssio ns staff m ember~ also have coordinated state.,.,ride profc!lsional development forum s, in dud mg one held at UB. "\>\'e ~c:c our orgamzallunal m volvement .1.' offering a tremendou:. upp\lriUIHI V tu build a nd fos ter ... trongprofessu.mal rdaLJonslups h'lth ..choolluunst:l,ns. manvnl whomdll' h1ghlv recogntzt-d for tht.•lr leadt~rsh LI~ roh."S," ~~"i <:armda ThomJ"t:Km. a. . :.octate dtr{'\.1or of .! dnu~.. LOth. contlnu<ed on page 1 MS drug shown to delay symptoms BY LOIS BAKER News Services Editor A study inthis wcek'sNew Englmul joumal ofMedicine lead by Lawrence Jacobs, Irvin and Rosemary Smith Professor of Neurology at UB. has shown that early treaunent with one of the drugs used to con trol multiple sclerosis (MS ) can sig- CarNCIIan '!he . . . . . . . ..,~ C.Aw a i6fftM- £dlalll\_........ ...... . . . . . . .il ..... altlle ,..._II... WIIIIIIMOcLS. guideli n es for treating pat1ents who have experienced a single MS -Iike attack, but who have not yet devel oped clinicall y d efinite MS." Jacobs said. "This study is important beca use it indica ted that initiatin g therapy \vlth interferon beta ~ I a at th e first indication that a patient may have MS can sign ifi cantly de · lay develo pment of the disease.'' nificantly reduce the rate at which Jacobs and colleagues urged phy- people at high risk develop fuJI . blown symptoms of the disease. sicians to use MRl scans to iden ti fy patients at high risk of MS so th at this early treatment can be consid ered as an option to avoid further nerve damage. Jacohs heads the lk partment of Neurology at Kaleida Health's Buffalo General Hospit al and is chid of the Ba trd Multiple Scl eros is Re search C enter a t Kaleida's Milla rd Fillmore Hospital. MS is a ch ro nic di.seaM.· of the ccn · tral nervous !lystt•m that afft"('ts approximately 3;(),000 AmeriGJns and about I million people worldwidc. ll strikes primarily young women tx-tween the ages of 20 and 40 yea rs. Symptoms include visio n problems. "The results of this study demon strated that treatment with inter· feron bcta - 1a reduced the rate of development of clinicall y d efi nit e MS for these high -risk individuals by44 percent versus treatment with placebo," Jacobs said . The stud)' involved 50 medi ca l centers in the United Sta tes a n d Canada. and was halted early bccaust: the resuhs were so stro ng. Research ers believe th e results could help tho usands of patients who currently don't get treatment until they have substantiaJ brain or nerve damage. .. To d ate, there are no accepted Jossofbalane<. numbness. weaknt\:i:<, difficulty 't\'3lkJng and para\ys1:-,. The cond1t 10 11 IS thought to ht' ca usetl by an unmune atta(k o n m yelin , tht· fatty t1ssu e that ~ or ­ ro und s and p ro telts Lc nt ral -ner vo u s~sys tem nerve fihers and fallh taR-s th e flow of nerve im pul se~ to and from the brain. The los:-. of nw d in disrupts this flow anti pnxlul.'t':. the symptoms of MS. The current trial sought tn d etermine th e effect of treatment w1 th mterfcron beta - ! a 1n indiVtdu ab who had experienced the fi rst symp(()ffi~ nf nerve damage, such as VI · sua! loss 111 onl~ eye.and whose MRI :-,\._· an ~ showed bram ahnorma lit u~s .ndicating they were at high risk for the second clinical attack o r the d iagnosis o f clinically defin itive MS. Cur rent gu idel ines for d iagnosis of din ica ll y definitive MS stipulate the re m ust be at least two separate dim cal attacks at least one m o nth apa rt and m o re than o n e area of ce ntr a l- n e rvo us-sys tem m ye lin damage. Jacobs said. The study involved 383 pa tie nt ~ determined to have a high probabi l ~ 1tv of dt~eloping ~·I S hased on sy-mp· tom!'> associated with the di~"a.:.e and hrain changes seen on M Rl S(aJb . Participants received wt"Ck!y mu ~u ­ lar inJections of either the active drug o r placeho. Results showed: • The ra te of deve lo pmt.·nt ll l d tll! cally d1agnost.-d M S '"a" 44 pt:r (e nt lower 111 the drug-trt·ated group than m thr p laleho ~roup • The volume ofhratn le-slOil!> wa..... 91 pc:r<.. ent ln ....•er m the treatt.J p.1 Ut:nlS than in the non -tre-J.tcd pa11enb • Bra.in MRb can1dentif\•person... at risk and should lx~ taken at the earILt.'Sl S)'111ptoms of poten tial M~ . Ja(ohs wa.' the first AmerKa n rl' sea n: her to test a fo ml of beta mtc r f<"ron , a natu rally oclurnng ,utf-' stance 111 the hod)'. Ill thl· trt·a tmenl of MS. He has lead !ll'Wral \!Ud1n using mtcrferon heta - la. a gent'tl cally engmee rcd fo rm of het:1 111 \t.'r feron. His work ha~ shown th.u the drug. approvt:d by the Federalllru~ Adminastrat1on, slows the a~.:cumu lation of physicaJ d1sabil ity and dc:.·crcascs the freque ncy o f flare ~ ups m patients with relapsing forms of MS. �2 Repo. tea September 28. 2000/Vul.3t No.6 BRIEFLY HUB Todlly" sets October lneup Susan Hough has been assistant vice president for human resource services_sin~ January. She is responsible for all aspects of Human Resource "'"'"' E. <:ampbol. ,..,.._"' polltlcolsdence lnd • opeclolst on Amorican -.sind c-. paigns, will offer his -.on the upc<>rT1klg presldentill-tlon on the~_, o1 ·us Todoy, • the monthly Adotphll Coble- show highlighting UB faculty, stall, students lnd pn>groms. The.pn>gram Is~ by the UB Alumni Assodotlon. Other guests on the show will ndude Robert 0. DoYle, new mlstant .tee pmldont for alumni relations; UB alurmus B<mord A. Tolbert, M.S.W. '73, B.S. '71, FBI spociaJ ogtnt in charge ol the Buffalo offlco, ond AI Harris, din!cto< ol the UB M Gollefy. Each new program runs throughoot the month at6:30 p.m. Sundays on thannel18 International and Chlnnel1 0 in Lanaster, aarenc:e, Orchard Park and Elma., and at 9 p.m. Mondays on Chonnel1 B lnt.emationa Brown bag concert set Clarinetist Pouline femlgia will play the music ol Francois More ot noon on Tuadoy in the lobby ol Slee Holt during the first concert ol t h e - ol the Brown Bog Coricert - The series, which will be held on the first Tuadoy of the month during the acodemlc yoor, Is pmented by the Doport"'"!'lol Music. further /nformotlon, cal the Doportment oiMusic at64S. ;For 2921. HSL st¥JWS flnt exhibit "19th CentlHy Bolanlcll Prints, • the flrst art exhibit of the Heolth Sciences Ubnwy, will be on display through the end "' the .f .. semester in the administratiOn """' a/ the Ubroly on the South ·campus. Modo~ through the generous support ol the a/ the Sciences Ltnry ond t h e - Historicol Sod- . ety, the exhl>lt Is the first ala,... ries~ bytheM inthe Ubroly Cornrnittft. The exhibit futures """"' ductions a/ botanic.al print from a book publbhed In 1863 that ~ owned by the Robert L Brown Histofy a/ Medicine Collection. Copies a/ the 19th century botan/col prints will be ovliloble fa< order. Contoct Linda Lohr, manager ol the Robert L Brown ' Histofy a1 Medicine c~. 11829-3900, ext. 136, fa< more infonnotlon. REPORTER The illpllflrls. campus communitypublbhed by the Office a/ News SOfVicos In the OMsion ol Un/vonity SeMces, St.tte Unl\lenily ol Now- at lklflolo. Edltoriola/lioos . .. . /Qcotl!cl at 330 Crofts Hall, Amhenl.. (716) 64$-2626. wuetc-.odu _----__ -------_, c.uloSmllh-· _., Mlul'090 Suo- ....... 10-.......... ,_o.._,_spr.. -~ a-.- Services, mduding the SUNY R.:search Foundation Payroll and Personnel, State Payroll, and Personnel and Employee Relations operations. Tell me about the change• you' ve lmplemeftted In Human Resources to Improve customer sentce. We've implemented a number of changes in Human Resowt:e Servic.es (HRS) this past yoar.Onoofour most challenging changes was the merger of State Personnel, State Payroll, Research Foundation Personnel and Research Foundation Payroll into one organization- Human Re ~ source Services-;md relocating all organizations to the first floor of C rofts Hall. The purpose of this merger and relocation was to im ~ prove service to our customers by streamlining proccsses. minimizing redundancies, improving internal communications and cross-training staff to be able to respond the customer inquiries more fully and efficiently. We also established a Customer Service Center on the first floor directly across the lobby from the front door> to Crofts. Staff in our Customer Servia: Center assist walkin customers and direct phone calls to specific human -resources staff members who can provid< responses to questions about benefits. immigration maners, payroll and the like. The phone number for our Cus tomer Service Center is 645-7n7. Much of our outreach to customers has focused on three areas: customer training, the development of internal HRS protocols focused on responsiveness to customers and obtaining customer input on our activities through surveys and consultation. We have provided training to our customers in benefits eligibility and administration, in the changes to the ne'W" agreement between the State of NC'W" York and United University Professions, 1-9 processing, business rules for State ~ appoint ­ ments processing and other business processes. perfonnance evaluations, foreign ~ national tax matters, sickleave exchange program, cyberlaw and training on the prevention of sexual ~ harnssment complaints. Soon, HRS Research Foundation staff will be training campus customers on OASIS. an Ornde-based suite ofbusiness applications to support project directors in thdr sponsored -pro- gram activities. To better assist our customers in connecting with spc~ cilic HRS staff, we have developed intomal HRS protoools, including a division-wid<calendar,sign-out and call-in procedures and standards for phon<: and email turnaround times. To ensure""' are mduding the views of campus customers in the services we provide, we havo_conduellld S<Yeral surveys. including one on the future disposition of the Renaissana system, which is used to facilitate the State-appointments process. and another on the employment practicrs of campus departments with respect to the recruitment and hiring procedures for UUP part-time faculty. Likewise, many HRS staff haY< begun visiting customers at their work location tc(oonsult on a variety of human resource issues. Why open an office on the South Campu•7 Feedback that I received from a number of faculty, staff and administrators on the South Campus suggested there was a need for a Human Resources presence on the South Campus, a presence that could facilitate problem resolution, increase communication, e:xpedite transaction processing and assist with other human-resource matters. Because emp l oyee~rdations concerns were prOminent among South -Campus priorities, I ar~ ranged for Jennifer Boweri from our Employee Relations unit to work two days a week on the South Campus, beginning July 27. In addition , beginning last w..k. Liz Dundon, our manager ofbenefits administratig_n, is on the South Campus one day a w.. k. Research Foundation human -resources staff members continue to be on the South Cam ~ pus from II :30 a.m. until2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Jennifer, Liz and RF human-resources staff members have llt~ir office in 16 Diefendorf Annex and may be reached at 8292037. In addition to having a presence on the South Campus, we have established the South Campus Ad visory Council to provide a forum in which representatives from South Campus schools and departments can raise issues, provide feedback and input and otherwise: focus on their specific needs and concerns. many .....,....,... unit• - - " 9 •--ces7 Among the many challenges ... face is the fair, coruistont and. timely delivery of a V3St array of human -resource . services to nearly 11,000 UB employees. l~s quite a long list. Jim Jarvis (6455000, at. 1287) oveneos our Em- Moot, though not all, UB employployee: Relations unit that provides ees are union -represented and support to the campus in the fonn of their terms and oonditionsofemadvia androunseling. investigations. ployment are goy<med by agreebearing!. contract interpretation, dis- ments berwot:n the State of~ cipline and oontlict resolution. Jerry York and the specific union. 'The Linder (at. 1262) heads the unit re- unions are Tho Civil Servia: Emsponsible for issues pertaining to job ployees Association, Inc., Local classification, recruitmont and salary 602; The Graduate Student Emadministration. Both discretionary ployees Union, CWA, Local1188; and negotiated salary increases are 'The Public Employees Federation pro=sed through Jerry's unit. Liz AFL-C10; ~York State CorDundon (at. l266) leads the unit re- rection Officer Polia: ll<nevolent sponsible for benefits administration Association; Council 82 (~ and time and attendance:. 'The rocent Supervisor>); United Univonity Retirement In=tive Program was Professions, Center Olapter, and administered through Liz's unit. Sue United University Professions, Krzystoliak (at. 1211) manages the Health Sciencrs Olapter. CollecState Employment Servic.es unit that .tive -bargaining . agreements, is responsible for State payroli, State- many policies, such as the Poliappointments processing and the cies of the Board of Trustees, and Foreign NationaJ Tax unit. Lynn the rules and regulations ofother Zednik (at. 1004) ov=ees Research stateontities,such as the Civil SerFoundation appointments and pay- via: Commission, the Governor's roD, while Brian Hines(at. 1265)and OfficeofEmployoc: ~lions, the Joyce Mcintosh (at. 1024) servo as Office of State ControUer and RF testers and trainm for tho imple- SUNY System Administration, mentation of0AS1S. Bertha Hill (ext. govern how Human Resourcr I0 10) managesourCustomorServicr Servic.esdoesits business. 'The kUnit that provides human-I<SOurce sean:h Foundation has its own set servicrs to employees who come to of rules that applies to RF emCrofts Hall as walk-ins. The unit also ployees. We also muSt comply handles or directs phone calls to •t>- with relevant state and fed<rai propriate human~resources staff. laws that apply to the workplace. OuisSalem (at. 1279) heads our In- HRS staff are required to have a formation Resources unit that pro- substantial amount of detailed vides technology support to other knowledge about ooUective-barWh•t •re some of the servk:e1 Hum.,. lte:soun:u proY1c1es to the c•mpus7 . HRS units, assists the campus rommunity on a number of distnbuted employoc:-based systems (e.g.. Renaissance, our Website, BARS) and, to the extent possible, provides employoc: report generation to various campus customers. Lee Baker (829-2271 ) leads our REV-UP program that provides retired employees with many opportunities to volunteer at UB. Wh•t •re the ch.. ltnges Involved In handling human-resource MrYkes for •n entity ., b'g •s ua, whkh coven so gainingagreemonts, policies, rules and regulations. and state and federal laws to best serve the~ of our many employee: populations. Each campus dePartment has a different structure or protocol for handling human resource: matters. Our challenge is to be responsive to a particular department's need, within their structure or protoa>~ while complying with the tenns of roUecn-bargainingagreemonts,policies,laws and regulations. 2~~ design m.-aterials to be developed News Sennces Editor W ASSIMJabi , ass1s. tan t . professor of archttecture m. the _School ofArchitecture and Plannang, has rece1ved a Sl20,000 U.S. Department ofEducation ( DOE) sub. -grant thr.o ug h the Center f~r Uruversal. Des~gn at N~h Caroli~ Sdtaed te Umver>tty. .. . e grant, n by the DOEs Nauonallnstitute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research: will support . • three -yeard~'~~~uve pro~~.o d eve1op an W»Caawaate umvo~ design education materials online. Universalddesign od . is the design tha of pr ucts an envtronments t can be used to the greatest extent possible by all people, regardless of age or phystcal ability, wtthout the need for adaptatton. U B f acui ty members in the School of Architecture and Planning helped to de·-lop the concept and " were among the fir>t in the world to promote its use. Universal design has since been adopted and pro mot edby governments, funding organ.izations and design researchers throughout the world. [abi co-directs the school's Center for Virtual Architecture. In addition to-publishing t-chm ~ · g mat•' rials online, he says his project will involve the development of threedimensional computer models of universal designs for commercial products 100: appliances, tools and other kinds of equipment. He says that such models will make it easier \ for design researdlers and manufacturer.; to evaluate the extent to which · d~1gns . ~eu promote case of rnamp ulallon by users of different · st ren gthsan d abill' ues. The project team alsowill&velop three-dim(:nsionaloomputermodels of environments to pellJiit the evaluation of universal-designs for kitchens, bathrooms, ramps and other physical spaces before building or renovation is undertaken. This will reduce the need for revi· o f such constructed spaces, ofSJon fering the potential foroonsiderable cost-saving. "As part of the project, we also will · create an access•'ble and mteractive Web site to servo tho needs of univcrsal-design resean:bers throughout the world," says )abi. " It also will be of groat assistance: to those who use these products d t buildin an o practitionerswhousethedesigns ing their buildin ." · · permit Jabi Fmally. thegsgrant will and his team to create an on-line joumalanddiscussiongroupsinth~ field 0 f 'versald · uru will !X' estgn. The project undertaken in oollaboration with two other mem~ bers of the faculty of the School of Architecture and PJannin Edwan:l • S einfold, roli · g: t essor, Design directorand of Enthe Center furp1ndusivo vironmental Af:a:ss (IDEA Center) and of the Rehabili - and · · Research taboo Enll'n..;.... on v••~~........,..at...........,andll<th Tauke, associate fessor of arthit<cture and ·prodirect · RERC Moo: ~~. ~-~•~RERC) Cu~= ~j.!e �September ZB. ZOOO/Vol JZ. No.6 RepodeK 13 BrieD Cultural theorist Slater to give Capen Humanities Lecture • . w In 19!17, U.s.NIIol ill--.... 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Cape n Lecture tn th t> Humanttlcs at 4 p.m Oct S 111 thL· Scrcemng Roo m 1n the Ct'"nt er for th e Arts on the North Lampu~ The lecturt" , entitled "The Cun and th e Wch: F1t~ and Mtsfib m J C hanging World ," will be a dt ~c u ~s ton of the underl ytng ~..ultural shift that is powcnng change!> m ever ythmg from tht• cnmomv to no IDift in favor ollhe rankiogs than l'ablic. Gerbanl Caspar, pmidenl ofSimfard, boo been a porticulady-=al ailic"l am a tremdy sloopcic:al tblt !be quality of a~ more than the quality of a raopzine-<an be measured ltalistially. Howcnr. ewm if it can, the producers of the u.s. Jibs rankiogs mnain lirfam~themctbod" Ledbyc.p.r, praidenll of iOOlt ollhe -prestisious IIJlivmi • dain the counttyvisit.ed the editon of U.S. News to compi.Un olloallhe rankiogsbeawe they lllille8ddlcpublicud ~1111 ...,W..e rnpondcd th'at dlil- !heir "nrimluit" issue - ...S.too much money-for lblmiDcaR. 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That -.,.,..haw =dll:nt -.who COIJIJI&. foculty the highest levclo in their discipline. Your doooes arc laDght by these =d- leat faculty; you hav< the opportunity if you want to work with them on their rescatcll, therd>y participating in the most sciting part of univmity lif.: the creation of new knowledge. · . UB is a top-tier school by objective measures and the national competition. U.S. News wants to ..U magazinet-<lon't be foo.led by them. Here It Comes A student taki ng advan tage of a sun ny day gets ready fo r a back-ha nd return during a ten nis match on the North Campus. gender ro les to scientific theory to popular cuhure Slater is best known for "The Pursuit of Loneltnes.!.: Amt•r~t.:.an (.ul ture at the Breaking Point" ( 1970. rev ed. 1976, new ed. 1990 ) and "The Glory of Hera: Greek Mythology and the Creek Famah•""f i96R 1 Although controverSial among dass Jcal scholar~ for 1ts 1nterpre tat ion of Greek family relationships. "The: G lory of Hera'' has ea rned critical p raise for its com parison of anoent narciss1sm w11h that o t contemporary middle · class AmeriCa . Some of Slater's other books a re " M 1crocosm : ~truct ural. Psvdw logical and Religious Evolutions m G ro ups .. ( 1966), .. The Tempo ran Society: What is Happening to Bus mess and Fam1h• Lift' tn A men t.;~ Under the Impact of Acceleral1ng C hange" (With Warren Bcnn1s. I 90S. new edition 1998 ). " Earthwalk'" I 1974 ). "Wealth Addtctton·· 119XOJ and ..A Dream Deferred ( 1991 ). He also is the au thor of a nt)\fd , " Ht'" I Saved the World " I 1985) and five produced play>. Slater ta ught sociology at Ha rvard U111ve rs1t y a nd at B r .tnd(·l~ University, where he was chair of the soCiology department until he resigned to devote hamself to writing 10 197 1. In recent yea r ~. he ha~ taught playwriting at Universit y of Califorma. ~ant a C ru1 . In 19 A~. MS magazine named h im one of 11s "male heroes." The annual Capen Lectures 111 th e Hum anities a re sponsored hv the Samuel P. Capen C hair in Amencan Culture and th e Co ll ege nf Arts and Sciences. They art' free and open to the public. For further information contact Bru ce Jackson, SUNY Dt stm guished Professor and Samuel P. Cape n in American C uhure. bo th in the UB in the Department of English, at < bjackson@buffalo.edu ' 9th Hermann Rahn lecture to be presented Oct. 12 "Transcriptional Control of Cardiac Hypertrophy " will be the topic of the ninth annual Hermann Rahn Memorial Lec ture . lObe held a t 4 p.m . Oct . 11 in Butler Auditorium m Farber Hall 0 11 tht' South Campu~ . The lecture will be gtven by Em N . ()lso n. chatr of thl· Department of Molecular Biology 10 the Hamo n <...:Cnter for BasiC Ca ncer Research at the Universit y of Texas Southwestern MediCal Center 111 Dallas. Olson has gained international recogniti On for hts scm mal stud 1es that he lped define th e mol('cular t· vcnt ~ that determme th t· de:-. tiny of a cell . He ha s received w1de.sprrad acda tm for h1s d1 scove n e~ of th e genes that co ntrol th e dl·velo pment nfhcart - musd e Jnd ~kd eta! - muscle cells. In h1s must recent genet It n.·st·art.:h , he mc.'d 1mmun osuppre~~ant drugs to prevent the format to n of tard 1ac hvpertrophy 111 genet! call y engmt·ered miCe that o rdmard y would develop ca rd ia( hvpt·r trophy, heart failure and d eath. I li s d a ta ..,uggcst a potentJallv novel therapeutiC st rategy to !'le used 111 th l' treatml·nt of Gtr<ha ~ hvpe r trophy a nd heart fai lure . Tht· LI B lecture , presented tw tht· ~lhoul of M~dt ( lll~' .and lito mediCal St.. lcncc!>,IS named lor the.' l..ttt• Hermann Rahn , form er ~L'N l D1st1nguashed Profe!ISOr .md 1.. hmr of th e Dep.trtmt'nt o f PhVl> lulug' at UB. Rahn wa:-. J prt'Sidc nt of the Amencan PhysJologJCal ~OCICI\ and a mcmht'r o f the: Na tu111 ~1l 1\~,.adcm v of Sc u:nn."S and the: lm.t1 tutcofM(•dKmt· . A recep tion will lw hc:ld foii\IW II\ g the lellurc: Ill the I 1pp ~hutt Room in th e Biomcdl(i!l Educ;~t10n Build mg. SUNY system posts highest enrollment in 5 years SUNY enrollment grew for the fourth I..OilSt'I.. Utlvc yea r to J;'_~,Q(K) students, the highest level sin ce 1995, accordmg to prehm1n a rv d.!tJ released Tuesday b y C hancellor Robert L Kmg. Fal l enro ll m e nt at the staH··o perated ( ampu~e-s IS up ((l 1~2.Cl4f'r . an m crease of 1,900 students compa red with b st fall . The number of full -t1me fres hmJn en te-nng SUNY schooh 111 creased for th e fifth co nsecutlYt' y<-·ar to a lmost bO,OOO. the h1gh t·\l level of cntt·nng freshman s mct' 1989 and an mc reasc o l m nrc th.m S,OOO stud ents- more than 9 percent - :-.mcc 1996. Fu\1 - ttme gradual<.' enro llmt· nt - morc than 18,000--rcprc!lt'llt' the highl·st level Ill SUNY h istor y. At SUNY co mmunit y co lleges. full lime: l·nro llmcnt tn~.real>~·d In \.)90 student s, enterin g freshm a n mnea~cd by R6 3 ~ tud t'n t .!> ,lfld tull ~ t1mc transfer students inncascd by 438 over last fall "Th1s long-term pattern of cnro llm t'nt g ro wth demom. tratt•s tht· excellence a nd value offered by tht' 64 superb ca mpuses of the Statt• Unive rsit y of New York." said King. " ew Yorkers contmuc to look to the stall' unive rsit y to gain the kno wledge they need to 1m prove t heir lives." �4 Repcwtea September 211. 2Uil0Nol.3t lo.6 Former UB chancellor, president ran In finals of 5000-meters In 1920 Games In Antwerp BRIEFLY Emeritus Center sets October meeting fohn A. Edwanb. prolmor omoritus of medicine. wll discuss recent developments In the ttutmentof during • meeting ol · the Emeritus Cent.e<at 2 p.m. Oct. 10 In 102 Goodyear HaR on the South C.mpu!. The meeting is open tD "" membeB ol the UB community. For """" Information, all the Emeritus Cl!flter at 829- 2271 . f>arty for International students scheduled The International Cbmmittee af the us 'Nomen's Club will host an October Welcome Porty for lnt<mltloNJ students and their famlfoes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 17 In Room 210 ol the Student Union on the North campus. The party, which wiU feature a brunch, is designed tD help int<mltlanal students make ,_friondsandleommore about the lkJifolo area and Amerian customs. Students a"' wged to sign up for on English COIWOI>ation group. F,.,. pat1dng and shuttiM>us .....tee will be available at the Center for TomorTOW ond Alumni Arena pat1dng lots. For more Information, all Billie 1<0n Cotes at 7~1-392~ o< lJsho Mohan It 689-4025 Tlleatre and Dance pllms productions The Deportment ol Theatre and ·Donee wi! pment "Cotton Clr1s" and "Ovortones" Oct. 1922 In the Blade Box Theolr< In the Cent..- fo< the Arts on the NorthComplls. Perfo<monces will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursdoy, Fridoy ond Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. "Cotton Clt1s" and •o-to<oes" will r..w... al.f..-nale student casts and wil. be directed by liocodc-Nmie. "Cotton Cll1s,. by Scott Tobin, is a comedy aboUt th,.,. girls spending their gnduotion night SWd< on a F..-r1s wheel. S.t In 1959, the Dream Wheel breaks down with Miss, 8eny and Colleen at the v«y !Dp. The girts are forced Into states of sheer terro< and ..tf..-.ftec. lion as they t1y to make the most ol their last night ol high 5Chool. "Overto<oes," written by Alice Centenberg, is a onNCt drama that tells the sto<y ol a brief meeting_, Harriet and Margaret. two refined ladies. Their emotions and thoughts come tD life In Hettie and Maggie. This ploy ~ the chancters as they tD be. and as they ac:tually are. Tickets fo< "Cotton Girls" and "Overto<oes" ..,. n ond can be purchosed It the Center lo< the Arts box olficelrom noon to 6 p.'m. Tuesday through Fridoy, and It all Ticketmost..-locations. For """" lnformotlon, call M5-AATS. JOB LISTINGS UB job Dstlngs accessible vii Web Job listings for prolesionll. ,.,_ seorth, loculty and cMJservic~ competltlw and ~can be ICCessed Yio the Humin Re- <lonp:// _ _ sources s...vices web _ sbot - - / t w s / - />. Furnas' _Olympic history revealed BY ANN WHITCHEa Reporttr Contributor IGHTY years ago thiS week, a young collegian from Indiana was settling back into campus life after spending the summer as an Olympic athlete and competitor in post -Olympic events overseas. The 19-year-old Purdue undergradual< was Clifford C. Furnas ( 1900-69), who went on to a distinguished career as scientist, author and chancellor-of the University of Buffalo from 1954-62, and from 1962-66,asthefirstpresidentofthe State University of New York at Buffalo, following UB's merger with SUNY. Furnas was among the final ists to run the 5,000-meters in the 1920 Olympics-or the Seventh Olympiad-which took place in Antwerp, Belgium. His Olympic run followed successes at intercollegiate competitions throughout the Mid-( west, and impressive showings in the Olympic tryouts in Chicago and a final meet at Harvard University. Olympic memorabilia, including a photograph album, scrapbook, track uniform, insignia and nbbons, are on display as part of the Clifford C. Furnas Memorial CoUection, established by Furnas's wife, the late Sparkle M. Furnas. The Furnas ColJection is housed in the University Archives, 420 Capen Hall. The photo album and scrapbook. in particular, bring to life the spirit and drivc of a young runner preparing to take on the world. Furnas' Olympic scrapbook contains a newspaper photograph of him and other Olympic-bound U.S. athletes ch .. ring as they pass the Statue of Liberty aboard the " Princcss Ma1oika" en route for Anlwerp. E A souvenir ship program reveals that the American Olymp•ans were enlertainedduringtheirvoyageand treated to a fareweU dinner, but ath !<tic preparation wasn't neglected. "We trained daily on board ship," Furnas later wrote in Tht Pmdut' Alumnus, .. the sprinters on the promenade deck, the other track men on the deck below ... the wres· tlers,boun and weight men on the forward weU deck and the swim mers in a temporary tank on the aft well deck. ... Altogether, three 16pound shots. two medicine balls and one discus wen: contribuled 10 1he fish Belgium had been devastated in WorldWarl,andAntwerp,witheconomk woes of its own,_had had insufficient time to clear wartime rubble and construa new facilities for the Games. The stadium was unfinished at thestartoftheOiympics; athleles were housed in crowded rooms furnished with folded cots. But Furnas and his compatriots checrfu!Jy overcame thes< difficul ties,althoughFumaslaterwrotethat the poorac.corruncxlations adversely affected their amditioning. More than 2,500 athletes participated in the Antwerp Games. The field represented 29 countries. However, the defeated nations of World War 1---Cmnany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkeywere not invited, and the new Soviet Union chose not to attend. The Olympic flag, with its intersecting rings, was introduced during these games. On Aug. I 4, the Ameri an athletes took pan in ceremonies formally opening the stadium ... It gave me quil< a thrill to stand there among the ranks of athletes and see the line of 26 flags ," Furnas wrote, .. each backed by personal repr=ntativesofthe nation it represented. It was a oongressof nations. which I am sure exerted considerable influence in bringing about good feeling among the nations of the world." In carefully preserved oorrespondence with his parents, Furnas voiced keen disappointment at the Americans~ showing in the distance runs, yet he expres.sed pride at having been among the best in the world in his event. ln the 5,000ll!eter, Paavo Nurmi of Finlandwho won the 10,000-meterand two other gold medals at these Olympies-finished second to Joseph Guillemot of France, a war veteran who had taken up running as therapy forlungsdarnaged by mustard gas. Erik Backman of Sweden took third place. The Americans turned in the best overall team performance, however, winning a total of41 gold medals, including nine for track and field Before Furnas returned home, he enjoyed a kind of European athletic tour, participating in several postOlympic meets. At "the Ownpionships of Northern Fl'2llce, held Aug. 29 in ' Lille, Furnas won the 1,500meter. "We weer thert as an added attraction to the meet," Furnas recalled, "for the Amerian shield on a track suit attracted the admiration and respea of every Frenchman." The French also admired traditional Amerian good-naturedness, especially the ability to lose graciously during thai summer of competition. "You Americans arc: good sports," a Frenchman told Furnas. "You laugh if you win and you laugh if you lose." Furnas and other American athletes then traveled 10 London to compete against a spccially selected British team in a meet held Sept. 4 at the Queen's Oub, where the fu ture UB president captured first place in the two-mile run. "Wonderful si>ortsmanship was displayed by the member. of the teams," Furnas wrote, "and when ..., 6naiiy parted for the various paris of the globe, w. aU felt that we were leaving a fine bunch of sportsmen and true friends." On Sept. 9, 1920, Furnas set sail from Southampton on .. the l..aP.laod.~ arriving i~ the United States on Sept. 18. "I received a little thrill wh<n I again set foot on Amerian soil,.but I had a feeling of regret when I realized that the most worthwhile athletic trip which a person can ever hope to takr was almost at an end." Music announces October concert schedule· m Atlantic Brass Quintet to headline program offering wide variety ofartists BY KIMBERLY GALLAGHEa Reporter Contributor orchestra-will be joined by violinist Moses Pogossian under the direction of Magnus M~ensson in a performance of Kurt Weill's Co11certofor T HE Department of MusiC in October will continue its tradition of offering programs appealing to a wide variety of audiences. The Atlant ic Brass Quintet will present an eclectic program a18 p.m. Oa. 14 in Slee Concert Hall featur· ing pieces ranging from Bach's Prelude am/ Fugue in E minor to Frank Zappa's Big Swifty. Widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest brass rnscmbles, the Atlantic Brass Quintet has perform<!~ in 48 of the United Stales and more than a dozen countries across four continent·s. The group's reperto ry spans Dufay, Gesualdo and Bach; Babbitt, Ellinglon and Zappa, and ethnic music from the streets of Brazil, Cuba, lhe Balkans and New Orleans. Founded in 1985, th e quintel soon won six major competitions. including First Prize of the Interna ti onal Brass Competition of Narbonne, France, the pre-eminent competition of its kind. Fa11Jarr Magazit~e has called the Atlantic Brass Quin tet "an award-winning quintet whose technique is Oawless and musicianship impeccable." Al 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Slee Hall, the Slee Sinfonictta-UB's chamber Violin mill Wind Orchesrrn, Opus 12. lltis year is the anniver>ary year of both Weill's birth ( 1900) and death ( 1950),and as a resuh there has been E ~ ~ 0 ~ '-::::=,;7,=~~ a resurgence of interest in his music. This piece. while not characteristic of Weill 's concert work. is rich in character and beauty, and makes a strong argument for the importance of his work. The Sinfonietta also will perform contemporary piece< by Edgard Varese and David Felder, UB professor of music and a member of the Composition Program faculty. The Buffalo News has written of the Slee Sinfonietta, ".. .it fills the need for both a 1eadting ..:hide and an orchestra fur talented professionals rommit ted to induding and/or 20th· n\. century works in their portfolio." Slee's Quartet-in-Residence, the Cassatt String Quartet, will perform the second concert in UB's annuaJ cycle of romplete Beethoven.String Quartets a1 8 p.m. OCt. 27 in Slee. This will be the 45th year of the Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle. The Houston l'ost has called the Cassatt String Quartet's performances "... passionate, colorful.. beautifully controlled and bril liantly performed interpretations." The Department of Music also will pr~nt two distinctive recitals by talented faculty member.. Cheryl Gobbttti-Hoffman will perform Ancient Voices ... Contem porary Settings for solo flute at 3 p.m. Sunday in Sl ... In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, GobbettiHoffman will dedicate her voice to those who have not survived "Voice" is an astonishing, complex and precise instrument wi...d 10 heart, mind and soul The flu1e houses one of the most ancient and profound of these voices, and functions as a major playa in celebrations of life. Faculty member. Amy Williams and Helena Bugall<>--the BugalloWillianu Piano Du<>-will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 in Sloe. The duet traditionally has been a favori te medium for transcriptions. Its pedagogical uses. orchestral possibililies and potential for dissemi nating music to the public all have defined its popularity. No1 by chance, the duets in this program are aU transcriptions. Included in the performance will be three duets by Conlon Nancarrow, whose music will be featured on the Bugallo-W'illiams Piano Duo debu1 CD tha1 will be recorded this year. Two mini-residencies also will add exci1ement to the October programs. Trio Phoenix will perform a rona:rt with pieces for fiute, cello and piano at 8 p.m . Oa. 30 in Sl ... Champ d 'Action will perform works by Femeyhough, S1odthausen, Vmtockt and UB'sown Erik Oi\a at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 in Slee. In addition to the concerts, each of these groups will perform a less formal concert of works by UB graduate composers. Single tick<ts for the music series are priced from S5 10• Sl2. lick<ts may be obtained at the Slee Hall box office Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., the UB Center for the Arts box office Tuesday through Friday between noon and 5 p.m. or at aU TicketMaster outlets. A fuU schedule of concerts can be oblained from the Slee Hall Web site at < h t t p : / / - - - " ' >. �September 28. 21100/'lol.Jt lo.6 Repc14lea Conference to honor Hare III Philosophers to gather to discuss pragmatic naturalism By PATIIKIA DONOVAN News Servk:es'Editor American Philosophy, the Samuel P. Capen Olair in Philosophy, and the UB Department of Philosophy. For further information, go to the coUoquium Web site at <http:/ I www.pr.gm•tlsm.org/ conferences / futu re _ of _pr•g m • tlsm_progrwn.htm>. The conference will engage the question of reality as it has evolved within the American philosophical school known as pragmatic naturalism, an amalgam ofthe two separate. but eventually rdated, philosophies of naturalism and pragmatism. Naturalism d<Veloped in the late 19th century out of th~ principles and methods of naturaJ science, especially the Darwinian view that nature is in principle completely knowable, regular, united and whole. Naturalism asserts that there is nothing"real" beyond nature and accepts no evidence of .. ~pmlatu- . raJ" effect that cannot be l:onfinned by scientific methodology. Pragmatism, on the other hand, holds that the merit of an idea, policy, value or proposal must be determined by its usd'ulness or workability-that is, its consequenres in the real world--and not by the scientific infallibility of its claims. Pragmatic naturalism developed out of the work of late 19th and early 20th century American naturalistic humanists like Charles Peirce, W~l ­ iam James and John Dewey. In dif- T HE Department of Philosophy will present an international conferena Oct. 20·21 in honor of Peter Hare, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and former chair of the UB Department of Philosophy. The conference, ti~ed"The Future of R£alism in the American Tradition of Pragmatic Naturalism," will take place in the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst It will feature- presentations by scholars from the school of pragmatic natu ralism, to which Hare has dedicated much of his career. A member of the UB faculty since I %2, Hare is the author of several books in the field of philosophical pragmatism and has, for more than 25 years, edited 71~e Transaction.s of rhe C.S. Peirce Society. an important journal in American philosophy. Among the notable guests at the conference will be Murray Murphey of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the foremost living scholars o n the history of pragmatism; Sami Pihlstrom of the University of Helsinki, and UB al umnus Chin Chun Chiu, professor of philosophy at Taiwan's National Tsing Huo Uni vcrsity. The conference will be sponsored by the Marvin Farber Memorial Fund, the Charles S. Peirce Professor>hip in fcrent ways they each posed a mar· riage of naturalism'.!. dediCa tiOn to scientific method and pragmausm·5 rational approach to the problems we face as individuals and social beings. During the first half of the 20th century, pragmatic naturalism was at the center of important controvcrsio across the disciplines of metaphysics. epistemology, philosophy of SCIence, ethical theory and aesthetics. John Shook of the University of Oklahoma Department of Philosophy, one of the conveners of the UB conferen ce, says pragmatic natural · ism is enjoying a res urge nce of popularity and co mroversy today l>Kause it offers many resources for the resolution of both perennial and novel intellectual problems. " It works with the natural and social sciences toward a view of the generaJ nature of things and an un ~ derstanding of the ope rati ons of human knowledge ... b)' taking a naturaJistic stance o n the world, (it) finds' that the sciences and the1r methodologies are superior to other modes of inquiry in to the human environment," he says. While acknowledging that pragmatic naturalism is form ulated to adva nce inqui ry into all areas of human concern, Shook says the UB conference specifically aims to illu minate one topic that presently ant · mates aU of mainstream philosophy: the future of reali5m . Quilters raise money for SEFA By JENNIFER UWANDOWSKI Reporter Contributor and so m e peop le (se wed) big squares," she said, adding that the ME UBstaff members in · ved in this yea r's State ployee Federated Appeal ( EFA ) campaign have quite literally stitched together a whol e skills of those participating run the new fund- raising idea. SEFA committee of the Office of the The UB Quilt Project is an effort to rai se money to help pay for mammograms for women who cannot otherwise afford them, with pro· ceeds going to the- American Cancer Society, a SEFA-United Way agency. Mary Camille Schwindler, a degree auditor in the Office of Records and Registration who's heading up the effort. said she was inspired to piece gamut, from having no experience to being quite proficient. Schwindlcr said employees in the depa rtments tftat are part of th e _ ~ ~ i .. 5 together the q uilt project by an 18ycar·old quiltcr from Ind iana who iE became involved in the "Yes Mam! ., border will be added challenge, a nonprofit project establi shed in 1990 that encourages q uilunakcrs to create quilLS for the purpose of fund-raising. Schwindler read about the young wo man in America n Patchwork & Quilting magazine and wanted to adopt the idea at UB th rough the SEFA campaign. " We ' re in pi eces right now," Schwindler said laughingly of the unfin ished quilt , the pattern for which is an exploding star. "We're sell ing sq uares to commemorate someone who has had and over· co me~ or someone who has lost the fight with cancer." Schwindler and her 14-person YOI unteer crew have been busy stitch· ing their way to a finished quilt. "I thought it might be a way to get people in terested o r involved ," she said of the project."Some people cut fabric, some people laid out (the fabric pieces) or did sim ple sewing and, for those who desm·. J nH.' men to. Schwindler sa id the daughter of a bus driver who lost h1s hattie with cancer requ~tt.-d that a school bus be placed on the square as well a.<o her father 's name. for one of th e1r own-a woma n who o nce worked in Schwmd ler's of. fice and who lost her battle with cancerthe square will fea ture a ngels, wh Kh she co llected. and her favorue colors. Once com pleted, the quilt will mea sure 46 inc h c~ by 46 inches. but Sc h windl er said a Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education-Student Accounts. Record~ and Registration, FinanciaJ Aid, Ad missions and Advisement-are not o nly interested in putting together the q uilt, but also are interested 111 remembering a lo ved one. .. Itjwt astonishes me how so many people have been touched by (cancer)," she said, noting that roughly 26 people have purchased squares th U5 far, and plans are in the works to promote the q uilt project outside th e university in the hopes of generating more interest and money. Schwindler said the proJect. whKh began in September and will run through the beginning of November, will be fea tured at the American Can· cer Society's "Making Strides" walk to extend the quilt as more namt.'S arc submitted. In addition to mo ney raised th ro ugh the p urchase of quilt sq uares. the proJect-th rough thr "Yc..-:s Mam!'. challenge---couJd bn ng back to the Western New York chapter of the Am erican Cancer Society as much as $ 1,500 if the quilt wins the non · jun ed competition at the an nu al Q uilt America show, be111g held 111 Indianapolis in Jul y. ''I'm hoping we'll wm somethmg next yea r," she said, addi ng that after tht• competition the quilt will be raffled off locall y, with the mo ney raised from that event aJso going to the cancer society. "I t's a campus project, bu t a com munity effort ," she said, adding that she's grateful for all who have helped for breast cancer on Sunday. The .. squares," which are offered in three different shapes and sell for make this stitch in UB history. For further information, or to buy a square, contact Schwindler at $5,$10 and S15, will contain a name 829-362;::. Electronic Word Sleuthing 5 III The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), considered by many to be the ultamate authority on the English la nguage. is now available on the Web < http:/ / dlctlon•ry.oed.com/ > to UB students and 5taff. A5 many know, the OED· not only define5 words, at record5 thf'""ear ilest known use of a word. so each ent ry shows not only the current meanmg of a word, but also a citation to a quote establishing lis first documemed use. In the pa!it, the dicuonary'1; editors had to exam me thousands of book.!. an·d penodacals searching for word ongm1;. But now, thanks to the wonderful world' of compu ter technology. the drudgery of turnmg millions of pages as over. Elect rom e word 5h:uthmg· prov!des etymo l ogas t.~ with fert1le new te rntory to explon.• mtheir quest to get as close a1; possible to a word\ true o ngm . l·or example. I-red Shaparo, a libranan and legal resejlrch lecturer at Yale Umversll y Law Xhool, has been usmg JSTOR <http:/ / www.Jstor.org > to track down the ongim of new words and ex prf'ssaons. jSTOH ~o.ont.tms the full text, 111 facs1m1le form. of the com plete back files of more than 150 Important scholarly journals and , like the OEI>. a l~o I.'> available to UB student s and staff. Shap1ro. with financial ~upport from the Andrew\'\' Mellon fooundat 1on,l5 ched, mg the earhest u~age of term~ m JSTOR a~aanst the earliest usage ol the same terms an the OED. Thl.' t•tvmulog\ of manv words will he rewritten based on h1s resc:arch For exampk. th e OED h.!oh 19)0 d.!. the fir5t appea rance ol tht· ph rase ''blu e collar:· but Sh.tplrn·s 'c:archang of JSTO R found that t he ph rase wa.!. U.!.ed 10 Jn art1tk from the Amencan Socaologtcal Rt'view an 1942. fhe '-''Ord ··po5tmodern"ts documented bv the OED to have first appeared m 1949, hut JSTOR can trace the word '5 on gm back to 19.ltl. The phrase "douhle sta ndard " appeared m a 191 2 issue of Tl11· Ama•rtm Polwwl .)nt'tlfC' RHJt'W, 39 years before the quoted source m tht· OED. A lengthy hstmg of )STOR antedattngs ca n be found on the OED site at < http:/ / www.Oflf.com/ publlc: / news/ 9901 _2 .htm "'> Shap1ro's finding~ are bemg in ~..or purated an to tht· OED 's revtslon program. Has resea r ~h will JOm tht• work of the dJCt lonarr 's staff of 120 scho lan>, research assts tants. sy5tt>ms eng1neers and proJed man ager~. and 200 specia list consultants and readers, most of whom have been workmg on the project Sin ce 1993. 1n addnion , sc holars from around the wo rld send 111, on 1ndex ca rd5-and more recently on emaal--documen tat 1on of a word·.!. u~age. Millions or these co ntn bu t ions are filed 111 the OEn·s oflices and are rev aewed dunng the revis1on process. All thl.'> work will concl ude m 2010 when tht' d1c tlonarv will have bc.>en comp letely re-edited. Th1s h1stonc even! w1ll mark a new chap tc:r in the undentandmg of th<' development and h a5tory of the English language. A dJCtlonar}' tour < http:/ / oed.com/ publlc / tour/ > I!"> avadahlt• lor those intere ~ tc:d m learning ho"' to search the OED. Anvone need tng assastance an search tng )STOR can find help at <'" http:/ I www.lstor.org / h elp/ search.html "">. /-or to tht· \Vorld W~tJ,· Web l'lfl l 'R t t1mpurn tht• (.omp utwg (.(·uter Hdp nesk Ill 6-15 15-1.? tlSslStatJ(t' nmm•ctmg (i(f0Wil5, COtl taa --Gemm• DeVInney and Don H• rtman, Umvt-nll)' L tbram.>~ BrieDy Bbegrass performers to appear in Mainstage Theatre Oct. 6 Grammy Award-winning h l uegras~ rnusJCt.Ul Ailwn Krau.!..'l Jnd her hand, Umon Station, \"Ill .1ppear Jt X p.m Oct b 111 the Mamstage Theatre m tht· C('nter lor the Art~ on the North Campu.!. KrJm ' hL·~an tJltn g d.t.!..!.ICal v10hn le!<!'>t>n' when '\h~· w.b S. At 8. shc hegJn pbymg hlut' gra.s.!<o Jnd \Oon wa~ pla\'ang 111 hlut~gra5.'> ft."!'>ll vab and '"'llllllnf. fiddl(.· ~.nmpctlt!Oil.'> around KRAUSS the (ountrv \Vlule she 11111lalh rt'(l"l\'t~d J(da1m J5 .tn mstrumt·ntahst, ht•r vn11.t' 'non (aptlvatt'd pt•op k '~ Jt1ent10n d.!i wdl. Her debut album ... .IOo I att" "lu l rv··, w.a~ rdt'.l!>l'J " 'ht:n ,ht· wa.!. JU~t 16. By age 18, sht' hJJ t•arnt·d her f1rlit l.r;mmn nomm.1t1on lor "Two Highways" and a war later W(lll ht•r first ol 10 l~rammv' lor 'Tve Got That Old f<·e lmg." In 1~9 .\. Krau.'>S 10111ed the ~.Jst ol tht· Grand O le Opry. '"he re sht· ~till rcm;un~ the \'Oungt".!.l 1.d..!.l nH·mht·r Her com mercaal breakthrough (a Inc tn 1995 when she rdeaseJ "t-.:tH\. Tha t I've Found You: A Co ll ectwn.'' '".rh!Ch'"tw:nt Jouble piJtmum. .!oe llin g more than 1 million cnptt'.!o. Krauss ' ba nd, U111on StatiOn. katures 'ome ol the lint·~t hluq:r.N• musiCians on tht• scene today. mdudmg: Barn· B.Jit'!'> t ha!>!> ). Run Bloc k (banjo, gu 1tar J, Jerry I lnugla~ !dohnl ) .uhll >.ln l vmans lt ~ ~ut tar, mandolin ). Tickets for Alison Krau~:. Jnd Unum ~tat tOn an• 5.1 7 .SO and Jrt' avai lable 111 the CFA box offin· from noon to 6 p.m . TueMiav.!. through Fridays and all Ticket ma ster ln~...Haons . For mor<' mlorma11on. call 645·A RTS. �6 ~ September 28.20111/VIli.3~No. 6 UB, historical society Join to explore Wright's working relationship with Polivka BRIEFLY VIsitor lnfonnatlon booth Is relocated to Fronczak lot The Offoce ofC.mpos Potting and Tronsportotion is reminding the compos community that the visitor information booth on the North Campos has be<n relocoted to the Fronczak pori<Jng lot formeriy loated in the Ce!1ter for Tomom>w lot. the Fronczak Information booth of. fen visitors the same services that were av.Jiillble in the ptev~. ous loation, including maps and dlr«tlons. In additlpn, per· sons invited to UB by a specific department or <><ganlzation are eligible for ' - guest permits, which must be dated. and are valid In facufty/s1311 and Sill· dent lots, as \IYd as in visitor paidi>Jrlcing ares. Guest per· mlts should be obl3ined in advance from the inviting department and in advance of arrival oo campos. VISitor Information centm may OW. guest per· miU, but only when the lnvit· ing department b r-=l1ed to confirm the invitation. ~ who do not ...... guest permit may part in the f roncz;ok lot lor a fee. orallll)'ofthe university's parting metm. Vositors to the unlvmity obo may use the Ce!1ter for Tornor· raw tot, which now serves u a ,_pari<- lot lor 1111)'ooe who vblts UB. The booth ~~ into effoct ., llnulry "beause ofthe low lewlofoctivity" at tht! Cent« fer Tomonow booth, ~ to john Gn!la.- of public safety who obo <NO<• sees an..,... parfcOtg and tronsportotion. ..,.,. .. the number o f - they sent to . the Fronczolc fotand dedded to elimina~ ~of <~fort. • The univenity has upgroded signage dlrocting visltorl to the froncz;ok lot. and further)m· pnwornents .... planned, Q.to said. The , _ loation obo will benefit vfsitoB coming to campus when the>Office of Admis- sions relocotes to the new Student SeMces Building In the fu. tu_re, he added. Creative Craft Center to offer worilshops The Creotive Craft C.,ter in the EUicott Complex is offering fall WQr1<shops beginning the week of Oct. 30. Worfcshops are ><hedufed In photo9raf>hy. pottefy, wuvlng. quilting. Brazilian embroidery. knitting and crochetJng. beginning and advanced stained gia>S, jewefoy construction and basic drawing. Worfcshops will run fniffl 710 p.m. ooe night a week for six - . for further Information. con- tact the Creotive Craft Ce!1ter at 645-2434. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl Letters to the~ The~-­ from . - . carrwnontlng on Its _and_..__ be limilied to 800wads and may b e - fer Sl)4e and lenglh. let· 1m must incblethewril!r's . - -and · ~ ­ phone number forwrfllcotian. fie. cause ol 5p1<2 . . , - . . , the~ port« annat puiJIIh .. .... They must be...- by 9 a.m. Mondlyto be anllilnd for po.tlblion ., ... _ . . ....... The,...pnlon ... - . b e r..-oncllkor_..., ll < .,...... +r>. 7 ; Wright partnership topic of exhibit By PATRICIA DONOVAN • Nem Servkes Ed•tor ESTERN New Yorkers 1his fall will have an o pportu nity to visit an architectura1 exhibition that will employ new technologies, including virtual reality, to examine a littlt:known but significant working relationship in the career of architect Frank Uoyd WrighL "Engineering the Organic The Partnership of).[. Polivka and Frank Lloyd Wright," an exhibition designed and organized by UB and the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, will open on Saturday in the Historical Society, 28 Nottingham 1Crrace, Buffalo. It will explore Wright's profes· sional co llaborat ion with noted · Czech-American structural engineer Jaroslav Joseph Poliv~ who introduced a number of daring)nnovations to the field of struct1ual design, particularly in the use of pre· cast and pre-stressed concrete. Their partnership resulted in the design of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the Jolmson Research Tower in Racine. Wise., two of Wright 's best -known and most highly regarded buildings. The two also produced functional designs for several unrealized-but spectacular-structures. including W the San Francisco Butterfly· wing Bridge, the Belmont Racetrack Pavi lion and "Seadiff," a dramatic , cliff-hugging home designed for the Morris family of San Francisco. The exhibit , which will run through Jan. 7, was organized by the UB Archives, the School of Archi- lecture and Planning, the Depart· ment of Media Study, Lockwood Memorial Library and the Histori· cal Society. The official Web site for the exhi~it can be found at <http:/ / polhrluo.bufflllo.edu> . Organizers say the exhibits will employ computer and interactive displays that will permil visitors to e.xplore and "experience.. Wright's 1 work in new and unique ways. It also will allow viewers to consider such fundamental issues as space geometry and proportion in a manner far . superior to reliance on stiU photographyand video. Catalogues for the exhibit will be produced in both Web-based and print formats. A public sym· posium that will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct.I4willfea· ture Wright scholar Jack Quinan, UB professorofart history. Mat· Puff and Cl>ris Paa of the School of Architecture and Planning. "Our purpose: here is to more fully revoal the synergy of art and science that shaped Wright's unique structures,"saysObien. "Several ex· hibits will employ inter.!Gtive archi· . tectural-engineering displays and other tools cbdoped by the School of Architecture and Planning, and the Department of Media Study in the College of Arts and Sciences.• The exlubit also will feature rna· tcrial from the atmsive oollection ofWrightdocuments,~pho-. tographs, plans and other materials from the UB Archives, including its collection of Polivka's paJ>i'rs. " Our purpose here to help peopleofallagestounderstandthe thew Drutt.as- basic structural principles of sociate curator of the Wright's architecture,'" Obien says.. "and to appreciate the bold engi· Guggenheim Museum, will present a leelure on Nov. 12 on the exhibition in the historical society at a time to be announced The exhibition was designed and coordinated by Rodney Gorme Obien, senior staff assistant. UB Archives; Jean La Marche, assistant professor, School of Architeaure and Planning; Susana Tejada, arl and art history specialist. Lockwood Memorial ubrary, and students Dan id..S a· reality." "By making the exhibit available over the World WKie Web, we will demon.stratewaysofintegratingn<w tedmologies, like virtual reality, into exlubition design; Obien says. · "The Web also is toolfor the dis· semination of scholarship devel oped and presented here in Buffalo and rnak.s it possible for us to offer a unique educational opportunity to students-and Wright aficiona· dos-all over the world." n~ring innovations that made his Look before you leap_into body art m UB physician offers advice to Life Workshop participants on piercing, tattoos By JEHNIF£R UWAHDOWSkl Reporter Contributor W HILE body piercings and tat toos may be the lat est c raze among young adults, UB physician Jody Snyder has a few piecesOf advice for anyone con templating body art. "Make sure the facility you choose to go to looks like yo ur dentist's office . .. in terms of clean liness," Snyder, who works in the Student Health Cenler, !old those attending a recent Life Workshop session on .. Tattoos and Body Piercing 101 ." Her second rule of thumb was reminiscent of the familiar adage. "U>ok before you leap." "Body piercings can be removedtattoos cannot," she stressed, remind ing students that should the time come to, for example, join corporate ~merica, an eyebrow ring can be removed much more easily than a tat· too in a conspicuow place. Snyder said she firn became interested in body piercing when she arrived at the university in 1994. .. 1experienced a patient who had an in fected umbilical ring and I dido'! know how 10 !real (the pa· tient ),"' she said. As a result of that encounter, Snyder took an active interest in body piercing, researching its history and current trends. Although it may seem a fairly new trend, body piercing is really a lost art, Snyder explained. "None of these a rts are newthey've been revived ,"' she said of both body piercing and tattooing. While body piercing was brought into vogue arou nd 1979 in San Francisco, its roots stretch back much further. Anci~nt Egyptians pierced their navels, as well as the Mayans and Aztecs, who also pierced their noses and lips, Snyder said. Nipple piercing was believed to be popular among the Roman Centuriansspecifically to support the capes worn in that time-Snyder said. History aside, Snyder concen trated on aiding students in making informed decisions about where to go and how to care for piercings and tattoos. She suggested thai for those con· sidering getting pierced, touring area saJons first is the most reasoned approach. "Visit salons. and not in an altered state of mind," she quipped. "There should not be any opposition to looking in the back (where the piercing talces place) and asking about cleanliness." Further, autoclave sterilization of the instruments involved in the piercing process is a m ust, and a good piercer will not make a move without first asking for proper identification, as a person must be older than age 18 10 get pierced, Snyder said. Piercers always should wear new latex gloves for each client, and above all, needles should be sterile and disposed of after each use, she said. Since there are virtualJy no requirements in place in the United States for an individual to become trained as a profussional body piercer, researching sa.Jons is a must. "You really need to be a smart consumer, here," Snyder said, adding that in the case of tattoo artists. a certificate is required. In Erie County, tattoo artists' certificates are renewed each year after a visit from \ the county Departmenl of Health. "(They) need to demonstrate they know the code for safety," she explained, adding that it's important to realize that safety compliance is not reflective of talent. "The certification does not tell you anything about their skill level," she a9vised, noting that individuals interested in getting a tattoo should ask to see a book of the artist's work. 115 forthedo-it-you=lf method, Snyder strongly warned against it, as inexperienced piucers risk nerve damage and psychological trauma. In addition, salons use special, larger-gauge needles through which the jewelry is threaded into the desired area. and the use of improperly sized needles can result in evmtual closure of the hole. Snyder said a piercing gun should never be used, save on the ear lobe, as agun can damage cartilage and cannot be sterilized. The Hepatitis B virus---the great· es1 inf<ctious risk of piercing--is likdy to be transmitted with a piercing gun or through "something used by the piero:r thai bas been used before.• since the virus "can be spread by minute amoUnts ofblood," she said. She also stressed the importance of using appropriate jewelry. Surgical stainless steel, 14-karnt or 18· karat solid gold, titanium or niobium are the only suitable metals for piercing, she said. · Infection is common with piercings, given the invasive nature of the procedure, said Snyder, who emphasized the need for proper care. Piercings should be treated with warm water, antibacterial soap or, in the case of the tongue,. an antimicrobial alcohol-free rinse, and should be rotated during the cleaning process. If signs of irritation, such as redness, swelling, pain and discharge, persist after the appropriate healing time-which varies with each type of piercing-.-Snyder recommended increased cleaning as the lim step. The next course of action, she said, would be to visit a physician. Keloids, or scar tissue fonnations. also are common with picrcings, Snyder said. But the problem with keloids; is that once formed. they cont.i.Oue to grow in size. " If they're still soft, they can be injected with cortisone to break up the tissue, but usually you have to have ·(the keloid) surgically re · moved," she said. While the body may be forgiving of such procedu=.:, society isn't aJ. ways. "Unfortunately, society is not all that accepting of tattoos and piercings," she said, which is why taking time to research and reason body art is necessary before doing the deed, especially in the case of tat· toos, whic:h--.ave painful, lengthy and costly procedures to remoV< th..,.._...., forever. �Septembel Z8.1UOO!Vol.32.18.6 Reporter Pig Skin Play 7 foot~all UB 10, Bowlln1 G,.,en 17 Shin lburi, 21, a senior from White Plains majoring in cultural anthropology and international business, looks like he's ready to score the winning touchdown during an early-tall game on the North Campus. UB O¥et'alne three tllrT'IOYef"S and a sec.ond-luK deficit when redshlrt freshman P1arquis Dwatu: raced In from 27 yards out with t :27 remainWl& as the Bolls cbrmed a 2017 vktory OYer Mki-Amerian Conference rtvaj Bowling Gref!fl The win was hCstoric in many ways for BufWo: It was the fim~ Mid· American Conference win for the Bults in their second season 1n the MAC. ksnappechn 18-pme lams sO"eak cbtin& back co 1998 when UB beat Canistus, -47-0. It was the first win oYer a OMsion 1-A opponent since the Bulls beat Hoty Cross. 13-0, on October 3 i, 1970 To wtn. the Bulh ( 1-l . 1-0 in the MAC) relied on a defense that allowed jun 175 toaJ yards. indudinz Just 7S ah.e:r intermJSSH:IIl Then the Bulk' offense had to make: a pmewtnnirts 80-yard di"TV'I!! With under four m1nutes to go 1n reguboon. Quart.erback Joe Fn!edy, who compM!:t.ed 2-4--of-38 passes for 183 yards and was sacked thnee times, S2\led hts: best for last. A/u.r an I 1-yard pass to JUn1or Dahnel Smgfield, It wu left to Dwan.e. who subbed for injured stan.e:r Bam McDonald. to steal the show Dwaru took a pitch left. made one cut and than broke cwo arm ackles to race 27 yards for the g~>i.head score. Bowling Gref!fl had one last chance, but JUntor linebacker C>uiDe: Willwm sacked backup quarterback RJdcy Schneider on second-and-! 0, forong 011 fumble that the Falcons fell on at their own II On o41h-md-28,Williams seai«J the game with h1s school-record fourth sack of the pme ~OCCBf Counselors MEN ' S Akron l,UB 0 ~"-IN9"1 • UB ha s hosted num erous school-counselor conferences and meetings, such as the Fall 1999 SUNY Operation Inform, the 1999 Western New York Counseling Association business meeting and the Spring 2000 Western New York Suburban Counselor's Association busi - ness meeting. • UB has established a Western New York school-counse:lor advtsory board composed of cou nselors from private, pub~ c, urban and suburban schools throughout Erie and Niagara counties. "input from the membership has proven helpful to us in the areas of market research and improved und!!rstandingof the professional needs of counselo rs," Thompson says, adding that creating the board has allowed the uni versity to "showcase" many of its fa cilities and student services. Notes Toomey: "We need guidance from these key stakehofdersso the information pipeline, in this case, needs to works in the reverse. Our advisory council helps us stay up-to-date on student , pan~nt and counselor needs." • The admissions staff has been organiz<d into regional teams for all recruitment activities, induding visit> to schools,app~cation «View and scholarship recommendations. "While this should be helpful to applicants, it is great fo r counselors, 1 and, ultimately, prospective student>. "It is not so much making sure the counselor knows the process of applying to UB or what majo" we offer-although those are important. The focus here is on creating who should always know who to call at UB Admissions, no maner what the understanding that this is the point the student is at in the appli cation or enroUment process." • ln conjunction with the Department of Counseling and Edu - "And that means that they should hear great things about us along many dimensions. For example, when they consider graduate edu cation for themselves, do they en · cational Psychology (CEP) in the Gradu ate Schoo l of Educa t ion. Frances Bernstein, assistan t director of admissions, developed and cotaught a graduate -leV"el course en - titled "Applied Counseling Problems."The course, the fi"t of it> kind at UB. was developed to address the lack of fonnal college-admissions training among students enroUed in the CEP School Counsc;iing Program, many of whom are entry-level counselors at UB's feeder schools, Thompson says. \-Vh.ile these initiatives are pan of the overall admissions recruitment strategy, Toomey says the bigger issue is how to influence the image or perception ofUB among counselors place to be," she says. roU in UB? Do they see this as a place that will give them a leg up o n get ting that prime counselor job in a desired district? " she asks. "When they need he lp with a problem, do they see us as experts? When they need an expert to ad dress their administration, students o r parents. does UB jump to mind as the sou rce for expert help? When they read their alumni magazine or talk with their students who are UB grads, do they hear good things? "These are just examples o( ways 1n whkh we can influence anitudes.," she adds. "So. the 'overall recruit ment strategy' is really a pan of the larger' image-enhancement ' effort." Calendar ~"-p..-1 Openklg re<ept1on for uhlblt The Graduate Show: Second--Year Stucfents. 645 Center for the Arts. 5-7 r:;!':ir~~.'Z.~~ '!.."'i.s. 6878, ext 1 350, sa.-...op Envlron~t Online. fred Ston, Science and Engineering Ubrary. 127 Unde~OOuate Ubra~. Noon-1 p.m . i:C:~ity r~ ~~~- t~o~ rn:~denu, informatlon, Jill Hackenberg, 645 29-47, ext . 226. -,sot4PLUS lecture: Sl~e 11nd a Hum.n Voice : Vital Material for a Future. Nicole Brossird, 08 Om'len.s. 12:30 p.m. free . For more information, 645-3810. Exhibits the Art Oepartmtnt Gallery m the Cent~ for the Arts on the North !:S~. ~~; ~*F~a~m. from 10 a.m . to 8 p .m . and Saturday from 11 a.m . to 6 p.m . ~te ~y­ s~ · Hfhe Photog,.phic "'1" by C.mbodlan refugee and UB alumnus Hel Han Khlan will &e on dbptay through tomorrow in ~~~ho~h~~~7:~s~f~: ~~:~~ , - - -- -- - - , and the Medical Historical Soc1ety, the exhibit~~ the fi rst of a series developed ~theAnmthe Show: Ubrary Commtttee ~ boumcai pnnt was reproduced from a book publtshed 1n 1861 owned by the Roben L Brown Htstory ol Medicme Coliect1on .. Oarsteliung und SeKhreibung )lmmtticher in der Pharmacopoea WOOc. by second-year ~~~~·~~~~ on display Oct. 5 through Oct. 27 in the Art De- ~~f;~~ r~t;:r lor the Arts on the Nonh Campus. Gallefy hour are Tues. 10 a .m . to 5 p .m ., 'A'ednesday through Friday Irom 10 a.m . to 8 p .m . and Saturd.JY from 11 a .m . to 6p.m . " 19th Century Botank•l Prints" "Spoce" the adm1n1Strat1on area of the library on the South Campus. Made possible 1M first art exhibit of the Health Sciences Ubrary will be on display through the eod of the fall semester in . go~~~:e~~~=~;:;,~:~ nellen (Presenution and DeKriptton ol all OffiCtal Planu Usted 1n the Book Pharmacopoea Borusska ... ) conta1m images of planu with medicinal properties listed in another book entitled .. Pharmacopoe:a Boruuica, also owned by the h istory coliect1on . M \ The Bolls opened their Mid-American Conference season at Akron and fell J-0. the 11m time: UB has been shut out chis seuon. The Zips JOt on the board halfw>y through the fi.-.t half on • goal by Chnster Larsen at the 27:36 marie.. Just before the end of the twr. Larun scored his second goal of the game otr a pass from Chns Garett at the +4:00 mark. Akron would add to that 2-0 lead in the second half u Man Borftoetl scored off a pass from Will Kletzien at the 70:38 mark for the 3-0 fiN.! WOMEN' S Oh;o 2, UB I; UB 2, Ma.nhalt 0 The Bulls lose chefr first Mid--American Confrf"enc~ gvne of the s~nd the se<:ond-st:raight game ove~fter a 2- 1 loss to OhK> Fnday nighL Both turns battled for posse:sstOO early on. as neither could get many shots off. Late 1n the first half a UB shot wu deflected out by an Oh10 defender. but UB's Darnh Gramno was there to collect the ball and put it pan the Bobcats kMper, giving the Bulls a 1-0 lead at the 3S:SO mark. The Bobcau tted the score JUst before the end of the hatf. In the second half. Ohio took the lead 1n the S7th minute and wh1ie the Bulls had many opportunities to tie, they all fell short.. The Bulls bounced back. though. and used the foot of Paub l.Jst.rant to defeat Marshall, 2-0. on Sund;ty and improve to 2- 1 1n the MAC Volle~~all Central Mkh;gon l, UB 0 ( I S- 12, I S-1 0 , t S-1 2) North em Illinois l , UB 0 ( 15-6, 15-0, 15· 5) US lost its first MAC match of the season. 3-0. to visrung Centnl Mtchtpn The Chtppewas e.amed I S- 12 wms in the first <~~nd thu'd pmes of the match and held off a Bulls' comeback anempt in the second pme for a I 5- i 0 wm The following afternoon. the Bulls lost a 3-0 match to the top team 1n the Hid-American Conference. Northern Illinois. tn Alumnt Arena. The Husloes en~ the match With a league-best 10-2 record and qu1cldy earned the1r i lth Victory of the season by scores of I S-6. I S-0. IS-S over the Bulls ~ross ~ount~ H en finished fourth, women finish e d fifth in Western Ontario Invitational H en finish fifth in C ardinal Cla.ssic The men's and women 's cross-country teams raced n the 26thAnnuaiWestem Ontario Invitational in london. Ont:ano. The men's team llni.shed fourth 1n the 10-ldlometer race With I J-4 total points.West Virginia. the only ocher U.S. school 1n the field . toOk the champkMlship with 12 points. UB's women placed fifth W1th 126 p<Mnts. trailing champion West VlrginEOII who toaled -42 points The men's squad also pb.ced fifth in an !I-team field at the 2000 Cardinal Classic. held at St. John Asher College in Rochester lennis MEN Competed in Northeast Intercollegiate Championships; no team scoring The team pa.rticipued at the Northeast lnte:n:ollegtate Ownptonshtps 1n Pn;Mdence, Rl.There wu no team sconng In the event. _ UB'$ top single$ pbyer, ~ry IUsiman. ruched the quan:erfinals m the A flight, winning three rmtches: before falling WOMEN UB 5, Canisius 2 Cleveland State 5, UB 2 Niapra 4, UB 0 St. Bonaventure 7, UB 0 The team pbyed four matches at the St. ~wrr FaJt Cb.ssK. along a S·2 win oYer Untsk.ls. but falling to CleYebnd Sene (S-2). Nia.pra (4-0) and the """ Bonnles (1-0). �8 RePorter September 28. 2UOONol. JZ lo.6 Thunday 5 ~·Uiwwy - ---DiozMirtin,127Copen.1().11 :30 l.m. me. Sponsored by -- ~~-~. 64>2943, ext. 23S. . Empire State f1lm Festival. · Et-npn StOle film ~1. 112 · ~Room. Center f0< the Ms. 3-5 p.m . f,.. for students. · Sporuo<ed by Depl of Media · Study. For more infOI'Tnation, : ~.Snyder. 64S-6902.- ext. Tochnlcltljobfalr Ul TKH 2000. Alumni Arona :~.= . ~~~:.::/,.. .___Concert Brown m Series, Sloe Hall =~~t;i-1~%:"- more information, 645·2921 . . Wednesday 4 StudJAbroadFalr Tradltlonlll kore•n Musk PotfomMince Performance and lecture on ~~':n]fn·~l.~~ ~i::d.~~~~~n Sunday, October ArU and Sc.tenees. For more tnformation, Thomas Buriunan, 645-:1-474 . Wednesdays at -4 PlUS Syste mk Medicat ions. Sebastian Ciancio. prof. and Chajr, Dept. of Periodontics and Endodontia. 355 Squire . 8 a.m. Free. The Rtpurlt•r publbh<!1 lhttng\ lor t.'VCnh tJJking pi<1U. on Ci\n1ptJ:\ or for oH ci'lmpu.!o cvcnh where Ufe Workshops How to Land the Perfect After Graduation . Steve Harvey, Career Manning and ptacement. 14SA Student Union . 2·3 ~m . Free. no l.ater than noon on the Thuru1ay puhlkatlon prec~lng li~otlng' .-tre Colloquium Enhanced Bloremedlatlon of A ChtoriNited VOC Site. Sue ~N~~~ ~~:~~~ex. information, Dept. of Ceo~. 645-6800, ext 6100. ca lendAr/ login > Be<.Ru.Je of \p.u:e limitation' not all event~ In the electronic calpnfiar will be Included In tht! Rt!porter ~-:~(l~~a~nli~tryloNu'f'-1 6125. CAology Pegrum elec t ronic 1oubmlulon form www.buff.tto . ~ du / Searching Beibtein Crossfire. Fred Stoss, Science and Engineering Library. 127 ~~~enberg, 6-45-2947, ext. l :lO p .m . free. Sponsored by Maunce Crook and Orrin Foster endowments. For more of Event\ at • htiJl .l sn-.tuhop students, faculty and staff. For more information, fill only accept cd through the for thl' o nllnt: UB Calendar p.m. Free. For more rn~--k~~~~~~ informatk>n, Sonia Cinelli, 645\potnon listing' are due Poelly Reading . Peter Ram<», Roberto Tejada . Rust Selt Boolu. 202 Allen St. Buffalo. 8 tnformation, 645-3810. Job Life Workshops Gender Vlolence Prevention . Michael Mannix, University Residence Halls and Apartments. 14SD Student Unk>n. 4-S f:_~ · Free. ~~~vk~:S~~:= information, Sonia Cinelli, 6456125. Biological Sciences Semi,.... Bacterial Virutence Facton and Host Immune Functions. Eric Harvetl, OepL of ~':rs~ :~~~~~~ter. 4 p.m. free. For more ~~"~~~:rs-~68. UB vs Central M ichigan . RAC Field. North Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Room, Center for the Arts~:30 Oral Man ifestations of Women's Soc::cer Wednesdoys at -4 PlUS Talk: Boundary of Theory. Nick Piombino. 438 Oernem. 12:30 p.m. Free. for more lnlormation. 64S- l810. Study Abroad Fair. Student Union ~ HaH. 11 a.m.-2 p.m . f,... Spon>On!d by Study Abroad Programs. FO< rt)Ofl! =!."'64~w,~ Coaoqula TOWitd o Theo<y of Artifacts I ~~~:-;:.oofo;.e:;_ ::';~ ~ko~.':':~ 280 ~~~~~ information, Hetke )ones, 6451794. Wotnen 's Soccer UB vs Eastern Mk higan. RAC Fiek::l. North Campus. 1 p.m. Free. Solo Flute Redtal Cheryl Gobbetti-Hoffman, ~~~~;'~~:: ~-m Music. For more information. 645-2921 . ~ Con¥0altlon UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION 2000. Keynote speak..- will be Elizabeth D. Capald' provost and prof. psychology. Amher>t Sax<>phone QUartet • Slee Saxopltone Quart<t-i~>­ Rosidence, will perform. Malnstage Theatre, Center for the Arts. 3 p.m. Free. For more of - information, Pat Staebell, 6456147, ext226. Monday 2 Cari>on Nonotubes, flucllylwtls, Ropesond a Untvenal Grophl!l< Potentlol. Loob A. Girifalco, Univ. of Pennsytvania. 206 Furnas Han. ~,!';,i~% =-~Lecture In The Gun and the Web: Fits and Misfits In a Changing Wofld. Philip Slater, Scroenlng Room. Center for the Ms. 42.,30 Po:J':~ by Friday -....says at -4 PlUS Poetry Reading. Nicole Cu~ and Cent~ for Sn.Kfies: In American Cutture. 29 Brossard. Scteening Room, Center for the Arts . _. p.m. Physics colloquium --lecture Free. For more information, 645-3810. Foster Chembuy Colloquia Ethla ond Legal Aspects of Telemedldne. Susan Kayser, At<nt fox Kintner Plotkin & ~:~J;';'~~'!J M etal lntermedtates as Unlmole<ular Biological Reogents. jeffrey M. Z.lesld. lnd"iana Univ. 205 Natural Sciences Compl6. _. p.m. Free. =--Thor- ~~~ ~~~~~ecture ~ lnfonnatlonal M ..tlng . Diano M . Goyles. Mathematks Colloquium Studies. 108 Kimball Tower. _.~.S p .m . free. Sporuo<ed by Dept Endowment. ThrM Dimenskmll Manifo ld =".Th:t~~iso ~~~~~-~~;~ CoordUlatO< of Professional ~~~:~~~~-::: Gayles, 829-3141 , ext. 1S1 . Kahn. 117 P.n..... 6-7:10 p .m. f,... Spomo<ed by Dept. of Nudear Medicine. For more information, Rebecca Goodman. 818-5889. Comedy Lecture Evening Aim Series Featuring Alan ZWolbel. Alan Z,.;t,e~. Silly RoiMn Productioru. ~~: f:~ndfor the open to the public. Sponsored by Depl ol Med"10 Study. for ~~~t=;~~=~ HumanlUitlan Demlnlng. james M. Sabalief, Notionol ~~olfor~ndAcoustia, Astronomy, Univ. of Mississippi. 225 Naturol Sciences Complex. _.:15 p.m. Free. ..._...__ -4thilfonualllonnle The Impact of CUnlcal P'rKtice GuideMnes on P~tJrent Outcomes and Cost. Ada Jacox. prof. and associate dean for research, w~ State University. Center for Nursing. ~- ,... , \ ... r:.=~~~ '"""' •nformation. Beth Snyd..-, 645-6902. ext.1494. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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PAGf l Premature birth poses riJk for educatlOnal underachrevement Taste of Asia justin Srdik, a member of the lndonesran Student Association, prepares chicken satay on Saturday during the first Taste of Asra event held by Asran student associatrons at the Ellrcott Complex Capaldi delivers "State of University" UB's plan for fUture is to increase enrollment of master's students, hire morc(lzculty By SUE WUETCHER Reporter E'ditor T URa l!'o(l h,h, m thr!'!l,ltt' crl Ill: untwrsttr"s plan for the fu ture ill. to mcreasc its c.·nro llment at master'~- dcgrcc New York. "·• state who hob given u' th~· opponun\1\ to the lc:vcl m At tht·tlo~.tnr.tl lt·\d. tht• Ulli\W\11\ lll't'(b lop llOh.h 'llltklll-. hc\.lll'< tht'\'\Vllli'M;'tlll1\t'tlwluturt'ft''t:.lt l.h t'r>., lt'::IChl.'r' atll\ l;"~ cuhv mctnhtT.., m the l 'mtt'tl\t ,llt...,, 'ht· ...ud '\\t' \V,\111 to h.l\t' nur 'tuJt·lll' the tt'P 1uh) wht'llt'\t'l o rder to fund the htnng of new fa c- m O'\'t' aht•JJ ~.umpeun~ fur ulty members who "-ill help impmvc thcqualiryofthe institution , l>rovost 8tzabeth Capaldi told membe~ ul the Faruhy Sen:Ut' on Tuesc:L1\'. LIR has Hall the dcmt:n t_...,__mc.'\.h and '>U-..u..-cd.' tht•rci!'.J Tl»hllpt•nmt-:tn,l Ulll\t'r!>ll\ o;ht· ~.ud. ,ht· unt' , engmeermg, law. p harmal \', dentistry. a large. sohd. aru and set a1ces cor('---{ hat you n<.'C'd to lX' a top. comprehensive n..'St'arch university:· Capa1di said in opening her "Aca dcmic State of the Universit y Ad drt.'SS."Thc future of rese-•.uch un1ver sities, she stressed. lic..-s in u1terdisc1 plinary work. citing as an example tlll' joint effort of medical and pharma~..-v schools in drug discovery. add 1ng th.tl tht· 'ilatc, tht· \l! 'Y ... vstem and L'R .til wamthc samt' thmg: for t•A h\ hxu' .rnd gruduate t"ducatihn, tn 1m prove the quahh• of Uu- under graduate sfudent bcxiv and to he J h1ghJy ratt'\.1 research umwrs1t\ In concrett' t erm~. 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David Willbem. director of the ETC. told members of the Faculty Senate Exccutivl' Committee on Sept. l7 that the cen ter has obtalnt.-d an anti -plagiarism so ftware pro gram, Essay Verification Engine (more com monly known as Evt> ), that can compare a written paper with all papers on the Internet. Th e software won 't find dll sources of plagiarism, WiiJbem Cdll tioned, noting it won't check sou rcl"'\ in the library, or sources that do nt.ll have files online and send them to students ei th er enc rypted or h' "snail mail" " It can't consult those ' h1dden' documents. but thcre is so much o ut C ~ thert'---there are hterallv dm:em anJ dozem of paper-null Sltt'" on tht· http://www.etc: .buffalo.edu / eve/ lndex.html • lntt>rnt•t- and 11 ,,·orb." ht· !>aiJ Tht· !>Ohware has be('n t('<;led '" the fTC on papt.·rs au thort-d lor .1 world CIVlhzauon course. and fnunJ plagiansm "in a mal1(.'t nl .1 few mm utes." Willbern sou d . "So even tho ugh it donn't lind e'\' erything.u will find what vnu L.in 't. and will save a \01 of lime," ht' \:.Ud Willbcrn smd the FTC ha.o. ..1 Silt' hcense o n the software for thc en 11re mstitutmn. !><1 facu lt v memht:r' ~.:an come to the center."'' at J t.om puler and scan an det"truml' filt' l'ht· -.oftv.•a re. whach can lx· usc.-d on It':< I. " I h1, 1\ tht' d.1rf.. ,IJt• tll tht• lntt·rnt't ." \Villhc.·rn :..a ttl. rl'lernng '' ' Word and WordPerfe1;1Jocumt~n t, , ,,. tJitake about 5 mmute:.lnr .1lnur to- five -page paper or ahout ~0 mm utes lor<~ 10-page paper 1-aculrv members al-.c1 >...<lll do"'", load the software to tht.'lr office com put~ he saJ<i i"~11Joad ln\1.nJt.1JOI"l\ art' availablc on the ETC Wd1 'ilte .11 t•du,.l tiU[ ,.m d11 .ill t)lthl.',t' thm~ .... .J.nd th~ t~asvavadahillt\'n l dlwml11adahlt• mlormatJon "Th•~ L'> tht'darf.. ,.dctll tht·.wailat·uhlvll! lllh1rmat1nn. wh•..._h ha..., a wonderti.tlh hnF-ht !>ldt' th.n all these rt'l'OUKC:. Jre a\'~ulahle . We "~.tnt 'ludt•nt!o to ou1 there .tnJ read th1.' matcnal Wt· IUS\ don't want the11111 1 o;uhmn 11 to u~ a!>thl'lt own .. !-mtJy raJI , a~K'I.Jit' prof('!>Sor nl RU!\:!\IJ/l , told r:,r.t . mcmhcr!> th.tt \ht• hacJ U!>('d tht• I've <iOftwart' Ill ~.unfl rm th..Jt two papt.·r.., had tn lad ht•t•n pl.1g•an1.ed . Once tnn tnmleJ. tht· 'tudc:nb .Jdrmtlt-d ~.heal Ill!;! " I ht• \()ttwart' wa..... ve-rv ~nod . .Jnll I rt'\.ornmend •t." ~hl' s.uJ. " I thmf.. \\'ht·n Jll tht· ..,.luclt•nl\ know ol 1L' l'\ L..,tt.'llle. u w11l ht- a powerful OOcm:nt." lkuct· Pttman, v 1a: provost tOr Nu ...'3tto nal lt"\:hnolngy. ag.rt'i'd, usmg .b .m analogy a Sltuauon '\~he rr .1. locf.. m nn tht' door dl!>i.UUro~gt.-:. d hu~.H "Tht• Jw-Jrt•nc\:!\ that thl!> I\ hl'lll~ u~t'\.1 m,l\ hdp Ji~our.Jgc .•11 il~.t,l 111 p.lrt .-.omt' tll tht· pla~l.ln'm I h.11 would ht.· u ......·tulm.l!ld ~~tH .....·IT · 1'11 m.m -.a•J I kntu:- Bbt.f... 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Pn>lessions, tho union ,._xing SUNY faallly ll1d ~ members, w l l - I moMJer· ship mooting Tueodly In Plslxhlo'sln tho-Union on tho Cl!npus. A cash borwll bo open from 5:1>5:~5 p.m., folowed by I buffet dinner. The business por· tlon d tho ..-ing ... - place--· Afthougll tho COil at tho din- ..... -~bytho u n i o n , . - must be made tDdoy bya6>g 64>2013. Art ctep.tment to offer workshops The Oeplrtmont dArt In tho College at Arts aild Sciences wfb -·~--at ~beginning In la(e Oc1ober. lor men-. at tho pOOl< - - In - . g ~ lJI fa<ully .....-.. The-.op..~ by tho art deparlmont's Enrldwnent Program In Art. n dooigned to pnMdo- Ngh«hoo~ Jil>.. d e n l s , - (a/ any clodpine), - - - a l ai ageslhe~tDinllnct will!~ ......... h.-..... n.-.... .....,.,"*' ... from - - lldinklons - bo . . -ln • cUing_...... ......... ~=t...=.,. Slalloal ...... JIIIC2"" -.......-~lnlbe Nigel Marriner joined the Office of Student Affairs in june as first-year experience coordinator. He previously worked at SUNY-Geneseo, where .____.-.---" he assisted in developing the coUege's First Year Experience Program. What Is ua 101 7 VB 101 is typically identified a.s a first · year transition course. It is designed and implemented to assist students in making the transiti on to higher education by giving them a small, interactive, classroom environment that focuses on providing resources and fostering peer relationships. We cover a wide range o f topics, such as time man agement , study skills, personal well ness, computer technology, library and campus tours , and money management, as well as whatever else the instructors deem important to cover in their classes. I drew an analogy during Orien tation of US I 0 I being similar to a Swiss Army knife. Through VB I 0 I, students will receive a variety of "tools.· Some of these tools they may use everyday, such as time management and study skills, and others they may use only sporadi cally, such as registration information or counseling issues. However. all these tools are important to have in their pocket should they ever need them. what ,_aft'- of-- .C..Ior1htMICin h - - d a n Is taldng- . - . .7 '-- Of the 3,100 students that make up the fres h man class, we had I ,368 srudents, or « .1 percent, en rolled in sections of VB 10 I. ·n......-........ Air-..----. ..... ........__..course set What a .. tiM -ant.ges o f lt...._ts takl"9 dau7 Ul . . _ _ _ _ al One of the greatest advantages of Oct. 16. lid r-,.n.,or·~ tot.12l6. til art- Oct. 19 tha s class 1s the fa c t th at 11 1s the plann ing and implementation taught in a small -classroom en · of tiJ dass lesson plan. This has vironment. Most o f the UB I01 been a very successful component studenrs are part o f block sched - of the overall program, as the TA uling, which allows a cohort of is able to form a different bond students to have the same set of with the students. classes. When this is Wh•t 'a new with tiM program complimented with UB 101 , stu · for this ye• r7 dents are able to share more closely some of their experiences This year we initiated a reading with other members of their class. program based on Sen. John Most of their other classes are in Glenn's memoirs. This was to large classrooms and UB 101 al - compliment Glenn's scheduled lows them the opportunity to appearance on campus Oct. II as part of the Distinguished Speak· wor~ and interact with each other in a smaller and more intimate ers Series. All students in VB 101 environment. They are able to have the opportunity to attend. share more deeply in each other 's Glenn's experiences are very insuccesses and to see more clearly \ spirational and we hope that by that others share their challenges, sharing more of~ life with our especially when they all share the same classes . students, they waU better understand the opportunities and po· tential that awaits them. In addi· The instructors for this class cover a wide range of individuals from across campus. We have a quite a tion, this year we have incorporated "scrvic:;e ltarning• into the course curriculum . Grad uate stu- dents from the Office of Student few professionals that teach the Activities compiled an extensive class from ar~ such as academic advising, athletics, ad m iss ions, computing and marketing, as weU as Student Affairs. In addition, we have a num ber of doctoral and graduate students who an: partici- database of agencies in the Buf· falo comm u n ity with whom o ur instructors and students may choose to interact. This is another way in which we are h oping to foster relationship s for o u r first- pating. One of the key elements of year students, as well as help them UB JOJ isthatwealsohaveanundergraduate teaehi n g assistant (TA) in each dass. This TA is avail· able to share some of their life C:X· pe-riences with the class and to act a.s a mentor. They participate in to undcrst~d the wid.e r commu· nity and the wider world of which t hey are a pan. u.-.-u·--,___._7!Nft-' -last,..... ttu ua 101 ....,.... a role In that ln- creue1 I believe that VB 101 has played a significant role in re· tentiorl over the past year. In our analysis of the sophomore class, we have found that stu - dents who participated in VB 10 I were 7 percent morelikely to continue with their studies than non -VB 101 students. UB 101 provides the hands ~ on tools and resources and foster the peer relationships which help our students succeed and which lead to heightened re· ---do,_ ·---.------lt7 tention rates. wish I wish you would have asked "What is the lcq to VB 101?" I would have responded that the lcq is "relatiot:Uhips." We give students the chance to form re· lationships and it is thooe reJa. tionships that help them through the dlallenges of higher education. We have caring and purposeful volunteer instructors, we have caring and in volved upper-<lass TAs,..., pro- vide the opportunity to form re· lationships through rommunity service. Moot importantly, how· ever, is that - give students an opportunity to form relation· ships with other fint·)'QI' stu· dents and to learn and to struggle and~ sucaed togtther. lb ..........,......,_ l,lw-·-fnlm coune.......,.oa. 19. 150----.....so. The_........... 7-9 p.m. ....... _ . . . . lluriiiiiJIM ......~ In . . School., --...........,.. ... ha..CMipuL lhe ..,._.,.ur.-........ _.....,. 5odlljr. ... . . . . -b y Mo. IIIII_0.. DIMs. Slalloal ..... The...--.-b bylocii- Oct. 16. Rlrlomlsll1dlion, alll29-2196. Capaldi ~"- . . . . 1 many faculty members," she said. While VB is considered big within the SUNY system, it is considered small nationally, she said One ofUB's highest priorities, she said, is "to grow faculty size." The university wants to hire the best fac ulty,..giving us a tremendous oppor· tunity to improve in quality as we grow in slz.e," she added. Since the state is willing to fund graduate-levd enroUment growth- REPORTER The ................. c:omnu1itypubiohed by tho Ofllce d News ~ In tho OIYtsion at UnM!nity SeMces, ~ UniYenlty at ~ Yortc otBullllo. l'dltDrialalllces ... locmd at 330 Oalts Hall. Arnhent. (71 6) 64>2626. _ .., _...,_ Corale--., ---__ __ ---Lob--....... -.s.w~ms Mtwrhgo .... -...- ......,._ PMridoDoncMn -Coldboum Mwyle<h$pna" ClvUtino. 'lldaJ and since doctoral p rograms are • expensi~ .. it's graduate growth at the master's level that gives us our opportunity to move forward. "We make money on master's stu · dents." she said bluntly, pointing out that the state funding and tuition VB recei\>TS for a master's student is less that the cost to teach that student. Master's students will produce the master's-educated citizens the state needs, she said, noting that the master's degree has become the en - try degree in may fields. .. It 's our mission to do th1s; our is to produce cducauon at both the undergrad and grad level... Becau se UB can gro\.\' a t th e master's level, '"that will give us the mi~1on funding to htr< the addttional f.tcultv and also to attrad the terrific doctoral students that we need." she said. Capaldi also briefed senators on a reorga nu.ation of the budget pro cess that UB plans to have fully implemented by next year. Universities have a complicated budget process-with money com· ing fro m many different souicesand the traditional fund aa:ounting system that is taught in business schools is, quite &ankly, "useless" in this context, she said "It doesn't say, 'Did )'lU do a good job with the money; Did )'lU spend it on teaching? Did you teach well? Did you produce any research with that money? .. You need some kind of measurement of output ... so you know you spent it in the best place. "There shouldn't be any secrets here; we have the money, how it was spent, and whether we got goodness for it " --teaching and research, she said. "Our purpose in life ts not to make monty. our purpose in life is to do teaching and research, and to do a terrific job in teaching and research. "That means you have to measure how yo u did in teaching and re· search; you havt to have somr kmd of output measures here to say ' here is the money, this is the teaching we produced. how much; this is th~ rt-search we produced. how much; this IS the teachmg, how good: this is the research, how good.' "Then you have a mechanlsm to 5c.."'t' how you clid and also to show how you improved," she said. Besides clarifying a complicated prouss, the new system provides a better idea "wher-e it spent its money and what it got for it." It also provides a better apiana· tion to the public of how the uni· versity spends its money, she: added. The aim of the prouss, she said, is "to get a global budget, to lllti· mately get output measures so that we then can see wherr ~are investing our money and measure im provement" She shared with senators several "principles for budget manage ment," sOme of which already have been implemented: • The univer.ity has a global, all· funds budget, including all income and expenditures. • The budget expresses the aca· demic values and mission of the university. lhe first value we used this year was that the academic side of the university was the most im portant. To the extent we could, we put all of the ne-w money into the academic side of the university ; remember, that's what we're here for-teaching and research. • When marginal funds are avail· able, both improvement and high levels of quality and productivity should be rewarded. Quality and productivity are evaluated by com· parison to the ~~ programs in the nation in public'tesea.rch unjversi- ties. Capaldi noted that the indi· vidual schools are working on that now, to be.in place by ncn Y='· • Deantralized 6nancial tnanaj!<mcnt principles have been adopted. Authority has been g;...., to the deans "to make their prtl8I'IJTIS terrific and to run their budgets." she: said • The university is responsible for the cosu of university-wide programs, "the common-good kind of things that the univenity must do." • The university provides incm· rives for marginal growth in enroU· ment and indirect -cost generation. Specifically this year, VB was able to eliminate the structural imbalancr "because we had enough money" due tO tuition returned to the cam pus and monetary incentives for VB's increa.sed enrollment, she said. ln addition, "every unit contributed something" to help offset the imbal· anci, ~ther by taking less of an in · crease or by taking a cut. The administration also funded fully the teaching and suppon COS!5 in the CoUege of Ans and Science.."the coUegc:didn't ov=pcnd; the col· lege was underfunded"-<tS well as the merit scholarship prognun: met all commitments made by p~ous provosts, and funded oosts associated with approved fee: increases. increased enrollment to the units. the libraries' acquisition prier increases and the university-wide priorities.. �Reparlall School performance studied I :.::~~erfonn Chtldren born prematurely more ltkely to be underachtevers . By LOIS aAIWt N~ Services Editor HILDREN born extremely prrmaturely are three to four times more likely to b< <ducational underachievcn than children born at or near fuiJ-term , a study by UB researchers has shown. The study. which appears in the Octobe:r issue of Paediazric and PtritJatal Epidemiology, found a significant incr~ in risk of grade repdi uon, placement in sp«ia] education <11ld use of additional school-based serv1 ces for children born at lt-SS than 28 weeks gCstation compared to full -term children. The results held after cont rolling C as.sns the impact of atreme prema turity on three general outcome measures of school performan ce: grade repetition , special -ed ucation plac<ment and use of school-bas«! services. The children-1 08 born prematurely and 219 born full-t<rm at The Children's Hospital of Buffodo--were lxtween the ages of 9 and l 0 at the time of the study. Parents completed a survey_on the health and development of their children, including the ques - Child Health and Human ~elop­ tions on school performance. Repeating one or more grades for any reason co unted as g rade repetition . S pecial education was de fined as placemen t an a class room having one teacher for 12 or fewer children and a modified curriculum. Use of school-~ services re- ment , who conducted the study while at UB. assistanct in reading. spelling, math, rur age, race, maternal education and foster -care placement "These findings suggest that de- spite tmproved survival, children horn at the extremes of gestation remam at risk for educational un derachievement," said Germaine M. Buck, branch chid of epidemi ology at the National Institute of ferr<d to a child's ne<d for teacher "These children may bendit from handwriting, speech and language targeted educational -intervention p rograms aimed at maximizing their academic potentiaL" Much information is available on handicapping conditions-such a.\ {_erebral palsy and mental retarda tion--among c,hildren who survive extreme prematurity due to the use nf lung surfactant and other biomedical advances. But less data ex1st o n co gnitive, behavioral or school- related difficulties, particu larly among children in recent cohonsof extremely premature barths. The purpose of th1s st udy was to problems, or for occupational or physical therapy. Results showed th at children with pre -term birth were in lower grades than the full - term children, wath 33 percent of the former group having repn.ted one o r more grades compa red to 18 percent of tht latter group. Twenty percent of pre -term children received specaal-education reso urces, compared to 5 percent of fu ll -term children . The figures for use of school-based reso urces b" pre-term and full - term children were 16 percent and b percent re spectively, and for rehabilitatiOn therapies, 47 percent and I~ per cent In add1taon. Buck and u)lleague' found that havmg Mtdll.ald nr "' ) health msurance pu8 .5 hildren at tw1ce the nsk for grade repetition compa red to chald ren with private health insurance, and that boys were more likelv to repeat grades than girls. .. Thest> findings suggest that Ml cia! factors, in add itio n to biOmedical factors such ~ preterm delivery, also are Im portant in pred1cting children's academic co n s1dered when de Initiative designed to train primary-care faculty in genetics N~ S~Mc~ T Editor their training an gt"netics ISSUes. David Newberger and Robert a HE Department of Fam· ily M<dicine is one of 20 Gebhard of the Department of fam . ily Meclicine are co-leaders of UB's universifY-based groups ch ose n by the federal Genetics in Primary Care project. "The purpose- of the proJeCt ," said Newberger, "ts to enable fa c· ulty from the discipbnes of family Health Resources and Services Ad- ministration ( HRSA) to participate in a new facuJty-development initia- tive called Genetics in Primary Care. The department will receive a S I 0,000 grant to develop a multidisciplinary training program intended to train primary -c are medical faculty in genetics. The nt>W program is part of a S 1.6 million project sponsor«! by several f<deral agencies and the Societ)• of Teachers of Family Meclicine. "The Human Genome PrOJect ushers in a wh~le new era of medicine, changing forever traditio nal primary health-care delivery," said Claude Earl Fox, administrator of the HRSA. "With this program, we will help physicians to begin thinking genetically so we can ben<r serve millions of individuals and families who are wailing and hoping for n<W cures and tn:aunmts. A study publish<d in a recent issue of Gm<tics in Mt!dicinefound that fewer than 10 pe=nt of health profi:ssionals~ wmconfident in IISMn In a whole,_ en of CLAUDE EARL F-OX. medicm e, general internal medi cine and general pediatrics to m · co rporate informati o n about med.icaJ genetics into their teach ing interactions with medical stu · de.nts and primary-care residents." Gebhard will lead a live-person core team composed of faculty members from internal medicine, pediatrics and bKx:hemical gmetics. in addition to family medicine. These faculty memben will attend two national training sessions and will, in rum, m Comedienne Janeone (;arofalo, who has affecttonatdy been referred to as "the patron samt of alternative ~..omedv." wtl l perform on (kt 11 as part of L1B\ J-amdy and HomcLmmng Weekend 2000. '-lhc: wJil .tppc.-ar o~t 8 p m 111 Alumn1 Arena o n tht' Nonh <.ampu~ l>oor' will open .Jt 7 p.m I he )lhO'-' Will he ~pomorcd hv the llffi...:e of \nfdc.-nt l "111on)l and Alii\ Jtlt'"l Jnd the L' nlver , 11\ Un aon A~.tiVIt l t'' Ht1ard I ,arolalo has mo~de ht'r mark on tdt'\"i!.lon Jnd m the mo"1cs wlth a de.1.dp.u1 't\·le that o ne HltcrvJe"-·er noted -es ~..hew!> the \etup -and pur11..h l1ne mt'thod for the o;hu· -ot life on wry~ \he wa.!> .t leo~tured player o n "\atu rday N1ght l.1ve " and " The Ben \taller Show; " rlaved Paula the talent hooker on HBO ... '"l..ar rv and t• rs Show:· .1nd ha!o h11Sit'J ( omedy <.cntral\ "( .omedv Product" Her mov1e roles have mduded Wmona Rvder ·... tnend and room ma tt" 1n '"Rea lu y B1te._·· Jnd Randv Qua 1d'!> date -from -hell 111 '" Bve Bye Love " She also port raved the tall-.. o;ho"' vt:tennanan wuh a selfesteem problem m the romanth. ~omc:d\· .. Tht rruth About Cah and Dog~." and had featured role!> 1n " The< ahle < •U' " c1nd "Romv and M1chele 's H1 gh Sehoul Reun1on ' T ickets for Carofalo 's pertorman"t' .;~n: SIO lur l ' H 'lt udcnt "l and $ 11 fo r th e general pub li c There \..·til ht" genc.-ral sea tmg T1ck.ets may be purchasc:d at the Alumn1 Arena Box l )ffiLt' or the Sub Board I T1ckt"t Office. Rnom 21. I 10 the ~tude-nt L'mon on the North Ca mpus. Tickt"tS also ma\ bt' purcha~d through r.~..k.ets .( .om o utlets tn Tops market.!> or Jt ~ www. tkkets . com > o r h\ {_aJhng8884000. They also wdl be sold at the dour while sca ts remam avatlahlc Moritz lecture set for Oct. 23 vising in tervention pro grams for at-nsk children." Additional researchers on th e study were Michael E. Msa ll, for merly of the UB Department of Pe diatrics, now at Brown University School of Medicine. and Ennque Schisterm an. formerly of the UB Department of Social and Preven ~ tive Mec:licine, now at Cffiars Smai Medical Center. Also contributmg were Na n~.--y Lyons, pediatnc nurSf' pract1t1oner. and Brian Rodgers of the UB Oe partment ofPediatncs and the Rnh en Warner Rehabilitatio n Center ol Children's Hospital. UB to join in teaching plari BY LOIS IIAJ<U 3 tram members of a 10-person t"X tended faculty -development t e-~ The tramed fa culry wtU develop curnculum matenals and prese111 JOIIlt Primary Care GenetiCS Grand Rounds and a four -part workshop senes of case -ha.sed genetics teach tog session~ . lnformataon and expenence trom UB and the o ther partlctpant5mthe Geneh cs m Prunary Ca re inittaLJvt' wiiJ be used to develop a natton wide, lo ng-term faculty-development plan for incorporatmg ge-net ICS tnto pnmary-ca re teachmg and curriculum development . Members of the core t~am. 1n addition to Gebhard, and the1r dJ!' · c iplines are Jos eph Oc!ame!' Maldonado. fan1ily medKme; Janet Sunquest , general mternal medi Cine; Heather Kaufman, ped1atrKs. and Geo rg1rene Vladutlu . h10 · chem1cal genetics. Members of tht: extended facult' development team . m addat10n to Newberger. and thetr dtsctplines are Roseanne Berger. Dav1d Holmes, Judy Shtpengrover and Martin Mahoney, family meclicme; Man1u Ceylony, general mtemal medicine; Gail Goodman, p<diatrics, and RJ · chard Erbe , Laurie Sadler and Luther Robinson. genetics. .. Women M•ke t he Difference: l "momsm . A~.tiVt!>m and th<- Role o f Women" will be the- to p11. of the maugural Jama I Mont7 I el ture. to be presented at 4 p.m l)Lt 21. 10 the '-l("retnm~ Room of rht' Center for the Arts on the North Campus Labor-relations speoa hst J am~.t' Montz "-'Ill ddrver the lecture , "'tuch was estab lis hed 111 her hnnnr to eduL.l iC o ther' on the pnn oplcs of labo r management The lecture. whach wall be frt·e anJ o pt·n 10 the puhhl.i-" presented by the in st itute for Research and i:.ducat1on on Women and Lender !lR.EWti J and tht" Jam ce L. Mont7 Le1.1uresh 1p Fund A reception wdl follow the lecture Dunng th e lecture. Mont7 Will outlme how today "s generation t)l wnmen press for nght s and represe nt a u on on Elt:ctlon Oa,-, ,n othe-r poht 1ca l forum!i . 111 thc1r unum s and 10 soc1et\· at largt· Mor117 recenth· ret 1rtd after mort" than 10 vears a:. alabor-rdauon' "Pt'C iahst w1th Ne\' Y~> rk ~ lat e Llnned Teac he r~. ass1gned to l ln1kJ Umver!l lt V Profes.,o,,on .... the un1on that rcpreM:ntS' SUNY facull\ and prulessaonal -staff memhc:r" '-lht• hdpt>d members negotiate contra~,. tual nght.s and w;t~ Jn adVOLJ te 10 Lases regardmg employmtnt and promot ton. w1th dozen.., ol favorable dei..":IS&om for umon membt-r!i Montz I!I an act&\ ast for women . o;upportm g qualafied women fur d eoed (, ffi ct' Jnd orgamzm~ p rog.rams o n diVl'rSII' tn 1he wurk piJle !>t."xual hara~sment. t"duLatmn. tamdv v1olence and heahh ~are 1-nr turtht·r 1nformatu)n on the !\ tor111 lt>dure ... c~JI IRI-V..'(, Jt X~9 j4C:.J Classics schedules falllectpres Ancient Greek c::olonles In Sicily. Roman engtneerlll!t and m..n1 t une archaeo logv wdl he tht"' top iL!i ol \'JSHIOg leourt'' spomort>d th 1s !·all by the Department l'f ( ' l as~ !C.!> !'he first le..:turt·. "T he ArLh.teologv ot Lolun17.at 1on 1-thntl ldc:n tltv and An.::hac:nlogv 111 An~lt'nt ~ I C il Y.~ wtll take plate at 4 p.m . ()n 12 10 ."\28 M1llard Ftllmore ALadenm ( ' omple). 1n the Flhco tt t tim plex on the North Co~mpus T he talk, spo nso red bv tht' Park Professo rship 111 ( laSSIL)I, wtll he delivered bv Carla Alllona<.CIO. prolessor and chalf ol the- nepo~rt mtnt of ClaS.!> I(. .tl ~tudrc~ a1 Co nnecticut ·~ \Veslf:'van l lmversltv i·d1 tor o f tht• ~Jid World Ar..::haeologr Newslett er. Antona .. ~o.~o 's pnn nple areas of \tudv a re the Greek Iron Agc: and Archa1l pc:nod ... (;rn ·k hero cult . ..::olo nl z.at lon and laterature The se\:ond talk , "Beyond \ 'ttruv1us ," wdl be an Illustrated ledun on ea rh· Roman harbor engmeenng prow..::ts 1n the ea.!> te rn Med1 terrane-an . It w1ll take pla~..eat8 p.m Od l 8 1ntht• ~cree n 1ng Rcwm Room Ill of the Ce nter fo r the Art s on the North Campu~ T h e speaker \\' Ill bt• Robt'rl Ho hlfdder, professor of .t.nllt'llt ht, ton• and dass1cs a t the LlniVersltV of l:oloradn. Bouldt·r. and Jn un derwat er archaeologist ,md hastnnan of a nnent Rumt• f"he tall.. " ''II he spo nsored by the Western New York Chapter of th e Archaeolo~1 ca l Institute of America and the Park Professo rsh tp 111 t 'ktSSIO Ho hlfelder IS the author or ed itor o l five books and !t'-nres of .tr tides, rev1ews and abstraCt !i o n anCient manttm e hiSf(lrv. mannt' archat'ology and ancient num1smata cs. In thi s lecture, he will draw on the results ol has own excavatiOn,, as well as an ancient architectural manual, to explore how Ro m an harbor-builders overcame naturaJ and l<>g~s11caJ problems that would be daunting even for today's engineers. �UB muskologlst challenges both light and dark versions of classical c.o mposer -Yeo!\.,..,....,.. Gibbs writes Schubert ''antibiography'' of on- thropology II the Nllionll lJnO. vorslly of so_.. wll 'Pfok II the "Aaa ~~--.bog locllnsertes!Dbeholdfrom ,_, ID 1 p.m. lUedoy in 280 Plft Hal on the North c.mpus. y- wlldbcuss "Gender ond Migmjon i n - Asio. • Asio II Noon" Is spo<-.d by the AsiMI Studies Program. Fo< '"""' lnfonnotlon, all 6o4S-l474. . Worlishop to offer MOl strategies A foaolly~l-*" >hop entitled • Methods of Inquiry: Appllcollons lor Your Courses,"witlbeholdfrom 12:30-<1 p.m. Oct. 20 in S67 Copen Hill. North Compus. The woricshop wll be condUeled by kelly Ahunl. of the Methods oflnquOy progrom. •nd Suson Sdloplto, IO<TnO<poogramdRcto<. The imtructDn ... suggest prKticol octMtles for bculty rnemben of oil disdplines ID Indude in !heir courses lhot moy "'Pfllrr the critic:ol-llolnldng stratogles !ought ID stupents OS port of Methods oflnqtk. The woricshop Is spo<-.d by the Focully Senm, the ...,...,., TMChing ond t.e.,nlng Con1rnltW. o n d - Eliza- beth Qopoldl. Anj<>ne in-ed i n lng should respond by Oct. 13 1D ft.. Foculty Senole'OIIIce ot ~ .bulfolo .edu .> CEL to host telecast The Cont<rlor ~ , _ . . , in ..... Sd1ool of ,..,_.,...,will-.. the Bulfolo host lor the fifth annuol -Lessons in Leadefship Series," • fooWring Insights from some of the WOI1d's , _ inspiring leadtn. The ...m ... toke ploce Nov. 1S in the Hyatt Regency Bufllllo. Among t h e - who wiU appetr are Nobel Pelce Prize winner Nelson Mondola ond Mal1ho Slewort. choltmon ond CEO of Martha Stewort tMng Omnlmedia . Fo< furtlier lnfoonatioo aU 1-300-689-9771 . 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'"It was a difficult task thm, to weed through th< various all<ga- Or n=ly IWOcmtunes. th< "Uponlh<poslhumousdlSCOV<f)'of life and character of Fram hi.s malUre symphomes and sona· t1ons and .. first-hand"' accounts of Schubert, one of the" most tas.opereb. mas.ser-an astontshmg his life and ascertain what informa brillian1,accomplished and output," L1bbs says-Syhubert 's tion can be trusted and what aspopular of the European classiCal reputation as a stmple sor\g Meister sumptions can be drawn from ofcomposers, havt been variously :;:t:::;:::;-.:,..,.l!n 1m-inaccurate material,.. sketched in treacle and brimstone by Gibbs say>. one b1ographer after another. Among the con The Schubert thai <merged is one dwions he has drawn lS bu ndle of contradictions after an that Sc hubert was not other. This short, squal. b<sp<clded critically unknown or gemus of melody is variously re · unheralded in his life. ported lo have b«n charming. detime. Indeed, much of pressiV<.jolly.morbid.hard-working. the book is devoted to dissolute, lonely, surrounded by charting the course of friends, hcterosexua1, homosexual, Schubert's professional asexual-in short, history seems to car«"r as he sought ways have manufactured a FranzSchuben girt Clwtst..,.._ , ..... , . _ - •• to fame in Beethoven's Schubert's for every taste. Vimna Schub<rt's work rec:eiYed crttiul acd:Mfn. In a new, critically acclaimed bi was publicly ack.nowl ography of the compo~r. Christo<dged, ev<n if mostly in pher Gibbs, assistant professor of was r('Vised as if bf'prociamation. and around Vienna, and as his mort music and a Schubert scholar of in" It was embellished-wi thout maiUr< work becam< known, h< crrternational reputation, presents a far supporting evidmcr-into thai of an ·lainlywould """'b«n more more balanced and empathetic por- und<r-appreciated 'hc:avm-S<DI' clas- famous. popular and crititr3Jt of the man and his carett than Sical genius whose hundreds of com- cally acclaimed, a fael h< has been previously available. positions poured forth 'naturally,' may havt stnS<d as th< The book is "Th< lif< of which is 10 say, withoul effort." Gibbs mdofhislif<~n<ar. Schubert .. (Cambridge University says. adding thai tho« who longed Gibbs also mainPress. 2000). a concis<, hislorically to know more about him came to precise work wrinen in an elegant. project more and more of their own highl y readable style. II cartfull y ass umptions onto the composer, culls two c~ntu ries of anecdote and "cxmSiructing" a Schubc!rt thai had allegation to arrive at what a cri uc little in oommon with the original. composer's pen for TI•e Nt!W York Times has called short An example of this process. Gibbs gives ··an even-handed effon that deals m explains, was th< extraordinary influ- shrift to a straightforward manner with dis ~ <no: of Das Dreimiiderlluws." a 191 6 Schubert's tortions on both sides of the b10- Vi<nn= op<r<tta drawn from popu- mtdlectand graph1caJ aisle... ~r conceptions of the composer's.life diligence:. Because the prevailing postmor- and charael<r thai had b«n depieled "All hough tem persona of Schuben 1s a senti · m 'Schwammcrl." a b<si-S<Uing 1912 (hiS I musical gifts W<re obmental and romantic little " Prince novel about Schubert. vious early in life," Gibbs says. .. the ofSong:'Gibhssays hi s"isa darker, '"Both novel and musical pro- <Vidence: indicales thai he didn'l rely moted the popular, but d1stoned , on intuitive musicianship alone, but more emotio nally troubhng por tra it oft he composer than many ex - perception of Schubert as a simpl e, worked hard to hone his composi pected or want." charmingly wiSiful figure who, de- tional skills. in part, by studyi ng the .. Issues su rroundmg Schuber!"s spHe stunning musical g.ift·s, lived work of other composers, notably life have been difficult to n.'solve," o ut his short, rather dull, life in the Beethoven, whom he deeply ad l~ihbs explains, "beca use there as Austria n provinces," Gibbs says. mired ... lmle reliable historical documenta - "'The operett a was translated in to Good Schub<rt or bad Schub<rt? tion related to his life and to the many languages. frequent.ly pro - He was not the innocent some oChis physical and psychologocal circum· duced and hccame the bas1s for sev- ardent fans want him to be, but he stances 10 which he worked." eral popular films." doesn't stack up as the prince of Unlike ~orne other darkness. either. great composers. such , - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - . "Evideno:ofSchubert's occasional 3!1 Beethoven and heavy drinking comes from reliable Brahms. Schub<n doed contemporary souru:s and that was lal<r amplitied---<:>r defensively disyo un g. at age 31, in 1828 , hefore he had miss<d-in friends' m<moirs." Gibbs much of an aud ience claims. H< mainlains thai th<com-poS<f's ouU1de Btedermeie r brighl, mgaging side S«<TlS 10 have Vienna. coexisted with a morbid d<pres.sive At the tim e of h 1s asp<et, a d«p spiritual S<llSe--aldeath. he was known though nol religious orthodoxyprincipa iJy for having and profound loneliness coupled S<t hundr<ds G<rmany's with a craving for intimacy. Th<S< moSI b<autiful and brilblog......., offon • mon ...._.ed . - o f contradictions, Gibbs says. are reliant poems to music. the enlgnMtk musk.. genius. H<Cied in his music. on< of th< things ther<by raising the Ger"lbis romanticized Schub<rt lived thai makes il so moving. man song or lied to an artistic levcl .. It is intriguing to see how some that n('Ver has been surpassed. on in th< public imagination through Many of Schubert's finest works, the !940s."Gibbssays. "although mu- in his circle fell thai Schub<rt had a unpub~shed and never p<rformed. sicians and scholars"""' long known ·dual nature,' poss6Sed 'a black languished in trunks and cupboards that there was much more to him winged d<mon of sorrow and melancholy,' was a ' hedonist' who i n ~ for years after his death, unknown than the romantic ~ion allowed "Revisionist examinations were duJged in 'sensual living,'"' Gibbs e-ven to fami ly and friends. Unlike many of his contem porar- long overdue by then and we now says. ·A nocenl biograph<r, Elizabeth have specu lations about Schubert's Jl-s., Schubert se.ldom traveled and Norman McKay, claims Schub<rt ldt behind few leners, a few diary excesses. neuroses and possible howas mildly manic-depressive, but pages. no essays or critical writings. mosexuality. "'They no doubl conlain a good wh<ther or nol thai was truc."Gibbs com pounding the evidentiary difficulty. As a result, popular conc<p- deal more 1ruth than lh< past S<Dti- says. "stark oontrasts of mood are t.ions of Schubert the man and com· m<nlal imag<S," Gibbs writ<S. "still, found in his most significan1 letters. poser wert constructed long aflcr his som< of th<S< ~thai threalen to which oft<n juxtapose lam<niS of death from scanem:l recollections lxrome a neworthoda:ly rest on my 'misery' with buoyant lalkoffri<nds. F ....... _.., .. _ ..,..._In"'-"",_ musical ~fe and compooing." Whil< it has b«n suggested .a.where thai Schub<rt mor'"""' b«n homosaual, Gibbs finds little coocrete evidence to support a claim, although h< da<s nol dismiss th< possibility. "It is true that Schubert's life is missing 00,., and oxlurins relation ships with wom<n." Gibbs s3ys. bu1 h< poinu ou1 thai h< was ill with th< primary symp10ms of syphilis early in his 20s and th< naiUr< of his illn<SS and his conlinu<d ill-health would hav. rmd=d him unaca:pt abl< for courtship and marriag<. "Wh<n no1 composing. he sp<nl most of his time in the company of mm, but that wasn't unusual among young m<n ofhis.era,"h< say>. "Biographical allusions 10 his S<D sualiry and hedonism-including allegations of his invoiv<ment·with prostitu~< 1anlalizing." Gibbs says. "bu1 they lack specificity. Th< =· wildcsl claims 10 <m<rgc in years. thai Schub<rt was aped a nd that he smoked opium, sim- ply cannol b< suppor1ed by the historical evidenct." In the end. Schuben-loverscan b< gral<ful 10 Gibbs for having teased out the !angled skeins from which the composer's co mp~ c:lled legends have been woven. Musicologists may never arrive at an agreed-upon , definitive Schuber1. Gibbs' portrait illumo · nates not only many faulty assumptions. but also the reasons for them. Having «filed "Th< Cambridge Companion to Schubert " (Cam bridge, 1997) and strved as musi· cological direclor of the acclaimed Schub<rliad< a1 N<W York City's 92nd Sl:r«<O Y, th< Schub<rt Festival al Camegi< Hall in 1997 and 1he Bard Music Festival in 2000, theau thQr knows wh<reof h< speaks. An active and award-winning critic. lecturer and program anno- lalor, Gibbs' curr<nl project. a book on Beethoven and Schubert and thei r connections in and around death, giv<s him furth<r ckpth as a critic and biographer of one of his favorite composers. H<wrii<S for many scholarly and general-intera t publications, in · elud ing 19th Centur y Musi c, Schub<rt durch di< Brill<. Culm11 Musicology. Th< Op<ra Quarterly and Journal of the Arnold Schomberg lnstitul<. .. We may never know any more aboul Schub<rt than we know now." he admits. "and we can only marvel a1 how Schub<rt and his music haV< generated so many interpretations and accommodated such a variety of appropriations ove.r time." .. Instead of reg retting thai we know so ~ttl< and so.lh<r<for<, haV< invmted so mudt,.. Gibbs suggests.. "we migh1 rath<r cd<brat< th<rang< and <mationald<pth thai Schub<rt's art <ncompasscs. th< breadth of r<spon.se and interpretation it evokes and thai givtS such div<n< feelings of pain and pl<aSUre." �October UIDIN!i 32.18.7 Baldy Center marks 25th m Program noted for interdisciplinary study of legaL social issues By MAllY KTH SPINA News Servk.es Editor T HE Baldy Cmt<r for Law and Social Policy, which began at the UB law . School as a program in the law and social sciences., is celebrating its 25th anniversary as one of tht top academic institutions internationally rtoognized for interdisciplinary study of law and legal institutions. Fueled by a bequest from Ouistoph<r Baldy. a 1910 UB law graduate and prominent Buffalo attorney, the CC"nter's activities are geared to adapt to theever-dtangingdynamicsoflaw and society here and abroad. "Our activities make us more VIS· 1ble th roughout th e country and around the world and help us to draw outstanding students and fa cuJry members to our campus," says ce nter d1rector and law professor DaVId M. Engd. "Today. the program at UB is mentioned in the same broth with programs at Berkeley, Wisconsin, N{'W York University and Oxford." The broad outline of an interdisci plinary program took root under then law -school dean Richard D. Schwartz. becoming the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy in 1978 under the deanship of Thomas E. Ht..drick, SUNY Distinguished Scrv~ee Professor. Barry B. Boyer, pro fCSM>r of law, served as director for 14 )'ears befort.• becommg law school dean in 1992. Today, the center prov1des a fn rum for more than I 00 affiliated UB faculty members and interested stu dents to discuss and coUaborate on "'"'--arch dealing with legal and social issues here and abroad. Interest!. and ex pe r tise inte rsec t through mOre than a dozen disciplines in the Law School, School of Social Work, School of Management. College of Ans '!nd Sciences and the Librarie, The Baldy Center sponsors fa c ulty -level sociolegal research , lectures an d instruction within five broad research p rograms: • Children, Families and the Law. Members of th is p rogram explore how law and policy deal with children as legal subjCCU, victim~, witnesses and as p<rpetrato" of 11legal acts. Studies have addressed such topics as parental and medical perceptions of child abuse, the veracity and credibility of child witnesses in legal proceedings. prosecution of child abuse homicides, child protective services P"'; assing of cases, and adoi<SCCrtt delinquency and substanc< abuse. The program is directed by Murray I.Lvinc,SUNY Distinguished Scrvt« Prof<SSOr in the D<partment of Psy chology, and Susan Mangold, a.<;SOCl auo professor of law. • Community and Identi ty. Re search in this program investigates the processes of law and social change that operate within commu · nities to include some persons and groups while excluding others. It examines the role of law in creating norms or perceptions through which groups attempt to define themselves as do minant and others as subordi nate or deviant. It also examines the capacity of law to transform orr~ these processes o f exclusion and subo rdinatio n. St udies in this program have focused on such groups as the poor, racial and ethnic minorities. persons with disabilities. prisoners, women in the labor movement and th~ iob market, the working classes gener ~ ally and the dderly. The program is directed by a steering committee that includes Meghan Cop<, assistant professor of georgraphy; David Gerber, professor of history; Bruce Jockson. SUNY Distinguished Prof<SSOr in the Department of English. and Frank Munger, professor oflaw. • Gender, Law and Social Polocy. .RcseaJ-ch in this program explores the Intersections of legal, social and political constructions of gender and gender· rclatcd issues. One group of st udies addresses issues related to re productive rights, such as I{"(('~ mterpretations of reproduaive injury and pain (DES litigation),abortion-rights activism and reproductivf' technology. A second groupaddrt~ issuL~ related to \YQmen of color, su~h .b African · Amenca n womt.•n m th e military and public- mtcrest advocacv for women of color. A th1rd group explores women's partic1pallon ul lht· paJd labor force and the ISSue-. the1r pa rti ci pation has raised for policymokers. judges. arbitrator.; and union act ivists. A fourth group 1!'1 engaged m commumty -hascd re search o n various issues rda tmg to violence against women. The program is direCled by law prof~or Lucinda Finl ey. •International and Comparative Legal Studies. The Program on In temational and Comparativ< Legal Studies fosters and mcourages inter- disciplinary research and scholar.;hip 1n the rapidly apandmg fields of on Research 10 this program explore:. the purpose of government and th e policy methods chosen to unplemcnt .social goals. Several members are 111 terested in the politica.J economy and political philosophy of the welfore 0~ state. Other members are mterested in ,organization theory as applied to regulation. Examples of cu rrent re search projects include a philosoph• · caJ inquiry mto the justificauon o( progressive taxation and i~ relation to collective decisiOn-making. and an examination of changes in U.S. work· l·em101:.t Ma,orlt \' l oundJ IIon Women and t,1rb 111 !-.port!! page <http:/ / www.fem-lnlst .org / g•te. w•y/ sp _execl.html > posts a 1!.)1 ol lmernet Resources with a femm1.st r.;lant And don't he put nffby the lttUrnJII\IIl ·· r ook~ of Sport' for Wnmcn ~.om ' http J/ www.sport sforwo men . com / content • / lndex . htm l> It t.nntalll.!> not ers' compensation systems. Program co-dir<cto" are Martha McCiusk<v. 01 ymp'cs I 2 0 0 0 only the late.st headline!>. hut .tl:.n J Lhat room, arl!dt!o on tram1ng_. and top se llm g honks Popular Ill'"'' .. JnJ !o lllrl <."' .trt· rt.·prL"!'Il'nteJ " 'lth unhne ~·t'n1nn' 111 two d<1:.:. 1 ~ pnn1 puhl!t..diHifh 1 \'\ omen 's ~porh & htnt'" · http :/ / www . ph ys . c om / w s f / home . html > anJ \porh lllu<iitratt·J lc11 \'\ 'nmen •' http :/ / sportslllustr• ted .cnn.com / slforwomen / lndex .htm l o\nd 11 vou stdl haven 't had vour filii)! W(ln1<.~ n\ ~rort!'l , dll the nl.JJor n(·"' m·twork:. feature the latc~t updatt' ' · ho"·t.'\t.'f. < H"' \port!'lhnt' ... on\ · http:// cbs .s portsUn e. com / u / wome n / ~ and t>-: I·H "ip(•rt ' , http : I / hom e . nbcLcom / m• ln / c hann e l /lte m / 0 , 4 , 6724,00.htm1 7st.sn.sr.0 .6724 ' hoth ha\t' Jirt~( IIH\ pagt·' "tth lmk!'l to otht•t \\'eb ~I I<.'' on tht• tupll - Sue Neumeist e r a nd Lori Wld.dnskl, Umvrr)lfY l•brWif"\ BrieBy I York State Death Penalty and "( .ol laborat1ve Interventions m t-amih Violence t :a.ses m Westt.'TTl Nc:-w York." The center 's thn.·t·-memhc-r. hill ume staff ts headed by asscx:.ate d1 rector Laura Mangan Sign Post The first of several "gateway" signs-part of the S2.5 million program to improve signage on both campuses-----is under construction at the Webster Entrance to the North Campus. Women's Sports on the Web Eil The Sydney Olympics celebrated th(' centenary of women ·~ par 11upa11un 10 the modern game!) Wh1lt• onlv o n~ - th1rd of all alhlete~ .11 the game.; were women , their strong presence was a welcome :.1gh1 and a rdln.t10n of the growmg populant) of women 's spo rt ., About ... om g:u1dt' Kare-n I (,ould hc1!'1 a n e.;sav on l)h'mpl c wome-n w1th .. 1-amou!l I 1r\h .. .md " f-un ( and not ·S<l fun ) F-acts" <http:// womenslssue s.•bout .com/ llbr•ry / weekly I u082J00a .htm Now that the- ~arne-\ dft' over. the Web IS full of mfo rmau ve SIIC\ 111 'J..eep tntert.''i l 1n womt.•n\ <iport:. at an all -t1me h1gh '-tpeak1ng ul AhouL ... cHn. '" ',port!. and Women page ..- http:/ I womensl u ue s . • bout . co m / newslssue s / wom e ns lss ue s / c s / sport s / lndex .h t m · h'l\ hn~.) tn d w1dr vanetv of women., ~porh 1!-o .. ue~o lwm "\\omen . lntu rlt'' and lra1nlflg:" to '" Anna Kourml-..o\ d ( owr O.,wrv .. \'\\-\'\\omen re.J ... hlll~ women . whiLh hdb 1t~lf a"" I ht Pn:m1t: 1 \ear.._h f>lrl'dun lor \-\'omt'n Online·· pre~enh on lh "Wo mt·n, '-lporh ·· pd~l' • http :/ / wwwomen .c om / cat e g o r y / sports l .htm l • J l1~t c1f1nJt\ 1duc1l ~port .. thJtlead .. lt) extt·n<il\t' J1 n:ctonn w1th1n e.Jth 'P~'rt l-or a J tffrrt'nl approalh to the trad!lumal h.;t ol lnt crnt'llollt''· I ht' ternational and comparative law Members of thLS prugram LOndu<.1 research on the na11onal ..md transnauonal ar~ where Ja.,.. and policy impact c:.-ach other to g,enera tt social phenomena and praruco. t .o directors of the program are {.laudt' f_ Welch, SUNY DJSunguJShed Ser vice Professor m lhe Depan mcnt ol Political Saenet>. and law prof{'S.',( 'r Makau Mutua. • Regulallon and Pubi!L P(ll!n assoc iate professo r of law : and Govind Hariharan. assistant profcs sor of finance and managt.·naJ reo norrucs. Although it does not drrectly lund research projects, the center prn v1des seed money for selected pro posals from affiliated fa cultr and fun~ suppon serv1ces for studenl research asstscams. and rcsean:h n· lated travel and other expen5e"ii It regula rl )' pub!Jshcs tht· " Bald' Bulletm," whKh ltst!. news llt.' m!->. and upcommg ccn tt.·r: spon~(lred rvenh and activttles. The center \ "Workmg Papc.·r \c u es" publisht.•:. result!. of l,tlUit\ members' research. Tht• cen ter al!'l(' serves as the home for l.1~w & Polin , Jn mterdisciphnarv ltturn.ll ol Ia'' and socml sctl'I'ILt.' Each fall. tht· Short t .(lurse \ent..., •s taught hr distmg:Uished Vl!'llhJr' who have included two amha:.!h1 dors to the Um tcd Nc1t1on.s ,md nne nf the most mflucnt1al authort ll t'' on wome-n and the law Conferen~ also havr bct...n 'pon sored on "Povert y, Low-Wage Lahor and 5<x:ial Retrenchment."'"Jbe Nt'W 5 1 CCSIT to present lecture D•vld Hakken, prof essor of dllthrupo lo~v anJ ~l(.llllog\ .mJ Jtrt.'l 111r ol tht.· Poll("\< .entc:.•r .11 thl· \l 'i':Y ln :.III UH' nl Tnhnolo~\ .lt l 'tiL.I Rtllllt', \\'Ill d!MU:.-'> "Prohlt:m.Jtl71ng · ~no.,..• k·J~t· ~OI.tt.•tv · '\n l·thJ ut gr.Jph• ... Appn)alh to 1\.nt)W!t.·dgt> Te..:hnologie 111 (lrganii..11Htlh.' .J/4 p m tnmorrm' 111 210 \tudt'nl l'mon on tht• Nor1h \·.JilljHI' l'ht' lt·~ture Ill .; pon:.ornl b\ l r111 ... al dnd Lultural \tud lt'"' til In formatiOn lt.·..:hnologv ( < ( \ I I \. It "''Ill he preu:dt.·d bv .tn •nh,rm.tl rt.'t.Cptlun begmnmg ,u \ JO p m ·· 1\.nowledgt'" re~.e-nth h.1~ li~urt~d more prommenth 111 popular .Jnd at."aderm ... ta lk Jhout t urrt.·nt sot."tallorm~ .md thl"tr future . .t:. 111 phra:.t':. hk.e " Knn"'ll"dge ~ouet\' .. or the talk ahout an orgamzatum' knowledgt• as 11 :-. ..:h1el clSst:t or " mlelledual t"ap!tal " Hillen sav~ that 11 IS no t a1 all clear whtLh aspect!. ol 1he k.nn.,..•l t•dg.e/sooety rdat1omh1p, tl any, actuallv drL~ (hangmg sub:.tJnt1alh . hut th.lt fidd research 111 o rgam 7at!Oillo attemptmg to "t' ngmet.·r ·· 111 " manage·· knowledge w1th mformat1on lrt.hnolog•e-~ offer r.; uh:.tan 11al prorm:.e of helpu1g us figure 11 o ut In th •.o; presentation. he will d!)LUS!'I hn"" he JpproaLheJ th<.· :.tuJ\ ~) f knowledge a~ an ethnographer . .J.l> well some ol tht• •m pht..JIItm' ol h1 :. t.urrent studtes of k.nowl"dge networkmg m orgam1at1on' IIJkkt.-n reLentlv wJ:. named th e fi r.st rt't..1p1en1 of tht• Af1lt'fi1.Jil Anthro ptll oglt."al As.:.ocmt •o n \ lextor Pr11e lor ~- x .. dle-nLt'ln o\nt1.._1 pat orr Ant hropology. htr h1.., book "t vhorg:-.(!.1 ~.- vht>rspau· } An t th no~rapher Lool..s to the 1-uturt· " Ht:-. h.b ll. a·searlh m...JuJe, tht' '1u~.h ol da ... s and ..:ump utm g Ill Shefficld.l-nglanJ .•mJ mmpar<~ll\'t' \tuJ\ tll th<-· ... ultural~.onstnl..:tlon nl ttm1pu1m~ 111 'l'ver.ll 'i.Jord1l ~11un tflt'lo, whtlt• h1:. appl1 ed Wt.H~ 1:. to... ust•d \lll lnlnrmalulll tt·.. hnt,ltl~\ 'lldal .serv~t.:(' and d1:.ah1hty 1n tht• Unu c:.·d ~taCt"' lie rs the reup•ent ol St'\'l' ral National ~nl'nLt' htunJathln gr ,tnt' mdudmg one:.· for h1 s <.· urrt•nt reflex1ve prott"d nil mtt·rndttt..tn.tl knowledge networkmg among ethnov.rapht.•r, ~tuJvm~ ,,r~an11.1 uunal knowledge netwo rkmg !·o r more tnfo rmatton on the ledUrl- . llllll.t..t tl.m~ lin,mlt'\ .ll M S 2155 or < h bro ml ey@bu ffalo.edu ~ �Ott*r~2111/Va1. 31.11.7 6 Repadaa loeb and door V1t"Wt:n. c - t . _ polkla concernl•g l•w enforce- -· - l n g with St.telocal p o k e - - the .... c:oura,.,..nt of .ccur•te of .. crimes to c:ampus pollc:e o - _..,..tate ~ l k • - ' " <· ..a.-..,. ..." ... .. ~ 41 ... • hght "" tel< · Of T ill\ rt.1Jort u filed as rl' Lllllrrd hv the fed cral''C :nmC"Aware n~.mdt...ml pUS~-untvAd,' ' ' ht.·rt"after rderrt."'CJ to a~ the whiCh ""'a." 1 ..tmpw .)afm· At..1) l.~t :unemkt.l1n 1998.lhe pur thu report u to pruv•dc- po~· ol ''u' faculrv. staff and studenb "'lth Lampu.!J s.tfcty tnforma - tlun mcludmg. tT une ~ta l l5IIC5 .md p nll..t:du r~ to follow to rt" fllln acnme. The annual report Cl l' repared hy thl" l)epanmen1 ol Public ~afety and ts ele,;trul llcally available at <http:/ / www . p u b l l c ••fety.buff•lo.edu >. Any pho ne s o r a c.mpus payphone by dialing • 2222. both of wh1ch imm<· d1atdy connect the caller with Umverslly Pohce"s dispatch offa.e Thts office o perates 24 houn a day, seven days a week .md dispatches patrols to fire .tnd medacal emergency calls and to reporu of criminal acuvuy. Memht· r ~ of the ca mpus co mmun1ty can also report t. nmanal mc1dents to the folloWlng offices whach will fa .., \nate Lhe reporting of crime: O{fic. of Sruderu Lrf.: b45· bl25. OlficeofResrdwct Life: MS -1 174, U11 iv~rs iry Coun - qut!Stlons regardmg this rqx>rt st'itng Cemer: 645-2720.Stu- ..houkJ he directed to the Dl tlt•rtr A/fatrs: 645 -2982. Stu - n."t.1or o f Unrvcrs1ty Police, at fi1sse ll Hall. or bv telephone 1716 1645· 22.10. . ThiS report focuses on Um - \ rrs 1ty prog rams, propert1~ anJ facihttt:~ owned or con tm\led by the Ull!vers •ty. UB h.1.~ ~ mpuses loca ted withm the 1 ~ try of Buffalo and To wn ' '' Amhen;:t , a nd each muma - p.di ty has law enforcement o..~gc:nc•o and mamtams LTime -.ta tiStJcs. t--or mformauon o n -...lletv and cnme m the loc.aJ ~oo mmumNe!l , co ntact L'm \'t: rstty PoliCe. t<.onsult the " \rv mg Off-Ld mpu s .. hro .. hurt' produ ce d hy Co m muter Serv •(e!>-O ffi ce of '-ltudent Adtv tl iC!> an d the Persona l Safcrv <:Ommtttcc ). flu." Umvt:r.iiiYIS concernt-d ..1hout crim e in the community ,md work... with local law enlon.:ement agena(S 111 Lhe 111 vo11gat1on of Lntlles and the promouon of safety-awareness pmgrams aimt>d at reducing the number of incidenLS. Current c:ampus potktes , . goordlngfor -'• dillies reporting crlm~ nAI Ktions or other emer- gencies occurrtng on c:•mpus and the ..,stltutlon's ,.._ sponse to such reports.. dent Health Ce t~t er: 829 .B 16, O mbudsman Office: 645-6 154, Director of Athletrcs · b45 -J954 . Please note that Vlctims and \VI tnesscs may repon a crime o n a vo luntary and confiden tial bas ts b y filing ctther a proxy report o r a Silent Witness report. Wilhout compro-mising the v1ctim's confidenuality. a proxy rq>art can alert the campus to Lhe fa ct Lhat an anctdent has occurred and can assiSt Universtt)' Police m detc.•ctlng patterns {and prcvent mg futu rt' assaults). lt may be subm1tted online at <http:/ / www ub I udlc l•ry. buff •lo . edu / protocol.shtml>. Silent Witnt'SS 1s a program th at all ows for th e ano ny m o us s ubmi ss ion of s us pected criminal activity that occ urs on etther the Matn Stre~t o r Amherst Campuses. A Silent Witness rcpor1 may be filed online at <http: / I www . p u b l l c s•fety _buff •I o . ed u / sllentwltnesuhtml>. Current c:•mpus policies c:onc:ernlng iea.rfty ..xl K to campus fedlttles IM'Id -_.....reporting (i) Univcnity PoliceOf!ic= have full poli« starus and the statr authority to mfora and mvestigate violations of all laws and regulations. The Depart. mcnt is in dailymntact with the City of -Buffalo and Town of Amherst policr departments. the Erie County Sheriff's Of. fice and the New York State Police. The D<partment maintains 24-hour-a-day radio and t<letyp< contact with area law D<partmen~s dispatcher from any campus tdq>honc at2222 Crimes and ~cs can also be reported by using on< of the campu«<s' 29 "blue rior doors are controlled through • card rtadcr syslm1 and I"OOim provided with = org•nb.•tlons. ll•dudlng --~ ~- ..... 7 share responsibility for their own security and th(! security, of o thers. Jnduded is a de"-· scription of c:rinx pmrention programs available on earn· pus. Univrnity Polia:Offia:rs conduct crime prt'Vt'ntion and awa reness programs for the cam pus encouraging merri'ber.; of the community to take responsibility fo r their own safety. They present safety videos; distnbute printed mate- rials; discuss safety topics with s tud ent , facult y. and staff groups; publish safety alerts. and participate in campuswide safety events. The campus has an active crime prevention and safety· awareness progr.un. Univmity Police Officers conduct a series of campus programs on topics related to sexual assault, self. defens<. personal safety. and general crime pmrention. Pre· smtations are made in the residence: halls. at employ<:<: and student orientation programs. Safe t y C ommittee, which co nducts facilities audi t s Member> of the academic student gwdebooks, distnbLuon of a p<r><>nal safety brochu~ a sexual assault pr<V<n· _..... ... ..,ua-. -doll)o_......,..,~ pwtldpMing In - students and employees to North Campus (Bissell Hall ) community and visitors to Lhe campw are encouraged to report c rimes to th e en tation programmmg on campus. which mdude secunty mformation m printed engaged in by off-campus students and student organi· zations. The campus partici· pates in neighborhood advi· sory boards to monitor stu· dent activity in the am~ surrounding the South Campus. and priKtk:u. These programs encourage campus activity fairs. and for versity Police directly. Most campus fucilitics are open to thepublicunderc:xist· ing campus policies, with the aa-ption of residence areas, which """ limited to rcsidmts and guests. All rcsidmtial ...... the-.....---_ of _ loul _ _, lng _ through pollee •19- campw bargaining units. To make arrange ments for a group presentation, call Uni- iden tifies and corrects deficie ncies . Campus commu nity members with security concerns should contact Uni- CAmpou polky concenolng local community law <n· forcemcnt agencies arc enco ~ to monitor and r<· spond to criminal activities C•mpus progr•ms de to lnfonn s-onts ond employees.-.: campus security procedures ....- . - · - MCUrity consldentlomlnthetenance of campus fec:Wtles. from a safety p<rspective and cunty-rdated printed maten- ili. Student Ufe conducts on- ;::.:r-ca-•-...., (i i) In poster>, media publicity,and manybrod\UrCS (in· duding th< "Safety Aware· ness," "'Living Off Campus." and"PrevmtingAajuaintlner Rap<" brochures), members of thecampusc:ommunity= dir<cted to dial 2222 on campus and 911 off campus to r<· por1 crimes or in the ~t of any criminal, medical or fire emergency. T he University Police is the University's law enforcement agency, with an offitt" on the The campus has a Personal lion brodlure.and rdated presentations on these topics. Th< presentations an: conducted by Student Activities, lJniv<r. sity Polt~ the Univcnity Counseling Center. enforcm>ent 3j!mCics. CtSJ a nd a sub -s ta ti on o n the So uth Ca mpu s (C lement Hall ) to facilitate the reportmg. prevention , and investigation of criminal act ivities and to provide for promp t ~ ­ spo n~ to other emergencies. nty prognms for students an: offered by R<:sidmoe llir and Student life offices. Rtstdcn· tial sru«nts dikuss safety issues at mandatory Boor mttt'"8' and are pt"OVJded with«· vcnity Potier directly. Worma· lion about Univmity Police is also available o n the internet at < http:/ / www. publlc ..tety.bufflolo.....>. The Ca mpus Perso nal Safety Task Force prepares an annual report on campus ~­ curity for review. The task force, chaired by the Director of Univ<rsity Police, conducts open forums . distributes printed information, conducts biannual lightiog audits, and arranges for appropriate campus sakty-rdated signage. lnadditiol_l,~ands<cu· Note: 1. 1997 and 1998 totals did not require the separate reporting of incident5 in midence halls, in or on 1 non-campus building/propet't)'. or on pubfk. property. 2. The .. On Campus• categof)' indudes aH on-campus lnddenu, including those listed under •tn restdence halls." These ategories represent a dupnauon and are not cumulative. " Definitions to above: Residmct holl.s-hxJude all ~e halls and apirtmenU owned and/or opet'ilted by the University at Buffiilo. Non<omp<n building/property-The>< •~ BethunO HaM, Darwin Martin House. Andeooo Gallery, Flkldnge< Apartments, the Prosidtnrs mldonce, Butler Mansion, the Reg;onallnstiMo "" Addiction, and Baird ResN.rch Part. On Public /'ropffl)'-StrMts, sidow•lks, ond parting lots odjacontto compus. --c_.(-t_.) bordo< the compus: Main Stroetto llailoy Avonuo to W I Avenue bKk to MM1 Street. c _ . (llertlt c_.) The following Town ol Amhont ,_.,.. bordo< the ampus: Millonport HighWay to Maplo Rood to S-.t Homo Rood to Elicott Croel< bodt to~~· The following Bulfolo - �OctD!Jer ~ 2101/W. 31. Ia 7 7 Plagiarism ~oot~all ~,_ ,... , eral, student< go to the student judiciary, they l!laU a big fuss and the faculty member never comes out OK," she said, adding that she has redesigned h..- course "so I didn't run the risk of having plagiarized material off..-ed to me." Black said that the majority of plagiarism caS<S are handled directly by instructors in their classrooms, and th~ outcomes are not questioned, challenged or appealed But this method of handling these situations results in a .. lack of central reporting." so then: is tittle sense ofthe extent of the problem and indi vidual instructors' responses to it, he added. Black stressed that several years ago. UB adopted a statement on academic inttgrity, and there are .. very definitive" academic dishonesty policies, proadures and committees at the undergraduat<, graduate and professional-school levels. When there is a challenge to an mstructor's decision regarding a~ of cheating, and on those rare instances when there is a recommendation that the sanction extend be- yond the dassroo~uch as the menu. One of the reasons that th•~ marking of a t:rarucript (grade of"F" kind of Intern~ paper ffidl ~ ~ po., due to academic dishonesty), sus- sible is that a lot of faculry membtro• pension or expulsion from the uni - gjve boilerplate assagnments," such ...-sity, "these matters tnOVe into an- as asking students to dlSCUSS thC' role other level of review ... an acadrnuc of nature in Wordswonh 's portry. or review within undergradua te, discuss the ongins of World War I gradual< or professional education," from a Marxist perspect1vt . "To give a paper top•c hkc that he said. N"ma Kaars. assistant vi~ provost you·~ actually just mv1tmg the stu for undergraduate education, said dents to go out and find lot s of that SUNY counsd has advised the sampltS that have been wntten on university to be" careful to follow much of the same top1cs. Gsve verv proadures in these cases. In such specific assignments ... if ynur as5'8"· cases where students decide to sue a menu are specific. it's highly unlik<lv university, the coun for the most that you're going to find that manv part will side with the university if papers out there that you can borrow it has foUowed its published policies, from. If 6tculty are more creative and nlOI"r i.nvolvtd in the process of giVshe added She suggesttd that the Faculty ing assignments., (we ) can aUev1ate this (cheating) to some extenL• Senate encourage departments to Willbern noted that Rick F<ero. ru... their faculty membm include the university's statement on aca- an instructor in the Composition demic integrity in their cou= syl- · Program in the Department of Enlabi. "It's a verjgnod idea to put stu- glish, has developed a Web site dedent< on al..-.: she said. voted to plagiarism. Feero wiU ,give CllarlesSmith,associat<professor a workshop on his Web site and the of music, recommended that the issue of plagiarism. and conduct a senate encourage faculty membm demonstration of the Eve software '"to be more creative in their assign- at noon on Nov. 27 m the ETC US took on the best ., the 1"'\td..Amenan Conference on Saa.JnDy ~ ~ rt took Marshal ~·l best m dae:at me tucrY BuMs. In the u:cond hatf, the: T'hundenn& He:n:t (2-l. 1..0 1n the MAC) had to putl out ru ~A" pme to pull 'Wnf from a 17-14 haHtime: lad and but U8. 47- 14. befoA 29,019 bns In MarshaJI SadA.m Quan.etttack Byron LAftwM:h complete:ct 254-36 passes for a aneer-..t\t#l 372 yard:l and dlrft touChdowns as the Thunde:rin& Herd tHw open 111 dou game bte In the fhlrd quarter The Herd took control of the game With rwro touChdowns 1t1 a ~ penod b.te In me tturd quarter- Marshall d~ SS pnis on """ptay.!D ...... )I-I< lead On the fii"'R pby d U8i next pos.s.es.sM:II' AII-Amona ~"'Danny Domcaa ~. P"-" by Joe Freedy and f"'eWmed it IIIU the wry to the UB d'w'ee-yard line.. Two pbyl bter.LeftwKh hit Urlle:f"Wuhtngton WTth 111 three-yard score d'gt ended UB's kopes ;and m~~de: It )8.14 on ! .,. Mal pby al .,. '"''" qua.-UB ( I ..... 1-1) had 111 chance to get back in the pme ., the fourth quarter, but t'ooiiO pbylwmmed up me u:cond haH. jt.nior l~cker Duane Wllliaml lnterupted 111 Leftwich pus and ~turned 1t 53 yards to the Manhall frve-yard hne befor-e beln& sttipp<d al !he ball. whkh roled thf'OUih the end zone for a touehbKk.~r- ManhaJI COt 111e ball back.~ quaneroack Steve GaJbni'Ctl hit Wuhington on a 9()..yv'd pass for a muchdown on a lhird-an<!-20 pby ~OCCBf Security Report MEN' S Law enforcement personnel and community leaders an invited to meet annuaUy with student organization leadership, particularly the campw fraternities and sororities. Studenu are advised if they are apprehended for a violation of a law it is the Univnsity's position not to request or agret' ro special consideration based on student status. Stu· dents who violate a local ordinana or any law risk the legal penalties prescribed by civil authorities. Description of any drug or alcollol abuse education programs and current campus polici~ on: • possession, use, and sale of al coholic beverages Cl mforcrment of state underage drinking laws • possession. use, and sale of illegal drugs • enforcement of federal and state drug laws The campus complies with state laws regarding the poss<SSion, sale. and consumplion of alcohol and illegal drugs. All studcnu are provided with an annual Drug Free Schools and Community Act compliance statement, which details campus policies, treaunent and counseling programs, and education dfurts. Faculty and staff members reaive tl=us statement and the campus Drug Free Workplace Policy. For additional cop1es of these polici.,;. contact Student Affairs (S4l Ca~n Hall) or Personnel Serv1ct..~ ( 108 Crofts Hall). Current campus policy with re gard to sexual as.PtUtu. The University conducts a num ber of training and information pro- grams to familiar\ze faculty, staff. and students with the procedures to follow shouJd a sexual assault occu r. Programs are conducted by University Police, University Health Services. University Residence Halls. tht• Office of Student Activities, and by st udent groups including the Anll Rape Task Force and the Sexualit y Education Cente.r. Resident studenL'i attend mandatory floor meetings o n this topic, which is also addressed in the University's orientation sessions. Information concerning the University's sexual assault protocol and prevention are available in a nu mMr of University b rochures, which receive wide distribution on campus. The~ is also a recorded sexual assault information tine (6453411 ), for information on action to take in the event of a sexual assault, options in reporting (including anonymous, confidential proxy and Silent Witness reporting). and resources available to a victim. The victim of a sexual assauh tS notified of available counseling, mental health. and other services. both on campus and in the commu nity. He or she is also notified of the importancr of preserving evidence for proof of a criminal offence. The University advises the victim of his or her righu to notify law enforcement authorities and th e University's wiUingness to assist tn such a notification. University Police and the University Health Services will provide a Crisis Serv1ces Sexual Assault Advocate for the vLC • tim and femaJe officers are avaiJablc to assist at all times. Students a« notified that v1ct1ms have the right to change the1r aca demic and living situations and will be assisted in doing so if they choose If victims wish to press charges. the University will arrest and charge the accused offender on cam pus. that may indicat< a potential threat to other student< or employees. University Police publishes a weekly listing of crime on campus that details the date, time, location, and offense of all campus criminal incidents. The Listing is circulated to campus offices and is summariz.t.d wttk..ly ln the student newspaper. US dropped its second scra.gt>t MAC game. ""'"' J.() at H.nhaJI. tt wu a scoreless first haf and boch tarm buded most d the seccnd hal wOt-cut ~The 1l-undorirc Herd p tam ., d>e second hal(~ In the final 17 rni'u:.esand~ the8uls txlfUSl t'oo!IOshoal"'ltle half UB I, C entral Hlchlpn 0 UB l, Eastern H lchlpn t UB sc:ored In the lim thnee mhlu!s af the pme and etten used a l"tt)' defensiw: e&n. to hold on b' 111 1..0 MAC win over Cencnl MM:Npn. The brob , _ .. d1e ev1y """' al d1e game "' pt d1e pl. 0..... Ropn brob """"'" d1e middle .,. <hipped a pas> ....- d1e Centnl Mkhipn delonden. The CMU P'"' hedpd 1D come out lor d1e ball "'owtna US's Emily RuueU to ret to the ball and 5CCN"'e the pme--wtnnln& p i at the 2:<Mo ~ On Suncby, the Bulb won their thk"d-.stra.l&ht pme ......,th a 3-1 wtn ~ ~MAC c:lwnplo<> E2=m Mkhipn. The Bub controlled most of the first haH of action. and capitaUud on 1t .., the 3 I st minute when Binbeth Pfeffer toOk a ball from the ~ skte and sent n Into the box 'cllthere ~ Russell Kored on a header. UB added to that lead 111 few minutes later u Paub Ustnnl hit Ill free kick to P'tefter. 'Nho shot it put b&tes' p6ie Sarah Wllk at the 35:28 mv1c: for a 2.{) UB la.d at hatftWne_ tn d1e second half. US p an ev1y p i when L..ndsay Mislln brob " - fo< hor 1m=- pl. E2=m M<Npn k.,x d1e ~"'on .,. finally co< on the scoreboard b.te in the pme The University Police also main tain a daily log of crimes and inci dents that occur on campus that LS available for the public to view. llus mformation is recorded by dat e. time and genm loca,rion, and dis- position of the complaint. This daily log is available at the University Police, BisseU HaU, by contacting the Director's office (645-2230) during the business hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Monday through Friday. In addition, University Ihlice uses the student newspaper, Thr Spec rrum, telephone calls, posters (Umvcrsity Police alerts ) and local m('- Volle~~all UB l , Canl-'us 0 Eutem Hlchlpn l , UB 0 c.n.s.u. dia to communicate more urgent se- curity infonnation and can provide bulletins to departments and umts on crime activity as warranted. Prepared by: OffiCe of the Vice President for Srudenr Affairs and University Police m compliance with the leclerol Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act (Title II - Crime Awareness and Campus Security). 9/ 00 I I Glib, . . . . . . . Glib.,.......... 64~125 ........, • :c.nt.r 64S-21n cu 645-2720 Studllltlllf*s 645-2982 .._...s.mc.. 645-2646 . zcrc ctv.r:ats WOMEH ' S The Spoctrum. The accuser and the accus'-d will have their legal rights maintained. including the same right to have others present during disciplinary hearings. and both will be informed of the outcome of any internal and external proceedings. Students are informed that m the <.'vent of a sexual a.ssauh. the Umversiry will impose maximum disciplinary sanctions up to and mdudlllg disnussal from the umversJt)'. UB's campus poltcy on t1mdy rc: ports 10 the campu~ rommuruty on crimes (reported. to Univt'rsJty Pnhcc: or local Ia\\' enforcement a~enOt"")) Hanhalll, Ull 0 The ""leyball ,_., swept d1e Colleze Golden Gnfli<u. ).(). ID 01"" the week's pby. Junior Hother Barfuss ~ the Buas' atack WTth etzht Iotts and 1unlor Uriua LaCour posted 23 ilUISU and a team-hlgtl SeYen digs The Butts dominated pby m the: first and second pmes. scorin& easy I S-C and I S-5 wins. The Griffs thrutene:d 1n the: third pme. but US he:ld on for 111 IS12 win to break its cwo-match loPn& streak. Freshman IJndsay Hatik.olh and juntor Suha Courbat conuibuted lfX and fhoe kills. f"fipectrvety. and ruruor Amtiia Uddle led the: Bulls' defense wtth three bloclu The Bulls returned to the: MAC w.an Fnday mght. los1ng a three:--pme match at Eastern MIChigan to WI to 4-10 ovenll and 0-3 1n the MAC The Ea.gle~ pulled out a 15-10 wtn 1n the opemng game of the m~~tch. before domuuong the Bulls 1n pme:l t'W'O and th~ . ......,nn1n1 by scort"S of I S-3 and IS-1 LfO~~ Lount~ Wom en p lace I Oth, men 14th at La.kefront lnvi~tiona.J The men'l and women's crou-country team~ were among the huge firkl competing 111t Loyola: UnM!rslty's Lakefront lnvlatJ<>na! last weekend The women pbced IOth 1n the 46-tum WOfTM!n 's nee wtth ]J I pomu. while the men'l tum wu 14th of 41 squadl The Un~rs1ty of H1ssoun won both the men'l and women's team compeooons Eileen Rou wn the top Bulls" fimlher 1n the women s nee cron1ng the finiSh hne m 22 ·44 Rose pbced 29th among the "96 nmnef"i who entered U'le frve kilometer nee In the men 's e:1ght kilometer nee Tony DaVld w;u 17th of the 4+4 ncen 1n 26-{)() lenni~ MEN UB swept tU four opponenu 111t St. Boruventure , N1ke F-211 Cl~u" n•s•ng •u du:al meet mark to 5-0 th•s \enon The Bulls defea.tNl !:he Sonmes 4- J a no N•a.gan. 7-0, on Sawn:by and then knocked offYoongnown Sate 7-0 JnO St Fnnm (Pa.).6-l . on Suncby Fery Kas1man was the top gun for the Bulls dunng the .......eekeno IIICtlon posting llngles wtns .n all four of hll muche) �BJ Rep a..._ OctoberUOOOIV!i32.1o.l Thunday, October 5 ~actu.te Llbr•ry Uslng the Wd> f<>< R""'ordl ~~~.c.,oor.;. 127 ~~'z.~Joory Fc..fT'IOf'e tnformatlon, Eric Acree at 645-2943, ext 235. Community Senko Project ~~ie.Gioria !~2H~~.siuWa~o~*in free. Sponsored by the Offlc~ of Student Untons and Activities and !he Anti Rapo TiUk Fon:e. fOf more tnformation, Toby ~·a~i;.w:zr. tenn~... SUWoriuhop Envtrooment Online. Fred ~~~~;~~~~~ng 4th-- Complex. 4:1S p.m. Free. ._.. ......... n.. or c~n~c.o~-. c.-onPollent Outcomes ond Cost. -la<O><. Prot. and Auodatt Dean for Research, W'Yfl< State ~-~- ~by ~~..~~~t~~~~enberg at ~...:'toy reception ,.,.. c..ban Musk lnfCM"mAA''C:e Plo Leyva and Fueru Bnva. 250 Baird. Noon. frM. ~r!:egatre ~rt~~~f !he College ol Arts and Sciences. for fT'IOfe information The Gradwlte Show: secondyeAr students. S4S Center for the Arts. S-7 p.m. Free. Sp<>fUO«d by Department of Alt. For more information, ?if~. of Art at 6-45-6878, ext. tor .. UU..U F.U Rims 2000 ~~~a~~~~nJ~f<>"· ' ETC Technology Woriuhops ~~~~'1ri~:,:e12 Capen Wednesdays •t 4 Plus Ledure : Silence and a Human Voke: Vital Material for a Future Nic~e Brossard, 438 Clemens 12· 30 p .m Free For more •nformahon, 64 ~ - 381 0 ~~~km•l Tber•py Pre--Major Informational Meeting D1ane M. Gayles. Coordrnator ol ProfessiOnal Studies . lOB K1mball TOWt'r 1-1 p m free Sponsored by Occupational Therapy Department For more •nformat•on, 01ane M Gayles at 819 -3141 ext. 151 CCR Colloqui.J Series ~~ral~~~~n Me~•- Joseph Flaherty, 222 Natural Sciences Complex 1\.k>rth Campus. 2-3:1S p.m. Free. Sponsored by Mechanteal and Aerospace Engineering and the Cen~ for C~tational Research For ~ •nfOfl'T\aoon Brenda L Sauka 64S-6500 ext · 101 Biochemistry Seminar The Cyclln 01 Gene In Endochondral Bone Growth Frank Beter. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular ~~C~~r.t~t~a~~Pus ~~.,J~' ~oostia,. UnJV. of Missiuippi. 22~ Natur.~l Sdenc~ I.JniYenity. Center for Tomorrow. faculty and staff). For more t•l<"~u · un ld!llfXn ''' fur ~~~t~o~~ ~~ Humonltorion Domlnlng. ,.,., M. Sabatier, Notional lmpoct ~~·=-Lg::'~ts. Reine Hau!oef 645-2711 Physla Colloquium 3 p.m free. ~ Momnu11's House. Student Urnon Theatre. 7 p.m. 12.50 for students, S4 for the general ~~~a~~~~~~2~1~· UUAB Fall Films 2000 ~::U~3~~~~1~~~or UU..Ufal-~ Mommo's House. SbJdent ~~~·U;!oJ<m~? Tuesday 10 UB law Downtown ~att otherl. For more informatk>n Alumni Office at 645-2107 . ' ~=~~ VaJerie Staats, Jamestown i~~~~ ~~'T6b~an. lponwed by lAST. FO< more •nfonnation, 645-6140 Science Tuchlng Conference Ant Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching In ~e ._ Clyde f. Herreid, SUNY ~J~';:..~"""' ~~.~~~~1 Conference Center. 9 a.m.-4 ~:;;~~~~ ::~~~i';? Schil$er at ~===.!"~ Accurate Content of Diagnosis Resume Writing. Karen =.~~~North~ S p.m. F,... ~~,..::,~~ Low Semi ..... studenb, S4 tor the general Tr•lnlng Announcement Native Americ.an Tribal Cultu~ _..._ Addressing tho lnfonnadOn Needs of Our Dfvene Society Adaptlve Technology: r.n~~a~rcs~~~~m7tlon. Friday 6 --· · --..F·2000 ~lt~~~; s2o~! 5 Undergractu.te Llbr•ry Wort.shop . Creating Your Homepage . Eric Aaee, 127 Capen . 1 p m Free. Spomored by !he Undergraduate Ubrary. for more infonnation, Eric A£ree at 645-2943, ext. 2lS Wrontology lecture lome Recent Developments In Alzheimer's Disease. Prof. /ohn A. Edwards, UB School of Medicine. South Lounge, Goodyear. 2 p.m. Free. ~;'ed by UB Emeritus t~7~~~~ ~~:-ph), and Todd Vaarwerl< (Independents SA), I 20 Clemens. 6' 10 ~erf~~·J=~•at•on Student Chapter. UUAB Fall Films 2000 American Pimp. Student Unk>n Theater. 7 p.m. S2.50 for stuctenu, S4 for the general ~~~a~~~~nJ~m7tion, ==~lstlngubhod John G'enn. Alumni Alena North Campus. 8 p.m. For ticket prices, contact the Center for the Arts Box Otfice at 6-4.S-ARTS . UUAII F.u Rims :ZOOO lnternatlon.ltl Student 1r Scttoa.r Senkes Heatttt'lnsurance for lntemaUonaJ Students. Tom Palmer & Teresa Qanowski, Me, Myself, ond Irene. Student Union Theater. 9:30 p.m. S2.50 for studen~. S4 for the general pu~ic . For more information, Binu Paulose at 64S-29S7. ~~tor~=-&3 fCa~~4 & Thursday p.m . Free. PhysksSemtn.r Terahertz Blomotecular =t~~~~e:2~arlt.elz. un l) llC'lf'fJINf lhruucJh 1h(' (' It tl } onl' \ uhm '' ''"" form lu' th" unli nc UB 12 ut ( vt•nt ) ,It (,lf ~ nrhtr luC)In ul \fMU' lhnlt.1tlon \ not all '-' Vt•nh In th\' < '''""d"' d~ctronic will I~ Ind ucted In the RI'!JOrl er Physiology Biophysics Semln•r Clinical Differences Among Lung Surfactant Replacement D~ Predicted by B yskal and Physiological Act ty. Edmund A. Egan, :~ih~~~~~~~~nd I of srerman South Campu~ 4 p m. free ::::::'~:1:' Lecture In The Gun and the Web: Ftu and Misfits In a Changing World. Philip Slater, Screening Room, Center for the Arts. 4S·JO p .m Free . Sponsored by ~~e~~~. ~~~~~Foster UUAB F.JI Rims 2000 ~=t'p.~4T~~7:' studenU, S4 for the general g~~~~~~s~~nJ~~71K>n. Concert Alison Kraun & Union StatJon . Center for the Aru :-;:~s~5~~~~-m. All 1nformat10n. call 64S-ARTS ~aduate Ubrary ~by~~~.:,, Eric A<ree at 645-2943, ext 235. ~J;~N~~=~eof 8eoc .. u1 t' ETC Ted>nology Woriuhops Uslng Images on Web Poge" An Overview. Don Trainor, iMed~ . 212 Capen. Noon-1 p.m . free. Wectnadaiys at 4 P'tus Prose and Poetry ReMting. Samu~ R. Delany, Carl Dennu. Center for the Arts Screening Room. 4 p.m. Free. For more Information, 645-3810 Study Abro-.1 Pnoyrams ~~~~~~ Campus. -4 p.m . FrM. For more ~n=~6-.~t_w;~ North Campus. 4:15p.m. fr~ UU..U F.U Rlnu 2000 Me, Myself, ond 1~ . Student t.J:nion Theater. 7 p.m S2.SO tor students, S4 for the ~eneral poblic. FO< more 10f0tmation, Binu Pauk»e at 645-29S7. Dance Perfomunc:e lodlaque Fan Dance Concert. Dept. of Theau. & Dance, Center for the: Arts Drama m~~~~~·· Exhibits ReseMd~Sklls. f'ortiaDiaz. ~~~~ ~:e.,~~~ ~fa hi tp www.buffalo e du ~~.~~~~2 ~~~~~~/~~0~m~!P ~~~a~~~~"~7tJoo. Martin, 109 Lockwood l.ibr>ry. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fret. Spon- Foster Chemistry Colloqut. (al~ndar Physics Colloquium QW!ntum Computation and Information. Dr. Hoi-K~ information, c.all 645-ARTS. Natural Sciences Complex . North Campus. 4:15p.m. Free II ~~~~ 14 1 Park, 1\.k>rth Campus. 4s ,30 p.m. Free. Spomored by BuH~k> Logic Colloqutum. for more infoimation, }ohn Corcoran at 881 -1640 or 6-4~ 2444, ext. 119 UU..U F . - . 2000 Alnerialn Pimp. SbJdent 1 ~~a."l~t:f~;l~~~ Wednesday ~~sh=~~iv~Audl- torium on the ECMC Campus. I 0-11 a.m. Free. Sporuored by Center for Tramportation Injury Resean:::h. For more information Brooke Lerner at 898-51« . · Buffalo Logic Colloquium Aristotle's Logical Methodologj In Prior SlL Woriuhop Gnmts In t:he Sciences.. fred Stoss, Sdenc:e and Engineering library. 127 Undergraduate Ubnlry. Noon- 1 ~ . m . Free ~=~J :~~- :!,~t; ::~4~~~~~2~~kenberg at ~Sdonceu.,...., Online ond Oft An Introduction to Ubrary Resean:h. Heather Munger, =;~~~~2-3 f.~~=:7~~ For more information, Stewart 8 \ Browe< at 829-3900, ext. 11 3 ''The Gractu.te Show: Sec:ond-Y..- Students" IMxl< by second-year graduate students in the. Department of ~lw;~~:::.~. Callery on !he lower levol of !he Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Gallery hour are Tues. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m .• Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to6p.m .. 19th Century BoQnkal Prints" The first art exhibit of the Health Sciences Ubrary will be g: plants tl':e~~~~~ end of admimstration area of the libfary on the South Campus The prints-lmages ol with medicinal properoeshav< been reproduced from • book putMished in 1863 owned ~~~~=~0')' exhibitwas~pos.sib6e ~~=~He":t:r" Sd~nces Ubfary and the Medical Histoncal Soc;ety � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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"f«~cels-.U- ingcongostilooo'-t loillft.'lhe a-"""'- ~Jn-.swllhihltpro- cess. we an--·' ""<40 blod< the~cM\- - -sb1!ldil1g tho- ...... _....,be_IDblod<fi~I mojorcaiiO d cleoih ~--.·holllid. Rich to rucl her work at Rter.y series foot rd ~rve uruvc::r\ttv, " tht.• t.ompt.'l llton '' A tdlt't.1u:tl compt'tttt<m .mc.tsur"-·J In tn tht• ~.: urren"-r ul tdr.~.'i. ; tt \ .an m l:rHOUCH L'B'• "'" is education--and the university will cun tmut• to nurture and support excellent teachtng--rcscan:h 15 the key to ns development~ a top notch university. Provost FJai'..abcth I J (:apaldi stressed during her kcynntt· address at the fifth annual Untvt:r,JI\ ( :mwcx.ation held on Oct. ·L And the critical dcnwnt m SUlC~' • MOll fuJ n=rch tS p•:ople. Capokb told the crowd of several hundred anc ndm ~ the event that tradillonally mark_.. tht· opcmng of the academtt yt-a r " Thetrut>keyto~uo.t"SSfuJ r~m.h poliiial K• IMstAdritnneRich IS peoplt"--pt'Ople who wll-foomher •ty to •denllfy emergmg - l l 4 p.m. Arts on By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Ed•tor -....aylntho -.ga-nd tho a.- for tho c.mpus as tho- pwtoltho~ll4 A_ialn,.,.,_ PUJS"IIIrwy- "'-.longtime polititllliCIMst. Richisiho-ot20-d paoliy. _ . . , _ ~po- -n--rd pooll)l...........,_ Jt)illllc-~·--·Shoilbo -(19!11)""'-o.tflolds d iho l1lpoblc: ........ 19!11199S· (19!15). .For-- ~ot4PLUS~ ls• ~.,...u'iion. tlon, c.oi64S-ll10. inlorml- Jl who attract res<uJrH'S and U.M' tht.'Tll well, and excellent studenL.,...,·ho mspm: the faculty and I«."("P us up-h• date on modem tt'Chnique..." sht' s;uJ. 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J u,ln t ~ .1~~t- , ~ I •• .tnd tht lnh'f llt' l '" llt'l~hht•rh•~"-1 rt''''"'"' ' "h• • tJ, , " ' •1 h,t\t' .l~•l'" It• .. •nq •uh ' ' .11 h• •ll h \•t•rk ,,, '•h••· •l t'llldtl .hu'lllll' �2 Reparter Oclober 1Z.1UOO/'Iol JUo 8 BRIEFLY Bank offlcJaJ to spea~ Peter Rittner, assistant to the CIO (chief information officer), has 25 years experience as an information-technology professional, developing software and applications. consulting to the private and public sector, and working for universities. ~IWr• Witter, senior vice preldont and bnlnch- ol lh<fedefioiR<se<vellonl<oiNew YOfi<. Buffalo Bronch, will >peak ·on •current Woes in Central Banking" at 1 p.m. tomorrow in 11 c.p.n Han oo ""' North Campus. The l<ctu"' b sponiOI'l!d by the Department ol Economio In ""'College ol Arts-and~-joined the fie. serve Bank in 1971 as a resorc.h assi>tant ;wigned to tho Clonletic Research Departmenl She has held a number ol po5illons ot the bank In a variety of areas, in· dueling Bani< E>caminatiohs, for. eign Banking Appllatlons, O.to Processing, Open Martc.l Operations, and Credit and Risk Managemont. She also has served as a»istant to the presk:tent lnApril 199o4, Walter was named vke ~t of theRe-~arch and Market Analysis Group, with tho responsibility for regional economics and the Research Support Function. In Marth 2000, she was promoted to senk>r vk:e president and manager of the Buffalo Branch. Walter bon tho board ol tho financial Women's Assodation of New Yori< and is a member o1 the Science Education Committee ()f tho New Yori< Academy of Sdenc~. She recently was e4ected to the board of the Niagara Inter- national Tlitde Council. lermaine Richardson and Mahoganey Jackson, both of Buffalo, have been named reclpienU of 8eulah ~nder Memorial Scholarships in Social Sciences at US. Rk:hard.son, a graduate of Hutchinson Central Technical High Schoot, Is planning to mae~ten:ise science, whie gradtlate ol the Buf. falo Academy fa< tho Visual and Performing Arts, intends to major in nursing. 8oth are fresh... men atUB. The scholarships for outstanding African-Amerian students from w.stem New Yori< ·~ funded through • gilt to the College of Arts and Sdences by alurmus Beuline Crawford in honor of her mother. Rlchanlson and jadoon wil r.uiYe $1 ,000 per )'91" for up to lour yoan. oslong os ~ nonaln in academic good stancA1g. Jackson,~ REPORTER The RtpOIItf' b a campus community newspaper published by the Offoce ol Nows Services in the OMsion of Univer>ity SorAces, Stote Univenity of New Yori< at Buffalo. Editorial offices are located at Hll Crotts Hall. -~ (716) 645-2626. wuetcherebuffalo.edu _,. ......... ~ ,.,.. c.roleSmith~ -....-__ Olf'Ktor of News Swrical Mhu.- Pogo ~... of~· Suo~ lf...,.ur Allht.Mt Editor ~niftr ltwandowski ....,.., Desi9n Asllrtant Contrtbut'ing Edlton lobBalttr Patricill Donovan EllonGoldbaum ...,. klh Spina S. A Unger ChristineVda.l Ann Wtchef "'nll w1th d1sabilit1t.'S havt" access to u1torma11on-v1a the World Wide Wdl--wh1ch 1s eq01vaJent to that ;na1lahle to persons without disabili· t1cs ... As 1t.s standard, lhe state has adopted the WJ< : (World Wide Web ( .onsoruum ) Weh Content AccessJ· bll1ty Gu1d el1ne!l < http:/ I www . w 3 . org / TR / WAI WEBCONTUIT/ >. The WJC has as ont" of 11s three long-tenn goals to "make the Web accessible to all by promotmg technolog1es that take mt11 account the vast differences m whure, education. ability, matenal n.~mrcc.~ .md physiCal hmnations of u!'t'fs nn aJI wn t1nents."Theconccpt undt'rlymg that goal IS known a~ "unlvt·rsal Jccessibalny." How do these guidelines •f- · scholarships awarded Assoc:Yte Vk• OnSc:pt.30,1999,the New York State Office for Technology issued Po~cy '19-3, entitled Universal Acce<sibility for N.-w York State Web Sites <http:/ / www.lnn.n.te.ny.us/ polky/ 99J.htm >, which requires that ..per. fect UB7 Soclijl sdences jor in C•n you define the Web •ccesslblllty luue7 '\l'NY WSh.'lll adnllllllltratiOil ha_., Jctt.·rmmt.--d that - at least for tht' purpoll-e... o f Pol~<.-v99 - 3----SUNY m.. ututlon~ uc.; stat<.' agenc1es and lllUllt , therefore, comply 1 have bt.'t'n J<.~s lgnJt<.-d th<.· per.;;on responsible lor nnplementmg the pohcy at UB l lur plan IS to make steady progn-s:. h)ward t( Ullplmnce. ln order to makt.· th..tt poss1hle. we rormed the Web Access ~uhgroup, wh1ch I cha1r, and lhargt"d It With leadmg th<.' umversny's eflorts to make unlvt"r· \JI Jut:'!oslhllll)' an InStitUtiOnal norm . The subgroup has., 111 turn , formed thn.•(' work group~ respon sible tor 1nformatJon and educat1on. techmcal standards and mstrumen tation, and conwltat1on, respectively. Most of the members of the work groups are not drawn from the subgroup. Altogether, we have about 30 faculty and staff members contributing to our efforu. Will the university meet the state's deHIIne7 Po~cy99- 3 allowed stat< agencies one year to apply the W3C guidelinc:s to all affected Web sites. If posstble, we would have met the deadline-Sept. 30, 2000-but it wasn't feasible. There are iuleast I50,000 catalogued pages on university Web sites and an estimated 300,000 other pagc:s. We couldn't have ascertained the accc:ssibility of even a fraction of those pages m the year~ were givt:n, mud! less reconfigured the inaccessible ones. This is one of those unfunded mandates that we hear so much about. Everything we've accom plished so far has been the product of the voluntary efforts of informa tion -technology professionals and other interested and concerned members of the unjversity cornmu · nity who already carry considerable workloads. Our strategy IS to lay down a foundation of knowledge. ms1ght and technical expertise on wh1ch we can build widespread commitment to the pnnaplcs o( umversal acO!'SSibilit)'. \\'e'rr convinced that once university faculty and staff memben. who sponsor and develop Web s1le:s undemand the need for, and benefits of, umversal accessibil It-y, they will work hard to comply w1th the state's policy-;:specialt)< if Y.'(" offer them technkal assistance 111 the fonn of tools, guidelines and prototypes. We've aJready developed some of those resources and are m workmg on others. Wh•t II Jhe gain In complying with the mandate 7 The principles of universaJ accessi bility serve more than the needs of persons with disabilities. For ex ample, a universally accessible Web site can be read and comprehended by a person who may not speak or understand fluently the language in which it is written or by someone using an emerging technology such as handhdd Internet devices. What's more, attention to universa!-acc~CS · sibility dc:sign principles helps developers focus on the primary purpose of most Web sites: effective and effi~ent information exchange. How far down docs the re- sponslblllty go 7 Are. penon a I Web pages afferted7 Becaust there are so many pages on umversity Web sites, we've taken the approach that the responsibiHty belongs to the university faculty and staff members who sponsor and develop Web sites. Realistically, only they can and should respond to the state's policy. It's not practical to have a single designated group of information -technology professionals at · tempt to address the accessibility of all of the university's Web sites. Aside from the sheer magnitude of such an undertaking. it wOuldn't work from a service perspective. Only the spon · sors and developers of the sites un derstand the information needs_the sites arr intended to fulfill. Only the sponsors and developers can and should modify the sites. if necessary. to make them accessible. Personal Web pages are not affected-if you mean those pages that serve no edu cat ionaJ or administrative purpose. What Is the University doIng to help depa-tJ ancllncllvlduals meet the m•nd•te7 Appropriatdy, weve launched a Web site <http:/ I wlngs.buffoolo.edu/lt/oc:cess> that comprises infOrmation about our univ=al acc<SS~bility initial!V<, links to tools and other useful r=urces, training schedules and rdevant news it= The Web site will be continually enhanced and updated. Mark Gr<enfield of err (Computing and lnformauon Technology) and Stacy Person ofthe ETC (Educational Technology Center) are offering a total of fiV< Web-aa:c:ssibility workshops during the Fall2000 S<m<Stt.T. We expect to continue offering training opportunities for the foreseeable future. One of ou r work groups is documenting a prototype site-development project that illustJates the ease and advantages of accessible Web design. Once it's done, the narrative will be added to our Web site. It's taken sometime. but we've developed-and will continue to develop--a substantial set of rc sources that will hdp departments Jnd individual users meet the mandate. What question do you wish I hH asked, and how would you have answered lt 7 I wished you'd asked whether there is any way your readers can participate in our wOrk. My an swer would have been, 'If you're interested in this issue and want to advance- the ca~ of universal accessibility, plea~ contact me at <prittner@bulfalo.edu>. Convocation c-u...crr-...,....1 b}' a procession of faculty and staff guished Servtce Professor. members, and administrators dad Six faculty membe"' two librarians m caps and academic gowns. The and four professionaJ staff members abbrC'Viated procession-inclement were honored as recipients of the weather forced the group to march o nly thro ugh the Alrium of the Cen - . ter for the Arts into the Mainstage, rather than from Founder's Plazawas accompanied by students carrying banners representing campus orgamzations. The procession was • led hy macebearer Peter Nickerson, ~ cha1r of the Faculty Senate. 11o: Among those honored du ring~ tht" co nvocation were Mary 0 Randolph. a former member of the ~ UBCouncil.and John N. Walsh Ill. vKt' cha1r of the UB Foundation, Inc, both of whom received the UB President's Medal from President \·Villiam R. G rein er. Also recognized were Jam<.'ll 1- . McCo nnell of the Department o t <. .oography and Wilham 1. Rat> of the llc:p..trtmcnt of Mechanh.al and tkruspacc Engin<."t'nng. lxlth naJll<."\.1 .1 SL' NY !11st mgut shed Tealhnlg Pmlel>wr. .tnd Norman 0 . Mohl ol tht~ 11epartnu~n t of Oral Dmgnosth. '\(lt'llu:~ . narnt'd .1 SUNY Ol!otm ChanccUor's Awards for Excellence. Recogmzed as recip1ent.s of the ChaJlcellor 's Award ror Excellence m Tl'<lching were Frank V. Bnght. pro lt'~sor of chem1str\' ; Todd M Hennessy,as.so..:mte profCSl!Or ofh 1 ~, logical !>Ct<.'nces; lll'ldre Lrnch, assol'iate prnft.'Ssor of F.nghsh; Roger W. Mayne, proft.'SS<lr of mt:(hamcal dnd aaospact' l'ngme<.·rmg.; Alfred D Pm.e, asst.Km te professor of plan nm~. and Brrnard A Wemstem . professor of phystcs. Susan Davis Bartl, associate librar. ian and head of the Periodicals Section, U:ntr.tl Technical Services, and . Deborah Husted Koshi nsky, former associate librarian and head of the Ar- !flltecture and Planning Libra ry, were honored as recipi ents of the Chancellor's Award for Exce ll ence in Ubrarianship. Lawrence E. Chlebowy, manager of architectural and cons tru ction services ; Roger R. McGill , assistant viCe president for umtinuous quality improvement and ca mpus st'rvKes; Barbara I. Ricotta , associate v1ce president for student affairs and dean of srudents, and Regina S. Toomey, assistant vtct' provost for undergraduate educa tiOn and director of admissions, were recogmzed <b recipients of the Chancellor's Award for Ex:cellem:e m Proft."SSional Service. \ For the second year, Greiner hon · o red recipients of the "UB Stars" award, a sp«iaJ award given tor«· ognize member. of the UB community who "have done something speciaJ" but who might not otherwise lx noted The recipients were Rebecca A. Bemstc:in,direaor ofcrea!::M services and Web Tc:am leader, and James T. Gonnan and Robert M. Wright. both managers of administrat:M romput ing services. who were honored for MyUB. a customized ponal, or Web site. for each undergraduate srudent that provides him or her ,.;th myriad infonnation about UB via Web links and announcements. Honored for the1r contribuuon!t as membas of the design, ronstrul tion, supervision and management team for UB's new stUdent housmg were Don L Erb. residential facili ties manager in University Residence Halls; Joseph J. Krako,.iak, director of residential life; Gordon A. LoY<. facilities program cooidinator in Facilities Planning and Design, and Kevin M. Thompson, director of Facilities Planning and Design. �Otlobel ll ZOOOIV1ll 31. No 8 Enrollment data reviewed Capaldi tells UB Council university becoming more selective By SUE WU£rCH8 Reporter Editor T within Western New York, the number coming from elsewhere in New York State, as well as from out of state and ou t of the country, 1s n smg. " We wan t to become a more national institution, not just a re· HE university has roam tamed its enrollment thts faJI while increasing ~ ­ "lectivi ty, Provost Eliz.a bcth D. C_.apaldi told members ofthe UB Council Tuesday. gional one," Capaldi said. • While the number of enrolled freshmen declined to 3, 123 from the 3,26S that e ntered the umversity in fall 1999. the number is right on track with the num ber of 3.000 c ited in the Memorandum of Un derstanding with the SUNY cen t raJ administra tion. • The acceptance rate fo r enroUed freshmen has decl ined from 82.4 percent m fall I 999 to 75.5 percent for fall 2000, an indicau on UB has become more selective. La p ald 1 s hared wtth co un c1 l members-met>t mg for th e first lime this sem ester in the commu nity room of the n ew South Lake Village studen t housing project-a !<>U rn mary of the enrollment pictu re at UB for the fall semester. Among the h1ghlights: • FulJ -IJ mc undergraduate and g.mduatefprofessional enroUment has nsen over fall1999 figures. US's total mrollment for fall 2000 is 24,830, up from 24.257 last fall. • The univers ity's enrollment • The profile of the freshman da>s ment; 32 percent grad uate and pro fc:."S.StonaJ enrollment. ts tmprovln g, with the SAT com pos· ne score for enroUed freshmen ru:· mg to 1, 1SO this falJ , compared to t,IJ7 fo r fall 1999. The score is the • UB 15 tmprovmg Its recrwtment h1ghe>1 m the past five years, Capald1 IS 6B pt" rccn t undergraduate e nro ll - ~d. students frnm ou ts1de Westt'rn Nl'w York. Altho ugh nearly 13.500 nf UB's 24,830-student hody re.idt· addin g tha t .. we're workmg to ra1se that" score even more. In response to a questiOn from 11f council member jonathan I )ande~ . Capaldi noted that while the SAl composite score of enroUed fn..,h rn.en at Banghamton UntverMI\' I ' qUJtea bn higher than UB---at 12111 or 1220---UB's score t!t comparable to that at AJbany and tiubstan t1allv h1gher than that at Stony Brook_ Prestdt:nt Wilham R (,reJner added that UB's score 1s 111 .. th<' m1ddle of the pack" among •nstJtU · uoris in the p resug~ous As.sooauon of Amencan UmvcrsitiCS, of wh1ch UB IS a member. Capaldi pomted out that such public AAU members a.o; the Umver. snyofV~rginia, the UniversityofCaiJ- fornia at Berkeley and the University of Michigan achieve composite SAT scores of around I,300. But the key to attracting the. top students is of- fering substantial scholarship money. she said, noting that com petition is stiff for the brightest student>. In o the r business. the council unanimously approved a resolution honoring Erl a nd E. Kailbourne . who retired this year from the SUNY Boa rd of Trustees. Lake-ice data appears in Science By ELLEN GOLDBAUM would help dctcrmme how a par· tlcular region wi ll fare as a result of chmate change. '" 11-edicting fu ture d 1ma tc change 1s caster to do on a global scale than on a local or regiona l bas1s," he said. "We need a fa r more detailed look a t the phenomenon ." lromcally, Stewart.like some of h.Js lO· authors on the Scrence paper. re ce!Ves no fu nding to conduct hlS re · search. In the past, funding agenCie. have said that lake -ice dates do not demonstrate global dimate change; hopefully. th e SnenCl' paper will prompt those agenoes w reconMder. Contributing Editor E VERY wm ter and spnng s m ce th e late 1960s, Kenton Stewart , professor ofb1ological sciences, has hc:t•n making calls a nd sending out pmacards to peoplt· who live o n the "'hores o f hundreds of lakes 111 th e llmted Stat es, lakes w1th names like ( l ne1da o r Ca2.enov1a m New York r1nd Mooselookmeguntic in Mai ne. Every yea r, he asks them to tell him \\'hen their lake f~eezes m the fall o r "'mt er and when 11 opens or breaks up m the sprin g. Last m on th . some o f that da ta, as well as data from I} o ther scie ntists from arounJ thC' wo rld , was pub· lashed m a paper m the JOUrnal Scr· t'Uet' to draw th e fi rst global picture of tre nds in the formation and dis · "'olution of:ce on lakes and rive rs in tht· northern hemisphere during the past I SO years. The paper prompted nt"wspaper headlines like "Ch4Hing h 1dence of Global Wa m1ing." "Some of the lakes that I monitor m the states of New Yo rk. M aine. Minnesota and Wisconsin havr been ~ )howmg f."vlde nce of global warming ~ for decades," sa 1d Stewa n . who ~ tl·acht'S hmnology, tht' science ofbod · £ c •es of fresh water, ~ t UB. " I thought tha t th e s~mt> thing was probably h.tppemnF- at o ther lakes around tht• world, hut wa_.,n't sure until all nl U<ii hrought our data tngcth~r." ~tt·wart "uspects th at he m omtor., lrc-c7c/tha\v (.)'l'lt'!<t in more lakc5t han .uw nther l!CI('Ili!St m the world. Hl· mav h~v<.· the ! J r~rst M J('lltllit uwcn 1nn til bkt• ILl' tlal t'!'t 111 North ·\rnt'Th...1, 1.0\'t'rmg mort· than ,;!<;() l,tkt'll Ill Nt·w York and 'ievera l hun Jn·d m tither 'ita ! ~ . "llllt~ the la te 196(h, Stewart h,L., hl'l'n 'itudym~ lakt·· ile da te)! of an mcreas1ng numhl'r of lakes to see \\' ht•thcr thl'\' ~...m "'l'TVt' as proxy 111 d1cators of c hma te ( hange. Now th at the pomt has been proven , S t e-.~ rt would like to focm Ius wo rk o n how these data com part· within a specific reg ion . Th1 ~ =----=,.....,<---,--.,--.,--,-,:;- H) To gather tht•data , Stewa n ha.<ii for years rdit"CJ on a loyal ad lwr net ~o•.:or J... oi hundrl·d" of lakeside ul'l w1th who m he mak~ (<.111 w,tr to oh tain lakt'-ltt' J.l k'!-., and mmt 0f whom he h.t, m·vermct . ''Pl'Ople who hvc on th .... J.tkt~l'nrt..., no tiCe let' cwn ts but Vt"rv few peoplr rt'lnrd them .'' !'>at d S t l~\,' ;trt. wh1• noll'tilhat finding .md mamtmntn~ .._on i<K1 w1th pt"'ple who wi ll rl'\onl tht·m. e.pt'\:Jall v 111 rem<'ll' Ml<b, ., partiCularlv ( halleng1ng. "Pl·orll· move. tht''' ~o south t111 the WJiltt·r a nd Wt 1r:-t nl .tiL thl'' dtt•," '>(.'fVCT"i t.h.t t'Vt'T\' .,,ud~tcw;lrt. \\'hen trv111g to 1Jl·ntth umta~.h on a new lakl', Stc\vartmav tn a lo (aJ sr orting-goods store. th e town ha ll or the local poi!Ct' sta llon . !It' often IS referred from o ne perl!On In anoth er. Not long ago. one of ~tewart ·~ phone calls seemed to be headed for a dead end: tht' man on the phone told Stt>wart that he didn't have anv records on the lake, nor d1d he know o ( anybody who d1d. "Then, while he w<U. still on th r phone With me. he I urns to h1~ w1fe and says. 'You don't know anvone who keeps lake-ICe fl"COrds, do you~ ' Well, 11 turned out she had been kc epm~ that 111formatmn m hl·r d1 arv for 18 vean. ... Stewart eva luah:., the gt'nl·rJI trustworthmess of the data h.: get~ brcompan ng It w1th what he know<. ahoutthe depth and o;urfale area of the lake. a.!> well as othe r d.t!J hl· ha_, J:nmp1led on neartw lake., "ome of h1s \:orre'i j)('tflJl'lll\ p ro v1de excellem deta1l , "a.., "'-.l('n t.tl .. ,,, vou (an Jlllaglnc."\tewart ..., .J, ··.t nd I ask a lot of qurstJorb. hkt· what del tht·v S<"C o ut tht•tr wmdow. '' there \IWWtlllthr 1((', dfl" tht'rt' Ill' fi~ht•t mt•n nut !hcrt·, ~.an vcnJ 't't' .un \\';\\'(')!;" Asked whether ht· lhPu~ht he wou ld ewr rl'pla..:t~ tht~ phonl· ~..aJJ, and postcard~ With em~ul a!> J \~·;n c1f l"Omptbn g hl!<idata.Stt.'\\',IT( thmk., 11 wouldn'1 work. Altht•ugh he ~..on tacts peoplt· t•f all a~t.., , ht~ tind~ 1hat tht• unt"" who m.unt,un rt"\.t •rJ!'> m n.,l IJtthfullv .ITt' nldt•r .llld tend tllll tn t1WI1 ~..nrnputcr' 1 \'\ hde 'lllllt" tl l ll~t· , nrrnpt~n dl'll~l' u~.~.ur' "' m.u\. "''t'\\,lrl ,,ud ~~honm~ I' ~·,t " ~ )n tht' phunt•. l ~.ll\,l'k .1 huth.h nl qut''lltlll' 111 .1 hurn .ul\l m.un t.un tilt' l't'r,tm,al •t1 11 t.1~ 1 th.lt hl'IJ'' kt•t'!' pt'tlj'll' lllll'rl''ll' d ,\lld h:l!\1111~ tel rt'l1l,JIII p.lTt ell tht l,lkt· IH' net wtlrk .'' ht· ...ud " l 'nhkl' tho~:t llll' ,,fin hH· llltd.l 11vch l.mdltk.kn.l.trt'.h. l,lkt· rt._,l,lcnt ' ,Jft' p.lrll~\11,\TI\ .lltlllk'ti Il l tht· d.Ht'' \\'ht·n thC'u l.ll..t·' lrl'l"7t' <Hld thJ\, , "'tt·wart ntlll"li' ' Rl~.Jrdlt')l...,tll tht·wl t•nd'lr d.tlt' for lhl· stan til '11nllf!. tor rt-,;:ldt'nts around a lakt•. .;pnng.dtk.'Sn't "'tart until the lake Kt' t!'> ~one " BrieRy Video series to begin Oct. 24 The P,.ofeulon•l Staff Senate anJ thl· I t•adt"r~h•r lkvdopmt."nl I t•nter will prest•nl .1 Fttll 2000 Hrt >\.\'11 B.t~ \ ' tdeo "en.:' Jt'\l~ned lo hdp pdrtl~.lpttnt)l Kel <1 leg up on \eader.,h1p I ht· 't' flt"\ wd l kH.J.. ufl wnh " \\'hu Mm·t'd ~h ( ht'C'!It''" Th~: lt11..ll' nl th~: unt' hour prn~ram 'lht·dult"J lnr noon on ( )d 24 1n '"'\fl f...lmhJI!Inwt·r,\outhl dlllf'll., , dnJagatn<~l noflnon{kt ~)miOt> /a\oh~ on the !'Jorth < ,tmpu'i wdl h~: ~.optng wtlh lhd nge 1111 hnth ,1 pt:rl!onal .ul d prok)\lon.ll lc\-d I he I '· llllllUtt· dnlllldft•J !llllll\dtlonJI hlm " \\h o ~luvt'd ~h l .hl'l')l'' An Amanng V..d\ to !Jt·.d w1th I hanF,e 111 Y(1ur \\nrk and 111 Your I 1fe .'' b bd.!>t'd on lht.· bt''t )d ilng houk ul the o;;ame name h' ~pem. er Johmon anJ '' uM-d ll\ ~orrnra t t' gt.mt' "ulh ao;; .A.T&l 1 (k..t Cola , f-ord , Hewlen Pdd•• Jrt.l .1 11d J\•kllonald" fht' seto nd 111 the ~e n n. '' 1001 \\'av' to I ner~11 e lt-dm, ' --..It s tgned to 1ump stdTI team workers tuwJ rd tht· l'nd ol tmprm m~ producttvltV- \.\'111 dd'IU I .ti!Hltlllc•n Nc1\ 141117\0 K1mhall 1(\Wt'l and will run aga1n at noun Ntl\ 1c; 111 lOb !Jwh"' " Make 'em Laugh I lo\' to l l.,t• I lumor 111 Pr<.·.,l·ntJIIon, ,' tht' lhtrt.J and fina l program o llht' 'il'Tit''· ,., dt·.,•gnt·d to g1vt' prl·~·ntt.~r, .a ~..onK dJC e-dge- 111 lhe world of puhltt o;peakmg Thl· pro~ram w11l he hdd Jt noon on De-~. ) 111 730 K1mhali and at noon ~lfl lll'1.. t>m 100 ]dulh., After each v1dco presentJtlon , f-d Brodk.a. aS\I'iit,mt dJrt'ttor \II tht Leadersh ip Dcvdopmt."nt ( t"lllt'r, will ta .. dlt.Ht' .Ul opt'n J., .. u"ltlll All p,rograms art' free. but Tl')t'T\JIIon s .Jrt· r.:yul'.,tt·d I hn l<lll ht made by <:a llmg the Proles~um,tl " taff \t'n.llt' l Hf1u' .11 t-4 '\ ~011 \ 111 bv email a1 pssenate@acsu .buffalo.ed u . Friends of Center for the Arts to hold Masquerade Bait The Frien ds of the Cente,. fo,. the Arts "'" prt',l'lll tht ,t' .. und JnnuaJ Ma.squcrade Ball from h pIll to rmdntg.ht nn t )\ 1 ~I' 111 lht Atnum o f the Ct' nll'r fo r 1he Art' on tht· "Jonh \ .unpu., rhe th eme for th e ball IS "Memorahk i\1omcnh Ill Mm It'\ . I h\ Lt'n ter's Atnum will ht• 1rans lormeJ mto J mm'lt' so und .. tagl· w1th thcatncal hght.!> and ~ets (,ue~h Jrt' cnu1urJ~eJ to ~.ome J)l then favont.: mov1c charalter o r 10 \\lt'ar \Tt'at1vc hlaLI.. 11r or llllllTful maslu Costunlt'' Will h(' tudged fur pr17l'' rht• evemng Jbo will mdude a ~pet1al pcrformdnH· bv the / .odtdi.\Ut' I latll..e (. .n mpanv dnJ <; rudwWerks n.• n .. t• Fnscmhlt·. ft-.trunnJ.! 'ruJt~nr' fnHn rhe /)l·p.trl ment of Theatre .Jnd I )dn1..e Dmncr lor the event will ht' t.-lft:'n·J h' Daffodil s fhn·ve mng wdl hcgtn 111 the < 1-A Art (,JIIen with Jn open har featunng hor.. d 'oe uvre .. l'hl' "'• t · down dmnn . 1\liW ~t'Tved m the At num . wtll1n .. 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''"'"""'"'""""'"""""' ................. :......... 44.1% �4 Repa...._ Ottober12.2B'Vi.32. 1o.B Cook's helper In Governor's draws Inspiration from his blue-collar Job McPeek works to perfect his poetry BRIEFLY 2 shows to hlghlght Off Center Series By ANN -.TCHU The Center lor lho Ms wl p<....-.1 -lriqJt pelor- In-. Contnbuting Editor Mocllorner and SOon & HNrd, portal The Off Center Sories ol _.,.. olf«ed v.ith studonlsln mind. MicHome-wlll bepe<fonned at7:30 and 10 p.m. Nov. 3 in lho Conti< lor the Ms - E ACH morrung before leav - ing for work. Tim McPeek pushes. prods and struggles to perfect his poetic apre.- Allium on the Compus. Described .. "The Slmpoom do SIOn . He is a serious,commincd pod who is employ<d as a rook's helper 10 (~uve rnor 's; he aJso ~rvcs as a C.S.E.A. umon steward. Far from manYOUI~­ shnnking &om the blue-collar world he inhabits,~ seizes upon d: as a con- ... cne- Madlelh.. _ and pefolmod by Ride Miler, that feat\lres ~ than SO 'o'Oice1 from TVs fi'YOrite dysfomlly in. hilorioo> perloonance ol Shokespeare's bloodiest tragedy. More than lOO hand-painted sftdes and an original music.al score, both by Miller, accompany the show, whkh stars Homer Simpson as· ~1 MacHomer and Marge as lady MacHamer. Seen & Heard will pet1orm at 8 p .m . Nov. 4 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the ArU. Described .. "Uiy Tomlin meets VK:tor Borge, .. Seen & Heard is the gen~­ bendmg collaboratioo betweon celli>t/cOITlp!l...- Stephen Katz and dancer/ lluthsayor BJ Goodwin. Th<y merge choreography, dromaticdlaroctorizatlo and mutti-lt>d<ed celo 5C<IIe into theater that borden on clowning. Fonneriy known as Cello M<Mmont Thea~. this win be the doo's second appearance in }he Center 10< the ArU. NoW In Its foorth year, The Off Center Sories ~ progr>mmed speclfocolly with students In mind. Each pe<fo<mance is un\que, venitile and prograsivo. Tld<ols are kept ot afford.tble·pric., roc students. Tid<eU lor Mocllorner and SOon & Heon:t are S9 in IICMonce and s11 doy ol pertonnonce_ Ttd<eU ""'-altho c.ent.r box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuosdoy through friday. and It al llc:l<otrnlster locallom. For """" inloonation, cal64s.N!TS. Brickman to perform Romontic pionlst ~ llrid<mon wl petlorm 111. 8 p.m. Nov. 5 in lho Mainstoge Theatre in the Center 10< the ArU. "Jim Briclunon--UYe In Concert" abo will feal!Jn! YOCafist Anne Cochnln and electronic >iolinlst Trocy Scott SliYermon. .llrid<mon's hugelY successful hit song "V>>mttne.•• duet \ with ,by counlry.music: - Mortlna Mc!rido, - him as one o1 the fiBt lnslnJmental ort1sts in decades to .,.. his rnaril on contompot'lly radio. That cNrt hit- fol- IDle"-_....,.,.___ by "The Gilt" tollln Ra)!e and Susan Alhton, "Your - Wlight and "Mrs All~ YOMS" with his ~-.-.-Cochraft. I.M-.~-ns,sn and $19.50. Th<y .... . . . . _ It the c.nter lor"'" Arts box ollice from noon to 6 p.m. Tues- ~=..,~•td For more info<matlon, aft 645-MTS. JOB LISTINGS UB Job llstillgs accessible via Web Job listings 10< professioN~ ~ ....-ch, faculty and dill Je<vice-Ooth competitM! ond ---·lt ~CIO be aa:esoed "" the Human Rl>- <lottp:/l-' _ _/ I n , _ 1_ I />. - - umtted way of supporting my po- etry, not havtng gon~ to college, not having other skills."' But, says McPeek. thts was an enurdy conscious d«islon. Dunng all these yean, he r<rnatned tightly focuscd on achievemmt in an. specificallyinpoetry.lnthatsens<:,h<views his job as cook's helper as wonhy an occupation as any, to suppon a life '" poetry. "There are almost no poets who can suppon thernselv<s on poetry alone," he asserts. "Bring a professor of English at VB can be tmuing sou ra of inspiration, aJong wnh studying the JX)Ctic cannon, ob..ervmg the world in a thoughtful . ..omeumes trenchant, manner. The 42 -yea r -old O rchard Park lf•gh Xhool graduate began writ Ing while Still an elementary-school o;;t uden t. "When I was in high school, lrm·t MIChael C. Flan1gan,whowas pn<:t -lll rC'S1dence at Buffalo State < _ ,, IJ egt~ a number of years ago. Aflt'r ~ raJua t10 g from high school, I .. pen I two ve-J.r!l hvmg wllh him and h1' fam dv, ..crv m g an apprent.Jcc'hlp . •r you will . It was a valuable, ; lorm.ttiVe expcn ence ." .... '-It ill , McPeek cons1ders h1mself'a latr b loom er because such a long g~tat1on penod is required to becom e a poet." Before arrivmg at u~ he worked for 18 yea rs as a home frw hb P"VJ from hh day Job health care a1de. first m Buffalo, later as • cook 's helper In the Governor's residence halll . 1n Bosto n , where the o pportunity t o J~l~t elderly R u ~ •an - C m1gre clients cn n ched hl!l art , as he listened to viewed as a job that supports poetry, the1r sto n es Jnd t"Ven piCked up ser JUSt likt being a cook's assistant. For me , the issues are: How are you vKeablc Russ1an m the process. But fur McPeek, any job, no mat working with the fuct that you must tcr how well-n-spected, i.s mcrdy the support your poetry in somC' way? vd1Jdctosupport h1s life's work.. HJs How do you make your day job th< positiOn at UB allows h1m to work best possible resource for your m fuJI -time. yet have mornings free for atiYe commitment, for your respon wnung. Because of h1s academiC.. sibilities as a poet?" year appomtmcnt, th e s ummer~ arc \o\'hilc mopping the floor of the open for ta ckhng lo nger poetll Governo r's basement kitchen each lunn ..., o r for cnnch mg h1mM'll 10 even mg, McPeek o ften reflects on thl· o ther art!>, such as fUm . the nature o f poetic creation. His McPeck acknow ledges that hl l> poetry has not gone unrecognized: lack o f h 1 gh~reducat1on has its diSIn 1997. he was named one of four advantages, but it ca n never be a writers- in -residence at the Just Bufbarrier to serious art ... Certainly, I falo Literary Center. For a presentawould like a better alignmen t be- tion at the Buffalo and Eric County tween m)' poetic activity, m y art acPubbc Library as pan of this resi tivity and this large-time commit - dency, he drew on his background m ent to a full -time job. Art is so d e- 1n Russian to better explicate manding and entails a serious effon . untranslated passages in Jennifer l.n an ideal situation, I would ~'an t Baines's critical st udy of the Russian to have a great deal of freedom to poet Osip Mandelstam, who sufaccompany my writing, to be able fered greatly during the Stalinist era. to lavish time on it . Becaust of my Such arc McPeek's contributions to background. however, I haYe a very the academic world that he only pe- npheraliy tnhablls. He frankly WIShes there were more .. reciproc uy" among poets of dissimilar backgrounds. He has never been 1nvited to read on campus.. for example. Even so, McPeek gratefully ac · lcnowtedges the suppon he Ius r<ceived'" the university's Poetry/ Rare Books Collection, wher< staff assistant Sue Michel !us cheerliilly welcomed him and ·put him at ...., about delving into, and studying. the rich 20th-century holdings. "Associate curator Michael D. Basinski Ius been extremely helpful in terms of bringing work to my attention that l might be in1er<Sted in, and also in being supponive of my own work." McPeek says. Basinski put him in touch with William Sylvester, UB emeritus professor of English and editor of Buffalo Vona. which this year published an excerpt of McPeek's - ~Ioria." Especially gratifying are the simple messages of sllppon from several UB students, who ha~ expressa::l interest io his work. even mounting a few McPeek poems on one student homepagc. While his situation in life entails both limitation and opportunity, McPeek prd'ers to dwell on the laner. "I app=iate the blue-collar world the difficult and slow dev<lopmm1 of quality in my wori<. Wl\at really matters to mt' is that I have an inner sen.sr of my poetry-learning, groping, struggling. failing, trying to honor poetry and the human oondition." As for future directions, McPeek would like to pursue a natural affinity for the univ<tsity's highly praised Poetics Prosram. wh""' founding dinaot- is the distin&uish«l Ameri Cllll poet RDbert C=ley."I haY. b<nefit<d ""'J' much &om the Poetics Program on campus; it Ius a wdldeserved reputation for experilmntation, for innoYation ... He also would like to pUISue longer poetic works o n a consistent basis and to work with artists in other spheres on murually engaging projects. McPeek offers a lesson in learn mg that he has found instructive m forging his art. While working with Russian chcnts in Boston, he was struck by their dramatic accounts of sometimes-bitter life experiences. " I learned Russtan wnhout a formal course, and so not with the accomplishment that a p e rson m1 ght achieve through formal study or time spent abroad. But there in Bos- 10n.l talked to people who had wtl · nessed the blockade of Leningrad. that is ""'Y differmt &om the world who had served on the front."\Vhile of tenure and sabbaticals," he says. m o pping the floor one day, he heard "The positions in ~e kitchen arc pre- o ne Ru ss ian -speaking cli e nt talk carious, even for people who'~ been about her parents .. who had died of there for a long time. I haY. the dlana hunger." "You d o n 't h ear that 10 America," says McPeek. "That's what to have an impact. to talk about. to bring 10 tight, whole iU<3S of essen- being aJive-being a poet-IS all tial exp<rienc<s that don't get much about. learning from everyone and attention otherwise.lbat1s-what I live, everything around you. And it hapthat's what! see on my jot>" pens in the kitchen, too." As for his day- , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 1<Hiay life in poetry, " It 's a tre mendousamount of work. All of us 3re struggling to acromplish something of value. It's v<ry difficult to write a poemthe sta ndard is verr !,Ugh. Butfail~an enriching = aspect. Awards, publications. etc. are not indicative-in and of themselves-{)( poetic quality. My responsibility is ,__ _ _...L..- - - - - --------' Atlantic Brass Quintet to serve residency By - Y III.UM ReporterContributOf HE Atlantic Brass Quintet, one of the finest en- T sembles intheworld,will come to U B tomorrow for a dynam1 c five -day residency. Fo unded in 198 5, the AB Q launchcd its career with a phenom enal string of competitio n victo ries. including the coveted First Prize at the International Brass Competitio n o f Narbonne. France. T he group performs a unique reperto ire span n ing five centuries of mus ic, and in dudes ethnic music from the streets of Brazil , Cuba . the Ba lkans and New Orleans. Its distinctive sound, impcccableenscmble.stunningvirtuos ir y and warm , inviting stage presence have won the quintet praistfrom critics and scores of admirers. The ABQ's residency activities in Buffulo will enoompass both oducationa! and performing venues. Clarence High School wiD be the b<neficiary tomorrow o f a morning of mastcrdassesandworkshops.. lntemationaUy recognized trumpeter Jon Nelson wilJ join the ABQ for a recital at 8 p.m. Saturday in Slee Concert Hal] on the North Campus. T he performance will feature mu SIC ranging from Renaissance com pose r William Byrd to wo rks by Frank Zappa. A variet)' of p1eccs by Lutoslawski, Bach, Alvin Etler. us ·~ David Felder and Oscar Boehm e will ro und out the program. The ABQ will hold a master d3..)..., for UB band students al 4:30p.m. Monday in ZSO Baird Hall. The class is free and open to the public. O n Tuesday. the ABQ will join the m Slee Sinfuoieua at 8 p.m. for a roncert foaturingwodtsbyfelderand\larese, as wdl as oomposcr Kurt Weill's rich and'beautiful v-.olin Concmo. winds and brass. Speaking for the quintet, tuba player John Manning said the group is "thriH<d to be able to perfonn on TheroncertwilJcelebratethecentenary ofthC' birth of Weill with a performan cr of hi s powerful, but rarely heard, Violin Concerto. The soloist will be the multi-award -win nmg, Russian -born violinist Movses Pogoss1an. who, due to the overwhelming respo nse to his all - Bach solo violm recital last year. will be completing the Bach set on Nov. 3. The remainder of th e program will include Felder 's La dura fria hora-wnh a nod to poet Pablo Neruda for the title, and arranged fo r b r ass by lon Nelson- and Deserts by French composer Edgard Varese. This unique Sinfonietta con cc rt wiJ I be made up entire!" o f sud! a prestigious wnue as SUNY Buffalo. whi ch has such a widely known reputation for perfo rmmg contemporary mwic. We arc d o u bly excited to be joining trumpeter Jo n Nelson. who was a m ember of o ur group last year." Regarding the residency actw111es. ABQtrombonist John Faictaadded: "\\'hen \ vt' to ur,~ al\\'3ys try to fo cus on working with youn g asp•r ing musicians in the communityit helps keep aliYe the art." Single tickets for both concerts an: Sll general admission , $9 for seni o rs and U B facult y, st aff a nd alumni, and $5 for any student with a valid ID. For tickets, call 645-292 1. �Octobe111. ZOOO/Voi31Jo 8 Rep arias m ~ International Affairs on the Web Ei3 Homecoming activities set Football game, bonfire, Garopw concert to highlight weekend By MAllY IIEl1f SP'INA Activities, and the Umvers1ty Umon ActiVI ti es Board . Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are Contributing Editor AMILY and Homecoming Weekend, set for Oct. 20- F 22, promises fun and ac- tivities for C'veryone and will indudc the traditional football game and half-time festivities, an t."Vening with ~U-known comedienne Janeane Garofalo, cultu ral rvents and a bonfire" and carnival. There also will be a bus tour of Niagara Falls, the fall oonccrt by the i'..oc:Haque Dance Company, a fam•l y dmncr and brunch, men's and women's soccer matches and a mght ill lhe ITIOVICS. All t•vcnts will be held on the No nh Campus, unle~ ntherw1se •nd1cated. l·vcnl~ on ( kt. ll w1ll cent(' J .tround tht> homecoming game between the UB Bulls and the Ball State ! .ardinals. w1th lock-off scheduled for I p.m. u1 UB Stad.Jum. l la1f tmu·lot1V1Ues will feature the . . rowmng of the- homecommg kmg .md queen , .tnd a rousing perfor mance by tht' "'lhunder of the East" marchmg hand. ramdy -rnembl'f game tu:ketl., '~h1ch w1ll mcludc a talig;Jtc partv hcgmn•n~atll : JOa.m .. arl·SI1.per person. The UB AJumn1 AS!ioCJatlon w1ll lw~t a free pre-game party from II J 111 . to I :30 p.m., w1th food, face pamtmg and pn 1.cs for alumn1.stu dents. parent\, and faculty and staff members under the whtte tent at thl' corner nf Augspcrgcr and <:ov c:nt ry road!~ . NatiOnall y known comcdJenn l' faneane Garofa lo Will pccse nt an cve mn g o t conu·dy at 1'1 p.m . 111 A.lum m An:na. The performance 1s spon!tt.m:d hy the Office of Student Un1ons and SIO for UB st ud ents a nd $11 for the genera l public and ar~ avai lable through Tickets.Com outlt'ts, Tops marktt:s, <www.tk·keb.com > or by calling 888-4000. Th~ traditional carmval w1th games of chance, food and the light mg of the bonfire will be held from b p.m. to midnight on Oct. 20 on the shores of Lake LaSalle. Other events on Oct. 20 w1ll 1n · dude: • Women ·~ soccer, UB vs. Bowl•ng Green, 4 p.m., RAC Field. • Hillel Shabbat serviCe and dm ner, 6 p.m. Call Hillel at 639-836 1 for location and reservations. Din ner uckcts art' SIOfor non -U R stu dents. • Family dmncr. 6:30 p.m., Student Union, sponsored by the Office of Student Unions and Activi ties. Reservations arc required; tiCk ets are $16. • Friday Night at the Mov1cs w1U featur~ showmgs of "The Pcrfec..t ~torm " a! 7 and 9:30p.m. m Lh(.· Stu dent Un1on Theatre. Sponsored by tht• Un1vers1ty Unu>n ActiV JtJCS Hoard. T1ckets art' Sl.SO. • Men's soccer. UB vs. W~tern MJClugan, 7 p.m .. RAC ~1eld . • Zod iaque- Oan cc Company ·~ fall concert, 8 p.m .. Drama Theatre. t :C:ntcr for the Arb. featunng light . da.s."J( contempora ry, narrative and ahstract wo rks . Ment1on Fam1h Weekend and the tKket wtll he$ ::., • Conon(;tr!s/Ovc:rtnncs,Hpm.. Black Box Theatre, L~ntcr for lht· Ans, featunng two warm <~nd Wllt\ one-act ~rformance5 bv UR slu dents sponsored by the I >cpanmt"nl of Thea tre and l>ao\.t~ Ment1on Family Weekend and lh..k(.'l\ wdlllt .\3 at the door. In addlnon to the footha.ll gaml'. othcractJVItle>onOcL 21 will tndude· • Bus tou r of Ntagara raJJ... 7 I; a.m . to noon . w1th pH. k up un Putnam Way 111 fron t ofth(' ~tudenl Umon. Cost of the IOUI 1~ S I 3 Pl'l person and wdl mclud r a .. Wah· Rattle 'N' Rolr' <.on tmcntal hrcal.. fast 1n the Hard Rock Cafe and .1 VJ5JI to Cas1no N1agara. Br1ng Hjl·n tlfica tion to cross mto Ca nada and return to the U.S Seating IS limited and registraiJon IS requ1red at thl' c he~k · m for Famtlv dnd Home co m1ng Weekend an the ~tudt"nt Un ion Lobby from 4-7 p.m. Oct 20. Presented by the Office of Stu drnt Umons and Activities. • Tour of the Multtd.isuplmarv Center for Earthquake Engineenn~ Research (MCEER) a! 10:30 and II a.m., featuring UB's "shake tabl(· " that si mu lates earrhquakes 111 the laboratory. Space is limited and lll.k cts will be available on a first-CUffil'. first -served basi !~. No children un der ll admttted Schl-duled on ( kt 12 arl' • N('"'ol.•man ( ..t.'nlt'r ~'-1a."'"'· X: "\0 .UlJ 10:30 a.m ., .)t. lo~eph UnJvt:r,ll\ Church. Mam ~treet ncar thl· \outh (.a mp us. and at 10~ 30 a.m Ill :! I :;, \fudent Umon. Nonh Cam pu \ • Sundaybrun\.h, IOa.m.hl 12:."\tJ p.m .. P1sta..:hto's . .) tud(·nt Ll n1on ( ost 1S $11 .50 per ' pcr~n and ad van'"·c re.:,e rva t1nn ~ are requtred . • \Vomen ''ISO\.i..t"I ,U Rv' l<llcJ, •. I I d.m . I{A( F1cld • Men\ ~h.Lt'r. LIB V!! :\lorthnn 111mnl5.1 p.m .. RA< held_ Study debunks iron-heart link By LOIS BAKER years on thca.'iSOClallon belwt•cn d1., Contributing Editor t.J.k.t:n al tht"' hegtnn •ng uf tht.· 'tuJ\ easesoftheheartando rculaton ~"' tem. and mca~urcs of hodv 1ron stores. only a ((.'W of wh1ch showl'\.l \t.·rum T H E questiOn of whether too much iron mcreases the n sk of dying from heart di~ has received another "no" answer via a popuJallon-based, long-'term, follow -up st udy conducted by UB researchers. The study. appearing in the Oc tober issue of ArmaiJ of Epulemrology. found no asso<:iation bet\YC't'n "high -nonnal" iro n stores and risk of death du<.> to cardiovascular dis · t.-ase,coronary hea n disease or heart attack, or between iron levels and nsk of death from any ca use. "Sound clinical guidancr and public· health l'l'(Dmmcndations must br based on reasonably solid cviden..:c that what IS being recommended ~~ hoth safe and effecti\11:," soud Chnstophtr ScmpOs, as.sociat(' professor ol social and preventive medicine and lead au thor on the stud)'. "Currently ava ilable data do not :,upport radicaJ changes in dietary rt.-commendations for iron intake or screening by physic ians to de tect high-nonnal levelsof serum ferritin . Nor do they support the need fnr large-scale randomized triahof di etary restricti on o r phlebotomy ,1,:, d means of lowering iron stores." The:r~ have been mOrt' than two Jou:n studies conducted 111 recent positive findings.Sempos nohxt. Still. subje...l remains con troversaal The current study was based un data collected from panictpants m the second National Health and Nu triti o n Examination Su rve' th ~ " Curftntly .,..._ <Uta.do not , . _ t ..-... ct...ga ln ddary~ for Iron-., or Kfte>lng by phy>lcYns t.o detect high- """""'levels of serum ferritin." CHRISTOPHER SEMPO ) ( NJIANE!-1 II ) bctwt:t:n IY ib 1'(0. and an analp • ~ nf death rl•umJ, through[)(.'\. . "\I, 1992. The 'IU~h sample conSISU-d of 1,604 pt'r..tHI'128 b lack men and I 00 hi.•'" 1.. women ; 658 wh1tt· men and 7 1~ wh1te women--hcrwet"n agl":'> 4:; ..,4 Iron status wa!l ha~cd on ~o.on . . cn trat1ons of fcrrllm , o ne of the i..h •cl lorms 111 whiCh 1ron •~ stored tn tht· ~xi)'• 111 the st.•rum of blood sampll.., the clear flu1d that sc-pa hlood when 11 dots. \l'll1J"Xl!1.11ld i..OI I ea~ul"~ tested !Wtl h\'potht."'><."' 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ORJ<wttha<.ana dian bram -mJur y assoa.auon, as well as the msptratton of the father of two hockey players who ha"" suffered concUSSlOn, has brought a UB faculty member into the fore front of mter-nanonaJ effons to establish return · to-playguid<lines foUow· mg concussion in amateur sports. Those guidelines, patnstakingly crafted by Barry Wtller, an apert 1.n traumatic bram inJury and a professor of psychology in the School of Med1cme and Biomedical Setences. with the assistance of John Leddy, associate professor of clinical orthopaedics and associate director of the university's Sports Medinne Institute, have been adopted by the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) and the International Ice Hockey Federation. They also were used by the medical committee of the Sydney O lympics. \\'iller says that getting the return to-play gutdelines adopted by the <.:HA was a very significant step forw-.ud he-cause ''the association governs all amateur hockey in Canada, wh1ch makes tt the first bona fide sports o rganization to have adopted gutdelines regarding concussion." Will<T. who has been involved with hockey as a player and coach for most of his life, says he agreed to focus his efforts on hockey not only because he loves the sport, but because he felt 11 would be an effective conduit for mtroducing return-to- play guidelines in other amateur sports. "Hockey was born and bred m ( .anada, so the international sport •ngcommuniry still looks to Canada and thcCHA for leadership." he says. nottng that the adopt to n of th e gu tdelincs by the International Ice Hockey Federation was the dtrect rt"Suh of the C HA act ton . Willer points o ut that the tmtlaJ ampetu~ for t."Stabhshmg return -to play gutdeltnes ca me from tht• Ame n can Academy of Neurologv IAAN). but emphasm;.·~ that theM' gu idelines. while groundbreakmg. do not translate weU to the realities of amateur athlet1cs. '"Pnor to the AAN .m noum.mg th t~ H gu1delmes and publishing them m the loumal ol Neurology. there were no really au thoritativeguidelincsanywhere. Thr problem, howt"Ver, wa..'l that the AAN gUidelines were ba.su:aJiy written fnr proh:ss•onaJ sports or other enVlron mems where a qualified t.raJner 1son s1tc <1nd thr athletes' h1sto n es of con - medial Scionce, In~ with tho lnstiWte for Loom, Photonics and lllophoco<ja. will pmentltllroo-<layS)'I'I1P<>'Un on ·cunon~-...:.sln Biopho<onia and Nanomeciclne" 00..19·211nthoMIITtottHotel, 13-40 Mil1mport Hig1wly. T h e - wil fuluro. host ol distingulsh<d spealcors from UB, as well as tho aa<k<ri<· and industrill-sdence c~otlotgo. IO-..., tho up-ond<oming fields ol bioimaglng. lrtiflciiJ vision, modicalloson, nanomedidne, ~blood and photodynamic thmpy. Legendlry West<m New Yorit inimltor and researcher v.llson Gre.ltbatdl, pern0ps mo<t notable for tho deYolopment ol the pocomtb<, will bo the keynote >peaker ot tho OcL 20 dinner. AdmissioniOthoS)'I'I1P<>'Un is 1200 f<>(tho ful mnr.r.nc., ex 1250- OcL 20, with,.,. tion limitod to 250. Admission for stJJdents is 150, and • per-day roteoU100is- TICkets for tho Oct 19 dlnroer only ... 135. For further lnfonnation or to register for thesymposium, con· toct Amy Eglowstdn ot tho irutJ. tute at 64s..6800, ext 2105. NYU lawyer to speak LfN "When Goes Pop: The-bhlng IJne- ~ Populo< Culnn" wil bo tho topic ol • lecture by Richard Sh<rwin, prolooor olllw .. New YO<I< UnlYenlty, 1o bo held It 2 p.m. Oct 20 In 306 Clornem Hall on tho Notth Compus. The lecture is sporuo«d by tho S.ldy Centtr for ~ and Sociil Policy, tho'Center f<>< tho Amer1as and tho On lit· erature and Society. In tho ledln, tho title ol which is also tho title ol Shelwln's new bool<, Shelwln will onolyz2tho jury system In our rnedio-sotlntfd oge. ...,.. lning tho role olvivid storytelling In successful 6tigotion while coutioning against misusing that opportunlt)' 10 seduce ex "ifocitly persuade" juries. Oting the ~ia drcu.s sur· rounding such notorious trials as the Menendez brothen 1nd o.r. Simpson. Sherwin will argue ""'!. that an fttome)' has a professional obligation to 11Jnctlon os • brake on popular passions and prejudices in court. not to feed into the tendency to inflame the audience with techniques that the media uses. Otherwise, he says, lawyen risk undermining sod~s c~­ t.inued trust in the jury system. A profess<>< It NYU ~nee 1988, Sl1erwin also has wori<ed as an assistant district attorney. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending Letters to the Reporter TheR<pMerwolcomesletters from reade<s.ocxnmentlng on its stories and content Letters shoukt be fmited 10 800 words and may bo edted for~ and length. let· tefl must lrrl.Jde the writer's name, address and a daytime telephone number for lo'l!rilication. Be'""'" ol space lmit3tions, tho Reo porterannot publish II letters receNed. They I11USt be received by 9 a.m. Mordoy 10 bo considered for pubbtlon in tNt....,...., issue. The RepMerpmm.that letters be received on dsk ex eloctmrllcoly ot ~. W cusston are available; m other words.. thr..1' a.\S\Jme that there ~someone on the benc~tlher a phys~aan or a profe-.stonal I ramer- who can tm mechately appr<ru.e an athlete's con dttton and determme tfhe or she can return to play at that ume or not" Willer )otned the effort at the urgf tog of Carl Undros, whose younger >On. Brett, had withdrawn from professtonal hockey after suffering stv eral concussions. Lindros' o lder son, Philadelphia Ayers star Eric lindros. also battles with concussion. Carl l.1ndros had suggested to Wilierboth men were involved with the Ontario Brain Injury Association modificataons to the AAN guidelines. In addition to providing wordmg that be11er helps inaperienad tra1ners 1dentify a concussion when 11 occurs, they recommend that aU wncu.ssed athletes be asked to .s« theu phystctan before they return to play...Also. given the substantial in ~ creaSf' m nsk for irreversible darnage due to repeated concussions. if an athlete has three concussions m the same year, it is recommended that he or she rest away from the sport for the remainder of the playing season," explains Wtller. "These guidelines help mili sure nobody goes back to playing sports m<nd thal playm ... their physi cian b<for< returning to play. Willer and Leddy also ha"" been working to provid< physicians with educa· nonal material about concussion in an effort to help them brtt<r assess when it's safe to allow a child to return to playing sports. "Most family doctors, intmusu and pediatricians probably don't see enough of these head injuries to re· ally be very comfortable with treat · mg them, and it's not something they 're taught about in medical school; notes Leddy. "I think most physicians need more education about how to identify what a concussion has occurred, as weU as how to identify and treat symptoms of post -concussM syndrome." Furthermore, he cautions, ..~ injuries can be difficult to diagnose, at best There are a lot of symptorm that mimic other things; also, ath · letcsare prone to minimizing symptoms or downright denying them to the doctor." Toward 1M goal of educating physicians, Waller is ~ing an edu · cational package that includes the return -to-play guidelines, infonna: guidelines following concussion In •nNiteur sports •t the urging of Cart Undros (left), whose sons bllttle the effectJ of concuuJon. ( OB!A)--that the UB professor ap· ply his expertist and infl uence toward helping establish guidelines of a similar nature in amateur .sports. Willer and his coUaborators began by going to the CHA and meet · ing with the individuaJs within th~ associa t ion who develop educa tional programs for tramers. "What ensued was a debate that cen te.rcd on thequ,.estioru, What can we realislically apect from the vol unteer trainer/coach on the s•deline who IS just somebody's mom o r dad and who has little or no medical background? What kmds of dect ~•ons can we expect him or her to make about a player:S conditJon~" explams Willer. Out of th1s discusston evolved the guidelines that were adopted by the C HA, wh1ch. accordmg to Willer, have been worded in such a way that thry"not on ly make sense medicaUy. hut Jre presen ted tn a format that enables mom -the -team -tramer to readi ly understand them- m om. that IS, whose occupation may he dLCOunung. not medicine." Essentially, the gUidelines adopted hv the C HA involve three basiC until they've fully recovered from symptoms of a head injury," notes Leddy, who. as a team physician for intercollegiat~ a th letics at US, knows firsthand about the dangers of concussive injuries in amateur competition. " I teU the players, when you 'sprain your brain' it's a bigger deal than spraining your kntt or ankle. If you play on a bum kn~ or live with a bum knee. that's o ne thing. But if you don't come back fully from a brain injury. it's different. You may be left with a signifi cant decline in mentaJ funaioning."' Despite the apparent simplicity of the modifications made to the AAN guidelines, they required a long senes of discussions with the CHA. with final wording changes taking place as late as December of 1999. Lmdros feels Willer's role was cru naJ to making the project a success. '"Oue to hts scientific expertise and aedibiliry. he ( Willer) was able to facilitate the whole process and gain the complete support of Canadian amateur hockey through the CHA. He brought order and coheston to the effort." Because the gutdelines re..:orn - tion on symptoms of roncussion and assessment procedures for concussed athletes. Through his affiliation with the OB!A, he also is working to organiu a medical advisory commit tee on concussions that, in addition to establishing a amsmsus on postconcu.ssM symptoms. will sponsor educational conferences for heatth care professionals. .. ln the longrun,.. he says, "the goal is to hdp physicians be a linJe more astute at pidci.ng up symptoms and a little mo~ aware of the long-term ro~uenccs of conrussians themsdvts." Lindros commends this comprehensive approach to education becaust he feds it can lead to prot.ec tion for all children, not just those involved in sports.. "These guidelines. and the awareness they help create. apply to everyone, including parents who~ their child fall off the swing sei .a nd hit their head They aren't just for sports, but for life in general . What they r~ind all of us is that the dock doesn't start ticking-a child or an athlete doesn't go back to play-until he or she issymptom free at rest and with exertion for an appropriate period of time. .. Esstntially what we're saymg IS. 'Let's have greater respect for the body and things we do to the head.' \>\'hen the body isn't treated with respect, a mmor concussion can lead tosignificant,long-lastingprobiems.." Khmer Rouge survivor to speak, dance at UB By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor C AMBOI>IAN Amencan Jut hot t. "h<lnrlth\ I flnl-\Vhosechildh<xxl was shaped O)' the brut;tl Khmer Rouge reg1ml" thai wa~ rt• ..ponsihlc for nearly Zmtllton Jeath~ due to murder,di..o;c...""t~ . .;;tarvation and \ 1\'t'l"\\'m k- will share her O.T•t:nen;,l.!'l wtth l'BJucliencesonOr.."'' 19and !0 t. )nly 'J years old when tht:' Khnll'r Rouge t:amc mto power 111 197'i, I lim spent the next four y<"an.until the Vietnamese in\ras10n ol Cambodta led to thr overthrow oi the Khmer Rouge tn 1979--strug- ~ling. to rndure the tcrronst re1gn nt leader Pol Pot. At the age of 16. H1m l'mtgratt.-d to the Una ted States "\Vhen Broken (;Ja:t~ Float\," I lim's memotr. "t~ tht.• ultimatr hif> tnrv lesson told from tht' per!tpa t1ve ol a .. urv•vor who t~ trur to ht·r prnmtsc tu ht' worthy of the suffer lllg that 'hr..• endured as a child,"l>..ud /\.lark A. Ashwill. dtrector of the \\'orld Languages Institute. Htm will give two lecturl"S hased on her memoir. The first, schedu led fm 7:30p.m.on0ct. l9mtht'Scn"e11 mg Room of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. will be a for· mal talk, fo llowed by a nook signing. rill' =*'Cond ledure, pan of the "As•a dt Noon"' l>t'ne~ sponsorrd bv the N.tan Studies Program.as scheduled lor noon on OC1. !0 10 280 Park 1-l.t.ll on the North Campus. Htm also wiU perfonn the n.llt\l' "Biessmgl}.tnCe"at 10:30a.monf)ct 19 m the Katharine C..ornell lllcatre mthe ElJjcott Complex on the North C.. :am pus. A question -and -a nswer~ ston will follow the- dance, which will he presented by the International Ar tistic & Cultural Exchange. AU events are free and open to the public. Him's ~tsit to UB i5 co-sponsored by the Ce?tter for the Americas, the Astan Studi~ Program , th<.• CoUr..-gc.> of Arts and Sciences. the Depart mem of Modem Languages and !Jt erat urcs. the World Languagcs ln "'IIUil". the Oepanmenl of Theatre Jnd Dant.:e and the U . ~ -lndochma 1-.ducauonal Foundatton, Inc., a Rut falo-ba!!ot:d non -profit foundatton that brings .studenLS from South<.-a-"1 Asta to study m the Umted Stat~ . Him's story,satd A.~t.h"rill. who aiSt l se rve s as director of th r l l \ lndochtna Educ:attonal FoundatiOn. 1s one of"lost innocence. shanen:d ltves, and the destruction of culture, as well as a harrowing tale of sur vival and redempt.ion." �October11.21100fl'oi.3Z.h.8 Repariea 7 I SporlsRecap Arthur Schaefer, clinical professor of ophthalmology footnall ATHLETES O F Arthur J. Schadw. clinical profes- clinic specializing in eydid surgery mumtv. ).("rv.ng m Obituaries iL' d ~.-o ns ultant sor of ophthalmology and a clinical assistant prof~r of otolaryngology, died Oct. 4 in Hospicz Buffalo, Cheektowaga, after a brief illness. He was 77. A 1947 graduate of the UB School of Medicine, Schaefer was regarded as a pioneer in his field, setting up Buffalo's first oculoplastic surgery E.). Meyer Memorial Hospital, now Erie County Medical Center. Schaefer, first introduced 10 the field during the 1950s in postwar Korea, where he worked as a captain in the Army Medical Corps and chief of ophthalmology in the I21st Evac Hospttal, Schader, who in 1995 was the first Buffalonian to rKeJw UB's l.J.JCtan Howe Award for contributions 10 the field of ophthalmology, most recenuv was involved in pnvate pradlct" m Snyder with his son Dantel, and als" served with him as co-director of the oculoplastic cliniC at ECML A graduate of St. Joseph's Co!leg~<~te Institute and alumnus of Canis1us College, Schaef<r later rewved an honorary doctorate from the college, where he and his wife estabiJShed the Dr. Arthur). '43 and Elt1.abeth A. Schaefer Scholarship Fund for pre med students. Schaeferwa5anactwememberof later returned to BuffaJo to set up his Western New York's medical com dinicinthcearly 1960sat thefonner ophthalmolugv at numerous hosp• tals and m ophthalmiC plasuc and rl"Const ruC1JVl' ~ urgc ry at the lohn M I ore lr M I> Head and Nt»d ( .en1er at "l1ster~ llo.!>pltal l-Ie !ioervcd .b dm.'t.1or ementU!> of the ophthalmology sef·viCe at both ~LSters Hosp1tal and St: l~ph Hu' pttal an <::heektowag;t,a nd ab..J.!~Crved as d~rector of ophlhalmtL plastu. and reconstru ctive surge rv at Buffalo <.eneral Hospital and l:.CM< !xhaefer. d feUow of tht: AnwnL.lil College of ~urgeon.'i and the Amen Lan n,ety of OphthalmiC ~urgen. also was a past prestdcnt of the Amcncan $0("tety of OphthalmtL PlastJL and ReconstrUL1.1Vt' :-,ur~t·n Snow Go Adam Echter, a senior mechan ical-engineering major, takes UB's "clean snowmobile" out for a test run near the Ellicqtt Complex. The machtne won last year's inaugural Clean Snowmobile Challenge and will be entered in the 2001 contest • this coming winter Calendar Chemical Engineering Seminar Roswell Park Staff Seminar Protein Interaction~ at the So ltd· SoluUon lnterl.c:e with Partk.utar Refe rence to Blood. john l. Brash, McMaster Un iv. 206 Fu mas, North Campus. 3:30 p .m free Regulation of C. Pro tein S~naling in Human lymphocYt e~ John H Kehri, NatiOnal lnstitut~ of Health GaylordCary Meeting Room. Research S1ud1t>1o Center, Elm and Carlton su .. Buffalo 1 l · 30 p m j:l"ff Spoi1SOI"a1 by Ros~\1 Partr; Cancer Institute For more InformatiOn, Charle~ Wennf'r 8H 3261 ~adua!te: Ubrary Research Skill~. Tatiana Delal~e"a. 117 Capen, North Campu~. -4 -5 :30 p .m free Sponsored by the Undergraduate library. For fT'I()re informatiOn, Enc Acree, 6-45-29-43, e~t l. 235 Wednesdays at 4 PLUS Poetry Reading. Adrienne RICh, Screening Room, Center lor the ArU, North Ca m pus. -4 p .m . Free for mort> onlormatoo. 645· 3810 International Student and Scholar Servkes Fall 2000 Worltshops Optional Practkai'Tralning Jennifer Chazen, lntematiOI'lal Student and Scholar Sefw:es 1-450 Student Umon, North Campus. 5. 30-6: 30 p m Free UUAB Fall Rims 2000 The Pe rfect Storm Student Unoo Theater, North Campu1o. 7 p m . and 9 30 p m . S2 SO, student.!, S4, ~eneral public For more 1nformat1on, 81nu Pauloie, 64S·2957 Women 's Volleyball UB vs Kent State . Alumn1Arena Nonh Campu~ 7 p .m F!"ff Classics and Archaeology lecture THURSDAY D•nce Perfonnance Oanc:e Perfonnance The Blessing Dance-A Cam bodian Clau kal Dance lntemallonal ArtiSt I( and Cultur.il Exchange Kathanne Cornell Theatre, Ellicott Complex. Nonh Campu1o I O· 30 a m f!"ff Zodlaq ue Fall Dance Concert Dept or Theatre and Dance Drama Theatre Center lor the AtU. North C<lmpu\ 8 p m J I 0. general publiC . J S. UB \t udt>n h for morE' lnlorm<~tton. 64 ') ARTS Biological Sciences Seminar Physlu Colloquium The Meson Spectrum: Searching for G lue )arTie$ Napolitano, Remwolaer Polyte<hmc Institute 225 Natural SC1ence1o Comple10., North ( ampu ~ 4 1 S p m ~ree ETC Technology Wortuhops lecture Using NeUca pe Com po~er 21 2 Capen. North Campu1o Noon I p m Whe n Broken C.lau Floah Grow.ng UUAB Fall Films 2000 ~~a~~~ ~~~-KS~~~~~~~u~~m . . , . ...,... of the men's touchdowns and quarterbild: OII5S country team fi nished Dontrell J.ickson had 14 Cl1Tlt!:5 for I ]9 Y.irds H Oh~ rolled to .i -42 -20 25th in a field of more than Mtd-Amenan Conference VIctory 250 runners· at t he Paul over US. Short lnvitati<;lnal at Lehi9h After Otuo opened the sconng. University. David UB's the Bulls tied the conteSt at 7•7 top fi nisher in the eightwhen joe Freed)- hooked up wn:h kilometer race with a time sophomore And~ Forde for a 6 I . of 25 :17. 3 7. The Bull s yonl IOUChdown placed 14th of 36 scoring The Bobcau ~ the le.id teams with 4 36 point>. for- good. 14· ] , early In 0\e second quuur when Jamel Pan~ Paula Llstranl of the sco~d oo .i five-yard touChdown ~'s soccerteam scored run Rqnald ~ .idded a 20-yard two goals, <nclud ing the TO run With 96 ~onds ldt 1n the ~.and assisted on tulf for a 14-poont bulge third goal in 4-0 win CNer Bnnker donunued the tturd Northern Illinois. She also quarter w1th touchdown runs ot scored the game-winner in a frve yards and one yard 1n .i s1x 1-0 double 01/'ertime victory mmute s~n for ;a lS-7 cushiOn at Western MIChigan, setting Backup quarte~ck Freddy ~., the school record for career fired a )9-yard ~conng pass to Raynald R;ry e.irty tn the fourth for a points with 103. She nc:m " lS-potnt lead one goal shy of the UB career The Bulls scored a pow of goals record of 4 3 held by touchdowns •n the fourth qu.iner Nora Bender (1985-8 7) to close the pp Albert Gn.mdy scored h1s fir1t coller-ue touchdown on a four-yard run uppong ~ 20·play ~2 -(2rd dnve dut consumt"Cl more than 7 I '2 m1nutes The 8ull1o t;~Cked on cheor f1N ITO wtth tust 28 second~ remamtng 1n the game as f~dy h1t TheronWalk.er for a 1.1• y;arCl ~c or-t' closmg .:.n I I -pl;~y dnve .was a a MEN Duke 4, UB 0 UB 2, R a dford I Tht> mens ~occer team was out.m.uched agamst the nauoru.Uy ranked Duke Blue Oev1h losmg 10. thord str.ugtu game 4-0 on Ourtu.m N C ro t>q:on a twO match non-confe~nce road swmg After thre-e str.ugtu ihutout loslie\ the Bulls broke the1r los1ng litre.l~ anc: \cored .ill the goah they would need •n le1os tl'lan J m tnute of pby to re<ord J ~ I won ;u R..idford WOMEN UB 4, N orth ern Ill in ois 0 UB I , W e ste rn Mich igan 0 The womens soccer team suned o ff 1u four-g.me roa.d stretch 1n pertect bstuon. record1ng a -4-0 wm a.t Northern ltlinoos '" MAC pi~ The Bulb wert' led by Paula ltstnno 's rwo goah And ~n au!SL W'h1ch moved her pa.st the I 00 areer potnt mark In the week.end fin.ile 1n IU.Ianuzoo. l":och 11: was a b;ltrle betwe:en twO of the top te.ims 1n the MAC. and It' came down to L1stn.no s re<:ord·serung goat " the second o~rtJme penod tO arry UB tO a 1-0 Win at Western M1ch1pn W1th the game-wmn•ng goal. Ltstnm re<orded her IO]rd areer po1nl, serung the UB school record for most oreer po•nU Volle~oall Akron l , UB 0 Miam i l , UB I Ball State 3, UB 0 The women's voUqb.ill team lost two qutek games and couiCl not come b.acl IOSIOJ: to the Akron Z•ps, I S-2. IS-S. I S-IQ:.to open the week. The Ztp\ commtued JUSt nme erron. dunng the eno~ match. compared to UB s 2 I a"d Akron 's )81 h1rung percenQge propelled them to voctory UB conunued tU road tnp m Oxford. Oh10. falling to Mwn• tn four gvnes The Bulb e.imed a I S-8 Win 1n the openmg game of the ma.tc.h but then dropped three games 1n a row to lost" the much The Bulls conduded their weekend wtth a three-game MAC lou at &!I Sate I S-1. I S-1 I S-9 With the Witt the Card1nm rema•n undefl!::ued tn the conference With J 6-0 re<:ord. whtie Bufblo f:llls to 0-6 1n the cooference .ind -4+ I 1 oven.n ~ross ~ount~ Wome n place II th, m en 14 th at Le h igh University P a u l Sho rt. Run lnsed Pest Control in Transge n k Crop s: From Gene DiK o very to Commercial Producu Terry Meyer Pooneer H1 Bred lntemaliOnal, )ohmton Iowa 114 Hochstetter, North Campu' 4 p m F!"ff After·sem1nar meet•ng 1oponwred by the Graduate Studenl Assoc Will be 1n 109 Cooke Refreshment.! Will be served fo1 mort' •nlormatiOn, Paul Go lind•. 64 S 188 7 The Pe rfect Sto rm Student U•uo•• Theater. North Campm 7 p m .tf'ICI 9 10 p m H SO studt>nh, \4 9t"llt>fd publiC for mOrt' onlormatoon B•nu PauiO)t> 64S 29S7 . Wednesdays •t 4 PLUS Bilingual poetry reading LOuldt"~ Vazquez. R'tlst Belt Books. 102 A.Jit•n \1 Buffalo 8 p m Free Fo• mort" 1nformat10n 645 1810 Ploy Cottoo Glrl.s/ Ovenonei Dept o1 Thea~ and Dance Bl.Kk Bo:o. Theatre Cente-r 101' thto Arts. North C•mpu~ 8 r m B for mort' tniOI'TT\dhOf"l_ 64 S-ARTS 19 Beyond Vltruvius: Earty Roman Imperial Harbor Engineering In the Eastern Mediterranean. Robert Hohllelder, Unw of Colorado Screemng Room, Center for the ArU, North Campu~ 8 p .m Free Sponsored by Western New Yotic Chapter of tht' Archaeok>g~<:allnstltute of Amenc.a and tht' Parlt Profe1ownh1p .n Clas1.K~ ,, tor tht" Art ~. North C<1mpu\ 7 30 ~ o rn F-ree Sponwred by Center fo1 tht' Amenc.as, ~1an 5tud.es Progr.tm !Joi0"0 Language~ lmt•tute and Modem Languagei and Literature-~ For mort' 1nformatton, Mart. luhw1ll. b4 S }. 291 THE WEEK Oh io 42, UB 10 Chad Bnnker- ran fOt" two t t-ntt>• Exhibits "The Graduate Show: SecondYear Student~ " Work by ~econd·yedr graduate studt•nt ' on thE> Depat1ment ot Art will bto on ~~~~~~ut:~~t o~, t~f' '.~:.:~levt'i 7 Both the mefl's otnd women's crou-countT)' te.ims competed 011 the 27th omnuat letugh Umven.1ty Paul Short Run 1n Bethlehem P3 The men·~ tNm pbced l-4tto ;unong 36 sconng team\ wtnle the women we~ I I t:h m a li~ of )-4 lennis MEN ' S of thf' Center for thE' M~ on the Nonh ( ctmpu ~ G.tliery how drE' Tue\ 10 d m UB 7, S t . Peter's 0 :~o~pl ;;'d :~on~~a~ tt;~t~~;~a~~ The mens tenn1~ program moved one step dose~ to goong undefeated on 10 tall schedule w1th a 7-0 wm over 5-atnt Peten n''l the UB Tenn•~ Center UB Started off strong w1t11 wons from rwo of •u three doubles p.ilnng~ The Bull~ then moved on tO ~ ~ngle s compet•uon w-here the)' ~ wep1 .1ll \1~ m:uches 11om 11 am to6pm " 19th Century Botanical Prinh " fht> hnl em t"~thtbl! ot the Hedlth ~nPOCe\ L1boary Will bt> on d•\~d\ through thE' t>nd of the ~ .. u \emt'\IE'I '" lhf' adm1n1\tra11on <~red of tht' l1brM\· un ll'lf' South (ampm Thf' pnnn 1mdljt'\ nt pldnt\ w1th mE'd~t•nal propertw' ll.tVe bf'oen reprodurt"d from d boot.. publl~hed m 1863 owned by lht" RoOt'n 1 Brown H1~1ory of ME'd1C1ne Colle< tlof\ fht' t-:o.h1b1t wa\ madt' po1o\lblt' through tht' !]enerOU\ \uppon of tht' fnen<:h of tl'E' Health 5(1ence\ Library and tht' Mf.'d1ral H1\IOf1Lill Soc1e1v ~asKet~all WOMEN ' S Semor T11bny Bell has been cho~en to the 2000 Pre~c.non ~11-MA( Wo"'e" Basketball Team. the league off1ce hu announced Bell JOim Chery! Bowle1 ot Akron. Knsun Koeu1er o (Wenem M1chog.in Franone Moiler ·:Jf Sowi•ng Gn:-er and Stephanoe Sm•ley of b.stem M1chtpn Of' the r,.,.e-penor 1c.1n• ~elt-<ted b, membe:n of the MAC New,. Med1a Assoc•.ltlon �Sl Reporter ~ October 11. ZOOO/Yol 31.111.8 - - - - - --- ---- - Friday I 3 s.mlno. - ·. v-,.- Atlontk 1ktiJ Quintet. 51« Conc<rt HoU, North UmJlU' 8 l:ym~~J~.~ .ntormation, 645-2921 NewM.ul D.nce Perfonnanc:e MK:hael Carnell. ~tty. m Kimball, South Campus 3 p.m free. fOf more informatJon. 819 2941 Men's Soccer UB on Kentucky RAC Foeld NoM Campus 3 p.m Free. Student ~. North Compus Noon-1 p.m. Free.. Chomber- How Many Talks Can We AssJgn to • Transporter? ~~ r. Sd1ollr Service. 210 UB YS Toledo. Ak.mni Alela North Compus. 7 p.m Fro< l.od~ F11U Dance Con<.ert OepL of Theatre IOd Dance Drama Thealle, Center fOf the AIU, North C.mJlU'. 8 p.m 110, general public; 15, U8 students. fOf rTlOI't 1nformation. 6-t.S-ART S the Alamentou• 1'Ng< Gonoml. Oebo<oh Steege, =,~;~~ampu~ 4 p.m. Fre-e. After-seminar meeting sponsored by the Graduate Student Msoc.. will ~ ln 109 Cooke. Refreshments wilt be~ - For more =~~~.2~68 Hennann Rahn Memorial Lectuno Transcriptional Control of 6t:~~('EncN Molecular Bidogy, Umv. of Texas Southwestern MedKal Center at Dallas. Butler Auditonum. Farber Hall, South Campu~. 4 p.m . RecepUoo ko=~~~ec~~~~~huu Oral Dlagnostk Sclenc:es Semln,ar Series Dept. of Phys1ology and 81ophysta For more 1ntormat1on. ).A Ru ~ll . 8191415 Physlu CoUoqulum Quantum Computation and Information . HOt-Kwong lo. MagtQ Te<:t\nologies. l2S Natural SCiences CompleK, North C ampu~ 4 1 S p m f reE" Research Skill~ Port1a D1a.z · Martin, 109 Lockwood library, N.:hf~m~n~r~m~ ~e30 endergraduate Library for more 1nformauon. En< Acret, 645 -294'\ . ex t 13~ •••lrnq\ l<•r ,-v,nl• t.,l..n1q pi.Ho "" t.tnt~U\ IJI h>r · ' " ' ' .Jo(tplrd through th~.." o•h tiiUIIJ« \Ubllli\\IUrl ftH'Ill loor lht Hnlin, Uli ( .rlt·n oi.n ,, , ht•lll\ ..,, http www but l .tlo \'dU l11nlt .rtlo n \ nut ~til ''"'-'" ' ~ tn llw ...& .. ctrunu. t.Jio•rtrt •.r will bt uHiu,h•d rn tlu Rtf'"r1•• 21 S Natural Sc1ences Complex. North Campus ~ p.m free ~~J 5~~~BF~~u=~· Dance Pa'formanc:e Zodlaque Fall Oanc.e Concert Dept. of Theatre and Dance Drama Theatre, Center for the ArU, North Campu~ . 8 p.m s 1O, general publiC; S5, UB students For more 1nformat1on. 645-ARTS faculty 1ntormaoon. Stewan Brower. 829 3900, ext Ill Uve National Tele<onferenc:e ~7'~~~~s~e:tndbyU~n Ke ~~:t~~~~t:c:~:lei 1nformauon, 64S-1097 Clanks •nd Arc:hMoo&ogy Lecture ~To~~::n~~~ Ide ntity and Archaeok)gy In Andent Skily Carla Antonacoo . Wesleyan Umversity 328 Millard fillmore AcademiC c omrcx, ElliCott Complell., ~~~~~sth! ~a~ Free Protessonh1p 1n Class1o •·' \fl·"'' ~~=~~:nng =~~n~~~~~~~~'b';:? UUAB Fall Films 2000 Me, Myself, and Irene Student UniOn Theater, North Campt.n 7 p.m S2.50, nudenu, H . general publiC for more mtormat10n, ~1nu Paulose. 64S -29S7 120 Clemen~. North Campus 2 30---4 p.m Free. but seat1'(jk1~ lh\ Tlnrnf't.t) pr(.·Ct:chnq Public: Lecture Health Sclenc:e llbr,uy Worttshop Online .a nd Off: An lntroducUon to Ubrary Research Heather Munger. Med1a lnSti'\JCtlon Room. Health Sc.ences library, South C ampu~ 2-3 p.m Free Open ~Y?U ~~'!n~~i~~ Publ•~roadcasting System. J'luhlic.ltlon ll\tln(]' ,,u S~&.l Buff•to Logk Colloquium Aristotle's logkal Methodology in Prior ~:.ri~~~r~~n~~rC~~e 14 1 Park. North Campus 4- ~u3tt0a~ ~o;~J~~~ f~ more 1nformauon, John Corcoran. 881 -1640 or o4 5 1444, ext 119 Blologkal Sdenc:es Seminar Emerging Features of mRNA De<ay In Bacteria Revealed by Afro-German Conferenc:e Not So Plain as Black and WMo: A Multld bdplioal'y Euminatk>n of the AfroGerman Experience. film. ~~=icon~!~;·~ Center. 149S Main St., Buffalo 8 p.m. Conference will continue Oct I 3 1n 180 Parit and 120 C lemen~. North Campus. 9 ~~~~~~~by SeMCe. 1lle Conferenc es •n the O.sc1phnes and the Graduate Group tor German and Austnan Studies. For more •nformaoon. Hetdi Lechner. 831-S966 UUAB Fall Fllnu 2000 American Pimp. Student Un1on Theater, North Campu~ 9 · 30 p m \ 2.50, students, 14. general public for more inlor matton, 81nu Paulose, 64S 19~7 SEL Workshop Grants In the Sdenc:e:~ fred Ston, Sc1ence and Eng1neenng library 127 UndergriKiuate Library. North Campus. Noon1 p m free Open onty to UB students. faculty and stdft For more tnlormatiOO, lill Hackenberg, 64S-1947. ext Z26 Tom~lndustty/ Women's Tennis vs Youngstown State UB UB ~~Foster lecture t. UUAII Foil Rims 2000 American Pimp: Student UnK>n Theater, North Caml?l:J~ 7 p.m. and 11 :30 p.m . S2.SO, students; 14, general public For more information, Binu Pauk»e, 64S.29's7 O<ganRodu1 Eastma n Organists Day. S1ee Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 ~~u1s~. s~~e: by Dept. 1nformation. 64S-192 1 c'o ncert Charlie Hunter Trio Ma.nstage Theatre, Center for ~~~~~;;rs,si.8Js.m 1 p.m. free. Men's Tennis UB vs Youngstown State UB Tennis Center, EUkott Complex. North Campus 1 p.m. Free. Dance Perfonnan<e ~FaMDwxeC~ert Dept. of Theatre and Danc.e, Drama Theatre, Ce-~ter for the Aru, North Campus. 2 p.m 110, generol public; 15, UB students. For more information, 64S.A.RTS I 6 = 1 . . : ! t h Special ~~~=e ~'::~K~a~a~rcuits ~~~t.~~h~t~ Medical CMter at Dallas 108 Sherman, South Campus Noon free Senior Alumni Luncheon Friday the 13th. J<>< Nickell, senior research fellow of the Committee for the SctentifK Investigation of Cla1ms of the Par.tnormal. Center for Tomorrow, North Campul Noon-2 p.m. t 1S per penon For more informatiOn, Jude S<:hwondfe,, 829-1608 o.portmental Semlno• West NUe VIrus: Ecology and Spread. jac.ques Berlin, assoc rrof .• Dept. of Social and reventive Medkine 181 farber, South Campus 11 30I 30 p.m Free Saturday I 4 Cross CCMantry UB Invitational UB Stadtum. North Campus 10 a.m Free Open House Open House for- Prospect.iw Grad Students at Roswell Parlt. Research Studies Center. Roswell Parit Cancer Institute 11 a.m.-3 p.m. free . For more ~~~~"· Ma ~-W1snKk1, =~~en~~~tegrated =-~ SeMc.es, Inc... for rT'IOf'f IOfOfrTlition, Monica Mosh<nl<o, 6-<S-2088, ><1338 ETC Technolog)' ~ Using Macromodia Ore.nwe~. Part 1 212 upen.-c.mi'U' 3-<:30 p.m. Free. -....... ~=~~~ Prevention Focus. Best Westem-8atavia. 8:4S a.m.· 3:30 p.m. Spooscnd by Social Physiology Bk>physk• Spe<-&.1 Seminar Compu>.. 1:lG-1:30 p.m . Fro< Spomo<ed by Dept of CMI, 5truc11Jt01 ond EnWonrnentol True5de41. Teacher Education lnstutite 14SC Student Union, North Campus. 3...o4 p.m. free . Sponsored by Career ~nmng and Pl.acement and TeKher Education Institute. for more Information, ludith Apph!baum 64S-2232, ext. 103 D•nce Pa'fonnance Zodlaque Fall Dance Concert Dept. of The:atrr and Dance Drama Theatre, Center lor the Aru, North Campus. 8 p.m S10, general public; ~ ~- US students. For more mformation, &45-ARTS Me, Myself, aod Irene Student Umon Theater, North Campus. 9:30p.m. 12.50, studenu, 14, general publiC for more tnformat1on. 81nu Paulose, 64S-29S7 lJnrvoefSit)' Center for 8iosurlaces. 140 Kott<r, North So, You Want To Be A Toadlor?Judith Applebaum. Monday students. For more mlormation, Cai164S-ARTS UUAB Fall Films 2000 ~1'-~t;~~·s -~ Tenn~ Center, Ulicott Com~. North Campus ~orth~~~~Free Octo!>« Wolc:om<. 210 Student Unk>n Noeth C11mpw. Dl'eluenld Muuob ond w.t.. Quoity MonogemOnt Un We Put lnYIIdOn to Wort? Chemlal Mlaoonvltonment - lnt.....-st-t -- I 5 Musuring th< Around Neurons. Jonathan V. Sweed~. unrv. of Illinois. 20s Natural Sdences Comp~x. I 7 ~ For rn()l"e inforTNtlon, 6-45-3186. Sunday Footer Chemist')' c.......... Tuesday Sa~·Teny, =~~~~~:f~!~u~ lor Addtcooru Studies and Train1ng. For more mformauon. Rmemane Col. 64$-~ 140 ETC Technology _,hops 6uUdlng a Course in Blackboard Courselnfo. 212 Capen, North Campus. 3-S pm Free l'hJIIolo!D' - lllophyokl Spodlll semlnw ~=:=:Genes: ~r.ln~·f'~~~~~ Univ. 108 Shennan, South Campus. 4 p.m . Free Study AbrcMd Progo-oms ~~~~~ Campus. 4 p.m. Free for more ~~~6..;~~ PllysksSemlnor Biochemistry Seminar Che motaxis In Eukaryotk Cells: G ·P'Otoin_,(:~led Re<:eptor Mediated ~ Transduct)on In the System DktyosteHum Olscokieum. T~n lin, Dept. of Bk>logical Chemostty, Johru • Hopkins Univ. Sch. Of Medtcl~ G26 Farber, South Campus . 4 p.m. Free =~~~i~ Niu, Dept. of Pllysio. 225 Natural Sdences C~ North Campus. 4:15p.m. Free Chamber OrdMstn Cone.,.. Stet' Sklfoniettl with Magnus Martenuon, conductor, Mld ~ateUbrary =~~~!~ Finding Psychofo9y informatiOn. 64S-2921 lnfonnation. Portia Dtaz· ~r:e~~~;- ~rm Undergraduate Ubrary. For more information, Eric Ac~. 645-2943, oxl13~ Mastet'ClaU Atlantk Br..u Quintet. Sa1rd Recital Hall, Rm. 2SO, 8a1rd, =~b;sO:~~oJ:·~~~ee For more 1nformation. 64 51911 Collo9< of Arb and Sciences Lecture Not lo¥e Canal: Environmental Prob6ems In WNY . ~. )r , Depl of . Screon<>g Room,. Center for the Arts, North .. =:&:~.:~ o1ege of Arts and Sc:lt'fl(es. For I1"'Ire informauon, 64S-2711 _,hop, ETC Technology Web Accessibility. 212 Capen, North Campu~ Noon-2 p m free . lntunadonal Student and Scholar Servkes Fall 2000 _......,, l:ym~llJ~~~ ETC Toc:hnology ~ AdYMKed Courselnfo. 212 Capen. North umpus. Noon-1 p.m free Wednesday I 8 Put_.,.Rntew Conf~e Control of Sreathklg (Part II) ~~;~Ro00,~:C. VA Medic.al Center 9 a.m . Free ETC Toc:hnology Wotbhops 1 2· 3.30 p m Free ~f~a~~"ram';! Loctuno ~~~~=t~h~n ~:~;~~~u~ Campus. 2-3 :30 p .m. free f-or ~ 1nformatton, Heike ~64~ · 3794 lnte:maUonal Student c-Unued-,..,..7 - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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SA senator. part1c1pate 1n Sp"'t Week. wh1ch w1ll culm1nate 1n the Homecom.ng football game Saturda y aga1mt the Ball State Card1nals ho5pibol phormoclsU. T h e - Department cit Phannoc<utics In lho Sdloal a/ PlwmocyandPhlrmlauticol SOences is , _ lho Department a/Phlrmlauticoi SCiolus, alllle -~ 01W Ho-l.alng. Fung calls •men .-.friendly and ............. f<mg Aid- ... _. pharml<aJtics b alrllllb -~ - a / clauge lonns. but UB'J cloplnrnent. ... ..-In the Unilod tw _.......,. mud> ...... scapeiD'ncule ~~ ........ .., s-. .-..~and dnJg delwoly. I n - . . - a/ the lour the school haYe 1110\1\!diD-ur1ilsalthelriwnlty: the Dlplnmentd Medidllal Dl<mlby has been ... ~In ~-lhe~al ~In the Cologe a/ Ms and Sdol-.andtN!lopM. rnenfd~CIW..&ii.,.._ OtJ1 has -lne!grlhd lniDihe ~al~and TO>dalkJg,lln lhe 5chool a/ Me<icn a n d - SCiences. Nominations sought for tuchlng -aids lhoClftlce a/the - I s ...... ~ """*>a>aons lor andldates lot SUNY Dl5dngulshed Teaching and SOMCe ptOiossors. as wehs the SUNY ~•Aw.-d lor fJ<alonce in TNCI*1g. -"*"--· lho Dlslinguished - · ,.,._.""-·not only to lhe ampul and t h e -sky. but also to the community, the- O t - the nalion. lho~Tuchlng 'demoo - " '-tl!d " " 'outstanding haYe consistently teaching ...... period a/ yean. nominoted lor - consideflllon most hove held the rank a/lull professor lot rove ~servlce---«ld throe yeM1-Iof teaching--and must hove completed at Ieist 10 yeMS alfull-tlmeservlce ill SUNY. The primary alterion lor the Chancolof's-ls on.....,_ slve roco<d of consistently superiortH<hlng. AIII\JI-tlme iruttuctors, regordless a/ acodemlc ........ eligible, pnwlded they hove c:ornplel<d II -throe yeMS d I\JI-tlme teaching 11 U8 prior to this-. 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No g BRIEFLY PSSto. give away football tkkets Tho Profes5ional Stoff Senate ~»• 50 tro. tid<ets fO< tho us football game ~inst Kent State on Nov. 4. Mombon ol tho profes5ional 5toffiO.....tod in obbliniog tideu 1bo must attend 1lailgate port)' f0< tho game tNt tho P5S wtl co-host with tho Blue and v.l>iteCiub. Tho llilglte ten~ 1D be locatod fmide tho ticket gote on tho north end ol US Stldlum, will open 1t 11 :30 a.m. fO< the 1 p.m . ~. Food will be avalllblo for purdwo 1t 1 cost ol S2 for homburg<n. ·chili llld 50Up; S2.50 for chicll<n 5111dwkha; S1 fO<soda, candy, colfee!!, hot choco&ate and witer, and S2 fO< beer. Anyone inter<st<d in obtlin'"9 tid<ets "' attending tho tlilglter 5hould emai Anna Mor11Kedzienloilt ps...,.teeaou.buffalo.edu by noon on Oct. 27. T1doe1s must be pldoed up by noon on Nov. 1 from the P5S Offia!, S-43 Capen Hall, North Campus. PSS sets meeting A Profe»onaa Staff Senate...,._ tors' meeting wtl be held at 8 a.m. Oct. 26 in the Center for Tomorrow on the Norlh C1mpu5. faylon Turldc.ln, UB'• new vke ~t for research, will 'f"!''k. I for fUrther inf0f1llltion, COO· t1ct tho P5S Office at 645-2003. GSE J)lans roundtable with fontle!'_Aeans fononer delrn ol tho Craduote SChool ol Education will , _ to Ufl!S rotrospective ol their tenand shire fond memories at tho fnt o.ar..· Roundtable. to be held from 3-S p.m. tomorrow in 280 Park HaH on the North Campus. The event will featu~ forrnef dean• Robert S. fi5lc, Rollo Handy and Hugh Petrie, and former interim deans Ro)' Callihan and Stlnley Crame<. fononer Dean Walter ~ty. who 15 unable to make tho trip to UB from hb horne in Roger>, Ark., will proYide hb cO<nments via an audio tlpe. A reception honoring tho former M1m will be hdd im~ d"'tely alter tho rouncltablo. ' REPORTER Tho R<parterb a campu• community newspaper publbhed by tho Offk• of New. Services in the OMsion o4 Univenity Communk:Atiom, lJnivenity at Buffalo. Editorial office are located at 330 Crolu Half, Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. Shubha Ghosh JOilled the U.w xhool thi> >emester ""a VISiting asso- ciate professor. He prevwusly held a fao:ulty positiOn m the Georgia State Un iverslly College of l.aw The ele<tronlc: revolution prompts new legalluues ev ery day. Why Is the law not quicker to anticipate these kinds of technological advances? Ne1thcr 1udges nor IC"gJslators are fortune tellcn. They do not havt' lxtter knowledge aboul lcchnological ad · vances than members of industry or consumers. Even though Congr~ often makes use of scientific findings and pohcv studu:s from the NatJonal Academy of Science, the informauon has often IS no better than what the 11 top researchers m um~rsity and mdustry have. Furtht'fmore, scientific adv.mccs often occur without consideration of how the market or soaety will make usc of the advance. Finally. legal msurutions are reacuve, rather than proactwe. Whether in the fonn of JUdiaaJ decisions or legislation, law rearu to solve actual, realized proh letru. rather than antJapated o n~. Is e-law breaking any new ground? Or do the legal rule1 of the " real" world •pply7 Should, for ex•mple, sl•nder or fr•ud committed vi• the Internet be h•ndled leg•lly the s•me w•y •s sl•nder or fr•ud committed vi• the tele· phone or sn•ll m•ll7 rhc ba!<ll.. pnnapl~ of law-that ·~ tt•n.contrad and property--are not ahered by the mtroduct.Jon o( tht• Internet. There are some new prob· lcnu;, su(h as how to handle lmkmg or pnvacy 1:)..'\:UCS 111 the.• vutual world, hut these arc perenmal problems 111 new tC\:hnologJcal pad.agcs llle llc.."w chaJic:ngC"S ra1!of'd hv the ln temc..·t arc nnr5 of t)\<\'llC'rshlp and accountab11 II\" Fnr example. one IS:,Ut' raL~ bv the lntemet IS that ol thc habilJf)' of an I nterne..~! ~rvu.:c prov1der ( ISPJ for thi..' .KtJOm ol a sub)o(.·riber or otht"r u~r ol an lntemt·t "t'rvKe. Although th1s -.ct'mll hkt~ a new problem. tht' lq~al ISMIC ral!tt':o. la1rlv traditiOnal lJUCStion:-. o( agt.~nn· law; that ~~who 15 actmg on whoSe: hchalf and who should ht~ au.nuntable. Thcchallen~ mg l t:gallJut~StiOtll.'o how to adapt old prulCipk-:o. tone\\' lactud! sJt uallon!'l 11-lt' answer rob m understanding the poht..-v tustJficat •om dnd h1stun \..al h.1L'k~rnund nl thl' nld pnnuplt·, -...,.c--CMcle Smilh - ......-,r-....... Suo- ,.....,~ ~ Kr-.l<owabld .---.loG_,._,.., PM:ridl 0onovM MaoyBethspn& S.-A . - C!Wtlne"""' AnnWhitchef h there c•.se l•w yet In this •ru7 Wh•t kinds of c•ses will you use to teM:h your stu· dents •bout e -law7 Therr an• st'Vera.J cases m the are"J of Internet law and I could not ad · equately addr~ them aU here. An importam new casebook r=ntly ha, been published in the area by a maJOr law-book publisher ond authored by several leadingsdlolars on the areas of mtellectual property and computer law. Internet -law cases have entered my cour.;ework in~ ways. I ha"' laugh! in three principal areas: Jon law, intellectual properly ~titrust.ln the last two areas, In•en\cl-law cases are pervasive and offer important challenges to inteUectual propeny, such as what constitutes f.ur usc. and to antitrust, such as what are perrrussible agreements among co mpeoto~ m the area of busmess-to-busmess commerce. Ton law, a turlytr.oditional fidd dealmg with habilily for hanm and lni UTIO IO tlurd pan.1es., also has been expanded by the lmernet. There are '>Orne very interestmg recent case."':-> ahout liabilnvfor"spammmg"under thctrad.Juonaltor1 theoryof't:respas!'l 10 chanels." wtuch deals woth physocal damage to pmonal properly. Several spamm~ haw bt:."t."n found I.J able for tre~pass to chattel s when thetr spam;.,mg ac.11Vlt)' caused harmusually hy sJowmg down or causmg ~rvers to crash. These cases illustrate how old pnnaples are applied to fll"'' lat..1 snualiom. Is e -l•w thE ~pe<l•lty that the s•vvy l•w student should pursue? Will the lob m•rllet be wide open for these students 7 I am not here h)gJVC t.:arttr ad111ce. A !>lllart law student wdl studv broad!\ aaos.s d1fferent an.-as and perhap!> ~.:ont..cntr.Jtl" m orie or two an"a!t that an• of pcrsonaJ or profc..~ l onalmtt·r est. Internet law or (Omputer Ia"' or ~ntcllet..1Ua1 · propertv law would hi..· J pan of that program ~m u.· thl· •~ul~ ,lfl' perva!'l! Vt' a~. roll~ k~al tidlh A sn1.1rt student should not h:x:u!o. nar fl)\..•lv on ,uw one field Wllhout l'X plonng a., manv area.:-. dS p0~ 1 hlt·. whKh IS what law M.hool.' should lw dc.."-":o>lgned to allc1w and enoourage Prtv•cy •Ppe.a!" to be • crucial Issue on the Internet. A good portion of the em•ll we recetve ls unsolklted Junk. How do these e -entrepreneun get our em•ll add~ues so quickly? How un we protect ourselves from thh spa;m 7 The sam~ way they find our "' re-.11 world" addresso through mailmg hsts and phone dtreaones. You can bmn th1s problem by not g1vmg out your email address readilv or by us ing filte rs available on most i.Om mon email program:, Right now It •ppe•n the Internet Is tot•IIJ unregu l•ted. Should the feder•l government step In to protect consumen7 The federal government has tnter vened to protect consumers m .severaJ ways. and emtmg laws do ex tend to Internet transallton:, Whether there should be ~pccial ft-d eral leg1slati on to deal with ~.on surner fraud on the Internet 1 ~ a d1f ficuh quest1on. R1ght now, there does not appear to be a nc;·ed smce most ex1stmg (ederaJ sta tutes cou ld work. It also IS wrong to say that the.' Internet •~ totaJiy unregulated. Most eXlStmg law would apply to act1V1 ttes on 1he lmernet, th o ugh of (OUrse there are complications. such ib ISSU~ of JUflsd!CtiOn and proof. C•n you e:~:pl•ln the whole N•pster lssue7 The ISSUe b one ol hO\"' mUSI\ W1IJ he dt5tributro to the consumer. The muSIC mdust ry has evolved through :K'VeraJ familw means of d1stribut mg musiC: l'Onccrts, record and en sal~. rad1o, jukebox~ and hcensmg ol perfo rmance nghts to different hands or to mov1em' producers. AlMJ famil1ar to many LS the under ground w-<.~y tn wh.1ch musK has bee11 distributed: shanng of records and <:1&. rea>rdingof concerts ( unqucstJonahly iUqta.IJ, makmg of tape re ~..o rdmWt. etL Thest> two metho<b ol dastributton have (Ome tnto wnfl l\1 on a massive Sl:ale m the Napster ..:ase The file -shanng tedlnology offereti lw Napstcr creatt."!'' a fa1rly efft'\.IJve •tnd !tUbstant •al distribution n1<~cha - msm for musiC that aJiows the consumer an end -run around traditional distribution outlet~ . The lechnology abo allows con sumers tO rq>ack.age mUSIC. f-or exa mpl e. consu mers through Napster can download and ac . quire one song wtthoUl having to buy the album on whoch the de ~ s1red song IS bundJed with othCT songs. Th1s unbundling is pat· urularly dcsuable ond abo th=1 mong 10 lh< industry. Napster abo allows the dlstribuuon o( musH. thai may not be profilabk to mar ke1 through uadiuonal distribu tion channels.. such as musiC from other coumnes and old songs and p1eus o( music that are available onJy on vmyt beca~ 11 was not cost -effective to transfer them to CDs. The Napster lechnology " too valuable to vamsh through law or other means. Most Likdv, the 1cchnology will be subsumed hv the Recordmg Industry Mso· \ 1at ton of Amr-nca . enher through outnght purchase or through a licensmg mechamsm. such as what exJSts under Broad ..:ast MuS!( lnternauonaUArnen (an Sooety for Composer!~.. An tst:, and Performer:, , or thr mec.hamsm that extSts for hcemmg performanct' nght.s on 1ukr OOxes. That lS what I predla "",ll be lh< resull; how we will get th""' &s something that I do not feel comfortable m predictmg. Wh•t q~tion do you wbh l·hH uked, •nd how would you h•ve •nsweNCI It 7 b the Internet and the mterest m thelawo(the Lntemeta fad? Man\" people thtnk so or hope so. bu1 the Intemet and lntemet law IS more than the"llavorof the month." Al though I do not dunk that th<' technology rad1cally alte~ ou r legal world V I ("\<\' m d11}' way. u dOt':'! challenge the wav 111 wtuch wt as a SOCiety fashion our means ol commumcation and d1stributum o l mtormauon and entertam ment. The fun and challengmg questton I.) adaptmg legal pnn apk'S and 1dcas to the n("W S()(.Jal and economiC arrangemen~. Piano duo to pay homage to Nancarrow By SUE WUETCHER Reponer E.d1tor ONLON Natharro''· 'vho devoted mort· than 40 year!. of h1 .s life tn co mposmg mu sl\ for the player pmno. will be the suhtC\.1 of a special concert and photo ex hibit sponso red br tht' llepanmt'nt of Music. "Homage to Lonlon Nancarrow," With wo rk s by Nan~arrow , Igor Stravmsky and l;yorgy Ltgett pt.~r lorn1ed by the Bugallo-Williams P1 ano Duo. wiUbe presentro at Rp.m ~ turd ay m Slc..'t' ( A:mccr1 Hall on the Nort h C.ampus. A compamon photo exhibit lc..>:a tu nng photos from the pen,onal \..OI lection of Nancarruw'!t h1ogrnpher, C .,..,. -of-...__of_ -......-,rwuetch~olo.edu A.uodllt• Ylw ............ for and tht' \ urrent net."'.b and prohlcm!'l nlbc."d hv the ne"' ta~..1ual SJtuafloll!> luergen Hocker, prt:sldl'nl ol the lrc..-r man A._,•••ooauon fur Mt"Lhanu.:al ln 'itrumcnl\, will be on display through f\iov. 17 m thr Mus!\ Lihrarv 111 Ba1rd Hall on the North (...ampu!t dunn~ regular library houn.. The exh ibit IS curated by Helena Bugallo. a lecturer 111 tht• Department of MusK and memhcr of the BugaJioWi.lltams Pa.ano Iluo along with Anw \ViltiamsofNonhwt*Stem Uruvers1ty. and coordmated by John Bt•wley. musK-library arch.JVtSl. A trumpet player devoted to J3Z1 tn h1 ~ early yt>ars. Nancarrow stud 1c..-d m Boston, then cnhsted m 1937 to fight agamst Franco m the Span t~h CIV& I War. H1 s SOCialist behef!t mJdt~ h1m una cce ptable 111 the U111tN St11tc..'S upon h1~ ret urn . so he moved to MexKo Catv and turneJ h1" ta1l'nt!'l to the plaver pmno. Why pay homage to Nan au row ~ "Nancarrow •~ a vcrv 1mportan1 mus1cal figure of the second half of the 20th century--both extremely ongmal and mfluen11al." Bugallo savs. " H1s musiC, however. 15 not often perfom1ed m concern be..:au..sc most of it was wntten for the player p1ano, an mstrument that muS!l halls simply do not have." Nancarrow was one o( tht' first composers writing specifically (or the player piano, whiCh beca mt' popu lar dunng the 1920s. she says. Mo reovt'r, " he was devoted only to the player paano for more than 40 '{a r!t , which IS absoluteh un1quc." Bugallo point~ out . " He expl01te-J tht• pott'ntlalnu."'i l•f th1s med1um thorough!)'. some how mventmg lt .'o own partlt..'ular ld !Oill." Bugallo not~ that tn the I~S<h. the late p1antst Yvar MLkhashoff. UH professor o( muslt... arranged soml· <•f Nancarrow 's plavcr· p1ano work\ for mLXc..-d mstrumental ensemble "Our (planO duo's) mvolvement wuh Nancarrow descends from Mikhashoff's intUallvc:." she says. .. Why Nancarrow?" she asks." Be cause hlS fa.ntasuc muSIC deservc.'S to be heard and cdebraled." The BugaUo-WiJijams P1ano lJuo also will perform .. Homage to Conlon N. mcarrow ·· m Ch1cago on Monday and m Buenm Au~. AI· gent ina. on Nov. 28. �October 19.1DOO/Vol JZ.No 9 ~ 3 BrieBy Irvine G. Reinig named "Engineer of the Year" requinod IIJtlf to imuft odequote ..mce duriDt! Ibis time period. I!DaJr aliiiUIIIpCion - re- ducod dariog cur18llmenL The . ..,. ___ ....,__. -viaviDp-'>,yar-• 6maiaD. in pori. cl II.. ...... ......-durinc !hot period. Wllb ... uniomilyopm.energy ...... wiD be reduad.ln Iicht cl UB'e CXIOIDiilmalt to conser.......JIIIIIIded ........ ..a..the odmiailtrotioo;, asking the Environmental Task Par llllil will ' - ' Fcca to c:amiDe how- the uni. . . . . . lll _ _ cHieiMicl wnily ~ dr.ct energy savings ..... nqailed to JIID'idt ..moo during the entire yrar, and to todleunMnily~ ..... lllllloeftCIOIIlii><IIC that will niziDc ......... ..._ clldivily be rm.w.d and consid<ml for pmbolllrwil.- iD ...... ,... implemmtation. This DOtioe;, being published Thoft wil be ............ 10 t h e - clthe omkalbef pro- DOW 10 ollow adequatt time for vide IIIII the~ omed. will oil o6:a to plan Crw the ddivtry - lido lldirity durln8 lbil time. cl...-.iczoat~leYd MiDimliiD· •taffuig sbould be and 6.>r individuols 10 plan tbe plaoaed. Tbit cbaoae ilill tboald uoe cl tboirvacation credits. For !his yar. the university will aJKkld: Manlp!n wiD oeedtocle- be closed Oil both Olristmas Day termine vacolion ,... as they ..., and New Year's Day. 8,......,., pamii¥KIIioo_..,.._,....,. Job outlook bright for pharmacy By ELLEN GOLDBAUM ol o;hllrtaF.t'? Accordm~ to Andc:r.,on , 11\ a ~.om bmat1on offa<.·tors. t )ne ot the most Important._, tht· o;tcep n~· $7\.0<Jil p<r "''"'· hd" ··,,gn1ng htlllU:-.c.·~. " l'\t' n t>xpemiVl" lurc1~n l•ln,- m the number ol prcscnpt1om ht· mg. fill ed b) Amcnc.m~ t'ach ye.u "As bab)' boomer' age and a, lth th<."'"' 111i1) not he.· ur~o..ommon m tht· te~o.hnolugy set tnr. hut tht'Y no"' .m· ht•mg offered r., \'our fnenJh n<'lt!hhurhood pharm a~. \', too rtw profD.S ion--unu· di!!~ldragcJ tl\ tht• d ~np t• on "count, pour, ltd .ull..i slld" - l!i. expcorJc.'nCI ng J severe .~~ho nagt> throughout the nallon, at. curdmg to Wayne K. Andcrson.de-.tn ol the School of Pharmac y and PharmaCl·uucaJ Sc1ences. The short age ha.s caused sa laries and benefit~ more drug3 (Omt• to tht' market Jc !>tgned to trt-aton .111 outpatient I·M <.J!> ... o ndat1ons that u!-oed to requart· hu~pllall7.at•on . the volume nl pre <.<.n ptt on' ha~ llllft'a!>ed dramJtt ~. •.lily.'' ....uJ Ander..tm l 1 "! ~ pc:nJmg for prt':o.lnptlnll Contnbut1ng Edl!Of f\' I R) kvd E ~.ildflc.'' t.'ll iKcmcnt!l for pharmacists to skyrocket. while hoostmg cnrollml•nt a! pharman prog ram~ . At LIR, Anderson ~•ud.gr.tduatmg \tudenL'i repttrt o;tartlngsalancs m the Ruffalo area of around $75.000 pt.·r war. 1nhs th.tt IUS! .1 few vcar~ aF-n \\-'Wl' Jdvt:ni!o('ll at $.'0.000 nr I~ " I know o l lll'W drugstore:-. th.11 h.we ev~o:n had to postponl' openmg then door~ l>l''t.:ause thn cannot find e nough quaiLfied pharmdC ISts," sauJ Anderson. Som;e cha1n.s reporl hav 1ng to curla1lthc ar hour~ due to tht· .. hortage llc addt'll th.n 111 30 illl' e~reas til the ... ountry wherl' thl' o;ho rtagt• '' nwo;t o;even.•, drugs10re ch.uns are rldWrl l3111g ent ry -level pos Ltlom tor pharmansts J.t $ I 00,000 or h1ghc1 "~a i.Hit' S arc gtHng "''•' Y up ." Atu..lcrson !.<lid , "hu l 11\ noiiU3\ !\ala m·:-.." Ht~ noted th.11 'tuden ts haw lound compames nff<.·rmg ~ u c h an du ..:c: mentsa.s repaymc:nt ol studt•ru l0.m:., frt"t' fore ign ca rs, movmg and living expcnst~s. and "s tgn m g" htl nuse-s. AllorJ m g to a re-t.:ent SUT\'t"' hv Plum,wn·\\t·d.. , ,1 nataonal phar Jll<.ICISt!> ' l'rnp(<Willt'll l puh\1(,111011 , \tgnang honu'l'' nl more th an $10,000 wt·re rq)(lrlni tw I) percent ol pharmJciMS; thl .tvt~ rd~t· honu!> W'd!-1 $S,i27 \\'h .1t · ~ fut·l•ng tht' ph.tfllldll!'lt dru~ wa.'> $9 1 billion 111 l'f':IX, .~~ cordmg to the K.11St:r t--amdy t--oun dauon . mmc than douhlmg .. m ... t· 1'-;J'XI. And from lll9l 9X. the nurn lwr ol prescnpt1ons pu rl ha!<!ed 111 ue.bed .\7 percent . trom I 9 h llll<ln tn .!.b hi lhon . Tht• Nat tona l t .llllllllUJHt\' Ph.u mau~h ihsona tJUn . whKh Tl'prt· da.Jhl•le, , All>"! .1nJ ... Jnu·r I ht "\oliiH . puur. IKk Jnd <illlk' "p,lrltll !ht' ll>h h:L,, 1n mo~t ....i.-.o.l\t"t."ll g.t\t'Jl (ll ll'lhlltUJil.\ ..0 th,ll ph.HOl.i\.1'\ ' ~-<Ill !>h.trt' the1r expcrt l-.c.' \\lth .. 11n 'urnns throug.h Lndavadual p.ltlt:nt \.( 1TISuhatJon and lhrough sc.~nlul.lr' .mJ das..~ thatlClllllllUnll\' ph..ITI!l.t ( It'S Jre l"x1!1nlllllg to pnw1Jt· " Pharma ... a~t s .ut' ht.'ltlmlllg dru~ thl'Tapv .Uld dtst'a!>t' · ~ tat c m.tn.Jgt•r,, t'xpert3 111 managm~ lh<' ~umplc\ pha rmJ ~o.t'U ilc al lOmpont'nt ul J p.ttlent '~ treatment. and workm~ Ill ~. los<'~ ... ooperauon wtth phvo;KJan' and other health -care proVlders.." smd K.trl f1ebdkom . asslStant dean lm sludent affa1rs and professional reid 11om at the pharmacy 31. hnol Jnd damc.tl assistant profe~"'H " Thi' lh:UlF.t' 111 the rolt· ol tht"' ph.1rmala~1 ,1l\O h33 hc:.'t'n spu rrt-d tw tht· nC\\ , MX vear Ph.trm.D. dc:grcr that 1!<1 l'llll'r~ mg a.o; the ~ta ndard dt:grt'l' t11r ph.u tmlCISIJ., pnw1ding .;tudl·nt' \\'Jth .m mtenstvt· t--du(atJOil thJt ha' .111 111 . . rca!)(.•J ....Imt..:al emph.t."" .tn...l wludl 'lrt':'>S(.":o. dru ~- t hcr.lpv man..l~cmt·nt · o\\lurd•n~ ((I hl·hdkorn . tht· \hurt,Jgt' W:.l3l'X.Ilt'rh.ltt>d (w thl' t.t~ I thJt,ln !>tlffit' Gl!K~.~ tud t·nb dd.Jvt'll the1r graJu,ltJOn h\ ,1 war an nrdt' l lo .;witch to the ,1). · \'t'ar pro~ram "Atl tK. "''hen ''-'t''''t'nt fnuat J ti\t" \t',H H \ progr.Hll to .1 'J\ \t',ll Ph.trnl.i) pn1~rJm . " 't' dntdt·J tn put 111 ,1 thlt't' vt~ar tr.HNiion.tlj't' 'cnh L!ldt•pc:ndent pharmau'" · ltlll!\l'rVJ II Vd\ t'!> \11113!('\ thJt prf '~ npt1011 volurnl' ma\' t'XH·cJ llHlrt' thdn 2.X hillton pn.-~cnptiOm .m d ~t·ncrJit' more thJn S 12~ billion m 33 le!> tw vt·.tr\ l'nd. \omt· l~'iltlll.J i l' prt'M.npt•on vnlunlt' to 'urpa:o..' tht· 4-hlihun n1.1r~ h\ tht· ve.u .."!004 l"ht· ITt' lll('JH.hlU3 ~rowth Ill thl' numhl'r .1nJ . . omplt-.-..: 1 1\ o l drug' th.ll h.t\l' ~olllt' 111 the market. ...ud :\nlkr~m . h.t., ... au.'>t-d phM! ll.tCl'ib \tl IJ.~t' ,111 111\.rt'J~IIlgl\ <KI!\'(' rnlt• Ill flt)LI dunng \\'hllh t':\l\tl tl~ B.'-. ''u Jl·nt:o. ... ouiJ t'lthl'l o;t.l\ wath their fiw \'l',\1 Jt"g.TC\'< Iftf,llj._ UliOtht' 'l.:\ \"C,/1 progr.un . tlwrdw ,JIJ U\,· tn~ ..1 lOll ltnu.a.l•ntlu:.. <'14u.UJtit-d ph.trm.t . . t~l.\ Lllhltht· nurkt·t~JI,I ... l' ," ht· "'11d "' It ~,.1.., .1 \''•1\ Ill \.ll,hhlfl tht· Llllpad ot tht' m.tlldl!tn~ p.llll'llb Ph.trnl.lll\h J. Tl' partal·ul.1rlv 111\'0I\'t-d wtth thll\l'ltlll d i!Jons wht~rt• multtpk Jrug' .1rc tht· norm,.;u..:h .t!'l h\1'1l'rll'll31tlll, .tslhr n.J , tim kwl until wf 't't' thc: ,hona~t' ltllll ll\g undn umtrol." he: .tdJeJ l"ht· nl.lrJ..t·l t' dem.mdmg mort' "' ll lh \tilht· IW\' dl"~Tt't.' .. ·\1 tht• ,,ll ll t' llllll'. ht• ....~~J . tht• xhii(Jiuhrl'<L-.c."\llt!'l ennll lmt·ntlnlflt .IIll lUI ~1 1\ lr~l pt'T .._(,L'-' hl 105, j'..Jrth 111 tlft,,·t the l'X I't'ltt•d !< h ()ft,l~t· " \Vl~ pl.m to kl'l.~p t'nn,llment Jt ~r.Jduate~ " Irvine G. Reinig II, an engmt-cnng '-om ultant and graduate" of th~ \chool of t--. ngmC"cnng and Applied ~o~nces . w1ll rece1vt" th~ L'B f-ngmeer olthe Ytar Award .11 tht" f'ng1nee-nng al umm dmnC'r bemg hdd tomorrow n1ght fhe dinner a(so wdJ honor thf' cngmeenng SLhool 's g raduating da.sse~ of I 9SO. I 97~ and I 1.190 Kr1mg ha.!> hec.·n a pnvatf' com uh.Jnt and an assistant professor of eng1nernng soen<.e a t hte <.u mmun1tv College s m ce 1996 H e earned a bachelors degree 111 l'~ t:>4 and a ma!>tt'n degree 111 I 970 m cng1neenng. both from l ' B The award ts pre.senteJ annualh lu a l ' R engmeermg alumnu ~ who ha.!> d1~ ttngu 1shrd h•m~ell or he-rsdf Ln alumn1. ln mmunnv hu311lf!>., and professional aliiVtlle~ Rcmag '" we!l known fnr ht~ pr<lfes \ IOnal lO nlrthuu ons. and a~.hlt'vement\ , "' wdl a~ tor hi!> t•fforo. to acquamt and ent.ourage voung. pcnplt' to pur .. ue t'dUlitliOil and ~oa reen 111 the fteld of enga neerm~ through tht' l:ngmn:rm~ t--xprr~..aon' and the f-ngmeermg ()pportunLtle' program' H1!>contnhut1nm to .... ommt·r~o.i.t..l prtllt'll' mdudt· the ~t.'Otn--hntw.l de "'1!n lor the N1Jrstar hutldtnF., tht· Huft.1h1( .eneral I h)<;:pltaVKale~da Health 'w.;tem., towt·r. l Junn I Lrr Par~ .tnU tht· Ruffalo dlrp<lrt t':<pamton In add1t1on . ht \\tJrJ..t·J nn J numh ...·r til t'll\ lrttnmental proJelh mdudm~ tht" KatJ\ 1.1 l.1ndlill tht· "tuJrt 1 JIJ\t'r Holt1 \upcrfund 'It t' the l ovr f .JnJ! drt·dg,~d m.1to:raal \.tl rt\J.anmt~nt ta...aht\ and tht" (1d 'Pill ...tlnt.lllllllt"nl dt"'lt!n ' at thl· :"a.JgarJ ~,,]1, .11r hJ,t' ~fil11l! hq~Jil ht\ \. Jft'ff Ill I '-;J-0 3\ J . _ L\ Ll Cll~ llle't'f With tht' r-..t•\<o lurk "'t.llt' I lt•pJrl llll'lllof I r.Jn, pnrt.Jtl on Jllti !rom 14-1 X(J ownnl J gt·tHt· ... h"'"".JI Ln,trument.ttulll hu .. mt'" fi t' .I I'll W,l, d gt'tllf'~ hni ... .Jl t'n~Lilt' l'r ' pfllll'\.1 !ll,lli.Jt::t'! \<o Jlh thl' l " -\Till\ ( IITJ" (If n~tllt't'f\ , Hutt a ltl JJ,Ifl• I .hid gt'tllt'lhna ... JI t'll~ llt't•r \\llh I h<1nl't'll :h,n ... t.ltt'' t mptrl' ""d' lrl\t''llg_.Jtton' Ill tIt , hJTJ P.1rk.. JnJ 'l' OIOI prt,lt'll !ll.Jild~t·r .tnd hu.1rd mrmht·r ..._llh l o/ .-\ lot'lllll\tfll/llllt'llt.l l til,,.\, )tlfi- r Rel111j? h .. , rt·u•nnl tht "''"'' JJ.IJ•IIllll l n d I ngant"t' T\ Hurl.tln...,e .. lnm -\w.HJ anJ thl' HutiJin .Ht",t I n~lntTTIII~ -\\\JTt'!lt"'" l11 r \hnn r IH:' • Hl.-\~1 pro~r.tm ,J\qrd SEFA auction scheduled Operational Support Services In CIT ,,dJ h11JJ d r.1fllt- .tu...tl!Hll •' hfndlt th e "t- t--A '-amp.u~n trom ~ J .m to 4 I'm t lt 1 ~('I u n tht• ftr ,t llotlr nl th t' l Pmputm~ l t'Oil'l. :".nrth l Jmpu-. I hnl' wdl ht· ,1 .,..,,J e v,Jflt'l' ul11rm' ratflcd . rJn~Ln~ lrtllll rt''IJu nmt lt'rll li~.lh:'' 111 .1 hutd geiJ~'..J\ to liuffJlo "!ahre' tl~o.i...t' l' Jilnl \,ht ... h hJ\ t' h('en Jonatcd h\ art'a hU,IIlt'\3l'' and 't'nJor' 1ht Lh'm' r.Hlgt· 111 \,llt~t· !rom$~ to $100 lt~o.ket ~ lo1 iht• rJffle ... an he pur ~.ha~t·J dunn~ tht' dUd Hill hour' on l)...t 2tJ Ln lOb ltlmputmg (l·ntt•r lh<' drawing .. \\Ill ,far! Jl 4 'll rIll P.lrllllpJnt~ Ot't"d not ht• pre~ent tn ~· 1n f-or further Lnlorm.ltum . ,.,,nt.l ... t Kt·tt\ "'~.haertt·l Jt 04 S- b000 Management Information Studtes Health Related ProfesSion ~ Un1verstty SeMces Architecture and Planntng UB foundat1 on Ementu\ (('n!er �Volunteers across campuses raise money for SEFA campaign through variety of events TRANSITIONS Moving Up JOMph F. A -. prolesi<Jf ol cMI, structurol ond - - monl>l~andlnteml dlroctor, Glut Lakes Progr>m, to d irectof, Great ~.Be Progrlnl. Moving On - Houtedltoshlnsky, associate Jibririan and head of tho An:hitecruro and Planning Utnry, to heod ol tho An:hitec· ture and Envirorvnental Design library at AriZON Stat~ Univer- sity In Tempe. Retirements John C. A...,......, prolesi<Jf, Deportment ol Microbiology ~A.A<Ar..prolesor, Deportment ol PharmKOiogy and ToJUcology 1 - A. A...hnon, auoclate fOf' lnstruc:~ resources, Millard F~lmore Coll<ge • .._..;s. MchordJ. - ;ng paint«, fodlities Operations 11ettye E. 1Jrown. senior ste-nographer, School ol Oontal Medicine AntoNn.. M . Canaul., ani!r tantto the chair, Oepartme'lt of Gynecology.Qbstelrics Margaret D. Cannizzaro, circulation desk supervisor, Gen- eral Ubraties Access Sef\'kes Mak:olrn J. t:.rter Sr., associ- ate professor, Department of Restorative Dentktry -F. ~. manage.- of distribu_J.ed servkes and U"aining, Computing and Information Technology lorTOine Conwy, BISON bill- ing/ reserve offtee supervisor. General Ubraries Access Sefvk~ watter D. Conw"Y, associate professor, ~rtment of Phar- maceulk.a/ Sciences Jesse D•Yis, cleaner, Facilit~ Operation• MkhHf L D•y, seniof accoun- tant. Computing and Informa- tiOn Technok>gy E.ll.ubeth A. Dlmmk:k, coordinator, recreational instruction, Dlvi•lon of Alhlelio Pottklll A. Doelng. keyboa<d >pedalis~ School of Engineering and Appfted Sciences Alan J. Drt....,..., SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Oral Diag nostic Sciences Soroh N. tun, keyboa<dcla[ISl, Deportment of Occupational Therapy , LooR.-. prolesS<Jfandar .OO.te dean, School ol Pharmacy and Pharrnac.outica Sciences C. profesor of English, vice provost for fac- Wll...,. R-. ulty~! DWM T. Fontit, ..cretary 1, Departl'nent of Comparative lit· erature ~G . FrMKOVIIIo, chief information t.echnok>gy archi- tea, Technical Services - 1'.-cN. prolesS<Jf, De- partment of An:hitecrure K. George ..... proles""· Deportment ol Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering .. . , _ J. Glngrtclo. heod account clerlc, Slate Payroll Services JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job listings tor prolessionac ro..a~<h, faculty and cMI ,... vice-both compelilM! and non-competl~ltlons can be acceued via the Human Resources Servkes Web site at <h t t p : / / - . - -olo.- / h n / Y - />. SEFA full-year effort for some at UB By JEHNIFEII UWAHOOWSKI Reporter A.sSIStanl Ed1tor P ARTH . I PAN ·I ~ on 1h" year'~ ;:,tale 1-.mplovtt l"'l'"d <."rated Appc.tl -..dmp.11gn are "steppmg up'' to the challenge wrth co ntnhun on' th.Jt tmn e not only from the poO~.t.·thool hut frum the hc:a n Whdt• \I- 1-A ' .~. " ~ t cp prn g l ' p ' tht·mt· entourag~ empl oye~ tu tn dea~t· thelf do llar donattom, or l ttnsrdc.·r gtvtng 1! th ey haven't be fore , tht•re 1s yet Jnother meMagt· mht·rent to emp loyee!!. tampu\ w1 J e~ ttmc l.!l g1vmg, too. Workers from numeruw; depart ment . . and offic~ across the cam pu.'l~ arc pullmg together to :o.upport "U·A not only dur ing th e ca m pa1gn- wh 1 ~h rum from Sept. 12 thr ough <kt :.1 th1 .1. vear-but throu~huut the yea r with a muh• tude o l fund -ra1.se rs that henefit both "J-J·A and the UB com munitv "Ytlu ~-. . tn grw of )'Our ume. your trea!lurt· anJ vour talen t- wh1ch 1s wh.11 we do." •..u d l..tnda Amabile, whtl Wl lrl.. _., Ill tht' ( )fli~o.t' ~lfthe(.Oil · trolkr .mJ 1:- l U ..:ha.ar of the SEl-A ~onunlltt't' lm Uruver:o.1ty Busrnt'!>ll \ervllt' . . . ,,f the vanous fund ·rarser\ the lUilH nlllct' sponso r.~. throughout tht• vedf '" f\ \ 'e 're l .:r gmup that rt~ .rlh t'11tm•:. wnrk mg tugetht•r. anJ th.u ':. cl h1g p.trl ol our llUI..le:O.!I." In ,,dJ111on to p 11.:1.a, L.rndr .:rnJ h.. t' ~ f"l'.Hil ...._lit•:., hot dog rool..SI!I, f-.nter t.lln nt cn t Boo\... ....llt.'!t, ~ 111 ba:.kt·t t.tll\t""-.l.n J mo~t rc~o.e nll y.a hook.< :t I .md .1ud1tJ/ \ ,Jt•ot.tpt' :..1/t-. t:mplo\ t ' C' .lht• h.lvt· "adoptl'll"' larndlt'" thrtiU~h(lll t l ht• htlhd.IV .:.C.' .I)Oil,l(ltl tnhut1 11 ~ me.:rl:o.. ,.J~,tht' " · tov . . .tlld t.'vt.·n hunw lunu:o.hm~:o. ''.\ lntnl . .tall Jon.Jit"\.llht.·ll tt\<.'n J'l'f"l'"·ll ltt.·rn . . :· -...1 1J !lawn \to~rl...t·. tht· 11tlll'r ~..~~ ~..h.11 1 (II tht· l lnlver!lll' Hu:o.mt'"" \t·n 1\..t':- \ I· I .-\ ul mmltlt'l', .1 th l 1n~ th.1 t "ht' l!> " .1 l w-o~v" . . urpn!>«:d. plt".bant l)·. tw the gcncrosuv .rnd h1g hcartt't.lnt.~._ ·· l ,f the petlpk 1nvolveJ J"ht• ( rtlft!l ll.1ll group-- \vhrch rt' prc~t·nb tht· t lll llrollt·r . . ( lffiu·. PrOt.urenu~nt "c:rvH.. t'-!1, !Iuman Kt· '>ou rc<.· XrviCo, hnannal \en••u.... ( .ontmuous l)uaht v lmprovt·ment and <.ampu:. \er' !t.e . . . <& ... wdl a . . lt>chnolog\ ~e rvlo.l' " ---t'd l h Vt'dr Tdi.!.O lllOfl('V tu hcndittwo ll flt.'llfl ~ dgt"n(lt') llus Yt'<ll . thn.!lt' agelllll'<. votetl on b\ ~:mployec:.~are the Au tism \oc it.'t )· of Wt.-stcrn New York and !be ·Iaurette ~yndro m e 1\s..•iocw.Uon of Western Nt>W York. The IOurettr \vndromc a.ssocrauo n holds a per ~onal connection for the group. 3..!1 LOmmlttt..-e member Rudi In nus' son ha.'i Tourette Synd rome. Th1s September, as IS the case t:v erv year. speakt-rs on behalf of hoth agenCies v1s1ted UB to g1vc em ployeeS a m o re per so nal look o~t what they do. Hea rm g It from someo ne who knowswhether a speaker or one of theiTOWil" makes people more tomp~tona tc .'' potnted ou t Starke. who works m the Of tier o l Lo nt1nuou s (Jua llt\' lm prowmen t and <..ampu!! Serv1ct.~ "There\ nothmg like: 11." :.a 1d o.omm1ttee memhcr ~hawn I l1ehl. \.-\'ho work..\ m hnanoal ~rv l l~ ( )thcr group . . arnunJ l.lmpu.s art' t·xpcn t·nun g tht· '>a me pOllltl\'t> ~.. har~c ont· gt~b from makm~ a p<""r "1111,1/ IIWt'!'> lment Tht' I ltv!SIOn nl- ~tudenlll Afta!T . . o. un t mu~ to p lo~ v a vnal pa n m kt-t•p 1ng " r.rA m tht> nund:o. of tht· l ' B \.Ommunlt' "( )w:rtht• Cll llrt' vear.t.·vc nt~ rJnl!t' !rom npcmtmgthc.·com.C:!.SJUn stanili .H l ' R :o.pon m~ t'VC!lb, a- \U111mt'r p1 ~..nit raffles and adoptmg .Jgt·n '-ll':~.: · ~ud lames Nadzbruch, a mcm ~r of th1.s vea r'~ SEI-A 1Cam fm 1-.n h.1n..::cd Perfi1m1ance ( ~TEP I and d!l ~t.stant v~ecprestdent ft~r rcsou ru •JnJ h:·1.:hno l~v !tuppon S<'T\'tle":o. Nddzbruch pomted oulthat SF I-A "1._ pan o l the \tudt>nt Affa irs cui tU T('' ·· ~ 1 am md1v1duJ.Is m Student AI la1 h are a I\.I I volunteer!!. m Sl- I-AI l ntte-d War agrnut'"~." he u1d "I Afld J dS a group, w(' partiCipate Ill the \alvat10n Army '.:. holrday pro gram , wh1 ch dtstnhutes dothmg and tnys to famrl1e-s m nt.'"et.i. " Th ~ acttvJUes are our way of hav mg the en t!Te Student Affatrll family g1vt' o,tJmeth m~ back to the com mum!) Tht~ weekend '~ perfo rmanLt' hv ..:o m edu~ nn e Janeanc Ga rofalo tn Alumni Arena IS o ne suc h ex ampie--Wlth proceeds ben efiung SE~A . "Any tim e UB can demonstratt· to 11...\own com mun1t y thai lund of ca nng and ou treach helps us , added Conntt" Ho lo man . as s1stant to th e prordcnt fo r umver s1t y relatron.s and V!tt' c ha H of th1s year" .~. ~ 1-l- A wmpa1gn. Hdp1ng a.ss1s1 people t)u tsrde thl' L' B tummumrr I> a untfvmg t:Xpt'" rlt'ncc . f loloman !><ltd. "One ul the thmg:o. thai depan mt'nts find 1!-. tha t It ·.~. a real team Ouildmg opportunlt\' ft1r them." sht· lo.lld , notmg that '> uch proJC'C1...'> ofT.:r Jll opportlol lliiV to t h o~ who pet h.tp!~ L.an 't make a monetary donJ · tum to mstt""Jd lontnhute thetr tllnc 1\..nd the fund -ra1smg and volun trt'r mg " help!! tht.·m und ersrand hettt'r to what ( ~o.iiUM'I t hc•r \I· I-A dollar' .1re gnm~ " I OU I!I -'.hmllt. d!rel11H ol fa ~.. d. nc:. . orx·rallom for llruwrs1tv t·aCII! llt."'S, l>3!d he'!> .-.een )('Vt' r al mltlatr ve~ takt' . . hape arou nd campu~ cwcr tun c. .t.ll of wh~t:h .~.t nve "to makr \ I· I A a more pe-rsonal r~ue than d onu·· J ·Vt·a r dnvc " Th< hahue> group holds an an nual sprmg hot -dog roast. and con- ducts a full food drive. with rollecuon> gomg to th< Western New York Food flank and other area soup kilehms Preferrmg to focus on a sp«ific or g;uuzatoon each year, lh< group 11m year r.us<d more than S3,000 for Ha. poe<. And lik< the Crofts group, Fa cdHI('S employtes enJOY knowmg more about the orgamzat1on for wtuch th")''« "working." "(We've ) tned to persona..l.t.u the campa1gn by havmg th< ... agenao come het"e' and vt.SJt us." Schm.in scud. '"There arc lots of neM.s out thtrt," he sa1d, addmg that tht group tnes to promote the mmd.set that em ployees "need to do smnethmg to St:rvKe those needs." O th er groups on t..ampu ~ have h<"eded 1ha1 call "-' well The OffiL.e <tf the Provost SJXHI \Ored two Monday -mommg hagel hr<:akfasts and a Julv hot-dog lunch. a nd helped to organ11c anoth er roast 111 August. Jam~ Ros~o. SEJ-A event coordmator for the School ul Mt.>dlune and Blom~chcal St1enct.'!l, sponsored the school'!!. thJTd annual \eptemht·r ho1 -dog cookout. wh1ch ra1sc-d more than S500 for Sf- fA And the St-.FA comm1flt'C tn the ()I fiLl· o i the \'tel' Provost for Under g.rad u.ttt' l .du~..at l lm re(entJv hosteJ .a t.11l~a t e part\' Jt whu.:h the,· rafficd oft Buffalo Bill\ llt.kt't> Man { .•tm1lle ~: hwmdler. a degree .1ud1 tnr m Record.~. Jnd Reg1stratton who 1.:. mvolved 10 the \' llt" provost o.umm 1n ~ ·s dfo n s. also facr lnatnl the UBQuilt Prowct tn ratse monl'\ lnr tht· Amt.'ncan Cancer Scx..1etv " It b rm ~ u.s doser together.'' 'iald \lhW1ndlcr of plan n1ng and pull1ng 11ft the prOit.'"(J.s That k.md of doscm-ss r~ n a t("'i w1th Sta rke. who, along w1th her tom mlltet' tohorts, fee ls the cama radrru.•. And a lm of life's luck. too " It gJVl'!l me a good fedmg to he 111volved .'' she sa td . "Coun t vour ble~mgs and g1vt" someth mg ha-..1... to "'mront• else less fonunate " Estrogen metabolism linked to cancer risk Study finds that way body breaks down hormone an indicator of breast-cancer risk By LOIS BAKER Contnbuttng EdttOf R f.Sh\RU II- R> "' l ' H haw !(lund that tht· dt.,•cl opmt.·nt ol hrt.'a.lll ~a n a·r appt'a r:. to N rd.llt'll to h~J"' th e hodv hrc-ah dttwn ot n~t.·n In unl y the seco nd prmpectiVt' ._!lid)' In lllVt.'St lgollt' lht• roll' of l'!'> trugt'll mctahohsm .1.!1 a prcdKtor of hrea.st (a nccr, tht.· resca rc ht.·r.~. found th.Jt premenopausal women show ,-t 40 -perce nt lowt.•r n sk ol tht' d!.sea. . t· 1f thc1r prt."dommant pathwav of CS· trogen metaboh:o.m produ t.c:o. hv products \•l ith ltttl r h1olog!C a(tl\' it )'. rather than tw -products th.11 .1n· highl)'rea('tlw. Re)u lts of the stud y appe.tr 111 lht· Nove mber rssue 111 Eprdmrwlog\ Tht' research 1.:. hasrd on data from I0. 786 wonu-n who took part m .1 pm))X'\:tlve stud \'ofhrea.st~o.ann· r 111 lraly callt.'d the H ormon~ .1nd I ht•r 111 the l-. t1 o l o~w of Breast La me r t l )RJ >t-T l study. Paola Mut1 , as..-.o;.·, . ate proft.'S.."'r of soc1al and pn·venttvt· mt't.hcmc m the School of Mt.'dKII1t' and Biomtxlr..:al Scienct-s. \\lli pn n 1.. 1pal mvt.'SI Igatnr on that st\u.h htrngen mu!l t ht• e liml nJtt~ d trnm the hod,, <m..:t' 11 ha.... pt:rlorn wd II!<> t~s.t~ nll al hormonal dut lt'!l l l1gh ll'vd~ of (.")trogt·n are knm,•n In he J mk f<tt10r for t:a nu'r and too mu ..:h .tbo up:-.(.'1:-. tht' OoJv's dd1L.1tc hor · monal balance. In order to he dum nJted from the hvdv, l'Stro~l'n llll dergnes a pn~!!-.'1 Lalled hrdrox~· l a 11011. These hvdrnxvlatrd estrogem. ~..a l kd es troge n m(·tahohle!O. t.an travel ea.stl r m the hltK Ki stream and N.· eltmrnated th rough the unne "btrogen hydroxy la tion take:-. plat:e at two primarv Sltt'S l m the t'!l t~en mnlt't.·uJ r.de<i l ~natt"(la... . t.ht•l ."! po:-.111nn and tht· ( ·- 16 pu.:.1t1on." l\1utt srud. "1-.arher R'::>t-an:h ha.\ \htlWTl th.Jt hvdnu:vlalJon at thet .-2 pO!-Itl<lll prodl!lo mctabnbt t":o. \Vlth httlc: nr ntl t'St rogt.'nl o. al11VIIV .tnd thu!'l m1g.ht ht· ......."'x.latnl wnh dtXn"aSt"Ci hn.-a'it ·Gln ~ ,~, n:o.k.. ( ~mversel y. h\·droxviat•on at tht· l Ill pos1t1on prnJucrs metabohtt~ w1 th h1~h otrogt.' llk. at.11Vlty,and nught he .t..;.,.t;;(.Jt:latt...J Wlth ml re'.t..sed hrt"'.t."t c.an ~.-er nsk. " \Ve "l'l out to tkternu nc II there " 'a:o. .tn a..;.,.'><Kiat 1on betwt.'t."n later dt• vdopmcnt uf mva.\rvc hrrast 1..tnlt.'T .1nd th e rat 1n ol ( 2 to ( Ill lw proJucl.s prt-M·nt 111 women ht•fort· tant:er J t>vdttp<'d ." Re!!t.'an.:hen ~..olle~ tcd lH1 1lt' ....1m pi~ from all partKipJnt:o. wht.·n thev enrolled 111 the study and froze tht·m lor latr ranah-Si!!. Womt.'n \VIth J h!llton• of ..:a ncer and those w1th <'thcr relevant w ndtt1o ns had h<.-en dumnatnl from tht· stud)'. After ap prox1matd y five yea rs. researcher. . Jt~termmt."d that 144 women had dt·· vdllpt-d hreast 1..'anccr. a nd thev M ' lct:trd fo ur times that numl:tcr ol wumen from the st ud\• who had not dcvdopt.~ l31llt"r to 'it'T\'e ~ o.on trob . Resc.·arLht'rs th en analyzed th e unnc sa mpl ~ from both cases and ~..t mlrols 10 dctermrne tht• prt-dom• nant t."5trogen-mctabolism path..va\' Rt-sults showed that the premeno p.wsal women wh o dt:,•elopt•d hrea ..;:t ..::an..:er had a higher perct:nt Jgt' of tht." hrghly active hy -produd.s ot t"Stmgen metabohsm (produced h\' the C - l h pa ~ w ay ) . than tw prndu ch from the C -2 pathwav \\'omen " 'lth predommateh { ~ p.1thwav bv prod lKb- tho:o.t' with l m~ Jl"tl\' lt v-were 40 percent le . .. . hkelv to have Jcvdoped hreast ~..dn ll'T dun ng tho...r five vear.. "The wav tu cha ngt· from ont> pathwa\ tn the o ther 1' throu gh l han~es 111 htes tvle," . . a1d Mut1 "PhysKa.l a~..·u v •tv and t.'attng ,, d•t·t low 111 tat and h1gh m -.. ructlerou' \'t.f,~ahlcs ..:an sh1ft e5trt¥t"tl metah....1 J. .,m !rom hrgh -nsk to low -rL. . k." Mu11 and \."olleaguo wtl.l conllnut· hi mvesu~ate wh~· one pa thwa\ 1n lrt'.t.M'~ hreJ.st la n-..n n.1.k and the other dOt-s not Also partt~..lpii tm g 111 the ~tud' Wt'rt' lo I 1-n·uJcnhclm . Holgcr ~t:hunemann. lu n Yang .1nd M.tunzroTre-vlSallofthe L' B l kpan mt'n t ol Soc1al and PreventiVe Mt'lil u nc: H. Leon Bradlow and Ilan td W ~km•1 c of the ~trang Lancer Rt' St......trch Labor.Jtorv 111 Nl"\'1· York {:11\ . And..rea M 1chch. \'ittono Krogh anJ Frant:o lkrnno of the National Tu mor lnst 1tu1e 111 Milan . lt alv, and Ma rtin Stanu ll a of the Mt'dltJI S<:.hnol of Hannovt"r. ( ;cm1arw �October 19. ZDOOI'I1ll 3Z.Io 9 Reporiea Dopamine, addiction linked ElectronicHighwaars Celebrate Archives Month EiJ With a Virtual Visit to NARA Bozarth to address conference on reward deficiency syndro"mc By PATRICIA DONOVAN Contnbutmg [ dltor S CIENllSTS postulatr that a b • olog~caJ condition known as "reward defic1ency syn d rome" may prt''C.hspose up In HS m1 lhon indlvJduals 10 the.· lln1tt:d ~tates to addiction and/or tllht-'1' psychn-pathologtcal hehav10~. Ihe syndrome IS defined byabnor mo~.h h es rn hram -rc\'o'3Jd proc(~'K~ mvt)IVlng SJX'Cific neuraJ J7dthways.lt '' suspec1t:d 111 somr cases to haw a gt:netiC component that may predis- pose somr mdP; tduals l ion- to addh. not onlv 10 st rong stunulant~ hkt· o p1a l t."S bul to weaker Stimulant\ ltk£ a.kohol, nKotlnc, gamhlmg. !IC)., v•nlcnce, Lannah~ and food. Mu.:had lknarth, a!'I~)(Jatt> pro k"'"''' ol JlSVt..hology. was among .1 ,m,JII numhc1 of !1\.. l l'n tJ st s who!!c ft''t'.trlh lions to add tcu on AJthough Bozarth'o; re!tt'drth dot'!'> not mvolvr the study ot genettt!l, 11 md icates that dopamme pia~ a roltm addiction to oplatl'!., ~ u .. h a ... he ro 1n and morphtlll' Ht .'> wor~ contnhuted sigmficantlv to thl' l:Ut rent vu:w that different addh..11om . <b well as psycho-patholog1t...al he.· haVJors hke- problem gamhlmg, ma' mvulvc a common neu ral subst rate Pnor to th is find m g, .sCJent!Sb had assumed that dtfferrnt mechantStll!o wert' responsible for vanou!o ')Uh o;tance-abu.'l<' disorders. &u.arth pom15 o ut that m healt hy mdtv Jdu a ls. norm aJ life act!V tliell provoke the release of dopammc, wh 1ch evokes fee lin gs of p leasu rc. lt IS p resu m ed that in some individu ,J..b•• hoWl""Ver. this reward system m h ra m l5 not working properly. on~1nally ~uggcs t c:d an rdat1omh1p hetwt'ell the ncurot rall\llllttt·r dopamme. wh1ch 1\ ,l.<;.~w..l,Ht·J With ft"'e!Jn~\ oJ pJC"a .. urr. J. nd u·n,un .tddici Hlll!> l ~lz:• rth. c..ll rt'<.-tnr 11f the Ac..ltilct lon K~.."""t~an.:h l 'n •t•n tht· I h:pa rtmen t of l'wt..holog\ 111 tht• I ollcgt' nl Art~ .md l.t'tk'r... \o\'111 pr~n l an 10\'l led kllurt' 1Hl 1111.~ 11UhW"' Ill tht• hr'' t nnkrt'Th.t' un Kt~ward J>diGl'lll \ 'WJldrtunc ( •t"T1t'lll Anlt""CtoJl'nt' and t lm~<...JI Path\\•,w,, to [l.c_• hdd Nm 1.' I\ 111 \,m l·ralll..l!>!..tl llc\,'I II.Jddrt"-' therd.ltttlll!<lllpllt' twn·n rwur,JI rt'W,Jrd mt·t..h,tnt'lll' .Hh.ltwnn.ll .tnd p..ilhoh')!tt...!ll"\t'h.t\ 1111 .Hld 'Jlt'l!IIL.Jih. lht• dt~p.llllllll' l111~ •'-' .at.lrgt·tlorther,lpt'Uilt lrllt"l H"llllllll In ,Jdd idivt' hdJ,J\"1111 Ho1..11'th t'xpl.un' th.11 tho't' p.11 th..ljl,JIIn ~ mtht• lllt't'tmg wJ!Inll..ludl' lllolll\ 'LICilll\l!> Whtl\l' \IUdlt'\ \U~ 1!t"'' ,, rd.JtJnn,hip ht·twt•t·n <~ddtt.. thm,t!.lp.um!lt" pn~u~..litlll.l!ld tht· dup.tllllllt'l)~ n:t.eptor. <~nJ ...... en 11\h w h o~· p !ollt't'nng ff:!>(',lfLh l~Ug ~~.."'"t h e JlO~ih !l tt\'ti!.J ~t' l lt'llt J" nrdt·r that p rt•tilllpu~' It'll\ nt nul t'lllpl rii...JI of dopanune. produun~ plc:o.~,un ~~ mtcn~ th<Jt 11 ollt'n H"'ult, 111 d t ravmg that ~..an 111 turn LJn lc·.tol tn addiCt lOll "\onll''>l lt'lliL<il \fl("llli..tlt'IJMII/1 d!Yidu.aJ, who-.c hrillll' dn 11111 rt lea~ dopammc 111 nnnll,JI ~u..tntt ltl'"'o, or do no! hd\lt' propah lurJL t•unlllg rt·u·pton lor dnpamuw would ill" part~eul<irl'· 'U"-l'Jlllbk t• 1 Jddil linn .'" he lto<IY!I "'11m Ill hccausc wht'n thev an· m trodua."d to an external sumulant, tht· feeLngs of pleasure produu."d an· t..'"Y tmnelymttnSC compan.'d to ......tlat tht.'"" normally cxpenencc. ·111ey are over whclmf.-d by a cmvmg !totl profound that the purswt o l the stunulant he gms to take over thetr lives. Thev St.""t.Tll to lose control over thcar own heha' ' •or. The bram actually chango " It IS fu rthe r postula ted," he S<tY'· ''that .;uch mdividuals a rC' vulnerahk nol JUSt to extremely addtctJv(' dr\Jg, like hcrom or cocam(.', whach a ... I SLHd, can add1ctevcn normal hrauh but to weaker t;ttmu lan t'i .t.\ well akohol. lll(otme . g.unhlmg. 't'\ food In tht~ CdM.'. tun, tht• pk.t,lltt th ey rt•u·Jve from cxpoo;ure to tht'"- "" lllt·•r hmms appear to release I t~ than m •gh t h..· cxpt•Ctl'd undL't !Ulfllldl urnJmstanCt"' nr tht• rl'll·a.-.t-J Jopammc ha.' It.'S.'> dfn1 [l.c_. t..tU!>t' lb rett·ptur!o mthe hram Mt' ntll IIHKIJonmg prupcrlv," Hot.arth "<~"' "'Tiu_, rnav [l.c_· h...·wu!>l' of deprl'~ l on , 11 111her undt·rlytn!{ pathol(~' · ""Ill •II wh1l."h .Jrt· ~t"lll"lll.il h ha .....·d · l ' ndn mu\1 tlftlllll\l<illlt'' hl· doparnlnl~ '· •"'· \llt..h pt'llplt· 111.1\ ht< rd.U!veh .illlll'dPillt th.ll 1\, 1111.1hk Ill kl'l plt·,t,urt"IP lht• , ,!Ill(" l'\ tt'lll ,1\ lllo\1 P(."'lrk I \t"ll pt·t~plt h nh n••rm.ll he.Jith' bJ.tllb ~...111 b~ t".t''" ,,J dit.."lt'd tu dru~' 111-.t· ~..o~,., llrh' ,llld ht·rom . 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By LOIS BAKER ( on tnbullng ld1 tor T llll.llt...,ttinJmg..,ontht· .ththl v 111 pt•t dol!!'< hl n· duLt'lard lo\ .l!>l ulJ.r ' 'n'"' Ill fll'f\011' Jl\'l !lg h 1~h \{ft')>..\ ll\'t~ lll t hi!>Lol.'>l', !hll!>l''- •11 mv; lor bra1n lllfllft'ti 'POU\t'' 'h11w:-. that dog own~..·r-. t'Xpl'nl"n•t'l...l ont' ti lt h the riM' "' hlntw..l prt''!lllrt· lluru t ~ StR':<t.\ful .... art· · g • v tn ~actl\" ll l t"" Ull ll p."l f(•d to thOM' Wit hout Jov;. ~ tort"(wcr. when ~Y.JnK I~"UJl b w1 th out dogs .luJum-d tht·rn \IX mon th.-. rntn thr !ltudv, tht'H .wnage hlood pr~u rc.t n J !wart r.t tt·dun ngstrt':<t.\ prnd u ll ng ll ll uat toll!> dn1p pt·d 1t1 mJ.tl h thai of thl· llllttal group J\.art'n Allen. fl.'S(.'Jrch lll:lt:nlls:t 111 tht•l)JV I:.Hm ufCi tnJt..al 1-'ha rma .. ~..,J o~v tn the School ol MedKIIl t' and B11 Hnt-diGtl ~- t t: ll l t' !'o, p rl'SCilt t•d rt· o;ult s o f her rocarch tl...ia)' at the an nual m cetmg of the !'>tKtf.'l \' tor p,, lhop h)'Siolog, ... al Kc ..carch m \an D1ego. 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U>l•>t''''' ' , ., , ,, • BrieOy "Take Back the Night" to march off campus on Oct. 26 " The Aftermath-l,iht· ,1 't.Jn.l llltlllll.tll tht -..h.Jmt hill l>t lht 1lwnw 11! · 1.1~t' H.t~..~ tht '•l!IH . tht .Jn nu.tl t"''""' hd.! 11, till \nt H.lj~' I.J,~ l ntlt' 111 llh ll",ht' ,1\,,lh"llt'" nl r.!pt .Hhl ·~·\u.tl.l,..,llilr J ht· l"\ l"lll , Ill ht• ht•ld •HI I Itt ~'' · '' dl ht-~111 .II t"1 \(1 pIll \\ttl·..I lll.llt..h lrt~rn Jl.1n•, ll.1ll 1111 lht "••uth 1 ,lfllj'tl' tn 1 ltou.! '-' .1 lt.11 lnl.J lt'.i.l\ \L11n '\1 rn·t .Jihi ,\ Inuit''"'·• ''··nut 111 l Ill\ t'l 'II\ lln~hh I h,· lnrm.tl pnl~f,lfll "'II hq!.H l .11- 1'111 11 1 ( lnud"' .nhl '" II lflLiudt· 'J'<'.I~t'f' .tnd J'lll'll' lt..'.JJIIJ~' \ rll••illl'lll n1 ,flcn.t· ''Il l to~ olh't'l \l'd Ill l'lll'lllt lf \ ~11 \ 11 t1111' ••1 1·•l't' .111d 'l'\tJ .I I.t,,.tull 1• •\1, •hn t I" .111 '" o pt·rt nu , ·· It !I ,111\ 11\t"lllh~·r, to! lht ,lu,ltt'lht \,IJ, . ''r'h 1, 'l'l'.l~ llw nnll .d"' '' dl k.lt ur~..· .JJ,pl.l\' J'fl''t"llh"d b' ••'llli!HIIllt' .u •• ! Ulll\t"T'll\ ~rllliJ" tl!krrll~ '1'1\ llt'' Ill\ 1111111' "1 1.1!'~ .llhl '~ \U ,II 1• \,1\dt hor llllll"l"lllhlffll.lllltll . .,nlll .l, llht ·\1111 K.ll'l l. 1 '~ I~~~~~· .11 '-'""~ • ..,,..~ �61 Reporier Octobet i9. ZOOO/Vo13Z. No 9 Former senator relates stories about space flights, urges audience to make a difference 'BRIEFLY Alley II to perform The Center lot 111e Am will pr....,t tht in...,.tlonalfy koown dance troup< Nley llos lhe first porfonnonce in the 2000.()1 Koyt!anlo Doric• S<rie. A prolesionaf dance compony t N t - the spirit lnd ono<gy of the coon!Jy'• bost yoong talent with the poulon and emotive .tsion of todoy'• most ouUUnding omergtng chor<ogrophorl, Ailoy II wtlf portorm at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 71n thr Malrutago The•~ in the c.ntor for the Arts on the North <Am- pu•. In 1974, Alvin Ailoy bfgan 1 wortuhop compri5ed of the most promising >ChofJI1hip ""' dents from hls American Dance Cmter, the offldll school of the AMn Ai~ American Dance The-""'· Thb hlnd-pO:kod group of dancers beame the original mernbon of the Alvin Ailoy Ropertory Ensernble-oow known as Ailey II. The eruemble, whk h emphaslle$ a balance of repertOire, lK:hnlque and· performance, has grown into ont of the most popular and critic:alty ttcclaimed dance c.ompantes in the United States, and its performance last year at UB played to a sok:J-out crOYt'd . The 2000-01 KeySank Dance Senes will continue with performances by Margfe Gillis on Feb 13 and Doug Varone and Daneen; on "ffril 7. TICkets for Ailey II are S18, 11 5 and 19 fa< tho gonoral public and S7 for UB students. Di!>- count coupons are available at all a rea KeySank locations. TKkeu are available in the c~ ter lor the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. TueKiay through Friday. and all r~e kelma ster locations. For more 1nformation, call 645-ARTS. Clariuon chair to deliver lectures Mark W.gley, director-of advanced studie5 at the Columbia Univenlty School of Architec· ture. win detiver two pubf.c ~­ tures on ""'The Archrtecture of Prosthetics"" when he vislts UB next ....t< as Fall 2000 Clarlcson Vo>iting Choir In the School of Architecture and Planning. T'he '«ture will be held at 5:30p.m. w.dnosday and at 5:30p.m. Oct. 27, both In 148 Diefondorf Hall, South Campus. Tho Clarklon Vo>itlng Chair is an endOwed visiting position that is awarded annually to a dtstinguished scholar or professional in the discipUnes of architecture, ~anning and design. Prior to joining the Columbia faculty, WtgJey wa.s director of graduate studies In archftecture at Princeton University. He has published numerous books and Mtkles on modem architecture and contempcnry thoory. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending letters to the Reporla' Tho Rqn-rer welcorroe letter> lrom readeD conY'Jlef"'ting on its stc:Wie and content Letters shoukt be limitod to 800 word5 and may be .Otod '"' .tyto and length. letten must inckJde the IM'iter's name, addres5 and • daytimo tolepron. number"" verific.ation. Socause of space limitations. the Repon..-annot pubfilh allettm receNod. They rrust be roceNod by 9 a.m. Monday to be comlder<d ""~tion in that-· iwe. Tho IILparr6 """"" that lettm be " " - " " <is!<"' oloctronicaly at < wutt~ . John Glenn mesmerizes UB audience By JENNIF£. U WANDOWSIU Reponer Au1stant E.d1tor A Sl RllNAU'I and four term U.S. s~n . John Glenn--the" first Amen can to orbn thr Earth m 1961-remamed true to his lifdong p~1om m h•s v1sit to UB last week. paymg homage to the "enormous ~ h .ll1gcs that have been wrought by the cun ous.. quesung sparit that we have," while implonngAmcncans to n~· above the cynu:tsm and apa thy that LS rampant in the country today. " lt"s excitmg to tx ahve," said the 7Y vear -old Glenn, who marveled at tht· fat.1 that he's hvcd through nearly tlflt•- thlrd of the country's entire histon "r Rut ) all 1s not completely hr 1 ~ht 1n the piCture for the fu ture." Wearmg a pat n otlc ensemble of hila 'lUll. while sh1rt and red necktit' . l .lcn n ruM' to the ot.ca.sion of lw1n~ tht· first 'peaker 10 the 1000(1 I t• ~..ht•on of the DtstJngu•shed "pt·.tkt·r., \n1C'S. appe-.mng befo re a ~..rt 1wJ tll mort· than 4.00010 Alumni ·\n·n.t till ( l(t II -\ Jown -to ·e.Jrth ( ,Jenn tnked \\'Hh lht• audlt'flu.' about hill pt.·r u't' t•J lnh\ qatuJo, explauung that h.., w1k. Ann1c. '" kcep.,thtngs on .10 ''I .._j,,n't g.t·t up cwrv mormngand lm ,1 ht•u,:· ht· •.a ad .It .1 pre" <ll flkrl"lh_t' e.Jrllt'T Ill thl' CYe!l l n~ · \\e IU'>I trvtog.et upt•vt·n· d,l\ .md dtl h'h,ll we thank,, nl!lll · l.ltln~..hmt! 11110 a t.ctp,uk tl\'l"T \I t '\\ td hi' I ~4X 'P.l<.t: \'ti\'J ~t· .1hn.1rJ lht· 'P.Ju· ,hunk I >1Jo<.OYCf\', ( rlt'l11l 'h.Jred IJ ]t'' of tht• 1111lt"-di1\' llli'>.!>IOII, dllllplt'tl' h'lth vtdeu takt·n I" "hp<5tl .. k ~..amt-ra.o;, "-rn ughlv the '>lit' of one., thumh- fTom til '>Ilk. .tnd IIUt!> tJt', tht~ \.Taft " I' "Spate flight I!> a great personaJ expenence. (but ! you go up ther(' 10 do bas1c research," he- sa1d. notmg tha t the seven -member crew wa!> ass1gned 83 research proJeCt~. 1n dueling aging studaes done on L;ienn that he sa.~d he hopes will msp1rc further research and prov1de a meanmgful database of mforma11on to help com bat the efforu of agmg. " I hope WC' lea rn eno ugh that maybe- we can cut out some of the mght!> !and da ~ l last roughly 4Ci nunu to due to the rotauonaJ speed Vo.'hale much of the space dt.\Cus '1un iu~..u sed on h1s recen t tnp, <,[enn entertamed listeners w1th what It ~first like bemg launched an to space aboard FmylCishap 7 cb " I don 't meantomahtightofnbeca~..LSt: at 's not !tOmethmg you make light of, your hfe 15 on the hn~ut you tram so much for that," he scud of th• mission, wluch lasted nearly five hours. "You're . . . . I ~ ~ ·~ .·: ... f ... . . . :• • ~ . • • .. . . I . sometimes favors: .. How d o you think you'd feel on Metfndli ltarwan, ct.ughtft' of englnMring Dean top of 2 million Marll llarwan (center) before his 'PftCh. parts built by the frai lt 1es o f old age right he re on lowest bidder nn the government earth," he said. noting the night re - con tract? " search mcluded st ud•cs on os All kidding as1de, Glenn-a n teoporom•. th e Immune svstem . American 11..on, to be sure--pledged d rug and nutnent absorpt ion, and h1s aJieg1ance to the Un ned Stato sleep patterns throughout the cvcmng, urgmg othl ;Jcnn~"i'n m the Yldt.'(l "h1gh t•rs to JOIIl him m ht!> a usa de..· to livmg" hts crew mc:mhen onu· 111 make a difference orhll-narratcd th(" finer, and tun " It rea.lly huru me wht'n people drt.' n1t·r. potn ts of the..· foo tage ( .rc\\ '>l-' q111cal J.nd apatht·tK about am' members. mdudmg t;lcnn , wc rtc thmg to do w1th governmt·nt and fiJmeti ..:onductmg rt~arch . excrns pnhtJCs," he saJd. "lome, th iS counmg, eatmg, shampomng the1r haar In' IS nothi ng short of amazmg." (;!enn-a former contender for and ~o.r.tw l ing Into slcer \.Ompart menl~n.-•rmn!SU"nt of a hody lockrr the 1984 pr~tdt'nllaJ nommallonat tht· mtlrgut'----1:nmplcte with tt"th LOiltmstcd the t:urrcnt poll Ileal s1 tu a~..·d slt't·pmg hag and slidmg door. al ton ""'' tth a more tradit ional \'It'\\ of public servJC(> "When l was growmg up a-; a lud. 11 was a ume penod when tht:re wa.o. a far dtffer(!nt arutude toward pub he ~Ia and runnmg for office," he sa1d. "To me. po!J ucs IS the JXrsonnel department for th(> Constitution," Glenn sa1d, calling the Consutut1on "the greatest document on governancr ever put forward m human history." UWe're tendmg back to the dar.> of Kmg Georg<:--<>ligarchy-that's what it means to not pamcipate," he said, noting 1hat of the roughly 4 7 pe rcent of the co untry 's votmg populauon, a mere 13 percent w11l end up electmg the ncXl pres1dent . Glenn also stressed the need for 1mproved ed ucauon. " By tugh school. our luds rank al most last out of ... 26 nations,.. he saKi ClUng results of a recent study...That does not bode well for the future " Refern ng to .. Bcfore Jt's Too La te,'' a report he authored while m the Senate. Glenn scud that one-quarter of teachers of math and SCicn~o.e nt"Ver maJored m those subtects.. and that one-third of teachers leave the1r 1obs Wlthm the first thrt't' vears "We're !nerally puttmg our nat1on at rtsk tf we don't nsc to tlu.s paru~.. u Jar challenge," he sa1d, addmg that the nation's tobs will be lost to education .ally supenor natiOnS.-!>n methm ~ that 's already happe-nm~f we don t addre~ the problem. In a countrv where libenv ol up portumty-"the likes of " 'h1Ch no ot her nauon m thl!> world has ever had "-abou n d~. Glenn challenged the audience to embrace "a brand newumc m the world .. both fngh1 en1ng and cxhila ratmg." Campaign ContkMMd 1 . - ~ I htghcr educauon," l:.gan s.ud. t; ret ncr sa 1d that mmc than .1 J m.t·n donors have taken the 1111t m uvc t."a' rly 1n the campaign wnh gifb ul S I mi!Jion ur morr !'K)me gave for ~tude n t sc holars h tps. such as John J. and Janet H . Su ng , who!!ot' g1ft \\'ent to the Xhool of Mc:."<hcme and B1nmrdte.tl ~c.. 1en"- t.' ' . wh1 k .Ul .monynlOU!I donor's mul t•plt· g•fts, tota lm g mnrc than S5.n m1llto n. estahltshed and con tmue tll '> Upport the Dt'>tmglllshcJ Honors 'X h(ll.tr' Prngroun. In .tddiuon 11 1 schol arship!~, Cc..·..:al and \'itllt'l NC\,1on fu ndetl The t k nl .J ntJ \ "•olct Newto n Ccntt• r for In q ruc..1 1011.11 T{'Chnnlogy 111 th~._· ~hrxJl nl Phar macv .tnd Pha rm;tc..eullt..tl ~l l CilCt'!> . An anonymnu!l donor to Lbe Xhool of MedJt::mt•and B1omcd1 ,.,] ~ICillt'!> has <.'S tabL.sht'1..1 a muh 1 m1 llu m -dollar chantahlc rc maJndt·r un ll rmtto ffil't.'l m.strm-tiOnJI nt·t.xh '-tHne dnnor1o hoped {(l cnhanu' the k.trt llrt f_o pJ~Irt u mti O . I k n rv A P,l llcL'>lt. lr .tskcd that h11o g1ft ht.· u~,J l11r .1 lompt'tl lltlll lot·ntnuragt· "''u dt· nt~ to ht'lOlllt' en treprt•ncu r' I l,w,d K Andl'f ...nn don,ut•d h1!> ~.1l kn hmldmg .md lll.Jil\' of the .JTI " 't'rk...ttl thc<:ol lt--gt' tlf Arts .1nti 'x• t"llll"'> , whtth plan.• 10 uo;,~._· 11 .1' ,, sprmghoard for a museum and cu ratona1 stud aes program. The g•ft from lt' remr M . Jacobs Sr. created a u na que se tt mg for students: the School of Managemt"nt 1s usmg the Jacohs E.xecu tave Managt" m ent (t" n ter-the land · ma r k Me.td . McK1m a nd V./ h li t' d (' stg ncd man s1on at I >cia \\'ate Avenue .1nd No rt h ~ t rect ow ned h\ Jacobs--for tht• o ngomg tra mmg o l executavesand high -level manager'>. The hst of gifts s u rpa.i;.~; •n g S I m•lhon also indud~ gifts from ulfJ"' ra tlom such '" losh1ha Ame-r t~..J Mc(l! cal ~ys t c..• m s for the Tus ht ha .)trokc:.· Rc..-sear..:h Cen ter, B1ogcn fur tht· endowed lrvm anJ RosemJ.n ~mith ( :hru r m Neurology and,, grant tmm the VJ.M. Kcck Fou nda tion for h1omedKaJ r~arch Tht· C.c..•mcr lor ( :omputaUon.tl Resc-ar · -:otJ.hh!>h mg llB ;.lo;,ont'tllthe tup- IO.Kademl\ computlngMtt-:o 111 dw lllUntn- \\'".1.' \.ft"att't.i th rou!;!h w llabnr.ttiVt' ~·' 111~ 1Hl\-1tomt-J wu h ~Lh w n (,rarhll'>, \un MllrtiS\~tt·m~ . :O.l ll") .md tht Nauon.1l X1cnu· I ound1t1t 111 It 1 \ rt· .I tt' thl!> world - d.l~ I.Ktlll\ ( trC\11\'1 ....ud th(• lollll J'.ll~ll . \\"hiLh w1ll run through hnw :!Otl \ , t:- Ulll"-lll"-. m marw wav~ . h 11o the fir,ttru h nil tl(lflJ.I -Intt' m alltlllotll <llllPalgnol tht• ~ts totaJ morr than S438 million. Gremer noted that they are welllx-low those of other top public umver s1 t1es UB uses for benchmarking. Like many other state·owned and ~ommillet' -suppon ed un iversities. such as the and school - University of Virginia, the Umvcr based ,·om - suy of Iowa and the Univers•t)' of m itt ec cha~rs North Carolina-Chapel Hill. UB re who are pro· lies on the state for on ly a part of 1t.1r fess•onals and opcratmg budget. husmess lead(;remer noted that New York St;.tle ers from has been cxccptlonally generous Ill ltKH across th~..· fundmg constructton and m sur portmg recent cap1tal tn ltJa tJvcs--COUillr)'· fina ll y. the ca mpa1gn goals and .~ruch as tht~ Cen ter for Compu ta· nh1C\..··uves are umversity-wtde. as ts Ilona! Research and 43 technologv the commitment from fucu lt)' and t-qu apped classrooms---hut less than ,t_afT demonst rated hy those !>Chool' .1 th1rd of the universitv's all-fund.~r that .Ll read\' have completc..-d thear Ill · operatmg budget currenth· comt"'> tcrnaJ campmgns. Some notahle ln from the sta tc- . The remdttldt·r d1V1duaJ gtft.s from fuc uh'v members ~..omc..-s from tu1t1on and fees; other h1date tncludea S l mili.Jondonataon mcome. tndudmg sponsored re lrnm Pcter H.trr. ~l' NY l>lsttn - -.eart:h; the rnc..-d1caJ 54:hool's prac-tKt' guashed St·rvJCe ProlesJoOr 111 tht• I k plan; Jll.'(daarv st'f\' I(C'!o and s.tlt'!!o ot partnu·nt nf Ph alosophy. '\t"rVIC~ and endowment. tndudm~ (,r~..·tner cxp la•m·d th.tt mont'\ pnvate g1fb. t•ndowment m..:ome r,mt'd 111 the campa1g.n will ht~ used Jnd non -governmental grant.'! {;remer sa1d thc untwrstt ,·\ Jon~ to t'llTI\.h academll program!~ . 3Up· ~~~rt <~tudents fromtht~ undt·rgradu term goal1s to expand greath• sup port for LIB from non - ~ta t r >Ouru·, .lit'~ !hrough po~t - dodoral lcvd, through t•Oorts ilkt· the Ca mp;ugn .111d t'nhan..:c un •YCrJoiiV li fe In .uidltlllll Ill .;;pt't:lfK nhtel11V~ lor L1 R. ...unp.ug.n leaders haw dctermmed "The (:..ampa~gn lor LIB: <;cncr.~ uon tn ( ;cnt:rataon" began ItS "4u1c..'! three go.Us: to mcrcase .mnuaJ g1v tng through lar~t·r g1 hs dnti greater ph3S('" Ill IIJWJ wht.."Tl umver-;11\ ad mm astmtors started ffif'Ctmg Wtth ~"J.r1h,..1pJ.non, tu b't'nemte t.-.:tpitaJ sup port ,md In m..:rcase the umversity's\ J.lu mm to solicit cunpa~gn voluntc..'t.'l' t•nJ(Jwmcnt. While l/ R's endo" 1llent and to outlme goals and obit"ct1vt.~. fi,·e <:.ampa tgns conducted hy UB smce 1ts foundmg in 1846. It 15 the first alu mn1-driven campaign, bemg k-d by a steering committee compn scd an executive campaign of �Ocrober 19.1000/Vol 31. No 9 ecap TheMail Policy on student directory information updated Ell To the Editor: l'H 1:. upda11ng l b policy regardmg mfnrmauun rel ease and directory •nformat1on , eflect1ve with the Fall 1000 M::ffif:'Ster. The most sigmf1r...ant r.. hangcs m the polt()' ar~ • Tht• defimt10n uf dm::c..· tuq• m lormat1o n now w1ll mclude cma1l .td dr~~ • We w dl ass ume that .all stu dents pnmlt the release of thclf d1 rt'llory mformat1on un le-ss th ey .,pcoficall y compl ete: a "Request for Non -Release of Il1 rcctorv Informa lion '' lurm 'I ht> form t.a n he prm lt'd trnm tht· Web SJte <http:/ / wlngs .buf-falo .edu / servlces / re< · reg / ferpaform .html • anJ ddtvt·red or mailed to th t· Rt·L ord~ .1n d Rq~l !d r al 1011 uffiLt'' 111 1l~ t .tpt•n m I bvt·., Annn B It .a! ..u may I>< faxed to 829 2215 lhe conseq uen ~ of a decJSion tu thev need to ... umpl{'tf not authonze rdease of d1rector. m formation are as fo llows lor Non - Rdea~ ot I )lfl•t1on lnlur mat to n" f11rm • Requ ests for conta ct mform.J tum fro m UB persom on non - c~ ­ !>enttaJ matters and from non -LIB r)(rSOns will he demed. • Requests for venficat1on of m aJor. date::. o f attendance and degrco and awarcb recetved wtll Oe demed. t•ve n whl·n asked by prospec ti ve emp loyers, scholarshtp o rga111 1..d lions and the like. • Name, mator field of stud y and email addr~ no longer will be avml obit m the campus Internet -aLeC'> \ tudenb nt't"<i du nothm~ murt tftht>y perm II rdcaM" of therr dlrl'l torv Lnform.:Jtlon Re~.on.h and Rel{t\tratloll 'toll gladly will rl'Spond {() anv que.!>llom v1a email at ..- regislrar@sfr.buffalo.edu ,. or dt 829 1181 \t udentll tum-----d~p•tc.·tht·~uJn~i,c.'lUC:nLt"­ the ··R~uc'' !tee u~ also may stop m tn m 1l~ ( ..apcn or Ha)'C"i Annl'X H 1f the\ h..1w anv qucst 10nll Thank you lor vour a..\MStano..t' 111 o;ha nng th1ll mfnrmdtlon wuh vour rr..1dcrs ''hled m.·dorv II siUdf.' nts ~ tdl c hoose to not dU th~1flll' rclea.-.e of d1rectorv 1nforma ~lll <.c: rcl y. Jo•nne M . Plunkett Umveruty Reg11Uar Microsoft The 8uth were tdle last weekend UB retum~ to ltctJOf\ on »w.-my for the ltfVluai homecomtng pme , beglnntng u I p m '" UB SadiUfTI The Bulls will b ee dw &11 Su.te Urdtrull MUM¥1-1 llcll Stew8rt ol the men's U B firulty gor to ~~ on IU home field after opemng With I 0 stn.1gh1 ga~ on lhe rmd But lhe horne f.eld ;r,dvanu.ge wasn "t enough lor the Buill u Kenwcky scored early ;r,nd held on for a I -0 w 1n The WddOIU rook adlr.lnuge early agamst the Butl i for me game\ onty goat tlkka J;r,nru iertl a pus down ~ left s1de lhat got by the UB defense Chn~ McOamel took the ball to lhe bo11 ;r,nd ~hot 11 put UB go;r,lkeeper Bnan Woznt;r,k ;r,t dw 3 16 marit to gtw Kentucky d-te I -0 teaCl That lead would hold throughout the re;n of r;he game cross-country team wa s among UB's top finishers at the U8 Invitational. Stewart was one of three Bulls to cross the finish line of the eight-kilometer race in the identical time of. 26:10 7, second overall behind an unattached runner. The Bulls earned a tie for the team title with Cornell in the meet. Jaime Adams of the women's soccer team eamed the shutout in goal, needing only two saves as the Bolls defl!ated Ball State, 2-0, in Muncie, Ind . The shutout was the fourth by Adams this season and the seventh by the Bulls She now has 21 shutou~ 1n her WOMEN ' S four· year career MEN ' S Kentucky I , UB 0 Miami (Otiio ) 1, UB I ....tt lon on tht· \\lch, t-. l .... ro ..olt 1-.x ... d !of Jt·vdop1ng ... hartlo Vll'W' anJ .,:r .tph.)o, PowerPo 1n1 lor 1.k vdop111K lt'm upv,rJdt·' "Th1 ~ reprt'M'nb J huge co !tt ~v 1ng.!> fo r <>tuJl' nh:· sa1d Raymond d•r \'nlpe. dm·llnr uf UB MICrO. the MI . .tn1ma tum . ..~ udu1 and vu.ll'tl, and prt·-...· nt .!lum, that U)t(' mld~t~. nwnt!> .md ...onlal13, .dl111lormatu1n lo mput t'r lor du ph 1,,1llllP, owJ d l!! tnhuun g the morr than 'O.OOO (. I h . and Jll1ng a!! 1h,ttl.Ul ht.- <>ha n.·d w1t h a Palm P1lot • v ,,udl -..tuJ1o Prof~!!lll!ldl lor rt'\dln on the $1 mJ iilon ~.ontra(t, prm•td mg the !toftware hi l 1R anJ \\'md••w!l lnr lnuldmg .:mJ nMilol~ 111g d1,tnhutcd .tpp ll ~.atlom • l·ro ntPal{t' ;!()()()for \\'tndo\.\'' t"\'l' ll m11n· rmport.:~ntlv. 11 )ut look. wh1dl lanluate:. aLo..l'"-' !o .111J org.tnl7.a ttun olt·rnat l. appumt t .• \\'eh au thunn ~ h1<1l lor l n.·atm~ ,111 J llldll3V,tllg Wd) '1\t':l• \.VmJow!! '1 hllopt·r,Hmg w' un Jve r \l t v\ nonprofit ' ture thdt 1' r~po ns 1hl e thr ll th i.'t -..uNY ~.a mpm t'' " thu ttbu re!! ~mco ne sends you an email lllt"ll sage wnh a dnc ument attached, vou won't have 10 worn.· about whether or not vou ca n open It Beg mnrn g Monda y, stu d t•nh. fa ... uhy and o;taff may ob iam ( I h wn tammg the compkt C' MKrO.!>tlh Produ cii VII \ lool lo\1t from l 1BM K ro, from the M1 o.. rulorm' .md Nl'wspapt.'r!! Desk 10 Lod,\vooJ L1hrarv, 01 th t' Llrt ulannn de\k.~ 111 tht• l !ndrrgradu.ttt- .mJ H t·ahh '-lo..~ hhrant'.!> 1h.u ldltdl\ dnd 'tuJent.'t " ''II ht· workmg wtth the ..amt" II tuok -.tl do~.ument t·x...-hangc' lur ...!,1,, <h ''.,:n m t·nh ~~~ .'t lll oothh No" 11 t' ll o..t'!'. Thursday ETC Tec:hnology Worluhops lntro to HTML 1 I Z Capen North 26 ( dmpm Noon I p m ~o flwarl'lor la . . ult\ dnd 'taft .ll.\o 1,<,•dl he ava tlahle through th t· 1.11m putt"r nodt.., The women's soccer team entered tU gamco wtth Mtam1 rn first place 1n th~ M1d Amenc:an Conference. a full game <~head of the Red H~ ;r,nd loolong to extend r;he ;r,dvvlage M.amt h;r,d other planl howt!Yer defeaung the Bults 2 I ;r,nd forcmg ;r, ue atop the conference st2ndmg~ The Bulls got on the board fi ~t ltl Paull! Unram c:onu nued her .uuuh on lhe UB r-Kord books Usvan1 scored on ;r,n ;ustn from Heather Colltns ltl the 6 33 marit to ake an early advantage UB would hold dut lead mto tulfume M~1 ame OUt qutddy 1n the ~e<ond half, With the Red Hawlu sc:onng 1n thl' firs~ five mtnutes on lt goal by Dantelle Berkemeter ltl the <49 1<4 marlc tO knot thE' «:ore at 1-1 Maatn~ would stnke ap•n tn the S6th rrnnute n Andrea Cunnrngtwn ltte MACs le:adtng K~r netted a goat p;ut US goa.ht! Emtly Coll for the go-~Cl goat Th2.t score would sand u the Red Hawk!. arne away With the 2-1 wtn The Bulls ~ed strongly after Fnchy ·~ km n M~1 and took ;r,nother ~d Wln behtnd the pby of Ustn.ru. defeaung & It Sate . 2-0. on Sun<by afterf'IOOI'I Unnn1 got the Butt~ on the boltrd fi~t Wlth ;r, go;r,l m the H th m1nute of the ftrst h;r,tf_ht!r 12th of the ~eason and +<4th of her c.areer lt new U B record The Buil l ;r,dded to thltt 1-0 lead l;r,te 1n lhe second half ;r, ~ L•su-..m d1shed the bait to Ntco\e 0\newskt who notched her fifth go;r,l of the ye;r,r to l'"'e UB the 2-0 Wln ~olle~oall Calendar Cont'"-'d t..... ,.,. a ETC Technology Worluhops u~lng M S fro ntPage, Part 2 l l l ( apt>n North Campu~ l 3 30 p m J-rpp Cognitive kle:nc::e UB 2, B~ I'State 0 lectu~ ~r=~:::;~~~~~~~e~~~d~~~lt Abilitle~ and How ~llangua~ fit In ? lo an Sussman, Dept of ( ommunKat•Vf' Drwrdtn and X1enc f' ~ }80 Park. North Campm 1· l 10 p m I ree SponwrW by Center for Cogmtrvt' ';.( lf"nrf' ~or more 1nlormat10n He1lo.t' tonf'\ 64 S 1794 Seminar UnrcJVeUng Catalytk Kinetio vta OetaUed Me<hanirtk ~ing and Computational Chemistry Lmda J BrO<tdbelt. Nort~tem Unrv 106 J-umd\ I-! all Nonh Campti~ 3 10 p m I rt't' ' We:dneul•ys at 4 PLUS An Implicit Poet in The tn k.s .m d theil Delcendanll Brutt' Mannhetm. Unrv ol Mrchagan X.reen.ng Room. Centt>r lOt the Art~. Nonh Campu~ 4 p m f rl"t' ror mort" 1nlormatton. M.:tnlyn Ounl.tp 64S -l810 Nucle•r Me:dldnc lKture: Center for Comput•tlonal Rese•rch Colloqul•l Series Transverse Dispersion by Adve<:tive ~~~~~~~~~t!~e~~~;:r~Y~~ l:nVlronmf"n till Eng1neenng ZZZ Ncnur.t Sctencei Complex. North C a mpu~ 1 3 30 p m fre1' Sponsored by CentN tor Computat iOnal Re)earch and Dept ut (lVII, Structural .tnd lnvttomnent.tl lng1neenng For more mtormatton Brenda Sauka, 64S-6 SOO ""-' SO t Geology Pegrum Colloquium live Thin Sections: Moviel o f Microstructu ral Deve lopment .tnd Rock Analog~ W1n Meiln~ . Ot'pt ol f anh and Almosphe n< Sn Un1v otl Albany 116 Natural Xaence\ Comj.>lt· • North Cilmpu\ 1 30 p m fret> Sponwrt'd by Maunet• Crook anc1 Or111 F o~u~r E.ndowmenl.!. For more 1ntor mat1on. 64 5-6800. e~~; t 6100 Re~arth Sldlh M,lfgtf' Welh. du Undergraduate library 117 C.tpen North Campo~ Noon- 1 30 p m I rt:1' Spon wre<t by the Undergladuatf" ltbrary For mort' rnlormatiQn l:nc .vree 645-104 3 f'lll 135 Exh.ibits Brown-Bag VIdeo Series ..Who Mov~ My Cheese r 106 )atab\. North Campu\ Noon Free Spomorf'd by Proleu100al Staff Senate ~or more 1nlormat1on, Anna Kedt1enk1, 645 1003 Sll Wotiuhop lob and Career Info on the Web for SdentbU and Engineers ~red Stou, 0~~~~r:~~a~~g~~~:'N~~~'ld~:u~ 2 Noon- 1 p m fn"t Open only to UB \tudenu, la<ulty and staff f Of more mto rmoltiOn. ltll Ha<kenberg. 645-194 7 t'll.l 116 Roswetl Parll St•ff Semln•r Wahk. S EI·Oetry, Unrv of Pennsytvdnl.t ~chool of Med1one Gaylord-Cary Meelmg Room . Re\earch Stud ~ Cent('r Rmwetl Pa rk Cancer tnstttute. Elm and t drlton \U 11 lOp m free Spomored b)' RP( I For more mform,won (h.trle\ Wennt'r 84 5 1261 Buffalo Logk Colloquium Un iversal Aue rtion ) tohn T Kedrn ~ Dept o l PhiiO\Ophy 14 t Park. Nonh "'The Gr•du•t e Show : Se-cond ~~;~~~~~:2:~~ ;, ,;~ \'c::~lf"VI"I 7 ur tllf" Cente r lor thf" Art \ on thf' Nonh t~mOU\ G.tlll'ry hour\ <H t' lut'\day 10 am 10 S p m Wf'dne~d\ through Frtd.:ty I rom 10 a m to !! p n .tnd ~dturda~ !rom I 1 d "' to() fl n• ( tr()rn '" 19th Century Botankal Prints "' I ht' 11"1 an e~~;hlbtl ot the Hl'.tlth 1 :~:~~~~~{~:~d~~: ~~~~~';~~~ ;)1' l.Jbrary Will be on dl\pl.t\ thf" South Campo\ The pnnb 1n1<tql'' Campu) 4 5 lO p m J-rt'f" Sponwrffi by Buffalo logtt ColloqUium For more ontormatton, lohn Corcor.tn 881 1640 or 645 -1 444 , e11t I 19 of planu wtth med1Cnlal propertlt'\ h.tve been reptodU(ed !rom d boolo. publ!~hed'" 1863 owned by the Robf", I Brown Ht~!Ory ot Mf'dtCIOf" (ofiNIInf' Unlve:nlty •nd the Worfd lecture: Series !two Health The Poet's Mo ther The Ca~l o l Sytvia Plath and Charles Baudelaire Barbara E. jo hnso n. Frederx Wenham Prof ol lilw and Ptych tatry 1n Sont-ty. Harvard Unrv X~mng Room, Center " Bo Bartlett: Paintings from the Se:• Se:rie:s" Work by p.tmter Bo Sartle\1 wt11 bf" on ~~~~~-b~::n~~~~e ~r~~ ~;: X. •ence s and the E:dmund H Sutlpr ~7~~0:~. ~ ~1~~~ For morf' Blologlul klences Semln•r Structural and Phyklogeneti< of light -Harvestin g Systems in Planu & Algae EltLal>f't h Gantt, Un1v ot Maryland 1 14 Hochstetler 4 p m Frt>f" Aher \t'nWl,u mt"f"ttng spomorf'd by tht Graou.-rl f' StudenT A.~wc wdl be 1" I 09 (ookf' Relreshmenh w11l tM!' \t'rvf'd For fnOlt' onlonniii!Wl M.try BoHOn 64) ZSSO Relat~ne u The volleyb;r,ll te;r,m·s ~d woes conunued w1th ;r, thr~-g;r,me lou u Mtd· Amenan Confer-ence opponent Bowttng Greefl by I S-<4 IS 7 I S-7 sco~· The Bulb returned home on Sunday to face Toledo Although 1un1or Ameha l 1ddle posted ;r, ureer-h1gh I) kt11s and ;r,dded four bloclu 11 was f'IOt enough lt) UB lost a four-g;r,me m;r,tch The Bull\ ~lhed tO e;r,m a t 5- 11 won 1n game one before dropptng thrt't"-stntght game~ 1S I] I !:1 -7 1S I I M en tie for fi rst, women place second in UB Invitational Ye•r Students '' Worl by \NOnd yE'dt gr.tctuate \IUOt'nh 111 lhf' Df'panment ot An w1ll bf" on \clt'f'IC M Radioimmuno therapy o l Non Hodgkin · ~ lymph oma Andrew leleneu, 117 Parker, South C.~mpu' 6 7 10 p m Free Spomored b y 0tp1 ot 1\/ucledr Mf'diCtne for more rniOf rndtiOn, Rt>bf>( ca Goodman, 818.-S889 ~rf"t' ~;:~u•te llbr•ry Bowling Green l , UB 0 Tol e do • . U8 I Thl' e11htb1\ wa\ m<tdf" pos11ble throuqt1 the generous support ol the f.nf'nc:h ot Sctt'ne~ L1bfary dnc1 tht' Mf"d•cal Htstonul Soclf"ty The'fTlen ·~ ;r,nd women·~ cro ~l ·COuntry teltm~ conctudcod the1r regulltr ~e.nom Satu rday afterflOOn ltl lhe UB lnv1uuorul The men~ squad oed for top honor\ wtth C ornell at 1 ~ ~o. apteee wtule tne women Kored -<46 poano. ~ntY"Itng second behtnd Come!\ wtudl posted )) j)OinU Una ruched runner jeram1e Sitek WOfl the mens B-k1lomete~ nee 1n a ume o f 2S 5) 7 He wa1 followl'd by thr~ UB runner~ R1clt Stewar-t Todd Ludden and Tony Q;r,v1d ·WtlO e,;r,ch umed 26 I 0 7 W:nertoa \ Debb1e Buhlen blitzed the f1eld to t.ake the women\ ) lulometer race tn 18 I 1 S U B s Eileen Rose and M ell~la BurroW\ placed th..-!1 and fourth relpecuvely 1n 19 )0 5 otnd 19 39 8 Cornell runnen took thl' nt- • T seven spou Cfl~unng the lowest \COr I:' to w1n the team utle lenm~ MEN ' S U8 7 , Youngstown Stat e 0 The mens tenm\ team completed IU t.r.11 scheduk wtth :t 7-0 Win ewer Youngswwn Sate on Sundar 1n ltte UB Tenn1~ Center The Wln ~ the leventh or the season for the Buill . but more 1mporunt:ty. n gave U B a perfect 7.0 t.r.ll r-ec:oro UB mned o ff the day strong by sweep•ng ;r,JI lhree double\ p:t1nngl The Bulb then movtd on to smgles compeuuon where they sweo1 otll ~~ · matchel '" two ~eu never losmg mo~ than three g;t.me\ WOMEN "S Youngstown State 7 , UB 0 ~~~~~ ~~~g~n~V':,ll~y"~~~~~~s:n ~~~ The women·, tenms teltm drnpped a non-conference fT\41tch on Sunaa)' to Youngstown Sate rn the U B Tennl) Cemer 7-0 m the f1n;r,l tlomt' compem1or for UB for the fa11 \euon (f"nter for tht' Art\ on the North Campu\ Gallery hour'\ are \.Vt>drwM~d\ through Sdturd.ty hom 10 }0 a m to 8 p m and Sunddy lrom noon to S p ,., [rew "Wend• Gu-Gre•t W•ll of the Millennium " 'Norlo. by Wendd C.u l\ on di\pla\ through De< IS 1n lhf' L•ghtwt-11 (.aUt>" 1n the UnJVf"f"\1\Y G<JIIt'f\ 1n thf' C P"'"' tor thf' Arh 011 lht' Nortl, ( d"'Pul l..t11f"ry hOuf\ arp Wt"'nf'~dd\ thmuql ~turdily hom 10 10 a m I<• 8 11 m .tHd ~unda.,. Iron, noon ro S p .., WOMEN ' S The women\ c ~ squ;r,d ...,..l 1n l!Ct•On lut weekend compeung on S...turd.l) '" the Head of the Ntagan Repru. hosted by the West S1de Rowtng Club .t.no pltrttCipatmg 1n the Stonehu~t RegJtQ m Roche ster on Sunday At the Stonehurn Repru. the Bulb fimshed second of fou r emne\ rn the hghrwe1ght e •ghu behind Men:ytturSl Two U B entne s fin1she<t 111 tne hewywe1ght e1ghu ltl UB"s A squ;r,d wa) 1~th wtnfe the 8 te;r,rn w;u Hth Thl' two entnes from the he;r,vywe1ghr !our\ wert> scratched pnor to the r;r,ce �Bj Reporier Oc1obe1 19.20001'1111 32. No g Thursday, October North Camptn 8 p .m S J For 645-ARTS more •nformc~llOn, Bloc:hemJstry Semln.v Proteins wtth Nearly ld~tkal 19 Native Structures C.1n Have Folding lntennediates with Dlffrf"ent Propert.Jes Ira) Ropson, Dept of BIOChemJstty ~~e~~~!!er~:henn ~~':.,mk:"and Campus Noon Free For mou• "-omedklne Current Advances In Biophotonks and •niOtmaOOn, Kennelh Blumenthal, 819- 3890 Nanomedklne 8uftalo N•agara Mamott. 1 J.40 Friday ~~~F~,r,':::;~e~e~a S250, studenu, HO. per-day ;~~·~~~~en~ t!~.s~~~~ by and B•ophotontes and the School of MediCine and B•omechul Sc~n For ITIOfE' ~~~~~~x~~~~~km\le•n. Software Demonstration Bibliogra phic Software Un1vers•ty Bookslore, North C.unpu\ I 0 am -4pm fret> Workshop Using the Web for Research 1dtlanc1 Ck' La Tterra. Il l (apen, North (ampu~ 10 1 I lOa m Free ~pomored by thf" UndergraduatE' Library For more •nformat~on , [nc At..ree. 645 ·1943, ext 135 D•nce f=~rrt,~~;. ~~~~~ne ( ~~~;n ~~ c1mpu~ Geomeuy/Topology Seminar Pro blem~ 3 · spher~After A for the n'8~~~~·~n~~~~~~m North Campu1 3 ~0 p m f r('f' Phydology •nd Blophyslc:s Semlru.r Latin Tune1. from Corti'' Organ: Outer Hair Celh Can Mambo! Jo,eph S.ilntos-Sacchl Y()le Unr... 108 Sherm.m Hall South ( dmpul 4 p m f.ree BJologlcal Sciences Semln•r Insect Pest Control In Tram.genk Crops: from GenE' Discovery to Commercial Products Terry Meyer, Ploneet H1 Bred lnternat.anal, )ohmton Iowa 114 Hochstetler 4 p m Free After · ~em1nar nlet'tlng spon)Ored by the Graduate Student A!..s.oc: WJ/1 be •n 109 Cooke Aefre-shmenu W1il be served For more 1nformatton Paul GollniCk, 645 · 2887 Physks Colloquium rho /\,,,,.,,, ., pullll\h('\ 11\ I IOQ\ " " l'Vt.' l11\ t<'l l..tng The Meson Spectrum : Searching for Glue . )arne\ Napolita no, Renuelat'f Polytt>Chmc lnst•tute 115 Natural Soences Complex 4 15 pm Free UUAB f11ll Films 2000 •ff • .otnpu• •-• ··nt \ wht •jh•"'"' r+ fh 11n•1• ,.,, riut. •••· t,, ,,, th,,n "'"'~' ,,,. The Perfect Storm Student Un1on Thea trf 7 and 9 30 p m S2 SO, studenu. S4. 9eneral public For morE' 1nforma11on, B1nu Paulose, b4 S l9H lecture When Broken Gl"'a)) Floats ~~~~rnR!,~eU~~~n~~~y H1m . •tlh -1• C< plt·d lhn•uqh lh • •-kc I run tc \uhm l\\lun lurnl uf I \t•ll l' ilt hltp )cn.•en1ng Room, Centt'f for the Artl, North Campu~ 7 30-9 p m Fret> Sponsored by Center lor the Amencas, As1an ~!~~~~:;~~:t~~~~~ern ~~~u~~l~~~o~~e~~~e~ Sponsored by Office of Utemal AHau·), Schoof of Engtneenng and Applied Sc1ence1 For more \",'~;matJOn, 645 -1768, ext Women 'sSoc.:caUB vs. 8owting Green RAC Ft~d. Nort.h Campus 4 p m .. ==~~Mfling ,, ~='=)~~' Stadium. North Campo>. School For Perfonn.~~nce Zodiaque Fall Dance Concert Dept. of Theatrt and Dance Drama Theatre, Center for the ArU, North Campw, 8 p .m S1O, general; SS, UB students. For more 1nformaoon. 645-ARTS Wednudllys 11t 4 PlUS ~~~';3~sa~~~~. r:~i~t Books, 102 Alien St., Buffalo 8 p m Fret> For more tnlormatton, 645 · 3810 Ploy Cotton Cirb/ Overtones Dept of Theatre and Dance Black Box Theatre. Centt'f for the ArU, oHng~ UB vs. Wertem Michigan RAC Field, North Campus 7 pm free and Applo.d =e~Ex~~·~ UUAB Fall FUnu 2000 ~:.~·. rr68~ ~~~i The Perfect Storm . Student Un•on Theatre, North Campus 7, 9 30 and 11 ·45 p .m S2 50, studenu; S4, general publiC For more tnformatton, Binu Paulose. 645-2957 FootiNoll UB vs. Ball State UB Stad1um North C ampu~ 1 p m S 11, ' S I 0, S8 and fret:' to studenu With UB 10 Dance Men 's Tennis Perfonn~tnce UB vs. SL Francis UB lenn•s Center, EliJcott Complex., North Campus 1 p m Fr(>t> American BaHet Theatre ~~~~~e~~:'::~lOf~;n~~e North Campu1 8 p .m S 18, SI S, S9, U8 studenu, S7 For more 1nlormal!on, 645 ·ARTS Family Weekend Comedienne laneaM Garofalo Ma1n Gym, AJumn• Arena, North Campus B p .m Tid<eu lor U8 students are S 10 (must show UB card) nckeu purchased at the door w1ll txS 11 Sponsored by Offke of Student Umons and ActMtlf!) For more •nfOfmallon, Son1a C1nelh, 64 S-6125 Ploy Cotton Girls/ Overtones Dept ol Theatre and Dance Black Box Theatre, Center lor the Am, North Campu1 8 p m B For mort' •nformat100. 64S.AR1 S D11nce Perfonn..nc:e Zodiaque Fall Dance Con<:ert Dept of Theatre and Dance Drama Theatre, Center for the AtU, North Campu~ 8 p m S 1o. general, S5, UB students For more •nlormaoon, 645-ARTS ~~~~ Prtrn.ry Can!! ~~~~:~ ~d~~c:::~:, Ploy Cotton Girls/ OvertOnes Dept of Theatre and Dance Black Box Theatre, Center IOf the Arts, North Campus. 8 p .m S 3 For n~ 1nformatJon, ~5-ARTS D•nce Perlonn~tnce ?o<fiaque Fall Dance Concert Dependency ~M. Ene Count)' Medical Center Butler Aud1tonum, South Campus Noon. ) p.m Free Sponsored Dept of Theatre and Dance Drama Theatrt, Center f91' the Arts, North Campw,. 8 p .m S 1O, general; S5, UB students FOf mort' ~nformaliOn. 64 5·ARTS g>;~;;~~d~~:~'; ~~':;~~b Duo Plano Recital Oepartment•l Semln•r VaUdatlon of BMI Utilizing Dual Energy X-ray ~b:~~=~Wc,:;;:,.o~altE'r twanenko, Dept of Soctal and Preventive Medic-me 181 r arber, ~uth Campus 11 10 p m Free For mort' 1nformat1on, Marc•a Wopperer. 819 ·197; Saturday 2 I Ashwdl, 645 -2291 D•nce •• I 'fJ•' ((' linlil cl tlf•ll\ nnt <lll !~jtl.~t.!~·~, ~~~~~~d Falb Btvd .• Amherst ReservattOfu reqwred Men 's Soc.:c:er Perfonn~~nce The Blessing Dance-A Cambodian Claukal Dance AKognitlon Engineering Alumni :.:~~0:: :::~of 1990. Holiday Inn, N•agara Demonst ration lSI R~ar<hJoOft 20 Bn•kfast---£nglne-ering Cl•ss of 1950 Holiday Inn, Ntagara Falls Blvd , Amherst. Reservation~ reqwred Sponsored by Offke of E.xternal Atfatrs, School of Eng1neenng .tnd Applied ScienCe\ For morE' Information. 645 ·1768, ext 1111 Homecoming UB Alumni Auodatton Pre Game Party .. 8~Wh1te Tent .. :~~~~~~~~~ ~~~2~h fc:rt:c~;,;~~.pp:~~ee grve-aways and lou of tun for more 1nformat100, judfSchwendler, 829-1608 Bugallo/WIIlams Piano Duo Slee Concert Hall, North C ampu~ 8 p .m S5 Sponsored by the Dept. of MusK For more tnlormatton, 645-1911 Sunday 22 Friends of the He~tlth Sdencu UbriH')' 25th Annual MeetJng Mini-Medical Schoob: Bridging the Gap Between Town •nd Gown Harry A Sulu, prof ementus, Dept ol Sooal and Preventtve MediC inE' Ma1n readmg room. Health ~;~~~. l;g~~~r/~u~, l ~nsored by Friends of the eafth Sctences library For more 1nlormat101l, L1nda Loh• 819 · ~900. ext 1 36 Women 's SoccaUB vs. Toledo RAC F1eld, North C ampu~ 11 d m Free Men 's Socca- .. of Theatre and Dance Black Bo:.. Theatre, C~ter ICK the Atu North CamptJ$. 2 p m S 3 For ' morE' Information, 6-ot5-AATS Dance Perform.nu lodiaque Fall Dance Concert Dept. of Theatre and Dance Drama Theatre, Center lor the ArU, North Gam ~)ln. l p m S10 geoe<al; I S, UB studooU Fa< mofe 1nformaoon, 6-4 S-AAH Monday 23 ETC Te<hnology WCHiuhop• Upgrades and Plugins 111 Capen, North Campus 2· ~ pm Free ~=:=:Engineering The Polltks of Great Lakes Environmental Protection: Past. Present and Future Jack Manno. executiVe director, Great Lakes Research Consorttum, SUNY Enwonmental SclerlCe .md forestry 140 Ketter, North Campus. l . 30-4 p.m Free Sponsored by the Great Lake1 Research Comorttum. SUNY ESF and the Great Lakes Program For more 1nformatton, MoniCa Moshenko, 645-2088 N•kot.tos konstant~nldts, Dept of Physc 125 Natural Soenc.es Comple:.., North Campu~ 4 15 p .m Free International Student •nd Scholar Senka Fall 2000 Wonuhops Interviewing with Confldence. Ka~ Nemeth ~:C~t~~ t~ Hall North Campus S~m Fr~ F01 more 1nformatJon, Karen Nemeth, 645-1232, e:..t 106 DAnCe PerlGnn~~~Ke Ba~ Fold6rico Oa Bahia- ~:::.ll::!~ ~~·~%. ~f~s~arrJs ~t~~~~~ more 1ntormaoon, 645-ARH Chamber Musk ~~~~;:;;~~~~5~ C~ert 112. 19, I S Sponsm:J'by Dept. of MuSK and the Birge Cary Chair In MusiC For more 1nlormatJon, 645-1921 ETC Te<hnology Worluhop• Compare and Contiast 212 Capen, North Campus Noon- 1 p m . Free = = u a t e Library ~~~:b;~~~~~~~~ Finding World Ovllizattom lnfonriaUon . Margte Wells, dtr., Undergraduate library 127 Capen, North Campus Noon-1 p .m . F~ Sponsored by the UndergraOuate library For more tnlormation, Enc Acree, M5 ·2943, ext 235 Campus 4 p m Free For more tnformatton, 645· 3911 llrvwn-llog Video Serieo • Wwluhop/ Re<ltol ~~~:!,~~~~so Study Abroad Programs Champ d 'Action . Batrd Rf'Cital Hall, 150 8a1rd Hall, North ~~~e! by~~~ol Mu~•< .tnd the 81rge Cary Chatr 1n MusK For mort' tnlonnat.an 645 -2911 ETC Te<hnology Worluhop• Scanning Images 211 Capen. North Campu) Noon- 1 lO p m ~ree Noon. Free. Sponsored by Professtonal Staff Senate For more 1nformaoon, Anna Kedl.Jer1kt, 645-2003 Wednesday 25 Traum~~ Tuesday 24 ETC Te<hnology Worluhop• Using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Part 2 2 11 Capen, North Campus 3-4 30 pmfree Wednesdllys 111 4 PLUS Ungulstks and Poetla. Bruct> Mannheim, Univ. of MIChiQan S40 Clemem, North Campus 3 30 p .m . Free For more 1nlormation. Marilyn Dunlap. 64S · l810 and Grief: A Series :;J,~..:::::::... Special N~ s of the Older Adult: Brief Therapy for [)epreHion and Bereavement Karen Rumsey and ~ Mikos.z, Lrfe TransitiOns Center Bus.ness and Commerce Building, Oaemen COUege. 8 :45 a.m . ~~r~~~;~red bv Education Dept. and ~e Institute fOf' Addic:tJons 5tudle\ and Tra1ning. For more 1nformaoon, Aosemant> Got, 645-6140 Crttk., Can!! Medklne ConfeftftC:e Coagulopathles In the ICU ~~~~i~~:~~~~t UB vs. Northern lltlnoh RAC F1eld, North Campm 1 p m Physics oemlnor Hall, Buffalo General Hospital 9 a.m. F,... Sporuo<ed by School Ploy Perturbation Theofy and Non· Millgnetk Exdtatlons For " Cotton Girts/ Overton es Dept Strongly Frustrated S: l/2 Helsenbefog Spin ~lust ers of Medicine, Dept. of MediCtnt' and PCC&SM c-u.u..~_,...,.. , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Friday after a press conference announc1ng the ki ck off of a campa1gn to raise S250 mill1on for UB Kapoor gives $5 million to Phannacy Alumnus' gift to strengthen school's research core, create instrumentation center BySUZANNlC~N um ntr v It • ~ the larg~t g•ft ever g1vcn tu the School 1..1! ?harman•a nd Pharma tcu t• l .t.l Sc1cnu...., Ko rn 111 J\).-IJ m lnd1..1 , Repotttr Contributor ENTUREstrategist and sc ie nti st John N . Kap oor-fo und er, chajrman and CEO of E. ). Financial Enterpnses, Jnc.-ha.s g~ven SS million to UB. Kapoor 's generosu r w1ll help strengthen the School of Pharrnacv and Pharma ceutical Soences' rt~ .s<.-arch core, provtde rc.'Mlun:es to nt' ate a s tat e - o f- th e ~ art instrumenta tion cent er and fo rt1.fy the pharma ccutical ·sc1ence facu lty. The gift will tx· g~ve n over a pt·nod of fivt: years and b considcrt.-d a lead ership gift m UB'~ SlSO million cam paign--the university's first nauonalintemational campaign. the first um versity-wide campaign and the first to be alumni -driven, with campaign volunteer leaders from all over the V Kapoor rt· h1s undergrdduate d~rt't' m pharm.tq•from Bombav Umwr-., 11\ a nd dn:a mt:d o f v{)ffilllg In tht· Umted States for graduate work. h nannal support from UB cn.thlt·J hun to earn h1!\ dnoor:uc from tht· School o f Pharmaq' and Ph.Jrnhl ceuucal ~ue n ces m I ~72 . " I've got a very strongattachnwnt w1 th the .l>Chool and 1\'c stayed 1n touch wuh everyone, especiallv lcrt' Solo and \.Va)'"'-' Anderson. I fe-el hkt.· they havt· excellent idea...;; to build the ll'!Vt'd ""hool anJ take 11 1nto tht' new nul len mum. and tf I can do anvthmg 11 1 hdp that I fed ho nored:· K.arli.M )r <i<ud Pres1dc: nt \V1 lh am R t. remt·t pr.u.sed Karoor for hu t.dr:n t .mJ h•~ 1\...J~ H.lf \ phdanthro~l\ wtll pu:-.1 uon l 1R :o.llenll~b 1u umtmuc art' 'l<t"ar~.h hH..U' 111 rdp1dlv dt•velopm~ r~.tr c h d.rt~.J., that w1ll ht·nt'fH hu .. upport nl th~· unl vt·r-., 11~ .t nd !ht· I ht· :--.lhool ti l l'harm.h \ .ual ...._tt.·nct"' h.t, dt·,·;;-1 oped d ::. tWnt~- rcput.ll lllll ol t' \ ll'l \... h ool of Ph.Jrrn ..h.-.. .mtl Ph.!rm.l ... t·uuca l X •t·nu·, "John Kapc"l(l! 1!\ .1 hn lh.mt t'llt rl' prcrlt'u r .tnJ Vt!\lcmar. lt'<ldt·r m the pha rnldlt'tiiLL.tl Lnt.fu,tn K.:1ldnt~ l rt:<IUVII\ .J/lJ 11lllO\.JIIlll1 h,l\'l' ~,_h,tr actcmt'tl lu~ le-..tdcrsh tp t ,jJ 'Vht mw,J. In~. . .rnJ l--1 hn.ul>..L.t.l ~.nterpn."'---:,., he 1~ d \"''ondt>rlul rok m odd lor tot.l..t\ ' l :H,tudcnb,"t ort'Ult'r ncllt"'.! 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Andt~r--.on \aid t-..dJ'ItiOT began hi!\ l l"lfl'l\lrdlt' w r t"'l'l on I. oranJ Is ian~ ."b gl'nt•ral m.m.t~t· t C.ont-.u.d _. ,...,. 7 Rich gift to benefit alumni house a,. SUZANNE CHAMBIJtl..AIN ReporttrContributor K BERT E. RICh Jr. and David A. Rich , togetht~ r with their families, haw !edged a significant giti to UB for an alumni building named in honor of their pa rents, Janet and Robert E. Rich Sr. foun der of Rich Products Corporation, the pnvatdy held , multi -billion -dollar food products co nglomerate th at bear!\ the famil y name . The 24,000-squarl'· footlanl't and Robert Rich Alumni Houst· will bt.· located o n the sho n.~ of l...ake l..aSalll' on the North Ca mpu ~ . In an nounci ng the g1ft ,11 ,, prt'.l>!\ confcrenct: l-riday. Koberl l:.. Rich Ill . president of Extra M1le Tr<~.mport,, tion, and Ted RICh. regtonal ~a le -., managl' r, R ICh '~ Fuodservll.t' I ll\' 1 sion, representing the Rich fa rmh . spokt• of the1r grand father\ fund ness for UH. wht'ft' he t'.trned hb bac helo r'!> degree m 1~ 35. brough1 thespothghttocolk-ge wrestling .md ca ptamed the UB football learn for d then -unpn.'Cedcntcd two ve.u' m J cg riX trnm VB m 1~4 In adduuml o h1:t j.!lh , Rolx·n l Ru.:h (r. 15 "''o rkmg. w11 h un 1 ver~JI\ otliu.th lo -.t·~.u re other 1.hmor' '" a row hdp h.mJ lht· $tl .~ rmlhon .tlun\lll hu1 ld1ng Pr t::!~ ldl'nt \\ dh .ul\ l{ t .rt·an el l'ra1~d the RKh Ia mii) l~n ab It'll~ nmt.' 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The cost b S2S por penon, w;u, proceeds benefiting the Grace Capen AademicFund and the ln..,.tionll Commnt.e o( the Women's Club. Meena Rustgi and Norma Rubin are CO<hain of the event For further infonnation or to make reserwtions, conttct Austgi at 6~2-5768 or Rubin at 688-7062. School of Nursing to hold open house The School ol Nuning wiN hold an open howe from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday In 825 KlmbaU Tower on lhe Soulh Campus. Faculty rnernbets and students wHI be availatM: to talk to those interested fn the school's Ncc.llaureatr, master's and doct001l programs; R.N. to boculaureatt program; R.N. to master's program; lhe post-bocalaureate award certiflcllte pro- gram in case manqrnent,. and the post-maste""s advanced certificate programs. The schocl olfen master'..O.. gree pr<>gRIITllin • varioly d •- eas, lndudlng adult health ,...._ ~ ...... pnoctitioner, d1ild nooing1>edlalri """" p<a<tiddnor, family~ nun< pnoctitioner, matomal and women's health .-..ning<notema and-'Shoolthnunepracti- nurse..--. tioner and . For further lnlormalion. """ laCllhe Clf!Uo(Studen!Afbinln the nursing school at 829-3 314. Fun Fest planned . Fun F<st 2000, an eYe1tdeslgn<d to ,..,...;de us students w;u, an altomative to bor-hopping. wl be held from 6 p.m. to midnight"" monow In Alurmi MN. AdiYitie wllnci.lde ....,._ ball,~-. yogo.•massage. soei:e', • rockc:tmJing wol and"""" W!OIIIIng. The ..... ~ free and open to membtn of lhe U8 community, is sponsored by Recreation and Intramural Services, ResJdentiallffe, Student Lif~ the Wellness Center and the Student Association . for more infoqnation, call 645-2286. Paul Senese is assistant professor of political science. He conducts research and teaches in the areas of international security and conflict processes, American foreign policy and international relations theory. Wh•t spedflc•Uy triggered this latest series of dashes between the Israelis and the Pal estinians? And Sharon , the leader of the op pos1t1on party m Israel, vtSited some holy ~i t es . The vi.s1t and the lead -up to the VISII were very controversial and many Palestimans took offense, mamly because of th e liming. Sharon has been a strong critic of the peace process. Tbe Palestinians were a b1t surprised that the prime mimster, Ehud Barak, acquiesced and let Sharon rnakt this con troverSial vtsit to the peace sites. That was the proximate event The more un derlymg cause for what 's been gologon 15 that thissummerthcycarne closer to a peact solution than they ever have before. I know there are groups wtthin israel and within thr Arab population-the Palestinians and the non - Palestinian Arabswho fear th1s. They don't want peace w1th lsr.tel. ~ I think that some of that brc:-wed up m this lull period smce th t: end of the Camp Dav1d talks th1 ~ summer. So there was a short -term ca use and there was more of an underlying cause. When t."ver you have a pea ce settlement between two s1des that have been f~ for a long, long time, there are certam elements on both sides that IUS! fear this thing when il gctsclo.k". I thmk that's part of It, too. Israeli Prtme Mlnl5ter Ehud B•r•k h•J ded•red • " time out " In the pe•c:e effortJ. Wh•t does thl5 me•n 1 Will • suspension of t•lks le•d to an esc•l•tion of vlolence7 There are two reasons why he wouJd ask for a t1me out. One would be to sausfy !lome of his domestiC con · Stltucn(lr:,-.those Israelis who may a camptJ> community newspaper published by lhe Office ol News The Repontr b Services in the Division of Univenlty Communications, UniYm,ity at Buffato. Editorialoffic.,;m, loated\tt 330 Crofts Han, 8uHalo, (716) 6-15-2626. wuetchertlbuffak>.edu Auoc&.t• Yk• ~t for Unhw'slty CoMrnunkadon.s CM06r Smith Petro DirKtor of ......, s.vk:e:t .W...Poge lllf.....:..... ................. DIINctor Sue-- ...,... AuhtaM Ytor tennfer L.tw.ndowskf ........ ......._. l<risten,..._ c-;......., ....... P.tridt Donovan -~ -- MooylethSf*to S.A. Unger Clwlltlne"""' the oppostnon pany. Some people have noted thai perhaps Barak Can Arafat be an effectJye l~er ond leod the P•lesttn- lans to peace 7 would ask the opposttion leaderSharon-to join him in a unified , coaliuon leadership party. I thmk that he felt that if he kept negotiat mg while the Arabs were talking trash, so to speak. about him, that would make him look bad. The other reason is because of the Arab League meeting over the weekend. Some tough talk came out of that My first thought would h<, well, who else? It's almost impossible to think or anybody else because he's been their leader for so long. My answer would b< that I wouldn't pul anything past tlus guy because he's done so much and he's evolv<d so muchhe's such an amazing. amazing figure. l don't think there's anything inherent about him that will p~t meeting. So it 's pretty much ~xpeace. But of course, it's the forces pected, based on what came out of surrounding him and his ronstituthe 'Arab !.<ague meeting, that you encies. Then: are a lot of Palestinian would expect that Barak would do eliteswhoaremuchmoreanti-Jsrael something. or suspend talks, or just , right now than Arafat is. sort of step bad for awhile. be closer to pe1Ke In the - l e Eut If bbln Will Arafat's responM to hod not been assauln•tec17 Barak's tlme out-'"go to hell " -just further fuel the No. Barak is from the same party as fln!7 Rabin was. Barak is within the IsMy guess is that it won't fuel the fire raeli political spectrum consider«~ that much for Barak, but it will fuel to b<"dove-like" compared to many the fir< for those people within Is- Israeli politicians. In fact whe:n he rael who don't want peace. It's dear won the election last year, people -lei- Arafat made that statement because he was at an Arab League meeting and he was surrounded by leaders of Arab countries. Besides Egypt, Jordan and Morocco, there are strong elements within these other Arab cou ntries that despise Israel. He's surrounded by this and he needs the support of those Arab leaders. especially the Arab leaders with money. It makes sense that he sa1d what he said. These things have happened before; he says one thing o ut of one side of his mouth to the Israelis and then he says_another thmg out of the other s1de of h1s mouth to his Arab constituenclt.'S He has a tough position. He has to sausfy a lot of people. wtre dancing in the strttts thinking this will bring pea« because the previoUs prime ministe:r, Netenyahu , was really no friend of the pea« process. In fact, I would argue that he did almost everything he rould do to slow down the peace proass . Will we see peace In the Middle East In our llfet.lme 1 I think it will become more and more peaceful ove:r time . But it's going to take time. We're always go· ing to have little eruptions. At a ba sic human levd, n's going to take a lot of time for Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims to not onJy co-exist, but to actually like Israelis and Jews. We've seen incredible progress over the past seven ~- If we can get OV<r tlus penod of retrenduncn~ you might call i~ we can get bad on track with tlus thing. I tend to be- <:>Ptimistic. Whlll question do ,._ wbh I heel ... ed. - - would you have •ouwered lt7 I think people should k<ep in mind the longer-term currents of this whole thing. as opposed to the shorter-term cvtnts that we see every day-the rock throwing and rubber bullets. We should keep in mind the longer-term progression. We've made tremendous progress since 1993 and I don't think we should forget about that just ~cause of these short-term periods of violence. Some of the progress that's been made is still there, it's still in place. It hasn't been eliminated because of wha~s happened in the past thr.. weeks. l~s still sitting there, waiting to ~ built upon. When Israel made peace with Egypt and Jordan, those peact scnlements were easier because, although there was a lot of animosity between the two sides. they could rome to a !"""" agre<ment and then go back to their own countries. With the Palestinians and the Israelis. they're gomg to ha"" to put toge!h<r a peace where they then share the same territory. They're going to ~ dealing with each other every day. Tha1 makes it a very, very difficult thing to do, in addition to the other factors. But all in all, I am still optimistic that, within the next few years. we will see further progress that builds on the substantial advances achieved over the previous 5n'el1 yean. MyUB now available to all undergraduates m Personalized portal helps students navigate through avalanche of information at UB By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter ASSIStant Ed1tor REPORTER vtew htm as weak and alw those m HI· un1wr~•tv \ ·· .,.·nred'" fa ctor 1:'1 surgmg tlus acJJl'mll rear w1th the:.· ad J111on ol three under · • ~radu.ue da.-.sl"!l to the w ntmgcnt 1li 'tudt.·nt!l alrl~ aJy hook ed 11110 r-.t~·U B-.1 Weh in it iative geared to ward pc:.·r....maJizing tht> univcrsitv · \tUJl' lll ( 01llle1..'11011. MyU B, part of tht: UOIVl'rSII\' .!'1 ·· ,( :onnc:.-ct@UB'' computing in itiatlvr .md pilou:d last ye-.1r for freshmen onlv, nO\\' IS available to sophomort.~ )UOJOTS and seniors looking for help 111 wading through the deluge of rl'· sourc~ and informatmn at US. "MyUB scrvt.-s as a compass and an on lme coaching and mentoring system to make sure that you havc access to the resource!' you need when you nced ( them )." sa1d Rebecca Bernstein, d1rector of C re ative Services in the Office of University Communications and Web learn leader. " It 's having access to a ponalthat's filled with information that's unjque to you ." Whereas last year's efforts were T geared toward first -year studt."nt s with mformallon akm to that d1 ~ · pensed at fn.-shmen orientatiOn or 10 UB 101 -such 3!1 survtval !>k.ilb. nMkulg thl' tr ,tn.SI!Ion from h1gh ~ houl I n college. hvmg md e pl~n ­ denllv, what to <.'Xpecl 10 das.seslllll!t vear'scx:tended outrea(h mcam accom modating m·w and diver!'le t.t~te~ for studcnts who hJve dran:·J the first -year hurdlcs. So how docs MvUB work to per "mahzc each portaJ ? "We can Ill' into thl· UlliVt'fSitV \ ha ck · l· nd l!tVStem ," nplained Bemstem. notmg the system doo not compromise a student 's pnvacy. as II proVldes--hut does not track-in tom1at1on. Each portaJ as well is pro tl'Cted by a student's UB IT name and password . .. \Ve'rf able to see that a ~t udent IS Joe Sm1th, that person is a semor and that thev're an English maJOr. Based on those relationships. we know there's certain information they need to be successful at UB." MyUB-which can b< accessed at < myub . buff•lo.edu >-offers "one-stop shopping" for information pertinent to course offe:rings and schedules. financial aid and reg 1Strat1on , exams, grado, dcgr('(' re 4Uirements, student services, event~ and co mputer training. St udents ~.:an check out the latest in nt.>ws and '~>t>rts, too, both at UB and around the coun tr y. Fur upper -level stu · dt•nt.!.,l.."a rt.-er counsel1ng and job re M>urces also an· available. Moreover. students can add OOokmarks to thcu personal pages and hook into the !rille from any computer, on campus ur o ff, wuh Internet access. Despite the fact that MyUB com hmes the efforts of 65 con tent pro VIders who keep mformation at the hob fresh and relevant , and nearly 750 people campus -wide who con trihute information about an nounccments and events, Bernstein sa1d MyUB still is in its infancy. " It 's not '1f we're going to go next . 1t's 'where' can we go next ," sh e said. noting that technology-assisted service at the university is constantly evolving in the way it supports teaching. learning and Uving at VB. "The look of the product that rolled out (tlus yeall_ is dramatically different than what was used last year." Bernstein said. "The content grew stronger, and the look. feel and design are utterly different." The essence of MyUII---<he o ng~ · nal vision of its architects, Rob Wright and Jim Gonnan-remam~ "a list oftinksand a d)'namic personalized portal that is focused to (the student ) as an indiv1dual," she smd. The largest user base remam s freshmen, with a more than 60 per· cent current penetration rate. while roughly 40 percent of sophomore.--many of whom were involved in thl' tmttallaunch of MyUB-are taking advantage of thr service, according to Wright , the pro;ea·s coordinator In the first week of school alone . MyUB recordOO about 2.500 umquc logins. he said. M for juniors and seniors, MyUB is promoted through the university's SOAR (Student Online Access 10 Records) system and by word of mouth through offie<s such as the registrar and academic advising. And larger efforts to market MyUB still are in the planning stages. as a rollout to graduate students is on tap for the near future. �Ocrober Z6.11100/Vol 3Uo lD Reporter 13 BrieBy .SOM to co-spo nsor fo ru m o n health-ca re issues ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~-~fiaml7, 187to u,275( up6.3 pm:ent) . . . . . . . ~...--> '-tDDt"-1U.,.._a .. 75.5pen:;mt . ........_ ...... .,......,_58010516 ·•-.SAT-""' ...,....,_ ....._.._!5710 565 • HJeb .................. iaaaollf. . . . . . 90 J.tJ • llaaklll&. has lnaaoed &om 7410" o..-...... lllilallereliiObtl clqpoa.-doc~Mia.a-1 &am 5.011•5.241 (up 3 pa=l) · NIImlllr~• clepa ......WMim.-1 fiam Ul4 .. 2,9!18 (up 3 pen:;ml) • Numberot_..~ m.:a-1 fiam 1,3121101,456 (up 5 pa=t) • Namber cl docllOnl clqpoa -.led hlo u.a-1 fiam 211 10 310 (up 14 pen:;mt) ............. ~ •OYerall enroiJrrn,nthas in=as<d &om 24,2571024,830 (up 2 pa=t) • Undergraduate enro)hrn,nt has incraotd by 3 percent • Graduott' <nrollmenr baa illc:a-.....l by 2 pcrcait • N.,. fUll-time ~<DrOIImenlhlo inaeued by 5 percent • Continuing/murning full-iime gradlprofession enrollment has incrta.scd by 5 Pl'f<ZDI SpcJnocncl ......... a - d ! • Tow sponsortd-J"'OII''II JOSearch inaeu<d from $76.1 million to $85.4 million (up 12 percent) • Direct l)><liiSORd-J"'OII''II ......W. increased from $60.4 miiJioa to S 67.2 million (up ll percent) Retention • Fint-timc fUll-time &.shmen retmtion ra~ has illc:a-.....l &om 81.7 percent 16 84.1 pen:;mt • Thini-)'UI" to fourtb-)'UI" full-time ntention r:Ok has u.a-1 fiam 63.5 percent to 64.5 percent ltou*1g • Nov on-campw apartmetlts-383 rooms for 1170 studenu---.<XJIISUUCitd . Turkkan outlines research plans By J!NNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reportt't Al~l)tant Ed1tor A RJ\·IED w1th " an t'lltll mous amount of Ill lor matmn about how to wntt· grant)., get gran!!. l anJ ) gt:t mont'y." laylan Turkkan . l 1B's new Vll"t' prl-sldcnt for rese-dfch, '•u thnt'd her ~oals to catapult tht· UniVCTSII\' hal.k Lil lO the lOp tl('f of rt·sc:ar"-h m !itill.lllnns atlhe O t1 ll'l llll"Ctmg nf the 1--.Kuhv St·nate h ~'(U IIVl' ( .O!nlllllh.'l.' Hatlmg from the r~carch - mt l'n 'i1ve Nat1orml lnstltUtf.."S ofHeaJth and rhc John~ Hopkms Xhooluf Mc.·<ll \.ffiCrt> thtrt"t:XL<.;t uC'nOfOl(IWi e\ )>t.'\.lat l<lll!i Jhout ... rcsearch Jnd ~x­ mg savvy abou t how onc.· goc., .abouT l lnC. ~t' ll 111g fu n d •n g for you • 1dc.'•'' ,' lurkkan vowed to put UB hJd (lfl the map by mfusing the umven~lt\ \\'lth tht: )C'nsc that " \Ve are rtk--arch.' "Thl' potent !alt!> ubv1ously then·. .anJ weh· already do:ng stuff m th~­ top t1cr," ~he sa1d. noting thJt th~· fa( uhy's m llcctivc thmking need~ to ... hift more toward that di rectiOn " I ca n't do allthas a lone." H er multi-themed plan largely fo ._uses on groom ing UB's investigators .md inventors- new and o ld - to ht.xomc more knowledgeable mthear :.oi!Citation of research dolla~ Jnd . .proen..:ouragesa morecoopcrat!vc ••\.1Jvt.' atmosphere at the university. TowJrd tha t end. Jos eph 1\ lo llcndorf, professor of m echa n1 .. a1 and aer~space engineeri ng and \,_ hair of the Faculty Senate Conuntt · ll't' un Research and C reative Activ 1t y. announced his p lan to condun a ~urvey " to find out what's on tht> mmds of the researchers." "What I hope to do with this committee is to try to be a conduit be 1-ween the researchers and the rest of the university," he said. Working with Turkkan , ' MoUendorf said he hoped to "gcn· crate some ligh t" with the su rvey. ''I'm looki ng for somethi ng th at wtll rcaUv have the researcher~ en gaged and !><If what '' on t.hetr m1nd:· he satd . " lthmk th.u '!; KC'I tu he tht• rtr ~ l step . to st.·e what can (lt"JOill' .. Turkkan ln cu.st.-d first on the need for true.• mtcrd• ~ Clphnary 'i Up ~ po n (om panng dt~tl plmcs to dt·mt:nt!-> nl J lava lamr~-­ "l theyl Lome logcthl·r. llll'rgc, ttl.! Joce, fragment . split off . th1., I!> the \VilY SCit'llll' work.., .. _ ,he ~nJ loop tT.111vc Vl'nlllrl-... ca n he.• ~hakv m that d1 ... ct plm e~ "umiJ hl' proc.luctJ vc h work111g togcthl'r, and Lhl·rc .m.•n't t.hl.' ... trm1un~ there th.lt ~ uppun lhat." "Some Vl~rs ago . organm.·J re 'l"Jrt.h un1ts hkc cen te r!> .md lll.... tl lull..., I wcn:l formed .lll'B," ' hl· ... ttd " I do nerd .1lot offt·cdhack .•thou! how we.• can make sure that they'rt' hotbeds of c utting-t."dge, interdtSCI · pltnary synthesis and mt egratton • and ultimately, that they support their own opera tions." Apo logizing for her " Hopk m s men ta lit y," T u rkkan dasmissed the tdea of substdi7..cd ce nters, sa)' tng research entities at UB must be able to hold their own . "The hcst sc ience I!> not ... uh:.t dm:d," she said. "' If you i.an"t ~ up ­ port the work. then 11\ nnl vJ!u~·d by your peers." Rohert Rater, proks~nr of ur.tl dt ,t ~nOSIIC ~(lc.'llCe S, Jgrt·c d With Turkkan\ asscs.<,;ment. "There's nothing to apo\ugu..c (fo r 1 w1th regard to the John s- I topkm~ at titudt'-that'swhat wt•'rc mass1ng.." he sa~d. " Then.•'s no ri.-ason why we can't do--and he fun ded for - top shelf research. We JUS! haven 't Oe-t-n running an efficient shop." Turkkan also said she wanb In em phasize new rcsearchen. .11 LlR. " I think Lher'rcour uwestmcnt 1n The Independe nt He •lth found•tlon , J!un)! 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"The\' nt't"d Itt he nurtured, mcntort-d wt· nt'ni It , <;tart thmkmg aboul tht> next ~l·n cra tmn .md reallY loMenn~ tht>ll devclopmem .lS 'l ll'lliiSt\ " l'h~· th1rd p.m o J ht:t pl.lll - th~ "~ JVV\ P.l. Pro)elt ' - unde,...~•'rl'" the.· need for researthl·r, to nl.lslt'T thl' grant -wntmg prO\<."'~ "No! IU.\.1 new lllVC\Il~Jhlr ,, hut .dl ol \ 'O U , I '11.'3111 tu mfU'ot" \''11 h ,1 \t'll~l· of' I know the -.core:·· -.ht· ...ud " I don't w.:r.nt anvone hert· tn nnt ~~·•­ .1 grant heca ust' tht'V d1dn '1 knm~ how Ito I mfluen1..c the prou..,, •· ~he pomted to pro gram' ,11 Rt)Swd l 1-'arl...Lanccr lnstliUit',l!ld tht· Roe;.~r..:h lll:'lttuteonAdd!dhln .. th,u jliLk upthl'lO~ t Ol Jgrant prt· ft"\ lt'h and o.. tlt down on tunc .md d(liJtlr, losl.bC'Xamples L1B nughtlnll\1\~ \ht· .d~o <,; pokt· of lll3111UIInV, d llll"lllllr prugram , like <me she helpc.-J dl·vd.lp ,11 the N il i. v.•hen· Ill'" 111\"t...,ttg.Jtnr... wou ld he lmkt-d wnh I ~Kultv mcm ht.'f3 JUSt above thc.>1r r,mk. Turkkan a1su ~ hart·d hl'r pla n ... 111 tcndmg to the busmcs.., e nd of n· 3carch. Announcmg that 'he " ' til serve 3!> co-chair oft hr..> LIB Ru:.tnl·...., A ll1 an ce along w1th Mark H Karwan, dean of tht• ~h\w.ll nf !·.n gineermg and Appht'd ~llt'nlt'' Turkkan sa1d she w1lllo.. u ... on " th~ applied snenu:. th r m.arkt·ttn~ - PI what \wdn." \,1mucl Sch.Kl... . prntc ...... Pt .1nd ("ha 1r of the Dc partmt·nt nl ~ l.11 h cmatK!I. 1mplort>J lu rlk.u 1 11<11 h~ .appnlJ~o.h l 1B r cst~a r ~o. h 111 tt•rm' ,,, tht· hard ~CIC!ll.l~ nnh "\c. !t"lltl''llhi\ !lt' whl-rl lll•hl ,,j tht· rno11t'\ ~~- hullhl'\ Jrl'lll 'dwrc ,aJithl· .t~o."ll\' 11' ~ ~:· h~· ....ud Rt.'l JII!ng tht• l"lHO' v.h c n !he ulll\'l'r\IIV ',emph.t.\1~ W"d~ hcavth '111 ...... l cn u li~ rc~l·ar(h, ' ( h.t .. l.. ....uJ ht· " v.•ould halt' In <>et·th~:. untwr ... ll\ gn h.11:J... to that bt'\. 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E:ducat1on 1D..9trt Ar(hllf'C ture dnd Planntng ................ ............. :................... _.,, 77..:zt6 ...... _, ... ............. .......- ...... .... - •.. ,•• _••• , 76.... Oentdl Meclcine ........•.•...•.•.•••••.... ...•~............. _. ...•. -..... -.•.... 76..StJ6. Art~ dnd SCt('n<e~ ...................... ,..., ..~:··,····· · ····: ····-········'········,·-···· 7S.n. �L 4 Repodea Octner 26. 21IJ/Yol.37.11.10 Homecoming Last weekend was Family and Homecoming Weekend at UB and festivities ranged from a football game and carnival to the announcement of a S250 million capital campaign. c- w.,...-. ...... -a. Uti l'nslclont Jeremy IKobs (for right)of t h e - o f . . . _ _ ..................•• ... _..., ........ . . . . . _ , . $5 -""'-~..._.John " - u l n K e - (far left), chair of the~ school's ........... - Greiner lootl on. a.rt.n Tse and llrianna Sly¥er were crowned Angela Fruy and the Royal Pttchu • capella group entertain at the Alumni A.ssocYtion tent homecoming ~· Wluot would • homecoming game be without cheerie..ten7 A climber Kales the lnflatllbltl wall In the dtadow of hlrd Point during the Friday ntght umiYal. A member of the Women 's ltugby dub Is the target of a pie In tiM face at the club's booth at Friday's carnival. king-_... \ Vlrvlnla ,.....,ngs ..._. her 1111 spirit. . �OClober Z!i.2000Nol.32. 111! 10 llepolrtea King focuses on fundillg Chancellor says attracting funds will help system raise ranking By SUl WUlTCHllt Report~ Editor TUDENTS m the Master's Program in Applied Economics learned how their subject matter is related to the S administration of higher education when SUNY Chancdlor Robert l. King mad< ao appcarancr Friday in the program's VISiting Speak<rs'Series. King--on campus to attend a press conferencr announcing UB's S250 miJii on capital campaigntold st udents that as the:: SUNY system more aggressively pursues ft.-d cral research grants, as well as pn vate money, he expects the system to fare much be tt er in national rankings like those published by U.S. Nnvs and World Repon. "Running a university is very depend ent on money," King said, not mg that funds are net.-dcd to attract the best faculty and obtain the best eqUipment and facilities. But the SUNY system trndioonally has limited its fund -raisingeffons to the state legislature, whose gencrostty can vary from year to year. "\o\'hat I'm saytng to o ur ca mpus presidents--the r~n I'm here {a t Ul\) today, by the way-IS that we have to stop being captive to the state legtslature,"he sa1d."Rut we have no t heen very good as an ms titution 111 g_l'tllng alumm support. corporate ;;upport , 10 bnnging m federal rc ~rch dolla rs."' He pOin ted o ut that New York '-ltate IS the .l>t.'Cnnd o r third largest ..,t;He Lll the cou ntry a nd has more superb umversllles.-both publu. and private--than any other state Yet it is eight h 111 tht" amount of money it r«.eiv(S 10 research mone\ from the federal government Californ ia receives S l4 .5 bill1on , while New York receives only S2.9 billion, across all public and private institutions, he satd... But Ca.lifom1a is not five times bigger than us. and they're certainJy not five times bet ter than us.," he said . A more telling example, he soud, is the State of Georgia, which ranks fourth on the list of federal research money. .. You cannot teU me that there's justification to support m o re m o ney going to the Stat< of Georgia than comes to New York. Tbe problem here is that we have not been aggres Sive in going after federaJ research doUars," he said. Tohelpcon-ect that problem, King said. he has hired the pr~ lobbying firm in Washington to help SUNY "go after federal research dollars." Moreover, he said. he came to UB to show support for the university's dfons to rai se $250 million "to make sure this university is no longer so dependent on whatever the state legislatu re docs that it can't grow and can't make th e kinds of investments that we need to make. "So I am very confident that as " 't' mcrease the amount of federal rt' search do llars commg 111 to suppon our efforts. as we stan to ra1se our own money, that we will do very well mall these rankings," he sa1d . .. M, hope:' ' th.Jt wc: WJII he.' -.ct·n 111 tht: next dn.adt• as tht· Numlwr I puhht Ulli\'Cf\11\ take munn ' Hut 11 '~~~~~'~ ••• K.m~ nolt'd It!> .JI~o IITll"'rt.Jnt 111 establish rdat1onsh•!~ Wl th the hu.!>f Ill.'!» <.:ommunlt\ .. Vt/c 1-rave to gtvt· lhem the ... nntidt·nlt.' Ln u~ that tht·' h1re out gradudlt'll dnd that tht· .. support u' findnualh•." ht• !>.lid. lo that end, Kmg s.ud that ~UNY has created .m Offilc ol lndustnal and Rusmess Rclallom '" to make tht· whole of the untvers!Ty avai labl e to businbSCS across the state." There current ly IS no mecham!>m for rclaytng to busmo...;;(."S acros.s the state mformat 1on on st udent\ ' JOh skill s, training program s and re search efforts at the va nous SUNY campuses, he sa1d. The Office of In dustrial and Business Relattons will have a system-w1Qt- database of th1s mformat1on so busm~ eastly can ftnd the mformation they need. King added lhat the top pnonty in the next legislative sesston for tht• New York State Busmt~ Coun ... tJI, investment m h1gher edu ...a t•on " It's not becaulot' they Ioveali t)l ll' so much; thelf own tnt crests -..:~vlo It 1 them ' we m't.-d people J.nd wt• llt"t·d people wtth a h1¢l lcvd of 'i~ IIJ , ·· Busml·s.ses arc turmn~ down "I' ptJrtUilltiCS because they1J11 n{)\ h.l\'l" 1he employees thev nced , ht· (,;ud ·· no no despa~r ," he urt!I..'J ' tu dt"nt.s who .:-qJrc-ssed Lon ... ern dht Hit a stagnant tob markt•t 111 up.,l.Jtr NC"\\' York. " I' m tdlm~ vou 1ht· ~'f' ~Jr1Un lllt.""'i are there "' November concert schedule set m By KIMBERLY GALLAGHER Reponer Contnbutor T HI:. lkpartmcnt of Mu will present a drv<·r"- Sl< «-lecuon of conn·rb nt·xt month featunng th<.· VII tuoso sounds of flut bo. pcrcu.l>Sion a nd violin . V1olimst Movselo Pogo!>S1an w11l perform the third concert m the ~I cc Visiting Artis! Series-an all - Bach solo recital- at 8 p.m. Nov. 3 in S!t~c Concert HaJJ. Pogossian was the youngt.-st -t.·vcr first -p rize winner 111 the seventh ali U.S.S. R. National Violin \..ompN• IIon m 1985. He made his critically acclaimed American debut with the BaSion Pops in 1990. Sin(e bein g invi ted to perform in the Slcc Visiting Artist Series this wJr. hr has joined the UB music facul ty all a visiting a rtist teacher. " Pantasmagoria," a day of p rcsen · ta11ons devoted to the Outc and flut ISts 111 the 2 I st cen tury, will begin at II a.m . Nov. 19 in Ba ird Recit al Ha ll on the No rth Ca mp\1..\. The presCntation.s, wh~eh will run until 7 p.m .. will mclude a master dilS!i and rt'Cital condu cted hr Roh crt Dick. an imprO\'ISOr. composer, •1uthor, teacher and tnventor kn own wnrldw1de for rt.'lldining the Outc. t-hs r<."Ci tal. set for 5 p.m .• will fea turework ..:om posed by Dick. indud •ng the world prcrnien: of' Paint Your Mammouth," a piece for five impru vtsing flutists: Dick. Joanna BaSS('tL Michael Colquhoun. Anne Thomp· son aod C.heryl Gobbetti -Hoffman. "Pantasmago ria.. a lso will feature a perfom1ance by P\osion. US's flut e t"nse mhle d1rrctt'd tw Gobh(."tll Hoffm.1n The exqur.l>lll" !>OUill.h ul the \'IH hn , cello and pta no W1lllw heard 111 tandem m Slee Nov 2~ ,l., the Ha1rd rno pre~nt.s a pro{!ram mdudmg M~.·mld sso hn '~ Tno No . 2m { 1111 rwr.np. 60 • The Ham.l I no tcatur~ Pogn!\.lolall pia}'lllg V1olm. Jonathon Colove on tht· cell o and S t c phl~ll Ma nD> p lav mg the pta no. 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Jl.No 10 Band member works with original composer to restore words to UB VIctory March TRANSITIONS Moving On Retirements Wolter W. ~. uphol- nerer, ReideotW Trades ,...... M . c.uerdo, mlk'lte- nance supervisor 1, Residtontial Trades Bonnie L Hall, secr.,.ry 2, Of. flee of the Senior Va President fdwonl H. Holmtd, iostructional support technk.~n, Animal facilities - - . P. Hanlon, oulstant dean, School of Nuning - P. " - " " '• as>o<Jate profeuor, Set~ of Nursing Chwtos A.~. ltctu,.,, Social SC~ces lnterdtsdpUnary Program Pollyanna Henneberger, janotor, facilities Operatiom Alfred P. ~terpin, electricaan, Facilities Operations Bertha L Hll, cakulations clerl< 2, State Payroll Services Patrkla A. ttoen.. clinical assis- tant professor, SChool of Nul')ing Bart..ro A . - . as>istant directoc' for communrty retat.ioru, College of Arts and Science> R - . P. Hunt, professor, Department of Physics Gonnlove ........... "'!lior histology tec:l1riclan, Deparunent of Anatomy and Cell Biology Mwllyn D. Johnson. dinical assistant professor, School of NursJng - - .. Jay, keyboard~ ~ Department of Oral Biology N-.cy A. Rac.la, secretary 2, Human Resources Servkes David V. K~ Marching band is singing victory nn1 wnle them and du.l not have '-opu.·~:· 7..aepfel explamed Pres umed lost forever, Mol~ se1 upon the task of craftmg a punchv nt"w set of l y n c~ for the march By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSk i malnte- nanc:e supet"'isof 1, Facilities O~ations Julie Uluoto.. medical Wlustrata<-photogropher, Department of Physiology and Biopllyslo Don.ad i.-son, profe<sor, Department of Biological Sciences jMnes 11. Lee, professor, Department of Medicine Reporter AsSI.stant Ed•tor T H L'ND£R ul the t..."UB ~ marchmg band- t' finallv !> tngm~ \ ' II. I< lTV ·1 ht· VH: tor v Marl h . tha11s. Worcb IU the UIUVl'rSIIy's offi cial fight song, lmt tor wme 11me, have Oeen restored by the (otnpose r of thc: o ngmal ma rch aftt·r one band member dcc1ded 11 wa~ t1me to ro ura-ct word~ to tht> fa1Lhful tune. < omputer "uc.' nu~ maJOr John /.depfel , who plays tuba w1th th e march1ng hand.soud he '~ a l ways been tn h.> rcsted tn band hlStory at UB. And .J 1ah from Sporu Illustrated columnasl Rtck Re dl y- "even Buffa lo J~n '1 know tht" lync.s to BuffaJo's I light song)" tdn't cxaaly hurt his l.dU~. Clther. A former member of UB'.\ pep band and now a member of the marching hand~mce its rctu rn .tfter a nearly-30-year hiatus-/ ...u:pte/'~ mteres t led htm to the march's composer, Robert Mol.s. ~'4:N. Idtc proft~-.or cmcntus of mus1c.. " I kmd of got cunous. went into the .Hch1ve. found a lot of in forma · t1on on the alma mater. but nothing on 'VICtory,"' smd Zaepfel, an admtt · led school -spmt fanatic who IS comp letmg h1s final semester at UB. " I dcod<.-d to talk to (the ) com poser." And so Mol>. who tn 1953 helped t•s tahli.\ h - along wath Ca meron Hat rd anJ Hcrbt•rt Seattle- the Departmt•n t of Mu sil .11 UB, wa~ l_a lk-d upon hy /.aepfd to wntt.• a new set of word~ for tht· ll1US IC ht• to mpt•!>t..·J 111 II.J 5h. '" l k wid me tht·n• were t)ngtndl wor&.. to 'V1dorv.' but that he d1d the full -blown fanfare of UB's old \Chool marchmg band, Pride of the half-t.J.JlY and throughout the game. Easl, re-emergr undrr a new name. Th1.~ year, 11 has a new song. of singns. so it's pretty much sing it the best wr can," hr said.· The real kicker ofthr story. however, IS what happened when the marchmg band presented the new words to President Wiiliam R. ( ;retner at his home this summer. As luck would haw it. somco~ lUst happ<n«< to have wru;t they were looking for all along. '" President G reiner's wife ... saJd these are much bt"tter words than thr onginal," Mols said, laughing o verthe1ronythatofaUpeoplewho should have the old lyrics, it was the Wife of the man to whom the n~ Iynes were presented. No matter for Mols. who was d<" hght<d to update the song-a d ectded detour from his yean of das s1cal-mus1c instruruon. "I enjoyC'd putting tt together . (it's) good enough,sohd e nough- ( the words ) h1t home, they hit all of the points. " Now, it's up to thr Bulls to mili some pomts," he said, partakmg m a little more of that good-_natured humo r. .. It was easy- I remrmlxrrd a couple of the punch lines-'Victory,' and 'Go Bulls.,"'MolssaJd, admitting he did take into account the Bulls' record and af. forded himself a dash of good-natured fun. .. I got a co uple linJerucksinthere," he said. so m ewhat sheepishl y. "The band. they do a bangup job. At least if the game tS a IQS5.. you see a good half- time show," he quipped. ; J'hey keep it going all ~ through the game." Zaepfel said while the band always played the stnctJy inst:rumental ~n of ~ ~ 5 i =::w~"::~~~':.;,~=ber, " I've been retired fo r 17 yea rs. so I was thrilled to ... do the job. Writ mg the lyrics was no big deal-11 was fun ," sa.td Mols, who during h i..s career at US actuaJJy conducted the ma rchmg band for th ree yea rs. I hat wa s befo re the umvers1ty dropped D1vts1on I· A football m 1':170. The band. cu t off from fund · 1ng. cx1ted m 1972. And while foot · ha ll returned m 1977 at the D1v1· !!lOR III lcvel , a formal marchmg hand d1d not. ot unullast yea r did thernardl,atnowdoes to an a capella rendition of the song during .. We're not a Vtty talented group VIctory Maadi (Fight s-.> Ftghl.llght for IIAialo, be pooud Ill light far,... . . So Hll 'em ljgh! Hll 'em lowt ond While. nv- 'em Nghl nv- ' om lowt Fight for,... . . ad ..... Hoitl ' So play the game as best you c.w1 for the f/tot:y dour .-~~A~a~ot Web sites increase students' interactions Murray levine, SUNY Distin- Use of technology by social work professor links Buffalo, Corning, jamestown classes guished Sefvice Professor, partment of Psychology By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter A!.~•~tant Ed•tor [)e.. June E.. lkence.. department adm inistrator, Department of · History Sharon C. Un. librarian, Untversity Ubraries Technical Services Beb:ora F. LOYett. associate professor, Educational Opportu- nity Center ¥khellna R. Mauone, data entry rNChine operator, OffKe of Alumni RelaUoru Chartene S. McKaig. clinical associate professor, School of N~rsing c-,.. P. Md.eMI, senior programmer/analyst. SciM<:e and Engineering ~ D... D. MweciHio, professor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmeotal Engineering J.D. Ml!ler, mason and pla>lerer, Facilities Operations Eugene Monacell, manager, hazardous materials and chemical hygtene, Occupational and Environmental Safety Servkes JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job lbtings Ia< professional, l .ltlnu·wht'O(nmput er' .llt' lll,tkmg les.o:; work lor -.oml' pt·urlt'. Dt·m~t· Krau se !I nth hcr-.df l.1 I~ Ifill~ now llltlft' lhan t'Vt' r w·rth tht· llllt•grallon of\\"d) h.'l.hlltl\n~v rnh1 hl"lltlllf\('\ l-or her. th1~ ., .1 go••tltl un~. f"he dmK •.d ..I..\M!lt31lt ptOIC»>r Ill tht· ~hoo l ol ~tOC J al \.York IS putun~ ,dmo't tripl e tht· work Int o hn l_ la~e~ these d ay' w1th the add111on of thrc:t• mtetactlvt' Web s ll ~ . "' I t '~ not a runt· -,aver lw anr mean~ :· ;;ht• ~u d, "hut the payoff 1!1 -.n· mg studenb mtt."grat e thl· mate nai- l! makes 1tmore fun to tead1." rhe Mh::-~ hJV(.' ht.'Wmt' t"~M'nti<IJ I.CllllJXlllen t!l of tht• Slltdcnts" learn mg cxpcncnu·)o Then· • ~ one for Krau!>c:\ gradu.ttc (O Ur~ . " lntc:rwn uons wnh ( 11iJJrcn and Adolo..:t'nts.'" taught 111 two !lt.'l:llo m. that hnk through the Wch s11c: Jnother for a \t.'Ct lnd graduate (OUr.sc. "Theunl~ ''' Organt7..atumallkhavtor and !level opment ," that hnk.s th rt"t" 'eparalt' ~ Ion s taugh t hy lhret· ;;cpa rate rn strudors . .1.nd a th1rd fur her under A ~;:raduatt' ~ search, fac:utty and cMI servicl>-both CO<npeti""" and l'lOf'K:<>mpe~c.an be accessed via the Human Re- <http:// _web _ _ sources Service site_ at olo.-/lln/ v . . -/ >. !!Oual ~ur lh t')o u•ur~e. "Child Mental Health ."" 1-...ach site afford~ student... th t" or portunll\' to t:ngage Ill d1alogue ahnut edul.a110nal and prutt_-ssJonal 1~u~ rarscd huth 111 and out ol (-Ia!>., through a d iSC USS IOn board. O n tht· " lnterventum" Sill'. -.tudent-. actuall v lumpletr the1r final team pro1e<.1.. a trcatml'nt plan,onlme. llle student\ ,dso tompletc Jabs onlmc and ~ toc l.. the .M il' Wt th hnk.s releva nt to tht· ~ou r'>t'\'lo"l lfl. For examplc,a studt•nt Wt1rk.Jng on a treatment plan for .1 ~h 1 ld wnhAneOt10n Defi"tl liypcr .ll.ll\ ltY Dtsordercan lmk .m AD HI ) , uc to the l.OUrse Weh site. <lnd am· 'tuJent m the cia~ \...tn u~ tht· lmk d' d ft'!>OUrl.t" "" I h t•rt'l~ a dtftt.·rc:nu· ( 111 usmg the \o\-t·h !ll te.\ ) - th e rc: \ an ene rg y .tround 1t, a greater mten~t in course matenal ." she said. 'There's so much ou t there. (and ) thrs pushes them to know how to get to 11." Tht· 1dt"a to facilitate coursework through a Web ~ite came on the heels of a dLo:;tance-learning course Krause t.tug.ht m the faJI of 1999 in which stude nt.'> wt·re tclecommuni..:a tmg from l..ornmg. Jamt.'SlOwn and Buf 1.1ln \'1<:1thrt't'-Yorar vtdro. '" The student.'> w~:ren "t mnnectln);: wt th c-a("h o ther," she ~u d. d rc-ahz.a 11on that promptt'\.1 her to '-nns•dc:r .111 .t hrrn.lltw '" II \Vt' lOUJd J o d \'\'eh \ Itt·:· \ ht• ...ud sht• thought dt tht' tllllt', "then ,lllden l' would r.t~ mtc ractiVt' wnh t".llh other "' Anti ") Krau ... c mt~l wtth ~tevc '-l turm,m . .tn mstructronal de~ngncr 1n tht· Xhool o f Soclill Work. to ere .tit' the .\IIC . \\'orlmg w11.h fa(uhy rnemben to tlllt.-grate technology mto tht.1r classo. ~tunnan says his primary goalu to help m.structors"grvc tht.'U" students a Jearnmg expenence- they couJd not achu:vc 111 a traditio nal course." l )nu? a sttr IS up and runmng. ~turman offers both instru ctio nal .1nd tech meal support. Tht· Sltt' for the " I nterventtom " l.OUrS<'-taught a.-. both a distance learn•ng and on -campuscourse that rcqut re~ ... tudent s to collabora te online to create a comprehensive treatment plan for a problem associated with childr'tn or adoles cents----debuted last summe-r. The site allows s tuden ts to view o ne another's treatment plans throughout their development. "Our thinking was, if students can acct"ss each others ' ( treatment p lans), then they can give each other feedback," she said. And for the distance-learning pan. rather than individ uals driving m from, say. Ripley. Jamestown and Rochester-which was the case tJus J'<'-'1 summer--students met online and completed thc1r treatment plano:; without ever s1tting m the same room. Krause\ higgest undertaking yet will be next spnng's "Interventions If'' course. which will link VI a the Web seven sections of studentsfour at UBand ont"each from Corn · mg, Jamesto wn and Rochester- all taught by different instructors. While some might argue that mg and communicating on the Web IS imp<rsonal and isolationist, Krause said ~e benefits of the site>-eoupled ""rk· With the lr.Klitional da<sroom fo rmat of face- to-faa d.iscussion-far out weigh the disadvantages. "As they're connecung {v1a tht> Web Sltr- ), they're getting more com fortable trusting each other," she satd Despi te the fact that studenb "m1ss o ut on the nonverbal" c u ~ and "d~on't always work on confhct the same way" whitt· conversmg and workmg onlme. some studcn~ find the experience less anxlety- mdut mg, Krause said. "Students tend to say thmgs m writing that they wouldn't say 111 class." she said, noting that Web dis cussions have led to a more open dialogue in class---and Krause srud she frequently carries over Web disCUSSions tnto her regular classroom. "There are so many layers to thLS." sht' said of the Web discussions and a~s 1gnm ents, thro ugh whJCh s tu · dents relay personal work ex:pt.•n t•ncr and broach topacs such as t~thl c.a.l dilemmas and diversny. And be ca use of the sensU1ve nature of wha1 IS dascussed, thc .. lnterven ttons" Site. .u well as the other rwo., art' p~ wo rd -protected . Krause satd mtera(!lo n and wn nectedness are extremely Important m th e soc1al -work profcss1on. and a tool su ch as the Web allows for greater conversation o verall. .. Even with the extra work," sht' sa1d, "' J can't see myself trachmg these courses without a Web ~1te 1f the technology lS available." ... �October 18. ZOOONol. 3l. h.10 Repaa-tes 7 TheMail Nourish UB by contributing to capital campaign To the University Community: When we conlribute to our alma mater, we contribute to our nour· ashmg mother: the college that re· mmds us of a most enjoyable period mourlife. UB is an alma mater in its awn nght,a nounshing mother for many generations of students past, present and future. In a more unusual sense, 11 1s a nourishmg mother for us: UB provtdes us with a civilized environ ment, an adequate paycheck. generous retirement ~ncfitlli and respect . Th1s respect-for the university and th~ who make the university what it1s--1sshown tn staundi sup- port from the communi ty, o ur alumm/alumnae and other friends. Ba.U Sa.te 4o4, UB JS other benefactors that WE suppon THEll!. support with OUR support. This support can ~ d1rected to specific purposes: some departme-n l or classroom equipment, nowcr beds, sp<aker funds, scholarshlp<you name it (as long as you don't name a dedicated parking spot J In this once-every-decade--his toric.al1y, once every 50 year.;--en deavor, don't think income: after tu ition, orthodontists and ailing parents, there may not be much left. Think assets, think capital. Many of us are millionaires. al beit retirement millionaires: whole books have been written on that. It Our umversity JS now launching an ''etght -zero" carnpa.~gn. Thiscam- is quite incongruent to plead poverty in such circumstancrs. Onr may not have the wherewithal to pa.tgn not only deserves. but requires our support. lt deserves our suppon fork over much .. moolah" here and now, but thinking longer term , one for what we are. and even more for readily can contemplate arrange ments where some assets are transferred in the future, without crampang one's style or sho rt - what we could be. given more 6nanc•al maneuvering room. It requires our support, to give a clear signal to <..hangmg onr 11 Lh1 ldrcn You m;tv be su rpn ~ed how vou Lan hdp vour~lf by helpmg L1 B. ta:x r~~u )atJOOlo ht'mg whal thl'\ cHt' Th1.s 111 not an annuJI reqrc:ot L J ) 11 likel )' ,.., from vour owra alma mater. It lOffit'lo dl J feJJt.IIOU.:ot IIITil' ou r umom have negotiated tdlm g mcreasc~. the markt:t" h.wt' bet•n behavmg, a new provost know-, what to do and how to go abou1 domg H. and we have entered no! JUSt a new year, n01 )USI a new de cade, not JUSt a new u:ntury, but .s new you-know-what. Go for 11 ~ Thmk "four 7£r0t:!i" 1f normally you th1nk three, thmk "three-uroes"1f you normally t.h1nk two. Our other benefaaors will take note. And as for us, 11 1S su rely true that by helping UB we helpourselv<.,_ Go for n! Nounsh vur nounsh mg mother John C. G. Boot Profeuor and Cho1r. D~ponmem of Management Soencf' and System~ Kapoor fur Lyphomed, a umt of ~ t one Con tamer Corp. He was named president ofthedivis1on 1n 1980,andin 1981 he bough• the company for $2.7 mil· lion--becoming chairman. presi dent and C EO. and renaming the fim1 Lyphomed Inc. During hi s years managmg Lyptlomed, Kapoor increased sales to S 172 millio n from S4 million . He sold Lyphomed and uS<.'<i $40 m1l · lion of the profits to form l:.J. h nanciaJ Enterpnses Inc.• which m vests m health -care stanups. E.) . Financml Entcrpnses IS m Vl'Sted mat least two dozen compa nies whose products range from opthalmics to experimental gene therapies fo r cancer and AIDS. Among these are Option Care lnL., the nation's largest publicly traded franchiser of ho me health · care and drug-therapy servtccs; Strudural Bioinformatics Inc., wh1ch uses gene-seq uence data fordrugd iscov cry and design process. and Tech In d1a Ventur~ Inc.. in h1s nat1ve India, a pharmaceutica l marketmg and diStribution company. Kapoor also JS a partner m the Texas B1omedteal lk velopmt'nl Partners ( TBDP ). formed to prov1Jt· funding and commercia1LZat Jon rt· sources for selected bJomOOtcaltiXh nolog1cs wllhm the Umvcro; lt v ol Texas System. In 1987. he established tht.' John Kapoor Graduate Fellowsh1p m Mt· dJCinal C hem1 s1ry found 1n th ~ School of Pharmacy and Pharnu tt:ul;cal Sc1cnco, and rt•Ce!vl-d tht• UHI hstJngu1shed Alumnu:t A\.\•ard He was awa rded a ~L'NY honor;ln doctorate m st. lenu· durmg l "B'.. Lo mmt:ncemcnt last ~ \.n Alumni House A long-tJmcdom1r to L1B,lnd .. up for the Office of Alumn1 Rdat1om. board-'>, mdud1ng C ihralt ar S1ccl Beverly Foit-Aibert, a UB alumna Corp.• the formcr Manne Midland JX-,ner of 1~ athk>tK -.ch< llan.lu~-. pn' and leader of the Foit-AJbcn As.scxl - Hank, Buffalo General Hospital and ~ram&. Rohcn 1- RKh ~r h.t., '-C."rvt"li ates architectural team that crcatt.'ll Albright -Knox Arl Gallery. Several on the UB<:Oun'til,,t.;o,d tru~tl't"l)l!ht UR 1--ounJallnn .111J ,1, the concept, sajd those working on president ol tlw -\lunHH tht.> project were inspired hy the stone. A.~.clatJnn I k h,,, "'-'f' l'll umber and high. vauhed ccilmgs of as honoran ~h.ur IPr 'l"' an Ad irondack lodge and thry hope the building design re H cct~ the ar.:ot· eral uruvt-r'll' lund r..U'>l ll ~ thetK Virtue of frank IJoyd Wnght. campal~lh nh.ludm~ thl Path,\•an ( .unp.u~n. tht Rolx·rt E. RJCh Sr.. founder and L-halflnan oft he board of Rich PrcxlNCAA l>l\l!ol"n\11 \\'rt·' lll"b ( :Orp.,theoountry's largl.'SI Iam· tlin~ {:h.Hnpu'n'h•p .md the lllrrt·nt I lw ( .1111 dv ·owned, frozcn-foo...d manufac p ..ugn lt.1r l ' H I ,~,.-"~,.·r.llh•n t u rer. ha..'> earned many honors fnr hlS tuloc:nl'f.IIHII\ ,. professional and civic lc.sda~h1p . new Rt•(t•ntly named one nf the (cnt ury ·~ honor of Janet and Robert E: Rkh Sr. lndu~.h·J r11111th~..· l 'H :\thlt"lll tl ,tiJttf J· ,tOl t' Ill top- I 0 business personalities hy 11u· Hufl-alo N~ws for 111 - ,--- - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - , 19M. he rtXt"J\'L-J .J ...,t "f'Y h~tnM.Il \ Jo~..· !nralt" 111 l.t\\ rn ]4~- .uh.l thr ve nting Rteh '~ «~ Ulll\"l.' r'''' \ flHl:tl prt',ti~H'll' ,1w.1rd Whip Topping " tht• ( ' h,m~o-dlor ( h.1rk' I' '\.tlrl••n non -da1rr toppwg and founding Rich Mffial.m I'N<' lant'l \\ K.11..h. ,,·hu drt·d rn ]t.j~~ J>roducts, he also , ...1.1~ J,1.JYt' lll ht'l hu,h.uuJ-. hu .. rn~..· .. , earned the Herbert alTair,, m.m.sgm~:- tht• ofl i ~..t· <'I tht· Hoover Award from the Food Distribu - l,-~=::;:;="'=='::;=:~!:'7~~;=.._..,.,,--,--,--J .. mall dalf\" 111 tht· mu..i I"l \()... .mJ t-.t· .._o nung ,1 ' 'h.t' pre,rdt:nt JnJ mt·m tors International in ht~r 11f tht•1.orp1• r.llt' hlMrJ ul J1r~.· .. llj97, was included tor~ when R...:h PrnJu~. b ~"gan 111 in to the Frozen Foods 1-lall of Fame 10 1990. was chantablr o rgamzatlons haw hun 1~-41\ A leatkr ot prawr da~ and R1hlr grnup~. :oth ..· al:.tl wa~ a~.11vt' 1n named Western New Yorker of the ored him, including the Buffalo Rt· Year by the Buffalo Chamber of naissance Foundation, th e Buffalo tht.' ~,_·ommu nlt )' and ~rvt:d on m.1m C.omm=in 1981 andCitizrnofthe and Erie Counry Histoncal S<x·1eh·. hoard) , 1nclud1ng thoo;e o l Children's Hosp1tal of Buffalo. lht• Year in 1977 by The BuffaiD News. the National Conference of C hns Buffalo Philharmollll On.: hestra ln addition, he has served on nu - tians and Jews, and Jumor Ach1evc and Bnstol Home. merous busi ness and professional ment of Western Nt'W York. UB nearly pulled off .a homecomtng m11·adt: S.awrday .afternoon .ap1nst 'o'ISitJI'\&&11 State bef~ 13.064 fvts 1n UB Stadium The Bulls (1-6. 1-J 1n dle MAC I \potted tht! Urd1N.is ~ J S-7 h~me lead before nukmg .an lnC~Ible Comeback tO tnll JUSt o4 I lS With 6 40 rerrwn•ne; 10 the game Howevet". fUSt when the Bulls ~ppea~ po1sed to pull off the greatest comeback 1n school h1story. W State (l-'4 , J-1) put together .a I J-pby dnYe---all on the ground-ilnd M1ke Langford kKked ;a p.mechnchmg fiekl goal With I I I r-ema1nmg to ho4d off UB. <H -lS ~occer MEN ' S UB l, N ia.gara 2 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Cnli ..... recon:led a ~-best 15 taddes and reaMI'ed two flmbles in the U8 football team's 44-35 loss ID Bal Slate. The jLilior safety rTlOII'ed into a sixth-place lie with fou r other players by collecting his fifth fumble rectNer'f d his career. ,....... Keefe scored a goal lW>d added an assist in the women'ssoccerteam's 31 victory over Toledo on Sulday. The win cinched the Mid-American Conference ~ular-season title, the fir<~ UB team in any sport to do so since UB joined the MAC US l, W est ern Michiga.n 2 N o rthern Illi n ois 1, UB I UB went 1- 1- I for the week and eamed 1u first MAC v1ctory of the se.uon The week opened With a 2-2 ue at N~n. The Purple~ opened thto sconng JUst 1.50 1nto the match M1ke ~mslo oed the conten fOf' the Bulls at the 10 32 nurlc and dle teams went 1nto dle half knotted at 1-1 The Bulls toe* a 2- I lead 10 the second half u Snan McC.MitOO scored at 60-58 It would be short-l~. however.a.s N.apn scored the equajaer l'i)o41ater The Bulls recorded the~r first MAC Win of the seuon on Fnday wtth ;a l -2 'o'lct.Ory OYf!f" Westem MIChlg:Jn The Bulls arne out charg~ng, record1ng e1gtn shots before the Bron<:os got off their first shot. The Bulls got on dle board 1n dle 18th m1nute on .a p from Chns Vmc1 Westem M1ch1p.n arne buk tn the 24dl mtnute ;as Tre-vor GamM>O scored off a pen<~lty lock to ue the gvne n 1- I TNt \core would not b . n long u McUIIIOfl \Cored the ,go-<~he.ad ~~ a I~ m1nutes ln.,- McUihon scored <~g.~tn m~ through the second half for a l -1 UB lead Western M1ch1pn added ;a late p for the l -2 firul UB ended the week wtth ;r hean-bre<1k1ng lou to Nor-them llh001s 2 I 1r'l double overtJmto WOMEN ' S UB I, Bowl ing Green I UB 1, To le d o I The women's soccer tum became dle first UB team to Win a MAC regular s.euon championsh1p u the Bulls ued 8owhng Green and defe..ted To'edo to push dle.r le;ague m;u1c to 8-2-1 <~nd dle~r overall r-Kord w 12-S - I In UB's I· I ue wtdl Bowtmg Green on Fnday. ill dle sconng arne 1n a three-minute sp<~n late 10 the second half. ~dl Bowhng Green findtng the net f1rst. UB came b<lck qu,ckly. though. u N.cole Olszewski got the b<lfl 1n the mtddle of the box Vld p<~ssed to the left s1de. wtlere Ehubeth Pfeffer htt ;r sh01 from ;a tOUgh ;angfe and found the net. cnn& the game at I -I at the 82 I 2 mario. Both te<~ms had cham:es but failed to scor-e 1n the overtime penod The Bulls sewed up the regubr·se.uon ode and the number.oOne seed m the upcommg MAC tournament wtth ;a ).f wtn oYer Toledo Sun<by <lhemoon UB got dle sconng started early 1n the pme as Chene Rogen scored off ~ p<~n from Paula l.Jsu-am at the 14·42 mark. The score r-enwned 1-0 mto the \econd half befon! Heather Collins scored to grve the Bulls the1r second go,;al Toledo cut the lead to 2- I . but Ustnm agam found tht. open teammate turong }enncf.,- Keefe who scored the th1rd UB goal to secun! dle v1ctory ~oll e~oall Kent S ta.te 1, UB 0 O hio Un iversity 3, UB 0 Ma.rshall l, UB I The Bull, dropped th~e MAC rrutche' last week UB now 4 18 overall anC 0 I I 1n the conference . na_, loSt 1u last ntnto muche' The Bulls opened the week With ;a I S-9 I S-9 IS· 7 lou At home to Kem Sure UB was led by freshrrun l.Jnds.ay Mattkosh who h;rd II k1lts and 10 d1g) The Bulls dropped three games to the Ohto Untvers11:y Bobc<1u I S I 0 I S. 2 I S--4 1n Athens to open thetr weekend roadtnp jun1or Ken Sh1efs led the Bull\ w1th I 0 k1lls wh1le Maukosh recorded ;a te.1m-h1gh sue; d1g\ In dle weekend finale. 1umor }ess1a Redd1ng poSted ;a at'E'er-h1gh I S d1~ and Lmna UCour added I 3 dt~ .and 4S awsu. but tt ~not enough to push the Bun~ to a wtn <It Marshall Tht' Thundenng Herd (l-20 over-aU. 1-9 MACi ended .a I S-match los.1ng su-t!alc wtth .a IS-7 IS- I0 9-1 S I S- I 0 wm aver dle Bulb ~wimmm~ WOMEN "S UB d efeats N iagara U nivenity UB opened cu 2000-01 \e;uon on Fnd;~t w1th ;r 182 98 vonor~ over N~n ,, dle Alumn1Nu:;r,tonum UB saw a strong debut perlonnanu• from freshm;a" He.~ther Rochene who took a pa1r of evenu--the 200 butterfly m 2 I I I0 and lhe 200 b<~clutroke 1n 2 I I 29 Her 100 md1v1dual medley ume of 2 I J S7 also WJS the fastest 111 that L"Vent. but UB's swuTvnen exh1b1ttoned dle firul four e¥enU of the evenmg Anodler freshman . Jo11e Pun. also took a p<11r of eYenb lor dle Bulls. wmnmg the 200 freestyle 1n I S6 76 and SOO freestyie 1n S 10 4S Sophomore Abby Deha was ;a double wmner ;u welt takmg the 100 b;rclutroke •n 59 78 ~nd 100 freestyle 10 S-4 lO lenni~ WOMEN ' S Alba.ny 9, UB 0 UB concluded IU btl schedule S.uunby with a 9-0 lou at Alb.J,tl)' The Bulls fintshed 2-6 tn dual m.ud\es for the fall senon .and Will cononue MAC pby 1n the spnng �Thursday, October 26 SUA llaffle Auction SEFA Raffle Auction. ~ irst ~·h~~~, ;.~~:·p m ~~- Fo r more information, Betty Schaertol, 6-0S-6600. Center for C~tton.l Research ColloquW Settes ~~~xsr,;so~" by Groundwat~ FlOw. Igor ~~~~~~~~r~ DepL of EnVIronmental Engtneenng 222 Natural Scu~nces Com plex. North Campui . 21 10 p .m Free Sponsored by Cem er for ComputatK>nal Research and Dep t. of Civil. Structural and Enviro nmental Engtneenng . for mofe 1nformaoon, Brenda Sauka. 645-6500. ext 50 1 Geology Pegrum Colloquium Uve Thin Sections: Movies of Mkrostructural Development and Rode Analogs. Win Means, Dept of Earth and Atmospheric $cl('nce, Untv. at Albany. 2 16 Natural ScH!nces Comp~. Arts. Atrium, Center For The Arts, North Cam~. 6 p .m .midnight 1100 penon; tAbles d 10 iiVai ble. For more information, 64 S-6774. ~:hs~~~ t:~·~nee Monday Crook and Omn Foster Endowmenu. Fo r IT\Ofe onfonnatlon, DepL of Geology, 645.o6800, ext 6100 30 Brakj Groups. Thang Le, Dept. of Mathematic. 250 ~~~5~~~;-~:orth lluffolo logk Colloquium Universals Assertions. John T Keams. Dept . of Philosophy. 141 Par1t, North Campus. 4- ~~0~~~-~~k2·J~~~f~ Univ.~rytand. 114 Hoch.netter, North Campus 4 p .m . free. After-seminar meeting sponsored by Graduate Student Anoc wtll be tn 109 Cooke. RefreshmenU will be iefVed For more infonnatK>n, Mary B•uon. 64 5- 2550 ~!'!u~ the Worid The Poet's Mother. The Cases of Sytvla Ploth ond Charles Baudolaln!. Baobar;J[. Johnson. Frederic 'Nertham pfac:e on cotmpu' or for UB group ' ore prin cipnl ~~~.~t~t~~~~ Uterature, Harvard Unrv. ~~~~~7:~~0f p .m . F...,. Spon><nd by O..n, ;:~~~~-~~es. no lat ~r than noon on Lht> Thursday preu'<ling publk •t 'on l hlings only acc:~p t l' d elec t ron ic a~ t h r uugh th P ~ u b tn is~oion form forth" onli n e UB (a hmda r of Evenh llll #h ttp www buHol lo .edu c.:~ltmdar login · Beca1.ue Chak, D<pL of Englilh. For IT"IOCf information 645-2711 e"~nh In t h(• declro n ic Carlo Methods. Michael Evans. ()epL of Statistics, Univ. of Toronto. 250 Mathematia Building, North Campus. 4 p .m . Free Foster Chembtry Colloqulo An Overview of Chloroakunlnate lonk =~a~~ sia~~~· Natural Sciences Complex, ~ort~~~~~ ~ Free. ~isUy and the Foster lecture Endowment Fun Fest 2000 Survival of the funnestl r~=~~~~~:~~~tial Ufe, Student Ufe, the Weftness Center and the Student Assoc. ~~~~h~~~~~e information, 645-2286. ~-= -! ::~;~of As--.!ng - of Hioran:hkol LfnUr -ond Orgonlullonof to l.ongitudinaf Studios Effects. Yaw-WIJ BiH 'MJ, School of Nul"ling. 1"82 Farber, South Campus. 6 p.m . Free. o..nberTrio Phoenix. Sloe Concen HaH. 8 p.m.I12, 19, 1S. Sponsored by DepL of MUSK and the Birge Cary Chair In Music . For more Information, 6-0S-2921. ETCT~-........ Using Moaomodlo Dreom-, Port 1. 212 fa~~Compus. Noon- Cossott String QuMtot. Slee Tuesday 127 Capen, North Campus. Noon--1 :30 p .m . Free. Spon><nd by Undergraduate Ubrary. For more information, Eric Acree, 645-2941, ext. 235 Concert Hall. 8 p .m . 11 2, 19, I S. Sponsored by DepL of Music. For more information, 6-0S-2921 . 31 Intra to KTML. 21 2 Capen, North Campus. Noon- 1 p .m Free . Friday 27 Foil 2000 -.toop Settes ~~.:~~~ Adolescenu. Tedd Habberfield, private practitioner. Busine:s.s and Commerce Building, ~~~~ Proles>of Emeritus, Dept. of Wednesday, November English. 930 Clemons. S:30 Prose Reodlng I n - of p.m . Fn!o. For"""" tnformation, 645--3810. ETC Tedlnology-........ Design & Atdlltoctu"'. 212 Copen, North Campus. Noon-1:30 p .m . Free.. Yf21a~~~;::u~. i. Metallk Behavior and Related Phenomena In Two Dimensions. S«gey kravchenko, DepL of Physoa. Nonheastem Unrv. 422 fronaak. North Campus. 4:15 p .m . Free. Resean:h Slolls. MaiJl~ Welb. nf \polcc> lhnltotl un\ n o t all c dlendar will tx• lndud{'d Mothemotks Colloquium ~~~::C't!dt~e vta -Sbtng-et Cydo ETC Technology -.t.Gps -..says ot 4 PUIS p.m . Free. 1 ~-t•Ubrary di,., UndergOlduate Ub<My. ~~~ ~ North Campus. Noon-1 :30 ETC Tedonology-........ Physla Colloquium Biofogk•l Sclenc:es ~rvesti~ ~:'th ~a~~nu -.tlop/ Redtol Trio Phoenix. Baird R<dtal Hall, 2SO Baird HaD, North Campus. 4 :30p.m . Fn!o. ~by DepL of Music and tho Birge Cary Chair in Music.. For more information, 645-2921 . I more information, John Corcoran. 881 · 1640 or 64 52444 , ext 11 9 Relatedness of Ught- f"rlOre flCT~-........ ~/Topology Semlnor Structural and Phytogenetk Clemens. 4 p .m . Fr~ . For information, 645-3810 Quartet-in-Residence. ~ Depw'lmenU.I Semln11r ~~::~~-~= ~rrby. a.uodate profes.sot", ~-L-~f ~~e~.:C"!~~· School. 181 Farber, South Campus. 12:3()...1 :30 p .m . Free For ~ information. Marc~ YVopperer, B19-297 5 Saturday 28 Speclol bent The Masquende Ball. The Friends of the Center For The 1:30 p .m . Free. Study Abrood Programs :~~~~~ Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For lllOfe information, 64S-3912 . Open House from 11 11.m. to 6 p.m. ;:~......., llotonkol =:~~UtvRa~ished The first art exhibit of the Proles>of Emeritus, D<pL of English. laftning Room, Cent« to.. tho Ms, North C.mpus. 4 p .m . Free. fOf more information, 645-3810. - ·.v....,_ --- UB vs. Cornel. AkJmni Arena, North Campus. 7 p .m . F,... llriglttePoulln, ~ =·:::::=..~0 F,... p.m. Free. Thursday 2 ~=~=: 8e;t.F~~- For -- Wednesdoys ot 4 PLUS --•Library -.toop Art tecture presenU.tkwl The Art Tax Act of 2000. Char1es Gute, Patricia Sweetow Galkry, San Francisco. 112 Center for the Arts. North more information, 645-6878, ext . 1350. Loctu"': The Imaginary Museum of~ Beckett. Raymond Fed<nnan, SUNY Distinguished Proles.soOf Emeritus, Dept of English. 9 30 Campus. ~ houB.,. ~~~·N~by ETCT~-........ 212 ~~~~~~.:.. Cenle' to.. tho An> on tho North Weclnescloys ot 4 PLUS North Campus. Noon- 1 p .m . ETCT~-......,. Mwill'beon~ ~~~~ 10 a.m . 10 8 p .m. and Salu<day Audio Dlgltlution. 212 Capon. Donald Trainor, iMedia. Capen, North Campus. 2-4 -ts· "The Sec--Y~~year~.:; =~~~~~~~, . p .m . Frof:. Sponsot.d by DepL of Musk:. For """" information, 645-2921 . Photoshop, Section A, Port 1. (;r-·- Exhibits Orol ~ Sden«s Soltv..y Gland Dysfunction. AJlum. o.pt. ot 0..1 Diagnostic Sciences. 355 Squ•re. South Campus. 8 a.m . Free. Online ond Off: An lntroductJon to Library ~=~es~~~ia lnst~tion Room, Health Health Sdences Ubrary wiU be ::':.~~:::-of administntion area of the ~b<My on tho South Campus. ~~~~" hiM! been '"fl'Oduc:td from a booi< published in 1863 owned ::I~Rf.:'~~"'Y exhibit - mado po1Siblo ~="J,.""'~ --- ==~~'\:y • . _ _ t o Conlon ~:;,~ biognph« d composer Conlon Nancanow, are on display ="in~~~~ North Campus. Houn ... Monday through Thunday from 9 a.m. 10 9 p .m ., Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and SlWlday from 2 p .m . to 9 p.m. The library rs c~ on Saturday ~ept during finals 'nftk. " (un)luntlng: Inside -u· Wori< by Karisa Centanni. 2000 Rumsey NNard wirvle", will be on display Nov. 2-10 in tho M ~=~c;,.~:,>.,'~ the Arts~ t~NoJ:th ~~~ ~M~.m. on Nov. 2 Gall<fy houB.,.. Tuesday from 10 a.m. to S p.m ., Wtdneday lluough Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p .m. and Saruntay from 1 1 a.m . to 6 p .m . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Student Life, the Wellness Center and the Student $1 million pledged to engineering Alumnus, chairman of Data Card to honor wife with endowed professorship By SUZAHNE CHAMIIElllAlN Reporter Contributor lOBAL b usin~ lcad t'r G nd engineer Hatim A. ya bji , c h ai rm a n of O.taCard. has pledged a S I millio n beq uest to US in honor o f his wi fe. Tyabj i, who earned his master\ degree in electrical engineenng from U.B in 1969, is <.'Stablishing an end owed fund fo r an e ngineeri ng professorsh ip, the D u rriya H . TyabJI Professor of Co mputer SCience and Engineering in the School of F.ng1 neering and Applied Sciences. Tyabji said thai for him , th< g<ft "represents a very personal statement on the paramo unt unponance of the family," and attrib uted tht• s u cc~ that he has achi<.oved. to the suppon that he has received from his wtfc and then snns, Abizcr and SaJun . He sa1d h1s wife has b«n "the an chor thro ughout my pcrw naJ and p ro fessio nal fjfe" an d tht· c ndo w{'d professorship lS a tribute to hl't " Lft· lo ng> mt erest in the achu.·vemcn t ol cXld lem.c: t hrough education " Dur n ya Tyabj1 current ly b pur..,u mg a docto rate m art h 1~tnry " I am ho no red by H a tl m·s~ • lt ,md cxnted by its potent•al fur UB," smJ Durn ya Tyihji. "Student !<. Wil l Ot.~n efi t from the research .md k·adcr:-.htp that such a p ro fessor wd l hnn~ 1t1 the engm eermg school." Added Hatim Ty.1hJ1 "Just il!> t.•n gmt-en ng blends education wllh .1~1 plica tion , th1s gift blends 111}' bu:., n e~ suo.:es.s With an n p ptlr1umtv 111 endow th e fu tu re ." Prt'S idt•n! Wil ham ~ { rrC int'T pra lst•d l v.1h11 for lhuo-.lllJ! " to honor h1~ wife m .1 UJHqut· JnJ ~Pt' c-1al way wllh this cxlc:puonal ~1h . wh.Kh will grcat.l y enhanu.· the aLa dem K offcnngs and n.'M."'drth lap.J hilit 1es nf our Xhool of l:ng.nl"l'r mg and Appht--d "X 1en;.n thruu~h tht·leadersh •r that suth a profes.."'n ....••11 rrovidt" "A pmnet·r m the fidJ ol wm· less dat.J tcthnolo~\ . Mr 'lvah11 ,.., .ln lnnov.I!J\'C hus1ncs~ ll'ader anJ out s tJndm~ ro le: model for l'H\ :-.tudt"nh .'. (,n·•ner ,.lid "\\'e art> proud o! h1 s lllJil\ .lu.ompl!..,h mt"ntll and dd!~htt·d 1h.11 ht" h,1, JC4.1dt•d IO rcnH·rnh~:l hi" cJimtJ dlmpulcr Jouc._~ n.:e p rogr.tm ,,, "t -.tnvc lor h:admg-cdgt' t'X4.dlt'llll' 111 the list century." Born m Bomb.w. lndia . m /"i4 "l vah11 came to the l in1tt-d "latt"S m I I.Jh ~ Ill' holds a ha~,.helor ~ dl'grl't' !rom the <.oll~l' ol ~. ngmeenng 111 Pm,no~ . lnd~a . a ma ster \ dcgret" !rom l ' l'\.an MBA m •nh.'rnauonal . huliHlc-.s from 'na ... u-.t·l 'nl\er-.11\ and 1:. d graduatt' nl tht· \t,lnlt~~ J rxt.'lUIIVt' Program lvahtlt!o both ,1 curpo r.ltt· n.c~.u tJvt· and entrepf(·ncu r ll 1:. ~. an·~..· r ful g1f1 that wiUprovide t'Ven greatt"r ht'gan Jt Spt·rn Co rp.. " 'hat' ht worl...ed for 13 yean Ln vanous man a~cment pos 1t100S , last ~rvmg .1 ' j'rt'Stdent of the lnlorma11on '"" terns Pmdu ... Ill and /('(hnnl<lgtt•, t ,n,up ul tht• mcrgt•d '-lpcrr' and BurttlUgh:.(lrgJn17atton,, ...,.h,~,.h h.b -.trength to our t>ng1nccnng and (_-u..-..~-,..,.. 1 mara m th 1 ~ mannc:r " Mark H. Karwan . JeJn ul thl' "w..:hool of Engml'ermg and Appht·d X1 enn~. noted : "Th is 1s a wonder UB to work with suspended kids By CHtUmNE ¥1DAL Contributing Editor T HE School ofSoctai Wor~ has anno unced the open· lng o f a new center aimed at meet in g the edu ca tional , emoti o n aJ and behavio ral needs of students who have hcen Sill pcnded from school fo r disrupt ive behavior and acts o f violence. The p rogram is bein g o ffered m collaboration with th< Buffalo Pub lic Sch ools ahern ati vt" · cd u cat io n program. The Vi sio n , lntegnt y, Structure and Accountabili ty (V. I. S.A.) C:en · tcr fo r Ch ild ren Suspended fro m School for Vio len ce will provide Buffalo Public Schools students m grades 7- 10 with a sho n -term as sessment and interventio n program to help them successfull y return to their regular schools. The fim univmity and school-sys· tern collaboration of its kind in the nation, the:.· ct•ntt"T wtUo ff er up to .'\0 'ituden ts and thetr fami l 1 ~ an m ten program that wtiJ111 d ude academ iC work and wu nsel mg. It will he loc'ated m the Achoon Annex on the- South Lamp us. Th e cent er expc'('b to work wtth a.~ m any as 500 stude nt s nver th e m ursc o f the 2000-0 I acadl'mll year PartiCipation in the p rogram will Ot.· voluntary, and must be agrt't.-d !tl suspended st udenl'i and tht•n par cnts. T h e p rogram wLIJ begm sen m g studt'nts on No v. IS. T he cent e r IS fi nan ced a Nt''-' York St a l t' l.cg ts latJ Ve l nt tla tJ ve ( .ra nt of $700.000 funded by sta te Asst"mhl )' Dep ul)' Speakcr Art hu r l) Fvc: a nd Assemh l\· Speaker ~ h cldo n Silver. Fvc described the vcnt u rt" as "an •m~>O rtant pilot proJect d ealing wtth a lTUCiaJ issue facing o ur school-. a nd o ur child ren . "We are ho ping," Eve added. "tha t !11\'C, IWO· Weck o, o,, th1s wi ll he a model lor a statc -'"'dl' p r~ ram Jdd ressmg the tSSuc(JI Vll' lt' nt·e m our !>Lhools." Lawrence Sh ulman. dean ol thl' '-lchool of Soda! Wo r l... , 'a td the \ '. 1.!-I.A. Center Will target studelll!> w ht> have Oeen !>USpt"ndeJ !rom l>(h ool for \'tulent.e, thrcab ol \'HI ll·nce, weapons po~um o r other d JsruptlVC al1um~ Betwee n ~ep t cmhe r 1"19i Jnd la n ua rv 2000. the Bufla lo Puhh ... Schools suspendOO 1.\29 stuJt·nh for VJolentmctdent3. And that num her ISexpected to gn.1""' as a rt'Suh l'l ret:cnt state legtslatJon I'~ 111 rt> J~· t1 on to th e ovt>rall lllt.reast· 111 !l('hool vio lence- that gtvc:.~ tc-Jchl·rs the authon ty to c~:pel students from the dassroom. By law, students suspended lmm JoChool must rece1ve two hou rs of 111 h o m e mstruct io n each day. \Vh dt" ti"\e instruct io n helps them keep ur wi'th their school work. it does no th 1ng lo adJrel>!> tht· ht•hav•or th.u hrought .1hout the ~uspt:nsJon A v11al component of tht• \ ' !SA ( l'ntt.•r \ program wtll he an .1S..\l'~ mcnt of md!vtdual ~rudent ncnb " I ht· heh .n ' tol that gut them thwwn lllll of <K:hl>OI • ~ a ~ornmu l\11.d ll tlH , hut nu ont• hd..-. a.!~hd what that bt•ha\'HH W,l~ <,a\ Ill~. " 'did '-lhu lman r-.to~n' lll thl· ~tuJt·nt.., th.H thl' program wdl 'i.en't' .lr(' " nldfiUUl> VUIIt'lll.l' .. he._• ..aJd VtlUO~ penpk ....·ho rna\ hJvt' w1tne~sed Jnw -h' shootmp. 01 hJvf" ht~ t· n \II. lilllS tlf nt"gl c:.·~.·teJ nr t'XJ"ll~d tn 'uhs t .m~.t dhuse Jnd t.J1nd' 'toit'Jht' I 11 1 m.tnv. tht•rt• l:<r a "t'nSt' of hopd~·" nt·~~ th.ll (omhtnes \\'lth ~~)(If .1 ... a Jl'ml~. pt'rfom1anu· 1t 1 ll•a~.t· tht·m trust rated and angn "T\.,ro Wt't'k.s IS \0() ~h · ~rt ul J tlmt· lor long term, stgmfi.:ant .:: han~t· However. we hope to U!ol' 1h13 tmw c-u....c~-~7 �2 Reporles lovetlbe! t 201Mu1.lt lo.ll BRIEF'LY Women's CU.Idds ~ WNIIIh Sllle The Ul Women's CU. is toldng ordenlor ~ ond Joseph AtlcJnwn, professor of civil, struaural and environmental ......U.S.wilh~-­ engineering, serves as director of the Great Lakes Program. lng the (nu C o p e n - -Fund. What Ia the min ion of the Great Ukes Program 1 commen:ialfishing. However,despite their size, the Great Lakei ar<--<md Aa:ording to our literature, the rrus- have ~blc to changes sion of the Great Lakei Program is induced by human activity. The ecoto "d<Vdop, evaluate and synth<Siz< nomic impact of the lake<, alone, arscientific and technical knowledge on gues for the neal to better undcntand piKe., · coniKt Romoino: Rustum at- 691.{Jl8o4. the Great Lakei ecosystem in support and manage the resources available, Lecture to address of public alucation and policy for· and this is a primary motivation for feminism, salsa musk marion.• This translates into three studying the lal=.ltalso is completely major focus areas: research, outreach consistent with the univmity's misFnonces Aplfido, ollatln (or tedmology transfer) and aluca- sion that UB should cnamtain a leadAmeriCin ond Lodno Stuclles It tion. Our aim is to facilitate and carry ership role in rcs<ard! on the lal=. the UniYenily "' ..... CNcogo, ... ~ "U Lupe, out multidisciplinary rcs<ard! on the Then: is a wealth of rcs<ard! topics ond Ceil: Toward Gelake<, S« that results of rcs<ard!, both available, from hydrodynamics to nealogy ol s.lss Music" In the ours and that of othen, is available . human health, and many of these second ledl.n at the 2000 in a format <asily aCC<SSlblc for all topics are best addrtsscd within a l.otlno/Lodnl Speoloer Series. The ledl.n will be hold at stakeholders, and pr<S<nt aluca- multidisciplinar&am.work. UB can 4:1 S p.m. Monday In the Stutional programs forteach<rsand stu- and sbould provide leadership !D fadent Union ~ Hoi, cilitate rcs<ard! and ooordinatlon of d<nts. ~ 330 In the Sludoni. Unlon efforts in each of th<S< areas. on t h e - Compus. Why Is It ImportAnt fOf' U8 to It Is """ at chlrvo ond _ , be lnvolvecl In the study of - - t h e focus of the proto the fU>IIc ond ... be ~ the Gre•t l.a...s 7 gram ......... 0- the re•n7 lowed by o reception In the StuThen: ar< a number of reasons CO< UB The program was founded in 1985 dent Union Sodlf Hoi. The by the to be: irtYoMd in the study ofthe Great as a project of then-New York State ~ -_, l..ak<s. First, and obviously, the Great Sen. John BSheffer II and AssemblyLodno~-­ Lakei are a very significant physical man William B. HoyL who believed tion,the~at­ P"""""" for Now York, as well as sev- that the futurccnviroorncntal,sociot..,_ond l..llnllnl, ond eral other states and Canadian prov- cconomic,induslrial and r<a<:ational the ~lortheinct:S. The Great Lakei system con- development of the Western New HUBT~sets 1 tains nearly 20 percent of the fresh . York region was tied to the resources NcM!miMir lneup water """""' of the world; only the of the Great i..ak<s.Joining with thenpolar ice caps contain more freshwa. US Provost William R Greiner, they Lewis~- olthe d Mlnloglrlwll. ... ... ter than the lal=. About one third of plannal the dcvdopment of a West,_ New York's entire border is fonnal ern New York Center for Great Lakei by components of the Great Lakei Rcsour=, which became the Great 11oft ol 'W 'l'odll<" ... mantl\ly system-tal« Eric, the N'&agara RM:r, Lakei Program. The original purpooc ~c.--­ tal« Ontario and the SL l.awmle< of the center was to function as a lligl1¥clng Ul ~. .... dents ond , _ , . . Seaway. Although one< largely taken clearinghouse and resource e<nter for Thef'IO!PIIIIIIIpaland for granted, the availability of usable information related to the Great bytheUIAbml-. water is becoming a critical issue for l..ak<s. Public outreach and education Other guests . . be- s. development and even survival in have mnainal an integral part of the Did!, -~atmor­ -.g, whowll clsaa the IWW some parts of the world, and we are program, and these activities are ' prilltlogslplostlc"cord!;Frri fortunate to be: "water-ridl" here.The largely carrial out by the program's Fontauzzt. -~of lakes provide shipping aa:ess tooth- associate director, Helen Domske. arthilettlft. who ...... erwis< inland areas and have played a who also holds an appointment as a • Ul project to.....,..._ significant role in thedevelopm<nt of New York Sea Grant education spe.pubic""' o n d - - . dln!ctor ol the c.nc.tor ~ many cities, including Buffalo. In ad - cialisL H""""", the program also has tional-lt Ul. dition, the lakes provide for recreation gainal much more of a r<S<ardl foEadl..w_.., ..... and tourism, as well as sport and cus, largely through ihe efforts of T h e - for arden b Nov. 27. Onion can be pldced up DOt. 7 at the c.nter lor Tomonow on t h e - Compus. For lurthor Wormoclon"' to o-Lo- _Is.,........, ___-- ,.,. -. ..... ....... former directors Ralph Rumer ! (1985-91) and, especially, Joseph DePinto (1991-2000). Specifically, the Great 1.akcs Program began to add multidisciplinary and <=ystern-basal Great Lakei rcs<ard! facilitation and direction to its role within the llllMrsity and to "'""out a new niche within the Great Lakei comrnurtity. Cumntly, the three mission ar<as of roscarch, education and outreach arc considered to be of equal importance. Wh_. types of lldiYitlesls the _.-mlnvolveclln7 The program <MrS«S efforts in all ihree mission areas. Exarn{'!es of current rcs<ard! topics include modeling the fate and transport of toxic substances in tal« Ontario and contaminated:scdiment modeling and evaluation of dissolved oxygen dynamics in several Great Lakei tnbutarics. Th<'prograrn co-sponsors and organizes the environmental engineering seminar series and helps organiu the annual Great Lakei Beach Sweep and Scicnoc Exploration Days on campus. The program also publishes a regular newsletter, "P=pcctives." and co-publishes the Grent 1Akt:s Research &view, along with the Great Lakei Rcseardl Consortium. This publication provides a means of reporting rcs<ard! results on a given topic to legislators and the general public. Primarily through the efforts of the associate director, the program reantly produe<d aNew York Coalition ofl..owttGreat Lakei LegWators Data Base, wltidJ serves as a referc:ncc tool for legislators to <asily access information to assist them in under· standing the players and policies that influence Great I..akes management issues. Domskcalso is imolved in numerous teaching activities. What Is your vision for the fu. thraugl1out t h e - . 6:30 lure of the _....., 7 Wh•t .... your p1Ms7 Having only recently talccn """' \he directorship. my vision for the program is still taking shape. How<ver, I agree Wgdy with the current vision statement, whidJ is· .. .to become one of the top three Great Lakei research and education academic centers in the basin (and) to be: pcraiYal as a primary soure< of knowlalgc necessary to support the ecosystem approach and sustainable d<Vdopmmt cooccpt.s for stcwanlship of the Great Lakts." We are =mining possible collaborative efforts with other SUNY schools to dcvdop a major r<S<ardl ·institute for stu<lies on the lowe!- Great Lakei (Lakei Erie and Ontario). I also am looking into possible ways of involving faculty affiliates marc directly in the program, including development of a strongu researdl portfolio. I believe that if the program is to sur-viw and grow, there ncals to be: a stronger base of external support, and that ncals to be done through further research dcvdoprncnl 1_......, __ _ ---cloJ'OUwlslt J'OUhlwe-lt7 I would just lilcc to conclude by saying that I hope people do not think of the Grc~t Lakei as being "great" simply bc:causc of their size. They ... pbysically beautiful, ~plex ccosystcrns that require proper stewardship to maintain their health and presence as an incomparable n50llrtt for the region and for New York in particular: Given our location, it is natural to expect that UB shotlld play a lead role for studies relata! to the lal=. "-m. ~on O>onnel18 1w -ondO>onnel101n a..ncr. ~ On:hard Porte and en,., ond . 9 p.m. Mon- dlys on O>onnel18 lntemational. REPORTER The Rtporttrb. ~ c:orTlnUllty """"""'"' • published by the Office of News Services in the lli'oiBD1 ol UniYenily Communlcotions, UniYenily It llullolo. ___ __ c..de-Edtorial afllcesore locat.od In 330 Odls Hoi, Bullolo, (116) 645-2626. ... ~ .. ------ -..,.c--_, -.......- ..-......-- --- lonnhr ~ c:-a-.-.t.ols- .... - . ~ --- Moly- StoN ~ A.~ a.-. - - Fish oil, vitamin E help arthritis symptoms Nutritional supplements shown to be promising therapies for symptoms ofdisease By LOIS IIAKUI Contributing Editor W tial therapies for those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. "This mouse modd for arthritis development of autoimmune dis- HILE scientists po nder potential displays symptoms very similar to characterized by cartilage destruction, known to be caused, new treatments for rheumatoid arthri tis at the American CoUege of Rheu - matology meeting in Philadelphia, they 'should not overlook potential nutritional approaches. A study lead by Jaya Venkatraman, associate professor in the Depart- ment of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, has shown that in a mouse model, a combina· tion of 6sh oil and vitamin E ralua:d the levels ofinHammation-inducing what happen s in hum ans," she said. "The combination of fish oil, with its omega -3 fany ac ids, and vitamin E appears to help restore (, and anu -m nammatory cytokines. '/ 1 , 'r "It probably can't arthritis, but it may delay symptoms the mouse model show that fish oil and vitamin E are promising poten- has been invadal by for- ' ....._ eign proteins and fight to destroy them . Clinical trials in humans and laboratory researdl with animals have shown that dierary joint swclling, pain and tenderness characteristic of this disease. That study, publishal in the }our· per of the year this Octobc:r by the in part, by an abnormal production of pro-i n flammatory proteins that act as though cartiJage I berween .p~o- prevent development of rheumatoid American CoUcge of Nutrition. Venkatraman said results using tis and lupus. These djseases are / the balance cytokincs, proteins that cause th e nal ofthe American Coliegto[Nutntl Ot!, was named best scientific pa· oases, including rheumatoid arthri- and allow a reduction in other medi - cation. People who nonnally had to take 10 aspirins a day, for example, may be able to take five. This therapy also seems to improve function." In this study, Venkatraman usa! mice that over-express the lpr gene that causes fast aging, immuon ological abnormalities and induces su pplementation with omega -3 fatty acids found in fish oil provides significant benefits, but the mechanism behind this action isn't well known, Venkatraman said. By fealing some of these genetically altered mice a diet that in- dudal fish oil plus vitamin E and giving others a regular diet , Vcnkatrarnan was able to compare conccntl'\tions of pro- and anti-in- tlammatoi'y cytokines in the blood serum of both groups. Her analysis sbowed that the gcncti~y alteral mie< h;KI higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokincs in their serum, and that mice fal6sh oil and vitamin E had significantly lower I<Vds of th<S< inflammationinducing proteins. ..It is dear from our observations that fish oil and vitamin E are beneficial in modulating I<Vds of specific cytokines and thereby may affect the immune system and the onset of autoimmunity," she said. "These observations may form the basis for future studies on selec: · rive nutritional interventions based on spccilic fatty acids and antioxidants in delaying the progress of autoimmune diseases, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis patients." Also participating in this r<S<ardl was Wei<hia Olu, a graduate student and rccipient of a Mark Diamond research grant for graduate research. The study was fundal by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Dis· orders (NlAMS). �November t ZOOO/Vol. Jt Ia 11 llepo;rtJes 3 BrieBy Kutner, Brady to be honored HArold R. Kutner, vact" p resadent for worldwtde , - - -- -- . FSEC discusses email privacy By JEHNIFU UWANDOWSIU Rqxxttr Assistant Editor A document dearly out lining UB's stance on the confidentiality, privacy and se c urity o f ele c - tronic mail and containing policy said that the sheer volume of email the univmity proa:sses--<1 half-million pieces per day-virtually pre· dudes the university from keeping tabo on the e<ntral email servers. Rittner called the very thought of monitoring so much mail .. ridicu - recommendations toward that end lous" and said that despite its tech - currently is being drafted , Pete r Rinner, assistant to Chief Informa tio n Officer Voledmar lnnus, told nical feasibility, the operati o n "would be enormously expensive." As a maner of policy, Rittner aJso sajd VB wilJ not install-if asked to members of the Faculty Senate Ex ecutive Comminee at the group's Oct. 25 meeting. Rittner, along with Harvey AxJerod, un~rsity computer disci- pline of!ie<r; Inspector Danid Jay of Universit y Police, and Suven Sturman , instructional design specialist, have been working on "an email privacy position paper" in which the group "detail s the urliversity's stance with regard to do so-- Lhe FBI 's Carnivore pro gram, which allows the agency to tntercept and rollect electronic com munication directed by coun order. .. We have taken a publi c position ... that we will refuse to in- stall it," Rittner said of the program, noting that the FBI has approadled other Internet servia providers about " installing Carnivore preemptively." Rittner also expressed concern email privacy and also offers some over the lack of dearly defined pro· background information about per· tine('!t laws and policies, both at the federal and state levels." The group is drafting the document for the 17- cedures fo r obtaining email under "exigent circumstances." If a faculty member, for example. was engaged in imponant busines." at the university and was '' involved m an accident and m a coma an d unavailable, and that cmaU needs to be gotten soon," n o search warrant as needed , he said. but the umve rsiry still must d~elop a protocol for such situations. member Confidentiality and Pri - vacy Work Group, part of the Security, Confid~ntiality and Privacy Subgroup of the Information Technology Coordination Committee. "We thought th e document would be just a kpresentation of the facts, but we've uncovered a num ber of areas that we consider fulZ)'," Rittner said. He explained that UB's policy in the making-a culmination of fed eral and state eavesdropping and wimappinglaws,andaSUNY co,;. puler-use policy-essentially will guarantee that one's email is private. "It cannot be looked at by anybody a! the uni\'=ity,ex<rpt wxler crrtain circumstances." he said, noting that those circumstances would be necessitated bysu~poenasand S<ard! warfl11lts directed against emaiL "If those subpoenas and search warrants indude email, then there is a procedure for looking at the .. .affected email and filtering out those pieces of email that satisfy the subpoena or search warrant .'' Rittner explained. He assured FSEC membe" that only the targeted pieces of mail could be used as l'Vidence, and that "nothing else . .. seen in the process ... is used for any purpos< whatsoev<r." R<sponding to inquiries from sena· tors about monitoring email, Rittner He also rebuked department heads or managers who. on occasion, have sol.tcited the services of IT professionals to tap into the system to monito r abuse of email and Web privileges. " J don 't know of a single IJTI professional ... who has any d esire to fulfill any such request," he said , noting that the university is look ing to adopt a policy to protect those IT professionals from poten tial consequences-Rinner cited possible denial of raises and promotions as two examples-----a( d edining such a request He said such monitonng wo uld prove fruitless in substantiating a claim o f Web abuse-as the in fo r mation most likely would have been gathered illegally-and s uggested managers examine ..other critena " fo r gauging work perfo rmance. Some FSEC members cxpresst-d l'tm cern that the university's emaal IS backed up on a central system before it is discarded entirely. Rmm·r responded that there are competm ~ forces that warrant such backup. "If a faculty member inadvert - ently ddetes an email that he des· peratdy needs. and it's not availabl<, then we haven't met that person's need," he said. Ram Sridhar, assocaate professor o f computer science and engineering, suggested the university con sider "auto matic mo nito ring of cer tain kinds o f actiVities ... that couJd be dangero us or could be fo r-pro fit o r could be terrorist act ivities"such as viruses, for example---b u t "done withm the legal bo unds." Rittner sa1d the umversny d oes comply with legal standards for issues of this nature, and suggested that VB bt- mo re proact ive where ''iruses are concerned. He d arifi ed eye OUt fo r VI that in keeping ruses. UB looks fo r a set of charac teris tics o r m arkers-like fin ger prints--not at co ntent dm~al y. He ca!led a po li cy of m o nit o ringwhich he d escribed to tbe com1mt tee as "a n interventio n where- you actually mtercept email. (a nd I look at it ., -<ounterproductlve. " lthmk 11 wo uld have a tremen do us ly n e~a t ave- amp ao on everyhody 'o;; se nse of sel'u n tv .mJ mo rale," he lNlld . T he universit y, he sa ad, dl.so I!> d(· te rmanm g wh eth e r emad IS an el uded under the l·ret"dom of In fo rma tio n Act. The draft poliCy o n p nvacy. ex an pected to be finiShed by mtd· No vembcr, must go through a revlCW · and -revtSio n pi"'C(S.o;; before 11 can be adopted by the IT Steenng Comma! tee. Rittner said. In other busmess. Lorna Peterson. associate professo r of library and mformatio n studies and chaar of the senate's Computer Servaces Co m mitt ee, pre se nt ed h e r panf'i \ baseline report. whach fo und that "all full -time facult y sho uld mml mally have what students havc.-"the hardware. softwar e a nd support available to student s th ro ugh tht.· aConnect @U B !Oittattvt·. E. Bruce Pitman, VICe provost h' r educatJo naJ techno logy. satd that al though he ha; allocated $200.000 tor faculty comput er upgrades. there stUI art> a number of"vmtagt:· mach ant~ that can't handle. fo r exam ple. tht' M ICrosoft software recently madt· .w-ailahil'IOfuculty.!>1afl and studen t'~. "Two-hundred (thousand dollan. l I!> no t goang to answer th~ problem that 's o ut there," he .sa~d ... It 's a small anempt at starting the process." puh:ha_g tng at CencraJ Moton Corp.. and Robert r Brady, chairman and CI:.O of Moog Inc.. wtll be honored b'' the Xhool of Management at ab an nual alumm assoua tum dwa rds hanquct No' 9 Ku t ner w all re"-CIVt' th t" <,t.hool 's fint -eve r ,Ai u mm of the Year .1ward. prt:M.' nted to alumni 'who!>e "-areer alh ac.-vements have .s tgnJficantlv and pos lt Jvdv tm pacted tht.'ar bu!>anc.-ss and tndustrv Brady will be the S I st rectpaent of the N tagara 1-ronttcr l::.xec utJvc of the Yea r Awa rd . whiCh hono rs a resadent of tht' Naagara 1-ronl!er who has dJStmgutshed htmself o r herself 10 a career marked h, executiVe success. a proven wdlmgness to assume d leadt'r sh tp role 10 oval affa1r1o and a dcmonstra tton of h1gh personalmtegnt' Past ho no rees have 1nduded Robe rt 1- . Ru:h Sr. , Paul I ~nvdt•r . Rohe rt 1:.. Rich Jr .. le rcm\' •'-1 Jau>hs ~r.. Sal. H . Alfiero and Regma.ld H. Newman II Last Vt'an rt.'l tpaen t was Lu az F. Kahl As grou p vace p rt:'l ldent 111 {harge of wo rl dwtdt" purchasmg and North Arnen can p rod ud aon co n t ro l a nd log1s tats. Kutner IS an cha rge o f GM 's bus tn ess -to -husaness e -commercc stra tegy He led d<'veiop me nt of the CM TradeX c hange . the auto tndu st q •\ first online lom m erce- Site l mkan~ ca rma kers and part Y~ supp li ers He wa5 mst r u m en tal m th e launc h of CovJSifll. an onhne- au to m o tl ve -parts exch ange formed bv a strate-gH. a llia n ce be twee n Bt g fh ree automahrs (,M Fo rd a nd Da aml er/Chr ysler. Named th t.s vear lw Busmrs5 Wed cl5 one (II the- 1S m ost mflu ent tal prople an c -Lommcr"-e Kutm:r as leadt ng developmen t of (,M'!> on lmt.· "o rder- to -d elive r y" sys tem- targe!ed for lau nch m 200.1-enab la ng custo mers to o rder custo mazed ( rM ca rs for ddaverv tn 10 lo 12 dav' A na tJVe of Bu ffalo, h e g raduated from rhe ~hool of Mana~t' m ent an 1963 and began h as { ,M la recr t hai vear 1n th e fi n ance de pa rtm ent at Ha rnso n Radiato r I ) I VIS IOn 1n Lockport. He was elel"ted to has cu rrent pos at1on at G M tn 1994. Kutn er IS a m em ber o f th e boards of th t" Na ta ona1 M monrv Sup p la er Develo pm ent Council , Oakla nd Unavers1t y an d tbe Bovs & (;trb. C lubs o f So utheastern M Kht ga n . Brad y began hts career at M oog 10 \ 968 as m anufac t u n ng m an ager fo r th e aerospact d avas10n . He was na m ed [he co mpany'.!. p re51 d ent an d chaef executave o ffi ce r m 1988 a nd was el ec ted ch a1rma n tn 1996. Under has \eadershap. Moog's profits have n se n every qua rt er fo r sut stra1ght yea rs sm ce th t' Elm a aerospace co m pa n y und erwe n t a m aJOr restructunn g fo llowmg the sharp d rop m d efense spe ndtn ~ aft e r the <'nd o f the Cold Wa r a decade ago A Buffalo nati vt, Brad y ea rn ed a bachelor·; d eg ree from Mil and dn MBA fro m thf' H a rva rd Busa nt'S!> S' hoo l. He se rves o n th e boa rd of a number of co rpo rations, tn d udin g Sen eca Foods, M&T Bank and Na tio n al fuel Ga.!. C.o . He se rves as a trustee fo r the VB Fo und a tto n In c. and is cha irma n o f th e Buffal o Ntagara Partners hip . �llepolrtea Nove111be1 1. ZIIOONol.31. 1o.ll 4 Women 's Club president maintains charitable work through activities of her UB "family" TRANSITIONS Moving On Retirements .,......,.....,,..-tpurchoslng _... Pun:has!ng ........ ...,...., ouociote lilnriln. Science ond ~­ J.-. at ...... c;_-. _.at _._-..... .,..,_, lng l.i>rlry 1oM SUNY o;,. tirigubhed T~ Profesoo<, Oosslcs Depof1ment proloss«, [)&. E<1ationoll.eodor- sNp ond Poley Depof1ment at . -tria ~ L - . jlnlt<>r, Fodllties Oponltlons ~H.--prates­ "" ond chair, Depottment at Dermltology - ( ;. ._....,,.l<ey- ......,....._...__ boord spedalbt.- and Regislrotloo . dollt1 . -~~ _,. 1 - - . pnllessor, Deportment at Modem u .... guages and l.ltetlltutos - F.-,, head athletlcstralnor, DM!ionatAihletics - L - , senio< at Englneemg ond -'f>l>ied Sciences · School oadomlc - ,_L-._associote facilities program c:oonlnator, Fadllties PlannWig ond Oeolgn s,twta L .,....... calcuiallons ----· -F- -derk1,SURAax>unts~ ...,.. .. - . . dlrWal-- - ~. School at !Using . . . . .dSdoopiN. · Methods lnquOy l'logrom - w. -.lodomlth, . .-......... F-~ - dn<IDr, custDmer ..,_ -. 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Jobllllngllor ........... lllllclvl- Club continues Rustgi's volunteerism By JEHNIFU UWANDOWSIU Rtp011~ Anistant Editor T HOSE who scoff at the notion that the Untted Stites is ind«d "the land of opponunity"""'uld do weU to ha~ a chat with UB Women ':<~ Club President Meena Rustgi. Rustgi. who came from India to the UnitOO Stlt<s in her early 20r-speaking not one ""'rd ofEnglish-<ought to capit.ali1..c on the emotional, rather than material. riches of a country for which she has endless affection. " I think people bring their best when they do volunteff work," said Rustgi, whose affability and chann arc nothing shon of infectious. falo to be nearer to family. Once settled. Rust19 began teachmg cooktng at the YWC A. an activtty she shted away from m lndJa-at her mother's s uggest100. f "'I never cooked," she sa/d. notmg that she has tiught classes in French . Chinese, Mc:xican and evrn Indian cuisine. "My mother says after you're her native country and a grad uate of both Erie Community and Buffalo State colleges. " I liked the women's activities. and I'm involved in almost all the activities now. I like to do voluntur work." Rustgi is no stranger to donating her time. After living ln Los Ange- les, her 6rst U.S. residence and where her husband-now a physics professor at Buffalo Stite College-was working, the couple moved to Buf- Rustg>---<ilong with her childrmJO&ned the Cooperative Extension ther<. She abo initiated a Hindu religion class that met ona: a W<Ck. "It was a V<ry good experienct'that's where I found out how importlnt family is," she said Family, for R.ustgi. is a relative tenn. In a city she's rruuk: h~ own through education, work and voluntttrism, Rustgi is surroun&d by the likes of family through friendr-namcl y the member> of the Ull Women's Oub. who afford her a sense of togetherness. India's strongly patriarchal cui· ture seems to have done well in ma.k ing a matriarch out of Rustgi. As president of the Women 's Club this year, Rustgi is overcome . by the desire to grow the member- Rounding out a decade of membership with the dub thi s yea r, Rustgi-who has served in various capacities, from publicity chair, to member-at -large, to vice president- remembers fondly how she first became involved. Her friend. Norma Rubin, also a long- ti me member of the dub, took her along to an event at which Channel4 news anchor Carol Jasen was speaking, and Rustgi was hooked. " I'm telling you. I enjoyed the girls." said Rustgi,a Hindi scholar m and whik on a one~ year sabbaticaJ wtth her husband in Nebraska , 4 married, you will cook all your tife. So I did other things." But cooking-whatever its pre ~ marital taboo--eventually helped Rustgi 6nd her confidene<. "That's where I learned I could comm unicate, and people (could ) understllnd me," she said of her three years at the "Y;' admitting that abow a)l, learning English was the bigiest intimidator in coming to America She became involved in the Hindu Culture Center in Gcttville. for which she served as president for two years. The group. nearly sinu. its inception 55 years ago, has sponsored the annual Grace Capen Academic Awards for UB students and abo spends a great deal ofits time fundraising toward that end wiih yearly events such as intm>ational dinners, luncheons and ~ tasting.>. The group abo hao provided a wdcoming environment for UB's international students who oftm struggle to acclimate, not only to the u!lMrsity but to the oountry. "J know-1 empathiu with them, everything is new; Rustgi said "And just to see somebody tike time to understand you" rnak<s the transition that much easier. Rustgi, who three years ago first ship and keep that faction of her "family" strong. "It's open to anybody (UB-affiliatedor not ) who is interested in en - sought out grant money for international student brunches. now enJOys a standing approbation of S 1,000 for the recurring series. Further promoting a " home away· from -home" atmosphere at the university, the Women's Club conducts on a regular basis conver- couraging the aaivities of the" uni sational English classes for interna- 4 ~~<r.>ity," she said, noting that the dub tional students. Run by various surpassed its expectations this year with some 260 members . ..They're member. of the dub. the infonnal m<rtings--«>me of a shared cone<m betw=t Rustgi and Stephen C. Dunnrtt, vice provost for interna tional educ:atio~ students the opportunity to hear and be heard. something Rustgi always has found very well -educated women . You learn a lot-it's a challenging kind of thing. it's not like a gossiping dub. "I believe member.hip matters," she says. adding it's imJX)rtant not only to be among people of com- to be a sourct of fulfillmen t. "You Jearn by social interactior>- mon interests, but common goals. The club caters to the interests of its members with a theater group. that's my thing. you know?" says Rustgi, for whom m~otional satis- book and bridge dubs, cooking instruction and an an history group. but abo extends a charitlble hand to the UB community. faction through volunteering alwaJ" will rival chasing a bud. "That's why I love A!nericapeople really takt time to listen to you." Engineers receive NSF CAREER awards Early Career Development awards are prestigious recognition for young faculty By JEHNIFU L£WANDOWS1tl Reporttr Assistant Editor T HREE fuculty member. m the School of Engineering and Apptied Sciences havt' received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Ca reer Development (CAREER) awards. The CAREER award is NSF's most prestigious honor for junior facu lty members. Aw.mls range in amount from $200.000 to SSOO.OOO. and in duration from four to five years. Stelios T. And read is. assistan t professor of chemical engineering; Ann M. Bisantz, assistant professor of mdustrial engineering, and Ash1m Ga rg, assistant professor of com puter science and engineering, have received awards totaling ncarl)' three-quarters of a million dollars. Bisantz, who will receive $300,000 over four years. will co nduct re search on understanding, modeling and supporting hu man decisiO nmaking in complex situations-a to pic she has investigated in the past. A UB al umnu s-she received bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial engineerin g-Bisantz joined the UB faculty in 1997. "I'm looking at how people make decisions in situations where they need to think. about uncertain information-and in cases where they haY< to make thooedecisions quiddy." she said "They can't always wait for the uncertainty to resoM itsdf' A medical diagnosis, she noted, $200,000 NSF award to study gene one such example in which indi vi duals often have to make snap JUdgments. "Thi nk about an e m erge n cy room-people have to make deci sions about what 's wrong with people and how to t ak~ ca re of th ~m very therapy. Although "several technologie; for 15 4 quickly." she said. "And they might not be able to tell from all of the available information what specifically is wrong with someone." Bisantz said she will ronduc.1 her research through interaaive. compute r-sim u lated experi ments .. in which participants will make deci - sions in complex environments," such as manufacturing. aviation, transportation and military situations. Her""""""'· for which she will cull subjects from the university. will tike placr in a laboratory environment. gene transfe r exist, recombinant retroviruses ...., used in the majority of gene-therapy clinical trials," he said. But ge:n~ ing of bum traumas or injunes." Andreadis said his research will focus on deY-eloping methods to increase the transduction dlicie:ncy of the keratinocyte stem cdJs, the e<lls with the highest potential for tissue regeneration. therapy is not bei ng im ple- Garg. who has been a fac- mented rap - ulty member since 1997, re- idly,Andreadis explained, doe to the low efficiency of gene t ransfer cur· ren tly attain able with recombinant rrtroviruses. ln "identifying rate-limiting steps of ret roviraJ transd uction---Ule transfer of genetic material from one ceU to another by means of a viru.r-and production by virus producer cdls." and designing experiments to overromethelimititions.Andreadissaid "the dliciency of transduction to the levels r<quired for deli=y into hu man cdJs and most importantly stem cdJs" will increase. The thrust of his research, he 5ald, is to "transfer genes to keratinocytes, the ulls of the epidermis. which are used to prq>are three-dimensional skin substitutes." she added. Bisantz said sh~ hopes once the ~· search is completed, she can use the dati to develop computer displays. These engineered tissues then decision aids and training methods, all of which •can lead to improved could be "applied clinically to treat decision-malcing performanc:e." '-ienetic diseases of the skin, or as A UB faculty member sina 1998, protein factories to synthesiu and Andreadis wiU u~ his four-yHr, stem< proteins ... to promote heal- ceived a four. year, $200.000 grant to con duct information visualization research and education. Thegnal of his research, he said "is to develop more effective techniques for visualtzing information and helping in infor mation-processing tasks." His project specifically will develop techniques to help ronstruct better graph visualizations., detect dusters in adatabase using visualization, oonstruct visualizations with greater speed us· ing pre-visualization methods. and oompress three-dimensional models. Garg said he hopes his r<Search evmtually results in the~ment of software that ""'uld benefit us= of data mining. computer graphics and interactive visualization application. He said he abo plans to teach a oour.;e on information visualization. ~CXltTCSj>ODding coune material and f.omiliarizr stud<nts with research in the field �lovellberUIIOO/Voi.Jl.la.ll Piloting Palm technology Engineering cklss project beneficial for company, students lly ~ UWAHD0-1 Rrpotttr Asslstlnt Editor The project is unique to UB. .. Every university is frtt to choose applications germane to their area of interest," Schneider said. And students dearly are anx1ous to succeed. "We're ki nd of p1o neering the OST people know the Palm Pilot as a hand -held computing devia that has revolu tionized the conttpt of the daily planner. But electrical engi· netting students at UB are busy piloting other uses for the mobile machine as part of a inaugural research project for Palm Inc. that partners universities nationwide with the company. UB is among the first academic d uster-Carnegie MeUon, Pennsyl- M PDA field." said Tim Martin, a se nior in the class. "Most times, you learn about old technology-du.s ts something new." 'That's plenty of mot.JvatJOn to work hard at it," said senior Rud1 june, who touted his research during a recent job interview. The project, it seems, is somewhat of a hot tickd into the industry. vania State, Princrto n and Stanford univmities.and the Georgia Institute of Technology also were selectedto work cooperatively with Palm. For the research, Palm has provided each student in the class with one of its pe=nal digital assistants. or PDAs. "From an enginttring point of 5 t.on busmes.'i development manager. satd Schnoder happened to approach ham aboUI coUaOOraung at a ume when he w.l!l trymg to liObat poten uaJ partlapant.s for the program "What he was lookmg to do 't"'-' a good match fa< our program.'' ht'sald. And now that UB has da11T1ed a h1ghly coveted spot wath Palm , Schne1der ts loolong to pursue tht· vent ure m a grea ter capaCity " We expect to show tu Palm a mu c h - la rger VISIOn of wh at wt· would like to do (and ) cun tmue to build on it ~ery sem t.'ster to work this into a much more comprehcn sive system for usmg Palm for gen cral data acqmsJllOn," he sa1d. Con ne c t1ng w1t h Palm , Schne1der o;oud. 1' an ideal sit uation for ev eryone involved. " It's very mdJcauve ot The collective class project at UB ; what is taking plae< he tween academia and m entails studen ts in the Electronic ~ Instrumentation Design class de- ~"' velopi ng .. a smaJJ sensor module that will interface to the Palm !hand-held ) using an infrared link." sa id Jo hn K. Schneider, adju nct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering who is co- f! ~ De--. - · CuteiiMol, . . - ., with their personal dlgltalaubtMI-As. - teaching the class this semester with IJarold C. WobschaU, associate pro- view. (the projecl ) gives them a fessor of electrical engineering. "These instrumentation modules that W< wiU develop can be used to .:ollect a variety of sensor data, and that data can be transferred to the P-alm on rommand through a custom knowledge base they have not yet been exposed to in our department." Schneid<r said of the students. who are senjors and graduate students. "From a Palm point of view, it opens sofTware program (that wiU utilize the infrared links) that we wiU write as part or this class project." he said. The module, roughly the size of a decl< or playing cards, will be able to take temperature and humidit y readings. from which th e Palm wo uld captu re the infonnation and st.ore it until it could be downloaded o nto a PC. The real -life application might invo lve, for example, using a Palm in a fadory to monito r the temperature of a mo tor. up new applications for their orga nizers. This may open up a whole tt<'W market area for engineer.; and people who want to do data ilCC)uisition."' The class mix o f both indus try engineers and students involved m theoretical rese.lfch and the thrust toward "applied versus raw research in o ur lo ng -term plan" was what made UB attractive to Palm , sa1d Schneider, wh o was the pnmarv force behind getting UB on board with the company Brian Fitzgibbons, Palm's edua dustry today," he- sa1d "Academia conunues to be-our sole source of theo retiad research, but I ndU> try has mo re than ever begun to tum to aGldem"' for apptied research." Quoting IBM stat iStics. Fitzgibbons said that withm the next five years. more than 80 percent of new corporate applicatiom wiU be designed fur non- PC d<VK<> . Reporter Editor T HE unaver)lfy. Fa nn1 c Mae Corp. and the Glon a J. Park s Co mmunit y Ce nter ((; JPCC) hav t.> 10ined for ces to d eve lop J that includes incentives to encourage UH emplo yees to bu y h omes m th e neighborhood s surro und in g th e universit y's South Campus. Tht' project is part of the Umwr sity Community Initiative ( UCI ), a major public-service initiative of US. The program will offer a series of se minars to US employees who want to assess their hom ebu yer n:actiness. who have limited or n o major financiaJ barriers and wh o want to qualify for home-buyer ash omebuyer - educa t ion~project sistance programs availabl< through various financial institutions. The sernin""- led by GJPCC staff. wiU be offered on Saturdays in the community center, located at 3082 Main St., Buffalo. The registration fee is $25 per person, with the remaining oosts to be underwritten by the Office of Pub tic Service and Ur ban Affain. UB employees mterested 111 uh taining further info nnauon ahout the program sho uld caU the com munity center at 832 - 10 10 "This new project will allow us to build o n o ur panncrship ....mh tom munit y agenc ies and draw upon their considerable expenence 3.'1 ol provider o fh o mebuyt.•r education.'' says Danis J. G<hl , UCI proJect do rc:ctor. " It 's o ur way of cncouragmg UB employees to look at the ne1gh horhood around the So uth Ca m pusn when buying a ho m e. In addition to receiving a certifi cate that can be used to satisfy the homebuyer-education requirement to receive ass istanct fro m variou ... local lenders, each employee com pleting the sessio n will receiVe: • A certifi cate aUowing SIOO to be waived from the mortgage ong1 nation fee by M&T Bank for quah · fied buyers purc ha sing a h ouse within the UC! project area • Acoupon that , when present ed with an executed purchase agret' ment, can be redeemed fo r a d1.~ count on a prr- purchasc home m · spection for any holi.S( withm the UCI project area 5 Eleclronicl!igh.Nuzs Uncle Sam on the Web The new FlntC.o.,. Web site < http:/ / www.flrstgow.go• > attempts to "prov1de the public with easy, one -stop actts5 to all onltne U.S ft'deral govern men! re ... ources " The challe nge of developmg h rst(,ov - taken on hy F.nc Rrewer of the lnktom1 Corp lUSt a few months ago--1.'1 to prov1de- sean.he r!. Wlth mfo rmat1on by subJt"(l. rat ht·r than hy government agency In other words, we all know the lederal government provtdes vast amounts of mformat1on (ln a buge range of ... ub1ect.!t, hut we do not alwav!. know wh1ch agenne~ d1) 'em mate mforma110n on wha1 topu..-" hrst< rov subtc."t.l mailer mdudes agncultu re. the aru, bu.smess and t'(OnOilll(.'t, ~..ono;umensm, envtronment and energy. federal benefit., and gr<'nt~. health, hou.'tlng. c-du<.atton , mont"y and taxes, publl~,. ~r vile opportuniiiC.'t, rnreat1on and travel, SCience and technology. and dc:ft:m.e and mternat10nal affair) Users. of lhe First(.ov sea rch eng me abo can rttnt·ve mfnrmatum lw enten ng keywords 1n a ...ear<.h holt. Although i-IT\1( tO .. hd) rei.CIVed lOnSJderabJe pub!JCitV In Tt'll'nt wee~. thoM' uttt:re\tc:J 1n mmmg the Web for useful governmt.'nt resource) Jl.'t(l will want 1t1 ~.ons1der <.oogle L'ncle ...am .... http:/ 1 www.google.com / uncles.am . ont• of tht~ hest ol the ~overnment mlnrmat1on .,t·ar ... h ~.:ngmt') Tht.'re abo .Jrt' '~'lt'l.l.t hzed ktleral g<wt·rnment .sear~..h c:ngmt''l I (lr t'Xampk, Bu~Hlt.'-"-" Adv1snr · http :/ / www.bu1lneu.go• ~ fum t1un .. ,,~ J. one stop gUJdt· to husmt·..,., 1nformat 1nn puhhshed hv tht• ft"tkr J! government And d u·., .. tatJ'otll' vou wan!. don 't h1rgct the: L' ~ go' crnment ,.., tht.' IJrgest produ~..t·r uf ~tat1!t1u m the .••.:orld 1-ed\tah <" http://www.fednau .go• · 13 a d! rt·ttnn Jnd ~ar~..h eng1ne thJ t hnngs together m one: plaLe sta tiSfll.almfo rmJtHIIl prcpan·d b' nearh 70 federal agcn~..lcs '\tatlstlcal Umvt·r...e . a BI~ON databa....e limned to to rrent UB student s and stafl .; http://ubllb .buffalo.edu/ llbf'ar ies/ unlb/ lml/ e -resources/ natunlv.html "' 1s a \t"l'Ond optum lor ret n ev mg government stat iSt h .. -" Having a problt·m usmg thelt' or anv other gnvt'rnnwnt rd.ah:J tools? Ltbranan .. m I odwotxi l1hrarv' " Hu5Jness & (,overnmt'nt Docu m en ts Referen(e <:enter -· http:/ / ubllb.buft.lo .edu/ llbrar le5 / unlts/ lmi / Government Ooc / genref .htm h are experh m retnevmg government 1nformat1on L_ such as pagers. mobile phones and PDAs. Schneider sees the proJC"CC a... mu tually...beneficial. '" The purpose of th1s (OUT)e-from the class p01nt of vu.·w- 15 to ed ucate studenLo; on the latestt l"Ch mques on PDAs and the1r use for data acquisiuon ," he s.oud. The purpose of the course lrom Palm's point of vu.·w i... to graduate cngmeers conversant 10 PaJm hard wa re and software. Schne1der saJCI. add 1ng that being well versed 111 POA techno logy can crea te.• ,1 mort· marketable student Homebuyer-ed project planhed m lly Sill WUETCHER ~ • SSO toward a family mc.·mhc.·r shtp for <.; luna). Park.\ ( onllllUI\It' (.en ter • A "Nt:Jg.hhorhnod lli:-~..OVt'T\ " palkage of UHlpon5 for va nou ~ ~nods and '"-'~'llt'' I rom IH~..aJ t"''tab h. . hment... "We want to thanJ.. the l-ann1e Mac.· HuffaJo Pa rtnership ( )ffilt' h1r 1b J.'t.'tiSt an(e m devdopmg thl \ pru1crt." addffi Marv H . <~n.-sham . VICe pres1dentlor puhill ~rv11..e JnJ urban affa1rs. Alt h o u ~ h thl-" program 1.'1 ~!('art•d ~ flt'C ifi call r to LIB cmployt't."'), thl're are s1milar program s avai lahlc.: 111 memben of th e gt.•n e ral puhhl through thet;lona 1. Parks ( ~ m1mu ntty Center and Kensmgton -Baile\ Neighborhood Hous mg ~t· r v l u'!<>, c;ehl pomts out. LIC I unit ~p ubl1 c andpnvate-!l.t:\. tor stakeho lders m the City ol Rut falo and the towns of Amherst , Cheektow.tg;J and lbnawanda. as wdl as US. m efforu to stabi.l.i.u and n:'Vl taliz< the neighborhoods surround tng the univ=ity's South Campus. For more information aboUI UCI , v1s1 t the initiative's Web si te at <http:// wlngs.bufblo. ..../ ud>. BrieD Doyle to receive Jaeckle Award State Supreme Court fustke Vmce nt l:.. Dovle ad mmistrat1ve Judge for the Eigh th Jud1uaJ Ill\ tn ct. will reLef"Vc the )aeckle Award, the.· ha~hnt honor hestowed by the US Law S(hool and 11' Law Alumm A.'t!<>OC Jatton. at tht: 25th Ann1wr ... arv Alumni ( ·onvocatlon and 2000 lar ... J..Ir Award Lumhenn, to he hdd "\a t urd;n 111 tht' I iyatl Regencv Ruffal o The )aeckle Award I) gJVen annua/h wan tn d!v1dual whu ha) d 1stmgu1shed hnnM:-11 o r ht'l ...dl and ha ~ m,ldt· S J ~n ifi lant cn ntnhuuon.'t tot he.· l! R L,tw ~lhotll and the legal prolt.•ss1on. It IS n.tmeJ after u .. fir.q ft' l lplt'nt. tht· IJ!t' I·Jwm 1- /ae(kle, a L1R alumnu' whn lq1 Je~.-Jdt'-" wa~ .1 towerm~ figurt> 1n tht· legJI prnle.. s~nn and 1n loc...tl. ' tate anJ nJtlonal poilu"' Prev1uu' w1nm·r, have.· 1ndudt'd Judge.· Matthe"' I IJ ..t"n . MJnh He1schmann. J ud~t' h1hn I { urt1n ,\nd lu sth.e M Dolort'!< l knm.tn Dt·an R t'\d.., l l/,t·n lr wt/1 prc.•,c:nt the a"'.Hd to Dovk Jttht> lun ~.. ht·on . wh11..h "''Ill lt1lltn.. J rnormng Inn~ u)ntmumg kg.ll t'du,.t 11011 program Rq:arded '" ,t1lka~un d' .111 <l\ll\'1\t a nJ lllllti\Jtor , ll11\k h.~-. ~l'l'n .tdminl.'ttr.lt l\t' )udgt~ tn tht· n~ht lOUill\' Weo;tl'fll Nt'" Yt1rJ.. l·1ghth Jud1ual llJStTill for ne.trh .,,x \'t'Jr' and J rnc:mh<:r til \t,Ht' "urremc.· ( oun -"' ll"'-' I ~~q IJunn~ h1 .. tt·nurt· .t .. admuH .. tr.ttt\t' 1ud~e . ulllrl l.JknJJr .. h,l\c Pc.·t·n strc.•amhned to n:pt•dJtc tht· tltspo ... ltJon ~~1 ,a,es. Jn o\lll·rn,J t1w l ll.., pute Re,nlutHHl Pro~ ram hJ.., het·n lmpknwntt·J , spt'~lal 11t'tl lOUr!) hJvt.' ht't'·n \ rea tt•J 1t1 bandit· druf! and dome\tl~ 'HI knu· ~,.a-;e., and .. lt'Jl-" huvt' ht•t•n to~k.t·n It, unpnwe nHnnntv Tt'Jirt' .. l'ntat 1on on IUTit'' Dovle pl avt"d a nl310f mlc.·'" rt'r\UJdm~ I Tit' l l iUnl\ to apprmt' tht· llt.' \o\' t-amd\ ( .t•urt Rudd1ng n(l..., under ~..nnstrtllttnn 111 down town Rutlaltl and to upgradt' t'XI!<>t mg lOUT! fauhtlt'' H"' also h.t~ c:ncou raged other )unsdKt lom 10 the 1Ud1ual di.\ttTillln t' lther mod a m ze or h01ld new .. ourt fa(tli tl e) A 1950 graduate of<.:amsiU .. H1~h ~hool. l lovle JttenJt·d l dlli.'IIU' Co ll ege from 19';0 S"\ and was JdmllteJ wl l H Law \,htwl dunn~. h1s thtrd year of co llege. He gradua ted from tht' Ia .... :-.chno l tn I ~r..to and was ad mm ed to the bar the same yc:ar Ooyle was n am~ Buffalo's first puhhl drfe-nder tn l~c:,- , a flO-"l lion he held until 1959, when he establishe-d has own law firm Bt• fore his election to Supre me Co urt , he was one of the natwn's top cnmtnal defense lawye rs. H1s m ore t han rwo dr-cadcs of mal work mcluded som e o f Western New Yo rk 's maJor cnmmal cases ' The jurist has be-en an tnstructo r m the Law School SJOle 1974 �6 Rep ariea lovembef UOOO/Voi.3Ul.11 UB presentations highlight how technology Is being used to enhance tellchlng l<: uoos ..--. -~ "' managemenc Jdenu and systems. hos . , nomed to the .... lectlon pone! "" the Nationol Scie n c e - FoaMy e.ty a.- Dewlopment (CAAWI) awonls. Tho CAAEEII- is the NSf's , _ pmligious -for joolor lowlty memben.ronge in amount 11om S200,000 to S500,000, and in ca.atiori 11om lour to five )'0015. A.-·- Kothryn professor of planning a n d of -atthe~bloal Governloru and Regionll Growth, b serMg ... visiting fellow at the TIIUbman Ce!>ter lot Sl>t..and Loal C<Mnvnenl in the John F. Kennedy SChool of GoYemment at Harvard sny. Tho TIIUbman C........ fo. ewe on pubic pclcy and ,._ ogement in the u.s. federal sys- u.w-- tem. tu .....a. progromdeols with • ronge "''f)«lffc pclcy · - .... ir1clld>g dewloprnentand lind-~ education,-......._. l i o n , - proii!Ciion. relations and pubic flnlnce. Tho center also is ccncemed with issues o f - · · poltlal and institutionolloldenhlp,tionand~of­ tlon and llolocornnv1iad t«hnooogy to pubic rnonagement problems. ~Upoll-.-~ ,...,...... "'..........., Jdenu iri!~and-of the Electronic Test Design matlon Lib, modontied a pone! entltlod "lneegrrllng FaJII T•once and Secur1ty In llllll'bule!l ~-~·the 19111-ofBodltaland -Eng~~-.(&£) . Sympoolum.o n - fllslrl>. uted ~held~ In Nlnmberg. Cermony. ...._dodofal DobnT. candidote and led~Mwln the ~"' COmpulef Science and~ woofint place In t h e - for Computing Machinery (foCM) lntematlonol G<oduote lleJNrch Compelillon. held in Austin, · Texu. He< winning entJy de.. that is port"' her-- scribed.-. "AChiAc- teriutlon "' QuestionS and Nt,_. In Ruie-lla<ed Systems.• ~-~algo­ rithm, do¥eloped In port by """' - .. professor"' c.om- puter Jdenu and~ and-ottheca..fot Computolianll-.t\ is dlled on the poster "Tho Top Ten Ngorllhms "' the 20111 CcnCuY" published In(~ in SO.,.,..~ ....... a n d , _ ... _ _ . with the lfU and Computer -..,._,ca-. Conference showcases IT successes By WlH GOlDBAUM had developed about how technol- course a reality. Contributing lditor ogy has altered percepuons of the "What made this so c:xating was that n was bicoastal," says Stephens. "and thequalityoftheconnectional- I N their most ha rn ed mo ments, fa culty members t.ry- ing to balance the demands of t<aching, research and famil y sometimes may feel that the only solution to thrir overloaded schedules is to be in two placa at once. And now- fo r better or worsethey can. Advanas in Internet v1deocon· ferencing pioneered, in pan, at UB hav~ mad~ it poss ibl~ for two fac · uhy members to t~ach ~mater· lo ng courses in classrooms separated by thousands of miles; th~y be irritedli>IIOO- and moy b e - for styli! and longlh. L<ttmmustln<Ldothe ........ --and·~· phone -forwrlli!:Jikn ~ at.l!e a( 5piOO ..--.the ... potfllrconnot publilh .. .... -lheymustbe-by 9 am. Mandoyll> b e - "" podcollon In -bo tt.L_..-. The . . . . . . . . . ........."'_...,. <w..-.r ''+c . Literatures. Wegenstein wondered if there was a way she could still coteach the course in the spring semes- ter from Buffalo using the Web. versities puUed it off. While new technical difficulties ~umily sur- declares James Whitlock, associate • director of computing services and ~ a key player in UB 's Internet ~ videoconferencing efforts. 2 Three of the conference's 13 pr~- g sen tations featured UB faculty ~ members as lead presenters or maJOr participants. While many large univenities and institutions have attempted videoconferencing over lntemetl for special, one-time rvents, UB is one of a handful in the world that has succeeded in using it for regu· larly scheduled cl=, a fact that served the institution well during the MegaconferenQ. "The quality of the video and au · dio com ing from Buffalo was the best I saw in our rehearsals,"saysArif Khan, nerwork engineer for OARnet Network Operations. which coordinated the conference. Adds Lisa Stephens, associate di rector for distance learning opera tions in UB's Millard Fillmore Col lege: "We have proven that UB can accommodate classes reliably through Internet 2. We know it works and we know it saves money; now it's a question of who can we reach where." UB's experience with Intern et vidroconferencing began years ago when a group of individ uals in Computing and Information Tech· nology, Jed by Whitlock, began to""' .how it could make the technology staff, combined with the real-world needs of the university 's faculty members. <XIIImll!llng an 1> Slaiosand-~­ partment of Modem Languages and The bandwidth available on Internet 2 is what rnak<s this possible-" Despite the fact that such a grand experiment was in a lot of ways just that-an experiment-the two uni- ti~nts in rural areas r~motdy, using an inexpensive, wireless hookup. Each of thes~ experiences was showca sed Tu~sday during Megaconference II < http:/ I www . mega - net . net/ megKonfe<ence/ >, billed as "the world's first totally online confaence on the uR of teleconferencing in research and education." "'This is the future coming at us," rise garnered by the UB technical from - EggJ.nton, also a humanities prbres· sor. accepted a position in the De - lowed students and instructors to engage in spontaneous conversation. also have permitted a third faculty member in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to treat pa- workforUB. The presentations at Megacon ference were the result of the exper· _,.,...._-. human body. But last faJI , JUSt as Wegenstem wasantiapaung the birth of her first child, her husband , Willjam "Bodyworlu" Perhaps no one had a better reason to emb race this new technology than Bernadette Wegenstein. visit· ing professor of comparative literature. As a visiting scholar at Stanford University, she had planned to coteach with Timothy Lenoir, a pro· fessor of the history of science at Stanford, a groundbreaking cour"' entitled " Bodyworks., that Lenoir She- approached staff members at Millard Fillmore College, who made contact with their Stanford counterparts. At first, no one was thinking about using Internet 2. "When w~ first started talking with Stanford, the plan was to US< the regular Internet with a video link," recalls Stephens. "That gives you a connection, but the images are pretty choppy and low-quality. Then while we were talking about it, one of the people at ~tan ford said: 'You know, I've been trying to work on this H.323 stuff' and I just burst out laughing. I told them they had just fallen into a hotbed of people workmg on th.is stuff."' According to Stephens, Whitlock and his colleagues bad been experi menting with this technology for years before other institutions be ~ came interested "Had we not been positioned by Jim's earlier efforts, we could not have taken advantage of this technology for 'Bodyworks:" Stephens exp lains. "We just bruised our knuckles o n this bdort a lot of other people did" In addition to the live, interactive nature of the classes, Internet videoconferenci ng for distance learning at UB also involves e.xten· sive online discussion groups, Webbased resou rces and curriculum materials and digitiud video clips. For "Bodyworks," in particular, there was an extensive amount of such material. But the biggest hurdle remained connecting th e two classes and keeping them connected through the semester. Th~ technical staffs at the two universities started working to· gether immediately to make the faced, they only caused one cancellation of the class. "Bodyworks"was an especially interesting course to do this way. Wegenstrin notes. ..The pr~nce of the medium that we were actually analyzing benefited the students," she explains, "because we were looking at issues of reality and virtuality." In addition to the kind of almost awe· inspiring sm.se of connection students in th e two classes [elt, Wegenstein points out that the ex · pericnce allowed them to come to a new way of understanding the Web and its possibilities. .. There was a kind of concretization of the Internet itself," she notes. "Usually Internet experiences are ones you have while you an sitting by yourself at your computer. But here, it suddenly became a social medium." "Turbulence" At about the same time that UB and Stanford were working together to prepare for"Bodyworks,"William K. George, former professor of me· chanical and aerospace engineering, was trying to figure out how to par· ticipate in a National Science Foun· dation program at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California-Santa Barbara while continuing to teach his graduate course on turbulence at UB. The tesult was a cooperative ef. m According to the studenu, the guest interviews, which ne..r ¥jOU)d haY< been part of a rogular course, were the highlighL ln a paper about the~ that was delivered at the lnternatiQDa) Conference of Engineering Education in Taiwan in August. the UB instructors and technical staff noted: "The students received an e:xposure to ideas far beyond the scope of a nonnal course. Many of the top researchers in the area are now famil. iar C.C..to them. This both insp~ them and should facilitate their entry into the technical arena." Telemedldne applicaltlons While UB's early interest in Internet vi~nferencing allowed the institution to find solutions to the purdy logistical difficulties of SOlD" individual faculty members, it also bas allowed UB to support efforts of othen to determine solutions for specific applications. At the Megaconferena:, David Ellis, assistant professor of emergency medicine and associate directorofemergencyservices at ECMC. discussed how be and colleagues developed a wireless tekm<dicine system that they say is unprecedented. "Your standard telemedicine system is cumbenome and difficult to move around," says Jim Mayrose. research assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. "Tha(s a problem for, say, a rural hospital where the emergency depanment is quito small -and where you might want to maY< it from room to room. We have developed a wir<less tdemedicine system on a portal>le cart that allows us to transmit fullmotion video through our hospital network and out to the rest of the world using IP and H.323 standards." Mayrose says the system includes a personal computer, cameras.. amicrophone and speakers. "This system has enabled us to bring the technology to the patient's bedside. rather than hav· ing to bring the technology to the patient,". he says. Sudl sysmns can realize huge oost savings for the health-care industry. since they may rnak< unnecessary emergency transport of some pa· tients from small rural facilities to larger ones where they can be treated This system already is in use, allowing ECMCstaffto diagnose and treat patients in prison hospitals throughout Western New York_ "P<ople might wonder if doctors can actually see what they need to see over the Internet," Mayrose says. "but actually, with our system and the quality of equipment we usc. the imag~ we receive allow for ac.curat~ diagnosis and treatment" To those who have done it, teaching classes and communicating over Internet 2 is an idea whose time has come, even if the technical d.iflicuJ. ties are still qujte substantial institutions-including UB and UCSB-pa rti ci pating. For two During the next year. staff from Millard Fillmore College, which administers UB'sdistance-learning op- houn each week. George lectured live to students from the participat- erations, and instructors from all over the university and Western ing universities; other faculty mem· New York will be working together to find opportunities that might fort with faculty memben from five ben and guest lecturen researching turb~« at the Institute ofTheoreti.;ru Physics also participated. benefit from the u~ of Internet videoconf<mlcing. �lovembu2. 2lW'til1. 11.11 Rap oa"laa A natiorW SGrch hu 7 beJun for' a replacement for had foodlall coach Cnic cn.u..- pbm loo-. ,.,.,.. coach to be in pbce by early December tO ensure a smooth tnnsition and ~ in recrurong flY next )'Oa' Athletic. Olreaor Bob MoOipone announced on Mond.y dlat Cirbus """"' not MYe hts contJ"Xt ~-tl>o....an.Ort>uo OUt the ........ ornu.. and his m.ff will finish who"" pomd on 18-<45 record in hG shah seuon at Ns alma """"·"" gu;ded "'" Bulb from OMskJn 1-AA to 0rvtston 1-.A competition in the Mid-Amenan Corftn!na. Altti' ... 8-l SGSOn ., 1996,"'" Bulb !..... pomd • .-.cord c:J 7-3-4 oYer' the past four seasons Arl<oilpone Wdlho - " " " ' Tyabji ~"- IM'P 1 sina: become Unisys Corp. From 1986-98, he was chairman, president and CEO ofV<riFone, negotiating the merger of that company with Hewlett-Packard in 1997. In 1998, Tyabji launched Saraide, a company designed to drive the convergence-of the lnt:emet and wireless telecommunications. A )'!2[ later, as chairman and CEO. Tyabji negotiated the sale of the company to lnfoSpace.com, merging all of the wireless assets of lnfoSpace.com into Saraide, from which he retired as chairman and CEO earlier this year. Tyabji continues to be an active' business leader serving on the boards of Ariba, Best Buy, "eFunds, lmpnesse, lnfineer and SmartDisk. He also serves on the Dean's Advisory Council for the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In 1995, he received the Engineering Dean's Award. Tyabji's leadership gin is part of UB's $250 million campaign, the largest ever conducted by a pubbc university in New York and New wilbe~tolntr:rviewallc:J England. Although it's the fifth ma jor fund-raising campaign con ducted by UB, it's the 6rst national/ Ort.u." .......... rood>es "" poui>l< ~.._. he wil 00( be ~<Oho.-.'"follhom international campaign, the first Northe rn Illinois 73 , UB I 0 university-wide camJ!.aign and the 6rst to bealumni-dri~en, with campaign volunteer leaders from all over the country. Funds raised will be used to enrich academic programs, support students and en hance university life. If~ ~the outcome, rt Sawrday afternoon kids," Shulman said. They will be assisted by a full -time teacher's aide. In addition to their academiC work, students will receivt psycho social assessment, anger-management and conflict -resolution train - ing. psychological testing and. where appropriate, individual, family and group counseling cond ucted by two fuU-Lime social workers and gradu - pu"""" bright yorch. spot wu JWUOI" fullback Alben Grundy. .....t\o had a COII'Mr-h•gh U B's 173 yards on 18 ames to pace the US offense ate students in the School of SociaJ Work. A psychologist also will be available for assessments. "The goal is to help thesestudents to develop the skills they need, to help them l=p up academically and to see themselves as potentially more successful than they thought they were," said Shulman ...The program provides the kind of structure we think will help free these kids. so they'U believe they're important and that we're invested in them ." Students participating in the pro gram will rtt.eive bus passes to takt- thern from their neighborhoods to Main Street. where a dedicated bus wiU pick up students and transport rhem directly to Acheson Annex. Stu dents will have to pass through a metal deteaor to enter the bujldmg, which will be staffed by a securn v guard. This screening is destgned to guarantee to students. parents and ~occer staff that the center is a safe area. Once students have completed the two-week program at the center, the goal is to offer ..conlinuity of MEH' S 8owlln1 G reen l , UB 0 care," Shulman said, by identifying Wright State l , UB 0 a re -entry person at the students' schools to help with their transition back into the regular classroom. In addition, the center will refer SIU · dcrtts and their famihes to soctal service agencies, as necessary. The The men's soccer tum lost.l-0, to confereoce fOf! Bowhng GrMn The fim h;a)f wu a defensrte batde.. u neither team could find the net.. US rnanqed fun two shots in dw half and Bowling Green reg~nered the only shot on go;aJ.The second ~ started out ., the wne futuon befo~ the Fakons found the net m the 62.nd minute. Bowhng G~ added to the lead 'Mth a p i •n the Blrd mmute . and scored the final goal 'Mth leu than a mmute to pby for the l-0 win The Bulls atso km a 3-0 pme at Wnght Sate on Sunday afternoon The pme conducted the Buns · regular susan Khedule u US now will host me School of Social Work also " look mg into providing mentonng and job training for students. Sheila McGowan, a Buffalo Pub be Schools sOCial wo rker. \\-ill servt" as o n-site director; Charles Syllb, dm1 cal assistant professor of SOCial work. will St."'TVe as program dtra.."'lor, and Mark Cameron. asststant profes..'iOr of .sociaJ work. will serve as research director. E!ZJe Hsher. pnnctpal at Bu f faJo Altemattv~ High School. will 1-x: the superviStng prmc1pal. MAC tounwnent. beglnmng tomoiT'OW Wnght Sate wuted no orne gettiOg on the K~rd. newng 10 firn goal me 1.25 mar*. WSU added a goal btrr ., the~ to tab 1 2..0 halfome lead Wright Sate fin•shed off the sconng 1n the 79th minute to ensure the: wm at WOMEH"S UB l , SL Bonave ntur-e 0 In the last regubr-seuon game before d-Ie MAC Bona~wre . flu Shot CHnk Flu Shot Clink . Student Health Center. Student Un ion lobby, North Campu). 11 a .m .· 1 p .m . Cost of ViKdnation. for more information, 829-33 16 . Loan bit Counseling Session ~~~~~~~~~~~ Financlal Campus. 3_.. p .m . Free. Sponsored by OffiCe of Fioanclal Aid. For more information; 8 29-372-4 . Geology f'e9rvm Colloquium An AnomAb.Js CAibon•te bent In the OeYonYn Fortiand Basin: Buin DyNmks .net F.unallncursions Associated with Tully Formotlon Deposition. Gordon Baird, Dept of Geok»gy, SUNY-F~ia . 21 6 Natural Sdenc.es Compte.. North Campus. 3: 30 p .m . Free. Spon~ by M.urice Crook and Orrin Foster Endowments. For more 1nfonnatlon, Dept. of Geology. &4 S- 6800, ext. 6 100. Buffolo Logk Colloquium The Proof. John lynch, producer. 8rit11h ~~~:io~~~~1~~h by Buff31o Logic CoUoquium. For ~ information, )ohn Corcoran. 881 -1 6-40 or MS-24«. ext. 119 . Awards Dinner 1 1 !~~s ~~~':~~;~a~uttalo 0 ~ : 30 p .m . 180. For more lohn Shellum. MS-322-4 mfo~t iOn, ~~~~~~ ~=~h~~~~;J~~~~rtuhnrv ot Campus. 6 : 30 p .m . Free -.......s.,. ot 4 PLUS ==dela roem. Roberto LDpez Rust Belt Boolu, 202 Allen St. Buffalo. 8 p .m . Free For f'T'IOfe ird'ormaoon, Exhibits H19th Century lotankal Prints " The first art exhibit of the Health Sclel'lCes Ubfary will be on d1splay Lro~~ Lount~ biographer of composer Conk>n Nancarrow, are on · d~ through Nov 1 7 m Men pl ace I Oth, women I I th in MAC c h ampio n sh ips ~A~~U~·c.~~~ Houn are Monday through Thunday from 9 ;·:;~~t~ ~-;.~F~ from ~~~~a~,l~~ on Saturd.ly excep1 du nng finahwrek ~~~~IS ~~~ ~~N~:m 2F~Capen, JuniOr l.anssa U.Cour posted I 2 OISSISU 1n the YOII~H 1eam s IS I I S-8 I ) -6 Jon to Westem MKh1pn. movtng he r tn to seotenth pbce all-time 1n c.a rt~er USISts'Mth 1.057 The Bulls finished the1r weekend w1th ;a four-game loss ;a! Kent Sta te I ) -9 I S- 11, I S- 11. IS- I J Photograph) from the penonal collectiOn o1 Drama Theatre, Center for ETC Technology Wotl<shop• W e stern M ic h ig an l , UB 0 Ke nt Stat e l, UB I 1""'90" Hock«. the Arts. NorthCampu1 8 K'lformation, 64S-ARTS 1 " Hom.-ge to ConkMl Nanurrow" ""'' ~a~~~e. " [un]teamlng: lns.lde oub" Work by Kansa Centanm, 2000 Rum )e y Award Winner, will be on dl)play NO'II l - 10 1n lhe Art Departmenl Gallery on the lower level of the- Center for the Am on the North Campus An open1 ng re<eptJOn wm be held from 30· 7 ] 0 p m on Nov 2 G•11ery houfl are: Tuesday hom 10 a .m . to S p m . s ~~~~at.~r~~~hs:~;~~~ ~ 1 am to 6pm UB defeated St Volle~oall ~~~o~~~~:t~~~ a r~: ~~~~~r;:!~ ~ n the ~th Campu~. The pnnu---unages of ptanu W1th rned!C 1nat propertte!t-haW" been reproduced from a bool.. publtshed m 186 3 owned by the Ro ben l Brown H1story of MediCI~ Coli«tiOfl The exh1b1t was made pou1bk throug h I he generous support of the Fnench of lhe Health Sctences Library and t~ MediCa l Historical Soc:.ety 645-3810 tourTW'nf'nL 2-0 Netthcr teMn could find the net 1n the first half. although the Bulls ouahor. the Bonnlt!:S 8-3 UB did not aptthze on ru dwxes until bte 1n the second t\atf when Paub l.Jnnn• Kom off an amst fmm N~eole Otsz~kl u 71:06 for a 1..0 US tmd. The Bulls added to fhat lad wnh lms than four minuteS to pby .......t'!en Kelty Damon Kored her first career collegs;ate goal at the 87 {)2 nuril; oft an ass•st from Theresa Potenn for the 2..0 UB wm The Bulls 1mpro...-ed the1r record to 13 -S- 1 ove:rall. and already have choched the MAC regubr-se.uon otle wn:h an 8-2 - 1 marX Calendar 9 1 5~ four-blodt night at Kent State. She leads the Bulls in digs with 222 (2.64 per game) and is second in kills with 191 (2.27 per game). Huolcleo.73-10 Mc:Careins fimshed the pme 'f1fYth 10 recepuons for IS I yards and 27S ;all c~tr-,... a Thursday arne Huskte '-'> had teamand cigs in losses to 'Westl!m Mil:higan and Kent Stlte. Matikosh had selll!l'lldls and_, digs at Western Michiga n and followed that ....;_til a 14-lcill, • Nonhem ' " three ' " " 'cackles ' - i=n McCareins broke and rewmed the luck-off 68 yv-ch. srgrWing ~ beginning o( a tr't'mef\dous individuaJ periof'TT'\OinCe and domuuoon o( UB by the ~,_,..., ers. We want them to believe they cansu~.. The center will be staffed by three teachers from the Buffalo Public Schools. who will provide tbe students with two hours of classroom instruction each day. All ar-e cerufied teachers who havt volunt~red to be reassigned to the center from their regular classroom duties and .. are invested in working with these 111 . . . . . . . dthe Sodium in DeK.afb. Ill V.I.S.A. to break the cycle," Shulman said. .. Self-esteem is a big part of it We don't want them to think they're los- the fim plz)l of a ptm 24th in lhe field . Lud den ~ lhe 8-kilometer - I n 25:26 and the Bulls lnlllled 10th cl 12 teams. t.Min's lime was his best Gf1be-. betterinq his aulpUl .t the Paul Snort by 14 seconds. ,.,._ ! The men's and women's cross -country squads h;;ad d•sappOtntlng shOWing)"' me MAC ChampK>nships held In IU.Iamuoo. M+eh The men placed I Oth In I field of I 2. wh•le the women were I I th of I l Todd Ludden wu the Bulls' top rmle fimsher pb.c•ng H th among 100 runnen compleung the 8-klklme:ter course 1n a season-best 25 26 hste m M~ehipn won the team champK>nshep Mel!SSOI 8ui'TO'W5 wu US's top female fimsher. along J9tt1 among the 9 5 fi;~ 18.)1 10< d>e fivelolomet"" C ont.nl Mmgan """' the team ode The women 's crew squad concluded 1a b ll schedule al the HeaCl o f the Elt.. Repna in Elktu.n.. Ind .. on the upper St. ,loseph R.1ver The coune d1stance w;u 2.S miles. US pbced eighth of 16 entn.nu 1n the 'NOmen.\ I'IOVICe 8 rac:e 1n I S:<41 .93 after sa.rtmg from che 12th poseoon Purdue won the race 1n 14 ()4 2 7 The SuUs fidded three! sqw.ds In the open 8 race US's A sqw.d placed I I th of 27 cwen.ll entrana 1n 14: 19.<4l.The 8 team was 12th 1n 1-4 2l sq and the C tum pbced 2lrd In IS 26.07 No~ Dame ·s A squad won d-Ie ract> 1n I ] 2 7 7 �8 ~ lumber t2DIIl/Yol.3t111.11 ucT--.,_......, Section" .... Photoshop, 2. Donald Trainor, - . 212 Capen, North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Free. -- ua vs. Ohio. Alumni Arona, Nortl1 Campus. 7 p .m . free . . Seen&:- (Cdo ' =-'~l;,~ Thea~ Center for tho Arts, ~once~~r:;,m 19 ;, ~onnance. For I'T'IOre infonnalion, 645-ARTS. Wednesday · Sunday :5 ·--t; - • UB Women's Club. Tilndoori's • hfm,..77~ 0 Transit Rd., . 64S-3286. ~;::?;.~­ . Jim Bridunan. Presented by . the Center for the Arts and UB . M11etics. Mo;nstoge Theatre, Center for tho Arb, North ~"Ytf!rP~:~~~lton, . 645-AilTS. ~orth~~~~ k ee. ~f21.~~~::;:~. =..~Sci ences Opening Reception f.w Art Exhibit Play Salivaty Glond Dysfun<llon Affredo A:guirre, Dept of Oral DiagnostK. Sdences. 355 Squtre, South Campu~. 8 a.m Free ~~~~~t"l~s:~·A~;: ~Sdencos UIH'ory Online and Off: An Introduction to Ubrary Research . Heather Munger fht- Rl-pot't£T, publis~ lhtmg' for ~cnh ldklng pl<tn• o n t ilmpus or for o ff campul ('vcnh wht'r(' nn lat~ thdn noon on the Thur,ctay f>rMedlng publk .ttlon Lhllng' .u.. onl ~ <lcccptc-d through the t: l~ctronlc \ubmiulon form for the onllnt! UB Calendar or h e nh at • http I www.butlalo .ed u / calendar login ,. Be<.auseo uf ~po~c e limitations. not all e vent!. in the elect ronic l.aiNirl;tr w ill br Included in tht• Rt•porlf!r Media lnstn.Jction Room, Health Sctences Ubrary, South Campus. 11 a.m.-noon. free. Open only to U8 students, faculty and staN . For more infonnation, Stewart Brower. 819-3900, vet. 113. Envln>nment.l Engineering and Sdenc:e- Series ~~: ~~'1~~1ng ~~of~~'.'JI: J~~~",';!';,{,J Environmental Engineering. 1 40 Ketter, North Cam pus. 1. 2:30p.m. free . Sporuored by Dept. of Crvil, Structural and ~~~~~~~~~or Integrated Waste MaNgement and Sevenson Environmental Servk:es Inc. For more lnformatton, Monka Moshenko, 645-2088 winner. Art Dept. Gallery, B4S Center for the Arts, North Campus. S:30-7:30 p.m . Free SponSO<l!d by Dept. of Art. f<>< more information, Dept of Art. 6o4S-6878, exL 13SO. fall Faculty Lecture Series lecture Endowment. - MacHomer. Oft Center Senes. Atrium, Cent~ for the Arb, North Campus. 7:30p.m. and 10 p.m. S9 in advance, S 11 ~~~~iRirmore All ll«h Rectul l 645-2921 . ~~~t~~~·~:~ ~~~3~~ ~;:~rrore information, Marcia Wopperef, 829-2975. Saturday ~~~·~ 4 =~~~~r;:j:f(;. fTC Technology Worluhops ~~~~~~ Campus. Noon · ITo p.m. Fret>. Friday 3 ~n Uw Convocation c---- =t'Jn~~ndo 250 Mathematics BuiJding, North Campus. 4 p.m. F~ Forter CIMmlstry Colloquia Tho Geometries of Simple - Undergroduate Ubrory. 127 Capen, North Campus. 5-6:30 e~~ryby~ Art Jecture/ praentadon lnt......-student~aF. . 2000 more inform.ltion, OepL of Art,. 6o4S-6878, ext 13SO. lnlonnatlon Session PMBAond EMBA Information Session for Prospe<tM Studenu . Jacobs ~:i~~~ as the Butler Mansion, comer of IM1tlng a Stotement of Purpose_ Karen Nemeth, c..... Plann;ng ond Pla<emen~ and El<r1 Dussourd, lnl<mltional Student and Scholar Services. 17 Norton HaN, North Campus. S-6 p.m. FrM. --l..o<tllre =-~~l:l..ro. long I~ Jewish Med~ Cent~. 117 P~rteor Hall, South Campus. 6-7:30 p.m. Ffft. SponSO<l!d by Dept ol Nuclea< Medicine. For more information. Rebecca Goodman, 838·S889 For r1"'If'e information and rese<Vatioru, 829-2202. UB vs. Kent SUite . UB St«tium, North Campw. 1 p .m . I 1 2, I 10, 18 and free to students with UB 10 . Tuesday - ·sVofhyboll ~: ~~~p.m F.... Flu Shot Clink Flu Shot Clink . Student Heatth Center. Student Union lobby, North Campus. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost of vKcination. For more information, 829-3316. ~tellbnry Anding Art/Rim Information. Glondciro Johnson-Cooper, Undergraduate Ubrory. 127 Ca pen. North Campus. 2-3 P;~bytho u te Libraly. for """" a..- u... C1oulul Musk Redtal. WBFO. Allerl Recital Hall, South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. For fl'lOI'l' information, 829-6000. .7 College. Career Plam;ng & MacemenL 222 Natura! Sdoncos Complex. North Campus. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. IJbraty Research Skills. Eric Acree, more 10formation, Eric Acree, 64S-29H , ext 235. Assoc. member>, J7S I<>< others. For more Information, liMe Fleischmaoo, 645-2107 . Students. Millard FiUrnore Variations and =.t............ - · Opus! t.w A.lumnl Convocation and Jaedde :llward Luncheon. ~~~~=~~.m Screening Room, Center for the Arb, North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For rnor-r information, 64S-3810. Adva nced Courwlnfo. 21 2 Capen, North Campus. 3. 5 p.m. Fret-. Information, 6o4S-3204 . Career Seminar ond Information Session for Adull Anolytk ConUnuotlon In Boundoly-Valuo ond frft- -.t.ops Detawart Ave. and North SL, Buffalo. 6 p.m. Free. For more •..-Sesslon Mo-tks Colloquium ETC Technology ~~~~ ~lF;,eeM. For ~~~~toM'%~~ Wednesdaysot4PLUS Prose Reading ln French of Professor Emerinu, Dept. ol Engl;,t,. 9 30 Clemens, North Arthrs Slide TaiiL Larry Bell. ~= ~T~~.v;rt~~~ ~:=~~ 15. SponSO<l!d by Dept ol ~=~·~~ r,rcenter MU5ic. For more information, o.p.nm.ntal Seminar Tho Global Burdon of OISNS<: ~Pestilence ond Publk Sciences. Screening Room, Center for the Arts, North Campus. S:30 p.m. Sponsored by Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender. For more information, Pat Shelly, 829 - 3~S1. _ , . .. 4PLUS Flu Shot Clink Flu Shot Clink . Student Health Center. Student Union lobby, North Campus. 11 a.m.-1 p.rh. Cost of vaccinatfon. For more information, 829-3316. ~,~rr~~.:O::-e::;:.':r~n the Form ~ Soviet Union. Barbara Tedlock, prof., Dept. 3:30p.m. Free. 6 ~~try and tho foste< 635 -39~ 7 Flu Shot anJc: Au Shot Clinic. Studeflt Health Center. Student Union L.obby, North Call\f)US. 11 a.m.· 1 p.m Cost of vaccination . For f1"'(;fto information, 829-3316 . ETC Technology Worluhops Monday more information, Dept. of Art. 6-45-6878, exL 13SO. ~~~~for more information, Canirt Meyer, . Concert ~~reJ gym~~Ot Art . For Hotel, Buffolo. 8 :15 a.m.-5 H;'Iih~~=tof · Free. :::u.~~ Schroeder,- congresswoman. Adam's Mar\ ·· \lollo)'ball .. -UB vs.. M&.ml (OH) . Alumni · Arona, North Campus. 3 p .m . Aeflguring. Evan Penny. B13. Center for the Arts, North WNY Hulth C.. fonlm "Finding Solutions Through Collabonltlon."Sam DoNidson; A8C News c:orrosponden~ Potricia . =-by6J:i~ .• . dub. For more information, lno<gonlc-llodlng Up Opinions wtlh Hard Dato. Ronald See, Indiana UnW. of Pa. 20S Nawr•l Sdoncos CompleJ<. s lion,EricA=e, 64S-29•13, ext 235 . Concert of StudentGnoduote Composer's ConcetSiee Concert Hall. Nortl1 Campus. 8 p.rn free. Sponsored by Oopl of Music. for """" """""'tion. 645-2921 . R - Portl Staff Semi, _ Etto<e Appelll. ch;et, Chern~1ry =~·~t.~~ell Institute. Gaylord-Caty Room, Reseorch Stu<fies Center, Roswell Pari< Cancer lnst., Elm and Cartton sb., Buffolo. 12:30 r.::-=.~~ Edge, 114S-5789 . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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The duo, which performs as Seen & Heard, merges choreography, dramatiC charactenzations and multi-tracked cello scores 1nto theatre that $1 million bequest to endow chair Gift from Ann Riwchun in memoryofher husband to benefit Ophthalmology By SUZANNE·CHAMIIUUUN Rqx>rtn- Contributor T H E univer si ty ha s re ceived a S1 million gift 10 Presadent William R. Gremc r. who had ce lebrated w1t h Ann Riwchun when told of he r mtt:n t1ons last year, praised the wcU-n:· and Biomedical Sciences in memory of internationally known ophthal - mologist. eye surgeon and UB alum nus Meyer H. Riwchun . The gift-a beques t from R.iwchun's wife. Ann ~ - R1 wchun, who d1ed in 1999-will fund 1he Meyer H. Riwchun Professorship of O phthalmology in the.· Depart ment spccted couple who held UR 111 SUlh of Ophlhalmology. Ann Riwchun made the lx-que5t to recognize and continue the wor~ that her husband had pursued as a "Meyer and Ann Rlwi..hun wert· mt"mbers, no t o nly of the l ' B faimlr. but the larger Westt>rn Nt-v. York wmmun ity as well." (;remer noted ... Tht·tr work on he half ol tht· hlmd wa3 llUI:,tandmg " Dr Rl"-'L hun wa:, .1 h1~hh r,· ~.udt·d nphthalmu l n~J~I and l ' B t'Sh:em . ~t t· Uar \'{lUll~ ph)'\IU,ms llm dotre lO rc.- pdV tulmlna tc.•d vears later m h1" dt·uston to donate part of ht:, nt..ttt· to to the umvt:rsaty. a d~trt' th.u . . . a~ ultJmarcly carnt'd our bv ht... \,·tk ~ l>equest"IV'JSbaum added An earlier ~oft to Umverstt\ Ar thtv(."''. tncludcd hooks. professton.ll and pcr,nnal memorat·uha. dtpl1\ CIVIC act iVItli"!., andudmg thl' presidency of rhe Buffalo As.sooa 110n for the Blind," he addt'd "[)u nng thcar lavrs, tht•y made a re-.JJ ditTeren(e m the quahrv of life.· for Western Nt"\\• York rcs1denb ..tnd thev are co01mumg to do so through th a:, gent·nm~ g1ft to li B\ mt-dKal endow a professorship in its Schoo l of Medicine professor in the UB mNhcal school. 1n h1s pnvate practice and a...-. hcaJ of t>ye servtc~ tnr the U.!:.. Arnwd Forces durmg World War II graduate who t"lliOVt"d a long and Larecr 1n meJu.me. while hl!lo wdt" was equally dediCatt'd dL~ttngu1shed "-h()(•l" Tht• Rl""'\. hlln, · long tum.· fnend .mJ Jttnrnc' \·\ ';n llt' \\'t.-.haum . J ~·n 1or p.irlllt'T .11 K.wtnnk\ & ( :.o ok. ma:., dwarth. pht\IOgraph.!! and pt·r ttnoot ;.orrc:-.pnndentt' that th\lU ment the hk ul Mevl'r Rrwlhun John R. Wnght.dcan ol the '-h'~~.,t of Medaune and Rumlt:"dt ... Jl \~ 1 t'nt~. hailed RJwthun .b "a lt~..tdt'T 11 1 ...ud "The UI1!Vt.'r\tl\ hdd a 'Jll'\.1.11 the lidd of eve ~are. "''ht·ther ht· ........ , platt' Tn tht'H ht·.uh . JnJ llr Rtwchun alway:.. mau11.1meJ dn,t' uc.•:o. wuh LIH through ht' tt'.llhin~ Lblng mt·ntonng and o;;pcaktn~ '' ()r l{!w(."hun ielt 11 ,,..~...,wn tnnovattvc,urgK.li lt"\.hnt<..~Ut"' m c.-.Jutdtmg nl<'dll..tl o;;tudt·nh .1nd the g.ent:'ral puhltl .il'l<,utthc t~lil"' ,,, ~otitlc.·w \. .Ut' 1111 purtant to gtve h.1tlo. 111 ht:, a/mol mc ltr r .1nd In provak tr.IHllng It • 'lllt\V,lltwtll.illl'"'l Hh,~o~rn''" thJ.t lq~..tl' ;,llc:o~Jm~ t'\ij!t' t"liU\..Jthl\1 ConUnued ..., p.-goe 7 Faculty Senate told King supports UB By JlNNIFlll LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor W ITH the advc.-nt ul new lcadersh tp tn SUNY central, UB should find itsdf poised for progress m .. a m o re sup port:ive envlfonment," Pres1den1 Wil · liam Cremer told membt.·rs of the Faculty Scnatt· at Tu~y's meeting. Referring to SUNY C han cellor Robert L. King. C remer attributrd the increased su pport tn Kmg's thu.~ far headstro ng leadt•rshtp. " Hl·' done an outstanding JOb nl hnn~ ing a whole new levd ol encr~' and ... q uality of pt.'Oplc Wlth hun hl central office," he smd. "And I thm~ it 's a very different central offiCl· n<1\, than 11 was a year ago. "V,le a re an insti tuti on mu lh more led by a chancellor than "''t' have hecn for some period of ttmc. and I thmk on balance, that is a ven. very good thing for us." l;rt.'tnt'r abo laudt•J the.· .:h.tn~.-t·l lor for hh pu:,h- m :,\11;, wuh l ' H', rc.:ent $250 million ;,dp tta llalll pa1gn announ..::t>me•lt - tmvnrd Lll depcndrn..::t· . rathc.·r th ;m depL·n dena· on th .: annual Sl 1NY hudget "l-or tht~ war ahead. I thmk ht· gtves us gooJ advu.e ~1nd good <II rect1on wht·n ht· )3\'!lo wt· must nut let ourse!Vt."!io tX" define."<! 'n rnud1 ,b we.• have- m tht' past hv the hudgl' t." <.~remer saad. He touted th(· ch..'\0\.'eil(u \ aJvo...JlY ,,j the state's funding nf l~Ontractual UltTr:aSCS.. a... \\-"eU as hJS push tnr finan ltal rt"(OF,nition from (. ;ov. l;t>orge Patak! nl llR's growth m Sj.Xlrl-•;nrL"ll program allWII)' .md cnrollmeOI. IIt• ,JdJ(·J th.1t Ill mamtammg enroll lllt'lll\ t~nd aug-men trng tuition tn . . nn1l', l ' H wuJd find itsclf in a prn-1 !Jon tht!> \'Car to strengthen recruit nwnt .md program deveJopmenL t ,remer also pointed ou t that the two ~rt·.uc ... t r haJiengcs King fa..-:cs thl' Vt',H .lrt• \Vlth tht· \l 't" Y hmp1 I ht· fiN \.hdllt·ngt' , ht· "'11d, ~~ tn fl'p.m "tlw lll.11or hok tntht· \l ' ~"' ha:.t•" l hudget J ;,.Ju,ed 1-l\ lund . . takt·n lrom \l 1 NY hmpttJ(, !111 \l' N' '11 Hhnme lun,t 1.al:, "T h.u '' ntH J ~t~oJ thmg on \\'h1 .. h In he.• restm~ tht· tot .ll bud~t'l PI the "--ta It' Un tvt'r'lt' ... ( .rc:•m·r ...ud noun~ the hmp11ab' 'trugglc to ~t·n t'rdtl' Jntomt' The lh.m..--dlor. hl· ,.:ud, 1:, cxp~!t.'Ci to a,,j.. P;H akt to put .~ .... Jc mont'\' to ad1u:,ttht• k'Ni · than lUnt rihutJOJl1i of the.• htl\ pttal' ovt'f tht' pa~l two In thrn· Vt'<H" - rt·touped dollar~ that to uld .unou nt h) d.' much a:, $200 million l'hl· '.c..'\.ond challenge.· Km~ la\.t''· l .remt'r ~td, a:, m acln'tt.Jtmg tht• mstly St:parat!on ofhosp1tal finan(t'\ !rom ~UNY '5 mamhn(' budget. "an other SIOO mtll aon or so pmhlcm " \.Vhile a "b1g ask'"' m Albany. <..;ret ncr satd the cft(•t.1 SUNY·w1dc would he "all to r(lt' gooJ for evcrvone." e\":pt.Y1t'll !'ht· prt·~tdc.·nt rwtt'd th.n .mum~ l B\rcJ\t\fl">hlht·,,ptlllll'lh. ,11)11111 tht• \.h.llll('IJnr ' ' ht\ \.llnll1l lllllt'OIII' " ~ro"-'111~ thl· rl'sc.•an h l..tmpu~' "I thm~ ht· \\."l~ dcarh , ha.'-t·d on travc.•h Jnd l)thcr llllJUlflt" ht··, nMdt• ' llltt hl· .. :~me.· mto h1' J~hllton . th.tt tht' ltlh t lf filldlltln~ the ,1,\lt' Ulll\t'f 'II\ ft'\b\-t'f'\ ht'";l\'lh Oil \<t.'h.ll L\dtlllt Ill tht• Ulll\t'r\11\ Lt'll(t•r<· l oft'lllt'l "'1d. Jddm~ th.1t ..,_,n~ \\',!' 1111prt'\..'t'l.i 011.1 rt'\.t'Tll \'1:-.lltu ( .Jhlorm.l h\ wh.ll lhl' l ' ntvt'T!I ll\ ol { ..Jit!orll!:t hJ..,Jnnl With h1ghl'T nhJ...Jitun "\ thlll~ hl Wt' lJ/l JJ\ all\. I' tht ""'htl\t " ' tl'lll hal' mtht' ,t,!lt' II \H' d1 1"'llllt 'oC."l"' thm~.,,h,u ""''II hdp.uh . m~, ·t lwutu \t'r'ill\ ~t'llll'r'. t •Tt'tnt'r t'\tt'nJt·d hi' than"-' ,, tht' m,m, ""'ht' haw hdr~:J tll"", th, UlllVt'r\ll\'.,l'llroJI!llt'llt t\\t'r tht· p.l,l three vt·,ar!lo, c:x plammg th.u .1Jd1 !tonal lund' rc..::c.·tvc.-d Jut· 11 1 tht· 111 treased enrollment ht~w hdl'ed h• c................. ,.... 1 �2 Rep a...._ lonlller 9.2Q/Vi. lt llo.lZ BRIEFLY GM e-cammece car to llddreu students - RONikl Stein is vice president for university advancement and development. He oversees "The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation," the university's $250 million capital campaign. R.Kulner, lhemon._for delolopment ondlu>cha/Cenenl _ , . , - =::::. . gies, will """' his Insights with M8Astudontsfrom2:30-3 :30 p.m. U>dly In lhe Sa-*>g Room In lhe for lhe Arts c..on lhe North a...>us. y--. IWiner abowl behona!ed lot« IO<Iofwllhlhe Sc;hool a/ ~·linl-AUTnJs ollhe 5:30p.m. in lhe Hyatt lloglncy ...... r~ 1\IJtnO(s lnoights on ' - CM Is tronsforTring -for lhe , _ economy .... be~ to OIM' studeniJ, JI'OIIIIIng I ..... glimpse iniDihe "'*!!ie ~ond~<lll­ bft a/ one a/ AmeriQ's grwot corpomionr, • • laM Mondo~.- a l l h e - a/ ~ ~~ Georgeo. ~..­ Sf*llot..Ao•-· •· emorilus a/ erJCon.wi-"A .1211oQn. b.r)'~• ll-.y Thomo" otlhe rnaniHy ..-og ollhe~Cenlllr, to behold at 2 p.m. T.-11)1 In 102 Good,_- Holoolhe Soulh ' The program Is open to .. ~lhe~ tact lhe &nerilus C<nt<r It 8292271. GSA offers film festival The Graduate Sb..len),Auod• tlon will pmenl I "16iryTO lnt<r· . n.Jtioool Film FtitlYol" TU<Sdoy, Wednesday and.not.lllursdly in lhe Sa-*>g Room in lhe Center for the Arts. The >e.....Vngs will be ,_ and open to lhe public. A roaption open to atten<lees ol ony ollhe KJftllings will be held from 8:31).9:30 p.m. af. tor lhe last film on Nov. 16 In lhe Atrium ollhe Cent« for lhe Ms. schedule: • Nov. 14: "ShaN We Dancer(Japan, 1997), s-7 The p.m.; •A Dly Whit• Seoson" (U.S., 1989), 7-9 p.m. • Nov. 1S: "Monster" ~taly. 1994), 6:36-7:30 p.m.; "Kiss 0< Kill" (Australia, 1997), 7:3().9:30 p.m. . • Nov. 16: •eu.ntanomera• (Cubo, 1997), 6:30-8:30 p.m. REPORTER The l!tpaf<r Is • campus "'""""""- publi>hed by lhe Office ol News , ~Fes in the Division a/ ___ -9ahlwnity Communications, Unlvonlty at B<ifolo. fdtoriololficesaro ioated 1l330 Ctolb Hill, ,_ Buffalo, (716) 64S.2626. wuetcherebulfllo.edu UnhwlltJ c ' _ Sue....... --'-........ L4ri c...toSmitlt...,.. • .......... ........... Dlrectw., News SerwkM Dfnctwel......,._ -....Kristen- .....-..Patridl Dc:lno'4n Ellen Goldbaum --- MooylethSplna A.!Jnge< s. Christine \'Idol Why l.s It 50 lmport•nt to give to • publk unlvenlty7 not only 111 Western N~ York. but throughout the countly and the There's a cliche ~ usc in th~ business: for public un.M:rsities., the state pays for good; it doesn't pay for excdlcna:. So any conversation about public unM:rsities has to begin by acknowledging and appreciating the 1.-...1 of state support that we get. It is substantial. but the truth today is that ifyou're WJing to comp<te for the very b<s1 faculty,then you have to be able to offer th<m endowed doairs and if you are going to be abkto rmin your very h<sl faculty &om heing raided by other universities, you have to be able to offer them those extra incentives that other univas.ities are offering them ThiS campaign will begin to level the playing 6dd for UB to allow us to comp<te and rmin the veryh<sl faculty. And the same thing's true for students. We need to have endowed fellowships to attract and retain the very h<sl gnoduate students and we need to have endowed scholar.hips to attract the very h<sl students. The case has been made beCiwe the Distinguished Honors Program, which is the result of a gift we rea:ived anonymously &om a donor, has brought to the university 99 students whose average SAT score is 1513 and average high -school average is 98. Many people argue that those students would not be here if world And they want to be reconnected-there's this thing called alumni spirit. They'n: mad at us because we have not embraced th<m as members of the university fumiJy for 30yean. it wasn't for the endowed Distin· guished Honors Scholarships. lloat 's why this campaign is important. The other thing that the Clffipalgn docs. wh1ch tS not financtal, ts that it ha!! reconnected th e umverstty to Its alumm-.1 oonnecuon that was bro· ken when we became a public um vcrs-tty m t%2. And for the first time, wt''re reconnectmg to o ur alumn1, What Is unique about this campalgn7 In preparing for this campaign, I wont back and loob:d at aD the Clffi· grams an: the programs for which we an: raising money. That's different than in the past campaigns wben the C3tt1paigns"""" run primarily bythe pn:sident and a small gr00p of volunteers &om Buffiolo, most ofwhom were not even UB alums. What rve described is the first for UB, but very typical for Clmpaigns for other public unM:rsities. One ofthe roasons it's taken a tittle extra time to II" this campaign going is that we had to build the infrastructure to allow for this broad-based Clmpaign. paigns the unM:rsity has conducted through the years. both when we were a public institition in 1986, as Wh.otrohwUI--t-. wdJ as the tlo= major campaigns,... play 111 MM!oog this campaign • success? conducted whm ,... """" a private institution in !92(), 1929 and 1955. The major rolt of giving tbemsdves As far as I can tell, this is the first time at the leadenhip 1.-...1, and asking ever that the campaign has been . others to give at the leadersbip level. alumni-driven-that is, the cam- l~s a diffen:nt conversation when a paign chair of every Clmpaign com- staffpenon talks to an alum and says, mitt« aapt for one is a UB alum; "I'd liU you to give to the university;" most of the members of the cam- than someone who's an alum who paign committees are UB alums. So says, " I believe in UB so much that the volunteer leadership is UB alums. rve given a gift tha~s stretched me. Secondly, this is the 6rst national But I believe in UB and I'd liU you Clmpaign. E'ml in the Clmpaign of to believe in UB and join with me in '8&-which was in raising giving a gift." That's a conversation $56 rnillion-theytall:<d to only one that I think is best done by a volun person outside of Buffiolo when they teer. That's why major campaigns, did the feasibility study, and that was public and private, are volunlec:r· somebody in Rochester. Most of our driven and staff-supported. gifts (for the current =paign) an: How do you deflne a 5UCcess· coming in from California, from ful carnpa'gn, other than ' Aorida, from New York City. So it's achieving the goal7 the 6rst truly national Clffipaign fur First of all, the intangible success is the university. And~ of those gifts re-engaging the alumni in theuniverare coming from alumni. And the sit y-<Ommunicating with them, third thing that's important is that crc:ating that " warn) and fuzzy feelthis is the 6rst federated =paign. mg" and a sense of passion fur the uni In words, this is a C~mpaign inversity. That's an important outcome volving ~ne in the universityof this C~mpaign. Another is not only every faculty member, every staff perthe money you raiseduringtheC!mson, ~cry department. every propaign. but what that has done to your gram,evcrydecanalarea. Thosepm- sua:esfW other level of fund-raisin~ post-ampoign.lisnot alwaysllppllimtbat one of the goals of the ampaign istx>~inaea5eannual fund l'2ising at the post-arnj>aign J<v.l We went into this carnpoign with a giving bd of about $10 million. It is our hope to r2ioe this on anannu.J basis IX> at !least $2SS30million. That'swhatunMnities do-doey we the campaigns to build the madoine!y. tx>sharpaJ the tools and to =ate a habit of giving on the pan of alwns that .w-ntially inaeas<sannual gifts to the university. And then of course you'Ye got thekgacyar.ct. That is, this will - be our last campaign. We hope to put in place a structure of people and proasses to allow the na1 pmident and vice president and uoiwnity communitytolaundoaampaign atthebiDion-<lollaricYd. That'sfor ......_,__. ... someone else to do. Could,_ _ _ .._.. ~--~~­ be dolsog7 you - When I was vice president for unM:rsity re1atioos, I wed to look at )oeMans6dd(aformer<X<OJtive director of the UB Foundation ) and say; "I'Ye got theh<sl job at UB. rm in charge of PR, and press and media, and we'Ye got all this good news at UB. I could never ask ~pic for money. That's got to be the worst job in the world, sitting in somconc's kitchen at 4 in the afternoon and m~ng nice talk.. How in the world could you do it?" And I "'" tell you (now) that I i<Mthisjob beC!use you actually lll3k things happen. You lll3k a differencr. Study finds link between stroke, gum disease Relationship found to be even stronger than between gum disease and heart disease By LOIS BAKlll disease in all groups." Contributing Editor EOPLE with severe gum disease arc at twice the nsk of suffering a strokt than rhose wJth good ora l health, UB researchers have shown m the first national, populatio n · P based cohort study of periodontal d.i.sease and cerebrovascular disease. The increased risk was found only for stroke caused by blocked arter· ies, the most common type of stroke. There was no relationship between ora1· hea1th status and stroke caused by hemorrhage inside tht' brain. Results of the study appear in the October issue of Arclrivrs o[lnrt•mal Maiicme. '"This~ the first The cohort for this study com · prised 9,962 adults between the ages of 25 and 75 who took part in the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1), disease and heart disease, he noted. Recent studies, lnduding several conducted at VB, have found that mfcction appears to be associated with increases in risk of heart disease, and periodontal disease is one of the most common human infections. However, tittle is known about the r<· lationship between periodontaJ disease and cerebrovascular disease. Wu said periodontal disease i~ tho ught to increase the risk of stroke tn much the same way it increases the risk of heart attack. "Bacleria. endotoxms and o ther maJOr study to loo~ haL1<,al products from gum pockets at this question," sard lead author Tiejian Wu, research assistant profo sor of social and preventive medi~,n e ''There have been a fe-w other Vl'n !muted studies. but the number ol subJet1.5 was small and drawn from restricted populations. Ttus study also looked at subgroups-men, women, blacks and non · blacks. Pe - enter the arcuJation and may pro· mote an mflarnmatory~caus­ ong a:lls to proliferate in the blood vessels and the liver to increase produc- riodontal disease was associated with an increased risk for cerebrovascular dotting," he said. lloe relationship betwttn gum disease and stroke was even stronger than the apparent link between gum conducted from J 971-74, and its follow-up, completed in 1992. The participants' oral-health sta· tus, assessed as part of the NHANES survey, was placed in one of four categories: no periodontal disease, gingivitis. periodontitis or toothless. Gingivitis is an inflammation of the gums and is considered a relatively mild form of periodontal disease. Periodontitis is a severe infection in volving the gums, membranes at the base of the teeth and the support · mgbone. Wuand colleagues compiled tnformation on the occurrence:- of stroke event and was associated with a two-fold incr<ase in risk for non-hemorrhagic strok<. The study found no association between periodontal disease and hemorrhagic ~"While mort: studies are needed for a rondusive statement about the cau~·and-effcct association. the consistency of the findings in different g<nder and racial groups. and the strength of the association between two chronic conditions prevalent in the adult population may have important implications for individual and public health," Wu said Also participating in this study were Maurizio Tr~isan , professor and chall- of the Department of Social and PrC'Ventive Medicine, and departmental faculty members a whole and of non ·hemorrhagtc Christopher Sempos. associate professor. Joan P. Dom, assistani pm fessor, and Karen L Falkner, research assistant professor, and Roben ). Genco, professor and chair of th< Department of Oral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine. and hemorrhagic strok<. Results showed that perindontius gation and may promote plaque for-\ was a significant and independent mation that can cause blockages and risk factor for any cerebrovascular grants &om the National Institutes of Health and by a Bus....ll Fellowship &om the UB medical school. uon of dorung factors. Bacteria also mar attack the =sc:llining and dantage endothelial cells," he explained. "F urther, several periodontal pathogens can induce platdet aggre· among participants by checking hospital reamls and death cen:ifiCites on the follow-up survey. They assessed the nsk of cerebrovascular events as The study was supported by �lovember9.21100/Vol31.1o11 Reparta. 3 DrieD Law, Pharmacy increase tuition The Law School and the Sehoul of Pharm.Ky and Pha rma(.eUII(d l '-.uelll..l'!'l hdvc 1ncreased tu1t1on for the academiC yea r 10 ordc.-r to 1..0Sb a~soCta ted With 1rnplementmg a new curnculum and re!>truuunng the doctoraJ program. resJXctlvd v 'I he Law \chuol ha ~ mc..rcd \c..·d tu1tum hv S700 a V("ar for hoth Ne"' York ~tate and out of -)>tate rt'!<> ldcnb ln -!'l tat e res1dent s nuw p.n S9 ,1 50 a vc:ar. With t'ut of ~ tat e res1denb pa ymg S/4,700. Tht· m~..rc:cbc:d tUitiOn w1ll hdp wver the cost of tmplernt•ntlnl! th e new ~..u rriCulum that law -'>(. hool admm1strators say prov1dn t1 more 1n tens1ve legal -trammg ex pfneni.':C" and wall plate LIB I J\\ \t.hool tn a natumal lcadersh1p pos•t•o n. lnaddlt1on, about 30txfu'Tll of Uw revenue: ~ncrca.sc will he: lL~'llto enh.anct' finanoal cud to student" In the pham1..1cy SLht:x-Jl. the U)St of tultton ~ mcrea.sed hv S 1,(0) lur New York State rt51dcnb .rnd SlJXXl for out -ol -~ta te rt=Sidents. Tile wst ot Jttcndmg the K"hool ~ now S8.90U for In -state res1dents and Sl b...~c;() for those rcs1dmg outMde N("\o\1 York ~tak Money genc..'r.l l t~d hv th e tul tiOilllll..ft:cbt' will he u .. ed 1t1 fun d aJ d 11 10na l I..U\ t\ .t!l!'>OI..Iatcd w11h unplt'mt·ntlng the r e~ l ru..tu r nf Pharm.D program /'h(' nc.' \\ , c.·ntrv lt·vcl dot.toral program '" dt· !llgncd to produ (C gradu dt t·" whn " 'II ~ pend far mort" tun t' on pii t1ent ~.arc managemc.·nt than th n \<.'I ll nn di.)penMng Jrug!> I he nc.'" deg ree 1!'1 111 lu1t' wllh .1 dJTt'c..IJH' I rom th e Amer11..1n Ac;!<o(IU.ttlull t il Co ll ege..~.) of Pharm.h " .!pprcl v tn~ the"'" vt:u r Pharm I) J' tht· l•dd ' on ly profc~!'> IOil.!l Jq~rt't' l'H '' pha!'>lng out''' h.t\hdnr, pro~r.un Ahout \() peru·nt ol tht' IUIIIIIO ln\.rc.·a .. t• ,tl .. n wdl ht ln\ntt:J tn finannal JtJ ~..uvc.-r ( ETC to host ed-tech presentations The Educational Te<hnology Center will ho't .1 ,t·nc..·, ul prt''-t·n on proJ("Cb and IS!'>UC'\ rddt t·d to cdu~o.dtlondltn. hnnlo~' "I' phcatlom and re!'loUr(c' at l 1K The Scholar" Works hop ... ' 'l't'n 111 t ' H 1.1., ult' .tnd .. r.1fl mcnlbt·r , will bt• held from noon tn I p m u1 th~· I I ( ~I: I .lpc.·n t 1.111 '•n tl11 No rth Campu !o hn further mlo l rn.ltl•lll ,t•, n•.•~t I /( .11 h 4 ; -~ ou The: -.chedult• Nov 13 The 1\dk' Pulp fid1on ( ollcd1un . lc:xt and l>•gtt.d lud n h Adamo; Volpe. dm·<.tor. I nd.wood Me m(lnal L1bran • Nov. 15: ~ t a t e of Ou r t.nv1ro n mcm ; Fred Stoss, hH•Io~I . . J I '~ 1 t·nas libranan , ~ut•n ce and Fng.net'nng Libran • Nm 27· Plag•an <;m L1 R Pol1n and Resou r<t·s. H1d:. h .•rrn. d1 fi."( IOt of ~.umposlllon and ~o.ompu11ng. Department of English • De1.. 7: J'here's Magu. m the.· Weh of It : llsmg Fd Tech m a ';tan dard Shake!tpcare ( nu ro;e; Duv1d Wi ll hcrn . profes.\oor of F.nghsh Jn J d1recto r. FTC • Dec. II ~tudc:nts ' \ ' l t~ws ot lt't hnol9p L'...c 10 the1r l .our't'" I homa!'l Shuell. professor o f ~o.oun.\o('hng and edu1..attonal psvcholo~' • De~. I'- Lopy n ght and tan Use 111 the D1g11al l:nv•ronmc:n t Peter R1 11 ner. .J!'> Sistant to thf VII.. c.' prc:sidc.·n t, Offi,e of th(· Chtd In fo rrn.ttiOtl Ofticc:r. and Karl'll !-oenglaup. dJrct·tor, ge neral lthr.trlt'' access serv1ces, Umvers1t y Lib ran es. tatlon~ • G26 I'Ut.,Soalb Campus • Nft.llt,2-5 p.m. . ~~iiii~·~ ~aa~M;•;·;:·~,.... l... 'VWt <~~~~p~~;rwa t • · ·1 ....,~. Forthoorwilhout -c.rbe<"-.,. aa.. Linlla Allllbilo. 645-2505. Wel>lilaforaddiliooaliniormotionat.--1 b ..., 1 . .,_./> ·Q = +MioeOASISproiec:tDII)'beclireuodtol..enSayder~•ojm •baflioloodu>, lleltr Jrapn <*t A' I baf!Wo eda> or Pam l..ojacooo <plojooouou@buo bqf&!..Hu>. UBjoins alliance to aid economy T HE umve rsit y ha.'lljm nc.-d a new al liance o f upstate Nt:w Yo rk edu catio n, in dust ry and go vernm ent partners aimed at generating eco- nbmic success in the western ·pa rt o f the state. The Upstate Alliance fo r Educa - tion--made up of UB, the Roche, tcr lnorituteofTechnology (RIT). the University o f Roch ester (U R). tht· mayors' offices in Rochester and Buffalo. High Tech of Rochester ( HTR ). the Western New York Technology Development Cente r (T DC) a nd IP.com- has received a $600,000 National Science f'Oundation grant for a two-year project to enrich entrepreneurial efforts in the n-gion. . The universities will lend cxpt'f· 11se and track records m techno logy develo pme nt ; the m ayo rs will pro vide leadership in t h ecomm u niti e~ : th r state agcn c ic$- HTR a nd TDC---wlll co nn ect to techno logy mcubators and the private SC'Ctor. a nd sta rt -up co mpan y IP.com , housed in HTR's technology incu hator, will focm on ~..onun eru al 11 ing new products. The mam out come of the alh.uKe w1U be a region "m-thc· know," ex · cited abo ut mn ovat io n and md1 vidu als' ro les 111 expandin g th e eco no my. says Donald Boyd, asso ciate provost for outreach programs and director of RITs f: irst in Class Ini tiative and principal1nves.tigator of the NS F-funded proposal. " Vle arc all committed to th•s syn crgistic project," says Boyd. noung the partnership is one part of a greater plan for the whole upstate reg1on. "The alliance focuses on the importance of growing the high -tech joh base in Western New York--cspe emily in terms of in tellectual propi."rty and tech- b usin~ <;tart ups. By "'ork.i ng together, we wdl ~· Jblc to combinr our strengths 111 hn n ~ 1n more fc..-deral do lla~< 1Li aht 1ra t1<111. we all rc....JJ ize. IS key." Th(' miSSIOn of the Jl h.mu·. tht· part ner" say. IS to crea tt· a n..-~u-,n.tl l.."omm un lty of inn ova t o~ tn .KI .I!> acccl("ra10 rs for co mm erl.."laht..tt lon of tht•t r d iM. ove n c..·~ .m d li."lhn olo g1c.-. -s.. thcrchy cnergtzmg upstate Nc'' Yclrk and stren gth enm ~t 1ts l"'Cono rm through the creatiOn of ne"W wealth The alliance wi.ll create a cohes1vl." gro up of 100 innovato rs fro m .til scgmi." lll 'i of the commumt v who will be~.o rn e expe-rt m the •n nova tt on process. rnteUectuaJ propt'rl\' methods and st rategu.·s. husmt•s.. start · up models. and c..om mumt v and priva te sector ec_u no mh. dt·vd opment resources. "All ia nce m n ova t or~ shou ld he.· nsk -takers the msel v~. m thc1 r rt' sea rch. m thei r teachi ng, and m the1r mt era~.·t • ons wath the priva te St"Ctor.'' sa~ k rrv Ml<..;u•rc.,ilrc.."i'tOr of tc..:h nolngv tr::J.n-.fcr .tnJ h~.t·m m J! fnr tht' UB Busmc..'SS ,-\ lhanu· Anoth cT kcv ;tll l.lll..t' ~<'·'''""'''Vl...., reatmg nh m· \ t 11lahnroHtw r~...,.earrh ht.·twet.' n allmn ~.t· ..~.tH10I!> .tnJ ~nMII tn m1d ·s1ze upl't,lt t' . . nmp.tnlt"S .·\ d d!11 onall y. communll...lllun amont! tht' pa rtners waH .tll<lW oppurtun1 11 ~ for hund.lmgand l• . . cn~ • nl! tt·~o.h nologtt.-:-. to crea te nt'>vlirm!'i 1. University ServiCes Pharmacy .. UB Foundauon . Management �" American Pluralism" pioneer spreading the word about multicultural education Diversity defines Meacham's teaching The Region~~ CorntTutlty PolicIng Center (liCK), port of tho unlwnky CorntTutlty-. wll hold its first communily-<wgonizing forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 28 In 101 Allen Hoi on tho South Compus. The k>Mn.enlided "Whot . . )OU doing to in1pnM tho "'*t of . . In )'OUr~.· wll bring IDgdhe- cornrTlldy leoden todiowu- they • lormedthoir~ond business~ ·~ ay JEHNIF£11 L£WAHDOWSJII TEEPED in d1versny and pri.concert disc.us.sion •nd re- ception at 6 p .m. ~ by a concert at 7 p.m. The -..t ts free of chorgo and open to tho puDic •• Fe< further inlormotiQn, col WBFO at 829-6000. 1~1~ Din~ lO benefit scholarship fund Pll)"ic::l thotopist Allod T. catfiero, a role modetfor ..... dents, OOAty. pllien1J ond friends - . b being- for his life. t m t - - by tho School ofH<althlldltedPnllesions. Univenity odmlnistnttors plan to announce the ..ublishmont of tho Alfrod T. Caffien> Endowed Scholal1hip Fond fe< physical thefapy students It • dinner honoring him .. 6:30 p.m. Slturdoy In tho lJnlwnity Inn &: Conference 'Center, 2401 NO<th Forest Road, Getzville. ' ... dinlallnsliUCtDr in tho School of Hellth Relatod Professions and a physico~ theraplsi who has practkod for"""" than 40 )'OMS In Western New YO<f<, Caffleto has treatod hundreds of patients. He abo has mento<ed dozens at US physical ther>py students. • TICket3 for the dinner recep- tis><!A'" SSO, with tho entire alnaint going to the schollnhlp fund. Tteket>moy be pun:t1asod ers at a I 0 -day institute held at Brown University. Most recerttly, Meacham was the fes.sor and chair o f thf" Department of Psychology. it was an exciting t1me, and one that naturall y propelled him into his current trajectory as diversity co nsultant, educa to r and speaker. ..,._--·· be acaued ....... Humin Re- ~t-'' - · ~>- but from that point on, it's students' choice whe1her they take additional courses ... having to do with race and gender,· Meacham says. "My guess is the:~ are huge differences in how people graduate as seniors." · keynote speaker at the Michael Ttlford Cooferenceon Diversity and Multiculturalism sponsored by the Kansas State Board of Regents and the Kansas Council of Chief Aca- g '"Sixty-two percent of colleges and ! demic Officas. He also devdopod an assessment instrument to gauge the qUauty of i Plur.ilism"s pioneen--Bill Fischer. now an emeritus professor of En gl ish. and Elizabeth Kenned y. founder of the Women's Studies Program at UB--.. were way ahead of their ume,'' Meacham says., crediting a core group of a d01..m or so faculty members with piloting what would hecome a nat1onal model fo r diver· stt y courses that broached the topics of race, gender,ethnicity,dass and rt" · hgion. "Wo men undcrgrads who dcct tn take a course m women's studies--thai's different from having a re · qum.·t! course where you've got all sorts of students on campus who may be very antithetical to anything having to do with race or gender," says Meacham, who also is an ad junct professor in the Department general-education programs. .. 1gave that to AACU-it's one of their biggest sellers." be said. While he doesn't make a penny off their profit, Meacham appreciates the says. "Campuses have a responsibil 11)' to prepare students to go o ut into American society as it is." And as it is. the United States' demography is changing rapidly. "By the y<ar 2020. one out of three Americans will be a person of color," Meacham says. adding that in the same year, students of color-at the elementary and secondary levelswill make liP 50 percent ofthe stu · dent population. already the case in New York State. While ..coUeges have a lo ng way to go to get the diversity ... that is in the elementary and secondary schools.'" Meacham says multicultural ism is much more tAan a token phrase at h1gher-education institutions. "('..ourses on multiculturalism and dtversity are important because of The importancr of that one <:<>tm<. howrn:r, is that it doesn't "permit undergraduate student> to dodge issues of race and gender," he says. Unlike othe:r campuses--<he University of California at Berkeley, for impad of his investment. "1 helped, indirectly, to shape the framework of gen-ed programs on dozens, if not hundreds, of cam· puses across the United States." he said "It aJf reflects my involvement in UB's gen-ed program. and what! leamodhere.• Meacham also has adaptod the curriculum to suit his psychology example-that allow students to choose- from some 20 or 30 courses that may focus only on one issue. UB mandates students take: one course · courses. but more importantly, his that coven all the issues. "Berkdey's poliC)' lets students who are racist not take a course about race; (it ) lets st udents who are sexist not take a course about gender," he says. " My role here is to support the students in their educational and personal and career goals... and how they relate to diversity, he says... It 's pan of US's mission statement" Meacham takes this m ission ~ry pedagogy as a whole. "1 spent ~or four yean oomplete!ytransforming (Devdopmental Psychology) to get a lot mo"' mate· rial on race and gender into the cowse,"he said. "And then 1deYe1oped a new oourse, on racrand racism, that r"" been teaching preny regularly. "What it did for me was change the n'!ture of all the rest of my teach ing," he says. Geologist links lava flows to extinctions Research by Elisabeth Parfitt finds that heat from lava flows caused climate change By EUfH GOLDBAUM tmction of many spec1cs. show how massive sheets of lava 200 kilometers. or 130 miles long- Comribut1ng Editor A UB geologist has re-aaminod the 1ssue and shown that it 1s very likely that huge flood basalt eruptions cause dramatic, global-scale climate producod by flood basalt eruptions generated by these eruptions would have given off such intense heat d!ft they would have caused particls and gases to reach the upper atmosphere, where their effects on cli mate would have been substantial . ..According to ou r models. these lava flows. wh1ch could be as hot as CIENTISTS have long he S lieved that m ass cxtmctton:-. ar<caused by sudden glohal have been capabk of thrusting go= lllc~~lnd ~can " It's tremendously important to have diversity in the classroom," he promote wo men and minorities, they're simply not going to survive ~ Student>' survival, howeYer.Jarsdy depends on their willingness U? pur· sue diversity in their own education_ ...What UB f«~uires i.s one course, umversiti es no w have a diversity ~ course or art" developing a diversity course," says Meacham, citing statis- l lies from a report released by the As- 5: sociatio n of American Colleges and ~ Universities (AACU) in October. f "Ten years ago, the number wo uld have been ( nearl y) zero." Joblistlngsfor~. .... JOB LISTINGS UB job Hstlngs accessible via Web hopes will better pr<pare them for life beyond college. 1s on1y pan. A littJe more than 10 years ago. UB was pan of a national dialogue o n whether courses about race and selfth, 10cu1ty ond cMI ser- Caffleto Endowed Sdlol.lnl1ip Fund can be sent to the School of Health Relatod Professions, 435 Kimbal Tower, South Campus. Ched<s >hould be made payoble to the UB Foundation loc Meacham has devotod himsdf to these students. trying to provide an unbiased perspective on issues he UB as a collecuve effort of which he changes m climate. Some.· of these event\, like the o ne o nginall y assumed to have wiped out th e dtnosaurs . occ urred at around the sam<.· time as tremt"n · dous volcanic eruptions called flood basalt eruptions. For that rea!.«)ll, sc ientists have speculat ed tha t mass f"Xt mct ton:-. might be precipitated hv thi.'Se vol · canic eruptions. But in order for those erupUotb to have had an effect on chmate.and therefore to have caused thtst mass extinctions. they would have had to bycalfmg 829-3434, ext. 269. Donations to the Alfred T. as. gender should be taught at oolleges cus o n multicultural education at a been involved in promoting the and unive rsi ties. For Mea cham , decidedly modest, preferring to fo· The Opus ClalSia series ~ sentod by WBFO 88.7 FM, the Natic>NI Public Rodio offtliate openotod by UB, wHisllc>wco>o the Amh<m Sl~ophono Qulrtet fe< an ....Wng ofiTMic, discussion lnd food on Wodnoodly In Allen Hoi on tho South Clmpus. TM'~ wfll begin with seriously. From th< beginning. be's tern work," he said, adding that "corporations and bu.sinesses know that ,f they can't recruit, train, retain and SUNY DtStinguishod Teaching Pro- S for~ olloctMiy WBFO to present saxophone quartet ,OOS. because of car...-.. because of making the American economic sy>· American Pluralism model general education course ¥KKth emulating at campuses nationwide. ln addition to teadWig the oourse at UB for several y.ars, M<iacham has takm the idea on the road aw:r the past d<ade. He's presented at oonfermas and seminars throughout the early I 990s sponsored by groups such as the AACU and the University of OUcago National [n. stitutes on lssues in Teaching and Lcaming. He's also served as a national consultant on divcnity in the classroom. This past summer, he and ~ l..udwig. associate professor of French. were seminar lead- multicultural f'rlucation for more than a decade,n 'sdif· 6cuh for Jack Meacham to charad erize his academic life any o ther way. Yet, despite havtng been a p1oneer of the ..American PJurarlsm" curriculum at VB, and later, througho ut the country, he rmu.ins omongiN!t1bonond_..... dewlop<d to in1pnM ~Cf.ll/lky of . . ln thoir 'oeighboohooch. L •h fOr ITlOf'e information., c.aH tho RCPC_ It 829-3520 <Wings. ___ , 0< _ vilit _ the UCI Web site at The RCPC is a a=-jurisdic· tionol collaboration among pollee and public safety departments throughout w.st.... New YOI1< that aims, in wa1dng with ..... dent> and other community stal«hooden. to ,.,.., and security thnlughout tho ...... of Afncan Amencan Studtes.. " It rnakcs you worry about stu dents whose expenences are .so hm 1ted-l mean, how are they gomg to get jobs, how are they going to sur· vtve in the workplace, how f.re they going to be responsible citizens m theu communities 1f they've grown up only with people like them selves?" he asks. Rqxxtn Assistant Editor and particles up into the strata sphere where they could block o ut the sun. That would cause coohng significant enough to lead to the collapsf' of ecosystems and the ex millions of years ago generated such mtense heat that they functio ned as a secondary heat event , which can cause gases and fine ash to be carried in to the upper atmosphere. Surprismgly, her result s s ho w that th e eruptio ns themselves ~ may not generaJ.e suffi ~ cient heat to cause the eruption cloud to reach high eno ugh mto the at m osphere to t" ffcc t Heot KJiauea volcano, Hawaii. have been found by the global climate. Elisabeth Parfitt to cause climate Jhttu. " lkcause o nly erupshifts and mass exunctions, even tions which erupt lava very rapidly when lava is erupted relatively slowly. Flisabeth Partin, assistant profes· >OT of geology, will describe the re- could have allowed volcanic plumes suJts of her research o n Nov. 16 in Reno. Nev., at the annual merting of th< Geological Society of America Parfi" 's models are th e first to local or regional at best." she said. to reach the stratosphere, any im pacts on climate would have been However. her model demon s~tes for the first time that s~ sheets oflava--some as mas- large as 1.200 degrees Centigrad< when thev are first erupted, could push ash and gas up to heights of 30 kilometer. above the volcamc vent," said Parfitt .. Som etimes volcanic eruptions don't form a mountam,'' shf" n plained. "Instead. the magma shoots straight up through the earth"s c:ruSt and is erupted from a crack. ¥oiuch might be as much as I 00 kilometers long. "These flood basalt eruptions of· ten produced these massM sheets of lava, which can be as much as 100 or 200 kilometer. (65 miles or 130 miles) long and they gaV< off a huge amoun1 of heat." �Dissection option criticized FSEC members take harsh view ofalternative to dissection ay JENNiRa UWANDOWSIU RtpOrttr Assimnt Editor student who brought to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee a proposal to modify the univ<nity's animal-dissection policy met with fiert:e r<Sistance from faculty members across several disciplin'" who objected both to waiving the requirement-as a matter of "academic freedom" --<Uld setting policy on an issue that many agreed should be a departmental derision. ~hawn Deleo, a second-year sen7or, pr...nted his argument to the co mmin~ at its Nov. I meeting. A Deleo implored members to consi der a resolution unanimously passed by the Student Association Assembly in December 1999 stating that ..students may request aJtema tives to participating in dissection if they are opposed to dissection because of religious or ethicaJ reasons, or if the process is repulsive and offensive to the student." The College of Arts and Scienc..' has responded to the SA resolution stating that "no student is obligated to kill animals or dissect euthaniz.ed animals, but no student is excused from participating in the .,...blished exercises and experiments." Deleo, who told FSEC members that being in a room in which a dis· sect ion is taking place ..goes against what I stand for," ~,them to consider a policy that would give students alternatives-<hosen by the instructor--outside tt?1e laboratory. Several faculty members were o utraged at the suggestion. "You cannot have an effective uni- versity if teachers cannot decide what is relevant and important to their subjects," said Samuel Schack, pro· fessor and chair of the Depanment of Mathematics... If you cannot con¥i.n<%the people who are runni.Jtg the program that those things are indeed irrelevant, then you are more likely to be wrong than they.'' C ha rles Fourtner, professor of biological scienc.. who declared the issue was"not a debate for the Fac- ulty Senate,• expressed an over- whelming dissatisf.oction with studena' lack of understanding. ' "You don't separate out a particular group of animals or organisms and say, 'I have an ethical consideration about th.,..,' and forget about the rat of them," he said. "If you're willing to sit down at dinner and eat a live carrot because it doesn't bother you, rve got a problem with that "What we need to do is to get more students understanding what the whole system is about and not take the position that 'I don't want to do a dissection because I can't eat that particular animal, therefore I shouldn't have to work on it,"' he said "It's a bias I find that occurs to a great extent out of ignorance." Judith Adams-Volpe, director of· Lockwood Memorial Library, suggest«< it may be time to re-evaJuate the current policy. "I can't imagine that there are not simulations available that could possibly be substituted-like an online ... virtual kind of dissection," she said . .. Times do change, and maybe it's not totally out of line that in certain disciplines ... using technology could be considered" Bernice Noble, prof...or of mi crobiology, said computer simulatfon is available in the School of Medicine and Bi~medica.l Sciences. .. We are moving in that direc tion-1 know that there are mru{y, many programs available," she said. The suggestion of using vir.tuaJ reality, however, set off another wave of concerns on the issue. John Boot, prof...or and chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems, pointed out that virtual reality is"neverquite the same" as that which it intends to represent, as it 's ..a very different thing to do it and see it" "If you have those strongly held beliefs,''besaid ofstudents, "you probably should opt for another career." Discussion of the resolution was tabled. In other business, the FSEC received the fall report from Susan HamJe:n, chair of the senatr'~ Budget Priorities Comm itt ee, who shared information on UB's budget dynamics, as well as suggestions to improve the Oow of mformatmn. Regarding budget activities during 1999-2000, Hamlen reported on .. two major investment5'" at the um versity--athletics and information technology. "Wr concluded the IT iruuatiV(' u very well-managed under (Chief in· formation-Officer) Voldemar Inn us. and VB has made great strides in IT with limited resources," she said. "We (also) provided significant input to the Faculty Senate Athlet ics and Recreation Com mittee on iu report on athJetics.'" she said, noting the two major issues weR "whether the benefits of the program justify the costs" and "why, in the past, the athletics program (has been) allowed to accumulate a budget(ileficit without being held responsible for paying it off." Theathleticsdeficit,sheexplained, was a sensitive issue since the CoUege of Arts and Scion= was going to be required to pay off its deficit in the next three years. The issue was re solved, however, with Provost Eliza. beth D. Capaldi's decision that the CAS deficit wo4k! be paid back with general university funds, Hamlen said. Athletics is scheduled to begin pay·' ing back its deficit this year. Hamlen cited improved commu· nication as among the most important issues for 2000-2001. "We need to talk." she said. "Wl· mentioned earlier that the facuhy often don't know what's going on with respect to budget issues be cause they stop at the dean's office. And the faculty need s to be IO · formed " in order to provide input. Jack Meacham,-5UNY Distin guished Teaching Professor and chair of the Depanment of Psychol ogy, suggested a once-a-year. all funds budget report be made ava iJ able as a point of reference. Ca paldi respo nded that she and Se ni o r Vice Presiden) Rohe rt I. Wagnt.T are workmg on such a report . Drinking in bar risky for women By KATHLEEN WEAVER Reporter Contributor IFTY -sc:vcn percent of the women who participated in a recent study at U6.'s Research Institute on Addie· F tions (RIA ) reported experiencing at least one incident of vcrbaJ o r physi- cal aggression while drinking in a bar. Mbst of the aggression the women experienced was verbal, according to Kathleen A. Parks, principal investigatoron th ~study, who said incidents of physical aggression included be- ity when responding to others. " When aggression occurred," Parks explained, "the women n: · ported having consumed more al · cohoI in a shoncr period of time and fee lin g m o re intoxi ca ted. The women a1so reported that aJcohol changed their own behaviors. such as becoming more aggressive, care· less or not being in control , during half of th e incidents." In order to be eligible for the study, the women had to have been drinking in bars one or more times ing threa tened with a n objec t, per week during the preceding three touched sexu;illy, pushed, slapped or months and were not abstaining threatened with a weapon. "As a preventive measure, women from alcohol. should be informed of the relationship between going to bars and the risk for aggression ," Parks said. "They also should be aware of their own risky behaviors that can anract The aggressors were descrilx-d a~ men who persisted in buying them drinks, talking to them and asking them to engage in sexuaJ relations with linle or no encouragement. "Consistent with findings fro m previous studies,.. Parks noted. "aJ cohol consumption appears to in - mispercepuon of a woman's tnrndh behavior as sexual intent, rt.•mfon: · ing stereotypes of the drinking woman as more sex ually availahll· and decreasing a wom an's ability 10 co rrect these mtSpc rcc.'p tl on~ :· It appears that th l~ har cm•tron men t, o ther patrons 10 the har and the woman's hehaviCtr interact tn a co mpl ex manner to detcrrnml' wheth er aggrt."Sl>ion ()(lUr~ on anv given night, shl· sa id. Futurl' studies at RIA \\1llmwrporate l>ystema t•L assessmc:nb ol bars in which aggression occurs. as well as in terv1e~ with bar s-ta ff to get a richer descript1on of the envi ro nmental characteristics of the: bar that influence aggression, sut.:h a~ criminal activi ties. drug use a nd d ru g sales, patron characterist il"!!> and frequency of aggression . Parks' research was funded by th< or escalate aggression from others in a bar, such as greater alcohol oonsumption and intoxication, drug use crease the likelihood of sexual as· Alcoho lic Beverage Medical Re sea rch Foundation {S85,300 ) and the National Institute o n Alcohol and increased or decreased reactiv- sa ult by enhancing a m an's Abuse and Alcoholism (SS04.540). The month of November brings thoughts of political elections, vrt erans, Thanksgiving turkry and holiday shopping. November 2000 aJso 1s NauonaJ Family Careg1vers Month. Family caregivers are persons who provide ca re for a lovC"d one who is chronically ill, disabled . or frat!. T hey provtde approximately 90 percent of aJI Iong-term care se rvices m America and can be found m every communiry. Thr num bers of caregivers in Amenca is increasing as our population ages and as medical science continu es to find ways to preserve and extend life, but support and education for family caregivers is lagging behind. Th1s month is an opportunity to raiSe awareness and to honor, thank. support , 3SSI.!tt, educatt' and celebrate our nation's more than 25 mil lion family caregivers. It aJso is an opportunity to help family caregJVC'rs mcrease their self-esteem and provide education and services for them 111 commu mu es across the country. .. Shart• the Canng" i ~ the theme of the Nauo nal Family Lareg1vers AS.!tOC iat• o n <http:/ / www.nfcacares.org / >. acknowledgi nsth at ca rcgivi ng IS more than just a one -pe rson job. The NFCA's Web site offers suggested actl\'llic:s to help tndiv•duals and organi7.ations It-t famil)• '--areg1vers know tht')' arc valued and appreciated, and r;u st public awarenes~ about caregJ\' IIlg •~sues that afft-ct all of us. A mt dJa -communtcatlons kit •ndud1ng posters. but tom and educat1 o nal matenals supporlt ng the Sharl' tht.• C.anng theme ha s bec.•n devd oped by the assoc1at 1on to help orgamzatlons enhanle the1r plan ning actJV It telt. There also IS a gu1dc lor l ongrega t1ono; ol all fa1th i to help support carcg1ving famli1c' The Family Ca reg1ver Alhan(t' <http:/ / www.cAregiver.org/ · IS a support organization addre lt~•ng the needs of fa mille' and fru:nd~ providing long -term ca re bv dcvdopmg servu..es, advoLatmg fo r public and pnva tc support, londul."tmg research and eduLatmg th e publi c. The Web site feature~ speCiaht.ed mformat10n on AlzhcJmer·l> disease, st ro ke , trau mati C bram 101ury. Park inson 's d1sease. AL!:-1 · {a m yotroph ic lateral sclcros1s. al1>o known as Lou Gehng's da s\· a~l· 1 a nd ot her disorders and long - term care conarm for famllll''l. caregivers, professionals, pohcr makers and the med1a. The ..Clearingho use" provtdes res~arch findmgs and trend.!>, Ill formation on spec ifiC dtagnosas of cogm tiVt.' d1sorders. stattst1cs on long-term ca re, recommended readmgs and a fu ll listmg of FCA publica tions, fact shee ts and the J-C A's quarterly newsletter. The "News Bureau " is an o nline resou rce to help repo rterl> wtth bad.. gro und mat erials and interv1ews for sto n es. The " Inte rview " sec tion provides monthly conversations that focus o n th e latest trend lt aqd dJscovenes wuh leaders 10 tht fields of ca regiving. cl uHcal pral · t1ce, resea rch, law, et h1 cs a nd public policy. Practical. hands -o n in formation for ca regiVers can be found in the " Rcsource Cen ter .. sec tion, whtch provides on lin e interactJvt serviCes mcluding a support group for ca regivers, problem solvi ng co nsultauon and "Ask FCA." Ca rc.·There <http://c•rethere.com / > is anoth er useful orga n• · la ll on-fou nd cd in \999- that provideS various tools and serVIC\'.!t th at mamtammdependent function a nd promote healt hy li vmg. ln "Get Info rmed :· you can find medical, financial and legal resourlt'!l to help an!lwcr quest1on s you may have . You can learn how to crea te a suppo rt network 111 the " Fmd ~upport " section. Addn•onallv, rou can lea rn ~peCifica ll y wha t ynu -.:an do to improve your and vour loved one·s health and mdependence in "Ta ke Act1on ." l-o r more sties on family ca rcgiving,.eheck out the Carcgtvn Health L1nks at <http:/ / www-hsl. mcmaster.ca/ t omflem/caregtver.html " prov1ded bv Tom Flemmmg, head of public services Ill the McMa.~ lt·r Un JversltY HeaJth Sc1enct~ Library 111 Hamilton, 0ntano - Sue Neumeister and Lori Wldz.lnskl, Umvpt\ ltt Llbtaf''-'' BrieD UB adds 2 nutrition programs Two new programl In n ut rition have lwen approved Jl l ·B, bt.· g mnmg th1s academtc \'Car Roth progr.tm s, a five - ~·t"ar h.h..hclur ·!l>/ Jlla~ter '~ dl·~rl' (' 1n l'Xl'rll't" nutr111on Jnd a dietc:th. mtern!!>hlp. ar(' heang ofkred through thl· l >epa rtmc:nt nf PhyJoiCal Tht·rapy. l-~ xc:rl a ~c and Nutnt1nn '-l~..•c:nu• , tn t he Sd wo l of Hea lth Rela ted Prnfcs:o.hHb Tht'l':\.aLI~C nutnt1 on optmn LOmbult'' J n undergrJduJit' Jl·grl·l· 1n exerCiltt.' 'llenu• with a m.tstcr\dl·grt.·e 111 nulntton . h:ml-1 . ( erm . cha1r of thl· dt·p;trtment. pred~-.:tl"J 11 w11l bl· .1 popular 11pt1o n "The study oftht" ro le of nutntum llll'Xernse ~ -.: 1enn• ha_.. hl· ~o. n m l' maeasmgly important as we lc:arn more aOout how nutnti O il.ti~..orn ponl·nb affect cell function ... (. t'rn) !!>ald. ~ The lntcral tUlll hl·twl·l' ll nutnt10n and exe rCISl' 111 wd ln t'~.!t .tnd d1~c::a~e prom l!!>t.'' mam rl· sea rch a nd 10b opportullltJC:l> lor o ur ~tude n b ." Peter Ho rvath , assoCiate professor of nutnt10n Jnd phv,•nlng\ , will direl"l the program. whiCh will bcgm m sp rin g !001 The dietetic in ternship program will provide students who han.• J bachelor's degree in nutrit1o n placement in settings when· the\ -.:an complete th e required 928 h ou r~ of supen•1sed practKe nc:eded to qualify for the registered dietitian's exam. The internship program will begin 10 August 200 1. Man· Platek clinical instructor in the department , will be th e dm·..:tor �Study by sociologist Lionel Lewis focuses on events at Adelphi BRIEFLY n-tre _. .,.,._ to offer productions The~ol-lnd. Oonc:e . . _.Friedrich OOrtawnllrJ "Tho --lodly through 5undoy lnd New. 16-19 In 1he 0..0. - . l n d . st.phenSon<tlolm~ ._. Ncw.1S-191n1helllld<lloxThe- - - llolh"""""' .-.localed In 1he Centorfor 1he Ms. "Tho VIsit" tdlslhestoryola . wtJithyWOIIWlwho- to hordobt-<idden-lnd olfodto help 1 h e - But there b • condition: she WWltS 1he lifO ala >1lloge< who yean ago hOd aused hor to.be ... 1he town In dlsgnce. 'L-~ liy KoZimlerz .-.!"""' a.-. '*' ploy wll be • fiAiy I110IJI1tOd production lnd lolnnlnaktudentcast.~- ... ot 8 p.m. T1usday; Friday lnd Sall.Wday, lnd at 2 p.m. Sunday. In lnd lyrics by Stephen 5ondheim. boolt by john~ ._.-music and places oolido on stage as assassins txldelhe daril side ol Americon politics, Americon ClJI. llJfe and 1he Americon On!am. The inner motives ol nine people who tri«<-<ome successf\JII)'10 killlhe pmldent""' . using Americon n1U5ial styles fmm tho CM1 W. ballad to con- ""'-"Y pop songs. . _ . wll be directed by Gerald Finnegan•.)'lith chottognophy by lynne IWrdziel.formll and IT1Uiial dftcllon by Michael ~~- . . . .. 8 P·F~· Thursday, Fridiy lnd Salurdly, and at 2 p.m. Satll<tlay and Sunday. lldielsfor"ThoVIsit".-.S12 for tho-"' pubic and ss foe fagf- >IUdenls.,.- sins"n SS.-~bepur· chaoedln tho Cenler p tho Arts bc»<olllcelnd at .. _ locllions. For gonerallnforma. lion. ai64S-AAT5. . Nominations sought for'dvlc award The Ollice ol is Public -_,.,.. · and Urbon Alloirs JOtlclng tions for tho finl- Frlncls lxey ......... for ..ulltnct In cMc""fllOl''bbllt. The- honon UK:ey,. pubic - w h o contrtbuttd time and money to help !UN Institutions lnd orgoniz>ticns that pron'10(ed Pf0!1'IT1S for the - ollhe pubic The wll rocogri2o incj. >liduols and/or CJ1901;lizatlons that ~ corrrnunily ...-...,. gtndtr cMc pride. ~ 1he gent<lll- ond .,.._..lhe quality olllfoln 1he Oty olllo.t· ,..., lnd O><mplify t>CCtltnce in cMc ,.,.,.,.-y In llullalo. Nominollons should be mailed by New. 1s to tho Ollice ol Public SeMct and Urbon loJ. ., \IMi; 548 c_, Holl. For furthtr lnlormation, call 64S-2097. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~ Thellrplmr--- from- comrnorolng an its 5toritslnd-.L-.-..I b e - to 1100 - l n d moy be dedlor Sl)'lt lnd ltngth.Ltt· l!rsnutlrddtlht--. namr. - l n d acllytmttelephont.....-for-. so. cauotol- ...-..,lht fit. """".._,._,. - -.~ lhtynutbe-by 9a.m.~IDbe- forpullblion In .... _ . . ..... The.,....... . . . . . _..,. ........ . <wwedw::# • , ~. =+>. Unlvers~ ·Book is critical of college governance Byi'A~ DONOVAH Contllbuting Edrtor nc:w, book-lmgth case study of tho <XL"rcist of powtr in U.S. lllli>=i· ti<S and oollegos is highly crilical of tht stlf· ptrpttuating gov· trning boards that ltgally control Amtrica's 3,6()()..plus institutions of hightt learning. calling thtm "too poworful and compltttly out of their depth." · "Whtn Powtr Corrupts" (Trans· action Publishas, Now Brunswick and London, 2000), a nc:w book by lionel S. Lewis, <merit us prof<SSOr of sociology, is equally critical of board·appointtd coUtgt and uni· versity administrators who, tho studyfound,"havtrartlyestahlished thomselves as scholars, restarchtrs A calls "tho sdf·ptrpttuating lay gov· orning boards, with at most, Unle or no und<ntanding of acadnnic cui· lure, who have compl<t< aulhority ov<r ill5litutional poUcy." Tht strond art tht administraton they appoin~ whom, ht says, are h<· holdm to no on<, particularly in pri· vale oolltg<:s and uoivenities, lxaUS< theyofttncaninlluenconewappoint· ments to the board of trustees that ovtr>t< them and thOr institutions. "1llt Adelphi cas< was an atreme aamplt and its ftrociousntSS unusual,"saysl.twis,"but in terms~ the systan works, it isn't at all Wliqut. "In spit< of thtir frequent claims to tho contrary;ho says, "tho power orleachers and offer no evidence of <Specially good judgment as man· agcrs or leaders." ' Although tho public usually is unaware of it, says lewis, "Conllicts over governanct too ofton takt pro- cedence over academic work on American campuses, and its impU· cations for higher education are negativt and profound." The study focuses on national is· sues of academic governance that cmergtd in the shadow of tho very public and nearly catastrophic events that took place from 1985· %at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. Lewis, who also is adjunct profes· sor of higher tducation, calls the Addphi cast"a disgrae<, not only to the school but to the entire hightr· tducation community." The study condudes that in in· stitutionsofhightreducation in the Unittd States, most of the power resides not with faculty-<lS many <rroneously ass um e-bu t in two largely nonacademic entities with enormous influence over the fo r· tune of the institurjon, its programs, faculty and students. lbe first of these are what Lewis of gov<rning boards and academic administrators is unlimittd. They can basically do whatever they want for or to a program, disciplinoe, dt· panmont or faculty m<mhtr." l..c:wis' condusions.au bastd on a cauful analysis of a noarly 8,000page transcript of htarings on tho AddphialfairconductedbythtNtw York State Board of Rtgmts, intttviews and II volumes of ahibits and hundreds of docum<nt$ from law firms and othtt parti<S involvtd in the investigation. The conflict began when the Adelphi lruste<s hired Peter Diamandopoulos,despittwhat Lewis calls "his alarmij!g reaxd as tht polarizing presid<nt of California Slat< University al Sonoma. Tht board member who chairtd tht oommitt« thatrteruitldDiarnandcpouloskntw that ht had bec:n foraxl to resign from So~ State but dtclined to look into tht matter." Having vtsttd authority in Diamandopoulos, tho board proceeded to giv< him unquestiontd suppon during his dispu~tious II · year administration, which Lewis says htgan with mostly suptrficial improvtmrnts that <Stahlishtd tho prt<idmt in tho minds of his suppon<B as "Addphi's savior" and •a sag< who could do no wrong." Whtn,asartSultofthtpresident's policits, Adtlphi's <nrollmtnt steadily d<er<astd, distnchantmtnt and strife rose, civility eroded throughout tht nnivenityand com· Plaints by faculty mtmbc:rs and stu· dents htgan to mounL Concuo was "'Pr<SS<:d OVtt tho fact that limittd 'finincial r<SOur= werebeingdivertedtononac:admllc punuits, Lewis says, such as rd'ur· bishing administrative: offices. fi. oancing administrative juol<ets and upgrading athletic faciliti<S. ..As opposition grew. the admin istration txpresstd considtrable con!Cmptforthe&rulty," I..c:wissays. "DiamandopouloscutthtFaculty Senate's oporations hudgd; temporarify cut tdq>hoot stJVia: to the office of tho faculty union, which ht also attempted to dtttrtify; with his wifoe, mad< tlveatming phone calls to faculty rntrnhtrs, and lhmltcntd filcultyandstudmtswithdefiunation lawsuitswhentheycomplaintdtotht prtSS." htsaid.Htalsohaltedthtpromotion and tmure proces.-in <ffeet, fired faculty mtmbc:rs who had bten put forward by faculty and deans fort<nure and promotion. While thi s was going o n , the Adelphi trustees increased Diamandopoulos' salary and fringt benefits to more than $800,()()(}-.Qn ..,.....-400pen:mtiiiO<I!thanthat of uniYmity praidmts in similar in· stitutiono--mad <IJ>'Il'ivt bowing oonoessioos oo tht .,...adml's bthalf andOYerloolo:dhismisappmp:ioliou of tmivmity funds for gifts and po- liticai<Xllllri>utions This;..,..,., IIIO<I! shocking, says Lewis, givtn that Addphi'sendowmentfuodCilDI3io!d onlySIOmillionatitshigbostpoinL Thtboard itsdfhad conllicttd in· terests. Among Diamoodoupoloo' greatest advocates on the board was John Silber, the controm1ial praidmt of Booton University. He !Ji!ll bec:n Diamandopouk>s' mmtor i1JK1 after the praidmt was fired, saw to it that Boston Univnsity hind him. Tht board chair owntd an insur· anct company that rtceivtd tho Adelphi insu= aocolint without the bmdit of a bidding pnx:ess. "Despite smous and loog-standing abuses of board and administta· tivepowor;l..c:wissays, "it tookntarly a dtc~dt for tht Nc:w York Stat< Board of Regmts, which controls all oftbestate'soolltg<:saodu.niYersities, to stq> in and dismiss tho trustees and appoint a new~ which then fired Diamandopoulos. "As tho Addphi cast maices very dear; he says, ·unless administrators do something particularlyegregious," ht says, "tho fa.;ade rmuins intact, whatcvtrthtconscqum=to tho institution, its studmts, &culty and othtr trnploye<s." Lewis nokHhacalthough coUe· gial forms of gov=>an<:r once pre· vailtd inAmmcan ~lies, floculty input into adrninismtivtdtci· sions has diminishtd considerably ovuthtyears. "Tho notion of faculty· shartd govtrnanct aod spteiaJ privilegt is a myth that~ various adminis· trative mds," Lewis says. "Endi<SS facultycommill« work V<ils the fact that faculty members actually have control only over students and the academic rcquirtm<nts of d~ programs. And that's about iL" Course teaches basics of entrepreneurShip Goal ofclass in MBA program is to help students g~t a business offthe ground By JOHN DEU.A CONTL\DA Reporter Contributor AN a business school re· ally teach a subject as intangible as " how to ht an entrepreneur?" · • John Hannon, a faculty member in the School of Management, thinks so, as do the 31 MBA studonts enroUed in his new entrepreneur· ship course, which began this fall. The students, organized into teams. arc working into the night on business plans that could lead to the launch of th e e-commerce industry's next ..dot-com" stan·up or Buffalo'S newest small business. Completion of a viable business plan willaccounl for60 percent of the students' grades in the thret·credit course, and studmts are required to read and~ cast studies on en treprmeurialsuccessesand fiWures,as wcll as attend classes taught by local entrq>reneun and vmturc: capitalists. "Tho main goal of tho cours< is to help students get a business off tho ground," says Hannon, associate professor of organization and human resources. " It wouJdn't sur· C prise me if a third of th e class launchtd a business by the end of the semester, and we might even see a few of the students take a leave of ahsmct from tho MBA program in order to launch their business. ·We're encouraging the students to think big." According to Hannon, courses in entreprmrurship don't fit seamlessly into MBA programs, which tradi· tionally havt prq>ared studmts for managtrnent positions at establishtd companies. Over the past fc:w ~ however, entrepreneurship rourses and programs havt sprouttd up at busin<SS schools nationwidt, inOu enced by the much-puhUcized suc· cesses of "dot-com" companies, which has piqutd entreprmeurial in· tcrest among students. .. The response of students here has been overwhelming," Hannon says. "The cowse seems to have attracted some of theM BA program's more eccentric and crea tive proplc-people who are calculattd risk takers." . Students Matthew Wcisman, Eric Reich, Karen Woodman and Mat· thew Wordm, for instance, have bec:n working late hours on thtir business plan, diligmtly communicating thtir progress to each other via Palm Pi· lots,cdl phones and postings on thOr company's Wtb site. Thtir team, in essmce,already has launchtd a business, with each stu· dent assigned very specific roles: CEO. chief ltgal officer, director of marketing and information systems, and chitf financial offia:r. Though cartful not to divulgt too many dt· tails about thtir lnt<rnet· bastd vm· tur<, the studmts art confidont that they'rt p;,tmtially on to something very big. OXWe're attempting to revolutionize the way companies gather con· sumer research and consumer preferences," says Reich. ..We're not going to rush into it," cautions teammate Woodman, who prior to enrolling at UB was a senior manager at a New York City promotional marketing firm. "We're going to think it through and do it the right way. Wt havo much to learn, and our id"''._ is too good to wast< by not preparmg thoroughly." Othtr busin<SS<S hting planntd by tho students indudt a Buffalobastd gift importer, a softwaR str· vice provider and a manufacturer of a ntw medical product. But even if some---or most.......of tho studmts' plans don't mattrial· ize into adual businesses, the coune is giving thtm a valuable i<SSOn on the naturr and practice of cntrq>renturship. Hannon says. Wtekly sominars conducttd by local entrepreneurs, such as Lori Northup of Toolsourcc.com, joe Wolfson of CaneiWorldNet, Lyn Oyster of Gencyte and George Chamoun of Chek.com. provid< students with a glimp~ into • the good, bad and ugly a!ptcts of run · ning a business," he says. "Students are getting a realistic preview of two universa.J themes that txist in all business: competi· lion and conllict. Whether they one day own a business or work as an executive at someone else's com· pany, they11 hendit from learning first-hand how to lead teams of proploe, think er<ativdy and manage a projtct from stan to finish.• �lmber9,211111Vo1.32.1L12 Rapa tear 7 Faculty members urged to submit grades on time To the Faculty: The Faculty Senate Executive Committee discussed reccndy the problem of late reporting of grades. A£cording to the regi.stnr,late reporting of grades is a significant problem: 2A6 late course grades for Spring 2000,....., of which still had not been rouived as of Oct. 2. It is the responsibility of the faculty 10 asoesstheacadanic progressclstudents in a timely fAshion. The Faculty Senate passed a resolution in 1987 stipulating a deadline of four working days after the end of the 6naJ examination period for the submission ot'j!rades in undergraduate oourses. Latt reporting of grades has a significant and negative eff<ct upon our students. Students seckingjobooradmission 10 other academic programs need to havecxxnplct.e grades 50 that transcripts can be issued. Most of our students participate in programs for financial aid and timely reporting of grades is essential for them to continue rtaiving this support. Students _rtaiving fiilling grades in courses that are prerequisites for other oounes may need to adjust their academic courseload 50 that they can obtain mastery of the rna- terial by repeating the course. For all of these reasons, students need a timely assessmenl of their academic performance. I strongly urge aU memben of the faculty 10 submit their grades on time. Deans, department chairs and the department r<presentative 10 whom the grades are distributed also should en· sure timely submission of grades It is our responsibility as members of the faculty at UB 10 reduc. the number of late submissions of grades. lieuten~nt colonel assigned as chief of eye services at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. Along with maintaining a private practice, Riwchun taught at UB as a clinical professor in surgery and ophthalmology, and was chair of the Department of Ophthalmology. Riwchun was a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. He volunteered with the United Way, the United Jewish Fund, the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies and UB's Annual Participating Fund for Medical Education. Ano Riwchun was equally rommined to the community and WISbaurn praised her as "a strong woman, a dedicated mother and wife. and active civic leader." She was the first woman to..,..,. as pr<Sident of the Buffalo Association for the Blind, chaired the women's division c( the United Way and was on the boards of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies and the Jewish Federation of Bulfalo. She also served as president of the Women's Committee of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and president of the Sister· hood of Temple Beth Zion. vice president for health affuirs, will develop plans to address space and Faculty Senate ~,.,_,...,1 reposition more favorably th e Col- effectiveness. faculty development lege of Arts and Sciences. as well as the professional schools. and the cuhure of teaching, students' In other business, the senate ap proved a series of six resolutionsthe Assessments of Instructional Effec t iveness~in troduced by J. Ronald Gen til e, SUNY Distin guished Teaching Professor in the Department of <;o unseling and culture of learning, development of Educational Psychology, on behalf would be funded is in the works. Pmvost Elizabeth D. Capaldi announced the hiring of Ann Newman of the ~nate's Teaching and Learn- ing Committee, which he chairs. The resolutions--which outline criteria for course syUabi and poli cies. documentation ofinstructionaJ academ ic responsibilities and the academic skills and faculty-student clia.logue-suppon greater anention to theculturcofteachingand learn mg. and the re·establishment of an Office of Teaching Effectiveness. A proposal for how that office as dire ctor of space planning. Newman, who will report to both Capaldi and Michael E. Bernardino, renovation needs. ~ CapaJdi expressed concern that the university's .. mechanism for planning and keeping classrooms up to snuff., is in need of improvement. and asked faculty members to work with the committees that already are in place to evaluate the qualiry and tcchnologicaJ capabilities of class· rooms to provide a better picture of the current situation. Capaldi noted, VB is conSidcnng implementing standard technology in each classroom. Calendar ~ ........... Thursday 16 Onl D!.gnostk Sdenceo Seminar C•n!lovasculor Drugs Jlfld ~~~~ :!s~prof~~~~~l MuskaJ Assassins. DepL of Theatre and Dance. Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S1 2, general; SS, students. For more information, 64S· ARTS. 2000-200>1 Distinguished Spo..... Series ~::.~!':erc:~~::.~h and MaXillofacial Surgery. 355 Squire. South Campus. 8 a.m . F~. Campus. 8 p.m . TKkd prices vary. For more information, 645-ARTS. EduatlonSemlnar The Emotions of T..,chlng Jlfld Le.,.,lng: Beyond Subjects and Standards. ~ Harg~aves. Univ. of Saxophone Quartot s.ne.-concertll ~~~~i~~t~~~fa~~ ~~~.:7:!~ ~ the South Campus The pnnts--image of plants wtth medicinal propertin ha~ been rep!'oduced from a book pu~Wled in 1863 owned by the Raben L Brown History of Medic1ne Collecoon The exhibit was made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Heatth Sciences Ubrary and the Medical Historical Society. " Homage to Conlon Nanc.IT'Ow" Phot~raphs from the pe~l ~=~'=- ~=~~::~:: ETC Technology -...ops display through Nov. 17 in the Mus•c Ubrary in Baird Hall on the North Ca mpus. Hours are Monday thr~h Thursday from 9 a.m . to 9 p .m ., Friday from 9 a.m. to S p .m . and Sunday from 2 p.m . to 9 p .m . The library •s dosed on Saturday except during finals week information, 645--6642. Using MS frontPilqt!, Part 1. 212 Capen, North Campus. N<>Ofl-- 1: 30 p.m . " [..,)looming: Inside outs • Biologic-' Sciences SemlnM' Fr~ . Trophk Chonges <>Yti' 1lme In the w.dnesdoys ot 4 PLUS Centann~, TaJk: Toute Arrive: Mala.rme and Manet. Dominique Fourcade. 438 Clemens, North Campus. 12:30 p.m . FrM. For more information, 645-3810. 2000 Rurmey Toronto. Univmity Inn. 8:30.1 0:00 a.m. SSO. SponsOred by Center fOf §~dti~~~1c~~~~~::.'~· more Lower Gre1t UkM. Murray Charlton, National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Canada. 114 Hochstettrr, ~~~~4ft~~~~~~e Pl.y The Visit. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Dmna Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S12, general; S5, students. For more lnfonnation, 64S· ARTS. follow;na !he contnct. woukJ not be renewed Saturcby, ...,_._,!he only emotion they fett wu ebOon :after cb.iming the first cwertWne victory in school =~~s!J~ ~~Kent Th:r.t the Bulls dtd k once a,pin ., come-from.behkld fuhion pro"''ed tobeewn~uUB~ to 2·7 ownl md 2--4 in the MAC. Lh UB's adler W'in--<an tdential 2()...1 7 victory oYef" Bowling Green--dlis one featured a comeback In the fitW two mmut.e:S. 5enioo' lddcor Scott IC.eler's 22· yard field pi on !he Mal pby a/ .........- wu tipped by •Kent Seote .,., ""'-' ""' "P'iil>ts to de !he .... 1 in ophthalmology," Wright added. He said he expects the Riwchun Professor to be named by September 2001. Riwchun, who died in 1998 at the age of 95, earned his medical degree from UB in 1927, and then tr.tined with specialists in Austria before returning to Western New York for a long career. He maintained a private practice from 1929-85, also serving as head of the departments of Ophthalmology at The Buffalo General Hospital and at Olildren's Hospital of Buffalo during the 1960s. During World War 11, he was a ernociom lhls - news that head coach Craig Orbus" ~butsdl"""'l"'ftoMdks Riwchun ~,._ UB 10, Kent State I 7 ---•"'""'tt>"""Y "Dance!'· Sleoe Concert Hall, North Campu>. 8 p.m. SlO, SS. SponsOred by Dept. ol Music. For more information, 645-2921. Exhibits " 19th Centwy Bot.nkaJ Prfnts" The flfSt art exhibit of the He;lllth Sdeoces Ubnry will be on display = - r--..r:::=> --by """"' Awaro ~­ wilbt on d;,piay Naif. 2-10 in theM~ Gaiety on the lower level of the Center for the Am on ~~~~~ day ttvo.q1 friday from 10 a.m . to B p .m and Saturday from 11 a.m . to 6 p.m pme at J7.t7..AUr IC.eAer" kicbd :r. 38-yvd field pi to p.. ""' Bulls !he lead .. .,_,_,!he nc>nn>ly - O....I'Md>'s21 -yardfieldplhit - - ----!he l<lt uprigttt. and aromed lwmlessly to !he groc<>d ~occer MEH'S UB l,Akron I Bowlin& Green I, UB 0 UB senior Tim Sonpt- ~the Buns to :r. 2-1 wtn O¥et" third-seeded Akron m the quarterfinals of the MACTou.mament hetd :r.t UB. The Buh,._., couldn\ puH out another vkto<)' """'top-seeded Bowtir1& Green falcons used an early pi and then held off !he But ~ to "'" I .0 in the semifinal matchup.UB ended its season :r.t ~IO..l. Fa< !heir pby "'""' toumamencjoe ~and M;ke PepUnskJ ...,... named to the MAC'sAJI.Toumament squ:r.d. Ea.rller- in the ¥rl'eek. senior mkffieldef" Brian McCallion wu hon<>f""'ed with AJI.MAC Am Team recognruon WOMEH ' S Miami (Ohio) 2, UB 0 UB 2, Toledo 0 UB saw its hopes of Wlnmng a MAC Ownptonsh1p come to an end wrth a 2-0 loss to visiting Mi<amt (OH) .,._the semifin.als d the MAC Tournament at UB's P.AC Reid. The Bulls came Into the game u the tournament's top seed :r.fterwiMing the MAC's regular s~ tide. They had :advanced co the semifina1s with a 2...0 Win OYet"" Toledo m :r. qu:r.rterlin.al much earlier m the W'eek. Mlam1, the tournament's fourth seed. went on to win dle tounwnent tide :r.nd :advance to the NCAA Toum:r.ment. Nicole Olu.ewskl and Elizabeth Pfeffer were N~med to the MAC's All Tournament team. Earlier In the week. head c~ch .Jean·A. Tusy w:r.s mrned the MAC Coach of the Year. In addruon. three pbye~ula l.Jstnm. Unn:r.ea OiNaHo and Pfeffer were named to the All-MAC An:t Team :r.nd Chen! R.oger"\ w:r.s n.vned lO the :all--conference second team Volle~nall Miami (OH ) l , UB 0 Ohio l , UBI Comelll, UBO The ~1~11 team wn shut out by the Vls•ung M•am• (OH) R.ed~ . I S-1 . .,I S·l. I S· ll . in Alumn1Art'na. The loss w:r.s UB"s 14th In a row :r.nl•ts I Sth •n le~ play thts season. F~rnan Undsay Maukosh cononued her produrove rookie o.mp:r.lgn With a m:r.tch·high 14 kills In other action lan week. the Bulls fell to Oh•o. I S-8, 13- 1S. I S- 13. I S-3. a"d to Cornell. I S·9. I S-8. I S- 11 ~wimmin~ MEN Ohio 112, UB I 08 The men's swunm.ng team opened 1U MAC schedule Sawnby. dropptng :r. I 32108 deosion to Ohio In Athens. Senior Josh Pun cook the men's 200 free m I:"S.5S. Sentors Enc Stimson and Jason McUchlan also were dou~ winnen for the Bulls. Stimson took the 200 back in I :S4.29 :r.nd 200 brust 1n :r. lifeome best 2:13.38. Mcl.:r.chlan S'Nept the distance freestyles. caktng the SOO in 4·49.31 :r.nd 1000 in IO:IS.5S WOMEN ' S UB ll6,Akn>n I 07 Ohio 141 , UB 100 The women"s swimrrung team opened 1U MAC defeaung Akron 136--107 but falling to the defending MAC ch:r.mptons and host Oh10 Bobau 1"1 - 100 m the ui-meet. UB is now 4-1 in dual meet compedt:Jon and 1-1 tn MAC :r.cuon. Fn!shman joloe Pun led !he wz; lo< !he Bulls cru,g !he 200 freestyle '" 155.60 and 500 freest)'te In S:09.36 ~ng a second off her~ best perlonnances .,., bod> .....u. The Bulls""' toOk !he 800 fn:enyle ..by" 7·S3 43 lenni~ MEN ' S Senior Budt Susanto and freshm:r.n Fery ~•man fimshed With 01 VIctOry and 01 loss in doubles competioon at the Intercollegiate TenntSAsSOCQtion Rolex Regional Ctwnpionships atVi'"l'ni;a Tech. In the4r fin:Hound match. Susanto and ~iman defeated senior Josh Hamilton and junior Bryan Rowbnd from Towwn Univen:ity.8-4. HO'W'eYef". th:r.t was u far as the UB duo :advanced u they fell to IOdHeeded Francis Huot and AndrewVu ofVlrJini;a Tech in the round of 32 Susanto and Kask"nan were not u successful in the singles br:r.dcet. however. u both dropped their fim·round and consobuon matches. �8 Rape ._ lnberl20001V1t3~1t1.1 2 Ploy Tho l/lslt. Dept ol Theatro and Dance. Drama Theatro, Contor for the Arts, North Campus. B S12, general; S5, students. ·va• Lecture joe Andoe. UB Art Gallory. UB Art Gallory, socood floor, Cent..for the Alb, North Campus. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. for mor~ Information, Karen Emenh~. 645-6912, ext. 1420. doysot4PLUS ~~~ Lopez. Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen ~~~~~1t·.=~ North Campus. lo30.3:30 p.m. Free to UB MBA and 6lgint:ering students. For more ~~. =~~Fi~~rr· ETC Technology Wo<luhops ~f2~a~'%Ca~~- ~~~~~f:F~~~~i...;~c,,. more information, 829-3724. ~yPegrum Colloquium An Anomalous Carbonate Event In the Devonian Foreland Basin: Basin Dynamics and Faunal lhe Thunday p~<edlng Jtublkahon Lh. ting.s ar-t> only Mc:cpt cd throug h the '-'lec:tronlc: uJbmi.uion form lncurslons An odated wtth Tully Fonmotlon Deposition . Gordon Baird, Dept of ~~s1~e:c~~/'6 ~~ere;;>c::: .s~o':~Fot>;;., endowments. For more !nformation, Dept. of Geok>gy, 645-6800, <><l. 6100. tor 1 ht.• o nline UB Calend.ar Buffalo Logk Colloquium of hcnt1 at • http:// www buU.,Io.edu; c.J icndar ' log i n ·~. Becau1-e uf 'IJaC(' llmltutJon1 not oil cv~nh In the elec t ronic ( nlen d ar will tw Included Gronostajski, Lemer Reo<arch lnstil!Jto, a.v.land Clinic. G26 Farber, South Campus. Noon. Free. For f'llOf'e information, Kenneth Blumenthal, B29·3890. 1 ~~":. &~ot~ ~asting Company. H 1 Park, North ?m~-~3~~~ ~reek ~uium. For rT'IOf'e iri/or- mation, fohn Corcoran, 881 16-40or645-24---«, ext. 119. Awards Dinner ~~I O:w~:ds~e:.tHyatt ~~~~~,;~~~~: John Shellum, 645-3224. Addnulngthe lnfonnotlon Needs of Our Aid. foe' more Information, B29-3724. Foster Chemistry Colloquia Fold~ Dendr1men: Driving ~~n lnlnlmole<u!M ~rogon- ~.!'&,.,~ ~,;,.n Noon-1 p.m. Free. Parquette, Ohio State Univ. 216 Natural Sciences Complex, Friday Chemistry and the Foster Lecture Endowment. I0 Nutrition Symposium AdvanCes In Min<rll Nutritlon. Three presenters, Univ. of Roche>ter and UB. C1auics Banquet and Conference ~~~-~~~,:a:;~·· ~35, C!;,Dairy ~ounci and UB ~=tion~: ~~29. · A>soc. and 3680, ext. 231. Foll2000 Workshop Serios Evaluation and Treatment of ~ ~~ State l.lnive'sity. Center fOf TomomJW, North Campu>. B:45 ~~~~by ~~~O:~tOJfm froe Mathematics Colloquium ~~~tt!=:~nH. Thomas Banks, NOfth Carolina State Univ. 250 Mathematics Bldg., North Campu•. 4 p.m . f,... Family Performonco Sharon, Brom ond Friencb. Mainstage Thealre, Center for w.~~~t~r- 12). For f'llOf'e information. 645-ARTS. - . . . . ,·, VolloJI>oH UB vs. Akron.· Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Sloo/ _,.,_, String Quortot C~oncort • ~~ ~'!l~~B ~~~2J~~_s~ and Training. for more infCM'TT'ICition, 645-6140. information, 645·2921 . Fall Seminar Serios: Gonotks In Addiction The Genetlc Epid<mlology of Ploy The VIsit. Dept. of Theatre and Dance.. Drama Theatre, Center for Tho Arts, North Campus. B Ak:ohoftsm. Andrew C. Heath. prof"""' of psyd1ology In psychiatry, assoclate professor ol 9"'1"00, Dept of ~>~-.e-,. ~~.;~:l'~k;.. ~~~=~ ~~o)osey. Addktlons, 1021 Main St., Buffalo 1:30 p.m . Free. Clemens, North Campus. 6:30 p.m . Free. ~=~"'s'Wt\';ll=- Resean:h Institute on '""--. ..... ~~:,.~and fltbor, South Campus. 12:3(). :1~~~~~- 829..2975 . I .I - ·.v_,.... UB vs. Manholl. Alumni Ar<na, North Campus. 7 p.m. free. Ploy Tho VIsit. Dept ol ThHtro and Dance.. Drama~. Center for tho Alb, North Campus. B ~~·~ S5, information, 645-ARTS. Wednesdo)osot4PLUS Poetry PerfonnMK:e. Carotine Bergvall. Steel Bar, 511 Tri-Main Bldg., Buffalo. B p.m . free. for more information, 645-3810. Sunday Ploy Tho IIIJit. Dept ol Thoatro and Dance. Dratm Theatre, C~ter for the Arts, North Campus. 2 f.~~·~ S5, information, 6-45-ARTS. information, WBfO, 829-6000. ElecUvAcoustk5.EAM.U.S. Concon. 250 Bam!. North Campus. B - ~~-~~~- 645-2921. -....- }:.:,.~~ Campus. "Noon. Free. for """" information, Anna Kedz;en.ld, 645-2003 . ETC-ScholArs' Worl<sbops Sute of Our Emtronment. ~~~~Selene.. Engin«ring Ubroty. 212 Capen. North Campus. ~ 1 p.m. Monday I3 f,... Sbody Abro.J~ rr;~~~64~. WWO's Opus: Cluslu ......, Cl&ulaol Musk RedUI. WBFO. Allen Rodtal Hall. South campus. 7 p.m. Free. For more Center for the Arts, North Campus. B p.ril. S12. generot S5, students. for """" "'1 infonnation, 645-ARTS. I2 ~~= p.m. Umpus.. 4 =.:=:.~lng Scte<nlng Room, Cent..- for the Alb, North Campu>. 4 p.m. Free. For fT'IOf'e information, 645-3810. =si~~~and r~~2-~ S5. =Kf' Wednesday Wednesdo)osot4PLUS information, 6'45-ARTS. ~~'£!t~ South~~1 p.m. ~'roe:: lion, • 645-2003 . Anna 15 Saturday ETC Tochnology -...op. Scanning Images. 212 Capen, North Campus. 3-4:30 p.m. f .... Wednesdo)osot4PLUS The Dsaor Sllvennon Annual -......- ~~~~z..,~~ _}::.._~~..:...,, LOMObltC~ ~~; :Z::J:o Conllada, 645-2B3J. ~f:!~~:~,~ff.l~npJ~:~· Towor, South Campus. 3 p.m . Free. For moc:e lnfonnation, B29-2941. lllociMmbbySemiiiOr Nudur factor I Proteins In Tnonscripllon ond information, }ohn Defla LCNn Exit Couns.ellng Session no latt:r than noon on In Exenbe Session ~t.Richa!Jj GM's e.-commerce Cnr to pl;lC"' on c:arnpu!o or for Gender~ lnducedMusdoDomoge. Peter Tidus. as>oc. ~Dept f':'·more irllormation, 64S-ARTS. r~K~L.1u~ Univ., waterloo, Canado. 125 !CimbaU 9 Tht> Re,arrcr publishes ~ Ffft. For~ =.:-6-.t~~ R-P-Staff"'-ntlng Broost Concor.: ff'om Reseor<h to R.. llty In Human Prostllte CWKer Cetls. =;·~~rgh Gaytoro.Cory Room. Reo<orch Studies Centor, Roswell Porlc Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton >b., Buffalo. 12:30 r.:=~=-~ Edge, 8<5-57B9. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Grant to help "talk up'' organ donations Project will encourage students, families to discuss feelings about transplantation __ .. -llf. - '.( «11'1>. : -~ ' . . ...- __ ..__,___ ... _....,. .................... ........, -........ "'*'....."'... caurlafll>. . . . . . - Dlplrt!ludy. ttor .. ....,._............,_ -A-.. . - ond-pll<eJin:lng pallod~loorring -~~~~~ ............. de!lgn "" Glad studlnt to be pub~~~~~~!~ In journal by~ _ _ .. ln ... I:Jamlngua - o..-doc- dl'lll'dl*l!ll ..... . ln . . ~-olthe /Qir­ -~-.a. Jodt~SUNY[l&. ~-.g­ .......... . . . _.,...,....._.. ond .... dtho~ol ~ -~~~~~ ....... - 1 ICXDIO ....WNiil, since the Jour· 111111-IOICaf'CIIIIIy•· _ ............. A-CJillwDon*licon .....-. Ocmnglloz- I '*'- "' 1111 doglee In psyd111DS1r-. Ulln 1995 before .................... ......... '~' ....... " ' ...... "'loguulllon by the ~.,~ .._, ond ....... fMIIpllc Daponn .,_llollll9*11theplndple . . . .. . . , . _ . . ... ~)lunol--wllh -lUI.,....."'-"'>'' ':..;. ''TALK By LOIS BAK111 presented in health-education .. In 1999, UNYfS cond u("tcd a Contributing Editor courses in 30 middle schools and thorough study of attitudes toward high schools in th e region . The projectwillbeginwithschoolsinEne County and eventually expand to aU eight Western New York counties. The .. Talk it bp" program cncour- organ and t1ssue donauon m th<· community," S1mon said. "Our rc sults rcvtoalt~ that almost 6'1 perccnl nf the t~pondent s art' 'somewhdt ' it Up," a project aimed at educating middiC'- and high -school students and their families about the importance of organ and tissue donation, will begin this s pring , funded by a three- year, $534,000 grant to UB and Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS) from the federal Department of Health and Human Services. This most recent award brings the totaJ the two agencies have received for education in organ donation to nearly$1 .3 milHon. UB and UNYrS received a S783,(X)()grant in Septembcr 1999 from the same agency to increaseawarencssoforg,:1ndonation among African -American, Hispanic and Nativc-Amcrican populations. The new project will take this mcs~ sage into the schools. where a component on organ donation will be Reporter Contributor W ITH thegoalofim· proving living con ditions in South cast Asia, Nila T. Gnanun, retired civi1 servant, Uni versity at Buffalo alumna and world traveler, has pledged S2SO,OOO to the CoUege of Arts and Sciences to sup· port research initiative!> of LIB's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Study Center. through coUege and graduate school whileworkingfuU ~timea t variousad - motl' R t (·l,,h•d i H<'\ on Weh P mur <' photo\ on Web tl: k l .t t Web !oltc or'vcrv'likely to donate the1r nq;dll~. However, nearlr 56 percent of the ~me rl"SJXmdent s had not told family member' or lowd nne~ about tht>ir fedlll~ " The large~ t oh~tadc thl' tran ~ pl.mt com munuv faLt.~ I!'> OOucatmg lamilu..... IP talk ahnut Jnnauon \VIth thcar luwd onl~.J.nd hllnform them thJ.t thcv art' talkmg ahout ~pvmg life, not a!:lout JL·ath,'' :-.1mon nnteJ The pn•gram w1ll pntVldt· .mop portumty for profe,.sionall} tra1nnl staff from Ul\1'11''Stol-ducatt'!>ludent-. .1hout the un1x,rtann· of organ ,md IL...sucdonatton. huwdonatmn w1\rk.-. and how tndiSl,:U.'-~ tht· LSSueWlth thl'lt famil)' memben .md loved on~. Tamhurhn !>lrcs~cd that lam d) nll'mhcr!i gtve final cunSL'nt for or Bequest to benefit Asian study center BySUZANNECHAMBERUUN Gnamm was a non-traditional stu dent who st ruggled to put herself M ages students to discuss the issut> with their families in hopes they will arrive at an understanding of L-ach family member's attitude about organ donation . _ "Two of the major factors attributing to the low donation rate are lack of awareness of the critaca1 need and lack of prior family discussion about th e ISsue," said Judith Tamburlin.co-principal investigator on the project. Tamburlin is a rest:arch as.stst;mt professor in the department s of Biotochnical and ClinicaJ Labora tory Sciences. and Anatomy and (.ell B1ology. Mark Simon, chief cxecu tive officer of UNITS. also 1~ coprincipal investigator. gan donatton, and that whtlt: ~ lgn ­ mg it donm ca rd I!> an tmport.mt <;tr:p. 11 tsn't enough to guarantct donJ.llon . "The fai\urc of fam1h members ro talk WJih ont' .morht•r .tbout end -of-hfc ISSues IS a stgmfi cant harner to organ donatiOn." c;he ~•ud. "We J.re L.onfident thts pmtf'\.1 w1ll hdp overcome that harner.'' ~anna Thompson and Oehur;;:ah Waldrop•• both a.!>St!itant prof('S._~)r' 111 tht: Xhool of ~ tal Work .•tl!>t' willlx· mvolved m the pm1e.:-1 Meanwhile, UB med1cal studl'llb have formed an Org.m Ounatmn ~p«lal lnterest Cro up and have tl' u:·l\'ed $2,000 111 grants from :-.uh HnarJ l. thc:.· student -owm-d .tnd op er.ltcd .. ampus~rVKl'Org.:uu7.atttHl. to ~..1rn out campm and o.ummu mt\' l-du~.a t• on rro~ram~ on ~'r~.m Jonattun • l 'NYT\ data show that llltlrl' than 70,000 Amt:ncans arc wattmg for ;;:an organ transpla nt. mclud1ng Jl ll··''' J()() Western New Yorkl·r.. ministrativ< and clerking jobs. When not studying, she was traveling,le-.ml· ing about the world firsthand A visit to an orphanage in Thai · land was pivo tal in Gnamm's think - mg. It strengt h ened her des1re to help countries with poor economi~. Living conditions and resulted 111 her decision to support global rt-scarch through a bequest tu her alma mater for its APEC Study Center. " I am more content now, know ing that when I am no longer here. something good will come of it" She added: "I can on ly hope that this kind of research will promote more global mteraction and encourage our gentler human nature." ( ; namm believes U B's center ..:.111 make a difference because "educa tton anJ r~arc h can make us bet ter world CIIIZL'Il!> 1f the research I!> .!>harlxl wtth pol !C)' makers who face ~u..:h challcngl~ 3.'1 world hunger, low v.•ag~ and gcncraJiy poor L'COnOmli.. l•v•ng condit ion ~." (; namm's lxo.quest comm ilmcnt wtll estabhsh thl· N1la ·1. (;namm lunior Faculty Resea rr.:h fund for UB's APEL Stud y Center. The (en tt'r. devdopcd 111 1994 by D. Allan Gdenht"ad, profcs:.or of chemt~trv, wa~ onl' of the ongmal APfC s ll!d} cente r!> m the United S t all~ - Tht'rl' now arc :! I such academK center~ m Amcnca and As1a that support research on trade and t.'l'onomh. policy J SSul~~ for APfC memlx·r!>, \VhJCh are coun tri ~ bordcnng the Pacific Occ:.-an. G namm's donation a1so will ht· used for scholarships or fellowship !> to hdp UB graduate students from Southeast As1a whose dis.sertatton s focus on quahty-of-life ISSues 111 thc1r home countnes. Jess it: Poon. associate profl-ssor of geography and director of the UB APEC St~)' Center, pratsed C namm ·~ gt>nero~U} . "Thh 1~ a \'ery cxCl tlllg g_1h thJ.t w1ll hdpput L' Ron,themapht.'\:;;:au~· not manv of thl' otht'r APFl n·n ta... rl'll' IYC mnnev for rl...,l'ittCh on MXIOl'(OIIUOlli. IS.!>Ul'' Ill \<luthe,l.->1 A\la," ,hl'.!>aJd. ThomJ.S W. Burk.m.m.Jirl'\.tt•r 11! LIB'!> A.\1an Stud ll"!' Program. o.Pn t:urred m hb gratitude tor thl' ~1h "Th1!> I!> the tirst maJor pm all' g1f1 that A.!>t<tn :-.tudles h.L!t rt.Xl'\Vl'li .ul'H J.nd we fed 11 ts extrl'llleh llllp<•r t.mt Ill thl' dt'vclopmenl nl our ,11,,1 dl'lnll program, wh1t:h b wn .llll\ t' 111 hoth daMroom cduo..JIIon .1nd -.cholarly research." Burkman als.1 pra1M"d Poon 1m her wJdelv recogn11cd rl~'drlh t•n tradt> and lahar JS.!>U~ 111 !\uuthl· ... ,l Asm: '" Tht~ 1s a great eno.ouragl'nll'lll �2 Rep a..._ l8velller 1L20001V111.3tle.13 BRIEFLY The Holiday Print S.lenelit wil be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomom>w In the Atrium d the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Prints by student alurml ond patticiponu In U8's ..,.nmen,.1 Print 1mlging Center (ei'IC) Cornmuni!y PMUhop wll be on display for flUid-. PrOCftds from the . . w i l - the Printmaking l'rogrom and ePIC. TheMntb~by · the D<partmenl d M ond tho PrlntrnaiOOg Program. Cash Of checks wiN be IC· cepted. Theatre and Dance to present "lhe Visit" and "Assassins" The U8 D<partlneflt ol Theotn and Da~ wiR present friedrich DiirTMmatt's "The vos~~• In the Drama Theatre ond s~ Sondhelm's "Assusins"' In the 8lodl Box Theon Both produc:tlom will be performed through Sunday In the Center for the Arts on the U8 North Campus. "The Visit" Is the-, da wealthy womon who retums to herdebt.fidden hometown and allen to help out the people tl1en! with • , _ money than they haYe OYer irNglned. But tl1en! Is a condition: she wonu the life ol I village< who )'NI1 ago hod caused her to be ... pelled """' the town in di>groce. "Tholo1sit,._by IWimiez 8laun. wll fooun an ai-5W<Ientcast. I'Orforrnaru times ... 8 p.m.IDday, Friday ond SaU.<doy, ond 2 p.m.,s-lay. .Nsassim" with music ond lyricsbyS~Sondhelm.ls based on the boot by IOhn - on stage · rmes ond places collide as assassins tadde the datk 5ide ol Ainerican politics, Alnerican OJ!Un ond the Alnerican DrNm. .Asswins" will be diroctl!d by Gerold Finnegan, with choreography by Lynne KurdzielFormato ond musical direction by Michael Halce. Pe<fomlante times ar• 8 p.m. today and tomorrow, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 6 p.m. SUnday. Tlckets for "The Visit" ... s12 gener>ladtnission and S5 for stoo.nu Tlckets for·-..· are S5. Tlckel>'may be puodlased at the Center Box Offlce (noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday.friday) ond all rocJ<etMast<rlocatlons. for""'"' inlormallon, coii645-AIUS. REPORTER The Reporttrb I campus oommunltynewspoper published by the Office of ~ Services in the OMsk>n d Univenh:y Communications, Unlvenity at Buffalo. Editorialolflces .... ' located at 3)0 Crofts Holt, Buf!Jio, (716) 645-2626. wuetch.--.edu __ ---. ---- -Vko-fw _., ~c--­ CMolo Smith ...... _......,._ _...,_ .W..Poge ....... ....... ~lolo-~ -~ Mory-stft -S.A.~ ~­ Reggie Witherspoon joined UB in December 1999 as interim head men's basketball coach. He was named head coach in March fol lowing a three-month national search. The men's and women's basketball teams open their seasons tomorrow in Alumni Arena. How Is this year~s team shapIng up7 about the upcoming se•son7 The biggest concern is whetheJ we can get the guys prepared in the short period of time that we have. That 's our biggest chal· lenge-to get all the new faces prepared for the season and find · ing enough time during the day to get done what we need to get done in practice. This team is shaping up pretty good. We're getting better everyday, and that's the biggest thing we have to focus on right now. I think this will be a fun team to watch , and people will be proud to see this team represent US. What excites you most •bout the upcoming Mason7 Wbat do you consider to be the blggtit challenge to UB's That ~ have guys who are excited and enthused about competing and playing, and who show up to play hard everyday. That's exciting to me. It's exciting that guys are enthused to be here and to represent UB. INuketiNIII program? The short -term challenge is to get the players prepared and to make up for the time we lost getting started . The long-term go~ is to improve the image of ou't pro- What 's your greatest concern - gram, ou r entire department, and ketbell t - do you Hke the university and community tow-7 that we represent. It's not that the I don't got a chance to watch a image is terrible, but I think in . lot of t<ams, but the ana that some cases there just isn't an lin- will keep my interest would be age and it doesn't show up on teams that play a more agsrespeople's radar. sM: style, lik< a Dukt or a Florida. I also watch teams that have When dlcl you ....In that you friends of mine who...., coaches loved INosketiNIII"" mudt you wanted to make a career out in those programs, lik< Texas. of lt7 Who do you coeslcler to be I guess I realized that at a pretty co~~ege-·san­ young age, when I was about 7 tlme grutut coach7 yean; o ld. Then I forgot about doJohn Wooden. I think be's the ing that for a Jong time and it came all-time greatest coach. I think back to me again in my earlier 20s that not only for what he acI gues5 . co mplished on the floor, but Besides UB, what college ...,,._ what he stood for off the Ooor with his morals and character. Speaking in the language of silence Master mime Marcel Marceau articulates, gesticulates and thrills his UB audience By JEHNIFDI LEWANDOWSKI dience-whose expression changes from deranged to docile in a matter of moments. Speaking to the audierJCe-<e~­ tif!leS in mid -" mime," evenMarceau explained that the "rudi menu" of the art-think tug-of-war and walldng up and down stair>-<lr< Reporter Assistant Editor NE cannot help using words to describe tht' man known as the mas· ter of mime, Marcel Marceau. But even the masta himself could not elude speech Tuesday during a visit to UB, articulatlngand, of course, gesticulating-"the strong grammar" of mime, which he describes as singing in silence. "With the breathing of the emotion, you create thought," explained the French-born artist, who spoke to some 400 people from the university and public in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on UB's North Campus. " Breathing is ... poetry-how to sing inside,the strea m of life, the feeling of life. "When you speak words. you create an image, and when you are silent, the attitude of the moment ere· ates image," he said. Imagine the facial expressionsor some of what Marceau calls the "conventions of character"--of indifference, dreaming, melancholy, courage, sadness and despair. "These attitudes would be the grammatical attitude to express," Marceou told the pocked house, while depicting each not in his usual white face makeup and body costume, but in a beige jacket and ivory slacks. his grnying hair m ussed in Einstein-like · flyaway.Mirnes, hesaid,"leamtheattitude which reveals emotion." ~ What began as a discussion about thehistoryofmime--andMarceau's E. foray into the art-quickly evolved ~ i~to a st~g of vignrttes in which, among them, the 77-year-old was f perched, anms crossed, over the rail of a cruise ship--swa)cing to and fro. a fare mla:tive of both giddy pleasure and ~nausea; tore a man's heart out of his chest in a fit of un abated rage, and struggled to walk against the wind--perhaps one of his most familiar " moves," which Marceau said was the inspiration for Michael Jackson's "moonwalk." The contrast in scenarios is no accident, but a gift of the artist-who appeared happy to indulge the au- O 9 j J 5 about makingthevisibleinvisible,and the invisible visible. Creating the attitude--disdain,oompassioo, pity-or the c l ~ment-air, water, fire or earth--has to come from within "The grammar is the substance," he said "You learn to play inside to understand ... Mastering the invisible is in ac· knowledging that which is not there: "You are always somehow moved by ghosts," be said Moved, in childhood, by the likes of si lent sc reen artists C harli e Olaplin and Buster Keaton, Marceau in I944 enrolled in Olarles Oullin's School of Dramatic Art in the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre in Paris, wher< he studiec! under Etienne Oecroux, considered a master of his time. "When you have a master, you can beoome a master," Marceau said. And so the story was written for Marc~au, who in 1947"decided to become a proficient man myself." introducing the highly recognizable character, Bip, a tribute to 19th-antury pantomime performer Jean Gaspard Deburau's character, Pierror. . , carried the whitt Marceau's North American debut at the Stratford Festival in Ontario was the prelude to his first U.S. tour, in 1955 and 1956,an incredible sucC<SS that set the prolific perfonnana trend that ensued over the next 40 yean of Marceau's career. Still, lik< the sometimes fleeting a - pressioru a:nd l!ltitudes of. tbe mime:, Marceau seans endeared to bappiness much the same way. " I am not unhappy," he explained, pointing out, however, that " happiness is only a mome:ntJI that comes and goes. and comes again. And though silence does not truly exist, he said. mime--a metaphor for, or "certain poetry about," reality-<lffords respite from present conditions, such as hate and war, that weigh heavy on him. " [It is! so wonderful to liv< in silen'Cc.-there is such noise in the world!" he cxdaimed, gesturing with his hands--the toolsofhis livdihood that besaidm"so irnpomnt"-and faa not because I played filling his pause with a crescendo of lik< Pierret in the I 9th sound emulating"no~... Emotional and animated , century, but I wanted ... people to understand Marceau's speech circles back always that every art form has a to the"sound" ofsil<oo>-thegesture. "The sound reveals the rhythm , tradition,"he said, noting that mime-in many the gesture Ireveals J inside of man," ways. the foundation for he said, his preference to quidly bear what is the essence of humanity, or acting and dancing"has been oonsidered the "the weight of the soul." "Words are words. but actions are essen<r of theater." He also shared with much stronger." The .VWt was presented by the the audience the origin of his character's name. Irish C lassical Theatre Company and UB's Center for the Arts, in asBip, he said, is derived from Pip, the hopeful sociation with UB's Department of protagonist in Charles. Theatre and Dance, as well as made Oickms' classic, "Great possible by one of the founden of the Irish C lassical Theatre and Expectations." "At 20 yean old," he former student of Marceau 's, said of himself, "you Vincent O"Neill .. The reason he's here ... is h«.ause have great expectations." And he did much to fulfill his. ln ... the Irish Classical Theatre Com1948, the same year he received the pany presented Marc~l Marceau renowned Deburau prize, he with a Career LifetimeAchitvm~ent formed the only pantomime com- Award for his extraordinary contri pony in the world at the time, the bution to the art ofthe theater, and Co mpagnie de Mime Marcel to the art of mime; remarked Marceau , and was performing in O ' Neill , who told the crowd Paris, ad~ throughout Europe, Marce.a u would be back in the spring to perform in Buffalo. Canada a:nd South America �lovember16.211111/Vut 3Uo.13 Rape...._ 3 SUNYConnect to link libraries BrieD New initiative will create largest library collection in world Study of aleohol-abuse recovery to focus on AA, spirituality ay SUI WUETCHEII RtpOrttr Editor B is one of the first SUNY institutions to take advantage of the SUNYConnect oppor· tunity, a groundbreaking initiative to link aU of the libraries in the 64campus system, creating the largest librarycoUectionofany publicuniversityintheworld. Benefits of the linkage will include a common ma.nagement system for aUSUNYlibraries,aswellasimproved savices for SUNYs373,<XXlstucJents. A joint initiativ~ of Lh~ SUNY Provost's Office of Library and Info rmation Services and the libraraes in the system, SUNYConnect will terials, aUowing for searches of aU SUNY library coUections cotaJing more than 18 milJjon volumes to initial~ a borrowing rtquest &om th~m a library on another SUNY campus andrec.e:ivethebookwithintwodays. "SUNYConnect will integrate the lure Resource Cent er offering fuJI. ary criticism. integrate the newest technologyhased library and information systerns with more traditional library resources to provide an extensive, newest technology-bas«! library and information system.with more traditional library resources.'" said Chancellor Robert L. King....With " Linking our libraries with th1s new computer-management system will give our students and facult y access to more books and periodi - U • A WorkiWideWebgatewayin· tegrating access to many essential library resources • Cost efficiencies made possible by a common library management system. ALEPH 500 should be operationaJ at some campuses by June 2001. All campuses should have the system installed by 2004. Once in place, the system will al low a student at one SUNY campus tion between SUNY and CUNY an the future, which would allow us 10 do more fo r New Yo rk State stu dents and residents." Judith Adams- Volpe. darector of Lockwood Library, noted that many electronic prod ucts, sue~ as data bases and full -text resoOrces. that UB presently offers on the Libraries' Web site now will be funded thro ugh SUN YCo nn ec t via a SUNY-wide license. Among them a re the Associ at ed Press Ph o to Archive; anexpanded academte in dex of journal articles. ma ny of full -ta t, and th ~ Gale Li tera text author info rmation and liter- up-to-date teaching-and-learning SUNYConnect, students through- caJs than those hqosed at the best environment~eating a virtual li- out the State University-from the libraries in the coUntry," said Peter brary for SUNY. UB will be among the first SUNY smaUest colleges to the largest research universities-will have access mstitutions to in stall the ALEPH tothecntireStateUniversity library chancellor of academic affairs. "SUNYCo nn ec t wi ll e nh a nce 500TM bbrarymanagementsoftwar< fromExLibris (USA), thefirststepin amplementingSUNYConnect. Other campuses that are pan of collection around the dock." TheALEPHSOOcomputersystem alsowillorganizeandhighlightjournals and dati available from online academic excellence by bri ngi ng the tremendous reso urces of all th e State University's lib raries to ou r 373,000 students." D. Salins. SUNY provost and vice the first wave of SUNYConnect are sources provided through the SUNY Stony Brook. Binghamton. Fredonia, Oflia of Library and Information ALEPH System, other projected rea- Oswego and Tompkin s-Cortl and C'..ornmunity College. Barbara von Wahlde,associatevice president fo r universit y libraries, ca lled UB 's participatio n in SUNYConn«t"a great opportunity." "W<' re really delighted to be participating in SUNYCo nnect," she ~id...This has been a long time commg for statewide SUNY services. A ft.W ytars ago. we ourselves looked for a new Hbrary management system. hut when we learned that this wJS in the work.\. decided that this is what we needed. This is great for u.~." O nce iruta.llcd,theALEPH SOOsoft warewillprovide the institutions with: • A common circulation system, enabling students to-access and bor row materi a ls di rec tl y fro m an y SUNY library • A union catalog o f librar y ma- Services.SUNYConnectwillidentify other resources from the World Wide Web and will catalog and provide access to hundreds of online journals now available at SUNY libraries. There are many advantages to tures o f SU NYConnect incl ude a co mprehensive collectHbn of full text . full -im age a nd mulllm ed ia digital publications and services that will be available at a nytim e and from anywhere, a Web-based, infor- partici pating in SUNYConnect. von mation-literacy course, and shared Wahldc noted, but among Lhe most attraaive are sharing a management system with other SUNY institu tions. In addit ion. she said. " Regio nal sto rage is a priority in Western New York, so the fact that u's part of the project is itppcaling to us." Potential future applications also hold a great deal of appcal ,she said . "The City University of New Yo rk system also is hu yi ng same system, so New York State will be sa turated with one very effective library system. Th is could lead to collabora- r~ional storage and p reserva ti On f;cilities that will case space prcssures in indj vidual librarics, al low1ng SUl\rv tu avoid-or postpone in many cases-the t.:osts of new o r expanded locallibraq· faci il tlt'3. The E.l Libris A I.EPH system 1 ~ bt.~i n g used by 3 milli on u.-.ers at 530 sites in 4 1 countnes. Systems s1m 1 Jar Lo the one be1ng installed \'llth1n SUNY exist in O hio as O hio l.mk and as the GaJiloo system m Geargia. f:.x Libris is a mult i-na tio nal compa ny "~ h offi ces and custom ers located around the world. In addition to installation of the Student talents to be showcased m Magnus M ~ rt e nsso n . and the UB Chorus wiU combine their talents for composer himself. All of the dialogue is taken from aauallettcrs translated of its students during its Dc..·ccmber concert series. a performance of"Schicksalslied" hy Johannes Brahms Dec. 5. The symphony will jo~n the choir and chorus 111 their Dec. 7 co ncert. The UJI Choir at'id the UB Choru s, co ndu cted by Ha ro ld Rosenbaum, will perform favorites by The UB O pera/ Mu sic T hea ter Workshop will present " Mozart m the Middle," a serio-comic look at such composers as Mozart and Bach at ·8 p.m. on Dec. 7 in Slee Concen W o ff g H g fro m the o riginal German hy Emily Anderson. T he UB O per a / Mu ~il T hea te r Wo r ks ho p 1s diredt~ d h v Oora <) hrcnstein. Sin gle tickets for th e Decem ber concert series range in price from $5 to $ 12. M o~ t stud e nt en sembl e con certs arc frre of charge. For the mo re expen sive concert.!., discounts a re availabl e fo r seni o rs. stu dents and faculty/staff/alumni. Tick- By IUMIIEIU.Y GALlAGHER Reporter Contributor T H E Department of Music will showcase the talents Am a deu s Moza rt 's life and work, at 8 p.m . Dec. 8 and Dec. 9 in the Black Box Hall on th e No rth Ca mpus. The UB Theatre in the Center for the Ar ts o n th e Co ntempo- rary Ensemble, directed by Jonathan Golove, (Dec. 2). Saxophone En· North Campus. se mble , co ndu c ted by Harr y Fackelman (Dec. 3), Jazz Ensemble, though sev.rdy abridged. series of Mozart operas will feature scenes. plot summaries, psychoanalytic interpretation--why was Mozart oh· sessed by the themes of betrayal. sexual infidelity and Hawed father figures? - that will update, backdate and include a possible visit by the directed by Sam Falwne (Dec. 3) and Concert Band, conducted by Jon Nelson (Dec. 6) will perform works ranging from the Baroque to swing jazz to contemporary. The UB Symphony, conducted by This presentation of the complete, ets may be obtained in the Slee Hall box office Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m.. in the UB Center fo r the Arts box office Tuesday through Friday from noon to S p.m. or at aiiTickrtMaster outlets. The fuU concen sdtedulc is available on the Sie< site at <http:/ , _ Concert __ _Hall _ Web_edu>. - The Impact of participation In Alcohohcs Anonymou {AA ) and spiritualit y o n recovery fro m alcohol abuR is th e fO<us of a new st udy at th e Resea rch Institu te on Add1ctions (RIA). RJ A Direc10r Gera rd J. Con nors has received a $308,000 gran t from the National Insti tut e on Alcohol Ab use and Alcoholism to resea rch the top1c, a subject of increasing interest to clinicians and researchers over the past decade. "Relatively li ttle em pirical atten tio n has been placed on spmtuaJ •t y," sa id Co nn ors. " In th 1s s1udy, we pla n to assess th e relat1onsh1p between AA pa rticipa tion and sp irituality. wh1ch we define as a sense of li fe purpose, seren it y and rehg1osity." Conno rs explained that partiCipants for the research protocol w1ll be 1dcntified at the New Yo rk State Ma rgaret A. Stutzman Addiction Treatment Center in Buffa lo. Pat1cnts who volunteer for the study will be assessed th ree t1mes: as they enter the residential treatment pro gra m, at the timc of d1scha rge and at stx month s fo llowmg treatment "We also wil l look at the role of sp1ntuali ty as the fo rce of change beh ind AA p<~ rtJ C i pallon," exp la1 ncd Ki m berl y S. Wahtze r. deputy director of RIA. who wi ll se rve a~ co-1nvest1ga to r Wit h Connors on t he p rOJCCI. "We wdn t to look at how the development of a spmtual li fe in flu ences peo pl e m their efforts to stop abusmg alcohol." Steven Schwartz, d1 rector of the Stu tzman center, noted:"Th1s re ~ea rc h will be ex tremel y releva nt to o ur treat ment in th at we make ass umptions th dt AA m vo lveme nt 1mproves our chent outcome!'. We loo k for ward to wo rki ng w1th RIA on th1s pro1ect." Event to look at Wen Ho Lee case A sym posium ex•mln lng "The Wen Ho Lee Case: National Secu rit y or Racial Profil ing" wi ll be held fro m 7-9:30 p.m. tomorrow 1n 120 Clemens Hall o n th e No rth ( ·am pus ~. th e former l..osAlamossc.·lcnt •sl who pleaded gUJllv toont."o>unt of m lshand!JngdassJfit-d 1nfo rma1 1on. 1~ be1ng In vestigated for allegeJ breach of secu nt y at the national laboratory m New Mexaco. Pnor to th t ~ympos mm , a legallm efin g on the case will be g1ven tn Sin Yen Ling, a lawyc.-r Wit h the Asmn American Legal Defense and l:.du carion Fund. L1n g will d1sc uss'' Raoal Sterroryp ingand tht• We n Ho J.ee Case" from noon to I p.m. tomorrc.1\\' 111 280 Pa rk Hall, North Campu~. as pa rr of rht· Asu1 ar Noo n sen t·'· Th e evening's prese nta tiOn will hegm Wi th a ..cret>nm~ of a re lated sy mpos JU m-"We n Ho Let: ~ An l:xa mm at iOil of Race and Nall o nal Scc urn y"-held rece ntly m th e Chma ln stlt ule 1n New Yo rk Cit y. T he scrcen 1ng wi ll fea ture excerpts oftalh g1ven bv Paul Moore. dirt."Cto r of a n a l ys1~. Centre..· lor Cnunten ntd ll gencc and ~t:lllrlt\ ~tudu:~ ; (;l•orge }\oo, d1rei.Wrt1f the Committee of \00. d nat1on;~l nrgamL<ItJOil ol Chmese Ame n t.ans; Robert Vrooman. opera! Hill' ma nage r fo r th e Spec tru m Lah a t Mon tana Statt· l 1mver .. Jt\ ,,nd forml'r (hid of ~,; ou n u.·nn t d h gence at l.os Al;~mm Naunn.Jil ahtHa torv.•tnd Rn an Sun. an .u to rnq · With the fi rm l)'Nc..·dl. l v~dght & ~un. who 1!1 n: pre,cn t mg l.ee and h1s farm lv Lmg dnd Kogt•r Dt"' 1-org.l"). LIH .1~1ate prok"'!'>Or of h1stnn. will ll~ad an open d J~uss 1on followmg tht' pn:sentatJon. Refrc.:·shment" ''"~ll ht· prov1dt:"d b~· t he t :h1 nesef:luh t\r \Vest ern N(•w York. The <.>venl 1., .,,, .. po nsorcd by the Asian Amcncan l...1" Student A~~lX:I atiOil. tht· A,1,1n Amen ca n St uden t Unum. thl· A.\1an "tt~d i l~ Program. the Rakh { cnh:r tor La w a.nd ~m l Po hey. the Ch m e~l' Cl uh ol 'Wt.~tl·rn Nc" York tht· Ch1neM· Student Asso(1<1tmn and tht· l kpartmentof I h~ltln Workshop to focus on family business strategies Re n owned family -business con sultant Drew ~ kndn7.1, pn:~1dcnt of th(' Family Bus1 nes., Consullmg Group 1n ChiCago. will g1vt.· .i two -day pre!tent atlon later th1s mo nt h on ~t r atq; 1 e~ lor succes~1on pla nmn g and bu dd mg ,i stronger fa nulv b usmcss. O rgamzed hy the Family B u s m ~' Cen ter m the !xhool or Managl'· ment . the event will he held from ~-6 p.m. No, . 19 and from 7:30· 11 .t.m. Nov. JO in tht.· Buffalo Marnott , 1.'\40 ~hller.~port I Ughwav.Amhen.t. Mend oza wi ll offt r solutions for p roblems ty p ~eally encountered hr fa mil y - hu ~ in ess ow n e r~ when tra nsfe rn ng ownersh1p of ;1 hus1 · ness to a fami ly me m be r. He also will d 1scuss ~t r ateg1c-s fo r selt:"(tmg and preparing a fa mily me m be r fo r own ershi p of a h u sme~.!> . "Th1 s h1ghl}' mte raCti ve program hy one of t he nat i on·~ most re spected expe rts on .,uccess1u n plannmg will he lp fa mil y b u smc~~l~ e nsure that th eir bu s in es~ rema1ns in the familv," savs Manannt• Sullivan . director o f th e Fa mily Busin ess Ce nter. Mendoza is fo unding duector of the Loyola Un 1vers1tv 1-am ll\' 8 Uto 1 ness Center, recognized a~ a lead mg thmk ta nk on 1ssues un1que to business-owning families. He s pt.xiaJi ze~ in wodung w1th ad ult ·sihling and cousin teams of famil y- busin ess ow nt:n. and has presented throughout the United States and appeared on CNN. PBS and CN BC. Cost of the event is S99 per person and $39 for each add itional per son in a group. For more info rmation or to register, call 645 -3000 Mendoza's presentation is sponsored by M&T Bank. Trust Department: \ Hodgson Russ Andrews Woods & Goodyea r LLP. and Raw ness Farst �4 Reporias lm111ber 16. 2101/Yol.3t lo.13 For the Royal Pitches, Buffalo Chips, singing Is about more than music BRIEFLY #Green bulldlrtgs" to be topic of lecture ..:;peen Buildings ond Bi!yond,. • loct1n on onvironmentolly ~ sponsillo "greeHJuilding do>sign,• win Ul<e place at 7 p.m. today In 1~ 7 Oiefondo<f Hall on tho SOuth Campus. Tho lecturo wiM be giYen by 'l'lllllam Reed, • prxticlng atdlll«tlor 20 l"'M' ond one of tho notion'Jieoding experu on groen-bulldlng design. Hb firm, Nawnllogic Inc. "'a-y a-. Mel., b dedicotedliY<Iy to green building bsueJ. Tho lecturo. wNch wiM be !roe "' chalge ond open to tho pullic. b ~ bythoAmel1an lnstl!WoiAtdlitectlnStudent>, Dyma.don Student Orgonlz>tion, tho ~ond 5odoty In· the~ol l«lln, the ErMronmonQIAldllNetwort, the ErMronmonQI Task Fon:e, the U6 Qoen Olfico ond tho School"'~ ond Appl'oed Sdonces. For further Information, contoe! tho UB Groon Offic.e 3S3S. atii29- Group to serenade Tho Roy>l s.r.naden Malt Cho1\JJ will perform at 6 p.m. Sooday in Site Concert Hal on tho Notth Campus. Otganlzod by tho'lour Mathb brothers In 19-46, tho chorus is ltd by fooOO« Roy A MothiJ, choir director"' Plgrim-St. Wee UMed Chu<tt> "' OWl. Tho Royols.r.naden will be joined in tho concert by tho Arnher.t Bel Canto Choir, under tho di<eclof Fly Allen. T h o - ropertolro Includes Jpirituols, gospeb. on1homl ond,...... way lllUJiaiL Fot tid<ot inlotmallon, (01>tact Derridc Byrd ot 897-3029 0< Roy Mathis at 83+670S. "'Sue 11om-- Wooten to perfonn Victo< Wooten, tho outrogeow ban playor lor II& Fled< ond tho RedttoneJ, loll ptrfonn at 8 p.m. Dec. Sin tho MoinJt>ge Theatre In the Center lor the Alb on tho North UrnpuJ. Wooten..aiY<dhisll1in:t ·aass Pily<r o1 tho aword from Sass Pily<r Magazine In 199~ only bassist to have received tho award th""' time>and was named one of the .,.op I 0 Bass lnf'lO'VatOG of the '90s" by tho ....... publication. Vwlooten W0\1 his second Y_. Grammy in 1998, and Down Beat magazine voted him "Tal· ent Most o..erv;ng Wide< Recognition ... He uses his doYm time from the Ftecktones to tour as a solo artisl His most recent sok> r~ease, "Yln-Yang, .. has met with criUcal acclaim, including a Grammy nomination for best contemporary jazz performance. r~c:kets for VICtor Wooten are S16 for tho general poblic and s 13 for U8 studenu. They are available In the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at all TK.ketMaster locations. For ~ information, call ~S-AATS. JOB LISTINGS UB Job Hstlngs accessible via Web Job llstingl for prol6sional, ~ Sharing their harmonious passion By AHN WHITCHEII !NG!NG a cappella is a like S driving down the street without signs or lane markings. Sans instrumental ac · compani ment, the singer must locate the pitch unerringJy. The en semble work must bt- deft-any individual mistake can drive the car studies from Rochester. offcampus and for majorcnnceru this month. They draw their membership from many academic disciplineswhat unites them is their love of singmg and their delight in doing their own arrnngemenu of oontcmporary music. Both gmups use sound effect> to mimic missing instruments. Rehearsing in the third floor organ room 3t Baird Hall one recent evening. mcmbm of the femak Royal Pildles talk excitedly, but determinedly, about set design plans for their Nov. 30 cnncert, at 8 p.m., in the Center for the Beyond the musical satisfaction, membership in the Pitches can en- rich the liV<S of these busy UB stu- (http:/ / chlps.buffolo.eclu) are rhythm, etc., oro oompletdy depen- busily preparing for their major dent upon each other," he says. ..There is no instrument thar is sim- concert, "Fall Jam," 10 be held Saturday at 8 p.m. in Slee Conc;,n Hall. Their voices blend affectingly with the percussion sounds they create. lhese singers are. contemplative during reheanal, but laugh and joke easily when they brealc. to discuss where the. song is going. or for one singer to apologize for a vocal miscue. Beginning a song that starts with the plaintive, "Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself," they seem to be in unison, but break off to correct mistakes. The leader challenges them "to listen for breath," dents. " J am involved in a lot at UB and when I can go to rch~rsa1 and sing. it makes me. relaxed,.. says GeUerL "If I wasn't in this group , a part of me. wouldn't be complete." Auditions conducted at the stan of the fall s<m<St<r help establish one's suitability for the group. "F'.m we Arts Drama Theater. "What is our had to sing any song we ply in tune to rely on, though some of us do have near-perfect pitch." "I am excited and energiud to sing," adds Brian David Anger, of Liverpool. a junior major in <XltllpUit2" engineering. "The larger and more respon5Mthe CllJO>d, the better I r..l." In addition to performing on campus and in the community, the Olips also have been active in vocal competition, taking tim place last February in the tim round of tbe National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella held at Bryn Mawr College; they b.= applied 10 participate in the 200 I competition. Likr the Pitches, they specialize in the contemporary repertoire, which can range from Aerosmith and Billy Joel to songs from the most re.ce.nt radio playlists. According to baritone John Taylor, a biology/premed freshman from Rome, theOUps' roster of academic majors indudes "a couple of premeds, computer science, com munications, math. the list goes on." Likr the Pitches, a lot of emphasis is placed on vocal sound effects, mimicking the instrumental songs in a way "that will be interesting for an audience 10 hear," explains bass Jim Resig,an aerospace engineering major from Fayetteville. The choic;, of repenoire?. Anything that will get us girls," one. member jokes. Of course, singing a cappdla i.s almost wanted, [but[ not a show tune," recalls Newdorf, who is hopeful of a Broadway carrer someday. "'Then we wer-e called back and learned a song from the original girls. We had to sing it and mix with other people. This was Tht" banter subsides when the to se< if we oould blend wdJ group begins its warm up with "Sea- together. We had two nights _,•. . , . _.. sons of Love" by Jonathon larson. of call-bath-it was a te- Chips...,. _ ___ ~~war~ p~ec-~r~o-~~- sar,~ -r.~r.lor: -Youngs. ~----They begin,.stop and stan again. Fi- dious process." otaymg m tune-not gomg flat or lm......._... for perfect pitch. ..We've. had a ~ot of tal nally Fraas plays a chord on the pisharp. Also, sometirnd just finding ano to locate the pitch and they pro- ented girls audition, but sometimes that is, to try 10 breathe without the notes-it's a lot harder to do withceed . April Newdorf, a freshman their voices stood out too much," audience hearing an intake of air. out a piano there to help you." musical theater major from East DeMeritt explains. "We need to be According to Ronald E Veiders, High tenor Eric Fosbury says i~s Meadow, Long Island, has a lovely able 10 blend together-this is a now retired from the group but one , "an escape" from his work as a math so lo. Fraas, a senio r vocal perfor- group, not a bunch of soloists. We of the original memben, the Chips major, a valuableopponunity,hesays, mance major, adds a gorgeous flour- also like girls' personalitres to blend had their beginnings in Spring 1995. 10 get together with a btmch of friends with ours so there's no tension." Ish to finish the piece. "We had a talent show to mal« money and have a good ti{ne. Reluctantly Founded in 1997, the Pitches are The Pitches <http:// wlngs.buf- for the UB Oloir's trip to ltlly. F'rve leaving at the end of the academic primarily undergraduates who repguys got together year after five years with the Olips. resent a bevy of academic majors, and sang'Good- Foobury says, wistfully, that he would including music, women's st udies, night Sweetheart' love to be. moving on to a career in drama, bu siness and archi tecture. and ' For th e music. ·'Titis is as good as it gets for Longest Tm1e' at me [in singing]." Several are hoping for careers in singing, especially Fraas, for whom "op- ~ the show. One of Just beginning h~ career with the era rules," and Erin Gellert, a sopho- ~ the guys, Mike Chips is Eugene lubliner of Miller more from Syracuse who would like ~ Burrows. saw an Place, Long Island, a communic3· interest in us to tions and psychology major. · 1 had to combine singing with a ca reer in the professions. " Most of us just love t;; do more as a my own vocal [g roup ) in high to sing and that's the beauty or the 0 group, so we school, but it was nothing compared formed what was to what I have here. It 's a total esknown as 'Ca- cape to get tb come here." Auditions dence' for the rest are held at the beginning of the fall a cappella. Emily DeMeritt. a gradu- women'1 a cappella organlutlon, focu1 on group, budget for ... set design? .. asks one member."Small," r<Sponds oodircctor Angje Fraas, smiling. Thoro are practical details to attend to, such as appropriate concert attire. No slit skirts please, or as Fraas puts it, "We don't want leg." Her comment is greeted with laughter. i cn~kt~i::s~·~~~~;~~~h:~;~~~of ~ ·-· ate student in mu sic theory from c:orning,sa)'S. " It i:adifficuJ t to sray in tunc a lot of the timc. Lfthc pitch goes ai well as mulk:al, harmony. flllo.edu/sa/rp> have had out-of- from area barlxnhopgroupsand had semester, and are done in two stages to first assess musical ability, vocal technique, etc.• then to screen fo r flat, or sharp. sometimes the high and low parts have 3 hard time reaching towfl-gi[1.' induding those in Rochester. Pittsburgh and at Vassar College and haY< panicipated in several vocal vocal clinics, which helped us improve tremendously. Around Fall 1995, "" after inviting finalists to rehearse their notes. Another problem is that we work hard to stay in tempo. Sometimes W(' aren'tlistening 10 t:ach other and we get off tempo." Singing a cappe!Ja is particularly difficuh;says Fraas. beousc, for one thing. "a person has no external key to push, or string to bow, when want ing an A to rome out. There is nothing to base our pitch on in the middle of a song except our own internal senses. Because of this, the dynamic of the ensemble has to be in tune. I mean, if peop1< aren't grtting along. it ruins the focus of the group dynamic and makes things more difficult . lbat's why it's so important to know sourteJ - 1 - '<tonp:/ ' ... ot.....,_ ._"*lion/---.;>. thin!'.' faster and mal« better music." lllc Pitches' repertoire has run thrgamut from Richard Strauss to Melissa Etheridge, but primarily it centers on "pop/rock songs, typically performed by femak artists." according to codirector Md.is.sa Kozakiewia., a senior majoring in women's nght off the road. At UB, two groups--<>ne femak, Jeorth, faculty ond cMI ..,_ be occeued ... the Humon Re- working environment-we can learn one male--rehearse several times a week, preparing for gigs both on and - - - competitiYe ond ~con at the begiruung of each rehc:arsal, so that <v<ryone knows wher< each p<~­ son is 'coming from' that day. In my opinion, this makes for a hannoruous Contributlng EdltO< the people you're worlqng with in this kind of situation. We.havea 'check-in' of the year. We got some help co mpetitions. COs issued include "Ufe'sa Pitch" and"Quitcherpitchin ~ Recruitment, when needed. is accomplished via fiy= and email. Tickets for the Nov. 30 Royal Pitches concert , with its theme of "Starry Winter Night" are $4, a dollar of which will go to support Harvest House. Tickets are available a! the Center for the Arts Box Office. Kaufmann's, TickrtMaster and Movies Plus. They also will be sold in the Student Union. After the performance. the Pitches will stan pn:par- ing for an appearana in BuffiUo's f't_tSI Night New Year's Eve cdebration. AI 227 Baird one recent Thur>day evening, the male Buffalo Chips cha nged our name to the Buffalo OUps. left our barlxnhop backing. and began what is seen today, with between sevm and nine guys." For Matthew Shelton, Olips business manager and a third-year management infonnation systems r;na- jor from Greece, the feeling of singing is"amazing."' He adds: .. It's a rush to get up o n a stage and have every· o ne cheering, and you are simply doing what you do best. I'm rarely nervous--thls is something I love to do, and am good at, so 1 sh= my talent with whomever I can." For Shelton, the challenges of singing a cappella center on the in - terdependence of\t1e fonn.•All control of pitch, le.mpo, sense of vocal and personality compatibility with the Chips for a couple of weeks. Says Resig: "11 makes the learning process easier a nd raster if you're friends and so not arguing." The Chips harbor no feelinl'.' of rivalry toward the distaff side of a cappella singing, the Pitches; the gmups remain mutually supportiv< but oonsciousoftheirdistinct identi - ties. Says Shelton: "Most ofeach gmup are. definite attendees at e<Jch other's shows. There's always a little friendly a cappella banter, but never anything much. Most of us oro friendr-we aU share a similar passion." Tickets for the OUps' concert on Saturday oro $3, general admission. They are available at the Slee Hall box office and at the door.' �Meeting economic dep:1and Program shows students real-world applications of theory By JE-.r UWAHOOWSIU R~n- Assistant N Editor ow in its third year, UB's master's program in applied economics has tripled its enroll- ment--drawing, in particular, a large international student contin- gent-and by all accounts, seems to be ftlling a niche both for student and market dell)and. "We had no idea it would be so successful:' said Isaac Ehrlich, leading professor and chair of the Department of Economics and Melvin H. Baker professor of American Enterpri s~. The program combines a master's degree in eoonomics with an advanced certificate in applied economics. A student earns the certificate through coursework in one of five areas of specialization-financial economics; international economics; economics of health services; economics of law and regulation, and urban and regional economics. And Lhc degree itself rests upon completion of the core courses-or basicsof micro- and macroeconomics, and econometrics. Ehrlich prefers to app~ch the degree and certificate as one in the same. The program brin&< into the fold fuculty from the School of Management, the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the School of Law, and the Geography and Mathematics departments who teach courses for the various specializations. , Wlwe,!i>i> wuld b,e.=stru«! as symptomatic of UB's economics de- partment-the smallest among tho four SUNY cen ters, according to Ehrlich, and lacking in the faculty n=ry to teach to aU five specializations-- the comprehensive nature of VB is what "tumt"Ci out to be an anchor" for the program. Ehrlich said "It 's a unique program-many eco nom ic programs strive to d o what we've done but don't quite do it ," he said. The program's primary fo cu!,, Ehrlich said, is the "creation of un - derlying knowlcdgr and skills that would make our product a better catch fo r employers," citing the pro· gram as an altt:rnative to both the uadltionalMBA aswell asa doctor ate in economics. Investment banking. consuJtmg firms, the government, WalJ Strttt. and health--care agencies and hospitals aU "rely heavily on princi ple; in economjcs.,.. Ehrlich said. The program is set up so that all students--no matter their chosen specialization-learn how to conduct this business-type research. "( We're) emphasizing informatio n and skill as the No. I criteria for the content of the program ... he said. The department at one time offered an evening master's degree program, but it was not considered an tnd in itsdf, such as the department's doctoral degree. With this program's emphasis on economics as an applied science--one "that deals with real -world issues," Ehrlich said-the master's degree option could potentially expand the pool of economics students sin ce not everyone is interested in pursuing economics at the doctorate level. The program hopes to add by fall be enrolled for fall. Hav mg more than one perspect1 ve, he added,., Important to the p rogram's success And knowmg the way Uungs 3f(' dont' tn other countnes as pan of the program's mtcrnatioral draw. intemauonally. Ehr~ich 5ald, work · ing as an econo m iSt 15 prestigious, and job opportunities are abundant. And while many students are grooming themselves for a career in their natM: country,"a fraction would lilct to stay in the United States," Ehrlich said, adding that knowledge of foreign markets and culture could be appealing to domatic industries. As weU, individuals who work a.' instructors in foreign coumrics often can become professors with a master's d egree, and many havt' joined US's program for that rea - son. For these students. Ehrlich sa1d. it's the u fulfi.~nt of a life's dream.'' Ehrlich, who said he would love to Stt international students remain in the United States once gradu:ued from the program, remai ns globall)' minded."VJe like Ian I intemationJJ economy," he said ... We love to think of ourselves as an exporting coun · 2001 a sixth specialization-Information and Internet Economics. for try. if they want to go back, thry give which the economics department us international presence." would partner with the Department Ehrlich conceived of the program of Management Information Systems in 1996, when he assumed respon in the School of Management and the sibility for the econOm1 cs depart Department of Computer Science ment , he sai d , a t1me whe n th e and Engineering in the School of En- d~partment' s fac ult y h ad been scaled back to almost half of wh:11 it gineering and Applied Sciences. This specialization, Ehrlich said, was in the late I 980s. Trusting h1!) would be particularly key for em- instlncts and hoping for suftjCient ployment with ..dot.com compa· demand, Ehrlich set out to develop nies. all of whom need to rely on ~ a program that would .. increase the: economic analysis to determine the interaction among ccononush m several units at the umversit y." direction of their business." Currently, international students The program. fundin g fo r whh..h make up mo re than 50 percent of is scant, Ehrlich said, is strong mit!. the nearly 80 stude nts enrolled. own rjght. In addition to solid faccoming from North and South ulty support- in particular. from America, Europe. Africa and Asia, Michael Gort . the program's current with the bulk of students coming director, and Tom Romans. a pn.•v1 from People's Republic of China , ous director, both of who m Ehrlich credits with the program 's con tin Thailand, Taiwan and India. ..A big strength is th~ divenity of ued success-the student!, add to the program," said Chris Co nnor, the progr.tm\ richness. "The y' re ve ry good ," ht• sa 1d . coo rdinator of the master's degree program, noting that he expects " Maybe that 's th e grtatt::-.1 rcw.ud about 100 in -residence students to we've had so far." Th•nk~glvlng tradltlon.s •re gtu~t, but af you'r~ looki ng to start '>Ome new o nes or lUSt to enhanct- th~ tried a nd tr~~. check th est Web sHes for 1dea.-.. .. Thanksg1vmg on the Net" < http:/ / www.hoUcbys .net/ thanluglvlng/ > provades htston caJ perspectJve in addition to a multitude of rectpes for turkey. stuffi ng. s 1d~ dishes, desserts and leftovers. 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Jnd 1\.wa nzaa will ht• here hefort: \1 •u know 11 1 - Wlll Hepfer •nd N•ncy Schiller, Umve'ltfY Ubrorte) BrieBy Controversial Holocaust author to present lecture in "University and the World" series Peter Novick , historian and ~"Till~·" l'l ~·m~·n lht• l 'nl\t'r" t \ nl <.hltag.t», \viii prc~·m ,, lt·~.. tur~· tlllnl "ll uw\\'t• l al ~ Ah..mtlht·l l ult~o, Jll'l .11 4 p.m \u ~·!)dJ' 10 th ~· ~~..r~·cnmg Rnum 10th( t ~·nre1 lt1r the \n~ on th~· :"\orth ( Jmpu' ~,,,· ~~..k · , k •.:turt'. p.trt nl !lw ( n l k~~· ol :\rt' .tnJ '-~lil'lli..L< " L' nl\t.'r' ll\ Jnd rh.: \\'o riJ" n ·.u ltm~ k~..turt' ~t·n~· , , \\111\,,ol., Jl rht• \\ ,1\ ~·\~· nt ' 'uch J, tht• I lu\o~,..Ju't .1r~· rt·g.Hdt:J hldJ\ Ullll p.trt·J \\'lth IH•\' thn \\~·rc p~·ru'l\t'd .11 th~· lllllt' tm n l Bequest Con"'"'-1 '""" ~ 1 to Poo n for her rest-a rch and for UB as it deals with this dynamic part of the \\'orld ." Althoug h G n'am m 's goal had been to attend college right after high sc hool. tht• Depre" s~ ion changed her plans and she st.1rted her working career as a co u.nh.'r J;irl at Love's Candies on Main Street in Buffa lo. However, she never los t sight of her education goal~. even whil e worki ng a variety of secre- 1985 . Along th e way, Gnamrn ea rnt:d he[ bachelor's degn't' from tarial, clerical and bookk.ccpiog jobs throughout the Western New York area. She took man)' jobs-skills related courses and, in addition , en· roUed at UB as a non·t radjti onal student, often modifying her work schedule to accommodate her uni · vcrsity classes. ln 195I.Gnammwcnttoworkfor the City of Buffalo starting with a position in the Board of Education offices and moving to the Buffalo Police Depanment in 1957, where she stayed until her retirement in UB in 1968 and her master 's dt..-gn.'l.' from UB's Graduate School of Edu - cation in 1971. Gnamm kept on le:1 rning. evt'n after retirement. Shc took tap dan~. mg at a :.enior (enu•r, chal lenged her computer in bridgt~ and has travdt>d all over th(.' world. mdudmg tnp!l hi Eng land , Thailand. Hong Ko ng. South America, lndoncsm, r-.IL'>..I u~. Eastern Europe. Russta, Egypt,< :hm.1 and two lengthy world CniiSt.~ Gnamm lives 111 ~nydl' r. Gnam m's gift 1s part of UB's S2SO million campa1gn . tht' largest ewr co nduct ~..·d hy a pubhL uOI\'cr~•t' 111 N(.'w York anJ Nt•w England . AI though It 's the fifth ma,ur fund ·ra i' ing ca mpaign conJ.UI:h..'l.! by UH. If \ the fi rst nationaVI nh.·rnatJon.tl (,lfll paign, the first uni Vt..'fM tv-wide l31ll pa agn a nJ the first to n~· alumm driven w1 th ca mpa1gn vo lunt e~~r leaders from all over th l' countn hmds ra1sed will be used to t.>nrtlh academiC program), support stu dents rangmg from undergraduatt..~ to post -doctoral students and to en· hance university life. Junn~ wh11.h th~·' tn11~ pl.1u· Il k. 111 h1' ~,.nntrowr ....ll hm1\.. I ht• I h,l ,,i..,Hl'l Ill Aml'Tit.lll i1k." .H~ue:-. th~· uuport.Jnu· ul unJa,tJndut~ ,u~.,h ~·wnh 1n thc1r hi,hlrii...IJ (t l llt~·\1 .111d ~·\,liiUil~' ' whl'thcr pcnpk\ rrCtli..I..Up.itHHl Wllh dw ll olol.JU'I '' th~·" gooJ tllln~ " lt ohl'n '' hl'ht'\~·d hi "'c AJ,u .JU thm ol .. I hl· Rl',l\1.1111.. ~· ,., , .ll..h, : rh c l'uq.:t> Ill ( ull.thor.Jhlr' Ill l!"'t'r,ll~· d 1-r.Jn~..c ." NL" 1~..1.. ... on t~· ntb ~'\l'lll' ,u~..h "' tlw Hnlt,~,..,u~r ~ hould lw !>. tUd lt'J not to r d .Jt~· ks,llll'. hut tn ,,,,Jt·l 1t 1 .ippn·u.llt' th c1r ~..n mpl c'< lll l''\ ..1nJ ... ,mtrJdi,tum .. Nov1.:k 's l nturt' J~ 'POil'>tlrl'J h\ tht~ h· J~· r.ltlon ol lt'\\l'h Phd..1n th rop lt':o.. rtw " Lf n•\ ~·r~LI\' JnJ tht~ \\'nr!J " "~'TIL'' ~..· ndlmpJ"n J hn1.1d l'~·r spl'ctl ve ol vmlt'Thl' ,md hum.ulJt v through .1 \\Ld~· r.1ngt· 111 d., ... , pl•nc:~ . Jndu dmg .1nth ro p olog\ . pwchnlo~\ . hJ,Itlf\ , ~o.t'mp.trJII\t' ltt crature and law Allle~ture~ ,r r<.' free a nd tlp~·n 10 the puhh~ Th<.· sencs, whKh run!>. throu gh t\ lav, • ~ ~ptll\!>.llr~·J h\ 1h~· dt·.ln ut th<.· LIB College uf Arts and ~l..len~~·:-. . Jnd 111 p.1rtiH th(· hlmunJ H Butl<.·r ChaH and th t'" Thoma. . B ILKk\\'ooJ l :harr 111 Amt.·n~..Jn H1' tory. both at UB. ~O\ �6 Rep arts. lovembei16.21DIIVU.3tl1l.13 Book by UB sociologist look$ at the unique characteristics of New York's Lower East Side B RIEFLY Studlowwtls DINe EnWmbie to perfoml will.,........- The ~ol11-.eand Donee Donee Em«nbbe Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 in lhe 8lock .... in lhe c........ lor lhe Arts an lhe North Compus. Perloonanc:e time .... 8 p.m. Thundoy, Frlc:loy and Saturdly, and 2 p.m. on s..nday. Comprised oiiJI students, s.- Donee Em«nbbe b diroctod b y - E. Thomas. The perlotiTIOnce.wiK show'""' 17 ollhe deplrtmenrs mutti-tMent:ed dancen In • w,riety ol donee >ty!os. The mixed rope<IOiy prognm will include music ranging from up tempo c:.ribbeon to beoutilul bolads by Dionne Fenis. The cho«ograpfiy wiD explore such themes · as the joy ol moYing through space and the lOnging fa< !eM. T1dcets for Studiowor1<S Dance Ensemble are SS Mld an be purdwed In the Centof fa< the Arts box office from 0000 to 6 p.m. T\Jesdoy through Friday, and at ad r-..llef locations. Fa< ma<e Information, call 6-4S-AATS. I<uoos a....,....-.c~roc,. tor ol the U8 Mhlws, roceM!d lhe Owen 8. Aug5pl.rgorol the lluff>lo and Erie County Hlstorial Society at Its 138th Mnual Meeting a n d - Program. Jlerumo<e wos hono<ed fa< his wort as ~ historian ol the N~ra Frontier. He is the author ol a number ol highly regarded boola and journal · - 00 Qual<er hlsto<y, the women's rights '"""""'""t and Iroquois hbte>ty in New Yorl< State. Ubrarian --..,._ UB Arch;,-.s. wid mal!e a presentation, "The Legacy ol the ........ Canal in New Vorl< State's EJw>. ronmental Histooy: The loYe ClO- Neat, sanitized and ready for sale By PAT111CIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor OR more than a century, N~w Yo rk's Low~r Eas t Side has been hom e to hundr<ds of thousands of working-class and poor immigrants from across the glob<. It also has been the n<Sting place of painters, poets. writers, musicians and othu artists; radicaJ socialists and communists; union activists. and other pioneers of counterculture. Cultural divmityand political radicalism continue todefin<of the Low.r East Sid<. What is striking today, however, is that real-estate developers. media c:=utives and others have coopted these characteristics as mark<!ing tools fo r residential and !Dmmercial redevclopment. In his new book, "Selling the Lower East Side: Culture, Real Estate and Resistance in New York City" (University of Min nesota Press. 2000), Ouistopher Mcle,assistant professor of sociology, examines the phmomenon in which real-estate developen and city officials exploit images of social difference as a means to lure middle-class renters to the historically working-dass district. The neighborhood's CUlTO'lt situa· tio~xpensivc rentals cheek-byjowl with the few remaining F unrenovated tenemenLS--is characterized by Mcle as a"symbolic middledassembrap:oftherultural practico of the poor and disenfranchised." He points to the usc of architet... ruraJ themes and signage, the abun dance o f new and upscale restau rants, stores. coffee shops and apart ments as a gesture toward the area's radicaJ and vibrant past. "The effect; Mele says. " 15 to sug· gest that boundaries do not exJ.St between the neighborhood 's increasing exclusivity and privilege. and its remainin~ poe~ of ~vfrty and community resiStance. This rappon between cultural differenu, political radicalism and ur- ban development is relatively new. .. Until recently," Mele points out, "the Lower East Side remained stubbornly peculiar-the last holdout of difference surrounded by an in creasingly homogeneous, middleclass Manhanan." 1 This, despite the fact that during most of the neighborhood 's history, develope rs and city officials have sought instead to rid the Lower East Side of its association with difference--to "'reinvent " it as a middle: claSs residentia l co mmunit ymostly failed effons traced by Mele in the early chapters of his book. "Selling the Lower East Side" takes us back to the late 19th century and weaves together......J.historical narratives that deepen the reader's understanding of the area's complc:x mixture of art, politics and real estate. On the theme of urban politics and policies, for inslancc, the author explores more than a century of housing and social rdOnns, government intervmtion in rebuildiog efforts, urban renewal, cynicism and decline. H< also traces the succession of immigrant enclaves on the Low.r East Side. His examination of the past introduces, as wc:U, the multifaceted roles playtd by bohemians, beatniks, hippies and punks in the cotme of struggles between tenement dwellers, developers and urban officials eager to eradicate the area's working-class and ethnic identity. While most of them were of middle-class background. these individuals identified with the politics and culture of the immigrant and the disenfranchised. Although their subcultures aligned thernselv<s with locals, Mele argues that their romanticization of the "other" often reprodue<d the very same neighborhood images that locals had long sought to resist. He says the influence that these assoned subcultures had on the area's devdopmentrepresentsaucial,postWorldWar n changes in the production, distribution and consumption of popular culture, which slowly incorporated the Lower East Side and turned it into a ..site of social ciilrerences" whose mixture of exotic, artistic, marginal, radical and historic elements could b< marketed nal Archives Project. • in Albany tomom>w as part ol "Researching New Vorl< 2000: Penpectiv<!s on Empire State History," a COO: terence sponsored by the Histe>ty Departmen~ SUNY Albany. Enol--. co..-.. and Biomedial Sclenc<s, and A. Scott · professor ol dvil, structural and environmental engineering and executive diroctor ollhe New Yorl< State Centof lor Hazardous Waste~~ receM!d awards from John E. Vena, ESI direct<>< and professo< of social and prevontive modi- Send I~= to the The Repotlf<welcomeslotlm lromreadorsCDI'IYilOf'IIOlanits ---~-.­ be linll!d to aoo- and may be tdt!dlor st)le and l!r>glh. Letters rrust fncble lhe _ , namt.- and. da}'llme- phaneiUYlberlor-~ auseol space ........... the flo. pcmrcana pullloh al _ , ~ Thoy rrust b e - by 9 a.m. MandoytDbe...for piA>IIallan in thll _.. ..... The . . .polont--be .-onclll<or~at <.......... 51 e+o. nificant sOcial, .economic and .cultural issues at their core and rq)lacc them with neat, sanitized versions. all wrapped up and ready for sale." Melanie Glatman plays Claire Zachanassian, a wealthy woman who offer5 to help her debt-ridden home town on one condition-the l~e of a villager who wronged herin "The Visit," to be performed at UB through Sunday. professor of chemistly; M. Marte. professor of geography; H. I.Oft'lllno Oolo. associate dean, Sd>ool of Medicine LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tities as a means of accumulating profus in the local real- marktt. Today visitors can sign up !Or a $10. four-hour "radical walking tour" of sites connected to various 19!b and 20th century activists. Th<ycan visit tM interactivt t.enement museum to "rn<et" the destitute fumilies that OC· cupied these structures and "learn about all f3ats of the immigrant C:X· perimce" through videotaped oral histories and photographic exhibits. For Melc, this stage in thr neighborhood's history means new and daunting challenges to. the tra· ditional means of local resistance !Or residents and community groups. "After all." he says. "much of the Lower East Side's cultural and po· liticaJ identity was borne in the struggles bctwc:en tenants and landlords, workers and factory bossesbanles over issues of who CK:cupi. .. Recent efforts to commodify these difference threatm to swallow up those ~~tions, igno';t t1'l< 'Sig- The Visit F'rYe UB fKulty and staff~ bers were recognized by UB's Environment and Sodety Institute for their service on its steering committee. past diroctor o1 ESt and profes>o< of low; joMplt A. em.. Mete aigUa that today's Lower East Side is cbaoging ~the infonnation-based,symboliceccnomy bas produe<d new opportunities for its exploitation by )>laa entnpn:· llCilB."lnstt:ad ofdisplacing the ......s long-held "ollbeat" or rogue reputa· lions, t:hescmttq>rmeur>--O{t do~finding new ways to put associated images of di.ffe:rmu and diversity to profitable use. 'I'hm effons to "movent" neighborhoods nowirlvoMapptopi~ packaging and JTiall<ding their iden- Conference to look at depiction of Iroquois life By PATRICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor T HE Department of Art History, in co njuncti on with the Castellani An Mu se um at Niagara Un iversity, will present a mu ltidisciplinary conference, .. Reimagining lroquoia: A Cross -Dis ciplinary Examination of Indig· enous Representation and Mu seum Practice," tomorrow and Saturday in the Cen ter for the Arts o n the North Ca mpus. The conference was inspired by th e curatorial process initiated in a C astellani ex hibiti on titled .. Across Borders: Beadwork in representation. Iroquois Life." For the Participant s will include Gerald exhibition, o n display through tomorrow, McMasters, deputy assis_tant director of the cura tors consid· the National Museum ered issues in visual of American Indian, culture, gender equity Smithsonian lnstituand po lit ical eEonotion i John Mohawk, mies. director of the IndigDuring the conferenous Studies Pro ence, leading artists, gram at UB and co· an historians, anthropo logists, curators, L.Jijji~e~~~ directoroftheCe.nter for the Americas; et hnologists, political I Taiaiake Alfred, direchistorians and phi losophers will consider the inter- tor \if the Indigenous Gov<mance section of indigenous thought and PrOgram at the University of Victoria, British Columbia; Sandra Olsen, director of the Castellani Art Museum; Yvonne Dion-Buffalo of the UB Indigenous Studies Program, and Jolene Rickard, UB assistant professor of art history. In addition to the Department of Art History and the Castellani· Art Museum, conference sponsors are the Canadian Embassy. the New York State Council for th e Humanities, and the Modern Mu seum Studies Program, the Department of Art, the Center for the Americas and the Institute on Research for Women and Gender (!REWG), all at UB. �Nnlleri6.21111JVull2.•.ll Rep: ._ 7 Calendar ~,...,... Frlct.y . 24 Sponsored by UCI Regional Communrty Oral Dtagnortk Sdenc:es Seminar Poidng Cent«. For mOtt 1nforma00n. Pomela Beol, 829-3520. Series Hod and Neck ImAging. Angeto M Oef~lso. prof and cha1r, Oepl of I'Qdiology, Ene County ~l(.al C~ter 35S Squire, South C..mpll\ 8 am Free ETC T-.ology Wor1uhops =jo~C.~~mpus Noon-2 p .m . Free. ....,_--., Meeting. 31 7 Student Union,"Nonh Unltod Chrisdon Felow1hlp C.~s . 7:30p.m. frH. Sponsol<d by UCF. Fo< more infonnation. )olln Aytwa<d, 645-1859. -..s.y.at41"LUS ~s~~Pu.~~;""' Nonh C.mpus. 12:30 p.m. Fr... Fo< ~information, Saturday 25 29' Geology hgrum Colloquium Practical .nd Sde:ntifK AppfUUons of cosdy penalties ond b..- """""'" Quanori>Kk Joe Freedy •trogied d1""""""' !he pme. He comple<od fust 9 ol26 poues foo- lostia~~Sedto ~ Su.t~go-ophy. Longhorn< Smith, New York State Museum, Albany. 216 Natural Scterlces Comp+e~. =~ed"tsM!~%~-2;~r:t Ornn Foster Endowmenu. For ~ 1nformation, Dept. of Geology 6-4 56800, tXL 6100. 1nfonnatlon, KevinBkftah, 510-5552 Physks Colloquium ~~tn)r~~~==~ian N~. Ph~. s p.m. ss. general; n. children 12 and under. free for students wkh 10. --Colloquium ~~~=!}:"==e~ HetnwlJfliv. 250 Mathematics Bldg ., North Umpcn.. 4 p .m . Frtoe. --..ysat4PI.US ReMiing and Talk. Arakawa and Mitdeline Glm. Screening Room. Center for the Arts, North Camptn. 4 p .m . 27 eid>tsolosrops.wt-.aesenoo.linebadter ~reus Cole had four scMo n.ops Mld his fim career-~­ lllotogkill Sciences Set{lln.r Redshirt freshrnJn Umar Wtk:her tad d'uft addes for loss -tk E. Coli RNA Po4ymer•se: Unleashing of the Dragon. J•m Hernandez, Dept. of M icrobdogy 114 Hochstetter, North Campus. 4 p m Free. For more infQm\ation, )1m Beny, 645-3-488. lkrff•lo Logk Colloquium Rklkulous Logial Terminology and Women's Basketball UB VI. Albany. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p .m . 15, general; S 3, children 12 and under, frte lor UB students with 10. DktJonMy Entries. John Corcoran and othen, Dept. of Philosophy. 141 Park, North Cam~s- 4-5:30 p .m . Free Sponsored Buffalo logiC CofloqUium For more in- ormation, fohn Corcoran, 881 -16-40 or 6-45-24._., ext 119 WIIJO's Opu.: Claula Live Cluskal Musk Recital. WBFO. Allen ~:~4~=~~:~m. Free Men 's B.uketb.JI UB VI. C.-nlslus. Alumm Arena, North Campus. 7 p .m . S12, Blue; S10, Ora~achen; S8, chikhn 12 and under: free lor studenu With 10 Bible Study Bible Study ~~~~~=t~~~~~u7~0 Student Bible Study. Dalene Guanno 210 Student Union, North Campus 7;30 p .m . Frte. Sponsored by Umvers1ty Christian Feflowsh1p. For r1'lOrt Information, Dalene Guanr10, 459023l(paqer). Bible Study :=~uC: ~~~-n9A;~~~~ ~~~~- t;>'oru=:zo~~~ AI ETC Te<hnolog)'Woriuhops ... Uslng MS FrontPage, Part 2. 212 Capen, North Campus Noon- I 10 p m , Exhibits Focvhy RedUII Baird Trio. 5~ Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 p .m . S5 . Sponsored by Dept of Music. For more 1nformat10n, 64 5· Brcxcuto, 645-9451 . 2921. ETC khobln' Woriuhops ETC Technology Wo<l<shops Plagtarism: UB Policy and Resoort~. Rld Feem, di<. o1 c~ ond Comp.Jting. Dept. o1 English. 212 C.pen, North CatT"~ptA. Noon-1 p .m Free 2~=s~~~--i~~,;ar:, " 19th Century Botllnk•l Prints" ~!rs~~~th~h~~~~ fall semester m the admini5tration a~a of the library on the South Carnpo.o. The =-~=~~~:: Photoshop, Section B. Part 1 Donald North a book publiShed in 1863 owned by the Robert L Brown HIStory of Medione CoKect100. The exhibrt was made: pos.Sib'e through ""' generou> suppon ol ""' Tuesday eM.,~ a 163yan:lls on 24 loss at redshirt freshIIWl's 100-yard effort was the tNrd time that UB has hid • lUSher go aver 100 yards in • ~as the Bulls flllhed for 243 yards on the game-their second-best e«on ollhe season. AWty Della of the ~s swim team was a dcdlle wirvler in the Bulls' 185-11 S win aver SL BonaVI!nture, the first time UB has ~ lhe Bonnies since 1989. Delia, who transferred from St! Bonaventure prior to the season, took the 100 backstroke in 58.53 and the 100 freestyle in .54.27, and was part of both of UB's winning relay squads. S haulhnessy. Pruce H ab Academic Team Senlon Bnndon SNugnnessy ond o...d PnKe ""' been nomed """'"'"" cllhe 23-pbrerVeriz.on 0tscnct I FocxbaBAa.demKAfi..A.mencan team.Stuughnessy. ~ history nujor with 1 3.24 gnde point ~ · currendy hu aught ;a pus 1n I I straight pmes vtd ranks fourth on the te~m With 21 receptions for HO yirds (I 1.4 per catch). Of his 21 receptions th1s ye;ar. t I ha~ gone for first downs Pruce hu eoamed a spot on the OISt n ct I team for the second time A poiluo.l sdence major with a 353 GPA. he 1s ~ member of US's T~urus Aureus (Golden Bull) Society. for UB ad-lletes wtt:h a cumubu¥e J S GPA or h1gher wtule eam.ng a 'lllrsity letter Pruce has ran:ed ~ t.eam-h1gh 3S stnight gvnes for the Bull!> ;and dus year has ~ped US average 3 t 0 J y:anb of offense per game ~asKetoall MEN ' S Men's held basketball coach Rewe W1therspoon hu mnounced the Slgflmg of Turner Saute of Kernersville . N.C.. to the men's buketmtl program. BanJe no an early signee and wdlattend US beglnnmg In fa/1200/ A 6-l, /7S-pound potnt guard who led his telm to a conference champtonsh.p b.st season. Baaie ~raged 17 pcMnts. frve rebounds and frve uslsts per pme. and p.artkapated tn the Ad1du ABCD Summer Ump. He also has pbyed for the tuppa M~ AAU team ~nd led the team to a se¥enth-pbce f11ush 1n the ~oonal tourTWT'Ient. WOMEN' S UB 93 , Syracuse AAU 80 The women's basketballteoam used a combm~uon of a balmced scormg ;atQ.ck ~nd domi~tion on the boards to defeat Syncuse AAU. 93-80, m a No¥ I 2 exhtb•tion pme 1n Alumni Arena. Senior Mari McOure led US With ~ telm·h•gh 21 points, sue rebounds and s1x us1sts Sen1or Tiffany Belt sc:~ I 7 pomu and ;a pme-h1gh t 0 rebounds ~nd ~tor S.oru~ Ortep fin• shed With 12 potnu. s1x rebounds, seven us1sts ~nd four stells ~wimmin~ WOMEN' S 28 LHe Woriuhops Test-Taki ng Skills. AudemK Advisement Center staff. 10..0 Norton. North Ca~ . 1-2 p.m. Fr~ . Sponsored the Offtce of Student Unions and tivities. For tn()(e 1nlormation, Sonia Onelli, 645-6 115. ETC Te<hnology Woriuhops Compare & Contrast. 212 'Capen, North Campus. 3-4 p .m. Free Campus Club Event A look .-t Russia. Charles H.V. Ebert. SUNY Distingui~haj Teach1ng Professor, '~- Dept. of Geography. 141 Goodyear, ~th Campus. 4-5: 30 p .m . free . For mort information, Reb«:ca Goodman, 838-5889. Physk.J Semln•r The Sun and Climate Ch ange. M IChael Ram, ~t. of Physics. 225 Natural Sc~es CompM!ox, North Campus. 4 •• ' ' I . ........... . ,. ..... - .lnc-.g this untitled pion from 1999, Is on dbplay In the UB Art Gllllety through Dec:. 1 S. p.m. Frte. Thursday Ufe Wortuhops ~!f:i~~~~ ~~~~ft~Y union, North eamm . S-6 100 yards and wu sacked three times.. Senior tight end Brandon Shaughnessy had three receptions for 4-4 yJrds. The UB runnmz gvne wu led by redsh1rt freshman MarquiS Owa.rte . who had H carries for 163 y:ards The UB delon>e wu poced by """"' sofety Tc><y Smilh, who hod A. Dept. of Unrv ol Rhode ls1and. 225 Natural Scltfl(es Complex, North Campus. 4 p .m . free fr~. for more information, 6-45-3810. 317 p .m . f~. Sponsored by Univen1ty Chnstian Fellowship. For ~ 1nlormat10n. john Aytward, 64 5- 1859 ..-... "' ... ..,., from I!Ublo. Wednesday Women's Basketball UB vs. Unbkn.. .AJumni ~. North Monday 1 C~ttr The problem"" ~.,;d head cood> Cnic Oi>us. .. !he """' =h~~~=~u~.:~~~'" UB v~ . Falrieigh Dkkinson. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p .m. S12, Blue; s 1a. Orange.ltMe~; sa. chKdren 12 iJnd u~ fr~ fOf students with ID ~:~~~g2. ~~~ 2 14 """'Y Satutdoy In Akron The BUb pb)ood b..sarten ior most o( the pme and Akron . - advona&o ol fint-llof :~~~~~~:a~~/~~rt Campus. -4 p.m. Free. For more Men'sBasketboll Computen Uld Medicine: Together • Healthy Future. ~ Hoffmann, 6500, v:t. SOl -Study Ca~. advona&o "'' cloploted ond frustrated UB team m scc:w-ed 1 -49- Center for Compuu.tlonol llaearch Colloqul.ol Series 3:15 p .m . Free. Sponsored by 645-3810. Akron 49 , UB 14 oiAI<ron . - The~ ~. m . Frte. ~~~~%~ies-~~of~udent 30 information, 5on6a Cinelli, 6-45-612 5 lluslnessWoriuhop ~=k)~~~r~o ~~~;=~~\~r!~lhl additional person 1n a group. Sporuored by School of Man~gement 's Family Business Center. For more informatiOn. Marianne Sullivan, 645-3000 Frirrldl of the Health S.oence-s Lbrary and the Medical Hcstonc.al S.ooety " HOfna9e to Conlon Nancarrow " Phot~raphs from the penonal collectiOn of Juergen Hocker, btographer ol com~ Conlon Nancarrow, are on d1splay through Nov. 1 7 10 the MuSK Ubnlry '" Baud Hall on the North Campw Hou11 a~ Pv\onday th~ h Thunday from 9 a.m . to 9 p.m.. friday from 9 a.m . to 5 p .m. and Sunday from 2 p m. to 9 p .m The library ~~ dosed on 5.sturday except dunng finah weefo; " Wh..t You See" Work by )oe Andoe will be on d1sptly through Dec 1 5 1n the UB Art Gallery UB 185 , S t . Bo nave nture II S The women's swvn team neY"er trailed en route to ~ · 185-115 VICtOr)' NO¥ II 0\lef St. BoNven~ . markrlg the firu orne the Bulls haYe belt the 8onrnes snce 1989 US toOk 12 of the 16 e¥ents Sophomore Abby Oeha. who swam for the Sonn•es last season before tnnsfemng to US. took first 1n the I 00 backstroke (58.53) and 100 freestyle (51.27). Sophomore Lrsa Boettnch won the 100 breaststroke m \-()9 71 ~nd the 200 breuuuoke 1n 2;28.2.5. Freshman Heuher Rochette won the 200 butterfly (2 ·10.82) and 200 IM {2:1 J.S-4). Freshnun }aile Pun cook first 1n the 200 freestyle (I .SS 00) and S.OO freestyie (S:06.22) Jumor Came Qu1nlan won the S.O freestyle (25 I 2) and I00 butterfly (58 99) Volle~oall Syrac u se l, UB 1 Akron 3, UB I H ushall3, UB 0 The women 's 'IOIIeyball team lost to the ¥1smng Syncuse Or.mgewomen on N ov B.droppmg the match IS-1, IS-11 . 9 - IS. . 9-I S.. IS- 12 The Onngewomen seemed 1n control of the much ;after oJong the opemng two g:ames. but the Bulls came bade to oe the match In game four. BufWo broke m S-8 tie by outsconng the Onnge 7 - I for the I S-9 "•aory chat forced a fifth pme.A k.dt by Linds.ay ~okosh gave Bufblo a 7-0 ~d '" the final game. but Syracuse slowty pulled zwzy u ~ ~It of ill combnaoon ollolb and US error\ Mid the Onngewomen toOk the pme and the march With ~ I S- 12 wm The Bulls k:ISt a four-game match to the VMJn&Akron Zips 1n Ak.mnl ~on fnr;by. The Sufis also lost to l'"b.rshallnA.luTn.Anna. 11-IS, 11 - IS., 1-IS.. on Sawrday.The Buls' record fW to 4-26 oYerliA and 0-17 ., the MAC ~ross ~ount~ ~w.ds completed the~r 2000 seuon1 Sawrday at the NCAA Northeast Crou Country RegtoNI Ch1mp!Of'lsh1ps The Bulls' wome.n finished 15th in a 16-t.eam field With -482 potnt!. The US men pbced 27th tn the 34-team competitton wtth 747 potnts US's women were led by Melissa BufTOW'S who fintshed 81 st •ndMduaJty out ol 229 runner\ 1n 22:.17.5. Eileen Rose wu 88th in 22;47 I and Oan1efte Mo~l took 94th 1n ll\ 2.1 For the men, Todd Ludden wu the Butts' top fimsher 1n 33·-48 1 The men's and women's cross country �a Reporier lovember 16.211Mo1.32Jo.13 16 infOIT"Ilition, Daniel Kosman. Center for the Aru, North 829-2842 . C•mpus. 8 p.m. S12, genenl; ETC Technology -...ot» •nfotl'Ntion, 645-ARTS. -··-- S5, st:udents. For more ~f~~~r~~(n"~ 1 - O..ol Dlagnostk Sden<.. c .diovoswlar DNgs ond Monogem<nt d tho Dontol Poli<nt. 8atly C. Boyd, out. Noon-1 :30 p .m . Free ~ot4Pl.US UB vs. Nlagaf11i. Alumrn Arena, ="~~~:~,2. Tatk.: Toute: Arrive:: Mallarme and Monet. [)oo"Onique Foorcade. 438 Oemem. North Campus. 12:30 p .m . Free. For more informaUon, 645 -3810 ~~of 0ro1 ~s Squ... ~m. Free. South Campus. ~~S~s Ntdy ~~H.V. Teaching Professor, Dept. of c;eogr.phy. Cento1 Ia< 17 lduu-Semlnar --~ Global Worming: CNmotk Ebert, SUNY Oistingu1~ Friday The Emotions d Teaching S8, chiklren 12 and under; 5tudents free with 10 Tomorrow. Nooo-2 p .m . S15. For more infotl'Ntion, Jude Schwendief, 829-2608. l>epM'tmOntol- HargrNves, Un;v, of Toronto. g=-~~008~~~~~- rr.lnlng-t Performance EnMncefnent Continuing Professional Through EmotJonol lnt~e:. Kent Bath.. sso. Sponsored by Center lor Education, Graduate School of Education. For more infOf'TTlation, 645-6642. lHe-.hops ~~C:,'1i.nning and Placement Office, 145C Student Union, North Campus. ~!~~~~=-.er ActMties. For more information. Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125 . Clanks and Ar<hoeology l.ectwe Gold, Griffins, Greeks~ Geography. WOlf W. Rudolf, ~;~~n~3~~il~~ Fillmofe Academk Complex, Ellicott Compte., North ~so:J ~mth!r::~ Professorship of Classk.s. ~~tho 6 ~~ P=t~· wtSTAT. 182 Daemon College. 8:4S o.m.-4 Fort>or, South r.u':l~:r~~~udies Campus. 12:301:30p.m.lfte. For...,.. information, Morcia IM>ppOrer, 829-297S. and Training. For more information, 6o45-614t0. Print bhlblt Fund-roiMr Holiday Print Sole Benefit. Atrium, Center for the Arts, ~.:."seompus.d ~ ~-6J m Art's ~lling and ePIC e:~";!;.~.ffr~. 645- ----- Saturday ' IS 6878, exl 1369. ~ Eftgl.-rtng Comporlson d Neonhor< ond ~~~ Comol Biologiaf Field Station, Cornel Univ. 140 Ketter, North 2= :J:.~a~t ~.nd eompus. Physics Colloquium ~=.~:cstlo~t~rely Environment>l ~Great lakes ~~~~ted EnWt>nmentll s.Mces ~~~~l~~s~: s.vemon Inc.. For more information, Univ. 225 Natural Sc;ences Compk-x. 4 p .m . Free. ~-Biophysics Foster ChemlsUy Colloquia KJna.ses and ZJppers.: ~r Electro- lonfzotlon Moss Spectrometry tor APPiicJitlon In Blomedklne. T~ \-Yood, ~~~ld~~la~:nd ~t~;ivc~~~~~ 108 Sherman, South Campus. 4 p .m free. lllologlcol Sciences Semi.,... Tropllk Changes ave< Tlm< In the Lowef Grot Ukes. Murray lt~t.nq!t for t>venh totklng plan• on campu\ or for oft (tunpu\ ~'11enU wh~~ UB group) art' prin Ciplll thl' Th urufay prrced ing voblk at kJn Lh,tlngll a~ only de<l' p h !fl thrn ugh th e i or 1 h e on line UB Cale ndar of hcn B Ill • http: I/ www bufralo.edu / '"alen da r / log in >. Be-caLne uf \pa ce limitati o ns. n o t all t>ve nh In th e e lec lro nl c <<ll('n d a r w ill be Included In the Reporte1 ~ c~~s~io~.m. Free . C'try arld the Foster lecture Endowment Mothemotks Colloqlllum 2898. Campus. 4 p .m . Free. 2000-2001 Dtstlngulshed lntenMtion81 Student and Scholar Senkes Fall 2000 -hops ' Mary Higgins Clark. Mainstage Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus.. 8 p .m . Prices vary. For more information, 645-ARTS. Slngul~tions of Stokes Flow. N~av Uron, Technion. 2SO Mathematics Bldg .• North OpUonal Practkal Tralnlng. Jennifer Chazen, International Student and Scholar Setvkes. 145A Student Union, North Campus. 4-5 p .m . Free. Amherst suophone Qu•rtet Sertet-Conc:Ht II Women's Basketball "Dance!'' Slee Concert Hall, UB Music. For more 1nformauon. ~n~~=-~ ~n;;t.s~r Ploy The Visit. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center Ia< the Arts, North Campus. 8 r;:;,!!;·;~i!: :.~~Musk•l clcctru n lt U l bmlul on t o rm ~~:~=?Om~x. ~r=j'~~:::?~'r.;. of 64S-2921 "''lat er t h an noon on MlnUituriuUon of Chariton, National Water Research Institute, Burtington. Canada . 114 Hochstetler, North Campus. 4 p .m. Free. for more information, Ken Stewart. 645- Spe•kers Serla Tht.- Rtporf.-r- ~·blh.h~ Manka Moshenko. 64S.2088. ~!~~i~~~-xo~ae:!:e and Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S12, genenl; vs. North Carolina. Alumm lllo<hemlsUy Seminar Zinc Senson and Cellot¥ Metal ton Homeostasis. DaVK:t 1. Eide, Dept. d Nutritional Sctences and Bfoc:hemtslfY. Univ. of Mlssouri-Cofumb4a. G26 Farbef, South Campus. Noon. Free. For more Stadium, North Campus. 1 p.m. S12, S10, S8, free to US students with 10. Musical ~S::.~~x~~e and Center for th!--AIU, North Campus. 2 p.m. S12. gene<>l; SS, students. For more Information, 6-4S·ARTS. Ploy The Visit. Dept of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre. Center klr the Arts, North Campus. 2 Campus. 2 p.m. S12, general; SS, students. For mol< information, 645-ARTS. Rute Concert •Pfoslon" (UB's Flute Ensemble). 250 &o;rd, North Physlcs- ~~SH%of~~ ~$. _, Campus. l p.m. Free. information, 64S-2921 . Solo Aute ltedtal Robert Dick, flute. 250 Baird, North Campus. 5 p.m . S10. ~~~.,.:~: information, 645-2921 . • r:;.!!;·=~ ~~ Monday A Tour of . . _ . Foils Festtval of lights. Rec:reaUon and Intramural Services, The ~~~~::~~!\~:~~~~~~e 20 Arts Loop, North Campus. 310:30 p.m . S5 . Sponsored by The Natur.1l H'gh Committee. For more: information, Paul Bittar, 6-45-3320. __ _ Towords SlructUnll Biology 1n North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. l.ectwe How W. Talk About tho HoloaWt. P<ter NoYid<, =::~~of Screening Room, Center klr the ~. ~"t;'"o!!:" ~~~~~~ . ~~H=andthe Philanthropies. For more information, 645-2711 . ETC Tedvlology -.hops Upgrades & Plugins. 212 Copen, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Bible Study Sible Study with tho Navajo. Kevin 8idtah. 378 Student LHe-.hops Study Slcllls. Aca<lerNc A<MsementCentofstaff. 1040 Norton, North Campus. Noon- ~:.F:e~r~~:m. Mic~!T-~'Z.ct Activities. For more mttwmation. Kevin Bidtah, 510-5552. .....yer Meeting Froe. Wednesday Ploy The VIsit. Dept of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center klr tho Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S12. genml; S5, students. For """"" ir1formotion. 645-AI!TS. 22 Un~~7~1p ~~~~t r:'~in~~ Aylward, 645-1859. Ploy The VIsit. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Cente-for the Arts, North Campus. 8 ~l~~~·~~ ss. Dance Pe:rfonnanc:e Altey 11. The KeySink Dance Free. Sponsored by Organ Donation Interest Group/ Pofity-School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Football UB vS. Miami (OH) . UB A.uass.ins. Dept. of Theatre and Dance:. Baack Box Theatre, Center for the AtU, North students free with 10. Tr..........tl.octun ~=Aud~.::.'~~-11. South Campus. Noon-1 p .m 21 Musical -·sv...,.... information, 645-ARTS. Renal TranspllntaUon. J. 11 09C, VA Medical Center. 9 a.m . Free. Sponsored by School of Medicine and 8lomedica1 SCiences, OepL of Medicine & PCC&SM. ~~:, fi~~s~~~k SS, students. For more information, 645-ARTS . Organ--- Tuesday ~­ -Pulmonary CcinferooKe P~. Undo Wild, Dept. of Pathology. Room 2=errc:i~~~=· Campus. 8 p .m . .S18. S15, S9; UB students, S7 . For more 1nformation, 645-ARTS. AU Peralsslon Concert UB Percussion Erue:mble. Slee ~~fr:.aJ=~~f:p~ of Musk.. For more: Information, 645-2921 . Sonia Conelli, 645-6125. ~: =~.~~-7~~~i Rheumotologlcollssues 1n the ~-~~ r.:,'!·~=~d" Medidne and Bioinedical 19 Sc;ences, DepL of Medicine. PCC&SM. - ·""""Classics ...... · p~ · Robert Dldr, flute. ond ·[ruemble) · (UB's . 250 Flute Baird. North ~ 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 5ee individual event =-ticket ~.:-~H." ~Information. c:..e- c_,_ Crttkol Sunday Forof 64S.2921 . Mastercto.. Robert Dick, fltJte. 250 Boird, North Campus. 11 a.m . Free. ~~SH~:;:: information. 645-29~ Classkol Musk Re<IQI. W8fO Bible Study International Student Bible Study. 317 Student Union, North Co~7:30 p.m. Fr«. Sponsored Univenlty Christion f ip. For more information, )ohn Aylward, 645-18S9. Allen Recit>l HaH, South • Campus. 7 p .m. Free. For~ infOIT"I\ition, 829-6000. -Study Student Bible Study. Dalene Guarino. 210 Student Union, North ~:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored Christian F Univenlty ·p. for more infomlition. Oatene Guarino, 459~231(poger). � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Students reconfigured the hght1ng to its usual layout followtng a recent perlormance Dick-·-~ bol guru ·--lhoiJ!IIuls and the~ Dukes. - . toll<. port d the Dis- tlngulshod 5peokert Series, will begin ot 7 p.m. In AlUmni Arona. The Bulls' game will follow at 8:15 P·'ll· As • leoding college - .. boll onal)osllor ESPN since '1979 and for NK since 1990, "AtM's knowledgo of the game comes fortltln In enthu5lostk, ..,.,.,. -~""""' -._.his coboring-slyle. 1M!-"""*111M- coochlng -on the hlgtH<:I-' leYol. ' eoming c~ two c:onsecutMo - clllnlplonoNps ond 35 during his lenin II E l s t - . ! , N.J ., -~ Sc:hoollrom 1964;70. He joined Rulgen U"'-''ty os an c:ooc:h from 1970-72, and- .. hood Ci>Od:llor the lJnlwrlltydiJolra!tln>rl> 197.377, ~. wlmlng ,... at .722. He wos • c:ooc:h with the Nll.'.'s Detroit Pistons before Jign1ng with ESPN. The Diilingulshed 5pookes s..tos Is--~ U8 and c.,._ the Don o..is-- Lec- turelhip ~- s..tos """'"" Is the studont.Assodotion. The [)1. vision of Alhlolia is spooooring the--· For lnlunnollan on tld!eu, wlllch cooor'bolh the lo!ct1ft ond the game. conloctthe --..~ideo~-· 64s-6666. . School of Nunlng MmeS .-unt cJe.ns Eloine .. O . . o n d - c. Moron--~· - . - . I n the Sd"*>> d Nonng. ~.tonnorlyouodotedi­ --l'logrlms, -dlhoAadon*:- .-~-~d hosbeen--dan l o r _ ..... hi$--- Morlrl. • - dM!Iop- menl ollla!r In the Sc:hool of Pllarmocy ond - - Sdl!ncot, ·~n-onddrecliorof- opme1t lor the ~ 5Chool. Correction The copllon lor front-page phollo.ln the Nov. 1 6 - d the...,._. inaJfftclly ~ thellllo-W. - . SIIIIJdenlilllor the SUrfoce ond Thin Flms IJib. M 1twn:• tc•t o\l Wt·b ~ltc R rt_•l,l1<'d \ lie\ on Wdl P nton" lthoto' on Wt'h UB receives Kresge challenge grant m Money to support Center for Drug Discove~y and Experimental The~·apeutics By SUZANNE CHAMBEilLAIN Reportf!r Contributor T H. E prest igio us Kresge Found!tion h>S appmv00 a $500,000 Science lnitia ttvc grant-a fir st for L'B---for the School of PharmJC}' Jnd PhJrmaccutical Sc•cncc:,. The umvcrstt}' has t.-arncd the fir:o.t S250,000of the grant hy mecttng an m1t ial challenge to raase at le.bt SSOO,OOCI fo r t"qUlpment to support the school's Center for Drug Discov ery and Experimenta l Therapeutll..!'l (C DDET ). Major cont ributors 10 eluded The Commu mt y rou nda tion for G rea ter Buffalo. Rn!<~tnl Myers Squibb Corp. a nd the Na tional lnstitutcs of Healt h. To receive the fin al $250.000 from The Kresge f:Oundation, UB has If! months to raise $ 1 mill ion for an endowment fu nd tosuppon thcccn ter through equipment maintenance. operating costs and replacement of the scientific inst rumentation core. Noling th ai $340,000 al ready has been pledged for th e endowm cn1 fu nd. President William R. Greiner said he is confiden t the comm un ity and the university will ra ise th e rest of the money needed to meet Th~..· Kresge Foundation challcng.c. "The Kresge Fou n dation ·~ gcnt.•r osit)' will foster intcrdi ~cip l inar}' rc ~arch in drug d iM:owrv Jnd dt.•wl opment .•md facilitate th' trmnmg of 'tudcnb who "111 be tht• research Cr!Jo and prJt:litiOIWr~ of the future.' sa td (;remer. "Tht~ 1s UB's first "-rl~gc l·o un J.num cha llenge grant. and thu.!>, 11 t!'i a \lgmficant nule5tom·m our ph'~ anthropic cffons.'' he added . "We'n• dtremdv grateful to The Kresge hHtndatton for th1s challenge grant. wh1ch will he an imponant part uf th (' Limpatgn for UH" Wayne K. Anderson, dean olthc School of Pharmacy and Ph.trman·uttcal Snence5, said: "Th•s grant •~ very important beca u ~ 11expa nd,, Jnd suppOrt!~ a center umquc tn W~tcrn New York il!t 11 encouragl'' lOIIaborative Jnd in tt·rdi!loClplinarv research 11110 new drug therap•~ fnr a range of diseast.'S." 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Mtlrt.· mftlmlatltllltlllthcll)l>l· l .md the phJrm.I(CUIIo.. .lllll~t ruml'n tatum laciill } 1!'1 Jva!I.Jhlc <11 <http:/ / www.CDDET.buffalo.edu State of Region update shows progress By BEVERLY SANFORD Reporter Contributor T H E Buffalo-Niagara re gion h;15experienccd defi n ite, if inc reme n tal . prog ress ove r the past year, according to an analysis by the Institut e for LocaJ Governance and Regional Growt h. The UB institute released. the first progress repon of its State of the Rc· gion project, as promised a year ago. yesterday d uring a conference at the Hyatt Regency in down town Buffalo. O ne of the areas in which the progress repo rt notes several im· provements is crime, with Western N<·w York e:~pc n cn cmg a decline Ill vtolent cnme. as wel l as a drop 111 property crime, ,uvenilc arrest !'I. drug arrest~ and the first rt."glOnal dcdmt.' in domestic ''iolence since 199.'\. Other area.; m wh.ch there howt.' hccn marked tmpm,•ement tn Wl't em N("W York during the past ~'C:lr ar1.." • Incrc-~ mllahoratt\'l' plannmg. 1nit..at1ves among local govnnm~..·nL\ • Contmu ing declme 111 .ur lart.'1> • Increase Ill patent rrnJU(:IIOil • Fewer school d 1 s tnct ~ Wtth h1gh -end dropout rJ tb • Decrease in teen pregnane it.~ Ill most cou nties • $Jjght increa.st' 111 childhood till lllUill/;iiiOII r.Ht.'!l lnltl.tllv puhll '> llt'd 111 Ntl\'t.' llll""tt·l Art.·.l~ 111 wh~~:h l"N9, \tar,·o f tlw Rt-gwn Pt•rf''""'lll• l' there h.b ht"1..'1l rt· ~;trt'S~ton Irom goab mdudt.·: • Vdltdt· rnilc!'l tr,wded wnt1nu~..· to d1ml'l.. averagmg IS milt"!> dail\' for t.' \ en· \Vt.~lrrn New Yorl.. rrs1dent • Po!>Sihk 1ncrca">C m .ur-partldt.· pollution • H.t.~1on IJI!mg tun her behmJ level' ol computer U!>t' .unung popu l.lltun ~..u mpared With a rt.'.l.." StJtl' \Y"Idl!' Jnd nal l<malty • I talf or more uf Western c,.,, York e1ght h ·graden. arc not on 1racl.. to meet Regen ts high school gradu ,1tton standards in either mathcmat ll':o. or English -language ak.s lmlll'tllt'r' lm th,•Huf1ctlt' ,'llcl~tlfll Rt' ,\!"'" mrlt,·.!J;;rc ·,·utunrt.•portt'\l tln f('£_1011,11 pc:rlt.lrtll.lll~l' Ill Jrl'iL' l..t.'\ It• 4uallt\ ol hit- ,mJ ~..ompt' l t ll\t'llt"' l'ht.• ne\\ rt.·,~)fl . \ttlh' "' lht• RtP'"' Proxn-s~ Rt'Ptlrr .!000 ''" rh,· Hutf,,J,. -"'"XIIftl Rc):li'"· '' tht• tir.. t upd.ll l' ••I the 19'-Nh.i.!'lt.'inll' rq,..,rt Tht.· pro~rt.''"' rt.')')(lfl .. ugg~..~, , , th.ll Huff.1l o-N •a~Jr .1 h.l!'l Wttn~.·,~~..· J . .1 mJrked 11l1..rt'a!>t" 111 tlw kvel.llld '>~l ph! s ll~atum ol rt.-gum.ll a~..tl\'lt\ , 1111 provemcntmthc volunw Jnd l..jUJI It)' of unportant d.\1.1 mau\IJmt.\.1 nn ContlmH-4on~ 7 �2 Repoa-ter November 30. Z0011flo l. ~2. No14 BRIEFLY Robert 0 . Davies has been assistant vice presi ~ dent for alumni relations in the Office of the Vii:e President for University Advancement and Development since August. He previously was director of alumni rela ~ tions at Boise State University in Boise, ldaho, and executive director of the Boise State University Alumni Association. AIDS Coalition to -host World AIDS Day will host World AJOS Day from 10 a.m . to 2 p .m . tomorrow in the Student Union Lobby. The theme thi~ year for the intemaIJOnal event will be smaller.- " Men! Make • Differ- ence." Memben of lhe uni\lefllty community are enc:ourto support the clged to wear red event. Those attending will have the"'o pportunity to make T-shirts and ornaments, as well as vieoN dtsplays from ill Boi.se State Is, In some respects, • Hmllar Institution to UB, though ..-e the points of com"""""lty that will help you In your new posltlon7 variety of com- munity organizations, indudlng Hispanics United. of Buffalo, AIDS Community Services, Talktng leaves Bookstore and Benedkt House. The UB French Club and Art History Club also will have d is.- plil}". For further information, con- tact Health Education and Human Services at 829-2584 . Book sale set Lockwood Ubrary will hokf a book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p .m . Dec.. 7 and 8 in the Friend's Room on the second floor of the library near ~ cybrary. Buy«s should enter the room through the doot- facing the corridor leading to Clemens Hall. Hardcoven will be sold for S2; paperbacks will go IOf S1. Cash only will be accepted . All sales are final. "Squp's On" luncheon planned for Dec. 7 The UB Women's Oub will Boi5eState, like UB, is an institution that has many links and connections to thl' community. The communit y partnerships are a strong element to the dynamics of bmh insti tutions. Understanding and working within those links can structure a strong alumn i-relation s program. Addi - tionally. the geographic makeup of the alumni base of each institution 1 ~ very simila r. An ove rwhelming majoriry of the alumni base lives within a sho rt drive of the institu uo n. However, a growing segment of the alumni base is moving away from the area. Therefore, to have a balance of regionaJ programs and activities is cruciaJ to those that occu r in the Buffalo area. The history of the two instirutionsalso is very similar. Boise State University started as a private mstitution and then , over history. had four different names and governing bodies. At Boise, you were • key figure In the acquisition •nd ~efop­ ment of • 7 ,000-sqWire-foot alumni center, due to open this month. What are some points of comparison with that project and UB's planned Alumni House? present its annual •Soup's On" hr ~l luncheon at 11 :30 a.m . Dec. 7 I louse. or Center. I ~ a tremcndow. <b· o;et tn any campu:.. lt serves as a con - in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. t1ofiday punch, three soups, assorted breads and biscuits will be served at a cost of 112 per person. Reservations will be ac cepted until Saturday and can be made by calling Maria Coburn at 688-6772. Po insettia plant and holiday wreath arden will be d istributed at the luncheon . Orden also will be available tor pkkup from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the luncheon and poinsettia and wreath sales will benefit the Grace Capen Academk Awards. ' REPORTER The Reporter ~ a campus community newspaper published by the Office of News Services in the Division of University Communications, Unlvenity at B<Jffato. Ed'ltorial offices are locllted ill 330 Crofts Hall, Buffalo, (716) 64S-2626. wuetcherebuffato.edu AuodM:• VIc-. ......... for ~c 'dMt C• oh!o Smith Petro Director of Newt s-w~c: .. Mhu<Pog< .;.........,.........,. .................. -,..,......_ ...... _ Suo WU«thef ......,. ...... tennlfer lew~ Kristcn tcowabki Contria-dng Yton lois ~~a"" Patridl Oonovm Ellen Goldboum Mary Beth Spina s. A. Ung« Christlne\idal Ann Whitcher and for<.·nwst. an Alumn1 tmuaJ renunder of the importance of ~1lumn i and the1r role in the future oft he university. It is not just a physlt..ll building. hut one that ~ymboli 7.f::!l the umvcrs1ty's commitment to the past <b wdl as the future. Not o nly J ~ it serve alumni , hut it also will he a symbo l to the current studen ts that thei r role d ocs not conclude at graduation. They have an opportu nity, if not a duty, to remain involved and connected to their alma mater. The Janet and Boh Rich Alum n i House will servediroo ly in this role. Are there spedfk w• ys that alumni c.wn foster the unl· venlty's missions of teaching, resean:h and public service1 Yes. Alumni relations, in the new generation, is an acuve and proactive venue to involve alumni in the life of an institution. It is not purcl)' a "social club," as it may have com monly been perceived in the past. Speci ficall y, teaching is an ongoing process. The alumni can foster and promote this in severaJ ways. One, alumni themselves can be used to "teach" not only cu~nt students but also alumni. For example, last s pring, the University Student Alumni Board (USAB ) put on a program called • Reality Check" in whi ch alumni came back a n d worked with students and discussed with them issues they will face after graduation. The research mission is a bit ·harder, but not impossible. At Boise State, we worked very closely with several departments to provide assistance and resources. Addition ally, we were able to connect depart ments with alumni that were conducting live research and bring it into the classroom. A service component also is an important part of o ur work and also is a \Ya Y to involve alumni. For example. our New York City C hapter participates each year in "New York Ca res." At Boise Stat e, we also took ~ rvi ce to man)' extreme~ by o n ce raising a tremen d o u ~ amount o f resources for area food banks, Habitat for Humanit y and many other ca uses. All of these activities arc d o ne in the name of universit )'. opportunit ies. I thmk our biggest hurdlf is that we are fai rly new at thi s game. Many of th e people I talked with are just staning to hear from us. They are grateful that we are there, but wonder where we have been for the past few decades. Therefo re, o ur biggest chaJlenge and opportunity is to go out and ~eintro­ duce ourselves. To re-establish the line of communication and demonstrate our commhment to the en ~ tire VB family of alumni is critical. President Greiner has de- whkh-- sert- the c.mf>Mgn for UB, Oct. 20, .. . ... lllumnl-drtven" effort. What Is the role of- the Office of tJUumnl-- luumnl AsS«iiottonln the ensuring the campaign's success? This will be my secOnd capital cam ~ paign and from my previous experi ~ ence, l can tell you a campaign is not only about raising r'noney. lt is about raising expectations. commitment, visibility and the standards of an in ~ stitu tion. The success of the cam paign, as measured in the press, will be dollars, but the true impact will be felt in every area of the institu tio n and it also will be a lasting impact. Specifica.lly, our role is to assist in the development process by creating an environment that wiU bring attention to the campaign .in the eyes of aJumni. This indudcs ..getting UB o ut " to the alumni through our re· gio nal and internationaJ efforts. Additionally, we will serve as a conduit for alumni and the development officers and ca mpaign staff. is the best and most appropriate way. For c:xample, my goal is 1101 to increase the UBAA at the expense o( a partirular school That would be rounter-produaive. My goal is to get more alumni involved. Period. To accomplish this, it is imperative that the VB M and the constituent alumni groups ""'"'together. For ClOlrrtpl<.l think homecoming is a prime opportu~ nity. By utili7ing one umbrella for the individual constituent alumni groups to have celebrations that demonstrate the greatne:;s oftheir school There are many other times of the year in which we can collaborate, espeOally by using our regio naJ and intemationaJ out reach effo rts. At the.same rime. there are times and 'mlues when it is totally appropriate for the con ~ stituent alumni groups to do their own and separate functions. I firmly undrntand that and suppan it Again, we are here to increase the entire 1~1 o f aJumni suppon and involvement You, your wife and new baby Just traveled across the country to take this Job. What do you like most about your new city and unlvenlty? What is there not to like! I am amazed by the scope of VB. I think that is o ne of the truly en ~ tieing elements of this position. To work with so many different people with such varying back~ grou nds is truly challenging. Ad - You have stated your desJre to visit extensively with alumni, both locally and with chopten around the country. Is this golng7 How will the general Alumni Association work with UB's constituent •lumnl groups (Law Alumni Assodatlon, Management Alumni Association, etc.) under your leadership1 dilionally, !like the academic emphasis that we can work with in the alumni-relations area. Having a newborn also is so exciling. As I look around, I think of all the opportunities Katie will have to learn and experience that she may not My travel s and co mmunicati,pns have been very fruitful. I have had the opportunity to mee t man y alumni and fri ends of UB and di cuss with them our challenges and I think your questio n hits it on the mark. We aim to work with the constituent alumni groups. We are not in competition. My goal is to raise the entire level of lJB's alumni effons. It have bad in &ise.l also must admit that I was truly inspired by the changing of the leaves this fall. It was incredible. Then, of course, there is the "beef on week!" Election ballots should be user-friendly Bisantz urges use ofhuman-factors principles in design ofpaper, machine ballots By ELLEN GOLDBAUM Con tributing Editor T HE same principles that ensure user-friendly designs in products ranging from refrigerato rs to comp uters to dashboards o n auto- mobiles should be applied to the de~ sign of bot h paper a nd m ach in e election ballots, according to a UB p rofessor of ind ustrial engineering. "No matter wh at the system is, you need to apply good design principles to it," said An n Bisantz,assistant professor of industrial engineering. ln the wake of the experience of Florida voters wh o complained about ballots used in some counties in this year's presidential election, she said that "some have charged that voters d idn't pay sufficient al'tention while they were casting their ballots. that maybe it 's aU just hu man error." Fi nd ing the root cause of h u man errors in a specific system is the fo cus of human -factors professionals like Bisantz. " If human the military. H uman-factors research focuses o n h elping wo rkers make better decisions in high- risk sectors. Application o f the same prin - e rrors can h a ppen in a co m p lex system like an aircraft w ith a ciples to the voting process, including a detailed testing of the design, highly skilled individual like systems contin ually revise their de~ an airli ne pi - lot," she noted, "they certainly can happen in a voting booth with a person who vot es once every four years or even less often." Bisantz rece nt ly rece ived a $300,000 grant from the Natio nal Science Foundat ion to st udy hu man dec ision ~ making in complex environments. such as manufacturing. aviat ion. transportation and would have n umerou benefits. according to Bisantz. Skilled designers of products and signs based on feedback they receive from tests conducted with potential, she poin ted out. "There are systematic ways to do these tests," she said. "To develop a good voting system, for example, you would test it with a good crosssection of voters in the country." She explained that a basic human ~ factors principle is that a good d e- sign should let the~rson who is in teracti ng with the p roduct or sys- tern identify and correct an error he or sh e has made before it becomes critical. "For example, a computerized sys ~ tern could ask a voter who had not cast a ballot for a specific office if they really had intended to leave that blank. Maybe it would ask, "You baV< not C35\ a vote for president; did you intend to vote for a president?" In addition to cognitive issues, she ad ded, with some voters there also may be physical challenges because both paper ballots and voting machines assume a cer tain level of manual dexterity. "You need to test the users," she stressed. "The issue of whether or not a ballot or voting madtine is easy to use is not a matter of opinion. This is something about which d ata can be collected. It can be empiri- cally tested and measured." �November 30.20illl!Ynt 32.No.1( Repo&'tea Photonics institute gets gift $100,000 donation from alum to fund new design concept BySUZANNlCHAMauauuN Reporter Contributor T djrector of the lnstitute for Lasers, ELEVISION and computer screens that would be lighter. brighter and thinner-that'' the goal behind a $100,000 donation to the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics from AKT Inc., the world 's leading supplier of CVD systems. processes and services to the flat -panel -display manufacturing mdustry. The company, a subsidia r y of Applied Materials. has earmarked the money for research in the area of electroluminescence displays usmg nanophosphors, for a new deSign concept that would provide h1g.her resolution and a more-effi Cient display mechanism. Kam law, pres1dent of AKT and ~orpo rate v1ao president of applied materials, bdit.-vcs US's cuttmg-cdgt> rrse-drch IS cnucaJ for the multi -bilho n-dollar mdu~try as 11 searches for more cost -cffecuve ways of produc • mg the flat-panel displays th<u arc usOO m notebook computer~. ca m eras, ca r-nav1gauon panels, desktop monatoo and TVs. "With the expan~ivc re~o ur ce:. and mno vatlull!t of UB and AKT'.!> dlrl'Ct uwulvcmt.'nt m th e va iU l' dlam of the display mark,·t, fruuful - rt.~ ult s can be antiCipated from th l.!l part nersh1p," s<ud Law. 1'..,-a, Prasad. SUNY lJIStmgU!shed Professor in the depa rtm ent s of t :hcnustry and Phys1cs in the College ol Art.!> c1nd Sciences and e.xecuuw Photonics and Biophotonics, praised both AKT and Law for their foresight in funding innovative research. "This gift is symbolic for two reasons," PrMad noted. It provides 'upport for an entirely new direction of research for this ind ustry, an invest ment that could pay offhandsomely in this multi-billion-dollar industry. It also may serve to catal)'7..e other industrial collaborations of philanthropic suppon for the institute." A motivating fora behind the donation to UB, Law earned his doc torate in physical chemistry from UB in 1981 with a thesis that dealt with excitation dynamics in nonlinear optical and multi -molecular harness the power of light. Appbca tions range from telecommumu tJOOS to can~r therapy. Prasad feels bas1c research alon£' lS not enough and IS acttvdy collaho rating with business and mdustrv. The efforts arc taking the product and technology from fundament al research through prototype fabnca Lion and into the marketplace. In addit1on to the research on high -re>Oiution flat -display panel,. the institute is movlng several other technologies to market. One is a plastic infiltration technology that allows for coloted dyes and coatings to be infused into many kinds of plastic products after they have been manu factured, a potentially enormous organic crystals. He holds more than cost ~ savings 30 patents in the field of semiconductor process technology and is the au thor of more than 30 technical publications. Before joming Apphed Materials m 1984, he was a research fellow at the Condensed Maner Laboratory at Colorado State University at Fort currendy must dye the plastic dur Collins. At Applied Materials, Law !ooervcd a5 a process engmtering director and m anager, general man- ager of the Global Product Organi7.atJon at AKl and sen io r vice presi dent of AKT responsible for all bus ines.o. and product operatio ns before hccommg president in late I 999. Estabhshed in 1999. the UB Ln:.t1tute for La se rs, Photoni cs and B1ophotonics is a mu lt idiscipli nary mstitutet hat conducts research and development o f n.e-w products that to manufacturers who ing the manufacturing process. Another technology invo lves a new generatio n of highl y secu re identificatio n cards w1th high-d en sity information storage. A tamperproof ca rd . it cou ld have applica tions ranging from government and military uses to mcdJcaii D. Other promising tl-chno log1es 10 • dude the o ptical storage of data on high-capacity C Os 10 layers less than o ne-tenth o f the thiCkn ~ of a hu man hair, optical amplifiers fo r telccommumca tiom a nd trackmg of selectively targetl-d chcm o thempeu IIC agents through new flu o rescent dyes that when attached to t-uologlcal ea rners, such as drugs, can proVIcll· h1gh - resoluuon, rea l-tune 1m ugmg of hvmg cells and tt:.sue!i. Senior drug management urged By ELLEN GOLDBAUM Contributing Ed1tor EN lOR c1t1zem m1ght be a lot happier- not to men tion healthi er and maybe even a littl e wealthier- if health-care providers and insurers stopped focu.sing exdwively on costs of prescriptions and instead looked closely at why pa tients take so many ml.-d icat ions in the first place. T his a pproach to managmg a patient 's drug reg imen-called pharmaceu tical ther~py manage ment--could cu t health·care costs and lead to sen iors living indepen dent ly for lo nger periods of time, accordi ng to Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Pharmaceutical therapy manage· men! is the foundation of a new prt)· gram in geriatric pharmacotherapy m the pharmacy school d esigned to 1mprove pharmaceutical m anage ment uf senior\ hy tramm g new pha rmacist<; who would be uwo lv(.'(l cxd us ivcl)' in the health Ldrt'of o lder patients and conducting rest.oar~h on how phumlacotherapy can t'n hann· .1nd extend the lives of o lder patient!-.. "O ur goal is to develop programs that allow ind ependen t senior ci ti zens to continu e to live indepen dt.•nt ly, e-ven though they have a number of medical conditions and a~ a consequence take a good num bcr of dr ugs," Anderson said. According to Anderson. seni or citizens in the United States age 65 and older take an average of six to S 4 eight prescription drugs daily. "That's probably too many." he said." Proper pharmaceutical thempy management probably could cut m half the number of drugs most se mor citlZCns now are taking so the amount of money they are spending is reduced and th e qualit y of thc-1r lives is much improved." Anderson said thatlllOSl ~1or 1.. 1 t1 zens see several doctors. each of whom mar prescribe a medicauon ha.<;c.-.,1 nn s"mptoms the patient iscxpenencmg. " Different physicians U5c.'diffc-rcnt drug.' to trl':ll different conditions," he said. "and so m e of these dn1g:. in teract, in some cases exacerbating the side effects of o ther drugs that are being taken for o ther oondit1ons." Statistically. a person taking eight drugs can cxpcd at least o ne drug interaction that will have a ne-gative effect o n his health , Anderson sa1d. These o utcomes not only com p romise the patient 's health , but may lead to much high er health - ca re \."O)'ol!i that arl' entirely avOJdabk . lklld Anderso n. He noted that national data from the Amencan A-.socmtion of t:on!> Uitant PharmaCists suggest that 2S percent o f admissions to nurs m g hurnt.'!> rl-su h from failed drug regi m ens, no nco mplmnce by patients. d rug mter action s, Inappropriate med!ca11ons bemg presc ribed for certam co nd itiOns and th t.· lack Of good therapeutiC monitonng. "There often IS no smglt.· phys1 c1an who LS looking at the patient '!! enure health pldUrt' dnd who can ask. 'Why is th1s p{·rson takmg ~o many drugs?"' he expla m ed. That 's where pharm aC I!-> IS ...w makt~ an mvaluahlc cnntnhutum . ~;ud Anderson . " Pharm<ll.· isb dfl' un1qud\ pm1 t1oncd to lun ct Jon .~:. .1 p.111cnt \ dru~ advolatc ," h(· npl.11 nl·d " \\' 1th p rn pt.'r ph.1rma ... ~..·ut1~..a l thl'fJj'\ management . thl· ph.mn.lu't. hi gt~ther \'lith th e pJtll..'lll .md the ph\ SII. J,In . ...-uuld r~..·-e xamllll' till' d ru~ that WJ' prcs~.." nlwd fm till' 111111.11 ~..o nd111 nn to :.l't' 11 .1 11 .11t...-rual\\l' drug tlr \tlllll' \.Uillhl ll.ltltll\ 111 tllht•r dru g!> ....·ouiJ han· ,1 ' lmli.~r tha.l pt'UIJ ( cfle(t \\'lthn ut .ld\'t.'r">(.·h J.l fe("tlllg thl' palll'Ot ." !oo..Hll Ander,on " II that ':. puss ibk then .1\1 hu1 o1w of the drug.!t prt.~nht·J 111 th.11 'u' nano were completdv unnl'"-"':...ln .. This typf' o f pharman• mdnJ.gl' men! will be a mam pr11K1rlc of th l' traimng o f pharmacists 111 the lll'W program 111 ge n atn( pharmaco therapy. graduates of whiCh Will prad.icc in hospitals, nursmg ho m es and communi!)' pharmac1es. 3 DrieD . y UB to offer first doctoral degree in physical therapy in SUNY UB In 2001 will loin an elit e group of umvers1llt'S 111 the Unned " la tes o ffenn g a doc t ora t t~ m phvsiCal therapv {DPT ). The U B doctoral program w ill be thf' first Wlthm the SUNY wo; tem . There 15 o nl y one other DPT program 111 New Yo rk ~tate and u n~ 12m the nauon. although o thers a re pend m g. B will phase uut 1ts bachelor's degree 111 phys1cal t herapv " I'hJ) doc tural program fits w1th the umversny's VISion." said Frank Cern)', cha 1r of th e Department of Physical Ther apv, Exe rc1se and Nu tnt 1on S' J e n~,._ e~ ( PTE NSI m the Sc hoo l of H ealth Related Profe) 'i Jo ns, through whiCh th e degree will be offered. " It places UB m the va nguard of . .- urn( ulum development Ill phv!>J ca ltherapv a t th e h1gh est lt>vd" ~usan Bennett , clnllca l a.ssoc1a te professo r of PTENS. chn 1Lal a .. SIStant professo r uf neuro logy a nd director of th e new program , ~~~j the docto ral degree IS defimtd v the path t ht> phv'iJcal -therapv pro fess10n is ta k1n g. "Ours IS a n extrem ely n gornuo; and 1nnovat1\'e ... urru.ulum. de !> lg ned to prepare grad uates to pr.lltJ ... e and diagno)t' autonumouo;.h , without referra l from a phy.!>K ia n,'' Hen nett :.J 1d "Th1" rvpe of pra~.. tJCe IS permmed m 32 sta tl'5, .tlth o ug.h nul m Ne" Yorl..." <;;he Jdded th at sc.~ve ral um vt' rMtl t"S have t."Xp re.,,t·d llllt'H''t 1n U\ln~ l "H\ prn .- g ram as a m odel. 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Dl!tllllgul,hl'li ' lc.Khu\~ Professo r E:.mentu s m the Sch ool of Engult'enng and App il t•d Sll etKe!t, a nd Norman So lkoff. DIStmguJ!thed ~crvJ(t" Prole-!>sor t- nwn tus in the r>epartment of Psvchology. �4 Repories lovember 30. 2000/Yol. 3t 111.14 Lisa Stephens' aim Is to make technology " as transparent as possible" In Instruction BRIEFLY Poko Puppets to star In Jack Frost Revue . Performances ol The lode Frost Holidoy R"""" wil be held at 11 •.m. •nd 2 p.m. Dec. 9 in the MainJtege Theatre in the CenU!( for the Ms on the North Compos. The lad< Frost Review wil f... Pol<o Pup- """thepots In • ,.,... extravoganu ol the bladt.Jight. ~ I<Mnture oi"Littlo Rod Rodcet Hood" and • coonuy-western '"Thrft Uttle Pigs." A larger~ "Frosty the Snowmon" and fuM compaoy in a sptetacular "MaJ<h ol the Toy Soldien" wiU cei<brot< the holiday S<iO>Ofl. The show, I1!COill(l10f1d "" age 10andi.Wlder, ispartolthe Cent« for the~ Family_,_ wre Series~ by Tatge!. TM:kets for The Jack Frost Holtday Revue are S12 for adutu and S10 for chUdren 12 •nd under. Attendees are encouraged to bring a flOO-j)Orishablt food doflatk>n to the performance. Tkkets are availal>Je at the Center for the ArU box offK.e from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at all Td:etmaster locations.. For l1lOf'f: informatioil, call 645-AATS. UB offers studyP-W abroad program ' 1oio1 in Singapore UB now offers all students the opportunity to >tudy at Nanyang Tedlnological Unlvonity In Sing- apore through a new exchange ag,...,..,t with the $Chao~ . The exchange, formerly a School ol Management program, now ts open to all us students for one .semester or lor the academic year. NTU offen academic pro- grams In acrountancy and tJusj. ness, am. communication studie>, and education and >dena!, .. well a!~ programs In ~~~wmput<rmech..,;. cal and production, and materials. All coune are t>ught In fngtish . For more Information or to obtain-an application, contact the Offtc:e o1 Study Abroad Pro- grams at 645-3912. via emait at a tudyabroacMtbuffa6o.edU> or the Web site at <http:// vi~t www.butfolo.- / s t u d y - -. ESI to award fellowships The Environment and Society In· stitut< will award 5ell<l1ll /ellow>hips to outstanding applbnll to UB gradual< programs fu< the 2001-2002 ac.>demlc year. Redpienll ol the fellowships. wl>ch "txlp off" at ss,ooo, ...... p«tod to enroll in at loo5l one lo- terdiocipllnal}' envirorvnen1>l seminar per year and participat< lnthe . . olthelnstit!Jie Aflpiations submlttod by Feb. 1 fullest oomlderation, ancl'sludents who have done no preW:Ius gradual< worit at UB iikely wil ...:eM! pr<ier· will...- ence. as the program b de>lgnod to attr.Kt studenll who o<herwise might enrol in other univenity groduat< programs. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job listings for prol~l. .... seaJ<h, fadJity and dvil ..... vice-both competiiM! and non-competftive--postions can be occessed via the Human Resources SeMces Web site at . <h t t p : / / - -· olo.- / h r l / -/>. UB's distance-learning maven shines By JfHNifU LEWANDOWSKI Rqxx!tr Assistant Edrtor L ISA Stephens doesn't strike you as the type who 's frazzled easily. A former technical dir«tor for ABC- lV in Chicago. Stepheru-now as· sociatedir«torfordist:ance-leaming operationsat US-is weU·v=ed in pressure situations of an immediate nature, and understands the kind of be!Und-the-=ncs mentality ne<dod to stay out of the fray while keeping operations as seamless as possible. "I'-. never had that happen before," Stephens says. smiling about a glitch rn setting up for the library and Infomlation Studies class that was to begin in less than 15 minutes in 200 Baldy Hall-one of three distance· learning classrooms at UB and a pre· mit-re classroom in New York State. Operations run smoothly in this mass conglomeration of technology that Stephens built with engineermg colleagues a few years ago, for this Monday afternoon class as well as all others. OveraU, she says. "we haven't had many breakdowns." Employed for nearly a decade at AIIC. Stephens was baptized by fire mto the frenetic media, working on live production in the nation's most competitive news market, as well as on ) how s such as "T he Oprah \Vinfrcy Show," "Good Morning Amer~t:a " and "Nightline.'' It's no wonder, then , that she's wmposcd at the first signs of a flare up.''Sometimes it's like that," she says of t.he short burst of chaos that had emued jUSt a few minutes earlier. ··· mat 's why we set up a little earlyto avmd losing any instructional t1me.'' She's in her office down t.he hall, while one of her graduate assi!) tants pn:xtuces !.he class from the con I rol room. Managing 17 classes this semester along with Instru ctional Tec hn ology Specialist Beth l'ellendorf, the only other full -time staff member supporting North ( :.am pus operations, Stephens is re ~po nsible for nearly 850 hours of classroom time--roughly 74 hour~ per week. This includes overseeing distance· learning interactive video operations, as weU as provirung training and instructionaJ suppon for faculry and staff members, and those who occasionaJJycontract from outside the university. Stephens says 27 distance-learning classes are slated for next semester, induding thost' held j n distance-learning classrooms in Abbott Hall on the South Campus and in !leU Hall on the North Cam pus through the School of Engineer· ing and Applied Sciences. "The demand has been growing at an incredible pace," she says. noting that in fall 1999. classes and special events-such as hosting a guest speaker via live vid~otaled about 46 hours weekly: next semester, that number will more t.han double and come dose to maximizing the capacity of th< Baldy classroom. lntq;rating technology shouldn·t network, or through digital tele · phone syst<mS. "( UB ) can go anywhere in the throw off the instructional baJance, Stephens says. and her aim as to world" with ~of lSD N--or lntegrated Systnns Digital Network- The session begins with a guest lecturer from N'oagara University, who =perhaps a bit unnem:dbyth< profusion of televisions and equip- ment surrounding him. "So much depends on the char· acter of the faculty and the charact<r of the students," Stephens says. noting that rnostg<'l uscdtoth<stylc of teadring required for that envi ronmenl But with inkractM! video, you can't simply expea human na· ture to cue in naturally. Nuances- u.. Stephons (left), o s - e -or~dlstance · tlons, w•tches as MFC .,..._. assllt.-t Mercedes Joshi mMU the controls of the dbtMKe- leamlng d ... , _ , In 200 llarldy Hal. make technology"as transparent as possible~ .. Faculty are here to teach-we take care of the distance-learning connections for them," she explains. .. We try to minimize any distrac tions imposed by t.he technology on faculty and students." Distance learning is nothing new to the university, nor to Stephens. who joined UB in 1996 as an instructional support specialist in the School of Engineering and Applied Science's distance-learning network.. EngiNe!. "A Jot of people d o n't realize that SEAS faculty were on the cutting edge of distance learning more than 25 yea rs ago on a sys tem called GEMS-NET." she says. "University interest was growmg," says Stephens., who earned a master's degree in television, radio and fUm from Syracuse University's S.l. Newhouse School of Public Com munications before working as assistant executive direc tor of Lockport Community Televisaon and serving as an adjund instructor at Niagara University. Wanting to expand distance learning's focus to a wider academic community, UB in 1997 charged Millard Fillmore College with developing UB's distance -learning program. Stephens came on board in 1998. "We have considerable expertise with distance learning at Millard Fillmo re College to help depart · ments," she says, explaining the fa cilities and services are muJti -modaJity. The video operation is only part of the M FC Distance Learning Team ~ffon; the online learning operation is based in Parker Hall on the South Campus. "We can reach st udents on a local, regional or global level through vidrotape, computer networks. a high-quality West· ern New York regional fiber-optic lines, she says as she works on securing a connection with a site in Manitoba. A student in the Depart ment of Social and·Preventive Medi· cine is scheduled to begin a video interview with a prospective em ployer in the Canadian province momentarily. " UB truly is ' breaking ground '" with 1its u ~ of new technology that allows high -qua lit y videocon ferencing over lnternet 2, a non public, high -speed network shared by universities, she says. Internet 2 _is a cost -effective way to communicate, versus using ISDN. which nets a recurring long-distance charge, she says. ''With the Internet , you don't have the costs. but the quality is not quite as predictable-it 's an emerging technology that many profc=>rs ar< willing to try," she adds. The best quality transmission for interactive video classes is found on the Western New York Distance Learning fiber-optic system that's available in elementary and secondary schools. as well as BOCES cen· ters. But it's limited to regional sites connected only through Verizon. .. It's a great solution for students who want to attend VB classes but can't get out of work fast enough to make it to late·aftemoon classes,.. she says. "We've received a lot of high marks from students, particularly in the Department of library and In formation Studies and the Gradu ate School of Education. " library students from the Roch ester area are thrilled they can receive their classes in Batavia," she says, ..and we hope to secure a site in Rochester that will attract stu dents further east of the area." For the Monday class, UB was connected to a site in Elmira using ISDN and one at Frewsburg Cen tral School via the fiber network. many of them not so obvious to the first-time user-an affect dramatically the classroom dynamic. For aample, Stephens encourages instructors to look into the mounted vidro camera-not the monitorif true eye contact is to be made with students at remote sites. "Some strategies for gaining and keeping student attention at a remote site can ~ borrowed from teaching in lecture halls, looking into t.he camera and calling on a stu dent by name is ""ry helpful I think there's a fundamental difference in how a remotely situated student feels ' individual' as a result." Stephens-originally from Wil · son and now re-srttled in the area with her husband-is enjoying her· self, even "during days where the pace is just unreal." " I really enjoy working with my distance-learning colleagues. the fac· ulty and the students at this university-there's never a dull moment. ..A lot of our success is the result of some creative coUaboration with folks both o n and off campus." says Stephens. who also is a student at UB. She's begun work on her dis· sertation and hopes to complete her doctorate in higher education administration next spring. She says UB's .. growing pains"' regarding technology are similar almost everywhere. " I had a wonderful opportunity to talk with facuJty at an international conference in Taiwan this past summer. 114 always reassuring to fmd out that we're not alone in the challenges and r<Watds that distance learning presents. " We're poised to expand pro· grams. but are faced with limited resources-what is a particular piece of equipment's useful life? Can we effectively support it? It makes for a delicate balance where expansion is concerned," she says. Even if the technology kinks aren't completely ironed out, the human learning curvecertUnly is improving. "We're getting =y good at this,• she said. "We'n:getting=yefficient" The students also are much less tentative with technology. " It makes aU the effort worth it when I seestudcntscarryingonaconversation as if there were no distance between thcm,"Stephens sar-c "It's fun to those relationships develop." = �5 Advisors for Greeks sought m Advising part ofeffort to revitalize Greek system, FSEC told By JENNIRJI LlWAHDOWSIU Rtpart~r Assist.nt Editor U S'S liaison for Greek affairs urged members of the Faculty Senate Executive Com m ittee at the body's Nov. IS meeting to co nsider serving as advisors to Greek sociaJ organizations as part of a larger pwh to revita.liz.e the Greek system and "accentuate the positive." "We'd like the Sluden!s lobe able to have involvement with the faculty that they spend so much time in the dassroom with, in other ways." said Pam Stephens-Jackson. "The advi sory role is ... someone who'd be there to provide them some sound advice, hopefuiJy gurde them do wn !he righ t path." Madison Boyce, university o m hudsman, explained that supervision of the "Greeks"-as fraternities and ~oro rities are co mmonly know n around campus--has been moved from theOfficeofStudent Life to the Office of !he Ombudsman. '''Nhat I thought needed to hap pen was to do some assessment of what has been happening with th e G reeks . and what kind of help the ... groups had ," Boyce told th e L<nnmittec members. "( We ) nced~..-d to establish some goals, so we could ~et started th1s fall w1th ... makmg - w mc accomplishments. ~ I thmk that we've made some progress that way," !Wlid Boyce, who .llsoserv~a~directoroftheStudent Judiciary. commending the office for"kccpmga ught rem on ho w thi.' L reek.s are domg. I'm happy to :,ay, we haven't had any ncgativt• tnl..l dents th is semt.-stcr," he said. The Greek Affairs Advisory Board ha.' prepared a list of goals for 200001. which mcludes improving tht• uveraJI academic standing of Greeks and increasing membership from its amen! siu of 450 lo roughly 550. During !he early 1990s, Slepheru)aduonsaid,UBboaSiednearly 1.200 Greeks. She said the move toward revitaJization is imponant because Greeks "tend to be much more involved in college and campus life" than non· Greeks and also "tend to be bigger givers in terms of giving back to the institution after they leave." . Some fucully memben said they were reluaant to serve in an advisory capacily for reasoru of responsibili1y. " Hazing obviously is an issue o( concern," said G. Scott Danford, assoc iate professor of architecture who served as an advisor to a UB Greck organization for five years. He noted that many facuJty members "are hesitan t to get involved because of the liability issue." Stephens-Jackson assured senators that serving as an advisor i.s "not an assumption that you are rc:spon sib le for (the G reeks') actions." Dennis Malone, SUNY Disti n guished Service P rofessor in the Department of Electrical Engineermg, shared his frustrations in havmg served as a fraternit y advisor. In regard to academics, he said he "used to talk to the guys about time management," noting it was "pretty dear they didn't want to hear that." Stephens- Jackson said new mem hers mu~ t attend workshops on ha1 tng and academic performan e. 'They d o n't want to hear II , but yes. they do n(.-cd to hear it," she agreed . Notmg that the G reek system had atrophu:d over th e pa st decade. Oanford asked what was being donl' to "foster growth and development." Stephens· Jackson said her o ffi ce 1~ wodung on aLademic recognition and sociaJ programs, as well as build ing cohesiveness among the scpar.nc Greek organizations lhrough !he In 1er-Greek Council, !he umbrella or ganiza1ion for all soctal fraternal groups al UB; !he l'anhdlenll As><> ciation (sororities ),and the Lnter- l~ r.1 temityCouncil.A forum wtU be held soon to promote the Greek system a! a whole, she satd. In other busmess, !he FSH.. dt> cussed the universny's guidelines on custody, maintenano: and retention of research da~a,available at <http:/ / www.research.buff•lo .edu / polkles/ datapolkygulde.htm>. Noting a .. dramatic rise in the number of controversies between student.s and facuJry. among faculty and between outsiders ... and fac uhy," Dale Landi, vice president for special projects and programs, sa1d the university adopted the policy both to infom1 research participants and curb the "di sproportionate amount of... time and resources" used in dealing with such disputes. FSEC members also received an update on the implementa tion of OASI5---aSUNY-wideundertaking to replace the Research Foundation's cur rent business sys tem-hy Leonard Snyder, sen10 r asso(Jate vice president 1n the Office of tht· Controller. The FSEC also heard a repon tmm Provost El!7..abcth Capald1 about tht' pu~ibihty of UB wt1rklng wnh tfw Ruffalo Niagara Enterpnsc to m.tr ket the uniVersity's b!omt.•thcal ~ • enccs and techno/<~')' \Vith UU\ "gre-dt Ulh.'rt.~l m anJ cap.1bility ( for ) drug .!1.-.ccwery,'' d.'l weUasu:,computcr·sct(.1Keresean.:h. .m d the rC)ourCD. of the School ol Pharm.u:y and Pharmaceutical $(1 l'nc~ and Roswell Park (:ancer In ~tltu t e,t hcun •ve rsnyofl"ersgn."atpo tent1alto Industry, ( .o.~paJdi sa1d. ((Queen of Suspense" has the gift By JENNIFER llWAHDOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor YSTERY novel iSI Mary Higgins lark says she was always "yearning, churning, burning to learn how to be a professional wri ter," b ut considers her success a sort o flu ck of the drnw. " It 's decided fo r you," she to ld the roughly I ,000 people in !he Mainslage llteatre in lheCenlcr for !he Arts who cmte to hear hcrspeakNov.ll>-;>erhaps to take some of the mystery out of the woman known the world over as "!he Q ueen of Susperue." " I do believe that at our crad l ~. the legendarK godmothers come Jnd they give us a gift. Now. some people get so many they don't know what to do. And oth ers get just onC'.'' Desp ite years of rejection .md crit icism from publishers and edi tors, incl uding one memorable slam that her writing was" light, slight and trite," Higgins Clar k kept on. " I' ve been wri ting since I could hold a penci l," said the diminutive. degant1y dressed au thor, the second s peake r in UB's Disti n guished Speakers Series. She couldn 't si ng, cou ldn ' t dam:e a n d certainly cou ldn't sew. she said, recalling with wry h umor he r daught ers' school uniforms, th e hems of which were fastened with Scotch tape. "But the M one god moth er who s h owed up said, 'You ::.hall be J s to r v teller."' And so 11 wa.5. for H1ggm s Clark, who be· gan writ in g sh on stories. "T he writer has the need to gc:-t it down on paper," she said. "Yo u observe something, you feel it ai.d if's somethi n g th at you m ust lei out." A self-proclaimed, natural -born storyteUcr--the gift, she said,ofher Irish heritage-Higgins C lark left little to her audience's imagination as sh e wove togethe r ta les of her ch ild hood and adul t life !hat provided fodder for her writing. A writer for whom the " huntmg and gat h eri-n g" of life experience I.'> essen t ia l. Higgins C lark litnallv jumped on board the first oppor tuni ty she had to bear witrll'~S Ill the wor ld-as a Pan t\mt•n ..:.tn flight hostess. T he first salable short story sht· ever wrote-fi nally published aht·r six years--wru. inspired br her 1our ney into Prague aboard the last flight to By into Czechoslovakia bcfort· the Iron Cunain fell. landing at !he airport !here lo ptck Electoral College Knowledge · up !>t'Wil Amen..:an~ dunng a ~lVIt.'t .ur shoh', l-l!ggm~ Clark was strud hv tht.• 1nnedihk dyn,tmll. . "( )ne uf thl' men w;l\ wc.:cpmg.. j' It• " uJ. 'There\ no o ne:- m that cru\.,_,J who would not ~\Ve half ol tht' rL'SI o l h1 ~ hfe to lw on th1s p\Jnc:-."' The wheds of a ~m pen.M: ston· turnmg. Cl.trk sa1d she bt.· gan plottmg: "~ uppo.;;e th e tlighl hast es~ gt.'IS hack to thC' plam• first Supptl!>t' then·\ an 18-vear -old kid trying to h1de; he's a member of the undt·rground ." \Vith ::.('a rch c rew~ nearby and headed towa rd the plane, he bt.-,;s for h~..·r help. "And she knuws sht· ha:, to.'' H1ggms Clark sa1d of her self-m sp1red charal1er. The lx~t ,,d,~cL' ~ he:- t•vl·r rt.'lX.'Ivedfrom a professor at Nt•w Ynrk lln• ver::.llv- wa ... to "J iwavs U.'>C rnur b;h:kground " and to .tsl.. JUM two quest1om to put a lit·tlw spm on .:a .. ltUJt l <m:"~up po!W:?"and"Wha iJP " 'T w hct·n dmn~ th.tt t'Vt'r ~lllu.•." .;;ht• !>J!d. Fm1.,hrd \.,..llh hl'l httt.-.,.t protctt . " Drt'l.. thl' Hall:. " .1 no\'d u\ authort.-d wnh ht·r daughter. Carol. .tl.!>o a mptt:rv wnta- ll•ggm ll Clark IS penmng her next hoo k. "On The St rcet \oVhert> You Live.'' due out Ln Apnl 200 I. 'llte book. she saLJ. was msptrcd b)' a home she reet•nth· purchased m Spring Lake. N.J. ll!~m::. 1 At this writing, the Un1ted ~tales IS still without a "declared " pres• dent. "To re<.ount o r not to re~.:ount .. that appears to be the questiOn a~ l e~a l eagle~ hattie to mtcrprt't .tnd define established electiOn law on both .!> Ia!(• and loul levels. ~mcc the popu lar vote m each sta te de-termmc.!>tht' numhe r o f clt:Liural votes awarded to a cand1date b) that state. dO au urate volt." <..nunt IS very 1mpo rtant. Because a <.an d1date may wm lht.· uffice of the pres1dency by electoral votes wtth nut holdmg a ma,ontv 111 the: national popular vote , the Electoral Co llege htston<..all)' ha.!> hecn c;; ub)e~o: t to cntJC! Sm m tc:-rm~ of 11\ VJ hd11v and fa1rnes s. lo l'ducate and mform , the 1-cderal 1-ll'l lion ( .omnH~Mon ma1ntams an " Eit·ctoral <.o l lege .. page "' http :// www. fec . gov / pages / ec:menu2.htm > that de::.tnbrs how the F.lt.'t to ral Lollt'gt' work\ and g1ves a bnef h1stor) ol the "cl t.·dmal " pm ce~s. The " l:lcctoral l.ollt.•gt: Homcpagt:··· <: http :// www. nara . gov / fed~ / elctcoll / lndex.html > ma1nta1ned h~· Tht." NJ tiona! Ar\.h1vec;; Jnd Rnord.'l Adm1nbtrat1on ( NARA) not onh· link_.. to gl'nt:ral!nlormat•on but .tho outline.!> tht.· hlstoncaltmpal..l of cle(tordl Hltlllg liere. u::.t:r~ ~..an lool.. Jt ~,,Pro cedural Cu 1de to tht.• l·.le~otor.Jl < .ollt:ge." d ~ wdl d\ tht' "Rdt:va nl Pro vts1ons of the Lomtltut•on anJ 1-t.·deral I a...,,_.. An 1nh:rest1ng it'Jturt' " of th1s o; l( e 1.!> th c "E it·doral Co ll ege Box ~tore.," <" http :// www.nara .gov / fedreg / elctcoll / edront.html • general ·. wh1\.h tabulates the clcctor.ll and popular vote result s of all L' ~ pre-.1den 11al clect1on~ I ook at tht.· tahlc-. tor the 1800, I R24. IR70 and IXXh dc:-Lt•ons to ~ee th .tt tht.· Hush/ t.o rt' hattie 1\ not tht.· fir~ILontrm• t·r SJ:JI d ect1on 111 l '· \. h1:,torv C nti C.'l h,tvt.• charged thai th e- f· lelloral < ollq~e t~ Jr\.hJtt dnJ 111 IH.' t'J of rl'form. fur mformattun on popuiJr opm um rd.Ht"d h1 tilt' current poltt! cal whtrlwmd , ~t·c tht· Gallup ( lrgam7at~nn ·~ "Po ll Kt· led~t'!'t .. Si l l' at < http://www.gallup.com / poll / releas;es / -\I th oug h tht ::. ~J i c featurt•s pull rt·~ult ~ on llldll\ topt~..~ . 11 ..:urn:ntl\ 1' h•ghhghtm~ reports that "A mt.' fl l..olll' HJ\(' II!-.WfltJII)' 1-.tvorL·d C hangm~ \\'av Pre\1drnr.. .:trl·l kt tt.·d " and th.tt "A mefl\.dll' l.uel P.wmg ( lo-.t· Ath' lltlon to l-lt.•dion ( .ont ruvt'rw.'' Recent lcg.-.latJVL' J\.llvtt~ . tnLiud•ng ht.·anng~ .tnJ rt'VIt'W' o l tht• l-kttor.tl ( 111/t'gt• pro<.e~.!l. 1..J11 ht• Jttl.'.,st•d th rough tht· "\ I~ Index " .;;e\. 11011 ol < . ungr~..·s~ • on.tl L..:n!Vt'r~t·. l ' H studenb. l.t\.Uitv and ,t.lft lolll .ltl..l'" th1" databJM.• at · http:// web . lex:ls -nexls .com / congcomp / •. A \ Ubtt.'l l M'iHLh -.pannmg all a'adable d.ttt.''l nn tht' tt·rm ''del tordl~..ulkgc" will rl·::.ult tn a Its ling o l tht· p1..·ndm~ lcg1slatton. lw.tnng~ . bill\, l'h ., m both hnus~..·!io ol Congre\.'l On d l!ghtt.·r nOll' . l:lt·dlon 2000 ha:, g•"cn pohtu.:al humon-.t.. a 'l'l'llllngly t•ndlt·-.:, ~upph· of m.llt' rtal . 1-nr ~om 1 c perspett!VC!'t on Hlp It'' rangtng.lrom the dc~..tur,il ~.:o lk gc:- to !lldJv!duJI pany pl.tthmn~ . \Ct.' "Poli i! C.t lllumor " • http:// polltlcalhumor.about .com / com edy / polltlcalhumor/ mbody.htm '>, J. ~u1de to mort' than 700 Silt.' 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I fe enJOVt-d hunt1ng and hnwltng., .md wa:- a Ian til NA~l .AR r.ttllll! .It \ �6 Repories November 30. 2Dliii/Yol.Jt lo.14 Tunes tapped out on stone tools suggest more social Paleolithic man than eartler·assumed award nQmlnatlons Zubrow analyzes'~music of the spcirrs'm The Emeritus Center Is -ng By PATIUCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor BRIEFLY Emeritus Center: seeks nominotlons lor lb Weinstein kNatd rocognizmg the achiewment of an undergradulte Of groduato student In discipllnaty murch or artistic iiCtivlty ..tat.d to the topic of human 9lQin a context of social and cu1tun1 chango. Nominations for the SSOO awan:t may bo made by tho studen~ or by a department chai< • or program director. They must include: • A brief letter of support from the clepartmentol chair or director of.graduate or undergfiKfuatestucfies • Mol<rialevll!enc:e of the studenrs accofnpashments ;,. voMng human aging. such asbut not limited't.c>-o term paper, a dlssenation absb'act, a completod dissertation, an ortworlt portfolio, a musical score or recording. a video of a or dance performance · • A brief letter from the candidate that de:sc.ribes the scope of his or her project. as well as defines what has been ach~ within the parameten and through -the methods Involved Nominations shouk:J be sent by feb . 12, 2001 to Michael M. Metzger, Emeriht5 CMter, South Lounge, Goodyeor Hall, South Campus. They will bo evaluated based on the project's significance and qua~ty of execution. The Winner will be announced May' 1. mm fOI' more information, email Metzger It ~oau.bulfalo.edu> . T HE melodies are eent' and arcane but immedi- ately engaging-a tiny marimba band ebbs and flows to the throb of a beating drum. Syncopated footfall melds into the high-pitched crack of stick on stick. swne on stone. In fact, these multi-tonal qystal line songs are being tapped out on flint tools---<pear heads, blades and burins-vinually identical to cut· ting, gouging and incising instruments ca rved by people living 30,000-40,000 years ago during the Upper Paleolithic era The production of proto-Paleolithic tools and their analysis as possible musical instruments are part of a multi-year project by UB, of~ computer science. ~ dinicol assodate professor ond di<ector of tho Physical Therapy Progam In tho Department of Physial Therapy, Exen:ile and Nutrition Sciences, has been norned one of Kaleida Heatth's W:>men in Medldne award winners lor 2000. Bennett also was honored r<eently at tho 22nd annual ~ Sclerosis Dinner of Champions. All aJticle written b y - - . . . professor ol ontllropology, entitled "Marijo Gimbutas: Sofne Observations about her Early Years. 1921--44." about the weU-known Lithuanian archaeologist and feminist. wiU bo published in the December i5SUe of Antiquity. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending letters to the Repotter The REJX1f1..-welcomes letten from reader1 commenting on its stories and content Letters shouk:t bo limited to 800 words and may bo edited lor Slyle and length. Letters must include tho write!'s name. - a n d a daytime telephone l1l.mbor lorvenficatlon. ~ cause of space lirnitotions, tho ~ -~p<J>l!halltttm ~ coived. They must bo ri!Coived by 9 a.m. Monday to bo ccnsidered for~ In thlt _.,laue. The Roporte-pn!lon thlt- bo ri!Coived on <I* or eledronialy II ~sdnerittr+tc....tu>. terized for historical and geologjc accuracy. N~ the team set out to deter- mine if the prototypical blades could bt used to produce music. Music stude_nts from Y:mbridge W<re enlisted to "play" the blades to determine if, by percussion or any other kind of action , they could produce what they and the team would consider to be mu~icaJ separated Homo sapu!m sapiens from Homo sapiem NeaflderthalensisNe-Jderthal man. Ezro Zubrow.professorof anthropology, is one the project's principle mvestigators, along with Jan C ross. lectun:r m music at Cambridge, and Frank Cowan, curator of the Ci ncinnati Museum Center. They determined that the rela tionship between the origins of mu !<>ic and the origim o( cognition nid evolutionary cha nge or, con versely, that human evolutionary change produced music. The question o( music's role as an evolutionary determinant is not a trivial one. Zub rcw says. He pomts out that one o( the prevail - In january. The journal publ'ohe> origiN! resean:h from Ill ..,... sured and its composition cha.rac · ish Academy designed to study the could be cl•rified if it could be determined that music caused homi - " - f ol Computing S)OI<ms To test this hypothesis, the team deSigned an experiment. With the help of Cowan, an experf flintknapper, the researchers produced 200 experimental prototypes of Paleolithic flint tooLs using Upper Paleolithic technology, i.e., stone chipping. Each blade. core and flake (specimen) was classified. mea- relationship between music and cognition. "!be specific project aim is to detcmlinc:.· if music is the catalyst that Kuoos of phone produced by replacing piano strings with tuned stones that then were struck by the hammers. Conkmporary musicians, particularly peicussionists, have played music on olithic pmpJe might have manipulated other items 10 produce mu · sic-their stone tools. for instanct. Cambridge University, the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Brit- .u.n -...., professor of computer science and engineeri'\9, will assume the editorship sodaJ and artistic group. Th1s con tradicts widely held suppositions that violent , aggressive behavior as mankind 's .. natural " state. Although using stones to produce music may seem an odd idea to many o( us, such instruments arc common to many cultures. Zubrow cites African and Peruvian stone belLs and the piar1 ch'r1g. or Chinese stone gong, as but a few examples o( traditional ancient stone musical instruments. .. In more recent times, we have the 'geological piano' o( Victorian vintage," he says ... It was a litho- ing views of humankind held by socia l and cultural anthropologists is that we are essentially "wild, Hobbesian, warfare-loving animals who came slowly and relatively recently to civi lization." I( music can be proven to have ex isted as a cultural trait from the Paleolithic era, then it is likely, Zubrow says, that the species we call Homo stlpiem sapien.r---anatomicaJJy modern humans--was, even in its first days, actually a rclativdy civ!lized, !""'-,,-,'""' used by ~n:hen to study the rei•tionshlp between music •nd cognltlon. I stones o r rock.. and composers have written music specifically to be played on stones. There is a stone percussion section of Karl O rff's opera 'Carmina Burana,' (or in · stance." So fur. the earliest suspected mu · sica) instrument is a Neanderthal flute dating to 43,000 years ago that 'HaS found in Slovenia. It is a very controversiaJ find, howevcf. The earliest item generally agreed to be a musical instrument is a 36,000 year· old bone pipe fou nd near Wurtemberg, Germany. "We suspect that music was made much earlier than that ," Zubrow says, .. but if the instrument; used were, like the pipe, made o( organic materiaJ, they would have disinte- grated quickly. So we weren't likely to prove our hypothesis by search· ing (or Paleolithic instruments of bone, horn , skin, ivory, antler or wood." The team postulated that Pale- sounds. Paleolithic period. (The audiotape can be heard at <http:// www. buff•lo .edu/scrlpts/ e w • w I lnclex.cgl7-·~13 >.) • Although it is impossible at this point to prove that Upper Paleolithic man did product music, be could have don• 50 by striking his stone blades, gouging tools, spear heads and other items in a rhyth · micpanern. • The process of "playing" the stones produced on each of them a distinctive pattern of st:l'iU marks that experts say cannot bo made in any way other than repeated, even rhythmic striking. • Pla}'\'rs' dilftrent playing styles that can be deteani~ both awally and by =mination of the unique wear pa«ernsthat their playing produced on the stones. If Paleolithic peopltdid play their tools, the researchers knew that the unique strike patterns produced on The blades were played, analyzed and recorded during three experimental tools should be visible periods: a practice pe· To that end. the researchen examined hundreds of flint tooLs in the riod ( 120 percussions struck), an initial period (600 percussions) and a performance pe· riod (600 percussions) using acoustic equip ment and a nal ysis software. Each blade w•s ph01ographed and measured before and after play using binocular microscopes and material-analysis software. Part one of the study produced the foUowing conclusions: • Upper Paleolithic bl•dcs are similar in shape and acoustic properties to marimba bars. I( struck cor· rectly, they produce an acoustically pure sound. • Different nodes on the stone blades produce different notes when struck and that blades ca n be on the original stone items upon microscopic examination. Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology that date from the Paleolithic period. They found that while most did bear the strike marks found on e~rimental tools. a few from the famous French site at C ro Magnan did present them . .. This concurs with expert opin ion that strike marks or surface con· tlot the ing produced .by 'playing' the tools does not occur through normal use of the tool." Zubrow says. " It indicates that even if some Paleolithic stone tools '1ere used to produce ·music, not all were used for such a purpose." "The Cambridge sample is very small, however," Zubrow says... Our next step is to cod• and analyze use- rhythmic and multi-tonal, but also wear patterns on thousands of specimens of flint tools excavated from maj6r European Paleolithic sites ...Again, we' U be looking for strike marks like those produced quite meUifluow. An audiotape of the results indicates that at least in co memporary terms, the sounds from rhythmic play: "This is a huge job." he says. "but upon its completion,'"" may be able produced are "musical." Researchers added the rhythmic beating of • wooden "drum" of a type that might have been used during the Upper to draw condwions about the ori· gins of human musicality and its "tuned" by chipping. • When "played." the stones produced music that was not only temporal relationship to the dev<l opment of human cognition." Study lime Nigena Livingston (left) and Virginia Almendarez, students in the Department of Theatre and Dance, grab an opportunity to study during the hectic, final days of the semester. The last day of classes is Dec. 8, with final exams set to begin on Dec. ll. �November 30. 211111/VoLJt No. 14 Rep IW'Ia 7 State of the Region ~~,...1 the region and mixed resuJts on a series of specific performance indi· cators over the past year. The year 2000 report looks at 44 mdicators, or regional performance measures, across II key areas-economy, education, enviro nment, equity, government, health, human serv ices, planning and land usc, public safety, regional assets, and technology a nd information. Thirty-six of the 44 are updates of performance indicators identified in the 1999 baseline report, while eight mdicators are new or revised . Also featured are snapshots of how the region is approaching these assue amt.S and what challenges lie ahead in these major dimensions of the Buffalo-Niagara community. "Progress Repon 2000 is a picture of incremental change and growing innovation," said John B. Sheffer II , institute directo r. " It is a fundam en tall y e n co uraging upda te o n the progress of the region, but also dem o nstrates continu ing and substa n llal ch a llenges. The repo rt a lso shows the overwhelming need for co nstant, careful m o nitoring. O ur continuing theme is, you can't man age what you can't measure. ..As to regional activity...and atten tiOn to improved efficiency. it's clear m VlrtuaiJy every o ne of the II 1ssue areas that Buffalo-Niagara perceives a. nct-d for cross-sector, cross-border collaboration. with good exa mpl ~ of that kind of cooperation now under way. When we look not JU!>I .It m eas urem ent but also at m anagemen t, we see som e n.-ally encourag mg thmgs starting to happen." Included m the update are four lll'W indicators over and above the 98 mdicators that were a part of tht.• ha.~;elin e report last year. N('w md• ca t or~ are focused o n adult litcran', residential S<..'grcgation, radon and r.1il costs. For a new ind icator to tx· 1nduded, it must beoutcom c-ba.:,c:.-J. valid and reliable, understandable to an info rmed citizen , bias-free. rou tmcly measured, conducive to goal setting and actio n , and relevant to the Buffalo-N iagara regio n. The new indicators s how that Buffalo- Niagara has a h1gh regional rnan(.t' literacy. exapt in the urban areas; m<.-a~urement . The United Way alsO high )rn,Js of residential segregation; has reall)' been a leader m pressmg for better networkmg and cooperallon among thC"(' organ•zat 1ono;, .. It's cxcitmg to see th~ wmmu nity diggmg mto these km<b of wl laborative possJbiluu:s and starling to move forw-Jrd," said lkJycr. During the past 12 month!>, more than 100 busmcsses, nut -for -profit agencies, CIV I C organtzallon~ and other groups have been engaged m the follow~up effort to the onginal State of the Region report. It al~ i~ lack of compet itiveness in commercial rail-shipment costs, and a na-d for monitoring radon in hom~. t.~ ­ pccially in thC' Southern Tier. The 36 indicators updated from the baseline report were chosen based on new data that the State-of-the-Region team was able to access over the past year. As compared to the goals established for each indica.tor in 1999, 18 of the 36 showed progress to"ward the goals, five showed slippage and thC' remaining 13 demonstrated no change or mixed progress. Of the II issue areas included in the State o f the Region baseline re- port, two have demonstrated extraordinary cooperation and activity over the past year. The Human Servic.s and Health areas, although pur1uing very ditfC"rent approaches to thC' indicators and related goals, stand out as models of regional initiative. .. We were delighted that the health indicators quickly spurred a collaborative community follow- up," said Kathryn A. Foster, professo r of planning and one of the two project dirC"ctors ... Kaleida Health , the Well ness Institute~ county health departments and a number of other stakeholders pulled together to create a Regional Wellncss Summit that focused on extendi ng the State of the Region health indkators. " lt 'svery much the kind of model we hoped for," said Foster. '"'The Uni versity, as a public service. can and ~hou l d provide analysis and facili tate follow -up. h ut leadership really lies in the commu nity's hands. And more and more, n:gJOnal lcadershlp c.tlls for cros~ · M"ct or collahorattnn . Wt· beli eve the summit approa..:h se t~ a great precedent.'' Barry B. Buyer, prof~sor ul 1,1\\ and the o th er State of the R<.-gmn project di ret.1or, no ted: "The Un11 cJ \o\1ay of Buffalo and Erie ( :Ounty ~1l so took the baseline report and ran w1th it. They've used the State of the Rc..-gion indicators to encourage the region's human -services orga n11..1 li o ns to start focu sing on perfor a~~~ll:,mcnt and uutcOffle being supported financiall y by UB, the Bajrd Foundation and the New York State Senate. In addition, tht' Joh n R. Oishei Founda tio n recentJ y issued a challenge grant in su pport of the update phase of the project. Nearly 400 indi viduals have at tended instjtute sem inars and re · Ia ted meetings o n the project as weU. " We are extremely pleased with this kind o f participation,'' sa id Sheffer. "We have said many time, that the State of the Region project and report were absolutely not worth doing unless there is a very deliberate and aggressjve follow-up effort. year after year.TIUs is not a study for the shelf, but an action plan on a series of specifi c, important perfor mance indicators for the region ." The project h as received Wide spread attention and support. indud mg rwo awards from the reg•ona1 and upsta te sectiom of the Amt:rican Plannmg Assoc1ation, <b well a.-. mterc~t from the cities o f Boston, Chi · rugo, Austin. Rochester, Edmonton. Washmgton. fl.C. and 5t. l.ou•~"The region's rcspnnSl' ,,, thc..~d forts a:,a11the murt' notcworth\· when ~t.·en from a broader n.H10nal per 'Pl'LIJvc," lklld l·ostcr. ~..urre n tlv on ~abhau~..a l ,1., .1 Vhlllng fe ll ow a1 Harvard l ln lvt·r.,Ltv ·, A Alfrt~d ·tauhm.m Cc:ntt.·r for '\t,ltl' .t nJ I ocal (;ovcrn m('nt. "A ~rt·.u many llt Je.,, rq~1om and \ta ll.., h.Jve done ~t ud1 c:. to mca..,urt· pt·rfnrmanu•, hut wn kw haw -.('("n a perform;m~c llll'a surl'mt·nt lllJtlatJ\T Jnve Ill"\\' mod eb of leadt·r~h • p and wllahor.JtJon. •'-' J!oo hJppenlllg 111 ButlJio-N!agara. .. Calendar , Continued ,.,_ ,_... I ETC Technology Woriuhops Photoshop, Sectk>n B, Part 2. Donald Men's Swfmmlng UB vs. Niagara. Alumm Arena Pool. ~:;~si~e:a~J ~~~r:;. North North Thursday 7 Campu~ . 6 p.m free International Student •nd SclloAr Senkes Fall 2000 W«kshop ..g~!z':~\~~~~~ln!~~;~":~~~~fel Scholar Servkes. 145C Student Umon, North Campus. 6:30-7: 30 p.m free Concert .. Soup's OnH~uncheon UB Women's Club. Poinsettia piCkup. Center for TomcNTow. 11 :30 a.m . Sponsored by US Women's Club. For more information, 64.5-3286. Musk lecture Series Counting Pairs that Match or Differ ~n~~~~~h~~~~!.~S:~~rity Recital Hall, Rm. 250 Baird: North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Musk. For nlOf"f: information, ... S-2921. Physics Colloquium Extreme ~ttw S.ndgap Bowing In Dilute 111-V-Nltrogen Altoys: A Slight Reversal of Nature. Bernard Weinstein, Dept. of Physfo. 215 Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. 4 p.m . Free BlologkaJ Sciences Seminar Development and St:atMHty of a CoraiAtgal SymtMosis. Mary Alke Coffroth, Dept. of Biologkal Scienc~. 114 Hochstetler, No rth Campus. 4 p.m . free US Choir and UB Chorus. S~ Concrrt Hall, North Campus. 8 p.m . Free Sponsored by Dept. of Mus1c. for more Information, 645-2921 . the generous support of the Fnencb ot the Health Sc1ences L1brary and the Me<hcal Htstoncal Soc1ety " What You See" ~='f~~~~;'::rby the art1st's roou 1n the Great f>ta1m, are on diSplay through Dec. 1 S m thr f1rst -floo1 gallery 10 the Center for the Arts on the Nonh Campus The pamtings. the ma;ority of wtuch were created specifkally for the US exhibit. were fashioned wtth a reductivist techmque usually reserved for sculpt1ng. Gallery hours are from 10:30 a.m . to 8 p .m Wednesday through Friday, and noon to S p.m . Sunday. ETC Schol<or> ' W«kshops " UB Palnten" ~~~ ~~k,~n.~::r:' lt:" WOO by unde1graduate and graduate students in the Department of Art 1s on ~~7J.~~Ed~~:libern, Technology Center. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m . Free. ~~~~o:G~~~-~~ ~~~:'cente1 of the Arts on the North Campus Exhibits ~~~f!:;~, a;~ f;~ ~0 :;mto s Wednesday through Fnday and !rom 1 1 a.m . to 6 p.m . Saturday " 19th Century Botankal Prinb" =!MP•Intlngsof The first art eKhibit of the Health Sctenees Library will be on display !~:~~~~=t~~~~fa~! ~~~:~:~:!~ ~ the South Campu1. The pnntl-lmage~ ol ptanu with mechc.nal propert~es­ have been reproduced from a book publ~ in 1863 OtNf'led by the Robert l. Brown History of Med1c1ne Coll«tlon The eJChiblt was made posSible through 1 ''Five American Prtnt Malcen " Wor'lr. by art1st Brendan Dooley and pnnl makers j1m 01ne, Tony f1tzpatnd., ~a~;~scat;!"o~:?.~;~~;~h~:!!;ha~~ 31 1n UB's Anderson Gallery, Martha tacOOn Place, Buffalo Gallery hours aft" :~ Ja;"a~ ~~\:~e~~ ~~~d:Y 1 Fa.lrieigh Dickinson 74, UB 68 Uonel ~ko scored 11 of tus 17 potna ., the fim tuH' Mld Fa~rietgtl Otdonson connected on t 4 more free throws to hcHd off US H-68 tn ~~!7"~:e7 1 ~w~~y 1n WM the Kntghu lead1ng -43-32 u halftime. UB mounted 01 secondM.tf COJ"(M!:b.ilck behmd the pby of JUniOf' Roben Brown and sen10r Dam~en Foster Brown and Foster combmed for I 3 po1nu u the Bulls (0-2)wemona 17- IOruntoopen the second half and cut !he lead to 53 -5 I wtth 13 19 rema•nmg However, FOU (2-1) held Buft.llo Without a basket unol the 8·45 rmrk. ;and although the Bulls would get w•th•n three pomu rw1ce more 1n the game, they never were able to make up the lead Brown led the way for US w1th 20 po~nu. wh1le Fost.er had I 7 Jumor Jason Robmson added 13 potnu. while LoUts Campbell had I I points and a can!er-best 1-4 rebounds aJ wefl as SIX HSISU Sentor Maliso Ubom1 had a career-ben SeYen rebounds off the bench for the Bulls UB got only SeYer\ minutes from startmg pomt guard Gabe Ca.gwm. who continues to be hobbled by a bruised foot. WOMEN' S UB 73 , Canisius 59 UB 72, Niagara 6 7 won matches in the wrestling team's double dual victories over Mid-American Conference rivals Ea stern Michigan and Northern Illinois. Wrestling at 1 84 pounds, States won a 3-1 decision over NIU's Dav1d Potter, last year's MAC champion, to g ive UB enough points to take the team victory and followed that by p;..-.ning EMU's Dave Occarelli in 1;12. A national qualifier last season, States is a perfect 6 -0 m competition this season . Tiffany Bell led the women's basketball team to victories over Big 4 opponents Niagara (72-67) and Canisius (73-59), scoring 36 points, pulling down 28 rebounds and adding four blocl<s in the two contests while shooting 14ol-28 (50 percent). Bell, with 1,1 79 points, moved into third place on UB's career scoring lis~ passing Charissa Gardner (94-98). For the season, Bell is averaging 21 .3 points and a team-besl 11 . 7 rebounds per contest. Sen1or Tiffany Sell posted her second stnight double-double With a game-h1gh 21 pomu and 12 rebounds, 01nd semor Man McClure scored I 9 pomts to pace UB to a 7l -59 wm over Can1sJUS on S.uun:by m Alumn1Arena Wtth her 21 pomu, Bell moved Into th1ro pbce all-ome 1n sconng at UB w1th 1.179 career po~nts The Win was the Bulls· th1n:l stntght th1s season The Bulk jt.mped OUt to an early le:ad. sconng the first 12 potna of the game en rout.e to a 13-20 twfame lead that !he Gnfk..pb:ymg n thetr season opener coukl not OYen::~ . 8ufWo shot sbghdy better from the 1\oor- 27-for-63 COII"''p3f'@d to 21-for-67 for Ut\ISkJS-.lnd out-rebounded the Gnffs" by .. -49.....0 ma'l"l. US seniOr Sorua Ortega tJed her career high With a pme--htgh 13 rebounds ;and freshnUn Jesso Kochendorfer grabbed mne boards Ortega also added etght potnts. soc US~Sts and rwo stuls Ten different pbyen scof'@d for the Bulls. and the team made 9-ol- 10 free th~ 111 the final mmute of the game. mdudtng five by 1untor Jana RKhtrov-a and four by sophomore Roslyn Oomlf\ICO to secun:o: the Win The Bulls on Nov 22 squeaked out a 72-67 wm at N1a.gara McClure ~cored a. game-h1gh 22 po1nts and Bell recorded her first double-double of the season and the 18th of her career w1th 1S potnu 01nd a. game-h1~ 16 rebounds NLagara came out llymg m ru home opener and led for most of the first ha.H The Purple Eagles scored the first s1x potnu of the game 01nd led by as many as seven potnts before sophomore Colleen Tabor and semor Tan Pemer came off the bench to spark lhe Bulls Tabor htt 01 three-pomter at the 7 57 mark to ue the score at 18-18. and Perner followed w1th a. dnvmg layup to g1ve Buffalo JU first lead of the game, 20-18 Perner scored mne of her I 2 pomts to key 01 19-1 2 UB run to dose the first half N ~aga.ra. erased Buffalo·s 37-30 halftime lead With a. I S-8 run to open the second half. and two free throws by Amy Geunan oed the score at 15--45 With 13:35 left. The Bulls countered that c:omeb.Oick wtth 10 unanswered po1nts. SIX stnlght by McClure , to uke thetr largest lead of the n1ghL 55~5. w1th II 17 remammg The Purple Eagles cononued battlmg. however and led by one potnt on two sepante occastons late 1n the game 65-64 w1th 2:28 remaining and 67-66 wtth I i)7 rem;un1ng A Jumper and rwoj ree throw,; by McClure gave US the lead back both umes. and she h1t five of her s1x free . throw 01ttempu in the final minute of play to secure the Bulls' Win McClure fin1shed the n1ght shooong I0-of- 13 from the foul hne. ;and added five rebounds. four ass1su and three steals Ortega 01dded seven points and seven rebounds. while Kochendorfer contnbuted nme points off the bench Off the court.. McClure was named M1d-Amencan Conference East Ptayer of the Week after leadmg the Bulls to a 95-89 upset wm ov-er naoonally ranked North Carohna 1n the season opener on Nov 17 After undergomg an MRI scan the day before. McClure played a team-h1gh 38 mmutes. s.conng 15 potntsseven points higher than her preY10US career h1gh of 28 pomts The Bulls also recerved two votes 1n the Associated Press Top 2.5 poll rel~ed on Nov. 20 follOWing theLr Win over North Carolina. mar&ong the first ome evef' m the1r h1story that the Bulls rece1ved votes m 01 nauonal poll Wrestlin~ UB ll, Eastern Michigan 9 UB 19, Northern Illinois IS The wresdmg team ptcked up two b1g w 1n~ to san the M1d-Amencan Conference season, record1ng dual meet Wins over Northem llhnOJs and Eastem M ich~gV~ on Su~ m AJumn1Arena UB dominated &stem Mk:higan. along th.u contest J 1-9 The Sufis recorded three wins by fall1n that match. the first commg at 119 pounds from Tom Palad1no. a doutMe winner on the day for US..l.abe Bb.ck foHowed that up wnh a. wm by fall 1n 1:21 at the 157-pound weight dus.The last fall arne at 184 pounds when josh States pinned his opponent Ill l:ll.Sivwn Kegel recorded a ~r deciSIOn at I]] pounds. wtnnlflg 17--4 tn hts match, and Ryan Bendey pulled out a sudden-death victory, Winning 6-S at 111 pounds. 02\l,d Guanno Mld john Eschenfclder bolh took wms by decisK>ns, Mld boch recorded double wtns on the day for !he Bulls In the first match of the <by. UB and Northern llllnotS Nttled down to the last match. with the Bulls coming awq With a 19- 15 wtn. Eschenfe~r too« ;an 8-4 wm to start dungs off for UB. but NIU orne b.Oick to win the next twa we1ght daues for a 7-3 lead. The Bulk got a key mator decrslon Win by Bentley over Steven Bradley at 141 pounds.wtnnJng 12--4,and then got a 1-2 wtn from Pa.bd1noat 1-49 pounds to give US a 10-71ead.The Husloe:sgot map-deciSIOnS at 157 and 17-4 pounds to lead I 5- 13 with twO ....-etght dasses to go. States go( a btg wm OYer ~~~:,:~ ~n~o.. ~Sm;~!bt~;;=~~;t;:~~~~~~aory �8 Repadea Nmber:IJ.21Dl/Vol.31Jo.14 Thursday, November 30 -- Orol Dlagnortk klen<es ~~~::::~and chaor, Dept. of Radiology, f.ne County Medkal Center. 355 Squire, South Campus. 8 a.m . Free. Center-for CompuUtlonal Reseorch Colloqulol Series Computen and Medkioe: Togeth ~ a Heatthy Future. Kenneth Hoffmann, Dept. of ~~~~~rc~ ~:, ~~~~ 2-l:fs p.m . Free. Campus. ~~~~~af~~~~- For more information, Brenda L Sauka, 645-6500, ext. 501 <;eology Peg"'m Colloquium Practical and SdentlfK Apptkations of Sequence ~~~~!:>;:~(: ~=:·c~;~~~~~tural Campus.. 3:30p.m . Free. Sponsored by Maurice Crook and Orrin Foster endowments. ~a;,~~ ~~~ex~1t~~ IOeometry /Topology Seminar Convexity of Coven of AJgeb rak VarietJei. Mohan Ramachandran, Dept. of Mathematics. 250 MathematiCS Bkjg ., North Ca mpus 3·4 5 p .m . Free Buffalo Logk Coltoqulum Rld k u lous l ogluol Tennlnok>gy .nd Dictionary Entries. John Corcoran and others, DepL of Philosophy 141 Par1t. North Campus. 4- ~~~f:;~~~(Jt:,~~ Ftz more infonnation, tohn Corcoran, 881 -1640 Of 64 S2«4. ext. 119 Physics Colloquium =.::s f?'oa ~~e:~~ellum 0 0 ~~~otro~~~~a~n~. ~rhby, Ttu• RepotU.T publhhct. lhllng\ far ~vcnh lotking piau:! on cdmptn or ft,r n tf c.•mpui eve nh where UB gro.tps or~ princlp<~l Rhode Island . 225 Natural Science Complex, North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. Bk»>ogkal Sden<:es Seminar E. Coli RNA Po~e rue: The ~~~~~~~ ~~-r~?on. Mk:robiok>gy. 114 Hochstetler, ~ ~=~~!te;~·~r~ee. - ilefry, 645 -3488. Physiology - rm lah.'f' than noon on I he Thunrlay p rec.eding puhUc:i\tion Lr~thHJt. "rl' o nly a u:epted through the c lct tronic \uhmiuinn form fo r thl' onlln~ U8 Calcnrlar o f hcnh 111 • http , www. bufl ala edu , c.1h•ndar / login • Bec:ause u f \pM e limitation.\ not all l'venh In the electronic: c4J ie nrlar will be induded 10 the Rt' porter Biophysics ~~~and Migration. Moh Dembo, Boston Univ. 108 Sherman, South Campus. 4 p.m . Free. Men's Basketball UB vs Canls.itJS: Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m. S12 for Blue, 11 0 fO< Orange/Bleachers, SB for kids 12 and under, free for students with ID. Dance Per:Jormance StudioWerits Dance En~ble. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. ~ack Box llleatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. 13. For more infoonation, 645-ARTS. ~=~=~~ :~alion Friday, December I Environmental Engineering and Sdenc:e Seminar A Model o f PCB Fate, Transport and Bloaccumulation In the Upper Hudson River. Kevin T. Russell, Quantitative Environmental Analysb, UC. 140 Ketter, North Campus. 1Q-.11 :30a.m . Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Civil, Structural and Environmental ~ ~=.ra.1;:a~!:a~ Waste Management and Sevenson Emironmental Servkes Inc. For more •nfoonation, Manka ~ko. 645· 2088, ext 2ll8. Musk lecture/ Demonstration R~ Moog o n Theremiru, Synthesizers and EJectronk Musk. Sk!e Concert Hall. 10 a.m .-noon . Free. Sponsored by the Birge-Cary Chair in Music. For more information, 6452921. Fall Seminar Series: Genetks In Addktlon Influences of Genetic Facton ~~~s':e1 Hi~r. Ting-Kai U, dir1nd~na Akohol Research Center, l ndiana~is, and Di>L Prof., depts. of =~r:; ==:~~nd University SchoOf of Medicine. Research Institute on Addktion.s, 1021 Main SL, · Buffa~. 1:30 p.m. Free. - Comparison o f Treat ment Interventions for low 8Kk h ln: A Randomized Clln k.al Trial. Ron SchOnk, DepL of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. 125 Kimball, South Campus. 3 p.m. Free. For more information, B29-2941. Foster Chemistry ColloquiA Lanthanide Ions as Redox ~=C?fr!:fJ~?n~teins. Will~m Horrocks, Penn- State. 205 Natural Sciences Complex, ~h c~~~~ Free. C'uy and the Foster lecture Endowment. ETC Technology Wo<bhops ~:kn~a~~=ara;:;~. l . Noon-1 :30 p.m. Free. Blo<hembtry Semi..... Protein Klnases lnvotved in T Cell Activation. Xin Un, Dept. of Mioobiology. 134B Farber, South Cam pus. Noon. Free. Concert · UB Jazz Ensomblo. Bai<d Rodtal Hal, 250 Bai<d, No<th Campus. 8 p .m . Froe. Sponsored by Dept. of M~. For more of . information, 645-2921. UB's undefgroduate iterory Wodnescloys ot 4 PI.US Proyer Meeting ~t~~r:;~~ ~~ . 7:30p.m. F....,. Sponsored~ University Christian Fetklwsh1p. For more Information, John Aylwa<d, 645-1859. Dance Perfonnanc:e Studk»Werlu Dance Ensemble. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Black Boll Theatre, ~~i~· ~~io8 ~~~~64~10. MONDAY Deportmentol Semlnor Differences In Physlaoi Act:Mty Patterns Across the 4 Othen7 Carlos Crespo. 182 TrMtmll and Grief: A Series Farber, South Campus. 12:30. 1:30 p.m. Free. For more information, Marcia Wopperer, 829-2975 . Chlklren Grieve Tocr. A Look at Saturday ther.lpi5t. 'Mck Cenlef, Daemon Collogo. 8:45 a.m .·3:30 p .m. 165. Sponsored by Social WOO< Continuing Education ~:::s~~~ 2 ~~- ~':::'~-~ oni..._-~ with Spedol .........tlons ~~~~· For more infOfT"'lation, Rosemarie Goi, 645-6140. Women's Basketball UB vs \N\K onsin -Mitwaukee. Alumni Arena, North Campus. ~fk'!ls ~2~n':~a:,=r students with 10. Dance Performance StudioWerb Dance EnsembJe. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p .m . S3. For more information, ~5- ARTS . Woclnesdoys ot 4 PI.US Pootly Roodings ond Presentations. A cetebration of US's undergraduate lrterary ~;:tt~:.~· e;;;;~~~64~10. Concert UB C~tomporary ~­ Siee Concert Hall, No<th Campus. 8 p .m . F~. Sponsored ~=.:,.~ust29rr,"""' Sunday 3 Bible Study International Student Bible Study. 317 Studont Union, North Cam~ .•? :30 p.m. Free. ~J~ivonity infonna~ joh~f~<d":""" 645-1859. Bible Study Of Christian Athletes FCA). Rm. H5, UB p.m. Freo. Sponsored 51 ~Un=t,C:infor- ~ Broccuto, 645-~53. Tuesday 5 Uw- UB Low Downtown: • ...,.,.. and Koys: Advising landlords and Tenants.• Suzanne K. !~;n;..~ti~B-9 Membon; S20 lor all others. Sporuorod by UB Law Alumno Assoc. For more information, lisa Mueller, 645-3176. ITSemln. Windows 2000 and Active ~Tochnlciti rK~~~~-::..~ :~~~=~ Danc:e Petformanc:e UB Sox~no Ensomblo. Slee ~~r2t:'~nd~~~ 2000 Training Wor1cing Group. For more information, Kerri Cabana, 645-3580. For~ UB vs. Duquosno. Ak.mni ~'='~~m Bloochon, S81or kids 12 and undo<, !reo for studonts with iD. l.undrtlmo Concort Brown Bog Sorio>-<oncort Ill. Slee. Concert Hall lobby, ~!;;'~":;. Music. For more intonnation, ~-2921. ETC Technology Wo<bhops Advanced Counelnfo. 21 2 Capon, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Free. Wednesday "6 ~Engineering ~~~of Mod>anlsm of DNA Structlln! Rocognltlon by 414 i n f - session EMBA ond PMBA infonnotion Session for l'n>sp«ttw! Studonts. 106)Kobs Manogomont Cent.,., North Campus. 6 p .m . Froo. For"""" information, 64S-3200. ·- WVO's Opus: Cluslcs Un josoph RKI<on, plono; Musk ~~,~~~~~:~~ ~:- ~~~~. W8FO, &29-6000. -Study Studont Blblo Study. Daleno Guarino. 21il Studont Union, North Ca~·~L30 p .m . f ree. ~~~~~"""" Guarino, inform~tion.. o~tene 4S9-0231(pagor). PhyslcsToword on Undorstonding oi Thonnodynomlcs ond Klnotks of Protoln Folding . Concert UB Concert Band. Slee Y!""'i of Musk. For more information, 645-2921 . Zhao~~~'· 225 Corriplox, ~~rree.aJ~~~~ .~lonces North Campus. _. p.m. Free. of Music. Men's &uketbal Ropressor. Gonld B. Koudelb. Dept. ol Biological Scloncos. 206 f<Jrnos, No<th campus. 3:30p.m . Froo. Ctemens. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. StudioWetb Dance Ensemble. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. 8tKk Box Theatre, Centet'lor tho Arts, North Campus. 2 p.m. S3. For ~ cinformation, _ _ 645-ARTS. Concert UB Symphony. Slee Coocon Music. For rrM>I'e klformation, 645-2921 . =-~.:t,~~ Bible Study Blblo Study with ~Navajo . Kevin Bidtah. 378 Student Union, North Campus. _. p.m. Free. For more information , Kevin Bkltah, 510.5552. Sports Choke Locturo Dick VItale. Alumni ~ North Campus. 7 p.m . Price varies. For more infonnation, 645-6666. ~~~HaJ~Ca;~~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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CCR to test next-generation chip SGI selects UB as one of three sites to participate in "next wave ofsupercomputing" By EUDI &OlDBAUM Contributing Editor A new era in supercom - puting has arrived at VB. one of just three sites in the world selected by SG ito beta-test Intel's next -gen eration chip, the new Itanium processor. T he o ther sites are the O h io Supercomputing Center in Colum bus and the Univel"6ity of Manch ~ ­ ter in the United Kingdom. "This is the next wave of superco mputing," said Russ Miller. professor of romputer'Science and en- gineering. and director of the Center for Computational R<scarch (CCR). CCR is conducti n g the tests in dose cooperat.ion with SG l, which has integrated the Itaniwn processors into a PC-Imed system; CCR scientists are netWOrking the PCs together to create a small dwtcr-based systtrn. .. The ltanium, Intel's next -generation chip, represents not just a dramat.ically more powerful chip even - tually etpable of performing compu- tations almost an order of magnitude faster than the current Pentium Ill," said Miller,"but it also is the first time that mass-marketed chips. known as commodity processors. will be wed in su percomputers." The ltanium is expected ult imate ly to displace the current Penti um processor in a wide range of computing applications. "Eventually, this is going to drive the costs of supercomputing way down," said Miller... Unlike previous supercomputers that were expensive due to proprietary, special -purpose hardwart' and software, these systems will rcly on commodity processors. commodity software and new gen erations of hardware and software to connect these processors." The choice of UB as one of on ly three beta-sites worldwide refl ects the breadth and depth of CCR'> r< · search focus, part.icularly in modem structural biology, said MiiJer. It also reflects the center's cxten sivc experience with cluster rom pu t· ing, where scientists duster together anywhere from a few to m any rom modity~based computers in order to achieve--or surpass--the power of a singk superoomputer at s.ignificant cost savings. CCR scicntiru have cre- ated dusters ba5ed on Alpha proctssors. Pentium processors and Spare processors. among others, connected with a variety of netWOrks. A key test for the new ltanium technology at a:R will be how it perfonns with SnB, the protein -structure software of choice used by more than SOO drug-design-and -rest.<lrch labs that was d<."Veloped by sc.enusts at CCR and Hauptman-Woodw.~rd Medical Research Institute. Sn B. based on the "S hake-a nd - Bake" algorithm developed by Nobel laureate Herbcn Hauptman, has lx·· l:ome a critical tool fo r determining atomic or near-atomic structun.cos for hiomedicallyimponant mok-cuJcs.lt IS expected to gain even wider use now that the human genom<.> ha~ tx-en sequenccri and sat·nusts havc millions of gene s~ructures to solve. "SoB is a computationally in ten ~ sive p rogram that has been tailored to run on a wide variety of plat forms." said Miller. "Therefore. we arc able to use the program to evaluate the relative power of many different computer platforms." Miller said CCR is ..stressing" the ltanium-based system in order to evaJuate the performance of univer sity-developed codes and to evaluate S(~r·s Fortran and Crompilen. which takr codes wrinen by computer SCI · cnt1.!.15 and translate them into lan guag~ machmes Gtn understand. "An lntel ltanium cluster proVldo amazing potential in terms of providirl$ supcrcumput•ng capab ilitll~ at a significantly reduced pnce," scud Miller. '' It will prov1dl' smalllabora ton es with the opuon of obtrunmg cost -effective computing solutiOnSte l problems that may be scaled to large systems in a relatively SC'.J.mlt.'SS fa.sh 1011 . Building lhl'Se ..:vstems on top ol CATE links WNY, Costa Rican schools By JENNIFU UWANDOWSIU Report~ A;Uistant Editor project, dubbed Project Loop. is the firstofit.skindboth for VB and Cen- reac h-is about creating "a new learning community" through th ~ use of technology. "We are n ow in a pl ace whc rt• we've got enough techno logy . . . to have developed pilot course\vork,'' he said, add ing that most significant about th e project's Sep tember launch is "having pulled the tech nology together-successfu lly con necung o ur orgamzau ons In celebration of Project Loop's first successful semester, Jacobs and Christine Chelw.. manager of tech nology application development for tral America. and the on ly program as such currently taking place in the United States. CATE. will be in Costa Rica tomorrow to participate in a ribbon-aming ceremony that will take place live at CATE Director Donald ). Jacobs 8:30 a. m . Students and facult y at said the project-i n line with the center's mission of education o ut - Buffalo's City Honors High School and Clarence High School, as well as T HE Cen ter for Applied Techn ologies i~ Ed uca tio n (CATE ) o nce again h as proven that where there's technology, there's a way. successfu ll y execu t ing th e gro un d breaking semester of a cuhuraJ -ex change program three years in the making that links-via interactive vid~omiary students in \'lest ern New York and Costa Rica. The sites at four separate high 3Lhools 111 C'..osta Rica and with guests in B.aJd,, HaJI 's d istance-learning clas.snlOm. wiU panicipate sim uhaneously 111 thl· ceremony that is open to thl· puhhc Thrt-e separate courses werl· part of the pilot project. and al l told. 160 st udents-including hi gh -school age students as well as teacher~ were enrolled. The first - an ad vanced Span ish co u ~.entirely con versa tional and focustng on Latm American cu ltu re--was taught l"aCh Monday evening from Costa R.!cJ.'!> Lincoln School, a priv at~ h1gh school in San Jose. by Ll'onardn Sanch o to students at C it)' Honor:-. and Clarence high schools. "There'sa tremendous mter~ l un the part of h igh schools to hecome a part of thi s," Jacobs said. "a nd thcrl•\ J trt'nll'ndous lllt l~re:;;t till thl' pari ot un iVf:r~ltll~ In look tor Ill'\\ olUdl~n(l~ ." ' li.'-'O ot her course.. also were pan of th1:-. cxpl'rllllen tal semcsll'r ot lcarnmg: " Enghsh ib .1 Sc..:ond L.dn gua~e ," taught ea(h TuCMtay evemn~ bv Grovc:r Cleveland High S(hool tea(herSuk.J Kim.and "Current Edu ca tional Trends," a profes.sionJ.l dt'vdopmem coun-t• for h1gh - ~honl tl'ache~ m Cos ta Rica thJ.t wa.s team taught every other Monday n1ght h\ ~tevc Ludw•g. directoroftechnolog'l for <.]arence Cen tral Sch<X>lo; and Jd 1Uill1 instrm..1or m UB'~ Graduatl' Sc hool of Education , .md Lmda Hammert on - Morns. a Span1!>h teacher at Clarence High School. "Certain ly, the broader purpose c-Uftued - ,... 6 \ �2 Rapa .._ Oecelller7.21111Vt32.11.15 BRIEFLY Psychologist B. Beth Cohen assumed the ~sition of director of the Psychological Services Center (PSC) in August. She was a member of the faculty of the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology in the Graduate School of Education for three years before accepting her new position. ~ - S4lophon ......... . . - oi-.11111-- ""IIIII chllr ollhe .,...._. Pagotsion. ..... - o f lhe musiC~~ ... _....1 join togelher tD .......... "fes. """ Conart" ot lhe _..,. What Mf'Ykes does the center to be hollht2 p.m. Doc. 121n lhe Soulh lounge. 102 We offer individual, group, couples and rdationship therapies for a variety of problems.. In addition, we are developing psycbo-eduational workshops on depression, anxiety, anger rnanagemen~ relaxation and communication skills. We abo offer psychological testing.ass<SSllleJ1t services and consultation to groups and individuals on and off campus. n-.g of lhe En-.. c.-. C'oood)wlr ..... Soulh c.npus. . The-ls-1011 memben ollhe Ul """"""'*>· lhe ror-~­ En-..ConCor ot129-Un . PSS to honor retirees TheProfesslonoi'Stoi!SeMewll host its first U8 Recognition lleapllon from 4 :30-6:30 p.m. Doc. IS In the Cewer for Tomorrow, North Compus. The ..aptian, open to .. prolellonll- ~ wll honor- who -from U8 _ , jonuory 1999 IIIII . Oeamber 2000. .-must be mode by-.--· ~--- e•h1:tn . .Por by~ 64.S-2003. Film ierles to begin spring run on,.,_ 16 . . . . Fim~lhe _.,.....,.__ _ . . . - ol JCIWIIngl IIIII from hn IIIII ollnlld. ... begin .. Sptlg .ZD01 _ ... tho ,...._Fimond- Why- the psychology de~t offer these Hf'Yices7 We belieYl: that these services satisfy an important need in th~ commu- nity and fulfill part of the univenity's service mission. Also, the PSC allows the psychology department to provide excdlent training for our doctoral students by providing them with a setting in which they can work with a broad range o'f clients and get training and supervision by dtpartmental faculty. Whot kinds of ,..._.. ........ ._, can PSC dlftkiMis help dlents to -..? eer..-but JCIWIIngl . . - Wean help people with a broad rail!l' of conams having to'do with emotions, behaviors and rdationships. I -King-..~1f2S can'tlist....-y~tialproblernl-. fllrn-"lllollg-.· slln'lng Jalwl ~ but they include academic and workplace problems. ang,er, anxiety/panic. ooping with j,a;nocillness,dq>ression. discriminatiOn 0< harassmen~ eating problems. family oondict. gay/lesbian/ biselrual issues, grief/loss, obsessivecompulsive thoughts or behaviors. r«::Y<ring from sexual abuse/assault and relationship difficulties. to llloldly nlgllls • 1 p.m. The_ . . _..._" "'*".,. bo~anlheaoc" IrOnic "'!!I" by logondooy tim Of9ll'llt Pllllp c.l. ~ ... bo-bi'Monlln Leroy's muslal comedy "Gokl Diggers of 1933" on )on. 23, llndby"Thellrideof-- · (1935) on Jon. 30. Theentire-isopento lhe public lor 16.50 (genenl pu!>lic) lind $4.50 (Silldents IIIII senm) •tJd<et. llodua<l price --- serieslid<etswlll b e - Are there kinds of ther•ples thot you don 't provide? We cannot offer prescription-medi - cation treatrnen~ although we can certainly provide psychotherapy for individuals who are on medication · for anxiety; depression and other disorders and would like additional treatrnenL This is because the Psychological Services U..ter is staffed by psychologists and psychologistsin-training who don't have prescription privileges. At this time, we don't deal with alex>hol aod drug ab~ or dependency, or with psychosis, a severe thought disorder whose symptoms iqclude auditory or visual hallucinations. Our services are evolvirig. however, and at some point we may add the services of an associated psychiatrist who could prescribe medications. ( ·-to- c.....,._ dink orb It..,.. Mlly to tiM.-. pusc--'ty7 We're located in 168 Park Hall on the North Campus. Although we serve the entire campm communitystaff. students and facult:y--<>ur services also are ovailable to the entire Western New York community. Who ""' the theroplsts In the PSC7 Most of our clinicians are advanced graduate students completing their doctoral degrees in clinical psychologywhoaredo5cly supervised by fuculty members in clinical psydlology. I also see clients,' and from time to time other department faculty may serve as clinicians here in the PSC. TlteN ore • lot of theroplsts out t!Mre. Why mlslht • client w•nt to come to the PSC where they likely woUld be seen by • student cHnklan rather than to •nother clinic where • professlonol psy- chologlst would see them 7 G<lod question! We're a small, personal and affordable clinic with a lot of conarn and are for our clients' wdl being. We~ ao excdlent otalf of clinicians who are up-to-<late on the latest research ori the best and most ·effective therapies available. We call help people promptly and efficiently, yd we place no limit on the number of therapy sessions a client can have. We're conValiently located in the heart of the Amherst Campus. There's free parking. we're reachable by public transportation and currently there's no waiting list. llff-- You sold PSC Is • oble." How "otf-......"7 All fees are based on a sliding scale. Our fees rail!l' '""" $10 to S60 per hourly session, depending on family income and family size. This is often the same as or less than the oost of the insurance 'co-pay required by maoy bealth-are provid<:n. Do you KCept ......._7 No, curm>tly ,... do not. .There are benefits, however, to not aocepting irlsurance. We are able to ensure clients greater privacy, which is a amcern to maoy people. lnfurmation from our clinic won't be passed on to employen, or to ~com ­ pani<stbatsornotirnos~t< it. If_....., b ttoulolloog you, _...,.con do you -1M of 01slstance? If JKJdloWhen lslt time to seek help? - ~~ unsua:essful in dealing with that distress alone, or you br.om't ~able to !l<losoiotlnce from friends, mlleagu<s 0< kMd ones: It's time to seek.belp from a pro(essional wbe:nev.r you ~ problems that are emotionally painful aodtocintaf.re with your daily activities. Sometimes a trusted friend ora kMd one may suggest that you might benefit from therapy. bthePSC-the...,........, ------ _ _ 1 _ ... _,.. ...... 1-· . .-.... Jectsof--7 In addition to offering general psychological .ervia:s, the PSC is affiliated with the departmen~s programs for research and treatmeot of anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression. These programs often ~ our clinic space, so some of the people who come here are research participants. When people call to request services, if they ~ a problem that could be addressed by participatioo in one of the research programs. we will recommend that they contact the program's investiptor. H""""'"", it is not neassaryto be a research participant in order to be a client of the PSC. How con- lniiMdul _the_tq_out _....._.,_-..or Nothing in life is 100 percent guar· anteed, but ,... have a very reason- · JChecWe • lf!P al blitiit7 able expectation of improvement in Call645-?H17 to speak with a staff th• vast majority of cases. l~s likely member or lea.. a message. We that you could benefit from psycho- return all calls promptly. logical help if you're distressed and through Jon. 23 in lhe - enrolled In lhe three-aedlt-llour UB undetgraduate coone "Con- A Santa's helper goes online in new strategy temporal)! Cinema." Those wishing to .., colegt mdit In Mattei's Web presence threatens retailers, but makes good marketing sense, fain says The films .... fTee l o r - ....lion to.,.,....,. should~ Isler lor the cour>e. R EPORTER ..,.,..Is.- The CDf11ITU1ity- published by lhe Offlce of News • SeMces In the DNblon of l.lniYonlly Communialtlons, l.lniYonllyotUoio. ___ - __ EdltoiWolllasore locot.d ot 330 Cnlfts ..... ... Bulfolo, (716) 6-1~6. _,_ -.....-.....-Suo----_ _, ~"-----­ ....... ~ ....... ........,._ .... - ---... ...,._.,. -S.A.Uitp ~­ BY JOHN DUJ.A CONTRADA Reporter Contributor I T's ..doorcUe"timeformany e- rrtailrn this hoUday season, say industry analysts. lagging sales and consumer doubt$ about the ability of e-rrtailen to deliver orders in time for Otristrnas have put many Web rrtailers on the ropes. But amid speculation about the fate of eToys, Amazon.com and Priceline.com, one prominent toy manufacturer quietly has staked a claim on the Internet, arousing the suspicion of the big bricks-and mortar retail•rs. says Arun K. Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research and chair of the Department of Mark<ting. Mattei, the nation's largest toy manufacturer, has begun selling many of its Barbie products over the Internet. at Barbie.com, and is evm producing direct-mail cataloguesinitiatives that Jain says puts the company in direct competition with its four bigsest rrtail partnen: Wai-Mart, Toys "R" Us, K-Mart and Target. "In a way, Mattei's move toward e-<emmerceanddilect-mail selling is a challenge to the very hand that feeds it," says Jain, an expert on retail strategy."It's definitely raised the eyebrows of the toy industry's 'four sisters,' who account fora lion's share of the volume in the toy industry." adds. "To them, a toy is a toy as long as it generates profiL They have no hesitation in walking over th• backs of individual brands if it serves their purpose." According ~='!"!:!"'."~~~~!""==-"'11111 To protect to Jain, Mattei's e-co mmerce and grow its brand equity, and Jain direct- mail strategy is pa_;tly a response to the oontends that Mattei is wise to continue develop- four retailers' ingitslntc:met entry into toy manufacturing. Each of the 'four sis- strategy. The Web. he says. enables the toyrnaker to ters,' Jain points out, has begun to manufacture toys in the Far East under its own brand name at bargain -basement The move is likely 10 gtnerate huge profits for the retailers, while shrinking profits for Mate! and other manufacturers, he says. "Without any R&D and trad itional marketing-related expense, the retailers can dramatically· improve their bottom line," says Jain. "Most retailers have little commitrnent to individual brands," he cost. showcase its fuU raoge of products, gather research for design of popular new toys and re-oonnect withoonsumers who prefer the convenience of Internet shopping to traditional shopping. But, he cautions, Matte.! must communicate clnrly its Internet strntegy to retailers, assuring them ·that it ~n't intend to offer discount pricing or aggressively circumvent the retailers. Otherwise, Jain says, the ~ers could "punish" the toy mak<r by offering it less shelf space, understoclting its products or by not featuring Mattei products in sales promotions. "'Mattei should never compete with the retailers on price, that would be Suicidal:: says Jain. "But there is great potential for Mattei and other manufacturers to use the Web to sell their products. "'The challenge is to assign the Web a correct strategic role that doesn't undermine traditional channels of distribution," he says, "For manufacturers, the Web is best used as a vehicle for communication, rdationship building and serving hard-to-reach segments." In the future, Jain envisions that Mattei and other manufactur<:rs will use the Web as a simulated play area to launch toys that require effort on the part of the consumer to appreciate the toy's full entertainment value. "By using the Web ID demonstrate toys in vivid colors .and sounds, manu&cturmwill be mating opportunities to develop one-<>n-one relationships with CUSIOIIll:rs, which will makr it easier for them ID aoos-sell other products and. possibly, """" with tbeoonsumcrsas they got older." �bttelber 7.2IXIIVt 32. 11.15 Rep Aci~-rain potency e~ed UB chemzsts find pollutant more potent than thought to be IIJIIU.IH~ Contributing Editor HEMISTS at UB have found that nitric oxide, a oommon air pollutant and one of the components of acid rain, is highly =elM with ethanol, pocmtially making the chemical an even more insidious pollutant than bas been thought. The U8 team abo found. that the reactive site between a nitric oxide ation (a positively charged atom) and an alcohol wiU vary greatly depmding on the extent of solvation, that is, how many solvent molecules surround the reactants, a fundamentl! finding that wiU help chemists better tailOr chemical .-.actions in the lab. The research was published in yesterday's issue of the/oumal ofthe Ammcan Chemical Society. Two years ago, the UB team was the first to djscover that reactions occurring between nitric oxide and methanol within gas-phase dusters probably are creating hannful pollutants in the upper atmosphere. "This new research shows thai there abo is 4 class of aerosol reac- C lions oocurring between nitric oxide and ethanol," said James F. Garvey, professor of cbemistry, and ro-author on the paper with Dong Nam Shin and Robert L DeLeon, abo of the Department of Owmistry in the College of Aru and Scieooes. The finclinSs inclicakthat because nitric oxide is reactive with the broad range of alcohols, it potentially is more potent than scientists bad believed previously. ..It turns out nitric oxide is insidious because it engages in more than simple bimolecular reactions. It hM its own unique chemistry insick of gas-phase clusters," said Garvey, "and that may be something environmental regulators will need to take into account"' He noted that the UB studies ;,.,y provide a new direction for atmospheric field studies, where scientists identify and test pollutants in the upper atmosphere. Garvey explained that in the upper atmosphere, pollutants are gen· erated when the nitric oxide/etha- I'!-Ser light to generate mixed 845· phase dusters of nitric oxide/ethanol and used mass spectrometry to confirm that photochemical tions were occurring. r~c . In fundamentl! terms, the find4lgs abo provide chemists with ad.kd insight into how solvation an affect the oourse of a chemical reaction. .. Cllemists want to be able to con· trol where the chemistry occurs," explained Garvey. "These results provide us with a new way to do just thaL It turns out that subtle changes in the solvent 'cage' around the re· actants bring about huge changes in how and where the reaction occurs. As the number of solvent mol<cules increases. we saw a direct change in where the reaction 'HaS occurring on the ethanol." The team was able to observe this by performing a labeling 91"'riment in which they replaced solne of the hydrogens on ethanol with a different form of hydrogen, known asdeu terium , allowing th em to follow nol dusters r~ct with sunlight. In doscty the course of the r~cti on . The research was funded by the the laboratory, the UB team used NationaJ Science Foundation. Digital poetry festival planned By PAm<IA DONOVAN Contributing Editor ( 'E·POETRY 2oo1: An International Digital readings. conversations and socia1 interactions~" he says, "and a locus for the coming together in a non - and exhibit works that define the state of the art in digital poetrie$. An emphasis will be made on present · Poetry Festival," the lng internationally influential prac· titioners whose contributions have first <onvocation to focus on the state of the an of digi· yet to be publicly recognized in the United States. This will be the first tal poetry, wiU be held at UB April presentatjon of such works in this range and depth in a single venue. 19 +21, with special pre·festival events scheduled for April 18. The festival-the first of its kind 1n the world--is expected to draw participants from Europe, Japan and Australia, as weD 45 Canada and the United States. It wiU focus on kinetid The festival wiD include morning and afternoon panels highlighted by featured readings in the afternoons and evenings. The panels and roundtabledisa&ions will provide the opportWlity for digitaJ practinonc~ scholars and electronic editorYpublishers to engage in conver.N~Uons o n cruaaJ, controversial and/or critica1 questions about these evotvmg fomlS. visuaJ poetic works produced in net + worked and programmable media, hypertext and multiple practices. Loss Glazier, conference coordinator and director of the Electronic Poetry Center (EPC) at UB,expects the festival to follow the tradition of " New Poetry" festivals of the past. "We +"3nt to provide a context for hierarchicaJ manner of the different views. practices and theories that define this emerging field." Featured poets will read, perform In addition to the E1ectromc Poetry Center, sponsOrs include JUSt buffalo ~terary center, rhe PoetiCS Pro- gram in the Department of English and the CoUege of Aru ru1d Saenccs. WLI puts Japanese course online By PATaiCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor T HE World Lan~uages Institute (WLI) liM devel oped a unique online ver- sion of" Japanese for Ex- ecutives," its popular certificate pro+ s ram in Japanese language and cross-cultural training. World Languages lnstitute, say~ the online course may_be the only o ne of its kind in the country. "Since most of the course is Webbased and therefore not constrained by time and physical space, partici pants theoretically can come from anywhere in the country," Ashwill s:iys...Our initial focus., however, will The 16-week program, "E-Business Japanese," is scheduled to begin in early MarCh. It wiU enable par- be regional and limited to 20." ticipants to acquire basic conversa+ tionaJ skills and develop the intercultural competence necessary for business executives to interact suc- in pursuit of its learning objectives. It uses a state-of·the-art, online course-delivery system (i.e., Black- cessfully with Japanese colleagues here and in Japan. Although this program will be online, the institute hM for years of- interactive, as weU as a proven tele phone-tutoringsystem that requires participants to complete ..call-in" as+ signments on a weekly basis. He says the course combines the best of low- and high-tech features board) that is both multimedia and fered on-site language and cross- The program abo will make ex- cultural training to employees oflocal oompanies, most recently Delphi tensive use of the Lntemet as a re-source, a means of disseminating information in text and digitl! form. and a forum for communication. Participants will devote an esti - Automotive Systems in Lockport and McGard Inc. in Orchard Park. Mark A. AshwiU, director of the mated 160hourstotherourse,hesay~.• mduding ume spent working online. re-dding. completmg "'caU-in.. assign ment\ and attending work.c;hops. While most of the work will be done on line, participants will meet in workshops held on -campus at the beginning and end of the program, as well as during the program after each unit of study is completed. In addition to a language textbook with accompanying software, the program will use business culture and generaJ cultural texts. The primar y instructor will be Keiko Kuriyama, thc Wll coordina+ tor of non-credit Japanese prog.rarru and a doctoraJ student m the De+ partmcnt of Linguistics. Kuriyama will be assisted by Kimio Tanahara. a doctoral candidate in linguistics. and Shiho lgano..an undergraduate major in computer science. Mitsuak.i Shimojo. assistant professor of Japanese, will serve as the project's faculty advisor. 0....... 3 BrieD de Russy, Jacobs reappointed The New Yof'll Sute Senate has confirmed Gov. George E. Pataki's re-appointment of Candau de Ru.uy and Pamela Jacobs as a mem - bers of the SUNY Board of Trustees. De Russy chairs the board 's Academic Standards Committee and serve~ on the Executive, Health Sciences and Hospitals committees. the Committee on Charter Schools and the Subcommittee on Gen eral Education. First appointed by Patalo 10 1995 to a term that expires th is yC'ar. de Russy now wiU fill a SCVC'n -year term expiring in 2007. Jacobs also was appointed to the Board ofTrustttS by Pataki in 1995. Her re-appointmC'nt is for a seven -year term. She ch-airs the board 's Student life Committee and serves on the Investment and University Affairs commi ttees, as well as the Com mitt~ on Charter Schools. In 1995, she served on the Rethinking SUNY Operating Revenues/Tuition Committtt and also has served on the Chancellor 's SC'arch Committee. Math welcomed to spine Noting that the " basic makeup " of the North Cam pus now 1s .. com plete,.. President William R. Grei ner.other university adm101s trators. faculty and staff on Nov. 30 officially wel co med the Depart ment of Mathematics to the North C_.a mpu s at the dedication of th e new Mathematics Building. "The campus IS made whole hy your presence here," Gremer to ld math department faculty m e mber~ and student.'i among a crowd of nea-rly ISO gathered m a hallway of the adjacent Natural Sciences Com plex. Faculty and staff "exhibtted a great deal of courage. tenac 1t y and patience" in watting o ut a move that took place 38 yea rs after the pn vale Universi ty of Buffalo was merged 1nto the SUNY system. he !klld "The Math Depa rtment should've been here a long lime ago." Provost Elizabeth D. Ca pald1 agreed , calling mathematiCs uo ne of the co re disciplines of the liberal arts." "We are reall y happy to have the people that d o math up here with the rest of the College (of Arts and Saence-s )." she sa1d. The department had been loca tc.-d tn Diefendorf Hall o n the So uth Ca mpus until thi s past summer. when the new S7.3 million Math ematics Building was completed. The building features an under graduate tutoring lab an d a colloquiUm room equipped with such technological enhancements as co mputers. ethernet connects. v1d et1 equipment, a visualizer and a htgh -resolution projector. It also includes four seminar roo ms, two computer rooms and space for more than 60 facult y and gradua te student offices. each outfi tted with the mfrastructurr req Uired for modern research dod InStruction 111 mathematics. Karen Kopecky, a senior maJonng 111 mathema tics and eco nom tcs. pointed out that the -new building provides a .. co mfortabl e place fo r students to study and rel ax," and has made faculty member., " mo re accessib le ," since th ey now have offices on the mam campu., where most undergraduates have their classes. ''I'm happy that more undergraduate math ma1ors will enJOV be ing part of such a co mmunu v,'' she satd. Samuel D. Schack. profi.$50r of mathematiCS a nd depanment chan. asserted that mathematics is tht• oldest of th e at:ademic d1sctphne .... o ne that is the " vi tal foundati o n" fo r man y o ther fields of stud>·· "It IS en tirely approp ri ate that the department sta nds at one of the thresholds of th1 s campu:<~," he s.11d, reCernng to the bulid1n~ \ location at the west end of the acade mtc sp an«.'. Kerr y G ra nt, dean of the t:ollegt.' of Arts and Sne n c~. noted th.tt man y tndl vtduals played a part 111 bringtng the math departm ent to tht' North Ca mpus. He smgl ed out m parti cular Sca n Sullivan, v11..~ provosl for acadcmtt plann1ngand tnfo rmation.and Michael Duprt.', assoCiate VICe pres ident for Ulli VCrsi tv facilities. "Bullmobile" finishes third UB students took third place mthe annua l C hern · ~.- Ca r Co mpe ti tion held last mo nth at the Amt.·nca n Institute of C he m iCa l Fng1 nce rs" national convention 111 Los Angeles . US's entq•, the " Bullmo btl e,'' lompetcd agams t II o ther team ... from arou nd the nation . The competition stipulated that a ca r. powered solely by a chemical react iOn and designed wtthin certain c riteri a. w<\s to travel a g iven distance while carrying a given load . The distance and load wen: rand omly determined within preset ranges just prior to the sta rt of the compe - team show off their entry. tition . Teams also were judged on a poster presentation and lhe sa fet y merits of each entry. The UB team had gained the right to participale m th e n.m o nah by winning the AIChE's regional malch hosted by the u111verstt v la.. t sp ring. Members of the .. Bullmobile " team are Larry Lenz. M a rk Przybylski, Scott Boyle, Gary Gorniak. Jo hannes Remamdcr. M l(hael W<\bert, ]anine Horn and Luong Luu . �4 Repa..._ Oecellber7.211JJ/ti32.h.15 Kuoos ..-........... Leonard Epstein, research team· study how reinforcing behavior can control kids' weight - -~at.,.,.......Jdonce ond ~ onddntfor at ll1e Elecbonlt Tell Oosl!1> ,._ Obesity research focuses on choices BJ 5•.A. UHGUI CootribuUng Editor mollon Lib, his ... FooJty l'lltnerlNp- for --S42,28.5. S40,000 ond ..... &Jiprn<nt He,. ... ""'funds to .... honce his -a. octMty in""' of Very Larve sale lnte!Ptlon (\'lSI) TOlling ond to buld ityintho- ai\IUI-.g_ ·~­ T h e - - one ol50 gloon 001 ~in 2000.~)1 to rocogni2>e ""' quolity ol • . _ , . , . , .....t ond iU lmpor- . unc. to 18M Corp. - - . . . . pnftssot of coinpu1« science and ~­ lng. wiH lWUme tho tditonhlp of 11-r of Computing s,._, in )anuoty. The jo<.mil pullllshes originalmeotch !rom .. o f - c.ompub!r science. ----- ... pnftssot o n d - ol""' Pf¥jalllherapy PYogrom in ""' ~"'...-~ hos.._ ........,_ ~--w.­ _'s_in_ --for2000.1emett · - honcnd.-.dyl!lfle 22nd Mulllpl! Sden>sls Dinrw ol Chlrrf>lons. -s.-.--W:e pr-.r~ar--.. ~ andy- part ol t h e - in Society Oologotion to Egypt spor--.lbythe"""'*to JleopR-f'n91ms. c.l!o and l..-andmotwielt-ol sud> Egypdan- and . self-help prognms .. the,... omment...., Conwnunlty o...lcpmont PTogrom. 1he Social F<Jnd far Dewlopmont and the YoungMoslemAssodotion. The dllegltian - N11111de wrtit.n b y - - . p«ftssotatanthropology. entJtled 'Marija ClrnbuW: Some Obsevatioru aboutherE>rlyY..... 1921-4-4( aboutthe-Uthuanlan archaeologist and fominist. , . be published in tho ~Issue of Antiqu/ly. , _ . auocllte pn> _ol...._,..pollici~ln·-...-nd by tho Srrilhtoniln and the Womer.Gn!n Founcfo. BESITY in children has reached epidemic pro· ponions in the, United States, a fact that has motivated researchers to discover how best to tr<at overweight chi!dren, as weU as prev<nt th<m from becoming so in the first place. "Today, on< out·offour children is considered clinically obesedouble th< number 20 years ago." explains L<onard H. Epst<in,professor of pediatrics and psychology, and one ofth< country's leading<:>:p<rts on childhood obesity. Epstein, who has studied obesity for the past two d«:ad<s, is head of UB's Childhood Weight Coqtrol Program, a res<arch program that combines di<t, <xercis< and behavior modification to help children reduce their weight and maintain a normal weight 1b< com<rston< of this program is the Stoplight Di<t, which was dev<lop<d by Epstein in the 1970s and is used widely today by pediatricians across the country. Th< diet teaches children proper nutrition by linking foods to th< three signals on a traffic tight high· ealori< foods ar< red and should be <at<n rarely; moderate-calorie foods are yellow and can be eaten in moderation, and low-ealorie foods are grem and can be eaten fr«ly. Epstein says obesity carries the sarne risks for children as it does for adults: an increase in health probIems that in dud< diabetes mellitus, hypenension and high cholesterol. Obese children ar< at higher risk of becoming obese ad ults. "Obese children who become obese adults have a very difficult time losing weight and maintaining a normal weight; only a very small p<rcentage are successful over the long run. So most researchers fed the best hop< is to catch kids early and try to pr<v<nt th<m from becoming overweight adults," he says. 0 As pan of their ongoing effon to devise ways to "catch kids early," Epstein and his group are conduct· ing a study aimed at better understanding how sedentary behaviors can br modiMd to tr~t and preven1 obesity in children. In work fu~ed by aS 1,050,688 grant from the Na tiona! Institute of Child Health and Human Devdopment (NICHHD) of the NationallnstitutesofHea\th, the rcs<arch<rSar< int<r<stedsp<cilicaUy in discovering ways to modify sedentary behaviors that are esp<cially popular among children : watching television, playing video games and surfing th< lnt<mCL In describing th< stair-step ap· proach h< and his group have tal= over the past 20 years to arrive at their current focus on sedentary behaviors, Epst<in explains that the team's first studi~ in the <arly 1980sat th< Uru-sltyofPinsbutgh--<lemonsted tbe dlicacy of treating a child ond his or her family together, versus just treating th< child separately. From there, Epstein's group foCUS<d its attention on trying to un· derstand th< role of pbysieal activity in treating obesity. A review of the titeratur< suggested that lots of people wbo begin exercise programs do not maintain than, he says, As a result, his group develop«! th< idea of" lifestyle <:xercis<." Instead of trying to g<t people to adher< to a very high-intensity=cis< program, lif<Styl< aercis< en· courages changes in everyday behaviors, suCh as parking fanher from a store entrance arid walking. In the early 1980s, Epstein's group completed the first randomiud study done on a lif<Style-=:rcis< program and danonstraJed that this approach works better than traditional exerris<. By the mid-1980s, Epstein's re· search had resulted in the creation ofinnovativeaercis<anddictmodelssp<cilicallygeared totrntingobesity in the pediatric population. "About that tim<, however, we startedtom:ogniuthat<vl:llthough lif<St)'l< aercis< and di<t were =r useful, lots of kids still pr<fm-ed being sedentary, so then we started to look at the competition-and the competition, of OOUrK, was te~Ni· sion," recounts Epstein. This realization was based on ~ ne<ringworkbeingoonducttdatthal time by two Harvard raearch<rS, Wtlliam H. Di<tz )r. and Steven L Gortmal=, wbo "were thdint to <ff<Ctivelyarguethatsedentarybehav· iors-<el<visionvi<wing.inparticuJar-wen: a risk factor in th< d<Vd opment of obesity," he says. Based on Di<tz and Gortmaker's studi<S, F.pstt:in becam< int<rested in th< idea of behavior-choice theory, and in the <arly 1990s, h< and his group began a S<tiesofstudi<s aimed atbetterunckrstandinghowsedentary behaviors can be mndifi<d within the contcn of this theory to treat and praomt childhood ob<sity. Again. th< sedentary behavior th< r<searcher. were particularly int.<rested in studying was television vi<wing. "Behavioral-choice throryr<eogniles that kids have a choice bdw«n two incompatibi< behaviors-they can either be active, or they can be sedentary," <:xplains Epstein. "Th<r<· for<, we started to look at understanding how people allocate choice-how they decide to do things-<md in working with behavioral-choic< throry, on< of the obvious things suggest«! by it is that if two things ar< incompatible. you can either reinforce the on< you want, or you can reduce a = to it" Subsequently, Epstein S<t up a studycomparingweightlossbetw<m thr« groups: on< r<infoi'Cell fur an increas< in <:xetcise; a second for a decrease in sedentary activity, and a third for a combined approach. To reinforcebchavior,contractsweresct up betw<en th< childn:n and their parmts thai enabl<d thechildn::n to earn points toward rewards thai were activity-based,as,oppooedtomoney orfood;for<llllllpi<,gllingtodxzoo. 'ib<resultsofdxstudy,publiibed in Htalrh Psychology in 1995 , sbow.d that the childn:n wbo wen: reinforced for being lesS seden· tary--c.g., less television and less computer games-had a bigg<r weight loss than th< cbildrm wbo wen: reinforadfo< i.ocreasing their pbysicaJ activity. This study, wbicb was the first to manipula,. acc<ss to tdevision.suggest<d "that at least this was analt<mativupproochtotryingtowori< on g<tting kids to be more actiY<," says Epst<in.Jn an effort to replica,. th<se findings and better understand how the childn:n made their choices, F.pstt:in ond his group recentlycompl<t<dastudytitled"Ex<rOse in th< Long-Tmn Control of ChildhoodObesity."Participontsin this study were randomized to.;. dxr increax physical activity orr<dua sedentary behavior. "We found thai the group th:!t r<due<d sed<ntary behaviO£ had substantial decr<ases in weight loss and improv<m<nts in fitn<ss that ,;.er< maintain«! over the """ years we foUowed them. W. also found that in the kids wbo reduced their sed<ntary behavior, about on<- third of th< time they substituted tbebehavior with pbysical activity, which is <:xactly what we want«!.' Epstein <mphasius that the children were not told what they had to do; instead, they were ITW3l'd<d for choie<s that freed up tim< fur th<m to fiU any way they chOS<. In 1997, Epstein and his group conducted a study that confirmed thissu~ition:"W<gotmuchbet ­ to. results for reinforcing children's behavior than restricting it," he says. Two years ago. with th<se pr<liminary resu.lts in hand, they began theircurrentstudy,!Mgoalofwhidl istolookatdiffaomtways.toreduce television that translates into different kinds of outmmes. tJon on tho YOrious Arowolcan Indian tribes in Sooth Ameria. Cannabinoid signaling regulates speqn gious-- BJ LOIS BAKER Contributing Editor The ocadomlc cal>log of ""' low School is ll1e recipient at • pmtifrom the Internationally refl<JWill!d lJnNonity and Cclege OeslgnonAs:!odltion (IJCDAl. The UCD.t.- COf'l'4lOCitiooandShowsolects and - l h e bet in <X>f1llm. pcnry printed and~ ~for­ .__,_ Mombon atlhe C>IJIoguo ll!lm ~graphic designer --cllheOiice ot~-intheDMiion ' of~~ .._R'' as:socilte _,for ak.mnl.-1 conwnunic»tlons ll1e law school; - In -In""' ......... - -forocadomic ca.. the _ _ law xl1ool. and_ . .,. foradmlsJiansond-.:lolald. JoB LISTINGS UB job llstlnas accessible vii Web Job listings for praf<sslonol, ~ seardl. faaAty and cMI-vlc-~and no<><o~:.,- 'I pcoltlons an """""'--·· beacustedW.the_.._ <loapol,-_' I - ~/>. - UB research shows that abusing marijuana may overload system, inhibit fertility cellular-signaling sys~ tern that responds to TH C, -the active sub stance in marijuana, as well as to anandamide, a cannabinoid -like molecule normally produced in the body, may regulate sperm functions required for f<rtili zation in humans. a study headed by UB scient ists has fou nd. In addition, the findings suggest that men and women who abuse marijuana could overload this natu ral cannabinoid-signaling system that regulates sperm structure, vigor and fertility. Herbert Schu e), professor of anatomy and ccU biology and lead author, will present results of theresearch on Tuesday at th e annual me<ting of the American Society for CeUBiology in San Francisco. Collaborating on the research were !.ani Burkman and jack uppes ofUB and coUeagues from the Uni· versityofConnecticut, Eastern Virginia M<dieal School and Univer.;ity of California at Irvine. A The study presents the first evi dence that anandamide exists in human seminaJ plasma, mid-cycle oviductal fluid and follicular fluid, and can regulate directly the human sperm's ability to feniliu an egg. "Th<se findings suggest that defects in the cannabinoid receptorsignaling system could account for certain typ<s of infertility," Schuel said . ..'A bcner understanding of th<se mechanisms might lead to the development of drugs usefuJ in reproductive medicine. For heavy marijuana users, the results raise the possibility they ar< jeopardizing fertility by overloading this system." A receptor for cannabinoids was found in the human brain in the late 1980s. Thislindingsuggestedthatthe body must produce its own ch<mical version oflliC to activate thest receptors, and a substance called anandamide was found to ~ that chemieal. Schue! and collaborators were the first to report cannabinoid n=ptors in sperm. using sea urchins as a mod<!, and that anandamide also activated thOS< n=ptors. The r<gulatory m<chanisms that prepare sperm to f<rtilize"l!S' remain, for the most pan, a scimtific mystery. Human spenn are bathed in male reproductivt"-tract secretions whm they are ejaculated into the female's vagina, and are not irnrn<diately capable of f<rtilizing eggs. However, once exposed for several hours to S<· crctionswithin th< female reproductive tract, sperm become "capacitated" and can fertiliu "l!S'· Capacitated sperm exhibit a pattern of vigorous swimming called hyperactivated motility. When they bind to a specific protein in th< egg's surface coat, spenn can be stimulated to secret< enzymes that mabie them to penetrate the egg coat during fertilization, a secretory process calJed the acrosome reaction. "We know that sperm capacitation and fertilizing potential are tightly r<gulated within th< female reproductive tract," Schue! said. "We also know that the cannabinoid receptor found in th< human brain is express«! in th< human testis, and that "''andamid< is produced in the testi s.'and uterus of mammals. Within the uterus, anandamide r<gulates early development of the fertiliud egg. and d<tmnines wbere the embryo will implant to initiate pregnancy. Cannabinoids also affect this process,• h< not<d. Now, Schuel and collaborators have the first evidence that anandamide can regulate directly human spmn's ability to f<rtiliz< an egg. Using a syntbetir: equival<nt of na~ anandamidc caU<d AM -356 and THC. th< substance r<Sp<>nsibl< for the "high"produced by marijuana smok<, the researChers showed that both ch<micals r<gulat< in vitro capacitation and f<rtilizing potential of human sperm in thn:e ways: • AM-356 produc.s opposite <f. fects on hyp<nctivated sperm swimming,dep<ndingondxarnount Too mudl inhibits swimming while a lower doS< stimulates swimming. • BothAM-356andTHCinhibit structural changes over the acrosome. The structural integrity of the aaosom< during capacitation is known to lx a criticaJ factor in the spmn's ability to fertiliz< eggs. • AM-356 significantly inhibits spenn binding. to th< egg coaL �5 Vitale shoots from the hip m 'Tis the $eason to Be Wary m Legendary sports analyst reveals his "softer side" during talk ay ~ LEWAHOOWSIU RtpOrttrAs.sistant Editor OLDING court like the S<aSOned pro he is, Dick Vitale shook the rafters at UB'sAJumni Arena on Monday night, shooting from the hip with his characteristic-and often times self-dcprecatmg--one-linc:rs. "Anyti me you get fired in the NBA, you're excited to be invited anywhere." said Vitale, referring to his brief stint as coach of the Detroit Pistons from 1978-79. The boisterous Vital<--<learly not in need of a microphone--took a time-out from talk of basketball, revealing his softef side as he shared some ofthe .. imponant essentials to try to make it in life... " Have a passion and love for wha t you're doing,'' he sajd, "and a great work ethic... A virtu al one -man pep rally warming up the crowd for the UB Bulls-Duquesne Dukes game followingthe Distinguished Speakers Series portion of the bill, Vitale said his life was blessed from the beginning. "J thank God for giving me the greatest mother and father a person couJd ever have," he said. "I came from a very loving home,.. said an impassioned Vitale. crediting h1s supportive and hard -working parentswithmakingpossiblehisca· rcer ~from a sixth-grade teacher in East Rutherford, N.J .• to a hoUS<"hold name in sports personaJities. Some .30 years removed from his days as a schoolteacher. Vitale still recalls with teeming nostalgia how he would wri te letters to famous basketbaJI coaches, asking them: "\A/hilt makes you so spcciaJ? " His said his belief that " if you think you're special, you'll be specia!"-wisdom he said he always imparted to his two daughters and H in his travels on the road-hdp<d him map out ..a journey that's ex C«d<danydrcun 1'.,...,. had" Vitale, whose lyrial rantings and predictions can be found at <http:/ / www.espn.go.com/dkkvttale>, said he's enthralled with his new playground. "I'm Uke a little kid with a new toy," he said in a press conference at the Marriott hotel in Amherst preceding his talk at UB. "This Web site--il's unbelievable the informa tion you can get on it." Commanding and entertaining, lh<volume-frimdlyVitalerecounl<d to reporters his most memorable stint at the Riley Center at St. Bonaventure University in Olean while b-ba.U coach for the University of Detroit during the mid-70s. With only seconds left to play, he said, and the legendary Pete Pavia officiating, Vitale was markedly hot undertheoollarafterhisguysmissed the free throw. " I ren1<0mb<rstandingupinfront of the bench," he said, recalling how the other team snatched away the ball on rebound and drove it down coun to make the shot. Only it was after the buzzer. With no time to lose, Vitale marched his team into the locker room, then started .. screaming at Pavia.'' Therewas .. nodoubt," hesaid,the ball cu t through the hoop after the buzzer. The hjghlight was seeing Pavia's arms outst retch«!. ruling a .. no · goaJ,"Vitale said, the decibels rising as he narrated only one of count · less precious moments in his career. "lt's bcenajourney,man," hesaid. sounding more like a teen -ager than a grown man. Which 1s fin e for Vitale, for whom the wild ride IS like a youth elixir. .. That's why I act 12 instead of 6 1," "'Tw•• the month before Chns<mas, and all through the store, he quipped. each department was dripptng wllh Yuletided<eor." (<xe<rpted from Pondering the UB Bulls recent .- http :/ / www.geoc.ltles.com / N•paV•Uey/ 2049/ nb4 .htm111>. step up to the Mid -Amencan con Yes,themerchantsaregearingupforanoth<ry<2Cofholidaysaks,bo<h ference level-what he SaJd ~ one at the malls and online. And whether thts year's shoppm navigat< toward of the most underrated conferences the1r retail destinations using a strtnng wheel or a moux. it is necessary in the country-Vitale offered hi~. thqt they remam caut iou.o; and aware of their rights as consumers. The this time, solicited advtce. w/,t, can assiSt m making sensible and safe purdtascs for this>""'· The .. first step," he sa 1d, "1s to Rated "best consumer advice sue" by Yahoo lnternet Ufe. Consumer achieve." World <http://www.<on..,merworid.org / > IS a ..{UB) is in a quality basketball ~ consumer's 1deal metasite. Hundrrdsof product rc· conference,"' he sajd, 'There are no ~ • .. ports. rev~ews and pnce comparisons, consumer easy spots in that leagu e. g ,. -.. agenCio at all levels. newsletters and other con · 3 .. What Buffalo has to do as find a "- Q ' t sumcr rC'M)urces are linked from its main pages. way," he said, interrupting himself 1 ~ ' ( ~; t At the nauonallevel, Consumer.gov <http:/ I to interject-.. Basketball is unique ~~' .. .J ~ ~· www.consumer.gew/ > leads you to federal in that you don't need 14 or 15 hot 1 ~~,. 1 onfonnauon resources. Oicking on the Prod· players." he said, resuming. UB, he ... @'~I.,. I" uct Safety 1con wiU lead you to reports on rc· said,ne<dsto"get2or3qualityplay'"' ;.. • calls. test results and alens about dangerous or e:rs (and ) build off that." n..sky produru. hom the s1te you also can acces.s con Of course. he said, turning comi tact tnfonnauon for more than 200 federal agencies. caJ o~ce again-it 's not easy when, The Federal Trade Comm1ss1on offers tips on holiday shoppmg like his days at the University of < http : 1 / www . ftc: . gov 1 be p 1 c:o n II n e 1 pubs 1 •l er t s 1 Detroit, you're working within lim shop•lrt.htm >. These common ·sensc tips apply to shoppmg tn ited means_ stores, by phone or mail. or online. A similar article at the Web s1te "Mkhigan's phone budget was for the National Consumers League's auonal Fraud InformatiOn bigger than mycoachingbudg<t,"he Center & Intern et Fraud Watch entuled " Ho-Ho- Holiday Shoppmg cracked. on the Int ernet" < http://www.fr•ud .org/ new>/ 1998/ no¥98/ "Bask<tball in New York State is 112798.htm > offers addttional ad voce on online shoppmg. pretty good," he said, and .. Syracuse If yo u wish. to complain about an unacceptable product or st>r (University) is not going to get vice,or would like to investagate a company before purchasmg, check them all." with the Better Business Bureau < http:/ / www.bbb.org / >. hs Web The author of six books--more site offers information and adv1ce for shoppers, hoth before and afthan he's ever read, Vitale joktdter purchases, and the "onhne compla1nt system .. a.ss1sb consumers and with 22 yean of commcntating toward holding unscrupulous busanes.se~ accountable for their prac under his belt at fSPN, and another ti.ces. C urrently, the BBB is comp1lmg a database of reports. expected 10 at ABC. be's living proofthatlifl· to come online 10 2001 . isaboutamsciousdecisions. The New York State Co nsumer Protection Board < http:// " It 's up to you to enjoy," said www.c:onsumer.st•te.ny.us/ > 1s the state's pnnopal co nsumer ad Vitale, who noted that his career vocacy organizat ion. The Web site mdudes a Consumer Law Help exp loiiS have seem ed more like Manual. press releases, o nline t·umplamt fo rm and lmks to agenc1es "stealing money" than work. and o th e-r ~ 1 tes of consumer mterest. Ending on mu~ch the sa me ~inally. 1f you are shopp1ng for children 's presenb, 11 would be hounce with which he began. a hdpful to n.'\' 1ew the U.S. Co nsumer Product Safety Co mmission 's noshed, visibly swea tmg VitaleToy Hazard Recalls <http:/ / www.c:p5c:.gov/ c:pKpub/ prere.l/ c•tperhaps reminiscent of his coachegory/ toy.html > before scoopmg up that toy xylophone or spin · mg days strutting up and down the: ning-ride tn}' you maght havf.' been t:yt.'lng. The ~PSC as~emb les re · fouJ line--said,"Jfit can h~pen to ports on all reca ll s at thi :, s1ll', whi..:h is updated co ntmually. Th1 s me-ugly, no talent and violates and the: other ton~umcr · fnendl r Web Sit es will ensure vou will en every rule in television-it can hap 10 y yo ur hohda\ free of shoppmg p1tfall~. pen to you -Nina Cat.do and Rk k McRae:, Unrvrntry Llbronf>s I I I <.. @ ""'i:: · 2001 Commencement Schedule BrieD Center for the Arts 3:30 PM 5:30PM School of Social Work ofNuning School of Information Studies 9:00AM . Alumni Arena 9:00AM Center for the Arts 9:00AM Slee Concert Hall Theatre, Student Union tO :OO AM of Engineering ond Applied Sciences Law Scljool Sdences Slee Concert Hall Center for the ArU 1:00PM Alumni Arena 1:00PM Center for the ArU . 1:00PM Slee Concert Hall School of Architecture and Pla nning 2:00PM Lawn, Hayes Hall ~~t S:OOPM Graduate School of Education S:OO PM Alumni mna Center for the Aru School of Pharmacy and l'toonnacartical Genkin Philharmonic to play The Genkln Phllh•nnonk, Jn t'l~ht p1t'lt', clectro-acoustll (han1her t'nsemble darec1ed hr two faculty m ember~ m tht> Department of MusK and fea turing sume of the tint"st studen ts 10 the dl·pJrt ment. wall pt.'rform at 8 p.m . todav m 1-t... ll walls (:On temporary Ans Center m the Tn -Mam Building, 2495 Mam ~t.. Buffalo. Adnuss10n I.!. free. wuh a sugg\.'Sted donation of $J. Tht· group--directed hy Jon NdMJn, a~M.!.lant prok~~or ol mu Sil . Jnd Jonathan (..;olovc, a lecturt'r 111 thedcpartment - prl'!>-Cill!i a unaqut' take on the ,JVant -mck composltlonll of Frank Zappa. Jum Hendnx. Capt am Bedheart and Kmg Cnm1oon. the claS..\Kal modern plt't.:t' !i of Sergf' Prokofiev and Charles Jves. and works bv sut.":h lwmg Ament an composers as Vi nnie Golia. Frank I ondon and N1ck 01dkovsk) . The Genkm features Nelson on lrumpet, vocab and Jr rangemenb; (.;olove on electric cello; Ken PasCiak on dectn.~ gUitar; Mark Karwan nn bass; Co lin Renick on aho ~ax; Stt'Vt' Ba..:z.kowskt o n lenor and llanton e saxes; Satoshi Takagi on manmha. vibt•s .md perc ult ~ IUn , and Andrt>w Wcndzikowski on drum~ . In its first year, Genkin w.b featured m performan(Cll 10 Slet' ll.ill. tht' Cal uml"t Arts Cafe and the Hallwalls Black-n-Biue Theatre. Htgh lights of the cu rrent season include a tour of t.he Madwest and a fea ture concert at the lnternat10naJ Trumpet Gui ld Ann ual Conferenle The group's first compact disc IS tn production. and memhers have begun preparations for a second . \ �6 Rep a..._ December 7. 21BJJYI.32. 11.15 Market-research group wins first annual Henry A. Panasd Jr. Entrepreneunhlp Award Wornal's Cllllt to annuli! halldlly pll'ty ay ~ I.£WANDOWSIU RtpOfltr - n t Editor Tht-~ol theua--.a.•- p.m. Doc. 121n- 210 ol the Sludenl Union on the North campus. The _ __. brundland .... ingand _ _ _ dllhoiA'-Is ..... and frle porto. -It the Contor lor To...,.._and Alumni- porto. inglols. SIUdenls ""' .....,..._, to bring friends, - a n d chilw.n to the pony. Fori110N~,CIII • Fleming AwArd winners named Threo students hi-..the J. Scott fleming Merit Awards for leadenhlp and vol- =~~=st~ dent oxp<rienc•. Fl¥o other students rocotv.d honorable mention In the cer· emony h<k! Nov. 17. Awotd winners Toldyoh Nur Amln, Mdissa Burgio and Anna Klimaszewsb e a c h - a certlfta1to and a SSOO check. The award, nomed for. tanner executille director of the Office ol Alumni Relltlons, is pr_,tod by the lJnlomslty Student Alumni -.!. student Ill· fillato ol /t,. olumni....M:Iation. Amin, • -majoring lri dance, has boon • deloglte to the New Yoot St>.. Studont A>- sembly, Miss Blac:k Studont Union and a fadlltator wilh Black- United. She has S<rWdas a dM!nity acM>cato on the Committee for the Promotion ol To~Mon<e and DMnity lnd • volun- for the Alrian and l.otinoBurgio, • Ju"i"< >tudying environmental deign and psychology, is a teaching mbt>nt in the Doportment ol Anltomi<JI so. once and f0.us 101. ond flO<· tidpatod in the ladmhip Expo. rienu and AchieYement Pro- grom. She is chapter historian for Phi Et> Sigmo and semtary for the South l..al<o Wlogo Council. KNrnaszewsb is a senior ma-joring in lnbmationalstudles and Spanish, with a minor In Po'~ ish. President <lithe Polish Student Association, she 1$. member of the Outgoing Exchango ' Team and Modo! United Notions. She has patticipltod in the l.otin American Sb.Jdont Assoda· tion, Poople ol Color Dane• Compotltlon, POOER and Lo~nos Unldos. RK<Mng honorable mention rocognltion _ , Stephen Federico, Lourie Mllgolus, Sonno Podell. Oinl Shofey and Robyn Woshousky. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~ to the The,..... _ _ _ , from-""'"""'*'!'onlts stories a n d _ . _ _ be -11>800-ondmoy be..- ....... ondllnglh. Llt· llnmult_lhe_ phone_,.._ .. auoool...,....-.,.lhe..,.. ,...., ...... .... ,...... _., .........., - ,....,.... -and•clltllml ... _'llllf_lll_by ,.. ............."'"*\ ..... . _.,.,. ...u..... llltillj! ....... -~~~< ....... ,, str>. help boost UB's reputation through tho fruits of a team effort. "Wo want to gy, in the md, this is a VB-borne idea," he said • Docs that mean VB gets an equity stak.o? No," he said laughingly. •But we'D admit that VB was a great piau to start." In part, tho thrust of the award is to cultivate Western New Yorkbased businoss. While Reich and Weisman grow up in the area-pals sinu they attended nursey >chool together-and Wordm hails from the Rochester ar... and Woodman T • .._, portyfar>tu<lenls fn>mlla.lft.ID I Bille jean Cite It 741-3924 Of Ushl MOhon at 689-4025. . Students show entrepreneurial stuff BRIEFLY WENTY-four-year-old> Eric Reich and Michaol Weisman were ecstatic when a tittle more than a y.. r ago, on a lark, th•y hatched what theycon.idorod to be the•pcrfoct" business idea And then they came up with ano1her idea--one that ultimately may seJ"Ye as insur· anco against th• first going. as they say in the biz world, beUy up. · There's boon this notion the last couple of years, that when (stu· dents) get a good id.. for business, they just dropout and go fori~" said Reich , wh<>--<llong with teammates and feUow MBA students Weisman, Karen Woodman and Matthew Worden-clinched the top priz< of S25,000 in the first Henry A. Panasci Jr. Entrepreneurship Awards Com· petition at VB on Monday night. "We ha"" a different philosophy," said Reich, who also is pursuing a law degree at VB. "Wecallit 'droppingin:" Ratherthan eschew univ<rsity life m order join the ranks of the "real world," Reich said they decided to tap into resources at their immedi· ate disposal while still mapping out their idea. .. We've gone around to n-ery de· panment at school," said Reich, explaining that they consulted professors in various departments--from computer science, to engineering. to marketing and law-for everything fTOm technical minutiae to a review of their co mprehen sive business plan. "" We've utilized what the university has to offer, instead of leav mg the universit y. .. Literally, we would drop into poople's offices:• Reich said. "So that was the cxpression-'dropping in.'" Already showing signs of the sawy businessman, Reich points out: ..A professor's advice is free. The minute we drop out, it's $100 an hour." Lest anyone think the group is trying to exploit the university's resources, Reich explains the aim is lO comes with it." Woodman, too, W3S visibly lllOYOd by Monday's announa:mmt. "We're a link awestruck," silo said, noting that despite plans to procced-mon_ey__~rt. no money-the group was tluiJJ<;I to be th• rocipi ent of the genm>us award. Reich said the group-planning to formally roU out the businoss in September 20Cll-is bent oo protocting th• integrity of the award. "We're going to act fast to make sure w• get th• job done," h• said, noting plans to begin canvassing campuses for a >tries of trial-run surveys this spring. •But we're not golng to do it in a way that we run out of money in a month. "We're the pioneer," said, and by virtue of that fact, "we're going to get judged. We want to make sure we're using (the money ) in the most strategic fashion • .·· L,.. ·~ . :~ ;j ~ ~ ~ ~ from Boston, the group ls committed to making it happen here. uwe all have a vested lntert:St in Buffalo," Reich said. "Wo're going to be a success story." A timely-and costly-underraking, to be sure, the teammates of Triad College Market Resea"rch Group agree that their idoa--<~ marketing research company that supplies corporate clients with information about college consumers through the use of hand-held toch nology, or personal digital assistants--is too good to rush. " We're the first winners of the award: said a smiling Worden, 24, whose pa rent s drove in from Honeyoye Falls for the competition. "There's a lot of responsibility that Th• i~e brainchild of Reich and Weisman-<!lready was in development stages when th• two enroUed this fall in VB'~ entrcprcncunhip cour.;e, taught by John Hannon. a visiting associate professor in the School of Management. It was there the group's chemistry blossomed "It was love at first sigh~" Reich said of Woodman's and Worden's enthusiasm for the business plan. "Wo were so lucky (that ) everything feU into placo." Hannon, who was on-hand Mon· day night to shar< in the colebratory ~tmosphere.said the team dynamicthe unique characteristics of each member-was what sealed the deal "The level of professionalism that these students demonstrate, I would match against any other student group--Harvard University, The Wharton School (at the University Now m ore comfortable with the techno logy and in curri cular exchange, Jacobs said the center is hoping to offer courses for credit in the spring. Students who were part of the inaugurytl semester partici pa ted on a strictly volunteer basis. " We felt it was pretty high stakes to put students and teachers in an ... alien technology environment. (But ) we're ready to now roll this o ut , with some credit -bearing cou rsework," sajd Jacobs, adding that the center wiJJ continue work· ing closely with Millard FiUmore CoUege's Distanco L<arning Otlico. He noted that Verizon was in charge of engin..ring for tho project. Next semester, CATE plans to offer a course on conOid resolution , taught both in English and Spanish to Costa Rican students, as well as a course taught by Costa Ricans who have worked in the region 's rainforests. called " Rainforest Experience," O.clus saicl lhat cour.;e, silo said, will be offorcd primarily to students interested in the environment, biology or sciencr in general. The idea of sharing a ..common educational experience" through technology, Jacobs said, began with a conversation in 1997 between CATE and Costa Rica's then-minister of education. "We were invited to talk with ad ministration of the Lincoln School," he said, keeping in mind the thrust of the project would be using "advanced telecommunication tech· nologies to detivor primarily educa tion and social-services training." "The notion," he said, .. was to connect high schools and coUeges and universities in Western New York with the Lincoln School. "Certainly, from the standpoint of students and teachers in Buffalo. there was terrific interest in Costa Rica-it has a lot of panache, havinga great tradition of"grcen" to\lfism and environmentally friendly policy," ho said. A similar project is in the works with educators in E1 Salvador, and discussion. also aro undor way with thoso i,n Guatomala, Jacobs saicl Jacobs, who in 1995 founded CATE-form•rly known ~ the Center for Applied Research 1n In- ~ .. . . . .. . of Pmnsylvania) and the like,. he said. ·rm elated for thcso studmts. They really put their minds to something and accomplished th• goal they set out for." The competition, admini.stered by the Center for Entrqxmourial Leadmhip in the School of Managomen~ culminated in p......,tations modo by the final 1M of 18 original teams, which _, judsod by a panel of tight local entrepreneur> who previously had reviewed each group's business plan. A socood-plau priz< of $15,000 was award<d to Vertical Grocer, an on-line service provi<kr for th• grocory industry. Kristen Maher, an MBA student and mcimbcr of the V•rtical Grocer ~gorial team, said the group will CQntinuo to """"' forward with its business plans. Panasci, who was unabk to attend Mondaf.scompetition,isa VB alumnus and chairman of Cygnus Management Group. Panasci has said the competition, mad. possible through his S I million endowm•nt to the university, is a way to encourage new business growth in upstato New York. "The future depends on entrepreneurs, and we need to support th•ir efforts.• he said in 1999 when the contest was established Panasci, a 1948 gradliato of VB's chemistry department and a 1952 graduate of the School of Pharmacy, also served as chairman and CEO of Fay's Inc., which he and his father, Henry A. Panasci ~.• alsq a VB~­ macy graduate, ro-foundod in 1958. Other finalists ...,.. Applied C.- ramics Tcchnologics Inc., specializing in production of ettamic-grinding media, bearings, ballthr.. <U and other mac;:hine tool• parts; RingUpParts.co m LLC, a virtual company looking to boost the autoparts industry by featuring an onlin.c "ref<mll ring" for vendors, and Web Cash, a company striving to eliminate onlin• theft through the usc of individual purchasing accounts that prevent reloase of pononaJiriformation. CATE Conttnu.d fnMn ..... 1 here is to begin to connect the kids and the communities and teach ers-for th e purposes of creating some international (a nd ) cultural exchange," Jacobs said. "This puts UB out in the front of developing technologies," he said of the program. " UB has a very strong and prominent nationaJ role in the use of educational technologies," he noted, and has assumed ..a leader· ship role in developing !hese tech· nologies to provide technical assistance training education in the developing world." Courses--a combination of syn chronous and asynchronous tech· nologies-are comprised of about one-third real-time videoconfer· encing and approximately twothirds W•b-based, or online, work, according to C helus. The enterprise, a "c ross · pollinization of thoughts" between the United States and Costa Ria.some 3,000 miles apart-is "wholly unique in Central Ame:rica and to VB as wcU," Jacobs saicl "( W• are) the only group in the country doing this kind of project." teractiV< Technologies-has worked in Centra!Amorica,Africa and Eastem Europe for nine ycus toward the ond of reaching and mriching th• developing world through technology. Th• goal, he said, is to "make stronge:r connections between our country and other countries in the spirit of crating a more global student base." Jacobs said he "most definitely" sees this kind of partnoring not only as feasible, but trend-setting for the future of education. • Particularly with some new tochnologies, but through other {acad•mic) departments. working on some innova!M technologies, {and) using th• lnt<met as a backbone, (the mod• will bccom•) very cost effocti~· h• said. Tho project-scheduled to run through the cod ofApril-is funded primarily through aS 140,000 Costa Rican USA {CRUSA) Foundation grantro-writtmbyCATEandCosta Rican •ducators. Supplem•ntal funds WCI'C provided through CAn. a unit of UB's Offico of Public Servia and Urban Affairs. �7 Oec21Z7.21111\\l32.11.15 Rep a..._ LackofEuropean-historyprogram mars UB After 35 years of service. at UB, I would liU to reOect on the development in this time period of the uniYtnity in general and specifically of the history department, of which I was a member. I came to the university in 1965 at a time of great excitement and expectation. UB had just become a part of the new SUNY system, New York's attempt to establish a major pubtic univmity. Departments_, built up with national and international reputations, such as English, Philosophy and Psychology. The history department offered nationally recognized doctoral progranu in Modem European. American and East Asian history. In the 1970s, the tum camewhich Mark Sbedtner in a .-..:ent article in In. Buffalo News described as thedismantlingofUB, which also was the dismantling of the SUNY system. While New York Slate in the 1960s was near the top among the 50 states in terms of the proportion of tax money going to higher education, by the late 19905, it was in 50th place. Within UB, the administration shifted resources from the liberal arts to schools and d<partments that generated money. Between 1972 and 2000, the full-time history staff was reduced from 38to 19. \',lbole fields were elintinated. Only two fields retained sufficient strength to offer meaningful doctoral programs: namely, American and modern European history. Between 1990and 2000,the mod em European field-within which German and Central European his- tory-it continues m the hard satory enjoyed an international repu- ences-was effectively destroyed by tation-was dismantled. All three the UB administration three yean British historians now~ retired; ago when it decided that UB stu · a search has b<m authorized for a dents going to Darmstadt would tenure-track assistant professor to have to pay full tuition at VB while away-incidentally, without the tu · replacr them. Similarly, the German field. with ilion waiver for which they would my retirement in 1997 and William have been etigible had they re · S.AIIen's retirement in 2000, has b<m mained as TAs in Buffalo. But the department, too, bean; a reduced to one assistant professor yet without tenure. Neither 6dd will be good deal of responsibility for the able to train doctoral candidates. The destruction of the modern EuroGerman language-and-literature pean progi-am. Of the 10 appointprogram that was essential to our ments made since the late J980s. graduate program in Central Euro- only one on the junior level Wil5 in modern European history; the othpean history has b<m dissoMd An important part or the doctoral ers were in American history or in program in German history was the pre-modem cultural studies, the latsupport it rea:iYed from institutions ter an ana with few students and few and fu nding agencies in Germany. possibilities of jobs. A cooperative arrangement was es- · One offer actually was made two tablished in 1974 with the history years ago to a senior German histod<partment at the Technical Unim-- rian, who turned it down . ,Jhe sity of Darmstadt, which enabled search has not been reopened.\ On the other hand, the placement our graduate students to spend a semester or a full year in Darmstadt record for doctoral students in Gerbefore they began their dissertation man history has been good. research. Darmstadt charged no tuI always ha"" been an outspoken ition and <Ven provided a modest ad>ocateoftheexpansion of history rost-of-living stipend. Our doctoral from traditional Euro- (and Ameri students at the dissutation stage can) centric perspectiv<s to critical regularly succeeded in obtaining the comprehensive approaches, indudcompetitive feUowships from the ing the non-Western world. NeverGerman Academic Exchange Ser- theless, the European tradition is an vice. In 1999-2000, we had four doc- integral part of this world and no , toral students in·Germany funded ~tythatlacksabroadprograrn by German agencies; at present. we in European history can provide a sehave two students in Germany. rious education to its students. There will be none in the foreseelOeorg ... lggen able futu re. The Darmstadt ex - change program as it affected his- Di:UinguilMd Proi~UtJr fmerituJ DqxJrtment of History ltanium chip c-~,.._,.... , " Further, if these processors are available at a reduced cost co m · administrators to tune the systems our Beta SGI Itaniurn cluster, it appears that the pre release IA -64 ( ltanium ) processors al ready are for their specific needs." . According to Miller, the results of competitive with high-end processors." said Miller. CC R's tests wi th the pre release ltanium chips bode weU for their performance in supercomputen. "We anticipate that for SnB. these processors will outperform many of the high-end processors when fi . nally released. the ability to deliver quick turn around time for computationally inten sive programs like SnB at low cost will be enhanced greatJy," he said. "This is cenainly good news for the genomics community." linux. an open-source operating sys' tern, allO'NS scientists. engineers and "In evaluating the SnB system on pared to high-end processors, then Calendar C..u...cl , _ , . . . e Wednesday, January 3 _ .,...._, UB vs. Akron. Alumni Arena, ~ Cam pus. 7 p.m. S1 2 for Blue, Sl O for Or;~nge/Bleac~. S8 for chik:l~ ages 12 and under, free for students with 10. Saturday 6 Women's Basketb.al have been reproduced from a book publiShed 1n 1863 owned by t~ Roben l. Srown Htstory of Medicine CollectiOn The exhibit was made possible through Saturday 13 ~~~~~~~::a~a~~) of Medical Historical Society Women., Swimming ..What c... ~:=~the~~':JYby the UB vs. tstu s. Alumn1 Ar~ pool, North Campus. 1 p.m . Free artist's roots in the Great Plains, a~ on display through Dec. 1 S in the fi~t-floo r gallery in the Center tor the ArU on the North Campus. The paintings. the majority of which were created Wednesday 17 ;~~~O:.,~~~r!t~~ue usually reserved for sculpbng. Callery hourl are from 10:30 a .m . to 8 p.m ~nesday through Friday, and noon to S p.m . Sunday. lnformotlon Seillon EMBA Mld PMBA Informa tion Session 10< Proopedi¥< Student>. t 06 )acot» ~~~~:in~~~:~S- 6 ;;;~~~~~ P:'fc!\t~~ren _ .,.........,. Wednesday UB vs. Ke n t State . Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m . S12 for Blue, 11 0 for Onlnge/~Khen, S8 for chiktrtn ages 12 and under, he for students with 10 UB vs. Akron. Alumni Arena, North With 10. 10 Women's aukedMII UB vs. Kent Sblte. Alun'vli Arrna, North ~mr::~~~~ ?:.:~t~~~~ with 10. You~ "' 3200. Exhibits "1 - Century llotanlcol Prlnu " The fnt art exhibit of the Health Sciences library will be on diiplay ~~~~~~::~,=~~~ the South C.ITif"!'. The print>-<mages of plants wtth medicinal properties- .. UB P•lnt en" ~~ rn":e~~~~r~u:~ ~~~~~~~-~~~~enter of the Arts on the North Campus. Callery houn are from 1 0 a.m . to 5 p.m Tuesda~ 10 a .m . to 8 p.m . Wednesday ~::~'/nday and 11 a.m. to 6 p .m ~~!1"' Painting• of " Ave American Print M..ken .. 'NoB by artist ~n IJoolty and pnnt makers lim Dine, Tony Fitzpatrick. Robert ~ffankSt<llaandMa" Tobey are on display through Jan. 31 in UB's Anderson Galt«y, ManN )ackson Place, Buffalo. Cattery hourl are 11 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through friday. ~as~et~all MEN ' S C anlsius 80, UB 78 Hodari Mallory ~Cored olf an oflonsM rebound will> leu dan I second rema1n1oc on the dock "' O¥ertime to eM Canisius an 8().. 78 win O¥et" US on Nov. 30, dr-oppin& the Bulls to 0-3 The last-oecond shot copped olf an oxdtinlpneloo- the 2.31 I fans in AJurmf AnN who saw UB hit a tlv-oe-pomer at the end ol rqubtion to tie the pme at 64-64 and send It into overtime WOMEN' S UB 71 ,Aibany 56 UB 81 ,W isc.onsin-H itwaukee 52 UB kept its unblemished record Intact with a pair ofvic:tories. UB. SO. opened the weel<with a 71 -56 win O¥et" vfsltin& Aabany on ~ 2CJ The BlAis oever-o-ailed in the pne.and ted by .. many .. 2< poina .. the second hall. UB stnJggted at times. both olfensNety and delensMiy. comm«ting 18 tumc:J\'en and a8owinc the Great Dane< to shoot an~ <15 pen:ent from the tloor and SCO<O 56 poina us; ro~~any Belt ~eored , camehi&!> 23 po;na and 1rabbed eizht .-.bounds. Four. Bulb scored in~ fi&ures on Sarun!oy as UB held WJ:SCOflU1-Mitwaube t0 just six field pis .. the second half. doleating the P2nthen. 81 -Sl.Jo.- thek fiftto vk:tory of the season. Mari Mc.Oure led ;dl scorers wit:h 18 poina.. Bulls outscored UWM, +1-22. .. the flnaJ 20 mlnute1 ol play. nno&t>t Wrest! in~ UB des for 21st place in Cliff Keen L.u Veps Invitatio nal UB toOk pan. in Ia second tnvitational of the season tan ~ u It ~ed to the prestip>us Ctill Keen t.a. "-las lrwiUtlonal. The &Us tied with Cal l'l:>ty. for 21n pbce amona the 52 teams with 38 points.IMinois won the event wktt t S6 po;na. Us< season. the Bull> pbced 27th with 20 poina. · Senio<- Shawn Kegel was the Suit.• tone wres1ler to place. fini"""& thud • 6- t ~ .. the t ))-pound bnd<et. 2.0. Kegel lost hb quarurfirW match to Oregon's Brian Waaon. the Pm"~tual second-pb.c~ fintsher Aft6"'"" He bounced ~ck with four stn,jght wins to c:b.im third pb.c~. defeating some of the tounwnent's top-nnked gr-Wen along the ~. In the fifth wresdeback. he defeated Pttuburgtl's Rob Loper, the tournament's top seed~ this season's No. 2-f'V'ked wrestler 1n the Ntion In preseason polls. ~wimmin~ MEH' S UB pl ilces fo u rth in N ittany Lio n lnvft:a.do nilf UB finished fourth of four sqmds u the NltQn)' Uon lnvitatl()Nj last WM'keod Host ~ 20th-~nked ~n Sace won the dl~ meet. 1 ~aci~~~~,::~pm~~~~~=~c~ch~ :;:;:~i~ ~iteome best of 4:03.33. wt.l~ teammate Erk Stimson was fourth In 4:09.99. McU.chlan also pbced s&ond 1n the 1650 freestyle 1n another lifetime best ol 16:0<.<9. Sdmson finished second lf'l the 200 backstroke in 1.51 .3 7 He also was part of the 200 medley .-.by squad. a1ons M;toe Szyprowslu. Pe.... Zeitleo- and Tony tmuck>s. that placed sbnh .. t :38.92. WOMEH ·s UB plilces fi fth in Piltrio t lnvitation aJ UB took fifth pbce MnOOg I ] teams at the PatnOt lnYfa{)()fU! 10 faJrbx. Va. Washington Sate won the ove~ll team CompetWOil. UB freshman joU~ Pun pbced fourth 1t1 the 200 f~ tn I :55.61 Abby OeiQ finished fourth 10 the 200 ~dcstroke In 2:07.00 and seventh 1n the 100 ~ckstroke in 59:43. She also toOk seventh in the 50 freestyle In 24.80 ;uld eighth in the 100 butterfly in 59.36.The 800 freestyle-relay squad of Dawn Hklc.ey. He.ather Roch~tte. Katrina Sincb.ir and Jeni Broderick finished sixth 10 7:57:46. Hickey~ Sincb.ir pbced sixth and eighth. respecovely, m the 1650 freestyie with times of 17:42.18 and 17·4S. IS ln~oor lracK an~ fiel~ H e n ~d women w in at Ka ti e AIm eter MemoriallnvitationaJ The men's and "NNmen's track-and-field squads opened thetr seasons on Sawrday with convincing wms at Colgate's K.atieAJmeter Mernorul lnvrauona.l The men scored 1+4 poinD to finiih ahead of Colgate (100.5) and Caru~us (68.5) in the tn-meet. The Bulls had a pair o( double-winnen 1n the field evenu, as Adam Smith took the shot put and 35-pound weight throw. wt.ile Kamau Halim won the long jump and triple jump. Dan Simpson (pole vault). Pete Otovic: (400 meters), Rick jus:zkiewicz {800 meten) ~M ike Commisso (1000 meten) aJso were victorious for the Bolts. The 'N'Oii'len's squ:ad was impressive as well, scon n& 163 pomu to eu1ty outdisance Colgate (I 0 I) and Canisius (61 ). UB set four school records 1n the meec. induding a pair by freshmen in their first c~legiate compedoon. Freshman U.ura Olson took the pc:Me -nutt with a leap of 10-3 and Faith Thompson won the shot put with a toss ol < I -2. Biaunco Mchrland (38-2. tnple Jump) and Christina K.edt (2:.55.9'1, 1000 meterS) also set school sandards. KKk ~ified for the ECAC Ownpionships with her showin& in the I000 meten. Jenelle Callender and llemadett. Bo.well regisarod double wV>s. ..n;1e Christ>na Matthews, Sarah Aea:her and Katie Scoa 'NOf'l individual e¥ena. \ �8 Reparies Oecelllber7.2000/Vut3tlo.15 7:30p.m . fre<. Sponsorod by lJniYenity Christian Fellowship. For more information, John Aylward, 645-1859. Thund•y, December 7 - . . , . . .. •rws . _ , •• On" LundMon UB Women's Club. Poinsettia pickup. Center for Tomorrow, Nortti Campus. 11 :30 a.m. ~edn:~~,:~. 645-3286. Uvei'8S~os..tos With a Utile Help from My ~c!t....m. ' 12(}Ciemon~ North Compus. 2: ~ p.m . Fr... Sponsorod by Of the VK.e President for Pubtic SeMc:e & Urban Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the Chief lnfOflT\ation OffK.er and Faculty Senate. OffKt Musklecturos..tos Counting Pllin tho!. Match or Dlffor and the GesQit Principle of Similarity In ~~~h.'J"~i.Y~n2~ ~~=: ~~S~L of Musk. For more information, 645-2921. Poetry Reading. Allee Notl<y, Aruelm Berrigan. lust lkJflalo Literary Center, 2<95 Main SL, lkJflalo. 8 p.m . S6 gene<>~, S5 studen~ S-4 memi>Or. for mar. inlormotion, 645-3810. =-MuskThuter Mozart In tho Middle. Black Box Thea~. Center for the ArU, North Campus. 8 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. For~ information, 645-2921 . Concwt Vkto< Wooten. Mainst»ge Theatre, Center for the Arts, =.I"s';'ros ~~t,.. 8 more information, 645~AIITS . .,......._...._ CritiQI Steps In Gone Exprtis1on In Tryponosomes. ~~~~-c. 26 f1rber, South Campus. Noon. Free. For more information, Noreen Williams, 829-2279. ~­ Physics Colloquium ~SportRsh =~~~~~~ap Consumption Advlso<y Nitrogen AI..,.., A Slight R~ of Nature. Bernard ~~:;;;.~es~Ptex. NOrth Campus. 4 p.m. Free. Aw~sand Envlronmenbll Risk p~ooniin.~~~orl< ~Angler Cohort SlJ.!dv. 182 Farber, SOUth Compus. '12:301:30 p.m. Free. ~ -lllophysla VocdnlolllnlsG<n< e.p.ssion. Edward N;tos, Dept. ol Bio<t1emistry. 108 Sherman, South~- • p.m. free. lllologkaiSclen<es~t and stobi11ty of ~Ice c~.s~'t:,~·- Mary Biological Sc;.nces. 11< Hochst.etter, Nonh Cam~. 4 p.m. Free. S•turd•y 9 F-,-. lad< frost Holiday Revue. Mainstage Theatre, Center foc ~~2'::"~ts.CSl'rchi~~ Men 's Swimming worr:,~~For64~Jrs. f-,-. lad< frost Holiday Revue. Malnstage Theatre, Center foe Int.....-.. StudentSchcMr s.nkos W2 ~u:.'Sfo~J:; ~m .-....., 1-12. For more F. . 2000 information, Optional PToctJcal Training. }ennrfer Chazen, International Studem and Scholar Services. 145C Student UnM>n, North Campus. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Concert UB Choir and UB Chorus. Si« ~~~aJ~~t;'~t~ of Music. for more infOfl'nation, 645-2921 . li~linq~ (or ev-enh taking pli'lc~ on campu s or for o ff cam pus evcnh where UB yroups ure prin<lpal \pon\Or\ Listings <lrt! It; " ~ EcfTech In a ~!!.rse. o!~k=.r~. ~=~tJ!=g~ter. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. due no Ia Iet" than n oon on lh<' Thund.ty preceding publkatlon lh.ti119.1. ETcsmoc.n· - . . . . . , , ""There's Magk In the Web of ilrl: fur thr onlln~ UB Ca le ndar of t.venh at • http ;. I www.buUotlo.e du / c:a lt! ndar / logln >. 8ecau.1e of , p.ue llmlta t lom. not all f!ve nh In the e lectronic calenrlar will be Included In tht! Reporl.er 645-ARTS. ~~ ~~:-m ~UC:f"' Union, North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For more information, Kevin Bidtah, 510-5552. -··-- UB vs. St. Bonaventure. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m. SS ~1. S3 children ages 12 and under, free for students with 10. :.=Musk Thooter Mozart In the Middfe. Black Box Theatre, Center for the ~~~~~~O:;t~f Music. For more Information, Monday 8 History Lecture Antl-Sornlllsm In the EM! German Communlst"Party, 1952-53: Denial to the End. Mario kess$er, Center f01 01 ~~r~~ ?'3z Pari<, ~~~G~teF~~P f01 German and Austrian Studies and the DepL ol History. more information, Patricia Mazon. 645-2181 , ext. 58<. For Foster C-Jtry Colloqulo Structural Genomks by NMR. =:~~~tof Complex. 4 p.m. Free ~SO<ed by DepL of lec~~~~ster -·lng ~t~Wn~~orif; ~!~pus. Prayer c..-c~-Poly- -645-3286. Fostlw Concert. Stephen Manes, plano, Dept. of Music. aod M<Mes Pogossian, violin, Dept. ol Music. Emoritus Center, SOUth Lounge ~r, South~. 2 ~ .... Sponsorod tus Center. For more information, Michael M. - Metzger, 829-2271 . Wednesday 13 Flill'zooo-.....,Sorlos ~and Treotlng: Postrauma Streu Dborder In Abused Children and ReoctlveAttochment g'h~~~ict. information, John 645-1859. ~ytward, Bible Study Followsh~ of Christian Ath~H Stadrum. FCA) . Room 141, UB ~;'~~ud~ and Training. For~ ·__ ,._ ·information, 645-.61 ..0. DNPIINA." ~Choir, prof. Dept. Chonay. ~=~ lnstiC>JtJ!. Elm .... Clrltcn sb., ~=~Othor Drug Abuse A S<S-3261. ~ -\WiiomfolsStewafu Doemen College. 8:<5 Thund•y ·~m~;:-~ 14 -- ---- ~==T~"?4ofor""'"' ~SO::C"" Stonclor<h-llose AJJossmont In the Arts In New Yort StAte. Moria Runlola and John Sisbr. Univ<My Inn oncl Conferonc._... Center, North Foret Rood, Amherst. 8:30-10 a.m . S2S. ~bye~~,: School F.-... , SOUth Campus. 6 p.m. Sponsored by Dept. of Nudear Medicine. For fTM>f'e information, Rebecca Goodman, 838-5889. Bible Study Student Bible Study. Dal<ne Guarino. 210 Student Unton, North c~m~r30 p.m. Free. ~Fel uh~.!more information, Oalene Guarino, <59-0231 (pager). ETC.Scholon' -.!oops Copyright and folr Use In the ==-~~72Forber. 6p .m. F~ Wednesd•y Continuing Professional E.ducation. For more information, 645-6642 . 20 Frld•y ~.=::!'" I5 Occupotlonol~. ~ ... RoOm1109C.'t'l"- Medial Center. 9 a.m. Frte. ~~X"nion~~ ~~ ~Nuclear Medicine. 11 7 IS n.lnlllg -'- a Pr-Mfttlng ~...~ r:!~ht';I.'Ji~1 Mond•y Buflllo 12:30 p.m. free. =~itl~~~m~~7 C11kulating Dose to the General PUblic for P11Uents ~.1om,.~ for AdOrnczalc. 645-3222. ~by~= ~~.ncr~.=~~ p.m. Free. S~· ~~iu.n~~rn~~~n mation, ~ Broccuto, 645-9-4 53 . ~-:1orgetod Daemon College. 8:45a .m.- •hfOfl'nation, WBFO, 829-6000. ~eT~7';~more =~~~_P_.Sbff ~, a.~;u~~·s ~ For more information, p.m. Free. For more Bible Study International Student Bible Study. 317 Student UnM>n, North Cam~·.!i 30 p.m. Free. ~~~ Sengloup, dir. ~accesserw:es, ~ plus wor1cs by Turlno, Albenlz II ==~:'~~ Decernbo< HoUcioy Party. 210 Student Union, North C.mpus. waFO's Opus: CloJJkJ Live Friday Sc~es - Bible Study 64 5-2921. only aaepled through th e ch~c:lronlc: submiulon form 12 1-..otlonol Student UB vs. N~ . AJumni Arena oool, North Campus. 6 p.m . Fre<. Tuesd•y 7:30p.m. Sponsorod ~ Urn..nlty Christian follow5hop. F...,. For ITIOI"e information, )Ohn Aylward, 645-1859. Wednesd•y 27 Crttkol C o n - Confwonco S.turd•y Thyroid .... A<ftnol Dlsonlen In the ICU. St""':'~ 16 ~~Buflllo Bible Study =:-m ~~ =7ajo urnon. North C.mpus. • p.m. Free. For r1"'Ife infofmltion, KOYfn llidtah, 510-5552. ........,_ Schoolof~t !:loldo)< Dinner. . General Hospital. 9 a.m. Free. obs Exe<utM oe..lopment Center, comer of~ Ave. Mld North St., 8uflalo. 6 p.m. free for faculty and staff of the S•tt,~rday 30 - ·-- UBvs.Novy. 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HWI, UB receive $3 million in funding Research to develop new, high-speed methods to find molecular structure ofproteins By LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Editor T HE Hauptman-Wood ward Medical Resea rch Institute (HWI ) and UB have received grants totaling $3.13 million to develop new, high -speed methods to determine the molecular structure of proteins. The funding is pan of a $25 mil lio n center grant awarded to the Nor theas t Stru-ctural Ge nomi cs (NESG) U>nson ium composed of researchers from UB. HWI, U>rnell Un iversity, Columbia Un iversity. Yale University, U ni versi t y of Toronto, O ntario Cancer Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories and Rutgers University, home to the principal investigator o n the project, Gaetan o T. Montelione. The consortium was established in response to the National Lnstitutes of Health's Protein Structure Initiative. funded through the National lnsti· tu te of Ge neral Medical Sciences ( NIGMS). The initiative aims to capitalize on discoveries generated by the Human Genome Project. The NESG Consorti um is one of research saentist , will receivc $1.7 ) million over the ncxt five years for their work in crystal-growth meth · ods and techniques. Jt will U9: a newlr seven pilot research centers in struc- developed. high-throughpul robol · tural gen omics, a ...new field dedi cated to determining gene function by defining the protein st ructure encoded in a gene's DNA sequenct'. The N IH init iative a ims to target proteins from various model organ isms, including the fruit +ly. yeas!. roundworm a nd ce rtain hum an proteins. The consortium will usc both X ra y crystall og raphy a nd nuclear magnetic resonance (N MR ) spec troscopy to determine protein struc · tures. Knowing the mo lecular ~rue · ture of proteins is essential for de signin g new drugs to treat. p revent and cure diseasc. At 1-tauptman-Woodward.Georgl' Dc Titta, H'NI executive director and tcs laborator y tha t will a ll ow rc searchers to obtain crystals for X-rav struct ural analysis for a large num ber of d1fferent proteins m a short ume. The new laboratory was establi shed through funding from the John R..Oishe1 Foundation. making Hauptman -Woodward setentlsh among the first to lli>C thts method of crystal productton. .. It is proJects like tht.'M' that ex · em plify how critical mtttal sup ~>Ort can be," l>eTttta satd. "The fundm g from the O ishct f-oundation pro vtded the tnfrastructurc for the lab and also gave us another great op portum ty to wo rk with talented colleagues, includi ng Tom Szypersk1 .11 the Umversity at Buffalo." Thomas Szyperskl. associate pru· fcssor of chemistry. and his team will CEO. who also is a UB research pro fcsso r. and Joseph Luft, HW1 sem o r rl'Cf'IVC S l.3R million over the next five years for research using NM R !lpcctroscopy to establish protem structures. Approximately S I mtl hon was awarded through the NIH center grant for the UB work. wuh the additional $385.000 contributed by the auonaJ Scn:nce Foundauon. ..The center grant suppons thl' purchasc of a ~) - ca lled cryogenu. NMR probe, ~hich willtncrease the sensi tivity of our spect rometer bv a factor of 3 or more. thus reducmg measurement time of mo lecular struct ures about I O· fo ld," Szypersk.J ~td. "Thts will enable us to solve protein structures by NMR tn an unprecedented rap1d fashton. "Su ch mvestmcnts ensure: that our research group--and thU.!> L' B '~ h1gh -field NMR cenr<r-will su' ct.>Ssfu ll r paniCipate tn the leadm~­ edge t.•ndeavor of structural genomics. which will contribute to lay the foundations of this centurv\ biomedical research." he satd. .Bioinformatics center proposed By SUE WUETCHER Report6 Editor W ORK already under way in numerous department s an d research centers at UB would fo rm the basis of a new high-technology "Center of Excellence in l\ioinformatics" proposed by Gov. George E. Pataki as a vehicle to create jobs and jump-start th e Western New York economy. The center would be one of three across the state suggested by Pataki in his 200 1 .. State of the State" ad dress as part of an ambi tious S I bil· ~on high-technology and biotech- nology p lan in which New York State would become a worldwlde leader in university-based research, job creation and job development. The three centers-the o th er two would be loca ted in Alba ny for nanoelt.-ct ronjcs and Rochester for p ho to n ics an d optoelect ronicswouJd link universiry researchers di rectl y with private tndustry. Pataki envisions ot her centers C\'cn tually being located on long Island and in New York City. The governor's plan wo uld ust~ $283 million in state fund-, over thl· next M years to !~rage more than S700million in federa1, universitv and private fun ds to spur high· ttx:h and biotech job growth thmugh thcsecen ters of excellence and other injtiatJvcs. UB admi nistrators said they ex pect more infonnatlonon the"Ccn · ters of Excellence" p lan to be in cluded in the governor's 200 1-02 budget, wh.ich was released on Tuo· day. Details were unavailable to the Reporter at presstim t>. "11us will be the largcsl high -lech economic development initiati"~ in our State's history," Patak! said of the ..\ ...entm of Excellencc" plan during his State of file State addr~. "'llle rc· suJt will be an exploston of mnovalion that will crca1ethousandsofjohs. Good jobs. High paying jobs. lobs for the next generation of NC'W Yorkers. "O ur universities are better prepared now than ever before to help lea d the way into the high -tech economy of the new century. Now l!o the time to take the next step to bndge the gap between academia and thc new economy." SUNY Chancellor Robert L. Kmg p raised Patak.i's plan, calling it uan tnvestment that will ass ure New York's economic future." The Ce nter of Exce ll ence tn Bioinfonnatics at Butfulo wouJd CR"- ate acaderml and mdustna.l partner - ships between UB. Roswell Park ( :m cer Institute, the Hauptman -Wood ward Me<:lical Research lnsmute and such loca1 companies a.'i Prax:.ur. Ad van ced Refra cto r v Technologte!o tART }, Eth!Con. Veridtan and ltk Tech.nologu~':S. Among the LIB un•h expected to panicipate m the ccn ter wou ld be the Nt•w Yorl.. :'-tt.ltt' Center fo r Engmeenng Destgn .md lndustnal InnovatiOn; thl~ Cl"lllt'r ior Compu tational Re~earch. tht• schoob of mt-dicine. pharm ..K\ JnJ engtneertng: the Department ttl Cnmputer Soence and Engmet·nng.. the st ructural b•ology progrJm; tht• DNA M!Croa rrav l-aaillv- locJtt-d at Roswell but JOllltly t.Jpt•ratt."J l'n Roswell and US-and the Ccntt~r for Drug Di.scoverv and F.xpenmen tal TherapeuttC!I. �2 Repa..-... Januart18.2001/VI.32.11.16 BRIEFLY "'UB Todlly"..., IMlUI!IY lineup Stephen C. Dunnett is vice provost for international education and professor of foreign language education in the Graduate School of Education. Founder and director of the world-renowned English Language Institute, he has been a UB faculty member since 1971. rn...-wlthiJI-.. COKhe Oleryt Dodor .... Reggio-- highlight the janulry ecllian al "UU To~.· the monthly~ cableteleYision !l!owJhowcas. U81oculty, SIOII, students and p<ograms. The !how b Sf>O<UOtod by ing the u8 Alumni As!ociotloo. Dozier, who COKhe the women's tam. ond Wlthertpoon, hood cood1 al the . men's tam. will recop the teams'sUsonstodole. Other guests .-e J<>s<pl:1 F. Atldnson, prolesJor al c:MI, structurol ond 0!1llironrnon1o engineering- director al the Glut Lakes Progrom; Jomes Leahy, project c:Oonlinoto< In the Cent.r For AsslsiM! Technology. who will disaiSs the , _ ·H.y pump' device lor p<.mplng gos that- deYoloped .. the antor, ond Edwlld Steinlold, pn>lessor oiii'Chiteclure ond directo< al the Center lor lndusivo o..ignand EnvlronmettUIN.ces ODEA). and s - , Trueodole, r - . ...adlteot the""""'· who willdisa.ou the cent.r and the tf-r ol""-· Sll design. Each , _ progrom runs There bu been u:plcnlve growth In the -- -"lnclust.y"- the pMt_.._._ - b fu- ellng this growth 1 The primary reason is the growing demand for higher education worldwide-particularly in Asialargely as the result of two factors: improvements in secondary-school foreign students, international student enroUment in the U.S. has cation Jet'Yices 111 a large part of the Amertc.n Hf'Yk:e.sector Women's Club to offer "Evening of Beauty" gross national pfoduct. . _ much do Amertc.n unlvenltles bring In ..,. Jelling u.s. educational products oveneu7 per person and indudes a "super sandwich supper,• will benefit the Grace Capen Aademic Awlld Fund. Yoluntet!I'Sirom the IUdlence will porticiplle In demon• strallons oll\olmJU end style, rna-. pe<llclft, body sugarIng. !Idol, ITIIIcoup oppliallon ond pononol color onolysis. grown rapidly, from 53.107 in 1960 to 514,723 in 2000. The U.S. Depoortment of Com- merce ...,kslntenuotJonal.-. The total economic con tribut ion of the more than half million international students and their dependents 10 1999-2000 was estimated by NAFSA : Association of Interna ti ona l Educators to be approxi - malely S 13.3 billion, up 9 pera:m from thepreviousyear.ln 1998,educaJion was the Unit~ States' fifth largest service-sector export. New York State is second only to California in the number of intemationaJ students it receives-55,085 in -about numben7._ In Fall 2000, UB enroUed some 2,400 international students--not counting those enrolled in the English U!nguage Institute-or about 9.7 perant of the university's total enrollment. Thirty years ago. UB enrolled approximately 500 international stu dents.ln 1998-1999, 178 UBstudents participatedirianovmcasstudyprograrn, up from 169 in !he previous year. This number is probably underreporting between 25-50 students, since we haY< no way to track VB stu dents participating in non -SUNY programs. In 1999-2000, UB sent a total of260 students abroad, induding students from other institutions. per student-to the economy of New York SUite in 1999-2000. - - . t i n Westem New Yo.tt71s International education a llnandlll- to the region? Changing economic and geopolitical circumstances around the world have greatly affected the nature and The lllplt!Orls. - By all means. A Dec. 8, 1998. article in The Buffa)o News conservatively a>mfT'III1Iy- estimat~ the contributi.on of for- scope of international programs. U.S. programs have moved away from their Euroct'ntric focus to em- One·- REPORTER - ....... ---__ _.._ published by the Ollb al Services In the llMolon al Unlvonily Communlutions, l.Wwnily. - - • ]30 CnlftJ Hoi. Bullolo, (716) 645-2626. ---..... _., ~~---~--­ _,. ...., ..... ....--......Suo- ---- ~..... ...,_....,. -GIMIUft -S.A. ..... ~­ 1999-2000.These students and their dependent s contributed an esti - mated $1.602,642,736---<Jr $37,397 an inndvative economics and business administration program. The ----tsattend ... today, ~ to JO yeanago7 -manyUB students study cweneas7 Only 30 yean ago, most "International education" programs Involved s-tu:~ with MukoEurope. has changed since then7 What .. ~ status of progr...,s In Afrtc. Mldlastem Europe? The Padfklllm7 will r<aive. complete-. For further inlormation or to make • reservotlon, call Meena Rustgi at 632-5768. establish an exchange program with a major Chinese university-the Beijing Municipal System ofHigher Educatio!l--i1 program that continues to tJUs day. In 1984, UB was awarded the contract for the first MBA program to be offered in China. UB developed the $15 million Malaysian cooperative-education program in 1986, followed by other programs in Indonesia and Taiwan. Mqre recently, UB devel oped EMBA programs in Singapore andOUna,andispartncringwith Konan Univtrsityoflapan to deliver UB, as for many public institutions, international students art desirable, both of which have created a de - in part,beauscofthehigher-<>utmand for higher education that can- of-state-4uition they pay. However, not be met, giveri the limited insti- economic impact is only one of the tutional capadty in these countries. benefits-and not necessarily the In addition, the emergence of a glo- · most important-that international bal marketplace has increased the students bring to UB. International demand for transnational compe- students are valuable assets in many tence and international experience. ways. advancing the universi~ reespecially in theprofessioOS.:Despite search and teaching missions, intermajor increases in tuition charges at nationalizing the university comU.S. colleges and universities, and munity, and enriching the cultural decreases in federal financial aid to and intellectual life of the campus. na~. ~ Morulle~ salon and o.y Spo. 6100 Main SL at Youngs Road in Wolliomsville. The...,~ which costs $10 to the Western New brace vinually the entire globe. ln York economy to be around SSO / the past 30 years, for example, we million-an amount that reprc · haY< seen the economic ascendancy sented "a pocketbook punch more ofAsia and a corresponding increase significanl that the BuJfalo Bills." In in enrollments of students from that fact, NAFSA calculates that interna- region. as wdJ as a proliferation of tional students at UB alone contrib- overseas academic programs in uted more" than $63 million to the Asian countries. In 1980, UB was local economy in 1999-2000. For one of the first U.S. universities to systems and increased affluence, throughout the month .. 6:30 p.m. s..ndlys on Chonnel18 11>temationll and Chonnel 10 In ~- Clotence,. Ort:hlrd Pari< and eJma, and 11 9 p.m. Mondltys.on Channel 181nter- The U8 WOmen's Club will present on "Evening al BNuty II" from 6-3 p.m. Mohdoy In cign students -..n collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989 created opportunities for much 1 greater involvement by UB in <Altral and Eastern Europe. That year saw the beginning of negotiations leading to the landmark exchange agreement with the Jagiellonian University in Poland. UB had a major role in the SUNY project in Hungary to promote: private-enterprise development. The university also was a key player in the development of the Riga Business School in Latvia, which offers a Western-style MBA program.ln the past liV< years, the university's institutiona1 actiVities in Africa have focused primarily on two exchange programsthe first with the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, esUtblished in 1995, and the other with Addis Ababa University (AAU) in Ethiopia, established in 1999. Why don 't - have more programs In Latin Ametic.a7 Actually. in recent years UB has become increasingly active in the Americas. The university has had a number oflong-standing exchange programs in the region, such as the ont with Monterrey Institute of Technology in Mexico. Several pro- linkages with institutions in Latin America. The most visible new initiative in the region has been the highly sucassfui progi-am at the Un.ivmityofliavana (UH), Cuba, which wu developed by Professor Jose Buscaglia in 1997. Fall 200 I will see the launch of the new joint master's degree program in Caribbean Studies offered by UB and UH. Whkll--you most~ of setting up7 Since international education is by its very nature a collaborative endeavor and often involves many persons working together, I take pride, not in what I have done alone, but in what the university as a whole has been able to accomplish in the international area. Some of the pro- grams that UB can be especially proud ofjndude our pioneering and durable exchange program with the Beijing Municipal Sysiern of Higher Education; the coopuative education program in Malay:sia; our assistance program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the first organized by an American university in that country since the Khmer Rougt takeover in 1975, and our landmark exchange program with the Jagiellonian University. __ _ -hadasked. .-tSon do you wish I youhave .... - l t 7 One aspect of international education that your questions did not touch on has to do with the university's obligation to P"'P""' students to meet the challenges of globalization by giving them the knowledge, skills and experien'?' they need to be "globally competent." One of the major missions of the Office of the Vice Provost for lntet;national Education is to internationalize the university and to assist students in developing global competence. The: univtrsity offers a wide variety of programs to promot'e the international experience of Students and facUlty. fessional schools mainlain active CEOs bring expertise into the classroom SOM's "CEO-MBA Series" provides students with high-level perspective B7 JOHN DEU.A CONT11ADA Report~ Contributor P ROMINENT CEOs and senior executives from various business sectors, school's full-time MBA and Professional MBA programs. Although that course was offered during the students' winter break, it instruction on conglomeration, modernization and internationaliza- financial-services industry. The course induded presenUttions from seV<ral senior industry executives, including Mark Rtmington, executive via: presiden~ Citigroup; Joseph Wolfson, presiden~ Cartel WorldNet; Barbara Walter, senior vice presiden~ J;ederal Reserve Bank of New York; Michael Pinto, CFO/ 00. M&T Bank; Robert Zack. CEO, Merchants Insurance, and Randy LM!y, CEO, American Financial Services Association. The CEO-MBA Series was initiated by management Dean Lewis Mandell, wh\last year team-taught tion initiatives within the changing a course ori city economics with generated tremendous interest. including baniling and in- Forty-five students enrolled in the formation technology, are signing on to teach graduate-level bwiness courses in the School of Management as part of the school's new course, which was held in the CEO-MBA Series. Malcolm Burnett, former CEO of HSBCBank,kickedolftheserieswith a one-week, three-credit course, "Marketing Financial Servi=." that was offered earlier this month as an elective to students enrolled in the school's Jacobs E=:utive Development Center located in the Butler Mansion at the comer of Delaware Aventlt and North Street in Buffalo. Cu rrently serving as CEO of BNKR. financial-services oonsulting firm. Burnett provided students with BuJfalo Mayor Anthony·Masiello. "The idea is to giV< students the cpportunity 10 - through the eyes of top CllCUtives whose derisions impactiarge,oomplex organi72tions and whole industries." explains Mandell He noted that the CEO-MBA series is scheduJed to continue in May with the three-credit course, "HighTech Start Ups,"to be taught by UB MBA alumnus Ajit Pendse. Pend.se: is founder and former CEO of efusion, an Internet service company that rea:ntly was acquired for $52 million by ITXC. one of the world's largest providers oflntemet voice technologies. �January 18.2001/Yoi.J1.1o 16 Rep aries 3 BrieBy RERC begins research project on benefits of universal design The Aehablllt•tlon Engineering Ruurch Center ( RERC ) cJn l ln1 ver!tal Des1gn has be~un d four -vear research project a1med ill Villi datmg the da1med bent."fits of un1versal -des1gn pnnc1ples rhe Rl-.1{( on Un iversal Design. b.J!>C:d Ill the School of Archll~t ture anq Planmng. IS funded h~ the National Institute on l>1sahtht\ .Jnd ReUahdu auon Rl'!>t"arch ( N IDRR I 111 the l '-" Dep.utmt·nt ol l·.ducat1ori fhe proJect. funded lor Sl00,000 , 1~ d1rc~.:ted by environmental P'' ~..hol<>g i SI ( raq· SLott I >an ford. profes!>tH ()f design. It s purpt)!>C. he ~v ... IS to mt:asurt." the extent to wh11.:h uscro, actuall}' rcaltu the henefi" dauned tor uniVersal -designed bu&ldtnp To accomp lish th1s, the pro1el:t team will l:onduct ,, L,b(' o, t uth ol such bu ddmgs cu rrentl y m usc.• to detcrmme 1f the' JduaiJy mct:'t the crttena set forth by tht· N JL>RR and 1f the:'' funct1on ht'nt·r th.1n bulidmgs de:!>Jgned to be "au.t:ssihlc.•" to the d1s.ablt.·d In theor y. umver!>allv des1gned hulld 1ng' and produ~.h hh ''Su re{jnp" household producb- .Jrt' those who:!>c.- u .. r 1.1. equJtablt' flexible. Simple. easy to p('-rce1ve , tolerant ol error. les!l demJnd1ng of phys1cal effort than n on un1versall) des1gned Jtem!l w11h the ~~me function , and Sized and arranged to acl.ommodate all u .. en. whetht·r or not they have physJCalJmpalrment s. rfach case study will mvolvc !tt'Ver.tl tmltlJtur!t ol the buddm~ , US3biilty: a guided tOUr.lntervlt'Wt, and observatumltl d ... )('~-, tht' pt'f cep llons of individual consum('r!l. d' well J\ an a!t!tt....!tlllt'nt ol funl tiona] performance. The first building to be studted wdl ht· Lighthouse lntt'rfhllltmal' headquarters buildmg 10 New Vorl.. Cit}' I Mllchdi /(,JUrgola Arlhl tects ), wh ose assessme nt 1s !tchcdul ed to beg.m 111 Ma\ Danford says researche rs a nt iCipate that the !ttudv ~\· 11! vJhd.ltt' the claimed benefi ts of un1versall\• de!tJgnt·d hudd1ng' rdJtl\t' tn equ 1valent non-universall)· des1gned hut "a~.~..e:!>S i ble" hu1ld1ng.. The da ta s hould prove veq• u:!>cful m promotmg the com:ept ol " umver.\al des1gn'' as a preferable alternative to "accesstblt: dt' .. lgn . · he saysl'and contribute to the development of rC!lt:'drch -ba .. t•d <;~an dards and gUJdelmcs for umversal dc.·s1gn " Environmental safety plan University Facilities developing campuswide policy By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter As.sistant Editor T HE universi ty is o ne of thousands of public and private higher-educa tio n institutions thro ugho ut the cou nt ry facing possible mspectJon by the U.S. Environ mental Proteq_Jon Agency-an announcement that, in part. has ca taJyzed efforts to develop and institute a campuswide envi ronmental safety policy. The possible visit is "our most recent rationale to pursue all measu res that will yield positive improve ments." said Michael Dupre, associ- ate vice president for univmiity facili- ucs, which houses the Department of Occupatio nal and Environmental Safety. Charged with ensuring safe and environmentally sound practices throughout thecampus,OESisat the forefront of fa cilitating dialo gue abo ut th e prOposed policy. said Dupre, who, along with OES Director Lou Henry, is soliciting panicipatlon from the campus community. "We are trying to achieve a consen· sus-based, overarching campus safety policy," said Henry, emphasizing that the policy also will help define the roles of university commur\ity members in upholding safety standards. The policy, as outlined by Dupr< and Henry, should detail the r«ponsibilities of supervisors, principal in· vestigators and employees, and "Uuld indude informing new employees o f safety and health protocol; ensuring proper equipment and protecti~de· vices are provided, maintained and used; promptly reporting unsafe acts or conditions; providing proper tratn· ing; coordinating and conducting in temaJ inspections to determine com pliance with rurrent safety and environ mental standards, and providing or acquiring necessary resources for health and safety equipment, mate· nals and facili ties. \Vhile devotin g the proper atten tiOn to safety takes tim e "away from o ur principaJ mi ss ion of teaching and research" and requires thought ful spending oflimi ted financiaJ resources, Henry said , it can~ done. "My goal (is) to get everybody to d o it as well as some do it," he said, citing as an example the Department of Chemistry, which h as its own safety committee comprised of fuc- ulty and staff members that performs inspections. "They're just as resourcrstarved as ..cryone els< ... and they've fo und a way to do it right." While UB follows state and fed eral regu1ati o ns fo r safety, it currently h as no un ivers ity·specifi c policies in place. Dupre and Henry have been working to rem edy that with "a !01 of o ld ·fashio ned walking around n- literally knocking o n dassroom and laboratory d oors in search of suggestio ns and concerns from p rincipaJ investigators and re· searchers about workplace safety. "Safety professionals have this challenge of trying to keep people mindful of things."said Dupre, citing com· provide perspective "on ou r facili ties and ou r programs, feedback o n ... areas we could improvc,n in addition to getting a feel for the in ~ spection process, Henry said. "We could wait for th e EPA to get here, fix whatever they tell us to fu: or we could start building a better program from the ground up." he said ... T he policy isn't a magic pill to dea l with the EPA inspection. We want to be safer and in better com pliance--that's th~ goal." meet safety challenges. Still. both Dupre and Henry agree SUNYwide, self-disclosure agree - the possibility of an inspection gives credence to their crusade. " It's as good a time as any to start building a quality program," Henry said, Ooting the two alread y have bro ught their proposal to both tht" Professional Staff and Faculty senates in hopes the bodies ultimately will endorse the policy. He said he and Dupre will revisi t the Facuh )' Senate this month . "O nce the policy is endorsed. we ..;u begin a dialogu< with stakeholders," added Dupr.e, who is hopi ng to submit a policy draft to UB's top adm in istr.Ji o rs for approvaJ follow mg that dialogue. A major cha!Jenge in achieving compliance at UB, Henry said, is in developing bette r system s lO track the acquisition, storage. use and disposa l o f hazardous m aterials. To· ward that end. the university in December hired the environment al engineering firm URS G rein er Woodward C lyde to conduct a mock inspection of the campus and h1nd a S 100,000 g1ft from Ve n zon to a collaborative ht e racy project of the Cente r for Appllt'd Technologies 1n Ed uta Rico and the Virgin lslanc:J..-said the aggressiveness," he said. emphasiz· ing that Pls have a responsibilityin spite of constraints--to invest the necessa r y time and resources to ing what you do ... and day-to-day Reading made easy through technology- that's the plan be ers New York, New JerseY. Puerto initiative aimed at higher-ed ucation institutions was lau n ched "la rgely because we were seeing some very d istinct problems with environmciJ tal compliance." Habi b Spencer sa id the EPA 1s encou ragi n g schoo ls to cond uct vol untary in terna1 a udit s. the rt" sults of which could mean substan tial reductio n in civil fin:m ciaJ pen alties-betwee n 75 and 100 per n·nt- for disclosure a nd prompt co rrect ion of violations. Negotiations are under war between SUNY counsel in Albany and placency as the No. I o ffe nd er. ...lbere's room for improvem ent" Henr y ag reed. n o ting that de · partmental disparity is not due to indifference. 'Tve never met a prine~paJ investigator that didn't care about safety. It's a question o f how rigorous you are and how weU you are document · Gift to improve early literacy Nina Habib Spencer, spokesperson fo r the EPA's Region 2-which cov- 11011 Lo mputer!l for t'h1 ldrcn and EP IC ( Fven· Per the EPA in hopes of hashing out a mcnL And while an internal audit would not preclude the EPA from mspeo ing UB. Habib Spencer said the potential ag reemen t-w hi ch could cover most, if not all, schools m the system-\\'Quld put an lnstitutKJn "on d schedule for fixing VJolallom that h.1ve been 1dcntified, and whilt• thl'~ improvements ,1 re taking plact•, Wt' wouldn't a te tht.· St:imol a second t1111t' for the violations." Tht• EPA's stand mg policy of rl'\,Jumng supplemmtal cnvtronmental pro1~cb lol\owmg self-disclosure, wh1ch entaJiup.Jatmg or replaang cqmpmcnt. often -.erw in heu of pa)'lng a fim•. ~he smd The EPA aJready has "'L"Itt--d scwraJ SUNY schools. While Hahih Spt·n(t:r could not disclosewhtch mstllut iOib were visited, she did say that",ul\' 111spectJOns we h ave done o l ~UNY schools gives lL" a lx1ter VJ('\\' of the state of envuonmentaJ affairs m the SUNY system and an edge when II comes to verifying any problems the schools might identify themselves." ICATE J at UB. the Buffalo Pubh~. ~c hool s, 1 son Infl uences C h ildren). Mary G resham, VICe president lor pubiK servu..c and urban .Jffath, whose o ffice houses CATE, and Donald Jacobs, d1rector of CAT!-,, were amo ng those acceptmg the g1f1 durmg a cen."mom· on Dec 20 T he proJt'Ct a1ms to 1mprove the early literacY of Buffalo Puhh~. Sch ool stude nts b)' prov idin g them Wit h (Omputen. m tht.·lr home!t and DSI Int erne t access, a nd bui lding an onhnr support svstt'm for parenh and teache rs. sa1d Vcn10 n G roup Pres1dc:nt Paul Croll\' T h e pilot pro tet.·t wi ll provtde up to 70 desktop (ompu tt.• rs fur tht· teachers and students m four classrooms at School 27- HIIIarv Parl.. Academy-to use at home . ~tudents Will keep the co mputers while enrolled at H 1llar y Park. The not -fo r-profit Comp uters lor Ch1ldren Will help rl'furbtsh the co mput ers for home use. Buffalo h1gh sc hool studen ts lcarnmg com p utc:r sk J!I s at C1sco Regional Trat nm g Academy will hdp mau11a1n th e co mputer!<. In add1t 1o n. the LI.S. lkpartment of Edu~.Jt l on will dona te t'X I ra co mputers fur tht• ,eJected classroom!> LATl:. '"Ill prov •de trammg to all studt·n ts. parent~ Jnd tt'.Jtht·r .. Buffalo cu rrent!\' ha!> the: lm..•t·~t le\'d of l1t eracv m t''' Ynrl.. \t,ltt' a~ measured tw .. ~.ores on the fourth -grddt· 1-ngll';;;h 1.1n~u.1~e .-\rh ! FLA I .J.\o!tc..'.sMnent dntl th.1t\ .. nmt.·thmg BuffJI11 ...,~,.honJ, ...,upt'rln tt·ndent M.1r10n ( .Jnedo wanh 10 ch.lll~c..' " \'\'t' ,lrt• 'o pleast·d With Vt•nton\ •n~·l•,tml'nt 111 Bu!IJin.' ,,11d l ,Jnt:do. "ht•(,lliM' 11 J llu\\'' u' to .tuompl"h thn.•e thm~ ...11 ttlllt' lllLrc:a~t· studt· nt al.ll'S!> to com putt·r ... pnwldt· lnmmunlt\ - \\'IJt· .. up purt ICJlh1ng read mg. and 1mprovr p.nt·nt Hlvt'h't'nlt'nl w11h th~.• u child ren ·... tea chers." ld whs sa1d more g1th llkt• Vamm\ Mt' nt·edcd 1t1 hdp tht·lnna._' prott'd rl'aLh It !> goal-prov1d111g h1gh tjllolilt\ "UJljl(lfl ltl.Jtt'fl,ll' 1111 ,,~,.ontmuous h<biS 10 the hnmt·, hhranc::- Jnd u)mmunlt\ lt' lltt'r''o parents cJn p lay a more actJVt' .md 111lornwd rolt• 111 tht•lr ~,.hdJ rt·n .. t'Jrlv hlc: racv devclopmt•nt. "The overarching goal of this prUit."tl b to develop ..1nJ unplc lllt'llt tt'chno log1cs that can dcll\'l'r cnth:allv tmportan t hter.t~.' 111 formation to teachers, student!> and fam 1ilt'!t an vwht·rc, anvtllllt' " Plans are to reach all teachers m kindergarten thro ugh fourth gradt• m Buffa lo and o ther area schoo l~ by creating an o nlmt· ~upport sv' tem for teachmg literacy with lnt ernet~based resou rces \ �4 Rap a..._ January lB.2001/Vol.3t 1&.16 UB students are In the trenches helping school children Improve their reading skills BRIEFLY ~. In tor-----In to offer WOI ksl 10p5 Tho c:r..tlYe Croft Center lhe Comple< b ollo!lng winbogilri1g lhe -ol)an.29. - phoiDgrlphy. pollo<y, -mg. qulltlng.--embn>idofy,lonltting on4aochet- 1114- lng. beglrrilg -~)owollyc:ons~~UC­ tion ond basic drowlng. Worl<shopswillrunfrom7- 10p.m. onenighto...O.for>ix Worl<shopsfordtien ... be hold-on Sleurdly. For ,.,.. lnlonnlllon. all lhe mft ani« It 645-2434. NOble to kick off CAS lecture series ~Noble. pralesorol microbiology. willoddress .Gender ond Auloin1murity. - -cUlions ond Futln PmlpetU" Ing lhe tnt lecllm!ln lhe Spring 2001 edition ollhe Colege ol Ms ond Sciences l.ecbn Serieo. to be hold It 7:30 p.m. Monday in lhe Ct11ter for lhe Ms Scn!en. ing Room. Nor1h Clmpus. Noble will discuss lhe woys In which u.s.- ond 101- domk:imtitullonswe-elble.to marginalize studies on IUtolm- munityllhdtolnllyD!Ihelm- plblic-- poctolthlt ~on penonol ond toirnmuno-lr>cludo ~ rheumltoid .,_ thritis, roojtiPie sderosb. lupus, vitiligo, J:rOhn's ~ hypOthyro;dism ond hyperthyroldism--oltect moro thin 8 million people, 80 pen:ont oflhem women. . Other ledums In lhe series will be Btuc•JICI<son. SUNY OistinguiJhod Proles'or ond Slmuof P. Clpon ~of American Cultu11!ln 1110 Doportment ol English. who wtU 5pHk Fob. 26 on "Tho Fato of Stonos;• Kony S. Gran~ dHn ollhe Colege of Ms and Scionces, and professor ol music histo<y, who wilspe>k r.tard119 on "Tho Pan-American Exposition of1901 : Succoss · o.- fliluror and Susan Cohn, ossociat• professor ol hlsto<y, who wm 5pHk Apt1l 23 on "Tho s.x alltyand of Spon: -_ _ • Alhloto5, S.Xu- All loctun!s will be hold at 7:30p.m. in lhe Cooter fo.- lhe Ms SCreoning Room lnd .... fn!o and opon to lhe public. For mo.-. lnfo.-mation, call 6-IS-2711. Freshman awarded Broughton scholanhlp Nat311e Foreman, • froshman In lhe School of Architeclul1! and Planning. is lhe ~· ollhe Donlso). Broughton ~I Scholanhlp for 20()().01 . Tho 52,000 schollnhip provtdos acodomlcally tol<nted stu. donts of color osslstanco funding tholr UB education. Tho Kholar>hlp was ostoblished by th• Offlco of Admissions in memory of Denise J. Brooghton, a sonfor admissions advisof dedicated to lhe rocru~­ ment and Mtvanc:ement of multicultural students. In JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web )Ob listings lor proleslonal, ~ 5eardl, faculty and civil servlc~th oornpotjtM and non-co.-npoti~can be acci!Sled yla lhe Human R.. <http:// _Wob _ S<lUfUS s.Mcos sit•_ at _ --fhnl • - -1>. America Reads program expands By JEHNUO ~AHDOWSilt through sixth-grade dassroomsreccivos financial support from th• RtpOfttr As.sistJint Editor G RADUATE student U.S. Department of Education, which employs college students Fechner Stecker offers the appearance of a through its work-study program. Elfreda Blue, an assistant ptofessor in Buffalo St3t•CoUoge's Departmont of Elementary Education and Reading. CUTlO on as program CQOrdinator in October 1999. With the number of tutors stagnant, she enlimd the help of UB's Financial Aid gentle giant-at least to the antsy third-graders at Buffalo's School 6 who coUoct at his feet this December day seeking his hdp---<llld his approval Stecker, an America Reads tutor, wo;ks slowly through the maze of children, entertaining questions--and even jabs. "You mik too fast," 5COids on• girl, shaking her head. frus!ratod over a languagee:mcisc. He leans down to whisper a few words of ~t. she fights a smile. but all is forgiven. "He's reaUy dose with the kids," Office. " Jask<d (Advisor Kevin Ryan ) to start identifying work-study students who wore eligible for our program," Blu• said. "We grew, by the said third ·grade teacher Joann Biggie, watching him from the hallway outside her classroom ... 1 sec that they do need him." Stecker, now in his second year tutoring at School 6, has the wei- more than a contribution," said many of whom come from single· parent homes-.. he's a very good example." Stecker, who is studying urban planning in the School of Architec· t-ure and Planning, is one of scveraJ dozen UB tutors in the educationaJ Blue, who earned a doctorate in spocial education at UB, said tutors must oomplete 12 hours of training. which com- such topics as forging like to tell you what they needthey're ashamed." Struggles. hOW<"m", arm't always rooted in academics. St«Ur-who divides his time among two fifth-grad< classes and on• third -grad• dass-nys ·his greatest challenge is confronting childrm with fnctured family liv<s. "Some of the kids shulllearound" from parent to grandparmt, home to homo, h• says. "They're absent a lot. When you 6naJJy start readring (them) ...they're not in the moe!< to pay attention. (School) is just passing time for them." Still, "' it~s a fun experience,"' he says. read on tho future ~itive relation · A ~ ships with pupils and teachers, and literacy trends. "We' re hoping that when they go (in to the schools) ... they can go right to work." Blue said. Beginning this semestor, America Reads tutors will assist struggling first-grad•rs through a reading-recovery program in the Buffalo schools. UB tutors will work with ~ ~ LotciJ•-., tilton...,._~- (left) IIINI Denell kott as part of the America Reods progr-. end of the year, to 70 (or) 80 stu · dents." • John Staley, associate vice presi · dent for the Otlia! of Public Service and Urban Affairs, which houses America Reads, knows Blue was a rare find. trenches helping children master "The program has expanded un· der her to ... double the number of reading skills. Serving I0 Buffalo and Amherst schools, as well as th,... students who are helping and the number of schools we're serving," after·school UB's said Staley. "That's why she's such a America Reads program is expand· ing, both in scope and siu. jewel. We were most fortunate to programs, Expectations "Some stu<knts jusl bond right a-r."sheexplains.but"~don't ~ come habit of being accossibl•. He ~ eats lunch with his pupils in their e; cafeteria and often stays past the 0 time he's sc.hedul«l. ~ "Just his presence-he's making fifth-grade teacher Judy I.afonara, noting that particularly for the African -American malesinherclass- College. " I think it's so important for kids to have accoss (to th• program)," says Blue, whose interest in teach· inggrewout of a des~toompowtt. " I didn't have a problem with learning," she said, "(but) I had a Jot of coUeagues and friends and pttn who were not able to do t.haL"' · She said she battkd with the notion that "there's a codo (oflt:aming) that poopl• ar• not g<tting." and was determined to crack that cock. stumble upofl Elfreda Blue." Lik< retired principal Jacqueline Braswell-Woodbeck, who coordinated the program in its first two The "trenches" Senior Dani.Ue Bullock said she sticks to on• rui• of thumb:"Encourage them to say they can !so better." Th• double major in psychology and African-American studies is one of I0 UB tutors who work at the afte r·school program in Buffalo's Bethesda Full Gospel church. On a! short of help. the Bethesda program-run by Buffalo special· education teacher Vicki Baxternow is thriving. " I shou ted my shoes ·off," said Baxter, recalling her conversation students to augment the reading support they receive at ho~ America Reads tutors also participat• in the after-school program at School 36. the Bilingual Early Otildhood Centor, which teachesbolh pupils and parents literacy strategies to employ at home. But despite UB's "long arms." Blue says the number of helping hands never socms enough. ..We have so many places that are asking for tutors, and wr just can't send them," she said, explaining that UB last year maxed out its allotment for w-ork-study tutors, and most likdy will this year, too. Also stretched, Blue remainsJik. her tutors-<ommined. "I want to knowif(things they do) really makt a differm~," sh• says. noting that childrm must bo motivated and engaged in order to thrive. "Every day there's a challenge." says Blue."(But) I foe! like I'm mak- read independently by the end of years, Blue boasts a strong back· ground in education, having taught at the elementary and secondary third grade. The program-which maintains a presence in preschool levels, as well as'at Brockport State with Blue about bringing in tutors. "It's Jsoen a blessing." A miud blessing for some-but rewarding nonetheless. "It's hard at first." said Bullock of Lrying to engage almost 20 pupils.-- ing a contribution to somebody's ranging in age from 5 to 16. '"You child-they at least have an avc:nue Co ll ege and Monroe Commu nity get discouraged. History The goal of the America Reads Challenge. a I996 Ctinton Administration initiative, is for children to for success." Study links cancer risk to insulin resistance Breast-cancer risk also related to higher-than-normal sex hormones in bloodstream By LOIS BAllER Contributing Edil~H U NIVERSITY research- ers have confi rmed a sig nifi cant link be tween breaSt · ca.ncer risk and physical charactcrist ics of insulin resistance and highcr· than normaJ male and female sex hormones in a woman's bloodstream . The study, lead by Paola Muti, associate professor of social and preven· tive medicine. appeared in a recent issue of Cancer Gmses and Comrols. It is the first major investigat ion of the association of these charac· teristics and risk of breast cancer. Results showed that women with their body fat cen tcred around the abdomen- a physical attribute associated with insulin resistanceand women with oily skin and excess lxxly hair (hirsutism )-signs of higher·than -no rmal male sexual hormones in the bloodstreamwere at greater risk of developing breast cancer than women wit hout sors to breast cancer is more com· to-hip measurement, is considered The findings also indicated that plex that we thought." Muti said. the associations differed in pre· and postmenopausal women. Premeno· pausal women wi th the h ighest waist · to-hip ratio (a measure of abdominaJ · fat tissue called abdomi· "Then arc futors that make insu· lin a relevant risk factor for younger women, and factors that makt- an· an indicator of insulin resistance. In per,.>ns with insulin resistance. a!lls do not respond to the role of insulin in promotingpassag•ofglu- those attributes. drogen and estrogen important risk factors for older women. Now we are trying to find out why this is so." cose and other essentiaJ molecules across cell membranes. This rcsis· have dcveJoped breast cancer than cont rols, bu t there was no relation· ship with sebum production or hir· su tism. After adjusting for body· mass index, a measure of obesity, the breast · cancer risk related to ab· dominal adiposity was confined to thinner women. researchers found. Insulin resistance and elevated levels of androgens often coexist in women, Muti said. Higher levels of steroid hormones, in turn , result in excess body hair and increased out - and insulin in the bloodstream, and put from sebaceous glands. This study and earlier research con~ Among postmenopausal women, sebum production and hirsutism, but not abdominal adiposity, we~ asso- from an ongoing prospective study of breast -<ancer risk in Northern Italy called ORDET-HORmone and Diet ETiologyofBr<ast Can=, which involved I0,786 women between the ages of 35 and 69. Muti was intuested in assessing these physical markers and their as- study. They also eva luated the amount of body hair at nine areas and assessed the amount of sebum production. AI 5.5 years after the ~ nal adiposity) were twice as likely to aated with an increased risk ofbreast cancer. Those with the highest levels of sebum and body hair wore at twice the risk, compared to controls. "These results tell us that our model for describing how insulin induces increased production of androgens and estrogens as precur· ducted by Muti are based on data sociption with breast ·cancer risk. A mor~entralized body-fat distribu- tion, reflected by the ratio of waist· tancc results in a buildup of glucose can lead to full-blown diabetes. Researchers took waist and hip measurements of aU partidpa.nts when they enroUed in the ORDET study began. the ORDET file was linked with local cancer registries. which showed I 44 cases of cancer among the s1udy participants. Comparing these cases with data on the physical indicators of insu lin resistance and excess ste:roid hor· mones produced the associations with breast cancer and the different effects depending on age. �5 Meeting industry demand m The "Calendar Zone" UB offers nation's first course in combinatorial chemistry ayw.EN~ Contributing EdiiD< N!VERS11Y scientists ""' fond of saying that the students they teach benefit from the re~arch they do since research requires professorS to stay current in their fields. Just how current varies., of course. from professor to professor. AI UB,oneprofeSsor'sresearchled him to de..!op and teach last semester~ world's first aadcmic course in a new technique called combinatorial chemistry that has taken the pharmaceutical industry by storm. Co mbinatorial chemistry is a chemical-synthesis technique where hundreds or even thousands of new U chemical compounds are synthesized at once. Compared to traditional methods, it allows medicinaJ chemists to discover new drugs at what seems like warp speed. That kind of speed is particularly imponant, say scientists, in Ught of the many new drug targets envisioned now that the human genome has been sequenced. But a major stumbUng blockthe lack of chemists trained to }X'rform the technique-is preventing companies from fully exploiting it. According to David Hangauer, professor o( medicinal chemistry in the Dcparunent of Chemistry in the Co llege of Arts and Sciences, the technique is so new that most chemISts learn it on the job, and few aca demic scientists are familiar enough with it to teach a who le course. Hangauer ca me to know that from the research he was doing with some key companies. "Thro ughout the pharmaceutical and biotech indust ries. it has be· com e increasingly dear in recent years that there just aren't enough chemists trained in combinatorial chemistr y," sa id Hangauer, who worked at Merck & Co. for 10 years prior to joining the UB faculty. " I know of one major pharma ceutical firm that actually built a new building to fill with people who could do combinato rial chemistry ' and they just couldn't hire enough skilled people;· he said. Another major firm had begun its (( • 1 own in·house tutorial session for its chemists. but that turn ed out to be a n extremely ex· pen sive proposi ti o n , as well as a temporary dragon com· pany prod~ctivity. "Oearly, it was time for academia to start turning out chemistry graduates with these Pills."said Hangauer. But an intensive search on the Web and conversations with various colleagues in industry and at universities revealed that there werm't any courses out there in combina· torial chemistry. "Even institutions that had organized their own research cc:nters in combinatorial chemistry had not opted to stan leaching courses in it," he said. So Hangauer, who describes him self as particularly interested in the synergies between research and teaching, staned his own. Because th e course trul y is groundbreaking, the Camille and" Henry Dreyfus Special Grant Pro· gram in the C hemical Sciences awarded Hangauer a $50,000 grant to establish a training laboratory for the course. An additional $15,000 in matching funds was provided by the Office of the Provost. According to the te rm s o ( Hangauer's Dreyfus grant, he is required to disseminate information o n the co urse t o o ther fa c ult y thro ugh articles in the Journal of Chemical Education and through extensive posting of course material o n the Web. The aim: to encourage other universities to begin teach mg similar courses. At UB, both undergraduate and graduate sect io ns quickly tilled to capacity. .. Demand for the course is as high as we can handle," said Hangauer. who noted that he and other UB fac· ulty members have several research agreements in place with phaml3CCU· tical and bio tech companies wh ere they are using the technique to develop libraries of new compounds. "As the need accelerates. both un - dergraduates and graduate student.o. at UB that have had both the lee tu re cour~ and the lab 1.11 combma · torial chemistry shouJd be very at tractive potential employees (or the pharmaceutical and biotech industries," he said. [ A related course. "Struaure-based Design of Ligands and Combinatorial Libraries."that Hangauerteaches provides an intensive theoretical foundation in combinatoriaJ chem· istry.lt, too. is beli.,e<f to be the Imt offered by an academic institution. .. The two courses go hand - m hand ," said Hanga ue r... The first teaches you how to design the com - binatoriallibraries. while the second teaches you how to synthesize the libraries." The availability of these cou rses at UB couJd translate into regional economic benefits fo r Western New Yo rk as weU. ( "We hope that by offering these courses to our students and in developing a locally trained workforce with this unique set of skills, West· em New York will become an even more attractive locatio n fo r phJrmaceutical and biotech startups," Hangauer said. The availability of these courses at UB, in addition tO"a rap1dJy growmg r~a rch program in combinatorial chemist ry, also has put the university in a strong position as it competes for state and federal do llars allocated to exploit the new in formatio n revealed by tht· human genome project and ot her advances in mo lecu lar and struct ural biology. And. in a related move, VB has moved its medicinal chemistry di vision. formerly part of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sc1enccs, in to the Department o( ChemiStry as a way to strengthen w nnections with resea rchers d01ng basiC chemistry. "U B IS the fi rst umverSII )' 111 the U,:-,, to establish a formal med•cmal chcmistrydivJSIOil in Its departmt·nt of chem istry," said Hangauer. More in"formation on the co m binatorial -chemJ!Itry initiative at UB is available a t < http :/ I wlngs. buffalo.edu / academ·lc / department/ pharmacy / mch / publk_html/ combkhem.html >. • )) • HanOI• Service earmng m By PA1111CIA DONOVAN Contributing Edito"r T HE university this spring will offer a unique "ser· vicc · lca rning" abroad program in which ~ to ­ dents and non ·students alike will live and work (or o ne month in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital. "Service learning" is an educational concept that holds that learning is easier when it is rooted in practical experience, and that experience itself is enriched when it is linked directly to learning. in this case by bringing partkipants into contact with other cu1tures and other ways of being. day, Monday through Friday, with a According to the tenets o( servtce learning, living in ano ther culture is the best way t o prepare youn (! people (or the multicultural and ~\o­ balized wo rld of today and tomo r row. Students who have such expr riences are better able to deal wuh the world o( work, and tend to be more mature and more employable, Hanoi host organization, agency or says Mark Ashwill, dirmor of thr company selected on the basis of each student"s interests, skills and language proficiency.The point of the program is to make the experience relevant and mutually beneficial to both the intern directo r o f the World Language ... Institute ( \.VLI } at UB, wh1ch offer... Vietnamese· language instru cti On and develo ped the program 1n co operation with the untve r.'> lty '_.. .Study Abroad Program s o ffi ce-. The program will run from May 23 to June 15. Participants can earn slx UB credjts or select the no n-credit op"tion. Program developers say this will bea ushort but intense introduction to Vietnam .'' Panicipants will work five hours a and the organization. 1'!11 ... Ashwill adds lhat Hanot was !;C lected as the site for the programUB's first service- learning-abroad program-no t onlr because it is tht' capital ofVietnam,but because of the ,.,;despread availability of o rganizationsandcompameseager to hoststu dent intern~ ITum thl.' United Stat ~. Whil (• l• v•n g .l nd wo rhi ng In Hano•.part iopants\vill take..· a cuurM.' cntitJed "Viet name..~· SoCIC't)' & Cui · ture" that will he t.mght bv (acu h\· mcmhcr~n(\'it.'tn.Jm Na tional Um· vt·n.lt\ ( \ 'N l' l, whllh will admuu' tcr the pro~ram With LIR. F~t.•ld t n p~ and mterper ... un.lll..'\ pcru~·ncc ... Will ht' tnh:t-:fJ.It:J 1011 ' Whether or not you enJoyed the debate over when the new mil · lenn1um actually arrived-this New Year's Eve or last-n 's like:ly that yo u will find th e Ca lendar Zo nr- ·< http: // www.calendarzone.com > amusing and intriguing. Th is Web site, .. a comprehensive, categorized calendar catalog currently containing countless co rrelating con nections a nd cab.one rec ipes" ( yes, ca lzon e recipes) a tt empts to b rin g o rder out of "calen dn ca l chaos." The sHe features listin gs o ( celestial cale nda rs, event calendars, hi sto ri c calendars. holiday calendars, religious cal enda rs, even time- and calendar-related qu o tes ( .. I've been-on a cal endar, bu t never on time."-Ma ril yn Monroe ) The enormous number of calendar links trul y ts amazmg. Look m g for a listing of beer fest1vals? Cu nous what day 11 as toda y on the Aztec calendar? Need a calendar to find out when street cleaning 1s scheduled to bc suspended 111 New York Cit y thts yea r? After explonng the Calendar Zone, you thmk you've hll the last calendrical front ier only to go to Yahoo's Calendar links < http:/ 1 dtr.yahoo .com/reference/ calendan/ > a nd discover o ther calen dar-related sit es abound . You'll find an internationa l election calen da r at electi o nguide .o rg < http:/ / www. lfes . org / egulde / elec:gulde.htm > . as well as an mtcrnati o naJ listing of bank ho li days < http:/ / www.natlonal-holldays .com / >. Leap Day babies0.0684 percent of th e wo rld 's popu lat io n- have the o ppo rtunit y to jo in The Ho no r Sooetv of Leap Dav Bab1es < http : / 1 www.leapdaybables.com/ >. whtch proudly an nounces hav1ng one se t o( tripleH and 29 sets o( twm s. And forgetful peopl e can go to Yahoo's listing of remmder serviCes <http:/ / dlr.yahoo.com/ Ref. erence/ Calendars / Remlnder _Services/ > to s•gn up with one of mo rc than a dozen se rvices, '>uch as the Internet Elephant ($7 a vear l or th e Tim e Cavc..~ ((ree J. and nevc..·r (orgc..·t that spcc•al~r not so spec1al-somcone's b1rthda~ And . of cou rse.•!'~ no t JUSt mornmg Dh who en1oy birthday ltst · mgs o ( famous pt'oplc. Yahot>\ "Th 1s Da y m H1 storv" Web lml.. < http: I I d I r . yahoo . com I Art s / Human ltles / H t story I Thls_Day_ln_History/ > has bmhdaysa nd morc. l-or example. ched, ou t " Mathemati cians' Anmvers:.u1es throughout the Yca r,""Th•~ rlav 1n Anc •ent Hi sto ry," "Today 1n Rad1cal H1story,""On th• ~ l>av: La nad1an Highli ghts," "Th1s Dav 111 Automotl v(" H1c;ton·" .1nd tht' 1r reverent " Today in Rott en Ha ston·.'' Last, but not k·ast, for those who a rc.• ··calendar ( ra7y." <.ALNllR I . an unm o derated ema il fo rum "(or d1scuss •o n of soct.tl. htston~o.al a nd philosophiCal dim enswm o( ca le nda rs and lim e reckonmg " beckon~. Subsc ript ion info rm at1 on IS found at the " Home Page fo r (:a!endar Reform" at < http:/ / personal.ec:u.edu/ mccartyr/ calen dar-reform .htmt > -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartm•n. Umven1ty Libror~e s Brien Gift honors alum and pilot lt 't • metter of honor for the lamt i)' of Yong H. Let·, wh ~t..h ha' remembered the 1981 LIB graduate wJth an <'ndowed scholar.,.htp 111 the Sc hoo l of Engineering a nd App li ed Sctences The l.ec famil y has given mo re th3n $43,000, bnngtng the tntJim the fund to $50.000 Jnd co mpl et mg what da~m.Jte~ ..mJ fnt'nd!l hegan as a memo rial fund for t he heli copte r pi lo t who dtcd m \9q(\ m a crash dunng th e initial test fltg.ht of a milit a n • he l ~~.:op t er Mark H . Karwan, dea n of the Sc hool of Engmeenng and Applied .. demonstratesacon fidence m o ur school and a lt'\·d of financmJ support that 1.!1 vital to our ~~..,ence~.thanked thefamily.not •ngthatusgsft program. provtdmg us with the abality to mcrease o ur margm of excel ~ lcnt:r by alt ract mg or retammg st udents wtth supcno r quahficat 1om.'' T he Yong H. Lee Endm,,.eJ Sc ho larsh•p Fund will assist a ~tuden t m the Department of Mechan1cal and Ac..·rospace Eng•nt•enngdunng h 1 ~ or her IUOior a nd se mo r vear~. The two -year \ChcJia r, hlp wi ll bt.· g.1ven t·vc:rv two year). loa student ha~ed o n factors mdudmg financaal need . The firs t Yo ng H. Let- S( ho lar w1ll be ~el ec t ed hv September 200 1. t\ftc..•r grJduatJOn I rom Ull.l.ec..~ hecamc .1 ~:tarml" and went through fl1ght schOt)l. ew ntuall )' rel:c:wmg th e rJnk ,,j ~o.apt.u n hl.' lorc..• transh:r nng tn th c..•l'.~. NJw 111 I ~89 and ht.·ccunmg a lieu tenant commJnder Durm g h1 )o t mu· 1 ~1 thc..· Navv, l ee servc..•d 111 the..· { ;ul( \\'Jr .1nJ l.!tc..'l fln~· hc:hwp tc..·r - rd tl'f m•~~•Oib lor J..:urJ.,h rc..·lugc..·c, In 191-J-4 . he wa, ~t at • nnt·J tn 1t.1h " 'hen ~lkur,J..\ . 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For r(.""giStration dOd turther Ill lOr malion, conta..:t the- Study AbroJ.d 645 9 12 · -' Programs office at or .;. studyabroiid@b uffalo.edu > ur v1s1t It s Web site at < http :/ I www.buffalo-edu/ studyabroad>. \,__ "_r _co_n_t_ac_t_l'_"_' _se_n_g_a_t _<_se_n_g_@ _b_u_rr_a_lo_.e_d_u_'_ �6 Repo...._ January18.2001/Vol.31.1o 16 Offerings range from Japanese epic " Ran " to BRIErLY ~huds engineering alumni lhoodoro A. Myon.. 1981 gradlla~ ol the Sthool ol Engineering ond Applied Sdences (SfAS), prosident olthe UB ~ AluiTWll Assodotlon. An Offllronment»> engineer hos-.- with the New Yof1c State Depart. ment ol En«gy Coruetvotlon, DMslon ol Wote<, Myon ioceived a bachek>r's degree kl civil ongo-Ing. Othe< olficen are Andy Sarontapoulo~ B.S. '98, on eng;. ,_with Pro>calr Inc.., vlce prosi-~ Stephen Buech~ B.S. '93, M.Eng. '95, U.S. Ivmy Ca<p5 ol ~tre...,rer;t.ouisA. Pkdano, B.S. '65, secr<U~y, ond Robert E: flames, M.S. '76, Ph.D. 'M, wodo~ deon, SEAS, schoollilison. Kt!Mn P. Ujoie, B.S. :o1, president ol the UB Engw-tng SUJdent Assodotion, wu norned 10 the engineering alumni board. Also elected 10 the board were Craig M. Forget. B.S. '92, M.S. '96, U.S. Ivmy CO<p5 ol Englnem; 0 . Koczajo. B.S. '70, Erie County Heolth Departmen~ john ). )ondle, M.S. '69; Anthony MorWt, B.S. '79, u.s. Postal SeMce; Richord Rinlr, . B.S. '80, New Yof1c State Department ol Environmental Coruorvotlon, DMslon ol w.ter; )lmes J. Devoid, B.S. ' 70, ~ County Heolth Departmen~ ond Michele Rhodes, B.S. '99, U.S. tvmy Ca<p5 ol ~ Wso, Stephen J. Golysld, B.S. '73, M:S. 'B1, U.S. Ivmy CO<p5 ol ~; Alln J. Zytlmld, B.S. 'B9, M.Eng. '9-4, New Yof1c sta.. Deportmen\ o1 EnWonment»> Comervodon, DMslon ol Air. )onothon E. Kolbe-, B.S. '72, M.S. '7~. U.S. Ivmy CO<p5 ol Engl,_., Fred Moll, B.S. '76; )ames 0 . Boyle. B.S. '7B, U.S. lvmy CO<p5 ol ~ ond joseph S. Testa, B.S. '57. Art department to otter wortahops The Oepo<tment ol Art ... offer • series o l - - rnony beginning later this month, for memben ol the pubic. ,._....,.._by the ort ~Enrichment Plogrom In Art. ..., daigned to prtMde ..nou. high schooiJW. dents, t - ' - Colony discipline), .......... ond ortlsls ol lll ages the _,.wnlty t o wlth~fromUB. , . _ _ ... be ol· lered ln • Ylriely ol , . - . Including Computer grophia. drawing. painting. SC\IIpt1n, printmoldng ond pholography. Sessions wll take pllce ln the Center lor the~ North CompuL • for further Information or 10 register, contact NNKy Thlyer at ~ S-'6878, ext. 1236. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send~'-:: to the The llepomrWO!Icomeslellln from-~onlts o n d - LeUtn lhould be limllld 10100- ond moy be edlbdlor.,.. ond length. Let- -and ters ..... - nome. thewriRr's ldlytime- phone - l o r -. Be- cause ol'f*2._.., the ~ porllramat pdJIIh .. - . ~ _ , . , ..... b e _ b y 9 am. Mandoytobt....-.:1 lor..-ln . . ~- , . ..............- . b e ... dltltor~• <w...... P , , eh>. horro~ classic " Bride of Frankenstein" FilnnsennUGarssetsprUngschedude By SU£ WUETCHlR Reporttr Editor rcmastered vers1on of the )apane5< epic" Ran" and th~ classic horro r masterpiect' .. The Bride of Frankenstein " are among the ftlms on tap for the spring edition of" Buffalo Film Seminars: Conversa tion s about Great Films with Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson," the 14-week series ofscrttnings and discussions sponsored by UB and the Market Arcade Film and Arts C...entre. The screenings will takr place at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays-a change from last semester, when the screenings were held on Wednesday nigh15•n the Market Arcade theater, 639 Main St in downtown Buffalo. · Each film will be introduced by Christian, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of English, and Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Prof<SSOr and Samuel P. Capen Prof<SSOr of American Culture, also in the English department Following a shon break at the end of each film, Christian and Jackson will lead a discussion of the film with members of the audience. The screenings are part of .. Contemporary Cinema" (Eng 442 ), an undergraduate course being taught by the pair. The screenings also are open to the general publk. Admission to each film will be $6.50 for the general public and S4.50 for students and senior citj. zens. Reduced-price tickets for the ent ire series ca n be purc ha sed through Tuesday at the theater. The films are free for those en ro Ued in the three-credit .. Contc:m poraryCinema" course. Those wish ing to earn credit in relation to the series should register for the course. Free monitored parking will be available in the M&T lot opposite the theater's Washington Street en trance. At UB, the film se minars are sponsored by the Capen Chair in American C ulture, the Co llege of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English and WBFO 88.7, UB's National Public Radio affiliate. The series began on Tuesday with a screening of the silent-fUm classic, "The Big Parade" ( 1925), di rected by King Vidor. which has been caJied the first great realistic war movie and John Gilbert's great est starring role. The rest of the semester's lineup, with film descriptions culled from the seminars' Web site, < http:/I www . ac:su. buff•lo . edu / - bf..:luon/ schedspr2001 .html>: • Jan. 23: "Gold Diggers of 1933: 1933, di rected by Mervyn LeRoy. This film fea tures great chorus girls (Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Gi nger Rogers), the G reat Depression ( played by itsel f), great so ng s ("We're In the Money"),great Busby Berkeley numbers. the great Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee and Ned Sparks. and, at the end, a sou~on of realit y. A great movie. • Jan. 30: " Bridr of Frankenstein: 1935, directed by James Whale. Star· ring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester (great as Mary Shelley and the sil· ver-haired bride) and Colin Clive, the macabre film .. is generally con - A stdercd o ne of th e greatest horror films of all time-a spee1acular. b1· zarre, high-camp, excessive, humo rous. farcacal and surrealisti c film ," writes critic Tim Dirks. • Feb. 6: "Exterminatin~gel." 1962, directed by Luis Bunuel. This grand bourgeois dinner party was concdved by the greatest surrealist filmmaker during his second selfimposed c:xile &om Franco's Spain. He cooked it up between two other great films: "Vtridiana" (1960) and "Belle de Jour" ( 1967). Christian and Jackson call this film their "fa vorite among the four great films about dinner"-the others bein! "I.e Grand Bouffe,"" Babette's Feast and .. My Dinner with Andre:." • Feb. 13: Spring Double Feature Night with " lvan the Terrible, Pan I"( 1943) and " Jvan theT<rrible,Pan lJ" ( 1946), both directed by Sergei Eisenstein. Well, so maybe: not a real double featu re. While Eisenstein conceived these two films as a whole, he experienced a three-year hiatus between the two parts and Stalin's displeasure at the portrayal oflvan's secret police held l!p public release of Pan U for another 12 years. " Ivan the Terrible" is, as Leonard Maltin puts it , "film spectacle of the highest order." • Feb. 20: • Bicycle Thieves," 1947, directed by Vittorio de Sica. A poo r Ita lian spends long days seeking work. A job turns up for someone with a bicycle. He's got a bike, he gets the job, he rejoices. The bike is stolen. With his young son, he spends his Roman weekend looking for it. Simple, huh? It'll break your heart. When "Bicycle Thieves" came out, the Academy of Motio n Picture Arts and Sciences had no category for best foreign film, so it gave this film a special Academy Awa rd . Long on Sight 6- Sound's greatest-films-of-all-time list, this masterpiece of Italian neorealism was re-released last year, which is why it has been included in thesen es. The film often is referred to as " The Bicycle Thief," but that's a mistranslation of the Italian title ("l.adri di bicidette" ) and obscures what the movie is aJJ about. • Feb. 27 "Les Enfants du paradis," 1945, directed by Marcel Ca rn t. One of the greatest films about theater ever made. A.nd alsout Jove triangles. The title usually is translated "Children of Paradise: but more properly i ~s "Children of the Gods," the people who occupy the worst seats in the theater, the segment of the audienu most vocal in its praise or displeasure. A "timeless maS\<rpiece of filmmaking (and storytelling) ; writes Leonard Maltin, focusing on a rough-andtumble theatrical troupe in 19th«ntury France. Barrault plays the hopelessness." • March 20: "Once Upon aTune in the West." 1968,directed by Leone. The so -called "spaghetti westerns" didn't just revive a genre that was then moribund in Ainerica; they also helped the rest of us ~­ derstand what westerns were all about. No European filmmaker un derstood them better than Sergio . Leone, first with his Oint Eastwood man -with-no-name triJogy and then with "Once Upon a Tune in the W<!>t," which some critics consider not only Leone's masterpiece but also one of the greatest ....wns <><r made. • March 27: "The Last Picture Show," 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich. This is ..American Graffiti " set in Larry McMurtry's West Texas hometown, with a lot Jess rock and roll and a lot more insight and soul. · ~ Last Picrure Show" probably is Bogdanovich's best film. The picture received eighi Academy Award nominations and garnered two wins. • April 3: "The French Conn«: tion ," 1971. directed by William Fried.ltin. This film received eight Oscar nominations and recorded wins for best actor, director, editing, picture and screenplay. Based on a real -life, New York City narcotics ~.this picture is one of filmdom's great cops-and-bad-guys films. and features one of the two all -timegreat film car chases-the other was in Peter Yates' .. Bullitt" • April 10: " The Man Who mime whose unfulfilled passion for Would be King," 1975, directed by the free -spirited Arletty dominates John Huston. Huston was the most his life, even when he achieves great literary of American film directors, fame on stage. Filming began in with "Treasure of the Sierra Madn," 1943 in Nazi-occupied France .but "The Maltese Falcon,""Moby Dick" wasn't complete untill945.Accord- and his last film, "The Dead"ing to Tht Washington Post, " Many based on James Joyce's sbon storyof the ' Paradise' actors were mem- being only a few of the li,.rary masbers of the Resistance and, in fact, a terpieces be brought to the screen. cenain Monsieur Roben I.e Vigan When he started trying to make this (later replaced in the movie by Pierre film in the 1950s, he wanted to star Renoir) was reponedly a Nazi col - Oar) Gable and Humphrey Bogan laboraior and disappeared under Tune passed and so did Gable and mysterious circumstances." Bogan, so when he finally did get to • March 6: No screening-US make it, Daniel Drav6t and Peaches Carnahan were portr11yed by Sean spring break. • March 13: ·Kiss Me Deadly," Connery and Michael Caine . 1955, directed by Roben Aldrich. They're fabulous, as is this gorgeous Ralph Meeker plays Mickey and brilliantly achieved movie. Spillane's Mike Hammer in this no• April 17: " KillerofSbeep," I9n, big-name-star film noir classic. directed by Chari<!> Burnett A suCritic Tim Dirks calls it "the defini - perb fiCtion film about life in Soulh tive, apocalyptic nihilistic film noir Central Los A.ngele5 that looks and of all time. lt has all the.elements of feels like a documentary. Burnett made this as his graduate film in the UClA film school for about SI 0,000 when he was 23 years old. The ac · tors are people he knew in his own Watts neighborhood. • Apiil24: "Ran," 1985, directed by Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa's version of Shakespeare's " King Lear," set .in medieval Japan, is one of the aU time great film epics. Critic Roger Ebert calls it .. a great , glorious achievement." The film was pulled from circulation .several years ago and was unavailable until last sum ~ mer, when five new prints with a remast~~ soundtrack and newly translated and more readable subtitles WttC made available for distribution. This screening will be the first time the new version of fatales, low-life gangsters, expressionistically lit nighttime scenes, a Kurosawa's masterpiece has been vengeful qud( and a dark mood of shown in the Buffalo area. s..Po �January 18.2001/Vol.3Uulli Rep a riea B y - y R . COAUAQIU R<port" Contributor T HE D<partment of Music willkickoff2001 with tho Third Annual Choral and Organ Extravaganza, as well as prosont sevoral divers< faculty rocitals. Tho fim concon of tho Now Yoar will b< "Quartotto duetti." a faculty rocital to b< held at 8 p.m. Thcsday in Sloe Concort Hall. Saxophonist Susan Fancher and friends will prosont an ovening of duos foaturlng saxophone in combination with Aute, piano, cello and saxaphone. Joining Fancher will be Mark Engebretson on .saxophone, Jonathan Golove on collo, Stephen Manes on piano and Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman on flute. The music department will prosont the Third Annual Clloral and Organ Extravaganza at 8 p.m. F<b. 2 in Slee, featuring the Choir of Holy Trinity Lutheran Clmrch. St Paul'sCathedral Girls' Choir and the Westminster Clloir from Westminster Presbytman Clmrch. Thechoinwillperformmusic from such composers as Bach, Swedinck and Bruckner, along with a combined performance of Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb. These outstanding church choirs and their directors have a long history of performances and tours lo- cally, nationally and abroad. The Westminster Choir has performed with the Buffalo Philhannonic Orchestra, as weiJ as in Wales, England terbury. Clloinnaster and organist DaJe Adelmann was awarded a Fulbright fellowshlp in 1987 to study Anglican choral wonhip at tho University of Cambridge, England, where he was tho fim American to sing in the renowned Choir of St. John's College. The music department's Organ Recital Series will continue at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 in Sloe with a performance by David Blazer. The prog=n will contain works by such composers as Buxtehude and Hindemith, along with the difficult pedal work of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in F Major. Blazer has studied organ at the Conservatory of Music of Oberlin CoUege, and has prepared choU. for numerous major works, induding a spocial Italian Festival of Choirs at Carnegie Hall in New York. His previous church choir sang during Mass ganist Thomas Swan, who has served as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus since 1979, has a reputation for program ming large. ~arely performed choral works to rave reviews. The HolyTrinityChoir has toured Poland and Gf'illlany, and was the The St. Paul's Ca thedq>l Girls' Choir has traveled to Britain three times, most recently in 1998 when members performed for the Lambeth Co nference, the decade's gathering of tho bishops of the worldwide Anglican Communion at Can- ociting coUaborauon between the departments of TheatrT and Dance andMus1c. Several other faculty rocitals and collaborations will round out the Slee Hall schedule in February. Flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman and friends will present a sumptuous and evocative ensemble program offering music set for flute, viola and harp at 3 p.m. Feb. 4 in Sloe. The program will feature Claude Debussy's Sonata, Bernard Rands'".. .sons voix panni Jes voix.. .," Hoffmeister's Duo Ill and others. Hoffman will b< joined by harpist Suzanne Thomas and violist Jesse !.eviDe. and Scotland. Choirmaster and o r- first American choir to tour Poland with one of thr state o rchestras. Choirmaster and organist James Bigham was an organ student at the highly selective Curtis Institute of Music. as well as a student of renowned organist Frederick Swann. combination of contemporary dance, traditional Italian song and dance. and piecc5 for percuss1on marks an Stephen Manes, professor and chair of the Department of Music. will present an aU-Brahms program featuring Brahms' Handel Variations and Sonata No. 3 in F minor, among others, at 8 p.m. F<b. 24 in Slec. The Buffah> News has called Manes "a routinely fine pianist who occasionally converses with thr musical gods." The last fuculty rocital of the month will b< "Tremani!" featuring clarinetist John Fullam at 8 p.m. Feb. 27 in Slcc. Fullam will be joined by Glenn Einschlag on ~nand Don Rebic on piano for a program of works by Glinka. Mendelssohn and Poulenc. Completing the music depart ment 's February schedu le will be concerts by its resident ensembles. The Cassa tt String Quahet will present the fourth concert of the Slec/Bcethovcn String Quartet Cycle at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 in Slcc, while the Amherst Saxophone Quartet will p~nt a concc:rt featuring campo~ ers from Buffalo at 8 p.m. Feb. 22, also in Slee. Single ti cket·s for most conce rts at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and the Salzburg Cathedral in Austria. The music department wiU co ntinue its tradition of diverse and en tertaining facuJty recitals at 8 p.m. Feb. 3 in Slec with a performance by percussionist Anthony Miranda, who will b< joined by guest artists Alessandra BcUon~ne of onl}' a handful of tambourine virtuosi in the world-and the Zodiaque Dance Company. This program featuring an unusual spo nso red by the Department o f Mus1c range from $5 to S 12. Oascounts are available for semors.. stu ~ dents and UB facuhy/stafflalumm for the more expensive conccrb. Tickets may be obtained from the Slec Hall box office Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., from the Center for the Arts box office Tut.~ day through Frida}' from noon to 5 p.m. or at TicketMaster outJets. The full slate of Slee Hall concerts is available online at < http:/ I Www.sJee.buffalo.edu >. 7 MEH' S The Buls p of!" to a slow stan and had•roungfinbh.,......c.nu.l Mic::hipn on Satuniay.but it wu not enough tD OVO<Ulme !he Chippewu as UBEflled in ia a~ at the first MAC .m of !he season. ~a~t;ng86-n U8fell to 2-10 c:wen.ll on the season ..-dG-SinlheMAC The week started wKh a 'ftSft to Bowlinz G.- on pn. tO.The Fakons were lclokin& to mn. a new home-court. winmng streak after """"' lflej, 2().g>me roW< '"'PI'"" fo.K days belo.t by Cemni Mocrnpn UB diO"''t want to rnakt! n: easy for BGSU. but couacr.·t tung on as che Falcons used ho< shooang .. !he second half feN- a 90-75 MAC w1n The Bulls got some deva.saong news prior to che road tnp when 1unior forward jason Robinson was declared aademialty meligibH! for the second semester, accord1ng to coach R~e Witherspoon. Robinson did not accompany the ~n:;! ':~~~~= wu UB's second-leading scor-er through 10 games at IS: I pomts per game. and his 6. 1 rebounds per pme led the Bulls. Robinson. a jun~r. an condnoe to pncuce With the team. and wfth satishct.Ory aademK: progress. wfll .be eligible for competition next fall . ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ... . wn..ng tam was 2-0 at 141 paunds at the VIrginia 011.&. Bentley d efeated opponents from Pennsyl- .,.. ·Jhichwasrankedas ~•111111 in the lntermat ~ West Virginia in the Bulls' two matches. Berilley for the season is 101 in dull-meet competition IOCI21-3 <M!t'all, tied for the mostownll wins this season. . . . . . . . . . .ldcwfer of the women's basltelball team set career h ighs with 16 points lOCI 10 rebounds liS. kent Slat2 and recorded her first double-doub le. She followed that with 15 points andfivereboundsatbhio.l n the Bulls' last tot. contests, all Mid-American Conference games, the freshman fO<Ward is averaging 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest. WOMEH ' S The Bulls dropped their second-straight MAC pme and fourth pme of the season. 82· 70, at Oh~ Universrty on Saturday UB t 1--4 overall and 2-2 m the MAC. The Bulls got a tearn-hrgh I 5 potnts from freshman jess1ca Koctwendorler and a areer-hrgh 13 points from freshman Vrrpua jmmngs The Bobcats (4·11. 1-3 MAC) outscored the Bulls by a 26-3 margtn at the foul hne and they shot S8 percent from the fioor for the pme Sen10r Son.a On.ep was ejKted from the pme W1th 35 seconds remamrng after commrtting a flagrant. 1nt.enoonal deadball foul. She W1lt sn. out the team ·~ now" n~twocontests The Bulls began !:herr week W1th Kochendorfer recordtng her first career dou~ wM a~r highs of 16 pomu and I 0 rebounds and Tiffany Bet/ adding a team-high 19 pomu. as the Bulls dropped thetr first game ~t home thr~ season. 68-60. to VISiting Kent Sate The Golden Fb.shes (8-.S OYerall. 3-0 MAC) dominated the gtass, outreboundmg the Bulls by a 38-26 margrn Kent also shot 47 percent from the floor. mdudrng 4-4 percent from three-pornt range.to eam Its fifth str.ught victory Wmstlin~ UB dropped t.o 7-4 overall on the season wrth a palr of loss~ at cheV1rgrn.a Duals hosted by the Unrversrty of Virgmra on Fnday The Bulls dropped a 26-9 dedston in the day·s first match to the Un1Vf:Mit)' of Pennsy*vama. ~nked 23rd by the Natrona IWresd•ng Coaches Assooaoon th1~ week Vld as l"ugh as 16th by ~ Wresdng Mal The lone W1nnen for UB were Ryan Bentley. josh States and john Eschenfelder Ben dey shut out Max Galla at t -41 pounds by a 1-0 score. States posted a 6-3 W1n over Marcus Schontube at 184 pounds. and Eschenfelder nrpped Michael Faust. 2·1 . at heavywe1ght. In the second match of the day. the Bulls lost narrowty to West Vrrgm~a by a 19· I6 score. Once again, Ben dey, So.tes and Eschenfelder posted rm~s1ve W105 and were JOined m the wmner·s orcle by Charlre 'Voorhees at 12.5 pound~ and Bill-y Jacoutot at 149 pounds VoorheeJ began the match W1th an rmpness1ve 13 -J W1n over Gregory White. while Bendey (7-1 W1n at t-41 pounds) and jacoutot (3-1 wm at 149 pounds) helped the Bulls to an earty lead as UB won three of the first four matches However. the Mounameen. got key W1ns at I S7. 165 Vld 174 before Sates broke through wtth a 7-0 whn.ewuh of Jon Foster HO"W"eY'er.WVU dtnched the match by wrnnrng at 197 pounds before Eschenfelder c~sed the match With a -4- t W1n over Ryan Kehler ~wimmin~ Wmters bring unique challenges for parking To the University Cbrnmunity: Winters in Western New York bring some unique challenges for winter parking at UB. I am providing the following information and askmg that all members of the university community be cognizant of winter overnight-parking restrictions. Here are some tips that may assist you. Pleast" share this infonnation widely with students, fucultyand stalf • Provide yourself enougb time for an early arrival on campw to aJlow for road conditions and find ing a parking space in the lots. • When parking your vehicle, be a~e of the vehicles that already are parked there. Do not create a third row. • When Public Safety receives co mplaints of vehicles being blocked duo to triple parking, a parking summons will be issued and a .. mini-tow" wilf be initiated to move the offending vehicle and aJ · low the trapped vehicle to get out. The vehicle that is towed will be put bOck into the spaces. • Plowing of lots is an important aspect of parking. Lots are plowed when there is 2 inches or more of snow. All overnight -park ing areas have been designated to assist plowing. Please use these spaces appropriately. double travel lane from your vehidc. This wiJJ aid in plowing during th e day, plus allow for emergency-vt: · hide access when needed. • Most people park in almost the same space on a daily bas1s. PICk a familiar la ndmark , i.e., signs. lot en tran ce, tree, etc .. to gauge where you parked so you can approximate the distance to park when lots are snow coven.-d. Report problems to the Parking Department at 645 -3943. ~or snow removal, call Customer Servtce at 7 1 from any campus phone. • When you are the first person john M. Grea., DtredO< in a lot, please park allowing a Deportmenr of Publk Safety WOMEN' S n. U B did not lose a s.ngte ~t as the 8u11s domrnated CamsiUS. 2D-41n acuon at AJumnl Anna Natatonum on Sawrday.The wm completes a season swoeep of the Big Four, as the Bulls defeated both St. Bonavenrure and Nrapra earlrer thrs season. With the vtetory. the Bulls rmproved to 6- 1 1n dual meets. wtu~ Canisius fell to 1-8. junfor distance speoalist 07Nn H1ckey led the Bulls wrth a pa.rr of Vlctones. taking the I000 freestyte in I0:3 7.76 and capwnng the SOo freestyle 1n 5 I 3 4 3 Freshman pile Pun also won a patr of mdMduat eYenU. Pun won the 200 butterfly in 2:13.02 over fellow freshnw-r Heather Roc:hette. who docked a 2:13.38. Pun euity won the 200 backstr'Oke m £12.73 and was pan. of the Bulls winning 200 freest)1e relay 5quad. along with Rochette. Knnen Zimmerman and LJg 8oettrich. whkh finished In I:<tS. I I. Freshman diver Kristi Reynolds was VlCtonous 1n both the one-meter (194.2.5) and three--meter (220.43) competitions Her three-meter perforTnance also marbd her ~-best: SCOfin& effort. JunK>r breutstroker Katie Engtish swept both the I00 ( I I0 .60) and 200 (:UUS) yard ....., .._ Other wmners for the Bulls lnduded }eni Brodenck in the 200 frees~ (2.'lltl.07), 8oeari<n In the I00 t>.ckstrcloe ( t :0 t .09). C.me Quont.n ., !he 50 freostyle (25. t 8). Sacey Zlmmemwo ln !he t 00 freostyle (58.81 ), Nocole DiUrlo ;n the 100 buaorlly (t:OO.tS) ..-d MdW> S<Nr..-in !he 200 "'"""""" medley ~ t 8.20). Annstron&. Eni!Oh. o;c.no m Qu;nbn m., !he 200 ~ rebr In t :52.58. coonbined"'- c.m. �8 Repoa-tas- January 18.2001/Yol.31.111.16 Thunday, January 1 '8 · =--~-­ : ~~ : RicNrd E. Hall, prof. and chair, Dept. of Oral and MaJcillolaclal . Surgery. 355 5quir<, South Campus. 8 a.m. Free. . Popular Culture, Pedagogy and Urban Youth. Greg Dimitriadis, Graduate School of Education. University Inn k Conference Center, 2401 North Forest Road, Getzville. 8:30-10 a.m. S25. ~by Center {()( Contlnu 1 ~ Professional Education, Grllduate School of Education . For mort infonnation, 645-6642. Biological Sciences SemiDevelopment and Evolution . of Dtosophlla \Ning Melanin Patterns. John TNe, Dept. of ~ts!:~~a~-B2~~t~~~Y" of Sciences Complex, North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For more infor-mation, Jim Berry, 6-453-488. ETC -.t.op: Digital Dota--t ~~-~~~~~~~~::~e Undergraduate Ubrary, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. ~~,:~~e~~~~re information, 645-7700 . Friday 19 The Reporler publldle$ l hting~ for ev~nh tallling ' p lace on campt.u, or for off c.ampul events whe~ UB groupi a re principal $ponwn . listings l'lO a~ due later than noon on the Thunday prt>ceding publtcatlon. lbtings artc" only aucpte d through the e leclrUrfllc submiuion form f o r the o nline UB Ca lendar of henb at <http:/ I www.butfalo.edu / calenda r / login >. Bec:ause o f space llmlhti~ns, not all evenh in the e lectronic ca lendar will b e Included In the Repo11er. Fostet' Chemistry Colloqulo Supramoleo.dar Dendrimer Chemistry. Steven C. Zimmerman, Univ. of Illinois. 205 Natural Sciences Complex. ~o~~~~b:$:~i Free. ~emistry and the Foster lecture Endowment. Monday ETCWMuhop: IIIKkboord lntro to Blackboard. 212 Capen Hall, inside Undergriduate Ubrary, North ~~~~~&;:i Free. """"information. 64$-2921 . Tuesday ~- 23 .IT Trolnlng ·2 2 Flu Shots Flu Shot Clink:. Student Health Center. Studtnt Union lobby, North Campus. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. g>; ~oo~'"ai~~ For more 645-3580. !~~~ ~';s::::u, staff Open House --tatlon ETC -.t.op: Multl- c,...~ PDf f¥es. 212 Capen Hal, inside Undetgraduat• ~:-rs~~~tio\',:,'1' Technology Center. For'"""' infOfTTlation, 6-45-7700. College of Arts ond Sciences Lecture Gender and Autoimmunity: Past Frustrations and Future Prospects. Bemke Noble. !:lessor, Dept. of c~~er~~e_en~oom, ~~~~~:~ &~~.F~iege of Arts and Sciences. For more ===J~5F(, TechnoJogy tenter. For more infonnation, 6-45-7700. Media Stre.tmlng on the Wings Server. The Wings Team, 120 Clemens, North Campus. 9 -11 a.m . Free, but RSVP ~uired to <ubit· rwplitbuflalo.edu>. 5ponsor<d Information, Immunization Depl, 829-3316. Faculty _.._Susan F _, ..,.....,_ ~ duet1i Slee Concert 0 inf:nation, Kerri Cabana. ~=:':)~~~6~. ~~~i;~ ~=~~.~ry~f, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Fr<e. Spon5o<ed by Educational Technology Center. For more infonnation, 645-7700. ="' Study/ Folth Sharing. 4 Diefendorf, SOuth Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Spon5o<ed ~"'Study/Faith ~Newman Center, Cathofic mpus Ministry. For more information, lled<y, 833-6649. IanuM)' Jumpstart ~~:"~~6= Nooil-2 p.m. fr<e. ~ by 'OffKe of SllJdent Unions & Activities. For more infermation, Sonia Cinelli, 6-45-6125 . Center. For more information, Ed or Jake, 645-6469. Flu Shots Flu Shot Clink. Student Health Center. Student Union lobby, North Campus. 11 a.m . -2 p.m. SS per shot for students, staff and faculty. For more infonnation, Immunization Depl. 829-3316. - Applied M•thematks S tochastic Equations: ~~~~~~ Perturbations. Brian Has.sard, Wednesday 24 Crttlaol Clore Medic.... Conf..-.nc:e Hemat~ Problems In the ICU. ld L L~ue, Dept of Medicine. D , Scatchard Hall, Buffalo General HospitaL 9 a.m. Free. Sponsored by School of Medicine, Department of Ru- Au Shot Cflnlc. SllJdent Health Center. Student Union lobby, North Campus. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. !~acu~~ ~·::::"· staff - ·-- information, Immunization Depl, 829-3316. UB vs. Manhall. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m. S5, general ~ission; kids 12 and under, S3; students free with fD. WllfO's Opus: Classics u.e · ~.\>.;.~oor,212 Undetgraduot2 Ubrary, North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Fr<e. __ _,~~=-~~ _.._._ information. 645-7700. P-~Yole -..., Rhetoric And Musk: A Metahlstory. Baird Recital ~~· =:.::;~·o!~'"oi Music. for more infonnation, 645-2921. Recital Iian Levin,. pLano. WBFO, Allen Recital Hall, South Campus. 7 p.m. Free. For~ •nformation, WBFO, 829-6000. Art bhlblt o,-l!lg The c . - Show: Ant- v...SbJdents. 845, Center lor the Art>, North~ $-7 p.m. ETC -.t.op: Edton Using MS FtontPage (Section A. Pa't Q. 212 <;_, Hall, Inside Undergraduate l..bary, North Art. 64~78, ext. 1350. =~~~ifroe. echnology ter. For '"""' infonnation. 64$-7700. Thunday 25 Ru- Au Shot Oink. Student Health Center. Student Union lobby, North Campus. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. !~~~~s=ts, staff information, Immunization Depl, 829-3316. ETC -.t.op: Digital :r;; Photoshop (Sectlon Free. ~ ~Art. For mar< informatiOn, of ~~ =~~~~- 212 Undergraduate library, North Campus. Noon-1 :3Q p.m. ~d~~~ Center. For more information, 645-7700. Exhibits " Retloctlonlsm: Tbe ~tofBnndan • five American Print Makers" Wor1< ~ artist Brendan Dooley and pnnt makers Jim Dine, Tony fitzpatrick, Robert Rawchenberg. Fronk Stella and ~~a~c::~:rr AndeOOn Gallery, Martha Jadoon Place, 8ullalo. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through friday. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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The chmc 1s sponsored by the Student Hea lth Center --~ ...... Ind ............. --Ciolllal n.. '*" Cam- fi!!Q. • dlllr"' dlefle. , . . _ . ,....... ondlloftce. ~·--·­ ,.,._,..._.,IJIII. ....... ______ tic . . . . . ~ _..,~Dollllll.ondTrin­ lly ~ OUIIIII. ~ ..-..y ........ ~The­ -- - ScNMIIGIAelng. .. - He ril......,._n.tre. ~--log­ ......,.~- . ~·-"'""' AIIIIIJ-ICiing ~•• -·-.~and '""""'. dl!e<lor ril the-. 5<hoal. • poleuionll ~lor acton. ...... _,._inlhe ~til-and -In top--cl 1\oDU&fll:dlli ............ -llrRn'on Monday -.y~oe­ ognldng- die oysb!m~ ~L-.n.~ •andd'*rillhe .,..,...._ril ..... dw1lal and Aefo. ~ Englr-r.g. and en-A.-·. , . _ . ril podol- and ria;~ ..,.._ana~!~ :n-.:twsln.oci- oncellld....._...._. the ................. behold·llonor-in lheiiiWfld- . '&llher,... ... ~ ,....._and_......, .. ""'~·---·C~onQ~. ... IIDbootL Qlglllll . . - "-*'!~Gidle . . . . ril ---~·clmy bollbondmy_far_ - ..... gooot~­ c:ango.1!ow-- ...................... ~-lhe-IHwnll)' .......,.""'"" ondwllcon..,_.., __ and - ........... ....-.c~ons OU' . . . . . ... cl Qlg .... 1101. gDII doublnglhe-GIIpO!aftd _ ......... .,..Rn're- _.........,_ Proposed bioinformatics center a natUral progression from work being done at UB By ELUN GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor Olncalor 10 _.. night ... Center cashes in on Buffalo's strengths .-.:hers- ... ,_. 1D Sl OV. George Pataki 's rc cent proposal to designate Bu ffaJo as the site fo r a world-cia~ Center G of E.xcellcnce in Bio1nformatics " '3!. on ly finjng. Bioinformat ics, strictly spcak1ng, refers to tht: use of advanced com· putational tech nologiL'S to tnterpret the vast amounts of da ta found th ro ugh the Human Genome Project, as we ll as the genome:. the total of aJJ genes, of other spt.--cies. The majonty of the DNA used m the project came from volunteers 111 We~tern Nt:w York. courtL·sy of Roswell Park Cancer Institute's pro· fiCie ncy in crea tin g DNA li branes. 6u t mnki ng Buffalo a center for bi01nformaticsalso is a natural pro gressiOrl or the pioneering work that the Cl'lltcr 's four parlnL·r mst1tu t1ons-U B. Ros, ..·cll P;~rk I RPU ~. Hauptman· Woodward Ml'(hL.tl Kc:· ~rch Institute ( H\VI ) and K.tlctd.l Health- have been domg. tor war.. "Buffaln IS umquelv po.-.11 1tllll-d to make th1 s happen ," 'a1d Hrlh.t' Holm, semor a~mtt' dL--.tll 111 till· School of Mediune .1nd Btomedt c.d Sctenlt":o. Accordmg to I fohn and othm v.fl<, wtll be Involved wtth lhe t..t..'llter. !14.1nlt' of thl· saenufic areas tn whKh Butlain exceb will be cnth.:almgrt.'dlt:llb m the b10mformauc.s rcvolutton: • Supercom puting: l 1 B ~~ htlllll' U1 thl· C.. .ettter h1r ( ~~mput.tti O il.ll Rt· .\l'MCh ((.(.R J, 0/ll' ul thl• lt.lllon·, lt·.u.lmg ,h;:.ldt:nu~. .. upcruunputm ~ u~n tcr ,, Wt th th~ l.lrg_t:·M.a le ~.om puttll~.lnJ VISU.t.IIZ..IUun \..apa:hl!ttl l~. Jnd tht• ' tafT l'Xpt:rtl-"<-' IIL"Cl"$arv tor t.t ~o.kl m ~ thL·ma~~l\'l'lOil\pU t.ltt onal prohk·m, prl''L'Illl'd h\ tht' d<Jta Ill h lllll.lll ~l'l10tnl' ( l ' I{ ,1\fl'Jd\' ~ fVl.... ,1., tht•1..0111pU t.lttonal h.~~.:khonl' lor rt-">t.\trch unJn ._. S2S m1lhon ~.ltiLm.tl ln'>lltUil'' tll I hl' IIL·.tlth gr<mt m ' trudur.J..! ~l·nomh__ , to a conson\Um of ntnl' IO~IIIUttun' mdudmg. UB and i 1\\'1 • Visualization: Al"'-1 Jt L'\i b thl l"l'\\ Yorl.. Statt' ( .t:ntL'r lor Ln!!lllL't.'r lllj! lk,lgn<Jnd lnJustnal lnml\'3lltlll 1!'.'Y'-It J-Ill I). wh1lh h.t.,thc \lnLI.ll fl'.littv capahthltl:-. to .1\10\\ ..._- lt'llll'l' tu yi:,U.tllll' anJ lntcra~.·t ~ ..·tth thn·l dultc:O!ttunal mok"Cular ..truLtllrl·' 11 1 l.1rgc:. 1mmm1ve Cll\'twnml'nh • Structural Bio logy. Genomic., and Proteomics. I >unng the P·''' fi >vt' war:,. rnon·t h.m S I 7 mtllum 111 i..L'\ 'lll'llttfi .. ,n.,..trd!t ha~ ht'l'll rt' lt'l\'l'J In tht· l ' B nwJt ....ll . . ~..htlol (Oflf~-p690' 7 lJBso~areidentifieshand~ting By EllEN GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor W H O wrote the Jon Benet Ram!tey ran som note? A computer pro· gram developed at· UB that is 98 percent effective in determining au· thorship of handwritten docu me nt ~ soon may be able to assist in answering such questions. Funded by the Nationa ll nstatute of Justice, it's the fi rst software pro gram des igned to dewlap com puler-assisted, ha n d writing- analy.-.1~ tools fo r forensic applications. In criminal cases, the question ol who penned a ransom note or forged a check ~solved by h uman hand writ in g anaJysts. But beca use they arc human. even the best gmphologists <.:an not daim complete objectivity. ThL· U B software i!t tht: first that can idenllf)' who wro te a part icu · lar document ha~L·d on purdy SCI· entific cn tcna. "A human l'Xpl'rt may put 111 h1' or her own ht a:,, even unum sciously,'' sa1d Sargur ::,rihan, pnn cipaJ investigator .1nd SUNY Oi:-.tm gui shed Proft.·~ nr flr fhe llcpa rt ment of Computer Xll'nu· and J- n gineering 111 thL' <:ollege uf Art~ <Jnd Sclt'llCCS and School of r.ngllll'l'rlng and Applied Scicncl':-.. ''Wt· have built the founJ.tt 1on lor a handwriting -anaJ ys i~ ~}";; tcm that will quan tify pc:rforma rKe and 111 crease confidence in detc.:rnun1ng a writer's identi ty. "Th 1:-. is abo ut va lt datmg md1 · vtduality in handw riting,'' .Snhan nott:d . "The idea that l'"vcryone '.!t handwn ttng is differcntts taken t(~r grantt•lt. Wh.11 we have donL' 1.-. to dl·velop purdv ...nentifi~, t..rltena tor that prl'llll ~t..' ... h '' thl· tif'iit llllll' rl-x-archl·f'> have attempted tn dttlh.lt h.bt.'t.l till .1largl' d..1.taha"-· of h.mdwnung .tnd hy u~ ing a tot.tlh• .llllomatt•d tm·ans h~· mcasunng spl.'C iti~.. katu rL....,tll human handwnung, ....ud ~nh.tn, "'ht ' .1lM"~!!> dirrctor oft he C.. .mtL'r lt1r I k'II.UJIIl'nt AnaJys~ .tnd Rl;;ogmtU)I J\l J\)AR l CEOAR IS tht· world '!- l.trgL....,I Lilli versity-bast-d rL'St..'arch Cl'1lll:r dt•\'t)lt'\.1 to new technolog1<"S that L3J1 rL'\'t~ ntze and read handwnt1n~. It w.t.' c:EDAR'scx:perusc m developt ng sv~ ­ flillS that can read and intcrprct hanJ writtrn addres..~ on envelope. for the l' . ~ J\~tal Xrvtt.:t' that Jnrat1L'll tn a $42H.(I(X) grJ.nt - trom the Nauonalltu.11tutl' of lust Ill'. Prov1d1nga 3("1l'lltlfil ha3J3 Itlr l'-" tahh:-.h1ng tht: mdJVtd uaht v <lfhanJ v.·nt mg ha!l he((lllll' e"l'll tt.tl for admttunv, h.1ndwntmg l'\' ldt·n~..c 111 U . ~ . court ~ du~~ to ,1 numhcr nf re ..:cnt rulmg.!t concanmg t"< pcrt tL'" tunony, !'mhan s~ud . "In th~ projC\.'1, Wl' arc (.kvdnpmg a technology wh<)!o.(' )Ob 11 ~ t o .luthL·n t1ca1c documents.." ~ud ~nhan The UB resc:."archers dew\tlpt-'t.l tht· .-.oflwart• hy first lollt.·l· tm~ .1 d.11 ..1 h.t.se ol morC' than \,000 !1..1.111 plr:-. nl hanJwntmg from J pool ot md 1 v1duals repr~nt 1 nga lllKflX0311ltll the L'.S. popu lation mtrrm~t)f gen Jt..·r, ;~gc and cth nicity. l\ \ult tplc .-.ample~ of h.inJ\,'rtltng WL'rt' tJkL·n frnm sublet.. b. calh nl whom wa~ a.sklxi to wntl' the sa m e 'l'rtCS ol documenb m .. ur'l\'l'. ln.-. tcad of anJ I)'71ng thl· Jo..:u llll' llt ~ Vl:-.ually. tht: way .1 hum.1n l'\ j'lt.'rt would, Snhan l'Xplamed. tht· rnL'.trl hl'r!l dL'(O il!ltru..:tcLi ea~..h .....mtpk.ex tr;~ctmg fcaturl~ fromthl· wnttng,\u(h .1:-. me.1sunng thl' ,h.1pe:-. of l!ldtvtdual ch.1r .t(tl'r!l, dl' lf.'rL~t -and ''-t•nda' .mJ tht• 'PJu'' hl'l "l'l' ll ltnc' anJ word~ I tu· n:~t..'.lrt..hl'r' thL·n rJn thl· .....unpk:-. through th c1r !l<•ftw.lft' "\\'l' ll'Sil'd tht.• progrdm h\ .13l.. mg ttto dete-rmuw '-''htch ot n...·o .1u thnr . . wrotl' J parttcul.lr ....tmplt'. h.l_,c:J on me.l:-ourJbk feature..:· ...atd ~n h .m "Tht· pmgr.1m rt'"l''llldl·d '"''rrl·. . 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Author Ashloy Kohn. author ol "Kind olllluO: Tho Moldng ol tho Milos OM Masterpiece. • will r;.e a reading at 8 p.m. on TueSday In tho auditorium o1 Allen Hall on tho Soulh campus. Tho ewnt. to b e j;y, on WIFO 88.7 FM, US's Na· tional Public Radio affillat<, wil be''" and open to tho pubic. Tho reading is ptesented by WBfO 1n «>q>em~on with r• lng Leave Books and just bulllllo Uleratx c.nt.r. A boo&-signlng will place -tho reading. Forty-<>1)0 )'0111 since its ... cording In 1959, "Kind of_. has sold and is consldoted IIi. """ jazz album ......,. !on must own. In his bool!, Kahn ...... tho into IIi. studio to witness tho OHtion of tho Ibm. Using ~ ac:counts and 1-..!y millions- - doa.menU. he traces Dovis' """"'from bop to modal jazz. ~tho roawdlng .... sions Using master~ and f<JI. lows tho rise ol tho Ibm from its con~ roceplion to its transfoonation into landmallt. a- Grafton to lecture Princeton historian Anlhony Grafton will discuss "Doctor Foustus and His Tho Renaissance Mogus in Context.• at ~ p.m.,todoy In 120 a.m.ru Hall, fiOrth Campus. . '\helocturo..wllict1willbefroe ol diii!JO and open to tho public, is port ala -.uy Wit to U8 by Gllfton lf'O'I5CI"<d by tho U8 CNpter of Phi Bola Kappo .~ofNewYO!to­ and tho departments a/ CJossia, English and History lhrt>oq1 -~ Vbiling -Program. - . Bono, chair of tho ~of English inc! pmlof tho UB CNpter a/ Pill(, ails Gllfton •one at tho . . - -t 'famous- of...ty modem =::b!:.=.u~ llnln ~and particuiMiy tho~ of JTVIIjc In that period, and tho EuroNnorican encoonter ol tho 16th an1111y.• He lecturod on "Tho Impact ol Printing and tho Origins of tho Renaissance• yeterday In the Oepartment of Classics and will speak on "'How to Do History: Lessons from the Holocaust"' at 11 a.m. today ln the Oepartment oi>H~tory. 532 Park Hall, North campus. REPORTER The Reporttrls a campus community newspaper published by the Office of News Services in the OMsk>n of University Communications, Univmity at Buffab. Editorial offices are loca~ at 330 Crofts HaM, Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. wuetcherebuffalo.edu AuocMte Vk• ............ for I.Wnnlty c -tloru -<14-_.....__ -<14-..-.t Corolo Smllh ..., ArthwP~ Sue- -- ....... _._ Jennifer Lew~ Con~Witon CoG Bake< P•trlcY()onc:)wn El<n Gotdboum Moty Beth Spino s. A.IJn!le< Christine~! Ann 'Nhitt:her L Blount Jr. is the executive director of the Office of University Preparatory Programs. Before com· ing to UB last semester, he was director of the UniversitY of Rhode Jsland!Feinstein College of Continuing Education and a lead researcher for the University of Rhode Island-Providence Campus Urban Initiative. &nllnuel Wh•t Is the mission of the Offlee of University Preparatory Program• (OUPP)7 Our mission, through coUaboration and partnership with families, schools, community organizations., busin~ and corporations., and through the larger mission of UB. is to expand upon the quality and quantity of preparatory services and programs by providing for the students and parents we serv~ such things as p~rsonal, individual, group and family counseling; career planning; tutoring in the areas of math, scienc~ . r~ading skills, writ ing skills and global studi~s; employment training and opportunities. and such enrichment activities as cultural div~rsity and field trips. This will involve the pro· curement of new funding and the creation and developm~nt of new programs to help prepare low-income, fi rst-generation, collegebound, disadvantaged students for college and university life. C•n you tell me • little •bout the different progr•ms th•t f•ll under the OUPP umbrell•7 How does OUPP fit In with the unlvenlty's publicservice mlsslon7 OUPP is designed to improve the ability of students to succeed in high school and increase th e ac cess to post-secondary education. Geared to high school students, this office provides a unique service to the community through edu cat ion and training. OUPP also interacts with other universit y programs and departments, such as those in the College of Aru and Sciences, to inc r eas~ access to higher education, especially for minority, historically under-represented, at-riSk and economically disadvantaged st udenu. UB has formed a unique partnership with several community-based.organizations and various public and independent schools to provide an educational support program for !)'Iiddle and high school students at risk of dropping out of school before graduation. The Liberty Partnership Program (LPP ) is d~ signed to provide students with \a broad range of services and activi ties aimed at increasing their motivation and ability to graduate from high school and go on to col· lege. The Science and Technology Enri chment Program-also known as STEP-is an educational-enrichment program that p rovides instruction, training and counseling services to students in grades 7 through 12 who are his· toricaiJy under- r~presented in the scienc~ . t~chnology, health and health - related professions. Th~ program expands upon activities that g~nerate the skills and motivation necessary to pursue pr~­ professional or ""professional education program s of study among minorities and disadvantaged stu dents. The Upward Bound Pro· gram at U B was established in 1967 as an eight-week hjgh school· tb-college transitional service for also have developed the Executive Director Leadership Team, the Executive Difector Programs Team and the Ex ecutive Director Administra tive Support Team. The team approach is an effort to communicate knowledge to serve the community and university. low-income and disadvantaged students. In 1969, the program expanded its service to include high school studenu between 13 and 19 years of age. Concq>tually, the Upward Bound Program at the university was designed to increase the number of disadvantaged stu· d<nu with demonstrated potential to enroll in and graduate from in stitutions of higher education. The Upward Bound Math/Science J!e. gional Center offers a six-week summer residential program of intensive study and hands-on research experiences in mathematics and science to students from New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands who excel academically. University faculty and researcherS collaborate with the program .to develop curricu lum, instruct courses and direct internships. The Upward Bound Math/Science Regional Center helps participants gain the neces sary academic skills to pursue cal'f!Crs in math and science. What b the most reward· lng aspect of your tob7 The most rewarding a5R«t of the job is the changes being put in place. such as team work, to meet the needs of our customers. We are d~veloping new brochu res for OUPP for mar· keting purposes. We are going to offer a series of workshops for the communities of Buffalo on such topics as critical thinking, conflict man.agement, time management. etc. We also are forming new partn~ships with units of the university. such as the School of Management and its Center for Entreprenurial Leadership and the School of Social Work. to name a few. I undenbnd there.have been changes •t OUPP. Tell me a - t them. What question do you wish I had asked, - - would you h•ve •nswered It? OUPP ha~ established the OUPP Advisory Board to form linkages throughout the communities of Buffalo. The members will be from all sectors of Buffalo, in cluding businesses and corporations, education and community groups and organizations . w~ . l:l~w·do you plan to pay for aJI these new changes and in n ovations? By securing, through colla.boration and partn~rship, more and more grants and forming more and more part~~rships. IREWG to present women's film festival Screenings ofaward-winningfilms from around world to be held in Market Arcade BY PAT111CIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor ( ( C H UTNEY Pop· corn ," wwner o f maJor award s at the 2000 Berlin , Oja1, San Francisco, Los Angeles Out fe-st and the 1999 Newpon film festivals, will open UB's fifth annual International Women's Film Festiva l tonight in the Market Arcade theater, 639 Main St., Buffalo. · The festival, presented by the In· Mitute for Research and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG ). will screen· films at the Market Arcade every Thursday at 7 p.m . through March 15, with the exception of March 8 when the university is on spring break. The Market Arcade was selected as this year's fes tival venue, say the organizers, so that the entire com munity can enjoy this unusual series of award -winning films b)' women di rectors from eastern and western Europe, Tunisia, Ca nada . Scotland and the United States. Tickets are S6.50 for the general puhlic and $4.50 for students and can be purchased at the Market Arcade box office on screening nights. The opening film. "Chutney Pop· com," is a full -length independent the Austrian border, forever dreaming of a better job, a visa to another land or returning home. A touching portrait of a generation on the run, the film features two radiant young actresscs-Edita Malovcic and Nina 1 Prall Proll went on to win the Marcell o Mastroianni Award for Best New Actress at the Venice Festival. On Feb. 8, the festiva l will present "Ratcatcher," a film by Lynne Ramse y th at explores the terrifying A Kene from .. Spring of .Life," • fllm by ~ech realm of besieged director Milan Cleslar tt••t wiH be part of the chi ldhood in a way lntem•tkMNr Women's Aim Festlv•l. that no viewer will edy that offers an unusual and hu - ever forget. Film critic Michael morous perspective o n the lesbian Atkinson calls it "easily the best di and Indian-American communities rectorial debut of the year and pos· with its presentation of an interra- sibly the most mature and haunt ing film to ever. come out of ciallesbian parenting couple. The series will cominuc Feb. I with Scotland ... a throat -catching mas· another "indie," " orthern Skirts," a terpiece of lyricism, observation and co- production by Switzerland Aw- stone-co ld realism." "The Spring of Life" (" Pramcn l n a and Germany direct ed b y Viennese filmmaker Barbara Albert. Zi tova"), which will be screened Feb. This subdc and realistic film tells the 15, is a Czech production in Polish stor)' of a group of yo ung refugees and German with English subtitles from the fo rmer Yugoslav1a who by Marca Aric~eva , directed by stroll the cafl'S and train stations of Milan Cieslar. It is the love story of feature by Canadian-born, 1ndian · Americah director Nisha Ganatra, who received critical raves with her earlier film short, .. Junky Punky Girlz." It is an eclectic satirical com- a Czech girl and a Jewish boy, set against the background of Opera· tion Lebensbom, tlie Nazi program that carefi.illy selected young women as breeding stock and bmught them together with elite 55 soldier.; to begin th~ creation of an Aryan master race. In this case. th~ yowlg woman survives the experience and even extracts a bit of revenge. Other films in the s~ries are "Honey and Ashes" (Feb. 22 ), "Ce· lestial Clockwork" (March I ) and the seldom-screened 1940 film . "Dance. Girl. Dance" (March 15). Th~ 200 I festival is co-sponsored by the Capen Professor of Ameri· can Culture (Bruce Jackson ), the Center for the Americas and the fol lo\\jng departments or groups: Art History, Classics, Communicative Disorder.; and Sciences. Compara· tive Lit~ratu~. Media Study, Mod ern Languages and Literatures. Phi· losophy and Women's Studies; the Graduate Student Association; th~ American Studies Graduate Student Association; th~ Anthropology Graduate Student Association; the Media Study Graduate Student As· sociation, and the Graduate Group for Marxist Studies. For more information, co nta ct lREWG at 829-3451. �January 25. 2001/Vul.3t 111.17 Rep aries DrieD Obesity-heart attack link Persistent overeating in obese generates hugefree-·radicalload By LOIS IIAI<U Contributing Editor Dandona and colleagues at the Diabetes-Endocrinology Center of the gcncrat1on of fret> radJCah. The morr than C:,O perce nt fall 10 frt•e NDOCRJNOLOGISTSat UB have pinpointed one E Western New York at Kaleida rad1cal Health, which Dandona heads. set pamed hv .1 s•gmficant dc.'Crea.se an of the mechanisms that out to determine whether the gen eration of free radicals and othf'r rnarkc.'r' of ox •dat1vedamage tc1 l1p td,, proh.''"' and arntno ac•d!"Ttm find1ng '' •rryrortant lw ~.au 'it:' 11 reprc-.ents .J dr~matu. rever place the obes< at higher risk of atherosclerosis and subse- quent heart attack. Their study. published in the january issue of The /oJmUJI ofClinical Endocri"ology and Met~boli.sm, shows that persis1ent overea ting in 1he obese exposes them to excessive oxidative damage from free ntdicals. the hyperadive oxygen molecules that damage arterial walls and ini - tmte the accumulation of fatty deposits that eventually inhibit o r block blood flow to the heart. Moreover, 1~ researchers found that severely restricting caloric intake decreased the production of free radicals by more than .50 percent, lowering the risk of developing heart disease without medication. ""Our r=rch has shown for the first time that the obese carry a massive oxidative load ,.. said Paresh Dandona. professor of medicine and primary author on the study. "This oxidjltive load ca uses the kind of changes in the bloodstream that make obese people prone to hean disease. "We've also shown for the fil'3t time that diet restriction alone can change their risk," he said. "Taking a pill is cas•er. but lifestyle change is just as effective and should be considered." indicesofoxidativedamagedecrea.sc as a result of short-term calone re ~..one,_entrallons wa~ acuun m the ca rdmal procesSt.-~ atfe1.t •ngatherogenes1s Wlfhout fhe use of obesenondiabeticmenandwomen any drug or an110X1dan1," who were-taking neither antioxiDandona sa1d ''Des p1tc the dant vitamins nor medication wide vanauon m BM I. tht' for heart disease. Thcir weight changes were consistent ranged from 183 lbs. to 360 and therefore are mtnns11.. lbs., with a mean body mass 19 the process of dictarv rt' index ( BMi j-a ratio of suiction and weight lo ..s." weighttoheight-<>f40.7.An All participants gamed iJ:>!:iividualwitha BMJ over30 'weightafterthefour-weck m· isconsideredobcsc. terventi on, and at lhrL't' After taking fasting blood .._:OO:Ioillii~ ' months post-study. the consamples, researchers placed th~ centration of free rad1cals and participants on 1,000-caloriediindices of oxidative damage ets, consisting of a 200-calorie were high~ than at its incepcommercial liquid diet drink for tion. the reSearcher> found. breakbst and lunch, and a homeAdditional author> on the cooked 600-calorie dinner. They study are Ahmad Aljada. reremained on the diet for four weeks, search assistant professor of mecilreturning to the clinic wee:k.Jy to be cine; Richard Browne, research m weighed and provide fasting blood structor in the Department of Social samples. Participants "'-'ere asked to and Preventive Medicine. and Priyt:~ maintaintheirnormaJlevelofphysi· Mohanty. Husa m Ghanim, Wacl cal activity. Hamouda, Anu Prabhala, Aqeela At the end of four weeks. partiCt- Aft.al and Rajesh Garg,doctoral stu pants had lost an ave rage of I 0 dents working with Dandona. pounds. Analy5is of blood samples The study "-as supp4>ncd m part showed a marked dt"Crease in both hy the William G. McC.ovr.1n <:han markers of oxidative damage and table Fund. strict ion and weight loss. ~ Their study subjects were n1nc Courtroom near completion By ILENE FLEISCHMANN Reporter Contributor L A\''1/ students could sec 1he practice of law played o u1 just down the hall later thi~ s pring as a number of Western New York judges have expressed interest in holding. sessions in the new sta te-of· the·a rt court· room that is nearing completion in O'Brian Hall. The opening of the courtroom will be the culmination of what law school administrators call the most exciting capital project in the history of the school, an event that is ex· pected to strengthen ties between ' the Law School and the local bar. as weU as offer invaluable learning opportunities for US students. .. The court room project should present several different benefits to the Law School;" said C.rorge Kannar. vice dean and professor of law, who is overseeing the 'Project. "I expect there to be real synergy between the academic community and the com· munityof practice; they benefit from us. and we benefit from them. "The response from the legal co mmunity has been uniformly enthusiastic." Kannar said. "A number of judges at the state trial, federal trial and state appellate level have confirmt"d that the)' will hold sessions in our new facility." The project. which began in midJuly, involves converting the huge, ou tdat ed Moot Co urtroom in O'Brian Hal l into genuinely usable.·. space. creating a working courtroom. two 85·seat lecture halls and threr smaller classrooms. The couruoom space includes a judge's chambers. a techn ology· suppo rt room and a jury·deliberation roo m. The area . . "If you build it. we Wlll~:ome ," l:u gene F. Pigott. pres1ding just1ceol the Appellale Divis1on. Fourth Deparl · ment . New York Stale Supremt' Co urt . sa1d he told Dean R. N d ~ Olsen. "We w11l hethere as soon a.' thedean tells us we arc welcome. " It will be vt•ry gcxx:J for the court. I am certain it will benefit the Law School as well. but we like to bring the court to the people a little bit i we the new courtroom under conrtruct6on In the can," Pigott said. uw School, shown here In •n •rtlst's rendering . Noted Samuel I.. under construction encompasses I 1.700 square feet, according to Gordon Love, project cOQrdinator for Fa· cilities Planning and Design. The courtroom and classrooms will bt· able to support the use of computers during trials and instruruon. Two of the classrooms were used ea rlier thi6 month for "br idge" courses, with the other thrt.-e com ing on line for the stan of the sprmg semester last week. The courtroom should be completed lat er m the spring, Love confirmed. The project ha!t a price ta g nl slightly more than S I million. The case..~ statement for the l..;:t\\ School's capital campaign describe. the nevo' space as "a well· propo rtioncd. Mission-style, state·of·the·art courtroom, suitable for both jUT)' tn alsand appellJte arguments ... a ta.~te­ ful and effictenl nc..•w !~pace. There seems no n..·a~m tn doubt thai thl!l new courtroom. 111 thrsc nl'\'' surroundings. will qlllckly hel:\ )tnl'a trul' point of pride and 'ommon f\ )("US h)r the law School, its alumn1 .md tht> lcgaJ community as a whok .. The Western New Yor'-. 1udh. tJI wmmun ity has exprt'S.'oLoocl !~Uppon for the project. 3 Green. Appellate Oivis1on judge: "It is invaluable if you are a law studen t.'' Leslie B. Foschio. federal magiStrate judge, said that whcnevtr fcasihlt:. judges wouJd be willing to condu1..1 any type of civil case they have consent jurisdiction for 111 thcoourtrOtlnl. " I am willing to hold court at thl· law School as often ao; I have a LJSt' that is amenable to the program." l·osc hto sa id. "M>· approach is to l\t~ ~ o;upport ive of 1he Law Schoo1.1.!1 I ~...m wtthout 1nterfen ng with our dulll~S JS magistralt: JUdges. I am J] rcadv kwkmg .tt. ;tnd disc u s~m~ wuh IJwvt'r ... ~o..l ~l'' th.ll cou ld be tried tn thf Ill~\\' dlttrtroom" Barbar<t Howe .•1 ~tdll' Supreme Co urt juStiCC and l'B .ld JUIKI JSSO · nate professor of sooolog,·. Jltllllled ou t that holding co urt al li B would be "of great symbolic value:· " It will be a reminder to .til p.u tK1pants in the process of th~· <h.a dt'mic and intellectual roots of .~11 thai we do and the professionalism that shou ld anend it," she sa.Jd. Emeritus faculty member establishes student fellowship The Sc:hool of Architecture •nd Plannmg has announc~d a new fellowsh1p grant program establtshed by lbrahtm JammaJ. profe., .. o r ementus 1n the r>epartment nf Plannmg. and hts wtfe. V1v1ane The lam mal Fellowsh1p will prm 1de S4,000 per vear ove r the next 10 years to broaden th e Vb iOn ol. and opportunttles for •. the sch()ol\ ~mer11.:an !ttudents ht:yond thL·tr domcsu~ k.nnwledge , and of the 3Chuol 's foretgn student <. htvond thetr cont:ern for the ~pt·Cifil ~ul tur(•s of thctr mothL•r ~ountne' f-.rnest Stc.•rnberg. depanment~..ha1r ...av\ lht.· granb wtll help I he depdrtment fund rc~e.1rch propo~k student research as~tstant,h!p... schola rh ' 1\ lb. ~..u ll oqu t J and \.Onfercnces geart:d toward graduatt"tudent:.. It aJ..,n wtll prm•1de lor Jn an nual Jam mal Be'it Thes1\ Award "lernberg !tan tht'\l' ·KliVIttc-s wdl he relau:d to l!t!tUt'\ ut ~lobahza 11on . mterndlumal \tUdic-~ and futurt.'!l ,tudiC!t. l<~mmal1 s the founder of the IJepartmen t of Plann1ng and sened on 1b facultv for more than 30 vcars. Sternberg says th e faculty and students "are thrilled at th1s sag n of Professor lam mal's contmumg commitment 10. and mvolvement 111 , the program. "As if all of h1 s former student s and advisees were not alreadv a wonderful legacy," he adds, "th1s generous award will he a ~..:o ntmu ­ mg remi nder of h1s accomplishments Js Jn t•ducator and a sc holar." Jammafs teachmg and research has focu~d on long· range plan mng. forecastmg method~. mternauonal +dt:vdopmenl planntng and complex problem -solvtn g. He t!t th~ form er dt rector of th e UB Center for Comparative Studies 111 Development Planntng. a consultant for USA ID and UN ICE F, cha 1r of the Assoua110n of Collegiate School!~ of Planning Com m1sston on GlohaJ ApproachL.., 10 Plannmg l:duc.:a li on and VICe presJdcnt of Ruffa lo\; f-ren ch Cultural< t·nt.cr He holds a masler 's dcgrt't' tn .ITChllt'tiUrt• .md a ma~ter 's dc-grt.'t' 111 cuy plann1ng from the L'nlver,tt\· of Pennsylvania Jnd a ba~o.he-l<lr' degree 111 archttecturt- from ( Jtro l 1nJvt:r\ll\ , l:grpL Gift honors late engineering prof John Z•horJ•n. • Fisher-Price mdu3tnal engmccnng exe~..:ui!Ve ...,.h,, "retired " to h1s fir 'it love of tta chm~ at l ' B, has heen remt·mhert:d h\ h1 s fam1ly through a S2h0,000 pled~e 10 the O.,<:hnoiPf 1--ngnlct'TIIl~ and Applied Sdt•nce'i. Hl!t son. lohn /.aboqan. ha., l':.tahilshed the..· l>r John L.thnnan ~tudcnt ~cholarsh 1p l--und rn 'upport studerw. tn the ma5tcr ~ Jt" ~ree program 1n t'ngmeenn~ m.lnagcmt.~nt w1th a ~..om. ~..·nlraiHIO 1ll prod uct ion mJnJgement . '' t-.1v fa1hcr 's en,ovm<.•nt of ltfc ..:d mt' from helpmg other<;,'' a It'd mg re~.apro ca t L'd lw "the scores of former studcnb. fellow t..~~..ult' prok'lo~JunJ I assoc i ate~ and frirnds '''ho ofT<.·red co ndolenct:' and 1.011 tnbutton ~" toll cnnng h1 s father's death, Lahortan sa1d " I hat I ha\t· !he great and unu su;al fonum.• to posst~ss tht' me.m' and thl· des1re toucate thts la!ttlllg shadow of my fath er "duL· t.'n tm~ lr to the man he \\J!I, .md '0 tn a vcn· real s<.·nse 11 ~ ~ hL· hm1sdf reachmg out." The Department of lndu .. tnal t-ngmct'nng e:\.'""Pfd~ to namt: tht· fiN Zahoqan scholarshtp rcop1ent thl!t vt:ar The endnwm<.•nt w11l prondt' $1.2.,000 per year to help ...,rft'h tu1t1on and fet.., for the mastn\ progrdm. enough to fund more than o ne scholarship wmner annuJ!h Mark H. Kanv-an. dean of the School of Engtnet'Tmg and Applu:d ~c1encts, called the scholarship "a wi:mderful wav to honor a mu..:h beloved tea chn. "\\btle a gtft like thts 1..ertamly ~.an ' t replace the leadershap. laluh' and ~t uderll mentor!>hlp. and humor of our coll eague. n can help U!o earn' o n h1s legacv of ex~cllence and hts patient pursUit of makmg t'ngmcenng J practical and daily p;lrt of manufactunng management." Za hoqan, an adJunct prole'i.sor of mdustrial engtneenng at the llnw of h1:. dea1h m 1999, re~o.~:I V\.'d the Dean'!~ Award for Eng1neenng A(h1evement that same vear. bemg rc<..ogmzed for h1s career. 1eachmg and dcdicauon to adv1smg :-tudent.; 111 the pracllce of t'ngmtenng. L1 hur jan h<.·gan h1~ ~..;uc..~e r 111 19:;() Jt RCA ..md ~uhsequenth moved on to Magnavox. f- \\'. :'l~ekle-5 (. ,o., Phdl1p~ {.ontrol Lo rp. Jnd tht' luhn Oster Co .. part of~u n heam <:orp. ln 19M. ht'IOIOt'd 1--t!oher Pnn• Toy!l a~ the (ompanv'o; fir.;t licensed profc..·o;!tJOnJI t'ngmeer and w.l!t n:sponstble for modern171n~ quah t,· ..:ontrol Rl!>l ng through tht• t•xecullw ranks to O\'erset.• 111.110r expan~ton!t Ill plant oper.ttton ... Zahonan s111l found tlllll' In earn h1!« dm.toratt·lrom l 'H 111 II.J79 In 1983, he retired at- v1u· pr~.~~d~..·nt o l opcrJtH)n' Jt 1-!.. ht'r - Pn~..e Jnd ht..--gan an exterbiVt." caret•r as .llnmuhant J.nd ,, t11..uhv memhcr Jt l ' H In Jdditum to tL'.I~o.hmg. / ...1hnn.m ran tht~ mtt·rmhlp progr.Jill lor undergraduatf"!llllllldmtnal Cll!-!lll«-'L~rmg, ..o h~o.~lm~ prull.'-b• m.u~..hmt!­ projects to ~tudtn l nt:eds ,md llll'llltlrlng lht' pwgrl'":- llf the !tlttJent' He also uo;td h1 !1 man,lgt'mt'nl and lnn .. ullln~ c.·:~..perllst> to h.dp crea te The l.cn ter lor lndustnal Fnci..lt\'t.' IH.'!I!> I n II I .It l "H l ndn ht!l gu idance. TC it- re.:eived "Pro)<.'ct of th1.• YL·ar" .1wan.h 111 1~1'\"l .1nd 1991 from the Nat1onal A~snoatwn of ~1JnJgenlt'nl anJ lt•~o. h meal Assrstance Cen ters. h1ends and former !ttudents of Jnhn Zahon.1n whtl "1.,h tu .. on Jrtbute to the scholarship fund mJv co ntM t lhl' SEA~ lkvdupnwnt Office at 645· 2133. e-xt. 1122. or )lm Seng .11 .. seng@b uffalo.edu �Gao's experience speaks volumes about cultural change and revolution In Chinese art The Graduote School of Edoation wiU hold an open hoo1e from S-7 p.m. Feb. 1 In Baldy Hall on the North Campus to prOIIide lnlonnation to thinking of pursing a career in education <X an advanced degree in the lield. Current students and foculty mmlbers wiU be availabtf tD an. swer questions. Information about part-time and fulJ..time study, as well as financial aid, will be provided. The Groduate School of Edu- cation offers master's and doctoral programs in etemenury and secondary school teaching, counseling and educaOOnal psychology, and school and highereducatton administration. Additional information is available at the school's Web site at drttp:// WWW.!IM.buf· folo.edu> <X by calling the school at 645-2491 . Wolck to address Campus Club Wolf90ng WOld. SUNY Oistinguhhed SerW:e Proleso< Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics, wiH enlighten his audience on the "Sounds of Our Oty: Buffalo's People and Their Speech, • at 4 p.m. f<!>. 6 In 141 Goodyear Hall, South Campus. ' The presentation, part of US's Campus Club """"ts "" 200001, will untOYOr the of Willd(s lint SUNOy of Buffalo •ethnolects"-<X the phenomenon d ;an ethnk KCent In the conlli11porory English of former immigrant fan>lies, as coined by WOkk-whose features in speech, such as the flat • As" of the italians <X the hard endings of the Poles, "" them apart. WOldt will domonstBte how these featuros and olhen gradually haY<! been amalgamated into general "Buffalo EngUsh." He will explain hOW' this is representative of the integration of immtgrant groups into main- stream mickfle..dAss Buffalo, as well as the destigmatintion and acceptance of these features as part of the city's heritage. · Y.Jhite not a unique phenomenon to Buffak), WOick's ethnolect classification originated here after he arrived In 1970 and has become an established part of intenationallinguistic terminology. Dental alumni elect officers for 2001 David R. Rke, DOS '94, has been elected prosident of the UB Dental Alumni A.uodation for 2001 . Rice practices In East Arr1hem. Chalfos A. Matlad\ DOS '76, who practices in Boston. N.Y., has been selected preident«ct Richard J . L~. DOS '83, has been named treasurer. Lynch has an office in Yli lliamsvi l~. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send in~ to the The Repat<rwefccmes iettfn from-~onlts stories and content.l.etle'S shoUd be limiU!d"' 800 ...-ds and may be edited "" Sl)1e and length. Lot- mustname.- the V«ii.n and. daytimephoneruri>erforwrificotion. Beause of space fimitotions, the ~ porterCIIV'<J( publish al iettfn receivod. They must be receMd by 9 a.m. Monday to be <On5idered ""puilbtion in that woeiO issue. The Repat<r pn!fon that-. be receMd on disfc or <lectronlcoly at ~ter> Art historian.knows changing China By PAT111CIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor M INGLU Gao" •n anist, art histonan , curator and author who was horn and bred in the poliucaJ and cultural tumuh of late 20th~century Chma. Polit1cal circumstances uprooted ham from a secure urban childhood .md sent ham off to spend has tC't'n - ,aged years herding ca ule 1n Mongolia. They later propelled him artistic and liberal -mmded family m the large mdustrial city of TiaJ?;jin. ne-dr Beijing. He still finds n dtfficult to recount the traumatic events that followL-.:1. His fam1ly was targeted by the government as dtssident, hlS fa ther arrested and, over his mother's desperate and strenuots pleas., 12ye-.ar-old Gao wmt "sent -down .. to the provmccs like millions of other edu cated Chinese youth . where he W<l!. expected to learn the virtues of liv- mg from another college and sa>rmg unusually high grades o~ the na tio nal entrance exam, he was ac cepted into the academy's exceptionally competitive and difficult program in art history. In 1he meanlime, Deng Xaio Ping became the new leader of the People's Republic. He broughl to his office the urge to open Otina's doors to the outside world and a well grounded fear of youth movements. Both tenden cies wouJd tn fluenceGao. 115 the Cultural Revolu tion wound down , China experienced a mto the cxplosaveChinese art movement of the 1980s, of which he n.·mains the principle documentarian. lOday a noted curator and assistant professor of an history at UB, Gao is a man of exceptionaJ intcUcct and training with unusual insight •nto his countrymen's ancient artistic traditions. He has ~itnes.scd, as period of rapid modernization, along with eco- well, their increasing use of Western concept uaJ forms as they have tried to come to grips with their ucrased" his~oricaJ past in an environment of tremendous economic and social change, and cultural conflia. He has curated what remains the most notable exhibitions of thi s ing like a peasant work in China and in the United He spent six isolated, lonely and States and is about to publish two often brutal years as a cattJeherder major books that assess the theoreti · on the Mongolian plains--..an ex cal underpinnings of Chinese tra - traordinary experience that changed ditional an and the imponant Chi- my life," says Gao, whose son, Roy. nese avant-garde movement of the not coincidentally, i ~ named for past 20 years. His story of personal American cowboy-hero Roy Rogers. and professional struggle, survival The Mongolian philosophy. a and success, cannot be separated mixture of traditional, nature-cenfro m his nation's recent history and, tered shamanism and Tibetan Budin fact, il.luminares the many way!~ dhism. st resses acceptance of the in which that history has informed natural cyde and natural proctsses. rhr lives of the Ch inese people. 'This was most helpful to him, says Gao's academic speciali7.at 1on in Gao, in coping with the extreme the ancient, traditional C hinese art loneliness of his world and the offorms was possihlc only after the end ten life-threatening weather condiof the C ultural Revolution ( 1966· tions in which he worked. 76). 11w. was Mao's last attempt to Dep_rived of a normal education, force a spiritual and structural trans- Gao taught himself tradiuonal acaformation of Chinese society by de- demic subjects like math, chemistry stroying any and all artifacts of pre - and Literature using textbooks sent n::volutionary Chinese culture. It hy his family. \\'as a penod marked b)' social upWhen the Cultural Revolution hc.;aval, personal vendettas, violence, ended, the 19-year-old Gao. who had massive youth movements and ex · alw.~ys had a gift for artistic expresrreme ideological pressure. when sion , hoped to attend college in deeply rooted cu ltural assumption!> Beijing. His family was still '"suspect; and ancient visual traditions were however, so he was not allowed to atunder contulUal attack. tend his university of choice, Beijing's When the Cultural Revolution be· prestigious Ounese Academy ofArts. gan. ( ;ao w~ a child living with hts Several yea rs later, after gradual · hoped would help bring about changes.in Otinesc society. During this extraordinary period of social and politial Upheaval, Gao ernaged as a spokesman for O.inese anists documenting this astonishing change. AlthoughDeng's"opoindoor" wos still open. Gao recognized the ooming crackdown on "too-~" expression. Neverthel<ss, despite bureaucratic roadblocks, he spearheaded a complex, years-long coUaborative effort to mount .. C hina/Avant garde," the seminal exhibition of contemporary mainland Chinese art, in F<bruary 1989. A potitical show with dose tinlu to C hina's pro-democracy movement, it was dosed down within hours of its opening. .. No U- Turn ( the exhibition 's up" policies initialed by Deng. like many of his symbol). originally used to emphastze the ide3 that Ollnese an must move forward, became a banner for the pro-d~ movement as a whole." says Gao. The potitical r<· pression that foUowed.the confron- generation, Gao was exhilarated by the increased free.. tation in Tiananmen Square sent many artists and intellectuals. in - dom of expression in 0Una. which allowed the introduction ofWestem art and theory in the early 1980s. Upon receipl of his master'sdegre< in 1981. Gao became an editor of Mruhu. Olina's influential official organ ofthefineans.and soon was in- d ueling Gao. into exile. Since moving to the United States m 1991, Jle has worked to ensure nomic reforms and .. opening 1994, Aoylk on c-as, 1S0..180 em. Collection of H.onart, Hon!j Kong volved with new artists known collectively as the ""85 New w..., Mo~­ that the voices of contempora ry Chinese artists are heard above the din of radical worldwide social and economic change that marUd the end of the 20th century. In 1998, while still a doctoral student at Harvard Vni>=ity, hecurated. "Inside/Out New Otinese An." the first major international exhibition to exploo: the impact of these' changes on artists in the People's Republic of Olina, Hong Kong. Taiwan and those of the 1980s Olinese diaspora. The exhibit, which received much critical praise for its documentation of the creative explosion in Chinest art of the last decade, has tra..,led 10 Au5tralia and Hong Kong. In keeping with his work in this ment~ field, Gao has lWO books in prepa· anti-subjectivity and anti -author- ration: .. The Century's Utopia," a comparison of artistic avanr gar41!$ of 20th-century C hina and th e These artists expressed utopian goals and humanist valu17 and many worked under the precepts of ship. Inspired by Dadaist conceptu· alism and OJan Buddhism. Gao says the movement attempted to synthesize Western an and theory, and Olin esc tradition , which adherents w~t . and "The Myth of 20"' Cen- tury Art," a more theoretical work on the study of Chinese art and how C hinese and Western cri tics have assessed this work. Venom shows promise for heart attacks By LOIS BAKER Contribu ting Editor A specific protein ISOlated fmmthc..·vcnomof a Chil ean tarantula by UB biophysicists shows promise as the basis for n('W drugs for prevent ing atriaJ fibrillation, the chaotic lx.oating of the hC3rt that is a major cause of death foUowing a heart attack. In a st udy published th is monlh in Nature, Frederick Sachs, professor of physiology and biophysics. along .....-ith researchers from Georgetown University, report they were able to prevent atrial fibrillation in rabbit hearts by an infusion of a peptide lsolated from tarantula venom. This is the first tim e th at the.· physiologi cal function of' mechanosensitive ion channels has hcen demonstrated in the heart. The work is an example of how basic research can lead to clinical payoffs, Sachs stated . "No o ne in their right mind would have sought to block atrial fibriJiation with spi· der spit,'" he said. "We did it backwards. Since we had found venom worked on single molecules, we predicted it would aJso work on cells. tissues and organs. And it did. "This is a first step toward devel · oping a new class of drugs that may called stretch -activated chan nels. These channels, which derive their name from the fact that stretching the ceiJ membrane causes them to open, are responsible for regulating the mechanical functioning of cells. Sachs and colleagues discovered these channels al UB in 1983 in skeletal muscle cells. Stretch-activated channels have result of poor blood perfusion, cdls swell, stimulating strC'tch-activatcd channels to open and allowing an influx of positive ions.. This in8ux is an excitatory stimulus to the hean 1hat disrupts the electrical balance. causingthecdls to fire erratically. The tarantula-<lerived peptide, known as GsMtx-4, blocks this pro<:<>s. The next phase of Sachs'.research involves producing large amounts of the peptide by reoombinanl DNA !ethnology and chemical synthesis. be applied to cardiac pathology and lo 1he pathology of 01her organs." Sachs and postdoctoral researcher been impliaued in functions as diverse as the senses of touch and hearing. blood pressure and volume regula tion, and coordination of the wlun - Tom Suchyna at UB 's Cente r for tary muscula~ as well as the con - identifying other potential biolOgi- Single Molecule Biophysics. along cal actions on strelCh -activatcd lating the protein last May. At thai time, they suggested thai it might have many uses, based on its ability lr.lCtion of heart muscle. Composed of I0 billion excit:lble muscle cells. the heart cdls must contract in synchrony in order to pump blood effectively. When heart tissue becomes stretched through disease, trouble ensues. The chambers ofthe heart expand. to block pores in cell membranes stretching ceiJs. Furthermore, as a with coUeagues at the Universiry of Vi rginia, Michigan State and NPS Pharmaceutic:als Inc., reported iso- studying the mechanism of action, chan nels and coUaborating with a drug company in turning GsM tx -4 into a clinically useful drug. The research was funded by grants from the Nationallnstitules of Health, U.S. Army Research Office and NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. �5 Studying in the workplace MFC provides on-site education to American Axle workers By JENNifU UWAHOOWSIU Rtp011~ Assinant Editor HEN Millard Fillmort College and American Axle & Manufacturing ( AAM) began drafting conceptual bl ueprints in 1999 for UB's Universi ty Study in the Workplace program-<lesigned to provide AAM a..~ia t es with tht opponunity for on·site education- both parties were relatively certain of one thing: if such a program were built, people wou ld come. W two year. ago by Mark Hotber, an educationa.l development counselor for AAM 's plants who represents MFC at the company. Hotber was interested in setting up an on-site education program for associates Now in its second semester, the tnitiati ve scrvcs AAM 's Tonawanda Forge plant, with more than 800 associates, and the BuffaJo plant, with roughl y 2,000 associa tes-and plans are in the works to include !>O rne I 00 associate s at the company's newes t faci lit y in C heektowaga. With enrollment up to 62 from last semester, the pro- ~ gram has proven anything but for- ~ tuitous in its marriage of industry ~ and university. And while not new 1n higher educati on , the triad ofla hor, m a nagement and universit y is a singular presen ce in the Buffalo an:a, says Larry G ingri ch , assistant dean for co ntinuing education and summer sessions at MFC. Gingrich, who drew up the proposal. brings to the table a host of experiences 111 s u c h partner s hip s, having worked as director for continuing c.-. ducation at the Pennsylvania Sta te Univers it y o n similar p rojects with Hershey Foods Corp., IBM , AMP Int. and ot her companies. Part of AAM 's interest in bringmg UB into its workplace, G ingnch ex plains, was the product of changmg corporate hands. In 1994, Gen eral Motors sold off what now i.!! known as AAM 's Tonawotnda Forge and Buffalo plants. Man)' employ ees who were offered incentive pack ages retired, which in turn, provided opportunities for employment for o thers at the plants. "A lo t of the peopl<' who ca m"' in to repl ace them were yo un g," says Gi n grich. " Peopl e who ca mt· into th e pl a nt to wo rk the re n cvc..~r envisio ned working a t a manufac..' t uring plant. But m any of them have a n interest in furthering the1r educa tion." A division of the Office of Pub lic Service and Urban Affairs, MFC has hcen able to seize upon the interest of t h e non - tradition a l s tud ent through its uniqttt model of com munity outreach--integrating a!! a major component US's distan celea rning technology, which has brought coUege-education opportu ni ties to individ uals who o thctvlisc might not have taken advantage. It also has proven beneficial for AAM. among whose in itiatives is to "co n - tinuall y upg rade th e skills and knowledge of o ur associateS," ac cording to Marc Farrell, join t activi ti es representative for the United Au to Workers, which rep resen ts workers at the plants. "We're trying to promote lifelong learning," Farrell says, noting that AAM felt "M FC would give us Oexibility and s u pport in the short an d long-term" toward achieving that goal. Gingrich was approached nearly tance -learnmg team prov1de.!! on gomg supporl to assoCiates en rolled 111 Weh-based courSC"s. And gtven that each of AAM 's fa Clh ttes has d1stanu•-learnmg class rCX)m.!l ca pable of ~,.om mum ca tmg w1th UR. <._; ut~n ch says he IS eager to roll hut mterat tivr v1dco courses 3.!! well But perhaps the No. I driver behmd thiS newlv form ed partnership 1 ~ ac.. commodating as~O<.IJt(.'" whose .!!Chcdulc.!! m1ght very well pn.·clude them from enrollmg m an on campus COUr)t' A' ln,tn Bukowski. lonawJndJ Forge Skills Ccnt~r ad mmistrator and lAP .td visemcnt tounsdor. points ou t : " Pt·uplf.· do move from .\h 1ft to sh 11t during th c scmes tt.· r, (while) &.Jsoshuffiong fam tly responsibilities." UAW locaJ 846 elt.'Ct n cian Joe Pellegrino ~~ ont· Axle a -.cturtng's T-...S. Forge such example, working tht• third shifl- 11 p .m . to ~af-(IAM)D~90. b 7:30 a . m . -at lht~ eovolledlnUnlftnlty Study In- Wooi<pAce progrom. Tonawanda Forg(.· plant. " fk•ing that ( cia.~ 1.s ) there who, through th< UAW Local 846 makc...'5 11 a lot easier," says Pellegnno, (Tonawanda Forge) and Local 424 who last S<.mester completc.."<i lntro ( Buffalo) bargai ning agreement, arc ductnry AJgebra. " If I ~ad to go to eligible for tuition assistance . The take JUSt o ne das~ at a big ca mpu~. program, called TAP (Tuition Ass is· that wou ld make it tough ." hc adds.. tance P rogram ) - not to be con - l'Xpla1ning that ht" ha~ to m.:commn fused with the New York State pro · date overtime hour!~. J~> well .1~ .1 gram of th e same n ame---afford)~ changing schedule. associat ~ $4 ,200 annuaJiy toward This semf.ostcr, ht•'.!l takmg thdul furthering their education. tow-up four-credit co ur~(.', lntermt.~ After extensive planning, wh1 ch d1atc Algebra. Pellegnno !lay!! lw mduded surveyin g associates 111 hop~ to bu ild up hi!! m ath !iokdl., 111 o rder to best m ee t thc1r need!!, preparation for ~nglnf.'t'r mg Universit y Study Ill th e Workpla C{' cou rses--a nd po!oo.. ; ihl v .1 dcgn~t._ arr ived a t AAM last se mester. Thf.· down the lin t..'. prog r am cnv1sions it s cn ro llt~C.!! ThrO"ugh tviFL , Amcnt..an Ax !~.· grad uall)' "stepping up" to a de asso.:1ates thi~ semester aho lan f.' n grce-wllh " reward!! and mil e ro U in lhrec-crt"di t cou rM.":i 111 Wm stones along the way .. to keep as - 1ng Skills, Microcomputer App i 1L~ soCia tes purs umg th eir eduta t1ons I o r II . Human Nutnt1nn and t1on al goals, Gingrich ~ay.!!. l-or Introductory Psy,h<•log, . some, that m1ght b e a spena lt )' "V't/e waQt to makr u J~> ~.onw ((.'rtificatc; for ot hers an associa tt''!l lliCilt as we possihly ~...m," ( 11n g n~..h o r bachelor 's degree. says,"but we don't nit tht•m J hr~o"ak To help accomphsh that , M FL o n the academi C.!t-lt\ .t!> harc..l.t' 11 offers an tndiv1dualizcd major pro I!! anywhere d.sc." gram . "( fusocia tcs) can meet with MFC'.!! rclat1omh1p w1th t\:\~ 1 one of ou r MFC advisors, sit down al~o serve!! 3.!! a re!oour~.e dunnv, Jnd design the1r own degree pro - t1mesof unemploym ent . A~l.lt(."' gram ," Gingrich says, exp laining affected by re~..-c nt tempnr.ln ' J,JYoll ' that in addi ti on to providing in - at the plants now haw theopp(1rtu struction fOr the asso,iatcs, Mf:C lilt )' to co ncentrat e on furtht·nn!! also offers academic support and their t"duca t1on. student services. Cingrich says no mattt'r tlw ur "O nce they enroll in a cou rse, the)' cum stance, M .. C\ role..• 1~ promnt become a UB studen t ,"' Gingri ch mg-and pr(w1dmg----1.-du~.Juon says of the AAM associates. "And "Adult s want J plan ,'' Ill· IHltl'!> they have aU the benefits and ad van - "You've go t to show them J path. tages of a UB student." Those ben · vou've got to deliver efits include info rmation sessio n ~. "This I!> not a 1oh rcqum·mf.·nt admissions processi ng, financial aid theM' arc IX'Oplt· whu smdl J lutur~..· and registration-all of which i~ ac and ,.,rant to go after 11." complished at the plants. A., lor bui lding on the Amenc~n A major piece of the ove rall ('u r Axle p.trtnersh1p hl mclude othef) riculum is the incl usion of distance - m tht.• ~.."o mmunll y. G 1n gn~..· h .sars MH I!> mterf.'Sicd 111 m eetm g thost~ learning technology. " In dividuals can con tinue thc1r nctxh and filling that n~eh e . "M illard Fillmore ( :ollege 1s defi education with o ut leaving th e nltdy mlt'restcd in developing edu workplace through ou r distance learning technology- with courSt'!< ~.."a tlonal pilrtnerships with organi zatio ns and expanding its ou treach on s ite, thro ugh the Internet and ~·rvi(es so that we can offer lifelong also telecou rses," exp laim Susan learning to all citizens in \Vestcrn Marchione, MFC marketmg coor New York," he says. di n ator, wh o adds that MFC's d1~ - plont-·-"'---..eo.ge·. According to the Informat 1on Please Almanac < http :// www.lnfoplea.se.com/ lp.. / A0764J53 .html >. approximate.ly 64 million households own compamon pets. Dogs, cats, bmis and horses. make up tht> top four. With dogs and cats bemg by far the most popu lar. More than S9 million 1s spent each year canng for pets. much of that gomg for VISits to the vet. Knowmg how to keep a pe l health'' I\ an mteg ral part uf ca nng for an am mal and. 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On the South Ca mpu s, req •clmg bms ~..an he: lounJ 111 I W H.nt''· 206 Diefendorf. 2.31 Cary. Squ 1re Hall and 128 C l~..·nwnl ,----------------- �6 Repoder January 25. 2001/Vul.31,18.17 SEFA a-t. - . . . I<uoos Success prof....,.. ol low ond odjunct prolesSOf ol psycholoQy, ond c:.therlne ~ c:liillalln- strutiO< In tho Fomily VIolence Clinic In tho low School, will ,._ ceive state' bar aw.rcb during tho annual ~ng ol tho New Yori< s.. te Bar Association being held thb weelc In New Yori< Oty. Ewing was selecttd by tho Crimin.il Justiu section to ret~ its "Outstanding Contribution to the F~ of Criminal law Education'"' award. Ceruli is being recognized with tho "Young Lawyen Aworrr' from tho Young Lawyen Section. Now Yori< At· lomey Generol ~ Spltur will bi tho featured speaker tomorrow when alumni and friends ol tho low School hold their a~nuil Now Yori< City AJumni Luncheon. The event is held each year In conjunction with tho stale bor ~ng . A new Web-baled roodlng diag· nostic tool developed by ' - Scott, Instructional tKhnologlst anddoctorolandidmln tho Groduate School ol Eduatlon, for use by graduate students in tho school's Deportment ol Learning and tnstruction, was featured in the November Issue o1 rH.E. }oumol, a publication of T.H.E. (Technological Horizons In Education), a privately held publishing and $0Mces company baled in Tustin, Ulif. The story cites the new Instructional technology, which teaches and models skllb used for tho diagn<KUOI~difficultiesln chikJ~, asV\ ·~ofthe porentlalin merging Web-baled material Mth das.sroom instruc- tion for optimum effect." - - ·associate pro- fesSOf and chair ol tho Deport· anended tho 39th Triennial Council ol Phi Beta !Cappa, her foorth such cound and her third as pmiclenl ol the UB chapter, Omlcfon. The chief business ol the conference was the considerlltion ol new Phi Beta Kappa chapters. rnenl ol Engflsh, A paper by c.nte 'l1nldo .,._..., assistAnt professor of , English, en~tled · s~raclal Fie· tions and the Mendelist Allegory, • wu delivet'ed In absentia at the annual convention of the American Stuclles Association. Her artie~. ""'The Urban Pictur- esque and the Spectacle of Americanlzatlor\, • appeors In the current Issue of Ammt:an "Beautlfulfabe Things" by . SUNYOis- tlngulshed Professor In the Department of English, hu been awarded Tht Yolt R~s Smart Family F011ndation Prize for poetry. s--1 "Chip" .,.._, pro-• fesSOf of English, was tho keynote speaker at the Global Humanities 2000 Conference that Inaugurated Dartmouth Col(ege's . - Leslie Center fO< tho ~umanitles. Others who tool< part Included J.M. Coetzee, George lM1e, Stephen Groenblat~ Michael Berube and Tilottamariajan. JoB LISTINGS UB Job Ustlngs accessible via Web Job llsUngs for prolesslona1, ,._ seal<h, foculty ond cMI..,- · v;c......- competltl\.e ond ~can be accessed Yio the Humin Re- sourcoss.Mces-siteot <lotlp<// - 0 I - -~/>. Archite~e school bringing stars to·Buffalo Lectures, exhibitions and teaching fellowships recognizes UB prominence in field By PATIIIOA DONOVAN Contributing Editor T HE School of Architecture and Planning this spring will sponsor lectures, exhibitions and teaching fellowships by some of the world 's architectural legends, including the brilliant, witty, imaginative architectural team of MacArthur fellows Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio. Kent Kleinman, chair of the Department of Architeaure, calls the series ..an op(X>rtunity for Buffalonians to hear and see the work of some of the most arresting and e¢ting 6gures m the fidd of architectw'al design." "The very presence of these artists and thinkers. who arc known for stimulating creativity among people in many fields, speaks to the esteem in which the UB school is held in the intcrnationaJ architectural com mu - nity," he added "I hope thepub~c will take advantage of their visits here to see some extraordinary work... The series will open on Wednes - day with ..Architecture in the Public Realm ," a slide presentation by architect Mehrdad Yazdani, at 6:30 p.m. in the Albright Knox Gallery Auditorium, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. The talk is made possible with suppcn from Cannon Design . A design principal at Quortmy. 1....... - 2000 SEFA Chair Lawrence . Shulman (far left) presents the new Robert M. Bennett Cup, awarded to the School of Social Work for greatest increase in new dollars, to . school liaison Charles Syms (second from left). Wayne Anderson and Rose Mary Madejski of Pharmacy hold the Chair's Cup, awarded for greatest increase in participation . · CannonDwor.ky Design in Los Angdes, Yazdani has focused on the ere· ation of a new generation ofstructures in the public domain. Over tl)<' past six year>, he has designed mo'* than 20 award·winningstructwes, many of which feature big, decisive strokes that carrythecksign. They includ< a m<tro station in Santa Monica whose stunning entranc:r is monumentalized by a massive---but elegant--.,Jiiptical cantil~ canopy that illuminates a 20,QOO.square-foot plaza. The series will continue at 5:.30 p.m. Feb. 14 in 148 Diefendorf Hall on the South Campus with a slide lec·1 lure, ..Space In Between," presented by Austrian architect Hugo Dworzak. the Peter Banham Fellow in th e School of Architecture and Plannii.Jg for 2000-0 I. Since most information on o-.,rzak's work is in German, this presentationWill afford the audience a ra re opportunit y to familiarize themselves with his work, which pri· mariiy involves the design of dwell ings in com plex topographic and community setti nga. Dwon..ak has received intemationaJ attention for his creative interpretation of site and context, and inventive use of new materials and techniques. A generous, anonymous donation will make possible a talk tilled "Weight Wait" by Princoton·trained architect Tod W~Iiams, principal in one of the most talked-about design studiOs in the country. He will speak at 5:30p.m. Feb 28 in 148 Diefendort. Williams' buildings, writings and teachings are based on the examination of the physical and philo- sophical natures of construction. In 1986, Williams co-founded Tod Williams Billie Tsien Associates and th e New York-basea studio si nce has produced a number of highly acclaimed works, including the Neuroscience Institute at La Jolla, Calif.; the Museum of An in Phoenix, Ariz., and most recently, the Natatorium at the Cranbrook Academy of the Arts in Michigan. Williams was named a fellow of the American Institu te of Architects in 1992. .. Irrational Exuberance" is the title of a talk to be given by awar<j-winning archi.tyc;t and a rti st tyiark Robbins at 5:30 ·p.m. March 21 in 148 Diefendorf. Robbins maintains a practice that encompasses curatorial projects., installations and teaching. Before founding his own prac- The exciting, ""rid-renowned architectural team of Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Sco6dio, the first architect recipients ofa MacArthur Fellow· ship. will be the special guests at Atelier 2001, the school's annual fundraisingexposition.Atdicrwill bespon- sored by Lauer Manguso Architects and the BuHalo <hapt<r of the American Institute ofArchitectut<Students. Their slide address is scheduled to talc< place at 5:30 p.m.April6 in 148 Diefendorf, but Kleinman says that if the site is finished, the lectu"' likdy will christen the school's new lecture hall in 302 Crosby Hall on the South CamP!"- The lecture hall's exhilarating and daring design is the product of a team effort by the school's faculty and students. The Diller + Scofidio approach to architecture, wrote critic Aaron Betsky, "moves beyond traditional tice in 1986, he worked for the architecture finns ofSOM New York, Jam es Polshek and Partners, and Emilio Ambasz. Robbins' awards include the Rome Prize ( 1996), the Young Architects Competition ( 1985), three ACSA Design Excellence Awards and grants from the National En dowment for the Arts, the Graham Foundation and the New York State Council on the Ans. He is an associate professor at the Knowlton Schooi of Architecture at Ohio State University and has served as director of design at the National Endo"{· oblong building that is virtually invisible beneath a constant cloud- ment for the Arts since 1999. cover of its own creation. co ncep'Lions of what buildings should be, and is the purest form of modernism we havt today." The pair's award-winning work includes a stunning-;md disturbing-«! design for a ballet that incorporates the sensations inherent in a 9loreographer's schizophn:nia, an installation that is a troubling paean to the American lawn, an un romantic robotic installation that replicates " life" in bu reaucratic spaces and a wondrous " floating" �JaOUa/Y 2~ 2001/Yol.3t lo.17 Reporiar 7 Bioinformatics RPCI and HWI to study genomics, proteo.mics (the study of protein structures as related' to furthering drug design), structural biology and nauoimaging as they pertain to dis...., modeling and drug discovery. • Generation of DNA Miaoarrays: The DNA microarray facility, jointly operated by UB and RPCI, allows scientists to detect thousands of genes simultaneously and analyze their expression. By creating custom gene "chips," each of vides the computing power that is essentiaJ for any successful bioinformatics initiative. "Without CCR, we wouldn't even be in the game," said Holm. "''ll= was a reason and vision for developing CCR-it was to recogniz< how important supercomputing was going to be, both to acadm!.ic science and to economic development" And while it is very early, the business community already is starting to respond. A major firm with strong "All that 's been found IS said ... Now we have to find out what it means, how it's linked to human need to be sto red, then analyud. "With thousands and thousands of genes, fmding the right patterns of genes that connect with those that can cure diseases is an unbelievably bioinformatics has stated that it is considering an additional significant investment in resources in Buffalo, now that a Center of Exr.ellena in Bioinformatics has been proposed. Hobn added that beeause Buffalo iS 'a very low-overhead place to locate a business, he expects to see , more firms become interested in the area as the center gets going. "Heads are turned by this kind of that proteins can fold,"Turkkan said. "Only with high-end compu til]gare investment," he said. scientists going to be able to m'odel That's also likely to be the response from federal funding agen cies, according to )aylan Turkkan, and predict what those folds are going to look like. And when you talk rithm developed by Nobel Laureate and major support from Albany, all president. and the shake-and-bake of these th ings will make us that much more competitive," she said, "especially beca use they demon st rate to NIH that recruitment of algorithm developed by Geo rge DeTitta, HWJ execu tive director; Charles W~k.s. senior HW1 research scientist, and Russ Miller, director of CCR and professor of computer sci ence and engineering. "We have the righ~ collect io n of institutions. individuals and facili ties to make thi s happen ," sa id M iller, .. Many of us have been working coUaboratively for years." As one of the top I0 U.S. academiC supercomputing centers, CCR pro- top faculty will be much easier." In addition, Turk.kan noted, the four participating institutions have long histories o f collaboration that indude formaJ memoranda and faculty with joint appointments. It is the nature of those institu tions themselves and the capabilities they posses that also make it possible to exploit bioinformatics in f potential therapeutics." To begin with, the Incredible amounts of data that a re generated genes, the facility provides a boon to researchers investigating which of the 100,000 human genesareactivt in a given cell or tissue. • Pharmaceutical Science: Pioneeringwork in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Scknces led to the development of the field of pharmacodynamics, which is the study of how drugs affect cells and tissues as a function of time and concentration. Continued work by the same researchers has resulted in new techniques using gene arrays to find markers of pharmacological effect that can be used to optimize new drugs and therapies. At the same time, HWJ and UB He rbert Hauptm a n , now HWI H lami (Ohio) 74, UB 42 Kent State 58, UB 52 UB had no atlS"'Ner for MQfTII UnMnity junior Alex Shons ... 74- disease and how to make hnk> with ties to the area and an interest in are horne to the d~elopers of SnB, the molecular structure-determina tion software based on the algo - MEH' S code," he which can contain up to 20,000 UB vice president for research. ..The federal government wants to see th at a s tate sup ports a unjversity's activities," she said. ..When we can show them that we aJready have a coherent plan for this center, that we have space identified ~as~et~all its broadest sense. According to Holm, the data that came out of the liuman genome project are merdy a starting pomt for the new discipline. monumental number-c run ching task." said Turkkan. Proteomics and structuraJ biol ogy also require mass1ve supercomputing capabilities. lhere are 30,000 different ways about the three-dimensional struc· ture of molecules, a person aJ most needs to be immersed in th e struc · ture of the molecule to be able to walk around it and manipulate it." According to DeTitta, the cu rrent setup at NYSCEDII allows scientists to interact with biological data through visual data-m ining tech - • niques. But, he said, eventual expansion to a fuUy developed. six- wall floor and ceiling) "cave"-<> capability now available at only one other institution in the nation-will (walls, amplify the amount of infonnation that can be rusPiayed by factors of six at the very least. "It will literally be possible to 'walk through' a compound, evaluate the fit of a series of drug leads 10 a par· ticuJar target proteiu and suggest changes to drug candidates to maxi· mize their potentiaJ efficacy,'' he said. 42 Mid-American Conferalce lou on Sarurcby ntght ;, Oxford. Ohio. Shons connected on ll-of-1 9 shoa from !he field >nd loeyed ..... first-half n.r'l by the R.edH2wics chat wmed the pme around as Miam kept UB wr.less In MAC pby.The Bufls fell to 2-12 and 0-7 in the MAC The Butts kept tt close througtlout the first hatf. cumng the ~d to 23 - 19 on a three-point jumper by Damien Foster With 3·49 rern.U1lfl&. HOW'e'fef. Shorts hit three stn.lzht mid-n.nge jumpers----<he last with four seconds leh in the hatfto key an 8-0 run by Mwn1 that sent the hom to the kxkrr room With a commanding 31 - 19 lead at halftime The =end IWf opened Wtth Miami's jason Gronkemeyer connecting on a three-pointer. and the Bulls failed to cut the lead to sinz'e digits the retna1nder of the pme. ATHLETES OF THE WEEI{ . _ . . co..rl11o of the 1 wrestling tea m won h is weiqht d a ss at the New York State Collegiate Clwnpionships. The 165pound senior finished with • perfect~ mart., eaming his first cateer toumament championship . For the 5e11son, Gua nn o is 1 7-9 ~and &-'I in d ual-meet competilion. s-.11 Fletcher of the women's indoor track-andfield tellm won two events at the Comell lnvitatiooal to lead the Bulls to a secondplace fi n ish . The senior qualified fo r ECAC competition with a winning toss of 54-11 .5 (16.75m) in the 20-pound weight throw. She also placed fi~ in the shot put with a mark of 424 .75 (12.92m). The Bulls opened dle ~ With a 58-52 loss to visiting Kent Sate on Jan 17.The Bulls committed 19 tumoYen 1n the g;ame and hrt ~ seuon-Jow three three-pointers while be•ng outscored 28- 17 from the free-throw hne WOMEN"S Eastern Mich igan 73 , UB 5 2 UB dropped ItS third stnight pme Sawrday. blhng to Eastern Mteh1pn by~ 7) . 52 u:ore 1n the Eagles" Convoc:ation Center Sen10r Tiffany Bellied the Bulls With 11 points-13•n the first hatf-and 1un10r jana R1cht.1'0Ya grabbed a team-l·ugh riVe rebounds 10 her first career start. Rlcht:roYa opened the sconng wrth a I 0-foot IIJI'r4)f!r less than 30 secc:ln<h Into the prne:. but chat W3S the onty lead dw: Bulls would ent0'1 for the entire contesl. Eastrm Michigan sccnd dw: next eght potnts. and led by as nuny a.s 19 potnn ., the first ~.34-15. ~ akanga 41 -27 a~ lf"lto the half-orne brak. The E:qtes never let dle Bulb get back tn the game ., the second half. leading by as much as 21 points on three separate ocas10m, tndudJO& the 73-52 final Wmstlin~ UB fin ish es th ird in N ew York State Colleg iate C hamp ionship s UB finished thtrd out of 2 I teams at the New York State Collegaate Championships. heJd jan 19-20 at Nas.gu Com~TV.~mty College. The Bulls fintshed with 134 points. behind Anrrt ( 172.5 points) ;and Cornell ( 167 po~nts). Sen~ josh Sates ( 184) and~ Gw.rino ( 165).and runior R)'Vl Bendey ( 141 ) finished first tn theJr respectM weight clu.set.. SeYen out of the etght UB wresders placed In the top five of the1r weight cbsses. While UB had more wresders pbce than any ocher teMn. four of the Bulls" starters did not wresde due to injury. Seniors john Esc~felder and Shawn Kegel, and sophomores ,loe Downey and Garrett Bontempo did not compete Sen1or Bill JacoutOt ( 149) and freshrm.n l.abe Bbck ( 157) both fimshed th•rd in their bnckets. Char1~e~ Voorhees fimshed fourth m ~ 125-pound wetght class while Ben Cooper- fin1shed fifth at 174 pounds The Buns· season record 1s 7-'4 overall and 2-0 1n the MAC ~wimmin~ WOMEN' S UB 155, Bowling G reen 145 Ball State 177. UB 122 UB split a double dw.l WJth Sowtmg Green and Ball State The Bulls earned 01 hard· fough t I 55-145 dec1s100 over the Falcons. but fell , 177 ·1 21. to the C..rd1nals The Bulls toOk fi.,e events on the day. w1th Dawn H1ckey and Abby Oeh01 each talong a p;ur HICkey fimshed first 10 the 1,650 freestyle m 17 38.69 as UB took the top three slots tn the evenL Htekey also posted a wm 1n the SOO freestyle. cloclong 1n at 5 10 45 Del~a won the 100 backstroke 1n 59 00 and took the 100 freestyle 1n 53 .68 Came Ou•nlan was the Bulls· other •nd•Vldual wmnt>r tak1ng the I00 butterll)l m 58 08 M~N " S Bowl ing Gr-een 12 1, UB 84 Ball Stat e 1•5, UB 60 UB dropped a double-dual de<:1S10n. 121-84. to Bowimg Green otnd 145-60 t o &II State The Bulls had dlree fir-st-place fimshes m the event. Enc Somson eamed rwo vlctones. taking the 200 md1v1dual medley m I 56.52 to touch out Ball Stillte 's josh Jordan by four hundredths of 01 second Somson aptured th~ 200 backstroke in I :51 .23. jason McUchlan also wn " top performer for the Bulls. caking the 500 freestyle m 4 39 )I ln~oor lra~K Me n 's and wom e n 's squa ds p lace secon d at C ornell lnviutional UB's men's and women's 1ndoor tnck squads bodl placed second m the s1x. team Com ell Invitational 1n Ithaca. Host Cornell woon both the men's and women's compeutJons. The Bulls piCked up a couple of school records 1n the men"s meet. Bam McDonald s~t 01 new school marl< 1n h1s first collegiate track me-et. wannmg th~ 60 meter dash in 6.95 seconds. the first UB athlete to breaks~ second!>. Todd Ludden also was VIctorious m the ).000 meters w1th ;a school-best marie ofB:o41 .29 For d-Ie women. Sarah Retcher w:u the lone double w1nner of the day The seniOr took the 20-pound ~Height throw WJth a tou of 54- II S ( 16 7Sm) otnd qualified for ECAC competition WJth the mark. She also won the shm put at 12 4 75 ( 12.42~ . &aunca McFarland b~ke ~er own school record for the th1rd ume 1n as mart)- meets. WJnnmg the tnple JUmp m 39- 11 75 ( 12 18m) �~~ Januart ZUOOl/Vol.3tNo.17 Thunday, January 25 Flu ShoU Au Shot O in k.. Student Health Center. Student Union lobby. Nonh Compus. 11 a.m .-2 p .m . !~~~~~=u, staff information, lnvnunizalion Dept., 829-331 6 . ETC Worl<shop: Dlgtt.l lm.gery lntro to Photoshop (S«tlon A. Port Q. Don TraHlo<. 212 Capen, Unde<gtaduate North~- 2.-4 p.m. Free ln>ide Ubnlry, ~t=-~-· 645-7700. fnformation, Physiology ond Blophysks Seinl..... Ele<tromoUIIty of Cell Membranes-A Study In Dynamk. AfM. Frederick Sachs, Dept. of l'tlysiology and B1ophysio. 108 Sherman, South Campus. "' p.m . Free Musk Lecture Y•~ Unlvonlty Rhetoric and Music: A Metah istory. Baird Rec•tal ~r~ ~:;:~~r~b;so!Ct·~f MusiC. For more information. 6-45 -2921 . Art Exhibit Oponlng The Graduate Show: Ant-Year Student>. 8-45 Cente< for the ArU, North Ca~. 5-7 p.m . Free. Sponsored oy Dept of Art. For more lflformauon. Dept of M. 645-6878, ext. 13SO. IRfWG lntenu~tJonal Women's Fffm Festtval CHUTNEY POPCORN . Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender. Market Arcade Theatef, 639 Main SL, Buffalo. 7 p.m . S4 .50, students; S6 .50, ~eneral public. For more ~~~t~~~~f~s1 ETC Wort<•hop: MultlMedlo ...._.. lion Video Dlgitlutlon. 212 Capen, inside Undergraduate library, North Campus. Noon1:30 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Educational Technok>gy Center. For more 1nformatton, 6-45- 7700 . Friday 26 11\tmg' for ~:vt_•oh l4k1n9 pl.tcc o n c.lnlpu\ or for nff cctmptn evenh wlu~ re nn I.Jh.'f" t han noon un pu~k.1tlon li~llng• ,,,..,, nnl) auept cd t h rough the rlt•ctrunl< \uhmiuion form lt1r the onllnl' UR (4lendar of Evcnh a t • http www. buff.tlo e du ( o\lc ndar login BeColU\C of lpctn• li mltatlom n ot all (·vcnh 1n lht.' el~ctronic ldh.• nd.u will b e include d m I h~ Reporter US YS. Toledo, Northern Illinois. Alumni Areni Pool, North Campus. 1 p .m . Free. Bible Study BIIM Study with the Novajo. Kevin Bidtah. 378 St~t Union, North Campus. <-5: 30 p.m . Free. For more 1nf0f1Tlation, Kevin, 510-55S2. Men's S..sltetMII UB vs. Ohk). Numni Arena, ~sro~~s~~a:~;~; S8, kids 12 artd under; free for students with 10. ~ P•trkk McCreless, 111•· Rt-pvrr..•r publhh(!\ -..en•• Swimming Flu ShoU Flu Shot Clinic. Student Health Center. Student Umon Lobby, North Campus. 1 I a.m .-2 p .m . S5 per shot lor students, staff and faculty For more information, Immunization Dept., 829 · 3316. Foster Chemistry Colloquia Soft X-ray -~~';: ~ht1J.~~~ ~m 1 P Hitchcock. McMaster Univ. 205 Natural Sc~es ~~~r:;. ~~s~t. ~~~~~1~e~~ Foster Indoor Track US 0~ . Alumni Arena. North Campus. 4 :30p.m free . Pr•yet Meeting P!<1Yer M~ting . University Chnstian Fellowship, 317 Student Union, North Campu!.. 7:30p.m . Free. For more infOflTlaOOn, Dalene, 459..0231 (pager}. Saturday 27 Men '• Swimming UB vs. Toledo, Northern Illinois. Alumni Arena Poot. Monday 29 Bible Study International Student Bible ~~~~Z,~ ~~mpus. 3 7:30p.m . Free. Biochemistry Semln.r T-box Cenes tn OeY"elopment and Cancer. Christine ~.am~~~;r: [r;;,~er F~tion. ~B 1 Farber, South Camp.n. Noon. Free. For more information, Kenneth Blumenthal, 829-3890. ~~~nr~~Jet~i~· 459.0231 (pager). ETC _ h o p, Blockbo.ard Building a Course In Blackboard . 212 Capen, inside Undergraduate Ubrary, North" Campus. Noon-2 p .m . Free . ETC 1nlormation, 64S-7700 Ubrary, A. Portll). 212 Capen, inside Undefgraduate North Campus. Noon· l :30 p.m. Free. Wednesday 31 Tuesday 30 Chemk:ol Engineering Semlnor New VJew on the Measurement of the kinetics ETC Wort<•hop: Multi· Medl• PresenUtlon Audlo Olgltlutlon . 212 Capen, inside Undergraduate ~~~~-r·:~~,;:s~~ by 0 ~!n"':sela~Ad~~~~s~ Dept. of Chemical Engineering. 206 Furnas, North Campus. 3:30p.m . Free. Educational Technology Center. For more Information, 6457700. Jonuory Jumprtwt Library Worl<shop ~~~p~~~~ ~~~~S~t Research Sldlls. Eric Kofi Acree . 127 Capen, North Campus. 2- ~:~~~~::!; ~~:by more Information, Eric Kofi . Acree, 645-2943, ext. 235 . CCII Colloqulol Serle• AdaptlvoUse<-l.oYel Midd~are for the Grid. Francine Berman, Univ. of Calnomia, Sa~ [);ego. 222 Natural Sc~es Complex . 2· 3:1S p .m . Free. Sponsored by Center for Computational Research. For more information, Brenda Sauka, 645-6SOO. ~~ra~~· Aiu"t Wort<mojo: - Edlton U~ng MS FrontPage (S<ctlon ~~~~e~~a~~ore Union lobby, North Campus. ~' 30!!/'.;'~· of Sb.Jdenl ~sand Activities. For more information, Sonla Cinelli, 645· 612S . Worl<shop -~~o Gnoduate ~f Pu~se.~~ ~=t · International Student and Scholar Setvk:es. 31 Capen, ~=~ni:O~~- student and Scholar Services. for more information, 645· 2258. ~=~~~~~e information, 645-7700. - Sciences T he Role of Clink.al l.oborotorles In Dlfferentio1 Dlognosls. ludith H.Tamburlin, ..,..r<h wt. pro(., depb. of Biotechnk.al and Clink.al laboratory Science, and l..lbnry Worl<shop ~=rrc'l,~'l;~$moo- Cooper. 127 Capen, Nonh Campus. 2·3:30 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Undefgraduale g~For}oh~~=~· lntro to Phot~ (S<ctlon A. Part II). Don Tra1nor. 2 12 Capen, inside Undergraduate Plus ~ .Change: ~~'!!,ad~~~~~~ FM . WBFO and just buftak> Uterary Center. AUen Recital Hall, South Campus. 8 p .m . Free. For more information. WBfO, 829·6000 studenU with ID. Bible Study Student Bible Study. Oalene Guarino. 210 Student Union, Jackson Place, BUffolo. Gallery hours are 11 a.m . to S p .m . Monday through Friday. ·- --· Past and current ¥r1'0rit of =~JY~Michael fellowship in the School of An:Mecture and Planning. will be on display today through G<nomlcs ond the Evolution of Sex Dotermlnotlon In ~f.·~'~2~~~~=f~ " fivo AmeO<an Print Mallen" ETC Worl<shop: Dlgltol lm.gery UB vs. Northern Illinois. Alumni Arena, North Campus. h is book. HKind of Blue: The Making of the Mites Oavb :;::;.roil-- =.:-~~~ofthe Women's S..sketball Author Ashley Kahn discusses ./"Rofledlonbm: Tho 6-45-29<3, ext. 241 . Re..tlng, Discussion •nd information, WBFO, 829-6000. :::n:.:::;~t~ry. :t~t=:.~Dir~ ~~-and ~~:~~~ 2~~~~-~-5 ~~."ri ':: :f'>' free. Andenon Galley, Mortho Book Signing =~~~,~·ta:. ~lh Campus. 7 p .m . Free . For more - Exhibits ETC - h o p: lllockboord Blackboard Clink. 212 Capen, inskte Undergraduate Ubrary, North Cam~. 2-4 p .m . Free. Sponsored Educational Technok>gy enter. For more information, 645-7700. Benjamin Wcmsel, cello, and ETC Worl<shop: - Cruting PowerPoint For ll'K>r!! information, 6457700. W8fO's Opus: Clusks Uve Redtol --tlon 6<5-3320. ~o;;c:~T~Cer~ter I IM~~gnostk ~The 11 p.m. 12. Sooruored Natural High tommittee. For mote information, PU Bittar, NonhCo"E-.~1 : 30 Thursday, February Oral " Notwol High" E - t D1Ye-1n Movie. PiiUI Bittor, dir., ut;;;'7;..~ c='ti/... ~ducational ~hnology Center. For more Information, 645· 7700. lllologkol Sdenca Semlnor DeYeloprnenbl Genetks, ~~~u~ IMscon.sin. 201 Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. 4 p .m . Free . feb. 2~~~;,. ~tion wm operi with a public reception and gallery talk by Webb at 5:30p.m . today. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m . to 5:l0 p. m. ~"The ~te Show: FlntYur Students• Wo<l< by ~-ye•r groduale students in the Department of Art wil be on displiy tomorrow through feb . 8 in the Art Department Gallery, 8-4S Center for the Arts, North ;_~"r:s ~:t=.'W 10 a.m . to 8 p .m . 'NedneSda)' through Friday, and 11 a.m . to 6 p .m . Saturday. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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UB advocates are heading to Albany Effort designed to increase legislators' awareness ofuniversity's computing prowess By J£NNIFU UWANDOWSIII Rq>Ott~ Assistant Editor s. PPORTERS of US's proposed Center o[Excdlcna: in ioinfonnatics (Informatics) are headed 10Aibanyon Tuesday to bring lawmakers up to speed on the weU-deserved reputation UB has as a heavyweight in computing technology. Proponents of the plan-which aims to bolster Western New York's economy with the creation of thou · sands of new jobs--are eager to advance their aggressive agenda for this year's "UB Day," which comes on the heels of Gov. George Pataki's announcement in his Jan. 3 .. State of the State" add ress that US is one of only three sites designated for il high -tech research center. "US-Leading Computing Technology for the 21st Century" will b< the theme or the day. which will see teams ofsome 60 ad.mi.nistrators, fac • ulty and staff members, students and alumni attending nearly 50 l<gislative appointments. Meetings with Paiaki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver also are scheduled, and the da)• will conclude with a 5:30p.m. recep tion in the well of the Legislative Offir£ Building. which between 200 and 300 people are expected to attend. .. I think it's going to be something unique in Albany," said Janet Penksa, associate vice president for univer sity services and director of govern · ment affairs, notmg that a maJOr objective of UB Day is to dimini~h the distance that existS-both figu · ratively and literally-between tht" university and the capital .. US needs that senous recogm · tion," she said. "People in Albany do not know what th1s university has to offer, (and) this is a prime oppor· tunity to get them to understand why the govemot chose U B." The proposed center would pro vide state-of- the-art facilities and equipment for the unaversity and ill! industry panners, w1th an empha SIS on supercomputmg, vJsua liz.'l uon and neuroirnaging as it rdatt.~ to bioinformatics, a sCience con u:rncd wuh the mterpretat10n ol vast amounts of Human (and o tht:r speCies) genome data. Penksa s.~ud Buffalo Mayor An · thony MilsJello and Western New York business leaden also have shown interest in promotmg UB's capahilities and are expected to travel to Albany. The larger commu · nity featurt~ prommently tn the pro posed center, as UB has for years collaborated wlth RosweU Park Can ler Institute ( RPCI J. HauptmJn Woodward Medical Research lnst1 tutr (H\\'1) and Kaletda Health m projects that accenlUate US's re strt"ngths in b1omedical so ence and omputcr sc1ence and en gmt.-ering. lndiv1duals from RPCI and HWl also will partiCipate in the lobbymg process.. Penksa ~;.;ud. While UB 1s not m direct compe..-11 uon with any of the other sites for do agnation as a center in btOtnformatJL'gettmg lawmakers to take nouce ol what's gomg on here ~~ 1mportdnt to the overall process of obtammg finan CJa1 suppon . Penksa s.:ud. "Getting fundmg out of Albam I!'! made pos.c;ible by a sen~ of e\·ent' and 1mage-building,'' ~ a d Penksa. addmg that past alumm parnapauon ··ha.c; ver)' mttch added to pt.'"<lplt.··., understandmgofwhat I..' out here ·· ~arch (ont"'-4 011 PA9I 7 Faculty urged to trumpet successes By JENNIFEII LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor B Provost Elizabeth Capaldi last week en· couraged facul! y members to be less gun-shy about promoting VB's ac complishments-particularly an light of the governo r's recent nam ing of UB as one of only three sites selected to develop a major research tenter of excellence. " Maybe we all could get over this hump that it's the wrong thing to trumpet ," Capaldi told members of the Facuhy Senate Execu tive Committee at its Jan. 24 meeting. citing as the culprit a perceived inferiority complex at US. " I think it 's hurting us not to be a little bit more outgoing on our own achi('vements." Of particular concern to Capald1 is the slow-going--or halted en tirely-relay of informat ion from person to person, faculty to admm U istration and UB to Albany, M>me· th1ng OOt' senior faculty me-mber called "tht> lo ngest-standing com plaint " of which he was awa re. "When we do a tcrnfi t: confer ence. or we have famous people. you've got to let us know, so then we can givt> it to the people who art· 10 Alhany-so that they lan SdV these thingl>;· C.apald a cxplamt•d . .. They're kind of at a los~we nt.'Cd to give them ammunition." That ammumtion would help US's rccogmtion at the state level, she said. and help cou nter what she Lalled "badmouthing" hy UR's lllll versity competitors. Capaldi, who reiterated the de-tailll of a plan for <1 Center uf Excellence m Biomformatio (lnformatu:s) at UB as announced by Gov. George Pataki m hlS Jan. 3 ..State of the State" address, also cn tertaaned a bncf round of suggestions from faculty members-none of whom wl·rc aware that such a (enter had het~ n announced after an an formal pollon how better to da.s...<;emmo~te nt~W!<>. •· It 's so mt:thmg that we all nn-d to know."shesaJd of liB 's rbmg -st.t r <;tJtUll 10 thl' fields of cumputmg. vJsuala7;.J ti On and h10mcdaone. An t•nthusiaslic Lapalda, whc} spt·nt Jan . 22 and 23 111 Alhanv d1-. lUs..o;;mg plans for the prupo~ (t>n lt'r w1th lawmakerl>, agam drm't' home her pomt. "We rt".t.ll)' art' ternfil Ill thl!<>:· -.hl· J~aid. "We have a number ol matla uvcs--tht> center of biomlurmath...' as o ne .. ,md the <.:urrent plan ,.., J building downtown th.tt would hJw a branch of CCR (Center lor Com pulallonal Research) Jnd NY~EDII ( N(.'\\' York State Center for EnginC'Crmg Des tgn and lndustnal lnnova ttonl to enable our p.Htnt•o Hauptman -Woodward (Mcdtcal Research, Institute ) and RoS\veUPark (Cancer thstitute),and us to u~ this while we abo haw at.:o.::.S to rwtlt'llb .. UB .t.l-"'' 1s m the nudst ol com plt·ttng 11.5 applKatJon hlr a NYS"I "AR ( New Yorl.. State Office ol XJcn~..l', Tt~ lhnolog\' J.nd rhJdt·ma..: Rt· ~.trch l grant 111 order tn pur,ut.· n· 't-arch on drug d1~<'H'f\ .md Jru~ thcr.lplt':-. <·ap.Jida ..aid l lR ban tht.· pmi.t'" ol ~"'l·k.mg out mdu_,tnal pJrtllt'f'. 111 addat11H1 to tho:-t· aln·a~h 111 ''oivt•d. for tht· h1nm t orm.tta~..:- u ·n tcr-tht· IJtt·<;t d1re. tl\t' trnm tht· ~ovc-rnur ·ll offllt' AI~~' t•n tht· t-'·d· l .l~t· nd.J . th~· ,t·natt•\ knun· Jnd Pnv1lt'gt" ( ~,111 mlllt't•-wha\.h J<; rt·,pon,Jh!t· ltn um:.ultang on and rl'' lc..'WIIl~ r ~ portmg and n:uunmt· ndul~ tn tht 'enatt· m.1ttt:r' rqMrdan~ .apr•,,uH mc-nt. promot1on anJ tt·nurt"l'l l.t• ult\'. and tacult' nghh .mJ pm 1 legt-s--ht•ard trom F~H mt·m~-r~ On IS.\U(':. Olltlll\.Crll �2 Rapa...._ fmalll.ZIII11V111.32.1o.18 BRIEFLY "UU Todly"' Ills Febrwry lneup . -In The -..., Rim Seminon tho MlrioetAiade n-tor In downtown lulloio by English deportment fac- tt.rvey Axlerod serves as UB's computer discipline officer, resJ:OOru:ible for all aspects of computer policy, including enforcement, inVestigation, education and evaluation. He has been a member of the UB community ...__.____. since 1963, when he enroUed as a freshman. liJ ulty memben Bruce Jackson lind Dione 01llstion wll be •mong tho topics to be dis- Does UB have an official cussed on the februory edl· policy ng•rdlng use of em•ll7 11on o1 ·ua Toc~~y,• the Adelphil Coble monthly tetevision program .sponsored by the UB Alumni Assoclltlon. In ldditlon to )oduon, SUNY Distinguished ProfOSSO< ind Slmuel P. c_. Profmor ol AmeriCin Culture, lind Christiin, SUNY Distinguished TeiChing Profe>sor, other guests wiJ ·be B. Beth Collen, directo< ol the Psychological Set'Vices Center, and Sebastian Cilncio, pmfessor lind chilr ·o1 the Deportment ol Peridontology. Each . _ program IWlS throughout the month It 6:30 p.m. on Sundays on Channell B lntemationllllnd Channell 0 In l.onast<r, Ordlird hr1t and &na, lind 11 9 p.m. on Mondo)" on Channel 1B lnl<motionll. a.r.nce. Zodlaque to oresent "Ripples T~" ·· · Yes, it's contained in the document .. Computer and Network Usage Policy" <http:/ / wln.gs.buff•lo .edu / computlng / pollcy / Com_Net_Ugge.html>. In general, email is conside~ personal and confidentiaL We don't monitor email, but we respond to complaints. At a university, freedom of speech is as vital in email as in any other form of communication. What Is considered lnappro- prl•te use of em•ll? Why7 Well, anything tha(s illegal, such as harassment, libel, slander or fraud, is certainly inappropriau:. a.iin lett~rs are a waste of resources. Flooding another ~rson's m1ail inbox is annoying and harmful. Sending junk mail (spam) or unwanted mail is inappropriate. Finally, you havr an The Deportment of"rheatno lnd Dance win pment the spring concert ol the Zodaque Dlnu Compony, "Ripples Too,• F<!J. obligation to resped a person's desire not to hear from you. "No" means "no lS-18 ind 22-25 In the Dramo n-tnoln the Center for What are the pen•ltles for mlsuse7 the Arts, ~ Clmpw. Performances witf begin at 8 p.m. on weel<doys and Saturdays; the sliow on Sundiys wll begin II 2 p.m. · ,.. "toll<-ba<k seuion" with the chofeographen wil be held it 1:4S p.m .. before the Fril. 18 performance. "Ripple< Too" wW feotu"' two distinguished Zodilque alumni as gu ~t trtists. Cho<eographer Jody DoniJrow>ld wll pmont. contempO<>ry wor1< cent<ring on themes ol c...atlon lind <Mllutlon. Roberto Vllllneuva. choIOogrOpher onc1 "Mr. oance o1 I try to ~an educational approach as a first step. Most folks either don't know the ruJes or have a short lapse of memory or judgment Except in instances that are criminal or present a real danger, J prefer to chat with folks, figure out what happened and how to deal with it in the fu ture. Call it a counseling session, if you will. In more severe cases or in repeat cases, I will file charges against students with the Student Wide Judiciary. Faculty or staff could be subject to disciplinary measures as wc~:ll. but this never has been necessary. Criminal cases go directly to University Polia. They file charges and talc< it from there. C•n f~~euttj stolff members we their unlvtnlty em•ll .ccounts for penonal communlutJon7 Yes. in th~ sam~ sense that we receive mail and usc our phones for per· sonal usc.. Our computtr systems-)Juffalo.edu-are, in ~ffect, an Internet Servia Provider. In fact, th< IRS was considering taxing the ISP value of ~mployees as income. f9rtunately, it didn't happen, but I think it makes my point HOW<V<r, when <aing email for personal use, you shouldn't append your university title. That way, no on~ can think you spam. Incoming spam is another question. In general, I suggest you just delete it and move on. Are there -1 guldellrM> In setting up university llstsenrs7 l.istservs can be set up by university students, faculty and staff. The topic must be univenity related. Studentrun listscrvs-such as student dubs---rtqW.. a faculty or staff advisor who can be contided Jxfon, th< listserv will be created. For further details, see the listserv bomepage at <http:/~---eilu/>. Should faculty and st.ff con- skier their em.. l c.......pO... dence confldent ... 7 Does • superwlsor h•ve •ny right to acceu an e111ployee's erilall mes._? This is a bit of a trick question. Are are representing the university in we talking about incoming email, or your private writings. sent email? All received email is considered confidential The only curWh•t's the policy on •1Nmmlng7 rent aaptiqn is when a seaJch warrant is issued by a judge as part of an First, let's d~ftne spamming: h's th~ investigation, then the email could be equivalent of junk mail, that is, a 1searched only as described in the bulk mailing in which you could warranL A supervisor only can look expect ihat most recipients wouldn't into .someone's email in a crisis situ~ int~res ted. For example, email ation, such as death or long-term illthat offer get-rich schemes are con ness, where the business of the insti· sidered spam. On the other hand, if rution is at risiL Supervisors ~ not the univn-sity administration ~nt allowed.toaccessanemploy.r'semail out a bulk mailing to everyone that for a "fishing expedition" or snoopthe university was dosed due to bad ing. However, there are circum· weather, you could assume that alstances where a department needs to most everyone would be interested. insure that all email is handlrd ll's both the quality and quantity of promptly. In this case, we recom ... the mailing that count. Having said mend the establishment of an ad all that, we do not allow UB folks to ministra!M UB IT name. These aa:ounts allow ~ people to aa:<ssthem.Contact th<OT N:count.sOflice at645-3540or <cit~fOr ITIOT<details. OutPn8 mail is not confidential, period Once rou smd it, you have oo control OYer iL The recipient can save it, forward it, post it to oewsgroupo or print oopies. ~ I always r=mmend that all email be ,.... viewed ixfon, being sent with following standard: Is this something 1 would mr family. fiicnds or colleagues to read on a full-page ad in th< newspaper! want do,._ Wluot question wish I hM uked, -how would you...,.....weredlt? What is so special about email that always seems to make it problematic? I am always amazed at what outrageous things people do in email---<md on mmputen in ge:ncral--under the banner of the "virtual ""rid." Email is just a differmt vdllde for communicating. Somehow, its traits of bang-bang speed, shrinking di.stana and perceived impersonality convince people that it's somehow not real. They say things in emaiJ that they never would say in person, they trust vinua1 strangers in ways they never would trust friends and they type in a sloppy style that they never ""uld use dsewh=. This, too, shall pass. but not soon ~nough for me. 1\rnerica 1993," wiU chofeo. grop/1 '"' the compony and be i featured perfotmer In i - · Tlckets are S12 for the general public ind SS for seniors and students and are available It the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Fri<!oy, and at ill Ticketmaster locations. REPORTER The R<parUrb a CMTipu5 community newspaper publbhed by the Office ol News • Servic., In the Division ol UniYersity CommunlcatJoru, UnN<nity 11 Buffalo. Editorial ollie..... ki.oted at 330 Crofts Hal~ Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. __ __.__ wuetch..ebuflalo.edu ..........,"- Auoclet• Vke ~,... c.ole Smllh Director of ..... s.wk.. Mhu<_Pogo .....,.,. -... -.. Physics develops two new degree programs m Programs in computational physics-appeal to those pursuing nontraditional careers By SUE ·WUETCHER Reporter Editor wo degree programs re· T cently developed by the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences could lead students into new career paths that a few _years ago may have seemed rather unusual fOr a traditional physicist. The B.S. program in computa- tional physics and the program that combines a badtelor's degree in computational physics with a master's degree iri computationaJ physicsboth interdisciplinary programs tha< mix computer science, mathematics and physic;-will appeal to students interested in pursuing a career designing compu ter games, a burgeoning field for physicists. According to a recent art ide in nil' \Vall Srreet /ounmL "game physicists" P1lrida Dc:lncJvAn earn from $40,000-$90,000 a year translating complex laws of nature-those of mass.. energy. speed and re sistance--into formulas that make compu ter games look real. Take, for example, a game hkc Elleo Goldblum Mary Belh SpiN! s. A.Ungo< "Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Chal lenge:· While hitting a golf ball ma)' Christine~! S<.-cm si mple to si mulate on a com puter game, changing onr factor- ..,.,.,.. Auht:aM Mtor l~lftr Lewandowski .......,_ Ktlsten-.bkl Contrtbutlng ldlton l.Dl>a.o.. Ann White~ such as the angle of a dub, the spin on the ball or the movemen·t of the wind-could make the ball Ay into the sand trap instead of into the cup. "Companies that produa these games are often concerned with getting the physics right," said Michael G. Fuda, professor of physics and director of undergraduate studies in the department, noting that advertisements for one golf game boast that it is a .. true physics model." "Clearly, companies that produce such software are interesteil in people with a physics background who also have computer skills," Fuda said. The bachelor's program in computational physics has been in place dergraduate content as the four-year B.S. program, but makes it possible to also oomplete the 30 credits requi~ for the M.S. degr... Fuda pointed out that the need for programs in computational physics has become dear in recent years. "Computational physics is now an important sub-fidd of physics," he said, noting that the Division of Computational Physics has been part of the American Physical Society since 1986. .A.nd while physics in the past had been thought of as being divided into two complementary aspects-theoretical and experimental-it now is common among sitions with comJ>anies that devdop educational sorr.:.r., including that for phySics courses, as well ·as positions on Wall Street. Graduat es employed on Wall Street work on computer modeling of the economy, Fuda said. While there is essentially no physics involved in this kind of work, the equations used are of a type that is familiar to physicists, he said. Physicists with computer skills ar< in great demand in the job market, Fudasaid,addingthat manyofUB's recent physicS graduates have obtained employment as a result of their computer experience. and with a more systematic development of since Fall 1999, while the bachdor's/ "computing enthusiasts" to think of physics as consisting of three com- master's program wilJ begin in Fall ponents: theoretical, experimental 200 I, he said. and computational, he said. even greater demand. The Department of Physics envi sions the program in computational physics to be an impon·a nt contribution to the education of future The bachelor's program wiU ap- peal both to students who wish to seck employment after graduation, as weiJ as those who wish to pursue graduate studies. l11e physics and co mputer science content of the program is sufficient for students to pursue traditional graduate studies in physics or computational scitnce. Th(.· fivc-ycar B.S. in Computa tional Physics/M.S. m Physics program t..-sscntially h~ th(.• same un - Comp utati onal physics deals wi th the solution of theoretical problems that cannot be solved by their computer skills, they will be in analytical techniques, as well as the simulation of complex systems that are difficult to study using experimental techniques. Fuda noted that besides teaching and research, many nontraditional career opponunities are availabl~ to www. physlcs . buffalo .edu / graduates wit\ degrees in computational physics. These include po- www.physlcs . buffalo .edu / undergrad / cp-bs-ms.html >. physicists, he added. Information on the B.S. program can be found at <http :/ I undergr..t/ cp.html>. Information about the B.SJ M.S. program may be found at <http:/I �f!bruart1.211Dllilll.32.18.18 Repaa1ar 3 Five to be inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame SGI adds to CCR's muscle By EllEN GOLDBAUM Conlributing Editor SGI made the announcement yesterday in New York Ci ty during CC R director and professor of computer science and engineering... It's one- third the size of some:.· of o ur other supercomputers and three times as powerful " The cost-effectiveness of a cluster lies in the fact that its component parts, typically commodity processo rs from companies like Intel and AMD, are relatively inex· pensive due to the large penetratio n in the marketplace. Miller said. .. The price of supercomputing is LINUXWorld, a trade show dedi cated to the operating system. tumbling." said Miller. "And we believe that the SGI LINUX duster is .. The CCR is at the cutting-edge of high-pe rforma nce co mputi ng and we are delighted to be able to at the forefront of cost-effective supercomputing." augment its existing computing environment with this UNUX cl uster ter together for approximately one- created by Linu s Torvalds and de velo ped with assistance from pro grammers-around th e world. 1s free, portable and easy-to - use, t:x · plained Matt Jon es, CCR compu ta t ional scientist. .. It allows us to build powerful computing clusters from in expen sive, co mmodit y, o ff - th e-s ht·ll components thiu can rival the most powerfu l single servers available fifth of the cost of some of the today," )ones said. A N SCI-supplied LINVX SU(XTOOmputing duster, which provides high perfonnance at low cost and takes up co m paratively little floor space, has been instaJJed in the Center for Computational Research, the only academic bela-test site for the cluster in the world. Staff at the UB cen ter put the dus- cen ter's other supercomputer!>. According to Miller, the: ~CI LINUX cluster was up and running at CCR within days of its instaiJa tjon.solving imponant problems m computational chemist ry, b1ology and crystallography. The LIN UX ope ratmg system. solutio n," said Jan Silverman, vice president fo r advanced systems marketing at SGI. "The efficiency and power of the duster is wcU-suited to meet the wide range of computa- tio nal challenges being addressed by university researchers." The SG I LINUX • luster is the ce nter 's most powe rfu l machine, packing ISO Gigaflops- I50 bilhon floa ting operatio ns per secondversus existing supercompu ters, which provide about 64 billion. But for all its power, the cluster. made upof761.75-inch-high processors, each containing 2 Pentium Ill chips. takes up only about 16 square fee t, compared to the 128· processor SG I O rigin 2000, which takes up nearly 60 sq uare feet. According to CC R staff, the small foo tprin t of a well -engineered cluster allows the machines to be stacked easily in a rela tively smal l area, a great benefit to supercomput ing centers, research laborato ries and com pan ies that require high -end computing but arc pressed for space. "Thi s is a rack 'em , sta ck 'em supercomputer,'' said Russ Miller, IBM raises CCR power iao~.•pi!IIIW*""oliycntlnlheC8111erlar~Reeon:h (CCR). ispcllillcii*'IUI'l~fdlylar ..... ~growlhbydcnlting .......,._.._. . . 1640,000. nte g1lt !ram ...., brings lhe - equipment donation from the corpomlon to lhe CW1b!r to just undtr S2 millon. nte equ1pne1t ~ induding 14 4-Wll}' 37SMHz Power3 thin a...., 222MHz - 3 tOgh node, wilt increase lhe power of CCR's 11M SP superaxnputer llimost threefold, while also significantly · lnaa*lg apdy. . "We.-. ponnoring . , ... UniYonity at Buffalo to continue building a world-dim ~IKilllythat Will support the"univenlty'> expanding resoorth _, o u r - projects,• 50id Michael J. Cadigan. vice pmidenl of l1llnlA<turlng n procurement for lhe ESG ~at IBM •. "We abo belielle that pnwldlng 16M technology gives us an advantage when rKJUiling UB's best _, brigh~ students becalM it gives the stJ>donls • cNna! to use _, become familiar with our products and we gel • cNna! to know lhe studonts,. Cadigan added. Ruu ~ CCR <lrednr n professor of oomputer science n engl..-.g_ 5lid lhe '-W"Cio wil "prollide a significant amount of adcltlonal compulollon_ to our......, porticull<ty those worldng on largo problems in .... thatlndudt ~chemistry, biology..., fluid dynomics." "The portrwrihlp -IBM is importJint to the success of CCR,.• Miller continued. "18M Is ...... in lhe field of high-<!nd coinputing. In oddillontoJIIIMding .......... honlwore..., softw.t, 18M also has critical research dlvblonlln- o f - to UB, induding · ponlolcampullng. ~..., ............. bllbllhed 1n _~~n~.-y lf!l9, m.defX'd* by gifts of""'"' lhlll Sl ...... .:11 fnlm ~and . . . . GllpNcs Inc,. Sl ....., in ~tam S\M. SlOO,CIIIO . . . flam the NIIIDnll Sdonce foun. node_,., lis-. ca- .._.,._.....,....,..ciW"' .....,..,..af_IWIS4CID,to01n~.......fnlm5un QP.S......_ Two of the most prolific offen sive playe rs 111 UB foo tbaJJ history. the first 1,000- point scorer and leading rebounder m women's bas ketball and a record-setting sw1m mer comprise the next class t o~ 10duCled into the UB Athletic Hall of Fame. The quartet, as well as a co ntribut or and staunch supporter of the UB athletics program, will~ honored during a dinner and mduc twn ceremo ny beginning at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Center for Tomorro w on the North Campus. The Hall of Fame IS spon so red by the UB Alumm Association. Tickets fo r th e dinner and induction ceremony arc SSO and can be obt.Uned by contacung the Office of AJumm Rdauom at 829 ~2 608 . Th1s year's Inductees are: • The Rev. C hn stop hcr D'AmiCo, B.S. '85. a w1de rece1ver for the football tea m who set seven school records, two of wh1ch still stand In 1983, D'Ami co set what were then school records 111 receptions {56). yardage (929) and to uchdowns { 10). In single-seaso n stausucs, D'Am1co remams ued for first m TDs.and stan<b fourth 111 yardage and fifth 111 catc hes. In addiuon, he ts ued fo r first m ca reer TO re cep ti ons f 19 ) ranks second m career yardage {2.331 ) and thnd in total receptions ( I 43 I H1s four TD gra bs agamst Alfred tn 198."\ re main a sc hool record. • Alan Bell Jr. , B. A '9i. tht" second leadmg ca reer rusher m Bulls' gnd1ron h1story. A sta rter for four vears. Bell also returned punts and lu ck offs. Statls tt~.:ally. he sta nds tnt he top 10m ."\4 catcgone!> and IS the leade r mthrce: \mglt>"-gamc rushmg ( 266 vardsl. average gatn per earn m J single game I I 0. .::! I and kKkoff ya rdage~ 159) Ill J 'i mgle game Bell ru shed lor 100 yards or morc 111 10 gamt'~ .1nd s tand!~ second 111 carct'r 100 \'ard games • Ann f\ IJne (,ohkl. f.d .f\1 . 2000. B.A ~4. who h roke l" lghl l . R wonll·n ·.., '" Jmm111~ rl· ... ord!l from 1991 95 and was a memher ol the team that won the East Coast Cnnfcren~o..c ( J993 -94J t1tle. She 'it ill matntams tht" L' B marl.. !4:3 1. 28 ) 1n the 400· yard mdividual meJin Cor.sk1 was a mult1pll· DIVISIOn II All-Amen can and also earned ho nors wa th1n the 1-.:~,tern Co llege Athl eti c Co nferen ce. • Janet Lilley. ,..,ho attended UB from 1~77 R2. a nd became tht.• most prolific rcbounder m wo men's ba~ketball htstory. Although the n 0 ce nter played 111 o nly 67 ca ree r ga mes, she stand:. fifth on the all -rime point li st With I, 117 Her per-game cart:er average of I 6.8 pomt s 1!\ the: highest m VB women's hasto ry. and her 480 ~...a rcer field goals rank her second m that calegorv Lilley al so IS U B's al l- time l{"ad m g rehoundt:·r. with 982-d.unng her career. UlUY • The late Howa rd Tieckelmann . Ph .D '4tl . who will be presented, posthumously, with the Russell 1. G ugmu Award for h1s "significant and lo ng-term com mument to athletiC:.." Tieckclmann, former chaar of the UB Depart men! of Chem1stn. .se rvt:d o n the Facultv Athlt:tic Co mmitt ee. the pnnCJpal planmng and oversight hody for V B athletiCS. Ticckclmann and h1s w1ft' , Hell\ , were long-t tm e season ticket -holde rs m basketball .md football Praxair donates $600,000 Praxalr Inc. , a global suppltc r of mdu stnal ga:.cs th at h.t:o. opc-ra t1nns m Tonawanda, hJs pledged 600,000 to UB--$400,000 for the School of Engmeenng .tnd Applu:d S(iences and $200.000 fo r the School of Management and 1b ~~ Xt'<"Uti\'C' ~1BA Program 1n C hma . .,avmcnts wdl ht• made ovl·r ,, Pl'rtod o f fi\-t" vcar' Prax.m ·~ g1f1 to the cnp. 111 e<.·nn~ !>l"hool will 'upport .1 \Jfll'l\ ol prolt:Cb. mcludmg a Praxa1r se mm.tr "l'fll'" m ... everdl c:nglnl·l·rmg depar tm e nt~ . a st.·m mar ~ l'fll'!> 111 the l kpartmL'nt ol ( ht:Oll l>tn.lndus trv -Un lver.s lt \' l).tv .md underg.r.tdu.Jil' "tudl•nt ... luh altl\11\t",, and will :.up pl cment .1 graduJtl'·•a udt·nl tcllow~htp m~,.ht'ml ....lll'n gmel·r mg. Praxa1r ext:cullvc~ hopt.· that th ...·.st' JdiVItll'' wtll help ..11 trad talent e-d nunont1e:o. to the enganecnng proft>,~lon . 01 the JnnuJI su m , $45.000 ,qJI bl· ml'd to hdp huiiJ 'trc-n~th 111 vJ n ous a rea:. of re.,ea rch pro liuc'ncv. With 1he firq \'t"Jr\ -.upport lucusmg on th e arcJ of muhtdl~l1pl1nJn' 11pt11lli/..JtHln lc:J h' ( hrb lloa L. Bloebaum , profe:.~or anJ t.h.m o f tht' lkpJrlllll'lll ''' :O..k· cha m cal and AerospJce l:.ng mee nng. Praxair 's g1ft to the managcmcn 1 :.chovl top~ J ll'll~ lu ~ tnn lll 'up po rt and donataon s. The S200,000 gra nt w1ll go to the '.:h1Kll\ 1-'nu tive MBA program at Rcnmin Umvers1ty Ill BeJpng. Pra.x..11r has .uJeJ the school with its educational efforts m C hma smle 11/95, prov1d111}1 funding for the crea tion of the Renmm program and ~.:ontnhu lm ~ to the upgrade of classroom techno log1es th ere . �UB faculty takes leading role In field of Int eractive computer music Lippe scores in computerized music Tho UB Women's Club W. ' Its 10111 _.,., "YYIondno's l iSting Porty" It 7:30p.m. Feb. 91n the Center for Tomorrow on the North Compus. Presentt:d b y - Liquors, the potty ......lUre gourmet · food, a selection of c.lllomlo wines,dessetandcolteo. us Tho cost Is per person. Tho-.. for mervations is Saturdoy. Proceeds from the ....,t wtn bonelit the Gtoce c_, /4a- demic- Fund. For resetVatiom or ll'lOfe in- Contributing Editor ORT Lippe appears in his formal photographs to be the scrious·minded character h< is-a lead· ing figure in the international electro-acoustic music community. C He is an assistant professor and di - rector of the Lejaren Hiller Computer Music Studios in the D~n ­ ment of Music, an internationaJ nerve center for composition and acoustique/musique in Paris. II was at IRCAM that the clandestine and "frightming" sid< of lipp<'s musical pmonality publidyern<rged. II was ther< that he met fellow com- poserlr«earcher Zack S<ttd, with whom he formed tbe "Convolution Brothers,.. an electronic music duo that has appeared in concert in Paris, Japan and the United States, as well as That , however, is just pan of his ~ ~~·II! story. ; lames ot 741-8740. New Fulbriqht program offered Applicants aro !>eng sought for the Fulbright Senioc' Specialist Progr~m, a new fnitlotive of the Fulbright Schollt'· Progr3m. Tho Fulbright specialist pro- grom wiloflor short-term Fulbright grants of two to six weob to proYido U.S. focufty ond prolessioc'llfs with opportunities to coffaborlte with pnftssionll couOterp.rts ICIOSS the globe on curriWium and focufty developlnstitutlonol plonning ond a vorioty of-IC!Mties. T h o - Fullright Scholor Progrom gronts lor terms ronglng from months to on IClldomlc J"!!ll'. Marte~ fUbrigl1t It Ull, oo(os thllt the 'IJOdoflst -..-foc:- prograinwil uftyand,_ _ donotOiherwise permit them to _ , c l - period> of tlmo lboold to from • FuiJrigllt .,.,..tonce. For more inflonnldon, con-t.lct Kriston ~-pro­ g..m officer for the Councl for International Exchange of Unlike much of the industrialized, computerized,"anti-music"' in vogue today, lipp<'s work <mploys traditiOnal instruments whose sourids tease, seduce, shock and surprise through the use of computer intervention. The instrurnmtal sound becomes somdhing else. or~ more of itself. In one such composition, a piano snuffles. snorts. cries. whines like a dog, collapses in dcf.,.t, blasts into space, hesitates. is terrorized by what sounds like a T. Rt:x. then feels its wood split and break as it melts into a long, slow groan. That's followed by what sounds like a burp. A critically regarded composer, sound d<signer and·interacti-.-e musician,lipp< cam< to UB after six yean at the Univ=ity of Tokyo and many yean before that studying, working and teaching with leadingcomposcts. worldwide via live lntan<t broadcast. A moiew of a Convolution Brothen performance bycr:itic Mark Danks speaks of tbe tedmical complexity of their compositions, whidJ featured a "real-time convolution ofboth sound files and their own voices using tbe ISPW (lnt<gratt:d Software Processing Framework). One example that raised mort than a few ~rows and laughs was a duet between Mr. lipp< and Mr. Sette!, using an Otis Redding songastheconvolutedso~. Th< to begin tomorrow niusic utilizing dect.ronics, notably IRCAM, the world-famous lnstitul impression they crutcd as they jumped from on< sound to th< next was that of M> kids playing. .. their performance contained moments of real music and novelty...." Moments of"rcal music?" lipp<'s award-winning compositions may sound bizarre and discon certing to the uninfo~ed ear, but they are nonethdess astonishing and engaging. His instruments indude clarinets; Out<; abo<; breath; some static; a tuba that sounds at times like a troubled, spitting cow; a triJiing Tho •A>la at Noon• brown-bag lecture series will kick off the d e- rec herc he et coordination harportwo,andassorted~ Scholars ot (20 2) 686--\000 \ or m email at <fulspececies.lle.org.> Mo.. Information about the program Is avalllii:He at <http:// -.lle.cwwt C: lea / spe.c lallats />. spring semester with an addms by Olrumo Hiroshi, professor of International relaUons at Selto Unlvenity in To-kyo, at noon tomorrow in 280 Pari< Half, North Compos. Hiroshi will ·discuss "Japan and theE"- Convnunity.• a..,... Alsoonti!>lortheS<ries<ilrby Tao w.nhen. ossociate professor of uw.r. COf'lli1U1icati at slty in Beijing. ond Dl\lid !Iris, U8 professor of onlhropology. Wenhenwill_..on"Tho Internet and ~ of Speech In Ch!Oo• at noon Feb. 91n 280 Pari< tun. Bonks will discuss "HeAling fn Borneo"' at noon Feb. 231n 280 Part<. The "Asia at Noon .. series is presented by the Asian Studies l'rogrom in the College ol Atts and Sciences. JOB LISTINGS UB Job Hstlngs acceJslble via Web Job listings for prolesslonal, ~ SOIId1, focufty and cMI serv~c......-~and non-competillve can SOUia!S-- . . , be ocassed via the Human Re- <lottp:lt-' I at - ~/>. Austin and G.M. Koenig and Paul Berg at the Netherlands' lnstituut voor Sonologi<. He spent three yean at the Centre d ' Etudes de Mathematique et Automatique Mu sicales, directed by brilliant Gree.k composer I. Xankis. He since has worked and ta1.1ght at many of lhe world 's most imponant facili · "Asia at Noon" series lng F<iJruooy They include American Larry - ties in composition and research in m His work appears on .a number of witli tbeiryoars of experienu on inCDs. including many on th< CDCM struJnmtsthatbavtoften ~ Computer Music Series on Centaur aver centuries, offer a rich mu.oical Recor<4. Audio can be found at and cultural resource for me as a <.mullc.buffolo.odu/llppe/ composer~cn as a composer INConllngs>. working with computer technolog)'. / In differentiating th< rdationship I work to cr<ate an irlteractM enviofhismwicto thecomputaasmm- ronment that articulates sonic ~ positional tool.liP.J>< points out tbe sign and axnpositional structures in vari<tyof possibk rdatiooships in tbe .some son of interactive rdationship world of interactive with live performers." Earlycomputercomposershadto tronK: musicand today. computer elec· produce tapes and then drive ..Computer music is them-sometimes hundreds of a panicular fidd of miles-to a computer lab at electronic music," ht Princeton or Columbia, wher< they says. ..and intmu:tiw: could be ronvcneci A$ a result, says computer music is a lipp<, their task was complicated, relatively new area enormously time-consuming. athat has grown tre- pensive and very, very difficult. mendously sine< th< There we:re, in fact. very few comadvent of the per· posers working in the field. sonal computer. "Then in th< 70s, we could work "I was, lOr manyy<alS. on smaller computers in reaJ time, both an instrumental but had no abilitytodocomplcc al. and electronic music gorithmic computation,· he says. composer. Th< opponunity to rom- "Mor< useful systems wer< d<vdbin< tbe two il<""' was mad< pos- oped later, but in small nwnbers. "Today, we work in real time on sible through the increasing availability and reduced cost of int<netive highly portahl< computtn-1 usucomputer programs. So fOr the last I5 ally compose on a laptop, for instance--that can accommodate J"'US.I~ been able to pur>ue my creative and research inter<st in inttrac- verycomplcc~ syst<ms. Th< tMcomputa'musicinvolving live in- chang<isamazing.Musiccomposi' strumentalistsandcomputminper- tion is·available to the masses. It's formance situations." produced a lot of n<W work, on< Lippe says he originally was subset of which is tbe 'anti-perfordrawn to computer music becaust mance' composition that denies the of his particular interest in design- somatic side of music. lbat's usu ing new sounds-something at ally done by musicians in their lOs," which computers= very good. H< he says. .. There's no movement, no exalso was interested in exploring algorithmic compositional strue1ur<S, pression, one performer-not very a compositional activity greatly fa- interesting to me. The ability to cilitated by computer simulation. freely colltc1 and manipulate sound "So= romposers US< rompu~ in complex ways has turned up to model or imitate musicaJ i.nstru ~ some intriguing work, haw<Vtr." ments," h< says. "Some composers of Lippe continues his composi electronic music are interested in re- tional work at UB whil< instructing placing instrumentalists with ma- graduate and undergraduate musicchines by modeling human perfor- composition students in the usc of mance. I'm not interested in replac- cutting-<dge software developed for ing either instruments or performers. digit~~~dio and electro-a~ustic "After aJI," he says, .. musicians, composzuon. ~:~······· ~ r<"Search in the field of interactive (omputcr music. loonatloo, cont.lct Helene CoonOIIy ot 639-7655 or Ttrri men~ BJ PAT11KtA DONOVAN Non-fatal heart attack linked to cocaine use UB study finds no link between cocaine use and stroke in persons under age 45 BJ LOIS BAKER Contributing Editor NE quaner of non -fa tal heart attacks among persons under the age of 45 in the United States can be attributed to regular cocaineuse,scientistsat UB'sToshiba Strokr Research Center haV< found The study findings appear in the January issue of Cirrulntion. Lead author Adnan I. Qureshi, assistant professor of neurosurgery, and coUeagues·found an association bet,.fccn frequent cocaine use and heart attack in this age group. but not between cocaine USl' and stroke. "These findings indicate that changing behavior surrounding cocaine usc, through public awarenes.s and education, may reduce the in · cidence of cardiovascular diSl'ase in younger persons." Qureshi said. Previous researchers had re ported cases of heart attack and stroke in persons who had used cocai ne within the previous hour. Given the increase in cocaine use 0 among young adults in the U.S., th< UB researchers undertook an extensive investigation of the possible relationship. Researchers aren't sure how cocaine might increase the chances of having a non-fatal heart attack or strokr, Qureshi said "W< know that cocaine US< increases th< ~Is of th< neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine at nerve terminals, which in turn increases heart rate, ventricular contraction and the heart's demand for oxygen. .. Cocaine may also constrict blood vessels and increase platel~t aggregation.ln addition, it has been shown to accelerate arteriosclerosis in young patients. Since regular, but not infrequent, use of cocaine was associated with an increased risk in o ur study, our results seem to support this latter mechanism," he said. The r=archers used data from th< most r<a:nt National H<alth and Nutrition Examination Survey ( NHANES Ill) in th<ir analysis. NHANES Ill was conducted b<tw<en 1988 and I994 by th< Centers for Di.sea.Sl' Control to estimate the prevalence of chronic disease in the U.S. population and idcntifyfuctors that place p<rsons at risk of developing chronic h<alth problems. It involved 40,000 persons two months of age or older. Forth< first time since these national surveys began. participants between the ages of 18 and 59 W<r< asked about lifetime cocaine USl'. For their analysis of the association with hean attack and strokr risk, UB researchers limited their study population to th< 18-45 age group, which captured all but 25 cocaine users and resuh<d in a study base of I0,085. The study group was divided into thrtt • user groups": never, infrequent and frequent , which indud<d anyone reponing using the drug from I 0 to mort: than 100 times. Th< survey also conttined data on prevalence of non-fatal strokr or hOI\' attack. Analysis sh~ that 532 persons, or about J in 20--67 percent of whom were men-reported using cocaine rt:gularly. To estimat< th< impact of th< drug on non-fatal hean attack or stroke. th< researchers <alculat<d the pera:nt of population-attributable risk-the portion of disease that would be eliminated ifth<aposun:. US< of cocain< in this case, were removed In general, regular users of co· caine were at nearly seven times the risk of having a non -fatal hcan attack than non-users. results showed The population-attributable risk ""-as 25 percent, indicating that in this age group, one in four non -fatal hean attacks would not have occurred if th<re had been no cocaine US< in th< group. Thert:was no rdationship between cocaine US< and non-futal strokr. Additional researchers on the study wcr< M. Fareed K. Suri, lce R. Guterman and L Nelson Hopkins, all ofth< D<partment ofNrurosurg<ry and th< Toshiba Strok< R<search Center. �februaJY I. ZOOl/Vot.3t lo.18 Rap arias Price first guest of series m "Clockers" author leads off"Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" offerings · ay ~ LEWAHDOWSIU RtpOfttr Assistlnt Editor ICHARD Price, author of such n<Mis as "The Wan der<rs." • Freedomland" and th e best -selling "Oockrs;" and a prolific writer of screenplays-one of which, "The Color of Money," earned him an Oscar nomination-will bring his ur· ban sensibilities to UB on Wednes· day as the first guest in the "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" literary series. The spring 200 I lineup for the popular series also wi.U feature se- R nior American poet Kathleen Fraser, a major figure in the alternative poet ry world, and Charles Altieri, a fo rmer UB English professor noted among his contemporaries as a leading critic of 20th-centu ry poetry. "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" also will welcome as part of its .. fl." or Latin American, poetics series Chilean poet and David Gray Professor of Poetry and Utters, says that while Price is atypical for the seril5-"he exists in mass culture, whereas most of our writen are very obscur<"-his participation demonstrates the series' range of writ - ers. la r, will read from his prose at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in the Center for the Arts Screening Room, North Campus. Fraser, whose works indude the essay collection "Translating the Un· speakabk: Poetry and the Innovative Necessity" and selected poems "II Cuore: The Hean," will give a poetry reading at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 in the CFA and performance ar tist Cec ili a Vicufla, a New York City dweller whose installations have been cxhil>ited m such worldwide venues as the Screen in g Room. She also will speak at 12:30 p.m. Whitney M = of American Art in New York and the Whitech;!pel Art Gallery in london. Chilean Mapuche poet Lronel l..ienlaf and Maya poet and Guatemala native Humberto Ak'abal-writers of Spanish and the md1genou s languages of Mapudungun and K'iche: respectively-will round out the n series. The spring slate also will indude UB's inaugural digital poetry conference, "E-POETRY, 2001: An lntemauonal Digital Poetry Festival," April 18-2 1, as well as a cross-border ex· change between Toronto and Buffalo. "Poetry Acroos the Frontier" (I and !1), which will culminate in a Canadian poetry f<5tival April 14 in Buffalo. Olarles Bernstein, series coordina· tor,director ofUB's Poetic; Program Price, whose tradema rk style is his deli usc of the vernacu- sculplor and poet, .. Words withm Words," at noon March 19 10 S40 Oemens HaJJ. Via.u1a will screen and discuss her films "What " Poetry to You?,....Ooud-net'' and others at R p.m. March 20 in HallwallsContem· porary Arts Center, 2495 Mam St .. Buffalo. And at 4 p.m. March 21. she will give a poetry reading in the CFA Screening Room. Vicuna is the author of 12 boo~ of poetry, inducting "QUI POem/ The Precarious" and .. Unravelling Words and the Weaving of Water."' Altieri, a UB English fuculty mern· ber from 1968-75, will speak on "Af. feet and Intention in Robert Crecley's Poetry During the I%0.s" at 4 p.m. April II in the CFA Scr<ening Room. Currently a fucu1ty member in the De· ~~of English at the Univ=ity of California-Berkeley, Altieri-who specializes in literature, visual art and contemporary poetry-is the author of" Painterly Abstraction in Modern- March I in ist American Poetry" a nd "Postmodemisms Now: Essays on Contemporaneity in the Arts." Other series guests will include 438 Clemens Hall, Nort h Michael Gizzi and Gillian McCain, Feb. 14; Jed Rasula and Darren Campus. A major proponent of feminist concerns and founding edi- tor of .. How2"'-an on - lin~ journal Wershler· Henry, Feb. 21; Fiona Templeton and Steve McCaffrey, Feb. 24; Robert Aanagan, March 23; Julie Panon,March 24; Tan Lin, March 28 and 29; Donald Revell, April 4, and devoted to non -traditional approaches in poetry and scholarship by women-Fraser has continued to take a stance on women's issues in her own writing, while also support - Michael Basi nski, June 8. De rek ing the work of mnovative poets from the early part of the last century up to the present, Bernstein said. Vicuila will beat UBforthreesepa· Buffalo Literary Center: The complete schedule of events for the "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" se· ries, which wiU continue through June 8, can be found at <http:// rate events, the ftrst of which will be epc.buffalo.edu / poetlu/ calendar/ sprlngOl .html >. • a talk by the filmmaker. painter. Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Priz.r for Literature, wiU appear at Buffalo State College at 8 p.m. May 17 for an event sponsored by Just PSS to raise wellness awareness m By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor D EMONSTRATIONS of vegetarian cooking and exerc ise equipme n t, and on-si1e blood-pres- su re, cholesterol and muscular - strength testing wiU be ilmong the activities scheduled for the second an nual WeiJness Awareness Day on Feb. 9 in Alumni Arena. The free event, sponsored by the Professional Staff Senate, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the dance st1Jdio and Triple Gym in the arena. Shuttle buses will run from 9:30 a. m. to 4 p.m. to Alumni Arena from the Center for "fomorrow parking lot and from the Oagpole o utsid e Capen Hall and the Student Union. H. Wtlliam ~l es Ill, chair of the PSS a nd associate director of the Center for Academic Development Services/Ed ucational O pportunit y Program. urged fac ult y ·and staff members to attend the event. .. We're trying to bring home to everybody the importance of main - taining health and wellness," Coles said. "Especially with all the pres· sures, the stresses of life, we'vt gorto take responsibility for our own health and wellncss.• Among the presentations sched· uled are an aerobics sampler, chair eurci..ses to reduce neck and back problems associated with working at a desk or computer, muscle-ton ing exercises and a spinn ing indoor cyding class. The event a1so wiiJ feature presen tation s on the " mood- min d con nection ," laser eye surgery, popular di ets a nd nat uropathic medicine. .Coles noted there stiJI are spots open fo r an exte nsive reg im en of b lood testing that is being done in advance of wellncss day. Analysis will be done for cho lesterol (HDULDLratio),triglyccrides.glucose, TSH (thyroid testi ng), PSA (prostate antigen for males over age 40) and iron level. Results will bt· available on Feb. 9. Testing will be done today, to morrow and Monday fro m 7:30-10 a. m . in 1456 Student Union on the North Campus. While this type of blood work usua1Jy costs $300, it will be avail - able free to the first 300 people to sign up and at a cost of $50 for all o thers. Anyone interested shou ld call 800-234-8888 as soon as pos- Ek:d.-vuic:Highways Science news on the Web Coles called this type of scr<"<mng of the 228 tndt · vidual s who had th e testing dont' had "ab n o rmal " test results. Thirty-eight percent had elevated cholcsteroVtrigJyccridcs, 11 percen t had an iron deficiency and 6 percent had both elevated chok~ terol and iron deficiency. Cvneva.le-said the test rcsulb "pomt to the need for further employet· health -education programs at UB." With Wellness AwarenCS!> Dav. "we're trying to put a littll' Light on the subject for folks," Cole-s ~ud. For more information abou t Wellness Awareness Dar and a de· tailed schedule of events., check out the PSS Web si te at <http :// www.ps.s.buff•lo.edu >. C1 A genetlaolly engineered monkey with Jelly-fish DNA. Rolling power blackouLS 111 California. These are just a few of the recent St:ience-related news stones wnh the potential for enlivening classroom d•scuss1ons in multiple disci plines. Cutting-edge science reporu are available on numerous Web sites and many of the topics have legal, philosophical, political. soCial and economic tmplications that can be applied in many fields of .study C1f!N's Web page at < http:/ / www.cnn.com/ > IS particularly 1m proSive for ih up -to-da te features on hot science topto. The left -side menu prov1des co nvement categonzmg under " Nature," .. Space .. and "Technology." The Soence Page of The New York Times IS another ex t.ellent sou rce for the latest sc1ence headlines. h is free to regtstered users at <http:/ /www. nytlmes .com / p~/ s.c:lenc:e / lndex. . html ... Coverage recentlY was expanded and rt.-designcd to facilitate aCC~!<. to cu rrent news about"Earth Scien,e.""<lenetic.s,""Jjfe Scicnce.'''' Phvsi<:al ~lence," " Soc•al Xaencc,""Spacc" and '' Ht:alth " You can keep abreast of sc•cntlfit and techmc.tl breakthrough!~ at universities and other n:se.uch 105111UIIons around the world h\' log gmg on to ScienceDatJy at <http:/ / www.sdenced•lly.com / ~ An oth er Web sue you t.an usc to kl'ep tahs on sc•cnt ific research dt um versitit.'s IS UniSe~.com at <http:/ / unlscl .com / >. lts art1clt.--s are wr\ wcll -wntten and the archive ea!~lly IS searchable usmg the UmSet ~arch engine. Recent scien tific advance3 at UB are reported on the LIB New.. Service's Web si te at <http:/ / www.buffalo.edu/ s.c:rtpt.s/ newnew'/ ~ lndex..cgl>. A pull-down menu allows you to view news bv toptc ... such as ..Arts and Sciences,"" l:ngmeermg" or "Technology." For envi ron mental news, we h1ghly recommend the En\'lronmcn tal News Network at <h ttp:/ / enn.com / >. wh1ch provides tn -depth cove rage and anaJys1s of current-and oftt.•n h1ghly controversialenvironmental topics. from global warm1ng and energy conser\'a ti on to co ral reefs and genet ica ll y modified crops. We aho sugges1 you check out the companion Web sne to Na t1onal Pubhc Rad1o ~ " Livmg on Earth" < http:/ / www.loe.org / >, whcre you can readand/or listen to-news and commen ta ry on the env1 ronment and th e earth's resources. While th e stated audience fo r the Unaversuy of Wisconsin's The WhyFi les: Scit:nce Behind the News at < http:/ 1 whjflles.org/ > is G rades 6 - 12. we really enJOY these t1mely. care fully researched and congagingly wntten news features. It currentlY is providing in-dept h coverage of the cris1s 1n the Galapagos. wht:'re local f1shermen are battling conservationists and research SCienllSt!l for con trol of th e 1sla nds' uniqu e natural resources. Finally, f<lr leads and links to ot her resources for sctence new~ . mduding newspapers and popular sctenct- magaz.mes an tht' ltbraq collections here at UB as well as curre nt -events da tabase3 you can search by topic. see the Science & Engineering Lib rary's onltne guidt' to .. Science 1n the New~·· at <http: / / ubllb.buffalo.edu / llbr•rte.s / / units/ sell gener•l / sclnews.html >. -N•ncy Schiller •nd Will Hepfer, Umverury Ltbrone) BrieO sible to schedule an appointment. " life-saving," pointing out that Ofk person who underwent the tt.-sting last year discovered he had leukemia. He said that a report on the re suhs of last year\, testing by Frank P Carnevale, interim director of the Student Health Cen ter. .. doesn't pcunt a mce p1cture. Accordi ng to tht~ report, 59 percent 5 Alliance to mark successes m Retention of thous•nds of Western Nt·w York 10b!> anJ ~.r'-· at1 on of hundreds of new one~ . A $600,000 federally luffdcd part nersh1p des1gned to hring JOhs and te,hnolog1es to the: reg10n These an.: JUSt two of the ao.:ompltshment~ that will be celebrat'-•d •.H the UB BU3Iness AJ iiance's 200 1 <:rand Reccp tion,to be held from 4 -6 p.m. Feb. 8 1n the: Cent er lor the: Arts on the North Campus. Keynote speaker Arvm Mut"llcr, group vice pre31den1 ol General Motor!~ Powcrtram. will discuss hill nrganiz:uwn's rt·ccnt deci3iOn 10 expand ope ratiOns m Western!\''-'"' York. Th rough thc Cente r for lndustnal Effectiveness. the UB Busmc:~s Al hance helped prov1dt' the technical assistance and tra•n•ng necessary for tht• GM Powert ra1n Tonawanda Engme Plant to rece1vt' QS 9000 certificatiOn . Ot her Spl·akers will he KC'VIIl Donovan, area di rector, Llnlll'll Auto Workers Reg10n 9. and Ron Allman. vi<:e president for manuhKtur mg for the forgmg d1v1sion of Ameru:an Axle & Manulactunn~ Tht· L1 H Busme!>!'l Alliance has a long h1ston· of " 'o rkmg w1th Amt'rtt..lfl Axle to retam tobs by a.ssess1ng, planmng. 3'hedulmg and unple mcntmgeducation and- tra mmg.se!oSJOm lor lahor dnd mJnagt'llh'nt dt th e compan}•'s two local plant!-. Wayne Diesel, SUNY VICt' chant.dlor for husml''!l Jnd •nJlhtfiJ I rdatiOm, will mak,· ope ning remark!>. Durin g the rc: ~.:cp!lon, the theme ol h' hl~.h 13 ·· 1gn11111 ~ IJL'.I!o:· t l!W mdivadual each from the puhlil and pnvalt' .. ecto r !~ will hl· honllrt·J with awards that recogn ize tht'lr lcadt:'r3hlp m•gnlltng 1Jea~ f111 t·~o nom 1c development . Also at th e reception, the Bu!>lfle3!1 All1anu~ wdllaun ... h Ill~ Ill"\\ , 1m proved Web si te, d~signed to make 11 t'as1er tor huslfll'33t'' 111 quickly find the assistance th er need at UB bv dom~ ~•mple lc\ word searches. The new site, loca ted at th e a lh an~.:e'!ll'X!Stmg L"RI, <http:/ / www.ublllllance.buff•lo.edu >. also features for the fir !~ I t1me a .!lea rchable database of technologies availah le lor J.u~ nsmg �6 Reporier February1,2081/Vol.31.1o.18 Group discovers literary time has not " st opped " for Cuban counterparts BRIEFLY ExhlbltJon m.rlcs Black History Month "They, Too, HOd a Dream," an ol autographs, signed photograph> and hisiDrial documonts ol ~ Afy;. can~ wll boon display Feb. 1-28 , _ tho c.lraAtion deslc on tho rnMr) level ol l.o<:IMood Memorial Llnry on tho North (Amhenl) Campus. Tho material -culled from such- -..a .. Morlan Andenop a n d Dougla>s to Bil ~ (Bojongles) and AuPaul ...: b drown from t h o - Manu>Cript Collodion- ill' Ronald iceyt>oalddaist In tho Center for tho Arts. Tbt wil commemorate Blick Histcwy Month, may b o - du<ing tho normalli>rary hOur> ol 8 a.m. to rnldn;ght Mondoy through Thundly; 8 1.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridoy. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sal!Jrday, and noon to midnight on SUndoy. c-. -·which Swoopes to visit UB Sheryl Swoope, foor-timt WNBA champion and 2000 WNBA Most Valuable ~'~oyer, wiH UB on Wodnesdoy as tho univmlty marl<s Notional Girts and Women In Sports Day. · Swoopts wiH partidpo~ in a ceremonial tij>-olf befor. tho s,.rt ol tho UB women's basketball team's game against Westvis~ em Michigan at 7 p.m. in Alumni Nona on tho North Campus.' Earlier In the day, Swoopes will attend a reception in the Center for the Arts and wiH speak befor. an lrwltod audl· .OO.inSieeHall. Todets fe< tho basketbaH game are available fn the arena tkket offiCe at a cost of SS for generol odllli>sion and U fe< chik:tren 12 and under. TICkets are tree for students with 10. Tho first 1,000 fans win n!Ceivo an autographed photo ol Swoope. . National Girts ond Women In Sports (My is an annual eYent honoring women's participation . in and contributions to sports around the country and around the wortd. A 6-foot fO<Word, Swoope began her career in tho WNBA just six weeks after giving birth to her f!Bt child In 1997 and has i<d the Houston Comets to four stroight WNBA titles. 'A 1993 gr.odua~ ol Texas Toch, she i<d the Red Raiders to a 58-8 record in two years, ;o.. eluding two Soothwt51 CO<rlermce titles and an NCAA title as a senior. She ~. member ollhe u.s. WOI'T'Ierl's national basketbaU team that has compiled • 52-Qrecord since 1994. She won gold medals ... member ollhe u.s. Olympic team in. 1996 and 2000. UB poets thrive at Cuban arts'festival By ltlllmN DYKSTRA Reponer ContJibutor EDITOR~ Note Kns1111 Dykstra. a docwml amdidate in the Department of E11glish. was one of a group of II UB graduntt studrnts, alumni and facult y members who traveled to Cuba jan. 6- J2 10 participate m an intemarional cultural festivaL ANY artidesdescrib· M ing travel to Cuba open with cliched statements about how time has supposedly"stoppcd" on the island But our group of USaffiliated poets and artists discovered that imagery to be inaccurate o n a recent trip to Havana. Sending letters to the~ The R<paltrwelcomeslettm from- commenting on its stories ilhd ~L l<tter>lhould t>o lmted to aoo words and may b o - for style and io!lgth. lot· tm rrust irdldelhe write's nome. - a n d • daytime tefe. phonenumberforwrific:oCion. f!o. cause ol!pOCt! limiUtions, the ~ parerarvn p..dsh al ~...,. ceNod. They rrust bo rectlwd ill' 9 a.m. Mondoy to bo . . . for JU>icadon in thot _., Issue. Tho ~pn!lers""'- bo reaiwdon<l*«--..,. at < ......... I I +>. ~ Maria~ Rodriguez and prose writer lorge ~ C uban poC't Reina I•.. , ~ - ~ .. I 'I ~ I need to foUow up, not just by learni'ng a language but by learning a whole tradition." We found the Cubans to beatraordinarily interesting-<uld enersetic. They remained bright-eyed and articulate through marathon stmchcs of intense r<ading. In addition to reading their own work, festival participants took pan in translation workshops involving Spanish, English and French materials. The workshops. propos«! by our group, were an attempt to engage other writers one-on-one, to encourage the developmertt of personal connections. Perhaps the best pan of the festival came late in each day, when partiCipants headed out to cafes to continue discussions that had begun during the translation workshops. Festival panicip;m ts agreed it was a unique rvmt. but now are tryirlg to determineClOIC!iywhyit was unique an d what it means to have pariicipated. One interpretation came from Abel Prieto, E Cuba's minister of ~ culture, who vis- ~ ited the Book In- ~ stitute to meet § just to bad U.S. culture. noting h< has seen some t<mble U.S. movies. For some festival participantsand perhaps for some of the orpniurs-there is lingering uncertainty about the long-term meaning of combining a symbol of alternativ< culture wi1hin Cuba, "Reina's Rooftop,. with the official spoc:es and printing presses of the govmune:nt. "We1J see how long this Luts.lt may not be permanent," Arrufat said In explaining what the festival bad meant to her, Rodriguez framed her rcsponse with personal aamples, rather than in po~tical ternu. " It wasn't a cokt encounter, but a wann, emotional one," she said Similar sentiments were expressed by visual artists. Brian Collier, 1993 graduate of us. showed an art installation in the nearby RaUl Martinez Gallery. When Collier arrived at the gal lery, he fouod another show al =dy set up in the next room. He hit it off with thean ists- C uban brothers C arlos and Omar a MiraJles first proposed a cultural : exchange involving poets and artists g from Buffalo when they came to ~ read at the university in the spring lto sa AlcalA (left) reads h e r of 2000. But Rodrfgua later was poetry a s kristin Dykstr• asked by Cuban officials to broaden 11' t e" 1 • the foc us of the event and she ing, radical ,experimental.Thatmay quickly expanded the list of panici- or may not be due to the situation pants. The daily schedule was on the island, but to me, it seemed packed with events featuring speak- almost impossible to imagine that ers, not onl y fro m Cuba and the anywhere else," Alcala said. United States, but from Nicaragua, Nick lawrence, another US docArgentina, France, Luxembourg, toral candidate, also disputed that Norway and Spain. World-famous the Cuban s were isola ted ...One Estrada. cuhural figures from Cuba, such a.o;: night at a restaurant , we--a Sroup "I couldn't have imagined how inliterary critic Roberto FernAndez o f Cuban poets and so me of the Retamar and poet Nancy Morej6n, norteamerrcanos-<ame up with credible this ape· also were added to the program. map s of o ur respective poetr y participants and f UB students Nkk Lawrence rience would be," Tht" festivaJ, held in the Book lnsti- scenes, which were basically con- celebrate ~e re(left ) •nd Joe l Bettrldge Collier said of the tute in Havana, WJS entitled .. Encoun- figurations of names. In our case, the . lease of a new r e i• • o n a t e rrace outs id e artistic and perthe Book Institut e . ter: First Festival of Language Poetry." map s.tretched back to the New magazine orgasonal connections This titJe illustrates Rodriguez' and American Poetry-fo r example, nized by Ant 6 n that h< found with Miralles' original interest in hosting CharlesOlsonandJackSpicer---and Arrufut, Rodriguez and Miralles. The the~. an exchan ge speci fically with US, down to our 'Co ntemporaries ," name of the magazine, Azotea.s Rdlecting on the festival, Omar wtuch is known for its connections Lawrence recalled. "Carlos Aguilera, (Rooftops), is an exp~cit nf<rrnceto E¥rada noted: "One of the pieces I to a movement nov.. loosely described a young Cuban poet, recognized a the alternative (non -s,.te)' cultural had made with Carlos for the Haas"languagepoetry."Ananthologyof good 50 percrnt of the names that salon Rodriguez has provided at her vana Biennial (a festival held ear~er language poetry in translation had we putdown.So,clearly, hehasbeen rooftop home over the past 20 years. in the year) deals with the possibilgone hand to hand around Havana following international trends and As a way of explaining the un - ity of unily through an because we in 1999,generatingronversation in in- there was some reversaJ of expecta- precedented cooperation between anticipated meeting other artists teUectual circles. tion among us about what the Cu- the Azottas group and the state cul- from around the world during the With the expansion of the festival bans wouJd or wouJdn't know. tural institutions-which led both biennial Then Brian arrived and inprogram, however, critical papers "You couldn't say the same about to the festival and to the pub~cation _,. stalled his work in another space in addressinglocalandintemationaJ as- their cu ltural nlap and what we of Azotear-Prieto emphasized the the gallery. VtSitors thought it was pectsofi:u>guagepoetrytookaback knew," he added. "Another young shared values of cultural resistance meant to be part of our show, even seat to the experience of sharing the Cuban poet, Javier Marim6n, gave and anistic quality. though dtey were separate. To me, his sketch of important writers. I An Argentine poet asked Prieto if that demonstrates that no matter poetry and art of the participants. "We saw poets and artist.s in a recognized a few, like lost Lezama the U.S. presence at the festival rep- where you ~ from or what your count ry that is o ften represented Lima, Virgilio Piiiera and Reina r~nt.ed ..a new openness to U.S. philosophical ideas are, artists have here as being impoverished-not Marla Rodriguez, but I left feeling culture.• Prieto argued that Cuba has the same soul everywher<. I think onl)' impoverished economicall y. that I had my work cut out for me. I never been closed to U.S. culture- that an is the languageoftoletance." a Lecture series offers perspectives on violence CAS' "University and the World" continues theme oflast semester's program By SUE WUETCHER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR but culturally because of u s socalled separation from the rest of the world," said UB doctoral candidate Rosa Alcala... Sometimes that's described as a self-impos<d separation, and sometimes it's explained as a separation due to the U.S. embfrgo. But in faa , the art and the poetry that is being produced there is incredibly invigorating-new, excit- Reporter Editor 'T HE College of Art> and Scien ces' "U niversity and the World" lecture ~ries will continue its year-long explora tion of violence on Tuesday with a lecture entitled "Risk-Taking. Inequity and Violence." The series for 2{XX}-0 I is looking at the issue of violence from a nwnbcr of different perspectives featuring major figures in the fields of anthropology.psychology. history,compara· tivt-literatures and law. It will include lectures. as weU as film screenings. All events are free of charge and open to the public. u,m,res will take place at 4 p.m. and screenings at 7 p.m. in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. University. ln the lecture, de Wall will suggest the general idea that fessor emeritus of history at the Tuesday's lecture by Martin Daly and Margo Wilson, both professors of psychology at McMaster University in O ntario. will consider the role of r is k ~ taking in behavior---1!Spe· cially violent interpersonal behavIOr-m mating and parental effort, and in life hjstories and physiology. The rest of the schedule for the spring semester: • Feb. 12: " How the Law of the Jungle has Created a eed for Reconciliatio n: Lessons from the Primates," Frans B. M. de Waal, C. H. Candler Professor of Primate Behavior and director of the Living Links Center in the Yerk<s Regional Primate Research Center at Emory turning off hostility and replacing it with friendliness-or, at least non hostility-in order to resume cooperative relationships is an old concept--older than humans' appearance on the planet. • Feb. 20: Screening of the film " Mr. Death," Errol Morris' awardwinning documentary of execution specialist and Holocaust denier Fred Leuchter Jr. • March 13: Screening of the film "Seven." in which Morgan Freeman and Brad Pin starastwopo~aoffic­ mset to work on a baftling and gruesome coUection of serial killings. • March 27:"HowWeTalkabout the ~locaust," Peter Novick, pro- tu re, which was rescheduled from University of Chicago. In this lecNov. 21, Novick will discuss the way the Ho locaust Is regarded today versus the way it was viewed at the time it took place. • April 3: "Alien-Nation: Zombies, Immigrants a nd Millennia! Capitalism in Sou th Africa," Jean Comaroff, professor of anthropology and social sciences; chair of the Depanment of Anthropology, and Bernard E. and Ellen C. Sunny Distinguished Servia Professor at the University of Chicago. Co maroff will explore the connections among seemi ngly exotic issues and the hard-edged material, cultural and epistemic realities of our times. �fHin!l1.2001fftt31.b.18 Repa..._ 7 UBDay ~,_,..., "We ha~ qh-exl facilities and staff expertise to build upon," he said of CCR and NYSCEDn, which spec:ialiu in qh-perfOrmanoe oomputing and high-md visllalization, respc:ctivdy."These qh-ex! resources are among th< best in th< world" Elliot H. Wltlel', associate director of NYSCEDU, said UB is well situated to surge ahead, 001 only because of its estoblished infnstructure, but also because of th< trained personnel who~ been irnmened in this ...noology since CCR was estoblished a little more than two years ago.:'Those two components are key," he said. The flla that UB was chosen as the site of the proposed Center of Excellence 1n Bioinformat1cs (Informatics) over m4ny of the premjer universities in the State should be all the more reason to trum~ ally being located at Stony Brook on Long Island and in New York City. road at Westom Hkhipn. blfing. 90the Broncos on Jan, 24 The Bulls, who shot a seasonhigh 40 frM throws, ~~ hun. by IS mrsse:s at the c:twity stnpe and ~~ outreboonded 40-ll Capaldi, addressing the standards for evaluating scholarship, explained committee would look "for ways that we can try to vacate some of.the WOMEN' S her take on the matter. " I met with the deans about it fir.;t, arbitrariness"" so that one person's of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Safety, returned to the FSEC to present for a seoond time a proposed campus safety policy and, for th< tim time, the Eposed University Facilities Policy and Pro- ln addition to scheduled ..-ings, .....,..] ofUB's,....,.,.mcmtm,along with RPCl and HWI, will set up interacti~ displays in th< Legislative Oflict Building. including the New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDH), the Center for Computational Research (CCR) and the Center of E=llencr for Document AnalysisandR=gnition(CEDAR). Russ Miller, director of the CCR, says it is important to understand the distinguishing intdlectual and technological features that are available to enable Buffalo to take a leadership role in the critical field of bioinfo rmatic.s. in Albany what's happening here, Penksa pointed out. .. This is a once-m-a -lifeume op· portunity," she said. UB would be among three Center of Excdlena sites--the mller two are in Rochester for photonics and optoelectronics and in AJbany for nanoelectronics-that would share a tota1 of$283 million m stat e funding over five years. The governor eirvisioos other centers eventu - FSEC ~as~et~all MEN Ohio Univenlty 8l, UB 66 Westoem Mlchlpn 90, UB 12 had""" Ohio~ pbyen .. double Hl"f''S ond silo< <18 percent from the fie6d to score M1 83~ HAC vkto<'y .,..,- UB on S.oonloy in Alumni Arena. The Bobots outrebounded UB by a 41 -32 adnna&e and used different presses to force IS Wr'f\OIYen by the Bulls. The BuRs fetl to 2- 14 O¥enN ;and 0-9 in the MAC. losing thetr ninth straight overall. UB....udtloewoei<ontloe n..to c~,_,..... who thought it was unclear," she said. "Then I met with your committee on public service, which turned out to be the originator ofsome of this, with the concern being how app~ed re- srarch is evaluated at the PRB (President's Review Board) level. "So if a person does app~ed research, we need some way at the PRB level to evaluate the excellence," she said, noting that the criteria and mechanisms in place for evaluating service aren't satisfactory. Among the other issues raised was th f." sometimes arbitrary nature of the promotions process. "My experience chairing commit tees like that and advising people and acting as an advocate fo r promotion ... is that the committees themselves are not properly supervised and charged," sa id Bernice Noble, professor of microbiology. .. There's always goi ng to be some old geezer sitting at the table who says, 'Well, when I came up for promot io n, nobod y car«! ~bout my service, and I'm not going to let this guy get through,"' she said. "And so there's a negative vote." Samuel Schack, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and chair of the Tenure and Privileges Committee, suggested the opinion "wouldn't just be sitting out there as a n~tive evaJuation with out definition ... Capaldi offered her support, while also noting that UB's standards have changed "My understanding is I'd also have an ultimate vote. l can always be appealed to," she said. "The difficult thing that has been raised here is that sometimes stan dards go up," she said. "If you're going to become a better universi ty, that 's part of what becoming a better university is. .. That can be very difficult for people who are caught in that who were hired at one time with one set of expectations. "We have to deal with th ose tran sitions as we go along," she said. ced ure for Environmental Review and Public Participation. Coming out of the Environmen- tal Task Force, headed by Dupre, the university facilities policy asserts that both open communica tion and public participation should be established norms in the development of campus projectsas examples, building construction, addi tions and campus master plan ning. The policy also aims to honor guidelin es put forth by the New York State Environmental Q uality Review Act (SEQ RA ). Olarles Fourtner, professor ofbiological sciences, urged that every faculty member be allowed to have an advocate, and suggested the advocate be the PRB. Henry Durand. director Both policies were endorsed. Faculty m embers also were apprised o"'f an internal search under way for the new position of vice provost for academic affa1 rs and dean of the graduate school. which com · hines the positions of v1ce provost for undergraduate education and of the Center for Academic Development Services/Educational Oppor · tunity Program, requested that perhaps the committee remedy the lack of consistency across departments as to the role of an advocate. In other business. Michael Dupre, associate vice president for university facili ties., and louis Henry. d1rector srud the candidate must lx-a full professor and have administrative ex pcriencc at the level of depanment chair o r above. The ( hange reflC'("t!i Int eg rating undergraduate and graduate educatittn , a departure from the mo re outmoded modt:l that existed previously. she sa1d. dean of the graduate school. Capaldo ContJ-.d fnMn fN94! a Wednes,ct.ys •t 4 PlUS Bible Study Prose Reading. Rk hard Price. Screerm.g Room, Center for the Arts, North St~t Blbfe Study. Oalene Guanno 210 Student Union, North Campu\ 7 30 p .m . Free. For more iriformat)()n, Oalent> Guarino, 459.()231 (pager) Campus. 4 p.m. Free. for morl!! mformation, 645-3810. Life Worluhop ~~nc~":!~ ~re~ol~j:,~,t~:C~· Thursday =~ed"b;sttJe~t~·:=· and Life Worluhop . Beglnnlng/ Contlnul'!9 HathA Yoga. Diana Mauone, the knya Dharma Centre. 14SC Student Union, North Campus. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by StuMnt Unions and Activit~ . For more infcumation, Sonia Cinelli, 645· 6 125 Women's S.dtetHII UB vs. Western Mkh~an. Alumn• Arena, North Campo~ . 7 p.m. i S, general; l3 kids 12 and under; free for studenu with 10. WBFO's Opus: Clanks Uve Redt•l Erie County Wind E.nsemble--lohn Maguda. musk director. WBFO Allen Re<lt:al Hall, South Campus. 7 p m Fr~ For more informatiOn, WBFO. 829-6000 ETC Workshop : Teaching with Tedlnology Web AccessibilitY,. 212 Capen, 1nsKje Undergraduate library, North Campu~ Noon- I p .m . Free. Sponsored by ~~a~~nr:o~l~~ter Blologkal Sden<:ei Seminar Functional Genomks and Evolution of DeveJopment: A View from the: Earty Nematode Embryo. Fabio P1ano, Dept of Molecular Biology and Genenn. Cornell Univ. 20 I Natural Sc.enc~ Complex, North Cam~ 4 p m Free For more •nformat)()n, Chuck M1tchf'll. 6'15-6800, ext 3991 director, Planned Parenthood of Buffalo and Erie County. l•SE Student Unton, Activities. For mo'"" mformation, Soma Cinelli, 645-61 25. p m Free Sponsored by the Mauncf' Crook and Omn Foster endowmenu For more 1nformat1on. Dept ol Geology. 6-4.5-6800, ext. 6100 For ETC Worluhop: Mutti-Medta Presentation Audio OigitJzaUon 21 2 Capen, 1nsKje Undergraduate library, North Campm 3~ : 30 p .m . Free. Sponsored by EducatiOnal Technology Center Fo r more mlormatJon. 645·7700 Geology Pegrvm Colloquium Gian t Dike Swarm~ on Earth, Venu) and Mars, and links with Mantle Plumes RK:ha rd Ernst, GeologiCal ~urve-.. of Canada. 218 Natural Sc.encf'~ Complex. North Campu\ 3 30 4 4 ~ Life Worki hop Body Pien::lng and Tatt oo~ 101 lody Snyder, Student Health Center 14SD Student Un10n, North Campu~ 6· 7 p m Free Sponsored by Studf'nt Un10n~ and ActiVItieS For more mform.tllon, ~ma C1nell1. 6'15-6 125 Exhibits "The Gr•du•te Show: First -Yea r Students " Work by f1r~t · year graduate ~tudenh 1n the Department of Art w1ll be on d1~play tomorrow through Feb 8 m the An Department Gallery. 645 Center tor the Arl~. North Campm Gdllt>ry houn art' 10 am to S p m Tue~dah, 10 am to 8 p m Wedne~da -.. ~;~~~Jav Fr.day. and I I a m to 6 p m UB 77, 8ow1ing G~n 74 UB 70, Manhall 63 SeniOr T'ofbny Bell exploded foo- • pme-high 36 points. inducting five m overtime. to send UB to a 77-71 win at Bowting Green on Sawrday The win lmpt"'Yed the Bulb: to 13-S cwenll and 4-3 in the MAC. cpng them with the Fakons for second place in the East Division standings UB opened doe week by breaking its three-pme los~ng streVr: with ;a 70-43 wtn ewer Marshall on Jan. 24 in Alumnt Arena Marl McClure and Bell combrned for Sl poinu to lead the teMn Wrestlin~ ATHLETES OF THE WEEK . ~~- .. -lla:wne UB's all-time w.tlsladerwilh his'96th win 111 he defeated Ken( sc.'sNidt ~A in the ll+pound bout. He is ...-.eel 13th nationally by lr1IBINt with a 21-3 overall mllltand 3-0 Mid-American Conference record this - Chal1ie Voorhees of the wrestling team defeated ltfte.lime MAC defending champion Brent Thompson of Kent State, 8-6, in the 125-pound matc!l to lead the lluls to a 21 -1 0 win over the (;olden Flashes. Tlff•IIJ hll of the women's basltetban teamnamed MAC East Division Player of the Week<M!ra!Jed 30 points and eight rebounds to lead the Bulls to a pair of MAC victories and snap a three-game losing streak. Bell, with 1, 441 points, also moved into second place on the career scoring list ahead of lynette Bubel. She also became UB's all-time leader in career field goals made (532), passing Brenna Doty's total of 5 31 . UB l i ,Kent State 10 UB picked up a btg MAC v1ctory, defeatmg Kent State. li·IO. tnAiummA~ US notched wins in all but three .....eight classes With his victory at 181 pounds ewer ~m Sate's N1ck Magm.reU1, s.emor _losh Sates beame US's all-ome career wtns leader UB mrted the dlal meet with back-to-back Wins by 8tH Jacoutot at 1-49 pounds and L.abe Black at I S7 pounds After Sates' v1aory. the Bulls were ~d 9 -7,and woukl keep the lead for good after seniOr' john Eschenfelder notched a 5· 2 dectstan at ~ghL The Bulls· seuon record is 8-4 oven.ll and 3.() rn the MAC ~wimmin~ WOMEN ' S UB 182, Northern Illinois 116 Toledo t74, UB 126 UB spltt a pa1r of MAC meeu Saturday afternoon tn Alumnt Aren;a Natuonum, movmg IU record to 8-3 over.r.JI and l -3 1n league acuon US defeated Northern llhnOts 182-116butfelltoTcMedo 174-1 26 US 1umped out to Ml early lead as the Bulls· combo of Abby Delta. Grg1 T~a. Unie Q01nbn and Mehssa Schafer apwred the 4QO..medley relay m -4:00.75. thetr best showing of the ~r Individually. Delia c:apwred the I 00 backstr"'6te m 59 OS and Qu1nlan earned a Wlfl m the 100 butterfly at 58.21. her seuon's best rn the eYenL Outnbn also took second m the SO freestyte 1n 21.87 • Also VIctOrious for the Bulls was f~hman Heoather Rochette 1n the 200 butterfly m a seuoo-best 1:09 71 . cuttmg more than a full second off her previous mark. Rochette also~ second rn the 400-rndiVldual medley f-4 36 1-4 ) and th•rd rn the 200 backstroke (2: I0 20) MEN 'S N orthern Illinois 164, UB 7S Toledo 172, UB 6 7 UB concluded its home seuon by droppmg a ~tr of M+d-Amenan Conference dual meeu Saturday afternoon. The Bulls fell to Nort:hem llltnols, I fA . 7S. and to Toledo by a 172-67 score With the losses. the Bulls t.all to 2-6 ovenll and 0-.S 1n MACaroon In thetr final home meet. semon Enc Somson and Josh Pun """'t're the Bulb lone wmners on the day. Sumson won the 200 backstroke m I .S I 8 I. wtule Pun took the 200 butterfly m a seuon-best I S-4 9-4. stuvmg almost a full second off l·us preYIOUS best. lnaoor lracK M en and women de feat Ca.nisiu s US's mdoor track and field sqw.ds """'t're v~etonous at the UB Open on Fnd:oly m AlumntArem.as the women defeated Unrs1us 127-)7 while the men downed the Griffs, 86-61 The WOI"''lf!!n's squad set a p;ur of school records Laura Olson won the pole va.ult With a marie cA 10-4 ( J 20m). break1ng the old mark of 10-2 (l 10m I set by te~mmate ~ F1ster lut season Sarah Fletcher was a double wtnner for the Bulls, serong a new school standard m the shot put With a toss of -4) .9 7S ( 13 35m). breakmg her old rN.rlt of 40-2 ( 12 21m) from last seuon She Jho won the 20-lb we~ght throw w1th a toss of S 7. I I l.S ( I 7 66m ) In the men's meet. Andre Forde was v1ctonous m both the SS meters (6 71) and 200 meters (23 H) Pete Otov1c won the 400 mete~ 111 S2 I" and w.t!. part of the v1ctonous 4 x 400 rel:~y ~quad 1n J 32 20 With R1ch ju~k1ew1Cz Tom Abbey and M1ke CommiSSO �8 Reporier february 1.211111/Vt3tlo.18 Thursday, February 1 - Orlll Diagnostic Sciences T he Role of CHn kM l...abor.tories In Otfferenti..J Olagnosb. Judith H.Tamburtin, ,....arch asst. prof., depts. of Blotechnical and Oinical LaboralOfY Science and 5 ~~': 2:*~~a.~. Free. Wednesday ::!..~~ - 7 Creatlng Powof1>olnt Presenutlons. 212 caeen. inside Und«gladoate l.ib<ary, Nonh C·~~1 : 30 r;;c::;;.rr;~ - =~=-'~- Center. For more information, 64S-7700. _.,...~ ....._, Perfonnonc.o Enhoncomont ETC - . M p: Dlgltol Thtougll. ~- Kent Both. Doomon Coflogo. 8:45 l.m.- ~~~A n~~~.1s.mn 0 Capen, inside Undergraduate Libra?'; North Campus. 2-4 rd':.'c.:;;a~~ Center. For more infomlation, 64S -7700. - ~"l<J~~~ · Drug Stu<foes. F0<"""" Information, 645-6140. ~Ewnt = 3td Annuli Chotlll ond o.gon - l.lh-.t>op SieeConcert Hal, 8 p.m. ss. - ~~~ Doptof~ . for more infonnation. 645-2921 . Student Hellth Center. 14 5£ Studonl Ur*Jn. Nonh Campus. . Noon-1 p.m. F1ee. Sponscnd . by Student Unions ond Saturday .. --For""'"' Wormallon. Sonll Clnolli, 645-6125. 3 Ufe-.t>op All About lntorviewing. Bob ~. Office of Career pfann.ng and fltacernenL 14SC Student Union, Nonh Campus. Uh-..... Office of Cor.er Plonnlng ond Placomonl 14SA Studorit Union, Nonh Compus. Noon-1 -Study Bible Study with the Novajo. ~~~~- Kevin Bldtah. 378 Student Union, North Campus. <4-5 :30 For more lnformation, Sonia 645-6125. ~:.:.ru~~~ ~~~~=-510-5552. DMslon of Stude"lt Affairs. For more information, Sonia Cinelli, 64S-612S. c;eo~ogy. Pegrum Colloqlllum ' pl.tc:~ publishes ~venh taking on <"mpu\ or for off c:ampu' cvenh where UH groups o1re princlpo~l ~~~~.a~ ~so;~ ~~F~:~ric~ 4 ~~=~:G enetio, Genomlcs and the Evolution of Sex Determination In Caenortlabdltis. Eric S. Haag, Dept. of BHxhemistry, Univ. of Wisconsin. 20 1 Natur.~l Sciences Complex, North Campus. <4 p .m . Free. IREWG lntem~~tton.l NORDRAND (North<!m tJoUbllc:.ttlon lhtlng' i'lf'"t' nnly accrpt<"d through the ···h•ctrunlc submi\sion form forth.: online UB Calendar of henh Gt . htt ~' www.bufl.tlo cdu c.,lendar login B~u•ust' Skirts). Institute for Research and Education on~ and Gender. Market Arcade Theater, 639 Main St, Buffalo. 7 p .m . 1<4 .50, studenlS; S6.50, 9eneral public.. For more ~~~a~~~~~51. A Noturol High Event! Dive- In Movie. Paul Bittar, d ir., Natural ~h Pr~ram . AJumni ~e~~,:. si. ~o ~ra;;r:;:\~ Natural High t:,mittee. For more information, Paul Bittar, 64S-3320. c alend..r will b£> Included Foc:ulty Recital Cheryl Gobbettl Hoffman, flute, with Jeue LOYine, viola, and Suzanne Thomas, harp. Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. 3 p.m . SS. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. For more information, 6-45-2921 Monday 5 EigHth Annual Winter Institute for Akoholond Other Dnog Studies Wor!Ung With Post Incarcerated Women In Chomkal Dopondoncy Treatment. Marilyn Urraya. Oaemen College. 8:<45 a.m.4:30p.m . S6S . Sponsored by Institute for Alcohol and Other Drug Stud ies. For more information, 6-45-6140. ETC Wott<shop: Dlgltol 1moget'Y Photoshop for the Web. Don Tr.~inor. nt 'P"Cl' limitations not all t>v-.•nh in the elec\roni< ~~7t~~- Donslty Functlonol Colculotlons of CaQiytlc Women's Rim Festival lhl· Thursd.J)' prec~ing ~ulon/donco 01111 the Sunday ~~~ex~ Dept.. for Gnodulitlon. Rocguel Wll~o. Office of Career Planning and Placement 14SC Student Union, Nonh Campus. 1-2:30 Antho~lnondo, ~ra' .:~tuest artlsU For I"T"M:R klfonnation, Sonia Cine!H, 64S-612S. Blologkal Sden<es Seminar RqHtrfi..T Londlng tho Porfect lob All<f Slee ~!':~~. ~~ny. Campus. 8 p.m. 15. Sponsored by Dept. of Mu>k . for more information, 645-2921 . endowments. For more Tht! Ufo-.t>op FMUityRodtal Ground Water Protection and Usage in the Olean Cnd< Drolnoge Basin, Cattaragus County, N .Y.: l>eYeloprnent of a GIS Database and Ground Wa ter Model. Matthew Beck..-, Dept. qmpu1. 3:30-4:<45 p.m. free. li~ting' Cinell~ Friday 2 Prayer MeetJng Prayer Meeting . Unrve~ ty Chnstian Fellowship. 31 7 Student UnOO, North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free. for more information, Oalene. 4S9-0l31 (pager). 212 Capen, inside Undergraduate library, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m . Free. ~~=~e~~a~~e information , 645-7 700 Ubr"')'Wott<shop Research Skills. 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UB gets $16.5 million for quake work m Funds from NSF, New York State, SUNY to be used to build new facility, shake table By WIN COOLDBAUM Contributing Editor T HE Department of Civil, Structu.ral and Environ ment~ Engineering ha.o; been awarded $16.5 million in federal and state funding to de- • veloptheworld's most versatileearthquak<-engineering research facility designed to provide testing capabilities that will revolutionize the understanding of how even very large structures behave during earthquakes. Featuring the only shake table in the world that can easily be reposi tioned, the new facility will be the only earthquake-engineering labo- ratory capable of conducting real time seismic hybrid testing, a form of testing being pioneered b}' UB researchers that breaks new ground in earthquake-engineering research . In this type of testihg, shake-table experiments and computer Simula tions are combined in real -time to provide the most complete picture ever possible of how powerful earth· quakes alfect buildings. bridg<:> and other structures. The nt'W facitit·y wiU house twin shake tables capable of testing struc · lures up to 120 feet in length . Announced at a press conference on Saturday. tht> funding includes two f!;rants from the National Sci ence Foundation-<me for S4.38 million to construct a large-scale. high-performance testing facility and one for $6.16 million for construction of versatile. high -perfor mance shake tabl es. It also ihdudcs $6 million from the SUNY construction fund for a nev.· mfrastructurc to house the new eqwp- ment. which will include an addioon to K<tter Hall on the North Campus. The expanded facility will make it possible for the first time for earth quake-engineering researchers to obtain extremely accurate results on how very large str01.:tures wiU react to all kinds of seismic activity, even when tested to complete fuilure. In announcing the NSF grants. Rep. lack Quinn noted that "the UniYcrsity at Buffalo. through this state-ofthe-an testing center, has an expanded opportunity to put 115 research and aatdemiCi on the Vo"'rld stage. " In light of last wcek's tragedy m India. the upgrade of US's earth· quake-engineering faciht y prove~ crucial. The center will help SCientists bencr determine the effects on huildings of thts devastattng natu ral disaster." President W1lliam R. <;reJner caUed the fundmg .. stgnal recogm uon of US's leading role 1n th e world's earthquake -engmeenn~ re search efforts.'' "This project is great news not onh for VB, but for regions around the Vo"'rld that are prone to set.sm1c aL t1vity,"Gremer sa1d...The recent dev astating earthquake lll western lnd1a underscoressooety's need to find tm proved ways to construct huildmp. bridges and other structures that can better wtthstand the terrible forct' o l earthquakes. The cutung-edge re search that U ~ will be able to per form will )1eld verv precl.Se mfom1a· uon on how large structures react to setsm1c acuvity. which , m turn. \•'<till save thousands of lJ\e." Gremeradded: .. Weart• ven gratt• Grant named to new vice provost post By CHRISTINE VIDAL Contributing Editor ERRY S. Grant, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and a r<· pected music historian and a nationally known .a dministra- tor, has been named vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School, effective March I. His appointment was announced by Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. Grant came to UB in I99 I as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letter>. In 1998, that academic unit was merged with the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the Faculty of Social Sciencts to form the College of Arts and Sciences. As vice provost, Grant will be n:· sponsible for all curricular matters related to undergraduate and graduate programs and administering the Graduate School. The new position merges the du ties of two positions: vice provost for undergradu ate education and dean of the Graduatt~ Schoo I . N i co I as Goodman , former VICI.' provost tor undcrgradu · atc educauon. has returned to the mathematics fa(u\ry, while l>avtd Trigglc, dean of the graduate school, will return to the faculty of the School of Pharmacy and Pharma ceu tical Sc1ences. "TX.·'3 n Grant is um4uelyqualifie-d for the posit ton. He has 01l'llSI\'Cex periencc with both undergraduate and graduate education, strong aca demJC values and is weU-known for his emphasis on the imponance of students. l am delighted that we will benefit from his leadership in aca demic mauerS," said Capaldi. The appointment of an interim \ dean of CAS is expected to be an nounced soon. A.5 dean of Arb a nd ~nencc s. l ;rant oversee~ 3 1 departments and a vancty of interdisciplinary cen ters and research institutes.~ well as the academiC ca re e r~ of more than 10.000 undergraduates and 1.700 graduate studen ts. Among his administrative accom plishmentswereintegratingthestaffs andfunctionsofthethrecformerfav ulties that made up the college uno a single administrative suiJcturc supportivr of teaching. research and !oCr ''ICe in the coUege, and tht~ cn-.111on of faculty governance mechanism.. dSSOciated with the appmntment . promotion and tenure processes. ~ dean of arts and letters. t;r.mt wcl.S responsible for mcrea.ses m re-!leal'ch supporr. the expansion of language offerings. induding the devel opment of an Asian -language program; support for an intemauonal center for Polish studies. and the de - velopment and expans1on of Korl'3fl studies. He also made stgnificant ad vances m d1versifymg the faculty. bnnging 13 outstanding minontv >eholars to the faculty in rwo )-eaTS. He parttcipates in a SUNY-wide n.:v1cw of undergraduate general education. In addiuon to serv1a on numerom univcrslt )' and profess1onal boards. he ha,,. M."rvcd as a member and chair of the Ene County Cultural Roources Adv1wry Board, a mcm lx-rof the An_,.( :nuncil of Buffalo and l:.ne Clmmy Board of Otrectors and a mcmbt~ r of Cultural Leader~h1p (;roup and lt.""aden.h1p Buffalo. He 15 the authur or ednor oHhrt"\' bt..10~ H1.\ current hook. "The R.un bow Cny," cdt-hratl'S the centenmal of the Pan Amem:an Expos111on. t le 1~ a frequent spe-aker to local orgam zat1ons and presenter at nat ional meetings of htgher -edu..:a t1on a.5.Solt elations. He holds a doctorate from the Universtry of Cahlonua· Berkdt". �21 Rap a.-tar fetwuml2001Nol.3tlo.19 BRIEI'LY llromllr liD . . . . at Ernefttus C::enter -·prof& Hri Btomley, sor in the Grodulte Sd1ool a1 EdoatJon. wtlldiscuu "The Bottles al Buffalo: U<bln IIIUIIty and in Coty Planning;" at the monthly meet· lng al the EmeriWs Center, set for 2 p.m. on Tuesdoy in the South Lounge, 102 CoodyHr Han on the South Gampus. Btomloy b • member of • -opment b the ....-.mlp Center? cMc group, Cltiuns for Com. mon Sense. lhat promotes smart· and resources to encourage students Fnnk Ckda (left) is director of the Leadership Devdopmenr:Center. fd llroduo serves as assistant director. Public '""'*'""*" growth stralegles for economic dev<lopment in Buffalo. Tho program b open ID the UB community. for more infoonatioo, can the Emelltus Cooter atB29·227t. . Students tour Israel with Hillel program A group of 25 UB studenU affili. at<d with Hillel of Buffalo Yislt<d lsrool jon. J-1J as part of Hillel's Israel Birthright. • program funded through Birthright Israel, jewish -lions pNianthropists, jewish and the Israel gowmm<nt. Hillel of BuffalO b ono of BD Hillel foundotlons. Which are compus.based eduational, w~ rural and roflglous e><ganizations, selected ID f>O'!IdPate. L.ocolprogromdrodorjomio f1eischmlnn coordinot<d the trip. Tho SIUdentswore~ by Don Lf!Shem, • gradulte st1J. dent in the Departmont al English. Highlights of the trip were tours of•ondellt and modern ~.... including an ard1eologlc.ll dig at GtMin; jaffa; a kibbutz in norjhOm lstoel;.t h e - ¥ (parliOment); Jerusalem. and the museum and memoriJI of the Holocaust, Yad Va>horn. Honorary degree nominations sought Tho university-wide Hono<aly Degree Committee b seelcing nominations of persons ID be consldtrod for an t.>norary degree horn SUNY. Eliglblllty b rostric.'ted ID per· sons of Stlte, NOon.t or intema· tionolstoturo. Nominees wl1o have made~ contributions ID UB will be cqnsldor'ed nthey have made significant contributions 1D 119S beyond UB and Western New York. Nomination forms moy be ~lned from Unlvorsity Advancement and Developmon~ 5Dl Capon Han, North Campus. Tho deadline b March 9. REPORTER Tho "-"'Is •ampus community~ _....,_ puiJibhed by the Office of News 5orvlces in the DMsion d ~ Communiutlons, ~--· ---_., __ ----.:..-_.,_ ......... .......... Suo...... --loclted It JJD Cnllb Hal. llullllo; (716) 645-2626. ~ ' ......,_ ~­ ·-o.......,._spn. c-.lolsEllen~ s.... Unger Chrlsdne\Odll -""""""' · The Leadership Developmenl Cen· ter, pan of the Division of Student Affairs, provides programs, services to recognize the importance oflead· el'lihip,leam to work effectively with ot hers and dtvelop and practice their skills on campus and within the community. In addition to providi ng programs and workshops, the center has a variety of books. videos, tapa and interactive computer progra.ms that students can usc or borrow. Topics include time management, communication skills, public speaking, team-build· ing, running meetings, c reati ve problem-solving and more. wtwot does It,_.., to be • le-.7 What it means to be a leader is viewed differently by variow disci· plines. In the work that we do. we emphasize the process of .. leader· ship" more than a person being a "leader."Typically,a leader is thought of simply as the person in the group that tells everyone else what to do, or someone who is elected to a position or designated the head of an or· ganization. There is an implkation that there is only one "leader" and that a person is ei ther a leader or not. We view leadership as a process of people together attempting to accomplish change or make a difference to benefit the common good We want students to recogniu and develop their own leadership skills so that they can contribute to the groups in which they belong. Group members may assume any one of a number of leadership roles. such as someone who helps keep the group on the task at hand o r helps listen to and summarize what others have said, or resolves confiicts or keeps the moral of the group positive. Our slogan for the Lndership Center is "Leadership begins with you." This means that that before you = "lead" a group you have ID be able to lead yourself. Successful leaden""' always learning. gaining self-~ and working to imp~ themselves. Is .............. .-Nng )'Oif're bom with, or.., JOU -... to beoleoder1 When talking to a group of students, we'U ask them to raise th<ir hand if they feel every person is a "leader.• Very few hands go up. bur when we ask them if they think they will need to ·use leader¥lip skills in their ife, job or community, almost every hand goes up. Leadership isn't some "thing" that you are born with or you hav. or don't hav.. It involves a set of skills that you are always de· veloping. liU anything else, with practice and trial and enor. We enco urage students to learn to be "leaden" by getting involved in cam· pus life, such as dubs or student gO\'mlment, beoomingan RA,join· ing their hall council or working as an orientation aide. These types of experiences, offered by many differ· en! offices on campus, help develop ou r students' leadership skills. Descrlbo ........ of your_...... The Leadership Development Cen· tend the Emerging Leaden Forum to be hdd I'd>. 24. We are accq>tingappUcations for studepts ID participate in the " Leadership Experience & Achievement Program (LEAP} on April 4, a day for students to "shadow" a leader in the Weskm New York community. Some of the 50 mentor1 from ~~busi­ nessand non -profits include Bullillo Mayor Anthony Masiello, Geri Grossman of Ingram Micro and Arlene Kaukus from the United Way. In conjunction with the Ufe Work· shops program, a leadership work· shop series is offered with 20.workshops and/or panel discussions that are open to students,furulty,stalfand community members. The topics 1'11llg< from tjlne management and public spealling to "Serving yout Community as a Leader:" We offer a "Dynamics of Leadership couf1< (UBEI02} and hav. a Leadership Peer Educator Program wh= un· dergraduate interns present work· shops and staff the LDC. Any group. class or organization may stop by the Leadership Development Center and request a leadership workshop that may be rustomized for their group. Are the progr...U just for students? Or . . . foculty stoff po<tldpote1 The majority of our programs are for studenrs. However, the Leader- ter offers programs designed for a va riety of students, ranging from ship Workshop Series is open to stu· dents, faculty, staff and community those that hold executive board po.' mem~. A number of faculty and silions in student dubs to new stu- staff have borrowed leadership dents who aR not yet involved in books and videos, or have come into campuslife.Officersofdubsandstu· the center with ideas for icd>reakers dent government are invited to the and team-building activities. Faculty Student Leadership Institute, a one· andotaff also can let us know about day conference in the fall semester. any specific classes or extraturricu· Students who want to find out how lar activities they would like us to to get involved on campw or take on make students aware of that could a leadership role in a group are being improve students' leadership skills. nominated by faculty and staff to al· _.__eat_"' the..........,..Dc lp11at c..t.1 Stop into 2305tudent lJnion--.dle Leadership Resource Center is open from 10 a.m. to4 p.m.-« our administrative offia in 112 Student Union. For ~ infur. mation or to register for any ofour programs, visit our Web site at <~ ----do__ _ or get on our email list byemailing us at <leadub4tocsu.buffalo..du>.Orcall64~. ........ JOU wish I ,.... ...... . . . - I t ? Why is leadership devdopmcnt important to our students? We rea:ndy found results of a survey by the CoUege Rroew Board that stated that the No. I quality that employers look for in r:temt college graduates is leadership abiJ. ity. Leadership and group skills also will help students be ~ef· fectM at UB, wh<ther they have to do a small group project for a class, play on a sports team, live in a re:sidtna hall. serve on a axnmittee or hold a part·tim< job. Student leaden are respoosible for a vast number of opportunitiestoimp~thequalityofstu · dent life for thousands of other students on this camP.,.. Ifwo CUl do anything 10 hdp these indi· vidual students be mo.., effective leaders, then they, in tum,Clll im· provo the UB experience for whoever joins their dubs or goes to their campw events. Someone once said: "The single most important ingredient in building a successful, thriving community is an investment in its leadership." We must invest in our campw community's student leadership. Earthquake COII1...._,..'"-apap1 ful to Congressman Quinn, the Na tional Science Foundation and the State University of New York for their outstanding suppon." The NSF grants to UB are a critical piece of t he George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineer· ing Simulation "( NEES}, an S81.9 million NSF special project designed search (MCEER}, will be a key piece of a nationwide "collaboratory" developed by NEES in which earth· quake engineetS located at diffem~t institutions will be able to share ,... sources >!ld work rog<ther. "We are going to make a sman installation," said Andrei Reinhorn, from its current reliance on physical experiments to investigations based on integrated models, databases and modd-based simulation." By install· ing new technological infrastruct\m, NEES will male< it possible for engine-en: at UB and elsewhere to more quickly translate research findings professor in the UB ~nt of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and a senior co-princi· pal investigator."This new fucility will allow us to test on the shake tables real pieces of a struct\m, while com· putcn will at the same time simulate its missing parts. And""' CUl do this while applying fo rces rapidly with real-time VIbrations." The funding will support a qua· drupling of the SEESL in Ketter Hall from approximately 3,000 square feet to 13,000 square feet, as well as to wher in a new era in earthquili engi neering research. According to NSF, this network will act as a catalyst to "transform earthqu ake-engi neering research shake table so that it will move in six different directions • New dynamic and static actua· tor< that provide a total capacity of 1.7 million poundsofforuand rna· jor pow<r capacity to cooduct high· speed. high-load dynamic testing • High -definition television equipment to transmit to other en- gineering labs both physical and computational results ofUB tests for a fully in.tegrated coUaboratory According to Michel Brun~a u , professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, project director and co-principal investigator, these new capabilities will allow UB engineers to conduct unprecedented research, the ulti· mate benefit of which will be new technologies that can better pro· tecl people and property from the kind of devastation wrought by major earthqualces, such as the one into technologies that can make the addition of new capabilities, structures safer during earthquakes. UB's Structural Earthquake Engi· which will include: neering Laborator y track that can be rapidly re-posi· that occurred in India on Jan. 26. In pa rticular, the new facility (SEESL}, which is the flagship labo· ratory in the Multidisciplinary Cen· ter for Earthquake Engineering Re· tioned to be next to the existing will offer engineers the lint oppor· shake table, or as far as 120 feet away tunity to test full-size structures in real time. Systems • A new shakr table situated o n a • An upgrade of the existing "You cannot bring a skyscraper into a laboratory," said Reinhom. "But with this new facility and new technology, we will be able to obtain atrcmelyaccurate infonnation on how real structtms behav. dur· ing earthqualces, without having to make the extraordinary expendi· tures of resources that would be required to build facilities huge enough to test whole buildings." According tO Bruneau, th e facility's two shake tables provide another unprecedented opportu· nity for ....archers. "The advantage of having two shake tables is that now~ can move both tables in different phases." he aplained. "1llat means wo can w:ry realistieally simulate earthquake waves as they trawl, for example, from one bridge pier to another." Construction ofthe new UB facility is scheduled for completion in 2004 Wider the guidancr ofMidlael c Cooswltinou, .,...,r...orand chair of the JJepartment of Ovil, Strut· turaJ and Environmental Engineer· ing and co-principal investigator. �february 8. 2001/VIl3t No.19 Reporiea Computer standards urged Faculty Senate seeks same access for faculty as studeiits lly SUE WUETCHU RtpCXtrrEdit.or desks,ourownchaJk,"shesuggested. Baum<r said t.lult he wanted to Samud Schack, professor and name the policy '"academic bank- HE Faculty Sena te on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution recommending that all fulltime faculty memb<n be provided with a minimal level of computer hardware, software and supportthat which is available to students through the iConnect@UB initiatM:. The resolution, drafted by the chair of the Department of Mathematics, noted there are tools that T bankruptcy with regard to that initial effort, "and saying, 'yes, I've got more liabilities than assets, and I really wish t.lult the court would bail senate's Computer Services Com- sity tries more and more to inteirate me out and let me stan over."' mince and presented by committee computm into the education ofeach student, and tries to standardize what "The central thesis here is that the student who has botched his or her first year or so of study... ought to have the opportunity to come back impetus for developing the recom mendation came from Chief Infor mation Officer Vo ldemar lnnus, who had requested help in determining a baseline standard for com puter support for faculty members. ~Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin, guished Service Pro fesso r in the Department of Electrical Engineer ( \ The idea behind labeli ng the policy as such, he said, was that, in effect, the student was declaring senate, Peterson pointed out that the I mandatory and tools t.lult are optional--items t.lult the tlllM:r>ity provides,suchasanoffice,anditemsthat fessor of library and information stucties,alsosuggests that a four-year replacement cydt: be instituted for faculty equipment "Support for fa cult y com puter use should be clearly o rgani zed among CIT, the academic nodes, the librari es and the Educational Technology Center," the resolution states. "This structure of support and th e va rio us services should b(' clearly communicated to faculty." In introducing the resolution for a second read ing and vote by the I faculty use in their work that are faculty must provide, Iii« individual books for research and travel funds. "But some things are vital," Schack said "To the extent t.lult the unM:r- C hair Lorna Peterson, associate pro- ! ruptcy," but faced some objections concerning that label within the com.minee. ing, acknowledged he was playing the role of"devil's advocate .. in suggesting that since co mputers arc "something that are extremely use- ful to us all." faculty perhaps should pay for their own computers. " I just don't see that the case has been made thnt the university ought to supply or pay for the equipment," he said. Peterson said that information the students are supposed to have, then I think it_will not be an effective program if they don't, at the same time, do it for faculty." Peterson poimed out that when other universi ti es have done this type of initiative, they have staned first with fuculty."We'reactuallydoing it backwards," she said. In other business, scnators reviewed for the firsttimeaproposalfrom th e se n a t e'~ G rading Committee to give students who have and do it over and start fresh with o ut that horseshoe around his neck or her neck," he said. "This is a complete write-off of. the previous study-there's no picking or choosing here. If you decide you want to go thi s route, all of your previousstudygoes,effectively, in the trash can." The previous coursework does stay o n the record , however. The ·!!~E~~i!~~L withdrawn from theunive:rsityafter .i poorpcrformance an "academic second chance" at UB. The new policy would replace th e current "fresh start " policy, said committee chair William Ba umer. professo r of philosophy. notin g therehavebeenconcemsabout ron flicts with the cu rrent procedures. Under the new plan, any student whose initial study for a bachelor's degree at UB was unsuccessful due to poo r grades o r un comp leted courses may petition for an "aca~emicsecondchance " andreadmis- committee be lieves an academic Iran script ought to be " fuiJ and complete," Baumer sa id. The proposal states that studen ts petitioning for an academic second chance must supply evidence to in dicate they can successfull y pursue their st udies. Such evidence may in dude successful study at another post-secondaryinstitution,workexperience, fuU -time voluntary service with a charitable organization or honorable military service. Student s must provide the rv•dence to a university committ ee. That comminee would have at least two-thirdsofits membersappmved technology has been integrated into sion to the university. The student must provide evidence of "significan tly improved abiliry to pursue life at UB. " If students are to have batcalaureate study successfully." by the FSEC to ensure the faculty has access and the curriculum is based in teclujology and the use of technology, then faculty should have access to the technology as )Y<U," she said. "Maybe we should buy our own O n ce readmitted to US, n o course the student attempted during his o r her initial study at UB, regardless of the grade received, wouJd cou nt toward satisfying requirements for a degree. controldetermining"whogctsback in and who does not," Baumer said. He warned that students only get one academic second chance. " There are no seco nd second chances," he said. phones, our own chairs, our own Early Spring? Although Ridge Lea Larry, the Department of Geology's weatherforecasting grou ndhog, did not see his shadow on Feb . 2-or much of anything else, fo r that matter-does anyone really think Buffalo is due for an early spring? Pictured with Larry at the annual Groundhog Day event is M ichael Sheridan (foreground) and Greg Baker, both faculty members in the geology department. 3 BrieD National tax moot court set The Honor•ble Rkhllrd C. Wesley, associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals, will be among the experl5 Sitting on the bench for the final round of competition when law students from around the nation come to Buffalo Feb. 22-24 to co mpet e 1n the Law School's national Mugcl Tax Moo t Co un . Students wlll argue the tax consequences of tra.nsfernng cenain prop erty pursuant to a divorce decree under the laws of New York State. Celebrating its 30th annivertary, the Mugel tax competition has become the largest and Jongest-tunnmg tax moot court in the United States. Teams from such institution~ a~ Will1am Mitchell Law School , Syracuse Universit y, Lou1s1ana Stat e University, Universit y of Balt1 more, Unive rsi ty of Maryland. as well as UB, will compete thts year. The competition is named 10 honor of Albert R. Mugel. a semor partn~r in the Buffalo-based law firm of Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel and a professor of law who has taught tax at UB Law School for more than SO yea rs. In additi on to Wesley. Judge Lew1s Ca rluzzo of tht' Un 11ed States Tax Court also will be a judge in the final round . "One of the major st rengths ofth1s annual event has been the qual ity of th e judges it attracts from yea r to year." says Stmon A . Fleischmann, a third -year law student who 1s cha•r of the com pet 1 tion. "Distinguished representatives from the local legal com mun•t y. as well as na tio nal tax experts. have volunteered their time and expcr tise to make the competition a success. This yea r is no exception." Kenneth R. Joyce. SUNY Distinguished Tea ching Professo r 10 tht· US Law School. serves as ~dviso r to the compet it io n. preparing tht· problem and bench memorandum. Joyce has been instr umen tal In the formulation of tax laws in New York State to his capac lt v a!' dJ rector of the New Yo rk Sta te Law Rcv•sion Commiss1on. After researchi ng the issues and writing a legal brief. the conic~ tants will meet in downtown Buffalo to take part 10 seve ral round.!!> of appe ll ate-st yle argument. Proble-ms a1 past competition s hav<" involved capital gains versus ordinary income-. tax sta tu s of gam bling debts a nd ca pitalization ve rsus deductions. "Complex and chall enging problems such as these have hecomt' the hallmark of the Mugel competi tion and have furthered its repu tation as a rigorous and preeminent competition," Fleischmann say~ . Those serving as judges may obta1n Continuin g Legal Educat 1on credit. For information on th e Mugcl competitiQn, contact S1mon A . Fleischmann at 645 -2037 or <saf4@b uffalo.edu >. Law ?Chool plans program for minority recruitment As part of Its continuing commi tment to diversity, the Law Sc hool wiJJ host a visitation program and luncheon for min ority high school juniors and seniors who wish to learn more about law school. The program . ll")arking National Minority Law Student Recrull · ment Month , will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m . Feb. 16 10 th e Center for Tomorrow on the North Ca mpus. Lillie Wiley, the schoo l's ass istan t director of adm1ssions and d1 rector of recruitment. says lh<" pu rpose of the program i.!> to expose promising young scholars to th e field of law. Ci ting U.S. Census Bureau figures , Wiley notes that only 7 per cent of lawyers in t~ United States are from minority groups: 3 percent are African American . 2 percent Latino and less than I per cent Asian American. "We want to send a strong message to student s, faculty. admims trators and the legal community: Don 't turn back," she says. ''We've come too far to let recent assaults on affirmative act ion erode cf· forts to diversify the legal communit y in America." National Minorit y Law Recruitment Month at th e Law School as funded by the Law School Admission Co uncil (LSAC ) to raise awa reness of minority -recruiting iss ues facing law schools. The effort comes on the heels of se tbacks to affi rmative action 10 major states like Cali fo rni a and Texas that have vastl y redu ced minority repre sentation in en tering law-sc hool classes. "The good news is that you see 1n crea~ed numbers of m1n o nt\ student s and minority fa culty a t the natwn 's law sc hool s. although not c:nough.'' sa id Wiley. "The bad new~ IS that s01ne people bdtC'V(' the tide may be turning aga inst diverS!!)' cfforh. " In v1ew o f the challenge tn .tffirmallve J(tJOn , we mu st do nHlrl' In make people of co lo r know th.tt the law ~c honl1., a pi.JCl' fpr ltll·m .md that we are work in g hard to ach1t'Vt' .1 d1vc-r~e env tronmt' nl on our ca mpu!ote!oo. The m:gativ it y gcm•ratc.:d In rt·tent lll' W~ .lhllUt Jffir mallvr .tct Jon (;mnot he allowl·d tn fo~tt·r ,1 pt·r...t'pltnn th.ll l,n,· -.,choo l!oo have dosn.J tht·lr door' to pl'oplt· of \.O ior.'' !-t hl' !->J.Id . "ll');!J.l ed uc lllOil.., too amport<llll hl tl-tt• nghh nl .til .-\mcnt.lll!oo to allo\\ thi~ 11115tOnCt'p!um to C\l~t .'" Tht" pro~r a m on f-eh _ I h w1ll k.1turl' ,1 t,tiJ... h' \\'lit'\ on ·· Prl· r.1nn ~ fur L1w .S..- h<lol" and .1 llHh.: k d.t!oo' ,m " Ln' .1nd Puhlt~. l:.du~.J.tu)Jl '· ..-ondu..-ted tw \V,tdc Ne,.,•housc . pro(('S!->O r (ll law, and IJw studl·nt Ras hondra Jackson. Other prt·~t·ntatlom and panel d•~..-us.s10 n s w1ll tnclude representatives from va r1ous mtnont y·studt·nt organJzatiOn.\, mdudmg the Black, Latino and As1an Law Student Associations. City Co urt Judge Robert T. Russell will pre-sent a keynote addre-~ ~ during lun ch. \ �4 IIepa...._ februa!Yl2DD1/Voi.Jtle.19 UB st•ffer h•s ne•rly 1 ,000 pieces documenting f•mous Afrlc• n Amerlc•ns l<uoo s Weekes is smitten with autographs Joy-- POrn!Y PIASTlQUf. ....... Ooorlol...-. anced by OM:! Gnty -lnthe~"ot English. thot _ . a t h e - ot lA~-IIIilts-.gto """"P!>euY oil the pogo- Into JCIJiplln. film, polndng. ... semblege, photoglapt) e"ert ~_.lr>mom>w M>through Mirth 10 In the Mlrilnne 8oe!ky Gallery. S3S West 22nd St. in~­ - WI.Ftlll.mg--.. dons-~-artisb. ........ --by~ and--byvilullartisb, POrn!Y PIASl1QUE pments "'""'ot"the , _ signllant poets and ort!su olthe tmoln • cootext thot "promiles to chongeour~ ot po- etry ond iU . - t o vilulll(t." ~ M . - , directoc ol tho Affordoble Housing Clinic In tho low 5d1ool, recently WIS honon!d by tho H<rilq Christian HcHne Inc. for his outstlnd· lng support of tho agency and people with 5pOCial needs. Honored at the "9<1'CY's sixth annual dinner, Hezel WJ:S dted for hblnitia!M IIfld~indo­ YOioplng a plan for affordable housing ""people with - opment-itlos usingfed<rol low-lncome housing .... credits. -~ - .. professor and cNir ot tho Department of Planning In the School ol Althifecll.ri>and "'""'*'!!. hos boon appointed by SUNY Chancellor Robort L tong to......, on the edilrjrial board ot the Sbote llniw!tjly at New Ycxtc Pms. His low- """ luns to )uno 2004. _ _ and , _ _ s.a.no.,_ emerged as the w1nnon In the ..ant /Udge Qllljos s. Desmond Moot Court~ tion. - . ~-enlist. with Hal to win tnt pllce - forlogalbritlslnthe~ named"" the lale owtes Desmond. a 1920 U81ow gnca.. ate and-,._,. for the New Ycxtc Sbote Court d ~ ..... . - . associate professor of English. goye • - e n titled "Mllce Sprinldor, Chemical - a n d tflo.MI>de of Production" at a SUNY-Stony Brook conter.nce honoring Sprinldef. Ho1stun also recontly goye a tali<. "Kelt's Reboltlon, Histoly from Belciw and tho Hysterical SUblime," It SyrocuselJnlvonlty. "Janejtes: -~ Olsdpllnes and OeYoteoo."an<dteda>lecllon by_._,... _,.,.., 1'- lessor ot English. hos boon Issued by Princetnn Uniwnity ........ TOWIIMMl. le6<th associate professor ol anthropology, hiS boon IWIIdtd a ~ fellowship from tho Sodely for Applied Anthropology's Envlronmtntal Anthtopology Project Fellowship Progrlm to explore "The Role of Interfaith Councils and Religious Groups In Superlund Site ldenlification, Assessment and Remediation .• ' . An An article on "Five Feuds: Anal)'sls of Homlc;ldes In Eastem Kentucky In the ute 19111 Cen!Ufy" by"*h---. pro. lessor of anthropology, was published in the AmtriaJn An· thmpologlsl. JOB LISTINGS UB Job lstln9s accessible viii Web Job listings ""professional, ~ seon:h, foculty and cMI .... Yl<e-bolh competlliw .ncJ ~can be accessed via tho HUman Resourtes SeMcel Web lite II <lllqi:/IWwwl. I ......./lln/..-_1>. - By JEHN1R11 LEW.umGWSIU RqJOtttr AnbtJnt Editor Wed<.s, who grew up in Seattle, was given his first autograph at tho age of 12 by his friend and mentor, Wmg I..ukc, who Weekes describ<d as tht first Asian-American riccud to political office on the West Coast. A year With nc:arly 6.000 docurn!:nts in his business invmtory, Weekes considON Weekes has a great m himself"small-tim." in a pool of some 500,000 dealers-up from story. A writer who has 15,000 20 years ago. AIDS and is traveling A5 temporary custodian of many across the United States finds him- later.~gayehimjohnF.Kenntdy's of thesc: ittms-rost of which ... self at a tavern in an obscure town, autograph. and he was hool<cd. sold into private collectionswhere he encounters a man sitting Weekes e.mtually found his niche Weekes has held in his hands docuat tht bar, crying. ments from the The man explains his son has died Im,lettm written of AIDS-no small irony there, by Renaissance-era w..kes points out-and from his popes. and even first poclcet pulls a ien<r, which he shares edition Ernest with the writer. Theien<r, from then Hemingway nov President GcorJ!e Bush. was a respons< els-with lengthy into the father's original missive criticizscriptions. Surely, ing tht Bush administration's lack of they all would seem suppon on the AIDS issut. Enclosed significant to the out· in the letter from Bush is a copyoftht side viewer. speech he is planning to gM: before But where pcrsonaJ the Third World Congress on AIDS. collections arc con Bush -.uuld like to know the father's c.erned, what is sigthoughts on his speech. nificant varies with In 1993, a year after tho book was laste--<lnd time. ..As you mature, published. w~ to the you begin to nai-row directorofUB'sCenterfortheAns-~ read "Heartlands: A Gay Man's Odysyour focus and ... be sey Across America," and was moved more discerning by author Darrell Yates Rist's moounabout what .you collect."hesaid. With reter with that father. So moved. in fact , that he wrote a gard to his pcrsonaJ letter to the former president who-- 0 collection, Weekes again, no small irony here-re- ~ says he's guided by a sponded in kind. sense of duty in preThe letter, sent by Bush from •on • US staffer who hat been In the set'ving history. Houston--the words "self-typed" at business fiN" 40 yean. "Signed photos the to~ead to this effect: "Every in African-American history, having are nice, and it's nice to make the once in a while, something comes amassed nearly 1,000 documents visual connection, but th ey'r~ not along that really makes an impact. over the years. nearly as significant in the great Your letter was such a happening. I "ll 's one thing to read about his- schem• of things." know what was in my hean, and I tory from a theoretical perspectiv.,c," What Weekes strives for is rep"'know what I did formycountry.llaat he said . .. It's quite another to actu - sented in his annual display in you found someone a little kinder ally see a handwritten letter of Lockwood library commemorating and gen~er means a great deal to me." Frederick Douglass talking about Black History Month. This year's exWeekes--an autograph coUector the struggle for freedom, and to hibit, "They, Too, Had a Dream," inand dealer for 40 ~ys that let· hold it in your hand. You're touch - dudes an autographed manuscript terspeakstothetruevalueofhistr.tde. ing history. 1'"!1" from Toni Morrison's "Song of ""That's how profoundly poW<rful "It's just anareaof... historythat in- Solomon," the aforementioned autograph cnUccting is." says the 51 · terests me, that strikes a chord with Douglass letter, an autographed photo year-<>ld Weekes, who was a collec· me,"Week<sexplains. "Maybel"..,al- of recently deceased poet Gwmdolyn torfor20year.;beforetr}inghishand ways been a champion of the disen- Brooks, and an autograph of 1920s atthe business--specifically his busi- franchised because I identify with entertainer )osephin• Baker, who was ness. Weekes Autographs. For the them personally on some level. l"V< shunned by the Unittd States until former entertainmen t writer and overcomealotofoddsinmyownlife." earnillg fame in Paris. public-relations guru, the au tograph Autograph collecting began in the Wtekes, who says he feels nurtured tradeisaboutmuchmorethanturn - 1800s, Weekes said, and ephemera by libraries. is eager to lure the com· inga buck. For Weekes--<md to bor· today can indude autographs, pho- munityinto Lockwood-~ arisrow an industry phrase-what he tographs,letters,manuscriptpage>- ing curiosities can be satisfied. does has ..sentimental vaJue." any and aU historical documents. "If we can get them in by show- R i ing them this ahibit; maybt they'll go to th• shelf and get a book on Gwendolyn Brooks, or on Patricia Roberu Harris, who was tht first black ambassador," ht said. Overcoming a fear of the un known-what Weekes describes as taking away the ~ peopk give to fear through disaimination or not caring to know aboutsomethingoutsidt personal aperi<noo--is something he has been able to do througll collecting blad history, and is something he hopes othets will be able to do througll viewing his ahibit. "The mo"' you open up. the mo"' you get to milly know something for its real .....,.,_what you may uncover may be something beautiful," he said. Weekes chooses exhibit materials from his privatt stash, the selection process a strugglt each year dut to the monnity of his collection. This year's assorunent also showcases pop cultur< alongside political dout-from RuPaul on a MAC cosmetics ft.ier to a signature from Coretta Scott King. But no matter th• individual, Weekes said, ht's always humbled in his research. "Whilt some pcopl• might say, 'Oh, what a horriblt cross you had. oh, isn't that unfortunate ,•.. . for them, it was a gin in a way, because it's brought them to whert they are," he said. "They turned what we might consider a tremendous cross into somdhing very beautiful" The latt Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, who~ from 1972-79, gave keynote speeches at the 1976 and 1992 Democratic convmtions and spokt at President Richard Nixon'simpeachmen~battledadver­ sity throughout her life.-frpm her upbringing in Harlml's slums, to her 2S-year rdationship with a woman, to her struggk with multipk sdaosis. leuk<mia and diabet<s. " Look at our lives compared to ... Barbara Jordan," said Weekes, pointing to what h• said is a rare photograph of Jordan in·Ker wheelchair that is pan of Lockwood exhibit. "We don't know adversity~ "They, Too, Had a Dream"will b< on display through Feb. 28 near tht circulation desk on the main level of Lockwood library. UB researchers find gum-lung disease link By LOIS BAKU! Contributing tditor HRONIC lung-disease sufferers should be especially fastidious about brushing and nossing their teeth. That is the message delivered in a study just published in the }oumal of Periodontology conducted by VB oral biologists. The researchers found an associa· ti on between chronic respiratory disease and periodontal di~ in an analysis of data from a large na tional database, the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, known as NHANES Ill. The results add to a growing body of evidence that poor oral health is linked to a number of chronic djseases. Frank Scannapieco, associate professor of oral biology in th• School of Dental Medicine and lead author C or the study, said the mechanism linking oral health and lung disease isn't dear, but that bacterla in the mouth likely are to blame. ''Accumulation of disease-causing o rganisms associated with gum disease may increase the risk for seri ous lower-respiratory-t ract infection in susceptible subjects," said Scannapieco. .. It is possible that bacte.ria that normally stick to the teeth a re sloughed into the saliva and may b. breathed into the upper airways, changi ng rhat environment and paving the way for other germs to infect the lower airways. Oral conditions likely work together with other factors., such as smoking, en· vironmental pollutants, allergies and genetics. to make existing lung problems worse~ Scannapieco's earlier work with pneumonia in hospitalized patients suggested a potential association between respiratory diseases and poor oral health, and led him to investigate whether such a relation ship exists in the gtneral population. For the analysis, he used data from 13,79 2 participants in NHANES lll who w.r• at least 20 years old and had at least six naturalteeth. Questionnaires completed by participants included items about their history of respiratorydistas<. The physical examination measured each person's forced expiratory volum• (FEV 0), or how much· air a person can blow out in one second , a measur< of lung health and function. A dtn!al examination assessed the loss of gum anachment supporting the teeth, amount of gum bleeding, number of cavities lljld number of teeth. .' Analyzing thesc: two sets of data for a rdationship, tht researchtrs found that lung function appeaml to diminish as tht amount of gumattachmtnt loss increased. R<sults also showed a decline in respiratary function as oral health worsened. "We aren't saying that if you don"t brush, you'U develop lung disease," saicl Scannapieco. "Wt'ruaying that if you already have hingdisease, taking care of your teeth and gums is especially important. It's possibl• that impi"OVI!d oral health is one factor that may hrip prevent progression ofthis disease, which is responsible for 2.2 million deaths a year worldwide." Alex W. Ho, oral-biology statistician, was co-author of the study. The work was supported in part by grants from the U.S. Health S..vice and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. �february l2001/Vi.32. 11.19 Living & Learning the law 80 law students to establish community in new Flint Village By~ UWAHDOWSIII R.tpOfUI' Assbtant Edttor OME August, UB law stud<nts will have a plaa to call home. No, they're not being uprQOted from their North Campus C digs, they're getting new ones- where, alkr marathon studying, the late-night crash-pad boasts a bed, not a lounge sofa, and the con~ ­ first-year students together with up- Olsen said he's also hoping to pro- per-division stud~nt.s. said Olsen, vide aca<Wnics- related services on who belit"VeS •a blended group of sludents .. . wiU enable more of a conununity to develop." "It pe:rmits the creation of more of a community of interest-both socially and academically," he said. Ja< Krakowiak, director of Uni versity Residence Halls. said mvironm<nts like these help students the premi.ses---such as tutonng for first -year students and guest lectur ers. The Student Bar Association will play a role to ensure students have a hand in developing an environment attracti~ to them . he added. Oiff Wtlson, associate Vlc.e presi dent for Student Affair>, said the pilot project is part of US's interest in de- nient meal needn't co m e from a integrate more smoothly into the veloping graduate housing commu- vending machine. WcU, depending campus community. nities that mirtor similar successful on your pleasures. l b be sure; many law students will find themselves just a short walk away from their fully furnished apartment in Flint Village, where two of the nine buildings will be "We arc aware that these are successful in transitioningstudent.s.lt's projects at the undergraduate level. sort of a natural opportunity because th e neighborhood is really small," he added, noting that the two buildings designated for the law school will house roughly 80 beds. The entire Flint complex will ac commodate 536 students. Olsen said he envisions the ber of freshmen who pick the fresh m<n areas," said Wilson, who oversees UB housing. Other special-interest areas indude Spaulding Tower in the Ellicott Complex-for engi- project as a major attraction in re- romingdoctors,lawym and the like\ Academically speaking, he said, stu- dedicated solely to housing law students. R. Nils Olsen Jr.. dean of the Law School, initiated the dialogue responsible for the planned"!iving & l.caming environment for law students in US's newest housing project, currently under construction. "It just seemed like a good idea. I think building the housing is a very good idea," Olsen said, noting that as a resuJt, UB seems less a commuter atmosphere. "'We're very excited about .. .the univ=ity's willingness to let us take advantage (of the housing)." O lsen expla ined that most law schools, if they do provide housing, offer dormitory dwelling for stu dents. What UB is doing with apar1 · rnent -style housing is unique in Nrw York State, he said. and UB is perhaps among only a handful of law schools in the country that offer such accommodations. The inten t is to bring cruiting students-appealing to those looking for both convenience "We are encouraged by the num - neCring students--and a pre-professional area in Red Jacket. also in Fllicott, for students interested in be- experience. His con- dents who share classes and cow>ework can study together, while students also often engage in similar fidence in the project stems. in part, from a survey he circulated to law students last semester. social interests. The Aint project for law students is an extension of those programs. he said, and is the first sudl "There will be no problem filling these rooms-if anything, there'll be a waiting list," he said of the units. which he experu to be equipped clustering in the campus apartments. ..O ne of the challenges in coming to a strange city is housing. Our grad uate programs are challenging, in location and a chance to fortify their l~ing wlth access to law-school databases through a wireless system . Krakowiak said he's hoping to exte nd LEXIS-NEXJS•, popular with UB's law students. to the Flint buildings, as well as provide a ..data drop" for each individuaJ-not jllSt a single connection per room. (and this) begins to develop the kind of comm unity our graduate programs are trying to develop," Wil son said. He added that the deans of the schools of management and social work already have expressed interest in pursuing similar setups. Brun pledges $1 million to UB By SUZANNE CHAMBERlAIN Reporter Contributor A N international invest ment advisor who used his UB degree in social work to build a $32 billion business, Leslie A. Brun is pledging S I million to the School of Social Work-half as a direct gift and half as a matched donation . A 1974 gradu~te, Brun drove a taxiCib in New York City for about a year after graduation until realiz. ing that his social-work education had taught him that " no matter what you do, it revolvc..>s around un derstanding people and interpersonal dynam.jcs," an understanding .. that has proved usefuJ Ln his investment -banking career. Brun-who was born in Hait i and moved to New York C ity with his parents When he was 7-said he is proud ofhis alma materand wants o ther minorities to have the kinds of educational opportunities he en - joyedat UB. "State schools arc generally unrecognized for their accomplishments," Brun said, "and since· I am a product of a state school and proud of my .accomplishments, I wanted to give back to the institution that contributed greatly to my success." Brun, who is founder, chainnan ...,.. named in memory of a favorite unde. The m o n ey ing an initial S100.000 anti has chal lenged alumni and friends that he will match gifts of S I,000 or more will be used to Explaining why he issued the chaiJenge, Brun said that he wanted "others to step up to the plate and recognize the value of the stare c..xtu cati onal system and to give some- recruit a nd support mi nority stu dents pursu ing the1r graduate degrees in social work, with the intention that it will " increast the nwnber of minority Ph.D. graduates who would be able to obtain faculty positions in sch~ls of social work.." The fellowship amount would be at least $12,000 per student. President William R. Greiner praised Srun, noting: "He is an ac- knowledged leader in the world of international investment banking with a kec.n appreciation of his edu cation in US's School of Social Work. We are very proud of his accomplish m en ts as an investment advisor; his career is an inspirational example for today's UB students. "Les Brun has demonstrated his loyalty to his alma mater through these gifts, which wiU enhance educational oppornmities for graduate students in social work as weU as the and CEO of Hamilton Lane Advisors Inc., a privately held, investment-ad- research Clpability of the School of Social Work," Greiner added. · we are most grateful for his generosity." In addition to the scholarship gift. Brun has pledged another $500,000 visory and money-management in matching money to advance and firm, is giving $500,000 to establish the Serge 0 . Valme Fellowship, support the research agenda of the School of Social Work. Brun is giv · .etc. supports educational technology needs of faculty Lawrence Sh uJman, dean of the School of Social Work, said he is confident that alumni will meet the chal lenge and lauded Srun's initiative and support for such valuable activities. "l..t."S is an alum who has capitalized on t.he vaJue of a social-work education, as demonstrated by his imp""'sive profcssionaJ accomplishments. bold optimism and personal rommit - mentto philanthropy," said Shulman. "I look forward to the opportunity to strengthen our school and to ben efit families, children and co mmu nities through the work we can now accomplish because of his do nation." Shulman said the money will help underwrite the infr as tru ctu re needed for pursuing federal, state and private funding for a vanety of research projects, including a st ud y on the impact of alcohol use on mothers and children, testing pre· vention models for work with chil dren of alcoholic parents and devel oping a model- in collaboration with the Buffalo Public Schools and the BuffaJo and Erie Co unty United Way-for working with student s suspended from school for violence. m c Looking for h e lp crea t ing co urSt' Web pages , PowerPomt presentations . hstservs or dsg1tal media fi les? Go to the EducatiOnal Technology Cen ter • • 1( .etc. ), loca ted on the second noor ................. c... 'of the Ca pen Hall libraru:~ <www.etc.buffa lo.edu/ > Thco . etc . ~ ~ dedicated to supporting UB faculty and mstructors invest1gatmg the ways in wh1ch Mucat1onal technolog1es can be used to support students' muluple learnmg styles. and to helpmg faculty mtegrat e Web -based and mult1medsa tech nologies into the1r teach1ng. The .etc . 1s dtrected by David Willbern . assoc iat e v1cr provost for educational technology and professor of Enghsh , and IS a JOint prOJCCI of th(• Provo!<lt'~ Offi ce, CIT. the Un1 versity Libraries and UB facult y The .etc. prov1des assastance m multsmed1a development , software applications and course Weh-s1 tl' dt-vdopment , mdudmg help w1th s1te architecture, des1gn and graphical elements, copynght and trademark adherence. navigational elemcnb, sit e Identification . file s1u and the creation of dig.Jtal aud1o and v1dt•o fil e5. The .etc. staff also will facilitate meeting wah subjed - spe~..,ahst libranans about 1ntt.-grat1ng d1g1tal rt>.sou rces.such as library databases. elcc."tmniC text -and -1mage t·o llect1o ns, electronic journals and Internet rcsourc~.1nto the teach1ng-and learn ing process. Tht' .etc. offers both on -site and o n-call expert !~ . Drop 111 or contact the .eh..-<etc@buffaJo.edu > or 04S- 7700--to -.ct up an appointment. If you have a spec1fit prOJC<1 m coun.c you wou ld hkt' help wlth, fill out a cou rse -deve lop ment reque ~1 form onlmt• at <www.e t c.buffalo.Nu/ course deY fonn . htm :~ .etc. stafT'also provides ex:tensiVt' tra1mng .md ud1n~ Ont'· -on -one. small -group and workshop mstruct 1on. 10 a vanet\' Clf tet.. hnolog1 ca l tools and pedagogical appilcat10m . The wnrk5hop ~..alendar for Spring 200 I ts available at < www.etc.buffa lo.edu / wortuh ops/ sp01 _workshops.htm >. Current workshops ln( lude sess1om on us ing Blackboard on UBLearn5, wo rk..mg w1th dagJtal amagery. Weh 'site c reation and much mo re . The .etc. workshops are open to all UB mstructon~-full - time and part -tune faculty, adjuncts. Jectur en., teac hing assista nt s and MFC Instructors- as well as IT staff and library faculty and staff. The .e tc. Web sit e also prov1dc5 ea~y hnlu, to olher camp us workshops for bo1h faculty and studenb, as well as links to .etc.-supported proJects and tutorials in the U!'tt of a vanet)' of technologiCal tools. The .etc. facility Itself ha!> Wmdows, Madntosh. S(; J and Sun workstation s for mdiv1dual and group work . All stations mclude a(cess to pnnters and scan ner s. Oig1tal cameras t sti ll and vtdeo ). sca nners ( mclud1ng a slide !>Canner). a VCR fpr d1g1tal -v1dl·o edll in g. a tape rl·corder and a C D · ROM burner can he borrowed ur used in th e .etc. To learn more ahout .e t~o . pro1 ec t) and program!'>, 1010 the . et~o mad1ng I1st at < www.etc. buffa lo .edu / fo ln _list.html '> up to a total of S500,000. thmg hade"' 5 -Austin Booth and Bre.nd• S.ttle.son , Umwn.tty Ltbront.><, Obib.Karies Robert Blake Reeves dies at 70 Robert Bla k e Reeves, professor cmentus of ph\'s10logy and an .lt tivist in environmental organii.J.IIOfl!'>, dH:d Jan ll of prO!>tah: tan cc r in h1s Amhe rst home . He was 70. Known as Blake Reeve~. he WJ. S born m PhLiadelphia. lh: n:~.-l.'t\L'J a bachelor 's degree with h1gh honors from Swarthmore ( .ollq;c .md a doclorate in physiology from IIJrvard lJ n1vc r.;;11\., where ht• \\'J' .t junior fell o w m the Soc1ety of hllows. A faculty mt•mbcr in the Departm~nt ofPhys~nlog\ .mJ B1ophv~1u fo r 28 years. he was an authorit y on thl' effect nf temp~raturc on a<...~J base regu lation and the kinetiCs ol red blood t dl nxvgc: n cxt h.mgt' Ht· se rved on the ed it ori.d hoard of the /rmru.l/ ol c (HIIparaow Pllys1ology B. Bwclleuucal, Sysumu am/ l:m•Jrmmlt' lltal Pl11·swlct,;\. and was the 1ournal's Amencan t•dltor formam WJ.f) After his retirement from UB Ill 191}5, Ren'n hc.:lJ.nll' unnln~J 1n field botany. He had co-founded the N1agara t,rnup t)l the !\Jc:rra l-luh 10 l~n:-. and 1n recent years was com mitt ed to the work <lf th e Natun· < tlll scrvancy. for which he served as a tru stt't' of tht• Westt•rn J.nd l t'n tral New York C hapter. In 1996, he wa5 o ne of thrCl' upponenb of l ogg1n~ 10 Allc~am Park to receive Environmentalist of the Year honor' fwm l-m•1nln mental Advocates, a sla tt'wide orgam1.at1on. He also served on the Erie Count y fnvmmmL·ntJI ManJ.~t' nll" llt Council. Details of a memonal servKe wdl be announu•J �6 Raparia::: 11ibruatTl2001/Yal.37.1o.19 Schlmmlnger, Clarke to rec:elve " Igniting Ideas Leadenhlp Awards" T RANSITIONS UB Business Alliance marks·successes MoYing In --~.from. senior fisCal anolyst for tho __ __ Now von. s- SeNoiA!-~ olsute - . to ....... p<Jillc-..._.:zoo. ., .from director CornrYiitlH, ByllUN GOLDeAUM Contributing Editor . A manager for Quebecor World Buffalo Inc., will be recogniud today for their leadership in local eco· logicll Sodely ollkMolo, to - Moving Up nomic-developmmt efforts during the US Business AHiance's 2001 Grand Reception, which. will be ·-LewJ,senlot vicepro. """" to Interim deon, School ol Archlltcture ond Plonning held from 4-6 p.m. in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. . , _ " - IISSOCiote pro. fesso<, Oeportment ol <;ouruoilng. School ond Educrtlonal Psy· chology, to Interim dean, Groduo~ School ol Edocotion In keeping with the reception 's theme of .. Igniting Idea s," Schimminger and Clarke will re· ceivC' .. Igniting ldras Leadership Awards" -Schimminger for the H.R. a.o, from-~ pro. f<s!or, to full prolessor. Oeplrtment ol Manogement ScJonu and Systoms public sector and Clarke forthe pri· crship in and helped "ignit< ideas associate prof.,.., to fuM pro. fesso<, Deportment ol M an~ for economic development in West · ern New York. The reception also wiU feature a keynote address by Arvin MueUer, group vice president of General Motors Powertrain, who will dis· cuss his organization's recent deci· sian to expand operations in West ern New York. O th er speakers will be Kevin Donovan, area director, United Auto Workers Region 9, and Ron Allman, via president for manufacturing for the forging division of American from mmt Sdenc:e and Systems L-._ ossodete prolesso<, to fuM prolesso<, Department ol Mllnogemenl Sdonce ond Systems ,._-. from associate professor, to full prolesso<, Deportment ol Mlonogelhenl Sci- ence ond Systoms ----from -·Alumni--. . slstontI" IISSOClmllons, ,..,;~ <h:torol mol'· kelilg. t o - · - pre;. dent o n d - ol mlri<edng. Univonity Communications Axle & Manufacturing. SUNY Chancellor Robert L King will make opening remarks. The UB Busin<SS Alliance also will use the recq>tion as an opportunity -- -fromdi· ol electronic medii ond leoder, U8 Web Tum, to dft<. lor ol CIOOiiYe seMces, IJnivor. sity Coownunlcations - ......,.. Sewww. from dftc. lor ol publicotions. t o - ol ~oownunlcotions support .... --lllllol,onlineedllor, to -~ dltKtor ond online edito<, s.Mces - .IISSOClmdft<lor, - - . . . t o - o l poriodials *1. Funded by New York State, SPIR grants to businesses cover wp to 50 percent of a project's cost fOr utilizing faculty members, students and other technically trained personnel, as well as fees for using sophisticated --. tho Friends Hlstioriclll.lbnry at tion project with counterparu at the University of Rochester, Roch· ester Institute of Technology and the cities of Rochester and Buffalo to enrich entrepreneurial dforu in the region. Through SPIR and other pro- shuns it offers, the UB Business AJ. liance has assisted nearly 60 companies in the past year and a half, including: • Technicor, a biotech start-up. now a tenant in the UB Technology Incubator of the Business Alliance. The company benefited from assistance from the UB Dq>artment of Chemical Engineering. Technicor tance from chemical engineering wtth our resean::h biotech feat. Industrial design." • Sonwil, ~hich specializes i" food and medical storage. The Business Alliance assisted the finn in achimngl509002 certification (in· temational standards certification r<quired for global businesses). With of the project covered by Empire State Development aod half the training costs underwritten by SPIR, Sonwil was certified, a month ahead of schedule. • The Depew plant of Quebecor, a key facility for the world's largest ~portion ~YLAN T\JAKKAN research facilities. such as those availableat UB. This year, in response to ..over- business, lean supply-chain man- more than 8,000 jobs and the cre· ation of more than 600 new ones $600,000 National Science Founda· nology Transfer and Licensing (TI1.) division. "Technology-oriented compa- nies help drive economic growth," said Jerry McGuire, director of the that information for the economic good of the region." The UB Business Alliance was formed in Novmlber 1998 10 im- them back into fluids. With assis- found a way to accomplish this drug discovery to proi>erry issues for faculty and local business people through its Tech- he wasn•t sure he kn~ how to turn lntegr•te Industry needs technologies ranging from ries of seminars on intellectual- TIL. "and key to their success is professors Sriram Neelamegham and Paschalis Alexandridis, he cafNObllltles lind 1ianct has taken to strengthen both the uni>enity's own ability to tum immtions into coaunaciaJ producu and its capacity for assisting local and regional firms include Opt'ning a satellite office in the Health Care Businesl Center on the South Campus to increase access for UB immtors and instituting a se- President Michael Hacikyan had invented a way to fundamentally al· ter the way blood and other fluids are transported from location to Jo. cation by turning them into gels. But UB's new thrust to better agement, agile manUfacturing that helps companies be more tesponsive to customers a nd stati stical process control. A5 the business outreach ann of UB, the UB Business Alliance also will be a key participant in a Major achievements during the past 18 months include retention of venlty ordWtst. to aniDr ol will be front lind center 1( partners," SPIR participants were invited to attend short courses that are eligible for continuing-educa tion c red its, according to Tim Mattulke, director of business development for the BuSiness Alli · ance. Topics that will be covered this spring include the new ergonomic standard and its impact on Moving On ..... "TM UB Business Alliance whelming dema'nd by its business of the School of Engi neering and Apptied Sciences. ' tht state economy by promoting the transfer of knowledge from university to industry and by providing consultation, technical assis· tance, research facilities and re · sources for in<:lwtrial restructuring. the past y=- and look ahead to the future. ~--. NewsSer· vices, 1D ~~<porte'-- ~-... Stony Brook, SP!R aims to bolster to celebrate its accomplishments of " In the coming year, the UB Business Alliance will be front and center in UB's new thrust to better integrate industry needs with our researc h capabiJities and technologies ranging from drug discovery to industrial design," said Jaylan Turkkan, via presidenl for research and co-chair of the UB Business Alliance with Mark Karwan, dean Yices. ,._..L ., similar ones at the SUNY university centers at Binghamton and vate sec10r-as the individuals who in the past year demonstrated lead· - - - -from ~ SSEMBLYMAN Robin Schimminger and Kevin C larke , vice president and general through the Strategic Partnenrup for Industrial Resurgence (SPlR). "SPIR oontinues to be a significant hdp to local oornponi<s,"said Karwan. Through the UB program and commercial printer, Quebecor World, now undertaking a $15 mil- knowing how to protect intellect:u.al property. The aim of these sm>inars is to bolster the university's protection processes. while sharing prove the way that businesses acuss the university and to provide attn· iral focus for all of UB's economi<:devclopment and industrial-outread! activities. It combines four cri tical services that the university provides to industry: • 'The Center for Industrial Effectivenw (TCIE), which offers training programs, research-and-<levd· opment assistance. technical assistance aod assessments, aod transla· Lion services • Offia of Technology Transfer aod licensing (TI1.), whichsproalius in patenting aod licensing UB inventions to the private Stetor. lion expansion. Through the assis• UB Technology Incubator, optance of li Lin, associate professor erated in cooperatio11 with the Westof industrial engineering. the UB . ern New York Technology DevelopBusiness Alliance is involved in this ment Center, which supports the major plant expansion and layout, establishment of technology-inten· as well as implementation of com· sive businesses-many of which are run by UB faculty, students or puterized scheduling plans. • C hemical manufacturer alwnni--<ommercia VB invenCarborundum. Rakesh Nagi, asso- tions aod provides applied-learning ciate professor in the Department of opportwjities for students Indu str ial Engi n eeri ng, and • Heilth Care Business Center, a ChunmingQiao,associateprofessor partnership with the Health Care in the Department of Computer lodustri<sAs&ociat:i(m, which brings Science and Engineering. helped researche.rs, manufacturers and automate a scheduling system by health-care providers together with the lliliv<nity to mhance the local developing customiud software. Other actions the UB Business AI - health-care industry Swarthmon!Colege -. ........ Alumni - . to college de\IOiopmenl olficer, Colege ol Publk Programs (COPP), Arizona Sute Uni'm>lty Girls ·Rule LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendi~e= to the The R<part<rwolcomeslellm -and iJ!tte's,. ,. . -and. from-. c:omrnonling on Its content. be lirnitl!d to BOO wools ond may be edted for s¥e ond longth. let· tors rrust lnWde the writer's daytimepOOne runberforwrification. ~ cause rJ >pac< -tlono. the ~ patt•ranoot publish allettm ~ ceMd. They rrust be rec<Ned by 9 a.m. Monday to be C<lll5iderod for~lnlhlt--.lssuo. The R<part<r pr.r.n !hot lettm be rec<Ned on dislt or eledrorically II < CUid:ws F c+s>. . I I E ~ L---------------------------------~----~ Larissa LaCour (left), a member of the UB volleyball team, talks to fourth- and fifth-9rader.; at St. Matthew's School earlier this week as part of National Girts and Women in Sports Day. WNBA champ Sheryl Swoopes took part in a ceremonial tip-off before last night's UB women's basketball game. �febni1Yl21111JYIJI.32.11.19 · Rape ..._ 7 UB should withdraw from Division I-A athletics Editor: I write tor=~ that VB withdraw from Division 1-A athletics. I base much of my argument for downgrading--at least to the university's former Division Ill stalus-on the recently published book. "The Game of ufe," by James L Shulman and Wdliam G. Bowen (Princeton University Press). The authors are officers of the MeUon Foundation, and Bowen is a former Princeton University president. "The Game of Ufe" is an analysis of the effects ofintcrooUegiatr sporu al 32 ooUeges at which admission is "genuindy competitive." Among the wide range of schools are a number with which UB would lik< to be compared.among them Midligan, North Carolina, Stanford and the four "Ivies." The findings are disturbing. The authorll describe varsity ath letes forming a distinct society, scparatr from other undergraduat<s. They rate far below their classmates in academic aptitude and achievement. Also, they differ strikingly in values. They often define themscM:s in nonacademic ..jock rulturc"tenns. Bul whal of the purported benefits lo the schools of their athletic programs? This studydiscredits the standard litany of claims. II cites, for example, the University of Michigan, where in the 1998-99 academic year, the football team drew an average of JUSI under III ,OOOfanspergameand won th e Citrus Bowl. The school's other teams did wcU, too, with the men's gymnastic team winning the national championship. But the ath letic departmenl lost S3.8 million tha1 yt.-ar. Imagine the costs to us losers. Further. at most of lhc schools studied, recruited at:hJetes do not increase racial or socioeconomic di.ersity and athletes do not assum< leadership roles "after graduation. And <'ml winning teams do not lead to greater alumni giving, with many of the gifu that are rteciv<d designatrd soldy for athletics. What aboul us at -this university? Currently, we find ourselves in a league with distant schools, several of them not of the academic caliber to which we aspire. The associal«< travel costs arc vcrysubstantial.lf we return to competing with local and regional schools, we would not only save monq, but in the process incr~ the attendance, interest and commitment of both participants. Consider an alternative use of the doU... that go into athletics This university supports a fine Honors Program that brings to campus very bright Sludents. Imagine how much more that underfunded and underpublicized program could accom plish given the resources currently focused on athletes. But what about the university's al ready large investment in athlet· ics? Great! Now we have Division IA facilities. We can make these fa ci lities available to scudenu who meet the academic standards of this institution-true scholar-athletes. In the process we can save moneythe salaries and perks of coaches alone already are at an embarrassing level when compared to those of other facu lry-and retrieve for academic purposes facilities taken over by the athletic department. I do not offer thi.1i recommcnda · tion because of the university's cur- rent abysmaJ record in a frw ma_tOr sports. but that poor rerord, 1ogether with the fact thai we have not y<t generated public support for our pro- gram,provide a real opportunily thai will not be open to us later. Consider in this regard the case of Swarthmore, which tri<d to downgrade after a long history of high-level participation. Nothing doing, responded the alumni. Thank goodness, we have noi y<t reached thao soage. In the larger framework, l-am appalled at the professionatization of what used to be amateur athletics. We sec athletic directors leading college presidents a round by their noses, didatinga litany of rules that further extend the control of athJet ics within each coUege community. FinaUy, l thai I hold no ani mus toward my colleagues inathis university's Division ofAthletics. During my 36 yea" here, I have known no"' many, and those I know I hold in high regard. In particular, I believe that this university's current coaching staff, successful or not, is mo~ than a rut above those I observe dscwhcre, both locally and nalionaUy. Also, I like sports and have written as a former participan1 in school and ooUege athletics.And I admit that,ovcrthestrung opposition of re>pected ooUeagues, I voted ln favor of our "upgrading" to Division 1-A Now, as I observe the can=-like growth of professionalized athletics on campus. I have come to regret that error. Gerald R. Rising Distinguis hed Tea chtng ProfeHOI Emeritus Deportment ol Leammg and Instruction Calendar <_........,..,_p.p. Brookhaven NaUonallabotatory. 1 I 7 Parter, South Campus. 6-7:30 p.m Spon~ by Dept. ~uclear Medicine. For more information, Rebecca Goodman, 838-5889. Ufe-.tlop Beginning I Continuing Hatha fr~ l Khnology Cent•r. for more Information. 6-45-7700 D•nc:e Perform•nc:e Zodlaque Dance Company-Spring Concert. Dept of Theatre & Dance Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S12 general. ~ 5 UB students for more 1nformattan. 645-ARTS Yog~~ . ~~~~~~=h ~~=u~~&·=.sr:=by information, Son., C.netli, 645--6115. Men's BuketNH UB vs. S.ll Stlte. Alumni Arena, North Ca m~ . 7 p.m. 11 2, blue; S10, orange/ bleachers; SS, kM:ts 12 and under. free, students with 10 . ·- ETC Wor1uhop: Web-Cre•tlon Buks Putting Your Course on the Web 21 Z Capen, inside> the Undergraduatt' -.toop i~'*r"~~ Training ... tennifer Chazen, International Student & Scholar StMces. 317 Studem Union, North Campus. 4 p.m. free S~ by International Student & Scholar Services. for r1lOf1! Information, 64S-2258. W8FO's Opus: Classks Uve Jocelyn Swigger, plano, and Andrew Fouts, vk)lln-Mu:sk of Br•hms, Gouk;l. Albenlz.. Mompou and TuriN. WBFO 88.7FM. Allen Reclul H.111. Soulh Campus. 7 p.m. Free. For ~ information, WBFO, 829-6000. lllble Study Student BlbSe Study. DaleN> Guarino. 21 0 Student Union, North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free. For~ information, Dalene. 459-0231 (pag<,). Thunday 15 - Orol ot.gnostk Sdenca - . , . A ntibiotic " AniM<al Drug The<opy. Kdlh K. KUI<wood, aut prof.• Depl. of Periodontics & Endodontia. !SS Squirl!. South C.mpw.. 8 a.m. ffft. ""-7 ~t~.'m"J~ns:. P.vt I) ETC -.toop: Digital Unc::tergr3duatt Library, North Campus. 2_.. p.m. Free. Sponsorled by Educational lllologlall Sdences Seminar The VACCinia vw-.. p 11 Phosphoprotein: A Big Role t.,.. o Smo11 Pn>teln. Michaol Reddy. Dept. of Chemi<Uy. Univ. of ~onsin-Miwoulc<e . 201 Nallnl Sciences C~ .if p.m. Free. for more nfonnatioo, Jim Beny, 645-3488. Llfe-.tlop ~r~1~~:~·~~s~~:~~! pm Te<hnok>gy Centff. for more InformatiOn, 645-7700 UbroryWot1uhop Sdfinder Scholar: A New Toy in the 1Uo6ogist's Toolboa. fred Stou. 127 Capen, Undergraduate Ubrary, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Spons.ored by Science & Engir)elenng Ubr.lry. fOf more infoonatk>n, )ill Hackenbefg, 645· 2947, e..L 226. Exhibits ""The Gr..._te Show: Ant-Ye•r How to Prepilre for a He.tth. C~ . Students" ~~~~· 'Wofi( S1uden1 Union. North Campu•. S:30- 7 p.m. Free. Sporuottd by Student Union & ~ For rT"ICn inf()tnll;tfon, Sonia Gnelli, 645-6125 . Oponklg ...option Runuey-Pot:enu Competition. Art DepMtment C.NIIIery, 84S Center for the Aru, North Campus. 6-8 p.m. Free. Spomorod by Dept. of An. F<>< information, Dept. of Art. 6-45-6878, exL 1350. mo"' -lnt--·· --ol Spring of Life (De< lebensbom). Institute for Resurch &: Education on \Yomen & ~- Maritet Arcade Theater, 639 Main St., Buffalo. 7 p .m 14.50, students; $6.50, ~al pubiK For more information, Pat S~ly or RebKca Morrow, 829-3451 by first-yea~radu ate stl.ldenu 1n ~~~~~nt~~~~~~lay Gallel'y, 845 Ctntff 104' the Aru, North Umpus. C..IW!ry houo are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m ~~ttu=:h fnday and am II -n..y, Too, Had • Dreem'" An e..hibftion of ilut~phs. Signed photogra~ and h istorical documenu of =nt~~~~~ ;:~:~~~;"2~~ lockwood Uln<y. North Camp.n. The exhibition, which c~es BlM:k H"""Y Monlh. moy bo "ew<d dunng the' lll)fTN\\itnry houo ol 8 a.m. lO modnoghl Monday lhrough Thunday. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on fnday, 11 a.m. to S p.m. on Saturday and noon to mldmght on Sunday MEH'S Akron 78, UB 77 Northwestern 79 , UB 61 UB was seconds~ from iu first ever road victory 1n the MAC It took lUSt tNt k>ng for Akron's Rashon Brown to ~k US's heart as ty.e went half the length of the rbor 1n the bst -1 I seconds to bank '" the gamewinner as ~ buzzer sounded to .m. the Zips to a 78-n wtn over UB on ~wn:by night. The Bulls, W'ho ~ <40-l I .u halftime. held off Akron for most of the second hatf uno\ the fi~l 4 minutes, d'len looked like they h;ad the pme won in the final S seconds. Alter ruoo1ng the clock down. senoorloub Umpb<ll d"""' <he lane before feeding )a$on Robinson ., the nght cornet". who buried a three-pointer with 4 I seconds left to give UB the lead. n · 76. and an apparent win However, Akron"s Brown caught an inbounds pus ~ar haff· court. then dribbled tO the twket before: 9anking in a 5-fooc: Roater ATHLETES OF THE WEEK '"~"-~'- ofthemen's Indoor track...-.d-field team broke his own record in wirYing the triple jlmpatthe Ed!m Mict1igan lnWational. Halim jumped 49-0.25 (14.94m) breaking his old nwll of 48-10 (14.88m) set In 1999. Halim.liolds the BIAs' outdoor records in the lonq and triple . llhrt Mcd.:r~t the v.o:Jmen'sbasl<etball team led the Bulls with 18 points, including 12 in the final 7:24, pacing the 8uHs to a 62-49 Mid-American Conference win at MarshalL McClure, a senior guard, also notched her 1,000th career point in the jan. 31 contest against Northern Illinois and now has 1,023, placing her 11th on the all-time scoring list. as <he ho<\J sounded. The 'Week began for the &A wn:h a non-<on~e muchup. as ~ t.JnNoni<y IMd a~ ;,ide game and a b'"£" ceboundong edge to doom UB. 79-61. in ~yan Arena in Evanston WOMEH "S UB 62, Manhall .9 Northern Illinois 61 , UB 55 Senk><- Marl McC1uf"e ICO<"Od 12 of her game-hogh 18 poonu " <he final 7.H of <he game. and senior Sonia Oruga: recorded her second ~ of the season wtth II pons and I 0 rebolrods to send UB to a COf1YWlOf"tg 62....9 'Nifl at ManhaA The Buls and <he Th<.nderin& He<-<! battled back and for <he 1m 20 mi1utes of the pme. With UB ~out CW'I top wtth I sJm 29-lB lead u tWforne A three-poin"f by ....,. Tan ~'erne< and et&ht straight points by M<Ou"' P"' UB ;a fim ~lead of <he game. S2-4l with 5:08 '"""""""· McCiu"' hn m throws before the firW buzzer. he!ptng the Bulls dose ;uxxher jtntper and two the pme wtdu 21 -10 nm. UB opened the week apmst Northern llhno1s. dropp~ng jun 1u home pme of the year. 6~S ~econd Wmstlin~ UB 17, Buckne ll II UB notched a Vlct.Or"y on Suurtby.defeaung Bucknell. 37-ll . ln lew~sburg, PL Freshman Ube Bbck and sentor Shawn Kegel both ptcked up Wins by bll Black ( 16-9) pinned Mike Saunders m SS second s. while Kegel (H-3) pmned Jeremy Weller In 6:)5 Seniors josh States and john Eschenfelder both a.lhed wm~. Sates (22-3) defeated Bnan Neuman. 7-2, and Eschenfelder ( t 4-2) won hts match by mediCal forfeit in the third period With a 16-2 technical-fall Vlaory over Andy Bemroen. Jumor Ry.;an Bentley upped h1s record to 28-3 . a team-h1gh Sen+en Bill Jacourot (20-10) and Charhe Voorhet!S both ptcked up wms by forleiL Voorhees ( 11-7) was selected as lut week'~ MAC Wrestler of the Week after an 8-6 dec1s10n over Kent Sate"s Brent Thompson. the three-ome defendmg MAC champtoo and ranked fint ln the conference at I 25.pounds ~wimmin~ WOMEN "S Eastern Michigan 224, UB 7-4 Miam i (Ohio) 231 , UB 67 UB fell to EaStern M1chipn. 224-7<4 . and M ~am1. 231-67. 1n a MAC double-dual meet 1n Oxford. Oi'uo. UB now 1s 8 -S overall and completed 1ts MAC dual season With a 3-5 n!Cord The Bulls wen! ~ced by Ume Qumlan, who took second 1n the I00 butterfly In 58.06. Qum~ also fin1shed fourth m the SO freestyle m 2.S 07 MEH "S Eastern Michigan 10 I , UB 40 Miami (Ohio) 189, UB 52 The Bulls wen! defeated by Eutem M1ch1pn. 201-'40. and Mwn1. I 89 -52. to conclude their regubr season 2-8 and 0-7 1n the MAC. Senk><- Eric Stimoon wu LIB"• top perlonner. aJaog second " <he 200 badcstroke n 1:52.68 while pbcirc seventh n the 200 individual medley ., 157 87 ln~oor lracK Men place third, women fifth at Eastern Michigan Invitational The Indoor lnCk squads con,.....t at <he Eut.m Mochopn ......oonal., Ypobna. Mid>.. with <he ,..,• team pladrc 1hiRI ., <he fauNoam """"""""' =nrc 90 5 poina. wtW the 'iiii'Ofnen's scp.ad was Nth n a she-tum ftekt with 74.50 Men's jump specialist IUma.u Hallm broU h1s awn school record to wm thr ~ jump. Hatlm, the MAC dwnpton in the outdoor tnple JUmp. esa.bhlhed oa new marit of 49-{).l.S ( 14.94m), breaking his old marit by more dun 2 inches Shot putter Dan Mlnocchl also esWHimed a nf!'N mark with a toss of 52-0 (1 5.90m) to bn!U.Ac.bm Smkh's ~ord of S0-5.25 (15.J7m) set 1n 2000 Minoc:chi, an offensM lineman with the footmll team. fimmed third '" the event On the 'WOmen's side. Bleen Rose wu UB's lone viCtOf", along the 3.000 in I0:] I. Laura Olson once again broke her pole vauh. recor-d---the th1 rd time th1s seuon----with a height"of 10-7 (S.2Jm). bl"ulong the okl mark of 10-6 set at lut Wftk's UB Open. Olson W':l.li wah In the eYenL Jenelle Callender tJed Tonya Retd's 1994 ~ord in the 6().me(er duh w1th a 7 88 dodung oand fin1shed fifth in the eYenl metef'l �8 Repodar februalll211111/Vi.3tla.19 ---- ·.--. Cinelli, 645-61 25. btatcher. Institute for Research r. Educotlon on -Arade Theater, r. Gender. Mor1«t 639 Main SL, - T r W c-.jootJdon ~=-Modcu~~~ ~- ~ l?.m. Free. FOf Buffalo. 7 p.m. !>4.SO, student>; S6.SO, gene<a1 poblic. for more =~~~S1 more informatiOn, Thomas f.-.nczyt<. 8<47-828 3. l.lbnrJ - . h o p SdAndor S<holor. Ar1 Introduction. fred Stoss. 127 ~: =~,..,::,.1 ~roe Spomored by ~m!!~f~Ubrary. Hackenberg, 226. 645-29~7. Friday exL lllochemhtrySeml..... g Regulation of B cell rec:epto< :.'ll'f'~ ~ ~~telns ~ed~,:;,~iv~~~ago. G26 farber, SOuth Campus. Noon. Free. 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SponSO<ed by Educational Technology Center. For ~ information, 645-7700. Pomk Aftoln Lecture ~=~~:yman ::t~:::~.':tG~'i:nnlng SChool ol Education. SOuth Lounge, 102 Goodyear, SOuth ~~ ~e,=~JS cente-. For more irlfOmlltion, Michael M. Metzger, 829-2271 . l.lbnrJ - . h o p How to use UB's Ut.erature O.taba;Sf::S. TatiiN de La Tterra. 127 Capen. North Campus. 2- 0'~~by Bertucl. Scien« k ~ Library. 212 Capen. Wlilde Undeigroduate l.ibfary. North Campus. Noon-1 p.m . frft. ~~~-·~.,.,.. infOITI"''ation. 64S.7700. Life - . h o p Raise Your Grode<: Test- ~~~-~~- Student Union, North Campus. Nooo-1 p.m. frft. Sponsored by Student Unions k Activities. For ~ information, Sonia Conelfi, 645-6125 . Life - . h o p ~to lad-Your ~ cen...-. l.eld<nhip 330 Student Union. North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. - - more iilformation. Tatiina de La ~~:~ ETC - . h o p : - ETC -.loop: Creatlonlllllks room, 645-~3. exl 237. 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Polyakov and " Biaderunner" have appeared on Comedy Central's " BattleBots." as ...._ NaolhOIInpo& lllo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. -'dild!INd ... cMigoclllrlle . . . . ... ,.,..._.., ---...-..In ,_.,,.... .......... "'"''-"'*""· r.w--.<111 the ...... 64S-2n 1. FSEC examines classroom issues Panel provides recommendations to address problems with teaching space By IEMftFE_II.UWANDOWSIU Rep<lfltr Assistant Edotor HE Classroom Quality and Attributes Committee of the Faculty Senate brought a list of recommen elations to clean up, refurbish, moderni ze and make safe the university's teaching space to the Feb. 14 meeting of the senate's ExecutiveCommittee---<1 project totaling an estimated Sn2,230 for the 2001-02 academic year. That estimatr also includes techno logy upgrades already slat<d for T this summer. Commineechair losephZambon, professor of periodontics and endod ontics, said that after a total of six meetings-twoofwhichwerewalk- ing tours ~~ UILM Schaal - ' - f t n . !shod lithe""' .. _ mljor leo . . .--10 glonoi --~T h e - t l l l l - - 21 "'-~ *' dwNIIIDNI 'IIIII O>nlpeli_.....,.._Fob. ..10 1n - The-..-lelm --IOthe-flnlls In-. --In~ the lessuP _ , ' _,the ........ the Philp C. lessuP lntemolionll LM Moot Court Competillon. held lost woelrend In Ooylon. Ohio. Thelour-lelm will c~ In t h e - Cup April 4-7 In Woshlngton. D.C. The ...... wllrepresentthe United States. liang wid:> 11 other roglonal champions. of ~ th c campus class- rooms--the commi ttee came up with II recommendations to be implemented, beginning this fall Those recommendations: removed from classrooms. As .l.eu, bulletin boards, which Zambon said are intended to be used for academic postings only but are plastered con· tinuously with non-academic fliers, would be removed entirely from the classrooms. "There is a plethora of broken desks; extra lecterns, extn chairsa whole bunch of stuff that doesn't belong in a classroom; Zambon said, noting that one sweeping aim of thecommitt& is to prevent classrooms from becoming"a repository for a lot of junk." noting the goal is to grndually phase in the locks, eventually implement ing them university-wide. • In an effort to equip more classrooms with a basic level of technol· ogy-56 classrooms on both North and South campuses have no technology beyond overhead projectorsUB should install 12 video cabinets, each oonttining a television and VCR, ala cost of$2,000 per cabineL • UB should outfit seven medium-si.zed classrooms with educati o na) technology-three in Diefendorf on the South Campus • In a move toward improvingse· and four on the North Campus: one curity, UB sho uld equ ip classrooms with swipe-card locks, at a cost of $500 per device, whil'h would "re· duce theft and result in cleaner. each in Park, Talbert, Fillmore and Clemens halls. • UB should upgrade its existing IT equipment, including replacing neaterclassrQOms... accordingtothe recommendation. The locks would opei'ate on a timer-for example, alllnfocus projectors, adding seven opening automatically at 7:30 a.m. and locking again al6 p.m. materials-in~ "This seems a reasonable way for eluding broken furnishings, additiona! chairs and desks-should be the university to protect the invest· men! that it's made," said Zambon, • All extraneous tiveCRTvideoprojectors,rcplacing visualizers and providing 25 wireless mice and five wireless microphones for classroom s. Zambon noted this as a recurring expense. • Oassroom renovations and up· grades should be scheduled for six classrooms in O' Brian, o ne in Baldy and one in Fronczak. • The university should d o away with current chalkboards, the surfuces of which arc badly worn and, in some cases, canno t be erdSed. To do this, UB should implement a o neyear pilot progrnm, installing two or three different kinds of boardschalk, dry erase, etc.- in select class· rooJllS- Based on a surveyofinstructo" who use those rooms through out the oourse of the year. the committee would decide what types of boards to ilistalt • As well, the committee recommends rectifying a lack of chalk board space for he-•''Y users. such as -ihstructors in math , chemistry and physics, by in stalling additional chalkboards in one classroom e-dch in FronczaK, Nonon and Baldy halls. • ZambonsaidUBshouJdreplace its"guillotinelectems"-those whose tops are raised and are held in place by a wire bracket-as well as desks thatlacktheadequatespaceonwhich <_..,...,-..... UB Council opposes student-fee cap By SUE WUETCHER Report.er Editor T HE UB Council went on the record o n Tuesday in opposing a effort in the state Legislature to limit student fees to 15 percent of tuition. President William R. Greiner said the cap could cost UB more than $12 million a yea r in funds used to support information technology, athletics. transportation and student health services-severely hampering the universi ty's ability to provide these services. Council members unanimously approved a resolution opposing companion bills making their WdY through the Senate and Assembly that would .lim it fees at statc-opcr- ated campuses to J5 percent of tuition. The cap would be phased in o= three years, with limits of 25 percent being imposed the first year. 20 percent the second year and I 5 percent the third. With fees for undergraduates totaling $595 per semester for the current academic year, the legislation, if ap· pro-ro, would limit the amount UB could charge undergraduates in fees to $255 a semester at the current tuitio n rate of $3,400 a )'C'M, according to figures supplied by IA"'llnis Black, vice president for student affuirs. Grcirler told council members that, "in principle," UB has no particular objection t.o cal?ping fees. "i f the state was willing to supply an aJ. tcrnativc source of revenue, but there is no indication ofthat.., With out the funds genera ted through student fees, UB ha s ''no visible means of supporting" these student services, he said. Fees charged to students fund a variety o f support services. indu.ding heaJth services, counseling, di~­ ability serv ices, wcllness, parking and transpo rtati on, information technology, student union and ac tivities and athletics, including m tcrcoUegiate athletics, open recre a tion and intramuntl ~pons. UB ha< increas<.>d the fcc each o l the past three years-by $80 a S<:mestcr in I 998-99, $72 ..50 a scm~tcr in 1999-2000and $30 in 2000-0 1- pri mdrily to cover the university's investm~ in technology. ln addition to opposing tht• fee cap, the resolutio n appro-ro by the co uncil "reco mmends that the legislature scriousl)' address the issue of a regular ru1d prcdict.tble tuition polk]•to ensure the mJ.intc:·naJK(' of a quality public highl·r education: S)tStcm for the over .ill~o.·co nomic wcU being of the StJtc of Nt>w York." Undcrg r.ldUJ tc tUition h.t-. re - mdint>d at $.\-tOO for the P·'"' \\:'\ and Go\. Gt.•orgc P.ttJ.k1 dm• . . not f('(Ommcnd .m m;,_rt"<l . .l' 111 hb rea r~. ~c.'..:ut 1W budg('l lor 200 I -02. In o th er hu:o.Hh'-.!), th~ uJU\1\.\I un.tnimouslr .t p pro ,·~.."'CI nan1111~ thl. C'-.'\..il Jnd Violet Nt'W(Oll c~..·ntn hlf lnstru ctwnal Te,:hnolog' 111 tht· S..:hool ofPh.tml.u..'\ .md PhJrmJ lCUtiw J Sl h.'l1l.i.'"". �2 Rep a.-.... febrvall 22.2001/Vt32.1e.21 BRIEFLY "UB today" sets , March llnleup lnt!n4ow> wt1h two vice J>IO'OSIS wil highlight t h e - of•ua Todoy; the rnontNy Adelphia Cable , _ progrom showasing U8 focully, ...,, students ond programs. The show b spo!-.d by the IJB Alumni Association. Among the highlights of the Marth program wll be intorviews wt1h Kerry S. G<an~ r-..wty named vice provost for aa~ de!i-oic lffalrs and dean of the Grllduate Schoql, about hb boolt on the Pam Am ExposiUon, and Stephen C. Dunne«, vice provost for international eduatlon, about UB"s inlematlonal eduatlon program. Abo feaW<ed will be Mitch ...aJtlyo- of the Faculty Student Association, who will""" about campus food..,_ vice, a n d - Coach 811 !keene, who will discuss the t..m and the coming year. Each new program runs tluoughoo,rt the month at 6:30 p.m. on Sundays on Ollnnel18 lntlmltional ondChannd lOin <Ana5ter, Otdlatd Pan ond Elmo, and at 9 p.m. on Mondays on Channd 181ntemational G<..... aa..na. CFA to present "Anne of Green G<lbles" The Center for the Arts will pn!S<flt the ArtsPowor National Touring Theatre's production of •Anne of G<een Gobles" It 1 and 4 P·{"· on Mardl 4 In the Malnstage Thea~ in ~ CFA on thf l'lorth Carhpw. . Baled on Lucy Maud Montgomery's intornationlfly popular...,.., this original_rrusical deflgl1ts )lOOng audiences wt1h lts-ofthe-ol Imagination and the inlporlana! ofloYe and 1ML -ldMtios for chldren wil be prcMded one """ plio< to each performance. •Anne of G....., Gablos* has been perfonned In some of the leading cultural centen ICn:Jf.S the United Stites. The show b part of the Center for the ArtS Family-. wre series spo!-.d by Target. Media sponsors ""'Adelphia ' Media Sorlbs and WJYE-fM. Tldcets a"' 512 for adults and S10 fO< child"'" 12 and under. They are availabh!! at the Centor for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday lhroogh Friday, and at al Tlcketmaster locations. For more information, call 64S-ARTS. REPORTER The Reponerb a campus community newspapor published by the Olfke of News S~ces in-the DMsionof UniYersity Communications, UniYenlty at Buffalo. Editorial offices are located at 330 .Crolts Halt, Buffalo, (n 6) 645-2626. wuetcher:«>uffalo.edu As.odM:e VIce ......... for Unhrwstty C t I lltlon• CMolo SnWlh ~'otto . -o#--__ --- DINctor ol ..... .sr.tc. . MI>u<Poge Suo -.:her .... jennifer lew&ndowsJd Krislenl<owobld ... ~Lois Baker ..lridollonovon EIMGokbum M><ylle<hSpN s. A. Uoger Christine VieW Ann Whitcher • D•n Ry•n is director of the Office of Career Planning and Placement. What's the job - - for the Cluo of 20017 the ec:-y sort..., t o d-n, wHig ........... hafta tougher time flnill"!!a job7 There certainly are sigru that the economy is slowing-in fact, we saw it starting last spring as companies that were reauiting on campus were hiring for fewer positions than the year before. Across the country, even during good times, thete always have been more college graduate5 than jobs that req!lire a coUege degree. For the student who knows what he or she is looking for, and who has done things like internships or co-ops, there will be plenty of opportuni- ties. This is particularly true for those students in the technical majors and in the sciences and math. Does the demise of 1n8ftJ "dot.com" con~panles mean that computer Klenc:e no longer Is the " hot" onaJor that leads to... a guaranteed Job 7 More than anything, the dot.com shakeup helped underscore our position that it is always good to have a broad education. Perhaps if some of these young entrepreneurs had taken some basic business courses, they stiJl would be in business. The fact remains, how- ever, that more and more of what we do every. day involves comput- aol " braln draln7" Unfortunately, I'm afraid f.,L S.:Vers, and we are going.to need more enty five percmt of the po ulation people to program them, design decline in this region is people them and fix them than ever be- · from theageof2Q-34. Becawe the fore. Many students consider com- economk recovery was so late puter scimce:.•too hard" and as a coming to the area, most local result, too few students are Choos- employers are not prepand for the ing this major. tight labor mark.tt.ln tams of pop Are cCNaput:er sldlls now crvdal for all job .... no matter- 'JIM of job they' re loold"9 for? Just about every job out there involves a computer in some way. You don't necessarily ~eed to know how to program them, but if your VCR or miaowavt i! con· stantly blinking "12:00," you are going to find it difficult to survive in today's work environment. What jobs . , . I n - rtght-7 We are seeing high demand for en- gineers, teachers, pharmacists, Web programmers-if you can program in cold fusion, come see me right away!-aa:ountanu and retail m~gers. Dothelnner-deftlop-1nBuH.......__ ...... t - Adelphia's_ - _the bu._rng blolwf-.tla ~ ... endtothelo- ____ tween local employtrs and the people who want to work here. ~~,_, . _ _ _ _ _ _ of ---oflb .-e..T•--tt: Every three years, SUNY centtal adririnistration sur.eys students about their satisfaction culture, they are using • Ricky with various student services Nelson" methods to attract a on campus. In 1997, the resulu "Ricky MartiJl• workforce-.:...plac- were not very Battering. ~ ing ads in newspapers, asking a great deal of strategic planaround at the country club, etc. We ning, and focused effort on the need to continue our efforts to . part of the staff, we are proud better eduate the local human-re- to say that result& from this &II sources community on bow to show that studenu at UB are reach our studenu. the most satisfied of students at any of the uniVersity cmters. What's <www.~OioufWe still are striving to improve, falo.->7 .. It apicbut it's very heartening that our tun? effort& are paying off. "' ___....,_t It is starting to. The university, in What Is " UII 202"7 collaboration with the local office ll is our exciting new careerof the Empire State Development , planning class. It was launched Corp., bas sent letters to younger in the fall of 1999 and bas been alumni who had moved out of OYmUbsaibed everysemester.1t state, informing them of the job is a three-aedit cowse designed growth in the region. Also, to help freshman and sophoJobsapalooza, the job fair we hold mores in their career aploraduring the winter break~ bas attion. Hopefully, we will be tracted record numbers. Taken tolaunching a new course geared gether, these effons are helping to toward seniors in the near future. increase the communication be- Music announces March concert schedule m Performances by violinist Oliveira, soprano Ohrenstein highlight Slee lineup among the most ~ of any of and Gertrude Stein, and the com- ing Cona:rt v in the~ today's preeminent artists. posenba...written pi<a!S for an en- String Quartet Cycle at 8 p.m. March PPEARANCES by. acA prO;digious recording artist, semble of soprano with two clari- 16 in Slee; "Piosion" UB's 8ute enclaimed violinist Elmar Oliveira is a two-time Grammy nets, viola, crUo and double bass. semble,p«funning"Byand For RutOliveira and soprano nominee for his CD of the Barber Ohrenstein and Sequitur pre- isis" at 3 p.m. March 18 in Slee; the Dora Ohrenstein-the Concerto with Leonard Slatkin and miered the songs in New York City Amherst Saxophone Quartet persolo vocalist of the Philip Glass En- the St. Louis Symphony. last season, and an recording them fonning"SaxAppeaa" at8 p.m. March semble who has joined the UB music The son of Portugese immi- for CRI this season. 29 in Slee,and the UB Percussion En<' For mol-e . than a decade, semble at 8 p.m. March 31 in Slee. fuculty-willbeamongthehigblights grants, he was 9 ye-.us old when he of the Man:h concert schedule prebegan studyOhreostein Thescbedulealsoindudesfuculty sented by the Department of Music. ing violin was the solo recitals by Helena Bugallo, piano, qliveira will give the fourth conwith his vocalist of the · Jonathan Golove, cello, and )on · cert of the Slee/\Tositing Artist Series Philip Glass Nelson, trumpet, at 8 p.m. March 19 brother, John. at 8 p.m. March 24 in Slee Concert He continued Ensemble, aP- in Slee, and David Fuller, organ, at 8 Hall. He will perfurm selections from pearing at ma- p.m. March 23 in Sloe. his studies at Porgy and Bess, Mozart's Sonata in the Hartt jor halls and The music dep~ent also will festivalsacrOss present Brown Bag concerts at E-Oat Major and Ravel's Tzigane. College of Music and the globe. Her noon on March 13 in the Slee While at UB, he also will teach a one-woman, Lobby and at noon on March 15 in the Manhatmaster class at 3 p.m. March 23, and will perform with the Slee tan School of Mwic, whe"' he also music-theater production entitled the Allen Hall auditorium on the "Urban Diva," featuring specially South Campus. Sinfonietta at 8 p.m April3 in a con- received an honorary doctorate. cert that will include Mendelssohn's In her performancr, Ohrenstein commissioned pie= by American The Allen Hall concert is co-sponViolin Concerto in E minor. wiU coUaborate with one of New composers.praniered in Amsterdam soredbyWBFO-FM,UB'sNational Ohrenstein, widely known and . York City's most venturesome and and at Dana Theatre Workshop in Public Radio affiliate, and Uniw:radmired for her colorful renditions accomplished chamber ensembles, New York and was presented at the sity Community Initiative. of contemporary vocal mwic, will Sequituf, on a program entitled Wailea Arts Center, the Cabrillo FesSingle tickets for most concrrts perform an evening of cabaret songs "Things That Make the World Go tival and the Spoleto Festival USA sponsored by the Department of Her newest solo disc, "Restless Music range from $5 to $12, Disat 8 p.m. March 15 in Slee. Round (Money and Sex )."The proThe first and only American vio- gram will featurecabaret-stylesongs Spirit," bas just been released on counts are available for seniors, stulinist to win the Gold Medal at by some of the most exciting con- Koch International Classics and dents and UBfuculty.statfand alwnni MoscoW's Tchaikovsky International temporarycomposen writing today, contains works by Thomas Ades, for the mo"' expetisive conoens. Tickets D)llybeobtained from the Competition, Oliveira also was the including An.n e LeBaron, Eve Lee Hoiby, Henry Purcell, William lim violinist to receive the ooveted Beglariap,l..ewis Spratlan, David Del Boloom and AliC£ Shields. Slee Hall box officr from noon to 5 Avery Fisher Prize, in addition to cap- Tredici and David Lang. Ohrenstein began teaching mitt at p.m. Mooday thmugh Friday, from Conceived by Sequitur's music di- UB last semester, and is director ofthe the Center for the Arts box officr turing first prius at the Naumburg International Competition and the rectors-<omposer Harold Meltzer university's opera ·,_.,rkshop, where from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday G.B. Dealey Competition. and pianist Sara Laimon-the pro- last semester she did a hilarious pro- through Friday and at all He has been hailed for his perfor- gram will consist of short pieces fo- duction called"Molart in the Middle.. Tickttmaster outlets. mances of standard violin literature, cusing on the themes of money and Rounding out the oonart schedThe full slateofSiee Hall concerts available online as well as his interpretations of the sex. Texts come from such writers ule in Man:h will be appear-an= by is at music of our time. His repertoire is as Dorqthy Parker, Djuna Barnes the Cassatt String Quartet perform- <~-slee.buffalo.eclu >. By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor A �f!braary 27. 2001/Vul. 32.1o.21 Rap a..._ UB .checks out NYPIRG Groop investigates establishing chapter, hold "teach-in" to lly SUE WIIETCHU Rq>ontr Editor amount-likdy about $3 per stu- strumental in the passage of numer- dent per semester-to fund a T NYPIRG chapter at UB, she says. Both the SA Assembly and SA Senate must approve the motion in or~ der for the referendum to appear on the ballo~ she adds. As pan of its efforts to give UB whatS~e-n calls a "taste of what having a real chap~ would be l.ik.e," NYPIRG will hold a Higher Eduation Teacb-lo at 7 p.m. on March I in Pistachio's in the Student Union. North Campus. Edward Sullivan, chair of the Assembly's Higher Education C.:.nunittee; SUNY 'fru.me Pam~ JaCobs; UB President William R. Greiner; SUNY Student Trustee. Christopher Holland, and Blair Homer, NYPIRG~ legi.slative director, are expected to attend and discuss SUNY funding issues and state support for higher education. Founded in 1973, NYPIRG has 19 chapters throughout the state, including one at Buffalo State C.:.llege. The not-for-profit group lobbies on ous pieas of legislation, including the bottle bill, the (l<rleric drug law, the lemon law, the Freedom of Information Art, and most recently, the lim safe cigarette law and the neighbor notification bill for pesticide applications. HE largest student-directed ruearchond adw>cacyorganization in New York State i.s looking into establishing a chap~e- at UB. The New York Public ln!C'est Research Group (NYPIRG) i.saploring whether ~ i.s inle'est oo campus in establishing a chap~e- at UB, the only SUNY universityoen~e-witbout a chap~e-, says Michelle Stem. chair of the NYPIRG statewide board ofdirectors wbo has set up shop in Buffulo for the next kw months to sb<pberd the UB organizing effort. NYPIRG bad a chapter at UB, but the group was forad to leave cam. pus in 1982 due to what some have called "financial reasons." NYP!RG held a general-interest meeting on Feb. 13 that attracted more than 140 stUdents--<iufficient irit.erest fOr the group to continue its organizing efforts, Stem says. The group now i.s working with UB student government to get a referen· dum on the ballot for the Student Association elections to be held next month. The refermdum would ask students to increase the mandatory studen t activity fee by a small suchissuesastheenviro~t.con­ sumer rights, higher education and health-care reform. Student volonteers work with full-time, professiOJwstaff. Stem says NYPIRG has been in- "ANYPIRGchap~e-i.sasignificant enhant:mlmt ofstudent life and programmatic activities,• Stern says. "The oervioes that Wf! are able to providr are useful, both for enhancing students' civic abilities and promoting much-needed policy reform." She notes that having a NYPIRG chaple" at UB would bdp in coordinating statt'Wide campaigns, as wdJ as strengthen local student efforts in cooperation with the active chapter at Buffi!lo Stlte CD~ege., In addition to the Higher Education Teach-In, NYPIRG activities at UB thi.s semes~e- will include organizing a lobbying trip tO Albany on March 5 for the group's annual Higher Education Day in the capital, an educational event crlebrating the links between hip hop and social activism from 7-10 p.m. March 20 in 210 Student Union and a trip to Albany March 23-25 for the statewide C.:.nferencr on Student Action. Pitman applies math to kidney EUEN GOL~BAU M Contnbutlng ~dltor RACTITIONERS of applied mathematics use a lexicon of numerical equa- By P tions. instead ofletters and , sentences,toilluminatethesecretsof the physical world. They use thi.s"foreign language," which seems so abstract to the rest of us, to help sot+. griny, real-world problems bydeveloping computational models of everything ranging from large, industrial sysle"ns to tiny biological ones. • UB apptied mathematician Bruce Pitman does a little of both. Over the past decade, he has employed techniques he learned while modeling large industrial systems in order to study the primary functional unit in the kidney, called the nephron, which measures a mere 20 rnicrons across. TheairnoftheNationallnstitutes of Health funded work, a collaboration with researchers at two other institutions, i.s to enhance the understanding of how kidneys work. lnthehealthyhumanbody,Pitman explained, there are about a million nephrons in each kidney, performing the aitical job of filtering"from blood the water, salts and potassium that the body needs and leaving waste products and urea to be excreted. "If we understand how the nephron works in healthy animals, it might give us an indication as to the causes of renal disease," he said. Pitman,whoalsoserwsasvicrprovost for educational technology, got involved with modeling thi.s piece of the human anatomy quite by~t He found himself sharing an office at the C.:.urant Institute at New York University with Harold Layton, now a professor of mathematics at Duk< Univmity, whq had done his graduate work on modeling the kidney. , "Layton wanted to ~end an ear- lier model of blood flow in the nephron, but was unsure how to do someofthecomputationsinvolved," remembered Pitman. One aftrrnoon over tea, they started talking. tiona! models of the nephron in greater and greater detail. Experiments have shown that in animals with normal blooO pressure; the Ouid pressure in the neph ron remains rather constant, and Pitman had done his graduate oscillations, if they occur, are reguwork on modeling granular behav- Jar, explained Pitman. ior, such as how and why large par"But in animals with high blood tides l.ik.e com Oakes fall out of in- pressure, you see complicated oscildustrial hoppers in precisely the way lations and sometimes they are even that they do---<1 far cry from the ana- chaotic," he said. "The question is, tornical obsessions ofhis officemate. what causes these chaotic behavior.?" "But by using the language of Aa:ording to Pitman, experiments mathematics, we were able to com- by physiologists have shown that as municate," said Pitman. many as half of the nephrons near I.aytonhadimmersedhimselfthor- the surfacr of the kidney appear in oughlyinthelanguageofpbysiology, pairs,tripletsorinfours,allofwhich Pitmanrec:alled,andsocouldskillfully sbareacommonoriginonanartcry. introduce Pitman to the field. "This coupling i.s very prevalent," "What be didn't have was the he said, "and in aninWs with high backgrobnd to view hi.s model and blood pressure, the coupling of its potential in the larger context of nephrons may contribute to the very applied-mathernaticswork,suchas complicated behavior in the way how you use math and computa- Ouid Oows through the nephron." tiona! models to describe fluid Recent work by Pitman and his flows," he said. colleagues suggests tl>at oscillations Pitman was familiar with these is- in nephron flow may coincide with sues as a result of his an1lysis of a higher output of salt from the granular flows. body, a possible Unk among high "We spent our first week translat- blood pressure, salt intake and osin g." Pitman recalled."He would tell cillations in renal blood flow. · ll1f an idea about the kidney's func" It makes us wonder whether or tion and I would translate that into noi these complicated oscillations the language of fluid dynanu'ts. We may occur in order to get rid of cxwould workout each idea so that we cess salt," said Pitman. both under.tood each other's apQuestions like that send the reproach. By the end of that week, we .searcherS back to their equations, had two formulations side by side, devising formulas that may be able whichdidn'llookanythingal.ik.ebut to account for the new behavior. which were actually the same: one They then adapt the formulas into written in the language of physiol- computer codes that ultimately will ogy and one written in the language be used to develop a model that cap· of fluid dynamics." tures the new information. That was in 1987. "We push the model until it Since then, the research group, breaks,"saidPitman."lnotherwords, which now includes physiologist until it doesn't explain something Leon Moore from the University at that has been seen experimentally. Stony Brook, has published about a Then we go back and try to find W3)~ dozen paper. developing computa- to incorporate the new behavior." 3 BrieD Retirem~nt program planned ttl Hum.., Ruoun:e Senku •nd the Office of Special Events will offer food for thought for members of the univenity comm unity on the topic of retirement during a program to be presmted on March 2 in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Similar sessions will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon and from 14 p.m. An information fair will be held throughout the day. Up to three hours of release time, at the discretion of the supervisor, is available for tho~ in'rrested in attending the free program. Employees are asked to work with their supervisors to coordinare times and ensure adequate coverage in their area. The program will provide faculty and staff mernbers with the op-· portunity to talk one-on-one with representatives from a wide variery of a(l<rlcies, companies and financial planners as they contemplate retirement, either as a short-term or long-term issue. The forum will cover the full range of retirement i.ssues, including financial planning. estate planning. government services, relocation and traVel, aging dependents, maintaining health and fitness, volunteering and more. In addition, Human Resource Services will present a series of semj. nars throughout the day on topics specific to UB's organization and its diverse linkages to New York State and SUNY benefits, including short · and long-term financial planiting, retirement -distribu tion options, assi.sted living, aging, estate planning and tru.st s. Among the agencies and companies participating in the event wiU be the New York State Employees' Retirement System, TIAA-CREF, New York State Deferred ~mpensation, Aetna, MetLife, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, TIAA-CitEF's Trust Division, Social Security Admintstration, Amberleigh, Canterbury Woods, Hogan and Wtllig PLLC, the American Cancer Society, the Emeritus Ointer and REV-UP. E. Suzy Shallowhorn, personnel associate in Human Resource Services and an organizer of the event, urges aJJ UB employees .. to take advantage of this unique opportunity to contemplate impor· tant decisions about their futures." "'This type of cooperative programmjng will provide important information and resources that can uJtimately lead to more productive and enjoyable lives in retirement ," Shallowhorn says ...At rilinimum, it will be a valuable wake-up caU for some to begin considering important life dedsions." For further information about the event, including an updated ltst of participants, visit the event Web site at <www.spedaleven ts.buffak..edu /retlre>. Pre-registration at the Web site is recommended, bur nor required, to assist Human Resource Services in providing appropriate seating arrangements and ~andouts. . UB participates in stroke study UB Is one o f 60 medical centers across the United States and Canada participating in a major study of a new procedure to prevent stroke. L. Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and director of the Toshiba Stroke Research center, is the princiflal investigator qf the Buffalo portion of the study that will compare carotid endar-terectomy, a common operation to prevent stroke, to a new procedure called carotid artery stenting. The study-called the Carotid RevascuJarization Endarterectomy Stenting Trial, or CREST-is supported by the National institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (N INDS) of the Nationallnsti· tutes of Health. Buildup of atherosclerosis occurs preferentially at the point where the carot-d-a main artery th at supplies blood to the brain-divides into the internal and external arteries. If the internal carotid artery is blocked by atherosclerosis.-a stroke may occur. During a carotid endarterectomy, physicians dean out and repair the carotid. With the newcarotidarterystenting.a metal device called a stent i.s plaad in the narrowed part of the carotid artery to hold it open. Half of the patients in the study will get acaroid stent, while hal f will undergo the endarterectomy. A total of2,500 patients will participate in the study, with about 50 co ming from Buffalo. Exhibit examines war in Colombia An exhibit explori ng t h e curre~t civil war in Colombia, as well .l.!t the war being waged against drugs both b)' the United States .md within Colombia, is on display on the first noor of tht> Oscar A. Silverman Undergraduate Library in Capen Hall, North Campus. " Plan Colombia: A War Against Drugs in a Cou ntry at War wtth Itself," combines a va riety of image!<> and texts dealing with war dnd drugs in Colombia, including color images from the Associated Press photography archives and recent articles culled fTom Colombia-pub· lished newspapers and magazines about .. Plan Colombia" -a S 1.3 million U.S. aid package to help fight the war on drugs in Colombia. Also included are books explaining the historical origins of the Colombian war, government documents and books that discuss United States-Colombia relation s and poetry. The exhibit a]so will featurr weekly updates to rc:flect changing conditions and continuing debate. The exhibit, curated by Tatiana de Ia Tierra, UGL reference li- brarian, will be on display through April 15. For more information, call64 5-2943, ex!. 237, or email de Ia Tierra at <td6@acsu.buffalo.cdu >. �4 Raporial: february21.,2001/Yei.JUo.21 Priorities of associate director of admissions blend education with community service BRIErLY MlnJ..med school set for spring --ond-poin -In -.olnthe..-.-- control, and 90"'0Ics and psychiaby- 8lnOng the """"' al dlocuMionSchool's lor thetnpcs U8 Mlni-Modlcol sprillg progrom, •eur..nt Topics inCllnlcoiMecldne.' Tho c.oune; which runs 11om 7 to 9 p.m. on 1M c.c>nseaJtM Tueodays, wilt begin Min:n 13 and wrap up April lO.l.ecllltes for the 1M! sessions will be held in Butler Auditorium in Farber Hall on the SOuth c.mpus. -.nee registration is ~ quirtd lei< the coune, wiJlch wilt r.. ture talks ronglng 11om "Tho Human Genome: A Bloeprint lor Ufeand Medlclnt" to 'EffecU al Trauma an Chlldnn and Adolesceou,'" as well as "From thekcident Site to the Emergency Room: Is It Uke What You See onTelellislonr The course, a community servkt program of the School of Medicine and Blomedic:al Sciences, b spdruored by Eslh..ondOonDavls. lndMdualslnte'eSttdlnsfgr>lng up may call the~ School at 829-2196 between 8:30 a.rri. and • :30 p.m. Mondoy lfvough Friday. For more lnlofmotlon. vbit the school's Web w · ~~-­ ~-Nancy Welch nomr~s sought OffJ:e ~ al the VIce President f0< Student Affllin b S<dolng nominatioru for the 22nd annual Nancy welch kNotd. The owortl-glven annually in hono< al the former mlclonllol coqrdlnatM a/Rachel CMson College--b re50M!d lor under- grlduate residential students who ~ made signlflcont contributions to the ...w.rslty community through the dewlapmont al Cl9liw progroms 0< p<OjociS a n d throughout the academic yeor. To obulln an oppicotion packet. oontact CMoflne Puccio In the Student Affairs office at 645·2982 or eni-.u her at <cpuc-.rlolo.edu>. CO<npfettd applicltions must be recoMd by 5 p.m. Morth 21. UB Women's Club to hold elections The UB Women's Club will hold its aOnual Election Meeting .It noon on Marth 3 In the Center fO< Tornonow, North c.mpus. Members will vote on the following al alfian: preslden~ Marla Coburn; ¥Ice preside(lt and program cNir, Lucile ~; president-eled, Eugenio Smith;-· Julia Cohon; recording secreu.y, Ardis Stewart; and cooespond- ing secretary, )Oon Ryan. Aft..-noon ... will b e ond ent.,...lnment wi(l be provided. . The UB Women's Club is I ser(ice Of90nlzation open to all women In the community. Club activities support the Grace Copen Academic-· JOB LISTINGS UB Job llsdl1gs acasslble Yilt Web lob listings "" pn>fesslonol. reseorth, faculty and cMisor¥1co-bolh compelfiiYo and non~ can be accessed viii the Resources SeMces Web w ot .... •ttp://--1 I - - __,..,.~• Students focus of Thompson's work IIJ ~ LfWAHDOWSIU ityalmrnunity---havc:betn with her . RtpOtttrAuistont Edotor for much of her life. ARMELA Thompson is While she says her background neorlyecstaticassheen- wasn'tasdilficultasothmgrowing gages in conversation up in the innt.r dty, Thompson about her fruitful, and s~nt her childhood on Buffalo's surprisingly varied, career at UB, . EastSide. She and her sister were leabout her recent participation in the gaily adopted by her grandparents Gates Millennium Scholars Program and about her three comically inoorripble sons. She has much of which to he proud. But the lilt in her voice as she unleashes the story of finishing her doctoral dissertation is unmistakable-the relief is not ebbing but gushing. She did iL She's done. She's free to slip back into life. Thompson, a,.sociatr dinctor of admissions, recmtlydosed the book on lier dissertation-which she pulls from a file cabin<t, staring with a mix of disbelief and conviction at the thick pile of white paper that~ marks the celebratory leap over the finish line-the past four months her final stretch. "Nowlfeellikelcanfinallyspend weekends with my boys; she says, oontemplating aloud wbat hobbies of the boys; Who are ages 7, 10 and 12, she might take up. Thompson. whose doctoral< is in educationaladministmianwithaooncmtrationinhighereducalion,saidsbe after their mother died when Thfuundthatfinalstrdchmu!arating.But ompson was just 4 years old. taxing as well-<ls a mother, wife. adRaised by her grandparents, neiministrator and student · ther of whom ever c:Ompleted high "It's tough to stay motivated,' she school, she still grew up in an envisays. "Life gets in the way of a Ph.D." ronment that was very suppor-t:M And people still n<ed you, she ex- of her educational goals. plains, laughing at the image rolling "I've always enjoyed education through her head and off her tongue. and .-.Iued education; she says. As " like a husband who doesn't know an African-American woman who where the light bulbs are after 13 has taken her education to the yeors," she says. again laughing. highest leYel, Thompson remgnizes For the past four months, Thomp- the incredible benefits of graduateson had betn getting up at between Je-;e( education. And members of the minority2 and 3 a.m. and working straight through until 6 or 7 p.m. on Satur- community who pursue graduate days and Sundays. wholly conswned degrees often do so in the field of by her dissertation. education. Her office--<omfortable in ap"I think that speaks again to their pearance---became her"home away .-.Iue of education and perhaps an from home.• interest. in giving back,' she notes. "! really got focused those last "Within the field of education, -you four months," she sar.s- " It allowed give back formally and informally-;me to reflect on my own goals and regardless of the setting." objecti~what my priorities are.• Her interests in education and the And her priorities-largely par- minorityoommunityconvergedthis ticipating in and promoting educa- past summer when sbe was chooen tion, and contributing to the minor- by the American Association of Col- C kgiare Registnrs iiild Admissions canoe in bttring,.,ungleaders. lb- ompson senoed aran oflic.tr in the Negro College Fund' (UNCF) to localchapter,andherthreeoonsrurserv< as a reader of applications for rmtlyarunemben. In anolher etbtMGatesMillenniumScboWsPro- nic community, she conlinues, gram. She was charged with ovalu- "maybeanindividualwouldn'tknaw ating.OYeraperiodofm..days.oome what)ackandJiDwas." 25,000 ~... for the program, Whil< she ..ys she wishes the vana privately funded, Sl ous groups of readers would ~ billion initiative aimed betn better integrated, she also was at reducing the finan- proud to ......, the intmsts of the cial boniers to a co11qje -youth from her cultunl and ethnic education. baclc:grounci . "I was in awe,' "'twaswdi>Wlrlbthetime,"sbesays. she says of the appliAnd for Thompson, whose cants, most of whom schedule appears seamless as she w= applying with 4.0 explains it, time is at a pmnium GPAsoomingfromri@Given Thompson's endless suporoushighschoolpro- ply of motivation fueled byopporgrams. Her esteem for tunities to research and acquire the progr3m, and for knowledge at UB, even the gaJ>ing the selection proctss, hole left by her oomplet.ed doqoral dMloped not only be- work is dosing quickly, the lmlp<>causeofthestellarap- ·rarilydisplacedeffortfastfindingits plicants, but also be- way into the -facets of career and cause of what she family. Prom her initial position in learned along the way admissions as coordinator of miabout cultural and nority recruitment in 1987, to her educational .-.lues. position as director of Parking and At tint, sbe says, '1\-msportation Services, which she sbe was put olfby the tooltin 1992-<0dmittedly,a deparwaysinwhichthertad- turefromherworkin~ ero-a total of 85 to her cum:nt position, Thompson members of higher- always has kq>t one thing in mind educationfacultiandadministration in her work. at UB:"Howcan I take from aaoss the counlr}'---Were ~ what I know about the university gionalized by 1ethnic group. For a- and oonvince studmts to come?" ample. the Na!M-American readm "At the highest motivationalleYel, w.re in Denver, while most of the -you want to be all that you can be." Asian readers w= in California, and she says in earnest, circling back to the Hispanic and A&ican-AmeriO!Il her dissertation, explaining that this readm in Washington, D.C. notion played a role in deciding her "It created a divisiveness that ap- topic, which <Oiliiitined the relationpeared lliU1eCe5Sa!)'; sbe says. shipbetw<enleadmhipstyltandjob Also ~g was the fact that satisfaction, and an individual'sm<>each ethnic group was respoDSible tivationforbec:omingself-actualized. for reading the applications of stuShe laughs at the fact tjlat she still dents of the same ethnic back- wakes in the middle of the night, ground. But logic inter>med, and anxiousabouttheworkshe'salready Thompson took a tack that made oompleted. Her onlleagues have told the situation more palatable. her it will take six months for her "Once I understood the ratio- doctornte symptoms to dissipate. nale,' she explains, "it made a little Then again, who's oounting? Thmoll! sense to me.• ompson simply bas plunged fullT~ explain, Thompson offers the throttle back into hd' role as a stueiample of jack and Jill of America dent advocatr. Inc., a national organization for AI"l~s a wonderful e:rperienoe knowrican-American families that pro- ingthat)'OU\>emadeadilfmna:mthe motes community service. lives of students il< wb6m the oo1Jese "I knowwbat that means in~ searchprocessisamysttr)';'shesays. African-American oommunity; she And from that telltale grin on her explains, noting the group's signifi- facr, it's evident she means it Ofliars (AACRAO)..,PlbeUnittd Aqolescent cigarette, alcohol use examined RIA study finds concurrent use ofalcohol, cigarettes poses serious public-health issue By r.ATlfLUN WEAVU Reporter Contributor ESEARCHERS at theResearch Institute on Addictions have released results of a study showing that adolescents who use both alooholandcigarettesamat increased risk of personal and social problems, poor grades in school and delinquency, compared to adolescents who do not use both substances. The study also found that adolescents who art concurrent users of aloohol and cigarettes have a risk of illicit drug use and drug problems that is greater than would be expected based only on their drinking and smoking separately. The study, published in Addictive R Behaviors,involl!edsecondaryanalysis of data collected in three large statewide surVeys of7-12th gradm oonductedinNewYorkStatrin 1983, 1990 and 1994 to oompare characteristics of those adolescents who both smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol wiib students who did DOL The study was oo-authored by Joseph H. Hoffinan, a project director al'ld statistician at RIA, and John W. Welte and Graa M. Barnes, RIA senior research scientists. It was funded by a grant from the National Institute on Akohol Abuse and Aloobolism to Barnes, principal investigator, and Welte, oo-principal m-tigator. "The finding of a synergistic, or greater, effect of the combination of drinking and smoking on illicit drug usc appears to be new,.. said Hoffman, the leod author. · .cThis means that the effect of concurm>t use is greater than that ~ue either to driniCing or smoking alone. The analysis also showed that this synergistic effect remained constant over the time period of the three SIU'ie)'S-" The study found a significant oooccurrence of adolescmt drinking and smoking in these surveys. The p~encr of concurrent driniting and smolting decreased from I~ 23 percent-to 1990-19 percentand increased by 1994-22 percenL This tm1d clooelyparalleled thetmld in prevalence of current smoking over tbe same time poin~25 percent, 20 percent and 24 ~~ ~ spectivdy.ln each survey, about one third of drinkerswerecurrentsmokers, and almost allcunmt smokers in each survey also drank alcohol The study also examined differenc<s in the trmds of ooncurrent use of alcohol and cigarettes in gender, age and raciaVethnic groups. "' Between 1990 -e.nd 1994, we found that the prevalence ofconcurrent use ofalcohol and cigarettes increased moll! among younger adolescents than among older adolescents, and also increased more among African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans than among European Americans; Hoffman explained. "These increases raise a special concern for these groups of young people.• �Fnruart 22.2001/Yo1.3U1.21 Rap a..._ Wright material on the road Items from VB collection to appear in notable exhibitions By PATIIICIA DOHOVAH Conlliboting Editor ALUABLE items from the Frank Uoyd Wright Collection of the UB Archives will hit the road over the next few months to taler their place in notable exhibitions of the architect's work. One item is a window from the additio.n to Tok)'>'s magnificent and legendary Imperial Hotel, designed by Wright and constructed during 1913-22.11 not only is considered to be one ofhis most brilliant and fluid designs, but its survivafof the 1923 Great Kanto earihqu~which V Kathleen Del.aniy, assistant archivUt at UB, says the university's Wright documents, photographs, memorabilia and architectural elements frequently are requested for inclusion in world-class exhibitions here and abroad. tiful exhibition catalogue produced by the art-book publisher, Rizzoli, and in a complete catalogue of Wright's leaded-glass window designs by the exhibition's curator, Julie L Sloan." Tbe Japan Society exhibition will featureWodcs by Japanese artists col- lected by Wright, inch>iling screen paintings, woodblock prints, textiles and stcnciJs, DeLaneysays. It also will present Wright's drawings for various architectural projects and examples of the furniture be designed "The title of the UB photo," she sa)'S. "is 'Mrs. Darwin D. {Isabel) Marlin arranging flowers in south razed large sections of TokyQ-- room of Martin House, Buffalo, marked the Imperial as a .rare example of the integration of architecture and engineering into a comprehensive, seismic-design strategy. Another item, also related to the Wright coUe<;tion, is a photograph of Isabel Martin, wife of Darwin D. Martin, for whom Wright designed the Martin House comple.x on Jewett Par)<way in Buffalo. She was a client in her own right and oversaw Wright's design of Graycliff, the f.unily's summer home on lake Erie. The Imperial Hotel window is made of dear and gilded glass and zinc. It will be on loan to the American Craft Museum in New York City for the exhibition "Light Screens: The l.eadedGlassofFranlcUoydWright," which will open May 10 in New York and run through mid-2003 at venues throughout the United States. The photograph will be part of the exhibition "The Architect's Other Passion: Frank Uoyd Wright and Japan," to be mounted by the Japan Society from March 22 through July 15 in its headquarters in New York. ' with l<oryusai pillar print on wall.' It will be included in the part of the exhibit .-eser-..,d for period photographs of Wright interiors with of.._- This photo orrM9ng-.s In tho Martin - .. l n - · b t o b e ...... of o 1 - Society exhibit. The "Light Screens" exhibit will travel to the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.; the Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pa.; Atlanta's High Musewn of Art, and the Orange County Art Museum in Newport Beach, Calif. II will dose at the Rmwkk Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. "This exhibit is an important one," DeLaney says, "and it has two significant symposia associated with il One will taler place in New York at the American Craft Museum and Christie's on June 4 and·5. The second will be held in Chicago and in Grand Rapids Oct. 23-24. "In addition to that," she sa)'S. "the window will be featured in a beau- Asian art, autographed letters, catalogues and Wright's publications on Japanese prints." Delaney says this exhibition will be curated by Julia Meech, independent scholar and former associate curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who organized a similar exhibit for the Phoenix Art Museum in 1995. "Like the American Craft Museum show, the Japan Society e:xlubit will be accompanied by a highquality catalogue. In this case, the Japan Society and Harry Abrams Inc., publisher of high-quality art books, will produce a 300-page, fully illustrated book,• she says. "There also will be an ambitious lecture series associated witJt the show that will address the far-reaching influence ofWright's interest in Japan and the influence of)apanese aesthetics and design on modem architecture and the visual arts." Carnival! "c.mlv•l: • word evoking a thousand and one colorful images of performing masqueraders, spectacular Boats, O!lll\te costumes and rhythmic, steel-pan drums. The street theater and dancing sculpture that is Carnival is an event celebrated throughout the Americas, Europe and the Caribbean-in such far-away places as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Port-of-Spain, Trinidad; Venice, Italy; Veracruz, Mexico, and New O rleans, or even closer to home in Toronto and Brooklyn. Carnivaj's ritual pageantry usually takes place on the days leading up to Len~and culminates o n Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, whkh will be observed th is year on Feb. 27. Winter, spring and summer carnivals, however, are not uncommon, as outlined in 2001 Carni val Dates Fi om Around the World <www.tntiJiand.com/othercamtvals.html >. Although nothin g can repla ce the experience of Carnival itself, there are a number of online resources worth exploring during this bacchanal season. The Grove Dictiona ry of Art O nline, for example, provides a good overview of th e origins, symbolism and modem development of Carnival <www.groveart.com/tdaonllne/ artldes/lndu:.up71evei:T0141M>, as well as access to articles on related topi cs ranging from .. Pageant and Festival Arts " < www . g rove art . com I t daon line/• rt lei es / lndu.up71evei ~T064S&I > to "Mask and Masquerade in the African Diaspora" <www.grove art.com/td•onllne/•rtlcles/ lndex... p71evei=T0010611rii=10012J941rtype=l ndex>. Cttrnival Culture <www.humbOidt.edu /- me2 / engl480/ 4&0front.html>--a site d evo ted to the musical, verbal and popular arts of Carnival-features a selection of links to carnival, calypso and steelband resources on th e Web. Real Audjo files to the musi c of Carnival band competiti on winners, primarily those ofTri nidad and Tobago, are included here for our listening pleasure. Ca,rnaval.com <www.camaval.com/m•ln.htm > offers guides to Carnival celebrations from aro und the world, with info·r mation on each festival's history, pa rades, entertainment, costumes and more. And, for a sense of Carnival's past, two exhibits at the New Orleans Public Library deserve mention-A Century Old: Carnival Memorabilia from 1900 & 190 I <http:/ / nutrlos.org /-nopl/exhlblts/ mg2000/ mgr..OO.htm> and Designing Woman: The Carnival Art ofUda Plauche <http:/ / nutn.s.or-gt-nopl/exhlblts/pl-..che/pJ.uc:he.htm>-both of which honor the artistic legacy at the heart of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Other Carnival-related materials can be located through th e use of the Guide to Resources for the St ud y of C arnival in New O rl eans <www.nutrtas.org/-nopl/ gnoa/ mggukle/ contentl.htm >. So it's Carnival day, everybody come and celebrate! -Stewart Brower and L __ _ _ _ __ Su~a~n• TejMI•, Unive~Jify Ubrones SmolQng tied to hemorrhage risk-~B_.-._-_eo--. By LOIS IIAI<ER Contributing Editor IGARETfEsmokingincreases the risk of brain C hemorrhage, and the risk persists even after quitting, evidence from a new study by UB Stroke researchers shl>ws. In their case-control study, they found that both current smoking and previous smoking were associated with a significantly increased risk of subarachnoid hem- orrhage-bleeding into the space between the middle and inner linings of the brain. The study was presented in Fort Laucferdale last week at the American Heart Associat~on International Joint Conference on Stroke a~d Cerebral Circulation. "People need to be aware that once they toke up smoking, they are facing a potentially irreversible risk for s ubarachnoid hemorrhage," said Adnan I. Qureshi, assistant professor of neurosurgery and lead author. "The studyP.,intsout the important role of a potentially modifiable risk factor for brain hemorrhage. Unfortunately, the risk does not appear to change after quitting cigarette smoking. Therefore, the only effective way to reduce the risk is to avoid smoking altogether." Less common than stroke caused by blocked arteries , this type of hemorrhage accounts for 5 percent to 10 percent of strokes. It may occur without warning and according to their medipll records. The average age was 52: this rype SIS to expand academic menu . of stroke occurs most often be- often is fatal . Qureshi and colleagues affiliated with UB's Toshiba Stroke Research Center and Johns Hopkins medical institutions reviewed the medical records of 323 patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins cont rols showed that current smokers were twice as likely to ex· perience a subarachnoid hemorrhage than persons who had never smoked. The ri sk for smokers who had quit wa s similar to those who were ac- The School of lnform•tlon Studies (SIS) has announced that it " will introduce a new undergraduate track in "' informatics," expand its doctoral program in co mmun ica ti on and Impleme nt a new master's degree program in September. University Hospital be- tween the ages of 35 and 60. Analysis of data from cases and tween January 1990 and June l~withadiagno­ tively smoking. "Our findings sis of subarachnoid support previous research showing that smoking in creases the risk of this hemorr hage. They compared data on ri sk factors for .till(··~·~ stroke from these cases with data from matched co ntrols se- lected from the Third Na- type of stroke," Qureshi said. "It also shows that the risk persists, even af- ter people quit. The messageis, of course, that people should not begin to smoke if they want to avoid thi s and trition Examination Survey, a representative sample of the U.S. .other health risks associated with smoking.• population. Only 93, or 28 percent, of the Addi tional researchers on th e study were Abutaher M Yahia, M. patients were men, an indication that this brain event is much more common among women. Forty-six: percent of the patients were smok- Fareed K. Suri, Zulligar Ali, Lee R. Guterman and L Nelson Hopkins, all of UB, the Toshiba Stroke Research Center and Kaleida Health, and Rafael J. Tamargo of the Johns ers at the time of the stroke, while 39 percent had smoked in the past, Hopkins medical institutions. Thomas Jacobson, professor and interim dean of SIS, said the school will add a new undergraduate study track in info rmatics to its existing baccaJaureate program in commun icatio n. Jacobso n describes "informatics" as a term that o riginated in Europe to refer to the converge nce of digital and networked communication systems. The new track will joint ·existing communication -Study tracks in mass media, organizational communication and international communication. jacobson also said the school would expand its d octoral program in communication, adding a track with a strengthened research com· po nent in library and information science with faculty jointly appointed from the SIS departments of Com mun ication and Library Studies. The program currently offers research concentrations in mass media, new technologies, organizational cha oge and internatio nal and intercultural communication. ln addition, he said US has received approval from the New York State Department o f Education for a new master's degree in informati on technology and communica tion that will begin this fall. The new program, which was announced last fall, Will offer a 36-credithour graduate degree designed to equip graduates to enter the informa· tion workforce in a wide variety of fields. Its curriculum is grounded in a year of extensive research on workforce and education needs. The program will be unusual in that emphasis will not be only on technological skills, but aiso on competencies in commun ication, team -building, critical thinking, organizational culture and organ izational strategy. Within the new master's-degree program , st udents will speciaLize in one of several study tracks, including information science, information architecture, management of information centers, system di!sign and implementation, and organizational developmen t. �Work by Texan James Drake uses snake skin to depict customs, behaviors Of enYinNoment I.Cuoos JO<d~hls­ Exhibit contrasts nature, technology tho position a( - By Jf-.JI UWAHOOWSIU Lillo A.~ -..-. Amorbn - a ( 1'1¥~. JChalarty Jc>umol cowrtng .. - cl - . . . , . - analytial and A ~­ .ind chair tho~ a( -cl- prolessor Social and~~ his been a( tho fj)ldomiology and oee..e Con1101 Study Secllon cl tho named.- Conte< for Scientllic ~ ,.. tlonallnsdWies c l - . Study S«<ioru gnont applbtions submitted to tho NIH, malce~on thee applications to tho appro. pri.!le NIH national adYiso!y <ouncn "'board, and SUM!)' tho slatus a( reorm In their fields. ol5dence. Six faculty rnemben haw!~ ceived awards for 2001 under the Environmental Science Inter disclpllnaf)' Research Program ol tho Environment and Sodely 11>slitute. joMph and joMLY....._d tess a( tho Oepanment ol CIYII, Slructurol and ErMronmen,.l Engineering received S8,500 for 4 F.- !heir project ·u.e a( grophic l,!naging 10 Study p.,. llde Aggregation as a Fractal Process.,_ .. - · AJUey - V . - . ..... D. and - G. " - ol tho Deportment d peniSlly ~- S9,820 their project •1ncorpor.olion of Green Chemistry into an lJn. tor: defgraduate l.«ture and l.aborillof)' Coune and tho Applico· lion of Combinatorial Chemistry to Metalloo Separotion.• c-....., «»-. associate proii!SSOI' at computer science and engineering. re<enlly ~ ceived ....,., gronts from mojo< networicing componies. Including Alcalel CO<p<>me Research Center (~S,OOO), Nolda ~ seordl Center ($67,000) and Telcordia-former ~ ($100,000). Qiao's r.....m lnterosts<SN«tho-~ ingareasd"""''JUI!rSand communlations, porJI. lei a n d - compuling and systems, lnte<onnoclion networts and pholonlc ~ lng. He wnondy b """*'<ting rd!arch on ienglh DMslon Multiplexed (\WM) networts and -.optic-. ln~basedonanew potadigm calod oplical bum switching (085). He...., b con. ducting ,..,.M<h on next-gen. eralion wireless ~with In· tegroled cellular and Ad-hoc ~ laying technologies. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl,.~ to the ...-. <Drm18'tling on Is -~ from - 800- storiesand-1-.shoo*l be lirniCeclto and moy be -lor~ and longlh. let· narno.- tmrrustlncbletho~ and adaylfme ,..._ phonerunberlor- fie. Olllled-...-...lhe"'- prmrCIMOI pullllh al _ , ~ - Theyrnuotbe-by 9 o.rn. Mondoy 10 be~ lor~lnlhlt-­ The,......p!81nllwt-be .-oncM,.~ • <rmaik&P s: +·>. lions, and in the free movement of "It's not just junk and a ~ citizens," Harris e>plaios in his es- ; there's a lot of important iiUormaRTIST James Drake say on the e:rhibiL tion and mytlu ... expressed in "This lawlessness reinforus the popular culture. And we need those spenthisfi>nnativtyean in Fl Paso, Teas, an in- cowboy/macho culture of the re- myths because they do rdled what creasingly corporate- . gion, celebrated in snake-oltin boots, we think of oundves and bow we sponsored metropolis boasting an snake-skin skirts, cock(ights, relate to each other." amplesubwbia,separated by the Rio gunrack-toting pick-up trul:ks on Thesdf-a>nsciousnessofDrl!U's Grande from its imp<lYI'rished M<xi- the U.S. side and an oa:asional rna- work-Iris exploration of the male can neighbor, JuMez, where adobe .chine-gun <li<CUtion of a drug king- macho ~ulture in particulu-is dwdlings and tin sha<ks p<pper the pin on the Mexican side." what brought Hartis back to his desert expanse. His exhibi~ "Artifidal In his pi<ce "Snake Skin Engine," work fur a third time. Life in the Vall<y of the \\brld," cap- I <)94, and again in "Artificial Life in While 'Critics l!aV<! railed against the Valley ofthe \\brld,"1994,Dtake Drake for pi<ces that aude the maencases motorqd< and automobile cho in perhaps a disturbing. nonengines, respectivdy, in python skin, politically cornet fashion, Harris forcing the y;..;.,. to link the art of enjoys the way DrltU adheres 10 an invmtion to its ancient roots. honest rtprt:SerJtation of the cultural "Drake synthesizes animal and climate of his surroundinp. machine, creating a ~gino, · In "Machine Gun llench;' 1987, a>njuringthe primitiYeand the mod- for example, Drake situates two em, the fmilliar and the alien," Har- o.enized machiDe guns facing one ris writes,sugg<sting"lhat we are not another underneath a large steel as &r from. our p~ roots as bench. And in "Blue LoV<! Seat," the mediation of our d,oom, tech- 1990, Drake features IWO open-sided steel boxes flanking one another, nologies might hlM! us bdie.e." The alubit-Harris'last, as be is with a slightly larger box containleaving UB, along with his wife and ing a motorcycle engine. The backgallery curator, Karen Emenhiser,al drop is a cobalt blue panel framed lut as cllnctor Oil the ua Art Gallery. the end of this month 10 assume the in sled. Harris e>plairu in his essay position of <li<CU!ive director of the 'that Drl!U's use of this particular rures the very acute contrast between Bemis Center for Contemporary blue confonns 10 the oolors used 10 the two in its melding of the ancient ArtsinOmaba,Neb.-isacontinu- )l<tinl homes and small businesses in and thei<Chnological Thealubit-whiciLinhabitsboth the First Floor and Lightwell galleries in the <:enter fur the Arts-was. ch05011 by gallery Director Al Harris for the way in which Drake, an artist Harris has known for 30 yean. delves into our relationship with nai'UJ'e and our estrangement from it, largely through modem t<chnology. "What he's trying 10 do is work with these really univmal sorts of ideas, but at the same time, be captures them in the V<!macular of a RtpOrttr Assistant Editor specific site or place or environment," Harris said. "I think that's why the Work is great." Harris, who grew up in Fl Paso and, in fact, spmt a good deal of his life there, says Drake's work is a unique e>pression of the juxtaposition·of first-world and third-world oountries. "(Hisworlt) reflfasalotoflhal port of the country, and in ways that are int=sting-not only in some of the specific subject matter, but also in the use of materials that reflect a certain kind of starkness and harshness of beauty !hal the desert bas,. he said Snake skin is one such material the artist uses to depict thr everpresent customs and behaviors of the environment, in part a certain lawlessness that-though not necessarily violent-"is based on his.'ory of smuggling, in both direc- a ation of the worlc be bas sought to bring to UB during his sevm yean here "I think some of the most interesting art being done is art that ~­ fleets the artist's personal history and the environment that the artist comes out or.' he said. Harris, who fancies himself an optimist, says be always bas viewed popular cuii'UJ'e as serving an important purpose in life-and in art. "I'm interested in artists who en·. gage popular culture, or whose work doesn't just critique popular culture, but also embrnces it," he e>plained. Paso alongside rectangular cut from python sltin. p;.c.s "1:ba> the.,... of Adam and ~ w= openal and they koew they were nalted," 2000. the title of which is takea from the Book.of Ga!<sis, is comprised of two framed. glas& ponds. each faturinga pbolognph. &ch pbocDgrapb. mounted on glass that is framed in cobra skin, shows a~upofbantls: oouman's, the other a womao'J. The original photographs w= videotap<d then ..,. photosrapbal from the monilor to procl!.a what Hartis <~<scribes as a grainy, mediated appeanncemuch 1iJr.e that of the ..,.U s1tin. The bands-the man's dean and businesslilcc. the ~. old and worn--<U'O . . nearly a s&rk contnst .. the mgine encase<Hn snaU sltin. Playing off the title of the work. Harris explains the duality of Drake's intmL · "(The pi<ce bas) an ancient title and i:eferena; at the same time, you l!aV<! the man and the woman. )')U l!aV<! them mediated through technology," he says. "You'~ very much aware that they'~ very distant." ' Connecting that piece with Drl!U's earlier works, Harris helps bridge the seeming g;tp between industryand ancient history, or myth. "He encases the automobile engine, which is a symbol of the Industrial Rnolution, or the idea that we create technological atensions of our own selves-with our bodies, with our skin." And in the story ofAdam and Eve? "Wbatbappensafrer God banishes them from paradise is that God also then clothes them, and makes (clothing) of animal sJtins..-«>, in a ....... that's also a story about the irMntion of technology. That mediation between us and nature," be says. "Which," he adds, "is the really oool thing about being a bwnan bein~r but often is seen as this curse.• Harris, who will assume his new post March l,saidbeislookingfur../ ward to working in a thriving artthe desert region. ists' community and is pleas<d with So while Drake's use of obviously the legacy be leaves at UB. "'De()(the things I tti<d to do was !arge,heavy,rawsttd,wdded and riveted,oould be construed as that which . <=te a program that function<d as · the "macho male sculptor" is able 10 a croosroad for not only the indierect, Harris says Drake "wasn~ just vidual departments that """' interdoingthat-hewasalso relltcting on ested in visual art and cuJtw, but also to reach outside of that and aeate a the male macho culture." Drakt'smostrtcentwork.alsoon aoosroad for pel!ple from tbrougbdisplay in the alubit, is a departure ~ut the~hesaid The exhibit, which bad 'its furmal from his sculpted pieces and is reminiscent of the 1994work, "valley of opening reception last Friday, will he the Wodd," which sets grainy, black- on display through March 9.The galand-whit:eimagesofboththedesti- lery is open from ID-.30a.m. to8 p.m. tulelandscape of a Mexican neigh- Wednesday through Saturday, and borhood and modest suburban !'! from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. FSEC c..u...~t,_,...l students can use laptop oomputers. • ln response to maintenance problems, Zambon said the univer- sity should employ students to conduct audits of cJassrooms by adhering to a formal checklisL • Finally, the committee plans to remedy the problem of IT cabinets that are "not usable by people in wheelchairs or people with special needs," Zambon said In an elTon to comply with the law, UB is consulting with the School ofArchitecture, which bas begun developing a pro- to type for a uru.ersatly accessible IT cabinet. Michael Easley, clinical associate professor of oral biology, raised concern over inad~uate accommoda- tions on the South Campus. "Luckily, I quit requiring attendance because if I had everybody show up, I wouJdnit have room for them," said Easl<y, referring to his current classroom in Kimball Tower. Zambon said there are plans to redesign classrooms in both Kimball and Diefendorf, and.also lower the capacity of the rooms. In conjunction ~th the classroom recommendations, M.ark Greenfield, Web development manager at UB, presented an overview of a new classrooms· specific Web site scheduled to go live March I. Greenfield said the new site will eliminate hierarchical confusion 3nd serve as a "one-stop site fur all of the classroom issues." ~site will include a host offea- rures and options, such as a schedule of upgrades; digital lecture recordings, which can he posted 10 the Web at no cost; a classroom-scheduling section; a c!assroom irMntory providing detailed information about the classroom spaa and its contmts, and a custom-search option tO help locate a particular classroom that would aa:ommodate an instructor•s specific ai~ The site will be able to be accessed at <wlngs.louffMo.edu/facultyI - >. �Felllyl2,211/Yi.32.k21 llapa..._ Panel urges faculty to fill out survey on research ~~~ Cl . The purpose of this letter is to encourage participation in a Webbased aunoey of the UB faculty. This aunoey is being conducted by the Faculty Senate R<search and Creative A~tivity Committee (RACAC), whose charge is "to review, report and recommend to the Faculty Senate matters concerning university policies, procedures and actions ~gresearch and creative activity; university facilities for research and creative activity; funding for research and creativ. activity, and responsibilities and liabilities of researchers.• The purpose of this survey of the full- and part-time faculty at UB is to determine issues related to rtsearch and creative activity, with a view toward recommending •action iterru:• as part of a final. written report to the Faculty Senate. Simply put, "What's on the minds of the faculty regarding research and creative activity?" • The survey will take about I 0 minute$ and can be accessed "&om <http://......-.... .,.,,,....,. __,>.The~-­ results ofthi.s•urv.ywill be tabulated electronically and discu.ued and intO-preted by the RACAC. Based on the results, the committee may conduct "focw-grnup" sessions to probe more deeply into isoueo. Presently existing faculty gmup5 may be wed for this. Electrooic"cbat rooms" also Bas~et~all MEN'S may hewed. Finally, the RACAC will formulate itsa>ndusionsand recommendations, including specifics, where pouible. The reoulting report will he made available to !he faculty. Reopondent.s' confiderttiality will he preoerved, but the surv.y will not preclude the option of providing non-confidential information, if desired by the respondenL In view of the ambitious goals of the provost and viet president for research, this appears to be a unique opportunity to have your voice(sj beard. joseph C. Mollendof'f, Choir focllhy Smot< R~rch and CnotM ltct.Mty Committet UB 68, Eastern M khlpn 51 Boll State 59, UB 56 p.ior lorw>nl ~~<>ben Brown scored 21 poina and snored • ~ 16 rebounds"' lead U6 to a 68-S I wWl O¥er Eastern l1lchipn on Fob. 12. """~'Pre a 13pme~wul<andeamrc<l>e Buls their fim Mlci-Americ:an Conlen:nce wtn ol a.. .....,._ .U6 slowly pulled In a.. second half alter tnlllrc 24-23 at - - B r o w n led a.. way by scorio& I 5 of his poina In <l>e second half and domlnaq a.. glass. Brown had 16 rebounds. while a.. entire E2stern Mlchipn team pulled down jus< 22. UB's win sueak wmed out w besllon.-INocl.howoYer.The Bulls w,., - ano<her "'"""' eflcrt f.tll short asllaltS....helclolf<l>e8ulls.5956. Fob. 14 lnAk.mnl Arena In anocher MAC prne. The Buls (3-19. 1-12)• ..no trailed by I 0 poina at halltrne. watt bad< and- with Cardinals, Calendar a.. ( ~~~~"'· BG--"30 p.m. Free. 5ponsor«1 by 51Udont Unions and ActiYilles. for """" ;monno~~on, sroa an.~~. 645-6125. PhJslcsIR H.. Effect In High Temperature 5uf>er<.onclucto john Come, Dept. of Phy>lcs. 216 Naturol Sciences Complex, North Campus.. 3:45 p.m. F~. LHe-...op Soy 101: A H - Altemot!.e for a Womon's . _ . onclllonos. Keny ~~~. 1.SE Student Union. North Campus. 6-7 p.m. Free. Sporuon!d by 51Udont Unions and ActMties. For more information. Son'Cinelll, 645-<5125. ~~~~~;:&·m. ActMties. for more ...,.lion. Sonlo Onelli, 645-6125. lleglnnklg I ~ Hotho Y"9". Diana Muzcne. The Krlyo Dharmo c.ntn:. 1•sc Student Union. North Campus. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Sponsor<d by 51Udont Unions and AdMties. for """" Phllooophy Colloquium =~.,.,:": =. 141 ~~~~~~~- F,... ActMties. for more infom'\ation, Sonia Cinelli. 645~125 . Clauks Live CMI)ohengon. tenor, oncl Mltthew Robey, plonc>-muslc ol Hondel. S<humonn, .._.. Debussy, Hohn six Americon cornposen. WBFO 88.7 T~l~ -Sbsdy For more Information, 645-2921. · Wednesday Student Bible Study. O.lene Guarino. 210 Student Union, North Campus. 7:30 p.m. free . for more infoonation, Dalene, •s9.{)2l1 (pogor). -Concert ~~~eo::~~~~· 2 Campos. 8 p:m. Free. 5poruored by ~~~usic. For more information, Ctttkol Core Meclklne Thursday, March Conference Dept. of Medlcin<: and PCC&5M. Jobfolr ~~=~~~~~~~~i~all, ~~f:~!;~~~~~~~ Free. Placement For rTIOre information. Racquel White, 645-2232, ext.108. LHe-shop Women and Body Image. Carolyn Benhad, Courueting Center. 1•5c --- Onl Dlagnostk Sciences . CommonSidn Campus. 8 a.m. frft. Senior Alumni Progrom G""'9< kelley Pulp Fiction Collection. Jud;,i) A. Adams-~ dlr., Llxkwood Ubraly. CenterforTOIJ10'I"OW, North Campos. Noon- ~~=-~t~t~ttOic ~~~~more i:c"kr,8 ~~§': For more information, Schwendler, 829-2608. 3 IT Seminar Open Source Unix Event Matt Stock and Ken Smith, Dept of Computer Scimce and Engineering. 120 C~ens. North Cam~s. 2-4 p.m. Free. Sponsored [);slributed Computing ConsukinD DCQ. For ~ infofmation, Keni Cabana, 645-3580. Ubrory-...op ~..-chlng 8ellsteln Crossflre. F~ Stoss. 127 Capen. Undergrlduate Utnry, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Sckence and Engineering Ulnry. for mon! information, 1111 Hackenberg. 64S-2947, ext. 226. 78, Aleron 59 Kent State 73 , UB 51 UB""""""" Ia record to 17-7 OYer"all and S.S In a.. MAC with an easy 78-59 win on Satun:by atAkron.SeniorTrfbny W . one of four Bolts tD finish In double f;&u-led a.. dlarze with 22 poina and 13 rebounds. The doobledol.ble was her fifth of the year and the 22nd of her career.The win was head coach Cheryt DoVer's 50th career win -u UB. Earlier In a.. week. The Bulb' throe-pme win streak was snapped with a 73-51 delut at l<ont State.The Golclen Flashes extended a.. nation~ lon&est . aaM: nome wmln( streak"' 42,..,.. wnn a.. victory. Wrestlin~ An exhibition of outogr>phs. signed ~phs and histDriat documents o( that they would-~ EXhibits distinguOiled Alricon Arn<ricons a.lled from tho-"""""""~Cofloctlon :!~~~main~~ =.~~·~s'.:k __...,.... --Jil•.:=- dinial assoc. prof., Deplof Dermatology. 35S Squire, South UB "llMJ, Too, Hod • Drum" Brocc.uto. 135 Football Stadium, North Campus. 6 p .m. Free. ;:,~.Potenza H9d and Neck. Robert E. Kalb, WOMEN 'S Ohio University 23, UB 9 UB drq>p<d Ia final MAC maul> of a.. season. blln( to ONo ~. 23-9.This was UB~ MAC loss.lolowi-c a F<:O. 10 doioat to Centrall1ithlpn. The Bulb bepn a.. contest'with. victor-, at 133 po<.nds. Senio< Shawn Kqel notched • 12-8 dedslon .,.... Anthony C>nizales. Kqel , _ b 26-4 this season and 3-2 1n MAC~ AAMan ONo victor-, at 141 pounds. US Wiled a win at 149 pounds.p.ior Bill jacoutot ~ a 11).3 dedslon .,_Andrew Relchenbach.)acoutot . b 22-10 this season wnh al-l MAC record. -Sbsdy Fellowship ol Christlon Athletes. AJ ~:a=~~~~ LesJons of the ~~-~~~i=:!~bns Moss Ash Wednesday Moss. 1•6 [);efendorl, Pari<, fobFolr Human SeMu Cotftf Folr. Mke RiYenl, C.reer Pianning ~nd Piac:ernent Student Un6on and Social Hall, North Carnp.JS. S:30-7 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Career Planning and PlacemenL For more Information, Mike Rivera, 6452232, ext. 109. on Sunday. Student Unkxl. North Campus. Noon-1 Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125. Dlstlnctlon oncl Judgml!nl Marlom midnight Monday lhroogh Thuo>day, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon to midnight Infectious Diseases In the ICU (Part I). et'ha~~·~~=~~~ .. ~i~~~~a?:~ - . . t o y s ot4PLUS Convenotlon. Kathleen lru<r. • 38 Clemens. North Carnp.JS. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more information, 645-3810. lnlormallon. Soria Cinoll, 645-6125." ~-~-~..:~J::.~~b. p.m. SS. Sponsor<d by Depl of Music. more 1nformation, Kenneth Blumenthal, 829-3890. . LHe-...op lntrodudlon to Home llr<wln9. Paul 829-6000. with Glenn Elnschlag. Regulation of DNA Repllc.otlon ond MutAgonalsln bcherichlo Coli. Marl< ?~~~"""::~".;;'~,:.!~~ LHe-...op ~ .___,.,.." JuiiMn, bossoon, oncl Donold Rebk. plono. Si<o Conc:M Hall, North Campus. 8 ' ~ -(Po<tryComrnlttee o). KallileOn fra>er. Scr.ening Room, .... for tho-. North Campus. 4 p.m. Fn!e. For more lnfonnotlon, 645-3810. =·Opus: ute-...op Buying • Home. Pete Maurer Jr., licensed 1'91 estate broker, 14SC _..,._....., - - . , . ot 4 PlUS last seasOn~ MAC~ In the NCAA Tournament. as the lead """""" hands lour times In a.. final 12rnlnula. UB amounced that a.. time of a.. pme aplnst ManiWI scheduled lor 3 In Ak.mnl Arena has been c:har.-d to 2 p.m. from 7 p.m.The time ol a.. prne--che men's final,....... season pne of the year--was chanced because a ~·s tourT'WMnt pne likely wiR be S<heduled for" that """"""" . 'Noli froin the :n=.wlll =~ lhroogh March 1 in the Art' ~lery~; Center for the ArU,North Campus. Gallery hours a~ 10 a.m. td 5 p.m . on Tue<day. 10 a.m. through 8 ~nesday through Friday il0d11 a.m. to 6p.m.on Saturday. " Artlfldol LHe In the ~- second"'""""' The Bobt:aa then roaled olf " ' - ccnseardYe wins. openln( up a 13~ lead Senior Josh States allied <l>elast UB victo<y of a.. afternoon wnn a 1•-9 dedslon at 1&4 pounds twe[)'lari< Shrout. States ~ his 17th,.., on a raw and now is 25· 3 OYerall and 1s a perfect S-0 ln MAC compedoon. ~wimmin~ WOMEN 'S Jo.on!or c.- Quinlan was named <l>e MAC Female Athlete of <l>e Week for <l>e -'< ending Fob. 13. <l>eleque announced. Quinlan. a politlcal sdence mojo<; was !nstrurnenalln a.. Bulls" 154-1 . . ,.., .,.... Cornell on Fob. I0 to dose a.. rqular season. She swam a.. openln( lee of the meet's .firW event. the 200 freesty$e !'!!by, as the squad took the race in a season-best time ol I:39.03. She also finished first ln a pa;r of individual ....,..._.,., In season-best tlrnes-wiMing a.. so freestyle. In 14.81 and the 100 butterlly In 5755. Quinlan's 100 butterlly time b a.. third best In a.. MAC this season. She also ranks 17th In <l>eleque In a.. so freestyle. Ql.mlan becomes the second UB ad-Jete ro lake the 'NOnlen's swim aw.ard. Tearnma~Abl>y Delia e>med leque honors last No.errber: The Bulb finished their ,....... season 9-5 CM:rali and 3-5 In MAC meeu. UB wt11 host the MACWomen"s 5wlnvnlng and [);vln( CharnpionsNps In Ak.mnl Arena Notaoorium todoy th""'!!h Sawrcby. Prelminary ...nts w;!l begin at II a.m. ucn dq. with finals tiking pbce ilt 7 p.m. ln~oor TracK The men's :and women) track teamS finished th~r regub.r seuons at the Cornell Kane InvitationalWhile there was no teilrT1 scoring at the meet. the Bulb put together some knpressiYe ~ Senior 5anoh AetdM:r pnwisk>nally qualified for a.. NCAA championships with her fim-pl>c:e finlsh In <l>elo.po...:l wel&ht throw. AetdM:r•..no al,..ady ha.d qualified lor <l>e ECAC ~In <l>e ~<.established a new sd>ool record with her toss ol58-l 0 (1 7.93m).The throw broke her .,....>ous sd>ool record ol ~5 (17.&1m) set at last season"s E2stern Michigan lnYitatlonai.TheNCM~willbeginMv<h8 1n~le. Arl<. For the founh time chis season. 8iama Mcfvbnd set <t new UB record in <l>e tJ'4>Ie Ju-np.Mcfarland tool< <l>e ""'"'wnn a leap of<G-5.5 (12.33mJ. becoming a.. first Bull to clear 40 r.... through Jenelle c:..londer also scored • victor-, In .... 4<XHneterS. wlnnln( In 58. 10. Match 9 In the UB Art Kar-. Halim led <l>e UB men~ squad. alcln( <l>elong jump wnh a sd>ool Gallery;, tho Center for tho ArU. North Campus. Gallecy.hours ~re 10:30a.m. to record nw1t ollJ-10 (7.14rn). His jump broke a.. old record of23-S.S (7.1Sm) 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sawrday set In 1996 byThom Koye.by Smith llnlshed third In a.. the Bulb at and noon tO 5 p.m. on Sunday. \ ~23.{)~~(7~~~1m~).____________________ =~ke are on display ....,t""" �81Repa ..... feWury 22.2111V11.32.1t21 ::-a:.:.~uhhed FMylty Thund•y, Febru•ry ~~~=s~ ~0:::,9'= 22 -- Prol., Dept."' English. Scrooning Room, c ....... for tho ~j"=.:ro.m. SrNit Classes: lessons l..umed from R...arch ond Proctice. J«mey """'· prOf., Groduate School 01. Education. ~~~~~ior ~ -lllophysla Education, GSE. For more Information, 645-6642. Saombled Axon• ond Continuing ProfeSsional ._.......,._ Rflllt:aT~ thot llegulot.el of ~6Falller,South ulum. Forl'l'lOrf: " Dr· 1Z7 ~~"' Free. Sponsored by Sdonce and ~==- 645-2947, ext ZZ6. Llfo-.tM>p ~)Ill Got Hired and J.a n t: The lmporUnce of ~~~e;nofsh~~ren ptanning and Placement 145A S~t Union, North campuo. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Sponoored by Student Union> and Activities. For more information, Sonia Oneill, 645-6125. ETC D1g1U1 . ~~~~~~~uate Ub<ary, North campuo. Noon- 1,30 p .m. Free. Sponj<nd by Educational Technology ~~~r ~ more Information, 7 The o.p.tment of =~Utenture Abnohamic Sibling" Denlda, tho Jew, tho Arob. Gil Anidjar, . Columbia Univ. 640 Clemens, E:.~~~ ~m Free. rative Uterature, Buffalo ~~~Oric~;~ Donato ........,. . ETC -...op, Digital Photolhop Layon (Section A. Part II) . Don Tra;nor. Z12 UB groups •re principal ~ponsors . liJtings a re due no later than noon on the Thunday preCeding publication. Lis tings are only accepted through the ' electronic submission form www.buffalo .edu/ co31t·ndar , logln .,., Because o f spac ~ llmltation~o . not aU ,~ve nts In the el~tronlc <.. h:ndar will be Included In lh€! R~pot'fer. 1640 or 64S·Z«4, OXL 119. --Colloquium RHI Emte In Hypefbolk Spoc:e: lnwstment ~tues for the New . Cotin Adams, ~rum It-Yourself Guide. Rossman G;..e, DepL of Geology. Z18 Natural Sciences Compfex. B0-4,4S p.m. Free. ~S<>ifd by the Maurice k and Orrin Foster endowments. For more ~~ex~~~~ Geok>gy. Phylkl Colloquium NonUnear Response~ ~=~~~~~~ r.r:~~ ~~~.Dept of Pl1)'>ics and Astronomy. Univ. of New Mexico. 216 Natural Sdences ComP'ex. North campus. 3:45p.m. Free. Music Lecture Series- Judith Peraino, Ce>rnell University Ustenlng to the Sirens. Baird Recital Hall, North Campus. 4 p.m. free. Sponoored by DepL of Music. For more informatk>n, 645-2921 . ~w. - n, 64S- 3-474. e..1y lmenshle .....__,for a.hn-. ~teplwn executiYo dir. Sommlt EdJation -.s.111 ~~3 ~ Dept. Of~ ~ Scioncel. For """"information, 829-2941 . Williams~· -Moloriollofractortneuln fnaplulotion ~tRcinans, ~1 Of Of Toronto. Complex, N North Campuo. 4 p.m. Free. For ~f""tion, Guiyun Van, -Study Fellowohlp of Christlan AJ Broccuto. 135 football Stodium, Nortb Ath~. ~u.~Jc!kt~~Adams zso . . ilding. North Campus. 4 p.m. fre!!". Mathomatla ~c.::"....,. Mect.anlstlcS-of ~,:~~~ Vlruo. Philip C. 80Yilacqua, Peoo State UnW. 205 Natural Sdencel Complex, North ~"' · and ~ Foster Campus: 6 p.m. Free. Lecture Tu Competition Albert R.l'llugel T.. Compotlt!on. Erie County Hall, 92 franldih SL, Buffalo. 6 '30 p.m. Free. For more ua-...JWodation •nformation, Simq1 - ·--. Fleischmann, 645-2037. IIIEW(;............,_. Honey 11nd Ashes. lmtJtute for Relearth and Eduation on Women and Gender, Martcet Attade Theater, 639 Main SL, Buffalo. 7 p.m. S<I.SO, otu&nu; S6.SO, general pubiM:. For more ~"=~~~~:51 . Amherst _...,._,. Buffalo's Own. Slee Concert How to Make a Planet:' A Do- ~:rr:.~l """" lnforrn~tion, lllologlcal Sciences Somlllar Death In a Block BoJC u~~7~."ra'l;yz"' IT Semln.r Series Ali Thing• Video. HOC Bell, North Campus. 3:30p.m. f,... Sponoored by the Voce PrMident for Research and the Vice Provost for Educational Technology. ~~ ~/Topology Quart.et rdocationai echnology C~ter. For more Information, 645·7700. Healing In Romeo. 00\lid • Bonks, prOf., ' Dept."' ~~~~Z:Zor,., Campus. 4 p.m. ree. Capen; inside Undergr.K:tuate to• the online UB Calendar of Events at <http:/' Philosophy. 141 Palll, North C.mpuo. 4-6 p.m. Free. matiofl, john COI'CorJ;n, 881 - ~~1~· -...op: .....,.,., .....,..~ Logic Venus Mllthematks. ~by Buffalo ~ic LlbrOI)' -...op off campu' events where . South Campuo. 4 p.m. Free. John Con:or.on, Dept. Of =.,~For men plac:e on c:ampus, or for ~UF~=.,~oeM> ~1~~and ..., Blumenthal, 829-3890. The Repottt•r publllht-1 HoW lllrulonCeGenoolnllod<rto. lrino~~~ listing!!; for events laking Resurth Education On Women and Gender. For """" ~r;""tion, Pat Shelly, 829- -. ...645-2088, .... Z338. ~:&~~~~Lqf · Musk. For more information, L Athletic Hoi! of Fame Celebntlon. Induction Dinner. Center for TOfllOf'TOW, North . campu~ 6 p.m ..S.50 per general, SS, UB students. For more infoonation, 645-ARTS. ~Spring 2001 Colloquial f~:-~~~.~11 a.m. free. 5ponoored by Center ~~~~P·"' ,._ ::,: Ves;!;nd, Bucknell Univ. 140 Ketter, North Campus. 11 a.m. Free. 5ponoored by Dept. "' CMI, Structural and Environ. ~;~t~~~t. Great Lakes Program and Sevenson Environmental Services Inc. For more information, Monica Moshenko, - TheF ~=a:..::..... OI_IIrua! . ~ SUNI' fJislir9Jishod . ~~~~ ~':~~"' a-~~~~;.'3tr>' Theatre, c...ter for tho Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S1 generol; SS, U8 SludenU. For more Information, 645;AATS. 7:30 p.m. Free. · (pag«). -....y.at4PI.US ~./MThe Derel<~ p~~OOTnOnee. F'ION Center Pr-Mootlng Student Union, North C.mpu~ 7:30p.m. Free. For more ;nformation, Daiene, 459.{)231 organ. Slee Concert HaU, North C.mpuo. 8 ~;~Ji ~-:by Dept. information, 645·2921. D.nce Petfonnance --· ~~Da~ z. Sunday o-.-.....:...c. D.nce Perfonnanc:e Zodl~ue Dance Comp.ny- North Camput. 8 p.m. S12, ss, UB studonu. For general; more mlormation, 645-ARTS. Saturday 24 Llfo-.tM>p The Future Is Yours to ~tel Ettc Johnson ond Allen l..cM! for~ North """"Information, 645-3810. more Information, ~S-ARTS . PhUharmonM: Orchestra. For more information, Buftak> Philharmonic. 885-S()(X), c__. tT'IOf'e 25 Marcw Roberts Trio. Kleinhans Music Hall, Symphony Cirde, Buffalo. B ~~~3gmpus. ~"· For I~ 55~~=: -~O:::M:'V-8 information, 645-ARTS. 8uffalo. 8 p.m. S3 donatJoi>. For Theatre, Center for the Arts, Margie GUNs. .The KeyBank -Stucly Tuesd•y 2 .7 Zodloque Dance C""'fNfN')<- ~~~~= Theatre, c... ter for the Arts, North Campuo. Z p.n. S1Z, general; SS, UB SllldenU. For more Information, Calf 645- s-·-AATS. Cultural Event L~t~~~s. 6-9 p.m. S8. Theatre, Center for the Arts, =:n:.::r~~ lnforination, 645-3200. bleochen; S8, oOds 11 and under; free for student> with 10. lntematlonol Student Bible ~7~~.'=~~ ~~~a.;c.;1;~= at bsauka@rccr.buffato.edu. ~""""""tal Engineering Seulonfor~ ~m.~~more UB "'- Miami (011). Alumni Zodlaque Dance Company- Land, 887-3872. ~FJ~~~~by Computational Study of NZO Dec:ompooltlon on fe/ ZSM-5. Cari R.F. wnd, DepL ol £MilA .... PMIIA tnfonnatlon s-.u. 106d:;oo. Z9Z1. =~~OS'Otlf6w~ Leventhal, 564.{)510, or Katie )au Concert. An Experimental and ~~~ ~= 10. 3 (1833-189~Concert -645-6140. UB "'- Bowing G<een. Alumni Mr1a, North Clmpuo. 5 p.m. Ml and Scioncel. For more i1fomwotion. 645-zn 1. ~1<ts~·S"rus ~~~~1 ~ 23 S95. Sponsored by lnltitute For =~~~- ~~~~-p~~ ~necticut ~by Dept.·~ ~5. szo, Sllldents. For For more iniOnnltion, 645- generol; Dance Series. Malnstage t:rfday - ·--·· __ p.m. Free. For more Musk"" Johannes lnhnu Organ ltedtal Sorlti- North Campuo. 8 p.m . S1Z, ==:-t~~~· Union, Nortb Clmpuo. 4-5,30 onformation, ~«Yin, 510.5552. t..Auctlan BPILP Auction. Connecticut Concert IV David Bluer, Theatre, Center for the Arts, ~inelli~~-Sonia -Study Foaalty--opheio 645-Z9Z1. Zodlaquo Oail<e Company- ~~~by . ~an~=tion, Dance Performance ~~~:'~nc~~ ~~tor~-· and't.octur...~~ Theater, North Campuo. 10,30 Monday 26 Training-· Adult Domestic \lloJence and SuboQnceAbuse, U~tho Connections. full Van 'Noert. Center For Tomorrow, North Campus. 8:4S a.m ..... :30 p.m. Scrtptwe Study/Faith Shoring . ~re Study/ F - Shoring. 4 Oiofendorl, South campus. Noon-1 p.m. Foee. Sponsored by Newman Center, Cathotic Campus MM!ry. For more ;nformation, Becky, 833-6649. "·--- Panascl Entrepreneurial Awanlo Competftlon. - r y ~:,n~.:.;::::;,~. Center, 672 Oetaw.rt Ave., Buffalo. Noon. RSVP. Sponsored by Center lor Enterp<eneurial Leadersloip. for more information, 645-3000. Llfo-.tM>p Get Elected' How to Become a Student Club Officer. Ed ~-,...7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cleanliness of campuses on decline Dupre tells FSEC budget cuts, downsizing have contributed to lowest levels ever By~ UWAHDOWSIU Rep>ner Assistant Editor T HE current levels of cleanliness on the campuses, what bas amtributed to their decline over tl;le past decade and suggestions as to what could be done to improve those levels were discussed at the Feb. 21 Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting. "The issue of cleanliness on ·campus refers to a number of issues related to cleanliness, which are budgetary in nature," said Peter N"ldcmon, FSEC chair and director of the graduate program in pathol- ogy. "There are issues of j>olicies related to state cleaners""""' conlnlctingout; there ared!oiastobemade." And while no formal decisions were made at the meeting. FS.EC members engaged in a friendly, sometimes serious, dialogue about cleanliness, from which a number of recommendations emerged on how improve the campuses' condition. Michael Dupre. associate vice president for university facilities, presented to the panel an overview of campus cleanliness levels--qualifying his assessment with the fact that"massive budget reductions and downsizing" have contributed to "some of the lowest cleaning levels Sl million was sa pped from the we've ever bad at the university." Facilities budget. And over the course of the past Dupre said while there are "<Stablisbed cleaning levels" at the univer- decade-<luring which Dupre said sity,levelsstill have declined over the · the Facilities budget either remained past decade due to budget and static or was reduced-UB opened wodcforce constraints. six new buildings, which were either "We're now in our II th year of "woefully underfunded or not cuts," Dupre told senators. "Oean- funded at all for maintenance ... so ing on a scale of I to 5-5 being we had to stretch." the worst level, no effort, I being At the same time, Dupresaid his trigh-profile executive space- staff was "downsiud significantly," we're probably cleaning at a level 2 and in the mid-1990s, UB began to in a lot of areas." outsourct some cleaning services.: Dupre said some of the hardest But even then, he said, cleaning levbits came in the 1996-97 and 1997- els continued to erode as the uni98 academic years. Each year, nearly c......._.._...,.6 Linkage creates pharinacology unit By UUN COOI.DIIAUM Contributipg Editor T HE School of Pharmacy and Pbarrna=Jtical Sciences bas implemented a new agreement that establishes a.Oinical Pharmacology Unit jointly administered by the pharmacy sd!ool and the University of Rochester School of M«!icine and Dentistry. The new program buikjs on a 14year collaboration between thelnfec• tious Diseases Unit at the University of Rochester and the Laboratory for Antiviral R<search at UB,directf!d by GeneMorse,associate<lean for clinical education and research, and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the pharmacy sd!ool The collaboration bas facilitated numerous 'clinical pharmacology studies since the beginning of the NDi-sponsored AIDS Oinical Trials program in the mid - 1980s. Morse now serves as national chair of the Adult AIDS Oinical Trials Group Pharmacology Committee, Which is part of the NIH program. The agreement provides for an expansion of research capabilities at UB•s Pharmacotherapy Research Center (PRC). Under the agreement, the University of Rochester will provide "significant support" to the pharmacy school to enable it to expand instrumentation capabilities at the PRC and to hire additional technicians to operate itsanalytic;allaboratory. The PRC, a multicenter collaborative clinical research program, utilizes the cenfral analytical laboratory to measure drug concentrations from samples collected in human pharmacology studies. The Scliool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences already supports clinical research and pharmacy-student education in Clinical Pharmacology units based at the Erie County Medical Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the VA Medical Center, the Dent Neurologic Institute and Univera Health Care. The addition of the new clinical research unit to US's comprehensive pharmacyl'rogramcomesat a time when the pharmacy school, like its peer institutions nationwide, is completing the transition to making the Pharm.D. degree its sole professional degree. While many pharmacy practitioners continue to practice in comrnu· nity and hospital settings, Morse explained, many new career opportunities have evolved in the area of clinical research, both within the ceutical Sciences. "On the one hand, we need to integrate and expand our clinical research programs with other healthcare senings in Western and Central New York in order to facilitate col- pharmaceutical clinical education. This agreement allows us to do both." In addition to providing for three faculty positions witli joint appOintments in the UB Department of Pharmacy Practice and the University of Rochester sd!ool of medicine, the program also provides for two post-doctoral fellowship positions at the.University of Rochester. "These faculty also will be involved in the clinical pharmacology instruction for medical students at the UniversityofRochester and will provide an opportunity for medical interns and residents to learn alongside pharmacy students and residents, while focusing on clinical pharmacology and therapeutics in Strong Memorial Hospital; said Ander>on. Morse will lead the effort for UB. industry, in academia and within governmental agencies like the FDA. The UB PhannJ). degree requires 40 weeks of full-time, advanced clinical experiential rotations, while also providing an opportunity to emphasize elective courses and experiential rotations in clinical and laboratory-based research. By contrast, the bachelor ofscience in pharmacy program required only 18 weel<s of clinical training. and the training often had a different focus. UB will graduate its last class of bachelor's-degree students in May. "The agreement represents an imponant initiative in regional research and education collaboration," said Wayne I( Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Ph:kna- laborations that might not occur regularly, and we also need to focus on expanding opportunities fo r �clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice, owrsecs the Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Initiative in Western New York. 1to1Mrt WMier, Ibeotr<gimen thalwil tratlh<COD<I>- A term that bas be<n applied is the the-<ounttr and babal products, but abo drup intaacting with their other cOnditiOns. For instance, many petimts with heart flilwe ~ "danognphitimp<ntiYe." Looking a:M eli~ piiD--u> ~ tioos.-ing-witboutCIIIIing a mojor ~ on 1b< potienl's quality of Iii!. Ooe of 1b< "'*"""" tbolwe-*lliloeto-&omthisnew at population statistics, the first "baby-boomers" will tum 65 in 2010. By the time that generation bas retired, the number of people over the age of 65 will have nearly doublal from the preoent. While demographia is a major impetus, the duoe~fluid.I-fow~M<,this moy pnl8l1IID isthatpi>om>DbiiCit*aD make 1010e forms ofurinary incootinence worse. While both drug.s moybenoa:ssary, itmoyrequirupe·ciJic cfuections as to when to tab the mediation to IM>id <Detlbating the inoontinmcr problem. praaiceldlinp"-bolb lb<bxMledge and the confidence in their ~ to .peoJc out and act .. oomplmtyofcliseuesintheeld<rly is a difficult problem. Not nery- . thing that we know about bowdrup work in the younger population holds true when applied to older patients. It is thatspeci6cialowledee ofbowtouaemedic:atioosdlecliw!y in older patients that we &daD pbarmacists must haw: an undmlanding of and that tbooe who work in areas with high eld<rly popubtions must embrace as their specialty. As 1b< demograpbjcssbow, we haw: less than a decade to prepare pbarmacists for this. __ .,......_7 - - t.alllllt - - Tbe are many basic questions that should be addrased during a counseling session with a pharmacist: What the drug is call<d, how to tab it proptrly and what should be expected &om a therapeutic standpoint, as well as what potential ad_,. dli:cts moy occur and what to do if they do occur. For an older patient wl)o moy haw: multiple dis....,. of differmt body systems, ie. high blood P""'ure. diabetes, arthritis, and therefore moybe...., by different consultant physicians, there are some olb<r questions that should be addressed Specifically, questions about drug interactions. These include drugs interacting with other drugs, including over- - . _ . . . . . . , _ loe e-.- - 7 .. . lnoddilicntolh<_mno~pre­ viouoly.plmmac::ioamuot~~ and inlllnaJc'"""" dzup "'"'ID'"Y beinopp<optidebolderpotientun' pmaiJ<d. 11_- boo been IIIUdl ~ seardl dooe m this ua and 1010e ....e.. patient a d - . Pbylidans times do not enjoy beq questico:d about tbenpi<s that they """" pr<oai>ed. .But if anned with oped6c knowlodtJe booed upon ICiadific ~ ICirdJ, pbanmcillllhouldbe able to <MitXliD<this lwrdloandaaon tl><ir patients'behol£ praaice......,a......,.....oe !icoflh<pmcipeoof .......,.lnad- airillriqA• ditioo to this bmad ~ ing, pi>om>Db who practice in ,..-io~ric c6ftd 1b< opportunity to earn adnnbd ..umeo ..., education and aedmtiok in p atric pharmacotherapy. This Jbouldesllblisb 1b< UBScboolof Pbarmaq and l'llarma=ticaJ Scimas .. a ~cad« in ,..-illric pbormacod>enpy education natiomlly. ---. -............... ----...-_...7 - - · . . . . e#- ... .......,.d>awi«lills"-beproduao:l. I think I addr...t this in two m:as. 11ae Iiiii c&p include dzup that The dernasil[lllic impemiM is one. _..once"""YJ"l''Uioblb<<lderlr. The olb<r'cballentl< is in making bul advent dli!dl and intleractioos pbarmocistl intobellerpotientadw>haw: shown that they either cauae cat<sand giving 1b<m lb<confidence mo"' bann than jpJOd, wonen on- in tb<ir obilities to do ao. Additionocher probllm or..., juol plain inef- ally, 1b< of 1b< beoltb-are .,... fe.::~Min CXlmpCioao to,._..,... , tan isc.usinsadministr..........m.pital administntion and pbmnocy ownen, both c:bain and indq>endenl--m puD time....,. &om·inu<actingwithpodienllmdobiltil-.1 I think 1b< cmcept ~a patient clispeDiins ~This is advocat.e bat deoai>es 1b< kind of mon: profitable in the short run. phmnocist 1l!ot makes a pel mold> ~this maybe D>lftllllllyin fur older pCienls. Wit!> 1b< oped6c lh<blsrun.•-boor.ital" • . knowlodtJetbolpi>om>Dbwilhnoe clueiDadwnedrusJaCtiooswilocin ptric pharmacxlcbenpr, 1b< Qlr wilbout 1b< ~ dinicol inpbanmcillllbould loci< • 1b< .,. .......... ofplmawAberapi41. pictule" Oftm times, 1b< ~ a tr<atmmt of one problem wrab haYoc on 1b< control of ocher COD<I>tioos or 1b< pmient's quality oi1iie. AI a minimum, lb<pbonmciot .-Is to While still in ill~ one of 1b< -_... ...__- .. ,..._..,. ........,_ •• ,.._7 ..... --I..-,...._ sO .......... I -..,7 mmrmnrir*lb<oepollillililiootolb< patient. 1b truly be an ad.ocale, 1b< pharmacist .-Is to COIIIID11I1icm with 1b< patient's primai physicion and work with him to delmnine 1b< an pharmacisu, irreprdleos of ....... pqram's~isillbmadft~W'. w,...,t.~Je~ing bolb PlmmD.can<tidola in 1b< pbormacy ICbocl and ~pbarmocistlwhoak..ty..., practicing. \'k aloo..., trying 1D gM ..... c.ooo,.-. VhmberJ cmDpu. is. wmderfol plooce, bolb btbooewho 1M and """"" there, but aloo .. a adlins for ptric pbarmaaltberapy educatioo.>- Thecampusboofocilitiesbam.lb<enmlpOCinml of aenioa. ~..., oportmenll fur tbooe who can manaee 1b<re own .&in with wry little Ollis- -~ Dosberg Manor Adult Home is fur tbooe who need a little h<lp with tb<ir aaMties of daily living. Tbe Rosa Coplon Living Ccuur is a new coooept in nuning home ~ witha~pbilooopbyto­ wonllmnsin nunin&hom<. The living cma aloo boo aiiiiHcutie ~ .,..,_ " " - pa- tienllf'l ....... beia-. ins hom<. While 1b<re - ocher porrsof'lb<CIIIIpO-. tbisp....,..,.. an idea of lb<dioenity of oenion living ben!. Tbisaloo ..... a-dafolopportuailybtiDilmbto III>Cioonlmd 1b< intriacies of ... riatric pbormacocherapy. Students """" the opportunity to CDIDplete an four-....!< rolllion II this focility under my pm:eptonbip. m- Online learning for UB employees R EPORTER ,.,._;,JJ,.,.,.._~·-- .. ~ m University to provide access to Web-based, professional-development courses ay SUI WUETCHEII Report., Editor answer questions on the program. The three-year SUNYWest oon- T tract with SkiiiSoft-<Upported in part through a $90,000 grant from HEwWmityispartnering with the ocher SUNYWest campuses-Brodcport, thestat~>-UUPProfasionaiD<Ydop­ Buffalo State CoUege, · ment Col1liilirur-will allow 1,000 Fredonia State, Geneseo State and UB~toaa:<Ss 106on-line Alfrui ~ wdlas United COUD<Sfromtheirownlntemetpor"l1tlMnity Profasions (UUP) to of- lalsthatwillbeprovidedbySkiiiSol\. fer emp1oyea Wd>-deliYered, sdf-di- Participants will beolfmd the menu recttd leamjng a>wses on a""'~!" of of counts sdected'by SUNYWest,as professional dewloprn<nt and busi- wdlasolb<r=""thatprovideadness-slcills top;a. ditional =ources related to the •The courses will be provided learning initiativ<. through SkiiiSoft Corp., "a leading The program is open to UUP provider of critical business and members,aswellas~&om professional e-Leaming solutions all other bargaining units, and 1b< Refor Global2000 oompanies and gov- search Foundation, UB Foundation emment organizations.• and Faculty Student Association. UB employees can check out Thecurriculac:muarangtoftopSicillSoftandthecounestobeoffered ics, including oommunication, cusduring information sessions scbed- tomer service, finance/accounting uled for Marth 8 in Capen Hall on slcills,humon-resourcrll1all8gtlll<llt, the North Campus. During the .... lcnowlcdgt managtment.leadorship. sions, a SlciiiScill rqnaentative will marketing. personal deYelopment, demonstrate the product, show em- project""""''!""I. strategic plan. ployees bow to""""" ihecouraesand ning and t<am building. AD oounes are ofat least an hour's duration, with some"""''liring up to six hours for completion. Partici~ts will be able to see tbe courses that they have begun and their progJUS toward completion. The systtrn allowsleat:nen the opportunity to begin a course, work as long as their time permits, bookmark-the page and "'tum to complete the oowse ""!uirernents at a later time. Certificates of oompletion will be . awarded to participants who master designated courses in ~ skill areas. For example, an employee can earn a certificate for completing 1M specified courses of instruction in fundamental supervisory skills. In addition, masttry certificates are available in professional success factors and managerial success factors at two ~the manager level and the cncutive level. Once mroUed in the program, emplo~ may continue taking courses during the lint contract year, through February 2002. In order to participate, learners must be able to ocass the counes from a Wmdows 95, Wmdows98 or Wmdows Nr 4.0worblltianand be able to complete a minimum oft:wo SkillSoft countS between Marth 8 and May ll.Additional couraes moy be oomplefiod as time allows. After finishing each oourae, participants also must complete the Count Mastery Asses.snv:nL Information sessions will be oft.rtd &om 9-J()-.30 a.m., J()-.30 a.m. to noon, 1:30-3 p.m. and }-(;3()p.m. on Marth 8 in 201 Capen. Space is li.mi!<d to47 participant> for each session. To iegister for the sessions, contact Nancy Cullis in Human R<source Services at 6455000, ext. 1292, or via e-mail at ~usinas.bufr.lo.edu> Participants also may register on· line at the HRS Web site at ~--.->. For further information, conl3ct Q,jllis or jerry I. UBder at645-5000, ext. 1262. �llri I. 211fii. 32. II. 22 Task force work progressitJ_g Survey offaculty, staff, students to help assess campus dimate HARGED with aamining and addreuing divenity at UB, the Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Divenity baa opent nearly two yean ~the collective attitude toward the iuues of race and ethnicjty through uni...mty policies, proced.....--.nd the people. And afta: months ofcomprebmsive document analy1ea and fOcus groups that~ dialogue on these issues, the task fi>roe is ready to~· third method to help ...... the campus climate The final piece is a survey, which iJ scheduled for releue to faculty, S1aff and students by the aemeato"s end. The most quantitative measure put to use in gauging diversity on campus, the task force hopes the survey will confirm the C qualitative results of its earlier work, said Henry Durand, director of the Center for Academic Development S.rvices in the Educational Opportunity Program and chair of the task force's writ· ing committee. "They teU you different things, but hopefully, they will coincide, and if, in fact, that's the case, then you can make fairly strong state· ments about how the campus community feels. and also what recommendations you might come up with," Durand said. All faculty and staff members will he issued the ourwy, .. wiD • 10 percmt random ample of majority (white) atudents and aU of the racial and ethnic minority Jtudents on c;ampua. Students at both the uodergraduate and graduate leYds wiD he included. The conlidentiol IIW'I'tywiD take between 15 and 20 minutes to complete and will .... the Lib:rt tcale method to dicit answm to questions of int.enaity, such as "strongly agree; "disagree,""otronglyogree" and the liR. "The IIW'I'<Y will provide w with a critical piece of information about the univmity community and where it stands with IrSpeCI to feelings about diversity,~ Durand said. "We've heard from other constituents, but not from the field directly itself," he said, referring to the initiol discussion groups that induded faculty and staff members, many of whom hdd roles of advocacy or leadership. "Without thiJ (survey results), the taskforce will he severdy lading because we'U have opinions from selected groups," he added. Durand said the task force feels a sm.se of urgency in issuing the survey in a time frame relative to other data already gathered. UB's survey is in part modeled after other institutions that have implemented similar measures. such as Ohio Stat< University; Uni · versit:f of Pennsylvania and the Uni...mty of Maryland. Durand said the task fOrce worked to adapt some of those survey styles, while tailoring questions to UB. But while UB is taking proactive--.nd progr~measures/ to Jtudy and irnprovt conditions on campw, Durand said, be also sees disparity in the way diversity is approached, given that talk sometimes aceeds the effecting of change. Diversity at UB, be emphasized, is not jwt about racz and ethnicity-it's about bringing value to the institution. "Everybody...,. diversity is important," he said. "Now, how that getJ followed up with action is what wt're tryins to find out. That's the whole point of the Jtudy." Durandaridbe~tothinkof the task force as .running a,.quality-control operation. \ "We're constantly doing assessment and review in order to make sure we're offering the best service that we can ofFer," be said. "It only makes sense to do that with respect to climate and issues around diversity because that's become such a central part of the world that we're going to have live, work and recreate in. "You loo~ around this campul• you begin to see what the future looks like," he said. Durand said the task force is negotiating a rt1ease date for the survey with the Office of Institutional Analysis. Ringing found in brain, not ears By LOIS liAIWI previously studied tinnitus patients who have the unusual ability to con· INNrrus. the disruptive trol the loudness of the ringing by ringing in the ears that af. clenching their jaws. The researchers . fects millions of people, were able to track fluctuations in aoriginates not in the ear rebral blood flow through PET scans but in the brain, and not even ex- taken while these patients manipudusivdy in the brain's auditory ceo- lated theirsyrilptoms,creatinga map ten, a new study has shown. ofthebrainsite ~for In research published Monday in tinnitus activity. Neuroh>gy, scientists at UB and the Their C\liTellt reBuffalo VA Medical Center show search involved a that so~ people with tinnitus can smaU group change the ear-ringing by specific people with eye movements, evidence that one tinnitus who sensory system can affect another. can modulate "These findings show us that in their tinnitw many cases, tinnitus is noi caused by looking to by a simple disturbance of brain the far right or function, but by a combmation of left of center, an things. induding an abnormal in- unusual condition teraction between the visual and caUed gaze-evoked auditory systems," said Alan H. tinnitus, or G.IIT. l..oodc-...>od, first author on the study. "About 70 percent of tinniLockwood is professor of neurology. tus Sutrerers have some 'triclc' they've nuclear medicine, and oommunica- learned that changes the loudness of tive disorders and sciences and di- tinnitus,"Lockwood said. "In thiJ re· rects the Center for .Positron Emil- search we concentrated on one smaU sian tomography (PET), a joint UBI group of' these 'tricksters.' If these VA venture. findings generalize to much larger "ThiJ additionallevd of complex- groups, we wiU show that tinnitus is ity hdps to <><plain wbythere hasn't caused by aboonnalities in the ma· been a simple solution to thiJ prob- jor brain systems." lem," he said. "There is no dtug that The study fOcused on eight pais effective for the relief of tinnitus. tients with GET, a condition that Maybe the system is so complex that may develop afta: surgical removal no one drug can do the job." of auditory-nerve tumors. As rt'Lockwood and colleagues ........ the searchers mapped the patients' first to show that tinnitus sounds brains using PET, they found an un· originate in the brain, DO( the cochlea, expected imbalance betw.en the au· as previously thought Loclcwood ditory and visual parts of the brain. and Richard Salvi, co-director of the Lateral gaze suppresses auditory Center for Hearing and Deafness, brain activity in normal subjects, Contributing Editor T Lockwood noted. "This so-caUed 'cross-modal inhibition' is a meChaniJm that enables the brain to suppress un wanted sensations. By suppressing hearing during lateral gaze. the brain is telling us to pay attention with our eyes. This cross-modal inhibition was abset>tm GET pa· tients, indicating a disruption in nor· mal ·brain circuitry that may he at the core of the tinnitus phenomenon," he said. Lockwood 's "tricks" known to influencz the condition and at how they influencz brain circuitry. One such mechanism, caUed residual inhibition, involves brief suppression of tinnitus by overwhelm· ing the auditory system with a very loud noise-a power saw, for example, which one of Loclcwood's patients finds effective in tempo· rarily stopping tinnitus sounds. Additional researchers on the study were Davis S. Wack, Robert F. Burkard, Mary Lou Coad, Samuel A. Reyes, SaUy A. Arnold and Salvi, aU affiliated with UB. The study was supported by grants form the National Institute of Deafness and Communicative Disorders and the James H. Cummings Foundation in Buffalo. a .. , ... Former Islanders' co-owner donates $250,000 to athletics _ , . . . . , _ --.business=tive,formerco-<>wnerand CEO of the New York Islanders NHL boc:l<ey t.eam--c>d his wife, Janet B. Walsh, have pledged $250,000 to the Division of Athldia. A 1966 graduate who got his start as a Will Street trader, W.alsh has designated that his gift he wed at the "discretion of the director of athletics with foremost consideration given to the need for capital improvements to facilities for men's and women's ba.skdball.• Walsh said that. meeting about 1M yean ago with BobArlr.t:ilpane, now UB's director of athletics, "reminded me of four very important years at.Bulfalo, yean that m.,_j me into a different world and sports were a very special part of those years.• Walsh also bas agreed to chair the Athletics Campaign Committee for UB's $250 million campaign. "If you compare the campaign to politics, the first sign of interest is to vote; the next step iJ to write a checl:. and the ultimate in financial support is to ask others to write a checl:.," be <xplained. · It takes people and money to build a strong athletic program and we have the people, so I won't rest until! help raiJe the money to make UB's athletic program as good as its academics." Arkeilpane prailed the Walsbes for their leadership. "Steve and Janet are very generous individuals who support their cawes by donating time and money. "While Steve is particularly excited by the potential of UB's basketbaU programs; Arkeilpane added, "be also works hard as our camp.i.ign chair, sharing his enthusiasm with other alumni who want to boost athletics and ra~ UB's national profile.• Geology reworks program for undergraduate students The Department of (;eology has revamped its undergraduate pro· gram to provide new opportunities for students interested in the field but who do not intend on becomjng professional geologists. Beginning in tht faU , the bachelor of science degree wiU be de· signed for students interested in a career in the field and in need of a traditional, technical-science degree, says John Fountain , profes- sor and chair of the Depanment of Geology. A new bachelor of arts degree has t>een developed to appeal to students ·interested in scien ce, but who don't want to be technical scientists." "Sociery now involves so many science- based issues, from the en vironment to computers, that students may view BA science degrees as an alternative to a liberal arts degree," Fountain says. " By reduc - ing the number or required geology courses, as well as the level of math, chemistry and physics, the BA n'?w provides a broadly based education with a science fOcus." Fountain says that among the students who might be interested in the BA degree are those who want to become earth science teach ers; those who plan to attend law or some other graduate school, since the degree provides a good introduction to environmental law, and those interested in the outdoors and the environment but who do not want a career in science, such as science journalists. The department also is offering a combined five-year BNMA pro· gram based on the new BA program. CFA to present production of((Little Red Riding Hood" The Center for the Arts will present Fanfare Theatre Ensembles original musical production of "Little Red Riding Hood" at 7 p.m. March 30 in the Mainstage Theatre in the CFA, North Campus. The center's Family Adventure Series is sponsored by Target. Mr· dia sponsors are Adelphia Media Services and WJYE-FM. ThiJ production of" Little Red Riding Hood" includes several twists on the popular tale, induding a funny wolf, tap-dancing Grandma and plenty of audience panicipation. It is recommended for ages 9 and under. The musical stars Joan and Evan Thompson. Evan has appeared on television in such programs as "Law & Order,""Ryan's Hope" and "Saturday Night Live." Joan has en· joyed a long stage ca reer, both on and off· Broadway. n;e production features an original score by John Clifton, who has scored several films and served as music director for Liza Minelli. The Thompsons and Clifton are responsible for mort than a dozen musi · cals for young audiences. Fanfare Theatre Ensemble has been en · tertaining children for more than 30 years with a wholesome brand of musical theatrt that captivates the audience. Tickets for "Little Red Riding Hood" are $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at the center box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at all Ti~tmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS. �41 IIepa..._ llart111.2001Nt32.1o.21 Site spotlights a<compllshments of unsung African-American women "Uncrowned Queens" :debut on Web m BRIEFLY ChiMRbMquetset The Ul _..Club ... hold By~ A lloo!d.-. The bonquet ... - . 12<ourse Chlneso meal, JnduO. ing P<ldng duck. The cost Is uz per penon. which includes W, tip ond I $10 conlribution to t h e - fund. Seotinglslrnilld.wll be modewhon. ~Is .... aiwd. Chtck>. mode PIYM* to the UB IM>mon's CU>, must be moiled to Oortllhy_Soong. 249 ~ ~ EostAmhefsl, 14051 , byMan:h 23. For further informotion, contxt Irma Kltz it 691-4614 . lectures on Chinese art, architecture set for March 13, 15 Wang Ming>dln. critic ond u - pert In Chfnese art and architev ture. wiU detiver two Jectures on the subject doring 1 visit to UB In March. The .... spons<Jf'<d by the Oepartment o1 Art History and the Asian Studies l'rogfom. both in the College ol Ms and Sdenoes. They will be '"'" ol chargo and open to the public. Wang wiH spuk on "The Multiplicity and Confrontation In Contomporary~Aid>i­ tect.ure•·'lt 11 a.m. Milrth 13 in the Scroon1ng ltoom. 112 Center for the Ms. North Clmpus. Hewllcloam'fromStroa Mto-M:TheMol the Rod eu.a o..tng the OJ.. w n l - . 5 p.m. Man:h 15 in the""' Saeer*'911oom. A reception the Morch151octure. Wang Is chief editor oiAid>itects. • schololly 01inese lrchl- wll- lf'ClU"' mogozine one!- .. deputy choir ol the Committee ol 01inese ~one! t.andsupe. His mojor pubbtions ir>dude ~COOO!r'npcnry Architec- wnl QJiture o n e ! - A Coleclion on 01inese ArchitectlniAosthetlc,.~ aw-M."~wlth MingkJ.-""""""' Gao ol art history. Ul, one! "The Art History ol the People's Ropublc ol Chino. 1966-1976," the first book published about the art ol the Cult1nl ~- Creative Craft Center to offer wortcshops The CIN!M Croft Center in the Ellicott Complex is offering >pring wotlcshops beginning the -o1March19. Worlcshops.,. scheduled In photography, pottory, wuving. quilting. emb<oide!y, knitting and crochellng. beginning and advanced SUNned glass, jewelry construalon one! bosic .nwing. - . , . ""'""" 7-10 p.m. onenighto -lorlix-. s.s.ions f o r - one! teens wil be hold on Soturdoys. ffts .... no 1or UISiudtnts lnd $60 lor .. olheB. For further lnlormotlon. aw>lxt the C1NtM Croft Center It 64S.204. • "Uncrowned Queens." And thus, the pair began work on the project. which currently features the biographies of some ISO "uncrowned qucms." The ultimate goal for the site, <http:/ / wlngs.buff•lo.edu/ 1M in the community in the past they'd like to work with the Buffiolo I00 years."Nev.rgold said."'& were Board of EducatiOn in de..Jopinga going hack to women who were de- curriculum to accompony the Wd> FRICAN-Americans in ceased and had left the collective site. And this month, the pair will Western New York and m<f'ory. But there was someone present "Uncrowned Queens" to the beyond are coming towho remembered." New YOI'k State Social Studiesl.s¥>gether to pay homage to The late Ann Montgomery, wboo< ciation, whim is holding a day-long unheralded black women of the past I 00 years, the unsung fieroines •~,•dlfl...,..>,istocullthe career as a business owner began in seminar on the Pan Am. whose legacy of self-<letennination names or 1,901 women. the 191 Os in Buffiolo where her variUltimately, the women hope the Developed under the auspices or ous enterprises Bourisl}ed as part of site will become an interacti>oe comspeaks to a tradition or effecting the Women~• Pavilion, Nevergold Little ijarlcm. is among' the women munity resource. Individuals would change. "Uncrowned Queens"-a Web notes the importan!'O or recogniz- featured on the site. Eva M. Noles was be able to add the stories or women site dedicated to recognizing those ing the aa:omplishmentsofAfrican- the tint black nune to train in Buf- who are important to them. And the unsung heroines-spotlights \he American women who in the past falo, and went on to become direc- ·pair intends to include the stories or accomplishments of African- were relegated to the background, · tor ornursing at what now is Roswell other undmepresented group.not just blacks. American worn<n in the region who "Long after we're finished, the have remained largely in the shadows over the course of a century, but community can step forward and who have in their own significant · start to identify the next wa"" of way contributed to the collective peopie."!lerttam said. "l~scoosistmt with out attempt to marry the hi$achievements of the community, tory or a culture or people with the and of black history. use or tedmology to explore that The ti~e or the site is derMd from "We think i~s ·an emaordinary a poem published in 1917 by Drusilla Dunjee Houston, educational opportunity foe people "America's Uncrowned Queens." to say that although Aliican Ameri"She really was speaking to the cans may luJv. been in the shadows same kinds of issues that we're speak. in 190l,thispr:oject.thisopportunity, belatedly fulfills the original mission, ing to now---that there are Africanwhich was to talk about the contriAmericanwornenwhoarereallytoil- fi butions of all people." Bertram said. ing in the background, trying to ~ A century after the Pan Am amake thins< rigb~" said Peggy Brooks hibits of the "Old Plantation" and Bertram, an associate for fioculty dethe "African Village"-which did velopment and grad~te fellowship little more than offer a stereotypic programs in the Office of the Vice President fo r Pub~c Sa-vice and Ur- their history obscured by""""ts that Park Cancer Institute. Also featured and demeaning glimpse into the sou.ght to exclude-or exploit- OD the site, Noles remains an active lives of African Americans, whose ban Affaiis and co-chair or the site. member of the nursing community. triumphs in the years after slavery "'& derided there were hundreds their ""'Y existence. or women in the African-Amerian "When Congress passed the act "There was a cadre or~lewho and leading up to 1901largelywent community who had done a lot or that established the Pan Am, the lan- had done all kinds or thing&-the unrecognized-Ber-tram and community hair dresser who'd been Nevergold ai-e doing their part to thing.<M:I'thepa<t <Entury, but hadn't guage said the Plll'J'<l<e of the (expobeen remgnized for i~" said Brooks sition) was to showcase all of the ac- dr=ing hair for 50 years. making ensun: the aa:o!I)plishments or MBertram, who also is an adjWlCI assis- complishments or mankind over the all of us look lovely, but no one ev- rican-American women are celtant professor in the Department or last I00 years. - .in all aspects--<orts, ery gave her an outstanding achieve- ebrated, and heralded. African-American Studies. "And we industry. education," she aplained ment award," explained Bertram. · 'There's OOt enough out ~ to were especially ·interested in making "That promise wa.m't fulfilled, as far "Or the woman who was the haby give people a real undentanding of sitter for everybody's child in the what this cdebration of the tOOth ansure we identified women who you as looking at groups of color. didn't u<ually see getting aa:olades." "Our activity comes hack to the neighborhood. or the penon who nr...saryoftbe PanAmis;Ne-.agold The project began to take shape original goal of the Pan Am--here was the community historian. We said. "Yk focus on the Pan Am as the initial impetus foe this activity--but ·more than a year ago when Barbara we are, here are the accomplish- luJv. women like that" She credits UB in helping make itgoesfurbeyond the PanAm,beaust Seals NeYergold, coordinator or stu- ments, here are the contnbutions we look .at impacl. we're looking at dent support services in the Educa- that this group of ~le has Jl)ade posstqle their project "You can't do this kind of thing community in tmns of. _.history:" tional Opportunity Center, answered to the community," she said': The pair turned to community without the support of the univerStill, the Queen City struggles to a request to participate in th e Women's Pavilion Pan American 2001 organizations-namely the .Afro sity," Bertram said, lauding Lisa contextualiz.e adequately the strides lnc., a Web organization serving as a American Historical Association of Francescone,a se:nioradminist:ra~ made by African Americans, hub for community projectsrelebrat- the Niagara Fronti<r, the Buffalo assistant in PSUA, for her assistance Bertram points out "This pi<'ce ...,·re doing on 'Uning the achievements of women in Chapter of the National Association in structuring and designing the site. conjunction with the centennial of the for the Advancement of Colored As well, Bertram received a grant crowned Queens' is really the only from UB's Canadian-American Pan American Exposition of 1901.At People and the Buffalo Genealogipiece that attempts to make sure that the time, none of the organization's cal Society or the African Diaspora, StudieS Committ<e top= crosS- communities other than whilt communities an: represented in this secfocus groups were dedicated Solely to Erie County Links Inc. and the Xi border connectioos for the site. Nevergold said they are pursuing ond thrust of celebrating the City or examining the achievements of mi- Epsilon Omega Chapter or the Alnority women. Seals Nevergold pha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.--for additional support for future activi- J.Jgh~. she said, which perhaps beg. sought to fill that need. nominations, while also coming up ties related to the site, which was herquestion-onethatdlallmgesthe funded originally through the notion of just bow far we've come. " I thought about what could pos- with their own slate of nominees. "Really, how much light shines. sibly be an activity that focused on "We'retallcingabout women who Women's Pavilion and several cothe community; said the co-chair of were active back then, or were ac- sponsoring organizations. She said and iLit does, where does it shine!" UWANOOWSIU Reporttr Assistant Editor •tho Cl*-llonquet - ot c..c.. c _ ," -'Fund 6 p.n). Aprtl1 in the~ Dude ,_.,~ 11140 Mople HCIA to hold meeting on health-care issues By MAllY IIE11t SPINA Contributing Editor T HE UB-based Health Care Industries Association (HCIA) will celebrate a decade or generatingregionaleconomicgrowthand development during its I Oth annual meeting. to be held March 13 in the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millmport Highway, Amherst More than ZOO scientists, healthcare providers and,. representatives from business, industry, education and g<M~Dmtnt will attend and participate in 1ecturos. discussions and panels related to the growing and ever-<:hanging health-are industry. Blair OWds, executive vice president for strategic planning and implementation with Ad~anced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), will deliver the opening keynote address at 8 a.m. on "How Will the New Administratioo AlTect Your Business!: A w.shington Update." AdvaMed is a national trade association and the largest me&altedmologyassociation in the world. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. will r..tun: a speech by Steven A Spauldislg, founding executive dir<ctor or the Louisville (Ky.) Medical Center De- ma'ry Smith Professor of Neurology in the UB School of Medicine and wlopment Corporation. With almost $2 billioo ofbusiness Biomedical Sciences, will re<ZM the investment and the creation of Western New York Health Care 50,000 oet new jobs in the past three Technology/Discovery Award for years. Louisville~ been called "a research that has led to improved treatment of multiple sclerosis. blueprint for suc:ccss." Spealting at the awards dinner at The registration dead.line foe the 6 p.m. will be William F. Allyn. chair- eYent is'fuesday. Thecostis$179for man and chief executive offia:r of non-HCIA members and $149 for Welch Allyn Ventures, L.LC., a . members. All UB taculty and staff world leader and innovator in medi- members are coruidered HCIA cal and dental ~ostia, veteri- members. nary medicine, ltgbting, remote viTo register. call829-38l!8, fa 829sual inspection and data collection. 3885oremail~liolo.edu>. . Lawrence Jacobo, Irvin and Rose- �March U001/VIi32.h.Z2 UV ousting chlorine in pool New way ofcleansing water may help swimmers lower times a, I'AIIl, VUOtiO Rq>cwttt Contributor T writing her thesi& on the performanct of the UV system, ht says. When used incorrectly, chlorine-<~ corrosive material--<an ht dang.erous or e...-. deadly to human beings, Smeadtr says. Too much or too tittlt of the chemical in swimming pools can cause water quality UB swimmtn may even ht able reduce their personal best times and post higher scores at championship meets, Termin says. HE university i& using a new, non-chemical method of sterilizing the ·swimmers consume oxygen pool in Alwnni Arenawhen they swim," be notes. "That a method that was used at tht Sum· oxygtn consumption has~ signifimtr Olympics in Sydnty-that cantetfect on their overall metabolic could ·tven help swimmtn lower to suffer and contnbute to numer- power, which correlates to improved their times. ous water-borne illnesses. swimming performance. Breathing Tht days of constant, high-ltv.! In addition, chlorine may yellow a cleaner type of air could ht a htnchlorination may ht over for the UB and disoolor wall surfaces at indoor efit to the athletes." facility. pools aod corrode metal surfaces, he Smeaderconcurs, pointing out that UI1111Violet tight, onct thought of says, noting that thest problems will competitiYe swimmers can sptnd as as something out of science-fictfon · many as four or 1M stories, is doing the job of dean boon at a time in and ing-<~ctually sterilizing-the pool around a pool. breathand i& doing it in a much safer way. ing chlorine fumes. The system has been used at UB . "Oxygen levels since last spring. thanks to a donaare depleted, and tion of equipment worth more than they do not perform $55,000 from Wedecofldtal Horias well,"' he says. wns,a Poultnty, VL-basedcompany Since installing at the forefront of ultraviolet tecbthe UV system, the nologyi Environmental Resources change in water Management of Pittsford, the conquality has been drasultant for the project, and Final Filmatic, Termin says, tration Inc. of Amherst. of lolgh levels of dllot1ne, to noting that swimThe VB n~tatorium is the only • dean the Aluntnl - '· mtn can detect the pool in New York State to use the slightest difference in ultraviolet system, says Fred not occur with an.ultraviolet water- the water, whether it is a change in Smeader, manager of engineeriflg porification system deaningtht pool. temperature or how much or how support systems for Facilities PlanMoreover, chlorine can change tittle chlorine i& present ning and Design. greatly the pH factor and odor of "Within a couple ofdays ofinstallChlorine still is used in the water, whereas UV does not have ing the system," be says. "my swimAlumni pool, but at the minimum such an effecL mers were asking me if there was level required by the New York State But perhaps the most important something different in the"water." Department of Health, Smeader benefit of using the UV system Although the UV system is new says. He adds that the goal is to could ht on the performanct and to the United States, it i& used widely document the benefits of the UV health of the swimmers. throughout Europe, Smeader '!;lys. system at UB and use that informaBudd Termin, coach of the men's It i& being used at a few American tion to evmtually override the state swim team, says the UV system pro· universities and competition facili legislation requiring the use of chlo- vides a htalthier environment ties, including the University of rine in swimminj; pools. "If you're "It totally deans up the environ- Maryland-Baltimore County, the using UV, there's no need to usc ment," says Termin, now in hi& 14th University of Texas, the University chlorine," he says. season as htad coach. "Not only for of Minnesota and the Indiana Uni· Jamie Schlossberg. a graduate stu· our athletes, but also for the recre- versity Natatorium at Indiana Unident in the Depamnent of Civil ational use:s. From a skin-absorption versity-Purdue University-India Engineering who i& working with standpoint, i~s a huge htalth benefit" napotiswhere the U.S. Olympic TriAnd with a chemical-free pool, als were held last summer. faculty mernhtr )ames N. Jensen, i& oyst-,- 5 The Invisible Web According to • studJ published by Brightplanet <www.brtghtpl•net.com>, only a small fraction of the information available on the Web is accessible through search engines. Their white paper, "The Deep Web: Su rfa cing Hidden Value" <www.completepl•neLcom/Tutorials/DeepWeb/ lndex.asp>. reveals that the ..deep.. Web-more commonly referred to as the .. in - visible" or "hiJiden"Web-is at least 500 times larger than the known "surface" World Wide Web. Brightplanet believes that "Internet searching today can ~ compared to dragging a net across the surface of the ocean. There is a wealth of information that is deep, and therefore missed." Material on the deep Web is missed because most of the information located there is sto red in datab~ or in formats such as PDF, Flash and streaming media that generally are inaccessible to the software tha t compile search-engine indexes. Some key findings from the Bright planet study: • The deep Web is 400 to 550 times larger than the co mmonl y defined World Wide Web • More than an estimated I 00,000 deep Web snes presently ex1st • The deep Web is the largest growmg category of new mfo rma tio n on the Internet • Deep Web content is h1ghl y relevant to every inform.ttJon need. market and domain • M9fe than half of the deep Web co ntent resi des m toplt spectfk databaSes • A full 95 percent of the deep Web is publicly accesstblc mfor· ma t ion- not subject to fees or subscription s So how does one gain access to this huge. umndcxed trove of m · formation? Brightplanet has developed a partial solution Wlth a prod uct called .. LexiBot... With a si ngle search request, the so ftwc~r c searches 1he Web pages indexed by traditional sea rch engmes, but 11 also searches more than 600 " hidden" databases simultan eously. But l..exiBot, even with its additional searching capabilities, only reveals a small portion of the invistble Web, and LexiBot requires patiencea typical search can take 5 to 30 minutes to complete and more complex requests can \llke more than an hour.l.exiBot also costs S89. 95, bu1 a free. 30-day trial can ht downloaded at <www.lexlbot.com/ lndeJ< ... p>. Fortunately, there are free Internet sites that provide gu1des to Lhe thousands of databases that make up the hidden Web. One of the best site.s, Direct Search < http:/ / gwls2 .c\rc.gwu.edu/ - gprlce / dlnct.htm>, descrihts itself as "a growing compilation of links to the search interfaces: of resources that co ntain data not easily or en tirely searchable/accessible from general search tools like Alta Vista, Google or Hotbot." Direct Search provides annotated links to well over 1,000 searchable, interactive databases. The site is maintained by Gary Price, a librarian at George Washington University and the co- author of the forthcoming book "The Invisible \'{eb" (CyberAse Books, due out in July). Other sites that provide links to hidden Web data bases include lnvisibleWeb.com <www.lnvlslbleweb.com/ >, The Big Hub <http:// blghub.com/ >, AlphaSearch <www.ulvln.edu/ llbnory/JMneso/lntemet/as/ > and Lycos Invisible Web Catalog <http:/ / dlr.lycos.com/ Reference/Surchable_Da..INues/ >. But for many people, guid~ven well compiled ones-are not A good replacement for a onc·stop, one-search -box approach to ~arching the Web, so the pressure is on the major searc"'h engines to .. reveal " more of the .. invisible" or " hidden .. regions of cyberspace. So me progress is being made . For example , Google <www.google.com / > recently introduced a new feature that ~~ ­ lows searchers to find information con tained in Adobe Portable 4 Dads' problems impact children BJ KATHLEEN wtAV£11 HILE there' has fathers who abused alcohol spoke less to their child, expressed less positive involvement and bad more been considerable research docu- fathers. Report~ Contributor W menting the problems of children born to alcohol- abwing mothers, scientists at UB's ~a rch Institute on Addictions (RIA) have demonstrated that alcohol abuse, depression and other problems in the father can also have a det:rii:nental impact on children's development The research-funded by three succtSSive grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AJ. cohotism for a total of $5.9 million-is being led by Kenneth Leonard, and Rina Eiden, research professors in psychiatry and pediatrics, respectively. In their studies, Leonard and Eiden have tracked the social, emo- tional aod cognitive development of children of alcohol-abusing fathers and control fathtn as- the children reached 12,18aod24 months ofage. At all three ages, the chiJdrm were observed with each parent in a naturalistic play Betting. In observing the childrmat 12 months with their fathers, the researchers found that the negative emotions than did control Researchers also found that, in comparison to the control fathers, the alcohol-abusing fathers generally were less sensitive in their parenting and were ~ot aware of, or guided by, their child's hthavior. In contrast, mothers married to alcohol-abusing fathers behaved with their babies in similar ways as mothers married to con trol· fathers; ho~ever, the mother's own alcohol problems and her level of dtpression were related to less sensitive parenting. By 18 months, the,childrm of alcohol-abusing fathers were reported to ~ more symptoms of anxiety aod depr<ssioo than control children. The fathers' alcohol problems also were relat<d to e:rternalizing problems, such as temper tantrums, among the 18-month-olds, but only among f.unilies in which dtpressive symptoms in the motherwereab<enL Researchers videotaped the children at 18 and 24 tl)Onths hting asked by their parents to dean up theirtoysaftertheplaysessions. Tht researchers then examined the pro- portion of time children displayed whole-hearted committed compliance, resisted parental requests by saying"no" and defied their parents by having temper tantrums. Most children demonstrated increases in compliance and decreases in non · COJllpliance with age. ln contrast, sons of alcohol-abusing fathers did not show increases in committed compliance; instead, they exhibited increasing levels of resistance. Lower compliance among these boys at the earlier ages was "-'SSCia ted with their fathers' depression and negative emotions. " It is important to recognize that these families often have other problems in addition to the father's drinking," Leonard emphasizes. "The alcohol-abusing fathers and their wives often repon hi&tories of problem hthaviors, as well as symp· toms of depression. ln fact, these dtpressive symptoms may ht largely responstble for the hthavioral problems observed in the childrerL" "Tht effects of alcohol abuse in child development cannot ht considered in isolation," Eiden cautions. "We have to examine these tfftcts longitudinally aod seek to di&cover sourctSof resiliency in these fiuoilies.. Document format (PDF) files. While HTML files make up the bull of documents o n the Web, PDF files are abundant and many gov ernment agencies and non -profit organizations use PDF as their for· mat of choice when providing publications on the Internet. Inevitably, market forces will motivate search engines to unmask more and more of the Invisible \Veb--lct's hope the data sources that get exposed are precious nuggets of mformation and not fools ' gold! -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman, Umvers1ty L1brane1 Obituaries John Huddleston dies at 73 A onemort.1 service- be held June 30 for John V. Huddleston, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil, Structurai and Environmental Engineering. who died Feb. 18 in hi& Wtlliamsville home. He was 73. A native of Houston, Huddleston earned bachelor's. master's and doctoral degrees at Columbia, where he received the lliig Medal for academic achievement. He S!'rved on the UB faculty from 1967-1994. Tht recipient of two Fulbright fellowships to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he wrote I0 books on engineering and computer language. He also owned a Buffalo computer business called Exchange Computing Systems. An avid outdoorsman and jogger, Huddleston sang bass in anum htr oflocal church choirs, and enjoyed woodworking. golf and travel. J"he time and location of the memorial service have yet to be decided. The date, hi& wife, the former Martha Hendry, noted, would have been the couple's 4~ wedding anniversary and the 51st anniversary of the night they met on a blind date. �&I Rep utem llri 1,21lt1t37.k22 NSF-funded softw.,. protect crutes .uu.l ......._for hJ*olo9y students Picture worth a thousand nUmbers •Y s.a. ~ provnbial fount of knowledge; TbeyoloowiD be obi< to lr:am bow R.,.,r.,Conlributo< bawnrr,ifiiU<Icntscan'tpiclurethe to a>llec:t, UD<IeutaDd and S)'DtbeT'sa challmll" that's as old as ansJt of the lllam, or the slope of size b)odrolop: data and grasp bow the hil!J for geology profa- avalley,ortheoutliDeofalalr.e,bow tbeoe data o,n: repreoen.ted by nuson: How do 'IOU taU p&8" cantbeymakr......,ofit! merical modda. In addition, they after page of bud-to-grasp "The problan with traditional wiD lr:am bow to ......-act aa:urate numben ~ tum diem into pi<:- teaching methods il that it's diffi- modds, eaentiol took tor the 21sttures that a>mmuni<:ate alessoo to cult to mow bow bydrolosk fac- century bydrolosjsl. studontsl Sunnoun.t ins thil cbal- ton change ow:r time," explains "ln~wordy-rbr:avilyoo Ionge il the goal of the lnteractiYt Becker. "With the lTD project, numrriaolmoclr:ls,"lledzr..,s. "Tbe Teaching Database (lTD) project · we'n: trying to taU thil (Hubbud problem is that 'IOU can't see IID)'being led by Matthew W. Becker, Brook) dola-wbich, in'its cunmt thing. llyduJtii!OlosJiidd tripo an: assi5tant professor in the Depart- fonn, il not ""'Y approachablo- liloegoqlotht......,._..,.._.By ment of Geology. and S)'Dtbai>e it so students canl!"' <Xllltnlf, Uliog the vilull datol.e. Thiumbitious~projectsomething out of it. We want to studenuwiD heabktodosudl tbinp funded by a $79,520 grant from tht tum it into lessons that not ooly .. impect • _ . . ttiJutarial ODe National Scimce Fonndatioo oecb teach something. but retain the by one-irom -and dooe upto create a visual databue tor upper- charocter of the reaean:b." and then CDIIIiDe the cilia 1D c:om~student.. ofh)drology, the study Wben the project isaliDpiete,IIU- lolt the numben with wbal ~ of tht earth's water syst<:m. dent.. wiD be obi< to J:DaD<~~Wrabout .m.ll'sa Toaa:omplisbthis,lledzrandhis in a~ vi1uo1 n:p- ing ...,.. of bydrolosic c:oocepiL oolleagues an: using research infor- resentation of the Hubbud Broolr. "What we'n: tryiDs ID do is t..e a marion gathered from the Hubbard wat<nbcd and diclr. 011 iaJos that, ....... orpnic,., ...daillandin( Brook Expaimental Fon:st in ~ for eumple. geoentte a byclrosnph Ibis dota," lledzr addo. Hampshire, an ecosystem scientists of bow the stn:amllow rate of a puOne of the challenges of tbe have studied for nearly 40 yean. ticular brook rapooded to a rainy project is that <Xllllpllla' teclmology is cbuJsing ao quiddy. "We'n: a Within this database is embedded a sp.nune< or a dry ooe. I ..,.,...illluiiM,.,«mok« tn:mdy ~to Uliog the n,bt t.eclmolosY. so "'" lr:now it will be usabk in two yeaza,"lledzresploins. Tbe buic lanpaee of the oollwan: is Vutual R<ality Modeling I.an~ which can be read by moot ~ bnwnen Uliog pluc-ina. Tbem>projec:twiD ~stu­ dent lellin&in thedqionmmt's...,. 16-stalion CXllllpllfft lab and curn:ntly is being uood in • 300-lovel hydrology . . . ""''bt by Marcus Bunik. ........ prob"b. «pology and a>-principol imaliptor on the project. "I've induded aome of the data on stream-flow gaup into tbe ooune ~ Iitie," Bunilr. ..,._ "Tbe way the IOftWan: W<ll'b, it's £orcin& students to lr:am howto uae an SQL (Structured Query Language) query, .. wtll u bow to aet up the ua on a p:apb and bow to name theua comdly.ln a program liloe F.:u:d, by a>n~ it just automatically does that and 'IOU don't learn the theory behind iL" Ripples Too Members of the Zodiaque Dance Company perform a selection from the troupe's spring concert last weekend in the Drama llleatre in the Center for the Arts. Cleanliness ~f.-IIN9"1 v=ity struggl~ to secure outside mntracts. Citing a loss of emp~ due to funding cut.o-which have resulted in a thinly spn:ad stai<Side stall", Facilities' current financial inability to bring in new contracts and help compensate for the d iminisbe~ stateside worl<force, and the ill-effects of inllation on Facilities' overall purchasing power throughout the 1990s, Dupn: said "there's been a degradillgacross the board-both in what's delivered via the oontracts and on stateside." On the whole, however, "once we move a facility into contract, the specifications are fairlyaa:urate,"he said. ·we keep the cleaning level pretty static," he said, adding that in general, less complaints are generated from the oontract buildings. The personnel situation stai<Side, he said, can produce what he called a "rollercoaster effect.• "We accumulate so much attrition, and gj.en how many people we've lost and how much money we have to work with, what may happen-we may get some financial flcxibility through the attrition, but -.... may receive a CUL "This curn:nt ~· we'n: going to He said as.part of the overaii plan to improve, a>ntracton n:newing ~cesoftheuniv=ity," besaid with the university would be gj.en Dupre said picking up the cost of an elevated set of cleaning specifi· the new Math Building posed a cbal- cations. At. well, Dupn: explained lenge. since there was no additional that the university would pump "almost all" of the requested budget money to offset that expense. "We went into the year with about adjustment into a>ntract, freeing up a quarter-million-dollar cut; be the number of state-employed persaid. "The year befon:, we had about sonnel and ina-easing stalling leva half•million cuL We just oouldn't els in other state-cleaned &cilities. Ageneral air of disa>ntent from come up with ihe money to engage another (o;leaning) a>ntracL" FSF.Cmemhen <M!rcoostnictioo on Havingoutlinod tht m.tory,Dupn: the South Campus elicited comment from Dupre oo the issue of =essive returned to the curn:nt status. "From my perspective, (we have) dirt, debris and general~ "We'n: doing. from iny perspecsome of the lowest cleaning levels we've -ever had at the university," tive, too large ofprojects with people in adjacent occupied an:as,"he said, Dupre said. But the upside, he said, is recent referring in particular to ongoing interest shown by ProYost FJizabeth work at Farber Hall, located nat to D. Capaldi and SeniorVn Pn:sident Cary Hall. "It's causing grief for a Robert J. w.goer in investins ip the number ofprincipal investigitonan:as of facilities and maintenance- (and hu) actually contaminated some of their work. which erxnmpasses cleaning. "We don~ have the benefit, either, Dupre said be first wants to raise gradually the levels of cleaning on of stopping it," he added, "because campus. and pair thooe inaeaoed lev- some of these projects an: helping els with annual~ as the sd>ool recruit principol imestithtdiologueopened withthtFSEC- gaton (and) grants." In addition ID d<aoliness issues dito address !peCific "--s. He said he abo is eDCOIJrl!l!ld that "there may be rectly relalllll to stalling. Dupre cited souit positive~ acljuitments.• a need tor students, £acuity and iliff r.OOV. a fairly modest cut that is proportional to the other support to n:think the campus "culture" in termsolbCaming ....... oooscicusof individual contribution to upbep. Gaspar Farbs,associate professor of physical therapy, e=cise and nutrition science, wondered if stu· dents oouldn't be encouraged to look after themselves. "Is there anything in 'lOur bud8"' to proDIOte students policing themselves," he asked Dupre. While Dupre said there was not, be did agn:e that attitude was a a>ntributor to tht<Mrllldeanliness problem He ...r.ri.d back to two)'03r5ago. when he said facilities had set aside ltlOlle)'-in a tight budg<t.no lesrto landscape various an:as of the campus. Within a week, be said, cig:an:tte butts and other debris littered the newly gardened an:as. "How do we change that culturel" he asked. Fadcassuggesledtht~l2lo! a cue from~ Yodt Scm's AdoptA-Higbwoyprogram and implement something similar on campus. "Couldn't we have Adopt-ASpace 011 campus!" be asked. The idea drew a warm response from Dupn: ..it other oenaton. The issue W.s refened to the Bodl!"' Priorities Committee: �... lid UIINi. 32. k Z2 Calendar ._...,._i ~. n-t.y '*""'· Nllgora r-. ~IDbo............tatllmeof 13 s.e...~=~r:-~by ...,..~ !-.oftho~-- :¥'.:~ DopLal Uni¥. oflltMI. 216 -UB 66,·s -......--·-"---•Younls ......... --...... UB,-""' .___""'_...., Urnpus. I p.m. Pltoos W1y. ~ CfA bole ollic:e .. 64s.AATS. For """" lnformotion,- Regon. 645-6147. "'poa:. ~· viaD<y ........ 2.109fanslnAiurml/veN.Thewln _....., -..-Clno111.64s.612S. Sludy. ~Gulrino. 210 - UrOon,CMnpus. CGmplox. Urnpus. 3:45 p.m. - . North For..-- 7:30p.m. - . D*no. 4594231 (pogo<). -'-~ c =.=:.=-::::a ~-=--:t--.. .. .... """"'*'~c-pu. Noro -....,., [)opt. ofllologlal Sdtnas, Uni¥. ofNdft Dome. 201 - - CGmplox. North ~::;:::::-~.t~;:v=:. ~2an --.. 15 lntomoi-....S<Mce;Suunne Reuxh, NYS Oopt. of r...tlon ond FNnce. 22S Nm.irJI Sdences Complex. North c.mpus. 5~-· ~~"=~"""' lnformotlon, 645-2251. --~ --dose ..,;..1n the HAC o r d - p .,_the t.un., on Soo..rdly ...... ..... Hiornl Unhwsky. Tho-paby,....ud>e ond o f . . . - . ord then ............tHiorniiUin.,.....,. ~U8U>4-21.,.,...ord2- Tax Wortuhop. Stew: Ingraham, Thunct.y Mlunl (Ohio) 61 Ohio Unt.woky 16, UB 76 Toleclo71,UB66 t ............ 14S Cerol!rlor the An:!, North' -~---v~~~::~-=~ of M. 645-6171, .... 1350. _....., ---· ------639· ~of Clwlstlon Allllotes. AI llrolxuto. 135 ue -..... 6 p.m.-· Donco. Girl, Dona!. lnstitlJU! for ond Educ.otion on Women ond G<ndo<. Moin SL, lkAiolo. 7 p.m. SUO, students; 56.50, g<n<:nol. For """" Woonolion, Pot Sholly 0< Reboca Morrow, 129-345) . ~ - Don-· l1*lgs TINt - t h e World Go (-.ey llhd Sa). - Concert ...._North Compus. 8 p.m. JS. ~~~:2~For Exhibits 141nthe~ Esrtor In d>e - t h e .... - - l n . . . - . 1 0 ~ o.td In rdOd ...... ln t h e - - - Goliutl 01*> .rw: - ~had-nul>._. ...... U8 .. lll>-761oa bofore 6,3«)-lnThoC.....In UBioot despite ~ 52 porconr.ll> ~~of the on the rood. ond lordnj: 17 01*> .....,._._ U8._,odlho- ln~ Ar«a wilt. a 78-66 klss to the lOiodo Rocba. U8 76,._.,. Green 66 UB 16, Ohio ll Senior Hori Mc<:lu<-e had 31 points. ..,.. rebounds ond......, assists"' lood the "' • 7tH.6 win ...... Bowlrc Gr... lnAiurml Antna on her from the flU line (16-of-18). She also WiH named to the Verlzon Academic All-District I Women's Baslce4baU Team. San.nloy. Tho win ~ UB's record 10 19-7.,.,... ord IG.S In d>e MAC. In ocher aaion last weo1c.Tllony Bel (29 points. II rebounds) ond Sonia " ' - (17 points. 10 ossisa) p o s a l d - "'lood d>e ·. _ - viaD<y Ohlo,86-83. on 1'«>.21 . Eariorln the weolc.Mc<:lu<-e- named"' d>e-Aademlc AJI. Oiarict IWomen\ BosbcbaiToom.as selecald by CoS!~ (Coile&o Sporu WannadanOV......ol-). <N<r-. 8uls"'. Wrestlin~ UB 11 , Cornell If Wednesday U8""" II> tnl .............., cbl motd\. cleNotlrc ComeiiUnhwsky on fob. 20 lnAiurml"'-Tho Buls""" d>e firu IMI......n.s.droppirc d>e last 1M"' d>e 1141 Rod. lor • 21 - 19 vicm<y. Senior jooiiScauoslosthb motth bybl (5:25). endin& his 17-matdl wlm. . - 14 ~wimmin~- -·s The 8uls finished Jbdh out of nine teamS wkh 282 points at the MAC ~holdlastwMcendlnAiurmiAntnaNa............. Life--.· Ohio Unhwsky """ Its second cansewtM MAC tide with 702 points. Allf>ou&l1 d>e 8u!k did not win ""1 of the 20 ....... " the ..-.us did hoYe ....,... """'' performances. ).nto. Corrie Qulnlon earned fim-tam.AI~ I1AC honon.- fresl1nWI Heod>er Rocheae earned second-teom nods. Qulnlon record In d>e 100 buaerlly p<elmnaries In 56.27 ond """' third In d>e flnoJs in 56.50. Qulnbn olso ceomed with Corrie Atmstrong. T.-acy Coae< ondAbby Delia to estobl;,t, a,_ record of 1:36.49 In the 200 free relay. Quinlan olso founh In the 50 freestyle In 24.03. Rocheae set the sd1ool record In the 200 buaerlly In the preiWnlnary ro<.Wld with • ume ol 2.-D6.33. She pb<ed . - 1n the finals m2.-D6.73. Clml>lng the Loddor of Succoss In High set.- Heols. PotSheley,_..for_ ord £dua1lon on-....., ord Gonder. ~~~~ Compus. ,_,_ 1 p.m. - . Sponlor<d by Studot11 Unions ord AdMtie. For"""" inlo!motio<1. Sorla 64s.6125. - c:r..-. M ass during l.onL 103 Di<leodort, MEN ' S ~~~=~~;:t!~toolk The Bulb finished el&ht omong 32 SCOrin& teamS at the ECAC 0\ampk>nshlps In Sewell. N.J. US scored a ootal ol 186 poma. willie M.ryiond· lloltrnore County """ the ...., c:ompeddon with 617 points. US senio< jason McUd1bn took • polr offounh-ploce finishes. In !he 500 freestyle. he docked a 4:37.98 oft«~· 4:38.60 In the p<Oimlnories. He lollowod with • 4:04.-46 ~ In the 400 lndMdual mecley. Senior jool1 Pl.w>""" the consolotion llnol of the 100 buaerlly In 51 .82. while Dext.erTon.m wu II thin 52.12.1n !he 200 buaerlly.Tou.n was fifth In I:55.02. wNie P1.w> W.. sixth In I:55.24. Eric 5<imson took fount> In the I00 =sl~: For more Information, .Life--. Los< Thofe Blues: Capk>g wiCh -.g Down. Masao TJON. Counse!ing Center. 14SC Student Uo1on, North CMnpus. ,_,_ 1 p.m. - · Sponlor<d by Student lJnions Wld Act:Mtles.. For more Wlform.ltion. Sorla cone~~. 64s.<S125. bodcstrol<e In 51 .62. The Bulb' -100 medley relay squod placed sixth In 3:32.22. ETC W M u h o p : 1nbo t o -· 212 C.pen, inside Undergraduate Ubf'ary, North C.~ . 2· 3:30 ln~oor lracK p.m.-· Sponsored ~re~=~~~~.enter. For The men's: indoor track squads took seventh pbce among II turns ;;at the MAC Ownpionships held in Mt. Aeasant. Mkh~ whiJe tne 'N'Oil'-.en's team pbced Chomlaol EngiMalng - Seledlve C~tlon of Polymofplu on Self-Assembled ~~~c.; College of City Univ. of New York. 206 Furnas. North C11mpus. 3:30p.m. Free. w.dnetdays lit 4 PLUS ~r.=~-:.~~. North CAmpus. 4 p.m. frft. For more ;nfoonotlon. eighth omong 12 tmms. 5anh Retdler """ her third I1AC tide, w.nn;,g the lG.Ib. weigl>t throw lor the second consecutive season. Aetcher's toss of 58...6.5 (17.&4m) established a new UB ~ the one she had set the previous week- and once ogaln pr'O'Iislonally qualified her lor NCAA etwnp;oilsh;p c:ompeddon. Kamau Halln1 """' his second I1AC tide and the first of his Indoor career when he""" the 11'1>1< """"'-.. c.nu.J t1id>lpn- record of5().3.25 (15.32m). Other top odlletes In the meet Included M;o, Commisso. who took second In the 800 mecers In I:52.82. ord Christina Ked<. who pb<ed fifth In the 800 mecersln 2:15.06.11iau>::a Mcfariond was fount> In the"""'"""'s 11'1>1< J<.<r4> ot 39-10.5 (12.15m~Ovlosie Maahew> ded lor fourth In the women's h;gjl J<.<r4> ot S-6 (1 .68m). Nooh ~ tlnlshed fourth In !he ~ J<.<r4> at 23-1.25 (7.04m). In the"""'" 22-5 (~). """"""'·s Donn>. 645-3422. ~ .. 1 - 4 -.,.In tho -.u,e -.--,...c.tor fOf' tho Arb. n.o-·-of~CM~es·- p.m. on Holim-- �a IIepa.-.: llanH2111/Val.3tlt22 Thursday, March =~Sciences Common Sldn Lesions of the Heod ond Ned<.- E. ~~~!s""s.;;.~ South Campus. 8 a.m. tree. U«!Mmmstry-. Regulotlon of DNA ~ece~r.~~s Sutton, Dept. of Biology, MrT. 1 J.4B Farber, South Campus. Noon. Free. For more informatOO, Kenneth Blumenthal, 829-3890. knlor Alumni Progr.... George Kelley Pulp Action ColleCtion. ~~ ~~~~;:rc.,,:~ ~~~-~~·~rer. 829-2608. Bren~. Cornell Unkt. 205 Nawrot 5dences Complex, North~C:d~*~ Free. · Lecture and the Foster L Prayer~ Pr.- -.;g. u~ Ubrory Wot1cshop Sel!rthlng Beilsteln Crossfire. Fred Stoss. 127 Cap<n, Undergraduate Ubrary, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. c:hrfstian FelloWship. 317 Student Union, North Campus. 7:30p.m. FrM. For more information, Dalene, 459..0231 (poget) . . infOrmation, Jill HKk~berg. 6-IS-2947, ext. 226. Saturday =s:n~~~~~e Wednesdays ot 4 PLUS ConversaUOn. kathleel Fraser. 438 Clemens, North Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more information, 645-3810. Physics C........... The Mlaophyslal Origin of =~~~t:2,=r:ns Sciences Complex. North Campus. 3:45p.m. Free. Philosophy Colloquium Distinction and JudgmonL Mariam Thalos, Dept. ol Philosophy. 141 Pari<, North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. p-3 Man.glng a Stand OUt of a Crisis. Arun Jain, pro!. and chair, DepL ol Martceting; ~~~C=BIII Partnen; Susan Schutte, the Schu~ Group; Chuck . Scothon, Foshef-l'rico. 106 jacobs Management Center, North Campus. 11 :30 a.m .-2 ~~~~~ information, 645-3200. Tuesday Job Folr -Study HumAn Servk.e Career Fair. Mike Rivera, Career P\anning and PlacemenL Social Hall, Student Unloo, North Campus. Bible Study with the Navajo. Placement. For rT'IOf'e information, Mike Rivera, ~52232, ext. 109. Men'sa..kdbllll UB .._ Monhol. Alumni Arena, BlbkStucly Fellowship of Christlan Athletes. AI Broccuto. 1 ~5 UB Stadium, North Campus. 6 S8, dllldron 12 and under; free, students with 10. lntro to~ (Section C, Port 1). Don TratnOf. 212 Capen, Inside Undergraduate Ubmy, North Campus. Noon- Sunday For more infonnatlon, 645-7700. KO\'in BidtMo. 378 Student Unloo, North Campus. 4-5:30 ~~~~=-510-5552. ~~~r::~r~.~by p.m. Free. ~s~~~~; - ·-Festt.. 4 &· ~-.....,.: Dlgltol tf~i!.':·=~enter. IIIEW(;fnt.....tlonol l Celestial ClodtwortL Institute for Research and Education on The RtporfeY publishes ' listings fOt" nents taking place on campus, or for Women and Gender. Market Arcade Theatre, 639 Main St., Buffalo. 7 p.m. S4.50, students; 16.50, general. Fo< more ~:=~o:!~J:~sl . off-<a mpus cvcnU where UB groups are principal s.ponM)n, Listings are due no lat er than noon on ar~ only acc:epted through the Friday 2 MfaoblologJA Nudeolu G-Protein of ~;=.~:.e:t. . electronic submbdon form wa.hmgton. G26 Farbef, South for the online UB Calendar information, Noreen Williams, 829-2848. o f Events at <http :/ I www.buHalo.edu/ calendar/ login >. ae<ause of space limitations, not all c venh In the electronic u lendar will be Included In the Repot1t:r. Campus.. Noon. Free. For more Brown Bog Lunch Voices In the Sllonc:o: Pueblo Women's Narrative ~~ :!.~rn:.teri post doctorate, DepL of Anthropology. 280 Pari<, North CamJ!US. Noon. Sponsored by InstitUte for Research and Education on 'M:men and Gender. Fo< more lnlomlation, Pat Shelly, 829-3-451. Foster Chemistry Colloquium High Precision Moleallor and lnframoleculor Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. ~~~cl;'~1~m. and under. For more Information, 6-45-ARTS. the Thursday pre<edlng publkatJon . Listings FomllyPerf_,. Anno of Groen Gobles. Mainstage Theatre, Center for __ Instrumentation, Applications and Ruminations on tho Futuro of Noturol Abunclonce Meosuromonts. J. Thomas Wedn~day 7 Student Study. Dolene Guarino. 210 Stlldofn Union, ~men~~~=-· 459.0231 (poget). Thunday ~~mlly Family~ A<Mw.. g~.h'f~r!..~. FomllyPerf--. Anno of Groen Gobles. Mainstlge ~Center for Getzville. 8 :30 o.m.-5 p.m. information, 645-ARTS. Family~~ - ""'"'lnfonnatlon, 645-3000. 5 ETC -...op: Dlgltol Data .... ;• lnt Boglnnlng MS Access (s.!ction A, Port 1). )12 Capen, inside Undergraduate Ubraf)', '!lorth Campus. Noon1:30 p.m. Froe. Sponsored by Educational Technoklgy Center. For more information, 6457700. ~~ VIdeo D;gltlutlon. 212 Cap<n, inside Undergraduate li~~byl-4,30 ~tional'rechnology Center. For more information~ 6457700. =~~- · Noon-1 p.m. Froo. Sponsored ~ Nojwnan Center; Catholic mpus MinistJy. Fo< mono infomlation, Bedcy, 83~9. ~-- web Design r. Architecture. 212 Cap<n, Inside Undergtaduate l.ibraf)', North ~~~~ifr<e. echnology enter. For more lnfomlation, 6-45-7700. ~~ Crootlng-t ~t~f)'. North Campus. l-4:30 p .m. Free. Sponsored by Edu<lltionol Technology Center. Fo< more information, 645-7700. 10 -Sdody Union, North Campus. 4-5:30 p.m. Froe. For men •nfomlatlon, KeYin, 51G-5552. ETC-...op:- Monday -- ~~~te Ubmy, North Campus. Noon- ~.L':;i!.':·=-~enter. =='1/8~~- 12 .7700. -....,.llt4Pl.U5 IN ell ltt)S.... Tronsalpttonol ContJol of H....-u. Alt'llbal. HLmberto Alc'llbal; 540 Clemons, North Campus. Noon. Free. Fo< """" ~if;'' Sinha, Dept. ol Molocular Genetics and Cellllolog)\ Univ. ol ~- G26 Farber, South Campus. Noon. Free. For """" lnforinatlon, Kenneth Blumenthal, 829-3890. 4 ~ W2~~0~~ 1~m. ~s9:.:.. ~flOflllhe some family ·. EJC-....p:and under. For more Monday Saturdlly a Fo< men information, 645- s...._-..... editor, ·-Sbody ~1ntro to HTML 212 ~ Inside Undelgrodulte , North~ p.m. Froe. ·~~more informotiOn. 645-7700. . -Sbody F-.Np of Clwlstlon - A I Broccuto. 135 UB Stlldium. 6 p.m. Froe. Frld~y 9 -- A eor-..tono with -- · information, Donna, 64·5-3-422. ETCWot1clloop:- =-~~.~te ~North Campus. l-4:30 ~tioNI~Center. Fo< men lnformotion. 6457700. -Sbody lnt.motionOI Student- ~~=~g,pus. 7:30p.m. Free. ETC-.....,.: Dlgltol . O.."•lllriFt ~MSAccoss ~ Portll). 212 pen. inside Undergraduate l.ibraf)', North Campus. Noon1:30 p.m. Freo. Sponsored by EduClltioNI Technology.Center. Fo< more lnfonnation, 6-457700. Roomful of Blues. The TraK. 8 .t!:fJ~~~~~ inlomlation, The Troll, 851 8725. c.......,.._,..., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Sullivan (right), chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, listen to a question at a recent higher education " teach-in" sponsored by the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) . See story, page 3. Nursing school in excellent health Associate dean outlines new programs during meeting ofFaculty Senate aY ~ UWAHDOWSIU R.,arter Assistont Edlto< T HedeanoftheScbool of Nursing was unable to att<nd Thesday's Faculty Senate meeting-as she was feeling under the weather-but Mea:a Cranley insisted her proxy, Associate Dean Karm Radke, let I!V· eryone in att<ndance know that the schoo4 at least, is in excellent health. "Mecca ~ted metosaythat the School of Nursing is aiM and it is well," said Radke, professor of physi· ology, as wdJ as nursing. Enrollment, she said, is up to 425 in the school,which offers bachelor's and master's degrees, and a doctor of nursing scienre degree-a professional doctorate. In addition to its standard programs. the school has launched a number o f new pro- grams in the past year, Radke said The first group of students is en· rolled in the school's new postbachelor's catificate program in case manageroenL Radke said the demandfurindividualseducated in this ~is gn:l.t in the corporate health· care world lndeperident Health has approached UB about a contract to prepare the health maintenance organization·s rcgistertd nurses in case managem"'lt, said Radke, not· ing that talks""' just beginning. The nursing school also has added a post-master's advanred certificate psychiatric mental health program, as well as an international nwsingeducation program in Tonola, Brit· ish V~rgin Wands. , "We ""' very proud of this pro· gram," said Radke, noting that 16 registered nurses in Tortola are working toward their baccalaureate. The program is a partnership with the Ministry of Health, as wdJ as the community college there, she ex· plained, noting that the students will be coming to .BuffAlo this summer to· rompletC' their final clinical ex· periences. The program, which, she said, the school hopes to expand, focuses on upgrading nursing and patient care on the islands. The nursing school also has begun talks to develop a joint doctor3I pro· gram in nursing at Chulalongkom University in Thailand Other developments in the school include: • A federal educational trdining grant for master of scienCC' degree programs in acute care nurse prac· titioner work and geriatric nurse practitionC'r preparation • Participation in Kids in Health, a community-service initiative of the federal training grant, through which the school serves Native· American school children • A community-service project that teaches health promotion to students, principals. faculry and staff at WindennerC' Elementary School in Amherst and School 82 and the King Urban Life Centtr Charter School in BuffAlo • f\ partnership with the Visiting Nurse Association and M&T Bank to provide flu ·vaccination clinic throughout the Buffalo area Radke also praised the school's graduate nurse anesth~ia program, which is rankEd sixth in the coun· try by U.S. N""> and World Report. ·' \"'hil e enrollment is up at the school, Radke pointed out, Buffalo is suffering an "acute shortage" of nurses. But despite the shonagewhich usuaUy keeps nurses m th(' UB leads urban education activities By PAT11KIA DONOVAN Contributing T Ed~or HE BuffAlo educational community is talcing a long. serious look at the challenges facing urban· education systems during Urban Education Month, a major program of events being hdd through March 31 and coordinated by the Graduate School of Education (GSE) and its Urban Education Institute. The month-long project is a re· suit of a UB collaboration with the BuffAlo Public Schools, BuffAlo AI· fiance for Education, Buffalo Coali· tion for Urban Education, WNED· TY, Buffalo Teacher Centtr, Educa· tion Committee of the BuffaJo Common Council, Project Respect. Buffalo Board of Education, Canisius College, The Osbei Foun· dation, The Coalition of-Arts Providers fur Childml, The Western New Yo rk Writers Project, the Mayo r's Communit y Schools Project and the YWCA Racial )us· tice Committee. Major suppon was provided by US's Urban Educa tion Institute , Gail Paradise Kdly Lecture Fund, the Herb and Anita Foster Lecture Fund, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, and theCriti· cal and Cultural Studies in lnforma· tion Technologies Group. Featured events will include a conference on racial justice, a public forum on the state of the Buffalo schools and a series of free public discussions with major American experts in urban education, pro· vocative advocates for fiscal equity and racial equality in school fund · ing. and award-winning authors in the field of education. All events will be open to the public, although some.~uire pre-~­ istration. Theywillbefreeo(charge, except where noted. For the full schedule of events, visit the Urban Education Institute's Web sit e at <www .g se .buff•lo .edu / dc / urt..ned/euoftfltprojects.html>. Thomas Frantz, associate profes· sor and interim dean of the GSE, sal" the month-long program reflects the university's commitment to urban education and, in particular, work· ing toward the health and well-be· ing of the Buffalo schools. "We have dozens of projects, ph>· grams and research centers at the university that continually, with the City of Buffalo schools, its teachers, st udents and Superintendent Marion Canedo, work on every· thing &om researching the effects of class size to helping schools and teachers implement education al technologies, foster creativity and independent learning and develop panent leadership." he said .. B'ft no urban-education initiative, .6'owtver well -intended, can m succeed without a broad bd:o.e ol suppon, the enthusiasm of teachers.. parents and students. and the lead· ership provided br all of them," he says. "'\Vc have that now in Buffalo. and as an institution that edut:.atC) teachers, administrators and school counselors, UB has a responsibility to rema m involved with the com· munity and its graduates and other stakeholders in the success of the city's public-education system.'' Dunng the month,Canis!us Col· lege will sponsor the "Young Wnt· ers Festival: Celebrating the Power of Words,'" the Buffalo Publ1< Sc hools will sponsor "Ba'k to School Day" and "Celebranng Su< · ress Week," and UB will present • fihn festival focused on teaclung and learning for diversity--a maJor assuC' in education today. The first event, which was March l , was a presentation by OC'nms ~-~· �Ellen o...-nl is director of the Office of International Student -----___..........,.. and Scholar Services. She has been at UB since June 1999. I ,......_,......_ __ ,_,_7 - · - - 7 -'s tltelw . . . . . . . ....._ _....,.._ __ ...................... ......................... _......___ ................... ... ,__.......c. .-.g..wt,_.......,... ~ .....,IIUdylora-~ nursing~ ror-...--..u~ 829-3314. REPORTE R 4'1"':,...., ·~' ••• The Office of International Student and Scholar Servicessena intanational students, visiting scholars and international lioculty members and researchers. Our services fall into t:b.r« main areas: immigration, orientation and cultural programming. We help international students and scholars comply with immigration regulations and re~ the immigration benefits to which they are entitled. We also file immigration petitioOJ with the Immigration & Naturalization Service so that international faculty members and researchers can work at UB. We offer extensive orientation programs for inroming international students. During the weeklong programs. students taJce mandatory tests and register for classes; taJce care of initial needs, such as opening bank accounts and getting Social Security cards, and attend sessions on housing. car buying. on-ampus employment, health insurance,academic culture, libraries, computing services and so on. During the semester, we offer two series of workshops. one for students and the other for faculty and staff. The worlishops for students include such topics as "F-1 Employment Authorization: Curricular and Optional Practical Training; "How to Buy and Maintain your Car," "Tax Workshol"i" and "Meet your INS Officer.• The workshops for faculty arid staff include such topics as "H 1B V"ISIS: An Information Session; "Dealing with the INS: Myths and Realities" and "Hiring Scholars: J-1 or H- IB!" We also offer some extracurricular activities to enrich students' lives and help them feel more -at home in our community. This year, we organized trips to Niagara Falls, Letchworth State Park and a Sabres hockey gsme. -.- .......... Our office sena 2,868 students, including m undergraduata, I ,852 graduate students and 292,studenu on Optional Practical n..iningan off-campus work experienoe for students on F-1 visas that romplements their studies. In addition, we &eJVe 427 scholan, including 253 visiting scholars and 174 faculty members and researcben. __ ,.,.,_._ Do_..,.._,~ ut-tot-,-.7 A number of students and international scholars bring their families with them. Our office does the immigration paperwork for the accompanying family members and provides information about schooling, day care and so on. Family members also are welrome to attend any of our workshops -c-trles.,.- and ep:racurricular activities. -ed7 rep- India, the People's Republic of China and Korea are best represented at UB. There currently are 462 Chinese students,.383 Indian students and 336 Korean students at UB. Countries best represented among the visiting scholars and international faculty and researchers at UB include tm. People's Republic of China ( I 53), India (59), Korea (32) and Japan (29). on WoddAlfain..-.«sa way of,__ ing thisn<ed. ~ol&n a special discounr.d membenbip to UB intanational studmtL Th.rousb this program, st~denu can be ma~Pled with a host &mily. ............ --..-.. -.-.,...~ telfeloo-U.S.7 Tbe two greatest challenges we face are the large numbers of studenu and scholars whom we serw and the dela}'l in processing at the Immigration & Naturalization Service. In May 2000, 1,258 students came to \)Ur office for walkin service; the number was I ,.584 in August 2000. This rompels us to seek efficiencies wherever we can in providing the information and services that students need: INS proces'sing times fluctuate greatly and can increase dramatically in a short period-l'vo observed procasing times increase by 400 percent in a two-month 1 period for a particular type of application. These processing dela}'l affect students, faculty and researchen whooe studies, careers and continued stay in the U.S. often depend on INS approval -;·--.......... ..-of,_.. jolt7 Conducting a successful orientation program, workshop or cultural activity alwa}'l is immensely gratifying. However, an une:tpected email message thanking us for something we did or complimenting us o~ a program or activity is equally rewarding. -----,_. ____-.-- .......... hostf_,_ -a.uar-,..-...., -to of-.,! .... .-.. ...... ~utypa.nsto.....,stltute­ leek Last year, we read>ed a special arrangement with WorldConnectformeriy. the Council for' International VISitors and Bufl31o Council .,.. pM't of tiM [ •• ,,,, The first step to making international students and scholars feel welcoine is to greet them in a friendly manner and to treat them politdy and mpeafully. Beyond that, I think it's important not to assume that they have the same information, ideas or assumptions and to provide the necessary background information. Making an efiOrt to expllin ~~ intentions a little more fully aJao can go a long way in p,...,nting misundersUndings and miscommunication. An--- -7 r m very lucky in that I bad the opportwUly to live ......... for eisbt yean. I ·spent my junior year abrood in France, serwd as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, womd in Japan and was an exdw>ge Iacher in the former Soviet Union and a Fulbright l«turerin Maurilania. While based in those rountries, I was able to lraYd to Thailand, Burma, Mali, Senegol and <llad. _ __ _ _..,. ... ,.._ ._......, ,....__.7 I woulcllike to introduce oar staff. A3 our international student advisors, Jennifer Cbaz.en and Eric .Comins provide service to students on F-1 visas. Rosemary Mecca, our international scholar advisor, supports students on J-1 visas, as well as scholar;. Maria Rosciglione, our immigration specialist, files immigration petitions so that UB depUtinmts can hire foreign faculty and researchers. Diane Stolarslci, our secretary, keeps the office running smO<IIbly. Our graduate assistants-Laura Arcila, Heather Ligouri, Jeong-Sub Nam and Paul Yong-prt>vide front-line assistan;e to students. Threats by students must be taken seriously Ewing says shootings might have been prevented if threats were reported !If MAllY IIETH SPINA w~pon to school were alarmed enough to question him further, going so far as to frisk him before Contributing Editor shooting at a suburban San Diego high school last week that left two students dead and 13 injured might have been prevented if a teen-ager'& threats bad been taken seriouslY and reported to authorities, a UB forensic psychologist and law professor says. Charles P. Ewing, a nationally known authority, expert witness and author of"Kids Who Kill," says the shooter bad told friends of his plans before be took the weapon to schoo~ opened fire and began the bloody rampage. "Any threat of harm made by a student should be taken seriously and reported"? authorities, who are in a better position to assess the .threat," emphasizes E!¥ing. a pmftssor of law and adjunct professor of A plans before they act and they most often confide in peers. "Had this boy's threat been reported to school or law enforcement officials, this tragedy likely would have been avorted," Ewing says. school began. But he reportedly reassured them before'class on Monday that he was only kidding. Finding no """J'JDS, they erroneously believed that be was not serious. "According to reports," Ewing says. "the student bad been mercilessly teased, taunted and called a 'nerd' because of his slight build." He sa}'l that students, teachers and others who are aware nfbully- Fifteen-year-old Charles Andrew · ing behavior should talce a proactive role in addresoi.ng the problem at school and maloe it dear that this is not only unaa:eptable. but that it can lead to often-<leadly results. "T~ and taunting are often viewed as ll.,aort of teen-18" 'rik of p&SSOB<'~liDOII8 young men. But for aome, it an·and does Williams bas been charged as an adult with murder, assault with a deadly weapon and gun possession, accordingtoanAsoociatedPressdispatch that quoted San Diego district attorney Paul P1inpt. Friends who Williams bad oontided in about his plans t<i brio& a bacldire," Ewing points out. He says that although this type of behavior always bas been around, "the easy IOOOSSibility of guns today offen som'e bullying victims an 'equalizer; a weapon that allows them to retaliate. "And today," Ewing adds, "kids . seem more liable to exhibit their hurt and anger through guns.• In-school programs aimed at making students aware of more acaptable ways of dealing with rage associated with bullyiOg. harassing and merciless taunting are one way to appmoch the problem Limitingaa:ess to guns is another. •you can kill someone with other lcinds of weapons, but at least potential victinu--maJJY of whom are simply in the wrong place at the wrong tiJDe..-.woulcl b.ve a better cbanoe of surviving." !!wing says. �Mri 1~ 211/Vi. 32. k l3 FSEC tackles indirect eosts Capaldi urges faculty to try to cover costs in grant proposals ...,0.. to pay (indiiect) <XlOL Dlislake of believing that money is "If! don't have the ii8bts on in my -~money for the university. To clarify: UB's annual research DDRESSING the a>m- roomwhenldomy(reoean:h),lan't pla iuue of indirect """"""" the mod; w poinlled ouL 001ts eu::<ed the amount of money ·r-oy do .-1 the ii8bts." generated by indirect costs reimODits It the Fdl. 28 FacIndirect root, she said, ultimatdy bursemmL Calculating only .,porulty SeiUite Eucutive <;:ommitue ~ l'nMlot Eliza- is negotialled with the r.deralp- tion of the unMrsity's entire reJ,.m, beth D. eap.Jdi htJpod dec up.,..,. emment "because they .-1 .,..,. budget for 200<Hll-that which miscollCI!I'Iiom obout the behind- kind of w:rification of what you're Capaldi originally biDed to the indi· ~..,..,.. ODits of n:seard>, and put rect-costs budget and said she excharging (op~); Capaldi said. UB's tru<--or actual-indirect pected to be covered by the indiroct to rat anyiearsfaculty.Mnbm IIlii)' have bad regarding indudinc tbooe cost is calculalled at 78.49 percmt of roots mn...d by US-totaled more ODits in fUture grant propoools. diiect oosts, an audited number all than $22 million. "It is .. .obviously in our odf-in- uniYersities must"cle:monslra2 to the That nurnberindudodeq>erues of t<rest .to get whom:r is giving w r.deral punment !luring negotia- the Oflia of the Vta President for money to pay the fuD indiiect oosts tionsthatdelmninewhatthe fiOdenl Raearch, the UB Business Alliancz, because tho.e are indeed costs of government actually will pay; the Center for Computational doing research," she told senators. Capaldi explained. Raeart:h'sbase costs. utilities, lihrar· Using her own reseazci>......nUB'sneglltiatedratethrougb)tme ies and facilities. The indiroct costs ducted in a laboratory with ra~ 200 1-what UB actually can "chargl: generated from reseaiCh for the 200(). as an aarnple, Capaldi drew the dis- to~ 54 percmt, and Uil 01 year totaled nearly $19 million. tinction betwoen what oonstitutes actually rewoers even less than that, "This isn't to say"" have a prob· diiect and indiiect roots. around 23 per=~ from opcies, !ern," Capaldi said. "I{Jwt means "I have to buy their feed, and I have .,_ of which are not willing to pay that the uni>msity is afready subsito pay for the litter," she said of the the fuD inditect-cost rate, Capaldi dizing fur indiiect oosts because we don't fully recover therrL" rats' provisions. which are necasary said. to oonduct the researdl and thus are "Often, we get research grants In terms of calculating what UB's from oorporations or fouodations real indiiect oosts are, using 78.49 oon.sidend part of the dim:\ costs. "H<>W<Y<r, when I do my n:seard>, who say, 'I don't care what your indi- percmt (the true indirect-<XIOI rate), I'm doing it in a building that has rect cost rate is, rm going to pay 15 that estimated dollar amowot for lights and electricity," &he said. "I p<rcmtor rm going to pay nothing.'" 2001-02 totals nearly $41 million. have people who rome and clean the said Capaldi. who stress<d that the So in actuality, Capaldi ap1ained, ftoor. (There are) other things that primary reason to apply for grant UB is bringing in less than half of are there, whether I (am) or noL" monies is to cover the dmd costs. what the uni>msity's true inditect 1 Thooe indiroct oosts,sheexplainal, "One thing you .-1 to know is costs of research are. As reflected by the numbers. UB often are eclipsed by the more obvi- all grants are good," she said. "We ous diiect costs. But faculty engaged don'tsay, 'Ob. well, you won't pay our and the state are paying for a good in grant writing also must be cogni- indiroct costs. we won't take this.' deal of the inditect costs, which is zant of the underlying. indiroct costs. "From the university's point of fme for a research university, Capaldi view, they're good because you've said. but she added &he'd she empbasiu<l--imd.in particular, not be shy about asking funding brought in money to cover your like Jaeulty to be more aggressive research." about asking for full inditect costs sourczs to pay those costs. "We should always be on the side The university and state almost al- to help reduce that burden. "I think we can do better on the of asking for the costs and getting waysend up suh<idi2ingiodirect oosts as much of the oosts as we can," she ofreoeard>,Capaldisaid,pointingout indirect roots," she said "I think we can said. "It's actually fair to ask the that faculty members often make the have that in mind when we 801 grants." A Multi-year budget endorsed B)' SUI WUETCHU Roporttr Edita< T HE idea of a multi-year budget for SUNY was enthusiastically endorsed by a panel of prominent leaders in higher education attending a recent "Higher Education Teach-In" at UB. Assemblyman Edward c. Sullivan, chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, in l3ct has proposed that aiM-year budget plan be adopted for SUNY. 'tbe proposal is part of the Higher Education andReinv<stment Act (HERA), which is in the proczss of being drafted. Sullivan was featured on the panel, along with Arthur 0. Eve, deputy ~bly speaker; SUNY 1h1stee Pamela Jacobs; President William R Greiner; <llristopber Holland, student representative to the SUNY Board of'Ihlstees, and Blair Homer, legislative director of the New York State Public Interest Raeart:h Group (NYPIRG). NYPIRG sponsored the forum, which was held on March I in Pistachio's in the Student Union. With a five-year budget plan, Sullivan told teach-in participants, "colleges such as UB would be able to plan on a five-year basis as to what money would be ooming in," making it .. more sensible for all ooncerned." He said that although a current legislative body cannot tell future oolleagues what they can do, "we can make it difficult for them to chango--«> cut the "lludljOI."Once the budget is law, it -..uuld be "politically difficult" for future legislators to reduce the amount because they would have to pass a law to that effect. Homer noted the idea of a multiyear budget is not an "urtheard of approach to pemance," pointing out that the Legislature several times has instituted ·multi-year tax cuts. "Certainly, there's preCrdent for the type of long-range, economic planning that you see on the tax-<:Utting side," he said. "Ct!tainly, we think it IIlllkos sense to do it on the educational-planning side as well" Gmner praised the proposal, noting that "you would not find a president in the SUNY system who would not endorse a multi-year budget." )aoobs wondered about applying the multi-year approach to tuition incnases, pointing out that tuition has not heeD raised in five years. "How long do we go!" she asked. Holland noted that the oonven· tioual wisdom bolds that students automaticaUywill he "''!"*d to a tu· ilion in=&se. But when the fee structure is added to the dynamic-fees are being imposed because tuition is not being increased-"students are for the idea that we should be planning for these things within the tu- ilion structure so that we can knock some of these fees out," he said. "If we bad a rational tuition policy where we -..uuld he allk to raise the tuition in increments year after year instead ofhavirig this plateau and then raising it a oouple ofhundred dollars five years from now, it would seem more rational and more realistic." Sullivan said be thinks there will rome a time when a predictable way of raising tuition will be entertained. "But we're not there yet," he said, because fees on top ofJhe cumnt tu· ilion "presents too high of a p<rcmtage of the cost ofeducating a student at many campuses." "I feel that when we get back to the point where the student's oontribution--tuition and fees.-...1s at a per· =tage ~ that is oommensurate with oolleges around the oountry, or the history of this oollege, or some other criterion, then it will be the right time to start raising tuition in a planned way"-by the oonsumer price index or some other indicator. "I agree that we should not have this in politica! fits and starts. But 1 think that what ""' want to do is get back to the point where we're more or less where we should be," Sullivan said. "This is a public university. And it is in the interest of the public thai the univusity be aca:ssible to people without reftten~ to financial restrictions.• Rapaa.._ Compare and Save· ED , _ 1M_,.,..... to disoover that the two dominant online booksellers, Amazon.oom an<! Barnes lk Noble, are nowhere near the cheapest online stores? They may bave the"lowest discounted prices, but when you factor in shipping and handling chargeo. they may not give you the best deals. Whether you're buying books for pleaoure or research, browsing the major online bookstores on the Internet can be a time-consuming effon. Fortunately, there are a few good online &hoppin~ serviczs that don't seU books, but search through inventories of many online bookstores, all at once, to help find books at the best prices. 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All three services factor those "hidden costs" into <he total price, giving you a realistic picture of how much the book will cost at each store. ln easy-to-read tables, each site shows not onl y purchase prices, but also total costs, including shipping and = · They also tell you how soon you might OXJ><'ct to receive the book. So compare and save, and cuddle up with a good book! ·run -Sue Neumeister •nd Lori WkbJnH.I, Univen:1ty LJbrartel BrieD Urban Discovery program set UB will partklp•te In thl1 year's Urban Discovery University Dis- trict, to be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday in Highgate Heights Elementary School, 600 Highgate Ave., Buffalo. Urban Discovery, now in its third year, promotes home own ership and neighborhood pridyin the University District. The UB Jazz Ensemble will kick off the weekend with an instruc· tiona! performance at 9:45 a.m. Friday in the school. In addition, representatives of UB's .University Commumt y lnt tiative and Regional Community Policing Center will be on hand on Sunday to provide information to pro~ctive residents regarding UB's longstanding commitment to, and efforts in, the neighborhoods surrounding its South Campus. Other participants-including schools, community-based orga· nizations, and lending institutions-will be available to discuss the benefits of home ownership in the Uruversity District. Also during the event, a list will be available of open houses to be held from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday at properties throughout the district. UB will showcase two single-family homes that it recently purchased and rehabilitated. These properties-31 West Northrup Pia~ and 322 Lisbon Ave .~ on the market for $57,900 and $62,900, re· spectively. Viewings also can be "1"""'ged by calling 829-3099. Architects to exhibit work The School of Ardlltecture •nd Planning will host a spring es· hibit of work by Wendel-Duchscberer Architects & Engineers P.C. in the )ames G. Dyett Gallery in Hay<:s Hall on the South Campus. The exhibit, which will run through Aprill3, will open with are· ception froin 5-7 p.m. Monday outside the gallery, located in 335 Hay<:s. A conversation about the exhibit will begin at 5:30p.m. A collage of models, drawings, photographs and sketches, the Q. · hibit features recent local work, as well as projects el~here in the ci>untry, said Mike Chadwick, a project architect with the firm and UB alurnnw. Among the projects to be showcased in the exhibit arc Fredonia College's new Steele Hall Natatorium and the additions to Kenmore-West High School's library and gymnasium. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and by appointmenL To schedule an appointment or for more information about the exhibit or gallery, call829-3485, aL 120. �C•mpus visit by consutt.nt C~rlstl•n Menn could .be flnt In series of ~i on ......teet BRIEFLY UB enters dialogue on Peace Bridge Genldn Pl•amonk to perfann In Cllumet a,~ Gor*ln,._, _...., ................ .,. ,_,_............... llllt ... lho - · UWANDOWSIU R<p0<1erAsslstont Editor ORLD - famou s Swi&s architect and mgine<r Ouistian Menn-who in Fd>ruarywu iWII<d as the design oonsult:aot for BuffiUo's Poace Bridtle proj<ct-was 00 ampus .-..::mtly to shar< with US students and faculty hiJ pbilosophi<a_on bridg< building inwhatcould h<tb<h<ginningofan ongoing dialogu< ~ the academic community and individuols inYolw:d in tb< Poace Bridgeproj<ct. - a n d ICing em-., the atasteofthes<issucsasthqlre~- The I W tWne1Jioat. - . . . . . . by _._ I somecllho- ...... ln the ................. . 10:30 p.m. Solunlly In . . ~-~54W. ~St,- _,_,_ .. -wllbe$3. The_...... _byJan music:, and,.._~ I - l n t h e ..... biW....,.. -I"'*"" rodt~cl~ )1m ttencliM. Clflllln ltiJimpor!2ntfo~studenuto "g<t 1arg<st public works proj<ct in Ibis r<gion fordcades,"huaid. A mark<dly modest M<nnwbosedcsijplsinclucktb< R<icbenau Bridtle spanning the Rhiix Rr..raddras<da (llllh<riosoflllxlenlland faculty memh<n from both tho School ofArc:hi!ec:tln and J'lannins and tb< D<partmmt of CiYi1, Structw-al and Fnvironmental ~ing on March I. With a-thid<aca:nt and qui<t dtmanor, Menn taiUd about LOd shawedslidosofhiJworkinSwittuland, and also spolo< ofhiJ iiM>IYemr:ntasdesignerofllootoo'sOiarles RMr "Big Dig' briclg< project-a highly coni<Jitiow pi'Qs aeding akin to the Poace oesthetially 1111ique, recosnizab1< mom.ma~tam.,..,.;.ie""'*"'New YooXWilha~~· the riabt alit wilh the poper impact oo the CXliDIIIUDily futuie,"h< aid. Jad<aon poinkd oulllfat tho'¥11uo ofhavingiOIDfXllleofMam'iacatur< visit campua"P"" bod> wort-• "'tis in the not= of..hanpli}z this that the students and facUlty baring thea< .;.don talk and uking~oftbanwill,framtime to time, JII8IPt id<as that the visitors hadn't thou&ht of or hadn't tbougbl of in quite the same way': Menn, pcrbops best known for hiJ concrd<, cable-112yed bridg< d<sign, was emphatic in pointins out that "engineering iJ not only science,andarchit.ctur<iJnotonly an"-something that r<aonatea <keply with US faculty. "H< u not just som<one who thinks ahouthridp, DOl justaomeone who designs them, but aomeon<whobuildstban,"Jacksoosaid. "11>< bottom line is that an .... thdic oolutioo requires both 8JOOd mgin<a:ingandarcbitecturalskills," noiOd Rdnhom,adding thatMam's oft-reptatedwordsscnoeasa"wak<up caD" to tb< two diociplines. "Pernaps it is time 10 corr.at our busy and crowded (acado:mic) pn>grams to include aom< of tb< approaches that makr 'great mgjneas' and'greatan::bil<cts;DOI)Istmgin«ls or archiu:cu,"h< said. KtmKI<mman,proisoorandchair of tb< Department of Arc:hit<ctur<, saidMcnn'svisitSf?"aks10tb<uniYer- ingandbeingaddr<Ssedbythes<exp<rts," said Vmccnt "Jak<" Lamb, project manager of tho binational BridtleOOiliJIMrS)'.Mam's in!q!ratedmvirolliD<Jltalrevitwh<approach to tho Bo5ton ing conducted by the Buf&Jo and bridtleproject-wbiduufFon Eri< Public Bridg< Authority. imlframwhath<reiem:d "'uistian Menn iJ .tb< start of it." to as"mmplicated bound, Menn was invit<d to join tho ary conditions"-was P<ace Bridge team by Liunb, who homeoftb<sarnecoosidranks him among tb< best available <rlllion as hiJ <arlier wade talmt in tb< world. Lamb said tb< that is, structure b<fore pr<rni<r bridge builder recogniud style. Buf&Jo's struggk toward a solution ~ "The real art of bridge asa "gratchalknge"andagre<dto design is to have at tho participa~. With Menn on hoard, sam< tim< <mnomy and Lamb said h< want<d to share him ~ a<sth<tics," h< remark<d, with th< academic world--ilota far f! noting that sty!< usually is str<tch for Menn, who is a prof<ssor 2 a result of Slructuie. at tho Uni>ersity of Zurich. It Andrei R<inhom, proEnt<r B= )ackson, SUNY DiJ- · ftssor of civil, structunl tinguish<d Prof<ssor and Samuel P. and mviroomental mgiCap<n Prof<ssor of American Cuin«ring.saidMcnn'sreputation of b<ing at tho tURin th< Department <>f English, who hu h<m covering th< bridge "lti<U them h<ar about past and . "high<St «<g< of tho prof<SSion" GOntroversy in tho weekly publica- cum:nt work from, and uk ques- bod<s well for tho&e at US and in sityasanotural...,utb-~ tion Amoia since it h<gan. Lamb, lions of, som< of tb< world's major tb< community who aspiie to those •us annol daim 10 h< a worldfamiliar with Jackson in thiJ capac- civil <ngin«rs,public-works ucbi- standards. dassinstitutiolllmlaoitisCilfiD<Ctal "Such an <ngineer for whom the towod<klassideasandpractices,"h< ity,spok<toth< UB proftssorahout t<ctsandmvironmental analystsbringing M<nn to campus. all of whom will b< mgag<d in tho <ngine<ring solution brinp also an said - - plocaciSoogo -andawB-and - b y JUdl hlng Mwiall cor._,a-C".al-.ffri London and Nidi~ w.sserm.n Kllwttles set for Merch 25 Jewish load!, 01111, ....... - and phlooaphy . . be ...... Spill-. 1i!#e<! dumg "2001: " lull Od):sooy,. the 1511\ ...... -....., Confoiwu. IDbe zs In t h e Union"" the-~ Dosiglied primlrily lor Jewish students, the ....a ... be flee •nd open 10 the puiJiic. k is funded by the-....., FIITI- held Mitch 11yfoundotk>nand..,_ by Hillel ol Bullolo. 11\e _..., ... open .. 1 l :1S Lm. wlllulilgol and liruncl>-b-- blnUlor~is alee b y • - - b y - OIWid .. jooollhiJt Neilorl, _ And tho rtst, .., Lamb said, u history. Jacbonsaidh<hop<sMcnniJtb< first in a stria of prominent designers, mgin<en and mviroomentalists who will mm with US students and faculty. Jackson said 1-l< and Lamb art working to bring r<nowned bridg< build<r ~ Fi8g. also him! to consult on the ""-"' Bridge proj<ct, to campus.. "Thes< arorcbit<ets, designers and <ngin<en you couldn't hire to sp<akh<causethqlresobusywodc· ing on major projects, so this a vay 8JOOd thing"-;>articuJ.arly fur studc:nts,Jacksonsaid. Its- and 1.-*'9 •1019on County (N.J.) Cormu1llr Cdllgo. ... Judolsm. andlions In IDdly'IIIOdoty. p.m.---1~ and 2:25-3:20 p.m. wll ex· a ploro n Jewish dmusic:, - · - · F« ITIOielnloimltion, all Hillel It 639-8361 . Faculty Senate c.-u-..11 , _ P-P 1 Special Events to hold Meetings Trade Flllr £II The sixth 'Mietlngs Trode Fill'" prosent..t by the Ollice of Special ... be held fnlm noon ID S p.m. Mitch 23 In the Center forT""""""" on the -Campus. The ..-lngs llir Is deslgnod 10 . . . - conlorence and .....ms pllnnen "" ampus Ill OflPCliiUI*y 1 0 - - - one with 20 ,..,....,_ from t h e - . . - - plt>lltyinlbby. Repi--fnlmtheOI· flee of Sf*lll- ...... be on hind -the-pnMdld by t h e -. Allhough - I s no~ 10 - t h e - - . farplll>- Ill.,._......,_ ' ...................... . workforu and out of school-US's master 's~program enrollment has increased, and its undergradua~ m rollment is solid, R.o<lk< said. UB, sh< said, iJ doing its pan to assist with tho workfqrce shortag<. Kaleida Health System alon< has 250 nwsing pooitiom vacan~sh< said, and UB is in the process of helping to shrink that shonage by collaborating with Kal<ida on a clinical c:xp<rimce for graduating seniors that h<nefits both parties im<>Md Graduating S<itiors who practice with Kaloida could b<come longterm <mployees with tho organization, and thas< students who rommit to mroll in US's gradua~ pro- = gram will receive a tuition scholarship and stip<nd. Kaleida and UB also are working out a junior summ<r clinical ~ce that will""' 20 US studmts Working at Kaleida thiJ SUilliJl<r, Radko added. In oth<r busin.,.. at th< Faculty Sma~ meeting, Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi updated m<mh<n on th< starch that is Ullder way for a n<w dean for tho Colkg< ofArts and Sci<nces, a position vacat<d by Kerry S. Grant afttr h< w... nam<d "vice provost of academic afl3irs and dean of tho Gradual< School. "It's obviously a vay import2nt starch; it's a vay larg< colleg<, so 1· think all of you should do your best to try and help us 6nd som<body T<aching and L<aming Committee good," sht said. Olarks L Stinger, bad push<d for in ra::a>t months. senior associa~ dean in CAS and 'We're extremdy happy that thiJ professor of history, iJserving as in-../ iJgoingtn""""ahead." ~~ Rooald terim dean. Th< g~ noting Gartik,SUNY DistiJ18uished T<achit's possible it will not h< m<t-is to ing Professor in the Department of .,_ thiJ and otb<r opc:n d<an posts Counsding.School and Educational · fill<d by tho fall, sh< said. · Psychology and chair of the T<achUS also u sffiring to fill dan ingandL<amingConunitte<. posts in tho schools of Health R<Also at tho mooting, senators lat<d Professions, Dental Medicin<, adopted a resolution tn <Stablish an Ardlit<cture and Pian11ing. Educa- Acad<mic S..:Ond Chance Policy, lion and Information Studies. lint put forward on Feb. 6 by tb< Capaldi said that in hiJ ntwposi- FacultySma~GradingCommittee, lion, Grant will ovm<e ass<SSJD<DI chaired by William H. Baumer,pi'Qs of programs, as well as a re-atab- fessor of philoaopby. Th< resolution lish<d Offia of ll:aching l!ff.ctM- hu b<en forward<d for action by ness, something tho Faculty Scnat<'s P=idmt William R. Greiner. nlng,..,_~n 5 ,, 27 0, 5>. F«luilhor-. ...... 2 •• toctc-.:e~· 64s-310S. JOB LISTINGS ~ZWeb Jot! -.g. tar..-.... seordl,flallty and cMt ..,. vic:.....ooch compotiiM and reo ~an be..-W.theHunw!Jie. !louitleSSenOces_ ..... < l i l l p : / , _ _ , _· ~-/>. ·urban Education Month ~,_.,..., Carlson,professoranddi=toroftb< Center for Education and Cultural Studits at Miami University of Ohio. Carlson, a not<d author and speal<er, address«~ aisis tmdenci<s in urban <ducation, teachers as political actors and cultural workm, and teachers' potential for building a d<mOcratic discotm<: on school r<form. , Among tb< other notabk speakers will h< Pedro Noguera. Dimon Profr:ssor of Communities and Schools in the Harvaid University Graduate School of Education, who will gi>oe a talkon""J1!< Racial~t Gap: How Can W e Assure an Equity of ~m<S?" at 4 p.m. tomorrow in th<S=eningRoomintb<Centerfor the Arts on tho North Campus. Noguera's research and writing fo, cuses on th< way urban schools respond to social and <eonomic forces, issues of youth violence, tb< aisis of the black malo, improving p<tfnrmance of low-p<tfo"nning schools, school much<rs and school choicr. Noguera also will participate in "Coalition for Urban Education Stak<holdus Dialogue on Buf&Jo School R<form," p)lblic forum to h< held from 9:30a.m. to I p.m. on Saturday in US's Educational Opportu- nityCenter, 465 w.shington Sl, Buffalo. At tb< forum. parents, teachers, stud<nts, Jc:gislators, school,bOant mernhers,administtators,<ducation scholars and tb< g<ilmll public will disruss tb< proposal of tb< Council on Grea_t Schools to id"orm tb< Buffalo Public Schools. Registration for tho forum is r<quired by today by calling 646--6494 or contacting Mary Finn at <fin@acsu.buf&Jo.tdu>. On March 27, Greg Farrell, presidmt of Outward Bound/USA Expedi . nary L<aming Program, will "apeditionary l<arning" in Cicy = an alternative school in New York City, when: students~ karn<dto work tog<ther in t<ams to rise: to st<mingly impossiblt chall<ngts and thm use tb<ir knowledgo in strvice to ~ oommunity. J<anni< OakrS, professor and assoda~ dean of tb< UCLA Gradua~ School of Education and author of tho iof!U<ntial book "Ttaching to Olang< tho World," will h< in Buffalo on March 30 to disruss ways to pr<par< new t<ach<rs to provid< high-level acadmric instruction in low-incom<, urban schools, while promoting social justicr. �Uarcb1~111Ni.31,1t. 2l IIepa..... Second bacteriwn confirmed as another cause of tooth decay Gene transfer is shown Findings indicate possible pathway for antibiotic resistance aY LOIS 11A1W1 Contributing Editor thor on the study. "Our stu<fies demonstrated ge- RAL bacteria can exchange genes, raising the possibility that organisms in the oral cavity can be transformed from harmless to clatructM, and from antibiotic-susceptible to antibiotic-resistant, oral biologjsu in the Scbool of Dental Malicine ba"" found. The~tal resean:hers baY. shown direct experimental evidence that horizontal gene transfer can oa:ur betwoen two differentlilmiliesofbacteria commonly found in the mouth. "We carried out these experimenu to examine the possibility that bacteria in dental plaque may exchange genetic information between each other," said Howard K. Kuramitsu, professor oforal biology and microbiology, and senior au- netic exdwlge between two mark- O edly distinct oral bacteria--«n oral spirochete and a streptococcus. Therefore, exchange between two closely related bact<ria, sucb as the one responsible for dental an..Streptococcus muta~and the harmless Streptococcw gordonii is highly probable." Kuramiuu and Bingyan Wang. a post-doctoral researcher, used an erythromycin-resistant plasmid as a marker of gene transfer. A plasmid is an extra-chromosomal self-replicating struc11m found in bacteria cells that carries genes for a variety of funetions not essential for cell growth, sucb as antibiotic resistance. The resean:hers OJ!tivated SrroptDgordoM in the presence of the plasmid alone and separ.atdywith the = ~ Treponemadmtirola harbor- ing the plasmid marl<er. After a period of CJl!tivation, they detected genes from the marker plasmid within Sgordonii under both growth soenarioo. balation of plasmids from the later strain oould be followed by transformation into E,dtmdUa coli. "These findings could be important in the transfer of antibiotic resistance between plaque organisms, as -'1 as with mo"' harmful bacteria that temporarilyooloniu the oral cavity,"Kuramiuu said. "In addition, this process could be important in understanding the evolu~n of plaque bacteria and oould txplain wby some organisms exhibit certain virulent properties, such as the ability to colonize teeth." The research was supported by granu from the National Institutes ofHealth. P'TSD patients damaging teeth BY LOIS tiAIWI Contributing Editor s if persons with posttraumatic stress disorder didn't have enough to worry about, research nowsbowstbeirstress-...Jatedsymptoms oould be damaging their teeth. An oral-health ~ment of pa· tienu with long-term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at the Buffalo VA Medical Cenkr, oooducted by periodontisu from the School of Dental Medicine, revealed signifi· . cant erosion of tooth surfaCes among PTSD patienu compared to oontrols. Thepatienualsobadsignificantly mo"' tooth plaque and gingivitis, a form of gum disease. Tee!hofPTSD patienu showed in· creased erosion yertically and horizontally~ the gum line, as -'1 as on biting surfaces, said Sebastian Ciancio, professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology in the School of Dental Medicine and senior author on the study. "This wearing away of the tooth A surface along the neck of the tooth where th e enamel .,_.the root surfa ce may be caused by bruxism and <WOOO clenching, wbicb is high in this group of patients," he said "The increased plaque and gingivitis suggests that these patients, perhaps because of their illness, do not carry out good oral hygiene compa...d to non-PTSD patients... Bruxism, or grinding the keth, and clenching are involuntary actions that occur primarily during sleep. The study involved 40 patienu at the VA Medical Center diagnosed with 100 percent disability due to PTSD wbo came to the cenkr's dental clinic for """tmenL They we"' oompared with 40 sequential dental-clinic patienu without PTSD. The PTSD patients were receiving standard """tment for their oondition. All participanu received an oral examination and evaluation df tooth wear. Results showed significantly increased wear of tooth surfaces in three dimensions near the gum line-vertical, horizontal and depth-in ,those with PTSD a>mpa...d to oontrols. Erosion vertically was more than three times greater, horizontally more than four times greater and more than 10 times greater in depth than controls. These resulu,...... oonsisknt with documentation of habitual tooth grinding and clenching among per· sons with PTSD, Ciancio said "Dental patients with PTSD need additional treatment planning to prevent further loss of tooth surfaces," he said, "ana ileed to work with their dentist to rehabilitate the damaged teeth.. Also participating in the study were Margaret ViteUo, dental hy· gienist at the Buffalo VA Medical Cenkr, and Guy Ditursi, clinical in· structor in the UB Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences and Buf· falo VA Medical Center. ...-......... of tooth decay, one of the common chronic infectious diseases of mankind, is a primary goal of dental research=. One type of bacteria, StreptiJaKCUS mutans, is a known cavity-indue~ ing organism. Investigators at the Un~ity of Connecticut and l1B, in previous research, suggested that a secood baekrium, StreptiJaKCUS gordonii, also may cause tooth det:ay, but they didn't know how much and under what conditions. The irMstigators now ha.. oonfirmed that StreptiJaKCUS gordonii in· duces tooth decay in an animal mode~ but that it is less virulent than Streptococcus mullmS. They also ha.. sbown that Streptococcus gordonir is equaUydecay-inducing in the presence of either ordinary sugar (su· erose) or high-fructose com sweekner. These results are in oontrast to the known activity of the more virulent Streptococrus mutans, the decay-causing ability of which is strongly augmented by sucrose, but is ......XC.. in the presence of the oom sweetener. "1bese resulu provide one more piece of information about how tooth decay occurs." said Jason M. Tanzer, professor of oral diagnosis and bead of the Division of Oral Medicine in the School of Dental Medicine, Univ-ersity of Connecticut Health Center, and lead researcher on the study. "E""'f piece of new information about this condition, which costs the American public more than $58 billion annuaUy for treatment, is potentiaUy important for the public health." Frank A. Scannapieco, associate professor of oral biology at the UB School of Dental Medicine, is co-author of the study. Tanzer and Scannapieco set out to determine if sucrose is more poknt U1 supporting tooth decay caused by StreptvcDcrw gordonii than another sugar found e:specially in soft drinks For this study, they chose to i!Mstigate the ...Jationship betwoen high-fructose oom swmener, now used as a suhsli· ture for sucrose in most """" drinks, and infection by either StreptvcDcrw gordoniiorStrtptvcDcrwmurans.High-fructosecomswretener,like sucrose, also is found in many baked goods and other foods. To assess the cariogenicity (cavity-producing pokntial) of these two sugan, the researcherssupplement<d the drinking water of their study animals with 10 percent sucrose, 10 percent high-fructose oom swmener, or 10 percent maltodextrin (a caloric, digestible complex carbohydrate) supplemented with an artificial sweetener to msu... comparable taste and caloric intake. Solicfdieu and nutritional status were the same for aD groups. · Some of the animals on each regimen were inoculat<d with either Streptococcus gordonii or Streptococcus mutans, while others remained uninoculated. Results showed that uninoculated animals had relatively few cavities, regardless of the diet sweetener. Inoculated animals developed higher levels of tooth decay if they drank water Supplemented with either sucrose or high-fructose com swtetener than if they drank water supplemented with the artificial sweetener and maltodextrin. If the rats were infected with Strq>tococcus mutans, howt"Ver, they developed the highest decay levels if they drank sucrose, researchers said In contraSt, in rats infected with Streptococcus gordoni1, decay lev· els were not as high, and there was no clear distinction between the effects of sucrose and high-fructose 'o/0 sweetener, findings showed. "These results suggest that Streptococcus gordonii mwt be consKkred a possible human decay-causing bacterium," Tanzer said ... They also suggest that sucrose and high-fructose com swertener appear equaUy supportiV< of decay indueed by the weaker,decay-causingStreprococcw gordonii, in contrast to the more virulent Streptococcus mutans, whose decay-causing ability is strongly augmented by sucrose, but less so by high-fructose com sweetener... The research was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. ldontlf)'lng the most Variation in gene for fibrinogen linked to gum disease BY LOIS BAKER Contributing Editor variation in the gene that expresses fibrinogt:n , a rotein that aids ooagu· lion and accumulates in the blood stream in response to infection, may help to explain why some people develop ....,.,gum dis· ease while others do noL Oral biologisu from the School of Dental Medicine have reported that adults with severe gum disease, or periodontitis,"""' more likely to ex· hibit a genotype associated with high plasma fibrinogen levels than healthy controls. Blood -sample analysis also showed that the periodontitis pa· A tienu bad significantly higher le..ls of fibrinogen in their blood than did persons without gum disease. "Most diseases, especially infectious diseases, are associated with a oomplex array of risk factors, anyone ot which inmases the chances of a person developing the disease," said Emesto De Nardin, associak profes· soroforalbiologyandmicmbiology, and senior author on the study. "Persons with the rare form of the fibrinogen gene would add that risk filctor to any others associated with the development of periodontal disease. They should pay particular attention to their oral hygiene and perhaps visit their dentist mo"'often than nonnal" De Nardin and ooUeagues previ· ouslydernonstrated that the presence ofthe rare H2H2 fibrinogen genotype in persons with periodontal disease provided one possible explanation for the known ...Jationship betwoen poor oral health and heart disease. Elevated plasma fibrinogen levels are known to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease by increasing the propensity for blood clots. In the current study, UB oral biologists took this research further, studying the incidence of the rarer fibrinogen genotype in persons with periodontal disease in an effort to explain in part the variance of the disease in adults. Besides its role in blood cloning, De Nardin noted, fibrinogen also can increase inBammation in three ways: by providing a framework for the accumulation of inflammatory cells, promoting the immune response and aiding in bacterial colo· n.ization, adhesion and invasion. For this study, the researchers in · vestigated the djstribution of the two abnormal fibrinogen genotypes-termed HI H2 and H2H2and assessed .fibrinogen leY<Is in 79 persons with periodontitis and 75 persons without the disease. Resulu showed that 5 I percent of the periodontal patients had one of the abnormal genotypes, compared to 30 percent of the healthy controls. Further, risk of periodontal disease was fou nd.{o be three times g=ter in persons with the HI H2 gene and six times greater in those with the H2H2 gene, compared to persons with the normal gene-type. The amount of fibrinogen in the blood stream also was about 10 per· cent higher in the periodontal group than in the healthy co ntrols, De Nardin said. Also contribuung to the research were S.E. Sahingur, a student re · searcher in De Nardin's laboratory; A. Sharma, assistant pro fesso r ol o ral biology; Alex l-lo. stausucJan. and Robert J. Genco, SUNY Orstin· guished Professor and chdu nf thL· Department of Oral Brolog> The study was funded by a gr.m t from the National lru;titutes ofHealth. �ala.pu ... llm1~2111Vi.32.k23 Geologist Tr.cy Gregg believes channels IUITOUndlng cnten fornMd by ....... Ice Volcanoes offer clues to life on.Mars .,IELI.BI~ Contributing EdiiDr appear 1D be any around now:' Sb< DOled that the prescnoeoflifie TI · .... ca!lllt Mo<aot CFE 8 2 "' ... 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The sci<ntists prescnt<d their results on Monday at the 32nd Lunar Planetory Science Confm:ncz being ~ held in Houston. ~ Locat<d in the southern hemi- ~ spbereofMars, theYDlcmoes,named Tynbma Paterl"lnd Hadriacal'alen . because they look like aw:rtum<d sauczn (paten is Latin for saucer), still may be active, sW JiacY Gregg. assistant professor of geology and principal inYestigator. "What's most intriguing about these \'Olcaooes is that they an sur- ~ rounded by channds," said Gregg. ·or all the wicanoeson Man. these \'Olcanoes hoYo the laqpt and grat~ es! numben of channels associat<d with them, indicating that there was a lot of water around when they on Man would require water, which were fortning, though there doesn't currently is impossible because ot; e m MOC and the MOIA The clola-the pioDd's frisid climote. Grqs aid bt the chonDds, DOW hiat>-raclut!m pir;llllalllimlJrthe . .....a.Jiy dry n-- ~-.illedbrradioiO beda, may hove Ell1h. The ocientilll then dowDlo.d filrmed boca.- the them &Om the Molin Spice Scionae YDlcmoes, wbicb oct Systems Web site at <llttp:/ I • (liant tbamol-enav ....CXJUid.t- "The MOC is a wry bip-raolnrildted ice on the tioo ClUD<ft thai au.-....... fea.pound. The water turel oo Mars as IIDIIl u I mdtr would ~ flowed aero., on ...., can -.t 10 see oome clownbill,...., from really lisnifiant thinp, like indithe YOicano's cznter, Wiualb<Udenandpilosofsedimonl. arvins thedlannds. which is allowing .. 1D raly piocie "The c:ombino- ~Martian hillory.' she said. tioo of the beet and TheMOLA pmvides-rdelailod energy from the\'01- topopphy, she added. CIDOel and the liq"When this misaioo is mmplete. uid water makes M'D know the surface of Marl to conditinos ripe for within I meter,~ Greg said. '"I'b<n the ewlution oflifie, are .,.,.. oo Earth we don't know at least .. ""' under- that wdl,sudlasAntarctica and the stand it OD Earth," entire ocean Boo~ a Gregg. & """" dam pour in from this She added that mission, Greg and ber coll<agues 1IOlanoes also are a will cootinue to analyu them, tryIOURleof marry ofthe ing to Learn more about how <Vi- · essential chemicah clencz of water on Marl may pn>thai maybe necessary vide clues to questions about · for the ewlution of whether or not life has .mted on bi<Jiosical crgonisms. the red planet. Gresg and her Gregg's reoeardl is funded by the colleogu<sorebasingthe p!diminary Planetary Geology and Geophysics analysis of new dam pthered by the Divisicn of NASA. ..--==>. ,._..n.._....,._ ... __---------· .-...,. .,_, eonw. Orientation process undergoes refinement Administrators working to make students' transition even easier than before BY~LlW-SIU RtpOifn- Assistant Editor and fourth phases of m:i<mation. The pre-registrati_o n modelimplemented last summer-has pro.ed "multifold" in its advantap, er:plainedjaninaKaars,assistmtvicz proYOSt and di=tor of academic affairs. Whereas students in years past were ghm tit£rallyless than 1M olinIlles to hash out a schedule on-site with an advisor, she said, the new method allaws advisor> to look at a student's high-school transcript.inta>dedmajor and other rdevanl information, as_wdl u contactthestudr:i>tprior to his or ber visit in order to build a worlcahle schedule. "The sooner we hoYo it's ~wbatit~bea student at UB. "We want to make sure that they Wl<lerStand not only what we OlpeCI from them, but that they hoYo an opportunity to ask all of those questions about what... it taUs to be a successful student," Ricotta said, noting that the 26 orientation aides hired each year are an invaluable resource toward thot end DMINISTRATORS in\'Olved in UB's orientauon programrmng are stepping up efforts this Y= to make the transition for new students even mqre fluid than before, with greater emphasis on academic preparation and responsibility, impro.ed communication between the univmityanditsstudents,and mal<ing the ovorall wdconting procrss a more penonal one. "We've gone from a rather traditiona!, surnmer-ooly program to a program todaythatliterallybegins as students accq>t their enrollment at the univmity and doesn't end until theyarewdlintotheirclassprogram here,"DennisBlack,viczpr<Sidcnt for the~open student affiUrs, told members of the thedoorforfwtherconFacultySenatel!xz:cutMCommittee versationthroughemail atthegroup'sFeb.28meeting. andpbooe-wearewd- o......,.ii0iiii8-iiiiiii ,..~ • . . . While UB's program underwent coming~ ~ ~ ll,'uch poou1e of t h e - ~ a substantial O"m"haul for the sum- more personif 'Way; mer of 2000, administrators have . Kaars said, noting thai the number And making the mnnection bebeen working ~inez then on anum- ofindividualsoncampusrogistmng tween technology and academics is ber of erthoncements to the pro- studentshasinaeased1DI:OU8hlY80, paramount to student success, gram for the aiming summer. making personal contact that much Ricotta added. "We r.eJ it's~ imBarbara Rimtta,deon of students, """"feasible. The so;d this y<:ar is to portant that before they a.., us in er:plained that inconting freshmen have all (r<shmm registaed by July July, they know how to !aU adnnare guided through four orientation I, sbe said. laB" of our tedmologyoo campus." Orientation staff members also · phases that s!rM to help them more As wdl. new-student anxiety has easily aa:limate 1D UB. The limdiminishedas<DW>eavailabilityhas are hopin3 to provide new students pre-orientation-begins with increued, she said, with the goal with both faculty and~· stucompletion of a questionnaire, being that """1' course needed by dentpenpec!Ms in the IOnn ofdiscussion groupo dUring th< summer whim helps advison form a dearer freshmen be available 19 them. academic picture when the student "We want to ..ally lock this clown program, KWs added. Ricotta said UB also has worted registers before attending summer so that students are progressing in a orientation. The second phase- waythattheyshouldedUiCationally," extensM:Iy to revamp its mail mmmunication. surnmerorienmtioo--now is a one- sbe said In an dfon to ddiver "one mesand-a-half-dayaflilirinordertoacSummer orientation in July not commodate incroased planning for only provides students an .Mmew "''ll' in a more tmified way; Ricotta Openingl>ayw.doend. That .-k- of academic~ aDd an in- saiclnew students now receift only ~ for Aug. 24-26troduction to UB technology four lJIIIil\nP. each of which hu a and the Septanber Welcome and through hands-<Xl worbbops, but cbecklill t&eycan fallow • they ap. mntinued propamming throttsb- it aloo "'-:bee commoo !int-}'<U 1"'*" the IWt of the liolltemesout the...- comprioe the third issues under the umbrdla of what ter. UB a1oo hu two ...W czntral- A ized information sources, she said: the fuit is a Web site <llritp:// --.llooff....-.>, and thesecoOO:o toll-free number students and their families can call with my number of questions. "(The call) comes into the new student program office in th< Student Union, and from there (the individual) wiD get r<f=ed to the appropriate person who can answer their question," she said, noting that a ~· peraon wiD be at the other end of the line. New students, she said, also are part of a czntnliuc!" tracking databue .that moni1nrs the progression ofincomina freshmm "fromclcposit through the &r.t day of classa" Other orientation-programming erthoncements include a summer readir!gprograrn 1D ~students the opportunity 1D.collectMiy reed and then cliocuso-in UB 101 CXlW'Sis, in residence-hall programming and possibly in a forum with the author-d>e various themes of a dx>smwod<. TheuniversityalsowiDof(<r its tnnsfe< students registration prior to orientation, as well as a stepped-up, two-day, end-<>f-summer prosram. And retUrning in full foroethis.,.... wiD be &milyorientation and information sessions, Ricoaaaaid,notingthatvarious campus ofticzs will be open oo Saturday duringopetting....s.nd to meet the greaterinteresti:lartc:mlratedduring last summer's opening ....a:.nd. Kaars said greater attention to orientation programming-and students' needs during that timeis a pooitM diiectioo for UB. "We're reacbiJ>t1 aheod in a ~ persooal wr/.' she said. "The more we beet about the way tllinjiS are dooe at other inolitulioOI, thewe imohe our ...dents the better will be our .-.tioo me.• penooany. �IIW 1l2111Vt3Z,kZ3 Use of tmdergraduate teaching assistants assailed To the £dltor: Some counes ~ m extra obour recitation section over and above the regular three W<ddy clus bow-. 'I'heoemraac:ctior>s~ are lllaffod by undergnoduate stu· d<nts calltd Undergraduate Teach· ingAasistanll (lJTAs). TheSe lTfAJ regi.rter-«<ld pay for- tbree<u:dit"OOIII'Ie," and are paid with oo~ credit, but not in money. It is not d<ar wbetherthey m:cive tbis credit for knowledge obtained or for services renderod. R«mtly, one department upped the ante from ~g one ftdtation section to two if credit w.u to be given, an indication that services rendered taU precedenoe a= the l.Jl'As' leaming and time. It is possible that the"oourse" amsistsoflittle more than being a glori· lied office bay or girl Friday. In such cases,itmight bepcrictlyreasonable 10 require that two sections be COV· ered, but it would be quite unreasonable 10 give credit for such a "oourse" with ""'Y little by way of learning. If the"oowse" is meaty--imolving class atll!rldana, the recitation section 0 ~ pmdcring test questions, pl- pluates.lt is the laboratory rat wbo q. ollice boun, """"" administra- rubs shoulders with researd>m. tion ODd emoi1 ~credit is richly dr:ooned. But in such a ~ nario, it is quite unwarranted to double the lood. The administration, specifically deans Grant, Stinger and Eagle., state that und<r the llN' tqpme. a lirA wbo ortly """"" one section fails the oourse. It bas -not come 10 that, but the threat bas been repeat· edly stated ...ro.Jiy and in writing. The administration also ada mantly refuses to pay any money to the IJl'As. This grates the more because the pluate TAsworlting side by side do get paid. It also grates because the recitation section mal«s , itafour-oeditOOIII'Ie,soallstudent$ registered must fork over about $150 more than otherwise would be the case in a class of 300, a pretty $45,000. But nothing for iheliTAs. Our~ claims that underpluatestud<nts rubshouldmwith lOp reoearthers. In fact, they nil shoulders with underpaid. und<r-supervised, under-credentialed, under· Having undergraduates ...-ve as instructors is a tenuous construction from the word go. The CAS administration, hiding in a location [ that would give our well-trained rats a run for their money, is committed "10 look into the matter~ So m., they have "iiMstigated" in oontemplation of "disciplinary action" a faculty member wbo objects 10 the nw>-section assignment This c:ame-<JlOilthslater-{Onothiny;in particular, it D<Y<r led- to a serious discussion of the serious subotantive issues involved. For this ptll'JXl<". • "study group" js to be formed, but it is now,again, months later, and nothing bas been formed yet While we decry labor oonditions in the Far East, we happily oondone and even applaud similar si~tions in our ""'Y backyard. For all but the rats, it is a sad state of affairs. John - t . prot.....,.- chair DqxJrtrnent of Management Sdence and Systtms - . ~- Bas~et~all ~ ·s Ohio U niYenlty IOI, UII71 Ohio.~........,. hod too null o11onse for U8 In a HAC pr&quartor11noi plaro«pme, IOI -78, 1n The ec...o lnAihens. Ohio. 58- The Bobaa shot fram the field 1D o/lset I """'C liru-l1alf <lion by the Bthln the e n d . ' -, UB (4-24) just could not mar.dl the Bobaa' .. Ohio. (111-10) put 1M! ~ ,..,....lndoublefl&ures. WOMEN' S Three U8 ,..,.... _.. honor<d wid! HAC post-season owatds. Senior Sonia Omp _.red the ...,....,~ DelensiYe f'la)w ol the Year award. while seniof'Tilany Bell was named a> the AI-HAC Am Team and senior Marl McC:Jure was named to the AU-HAC Second Team. All of the honon _.. W>ted on by the ...,....,~ 13 had coaches. Onllp b the in U8 hisuJ<y to oam one ol the HAC's lint,.,.,. spedal<r awards. She loci ""' wid! 79- tNs ...... (2.93.,... pme) and dodforthe ~ ...........,., a>ealln- hiswrtHerlSI ~-an!dodforthe ~a>eallnsdloolhlswrt- Bel was named to theA.J..MAC Arst,...,after ...... theBulls ln bo!h sex><rc (18.5 poina .,... pme) and reboundirc fT .6 r<bounds .,... pme).She finished the ......... ....,., dod for the sex><rclead (1 8.6) wid! Bd S<ar.e~Taman~ Bowie, and her Sl7 points on the,.....-...,, U8 sir(le-"""'" reconi She ranb secand ......... In """"at UB wid! I,632 ao....- points. McClure amed Alf.t1AC recoplidon for the lim lime in her career. pmerir1&SecondTeam honon after~ 16.1 points.4.0robocnds, 3.8 and 15 steals willie mnfrC all 28 piles this sason. Her .8 19 career ...,.....s Calendar infOfl'Tlltion, Sonia a~ 645-6125. of Pulmonary Critic.ll Cart and Sleep Medk:ine. ~ Ubrwy Wooiuhop =~·~ a.~.m. Fn!o. Cam pus. 11 • l.ectuft-. lnfinlt~ ~~~~~ Wooiuhop 29-43, ext. 244. "Whot to Do When ' ETC - . . . o p : - Editors ~~2~ ~=u::::~ws­ =~~7~~~- For Llh Wooiuhop Moiling Cholc:os: Strategies for -.leone! c.- Dedslon- ~=-~~';;"" ::J:':;,1:.;~bySWdent - Olfolmotlon, Sonia Cone!~ 6-45-6125. Port] groups: Vlrasoro- ol Pen,ytvonla. 250 Malh<m>llcs Buitding, North Campus. -4 p.m. Free. ~ck.'n-:-~i."'~~'I:for ComMUter Aw.....u Week Moving-Off-Campus Folr. SWdent Union Lobby. 11 a.m.· l p.m. frM:. Sponsored by Student Unions and Activities. For more information. Toby Shapiro, MS-6125 . =3~~: For more infonNtion, A-- c -.. Ask the Actvisor. Commutrr LDUnge, p .m . f,.. _ ~-­ ~tho llulfolo Chips: Acaustk ~';:r/P~­ ~~a::!..SWdent Student tln9n, - ~~~~u~. 6-45--2258. ~~t;!b<a~~mpu> --.s.y. •t 4 PI.US Poetry R..dlng (~ ..nos). Cecilia VICUI\a, Screentng Room, Center for the AIU, North Campus. o4 p.m. Fret. For more infonnation, Donna, 645-3-4 22. ~- School of Nunlng Open Howe. 825 Kimball Tower, South Campus. 4--6 p.m. Free. For more Information, 829-3314 . Llh Wooiuhop Choosing a Mojo<. Usa Sandqu is~ Aardemic Advbement Center. Sandra Handy, Office d ea~ Planning and Placement. 1-45C Student Union, North Campus. 4,30-s,30 p.m. Sponsored by Student Unions and Activities. For more Information, Sonia Cinelli, 6-45-6125. f,.._ LlhWooiuhop llegirlrlng I Continuing Hatha Yoga. Diana Ma22one, The l<riyo Dharma Centre. 14SC StudentUnlon, North Campus. 6-7'30 p.m. Fn!o. Sponson!d by Student Unions and Activities. for more lnfomlatlon. Sonia Coneli, 6o4H12S . Llh Wooiuhop lntroiluctJon to Home Brewing. Paul Bufllolo. 2 p.m. f,.._ Dalene, 4S9-023 1 (page<) . Campus. 3--4 p.m. Fn!o. Sponsored by Photosi)op-- ETC Wooiuhop: D1g1to1 ""-7 Ch.nn.b (Section A,. Pwt II) . Don Trainor. 21 2 Capen. inside Undelgroduate t.bary. North Campus. 2--4 p .m . Fn!o. Sponson!d ~=~~~ci:ente< For llologlcol Sdonces - What C., 'Ne Lewn from Imaging AUO<aCent Protein-Togged Connexku ond Connexln M utonu In tMng Cells? Dale Laird, OepL ol Anatomy and Cell Biology, Univ. ol Western Ontario. 201 Natural ~es Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Free. For more Information, Bruce Nicholson, 6o4S-H44. -Study Exhibits ~!e;,m~~:z;.Wdent EK-...op:- P1ocernont. 14SD Student Union, North Grants-In the: Sciences. F~ Stou. 117 Capen, Unde!yraduat• Ub<aENorth Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. by Sdence and Engi,_jng LJ ry. For more infonnation, Jill HIGkenberg, 6-45· 2947, ext. 226. information. Sonia Conelli, 6o4S-612S. UB vs. Niaganl (DH) . Dunn Tire Parte. Llh-..... All About -.Iewing. Mld\oel RNen, Office ol C..... Plonnlng and ==~~7~~~er. for Ubrwy-.....p Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Al Broccuto. 135 UB Stadium . 6 p .m . Frre. Student Bible Study. Oa~ Guarino. 210 Student Union, North Campus. 7:30 p.m. Free. For rTlOf'!! infOITTlltion, North Campus. 2--4 p.m . Fn!o. Sponsored B&.dcboard CUn k. 21 2 Capen, inside Oyster, Partner, p;jiagara Tradition. Location"' be announced at regi<tration. -Siudy ~~ech~~-enl<f. For p.m. Fn!o. Sponsored by~Wdent Unions and ActMties. For more infonnotion, Sonia Onef6, 6-45-61 25. ETc-.....p, lliockboord ~. SonlaClnelli, 6o4S-6125 . ~~~~2 ="'="~':"~~=. Advisement Cente-. 14SA Sponson!d by International Student and Scholar Services.. For fT'IIn infonnation, 240 Student Unkwl, North Campus. ~1NS LlhWooiuhop Student Union, North Campus. Noon- t S!OIJP<d by tho Moss during LonL 103 [l;<fendorf, ~~:=~t::i-<~tholk free throw percen<>&e (289-lor-353) is the best In U8 history. McCJu.-. ranks fifth all-lime In ""'""C at UB with 1,156 career points. She olso was named to thev.rizonAcademkAil-Oistrict IWomen's Basloe<baiiTeam. Student Unions and Activities. for more by School d Med'ldno and Blomedial Scionce<, Dept. olt.1<dlcino and DMslon Thunday 22 C..-twAw.,........ WMil c.......-c""'""""' Lounge. 240 Union. North Base~all till 14, Mt. St. Mary's 5 Ull S, St. Bonaventure I Boston Collep 8, Ull S; llorton College 8, Ull 2 UB played in the Homestead Chanenge in Ronda. wirvlirlg a pair of contests but droppi1& a doubleheader. The Bul~ dumped Mt.S< Mary's 14-5 to~ thei• fim win ol the ,..,-.The 11 runs were the most scored by the Bulls .mce their I S.O wi1 OYer Albany last Apri130. US fol~ wtth S-1 win OYel"" St. Bonaventure b ter In the c:by. BuHs saner johnS..IIivan.......this.-..:onl>tl - 1 byspinnlnga~~­ Eariiet- In the week. the Bulls ...... by Boston 'Coltq. 8-5 and 11-2 In • clay~t do<bleilade•. ~oft~ all C .....Jhton I, Ull 0 Drabl, UB I Minnesota 8, Ull I Nebraska S, Ull 0 The Buls dropped lour ccntem to still cxxnpedOon at the C.-.;ghu>n tn.itation>l. US loll "'the host ~ 1-0 In the - T h e Buls also _ , defeated by Dnko,2- I , MimesoG, II- Iand~l7th~S-O. F.-.slvnan 8reanne Nasd homered for the Bois' lone I'U"'., the loss to Drake. lrac~ an~ Rei~ Hen and women place second at Seahawk lnvitatio naJ The Bul~ opened theU- outcloot- u.dt-and-field .....,., .. the s..Nwk lowbtlonallnWJin\iogton.N.C The men pbc.ed secand behind host UNC-Wolmlngton wid! 13S points to the s..t-1<5' 198.The Ciodel (66) was 1111.-d in the 111.-.e-wm ......_The ....,.,..,., squad olso finished- behind the s..t-b. lS3- 197,witi1 The Ciudel raldr1g tl1lrd with 37 points. The men's team won 5e't!ln d the 18 events. joe l.oiac::ano tied the school reconi wir1rq the she< put wid! a IDSS o/ S 1-1 . ()the.- wtmen for the Buls Included Mila! ea.- In the 400 ............ Ben Moslcel in the 800 ......,.,Todd Ludden In the I SOO ............Tm Gi>ck>S In the 400 hunles. Marit OJrry in the """" """" and Adam Smith In the discus. The........, won IO ........,wld!t'M>I!Uis.-.csdlool~ in thelim outxloor- , _ . ol"""' tx>lqlato a.-.en. Faith~ broke~ K.n>eson's 15-)'IAI'Oid she<-put nwic, ....w.q the _,.wid! a IDSS o/41 - 1O. l.aln Olson tookthepole ...... ~thefirostUBiem>le.....-to.-..d> ll leo<. lennis MIN'S Ull 7, St. joseph's 0 Coach Russ Crispell's squad ~ its .-.cord a> I0-0, wid! a 7-0 St. joseph's In Orlando .. part ol the team~~-The Bulls' . _ of the ~~ was led by Budi Susanto's 6--4. at lim ........ Fo.y Kaslman took the second6-0 ~ .....a., dr-c Mattt Sp,nynsld. 6-0, 6-3.The duo olso teamed for an 8- win ,._ win"'"' - - 6 fim~.-.y. �8 Repa..._ llrc111~211111Y11. 3tll. 23 Thursday, March 15 -- wrttlng Conwntlons ond the ~~of Education. UnNonlty Inn and . ~~-~~~~3~10 i:'i:~2f.;~r,:;'~~f'te' Education, Grodwte School of Education. For """" Information, 6-4>6642. ~..~~..-..,-...op SdRndor Scholor. 8lochomlstry ond Molecular Biology. Frod Stms. 127c.p.n, Undetgroduate Ubrwy, North CampUs. Noon-1 p.m. Fr!e. Spomored ~For~ f.:f9"00::~. JiN Haclconberg. 6-45-2947, ext. 226. lllochemlstry -Protein Interactions during Mismatch Repair. Heman Flores-Rozas, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, UniY. of Cali1ornia·San Diego. 1348 Farber, South Campus. Noon . Free. For more information, Kenneth Blumenthal, 8293890. Lunchtime Conart Brown Bag Series. Allen Hall, Sooth campus. Noon. Froe. ~~%~of Univenity Community Initiative.. For~ information, 6-45-2921 . -- ETC-.....p: Medlo a....... Pro. -212 Capen, inside Undergrodwte Ubrary, North campu~ Noon1:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Educational Technology Center. For more Information, 6-457700. Llfe-...op StucdY YOUr Way to In ..A. .. s..ff. Academic Advisement Center, 1040 Norton, North Campus. 1·2 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Student Union> and Activities. For more information, Son~ Cinet~. 6-45 6125. cca ColloquloiSeries Computational Challenges in ~~=~~" Microsystems.. 222 Natural ~~~-~~m~. Co- - ~~~~-t~'"' The Reporter publishes n:ung, fOt'" l'Yerth taking place on campus, or for ofl c<~mptu l'VCnh where U6 grnup\ •\rt' princ:l,.t cponson ll'tlngs are due no lat er th1m nodn on Physics Colloquium Uses of the Transfer Matrix Formalism In SbltJstkal =wlth~~to Complex, North campus. 3:45 of Evenh at <http:// www. buff.llo.edu/ calend_a r/ logln>. Because of space limitations, not all evenh In the electronic: ~ Included In the Rrponn-. calendar will -- ·.--. Stadium, North Campus. 6 p.m. Free. p.m. Free. 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Institute for Reearch and Education on Women •nd Gender. Marl<et Alude Theatre, 639 Main Sl, 8uffolo. 7 p.m. S4..SO, students; S6..SO, general public. For more Women's Tennis UB vs. Niagara . Ellicott Mattis, g;,lof Physics, Univ. of Utah. 216 Natural SCiences for the online UB Ca lendar =.'~C:,~:,·,t,:~;\s us ETC -...op: Dlgltol lmogety Photoshop Se4ect.ions and Channels (Section A. Part 1). Don Trainor. 212 capen, inside Undergraduate Ubrary, North t h e Thunday prcc@dlng electronic submlulon fonn _$....., Campus. 1 p.m. Free. For rT"I()fe information, Bakty Center, 645- ~=~.~~~~ information, 645-7700. "17 Schollr Services. Fo<"""" infomlotion, 6-45-2258. Research . For more information, Barbara Raff, 6-45-6800, exl 2020. Campus. 2-4 p.m. Free. Saturday Sciences ~~ Com~tional publk.ltion. Listings are \ only acceptt.od through the Anonce. 225 - """'*"-North~S North~ 4 p.m. Fr!e. - Rosemory ~""'"'~· MecQ, 6-45-2258. Llh--.. - - to Lldn Dondng. 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Sponsored 5 011 Room c.....:.._,..., �T~ GRADUATE ScHOOL oF EDUCATION Spring 2001 ~ University at Buffalo The State University of New York GSE l~elping Tuscaroran students explore aspects of their history and culture GSE faculty members conduct research in variety of educational fields City Voices, City VISions aims to prcwide students, teachers access to technology Page3 Pagel Page 3 Urb•n Educ•tlo• P•rnershlps for Cire•t City Schools - GSE committed to urban education objectives Graduate School ofEducation working with partners to take Western New York into 21st century By PATRICIA DONOVAN News ServiCes Editor n 1998, the faculty of the Grad uate School of Education adopted a mission statement as a first step toward building a strategtc plan that would put into act1on the school's comm itment to equality I and social justice through service, teaching .1nd research wilh our urban schools and through them , With the regional. state and global commumtics. At that time, through the leaden;lup provtded by the school's late dean, Jacquelyn Mu..:heU, and contmut-d by the current ad rmmstratlon. the facul ty emphasized its de tfrnunauon to forward the st rategic plan developed to suppon H.s new initiatives. These miuat1vcs called for the school to 1m prove its current standing among the top 'iOschools of education in the United States, rcconstrud its degree programs, position it ~ self to usc resources more flexibly and meet new New York State regulations on teacher education and certification programs, while mamtaining program quality. Lmportant1y, the plan caUed as weU for the school to strengthen programs and concen !rations that co uld make significant con tn butions to new init.iatives in urban education and education technology, with an cyr to strengthening efforts being conducted by other un iversi ty ent ities and by the larger Western New York educational community. Once it adopted this mission and these strategies, GSE faculty members moved ~uickly to establish strong collabomtivc bonds with area urban school districts, particularly 1n the ci ties of Buffalo, Tonawanda and Niagara Falls. They have \\/Orkcd with their (:Onupunity partners tO develop nt•w educa- tiona! opportunities, especially in the areas of literacy, learning technology and educational leadership for students, parents, teachen; and administraton;, as well as for GSE researchen; and student teachrn. Cooperative ventures have included community forums; programs that instruct teachers, students and parents in the uses of new educational technologies; new forms of professional training and novel methods of delivery; research into specific school problems that suggest promising soluti o~ in~n - "Our two--year-old strategic plan SpKtfles three maJor arenas In whkh we will wort< to effect the transfonnation of pubUc-Khoof education, urban education, teacher education and educational technology." THOMAS FRANTZ uve methods of cultural expression and education, the development of new financiaJ strategies and structuring. and other ventures too numerous to outline here. The story of the many shared successes associa ted with this effort is best told through the variety of related efforts, the nature of specific collaborations and some of the exCitmg o utcomes experienced during the past !'wo and a half years. ItiS a story of change and excitement-supported by de-.tr goals, hard work. commumry commitment and cooperation among a large nwnber of discrete groups.. The outcomes so far have helped illuminate the road by wluch greater academic success can be produced m Western New York's urban schools. Tbisslwed journey continues tosuggc:,;, refomlstrntq9es capable of reinvigorating efforts to overcome difficulties that sometimes overwhelm students in often·crowded, frequently under-funded schools. It throws new tight on the creativity and strength of urban teachers. who with courage and determination, histon caUy have undertaken the larger community'' most daunting educational mission. Finally. it proposes the value of coopcra uw effort, communal decision -making. ralproca.l respect and deep involvement on the pan of a vast network of familial, educational, governmental and community entities. The work of the institutes, centers and n.·search detailed in the foUowing pages include a number of urban -education projects un dertaken by GSE faculty. Among those not mentioned is a stUdy by Austin Swanson of the financial policies of urban public schools Within the context of the policies of schools at the national, state and regional levels. Another is new research by Lois Weis bemg conducted within an abstinence-based sexuality project operated by the Buffalo organization WomenFocus. There is Maxine SeUer 's research and wrat mg, which reflects her major interests m school children who are fore1gn-born or the children of immagrants, the educauon of urban girls and multicultural education. Research on tht· impact of state-level tesung on tc-dchers' instructJonal practires isbeingcondua.od by Suzanne Miller. Robo.'Tl St'-"'Cruun and S.G. Grant, who also ts the outside tv.tlUJtor on Jim Collins' Targeted Staff Development project for area school disoicts. In Buffalo's King Urban Life Center--ooe of two duster schools in ~em New Yorkteachers, parents, coUeges, universtties, seTV!ce agencies and busmesses arc cooperating to demonstra!fthatal/studcntsam learn Among thost lllVOived in the proJ<Cl is James Hoot. GSE professor of early childhood education. This is only the beginning. And 11 1s not onJy the GSE lhat IS Lnvolved lfl promotmg enhanced educa uonaJ opportuntues for art:a 'itudcnts. Mary Flanagan, for exa mple.~ nauonal ctward-Wlllnmg assastant professor of mccha study at UB. la.st year estabhshed a weekend edu{.auon program WJth Buffalo'!> Sque-aky \A/heel media center thai mtroducl-d many pre-adolescent Butfa.lo school guls to educat10n.U technology-some for the very first tlm<.'--and to a number of women soenusts, destgners, artists, technologiSts and rese-d.rchers in several fields who discussed wtth them how they employ information technologies in their work.. It 15 only through such continued jotnt efforts that Western New York is likely to develop a system that promotes educational achievement to carry our children and ow community tnto and through the 21th <en!Ur)', celebrating our differences, achieving difficult acaderruc goals and proYOking high levels of personal and professional achievement. The UB Graduate School of Education 1:> proud to be engage<' m thlS effort Wlth the fine teachers, students ,md parents of met ropolitan Buffalo, and espcciaUy proud of i ~> many successful collaborations wllh th e hard -work.ingand often hard -pressed urban . .chool dtstncts tq dlCOmphsh the a c hu~va bl e god! of establishing truly ~ reut cit y -.ch<x)l!o>. GSE working to transfonn public, urban and teacher .e ducation Dear Friends: For the first time since the post-Sputnik era that began in the late 1950s, education is We are joining forces with, among others, the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs, the Center the No. 1 issue on the national agenda. It bas beoome a primary focus of the Bush for Applied Technology in Education, The Buffalo Public administration and virtually every state and local government Most funding agencies, ranging from local foundations like Osbei to the National Sciena: Foundation, are in- _ Schools, Ill• Western New York Educational Service Council, the sisting on proposals that relate to·K-12 education and particuliu:Jy focus on urban eduCoalition for Urban Education, Erie I BOCES and the UB schools cation, technology and teacher pr:tparation. of Engineering and Social Work, and the College of Arts and The Graduate School of Education's three--year-old Mission Statement begins br Sciences to develop specific on-site programs desi_gned to bring cutting-edge knowledge to K-12 teachers and their students. saying. "We beJi..., in the power of education to transform lives and societies --·" Our two-year-old strategic plan specifies three major arenas in whicb we will work to efOur faculty members are preparing or recently have obtained grants to fund projects in· technology infusion, literacy educafect the transformation of public-school education, urban education, teacher education, innovative science-a nd-math education and special education, and to study tion and educational technology. To breathe life into these foci 1 last year we established the Urban Education Insticlass size, the lives of urban studentS, bilingual development and uses of technology tute, the Teacher Education Institute and the Center for the Study of Technology in by urban students. We are developing new certification programs in mentoring and Education through whicb to build programs that create a bridge !i-om the Univerdiversity, along with a ne_w masters-degree program in educational technology to go sity at Buffa1o to students. teachers. administrators and counselors in surrounding with the existing certificate program in technology. scbool districts and particularly in the Buffalo Public Schools. Applications from students went up 13 percent over each of the past three years. We plan to hire eight new faculty members in the coming academic year and have a AdramaticaUy revitalized faculty~ percent of faculty members were hired within new provost who is providing the institutional leadership and support to enable the the past decade-and administration-nearly every department chair, director, assisGraduate School of Education not only to live up to, but significantly improve, its tant dean. associate dean and even our dean are new within the past three years--are moving rapidly to participate with local educators in collaborative ventures to trans_ranking as one of the top schools of education in the country. form our schools into centers in which demonstrable learning takes place based on Thomas Frantz A.uociotr Professor -~d lnten·m Dean, Graduate School of Educat ion research-informed best practices. �EJSpring 2001 GSE researchers examin~ variety of topics Ionia F. A1nwi, Ph.D, IISIOCim profaoor, caregivers in New York and Michigan. and Marys. Rm.endal, Ph.D, auistmt proWith a $175 ,000 grant from th e feuor, both in the Doputment oi L<aming EnonMobil Foundation and tht National and hutructioo _,.. awarded $828,780 by Sc:iella Foundation, Clm>ents last year held tht U.S. Department of : a national Conference oo Standards for P..,Education Office of · school and Kindergartm Mathtmatics EduEduational Res<arch cation that brought IO!I"ther math.imatics and Improvement experts from nearly every state, as well as psythrough its Field-lniti· chologists, teachers, parents and ated Studies Gnnt Propolicymalten, to facilitate efforts by educagram to conduct a tionalleadas and agencies deomoping maththree-year, longitudinal ematics standards and cwrirula for young investigation of stuchildren and reSean:bers in related fields. This dents' literacy~ historic event was the first to bring IO!I"ther ment in grades K-3. such a comprehensive ran!I" ofexperts in tht The three-year re ~fields relevant to tht creation of edusearch initiativt will ex· cational standards. The outcome bas already amine how students led to a book and to a successful proposal dovelop oognitively,sofor a joint position statement by tht National cially and effectively Council of Teachers of Mathematics across grade le>ds and (NCTM) and the National Aslociation for over time as thty parthe Education ofYoung Children (NAEYC); ticipate in peer discusClements also bas a $275.000 grant from sion of texts. five rethe National Sciena FoWldation to conduct search sites--two urban and two subwban basic ~ on pre.cbool-ro-grade-6 stusites in Western New York and one rural sit< dents' understanding of important aspects of in Tennessee-will participat< in tht investigeomdly, especially within computer envigation. Results will be useful to teachers, adronments. The project, "Technology-En· ministrato.-., staff-development personnel, hanced 1.earning ofGeooletry in Elementary reading specialists and t<acher educators Schools," is a collabolli!M effon with colseeking to improve elementary students' leagues at tht UniversityofWISCOnsin-Madireading comprehenSion and aitical thinking. son and tht Education Development Cent<r. Elaine 8artlcowiak, Ph.D., a lecturer in the Department of learning and Instruction and director of the Early Childhood Research Cent<r (ECRC), is conducting clinical research with grant support from the Graduate School of Education on the use of American Sign l..an· gua!I"(ASL)asabnguafranal~usemay facilitate toddler language acquisition, communication and sociali2.ation, regardless of the nativt languages of children, teachers and cafegivers. Her work in the ECRC also sup· ports UB farulty research in early-childhood education, special education and mathematical-skills acquisition. Douglas Cements, Ph.D, professor, and Julie Sarama,Ph.Dvassistant professor, both in tht Department of Learningand Instruction, are working with a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to develop and evaluate Catherine Combleth, a professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction, beads tht GSE's Ma.mck Teacher Project aimed at studying tht skills, talents and methods used by superb education practitionmwho somehow Mana!~" to produce meaningfullearning-'-<:reatively connecting students and subject matter~ven in less"- than-ideal circumstances in their classroom, school or community. Interviews and classroom observation of such teachers from Western New York C-.o>t schools will help UB's teacher educators take constructive action in teacher education, staff development, and education policy. The project expects to find ways to distill tht "wisdom of practice" developed by these teach· ers and with it, help othtrs increase tht p~­ lence of meaningful learning. even under circumstancts that pose considerable con- straints. Rodney L. Dorm, Ph.D, a professor in the Department ofleamingand Instruction, has received mo"' than $400,000 from tht New an innovative math- York State Department ·or Education's ematicscurriculum for C1.£MlNTS early-childbood education (prei<-2). One of very few "Building Blocks" programs funded nationally, it incorporates old and new tech· nologier-Cmm blocks and pumes to multimedia computer programs. Early evaluations indica!< that the program, which emphasizes finding tht mathtmatics in, and doveloping it from, children's every day activities, allows children to learn and do mo"' mathtmatics than prrnously as5umed. The program is being field-tested by teachers from numerous Wtstem New York school districts. Sarama also ~tly received a $50,000 grant from tht National Science FoWldation to develop a plan for the professional development of tht teachers and caregivers of preschool children in mathtmatics. The plan was informed by meetings with leaders in ea rly-childhood education throughout Wtstem New York, an eitmsi¥e rmewof tht lit<rature and a sw-.eyoftbousandsof early. cbildbood administrato,., teachers "1'd Dwight Eisenhower program to develop and maintain a statewide network of elementary and intermediate-level science-assessment liaisons (SALs). These liaisons are responsible for offering workshops in each of their areas so that each school building bas at DOIIAN least one person pre~ to set up.admin· ister and sco"' Student-performance assessments in science in a valid, reliable and equitable fashion. These assessments measure the outcomes from Standard I in the learning Standards for Math, Science and Technology. With a $250,000 grant from tht state eduation department through its GOALS 2000 Program. Doran-working with sci· ence teachers throughout tht stale---<llso developed_and validated performance assessments in sc:iencr for use in statewide testing at tht elementary (JC- 4) and intermediate levels (grades 5-8). He also received a $400,000 grant from tht,National Science Foundation through a sul;contract with tht state education department, to de>dop and test-pilot collections of alt<rnativt assessment (performancr) tasks in science. ler<my D. Finn, Ph.D, a professor in tht Department of Coupsding, !icbool and Educational J>sychology, has con - •lucted extensive r<search into the effect of class size un student learning and retention, especially among at-risk students. His results have been used by many school districts, states and the federal government as tht ba· sis for funding class-size ~uction initiatives. His previow research demonstrated that small classes in K-3 bave significant academic benefits in ;U1 subject areas, partirularly for students ft risk. He recently received $374.000 from the Spencer Foundation for a three-year study of the short-term and long-term effects of ~ucing class size in elementary grades. In conjunction with this research, Finn bas organized se>mll national collfermas on thttopic--With "'PQrtsavailabk to the public-and bas evaluated tht class-size ~uction program in the Buffalo Public Schools. James Hoot, Ph.D, a professor in the Department of Learning and lnstruction, is a nationally recognized autpority on earlychildhood education. A recent $186,233 grant from the United States Agency for lnt<r· national Development (USAID) will support his project to assist the g<m:rnment ofEthiopia in developing a national program to preP""' teachers of primary-grade childml. In addition to assisting Ethiopia, the project is designed to hdp U.S. t<achers respond better to the special needs of American school cbildren from different ethnic populations. Raecbde L. Pope, Ed.D, research associate professor in the Department of Education, Leadership and Policy, has a vested intettSt in hdping college campuses identify solu· tions to problems related to multirulrural or diversity education:--complex and controversial issues with which higher education bas grappled for almost four decades, ;most intensely since 1990. Her research examines the components of a multirulrural environment and the ~ncrete strategies, compet<ncies and practices necessary to create and maintain such campus environments. She specifically has focused on multirultural organizational development in higher education, multirultural competence for student-affairs administrators and psychosocial development of college students of color. Her~ has been published in such journals as the Journal ofCollege Studmt Dt:velopmen~ Journal ofAmerican College H<tllth and the Journal ofCounseling and Dtvelopment. Maria Runfula, associate professor in tht Department of Learning and Instruction, and chair of the music task force<>f tht New York Stat< o.paitment oi Education Arts Assessment,O....... UB's MusicPiay~ for infants and toddlers. The p~ based on an extensive body of music-learning theory and practical field testing by Edwin E. Gor· don and others, bas fOund that achild'a musical ex:perieDca from birth to "II" 5 bas. particularty profound impact on the atmt ~o which be or she will be ~to l1ll<lermnd, appreciate and~ in music as an adult. The sessions i.rnmerte cbildren in a rich musical environment in which teachers int<rWea>e children's wcalizations or mOYmlellts into activities to create a dynamic relationship between music play, music guidance and music developmenL The program takes place during the academic year and in four-week summer sessions in the community center of the Flickin!l"' Court UB stu<l<nt-bousing compia on <l><stnut Ridge Rood, near tht North Campus. Parental attmdance is requim1. Ruth A. W..beBen-y,Ph.D,aoassistant professor in tht Department of Learning and Instruction, conducts field-based and ethnographic~ in tht cootm of indusiv< classrooms. Her specific focus is on instruction developed acmrding to tht principles of universal design, making it appropriate for general and special-eduation students in general education classrooms. Lois Weis, Ph.D, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, bas received mo"' than $1 million from the Spencer Foundation over the past eight years to explore the poot-bigb school experiences and practices of white, African ~ American and Latino/ a men and women. Data ga~ in Bufl3lo's public and parochialscboOis,and in churches and community centers _,., published in her latest books, "Beyond Silenced Voices" and "Working Class Wrthout Work: High School Students in a De-Industrializing EcollOID)':' Rocent ~involves tht ~­ tification and analysis of what she calls "ur· ban spaces of possibility.•Weis also di=ted tht very well-attended national Urban Girls Conference held in Buffalo in April 2000. Many mo"' clinical~ projects are currmtlytmderwayin thtGSE,and most~ input from local students and teachers. Among them are the Parentl.aldershipA.cad<my,Secood Language Immersion Through Sc:iella Content Project and tht Ta.slc Faroe oo tht Education of I.Atino Studmts in tht Public Schools Project. aD dim:ted by 1..illiam Malave, professor, Department of Learning and Instruction; Multimedia Composition Project. dim:ted byTbomas Shudl, professor, Depanment of Counseling, School and Educational Psycboloilr; Obey-Porter Comp~ensive School Refunn Demonstntion Project, di~ by Conrad Toept.r, professor emeritus, D<partment ofleamingand Instruction; Giving Voi<z to Parents Project beaded by Lauri Johnson, assistant professor, Department of Educational Leadmbipand Policy; O>anging Contm oi Special Education Oassilication Project di=ted Stephen 1hlscott, assistant profi:ssor,and LeAddle Pbdps, professor, Department of Counseling. School and Educa· tiona! Psychology, and theA.dminislntor Pro&soiooal De¥elopmmt Project dim:ted by Stq>ben Jacoboon. profesoor, D<partment of : . F.ducatiOnal Leadmbip and Policy. �Spring 200tQ Project readies kids for age of information City Voices, City Vtsions initiative provides access and curriculum to integrate technology into learning .y ~ UWNIDOWSIU Family Multimedia Technology Oubs. Run by Will Coggins. training coordinator and technical support specialist for the WalkwayNodefortheEducationand Information Systems Support Team, the dubs gM students--<lnd the adults in their li,.._. chance to interact with tedmology. The pilot dub, whidl began in December and wrapped up in February,brought togotber eight seniors &om McKinley High School who worl«d cvlloctivelyover nineweeb to produce two sbon, documentary-style films examining the shortcomings of education. As preparation for their final film project, students P.Ut together story boards--<! visual · and written outline that tri<s to present what the video is going to he, what the components will he and how those separate components will come together to tell a story, explains Logan Scott,.directoroftheeducation node, who has been involved with various Rtp<>rt., Asslsl3nt Editor ORhigb school students, Jearnins the languaae or technology is becoming as viW to their future as learning English lang.iage arts, mathematia, Spanish or Frmch. In today's career climate, the technologically savvy seem to hove endless avenues to sua:as. But for those who are fon:ed to morse onto life's"Inrormation Higbwa'(' with ~ttle or no priparation, the =ursion can he intimidating--<IJXI <fucouraging. City Voie<s, City VIsions: The Buffalo Education Partnership for Multimedia and Informa.tion Technology-<~ collahorative vmture based in the Graduate School of Education (GSE)-recognizes the import.ana! not only or educating students to use technology effectively, but also engaging them in unique ways of learning through innovative uses of that tedmology. The primary aim of this collahoration of UB, the Bull3lo Pub~c Schnols and the community is to use multimedia technologies to help students learn in an inquiry-based, learner-centered and project-oriented ~teracy curriculum, says Suzanne Miller, associate dean of the GSE and coordinator of the City Voias, City VIsions project. Miller emphasizes that innovitive app~cations of multimedia technology in schools "can dramatically improve teaching and learning." but points out that teachers often have ~ttle opporturtity to learn to use these technologies effectively. Furthermore, she explains, the problem is mu:erbated in financially strapped urban schools, where both students and teachers may have limited aocess to these technologies. The City Voices, City Vosions projectfunded through the Bull3lo Public Schools. the Bull3lo CityNet and Regional Community Network projects ofUB's Center for Applied Technoiogies in Education (GATE) and the GS~pports four major initiatives that strive to maximize teacher effectiveness and student learning. One initiative is the F aspects of the City Voices, City Visions project. Students, who examined movie trailers and video conunercials on the World Wide Web to get a feel for CUITmt trends and styles. then used Maclnto!h iMavie software to help create and edit their film. In one film. recording artist Moby's techno-pop sounds rumble in the background as the camera pans across a hallway in which students shufile to and from class. The camera then cuts to the first of a series of interviews with both students and teachers during which students probe them on such issues as resoUrces-Are there enough?; quality in the classroom--What makes a good teacher?, and whether or not students have been adequately prepared to enter the "real world." "! thinktheymadequiteastatement with that," Coggins says, noting that the students added their own soundtrack and wen responsible for all of the editing. Coggins said the students worked tirelessly to perfect the subtle nuances of the film's music, scquenc- ing, transition and timing each Saturday in GATE's facilities in the Buder Mansion carriage house in downtoWn Bull3lo. "There's generally a lot of enthusiasm and determination," he says. In this first technology dub, four adult volunteer mentors worked with the MciGnley Kmsington and McKinley high schools. The other-initia!Ms under City Voices, City VJSions speak to the same goals and practices of the technology dubs: • The Summer Technology/literacy Institutes prepared urban teachers to bcmme UB1Bull3lo Public School technology and titeracyfacilitators. The annual institute trains tdldleTS to use multimedia technologies and reading and writing strategies to meet learning standards and foster student acru...mm~ Miller says. Some =mples of tht technology-literacy connection are oral history projects ~ that use multicultural literaturt and community-based ~ ~ ~~:7::=-..:=-i=====~~ students, with e-veryone contributing their own perspective on-o.nd stories of-urban community, Miller says. And while the •first group of students worked with mentors, Miller explains the aim is to indude the teenagers' parents and guardians in fu~ dubs. The partnership between adult and student is an "'?f<'rtant one, both in school and at home, Coggins says, pointing out that parents today spend less time with their children. .. Tile interaction that once was there, now isn't," says Coggins, whose personal goal is to see more students working--<IJXI communicating-with their parents. or significam adults, in these dubs. "It's important to me that there can be a sharing of V21ues going on." The dubs, sponsored by the Dean's Office and funded for two years through tht GSE, will resume March 17 and indudt students from Black Rock Academy, and documentaries and memoirs. • The Urban Images Digital Library-which would contain student-produced documentaries of their communities--will SCT'Vt' as a resource for curriculum and teacher <b.:lopmen~ and research in urban education. Archivists also will publish stories on public-access digital television and through the C ity Voices, City Visions Web site at <www.gse.buffalo.edu/org/citywices>. • UB's existing GSE Collaborative Research Network will bring together faculty and teachers, community members and future teachers interested in enhancing teach· ing and learning through City Voices, City Vtsions curricula and other initiati= With in~ press~ on schools to meet tougher state Learning Standards, the City Voices, City Vosions project "supports the <b.:lopment of teacher technology leaders to create school-community linked materials_ .. to help students meet these chal - lenging learning standards,• Miller says. Students document ''Skarooran Journey'' By PATIIKIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor M , middle school students at the Tuscarora Indian School in the Niagara-Wheatfield School District have been working since late September to produce "Skarooran journey: A Tuscaroran Arlv.nture,"' an educational journey that explores aspects of the history, language and culture of these ancient native woodlands people through a student -designed, multimedia, CD-ROM program. The project, undertaken with the assistance of the Graduate School of Education (GSE), is a complex undertaking that involves not only the exploration of the tnbe's \ t.raditional practice, but its very identity as a ~ving culture in the 2 !st century. It requires students to develop important literacy and technology skills, including the coUection of oral histories, narrative writing, creation of interactive learning games, art work; photography, animation, production design and tht creation Or real-time movies. The project was originated by )anneke Bogyo, the technology teacher at the Tuscarora school and lecturer in learning and instruction in the GSE, and Robin Sullivan, GSE instructional design coordinator. "Skarooran journe'(' involves not only the middle school students, but teachers, high school students and UB students Shannon Carlin, a graduate student in education and the bumanities--4wo fields married by this project--<IOd Brenda Styne, an undergradu- ate in computer art who spends considerable numbers diminished radically as they moved northward and today, they number only in time at the school helping students with the the several hundreds, most in Western Ntw overall design of the project and the productiQn of individual works of art to beindll(!ed. York and southern Ontario. Carlin says the experience has been eduDespite the incredible hardships imposed upon them by man, time and nature, the cational and community-building. Tuscarorans haY< maintained their cultural "Since the Tuscaroran ha"" a tradition of ,.....,--.,_;;:-_ identity. Along their migratory route, they established a number of permanent communities, and Carlin says that "Skarooran )oume'(' employs fiV< of them as tools with which to explore many aspects or the group's culturallife. These include architectural techniques, social organiiii zation, family life, agricultural ~ methods, game-playing and _ spiritual orientation. The process of cultural <fucov~ ery requires students to record t '::--::-:--:-::-:: Burning, Rox•nne oral histories of older members and .._,... llldtaircl use • computer to edit their community and to incorYldeo'- they shot depleting the p<oc:ess of moklng of porate their recollections into the fried breH, • N•ttve-Amerkan food . story. The students came up with a large store of material on historical evmts, oral history," she says, "the larger tribal group is a major treasury of cultural information family histories, music, folklore and explica and history for the students. The larger com· tions of dan structure, games and sporting, munity is also the principal audience for music and recipes. what they produce here." Their instructors say the preparation of these stories has helped the children learn "Skarooran Journe'(' is constructed around many things: how to collect first-person narthe 80-y.ar migration in the 18th century of .;atives; how "truth" is colored deeply by th• the Tuscaroran people from their home in perspective of the teller; how ntw technoloNorth Carolina, where they """" settled by 800 AD, northward to Iroquois Nation terrigies can he used to~ ancient aspects of cui~. and the role played by specific cuia tories. Originally a group of nearly6,000, their i tural traits in helping to maintain group identity !~®ugh time and tremendous adversity. Tuscarora means .. hemp gatherers .. in lroquoian, a name that derives from their use of Indian hemp for fiber and medicine. The Tuscarora were expert hunt<r.l with a strong agricuhural bent They depended heavily upon the cultivation of com, which, with beans and squash,constitute the "Three Sister Crops" that today compete with Big Macs and pi= in the students'·culinary imaginations. "In investigating the historic relationship or com to a wide range ofTuscaroran traditions," explains Carlin, "th• students haY< learned thing< like old com-lore and have become fa miliar with the dan=. music and other customs that articulate the importance ofthe com harvest to the inaintenance of tribal life." She adds that the students are able to relate traditional practice to current cultural practices, like com-husking bees. This helps them to better understand, for instance, the symbolism attached to the role of the "Keeper of the Com," a trustworthy member of the tnbe whose job is to ensure the passing down of high-<juality com seed from y.ar to y.ar. "All of this becomes part of the story they tell," Styne says. The exploration of so many topics in the humanities could not he accomplished without technological tools and guidance and in· struction in their use. GSE students are helring the childreo learn to use digital cameras, c:amconlers and Maclnto!h iMovie software. High school students are helping the younger childreo animate some-of their art work. �I] Spring 2001 GSE centers concentrate research; programming Units reflect.concern for urban, professional education; technology; literacy; early-childhOod issues HE Graduate School oC Education hal three degree-granting academic dq>artment>: CoWJSeling.School and Educational Psychology; Educational Leadership and Policy, and Learning and Instruction. The school also.has a number of cmters, institutes and ongoing projects that concentrate on research and program d<.dopm<nL These units rdlect the school'sconcem fur urban education, professional education, educational technology, literacy, earJY-childhood education and other issues central to the local community and to national and international educators. Under the auspices of th<s< ckpartmmts, centers and projects, studmts and faculty construct knowledge about !<aching and l<aming. hWIW! growth and ~opmen~ and the contexts in which they occur. Much of this work occurs through ongoing ilr;estigations in key areas of concern to the educational community in Western New York. T The Center for Continuing Professional Education (CCP£) Established in 1997, th is cent<r creates opportunities for greater GSE!school district collaboration, especiaUy in the area of continuing professional development; provides forums for the dissemination or stud<nt and faculty research, and facilitates and supports faculty outreach activities. Among its activities is a monthly ltctur< s<ries that exp\ot<s the latest devdopm<11ts in such areas as assessment!$ing; urban education; teaching or grammar, math and educational technology; counsding skill; school violene<; school leadership; class size; writingCOil\<!Iltions,and many other subjetts pertinent to today's educators. <WWW.gse.buffaio.edu/DC/a:p<> Director: Jim Collins, Ed.D., prof<SSOr, D<pari(Jlent of Learning and Instruction The Center for Uteracy and Reading Instruction The Center for literacy and Reading Instruction is a school and community resource for the diagnosis and instruction of students with reading problems, the education and training of teachers in the field of remedial reading and research into new methods and applied techoologies to assist students and teachers.. The center operates an on-site, remedial-reading clinic that trains new 113chers to assist students and a summer remedial-reading program in collaboration with the Niagara Falls School District. <WWW.readingcmter.buffalo.edu> Director:' Michael Kibby, Ph.D., professor, Department of Learning and Instruction Fisher-Price Endowed Early Childhood Research Center (ECRC) The ECRC philosophy holds that learning is a deve1opmental process and that - . children learn 8 through play. Its program stresses the interaction of social, emotional, i.nteUectual and physical aspects or growth. The center offers early-childhood educational programs to 75 children ages 2 to 5 from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. It fosters creativity, self esteem, concern for and acceptance of others, curiosity, autonomy, ECRC self-motivation and physical activity. Rtcent research at the center involves the use or American Sign Language as a communication tool fur children at different d<.dopmental Slap and oCdiflmnt linguistic backgrounds. <http-J/<=.<helu:om> Dind<r. Flaine K.llortlrowiok,Ph.D.I<durer, Department of Learning and Instruction Center for Applied Technology In E~uc•tlon (CAT£) A unit of the UB Office of the Vice Prtsident for Public Service and Urban Affairs, GATE was founded in 1995 by Donald Jacobs, Ph.D., associate dean or the GSE.It formerly was bowed at Buffalo State College. Dedicated to the design and d<.dopment or purpose-drivm technologies to suppon public-education and community initiatives, CATE has secured more than $15.5 million for school and communitybased technology projects since its inception. Among its roany acromplishmmts is the design, construction and operation oC a Technologies Staff Developmmt and Research Center in oonjunction with the Buffalo Public Schools and the u.s. Department or Education, and the d<.dopment and operation of the Cisco Regionai'Iiaining Academy in conjunction with the Buffido schools and UB's Educational Opportunity Center (EOC). <http://cisco.vppsua.buffalo.edu/cate/ mission.htinl> Director: Donald Jacobs, Ph.D., associate dean, Graduate School of Education The Center for the Study of recflnology In Edpcatfon (CSTE) The Center for the Study of Techoology in Education is pan of an intell<ctual community that supports GSE students and faculty in their examination or technology from multiple perspectives. It promotes the d<.dopment or a shared understanding of contnbutions or new technologies to our professional lives. The CSTE also houses the Data Analysis Laboratory, which offers consultation for quantitative and qualitative research projects. < www.gse.burfalo.edu/DC/CSTE/ index.hbn> Director: Hank Bromley, Ph.D., associate professor, Department or Learning and Instruction The Center for Comparative and Global Studies In Education (CCGSE) This center is a GSE-wide umbrella that coordinates courses, graduate programs, visiting scholars and scholarly activities or faculty and students pursuing international comparative and global studies in education. <www.gse .buffalo.edu/DC/CCGSE/ ~pe.htm> Director: D. Bruce Johnstone,Ph.D., university prof<SSOr, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy The ·Teacher Education Institute (Ttl) The institute was founded in 1988 as the Buffalo Research Institute on 'Jl)1!dlmr~ Education for Teaching (BRIET) in response to national and statewide education-reform efforts. Today, the TEl administers and coordinates UB's state-approved teacher-certification programs and makes professional and instructional strategies available to area teachers. TEl also collaborates with local school districts to help student teachers and promotes a number professional develop- ment activities. <www.gse.bl!ffaio.edu/DCI TEI/index.hbn> Dirulor: ~Terry Gates, Ed.D, asoocialle proi::ssor, Department or Leaming and lnstruclion The Urban Education Institute ( The mission of the Urban Education Institute is to help improve education in urban settiogs by supponing and promoting research, service, p«<aMcal and professional activities that are grounded in the educational, organizational, political, social and cultural contexts of urban schooling. Among its many current projects is an evaluation ordass-sizrmluction rnodds firtbeButEdo PublicSdloolo--e study with major local and national repen:ussions. The institute 'lis<> devdoped the Oty Voices, City VISions digital vid<ograpby auriculuminfusion project in the Butl3lo sdlOOis; the Coalition for Urban Education (CUE), which conducts periodic urban-<ducation stakdloldm' dialogues; Parent literacy 'MHbhops in Buffalo PublicSchool4,a project oCCliE,and Parents fur Parent JmoolomnenH coalition or CUE, VOICE Buffalo, Parents for Public Schools and the Education Fund oC Greater Buflitlo. It also operates Program Team 2000, a fiveyear, NSF-funded iq-service project with the Bulf.lo Museum of Science and the Bulf.lo Public Schools designed to impmv<: science teaching in K-8 through workshops in science content and instructional techniques. The institute works lO identify public...,.vice opportunities in urban·schools fir GSE facultyanddew!ops wxlergraduateand graduate-edilcation programs for teaching for diversity. <WWW.gse.buffalo.edurbonedi> Director: Mary Finn, Ph.D., adjunct assistant professor, Department of Learning an<!, Instruction, and clinical assistant professor, School of Social Work Collaborative Research Network (CRN) The CRN provides suppon fur the collaborative ilr;estigation or any educational issue or ooncem tO members or a particular school community. Through partnerships with local schools, GRN assists teachers and administrators in understanding and imJ?roving teaching and learning. and the conditions in which they might best take placr in their school Twenty-one members of the GSE faculty currently direct as roany collaborative research projects with Erie·! BOCES; all of the school districts in the Buffillo metro area; the Buffalo Board of Education; the Buffalo schools' Office of Foreign Language and Bilingual Education; the Shoshone Park Enrichment Program; Canisius College; Hispanic Network Community and 55 earlychildhood centers and primary schools throughout the region. <WWW.gse.bulfalo.edu!ot'g/CRN> Co-directors: Suzanne Miller, Ph.D., professor and associate dean, GSE, and Robert Stevenson, prof<SSOr and chair, Department or Educational Leadership and Policy English Language Institute (Ell) One of the first and most widely respected Englishlanguage institutes in the world, the EIJ has offered high-quality, English-language training to international swdents, scholars and prof~on­ als here and abroad since 1971.11 is the largest and most comprehensiVI:p~fits kind in the State University of New Yei'k system and has trained ..,.,. 20,000 students from mon: than 100 countries h<rell UBlind thousands more in its.-.... prosrams. <httyJ/ wings.butf.alo.pt/eli> Director: Stephen Dunnett, Ph.D, vier proW>St for internarional education The Methods of Inquiry Program The MethodS or Inquiry Program provides an environment in which UB students learn to take penonal responsibility fur their education bywodtiog on threem<laalgllitive aspects ofknawledge---Uie declarative, proc:tdural and conditionaL Director: KdJy Ahuna, Phl>., adjunct assistant prof<SSOr, Department of Learning and Instruction Building Blocks Project The UB Building Blocks Project is one of a small number of projects nationwide funded by the National Science Foundation to create curriculum materials in mathematics for young children. During the nat several years, the project wiD <nate =mplary math materials designed to mabie aD young children 10 m«t the new pre-K to grade 2 standards in math education <kvdoped by the National Council oCTeachers of Mathematics. <http:// www.gse.bufrolo.ed org/buildingblocks/ Principle Investigator: Douglas Oernents, Ph.D., professor, Depanmmt of Learning and Instruction City Voices, City VIsions A partnership between UB, the Butl3lo Public Schools and the community, this projectuoesmultirnedia technologies g:~ to help students ;=-learn in an inquiry-based, learner-antered, project-orimted literacy curriculwn. This methodology bas proY<n vr:rydlictive in mc>tivatingstudents lO pursue bigher-te....lliteracy and social-studies learning experiences <WWW.gse.bufliUo.edu/org/city>oias/> Director: S~ Miller, Ph.D., associate prof<SSOr and associate dean, GSE ••1 lnternadonal Con.-atfve Higher Education Finance and Ac~ ProJect This three-year project is financed by the Ford Foundation to study the worldwide shift in the burden of paying for higher education from governments and taxpayers to parents and students.< www.gse.buffalo.edu /org/ inthigheredfinancei> Director: D. Bruce Johrutone, Ph.D., university prof<SSOr, Department of Educational Lead<rship and Policy. Education and lnfonnatlon Studies Technology Support This joint program of the GSE and the UB School of Information Studies provides a team of technology specialists to support the educational, administratiVI: and research objectives of both sch including ~ involving area pu ic ( schools. <WWW.wallcway.b edtl> Director: Logan Scon, P . ., Office of the Vier Provost for Educational Technology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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SIS to change name to informatics School also announces AT&T grant to support,curriculum development By SUZANNE CH-IIUl.AIN Reporter Contributor T HE School of Information Studies (SIS) will change its name to the Schoofof Informatics to better reflect the School's redefined areas of growth and development. The name change, effective july I, better represents"~the modernization of the field oflibrarianship, as well as the digilal convagence of all fonns of information circulation and mediated hunian communicau"on,.. said .. .....IIINIIIiftMiJariiU- .......................... -·•-••••-19911. He -pclllllanlotlaejOHnglho =ns!~~- ..................."""' ~......,.....tto 1911-97,1111f_IW!Wd_ . . . . . . . . . . Jarlll.lds1trl- , . n ttPt *'"""'& • asso- _.,..,,.,._ c~a.a plloiOIIIDr- ..... ............. 1hr"""""_ _,.............. He allo . . . llljunct~­ "' fdllllllollllld- • oll'wsplldM: Legal tlanll~- .... 1,7110 ........... _ Clartlkatlon Toul .......... ln lilt SChool ol Nunillg Is SOli. nat 42S ...... annaunood lithe Faculty Sena~ mHIIng ol MMh 13 ond .... tho..,..., po!1edilrtlle-151ssutof Thomas L Jacobson, associate professor and acting dean of the SIS. " It signifies better than the school's current name precisely what we see as its major areas of growth and development, which include information-technoldgy research, education and the kind of workforce development with which AT&T is helping us," Jacobson said. AT&T has awarded the SIS a twoyear,$200,000 grant to support curriculum development for a 36credit-hour interdisciplinary m3ster's degree in information and communication that will prepare students to enter the 'infonnation workforce by mixing theory with practical experience. Representatives of AT&T presented a check for the first installment of the grant on Tuesd.JIY to President Wtlliam R. Greiner and Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. An initial $50,000 planning grant from AT&T received last year enabled UB to conduct interviews and focus groups with businesses and government agencies to identify the information-technology skills needed to be sua:essful in today's workplace. This process laid the groundwork for the current $200,000 grant for the development of an informatics rurricu- !urn that blends technical rrain ing products and scrvteb. "AT&T's generous g~ft wtll cnabk us to train a new generation of leaders in information technology, whtlc also enhancing educational techno!· ogy at the unMrsity," Greiner nott:d. "CoUegecampusesacross the coun ter vice president for government try arc becoming increasingly intc~· markets . .. It's these graduates that disciplinary, breaking down the bar· make it possible to dc!M!r informa· ricrs between traditional disciplines in tion-basedservicesliketheautomatcd fruitful ways. This'support will help calling card services first mtroduced keep VB at the forefront of these de· vclopmcnts as ~create ex.Liting ncv.: by AT&T here in Buffalo in 1980." The grant will help build and r<· prngr-dtns to meet the needs of a mp 6netheschool'sequipmenl and tech· 1dly transfom1mg \\Urld .. nical infrastruct ure, including colCapaldi pra1sed AT&T for recog· laboration software for organizing ntZtng the l e.:~d er~ h ip of SIS ··m d ~: and building the ncwcurriculun1, in· Slgrungd curnsulum where studenti class presentation of projects and learn not just dbout tc(hnolo~' · hut high-speed Internet access. Some of about how hu man bem~ mter J~ 1 the funds will be used for tcchnic.!l with the technology ami wah t.'J~h and administrative suppon , as wcU other in work.tble S)'Sh?m,:· ··we antiL;pa tc thb will lx• d vcr\ as for a speaker series on topic!'> such as info nnatio n-technology tre n d~. ContlnYed on ~ 4 with communication and strategy skills education. "Devcloping a skilled workforce is critical to the survival of technologydependent companies like AT&T," said Greg Douglas. AT&T sales cen- UB to re~establish office for teaching Br JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor UCH to the delight of faculty members who have campaigned for its return, UB will re-establish an office of teaching effectiveness, which could be up and running by this fall. The announcement, delivered by Provost Elizl!beth D. Capaldi at the March 13FacultySenatemecting.was praised by J. Ronald Gentile, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor·in the Department of Co unseling, School and Educational Psychology andchairofthe FacultySenateTcaching and Learning Committee. Gentile had worked with other faculty members to draft a proposal fora new office-one the committee suggested renaming the Center for Teaching and Leaming-<hat was submitted to M the provost last November. " Thecommitteeis~,you can't be~cve it," he ~many people are delighted t(,';.., this moving forward." The office will faU WKier the purview of Kerry S. Grant, vice provost for academic alfuin and dean o( the Graduate School The formal name has not yet been decided, nor has the location, although Capaldi has mentioned possibly pairing the new office with the EduC!tional TechnologyCentcr (.ctc.) ina ncarbysiteinCapen HaiL Capaldi, who was made aware of the issue by Gentile shortly after her arrival at UB, had questioned why the university did not have an office for teaching effectiveness and en couraged the committee to put forth a proposal, Gentile said. "We do have an office to help with using technology in teaching,.. Capaldi said of the .et(., ·· but not one that just suppons te-.tching in gen· eral." The .e(c., which opened m spring 1999, dSSJSts faculty members and instructors in integrating technology into research .md mstruction. "The office (of teaching cffcctiwncs..~) is needed to give assistanLl' to faculty who would like to improw their teachmg, and also to help g1vc gradu ate studcnb a ~s i s t a n cc in l c-o~ming how to te-.!Ch," she said. New fo~c ulty, in panicular. Gentile said, are eager for guidance. "The new people arc <-TYing out to talk about tcaching,"hcsaid "We need to find ways to encoumge this dJa~t's why wcnced (anoflicc )." The proposal submitted by the committee will be taken into con· sidcration as plans solidify for the office. Grant said, noting that "although all of the fun~ons may not take place m the onice as propo')(.~. (those) su ggc~ tcd certainly have an appropriate place wnhm th~.· general effort supported by the provo'! .md vu:c provost for acddcnu~ JftaJr'. Gr.m t saKi h ~.· plans to m.xt \"Jth Gentile .md others withm the 1-.h.-uhv Scn.1 te "to consider what's prnJX"'-oJ tn hgh t of the rcsourt:cs ava1 lab l c.~ The goa)1!t to hJw the olfice dt· fined and strut:tured, d.Od tl3 lt.•.Jd~:r sh1p identified. bc.•fore tht• c:nd of thl· acadcnuc }'e".tr or o;umnlt' r, l ,ritnll":\ plaull-d. with the gOd! ol h .wm~ till offia· open fnr hw.mes.:, hv thl" f.JJI An mtcrnal sea rch b undn wa\ lm ,1 d1rector. who .llso would work. wtt h a facuJtyadvisorycommtttt'l", he ...uJ. Gentile sa1d the old ofti~..c . \\hto..h provided programming .1 1 J rd.t tively low cost to the uni VC~Ity. WJ~ phased out some five or six years Jgt \ Contlnuf!d on fN9e 6 �B RIEFLY == Focutty and stolf rnembss who lee Dryden is director of Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree Programs. pnMd< core to lholr oldotty pM· ents ... being- to porllcl- pote In a study by a UB gndumwhois~thelocto<s that ln!luonce such core. Nrty Hequembourg. • gr>du- ate student in tl_l< Depallment ol Sodology. b conduC1Ing • study that focuses on the factor> that Influence how adult- dillldethe~olpro­ vidlng core to their <lde1y par. ents with their siblings and how Jhe ~experience cliff... for oons and daughteB. HequemiJourg would like to lnt..WW opposlte-- sibling pairs-a brother and a sisterwho have a po~t who is 70 years of age or older and lMng outside an lnnitutlonal sotiOlg. She Is I n - in hearing stories about the help they pnMd< to their pa~u, such .. omc>tional support. running errands, filling out forrm, dispensing medication, housolooepWig, home repolr or p<epaMg ,.,..Is. Anyone willing to partldpole In the study or wishing to obtain more Information may COI>Illel Hequembourg at 645· 241 7, eJCt. 197, or lit . <alhs.ICJll.buflalo.edu>. SOMAA to hold forum The School d Monagemenl AlumniAs5odationwil.fPOIISO'a , forum, •C1obaf Opportunities for • Western New Vorl< 8usine5Jes.• on Apri 3 In the Centor lor To- morrow on the North CMnpus. The forum will begin with a brealcfast bulfel ~~7: 30a .m ., foUowod by a panel discussion from &.9 a.m. The forum wtlf be mode<· ated by Geny Mural< of Murok & Associates. u.c. Pinellstswil1 be Marie Romolf, canadian consul gen. erolln Buffalo; Holly Sinnot~ executive director of the WOOd Trade Center Buffalo Niagara; 1o1m M. Thomas, associate dean for intemational programs ln the School of MIMgen>en~ and Patrick Wha~, division rna~ ager for Fuffitlment System International, a division of UPS ruN Service Brol<erage Inc. The cost for the event Is $25. f're.<og-tlon Is r<quired. Fo< more information about the forum and to register, contact the School ol Management Alumni Association at 645-3224. REPORTER The RqJorrtr b • campus conwnunity n<WSpOper published by tht"'fftee of News Services in the Division of University Communications, - . , . SodM Sdencoslnter· disciplinary Progr...,s7 The Interdisciplinary D<gree J>ro. grams (IDP) offer 6 undergraduate majors: human services (with concentrations in social gerontology, . community mental health and early childhood), legal studies. environmental studies (BA and BS), international studies, urban and public policy studies, and cognitive sciences. Each curriculum is organized around an interdisciplinary topic and includes courses from three or more different departments. In hu· man services and environmental studies, the curricula include some rourses taught by part-time fuculty with expertise in those areas. The idea was developed in the mid1970s in the Faculty or Social Sciences. Currtcular elements from CoUege H (health and human services) and Rachel Canon College (environmental studies) were incorporated into these programs. Our office administers the majors. tries 10 maintain the continuity of course offerings, hires part-time faculty, and advises and keeps track or the numerous students. WedothisWith a core staff of four full-time academic and l='rofessional personnel and two half-time derical staff. How nuny students do the progr•m.s serve7 The programs have proven to be very popular with students. We have about 600 majors. Five years ago, we had more than 1,000. I don't know whether to hope for that again. I think some students choose our rnajors because they can relate more easily to an area or study than to a discipline. We also try to be friendly and accessible to students when they need advisement or other forms of academic help. W HAT may be the ........... VIoo... ..._. dents in the Law School. It's dearly an idea whose time has CM>Ie Smith Dlrwtor of-..n ~ Mhuo' Pogo come none too soon for those in the _.,_ --Suo-- _..,.c ---~ ....... """""- c--...,.LoB- -llclco4n -~ Miry-SpiN s. ... ~ a-\lldol -llltolo:t,or -of dlsdpllne7b-•-typeof ofltudy- d........,.. study? You' re a ptdlou pilei. How has TbBe majors are to bt distin guished from "specialized" or•individualized" majors, in which stu· dents design their own major under filculty supervision. They f'ollow a structured curriculum, which incorporate& significant student choia of rourse offerings. --thefoaalng-- - b t h e - - - o f -· .........two •v:lpiiRory study, . . ---~- ......... ,... ..... The topic areas that define our ma- . -~ rectloog these - 7 jors are inherently interdisciplinary. Aspects or these topics are addressed I came to UB in 1969 to study phiin different ways by different disci- . losophy and received the Ph.D. in plines. I think some students chdse 19n. I took a job in College H as our majors because they can relate academic coordinator. One thing more easily to an arta of interest has led to another, and now I find than to a discipline. They have a l'l1)'5<lf writing this. Throughout my dearer idea or what they are going c:a.ree:r in academic administration. to be getting into. St"'/ents always I have continued to teach. I teach want to ... practical applications or •Social and Ethical Values in Medi· what they havo: learned. We try to cine"in the Department orPhilosorespond to that in our internship phy on a rontinuous basis and lruly programs. In general, we try to be enjoy the rontact with students on friendly and accessible to students issuc;s in medical ethics. As a result when they need advisement or other or my imolvement in that oourse, I forms or academic help.! think that have become involved in the PreProfessional Health Advisory Comhelps attract students. mittee, which interviews UB stu· Describe the Internship dents interested in being admitted progr..,.. to health professional schools. I n<l)V One or the significant academic rea- chair that rommitld. l think traintures otour most popular academic ing in philosophy has encouraged a programs is the opportunity to par- methodical, analytical approach to ticipate in an internship placement. problems involved in academic ad We have devoted a lot of energy to ministration. Sina the whole curdeveloping a roster or internship riculurn was based on reading and placements for students in human writing, one develops verbal skills. services. environmental studies and Philosophy tends to attract p<(>ple legal studieS. Students taking intern- with a reflective bent, who seek en· ship courses with us spend ISO gagement with issues that att im- portant and suscq>tibli to undenJanding within multiple &ames or reference. 1 think tbe ability to deal positively. with ambiguity bas helped me to administer these programs. ---·--1 --.-----lt7 What have you learned from )'OW' experien<z? My entire career here basirMllved wodcingclooelywith part·timers. Their payis YerJ' low and they often cOme to tbe university after a long day's work in their own workplace. So whydo they do i.J!Moot seem to be motivated by a loYe ror their pror... sion and a strong desire to rommunicate with young people about the work they do. Theireagemess to do this work giVI5 me greater appreciation or my own professional life. Working with young people as a tead>er and a mentor is an honor ind a privilege that people who are too dose to it often fail to appreciate. Communicating )'OW' discipline and profession to students cballenges you to cla&y your thinking and practia. The shared effort to ~mutual understanding is pmonaDy fu1611ing fur both porties. When you gd too <2!J81!t up in careerism, bureaucratic politics, rompetition with peers. i.e., the abundant disttactions associ· ated with work at UB, you can miss what is rtally meaningful My work with part-time filculty, aswellasthededicatedpeoplein IDPwith whom I have been privileged to be associated, kfeps ..... minding me how desirable are the opportunities for meaningful work with young people that are available at this kind or workpla~. Publication to provide forum for issues in patent law, copyrights, trademarks By MARY BETti SPINA Contributing Editor wuetche,.wtfalo.edu Editorial olfia:sare located at 330 Crofts Hal~ Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. .-or .......... hours in the field and fulfiJJ a significant research and reporting project. They get to see ~ topia addressed in an academic lttting gd apressed in the world or work in the Buf&Jo area. There is nothing like a placement in a <Iapre oenter to test, refine or rtject tbe bypothesis that you want to work with young children. I think our internship program bas a strong attraction ror students who would like to gn out and work with their bachelor's degree. It also p!'OY<S att:rac!M to some of om more vocationally minded transfer students from rommunity colleges in the area. UB students launch new legal journal hottest new legal publicat.ion to hit the market thi s year could weU be the Buffalo Intel· lecruaJ Property lAw /oumal, br•in· child of an enterprising team of stu- Universlty at Buffalo. can • student design/his or her own nNijor th._h these _ .....s? legal profession, as weU as anyone who cre'dtes intellectual property and its potentially salable spin-off prod· uctsin the21st-renturymarketplace Thebi-annualjoumal,debutingin April, will provide a multidisciplinary forum roraddressingissues in patent law, copyrights, trademarks and re· lated inteUectual-property areas. It boasts an editorial staff or some 50 UB law students who ha"" undergraduate and graduate degrees in areas as diverse as archaeology, music and molecular biology. The 30-member advisory board of scie ntists, law professors and practitioners reflects the interdis- ciplinary traditions or the study or law at UB. The format will feature four ar· tides written by leading academics and practitioners. and shorter ones by law students. Paul Goldstein, a leading author· ity on intellectual·property law and Lillick Professor or Law at Stanford University, wrote the introduction ror the 3()(}-page inaugural issue. Goldstein taught at the UB Law School from 1967-75. '"Everyone from inventors to authors, architects, designers. scientists, artists, composers and musi- cians has always sought to legally protect and secure their ideas from those who might try to claim them," says Dariush Keyhani, the journal's rounder and editor-in-chief. lnteUectual-property law is or interest not only to those who teach it and members or the legal professi6n, he points ou~ but also to the "little guy" whose intellectual property, design or apression could be sto· expanded rocus ror the legal rommunity and wider, multidisciplinary len, as well as to universities and sor and rtcognized intdlectual- audiences. Shubha Ghosh, UB law profes- rorporations that invest in research property-law scholar, is the journal's and development to create new sci- main advisor. entific brealcthroughs. "But often it's the 'linle guys' who have been the most vulnerable, ending up on the short end or the stick with little or no monetary reward for their efforts," Keyhani said. The journal will inform the legal community and others or evolving legal issues affecting emerging technologies and the creative arts. The aplosion or technology and the expanding scope of intellectualproperty rights ha"" made inteUectual-property law or increasing im· portance. in the 21st-century eronomy, he pointed out The journal promises to be on the -'forefront or a new generation of professional publications with an Keybani said plans already are in plaa to ensure that the journal will continue to thrive and grow. "This publication is not going to be a 'flash in the but one that will expand and flourish; Keybani says. The journal is accepting articles for consideration in future issues. Theann,ualsuhscription rate is$25. Additional information about the pan: Buffalo lnttllectual Property Law /oumal is available on its Web site at < -.wlngs.bufflllo.edu/law/ ............... >. Support for the f!nt issue is being provided by Hodgson, RIISS LJ...P., Buf&Jo's oldest and largest law firm. Additional support is provided by J..ms..Nexis Publishing. �Uardl21. 2001/Vi. 32. It 2( Rep ca ... Study uncovers peculiar online-bidding behavior Consumen bkk:llng for ltenu on e.Bay or other online auction sites exhibit a peculiar shopping behavior that actually hinders their ability to get a good deal on a desired item, according to a study of digital consumer behavior by a School of Management r~rcber. Paul Dholaltia, assistant professor of marketing, analyzed bids placed for thousands of items in different product categories on eBay over a three-week period. He found that consumers tended to gravitate toward items that have one or more existing bids, wh1le tgnoring comparable or tven superior .. unbid-for" items from the same product categories. Dbolakia attributes the phenomenon to a "herd -behaviOr bias," which simply means that b1dders often succumb to a form of online peer pressure when choosing Hems ro bid on. The behaviOr occu rs. Dholakia explains, because onhne bidders are unable to thoroughly evaluate an item as they would at an off-line auction or retail env1· ronmen t; nor are they able to assess the trustworthiness of a seller face·to-facc . So, Jacking kry mform.ltlonal cues about c1.n 1tcm. onhne b1ddcrs are more prone to be mfluen~..ed by the ~hav1or of other bidders: They perce1ve existmg bids to be cv1dence of an uem'co quality, makmg it worthy of theu own bid. Dholak1a contendc;. ln doing so, bidders often overlook nem!'l that.lrr es.'K'ntsdlly iden tical to, or more attractive than . the Item thcv b1d on~\·en though the unbid · fOr Item LOU1d bl' run:h.t.sed at d lower JULliOO pm.e, .. The studv illmtrJtt•s tht•lmpo rtant role trust pi d)'\ m the d1gllal . marketplace.'" Uholakia SdY'· ~when !.elle r!l are md1v1dual s wnhout recogmzahll' affihauon, a product', name hrand . fct~tu rL'' .mJ pnlt. . . . . . . .~ . arc lc~ important, and the -.cUer·~ tru,tworthlllt'"" J., •• murt· 1m ,1 portant consJdcrallon." Dholakia believes that dutft>reJ dt>"~~gn nt onl mc auctmn sHe\ also contributes to the herd b~h.n tnr " Moo;;t on hn~ ductaons ovtr whelm bidders wuh hundrL·(h ol Lho Ke:> 10 a relativeh unorg.• nized setting," he Sd)':>, "o;;o . . o n~umcrs usc existing b1ds d" a LTih.· rion for screenmg uems .md ndvlgaung an auction site.'" The results of the study, to be published 10 a forthcommg JS!! Ut' of Markermg Lc•turs. point out the dafficulty of bu1ldmg brdnd t>q uity in the dig1tal marketplace, cspcoally for start-up Internet com panies engaged pnmarily m <.'·commerce selling, says Dholak1a.. PSS to present "The Cyber UB" " The Cyber UB," d two· part breakfast scncs detailing the .. who, TV cited as kids' obesity doubles By LOIS BAKER Contributing Editor vision watching, en e rgy intake, physical activity and obesity. F there seem to be a lot more The children received a physical fat kids around than, say, 20 exam and answered a number of years ago, it is not an illusion , questions about their IM:s, including and it should come as no sur- how much and what kinds of food prise that television-watching ap- th ey ate during the previo us 24 pears largely to blame. hours, how many hours of television A study in the current issue of Ar- they watch<d--OOtained during two chives of Pediatric and Adolescem interviews---<md how many times a Metiicine, authored by a US epide- week they we.re active enough to miologist, found that obesityaroong breathe hard or work up a sweal children between the ages of 8 and Analysis of data from this cross 16 has more than doubled in one section of the nation's children reV<aled a number of statistics that generation. The findings also showed that have important public-health implichildren who watched the most tele- cations, Crespo said. They are: vision were the fanesr. • Nearly half of U.S. children be"'f:here needs to be a national tween theagesof8and 16watch more campaign to increase the opportu- than two bows of television a day. nities for boys and girls to partici• Sixty-five peroent of black chilpate in lifetime physical activities," dren and 53 percent of Mexicansaid Carlos Crespo, associate profes- · American children watched more sor of social and preventive medi- than three hours of1V a day, comcine and first author of the study. "At pared to 37 peroent of white chilthe ·same time, we should have a dren. Seventeen percent of black national beaJth objective oflimitipg children watched for five hours or children to two hour> or less of tele- more a day. vision watching a day." • The prrvalen"' of obesity in Crespo and oolleagues from The creased as houn of1V watching in Johns Hopkins University, the Na- creased. tional Cancer Institute (NO) and • The number of calories conthe Centers for D~ Control sumed increased as the number of (CDC) analyzed data from 4,069 hours of 1V watching increased, children who took part in the Third and total calories were higher for National Heallh and Nutrition Ex- boys than girls. amination ~urvey oonducted by the • Only a little more than half of CDC between 1988 and 1994. Their the children engaged in physical acstudy used da!ll from this survey to tivity five or more days a wo:ek. The results showed a closer assoassess the rtlationsliip between telo- I ' dation betWeen television watching an d obesi ty than between TV watching and physica l activ it y. Crespo said, because it was hard for child ren to recall accurately how much exercise they took part in. "If you ask hpw many hotm they watch 1V, they can do that quickly;• Crespo said. "Physical activity is harder to quantify. NevCrthelcss, if they're watching TV; they aren't exercising." Crespo said the lack of physical activity was particularly evident for girls between 14 and 16 years old, when less than one-third are active. For many girls, particularly those living in marginal neighborhoods, he noted, the issue is safety. " Kids in 'bad ' neighborhoods, especia ll y girls, are told to go directly ho~e from school and stay there," Crespo said. "Boys have more freedom to roam the neighborhood and can be more active. Many kids are home alone after school and with little else to do, theywatch 1V and theyeaL" Results showed that girls wh o watched five or m ore hours of1V a day consumed 175 more calories daily than girls who watched one hour or less. Also participating in the study were Ellen Smit, Ross E. Anderson and Su san J. Bartle!l of John s Hopkin s University; Richard P. Troiano of the NCI, and Caroline A. Macera of the CDC. The study was supported in part by a grant from the National Institute on Aging. what, where and why of ctistame le-arning" at the university. w1U he: held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. March 29 and May 2 in the Holiday Inn Amherst, 1881 Niagara Falls Blvd. The series wiJl be pre~nted by~ the Profes,lon.il Staff SenatL'. Leading the workShops will be Thomas Slomka, mstructmnaJ Jl'· signe r for Millard Fillmore Co Uege. the unn that O\'ersee!'l dl'.tan~o.c · lcarnmg efforts at UB. At th e March 29 meetmg. Slomka will talk about the t\IH <~p proach to dt!tlance learnmg; discuss the fans and ficuon dbnut dl!l tan ce learnmg; comment on the future of dtstance -lcarnmg tl'Lh nology, a nd demonstrate l.OUrscs offered on UBiearns, the onlmc wursc-managemcnt serviCe ihat allows mstructor~ _.~nd ~tudL~nh to access course materials, work on projet:ts. do rc~earch , t.1h c.·x ams and participate in group disCUSSIOns. The second meetmg on May 2 will feature a panel of staff spc.·cialists who will present examples of distance·le.irnmg programo;;, online resources for staff and professional training available on campus or through self-paced learning. Seating fo r the breakfast series is limited. Those mterested 1n p.irticipating must register by Tuesday with the PSS Office, 543 Capen Hall. The cost of the series is S 13 for each session or S25 for both sessions and includes a full breakfast buffet. Checks should be made payable to UBF-Professional Staff Senate. SOM to offer MIS degree The School of M • n ~e m ent will offer a master's degree program in management information system~ (MIS), beginning in the fall. The 30-credit-hour program is open to qualifi ed students who have co mpleted an undergraduate degree in business or a related field. The MIS program is being added in response to the growing need for qualified managers in the information-technology field, says Ram Ramesh , professor-of management science and systems in the School of Management. The program will provide students with a solid grounding in both hardware- and software-developmen t con · cepts, including how th ose concep ts can be applied to e·busincss. "The systems analyst of the future needs to be able to identify how_ technology can be used to solv< problems and achieve business goal,: Ramesh says. "This new graduate program will give students the broad perspective they need to advance in their managerial careers." Students pursuing the MIS degree aJso may participate m the school's highly regarded internship program, wh1ch will offer op· portunitics in a variety of corporate settings. The application deadline is July I. �4 Reporiaa Mardi21.20011Vn1.32.1a.24 UB scholars say sabbatical leaves enrich their mearch and teaching . BRIEFLY mounts exhibits On the road with Ludwig and Welch A photog<iphic rocD<d of tho By SUE WUETCHER Rqx>ner Editor Anderson Galery <YOr-<hmging " - Yort Cay londsapo will be on di>play tomom>W through Moy s In tho Moin Gallery of U8's Andonon Gallery,-,_ Plou. lkJifolo. The pholngraphs by Manhatton freelance photogropher and UB alumnus Douglas l.evore, •Chonging " - Yort, 2001," ~e shots of"Yort lOken """" than 60 years %:~-e -In l.evore ~ts 30.40-inch black...-.d-white photographs 'side by side with lmoges made by 1939. He has spent muc:ll of tho post four yurs re..orchlng. planning and SCOUt· l n g - phOtognphs. 'Mth meticulous- to detoil, .... has duplicatod tho~ lion ond t«hniques, and ...,.. used Abbott's own lorge-fonnat camera. Each 5hol was taken 1t tho"'""' time of Yftl' and tho """"time of day .. Abbott's- ..., to tho point of Wllitlng for tho hands on on outdoor dodc to move to the same minute before releasing tho shutter. The Anderson can.iy obo Is displaying in its atrium wotlt by Austrian ortlst Pe~ Boldinger. The exhibit, "Peter Boldlnger: Facing Aw.y," wiN be on disploy through May S. It is tho second .exhibition of Baldinge(s wot1t In 'tho United State, foa-ing •Unidentified" in Woshington, D.C., in 1999. Since 1998, Boldinger has worf<ed on a series of portraits that are an Interim resutt ot his ongoing lowestigotion of tho portTOit IS influenced by ,.,... ~01)011)'1'111ly ~lliiM! icon. He~ ond picts his subjects In • realistic w.y, using tho stytlstic- of ~uctlon and I rnonoc:hrorne blue-ond-groy cokntionln trl· ditionaJ techniques, such IS WI· t<r<oloron paper ond oaylic on canvass. In doing so. he gMs . his wotlt tho charade< of. documentation, on olmost arch~ val sensibility. Both exhibitions will open with a cha~Tlf>09"0 reception for tho anists from S:l0-8:30 p.m. tomorrow. Callety houB IW II a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday and from noon to S p.m. Sat:ur' day. for furt.her information, COf'lolact tho Anderson Gallery at 834-2579. Flower sale under way The us Women's Club annual flower sole ~ under way, with geroniums, illy ~ium$, pansies ond Impatiens iMIIable for sole. The proceeds from the sole will benefit tho Crace Copen Acaclemic Award Fund. The deadline for order\ Is April19; pickup is scheduled from noon to S p.m. May 16 at the Center tor Tomorrow on the North campus. For additional infonnation, or to place an order, contact , c,ma Goldberg at 87'7-3241. JOB LISTINGS UB Job Hstlngs accessible vlll Web Job listings for~. re...rt:h, faculty ond civil ..,. vi<e-both compelitiYe and non~ an be occessed via tho Human sources~ Web ~ site at <http://- - -· ....../hn/ - . 1>. proficiencies .._has been remarkably enhanced" The pair lefi Geneva at tb< end of N<Mmber to spend four weeks in Jndia.-.the birthplacr of Hindu· ism, Buddhism and Sikhismwiler. visits to saaed sites provided source material for~ couroes they teach on comparative rdigiens and World Civilization,~­ We)ch, wor.king under a U.S. Institute for Peace research grant, pointed out that fow of~ regular corps of teachers ofWorld Civ at UB h~ carried out extensi'IO research on teaching about India,"despite its ligjon difficult," Ludwig aid .She mainuined that. tiH! lilm HE sabbatical lea'IO may tench to~ in his book. spent in India affunled her • betltt Ludwig returned to the U.S. in be one of the most mls· grasp of how tb< country cleol$peuonally, politica)ly and pubunderstood aspects of July to spend two weeks at Brawn academe to those outside University, w~wsen.pasafac· licly-with its own il&ue$ of reli· thr academic environment. ulty-development specialist for gious pluralism. But far from being the vacation "Boundaries and Borderlands," a In addition to gathering material that many cynics believe, sabbaticals seminar sponsored by~ American and exp<rienca that would ~""""' useful in his teaching. 'Wdcb cJdyed can prove to be even more rigor- Association of Colleges and Univer· ous-and fti.lfilling-for scholars sitics and focused on the issues of into tb< human-rights olruP of than life on campus. the "Dalita,"thesubject of one cbap· teaching American pluralism. Just ask longtime faculty members Also in July, Welch spent three terofhis book. The term now is used OaudeWelch and Jeannette Ludwig. weeks in Botswana as a visiting facto describe~ group widely known Welch, SUNY Distinguished Ser- ulty membel: for the African Center as tb< "Untouchables." vice Professor iri the Department of for Security Studies' senior leader· Whik in tb< coutnry, be also lecPolitical Science, and Ludwig, asso- ship seminar. size, diVttSity and importance in tured at a varitty of vmues, among ciate professor of French in the De"We oxpect sevttal visitors in ~ global history. I wanted to help fill them sevttal universitits, tb< Rocary partment ofModem Languages and spring, but thus far it's been qui<t for this lacuna; be said Cub of Baroda and a national hu· Litentures, are in .tht midst of a us," Welch wrote before ~ semes· Ludwig said w found that ~ man'-rights confem<z. whirlwind sabbatical in Europe and time spent in Jndia-..<1 "These contacts with scholars and Asia that would tax a graduate stu- - - - - - - - - - - - - . , . . , . departure from tb<"lin· human-rights activists turned out to dent half their ages. guistic·based reading be extremely important in building and writing that is OCCU· bridges of trust and understanding." The husband-and-wife team of scholars says the sabbatical enriches pying the bulk of the he aid sabbatical year"The pair for the time being is their teaching and =rch. as well strengthened her lllldeT- based in the Netherlands, where as their personal development, wbik providing valuable, uninterrupted § standing of religious Welch is serving as visiting scbolar timefor writing. !< practice in tb< subcon- at the School of Human lligbts Re· tinent and will contrib- search at the University of Utrecht. In a protracted interview con- ~ ute "immeasurably to He also plans to deliver invited lecducted with the Reporter via email ~ from various locations abroad, ~ her teaching. tures in Germany and Austria. Wdcb noted there := countless "First, being present Welch and Ludwig provided the de-. ~ tails-to-date of their year-long leave, it and observing peoP.Ie's benefits to faculty members-as activity at individual loci well as~ uni>ersity-when scbol· whic~ started early last June in Geneva, Switurland sancti that draw pilgrims ars !aU sabbatical leaves. be even more rtgorout and ...........,or from all over tb< world "It is the onlywzyin which I could Geneva-the locus of much U.N. Kholan than life on campus. teacbes'tb<faceoffaith.'" carry out the necessary extensive human-rights activity-was the ideal spot for Welch to begin work ter break. "Not that we " - much sbe wrote. "There is no substitute for field research thata book of this sort on a new book manuscript that ex- space: Our 'duplex' apartment i$n't circuTnambulating ~great 'pool of r.qu.ira,"be Wrote. "It could not be amines the effectiveness of human- much larger than our living room (in nectar'atAmritsarwithSilchs,cbant· written without direct contact with rights organizations like Amnesty Snyder) ... The location is great, for ing the Heart Sutra before the NGO leaders, who need to be spoInternational and Anti-Sia'IOT)' In· tb< village of Ferney·Voltaire is COD· Mahabodi monument at Bodhgaya km with 'on tb< spot.' temational. The book, he noted, is vtnient to the U.N. part of Geneva with Buddhists, or witnessing the "It is also possible. through a saba foUow-up to one he wrote on hu- and has all~ serviceso""can want daily bathing and cmnation rituals batical, to !aU time for ~ concen· • trated writing," be said, pointing out man-rights non-governmental or- within easy walking distance. Noth- at the ghats ofVaranasi. ganizations (NGOs} in sub-Saharan ing better than fresh croissants in the "The second and doubdess most that be sets for himself a regime in Africa while on his last sabbatical in morning! We do need more space, important aspect of!be venture," she which be does not allow himself 1993-94. however." he continued, "for it's han! oontinued, "was ongoing and spon· hmch until be has fulfilled a quota of Ludwig worked on developing to have two 'Type X personalities ta.neous conversations with every- written ....ros. "Not that my practice material for two new courses, read- with major projects to complete con· day practitioners-from uni>ersity is perfect," Welch noted, "for the ing what Welch called "some of the tending for the same four square feet faculty to shopkeepers and those rhythm of writing a book goes who pedal rickshaws, to a Brahmin through cycles, when concentrated most challenging works either of us of desk area. has seen" and doing groundwork for "I spend moot days in the librar· priest and head of a temple who was r<Search is esoentl3l, rather than com· several scholarly papers. ies of the United Nations or the simultaneously a professor of civil bined research and writing." And then, there are !be bookstores. While in Geneva, they flew twice World Council of Churches-that engineering concerned with water to England-once fora week in Lon· is, when there are no important hu· quality in the Ganges. Shops in New Delhi, in particular, "It was an unparalleled opportudon, during which Welch inter- man-rights meetings I should atprovided a wealth of tomes not )'"tviewed officers and examined reoords tend," he wrote. nity to talk directly with people about or not easily-evailable in the U.S., of Amnesty International and Anti· "We both read the Geneva news· how they make choices about their especially in the areas or caste, Slavery International, and once to papers closely, picking up lots of faith, what specific practices they en· women and socio-religious practice. "We're filling our already bunt· Oxford, where he gave a seminar, colloquial expressions along tlie way. gage in and how they raise cbild= consulted mbrcanti-sla~eryarchives Without question, our Linguistic in a world that sometimes makes re- ing suitcases,"Welch joked. and interviewed persons from Oxfam, ano!Mr organization he in- T --...---""" SIS Cont'-d , , _ ,...,. 1 popular program, and that graduates with these skills wiU have an easy time finding jobs in many industries." Jacobson noted that the grant and the resulting new program "will add a whole new dimension to the school, invigorating faculty mem· bers with a cross-disciplinary ap· proach while broadening opportu· ers, share product-development case studies, and a representative will sit on the school's advisory coun~il . The expanded alliance also will provide an opportunity for coUabora· tive research projects between the school and AT&T, as well as create a ready source of highly trained infor· mation -technology graduates for nities for sfudcnts." recruiting purposes. Targeted enrollment for the first year is 25 students, with a projected enroUment of50-75 students at the end of five years. As an added rom· ponent, the school will coUaborate with US's Office of International Programs to recruit in Asia for the new master's-degree program. AT&T will play an active role in the. informatics curriculum. The The school plans to have new courses available at the undergraduate, doctoral and continuing education levels by the fall of 200 I. This will include active experimentation with distance-learning opportuni· ties, with an emphasis on delivering portions of the hbrary curriculum to New York State's Southern Tier and Rochester areas via fiber-optic company will provide guest lectur· networks. Jacobson noted that incorporat· logical manipulation of informa· ing "informatics" into the school's .tion, including its generation, transnew name is indicative of "what mission, storage, analysis, managemost schools of information stud· ment, visualization, rognition and ies already do"-impro'IO the ways impact on society,.. he said And IU recendy established a society stores, retrieves, analyz.es, manages, archives and disseminates School of Wonnatics to educate students, according to its mission information. Moreover, ~informatics is a field statement, "broadly in ~tecbnical, in which access to information is psychological and social aspects of facilitated, whether in art, science or information technology and l!elp the professions," he said. "That is a them to apply this knowledge to another chosen discipline." definition of librarianship." UB is not trying to mimic either Jacobson pointed out that simi· lar efforts := under way at other institution's plans, Jacobson said. institutions, including the Univer· •sut rather, we conclude with them sityofCalifomiaat lrvine(UO}and that while information technology enables all fields, its use requireoa Indiana University (JU}. ICI is planning a "heavy infusion widely shared set of skills and .\.f informatics throughout its pro- knowledge that can sensibly be com· grams"--defined as the "techno· bined iri a School of Informatics." �Mani l2. 2001Ni. 31. h 24 5 The virtual library By EUlN CiOUNIAUM Contributing Editor new technique ~l­ oped by UBct.mn.ts that axnbincs X-ray diffraction with laser excitation has fundamentally alt=d a widely held assumption about what happens to certain types of mol<cules when they .... pumped with laser light The t<chniqu< is allowing the ~ searchers to determine the structureS of normally unstable chemkal species and providing new information on bow certain nitrous-oxide oompounds, which ~a wide range of bioJogical functions, bin9 to proteins. Called pbotoc:ryslallo,itoonsists of using a laser to pump, or excite, a rnolcaJiar aystal whil< the Xray diffractomelo-probes its structure. "Olemistry often is called the science of molecular change," said Philip Coppens, SUNY Distin guished Professor in the Department of Olemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences and principal investigator. "This tedmique allows us to probe deeply into that science at the atomiclevel" The researchers are extending the technique to molecules that exist for just millionths or even billionths of a second-while one molecule is A binding to another-using very in- tense light sources at the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. The tedmique has overturned the assumption, widely held for the past qua·rter-ccntury. that the new chemical states of nitrosyl com- pound&-compounds where nitric oxide is bound to a metal atomgenerated by illumination with lasu light were electronically excited Sillies; that is, they involved orie or mort of the electrons in the atoms gaining energy while the molecule remained essentially the same. The UB work has found that the light-generated molecules are not electronically excited states, but linkage isoplers-meaning they have differtnt atomic arrangements. " In short, for a ""'1' brief time, they beoome different molecules," said Coppens. Using pbotocrystallography, Coppens and his graduate students have found that very small, common molecules bind to transition metal atoms, such as iron and nickel, in previously unknown ways when the oompounds ar< irradiated with Jascr light "That is significant, as such simple molecules play a crucial role in body chemistry, in vasodilation, inlubition of platelet aggregation and in nerve t:ransmission,.. he said In the blood, for example, nitric oxide binds to iron atoms, which ar< the transition metal atoms in hemoglobin, Coppens explained. "It isnitricnxidein the blood that rtgUiates bl.ood pressure by activatirig an enzyme that, in tum, catalyzes a reaction, causing blood vessels to constrict or relax," he said. Coppens is c;oUaborating with George B. Richter-Addo, a professor in the Department of Olemis-, try and Biochemistry at the University of Oklahoma, and Kimberly Bagley, professor of chemistry at Buffalo State College, on using photocrystallography to investigate light-induced processes in nitrousoxide model compounds for pro· tcins, such as NO hemoglobin. Coppens noted thatjlhe technique also is rtlevant to studying light-induced processes in nitrophorins, a family of proteins that occurs in the salivary glands of Cimex lectularius and Rhodnius prolixus, blood-sudingJ>us'> found in Latin America. Bites liom these bugo. which are painful but not fatal, cause these proteins to transporJ nitric oxide to the blood of victims, resulting in vasodilation and reduced blood coagulation. The work of the UB researchers is rtlevant fora detailed understanding--<11 the atomic levei--<>f a wide range of processes, including photosynthesis, which occurs in bacteria and plants. ifhese light-induced changes may hhe potential for the design of very high-energy storage devices since the change induced by lasu light in a crystal can be highl~ localized and may be reversed by illumination with a ditferent type of light, Coppens said He will discuss the tedmique at several upooming conferences, including the British Crystallographic Association on April 8, a Gordon Research Co nference in Mt. Holyoke, Mass., on July 8 and the international Conference on the Organic Solid State in Mainz, Germany, in early AugusL Funding fi>r the work comes from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, and the Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society. Faculty receive Plesur Awards By SUE WUETCHER RepotterEditor OUR faculty members have received the 200 1 Milton Plesur Excellence in Teaching Awards from the undergraduate Student Association recognizing their teaching excellence and commitment to students. The awards honor Plesur, a UB faculty member who died in 1987. The Student Association renamed its Excellence in Teaching Awards for Piesur~ne ofitsfirst recipients-after his death. Anationallrrtgardedauthorand scholar of popular culture and the American presidency, Plesur delightedgenerationsofstudentswith his entertaining lectures that mixed erudition with warmth and humor. RecipientsofthePlesur~are student-nominated and selected. This year 's recipients, who were honored at a certmony and reception held last Friday, are: . • Grtgory Baker, assistant profes· sor of geology. A UB faculty member since 1999, Baker also serves as directorofthegeolngydepartment's Environmental Geophysics Rc search (EGR ) Laboratory, which applies the principles and theories of physics and instrumentation to examinetheuppcr200metersofthc Earth's subs urface. He tea ches courses on global environmental science, geophysics/tectonics and environmental geophysics. F • Kempet l..cwis, assista nt professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. A UB faculty member since 1996, he is director of the DeSign of Open Engmeermg Systems (DOES) Research Lab in the Depanment of Mechartical and Aerospace Engineering, which promot~ and advances the state-of-the-an m multidisciplinary design optimization and modern design theory. • Tamara Plakins Thornton, professor of histo ry. A specialist in American cultural and inteUcctual ~ory, Thomt.on is the author of Handwntmg an Amenta. A Cui tural History," which explo res the many ways m wbj.ch Amen cans histoncally have ~ hand~ung as both a lesson m confonruty and a talisman of individuali ty. A UB faculty member since 1~4 , she also authored Cult1vatmg Gentlemen: The Meaning of Coun t ry Life among the Boston Elite, 1785- 1860," a study of how 18th- and 19th-century industriali.sts devel oped estates to identitr themselves with EuroPean aristocracy and off· set an image as exploiters of the environment Showing off and wod.;ng classes. to tight, •re Jennlf.,. Zlrnhelcl; Cirego<y • Jennifer Zimheld. S.ker, Kemper lewis •nd T•m•r• Thornton. a lecturer in the Departl..cwis has received a prestigious Na- ment of Elect rical Engineering. A tiona! Science Foundation Faculty doctoral student in electrical engiEarly Career Development gran I to neering, Zirnheld has taught in the apply game theory-the same department since 1996. Among the theory military strategists use-to courses she teaches are "'Eiectrica1 improve the manufacturing design Devices," "Power Electronics Engiprocess. He teac hes upper-leve l neering I" and "Engineering Solucourses in .. Machines and Mecha· rions." She has been the Bergquist ni sms II ," " Design Process and Doctoral Fellow in Energy Systems Methods.""DesignofComplex En - since 1998 and before that was the gineering Systems," "Advanced De· James Clerk Maxwell Primex Docsign Theory" and "O ptimization Ln toral Fellow and the James Clerk Engineering Design." Maxwell Olin Doctoral Fellow. \ Over the JNUt decade, BISON has been transformed from the name for the University Libraries' onljne cataJog to the moniker for the Libraries' Web site < http://ubllb.buffoolo.eclu>, which includes the catalog, as well as a wide va riety of information resolH'ces--i ndud ~ ing databases-that have been highlighted in this column. As more of these databases have added fuU- text journal articles to their offerings, and as more tradiuonallibrary functions. have been added to the Web site, such as the ability to renew a book, It has been increasingly commo n to refer to BISON as a "virtual library... The use of the phrase .. virtual library" to describe' a Web site may have been somewhat premature-and debatable--but it becomes less and less of a strained metaphor. For example, BISON now has Its very own eBook collection as a result of a subscription to netLibrary < http://ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ llbr•rles/e-raoun::es/netJibr•.ry.html> made available to the UB community through the SUNYCon nect initiative. Net.Library con~ sists of two collections of electronic versions of books: the .. UB LI brary Collection" and the "Publi c Collection." The "UB Library Collection" consists at present of 800 books, in cludin g scholarly and profess1onal titles on a wide range of subjects, such as history, philosophy, comp~ter science and women's studies. The .. Public Collection" cons1sts of close to 4,000 non-copyrighted eBooks made available through such digitization projects as ProJect Gutenberg. Yo u must be a current UB student o r staff member to use the non-public domain (1.e. copyrighted ) " UB Collect1on." Not only does netlibrary's eBook collectton allow users the opportumty to pick cho ice quotes for term papers and other research pro1ects from the comfo rt of one's home or office compwer, tt proVldes BI SON users with the opportunity to search the collectiOn by key· word or ph rase. Fo r example. the phrase "h.ue cnmc" appears tn 150 eBooks in the "UB Collection" and yo u actuall)' un ptnpotnt t.he occu rrence of the phrase tn each tndiVJdual cBook. And, if you need advtcc on your research , need to know how to use a particu lar informJ tton re~urce, need a qmck fact or other btt of library- related mformat10n. don 't trudge over to the librarysend an Instant Message mstead. BISON's Instant Message Refer· encc Service gives you the opportunit y to ask a quesuon from your computer withoutleavmg your chai r. BISON has offered ematJ reference se rvice for several yea rs, but now through April 30 you can ask librarians or library-school students questtons m real-ume m our .. ublib"' chat room. This .. virtual reference desk" 1s powered bv AOL Instan t message softwa re, but you do n't need an AOL account to use its services. Just go to th e Instan t Message Web page a.t < http:/ / ubllb.buff•Io.eclu / llbr•rles/ help/ refch•t.html > and follow the simple instructio ns. Hours vary, so be certain to check the hours posted on the "entrance page." But you generally can co unt on us from 10 a. m. to II p.m. M9nday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FridaY. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and I- ll p.m. Sun · day. How's that for making the virtual library real and casr? For more rnfomltHIOn on nttLibrary tmd!or lnsrant Message re{eremcservrce, contact Gemma DeVinney, UB Lil,ranes Web roordmatvr at <libweb@acs u.bJlffalo.edu >. -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman. UmvE"nlty l1branf's DrieD Actor, alum donates $100,000 to Theatre and Dance Actor • nd teacher Ste:lg 0 . Olson ha,:, made a $100,000 bequest 10 UB for the Department of Theatre and Dance m the College of Arts and Sciences so that others might foiJow the1r stage dreams as he d1d. The 1948 UB graduate IS using his gtft to estabhsh the Ste1g 0. Olson Endowmen t Fund, a scholarship fund for students enro lled in UB 's theater prog ram. '' I have loved the theater ever smce I saw Katharme Hepburn on tour m Buffalo 111 th e m1d - '40s.'" sa1d Olson ... Now I want to sup port o thers who share my passion." . The dean of the CoiJege of Arts and &::1cn c~. Jlo ng w1th lhl· cha1r ol the Department of Theatre and Dance, will award the annwl scholar· ship to a student in the theater program who mtend~ to pursue a career in theater arts. The scholarship rC\:1p1ent must have '"demonstrated a commitment and ability to succeed tn a theatncal profess1on." Prefe,_ encc will be given to candad.nes who can show financial need. Kerry S. Grant, vice provost for acadcm1c affa1rs. dean uf the Graduate School and fo rmer dean of the College of Arts and :X:1 · enccs, praised Olson, no tmg that '" h1s g1fi 1s wonderful .md we ap preciate hi s co mmitment to support theater stud cnb Jl UR. It\ all the more meaningful commg from an c~lumnus who ha~ spl·nt h• ~ life 'on the boards.' "Th e arts often arc overlooked when donors c~ rt.· prov1dmg ,:,lho l arship funds, and th1 gtft eleva tes the presence of o ur th edter dl·partment by recogntztng that thest' students. too. ncl-d tinan~o..1a l ~ur ­ po rt," Grant adde-d. �I<:uoos -a.....~ •nd chair of tho Doportrnont of Periodonticslnd E-.c1cs, has_,_bythoNofth. oostem Sodolyof-. to ••coiwtho 2001 Hind1llld Aw"'!l. lledplents ... rocognire! l'oMhelr contrbrtions to tho ad\r.lncoment of , . . - . . tology through dental meardl and oiluation, their contributions to tho porlodontalllt-. ture and theil.outstanding ser~ vito to tho society. The award wllll>e presented at the spring tM<ting of tho 0f"90'1izltion, which will be held oo Aprll6 In NeWYorltOty. MMta 5. - · associate professor ot thoatte and dance, and founding director of'the lnternatlonal Artistic and Cuttu.al Exchange Program (LACE): recently received the prestigious 2001 travel gront from Theatre Communications Group and the International Theatre lflStl.. tute/U.S.. Center. Home wtll use the grant to uavet to Krakow, Poiaod, to partkipate in the rv Wot1d Theatn~ Congress orga· nized by the International Uni· verslty Theatre Association, of which she ~ vice presideoL The travel grant recognizes U.S. theater professionals who foster cultural exchange and artlstk partnerships with their cOOnter· parts In Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. ~D. lloyant. assi>tant ~n in tho School of Architec- ltlre and Planning. was elected in December to a two-year term as chair of the Board of Oirect9rs of tho Community FoundaUon for Greater Buffalo. Debar"" O.L Chung. professor of mechankat and aero.. spacr engineering and Niagaro Mohawk Chair of Materials Research, has been named a fellow of tho American Corban Sode~. Chung also has outhora:f a textbook, •Applied Materials Science: Applications of Eng~ neering Materials In Structutal, Electronic, Thennal and Other tndusfries, • which v.411 be published In June by CRC Press. The book ~rs structural, electronic, !hermit, electrochemical and other applications of matr>- rials in a aoss.discip6inary fashton, due to the mutti-functional- ity of many materia~ and tho breadth of tndustrialnoods. The roleol - 11-. prolessof and chlir of the o.parttnent of Architecture, In presetvlng AdeM Loos' IIIIo Muter In l'rllguo- -.nd In the FebnJory laue of_.,.,., mlgiZlne lnd dll!dln I'MYort Jma on )ln. 9. pment. ~this month en- He,. titled •Arching - · ot tho Sludy Center ot tho - Unlvonlty of Mlchlgoo. Oscar winner's lecture was Joint Distinguished Speaker-King Commemoration ~e Poitier captivates with life's stories yoazs. Poi tier lw bem defined by his cdebrity, but the stories he told his HEN Sidney Poirier UB audiencr had mo"' to do with was born prerna- the man behind the scmes. tu..,ly on Feb. 20, "Unlike Dr. King, most famow 1927, in a clap- people are not ·known outside the board howe in Miami, <"m"yone- frame of their cdebrity," he said. """'his mother and a stranger--be- "What, then,...,.. they befo"' celeblieved his chanczs for survival were rity happened by?" slim. Even his own father, who had A relaxed Poirier, eyes welling up lost several children previously, with the memory of his youth, rebrought home a shoebox to"""' as visited the journey from childhood the tiny boy's casket. His mother, to manhood--one influenced more indignant than despairing, largely by his mother, Evelyn. found hope for 50 crnts in a last ,.._ "She was instinctual in her nurson---<~ palm ..,,Oer. turing, her discipline, her molding," Poirier, holding captive ao audi- he said. "I was a restkss boy with a By JEHNIFU U W AHDOWSIU Rqxxter Assistant Editor W ence of nearly 3,000 in Alumni Arena on March 14, described the momentafterwhichalong,uncomfonable silence had passed between his mother and the woman. "And then aD at once, her eyes flew openagain,andshesaid:'Don'tworry about your son. He will survive and he will not be a sickly child. He will travcl to most of the comers of the earth. He will walk with kin!'.'- He will be rich and famous Your name will be carried all over the world:" One could say that despite the · odds stacked against him, Poirier- · the first African-American male to win an Oscar-came into this world o n his own tenns. Truly stranger than fiction, and perhaps more outrageow thao anything Poitier experiencrd in the cinematic world of make-believe, is his life-according to Poirier himself, whose lect ure· to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. was included, for the first time in its 25-year history at UB, in the Distinguished Speakers Series. For 51 of his 74 rutless boy," b~ said. From the mbment he was born, and including the cxuptional circumstances of that occasion, Poirier's life lw bem what he said he can describe ortly as "weird." PoitJer, the yoWl{!CSt of eight children, nearly drowncd--<aid tonguein-cheek-at his mother's bands when he.was just a baby. The "metbod to her madness," be later undentood, was teaching him to swiJn---to surviYe,essentially--gjwn their proximity to the ocean. And the bdowd actor who starred in the timdess favorites"ARaisinin the Sun,-rosir, W'llh IDYe,""Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "Lilies of the Field"-for which be won the Oscar for best actorin 196>---wasjailed three times; oncr each in New York City, Florid;t and the Caribbean. Left for a later discussion at which he never arrived, Poirier 'intimated, how<"m", that details could be UI1<XM!Ied in his memoir, "lhe~ofaMan." But perhaps the most endearing story told by Poirier was how he was acquainted with what IIUdlence on Marett 14 that he went to became his livelihood. Hollywood "on his ~s. " Havingjwt moved with fair amouni of imagination and no his family from the semi-primi!M common sense. But she never gave Cat Island in the Bahamas to Nassou, up. It was in her nature, her person- Poirier sald he found himself overwhelmed by a host ofllW)ries be had ality, to work on me. "The proof is in the living, the les- never known: electricity, running sons were in the journey, paid for water, cars, radio, ice cream-end the each day, each hour of those 74 matinee. years, while the man that I am was When his new friends invited the being built from being inside the 11-year-oldto a"matinee,"Poitierad- mittt!lly was stumped. "I had no idea what it meant," be said. "But I wasn't about to show them my ignorance.'" His lim picture, a cowboy film, put Poitier in fits. "I (had) no idea haw they got aD those people and those cows in (that) little buildiog," be said laughingly of his lim imprasion. Those boyhood )UI1. Poitier said, served as the fiJundation on which his life was buih.And while be may"been without a due, be explained, his mother's rearing~ him to got a handle on the big pic:twe ..starS are what I saw,• he said "And lots of them, too. I was in my teens befo"' I got the big picture.'" That big picture brought Poirier to Hollywood for a careti that would span nearly606hns. Hisacmmplishments in film speak to a consciousness of; and attmtion to, issues ofrace and social conflict. And in being selectiYeabout the roles in which be was cast, Poirier raiSed the bar for other actors who foDowed. Poirier said he dung not only to his parents' value system, but also to the bope that one day he might command the ..,;pect and exude the dignity of his two biggrestfilminll~izeand Paul Robeson. A lack of (lOI'ft within the industry, hOWO'm', did not detract from Poirier's acting convictions. "I would say no to anything that was not favorably rdleded on my values," be said. And like the day he was bo~ Poirier endured. " I went to 1-\ollywood." he said. "This might sound, and it isn't, immodest. I had nothing. But I went to Hollywood on my terms." EOC plans open house for technology renter Program provides urban residents, youth with access to latest technology By MARY BETH SPINA Contributing Editor T HETEOfnologyWORKS Resource Center, the first program of i t~ kind to provide Buffalo urban residents access to the information superhighway through a range of services and programs, will host an open house from 5-8 p.m . o n Wednesclay in the Educational Opporturtity Center (EOC), 465 Washington St., Buffitlo. • Staff members and community and bwiness partners will demonstrate services and programs via the related technology and provide information on the facility. In addition, "'Pruentatives from Gateway computers arxi Buffillo.com will sponsor mini-workshops ,..ted to computer-technology we. The EOC is the bub of a 1M-site partnersliip that includes the King Urban Life Center, the Buffitlo ACCESS Center, the Buffalo Urban League aod Bethel Head Stan. The ruource crnter was fuhded las t yea r thro ugh a three -year, $850,499 Community Technology Centers (Cl'C)'grant from the U.S. Department of Education. A unique feature of the TECHnology WORJCS Resource Center is the combination of elearning and distance-learning technology in the delivery of programs, coUrses and service;. The Federal ere Program funds projects that create and expand locations in distressed urban and rural areas where children and adults in low-income communities can gain access to computers, the Internet and educational technology. EOC Director Sheryl D. Weems is excited about the new program. She pointed out that UB and its Office of Public Service and Urban A.lliUrs is committed to carrying out its public-service and urban-education missions to further link higher education's advanced-technology re-sources to impact positively on the quality of life. fur Bull3lo's lower-income, urban rtSidents via the EOC and its community partne!ship. "Over three )UI1." she said, "the program's bub and four satdlite locations will provide access and tiaining to bridge the 'digital divide' .fur 300 families, 100 senior citizens, and an additionallOOadultsand300childmJ wxler 9-years-old who live in Federal Enterprise Community Area 2. " In addition, up to 600 participaots who work and/or reside outside the targot zone, including forprofit ana nonprofit bwinesses and organi2ations, will be invited to we the facilities to introducr new skills and upgrade the skills of the workforce," Weems added. In addition to classes, workshops. activities aJ]Ii seminars that focw on wing basic computer accrss and literacy to develop specific academic skills.and acquire vocational training, participants will be able to open free email accounts and acctSS 'the computer labs during the hours the sites are open. "The TECH WORKS staff, under the direction .of Anna Poupalas, is taknted, innovative and very eager to extend services and programs to the community; Weems said. "With its 30-year history, EOC lw earned the respect and confidencr of the community and is wellpositioned to deliver this very unique, technological opporturtity that will assist in bridging the 'digital divide,'" she said. . For further information, call Weerils at 849-6737, ext. 125. without her personal invitation to mentoring and sponsoring profes- do this," he said. The cornmittf.,'s proposal outlines a number of suggested functions for the officr, among them assuming re-sponsibility for student evaluations of teaching, establishing a ~ faculty-orientation program, providing sional-development workshops, Grant said specific funding for the office bas not Yet bem identified, but plans are moving forward. "There's a ready agr=ent that this is a campw priority," Grant said. "It simply needs to be acted on as soon as we can oonstruct it with the appropriate guidance from faculty.'" Teaching effectiveness when the administration suggested deans should be responsible for working with faculty on teaching. The faculty's concern aD along was finding a forum in which to talk about teaching, Gentile said, and be's pleased with the pnM!SI's ""pDnst. "This would not have happened cours<s and conferences. 1be committee also recommends methods for funding the ollioe, including creating an endowment as part of the lllliversity's capi~ campaign that CWTently is under~- �llardt22.2111Vi.32.kZ4 Rapai..._ 7 DleMni' UfAs widely used at leading research institutions To the Editor: I would~ to respond to Professor John Boot's Letter to the Editor in last we<k's issue of the &porur regarding the uni..mty's policy on Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs). It would appear that Professor Boot's presumptive claim to be r<garded as the academic conscion~ of the uni..mty, without duly informing himself of tither existing policy or practi~ in this area, has led him to pro<lt= a misleading diatribe against an honorable and effective pedagogical approach. ·Rather than an irrespoMbk aberration,as Professor Boot contends, UTAs are, in fact, widely utilized in .leading research universities. Furthermore, his apparent eagerness to see intrigue where there is none, coupled with a penchant for overblown rhetoric, gM:s his letter a particularly strident and disrespectful tone. In the interests of clarity and fairness , let me set th e record straighL First, Professor Boot is mistakm in seeing "the administration, specifically deans Grant, Stinger and Eagles," as respollSible for the existing policies governing the utilization · of UTAs. The University's Faculty Senate in 1996 adopted a general enabling policy covering their use (selection, tasks, supervision, etc.). Individual department& can provide additional, more detailed, setco of regulations. ln the one case where the Dean's Office has becoine in- valved in this area, it was in response to a request fiom a department seeking to ensure that its policies were being consistently implemented by aD members of its faculty. Secondly, Professor Boofs unfortunate and callous analogies to repressive labor regimes in the Far East notwithstanding participants in the undergraduate UTA aperience (either as TAs or students) routinely emphasize the high quality of the learning they gain fiom iL As educators at aD lt'Jds know, there is no greater incentive to genuinely learn material than to have to tach it, and our undergraduate TAs benefit fiom this. Their experience generates course credit and proviQes an enriching. bigltly respoMble, careerrelevant aperien~. As for students served by UTAs, a substantial body of....ardl onpeerleamingernphasizes the effectiveness of teaching in the more relaud and casual atmosphere created when the social and psychological distan ce between teacher and student is diminished. In its resolution regarding UTAs, UB's Faculty Senate makes it clear that this is a case of educational advantage, not exploitation. Finally, the CoUege of Arts and Sciences does have a legitimate interest ·in exploring the UTA issue and is presently doing 'so. Our consideration wiU include looking at the practices of other schools utilizing UTAs. We are examining the experiences of CorneD, Brown, Illinois/ Champaign ·Urbana, Arizo n a, Maryland, Georgia, Oregon, Stony Brook, UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley and Rochester, to 9ame just some of the highly ranked universities that ha"" adopted this practice. As an institution, we invite our undergraduates to share, as fuUy as possible and together with faculty . and graduate studmts, in the total uniYersityexperience. Where appropriate, our best undergraduates are transformed from consumers to producers of.knowledge through inYOivement in the ....ardJ process. By the same token, it would seem misguided to deny our best undergraduates an opportunity to share in the challenges of disseminating knowledge. Apart fiom the ¥~bstance of this important issue, I 'atnnot let pass Professor Boofs characterization of the CAS administration. For him to insinuate that the Dean's Office is in some fashion a rat's hole where administrators hide fiom their respon sibilities is both demeaning and insulting to the dedicated and highly professional people who work there. Deans and associate deans are faculty members as weU as administrators, and to dismiss their effons in such derogatory and insulting terms is reprehensible. Ch•rles L Stinger Interim Dean, CAS Calendar c.-u-.d , _ p..-. Ufo-.....p UfeWort.shop ~~ ~:~~e~~~!~45C Become an Artlrt Instantly with Dec.oupage. Sonia Cinem, St~t Arts, North Campus. Gallery hours are Unions and Activitits. 250 Student Union, North Campus. 5:30-7 p.m . ~:~: ::~~::ih Student Union, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Student Untons and ActMties. For morf: infol'fmtion, Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125. Free. S~ by Student Unions and Activities. For more informatiOn, Sonia Clne!U, 6<S-612S. Thunday Dean's Scholanhlp Reception and Concert 29 Schoo4 of EnglnHring and Applied Sdenc:es. Atrium, C~ter for the AIU, Or•l Dlagnostk Sclenc:es Seminar ~~~~-s~;~~~-~~~ff and alumni; S10, general public. Sporuored by School of Engineering and Series ~~=~~r~"::ring ~~:rd~~~~~:~t~~ R. ext. 1110. information, Maria Drozda, 6-45-2768, Pathology, Mohony Medkal College. 355 Squire, South Campus. 8 a.m. Fr~ . Ubrory-.....p How to use UB's Uterature Databases. Tatiana de la rtena. 127 Capen, Non:h ~=:~~·~~~!r~~~~ry ~:~.or~1~~~~':~~ f;~~na de la Core«fUT Job Fair for AJI M ~on. Alumni Arena, Amherst S..xophone Quartet Sax Appeal. Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 p.m. S10. I S. SponSO<ed by Dept of Music. .• For more informat ion. 645-2921 MuJkal Nine. Dept. of or Mike Paolini, 645-3232. llleatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S 12, general; SS, students. for more information, 64S-ARTS. Geok.gy PegNm Colloquium Gladohydraulk Supercooling as a. Mechanism In Glacial Sedl~nt Wednesdays at 4 PlUS =~brusc;;ee~PTa~~;ee. and Placement in conjunction wi~ Career C~t~ in the School of For more infonnation, Judith Applebaum, 64S-2232, ext. 103. Resource Ma~~t. EntralnmMl, MaUinuslul Glacier, Alaska. Edward B. E~ Lehigh Unlv. Lecture-T.S. Eliot 218 Natural Sciences ComP'ex. North and The Waste Land: The Use Val~ of the foster~ts. ForrTIOfe Obsofe.scent. Tan lin. 438 Oemens, North Campus. 12:30 p.m . Campus. 3:30-4 :<45 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Maurke Crook and Orrin information, Dept of Ceoklgy, 6456800, ext. 6100. lllologkol Sdenc.. Semlnor Sex and the Schlstosomes: An lntemting Blologlcollnterplay with ControllmpliatJons. Phil LoVerde, Dept. of Microbiology. 20 1 Natu<al Sdences Complex, North Campus. 3:•5 p.m . free. For mc:tl"e infonnation, Guiyun Yan, 64S-2883. Free. For more information, 6-45-3810. Exhibits ''The Craduate Show: First-Year Studonb" ~~~=ta~~~~~e~~~~y ~n~=~~?c~~~r~~~ 10 a.m . to 5 p.m . Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 Friday, and 11 " Art Exchonge: Alfred ond UB Art Exchonge" Woric: by ~ts in the School of An and Design at Atfred University will be on display In the Center for the Arts atrium, beginning Sunday and running thoough April t. "Wort. by w'Onclei-Duc:hsctte~ Architects II Engineers P.C. " A collage of models, drawings, photog<aphs and sketches by the local architecture firm Wend~Duchscherer Architects & Engineers P.C. will be on d isplay th~h April 13 in the Ja~ G Oyett Gallery 1n Hayes Hall on ~ South Campus. Callery hours are 9 a.m to S ; p.m. Mo nday through Friday and by appointment "Douglos Levere: ~::.;~,~Photograph~ recreating Beren~c;e Abbot '~ ;~~~)l.N~ NewYoril: C1ty ~~t~~l~us Oougt.u Levere will be on d1splay March23 through May S in the Main Gallery otua·~~n Gallery, Martha j<Kkson Place, Buffalo. Gallery hours are II a.m toSp.m. Monday thoough Friday and noon to S p.m . Saturday. UB splits f"""'P"' e series witt. H t. St. Mary UB spent the - . d ., Envnltsbu'J, Md., with alour-pme series ~ Mt. St. Mary. a team the Buls had bea..., once dum& the Florida swln& the p........ week. The Bulls and I'Jouna;neen split the series. with ea<h sq.ad pkicJn& up two wiN. UB rei in the opener on Sawrday. 12.$, but ..ooooded to toke the ni&J>-.7-1, on T)'ler Balentine's three-hitter. On Sunday, tiM! Bulb dropped an 8-7 dedslon. but raJJfed In the second conteSt to win, 7-6,., nine Wlninp. The lkJIIs opened the first"""" aplnst the Mounw-n slowly... M< St Mary shelled Bulls' swtinc pitd>et' Jolw1 Sollivan .. the first ~and Joonped out to. 9-2 lead. 5enK>r Je« Roben>on "'lie<od Sullivan and _,. the rut of the wq on the hill. The 8ulb closed the pp to 'I-ll .. the third innW1g. but could not pt arry closer. In the second conteSt. It was all Balentine as h:e scatter-ed just three hits., aflowinc the lone score on a ~home run wiWie ruildng out siX to notCh his flm win of the year. &Ientine got help oflens.Ydy from Mike Flaherty, who had a pak ol RBI~ and Bryan Sandie: and Bnndon orcesare who had n.Jn· scoring doubles In the pme. On Sundoy. the Buls i'Jn'4>ed out to a 7-I lead in the opener as &1C Hobet-led t h e - - aa>ck""" threehitsandapairoiRBis. The ~---. m.db- """ In the """' and SCD<'ed four more 1n dle se¥en1h to Wee !he 8-7dedJ;on. ln the weekend's final conteSt. rt was the Butts who rall1ed.After spotDfl& the Moun~ a ~I ~d after t'¥ri'O nN1gs. UB budded down. sconna: once 1n the third on a DiCesare RSI single and three ames in the sOOn when Rob Golemba scored on a Sandie: sacrifice fly and joe Todaro doubled. pbang twQ ruu to mab the score ~S after SIX inni'lesThe BoUs knoaed the contest when pinch-h~tter Scoa Gruver smacked hrs fim homer of the Jeason. 5Mding the game Wlto extra InningS. In the top of the ninth. the Bulls pushed acrou the """'"'& run w1>en Adnan Daniels walkocl and tool< second on Golemta's sacrifice. Sov.o then pbtod Daniels with the pme-wlnne< on a '"'&le to gr.. the Bulls the 7-6 Ylctory. Huber led the Bolts' hitnn& aaaci<.p.,g 8-fo<--1 S with lour""" scored and six Rills. Golemta was 6-fo<-- 15. with ......, """ sca<od from his leadoll position. For the yoar. Huber. who mmed all ol'the 2000 season with an AClinjury, leads the Buls with • .>HO battio1g- while riclon&. slx-pme hhllng streak On the mound. Leslie lowered hts ERA to a team-best 1.17 wtth hts outJng in Sunday's finale . Roberuon le:a.ds the staff wTth 14 strikeouts. whtle &Ientine. me team leader ln innings pttched-wtth 17. 1.and Anthony PuccLa each have I 3 strikeouts. ~ohnall UB takes third place in B u'c.keye Invitational UB finished in third place at the Ohio State Buckeye lnvttauonal held 1n Columbus OYer the weekend, led by sophomore jl!noKer Moore and freshman 8reame Nasti. both of whom were named to the AU-Tournament Team The: Bulls opened the tournament wkh a 6-0 loss to Otuo State, With Moo~ accounting for UB's onty hit of the pme--i. s•ng'e m the top of the siXth tnning. Tht Bulls then dropped a 9-7 dec.ision to C~ Sate after Comtng back to tie the score at7-7 m the sixth iMirl&. Naso led the UB am.ck wtth a triple and t'¥ri'O RBis. and sophomore Kelty Mabne hit her fim home run of the season. Senior Kim lawrence had rwo hits and scored three runs In the loss The Bulls klst their third game of the tournament to IUPUI. 9-0. w1dl Moore, laura Gilcrist and Usa Cox "each recordtng a 11ng'e ln their semifinal matchup. the Bolls lost to Ohio State agatn. dus orne by a 9- 1 score. Freshman Allison Round hit a double. and Malone knocked 1n US's onty run of the game in the top of the second inning to get the Bulls out to a J. 0 lead. The Buckeyes. ho-tYever.countered wtth 16 hits and 10 runs dul"lflg the remainder of the game to advance to the dwnptOnstup. Bufblo faced IUPUI in the consolation game and came ~ With a thtrd· pbce finish in the tournament. thanks to a 13-2 win. Nasa wmed In a 4-for-S performance with three doubles and a home run, and Hoo~ was J-for--4 Sen10r Scacee Madden wu 2-for-3 from the pbte. and freshman Heather Robbins earned her second win of the year on the mound Wmstlin~ US's four wresders were efimmated from compeuuon 1n the second day of the NCAA Champk>nsh;ps held In Iowa Coty. Iowa. The Bul~ fin~hed With a J.a ~I tournament record and 3.5 ream ~a Senior gg,~«go~ clrcppped his OJnSObtion mat<h to Marat TotnaeY from P<nn Sat< by a 7-4 dedJ;on.lOmaev had delmtod Centnl M;ct-;gon's jonl>n V>iebstor in the first...,.... ol the wrestlebada to a<Mnce.l«goo tnsned 1-.s season With a 29-6 rocx>rd and ~ his UB ~with a 59-16 career rocx>rd Junior CRtoe Guarino dropped a I~ decision to the third s~ at 165 pounds. 8ladclord from Arizona Stat<. Guarino finished the season wnh a 21-1 6I'IICOO'd.while his career record now;, 42-JO. He's UB's only NCAA qualifler W'ho wil return next season. 5enK>r ~jolwl Esd>etWelclerwas eliminat<d from the toumamon< with • 3- 1 "'""'""" cledslon tD Jab v.n:.lilrom PurtkJe .. the U.rtl round ol t h e - - Esd>enfelder hoclclelouod Josh ~from Ednboro. 7-3. tD advance to the third round ol t h e - He cornple<.ed the season wtth a 21 -S remrd. His U8 c:::areer record is Sl-41. s.- �8 IIepa..._ llard!Z2.Z001/Vol.32.1o.24 Thursday, March 22 mation, john Corcoron, BB 11&40 ot &4S-2«4, ext119. - Awards Cenntony c...-te Student Exceli<nc:e in Tuchlng Awonh COMflllfter AWIN"efMSS C ommuter Bruktasl f~=:~~mpus. 10-11 :30a.m. F... fofi) B students. Sponsof<d by Student Unions and Activities. For more informaUon, Sonia Cine!~. &45-6125. ETC Worl<lhop: 01gJQ1 ""-1 . Photoshop Sef«ttons ond Chonnels (S«tion 1\ Port II). Don Trainor. 212 Capen, inside Undetgroduate Ubraly, North / Umpus. 2~ p.m. free. ~~~~ information, ~s - noo. ~.._ ke Mlklens ond Alpaus: ~=-~~· f?ept. ol ~~· 21 B Grogg. Phyr.ks Colloquium Insights into Electrial Spin injeCtion from Spln·LED Structures. Berend T. Jonker, Naval Research lab. 216 Natural Sdences CompfeJt, North Campus. 3:45p.m. Free. ETC Worl<lhop: - Biadcboard Clink. 212 Capen Hail, inside Undetgroduate UbfOry, North Campus. Noon· U.K":;i=·T~=~eoter. For more information, 64 57700. o\nfy ac.cepted through the e lectronic su b mlulon fo rm lor t h e online UB Ca le nda r of Evenh at <htt p :/ I www.buffa lo .edu/ ca lenda r / login :.. Bec:au se of ipace limitation s, not illll events In the c.!lectronlc calendar will be In clud ed In the Rt!portrr. Technology Center. ol Music. for """" inf011'1\ation, 645·2921 . 7700. l 'ICn ~~fr'..~~~3 for Information, 645- ~~ Worl<lhop "DNIIng with the INS: Myths ond Reolltk!s."EIIen Dussourd and Metal tons bl Moleculitr Recognition: From ~~~ . g:;m~ol~to. zot Jik Hove You Ever Thought About. .. (;od: Are You In My Future? Newman Center. Suite 209, The Commons, North Campus. 7:30 p.m. Free. ~soo<d by the Newman M~~O,~.~~~tion, Wednescloys at 4 PLUS Poetry Reading. Robert ~~· Student and ScholarS..VU.. Kno><. North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. Sponsof<d by Prayer MoetJng Pra.re!" Meeting. University Chnstian Fet~ip. 317 ~tudent Unk>n, North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free. For more infonnation, Oalene, 459-0231 (pager). Faculty lledUI David Fuller, organ. Slee Concert Hall, NOrth Campus. B g;~!t. s~,: by Dept: information, 645-2921 . Control of Mammalilln Chromosomal Replkation: Vanderbilt Univ. G26 farber, South Campus. Noon. Free. For more information, Thomas Melendy, B29-37B9. LlfeWorl<shop How to-Prepare for a Heatth Saturday 23 - Commuter Aw•renHS M ovies a~d Subs. Co mmuter lounge, 240 Student Union, Nort~ Campus. 11 a .m.-4;30 ~ - m . Free for UB students. ~~soc:~~t~~dcSt~':~er Unton) and Activities. For more information, Sonia Cinelli, 645 -61 25. Semln~~r Hypoxk Response In Cultured Cordlomyocytes. Te-Chung lee, '""'· Dept of prof., ~~~s!~ g~~~~~~.m­ 24 Life Wortu:'J ~~·~~~~~~in· ~~~~~~~ ~i~iu~i!,~a~~~~ For more informaUon, Sonia Cinelli, 645-6125 . Men's Tennis: UB vs. Bowll~ Green. EJik:ott ;~~~ Nort Campus. 11 law Dinner OUTl..AWs Annual Dinner and Celebration of I>Mnlty In the Legal Community. g~~4 ~r ~~tr=.e ~~~ ~~~sJf.~· gy~~2;,r~~~.sl:',:;: infOfTT\ation, 645·2921 . Kriyo llharmo Centre. 14SC Student Union, North Campus. Wednesday Tuesday 28 27 CCR Colloquium -&Uuctural Genomlcs by NMR. ~;,~·~. prof., =~~~:S2.ITf:Xm. free. 5ponsof<d by Center for Computational Research. For more information, B~ Sluka, &45-6SOO. Physics Seminar Collectlve Exdtotlons in 20 ~~=~nMog~k 211"~ Dept of Physio. Sciences Compiel<, North Un........, __ _ Campus. 3:4S p.m. F.... Lecture How We Tallt about the -Holocaust. Peter Novick, Univ. t.:;~~· Campus. 4 p.m. Free. ~~ ,.%~r!r~~:;. federotion ol )0\Wh Philanthropies, and Hille of Buffalo. For ~ infonnation, Reine Hauser, &4S-2711. Center. johannes Nitsche, Dept Buffoolo Logk Symposium ~'~~~p=~- 141 ~"t:::a~!.. Llh Worl<lhop =:.•~C~tho lnfocmation, 645--7700. Wednesdays at 4 PLUS Slee VIsiting Artjst Series Elmar Oliveira. violin. Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 For more infocmation, Sonla Cinelli, &4S-6125. -.hop: ETC IIIIKiobowd Ex.anu and Pools In Blackboard. 212 Capen, Inside Undetgroduate Ubrary, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Free. Life Worttlhop ~h';ilm=."l.~~~ ~~ logic Colloquium, the Charles 3 ~=.~~h ~~mpus. 7:30p.m. free. Getzville. 6:30-11 p.m. SIS. For more infonnauon, Dennis Fish, 564· 2756. Poetry Performance . lulte Patton . St~ Bar, 551 Tri-Main Bldg., Buffalo. B p.m. S3 donation. For more information, 645-3810. NutriUon Sciences. For more infonnation, 829-2941 . lndMduol- Assessment in ~~Ded.slons: South CampUs. 6-7 p.m. f .... infonnation, Jill Hackenberg, &4S -29~7. ext. 226. Friday - Statktlul Bible Study International Student Bible ~:n~~.s.~n~nning, =~~~k ..,......_.. _.., =.,otu.. ~~:~~~~nT~It~to~:~' ~~ Pn!Yentive~ . 1B2Fillber, Stoss. 127 Capen, Undergraduate Ubrary, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Advisement Center. 14SA Student Union, North Campus. Noon. I p.m. free. Sporuor<d by Student Unions and Activities. For more Information, Sonia Cinelli, &4S-612S. ~~ p.m. Free. for more mformation, ~5 - 3810. Microbiology Seminar UB gmups are principal publication. Lbtlng s are ~Educa~iby Elmar Oliveira, violin . Siee Ubrwy Worl<lhop Gr.ints in the Sdenees. Fred ~=ng"L~~~~ I he Thu rsday preceding Martorelau &45-6800, ext 6100. Natural Sctences Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Free. For more information, Bruce Nicholson, &4S-33«. no latt!r than noon.,. ~t:i.=te =~~~~~hool Campus. 3-4:30 Association. Foi mo..-e tnror. mation, )<an Grela, &4S-6240. ScholarSeMces. For more information, &4S-225B. ~~-~~ello~io1 \fWnson. Ustlngs arc d u e /Zi£ 2 Ca'f", L-...- ~=~:::!,!:roteJn. wh~ Campus. 3-5 p.m. Free. ~.:::?,.~ (S«tton C, Part ~~== ~ost":urke Connexln Mutants ln LMng Cells? Dale Laird, DepL o1 off campu.\ events ~~~· ~~: 20 lllologlaol Sciences SemiiWir What Can We leam from place on campu1. or lor c:f9 '26 NabJroi Sci<nces Compi<x. endowments. for more information, Dept ol Geology, The Reporter publbh~~ fu~~~~~Ebert. Professor Emeritus, DepL Monday ~~~:~f-. l=~~er =.,rab=~~m. llsllttg1. for events taking t=~~of Philosophy. for """" inlot. :o;~.~~~ncing. r,;;::~~li, =~~~~·~ and Activities. For more infor. mation, Sonia Gnem, 645~ 125. Buffalo- Semlnan Spoing 2001 The ust Pktu"' Show. Maricet Arcade Film & Arts Con~. 639 Main Sl, Buffalo. 7 p.m . S6.5~ rn7~~~:t;~50, studenu ~~r~~~ c-- - Crttlcal Conhnnca Infectious Diseases in the ICU (Part 1!). Joseph Mylotte, De6t. of Medicille. C>2 Satdlerd H'.n, Buffalo General Hos~l. 9 a.m . ~':i~~~lol Sciences, Dept. ol Medicine and Div. o1 Pulmonary Criticar Care and Sleep Medicine. Ubrwy Worl<lhop Researdl Skills. Eric Kofi Acree. 127 Capen, North Campus. 12:30 p.m. f'"'. Spc>nsoi<d by Undef:graduote Library. for . more Information, Eric Kofi Ac.... &4S-2943, ext. 235. . ~ Worl<lhop: Digital ~~~2 linly, North CampUs. 2-4 p.m. free. Sponsor<d by Eru<ationai Technology Center: for.,.... inlonnation, &4S-7700. Worl<lhop "WHUng • Resume.• Karen Nemeth, Career PlafUling and Placement 14SC Student Union, North Campus.·4 p.m. free. Sponsoo<d by International Student and Scholar Setvices. For more information, 645·2258. Wednescloys at 4 PLUS Poetry Reading. Tan Un. Screening Room, Center fa< the Arts, Norlh Campus. 4 p.m . Free. For nl()(f: information, &45-3810. Life Worl<lhop Su. Condoms and Communk..tion. Susan C. Mancuso, Student Hea~h Center. 14SE Student Union. ~.~F:-.:~~=7~0 Student UniOns and Activittes. for """" inlonniotion. Sonia Oneli, &45-6125. ~·· Opus: Classics ....... A mhent S.Xophone Quortet- "Sax Appeal"music ~ Wilson, .Carl. Pecic, S'-man, Stod< ond Wlonte. WBFO BB.71'M. Allen Recital :;. ~~~~ WBI'O, 829-6000. -Study Student Bible Study. Dalene Goarino. 210 Student Union, North ~: 30 p.m. free. ~~1 (pager)tion, Dalene, c;-·~ c Siee Cono!rt HOI. North =~~~~ infcrmalion, &4S-2921 . Ubri<J Worl<lhop SdFJnder Scholi;r: Envlronmenul Science and Haurdous Wastes. Fred Sloss. 127 Capen, Undetgroduate Ubraly, North Campus. Noon--1 p.m . Free. ~ng"L~~~ information, Jill HackMberg, 645--29<4 7, ext. 226. Mass =:n~~~. Noon-1 p.m. free. Sponsoo<d ~=~~~~~ infonmation. Becky, 833-6649. ETC Worl<lhop: Web Editors Using MOCIOn1edia Dreamweaver (Section B, ~~!:.'-~ ~~-=-~ll'ICn informatiOn, &45-7700. Campus. 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Journey of Hope PAGE 3 Author Pau/ Loeb to bring his recipe for social activism to UB One, ... ...., Two laurie Krupski of the Uving Well Center and johannes Nitsche of the Department of Chemical Engineering demonstrate the finer points of the merengue during a Ufe Workshop on latin dancing held recently in the Student Union Social Hall. FSEC debates attendance policy loMhlp, ... lie tho lpldll Faculty members urged to show flexibility and allow for alternatives for exams -ond ond-. . .... --·-- M ga-.al'!t*I.2IDDI.tho -al-11111 l'lono*lg\ ..... open ....... 10 bo held Aprtl6 an tho-. c:.q,u.. Ollor _oil ot.S:lOp.m. ... , • . - - . I"<II<Ming .... lecUe. ponlcl- pns ................ "' .... -~~~~ond- By JENNIFER UWANDOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor EMBERSoflhe FacultySenate Executive Committee lasl weCk attempted to reach agreement on an updated ver.~ion of a policy that affects both faculty members and students: the Class Absence Policy. The policy draft, put together by the Faculty Senate Grading Committee, outlines 10 provisions--from faculty dearly stating attendance requirements in the syllabus, to what justifies an excusable absence. In particular, the policy draft preface states that "students may be absent from class due to participation in university-sponsored or ettdor.ied activities, illness or other emergency, religious observances and a variety of other 1 circumstances... ..Our general concern is that faculty should be dear and specific about their policies," said William H. Baumer, professor of philosophy and chair of the Grading Commi t· tee, at the Mar<h 21 meeting. "J fmd it a little bit problematic when stu dents come to me and tell me that they're in a course in which they cannot miss an exam. That seems to me to be inexcusabl~ behavior on the part of the faculty members." Judith Adams-Volpe, director of Lockwood Memorial Library, said while she appreciated that committee was offering a policy "so preme and well-o rganized ," students shouldn't be pcnaliz<d far-a spur· of-the-moment absence, such as a last-minute invitation to attend UB Day in Albany, or the recent case of four UB wrestJers who .tdvanced to the NCAA finals. "When they're signing up for a class, they can't possibly be expected to know that," sht said, cuing the: stipulation in the policy th,n notifi · cation be made "at least one week in adva nce." Volpc-AdanlS a6o suggested sonl<' of the language lx· removed from provision No. 2. which leaves room for the possibility that no alternative or make-up exam may be effected for an excused absence ... The policy should tell faculty that they should really make an effort to make an aJ. ternative," she said. "If (the language is) there, it makes"""'J'facultymem· ber fed that they can just say that there's no feasible make-up." Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin· guished Service Professor in the 0.- partmcnt of El<'ltncaJ Engm(."('nng. cow1tert..>d that faculty member~ CdJl't make up someth1ng that 's ".tb...olutch required'" for thcir ..:oursc. Tht.'V t.dn howcvcr, aJcrt tl1e st udent 10 th..u Jf the beginning of the ~m~ter. C hdrle~ Fourtner. profe,~nr ol biological sciences, took issue wt!ll a statement at the end of the polK) that points students to a recourM' of appeals through universi ty gnc\ ance procedures. .. , don't Lhink 11 has to be stah.-d here," Founner said. sincr it dlready appears in the VB handbook. "" I thmk students know that if thc..1''ve got J problem with a faculty member, thcv can svo their (department ) ch.1 ir." Volpc-AdanlS coun tered thet per· haps the remedy is not that sm1ple. citing as an exanwle a case rclared 1o Continued on ~ l EngiNet produces first graduate BY JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor OR Dave Hultenius, making a nearly six-hour commute from Delhi to VB to p=e his master's degree in civil engineering wasn't a possibility. Nor was giving up his fulltime job to come to Buffa lo. Hultenius eventually found a way to circumvent circumstance-through UB's EngiNet distance-learning prop. And this past February, he became the universi ty's first-ever EngiN,et graduate. An assistant professor at Delhi State College ofTcchnology, Hultenius enrolled in the program five yean ago, taking one course per semester in order to balance school with his other priorities-work and family. Hulte:nius' situation somewhat parallels the difficulties his advisor Stuatt O>en, associate professor of civil engineering. faced years ago. F Working full-time as an engineer in New )er.~ey, O>en started working on a graduate program part· time, commuting 75 minutes each way to campus twice a week. He eventually quit his job to attend school full-time. "That memory has stuck with me, and it influenced my willingness to teach a distance-learning ooUr>e the first time • was askro," said Chen, who has invested considerable effort into "getting a coherent distancelearning program together." O,en--who has taken to the task of recruiting oolleagues to participate in EngiNet since it was established in 1994 as a consortium of engineering schools at the university centers of UB,Ston)' Brook and Binghamtonsaid he empathizes with those who arc at a distance disadvantage. "There are lots of are-dS within the state where there's not convenient access to a graduate program in civil engineering." said Chen, citing as ex· an1plcs the Southern Tier or Rochester-residents of which would have to drive to Bullillo, Ithaca or Syracuse to flfld a progr.un. EngiNct's read1 extends wcll beyond New York. with many students coming from such locations as Georgia, the Dominican Republic, Califorrtia, Texas, Pennsyl· vania, lndiana and Nevada. Fifty· seven students are enroUcd this se· mcster in the various engineering disciplines-19 alone in civil, structural and environmental enginecrin~nd another 18 taking an onsite course taught at a local industry. Master's students are required to complete 30 hours of coursc.....,vork 10\V"drd their degree. All course~ arc asynchronolb, Chen explained, to promote.• an "anytime, an}'\vhcrc" ed.ucatjon. Some of the vidcotapt..-d co urses supplement with Web materials, but overall. Chen sa1d, the ogy mto the mut, for now, .. ,s more: evolutionary than revolutionary." The courses arc held in one of two distance classrooms 1.l.5ed by engineering students and faculty. m Bell or Baldy halls, and arc recorded by distance-learning staff who are best able to capture the lecture's dUdJO and visual content. While interactr.~ video wa... US(..,.j on one occasion so that Hultcmu:) could pre;cntadassprojcct "live"- tncid..'l!· tally. the first and only ume hoth Hulteruus and Olen saw em:h othc.i during the five )"l'.us-Ch<n ,ud fulh mrorporating that n'l<Xk-tnh)tht· P"' gram would defeat ns purpu....:. " If you , ..-a ntl-d n:.tl -tmtc.· tnh:r.t~ tiv'(", rou would h.tve tu lx· .1 1 d ... c.·1 ld.m pldcc, at d ..:crl.tm tunc. ... < h. .·n :wtid-lollmcthtng En!!Jr--.!t:t \llh.kllt' are wo rkmg around. " "'1 .tWlh.h,, nous frtoes you from th,u , Jl tht· .._,,,, of not having n.·aJ ttrnc.· llllc.T,Idl\c. proccssofin~fwatingWcbtechnol · (onl~on~c �21 R•p a..._ llm29.211Nt32.k~ BRIEFLY w..m M. ...,.... Jr. --for PmYost Elllbolh D. Upoldiwll diJcuss ~ odualion ll UB ~Ding. tllliD tho~­ dentAuodolion-ll7 chieifoperatirtg olifi=for ~'lm<lel Duchld!CI:er Architects and Engineers P.C. and assistant profasor in the School of Management Hayden teaches project management ·and total quality management courses in the MBA program. is. p.m. ~lni12- Wluot, In • nutlhell, II proJ«t work plan that is visible only in the Hall, North Compos. 11YftitgeMetlt7 mind of the customer, relatiYo to his int<rests in this project?" Other kty ingredients to project sua:ess include ThO GSA Is tho repmerltotiYe bodyMote for~-· UB. thin 100........., from """" thin 50 ICidemlc depotln)onts and various stUdent dubs - oxpocted tD .itt.nd. Tho ..-Jng Is opon!Dol ........,.., d tho I01iwnity c:nmIT10Jt1ity. Graduote SIUdlr1ts are panlaJiol1y ena>urogod ID ottend. For further lnformotion, contact tho GSA II 64S-i%1J or ot --.-....edu;>. ===r~ Sdonllsts, locully - and ~and~sll>- dents . . Invited to obslrlcb .. port of tho Eooth Dly ErMn>nmenlol Sdorn ~ quiiMn ID be hold Apf1120 In tho Student Urian - a n d Social HaU on tho North~ The colloquium~ _ . . t by tho &wtronment and Sodoty lrutitute, &wtronmenmlSc:i<nces Gr"'*- Group. bwi. ronmentol Studies PYogrom In tho Social Sdona!s lnlentlsdplnoty Degree Pnlgrwns, UB c.-and~ Jll"''ldo __ ro.,._-. Tho CDioquUn . . --........ - llnclngs and ldlnllly commDrl Issues or pnll>lomo-anto--Portir:lpMis...., IUbmll.,. ,_... . plollonn ,_,...... ... 111)' IDplc In tho-GIIWilllld- enca--.ir,-, . . llldbn -.11 In tho_.. . . . . cialsdenca_ ... ......... IDond__..... ......... ..................... priiiW. ............... . .... fl<ld5fliii!IQIDgf. ....._._ ................. -.one!..,._,.,. <Mnblly, .......... ..,... 101-.- . mi!DidQ:IIogr ~---­ --belmiled n-.gs ... - ID one-11111- and lndudo ol outhorsand--- They should b e - byemoll .. Mlcro!cft Word- by Apf116 Solb!r 01 to- ~.-. REPORTER What do the new Buff.Uo-Niag;ara International Airport and your daughter's wedding ha"" in common? They both moot the simple dtfinition of a project: complex, tmique, oonstrain<d resources, budgets, schedules and a knnwn beginning and ending poinL Many work tasks do not fit neally into a businessas-usual mode. These unique tasks need the assignment ofpointresponsibility, authority and resources in ord<r to a~ the intmded goals and objectives. We call this type of work a "project," and the penon who owns the can and feeding of the project's work team, as wdl as the. charge to get the job done, a project manager. The kty attnbute of work that qualifies it to be tided a project is its uniqueness and complexity when .oompared to the routine "!>erational needs of daily work. What gets managed is time, money and perfonTI3l1Ce. Project management is the planned actions of a project's manager to assure that the requiremenu and expectations of the project's kty stakeholders are meton time, on budget and at the kvel of quality expected. e.g., having a catertr promise to p~ chocolateCO'm«<strawberries at an affordable pria for 3.50 wedding guests is groa~ as long as they are ser..d before the guests ha.., left the reception halll the purposeful transformation of a group of individual c:xpms into an expert team, willingness to escalate l1IlR*ll...d conllict immodiatdyup a notdl to a Je,, of authority that can mako the decision, the identification of risk to the project's objectiYes being met and the as!ignm<nt of a person to monitor the risk-<lrivm until such time as they no Jonserpooea risk, the ability to more rdiablyestirn:lk the value of the work mnaining to he don< at any time in theprojecfs work and a Jeo.d of comfort to adapt )'lUC personalstyleofoonflict~ to an approach others on the team would be morelikdy to rapood to. -·-go- .,...._ _ _ _1 .-tJng Not infrequenlly, project managers do not get to select their team mem- bers.Asa matter of fuel, the very process to select what the nexl project will be can be a conundrum. Despite our ability to use complex mathematical models and statistically derive ranking criteria, frequent project-selection techniques remain: the ozcutiYo's "sacred row" project, the"oporatingnecessity"projectand the"people'sl3vori~<" project. The assignment of a project_manager and the project's team varies, depending on the experience and project-nianagement knowledge of the =tive tilt? ~of projectwho makes that call The desired atE""')'thing; there is nothing about ttibut<S of an effective project manmanaging a project 'that can he ron- ager include aedibility, trustwortbisidered a "silver-bullet" &ctor tor sue- ness, sensitivity to otbeJs, otbia, incess. But if you insist, I can think of tegrity and leadmhip. OK, so I left two aspects that are attributes of a sue- out~ on water.'" 'The desired atcessful project manager. Be a proac- tnbutes of project team members tive infonnation gatherer and rapidly indll<k their technical oompetmce. share it with all teain lll<rl1bm, and smsitivity,problem-solvingorientaget the job done within an imperfect tion,goal orientation and level ofsolfworld-no m;uses. One of the early esteem. And most importantly, this challenges fOr a project manager is to is the point where the grouJ)-t<>-team sook understanding of the customer.;' building initiatiYo is to begin. ie., they and other project stakd!olders' expoc- are led to coUaboratively craft the tations of the project's outcome. project's mission and team's charter, "What is it," the project manager asks, identifying what risks or oonstraints "that is not documented in the project ""' poroeived as barriers to achiev- ----~ Ill __ ,...._ --to-.. . _._.... ing the project's objectives. project Is st~~J~nt- - 1tloe ln order"to assure that a project is where it ought to be, one has to first ascertain where it rtally Is. To obtain useful information on this point. one has to go to the project team members and a.sk to soo evidence of the progross they wen; DOt measumnent data, but view the actual work product itself_ Then, go to the customer and a.sk him how he ~he is beinglistmed to, what he has soon of the work to date, an<! his perception of actual progress made toward the objectiv<s. What ~pporu the eftOrt not<d alxM is the early development of a project work plan wherein !he major tasks, e.g., provide chocolate-covered strawberries to wedding guests, are decomposed into still smaller work breakdown tasks such that the simple addition of the effort for each of the individual subtasks delivers what was ezpected. One last early step is the preparation of a project respoll$ibility matrix that lets each project team member know, for each task of the project work, what they can apect &om each other and what will be apected of them. By the way, while the documents dis·cussed ""' important. what is more importmt is the way tho projectplanning process itself will begin the transformation of the group into a team. An dfectivt project manager is a problem-seeker, proactively soardllng for and oommunicating what he learns to the customer and project team members. _c:-._of_ _.......__,...._ -~_,.go,_ ............nt7 The Project Management Institute, formed about 1969, has at least tluoc reasons why you ought to go to its Woh.site at <www.ponl.org>: It allows the non -commercial downloading of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK), it has an open email dis- cussion and Internet-wide project managen' listserv and it hasdeYdopod SIGo-special interest groups-that an small groups of expcrU that areaa:asible to you for questions. ---·--· ---.--...... , _ ..... _ l t 7 What is the most challenging part of the management of projects? Of the four major components of project workpeople, procas, t.echnologyand leadenhip-th< moot challenging is the people. The undcrestimarion of thisoompooent, when oomhinal with the lack of formal education in subject anas that would help, forms an •a pJosj..," oompound. Its name is conflict. The conflict-transformarion approach that is recommended-bwnan systems engi- n=ing-builds on the work of Kurt Lewin. It turns out that the so-called "soft part" of manasementis the bard part! ConBict is a natural human response of thinking people. It exists because people can what they do, bow they do it and how it will be rocogniz.ed. Kurt Lewin, a social psycbologist. used the ~n B = f(I,E), to explain this pbenomena, where •a• is the behavior of an individual or group/team, is the individual or group and "I!" is theenvimos the individual or group/U2m finds tbeonseMs working within. ifyou a.sk managenwbich of the two variables, I orE, can managornent diredly oontrol, they instantly .will respond "E." Then ask them on which variable does managemont actually spend moot of its time attemp_9ng to change the system's outcomes, and they sheepishly say "L• Seems to me that the ttansfonnatiOI} of our senior managornent in industry, government and education will not happen spontaneously nor by accidenL It will happen one project at a time. ·r Tho ,..,.,..,. Is. aft1lUI c:omroonilypublshed by tho Ollie• of News SoMcos In tho DMiion of UnMnlty Communlcitlom, It-- ___ -odu _ __ Unlwnky EdMndolollbsM! locotm .. 330 Crofts Hall. Buffolo, (716) 64S-2626. .... _.,_ _..,_._ Juo- -..,c--_, Conlle-.......... --- .....,.,.._ .....- ft.,ttendance c.-u-.d , _ ..... 1 her of a student fQr whom Passover confiicts with an ClGlffi. "And i(s not being resolved that easily; she said. R<gardless, Fourtner said, the student has rtcourse--as Stated in a resolution be said was passed by the Faculty Senate years ago-with the chair, the dean "and the faculty absolutely hano deal with thaL" Fourmer said he tells his students at the start of the semester the dat<S and times of exams so that otber·ar1111lgements can be made to accommodate planned absences, something with which Baumer took issue. "What do you do with the student who is on his way to class and is involved in an automobile aa:ident?" he questioned. "Or doesn't even get involved in it. just gets trapped in - traffic because it's j~ up for blocks! Now what does the instruc- tor say to that student? 'You failed thecoune?'" Baumer suggested the po!icy dearly stare that faculty "will provide alterna~.· "I don't personally ha.., any P.roblem with that." he said, but added, "I think there may be some problems enfOrcing iL" As well, Baumer suggested rephrasing the second provision to read to the effect that if a student has"a required activity for which there is no altematiYo. and a student misses it for a justified reason, ~ being univmityactivities,oran emergency, (there is) no penalty." "If the fuculty cannot provide an altematiYo or a makeup. then the fact that the student has missed that has no bearing on the studen(s grade.". Baumer oontinued. "And that rtally puts the burden on the faculty~ The issue will be discussed at the next Faculty Senate mteting on ApriiiO. In other business. Kerry Grant, who assumed the position of vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School March I , briefed mculty members on how his office is progressing. and what they can apect &om it. "If there was a timely moment for this, "" had it," he said of the newly formed office, which oombi'nes the dutiesofviczpr<MlSI for Undergraduate education and dean ofthe Graduate School. The o8icr is worlting to link the wxlergraduate and graduate enterprises. as well as capi1alize on potential partnerships between theColq. of Arts and Scimcos and UB's prof<ssional schools. firant said, With regard to p'blicy coming &om the graduate school. Grant said he would l.ilreto roplaa "the appearana of regulations with the practicr of regulations."ln general. however, he said he will be leaving in piaa many of the decision-making structures established and policies e=:t~t<d by his predea:ssoL Gran\ also announced a chango in the method of cnmmunication, with both faculty and students. "We'r?!seelting to effectuate a change in the kinds of things the mculty expressed some irritation aboutthe nature of oommunication they roaive and in some cases, the receipt of similar oommunications by students." be said. He added that changes are imminent at the undergraduate Je,!aswdl, notably in "the tone and temper" of correspondena relat<d to academic p~ �lllldi29.21111Y111.32.1e.25 3 DrieD Former basketball player pledges $250,000 to UB Ronald W. Schlenker Sr., a UB alumnus and former basketball player, has pltdged $250,000 to tho Division of Athlrtics for a scholarship fund for st udent athletes. Schlenker lived on Lisbon Avc:nue near the 5outh Campus in the 1940s and '50s until the death of his father when he was a teenager, [ which forced his family to relocate several times ... ThoSt' were some rough times," remembers Schlenktr. He credits his former baskttball coach at UB, Len Serfustini, for securing scholarships and donations that enabled him to attend the university and play basketball while pursuing a bachelor's degree. "'Serf' taught us, on the court and off, to havo a high degree of humility and honesty, which helped me Jearn life lessons and be successful after graduating," said Schlenker. " Playing basketball showed me how to work within a team and how to establish reaJ goals and achieve them.'" "We are very grateful for Ronald Schlenker ·~ cont muous support of his alma mater," satd Athlettcs Director Bob Aikeilpane, ..and we are greatly apprecia tive ofhi!t commatmem to provide young scholar 4 athJetes a place to foster th etr academiC and athletic pursui ts." Schlenker, who played for three years on the universit y's va rsaty basketball team, received a bachelor 's o f arts degree in geology and Author to hold workshops for faculty, staff, students, public BY SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor UTHOR Paul Rogat Loeb will bring his recipe for social activism to UB and Buffalo April 5-7 at the invitation of the UB Gr«nOffice. The author of"5oul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Tune•-the blueprint for how ordinary citizens can make their wices heard and their actions counlLoeb will hold several workshops for UB faculty, staff and students, as well as members ofdle public during his three-day residency. Loeb's visit is important because it bring. home tht m<ssage that it's vital that all members of tht community participate in the process, says Walter Simpson, UB energy officer and director of the UB Green Office in University Facititits. "For many people, citizenship has become just an abstraction, a topic last hoard ahout in a junior high school ~ ivies class. While mos t people care privately about society, there is a giant disconnect," Simpson says."Wt disengage from the public . sphtre. Fewtr and fewer peopl< wte. And far fe>m" find a place in their lives for social aQvocacy and engaged citizenship. This lack of pubtic participation is not good for democracy and the future of our country," he notes. "Paul Loth's m<ssage in an antidot< to this withdrawal from public life." He speaks of hope and inspiration by sharing stories of ordinary peopl< who stepped up to th< plate, ovm:am< cynicism and other barrim to action, and made A a difference." "'We can all make a difference in our communities and here at VB." Simpson points out. "Just imagine the improvements we would see at the university and in our contributions to the wider commun ity if more of us found our voice and a way to participate." Loeb will begin his visit to Buffalo on April5 with se>eral appearances on the North Campus that will be free and open to all members of the campus community. They are: • A presentation on "Making a Difference on Campus and in the Community" at 8:30a.m. in the Student Union Theatre. The presentation, an expanded Service Excellence Assembly, is co-sponsored by University Services, the Faculty Senate, the Professional Staff Senate, th e Office of the Vice President for Pubtic Service and Urban Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. • "Teaching for Social Involvement and Citizenship-A Faculty Workshop" at 3 p.m. in 280 Park HalL The workshop is co-sponsored by the Environment and Society Instifute and the Faculty Senate. • "Community Service and 5ociaiCllange-AStudent Ltadership Forum" at 5 p.m. in 33. Student Union. The forum is co-sponsored byStudentAffilirs. Loth will continue his visit April 6 with a lecture at 8 p.m. in Allen Hall on the 5outh Campus. The lecture, which will be free of cbarg< and open to the public, also will be broadcast live on WBFO 88.7 FM, UB's National Public Radi o affiliate. The event also will feature a panel discussio1>-in which Loeb will participate-focusing on the challenges faced by the Buffalo region and how those challenges can ~met by citizen involvement. Other panelists will be Valeria Cra y-Dihaan, founder of "50 Women with a Vision," a citizen group ded icated to revitalizing Buffalo's East Side; Kevin Gaughan, local attorney and nationaby recognized proponent of regionalism, government collabora ti o-n a nd co mmunity renewal; Jud y Robinson, director of the Western New York Citizens' Environmental Coalition, and Walter Simpson, UB energy officer, environmental educator and activist. Loeb will conclude his appearances in the Buffalo area by leading a day-long workshop for citizen ac· tivists. "Creating and Sustaining the Vision: Effective Citizen Adwcacy as a Life Calling.• will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 7 in An1herst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway, Amherst. The cost of the workshop, sponsored by the UB Green Office, will be S5. Space is linlited. To register or for more information , caJI 829-3535 o r email <mfuy@facitities.buffalo.edu>. An associated scholar at Startle's Center for Ethical Ltadersbip, Loth has spent 30 y<ars researching and writing about citizen responsibility and empowermmt. He has written se>eral widely praised books, as well as artides for such publications as Tht New York Timts and Utnt Reader, and has lectured at more than 200 colleges and universities. geography from UB in 1960. He credits his UB education as betng instrumen tal in helping him run a successful business for 30 ~rs. " It is very difficult now for a pe rson to succeed in life without a coUege education. J wanted to ensure that education for so meo ne who otherWise might not have received it;• said Schlenker. With details still to be worked out regarding the qualification erne ria, Schlenker was very dear on the purpose of the Ronald W. Schlenker Sr. Endowment Scholarship Fund: '" I designed it for student-athletes because thafs how I made my way through UB. While attendtng the un iversity, various alumni in the athletics program made my college education possible through donations and scholarships." After graduating in 1960 and spending rwo years in Texas, Schlenker returned to Buffalo to work for Spaulding Fiber Ill Tonawanda. Even· 1 tually, the company transferred him to Minnesota. In 1967, Schlenker opened his own business, Schlenker and Associates. to represent manu fact urers of printed circuit boards, wire, cable and fiber optic,. In 1997, Schlenker sold his business to four employees. Schlenker now lives in Wayzata, Minn .• and Naples. Fla .. enJoyrnt; retin;ment and consulting part -time. Virtual dissertation defense makes headlines in Finland While not a rare occurrence at UB, defending one's dissertati o n via the virtual realm is unusual m Finland. Lcena lestinen, who will receive her doctorate from UB th1s spring. earned top billing in the dissertations section of the Helsitrgm Sanomat, FinJand's primary national newspaper, after defending her dissertation via interactive video linking Finland with VB on Feb. I. Hank Bromley, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, agreed to serve as the Finnish student's advisor after her original advisor left tM university. Having never met, the two communi ca ted via emaiJ and telephone in the time # leading up to her defense. lestinen, whose focus was comparative educat;on, also wa!J assisted by a professor in Finland, who sat in on the defense. Bromley said defending vi a video seemed the most logical course of action for the circumstances-particularly since both women would have had to travel to Buffalo. "Given that it's very expensive to fl y here from Finland, we de cided to try it this way," he said. Admittedly, the Feb. I defen se "did not have the same flow and engagement that other defenses have," Bromley said, also noting a sevenhour time difference. The process was impeded somewhat by the lim1· lations of sound and delivery, he said, adding that it felt labored. ''A one- or two-second delay wreaks havoc with the nat ural c~ ­ change of conversation," he scud. Bromley said he found himself prQjccting louder... c1s 1f to reach Finland," which took away from the usual intimc~cy of th e snu.ltlo n. "' I still think it's a clear second -best,"' he said. compa red wuh on · site defenses. Director of the Center for the Study of Tech nology m Edut.::auon at VB. Bromley is interested in exploring what technology can and cannot do to enhance the quality of education. and ca utions that often it is "more flash than substan ce." ln that resea rch vein, and as part of the GSE's GSA Research Sym posium beins held on Saturday in the Universi ty lnn and Conference Center, two UB students will present a paper on the results of a study of faculty members' perceptions of interactive video course benefits and compromises. In panicular. Bromley said, Susana Verdinelli and Lian Zhao look at "why these facilities W<re established. and 1f the)· were accomplishing what they W'tt(' supposed to do." Th(' results are critical, he said, and find that they are "not true tc educational goals." �Carol Brewer looks beyond addn\got.,...... _ _ 2001, clmg !pft1g being hold Apl61n t h t lk1ion Soclol Hoi on l h o Clmpuo, ~ ~ julllholldoo<. Thoftesto,whichii_.ID the.gene<ll pubic ..... •""' unM!nlty community, ... celelnte Its 28lh ....-...y wilh . .-·7 adinneratS p"m.-.gf!ll>. nic foods """' 20 counlrie5. ~p.m, when mon-.ollhoculllnllydiYene-dubs pnMcle music and enjeUinmonl, Including bolly dandng. Caribbean roggae dandng. ribbon donclng """' Chino, the h<ipok foltt dona """' the Ulaaine i n d - d<monstmlons lrom Asia. 11d<.els. ~t a cost 01 avollable at the Student Unk>n souo- ss..... TodcetOfflce. Varone dancers to appear In CFA Key!ank Dance Series wiU conclude with an appearance by Doug Varone and Dancers at 8 p.m. April 7 In the Mainst.age: Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Camptts. The dopce troupe b in ,...;. dence at UB, offering leclutedemorutratlons, woriahops It>< UB dona students, moster dasses It>< dancrn from U6 and the community, and perfor· It>< elemtn!My and high· ma._ school chlldten. Tho company wiU conclud< the rosidtnce with the public concert April 7. Founded In 1986, Doug Varone and Dmcm ~orms a body of won. herald<d by aitks as among the most compelling olthe contempon11y reperto<y. Honored with 1M New York Danceandf'orfo<manceAworcb (Bessies), the company has ~ singled out for Its extroordinaly physical daring. viYid musicality and genius for cap!Uring through """"""""t the nuances of true human interaction. The company has toured I!X\ensively throughout the United States, Europe. the Americas and Asia, performing regularly at major venues, festivals and universities. As a choreographer ol contemporary dance for the concert stage. opera. Broadway, ,... gionaltheater, film and telovi· slon, Doug Varone's crotMty b wtdf-ranging. In addition to the 3().p!1Js pieces he has a.ated for h~ own company, Varone N:s Qe.. signed worics for more than rwo dozen companies, among them the Um6n Dance Company, Pennsylvania Ballet, Dancernaken (C~ and Batsh<Ya Dance c~ (Israel). ~ to try to determine why shortages eilst Nursing manpower issues examined For-""" lt><.- The~~ sta~lstlcs Todcets It>< Doug Varone and Dancers art SIB, SIS, and S9 for the general public and S71or UB students. TICkets are avaiable in the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at all Tld«tmaster loations. For more information call 64s.ARTS. JOB LISTINGS UB Job Rstlngs accessible via Web Job fiStings for prolessional, ,... faculty and cMI51!<· search, vice-both compelltive and no~ con ~ accessed via lho Humon Resoun:esSeMas-slleat <llltp://..... 7 7 - *'-/In~>. · lly ~ UWAHDOWSIU Rtport<r Asslsant Editor W HU.E the shortage of nunes in West· ern New York has diminished in recent years, other issues have revealed themsd,... as problematic in the field-such as a changing demo· graphic in which fewer young people enter the nuning,..,rkf<>re:e while the aging population of nunesoontinues to grow, and therela!Mattractivmess of the profession to newcomers. Carol Brewer, associate professor in the School of Nursing, has stud· ied labor trends in nursing since the 1980s. Fascinated by the workforce dynamics at the time, Brewer began work on her doctomte at the Uni· versity of Michigan in 19S7roughly the same time the oountry was facing a major nursing short· age--and with a clinical master's degree already under her belt, added a master's in applied economics in the midst of her doctoral work. Since joining the UB faculty in 1994, Brewer has investigated nuts· ing trends in Western New York and New York Stare, with a desire to push beyond statistical data and uncover why certain conditions exist. Right now, the industry is in the ~ midst of a "baby boom bulge," with fewer youth ente.ring the workforce, resulting in a moderate shortagt, Brewer said. ... We've got basically a smaller "pWlic·imajjeproblem,'"wilh its qual· ity of work life on the downslide. "People ooming in ... loolc at all the issues around nuning. and they say, 'Why would I want to work as a nunc when I oould work as a teacher~or a social worm, or I oould go into lkJsi. ness or medicine?'" said Bm<U, add· inS that nuning draws on both new· and stmnd-areer individuals. "How do you say, 'Wi~ having a terrible time in nursing right noW ... and nurses wouldn't want tbeir own family member. to go to the hospital beausetbeydon't think the care is good!.. she asUd. "How doyoumakttbosepoints ... andnot also give nursing a blad eyel" Brewer,whooeoornmitmenttoher profession is unflagging. e>plains that population looking to take care of ari aging population, and a large population," she said Given the ...Ja. tively high avemge age in nursing, Brewer said that in tenns of a shortage, there are two basic solutions. "You can change the behavior of nurses who are partidpating, who are already licensed and in the workforce- you can try to get them to work more," she said . .. Or you can educate more nurses so you have a higher volume entering the workforce." Increasing the numbers, how.ver, is a matter ofenticingwould·be nurses into a profession that's experiencing a ..,. condltloou- nunlng .....,esslon. these are legitimau gripes, but publicizing them can overshadow the benefits of the_profession. "Nursing remains a stimulating, exciting and fascinating profession, with many career optiollS-<ll1d that is what gets lost when there is so much emphasis about working oon· ditions," she said Health·care d.ollars drive the need for nurses, and when that money began to taper off in the t;arly 1990.--the result of a~ shecompletedh!:rclocu:Jrmandshe in managed care-<lownsizing in · never considered not working. hospital& occurred "When' I got out of oollese. raid, "The hospital markd really drives 'rm notgoingtobeasl3y·at·bomt the n<ed fur nwsing." sht <xplained, mom,'" sbe Aid. "And I actually noting that in 1996, fur eumple, 60 made I deliberate d>Oice t0 go bad; percent of nunes _ , working in to nursing after grtting my first'un· hospitals. The decreased demand fur de!graduar., degree in biology." nurses was the result o( r..- dollars Since joining the UB faculty, fur bealth ~~ Brower oonsistmtly has~ andthus,lessJliOil<YlOpayfurnU~XS. labortn:nds.llelw<en J996and 1998, The demand foe nurses iseq>and· she loobdat thedilfmnas between ing,sheraid,butthegrowthmr.,for bospital·employee nurses V<nus supply has slowed-with no in· non·hospital-employee nunes in crease in sight To oombat further WestcmNewYork.Andin 1999,she loss, employers have increased andacolleagucat~YodtllnMr· wages. Still, she said, the wages IJe. sity oonducud an aoaJysis of sQr., ing offered may not be enough to labor Sbtistics fur nurses, the raults draw in nuncr-nor rrury the kinds ofwhich_, published in the Janu· ofjobsbeingofferedat those wages. ary!FdJruary issue o( /'flming Out· To illustrate: In look. Her latesl effort, for which she late 1999, a nuts· isseeltingfunding.willlookatlabor ing·eucu!M told issues on a national~ Brewer the num· Buildingonamnddusedinturn· ber of part-time OYerresearch, Br.......plaostoinvespositions at a local tigau retention in the profession hospital had anditseffectsontheworkfor~:n,. doubled, from 30 data will be g;otbered in two pamto 60, and she once at the beginning of the year, oouldn't fill them. and again at the close of the yearWhat may seem inordertomonitorchanges. "What lilct a shortage in is it that maJc.. nurses dissatisfied!" this case, isn't, sbe said "Or if they'~ dissatisfied Brewer said, not· about something, or satisfied, do ing that changing · they act on it!" expectations in the What has become apparent to her workforce have over the years is the way nuising has seen few.r nunes becomeincreasinglydecentr.diz<d-. wanting part·time an overloading of tasks outside the work. Once a primary responsibility of patient strength in tenns ~which, in tum, has led to a of Oexibility for devaluingofnursesintheprofession. the majority of the "The~'s a message ooming out of w o r k f o r c e - professional nursing organizations women-part·time work has be· that quality ca~ is a real ooncern,• come more ofa liability, B~ said sht said, noting, h~. that "we "(Nurses) expect to be in the havebeenalinkshrill"inairingthat workforce their whole lifetime; they message. Olaoging the mindset on expect to be able to work full time," how to SQM problems, sbe added, she said won't be easy, givm the oomplexity Brewer herself illustrates the cur· of issues in nursing. "I think we have contributed to rentdemographicofserondcareers in nursing. Now 50-roughly the _, our own problems in terms of the average age for nursing faculty perceptions of the profession. And members, with the aver.Jge age for it's really too bad because nursing is nunes at #-Brewer was 43 when a great p~fession.• r Graduate Conttn..d from ..... 1 question·answer (period)." In thescherneofthings, Hultenius said earning his degree via US's EngiNet program. was more a ben· efit-than burden-of technology. "I often felt like I was one of the other students sitting in class," he said of the videotapes mailed to him each week. "I liked the convenience 6f being able to watch the tapes at my leisure-and being able to rewind and watch over if necessary." But on the B.ipside, Hulteniussaid going the distance to get his degree was more challenging than some might give it credit. "I don't think i)'s at all easier," he said "In fuct, I think it's probably a little more difficult because I didn't have the luxury of badgering my in· structors for help, (and) I didn't have the luxuryofhavingdassmates who I oould learn with and get help from." In defense of the quality of dis· tance-leaming courses--and as a note to faculty who question their value--Chen explains that the vid· cotaped courses are simply record· ings of class lectures that would bappen regardless of distance learning. "We're not doing a separate set of courses," he said. "The same stan· dards have to be met, the same as· signments have to be done."' And to faculty cynics and skep· · tics, Chen r.lises what may seem an unsettlin~ut ·nonetheless bon· est-point. "One of the things I teU my ool· leagues who have been reluctant to teach distanoe· leaming courses, is (that) evm some of the students we call local are operating as if they're at a distance--they don't show up for class, they're relying on picking up handouts and notes from people, and dumping material from ooursc Web pages," he said "So, what's the difference!" Funher, he said, some graduate students end up finishing their degree at a distance anyway. In high demand by employers, many leave before completing their final master's project. "I think all things oonsidered, it would be berter to be on campus, real·time interactive ill the class· room with a faculty member," Chen said "That is tlie best of all possible worlds, and I would not advocate that distance learning is in e-my way equal to that. "But for people who don't have the luxury of quitting their jobs (and) going back to school full time, I think it's a decmt stmnd·best,"beadded. Hultenius, who nevtr once set foot on the UB campus, isn't oomplaining. "I think I re<Zived the same ((!u· cation as anybody else who attended in person," he said. The absence of classmates with whom be could oonfer on class maners was so~­ times frustrating, he added, "(but) I don't think it detmcted from the quality of the education.• Chen said EngiNet isn't opera!· ing-and shouldn~ be viewed-as a money-making enterprise, but r3ther as a function of the univ=ity's public·service mission. ·~ofthewaysastateuniver· sity SfS!em promotes il3elfis by pro- viding access to higher education. What we'~ doing is expanding ac· cess," he said, adding that be would be surprised if, after the instructors are paid an additional stipend, and t<chnical support and staff are paid, theno's much of a pmfit. "If (administrators) think this is a way to makt mo~ money for the univmity, I would tell them they'~ dreaming," he said The proof, Chen said, is in the degree. Hultenius' graduation from the program is "a real feather in o(lr cap,• he said, realizing fully the dis· lance-learning program's potential "Ther. are still faculty who object to the notion of students earning a mast<t's degree entirely from a dis· tance; be said. "And to those faculty, I would say, 'Don't tell me it can't be done. H""''s a guywboalreadydid it.For more information on the EngiNet program, contact Marge Hewlett, oorpocare relations ·adJninis. trator, at <lllhewle~g . buf­ ~ trvisiltheEogiNetw.bsitt at " -·--/&ogiNet>· �Music sets April concerts m Cassatt String Quartet to present last concerts of UB residency a, SUE WU£rCHEII RtpotttrEditO< T HE final concerts of the Cassatt String Quart<t's residency at UB and an appearance by ac· claimed violinist Elmar Oliveira with the Slee Sinfonietta wW be among the highlights of the concert schedule to be presented by the Department of Music in April In concluding a 'siJ<aSSful threeyearresidencyat UB, theCassan will perforro two concerts in Sl« Concert Hall on th North Campus_ The quartet Will perform the final installment of the annual SleeJ Beethoven String Quartet Cycleincluding0p. I8,No.4,0p. l35and Op. 59, No. 2-<lt 8 p.m. April6, and will perform the last concert of this year's Sloe/Visiting Artist Series at 8 p.m. April28. Acclai med local pianist and chamber music aficionado Stephen Manes will join the Cassan April28 in a performance of Shostakovich's Piano Quinret in G minor, Op. 57. Manes, professor and chair of the Department of MuSic. and the CassOn have enjoyed a number of successful collaborations during the quartet's residence at UB. During the April 28 concertdesignated as this year's Tretzo Memorial Concert in memory of Basil Tzetzo, long· timc concert patron and supporter o f Slee Hall-the quartet also will perform Mozart's Quartet in E Major, K. 428 and Dvorak's famous String Quartet ·in F Major, Op. 96 ("The American"). The Cassatt String Quartet was choseit to be the Slee Quartet in Residence in the spring of 1998 fol lowing a rigorow audition and in- rerview pro<:ess. It has performed for the Arts; the UB Jazz Ensen)bl< the Beethoven Cycle each year, as with Sam Falzone, director, at 8 p.m. well as several VISiting Artist Con- April22 in Baird R<cital Hall; the UB certs, and made a number of ap- Conremporary Ensemble, Magnus pearances with the Slee Sinfoniena. Mlrtensson, conductor, at 8 p.m. While in rtsidenctat UB, thequi.r- April 24 in Slee; UB Concert Band, tet also visited many Bufl'alo-area Jon Nelson, conductof, at 8 p.m. sd>ools, pmented two youth CXlrlartS April 25 in Slee, and the UB Choir at UB and offered several roaster and UB Chorus, Harold dasoes and open coaching sessions, Rosenbaum, conductor, at 8 p.m. and visited many dasoes on campus_ April 26 in Slee. 0~ who performed a solo Rounding out the concert schedrecital on March 24 in Slee, will re- ule will be a faculty recital by the turn to the concert hall at 8 p.m. Baird Trio, featuring Movses April 3 to join the Slee Sinfonietta, Pogossian on violin , Jonathan conducted by_Magnus MJrtmsson, Golove on cello and Manes on piin a performance of Mendelssohn's ano, at 8 p.m. April 18 in Slee; conVJOiinConcertoinE-minor,Op.64. certs of student-performed pieces at TheSlee Sinfonietta also will per- 8 p.m. April16 and April23 in Baird; form Fug;t {Ricercatll) a 6 voci {from a performance of the UB Symphony, "The Musical Olferin~ ) by Bach Mlrtensson, conductor, at 8 p.m. and on:hestrated by Anton Webern. April27 in Slee and a concert by the The final piece of the night will be UB Saxophone Ensemble, Harry Stravinsky's PulcineUa Suite. Fackelrnan, co~uctor, at 3 p.m. An open~ of the program April 29 in Slee. with Oliveira and the Slee In addition, a special program of Sinfonietta will be featured as the real -time, interactive, computer · music department's Brown Bag music will be performed at 8 p.m. Concert for April. The rehearsal will April!! in the Drama Theatre in the be held at noon April 3 in Slee. Ccnrer for the Arts. Oliveira has taken his place as one SingJe tickets for most concerts of the most conunanding violinists sponsored by the Department of of our time, with an ur15urpassed Music range from SS to S 12. Dis· combination of impeccable artistry co unt s are available for seniors, and old-world elegance. Among his students and UB faculty, staff and gen!!ration's most honored artists, alumni for the morb expensive he is the first and only Americail vio- co ncerts. linist to win the Gold Medal at Tickets may be obtained at the Slee Moscow's Tchaikovsky Interna- Hall box office from noon to 5 p.m. tional Competition. Monday thro gh Friday, from the Other performances scheduled for Cenrer for the Arts box office from April include appearances by the UB . noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Fri· Opera/Music Theater Workshop, day and at all TicketMaster outlets with Dora Ohrensrein, director, at 8 The fiill slare of Slee Hall concerts p.m. April 20 and 2 p.m. April 21 in is available online at <-.51ee.bufthe Black Box Theatre in the Center falo.edu>. Spring Things lleaely to greet sprlng and head outside? The Web provides helpful information for Wostern New Yorkas eager to shake that cabin fever! For example, the 11,000-acre Iroquois National Wtldlife Refuge, midway between Buffalo and Rochester, hosts thousands of geese and ducks during their spring migration. V'asitoB to the refuge also can watch and hear bald eagles tending their nests, thanks to video cameras and microphones strategicaUy placed in the nesting area. The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages {GORP) <www.gorp.com/ gorp/ resource/ u.s_nwr/ ny_lroqu.htm > has directions and visitor center hours. The Round the Bend Online Travel Guide to Upstate New York <www.rounclthebend.com/ > will lead you to a variety of greater Niagara and Finger l..akeyear-round travel destinations. Fora fun spring destination, check out the guid<'s listing of maple sugaring sites at <www.rounclthebend.com/ nyssugr.html>. While most of the list· ings state that they are open year round, phone numbers are included for information on the availability of tours and demonstrations. You don't need a travel guide to find a place to fly a kite tn th1s breezy area. but you may want some kite-flying tips. Try Kitez.com <www.kltu..com / >, the Web site that bills itself as the .. laziest way to find kite sit es." If it's kite-flying infonnarion you need. Kitez.com wiJilead you to it, including listings of kite festivals, k.He! plans, .. very easy" kite plans, kite discussion groups, etc. Who can think about spring without thmking about baseball? And in Western New York, that 's Buffalo Bisons ba~l1-sorry, Blue Jays fans. The Bisons' Web sne at <www.b lsons.com > has t1cket mformation for the April 5 opening game of the team's I 16th 'Cason. Other lin ks on the site in clude the "PreSj Rox ," w1th Bason!.' stattsucs,leam roster, ETC.; " Bisons History;" lmks for "Young Fans;" m · forma tion on the ongomg"Thruway Sen~ " nvd1ry. and dnnounLements of upcoming specml events, such as the return of the Beac..h Boys to sing in the summer Augu'it sunshml' dOd heat. But that's another season 1 --Gemma DeVI n ney an d Do n H artman , Untvm•ty llbtOflt>\ BrieD GSA to present film festival Films from four continents will be featured durmg the Spnng In ternational Film Festival presented b)' the Grad uate Student A!t!'IO ciation Tuesday through April 5 m the Student Union Thcatn: on the North Campus. All films are free of charge Jnd opC'n to the pubh c. The festival \'{ill open at 6p.m. on Tuesday with screcn1ngs of thl" I 996 Korean film '' Farewell, My Oarljng," directed byChoi-Soo Park. and the I996 Danish film "Pusher," d1rcctcd by NIColas \Vindm g Refn . The second day's screenmgs wdl feature "Guelwaar," a 1993 Scm-g.t.IC!ol.· film directed by Ousmane Sembene, and "The Apple." " 1998 film do · rected by Iranian Samira Makhmalbaf. The show will begm a! .\ p.m . The- final day's activities on April 5 will feature a !t~o.recnmg dl b p.m. of"N ueba Yol," a 1995 Domimcan film d1recled bv Angl·l Mum?. A reception will follow the film presentation. In addition to the GSA, the fcstiv-o:tl is spo nsored h)' UUAH. Artvoh.e and the Korean C ultural ervice. For furth er information on the f~suval, contact the GSA nlfi'-'-' al 645-2960. RIA to hold alcohol screenings .,..._au a..llgln-'llleodl)l. ..... 22 Ulludly,Mirth2S- 5181.._ ~MIIdl2!1 a.-~. April I ........., Ylt IIIJrafO:::r: .... ..,.'\PI 29 . . . . . . Oars--T~Aptf30- s.n...r FqililrlllliMtians Moya.,.....,. Mly9 ~ Qo --~. Mayt0~Miy12 ~ Commencane11t-Sunday, May 12 . o.r- _ . Cllong<. H tiJnns and c.,..,.,... c..MW/S<JtdlifD .,.,._,a~rocn Stlndold Academic Colendor. ai1endon far specialized ~~MFC,I!IIc.~>My Alcohol problems have m•ny faces . Could yours be one of them ? Do you question how much you're drinking? Or is the problem how so meone else's drinking may be affecting your quality of life? Is alcohol use creati ng problems for someone you care about at work, home or school, o r in dangerous situations IJkc driving a car? The Research Institut e on Addictions wiU participate in ational Al cohol Screening Day on April 5 with free, confidentiJ.I scn."f'ning from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the insmuu·. 1021 Main St., between Nonh and Goodrich streets in Buffalo. Educational materials also will be available. ..A simple 10-item questionnaire is avai lable to help in identifying an alcohol prob~m," acco rding to Paul R. Stasiewicz, director of RlA's Clinical Resear~f Center. Participants 1n the screen1ngday will com plete the questionnaire wzth one-on -one ass1stanCl~ from an akaholism counselor. .. In addition , we hope to rdlse publac dwarenes!'l of alco hol -related issues, alert people to the serviCes avdJiablc an our own community and encourage some changes an behaVIors thdt may be dbruptmg people's lives." Na tional Alcohol Screenmg Uay wall be («mdul.'tcd .u 2. ,000 !'llll'' across the country, includmg hospitals, akohol-tredtm~nt (t'ntl·r~ a nd co lleges. Modeled on the \ 'Cry su.:ccssful NauonJI Dcpre~~1on Screening Day, the program 1s .timed .u he-lpmg people m a non threatening, easily accessible way. For more information, stop an at RIA on Apnl ~ or contJCI the institute at 887-2387. �Cross-country bike trip to be made on beh•lf of persons.wfth d iNibllltles The thlniiMUII.._... -and~ f'n9om (l.fN'), • anNoy meniDitng ""'JJfferalor ..... - - - t , l h t . -. ship Oowlopment c.- ot U8, will bo held on Aptl4. LEAP - - t o g o l n ,...,_..._...and inllght Ill' obsorWlg COIT1I1UlllyIn action. The""""""- •• guide li1ro<q1 • dly In lht .,.,. fesslonol ~ ......mg lhot ..... dents t.ndonl>nd ""~ ofieodonl>p wi!Nnlht corrmunity, asyd as in lho~ ~from local bu>lnos5e, ho5pilals. ~ cxganiulions city and county offoces will pal1lcipie as "'""""'Among them will bo such communityleadm as&Aialo MI)U Anthony Ma5l,!llo; WIVS-TV news anchor Carol Joson; t..oNtd Lenihan, Erie C:O...ty conwnlssion« for ponomel, and Dam!n Stricld.lnd, exet\J1iYe director of Friends oflho Night People. Student partldponls aro nomlnatod Ill' faculty 'If stoff membon and sei«Ud based on their am- and flU' irM>IYement and - lobo a success i1 the 8tltllo community. A total of 5S Sludenls wil take port In this year's LEAP. The day will bogln when students roport 1o their rpentor's of. lice at 9 a.m., and will c:ondude with a receplion hosted~'!' Pmldent and R. ~ at 4:30p.m. in the locobs fxKu. Mrs;- 1M oe..topment Center In lho tormeo:Buder Mansion on Dellware Avenue In Bullolo. • For further lnformotlon, condirector of the l.udenhlp o...iopmenl .Cenlef, at 645-6469. tact Frank J•.G<Qo, Psvdlolocw to present colloquium series Domestic OOience wilt bo lht topic oflho flrst ~ In the Deportment of~ , 2000.01 Colloquium Series. scheduled for 2 p.m. Ap!il S In the Kivl, 101 S.ldy Hall, North c..n,.... The~. "M\'Ps (Moritally VIolent Plwtners) Under lho Spotlight Testing Typoklgy of a,._ Botteren," will bo - I l l ' Amy-ofthe Deportment of~ otlf>. diana UniYenlly. The series will continuo on Ap!i1 19 with • loclun! Ill' Donief G~ of lho OOpaltment of Psychology at . _ _ IKM<· slty. Gbrt ... cisaas "Why """'**' lht of Is • Secret: Some ,_.,In AllociiYe ~- 2 p.m.ln280 ean.- Pllt Hal, North The coloquUn serials open lo all membon of the lrillnlty COITVIV1ity.- will bo Information. -For -more -" loclun!. conUiet Karen Hoyer at 645-3650, ext. 363. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~ to the TheR<pomr-..s-. from memben of lht.......,. ~ """"'**" .... -and-'-"""*1 bo ilrr-.IIDID0-11111""'1 . bo ....... - ....... 1& tmrnuol!a.ule . .~ Student to make (~Journey of Hope" BY MAllY fiET1t SPINA Contributing Editor t<am will t.ak. the southmt rout£, while Omans' team will foUow the OPHOMORE Grayson nort.htm route. Omaru will be one of 70 The ~will meet Aug. 12 in Ill<lllbers ofPi Kappa Phi fra. the nation'$ capital )ourneyofHope cyclists aped to ternity who wiD pedal crosscountry this summer on a 3,900-mile raise more than $280,000 this sum")oumcy of Hope" to fund projects mer to fund projects selected by the for people with disabilities. national frat<mity. The trip is pan of Pi Kappa Phi's james Slaiman, advisor for the national service projeq. Push America. which is committed 10 raising awareness and funds on behalf of people with diJabilities. Push America also includes a shorter, 850-mile bicycle trip, "Gear Up Florida," that will lea~ Miami May 12 and end in Tallahassee May 26. Omans' frattrnity brothers . Nelson Santana, a se nior, and sophomore Ben Werernblewski plan .• ·:'---· .r to ride in Gear Up Florida. A business major &om Cazmovia, Omans and his Journey of l:fope teammates each wiD be backed by $4,000 in pledges from family, ~ friends, local businesses and other =-~ the 7 001 organizations. ,....,_, of Hope bkJde trip. Pedaling in the Gear Up Florida ride, Santana, a neuropsychology major &om Roosevelt Island, and local chapter's Push America activiWeremblewslci,abusinessmajorfrom ties, rode in the journey of Hope West Seneca. each must raise $1,500. when he was a student at Stat< UniOmans' 71-day road trip wiD be- ~rnty CoD~ at Brockport. gin june 7 in San Francisco at the "We stayed away &om big cities, Golden Gate Bridge, where the cy- ~the back roads on a pre-declists will split into two teams. One tmnined ro!Jkwith sdleduled ovtr· S rJil' . ~~ e "~ ,_. nights and rest stops," he aplained. Residen'tJ in towns along the way wdoomed the ttam's visit. "We felt liU champion athldes and celebrities when people turned out to meet us, offering us fOOd and h~itality," he grinned. More often than not, they also oollected adanaticn for )oumeyofHope. The cyclists will be accompanied by fraternity members who luw first-aid or bi.kr-repair training, driving vdlidesequipped with food, medical supplies and bicycle parts. Each team wiD avm~ge 75 miles a day, pedaling through more than IOOcities. Taking the northern leg of the trip. Omans'~ wiD lrlMI through such states as Nevada, Utab, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. "The trip gives us a chan.ce to sbow peopk that fraternity members arm't just 'party animals' only intt:resl<d in Qaving a good time," Omarusaid. "But,"headded, "wewiDbavefun, meet lots of nice people, face our own pertoltal Chauenge to oompl<t< the journey and do somethiog for somebody else." The 36-member UB chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, founded on campus last semester, almtdy bas shown its oomJu~ment to others by adopting as its ongoing service project Buffalo School 84, attended by 10me 170 studmtJ betMm the . . o( 5 and 2 I who hove Jingle or multiple pbysical diabilities. Gail ~projectooordina­ tor at the school, said the education· the students rea:iYe is designed to equip them to be mainsllamed into schools in the CDDUDunity,leam job skills and, in some cases, earn associat< or undergradua~ degrees. "Our studentJ look forward to weddyvisits &om their UB friends," Koslowski noted Scheduling regular visits lo the scbool around their own dasoscbedules and School 84's programs and activities. the &mmity Ill<lllbers not only participate in swimming. art and reading projec\s. but also act as "big brothers" to the students. Plans are under way for the fra . ternity members to build a~ shelter so that students can participat< in outdoor.activities. "Our oommitment to School 84 links the university, through our chapter, with the commtmityto provide a needed, ongoing service; Omaru point«! out. "Our members already have learned to<kvdop creative ideas and become more smsitM to the .-Is of people with disabilities," he added. Anyone int<rested in placing a pledge for the trip may contact Omaru at 645-4858. Alumni association announces awards Ellis, Carey, Marrone among honorees at annwil dinner and awards ceremony BY MAllY IIET1t SPINA Contributing Editor A retired,smaU-townphysician who has been an active UB alumnus, an internationally known authority on autism and a leader for change in his native Nigeria are . amongthe5e\UlindividualswbowiD be honored at the Alumni Association's annual awards dinner in celebration of =dlence onApril20. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. in the Center for Tomorrow on the Nortb Campus. Tickets are $60 per person. For for further information or to make resen;Jtions, caD 8292608 before April 6. George M. Ellis Jr., M.D. '45, a generous and devoted alumnus of the School of Medicine and Bio· medical Sciences for half a century, will receive the Samuel P. Capen Award, the alumni association's most prestigious prize. The award is presented for notable and meritorious contributions to the university and its family. A retired physician and surgeon, Ellis provided quality and personalized medical care in a small, semirurallndiana oommunity. He established the Geoq:e M. Ellis Jr.M.D. EndowmentFundfi:>rMedicine, and also donated a tare, first edition of " De conceptu et generatione hominus"-written by jaoob Rueff and published in Zurich in 1554-to mark the UnM:rsity Ubraries' acquisition of its three-millionth wlume. The Oifford C. Furnas Manorial Award will be present«! to Van P. Carey, M.S. '76, PhD. '81, professor of mechanical engineering at the UllMmty of California-Berkeley. The annual award is present«! to agraduateoftheSchoolofEngineering and Applied Scimces or within bringing bonor to the university. lion of diagnosis and treatment of Internationally known as a leader the oondition. · in the field of heat transfer, Carey's She is professor and dean of the research bas led to patents that have · Graduat<Sd>ooiofAppliedandProlriiiiiiiiiiiiii======nl impacted the design of many c.ssional Psychology and director of heating. >entilation and air- the Douglass Developmental Disoonditioning systems. abilities Center at Rutsers l.lniY<nity. The Walter P. Cooke Ibecbwukwu C. Madubuike, Award will be present«! to PhD. 73, is a consultant, scholar, PauiV.Marrone,retiiedvice educatOr and politician who bas president of Veridian Engi- t:nade iDlportant oontnbutions to neering-formerly Cornell his na~ N'tgeria and to UB. ~ 1n t9n, he returned to Nigeria, Amlnautical l.ai1oratory. The Cooke Award is given w"- beoonducted reseaitb, taught to ~ non-alumnus who bas African literature and authored lr'· made notabltand meritorious mtlbooks. oontributions that have inftu. 1Wo yean later, be was elected to meed the 1111Mrsity's growth the lmo State Congress and apandimprolle!lle!lt,and stimu- pointed his oountry's first post-mill· ·lat<d others lo show an active tary minis)er of education. He later int=st in and give material was appoint«! lo the National Constitutional Conference and belped · support lo UB. Marrone is recognized for write a new oonstitution and degiving his time and ezpertise >clop Nigeria's first-heath-care plan. WilliamA. Nies<,LUl. '61,retired to help gel funding &om the National Science Fowxlation last year as vice p~t, general to bring the National Center <X>Unjdand assistant secretary of the for .Eartbquake Engineering Tunes Mirror Co. and its primary Research-now known as the operating unit, The LosAngtles Trrms He is a longtime leader ui various Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering ~ organizations iD Los Angeles that promo~< and improve the oommu· search-to UB. Four alumni will rea:iYe nity. An a<:tM member o( the I.Distinguished Alumni School AhunniAssociation,he also is Awards lOr their career ac- on the =cutM <X>D1Il1ittJ:e of UB's complisbments; oommunity Generaticn toGeneriltion Gampoign. Abbe I. Raven, B.A. '74, who or uni-msiiy servioe, resean:h beads the History Olannd, is dedior scholarly activity. Sandra I. Hurls, Ph.D. cated to the idea that cable program'69, is an internationallym:- ming sbould be i.nstructi>e, as wdl as entertaining. ognized aport on autism. She helped launch and became a Her research, which bas demonthe disciplines of natural sciences and mathematics in the College of Arts strat<d that autistic children can be vice president ofA &E, the Arts and Entertainment Network, and later and Sciences who bas distinguished aided bycueful tutoring and behavhimselfor bmdfin a field ofscience, ioral amtro~ ha)changed the dim:- its History<lwmd. �Ua!Q 29. 21111/Vi. 32. k ~ Norman Corah, pioneer in research on dental stress L Conh, retired UB elm- mount«! video game that patients tal edUCIIO<and a pion= in reotareh playtodiotraltthemduringtrtattn<nt. A native of Kenmore, Corah reon patients' dmtalstress.cliec!March 20 in his Amherst home afu:r. y.ar- cm.d undergraduate and graduate degrees from UB and briefly taught long battle with CllllCtt. He was 67. A reoogni2ed authority on mea- in the Department of Psychology afsuring.evaluating and trtating SlreSS ter graduation. In 1960, he took a job as an assisrelated todmtal care, Gorab was bestknown for ckvdoping the Corah tant prof<ssor in the Department of Dental Anxiety Scale. Tht question- Psychology at Washington Unr.oenity nain, used by researcbm anddmtal in St. Louis, beconting chi<f research practitioners worldwide, is designed psydlologjst in the Division ofOlild to measure scientifiallythe lcvds of Psychology and a research assistant anxiety individuals experienc< wh<n -prof<ssor in medical psyt:bology. fae<d with a trip to the dmtist. He returned to UB in 1965 as a Corah and his UB cOlleagues are faculty member in the Department well-known for developing various of Behavioral Science in the School anxiety-reduCing techniques. of Dental Medicine. He remained a OneoOUsmostiru'loYatiYeandsuc- memberofthedmtal-school faculty cessful techniques is the chair- until his rrtirement in 1996. Corah published extensivelY, in professional journals on subjects related to dmtistryand psyt:hology. He was a member of the Arneri · can Psychological Association, the American Association for the Ad· vancement of Science, the New York Academy of Sciences and Sigma Xi. The recipient of numerous grants from the National Institute for Dental Research, he was a consultant to study sections at the Nationallnsti· tutes of Health. Corah was a past president of the Buffalo Health Sciences Chapter of United UnM:rsity Professions. An expert on American cut glass, he was archivist and a former mern· beroftheboardof~nofthe American Cut Glass Association. Paul Lohnes, retired professor in education school P..,. Loh-.a professor in the II. Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology for 30 years. died Feb. 16 in Dover, N.H., after a brief illness. He was 72. Lohnes was noted for his many contributions to statistics and voca- tional psyt:hology, as well as his interpersonal warmth, intellectual depth and serue ofhumor. Since his retirement from UB in 1993, he and his wife, Kathleen, had tlaVeled extensively and enjoyed their waterfront home on Colony~ N.H. Born in Lynn, Mass., Lohnes completed his undergraduate degree at Yale University and doctoral studies at Harvard He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-54 and taught at N<wton High School in Massachusetts from 1954-56. In addition to his work at UB, Lohnes was IBM Rtsearqt Associate at MIT from 1960-62, and served as a professor and director of guid· ance-studies for Project Talent-the tint large-scale, national study of American · (1962},along with descriptions ofthe youli>--;tt the statistical proe<dures and computed University of examples from their research. It was Pittsburgh the first such textbook in that field ( from 196!Hi7. During the ne:x!15 years, they pubLohnes lished three more books on various was author or aspects ofeducational m;earcb, buildco-author of ing upon their early start in computer eight books, applications and dataanaJr.;is. Lohnes eight mono- joined Cooley at the Univenity of graphs and more than 50 journal Pittsburgh, where they worked on articles,andgavenumerousoational Project Talent and produe<d several presentations. In the yean prior to monographs dealing with the career his retirement, he had developed in· development of young adults. novalive proe<dures for the statistiTo facilitate their work together, cal analysis of causal models in edu- Cooley bought a summer home next to Lohnes' on Colony Cove. cation and psyt:hology. "Since 1956,Paulwasacenttal fea· Lohnes enjoyed a longtime professional collaboration with William tureof my career," Cooley says. "It was Cooley of the Uoivenity of Pitts· ·a great collaboration, stimulated by burgh, who he had met while they a kind of mutual respect that lew acawere graduate" students at Harvard demics .,..,. experitnce. Even in my The pair created many of the first retirement, he has had a great inftu· computer programs for multivariate enceonmylife.Myentirefamilyand analysis, which they published in I will miss him dearly~ their first book, "Multivariate Proce· Details of a memorial service to dures for the Behavioral Sciences" he held at UB will he announced. Cal~ndar ETC-shop: - - Wocttshop lntro to Bl~rd . 212 Capen, inside Undergraduate Ubrary, North Clmpus. 2-3:30 p.m. Fl'ft. ~n)()red Tax Wor1uhop. Steve Ingraham, ~=~~~~00 .enter. For Internal RNenue Service; Suzanne Reusch, New Ycrl: State Department of Taxation and Finance. 225 Natural Sciences COfl.\Piex, North Ca{Tlpus. 5 ~l~~~~~~~~ Campus. Gallery hours are 10 a.m,. to S p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ~~~~~-h Friday, and 11 a.m. infonnation, 645-2258. • Art Exct..nge: Alfrod ond UB Art Art exhibit opening reception Wort by students in the Schoot of An and Design at AJfred Un~rstty will be on display In the Center for the Aru atrium through Sunday. Art Department SenJor Thesis ~1tMUon 1. &45 Center for the Arts. North Campus. S p.m. Fre-e. Sponsoced by Depl of Alt. For more Information, 645-6878, ext. 1350. Physics Colloqulonn ~~h:n~of:~~~,:~~kly Gallery, &45 t'enter for the Arts, North Student Leadenhlp Forvm Torques and Tunnell~n • Community Servke and SocW ;:;~i ~~~~16'~;t~rL of Change: A Student Leadenhlp Forum. Sctenees Compex, North Campus. 3:45 Paul loeb, assoc. scholar, Center for p.m. Free. ~~~~~~~Sea~~~ S- Exchonge" .._by Wendei-Duchscheror ~:.~~~~ ;~:.!/~~ ~ 5 6:30p.m. Fr<O. Sponsoced by Student Affairs and UB Green. For more MotiUe lntrot\s and lntelns: Structure. Function, fvolutlon. Malleno s.tfort. prof., biomedicat.aences, Wadsworth lnfomlation, 829-3535 . appointment. Lecture Series Hove You f.m Thought AbouL ..God " Douglas Levere: Ch•nglng New Vorl<. 2001 " .. Sporuored oy Life Tech~ Inc. and ~~~~=~ HoiUngsworth, 64S.2968.. -lie Loctu.... Musk and the Clnernatk Caesura. Berthold Hoed<ner. un;,. of Chicago. ~=~~~~~~F:~~ In My Portfolio? Newman Center. Suite 209, The Commoru.. 7:30p.m . Free. Sporuored by The Newmon Conte<. For more infoonalion. ~ria Cia~ 636- ~B~~sd';,~,M~~~~~~tn -.leal Nine. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. S12. general; IS. students. For more information, 645- Place, Buffalo. Ganery houn are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m . Monday through Friday and AIID. Sponsored by Buffalo For mo<e infonnallon, ColloqukJm. Con:oran. 881-16400f64S.24«.ext. ll 9. Brf>n Sandia hit .............. homer In the top of the to ap • ....,. that saw sc.ore 12 n.ns in the finaldv-eelmlnp and take • IS-14 win owr l"brshaa on Fricby.The win wu the UB baseball~· Am as members of the MAC. The Bulb hk four home runs In .,. conust. .. many .. they had hit In their fim 11 pmes of the you. lis Mi<.e Aaheny hk tw0 f"OUlCI. UWen-lndudioc. ~ gnnd sbm to rporlc the UB"s rally. Aaheny finished witll • career~ ,_, RBis. Brandon DiCesare also homeced lor the Bulls."• du-ee-run shot down the left.fleld Une In the eighth to tie the contest at 13-13. US collected 18 hits ;, the contest. Unloru.nu.ely. <hat was the only win the 8uls c:ould muster as they dropped "'""' wid a>nteSU to the n..Monrc Henl to~ the weekend ........ Marshal tool<. --...,.on Sao.nloy. I0.2 and finished-. 22-a. and 13-10 clechb>lns....doy'sf'oWe. &ic Huber went 8-for- 18 in the lour-pme series. SCO<ioC four """· l+.ber b ridirc • I O.pme hitting streak and leads the Bulb • .44 1 baalnp•erace. lon:ed the postpon<m<nt of the scheduled home Of><"<' Marth 21 ap1nst N;apr.. No makoup dato has been announced. Poor_,.,... ~oft~ all Bulls swept at kent State US bepn Its ftm Mid-American Confon.nc:e season on Friday. dropplna both pmes o( a cb..b&ehuder at Kent SQte, I -0 and 4-1 . In the opener. the Golden Rashes scored the only run of the pme ., the boa.om of the fim irv1ing and """"' able to hold on lor the victo<y by I~TWtro& ~ Buffs to just two h;a. In the nl&f>tap. Kom Sou put twO runs across the plato In the third and fifth lnnlrcs- wl1lle sophornon jennifer M~ drow ;, freslwnan Br-eanne Nun witll UB> lone run of the pme In the fourd> 1nninC- Moon. was 2-lor-3 witll"' RBI. while Nutl was 2-foo.2 witll • lith of the season-ond one ,.,., SCOI"'!Cf to ~d the Bulls atadc.. Freshman Heather Robbins Sb'1.Jdc out four while the distance on the mound. The Bulls also d"'''''"'' the series fWWe at Kom Sou. S-3. Sawrday .ttomoon. .,..,. cMoc up .., early th.-.e-run lead. core lennis MEN "S Bowline G,...,n 6, UB I UB 4,Temple l St. Bo~enture 5, UB 2 UB ended Ia quest lor • perfect season bst weekend witll losses to Bowlon& G._ and S< llono<onwre. Howe.er. the Bulls pkl<ed up • victo<y apnn Temple and~ their record tO 11-2.0.1 ;, the MAC. In the Bulls' first MAC match of the sea.son, the Bowling Green Fakons swept the singtes mau:hes and cWmed the dout>$es point with two wins, :at second and third doubles. _, Senk>r Bodi Susanto and sophomore Fery K.aslman pul~ out a 9-8 victory for UB over Vitek Wikt and Peter Gardouyi at first doubles.Wdd defened Susanto ~2. 7-S at fim ~tngles.. while Ka.siman km. a three--set match to Ntek Woxley. 4.0. 6-3 . 6-7 bll"'& 12· I0 on the third-set tlebrealcer. junior captain Justin BnXc and senior 0.... &nihoYkhlell to the falcons" duo at ~econd doi..Jb'es. ~J. Bn:ko lon in hts thlrd-singtes matchup. 6-3.6-2. whH• &n;hovichlost at fifth s;,gtes.l>-2. 6-1 . to Micaell..opezAc...do. The Bulb rebounded witll a win.,.... the Temple Owls. taking fou, of the six sin~ matChes and one doubles match for the 4-3 victory. But in their third match of the weekend. the Bulls dropped a S-2 decisk>n to the Bonnies. noon to 5 p .m . Saturday. WOMEN"S 8.1 State 7, UB 0 Bowtina: G reen 7, UB 0 US swi:ed tts spring season with a ~r of MAC losses over the weekend.The Bulls. who notched 7-0 losses to &II State and Bowling Green. ~re l-8 on the season and ()..2 in MAC matches. The weekend roa.d trip started wtth a 7-0 defeat at Ball Scue Universsty in Muncie. Ind. The Am-doubles duo of sophornon ·Karen Mayiurd and funlor Shan I An.....,lnghe was defeated. 8-0. by Libby G<n!mg and Met;... Roach. in s;ngi<S competition. Genl"'& defeated Moynard. 6-3. 6-0. wh;le Roach defeated Amanslnghe. 6-0. 6-0. At second doubles. Susie Miller and Shareen Korvong defeated Junior Anne Schule and freslwnan lisa Woaman. S.l Schul<! also lost oo singles match. 6-0. 6- 0. ro Korv;na. The Bulls s::rw much of the same ~tnst Bowfing Green on Sunday. At fim singles. Moynard lost tO Abby Br.aaon. 6-2.6-3. At second singles.Amarasonghe was deleated.6-0. 6-0. by EribWullewslcl.A< fim: doubles. Maynard and Amaruinghe suffered an 8-1 km tO Bn.uon and Wasilewski. ~rew High water cancels invit:ationaJ llufflllo L"!Jk C............ i<>lvl T. Keams. Dept. of Phllo.ophv. 141 Pilrlc. North C.mpus. ~~ o.m. Fre<. Photographs recreating Beremce Abbo !'~ "Chadl;ng New Vorl<. 1939"" by New ~~~~r::~~~Jumnu~ 749S. information, 64S-2921 . Base~ all Bull• drop l of 4 to Marsh•l Architects II Englneen P.C."" A c!>'lage of models, drawing1, photographs and sketches by the loul architecture firm \'Yendei-Duch1Cherrr ArchitKts & Engineer1 P.C. will be on display through April 1 3 in the Jam~!) G. Oyett Gallery in Hayes Hall on the South =~~esDfstlngulshed Center/DMd Axetrod Lnstitutr, Univ. at Albony. 201 Naluf>l Scionc<s Complex. North Con\pus. 3:4S p.m. Fr<O. Bepaa.... ~wrday's ~ "The GrMiuate Show: Rrst-Yur s-· Wof'tt by first-year graduate students in BuckneR lJni¥enity lrMt2uonal was ance~ due to hl&h w.aten atong the Susquehatvla RNN.The Bulls will attempt to open thesr spring season in lthaa this Satui'"Cby wflen they take on Ithaca and Marin. �a Rep·a.-... llara29.ZIIIl/Vel.3tlo.Z51 Thursday, March 29 -·-- Alia•t--Mg Wo<tomModlo~of Evenu In China: )oumallsm or • ~J~~~~~ Communication, Unfv. of .. Orol~- ~~~~~la~~~ir, ~~:~:~s~~::;'. South Campus. 8 a.m1ree. Library W-shop How to use US's Utensture Databases. Tatiana de Ia Tterra. Mlnnosota. 280 Part<, North Campus. Noon-! p .m . F,..,, W. Burl<man, 64S- ~7~ . Women's Tennis UB vs. M iami. Ellicott Comf>'ex, North Campus. 1 p. m . Fr~. Dedlutlon Ceremony/ Cr-Openlng and~~ WNID-lY, UBvs. 1-40 lower T<rT3CO, Buffalo. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more ~~~~~~"'= Akron. Susan Marchione, 882-4333. Soltbol field, North Campus. 3 p.m. Fr... Job F•lr CareerfesL Alumni Arena, SoUB Y>. Ohio. Softball field, North Campus. 3 P·":'· Free. ~~~~~~:r:JPTa·n~i~ Foster Chemistry ColloqWum Management For more informaUon, Judith Applebaum, 64S-2232, ext. 103, or Mike ~~~~ndent ~~::=~ln. Paolini, 645-3232. Coio<ado. 20S Natural Sciences Eliot and The and Placement and Career Resource Center, SchOO of ~=...::..ogrum Glaclohydraulk Supercooling as a Mechanism In Glacial Sediment Entrainment, Matanuska Glacier, A!Hka . Edward B. Evemon, lehigh Univ. 218 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. H()..4:45 p.m. f,... Sponsored by Maurice Crook and Orrin Foster endowments. 6~~~ ~~~x~f1~~ IUologk•l Sdences SemlrYr Sex and the Schlstosomes: An interest\ng Blological :;;.t;rk!~o~~~~fro~de, DepL of Microbiology. 201 Natural Sciences Com!J'ex, North Campus. 3:45 p .m . Free. For more information, Guiyun Yan, 645-2883. Lifo WoRshop Become an Artist lnstan!l)' wfth Oecoupagef Sonia Cinelli, Student Unions and Activities. 250 Student Unton. North Campus. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Sponsored Student Union> and Activities. For more tnformation, Sonia Cinelli, 64S-6125. by ~?.i!~~~~=~ ~~~~· Complox, North Campus. ~ p.m. f,... Sponsored by OepL ~=~~er F-,Peoformanc:o Uttlo Rod Riding Hood. Mainstage Theatre, Certter for ~~~~~w,'!,~f'm. and under. For rnotl! lnfoonation, 645-ARTS . Men's Tennls UB vs: Sail State. Ellicott Complex, North Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Uter•ry Lecture Davk:t Sedarfs. RockWell Hall, Buffalo State Col~. 8 p.m. ~~~~!':t"bvbfu:tlo buffalo Uterary Center, WBFO 88.7 FM, and Buffalo Stat< ~~~8~~=- i~r;;;ation, Reception •nd Concert ~o~l~~~~~~ Center for the Arts, North a~ due no later th.ln noon on the Thurulay preceding f)Oblkatlon. Listings are of11y accepted through the e lectron ic submission form for the online UB Calendar of Events a t <http:// Campus. 6:30p.m. Reception, free; concert. S5 >tudents, faculty, staff and alumni; J 10, ~ I public. Sporuored by AppliedofSc~~,:;? and Engineering Alumni Association. For more informatiOn, Maria Drozda, 64S-2768, exL 1110. ~-~~~·~15, ~t't~~~/~f· Music. For more Information, 64S·2921. www.buff•lo.edu/ calendnr/ logln>. Because of space limitations. not •II . evenh In th e lectronic Friday 30 ulendar-will b e Included In the Mkroblology Semln•r Chronk Fatigue Syndrome: A Research Update. Ben Natelson, New Jersey Fatigue Center, UMDNJ . G26 Farber, South Campus. Noon. Free. For more information, John Hay, B29-2907 . .._ ~- .... ( AI-: ~ lmmlgronts. and Mllonnlal Upltillsm In South Alria. UB vs. Akron (DH). Softball field, North Campus. Noon. -- 1.., Comoroff, Univ. of F.-... Chicllgo. Sc.-..nlng Room, Conte< for tho Arts, North nc-...op:-.- ~ Cy'r;..~Offico, - =~;.2~, North~ ~:30 Coliego Of Arts and Scionces. For rT'IOfe information, Reine Hause<, 645-2711 . p.m. Flee. Sponsored by Educational ~~~~- """" Life WoRshop Good E.ltlng: lv11ntroductlon · ~a~~~lte'and announced at time of registration. 6:3().9 p.m . Fr... Sporuored by Student Union> and ActMties. For rT'IOfe information, Sonia Oneni, 645-6125. lllblo Stlldy International Student Bible 3 ~~=~ gmpus 7:30p.m . F.-... Tuesday 1 Union, North Campus. 4 p.m. ~~~~~ ~"t's~~:~· and Activities. For more information, Sonia OneiH, 645-6125 . Buffalo Film Seminars Spring 2001 The French Connection. Marl<et Atade Film & Arts Centre, 639 Main SL, Buffalo. 7 Student Ensemble Concert UB Percussion Ensemble. Slee ~~~~:.~~~~redea;~t~ of Musk. For more information, 645-2921. WeciMsdays at 4 PlUS Poetry Rudlng (Pootty Committee fiNding) . Donold Revoll. Screening Room, Conter for tho Arts, North Campu>. ~ ~~~~64~10. C.._berOfthestnl Kriya Dhorma C~. HSC Silidont Union, North Campus. ~~~c~"";n..~WN t~rtZ::a~by for men information, Sonia Qnelli, 645-6125. C"" We TaR<7 Hoalthy Communlatlonln RolatlonsNps. Kristin Rose, curriculum dfiolopmont coordinator, Planned Paronthood of Buffalo and Erie Co. HSE Student Union. 6-a . ~~n~~- for """" information, Sonia Oneill, 64S-6125. =~s.m.~ )olvlson-Cooper 127 Cac>en. e::~~l2:30 information,~~-~ Coopor, 645-2943, ext. 2~1. rt~~~~·~~ 15. Information, 645-2258. LlhWoRshop Lllwwy WoRshop Musk• I Nine. Dept of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. j! r~.;.,~~tand Scholar Services. For more ~4mJ.~~:iioru. Roseiii'ChSymposlum Graduate School of Educatkxl Research Symposium. LawDtnner Barri>t<n Ball. H~tt Regency, Buffalo. 7 p,m.-midnighL for more information, Mary Snyder, 836-1796. ~~~~"rtudent Llh-...op School al Ma~\AJumni Lu-Concort 8town Bag Sor!H-Concort VI. Slee eonc.rt Hal, North Campus. ,._,, Free. Sponsored Dept. of Music. for"""" byinlonnation, 83~9 . WoRshop ~~~~andng. Center; jol1annes Nitsch<, Dept. 4 r;,.~:~ ~~stratton required Flee. i!:'=~= Nemeth, Slee Slnfonletta. Stee Concort Hall. 8 p.m. SI S, ~~ ~uSJ.:. se:;n,:::;-~ by Dept. information, 645· 2921 . 3 ~~~~,._,_1 p.m. Sporuored ~~~~ information, Becky, Lifo WoRshop 31 information, 645-ARTS. R~porf('t. Campus. 3:_.5 p.m. free. =-.:..~~,.,._ g~7:,~4~r ~~~=.e -- ~'OZ~~~ 2 Association. Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. 7:30-9 a.m. S25. For rT'IOfe information, S0MAA, 64S-3224. SoftiNIII UB vs. Ohio (DH). SOftball f'oeld, North Campus. 1 p.m. Free. Slee Conceit HaU, Los Alamos National Saturday -·t Ap~al. Monday Wednesday Women's Tennis UB vs. Manhall. Ulk:ott Complox, North Campw. 1 p.m. Free. Sax PhyslaSomDynomlo of Thei'JMI Explosions. laura Smilowitz. Brukfutfonlm Nine. Dept of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m . S1 2, general, SS, students. For more information, 64S-ARTS. AmhontSu~ Softball infOOTiation, 6-45-ARTS. Getzville. B a.m.-2:30p.m. Musk.. men buffalo, B32-5400. Muska I Nine. Dept of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for tho Arts, North Campu>. B Dean'; Scholarship spomoo. Listings tho Arts, North Campus. 2 p.m. S12, general; S5, students. for information 645-ARTS. ' informatk>n, 64S-3810. UB group.s are prindpotl Drama Applied Tochnologies in Education, G<adu.lt• Sd»oo ol Waste Land : The Use Value of the Obso~scenL Tan Un. <08 off campus events where =lor Buffalo ProfO>Sional Devdopmont and T«hnooogy Clemens, North Campus. plact• on campus, or 'for Mwk•l Nino. Dept. of Theatre and Dance. !~.~~· P~~,;:mpus. 11 Lectur~T.S. listingJo for even ts taking I For rT'IOfe information, Thomas Sf.>O">O<ed by Undetgradwto Ubrary. For more infoonation, Tatiana de Ia item~, &45·2943, ext. 237. Wednad.ys •t 4 PlUS Thl' Rcporlt.T publishes Sunday,. April 64S-~21 . Llh-...op Devoloplng ilespo<t fo< =-~.;~ ~~=.-., o1 Respect for OMnity. 1~SA Student Union, North Campus. t~rtZ:=~~by for men lnlormotion, Sonia Oneill, 645-6125 . -Study 5crtpturo Study/ FIIIth 5hartng ~~~~=ng Noof>.l p.m. f,.., Sporuored by Newman Conte<, Catholic Campus Ministry. for men information. Becky, B3~9 . - UB vs. Canlstus. Dunn Tire Park. 2 p.m. Free. 14th Annual Nunlng Student Bible Study. O.leno Guarino. 210 Studoitt Union, ~ ,.;:rn~~~~&::. 459.0231 (page<). Thursday 5 ·-~ for Success • True Grit + A Streetcue Named library WoRshop ~~!,~~"tiub, sm Capen, Unclorgraduatol.ibraly, North CampuS. i'-loon-1 p.m. Free. Sporuored Scionco and Enginooring l.ib<a!Y· for more inlonnation, Jin Hackenbo<g. 645-2947, oxL 226. Fonnu~ ~3~~;.7!,~~'.\15 ~:~~ others. For more information, B32-84SS. · Job and c.,_. info on tho Web tor Sclontlsts and ~. fredStou.127 by C-u.-1- p~~p 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Graduate tuition policy criticized FSEC disputes new policy requiring grad student tuition to be included in grants By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Assistant ~ditor EMBERS of the Faculty Senate Executiv< Committ~ have expressed in no untertain tmDs their overwhelming displeasure with a policy issued by the administration last December that requires all researchers to include the cost of graduate student tuition in grants. )aylan S. Turkkan, vice president for resea rch wh o attended the FSEC's March 28 meeting to address the issue, said the policy falls in line with protocol at other universities. .. It's very frustrating when you find out that other uni""rsities have cleverly been putting the graduatestudent tuitions on their budgets," she said, noting that a friend of hen who is a National Science Founda- M tion program officer tokl her that UB "is a Uttle bit behind the curve." Frank Gasparini, professor of physics and vice chair of the College 1 ofAJ:ts and Sciences PoUcy Committee, presented the case -as laid out by a unanimously agreed-upon resolution approvod Feb. 28 by the conuninee--for rescinding the di· rective, which, he assured senators, would result 'in a potentially disastrous decline in th e number of graduate students at UB and a">«and-rate" reputation to follow. Under the policy, effective Dec. 14 via a mem to deans from Turkkan, graduate-student tuition-scholarships that are funded by a line-item in the SUNY budget that now will be managed by the Provost's Qf. fia>-must be included on grant ap· plications, a provision that can be waived "only with the ,approval of the dean and vice president for research,.. the memo states. But, Gasparini said, including graduate tuition as a direct cost in a grant proposal translates to less money for researchers. "The reaUty is. things are going to have to be cut," he said, such as graduate students. supplies and equipment Another ramification is that the cosr of graduate students becomes comparable to the cost of post-d<X · roral students or technicians, who have to be trained less frequently. he said. Essentially, the only subsidy researchers receive from the unMrsity is the tuit ion scholarship, he notOO, and if that's taken awa)'--'15 weU" a:. having to "pay through the nose on overhead (indirect costs )"-rl'· searchers will find themselves lagging behind the competition. uThese are a!J negatives at this university (that make) us secondrate, relative to what we wou1d like to compare ourselves to," he said. Turkkan also cited as part of the rationale for the new policy Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi's tendency to bring in "best practices from other sites." '"She made th1s recomme:ndauon to me as well--this IS what they've been doing an (the University ofl Florida for years,"' she said. Spe-.Jking as a former Nation.Jl In - stitutes of licalth "funder" of grant>, Turkkan said that, with one =:ep· tion, she never hesitated to award a grant based on how expensN. it was. She also noted that modular bud· gets--which require less detddmake it JOOre difficuh to cui fundmg from the gr•nt proposal. Turkkan,whopointed out th.Jt Jf ter L~uing the policy she m.:ervcd correspondence that resembled hatL'mail, suggested investigator; also consider ncgotiatmg ~ith program officers. a tip she received from the NSP.' If the cost of tuition IS not covered through the grant award.~- th<: universitywoukl foot the bill Turkkan explained-<llth a determination of who will and will not be covered New skin promotes wound healing By EllEN COI.DIIAUM first time that a growth factor can bringaboutsignificantchangesin the IOENGINEERS at UB three-dimensional organization and and Shriners Burns Hos- · function of a skin equivalent in vitro. pital-Boston have created Stdios T.Andreadis,"assistant proa genetically engineered fessor in the UB Department of skin that expresses a protein that Cllemical Engineering. director of promotes wound healing. It is be- the UB Bioengineering laboratory lievod to be the only artificial tissue and lead author on the paper, said designed to express keratinocyte the researchers have submitted a growth factor, KGF. grant proposal for animal studies Their rtsearch, pubWhed Sunday aimed at confirming if the artificial in the FASEB Joumal of the Federa- skin could have a therapeutic ef!ect. tion of American Societies of ExThe co-a uthors are Karen E. perimental Biology, suggests that a Hamoen, Martin L Yannush and skin substitute oould be developed Jeffrey Morgan, all of Massachuthat would accelerate the generation setts General Hospital., Harvard of new skin foUowing severe inju- Medical School and Shriners Burns ries or burns. Currently, there is no Hospital-Boston. FDA-approvod skin substitute for "Our goal was to create genetically treating burns. modified skin equivalenr. that seThe rtsearch demonstrates for the crete keratinocyte growth factor as Contributing Editor B a means to accelerate wound heal· The genetically engineered skin ing." said Andreadis. also has high mechanical stability "We also wanted to create a model and is pliable, important advan· system to study the effects of this tages over skins made from col· protein on the development and lagen gels, which, he said, have a morphogenesis of engineered skin consistencY similar to that of gelatissues." tin and therefore are much more Andreadis said the presence of difficu1t to use. Most imponant , Andreadis exKGF "appears to have profound ef· fects on wound healing by spurring . plained, the engineered tissue has the proliferation of skin cells." good barrier function , preventing He added that the genetically dehydration and protecting agamst modified tissue substitute has a nun1· pathogens. "This is very imponanr for burn her of advantages that make it a good candidate for·a skin substitute. pa tients who have lost a substam1.tl .. What's significan t about our fraction of their total body surface substitute is that it contains the base- area and who suffer from excessive ment membrane--the matrix mol· dehydration and bactenal mfec ecules that the cells of the epider- tions," he said. "Because they are very mis like to sit on-that retains the much like real skin, the engineered natural composition and topogra- ceU-based skin equivalents can pro· phy of skin," be said. vide these functions." �..............._....... ......,.._., An~wllho-o/UI E.Wne Herold is director of the Archaeological Survey in the Department of Anthropology. ~- ... -Cen- ........... b e _ ... ~., "UUl'ildly." ... _ . , . Adolplio<:-. ....... , _ grom , _ , . . Ul t.:ulty. SUIII,-end_...... T h e - I s - - by What Is the Archaeologkal Surny7 the UBAiumni-. The Archaeological Survey is the The-oloowill-.eln- ...__-.-· cultural resoura mana~t arm clnicoiOISistant . , . _ . , pharmlcy proctlc.e, lbout the Geriotric ~lnlilatlvo in Weslom NewYorlc- he ov.rsees; SolgiK N. Siilarl, diroc· tor olthe Exallence In Document Anily.is ond Recognition, obout • compu(er-softwm · program doolgnod at Ul that Is 98 perant ello<tive In detenrinlng authonhlp olhlndwrillen dooJrnents, end CorH.ippe. asslstont music. obout interocliYe compu(er music. • Eadl """program runs 1lvougiiOUl""' monlh .. 6:30 p.m. on Sundojos on O>lnnol18 ~end a..nn.IIO In ~. Clnnce, Oll:hord Pori< ond Elml, end II 9 P-"' pn Mondoys on O>lnnol 18lnllmllional. of the department We do archaeological surveys for individuals and institutions that need to have this information collected before they can go ahead with development of such projects as subdivisions, shopping centers. new bridges or widening c.m..r., roads-anything that involves in some way federal or stat< money. The law says that anyone that does this kind of work with federal or .,._of state money has to have an environ· mental impact stat<ment What e.uctly Is cultu,.l resource m• ,.,.ement7 It really involves the collection ofinfonnation ahout any prmous occupation of the property. Any prehistoric archaeological sites or historic sites, any historic buildings. anything liU that You have to go through and record where aU thes< art or where they were at one time. We make recommendations. It's a three-phase process: In Phase I, look for sites, in Phase n we test sites to detmnine if there is anything significant there, and in Phase m, we go ahead and do more intensiw testing and mitigation of the site. The amount that is done depends on how the state historic Muontospuk lit eiMfltus ..-dng Pltrida Mazon,- prof& . . .,.atthe sorol~ neJrt ..-log "'the fml!ritus c.m..r fl 2 p.m. 1lloldoy In the . Soutll Loungo. 102 ~ we Hoii,Soulh~ A UlfKully- since 1996, - . . . -·~ <lemlc~ end ... Ad-UrWorJideo, o~w.n,on to Gormon IUS. I Pl4." T h e _ .. _ ..... __.._.,_..... membon olthe Ul Cllrn!tiU!1ily. pr~rv.uion ::t=,"': Nur*'9.. Ul, In aJr>. ' juncllonwllh ... ..... - - ,..__,... ___..........,.__ ._ .............. M - - office views the site. Have there been times that you ta.ve reconunencled tiYt · no development of • property be pumMCI7 In some cases, we don't find anything, so there's no problem. In 9-llun. Mandoy In lho C . . IorTo- other cases, we find something. but it's really not .significant to do anything with. But it's not totally O!lf decision. All of our reporu ba"" to go to the state historic preservation office in Albany. where they are reviewed. Their comments art the final word. "-do you underUke the IU,.,.I7 Do J - use students or volunteers frotn the communlty7 We have a lot of information (on sites) on file in the department that ... I.e talking . - t7 Most of the stuff is fragmml2rystone.tools from the indians, broken pottt:ry. From historic sites, you also get broken pottery, fragments of tools, fragments of buildings, such as bricl<J. They're aU catalogued and recorded so they're available to students in the future who want to review them or do something more with them. u-. What's the .s-..,est thing JOU'Ye ...., 1 has been accumulated ove.r the That s a hard question-no two years. There's also information on (surveys) artalike.Itreallydepends sites in Albany and other pia=-{ on ~hat we're working on. For wecangetalistofaUthesiteswithin awhile, we wo~ o~ the Cent<r a2-mileradiusofaprojectarea.And HouseTamn, which JS"':"'"hereat then ..., go out and look for sites. North Forest Road at Heun Road We have a crew that we hire, most We bad a lot of stuff out of thatof whom are graduate students. We foundations of an earlier building dig at usually 50-meter intervals to that p~ the tavern, a lot of get sho'id tests, and we scrten the pottery, glass. We found a well there. dirt to make sure there's nothing in " - ciW JOU get . . _ In it If we find things, then they get this _,.7 AN JOY- - . recorded an4 analyzed when we get ologlst by tl'lllnlng7 them back here (to the UB lab). Y<jS- And all of my staff are archaeThere are gaps in our knowledge ologists. The program in New York about the Stat< of New York; the began more than 30~agowhen State of New York has not been to- Marian White, a well-known artally survqed. Anything we do re- chaeologist in New York State, was aDy needs a field survey in addition on the faculty here. The program to what ..., get out of the lit<rature seart:b. Often there hasn't been any work in the area. so there really isn't any information. A lot of the -terial JOY unCOftr Is..__ ho t h e - E. White Allthn>polow a. -ment. What -"'thi depwttypes of ortlfactl II M)'tllloo9 - l aatcef 8llotlttheAr+ ___ _ ... . . . to ..... 7 . The whole purpose of the~ is to R<X>Yer information befcn it's~ Anybody who digs in an arcbaeolosial sit< destroys thesite-youcan'tdigitupwitbout destroying it. The advant~t~< of~a CRM pnigram in stat< is that you record aU this information and you -the things that you find and recoi'U. Al though the sit< usually can't be revisit<d, the notes and information about it can. We're leaiQWg a lot more every day about pre- ibe historic and early-historic OCQIpation. The sites writtm up in one student's dissertation are Native American sites in that we found as a resuh of an area being de..!oped for housing. So ifwe hadn't had a CRM program, ...,would\>elost a lot of information ahout bow the Indians were living and the kinds of tools they made. In addition, at one of those sites, we got a lot of infonnation about what theywere eating from the animal bones, passeng<r pigeon bones and other food remains ..., found. In addition to what they were eating. ..., also aarenoe continuedaftershediedin 1975.ln addition to the program at UB, there could tell p-r much what time are others at Binghamton, Stony of the year the sit< was occupied. Brook and the State Museum in Al- And aU of that would have been bany.There are other (private) CRM lost if it had been b_uJJdazed off (cultural resource management ) . into the foundations (of the firms around ~ and there are houses being built). some from out ofstate that come in occasionally do to projects. --~ ..... ~ FSEC Ind .... . . - -....... gifting pKIIce end .-,tcae. For---.. aJr>. seems a lingering loophole. "You ask for the money and don't toct the5chooloi i'U1ingat 829-3323. I get it, OK," Thrkkan said. "Who's going to decide who gets tuition waivers then?,. Gasparini asked. REPORTER The ............... carnmonlypubllhod by tho Ollce of SeMces In tho ~ of • l-*Y eommur-., ........ UrWnlyat ...... -.='=:'" (714- .,,. ........... ~ _a..--....._ lodlld • n o011111 Hoi, ......... "I don't know," replied Thrkkan. One of the biggest gripes givm voice at the meeting was the way in which thepolicystruckliUa"tightning bolt," as one professor put it "There was consultation--maybe not in a form you would prefer," Turkkan Ibid FSEC members, ref.rringto initial ~with the deans. "Consultation occurs before dissemination,"" pointed out Samuel Schack, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics. "The problem is (faculty) weren't talked to ahout this ... before there was an attempt to institute such a policy. "Policies with this kind of impact should never come out in a memo.• he added. Joseph Mollendorf, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and chair of the senate's Researt:b and Creative Activities Committee, called the policy "another example of (facully members) not being asked for any input at all" Turkkan noted that Capaldi "has established a process of advice and information dissemination to the deans," and that when both she and Capaldi met with the deans, no one took issue with the policy. Thrkkan also noted that as an insurance measure, the policy memo was sent via <mail to aU faculty writ bad been presented to the deans. "I think it's certainly true that if you communicate with the deans, that's probably a dead epd," said John Boot, professor and chair ofthe Department of Management Science and Systems. "But i(you communicate wi!h the activo research faculty, I think that's a good point• Charles Fourtner, professor of biological sciences, argued that the graduate student is the "pawn" in this change of policy. "The real interest is in generating more dollars ... for the llllMrsity to use otherwise," be asserted · rd bate to think of the administration here as thinking that the research faculty are essentially a Bock of sheep that's going to follow a particular order. "I don't think you WUit to iWKIIe us that way," he added. Turkkan again d efended th e policy, stating that "if the government aUows us to ask for this kind of money"-referring to what she said was an 11th-hour directive issued by President Ointon directing federalagenciestopaygraduatetuilion included in grants-"I think it behooves us to he saVYf enough to ask for it when it is allowed." That directive actually is a clari6cation· stemming from a 2000 Ointonpolicyandissuedbythefedera! Office of Management and Budget that supporu the inclusion of graduate tuition on federal grant propOsals-but does not guarantee or mandate the agencies to provide funding. aa:ording to the Council on GoYermnental Relations. Mollendorf questioned what will happen if the new policy doesn't work-specifically, if researchers end up substituting ticbnicians or post-<locs for graauate students. "I don' t know what to say," Turklcan replied, adding. "I think partofthemissionofthellllMrsity is to train graduate students." "Tbmwhyshootounelvesinthe foot!" Mallendorf responded. . The issue wps refemd to the Researt:b and ~Activities Com- mittee, which ~asked to come back with a recommendation. lnotberbusiness,Schack,chairof the senate's Tenure and PriviJ.ges Committee, brought to the FSEC a resolution drafted by his committee that reinforces faculty suppott of a policy on faculty responsibility ·~ appi"OI'ed" by the · senate in 1993. The resolution is a response to a November memo circulated to the deans by Capaldi on faculty workload. The memo .stated that faculty memberswboseresearchoutput has been evaluated as not meeting the standard for their particu1ir school or onllege for two coosecutive ~ should he assigned to increased teadllngand service responsibilities. "You can fed ..ry confident that if anybody tries to implmxnt (the pro'IOSI's) policy," -be told faculty, • ... there will be a war, it will result in grievances, it will result in anationa! black eye whose only virtue would be that it would obscure a tittle bit our basUtball scandals." The FSEC passed a slightly amended resolution, which is slated for discussion at Thesday's Faculty Senate IDCding. �April~ 2001/VQI. 3tlt.Z& Olsen to head art galleries Castellani director to lead UB Art Gallery, Anderson Gallery. ay P'AlWCJA DONOVAN Contributing Edito< ANDRA Haller Olsen, diR:dor of th< Castellani Art useum ofN"Jagm I.Jnivorty, has been named director of the University Art GaUcries and director of UB's new graduak program in ~~tusewn studies. In ber n<wpositioo, Olsen will supervise the University Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus and the Anderson Art Gallery on Martha Jaelcson Place near the South Campus. Olsen islllkingtheposition vacakd by former UB Art· Gallery Director AI Harris, wbo last month becamea<CUIM director of the Bemis Center ofConternporaiyArt in Omaha,Neh Sbe will report to Charles Stinger, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, who called her "an outstanding professional with an outstanding background in museum direction and curatorship." He added that UB will benefit greatly from Olsen's leadership in directing the new museum studies program. expected to begin in September in the Department of ~ History in the College of Arts and Sciences. As director of the Castellani Art Muse um since 1979, she has re ceived and administered more than $2 million in grants and was responsible for the collection, acquisitions, development and the museum's exhibition schedule. In 1990, she supervised the planning and construction or the new 25,000-square-foot art museum that repla ced th e Buscaglia-Castellani Gallery. Olsen holds master's and doctoral degrees in art history and a master's degree in history, all &om Boston University. She has been an adjund professor of art history at UB since 1989, and since 1979 has taught courses in museum studies and art history at UB, Niagara University and Canisius College on such topics as 19th century art, modern art and history or printmalting. Methodologically, she has been at the forefront of collaboratiye museum practice with public-art projects like "Stations" (1989-93) and "Empire State Partnership" (1 997 -present). "Stations" commemorakd local families who sheltered African Americans during their passage to freedom to Canada on the Underground Raiimad. 01= direckd and coordinakd the project with a kim. that included sculptor Houston Conwill, pod Estdla Consill Majozo and architect Joseph de Paoe. The National Endowment for the Arts seleckd "Stations" as one of the best projects in the nation in 1993. The "Empire Stak Partnership" project was designed to identify, develop and support best practices in educational and cultural collaborations focused on achieving the New York State learning standards adopted in 1996. The Castellani Museum project, conduded with the L<wiston-Porter School Distrid, was one of four museum/school partnerships seleckd for inclusion in "pARTnerships," a PBS documentary film produced by WNET-1V in New York City and broadcast stak· wide during the fall of 1999. Among Olsen's recent and notable curatorial acoomplishments is "Echoes: Swv.y of a Century," the current exhibition at the Castellani of paintings hYArnold Mesches. a contemporary history painter who blends realism with surrealism im- OF)' and contenL 01= also was a member of th< intmlisciplinary curatorial team for •Across Borders: Bcadwork in Iroquois Life," an exhibition by naIM and non-nativ< scholars orga nized and circulated by the Castellani and Montreal's McCord Museum of Canadian Art. During her tenure at the Castellani, Olsen developed its highly regarded Folk Arts Program. which collaborates with local ethnic and minority communities in preserving and presmting their traditional arts, and locates and documents folk artists often unknown outside of their own family and friends. The work then is used in exhibitions, publications, artist demonstrations and performances that bring traditional arts to a wider audience. The program also has developed a permanent archive of folk-arts documentation as a re( source for teachm and scholars. "Sandra 01= has certainly distinguished hmelf as a museum colleague during her many years at the Castellani," oa.id Douglas Schultz, director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. "I was very pleased to learn that she will be heading up the David Anderson Gallery and the University Art Gallery; he said, "and ..ven more pleased to know that she will be directing the UB program in museum studies. It is a position for which she is very well-qualified and will, I'm sure. offer one more opportunity for her to distinguish herself in th< field and to>makea major contribution to the region.• Olsen is a past recipient of the William Wells Brown Award for outstanding contributions to the preservation ofAfro-American History, and several Samuel H .~ Foun dation research and travel grants. Proposal would hike student fees By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor ROPOSED changes in the comprehensive student fee would increase next year's fee S6b per year for fulltime undergraduates, raising it to S I ,250 for 2001-02, according to a proposal issued by Dennis Black, vice president for student a.lfain. Under the proposal, the yearly fee for graduate and professional students would rise to $30, bringing1t to S940 for the year A session in which students can comment on the proposed fee increase will be held at I p.m. tomorrow in 330 Student Union, North Campus. Students also may comment via email to < compfee@vpsa.b uffalo.edu> before noon April23. The proposed increase includes S6 for negotiated perronnel salary/ benefit increases, S12 for technology, S12 for parking/transportation and S30-undergraduates onlyfor intercollegiate athletics. There are no increases proposed for the other components that make up the comprehensive fee-the SUNY college fee, student health fee and campus life fee. The budget that will go into ef. P feet July I will provide additional funding only for contrad ual cost increases, Black said But the university m ust continue to invest in programs and services essential to delivering high-quality educational experiences, while supporting the increased rusts of ongoing services and programs, he said "UB remains committed to providing an educational ~nmen t fostering student development and student success." he stressed "To do this, additional fee revenues for next year have been proposed through a modest increase in the student com- prehensive fee." Black Pointed out that fees would continue to be prorated on a credithour basis for part-time students and the current waiver policy will be maintained. Individual student government mandatory activity fees would continue to be a.sscssed in addition to the comprehensive fee. The fee increase for negotiated salary/benefits resulting &om statewide contract settlements would help cover the costs of state personnel who work in areas of the unive,.ity funded by student fees that are not provided fo r in the university's base budget. The increase in the technology fee would provide support for the uni versirf-wide implementati,on of a successful pilot oourse-management system, additional electronic ma terials to allow greater student access to library and research materials, more educational techn ology en- hanced classrooms and the replacement of aging equipment in some existing classrooms. The parking/transportation increase would provide a new intra- campus shuttle service for the South Campus and apanded blue-ligh t telephone service on bnth campuses. The increase in the intercollegiate athletics fee-for undergraduates only- would provide support for expansion of women's wrsity sports to bring them on a par with the men's sports, as well as additional support for the student payroll in Recreation and Intramural Services. "Comprehensive fee adjusnnents, if adopted, would be reflected in srudent account statements distribukd to all returning and new students in mid-July." Black said "While slightly increasing the cost of student attendance, UB would remain one of the nation's best buys in higher education and will continue to be a major public university and the pcemier public instirution in the Northeast." IIepa..-. BrieD Local art workshop set "Buff81o Bred/ Buff81o lloutocl: Artists with a Connection," a series of programs designed to aplore and generak aw.umess oflocal cul tural treasures, will be held Aprill9-21 at various sikl in Buffalo. The event, which will be free and open to the public, will be presented by the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libra.ry in pannership with UB's Lockwood Memorial Library and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Centc:r. Activities will kick off with a panel discussion from 6-7:30 p.m. L\pril 19 in the Mason 0 . Damon Auditorium of the Central Lib rary in downtown Buffalo. Panelists, who will examine how the visual arts contributed to and/or changed Buffalo's evo lution from the perspective of past Buffalo artists-residents, will be Charles Oough, a New York City painter, photographer and sculptor; Charlotta Kotik, curator of contemporary art for the Brooklyn Museum of Art; Milton Rogovin, a Buffalo photographer, and Claire Schneider, associate curator of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The discussion will be preceded by a welcoming reception at 5:30p.m. The event will continue fro m 6-7:30 p.m. April 20 in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts, Nor th Campus, with a roundtable discussion featuring Buffalo artists who will share their views of the area's cultural climate. Panelists will be Lawrence F. Brose, filmm aker and executive di- redor of the CEPA Gallery; Patricia Carter, a painkr and printmaker; Jackie Felix, a painter and printmaker; Caroline Koebel. a~ and installation artist, and Ted Pietrzak. director of the Burchfield-Fenney Art Center. The series will conclude April 21 with a children's workshop scheduled for 1-3 p.m. in the Niagara branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Designed for children ages 8- 12, the workshop will be led by Lilltan Mendez, and artist and longtim e art educa to r. For further information abo ut Buffalo Bred/Buffalo Bound, call 858-7181. Cornell medical provost to give · Stockton Kimball Lecture Antonio M. Gotto. provost fo r medical affairs at Cornell Umversity, will deliver the annual Stockton Kimball Lecture April 28 as part of the Medical Alumni Association's 64 th ann ual Spring Clinical Day. T he even t will begin at 8 a.m . in the Bu ffal o- Niagara Marrio tt. In addition to his position as provost, Gotto is the Stephen and Suza nne We iss Dea n and professo r of medicine at the Joan and Stanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell. The topic of his leaure at 10: 15 a.m. will be "Perspea ive on the Role of Statins in Health and Disease." In keeping with t.h1s yea r's program theme. "The Healthy Heart." o ther top ics and speakers will bC: • "Explorin g the Power of Ca rdiac PET in Ma instream Oini cal Practice: Assessing CAD Reversal of Microcardiac Viability," M1chacl E. Merh ige, cli nical associate professo r of n uclear medicine and di - rector of the Nuclear Cardiology Fellowship Program. UB Depart m ent of Nuclear Medicine • "Intervent ional Cardiology in the Year 2001 ." John C. orbclh. lipid clime a nd research director, BuffalO Ca rd10logy and Pulmo nary Associates • " Minimally inva sive Heart Surgery," Paul C. Kerr, cl mtca l 1n · structor, UB Departmen t o f Ca rdiothoracic Surgeiy Gotto, who will receive the Stockton Ki mball Awa rd at the noon luncheon, and his colleagues were the fi rst to achieve the complete synthesis of a plasma apolipoprotein (apo C-I), and also de termined the co mplete eDNA and ami no -acid sequence o f apo B- 100, o ne of the largest proteins ever sequenced and a key protein in atherosclerosis an d ca rdiovascula r d isease. Memorial service is planned for physiologist Blake Reeves A memorial servke for Robert Blake Reeves, professor ementus o f physiology a nd a n activist in environme ntal organ izatio ns, will be held at 2 p.m. May 5 in Amherst Community Church, Washin g· ton Highway, Snyder. A reception will follow th e service. Known as Blake Reeves, Reeves d ied Jan . 31 of prostate can cer m his Amherst home. He was 70. A facul ty member in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics for 28 years. he was an autho ri ty o n the effect of temperature on acid- base regulation and the kinetics of red blood cell oxygen exchange. After his retirement from UB in 1995, Reeves became invo lved tn field botany. . He had co-founded the Niagara Group of the Sierra O ub in 1967. and in recent years was committed to the work of the Nat u re Con servancy, for which he served as a t rustee of the Western and Cen - tral New York chapter. He also served o n the Erie County Envi ronm en tal Management Council. �Aprii~20011Vot32.1o.2S 4 Reporiaa Work on sexual function, sex differentiation earns her prestigious NIMH -ard BRIEFLY .-...-- ~. ~. displayed In .~ Tho Deportment of Art ... present its-~~ 2001, of worts by art mojors, during the montl1 of April in .._. tiom in the Center for the Arts, two.-. North <Ampus. lhofinte>ehibltionwllopen today with • r<!Uplion for S·7 p.m. ond wll run through AprillS. The seconde>ehibltion wiA open April19 wilh a reception ITOm :>-7 p.m. ond wl!f run lhroogll """' 29. Wort< ... be ~In the UB Art Glllory. the Art Doportment Goley and the Center for the M> acrium. The.-lhosishayeor-long This- lrwestigotion b y - to de'"""' • _ . . , ond Lriquo bodY. of"""'wll ~the- of44- in COf11lUIII' art, "'""""'*-t' design. .......,., polndng.,..... ~ prirmllldng ondoa.lpnn.as-osarunberofmLIII> ,__...,.... HUIIIII'I brlln to be · topic of lecbn T.......:e Deoco!\, an OSRXiaW best- professor"'- UrMnlty and for his- on the OYOiullon of lunon lin- . wll spook on "Human ll<lins: The Dille<once guage-. That Motces The~"' 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Screening Room in the Center fO< the Arts, North campus. be tr.e ond open tD momben of the unlvenity commumy. h port of the Distinguished ~ Series presented by the Centl!r for eog. nitive Sdttn. the dopartment> cl Er,glish. - -·which ... eo._,_..., rhropology, Psychology. Computer Sci<nce and Engineering, Unguistia ~ Philosophy; the English language Institute, and the Cognitivo 5dence G<oduote Student Association. Deacon directs the expand· lng biologlalanthtopology component In the BU Department of Anthropology. His re- ,..rch.' which focuses on tho OYOiullon of the - . Is sumrNrized in his ,_book, "The Symbolc Species.• Events.._.- m "T-Our~ to Wortc Oily" Ulwll-olllleol-to ...... "'*OUr DouFIIn To Wtllll DIY' .., Aprl26.., tho-~ _......,o.a.- wllflve . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lm. ondwllbel&**lbylho c-SIItllgQomot. ho1ldponll- ... port In one o f - - cA- ferod-10:30-fl:30 a.m.: a bus tour of tho North ond South compusel, and - shops focullng on "Women In Of "Body tmageond--· Tho CDSIIs J.4 for eKh portidplnL To ...... -theWobsibe Sports-· ,.~, R' 1 bt'seN...au>or aii64S.3SIO by Aprl1 J_ Hull sets standard for research in field avoidance, but perform«! worse in lishedtheresearch~in !984,but in the MPOA as rats wmt about mazes. And here was the fascinating the discovery had little impact on the their normal mating activitiesThese studies could be carried out CIENTISTS in the late thing: Only the males were affected" licld Another six yean would pass 1970s and early 1980s were Hull knew that normally males before researchers began tor<a>gnize through~ process called "hisb perattempting to understand rats were better at mazes, a task. re- the inlluencr of biochernicaJs other formanct liquid chromatography sexual differentiation and quiring a sense of absolute direction, than sexual hormones on sex differ- with electrochemical detection" and reproduct:ivt behavior in order to and worse at learning active avoi~ ­ entiation_ Meanwhile, Hull began required a capillary chromatograanswer important questions about ance. Now a message Bashed on licr searching for the si~ in the brain pby 5)'Stml, a S<DSitiw and apairesearch radar: PrmaUJl progemrone where dopamine works to inllumce si>e instrument in use in only a few human reproduction. laboratories in the world at that Hormones held the key, they were didn 1t tnake male rats srnartn; it mad.t sexual behavior in adulthooci Ignoring the main dopamine time_ Hull's labontory was abk tO sure . .. It's the testosterone, stupid! .. then ""' maiL was the prtVailing wisdom. Normally, testosterone produced tracts, Hull once again digressed acquire one in 1993. Not to Elaine Hull A psychologist by mak fetuses and neonates mas- from con=tional wisdom and set The instrument aUOW<d the rewho specializes in brain function, she culinizes their brains and genitals_ her sights on the smaU, ancient site searcbcrstoddt<t thepraenoeand was not convinced and set out to in- The progesterone Hull administered loated behind the eyes at the base amount of dopamine in tiny dropvestigat<. By the end of.the '90s, she apparently had interfered with of the brain called the medial pre- lets of fluid collected from the and doctoral students in her testosterone's masculinizing effects. optic area, or MPOA- This area was MPOA and several other sitesUsingmicrodialysis, Hull was able biobehavioral brain research labora- Thisfindingpresentedanotherques- known to be critical for sexual ftmctory at UB had turned the conven- tiorLAD neurons use neurotransmit- tioning in aU mak vertebrates, and to show that dopamine must be retional wisdom on sexual function ters fonxmununication_ Which neu- brain dama~ here had been shown leaxd in the male rat's MPOA for rotransmitten, Hull wanted to know, to inlnbit mak copulation_ In a se- oopulation 10 occur ~ must conand sex ~tiation on its ear: Hull had proved that although were used by those neurons affected ries of miaoinjection studies, she tinue for the animal tD ~ introduced minute thetestofa"successCul.copulation_ testosterone remains critical, it is the rats that amounts of drugs In other words; poSSible to affect sa differmtiation during fetal dc>dopmmtal, as well known to enhance mowed an increase in dopamine as the activation of sexual behavior, ordccreasedopam- were able to copulate; all that ine activity into the shOW«! no inaease weren'L without altering the primary mak MPOA of her mak Having shown that 1<SIOOteropeis sex hormone. Neurotransmitters. the brain's chemical messcnger5, rats via tiny tubes not the sole arbiter of mak sexual play a critical role in neuronal reimplanted under behavior, Hull turned ber attmt!on anesthesia at that back to testosterone to re-euminc sponse to testosterone, she found brain site, and ob- its role_ Subsequent studies showed That seminal discovery and subserved their mating that the hormone appears to prime sequent accomplishments earned bthavior. the brain to respond to sexual Hull, a professor of psychology, a The results were stimuli and to promote the release coveted Independent ScientistAward from the National Institute of MenreYealing.Adopam- of dopamine, making copulation ine-enhancing drug possible. The question was, how? tal Health last September, bringing induced multiple Building on results of earlier her total national research funding to erections and the work, Hull and oollcagues were able more than $4.4 million. Her body of work ultimately could lead tD new iii mak rats oopulated toddin.a complex int<rplayofhoreasiJy. However, manes and neurotransmitters: test trtalments for sexual dysfunction ~ when injected with osterone increases production of the and may help to explain the varia- ~ tions in sexual orientation. l the dopamine re- enzyme nitric oxide synthase in the Hull could have gone to medical !;: ccptor antagonist, MPOA, which produces more nitric school, could have been a neurolo- !2 male rats were less oode,a potent soluble gas, which in gist-givt'n her fascination with the interested in mat- turn promotes the release of brain-but she chose psychology ing, had fewererec- d6pamine,both wxlernormaloontlatlon _ , _ _ . . .... - - - tions and couldn't ditions and in sexual situations. Ininstead. her the ·· lndepenclent Sdentllt AwardWhy! "I became entranced by copulate effectivdy. creased release of dopamine in psychology in undergraduate by pre- and neonatal hormones! "This was ~·says Hull "No- sexual situations then promotes school," she says. "My psychology Knowing that L-Dopa treatment body had..., thought tD look in the sexual motivation, genital reflexes · instructor was my pied piper. I'm for Parkinson's disease frequently MPOA for a dopamine effect. We and oopulation_ In yet another finding. the recurious and l was always interested increased libido and sexual potency we~eablctoshowthatdopamineaciilScience," she adds, "and the work- of male patients, dopamine seemed tivity in the MPOA specifically .fo- ./ searchers showed that serotonin, ings of the brain are about the most like a reasonable candidate to tar- cuses attention on sexual behavior another neurotransmi- and the interesting area of science I can get- In th~ .next set of experiments, and also enhanas erectile function_• primary target of the antidepressant Hull and colleagues administeied a As a check, the group carried out Prozac, is retea.ed in another area think of' Studying the neurochemistry of dopamine antagonist-it drug that .similar experiments in the .of the brain at ejaculation and mammalian copulation, however, blocks dopamine receptors-which mesolimbic trad, which increases dampenssexualinferesLHull'sfindwas not even a blip on Hull's re- was known tD decrease the number motivation for many different goals. ings eventually could point the W2}' search radar screen as a graduate of dopamine receptors in adult rats They fotmd that shutting down neu- to devdopment of a drug that would student in psychology at Indiana when givm prenatally, and to in- raJ activity in the mesolimbic tract restore sexual functioning without University. Her first serious investi- crease dopamine r«eptors when slowed the male's gendal motor ac- interfering with Prozac's antidepres. tivity, but did not afr.ct the pm;ent- $i.e activity. · gation and the .:V.Otual subject of gi= postnatally. Meanwhile, Hull's research had Based on previous evidence, she ageoftrialsonwhichhechosetobe her doctoral dissertation involvtd 5timulated a rush of interest in the studying color vision in macaques. reasoned that fewer dopamine re- with the fe:male. "'These two brain areas, we brain's cbemical messengers. Arriving at UB in 1967 fresh from ceptors would result in rats with de"More work bas been done on graduate school, she attempted to creased sexual performance in learned, are like two essential parts oontinue this line ofresearch, but had adulthood-an outcome Hull of a car; said Hull "Themesolimbic neurotransmitt= in the past""""' ·to abandpn it up for lack of funds. termed '"duds"-while more system is the motor that gets tjle year~ than on hormones,• she said Searching for a suitable alternative, dopamine receptors would produce male going, but the MPOA is the Hull should know. She has just romHull hit on an intriguing poSSibility "studs"-itdult rats with increased 'steering wbccl' that directs his at- pletedthedefinitiwcbapteronmak tention tD the receptive female and sexual behaviorfor a three-volume while working on a project with an sexual capability. To her surprise, the dopamine focuses it on copulation when he work titled •Hormones, Brain and undetgraduate honors studenL gets to her." Behavior," to be published by ka"We had tried to develop a rat antagonist made male rats less male Knowing that the MPOA was the demic Pressmodel to investigate a report that no maner when it was adminis ~ Hull is not slowing down_ With progesterone (one of the sex hor- tered, and testosterone levels seat of this behavior and that the mones) administe.red to pregnant weren't affected. It was a defining pr<se~~a or absena of dopamine her Independent lm>estigator Award playedacriticalrole,Hullandoom- and a new fiv<,-year, $1.5 million women to pre'Y'Cnt miscarriage re- moment. "-We had discovered that a pany then ~ their research grant from the National Institute of sulted in better school pcrfo= of their children," she said. "We dopamine antagonist is a drug that procedure. Instead of injecting Mental Health, she and colleagues weren't able to find a consistent pat- does not alter hormones but can in- drugs that could manipulate in ber lab are aiming to clarify how tern through those experiments- fluence sa diff=ntiation; Hull dopamine amcentrations, they be- · testosterone and other sa horthere is no IQ tests for rat..-but""' said "To my knowledge, this was the gan sampling what already was mones influence the release of neunoticed a differmt effect- Rats ex- first report of demascnHnization by there, via a process called rotransmitters in the MroA"I haYe a reallynictsense," she~ pc..J to progesterone in the womb drugs that don't affect steroid hor- microdialysiS- They devised a series mones either directly or indirectly." of \fl>dies in which they measured "of having oontributed something we~e better at getting away from unpleasant 5timuli, a task called acti.e The re.pected joumal.sdma:pub- ~ dopamine ron=trations important to the licld• By LOIS ..u!U Contributing Editor S e i �A¥11 UIII1/Vt32.1tZS Clues to the origins of life From chant to techn-o:- - UB chemists make novel proteins using 21st amino acid BY ILLEH COOI..iMIAUM Contributing Editor I NVESTIGATIONS into the origins of life and the genetic code have resulted in a method of developing novel proteins that has enormous potential for the biotechnology industry while providing some important dues to answering th~ question: "How did life begin?" The research provides significant evidencr for the <xistcnce of the socalled "RNA world," believed to be the evolutionary stage that predates p~t biological systemS. It was published Monday by scientists at UB and the University of Tokyo in EMBO ]ounud (Vol20, no. 7), publication of the European Molecular Biology Olganii:ation. In evolving new sequences of an RNA catalyst, the authors also have developed an efficient method of creating novel proteins built out of not just the 20 amino acids found in nature, but out of additional,~ called non-natural amino acids designed in the lab. The research demonstrates for the fim time that a precursor to tiansfer RNA-thC genetic material that is responsible for synthesizing proleinS-<Ould have acted as the catalyst for reactions that link transfer RNA (!RNA) to amino acids in a pre-biological era. Aminoacylation, as that reaction is called, is the key step that spurs translation, o r protein synthesis in cells, but scie ntists probing how genes first came to generate life as we know it have been puzzled about how that crucial step came to be taken without a catalyst to trigger it. "Using an in vitro version of Dar· winian natural evolution, wt have evolved this RNA catalyst, which provides evidencr for support that RNA may well have served as the <YOiutionary vehick necessary for the development of present-day, DNA-protein-based life forms," said Hiroaki Suga, lead author and UB assistant professor of chentistry. With applications ranging from proteomicstodrugdesignandnovel catalysis, the synthesis method de- Music dictionary online protein to which they are attached. A patent application has been Ever left a concert wishing to learn more about the music you've filed for select catalytic RNA molecules, a method of constructing them and a method for identifying aminoacylating molecules. Ever since the discovery in 1987 that it was feasible to attach unnal)lral amino acids to proteins,scientJts have wondered how that tantalizing possibility with its potential for engineeringproteins with entirely new functions oould be harnessed in an just enjoyed-or hated? Want to familiarize yourself with the music of a different culture, a historic.al period or sty!~ N~ to know the fundamentals of music? The most outstanding English-language music encyclopedia,"New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians," recently has published its second edition. The print edition has ballooned to 29 volurnes,-nine more than the original I 980 edition of "New Grove"-<amprismg almost 30,000 articles wrinen by more than 6,000 contributors. In addition to the print copy housed in the Music Library, th iS compendium of the world of inusic is available to the UB community in online form < http://ubllb .buffalo . edu/ llbr~~rles/unlb/ dlic:ie(lt, cost~ve manner. muJk/e--resourc:es/ newgrove.html >. "Unnatural amino acid mutagenThis contains the fuU text of the print encyclopedia, including all esis is very complicated," said Suga. illustrations-several in 3-D-and lists of contributors and abbre· "The biggest stumbling block issynviations. Entries reflect all genres of music, including classical, popu · lar, light, world and jazz. Biographies of composers include comthesizing the unnatural amino acid and attaching it to transfer RNA." plete works-liSts Addttoonally, According to Suga. attachment is ............ 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The advantage is that since existing proteins are designed to "lock onto" only the 20 natural amino acids, an unnatural amino acid would act as a highly stable molecular tag, urtlike current probes that tend to alter the structure or somehow destabilize any By PATIIICIA DONOVAN and frames-enabled. To listen to Contributing Editor sound files, a ReaiJ>Iayer plug-in/ OU'Diovetoreadalinle helper application, available from Baudelaire in French or Real Networks, is required kick back with Polish The l..iTgloss project was underwriter Slavomir taken in 1999 by members of the Mrozek's famous interrogative Department of Modem Languages poem, " Ud Podrozy." Unfortu- andl..itcratures.Organizerssayithas nately, you can't tell a guy travers- benefitedgreatlyfromoontributions ing forits de ')'mboles (forests of made by members of the university symbols) from a peck of przydro?ne community outside that depart je?yn (roadside boysenberries). men!, notably members of the deHelp is here, or, to be absolutely partments of Oassics and Politic.al accurate, here: < h«p:/1 Science, and the Oflia of the Dean wlngs.buff.olo.-/ lltgloss> of the College of Arts and Sciences "LiTgloss" is an online project deThe goal of ihe proje~t. says veloped by UB faculty members that Maureen Jameso n, professor of gives the reader quick access to French language and literature who worksofliteraryandculturalsignifi- spearheaded the project, is to make cance written in their originallan- the texts more acassible byprovid' guages---<~S long as that language is ing the reader with semantic and not En~d then helps him · syntaeti<;al help. figure out what they say. "We wanted to give language st uI.JTgfossisnotasimpletranslation dents the assistance they n~ to too~ nor is it designed for linguistic maintain their concentration and neophytes. A working koowledge 9f trairi of thought while reading," a particular language is required to jameson says. take advantage of the assistance. "It seems likely that if they enjor Whil~ reading a text in the reading a text in its original Ian · I.JTgloss coUection, the reader can guage,theymightbeenoouragedto click on words he doesn't koow and oontinue their study of the language an English translation wiU appear and culture. The texts included are on the screen. Additional informa- of literary, cultural or historical inlion on the tat, such as the author's teres! tospeakenofEnglish. They're biography, also is a click away. Each likely, we think, to be better apprecia ted if read in the original ianlext is illustrated as well To display the tats properly, the • guage,• she notes. The menu page of the I.JTglosssitt browser must be javascripH!nabled 1n the on line vers1on as to unnatural amino acids by using new RNA sequences that Suga <YOJved in his lab (O bind selectively cyclopedia IS updated, sound mes undoubtedly wJIJ amino acids and ligate to tRNA without having to~ the veryspe- increast" 10 nwnber. New Grove is searchable. not only by article title , but also by key· cialized and hard-to-engineer protein enzymes that -nature uses. words embodied within full -text articles and bibliographies. Fulltext searches also can include Boo lean (and , or, not ) as well as co n Suga noted that the current pa· cept (synonym ) and pattern (similar spelling) search1ng. AdditiOn ally, you can search biographiCal entries by name, as weU J.s by brrth or death date and place, nati o nality, and occ upau on. Lmks to ca refully selected Web si tes are also !tearchablc. Alternatively, yo u c.tn b rowse articles .tlphabcticallv rf vo u prt>fer J mnre standard appro.11. h to usmg th e em ydopr d1a The: Explore butto n 1s a featu re ... uu under d~.·vcl o pment; ~.. !l OO n ~ on it enables yo u to dccess ,dl entnes of mus1C1ans by general ca tcgo r~ There currently are II catego n cs. 111duding performers of spec1fi1. instruments, women com posen., conductors, p rin ters and pubh.sh· ers, and writers. In time, if the o nhn c veJ:SIOn equals that of the pnn1 version, there will be additional catcgones reflecting musicians of van · ous musical genres, historical perioQs, and nationalities. Despite the million~ of music-related Web sites pervading th e Internet , New Grove indisputably is the finest, single, online source for music schol arship. Non· music specialists also can benefit from the coverage of music in relation to o ther disciplines, such as phi- per describe$ their success with the process in vitro, a method that produ ces minute amounts of the aminoacyl·tRNA. HoVJeVCT, in the near future, the researchers expec1 to have an in vivo method, using rt>· combina nt methods, capable of producing infinite amounts. The work was funded by the National J.nstitutes of Health. Web site "translates" foreign texts m Y 5 is linked to individual works in Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Latin and Spanish. When a reader selects a work, it appears on screen. The linguisticalJy challenged reader can prompt the appeirance of an annotation by pointing the cursor to a difficult word or phrase and clickingth e mo~. well. Only a few links 10 sound files currently are provided; in time, as the en· losophy, psychol ogy, physics, gender studies, technology, and folk lore. From St. Hildegard to Madonna, from Greek monody to hip hop, the vastness, variety and thoroughness of music info rmat ion offered in the New Grove DictiOnary truJy may be in harmony With your scholarly needs. -MIMI C•sdo •nd Rk;_k McRae, UnM"tltly Ltbrones ~--------------- The annotations offer the seman· tic and syntactic explanations, plus grammar and vocabulary cues that help relatively fluent readers move through the tat quicltly without the BrieD mar books and glossaries. Theater students to present m seldom-seen play "Interview" ln some cases, an accompanying sound program offers pronuncia· lions in the origina1 tongue. further "In terview," a segment from the rarely produced play ..America Hurrah," wiU be presented by students in the Department of Theatre and Dance tonight thro ugh Sunday in the Black Box Theatre m clarifying the text and helping read - the Center for the Arts, NorJ.h Campus. The play will be presented at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. constant interruption and distraction of constant reference to gram· ers to appreciate more fully th e music of the specific language. Jameso n says the ideological foundation for the project is the conviction that American students of foreign languages should have the opportunity to read texts written in the languages they are learning. ,.We hope to ~ncourage further study of the language by offering a-glimpse of the inteUectual wealth to which fluency would give them access," she says. "LiTgloss is designed to promote a more meaningful engagement The first of three segments of the off· Broadway hit ..America Hur· rah,n a play by Jean-Claude van ItaJlie, winner of th e Vernon Ra ce Award, "lnterviewn involVes an employment interview treated in a satirical , imaginatively stylized, mordantly com ic way. .. This is a rare opportunity for students and faculty to experience and enjoy a rarely done play, says Saul Elltin, SUNY Distingwshed Ser:vice Professor in the Departmen t of Theatre and Dance and d1 · ~ rector of the p lay. Elkin calls the play ..one of the most interesting theater pieces of the turbulent •60s and '70s."' Tickets for .. interview" are $3 and can be purchased in the Center for the Arts box office. For more information , call 645·ARTS or v1s11 <www.arts.buff•lo.edu >. with important literary works." \ �Design-Build Progr•m Is tumlng Crosby H•ll clusroom Into shte-of-the-ut ·w - ____...,..... -_,_...,_.....,. _..,_,._ ......... ............ 'lllo~dSiuilft!NIN. .................... c - . ...... . I.e.....,_....._,_ lhll,.... -................. ............... Slnlor ...... wtlbeholcl_ ..,, ......... 27111 ........ I.WIII....._ -CMip& . _ . _ . _ ,_..,_.......,., .,.... ....,......,_..,.. 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The cost of . . -"hop, - - bylht8ullolochapter of lht Natlanll Stutmlng""' sodlllion and UB's Speech, lAnguage IIIII Hurlng Clinic, is J.401oradulb, S15forstudents and S20 for a parent IIIII chid. ~lht-"'hapwll bec.y ~. chclDroflht Speocl1, lMlguage and Hearing Fa<--- Clnic. ~ lkMnll): and Robortq,-. • . , . _ . --lkMnlly(WIU). the-.op,...-s- -·--·by.• :bl Ah . .'>. 7 • Project transforming lecture hall ay PA11IICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor T was a medium-larjje, vaguely grungy classroom crowdtd with standard-issue deskchairs cin:a 1965, marktd by poor acoustics and sight lines so obstructed that some audience memben had to crane their necks to see around audio-visual equipment that blocktd the center aisle. Despite its shortcomings, b<lYintt, 301 Crosby Hall bas for more than a decade been the principle lecture baD ustd by the School of Arcbitec· I at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow during are· ccption attm<led by faculty, admin· istrators, pubtic officials, students and mmJbers of the pubtic. The reception will fi>Uow a 5:30 p.m l<cture in 148 Diefmdorf HaD by architects Elizabeth Diller dd Ricardo Soofidio, special guests of Atetier 2001, the school's annual open bouse and showcase evenL The transformation of 30 I ~ tureand Planning. In that capacity, it bas hooted multimedia presentations, lectwu, debates and discussions by scores of ~ world-class architects, designers and planners-many of them in~­ _tional stars-nearly always to a ~ :;;;;;,ding-room-only crowd t The room will play its traditional role again this weekend during Aletier, the school's annual exposition of student and faculty work, during Crosby i5 taking plaa under the diwhich it willllllml its accomptisb- rection of former Hong Kong arcbiments. wdcome new students and t«t Eric Sutherland, assistant visit· celebrate "University at Buffalo ing professor. "To lookat the original room,• be School ofArchitecture and !'Ianning Day" in the City of BuJ&Jo. says. "you'd think it would be the This year, h~. the 70-year· least likely opportunity to do someold 30 I Crosby will be one of the thing creative and instructional with projects on display. students, but it tumtd out to boj an Redesigntd and reconstructtd by ~ent site for us to design and graduatE students an_d faculty mtm· build a beautiful, functional space. bers in the school's nascent Design· "The result will be one gesture Build Program, the "new" 301 will that bas resulted from the work of present its sleek, n~ut not yet many minds and the US< of many cnmpleted--persona to the pubtic materials and technologies. For the students, this i5 no simple theor<tical 'namttive but an opportunity to research materials, implement con· struction techniques and to see a project through from beginning to end," be says. Sutherland describes the proc:as of tearing off the yean of crude, catcb-if-ootch-can renovatiow to the room an<l reduCing the space to" its bare essentials befure beginning with one simple element--a raised, floating, wooden platform filr seats. This was fol· lawtd by an deg;mt student-designed acoustical waD that Sutherland caUs "very dif6cult to design-a 28' x 10' "wave" that required each piece of wood to be tapertd and calltd for the de\oel· opment of a special joint to allow for lllOYeiDellt. "The waD i5 fm-sbaped--<maller on 'the.bottom than on the~ beautiful and functional solution to the acoustical requirements of the ball,• be said. A tiny wooden model of the waD i5 endlessly bscinating to manipulate, as each wave--sbaptd section slides in and out of those to its left and righL The front of the room seems to melt and fold into a storage area, also designed by the students, that holds a·varietyof tducational-tecbnology · equipment and accommodata a specially designed lectern. The ....u theauelva, says 5ulberlmd,"arec#.asl<ekand betruti· ful50-year-dd modemistdesip that set the standard irtbeJatcl.theboD." The designm abo warued to indude cl<sk space ilr each chair that would be in keeping wilh the dean lines they'd establiobed. The IOiutioo• theyorrived II iso sl<ekcl<skstandalso stud<nt~ curws up from the floor and i5 made cl. the sameliomina11!d wood CXliiStrUCticn as the floor. It is topped by a gleamins. piwtingalwninum writing tablet that can slide iniD a pooitico por· allel to the slmd wbm not in uoe. The students not only desigDod, but abo builtandde!Mred the items to be installed. The tluld visuallidd in wbichcurwd walls"'low" into a floor wbosc sur&ces tDtfl!" with those of the cl<sk stands and wbosc gleaming white chairs are rellocted in the soft glow of aluminum tablet swfaoes. The Crosby Hall project is a Col· laborative effort iiM>Iving the ~ partment ofAn:hittx:ture, the Melh· ods and Materials Shop. and the In· dusivt Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) Center, all in the School of Architecture and Planning, and the Oflice of Computing and lnfonnation Technology. Another project incorporating ceramic tile and flora into a ramp for US< by the disabled i5 the nat De· sign-Build Project on the drawing board. ......a.-:. Auditing energy in Yosemite National Park Environmental studies students find lessons learned relevant in their own backyard By JIEHNIFU LfWANOOWSIU Report~ Assistant Editor NivERSITY studen ts who last summer . trekktd to California's Yosemite National Park to conduct energy audits have found the fruits of their labor also are rei· f'Vllnt in their Qwn backyard. Jeffrey Brennan, whose tducation at UB bas blendtd environmental studies and engineering, stressed that "99.9 percent of what we did and learnt<! i5 relevant in Buffalo and in New York State"-particularly in light of skyrocketing energy costs and blackou!s predicttd for this summer in the downstate Brennan and threeofhisclassmates journeyed to the Sierra Nevada re· gion for four weeks last August, along with instructor S. Bruce Kobm, an adjunct faculty member in environmental studies, to examine the environmental impact of the park's buildings-bow they con· sume and waste electricity and natu· · raJ gas. bow they consume water and what of their solid-waste 5tream could be recycled, Kobm explained. "The task we ruid was •.• to help identify bow the National Paik Ser· vice (NPS) could save money 3nd protect the environment,• said Kobm, whose work with the local branch of the Alliancr to Save En· ergy on its Green Schools program ultimately led to the Yosemite project At the suggestion of the altiance, Kobm apptitd for a grant with the Univtnity National Park U area. Energy Partn..-sbip (UNPEP)- previous audits conducted by proformtd in recent years in response fessional engineering firms hadn't to an aecutive order from President been implemented. Ointon that federal agencies find The group first spent time learnways to reduce their energy costs, ing about the power dynamic of and as a way to provide universities each entity in the park-NPS and with tducational opportunities. Yosemite Concession Services "Yosemite bad exp..tssed an inter· (YCS), a division of the Buffaloest, and didn't happen to have a part· bast<! Delaware North Companies ner nearby, so we jumptd in," said Inc., which runs the most buildings Kobm, who staytd only the first two and uses most of the park's energy, weeks before leaving his students to Brennan said their own devices. Yosemite, Kobm explained, i5 a Brennan, along with students city unto itself, with 4 million visi· Kevin Casey, Marisa Hoff and Stacey ton annually and hundreds upon Vaeth, traintd for Yosemite in July hundreds of buildings housed with Walter Simpson, UB energy within the park's200 square milesofficer, who belptd guide the team including a court, a prison, a_bospi· through an energy audit of Buffalo's tal, coundess hotels, museums and Theodore Rnosevdt Inaugural His- ·three wastewater treatment facilities. "It's a pretty major plaa and the torical Site-the Wtlcm Mansionenergy issues are complicated," be also run by the NP.S. Comparatively, the Rnosevdt au- said, adding that their work in . dit took three days. while the group Yosemite is very timely, givm the spent almost the.entire four weeks C\UT'mt energy ai.sis in California. And timely for Western New York in Yosemite auditing-and only minimally denting the park's as well, since the area has been socktd with soaring fuel prices. Enmyriad facilities. "This was such a huge project. that ergy-conservation efforts right now four weeks wasn't nearly enough to more cost-dT~ than cvu, get all the possible opportunities for Kobmsaid "Sevmty percent of all poUution energy efficiency ~overed thorbas <n<rg}e as its OO<JJ"ct. Not many oughly," Brennan said. places have accrss to hydroelectric "Yosemite knew that there were opportunities to save energy in the power lil<e (in) Nia@;ara Falls. In many park. and they hadn't implemented places, we bum filssi1 fuel to run our any of (the prior suggestions}-<>r machines, so it's roaJ or petroleum. very few," Kobm said, noting that or·oil or natural gas, and wbm we the students' filcus.,..OtUanysbifted do that, we create pollution. from tecbnical audits to question· ·~ in Buffalo, we bwn roaJ to ing why recommendations from create. ~ectri<:ity; he said "'Most are people don't recognize that (we) are oontributing significantly to pollution and global change." Brennan, who along with his class· mates still i5 in the process of finish. ing up the final report on the .Yosemite audit, said relative to energy issues in the park, ~good intentions mot, but follow-through i5 di11icult for both the NPS.and YCS." He said the report aims to remedy that besi· tation in presenting opportunities, rationale for why their recommen· dations should be h<eded-fur reasons both environmental and finan~ bow io break down orga· nizational barrien to implement tbe recoDliD<Ddations. While some energy issues at Yosemite ~ speci6c to the pork, many of those uncovered are uni=sai, Kobm said, and require only simple .behavioral and operational changes to reduce costs, such as turning off lights and computers when not in use, iiutaUing higherefficiency tightbulbs, and insulating buildings and ducts. Kohm said the group also recommended Yosemite employ an indi· vidual to......, as its energyollicrrsomeone Who could audit yearround,as well as begin to implement the suggestions put filrwud by au· diting agmcies. "There are plenty of opportuni· ties for energy conservation and tducation,"KohmsaidofYosemite, adding thal •it's conceivable we could continue to go back there and doourwork." . �April UOOl/Yi.32.1a.2S Rep on. 7 Obituaries J3:111es Ailiriger, dental professor, oldest player in NFL ,_Ai~o.g., a UBalwnnusand the NFL, which had been founded retired member of the UB dental only t0ur)"2Beadier. Listed atS feet school &culty who played ·profes- II and I 85 poun<l5, he played guard sional football when Red Grange on both offense and defense. was still a <X>11egian and the forward Allinger lefi professional football pass was a llO'.'dty, died March 27 after only one season, turning inin a Rochester hospital. He was 99 stead to a dental career. and the oldest former National A native of Buffalo, he practiced dentistry here until he was in his late Football League player. In the aununn of 1924, while in 80s. He was a UB dental school fachis final year of dental school at ultymernherfrom 1937-60. In addition to his academic and llll---wbere be had been captain of the football and baslo:tball teamr- . dental pursuits, he was a ooUege Ailingerjoined the Buffillo Bisonsof football ofl!cial from the 1920s to the 1960s, working as a head IIDesman in mott than 400 games by his estimate, including the Army-Navy and Harvard -Yale r ivalries. He sen>ed as prdident of the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials. He also was general manager of the Buffalo team in the American Hockey League during the 1940s. Ailinger &ad lived in Sout h Aorida and Ontario in recent years hefott moving to an assisted -~vin g facility in Pittsford last year. Phun ·class Using a slinky, Richard Berg, a professor at the University of Maryland, demonstrates that physics can be "phun" during a presentation March 27 in Knox Hall on the North Campus. The presentation was sponsored by the Department of Physics. Berg has brought the award-winning "Physics is Phun" program-which airh5 to educate and entertain using basic, elementary-physics concepts-to audiences all over the country. Are You., Athtete? BeconH: a leader~ ~:~sE~~~ =u~~l·~~by Information. Son~ Clnoli, 6-45-6125. Wed~ot4PI.US LKtvre: Affect • Intention In Robert Creeley's Poetry During the 1960s. Chorlos Altieri. Scroening Room, Cent..- for tho AtU. North Camf'"S. 4 ~S~Q~ree. For more infonnation, 64S· ute-...op Preporlng lor a H• olth ea.-. Ubby Morshdrnef, prehealth advisof, Aademic Advisement Center. 14SC Student Union, North Campus,. 5:30- 7 p.m. Free. Sponsor!d by Stl..tdtnt Untons &: ActMtles. For more information, Son ia Cinelli, 645-6125. Special Event Computer Musk. Drama Theater, Center for the Arts. North Campus. 8 ~';'~r:j~fo:,=.'6.~ir. Musk. Thursday 12 Series An Integrated ApproACh to the Trst:ment of Chronk. Orofklal Pain. louis J. Gok:tberg. dean emeritus and prof., Dept of Oral Diagnostic Sdenc:os.. 355 Squi~. South Campus. 8 a .m. f tft. ~~~%~l0 p.m. ute-...op WVO's Opus: Classics Lin Fear Tests No Morel Staff, Academk: Advi:se'T1ent Center. 1040 Norton, BNe Iii Whtte Game. UB St.dium, North c.mpus. 7 p.m. ffft. -stlid, Stuclont- Study. Dalen< Guarino. 21 0 Sllldent Union, North Camf'"S. 7:30p.m. Free. For more Wonnation, Dalen<, 45~2 31 (pogO<). ~~~~~~ ;~a~~~ 5 " Douglas Levere: Changing New Yortl, 2001 " Photog101phs recreating Berenic~ Abbot's " Cho~ing NewYori<. t939" by New ~~?~~r::r;~~;lummn ~~~~~.~~~~~n Baldinger will be on di~~ through <;"onolll. 6-45-6125. 6000. architectu~ firm Wende._Duchsc:herer Architects & Enginefll P.C. wilt be on display through April l 3 in the James G. Oyett Gallery in Hayes Hall on the South "Peter!Wdnger: Facing Away" Portnlits by Austrian painte r Peter F,.., Sporuotod by SWdent Urnons & ActMties. for rT'ICn information, Sonia ~=~me:~~:"~ ~~~ = Architects 1r Engineers P.C. A collage of models. drawings, photogr.Jplu and sl<etchos by tho local P(ac~. Buffak:1. Gallery houn are 11 a.m. to s ·p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. ute-...op Ken Me)o«, guitM-"!uslc of Britten, Bonlo, and oChon. WBFO 88.7 FM. Exhibits ·-by Wendei-Duchscherer appointment Oral Diagnostic Sdenc:es Seminar &eginn!ng}tontln""-'IJHotho Yoga. - Kent Sute In the lint ,...,.. of their Hld-Amerian Conloronco - t h e rallied s...1oy "' ab the finale. 13-5. The led 7-0 belo<-e the Golden Flashes dosed the PI> CD 7 · 5 in the ei&fldl innln&-UB's bau then went to 'W'Of'k In the nind't. ollhe trackIINm set a ·new ~ In the discus It . . Akron Quad Smllh _,the ewnt .... d 50.94 meters, ......._the lft"'ouS ol 49.11 mark he set. the weelc ljr1an Sanchez ~b th;nl d the season-<o gM! tho Bulb an 8-5 l...t.Jo<Todoro scored on a wild pitch and Corey Bbk crossed the pbte on a passed ball co gM! UB a 10-5 lead Adrian Daniels.Tin Sov.o and Bnnclon OK:esar. ..d. folowed wich nn-~ hies to five Ole Buls theviaory. The weekend didn't san. as woll for the Bulk. - . .. ln Fricbfs open«. the team squandend a 7-5 i<:od as Kent Scate'1 Dan Gutsdvnfdt h rt a three· run,pme-ending homer for the 8-7 decision. In Sawrtby's dO<Jblehe.aw , the Bulb dropped boch ends by ldendc:al 6-0 scores. Wore at the Alabama Ways. Smith .00 finished JeCOnd in the shOt put with a loB d 15.01 meters. Jenelle Callender of the ~IIYm wonthe 1 200-meter dash in 25.16 seconds at the Akron Quad Meet Callender also placed second in the 1 00-meter dash with a time of 12.39 seconds. Callender is the school record holder in both events, setting the marks as a freshman last season. ~oft~ all Ohio sweeps triplehe.ade r ; Bulls drop one to Akron The Bulls drcpj>ed all ell...., pmos of a ~de< co Ohio on Saw rtby co open the home~ of MAC season.The Bobcats '""'& on for 2-0 and 3-2 wns in the first two pmes before scorin& sewn Lnanswered their"""'""' runs in the mal pme to earn a come-from..behin 7- I victory. The BobcOa opened pme one with ell...., stnl&ht ""''es- Kelli Bankert's base hit d""" in Crystal Turner with the fim run of the pme In the top of the lim lnnln&- Turner then singled with tW'O outS In the second innin& and scored the only other run of the pmt on a dotble to left center by San. Kraus. Ohio'sTumer ted ofrthe I«<nd game with a O'iple and co< me Bobats aut to anocher 1-0 ~ after the fint inning. scoring on a sacrifke fly by Kraus rr~~any Bolton then d...,.. in two""'"' Ohio .,.,. 1n tho top of the founh timing with a single up the middle co put Ohio up 3-0. The Bulls answe«d wnh ("NN runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth Inning. but me Bobats hekl on for the win with solid defonse and SlTO<l& pltdling. In the final pme of the trlpieheade,, sophomores Kelly Malone and Jennife< Moore hit badt-t<H>ad< slngjes for tho Bull~ and Malone arne around co s'"'"' on a wiJd pitch to gee UB out to its first lead of the day. Ohfo. however. manufactured four runs in the fourth inning and three runs 1'\ the sixth to earn the 7. J victory. The Bulls finished theit- woei<Md Wlth a S~ loss ID the Akron Zips on s...ioy. ~ut~oor tracK Women pla ce third, m e n fourth in Akron meet The women's team finished thi rd~ the tour uwni at the Akron Quad Meet whh 146 points.. while the men's squad ~ founh amooc four teamS whh Calendar ute-...op Kent takes 3 of 4 from Bulls ~>Sur~"' ~~=L~:,/:e· Activities. For men infOfTNtion, Sonia Gnel6, 6-45-6125. ~~:~~~~~~~ Callery hours are 1 1 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 12 1 points. Bot:h Akron women's and men's squads 'tlri'On the meet with scores of 202 and 189 points. ~. UB thrower Adam Smith set a new school record in wiY'Iin& the discus throw with a toSS of 50.94 metei'S. bruJdr1c the .-.cord t.e had set the p«¥¥oos -'< at the Alabama Relays. US's Bryan Wldy won the l....tin dlrow at 56.54 meters, while Keith Gentes was victorious in the hanvner throw at S6. 14 meters. K.amau Halim aJso posted a first-pbce shol¥ing. taking the triple: jump with a leap of IS.03 metei'S. The UB women got a stTOn& eflon from Jenell• Callende<, who won the 2()()..me(er dash In l5.16 seconds whUe also pb.dng second in the I 00 meters tn ll.39. Biaunca Mcfarland won the triple jump at 11 .&4 meters: ~asKet~all MEN' S t.Jn1o< ~ Raben Brown. who led the Bulb in boch sconng and ~g this season. "" named co the College lnskle,.Com Al~JUCO Team. To qualify for the team. the I 5 pbyei'S had co ,... u.nsferred from a jun><>< college and pvticipated in their first season at a four.year school. Brown arne 1D UB from SdlOOknft t.Jnlo< College ouaicle of 0euon. In his flm season with the Bulb. the (,..4 ~ .....,..t a twn-l..ding IS.l points and 5.7 ..bounds and shot 49.7 pen:ent from the floo<. lennis MEN ' S Boll Seate 7, UB 0 UB dropped a 7-0 MAC decision to Ball State last woeek. The Butb now are 11 .3 .,....,..., and 0-2 In the MAC. p.m. Saturday. wOMan " Art Deportment Senior Thesis Profe<ts--&hlbltlon 1 " Hiami7,UBO Harshall7, UB 0 Senior thesis protects by students in the Otpirtment of Art will be on display today through April14 in theM. UB fel m Mbml and ~ by 7-0 SCOtti last 'Nf!ek. The squad now """""' and ()..4 In t..,.. ploy. ~~~~mnd~~~m of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Art Department Gal~ houn: a~ 10 a.m. to S p.m. T~ fO a.m. ~n:fl";:~~.t~~M Galtefyhoun are 10:30 • .m. to 8 p.m. ~~h Saturday and nooo tS 1. 11 LfeW UB's sprioc ~ season gott.nde<'WOf In ltllaca last-'< as the Bulb ponidpated In a ,......,_with the Bomben and Mvist. US's l;dltwd&ht etght squad <merzod ¥lctDrious In its n ee, finlsNr1& the coune In 7:-42-0,IM! se<Dnds ahead of hNa. \ �a llepodar Allrii5.2001Nol.32.1o.26 Thursday, April 5 ....... Serwke b cefle:nce Assembly ~~&fit;[~~~~~~ ~r~t:n't::~aF· 8uffolo - WP Sp<1ng Sciences CNpter, General UbrwyWo<ttshop Job ond CMee< Info on ~ Web f<>< Scl<ntiru and Englneen. f<t!d Stoss. 127 Capen, Undergraduate Ubrary, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. F,... Sponsort!d by Science and ~=~.~r'~~e 6-15-2947, ext. 226. ETCWo<ltshop: IIIKkbcNinl lotto to Blackboard. 212 Capen Hall, inside Undergraduate Ubrary; North Campus. 2·3:30 p.m. Free. Phnia· ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~:: lllok>gkol Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series Mobile lntrons and lnteins: Structure, Function, Evolution'. Marlene Betfort, ~~~~~:;~,~~Jes, of bents at <http: / I www.buffalo.edu/ calendar/ login>. Becaus.e of 1-pace llmJtatlons, not all evenh In the electronic calendar will be Included In the Reporter. L.ecbwe Sones Have You Ever Thought =~:~~~r~ft:':~~lo? Musical Nine . Dept of Theatre & Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 ~-~~~~~~ 15, information, 645-ARTS. ~!~e;'~~~ ~:,re & Physics Colloquium Torques a nd Tunneling In Nanomagne ts . Dantel Ralph, Dept. of Cornell Untv. for the online UB Calendar "Call-In Show with Presklent William R. Grelnet- ond Vice President f<>< Student Afhllrs Dennis Blodc. On WBFO, 88.7 FM . 7-8 p.m. Free. fo< m<><e informabOn, WBFO, 8.29--6000. Geology Pegn.1m r.;';;J::Oc::::ra~~ e le ctronic submission form _,. WWO's T. . of the PlAy Foster endowments. For more information, ,Dept of GeoSogy, 645-6800, ext 6100. only accepted through the Sciences Chapter, UUP. For more lnfonnation, i.lJcy, 829-2505 . information, 829-3.S3.S. Brock Untv., St Catharines. 218 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:30 -.S :30 publkaUon. Listings are =.J'~tff.;..,~ Muskol ~":ir~~~. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 112, general, S5, students. 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Paul ' ~~n~- SWdent lit Sd-oolar SeMcA!s. fo< more intonnation, 64S-22.SS. Green, Professional Staff Urban Affairs, Officr of the VP piMe on ~~~e:~. GetMroiMembenhfp Meeting ~eJf~~~~~~ The Reporter pubtis.hes Tu Wori<shop. Steve Ingraham, lntemal Rev<nue SeMce; Suzanne Ra&h, New Yorlc State Leadership, Seattle. Student Union Theater, North Campus. 8:30-1 0 a.m. Free. Spomort!d by Se!vice Excellence, US for Student Affairs. For I'TlOfe information, 829-3S3S. listing s for e vent s tat.clng - F,.., Sponsort!d by Student Attain and UB Green. For more · Information, S29-3535. Ax.elrocllnstitute, University at Albany. 201 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:4.S ~~~:!~~~~~in Seminar Series. Sponsored by Ufe Technok)gles Inc.. and ~:g~~~'t~~~.1J'r ~~re ~~~~~~t-~68. Musk Lecture Series Musk and the Cinematic Caesura. Berthold Hoeckner, · Univ. of Chicago. 211 Baird, ~=:db;so:;r;;; ~~sic. For more information, 6452921. Buffolo Logk Colloquium John T. Keams, Dept of Philosophy. 141 Parle. 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MacchOOi, 64S-2722, ext. 36 . Ubrary, North Campus. Noon- PlAy ~~tac~~~~~~e& ~=~~~~Fe>< more information, Dori Sunday Student Leodenhlp Forum C<><nmunlty Service and Campus. 8 p.m. B . For more 14S 'MikesOn QUad, Ellicott Complex. North Campus. 10 a.m.-3 p.m . Free. Sponsort!d by Dept of Geogr.lphy lit National ETCWo<ttshop: Web Editors ~~ gy~'r';,; Center for the Arts, North c--F* GIS/ Cartogrophy Career Day. lntro to Web Edlton Usin g -nesdoys ot 4 PLUS ~~;:,;'=~. 1.0 ~~2·~oren~ J5, Student UniOn, North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free. For more information, Dalene, -459...0231 (pager). Art. For more info rmation, Dept. of Art, 6-15-687S, ext. 1350. Student Bible inlormation, 64S-ARTS. Men's Tennis UB vs. St. Fran cis. EJikott Complex. North Campus. 1 lnt~ Tuesday Center for the Arts, North (ampus. 8 p.m. S3 . For more infonnation, 645-ARTS. Women's Tennis UB vs. Akron. 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The center's North Campus site recently was accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Management setting its sights on Asia Mandell tells Faculty Senate WNY demographic spurred school to head overseas BY JENNIFER UWANDOWSIU Report~ Assistant I Editor N the spirit of a true entrepre- neur, the School of Management has set its sights on Asia in an effort to both expand its market and boost its rankings to become one of the top 50 schools in the country. . "We realized a few years ago that the way to gmw, the way to become better, was to export your product," Lewis MandeU, dean of the School of Managemen~ told members of the Faculty Senate on Tuesday. Since that realization, the self-sustaining SOM has honed in on the Asian market, building on its foundation as the first and only accredited "MBA program in China with subsequent lgraphic, interst in local market - percent of a roughly S I 3 million priced programs bas died out. "We'D annual budget, MandeU said, proprobably be largely an Asian busi- viding Asian students with a "verifiable, objectiV<, third-party validaness school as early as 2002." The school also has been asked by tion of our claims.. is key. ing on developing one in Belarus. ..Without the Business Week rankMandeU said negotiations under local members of Congress to beway in Thailaud could yield pro- gin a program in Beirut in 2002,and ing, we can't sell product in Asia,.. grams at the three top regional uni- soon wiU launchan"Extreme MBA" he said. It was only rwo years ago that UB v=itics there, and he expects to start program in Asia that will immerse programs in the Indian cities of students in international business. broke back into the rankings after J Bangalorc and Hyderbad by 2002. And back home-on the No rth 12-year absence,and sin ce then hcu SOM also has fielded interest from Campus--plans for a new student twtcc rcnlained in the third Licr. universities in Malar-ria and lndo* cen ter adjoining Ja co b~ Hall are MandeU said he expectS UB to be ranked in the top 50 in 2002. Bringnesia, and hopes to penetrate the nearing completion. Sustaining Asian interest largely ing up the school's GMAT s.:ores ha_, Japanese, Taiwanese and Korean is the reason that bolstering the helped but, so too, has mcreasmg markets in the near future. '"By 2003, we will have more stu- SOM's Bushtess Week ranking-the graduates' starting salaric..--s. Mandell dents in Asia than here on campus," school's standardized ranking of said the fact that many students said MandeU, noting that because of choice--is so important. With Asian come)rom Western New York and the Western New York a~'s demo- programs accounting for nearly 40 Continued on pege 2 programs in Beijing-<>ne each at Renmin and Motorola universitie>-<Uld in Singapore. It also offers a program in Latvia and is work- Project aims to improve performance By SUE WUETCHER Report~ Editor NNERSlTY Services and Student Affairs have joined for= in a new venture designed to improve the quality of administrative functions, processes and services supporting UB's tri-fold mission of teaching, research and serviceThe resulting vehicle is the Institute for Administrative Quality Improvenlent (IAQD, a medlanism for bringing together different groups on campus to address quality-improvement issues. "We wanted to try to get a different look at how we operate," said Dennis Black, vice president for srudent affairs and a co-<iirector of the institute with Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner. "We wanted to step back and gather different groups (of people) from different settings to make this a better place." In explaining what may appear to be an unlikely partnership between Uni=sity Facili.tics and Srudent Af- U fairs, Black noted that the idea for IAQl came about because Wagner's group was working on a project in which it needed assistance from Srudent Affairs. The rationale was, "Instead of University Services pursuing its own pmjectwitbhelpfmmStudentAffuirs, and Srudent Affairs pursuing its projects with help from Uni=sity Services, wouldn't it be a novel concept to have both groups working together" from the ou~ improving oollaboration and bringing better and different thinking to the tabla be said. IAQl officiaUywasestablished last July, and while it still is in its formative stages. rwo projects already are in the works: a new employee transition program that will streamline the processing and transitioning of new facuJty and staff members to the university, and a student-employment program that wiU provide one-stop shopping for both students seeking on-campus employment and for campus entities seeking srudent employees. The projects were selected from project.IAQl, whose budget is proamong 15 proposals because they vided by contributions from Umwere within the realm of both Uni- versity Services and Student Affairs, versity Services and Student Af- wiU fund the individual projects. fair;.-both groups "could get our Member. of the instiruie for 2000hands around them" easily-and 0 I are Frank Carnevale. interim medibecause it was expected that the cal director, Srudent Health Center; projects oould make an impact"rela- Elias Eldayrie, a<sociate chief information offie£r; Joanne Aetcher, director tively quickly." "We didn't want to spend a year of administrative services. University forming the instirute and then say, Facilities; Nancy Kielar, assistant vice 'let's try a project;" said Black_ "We president and director,OO adminiswanted to get something done while trative operations; Joe Krakowiak, directorof university residet\ce halls and we were forming the institute." Both projects are expected to be apartments; Roger McGill, interim completed and the new programs in ·assistant vice president for hwnan resource servi=; Jim Nadhrzuch, assisplace by the fail, Black said. Once that happens. new projects in tant vice president, resource and techthe areas of administrative function nology support services, Srudent Affairs; Barbara Ricotta, associate vice or structure wiU be solicited, be said. In addition to the twoa>-<lirectors. president for srudent affuirs and dean the instirute is composed of II mem- of students; Beth Rogan, director of bers. who "provide direction and vi- resource planning. processing and desion for the lnstirute," Black said. velopmen~StudentAfliiirs; Dan Ryan. The members select projects for director of career planning and plareIAQl and become part of the project ment, and Chris Sauciunac, associate team, which also includes members director for instructional technology of units tha wiU be impacted by the services, Academic Services. �Jose F. lluscagl. .s.lpdo, assistant professor of modem languages and literatures, is director of the Cuban and Caribbean programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. ' _, __ _,.......,._c... _,_,_.._ ........ ..............._.... ..................... ....._ ......... a..ea..... ....... G j; lillie; u.-.HII#II.._IIIM.AI Anltltfh ___ _ ............ tlglaula.tllrr#Citlla ._.. and-,; ....,llaltllnri --a Plul Ia!:!*-..: QonnC........, -~-~and •11dmlarCordon ~ ..., ns, l32 and S29, and !he ca.. a lhe --· Ms from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdoy through Fridoy and Moll For men lnlonnMion. call 645-ARTS. Stms, ardiK health to be CjDplcs of lecture ond aniK .,_, in _. hectic 21 st-anlllly - ... be lhe topc.allha l..ufl<l--. ID be hold a naon AprilS in . . c..rtor "fo. Stress s.w- ,.,.,..;.,..,.,._c:...-. Tho...-.~ H. Galdlrl. .........._ Through a unique partnmhip between the I.JnMnityofHavana and UB, we are offering students the op· portunitytostudy the Caribbean on its. own tmns and gain fint.hapd ~of iu axnpla cultwu and traditions through on-site in· vestigatioos and participation in the Ilea- we an dnrwing and build· ing on the legacy of the two moot important component& of our Puerto Rican Studies program, wbidl ...... its Caribbean focus and itJ intmWciplinaryorientation. We want to be good and recognized nationally and on a hemispheric processestbatsbape~ylifein this fascinating region of the world. . levd, and so we do not want to bik The program is organized into four off more than we can chew. A$ it is, our definition of the area is rather semesten. The lint S<meSter will be spend at the Univ<nity of IUvana, rompreb<nsive We are looking to the second at UB. Studmu during expand our ronnections throughthe third semester will """' the op- out the Caribbean, from Brazil and lion of studying either in Havana or the Guyanas. to the Carolinas. Buffalo, or at a third participating university in the Caribbean. Stu· dents will return to their borne campus for _ the final...,semester . to _ __ Early in 1997, UB began a>ntemplat· _ ... _,__......_ _, _..,.._..,of __ t h i s - through the.,. _ , " ' " " " - .. - .. 1187 Students can apply through the University of Havana, but all admis· sions will be handled through UB after the applications have been re· viewed by a joint committee a>m· posed of three VB and three UH faculty members. Will the c~eg._ - - .... UBdegNe7 Students will receive a master's of arts in the hum&nities degree, togetber with a special certificate in "cultural studies of the Caribbean." The certificate will have the official seal of both universities. Is the _ .... .au.lly up- ........,.., We already have begun to recruit students and have agreed with the dean in Havana that the first class Will begin a>unes in Cuba this fall. be said, nothing could ""-" t-1 ac· axnplisbed without fintdomonsttat· ing to tfwe Qlbens that we came in peaa and without undmlanding. 6nt and fOranoot, tbeirdemond that any rda1i9oship wi1b tbenlbe baed on a 6mt oommitment to rapect the indrptndenrrand~oftbe OJbon nation. In ]tme 6, 2000, • more than two years of~ UB and UH agreod to begin. by Septanber 2001, the 6nt, joint. degreegrantingprogrom between a U.S. and • OJbon unMnity in 43 yars. This aca>mplisbment is truly a break· tluougb, not just"in ocademic terms but also on diplomatic and political grounds. I bdieoe that this is a mod· est, though dear. cwnple that rela· between the U.S. and OJbo can be based on mutual rapect, and that they can be~ and benefi. cia! for the two countries and I« the Caribbean region as a whole. The agreement mala!s UB the lint U.S. univmity to effi!ctiYely establish vi· t¥ins lelld of the Ministry of ffit!b<r Edu<ation. This provam is, in· deed, • brealahrough siru:e to date, no axnpor.obltprogrom de¥<loped by a U.S. unNmity in QJbo bas~ this &r! R«mdy, """""""'Siqlben Dmmett, via proooot I« int.emaliooll educa· lion, met in San Frmcisco wi1b Amt-lor Femmdo Rmlfrez de&tmaz,cm.!oftheailom In· terest Section in Washington. R.emlrcde Eatmoz toldDmmett that thereaoon ourprosxm~~ bad ~this far was that I was considered bytheailompm!ID<Ill to be a true frimd of"Oiba. He added that. ~of this and for the time being. the UB provam will be the only major academic program to be ~ in Ha· va.na. As you can ~ we are uniquely positioned to make a diffennce in the de>dopment of Cuban-U.S. relations in the im· mediate future and all eyes are focused on our modest, but quite imporwrt. initiatMs. We are very excited about this news. It is a great rewanl for all our bard work and a tribute to the fri<odsbips that through our interaction""-" rome to bridse the political di· vide. ha t<st ofour new relationship the dean of arts and !etten at UH bas aslr<d us to help him put tosetber a wod<sbop in Havana in fall 2001 to address the topic "Defining the Caribbean." This would be a big step in launching the routers in Caribbean studies program and W9uld help give graVity and depth to our relationship wi1b Havma, oernenting the modest ties of work. 6imdship ing the idea of establishing a study· abroad provam in Cuba. By May of that ~. all the arrangements bad been made and five students were awaiting final authorization from the u.s. 1leasury Departrnmt. Four years and four summer sessions later, more than 120 studentshave gone to Cuba through UB. In July 1998, UB and officials from ·the University of Havana signed an agreement of moperation between the two institutio~ to UH officials, it was the 6nt of its kind between that institution and an American uniw;r. sitysince 1959. The~t called for the a>ntinuation, developnient and expansion of the study-abroad program in Cuba and axnmitted the univmitiestothe"jointdevdopment of a Caribbean Studies Prosram for the purpose of conducting raeanh and teaching." This was not an easy agreemmt to broker. Negotiations lasted for a weelc.until finaDy, a 6fib draft of the 11!:1:1 was apprtlY<d. 'IhJtb There are manyunivmities through· out the UnitedStates that have programs--or want to have a program-with OJbon institutions. UB bas one of the loop-running programs in Cuba and tour efforu to break the stalemate in Olbon-U.S. relations through creative eacbange and a>llaborative programs are pioneeriJJ&. Our tint~-its-kind Caribbean Studios Program bas been approY<d at the decanal and p<esidentiall<'ods by the I.JniYersityofHrvana, and is awaiting final approval at the "Here, in the United States, we may only be the 50tb·ran.k<d busi· ness school," Mandell said. " In Asia, they think we're No. I. We don't tell them any differenL" And rompared with other presti· gious ·American universities that have begun to infiltrate the Asian !lliiJ"Ut, Mandell said, UB is "eating thcir luncb" with a quality progrun at a reasonable price. Given its success in Asia, the school is getting ready to launch what Mandell called an "Extreme MBA" program-<lue to its.emtic locatiollS--<lDd will solicit students from the cream of the domestic business-school crop. Students would be on rotation in A$ia, spending six to ...., weeks in one location while taking a class and serving an internship. "It's met with phenomenal, fan. tastic approval," he said. The school's plans to add a new, stcel-and-glass.atrium-style student center resulted from the desire to . build something modern-less stark in appearance and more closely resembling the aspirations of Melvyn Churcbill, professor of students, Manddl said-where stu· chemistry and a rnemberofthe<Jrad. dents oould bang out and rdax. ing Committee, questioned faculty The throe-story addition to jaaJbs rductance toward altema!M earns. wouldl;ebuiltinaserni-circular "I think one &bould ask oneself design and face Putnam Way. wbetber we wish to be .....,tiaDy a Cunstruction rould begin as early student-friendly university, or as winter 2002. adversarial under the circumstances," In other business, William H. be said. UB, be pointed, out is not a Baurner,cbairofthesenate'sGrading private a>llege for whom students' Committee, presented the panel's pare:nts are paying their way. Some Class Absence Policy, which raised studenuwork2lHOhounperweelc, questions a>ncerning its rigidity, and and many experience "all soru of the policy's seeming allegian<r to ath- troubles" that preclude them from letics aver academics. always attmding class, be said, rang· "Academic matter> ought to takr ing from unforeseen work demands priority over athletics, but this as· to someone's husband being JciJJed. surnes that it's the other way around," Churcbill said giving make-up said Daisie Radner, associate profes· exams is not only expected, but sor of philosophy."That is, when....- "quite reasonable.• there's a a>nllict be~ an exam Finally, the presentation of a resoand a game. the accommodation bas lution on faculty responsibility from to be made on the side of the exam," the Tenure and Privileges Commit· she said, noting that perhaps the Pac· tee was postponed until the rom· ulty Senate ought to pass a re.olu- mittee bas a chance to meet with tion stating that students on atbletic Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi scbolarships shoUld not be penalized Only a report providing back· if they're absent from an athletic ground on the issue was presented at the rneding. event due to an~ able relations resting on binding agreementswilbasisttr institution in Cuba and marks a turning point in Cuba-U.S. relations, setting the ton< for possilile future acmmplishmmts in ott.!rareas. Do,_ ....., -...,thing ebe to and politics "" """' maile, and <nSUring that our provam is produc!Mandsuazosfulin the years to rome. Faculty Senate . .... _,..,.,._... ca..,- REPORTER ~ publtllld .., . . ....... ---__.................... Ser*-lnh ........ al .........,~ '""""' __ _.,_ _..,....,_ __ ....... JJO Olalllltlll. ..... (ili)Naa _., ~~-~-~­ _...,. ......,Sue_ .,..._ -- · ..-~ takr jobs at lower salaries in the area after graduation has hurt the school's ranking in the past. The school's latest effort in India is an example of how UB is finding its way up the chart. M&T Bank ei<· ewtives in Buffalo have paired with the school to offer major incentives to Indian information-technology graduates in an effort to recruit and retain the world's top programrnm in Buffalo. Ten students from lndia--1!J1tduates of the Indian Institute of Tech· nology, comparable to the U.S.'s MIT, and with four to five years of C++ and JaVaScript programming already under their belts-will receive a full scholarship to the MBA program and will be guaranteed a job at M&T after graduating at a starting salary of $75,000, about $20,000 more than the school's average starting salary last ~With a spot among the top 5(}-which would be UB's first appearance in 14 years-the SOM would be in the top 12 percent of the rountry's business schools. �AJillt 211/Vi. 32. 11.17 Protecting library space FSEC opposes using Capen library space for nonlibrary uses ., _ _ . . L.IWANDOWSIU Rq>Off<rAsslstont ~ NTI:ED against a pro- U posal that would see Capen library space forfeited for a student servicacmter-IIIOYtnne pro(essordtscribedu"tbepenchantoftbe administration to give away library """"' liU it grows oo trees"- tbe Fawlty Senate l!ucutM Committee passed a resolution at last week's meetingopposingtbeweofCa'ptn library space for any other purpose than its current one. The resoluticn. initiated byWiDiam Baumer, prof<soor of philooophy, ..suited from a discussion on tbedtartb oflihrary'P""'cunmtlyavailabl<to houseama5SMow:rflawofprintmaterials and the poosibility of ing an off-campus storagt site. Curious as to what would become fRed up by the shift of boob and journals from the bbraries into storage, smators quiddy found their way onto the issue of the adrnipist:ration's tenta!M plans to use the ground and first Doors of the Oscar A. Silverman Undergraduate Library to bouse a studentservictscmter. Stephen Robtru. associate director of libraries who was on band to discuss the llllMrsity's interest in acquiring an off-campus storage fucility, said any plans to use library space as a front-e>d service desk for students an .. all very tentative," while also acknowledging the divisivmess of the issue. "There""'thooeofuswbofindthat (plan) attractive, there""' thooe of us who find that repugnan~· said Rob- purcbas- Of"'*"" au, wbo DOIOd be waslllanpling to be~inlookingattbelibnry'P""' asv.lklable10 many ponies. "We do occupy incredibly valua'*' r<al estate at tbe oenter o( tbe spine," be said "We lur;uisnificant 'spinality' ... and I think that there is tbe notion right now that perhaps we can 100\'e some of the library stuff out ... and ..., can put other valuable things in that""""'·" If the plan......, implcmmted,be added, most of tbecoUection housed in UGL would be relocated--largelyto I.odcwood and tbe Science and Engineering libraries. Discussion at the ~g made it clear that it is not the stuclentservices center that &culty IDtrllbm oppose, but rather, thecnep into library space-which one faculty member pointed out already..,._ ' undergraduates purposefully. "There'sabsolutdynodoubtinmy mind that something liU a student services .,.. is desperately needed," said Marilyn Kramer, head of the cataloging department for tmivmity bbraries. "But not in my backyanl. when mybackyardisalsoservingthe undergraduate students in a very meaningful and a very direct wa-f. Rmuning to talk of "spinality," James Bono, associate professor of history, took issue with the book>and bow they figure into the academic IMs of stl!dtnts. .. I don•t want to see this campus becomeabook-freezone,onethars safe for undergraduates to inhabit," be said. "If anything ought to be at the center of the academic spine, it ought to be the library~ Roberts slwed a numbei of possibilities for the fRed space-which be said wiD continue to surf:acr also as the result of inaeasing electronic tomes-ouch as study space, apaneled cybrary fucilities, ~:use-~ hands-on computerized instruction, on-line test fucilities and ..., 1 classroom space. Kr.unerpointed out that despite an increasing emphasis on the digital form. printed material still is arriving at UB in full force. and free 'I"""' in tbe short-term does not guarantee it won't be .-led at a later date. "If we clear material into a storage ana. that that we fRed up is not free, irs encumbered. Irs just going to take a few years to set there," she said. Roberts said UB is looking at a number of potential off-campus storage sites, including the fnrmer Service Men:handise store on Maple Road. thenow-vacant~s on N'wgara FaDs Boulevard, and the site for which Roberts said he is most enthusiastic-the vacant Wegmans building on Alberta Drive. Outfitted withooolinganddebumidifyingsystems,and impeded by a zoning limitation that makes it disadvantageous to business, Roberts expressed his con6dmcc that the university could purchase the building at a fair CX>st. The proposed site not only would 1 bouse UB materials, but would semo as a clearinghouse for all Western "'*"" New York SUNY institution s. Coupled with that, the upgrade currently in progress to a statewide library information system wiD afford widespread SUNY access. be said. Ferguson, Toomey take new jobs aY SU£ WUETCH£11 Repone- Editor EAN Sullivan, vice proms! enrollmt:nt and planning. created two new posins in his office in an effort to beef up graduate student recruitment efforts across the university, as well as improve the experience of the "first-year" student at UB. Katherine G. Ferguson, administratM director of the MBA Program and assistant dean in the School of Management, bas been named associate vice provost fnr graduate student recruitment services. Regina Toomey, assistant vice provost and director of admissions, wiD assume an expanded role and a new titleassociate vice provost for new student recruitment programs. In appointing Ferguson to her new position, Sullivan pointed out that uhtil now, there hasn't been a .. concerted and coordinated approach to graduate recruitment at the llllMrsity .. .We needed a real pro to come in and work with the deans to de.dop their own recruitment program_s at the graduate level." be said, praising Ferguson's efforts with the MBA program. "We'd liU to take her cxpertiK and make it anilable to the whole univenity." TheiiiOYt s1m1s, in~ from the push by PrOYOSt Elizabeth c. Capaldi to inCrease enrollment at the master's level. Sullivan noted. UB won't make its aggr-essM graduate enroUment targetr-up to 9,400 by 2004-05 from the fall 2000 enroUment of 8,144--if a focused recruitment effort is not undertaken, he added. Sullivan said that while some units-speci6cally law and management-have proven very successful at reriuiting students, there""'. others with growth potential-including education, engineering and some units in Arts and Sciences--that could use some help. "If we can really truget thooe growth areas, and the way we approach (potential) students, we can make a dent in the (enrollment) figures." he said. As to Toomey's new position, Sullivan said she would "step back" from the day-to-day operations of the admissions office to focus on irnpnMnathe UB~forthe "neW' student-fumt students' first point of contact with the univenity through the enrollment process and through their first year at UB. "We spend so much time just managing the annual (recruitment) cycle that we don't step back and look at our overall recruitment ef- fo~· be said "We don't talk to studentsaboutbow...,oomeacross;we don't do enough research.• Toomey wiD "start to think about the whole experience we provide to the new studen~ to both the prospective student and the student once they're first here," he.said Toomey will continu"e to he responsible for the Office of Admissions, as well as the administra!M and advisement aspects of the University Honors Program. In addition, she wiD assume responsibility for the Office of ll'ansfer and Articulation Services. and wiD represent Enrollment and Planning "in new partnerships with Student Affuirs on behalf of first-year undergraduates,• Sullivan said, adding that she will coordinate the academic ·asp«t of orientation activities. He noted that although Toomey will continue to oversee admissions. a national search wiD he conducted to hire a new director to manage the~ day-to-day functions of the admissions office. The new director should have experience in the metro New York and out·of-state marketplaces-the main areas where there is growth potential for U11, as well as in building an alumni recruiting programs. "I think an untapped resolll'tt for us bas been our alumni in recruiting. especially in m<tro New York; we hav. a big alumni base down there, and we're not tapping them liU we can," he said 118po ... Brie Flint flagpoles to be replaced The two ..................... lit Flint Loop will be remm<ed on Saturday and replacement poles should be in the ground sometime thls summer. Lou Scbmi~ director of facilities operations, said one of the flagpoles broke and feU to the ground ..,..,ra) weeks ago. Ar that time~ structural engineering study determined that the two remaining poles were unsafe, be said. . Schmitt said three more poles wiD be purchased, and it may take six to eight weeks for delivery, as well as additional time for instaUation. · The poles should be in the ground and flying flags sometime this summer, he said. Blue & White scholarship drive surpasses $500,000 goal The Blue lr White Club scholarship fund drive once again ha• surpassed iu goal, raising more than $500,000 to support athletic scholarships. Through volunteer efforts under the leadership of Gary Joseph, funddri-;o chair, and Marshall Wood, co-chair, the Blue & White Oub-the booster organization ofUB athletics-raised a total of$504,870 during a six-week period. Funds generated through this etfon are used to offset increased costs associated with athletic scholarships. "To consider where we started just six years ago with a modest goal ofSIOO,OOO, to achieve this success is a testament to the incred - ible support we hav. received from many key alumni across the coun· try and the great support of our mission here in Western New York," said Bob Arkeilpane, director of athletics. " It is even more impres sive, and imperative to our growth, that we have seen such incred ible support in our formative years in Division 1 A and tht Mid Arntrkan Conference." The Blue & White Oub raised the bar this year an unprecedented $200,000 after reaching its goal of $300,000 last year. That made this year 's effort even more impressive, according to Joseph. "We asked even more of ou r volunteer group and the many supporters of UB athletics this year," he said, ..and it was extremely gratifying to see not only th e contin ued support of so many, but the many new faces and first -time contributors who understand the importance of having a quality Division 1-A athletic program in Western New York.'" 4 4 4 4 SOM receives grant for Belarus The School of M•nagement has been awarded a $218,000 grant from the Eurasia Foundation to continue its work developing an MBA program to be delivered in English at the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (YKSUG) in Belarus. The grant will aUow the school to bujld on the work begun in 1999 under a Eurasia Foundation project titled "Creating Capacity in Belarus in Business Education." Devdoped as a coopera!M effort among four universities-YKSUG, Riga Business School of Riga Technical University in Latvia, Niagara University and UB-the project bas as its long-term goal the de.d opment of a self-sustaining, Western-style business school in Belarus. The proposed MBA program would support Belarus in its efforts to provide professional managers with-the knowledge and skills nee essa.ry for adapting Western management methods to the specific requirements of the Belarus economy. In the longer term, this ini tiative should contribute to market refo rms tharwill enable Belarus to work more effectively with West ern countries. The first group of students was admitted to the preparatory, or pre-M BA program, in February. These students are enroUed in En glish as a Foreign Language classes organized in cooperat ion with the UB English Language Institute and the English Language Center of Riga Business School. Pre-MBA coursework also includes introductory courses designed to prepare students for the MBA coursewo rk that is scheduled to begin in October. 4 "Dersu Uzala" to replace "Ran" The fln.al Kreenlng for the spring Buffalo Film Seminars series on April 24 wiD be Akira Kurosawa's 1974 Academy Award-winner "Dersu Uzala." It replaces the originally scheduled " Ran," also by Kurosawa. The rarely screened picture, filmed in Russia's Arctic ·north, tells the story of a friendship between a gold hunter-guide and a Russian explorer in what film critic Leonard Mahin describes as "a poignant, poetic examination of contrasting lives ... Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture in the Department of English who is teaching the film seminar with Diane Christian, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, says ofKurosawa's masterpiece, which won an Oscar for best foreign-language film: "We could teU ynu why and bow it's good and important, but this is one of those movies the heart of which exists outside words." The public is invited to participate in discussion following the film , which will begin at 7 p.m. in Buffalo's Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre, 639 Main St., Buffalo. \ �4 1-hparta. Apri11U001/Vi.l2.1o.27 Lanl Burkman's research on spenn providing hope for Western New York couples BRIEFLY VIetnamese a.vlvor to speak In Knox l.e ly Hoysllp, """"""" ol tho llletnam Wttr- found« o1 tho hoiTIItlUrionl'<ief orgonlzotion EostMoolsw..tk>undatlon, will spook from 7-9 p.m. Wtdnosdoy In 110 Kno< Holl, North campus. l«tu11!, pteented to mall<~ Hislory Month, will bo sponsored by~ phi Kappo oOtta Phi sorority in conjunction with tho Aslin Americ:on Student UniQn. The -.Nngtho mt Moolsw..tl'ol.wldl0onin1988, "Who!> ---Chlngod Hoysllp · - Ploces;A llletnomosoiM>nlln's joUtr1ey from Wttr to ~ 11989) - .Child ol Wttr, ol " - " (1993),lAg her experiences In tho-· She encounogesllletnam vet· erans to retUrn to the country and help build schools ond medial foclitles for c:hlldron, women and tho dlsobled. Nt.<lelding"IMionand fafth Places,. Chlngod ~~and \olelnam- ~SCone funded tho builcing ol Molher's l<M!Cllnicforhomele!<clti-en .in Do Nong. SCone'*" procb:od and clrerud ollm llbout Hoyslip's ... . _ and fafth.• comedlln--llletnam-.... ossistonce from .,:tot· ond Sen. - john Keny o f - . . . , . rmney roiled to build_,. l/lfo9o. I CJ111or lor \llel· -<~titnWIS ! . Telecunfaaa to tJdde onlne Issues ·s'"Y*I!I the c:-w: -...g Onlne Sluclonb,• the loll In I f<ui*t_of .... - · onces on Foa*y - I n Onlne 1-*'g. ... bo,......,.. from 2:»4 p.m. Apl191n uo . Clemons Hoi,-~ The"*""'"'"•--bo- lng - - b y the Olllae of tho \Ia _ .... l'lllllc Ser- vaond~~ln­ rotlon with tho OWof - - . Officer ond tho.....,- Th<-Apri119 "*""'""""oce willlddl1!sssuchlauesosthe lad< ol ogreement on the dollnltion of m.ntion ond ~ achiow:mon~- ol suct<SSful online students, feo. nns ol good online counes ond the roles ond responsl>ilitie ol faculty memben. Ponelisls ,.lncble Joyce Bi5hop, co-outhor ~"""'"""" · student SUCC«S ond study-<idls textbooks who has trolned fac. ulty memben in online insltuc· lion; Corole Hii)"'S. assodlte di- Public Postsealndaly Distance laming rector ol tho - lnstinrte, ond Vid<y s.en.-, os- sodatr vice p<eSident for dislance <ducolion for tho Cofmlu. nity Colleges ol Ccbodo. Although the pragnm Is free . ol""-ond-IDII....,. _...........,. ben of tho l l ' - - - -ingls_For_......... ........ ai64.WOf7. . . . . . . enceby2:1Spao. Offering options f~r reproduction· By JlNNIRII UWANOOWSIU Repon~ Assistant Editor AN! Burkman is changing L The Tanner award, granted · through the Ofliu or the Viu Presi· dent ror R<search, provides research funding for projects related to health-sciences issues. Burkman also ju.st received a $700,000 grant !"rom the Philip Mor· ris R<search Foundation to rocus on the effects or nicotine on sperm fer. tilizing ability. "We ha.... just shown that ananda· mide is round in semen and in fentale reproductivt Ouid," she says. "We're the first tosbowthat irs right there (in humans) whert it oounts for fertilization.• Burkman has had other firsts as welL She ...., tint in the way couples in West· ern New York think about reproduction. As head or the Andrology Labora· tory in the Department or Gynecol· ogy and Obstetrics at Children's Hospital or Buffalo, established by Burlanan in 1995 wxler the auspioes or the VB School or Medicine and Biomedical Sciencrs, the reproduc· live physiologist has devoted her re· search career to helping oouples capi· taliz.e on their chanu ror conuption-specifically, by setting her sights on sperm. Simply put, Burlanan is in the busi· ness or maximizing semen quality. But unlike the goal, the research conducted by the assistant professor or gynecology and obstetrics is anything but simple. Decades or dedication to the field or reproduction and discovery upon remarkable discovery have provided Burkman with unique insight into the work· ings or those ntale cell5 whose fore· most mission can be thwarted by f! any number or factors. ~ Her most reoent research with col· laborator Herbert Scbud, professor lOIJ' It Clollokwt's lloopiUI, fOCUMS or anatomy and cell biology, has ro- maxlonlzlng- qullty. c used on the effects of ananda - the world to show that human mide-<o naturally occurring can- sperm have byperactivated swim· nabinoid·like substance in both men ming-something thought pl'<'Yi· and wornen--<~S well as 'rHC. one ously to exist only in animalsactive substance found in marijuana, which is required for fertilization. In sbort: It's all in the swimming. and how each affects human sperm function.lbe latrst recipient ofUB's S.perm that demonstratr a vigorous Moir P. Tanner Award. Burkman- swimming pattern, required to working with Schue! andAlexandros achi..., capacitatioDT-the ability to Makryannis or the University or fertiliu-have a greater success rate Connecticut and Daniele Piomelli or than those with ~ tmdeocies. In her laboratory, Burkman fothe University of California at Irvine-plans 1o use the $9,000 grant cuses on those factot1 that inbtbit to continue her research, which has or stimulate hyperactivation, and shown that anandamide may have has developed several assays-or regulatorydltctson the sperm's po· tests-to recognize and remedy the :entia! ror fertilization. shortcomings or the sperm. For example. Burbnan wiD look at the morphology or a patienrs spmn sample to dedoce how many """" a normal shape. Sperm with an aboor· mal head or tail shapeusuallycan'tier· tili7ran <!lB-And a swollen spmn cap, which contains enzymes--the ~preYeD! the spmn from SllCll'>Sfully penetrating the egg membrane. Sperm may Wldergo a wash-aJ!d·incubation prooedure to see what ptrcentage maint'ain byperactivized motility aft<r the process. Burlpnan abo may oonduct a split-ejaculatr t<st-flOting that the first thin! or the semen usually CX>D· tainsaD thesp<rm, while the lasl twothirds is fluid oolrto saul!" potmcy. Burkman is a "pioneer in motility software usage as well, employing computer-automailed spmn analy· sisto~accurat.ely measure the sperm's moiilityand >docity. "'There are no other labs in the re· ogion that employ the gamut or tests 001 herthat we do," Burkman notes proudly. "Sta.ndard sperm-testing laboratories, by limiting tbernseMs to jukt sperm counts-what percentage arc moving-cannot predict whether the husband is fertile. "We """" a good bandle on predicting what the future is for those sperm," sbe s;lyS or the ttchniques, which range from basic to oomplcx. "It's awfully nioe that we can try link things to stimulatr sperm. to maximize the semen quality so that (oouples) can best """"a chance to achieve pregnancy.• As a doctoral student at the Uni=sity of California in the late 1970s. Burlanan became booked on repro- ductiYe research, and in 1982. went to Norfolk, Va., whert the oountry's first in vitro clinic was started Sht spent the next cigbt rears studfing human sperm in tbOt conten. While in V"ttginia. sbe ~ a new assay in the fidCI.-..an.sbe uses in hrr laboraiotywodt:todoy-alled thebemizona-bindingassay. Using a non-living human egg, reoearchen split the·egg OOYer in balf and compared the number or sperm that bound to the outside or the :oonaor egg's surf.ooe coat-from a irtile man..,...,. that or. man belio.ed to be infertile. Exciting as it was, B(lrkrnan says federal funding or sperm in vitro work was not supported by the Reagan AdJninisln. tion,which~tiaDyi>aru'!"lgrants for any ltind or fertility work having to do with erobryco. . Ld"t without a research grant, Burlcman •hifted her course and eoded up as a oorporate scientist at a Grand Island research company, whert sbe spent four y=s deYdopingproducts for fertility laboratories. In 1995, Burlanan joined forces with Frank Gonzalez and Kent Crickard, reproductive endocri· nologists who ran an in vitro fertili. zation clinic at Olildrm's Hospital Shortly thereafter, Burkman opened the Andrology Labontory, with a serondary interest in toxcity testing. "The timing over the last 20 y=s bas been very important; sbe says or the devdopments resulting from in vitro work.. -we are able, in our laboratory, to answer specific ·qucs· tions about bqw the husband's sperm arc functioning. and to give specific feedback to the physician as to what to expect. "We're a fairjy new laboratory, an'd we want Western New York pbysiciansandoouplestolawwthat there arc '<siS available to give real answers.· Architecture and Planning to stay Sou!fl Reuse ofhistoric Hayes and Crosby halls; school's link to community key in decision By SUE WUETCHER Report~r Editor ESOLVING an issue that dates back at least 15 years. the administration has decided that the School orArchitecture and Planning will remain on the South Campus in renovatrd space in Hayes and Crosby halls. rather than move into a nC¥1 building on the North Campus. A oomminee formed to study the issue had recommended that the school remain \n its current borne: in the historic Hayes and Crosby halls. "The School or Architecture and Planning is in a great building now, in ttnns of historic significance, and with suitable renovation, it wiD"""" wonderful facilities a.od oonsider· ably mo"' spaoe than we oould real· istically alford in a new building on the North Campus," said Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi "The school interacts a lot with the oommunity, and they arc closer to that oonstitu· encywhere they arc. And the faculty wantrd to stay whert they are. "All of these considerations made the decision to """" the ICbool stay on the South Campus a relatiwly R easy one," she said. As the last non-health-sciences unit left on the South Campus, the common wisdom over the years, as well as various long-term master construction plans, had suggested finitive decision on the matter should be maQe. said )obn Sheffer, director or the Institute for Local Governance and R<gional Growth and former interim dean or the architecture school Sheffer agreed. noting that the indecision on the issue bad "caused frustration and tension" in the school . A committtt com.. ·. ·. posed or staJf from Facili· ~ ti~ administrators. and ~ &culty, staJf and students !! ~ the issue for sev~ eral months last faD, roc· ommending that the _ _ . . , _ . . . , . . . _ Crosloy school remain whert it is, g;...,n that thecnst orrenohOIIsonthe-~s. vating Hayes and that Architecture and Planning Crosby-which would include sul>evmtuallywould move into sbow· stantial infrastructure improvecase quarters to be built on the ments, as weD as work to,_ proNorth Campus. Although fr"e. grammatic needs-likely would quently talked about, the plan equal that or constructing a "signa· never had moved beyond that turc" bWiding and that the archit«point, and a new building was not n=-schooloommunityprdi=edto included in the last five. year capi· remain on South Compos. Sbe&rpcioled.uthattheadlool's tal construction cyck. When Capaldi arriv<d at UB last" prefermc:e for South Campus ...., summer, she determined that a~ contingent on the .\ovations to ·• ~~~ HayesandCrosbybeing':tealandsui>stantial, and not just oosmetic." He also noted that Hayes and Crosby arc historic buildings-the Hayes docktower is a symbol or the univmity-tbat arc locatrd in the city. Moreover, \twas important that the school not become another entity moving out of the aty of Buf· falo, he said, adding that no other use bad bern identified for the buildings sbould the school leave. "I belieYe strongly it is a p>d decision to~ the school on the South Campus. in the city, dim:tly engaged with the oommunity."be said. "It's important to get on with it (renovations) as soon as poss1ble and do"a really substantial and in· novative job or "'nowting these buildings into a 21st oentury School of Architecture and Planning." Ann Newman. directOr spaoe planning in tbeotlioe the Provost, said the nat step in the process would be to bft a consultant to plan the rmoY111ion wodt:.Sbe saidsbeanticipeus the octual oonsttuction.wodt: being done as part ol the om five. J'OII"~crd< capital projects that wiD bqpn in 2003. or a or �ADiillt2111¥111.32.h.Z7 E-poetryfestival planned at UB m ay PATIIICIA DONOYAH Contributing Editor ( ' E -POETRY.2001:An lnt=ati~nal Digital Poetry Fatival," the first convocation ofdigital po<15 and arUsls gather«! to focus on the emerging medium,willbehddAprill9-21 atUB. The festival will bring together scores of practitioner> from North America, Europe and utin America who n...,- before have appear«! together in the same program, and will focus on works in networked and programmable media; kinetic/visual work; hypertcct, and multiple practices in digital media Organized by poet Loss Pequefio Glaz<r, director ofthe Electronic Poetry Center (EPC) at UB, the r.stival is sponsor«! by EPC, the Department of English, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Poetics Program and just buffitlo literary center. It will follow the tradition of great New Poetry festivals of the past, providing a context for readings, conversations and social interactions, and a locus for the coming together in a non-hierarchicaJ manner of the different views, practices and theories that define this emerging field. For more information,. visit the fes- tival Web site tronic editors/publishers to engage at < http:// in conversatio ns o n crucial. cqnlroepc . buf - versial and for critical questi 0 ns f•lo .edu/e- about these evolving forms. poetry / The festival will be preceded by a 2001 / >. digital reading and reception begm· The em- ning Wednesday afternoon. An opphasis will be tional trip to Niagara Falls will be on presenting offered on April 22. internationally "Though digital poetry has been influential practitionmwhooeoontri- part of other digital conferences," butions have)"! to be publicly recog- Glazier sar.s, "'E- POETRY, 2001' nized in the United States. This will promises to be an historic literary be the first presentation of works of event since it will be the first festi this ranseand depth in asingleYenue. val devoted exclusively to this Featured ~ will include such emerging form of literary practice luminaries as knneth Goldsmith, so crucial to the 21st century. We Brazil's Giselle Beigudman, hope it will prove a landmark literCanada's John Caley, Australia's ary even~ as well as a com.ing-ofKomninos Zervos and }a'nez age event for the current practice Strehovtc of Slovenia, as well as of digital poetry." Open registrations for E-Poetry, Americans Jennifer uy, Charles Bernstein and Jim Rosenberg. 200 I no longer are being accepted, They, along with other partici-. but interested parties may register pants, will read, perform and exhibit on a space-available basis by sendworks that currently define the state ).ng a message indicating interest to <epc@acsu.buffalo.edu > wittr of the art in digital poetries. The festival will feature three full "REGISTRATION FORE-POETRY days of morning and afternoon pan- 200 I" in the subject line. Include els, highlighted by featured readings name, email address and URL for in the afternoons and evenings. Pan- your work (if applicable), instituels and roundtable discussions will tional affiliation (if any), main area provide the opportunity for digital of interest in the medium, and city/ practitioners, scholars and eJec- state or city/oountry. Leaming financial lessons 5 Do any of these look familiar? EiJ "My name Is BiU Gates. Here at MiCrosoft . we hav~ just compiled an email tracing program that tracks everyone to whom this message is forwarded to . . ... · under proposed legislation (Bill 602P) the U.S. Postal Service will be attempting to bilk email users out of"altemativ< postage fees.' Bill 602P will permit the federal government to charge five cents surcharge on every email delivered ..... .. Beware of a ftle called Good Times. There is a virus on Amenca Online being sent by E-Mail ..... These are aU legendary Internet hoaxes, usually taking the form of a chain email message. 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SeveraJ key Web sites can help Internet users discern between legitimate em ails and Internet hoaxes: • HoaxBuster. <http:/ l""""busten.dM.org/ >, !Tom the Com· puter Incident Advisory Capability arm of the Department of Energy. describing many 'n et hoaxes in detail. and with a history of hoaxes on the Internet. • Urbanl.egendsatAbouloom <http://~>. Mandell offers principles to improve financial literacy ofyouth David Emory's oomprehensive list of hoaxes, myths and rumors. • Vmyths.com <www.vmyths.com/>, specifically looking at the up the importance o(beginning the learning pmcess as early as possible. "Indeed, in many respects, improving basic financial education at the elemenwy and secondary school level is essentialtl>providinga foundation forfinancialliteracythatcanbelpprevent younger people from making poor financial decisions that can take ~to ovm:ome," Greenspan said. The )ump$tart Coalition's 12 principles: I) Know your take-home payBefore commhting to significant expenditures, estimate how much income likely will be available for you. Net income, after aU mandatory deductions, is more important to estimate than gross income before deductions. 2) Pay yourself first-Before paying bills and other financial ohligalions, set aside an affordable amount each month in accounts designated for long-range goals and unexpected proliferation of virus hoaxes o n the Web. And always remember the h oax buster rule of thumb: "When in doubt , don't send it out!"' By JOHN D£U.4. CONT11ADA Reporter Contrlbutor WELVE principles ofbasic money management have been released by a coalition offinancial-services representatives and educator. attempting to improve the financial literacy of American schoolchildren an~ young adults. The principles were oonceived by members of the Washington, D.C.based)ump$tartCoalitionofl>enonal Financial Literacy in response to "' nationwid<surveyoonductedlastyear by Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of ManagemenL The survey showed that American high school students areunequippedforthefinancialoomplexities of adulthood. Rdeased in conjunction with tax season, as well~ Financial Literacy for Youth month in April, the principles are intended to be a tool for teaching basic financial skills. " If the next generation of financial-services users abides by these concepts, it's safe to say that 10 to 20 year. from now, the country will. have a far greater number of people who were better prepar<d for retirement, able to manage debts and avoid bankruptcy," says Mandell, who recen\ly published "Improving Financial Uteracy: What Schools and Parents Can and Cannot Do," based on his work with )umpStarL "Our goal fortheseprinciplesisto generate discussions in classrooms throughout the oountry and at the family dinner table," adds Dara Duguay, the )ump$tart coalition's =tive directoL "While the main audience for these principles is future adults, present adults should benefit from these discussions as well." Alan Gtunspan, chairman of the Feda-a!Reor:rvelloard-ilJumpSillrt "' partner--<lelivemlalimilarmessae< in a m:ent ~ when be brougl>t T emergencies. 3)Sillrtsavingyoung---Reoognize that your total savings are· deter- mined both by the interest you earn on those savings and the time period over which you save. The sooner you startsaving.themorefundsyou'Ube able to amass over time. 4) Compare interest rate&-Obtain rate information from multiple financial-services firms to get the best value for your money. 5) Don't borrow what you can't repay-'-Be a responsible borrower who repays as promised, showing you are worthy of getting credit in thefutur<-lleforeyouborroW,compare your total payment obligations with income that you will have available to maJce these payments. 6) Budjp:t -your ~te anannualbtxJ&ettoidmtifyexpected inoomeandapenses.indndingsavings. This will serve as a guide to help you live within your income. 7) Money doubles by the "Rule of72"-To determine how long it will take your money to double, di vide the interest rate into 72. For example, an acoount earning 6 percent interest will double in 12 years (72 divided by6 equals 12). 8) High returns equal high risks--Recogniu that no one will pay you high interest rates on a sure thing. In most cases, the higher the interest rate offered to )'bu. the in- vestor, the higher the risk of losing some. or all, of the rrioney you in vest. Diversification of assets is the best protection against risk. 9) Don't expect something for nothing- Be leery of advertise ments, sales people or other Sources of financial offers promising any· - Stew•rt Brower •nd Sus•n• Tel~ Unrven il y Ltbrones BrieO Program to assist elderly patients of dental clinic The schools of Soct.l Work and Dental Medicine are collabo rat ing o n a pilot project designed to reach out to older adults who are patients in UB 's dental clinics and who m3-y need social services. The prOJect is being supported with a $33.000 grant fro m the Com- reoord borrowers' histories of repay- munity Foundation for Greater Buffalo. More than 3,000 Western New York res1dents o~er age 65 who would not otherwise have access to affordable dental care are treated each year in the UB dental clinics. The partnership program will assist these thousands of high -nsk older adults by providing refer rals and cou nseling, while faci litatmg trainmg and learning for UB dental and social-work students. Den tal patients will be surveyed to determme what serv1 ces and information they would fin d most benefi cial . CoiJaborauve arrangements will be made with commun ll )' agenaes that serve the elderly. suc h as the Eric County Departmen t of Senior ervices and Meab on Wheels. to ensure that chmc patients have access to all available services. In the second phase, the st udents wiU imegrate health and weUness screening into routine dental -cl in ic visi ts to identify patients' needs ing loans. Negative infonnation in and begin problem-solving. thing free. Like non-financial oppor· tunities, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I0) Map your financial futureTalc< time to list your financial goals. along with a realistic plan for achieving them. Yo u can go places you want to go without a roodmap----but st!Idom on the first try. II ) Your credit past is your credit future-Be aware that credit bureatiS maintain credit reports, which credit reports can affect your ability to borrow at a later poinL 12) Stayinsumi--Pwdwe insurance to avoid being wiped out by a financial loss, such as an iUnes< or accidenL An insurance plan should be part of every personal financial plan. Founded in 1997, Jump$ tart is a non-profit organization whose II 5 partners include federal agencies, universities, associations, corporations and non-profit organizations.. The coalition's goal is to ensure that students have skills to be financially competent upon graduation from high school. Deborah Waldrop, assistant professor of social work and co-di - rector of the project, said that health-care professio nals increasingly are being taught to assess the complex overlap between o""rall health and social issues. Patients see oral-health-care professionals for specific complaints, but may be dealing simultaneously with complicated problems related to health and aging that impede their treatmenL Oinic patients often develop personal relationships with oralhealth professionals, and the value of offering additional se.rvices in the context of this rt:lationship buame the impetus for this innovative program. "We helit"V< this initiative, whicb integrates both services and education betwttn the professions of social work and dentistry, is the first of its kind," Waldrop said "The pilot program will serve as a model for collaborative efforts betwttn other UB schools and also has the potential for beooming a national model." �Improving communication on dassroom Issue Is goal of - site . Web site offers insight on classrooms IIJ- WUETO.. information in tmns ot'!'hat they - in the clas&rooms; wbat can ""' RLpott., EditDt MPROVINGcommunication" is the pi behindu-Websiteon clas&roo.m issues presen ted by the Oassroom Steering Committee. Tbe Web site, accessible at <http://.........,elo.-,fecooll)r/......_>, provides bide to communicate more dfecIM!ytothec:ampuscommunity"aD the improY<~DeDts, all the listening we'"" done" on clas&room issues in the past S.., or six years. said Sean Sullivan, via proYOSI for enrollment andplanning.andchairoftheaa.... room Steering Committee_ "One of the big ways to get that message out is to use the Web.• Added Mark Greenfield. Web~velopment manager, paraphrasing the Web site: "We want todfectivdy involve and inform the constituents of classrooms. So not only do we want to let the campus know wbat we're doing. we also want a vdllde where we can get that kind of feedbackback&omtiu:ulty.• Aithough those involved in classroom issues ba"" used sud> traditiona! communication .methods as talking to the Faculty Senate and to the deans, " I don't think we effectively reach the pe'!ple actually teaching in thedassrnomsandwbat theirissuesare."Greenfieldsaid. "So theideaofthis(Website) istomake it very easy for wh~r is using classrooms--not just faculty, but ~ studmt.r-to provide U:S with dotomaetheclas&roomsa~ (( I mvironmmL "Wben)'>lllhinkaboutthett:acb- ins mission of the llllMnity, that teaching mi&sion happens in the classrooms.• be said, noting thai until about 6~ years ago when Sullivanbccame-rimol-tinthe issue,iberewasno"advocate"filrthe cmtraDysd>eduledclas&roomspocr andgettingfundingfilrthoaespaca a..,_ __............ _til..,...., __ ..... --n...-.Hplnlhe pNIIIglaus_....,_ honaolly lnt "". groupol--. - ,.,.,_In EdWin- Inducing Goldman ond john Philp Souso. tD honor -.g-- mont In 1he-" ' - ond bond music. Clpola- dlod for his -.go on 1he hlsiOiy o1 19th<entuly-..- ........_... ......"' .........,_"' ..,...._,..,. "Rnnlppo-· ......,.._,. lhold!h ~~eom. pony.-.dy_lht_ ..._ ..,-.. ... ~ ..,.,........, I I J _ond . . . . . ~"' _ ~ . , . , _ ...... .......til............ ~~~- ltyond-- - · 2 2 .,.._ -............... .. ........ ...................... In .... . - . . "UUIIM ...... ~~ .......... <RIIIl'IIIR..,_..,.,.... -. ......... t/1. . . . .0. ~ tr &~ - was diflicult_ ~ t "Givm where we were 10 years ago, and where we are now, I'm amazedatbowmucb imp...,..,.,t there has been to the clas&rooms." Grecnfiddsaidbe\Jildentandswby faculty members may not realize the progress that has been made--4he topicofdassroomqualitybasbeeoa volatile is>ueatrecmt Faculty~ ~Commineemeeting>--but oneofthegoalsoftheWebsite "isto reallyletpeopleknowthatwedoCX>nsider the classrooms importanL" The Web site, online since last m month,iswer &iendly,"acompre- mecbonism aoon wiD~ laund>od bensive, one-stop aboppins mrany on the lite to allow uas to -cb information about clum>oms," ibedatlbueoothe~odlodGreen&eid said, ltmling that us- ulecl f!*l"' to obtain AXh infiormaen do not need to know the uni- tiooasbowadMroomiuquippcd. Yenity hierarchy in order to obtain In addition, the acan:b faturc wiD information. allow~ fOr aD criteria in the The primary audimc:e is faculty dalabMr- That would mablt a facmembers; so:ondary audimc:es in- u1ty member to pinpoint a c1asa-· dude students. adminislnton and room tbatwiDmeetaDofbisocber .ervi<lestaffwl)oareresponsiblefilr . -.Is -location, technology and clas&rooms, such as departmental opace.~said. · sd>edulen. Another, longer-t<rm addition The sill: featmaa wealthofinfilr- wiD~ multimodia. "We Fine to~ marion about classroom takinB still oboes' of the """"""'issues at UB,indudingtbc maries of the dalorooms, proridminutes of the ~g ins 6oor plans and scatins dwts," axnmittee'sn-ang.and Gr.enfidd said. "Risbt DOW when its recommendations fOr I"" go to the specific information classroom and technology about Knox 20, ,.,Ure getting the improY<~DeDts, timelines pbysical attributes and the tedmoiIDr imprmocmmt projects. ogy attributes. Hopefully over the an overview of the class- summer, we're goins to bt adding room planningproa:ss.an the 6oorplansandaddingstillsbots overview of the scbedul- of what the rooms look like." ins proa:ss. an ~tory With the Web site, the committee of pbysica1 and technical is"trying to improYt people'umdcr. attributes of the cmtraDy standing about aD that Wf!re doing." scheduled clas&rooms and infilrma- Sullivan noted. "For the past S.., tion about the technology class- years.we'w:spentmorethanSlmiirooms. . liooayearimprovingourdassrooms Aparticularlyimportantfeatureof and~ donUnow that because thesiteisthei!'Jl=)"fr:edbackmrm" we spend our time deYdoping in which classroom users can regis- ommendations, not sharing wbat t<roomplaintsandmake~ we'redoinsbroadlywiththepublic. The committee is int=ed in "lbopepeopleareobservingthat hearing&om"front-linefacultywho we are bearing !hero and we're tryareactuallyouttherettaching." who ing to respond to what we're bearcanprovide"anecdotalinformation ing." be said, adding that the.Web abouttheirexperiencainthedass- site and clas&room improvm1e11ts room; Greenfield said. "are dernonsttations of that, and we He pointed out that a search want to lr.eq> bearing." 2 =- Helping kids deal with death of loved ones UB medical students volunteer with Shelter from the Storm support group lly~ and effort is focused 00 them.. Th<sechildren---amllbyanger,fear, frustration and guih-<>ftm are afraid to validate their emotional tumult,orthejustifisblyCM<Wbdmins threat ofloss. Many in the group feel isolated-from school, &om friends who can't--<>r won't-undmtandwbattbcy'regoinstbrougb. Leonard pointed ouL Being in a group with others who can ernpathizeiscomfilrtinstothechildrenandcanbelptbcmtd>uildemotiooal loss through group activities. The activities, planned by)aoobs. cmter around art as a way to belp children .emotionally unwind and release. So.metimes, Turkovidl said, the activities ~ that p~ther times, one less complicated. . "To get them to smile and be a kid, tha(sa huge thing." be said. the group. bad been sbifud into !Oot<rcareafiertheparentalrigbtsofhis motber---..oddng as a 'proStitutb-were ~ His mother DOW dyins of AIDS, )on was living in a home for emotionally disturbed youth when be joined the group. UW-WSIU RqK)(ftr.Assistant Editor group steMs to provide a safe, stal>le environmmt for Jgds coofrontingill- HE internal struggle a child wages when faced with the possibility of . losing a parent or sibling battling chronic or serious illness can provoke a tangle of emotions that makes coping on one's own a painful, if not impossible, process. For three UB medical students, helping children make sense of that struggle has gi= them new perspectivo on the field of medicine_ In working with grieving children through the support group Shelter from the Storm, the three have found that while learning about the clinical course ofa disease is imperative, understanding its effects on family members is equally essential Stev. Thrl<avich, Kim Leonard and Joyce Zmuda--<ill 23 and in their secqnd year of study in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences-volunteer as facilitators in the group. run through the Life Transitions Cent<r, a !fivision of The Cent<r for Hosp~ and Pallia~ Care. "Theyarethreewooderful people." said Jill Jacobs, coordinator of childftn's support groupo il< the l.ik 'Dmsitions Centa; notins that the cbildrcn in the group baot tab:n an inaedille shine to the trio. "The £oct that they are ., busy and they ~ tab:n timetooomeanddothis---lbey are really three - r special poop1e.• 1\Jrkovich, who bepn volunteering for l.ik lransitions during his sophomore year of college. said the ness and mortality--<UI environment in which they can talk freely about the ~ts bappenins in their ~;.., their feeijngs and bow to deal withthem.Forthesechildrcn-wbo range in age &om 5 years old to their ~himto~noJDO<echalleng­ late tec:ns--dle loss oft<n is manifold. ing than other tough kids~ bad "So, Mom before, who was a noroome across, Turkovid! said the two mal, healtby sing_le mom, who could fuund~inarLO...sketd!es function fine, aD ofsudden who's sick, of Santa Claus and South Parle carux;n cbaradm, the aspiring pediais having a much more difficult time raising her kid because she bas to deal trician said )on really opened up. with her illness as well; said "I " - that there to remind me wbyrminmedicine,"Thrlo:Mchsaid, Turkovich, outlining a typicllscmario ~thepicturedrownwasthat in whim an ~tualloss through of )in's face, crying. ~ )'>UDSIIWl death is compounded by a loss d attention or time a parent bas !Dr the sharing persoiial stories while he drew. "When things get really tough. child--<>r ~a loss of identity assowhen things get really bad, I need to ciated with the parent whoo!: bebavgJOUDdmysdfandsay,'l(sthekmic<mayd!anjjethrougl>outthecourse The~bytheafliectbat'swbyrmdoinstbis.of an illness, such as brain cana:r. Unti:>rtunatdy for the three who "That can ~ w:rf scary to a kid tion in the students' fac<s when they when Dad is sometimes saying speak of a child who 6naDy mnoved · are entering their third year of med things that he wouldn't, or doing · ber.coat during the meeting. aDother school nat fall---<lne of the most things be wouldq't; said Thrkovich, wbo 6naDy crad<ed a smile---clearly cliJiicult-their time commitment noting' that children can be just as outweigbthefrusttations,particularly to the group will be considerably adversely affected when a sister or in getting oame to gi>e voicr to those less, a "huge loss" for Jacobs, who · emotioos embedded dawn deep. To nonetheless is happy they'D l3ke brother is ill. "l(s the parents' natural tm<lency be sure, polimce,bere, is. virtue. awoy invaluable c:xperimce •They tend to come out with "'l'bey'w: got a tmDendous benwhen they baYe a child who's lid to focus all their energy and attaltioo things when you don't~ c:spcct dit-bowillneso,...nyalliectskids," on getting that child better," it," Zmuda said. "And it will ~ )lalbo said. "I think tha(s been a aornething huge !Dr them-{but) h1130 sift 1D them." Thrkovich said. Sbellu &om the Storm meets the "The (other) kids sometimes get you can't solicit it." For '1\ulcovich, a drawing that first and third Thursday of each pushed to the side a little bit ... ~use all the focus is on tbc bangs on his wall at bome---=d month. For more infOrmation on sick person; added Zmuda, who ~~ it repraen~ .......,.) to volunteering, email Jaco)>s at said children enjoy the group for the allirm his career choice. ~or caD )oo. who was 13 when be was in 836-6460. one hour durinllwbkh aD attention T \ �Alrillt211111Vi.l1.1l Z1 Rap a..._ Obituaries Base~all Myron Roberts, professor emeritus of orthodontics MJrooo A.-., a Buffalo orth- .dental scbool, where be taught for odontist for 45 yean and clinical professor emeritus of orthodontics in the School of Dental Medicine, died Match 25 in Siaun Hospital after a brid illneu. He was 96. Robet:ta was a former president of the UB Alum.ni Aslociation, which his son, Donald, headed in 1999-2000. The pair u considered to be the first father and son to serve as presidenL He also was a past president o( the UB Dental Alumni Aslociation, which dedicated ill 69th annual meeting to him in 1971. A Buffalo native, Roberti was president of his dental school~ in 1930. Having completed postgraduate study in orthodontics at Columbia University in 1933, he began teaching in 1938 at the UB nearly 40 years. He was certified by the American Board of Orthodontics iq 1940. Roberts was in private practice for 45 years at 471 Linwood Ave. at Weat Ferry Sind. practicing initially with his father, the late Jay G. Roberti. He was a past president of the Erie County Dental Aslociation and the Eighth District Dental Society. When be became president of the Oental Society of New York State in 1959, he was the first dentist tofoUowhiafatherintothe state presidency. Rnberts served as international president of Delta Sigma Delta dental fraternity in 1954. He also wu national treasurer of the fraternity for 12 years and the third Bul!o fall t>o c-ltius; drop dentist in 90 yean to be made an honorary member of the group. He was a former national president of the American Dental In terfraternity Council and served for more than 20 yean as a delegate to the American Dental Association. four ~ llowllnc G,_, cponod""'- liB by-. Canioiuo In Canioiuo' Dornsb Complox. U6 was c.onsiclol'ed the homo _ , lor ""' pme ""' .,........,. was - l o r Dum T1re Pari<. Aft. bultclnc. 7-31oad. lhe-leltDiheGrills.S.7, as Canioiuo pushed across a po;r ol In addition, Roberts wu a """ In ""' eW1dr lr1nq. member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon national honorary dental fraternity for more than 60 years and was a former president of iu Buffalo clapter. He held the DUtinguUhed Service Award of the American College of Dentists, Distinguished Alumni ,\ward ofl'bet2 Oli fraternity, the BiJon Head of UB's Senior Honor Society and a UBvarsityletter for helping to manage basketball teams at the university. """' ""'"'· ....Ohio, - lor ua..led to ~ Gre8l. • - . I pow; series apinst""' - T h e -dropped allour contests, 16-7. 23-10. 14- 1 and 2413 , wttlllhe-~tohit 2Bhomo ..... lnlhescrios. UB earns ftnt HAC win U6 held alia ~ raly byWoswn Mk:Npn co earn a 6--4 wWt tNer the Broncos In Kolamazoo. Mich., Ia first win _ . .. ""' MAC.The Bulls were led by """"" Kim Lawrence a n d - Brame Nasti and Allison 1\oood. who combined lor nine ol Bufblo's II hla on the aft.omoc?.-The Bulls .... ~ In chdr ~season., the toW: in softball. The Bulls pout to an early 2· 0 ad. scorirc a run in each of the Hrst and socond 1m01p. Round led off the pme wtm a waDe. Mld came ai"CU\d to score: on a ~ by Naso. Round chen do<bled wfth two ouu In 1l>e socond Imine to score sophomorr jessla l<ensy. who ....ned base on an error. Nasti led off 1l>e Bulls' filth innong wfth her socond do<ble ol the pme. and crossed 1l>e plate on a songle by Uwrenc:e alte< aclnndnz to <Nrd on a sacrifice bunt by sophomorr jennde' Moon!. UB !hen do<bled Ia thretHullead to 6.0 In 1l>e sixth. wtt11 Roood hittln& a ~ to d,... In l<ensy and Nasti followlna wfth a two-ron home ron. ber e;rhth r'OU'ld-crippe< ol the season. The Broncos. who were hekj to just two hits in thetr fim five at-bau. threatened btelin the pme. scoring t'NO rv'd In the sbah and t'NO n.ns in the seventh. but the Bulls held on lor the mud>-deseNed victory. Freshman Heather Robbins _ , the distance on !he m<>U'ld. ollowlna .;,ht hla and eam1nf her <Nrd win ol""' ~ Round and Nasti bod! finished 3-for.3 fn:>m ""' plate two and three RBis. respectiYety. white l.awrenc:e was ] .fat-.,... wkh one RBI on the afternoon. UB splk Ia final two pmes of 1l>e .th.-.e-pme series at Western Michipn. clropplrw !he opener by a 3-2 sc<n belore wlnnlnc the n~ by a S-4 score. -TheMail Arts are overlooked when student fees are allocated Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the article in the Reporter about the in crease in student fees. It could be assumed that I am writing to criticize the institution and iu unnecessary increases. However, I do think personnel deserves tO make a decent living, 1 agree I00 percent that technology is instrumental in moving the student body in a forward direction and I also think improving the shunk system within South campus and between the North and South campuses is a great idea--<md a much needed improvernenL The increase of fees fur athletics is what I have a ~nona! problem witb-mosdy because I new:rU1<the facilities that an ever-increasing portion of my money here at UB goes to. Since I enJ'Q(Ied at UB three years ago. I have been~gcorpu­ lent increases in student fees for the get from just a few dollars per student could help the CFA bring life to the campus, entertain and educate audi- benefit of"intercollegiate athletics.• But what, may I ask, about the aru? The Center for the Arts, which is in fact pan of the UB campus and actually houses many art, theater and dance, and media studenu,stalf. and ~nne~ is completely overlooked when it comes to allocating and implementing student fees. Many non-art studenu ar<'J>IIroDS of the CFA, and I am sure fill our 3,000-seat house more quicldy than a stadium-the Dave Matthews concert, need I say more? But that success was nearly two years~ and ""' have bad very little mooey to book such popular perf'onn<n latdy. The mooey ""' could ences and, most importantly, bring in outsideperfunners and artisl5to hold workshops to broaden our learning expcrimces as art students. But instead, ""' are ignored. Last year, I started a petition ·to get a $! per-student feeinstattd-lcss than the mst ofabottleofwateraround hereand despite the hundreds of signatwes, letters and emails, the proposal was denied without even an explana- Out~oor lrac~ oo~HMall~would~meo~ consider bringing this up in an article or to"""""""' "high up" on that ladder up there in Capen Halll Women place second, men tab third In McDonald's lmritational The &As' o-ad< scpJads met 14> wttll some ol their M.A.C rMis Suurday at Ohio I.JnMnlty's McDonald's lmlotlonal. The UB""'"""' ~ socond In .. _,field wfth 188.50 points to the host Bebeau' 297.SO.The U6 men wore Luhlbuto ~smleSre- junior Dqx:JrtmDJt of TMoln! and Dana - 119 points. flnishln& behind pow; foes Hlchlpn (273.50) and Ohio (I 54.50). 1Wo U6 ""'"""' nouhed school records at 1l>e n-. bod! ~ on maria they set eariier this season. llwra Olson brob her pole vault nwi<. w1nn1nc the . _ , at II ~ (3.51 m). Faith 1horrfoson won the shot put wfth a tosSof42-IO.SO (13.07m).beaorlnc her school record by more than a loot. set the p<'O'Iious school records., the~ <Nrd """"" six - --had .. ·HolleRhodes 'NOn the 3,000 ~ il boch Seahawtt - Mayor Mentor :1 U8 and~ record timeolll :49.66. Other wlmen lor the liB""'""'" <J>ris<lna l<odc In the 1.500 ......... (4:52.21 ). Katie 5a>a In the 400 iLnles (I :03.81) and Blaunc:a Mcfattond In the ~"""' (4G-4.25, 12JOm).The 4x400 ...ay-. also tool< lint In 3:51.65. For !he men. K.mau Hal;m tool< 1l>e ~ J1rr4> wttll a leap ol S0-8.7S (16.46m).whUe Nooh ~won the loogJ!rr4> at n.aso (6.92m). Also eam1nf first1'lace finishes wore M;Jco Comm;sso In the 400 """"' (48.71). Adam Smith In the cfisaJs (ISU, 48.67m), Kelth Gentes In the lwnmer (17S-2.53.39m) and B.yan Lundy In the t-Jin (184-10.56.34m). lennis MEH' S Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello talks with Nicholas Masiello (no nilation), a junior chemical engineering major, in the mayor's office in City Hall on April4. The mayor served as a mentor for the day to the UB student as part of the third annual Leadership Achievement and Experience Program (LEAP) sponsored by the Leadership Development Center. UB 6, St. Francis '!f Pennsylvania I UB scored :1 6-.l wW'I over St. FfAt\Cis of Pennsytvania in the team's onty :~ction of the woei<. The oquad now b 12·3 ~ and 0-2 In MAC action. The Bulb took the fim. second and third singies matches to propet them to the victory. WOMEH'S UB S,Akron 2 The UB program cbimed its f\m--ever MAC VK:tOry with a S-2 Win over Akron In theVttbge: G~ Terw.s Center in WlftWnmlle.The Bulls notched wms at first. founh, fifth and sixth singtes. and at second and third double;s. UB won by defautt at third doubles and at sixth JinCes to tart the match The~ split. Akron's Hm-doubles duo of AnaNu Rojas-Serpa and IUryn - . . . , defeated sophomorr Koren Maymrd and junior Stwli AIN:n.H1ghe by a score of9-7.junlors jennifer Wong and Kendra Pyb secured the doub&es point for the Bulls With :Ill 8-4 vtCtOry ewer San H;rschy and Melissa Emidl. After the forfeit at sixth singies. UB dosed out the VK:tOry wtth Wll"'s '" three ol the five remaining singles matdles. Maymrd nouhed a 6-4, 6-1 victory ...,. Rojas·Se<po at Hm songies. Akron dalmed second and third singles. and wfth a 6.0, 6-2 victory at loonh singles. Wonr recorded UB's firn..,_.lndMdual match win. )l.wllor ~ Panoiow closed out 1l>e match lor the Bulls wttll a 6-3, 6-4 win at filth singles. doubles-.-. �a Repaa..._. Aorilltz001/Vol.32.1t.l7 Thunday, April 12 Men's Tennis . UB vs.. SL a...wrenc.e. Ellicott Complex, North Campus. 3 p.m. Free. • --- Blblo Study Bible Study with the Navajo. 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Physics Colloquium Superlluld Resonon<e and ~.,:~~~~ng Monday Physics. 216 Natural ~ciences Complex, North Campus. 3 : ~5 16 p.m. Free. ..,...,l.ogk Colloquium Aristotle's Theory of ~~~~1~ 1 Pari<. North campus. <-<> ~-~~i~. For more Jnfonnation, )Ohn Corcoran, 881 -1640 or 6452~. ext.119. ( ETC Wotiuhop: Web- ~:=t~=~~~l:.';y, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. ~by Educational Technology Center. For more information, 645-7700. Men's Tennas Friday 13 Asia •t Noon · Pa.adigm Shifts In Asian _ _ , Studies: The NationState and Globollzatlon. Zhou Xlaojing. visiting asst. prof.. Asian Amerian studtes. 280 Par1<, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. free. For more 1nf01TT'1ation, Thomas W. Burkman, 645-3474 . -shop HH-18 V1sas: An Information Sesskm." Ellen Oussoord and ~~'t'~=~ =~~8' Knox, North Campus. Noon . us vs.. C.n lskls, Ellicott Complex. North Campus. 2 p.m. Free. ~Sclentbt Analysis of No/K-ATPase Functions Using Transgenk ~~;,~~~v.:;,~. Wotiuhop "Meet Your INS Offk.er. An InformatiOn Session. • Haflwalls. 2495 Moin Sl, Buffalo. 7:30-11 p.m. ffee. For Knox, North Campus. ~ p.m. Exhibits ~off~m~& Naturatizition SeMce. 20 150 Famer, South Campus. ~ Frl~~~~ Blumenthal, 829-3890. Gr.-...ate Student Semlur ReldemeisU:r Torsion and Clnle-Vofued Mo&!Theory. IN ~~~\!.~ Campus. 4 p.m. F1ee Bible Study International Stud ent Bible The Rt'porlt?r publishes pi<Ke on campus, Of' for off..c:amP'u evenh where UB groups are principal 5p011SOrt. Ustlngs are due no later than noon on the Thun:.ay preceding publkaUon. Listings are only accepted through the electronic submlulon form, fOf' the online UB Calend ar of Events at <http:// www.buffalo.edu/ calendar/ login>. B.ec:Mue calendar wilt be Included In the Reporter. Ufo Wotiuhop Beginning/Continuing Hath• Yoga. Diana Mazzone, the ~0~~~~ ~~pus. t~r~~~r.s~:z ~ infOfl"l\ation, Sonia Cinelli, 6-4S-6125 . WIIEO's Opus: ct.. slcs Live 6-45-2258. ~.=~ Afl<n- Hall, South~ Softball UB vs. Northe<n Illinois ( OH). Soh.ball field , North Campus. 1 p.m. Free. Student P...tormod Pieces Chamber Musk I. Baird Recital ~~ ~~~f!;r!&t:,i Music. For more information, 6-4S-2921. Digital Spe... er s..ta ZomblesandC~ ~~~:~=. Principal Resean:h Fetlow. ~f~~~:~~-r~ U,..::·~~ ~ t.~':.ot Media Study, Art, Musk. Engl~h and Comparative Ut~ture . 17 Scrtptun Study/ FIIIth ......... 3p.m. Free. by Newman Cent.e-, Catholic Campus Ministry. For more information, ll<d<y, 833-66-49. us vs.. Miami. Dunn Tire Parlt. ...._~ =~~"7,fY Student Unk>n. North Campus. ~..e;,mo!'~.~~tfor(pager). Saturday 14 ~~~~ Noon-1 p.m. Free. SpOnsored Ufe Wotiuhop ~to SOAR: A Guido to =~~ Center, 1040 Norton, North ~-~s~~nions& Activtties. For more information, Sonia Cinelij, 6-4S-612S. ETC Wotiuhop: Dlglt.t ""-7 Tr-lrField UB O pen I. UB Stadium, North Campus. 1 0 a.m . Free. Scanning Images. 212 c;:apen, inside Undergrilduate Library, North Campus. 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Educational Technoklgy Center. 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Ambitious building plan on the table m Projects being considered would boost student quality of life on the North Campus By JENNIFER UWAHDOWSIU Reporter Assistant Editor · Hll.E n"new studtot housing is slated forconstruc·tion at UB in the coming academic year, there is an ambitious building plan on the notso-distant horizon---<>ne that would build on the relatively untouched stretch of land along Lee Road between John James Audubon Parkway and the Student Union and could take as long as a decade to materialize in full. A student service; building, a recreation center-akin to a commer· cial health dub----imd a new student health center that would serve as the univmity's primary health-care facility all are being considered, says Oifford B. WLlson, associate vice president for student affairs. Commercial space---i! storefront commu- W ~-~­ ..................- . taul: . . . . . . . . . . . . . lllrfllllkllllnb. Spai-.IMUio the-$dlnCBCIIIpW,- ~~­ ondMro.Oown!,Donnallce. SWIIIy ~ Sllples. Ul . _ _ ftUI Clod Oftlce. Ul School d Dlnlll-.e. -In· Ul ~ dAI!Wks. - - -- ~$--..,... ond thoUB Women~ F or"""" lnlonnltion, al 64S.3580. M more h · .:t at Web ~ltc R r ~lat ed sltet. on Web P more photos on Web nity not unlike The Common.r--<md a student child-care center also an: possibilities but, Wilson is quick to caution, nothing is set in sto~ the eventual construction of additional housing on that parcel Stieglitz Snyder Architect ure of Blasdell has been hired to develop a master plan and already has begun speaking with various constituencies on campus-student leadership, administrators and other campus grou~o get a feel for what is desired and needed. "We really do want a lot of input from the campus community with regard to what we build," said Wilson, adding that public hearings on the development are being planned furthefaa ' As part of that plan, the university is considering the possibility of extending Lee Road straight thmugh to the Ellicott Complex in order to "im- pro\101cin:ulation ... and begin to connect Ellicott more to the campus," said Wilson. He noted that the architecture firm also will look at the logistics of the surmunding infrastructure with an eye to impro.;.u,g parking for The Commons and reconfiguring roads, while also providing for the possibility that development could extend into the Jarvis Hall parking lots adjacent to Lee. An cndosed walkwdy to accommodate pedestrian traffic between Ellicott and the spine also may figure in. The plan , once consensus 1s reached as to how to proceed, could take between five and 10 years to build up, and will be a "significant" expense to the university, Wilson said. As for environmental irnpae1 to the land, which Wilson said al ways has been in UB's developmenl sights, the university has been working with the Environmental Task Force on the issue. And while the North Campu> IS in the midst of a building boom, the South Campus also is gerting its due. A BulfuJo firm has been hired Jo redevelop the high-rise residential Goodyear Hall, transforming the roughly 500-bed facility into apartment -style housing. Aynn Battaglia Architects PC, which. Wilson said. brought forth the "m= interesung and original co~cept," should have a full-blown design ready by January 2002, with construction beginning in the 2002-03 academic year. The refurbishing will reduce oa:upancy from 500 to between 300 and 350, he said, but will significantly upgrade the quality oPliving there. As well, WLlson said the university has considered constructing new apartments on that campus. between Goodyear and Clement c-tfnued - ,.-ve 2 Institute to assist non-profit agencies By CHRJrnN£ VIDAL .}leporter Contributor U B is bolstering its ties with the community with the formation of an institute that will strengthen the planning and management skills of local not-forprofit agencies. Funded by a grant of S 190,000 from The John R. Oishei Foundation, the UB Institute for Non-Profit Agencies will work with the management oflocal health and human-service agencies to train and certify executives, manager. and staff in program planning, development. management, supervision and evaJuation. A joint effort by the UB schools of Social Work and Managemenl, the institute also will provide individualized consultation services to selected agencies. TJ:ie goal is to provide human-service agency =cutives and their staff with the management skills needed to successfully meet the needs of their ·clients, sa id Lawrence Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work. "Agencies are facing increasing demands to fulliU their missions, but don't always have the infrastructure or rece ive- th e resources," sa id Shulman. "Ail rlot -for-profits are feeling stress, no t just the small. comrnun iry-based ones." The Institute for Nonprofit Agencies will serve as a consulting. train· ing and certificat ion resource to match health and human-s<rvice organizations with the expertise of UB's social work and managen>ent faculty. It will provide training, technical assistance and certification in areas such as program planning, develop- ment and evaluation: fiscal management: management and supervision skills; grant writing, and the use of the computer for management functions. .. Because of the selfless nature of their work, not-for-profit agencies sometimes get ovcrlooked in discussions about which sectors of our economy should be targeted for developmen t," said Lewis Mandell . dean of the UB School of Management. "By supporting the continued success of vital, well-managed agenCies, we will help to enhance and preserve the high quality of life en JO)'<d in Western New. York.'' "We were particular!)' happ)' to see the collaboration bcrween the university and community groups,"' said Thomas E. Baker, executive director of The John R. Oishei Foundation... We believe much more cdn be accomplished when more hdnds and heads are involved." The institute will work \\,th Its panners, the Not for Profit Resource Center of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County and the CEO Insti tute of the Agency Executives Assoaation, to identify 15 agencies to pdrticipate in the first year of the prolt"l1. lnsutute staff, as weU as UB fa..ultyand graduate students from tht.> schools of Social Work and M•n•g,ment, will work with funding agcn · cies to design a service plan for eJLh organization and provide mdl\"Jdu· ali.zcd service!. both on- and otl-,lh.· The institute will begm '"'trul uon in the fall wnh d 1.2 · ~\' l~ d, (:Oursc, "Program Plannmg, lkvd opment, Management and EvaluJ tion for Non -Profits,"' fore.'«''..uttvc-. or senior managers of the local .tgen cies selected to p.utic.ipatc m lht• �BRIEFLY 'Wodllhlp tDfllaaon ~~ ~ -IOIIIIC palc:y . Jo Ff'eoNhnllelm, professor of social and preventive medicine in the nllm...,.._ .... _ _ ~-- nomic paiiQr ... bo ....... dur1ng . . ~coopo­ rodonJ-~Polcy •nd-_,.,.. to be held Fridoy - Saturdoy at the UB LoW School. The -.ap ... be held., the low JChool's facuky loungf.. 54S O'Briln Holl, on the COIYlP,UJ. k ... be Sjl()flS<nd I'll U8 lAw School'! loldy Centtr fo< lAw ond Sodll Polity ond the ond legll1l>eo!Y Project II ComollAw SChool, ..nidi Sjl()flS<nd . . . wortahop on the topics lost~ it Cornel. A ponol diocuBion on ."laccl ond Globol~'onpoc~Ms on lnternltioniiTrociO"WIIbeheld from _..,30 p.m. on fftdoy. p-- sdleduled for Sllurdoy- "MMrrooos, Cul- ..__...._,.9:30-11 :30 a.m.; •Oflbll'wlpoctMs on Corponlllt~·1·3:1S p.m. inc! •Corporlllails - . al- - . · 3:30-S:lO p.m. or addlllonol lrJiorn-. eer- at 64s.2102 orthe lllldy :bM;di8 h . . . edat>. For........., School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is an expert on the relationship between diet, environment and various types of cancer. v---•--....---·- This study was a group effon , chronic diseases in particular. it is putting together the data from eight very difficult to unravel the causes largt studies. The studies included of disei(5e. lt may seem that someclflcaiiJ CMK..-. - ..S , _ more than 350,000 women. There thing is rdaU:d to disease, but in &ct get Interested In this toplc7 wm: more than ·7,000 with breast because so many of our behaviors My training originally was in nutri· cancer. In this combined analysis, and <xpQSures are oorrdaU:d, anlion. I worl«d for a while as a hospi- there was no <Yidence of the pro- other corr<laU:d &ctor may be the tal Qlld commwtity nutritionist and tective effect. Because this study was one that is truly causing the disease. thea decided to go back to school for so large and so -u designed, it It is probably best for the lay per· a doctorate in nutritional scimces at dearly casts doubt on the idea that son to be mildly skeptical and not the UnNmity of WISCOnsin. When I vqjO!able and fruit intake is associ- to react too quicldy to any results went, I was interested in epidemiol- ated with a protective effect. In pat· that are published in the newspa· ogy, based on the clinical work that! ticular, what was studied was diet pen. Rather, it is important to let the had done.Nutritiortalepidemiology dose to the time of diagnosis. It may evi<lcnaaccumulateand act on that research on chronic diseases was just still be that fruit and vqjO!able in- accumulation of information. developing as a 6dd at that time. I take bas an effect earlier in life. There liked the idea of doing work with a still is "'me evidence from smaller I t - ..... ...., direct application to our lives. My studies that needs to be followed up -~t~M~F-focus on cancer came in pan because on that there may be women with of the work that I did with Samn genetic sensitivity that mam them 1 ' - - t o t l o 7 Graiwn and Jim Manhall when I . more at risk when their diet is low At this point, the diet that your arrived in Bufl3fo as a postdoc. They in fruits and vqjO!ables. There also grandma to1d you to. eat still seems were marvelous mentors to me and is evidence that women who drink to be dose to the right one. "Eit because they were working in can· alcobol may be more alfectod by a your~don'teattoomany cer, I also began to focus there. Of low fo~ diet. Folate is found in ricb foods." Eating a variety of coune; as l worked in the field, my fruiuand~ It also now bas foods, not too n\any that are bigb interest gnw as I talked to people been fortified in grains as oereals. in sugars or fau, eating som<thing with cancer, particularly women with in any case. this study dearly along the lines of the food pyramid breast cancer. does not suggest that women · that the USDA puts out is the most sbould stop eating fruits and -.eg- prudent approacb. You..,.. • co-...ehor on the etables. There is evidence to aug· gest that a diet high in these foods is protective fur some other !rinds a..-t.lfec:of cancer and for bean disease. ton7 - -- - - - 7 The ~ of some cana:rs are A large number of studies =min· inaeasing. aiMs are cleaeOsing. In ing djel and breast cancer ha~ some aoes, the incidena: is inaasfound that intake of vegetables and/ It is important to unckrstand that ing because,.., haYe betttrsa=ing or fruit is associated with a protec· live effect, that those with bigher science is ~ procas, that there is ·an mtthods and ...., ""' dd<cting caninlaUs have a lower likdihood of evolving understanding of how cersearlythat might haYe been found things work. For epidemiology of later or in some cases not detected at developing cancer. - ... - - . _the otii.r...,. ... ___ .... . ---a.-. . ... - -··. ·-..__ ,_,... ___ ------___ ___ __ -...---.w.ct Spedel--.....,.,_ ---be... .......-..... . ..... _ . . _IIIe SpooloM-- lleglrri1g II 3 p.m. on Ap1126, ,.,-ng - - ... t h e ... olthe- c.._"*'" .._., 7l45 p.m. ... the Daril ,_,.~~ llolfdA-I,SiooA-1, potldng ..... Nl 3 p.m. - 7l45 p.m. -!1 -be....., .......... _ ., II thee-lor....._ and Oafts l1ol. M 7l45 p.m. .lho port;ng loca on t h e - - ol the"*'" ............. lhe uniWnily <XImfiUIIIr. Hondialppod poolrjng wll be augmented beglorilg at 3 p.m. I'll reMfYing the ..wna lot for hondlcappecl-port per· mit holders. Continuous shu!lle seMce will be IVllillble throughout the No<th C.mpus from 3-11 p.m. to transport people to their destlnatlons. -study...-.. ,_ .,_..._ The lllplmrls.- _..__ community- published I'll the Olllce ol News SeMces in the DMaan ol u.w-ky Communlaotions, u.w-kyll- --· ---........ --.. -llUOCdlll1ol. """""en"-.... wur&fla# • ... ., Suo...---.....~-- ~ _.,....,_ _, ....._ 'S .., ··--of.-. ._...,., ....., ........... -- . -·-"'-~"' ·~--1 , _...,._,. lifestyle? I talkod earlier about the dietary guidelines that make...,., to ..... A healthy lif<style aiso cauinly indudes physical activity.There is a lot ofinfunnation that seems ID indiatethatphysicalactivitypro-t<cts apinst the lis!' of some diseaoes,indudingcanca-. There also isevidmoethatmaintainingbody weight througb adult life, not gaining wo:igbt, is protectitoe. In· a.....t w<ightwouldofcouuebe • balance ~ both calorit intake and pbysical activity. To me, too, a healthy life includes havint! fun. spending time with &milyandfrimds,spending time outdoon and (!ttling""""' good laughs on a regular bosis. AN,_ •loulthJ -..-7 Mostly, but not withOut e:>:cq>lion. Building plan halls near Main StreeL The possibility'remains, also, that the Pritchard, MacDortald and Scboellkopf residence halls would be phased out as tiving quarters and made into office space, or they could be tom down. "As long as there's demand," how· ever, Wilson said, ..we won't REPORTER all In other cases, there are inoases that seem to be maud to mvironmcntal fiodors, including diet and phylial activity, .. ...u as other &ctoo in the mvironmenL There bas been a decrease in--n cance<, thougb. b-instance. Somt people bypothesizr that this c:hanse has to do with impfO'o'OC! sanitation and refrig<rationoffood.~ bas meant that"" are lesslikdyto eat spoiled foods and that there is increased IMilability ol fruiu and ~year round do~ them." Meantime, Flint Village on the North Ounpus,a 536-bed apartment complex that will bting the univorsity's total bed count-including apartments and residence halls on ments in any of the complexes cur- its bed total up to Io,!XXI--ilearly half rently on the North Ounpus. the totalstudentpopulation-with "Judgingbythedernand forapan- the nat three to five years. To meet , - - - - - - -- - - . - - - - , that goal, Wtlson said the uru..rsity is looking at rveral locations for additiortal apartment-style bousing: • Tht- area between HadleyV"dlageand the Governors Residence Halls, bo'!hcamp~morethan6,900 for fall 2001,is"right on target,"Wdson said, and already is booked for fall. Unfuttunatdy.headded, the wti- ments," be said, there seems ID be "a >USity likdy will turn away betw= real ~· for additional housing. 300 and 400 students sedting apart· 1he ultimate goal is for UB to bring near Renscb Road JIThe area framed by flint and Maple roads, and Millenport Higbway. proD· mate to the Balter Oillled Water.Plant • Land aloog Skinncmille Road on the-sideofEitioouo.d< Of patticular interal is building bousing dedicated 1D graduate stu· dents; no residence buildings on either campus currently cater ooldy to thatgroup. ~Coun, the first project completed in the current housing building boom, was built for graduate and ~ students but is located Qn Olestnut Ridge Road, off Sweet Home Road, north_.. of the North Ounpus. "We bdieYe (building graduate bousingon campus) will help in ~ auitment and retention of graduate students," be' said, adding th3t UB will wait to map out funher un· dergraduate housing Wllil the Lee plan is in sharper focus. For more information on-or a vinuallook at-campus housing. log onto <lottp://W!!fW~­ ~-->- Non-Profit Institute .... ,..., program. Individual consultation with the agencies also will begin in the fall and continue throughout the academic year. Training will include instruction in skills sucb as revising finaocial planning and accounting procc· dures, working with staff on grant identification and writing skills, consulting on supervision,~ c..a.....~ ment and human-resoun:e issues, ...roses. strategic p1annins deY.Iopment of computerized service school's community cona:ntr.ltion, will sene as IICIIdemicdiiector of the institute, and Ronald J. Krul, tive director of the Scbool of Management's Center for Management DeYelopment, will serve as assistant diiector of planning. A fuD. time program coordinator also will be named. The program will be conducted man-scrvicr~andwillnotbe restrictal to the 15 oelecU:d ..,a... . at a number of sii.s, including the Kathleen Kosi, assistant proe..or: United Way's Raouroe Center and of social work and chair of the UB's Jacobs Eucuti\t D.-loptraclringand reponing systems. and marlttting plans. In addition, mini-workshops and courses that build on the fall <M:r· view cow.e will be offered ID smior and other agency staff members beginning in theSpring2002~. These courses will be open ID staff from all non-profit health and hu· = · ment Center. The Jobn R. Oishei Foundation iscommittedtoenbancingthequality of life for Bu£13lo-area r<Sidents by supporting medical research, health care, education and the cultural, social, civic and othet charitable needs of the community. The foundation was established in I 940 by John R. Oishei, founder olllico Products Corp.. o"" of the world's leading manufacturers of windshield wiper systems. �Alrtl19.2111/Vi. 32. IIJ.B 'Living Room' coming to UB Grant to.bring South African theater group to CPA Center for the Arts received the Jaraat graot in its history fur a project that will bring a TI South African theater group to the center for a month this mil, with performances scheduled 1101 only in the CFA, but in homes and businesses in the community. Cl "This rq>res<:nts the most significant monctarylllppol't the CFA bas received since opening the doors of this mandous facility in 1994," said CFA Dinctor Thomas Burrows. UB's College of Aru and Scicnas, paisod the CFA staff, noting that the projectandmajoraward"significantly mhanaosal<q-ltml pi <XtheC<r•ta' lOr the Aru to build relationshipo "It rdlecu a significant acaleration of continuing progress in pursuit of our full potential as a living laboratory fur our students and a vi- with the greatrr Buf131o mmmunity. "This OU1mlcb project,"he added] .. The Living Room Projectt which will involve the Eager Artists theatre group &om Durban, South Atria, is being funded by a $100,000 graot awarded by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. CommWlity orgaoiz.ations that wert partners in the proposal""' the Aru Council of Buffalo 'and Erie County, Ujima Theatre Company, Langston Hughes Center, African American Center for the Arts, World of Life Community Church, Juneteenth Festival and the Paul Robeson Theatre. The UB Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs also was involved in the proposal The CFA:s proposal was one of four out of nine submitt<d that received funding under the association'sAruPartnersProgram It was one of only two to receive maximum funding. The Arts Partners Program receives funding support from the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. . BrieD THOMAS BURROWS tal cultural resource for the large commWlity." Funding of "The living Room Project," he added, "allows us to fully address the heart of our mandate, including the eobanczm<:nt and en- richment of students' education, oommunity outreach and audiencr development The shaping and refinement of our ooncept during the planoing period oould not have been achieved without the generosity and wisdom of our~ Buffillo is a great performing ans oommWlity." Charles L Stinger, interim dean of "promises exciting opportunities for deepening our appreciation of the work of performing artists." '"!'he UvingRoom Project," which will take plaet&om Sept I 0 through Oct. 7, will center on social cngasemcnts in homes and businesses of oommWlity hosts in Bu1l3lo. These engagements will revolve around sband meals, followed by theater, danct and music performances. The project will provide an intimate audieoa experience, as well as opporrWlities for guests to discuss the work presmt<d with the performers. The strongest ooocentration of the projects engagements will ~e in Buf131o'sAfrican-American oommuoity. Performances and other residency activities will be offered at the CFA for project hosts and their guests, as well as the general public_ The Eager Artist theater group provides authentic performances, classes aod workshops in South African music, daoce aod theater. The company was founded by director/ playwriSbt Jerry Pooe in )995. I For more information about "Tbe livirig Room Project" aod Eager Artists, visit CFA:s Web at <http:// _ the___ .....site odu>. Study looks at stockbroker.bias lly JOHN D£UA CONTIIADA Reporter Contributor ' new study by a UB finance professor bas unoovered a panem of bebavior among financial analysts that suggests that their stock ~mmendations often conform to expectations of what will sell, rather than what stocks will provide better returns to investors. Consequently, many financial analysts beoome tk facto marketing agents for stockbrokers, arming them with stock reoomlnendations that will be attractive to individual A more easily sell those stocks to investors who erroneously associate a finn's name recognition with its ability to generate high stock returns, even though lesser-known, un-rated companies typically provide higher returns. In his study, Chung analyzed S&P's stock rating data &om 198596 and comp=d them to the number of analysts who followed each investors, but less likely to provide high returns, says researcher Kee Chung, M&T Bank Professor of Finance in the School of Management The results of the study, Chung says, support the belief that financial analysts and stockbrokers often makerecoOllllelldations based on their own incrntives rather than the best interests of investors. "Exactly what motivates analysts to follOw the stocks of certain companies is not often clear; says Chung. "Thisstudyundmoores a poss~bleconllicl'ofint<=t between analysts/brokers and investors. It sug. gests that analysts should be viewed as working alongside brokers as part of a brokerage firm's marketing team." Chung theorizes that analysts have incentive to regularly follow better-known, high-quality firms..as defined by a firm's Standard and Poor ratin~use brokers can company, according to data compiled by the Institutional Brokers Estimate System (JIBIFJS) oontaining analysts' forecasts of corporate earnings collected &om approximately 400 leading brokerage finns. He found that S&P-rated stocks were followed by more analysts than were un-rated stocks, and highly rated S&P stocks wert followed by more analysts than poorly rat<d S&P stocks. Moreover, he found a significant increase in analyst following when S&P upgraded a stock, and a significant decrease in analyst following when S&P downgraded a stock. The findings, when added to existing research showing that brokers recommend buying versus selling of S&Pstocksata4-to-l ratio,areevidence of an S&P bias among analysts/brokers that could be a disservice to investors, Chung says. He believes that brokers push S&P stocks more often not o'hly because they are more sellable, but also because it's less likely that clients will sue if the stocks produce 1= " It's easier for analysts to demonstrate fiduciary responsibility after recommending S&P stocks," Chung says. "S&P stocks give analysts a built-in =use if they fail," he adds. "Analysts can point to a stock's high rating and say that the marlcet was to blame, not the analyst, if a stock performs poorly. That argument doesn't bold up as well ifan un-rat<d stock performs poorly~ Based on his findings, Chung cautions investors to be wary of the marketing bias of financial analysts/brokers and suggests that investors oonsider looking beyond the betterknown oompanies when researching or oonsideriog stock investments. "To the extent that stocks of higher-quality companies offer inferior returns to those oflow-quality companies, it is imPQrtant for investors to guard against the ten dency of analysts/brokers to promote stocks of higher-quality companies," be concludes. Chung's results were published recently in FiruJnciol MnruJgement, the journal of the Financial Management Association International ll:apoa._ 13 m UB to offer doctoral program in Library and Information Studies The School of lnf-'loft Studies will ppcn a new avenue for doctor.ol study in library science in the fall· 200 I semester. The new 72-credit hour Ph.D. degree will be offered jointly by the school's Department of Library and Information Studies an<l Department of Communication. It will extend the existing communi-. cation doctoral program by including an optional cognate in library and information studies. The program of study will begin with courses required for the doctorate in communication, followed by a nine credit-hour minor in library and information studies and 24 credits of electives in librarianshi'p, communication or related disciplines. Candidate dissertations will be in an area of library and informa tion studies related to the communication field. The new program's three-member dissertation committee will be composed of faculty members from both departments. Applicants for the program must have a master's degree in library science. Further information is available at < http:/ I www.sb.buff•lo.edu/ phd-htm >. IREWG to hold Celebration of Scholarship on Women, Gender The Institute for Rese•~h and Education on Women and Gender will hold the Fourth Annual Celebration of Scholarship on Women and Gender from noon to 3 p.m. Friday in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Opening remarks will be presented by Pat Swift, a recently retired Buffalo News reporter and columnist for more than two decades ofthe weekly Womansoope column. Swift, who also has held offices in the Buffalo Newspaper Guild and served o n the board of the Buffalo Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, will speak on the role of the medja in disseminating news, research and policy developments concerning gender issues. The program also will include presentations by faculty members who have received IREWG's Curriculum Award for new courses they developed and taught during the 2000-01 academic year. The award winners will speak on the contributions their courses have made to enriching the curricula of their respective departments and to UB's overalJ coursto offerings. They are Meghan Cope of che Department ofGeography for her course, "Gender and Geography;" Monica Jardine of Women's Studies for "Women in the Global System," and Ruth Meyerowitz of ~ericao Studies for "Women and Public Policy.· In addition, the program will include poster presentations on topics that include .. Folic Acid Awareness for Women: Health Promotion in the University Community,""'Male Circumcision among the Soruwe of North Benin," .. L'~gaHt~ des Hommes et des Femmes or the importance of Feminist Discourse in de Gournay's Writings," "Can Behavior be Used to Ses Non-human Primates? A Case Study of a One-Year-Old Japanese Macaque"' and "'l .atino/as in Education: A Struggle Beyond Ethnic and Gender Equity~ For more inform ation, call IREWG at 829-3451 . Performance to benefit the UB E3 Community Pan-Am Pa,rt:nership The UB Community Pa n -Am Partnenhlp, Irish Classical Theatre and The Baird Foundation will present Vincent O'Neill in a reading of "The Importance of Being Oscar" at 7:30 p.m. on May 16 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. "The Importance of Being Oscar-Michcil MacLia mm6ir's tribute to the genius of Oscar Wdde-took the theatrical world by storm during the '60s and '70s. Performance material ranges from Dorian Gray to De Profimdis, from The Importance of Being Ernest to Reading Gaol. But it is through the addition of a cornmentary-<unningly disguised as comedy-that "Oscar" wwves a tapestry that reaffirms Wilde as a master of English letters and the greatest wit of his generation. The Irish Classical Theatre originally produced "The Importance of Being Oscar" in 1991. The productio n starred Vincent O'Neill and was directed by bis brother Chris O'Neill. The event will be followed by a special reception for those who purchase a $30 patron ticket Proceeds from this performance will benefit the UB Community Pan-Am Partnership. Call Michele Gallant at 645-2711 for more information. The Pan-Am Centennial Celebration 2001 is a grassroots, community-wide initiative commemorating the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. The celebration features tvents and activities high ~ lighting the spirit and legacy of the Pan-American Exposition. as well as Buffalo's rich history and numerous cultural and architectural trea~ sures. Additional information on the centennial celebration is avail able at the official Web site, <http://www.,.......,2001 .org>. Tickets for ..The Importance of Being Oscar .. are $30 for patrons, $15 for the general public and $5 for UB students. Tickets are avail · able from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in the Center for the Arts bOll: office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, caii645-ARTS. �Work by Kerry Crant brings to light t he artistic accomplishments of city's finest ..-nent BRIEFLY T,.._, Allen NCIIhe ·Emilrtlus Cerar's WehiSb!ln .-.rds The EmeriWs Center has Jnsented the 2001 Role Wolnstein AwardtoO>ar56omus Trayno<, 1 rtant ~of the Sd>ool a( An:hlcecWre ond Plonnlng. for his M.Atch. thesis, •l..et£hwoith Wlago: Assisted Living Housing In 1 MultlleYel d-- Care Communtty.• The-.I."'*"CIIrios• ssoo. wos presented forT111)'001'sWI>IIr, booed on an d tho doslgn cash prlzJt a( anolytic:al.._,. ond functlon for senio<sln-NowYC>tl<,ln hesetfor<h pions"" a ~pn>joct-for thoUIINor111~ The R o l e - Selection CorM>ittee . . . - . Cor- a( E>capelonll·- pfoshment ond • pfta a( S2SO to ~ Mor1lyn Alen. • candidate In the MAH deglw program I n - ond dlnoo,lor her community project. "OMIS T - A Top.Oonce - ITllln Complny l o r - . The wll be presented at 2 p.m. on Moy 8 during the EmeriWs Contor's ...., monthly - . g. The - . g agenda ... indudos rocognltiona( RfV.IJP- ond. ,musical pertormonce. AI..-. logs are 11ft ond _ , ID the public. For furlhor lnfonniCion, cal tho anter at 129-2271 . The"""""'- ... competltlllo ond made In memory a( Role ~n. who t>ught psydlologf ot UB for """')' _ . and WIS Olle at the loundors of the Emeritus Center In 1982. Announced onnuolly In the faN, the competition .-ords substantial adlievement by undef. gnoduate or graduate - b · at UB In resean:h In their disci- . pllnes or artistic ICIMiy relating to the phenomeno ol humin aging In a context of social ond cultural change. Law panel to examine cross.border practice The Canada-U.S. Legol Studies Center at the UB LM School will -.panel disamlon. "Cross-8order Legol Proctlce: The U.S..c.n.dian Connection,• p.m. today In tho . Low School Faculty lD<.nge. 545 O'Brian Hoi,-~ The panel discussion wllin- from 3:30-S dudea_..,..,....d . aoss-bordor pqcllce ond tho special pnMsions Chit- to it. such .. the '1oreign legal consultant dt!ignotJon.. Specllc proc:tic:Nreo topb wlllndude Immigration, tilde ond customs, and corporote Issue. The CUin!nt and future Impact ol NAFTA abo wiU be consido<ed. Panelists will include Gerard M. Meehan of HodgsOn IWss llP, Toronto; ·Kathryn 8fyk Friedman o1 Hodgson Russ LIJ'. Bof. falo; Lou~ RachHn of Kavlnoky & Cook Ll.l\ Boffalo and Toronto, and klm Sotir of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bemsen & Loewy PC. Buffalo. For more information, aU 645-2102 or emoll <'.... 5 • CIUh4thech>. JOB LISTINGS ~ZWeb .-dt,.....,... Jabllsllngsfa<~re­ dol•· ---~- Book celebrates Pan-Am EXposition &Y ~ LlW AHOOWSIU spend time learning what~ the community unique. In doing so, he became aware, through a colleague, or the ~ significant moments in Western New York history: the Pan- SponningiOille 350 ...... tbr Free executed treatment or architecturt, Rmaissance-styl buildinp of tbr landscaping. color and art. Century ago, the City or Grant proposed to Simer that a· Pan-Am ........ desip:d to be tan· Buflialo opened for the volumeceldntingtbrartistic~ ponry, constructed of plaster and world the gates to its plishmentsorthr Pan-Americ:an ... fib.r binder-a material like "Rainbow City"- a position Y«>UUd be. fitting ~t a>uld be tom down sweeping spectacle or color and tight r---------~~~-------.cenmmwpro~~ easily when the exposition d<-.1 six that defined the Pan-American ExE Bieron orCanisius Cd- months later. Bu!Wo's RainbowOtybydaywas position or 190 I. Jese Pres, himself a PanThen the eighth-largest city in the Amenthusi:fii,IIOOOame a 6ood or red, blue, grem and gold nation, Buflialo brought to fruition into tbr fDid, as did Bud<, hues, and at night, tbt. buildings an elabOrate display or architecture who was chosen as the .....,.. transformed into the "City or and electricity celebrating the embook's designer not only living Lights." At the cmrer or this nomic and technological prosperity ror his award-wiooing spectacle was the Electric Tower, a of the time-to whkb millions aedentials,butabofDr his symbolic beacon or technological came to marvel shared interest in tbr ..- P"""'"' for tbr time, as wdJ as an aestbrtic triumph tbotloomed men One hundred yean later-and i pooition. once again illuminating Buf&IC>-<1 ! The book-<1 rich tex· than 400 fed aboYe the grounds of UB administrator has recaptured ~ tual and visual tapestry, tbr exposition. The <xp<>sition grounds merged the vibrancy and innovation of tbe 160 pages in lengtbPan-Am in his book;"Tbe Rainbow ~ bringt to ligbt tbr ambi- ·into Debw2ie Park, offering as its City: Celebrating Light, Color and tious oolor and an:hitec- entranoe tbr natunl environs of tbr Architecture at tbe Pan-American ~ schemes that sym- park. OneeYm could ~by gonExposition, Buflialo 190 1." v bolicaDydepictedandcel- dola to the <:lp<IOition by way or thr In lceeping witb the spirit or com- I! ebrated tbe progras or lalce, Grant noted, infusing tbr eYmt munity tbat launched the Pan- ~ civilization. A •coffee with a charming romanticism. "A lot of what Pan•Am was, was American ~ition, the bookit· : . . - _ . - .:::: '10 ,.__ _ _ table"-style publication, 1 1 tbr book draws on iJnases the fun and spectacle or it," be ..,... self evolved IntO a collaborallve ~ In - · · community project. Authored by and artifacts &om privm But the book ddYes deeper, touchKerry Grant, vice provost for aca- American Exposition. collections, as ..dl as tbr historic:al ing not only on the imolvanent of demi c affairs and dean of th e Grant, a Pan-Am enthusiast and society. Paintings by artist john Ross technology and an:hitecture in the Graduate Schoo~ tbe book was de- collector or <:lp<IOition artifacts since Key-which r=tly~restored in exposition, but also the involvesigned by David Bud< or Crowley- acquainting himselr with Buffalo's anticipation of the cenlt:tlnW-ere ment--<Uld adusion-<>f women Webb and Associates, a Buffalo ad- history, said what intrigued him featured throughout the book. And and people of color. "Women's rights and ra<ll>-these vertising agency. William H. Siener, most about the Pan-Am was its.,.. an:hitectural renderings and works director of tbe Buffalo and Erie traordinaryuseorallorthroughout that new:rbefDre have been displayed issues were clearly important at that time for what was going on witb County Historical Society, provides the <:lp<IOition grounds. But the im- or published-including original the introduction to the book, which ages Grant came across or the Pan- promotional pieces for tbr Pan Am, botb groups." $3)'$ GranL The book's formal releaseApril25 was printed by Dual Printing and Am most commonly wtre black and advertisements and parapbernaliapublished byCanisius College Press, white photographs. He began to a)<ocontnbutetothebook's200-plus will be marked witb a public reception and book signing from 5:30with financiaJ suppor1 from th e gather materials that addre&sed the images. John R. Oishei Foundation. use of oolor-<luch as guidebooks, The Pan-Am has been of unwa- 7:30 p.m. in tbe Buffal9 and Erie After arriving in Buflialo in 1991 periodicals, lithographs and rna~ vering interest to Grant, who sees County Historical Society, located at as dean or the then-Faculty or Ans as well as provided dues to what he the eYmt as "a very important cul- tbe comer of Elmwood Avenue and Nottingham Terrace in Buffitlo. and Letters, Grant said he chose to considered to bean incrediblywdl- tural landmark.. Rq>Ort<r Assistant Editor A i e Recreating.San Francisco's earthquake UB seismologists simulate aspects ofdestructive ground motion from 1906 temblor By EUJ:N GOlDBAUM ·Reporter Contributor N EARLY a century after the g~<aii906San Francisco earthquake, Uni- vmity at Buffalo ..W· neering seismologists have recreated ror the first time some aspects or its most destructiv. ground motions. The research is being presented today, on the 95th annivenaryofthe quake, which measured about7.8 on the Richter scale, at the annual meeting or the Seismological Society or America. The 1906 event, which triggered the devastating San Francisco fire, was responsible for killing more than 3,000 people, destroying 28,000 buildings and making about 225,000 or the city's 400,000 residents homeless. "The 1906 earthquake is generally seen as the.first large seismic event in the world that was documented with seismic, geologic and geodetic data," said George P. Mavroeidis, a doctoral candidate in the Department orCivil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in the UB School or Engineering and Applied Scion=. who presented the n:sean:h. "'However, since there were no instruments in the vicinity to record the ground motions, only qualitative approaches have been applied tO estimating ground motion mag- nitude," he said. The UB simulations provide the 6rst quantitative approach to esti- S. Papageorgiou, UB professor of civil, struCtural and errvironmental engineering. who co-authored the matinggniundmotionsoftheeven~ research. which ruptured 470 kilometen, or "Only with quantitative estimates 29o miles,.or the San An<l=s FaulL or ground motions d~oped by seismologists can ·engi. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , neers tben take that data and use tbem as input to mathematical models of structures to see if the struciures could withstand the shaking ofearthquakes with comparable magnitudes," he explained The UB researchers produced ground motion "snapshots" or low-frequency displacanents and velocities for an atended area covering central and northern CalifOrnia and for IS selected locations in the vicinity or th< earthquake, including downtown San Francisco, Oaldand, the Golden Gatt Bridg<, Fort Bragg and San Jose. "These 'snapshots' giv< you an idea of the intensity or ground motion that was (By contrast, the destructiv< 1989 experi~ during the earthquake." Lorna Prieta earthquake ruptured said Mavrot:l'dis. only about 25 miles or the fault.) Acmrding to Mavroeidis, the re"For these itinds or Luge eYmts, seart:h was based on acamate slip models recentlydeYeloped by USGS the reoorded ground motion da~ are still_,- scan:e,• said Apostoloo raearchers. "These slip mOdels, wbich describe how much one side of the fault ~in relation to tbr other, have given us tbr """""""Y input to tq>roduce the growxl motion generated "by the 1906 earthquake and to quantitatiw:lyreoonstruct tbr long-period andvdocity6eld~byoen­ tral and northern CalifOrnia," he ... plained. The research focused 00 long-period motions, wbich are growxl motious that are~ and oorrespond with seismic waves in wbich tbrre are fewer oscillations per minutt. "These large quakes release a lot or energy in the long-period range." explained Papageorgiou, "so tbis range is importanL" At the same time, be said, certain structures. such as high-rise buildings and suspension bridges, are considered long-period· structures thal "are expected to suffer or to be more = l y tested during large events," be explained The UB researchers plan to ... pand their models to simulate ground motions for the 1906 quake over the entire frequency~ and to recreate aa:elerations or ground motions. These data then will be input into engineers' models or structur.s to enable them to design building and bridges that can better withstand such destructivt eartbqualtes. �Aprilll21111Ni.l2.1L 21 Can libraries, Internet co-exist? Survey sheds light on direction both research tools may be headed By~liw-SIU R<porttl' Assistant Editor ITH Internet growth on the rise, the way people arc g;.thering infOrmation is shifting away from visiting the local public library. The overwhelming pace at which tb< lntmJ<t is inliltrating the consciousness at large has gM:n way to coocrm about how, and it; public libraries fit in. While many Internet serviC.. and resources appear to compete with thosoo traditionally offered by public libraries-information gJcaned from survey reslllts presented this ,_ by UB faculty in tb< award-winning research paper, "lmpoctsoftb< Internet on PubHc Library Use"~ good news is that Internet use now appears to co-exist comfortably alongside public bbrary use. And while it also sccms,fornow,thattb<publiclibrary will be able to hold its own in tb< "information franchise" marl<el, it most likely will have to build on its strengths as a community institution and adjust its services as consumer preferences change. George D'Eiia, professor and director oftb< c<nter for Applied Research in Library and Information Science at UB, has been conducting rescarth on public library services for more than 20 years. For D'Flia, the principal irMstigatoron the paperwhich recei.ed the Bohdan Wynar Research Paper of the Year Award at the 2001 Annual Conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education in Washington, D.C.-the opportunity to conduct a national survey examining public bbrary and. Internet usc was a natural outgrowth of ongoing research in the field "For years now we have been asking. both in our professional press and discussions with public libraries, • the persistent question of what is the role of the public library now that we have the lntcmet,"be said. And while the question seems obvious, D'Flia said he and the paper's co-authors could find no published evidence of the relationship between the two. W D' Eiia, along with Cori_nne JOrgensen, UB associate professor of library and information studies, Eleanor Jo Rodger, president of the Urban Libraries Council, and Joseph Woelfel, UB professor of communication, oonducted a landmark random telephone survey of 3,097 adults in March and April of last yeac Funded by a grant from the lnstitu2 for Museum and ubrary Services, the results of that survey, carried out by Goldhabcr Research Associates, have helped shed light on tb< direction in which trends in both lntmJ<t and public library usc are headed, as well as the future of the institution of the public library. D'Eiia, who was recruited by UB in 1995 from the University of Minnesota's School of Management, said consumers wield the greatest influence. "It's the marl<ttplace that's going to decide where to go for infOrmation, and what criteria it will use to evaluate information," he said "For some people, the accuracy, the reli ability, is par.amount. For som e people, ease of access is paramount." The public library's "information franchise"--<1 phrase coined by the investig;.tors-is what's at risk; D'Eiia said. Despi"' the fact that public libraries offer a multitude of services beyood warehousing infurmatior>such as specialized services for children,recent immigrants, senior citizens and young adults, li~cy and adult education programs, and the like-the Internet challenges the public library to maintain its share of the information franchise. Approximately 45 percent of public librarypatronsrcported that information g;.thcring was their primary rcason for using the bbrary. "A ~nt of that market is at risk," D'Flia said "But that lea= 55 percent who will be using other services of the library." Comparing radio to television, D'Elia points out that radio did indeed survive--but by changing its programming. By the same to1=, the library, too, can survive, but with em- of pbasison a different menu services. Given that one of the public library's grea2St percei.ed values is the presence of real people, D'Elia found, human interaction wiU help s~ the public libraries as vital within communities. Based on the fact that lnternft hasn't yet reached what D'Eiia called "the Model T Ford stage," predicting how Internet usc will impact public bbraries is difficult For Internet users, its 24-hours- a-day, Sev.n-days-a-week access is appealing. D'Elia found, and users believe that information acquired via the Internet- die immediateness, also a benefit-is more up-todate~ at the library. The convenience of having the lnternet at home, as well as the perception of a grea2r range of resources than at the library, both come out as advantages as well As for thosoo wl)o prefer the public library, usen say they enjoy its low cost and paper-venus digitalmaterials, and trust that rna~ to he more accura2. D'Elia also found that public librarypatrons feel greater privacy at the library than on the Internet, and are impressed with assistance in mo~ the form of a librarian over that of a telephone help line. And despite the fact that the fi· brary serves 65 percent of the population, ova- the Internet's 50 percent, it is difficult to ignore the latter's pervasiveness into daily life. What is important to keep in fo- Rap More than 750 Journals Online via ScienceDirect 5 EIJ Elsevier Science, one of the major publishers in the world today, publishes journals in the areas of science (biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics, medicine, and physics ), economics. business and man agement, and social and behavioral scien(es. Adding online access to the full -text of over 750 Elsevier journals via ScienceDirect, there- fore, represents a significant addition to UB's digital resources. Online coverage spans 1997 to the present. 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The cu rren t con · tract , which run s for three years, was negotiated by SUNYConnect. -Nancy Schiller • nd Will Hepfer, Untverslly Llbrcme1 cus, D'Elia mninds, is the distinction between~ library functior>--Which is infonnation management--and the library as an institution. "The future of the library as an institution is in flux," D'Elia said, "but library function is growing by leaps and boundS: .. Everyone now is dealing with infonnation, and the lssues related to management of infonnation are pervasive," he said "And the skills that bbrarians traditionally have had are in high demand.", The baseline data g;.thered fo r the paper- whichis scheduled fo r publication in the ]oumal of Ammca11 Socitty for lnfomwtion Science and American Libraries-will serve as the fowufation for future studies of the ln"'met-public library relationship, said D'Flia, who hopes to replicate the study in 2003. UB PsJdtologlcal Services Center sets tlfte workshops for May BrieD College of Arts and Sciences to honor "top students, in each academic department Twenty-five students will he honored for being the outstandtng graduating senior in departments within the College of Arts and Sciences in a ceremony and reception Wbe held at 2 p.m. May l in the Screening Room in the Center fo r the Arts on the North Campus. Each student will receive a medal to be worn at the university's I 55th general commencement ceremony on May 13. Two students will receive two medals and be honored for taking top h onors within two departments. Todd S. Bindig will he honored as outstanding graduate for th e departments of History and Philosophy. Karen A. Kopecky will be honored as top student in the depart · ments of E..::onomics and Mathematics. Other students bei ng honored and their departments are: Department of African American Studies: Danielle L. BuJiock. Department of Anthropology: Jeffrey Wescott. Departme nt of Art: Roseanne Lazar. Department of Art Hi story: Sarah McLean-Plunkett. Department of Biology: Damcl Lighthouse. Ce ntrr for th e Americas: Tra ~..l' Park. Departmen t of Chemistry: Brendan C. Mort. Department of Communicative D1sordcrs and Sacnces: AncUlJ Duke. Department of Computer Sc•ence and Engineering: DaVld G•vont•. Department of English: Ji · Hyae Pa rk. Department of Geography: Kcvtn A. Green. Depa rtment of Geology: Michael Dunlap. Department of Linguistics: Nicholas Schwartzmycr. Department of Media Study: Siew· wat Kok. Department of Modem Languages and Literatures: lennifer Brodenck Departm ent of Music: Colin A. Renick. Department of Political Science: Andrew Sreniawsk.i. Department of Psychology: Micah Geer. Social Sciences Interdisciplinary: Melissa Shepherd. Department of Sociology: Scan Nealon. Special Major Program: Christine Kowalski. Department of Theatre and Dance: Joseph Cele). Department of Women's Studies: Christin a Wtlson. �61 Rep a.-. Alri119.2lii11Vi.31.11.28 lnterKtlve exhibit uses blcydes to challenge pnconcelv.S notions of lpiltlal, soCW Issues BRIEFLY PEDdaling through the concept ·o f art _V ...,.... ... _.. ..._.__...,_ ... 1111 a.-tar Ch1dNn .... ........ . . Dopollnwlt"' "<lllillwlond-.. . . . ___ --..,...._"..."· --···--"' la.m.tDSp.m. ........ . _ lUM2SIDAug. 17an . . UI -~ lho-..y......-, ...,.... gNmlar--StD1S lty-CMlHD)ond- - ·-.v-....~--- .... ., ~ ~. ~"129-2244. Student poetry conlilst WinnerS ennounced -..tnning poottyln compedtions sponscnd by the Unlvenlty Ubnries .... the Oepwt. mont of English In the Colege ---ash ·oiArls .... Sciences- prizes .... - - mentions. Jill Rauo, • jlnor In the De- Pria.---.. . . ~ol~,won the -..y ol "'-ian 1'1>- ruy lions- to GobiWe Foley, • ~mojoringln­ .... Humin SeMces. .... jones,.~ mojoring In Jilt...,.,,.- Englsh. mojoring ond - · ......... *"lngllh Smith. • .,., ol the In mojoring In English, ... ~winners of111e UnMnliy l..lnr- - les ~ l'oeliy Pilze. Mil ....... ........ lng In English. Is the IOdplenl ol the~ Pilze. The prioe --~n' M9bythe ~Club. which- aol_......, ... - In 1893 to enc.oui-oge lo- oountorwhich 'wos not open t o -· Olong _ , - T o n , I -ITIIjoilng In fnglill\ Is the wmoroltheMtuAodon:>dMef11!lriii_Tl>o _ _ .,_ pott to the ,_, Club, -In 19751hnlugh the fn. gllsh doponment by Mr. ond Mrs. - - . . ! , the pii'II1U ol Mtu-..!,on~ In the English~ Trolley tows to visit hlstolkal Pan-Am sites The Friends of )he School of lvchitodure ond l'llnring will hold "Room ll<lllolo" trolley tours ol ilndmlfl< buildings and hlstoriCII sitesolthe1 901Pan-Nn Exhlllition boglmng May 12. The guided SMIJrdly tours will begin It 9:30 o.m. Tours are S20 per penon .... - Room-· .... roquOed. For noe irlormltico. all 829-3S43. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR :~~ · The~ ......... - . hom membon ol the~ community""""'""*'!~ on lb stories .... CDIIIe1l. 1 - . _.......... ..,...._ Jhouldbe......SIDIOOond moy b e _ ... .,.. .... . longlh. . . _ . , . . _ t h e ......... doylmollllphont-lor ..-...- - . ..... at_ pullllllll- ~They nulbe-bf9a.m. .,...,.,.be..,........lor .......................... ~-;~ - throw a wrench into apectationsof the educational institution situatal within that devdopment -we'rt. in a situation where research is key •. (and) talcing risks is ofliciaDy mandated," she said. "We'n: talcing it to task and figuring out the true parameters." For stud<nts, the emibit encourages a re-thinlting not only of art, but the campus spau they inhabit, and the laiger community ao well. "It's about qUestioning -.:ything and upping the ante," obe said, explaining that PED examines the privilegingofouburl>iaOYerihecity, and the investment in the suburbs while the city continues to drain. The relationship betwoen the two, sl;>e said, is symbiotic. "Nothing is isolated," she said. newspa~ articles, books on wban that !lie mubit is int.eDde!Jto "ten· Plannins. music and the like ore in- sitizt students to the issues behind ISITORS to the latest cluded in the 1ectuta, narratal by a their education."" emibit originating from predominant "character.• Prom Among the <Xlllaboraton' apecUB's Art Gallery will blurbs by William S~ and tations is that PED wiD loooen from rum, to check their preBlji&)o Mayor Anthony Masiello to students and memben of the UB . conceptions of art at the doorwJ>rc:is of uuMnity ~tatiws, community the notion that art is along with heavy baggage and disit'oanamalgamoffactandopinion, contained s!rictJy within the instiagreeable footwear, either of which poetryand prooe,~ and tution, as w.:ll as belp otodents excould impe<k riding a bicycle. To statesmanship. plon:thepoosibilitieoofcommunity begin with, tbe art boused within "The further you stray (in dis- beyond the North Campus. the gallery is on the floor-not the tance), tbe further out you grt in "'The fact that ~C>~De of my otuwalls. The bulk of what there is to the psychological; explained dentsdan'tralizleth8tthisisn't Bufsee isn't in the gallery, but outside Vanouse,addingthatnriousover- falo" is troubling. O>en said, and of it........JJ around campuo, in fact laps in thelec:tureocan alter, oren- PEDioobtoexplon:suburbiain the And in order to view this ·exhibit, contm of wban dedine. hance, interpretation. you'll be needing a bicycle. "We're trying to focus on the "We're trying to llllCOY<f the reaNot to worry-they'll provide viewer themselvos as an agent of oons bebind the city's demise," one for you at the gallery. change: We~re trying to taU advan- 'hnouoesaid."ldon'ttbinkil's justus." PED-going on now through tage of the uniqueness of the situaForotodents,aswdl,aoosingbqrJune 29 in the Center for the Artstion," Johnoon said, noting that dero within campus limits is an inis an interactive installation aplor, - - -- - rather than stu- tzgr.U part of the journey. The exingspatial and social issues creatal dents viewing an hibit attempts to frustrate inadvmby UB asoistmt art professors Millie emibitallatonce, ent botmdaries aet by otodents and Chen, Andrew Johnson and Paul theii approach othero who tmome UB's terninVanouse. A seeming play on the giv<s way to mul- some literally maywalk the straight words "pedestrian," ""pedal" and tipleexplorations, and nauowwitbout dMrging from "pedagogy"-but better left open with each trail their intmd.d couroe. to interpretation, oay its collabora- ~ adding a new layer "Unless you rum, a definite purtors-the exhibit explodes the ~ of dimension and pooe. you may DCYer see some an:as framework of artao a paintal land- e; undemanding. of campuo,• Johnson oaid. ocape, hanging on a wall and oepa- 0 Chen said the PED, which offm up not only an rate from the viewer, with the ~ emibit-lilo: the informational <:lpOrience, but a senviewer, instead, becoming imtrio's educational sual one, is unl.ilct some couvmmeroed in a landscape he or she can v -. c ' -, - practices-blurs tional arithat may intimidate those the concopt of "wt" off the..,... of the.-.,.. boundaries be- who fear themselv.s, wdl, too pephysically negotiate.· On a bicycle, that is. tween art and evdestrian to understand. "Bicycles, like education, have Culture, wban planning, neighbor- et)'lay life, art and social and po"Itgetsotherstudentsfromother changed <>= time," said Vanouse, hoods-the general health of the litical issues, and art and the peda- disciplines to !aU notice," Johnson noting that recreational bicycle- community, she said-illl an: af- gogical institution. said. "Youdon'tneedpriortraining." "We'n:·trying to get a rise out of riding once represented privilege of fected by the city-suburb ftux. "A lor 0,., said tbe hopes the exbibit the wealthier classes-as clid educa- of this is critiquilig the suburb-city the auclience,• 0,., oaid. "We tried will draw those folks who normally lion. "We're playing around with dysfunction.• to approach theoe Jectw-es not in a wouldn't visit a gallery. popular access." Provided in the gallery, the bi- didactic way, (but) in terms of open"Its sole purpbSe is not for decoPED--a manifestation of~ cycles can be taken for a ttst drive ing it up for discussion.• ra!M embellislun<nt," obe said of Populist and utopian principles all around several large puzzle pieces While each of the trails boasts an . contemporary art in general. And at once---<ets .the exhibit-goer out depicting a map ofUB 5!1 upon the accompanying lecture, the tone and PED clearly shows how art can defy on one of I 0 marked trails through- Door before heading out onto one identityoftheopeakersvariesacroos conventional wisdom with its out the North Campuo, a ride ac- of the mapped trails. The bicycles the board, with·each promoting a form--<md function. companied by a taped lectun: that are equipped with a cassette player "pitch of pemwion" rela!M to the An opening reception for the exexplores, among other issues, the and speakers, the auclio for which is trail, Chen said. Consider the bibit will be beld from 5 to 7 p.m. environment, suburban ideals, ur- powered by the rider's pedaling. choices: safe, natural, comfortable, tomorrow in the gallery. Gallery ban decay, corporeality, diversity "We tried to create an inten:oting convenient, controlled, efficient, hours ~e 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and accessibility. rhytiun--<ul auclio joum~· Chen opaciouo, div=e, civilized, pleasant Wednesday through Sat:mday, and "A lotofthisis tongue-in-cheek," from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Johnson oays suburban develop- said of the construction of the 1«:ment-and its repercUssions--is a tures, which range betwoen five and Johnson said. "Much of the lectures Walking-tour OlJllDgements will recurring theme in the exhibit, 20 minutes in length. SnippetS from you're meant to question-not ~o be made for those who an: unable which, Chen adds, attempts to historic documents, town meetings, !aU at faee value," he said, noting to ride the bicycles provided. )ohnsopl-- UB to participate in anxiety screening program By PATRICIA DONOVAN RtpCHter Contributor OME of your friends, family and neighbors worry constantly and find little peace and joy in life. Some experience great fear in social situations even to the extent that they seldom leave the house. Others experience much anguish in terror of their next panic attack. You may know people who seem perperually to feel tired and oad or "blue." They may be unable to sleep, feel little pleasure, have clifficulty concentrating or experience heart palpitations, weeping or frequent headaches apparently unrelated to a physical cause. Sometimes they may think they are literally going crazy. They ore not alone. "More than 38 million Americans a year suffer from an anxiety and! or depressiV<! disorder," according to Beth Cohen, director of the UB Psy- S chologic:al Services Center and clinical assistant professor of psychology. · And despite the excellent help available today, she adds, people often continue to suffer alone with anxiouo, depressed feelings. "'The reason some people don't get help is that sometimes symptoms of anxiety and depression are mistaken foranothermedicalillness.Sotheunderlying problem is not diagnosed," she says, "or people are ashamed, afraid or don't know enough about anxiety and dep~ disorders to put a name to the feeling> and symptoms they have. National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day is an opportunity for them to finally grt some answers and some help." As part of National Anxiety Disorders Scn:ening Day on May 2, free screening and information sessions about the symptoms .~d treatments for these illnesses.will be offen:d from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the center in 168 Park Hall on the North Campus. A brief video featuring·individuals sharing their personal struggles and triumphs with anxiety and depression will be shown every hour on the hour and other information about anxiety disorders and other psychological problems will be available. Attendees will have the opportunity to complete a screening questionnaire and meet inclividually with a center staff member to review the questionnaire and receive a ..,Cerra) if necessary. Cohen adds that anxiety disorders and depression "don't discriminate onthebasisofage.!n~cJass. race or income. They affect people of all backgrounds." In fact, she oays hundn:ds of brilliant and accomplished historical 6gun:s rum, been aff.cted. Sbe notes that Robet\ Prost, Albert Einstein and Eleanor Roosevdt suffered episodes of acu\e social anxiety. Abraham Lincllin and Wmston O.urchill, she adds, struggled their entire lives with episodes of profound depression. And Olarles Darwin suffered such agonizing social anxiety and agoraphobia that heremoved himself from social life and concentrated on his scientific work. "Many highly~ businessmen, war huoes,govmunent leaden and even Hollywood ~ have been incapacitatal by anxiety and depression," Cohen oays. "Some of theoe public figures have adaxJwledged the enormous sufferingthattheoedisordershaveproduced in their lives. They have also experien<:Ed the tremendotis benefits of receiving etr.ctiYe treatment," she adds, "andhaveelecled to publidyadmowledjjetheir<xperien= in thebopetbat it will OllalUI3&" others to sed< help." Among them, tbe says, are Naomi )udd,CarlySimpn, Milz~ Buchwald, Dwight Gooden, Tom Vtblfe. HarrUon Ford, Dick ea-. Kim Bas.inger and Betty.Ford. �AJrilll2001/Vi. 32.11. 2B Rep a..._ Alfredo Matilla, 63, noted Latin-American scholar AJfrmo Matilla, a scholar, poet and novelist wbo for 23 years was a professor in the UB Department of American Studies, died Man:h 29 in Puerto Rico. He was 63. A UB fac ulty member from 1972-95 an!! chair of the Department of American Studies from 1991-95, at the time of his death Matilla was a professor of English and Spanish at the University of Puerto Rico. He was the well-established and critically recognized Latin-American author of several books, including a historicaUbiographical chronicle, "Fl EspanoUto y eJ espia," cited by Uterary critics as one of the most important books·of 1999 by a Latin-American author. At the time ofhisdeath,hewaswritingasequel. He also was a nationally known poet and short-fiction writer and served as a producer, writer, actor and consUltant for 15 short independent films. Among his edited works was a collection of theater criticism by his father, Alfred Matilla )irneno, a classical musician who, along with Picasso and Pablo Casals, W.s a leading exile from Spain after the Spanish Civil War. His futher later became a member of the faculty of the University of Puerto Rico and __ was a leading theater critic Puerto in Rico. Matilla was the co- School of Education. He had been a member of the Committee on Hispanic Affaj" in the Sta"' of New York and Western New York Hispanic Arts Advisory Council, co-found-er of the Latin foun der and Artists• Coalition, con tributing · sub-d irector writer for the Western New York of the Na- Spanish-language weekly "EI tional Center Hispano," director of the Latino for the Arts in San Juan, Puerto Theater Workshop, a volunteer Rico; and served on the editorial · weekly lecturer at Attica State Corboard of. several Latino and rectional FaciUty and ·instructor in Chicano- or Hispano-American the American Studies Master of Arts Program at Auburn Correctional literary publications. Matilla often said be was Spanish FaciUty. by birth, Puerto Rican by choice. He · Matilla is survived by his wife, Luz earned his doctora"' in Spanish Ut- Myriarn TU'3do, associa"' professor erature ""'gna cum Iauth in 1967 of English at the University of from New York Univenity and held Puerto Rico, and two sons, Alfredo, a master's <leg= from NYU and a 24, and Diego, 19. Matilla's life and work will be bachelor's deg= from the UllMrsity of Puerto Rico, both cum laude. commemorated by poet and playHe joined UBafterteadlingbriefty wright Pedro Pietri in a presentation at Long Island Univenity, Vas<ar Col- at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in Room lege, Goucher College and Brooklyn 330 of the Student Union on the North Campus. ~ He served UB as director of the Pietri represents one of the most gradua"' program in Puerto Rican original voices in the Puerto-Rican studies and the Overseas Academic experien~. Matilla championed Program in Puerto Rico, chair and his work when it was still considdirector of the graduate program of ered marginal and translated the Department of American Stud- much of it into Spanish, helping ies and adjunct professor of the Bi- Pietri develop a wide audience in lingual Program in the Graduate Puerto Rico. two teamS., the~. ~d<i>Oirc....., ond"'" ' six. The losses drop "'" Bulls tol.-23 OYOr>ll UB fell ro Mioml Unr..<>~ty, 3-1 , at Dunn Tn Pvic to begin a·fourpme woebnd scries. Miomi swept • _ , . f r o m !he Bol~ on S.wrd>ybyscoresof2-1 ond 17-1. Ulce""' first th""' pnes of the series.Sooday's dash started u a pitcher's duel between UB~ Mori< McHohon ond Mlomi's Mlchoel Gonlner. Mlomi ....,wolly took the by • 9-2 edgo. Soft~ all Bulls win doubleheader vs. Bonnles, lose to Huskies The softball teami'N'ept:l ~rfromvisitingSt. ~S-1 ond-4-l,rDequol ........ dthe _ , struck out 11 In recording a complete game in a 3-1 foss to defending Mid-American Conference Tournament Champion Miami. Dunford ~just- hits and one walk to pick up his first complete game of the season. The 11 strikeouts ._ty doubled his season total d 1 3 In fot.r- previous sbr1s this season. AIMirea S•ge of the softblll team Wl!flt 2-0 for the week, throwing complete-game victories ~ Sl Bonallenture (4-1 ) and Northern Illinois (6-2). Sage abYed just tv.o eiltOOd runs, eiQht hits and one walk, while tanning _ , in the tv.o games as opponents hit just .157 against her. The win over Northern Illinois was Sage's first conference win of ;a wi'l martc: from one year :ago to open !he week. UB dominated bod> the year. pnes.out-llittloc the Bonnles by. 17- I 0 morp. ond allowir1c lust one ""'.,the .....,th ""'""ofeull pme. The Bol~ lost • s;,gge pme Fridoy to Nonhem lninois. 6-0. ond spHt • doubleheOder whh the Huskies on S.wrcby, oil in UB Soltboll Sadium.The Bulb got out to an earty tead W1 pme ~and hekt on for :a 6-2 win before the Huslcles roboooded for • 5-2 vlcto<)' ;, pme two. ~ut~oor Trac~ panlcipoted 01 !he S.. Roy Reloys ;, Knoxville,Tenn.. oplnst wong around !he coumry.The women~ ~xo!OO reloy tmm of )>nelle Callondeo; Owlsdna Ked<. Biouna Mcfartond ond Katie Scott set • new sd>ool record of J:.48J3 "the moe< Mcfartond also pbced 12111 ., the 12.09 mew. ond Scott wu I 4th 01 !he ofOO hutdes ;, 53.21 . Brian Wndy posr.d olour1t>f>bce finish 01 the py.iin u 195-4. Kamou HalOn wu I 4th ;, !he o;.ie jump u 14.65 ,_...,Todd l..udden pl>ced 24th 01 10,000 meton (32.'(JQ25),while Milce Commhto w.as 26th 01 the 800 ,_,.. (1:51 .83). UB also hosted the UB Open, where the Bulb men ben Conisrus. IOS-6J. ond the ........, downed the Grifls. I I ~9. Chriuie Matthews ond Fohh The - ~from """"jump " Calendar .........., St.-t -ble Concert Coowenollon llollth A Cllnlcal UB Concert a.nd. Slee Concert Hall, Cordlologlst. L1rwn!nce H. Golden. c.nt.r for TomomlW, North Campu>. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Musk . For more information, 645-2921 . r=~·~~~.~~. ::!...~ ~~i-- and Dfvorce of Cnldarian-AJgal Mutuallsms. Virginia Weis, Zooklgy Dept., Oregon SLltt Unht. 201 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. l :45 p.m. Free. For more information, Mary Alice Coffroth, 645-3380. Technology c.nt.r. For"""" infonnatlon, 645-7700. llfe-...op Soylng Goodbye~ng with UB C.....-- ~.~.,.~~~Coo.,.:~; Center, 1<45C Student Un100, ~=~·s,::=i~~;;,7;· inform~ , ~i~i=xC~';!~~~ ~~uri!~~·~t:·F~ lllologlul Sciences Seminar Symbk»ls as Marriage: The Wedding ~ Activities. For more Cinelli, 645-6125. Geology Pegnun Colloquium The HIOdson Volley Thnm lett of Eastern New York: A Foreland Fokt and Thrust 8ett. In Miniature. ZinLlrs endowmenU. For more information, 645-6800, ext. 6100. ~~=-Linry. North Thursday Sonia Beginning MS Access (Section B, Part 11). 212 Capen, inside U~rgOOuate Ubtary. J-<:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by ~~~~~7~~~er. for --Lacture Attenuotlon Cotrodlon 01 Cardiac SPECT. Jon>than M. Llnl<s, Schoc> ol ~~~r~~~~. 6~~:n~"tt~:n. Rebecca Goodman, 838-5889. Snoring and Obstructlvo Sleep Apnea.· :~nec~u~~ ~~~~~ National Univ., ~~. and visiting auoc. prof., Dept. of Oral Oiaqnostic Scimces, UB. 355 Squi~. South Campus. 8 a.m. Free. --....... ~~.E=~~·~ of Educ.ation. Univen:ity Inn and Conr.r.nc. Ctnte<, N!>rth Fens! Road, Cetzy;tle. 8:30 a.m.-noon. S70. a...ks u.e Brion Krinlce, violin, with Robert Petonon, morlmbo. ond Oovld of Ron, Petenoo1, Ysaye ond ProkolleY. WBFO 88.7 FM. Allen Redial Hall, South Campus. 7 p.m. Flft. For more infonnatioo, WBFO. 829-6000. -·--.,.sic -Study s..-.. llll>lo SWdly. Daltne Guarino. 2t 0 Student Union, North Campus. 7:30p.m. Frt!e. For more infonnation, Daltne, 4S9-0231 (page<). 2000-2001 DlsUngulshed SpeokenSeries ~~~=n~~ Campus. 8 p.m. For infClflTlatJOn, ~ 645-ARTS. student_.,.. c.....UB Choir and UB Chorus. S~ Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. d Musk.. For more information, 645-921. Exhibits ~~: a-ging New CCII ColloquW Serios Density Functlonol Calwlatlons of Catlaytk Chemistry ot Enzyme Active ~~~~r::;n~i~;lumnus Sites. Richard A. Friesner, Columbia Univen:ity. 222 Natural Sciences North Campus. 2-3:15 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Conte' f0< Computational Research. For m<>r"e Information, Barbara Raff, 645-6800, rxt. 2020. Com~ UB 7, Canislus 0 UB 7, St. Lawrence 0 The Bulls picked up a pak of wins to improve their record to 14-3 oven.ll. UB defeated Canisius. 7.(),followed by a 7.() shutout of St. llwrence. WOMEN "S US's women's tennis team dropped a pa1r of MAC matc.hes on the road weekend.losing 7.() to both Northern IllinoiS and Western MichJg<~n Charles Leist. 100 Allen, South Campus 5:30-9 p.m. Free. SponSored by UCI ~~~:,tion. For more lnformatiorl, 645-6642. MEN' S Northern Illinois 7, UB 0 Western Michigan 7, UB 0 For more information, Pam Seal, 829· 3520. Orol 0'-g...,..k Sciences Semm.r Series Tennis Crime Prevention Through Environmental Oeslgn (CPTEO). V~nce. M-t Thompson wen! winners for the Bulls. Matthews took the """ jump ond 100 hurdles.Thompson won the shot put ond iwnmeo' throw compe<itions. _......, =~i~IN~~~~7op~~~fo/~~~~; of ETC -...op: Digital D•ta =·opus: Bulls fall to LeMoyne, Miami The UB basebaJJ team was swnned by • pair of__..,..,. home n.m.fallln& 11~ . . . -..ond 11-9 " l.eMojme "' be&ln "'" week. ;, olll3 home runs""""' hit by !he Photographs recreating Berenice Abbot's "Cha~lng New Yori<. 1939" :1/' New ~~5~~~.~~r;J:~~n Place, Buffafo. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. "Peter......_, F-'ng Awr," PortraiU by Austrian painter Peter ~ldi~~~~~~~~~ Gair:y, ManN Jackson Place, Buftolo. Gallery houn are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. S.tunlay. l~t ~oot~all Blue 14, White 0 Sophomore t>llbock M.o"l"~ Dwane ..., fo.- • ~lgi> 6/J yords ond scon!d • touChdown as the Blue defeated !he White. 14-0, on the ...,..., spnng looll>all scrinvnage W1 UB Sodium. The game was a defensN'e stnlgte. with ~r team scoring until the Blue&<>< • one-yard toudldown ,..._from Tom Shouglv>essy on the first ploy of the lcunh qu=.e<. Dwara! capped the S<Oring whh 6:20 lelt on a three-yard cbsh to finish :a six-pby, 2.6-yaro drhoe.. The VV1lic:e team was paced by ~ ...,..... Freed)', who w.as 8-lo<--10 for 67 yards. but w.as sadced toe by Omori )onion times. The Blue d<fenselwl fiye soda. incblrc two ondTernnce Dowson. Comeri>ad< ~efT)' hod th....I>Cides ond • forced fl.mble for the Blue - . . .. The Whit< - " " . . . . . , I>Cides from linebod<e' Honk Plrowsld ond lour I>Cides from capaln Bob Or.ooldc. D<lonsiYe bock ).). Gibson hod three I>Cides ond two pass t...lwps lo<- the Whit<. Men's ~as~et~all Forword Mori< Bonz. a 6-9. 230-poo..nd natN< ol Commerce Township, M>eh., has signed a national ~ of Intent to continue his a~ and academk enc1eaYon u UB. Hb sigrolo& b the Bulb' second commitment lo<- the 2001 -02 season. Point cuard Turner &ale, of Keme<mlle, NC. 01 Nowomber sJgned on early Setter of intent to attend UB. Bon::z: was listed among the top 30 pbyers in the state at Class A by the B.askemall Coaches Association of Michigan and was o first-team AII-Me<ro Nonh o..- selection by the Detroit 1m "'=- Women's ~occer The 'NOI"Mfl 's soccer team has amot.need /-4 newcomen: to ra roster br thr 200 I season.. All 14 student~thletes wiM attend UB next season and beg;n ~-the Bulb.,"'" fall.They...., Carolyn Konhal.Anno-L= Calw!n. v.nessa WoJsh. &in Tambs.Jemy l>anneclcer. Lindsoy Szolr>nsld. Lauren _,_ jessla Ovnn.Ariele ~ Balcer.Suson ~....W. Hitory Hi&ler.Annle ~ ondjonnifef' Row!ds. �8 Repartee Aprii19.2001NDI.3l.lo.28 s.--- -.UB vs. Bowing G...., (DH). . Soltbalf Flotd, North C.mpw. I p.m. Free. Chambe< Musk II. Baird Recital Hall, North Olmpus. 8 l:iT1!:·~ bY DeP,l Chlldrift 's-.bop information, 64S-2921. Buffalo Br'M/ Buffalo Bound: Artists with a ConnecUon. Niagara Branch, Buffak:t and Erie County Pubfic Libr.lry. 1-3 Tuesday ~~~~~~e%UB 24 Coun ty Publk Ubraly and ~::.7:11~=r.:r~~. Susana Tejada, 64S·28H, ext 456. I JobFolr Toachor Aeaultment Doys. lkMalo eor-.tion Coni«. F,.... - Women's Tennis lJ8 vs. Tofodo. E1icDtt Complex. Nonh Campus. 1 p.m. Free. UB vs. Ohio. Dwyer Stadium, · Batavia. 3 p.m . Free. -.bop =~=~··nd r:',;!; ~~n~~ ~tro~tion~~ =.s:: '~ -..s.,. ot 4 PLUS Spor--.d by Law School Family lliolerice Clinic, Greater lJpstllte l..1w Project and Southom 11e< Legal Services. ....,__ p.m. Free. For more onformation, 645-3810 . Woricshop, l..1w • For mbre lnfomlOtion, Baldy Center, 645-21 02. 19 Campus. 5 p.m. Student - · Spoo>O<ed by International & Scholar Services. For more information, 64.S.22S8. -.bop -nescl.ys ot 4 Pl.US Crime ~tlon Through Environmental "Dessgn ~~~~ftz'a~~ tt_ (CPnD). Charles L<ISI. 100 9 a.m.·S p.m. Frfl!. For more Allen Hall, South Campus. 5:30-9 p.m. Free. Sporuorod by 1 Millersport~ighway, Amherst. lnformalion, 645· 3810 ~!J~~;~,:~ LHe-.bop Buffalo Zero Toterance of ~~~~~~~~~ Center, 1040 Nocton. North Spoo>O<ed by Student Unions & 8ulfalo Bred/ Buffalo Bound: Artists with a Connection. Adviiemelt Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. ~~~~~;1rmatioo· ~~h"=:=;•ochlng C~rtght Clinic. Peter Rittner :he ca~e;~eO~~~Gbr'!"!e ot ~~su~~eraJ~;t;~~~ ' North Campus. Noon-1 p. m~ Free. Sponsored by Educational Technology Center. For more information, 645 -7700. lllologkol Sciences Sem...., Clvomcnomo Spatial Ordeand Dynamla during tho Coli ~~ivo..r =~~&~~~ Complex. Nonh C.mpus. 3:4S listing.s for cvenh c.-.klng place on tdmpt.u. or for off c:a mpu 1 I..'Venh where US group s .:In! princlpitl iponson Lbtlngs BN! due no la ter than noon on the Thund.1y pre<.ed lny pubHcat lon Listing s 11re o nly accepted through the t:lcctronlc submlnlon form for tht. online UB Calend •.u uf Evt•nl\ ,,t http· I www.buff.:Jio.cdu \jl•lH' limlt .ltion~ uf not all cvcnh In the electronic: t alt•nd..r will lk Included 1n thl.' Rtpurtn ~=i.F~~b~formation, P..,.. Staff, Academk ~~~~~~~tion, Physics Colloqulo4m ProtMng the bynamlcs of the ~~~nH~=~~~eo, ~f~~~c~~. 6 Noeth Campus. 3:45 p.m . Free. Musk l.octuro Series "Hermeneutic Windows" & Meaning In Two Romantic Discussion =~"'B.'.tr.~ Public library. 6-7:30 Coun~ [';.;:,~e% ~ounty Publk Ubrary and Hallwalls ~~~~~- For Tejada. 645-2814, OX!. 4S6. Wednescloys ot 4 Pl.US ~;~~~:o;!§s ~~~L Buffa~ . ~ : 30-11 p.m . Free. For more tnformation, 645· 3810. Friday 20 lAw -.bop =so:=r~usm. 545 O' Brian, North C.mpus. B a.m. SpooSO<od by Baldy Center and the Feminism Legal Theory Woricshop, Com<lll..lw SchoOL For more information, Baldy Center, 645-2102. - . y s ot 4 Pl.US D:Jitltal Poetry Festival. . 9~m!~-;;t~;~~~hent ~~":::~ a.m.-5 p .m. Free. For more ~~~2~~~~ information, 645-3810. Campus. 4 p.m. F.... Spoo>O<ed by Dept of Music. For """" lnfO<Tnftion, 64S·2921 . •thcm•tkJ Grlldu•te Student Semln.w The Character Variety and Bounded Essential Surfaces In Unk Complements. Qi Chen, Dept. of MathemaUcs. 2SO ~a~h~-a~~-~~~orth Art Eahlblt O~lng Reception SenJor Thesis Show: Exhibit II . 201 and 84S Center for the Arts (Art Department Gallery and UB Art Gallery-2nd floor), ~~~~~s~:r;;;~~for Student Plcnk ~~~~~~~~~etter, Nonh Campus. 1 1 a.m .-1 p.m. Fr... Spoo>O<ed by ~~~~.:OO.ot ~ine<ring and Applied ~~r~~j~m_eenn 9 Sem ...... Regulation of lon Channets in Muscles: A F~VIewpoint. ~~'cich, anc~- Toxicology. Ill KlmbaWower, South Campus. 1 p.m . Free. For more Information, 829·2941 . more .information, 645-6878, ext. 13SO. Softboll UB vs. Bowling Green. Softball Field, North Campus. 3 p.m . -shop F..... ~C:.~~~~~~and ..__ lJrWenity at - - =~:~:::;~. 106 O'Brian, North Compus. 9 , . and joe Slazal:. Arnorican Automobile Association. 31 ~ Nonh =~ ~u:~~ UB vs. Ohio (DH). Dwyer Stadium, Batavia. 1 p.m. Free. Voal Musk Perforaa.nc:e lJ8 Dpe<o/Muslc: n-or Worlahop. Iliad Box-. Center for the Arts, Nonh Campus. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free f« UB faculty and studenu, . Thursday, April ~ · ~=""­ ~. =~~~~ informodon, 645-2921 . ~~'!.,~bring"' ~.~~~,r&'tl For more Information, Suzanne Tomkins, 645-2103 . Campus. 3:45 p.m. Free. . ~~ ~.rid~~ lKture l'i>dowment Order of the~ Induction Ceremony. 101 Baldy, North C.mpu.s. 5 p.m. F,... Sporuorod by En~neering AJumnl Association blome!ry, Univ. of TexasHouston Health Science Con...-, School of Public Health. 180 Farber, South Campus. 11 :30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. - ~~and Applied Alumni Auodatlon Celebration of ExceUence Concert Gordon Lightfoot Center for the Arts and UBASE. Malnstage Theatre, Center for the Arts, ._......_Discussion information, 645-ARTS . 8ulfalo Bred/Buflafo Bound: Artists with a Conne<tlon. Scre.nlng Room. Cent« for the Arts, North Olmpus. 6-7:30 {-..-bhconcert UB jon Ensemble. Baird Recital Hall, North C.mpu.s. 8 l:;T;~·~ by Dopl ~~e%~ty eampu.. 2.o4 p.m. F,... ~~!,'l;.a~more - informaUon, 645-7700. -----. UB vs. St llonowntun (DH). Dunn r .. Parlt. 2 p.m . Free. Olmpus. 6 p.m. n. For more information, 645-Aimi. · Dinner. Center for Tomorrow. 6 p.m . S60 per penon. For more infonnation, Judo Schwendler, 829-2608. Public Linry and Halwals ETC -.bop: lllodLboonl Eums & Pools In Blodcboord. 212 Capen, Inside Undergraduate Ubrory, North UB vs. Ohio. Dwyer Stadium, Batavia. I p.m. Free. Theotor Line. Student Theater Production. Rehearsal Worlcshop, 883 Center for the Arts, Nonh ~~~nd~J ::.-~~~lng Chon, woe. prof., of Weny~ Amldes as • Vehicle for lnwganlc Synthesis. Christopher C. Cummins, MIT. 205 NaturJI Sciences Complex. North= 4 p .m. Free. -- -of~. Qopt.ofSoclol. :.t~~~ ~t'Dopt of Physics. 14 Kno><, North Sp<lng ;men - . Ran. Marlo!t Arcade Film & Arts Centre, 639 Main St., Buffalo. 7 ~~"k~~:,~ . ~Sgm~~.mm, dtizem. Information, 645-2921 . ~=· For Tejada, 645-2814, ext. 456. M~nday WodfMSdoysot4Pl.US ~Ia! Poetry Festival. Big 23 BuffaloGatw.l1° ~F~. For more information, 645· 3810. Pr--.!ng ~~~;.~ Student Union, North C.mpus. 7:30p.m. Free. For more information, Oalene, 459-0231 . (pager). Theotet' Line. Student Theater Production. Rehear>al Worlcshop, 883 Center'"' the Arts, Nonh Campus. 8 p.m. n. For more information, 645-ARTS. Vocal Musk Performance US Dpe<o/Muslc: Thea...Worl<shop. Iliad Box Theater, Cent<rfO<theArls, Nonh Campus. 8 p.m. - · Spoo>O<ed bf Dept. of Music. For """" information, 64S-2921 . Saturday 21 -nescl.ys ot 4 Pl.US ~~~~~=~t. Millersport,.lghway, Amhem. F~. For more information, 645-3810. 9 a.m .·S p.m. ETC -.bop: lllodlboonl Wednesday · ~:'.'d~~:~t~· 25 North~ 2.o4 p.m. Free. ~t=~~ information, 645-7700. -.bop . MkrobloiP~ ~~rrlculor& ThlrtMnth Annuolllufholo Conference on Microbial Po~ . Anthony A C."'P.19nari, Dept. of ~ ~'rn=uonal Student & Scholar Services. For For more information, Susan Burkard, 829-3831 . Optional Pnlctlal Tralnlhg." )ennifer (hazen, International Student & Scholar Services. 210 .Student Union, North ~ ~~~~s~~~~- Crftkol Core Medicine Confonnce information, 645-2258. ~of Arts one! ~~ Sdenc:es Lecture The Sex of Sport Women Athletes, Sexuality and Power. Susan Calm, Dept. of ~~;~i~;lH~~·~I Hospital. 9 a.m. Free. ~.Z~al ~~\"J'f~~~R~ f=': &'!'~.F~iege Arts an Sciences. For more =OI~~~nd c... and Sleep~. of information, 645-2711 . Settlor Celebration Come Out and Play: St~ llluk. Student Union lobby, Bible Study International Student Bible ~F~~bym-2 ~=~~.::s;~~~n~pus. ~tudent Unions & Ac!Mties. For rnore information, Sonia Onefl~ 645-6125. 7:30p.m . F.... c-u....~ \ .. ,...] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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A_....,... -..... ... .... be pooqlanid. ......._~ <hQardtlllhto QIIIQI'IIIe- -nlcl!*ol . . Ulo.p.!, _ o l - n l Donor. ... .. -111e-~ ~., .....,._. ~~ ...... .............. I P O I .,....-, ... ....._ EOP 1D hold IIMrds alt........ .,._~ Ptogrlm~fllrlo­ '*'ic~Sinloll ... haldlb:lllhiMUII . . . and -~·2p.m. -lnlheSiudlnllkllon Gresham appointed dean of GSE Lauded for experience in urban education, ability to lead school into future By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor M ==~;:: lie service and urban affai rs, has been named dean of the Graduate School of Education. Her appoinunent, announced by Provost Elizabeth D. Ca paldi, is effective May 15. Gresham will continue to hold the title of vice president for public service and urban affairs, a post she has • held since January 1999. She had served as interim vice president since August 1997. As dean, Gresham sue. cecdsThomas Frantz, associate professor of counSeling, school and educa t ional psychology, who had scrvt-.d as interim dean since early this year. Frantz had succeeded Senior \ r,cc Provost Kenocth Levy, who became interim dean in April 1999 when then -GSE Dean jacq uelyn Mitchell wen t on med ical leave. Mitchell died in May of 1999. " I am delighted that Dr. Maty Gresham has a=pted the dc'a!lShip of the Graduate School ofEducation;· said Capaldi. "Dr. Gresham ha, a wealth of experience in urban education, is very weU-known in the education COr1!f11unity,and is recogn17.ed by all as the person uniquely suited to lead the Graduate School of Eduwtion in the next period of its devclnp· ment She was l'l'Commended unammously by the search commi11cc." President Wilham R. Greiner called Gresham a "superb choice fo r this key Jcadcrsnip position:· "She brings a wealth of experience to her new role, based on her ye-d r~ of dedicated serviCe to UB c~s our VlCC president for pubhc scrv'\ce and urban affilirs.''Greincrsaid. "She h.,., keen sense of tht> \\"estern New York communuy·~ educatlon.tl .1 net•ds a nd prioritleli, m-depth knOwledge of our Graduate School llf Education's program~ dnd nul · swnding leadership skills. "She wtll be an excellent Jmbas· and w~· n· that role ." In hc:r delighted tn hJvc her V II.C prcs,Jcntldl 111 rllk , G resham ha3 been rc3pons1blc lor 1.00rdmatmg umverMI)' 0\t'rVKC:." 101 Con tinued on p.g~r S Insurance determines pain control By LOIS BAKER Contributing Editor T H E "Cadillac" of pain control during labor is the epidural, an anesthetic injected into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord. It eliminates pain, allows the mother to remain awake !'"d has no effect on the newborn. Whether a laboring woman receives an epidural or other pain control, however, depends on her insuranoe type, a UB study has found. Results of the study, appearing in the May issue of Journal of Health Ca.-. for the Poor and Urrderserved, show that women who are residents of New York State and covered by Medicaid are Jess than half as likely to receive ·an epidural for vaginal delivery than moth<t"ll with HMO or private coverage. Further, Medicaid recipients undergoing cesarean section were twice as likely as mothers with HMO or. private coverage to receive general anesthesia, which renders the mother unconsciow and increases the risk of adverse effects on the mother and her baby. "'The study provides evidence of differences across New York State in the availability of obstetrical pain control which, until now, have not been well measured," said Thomas E. Obst, director of the Nurst Ancsthesia Program in the School of Nursing, and lead author. on the study. "Furthermore, the study points to the need for a national assessment of the availability of pain control options for obstetrical patients." The study's finding< are based on ~ rcviewofreoordsfor 121,351 women whO gave birth in 1992 in upstate New York, which excludes New York City. The researcher.; also excluded mul tiple births, foro:ps births and reoords from hosPitals reporting fewer than six Jive births in 1992. Of the total women in the study, all but I percent had insuranre: 51 percent had private coverage, 28 percent Medicaid, 20 percent managed care and the remaining were characterized as self-pay. Sevent y-five percent had vaginal deliV<ries (exeluding forceps) and 81 percent re ccived some type of anesthesia. R<sultsshowedconsiderablev-.uiation among women with vaginal de- liveries in the use of either no anesthcsia or epidural anesthesia, based on the type of insuranc<. During vaginal delivery, 18 percent of women with HMO ooverage and 21 percent with private insurance received an epidu· raJ, oompared to about 9 percent of Medi<aid mothers. Among those receiving no ancsthcsia for vaginal delivery, howc\u, Medicaid mothers dominated, with 36 percent compared to 18 percent of women with HMO oo"""'ge and 22 percent with private inswanre. Forcesarean delivery, nearly 50 percent of women with private or HMO co~age~ an epidural, oompared to only 25 percent of those covered by Medicaid, the majority of whom reccived the riskier general anesthesia. While the type of insurance had the most significant bearing on the type of anesthesia women received, ethnicity also appeared significant, Obst said. Results showed that Caucasian mothers were more likely to receive an epid ural for vaginal delivery and either a spinal or epiduraJ for cesarean delivery than Afria m-American moth ers. Obst noted that the disparities re- vealed by this s1udy raJse qut.>stton... about the reimbursement for and availability of obstetrical -anesthesia care that nced answers. "We also need to understand how much pauent preference and cultura1 mort'S influence the use of a panicular an esthesia intervention," he said. The stu dy suggests that these clinical decisions are based on complex factors that include the mother, obstetrical-care provider, anesthc ~ sia -care provider and the health care system at large, he said. "One should not be under the delusion that pain management, like manr o th er aspects of th e American health-care system, is available based primarily on ethically determine-d premises," Obst sta ted. Also participating in the stud\' """"Eric Naucnberg. formerly at VB. now at the Toronto Mimstry of Health and Long-term Care and tht• Univet>ityofToronto, and Germaine M. Buck, formerly at VB. now at the National Institutes of Health. The study was supported by the New York State Depart~nt of Health and the American Hospital Association. \ �21RePadaa Alli126.Z001Ni.32.1e.29 BRIErLY ..,._ Turlcbn has served as vice president for reseal:Ch since Oct I. She has an extensive record as an academic researcher at The Johns Hopkins University School of l).{edicine and a research administrator at the National Institutes of Health. T·--UoeFesttw.. Mt'-...,1~17. For the first time ever, UB will hoSt • research festival to celebrate the accomplishments of its newest investigators, as well as highlight state-of-the-art research in drug discovery and information technology at UB. This iJ the first of wbat I'm hoping iJ going to be an annual ....,!. This iJ going to be a celebratory ·thing. and also a vehicle to transmit actual practical information that new investigators-or people that are simply new at UB-can use. We really value new investigaton at UB-after all, they're the next generation of researchers here. The entire first day iJ going to be devoted to practical advice and information for new investigaton about, for example, laboratory animal facilities-who do you contact, what can they do for youl The other thing is intellectual property and computing issues. Who do you caJI? We're going to bave booths at the festival for most filcilities at UB that supporf research-the instrumentation centers, the scanning electron microscope, the supercomputing center. We're going I'! have speakers from the federal ~gencies talking about career mechanisms and small business grants and everything else investigators need to know to get funding for research. The second day is composed of two symposia: one having to do with .. Postgenomics and Bioinformatics,. and the other on information technology and computing-related topics. We're also going to have: poster sessions by new investigators across aU research and creative areas. And do all come! How much ._sorecl reHan:h do W...tflllllted ......m..n now bring In • - ,.....1 An interesting question, and a much more complex quest ion than one might think. You ask people in government how much they're spending in a particular area, -.nd the joke is, •oo you want a big number or a small number?" It depends on how you look at it. When you say sponsored research, does that mean how much you're awarded? .How much you're expending? Government works on an award model and academia works on an expenditur~ model. 'Do you want to know how many awards? Or do you want to know only at UB or, for example, UB faculty also working at Roswell , or in cluding those at the affiliated hospitals? It's complex. In I 9992000, US-affiliated faculty recorded $I42 million in sponsored-research expendituus. With our strengths, how IIIUCh- 1-lcl- be ............7 opportunily to reach out to the I think we ought to. be thinking local business community and about doubling our research ex- link them up with our young rependiture between five to seven searchers and get some excite· ·yean from now. It may seem ment going about wbat we do overly ambitious, but givtn the and what we know. In addition, incredible breadth and interdis- we're going to have a digital ciplinary activity that's going on summit Nov. 2-3 on what is here. as we improve the pro- available and out there todaycesses by which people interact . not only what UB researchers and learn what each other is do- are doing, but also others ing, we're going to be able to around the country in terms of compete for larger and larger high tech, high-performance computing, and what are the awards. implications for the future of .. tM .......... these digital tooh. What does tele:IJ1Cdicine mean for doctorBecause I came from the Johns patiebt communication? What Hopkins medical school, ther< is distance learning doing for was a certain level of expectation teacher-student relational What about how independent you does virtual reality mean for living your life out in virtlul w~re supposed to be as a researcher. That expectation was space? We're going to invite scithat you were supposed to bring ence-fiction writers and cultural in all the money you needed to anthropologists. It's not only bring in to cover your salary, to about the tech and the tools and cover all the salaries of every· the toys, it's about the implicabody working undu you, and all tions of all of this for our priof the money you needed to do vacy, for "'ll definitions of what your research. It .was in a way an it means to be a human, what it entrepreneurial approach to do- means to be part of society ining 1cience. It's like you own a teracting with other people in a store in a mall and you rise and social network. It's not only an fall by how well your business excuse to trot out all of our·fun goes--if you can't sell the stuff stuff, but to get a lot of smart in your store, you're out the door. people here and talk about these There's nobody subsidizing you. issues. That's another way I That's the Hopkins mentality- want to get the word out about it's the old "rugged individual- UB and what we're doing here. ism." I thought this was the way T. . - - tM Seny P.l. everybody behaved. That (nqPnlfecttion) was ingrained because I was there for so long-You're on I find that people do not know your own and don't expect any- how the (funding) agencies opbody to do anythil)g for you. I erate; they think it's a big black come here and I get this very in~ box. They think they throw their teresting attitude that people ex- grants into this big black box and pect the administration to sup- what comes out the other end is port some of their activities. It's 'almost a crap shoot. They're not (self-sufficiency) a message confident about a fair process; they're not used to. That is they're not confident about peer coupled with an unfortunate low review and they certainly don' t self-esteem-they (resea rchers ) think they can influence anyfeel like they shouldn't ask the thing about what happens to government for a lot of money their grant proposal. Which isn't because they don't dtserve a lot true. Every step of the way, from the time tliey. get their bright . of money. idea to tht time they get their nobthere.it-lltuathat tice of grant award, they can influence what happens to their We are good enough. I'm start- grant. A lot of ii bas to do with ing to develop this line of"Who forming relationships with the knew?" Every time 1 go around people at the institutes and at the campus, I discover something agencies. It's through those kinds fascinating, people who are do- of personal relationships that ing amazing research. I think, you get insider information • who knew this was here?• The about what's coming down the SUNY chanceUor came to cam- pike--let's say a special solicitapus recently and he visit<d the tion-that you find out what arsupercomputing center, the eas of expertise are on a particuhandwriting recognition center lar review panel and that the exand the industrial design center, pertise needed to review your and he kept saying, "who knew grant is not on your review this was here?• This place is the panel and you'd better get on the best kept secret in town. Part of phon< to NIH and make sure my job is to get the word out they have that expert either sitabout all the exciting things that ting at the table or phoning in a are happening here. How am I review or providing a mail-in regoing to do that? We're soing to view. They (investigators) need use the research festival as an to know when to start hassling ---,7· ._... _....,..._.,7. the program officers at the institutes after the reviews are done to influence the outcome of their funding decisions, especially if they got a borderline score. They have to get on the phone, and they bave to send an email lobbying for .t heir grant proposals. They need to puab their stuff every step of the way. All of these decisions influence whether you get money at the end of the day. Every agency hu its own culture and you need to learn what that culture iJ and you need to network and you need to influence. That's what I'm calling the Savvy P.I. project-!''!' trying to go around giving talks about how you can influence wbat happens to your grant. ..... .. """""' -··-.------,.. ,_ .... .....-lltlla7 The biggest challenge is the temptation to create the perfect breakfast....,.to have the eggs ready and hot when the toast pops up just as the coffee finishes dripping. Everything has to be piping bot and ready at the exact same moment. so the temptation iJ to try .to do everything at once because you want to have the perfect brettfast. The reality is that you can't fix everything at once. I'd like to fix the centers first at UB; I'd like to fix and clarify what our software and royalty distribution policies are. Once those are fixed, we'll go on to the next thing. OHe of the real challenges htre iJ that people ' seem demora lized, people seem depressed. You coa.ld come up with all· the bright ideas in the world and do many Savvy P.l. Projects and lots of research festivals, but if ·people don't believe in their own· abilities, that's a challenge. So partly what I do-l'm a behavioral scientist-is cheerlead and get people excited about doing research. Some people bave said to me, "Why do you keep empbasizinggrantsl"I hope that's really not the message. The message isn't about getting grants so much as getting back into a mode that you might remember from childhood-that you're curious about the world. And that scientific curiosity is what drives you to write the grants and to get the money. That's why we got into this business to begin with. I want to reinstili that sense of curiosity. And by the way, you can't satisfy your curiosity on a significant or national level unless you get a grant. �April28. 21111/Yi. 3t lt.29 FSEC mulls representation Committee postpones action on issue of25 percent cap 11\'..-~ ~.,AsslruntEdltor that disappoinled - . 1 faculty IDI!lDbm anxious to set the ball rolling in reexamining representation on the Faculty Senate-with regard both to allocation ofsenate seats and equity among electoral units-the I N a mOY< Faculty Senate ~Committee vot<d at its April IS meeting to postpone submittinganypropooal on the issue to the Bylaws Commit!«. The senate's charter mandai<$ that senate seats be reapportioned <""1' 1M y<ars to rdlect the current nwnber and distribution of faculty members, explained Marilyn Kramer, bead of the cataloging department fo r University Libraries and chair of the Eltctions Commirtee. The nwnber of voting faculty cwrently totals 1,759,accordingtost.ailsticsprovided by Hwnan Rtsowce Services. At issUe, according to Judith Hopkins, technical services research and analysis officer in central technical services of University Libraries and chair of the Bylaws Committee, is the fact that while the charter af. fords no electoral unit more than 25 percent of the senate seats, the , ' ( \ charter's formula for achieving that end "assumes there is only one large dectoral unit, and in fact, we now have two"-the School of Medicine d Biomedical Sciences and the College ofArts and Sciences. So while e medical school, with 704 faculty, IS capped at 25 percent of the senat< seats, the cwrent formula permits the CAS, with 440 faculty members, to exceed the 25 percent quota. Hopkins appealed to the tive conunittee to first determine hoWt to allocate senators for the 200 l-02 academic year and second, =- to offer its susgations on bow to rewrite the charter to "deal with muJtiplt, ~electoral units in a that is equitable to all units." This would be the fint re-apportioDID<Dt sincr the charter was revised in 1995. Hopkins explained that Wider a formula provided by JamesFaran,aosociate professor of mathematics, all electoral units would be capped at 25 percen~ with a senate of 100 members. Both the medical school and CAS would be capped at 25 members each undo- this formula. in another alternative~ by Faran to the Bylaws Committe<, the Senat<would have one senator for <""1' IS voting faculty members, with only the medical school g;- a cap. Given that the bulk of work handled by the FSEC deals with un dergraduate issues, judith Adams Volpe, director of Loclcwood Library,suggested that there be no cap on the CAS. "I think it's important to have the full allocation for arts and sciences becawe so many issues, according to our charter,1311 into that area," she said Henry Durand, director of the Center for Academic Development Services, expressed concern"""' the possibility of a cap on the CAS, sithat no cap existed on any of the individual faculties of Arts and Letters, Narural Sciences and Math ematics, and Social Sciences before the three entities merged into the CAS in the late 1990s. ..The fact of the matter is it's an artificial cap," he said. "When arts -r sue not included on the af!l'l'daFSEC IDI!lDbm wt<d to establish a ~to look into possible IIIisuR of undergraduate teaching assislants (VIAs) in the Dq>artment of Economics. 1he major concern among some UTAs and faculty within the department is that sincr 1998, the department has required VIAs to supervise two sections in stead of one, resulting in a disparate worldoad between VIAs in miao economics and macro economics courses taught by di.ffettnt faculty memben,c:q>lained John Boot, professor and chair of the Dq>artment ofManagement Scima and Systems. While some VIAs are assigned administrative-type tasks, be said, oth- ers have been g;- more substantial responsibilities, and so for some lJTAs, teaching two sections would be a much more lalring ordeal "1he students are ""Y wiliappy," said Boot, noting that some of the IJfAs are well supervised. while othen are leftlalgdyto their own devices. "I'm for using them, not miswing them," he told commirtee mem- bers. The issue bas been presented to the Office of the Provost and the CAS, through which a formal comminee has been established to look into the issue, Boot said No formal grievane< has been filed by students. The subcommitt~mprised of)ames Bono, associate professor of history; Gaspar Farkas, associate professor of physical therapy, and Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Servia Professor in the Department and sciences was three specific ofEiectrical~charged schools, there was no cap .. .so why, becawe they're merged. should we lose representation?" in other business--<md on an is- with talking with students to see if the CUI'mlt practices warrant a recommendation to the FSEC to pwsue the matter further. UB showcases CCR in D.C. BY UUN GOLDIIAUM Contributing Editor I T wually isn't feasible to get members of Congress to come to campw to see firsthand the quality of research that goes on at UB. So on Tcesday, UB faculty members and administrators brought a piece ofUB to Capitol Hill. President Wtlliam R. Greiner and Mrs. Greiner; Bruct A. Hohn.senior associate vi~ president for research; Robert Davies, associate vice president for alumni relations, and UB's govmunent relations staff made the trip, accompanied by Russ Miller, director of the Center for Computational Rtsearch (CCR), and Tom Fwlani, CCR associate director. Courtesy of CCR's "virtual reality machine," lawmakers and staff members were able to take a virtual walk through CCR. jwt as if they ...,.., risbt on campus, and see some ofUB's world-class reaearch up dose andpenonal It muUd the fint-nu "UB Day in w..hington," which UB oflicial.s plan to makl: an annual event. Modeled after "UB Day in Albany," in which faculty members and alumni spend a day meeting with state legislators to inform them about new developments at the univenity, "UB Day in Washington" was designed to apprise members of the New York State delegation about new initiatives at UB. UB faculty members and administrators met with Reps. John l.aFalce and Jack Quinn, and with staff members from the offices of Sens. Hillary Roill,arn Ointon and Charles Schumer. They also met with staffers from SUNY and Gov. George Pat.aki's office. The purpose of the trip was to educate lawmakers about major advancrs the university has mad< in~ bwgeoning fidd of bioinformatics and to showcase the high -performance computing and visualization capabilities of CCR, which plays a central role for research in the fidd CCR, one of the nation's leading academic supercomputing centers. has the large-scale computing and visualization capabilities and the staff <>pertise necessary to tackle the massive computational problems presented by the dalll in the human gmome. .CCR already seno:s as the computational backbone for raearch undo- a $25 million Nationallnstirutes of Health grant in structural genomics to a oonsortium of nine institutions, including UB and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research lnstirute (HWI). Bioinformatics research projects now under way at CCR include investigations into protein folding, molecular-structuredetermination, data visualization, bioimaging, pharmacokinetics, and panem discovery and data mining. In addition to taking a virtual tow of CCR, members of Congress and their staff members bad a chance to view molecules vinually wing SnB, the software developed by scientists at UB and HWI, which allows researchers to solve difficult molecular structures based on X-ray dilfr.lction data. Using the lmmersaDesk, UB researchen were able to demonstrate how viewing a solved molecular structure as a vinual environment hdps drug designers develop more precisely t.argeled pbarmaceuticals. Legislators also bad the chance to "walk through" or"fly through" virtual-reality representations of de- signs that were proposed last spring for the !'<ace Bridge. The designs were the result of a partn<nhip last spring between CCR. IBC ·Di~Jital. tho Vtrtual ~ Lab in the UB Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and the Public Bridge Authority. Equipped with a 4-foot-by-5-foot angled=. CCR's Fakespacr Systems ImmersaDesk allows wen to virtually immerse themsdYes in and "walk through" an environmenl Rap a......_ Administrative changes announced in health sciences r - t - . , D. cap.lcll bas announced an adminisrrative reorganization in the health sciences. John R. Wright, formerly dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Scien~. will serve as se:n.ior associate vice president for curricular affairs. Bruce A. Holm, formerly senior associate dean for research, will assume the position of senior associate vice president for research. Wright and Holm will report in their new roles to Michael E. Bernardino, vie< president for health affairs, who also will serve as ex ecutive dean of the medical school. "One of UB"s main strengths is the presence of all the health sciences schools," Capaldi said. "These administrative changes will al low us to coordinate across the schools so that we can deal most effectively with the changes in modem health-care delivery. which require integration of the components of health care." Four receive Welch awards Four residence-hall students have been named recipients of the Nancy Welch Award for developing, implementing or supporting ·imaginative outstanding programs and projects to benefit UB'.s st udent community. The award is named for the former residential coordina tor of US's Rachel Carson College. ( The first-, second- and third -place winners received a cash award and a plaque. Noah Brecher won the first -place award for her Middle East Peace Rally Project designed to increase tolerance and unity between on campus Jewish and Arab comm unities. A sophomore majoring in anthropology, she lives in Suffern. Second-place award winners were Valerie Bergeman and Timothy R. Mattbews. Bergeman was honored for her leadership in promoting school spirit and encouraging student participation in UB's Thunder of the East Marching Band, Pep Band and Kappa Psi honorary band service fraternity. A junior majofing in pharmacy, she lives in Waterport. Matthews was honored for his Jcadcorshjp and commitment in working with students and university administrators to develop and implement the curren t University Emergency Medical Servi ce (UEMS), a student team that will provide medical knowledge and assistance in ~me.rgencies while awaiting medical professionals. A sophomore majoring in comm unkation , he lives in Gruce. Jennifer A. Sacks won third place for her UB Vote 2000 Project, which had a positive effect on student voting habits by emphasizing the need for students to be informed, active voters. A junior majoring in psychology and sociology, Sacks lives in Seaford. Receiving a plaqlfe and certificate for honorable mention were Melissa M. Blain, julio A. Gonzalez and Ch ristine M. Smith for Sabor Latino, a festive celebration that emphasized Latin culture and combined observation of Hispanic Heritage Month with a theme of al cohol awareness. Blain is a senior from Queens with a special major in pharmaceutics. Gonzalez.., who is from Brooklyn, is a senio r majoring in account· ing. Smith, a junior majOring in accounting, is from West Seneca. Multicultural programming in residence halls recognized Nine undergrMiu•te students •t UB have been hono red as 200 I Residence Halls Multicultural Programming Award winners. The students, honored Tuesday with a reception in Capen HaU, were chosen for their promotion- through residence hall and apart ment educational and social programming-of multicultural awareness, respect and appreciation for diversity. The studenls chosen also demonstrated student leadership and creativity in the planning and implementation of their programs. · Juniors }ada Gardner and Mirna Martinez, and sophomores Clara Fayomi and Stephanie -Keiser took first place for their simulation of th e game show Jeopardy-"Multicultural Jeopardy" -which in cluded categories on relicion, culture and ethn icity. Sophomores Natanya Watson and Jodi Morales took second place for their cration, "Cultra-Rama," a celebration o f multiculturalism through residents' presentations of culrure, religious beliefs and food "Multiculrural Food Month ," created by senior and third-place winner Sadia Raja, encouraged residents to dress in ethnic clothing and visit area ethnic restaurants. Sopbomora Urvish Tamakuwala and Alexis Torres both receMd honorable mention for their rapectiw projects. ~ Henna Tattooing"-which introduced the indian custom of henna tattoos to resident.s---<tnd "Pajarnmamomma Momma"- which combined a pajama m ovie night with a multicultural dinner. Srudents were awarded cash prius for their efforts. Shelia E. Pinckney, assistant director of college housing, and Cory Frans, Residence Hall ~ation hall representative, ~rved as cochairs for the competition. �Repad~B 4 Aprii2&.20011Vt3tlo.29 Book by professor of sociology looks at the new culture of air travel Choieogl....., BRIEFLY ShowWe Scbeduled UB students In the bep.tment of Thelttol!ld o.na. ... bring lheirlnnovatlontotheugetNs - w i t h the Young <:hon>ogrophen - I n the Cen.... for the Arts. Nowlnlts-)IOI',the showase the original-'< of nino student chor&ogr~ I.Wlllergrodu- will,_ atel!ldone~. with the support of faaJity ,.,.,. - . eoch hove deYeloped ~ own piece to culmlnat21n what showa>e dlrectorT,.... Gorman Qehon called ., "eclectic" composition. Contemporaty muilc ,... tures prominently In the cho<eogrophen' which lndudes wort<. several movement pieces, as wefla>narr•!Ne pieces on personal struggle, and one In which a couple Is lrlnsposed from one time era to another. Perlorrnonc6, which will be In the Blad< Box Theatre of the CFI\, will be at 8 p.m. tomor· row, 2 and 8 p.m . S.tunloy ind 2 p.m. S..nday. T,ICkets are SS and can be purchased at the CFA box office between noon and 6 p.m. today and tomor- row. For more lnfonnotion, call 645-AATS. , Earth Day prizes awarded Six students won priZes fO< J>CM:tef and oral presentations at the Eajth Dly Environmental Sciences Coi10quium held on April20. . Rocognlzod from among 2~ poster presentaiJons wrre post- ers by: • James w. Schuetz, Department of Geology. "An Internetbased, lllrtuil Rellity Tutor111 Demonstrating lhe Simulitlon of Sea5onol CJ>anges In s..m.:e ind Groor-.6-water -for t.4in'or Lako, Harnpsl1ire.. lint priZe • • ll a..mborti. DeSlrucbnl ind ~of c:MI. EnvironrnenUf ~ "OIIroc:leriatio ind - . g of Aquofic . . - . · oecond priZe • )lmio Stroubu<g. Doplrt· ment of CMI, Strucnnll!ld EnWonmental EngiM8fng. . , . Effect at lJitJOYiclet Disinfection on Swimming Pool Water Qual· lty,. third priZe Recognized from among nine O<al, 0< p11t1orm. presenta- .1:n. Chaudhary, De- Gottdiener explores ((Life in the Air" By JEHNIRII LEWANDOWSKI Report~ Assistant Editor lR travel today could be considered as much a necessary evil as it is a necessity. With nearly 700 million passengers Oying domcsticalJy each year, the airport has btcome a world unto itself, and a turbulent one at that---ovmlowing not only with people, but a host of problems resulting from the demand for air travel that has transformed the once-convenient rnodt of transportation into a quagmire of inconvenience. "Life in the Air: Surviving the New Culture of Air Travel," the latest book by Mark Gottdiener, professorofsociology,exploresthebevy of issues invading airport.s--<md air space--today, from overcrowding and abusive passengers, to delays, cancellations and how travelers spend inordinately long periods of Lime while waiting to make their A next connection. Gottdiener, whose research deals largely with urban development and rultural studies, blends the two to view air t:ravd in a previously unexplored contat: as an emerging social wodd in which human behavior is governed by its immediate SWTOW1<!ings. Airports, heoontends,nowmverymudl like cities, promulgating their own rultural identity both on the ground and in the air. "The sheer fact that people are spending so much oftbeirtimein the air .. .defines a new kind of environment in which people IM," he says. "Air traYel has become a necessity of people's lives. But at the same time, the system has been strained to the limiL As a ronsequence,air traYel has become increasingly inronvenienL" The book-which explores the airport as a new space, the experiences and behavior of air travelers, the industry's function and <¥func· tion, and the eoonomic and political partment at Chemistry, "Green Chemistry: An Environmentally Contributing Editor .,.Kiur, second priZe ~at .pvtl, Slrudurol.ondfrwllan. mental EnglriBng. "Madoolng -"'--.. the- .ond ~ oll'dy- - ..,.,...(PCI)In ~....,........ s.-IIIJ'" ....... i mernon in the culture of frequent flying. coupled with the interesting situations he began to observe, fu. eled l)is desire to write about what he was witnessing. Gottdiener's book incorporales nam~tives of casual conversations with Oight passengers, as well as formal interviews be oonducted with frequent Oyers. His personal aperiences-which he recorded in a journaJ--..ire included in the book, which tackles coping with the stress inberent in air travel. Although violence is not foreign to Oigh~ says Gottdiener, pointing to the persistence of terrorism, air rage is a new development-<>ne that is exacerbated, if not often in· stigated, by alrohol "Theveryworstthingyoucando on a plane is drink aloohol," he says. cellations at the top of the list. In January 1999, the industry experienced perhaps its worst shutdown ..erwhen inclement we~ther crippled a nwnber of major ports. Passengers idled on runways for upwards of 10 houn without food or water, whiktbose"ludcy" enough to be inside an airport were relegated to wai~ with 119when else to go, for countless hours-in some cases, days. Gottdiener says this "outrage," more than any other, was responsible for Congress drafting an Airline Passenger Bill of Rights. Gottdiener, himself a frequent flyer racking up more than I 00,000 miles of air travel each year, unearthed a wealth of information about how people rope with jetlag and manage meals, whether they suffer any health problems from ex- to taU flight-with no slowdown on the horizon. And while Gottdiener says air travelers remain at the mercy--both ofairport architects to create a sense ofplacrwithinatransientrealmand the airline industry to inspire pleasurable experiences in flightpeople are the decisive factor. "By expr<SSing our needs as oonSUIIlerllandenlightenedpublicleaders, ~can transform our travel options from a dissonan~ alien experience to a more bannonious one," be writes. "In the end, we ... will have to deal')Yithour!Msin.theairinmucb the same way as we already deal with tbose!Mson thegroond-4hrougb effective environmental planning, psyt:bologic81 oounseling. arcbitec· tural design, political vision and smart oorporate managemeriL" Work by UB students has led to creation ofat least 1,000 units, with more planned By MARY B£TH SPINA phlsms In Humon Cytx>chnllnes P~SO 1A1 ind 181: lmpUcollons for Chemical Cordnogensls.. "At i' higher altitude, .you get <asivetravdingandhowtheirperdruriker faster, and the negative ef. sonal livu are inOuenced From fects on the brain are inlmsified• eroticism -to boredom, medic:al Not c:xdusiYdy a problem of in- ~ to dehydration, food ebriation, much of what oould be and fares, Gottdiener says he atbilled as Oying the unfriendly skies is tempts to address aoy and ....:ry isthe oonsequence of the huge nwnber sue related to air trliYd of people in'tbe air, Gottdien<r says. "There's no other bookliU it," be Fear of Oying is another com- says of his 14th book, which is as monality--likt air rilge---by which · much a work about air travel as it is · most l1'lM!I<r1 frame about bow to cope with the un_t)ieir experiences. avoidable and unexpected A com"Aying is the saf. plete lad of print material on the est form oftranspor· subject forced Gottdiener to look tation by far." elsewhere for information, and his Gottdien<rsays."and book relies largdy on information the fear of Oying is available on the World Wl<k Web. not justified, com· Online resouJ'C6 provided critical ~ pared to the fear of discourse that helped Gottdiener ~ allsortsofthingsthat shape his book; Cor example, the happen.to you when author found of particulat val~ a you fly that arise Websiteestablishedbyaformerairfrom th~ inconve- line attendant of 25 yean addressnienoe of Oying." ing marry ofthe problems associated Four yean of 6eld with ftying. as wdlas offering expert :===----=-=::..__7"• research turned up advice on oombating jetlag. time and again a set "The last couple years, the st:rVia of universal gripes has deteriorated, and complaints among~ have grown each year; he said. But govenMCI ..,. Its lmmedloto ,....-..c~~ngs, · with delays and can- people still are turning out in droYes Law school's housing clinic gettingresults tion Benign Chemistry," firSt priZe • Chad M. Vezina, Department at Pharmacology ind Toxicology, "ldentlficotlon ind Chirocterization at P<>lymor- issues unfolding- was borne of Gottdiener's experience as a bicoastal travtler some seYen yean ago. Commuting every two weeks between Los Angeles, where he had been a professor at the Univenityof CalifonUa, Riv=ide, and when hif family still resided, and New York City, where he had accq>ted a posi· tion with CUNY, Gottdiener's im- . T HE Law School is rapidly earning a national repu· tation for its program in affordable-housing and comm unity-development law. "Since 1987, our faculty and stu· dents have been instrumental in pannering$75 million in public and private funds with agencies and de· velopers who build or rehab hous· ing for the elderly, the disabled and working poor families," said George M. Hezel,director of the law school's Affordable Housing Clinic. · The clinic's faculty and students use legal tools at their disposal to link funding sources and private and public agencies. As a result of their efforts, which are primarily oriented to learning and teaching law, at least 1,000 housing units exist today in the rommunity that otherwise would not hav. been available. And more are in the planning stages. "A~ apartment romplex.s, townhouses, row-houses and singlefamily dwdlin&' bav. either been built or carved out from out-dated housing projects or residences of religious orders who came to Buf· falo at the tum of the 19th century to serve waves of European immi· grants." Hezel explained. The projects have been accomplished working with oommunity partners such as the Diocese of Buffalo, the Franciscan and Jesuit or· ders,Poli.sbCommunityCenterand Delta Development 'ofWestem New York, a not-for-profit developer. They have induded Elliron Town Center, a oompla oftownhouses and apartments at Michigan and Clinton streets; a tidy row of townhouses on Buffalo's East Side that is a haven for abused spouses and their children; SL Ann's Apartments at the oorner of EmslieStreetand Broadway, a former Jesuit residence that n0w accommodates 19 affordable apartments and earned a prestigious State Historic Preservation Award, and Francis John Apartments, 62 units at Broadway and Memorial Drive located in two large building< that previously housed a major furniture store. Clinic students learn the legal techniques and strategies involved from start to finish. "They begin with the design and analysis of feasibility studies that identify the type and location for housing needed most, do a cost analysis, write the proposal, apply for funding and oversee the finished proposal through operation and sale," Hezd noted The second- and third-year law students in the dink also must rompie)< I 5 credits of related oourscs. Courses indude tax and real estate finance law, state and local government law, land use regulation, and poverty and labor law. Students also are required to pass nine credits selected from a "menu" of an additional\4 courses that include the Community Emnomic Development Clinic, non-profit corporations, affordable housing development and worker-ownership transactions. Students also are required to write a paper, which may be preoented at seminan or clinics and often are published in the Ameri.can Bar Association's fourrrm of A/[on:l4ble Housing and Community Development, housed at the UB Law School. "We were the unanimous choice to have the joumal at US, outbidding 20 other law schools to win i~· Hezd pointed out proudly, adding that "tbe UB program's growing reputation brin&'calls from oth<rscboolsacross the oountry who want to learn bow we operate our dinic." It has inspired students who bav. enrolled.in the active,dynamic"can· do" clinic to ~ in this fidd of public-interest law. "Our students rome to ..., that public-service lawyers who are dedi· cated to a goal can inOuence the amount of decent, affordable housing in the oommunity,• Hezd said. He predicted the need Cor decent, affordable housing will grow faster in the next decade as baby bootnen get older and are unable to loeep and live in their own homes. "More people with disabilities now are enoJW'08I'd to beac:tMtnembels of society and either live independently or in group selling> and will need more options Cor law-coot decent housing too," Hezd DOted �Allril 26, 2001/Vot 31.11.29 Passage from family violence ~b site aids victims directly, BY PATaCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor AMILY violence ocrurs in many more homes than rtX*of us =lizr. Forty-two percent of women mur· dered every )"3f are killed by members of lhcit bouscholds. VICtims also indudt cbildrcn, the disabled, the e!d· erlyand"""' rnen-people)OO know and may """' know ,..,u, acoording F to attorney Suzannt E. Tomkins, director of the Family Violence Law Oinic in the UB Law School. A!; brutal as family violence often is, Tomkins says dOmestic abuse is a "private crime"-a "secret" kept by the families who will usually expend a lot of effort to keep it private. Tomkins, clinical inStructor in the Law School, wanted to offer safe passage to those trying to escape violent homes and to those who aren't ready to leave but want to minimize the effect of violence in their lives. So she created a Web site called R<· sponse to Violence <http:/ /vlolenc•response.net> that aids victims directly and helps service providers in Western New York coordi· nate services and commltJlicate more effectively with one another. The Web site is a public service of UB and pan of UB's Western New York Regional Information Network . (WNYRIN), a directory of publicservice agencies, infonnation on gov· ernance and links to regional datll that is a program of the Institute for Local G.o vernancc and Regional Growth. The Response to Violence sitewasdesignedbyOliviaArditi,opcrations director ofWNYRIN. The purpose of the site is to assist users in obtaining aJJ kinds of help in abso1 ute privacy. It even gives helps coordinate other services m. them specific instructions so they can reduce the chance that the perpetrator can trace their"travels" over the Internet. The site provides information about 24-hour hotlines, emergency medical services, emergency shelters,supportgroups,counselingservices, legal services and advocacy groups sponsored by dozens of service agencies, churches, hospitals and_police departments in the eight counties of Western New York. The site· also maintains a com· munity calendar listing workshops and conferences on domestic vio· lence. It links to more than 30agcncies running p=-ention programs and can a5$ist individuals who want to volunteer their time to one of the many groups that offer services. Arditi says the site, funding for which was secured by state ~n. Mary Lou Rath, was developed in an effort to facilitate rom.munica· tion among agencies. increase the visibility of their work to victims of domestic violence and provide for these persons a one-stop site for information, suppon and assistance. Tomkins adds that because fam . ily violence has an impact on many areas of life, recovery may involve different kinds of help--job train ing, counseling for children, famil y therapy, legal advice and financial or housing assistance, to name a few. She said the team now is developing a search engine that will allow user1i to search by county, service required, age and sex of the victim and other criteria so they can gain access to the information and services n<eded more quickly and easily. They also are making presentations to agencies to make them familiar with the Web site so they use it efficiently. "I think that ·heightened awareness of this problem has led to tremendous changes over the last 20 ytarS, and especially in the last I 0 ytarS, that benefit Yictims of domestic violence," says Tomkins. "State and federal laws have been rewritten and today we s« much more interdisciplinary organizing. Police departments now work with domestic-violenu advocates and service providers cooperate to help penple get the many services they need in these situations." The problem remains a very serious one, however. A 1997 report of the U.S. Surgeon General points out that the debilitating results ofdomestic violence can be seen in decreased productivity, increased medical oosts, increasn;g loads on the courts and criminal justice system, the need for more police work and lost work bows. The Family VIOlence Law Oinic has worked on this problem with agencies throughout the region for the past decade and has developed resource guides for several WNY counties. Tomkins says that when she learned about WNYRIN, she realized that immediate access to information and services related to domestic violence could be offered to a much larger audience. "Public edut;~tion is a very important tool in attllcking the problem," she says. "and the Response to Violence Web site is an excellent opportwtity to inform families directly and help professionals learn more about one another by cornrnuhicating and sharing information about events, training and educational opportunities of concern to all of us." 1 5 Welcome to the 19th Centuryc:l Nineteenth-century sources .,.. gradua!Jy migrating to the Web and BISON <http:/ / ubllb.buffMC>.eclu>, the Libraries' Web site provides the perfect conduit to the pasL For example, HarpWeek <http:/ I u b II b . buff •lo . ed u I If b r • rl e s/ unIts I I m II e - re sou rce'J I hiWJ>Weell.html>, a digitized version of Harper's Weekly recently has been added. Harper's Weekly ( 1857-1916) was one of America's most influential periodicals during the second half of the 19th century. It was copiously illustrated with the work of Math.-w Brady, Winslow Homfr and Thomas Nast, and it published serialized novels by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton, as well as the poetry of Elizabeth Barren Browning and Joh n Greenleaf Whinti<r. At its height, it commanded a cuculauon estimated at over 100,000 and a readership that may have exceeded 500.000. Through editonaJs, reporting and prost>, it provadcd its readers of the Civil War pe· riod with remarkable images and explorations of life at homt and on the battlefield. Every page has been superbly scanned. expertly indexed and every word has been keyed in. Once located, material may be viewed either in facsimile or as typed text. For more than a century, the l.-ssenual index to 19th century Angl oAmerican periodicals has been Walham Frcdenck Poole's Index to Periodica l Literat ur e ( I 80 2- I 907 ). Pool e's Plu s < http :/ 1 ubllb.buffalo.edu/llbrarles/ e -re5ources/ pooles .html > is the Web version of this ve nerab le index plus much more. The Bnush Index to Periodicals ( 1890- 1902 ) Lomp lcmen ts it , as does the Cleve land Public Li brary's Cu mulat •ve Index to a Selected L1st of Pen · (odicals ( 1896- 1899). Also included are mdexes such as The New York Times Index (1863-1905 ), the New Yo rk Daily Tribune Index ( 18761906) and Index to Harper's Magaz•ne ( 1850- 1892 ). lndexmgofThe New York Times is carri ed beyond that provided by Poole's Plus with the Historical index to The New York Times, I85 I· I922 <http:/ / ubllb . buffalo .edu / llbrarles / unlts / lml /e - resources / nythlst.htm l> . Am ong indexes planned for future mclusion m Poole's Plus are Nineteenth Century Reade r's Guide to Period1cal Literature (1890· 1899), Index Medicus ( 1879- 1927). and General Index to Engi neering Periodicals ( I 888- 1893). FuiJ-text 19th-century penodicals are also accessible through The Making of America (MOAI Web si tes: Cornell Umversny's MOA sur <htip:/ / moa.clt.comell.edu/ moa/ > offers 22 titles and the Uni versity of Michigan's MOA site <http:/ / www.htl.umkh .edu/ m / m.,.jml/ > offers I I titles. Full-text books with I 9th-centu ry imprinl> abound on th e On-Line Books Page, J Web site with an ext raordin.try collection of non -copyrighted titles main tained by the UniVersity o l Penn sylvani~ library <http:// dlgltal .llbrary.upenn .edu/ books/ >. O ur own netLib rary <http:/ / ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ llbr•rles/e-resoun::es/ netllbrary.html> collection. ava ilable to all SUNY studen ts and staff, also includes numerous 19th-century books. Just click on the .. public e-books" lin k on the main netlibrary homepage. For more information on these Web resources and many more primary and secondary sources related to the 19th centurY, conta ct Charles o·Aniello <ldcharl@acsu.buf&lo.edu> or call645·28 I 4 ext. 424. -Ch•rtes D' Anlello, H•story sub1ea JpK10I1st. Lockwood Ubrory Brien Sophomore Daren Floy (wearing cap) leads prospective UB students to the adm issions office Saturday during Preview Day, the spring open house for accepted students . Gresham tiatives ln su~areas as public edu· cation, urban revitalization, ex:ten· sion programs for working professionals, new partnerships between UB and the West<rn New York re· gion and recruitment and retention programs for student s from underrepresented groups. A.deanoftheGS~chserves I,230 5\Udents in three academic departments and I0 research renters, laboratories and special programsGresham will~ the activities of approximately 350 employees, in· dueling 52 tenure-track faculty, I 8 secretaries, more than 60 pan-time faculty memb<rs and dozens of graduate, teaching. and research as- sistants. She will have o..,..U respon· sibility for the development of academic programs, lilcultyrecruitment and advancement, and fur rnaintainingstandards of teaching.schol=bip and creative activity in education and education reSearch. She also will exercise chief responsibility for the faculty in matters. of planning and budgeting, and per· sonnel, and oversee development activities within the school. A graduate ofl.eader.bip Bufhlo, Gresham serves on numerous community corrunittees and boards, in· dueling the Buf&Jo Urban League, Pan Am 2001 Women's Pavilion, Fannie Mae Western and Central New York Partnership Office Advi· sory Council, Nationa1 Conference for Community and Justice, and the United Way Board of Governance: Minority and Women Inclusiveness Project. She is the chair-elect of the Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross, and a co-chair of the Policy Board of the GSE's Urban Education Institute. Gresham serves as an adjunct 3!.· sistant professor of African-Ameri· can studies and of counseling, school and educational psychology. She received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and psychology, and a doctorate in counseling psychology, both from UB. Got mud?? Yuh, •nd the,..'ll be lots of It at UB's I 7th Annual Oo7.lest. North America's largt'St mud-volleyball tournJment, to be held Saturday from 9:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in The Mud PH on St. Rltll's Lane behind the Ull Stadium on the North Camp~. 1t is prese nted by the Umvers1ty Student Alumm RoJrd t USAB ). the student affiliate of th e UB AJumni Association. Some 800 serious players on 96 tea ms from universities through out the Northeast and Western Ontario, as well as a few hardy UB alums, will co mpete in the event, billed as UB studen ts' favor ite tradition in Lisa Birnbaum's .. New and Improved College Handbook." Spectators who feel the urge to merge with the mud can en ter and win special prizes in events other than vollc:ybail, including the tug of war, dizzy bat spin races, a mud obstacle course and a slip-and slide competition. A new attraction for spectators who "come clean .. and want to stay that way will be a rock climbing wall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m .. courtesy of First USA Bank. Proceeds from the SI 20 team registration fee will benefit the). Sco11 Fleming Scholarship Awards and other USAB projects for students. Among the Oozfest competitors will be teams sporting imagtna · tive monikers like Start Spreading the Ooze, Madame: Cleo's Mud Stingers, The Flying Pierogies, and Granimals. It's the 12th Oozfest for crowd favorite Poached Tro ut m a Whuc Wine Sauce, a team ofUB alumni from Washington, D.C., Virg1n1 a and Texas, who have in the past sported creativ-=, if outlandish, um · fonns ranging from Santa Claus suits to formal evening wear. KISS 98.5 will provide giveaways, entertainment, musiC and a dtSI.. jockey from I0 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Oozfest Mud Pit is prepared by University Facilities and wa· tered down for mud to the max by the Getzville Fire Department. �&lllapa..._ Alri126.21l11Ni.3Uo.29 Researchers •pplylng DNA .mkrCN~rny technology, • u mining to lnterpnt lntornYdon Method may help with MS treatments . , III.UM GOUIL'<UII Contributing Editor multidisciplinary t<am of pharmaceutic:& and computtr-science researchm at UB---<>oe of very few teams in the nation applying DNA rnicroamly t<chnology in studies of multiple sclerosis (MS}has developed a method of interpming the massiv< amount of information that resulu from such experiments. The applkation of this method to genomic data oould bdp researcheis in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Scienas, the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Buffillo Gcner2l Hospital to develop and ultimately pRldict the best tteatm<nt strategies forMS patients based on leYd.s of gene e>pr<SSion, the process by which a gene's ooded information isoo.......n«< into, or expressed, as proteins in cells. Rosulu of the work-which involves using duster analysis to diff=ntiate healthy controls, MS patienu and MS patienu being treated with inteferon-beta based on microarray data-was pltSCOted recently at the First Society for IndustrialandAppliedMathematicsConf=nce on Data Mining in Ollcago. The team is led by AidongZbang, associate professor of oomputt:r science and engineering. and Murali Ramanathan, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, "MS is a complex disease and multiple genes contribute to it," Ramanathan explained. 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I'IIIIIIIIIINIIII:IIIIo.- ~- ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of UltiiiiDeoiJn~Fn­ _. . . . ·c.·····-· Scl-' of ArcHIIctln "-''oog.has_...... Place: Ulbon ~­ --·-..."'-.... COINNiftiiJ, • wllh Emily Axelrod, J o y - llldlll- .......... -...- ~ olllwe wlnnlnJ communlql design, rede1llopment 1nd poofects lltlm the 1999 . . . , _ - poogrom. treatm<nt shown to ~ diOctiYt in delaying symptoms in high-risk MS patimts, gene expression is affected by both the disease and the treatment The use of interfm>n-heta, now marketed under rthe brand name Avo~ by Biogtn, was pioneered by Lawrence D. Jacobs. professor of neurology and Irvin and Rooemary Smith OJair iii Neurol- "Now "" can get data 011 thousands of genea jusl from • .qJt patient blood llllllple,"huaid. "It'• parallel proclOSiina in hiolosicalterms." But in any gMn .,.,. ~ pro6le that result~ from miaomay measurements, Ramanathan explained, the mojorjty o(the genea heingacanneddonotproYide.uodiJiinbmaticn; the challeqje lies in finding thooe that do. "We neal to find wbichoftheoe(I!DIS chanst and which dooot,aothat"" tbc:o can detmnine which changes rdiohly are wociated with dioease effects and which with treatment effects," ~said. That is a job for computer scientists, or more pre- ogy in the UB medical school Microarray technology, Ramanathan explained, is responsible for bringing theseikinds of explorations into the realm of possibility because it can measure the expression of thousands of individual genes caused by drugs or disease. "Before we had this technology, we couldn't even have oonsid<red doing experimenu of this magnitude," be Said, cisely, data-mining specialists. "Data is of little use without intelligence," said Zhang. She explained that data mining is used in a broad spectrum of organizations, ranging from oompanies such as banks, where it is used to model and 'predict credit fraud, to pharmaceutical firms, which are beginning to use it to detect potentially effective rompounds as the basis fur new drugs. "Data mining is the process of extracting valid, previously unknown and ultimately oomprehmsihle information from large databases and llliD& it to roW: crucill ~ she llid. "h permits <glllizllliooo to roW: the moot dleaiYe use of data that tber "- ptherccL. The focus of Zhong'• poup ia to look at automated~of pattt:ms and to cleviae rulea ilr interpreting that data, using various typea of includiqc • tedlnique called dust.r analyois. Using • method called "maximum maopy:' Zhang and her oolleagues developed a dust.ring ai«orithm to cWsify the populationa in Ramanathan's study aa either a healthy oontrol, an untreated MS patient or an MS patient being treated with interferon-beta_ They do it by ODDY<rting the nummc information generated in a .,.,. expression profile into • feature modd that,...... panan that may he diffm:nt or worth JUsbli81iting.. The data in those features then may~ measured, reYealing potmtially rd<vant cliffering Je.a. of gent; expression, "It would~ impoosihle fur me to get this information without the good work of my oolleagues in computer science," said Ramanathan, who, in addition to Zhang. works with Raj Acharya. professor and chair of the Department of Computer Scienoe and ~ affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Scienoes, who is a specialist in pattern recognition, Co-author> on the paper wore Shumei fJang, Olun Tang and Li Zhang. aU doctonl studmu in oomputer science and engineering. ..wr- Women's Leadership Conference set UB faculty, staff, students heavily involved in upcoming Pan Am event lly [EHMFUI L£WANDOWSIU Report~ Assistant Editor OMEN activisu, advocates, and community and political leaders from Western New York and across the world will convene next month in Buffalo for a three-day dialogue on the advancement of women's human rights with the Pan Am Women's Lead=hip Conference. While paying homage to the past century of women's accomplishments, "Human Righu for Women: A Pan American Dialogue"-part of the Pan American Exposition cen- W panelists will tr3Yel from Barbados. Canada, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexioo, l?m1 and Suriname for the evtnt, which supporu an agenda much lilcethat ofthe United Nation's Fourth World Conference on Women bdd in Beijing in 1995, and its 2000 foliow-up, Beijing+ Five. The cven~s keynote, speaker CQntingent is oomprised of major movers and shakers from across the globe. They include: • Olarlotte Bunch, founding director of the Center for Women's Global Lead=hip at Rutgers Univer>ity and a founder of Quest: A Feminist Quarterly tennial celebration-is centered • Becky Cain, three-term na- largely arouod women's future empowerment and progress, explains Patricia Shelly, associate direaor of US's Institute for Research and Edu- tional president of the League of Women Voters and current president of campaign for America, a nonprofit organization oommirted to campaign finance reform· • Jane ·Goodall, world renowned for her work with wild chimpanues and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute • Nan Johnson, president of the Frimds ofWomen's Rights National Park in Sen.ca Falls • Antoni& C. No....uo, New York Statt health oommissioner. Na..Jio previously..,._; .. Slqo<IO general of the U.S. Public Health Service and was the first Hispanic and woman to bold the post. • Rep. LouiSe Slaughter, D-Rochester, Slaugliter, a bocteriologist, is involved in numerow women's health issues, cation on Women and Gender, and oo-chair of the oonf=nce. "The leadership oonference is really focusing on the future-what women neal to d<>--end also raising the public consciOUSDCS$ and visibility of human righu here in But&lo," she said. The oonf<:rence, which addresses ilutmajorareuofwomm'•humao righ~ health, low and eoonomic empowerment-will ~ held from May 18-20 in the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Buf&Jo. A multitude of workshops and pan<! discussions are slated for each daf, and a gala dinner is planned for May 19. Speakers. present= and Sen, Hillary R.odham Ointon also the resoun:es--<>f Buffillo women, is expected to speak May 19. the Buffillo community;" Sn.nl UB faculty and studenu Others at UBhaY<assistedinoooare making pltSCOtations through- f=nce preparation and publicity, out the ooofermce_ They are: ,/ including Mary Gresham, vicep=i• Linda Drajem,adoctor.J can- dent fOr public services and urban didateinAmericanstudies, "SL~<XaS affairs, and Carole Smith Petro, ;uStories: Women Teachers Reshape soaate vice p=ident for university ~in Ethnically Im=e Uroommuoications and a member of ban Oassrooms" the amfermce oommittee. lREWG • Bernadette M, Hoppe, law stu- also has bern instrumentol in ooodent and women's studies graduate, f=nce planning. Shelly added. "Community Action for Prmaw "Women seem to~ very hungry Care" for this," Shelly noted. "We hope that • Ruth Meyuowitz, associate all these issues will oome !OfiOther, professor and department chair, as well as really cr<2ting. a reputaCenttt for the Americas, and ad- lion for Buffalo of lou of good, injunct associate professor, women's tdligent, ~ uppity women that studies, "Strategies for Women's can organize as well as do good Economic Empowerment in the work-h< it in organizations,~ in U.S.: Living Wage and Pay J;quiry" . government, ~ it in resean:h, ~ it • Bernice Noble, professor of mi- in teaching." crobiology, "Gender and AutoimThe conference is part of the Women's Pavilion Pan Am 2001, a muniry" • Shirley Tang, doctoral candi- virtual organization devoted to eredate, American studies, "Commu- ating and promoting some 15 nity Development as Public Health- projects that haY< brought lofl'th<r Public Health as Community o....i- m<rni>en of the Weslml New York opment" oommunity <XliiUDitted to bonor• Jean Wactawski-Wende, co- ~ ·extending into the list piincip&limatiptorofUB'sVan- contury-theprogres~Mtpiritolthe guud Clinical Center of the 1901 \\Unen's Board of Manop Women's Health lnitialiYo, "Health that speart-led a number of furl.ssues fur Womm in Later Life" ward-thinking projects ilrtheexpo"This is a wqthat UB can roW: a sition oommunity'1CI'ttibutionandtalzit The registration dadlin< fur the outside the campus and to !be people oonfemlce is May 7. wbo liYe t...e.• Shelly said. '"I think For """" information, call 632·\,;;;·re drawing on and utilizing the 4464 or.visit <---••••~~p• ~perbapsshowcasing -.ot..orp, �Aprii2S.2001Nul31.1o.2ll Activist Elwin Powell, emeritus professor of sociology -H. ........... emerilusprofesoor in tht Departmmt of Sociology md a ieg,endary figlft on camP"' lOr his 6erce cle&noeofacademic freedao!l md human rights, died Friday after a>llapsios of alan attad: in his Buffalo home_ He waa 75. Pow.u was a member of tht UB faculty for 38 y<ars md throughout his cueer, earned a reputation for his allaltion ro tht effect ofg<Mmment IOCiaJ md political policy on Amerian participerorydemocracy. Powell grew up in Plainview, Teu.s, and attended 'Jbu Technological Collese before serving in tht U.S. Navy &om i9«-<16. He taught high school biology in Houston after gnduating &om the UniYersity of Texas and in 1956 rec:eiv<d his docrora~ in sociology from Th1aoe University in 1956. He joined the UB faculty in 1958 after a short ~rm at the \Jniversity of Thlsa and a year of postdo ctoral work at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He retired in 1996, but continued his relationship with the university by teaching parttime at UB until his-death. Powdl frequently was asked roaddress off-campus civic, political, academic and religious organizations on some of the moot oontroY<rSial issues of the day. He encouraged the public, as he did his students, to attend to compla IOCiaJ and political issues and ro speak directly ro local, sta~ and federal gcMmm<Dts, legislaron and the UB administration thmugh letttn, public protest and civil disobedience, if necessary. In fact, usuaUydressed in jeans and a dashika, the six-foot-three-inch Ppwdl was present at nearly aU UB student prot<sts&omthe 19601 thmugh the 1990s because, one of his colleagues said. beloved the idea ofstudents figbting fora cauoe. He alao was a well-known supporter of the VldDam peace II10IIO!Irimt who led an aU-nisin UB teach-in on the VldOam War as early as 1964 and cOntinued to protest the war until it ended. He was a member of the BUffalo Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and other orgaoizotions caDins for tht enforcement of civil and human Jisbtslaws here and abroad. Like other protesters of the era, Powell was being "officially" watched. In 1976, he sued the Buffalo police department after repeatedly being denied access ro files he claimed had been kept on him after he opened his home on jewett Parkway to war protaten in 1971. In 1996, the Spo:mun. caUing Powdl an '"antidote to the mainstream; reprin~ some of the citations &om the65-pagefilethe FBI kept on him for~ y<ars that described him as "a utopian idealist" but had little else of substance ro report. In 1982,Powdl wis arrested along with dozens of UB students, over a refusal ro end a controversial sit-in in Squm Hall-formerly Norton Hall--<>n the South Campus. Powdl had led a much-publidud "citizen's assembly" ro protest the UB administration's closing of Squire, the university's student union for 20 years. He spent 12 days in the Wende Correctional Facility for his trouble. The sit-in, which orisinaiiY involved 60 students, even tuaUy involved more than 400 protesters. Squire HaU was dosed as scheduled and a secoml, fully functioning student union was erected on the North Campus ill 1992. His affection for pubtic protat was still intact in 1996, when he participa~ in a Student Associationsponsored "classroom walkout" that tumedinroUB's laJpstudentprotat on campus in 10 y<ars. Powdl was the author of." Design ofDiJcanl: Studies ofAnomie" (Oxford UniYersity Press, 1970, second edition by1hnsactioo Books, 1988) and "A Presentation of Stanley Taylor's'Conceptionsoflostitutions and the Theory of Knowledge'" (11-aosaaion Books, 1989). For~ y<ars he·edited Calflyst: A JOIII7U11 ofPartUipa1my Sodo/Qgyand published many articles in scholarly joumals. book chapters and presentations on occupation, anomie and suicide; civil rights; civil disobedience, and the conditions and aires of urban life. A rom>orial servicr for Powdl will take place nat month in the Unitarian Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, the focal point of many of the anti-war activities -of the 1960s and 70s. The e:uct date and time will be announced. A reception will follow. Further details, including eulogies and "Powdl Tales" by students, colleagues. friends, and &mily, can be found at <--.-..-.org>. Memorial contributions may he made to the Western New York Peaa:Center. Playwright Lionel Abel, emeritus professor of English FunaaiS<rVia:swere held in New York atY Sunday for Uonol Abel, emerituspr<>kssorin the DeportroentofFnglish and nationaUy regarded play" right, drama critic and translaror. Abel died April 19 in New York. Hewas90. A noteworthy, if cantankerous, scholar and author, Abel fn,quently is ci~ in the 'literary company of Delmore Schwartz, Meyer Schapiro, Clement Greenberg. Robert Lowdl, Randall )and!, Uonel1lilling. )ames Agee, Mary McCarthy, Hannah An:ndt and Elizabeth Hardwick. He joined the UB faculty in 1967 and retired in 1979. He earlier waS a visiting professor of drama at Columbia UniYelsity,Rutp llnMnity and UB, and a visiting professor of aestheti<s at the Pratt Institute. AmonsA.bel's best-known works of scholarship are "Metatheatre: A New V~tw of Dramatic Form" (Hill &Wani 1963),acollectionofhisessays and addresses, and his compilation, "Moderns on 1\-asedy: An Anthology of Modern and Rdevant Opinions on the Substance and Meaningoffiasedy" (Fawcrtt, 1967). Leslie Fiedler, emeritus professor of EnsJish, knew Abel before and after his tenure at UB. " AI; a scholar, Lionel preferred recent drama, that is. 20th century drama. He was a playwright, but was more successful as a theater critic," Fitdler says. ...He was a_man of many fascinating ideas, but was not very diplomatic in his way of selling them. His way of dealing with people was to put them down. He was very sure of himself. He sometimes~ with great assurance about things he had never read," he says. "Nothing got in his way. Lionel was a difficult cusronfer. " He was interested in literature in French, but also American and EnsJish work. For a long time, he was a completely independent intellectual who stayed out of universities because he distrusted them. He refused jobs at other universities, perhaps on the grounds that he wouldn't belong ro any dub that would have him," Fiedler says. "He did not become widely known, but was vt:ry influential among those who did know him," he adds. "He's a man I would tike to have in the department with me. I worked very hard to get him here and was glad I did. Of coune, the firs! thing he dld when he got here was inrult me." Miles Slatin, emeritus professor of English, agrees that Abel "had a reputation as a very rough customer. He liked ro fight He believtd in the value of intellectual argument "In thela~'60sorearly '70s, when a faculty member wrote a paper. we would have a meeting at which he or she would read the paper; Slatin recalls "At one meeting. Angus Fletcher, a very distinguished Renaissance scholar who's now at Columbia, read his new work. A5 he read, Lionel sat hack beaming and beaming. and listening and listming. "When Angus sat down, Lionel stood up and rore the paper apart. A5 he did, Angus sat there beaming and beaming and then got up and tore Lionel's arguments apart. A5 Angus spoke. Lionel sat there"heaming and beaming ... they went on and on, for the sheer pleasure of arguing. I always tfiought of it as an =mple ofwhattheintellectualenterprise should he." Abel's plays included "The Death -of Odysseus," lint produced in New York's Amato Theatre in 1953; "Absalom, "lim produced in New York at Artist's Theatre in 1956; "The Pi-etender, • lint produced in New YorkatCherry Lane Theatre in 1960, and "The WIVes, • lint produced in New York in 1965. His plays were anthologized by )ames Laughlin for New Directions in 1956 and by Herbert Machiz for Grove in 1960. "In his last years here, it was for me to deal with him," Fiedler says. .. Lionel had been a Marxist, but moved to the political far right and said a lot of things that made no sense at all I must say, though, that talking ro Lionel when he was being irrational was bener than talking to most people who weren't "I guess I would conclude by saying that it'seasytosaybad thing5ahout him, but much more in~g are the good thing. that are hard to say~ Rap a....._ ~a~e~all UII~Josinastreak UBputtop<llera,......weoit,.,.. 3-2 ond onappirc ia I 0-pne ~---~~~ 11-7wlnat Nlapra U> bepllhe --The - poundodou<aoeasonhlaf> 19hits aplnlt lho Putplo Eacles- . ! h e win brill one, ulhe Bolo drq>ped a 23- streak-. 1 3 - ... _..Ohio ~ FTiday - . - . I n lhe Coroference- M~ _.... .. Dwyer-., I n Tho- split s..,rdo(s -atDwyerSc>dium. """lho- d o w r q l h e 7-3. 1nlhe--whllelhe Bobaa U>Oitlho ~26-3 . But U8 pined • split wkh Ohio inlho....__~·7- l vlax><y s...loy oftomocn. k - lhe lint dmo !hat U8 had beaun a MK -twta.lnasertesthls season. U8 Is,_ 9-29 _ . . . ond 4-16 In leacue ploj<. ~oft~all Ull drops pmes to Colpte,llowllnc G""'n UB drq>ped bach ends of a cb.bleheader w vlsltln& Coipte In non-<onlerence aalon In lhe,UB Sold>d Stadlon co _.!he weo1t. The Bolo lost an 8- 1 doclslon In lhe ~ pme bolore JiW'C up lour "'"' In lhe I Oth lmir>& of two U> lose lhe '"""- 7-3. The Bulk had come back tD tie tne score at 3-3 with :a N"l In the boaom d lho --".The""'"' remained lcnott2d at 3-3 until !he lOth ~ when lhe Red llalilers exploded wkh lour "'"' on three hits U> put lhe pme out of read\. Freolwnan )essla Labella hit a two-OUt s01Ife In lhe boaom of lhe I Oth to &fve lhe Bolo some hope. but lhe Red Ralden held on lor lhe ~ In ocher aalon. 8owiirc Green~ lour unanswered,....,._ two In lhe fifthondtwoinlhesewnch,wdolatUII,-1-I . In lhe~pmeofadl,.... pme - at lhe UB Sofdroll Sc>dium.The Falcons outhit lhe Bolo by a 9-4 marz;n ond rocorded six hits In lhe final three lnnircs U> ,_..,.,.,. lhe 1.0 lead I that Bullaio had bulk In lhe dlini The Bulls dropped bach ends of a - to 8owiirc Green on Saturday. 3-0 ond S-1 . blq U> 8-34 awnll and 3- 15 In lhe Mid-Amerian Conlennce. Out~oor Ira~ Teams compete In Vlelblalnvltatlonal The men~ ond women~ trad< and fiold teamS compeud S.wrday In lhe p!kh and l.eslieV..tJ;c lrwitationol meet hosted by Syrawse ~. There wu no _ , . . , . . In lhe meet. Kamau Halim postod a do<ble \'ictory.l>kirc !he men~ lore jUmp u 24-3 (/.39m) and~ jUmp at 49-1 1.75 ( I 5.23m). Mliae ~ brob his own reo>rdlor lhe second weolt In • """·l>kirc lhe 800 mean In I:5 1.64. Comnisso ran • 1:51.83 at lhe Sea Roy 1\eio)s In KrcMIIe.Tem..lhe p<-.s weolt. joe l..olaano also set • ,_school ""-"' wkh his socond-place finish In lhe shot put.l..olaano broke Adam Smidl's reo>rd wldl a U>SS of 52-2.50 ( 15.91 m). Olher UB men's winnen indudedTm Giqios In lhe 40Cl'l-..rdles (56.70). Kdd1 Gentes In lhe hammer dlrow (179-5. 5-1.68m) ond Bryan u...ty In lhe p.eifl (ln-4, 5-1.06m).The UB men aJso wok lhe 4KI00 (42.35) and 4• 400 (3: 19.09) relays. The UB women weno led by wong perlonnances frcm 8WJnca McFarland and Faid!Thompson. McFariand U>Oitlhe ~jUmp at 39-5.75 ( 12.03m).whlle Thompson won lhe shot put at 41 -7.25 ( 12.68m). Other ~ ·s wtnnen Included 8emadeae 8osweU i"' the -400 meters (59. 19). Christina Kock In lhe 800 (2: I 3.73) and Laura Obon In lhe pole vauk ( 10-4. 3. 1Sm). Ouisma M.aahewsand )<nnife• Roseti bod! ~orded 5-3.75 ( 1.62m) heigha In lhe high jcmp. Iennis MEN "S Toledo 4, UB 3 Westem Mlchlpn 7, UB 0 Northern Illinois S, Ull 2 The men's teMis team lost. a heard>reakirlg matth. +-l. to HMdo In ia final home cornpeWon of lhe season. S«llors 8odi Susanto and 0... Enmovkh pbyod lheir final home matches of lheO- UB ~Susanto teamed wl1h sophomo<-e ~ Kuiman at firn doOOies but could not pull out lhe win, an ~ matd\. Susanto also dropped a " ' - first-sir-cJes matd\. ~teamed- Junior capain justln Bnlco at second- and aJso could not produce • win, blliog 8-3. But - . pbyinc lounh """"" noa:hed hit flm_.....,. MAC v1ax><y apnn Sl>l )ln.2-6. 6-2.6-3. The Bulb conduded lheir fO&Ubr season wldl a 7.0 loss at Western Mlchlpn and a S-2 loss at Northern Illinois -.- lhe woelcond. d"""""' WOM£N "S Eastent Mlchlpn 7, Ull 0 Toledo 7,UII 0 UB wu swept in ia final two series ol the regubr seuon. &J6in& to Eastern MI<Npn. 7.0. and Toledo. 7.0. 8od1 matches were pbyod at die UBTenn• Center. UB finishes the nogular season at 3- 15 ......-.11and I .S in~ ploj< ~rew The Bulls won lhe lim SUNY ChamplonsiUps -.- lhe w.el<end at Oweco31 points. one polnc ahead of ~ton. The comt>;nod """'' and women's squads aJso apwred lhe Chancollor's Cup.~ lhe at lhe ~~out Bingt>;vnton. sconrc tDp"""""' �a R!eporiel: Aprii26.2001/Vol3tlo.Z9 Thursday, April 26 Educotlon - - , . Counseling Sldhs for Eduuton. Susan Davis and Scott MeK>r, Graduate School of Education. University Inn and Conference Center, N. forest Road, Amhe<St. 8:30 a.m.-noon. S70. Sponsored by Center for Continuing Profenional Educaoon. for more information, 64S-66-42. SEAS Dean 's Council ~~.~="~a=;-~:.m. Free. Spomored by the School of Eng•neenng and Applied Sciences. ETC Worl<•hop: Blockboord Buikting a Course In Blackboar d. 212 Capen Hall, Friday Saturday 27 28 SenlorCelebrotlon 5enk>r Breakfast. Student Unioo lobby, North Campus. ~~~-5~r~:~-~­ and Activities, undergroduate Student Association, Alumni D.nce Petfonnance Young Choreogroph<n Showctie. Dept ol Theatre and Dance. Slack Box Theatre, Center fo< the Arts. North Campus. 2 p.m . SS. for mo<e information, 6-45-ARTS. ~~~ =.~. ~::Tihethe llble StuciJ 64S·6800, ext. 2020. ARB. For more information, Sonia Cinelli, 64S-612S . insKje Undergraduate Ubrary. 2-4 p.m . free_ Spon>OI<d by Educational Techrdogy Center. For more information, 64S7700. CCR Colloqulol Serle• Density Functional Calculations of CatJaytk ~~:'~~a~~ ~~~~e Columbia Univ. 222 Natural ~=~af=~~more information, BarbaraFor Raff, Geology PegNm Colloquium The Hudson Valley Thrust Belt of Eastern New York: A Foreland Fold and Thrust Belt In Mlnlatt.~re . Zintars Zadins, fu~~~~>g=~~. North Campus. 3:30.S p.m. Free. Sponsored by Maunce Crook and Orrin Foster endowmenu. For more infOfTTlation, Dept. of Geology, 645-6800, ext. 6100 Biological Sdenc:H Semln or =~sa~M~~:~Jlle C n ktarta~al Mutuallsnu. Virginia ~.s. ~~- of ZOOogy, Oregon State Unrv. 201 Natural Sciences Complex, North Ca mpus. 3:4S p.m. Free. For more informahon, Mary Alice Coffroth, 64S-3380. The fi~ting.s Rt>fJO'f~ publlshc~ for evenu l_.klng place on c::amptu, or for off c<tmpus event.s where UB groupt. are principal sponson. U.Jtlngs are due no later than noon on the Thursday preceding pubUation. Listings are only accepted through tttc e lectronic: submission form Woruhop dime Prevention Through ~~~~~~.:.,o.~~ 100 Allen, Sooth Campus. 5:30·9 r,o-:~~nsrc:~tythe Policing Centtr and the North Buffalo Zero Tolerance of VK>Ience, using a grant from the City of Buffalo Mayor's N<lghbomood Matching fund . For more infonnation, Pam Seal, 829-3520. Student Eruemble Concert UB Choir and U8 Choru•. Sl.. Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 F>e~t.F~M~~~~ethe information, 64S-2921 . for the online UB Calendar of Event.s at <http:/ I Worl<>hop Hiring Scholars: 1· 1 or H· 187 Rosemary Mecca and Maria ROSGiglione, International Student and Scholar Services. 20 Knox, North Campus. events In the electronic ule ndar will be Included 2000-01 Dlstlngubhed SpookonSerles Doris Keams Goodwtn. Maimtage Theatre, Center for the Arts, North c;:.mpus. 8 p.m. For ticket information, 64SAATS. rn·~~:x=.s,0-5SS2. Physlu Semi ..... Transport In Amorphous Solids. Prof. ~lvador Godoy, University of Mexko. 14 KnolC Hall, North Campus. 3:4S p.m Free. Wodnesdoy• o t 4 PLUS Name, Release Party and Reading. Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen, """' Elmwood, Buffalo. 8 p.m. Ffft. For more 1nfonnation, 64S-3810. Ufe Woruhop Tour de UB Bike Path. UB Outdoor Adventure Club. UB Bike Path, North cam~s . 4 The Jrd Annual Tzetr.o - C o n c e r t: Slee/ Vl>ltlng Artbt Seria, Concert¥ OMsion of Student Affairs. For r:~~~~,;,~8 ~~=a1 !:~r!d' ~i~~~n~=ActMties, more information, Sonia Cinelli, 64S-6125 . Ex- Oponlng- Pone! DIKUUion The First Institute for Sexual SCience. CEPA-Gallery, Mart<et Arcade, 617 Main St., Buffak>. ~l~J:~"'c~~-t~ by German and Austrian Studies. the Graduate Group Wl Marxist Studies, the Center for the Study ol Psychoanalysis and Culture, the Comparative Ut«atu~ GSA and the Art H~tory GSA. ~-.Jng ~ Meeting . University Christian fellowship. 317 Student Union, North Campus. 7:30p.m. Free. For more information, Dalene, 4S9.0231 UB S~. Slee Concert Hall, Cam~s. 8 p.m. free. s~ the Dept of MuSK. For more information, 64S-2921 . o f space limi t ations, not all Union, North Campus. 4·BO Scholar Services. For more information, 64S-22S8. 5 . Student EnHmble Concert calendar/ login >. Because ~~ ~~~~~ = • J o. D.-ce Perfor~~~A~Ke Young Choi.ograpi>on Showctie. Dept ol Theatre and Dance. Black Box Theatre, Cen1er for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. SS. For more information, 64S-ARTS. (pager). www.buffalo.edu/ In the Reportt!r. ~!~~~~~~by D-.ce PerfOI"'ftaa'Ke Young Choreognophers Showctie. Dept ol Theatre and Dance. BIKk Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. SS . for more information, 64S-ARTS. Neurosurgety. 182 fll{bor, South Campu~ 6 p.m. free. -StuciJ lntomatl<>nol Student Bible ~~~~:~~n~mpus. 7:30p.m. f,... Tuesday, May I =- ~~'deAn StuciJ/ Folth =l~=-Sooui Campus. Noon:l p.m. Free. ~ by Newman Center, Campus MinistJy. for """"information, Bedcy, 8336649. - UB vs. Brock (DH). Dunn lire Park. 1 p.m . Free. ~m . S12, S9, IS. Sponsored the Dept of Music. for more information, 64S-2921 . 29 DMKe PerfOI"m...c:e Young Choreograpf>en Showcose. Dept ollh<atre and Dance. stack Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, North · Campus. 2 p.m . SS. for"""" Information, 6-45-ARTS. Student Eruemble eonc..t UB Sax~ Ensemble. Slee Concert n, North Ca~ p.m. free. Sponsored by ol Music. for """" information, 64S-2921 . _, Monday 30__ Stotlstkal Nlegono Choptor On the Rood to Better 3 0 through Sutlstlcs. Konneth R. Hoffmann, Toshiba Strol<e Research Center, Dept of " = t , L- . : Chonglng :Z001 " ~~~~7s~J:!9 ~ NewYori<,1939" by~or'o< Wednesday :h.~=~ Sin 2 Andenon Gallery, Martha ~~e~~~S~~ lntomotloNII Student Rec:optlon President's Reception for _,.,. ~~~~~=~or the Arts, North Campus. 4-6 ~For '"?"! information, High - Exhibits City photographer and U8 alumnus DOuglas leYere wiR be DaVIeS, 829-2608. Sunday of the Graduate Sdlool. Contor for Tomorrow, North Campus. 3 p.m. free. Sponsored by the Graduate Sdlool. for mo<e information, jean GrN, 6-456240. 8wlness --..nng- High Technology CcimponleS The Secret-Your Ufe as a ~Eo:.~'f=:·~.G. ~on Ill International, Ud. Center fo< Tomorrow, North ~::-~c~~· ='i=..c;:::t~~6- 3626. llbleStuciJ felloWship of Chrbtlan Athletes. Al8rocarto. 135 football Stad'01m, North campus. 6 p.m. Free. -Study Student Blble Study. Dalene Guarino. 210 Student Unioo, Monday throogh friday and noon to S p .m. Satu'll'y. "Pet.. ......_, Foclng Away" Portraits by Austrian painter Petor Bald"'9<' will be on .. =~~the =-=~ ~ ~s~~tos ·- --· Su'$ p.m. . turday. Exhibit • • Wort<bysenlorsn-.tsinthe Department ol Art will be on display through theArt Department , on the second floor of the u Art Gallory and in the atrium ol the Conter for the Arts. Art ~~~~!"'t=.~ 8 ~~ ~~. to 6 p.m . Sa . UB Art Gallery hours are 10:3 a.m. to 8 p .m. Wednesday through Saturday and ,_, to S p.m. Sunday. "Pm" •PEO,• an interactive instaKation in which visiton ~""""~:,~0',:~· :-~u:~~~~~ 459.0231 (pager). the UB Noith Campus, ~from the UBlorArt the c.nt.r the Thunday Arts 3 :"~':'.h:':'~wlll june 29. Gallery 0:30 to 8 wednesday through rday and noon to S p.m. Sunday. ~- FocultJ -.Jng Annuol=of ~ Graduote focu .K . 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Student Affa~rs staff members wa1t to place Plexiglas rM diSks on a g1ant b1ngo board dunng a game on Fnday 1n Alumn1Arena featuring UB triv1a and information. The bingo game was part of the annual September Welcome activities for incoming freshmen and transfer students. GSE gets grant to help teacher IT preparation · The u.s. Deportment d &aJQ. tlon hos oworded a S1.3 mlllon three-year grJI1t to a consortium c<>r11p0$<d d tho Groduate School d Eduaolion (GSE), tho Cen!<r for Applied Technologies in EducJIIion (CAn). tho luffolo Public Schools and WNfD-lV. The gnnt- -.dod""' dor..,- ailed ,._;ng Tomorrow'sTeachm to IJso T~ for short-<lo- slgnedtousbt-_..,In~ lll<hr.ulogrp-· - l o r 21st....-.y_ , . , . . Qf. . . _ _ - LIIl,_,._c:on- -~.,_, c-~­ '"'"""'' m...,. Col9..,..,.._~ ID tl Flint Village'Opens doors to students Complex is third erected on North Campus in 3 years in ambitious housing plan BY JENNIFU UWAHOOWSKI Repott~ Assnunt Editor F LINT Vi ll age. lhe third housing complex erected on ' the No rth Campus since 1999 and pan of an ambi riou.s., ongoing initiativt to cuJtivate a thriving livmg-as well as learningcommunity at the university, is open for business and filled to capacity. The S22.65 million complex situated on 20 acres of la nd off Augspurger Road as home th1!1 sc.•mester to more than 500 upper-da · \'ISion undergraduate and graduatt: students tn 236 full y fum1shed um~. w1th two of 1ts rune bualdings ded1 · ca ted to new and co ntmumg stu - dents enrolled in the Law School. AJyson Wut:z.. a first -year law student and resident of Flint Village's speciaJ living and lt:aming environ ment, told thOSt attending a dedi cation cn-emony on Aug. 17 that the complex hdps make..UB's size more manag~ble . As both a former rest dent and former resident advisor in UB's residence halls for thrtt years while earn ing her bachelor's degret> in history, Wuu said she realizes just how Important 1t IS to prgv1d e a nounshtng livmg space. "They've broken do\'ffl the Mzt>. and gwen us a great sense of com mumty," she sa1d. L>enm!l R. Black. v1cc prcs1dent for studeht affai~ said UB conunues to follow 1n th e footsteps o f tt !> founderS with such worthy endeavors as lhe COil!)tructJon of Flmt Vil lage, named fdr Austin Flint. one of seve n foundi':lg physicians of the University of Buffalo m 1846. Helping garner the necessa..-y manpower and finances to build a medical school on Virgima Strttt in NoV<mber 1849, Flint called !he fin · 1shed facility "a success worthy of a noble undert akmg ." Black sa id. More than I SO yea rs later. he pomtcd out. Fhnt's worcb nng true for yet anotherf+u re su cc~." President Wilt'am R. Gremer emphasized tht· dt•termiJlallon and de- sare apparent with the builders. planners and designers who pool their talent for a project lilce Aint Vtllag<. "Everybody puu the1r couragc:together and says. w~ ·ve got to stan 10 August to open in August' This is a total team effort." Grein a said. .. Wa1t till you see what we roll out next," ht added. alluding to lh< announcement that the university will break ground this fall on a fifth project for graduate howing along Sktnnen.Yi\le Rood. As well, plaru for housmg and commerciaJ develop· mcnt along lee Road. which intersects w1th John James Audubon Parkway, are under way. UB survey designated as U.S. standard By LOIS BAXEa Contributing Editor HE federal agency responsible for setti ng medicaJ reimbursement policy for Medicaid and Medicare programs has designated an assessment survey developed at UB as the nationa1 standard for determining payment for inpatient medical rehabilitation. The federal Centers for MediClii< and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly called !he Health Care Finane· ing Adminislration, has clected to use UB's Functional Independence Measure. or FIM'M instrument, on which to base its new system of prospective payment for rehabilitation treatment provided in hospitals. In the past. rehabilitation hosp• tals have lx:en rctmhursc..>d haS(.-..d on a facilit y-spcl' lfit r..Ht.· pt'r disc har~e . n:gardles..' of tht· numlwr of duy:!o .1 patient rcmumt-d 111 ttll' ho!)plt..tl and thclt'''t'ltilo...lrt·thl.'p.ll l..:nt rC\.)uart.'ll Umkr the •ww ~''tem. p.avmt·nt w1ll lw hnl..l'd 111 tht· ~t·v t· fH \ "' t'.Jt h pat lt'nt \ th-...thaht\ when .JJnutll'd "Th1' 1' ,1 111t,1lh IW'' .1ppro.1~h . T sa td Ca rl (; ranger. professor and chair of the UB Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and one of the develope rs of the FIMn.4 instru ment. "It will change rehabilitallon care as we all know it" r-or rehabilitation hospitals. the new system means more equitable pay· ment for facilities that t:ak the most severe cases. For UB. the ruling bring; addi.tionaJ intemationaJ recognition for its work in rehabilitation saenc.c. "We are now seen as the experts," said Granger. "Our phone has been ringing off tl'le hook since April. when it ap~ared the new system wou ld be based on the FIM rM anstrupu·nt. Everyone wants to talk to us. It 's an affirmatiOn of the work that has been accomplished at UR." M1chad E. Bemardmo. Vllt' pn.-s1 dent of healt h affu1n. .1nddean ot the :Xhool of .~ lt-JU.Int' .md RIOlllt'dl ..:.11 "-. ltlltn , pr.ll't' d loTolll~t.·r .1nd otht·r' " 'ho h.tve wo r k~.·J 11n tkw l t•pmt·nt nl thl' H~l ''' lll'lrtllllt'lll 1111 tlwu .ll.... nmpif,hmt·nt, .md the n.IIHnl.ll .ll ll t'lli11H1 thn h,l\t' brt•u~ht h• thl.' un''"-'r'''' ' 1\w 'dt'diPn 111 tiK II.\ I ' b\ <.:MS JSa testament to the many yean of hard work by Dr. Granger and hJS group." Bemardmo satd ... We all t:a.ke pride in their accomplishment_" The new payment system IS ex pected to take effect early in 2002. The FIM ""' inst rument !.San easy- touse assess ment too l that allows Lrained personnd toasslgn a numen· cal value-the FIM ratmg- to a patient's ability to funrt10n, based on performance of 18 phys1cal and menta1 tasks that represent a basic daily routine of personal-care activities_ The FlM"' instrument was de>doped at UB I S years ago through a th.rtt-ycar grant to researchers in rt· habilitation medicine from the Na uonallnsutute for Disability and Rehabilitation Rt:search. Thetr mandate was to dt"velop J standard for documentmg the lt·vel of di~bility and ou11.:o mo of mt-dical rehabilitation. The effort wa ~ !opur rt· d hy J\ IC\hC.l rt·':!o i.ko..!SUlll Ill li:IHJ to USc.' d1a~ntlS I !I rd.th.-d ~roup' II >HG!I t as the hasJS f(•r rt.•u n bu~·m c:nt for cart' J•n•v•dcd m dtUit' t..lrt' h~-..sp llals \l lh, rt'tlllhur~·mt·nt '' J!) not ap· 1•ropn.lll' h1 r P.l' llll'lll lnr rchdhih \ tauon, however, because ~tients are lreated based on level of disability as well as on diagnosis_ lacking a federally accepttti standard comparable to those used by acute-care hospitab, rehabilitation facilit ies 1n the past have been reimbursed for care based on an allowance perca5(, regardless of the time and resources expended, Granger noted. Approxunatdy 80 percent of the I .I 00 acute-care inpattent medical rehabilitation facilities m the Umted Statescun=tly use the AM"" instru ment to establish a baseline of funcuonaJ limitations for each pattent and to ~uate outcomes of care. Th~ fuciliues also contract with US's Um · fonm Data System for Medrcal Reha bil1tat10n ( UDS~.01 ) umt to prov1de penodK performance reports and benchmarkmg studao . A1. a rt.~ uh . U DS" 11 now hou ses -\ rmlh n11 n.x:or<h.tompmmg the largest do.~ t o.~ ba.o.t· ol mt'<hcal rehah1htauon tn:Jt nlCilt OUICOnlt.':'\ Ill tht' \\'or\J Tht' FIM \, mstrumcnt ho.~_, lx·l·n tro.~n,l.ttt•J mto tivt' \Jngu .J~l"·md '' U~t·J tn ·\u,tr.th.t. < .l!l.ldJ.. li1•n~ 1\.nn~ l.1p.m. hnl.md .md ...,\H'\ktl �2 llepodar Auousl30.21l111/Vol33,1u 1 BRIEFLY ~care to be cllcUssed • lUncheon A.,...._,, guide 1D the Issues - 1 0 long-lorm .... wil bo ~by Michael E. Cohen, professor of neurology and pediatrics, began a -.any H. two-year term as chair of the Facult y Senate on July I. s.a,glel, prol<esJor oil-. ot lhoUIAIIMnniAuodotlon's SeAIIMnnilui1d-. prognm ll,_, on Sept. 13 In lho c.n, •torT"""'""""' !he North -~ "" expert In the field olel- dor 1-. ~ b thctof ol lho low - . Clinial &luu-l'nlgrom. Cetling oppropriotolong- term-are liefVk:es It .n IIfordknowing lho ~ toasl< belen and .rtor -cost"""*"' lhocore bn<edod. The popular luncheon prodosigno<l fo< U B and lhei< guests, also wefcome seniors in the community on a spoce-ovoilable basis. IJ8 Alumni Assoclo- mombon P"Y $14 and non-mombon P"Y $16. Call829-2608 fa< .... ervations and infOfTNition. Creatlye Craft Center to offer wortuhops The O..!M Croft Centor in the Uirott Complex b offering early fol WOI1cshops beginning the ol Sept. 10. Wotiahops lfe schedu~ in photogroplly, pottery, woovlng, quilting. embroide<y, 1<nitting and crochetJng. beginning and advonced stoined glass, jewolry construction and basic drowing. Y«>rtshops run from 7-10 -- p.m. one night • weetc for dx . and "1''ttety for Childfen• will bo held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdlys. "''oU<ryJcx T_,. wil bo held _from 1·3 p.m. on Sab.lrdoys. • " - Jft $30 fo< IJB students and fo< .. ochen. For fur1h« lnlormation, call ~Kids" What do you see •s the m•ln Issue facing the Faculty Sen ate this coming ac•demlc ye•r7 A Faculty Senate has been ca ll ed th e co nsc ience of us un1ver.s1ty. Wuh th1s m mmd , the Faculty Se nate 's role IS to address all aspects of umversity life. to pro vide advace when asked , to co m ment co nstru ctively when re qUired and to act as the sound tng boa rd for facu lty concerns and needs. ls!i ues to be addressed hr the Fac ult y Se nate thts yea r Jre the followmg: • A recent I\' w mpl eted survey o f law ltv members on th c tr vtews nf th e UnJ Vt' f S II f • G radu a te ' lude nt stipend.!. • The propt'r ro lt· of teachmg 3!i · !i l stanl !i • Th e qu<.illtY of student life • <.omputt:r htt· r.K\' of student.-. .111d f..11.uhv • Pn va~..v on thl' Int ern e! • l>t't3113 J V3Cd i1CIC!I • Tht• deterw ratm g hea lth -care t'O\'Irtmml'n l a nd wha1 11 m~an !> 10 1he meJJCal school • The obltg.tuons of the fa cult v l o 1he general commumt y • The undl'r!tradu ou e general ed uca tio n program and mdepen dent studies program Wh•t other lnuet do you deem p•rtlcul•rty lmporUnt1 O ther issues of importance are the co ncept of shared govrrnance, a.e ., the roles of the facult y and the ad ministration and where theSt" areas intersect. The senate also will consid er how the current environ ment acts to promote o r inhibll faculty crea tivit y a nd incenuve. Do you think the senate h•s been at effective at It can be 1 O n Nov. 6, Douglas Lederman , tf not, what c•n be done to managing edito r of The Chro ruclt Improve Itt effertlveneu 7 of Hrglln Educarior1 , will be ad dressin g an ope n sess io n of th e An ofte n -hea rd critiCism 1s tha t se nate. He will discuss many of the senate 1~ a self-flagell atmg, dt' · these 1ssues, as well a~ what 11 ... baung soc1et y. Co ntrary to th1 s o pm1on. many senat e reso lu tmm means to be a research umverslty have beco me umvers1t y pohn· What Is your long-term vision The senate needs to stay away from of the tenate7 the tnv1 a and pnmanly addres'!> The charge of !he senate 3!> found ISS ues of substa nce thai reso nate m th e senate resolutio ns and char· 1n a s•gn1fi ca nt way w1th LI S co n tcr IS to com men t on all aspect~ of stituency. umve rsrtf hfe . but not to make It seems that the senate, par . pohcy: Hence by lh v~ ry nat ure , tlcularty the Exe<utlve Com the se nat e IS a reac tio nary body. mittee, feature t the same cast Th1s role 1s an Im portant counter- of characten year after year. What can be done to attract balanle to the ohgarch 1c gover nance sys1ems fo und on man v tomle new blood ? ca mpuse!t. Alth ough this role ca n I have sen t 3 letter to the entire not be abroga ted, I would like to vo t1n g fa c uh ~·. as well as to the - uo 645-2434. ' lJturQv of Holy Spirit to be"heed Sept. t 6 Th<_C..,.... wil,.,. ""'oponing ol""' 2001-02 """ )'001' with ""'25th annual ConYocotm and UWrgy ol""' Hqy sprii.IOboheld at11'30 Lm. Sept. 16 in St. )os<ph Uriwnity o-..m on Main s.... adjaceltiO the IJ8 South Campus. Dennis Black. vk:e president for student attail'l, will rec~ the 2001 Newman Award. All memben or the campus community are invited to attend. ~ REPORTER The Reporttr is a campus community newspaper published by the Office of New1 Services in the Oiv\sion of UniYersity Communkatiom, Univorsityat8ulfolo. Editorial office a~ located at 330 Crolu Hall, Buffalo, (716) MS-2626. wuetcherttbuffa~ .edu Assodllllt• Vlu,.,..._t for ......_...,~. ---"'--..__ !!!!!. On* Smith Pdro Director of ..... s.rw. AntuPago .... - ................. L<wandowskJ Kristen kowMsld Coet........_E*on Lob ...... Patridl()roocw., Ell<nGoldboum s. A. Unger Christine'~ Ann'Mlitd~ Flint Village Con i &.Moed f rom see tf e !lenate play a mo re proal uve rolc_o m th c_o hfe of the umver Sity. l am hopefuJ that the admm istratlon will charge the senate to prov1dt resol uuons and duect1ons involving umvers1 ty poliCies and initiatives. In this way, the senate becomes a participant m umver sity policy decisions, rather th an a reactor to events already put in place. p.,.- t dea ns of each of th e organtz.ed academiC umts o n th e campus. describmg the acttvttu!s of the senate and the abthty of th e se nate to tmpact sigmfi ca ntly on th e life of th e umvers1t y W1th the above m mmd,l have mvued a nd urged all facult y members to e1tht'r stand for d ecu on to the senate or partiCI · pate o n 11~ co mmittees. In partJCuJar.l will be askmg all newly tenured assoCiate professorra!> part of their serv&ee obhga uon to the umvers!ly-to par· 11Cipate m se nate aCIIVItl e!l. Why did you want to become chair of the F•culty Senate? St'veral of m' lOllt'aguel! 111 the Schoo l o f MediCIIlt' and 810 mediCal ScJenLt'll .. uggested !hat smce I have had pnor o~dmm ­ lll tratlvt' t'Xpl'rit' lh:e on th l~ ..:a m pus, as wdl as m nai!On..tl o rgamz a1 1o ns. I ~· ou ld be d good cand 1datc lo r thl ll 10b. Upo n then en(Ou rage men t. I agreed to run Smcc I rece•ved so methmg likt' 65 percent of the vote. there must be so me o ut there who th1nk I .:an do the JOb. lercmy M . Jacob~. ( half of lhc UR Co un cil: Reginald B. ewman II , chmr of the UB Founda11on 's Board of Trustee$ f>avtd 1. Salt..ft. president of lhe B Alumnr Assoaauon. and James A. Allen, exccull\'t.' d.trector of the Amhcrstlndustnall".'""dopmt'nt Agency Roht:rt A. ~uv.m n o. pre~ idt· nt of Gremer th,ulkt"J ~ta t t' St-n. Mal) Lou Rath , who wa s o n hand for th e ou.aMon. and Assemhlv Ma1oT1tv U:adt~r Paul Tob~ z- whom h~.· callt·d. reo;pt·~o.· tl\'cl\' , tht' "godmother'" and ~ l:!lKif.:J \\' llh lll.l ~o.O illlllUOit \' ' ther" of studt·nt h ou~mg at LIB-tor tht'lr tniiiJ.\ \\'1th more pl.1cc~ lor 'tuJ enl!lto push fnr th~? nece,·.,.H\' l1n- . till· pli ght of u •mnHih.'r . : ul turt· - ln Jl S .un . .1nd n ut .J. t 5 prtwl~ IOn tu lxogm bUild ing Had lev Village p.m - Ill 1.1dmg from Vlt'W. he li.Ud . "V\'e J.Tt' . 1. ~..ommunll\ :\' \\"t•ll . he noted. Uli'!> new h o u ~ th at ..:an \'>'o rl- tugt·t ht•r mg Ill c hJ.n!tm ~ the wav the un!ver,,,,. rnnnb ~ tu dl·ntll . and SUlCt't'J a.ll a . : ommu nity," he .li<UJ "\Vc arc ablt' to rt•ta m \Vt·llll"rn ~ /"':e ,,· Ytlrh r~." he smd. notmg that i Htnt \ 'JII.lgt'" thl· fourth how.mg pmll'\.1 un l!lud c: nh whn luok to "go away" to ~ dertaken bv l iB smce I~~ school noh' have more opuons with !? Flick.mger C.o un , ltx:all"'Ci '"'h!Ch to do s.. nght at UR "S1u ~ denb th at " 'l' th1nk wo uld havt• Pretldent William R. Cretner (right) chatt with Dennis Black, vke pre:tkhnt for at Chest nut Rtdgt< and left - a nd the- nsk , th en, of never student •ff•ln, •nd AJyson Wub, • flrst -ye•r l•w student •nd reddent of Flint Sweet H om~ roads ne.tr VHI.ge's specl•lllvlng and le•mlng environment for l•w students, •t •n tht" Nort h Cam pus, ~..o ming back- arc stavmg hen.·.'' entr•nce to the new Flint VIllage student housing c:omplex. The complex Is the opened m Fall 1998 and \V1th a wanmg h.!ot lo nge r now fourth houtlng proJect undert•ken by UB since 1998 and the third on the than 11 ever h a.~ lx't'n, l1v1ng on ..:a m North C•mpus. houses ~raduatc and rro fess•onal tO:tudt·nts. Hadln• pu:- M't'lll' t(l ht~ J po pul..1.r chnll..t' " I! '-.. dt'J.T lh,H\ wh..tt \ IUdt'll h AI )f( . o mtru~o.1 1 on corp. al...o spoke ViUage followed m 1999, prtw1dmg l111 \\ ~·!>tl'm ~l''' Yllrk..""t,rt'lllt'r:-.ud \'>',tnt ."' l ort'lll('r \diJ f"hc pnllt"ll Wd\ !IJl~lllMlrt'd In thl' hndlv .•1~ J1d Thoma)! Truh1ana. apa rtment -stvl e hOU!>IIlg o n tht· N.>rlh Campus. ~ 1uth l..ikt· \ ' 11la~e . l rB' pn::-IJt·nt pn1udl v JWllllc:d l "li f·uuntlutH •n In ~ .1nd tht• l "B pn.>~!dt'nt .mJ CFO nl th t' Tc:\all tlUI tl1.11 til :S,JOO •m llitlll 'lwnt on ·\luntnl -\'-'-'k.IJ. IH•n It \\'J...' dt'!>l~llt'd h.L\t-.J Amt.'nL.Ul Lampu.-.. Communi- aiongthe:.outh 'hOrt"tii !.JI-t· l ...L\.llk. lh"\\ '- •'1'11·•1 ~o.llll\ lru l ll on on , ,un t-.' Llut•r ~ l ..tn~u-..n & -\\~l\.IJit.'' tll lit~ . whKh \t'f'\'t'\i d.\ the pro1n1\ dt· t)pt'ned I.L.'I Augu_,t Skmnef'i\11k \ · il\.l ~t· I !I npt•~o:tt.'J ttl pu,, no! ,,nc: doll.u h..1..' ulllh" lrnm \'eloper ·\mhn-..1 .uh.l huilt IH AI H· l un -\ddllltlll.tl rcm,tr~ were m.tdt• b, open 111 Augusl 200: 't"'' y,, rJ.. ..,,,Ill' t.n:r•.l\'t'' dt~ ll.~r ' ~trlllllllll l l•rp , .d-..tl lit -\mht•r,t Addn.•::.:. •ng the puhl11.. pt'n:ep110n thdt LIH'~ dppt:a ranCt' ISarsthetKall v lackmg. 11 not unuwJtmg. Grt'lllt"l !o-3id the .tddltl<m of apartmt·nt -slvk hnus1ng atthret· of tht> North t:am pu!>· llhliOr entran'-.t'' ha!> '>t.'rved hl ehmmatt· t<:dlllg .I!> 1f one ha ~ en tered tht' "I,Jild of lord·xxi ing ·· f k nn lt•d th.1t tht· t.unpu .---·nn~..c pcrcclwd ,,, "d1st.lllt .wd lurhLJ dmg" -nnw offer' .1 \\',l rnwr prt' \Cntat1nn ,,·uh tht· add 111on n l rl'lll dl'ntt'' ~u~ h .1-.. 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Research staff enhanced NewAVP brings experience in biopharmaceutical industry ::;!:!:CHUl K ENNETiiM.Trampooch. a resea rc her with 20 years experience in the ., discovery, development and project management of new drugs, has been appointed associa te vice president for research at UB.effettive Sept. 4. Tramposch m ost rc;cc ntl y was president and chief operating officer of Pi lot Therapeutics Inc., a venturehacked biopharmaceutical company based in \Vinston Salem , N.C. ln.his new position, Tra.mposchJ UB graduate with a doctorate in medicinal chc:mistry-will be re~ pon s ible for" sc ientific programs, organin>d rt'SC'Mch units and matters rdating to transfer of technology. amo ng other duties. "Dr. Tramposch brings to UB a wtoahh of experience in commcrciaiJZa ti o n of biomedica l and biopharm aceu t•ca l research ," said laylan Turk.kan. vice president for research. •·This will be invaluable to us ~ we plan out the NYSfAR Center in Drug Discovery, and as we capital· ize immediately on discoveries aris· •ng from the Center for Drug Discovery and ExpcrimentaJ Therapeutics in o ur School ofPhannacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. "As well, Dr. Tramposch is on a scient ific advisory board at Roswell Park Ca ncer Institute, and will be instrumental in furthering o ur resea rch interactions with fac ult y there,"Twklcansaid. Pilot Therapeutics was formed in 1998 based on pioneering Functional LiponomicsTM platform resea rch . This resear<h identified ~ kq areas where the dysfunctional r<gulation of bioactive lipids w.tS a sig· in 1999asviupresident,hcworked at Bristol-My<rs Squ.ibb's Pharmactutial Rcscarch Institute in Buffalo, joiningtheoompanyassmiorscien~ list for biochemistry research in 1981 and rising through the ranks se- 17 nior director of pharmacology. nificantcauseofhumand~and . He also has served as a research revealed naturaJ and pharmaceutical chemist in the Medica] Rest-arch Department of the VA Medical Ceoter. As an adjunct associate professor therapeutic strategies for treating those diseases. The company develops ..evidence-based, natural and ''Dr. Tnornposdl brings to 1111 • - o f experlonc:e In -JAYlAN TURKKAN pharmaceutical producu" to treat such chronic conclitions as asthma, in tpe UB pharmacy school from 1987-99, he <Stablished the cooperative education program between Bristol-My<rs Squibb and the pharmacy school for iraining master's students. Since 1999, he has been an adjunct associate profeo;sorof physiology and pha.-macology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Tramposch has led large multidisciplinary, multi -site research teams for several drug-devel opment candidates. One~uch drug that he invented and developed , Solage, recen ~ y won approval from the Food and Drug Administration. He has published 45 papers in scholarly journals and holds nine hayb-er,coronaryheartdisease,cys- patents in theareasoflipid metaboLic ame and ~cer. . . /*""' lism , agents for inducing selective As pres1dent and COO, gene expression and drugs for in Tramposch was responsible for ereating corporate research strategies targeting inflammation and cancer therapeutic areas, establishing new resea rch initiatives and recruiting, training and retaining world-dass research-and-development staff. Prio rtojoiningPilotThernpeutic:s Oammatory cliseases. Tramposch is a member and past dim:torof the Inftammation Rese::arch Association, and holds membenhips intheAmericanOiemicaiSociety,the Society of Investigative Dermatology and the American Association for the Advancrment ofSciencc. Study finds new use for insulin By L~IS ~Atc.E~ Contnbullng Edrtor I NSULI , the hom10ne used w tn."at diabetes. also may have potential as a tn..""::ltment for he-art disease, a stud)' conduded by UU endocrinolog.i:.ts Ita) ~ hown. Th ~ research shows for the fi rst tim.: that insul in produces an anti inflamma toq• effect by decreasi ng co ncen trations of ce rta in pro-i nflamm a to ry com ponent s in th e bloodstream and incrca."ingconcentra tio ns of components that help prevent inflammatio n and damage nitric oxide, a known vasodilator, and increasing expression of nitric oxide synthase, the enzym e that makes nitric oxide. T.he)' also had shown that troglitazonc,a :tubstano.• th at makes blood components. Blood samples were taken be(!l re the infusion began and at two, four and six hou~ in to the procedure. Resea rchers were pa.rticularl)' in · tercsted in concen tratio ns of a co mponenr ca lled nuclear factor kB (NfkB), which induces th e production of pro-inHammatorycytokincs, adhesion molecu1~ and enzymes th at .generate cell-damagi ng free raclica1s. They also measured a com- to cells Lining ~Lood vessels walls. The study appeared in the July issue of nu· }oumnl of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolis,. ..This is a brand new property of insulin ," said Parcsh Dandona, associate professo r of medicine and director of Kaleicht HeaJth's Diabetes-Endocrinology ·Center of Western New Yo rk. .. It is the first stud)' of insulin's • anti-inflammatory effect in humans ~ and the results arc clear. Since atherosclerosis is th e result of an inOammat ion of the vessel wall, we believe insulin will prove to be anti atherosclerotic in the long run. "At the very least, these resulu sho uld indicate -to physicians thai tl1ey should not be reluctant to prescribe insulin when it is indica ted for fear that it m.1y incrc:asc the risk of heart .mack. It 4ppeu~ insulin has just the oppositt' effect. It may reduce the risk of h.:.\rl .ut.11.:l ." O.mduna .md (o)k.H!UC'' in ~'ill lil'r l.JborJhln h.1'"·"\ r~·'l\ll ~ h . h.1d .. hm, n th.Jt 111\llllll hd( ' ' \l· ....t.·l.. tn ~. l i l.u "· h\ llh.rl'.l'ol ll g tlh' , d~,.•,J<ol' c•l subjects show inc.rcascd inflamma· tion ) and monitored levels of cc rlain pro- and antj-inflammatoq· ponent that inhibits NFkB, caUed lk.B, and cenain other anti-inflammatory components, as weD as concentrations of adhesion molecules ceUs more sensitive to insulin, has anti-inflammatory effects, and t,tlat insulin d~ the expression of a component call ed int racellular ~dhesion- molecule- I (I CAM- I), known to promote inflammation in the lining of the arteries that has been a.ssociated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease. These mulls appeared to suggeo;t th:!l insulin may help protett against cardiovascular di:;ase, rather than contributing to its development, as ot her researchers have assumed , Dandona noted. S<.'Ch ng to determine if insulin product'd similar efl~>t: t s in hum.m~ . ().llldO!l.l ,uHI LOJk,IJ;llt'~ lllfU 'tt'J iJ N IIill in .1 f.hKO' l ..nlutinnl llhl Ill ' ' ''l"x. lll llldi.li k'll\ \llhlllll'\' 1 ~: 11\'l(."t. and free radicals. R<sults showed that insulin infusion caustd a fall in NFk.B and an increase in its inhibitor. These changes began at two hours and peaked at four hours. Nfk.B returned to normal at six hours, but lkB continued to increase, even at six hours. "These change's are consistent with an acute an ri -innammatory effect of insulin,• Da ndona said, "and suggest thai in the lo ng term , a ~rsistent effect of this kind would indicate a potent.ial antiatherogenic action of this hormone." Also participating in the reo;earch were Ahmed AJjada, research assis-· tant professor of medicinti Priya Moh<mtv. clinical instructor of medicine, and Husam Ghanim, \Vacl Hamoud.t, Ezut Assian Jnd ~haJ..t'd AhlllJd , doctor.U "'tlldl' llb \, ,,rJ..in~;: with Ll,tndon.J. rhe \\'ilh.nn t~. ~ kt.~ nw.m Ch:":r, t.,hl ~.· l und .. uppt~rt l"\l th"· '"u' BrieO MOOical, law schools offer new master's degree programs The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the ~w School will offer three new master's programs this fall. The medical school is offering a master's program in publk health ( MPH ), as well a.s a law a nd public health program in conjuOction with the Law School under which recipients wil.l obtain both th~ J.D. a.nd MPH degrees. In addition, the Law School is joi ning with th e School of Informatics to offer a co llabOrative program in legal information· management and analysis th at is o ne of the first programs in the nation with an emphasis on academic law Jibrarianship. Students in this program can obtain both a J.D. a nd an MLS degree. Both the MPH and J.D./MPH programs are being offered through the medical school's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. The MPH program alms a t training professionals to study and m anage current and e merging com muni ty health issues. "We think this degree program fills a real need in th is region," sa id Dennis Bertram, clinical ass istant professor of socia l and preven tive medicine and program directo r. " People who wan ted an MPH either had to leave the area or forego the degree. "The federal govern ment is placing increasing demands on the states and counties to monito r a nd improve health . The MPH is seen more a ~d more as the basic training to fill the position s needed to do that work,.. he added. St ud ents may choose between two concentrations: hea lth services administ ratio n or epidemiology and biostatistics. The MPH prepares people for responsibilities in several areas crit-i ca l to a commu nity's weiJ-being, including primary prevent io n of disease; monitoring and surveillance of infections, toxic agents and environmental co ntami nants; targeting hard -to- reach populations for clinical services and outreach programs, and educating the public about disease risks and preventive measures. The collaborative program in law and public health, one of seven in the U.S. and the o nly one offered in New York State, is based o n the critical interrelationship berween the delivery of health care services, the protection of public health and the legal system. It focuses on the role of public policy, laws, regUlations and the co urts as tools in formu lating effective public health interventions. Sheila Shulman, adjunct associate professor of law and program di - rettor,said graduates of the J.DJ MPH program will be p...,pared to deal with the complexities of the current legal and h eaJ~h-care systems and to appreciate the expanding sources of co nflict between the individual and the broader community-based health -care needs and interests. Applican ts must combine an a rea of in terest in the law school with an MPH emphasis in eithe r epidemiology and biostatistics, or health services administra tion. T he program in lega l information ~1anagement and :malysis-a collabora tive program of the Law School and the Department of Library and Information Studies in the School of Informatics-offers )o tudcnt s preparation for careers as law libr.1rian~ a nd legal · in· formation professionals. Under the direction of lames Milles, associa te dean of the l...Jw School and di rector of the Law Librar y, the program blcnd'i solid grou nding in the tech niques of lib.r:a ri anship and knowledge m anagem ent with a critical understaridi ng of legal concepts, information resources and services. "While our focus in th.e sho rt term i.s on a ca demic law . librarianship, I believe that the technical and intellectual tnining that is the basis of this program will in the lo ng term prepare the best and brightest law students for careers as future leaders in the legal information profession," said Milles. • Those careers may take them int.o law librarianship, knowledge manageme.n t, legaJ publish ing, or even into new paths that we can' t yn foreset'." OxyContin: Potential for niisuse OxyCOntln, one of the ne-west drugs prescribed for pain, has become a destructive drug of abuse among recreational drug users obtaining it illegally. In iu time-release pill form , OxyContin is safe taken as prescribed. \¥hen abu.sen crush the pill and sniff the powder, they defeat its timerelease function . In this form, the opiod drUg is highly addictive. Jeffrey Lackner, clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology and director of the behavio ral medicine clinic at UB, warns that the potential for abuse also is high among patients receiving the drug legitimately if they are not mon;torrd closely by their physicians. .. Unfortunately. narcotics for chronic pain are--titerally and figu ratively-::a 'presaiption for disaster if tbe physician neglects to con sider a bust potential, historyOf sclf- medicatioll<, ~nd other ~hav­ iorol a nd psycbo1ogical factors that bear on t~e trajec·tory of pain states." Lackner says. "Br the s:J~C token. patients who St!'e 'oxv' as a 'cure' for an incur· able problem without enhancingsclf-carc skills can be. a problem. Thi"' i!t particularly tme with an:rious pain patients who often mbinterpr~ t negative cm(ltion" for pain and rJtch"·t up their u~ of drug ~;, "The pu:,h to pn...~•ibt- 0--:yContin \tJrtcd \\ ith ~...m(c:l' I'\Uil . h ut h.'b k'.llltn lll t"u ~a nd miSpn."S.YiptJon nfn\:y' fur l'l.:mgn p..iin." l ,~;.: km· r. I \ '· �41 Rep a.,. August30.2001/'l'm.3Uo.'l Discovery comes as UB operates Its first archaeological field school at hlstorlc fort I<uoos __ c.-· •doc,. .,....._,._ond School.,...,_ __... " " ' - . 15,000 _.._,_"""' "'" ., ...._ I - IDniiJiudontln lho .,.,.,...._ . ~In"'" chollng~The cls­ - u o -., Empiric,! ......,.._. "'"'" lmpoct oiSII*!II< Soo.ldng onci E-. . , _ Prwcliao an s..>PI)' Choin AdM!y.· --........mlnond - Scholots-..:n -·lnlhe~ol Soclol Modicino. ""'-tho In COne..from tho Amoricon Assodotloolor CanutReoo«.h. She- tho IWWd ilt the •ssodation's recent orniuol meeting. Calf V. ~.profess<>< and chaw o1 tho Deportment o1 Rehabilitotion Medicine, has authored a chapt..- In tho physical ~kine and ~abititation sectlon d eMedlcine, an online t;b<o'J' ol cootinuoosly updated mecrol textbooks that ca~ primarily to medical profeuional~ but provides lnlormation for consumers as well. ~~ assistant professor of communication design and illustraUon, and Peter .· Stoolliii'SOft, formerly visiting illiistant professor of communication design, have been appointed c<><hairs of tho Expert Group for Knowledge Management of the International Institute for lnfonnation Design ~ (1110) in Vtenna Austria. 1110 is a global research-oriented profes· sional organization for information designers and fnformaUon researchers. The Expert Group for Knowledge Management will coordinate and develop coJIaboratK>n in both academk and commercial spheres, operating Within the European Unfon frameworic of thematic networu in the Information So-- dety Technologies Program. Frances Bemsteln, assistant di- rector of admissions, has received a Rising Star Award from the Natiooal Association foc College Admission Counseling {NACAQ. ' The Rising Star Awan:l honor> state and regional affiliates' new members and progrnrm that exemplify excellence and dedicatK>n to serving students in the transition from t>gh o:hool to college. - -.vw, associate professor of chemistry, has been selected tD serve as a member of tho MetallobiochemistJy Study Section, Cente< rJ Scientific Review, Nationa l ln~tutes of Heatth for a tour-year term. Study sections review grant applications submitted to the NIH, make rKommendations on these applications to tho appropriate NIH nationai iCMscxy council or board, and su.....-er the status of research in their ftefds of science. Memben are selected on tho basis ol their demonstrated competence and ad'Uevement in their scientific disdpline 'as evidenced by tho quality at research accomplishments. publi- cations in scientific ;ou~s and other significant scientiftc actMUes, achievements and honors. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job listings for professional, research, faculty and cMI service-both competitive and non-competitive---posittonJ can be accessed via the Human Reo sources SetvicM Web site at <http://www.- s . -- olo.-/hn/w..-/>. Students unearth houses at Ft.Niagara By PATIKIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor TUOENTSinUB'ssummer archaeological fidd school at Old Fort Niagara have unearthed parts of the enlisted men's and officers' guard houses built by the British around 1768, as wdl as sections of the protective palisade arQund the old French "castle.• The studcnt.>--19 undergradu ates and four graduate student>determined that the stone walls that S«med to sit on top of. the guard house remains were part of a Brit ish barracks from the War of 1812 and that an ash-filled barrel they uncovered belonged to a 19th-GeyJ- S tury bake house on the site. tury American historical archaeology, Pt:na is particularly interested those who owned and used it. It was customary for officers and in~logicalevidenccofculture enlisted men t.o occupy separate contact, trade and acculturation quarters, Pcna pointed out, so artiduring this period. facu found "in" and around each "The history of Fort Niagara as a/ guard house might be expected to militaryandtradingpostspans300 represent the distinct military stayears,' and involved nations of the tus of the oa:upants. Ultimately, the Iroquois Confederacy, as wdl as tht material may offer clues as to how French, British and Americans," she different classes of soldiers lived said during a recent interview at the while the British· oa:upicd the fort fort on the escarpment high abov. from 1759 to 1815. the Niagara River. "That makts it "Old maps and records of prior one of the only places in this region digs indicate that this is where we where we can document cross-cui- migh t expect to find the guard house remains,.. she said, pointing to what had been uncovered so far-remnants of several stone walls that appear to intersect one another. "\\lhethcror no; we're able to definitively identify the boundaries of each Thetearnalsodiscoveredbunons. mu sket balls, ha tpins, gunflints, pieces of metal, nails, Indian white clay tobacco pipes, pieces of glass, ceramic and bone. The fort excavation is an ongoing project that was initiated by Doc guardhouse,"shesaid, Knight, fonnerdirectorof archaeol" the students are ogyal Old FortNtagara,and has been • 19th-centut')' boke houJe uneorthed by UB . learning the physical conducted by different archaeologJ- .. _=:.':e':'c.O:::!:~:':tsu~::~~ req~rementsof a ~roca1teamsovertheyears Thisyearwas fessiOna l excavation. the first time VB has operated a field turaJ contact th roughout several They•re also learning how archae· school at Fort Niagara, but it will not centuries.'' ologists use small pieces of material be the last , according to Elizabeth Over the course of its history, the culture to draw conclusions about Pena, visiting assistant professor of fort has embraced nearly I 00 dis 1 the activities. belief systems and staanthropology .and director of the cr~te buildings. These were raised tus systems of the group that left and razed by various armies that them behind." summer field school. In fact, Pcna said, it is the begin- also altered their fun ctions and conMetal buttons and other items asning of what both institutions hope structed and deconstructed walls, sociated with uniforms dearlyiden-.. will be a long and fruitful relation- foundations, stockades and earthen tify members of the offib!r attd'in-: ship between this historic site and structures. Although most buildings listed classes. she said, and clues can have disappeared, the detritus left be found as weU in bits of glass and the UB archaeology program. A specialist in 17th and 18th cen · beh ind reveals a good deal about pottery,animalboncsandin the out- r . lines of the structures thcmsdv<s. "We'd be likdy to find pica:s of glassware , wine bottles and stemware, for instance, in and around an oflian' guard bouse," she said "And shards ofchina Oflicmcarricd around their own, often clabo.:Ote, ceramic assemblages as welltea services, cups and saucers, serv- ing and dinnerware-some of it quite fine. .. Enlisted men's quarters. on the other hand, probably would yidd the remains ofGillteens, mct!l plates and cups of metal or leather," Pma said, noting that such dues ar-e more rare since leather deteriorates and damaged metal cups usually were broken up and reused. The structures themselves, she said. yield information about the size and layout of rooms, the type of flooring used and number of fireplaces in each room, for instance. These speak to the quality of building materials and general romfort level afforded within. Then, as now, the best accommodations were reserved for those accorded higher status in a particular social system. ..The uniform buttons. gun parts, musket balls and similar items from the 18th century and the War of 1812 era helped us to date some of the structures; Pena said. "'And. in the piles of centuries-old construction debris, we found what look li.k:e firepla ce bricks, ston es froM bOilding foundations and so me material from the enlisted men's quarters that tell us its walls were plastered and painted yellow." Beethoven festival among music offerings m All-Bach recital also part of music department's opening concerts for 2001-02 By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor piano; Roland E. Martin , piano, a nd Dora O hrenstein , so prano. The " Beeth ovenesqu e" concert ta tion for excellence in pe rfo rma nce. The quartet , which has served a residency at the East man School of Music, was the fi rst recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant to support chamber music in rural America. The mu sic Beethoven fest ival and a n a ll - Bach reci tal arc the offe rings to be presen ted by th e Departmen t o f Music as it opens its 200102 seaso n next month . • The Beeth ove n festival is pre se nted in an effo rt to help pla ce Beethove n's life and works in a 0 large mu sica l. biog ra phical and c ultural context, says Philip E. ~ l~ e h a rd, co n ce rt manage r. AI· ·i though in th e past UB has pre - ~ se n ted Bc e tho vt! n ~s co mp l e t e~ string qua rtets in a series o f six ~ co ncerts, thi s year the quartets will ~ be presented during two concen- t trated periods: Sept. I 1, 13 and 14 . The Ylng Strtng Quartet (above) will A 5 t!!t:;:! :::; put by the Ying String Qua rtet. and ::~.:"'s!:C~v!!· Ma y 30-3 1 and Ju-n e I by the Alexander String Quarlct. Th e September pe rforman ces presented by the Department of Music . The department's season officially will open on Saturday with · .?: will be o ffer~d as ~art a Beethoven festi va l en titled 1 he Famil iar a·nd Less Familiar," which ~,•ill include an eveni ng of ..ot hcr" Beethoven c ha mb er mu sic o n Sep t. 12 and an on; hestra l pro gram of'"Bcethov(.•nesq uc·· mu sic o n Sep t. I 5. The festiva l also wi ll feature lectures, panel discussions. an open rehea rsa l and an exhibit in th e Music library in Baird Hall. The chamber music conce rt will fea ture performances by the Baird Piano Trio and music depart ment fa culty membe rs Steehen Manes, :."a~:~~:.:;:~~!;;!~~:~:~~~~chord. The recital will be held at 8 p .m . In Slee Conce rt Hall, North Campus. wi ll featun· th l· Slet: Sinfonietta, wi th Magnm ~·1iJrtensson.conduc ­ tur, and Manes on piaflo. A pre Wil(t.'rt discussion at 7: 15p.m. wiJI be modera ted by Christopher H . Cibbs, assistant professor o f music. Si nce winning the prestigious Naumburg C hamber Music Award in 1993, theYing tringQuartethas established an international repu - viola, and Bryal). Eckenrode, violoncell o, in p e rformin g Bach's "Musical Offering.'' The progra.m also wiU include 14 recently discovered canons based on the bass line --'Of the a ri a from Bach ;s "Goldberg Variations." The program will be discussed in a pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m . by David Fuller, professor emeritus of musi c. Martfn, who teaches organ and harps ich o rd , ope ned last yea r's mu sic deparlment seaso n in similar fashion with a performance of Bach'S "The Art of Fugue." Single ticke ts for mos t co nce rts spon sored by the Depart 11\e nt of Music ran ge from S5 to S 12. Discounts are available for seniors, st udent s a nd UB faculty, staff and alumni for the more expens ive concerts. T ickets may be obtained at the Slce Hall box office fro_m noon to 8 p.m. on Sat urd ay in Slee Con cert Ha ll o n the North Campu s wit h the all-Bach recital featuring Martin on o rgan and harpsicho rd. He will be joined in the recital by Gretchen Rowe. flute; Sarah Abend Fritz, violin; Mari Mizutani. violin ; Brian Walnicki , 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. from the Center for the Arts box o rlice from noo n to 5 p.m. lUes- day thro ugh Frid ay and at all Ti cketM aster o utlets. The full slate of Slee Hall conce rts is available online at <www.slee.buffalo.edu>. �AUQUSI 311, 100 I/Yil33. lo. I Bush education plan blasted Finn says president ignores proven strategy ofsmall class size By PAT11KIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor UB education scholar has blasted the "test and punish" edueation plan put forth by President George Bush in the White House report "No Child Left Behind." Jeremy Finn, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology in the Graduate School of Education, says that in his eagerness to restructure funding priorities, Bush has ignored the imponance of the one strategy that empirical stud· A ies have consistently proven to o p- timize student lea~ing in virtually all educational se ttings-s mall classes in the elementary grades. l-Ie has replaced it, Finn maintains, with an intrusive "test and punish" system that is inconsistent with any established educational principle. "It 's ironic, if not surprising." Finn poin!Sout,"that all the funds allocated scholar, Finn's most recent work is "The Endu ring Effects of Small Classes; a report published in the prestigious journal Tmchers Colkge R<cord. He is the editor of "How Small Classes Help Students Do Their Best," a collection of major, previously published class-size studies in several states conducted by educational r~ch~rs. · "The Bush plan," Finn says, "ignores the fact that small class size has been scientifically proven to offer most widespread bendiiS of any intervention known to educators today. "The White House plan would divert funds from programs with demonstrated effectiveness into what it calls 'performance- based g rants to states and localities: In Nevertheless, u nder the Bush plan, states that don't show im- proved test scores will risk a reduction in federal funds, he says, "and schools whose students 'perform poorly' will lose resources inst<ad of reaiving badly needed funding for things that would actually improve both learning and test scores. "Not only does the Whi~ House plan not put money into programs. ' like class-size reduction," Finn says. "but its funding priorities are based on assumptions for which there is little or no ,denfific basis... The Bush plan is ftawed in other areas as well, he notes. other words, school funding would .. It insists. fo r instance, that 'states be awarded on the basis of achievemenHest results. "Test, test, test is the theme of 'No will be held acoountable for imp=ing the quality of their teachers,'" Finn says. "Certainly we would aU like for teachers to have the best possible, but even in this instance, 'No O.ild l..efi Behind' provides no direction for improving teacher preparation and no by Bwh to expand state and national Child J..d't Behind,"according to Finn. "Ask any teacher and he or she will assessments--i.e., tests-wiU not go teiJ you that American students are to schoolchildren who need hdp, but into the pockeiS of aduliS invol"t!d in alreadY. tested to death. Theysaysar- the testing indwtry." ' A widely published education achievmlentt<sting been shown to improve performance, even when test results are tied. to funding. casticaUy, 'We don't need more tests to teU us how 'bad.l)"' we're doing:" Nor, says Finn, has increased medlanism~prioritiesthat would help ltat<s attaifi that goal" White ·c oat john Bodki n, clin ical assista n t professor of fa m ily m edicine, he lps Kris Paolino, a new student in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Scien ces, d on h is white coat d uri ng a ceremony he ld Aug. 1 3 in the Cen ter fo r the Arts. The schools of Den ta l Medicine and Phannacy and Pha rm aceutical Sciences also he ld wh ite coat cerem o n ies signifying the new stude n ts' e n tly into the healing arts. Newman named interim dean BY JOHN OELLA CONTRAOA ... Repo11er Contributor ERRY M. Newman, SUNY J Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Man· agcmcnt,has been named in terim dean of the school , eff~ctive Aug. 16. New m a n s ucceeds Lewis Mandell, who res ign ed from the position to focus on his research into financialliterac..y, which is pa rt of. a national campaign to im.prove thl' pl·rsonal -finan cc skills of American tt•cn -agers. Mandell took a leave of absence from the sdlool to pursue his research and will return in the spring to teach as a professo r of fi . nancc and managerial economics. Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi said R. Nils Olsen lr., dean of the Law School, wiJI serve as chair of the search committee, which im medi- ately will begin to conduct a national se~rch for a successor to Mande-ll In announcing Newman's ap · po intment, Capa ldi noted that " Jerry's Newman's experience in leading the MBA program and the respect he is accOrded by his peers in the School of Management and at the universi ty will enable him to keep the school on course during the interim period." ewman has served as a faculty member in the lAj>artmcnt of Organi7..ation and Human Resources since 1974. He has earned Sc.-·veral teaching hollOTS during his tenure, induding the School of Management's Distinguished Teaching Award and the SUNY Chancellor's Award for ExccllenccinTeaching.ln 1999,hewasap- pointed to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, the high est fuculty rank in the SUNY systcn1. An authority on the management of human resources, Newman is director and founder of the School of Management's Center for Team Performance ~nd a charter member of the Society for Hwnan Resources in ' Buffalo. He is co-author of ..Com pensation," the top textbook in the field , and has authored or coauth ored numerous chapters in dozens of o ther texts~ He h.u.chai red the school's MBA Program Com mittee since 1999and previously served as chair of the undergraduate committt'C. He has taught in th e schoo l's Executive MBA programs in C hin a a nd Singapore, and has served as a con sultan t for many art.-a companies. Newman earned a bachdor's degree from the Uni\'ersity of MidUgan and master's and doctoral degrees Repa~ Is BISON Databases: Getting Better All the Time Not only lo .. SON's offering of databases growing (go to http:/1 ubllb.bufflllo.edu and select "Databases by Tide" for a comple~ listing) , those that have been mainstays ofUB's "virtual library"' contin ue tf add coverage and features. Noteworthy new databases added ov~r the summer for UB students and researchers include: • History Resource Center: U.S. (full -text primary and secondary material on all aspects of United States histof}1 • IEEE Xplore (selected full -text Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers journals. transactions and conference proceedings) • ProQuest Psychology Journals (fuU -text coverage of 300 scholarly journills) Three ongoing databases' offerings with significant new features also have new titles. Di~rtation Abstracts is now Digital Dissuta tions. It includes the actual digitized text of many dissertations com pleted and published from january 1997 to the present including University at Buffalo titles. Expanded Academic ASAP now is en· titled InfoTrac One File and covt!'rs nearly twice as many journals as before - indexing and abstracting 6,000 journal titles, of which 3,000 are fuU - text. Subject coverage ranges from the arts to the sciences and everything in-between. AP Photo Archive is now AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive (http:/ (u bll b. buf(a I o. e d u / II b r• rl e s I u n ftJ I u g 1/ e -re sources / photo.html ). Three new databases have been added to the.Archive in addition to the O!Jgoing Internatio nal and the Eu ro/Asian photo files: • AP Audio Database (contains audio dips dating back to th e 19Z0s) • AP Text Database (contains full -text articles as repo rted by Asso- ciated Press staffers) • AP Graphics Database (includes graphics, maps, illustra tions and logos prepared by the Associated Press) For uample, type in the topic ..cloned sheep.. in the "what " box and limit to .. Inti Photos" and retrieve downloadable photographs of Dolly, Britain's most famous sheep. Perhaps you requjre a graphica.l illustrAtion depicting use of the drug Ritalin by gender a nd age, type ' Ritalin' in the .. wh at" box and limit to .. Graphics PDF," O r perhaps yo u need a so und dip fro m th e " I have a dream" speech delivered by Martin Luther King, )r. in 1963? Type ' I have a dream' in the .. what .. box a nd limit to "A ud io." O r how abo ut AP wire sto ries o n the H BO hit .. th e Sopranos?"· Type 'The Sop ranos' in the "\-\'hat " box and limit to .. Text." Watch thi s col umn for detailed information on BISON's enhancements as the University Libraries develops a rich virtual libra ry for usc from yo ur desktop. Those requiring immediate informinion o n .. new and/or improved" BISON databases should contact Mike Lavin, the Libraries' Electroni c Collectio ns COQrdinato r, at 645-3528 or mrlavin @acsu.b uffalo.ed u. -Gemm• DeVInney Ill Don H•rtm•n. University Librorit'S BrieR Electmnic script key to cutting illicit prescription drug use Electronic prescriptions-not fingerprinting of patients at phar· macies as proposed by so me policymaker~ould help cut a substantial amount of illici t use of medications like OxyContin, a accordin g to a fa culty member in the School of Pharma.cy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. "We're starting to sec prescriptions go el ectro nic," says Karl D. Fiebelkorn, assistant dean for student affairs and professiona l rela· tio ns in the pharma cy school and editor of" Phannacy Law," a newslett er covering pharmacy practice laws in ew York published by Lhe school. ."Already some doctors are writing prescriptions on th eir personal digital assistants and sending them electronically into pharmacies while th e patient is still in their office. That gives the doctor a nd the phar· macist an 'electronic paper trail,' if you will, so that they both know where the prescription originated and for whom it was written." Fiebelkorn says the use of personal digi tal assistants such as Palm Pilots by ph)•sicians to write a script may lead to elimination of the "paper prescriptio n" that a patient takes to a pharmacy. .. It 's not o nly goi ng to cut down on abuse, he says, '"it's also going to cut d own o n transcrip tion errors, such as when a physician or the person writing it down m akes a mistake, or when the pharmacist mi sreads what's o n the scri pt." Fiebelkorn no tes th at as a result of the increased reliance on such technologies, UB pharmacy students probably will be required to learn how to use PDAs as part of th e curriculum within the next two to three years. Already, a student comminee is studyi ng the fea sibility of using PDAs as a standard classroom tool. from the Uni=sity of Minnesota. \ �al&apa...._ •ll.21tiVII.33.11G.t Offerings range from gangster film " Little Caesar" to Italian classic " II Confonnlsta" BRIEFLY ~sought The Olllce of~ Eduation 1s Jeelcing mer-. of the uti a>mmunity who - I n the " - • Corps for lnduslon In on article In the office's ~. "'\JB International, • matting the -40th annt.""""'Y of the Peace Corps. Anyone who in the Peace Corps may contact has- john Wood, auiotont~of the English language lnstillrt<, at &4S-2071or ~·<do! by 0<). 1. Buffalo Film Seminars s~t fall lineup ((L By SUE WUETCHU The series began on Tuesday with RtpOftn- Editor a screening of the Buster Keaton liTLE Caesar." the first great gangster and "II film, Conformista/The Conformiot."amsidered bymanytobe Italian director ll<rnardo Bertolua:i's best film, head the lineup for the full 200 I edition of"Buffulo Film Seminars: Com,.,..tions about Great Ft!ms with Bruer Jackson & Diane Chriotian." the 14-wcek series of TRANSITIONS Moving Up Keith E. Otto, from lecturer, UB English Languq lnstitutt, to EU progra.m director for English as a Second 1..1nguage Progr.om• Errol Meidinger, professor of law, to interim director of the Baldy Center fOf Law and Social Policy. Kathryn A Foste<, associate professor of planning. to a.uociate ~ '"' undeogr.lduate education in the Oe(iartment of Plaron<lg. Moving On screenings and discussions sponsored by UBand the Market Arcade Film and psychological and erotic depth. louise Brooks is magnifi cent as Wlu in this film ba.<ed on two plays by Franz ~ The screenings will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Market Ar~ cade theater. 639 Main St. in down- Wedekind . ;ter town Buffalo. Each film will be introdll<l.'d by Jackson, SUNY Distin- look led to a cdnuc strip- " Dixie Dugan .. -and a fiil···· and Samuel P. Corlos ,...,, auoclate profeuo< of family medicine and dir<ctor of the Center fOf' Uri>on liesearch In Prirrwy CMe, to dlalr Christian, SUNY Distinguished of the Department of Fomily and Community Medicine at tho UnMnity of Te""' School of Medicine 1t s.n Antonio Mllt.Dim, - prof...., of .• neurosurgery, to pediatric neurosurgeon and associate professor of neurosurge<y, Hershey Medical Center, Hmhey, Pa. Clayton Pelmer, professor of orthopaedic surgety1 to professor of orthopaedics and anatomy at North~tem University and chair of orthopaedics at Evanston Northwestern Health Care in Chicago. John K. Fitzer, program director for English as a Second lan· guagt Program~ in the English Language Institute, to as.sbtant professor at Fresno City Col~e in Fresno, Calif. Retirem en ts Richard Fly, associate professor, Department of English Peter Hare, SUNY Distinguished Setvk:e ProfesSOf, Department of Philosophy , George Levine, professor, De- partment of English UNA Maceda, cKnk::af assistant professor, Deportment of Anesthoslology Sylvia Mel«, clert l, Mu>ic li- brary LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendln~ tathe The Reporftrwolcomesletten from memben of the Unlvenity community cOI'Tli'Tlenting on its stories and contfSlt. LttteB .ooutd be limited to 1100 words and may be edited for s!Yf< and '-.lglh. Letters must include the . . . name. - . a n d a telephone number for tion. B«awe of space tions, lht RqM)fttrcannot all letters received. They recetved by 9 il .m. 10 ~ con.rrit:-red for r \ thai ,'lffk\ IU Uf'. "~'··• prefer) that }etters guished Professor Capen American Professor CuJture of in the VB Department of English, and Tcaching Professor, also in the English department. FoUowing a shon break at the end of each film, Jackson and Christian will lead a discussion of the film with members of the audience. The screenings arc part of"CpntempoJ1lry Cinema.. {Eng 441 ), an undergraduate course being taught l>y the pair. The class was selected as "Best Film Series" in Arll"'ict's Best of Huffalo awards. The screenings ~tlso are open to the geneml public. Admission to each film will bl.' $6.50 fort he h'<ncrnl public and 54.50 for 'I !Udcnts and senior citi7cns. The films arc lrec for thoSt.' en· rollt.•d in the threc-crt.-dit "Contcm· ~>Orary Cinc1na" course. ·nloSl' wbh ing to ~'rn crL·dit in rd;uion tu thl.' ~rics should register for 1he cou r:,l'. Free monitored pi!.rking will he .wailable in the M&T lot opposite the theater's Washington.Street entrance. At UB, the film se minars arc sponsored by the Capen Chair in American Culture, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English and WBFO 88.7 FM, US's National Publjc Radio affiJiate. tiona) ~ilm R<gistry. • Oct. 2:"Sullivan's Travds," 1942, directed by Preston Sturges. This is a movie about a Holl)'\'<lO<I director who goes out into the world to find time gfeat fiJm comedies. The rest of the semester's lineup, meaning when he finds himself 'Hith film descriptions culled from /blocked on his new movie, "Oh th e seminars ' Web si te , Brother, Where An Thou? .. www . •cs u . b uff•l o . e du I "Sullivan's Travels," write critic lim Dirks. "is generally considered one of - b J • c k s o n I schedf•ll200111nks.html: writer/director Preston Sturges' • SepL 4:"Dic Biichseder Pandora/ greatest dramatic comedies-and a Pandora's Box,.. satirica l s tatement of his own 1929, dirteted by director's erred. Selected for the Na· Georg Pabst. Few tional Film Registry. films come close to • Oct. 9: " Sunset Boulevard," Pandora's Box for 1950, directed by Billy Wilder. •All AnsCenter. Tom KoMer, auistant ath~tic d i· rector tor corporatt sponsorship and special i!YenU. to associate director of athietics for external affairs at BuffalO State· Cof$ege classic "The General" ( 1927), considered by many to be one of the all- social craze-flappers. Philip Carli will provide piano accompanimenl • SepL II: "Linle 1930, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Edward G. Robinson is superb as Rico Bandello, a 6ctionalized blend ofChicago'sAICaponeandBrooklyn's Buggsy Goldstein, in the first great gangiter lilfn. This film also has been selected for the National Film Regist:rJ< • Sept. 25: "Trouble in Para- dise," 1932, c:Wected by Ernst Lubitsch. Considered by many critics to be the great Lubit.sch's best film, .. h is about people who arc a1most impo:,sibly adult," wrotl.' critic Roger Ehert. "So suave, cy nical, sophistica ted, smooth and sure that a lifetime is h01rdly long enough to achieve such polish. They glide." Herbert Mars h aH and Miriam Hopkins aren't just suave; the}"rc also crooks who fall in love. And Ka)' Francis is a rich widow who would like to buy a piece of the action and, failing at that , is content to rent it for a night or two. Selected for the Na- right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close- up,.. says Gloria Swanson as faded ftlril star Norma Desmond in Sunset BouJevard's unforgettable fi nal scene. The film received II Oscar nominations and three Academy Awards. and was selected for the Na - tional Film Registry. • Oct. 16: "Le Salai"' de Ia Peur/ Wages of Fear." 1953, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. William Friedkin remade this in 1977 as "Sorc=r;"with hugdye:xpensMospecial effects and Roy Scheider for his star, but he didn't rome close to the astonishing tension created byOouzot'sdin:ction and editing. Armand Thirard's electrifying cinematography andy""' Montand's brilliant first film perfor1 11131l<%. Seminar participants will see the restored vmion.20 percent longer than the film J\merican5 """' permitted to see when it was re· leased here nearly 50 years ago. • Oct. 23: "The Night of the m • Oct. 30: "Sweet Smdl of Success." 1957, dirteted by Alexander Mackmdrick-• 'swm Smell of Suecas· is one of those rare films.• wrote Roger Eben," where you remember the names of characters because yo~ remember th em-as people, as as benchmarks." Selected for the National Film Registry. irr Nov. 6: "II Gattopardo(fhe Leopard." 1963, directed by l.uchino types, Visconti. The version of this film re· leased in the United States 40 year.; ago was badly cut and mangled. This restored print ofVi.sconti's magnificent epic, shows why th~ fUm has long been so highly regarded by Eu ropean critics. Bun Lancaster is superb as the princ~ coming to lerms with Garbaldi 's unification of Italy. • Nov. 13: " II Conformistafl'he Conformist," 1970. directed by Bernardo Benolucci. This film is considered by many to be Bertolua:i's best effort. Jean-l.Duis Trintignant is superb as Mateello Oerici, the central charncter of Albeno Momia's novel about a man who so wants to belong he manages IO betray everything and everyon<exapt the &scists,forwhom he is merely an instrumenL • Nov. 20: "Don't Look Now." 1973, directed by Nioolas Roeg. Roeg, cinematographer for Fram;ois Truffaut's .. Fahr~nheit 451 " and David J..ean's "Dr. Zhivago," directed 20 films, three of them memorable: "1ne Man Who Fell to Earth"( 1976). "Walkabout" ( 1971} and "Don't Look Now.' This borrific and erotic film, almost perfectly rnisunder.;tood by critics when itwasreleased,isnow regarded as a masterpiece. • Nov. 27:"DaysofHeaven."l978, directed by Terrence Matick. Malick has directed only two other feature films:"BadiaJxjs" 1973and"Thin Red Hunter," · line" JQ98. AU three are haunting, 1955, directed resonant and beautiful. Roger lh:rt by describes "DaysofHeavcn" as "oneof the most bedutiful films ever made." Charles Laugh ron . Roger Eben calls this"oneof the greatest of all American films." Leonard Mahin describes it as an ..atmospheric allegory of innocence, evil a nd hypocrisy." The film credits writer JaniesAgeewith the script, but it really was written by Laughton days before shooting began. It is his only film behind the eamera_ Selected for the National Film Registry. • Dec. 4:"The Adventure of Baron Munchausen." 1988,directed byl<rry Gilliam.Gilliam,theAmericanm<mber of Monty Python's Aying Circus, has woven a delightful rambling narrative about the fantastic baron, and he has populated it with charaaers played by, among others, John gr;.nd NeviUe, Eric Idle, Uma Thurman , Sting and Robin Williams. This is a grand and hilarious movie, a rollicXingand imaginative end to the fourth in this series of terri& movies. UB .cares Lia Hallett, senior academic advisor in the Division of Undergraduate Academic Services, reads a story to ~m Ziad during a visit to the Univer.;ity Heights Child Care Center in the 9foria Parks Community Center on the Day of Caring Aug . 1 5. UB volunteers worked at sites near the South Campus. �Rapa .._ Cocaine tied to hemorrhage UB study finds risk six times greater for African Americans · .,LOISIIAIWI Contributing Editor Y OUNG African Americans who use mcaine are six times more liUiy to suffer a potentially lethal episode ofbleeding inside the brain than non-wen, a case-amtrol study of major risk facton for intracerebral hemorrhage in this population conducted by researchen at UB an c) Emory Universiry has found. The study, published in a recenl" issue of Ethnicity and Disease, also shows twice the incidence of hypertension and fiv~ times the number of people with hypertension who weren'ttaking their blood-pressure medicine among those who had had an intracerebral hemorrhage compared to healthy, age-matched controls. Alcohol use also was associated with an increase in risk. "African-American patiencs expericncea cwo-fold higherriskofintracerebral hemorrhage compared to white patients," said Adnan L Qureshi, VB assistant professor of neurosurgery and lead author on the study. "In the ab~nce of any definitive treatment for intracerebral hemor; rhage, significant stress needs to be placed on primary prevention and understanding of factors that predispose to a higher risk in young Afri ca n Americans," he said. Internal bleeding. also known as in- tracer<bral h<morrl1at!e (ICH), occurs in about 20 out of I 00,000 people, stlltistia show, and can affectanypmon ~of •~~<.sex or race. but appears to occur morr frequently in African ·Americans. The incidena: of intracerebral hemorrhage in African Americans reaches nearly 50 out of 100,000 pmons. Qureshi noted. Since there is no effective treatment for ICH,prevention takesO!Jlter stage, but little information has been available on the factors that put this population at higher risk. This study is the first to use a casecontrol approach to tease out these risks. It assessed health and lifestyle histories of 122 African Americans between the ages of 18 and 45 admitted to a public hospital in Atlanta with ICH between Dec. 31, 1997, and Jan. I , 1990. This data was compared with that from 366 African Americans in the same age group without the condition who took pan in the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES Ill ). Researchen included data on hypertension, diabetes, smoking, cocaine usc, alcohol use and stroke or heart disease from all participants. as well as the record of prescriptions for hypertension medication and compliance with their usc. Results showed then cocaine usc was the strongest risk factor associ•ted with ICH in this population, There be p1en<y ~on besides~ loocbal at UB~ hcmo cpene.pnst IWqon u.w-slty tonl&t< In U8 Sadkm.!Wqon' ,;,;. ... be <he fint- even higher than hypertension, Qureshi said. "While the medw1ism for this assOciation isn't clear, we ,_. Bulblo _ . b y . suspect that the sudden elevation in blood pr<ss~m that occun immediately,after !'Sing cocaine may cause an existing aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the brain to rupture." HypertensifJn, particularly in those who had been prescribed medication but took it irregularly, also was shown to be an important high-risk factor for ICH. · "'Ln chronic hypertension, the body develops a certain proi<Ctive response in an effort to counter high bloo<f pressure's effects,• he said. Ta'king blood-presswe medication intermittently may impair the development of this response and may make patients more vulnerable to ( blood presswe fluctuations." The bottom line, Qureshi said, is that a reduction in the high rate of death and disability associated with intracerebral hemorrhage can't occur without dla:tive pmomtive measures. "T~~udy demonstrated the presake of factors in the communiry that easily can be modified to reduce this risk. These include avoidancr of Cocaine usc and regular use of blood pressure medication as preseribed." Labor law conceutl:atiOit..added IIY JENNIRII UWAHOOWSIU Report~ Assistant Editor T HElawSchoolhasadded a new concentratio n in labor and employment law to its curriculum for th.c fall semester in response to increased demand in the job market for lawyer.; who are knowledgeable in this burgeoning field. "Numerous employment and la bor I jobs exist today that didn't before.lt is a rapidly growing field," said Dianne Avery, professor and vice dean for academic affairs in the Law School and coordinator of the new concentration. The continued maturing of civil rights laws over the past few decades has contributed to the eme~gence of increased individual rights, Avery sa id. Beginning in the l970s, em ployees began to bring wrongful discharge lawsuits based on novel public-policy grounds. A spate of lawsuits filed during th e 1980s by• middJe managers who had been "downsized" also helped stimulate the field of employment law. Federal laws have expanded employee rights as well, and now prohibit sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of disabiliry. Avery, an expert in the area of employment discrimination, said students who graduate with a con· ~tration in labor and employment law are exceptionally well prepared when they hit the job market. They could work for government agen cies, nongovernmental associations, in private practice, for labor unions or as in-house counsel, bringing ex-. pertise in such areas as employment discrimination law, public or private coUective-bargaining law, rights of individual employees, employee benefits, sports and entertainment law, or workers' compensation law. "They have a level of undentanding and expertise that geneFalists simply don't have," Avery said. Up- per-division law studeniS who opt to take the new concentration can select from a myn;d of choices for electives. ranging from civil rights. civil liberties and discrimination law, to American labor history and public-sector collective bargaining. Although punuing a co_ncentration is not mandatory, Avery said UB law studencs who choose that path-whether or not th ey ulti mately commit to that specific area of law for their career-have "an edge in that they have learned a particular field in depth." The ski!~ students acquire. she said, are "transferable to other fields." The concentration compo nent "has long been recognized oucside of UB as a strength of our curricu lum," she said_"It helps students find their niche." The labor and employment law concentration is one of nearly a dozen concent·rations offered by the Law SchooL Obituaries Joseph Shister, former chair of industrial re~ations A memorial service was held Aug. 10 in Boca Raton , Aa., for Joseph Shisler, a UB professor of economics and labor relations for more than 30 yean who died Aug. 7 in his home after a lengthy illness. He w.U 83. A renowned labor mediator, Shisler was moderator of th e "Uni versity of Buffalo Round Table;· a di~cussion program on WBEN · AM, WBEN -FM and WBEN -TV, from 1952-72. He alsoservedasthe chai r of the former Department of Industrial Relations in the School of Management. Born in the Ukraine, he came to and studied at the Unh·ersity of Montreal. Coming to the United determining wage increases in labor-contract negotiations. He was a national referee for air- States in 1939, he.eamed master's and doctoral degrees from Harvard University. He taught at Cornell, Syracuse and Yale universities before joining the UB faculry in 1949. Shister was the author or co-au· thor of more than 50 books and articles on labor economics, industrial relations and collective bargaining. He was chosen by the 711< Buffalo Nt:WS as one of Western New York's outstanding ci tizens in 1954 after he devised a cost-of-living formula for lines and railroads for the National Mediation Board, chairman of the New York State Minimum Wage Board for the amusement and recreation industries, chairman of the Erie County Grievance Board and a labor arbitrator in mors than 2,000 cases involving major corporations and unions. He continued to serve as a labor arbi trator for a few years after mov· ing to Florida following his retirement from UB in 1983. Montreal with his parencs in 1921 wtl IIi& East-.....,_ A .....o.r a/~ promodons wllmaloe <he nW1t one to""""""'"' u <he lkJIIs kid< oil <he 200 I season under , _ hoad coodl J1n> Halher. Before <he pmo suns. UB~ mas«<-VICtOria S. Bul,a.lt.a Yield. <he !~star a/ <he E. Bull-will be incroducoclk wil beVoclcl'o lint ;.,. appeannco. aJdlOU(tl she alfidaly was lncroduced at <he lloddn• !\ally 200 I on Friday. N. halftime,lans wll p< a chance co ......, <he I durinc <he "Re<ro Halfdme Spocacular" .,......_. byAdelp!U and NewTostltos ~.The halltime petfonnanoe wll be . _ _ b y - reconlinc anisaVIII&e Pecple. who wll perlonn some a/ hils.~~ sadil.m fworitAI ""ff1U.." They will be )oW>ed on <he field by a poup a/ more .nan.J00 local children who panidpoted In YMCA amps """"" <he Wesum NewYoric: area this wnvner. __...,.voaor '70s their,...._ In · -rlvo>J&hout <he come <he<e wfll be special appe=nces by <he Zoopenun. sponsorod byWNSA and <he Empke Spons Networi<. As usual at hcmoloodJoll pmes, children will be enunalned before <he pme at <he 22-foot &!ant sfide and a bounce house. and <he UB nwd1io& band wil perlonn before <he ........_ k b also Wesum New York Hill> Scl>ool foo<boll Nil!>< and a pnt firew<>rla wll conclude <he - - .. 5irc'e pmo t1c1cets are avallabtelor S 12 and $ 1o by allln& <he us rod<et ()ft';ce at 645-6666.. ~occer MlH'S The Bulk will take to dw: road to open the 200 I season with a pair of weebnd contests u the~ Tournament in Bet:hlehem.Pa. Coach johnAstudilto's bootors wtn ..- <he host Mounaln Hawta on S.wn!ay and IVmf on Sunday. - ·s The defend'"& Mid-American Conference "~'"" susan c:twnp;on Bulls. led by head coach Jean:"- Tassy. will open <he 2001 seuon wkh a pak a/ home comesu OYOr <he Labor Day woelcend. UB will take on local rMI Nlopra In <he season opener at 7 p.m. tomorTOW. The Buns will &ce Syracuse On Monday. ~at I p.m. 8oth matches will be played at Alumni Arena's AAC Reid. Voile~~ all ~d coodl Nadine Ubw>ls will bepl her !Nrd susan ·this woelcend as <he BuHs host <he annual UB Mo<pn Oass;c~II<WQdonallnAiumniArena. UB wiH open <he 200 I ampaJ&n ap1nst Stony Brook at 1 p.m. tomorrow. wkh Canislus meeting St. john~ in <he day's fim matrh at S p.m. The tournament will condude on Sawnby wkh four macches. CanWus wUI face Stony Brook at! I a.m., followed by UB ....... St.John~ at If""- St.John~ wfll take on Stony Brook at l p.m. wkh the flnal matrh foawrin( U6 and Canisius at S p.m. · ~as~etoall WOMEN' S Coach Cheryl DoUet- has announced that Stephanie Schuele< has joined <he Bulls' coachinc sufl' u an assistant coach, where she: will be.primarity ...sponsible lor on-the-floor coaching wkh ihe Bulb"perimeter~ Individual v.oricauts. <he scoutina of opponentS and fllm exdwl&<. Schuele< ...paces fonner wistant Deborah Forry. who left in june to ako an wistant cooching posltion at PittSburgh. "W.'re oiMously excited"' brins in somebody a/ Stephanie; Ol;be,;· said Dozier."Her credenda.ls and bacqround are second to none, and she hu bach played and coached at <he hiat-t 1M a/ bl.sl<e<ball. She brinp a tremendous amount of knowledge. enthustum and new ideas ~ our ~" Schuefer hu been an assistant coach at Western Illinois UniYersity of the Mid-Continent Conference for the past three seasons...where she. was responsible for handHng <he Weste<wind$" traYOI. Khedulm,. scouting ..epons and academics. as well as assisting with rec:rultlrc and on-the-ftoor coachin& with the team's guards. Prior ro Joining che 'Nenem Illinois staff. SchueM!r was an uslst:ant coach at the Unlvenity of Mtuourt during the 1997-98 Season after rewming from cweneas, where she pbyed professioN.IIy for three yr.an. Schudt!:r bepn her coaching cat"eer as a 't'Oiunteer assistant coach at her alma mater. the UniYe:nity of Iowa, In 1991 . Schueler enjoyed a stellar career at lowa--wtlere she earned a bac:hebr's degree in phystaJ eduation tn 1992~ for cun-ent Ruqen head coach C.Vivian Stringer.As a pointguard,shegutded the Hawbyes to a 1~22 record during her four-year career; including three Big Ten Ownptonships and four NCAA Tournament ~es. Schueler was a first·teamAfi·Big Ten sefectioo as: a senior and a second-tUm AJI-Si& Ten seieaion as a junior. and she finished her career ranked third in both assists and steals on Iowa's all·dme career lisu. Bqinnlng in 1'19l.Schueler played professionalbl.sl<e<balllorTeam Palma Ahn a/ t..xembour& and Team flenulle and Centrumbtad a/ Belgium.While O't'l!:neiS, she also serwed as head coach for the Cadet Belgian NaDonal Team in Aemalle. Belg;um. BrieD Program offers certification A new online program at UB this fall o ffers an innovative master's degree in general education that will satisfy the state Department of Education requirements for permanent teaching certification. The 33-credit-hour program is unique in that it will be a complete graduate program-includ ing non-education courses--deliVered entirely throUgh the use of interactive video and Web-based technologies. The program, a collaborative effort of the Graduate School of Education (GSE) and College of Arts and Sciences, targets provisionally certified K-8 and special-education teachers in outlying areas of West ern New Yor.k who want to earn permanent New York tate teaching certification while they continue to teach in their own communities. �81 llepo..._ Auoust30.20011Vo1.33.1n.1 Park Hall, North Campus . .__ U?at:;~kecJ~=F: morl!! information, call john Corcoran at 881-1640 or 645. 2444, exL 119. Openlnghc..,U.... Maurice Sands: Outsider ln. Art Deparvnent Gallery, 11-4 ~ Saturday, September I g~c~~~ more 1nfonnation, call 6456878, exl 1350. Cooking Class Monday Th~ Reporter JNJbllshes listings for events taking ploce on campus, or for, off..-campus events where 3 Women's Soccer ~~~·u~~?e~~~7 p.m. no later than noon on the Thursday prMedlng publkatlon. Listings are Expose of Historic Deeds Done Ciru1901.• Medtbdon Class lntroduct~ Ml!!dltaUon • The ChMtos 8. Sears law Ubrary in O'Brian Hall, only acce pted through th e e le-ctronic submlulon form for the o nline UB Calendar of Eve nh Dl <hltp:/ I www.buffalo.edu / c:ale ndar/ logln>. Beca use of sp;\ce limitations, not all events In the e lec~ronl< Exhibits ..MMtrke Unck: Outsider In" =~~.e~~~ht. WWII, will bo oo disploy Sepl 6-27 in the Art Department Galtl!!ry, 845 in the Centef for the Arts, North Campus. 1 ~~~~~.a1rg !~:~· ~o 5 r~~~~m~~~.m. on Saturday. Septombor Wokome A New Yeart A New You!. Student Unton ~oon-2 ·- = llnl>ltlng -·· ·-~ · mumihations: Revisiting ~;n~~::~or more lnfonnation, 645-6125. :~:.;:~ ~e~nd on~~~~LJ~~~ndby Student Unk>ns & Activities. For -...tJonca.u Buddhist Meditation. Nikotaus ~~~~~~~enter. . Campus. 6-7:30 p .m . Free. For more infonnation, Nikolaus Special Coflections illustrating cultural and historical r~rra~n~a~ur:~:ition, Karapa.sas at 834·2335. is on display in thl!! libraries across the campuses. Each Thursday line exhibitions focused own area of expertise: on iu • l ockwood Memorial Ubrary, North Campus, will mount e~~:h ibitions of varying themes. One will focus o n the ~~~~~e;:J ~he'!~lo's ethmc Buffalo Logk Colloquium experiences of the Pan ~~;~n~r.~r,:~eLs~~n American Exposition; another, "Food, Drink and Eating at the Pan-American Exposition: Corcoran, Philosophy, US. 141 legislative proceedings surrounding the arrest. trial and execution of presidential assassin leon Czolgosz. • The Science and Engineering Ubrary ~SEl) in Capen HaH, North Campus, =~i~tthe presentation of electricity, chemistry and architecture at the Pan Am, a ~~~ustrial industry. • Bach and African drumming~ among the musical entrees at the Pan Am, and the Music Ubrary in Baird Hall, North library will offef on-site and on- &· ~r:~ncron wondenof . technology and Buffalo's Pan-American the North Campus, will approa<h the Pan Am from a legal pe<>pective, tocu.sl~in cell!!brated the bposltlon" cahmdar will b e Included In the R•porlrr. Union, North Campus. 7-8 y.m. frl!!e. For more Information, Nick Karapasas at 834-2335. Wednesday 5 ~t~e:~~~ Free. For more information, Janke Cochran at 645-2837. ~~~stya ~=~rur~ the United States Army during UB groups ore prin<lpiil sponsors. Ustlngs are due at the Pan Am. It also will exhil>it ospecU of the oxp<>Sition's grounds ond the wort of thost who contributed to the overall mis en scene of thtPanAm. 1 ~~~~r~~~~ We11 ~~oli~~~~~ p. m . Fr~ . US vs. Syr.cuse. RAC Field . 1 abundant and diverse food and drink served at the exposition. A third lockwood exhibition 1 will focus on the wortcs of more than 650 American artists, as weU as artists from Canada and Latin America, that were shown • The Univettity Atchives, · ~·c~~;u~t~~~s. UB vs. Canlslus. Alumni Arena. S p.m. Free. =·~=~the Campus, will exhibit tex:U and documents related to its e~~:tensive musical programs. It also will pr!!!Sent illustrations of the Pan Am's Temple of Music and othef concert venues as well . ~~1~,~~~:! ~~ contemporanoous with the Pan Am to bo shown by the Health Sciences Ubrary in Abbott Halt, South Campus, in its exhibit, · airth, Death and ~ing in Between: Keeping People He.atthy·at the Pan American Exposition.• It will focus on the l'm~'r:li= ~.:II ::~c~~ contagtous diseases, food ~~tion and unhygienic • The exhibit to bl!! mounted tr~~~:~~;., Capen Hall, titled "The Uncrowned Queens, • ~ baled �.SniDENT CoNDUCf ' -· • 0 RULES UNIVFRSDY STANDARDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE .REGULATIONS �2 ,..,_ PAin' I - UNIVUI5ITY STANDAIIDS Urtiwnity dilaplinary procaJa taU appropruJk GC· rion wl!en student conduct dir«tly orul sipijia:t"lly intnft:m with tlu Uniwrsity's prim~~ry"'l4altio11AI rt· sporuibility of insurit~f all mem&.trs t:l{ iu community rht opportunity to curain their t.dwauional obj«tiws in consommct with tht instit~.~ tiort's m1md11te. These rtpllJrioru gowming student Mlulvior Mw bun formul4kd to be muonabk fiiUI mUisric for all stwknu. WMn D stwltnt #u2J bun apprthntdtd for tht YiDIA· tion ofa lllwofthccommunity, tht stGit, tiT nariort, it u tlu Uni~sityJ positiort not to rtqwat or Ill'« to spt· cUd coruidmatiol'f for tht. nudtnt btazust of hiJ or her student status. It should~ undvltood that tht Urtiwr· siry is not a lsrw tnforament agt.ncy. At tht SCJmt timt, tht Univnsity doa not conui~ of iutlf as 11 •Mnctu· ary• for law brmhrs. Tht Univusity has always bun and should continue to be conarnt.d th11t whnttver students art in'II'Dl~d in kgal problems they N adequately Gdviud and rrpr~nted· by qualified counuL A unMnrl)l.esptda.UyaSt4te Umwrsitysub)«t town· Jtrtutional rrt~urmnmts. mwst guargnt« uudmu therighu wluch thr society lltld 1U laW1 prot«~. An A.mt'ric4n univcnrty guarlJI1tM ru studmu thnr nghts on a amrpw.. Sttuhnts who YJOlate a loaU onlinancr, t:rr any law, ruk thr legal pt:naftitJ prderibtd by nvilauthorities. Howe~'a'. vrolat1on of law for which thr studtnt pays the prnalt)' will not ncctsS~J rdy involve a vroWtion of aca· dnmc stondards or ruin of tht Unrwrnty. 11u Univnsrl)' comrot bt htlil mponsrbk for off-campw oaivrtit!::s of ru mdivrduol srudtnu but mointoins on rntuEU in oil bthal•ror, whtthuun oroff-wmpus. which muyatn-mtly aff«t tht Un n'ffJity. In crun rnvolvmg vwlatrotu of the ll1w whrch occur off mmpw. rht Um..-erJ1ty may br ron · ctTntd with tlu mcrdtniJ whrch, by d1rir rwturr cufvrnd)• ofTen tht Unn•ernty's trlucatrorull rmuron. In uny Umwnuy d1Kiplrrutr}' protrdurt ont of rhr hrg hrst pnonua of tht Umvtwty u to 1U{tg1Ulrd tht studmr 's rrght to dut< prouss. /Jut Procns u nor un n ·a· m'4" legal concept but rath.:r s1mpl)' rctturrn the rudimen· wrydnllt!lllf ofMfmr play"' 1n till tUi11mustrot1vt procttdmg To dus n1d. tr/1 Um~'4"r511f drKiplmury procrdurn wrll at lt llf l ajf11rd thrrlrfl'ntlant a ckur stotmu~ru ofthl' rhargrs ami tht" Haturr of tht nmltnct upon whiCh tht' t"har~s m lbtJJI'II S«rmdly. thl" dt!frrrdam shatl bt gwm u f01r hNJnng.llf' allo.,..'t'.d to ronfrontand crou-txlmmtt' wtlrtt'Ud. ;.md prt'Jt"m Ius ur her o ....•n pontlon , t'l'ldtnct' mul r.xplmmtro1t I.JU II)·· no tii JC!p/wtlry IU'tiOII wtll btw4mam/ru tl.t' cl.r~r~ art" substmltttllrtl b)' tht' rvtdt"'nrt~. Tl1t' couru hm'f' rrllltl'IIICtl rHur1f tiJt'Sl" mmmrul tlemcnts of "f.ur pta,. urr {ul{iltt•tl, tht drft"mlam .,. .,/1 haw bern <~flordeJ tlut" pru>t'U tmdtr tlrr law In 5ummtlf)', tltr U rtn't"rslly o:ptcb urul tiSb fo r tU ""'mber$ 110 grnu n '" rw lt'SS f rrrtlmrt or illH'rty tharr ;•xuts for ;lllll"t pt'tfllN$ 1n J;l('lt'l)' ·n,. Ulln•rrJtty's pou M '""'· tlir"rt'fllrr, u rwt '" "'lflll'St '" tt.'(Ul' 111 sp,·rial ron · Slllt'flltt(ln bt'ramt• of thr studt"tlt 's Jill/Us. Thr Unnyrf /1) wrll not ltlt!'rfru Willi law ntjorumt"lll ar~tl otllt't '' i:'' n l'ttl. As prrrtlll th nlucatumalmmulatt. II wdl be ulmm Jtwlt'lll rt'htdtrlllmwn ami cmunbu · tum' w ntmpu5 mu/ )Ol' lt' ly now uml It/Ill tltr futuu . w11urnrd ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS 1 . The term l\uffoalo. Stoate ~u mvc:rsii''M Um~·e rs 1t y means 1h e Untver,ttv at of New York. 2. The trrm Mstudnu" tndudol!U pcnons laklngroursd at the Uni\'USity, both full time and part-ume, pursumg undergraduoate, graduate, or professional stud1o . )A. The term "academic good standiot( mtans: The University al Buffalo con.sidcrs an undugn.duate who has complctrd two scmesten or more aT the Univtrsit }' 10 ~in ac~dcm ic good standing only if: ( 1) the student 's cumul•tive gndc point a~·erage (for work attt'lllptcd both at this univmity and at ~ny o1her post·s.teondary institutio n thc student may havt attended) is 2.0 or abO\~, and: (2) tht student '~ cumulat1vt- gradt pomt average for work ~nempttd at UB is 2.0 or abovt. Students who are nd't m good stand ing art on pro· bation and subjec t to t\'entual dismi ssa l. J•. The ttrm "Satisfactory and Timtly Progrtss To · ward a Oegr« mrans: Tht University at Buffalo considers an und.:rgraduate student who has completed a scmtstc.r o r more at UB to be makins .u.tisbctory and timdy progress toward a dq;r« o nly if, m addition to metting the condition~ for good standing abon: (1) The student'sgradt point a\'trage for the most recent .semester is 2.0 or above. and (2) at least 75% of all crt'tlit ho urs fur which the student w;as rtgisttrcd in all K"mtstcrs at UB havt betn completed. If student registers for a coursc and d~ no1 drop it during the regular drop and add ptnod early t<~ch K"mtstcr, it ca nnot lX' considered :as having been completed untiltht student uhimatdy rcceh·ts a pass1ng grade in tht course. Thu~. a coui'St' for wh1ch a student rt"Cetved a grade of"R" or MI.. (with courst rTquircmtnts not yt>t fulfilled ), o r a faihng grade of "F" or "'UM mw;t be cons1dercd as not havmg bc<n compltttd . (J) A junior or senior i!. making s:uisfactory and lltncl)' progrcg lo v."llrd a dtgr« onl)' if, in addttion 10 m« tingcond1t1ons ( I I and (2) abovt", tht student 1s accepted and enrolled m a dC"partmcnt or program offen ng a maJOr. Studcnts who ur found not to be makm ~ ~ tisfactOI'}' and timely progress toward a dq.:rt•t in two or molT co n~c ut in· M"mtsters arc un :tladcnuc probation and ~ub t cct tn evcmual dism1ual Thc Unt\'tr<!ilt )' at Rufblo clas~rli t'~ undt"rgnduah' ~tudt'nt.s as M ~oph o mor~~ " ;.~fte r thl')" have compl(tcd 30 crl'tt lt hours, u Mlun1ori'" afur thty lllmplctt'd 60 crl'<ht h our~. and as MSc: ntur~" after the)' have cum · pltttd il l lea ~t 90 credit hour~. until they graduiltt.-. 4 . Tht' term Mfacuh)· member" mean~ anr pe"rson cun dua.in& c.lusroom activitia at UB. 4 . The UnMnity Polia Offic:en: are appointed under S. Tht term • univen.ity official• indudts any pcrJOn the Education Law and the Crimlnal Proadure L.tw. Th~ hi~~ authority to m.U aJTaCJ., -.nd att cmemployed by the UniYttSity ptrfonnin& usiJ.Ord ad ministrativre or profcuionaJ rcsponsibilitits. • powtrnJ to nUorcc these rqulatioru and aU applicabk 6 . The t.trm "'manbcr of the: Univns.ity community" llws on campus and oa any propCrtics owned, rented. indudes any pcr10n who U a studmt, facuJty mem or ~cued by the Univusity. 1M University Polia Of. bu, University official or anyothtr penon employed fkm: have lhr autho(ity of polkcmm.. Amon& tbdr by the University. powers are tht powtt lO aetuk warranU. the power 7 . Tht term "'University prtmiia•tndudcs aU land, to stop, identify and inttrropu indivtdua.b, and the buUdinp. facilides, and othtr property in tht poMcspowu to Wut appura.nct tidtrts. sion of or owned, used, or controlltd by the Uni~r · Vktlms 1Ughts :~y~ea::,~rpniution• means any numlM:r of perSons who havc: complied with the formal requirt· mentl for Universit y rec:oanition. 9 . Tht ttrm "judicial body" mtanS any persons authoriud by tht Director of JudiQal Affairs to dttermintwhcthtrutudenthuviolatedcheStudentCode and to ruommend imposition of unctions. 1 Tht tmn •Appt:lbtc: Board. means person or persoris authorized by the Dirt.aor of Judic:W Affairs to mnsidtr an appeal &om a judicia.l body'I dctcnnination that a student has violated the Sttxknt Codt or from 1M sanctions imposed bytht Studmt· Widr: Judiciary. 11 . Tht V'tcr Prnidmt for Student Af&in and the Dean of Studtntl are the pel'iOns designated by th~ University Pres:ide.ntto be responsible for the admin · inration of tbt Student Codt. 12. The ttrm " policy" is defined as the writttn rcgu lations of the: Univc:nity as found in, but not limited to, the Conduct Standards, Rtsidtnce Lift Handbook. and Graduatt!Undtrgradilatt Catalogs. 1 ) , Tht ttrm "acadma.ic integrity proceeding" means th~ process dtfintd in both the Undergraduate and Graduate: Catalogs for dealing with such matters. (5« Artidt 3A, Academic Dishontsty). 14. The ttrm "cheat ins" includes. but is not limittd to: ( I ) use. of any unauthoriud assistance in taking quizzt'$, 1ests, or examinations; ( 2} dq>tndence upon the aid of sourc.es beyond those authoriud by tht instructo r in-writing pa~n, preparing reporu, solving problems, or carryi ng out o ther assignmcntl; or (3) the acquisition, without permission, of ttsts or othtr academic material belonging tO a memtM:r of the Univtrsity (acuity o r staff. 15. Tht ttrm "plagiarism" ind udn. but is not lim · 1tt'd tO, tht use, by p~raphOf(Or dircet quotation , of the published or unpubli(htd work of anothtr pn· son without full and dtar acknowltdgment . It also mcludcs tht' unacknowledged use of materials pre· pared byanothcr person oragencyr_n g;.gtd m tht' sell· mg of term papt>rs or ather acadtmic mattnal). 16. Thtterm • rcoognizcdstud~ntgo\'trnmcnt " means SIUdent Associ<Jtion (SA ), Gr-.ujuatt Studtnt Associa · t1o n (GSA). Millud Fillmore Collegt' Studtnt Associa · tton {MfCSA ). Polity St udtnt Council, Dental School S!udent Associalion (DSA). St u~ tnt Bar Associatio n fSilA ).Gr•duatt Managnntnt Association (GMA) and o ther studcm goYt.rnments that may be officially r« · ugniud by thc UmvtrSity during any year. 17. The term "d•sm1ssal" means that a student IS permanentl)' rtmovt"d , fo r academ iC rtaso~s. from all pnvilegeJ> offered br a.s)()Cia tio n with lht Universu y. Appi!C.ltion for reo~dmission ma)' M possiblt'. 18. The h:rm "'suspens ion" n1eoan~ remm·mg from a student, for disciplinary reasons. some or all privi ltg(") offered by assoc1<.~Uon with tht Untvtnity for a o. any ;~;~:~::~~;~:::~.. mtans ~rmantntly rem~:- 1ng from a s1udcn1 all privilcgts offered by assoc1a- :~ ~teh ~~~;,u..~;;:;s~~d prtstnt dangt'r" means im · ~t When appearing or testifrin& before a campus judiclaJ body, tht following principles apply: • Tht riJht of a victim to havt a person or persons ofhtr or his choice accompa.ny htr or him throughout tht diJC.iplinary hn.rina. • Tht risht to remain present during tht entirt proceeding. • Tht right, as esu.bllshtd in state: criminal codes. not to have his or htr irrdtv~nt past iC:XU.al history discussed durins tht hea'ring. • The right to make a "victim impact statement"' and to suggest an appropriate: penaJty if the accuscd U found in violation of tht rodt. • Tht right to M informed immediately of tht outromt of tht htaring. S•nctions: 1 . Sanctions shaJI Mat tht discrttion of th~ judicial body and shall tM: limited only by tM rules governing tht University disciplinary bodies.. (For a list of specific sanctions which may be invok.td, consult the pro· ctdutt:S for tach specific Univtnity Disciplinary Body. Copin of tht procedures of thc Htaring Committ« for tht Maintenance of Public Ordtr and tht Studmt Wid~udkiary are available in the Office of tht Di r«:t ~of Judicia.l Affaii'J, Room 252 Capen Hall, North Campus.) 2. Thejud1cia.l bodies have tht power toin.stitutt and/ or rtCOmmtnd· tht following rangt of sanctions: A. Warnins. a. Restitution. C. Counseling D . Lou of priviltgts. , (1) Removal from Univtrtity housing facilities. ( 2) loss of such pnvileges as may be consistent w1th tht offtnst committed and the rehabilitation of the: student . E. Disciplinary probation with or without the loss of designated privilegt'S for a dt finit e penod of timt . The v1olau0(' of the terms of dasciplinary probation o r the mfract1on of any University rult during tht ptriod of disciplinary probation ma y ~ grounds for su~ ptn s i on o r expulsion from the Univcnity. F. Suspension from tht University for a dt'finite or 1nddini1e ptriod oftimt.• G. Expulsion from thC" Univtf'!llltt'· • H . Com munity Service. 1. Such othcr sancuonJ as may be approved by thc Unaversity's judicial bod It'S. ' Sultja'l to fitwl rrv~Ltvo{thd'raidtnt, a11 ucrwn tlwt u mundmory if sus~ 1 u 1011 or r:xpulsio" u rtrommrndM. ARTICLE 3A: UNIVERSITY STANDARDS ~;~~~~u;~~~.':~:~;~t%~~~~~~:~~~~~~::: deviant sexual bchaVIOt, salt/distribution of alcohol, tiC. ~~~:=a~ ~;~=i:~~~:~~~ rn~:r::t~~~~~ leadership of the University, said in 1935: ~t~;a~~;,~:~:::;~::~a;t~~'::~:~~ ~::;;~od.: ~ an! a CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to the Univer· ~•ty Communit and may be suJpendcd lmmtdii!tt'l}' reOtetion by word of mouth or in writing. before their r;~: tac;:~~~~r~~~s~gr:t:~~~nc~~~~- of Rult Vio· be ~summoned~ ~~ a,:~7:i~bc6c;,;::r~;~~:~~~n~i~~~~~~~~~ mitt« for the Maintenance of Public Ordcr.Studtnt · Wid~ judiciary, Residmct Life, Community Standards fr« to inwsugate any subject, no rnatttr how much ~~y=;~~~~":~~~i~~a~~~ clllses or tlsa¥h~ thatlhey arc frte as citizens to tili ~~ ~: :r~~!: :e:~i:,tsio~i~~~i~~ applitd to them no matttr how unpopular they may !::bl~;~=j=i=z~ may appear to ~ in tPt eyes of mmtbtn and friends of ~;;il~;i:~ 3p~~:~~:~~d~~~~~l: ~~~~i~~~r~~:~~ the institution; that their rontinuantt in office will br in vtrsity aCademic divi.s~ns. ~~~~~~~:~~=c~~:::u:n!t~es~~ ARTICLE 2:. JUDICIAL AUTHORITY )urisd ktion of the University 1 . University jurisdiction and disc1pl1nc shall pertam to conduct which occurs un University prtmikS u r off-campus and which ad\·trscly affects the Uni,•er· sit y Communil y, including any of its membtrs, and/ o r tht pursuit of its objtct h·cs. 2. Univen:ityrqulationsand pi"'a'duresshall dt1ermirk tht composition of JUdioal bodtes and AppcU:ttt Boa riD and dettrmine >Ail k h judic1al body. Judicial Advisor and Appellate Board shall be authorittd to hNr tach ase. • The Director of JudiCi:al Affairs sh:~ll O\'ers« 1ht' dt·\·dopmcnt of pol icies fqt 1he ad nun1stra11nn uflht JUdicia l program .and procedur•l rule.s for lhe conduct of hnn ngs. • D«:ISIOn( n\3dc hr a JUdicial bod\' .tnd/ur lud1 ciai'Adv1wt Jhall be final. pc-ndmtt thl' no rmal appeal pmctS). • A JUdicial body mJy he des•gnatl-d a~ .uh1tcr of disputes w1thm lh,• ~tudcnt community m c~~ which do no t 1mu lvt' a v1olat1on of thc Student Codc.AII part 1o mU51 agr«tuoarbltro~uon , and lo hot bound by thr drcLSiun "',th no nght of appc:-.1l ) . The Vrce Provosts for AcademiC Affa1rs shall ad · m•na~ ter lht' judiCI<.~I procedures and poliCI(")o fo r llll coase~ n l s tud~·nl \' IOI <.~ ti u n of Unl \trs•t y :~ cadt"mrL 1n· le)trlly stand;.~ rd;. Th< Stot< UnMnitynus..a t-o odop«d o J10iicy RaolutioO a3-216l whicb- c~w ;..tcond octioao toward JIUdcnu ond employ.., within lh<SUNY .,....,bobucdm I!Wqwotifi<ations.obmtiosondpri>nnana. Th<n.-'•po&cy- c-·· ma~u obout on waydwottituda,proctica_ond ~olin­ dMdu.als that are euenti.alty penonal in natu.te, auch as private expreuion or sexual orientation, are unrelaud II> p<rl"ormanc. ond pnwid< no baU fOe judpcn1. Finolly, it iolh< policy o( 1h< UaiYmdy ot 8uJ&Io 10 proiUbit UMdlouo co._;c.l <titcriminarion booed on IUCh chanc:tcristia as race, tao scnaal oric:ntatioo. aee. national origin. n:!ipon. wttnn or marital1tarus ordilobility in allrnancn otr.ctintl cmplormont"' <ducationol opportunities within tht UnM:nity itld( It is tht 6nn bdid or 1h< Council, 1h< !oculty. ond 1h< odministntion that judgrncnu about pcnons within the Uniwruty ohould bo bu<d on dW ~ mcriu, """""pliohmenu. optituda. ond bchmo<, ond !hoc invi<tious co._.;col diocrimwtion ;, wholly inoppn>priale .. m. ~·mission ond volua.Siud<nu wbo riobctdUs policy shall be subject to sanctions within the Univnsity, up to and indudins expulsion. Any vtabrion of the rules wtuch is motivated bybW ~my be prosecuted and/ or sanctio!Wd as a more ICrious olftn.K. Complainu rtprding any violations of nondiscrimination laws or policiH, sexual ha.rusmmt, or failure to providt reasonable accommodation should M madt to the Office of Equiry, Divtrsity. and Affirmative Action Administration, 645-2266. C. PETIT10NS.1NDIV1DUAL - Evuy 01ud<n1lw tht right to prtition o r dis.stminatt information on campus. In the residma ~Us, those intending to orculatt petitions must tdmtify themsdvn to tht appropriate Building Director btfo~ any individu.al or pOup petition is circulated. (Note; Tht intcnt of this rule is to respect tht privacy of tht residents, and is not m · ttnckd to deny tht individu.al's right 10 petition. ) • St.lt ement on Sexual Assault and Abuse ~~~!;;~n~~~ei:~:~~e:t:~~~f~t~~:~~:~;!~~a~~;~~~ tlon of acadtmic freedom ht implemented during his lation5 will usually ca use a studmt to prosecution: or civil pm.altia.. Tht Uruversity at Buffalo will not tolerate sexual as· s.auh or abuse. Sexual Assault: any a('tual or attempted non -consensual so:ual activity indudina.but not limited m., forcibLe anal o r oral sa:, aunnpc:td inttrcoursc. sexu.altouching. by a pn"SOn(s) known or unknown to the victim. fUpe: Tht perp!!tratioo of an act of sauaJ intucouf'JC' w1th a penon 'against thtir will and rons.t ether their will is O\'ttcomt by foret or ftar resulhng from the threat of force, o r by drugs administtn!d without conKnt, or wbcn the: ptnan is unconscious or otherwilt physically unabll' to communicate willingness. Reporting Opt.Kms: lnodtnlli o( saualasAuJt may be rrported to University Pollet. municipal police, f'CSI dt"nce h.a.ll officials. or Studtnt Htalth Cmttr by a vic· tim or proxy. lmmediat~ reporting is reco mmmdtd. A disdplin-ary complaint may also be-tiled with tht Stu· dent -Widr Judicia.rr for action apinst the a.sNilant if · they a~ a studmL This may be done in conjuncuon freedom of Expression with or instead of criminal pi"'St.CUtion. A . ACADEMIC FREEDOM . The Untversity sup- ' Anothtr sourct' of assistance. advice, o r intenrmtion is tht staff of tht Office of Equity, Dtvtrsity, and porlli tht principlc of academic freedom as a con«pt i'Offirmativt Action Administration, 645-2266. You may s~ak confidentiallY. to the Affinnativt Action Officer o r the Associate Dircctor. !i"pon.sibility oftht members oftht aad~miccommu- mtdiate serious violence" is expected or conduct furnishtd rtuan to bcliC'\'e such cond uct is conttm· ~~·~e;!~1bS:::C~~~:CI~~.~::~;;:ss':~~~ r;r~;~; tus, or wtctan Jtatu.t. Furthermo~ Go\ra'nor's Ea:· ecutive Order No. U .l prohibits diacriminaticm on the 'buia of xxual orientation in em.ploymmt and provision of scnricaby atiU ~Studmb ahoukl bt awa~ that anyone who violatts laws proh.ibitina apeci.fic: forms of diJcrimination m.y lnd to crim1na.l on thtir scientific rompcttnct and will be in no wayaf- ~::!::=~~i':~~:~p~~;i:~:~o':~: fret, insofar as the requircmtnuofthr SCYtn.l curricula permit , to inquire into any sub;«t that imcrt:su them, toorpnittdiscussiongroupsorstud)·dubsforthcmnsidtration of any sub;tct, and to invite to addrtSS them any speaker they may choofc: that censorship of studtnt publkationsshall be ~wed on pm:isety thcsvnc grounds and shllll utcnd no further than that c.urcisaJ by the Un111ed Statts Postal Authorities." B. NONDISCRIMINATION - The Unl\'trslt)· at Buff;a)o is eomm 1tted to fostcring a positive t"nviron · m~nt for lcarning, and to tf\Suring the ufety, righu, and d 1g 111 ty of ('VC"ry mtmbtr of the University com muntt y. To that end tht Uni\'ersity encouragts tach ;a nJ e\·try mcmbtr of tht acadC"m ic communuy to .l)sume mdividual responsibility for respecting the nghts and dignity of 01hers and for htlping to pro· molt tht' ftt":t" and O)X'n txchangc ofldtaJ in an atmo"Phtrc of mutua.! rcs~t. Cc: rtam types of discrimination art prohibitt"d by bv. . For eumplt, ducnmin.ation on tht basis of r.acr s cxprnsJy prohibitcd by both fc:dtnl and statt con1 stltuuonsa ndbya widt rangeoffedtra.landstattstat ~ utn. O ther statt and fedt'rallaws pro hibit particular forms of d iscrim inat ion ha~ o n such factors as ~ . rdi~\O n , national origm, age, disability. muitalsta- Academk Dishonesty Tht drvdopmmt of intdligc:net and strmgthming of moral responsibility arc two of tht most important amu of education. Fundammtal to tht a:ccomplishmtnt of these pu~ iJ thc duty of thc student to perform all of his or htr rtquimt work without il1tg.al hdp. Acadmt.ic lnttgrity at U.B. Meam: "'lM University ha.~ a respOnsibility to promott academic honesty and integrity and to devdbp proctdurn to dtal dft.C'\ivtty with instances of acadt'lllic dishonesty. Stucknu arc rtsponsibk forth~ honest completion and rtproentation of thtir work, for tht appropriate citation of 10urcrs, and for respect for others' aadcmk endeavors. By placin& · their namt on academic work. students artify tht origin.a.lity of aU work not bthrrwisc idcntificd by appropriatt acknowledgmeqts.• (Adilpt~dfrom Uniwnityof\VlJCOnsitt, "'Stude"' Disciplirtary Guiddind, • unJ I.Jni'lo'ti'Sity of Delmwzn. ·Aau~Lm~e Commmt Honesty and Dis!wn<Sty."I A. Tht following actK>ns constitute major forms. but not c:xdusivt::ly ll11 forms, of academic dishonesty among students: (a) submWion: submitting acadt'llltcally ~ quirtd material that has been prtviousJy submitted in wholt or in substantial part in anotha courst, witho ut prior and apresS«t ronst.nt of the instructor. (b) plagiarism: copying or rttttvios material from a source or sources and submining 1hls materia.! as o nt's own without acknowledging th~ panicular debu to tbe source .(quoutio ns. panphrases. basic idcas), or oth· trwUt rtpn::senting thc work of another as one's own: (c) chcating: rC'Ccivins informa.tion , orsoliciting infor· mation, from another student or other unauthorized source. or giving information to anothcr st udent, with tht intent to dccrivt while completing an tuminat1on or individual assignritcnt; (d ) falsificitioo of acadtmiC materials: fabricating laboratory mattriali. notes. rcports, or any forms of computer dala; forging an in~truct " '' name o r mit1als; resubmlltmg an o:am1 · nation l)f assignment for re-evaluation which has hem alttred without the instructor's authorU..lltio n; or submitting a report. p;aper. matnials. computer data, or examination (or any considerable part thcrrof) pre"· pared by any pcorson othcr than thc student respon · sib1t' fo r the a.nignmcnt: (t) pnx:urt'lllmt, d !Stribution �-----· 11hldeat Coadact aw... Ual..nlty Btaadarct. - • Adaalnlstrativ• a._u.u- 1 or acaptana o( c:uminatioN. laboratory results. or confidmtial acadcmM: mattriak without prior and aprated 00fl5l"nt of the innructOr. All aUqtd cues of academic dishonesty arc adjud.lated in accordahu with the Disciplinary Proccdum for Academk lnfnctiortJ, which uc ad.minlsltrtd by the Via ProvOst for Academic Affain. The poHq is printed in lhe Undervadu.atc. CataJos and the Graduate: School Policies and Procedures or copi t~ of the procedure are available from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affaiu , Room 542 Capc:n Hall, Npnh Campw. a. Un];awful Sale ofr>Wertations, Thaa and Tum Papers No pe.rson shall , for financial consideration, or the promiR o f fin ancial coruideration, pupare, offer to prep<~~. cauK to M prtpa rtd, " II or offer for M.lc to a ny person a ny wriuen mattrial which the idler knows, l!i info rmed o r has reuon to bdin'c is intrnded fo r submission u a d issertation, thesis, term paper, usay, report o r o ther wriucn as.signn1tnt by a student tn a un.vusity, collqr, acad ~ my, school o r o ther tducational inst itut ion to such institutio n or to a courst, sc: mmar o r drgrtt progn.m hrld by such institution. No person shall sell o r offer fo r sale to any person cnrolled in thr Un.vruit y at Buffalo. The State Univrrstt y o f Nrw Yo rk any computer assignment, or any nflstance in the prrpar;at1o n, rncarch,or WTitingof a computer a.ssi g.nm~:nt intendrd fo r submission in fu). fillment of any academic rtquirement. S~xual H•ra.u ;ment Sr.zual harassment of employtts and students, u de· fined bt:low. is contrary to Umversity policy and is a vio latio n of fedenl and state laws and rrgulations. Un~lcome ~auaJ advances, rrqun:LI for scruaJ fa . vors, and o ther Yerbal or physical conduct of a scxuaJ nature amstitute saLW harusmcnt wMD: ( I } submission to such conduct is made either- CJplic:itly or implid dy a term o r conditio n of an individual's employ· mentor academic advancement; (2) submission to, or rtjcction of, such conduct by an individual is used u the basis for c:mployrnmt or academic dccisioru affect· mg such individual; (3) such conduct has the pW"pC))or or effect of unreuonabl y in terfe rint with an individual 's work or academic performance, or creal· lng an intimidating, hOstile, or offensive cnvironmcnt. No Univenity employe-r of eithcr KX shall impose a requirement of suual coopc.ration as a condition of employment or academic advancmtcnt, or in any way con tribute. to or support unwc.lcome ph)'lical or verbal u-zual bt:havior. Any mrmber of the University community wh -.~ rcquirn: addjtional information, wishn: to make a complaint, or rtcriw a copy of the Univcniry proct· dum to be followcd for complainuarisins from matten rclattd to the pol icics outli ntd above should con · tact the Office: o( Equity, Divcnity, and Affirmative Action Administntion , 645 · 2266. Drugs and N•rcotlcs Po55CUion without presuiption of any narcotic, barbiturate, dangtTow drug, o r of most so-called "'pep piliJ" and "tranquiliuu".is contrary to federal and/or state law. Any student found to be: in illegal possession of drugs must be reported to the appropriate civil authorities and may also be subject to disciplinary ~action by the University. Smoking ond Food Stuff Smoking is prohibited in all Uniwnity facilities except u posted. The posscssion ofbcvcnges-and (ood stpff is prohibited in all arras so designated by the conspicuous posting o( appropriate signs. These areas include, but arc notlimittd to all da.urooms,lccturc halls, laboratories, hallways, the Katharine Com ell Thutcr and all Univenity Libraries. AU trash and garbasc should bt: dispostd of properly. - A.. SolicitAtion in the buildinp. i,nduding raidcna: halls, or on the grounds is strictly prohibited. No occupant is to usc his or her room, or pnmit his or hcr room to be used, for any commtrcial purpose: what · socwr. Any and all door to' door solicitation is regarded as an unnecessary invasion on the privacy of the: rc:sidenLI or occupants, and is thttt.fort prohibited. This rcstriction applin: to both commercial and non-commercial solicitation and to distribution of written materials as well u personal contact. B. "No authorization will be Jiven tO private. commercial cnterprlscs to opc.nte o n State University campuses or in fac.ilitin: furnishtd by the University, o r in any Rctidencc Hall. other than to provide for food, legal bcveragcs, campus bookstore, vending, linen supply, laundry, dry cleaning. banking, barber and bt:autician scrvicn: and cultural cwnts. This reso. lution shall not be dttmed to apply to Auxiliary Service Corporation activit its approwd by the University."' (~rd ofTrustttS Rn:olution) Posting Genenl Universit y bulletin boa rds arc rntrictcd to campus activities and/or University at Buffa lo relattd functio ns. Any no t-for-profit organization o utside the University must have approV<II before posting. Com · mercia.! (fo r profit ) pro mo tio nal materials arc no t al-" lowrd a nd will be remo ved and'discardrd. • Campus groups. may post o nl' poSier or no tice ptr even! per buller in boa rd area. • Poslcrs or fl )'~:rs may no t e:cctfil II mches I 17 inchcs. • Usc m askm g ta p~: o n!). • F\>:sr mor fl)'t'1'S3~~ nctC\J to bulkt mbo;ards.(No pamlc-d surfaces, gLus, p 1ll.u~ counter; or w.Uls. l • Flyer5 o r posh!rs 1n ano thn l a nguo~ge mu!il have an Enghsh trarulat10n . • f-1}'tl'Sor notKb mu.<>l a rr)' lhe name: m logo of the Umwrsll)' ot lfnl\'tnlty n-blc:dsp«.•n:.onng o rgam 7~t lon ( ~m·cmrnnu , lk1t.trtmc:nt .o ffia.a~:tl'fK)'.dC.. ) • GttlUP' 1t1.n' IU' I remuH' li t CU\'l'r • u rrent nn · tica or po1ktS of other a.mput goups o ut of • ful pkhtinsando<hcrordcrlydcmonstnnions in pubcourtesy and rapcct for othcn. He .,... of ground and building will not b< intrircd • BuUct:in boards will be: checbd and dcand of with. ThQ$C invoMd in pic.Utins and demonstrations inappropriate mauriaJ throuJhout the weclt. violaBoards will be strippN or aU posttd materials late Sunday nis.tn. In order to afford rnaximwn protectioo to the (Mrtic:ipants and to the institutional commt.Utity, each • Sa&c:s.rmtab.cmp&oymcnt and srrvic:a an.nounc::r-Stau-opc:nted institution o{ the State Univm.ity shall wiD b< ....na.d 10 desi&natcd <V.SSIFIED prornptlyodoptandpromulpte.and~c:ontinuc meuag< boords. Announamm.. moy""' aued 5• xa•. in dfcct u revised from time to time, proccdura approRequest fo r spcc.ial consideration for aaptional priate to AK.b institution for the giving of reuonable situations a.ndlor unique: material can be clir~ to advance: notice to such institution planned ..... the Student Affair1 office of Student UnWns, I SO Stu sembty, pic:kcting or demonst.ration upon the grounds dent Union from 8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. wedtdays. of suc.h institution, itJ ~ locale and intmded pui'J"C))It; provided, howevtt, that the giving of such noARTlCl£ 38: RUW OF lliE BOAJID OF TRUSlUS tice shaJl not be made a Condition prucdcnt to any such S.uu Uniwmryo{N<w Yorl: as.scmbty, picketing o r demonstrations and provkltd, S«tlon 535.1 Stotement of purpose. furthcr, that this provision.shall not supcnedt nor pred ude the proccduru in effect at such institution fo r ob· The foUowing rules arc adopted in compliance with taining permission to usr the facilitics th~f. section 6450 of the Education Law and shall be fi1cd :! :thc~ioc:.':r;;=:n~Z <b> mcn" or anr with the Commissioner of Education and the U.O..rd of Regents o n o r bd'orc July 20, 1969, u requirtd by that section. Said rulcs shall be subject to amendment ot revision and any amcndmcnts or revisions thertof shall be filed with the Commissioner of Education and Board of Regenu within I 0 da)'l after adoption. Nothing hcrtin is intended, nor shaD it be connrued, to limit or ""riel the frc<dom ofspecciiO< pcacz(ulasacmbly. F= inquiry and free aprcuion arc indispensable: to the objectives of a hishc.r educational institution. Similarly, apcriena hu dmlonstnted that t!K--traditionalautonomy of the: cducational iNtitu\)on (and the accom· panyinJ institutional rc:sporisibility for the main~ ofoni<T) ~best suited toochiewthcs<~ n.... rula: sha.lJ not be! construed to prevmt or limit communication bctwttn and among faculty, s;tudmts and administration, or to {dievc the institution of iu special raporuibWty for sclf-regulation in the prcaerva· tion of public order. lbcir purpose is not to prevmt or tc$1rain controvcny and dissent but to prevmt abuse of the rishts of othcn and to maintain that publicordcr appropriate to a coUqe or uniwn.ity campus with · out wh.ich there can be no intdkctual freedom and they shall be interptdcd and applied to that cod. S35.2 Appllutlon of rules. Tbcsc rulcs: shall apply to aU Scatc~tcd institutions of the ~te Univn-sity cxapt as jmMded in Part 550 as applk:ab&c to the State Univcnity Ma.ritimt Col- q.. n.... roles may b< supplemented by additional rules for the maintcn..ana of public order hcrttoforc or hercaftc.r adopted fOr any individual institution, ap· pnMd and odopted by the St>t<llnn.nitytrust<a and filed with tfte CorrunisUoner of Education a.nd Board of Rqmu. but only to the atmt that luch additional rules arc not inoonsistent herewith. The ruJcs hereby adopted shall gtMm the conduct of stud<n"' f.oculty and othcstaff, l.icmsea. invilft:S, and all other pcnoos. wbt:t1ler or not their prcsencc il authoriud, upoo the campus of any institution to which such ruk:s arc applic:ab&c and also upon or with rc:sp«t to any other premises or property, under the control of such institutkJn, UJoCd in Jts ttaching. rararch, administnri~. scrvicc, cuJtunl, (C'C · reationa.l, athletic and othc.r prognms and activitics; pnMdcd, ............ that clwJp against any ltudcnt for violation of these ruks upon the premises of any such institution othc.r than the one at whkh he is in attcn· dana! shall be heard and dctc:rm.i.ntd at the institution in Which he is enrolled u a student. 53S.3 Prohibited conduct. No penon. Other singly or in conctrt with others, shall: (•) willfu.Uycauu- physical injury to anyothc.rpc:rson, nor threaten to do so for the purpose: of compel · !ins or inducing such othc.r person to rcfrain &om any act which he hu a lawful right to do or to do any act which he has a lawful risht not to do; (b) ph)'lically rntrain or detain any othcrpc.non, nor.tmow such penon from any piau when he is authoriud to rrmain; (c) willfully damage or destroy property of the inst itution or under iLl jurisdiction, nor remove or usc such property without authorization; (cl) without pcnni.uion, expressed or implitd, rn· tCT into any private office: of an administratiw offic.rr, membcr of the faculty or staff membtt; (e) mteruponand remain in anybuiJdingorfacility for any purpose olhtrthan its authorized wes or in mch manner as to obstruct its authoriud we by othtts; (f) without authorization, rc:main in any building or facility aftcr it is n'ormaUy closed; (g) ..ruse to "'"'any building oi fxili1y alia- b<ing required to do so by an authorized administrative: offic:er: (h) obstruct the frff mo~mcnt of persons and vehicles in any place to which these rulcs apply; (I) dc:liberatcly disrupt or prevent tbe peaceful and o rdc.riy conduct nf duscs, lectura and meetings or de:libt:ntcly interfere: with the frccdom of a.ny person 10 express his views, 'including invittd speaken:. ij) knowingly have in his possession upon any premists to which these rules apply, any ri8e, shotgun, pistol, rtVolwr, or other fircarm o r weapon witho ut the written authorization of the chicf adminisrr.Hive offictr; wh~ther or no t a httnsc 10 possess tht sa m~: has btt~ issutd to such person; (k) willfuUy incite o thers to commit any of the acb hcrein prohibited with spKific mtent 10 procurt them to d o so; or (I) take :my actton, create, or pam apatr m tM cr~ auon of, any situatton whKh rcdclcss.l}• or mtenuonally L't'ldangtts mcnllll or physkal halth o r which tnvoh-o tiltforced consumption of liq uor or drugs fo r th~ purpose of in11i.a110 n 1ntoor affi1 uuion With anyorg.Mliz.aUOn 535.4 Freedom of speech and assembly; picket Ing and demonstrations. (•) No studen t. f;acuh y o r lither 'taff me" n l~r or ' 'ISIIor shall be: sul'lJCCt to .anr hmlt3 llon or so lei)' fo r thr expro.,1o n ut h1\ \ lt'W~ nm for h.i \ln~ -~ ··" m blc.'J \\Uh utht:r.. lm \lldl purpose. Pea\."(' o~ ut ho n 7xd pe no~ lty 53S.5 Penalties. A penon whotball viobuanyofthc provisions of these rule5 (or of the rulea of any individual inn itution suppkmenting o r implementing these rules) shall: (•) If he is a liccnJtt or invitee, have his autho n ution to remain upon the ampw o r o ther property withdnwn and shaD be directed to leave the premises. In the C'Vt'nt of hU failure or refusal to do so he sh..U be- subject to ejection. (b) If he: ls a trespa.ssc:r or visitor without specific liccmc or invitation, be sub;cct to c;cction. (c) lJ he U a ~tudent , bt subject to expulsion or such leucr disciplinary action u the fllcu of the case may warrant, indudins swpc.nsion, probation . lou of ~rivilcg.cs, ~and or warning. (d) lfhclsa~tymemberhavingatcrmorcon ­ tinuinsappointment, be guilty of mlscond-'t and be subject to dinnissal or termination of his employment or such laser disciplinary action as the facts may warrant including suspension without pay or «ruure. (e) If he is a staff member in the classified scrvicc of the civil Kr'Vice, described in K'Ction 75 of the: Civil Service Law, be: suilty o( miscooduct, and bt: subjcct to the pc.naltin: prucribcd in aid actiOn. (f) lfhe is a staff mcmbcrotherthanoncdcscribcd in subdivisions (d ) and (c) of this K'Ciion, be subject to dismissal, suspension without pay or censure. 535.6 Pro<eduro. (•) The chief administratiw officer or his dc:signtt shall inform any licmK"C or invittt who shall violate any provisioru or these ruin (or of the ruin: of any individual irutitution supplementing or implcmcnting these ruk:s) that his license or invitation is withdnwn and shall direct him to leave thr campus or other property o( the institution. In the event of his failure or rcfusalto do so such officer shall awe: his cjcction from such campus or propcrty. (b) In the cue of any other vi,olator, who is nei ther a student nor faculty or other staff mc.mbtr, the chief administratiw officer or hls dn:igntt: shall in form him that he is not authorized to rc:main on the campus or othcr property of the institution and direct him to leaw such ·premises. In the event of his failure or rd'usal to do so luch officer shall cause his ejection from such campus or propc.rty. Nothing in this subdivision shall bt: construtd to authorize the prcstl)CC of any such person at any time prior to such violation nor to aff«t his liability to prosecution for trcspass or loitcrins as pnscribtd in the: Penal Law. (c) In the case of a student, chargn: for violation of any of these ruln (or of the rulcs of any individual institution supplementing or implementing thcu rula: ) shall bt prcscnttd and shall be heard and dctc.rmintd in the manner hereinafter provided in S«· tion 5)5.9 of this Part. (d) l n the. cue of a faculty member having a con · tinuing or term appointment, charga of mi.Konduct in violation ofthcsc rula: (or of the: ruksof any indi· vidual institution supplementing or implcmcntins these rulcs) shall be made, hcard and dctmnintd in accordana: with these rula) shall bt: made, heard and dctetmined in accordance witb title D of Part ))8 of the policics of the Board ofTrustcu. (e) In the case of any staff member wbo holds a position in the classified civil scrvicc, described in scction 75 of the Civil Se:rvicc Law, chargn: of mis· conduct in violation ofthcse rules (or of the rules of any individual irutitution supplcrncntins or implementins these rula) shall be made, heard and determined u prescribed in that S«tion. (f) Any other faculty or staff member who shall violate any provision of thc:sc rulcs (or of the rules of any individual institution supplefncnting or implementing these rulcs) lhall bedismisstd, sw~ndtd or censured by the appointing authority prescribed in the policies of the Board ofTrwtees. S3S.7 Enforcement program. ( • ) Thc chief administratiw officer shall be rcsponsibl( fo r the enfo rcement of these rulcs {or or the ruin of a ny ind ividual inst itutio n supplementing o r impl~:ment i ng these ruin:) and shall dn:ignate th~: o ther admin istrative offi cen who art authorizcd to take act ion in accorda nce with such ruin: when required o r a ppro priate to carry them into eff«t . (b) II IS not Intended by any provisio n herein to curtail the right of students, faculty o r staff to be heard upon an)· ma tler affecting them in rhci r relatio ns with the ms11tut10n. In the caSt" of any ap parent viola tion of these rules (o r of thr ruin: of any individual inst1· tuuon su pplement ing o r implementmg these ruin ) b\ such ~ rso n s. wh ich , m the 1 ud g m ~: nt of the chief admuustrauvc-officrr o r his dntgnce, docs not pos.e a n) rmme,hare thrcou of mjury to person or p ro~ rt y, ,uch ofliccr rna)· make rcasonablr effort to lea. rn the ~.au~ ol thl' conduct m quest ton and to pccsuadr those c ng<~~ed th~: rem to des1st and to rc~ rt lO perm issible met hods for •he- resoluuo n o r a ny 1 ~ u r-s whu.:h mo~y be p rr~n1cd In dntntt so such officrr ' hall warn ~u ch '11!3 ----- 3 penonsofthe~of~mthel'"'" hibited conduct, indudins dieir cj«tion from 1111 premises of the institution where tbrir continued pra-cna: and conduct is in wiolation or that- ruks (or of the rules or any ir!<fividuaJ institution suppkmmti.na or implcmtntios t:heK ru.Jes}. (c) "'any .... wb<n vioUtion of thcs< roles (0< o{ the roles of ony individual iostitution aupplcmmlina or implementing thcs< roles) doa not...,. alia- oucb warnin~ and in otha' caes of willful violation of such rules. the chid admindtnltM: ollicrr ... his ~ shall cauw the ejection of tht violal.or from uq pre:- • m lscs which he occupies in such violation and lbaiJ initiate dilciptinary action as bcmnbdore prorided. (d ) The chid' administrative offaca o r hls daisott may apply to the public authorities for any ud which he ~ necasary in c:a.u.sina the c;cction or a ny violato r ofthcse tWa (o r of the ruin: o( any individual innitution l Upplementing or impkmcnting these: rules) and he may rcqucst the State University counst:l to apply to any court o r appropriate jurUdk· tion for an injunctio n to rcstrain the violation o r thrtatened viob tion o r such rWcs. S3S.8 Communkation. In ma tkrs of the son to which these rulcs arc addrcs.scd, full and prompt communication among aU componenLI of the: institutional community, faculty, studenu and administntio n, is highly desirable. To the extent that time and circumstances permit, such communica tion should prcccdc the acrcisc of the authoriry. discretion and rcsponsibilitit:s ted and imposed: in these rulcs. To these ends each Stau-opentcd institution of the: Statt: Univcnity shaD employ such procedures and mcans, fo rmal and informal. as will promotr such communication. ann S3S.9 Notice, hearing and determination of charges "9"fnst stuclenb. (a) The tmn chid" adminisauiY< olfiar, as used in thac rules. shall b< deemed 10 mean and include: any per· son autboriztd to aerciK the powers of that oftice during • voancy thcr<in"' during the"""""" or m..bitity of the incumbmt and lOr pwpooa of this oloo include: any deAgnot "'''"'intcd by said olfiar. (b) Wht:nt:V'tl' a complaint is made to the ch.id' administrative officxr of any Stak-opcrated institution of the UnjYCrSiry of a violation by a student or students of the: rula: prescribed in this Part (or of any ru.la adopted by an individual institutioo oupplcmmti"'O< implanentina such rules) or wbent:'V't:t he has know! · cdge that such a violation may have oc:x:urred. he sbaU awe an invatiption to be made and tht statements of the c:omploin"' if any,~ of other pcrtOOS bavios knowledge of the facti reduced to writins.lfht is utisficd from such inYcstiption and statements that there is rca.sonab\e ground to bdiew: that there has hem such a violation. he: shall prt:pare or awe lO be prtpared charges apinst the studmt or studcnu aUqed to haw commined such violation which sbaJJ state the: provision ptaen.Dins the offense ~ sba1l spc.dfy the ultimate facts alleged to constitute such offcn.se. (c) Such cba.rga: shaU bt: in writin& and shall be ·served on the student or studcnu named tbcmn by dcliwring the same to him or them penonally, if pots.ible, or. if not, by mai.ling a copy of 1ucb charge~ by rcgistcrcd rpail to such Jtudmt or studtnu at his or their usual place: or places of abode: while attending college: and also to hil or their home: addrtss or ad dresscs.,ifdiffttt"nt. (d) The notice of ctw,p,.......! shall fix • dot< for hearing tht:mln not lea than 10 or more than 15 days from the: date or scrvia- wtum s.hall be the date of mailina where oca:uary to effect tcrVice by mail Failure to appear in l"t!'pprlK to the cha.rJes on the dak fixed for htui.ns. unlea thert: has been a rootiouancc for sood cause shown, m.D be deemed to Man admission of the: &cu stated in sudl dwsa and sbaJJ warrant such action as may then be appropriate tbem:.n. Beforr taking RKh action the hearins CXKnmitttt:, herc:inoft.,. ..renc<~ to.m.JJ'"'" no<icrto ""r -~who hu f'ailtd to appear, in the.IIWlftt:t prescribed in subdivWon (c), of its p..,_.t fiodmp ond ruumm<n· dations to be submin.td to the chief administntiYe of. fi<zr and shalloo submit IUCb 6ndinp and n:oommen· elations I0 days thtrnfter un&cs:a the student bas mcanwhilc shown good cauw for his fUture to appear, in which case a date for hearins shall bt fixed. (e) tlpon citmand at any Jimc~orat the bear· ing. the student cha.rgcd or bis rcpra.cntative, duly desisnated, shall bt furnished a copy of the statemt:nts taken by the chief administrativ'C officcr in rdation to such charges and with the names of any othc.r wit· ncsscs who wiD be produad at the hearing in sup· port of the cha.rgcs; providcd, hown-n, that this shall not preclude. the tntimony or witncsscs who wert unknown at the time of lUch demand. (f) The administr.atM ofijca- may, upon thr ch.n ..me. of c:lwp. suspend the stud<nt named themn, from allot pan of the institution's prrmises or facilities. pmding the htarins a.nd determination thtrmf, ~ ­ evcr, in his judgment, the continued pn:smcc of such student would ronstitute a ckar danger to him.sc!f or to the Rfnyof pcnons o r propc=ny o n the prc:mises of the institution o r woul(l poK an irnma:!iatt threat of duruptivt intcrfettncc with the: normaJ conduct of the inS1itutton's activities and functions; provM:kd, howcwr. that ihe chid administrati'T offictT shaU grant an 1m · m<dlate hearing o n rtqucst of any student so suspended with respect to the basis for such suspensiOn. ( g ) Tht:rt shall be constituted :111 each Statc--o~r ­ atcd innilution a hcanng commlll~ ro hear chargn ag~mst students of violat1on o ( the rules fo r mamlt'· nancc of public o rder prescribed by or referred 10 1n this Pan. Such commlttct' sh;a.ll consiSt of thr« mem bc:rs of the adminlslratiw n a ff and three.' members o t thr f•culty. desig nared by the ch1cf ad m mi.U~U\'t' of· ficer. and thrce studenu who shall be des1gnate-d 171· the mcmbers named by thc ch1ef admm1:.t rat1Vt oftkc."r E..lch such member llhall ...-n.'t' until h b succn..;or ~~~ �4 -----·'t:J!3 Student Conduct Rul-. Ualvorsity Standards and Acbaiaislrativo Regalations - - - - - · replaccrmnt hu been dtf.t&natcd. No rnftnbtt of the committet shallanw in anye&K when he is a witnrss or is or hu bem directly involved in the nmts upon which the charps ~ basal In orckr to provide for ca.w:s when then: may be such a di.squaJificatton and for CUd of abstncc or disability, the: chief admininntin officer shall desis.natc an alternate monlxr of the administntin staff and an alternate member of the: faculty, and hiJ principaJ designm &hall dnignatc an alttinate student member, to serw in such cases. Any fivt memlxn of the comminet may conduct hearings and ma.kt: findinp 1nd recommendations as hC'Uinaftcr provided. At any institution when the chid' administrative officer detennines that the number of hearings which will ~nquind to be held is, or maybe, ,.a great that they cannot otherwise be disposed of with reasonable 5pttd, he may determine that the hearing committee shall coruist of 1i.J: member~ of the admin · isnativt staff and six mtmbe'n of the faculty to be da· ignated by him and of JU students who lhall be designated by the membas so desisnated by him. In such tvmt the ch~ administrative officr:r shaH cJaisnatt: ont: of such mt:m~n as chairman who may divide the membt:rship of the commilttt into tbrtt divisioru each to consil:t of two mmtbns of the administnti~ staff, two faculty membtrs and two studenu and may a.uign charges among such divisio ns for hearing. Any four membt:n of each such division may conduct ht:arings and makr: rt:eo mmmd•tions as ht:rrin•ftt:r provided. (h) The hnring committtt shall not bt: bound by the technical rules of rvidc:ncr but may hear or rtttiw any testimony or t:"vidma which lS relt:"vant and matt· rial to the iuua p~ntrd by tht: charges and which will contribute to a full and fair considt:ration thereof and drtermination thereon. A student 1ga.inst whom tht:" ch.rges 1rt: made may appear by and with reprn.t:nt•· tivn of his choia. Ht: may confront and aamine wit · nes.ses against him and may produa witnes5rSand docu · mentary evidence in his own bt:half. Then m1y bt: pramtat tht: hearing: tht: studtnt chargrd •nd his rep· rcs.t:ntativu and witnesses.; otht:r witneues; repramta· tJve5 of the institutional administration; and, unlas the student shall request • dosed hearing. such otha members of the irutitutional community or other penon.s. or both, as may ~ admined by the hearing commin«. A tnnKript of the proc::rNings shaU bl made. (I) Within 20 days after thco do~ of a hearing. the haring committee shall submit a rqH)n of its findinp of fact and rttommmdations for disposition of the charges to the chid administrative offic.tr, togcther with a transcript of the p~ings. and shall at the same time tnnsm1t a copy of iu report to the student con ct-i-ned or his rcprumtativt. Within 10 da)'l thanfter the chief administrative offiar shall makt: his <kter· mination thm:on. Final authority to dismiu the charges or to dttt:rmint the guilt or those against whom th~ wbmit wrinm findings of fact and m:omrmndations for disposition of the chaJ~e to the chid' administratiw: offioeT within twmty (20) days ali<t the dos< of the Marins. (4) Final authority to dismisl the charges or to makt: a final dctamination $hall be vested i.n the chid' administrative offiar. Notice of tht dcdsion ihall be in writins; shall i.ndude the rnsoru supportins such decision; and &hall be: ......t on tb< principal olliar of the orpniution by maO fn the manner described in puasnph (2} of this subdivision within a rcuonabk time afttt sudr dccilion is made. (<) Po:.Wtia.Anyorpnizationwftkhouthorizathe prohibited conduct daaibed in subdivision ( I) of Section S35.3 of this Pan shall be subject to the raciuion of permission to opnatt upon tht campus or upon the proputy oftht Stat.t--opcnkd institution used for educational purposes. The penalty provklcd in this subdivision shaU be in addition to any pcnaltywh.kh may be imposed pursuant to the Pmal Law and anyothc:rprovision of law, or to any penalty to which an individual may be: subject punuant to thiJ Put. (cl) By· la'WI.Scction 6450(1) of the Education Law rt"quires that the provisions of this Pan which prohibit m:kltu or intentional endangerment to health or forced consumption of liquor or dnip for the pw· po~ or initiation into or affiliation with any orpniution shall be: dttmed to be part or the by-laws of aU orga.niz.ations which opentt: upon the cam put of any State -operated institution wed for educational pu.r,.posn. The statute further rcquirn that each such, or· ganiution shall review th~ by-laws annUally with individuals affi!iated with the orpniution. (e) Diltribution. Copies of the provisions of thiJ; P•n which prohibit rttkleu or intentional endanger· ment to health or forcrd consumptiQn of liquor or drugs for lbe purposoe: or initiation into or a_fftliation with any organiz.ation shall bt: givm to all studt:ntJ enrolled in tach State-operated institution. Filed Oc· tober 14, 1969 Amended: April 1970 January 1970 September I 980 October I 982 shill 515.10 Rules f<>< Organl.utlons. (•) OrganKations. Organiutions which opcorate upon the c.am pus of any State-operated institution or upon the property or any Statt·Opt:nted institution used for educ.ational purposes shaJI ~ prohibited from autho rizi ng the conduct described in subdivi sion (I} of S«tion 53S.l of this Part. (b) Procedure. The chief administrative officer at ~ach Statt:·oprr•ted insti tution shall be responsible for the enforceme nt of this section. and. as used herrin, the term chief administrati~ officer shall in· elude any design« appointtd by said officer. (1) W'henC"Ytt tht chief administr.ttivt officer has dctmnined on the basis of a complaint or pcnonal knowledge that tMrt is reuonablt .. ground to bdi~ that ~has been a violatio n or this SC'Ciion by any orpnil.ation. tht chid' administrative officrr shall prep-a~ or Ollust to bt: p~ writttn charstJ against the orpnil.ation which shaU state tht: provision proscribing the conduct and shall spt:cify tht: ultimate facts alkgtd to constitut~ such violation. (Z) Such written charges shall})(' strved upon the principal officer or the organization by rcogisten:d or «rtified mail, ~urn r«ript requested, to the organization's current address and shall ~ accompanied by a notice that the • "'" organiz.ation may respond in writing to the chargn within ten (10) days ofrucipt of said notice. The notia of the charge so SC1"Ved shall indude a statemtnt that the r.ilun to submit a .apons< within tm ( 10) days shall b< deemed to be: an admissivn of the facts sttted in such charges and shaU warrant the impositio n of the" penalty descn"bt:d in subdivision (c) or this section. Thco response sh.all be submitted to tht chief administrative otf!Cef and shall constitute the formal dmial or affirmation of the ultimate facts a1kgtd in the ch.argt:. The chief administrative officer may allow an extension of the ttn (I 0) day response period. · (J) 1Jpon writttn request, b,: an authoriz.l:d rcprtSotntativt: of the organiz.ation, the chid administrative officer shaU provide the rep~tativt organization an opportunity fo r a haring. A hearing pant! designated by the chief administrative officer shall hea r o r rcaive any testimony or evidence wh1ch l!i releva nt a nd material to the issut:) prtst:"nttd b) tht' charge and wh ich will contribute to a ful l and b 1r cum1dCrat10 R thereof and de termm ::~ · tiCin thereon. The orpm u t1 on'~ rt:prescntam ·t' may confro nt .1nd o:am mr v.•t tn e~ ag:nnst u .md m ::~)' produce w1t n ~~e~ and documem arr C"\'ldef}Ct tm t b behalf. The ht"<lnn~ pand )hall 536.6 Pldtetlng ond Detnonru.tlons ( • ) In n:prd to on-campus student actions and danomtntions that tend to endanger life, public or private proputyor to violatt loc:al,Statt: or Ft:dcnJ ~ each studmt will tab: tht consequence of his or her own actions as an individual bc:forc the law, u wd1 as being rd'errul to tht appropriate uniwnity diJciplin· ary body. 1bc: cost of any damqe to public or prh'lte pn>P.<rtr must b< borne by thot<lcplly rapon~ble. (b) AIJ rmmbt:n of a Univusitycommunity must oubountially impecle the bwful activities Of o1h<n. These Jtandarcb do n:>t preclude removal from thco Un i~ry, or Univcniry housio" i.n .a:orda.na: with z. :;:~:fv::i=~=apttmcnt, J. A studmt oaused of violotin& unr..nity disciplin · ary rqu.latioru may be di\"C:!Ud from the disciplinary proceua.nd withdtawn in IGCOrda.nc:rwith these~ · dards. if tht stucknt, u a result of mmtal dilordu: (•) loeb the aopoci1y10 nspond 10 pcndinsdisciplinarycbarJes..or (b) did not know tht nature: or wronafulntM of the conduct at tbe time: or the offmse. 4 . The Vaa Pruidcnt for Student Affain or design« may also convme: a Behavior Evaluation Committtt, out hanumcnt. to consist of as many of the foUowing u an aopro(<)The SUI< Unr..mtyofNewYorkotBulfolo has priate and avai1abk to sen"C manbcr of Counseling tnditionolly ouppomd the right of ;u otudmu, (x . Ccntir professional m.ff, membtt of Student Health ulty and lUff 10 poocdul J>n>"'L Alwoys U'nplicidy is Center proft:Uional staff, mmtbcr of Raidcncc Lift: the unckntanding that dcmonstraton will not inter- profeuional staff (if student is dormitory resident), a fere with or violalC the ri&htsof ot.bm..lt is the oblip· membtt of Academic Advisement profw.ional sta.ff, rion of all to uWt in maintaining order and to wun member of Univcnity Polia proftuional staff, and courteous ~n of any c:ampus speaker Or visitor. any othn individual(s) whom the Vk.c Presidmt be:· • ( cl) The rotlowin& pertains to tM conduct of those Iina an provide significant input rqarding the stu · membcn oftht univtts.itycommunity who fed comdcnL Thco Bc:bavior Evaluation Committtt will meet pdlcd to aprc:u their d{ssent through pic.kctins and tor~ the student'• sinia6on and recommend that: other forms o( dtmonstntion: (•) no action b< tal=. (1) Pickdin& one! clemoruuating must b< (b) advisement of student about serviasan.ilabl~. orderly at all times and should in no way on c.ampw or within the community, to rcsol~ psy· jeopa.rdiu: public order or safety or in\crfc:n: chologjc.a.l, emotional , or medka.l difficulties. with the uni'm'lity's prosrams. (c) advi.semmt of student on voluntary witbdtawaJ (2) Picketing or dtmonstnting mwt not from the University and/or residena ha.lls. intcrf~ with entnn<:es to buildings or the (d) involuntary administrati~ withdnwal proca:s normal flow of pedatrian or vdUcu1ar traffic. be initiattd. (J) Those invotvt'd ln pick.rtinsor dcmon S. The Va Prt:sidc:nt for Student AJJa.irs or dcsigrxc: st.n.ting may not intttf~ ~ mingling with may rUn a studen\ for evaluation by a Univt:n.ity psy· organiud meetings oro~ assemblies for the dtiauisl, psytholosist. or other appropriate health cart: purpose of ha.ru.smcnt, lina this invades tht pn>f<SSionol if the Vwz Pmld<nt Mdaignc< ......,.bly rights of othm: to a.ucmblt: and tht rights or bclines that the student may be suflmns from a psy· speaktn to free: upraaion. · chologia.l, anotional, or mcdicaJ condition or disordc:r. ( 4) l'icl<din8 or dcmonstrolins may not and the studc:nt's behavior poses a cbnscr of causing obotrud"' pltysially interim: with the integrity physic:alharm to the student or others, causing property of the dosan>om. the privacy of the residencr clamogc, o(impcding thtlawful activities of o1h<n. ARTICL£ 3C: 5UPPL£MENTAl RUL£5 halls, or the functioning of the physial plane . 6 . Students for tva.lu.alion in accordance: with •536.1 Disruption 536.7 Loitering ond Trespo.sslng on University this Put shall be: 10 informed in writin~otithn by per· sonal ddivt:ry or by certified mail, and lhaU be givm a A person is guilty of disruption when he or she, by ..,..Nroonds Of in UnhfenJty Bulktings copy of these standards and procedures. Tht evaluaaction, by threat , or otherwisc. ( (•) Any penon not a student, employ«, guest of a tion must be: initiated within 6vt busint:u days from (•) interfem with univeniry activities; or studmt or an employee, or the parrot or ltpl suard· the date of the rdc:rnl letter, unless an atension is (b) obstruru univttlity activities. Univt:nity activi· ian or a student in attt:oda.na It the uni'Ya'Sity, who granted by the Vta President or des.ignee in writing. tic:s include, but art not limited to: teaching. research, loiten in or about any university bu.i.lding or any part 7 , Any pending disciplinary action ~y be: withhdd administration, public s.ervice function, or other au· of uriivenity grounc:U without WTitten permiuion until the evaluation is compkttd, at the discmion of thoriz.l:d activity or program on university pmni~tS. &om the presidmt, custodial or other pchon in chafl( the Via Pmidcnt for Studmt Affa.in. 516.2 Un.uthortzed Entry tPercof, or in violation of posted rules or regulations I . A Jtudent who fails to compktc: the cnluarion in govtrninJ the we thenof, shaU be: guilty of trespass. No penon shall break i.nto or illcplly cnttt any unM:raccordance with theK standards and proctdwa may Regulations on tach ca.mpw shall include the man· sity building or room; nor shall any penon c:nt.er or n:· be: withdrawn on an intttim basis., or referred for disncr by which campus visitations by non-student.s shall ciplinary action, or both. b< dewloped U.oa:ordan.. with.the Pmoi.L>w. ~~f:V:::i: ~e:=~~y'!::t~ mermt ~n:;~~::~~s:::r::t::m~~~~~~= ~!n~~":i:=.~r~~~': If he reJect dit findings of ihe 'hearink cotnmin« in whole or in pan he shall make new findings which mwt be b&Kd on substantial evidtn« in the record and shaJI include them ln the n'otia of his final deta· mination which shall be strvcd upon the student or studenu with respect to whom it is made. ten authorization fro m the University oftk ial em pow· ertd to giw such authoriz..ation unh'mityj>n>pcrt)lwitllout theexpr... pmriis'Rorldflh< persons authoriUd to use or live i.n that room; nor shall any unauthoriud penon enter or rc:main in any university building or facility at a timt: whm that facility normally is doted o• the facility has been doted !><cause of spccia1 or unwual circumst&nca... University fa. ciliries indud<, but an: no< limited to, the IOIIowing: buildings, parking lots. a~ fidds and aD ampw areas. .c... 536.3 Theft ond Destruction of Property (•) No penon QWJ taU,steal,bum,desttoyoroth· erwisc damage any property nOt his or her own, on the uni~nlty campus or on any univen.ity propeny. (b) No penon. i.n anymannerwhatsoe"YCT,shall de· faa walls or any structurt oftM university, either on the inside or the ouuide of saki structure. This includes the use of paints, postm. and advt:rtisanenu a.ffixtd i.n any areas otht:r than those designated for such purposes. ••(c) No person shall knowingly harbor or pos· St:$5 stolen property while on or residing at the uni· venity campus. "Appro v~d by University Council Sept(J"b~r. 1975 Boord ofTnmus Augwsr l. 1976 • •Appro~d by rht Cou,ril of th~ Star~ UmVt"rsity of Nnv York at Buffalo on May 28, 1981 and approwd by rh~ Board ofTrustuJ. &prembtr 2J. 1981 . SJ6.4 Physical Abuse a nd Harassme nt A penon is guilty of physicalabusund lwawnmt when: (•) he or she intentionallt· assauhs, strikes, threat · or intimidates any person ; or ~ns, (b) he or she engages in a counc of conduct, o ver any period of time, or repeatedly cOmmits acts which alarm or scriowly annoy another person and which serve no legitimate purpose; or (c) he or she creates a condition which unn«cs· sadly endangtn or threatms the health, safety, or wcllbc:ing of other pttSORS or Of Other property On unj· vm.ity property. 536.5 Dongen>os Wupons ond EaplosiYes (•) It is a Violation of New York State Law and/or University Rqulatioru for a person to possess a rifle, shotgun, firearms. amm unition. firuracktrs, or tx· plosives in or upon the buildings or grounds or the univrnity without appropriate written authoriution from the appropriatt:llniYCnity official. This includes roman cmdJcs or sim ilar combwtibles or aplosins. (b) No person, tither singly or in oonccrt with oth· tn. shall poueu and carry, on any grounds or i.n an,.building of the univt:rsity, an airgun. or other instru· mmt or weapon in which thcpropdllng forct: is air, knife, dirk. stilttto. s.-tbrc, cudgt:l, bludgeon. club. slingshot, o r o ther thing adaptable to the purpo.st or a Wt:"apon. in· eluding b:uo ns. canes or simil::lr articles:. excluding onlt• o rthopedic aids. athlrtic equipmm t, and prot«t o r con· struction matt"rials and toob o n proof of a prom spc· cific ust o r purpose o n the day in q ueo;tio n. ( c) No pcono n h i r~d for pu rposts of enforcmg st· t:unt). whether m lteu of or m o~d diu o n to Univconm· Pohce officers. may h411\'C m ht) o r her pos.stssion m or upon the huild1ngs and g rounds l•fthr univerSit y an~ fi rearm t~t otht'r deadh wearun "-"llljOU I spc"C1fic v.·r•l · su~!!~~f~;;1~':il~~~~~n~~~~J:; or she loiters or remains in or about a school, college or univcsiiybuildlngorarounds. not having any rcason or relationship inYOiving custody of or responsi bility for a pupil or studmt or any spccifie.lqitimate reason for being th~. and not having written per· mission from any person authoriud to annt the s.a.me. (c) Under New York Penal Law, S«tion 140.05, a person is guilty or tmpa.saing when he or she knowingly mtcn or remains unlawfully in or upon premises. Trespass is a •violation• punishable by a fine, or im prisonm ent of up to IS da)'l. (cl) Under New York Pc.nal Law Section 140.10 a person iJ guilty of criminal trespass in the third de gr« when he or she knowingly t:nten or remains un · lawfully in a building or upon real property which is fencrd or otherwise endoscd in a manner dnigned 10 c:xdudt: intrudt:n. ThiJ is a Class 8 Misdemeanor. SJ6.8 Sanctlons The judicial bodies establiJ;htd to consider QKS mvolving studtnt violations of the provisions stated in this section an the student -wide judiciary and the committtt fo r the mainttnance of public o rder. These judicial bodies ha~ the powc.r to institute• the fol lo wing nngt: o r sanctio ns: (a) warning; (b) notation o n record; (c) rest itution; (d) loss o r privileges: (1) denial of usc of an automobile on campw fo r a designattd time: (Z) removal from dormitory o r otha univt:nity howing; (J) loss of such privileges as may bt: consiJtmt with the offenst committ.td and the rehabilita· tion of the student. (e) disciplinary probation with or without loss of dnignatcd privilqes for. a definite period of time. The violation of the terms of disciplinary probation or the infnction of any university rule during the pniod of disciplinary probation may ~ grounds for suspension or upulsion from the uni~nity; (f) 1uspension fro m the Univt:nity for a ddinitr or indefinite period of time;' (g) apulsion from thco uni~nity; ' (h) such other sanctions as may bt: approved by the University's tribunals. ' Subjtct to firud review of rhe pmid~nt, a" oct ion that is ma,datory if suspension or apulsion is rtrommmdal. ADM I ISTRATIVE \\1THDRAWAL 1 . A studmt will bt subject to involuntary administrative Withdrawal fro m tht' University, o r fro m Um versity ho using. if it is determined, by dear and c.on· vm cm g t:'\'ldtnce, thilt the student IS suffering from a psycholog1al. emo tio nal, o r medical conditio n o r dis· o rder, and as 11 n:sult: ( • ) enpges, o r threatens tu engage. m behaviOr wh ich post's a da n ~t:'r of cau51 Ril rh ysical harm to self nr otht-n,or (b ) ~ng>~KO-ur thrratms lo rnga~.1n beh:lnor whkh <A'OUid ClllltSISRifiCI.nt rrnpernd.&m.l~,ordirt(1h.•a nd '·An"' """' mmted odminlllrotiY< witbclnlwal maybe impl<immedlatdy if • student &its 10 complc1r on evaluation, as provided by these Jtandards and proc;:c-. dura.~an interim witbclnwal may be: impkmmted imrMdiately if the Vn Praidrnt for Studmt Afl'ajn or design« ddmnina: that a student may be suffering from a mmtal, psycho1ogica.l, emotional, or mCdicaJ condition or disorder, and u a result, the ltUdcnt's behavior poses an imm.inmt danser of. , (•) cawing serious physical harm to the student or othen, or. (lo) causing Jit!nifiaont pn>p<rty damaF· or dUtttly and substantially impeding the !awful utivities o( othtn. 10. A student subject to an i.ntuim withdrawal shall be: givm written notia of tht withdrawal t:itbtt by persona] ddiwry or by etttififd mail, and shall be givm a copy of thest" standards and procedures. Tht student shall that be: givm an opportunity to appear person· ally bcfore the VK:e President for Student Af&.in or a design«. upon request, immcdi•tcly a1kr the interim withdrawal. in order to m-Xwtht: following issues only: ( •) the reliability or the information concrming the studmt's behavior; • (b) whethe10or not the student's bc:havior poses a danger or cawing imminmt, serious physical harm to the student or others. causing significant property d•magco, or dirtttly and substantially impeding the lawful activitits of othen; (<) - o r not thestudtnt has<X>mplttcd antvalu· arion, in KCOrd.ancc with these standards and procedures. 11 . A studmt suh;ect to interim withdnwU may be u sisud in the appeanna bc:f'tttthcVa Prcsidc:nt for Stu· dent Al&in by • r.mily m<ml>«, aiKmsed l"}d>ooogist or psychiatrist. a health care profcuional, or a mcmbc:r of 1M ampus community: Thc student may be accom· ponied by l<pl counsd, although the tole of CX>UJtSd will be limited to providing )c:g:aladvict to the student. 12. An lnformal bearing will be hdd within fivt' bwiness days after tht student has been evaluated by the appropriate mmtal ht:alth care profeWonal The stu· dent will remain withdrawn on an interim btiil pend· ing completion of the informal haring. but will be allowed to mter upon tht campua to attend the hearing. or foro~ n«:asary purposes. as authoriud in writ· ing by Vtc:c Presidmt for Studmt Affain or design«. 1) , Students subj«t to an involuntary withdnwal shall be accorded an informal hearing bc:forc: the Viet President for Student Affairs, or a designee. The fol lowing guiddincs will be applicable: (•) Studmu will be informed of the time. date, and location or the informaJ hearing, in writing. either by pt'f'IORal dt:liw:ry or ctrtified. mail, at lwt hoo'O busi nes~ days in advance. (b) Tht:' mtirt cue file, tnduding an evaluation prepared punuant to these 51'4Ul<brds and procrduro, and the" ra.mes of prospcctM: he-aring paniopants, wtll ~ ava.ilabk for insp«tion by tht" student in the V.ce President fur Student Aff.in off~« durins no rmal bw.int"SS holn. Tht file. which should bt: available at lt:'UI IWQ bus111ess d.ys bd'o rc: tht informal hearing. mocd not m· dude the person:al11nd confidmu.LI not ~ of an}' inslltu· ttanal o tflcial or paniciP'lllt m the n'aiUllhOn process. (c) The informal heann~ )h,iJII he romt:'r>o1t1onal �Sha~eat Coadact Rules, Uaivenlty St-dcmb - • Acbaiaistrative Regalatioas and non-tdmvrial. Formal ruJcs of ntidc:na will not apply. The Viet President for Student Affair~ or dcsigntt ahall acrcisc actM: control ovu the proceedings to avoid n«d.ios con,sumption of time and to achi~ the orderly completion of the hurins. Any Jk!riOn who disrupu the hearina; m•y be excluckd. (d) The student ""Y choooe 10 be usimd by 1 fam ily member and aliomsed psychologilt or P')'Chiatrist, a health can profeuional, or by a mcmbn" of the ampus community. The nudmt may be: aa:ompan~ by lq.al counsel, although the role of counsel will be limited to providina lcpladvice: to the studmL (e) Those usistin& the ttudent, uupt for lqal counsel, will ~ aivm rc.uonabk time tO uk rc:knnt questions of any individualappearinsat the informal In conjunction with rhc: Drus Free Schoob: and Com· munitia Nt Amendments of 1989, the UniVtt&ity at Sufl'alo. The State UDMnity of New Yorit and the St u ~ dent Health System a.rc committed to dear and Q)O· cite policies on Jubst.a.nce abus.c: and a strong progam of c.owuding.. trtat.Jncnt. rehabilitation, and reentry. Studmus.bould be aware of the foUowins information.: • Student rules and rqulations prohibit the hearing, u weU u to pre:tmt rc.lenru evidence. (f) The informtl hurins may bc: conducted in the abstnu or a student who faiJJ to appur after proptr notice. (g) The hnlth care.profna:ional who prepartd the oaluation pursuant to these standards and procedura may bc: cxp«ted to appear at the informaJ hearina. and to respond to relevant questions, upon rtquest of any party, aapt for lrpl counsd. (h) The Viu President for Student Affairs or des· ignec may permit univenity officials, to appear at the informal hearing and·to present evi<knce in support of any withdrawal recommendation, if the Via Presi· dent o r design« determines that such participalion is essential to the resol ution of the case. (I) The informal hearins shall be tape recorded by the Viet President for Student Affairs or designee. The tapc(s) shall be kept with the pertinent case file for as long as the cue fa.le is maintained by the in.stitution. 0) A written decision shaiJ be rendered by the Vice President for Student Affairs or designee within five: bwi· ness days after the completion of the infonnal hearing. The- written decision. wh.k h will be mailed certified or pcnonaUy ddivtttd to the student, should contain a statttnent of reaJOns for any determination leading to involuntary withdrawal. The student should also br: advised as to when a petition for reinstalmlent would be considc:rrd, along with any conditions for fdnstateme:n L (k) The decision of the Via President for Stuc;ient Affairs or designee shall be finaJ and condusive and not subje-ct to appeal. 14. Reasonable deviations from these procedures will not invalidate a decision o r proceeding unless signifi· cant prejudice to a student may re.suh. ARTICLE 4 : ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COtmiOL LAW All provisions of the New York State Alcoholic Bever· ase Cont rol Law and all rules of the State Uquor Au· thority apply to the University at Buffalo. The State University of New York.. Special attention should be paid to the followi ng resulations: 1 . "Any person who miSI'C'prestn ts tht of a.. pt:r ·~ son 'under the age of twenty-one ,u.rs for the pur· poK of inducing the: sale of any alcohol ic beverage, u defi ned in the alcoholic beverage control law, to such person ~ guilty of an offens.t: and upon conviction therrof shall be puniJhed by a. fine of not mort than 5200, or by imprisonment fo r not more than five days or by both such fine and imprisonment." (Alcoholic fkvcrase Control Law, Section 65-a) 2. •Any penon under the age of~nty ·one years who presents or offers to any lictnSC'C: under the alcoholic beverage control law, or to the agent or employtt of such a licc:nS«, any written evidence of age which is false , frauduJent or not actually his o r her own-, for ' the pu5p0se of purchasing or attempting to purdtasc: any alcoholic bnttage, may be arrested or summoned and be eumined by a magistrate having juri5diction on a charge of illegally purchuing or attempting to illegally purchase: any alcoholic beverage. If a dt:tc:r· mination is made sustairing1uch charge the court or magistrate shall rdease such person on probatio n for a period of not exceeding one year, and may in addi · tion impose a fine not exettding o ne -hundred dol· Iars." (Alcoholic Beverage Cont rol law, Section 65-bl 3 . • Except u hereinafter provided, no penon under the age: of twenty-a~ years shall ~any alcoholic bc:v· enge, as defined in this chapter, with the intent to con · sume such beverage. A penon under the age of rwmty· one yean nuy possess any alcoholic beftra~ with in· tent to consume if the alcoholic bc:vtn.ge is given: (•) to a person wh·o is a studen t in a curriculum licen.sed or registered by the State Education Depart· ment and the student iJ required to taste or imbibe alcoholic bcv«agc:s in courses which art pa rt of the required curriculum , provided such alcoh4l!lic bevtr· a ge~ a~ used only for instructional purposes during class conducted pursuant to .such curriculum; or (b) to the person under twenty-one years of age by that person's parent or guardian; (Alcoholic Bcvuage Control Law, Section 65-c, subdivisions I and 2) 4 . "Whc:nevc'{ a police officer u defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.10 of the criminal procedurt law shall observe a prnon under the age: of twenty-one yun of age openly in pouc:ssion of an alcoholic btwT· age u defmed in thiJ chapter with the intent to con· SUJTie such bevmlgc: in violation of this section, .said officer may seize the beverage, and shall ck:livtr it to the custody of his or her department.• (Alcoholic lkv· erage Control Law, Scdion 65-c, subdivisionS ) $ . •No penon liccnsc:d to .KII alcoholic beverages shall suffer or pmnit any gambling on the HcxnKd prc:misc:s. or suffu or permit such premises to become disorderly. The use of the licensed prc:misH, or any part therrof. for 'the We oflonery ticket1, playins-ofbingo or games of chance, or as a simulcast facility or simulca!t th eat~r pursuant to the racing, para-mutual wagering and brttding law, when dUly authorized and lawfull t con· ductc:d thereon, shall not consti tute gambling withtn the meaning of this subdivision." (Alcoholic lkverag~ Control Law, S«tion 106, subdiv1s1on 6) •ec: ARTI CLE S: DRUG FR EE SCHOOLS &: COMMUNITIES ACT • unlawful poaasion, usc, or distribution of illicit drug.s and akohol on campus propatic:s or u part of its .ctivitiel. All provilion• of State Alc:oholk 8c'm'IJC Conuol Law and all . rules of the State Uquor Authority apply on ampui No penon under the: age: of lWmtyone can poucss any ak:oholic bevt:rqc with the intent to amsume. State and FcdcraJ drus and narcotic laws arc abo c:nforced on campus:. Alcobolic bewnga -be.......! on campw by groups and organizations provided the bewnga arc not sold and that such servia iJ 1uthoriud by the campw Alcohol Rrnew Board. For information, contact Student · Afhin (645-6154). • Alcohol and other substance abuse c:oumding. rehabilitation, and reentry programs an offered in the community. Fttt,•confidcntial information and asseuinents art available: at the Wdlness Center in the Student Union by calling the Student Health 1\a.es& Line (6452837) for an appoint.ment.Rcfcrn.ls will be made to community treatment ptogr,JDli if indicated. The: Student Counse:lin' Center offers a number of prosrams and activities deiigned to as&ist students. In addition, chapters of AJcoholjq Anonymous and Adult Childrm of Alcoholics meet rqularly on camp!U- Employees~.......! by an Employ« Assistan<e Program (829-3281 ., 64.5-3166; 645-2398; 645-6019). The University will impose appropriate disciplinary sanctioru; on students and empl~. Studmt conduct violations art considered by the Student-Wide Judiciary or the Commince for the Maintenance of Public Order. Sandions nuy nnge from warnings to expulsion for violation of univenity ~ds. • l.ocal, state, and fc:derallawsfor the possc:Won or distribution of illicit drop and alcohol arc enforced on ampUl. Thex include the State Penal Code provisions on the pouession and sale of controlled substances and federal controlkd sub5tanae possession and trafficfj.ng sanctions. Violations of ltate laws an mult in fines and up to life in prUon. Fcdcrall&nd.iop are similar. • The we: and ovmiOK of illicit drugs and alcohol can l.. d 10 physical and psy<holosieal dependence, bc:haYioral Changes.. physkaland ~ological dam:ase. and Possible death. ' Even low doses may signi6cantJy impair · judsemmt and coordination. A complete copy of the Drug Free Schoob and Co m munitie~ Act ltatement iJ available for studmt review. Din:ct inquiries to: Student Health Center, 115 Michael Hall, 829· Hl6. • ufi1awful .o\RTlCU 6: PAAENTAI,/GUAADIAN NOTIFICIITION/ ALCOHOLANO ORIJ(; VIOlATIONS/ UNIVERSilY AT BUFFALO GUIOEUNES The Uniwnity at Buffalo ("Uniwnity") may advise pare nu or guardians of students under the age of twtttty-oneyean of certain alcohol and drug violations. Notification may be made for municipal, nate, or federal alcohol a nd drug violations when the student violation involve~: • "dear and present danger" to the student, other persons, or campus property, and/or • an arrest and custody of the st udent, and/or • medical int~tion due to use of alcohol or drug~. and/or • possible separation (suspension or expulsion) of the uudent from the University, programs, o r f.acilitics (i.e., Residence Halls ). In general, parental/guardian alcohol and drug vio· lation notifications will be made by the University in an dfort to provide support for the individual student's development, academic succ:cu, and physical well be· ing. Pa~nt/guardia.n notification will include: • the type and possible consequences of the studmt violation, • campwlcommururY sc:rvla:s ~to address the llUdmt alcohol or drus ~tion, and • encouragement to parents/guardians to contact student and assist them in addressing any sub5tancc issues and promote use of ava.ilablescrviccs. Generally, partntavguardian notifications will be made by td ephone. In some situations, notice may be rbade by other methods, indudins mall. • Alcohol/drug violation parental/pardian notifica· tions may be made, u appropriate, by: • Office: of the Vice President of Student Affairs (Dean ofStudenu), • Judicial Affairs/Ombudsman , Dirc:ctor, • R.esidmce Halls and Apanment.s, Director, or • Univusity Health Service:, Dirtttor. The Dean of Students will coordinate notification proccu; app~ pa~ntal notifications (in advance), maintain appropriate rtcords, and arrange for neccs· .sary follow-up. AATIC U 7: STUDENT ORGANIZATION S RECOGN ITION AND REGISTRATI ON OF STU DENT ORGAN IZATIONS Studmts interested in establishing an orgamlOIUOn on campus should in itially inq uire about recognition through an appropnate studmt g«)\Tmmmt Apphcauoo fomu and the cntma for recogmt1on ilrt" availabl~ at stu· dent go~rnment office.. Student of}t.JnizatJons not <11fihattd With o~n apprupnat~Siudcnt (tO\~rnmenl nuv rt-- quest ~tion thn>ugh the Offia of Student Un10tu and Activit.a ~rauon will be gnntcd to organiza. tions aiftliakd wJth the uniwniry and qrttins to abide bycampuJ rules. "S'!iations.stan<Wds.and po1a. li>l:. gtnaal information .bout student otpnizationl a.nd1he' ftCOSJUtionlrqistration proceu., contact ,the Offx:c o( Student Unioru and Activities, 150 Student Union. For infOrmation on the rcoosnftioo proc:cs.s fOr social fratcr· naJ organizations, m ntact the Univenity liaison for G..eb.ll2Student UrUoo. R=snJtionand ..pstntion pola. and pro<:<dwa will be ckwloped and ;mpi<mentcd by the <>fficx of Student Unions and Activities. CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF All STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS A.. When function in& on ~pus, aU rcgistc:mi stu· dent orpniutions wiD be held responsible by the r Univc:nity for abidina by federal , Jtate, and loc:a.J laws. as wdJ as all Uniwnity regulati~s. The UniVttSity will not become invoiY'Cd in the off-campus conduct of rcgisttred nw:knt organizations aupt when such conduct is determined to h.a.~ a 1ubstantiaJJy advcrw effect on the Univusity or upon in.dividual membeN of the Univusity community. a. Any orpnization with ratrictiw membership clauses which discriminates on the basis of race, rdi · gion, sc:x (except as exempted by Federal R.qulation.s), disability, agc.crttd, National Origin, or vttcnn stat u.s wiU not obtain or maintain University registration. C . Only cUJ'T'mtly rqistered studenu shall be eli· gible for active membership statw in student orpni· utions. Students may not be. on Academic 'Probation: • to be a candidak for dected offict • to Jer'vt: in an appointed office • to serve throughout one's elected or appointed term Rc<:ogniud/rcgistercd pudcnt organizations and gov· ernmentJ may estab~ additional rrquircments for office: or mc:mba-Jhip. 0 . The purpoK or purposes of a student organi· ution must not conftia with the: educational func· tions or established policies of the: University. It is in · cumbmt upon any person presenting objections to the application for resistration or continuance of an organization to demonstrate how and in wha.t man· ncr the rqistration or mntinuanct of thit orpniza· tion wouJd conflia with the educational functions o r e~tablished policie~ of the Univusity. E. Srudeot o rganizations will not be granted nms· nition or rqistntion status if the recognitionlregistra· tion unit determines that iu proposed purposes or functions duplicate those ol an existing student orp · niution. Student orpniutio'}' will not be pmnined to retain rccognition/rqistnuon statw if they do not ful6ll their stated purpoRS and/or fu.ndions or violate campus: rules, regulations.. standards.. and policies. F. RtJUtered studmt organizations nuy not engage i~ ~~g~acfr1~ J-!~g iJ ¥~~any a~n 01j Jit'UJ:tioo lha~ or intcotixWiy mda.ngqs tl¥ mental or ph)'Jic::al health or safcry of a .student or that · willfully destroys or rtmoves public or J>rivatc: prop· c:rty for the: purpo6t of initiation or admission into or affiliation wi~. or u a condition for continued mc:m· bcrship in, any regis~ .student o rganiz.ation. Hu· ing includes, but iJ not limited to, any brutal.ity of a physical nature, such u whipping. beating. branding, forcc:d caliJthenia, exposure to the dements. forced consumption of any food, liquor, drug. or other sub· stance, or any other forced ph)'lical activity that could advendy ilfect the physical health and safety of the individual, and shall indude any activity that would subject the individual to atrcme mental stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exdusion from social contact, forced conduct that could result in extreme embarrass· mc:nt, or any other forced activity that couJd adversely affect the: mental health or dignity of the individual, or any willful destruction or removal of public or private property. Any acti_vity as destribed in this definition upon which thlinitiation or admission into or affilia· tion with or continued mernbenhip in a registered stu· dent organization Is directly or indirectly conditioned shall be prt$umc:d to be "forced " activity, the willing· ness of an individual to participate in spch aCli,·ity notwithstanding. Any registered student orpnization that commits hazing is subject to disciplinary action. RELATION OF THE UNIVERSITY TO STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Registration of nudent organizations shall not be con· strued as agree.me.nt,suppon,or approval by the Uni· versity, but only as re-cognition' of ihe rights of the organization to c.xisl at the UniwNity, subject to the conditions enumerated herein. Rights of Studc:.nt Organizations A. Registered student orpnizations may use the name of the University in their official tides to indi· cate location, not endorsement. I . Rqistered student organizations may use Uni· wNity bcilitits subject to the duJy esublished writ· ten rules governing Juch usc. C. Rtgistered student o rganizat ions may petition for the we of mandatory student activity fees subject to University. rrgulations, st udent organization rcgu· lations and student government manuals. PAAT I - ADMINISTltAllVE RfCOUlATIONS .o\RTlCU 8: ADMINISTJL.t.nvE REGULATION S 1. VIOLATION OF LAW AND UNIVERSITY DISCIPLI NE ( •) University disciplinary proceedings may be tnstitutc:d agains1 a student charged with violauon Of a law which is also a violation of this Student Code, for example. if both violations result from the same factual situation, without rqard to the pendency of ( lVII Iitigation in court or cri minal arrest and pros· ecut1on. Procttdmgs under th is Student Code maybe carrit"d ou t pnor 10. simultaneously wuh, or followmg civil nr crimir.al proct'tdings off-campus. ( b ) \\'h~n a stud~nt 1:0 charged b)· fedc:.rul , state or "te -----• 5 local authoritin with a violation o( law, the UniVtt· sity will not nque:st or. agree to special con.sideration for' that individual because of his or bet status as a student. If the~ offense U also the: sub~ o( a proceeding before a judicial body under the Student Cock, however, the. Uniwnity nyy advise off-cam · pus authorities of the niJtmc;:t of the Student Cock and of bow such matters wiU be handled interoaJly within the University community. Tb.c 'univusity will coopcn.te fully with law cnforument aad other -.m· des in the: enforament of criminal law on campus and in the: conditions imposed by aiminal courts for the rehabilitation of studmt violaton..lndividual stu· dents, faculty and staff members.. IClinJ in tbc:ir per· sonal capacities. remain frtt to intcna with aovcm· mentalrcprcse:ntatives: u they dttm appropriate:. Z- FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA) (•) The Univttsity at Buffalo. The State Univtr· Jity of New Yorit compltcs fully with the Family E.du· cational Rishts and Privacy Act of 1974 in iu trut· mcnt of student educational recordL This Act wu in· tended to protect the privacy of educatiooal records, to esublish the right of students to inspect and review their educational records, and to provide suidc:· lines for tht correction o r ddetion of inaccurate: or misJeadins dau throuah informal and forma.l hear· inp. This institution's policy statement for the: Famity Edu· cational IUghts and Privacy Act ofl974 explain>;., <kWI th< pro<:<dwa 10 be f.uow.d by the Uutitution fo< compli.anc:c: with the provisions of the Act. Ampyof the: policy is availa.b&c: in the Office of the: Vace Praident for Student Afft•J S. Room 542 Capen Hall, North Campus. Records which are maintained by the: University and the office: in Which they are housed is as followl: ADMJ SSION5--0ffice of Admissions CUMUlATIVE ACADEMIG-Records &: Registra· tion HEALTH~ntcr for Student Health RNANCIAL-Student Accounu PlACEM ENT-Career Planning/Placement DISCIPLI NARY-Dean of Studenu (b) FERPA-The Family EducatK>nal R;ghu and Privacy Act ( FERPA) affords students certain rights with rupee! to their education records. They arr. 1 . The rigfu to irupect and review the Jtudent's education m:onls ..;thin 45 days of the <loy the Univttsity m:civcs a ~ucst for access. Students shouklaubmh to the rqistrv, cleon, bead of the acadmUc departmen• .. """' appropriot< official. wrinen "",_·that Kientify the m:onl(a) they wUh 10 Uupect_ The univm;ty official will !1\I.U ~ts for accas and nOOfy the aludent of the time and plaa when: the remrds may be inspected. If the: records are not maintained by the UnMnll}' official 10 wbomthe- Wll aubaUn<d. that official shall advise the JtUdcnt of the correct official to whom the «quat ahoukl be addnaae<L z_ Th<rightiD«qU<SS theammdmmtofthe otuden(l education r=wda that the srudmt bd.iews are i.naccunk or misleading.. Students- aalt the llnMriRy 10 amend I record that thq ~is inaa:uratc: or ~ Th<yahouklwritothe uru..n;ty official mponsilile ""the ..<or.!. cleariy identify the pan of the r<aXd they want cbaJleed, and specify why it is i.naccur-.Ji~ or rni:sleadins1( the: University decides not to &Jm:nd the record u requcstc:d by the student, the Uni¥mity will notify the: student of the decision and advise the student of his or hrr right to a hearing rqarding the request for ammdment. Additional information regarding the hearing proadum will be provided to the student when notified 1St the riaht to a hearing.. J . The right to consmt to disclosures of penonaUy idmtiflabk information contained in the student's education rc:cords.. ~t to the extent that FERPA autboriu:s diiclosu~ without corucnL One exception which permiu disclosure without oon5mt is disclosure to Jchool officials with legitimate educational intcrats. A schooJ official is a pc:rson cmploy.:d by the UniVtttity in an adminiJtnUift, supervitory, acadttnic or resc:arch, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit pcnonnd and heallh staff); a person or company with whom the Univenity has contracted (1\Kh as an anomey, auditor, or collection agent); a person 5tn'ing on the Board ofTrust«S; or a student se:rving on an officia.l committee, such u disciplinary or grievance committct, or assisting another school offici&l in performing his or her wb. In a dusroom setting. with student permission, .student name and c:mailaddrc:ss rNy be made avai1ab&e to da.unutc:s. A school official has alegjtimate educational intere~t if the official needs to review an eduation record in order to fulfill his or her profes.sional rcsporw"bility. Upon requm. the Univenity d.isdoles education records without coruc:nt to officials of another schooJ in which a Jtudc:nt secb or intends to enroll. 4 . The right to file a complaint with the U.S. lkp&rtmmt of Education con«min& alleged failures by State University to c:omply wnh thf rcquimncnts of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that admm1~· ters FERPA arc: Family Policy Compliance office U.S. DqJartment of Education 600 l ndcpc:ockncc Avenue, SW Wuhington, DC 10201-4605 (c) DIRECTORY INFO RMATION-Unless other· w1sc notifil!'d in writing. the Univtnit)' has \'OUr ptt· mission to rcleut" 1he followingdirecton mtunnatJon �6 ------'fB Stadenl Condacl RaJ... University Sl-dards - • Adnlbaldrall,;e Regal4illOM - - - - - upon 'request: your name, currtnt addreu, tdephont number, t ·mail addnN. major fidei of study, data of onmdance, and cJts= and owucb .-...L Th< Univmitywill abo pubiUh yow name,mojc><fidd of swdy, and e· riWJ addn:u on its Intcmd·.a:euiblc dirtctory. If )'OU want to f'r\l'n1le your directory infomu~tion «leu< d<cision, pinK notify lh< OfllaofR<concb and Rqistntion at Haya H.U 8 or 232 Captt~ Hall in perJOn or in writing. (You may obtain 1 fonn for this purpose from rithcr Rtcords & R.tgistration office, or from this websitt: http:l/winp.bu.ffalo.edu/JUY'ku/rurq/fetplform.html.) You may do this at anytime: and as many times u n«asary. HowtVtt, it is important that you consider vtTf cartfuUy the consequences of a decision to withhold "directory information-. Should you c:l«t to not authuriu release, any and all futu~ requnu for contact information from UB persons (on non-CSSotntial mattc.n) and from non-institutional per- &Ons and organiza tions (such as scholarship organiuuo ns: prosp«tivc tmploycrs) will be denied. Yo u sho uld bt- aware tt}at~~n if you d«:idt' to prevent release of your dir«tory information--informatio n will be shared withtn the Univnsity fo r edu o u o nal and admmittntive purposes. J. FREEDO M O F INFORMATION LAW The Un iverSity complies fully with the New Yo rk State ·Freedo m o f Info rmatio n Law" (Article VI , Public O ffi cers Law, u amended effectivr January 1. 1978), wh1ch was enactrd 10 auure publjc accountability of state agen c1e1 while pro tectjng individuals against unwarranted invasio ns of penonal privacy. Rrcorcb uc made avatlablc thro ugh the campw Records Ac cc5.5 Officer. ~rso ns Sttking acctsS to records main tained by the University are advised to contact: RK.ords Ac.c:us Officer Mad i..on LBoyu Office of the Vice Prttidcnt for Student Affairs 252 Capen HaJJ 64S-6 1S4. To appeal a campus denial of access. persons lniiY contact: Mr. Mart in Reid UniVttSity Relations State: UniYUJity of New York State Unlvt.nity Piau Albany, NY 12246 opportunity to rqistcr for dusa and 1o compkk lh< work ~ without chupng the ltudmt a ftt of any kind. 4 , If daua, aam.inations. .rudy, or work requi.mnents are hdd on Friday after 4:00 p.m.., or anytime on Saturd.y, &imilar or mab up clastes, c:uminations.study, or work rcquiremmts shaD br made naibble on othn cbys whentvtt it is poaiblt' and practtcabk to do 10. No sp<cial fca shall be dwged to the student for thot: make up da.ua. cu.minations. study, or 'WOrk requirements. 5 . In dfcctuatinJ the provisions ofthls KCtion. it shall be the dury or the fi.culty and adminiJ· t..ra~ officials of each institution of hightr education to~ the fullat measure of good &ith. Stud<nts shall riot ~any advtne or prejudicial dfectJ due to the utiliz:ation of the provilions of this Jlt'Ction. . 6 . If any faculty or admini.stratift official fails to comply in good faith with thc provisions of this S«tion, the agg.mved student is entitled to maintain an action or procttding in the Sup~c Court of Eric County for the enforarnt>nt of his or hu rights under New York Slate Education Law, Section 224-a. 8 . ENVIRONMENTAl HEALTH AND SAFEIT Each stude-nt is ~uir~ to krqJ the Offia: of Rccord.s and Rqistration informed of his or her official permanent mailing addrcss as wdl as their Buf&io area addrts~. Failu~T to adhere to this rtquirt:mtnt is a violation triabk before the Studmt WKte Judiciary. In addition, when charges arT brought against any audcnt, tM judioariesshall usc the address listed in theOffic:e:ofRtcords ar.d Registration for snvic.c of proc:cs.s. ~ of process for disciplinary purposes shall be dtcmed complete when notk:t is maUrd to a student at the address fwnished to the Office of R.ec:ords and Rqistntion. Health related asp«U of the cnvironm~t and mat tns of pnsonal ~d seneral ufrtyare tht: function of the Offiu of Environmental Health and Saftty. 1. Assista.noe is ofl«ed and ooncern is exercised in the areas of: radiation saftty, laboratory biohaurds. occupationa1 health and safety, acadtmk programs, cxtracurricula.r activities. housing, 6re drills. food servKe sanitation, fi~ protection, qe safety, insect con~rol, accident investigation, emergency practices trajni.ng progra.nu. public assemblies and student Ulemblics. 2. Envitynmcrual Health and Sofety rul<s. Rules and Rqubtions are not repo6Cd in a sinJit document, but consist of: policies and pn>«dwa pn>mulpted by lh< Environmmtal Health and Sofety Commintt; noks adopted by the State Univttsity at Buffalo; laWI of Ftdtnl, State, and ~b-divisions;and standoncb ~ ptof<Uional and trchnk:al aoc:ieties wb~ rqmxnt a COJtKnSUS of nationwide, and often woricl-widc, opinion. No penons sh.all intentionally tdusc: to ~health and safety proCedures or rqubtions established for the protection of pusons or property. ) , Information. AdvK:c: asaistancr: on mattt:rs of mvironmcntal health and safety is ovaibble to allaud<nt.s from the Oflla of Environmmtal Health and Safety, 302 M;m.d IWL 5 . IDENTIFICATION CARD 9 . USE OF UNIVERSnY NAMEs AND SYMBOLS 4 4 . CHAN~EOFADD~ 4 4 The nudcnt idcnti6cation card (the UB Card) will be iuucd to • student at the time or his or her 6rst sc mestcr of enrollment. This Is a permannlt 4-yca.r 10 card that will serve the student u long as he or she is ,. rqistcrcd st_udcnt at the University. The 10 card serves as official identification as a State Uni~rsity of New York at Buffalo student and entitles the owner to a wide-range of services including library privileges, admission to home athletic tvt'nts, and ampw cultural events., participation in student -sponsored activities, votinJ in student ~1« ­ tions, acuss to student buildings for ~ich the student is authoriud acca.a, and cat1 also be used as your dining service and dtdining balance card.. a campus cash card , an MCI C.Uing Card, a Citibank Debit Cud, and as a vending machine debit card. 10 cards arc no n · tn~nsfen.blc. Cards that are used illegally will be confiscated and turned over to the SUNY Card <>ffic.ton campus. Sinctthccards also carry a variety o f financial services, theft of a card o r m issuse of a card can lead to charges in the Student -Wide Judiciary and in civil CO'U rt. Srudmts accused oflmding cards and using another's card will be brought before tM Student-Wide Judiciary and charged with violations of approprilue sections ofthc Student Rules and Rqularions. ~ tM official idmtifiation of student status, the tO card should be carried at all times. Upon request by a University official, students are required to prc:scnt their University 10 card. In the cue ofloss of the card, a student shoukl obtain a new card by contacting the UB Card office located in Room 101 of The Commons on the North Campus.. and in Room 101 of Harriman HaJJ on the South Campus. A $10.00 charge is made for replacement or tAt card. 4 6 .STUDENTREPRESENTATIVETOTHECOUNC!L Eltetion rules and rqula.tions, punuant to State Education law, shall be provided to the Via President for Stu · dent Affia.irs no later than February I of each ~ar. These rules and rqulations must be mutualty agrttd upon by \ the various studt'nt govunmems and will saw, u the guidt> for dwing the sucaeding ynn rqJresmtatM. 7 . ABSENCE DUE TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 1 . No pc.rson shall be apclled from or rcfust'd admusio n 10 an institution of hight"r educatio n fo r the !n$0n that he or she is unable, due to rt.ligious belie&. to attend da.sses or partici p;~tc in any aamination, study, or work rf'Clui~T · mmt.s o n a pufkul.ar day or days. 2 . Any student in an institutio n ofhighC"r educa tio n who is unable to attend da.s.st'5 o n a p.trucular day or days due to religio us beliefs shall be: cxc ~ from any C'U.minat1o n. ~ t udy. 01 wmk requirements. ). h !ohall lx the resporuib1l11y of the facu h,J nJ adm1 n1Strat i\'t' o ffi c~a ls of each tnSIIIUtlon ,,f htgher c=ducatio n to make av;ulable 10 each ,tudl·nt an «fuivalrnt o pportunu y to mo~kC' u p Jn\ c\o~nuno~ tum , s1udy. or work reqw rt'mc:nb ~ht\h he 11r she- may have m1SM"d becaul>C'of .:ah,t•nu· un .Jn y parucula r day o r do~ y-. Juc tu rcht:u'u~ be:ht·f~ T ht> m\lituuo n !iha\1 mako: ,IV,ul.ahk h i tht' ~!U d cnt IHI t>q UIV.lklll 4 ana Rrcogniud student orpniutions may we: Univcnity names and symbols in connection with thdr programs and activities but the usc must be in ·g~ taste•. Usc of names and symbols on mc:rchandisc or products is· prohibited, except by arrangement with the coordi· nator of Office ofTradem.arU and Ucrnsing. 10. BUILDING HOURS All univntiry acackmic or reteardl buildings shall be d<m><d doo<d at II o30 p.m. unlcs& othnwiJ< ~ Fa<ulty and staff who mnain u. tha< facilities sftcr ~ m bthelinltimeanocollerthe&ntcloy<l-., Thio- . l,Acopyoflh<compkkSU~ofNewYork Bulfalo Vehkl< Regulotions moy be obloined from lh< UnMt-s;ty Potioe Deponmen" BWdl Hall, North Campus or Offia of Campus Parking and Transportation Snvic:a, Didmdod Anne~:, South Campus or Ellicon Complex, Spauldins Quad., North Campu&. J . Pc:tmiu. AII facuJty, mffandstudcnuwilJbeissuN a Vchick Rqiltration Pttmit upon the compktion of vchidt rqistntion and the payment of the required (tt(s). The ,Ydticlc Rqistration Pmnit must be affiud from the riarview mirror. It will be the responsibility of the motonstto kcc:p the: permit visible. Other permits are to be affixed o r displayed in accordance with ot the: printed instructions i.Jsucd with the pc:rm.Jt. 4 . Handicapped Parking Pcrmiu (permanent). The University recognizes only state o r munid patity issued handicapped parking permits as valid for u.se in dnig.nated handicapped parking arus o n campus. Studc:nts with permant'nt handicapping conditions should secure munkipal pmniu from their home area Police Dt:partment or from the New York State: Otpart~nt of Motor Vchidts. 5. HonWcapped Patrut.s (Tempo"'J'). Stucknu who ne<d special porltins corWdcration due to • tempo"'Y han<tiapping con<lition must "f'P[y for special per· mission from the Oflla ofo;,b;Jity livU>gll.eanUng ScrVX...25 Capen Hall, North Campus. A m«tical =tifiation of disability must accompany the application. 6 . Parking Po(jcy. Automobile: parking on the, campus is oonsidtted to be a privilqe gra.nted by tht' Univrr sity. The Administration is aware that there may be a shortage of convmicnt parking spaces during peak periodf'"and is attempting to k«p up with the heavy cit man\ls of the student and faculty populatKm as dfi oi~tJy as finances and land permit. In order to make parkin& IS equitable as pouibk:, an dfon: is made to k«p parkin! rqulations rei.sonable and strictly enforced. Each student is expected to work out a schc:duk of arrival at the campus which will allow him or hu timt' to find a kgal parkin! place. lg.nonna: of the rqubtions is not oonsi4c:rc:d an dCU.st for • violation. 7. Putting is proiUlXted at .U times on lh< roodways (acq>t u posted), sidrwallts, !owns, grounds, lana, and Porttins 4 4 4 ~of putcing ...... Th< I.JnMnny " " ) ' - ;[[qpllyporkalwhldestowedaw.yottheownmapet>K. L Putting Fines and Pmoltics.A Wlivendyporltinsswn· mons is i.s&utd t'or any non-movins violation that occun on theampwa of the SUI< UnivmityofNewYork at Butra1o. Payment of the fine auociatcd with such violation is re~umablt: to the Office of Studmt Accounts within the time period specified on the summons. A pin against a university parking summons mwt be returned in the mannc:r described on the summoru in orda to request • hearina before a hearing officer. An appeal of the he-aring officer's decision is made: to a thrtt member review panel. 9 . Uability. The Univenity acupu no liability for lou or damasc: to a motor vehiclt' or its contents. This in eludes any damage: caused by moving or towing. 4 ARTICLf 10: OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCES AND RECORDS A. RESIDENCY Students who pay tuition as non-n:sidcnts of New York may apply to be rccogniud IS raidc:nu. An appi.K:a. tion form and a su.tc:mc:nt of the circu.mstanca which permit • student to be ruopUz.cd IS a rc:sident are available in the Student Accounts Office at 232 Capen Hall and Haya Anna B. Information and forms are avaiJ able on the Student Accounts web site at http:// 4 ing houn must show proper idmti6c:ation 10 Univcr sity Police offian or a.rea RJpc'Visors wbm rtqucsttd. Students who mnain tha< faciliticssftcrdooinghoun must have wrinen authorization from the appropriate university official ind must provide it upon the-~ winp.bullalo.edu/..mo../ocu..V. -Lhtml of • UniVttSity Police officer or an area RJpcrvilor. In the event of • student who has rtteived 6nan All administrative buildings shall be dttmc:d dosed cial aid based on non-resident status, and is then at the end of normal bwintu houn of the adminissr.anted New· York State rnidmcy, and the: 6nancial t rat ive offices located in those facili ties. AU other "aid rtteived as • non-resident is greater than the per· buildings, txcC'pt residence halls, shall be dcc:med miuiblc amount for a raidtnt studmt, said student dosed at I I :30 p.m. unless otherwise posted, or o ne-is obligated to return the difTt'fttlcc. half hour after the complttion of an authoriud·uni· · • · PlymC"nt of Tuition and Fc:es Regulations Yenity event, the dosin1 of a library, or the dosing of The UniVttSity hu • student invoicinsl)'tlem which a food service opention in that buildiriJ. Pft'sons who provides spm.tk and complete infonnation about all rc:main in thac fi.cilities afttr the dosing hours mwt cha.tJCS. paymmt.s, and authoriud deferments. It also haw authorization and must be able to ckmonstntc displays the variow student ltl.tw information used such authoriution to a Unive-rsity Polioe offictr or an to determine: the bill Highlights of the: system arc ou.t area supervisor when requested. lincd below: Anyone mna.ining i.n ~y uniwnity facility afttr the 1 . Studm~;~ will rucivt up to four statcmc:nts dosing hour without proptr authorization will be c:sof a«ount each Kmt'Sle'r. ll\c: 6rst statement rorted out of the building and may be subject to arrest. will be: mailed to your permanent add.ress All raidmce halls are locked and only authorized approximately OM month before the start of UnMnity penonncl , residents and their gucslJ arc the sancstc:r. Tuition, fees and other Univttsity permitted to enter. chargts as.scsstd on the tint account statt-mcnt 11 . RESERVATION OF UNIVERSITY SPACE AND will be due upon "rrcc:ipt and arc considtrrd GROUNDS late if not paid by the penalty date appearing The ltv't'n recognized stude_n t organizations. the: acao n your stattmC"nt (students who anemP.ttd to demic departments, affiliated organi.z.atioru and the rcgi.sta fuJI time, but did not rccc:M all their administrati~ units of the St2tc University of Nrw coursn arT still liable for the balance due on York at Buffalo may reserve grounds or nondcpan thC' account statcmc:qt). The remaining mental space for extracurricular activities. statements will be .sent at approximately oneAadtmic classes sha.ll br scheduled fim in Univusity mo nth intervals during the St'tnest«. nondcpartmc:ntal. space, and interc.olltgiatc and i.ntnmu2. Each account statcman will Hst thC' amount ral athlc:tic C"Ytnts sha.ll haw prioriry usc of athlt:ric space dur tht' University. Any unpaid charga from and playing 6tkk. Other nonacadc:mk: related activit;es the previo us statement will be brought will be: scheduled o n tht' buis of~ anilabiliry. fo rward, and additio nal charges. p.~ymrn t.s, Rt'scrvatio n fo rms a re available from thC' Facilities and cmlits wiU be shown. The statement will Coordinator. Ad \-ancC' no tice" of at least ten ( 10) work;~00 mclude in the calculation of tht> amount ing days iJ rtqu1rrd m writing fo r all rtsef'·a taons. d u(' any a utho riud deferments. Thdt" ind udr Further in(o rma uo n can be o btamcd fro m th ~ Faci!aTAP/SUSTA and tuition waivcn. Students tleS Coordinato r. Office of Cunfcrc:nces and Spn:a.1l mwt prov1de the Office of Studplt Accounts Ev~ nt s. S p;~ ce under 1un sdaCI 10 n of Residence Halls u w1th proof of the rccript of such a n a ~·ard rc:sn-vcd th rough tht' Resldt'nCC' Hall!i and ApartmC'nU pnor to the penalty date tn order to dcdua the O ffi ces. aw;a rd fro m thelt amo unt d~. Res1dence Hall 'P.:ICI:' 1s r.:--.ervcd daectlt through 1. Rcturnmgstudcnts that do nut successfully thl:' O ffi ce of Rc.s1Jc:nct' Hall) oa nd Aputmc nl) Onlr rcgtstc:r and, thC'reforT, do not ~''"C the first rc:cogmz«< rt\ ldC'n.:e hall ~roup) a fl.' d 1g1blr to r~SI:'f\ l' b1ll of a ny semt'Sttt ~· 111 hto charged a S30.00 'uch space". late p.:a)'mcnt ftT pl us a $30.00 lat(' p roc~i n g ARTICU 9: PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGUlATIONS h.'1: for a total of S60.00·in bliC' ft-C'S. Th~ fm 1 . VC'h1cle Rt!gm rauun Ali ta{ ulty, Maff and studr nh :.rl: nonncgouahl.- and must be paid. arc a·qunc:d ~~~ r.:-gl,lcr mntm v.-hu.:l.-, o~nnua l h with 4 . A SJO.OO Ute pnJCdStng froc: will l'ot charged tu 4 mr-.. --~.,...,.. the: Parking Office on the North Campus. All faculty, staff utd otud<nts shall be bound by the posted and publi.ahed tn.ffic ngulations. 4 4 4 \ . It>. wil apply SIUdertls indudittiwt.o....,.;,.iooeodmiooioniOthel.lttiomioy. 5. FoWre 10 poythe ...... due brthe penolty dak wil result in t1x: .-.:n~tic~ ma ~~roe':=::::.-=;:: 6 . Students should "f'P[y euly fonny financial Ud that they apect to ... to poy thei< UtUvmity bill 7 . I.JnMnny bills'"' .... to the pemionmt odcbao that ;, nn file with the Oflla <IR<concb and Rqjsttation.lt;, th<studcnfs ~ to keep the: adclrat c.onut. Bills arc not mailt-d UtUted Scata (adudU!a c.n.do). All paymenu should be mack by check or mo~ ....;de""' ordn payable to the Univ~nity at Buffalo.. Pttsonal checks arc acuptcd subject to deposit . MasterCard., Visa and Di.scow-rCard payments a rc acupted. Students must complete the top portion of the bill if pay ing by Mastn<:ard, Visa o r Disc:o¥c:rCard. Payments fo rwarded by mail sho uld br St>nt in the: rc:tum cnYr-lope provi<kd. The top portion of the account sut.e-mmt should br included with your payment to insure ti.m<"ly and proper credit to the studtnt's accou.nL Studmu should induck their person numbrr o n their checks. Students arc ursed to pay by·mail in ordu to avoid lines in the: Office of Stucknt Ac.counts. Postmark date dots: not constitute receipt of ~L 4 C. UNIVERSITY AT- BUFFALO TIME PAYMENT PLAN (UBTP) The Univmity at Buffalo offers its own time paymmt plan ca1kd UBTP. The Tune Payment Plan is an ahnna· tivt method for p;ryins educational costs. Payment c:on sistsof up to four installmc:nts, which eliminates the: need to pay the acrount in full at the btginnins of the KmtSter. Installment due dates coinc:idt with rqula.r account billing data. The l1B11' plan is avallat* t:ithtt the Fall or Spring oememn (not Summtt Sessions) and lw an application fee: of S22.SO per scmcsttt. UBTP is 00c a loan program and the scrvioe is provided inltTCSt- frtt. Sntdc:nts mUR ~•ppty at the btginninJ o( t"aCb f!.C* dmUc yoar Cfalll. AppJ;ations'"' ovaibble u.. class schedule or can be found in the web site: at http-J/ wiDp '"dhlo ed'll..mc../-...q,Jttml D. NEW YORK STATE TUmON ASSISTANCE 4 4 u. PROGRAM AND STATE UNIVERSnY SCHOLARSHIP TUmON ASSISTANCE (SUSTA) The statc:mmt of aa:ount smt to audmts will indudt all New Yorlr. State TA.P/SUSTA amounts that a~ known to the Offia: of Student Accounta at the timt" ofbi.ll.idJ. Tbta amounts will be indulkd in the cal culation of the amount due. Students rtetiving New York State TAP/SUSTA awards that do not appear on their statement of ao::ount must providt: the: Offic::r of Studmt Accounts with • copy of thrir award certificate. When this is dom, the: student may deduct the amount of the award &om the amount dut: the Univc:nity. 'I'M combination of all JIUw Yor~talt awards may not cx.ccc:d the amount of tuition chaf'led, a ccpt in some cases for spc:cial Kholarships. Rt-cipimts of special New York "State scholanhips who are not disiblc: for TAP monies must still complc:tt: a TAP application to be cliJ,iblC' for tht" special Kholanhips. 4 . L TUmON' AND FEES COVERW BY WAN· ERS, GRANTS, OR GOVERNMENTAl AGENCIES 1herc: arc: • variety of tuition wai¥cn: gn.nted by the University. Tbac: include cmployet: tuition waivc:rs, Graduate St.Jdmt tuition-tcboLuships, and c.oopen.tiw tcw:hn-tuidoo waiw:n.Arrytuitioo waiwr ~ m""' Oflla of Student A<oounts by ""' billing date will be rdlectt:d on the statement of Ka>Wlt and will be included in the: calculation o( the amount due. Onr type of tuition scbolan.hip. the: Jf*luatc scudmt tu· itionscholon!Up.~befuDy~ until proof that the student hu filed for aTh.ition Assistanc:r Program Awud (TAP) ~ prcMded to the Oflla ol Student Accou.nta. Proof of filing ootllista of a TAP Award Ccrtific:ateor appea.ra.noeOO a TAP to~tcr.1bis rtqtliremmt doa not apply to the: other atesoria of tuition waiwrL If a student is rcaiYint • tuition waiver and it doa not appear on the: statt:mt:nt of aa:ou.nt. the student must pt<Mde lh< Oflla of Student Aaount.s with proof of~ the- tuition waiYc:r btcfcm the tuition waiwr can be deducted &om the amount due:. Tuition waMn do not c:o¥a' fca- and thq, tht'rdort, must br paid by the due date io ordt:r to l¥0ld·a bk Itt. Students sponsoml by Granta and Govcm~tal Agmdcs must provide ~ted proof to the (Y. fia: of Srudcnt Accounts bdo~ do:tuct.ing sponsott:d amounts from thdr amount due. Whc:rc: that: art two or more means of rdievi.ng a graduate student or his or bt'r tuition dwga. tht- uru' vc:rsitywill always tum to the tuition waiver budgt-t last. Foraampk, agnduatt: assistant appointed to a research assistantship is also supported by his or her sponsor. The Univmity will bill the sponsoo- ...., though litis raeaKh assistantship position provida a tuition waiver. 4 F. STUDENT FEES The Student Activity Fc:e is a studc:nt a$5CSSt'd man datory Fee. Studt:nt Health Insurance is ma..ndatory for all fqll -timc students, graduate students carrying ninC' ho urs o r mo re, and all intnnatio nal students. It can be: waived by providing proof of adequa te existmg coverage to thC' Stude.nt Hnlth lruurancc Office prio r to the deadline date. The Comp~Thcnsive ffl is a con.sol!dauon of c.ampw-required (res, wh1ch suppon thC' following Umvt'rsity scrvtccs (full time rates list«!): lntermlkpatc athltuc and rtanUon and • intramu .-al programs (undc:rgnw;tu;uc only): SIS5 • Campus transpon.at10n systems and puktng lob ut.hud b)' students; S96.7S • St udent health, coun.sclang. and d1sabtlu) service'S: $75 • Colltgt' (ce fo r SUNY debt Krvlct; Sil.SO (not wa1vable:) • Computmg ~md infnrma1ion tt'"Chnology; library .autom;num; remote" ndwo rk .t~.:c~ �7 public computins lites; and studmt automation; S2S3 .,_..,..and r.dlitia that pn>..... lhc quality of campus lik; $32.75 TO BE EUGIBLE FOR A WAIVER OF THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE, THE FOUDWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET: • nudy taka place ouuidc of dw: Uniwnity at • • Buffalo a.rounds& the student DOES NCYr ha~ an aaM University compute account & • lM ttudmt OOES NOT ha~ a current UB parkina pcrmiL Information rq.ardina fcc components, services. and the waiver procc11 uc available It http:l/ www.atudent affalrJ. buffalo. edu/j udic lal l compfu.shtml. Questions oqanlins ...;..,.o(lhcCom~ Fa: shoUld be dirut<d ID (716) 645-2156,252 Capen Hall, 4 NorthCampusorbyernail compf~u. c;, TUITION AND CREDIT REFUNDS Wh~ student rtgiJ;tcn it it specifically understood that he or she. will pay in fu.U for all cha.rges assumed at rqistration. Fa.ilUic or inability to attend dus doa not cha nge the payment due or entitle the 1tucknt to a refund. Students who officially resign. change from full time to parHimc or on a parHimc buis redua thdr schedule will~ charged on the following buis: Wuk Tuition Fees 1st w«k .... 0% 2nd WHk 30% IOil'lb Jrd week so.. IOil'lb 4th week 7ll'lb IOil'lb 5th week IOil'lb IOil'lb •StudetiiJ who drop all of tht'ir courm by the end of thr fim wn-k ofciJJul's, whrch 11 thl' IJJJt day to drop coursa without financral lrability, wdl not bl' tf•grblt to parfurpale in the Jtudent mt'drcal mjumnu program. Sc:vrnr.l (.Xceptions to the: prorated rr:fund schedule do aist . S!Udents who officially resign from cour~ Jnd provrde the documented proof lasted below will r«ervr a full adJustmc:nt of thf'rr turtion chargn for th~ cour~ rnvolved. 1. Medical reasons 1hat occur during thf' first half uf thf' S<"mntc:r wluch prohibit the: studf'nt from com · rlc:t1ng the: sc:mf'.St~r. DocumcntC"d proof must be sub· nulled from a physrcian, on th~ physician·, statlOnf'ry st<~trng thr begrnnmg done: of illn~ .lnd that thC' stu · df'nt lli unable to .lttend claM. 2 . A change in tht' student's work ~hedule during the first half of the sc.mcstt'r thar ma"s rt rmpouible for the studC"nt to attend dUSt's. The JOb must bt- onl" th<~t the1otudent hdd when he or she rc:gJStc:rf'd. A let · tcr must !)( submitted from the employc:r OI'J com · pan)'o\tationc:ry,stating thr bc-ginmngdatc of employ· mcnt plus the: date of change in thf' work schedule. ) , Entenn8, utive military service. You must sub· nut a copy of your military orders. 4 . A documented pn':JttS.\ing c:rror made in any Uni\TTSity office. l.cttcr on University stationery is rt-quim;l.. S. Studenu who have received Title IV Aid and OFFIC IALLY resign from the Uni\·crsity should ' rc:quest, and refer to, a copy of the Policr. Statcmc:nt for Ihe Adjustment of Financial Aid· Due to Discontinu· ance of Study from the Office of Student Accounts. Students who do not Officially resign are considered ~~ra~1tt;:a~ne:i~o~~~~n~::1t~~~~~~~~~::.'nsible A student who is entitled to a refund has one ~ar from the date of the O\':rpi!yment to request the: re· fund, or it is forfeited. Nolt: All frr:s and CX[H!HW arc subjdt 10 thaHgt w1th · out HOiiu at the dUCTelton of th~ Uni~'t'rsiry. H . Unpaid University AcQJunts A stude:m with an unpaid and overdue: uni\'Cflity ac· count will not be pc:nnitted to register for the follow ing semd"ter. Nor will a .student be entitled to rctti'o"t a sta tement or transcript of hiJ or her crediu until his or hc:r tuition, fetS and all other charges authoriud by the: State University, including but not limited to charges for damaging Residence Hall property, have been paid. The: Univc:nity doo not act as a collection agency (or com mercial outside groups or individuals. I. Ptnahies No student is eJigiblc: to r«.eive a degree, certifica te of accomplishment or honorable: dismissal until all charges due to thf' Uni\'t'rsity or to any of iu related divisions arc paid in full and,!llll University proptrty has bt-en returnc:d in acceptable condition. The University r~rvCJ the right to change: or add \ to its fc:es a t any time. Official information concern· ing tuition and fees and their payments shOuld be: obtaincd from the Office of Student Finances and Records (829· 2181 ), the current class Khedulc: or the web site at http://wings.buffa lo.edu/urvicu/stu· acdoutuition.html. If a studen t is dismi.ssc-d from the University or any of its related dh•isions for CaUSd other than academic deficiency, all fees paid or to be: paid shall immcdi · atdy b«of!'e due and payable. ARTICLE 11 : SEXUAL ASSAULT COMPLIANCE STATEMENT Prepared in compl1ance wrth the federal Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act (Title II • Cnme and Awarc:nc:n and Campu.s S«ur ltt·. Scction 668..47 (a) 12) and State Education Law (Section MSO I I ) a ). 1. Prnention State University of New York at Buffalo Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Compllanu Statement: 2001 - 2002 Academic Year As p;tr1 of a continuing Univcrsit)' at 1Juffalo effor1 to lhc penonol safety o( lhc oaclcmic iommu· nlty, lhc folbwin& information lw been prepor<d "" ampus con8dcrotion. Tho information wiD be upcl&led annually a.nd is avai1ablc to all currmt .studcntl and emplo)us.uweU u inc:ominanudcnts.lt ia made availablt to prospcct.i¥C studmts and f'mploree$ on fUIUCII or not you report the uaauJt, you &hould have a mcdi· cal eumination immcdiatf'ly. The tum is confide:o• tial. Medical pcnonnd will tat for sexually tn.nsmit· ~~fl~~~= ff;:~:Jtr~~ uC:i'!: sity Police can providetransportation to the hospital and arranse for a Crisil Servica: sex.ual uuuJt advocate to mttt you there:. You may abo so to the StuCollqt: stude:ntJ are more vulnerabk to saual u&auJt dent Health Center or all Crisis Services directly. I( than any other att croup. Nationally, the majority of you choose to so to the hospital without notifyins reponed victims and offcnckn arc of coUqc age, with UniverJit Polia or Loc.al police, the hospital can still the rate of victimization highest apton&l6to 19 yn.r cnll«t physia.l evidma, while protecting your anoo&d.a. The second hiahest victi.miution ratt is aperi- nymity, in case you later decide to proaecutc. cnad by women bctwttn 20 and 24 ynn of aac- Of. Seva-al opfion.s exist for reporting a sexual UNulr. fender populations showt: a aimilar agt distn'butlon. • File a report ~lh Univtnity Police o r the local Ttaditional.ly-aged-coUqc students art vulnerable police. Reporting the usauJt immediately and to bring victims of violence. 1"hcy are typically in a prcscrvins evidena will p you a foundation new aettina with a variety of environmental strcuon, for pf'OSC'PJtion. If you Later dccidc not to and away from direct parental aupervision and put proaecutc, the rqJOrt may hdp authorities aupport systans.. They are unde:r peer prcuure, their identify the ofttndcr and prevmt the idcntitics arc not ytt firm, their competence is not yet victimization of othcn. cstablisbed,and lhcyoften h,.., misul<en beliefs about • You may file an anonymow proxy report of their invincibility. They liw: among others who are tht details of the assauJt with the Couruding expcrimmtina with new frttdonu. Thus. collqe stuCenter, or Student Hulth Untcr or other dent~ are a population at risk.. campus units, including the student operated The most prrvalent form of rape on college am- , Anti· Rape Task Forcc/Scx.uality Education pusa is acquaintance npe. The acquaintance may be Center. While no polia: action an be t.aken a date or friend of the victim, or someone the victim apinlt the assailant. the repon may bdp knows only casually, from a residena hall, a class, or tdcntify a multipk as.sailant or other paurrns.. through mutual friends. You may also fik a complaint with the Student • Rcprdleu oflhc relationship bctwem thtm, if one Judiciary for disciplinary action .against th~ person u~ force to rocrU another into aubmiuins assailant, if the usailant in an on-campus to sexual bchavi9rs. or if CORSC'nt is not giw:n by the incidmt is a student. ThiJ can be doni' in other party, the act is unlawful. The same criminal conjunc:tion with criminaJ prosccution, or laws and penahia apply in cases o( acquaint·a ncc tape rnsteadofit. and stranger rape, and othn forms of sexual as.saulu. M)m you rcpor1 an as.sauh, you have th.: nght: Many acquaintance npcs involving college students • \fo haw aJI incident and medical records kept follow similar patterns. Acqu.aintana r.apcs ofim occonfidential, cur ill part it'S or in rcsickntial settings. FrcqumtJy, the • To be treated without prejudice regardins race, ltudents involved in these assaulu have bttn drink· academic dus,lifrstyte; scx,se:xual orientation , ing hcaviltor using drugs. De1.ailcd UB crime rt!:ports age, OCCUpilion, rrligiow beHefs, or phys-ical and pr~ntion information can be obt.Unrd from the disabilities. Departmc:nt of Uniw:rsity Police. • To be made: .awue of and receive medical There art many suUations on how amp us com· treatment, psychok>gic.al suppcm, and legal munity membcn can reduce the risks of sexual ascounseling, sault, indudins: To prosecute or nol to prosecute, and • • Walk with confidmct"Abe alert . Assailants • To an~r only thOSC' questions rtlcvant to th~ au less likely to tars~ a per$0n who appeus ctirm. asKniw: and difficuJt to rnti.midate. University Pohcc and loca1 public prosecutor• work • Be aware o( your surrounding.o; and the people togethn dosdy Ia explort' all options and to obtain around you. convictions in sc.xu.al assault cases. UB personnel will Avoid shrubbery. duk doorways. and othc:r • auiJt studentf in notifying authoritics and arranging plaa.s of concealment while: "'oalking. Shun for a sexual assault ad\·oc.a te, if rc:qucsted by victim. shortcuts through poorly lit af"f':as. Presc:rvr evidence. In order to prtsCrvc the: best Avoid are;u where- there art few ~pic: . • possible evidence, it rs n«.rS.Ury that you not bathe:, • Leavt your car in places that will be lighted douche, comb your hair. change dothins. or dtsturb when you return at night. the area in which the crime occurred. W~lk or run with a friend. • Do not blarnoyoundC. 1M as&ai.b.f!t is rcsponhblc • Before entering 3 rOom or car. cht"ck to ensurt for the assauh, not you. People react rn various ways it is safe: to proceed. to st'xual assault. 'While 'some rcsist, othc.>r$ do not for • Change directions i( you 5t'TlSC you a4c being reoasons such as fear, self. blame:, or unwillingness to followed or somf'One su.spicious is n.:111r. Don't hurt somc:one they know. It is important to note that be afraid to run or call for help. Go to a store, any re:action i1 normal and legitimate. Rrmembcr, rape police or fire station , or a nearby house. IS a crime committ.:d apinst you, not by you. • Wear clothes and shoo that provide for VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES frc:edom of movc:ment. Scxu.a.l assault is a traumatic experience, and it is rccom· • Contact th.: Anti Rapt! Tillik Foru IARTF @ mended thai victims .s«k counsclmg. CoU~UoC:Iing sn829-3322) walk & van c:scor1 savicc for hours vicc:s art: availabl~ through the Counscling Center at64S· and !oat ions. 2720, the studcnt ·sponsorcd Sexuality Educatton Ccn· • USI' personal safety devices and blue light ttt at829-lS84,and Cruis Scrvicc:s at 834-3131 . telephoncs which may hdp det·e r VICtimiZation The University and volunteer student org.aniutions (devices available through Uniw:rsity Police). maintain a network of counseli ng and support ser• Have: first dates in public places. Separate: vices for the: victims of saual assault. These campus tran.spor1ation should be considcnd. programs arc: suppl~mcmcd by other scrvicn a\·ail • Sexual desires and limits should be dearly able in th.: West~rn New York arc:a. communicated.. Be cauful to avoid giving or On campw, the University Police Department receiving mixed. messages. Remember that ( 2~22) provides tr.ained responsetosuual.assauhcalls. leaving a party or other social rvent with "Medical treatment is providW through local hospitals somf'One you have just mn can be dangerow. and th~ Studmt Health Unttr. O ther victim suppon • Be a wart!: that usc of fora, pressure, or is available throush the Counsding Cmttt, the Sexu · coercion iJ unaa:rptable and can lead to Sf'xu.a.l ality Education Center, and the Anti-Rape Task Force. assault chargn. In the: residtnce halls, profcuional and student staff arf' Don't taU silence as consent. Respect th.: word • trained to provide: immediate support services to vic· • No." Don't have sa with anyone who u tims while seeking professional resourus from other drunk or puKd out. Intercourse with campm agmcics. Several off campus agencies au also someone who iJ unable to give consent or is available to pro"•idc victim support services. See UB physically helpless is r;apc, as defined by state "Resporuor to VKtirnsofSaual Assaulu" protocol and criminal statutes. auachcd listing o~ on ~nd off campus resources. • Seck education on rape prt'Vnltion. Attend or VICTIM ACCOMMODATION requ.:st workshops and seminars (for both The University at Buffalo is committed to acxommomeri and womm) that ate available through dating requested chanses in student academic and !ivUni\ttSity Police, Anci-Rape Task Force, and ins sit uations after alleged. sex offenses when the Erie County Citizens Committee: on Rape and changn art appropriate and reasonably available. S..ual Assoult (CORSA: 858-7879). Victim requests (or ·accommodations can be: di• Call the Sexual Assau1t lnfonn.ation Line (645 · rected to University Poli«, residence hall olfKials, the 34 I I) for ioformatioD on ~ction to take in the Student Health Center, Jud1cial Affairs, or other ap· n-ent of a sexual assault, optioru in repor1ing, .propriate officcs, 1nduding the lkan of Students. and l't'50urces available to the victim. AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING • Ma~y acquaintance rapes invol\'t' alcohol or The Unh·c:rsit)' is committed to increasing the aca · drugs.. Avoid drugs and excnsivr alcohol in a dcmiC community's awareness on issues related to dating situation. Judgmc:nt should not be sexual assault and pre\·ention. allowed to become: impairtd. Aw.lrcnCS5 and prt'"Vmtion programming is a kry fc:a · • More than 60% of all rrportW npes occur tu~ of new studc:nt orientatlon programs. Workshops bet"''ttn acquaintances and 40% of thesc occur on pre\'cntion and ~porting au conducttd b)•the: Uni · in the home. ' 'cn:1ty Pollee Department, Orientation studmt suff, Suual Assoults on College CAmpuses 2 . REPORTING State University of New York at Buff-alo Campus Sexual Assault l'revc:ntion Compliance Statcm~nt : 200 1-2002 Academic Year REPORTING OPTIONS V1ctims of campus sexual ass.ault ~ Jrt' advrsed to: 1. ltq)orttheuuulL Call Un1Vt'rsrty Pollet! at 2212 or, if the a..s.sault occurs off campus. the: Pollee: at 911 . Female: officcn au availablt' upon requc~t. The Unr· \'trsity at Buffalo strongly cncour.lgo a5501ult r..-port · rng, but rq>artins docs not mean that you mwt pros· ecute. Call the Uniwrsity Police Department SexuaJ As· sault Information Unt' (or mfonnation (&45 ·3411 ). 2 . Contact • dose friend or relati~ fo r au pport. J . See.k medial attention immediately. Whether and .some" student orpniutions, like the Sub Board I Playrn. In addnion, KXua1 assauh awa.rrness and p~ \'Clition infbrmation u h1ghlighted in the New Discov· cnesGuide,which is anitiallydistributed to~students, and then updated annually for morning students. Umvc:rsity Polict' provides a v.arrd.y of programs and publications on sexual lii.SSilult, available through· out the year. In addition, it sponsor1 a Personal ~fe t y Task Force: which produces an .annual campus St"CU· rity report and r«ommends safety improvemcntJ throughout the ca.mpuSd.. The monthly mf't'tings au open to the ca.mpus community. Within rnidenct: halls, an emphasis has been placed on staff training, including appropriate materials in manuals, progr;anu, workshops. and publications for I the rcsidcna. Othrr campus units and ocpniutiom provick 1.1'1formation and procramminJ u wdl. 'J'ba,e indu<k Equity, Dnttaityand Allirnu.~ Action Administration, Commuter and Off-Campus Srudcnt Strvic.cs, Anti~~ Task Force, the Sau:ality Education Center, Counxlina Center, and nudc.ot SO"Cmmmts. Other ~""""tion Prosnms iodud< ""'""'safety&. .. andaSK~run. Additionally, crime prncntion and awareness ncwsgroups art!: accaaiblt throuah both the lntcrnct and WINGS. . J .LAWSANDCONDUCT Stat.ellai....nyolNowYorltotlkdl'oloCampuaSmool - - C o m p l i o D a t - 1 0 01-1002 A<adcmkY.... t..wsand Conduct~ The 4ni.-enity at Buffalo will not tolerate sexual u -. sauJt, abuse:, or han..u~t. All r.:dcral, lUte, and municipol laws apply on cam· pus and att coru.idtted part of the Univenity at BuftUo Student Coodua Rulcs,IJniomsity Sw1danls. and Ad· ministrative R.egul.atioN (Conduct Rules). Tbil indudcs the New York State" Pmal Law, which details the criminal llatUICS ckalinl with JCX offm5a.. Ac.c:ording to New York State" mtutes, tbttr arr ~ dcgrtes of sauaJ ISS;lult. Sexual Assault of any kind iJ a c:rimc.ln compli· anccwith the: UnMrsityCooduct Rules. any student who is found to h.avc: committed physical vio&cncc or abuse (including acqua.inu.ncc rape, vnbal abust, threats, zntimKI.atton, harusmcnt, coercion, andJor other conduct whKh thrutena or endanp the health or s;dcty of any dUciPlliw"r person) is subject to action. ~assault is any actual or a.ltf'mpted non-<:C:IfUmsual sexual activity indudinl. but not limited to.IOrcib&e a.naJ or on1 sex. an.cmpttd intm:oune, or ICX.ual touch· ing. by a pmon(s) known or unknown to the victim. Rape is an act of se:x.ual intC'tcOUf'Sf' with • person aga1rut his/her will and consent , whtther his/her will IS overcome by fora or fear rcsultins from the threat of force , or by drugs .adminiJtem:l without co n.scnt, or whc.n, because of mental dc:ficiency, s/he is rnca· pablc: of consent, or when slhc: iJ bc.low the: arbitrary age of corucnt. or 'h-hen slhc iJ unconsoous or other· w1sc: physicaUy unable to communicate willmgnos. Be aware that hav'ing sa with somf'One who is unable to giVe const"nt by being mentally mcapadtatc.d or unconscio us (pa.s.scd out) is rape. New York State law rrcogn.i.te5 that a mamed woman can be raped by her husband. t.tarnagr does not necnsarily imply coltknt. Note that the thre;at of force ts sufficient; tn:~n}' women rt'pOrl (nnng for thdr livrs C'Vcn when their attacker is not arrymg a weapon. In determining whethn conduct co nnirutC!i ~ual harassmc:nt, coiuideration will be gh"tn to the m:ord as a whole and to th.: totality of circumstances, in · eluding the nature ofthe5aua.l advanct'.!i and th.: con· text in whtcb the incidents O<;C.urrcd. Certain behavior an be classified assaual hal'llSI· ment even if a relationship appears voluntary in the sen.5t that one was not rocfWd into p;trticipating. A cent rill ~lemc.nt in the ddinift"on of sexual hanusment is that the behavior is unwelcome CAMPUS DISCIPI.IN-"RY ACTION During or upon the completion of an inYC:Stip.hon by the Univm;ity Police Depar.tment, dctails o( the alleged assault may be prqvided to Judicial Affairs. This may be a'.:comJnnied by a recommendation for suspension , pending a hc.anng on the matter. I( the alleged perpdra· tor wuhcs. an immc.diilk' mtttins with the Director of Judicial Affairs and other appropriate Uniwnity penon· nd can be arranged. Such a Jric.etingcan be used to cbrify the proces.scs av;ailabk for resolution of the a.llqations, including possible .administrative raolutions,. which rouJd involvr withdrawal from UB or othtt Rnct.iom. Failing an a.dminiJtrat~ resolution, Student Wade Judiciary (S\'0 pi"'OC«dings .art instituted.. SWJ can be ailed mto emergency seuion if nca:ssary. lnitUI .appearance befort SWI is for the purpoK ofarn.ignment. A plea agrttment can be reached at ~is sugc if aU par· tics agree: on recommended sanctions. If a plea agrtt· ment iJ no1 feasible, the individrW may plead Not Responsible as chirged, and this p&ca will resu!t in a hn.r· ing date in 10 days. or sooner if the individual wishes. Law student prosccuton and defenders assist in the presentation of evidence and a defense. This occurs before a pand of three: student justices. When appcarins or tcstifying before .a campus JU · dicial body, the: following princ.iplc.s apply: • Th< """""'and th< ~ """'ihc right a penon or pcnons of their choicr aa:ompany them throughout disciptinary ~ • Both haw: t.hc risht to remain presmt durrng the: entire procttding, • Irrelevant put sexual hrstory wiU not be: d~KUsscd during the hcarins. • The right to make a "victim imp;~ct statement" and to suggot an appropriate penalty rf the" accused is found In violation of the code. • Both pania have the right to be informed •mmcdiatcly or the: outcome o f the: hcarrng. to"""' PENALTIES AND ANCTIONS Under New York's ~ Law, cnmmaJ sa offen)O a~ cbssilkd from O.u.s A Misdemeanors through Class B Felon~ These offmsd.. indudingKXual abuse, 5aual misronduct, and njX. arc: puni.\hab&e byscntmca rang· mg from su: months to 25 years impruonmmt. and fino. On campus. judicial bodief estabhshcd to ..:ortSldcr ca.~ involving student violations can irulitute .ll range of sanctions, including: warnings. not.ltion on l'fi'ttrd. restitution, mnoval from rc:sidcnce twfu. loss of pnv1 leges as rNY be: ronsistent with tht" offrruc rommlltcd and th.: rehabilitation of the 1tudent, drsaplin.uy pro· b.ltion (with or without k»sof designated pnvilcges fnr a definite: pcriodo(rime),luspcnsion• from the: UnrVtt· Slty for a definite' or rndefinit.e palOd of ume. or apul· sian • from the Uni\'n'Sity. Othtt sanctiOns a.s ffia) be approved by the UmYd"Sity's judicial bodio a.s wc-11. • Thnf' umcttons, whtn rtaJmmnukd, arr submrntd for finill rn-•ew 1mplnnenrarion by thl' Prnldl'nr or d1J · riplinll')' dntgnn. �------"tJ!I 8 Student Conduct Rules, University Standards and A~ve Regulations INFORMATION ON SECURITY PROCEDURES 1 he ~mpus communlly I! advised and updated on wfttyandt«urity through a varidyof mdhods. Thcst mdud~ publu:atJon of the: Annual S«:unt y report, ~~~:'P~~~~~~~:7r".~C.:~P~~;.;: In add•non, the UnmmtyPol~ Dcpoln~mn1 widc:ly distributes other publattoru on S«urity ~ mdud · mg ~fct y A\Ot"llreneu, Prcvrnung Acqwmtan« Rape, o~ nd PubiK S.:.fcty. Safely and .security ls'lUCS arc also prommcntly ft'aturcd m the Guide to Rrsickncc Hall I 1vmg and ~ Disconrics Student Guilk. Xvcr;llt1m~ each yc;u, University Police and thc Personal Safety Committu carculatc Gendarme, a ncwslcncr on campus safety issues and JKriOOnt'l. NotJI'kat10n is abo made 10 the campua commu · mt y, :u appropria te, on specific thrc<~l$ to umpu$ s;afcty 1hrough campus mtdia, publiations, posters, ;md other methods. The- Umvtntt)' Pnlict Otpartmtnt providu o1 wrdcl y listing of crin~ o'n etmpu,; that details tht datt, ttmc.l oc:.~tion . and otTtnS( of c:.~mpus 'criminal inci denu. The IL.stmg is c ttc\ll:o~ted to campus offices and t.!i ~ununan1cd we-ekly m thr campus n~ewsp01per, Thc Rcpurtrr 01nd the studtnt nt'wspapcr. The Spectrum. Many a mpus unit.~ partiCtpate 10 tht UnivtrSity'& ~..nmt' prn·cntuln cducauon program. TM Universit y Polt~o.c lkpartment conduru workshopsanddistributn ..,,ft·t~ mfunnatto n ~guloul )•. The ampus Pcrson:tl ~frt y l.hl.. hm:t' lllrt'h rcguharly to rc\'tew ca mpus crame~MJi i· dl" .mJ pn ~~o.ctlurt.., and has msmutc-d o:tn tnlormauon ~.unp.u~ n 111 tit ~ rc.a.~oe.· , ltldcnl aw.arc>ncs.~ 8 tdt student unl'nl.tfl(lll pn,-.un h..u. .a \~Hr~~h or un ..:rune: .md so.u;a.l J•-..a uh preH'nt u•n In .addtuo n, the JU-5adr111..-c Ufc pro~ r a m .anJ rna n1 ~ •uJem organt1.•llton ~ conduct tdm.atlun, ' 1.111 tr.umn ~ o~ nd prn·t..nuon pmgr,;un ~. PART Ill - STUDENT CONDUCT RULES ARTICLE 12: PROSCRIBED CONDUCT APPLICABLli..AWS, RULF-Ii AN O REGU LATION!t •\ II rul~ uf the llt~rd of Trust«~ nf SUNY. ;md all thc> lluffalo.theTownof Amhmt, theStatc 11f Nl-w York . .tnd the Umtf!d States of Amer.a liiJ)pl)' on the c;~mp~ and olre cun.sKicrcd p01rt of the !-ltu<knt Ruin J nJ R..,_:ubttnns. The Stilt~o(Nrw Yo rk bws tnCIU<k, but .trc no t hmntd to. the N<:W York St;r,tr Pnu.l Uw, tht New )i>rk St.llt" \'duck and Tr-affic: Law, thc Nrw York St;~te l-.dua.IKtn Law, and the Alcoholic Bt"\'mlgc Control Law. r\11 oi the rulc:s and tt"&ulauons m th~ chapters shall l"l\' con!itdt'rt."d as supplem~nting and 1mpl~men tin g the .1pprupriatc rules of tht" Board pfTru!itcrs and cit}'. state. .and federal l01ws. and shall apply 10 a.ll students. In o~ddu ton , smce studcnts will~ prnum«f to h;wr done so. studt'nb :.hould famili:.~rizr thc:msd\tS with th~C' tolluwmg Umvc:rsil}' Rrgulatioru: Acadcnuc <~nd Dcp;irtmcntal, Umvenity Library. Univrrsuy Motor Vchide, Rcstdcncc: Halls, Univtrsity Health and Safrty, Studcnt Umon. Compuung & Information TC"Chnology condattons nf usc: statement , and o ther rcgulauons cstablishtd by Univen.tty units tn pursuu of their mtS.stons. All non-acadrmic regulations shou ld be submit· ted an nually to the Vice Prrsident fo r Student Affairs for r~view for co nsist~ncy and subKquent approval. Conspicuouro posting a ndfor disscmination to students aff«tcd by tht regulations is the responsibility of th~ individual issuing de-partment . , Any o ff~n.sn uising out of any of tht laws men tioned abov~ shall be considered proper mau~rs for ildjudication beforc the appropriate univ~rsity disci · plinary body. GENERAL CONDUCT RULES AND REGUt.ATIONS ABy stude-nt found to have committed tht following mtsconduct is subj«t to disciplinary sanctions; 1. DISHONESTY-Acuof dishonesty, including but not limited to thr following: (•) Ch~ating. plagiarism, or o lht'r forms of aca· d~m i c dishonest y. (b) Furnishing filbc informalion lo any UnivrrStly official. facuhy membcr, ~mployc.e or offict. (c) Forgery, ah~ra ti on, or misOK of any Univrr· s•ty or Official document, r«ord, or innrumc.nt of tdc.ntiflcation (e.g., driv~n lic~n sc:s and passports). (d) Tamprring with th~ d«tion nf any University rc>cugnizc-d student organization. 2 . D ISRUPTION-Disruption or obstruction of rcachtng. r~liCotrch, administration, disciplinary pro · c~ings,oth~r Untv~rsity activities, tncludingats pubhc-scn•icc fun cuons on or off campus, or other authorize-d non · Um\'~rsi t y ac t iviti~. wh~n the >~ct oc · curs on Uni\'ct:.tty pr~miscs. l'he Univ~rsi t y reserves thc right to delcrntine wh~r~ case) of disruption of public ordrr should be ref~rrc-d . 3 . PHYSICAl VIOLENCE- Ph ystc:o~l vioiC"ncc or o~h uM" l includ i n~ .1cquamtance rare- ). \~rbal abu!>c, th reats. inltma do~ tton , h.1rassment , (twrcmn amll1•r m h~rcunduct "" luch threatens o r l· ndan~c~ th~ health -, ,, ,,tfl'I\' Uf .!11 \ pcr:.on . 4 . I"RI:..'ifASS/ l , ,\ UTIIORIZJ:-.1> FNTRY- .\ per~ 1 1l l.. n m\ m~ h· ~nto: r ~ u r rcmams unl.!"lulh• m .1 hmiJ · u. l!.utti:c. rc~ht\'fh.t' h.1llroom or a nr olht.•r r rulk't " ' '' nt the UOih ' ' ' "\ .11 .10\' lllnt' "uhout p e mUl>.\UIIl "' .authnnl.llton. S. II!H·I - .\ l'\' t~u n 1' l:UIIt\• nl the!! ~o.· hcn he t.•r h··· l..no wmj.t J' rnpcrt v nut to hc ht~ ur lwr olh'll, t.lkn · u~h l' rtlpcrt' 111r tu.-. 111 ha "''n \ht". pk .tMtn•. "' J'CI'"'-'""'n; .:.t nd thdtuf :.eT\'I,·h 6. IU ..,I liN( , PI H>~o iM , A( J l\' 1111 Am •ud• • ~II' \llt...., lakml! 1' \.lu· mthc Rt""tl e nu· llall~ mu.-.t ht· ·f' l'rm·l-J ,, nutl\m um ul thrn• d .w~ hc tn re !ht• o;lJt..•ut lht' oll ii\!IV. " 7.111\ /. IN~o- l l.ll lll lt, ddin ed .1 ~ .1n J •t \•hl~h l'lld.!!l -!t."H lfll• m.·nt.ll " r piWMlJ I h,·,llth ur ~.II C' t\ u l a 'IU ,lent , Il l \\h llo.h d l.., l fi!H I If f<"ll\11\ t"' f'llh lll o r r rt \.l l o; l'h 'J'o.:rl\ . lur tlw r u rp<hl' niHHI IJIIun, .ulnu..,•tt•n mtu .\ll i ll.ltltl\1 1\ll h. ••f .1 ~ J lllll..it iiUO 1\l f l ll\ll \IIU\"ll II W II I l .•w~ ultheCil}'u( ,hhll' "•n . •1 ~····•P •• I ur ~.IIH/.11 1< 1 11 8 .... /\.., \1\ I "''' \ \0 1' ' ' ' 'l' l t~.l\11111 l n.!ulho iiLI<d l"'"'"""'" ••r u•t" ••I J.. tl • h • .111\ l nt• • n ll• ptl"nll\ l"' unJutlhlfll••' •II• tuu ru ~~ ··· l I 11" •" 11 ' j'h"l ll1 •1· 9 . I)()()RS: TAMPERIN G-Dtsabk-mc-nt of a locking m«hanism or blocking opc-:n a door mtendc:d to bc closat and locked. 10. RUI.F~Vtolation of pubhshc:d Univcrsny polt cin, ruin. or rf1ulatto ns. 11 . lAW~Vtolat10n of f«knl. state nr local law shall be a viol.ttion of Unive-rsity Condu t Rules and R.tgulouaons. A findins nf a violation under this rule does not requite" poof of a wnviction m any non-cam· pus lep.l pro«eding. 12. SUBSTANCf.S.--lJtc, poucss10n or dt~tnbution of mi"Ct.lfic or othe-r controlled substanca and/or rc~:lated puaphc.rnaJQ accpt ;u uprusly pcrmitttd by.law. lJ.Ai.COHOL (•) U.K or pouesston of alcohohc Mvrragcs O:· ctpl as cxprwly pe-rmitted by law, University regula· tions; and/or public intoxicaticm. (b) Distribu1ionof alcoholic lxwnges<=p~ucx­ pr~y pcmuncd by law and Univmity rcgu.Jatioru and prrmi.ssion to scrw alcohol mUR bc obcaincd by appli· at ion to the AlcohQIIU-vicw Board, 252 Capc.n Hall. 14. IMPAIRED ORJVING-Operatins a motor v~­ hid~ while. und~r the inOucn« of drugs or alcoho l (Sec S«tion 9 of the Campus Parking and Traffic Regulations) including but not limitcd to: (•) o~rating a motor v~bide while his/hc:r ability to do so is impaircd by the improp<r or illegal usc. of drugs or the con.sumptton of alcohol; or (b) operating a motor v-ehiclc while in an intoxi· catcd condition 15. SMOKING-Pre)hibited in all Universit y owned ;Jnd operatC"d buildings, doorway are~loadtng docks. l tadiums and outdoor t\"Cnt:.., and tn ::roll vehidcs owned a nd open ted by thc Umvcrl1ty. (l:.tt Residence ll:rll regulations also ) 16. \\"EAPONS--lllqpl or unauthoriud possession of lirtanni,a.plosa,u,othcr"'eapons,ordan81=f0USchctni· wls on Un~-er.-.it y pmnises. (Stt smion 536.5 Suppl~­ mcntal Rules for tht ~l:.~lntenancc of Public Order.) 17. DEMON5l"RAT10N~rticipation in a campus dmlOnstr.~hon which diSnlpU tM nocmaJ oprnuions of lh~ Un!\USity and infringes on thc rights of othc:r nlmlbi.TI of the Uni\'a"Sitycommunity; lc::Jdi.ngor incitinsoth· t•n tn disrupt schc.duics 11nd/or normal acti\'itics within .m y oampw building or arta; intcntiona.l obstruction '~h Kh unl"tt'iON.bty int~ with fr«domof rJlOIYCffienl. 18. TRAFFIC-ObstruCtion of the fr«jl.Pw of pe· d~trian or vehicular traffic on Uni~!'! ptc"miSd or :11 Umvusity spon.sor~d or supervi$ed functions. 19 . BICYCLING, SKATEBOARD I NG, ROLLER BU.DI NG-Prohibittd operation includes: (•) operation in any Unive-rsity building or facility (b). operation in a r«klts.S or unsaft manner (c) storagr of bicycles within any University build· mg or facilii)' (scc Rtsidcntt HaU r~ulations also) 20. DISORDERLY CONDUCT-conduct which is di~rd~rly.ltwd, o r ind~ccn t ; brcach of peace; or aidmg. abetting, or procurins a noth~r person to breach tht pcacc on Univcrsily prrmisc:s or at functions spon sor~d by, or participated in b)', tht Univtnity. 21 . COMPliTER ABUSE-The-ft o r o thu 01busc. of ( omputer timt, indudins but not limited to: (•) Unauthorize-d c.ntry mto a filt,IO Uft", rcad,or change th~ conttnts, or for any other purpo~. (b) Unauthorized transf~r uf a filt. (c) U~ of 01 n0 ther individu:o~J 's idtntification and password. (d) U!C of computi ng facilitie-s to inttrftre with th~ work of anothcr student, faculty member or Uni versity Official. (e) Ust of computing facilities and E-mail to s~n d obsctne or abusive messages. (f) Usc of computing facilities to lnterfertwith nor+ -nal operation o( the University computing system. (g) Any and all computer violations caused by in· dividuaJ us.lng anothc- srud~nt's idtntification or pass· word arc the responsibilit-y of thc person who actu· ally commits the violation and th ~ own~roftht- idtn · tification password. Studtnts must takt' steps to in sur~ that no othe r individual has access to th~ir rompu ttrs or University compl{trr account. All provisions of Artie!~ IS6oftheN.Y.S. PcnaJ Law COffcnscs Involving Computtn:) apply atth~ University a t Buffalo. 22. INJURY TO LIBRARY PROPERTY-A prrson is guilty of injury to library property when he or she injures. ddacrs, or drstroys any property bclonging to, or deposited in, thc Uni\·crsity Librari~s. 21. DETENTION OF UBRARY PROPERTY-A p<non is guilt}' of dttain ing libr.try propcrty whcn ht or sht will· fully detains Univtnity Ubr.uies property for mort th:tn thirty days following writtcn notice ftom th~ library. 24 . UN I\'ERSil'Y GROUNDS-Ust" of Univcrsil)' srur and grounds by an org;aniutiun or person withuut rt'SC't\'J.tlon oft he 5pJ.CC" or proper authoritatton. 25. 1UDICIAI. SYSTE.M-Abu.seofth e ludtd.!.l Sp;tem, including hut no t limited to: (a) Failure to ube'· the summo ns of .tiudu.: tal budy ,,r Unl\'ersit yolli... ,a l. · (b) Fabifi cou iun , d t~ l n rt m n . • tr m•n cprt!-, en t.ll lun ut anformai1o n bclort· .a Jw,hno~ l hnch•. ( c ) D1.-.rup11o n ur intc rierenlc \\ ll h !he o rJ nh umduct of a tuJu..aal rruH·cJm ~ (d) 111\IIIUIIU II Ill J IUdt..:ta) Jln ll.:ccdlll ~ k nul,"ln~ h II lthUU! (,IU ~e . (e) Attclllpllll): to J l\um r.l~\' .111 mJ1 \I Ju.tl"• rru p,;r f'iltl lllr.IUOil Ill , til U ' l" ll l , lite HUIII..\.1) "~h' lll (f) Allt"lllJ11111): to lnll uen• t· thc tm pJtii.!IU\ ul J mcml"k'f ul .1111dtu al hn<h prtw In, .111J -ur durmg th..ulu t:-.t• oL 1he luthu;i\ pruu·cd tnt-=. (g) 1/ar.u ,mc nt l \"erh,tlllt p hv ..,.'-. .ti ! J n~l l nr lllttllll · J .UIIIIl lll .1 m cmht•r ul .1 iUJt~t.l l both pru n tu, J ur 111 ~, .1 nJ/ur .attN J tud Kt.il pmn •t•Jtt\}: ( h) 1:-o~ tlure II • t lllnrlt "tth the ... .an ~! tun·\ • unJ•uwt! unJ..-r tht "'tutlcnt l nJ t: (I) lntlut•n, m}: ur .tllt'm pltn!-: 111 tntlut.•nu .tnt•thcr l't'l'llll 1•) ulllllllll.l ll .thu~~· "' th• lUd!. r.ll ' ' 'Inn 26. \ ' 1\1 \I " \nu n .th ,ue twlpt.-rmtll<'ll Ul .tm 11111 ~ ·· r"'' h r nl•l•nJ~ .11 .It\\ 1•1 .\11 111\.ol' TI J Uk\1 1<> trn••·· ,. \,,·rr 1.,\... r.lh•n .l ntmJ I• tdt·T 11° ~ ~._.., , .h~l •l Ill' ~Jt ...,ol>kll dmu Hall ruics and rcgulauo ru for pet tnform<~tiOn ). 27. AMPUFICAllON-UK' of ampltficadonlonxiiOVI· !Ual cqutpmt'tlt m any of the racrvation facilities must l""t"'CnYe"a.:h-.u"KC;,approvalfromrhcRom'OltionsOffia-~ af gto~ntcd, ~~ not mtnft"TC" .,-ith any pubhc, oJ.[JCt. li· br.try, dusroom. or other Unt~ty functton.~UdlS f1w rl!ductJOntn volume by ~.onssuff and/or desIgn« must brcomplicd wtth upon ~tficatton. ATIEMPT-A per!On is guilty of an attempt to violate tht Student Rules and Regulations, or Jocnmm ita cr1mc., when he- or i hr. With intcntto violate or cnmmtt pmc, cnpges an conduct which tends to c.ffcct the violation of such sludc-nt rule o r regulatiOn or th~ co mmwto n of such cnme. 29. COMPUCITY-A Jtrson is guilty of complicny when he or she aids, helpl or ()therwlsc ass.ist.s anothtr tn \'iolating any ruk- applicabl~ to thc Univcnity. 30. ASSAULT-A person is guilty of auault when h~ or sht slaps.. kicks. shoYO or otherwlst' strike-s another person. 31 . HARASSMENT- A person is guihy of harass· ment when h~ or sht (•) th reoucns or intimidates a person c rt'ating a rational fearwithin that persOn; or (b) engages in a course of conduct or rrpeatcdly c.ummitsacu dtrcded at another person which would .Knously.annoy a ratiOnal per!On; or (c) crratc-s a co ndition which ~endangers or threat · cn.s the hc;llth, safet y or wdfarc o( :.~nothtr person (d) physically restrains o r detains any othcr pe-r· son, or rcmO\'ei any pc:r.son from a ny place ~o~.·herl." hC" o r shr is authorized to remain 32. SEXUAl. HARASSMt.NT-A penon is gut h)" of sc-xwl hanssmrnt whe-n h•.s o r her beha\•ior as (.Untrary to Unh•trsity poliq a.s described bclow (baS<d o n f~ual Employ m~nt Opponuntty Commis.sion and Office of Civil Rig.Jll:' regulatio ns). Unwdco meKJ:ual advancn, rt'qun~ fo r ~~u.1 l fJ\'Ors, a nd other \'erb.tl or physica l conduct nf a 'it'J:Ual nature constitut~ iCXual harassment when: (•) Submission to or ~ndurinssuch conduct ~o.·hen rcjcdcd as made either aplicitly or implicilly 11 tcrm o r condition 'If instruction , employment, or partici · pat ion in mh~r Univtrs.ity acth ity: or ( b ) Submtssion to, or rtjc-ction of, such conduct by an individual used a.sthtbasis for makingacademi( or pcrsonnd d«i.sions affe-ct ing an individual; or (c) Such conduct has th~ pur~orc.ff«t of un reasonably inttrf~rang with an individual's perfor· mancr or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offcn sav~ University environment. 11 . SELF· DEFENSE SPRAY-Consid~r~d phystc,.) :z.a. ::hu!td;~:. ~~~~;~~:~fd~i::ej=~~d:hd~is;,:~ ing for thr purpose of disruption of Univtrsity op· cntions or IC'Vents. 34. STALKING-Rcpeattd coc:rcivr ads or otT~nstS which taken singly may be non·thrcattning, but c.ol· lccttvdy instill a fear of physial injury or harm. Such a paucrn may involw, but is. not limittd to. tht "fol · lowing: phon~ nils, physical and/or vc.rbal confron· tat ions. breaking and cntuing (cars, apartmcnu, lockrrs, etc.), vandalizing,th~ purpost' of which is to at temptto"manipulate or control another penon. 15. ARSON-A person is.liablt i(. by any act, h~ o r she commits arson by causing a fire or explosion on any Uniwrsity building or propc.rty. 36. CONVERSION-A penon is guilty of conversion when he or she. after havins t.wfully obtaintd possession of •h<1>roP<rtY of .-her, wrongfUlly 1r.uufm, <kWns, .rub5tantially changa. damages. destroys. or misuses the property without the permission of the owncr. 17. MISREPRESENTATION-A pc.rson is guilty of misrepresentation when he or sh~ knowing.ly perve-rts th~C' truth for pcrsonaJ gain or favor. 18. POSSESSION-A person is guilty of po~ion whc.n h~ or shc knowingly obtains property, (including abandoned property). without th~ cxplicitautho· riution of.th·~ rightful own~r. 19. OESTRUCfiON OF PROPERTY-A pe-rson is gujhy of dntruction of property when he or sht: (•) destroys, d~faccs, matcrially aJtc-rs or othcrWJsc damagcs property not his or hrr owp.; or (b) cr~atcs a condition which endangers orthreOAt· enj property not his or her own. 40. FALSE REPORTING-A person U. guiltyoffa.lstly reporting :tn incident \~."hen he or she conv~ys information known to ~ false or without b>tsis to any University Official, faculty m~mber, or tmployrc. 41. FIRE-Firt alarms and fire fighting ~uipmcnt. in· duding but not limited to firc atinguishtts. firt hoses. hC:lt and smokt: dctrc:tors. and sprinkkr syst.nns, _a rt for lhr prolectoon ofbuildins oauponu. Any lamp<'ring wnh m~SuSt o( this cquipmmt t1 prohibited and nvy bt puna.Wbk in the- \JnM:nrty COW1 and m thtappropriatrCivil and/or Crimin.al Coutu. Anyhn"ttt a~ alarm ISK· uv.i<d, all people ""' r<quii'Cd 10 i>llow lho nacua~;., pn>«<<urn 10< lhrir porucuiar buicfin&O=ponu «>mply with lh< «qUOIUof HouJint! ouft; Un"'muy 1'0hce. 0< """~~"")' pmonnd. Any rolations MD b< ,._ f<rnd 10 .... 'P!'fOpNI< ~""""'civil judlciouy. or ""* 42. REASONABLE REQUEST. OF A UNIVERSITY OFFIOAL-A penon is &uthy of faUun lO comply whm ht'-orshe, knowinsor havinsiUSOrt to know that the requesting penon is a Un~ty offirial, fW to comply wtth a reasonable rtquest. For d)IC putp05t' of this sectiOn, a Umvenity off"x:i.aJ shall include, but not be limited to, an individual instructin& a class. a libnlt· i:.~n or dcsiJOC't' in a libruy, a Univasity Polia Offiar, and any Resident Advisor. Rtstdentt HaJJ Dirtc.tor or student nnplo)ft,'and mnnbmofthc Univcn.itystaff carrying out their duties a.nd raponsibilrtia. 43 . GAMBLING-No student shall samble for mon~y or other valuablc:s on Uniw-rsity property or many University fa.cility. 44 . MISUSE OF UNIVERSITY SUPPLIES OR DOCUMENTS---A person as gwhy of masusc of Uni· \'crsny supphes and documents when he or she forges.. 11\ten, use5 wnhout authonty, rccctves without author· aty, or poS.SCS..'itS witho ut autho rity any Untversity sup-phc:s or document) . I Uni,·c-u ity supplies and docu+ menb indudr, bur a r~ no t lamited to, the following: supphc-), et~uipment . k~. records, fil es. documc::nts. ;lll fu rm) of computer J ata. and other mate-rials.! 45 . f ALSIFY ING UN IVERS IT Y APPU CATIO:-\ C REDENTI A L~ · tud~n a fo und to hnc knowingly fa l!tlfitd apphca tton mfurmat iun art su b)t•ct to un mt-dt>tte dasmtssal fro m t h ~ Unt\'Crsit y. 46. FAI IFYINGGRAOI~ C HA NG ES-Inaddiuont o .m y sancuo ns ~o~.'h ich lll:l) be 1mpost"d b' J n ac~cmi c d~an , other ptnah irs m<~ )' be ;l.ssased :as a rault of a Studtnt· \\'ldc Judteiary heanng o r pin agrttmenL 47. FALSIFYING GRADES-A person is guilt y of falsifymg gradc.:s whcn he o r shr. (•) submib~ falsafic=d Unt\"erS<Ltl gf3de change form 10 the UntVCfSit)"i Of (b) .submats false groade mfo rmation of any sort to a Unive-rsity ollie~ or dc:pou tmem, ~mpjoyn, academic mstitution , ~tc • (c) alters any acadcmic cou~ork and or eumi nations so as to unjustly aff«t the gradc aw.trdcd to that assignment. 43. ALTERING A STUDENT'S REGISTRATION OR STUDENT DATA-Anystudmt who, for purp-oses of fraud or misrcprcsc:ntation, falsifies. forgcs, dc.fa.«s. alters. or mutilate-s in any manne-r any officiaJ Uni· vcr1ity document or rcpracntation thcrcof. 49. LEAVING THE SCENE-attempting to H« or unlawfully !caving the area of an accidc.nt, crim~. o r University violation (and/or IJ"'Cas of pottntiala«idmu, crimc:s. o r violations). This includes flttins an area to avoid bc:ins questioned, apprc:hcndc.d and/or detained by Univenity Officials, faculty mernbtts, or employees and/or law enfor«mcnt «ricers. SO. DISCRIMINATION-Bucd on ncr,~. 'i'o KJ:ual orientation, rdigion, disability or ~rran status. ARTICLE 11: APPROVAL . These: Rules and Regulations h.aw- b«n approved by tht Council of tht Univasity at Buffalo, Stak Uni· v-ersiry of New York in April, 201H and can be made ava.i101blt on cukttc tapes for the visu.aUy impaired in thc Offi« of Scrvices to the Handicapped. 25 Samud P. Capen Hall, North Camp!:lJ. These. Ruin and Rqu.lllltionsshaJI mnain in dfm until supcrwdcd by legislation or ammded by the Council of the Uni · nrsity at Buthlo, Statt Univusity of New York Questions, commenu and flt yestions r-elated to Studtnt Conduct RuJc:s. University Standards and Administrative Rqulations should~ directed to: The Office of Judicial Affairs/Ombudsman. 252 Capen Hall Scudcnt Affain Updaud July 2001 Notice-PHOTOGRAPHS of University evt'nU and mem~rs of th~ campus community art regularly tilin and subse-quently displayed depicting the! vitality of U.B. If you do not want your picture used in this mannt'r, pleuc advise th~ photographe-r! -Julr. 2001 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Researchers are required to obtain written permission from copyright holders and the University Archives prior to reproducing or publishing materials, including images and quotations. For inquiries about reproduction requests and permissions, please contact the <a href="http://library.buffalo.edu/archives/">University Archives</a>. If you believe material in our digital collections infringes copyright or other rights, please review our <a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/about/policies/information-use/notice-and-takedown-policy.html">Notice and Takedown Policy</a> for information on how to report your concern. https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/e3427423e684359a011975dca81714e7.pdf 2aaeddd397d8f93aed2a172ce20c4739 PDF Text Text PAGE 2 Q&A: Letitia Thomas fills in the details on Cora P. Maklney College PAGE 3 ((Living Room'' PAGE 6 "Wednesdays at 4 PWS•I?oasts star-studded lineup for fall U'nivers.ity at Buffalo Go m Bulls! The.......,~ ol thi! Wlling faculty, originolly 5Cheduled Ia< Tuesday. has boon poslpOn<d ~ rnld-OciDbor. The dole ond time w i l b e - l n the lllpot!tr when they becomo avoilable. A meeting ol the luii·Faculty Senate will be held at 2 p.m. Tueday In the Center for Tomorrow, North Campos.. Victoria R. (Vicki) Bull has joined her brother, Victor E. Bull, as the mascot for UB's athletic teams. Vicki made · her first appearance at a UB football game at the season opener against Rutgers on Au g. 30. For other footballrelated photos, see www.buffalo.edu/reporter. Goodall to lead off 1Sth speaker series Wo!ickenowned animal ethologist ond Conse!V.. tionist Jane GoodaH will kick elf the 1 5~ onnual Oismgui>hed Speaker Series with • iectln at 8 p.m. Oc!. 1O,in Alurmi Arena on the North campu.. Goodalrs le<tun! wiH be sponscnd by the Botflfo Zoo, GOaNU. Murphy to letrd vaccine development Women'sfloatd. ~stoteswoolOO Modoloine Albright ond 8ums wfnr*>gftlmmoloorwtl be the spoofoon In the Grant to fund effort to develop vaccines to prevent ear and respiratory infections Oovis,..,- 211111-GZ.._ ~ byUI IIIII theOon l.-....lllpfwld. lhe~ BY LOIS BAitfR Contributing Editor -----·-- ~SiudoN-11 -...- ~ .thec-lorthe TlcliolsiO _ _ _ _ Alllllcbl a.u-MTS. a.e. """'be~ • .,., ~-a-byafl­ As.- lng 11cloeiMIStA!r. 852-5000. girt Goodolldolms tot......--oiiMnglb T....,IIIIIOr. ~ to onimlls, filling with tliem. Today, she Is, In foe~ best fO< her 40 ¥-' ol n!SeMth lniO wild chlrroponzft behM:w IIIII s o d o f - She- has . - reputollon Ia< ... .,.,..,._ 10 sodof I I I I I - concerns. Her elllnO<dlnory ....... Jd.. entistand~ln- -~Louis Lo*y.IW doados o l - ' > In ,..,..\ Gclmbe- fie- _............., __ she h a s - osldendlc dftctor .... 1967, conlinuB 10 -.-wllngol-bo-- a n d human ewlullanGoodoll-- her glabol ouiNKh and educolional mls/ sfon In 1977 when she co- t h e )One GoodalllnstiMolo<- R.,..l<h, Educa- tion and Conservation to provide support for her field r.....-ch on'Wild chlmpan- ..,go;ng ~. The institute operates projects throughout the and, among othet"lhlng~ educates young people to appn!Ci- ate ancfhelp conserve animals. 1.!' HI RII'()RJI fl \\1 !II( il"-.\ .'. :. .'. 'IJ!'l,'iilt'iLt I ~i't'i it'i M more text nt Web site R rel•ted 1oltc~o on Web P more Jlhoto!lo on Web CIENTISTS at US, the VA. the prevention of infections caused Medical Ct.nter and Roswell by nonencapsulated strains of the Park Cancer Institute ha\-e bacteri.um Haemophil.us ;nfluenzae received a $~ million pro- and currently is being tested in early gram project grant from the National clinical trials in humans. .. Institutes of Health to perfonn reAll three projects include studies search a.imed at developing vaccines of clinical samples emanating from to prevent ear infections in children a chronic obstructive pulmonary disand respiratory tract infections in ease(COPD)studyclinicconducted adults with chronic lung disease. at the VA hospital by Murphy and The four-year program includes Sanjay Sethi, UB associate professo~ three separate but related projects, all of medicine, con tinuously since geared toward understanding the 1994. It is the longest running study human immune response to the bac- clinic for CO PO in the United States. teria that cause these infections-inApproximately 25 million epifonnation that will le-dd directly to sodes of middle ear infections oc- . the development of vaccines. cur in children in the U.S. annually Timothy Murphy, professo r of at an estimated cost of $3 biUion. "Children who experience recur· medicine and microbio logy, and chief of infectious diseases at UB rent ear infections suffer hearing loss and the VA hospital, will direct the at a time critical for acquiring speech overall program and head one of the and language." Murphy said ... This may lead to a delay in language deresearch projects. Murphy has had along-standing velopment and to learning problems interest in ear infections and infec- in school. For these reasons, there is tions in aduJts with chronic lung a strong imerest in devdoping vac· disease. He holds several patents in- cines to prevent ear infections. "The same bacteria that cause ear volving vacci nes. including the P6 S ............. _ _ be -·claoe---.nc-.- has been studying for IS year.;. It is a promising vacciile candidate for ' prot'i,in, wh ich he discovered and infections are responsible for the respiratory /ract infections seen in COPD." Murphy said, "so vaccines developed for these bacteria would be tested in both populations." COPD is the fourth leading ca""" of death in the U.S anQ is responsible forancstimatedSII billion in healthcare costs. Bacterial infections in patients with COPD lead to hospitalization, respiratory failure and death. "Preventing infections in COPD would have a huge impact on the course of the disease," Murphy said. His project consists of experi ments to determine the human an tibody response to the bacterium Moraxclla cntarrhalis, which is a common cause of car infections in children and of lung infections in ~dults with COPD. This project will use a unique collection of samples obtained from the VA COPD study. A total of II 0 veterans have been followed in the clinic. "These samples provide a unique opportunity to learn about the immune human response to M. catan-halis; Murphy said. "A variety of tests will be peifonned to learn exactly what type of immune response in humans aUows a person to be protected from infection. This type of information is critical 10 evaluating the efficacy ofanyvaa:ine forM. muurhalis tested in the future~ Yasmin ThanavaJa, cancer re search scientist at Roswell k. and AnthonyCampagnari,UI!associate professor of microbiology. each will direct one of the remaining ptVjects. Thanavala is an immunologist who has perfonned groundbrealting research in the development vaccines for hepatitis. induding the "potato vaccine" currently undergoing testing in humans. Her project in-ulves d<tailed studjcs of the P6 protein, a promising vaccine candidate to protect against infections a1used by H. i11jluer12JU!,a commonguseof recurrent ear infections in children and lung infectiom in adults with COPD. Thanavala will study the huml'" immune response to specific rqions of the P6 molecule. She will introduce human lymphocytes (white blood cells) into mice that lack irnmune systems, creating an animaJ model ~th a human immune system. The mice will be immunized with P6 and the research~rs will of C-u.....d_,.._ , The signs, they are a changin' at UB By JENNIFER LEWANOOWSKI Reporter Assistant Editor IGNS of improvement arc cropping up everywhere at S UB. After years of planning, the university finh.lly is gening a new · look in terms of its exterior signage. Gone are tho400-odd outdat<-d.drnh signs of another l.'r.t, and arriving in front of everybuilding,cntranccwa}'· parking lot and bcrond are mor~ than 600 uniform, morl' acsthcticall)' plea ing signs that aim to freshen UB's look, as well as make n~vigation of the campuses that much easier. "The idea is to significantly im- prove our visual identity.'' says Asmundur Sveinsson, associate fa cilities program coordinator in Facilitics Planning and Design for UnivcrsityFacilities,andmanagerof thecxtcriorsignageprojcct. "Thisi3 J complett.' system- it takes you from m;.1cm to micro." The:' nt.'.lrly S3 million prott.•.:t 1s ,1 <:olbborativeetTort involving 1--.~eih tit:s Pl.mning al\d Llc!tign ~nd thl· Sign.1gc Adv•~oq· Co mrmth."l', which was t.~ t olbli!thed .tfter the uni · versity introduced ib new interlocking UB logo in 1997 and charged with developing a strategy to im prove exterior signage. The project could be finished by the close of the fall semes ter , Sveinsson said. The new signagt> presents a con~i~ trnt im.tgc in ih usc of the university 's co lors-gray and blut.'-.tndthcintcrlockingUBlogo. TO m.1ke"wayiinding"-or navigation -ea!tier, all building signo:1gc n.·nect s the new quaJmnt system ht.•ing implemented on the qm pU!'tC!t, with ~ color-coded band .tcros.s th e top of each building sign. Th('colorcd bands correspond with the new standard-issue map of the campuses. designedbythcOfficcof Crea tive Services in University Communications, which designates areas of the campus by color coding. The North Campus i divided in to four quadrants-the Ellicott Complex (green ), the Ac.tdemit.: Complex (yellow), th e Se n •ices Complex (purple ) and Arts and Athletics (or.mge)-whiletheSouth C1mpus also has four- the Hcm!'tingComplcx (green ), the AcademK Comple x (yellow ), the Sen icl'!<. C01nplex (purple: ) and the ~lcd1 ca l and Dental Complex (blue ). Locator maps featuring the ncw quadrant system will be featured in some 20 small directory vehicular C•"'-" ... PC9I z �21 ~anar September6.~11Y!J.. 33.Mo. 2 BRIEFLY to..,.,_. Greiner on WBFO cai411Mw ~- .. Cninorwll t-.e-.en• q<-.son Moncloy during the . . "*"lor t h e - -Of "TII<Oithe~,· ... IM ~-~byMFO 11.1 FM. u r i - . Puillc Roclo-. _.,..... ......... ..-.. _ Thl!-wlloirlt7p.m. ClonNs lllld!, We~ lor Tho studio line Is 829-6000. Architect to spellk at emeritus meeting Atthltect Osaor S..mus Troyr¥>r willlliJcuss~Wiage: Al>lstod lMng Hou1lng In • MultHeYel Care Communi\)'" during the Emeritus Center's forst .-;ng of the acodemic Y9f. to be held at2 p.m. Tuesday in 102 Goody<ar Hall on the South Campus. WinnoJ of the Emeritus Center's Rose Welnstdn Aword for 2001 , Troyr¥>r roceiv<d his · master's degree in O«hltecture fromUB. H~ 13J1<, whkh will featun!. illustrations from loco! senior citlun resi<lenas. will focw on ~ opprooches to design· lngsuchfadlitles. ·Tho prog= Is open to all mem~ of the UB community. Women's Club to host newmelnber~ -·s Tho U8 Club ... hold. """~'~lor> !Or.- members lt 7 p.m. Wodnesdoy In the Cent..- lor the~ North Campus. Tho include- -*'9 wll by MIN Coburn,. dub preiden1: Thomas B. Burrows. - o f the CfA. and Sandra Olson. difec. to< of the UrWerslty Art Galleries. A spedlll pn!senllttlon Of "The living Room Proj«l" will be per· formed by the Eager ArtisU company from Durban. South Nria. Relroshments will be seMd. Anyone Interested in joining the dub Is enc:ouroged to attend. For informotion coli Connla Rao at 63+2549 o.- Marilyn Pauter at 6~ 18. The Women's Club's lnl:ei'M- mon! tlonal Committee will host a pic· nic. for new intemltional ~ dentsandthelrhlmiliesfrom4-7 p.m.,Sept. 14 ot Bolrd Point on the North Campus. For funhor, coli Meona Rustgllt 632·5768 or Norma ~It 688-7062. REPORTER n.....,.lslc:on.,... communltyp<J>IIhod by the Olllce Of News • SeMces In the DMIIan.OI UniCfonlty Cornrnun!Qtions. UMmllylt . . . . . Edltortll . . . . . . ..... _-·---::.c._ --_., __ -... - at 330 01111 Hll. Buflalo, (n6)~ WUOIC~ - __- ......... ...,... s..e-.... ...... .,....._ ~. -- ,...,...~ c -LDis--.- ,_o.m- -- !len Goldboo.m s. A.lklger Clvltdne\Odol Letftla Thomas has been acting director of Cora P. Maloney College since July 2000. A UB staff members since 1993, she has served as coordinator of student services for the Collegiate. Science & Technology Entry Program .....__ ____, (CSTEP) and as coordinator for the Mil,lority Academic Achievemen( Program (MAAP). b Cora P. M.loney College7 Co1'11 P. Maloney College (CPMC), charttred in 1976, is a unique rollege that rombines residential and aca· demic programs to address the needs and ron=ns ofUB students ofcolor and residents in the City of Buffalo. The college is named after Co1'11 P. Maloney, a Buffalo resident who was very active in community, educationa! and political affairs. Co1'11 P. Maloney College·(CPMC) was de· signed to provide students with aca· demic experiences from a oommunity perspective. CPMC focuses on the educational issues of·excellence, minority achievement. cuJturaVsocia! awareness and scholastic enrich· men!. Each year, CPMC offers elcc· tive courses grouped under three general and interrelated themes: in· dividuals and their communities, cultural and ethnic studies, and the dynamics of creative imagery. full advantage of CPMC programs thrivt in a supportive aiJJI<lSph=. re· alizing their educational, career and personal goals. Eadl program coor· dinator offers students advisement for academic roncems, assists them inlocatinggraduateschool programs and financing options, helps with career planning and any other servitt requested. Our office works in con· junction with other advisement units on campus to provide students with an additional resource for infonna· tion and much n""!!.ed services. Can you describe some of the Internship, honon and •chlevement progr•m• within the c'ollege7 The Public Service Internship Pro· gram (PSIP) encourageS students to perform rommunity service in <:x· change fur academic ae<!it as part of their regular roursework. Students get assistance in realizing their career objectives and are encouraged to be· come involved in p e that ben· CPMC Is the last of the resl· dentlal colleges •t UB. What efit the communi and improve were the resldentl•l colleges their own lives as well. This past aca· and why were they formed7 demic year, PSIP provided 195 jun· The residential college system was iors and seniors from all disciplines formed during the 1960s to provide. the opportunity to gain direct expoUB students with living and learn· sure and practical experience from a ing environments. Students lived in divmc range of public, private,g>v· various residence halls with fuculty ernment o r community-service mentors and participated in a vari- agencies anq businesses. The Colle· ety of academically and socially rei· giate Achievement Program (CAP) works with the Office of AdmissiQils evant learning experiences. to provide a student-support pro· Why Is there a need for a program that offers a variety of services gram suc.h as CPMC at UB7 to assist underrepresented stu How do students beneflt from dent.T-African· American, Latino/a being a port of CPMC7 and Native-American-in attaining CPMC houses a number of student thei r academic goals. Maj<>r areas of support-service programs, including service indude academic advisemern, the Collegiate Af:hicvcment Program monitoring and evaluation, referrals (CAP}, CoUegiate Science & TechnoI· to campus offices and specialized ogy Entry Program (CSTEP), Ronald workshops. The Collegiate Science & E. McNair Post- Baccalaureate Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) Achievement Program (McNair), is a student -suppon services and enMinority Academic Achjevement richment program that assists his· Program (MAAP),PublicService In· torically underrepresented students ternship Program (PSlP), Student in pursuing careers in the technical Support Services PrograriJ (SSS) and and licensed professions. CSTEP of· State University of New York Louis fers tutoring, internships. and travel St!tkes Alliance for Minority Partici· to ronferences and workshops. all depation (SUNY l.S AMP). Through signed to assist students in realizing the collaboJ'lltive efforts of these pro- their goals within technical and g1'11ms, CPMC sponsors tuto.ring, health· related disciplines that lead to academic workshops, inspirational state licensur<.such as nursing. medi: speakers and events for the univer· cine, -engineering, accounting and sity community. Students who take law. CSTEP·UB ;,{one of the largest and most rompn:bensive of the 43 programsinNewYori<Sta~ TheMi· nority Academic A<;hieYmlellt Program (MAAP) is an individualized program for academically talented, Wlderrepresented minority students. Eadl year in rollaboration with the admissions office, MAAP selects 20 to 3(,l students fur the program. To make the experience more personal, student mentors often are assigned to these 6rst·y=- students. MAAP participants also receivo the SUNY Empire State Minority Honors Scholarship. preferred housing in the Go=norsromplcxandaspecialized university~cncc course. The SUNY Lo Stokes Alliance fur Mi· nority Participation (SUNY LS AMP) is a student-enrichment and support·servia:sprogramsponsored by the National Science Foundation. The goal is to improw: the academic performance, and retentiOn 'and graduation rates of historically underrepresented minority students in the areas ofengineering.romputer science, mathematics and the natu· ral sciences. SUNY l.S AMP offers programs and setvices at UB and Buffalo State College during the aca· demic year and summer sessions. including internships. a summer re· search program and tutoring ..,.. vices. The Ronald E. McNair Post· BaccalaureateAchicvement'Program is an extensive, two-year academic and ·summer research scholars pro· gram named after the pioneering African-American astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle explosion. It is designed to de· vClop students' analytic and research skills and ultimately prepare them for post-graduate study. Additional ben· efits include GRE preparation; sti· pcnds; opportunities to conduct re· search with a fuculty mentor; travel to local,_state and national conferencesiindgraduateschools;seminar> and related educational and cultural activities. The Student Support Ser· vices Program (SSS) offers academic assistance to first-generation and low-income students, and/or students with disabilities. SSS provides a variety of support services to stu· dents, induding tutorial services,aca· demic advising, computer access, peer and professional mentoring programs and academic intern· ships. It also sponsors cultural evmts. Wlu>t kinds of worttshops and semlnan do you offet'7 Our biggest offering fur the fall will be the statewide Graduate Awamless Conference on Oct. 20. The conference is designed for students of color interested in graduate study and will feature workshops. a motivational key· note speaker and a graduateschool fair with nearly 50 gradu· ate-school representatives. We also plan to offer a "Guaranteed 4.0" workshop for our program students that advises them on how to get a4.0G.PA by using a prescribed study plan. A variety of tutoring services also are of· feredduring theseJTleSier through the CSTEP, SSS and SUNY·l.S AMP programs. The Public Ser· vice Internship Program (PSIP) serves as the educational partner for the Walt Disney World Col· lege Program Internship Program and is the primary source of placements for UB students inter· ested in performing paid Disney internships in Orlando, Fla. What question do you wish I had ukecl, and would you have answered lt7 1wish }'>U had asked me who was Co1'11 P. Maloney? I would have told you that she was a strong advo-cate of educational equality ~ oa:dlence,and oommunityawareness, becoming the first African· American woman elected to the Masten District of the Buffalo Common Council in 1957. She was the first Democrat """" to be elected in the district and the first African-American to beel~ in in 20 yeaJS. She was president of Buffalo lntro-Oub Council for two year>, as wdl as president of the Democratic Business and Proft:ssional Women's group. wtrlcb she founded. Mrs. Maloney's many acromplishments and the exemplary way she lived her life mal<eusproud_to honor her legacy by attaching her name to our department Signage ~"-p..-1 and pedestrian signs to be erected on each campus, as weU aS in t.hree large directory signs on the North Ca mpus and one on the South Campus. All signs will be illumi· nated in the evening for maximUm visibility. . New parking lot, bus stop. and ser· vice and delivery signs also are part of the overall plan , as are campus event boards. and welcome signs. ... We're mo re coord inated than we've ever been," Sveinsson noted. Also new to the campuses arc: entra nceway--or ...ceremonial"signs. Posted at all major entrances to the camp u ses, the greeting signs-50me as large as 19 feet tall by 23 feet wide-serve to clearly announce the university's presence. And in keeping with the style of each campus, the signs on th e North Campus boast brick pillars, while those on th e South Campus feature stone. The design, i>y Sasaki Associates of W;ttertown, Mass., is one that members of UB's signage committee found both user-friendl y and collegially elegant. "You realize what type of univer· sity you're at," said Dean Reinhart. senior admissions advisor in the Office of Admissions and a member of the signage committee."The signs an! now s~g to (rise) to the love! of what the university is-{they) represent to everyone who we are." Fromanadmissionsstaildpoin~he said, ihe signagc "impacts everyone." ••New studen ts--and even current students--<an develop pride in the school," he said. "There's a rec· ognition in being on campus." .. It will also assist \Vestem New Yorkers who regularly drive through the campus understand the campus as a whole and what we have to offer here," he added. Whereas prior to this project, US's signage was modest-if not nonexistent in some pockets of the campuse~many hope the · new signage will inspire new confidence in the university. "You get the feeling now that you're on a coUege campus," said Peter Killian, assistant vice president of marketing for the Office of Uni· versity Communicatio"ns. "It's very defining-we're proud of US." Killian said the comminee would Jike to see additional elements implemented down the road, such · as pole banners and visitor booths. But the next step. he said, is to take the signage initiative inside. Ann Newman, director of space planning in the Office of the Provost, said UB is piloting an interiorsignage program this fall in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. �Septe11ber 6. ZOD1/Vul33,lo.Z Rep oriea Live in ((The Living Room'' BrieD Unique project blends theater, a meal an4 conversation Web site ass~ neWemployees CJ lly SUE WUETCHU RtpOrttr Editor A .unique blend of thought-pnM>king the~ter,a meal and convu- sation will b< offered to Western New York audiences, !><ginning on Monday, as th e .. Living Room Project," presented by the Center for the Arts, b<gins a four- · week engagement. The theater will b< provided by the Eager Artists Theatre Company of Durban, South Africa, a troupe fo unded in 1993 by director/playwright Jerry Pooe that offers authen - stories for small audiences assembled by the hosts. After the short performances, the cast will share a meal with their hosts and audiences. And after the meal, they'll tallc about the performanas. tic performances, classes and workshops in South African music, dance .tnd thea ter. The group's visit is be-. ong funded with a SIOO,OOO grant .twa rded to the CFA hy the Association of Perfo rming Arts Presenters ·\rts Partner!> Pmgram. lt is the l<~ rg­ t'M gran1 i~ the CFA's history. r hc food an d con versa ti on wil l .._omc cou rteS)' of 14 "com munn v ht •!Its." among them some public and pm •atc ci t uen~i ncl udin g President \Villl.tm R.and Mr.t.Greiner-aswell •~ such co mmun ity organi za ti o ns~ Uiima Tht-atre Company. Junett.'t'nth Fc-.ti val , African A m ~ ri ca n Cultural (:Cnt.cr. 1490 Entcrpnses senior citi ~ l en ccrllcr. North lcfferson Public Li - b rary. YMCA o f G rea ter Buffalo, L.m g!>ton Hughes Institute and the Moot Senior Cen ter. Ml.'mber!l of Eager Art ists will perfo rm sho rt pla)'S.sing, danccand tell Alth ough so me of these perfornunces will be in private homes. and thus open by invitation only, other eventshaveb<en scheduled at various community centers in BuffaJo. lbe proie!:t will culminate with the North Am; rican premiere o f .. Ekhaya Po ppi e" at 8 p.m . Oc t. 6 in the Mainstage theatre in theunter for the Ans. A musical about the involvement of black Soutl1 Afric ms in the Anglollocr War at the tum o f the 20th century, "Ekhaya Poppie" recounts the story of Poppie and others that were 1011Ured,killed,rapedandimpri<oned in oona:ntruion camps. In addition to the performances, Eager Artists will lecture and conduct master classes and workshops for UB students. Thomas Burrows, CFA director, calls "The Uving Room Project" a "' reaJ community outreach pro: gram" of the center, particularly in the African, American community. The projectalsoservrsas"a tremendous vehid< to demonstratrouroommitment to the =hang< of ideas on an international level; Burrows says. "The experif!1C< of the Eager Artists company will certainly broaden the depth of understanding of not only VB students and faculty, but the surrounding community a>'WeU." Burrows pointed out that many of Eager Artists' works are educatio nany oriented, focusing on such topics as AlDS. the South African Truth Commission and the oonsequences of South Africa's apartheid era, as well as general health, life skills and peace. The work "deals with rulture in a very real way," he noted, adding that .. their stories of racism and Persecution in South Africa during the aJl'!f'heid ern wiU enlighten aU of ~le emphasizing the importance of viewing the human experience on an international level." T ickets for "Ekhaya Poppie" are $ 18, SIS, Sl 2 and S8 for UB stu dents, and are available in the Q n tcr Box Office and at Ticket master. Pan-Americanism topic of talks m By PATIIJCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor T HEgliuering Pan-Ameri - can Exposition that was held in the burgeoning city of Buffalo, New York, in 1901 was conceived of as marking a turning point in the history of hemispheric relations. At the tif!1e, this was no smaJJ thing, given that in previous years, the region had seen wars between th e United States and both Mexico and Spain. Unfortunately, the ideal of "pan-Americanism" would continue to be eclipsed by what our geopolitical neighbors saw as the overbea ring U.S. hegemony. As part of its centennial celebration of the exposition, UB on Sept. 13 will sponsor '' Pan-Amcricanisms.: Myths and Realities," an international symposium that wiD look at the myths and realities embodied in the concept ofJan-Americanism. The symposium, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and its Department of Modern Lan guage and Literatures, will be .tree of charge and open to the public. Events will b< held at the Karpeles Manuscript library Museum, 453 Porter Ave., Buffalo, or in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Information on lecture times, topics and speake" can be found at <http:/ / wlngs.bufflllo.eclu/ cu/ mll/ panam.pclf>. For additional information contact, the Department of Modem Languages and Lit eratures at645-2191. The symposium will feature preseJltations by widely published historiographer RicudoQuiza-Moreno, . currently a research fellow at the lnstituto de Historia de Cuba in Havana, and Bruce Novoa, professor of Spanish at the University of California at Irvine, who is the author of four books on Chicano ijterature A third speaker, Sara Castro -Klaren , is a noted author and professot of romance languages and literatures at The Johns Hopkins University. They will examine why the nations and the nationless peoples of the Americas arc no closer to a mutual hemispheric understanding than they wero-100 years ago. " It interests us that the 1901 exposition brought to a dose a century multiple national indemarked pendence movements in the Ameri cas, under the sign of a new, ostensibly non-national hegemony by the two American continents," says Margarita Vargas, associate professor of Spanish, chair of the Department of Modern Langu3ges and Literatures and a conference organizer. The questions to b< addressed by the symposium are simple ones, she says. How was the determination of a .. pan-Americas" arrived at in 1901,and what does the term mean today? What political, ideological and mythological work does the modifier 'p<m'? "Is it poSllible," she asks, "thi!l the Americas, in their plurality and singularity, can b< thought about and imagined only within the framework of 'pan'! Under such an inclusive hemispheric inclusiveness, who or what is excluded?" The symposium conveners say that the 1901 Pan-Am was touted as an opportunity to launch an era of peace and progress under a ban- by ner of transcontinental unity. Vargas points out that the political and cultural conditions of the time did not alJow for a serious exchange of ideas about Pan-Americanism itself. The 1901 Latin American discourseon the Americas, which dated to the early 19th century, was fundamentally incompatible with the U.S. course of "Manifest Destiny" and the Anglo-Saxon philosophical pragmatism that propeUed it in the late 19th century. In the 13 years that foUowed the Pan-Am , the U.S. annexed Puerto Rico, declared its unilateral right to intervene in Cuban affairs, encouraged Panama's independence from Colo mbia in order to acquire the Panama Canal rights, declared itself in the "Roosevelt Corollary" to b< the poijceman of the Caribbean, placed the Dominican Republic under a customs receivership, invaded Nicaragua (and occupied it until 1933) and shelled seized parts of the Mexican city of\leracruz because the Mexicans refused to salute the U.S. Bag. "The myths we hold about "panAmericanism" today continue to diverge from transcontinental realities," says Vargas, She noted that most Nortl1 Americans have no idea of the way their southern neighbors view them, nor do they understand the expectations and concernS latin Americans have about the exclusionist economic practiced by the United States. The symposium speakers, all o f whom have written and spoken eloquently to these question s, are among the top scholars in the field of Americanist studies. Human Resource - e s Nas developed a new Web site that is designed to help new employees transition to the university and to Western New York. The Welcome Web site, which was designed by HRS in conjunction with the Personnel Data Transfer Committee and the Institute for Administrative Qufty Improvement, offers new employees such valuable information as how to set up an email account, how to obtain a UB parking hangtag and a UB Card, and details about on and off-campus dining facilities, events, campus child care and gen eral UB information, Roger R. McGill, interim assistant vice president for human resource services The site also may assist current employees in re-introducing them to aspects of the university that they previously may have overlooked, McGill added. Thesiu.mayb<vi<W<dat <www.busiMss.bufflllo.eclu/ - . . ./ >. Any su8gestions about improving the site may be forwarded to Michele Gliss at < mgliss@business.b u ffalo.edu >. says Fulbright crop a varied bunch Cl Ull's 2001 -02 crop of Fvlbrlght Kholors is off to pursue studies and conduct research in several European countries on subjects ranging from the attitude of Lithuanian wo men toward marriage w popu ~ lar identity in D)oltch border co mmunities. Micah An en, \who holds a master's d egree in engi nee ring from U S, will study and conduct resea rch during th is acad em ic yea r· in th e Buildings and Energy Department o f Denmark Techni cal Un iversity, nea r Copenh agen. He will takr graduate cou rses in so lar b uilding d esign and use info rmatio n fro m va rious resea rch pro jects to create energy simulatio n softwa re for residential s tructures . Erik Hadley, a doctoral candidate in history, is in Belgium , where he will explo re the divided nature of the Spanish Neth erlands' bo rder communities in modern-day Belgium and France, th e subject o f his dissert ation. Througho ut the 18th ce ntury, these co mmuni ~ ti es were subjected to th e fo rces o f m odern natio n-state b uilding. Hadley's research will expl o re the ways in which fro ntier culture played a cen!ral role in the evol utio n of local po pular identity and natio nality on bo th sides o f th e bo rder. Ca rrie Hooper, wh o recentl y received a master o f arts d egree in vocal performance from UB, will study vo ice performance at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm. Blind from birth, Hooper is a gifted singer, pianist and lingUist. Rebecca Morrow, a doctonil candidate in anthropology, is con.. ducting research in Lithuania that explores marriage and family fro m the perspective of Lithuanian women. Her study will involve women of marriageable age and their mothers, through whom Morrow hopes to observe changes wrought by democracy on women's expectations for fam il y life. The ultimate goal of her res(arch is to publish a non -fiction book on this topic. Brenna Muldoon graduated in May as a Phi Beta Kappa in German from the Department of Modern languages and Literatures in the College of Arts and Sciences. Her Fulbright grant will support her work as a teaching assistant in an upper secondary school , or gymnasium , in Mannheim, Germany. Mark Ashwill, director of the Fulbright program at UB, says there is still time for graduating seniors or graduate students to apply fo r"' a Fulbrigli't grant for the 2002-03 academic year. Information sessio ns will b< held from noon to I p.m. today and Sept. 13 in 930 Clemens Hall, North Campus. The application deadline is Sept. 2 1. Fo r further information , call AshwiU at 645-2292, or visit the program's Web site at http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ fulbrlght /. Nineteen named ((innovators" Nineteen f•culty memben h • ve been selected as .. innovato rs" in the Upstate Alliance for Innovation, a group of New York education , industry and government partners that aims to generate economic success in the western part o f the state. The alliance is creating a community o f innovat'ors to act as accelerators for commercialization·of their discoveries and technologies. UB facuJty members who have been selected as innovato rs are Alexandridis Pascha.lis, assistant professor of chemical engineering; Stella Bat3lama, associate professor of electrical engineering; C hris~ tina Bloebaum, professor and chair of the Department of Mechani ~ cal and Aerospace Engineering; Deborah D.L. Chung, Niagara Mohawk Chair of Materials Research; Mary Flanagan, assistant professor of media study; James Garvey, professor of chemistry. Also, David Hangauer, associate professor of chemistryi lawrence Jacobs, professor of neurology; Barry Lieb<r, ~rofessor of mechani cal and aerospace engineering; linda Ludwig, assistant professor of medicine; Hong Luo, assistant p rofessor of physics; James Mayrose, research assistant professor of emergency mfdicine. Also. Timothy Murpby, professor of medicine and microbiology; Paras Prasad, SUNY Distinguished Professor and dmctor of the lnstituu. for Lase"' Photonics and Biophotonics; Stephen Rudin, professor of radiology; Surajit Sen, associate professor of physics; Robert Straubinger, associate professor of phannaceutical sciences; Joseph Woelfel, professor of communication, and Aidong Zhang, associate professor ofcomputer science and engin~ring. �4111ep ac._ Septelber6.2001~. 33.1o. 2 "Art Across Borders" promotes work of 5 UB artists B RIEFLY ---- - I D Ul for IU<hing -.d -through the Schoalol_-.d_ r.-Sdonca'- Git Plognm ... bo ........... - cll.olng. ceemony to bo hold ot 1 p.m. 5clpt 13 In --c...-,. adjacent to t h e - campus A--......-. .tee wll to1ue plac.e on the · grounds ol the cemetery -'jacont the Newman Chopel. with •toreceplion to , _ _ For further l n l about_the cemnony or the Anatomical Gilt Program, contact Debbio Murt!llo at 829-2913 0< m.......,.~olo.edu,"' vhit the program's Web ~ <http:/,.....,._....,. __ at , .....,_/>. Volunteers needed for beach sweep V<Munteers ages 16 and ok:ler are needed to clean up UB's portJon ol the Great l.a~es Watenhod, L.ak•L.aSall• and a section of Ellic.ott Creek as part ol the 11th annual Great lake~; s..ch Sweep, to bo held train . 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 15. Participants will , _ at 9:45 a.m .-rain or shine---near the entnllnce to JaMs Hall next to the Furnas Parking Lot on the North Campu>. Cart>a9e bog>, gloves and data cards will bo provided. C•rtllk.ates will bo awalded to each participant. It ~ hoped that having participants dean up the loc.al waterway>, rather than the >ho<es ol lake Erie or Ontllrto, >M1I pr<Mde a feeling ol stewardship lor students and re>idents who enjoy tho>e.area on campus. >aid Heltn Domike. assodato difoctor ol the Great Lakes PrOgram and New Vorl< S.. Grant extonslon !pOda~ ~ The New VO<k S.. Grant b a co-- ollhis onWonmontai actMty. designed to Pf1!'0I"" the C...tl.akeswotonhtd. Myrx>e interested in joining the dealwp effort should conlatl Domske at 645-3610 Of 6452088,or~edu>. Pan-Am venue for public art display ay JE-.a LEWANDOWSKI th6r spouses, th6r sons and daughRtporterAssistant Ed•tor lerS,th<irsistersandbrolhers,andth<ir ESTERN New York parents, )'1:1 they don't get any public artistsanddcvotces recOgnition." said ~rmlndez. who have conspired to gm. up in Quito, Ecuador, and haf create an urban re- lived in the United States sincr 193-1. naissancethatisasmuch about hon- Fem;mdcz, who is on~ this acaoring women as it is about turning d<:mic >""' and will return to UB in on the masses to the long-siJJJlding ran 2002, said her sculpture "is a eeltradition or public art. elntioo to those millions or women Tenareaartists-fiveofthemUB who~ the annyofsupportm or faculty, staff and stud•nts-have those who dog<t the recognition." created an ensemble or nine unique Beatriz Flores, a """"t graduate or exhibits for " Pan-Am Public Art- the departments of Women's Studies ArtAtrossBorders," an.initiativeor andMediaStudythroUghtheMaster theWomen'sPavilionPan-Am2001 of Arts in Huthat heralds the roles, history and manities proachievements of women in Nonh, gramandanac~ complished film Central and South Americas. The individual works-a varia- and radiodocution of mural and sculpture-are ment:arian, says situated throughout downtown and getting women's North Buffalo, and on the city's East issues-parand West sides. The artists, selected tirularly minorfromsome35applicants,werecom- ity women's ismissionedbytheWomenintheArts sues--on the focus group. a subcommittee or the agenda often is a Women's Pavilion-a virtuaJ orga- struggle. But the ni7.ation dedicated to creating and Pan-Am arts promoting more than 15 commu- ~afforded nit}' projects that honor and extend her the chance trumpet ~::i::."i':::1~== the progressive spirit of the 1901 to Women's Board of Managers. food, which she Sandra Fernandez, an adjunct pro- calls "one or the ft.'SSOr in the UB Department of An biggest co ntriwhosl' six- foot-high copper. steel butionsofwomen to society. mesh and patina scuJpture, .. Ho m"Food is one of the most immeage to the Unknown \-\'oman," is in- diate cultural exchanges we can exstalled at Main Street and Tupper pcrience in this country:· she said, Aven ue in the Theatre Distritt, says referring to the basis for the painted the (Oncept of an "unknown" dcvel- mural "On \A/omen's Recipes," on oped from her initial quest to por- which she'and Sonia Malfu, a VB tray one personaHty or woman. master of arts graduate in Ameri" 1 started thinking that there is a can and intercultural studies, 'Qlgrc-,u majority of \\'O men who are Jaborated. The mural is located at working daily, \ '\."1')' hard, to support the Asarese-Maners Center at Grant W r The Department ol Thea~ and Dance will prese1t a remount at Steph<n Sondhelm~ •AssassinsSept. 14-16 and Sept. 22 in the Black Box Theatre In the Center IO< the Arts, Nort}, Campus. • Ass.wins" will bo directed by Gerald Finnegan. with choreography by Lynne KurdneiFormato and musical direction by Michod Hake. Performances will bo held at 8 p.m. Sept. 14, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sept. 15-16, and 4 p.m. Sept. 22. The perlormanc• on Sept. 22 is part ol UB's •Pan-Amanio• weekend. T1ckets are l 12 lor the general public and S5 lor UB students and seniors, and may be ' pur<hased from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Center for the Arts box office and at a' Tk:ketnvster locations. For Information. ai645-ARTS. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job lisUngs lor professional, ,.. S9rch, faculty and civil service---both competitive and non<ompetJ~tions can bo accessed via the Human Re<http:// _ _Web _ __ _ sources SeMces site at olo.eclu / hn/v~/> . Th• a ill) of the project is to · stimulate community talk about art-much like last year's "Herd About Buffalo" blitz did-while addressing the culttm or aclusivity for women and minorities that existed I 00 years ago. "(Th... are) women who have gotten together, who want 10 malc.e sure that women hue in Buffalo have a higher-profile pr<Sena than the women or 1901; Rosner said Women and men, that is. Lawrence F. Kinney. who earned his bachelor's degree in fine arts from VBand has completed work toward a UB MFA, is one of two male art ists involved in "Art Across Borders." A professional sculptor, Kinney said research on ind.igenow women of the past century led him to Mary G. Ross. an aerospace engineer and Cherokee-American largely underrecogni zed for her accomplishments. He said he hopes his steambent wood sculpture, "Mary G. Ross: Scientist. Engineer, CherokeeAmerican." will educate the public and draw th~m closer to art. It is located on Elmwood Avenue on the Buffalo State College campus. .. VtsuaJ art is a creative and important representation or the culture i.t surrounds," he said, .. and it is worthy or public support." Other VB artists include Carley with 2001 in mind-aspiring to produce an representative of the tre- Jean Hill. whose: concrete and mendous change that has occurred ea nhen-form, .. Common Knowlin the past centu ry. edge," is located in Shoshone Park. "Vle wanted to ... use the Pan-Am Hill is working on her MFA, with a as a \ten ue to promote publk art, but concentration in sculpture, at UB. in a way that reflects society now," As well, Julie Elizabeth Silver, the di said Paula Alcala Rosner, co-chair of rector of the VB Casting Institute, Women in the Arts focus group ancj,. is the creator of "Cast in Time," an executive director of the Fede ral installation or 12 bronu sculptures Enterprise Community of Buffal_o. located in Johnson Park. Pan-Am lecture series to be held at UB Topics to range from motivation of McKinley assassin to glitz of the midway By SUE WUETCHER Theatre and Dance to present "Assassins" and Bradley streets. " II is important 10 recogniz< the work or women in growing. selectingtheingr<dicntsandtheritualthat involves the prq>aratioo or a meal," said Flores, who this ran will begin work on her doctorale in American studies through the Center for the Americas. "I hope the community rooognizes itselfin the project because theprojectisaboutoommunity(and) diversity, and I hope the work will inspin positive thoughts, tolerance (and) respect fur women's work.• "Art Across Borders" developed the center of world anention. The lecture is co-sponsored by the PolASCINATION with th e ish Collection or the VB Libraries. 1901 Pan-American Expo• SepL ll:"Treas.m,dObjectsor sition will continue at UB Meaningless Trinkets? Collecting th is ran as the UBI>an-Am World's Fair and lntern,tional ExCommunity Partnership, in con- posi tion Souvenirs," jon B. junction with the Baird Foundation, Zachman, researcher and cataloguer present a lectu re series entided .. Thc or the Larry Zim and the Edward J. Latest and Best Views or the Pan- Orth World's Fair Collections at the American Exposition." National Museum of American HisTopics to be addressed will range lory. World's fairs and international from the motivatiOQS of William expositions have generated a wealth McKinley assassin !.ron O.Oigosz aod of material cuJture that survives long the controversy surrounding the Af- after the gates or these ephemeral rican village at the exposition to the events close. This talk will survey the titillating midway rides and the so- range or world's fuir collectibles and cial impact of world's fair souvenirs. · explore their potential meanings. All lectures in the series, which will • SepL 20: "The Invincible Eagle be free or charge and open to the Greets th• Dawn or a New Century: Music at the Pan-American Exposipublic, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Screening Room of the 0.-nt<;r for the tion," Tom Bingham,. free-lance muArts on the orth Campus. For fur- sic journalist and lecturer. Music ther infonnation, call Michele Gal- played such a significtnt role at the Pan-Am that an entire building-the lant at645-6000, e>1. 1171 Temple of Music-was devoted to it. The schedule: • SepL8:"The Enigmatic Assas- Bingham "ill discuss the musical life sin: Anarchist Leon Czolgosz," of the Pan-Am , which Wt."'Tlt far beDa niel Coleman, author of "The rond the temple and included band Anarchist," which explores the life. concerb. organ recitalli and a mid...,"ay motivations, political views and psy- filled with stmngc new sounds from chol<>j,'Y or !.ron O.Olgos7, the assas- around the world. • Oct. 9: " Midway Pan Am-ania: sin of President \Villiam McKinley. Coleman will read from his nm·cl, Thompson & Dundy's New Century discuss his research and answer Buffalo Babylon oiTedtnology,Tmy Tots, Thrills, Tom Toms and Titillaques tion ~ about the eve nt that in September 190 I. plac<d Buffalo at tion." Judith Adams-Vofpe. director Reporter Editor F or un~ty and external relations for that many or these assumptions may the Central Libraries or the Univer- be too simplistic. This presentation sity Libraries and author of "The will introduce some of the more reAmerican Amusement Park Indus- cent research findings. try: A History of Technology and • Oct. 23: "Nikol~ Tesla and Thrills." The Pan-Am midway re- N"tagara Falls," ftobert Dischner, diflected American popular culture at rector"Of corporate education and the tum or the 20th century. Adams- technical training for Ni-agara Volpe will examine the ca reer of Mohawk Power Corp. At the Oticago amusement entrepreneurs Thomp- Colombian Exposition in 1893, Presison and Dundy; their use of technol- dent Grover Oevdand pulled a switch ogy and illusion; the stereotypes and that iUuminated the grounds by racial attitudes reflected by the mid- means oran altcmatingdeCtrical curway "shows." and the promotion or rent-the product or the ingenuity or new technologies through the fun George Westinghouse and a vision· ary immigrant named N~ Tesla. an<! spectacle or the midway. • Oct. 18: "ReOections on Africa Tesla and Westinghouse would go on at the Pan-American Exposition," to harness the Niagara River to proKevin P. Smith, associate curator of duce ~'<lroelectricpower. The life and anthropology at the Buffalo Mu- inventions o(Tesla will be discussed, seum or Science. One or the largest with a special emphasis on his interof the midway's installations, "Dark· est in de-.""'tJing iagara Falls and his est Africa,"' has become its most con· oontroversial polyphase system orallrovcrsial. Darkest Africa was aneth- .temating cu.rrent power generation • Oct. 25: " Reluct1nt Neighbor: nological village where 98 Africans worked and performed for visi tor . Canada at th• Pan-American ExIn recent years, Darkest Africa and position," Kerry S. Grant, vice proother such villages have been inter- vost for academic affairs and dean preted as human zoos that served to or Grad uate School, and author or justify the opp~~io n of non-west- "The Rainbow City: Celebrating ern cultures and ridicule the heri· Light, Color and Architecture at the tage of African Americans. It has Pan-American Exposition, BuffaJo been assumed that the Africans who 190 !." This lecture will examine the lived in these villages were forced to initial resistance to Canadian parperform; that they were vict ims ticipation in the Pan-Am and the rather than active and creative par- subsequent inclusion of the Dominticipants. Current research suggests ion of Canada in the exposition. \ �Sept!llber l2001/VIi 33.11.2 Rep odaa Changes in Provost's Office Capaldi says reorganization wiU enhance service delivery ay SUE WUETCIIUI Rq>o~t~ Editor P ROVOST Elizabeth D. Capaldi has announe<d a number of organizational changes within the ProYost's Ofli<r that are designed to ~ service to the campus oommunity "The primary benefit of these changes is to align all academic programs together to increase the qual· ity and effectiveness in our delivtry of services," said Capaldi. "Likewise, our changes in the Office of Public Service and Urban Affairs will allow for greater coordination of our out- standing outreach programs. We remain firmly committed to public service programs that wiU benefit the Western New York region. the state a nd the nation ." The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and UrbanAffajrs has been reorgani1.cd to accommodate Vice President Mar y H . Grl'Sharn assuming additional responsibilities as dean of the Graduate School of Education. Gresham, who Ca paldi called"an acknowledgeCt leader in urban edu(.a tion programs," will continue to oversee the Institute for Local Governa nce and Regional Growth, the Unive rsit y Co mmunity Initiative. the Cen ter for Appli<-d Technologies Ill Education (CATE), the Office of Universi ty Preparatory Programs and the Educational Opportunity Cl·nter. These initiatives '' fit well with the G raduate School of Education's teaching and public service missions," Capaldi said. Gresham's office now is located in 367 Baldy Hall, North Campus. John M. Staley, formerly associate vice president for public service and urban affairs, has been named associate vice provost for academic affairs. Staley, who now reports to Ktrry Grant, vice provost for academ ic affilirs and dean of th e Graduate School, Will continue to supervise UB's academic enhancement programs, Capaldi said. Among these are the Edud.tional Opponunity Program (EOP) and Cora P. Maloney CoUege, which includes the CoUegiate Science Technology Enhancement Program, the Minority Achitvement Program,~ the Collegiate Academic Progralfi, the SUNY Lewis Stokes Alliince for tract cour>eS and distance-learning. MFC Dean Geo'll" Lopos has as~additional duties as associate vice provost for academic affairs; he has n10YCd his office from 128 ~ Hall,5outh Campus, to 5498 Capen. MFC's administrative office will oontinue to be located in Parker. Gran~ who has been responsible forallcurricularmattersrdatedtoundergraduate and graduate programs andtheadministrationoftheGraduate School since his appointment as vice provost in March, has n10YCd his office into the spaa formerly occupied by Gresham in 548 Capen. Other app_ointments announe<d by Capaldi include Beth De!Genio as assistan t vice provost for academ ic affairs; Jeannette Molina as Minority Participati_o n, and the associate dir«tor of the Office of Computer Science, Engineering and Teaching and ~ming R<Sj>Urces, Mathematics Scholarship Program. and Deborah A. Silverman as'execuMillard Fillmore College, US's tive assistant to the provost. evening ooUeg< and continuing-eduAmong her duties, De!Genio will cation division, has transferred its . be responsible for coordinating the eveningdegreeprograms in manllge- Middle States accreditation effort ment; engineering, and most of the and student disciplinary proceedarts and sciences, to their respective ings at the vice provostial level. academic units. Capaldi said the r:;;,:paldisaidMolina'sappuintment transfer "places responsibility for of- fulfills her pledge to the Faculty Scnfering conventional courses and de- ate to re-establish an office to support gree programs in the evening with the improvement of teaching. the respecti\'e academic departments Molina also will be responsible for and colleges, and reaffirms UB as a campus and program assessmen't comprehensive university serving its a1ld course evaluation. students with both daytime and Silverman, formerly assistant to evening hours." the president for communications. She added that MFC will con- serves as Capaldi's communications tinuc to serve non-tradition.al tu - officer,managingthePro~st'sWeb denfs with specialized cou~-s and site and e4iting a new· bimonthly degrees, certifica te programs, con- online newsletter. Acculturation linked to activity By LOIS BAllER Contributing Editor society, especially those whose main language is not English,.. C respo EXI CA N Americans . said. "Adaptation to a new environn the United Siatcs ment by recent immigrants is assowho speak primarily ciated with increased consumption panish and arc less of saturated fut, smoking and other ..Americanized" are signi6cantly less detrimental behaviors. On the other acti,•e durin g leis un. tim e th a n hand , our study showed that Mexi Mexican Americans whose main can Americans who were more aclanguage is English, a study headed c ultura ted engaged in about the same amount of physical-activity by UB researchers has round. Physical inactivity is a major risk during leisure time as non-Hispanic factor for hea rt disease, diabetes and \oJhite Americans." With little infonnation availabl e other chron ic diseases that affect Hispanics disproportionately. Mexi - on the impact of acculturation-the can Americans arc the largest sub- merging of cultures due to progroup of Hispanics in the United longed contact-on physical activStates and are less active during lei - ity, UB researchers set out to examsure time than non-Hispanic whites, inethe relationship, uSing data from studies have shown-a difference the Third National Health and N~­ that persists even after considering trition Examination Survey. conducted berween 1988 and 1994. socioeconomic status. Bilingual interviewers collected· Results of this study of the rela tionship between acculturation and information on eight specific leisure-time physicaJ aCtivities during l ~isure-ti me physical inactivity in this ethnic group appear in the Au - the survey. Open-ended questions allowed participants to include any gust issue of America" journal of Public Healtl1. It was cond ucted in addi tional activities. Participants conj unetion with the fed eral Office also provi.ded information o n their of Minority Health and The Johns .preferred language at home, place of birth and how long they ~ad lived Hopkins University: Carlos Crespo. UB associate pro- in the Uni ted States. Results showed that Mexican fessor of social and preventive medi cine and lead author on the study, Americans over the age of 60, those said the study confirms that as ide with less than 12 years of schooling from socio-economic factors, accul - and those ea rning less than $20,000 turation is an important indicator a year were the least active. \Vhiteof a person's willingness to engage coiJar workers were more active during leisure tim e than blue-co ll ar in a physical activity program. "Our findings co nfirm the need workers, retirees and homemakers. "Although blue collars m ay be to facilitate access to health promo ~ tion programs to all segments of more physically aetivo. during their M work," Crespo said, "physical activity continues to be engineered out of our jobs, making 'leisure-time physical aetivity' the primary source 9fenergy expenditure in our lives. This change unde(SC()res the need to develop a habit of lifelong physical aetivity." Mexican-American women were less active than men, re&ults showed, a nd both m en and women who spoke o nly Spanish or a mix of Spanish and English at home were less active than those who spoke mostly English . Those born in Mexico and living in the United States for fewer than five years were less active during leisure time than their more acculturated brethren. The leisure-time aetivity of Mexi can Americans who spoke mainly English was similar to that of the general population, results showed. "We need to do a l-etter job of making physical activity programs readily available to all segments of society, at work, in the community and in the schools ... Crespo said . " Educational materials explaining the benefits of exercise also should be available in other languages, especially Spanish ,'" he sa id, noting that th e United States, with more than 30 million Hi spanics zn its popula tion, has one of the largest concentrations of Spanish speakers in the world. Ellen Smit of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Olivia Cartcr-Pokras of the Office of Minority Health and Ross Andmon of The Jo hns Hopkins University also participated in the study. Remembrance of W ings Past: C1 Buffalo History Online What were the implications of the Holland Land Purchase of 1792? What was nightlife like in some of Buffalo's taverns during the heyday of the Erie Canal? How did the grain elevators work, and wby are so few still active? What circumstances prompted two visits to ·Buffalo by Abraham Lincoln? For anyone who bas enjoyed the city's superb celebration of the Pan American Exposition centennial (link to http:/ / www. .,....,m2001 .boiffalo.edu/ for more on that) and wishes to lea.rn more about the city and region in a larger historical context, here are a few recent sites of interesL A good starting point for a su rvey of Buffalo's early history would be Buffalonet (http:/ / www.buffa-.org/ ). A three-part essay by J. Henry Priebe traces the city from its 1802 village origins to 1850. Special topics, including the history of Buffalo brewing, War Memorial Stadium and the Central Terminal, are covered as siteswithin-the-site~ offering visual tours of landmarks with enlightening and frequently amusing text. As a not-for-profit organization, Buffalonet seeks volunteers to contribute submissions to its site. The Buffalonian (htt p :/ / www.buffalonlan.com / ), brought forth by the People's History Coalition , describes itself as "a n evergrowi ng online local history archive." The site, whose home page visuaJiy resembles a newspaper, consists of fuJI -text artides, photographs, di.iril-s and a calendar of upcoming area history events, and is updated weekl y. A .. history as news" feature of The Buffalonian presents a chronology of events as news stories, in the present tense. The site also offers an email discussion list as a forum for anyone interested in .. the geneological, military. industrial, social and po litical !'listorY,." of Buffalo, the Niagara region and other areasofWest e rn New York. The archives of the list are searchable online. Most impressive is Buffalo History Works: History & Culture from the Queen City of the Lakes (http:/ / bhw.buffnet.n et !). This site is a collection of multimedia essays covering specific topics of interest, so me of which include sights and sounds of Buffalo's rail roads, the lighthouses of the Erie harbor front , the Erie Canal, the Deco Restaurant fran chise a nd the voices of pioneer radio and television broadcastecs. The phoiograph collection i~dudes more than 80 photos of buildings, street scenes, ac tivities, aerial views and other pictorial evidence of Buffalo in bygone days. The site also offt!rs links to numerous sites relating to this city's fascina ting past and enduring legacy. ~In• C.as.clo and Rkk McRae, Unrm-sity Libra~ BrieD New master's degree proposed Th e School of lnform•tl n has proposed a new and unusual master's-degree program in information and col'tlmunication. The program, which will require the approval of SUNY and the State Education Department, was d eveloped with input fTom an extensive survey in which public and private corporations, research facilities, libraries and industrial and business institutions across New York State were asked to identify employee competencies they will require to take fuU advantage of new information technologies and maintain a competitive edge in their fields. . Neil Yerkey, professor in the school's Department of Library ano Information Studies who will direct the program, said its 36-credithour curriculum emphasizes not only information- technology skills, b ut also competencies in comm unicatio n, team-building, criticalthinking, organizational culture and organizational stra tegy. Yerkey said the degree will prepare or enhance the ability of gradua tes to design or manage informa tion s}'stemS in a wide variety of se ttings. Students will be able to specialize in one of seve ral stud}' tracks: information science, information architeEture, management of information centers, system design and implementation and o rganiza ti onal development. The school also offers a doc toral program in comm un ica tion that offers a tract for libra ry and information science; a master 's degree in communica tio n for. those "interested either in career d evelopment or academic research; a master's degree in library sci~nce; a bachelor's degree in c~mmunica tion that includes an elective tract in technol ogy or a certifica te in public rela ti ons and advertising, and an adva nced-studies certificate for librarians with an master's degree in library science. The UB School of Informatics was formed in 1999 thro ugh a merger of the Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Information and Library Studies Individuals interested in the program may call Yerkey at 645-6481 . �61 IIepa~ Septeaber&,21101/Yit33.1a.2 --.-__ I<:uoos _.,..-, ......... ---- -•-lnwnMIT. . . . . _ , . . -ind s,.. Aldllgrlm one! lhe 1-. ..-_oiT~." ....... ......... ., cMI, IIN<IuDI ..,.....,... ~ _...,_.._.....,_ tor ollhe.C.. . . _ Program. his~.,_-. ~--­ lcs,. publlsllOd by Moocll . Doldc«, Inc. Uch dllphr conlOins procticol applications ol modern ftuld mechlnlcs ,.j.. evant l9 enWonmental quoiity, contamlnont tronoport. globol fluid flows and water qUIIity rnod<ling. as well as current merences. useful probtems and solution Sets, and supptemerltal r~ading lists. Atkin~'s co-au· thor is Hillel Rubin, a professor at Techn100-t~ Institute of Technoio9Y In Harra. Beth Holleran, protect coordinator on the Research Institute on AddkUom' "'Harm Reduc- tion Approach to Reducing OW. Recidivism"' study being conducted by Thomas H. NochajskJ, RIA research scientist. was named to the "40 Un· der forty Ho""' Roll" for 20tl1 by Busintu Fint of Buffalo. The honor roll recognizes individuals under the age of 40 who exem~ify professional excellence and community lnvotvement. ' WBFO 88.7 FM, the Notional Pubfk Radio affiliate operated by UB, wa!. named the "'best ra· dio station" in Artvoice's 2001 rankings. WBFO was lauded for "bringing wolcome relief. No ~ ~ h«e, folks, just fine musk and thoughtful diologue .. ." Geo<gl99"fS, SUNY Distin- guished Professor Emeritus In the Deportment of History, will re«iYe on hono<ary doctorate from lhe Un'-'lty ol Richmond during a c...mony In October. lggets ~ • • Headllnen for f•ll schedule to l!'lclude Robert Pinsky •nd Jerome Rothen~rg ((Wednesdays at 4 PLU_$" lineup set lly~UW-SIU R<poiltr Assi>Unt Ed~"' ter for the Arts Screening Room on the North Campus, and will lecture on .. Poems for the MiUennium" at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in 438 Oemens HaU, North Campus. An acdaimed poet and translator, andeditorofthegroundbreaking..,. thologies "Technicians ofthe~· and"PoemsfortheMillmnium:The University of California BoOk of Modern Poetry." Rothenberg is noted as a pioneer in both performance poetry and ethnopoetics, having helped organize the first international symposium on ethnopoetics in 1975. A prolific author of .more than 50 books, he Is a professor of visual arts and literature at the University of California ot San Diego. His visit will be sponsored by the McNult y Chair/Center fortheAmeri- HE fall lineup for the UB's bi-annual poetry and prose series, "Wednesdays at 4 PWS," promises an eclectic mix of both up-and-coming writers and those entrenched in the literary scene for decades-a group whose collective work cuts across lines of race, cthnicity, gender, language and politics. The series, presented by the Poetics Program, will run from Wednesday through Nov. 30. · Among the featured artists in the series will be former u.S. Poet laureate Robert Pinsky ond Jerome Rothl'nbcrg, a litera~y radical and cas ~idency considered a major force in Ameriin celebration ca n poetry. o f his 70th Aut horof"Jersey Rain,""The Figbirthday. ured Wheel: New ond Collected PoThe series <ms 1966-1996"-which was nomi- will open with a reading by Korean nated for the Pulitzer Pri1.e-and poet Myung Mi Kim. "The Wont Bone," Pinsky will givy Autho r of "Under Flag," "The the Silverman poetry reading at a Bounty"and "Dura,"andconsidered p.m. Nov. 9 in 250 Baird Hall on the one of the most important voices in North Campus. co ntemporary American poetr y, Pinsky was nam.ed the U.S. Poet Kim will give a poetry reading at 4 lau rea te ond poetry consultant to p.m. Wednesday in the Screenin g the Library of Congress in 1997. The . Room in the Center for the Arts on New Jersey native, who teaches in the North Campus. Kim, who came the grJduate writing program at fromKoreato theUnitedStatcsatthc Boston University ond is poetryedi- age of9, is acting choir ond on assistor of th e weekly Internet inagazine tant professor of creative writing at Slate, is the recipient of an Ameri- San Francisco State University. can Academy of Arts and Letters Bruci Andrews, an associate proaward, Poetry magazine's Oscar fessor in Fordham University's politiBiumenthol prize ond the William cal science department, will give a Carlos Williams Award. poetry reading at 4 p.m. Nov. 28 in Rothenberg will give a poetry the Center for the Arts Screening reading ot 4 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Cen- Room, ond host an open conversa- T ·erature at Bard College.Lalll<lbach, whose column "The Night Sky" has helped redefine the edginess of appeared regularly in Ameriam Po> American poetry, is the authorof"Ex <try~. is the author of"Many Why z.e; "Divesture-A," "I Don't Tunes, But Then,"" Before R«oolecHaveAnyPaperSnShutUp"(or"So- tion,"'"Oamor" and "On a Stair." cial Romanticism") and "Getting Among the other highlights of the . Ready to Have Been Frightened." series will be a poetry reading Nov. Luis Rodriguez, author of"Gang 14 and a llllk Nov. 15 by UB poetics Days in LA.," his memoir of com- . graduate Juliana Spahr, now co-ediing of age in East Los Angeles that tor of Clulin and assistant professor won a Carl Sandburg Uterary Award of English at the University of Haand a Chiaigo Sun -Times Book waii at Manoa. Award, will For a oomplete list of events, visit give o poetry <http://~/-"<s/ and prose . -/ ,...,l.html>. AU events reading at 8 will be free and open to the public, unp.m. Sept. 28 less otherwise noted. For more infor. in Allen Holl mation, call 645-3810 or email on the Snuth <mdunlap@aau.bul&lo.edu>. "Wednesdays at 4 PWS" is sponCampus. The presentation, sored, in part. sponsored by by the Ja mes Just Buffalo literary center, will co t H. McNulty S4 for members, $5 for studeniS ond Chair. Departseniors, and S6 for the general pubment of Enlic. The.El Poso, Texas-born author, glish (Dennis whose works include the memoir Tedlock ); the "Always Runnint<= La Vida l..oca"ond P. Samuel poetry books .. Poems Across the Capen Choir Pavenient " and .. The Concrete of Pnetry ond· River," is the founder ofYouth Strug- the Humanities (Robert Greeley); the gling for Survival and is a founding David Gray Chair of Poetry am! let· member of the Leagu-e of Revolu- <=. Deportment of English (Olarks tionaries for a New America and Bernstein); the Melod.iaJ'. )onesOlair Rock a Mole, which produces hip- in French. Deportment of Modern hop, jazz and rap artists, and urban Languages and Uteratures (Gerard youth arts festivals in Los Angeles. llucher);Susan Howe, UB English and In celebration of the publication poetics professor; the Just Buffulo litofherbook"lfin Time: Selected Po- erary center; the Pnetry Society of ems 1975-2000; Ann Lauterbach America, and Poets and Wrirers, with will give • poetry reading at 4 p.m. funding through • grant from the Oct. 17, as well as host a conversa- New York Stlte Council on the Arts. tion ot 4 p.m. Oct. 18, in the CFA Support for the sedes also is proScreening Room. The recipient of a vided by the Center for the Arts, the MacArthur fellowship in 1993, she Department of Media Study, Robis director of the graduate creative ert Bertholf, curator of the Poetry writing program and a professor in and !tare Books Collection, and the Division 9f Languages and Ut- Talking Leaves Books. tion at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 29 in 438 a.!mms HaU. Andrews, whose work bachek:K"s degree in romance - UB Loyal longuoges and litet'ltu<es from the unlve~ In 19<4~ . Jeff Morley, clinical associ.lte professor of restorative den· tistty, has receiv«< o 2001 Award f"' Outstanding Contri· bution to Cosmetic Dentistry from the American Acodemy of Cosmetic Oe~tistry (MCD). The award recognizes Morley's 2S years of dedkation to advancing the field of cosmetic dentistry, in both practice and communication. Diane Lee uses her arm to hide the fact that daughter, Kate, is wearing a. Syracuse University T-shirt as she, Kate and husband, Lester, enjoy a tailgate picnic before the US-Rutgers football game on Aug. 30. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR to Sendl~= the ~ R<porttr-..nesletteR from momben ollhe UrWenity community canmonling on its - l n d c:antlnt. 1 - . sh<Udbe-!0100lnd may be-lor style lnd lenglh. lrdJdolhe llddmslnd. ~ tolephone runber lor 1.-.-nome. - ·llocAIUio ol spiCO llmbllons, lhe /ltfJONr Clllrd publish II letteR reaM<!. Thoy must b e . - by 9 l.m. Mondly to be contldered lor publcatlon in - MS'slssue. ~ lltpcwttrp<fts tNt letteR be . - eledn>nlcaly at ~. m· Vaccines ~,.._,..., study-the antibody response. This is the"next best thing" to inlmunizing people, Murphy said, because the mice make human antibodies. As another port the project, researchers will collect lymphocytes from healthy donors ond from adu iiS with COPD and study the response of these cells to P6. "These experiments will reveal valuable information about how humans respond to P6, which will help to detennine its usefulness as a successful vaccine," Murphy said. Campagnari is an intemationaUy recognized authority in studies of the mechanisms of infection and the immune response to the bacterium M. cata"llalis. His project involves studies of an important molecule on the surface of the bacterium called lipooligosacchoride, or LOS. This molecule is critical to the bacterium's ability to attach to the human mucous membranes and tq callSC' the inflammation seen in the ears of children and the airways of oduJIS with COPD during infection. " Understanding the specific mechanisms whereby the !.OS molecule does this is the first step in designing novel strategies to prevent thesedeleteriousefferuofinfection," Murphy said. "Dr. Campagnori will done the genes that ore responsible for .making LOS and make mutant bacteria with altered !.OS molecules. This will aUow him to elucidate the role of LOS in infections." In addition, samples from the COPD study clinic will be used to study the human imfn~e response to the LOS molecule. Campagnari also will collaborate with Howard Faden, UB professor of pediatrics ot Children's Hospital of Buffalo, to study samples obtained from children with ear infections. �Septea"U001/Vt33,1a2 Repaftai: ETF assails plan for Skinnersville student housing To 1M Editor. The UB Environmental Task Force · has gone on record opposing the recent hurried decision to build yet another student housing complex at a site--along the south side of SkinnerMlle Road near the Ellicott Complex~ ina time frame that membersbelievureill-adv.ised. The ETF recently voted to send a statement to Michaei Dupre, director of facilities, with copies to President Greiner, Senior Vice President Wagner and Vice President Black requesting that this project be delayed in order to elicit true campus and community input. This is not a question of whether or not to build more housing. but .a question of rush-to-build decisions that: • Violate campus policies • Deny genuine input from campus and community publics • Destroy pastoral areas of the campus while emulating the worst aspectS of sprawl • Contnbutt to the"uglification" of the campus with all of the resulting quality of life, practical and aesth~tic problems • May be at aoss purposes with contracted design pla nn ing by Stieglitz Snyder Architecture, the firm UB hired to design a plan for housing and support facilities along Lee Road An abridged version of the statement sent by ETF members foUows: As members of UB's Environ- mental Task Force (ETF), we strenuously object to the siting of another student apartment complex along the south side of Skinnersville Road near Ellicott Complex. OUr objections are as follows: • Master planning. New on-campus student housing might best be accomplished through the Lee Road Corridor master-planning process. Incorporating residential units in the Lee Road project wiU increase density and improve the financial viability of campus oommercial de- velopment. The Skinnersville project weakms the Lee Loop proposal.Intertstingly, architects planning the Lee Loop proposal were not informed about SkinnerMlle. • Natural areas. The SkinnerMlle site should be preserved as on( of the last pleasant pastoral spots on caJ)Ipus-.The area to the west of Bizer ~is partiGularly attractive and senes as a wildli(e habitat. Mak: ing the campus more aesthetic and attractive-thus boosting recruitment and ~tion--<an best be accomplished by saving and restoring remaining natural areas. • Sprawl. The selected location is away from the campus anter and will aacerbate the sprawl problem on this campus. UB's Protected Natural Areas Policy states that "the university commits itself to an anti· sprawl policy thaf incorporates considerntion of•.. siting of new buildings within built-upmasofthe campus to create a denser urban core." As "smart growth" campaigns in the wider community have demonstrated. sprawl is a major issue. Sprawling campus ~~ is socially detrimental to the campus community and encourages oncampusdrivingbycampusresidents. • Environmental policies. The decision to proceed with this new~ ­ ment oomplex violates two approved UB environmental policies that the ETFiaborodlongandhard to~ the Campus Protected Natural Areas Policy and the University Facilities Policy and Procedure for Environmental Review and Public Participation. These are sensible policies and we insist they be followed Both of the policies call on the univorsity to conduct a public-participation process. yet a legitimate pUblic-participation process could not occur since the an· nouncement was made only after students and most furulty had left for the summer. A legitimate participation process requires that the university oommunitybeavailable to commml AdditiooaDy,a legitimate process presumes that final dec:ision¥>n wbother to build and on siting cobJd be inftuenced by input gathered 6om the participation proass. This presumption is violated by the apartment plan because these decisions already have been made and groundbreaking may be imminent • Slate regulations. We would like to caution the univorsityabout oompliance with the Slate Environmental Quality Review /v;;t (SEQRA). Not only is the univorsity oblised by state law to oomply with this act, but the approved llniYersity Facilities l'olky and Procedure for Environmental kview and Public Participation states that UB "will make every effort to oomply with the and spirit of (SEQRA) ... • (emphasis added). Since the planned Skinnersville Road apartment cornpladearlyis now part ofamuchlaJserUBapartment-buildingplan that in its entirely =-is the SEQRA "Type I Action" iesidftltial- · unit thrtshold of250 uni~ section 617.4(b)(5)(iii}-it reasonably can be argued that an Environmental Impact Statement now is required. Segmentation of projects to reduce environmental review requirements is a violation of SEQRA--= section 61 7.4 (b) (iii)). Moreover, UB policy calls on the univorsity to abide by the "spirit" or inttnt of SEQRA-which is full participation and full environmental review. Giving this projet:t a ~negative declaration" in order to expediteconstruction, which is what has occumxl, is blatantly inconsistent with this important public oommitmenl Sincerely, ftter Jooeph Wrchl.., Olen COolclb.uom, COeny llogl.,., Pam Rene. John Russo, Lynda Schneeldoth, Walter Simp..,.., BIH Wachob Jim Ulrich £nvironmmtol TaJk Fore~~ Obituaries Mem9rial service for Spina scheduled for Sept. 13 A memorial service will be held at I p.m. ~ll3 in 250 Baird Hall, North Campus, fo r Mary Beth Spina, a member of the UB News Services staff for 27 years who died July 8 in her Clarence home. She was 59. Spina. who served as radio/tdevision coordinator at UB at the time of her death, was known throughout Western New Y~rk-<llld by many press outlets throughout the oountry-for her writing. professional expertise and ability to "find an expert" for reporters on virtually any subject at any hour of the day or night · Armed with a sense of humor, raspy voice and a Southern accent that became more pronounced the longer she lived in the Buffalo area, she was dogged in her pursuit of press for her "stars"-UB faculty members whose media savvy and expertise in pertinent fields kept Spina hot on their tails. A native of Johnson City, Tenn., Spina earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee. She worked for.more than 40 years in the fields of journalism and public relations. including stints as a reporter for newspapers in Tenness« an d at the former Buffalo Courier-Express. Spina joined the staff of the UB Office of News Services in 1974, workingashealth-<cienceseditoruntill982 when she assumed the responsibilities of radio/television coordinator. News Services has established a memorial fund in Spina's honor with the intention that the funds raised will be used for an annual priu in her name to an outstanding UB·student pwsuing a career in journalism or public relations. Donations may be made payable to the UB Foundation, in care of the Mary Beth Spina Memorial Fund. Peter Jusczyk; former member of psychology faculty Peter W. Jusczyk, a former VB re- University in 1996. searcher whose pioneering studies advanced scientists' understanding Through sophisticated experiments that gauged babies' responses to verbal Jusczyk showed that infants have the ability to recognize sound patterns and match them to their meanings long before they begin to babble. EarlyworkbyJusczykar.doolleague Peter Eimas at Brown University that found that month-old babies can perceive subtle dillmnces in sowKis- of how and when babies develop language, died of a heart attack Aug. 23 while attending a conference in California. He was 53. One of the most prolific and energetic researchers in the field, Jusczyk was a professor of psychol- ogy at UB for six years before joining the furulty at The Johns Hopkins rues, such as betwem "pa" and "ba"-reinvigorated the fidd and encouraged others to study infunt language perception and <!Mopmenl Jusczyk graduated from Brown University in 1970 . He earned master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. Survivors include his wife, Ann Marie, a former UB staff member who ran his laboratory in the De" partment of PsYchology. foot~ al Rutpnli, UB IS n Dennis Thomas rushed 1or 1 yank on 30 carries and 1\uqon useda~tint­ half tumc:JI'IW'el' ro score a 31 ~ 15 Ylcto<y aver tl1e a.. belon a UB Sc>dium record crowd af22.6Sil. The loss spoiled tile ol , _ head c:oad> Jim Holhor, but didn' dampon .... c:oad>~ splria. Thea..tslaalecl!lleSc:ariet Kt>laiiO al tile B;c East on ...., tennl~mostaf!llepmo and d!e contest was a br ay from US~ 59-0 loss to 1\uqen last ,_-. The Bulls _,..t .... pmo ....,..,, """" 1\uqon, who rolled up ~53 yank in last ,_.,. meedn&. to pun< on thelr lint two possessions and caused "'""""" on a next rwo. HoweYer. the cifletencein!llepmeamewl>en .... Bulls could not alee advanage o( those opportllnities. The tint chance ame wl>en )unlo< M;ioe Umben inten:ep<ed a pou by Ry>n Cubit and rewmed k to the 1\uqon 41 witl17:521eft in the first quartet". Howo.er. the Bulb W~n; hurt by a false start and ...........,. punted. On the next dri\>e, senior Oman Jonlan forced • fumble by Thomas that was rec<MrOd by LamarWolcher at the US ~7. Alter drivlnc to t11e Ruqen 32-y.nl 1ft, t11e ~ point in t11e fint IWI came wl>en senior quaruri>od< joe Freedy had his pou fiance all the hands o( d&f1t end Chad -rich< to who rewmed ~ 73 yank Shown-. lor the~ 1\uqon' san. Ruqen incteased tl1e load to 23-0 in tl1e third quaner on • +4-y>nl lield pi by Ry>n Sands. but t11e Bulb ....,. stOpped pbri<c. Senior free S>lety Cn1c Rolllls put .... Bulb bad< in the he plcbd all a Cubit pou inside his 20-yard .... and ........ his_, down !llelield 82 yank and .... dli~ lnten:epdon return in US histD<y. The Bulls rwTDWed !lleleadtoJI- 15 witl15:15 ....,..,.._ Freedyhis junior [hn I.Jndsoy from 16 yank OUt- Soccer MEN'S LehiJh 5, UB 0 UB l, Army I 'The men's soccer team dropped a S..O decision to the Lehi&h Mountain t-bwks to open the 200 I season on Saturday Wrnoon In the LehO&t>-Anny Soccer Oassk at Ronald J. Ulrich Rekl. , The Bulls tnlled by only one pi at lntennission belon surrenderinc lour goals In a six-and-a-half minute span early in the second IWI u ~ handed US Its first open;og <loy loss In fMo years. Sopllomore 0... Pidgeon and junior jenton Eswonhy scored first-half goals u t11e Bulls held on fDf" • 2-1 Ylcto<y aver t11e Am1y Bbclc Kn;cms in the tournament finale. Pidgeon scored his first plu a Bull29 minutes Into tl1e pme to pve US !lie lead. Not to be outdone. Eswonhy then allied his first in a US unllonn less than lour minutes law wl>en he tool< a pou from )unlo< Mi<e PopNnsld and beatAnny plk.eeperTyler Donl)!:ll to pve t11e Bulls • twO-pia~ US senlon BIH Norberz and Matt Yea teo were named to tl1e AI~ Tournament Tum for their st:f"'nn: pby Jn the tcxnwnent. WOMEH'S UB 4, N lopra I Syracuse 4, UB 0 Ros;e Luzakpve tl1e f'IJrple E.qles al-0 lead 14:-48into thepme.but US batded back to KOre fou"'stnJchtpls en route to a 4-1 ncMr<or~'le.e.oce Ylcto<y in tl1e season opener at AAC Rekl. U8 sophomo<-e Nkolo Olszewski tied the score at 1-1 at t11el7:0l marl<. scorin& all a feed from Jenny Donnecbr. Senior Paula Sind>lr then scored on • kq""" from outside the box befoA sophomo<-e slstei-s 0..00 Russel """ Emily Russel added badt-<0-back goals to dose out the scorirc. · tl1e Bulls dropped a 4-0 dodslon to Syncuse on Labor Day at AAC Reid. Syncuse sophomo<-e Nina Scalzo was tl1e thorn in tl1e side lor tl1e Bulls. u she finished witl1 two goals and "' asslst.lw>dinc U8 Its fim loss d the season. N~~ Volle~~all UB l , Stony Brook I St- john's l , UB 0 UB l , Canlolus 0 ~by the play o( sophomo<-e Undsoy Madkosh and- Katie Henry. us put~ out a fou~ win O¥er Stony Brook tn Ia tim match of the 5eaSOR at tl1e US Morpn Oassk lrMutional. The Bulls dropped • 30-24 dodslon in pme one. but rebounded ro score 30-28.30-2~ and 30-28 wins in pmes and lour.The Notional Assocla-lor Girls andWomeo In Sports (NAGWS) has adop<ed a rally scOfinc fornv.t for all matches this season. wtm the first four pmes up tO 30 and tho llfth and decldlnc pme up to 15. MatilcDsh led the Bulls """' matdl-hiah 16 ldlls. nino dip and fMo bkrls. While Henry tallied II kiHs, nino dip and fMo senlce aces In her first cotiepte matdl. Howeter. UB pbyed to a sec~e finish in the tQitJt"'nanlent.losine to St. john~ by al~ score (30-22. 30-19. ».25) and deleatinc Canislus l~ (»-22. 30-18.30-12) to end .... _....."""' 2-1 reconl. MatilcDsh and follow Bulls' team Wissa l.aCour ...... named to !lleAII-TounwnentTeam.St.Johni -.theme wit11 the ""'"'""""'t dde after postlnc a ]~ reconl. twO......., �Bl Rep a..-. Septellier &.2111/W.33. 1o.Z Thursday, September 6 llologkol Sciences Seminar Protection of EIKtron Transport In Chloroplasts and Mitochondria During Stress by Small Hu t-ShocJ( Proteins: ~~~~t~~~~. S~u~i~~· Sci<oces Complex, North Campo~. 3:45p.m. Free. For ~~=~~·s~'e:~et Buffalo Logk Colloquium ~~~~~~ra~r~~~ets~n Corcoran, Dept. of Phik»ophy. 14 1 Park, North Campus. 4· ~~ttat:l~~kCJr::.~::lr 0 more information, John Corcoran, 881 -1640 or 2444, ext. 119. ~5- Opening ReceptJon Maurice Sands: Outsider ln. Art Department Gallery, 845 Center for the·Arts, North ~~~:~ ~~~d Att. for more Information, 645-6878, ext. 1350. Cooking Class Learn Bask Cookir:tg Sldll s. Janice Cochran, Uving Well 2~~~·u~~~~~e~'!r';~orth Campus. 6--7 p.m . free . for more information, Janice Cochran, 6-ot5·2837. Meditation Cl•ss ~~hct~1u~z~a~~pasas, Uving W~ Center. Student Union, North Campus. 7-8 p.m .- free . For more Information, Nick K.arapasas, 834·2335. I Thursday 13 Saturday 8 Men 's Soccer UB vs. Central Connectkut. · RAC Field, North Campus. 2:30 p.m. Free. Sunday 9 ~hi! Rtportn- publbh~ Men's Sot:cer UB vs. Siena. RAC Fie4d, North Campus. 2:30p.m. Free. lhtlng!. for evc.nh taking , phKe on campus or for Qff Cllmptn evenh when~ UB groups are principal 1.f>On~on no later thnn noon on pubhc:atWn. Listings are only JJccepted thriluCJh th( eh·ctron ic \UbmiHiou fHrm ''" llh.' unlhu U8 C.t~h·ntlllf uf [w~nh .H ·http www.buffalu • d t II lhtlngs are due thf:! Thun.day preceding , Tuesday hH&tn 4f l:ht.ttl' II<VI1~ ,11(1\ ... Ubraryw...tuhop UGl 101 : Research Skills. Calmer Chanoo, 127 Capen, North Campus. 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Spon50fed by Undergraduate Ubrary. For more Information, Eric Acree. 6-ot5·2943, ext. 235. o.ep....tfttent of Or•l Wednesday 12 High Road lkllfness Practkes for Manufacturing and High Technology Companies How to Double the Value of Your Business in Three Years. Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. 8:15· 11 :30 a .m . S60. ~~=~a:=~~t Center. For more infqrmation, 636-3626. Wednesd•ys •t 4 PLUS Poet ~ Reading . Myuri~ Mi ~~the ~i~oo~~~~e~ ~~~~k,~~645?38, 0. Medttatlon Class Buddhist Meditation. Nikolaus ~r~e~~~~;:'~: 6-7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, Nikolaus Karapa.sas, 834·2335 . Meeting UB Wome n 's Club New Member Reception. UB An:hltecture Lecture l etdlworth. Villag e : Assisted living Housing In a Multi- ~~~~~:T~a~~.~~~~~~~r (South l ounge), South ~:t~~J gy~~~~~s Center for more .nformatlon. M1chael Women's Club. Atrium, Center for the Arts. North Gampus. 7- ~~~~~ ~~~~eock· Natale. 645-6918. Me n 's Soccer UB vs. Canlslus. RAC f1eld, North Campu!t. 7 p m Free M Metzger. 829-2271 Beethoven fes-tival ISSS Workshop life In the Residence Halls: Rea lities anp Opportunities ErK Com1ns, 1nternat1onal \tudenl advJsor, lnternat1onJI Student .1nd Scholar ServiCe~ ~lmCarr.;· ~or~~';~m~~ 4 lnterndllona\student and Sc holar ServiCe~. For more 1nformJt10il, 645-2258 Chamber Music Slce Concen ~f~: ~~'\hs c~;fn~r!fb; Dept ol Mus1c For more lnform.1t1on. 64 5-2921 Se pte mber Welcome ~~~:~:Utn~~~lft;t~!ke.son Complex, North Campu!t.. 10 p.m.-mtdn'9ht Free for UB ~\u~t~~~~~7o~~~n~ OtfKe Activities. For more 1nlormat•on, 64S-6125. ~~es The Psy<hology of EaUng: The Good, the Bad <1nd the Fattening. Elizabeth D. Capaldi, prof., Dept of Psy<hology, and provost. 3SS Squire, South Campus. 8 a .m . Free. Blo&ogkal Sciences SemlrYr :s~~E~~~a;~~:~~j9ies Tissues. Arnold I. Captan, ~its ·- Deslno" : 2101 City of ;,.~:~=-~ Bruno Freschi, dean emeritus and professor emeritus in the School of Atchitoctur< and Planning, will be on display tomorrow through Oct. 6 1n the Second Flooi Gallery of the UB Art Gallery in the Center I<>< the Arts, North Campus. ~~.,=~ ~~h·~~Jay and Mondays by appointment. " Maurice Sands: Outskkr In" Yvlort by Maurice Sands, a Roman'iln·born, self-taught, :~~r~r:~=:and ~;slyai~=~i= director of the Skeletal Research Center, Case Western Reserve Univ. 225 Natural Sciences Complu, North Campus. 3:4S p.m . Free. For more ~~~~~-~~68. Buffalo Logk Colloquium ~~~~~,~~ic ~~lose 5agillllo, Univ. ~ntiago de Compostela. 141 Pari<, ~SCam~ t::i~:Logic rorloquium. For more infOrmation, John Corcoran, 881-1640 or 645-2444, ext. 119. ISSSWoBJhop Getting lnvotved at UB. Nantene Cokman . 31 Capen, s~~~~~ie~i!,r:f· Student and Scholar Services. For more information, 645· 2258. &.e«:lhoven Festival Slee/ ~~~-;,:!~~?Quartet Ying String Quartet. Slee Concert Hall, North Campu!t.. 8 gy"De~/ol~~;k s~n:~~ 1nfonnatton, 645· 2921 Senior Alumni Program Elder Law hsuei.. Anthony H. Szczyg1el, prof., L..nv School ~~~~~~~ f~~T'=~~ra;;h Campus. Noon-2 p.m . 115. ~~h.'~r ~~,r=.~. fude Schwendler. 829·2608. the Untted States lvmy during ~. ·d~~:J:.~~~nt 1 Gallery, 845 in the Center IO< the Arts. North Campus. ~~,=~.~o !~r:. ~- r. 5 f~~~,:h;~~.m on Saturday. "Illuminations: Rmsltlng Buff'lllo's Pan·Amerkan bposltlon" .. Illuminations: Revisiting Buffak)'s Pan--American 0 ~~ie~ =.e ~nd on- ~~~lJ~~~ndby Special Collections illustrating the cultural and historical ~~r;;=~~tion. is on display through Sept. 30 in the libraries across the campuses. Each library will offer on-site and on-line exhibitions focused on its own area of expertise: • l ockwood Memonal Ubrary, North Campus, will mount eJChibitions of varying tht>me) One wtll focus on the ~~~~e:~ ~~::to's ethnic expenences of the Pan American Exposttton; another, "'~•JOd, Eat1ng at the Pan·Amerkan ExpositiOn: Drink and ~~i.~=r~dthe abundant and diverse food and drink 5efVed at the expos1t·on. A third lockwood exhibitiOn w1fl focus on the works of more than 650 Amencan aniru, as well a.s artists from Canada and latin America, that ~ shown at the Pan Am. It also will exhibit aspects of the ~~=.:.~ to the cweraU mis m sct:rw of the Pan Am. • The llnivonity Ar<hivos, ~=~"::? ~\:te~~~~ E><pose of Historic Deeds Done Circa 1901 ." • The Charles 8. Sears Law lib<ary in O'Brian Hall, North Campus, win approach the Pan Am from a legal perspective, focu~ in particular on ~I and legislatiVe proceedings surrounding the arrest, tnat and execution of presidential assassin Leon Czolgosz. • The Sci<oce and Engineering ~g~.~r;=t ~~~~tionof ~an architecture at the Am, a grand industrial show that celebrated the won<leB of teclinology and Industry. • B«h and African drumming =~~,m~~ndthe Music lib<ary in Baird Hall, North Campu~ will exhibit texts and doq.nnents refated to its "extensive musical programs. It abo wit! ~t iHustr.Jtions of the Pan Am's Temple of Musk: and other concert venues a.s well . ~~~~=~~~~ contemporaneous with the Pan Am to be shown by the Health Sciences library in Abbott Hall, South Campus, 1n iU exhibit. "Buth, ~ath and Evt"fyth•ng in Betwoen: Keeping People Healthy at the Pan American . E.Kposition ." It will focus on the enormous task liKed by Pan Am medical d1rector~l Park 1n pt'Oiect1ng the expos1t10n VIsitors from contagtOUs d isease!~.. food contam1natJOn and unhyg~enK faCIIII!es. • The exh1btl to be mounted :J>'~g~~~~;~;ln Capen Hall. Utled "The Uncrowned Queens," ts based 1n research by Barbara Seals ~~~~~~~~he accomplishments of AfricanAmerican women of Wt!Stem New Yori< from the pas . present and future. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Greiner can· celled classes for Thesday afternoon and declared the rest of the day "a day of mourning and memorial " for the victims. "We do !tO out of respect for the dead, dying, wounded and their families.," Greiner said in a memo to the university community issued ea rly Tuesday ah~moo n. '"Our stu· dents, faculty and staff are in pain and shock at th~omen t; some of us have been very directly affected ing an end to unconscionable acts St udents who need assistance, such as theSe," Greiner said . Approximately 4,000·studentsone-third of the undergrnduale stu· dent population-are from the New York Cit)' area. The Office ofStudcnt AlTair.; set up an emergency response center in 210 Student Union on the North Cam· pus that will remain open from 8:30 a.m. lo 8:30 p.m. through tomorrow to offer assistance to students and and faculty and staff members deal· ing with affected students are en· othermcm~ofthe~tycom· munitywhomayha..:fiiendsorf.un· ily involved in the tragedy. Counseling is being provided by to donate blood can visit the Amcri· can Red Cross blood-donation sites staff of the Counseling Center, Cam· pus Ministries and the School of· Social Work. Telephone communi· cation links to New York and Wash· ington, as well as updated informa· tion o~ the ongoing tragedy and rt' · sponses, also are available. in Squire Hall on the South Cam· pus-<>pen from II a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-andin2 10Student Union from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. In addition 10 offering counseling. Campus Ministries held two pra)l<l" services for member.; of the univer· sity community )'<Sierday, a Catholic Mass and an interfuith pr.l)l<l" ~- couraged to contact the center al 645-INFO or645-612S. A special hotline for parents of UB students also was set up to case access to information on campus co nditions and responses. The Counseling Center and the Student Health Center will remain open throughout the week to pro· vide supporL The Couoseling ecO: ter may be reached at 645· 2720; the Student Health Center at 829-3316. Faculty, staffand students wishing , Television monitors in the Stu· dent Union and Harriman Hall on the South Campus will broadcast network n~ coverage of the at · rncks and response throughout the day for the rest of the ~k. Dennis Black, vice president for stu· dent affuirs, said that students '"""' availing themseMsof the services provided by the re;ponse center, noting that it':"" busy all day on Tuesday. The Summit to assess the "digital frontier" m BY PATIIKIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor 21111---- T _ H E university was quick by today's anacks;all othhs share in the ongoing horror that the day has brought lo this country. Together, we stand united as a university community on this day, and together~ express our solidarity as AmeriCl!lS apd as educators dedicated to bring· He un iversity will spon· sora major in tematjonal forum Nov. 2·3 at which leading figures in medi· cine, psychology, sociology, physiol· ogy and technology development will discuss.theeffectsof digi tal tech· nol9gies on our lives. " Digital Frontier: The Buffalo Summit 200 I " will be convened by Jaylan S. Thrkkan, vice president for research , in the Center for the Arts on the North Camp us. "All of us-as both user> and ob· servers of tt'Chnology-arc dazzled b)' theadv-Jnces in communication~. media and art in virtually every a... pect of our livcs."Turkkan said."Thl" Digital !~ ronti er summit will both cdcbrate these technological achicvt.•ments., and will also .1dd an impor· tant humanistic context of '\'\!hat docs it all mcan,and how can it work best for us as human beings?" Turkkart noted that the summit "adds to ongoing e.fforts in Buffalo. such as Mayor Masiello's IT initia- U\"e and those of InfoTech Niagara and the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise to grow a technology· orientcd economy in this region. "UB is a University that is deep in digital arts. computer and in forma· tion technology research ," she added. "By holding a summit , we will bring national attention to the talent pool here." The summit will consider the pros and cons of technology applications that enhanc< our health and healing, ability to learn and communicate, and experience n.·ality. ewn as they reducl' ourpt:rsonal i.nter.u.1ions, privacy and our attraction to tht• "actual." Plenary sessions and symposia will focus Of\ our changing cxpectat·ions and definitions of privacy, the nature of \'irtual· rcality societies. artists as researchers/ researcher.; as artists, the benefits and social ci>st of advances 645-3705, ext. 223. The event will be co-sponsored by in telcmedicine, d.istanct·learning Cisco Systems, Verizon Corp., the American Sociologieal Association, the American Psychological Associa· and distance-research oollaborations. information ovc-Joad and retrieval, the gender divide in technology ca· reers, technology and alienation, ar· tificial intelligence and robots. The summit also will indudedem· onstrations of new media, digital arts productions. wcexpected applications of adv:mced computing and extrapolations from today's technology to likely future developments in the field. The summit will be open to faculty, staff, students and the public. There ";u be no registration fee for students. For online registration and detailed and t1pd1ted information on the pro· grnm,spcakers.accommodationsand schedule of events, go to <http:// w w w . research . buffalo .edu / events / d lglt•l'*-'20frontler I tion Online, SGI, the Computing Resc:an:h Association, the Association for Information Systems. InfoTech Niagara, Hodgson Russ LLP. and Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Five speakers will be featured in plenary sessions to be held during the summit They arc: • Michael Paige, vice presid~·nt and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), where he facilitates the transfcroltechnologv to product·development organizations and the co mmercializa tio n of Xerox intellectuJI propert y • Steve Mann, professor 111 tht.' l..kparlm<"'1"1t ofE.lectrical and Comptll<'r def..,lt.htm> or call the Office of Enginet."fing in the Computer Engineering Rest.""arch Group at the Um· Conferences and Special Events at Contlnu.d on p19e l: �21 Repone. 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Ungor Clvlstlne>'ldol -- What Is tloe Office of Tr..t...,.,., lkenll"!!l7 UB Trademarks and Licensing is a support offia: in th< llusincssServicr:s unit of University Servic.rs. The oflia dcwioped th< first trademarl< licensingprogram in th<SUNY sysoem and servias a wide ran!!" of constitu<ncies. Our clients include businesses that wish to supply products displaying campus-associated names and markingsfOrcampususe,resaleoruse in promotions. Approved licensed products range from your typical tshirts and cnffee mugs, to golf diYots. bannen and baby rompen. Campus customers indude campus units and organ izations that wish to obtain products that they custom design using campus names and marks. For example, the CoUege of Ans and Sciences may wish to give a portfolio imprinted with an image of Baird Point as a gift to cnnference attendees. We would review the proposed artwork. make sure that the tradernarl< rights are transferred to UB if original art is used, assist in identifying a supplier and make sure the proper licensing is oompleted using the licensing a>ntract and trademark provisions required by state and federal \ lndemad< law. We maintain th< lcg;oJ ity products and are used appropriand business o:=rds on our licensed ately. If infrin(ll'm<nt of ~ty companies. including licensing con- marks is encountered, tJB ll-ade· trac1S as well as cooporatt, financial marks and Licensing provides relevant data to SUNY Lqa1 Counsel and insurance data, listings of proved pooduc13, and trademarl<-use and other appropriak ageDcies to files. In addition to .,......;.,g licens- res<Jiw, the matter. It's a team effort. ing. we pro<:aS requests for adding products throughout the year and · licensing . . . . . conduct annual license rmewaJs to -buchyur7 cnsurethatourdataremainscurnnl We want to make it easy to a>mply Why lslt 10 Important to prowith trademark licensing requireteet t1oe UB - • , . 7 ments. So licensing fees and royalty Today, "branding" hu become a rates have remained low to promote strategic management tool-used by access to the program by small and · universities and CQUeges across the large businesses. In addition, se><ral cnuntry. CoUegiak trade names and years ago the university recognized trademarks are valuable assets of a that good customer service would be brand and are considered part of an provided if coml'l"'ies could be institution's intellectual property. granted an cxempti<ln from standard The campus trade names and trade- royalties if they supplied coUegiak marks include names, logos. slogans. products to campus units and orgagraphic depictions or markings re- nizatioou that would not be resold or ferring to the univasity in general used commercially. So the Singleor any of its departments, organi- Order Trademark Licerue process zations or affiliated entities. An~ust was developed. While the required' like a Disney"' or NFL Pro~es"', trademark provisions are main it is in the best interest of the uni· tained, no fees are charged to the liversi ty to protect its trademark censed companies and the licensing rights and help ensure that campus process is expedited. For these reanames and marks appear on qual - sons, and sincz our athlelij: program tium was foomed to provide czntralized trademarl< licensing to th< SUNY campuses in Westan New York. Members of the 4-SUNY Campus Trad~mark Licensing Consortium inpude the SUNY CoUeges of Brockport, Buffalo Stak and Fredonia. with the Univeosity at Buffalo serving as the headquaneo> for centralized li<tnsing services. A campus tradernarl< licensing a>ordinator at each college works with th< UB Oflicr of Trademarks and Licensing, and monitors tradernarl< use of their campus marks and is involved in compliance activities. My office provides all th< licensing fonnsand data on theirliansedsupplienand products to th< coordinators and oversees royalty collection. US's participation in aU non-conference contests scheduled for the o<st of the week. "While the events today are tragic for all Americans, they hit particularly close to home for many members of the university community and our student s, said Bob Arkeilpane, athletic director."Out of respect for those that have been killed or injur<d, we think that the postponement of these aaivities is the most appropriate o<sponse.· The status of the Mid-American Conference.,.,.,., .. scheduled for this weekend-the women's soccer matches vs. Akron and Kent State, and the cross-country squad's participation in the Ohio University Invitational-were to be decided in a teleconference call with MAC officials yesterday morning. A decision on whether the UBArmy football game, to be played at Army on Saturday, was expected to be made sometime yeskrday. ordeal, each mem~ of our UB family will display the qualities of char- acter, compassion and cou'"(ll' that make the United States of America a great nation," Greiner said in his stat<ment to th<campus community. "We will deal first and foremost with the wounds of the victims, we will then tum to the wounds of our community and of the ~ation, and together we will heal our university oommunity, stak and country from the ravages of this great sin. "A day such as today underscores our importancr and our responsibility as teachen and as re:searcheos as we continue our efforts with our students and coUeagues to build a strong and coherent framework of knowledge and undentanding that may moV< the world away from this kind of madness," he said. ..We must work to ensure that our world will never stop striving for the triumph of humanity over such unspeakable ·inhumanity, both here at home, and in all other places and societies." is th< founder of Purple Moon, which creates int<ractive media fOr girls. • ·)aron Lanier, chief scientist for EY"JTlatic.a leading provider of richmedia communication products, infrastructure solutions and application services • Internet personality and selfdescribed .. planetary astronomer" Clifford Stall of the University of California at Berkeley, who was described by Bill Gates as "the devil's advocate" of the lnternel. A UB aJumnus, he is the best-selling author of "Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage" and "Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the lnforma- tion Highway; one of the first books to raise impertinent questions about the changes wrought by the new information technologies. Other speakers will indude: • Philosopher Michael Heim, who teaches the philosophy of virtual worlds design at California's Art Center CoUege of Design • Liss Jeffrey, MarWII Mcl.uhan scholar and founding director of byDesign elab 1\ssociates Network • Resean:h physiologist Michael Ackerman, assistant director of high performance computing and communications in the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health • National Science Foundation panelist Z. Meral OzsoyOglu . • "Cyborgologist• Chris Hables Gray, associate professor of the alitural studies of sciencz and technology, as wd1 as of computer science, at Univasity of Great Falls (Mont. ) • Aliza Sherman, founder of Cybergrrl • Psychologist Roberta Klatzky, professor and chair of the Department· of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University A film festival featuring th< iconic technology-based films "2001 : A Space Odyssey,""Biaderunner" and "The Matrix" will be held during the summit. .P. ---cloesUB -·-Its does not ya have the impaa nationallyof a Notre Dame or USC, the sale of UB merchandise has limited ~ue-gcner.oting distribution channels. What Is tloe 4-SUNY campus To:Mem.,. lkenslng Consortium 7 Building upon the sua:as of th< UB program, in 1995 th< consor- Response c-u..-~~...,., effort was repeated in the o<sidence halls Tuesday nigh~ he added. "Students were most interested in · access tothephonesand to see what kind cif updated information they could get," he said. Black noted that as Tuesday evening went on, students started to make contact with family and friends, many of whom wen: only just getting out of Manhattan or getting to a telephone. Hesaidthatanum~offuality and staff members have come to the response cc:nter to offer their assistance. "lfs great to ..e," he said. Black addetf that there was "no question" that members of the university community have rallied around those affected by the tragedy. Based on the activity at the central response ttnter, "I can just imagine the wonderful one-on-one sto- ........... 11;. . . . ~c.w....- Ruth Fink is director of the Office of Trademarks and Licensing. ries out there," he said. The <!Vents ofThesday prompted the Division of Athletics to cancel As of Reporter press time, the Student Association and University Union Activities Board were plan - ning to stage Fall Fest, acrording to Maggie Hausbeck, UUAB director. Planning for the concert was still ongoing, Hausbeck said, but changes to the program may be made, suth as having a moment of silence to remem~ the victims. Univasity officials advised that other non-academic campus events scheduled through the weekend may be postponed or rescheduled. Event sponsors should be contacted directly for roloie information. Additional information on UB prognirns and .events may be obtained from WBFO 88.7 FM or. through the UB home page at <www.buff.to.edoo>. "As Americans, we will go through a period of pain and shock, but it is my firm belief that througlwut .this Summit ~,_,..., versity ofToronto, best known as the inventor of the wearable computer WearComp, and WearCam , an eyetap camera and reality mediator • Bomda Laurel, designer, writer, resean:her, performer and mem~ of the graduate fuality in m«jia design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. For 25 ~ her work has focused on experience design, interactive story and the intersection of aliture and technology. Laurel has worked for such companies as Atari, Activision and Apple, and in 1990co-foundedTelepresence Research, where she developed technology and applications fOr virtual reality and remote presence. She also �September13. lll011Viil. ~.h.3 Repa...._ 13 Naming of.chairs discussed BrieO Greiner anticipates issue will come before FSEC this year MBA enrollment up 40 percent tion of the school's academic dean. "I do not get involved in the appointment of chairs unless asked by the provost," Greiner said. "'Deans are expected to take primary responsibility and authority for the appointment. Department chairs are selected by the provost, acting on the advice of the deans." Chairs are appointed for a threeyear tenn, and serve "'at the pleasure of the college president, which is delegated to the dean and provost; and removaJ occurs only with the agreement of the dean, the provost arid the president, Greiner said. " It is rare for us to remove a department chair during the middle of a term ," he said ..and we don't take that kind of action without my concurrence." Administmtive positions do not utTect the individuaJ'sstatus as a faculty member, Greiner noted. "On the academic side, officers responsible for academics have fuc· ulty rank and tenure. The bulk of the university's vice presiden ts. pro· vost, deans and chairs h.ave faculty appointment and tenure ... A person may slep down or 1x removed, but does not relinquish his or her rights as a faculty member," he said. However, faculty rights do notalways mesh with administrative re· sponsibilities, Greiner noted. .. \\fhen a person holds an academic rank and has tenure and all the privileges that go along with that, By CHIIImNl VIDAL Contributing Editor RES IDENT William R. Greiner has asked the Faculty Senate Exec utive Committee to be.prepared to take a look at the process involved in the appointment and dismissal of departmental chairs, an issue he said he anticipates may be brought before the body some time this year. Greiner's request came during his report at the FSEC's Sept. 5 meet- P ing. "I'd like to make a few com ments on an issue that may come to the senate in one form anot her: the appoi ntment and disappointment of departm en tal chairs," Greiner sa id. " Th i ~ is a ve ry importa nt issue I would like th e se nate to cons ider, .tlthough i t '~ your call." Greiner ou tJined the admin istra - tive-appointment processes. starting wuh appointmen ts :11 the vice presi - dl."n ti al level, and noted that at all .t ppointmentlevels, the process"in· volves a lot of stakeholders," and is guided by SUNY policy. "Ap poi ntment (of viet> presi · dents) in the end is left to the presi· dent Qf the college. and requires no further approval," with the excep· uon of salary approval, he said. A(:ademK: deans, he said, are appointed by the 'Provost with the approva1 of the president. Depart men· t.tl chai rs also are appointed by the provost, acting on the n"Commenda- it gives the faculty member extraordinary latitude for expressing oneself:' h< said. But when a faculty member Qkts an administrative position,•some of that privilege is truncated~ The courts, he added, have made dear there is a difference between the rights of a faculty member to self-expression and the rights of an academic ch.lir, .. which is a faculty member of some responsibility~ UB functions in a coUective-bargaining environment, as well as wi thin the policies of the SUNY Trust=. Greiner' added. The bulk of US's administrative personnel are represented by a bargaining unit, Greiner said. ..A5 chair, assistant 9eaD or associate dean, they don't get much protection from coUective bargaining. One of the things we need to grapple with .. .is the effect of coUective bargaining" on administrative ckcisions. Noting that the issue offacultyvs. administrati~ responsibility came up during the past summer, Greiner said,"atsome point that matter may come before the Faculty Senate, and you may want to have a con~· tion about it." In other business, the FSEC heard a presentation on the role of faculty governance in large university by D. Bruce J.ohnstone, professor of higher and continuing education and aCting director of the Comparative and Global Studies Center. Malaria focus of $3 million study By ELLEN <OOLDBAUM ecology and genetics. and in an "in- Contributing Editor sectary" at UB. where he studies the COLOG IST Guiya n Yan, molecular genetics of mosquito resisassistant profesSor of bio- tance to malaria parasite development With the NIH grant, Yan, along logical sciences, has re ceived a $3 million grant with David Mark, UB prof<$0r of and colleagues from the geography, fro m th e Na tio nal Institutes of Health to determine how m; n-madc Kenya Medical Research Institute, .:nvi ronm ental changes affect the trJnsmission of malaria in Africa. The first-ever study vfits kind, the project wi ll bl• used to develop methods of predicting malaria cpi· demics througho ut Africa and to identify novel,cost·effcctive maJaria control strategies that can be used rc-Jdily in Africa. :vtalaria has long been a scourge-particularlyof children- in the Car· ~ ibbean, Southeast Asia, India and nearly all of sub-Saharan Africa. Each w year it kills between 1.5 million and ~ .3 milHon people around the world and 95 percent 'Of the deaths occur ~ in infants and young children. The mysterious re-emergence of the disease in the highlatids of East Africa after a six-decade hiatus has will employ a broad rang< of baflled researchers since the first new multidisci plinary techniques, in· cases were reported in 1988. Since duding geographic information systhen, malaria, which has caused tem/remote sensing technologies, thousands of deaths in a region that molecular biology and ecological had bet.'J1 free of it, has become one models to understand why malaria of the area's two biggest infectious- has re-emerged in this region. "Our hypothesis is that the redisease kill<rs. AIDS is the other. ..What we really want to achieve emagence of malaria in the highis to d.velop methods (or predict- lands is related to changes in land use; ing malaria outbreaks and to iden· global climate changes also may play tify appropriate land-usc policies an important role; explained Yan. "The key to malaria control is prethat promote agricultural productivity and reduce infcctiow disease vention," he said, "and knowing when and where there will be nn transmission," said Van. Y..1n conducts research in Kenya. outbreak will help malaria prevenwhere he studies mosquito population tion tremendously. Fewer lives will E i e be lost iflocal residents and govern· mentscan be prepared early to combat malaria." The project is the first to model the transmission of malaria using a spatial epidemiological modeling approach. "This approach wiU tell not only whether there may be a malaria outbreak in an ~ .·ea, which a tradi tional epidemiological model can do, but it also will predict in which particularvillages it may occur," said Yan. Such predictions will be based on several variables, he explained, including human population distribution and larid-use changes; the distribution of suitable mosquito larval habitats and adult habitats based on land-use, topography and rainl3U,anddistnbution of malaria parasites. "The eventual outcome will be a malaria forecasting system that will allow each nation's Ministry of H~th to identify areas that are at high risk for outbreaks; he said. "Our main objective is to develop an early warning system for malaria b:lSed on a thorough understanding of malaria epidemiology and information on land-usc patterns and climate." General methodologies devel oped in the study also may be applied to other so-called vector-borne diseases, including the West Nile virus and dengue fever, he said. - In . .r tiM School of Management is up40 pen:ent this fall A total of 258 n<w students have enrolled in th< full-time, Professional and Executive MBA programs in the management school, comparod to 184 students last fall. The increase can be attributed largely to the school's rise in national ranking. complemented f,y its strategic marketing and recruitment ef. forts, says Jerry M. N<wman, interim dean of the School of Management "'We certainly have benefited by recognition we've received from The Wall Street foumal and Business Week as one of the world's 'top busin<SS schools," says Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. "Not only are we enroUing greater numbers of studen ts, we're also enroiHng more students who have outstanding academic and professional backgrounds." According to Newman, J65 new students have enrolled in th e school's full-tim< MBA program, an increase of 39 percent from last year. The students hail from 16 countries and four U.S. states. Their average score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test is a very competitive 609. "We truly have become a global busi ness sc hool, which means our students play an important role in educating one another about how business is conducted around the world ," Newman says. The school's Professional (part-time) MBA program, for managers wi th a,t least OftC year of professional experience, has enrolled 63 new students--aO increase of 65 percent from last year. Possessing an average of five years of managerial experience, the students are employed at a host of companies throughout the area, including M&T Bank, Casino Niagara, HSBC, Rich Products, Tops Markets and Computer Task Group. The Executive MBA program fo r high-level managers has enrolled 30 new students-up II percent from last year. PoS5e'ssing an aver· age of 13.5 yea rs of manageriaJ experience, the students are employed at Praxair, Niagara Mohawk, EDS, Independent Health, Bison Products, Sterling Fluid Systems and Peerless Environmental, among other area companies. In addition to its Buffalo-based MBA programs, the Sehool of Management offers two Exe~ut ive MBA programs in Beijing and anoth er in Singapore. CoUectively, 353 students areenroUed in those programs. MBA Japanese program goes online A J•IN'nese language/ culture training program for business ex· ecutives offered by VB has proven so successful that the university has put it onlin e for the fall semester. "E- Business Japa nese." a unique version of the popular " Japanese for Business Executives" co urse, is a 16-week certificate program in which participants acquire basic conversational skiJJs and develop the intercultural competence necessary to in teract confidently and successfull y with Japanese colleagues. · The dassroom version of the program is offered at US on a demand basis and in the past year has trai ned employees of Delphi Automotive Systems; McGard Inc. of Orchard Pa rk, which manufa ctures wheel locks for aut omobiles, and Fujisawa Healthca re Inc., of Gra nd Island, which does business wi th Japanese colleagues in th e U.S. and/or Japan. The progra m was deve loped by the World Languages lmtitute , ... ( WLI ), a ufti t'o f th e Depa rt ment of Modern Languages and Literatures that specializes in language and cultu ral instruction in 12less commonl y taught languages. The \VLI promotes global awareness and inter-cultUral sensitivity and helps local companies become more competitivt> in international mafkets. "The E-Business Japanese prog ram is designed to help partici· pan ts develop practical intercultural and interpersonal skills that they can use when dealing with Japanese peers, particularly in a business setting," says WLI director Mark Ash will. The one-semester course, which began last week, costs 5950 per participant. It will involve 160 hours of coursework and weekly call-in assignments to practice with a native-speaking tutor. 1t also will include five on-campus instructor-led workshops. The class is limited to 20 participants each and students will have the availability of 24-hour, sevendays· a·week online interaction with their classmates and instructor. Ashwill says that the fact that the program is mostly online means it is more nexible and convenient than those held on campus, but no less rigorous. " Participants should be able to work independently, be disciplined and self-motivated, have excellent time-management skills, a strong commitment to their education and a willingness to stay actively involved in the course," be says. · ... We expect to partner with other academic institutions to attract students from various geographic regions," Ashwill says ... like West· ern New York students, distance-learning students would take the course online but we would fly an instructor in to a local learning site to present the on-campus workshop's." The course coordinator and instructor is Kciko Kuriyama, the WU coo rdinator of non-credit japanese programs and a doctoral candidate in linguistics at VB. Kuriyama is a native Japanese· speaker who worked for several yea rs as a stockbroker in a major U.S. securities company. �41 Repoder Sep~emberlJ.ZOOlNui.JUo.J l <: uoos -and - - . dinial IISIOCIIte prclfe9or d physial tlwnpy, . nutrition scionces. b one d 32 N)lerians who wol be inducled W!IO the Notional Multiple Sdtrosls Socloty's .......,_. Hoi d F...., for 2001 . The in- ductee-.seloclodfortheir -~-"""""' dtho~andforod- d the sodl!ty's voncing - mlsslontoeridthe~ effects d MS. hos been oc:dYe WI the WeSiom Now YoM -Chap~« d thePennsyiYlril Notional Multiple Sdtrosls Society for 10 )lOOtS and created the MS Wellnoss Program--<~ cornproheruNe ....OS.. therapy progrom designed for those IMng with M$. c:.6t Dnlry, professor d industrial~·hos been named chair d NASA's scionce and technology wcricing group lor 'l'iK" human factors engineeing. "" invited paper, ·~nopho<linics: tnteroctioru, Materiab and Applications." authored by,._ N • ....-. SUNY Dislingulshed Professor and Samuel P. Copen Chair In the Oepartmenl'd Chemistry and dire<:· lor d the lnslilute '"' ........ l'tlolorlics and Biopllolonics, lhat appeared in july 2000 ha! been chosen as an "Editor's Choice" of the joumol of Pll'('icd Chtmisby. Coaulhots ..... ' " " ' - 5I-. s. _........,..and ~ Jlong. Frlond. , .. J-colc SwiMIIIowla, aft from lhe lnstitw! fD< l:asers, l't1olor1ics and Biophotonics. Adele tteftdenon, associate pioles><>< d prinomaking and chair of lhe Department of Art in lhe College of AtU and Sciences, will exhlbirher wort as part of an exhibition, •s Studio Art Alumni." which will run from Monday through Cl!:L 261n lhe Eisentrager Howard GaHery at Unlvenity of Nebmloo, Un· one cotn. H~ received a bachelor of fine aris degree from UNL In 1977. Berghohn 11oo1<s has published and "Crossing Boundaries: The Ex· elusion Inclusion of Minori· ties in Germany llld America," a collection of essays lhat ....,., delivered as part d • conference ot UB honoring co--g c;, ......... SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus In lhe Department of History, upon hlf retirement in 1998. - c-. J. chair of lhe Department of Phy>icall'herllpy, Exen:lse and Nutrition Sciences and- (rnNS), W . ..... ton, assocJate professor of PnNS, ha'<e published a new texlbooi<, " Exen:lse Physiology for Health Care Professionals." Beth Holleran, proiect coordi· natOf at th\ Research Institute on Addicttons, has been eected president ollhe board ollhe Buffalo State College Alumni AsSQCiation. JOB LISTINGS UB job listlrigs a.ccessible via Web lob listings for professional, re- search, faculty and civil ser- vice-both con'l:petitive and non-competitive-positions can be acceutd via the Human Resources Services Web site at <http:/ / www.buslness.buff· • lo.edu/ hn / v•c•ndes/ >. UB archaeologists, engineers virtually "reconstruct" ancient Assyrian structur~ Palace unearthed With djgital "tools" By PATRICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor EARLY 2,700 years af· ter it was buried in the Mesopotamian earth, the crumbl ed, plu n· dered, and now spectacular palace of the ancient Assyrian King Ashur· nasir-pal II will within the next year open its virtual doors to visitors from amund the world. · Upon entering the palace, they will viewahistoricallyaccurate,complex, detailed, high-resolu tion virtual world-an ancient world-through which they can "walk" at their own pace, navigating the massive court· yards, anterooms. throne room and corridors, going in whatever direction they prefer, turning corners, touching (and feeling) structural de· tails and decorative items. The visi t will be made possible by archaeologists, engineers and compuler scientists at UBwho have been digging with digital tools to produce the next era of instructional devices. The palace ofAshur-nasir·palisone of a series of Assyrian palaces whose virtual"reconstruction" will be pos· sible because of a change in methods of archaeological presentation and publishing being applied at UB. As functio nal as they are complex, these muiLi·u.ser, multimedia, realtime virtual realms will be available for exploration by a diverse audience through hardware rang ing from hand -he ld devices to fu ll y immersive environmen ts. Their work, say the r~archers, has led to the production 9f a massive bank of cducationaJ research resources that can be used for a variety of educa· tiona! purposes beyond those on whi ch they arc focusing. The project was co nreptual ized by noted archaeologist and MiddleEast historian Samuel M. Paley, pro· fessbrOfdassics,and Donald Sanders of Learni ng Si tes Inc. of Williamstown, Mass., a co mpany that produces archaeologicaJ visualizations for interactive education and research purposes. It involves a team of archaeolo· gists and archit 01:ts from UB, the N by linking vario~ sites in the palace to drawings. photographs, de· script.ive and analytical text, and nigh-resolution renderings of the building compi<:US. Therfsults will be published both on DVD and on the Internet to a]. low for the integration of live up· dates, dis\llJlce-education features and links to new information as they arise. Ar.cess to Jntemet2 <Uld the technologi~ of the lmmersaDesk"' and CAVEnc also are in progress at UBand demonstrate the benefits of life-size, virtual-reality applications. Kesavadas and Paley are design· ing ways to use hap· tic tools (i.e., tools related to the sense of touch) that will enable visitors to "feel" structural surfaces, draperies and clothing, giving th em a more realistic and in· tuitivewayofunder· standing artifact and environment. To assist visitors, tant professor of mechanical and the palaces will be ~pulated by in· aerospa~ ineering; Richard P. telligent agents-virtual Assyrians Sobolew/ki of the Polish Center of as ava tars who wiiJ act as site interMediterranean Archaeology at the preters and building "guides," an· University ofWarsaw,and Alison B. swer visito rs' questions about the Snyder of the University of Oregon. palaces and instruct them in the use Prototypes can be seen at http:/ of hap/ic drvices and a virtual ex/ www.claislcs . buffalo.edu / aminJ.tion toolkit. htm / UBVIrtuaiSiteMuseum / Kesavadas points out that comsumm•ryNimnld.htm (UB's Vir· putergraphics,specializedhardware ll,lal Si te Muse um ) or http:/ I and software, and vi rtual-reality www . le•rnl ngsltes. com / technologyhav~ been used byengi· NWP•IIKe/NWP•I~. html neers for several years to advance the Although it will take year,; tofin.ish, state of manufacture and design. thevirtua!Ashur-nasir-pal palaawill "Now; he says. "we're using it to be available in completed sequences bringos'into'physicalenvironments toofferaglimpseinto theeducational to which we have had limited ac· possibilities that have arisen liom new cess-the human body, for instance, information technologies. or ancient archaeological sites." Sanders says the palare is being Paley explains thatthe benefits of co nstru cted from multi· media, the overall project are enormous, multi-dimensional knowledge bases not only for the educational com· that already demonstrate the useful· munity, but also for the research ness of virtual reality as a coiJabora- comm unity as a whole. tive tool for in teractive research and "The palaces have been severely ed ucation in the social scienc"s. . plundered;' he says, "and the re· These k>ols will further the educa- moval of hundreds of pieces of bastiona! dimension of the experience relief and sculptural items obstructs University of Warsaw and the Uni· versity of Oregon. They are work· ing in collaboration with Learning Sites, the Virtua!Reality Laboratory in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Center for Computational Research and the New York State Genter for Engineer· ing Design and Jndustriallnnova· tion (NYSCEDD) at UB. The applications are being demonstrated in the project's first phase, a virtual reconstruction of the Northwest Palace ofAshur-nasir-pal II. The effort is being led by Paley; Thenkurussi Kesavadas, UB assis· m our und<TStanding of lhe totlll com· position of the art on their walls. "This not only impedes scholarly interpretation that wol'ld help us understand Assyrian art and palace construction as it developed in the Nco-Assyrian period," he says, "but it prevents us from understanding the relationShip between inscription and relief, and how and why there· Jiefs were created." In addition, Paley maintains that the missing materials hinder ide.ntification of the various hands lhat produced both the design and its ex· ecution, perhaps even the origin of the sculptors and the principles of Assyrian architecture. This is why, he says, it is neces· sary-now that it is possible to recreate the original site using digital archaeology--to bring together all of the discrete items from the pal· ace that are scattered across the globe and, in a sense, pur them back where they belong. .. Digital archaeology overcomes many of the shortcomings of tradi· tiona! paper-based archaeological reporting,"Paleysays,citinglimitson thenumber,typesandsizeofimages; reliance on prescriptive, static and linear presentation; difficulty in up· dating data, ideas and images in the publication; the expense of production per unit, and packaging, mail· ingand warehousing costs. Sanders says the Assyrian palace projectdemonstratesnewvisualiza· tion and presentation techniqu es that incorporate moving images, sounds and hyperlinks. Java, virtual reality and compute.; animations, he adds, all can be seamlessly integrated into the basic methods of dissemi· nating atchaeological data. Projects like this ritake it dear that digital reconstruction will be the archaeological presentation stan· dard within 10-15 years. according to Sanders and Paley. The method· ologies used her<:, they say, not only will offer an accurate look into a long distant time and place, but also have additiona(applications. with implications for schools. museums and future archaeological research. UB to "recreate" glory of Pan-Am midway- ta Panamania to bring llamas, music, food and "presidents" to North Campus By PATRIOA DONOVAN Contributing Editor HE planners call them· • selves "Panamaniacs," a name that expresses their obsession with Buffalo's 190 1 Pan-American Exposition and with its centennial celebration. The Pana m~niacsa t UB have put together an eponymous two ~ da)' on-campus festival Sept. 22-23 in which \risito rs ca n experience the thrill of the original Pan-Am midW3)' through films, music, foods. games aJtd memorabilia. The program of weekend event!! will be printed in the forma t of a Mid war Day Program of the origi· nal Pan-Am. It will be the fifth in a ..,t·ric.·!l of special commemora tive Mlll\'cnir pro{!ram~ produced at UB to celeb rat£" the centennial. Panamania will take place in and around the Center for the Arts on tht· North Campu.... On both dars thc.• t'\'t•nt will feature: T r • Displays and information/ex· numerous vendors will seU Pan-Am day. He was the first U.S. commis· sionerofimmigration, founder of Ellis . hibit tables by historical organiza· related items·. tions and community groups • A 16x24·foot model of the Island, commissioner general of the • Peruvian llama games, Argen· original Pan-Am produced by stu· Pan· Am Expo and founding father of tine"ostrich" races and birds of prey dents from Tonawanda's Riverview the city of Lackawanna. that will stare visitors down until Elementary School, who will make • Beat inflation with the "penny presentations enlongating machine"'-just like they give up. • "The Spirit of Niagara," a Pan· those at the original Pan-Am. Insen • "TangibleMemories," theUB Art Gallery exhibition b)•the Pan-Ameri· Am collage project by st udents of the pennies and have them stretched can Exposition CoUector's society. Olmsted School based on the origi· and impressed with various popu• Foods of the Americas, as well nal 190 I "Spirit of Niagara" poster lar turn-of-the-last-century images. as midway-type fare. will be for sale, produced to pro more the exposi tion. • One of the most popular items incl udi ng a special UB Pan -Am • Bicycling demo nstrations by at the original Pan·Am was the life· cookio-"UBda Cookie," named for the Pedaling History Museum saving demonstrations presented by the popular 1901 Uneeda Biscuit. • Costumed charactm will join lhe the U.S. Coast Guard on Delaware • Assorted corporate mascots will crowd. They will indude Prcsidenl3 . 1'-Mk Lake. The bo)~ in dark, dark be on hand to greet the cro,,·d and William McKinley and Theodore blue will be back for Panamania to sign autographs Roosevelt, female members of •·Civil meet \\~th the public and demon• A 10-minute\'ideoloopoffilm \Var reenactment group, and fumed strate life-saving techniques at Lake taken a t the 1901 Pan-Am will be Buff.tlo resident and Pan-Am digni· LaSalle, behind the CFA. • OlOwdown on popcom popp..--.:1 onvit:w. tary Col. John B. Weber (William • Ongoing (: balk-on -sidewalk Tojek) of the 44th Regiment N.Y. Vol· in a circa 1901 popcom machine. A detailed schedule of Panamania untary Jnfuntry. Weber, the )'Oungest .1rtwork created b)' UB art s tud ent~ on th e plaza outside the CFA. colonel in the Civil \Yar, was commis· events is available in this Wl-ck's edi· • "The Ba1. aar," an an.~a similar to . sioned to IC<Jd the 89th United States tion of th e online Rt•po rter at that at the original expo in wh ich Colored Troops prior to his 21st birth· <www.buffalo.edu/ reporter>. \. �Predicting volcanic flows UB volcanologists develop map that pinpoints danger areas we decided we really wanted to male< manding oomputationaUy. this forecast. We want tosavtasmany To chum through aU that data, the people as possible." UB researchers use supercomputers newriskmapthat~ After Popocatepetl erupted last at the nniver$ity's Center for Comthe hazards most likdyto occur in the future on December, Sheridan, along with UB putational Research. "'This new map is a major refinePopocatepetl-located geology professor Marcw Bursik; just 60 kilometers from Mexico City Bernard Hubbard, former doctoral mcnt," Sheridan said, in oomparison and considered the planet's riskiest candidate in the UB Department of to the 1995 hazard map of 110lcano--flas been d<-veloped by UB Geology, and colleagues at UNAM, Popocatepetl that he and UNAM volcanologist Michael F. Sheridan and. began using newly acquired ·digital researchers developed. "We have colleagues at UB and the National topography to model the hazards been able to use actual volumes of the recent activity represents. Bowing material to dmlonstrate dif. UniversityofMexioo (UNAM). Digital topography represents to- ferent levels of damage. based on The map shows which areas will pographic information by providhow violent the eruption is." be in danger if a catastrophic event During the past six years, occurs at Popocatepe~ and allows ingagridofdatapointsthatspecify civil autho rities in Mexico to make elevation values for each individual Popocatepetl has exhibited intermore in fanned evacuation decisions grid area in the region being stud- minent phases of activity, explosince it mo re precisely forecasts ied. Sheridan explained that the ear- sively_Ejecting' gases and particles, which areas an eruption's mud nows lierhv.ardmapofPopocat~was and then emitting only an occaand avalanches are likely to reach. . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - - , sional steam bursL But December's aaive The resea rchers decided to deperiod was different , ve lo p the map fo ll owing the Sheridan said volcano'S t.Tuption last December, its "Having red hot rocks most violent in historic times. Since thrown miles from the top then. PopocatcpeU has continued to BY UUH COOLDSAUM Contributing Editor A oftheYOican~thasn't experience "sporadic, large erup- tions," Sheridan said, and Mexican ;wthorities arc watching it closely. According to Sheridan, Mexican researchers have state-'Of-the-an systems in place at Popoca tcpetl to mo nitor significa nt changes in what has been called the world's most monitored volcano. "What 's been missing is an l'q uall y advanced method of predicting just wh1ch populations acIUally will be in danger." he said. A more accurate map became a c~i tical priorit y, Sheridan said, fol lowing Popocatepetl's increased activit y last winter. "V\'e've constructed these sorts of models aftcor theC\\!Ilt," said Sheridan. "But when )'OU do that, people com· ment that,of oourse, )'OU can oorrectly adjust the parameters after the event But could )'OU do it beforehand? So, from a humanitarian point of view, based on a grid spacingofhundreds of meters, a scale that omitted many important geologic fciuures. Data points now available and obtained from satellite data provided by NASA are separated by only 90 meters, a huge improvement , Sheridan said. He and'Bursik now are working on new data points for Popocatepell and other volcanoes separated by only tens of meters. The improved resolution, however, results in a much larger dataset, making calculation of the Oow paths and visualization of the data more time-consuming and far more de- 1,200 years sincr an eruption that seriously af. fected human habitation and that's what makes it a ~ttle scary," said Sheridan."The volcano could go into a more dangerous phase-at any time." From field studies that include radiocarbon dating of samples taken from the mountain, scientists now know that catastrophic eruptions happen at Popocatepetl about every 1,000 years. The laSt large eruption that affected a population cehter is the one that occurred about 1,200 years ago Sheridan said, and products of that wiped out most of the area now occupied by Pueblo, a city that is only 40 kilometers a""way, and is home to about I million people. Parental training key in coping By llATltLUN WEAVER Reporter Contributor ESEARCHERS at VB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA} have shown that fartailies ex· hibit improvements in overall func· tioning. and in some cases reduced adolescent substance use, when paren ts receive help and support in coping with their child'ssubstance· abuse problem. Results from a study involving parents from 22 families showed that parents of teenage children who participated in a training program fOcusing on effective parent coping skills re~rted improved handling of problems encountered with their te en, suggesting real · wo rld im · provcment in how parents cope with their teen's substance usc. The parents also reported re· duced depression. anxiety 3nd an ge r, and fewer cO mmuni ca tion problems with their teen. '!'hey also reported reductions in thei r child 's mari juana use. ..Although these preliminary results arc encouraging, they are not ddinitivc,"s.1id Neil B. McGiUicuddy. RIA research sdcntist and principal investigator on the study. The $2.5 million projm to examine interven- R tions for parents of substance-abus· ing teens is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "We haVe more V~Drk ahead of However. our initia1 results suggest that parents need not give up; there are things parents can do which of· fer hope," he added. McGillicuddy developed the training program-the primary focus of which is reducing the distress of par· ents living with a substance-abusing teen-in collaboration with Robert G. Rychtarik, RIA senior research scientist, co-principaJ investigator on the study and UB research associate professor of psychology and psychiatry.Their premise was that if the parents were taught effective coping skills and if their distress was lowered, then the teen's substance use aJso might be reduced. "Many people believe that parenb are at fault for a teenager's substance abuse." said McGillicuddy. "For instance, some people may thil"lk that poor commun ication or famil y arguments may ca use teen substance usc." "But consider the alternative. II could be that some of these comlitions. such as the poor communi cation or famil y arguments, n.-sult from the teen's usc of drugs or alco- hoi. It also is likely that the teen's substance use is contributing ·to other negative consequences for the parent and the rest of the family." "Often, parents and their adolescent get into a vicious cycle of teen substance""'· followed by ineffective parental efforts to stop it, followed by mo~ teen substance use and so on," McGillicuddy noted. "Parents feel increasingly <!<pressed, anxious and angry at both the adolescent and themsel\'es. Sometimes, this leads some parents to give up trying to do anything. Our research suggests and encourages parents to not give up." McGillicuddy and Rychtarik are conducting a full -scale, follow- up study that involves comparing the skill -training intervention to a 12step program, another commonly employed treatment. In add ition to surveying parents immediately preceding and following th eir partici pation in the 12·week " Parents of Teens Program," a~essmen t s an.· conducted for one year to dct~rmin e the long- term impact of the programs on the family. "At the end of this study, we ho}X' to know more about how parents of su bstance·abusing teem. w n change their own and their fami ly's wellbeing," McGillicuddy added. One of t iM big topics in local news of late· hu been the centennial celebratio'n of the Pan-American Exposition, held in Buffalo in l901. If you would like to learn more about the Pan-Am Exposition, there are a number of Web sites that provide background information onas well as images of-this six-month evrnt that allowed Buffalo to showcase itself to the world. fUB is hosting a number of Pan-Am sites. The Pan -A m 2001 ~mmittee's site at <hUp:/ / panam2001 .buffalo.edu> is the place to start. This si te includes background information and a compre· hensive listing of local events and exhibits celebrating the centennial. "Uil and th e Pan -American Exposition" <http:/ I ubpllnam.buffalo.edu> looks at the exposition from the then·University ofBuffa.Jo's ~rspective. Lin.lc to information on ·us Day" and an article on "UB Students' Wold Night on the Midway." There also is information on the university's participation in the exposition. specifically the operation ofthe exposition hospital, which provided treatment to President McKinley immediately following his shooting." Doing the Pan" <http://panam1901 .bfn.org > fe:~tures the exposition from the perspective of the "'fair-goer " and includes lin ks to an interactive map, as well as t.o contemporary newspaper and magazine ar· tides. Here, Webmaster Sue Eck tries to answer the question .. \\'hat was it like to be there?" The University Libraries host "'Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposi tion of 190 I" http:/ / ubllb.bufflllo.edu/ llbrarJes/ exhlbiU/ panam, which is an extension of its Pan-Am related exhibits ongoing through Sept. 30. The site looks at the exposition from topical perspeqives ranging from music to food to McKinley's assassination. Included are digitized documents and numerous images and essays contributed by Pan-Am experts and researchers. You a1so may link to a fascinating look at th e Pan-Am from the perspective of people of color. via the .. Uncrowned Queens Project" Web si te at <http:// wlngs.buffalo.edu/ uncrownedqueens/>. The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, the largest repository of Pan-Am related materials, hosts the primary Pan·Am exhibit site which provides exhibit information and a list of frequently asked questions <http:/ / www.bechs.org / panam/.panam-frm .html >. Also providing Pan-Am related information are the "Woman's Pavilio n Pan·Am 200 I" site <http:/ / www.womenspaYUlon2001 .org/ > and the Web site of the Buffalo Histor y Works <http :// lntote:m.buffnet.net/ bhw/ panamex/>. A great deal of Pan-Am related research material also maybe found via the"America n Memory Project" <http:/ / ICweb2.1oc.goY/ amhome.htm f> and at Jim site, " Boo ndocks Net.com • <h tt p :/ I Zwick's · Web www.boondoclunet.com/ lndex.html>. If you do not wish to limit yourself to online sources, be sure to visit the local Pan-Am exhibits, most of which continue through October. Besides the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society's extensive display, Pan-Am related exhibits ha.•e been mounted-at the BurchfieldPenner Art Center, the Albright Knox Art Gallery and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. The Universiry Libraries exhibits continue through Sept. 30 as does the UB Art Gallery's "Tangible Memories" exhibit, the largest collection of Pan-Am memorabilia ever displayed in one location. If you haven•t had your fill, ~ sure to join .. Panamania" on Sept. 22·23, which promises to be the climactic celebration of ev· erythi ng Pan·Am. For more .. Panamania" infarmation, contact Michele Gallant at 645-6000, ext.1171. / ~· a.ttleson and Austin Booth, Univmity Ubro~ BrieD Diversity workshop to be held A worlr.shop program e.ntltled .. Di\'ersity. Soci~ Justice and Ide.~ · tity: Possible Campus Solutions• will be held from noo n to 5 p.m. Oct. I 5 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. The program is sponso red by the University Committee for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity. The workshop will be co nducted by Charles F. Behling, professor of social justice and director of the Intergroup Relations Pro· gram at th e University o( Michigan . Behling, a former member of th e UB psychology fa cult y. is a fou nding member o(th e Comm ittee for the Promotion of Respect fo r Diversity. which was created in 1993 to foster a suppo rtive educa ti onal environment for all facult y. staff and student . Following Behling's presentation, pa rt icipan ts will break into di~­ cussion groups. The workshop will conclude with a performance, "A Tango t\lush. Experien ce," featuring Lorena Guiii L'n and Alejandro Ru tty. The duo will revive tango as a listening musical pleasure. as it often i:. performed in the nightclubs of Buenos Aires. Guillen will smg-J.ccompanied by Rutty on the piano--songs of th e golden era of Ar· gentine tango from the 1920s to th e 1950s. The cost of the work.!thop, which incl ud es lunch and refreshment breaks, is free for st udents and $5 for faculty and staff. Seating is limited. To register, co nt act Ellen Ch ristensen at 8292584, or the Office of Studen t Affairs at 645-2982. �Student club designs and builds. structure that is environmentally friendly ·and efficient Bullough lecture set Pamela S Htnds, d irector of ChUdren') Research Hosprtal in Memptus and a specialist in end-of-hfe deosion-maktng for chi0ren and adolescenu. Wlll present the frfth annual Bonnte Bullough Lecture, to be held at 4:30p.m. Oct. 4 in the Center lor Tomorrow, North Campu!o. Her lecture will be titled 'When ,, Enough, Enough7 Holplog Patients Decide About Care... The lecture, named for the lclte dean of the School of Nlntng, t!o free .md open to the pui> IK, but reservatiOns are requtred. Htnds came to the Untven•ty t1l Tt>nnes~ee in 1985 ll.S an assts- tant t>rolessor 10 the College of Nurstng and coordtnator of nur!otng re!>earch at St. Jude Chtldren\ Research Hosptt.ll 5ht' was promoted to auoctate prolesM>r tn 1988 and tn 1994 bet:ame a.ssooate dtrec:tor lor re~earch m behavtoral medtetne ell St !Ud(''s Htnds Wd5 c1ppomted dttel · 101 nl nur~tng rEsearch at the ho,pttal •n 2000 She also has served en adjunct facultv at the Umven.1ty ol Memph1s, the Umver~ty ol Tennessee College of Nun•ng m Knoxv•lle. and t~ Umvers•ty of Penmytv.m.a College of Nun•ng She •~ Pnncipal inven•gator on " S 1,065,090 Nat•onallnst•tut e <M Nursmg Re~arc h gram to •nveslKJale the effecu of the drug dexamethasonE! on sll"ep and fatigu e 1n ch•ldren w•th leukem•a Her re~arch, centered on trea tment and outcomes of ped•atnc tancer, has been funded con\lnuaUy s•nce 1980 a nd h<n rt·~ulted in the pubhca· lion ol e•ghl book chapters and I 07 paper'> '" se~enllfic 1oumals H1nds was echtor of the Journal ol Ped10rnc Oncology Nunmg from 1992 to 1998 and currently •s a revte'N'ef f01 tOur prof~/ ,our- nals Ftt reseM~horn, call 829-2533 Fall Fest set for Friday The band 3 Doors Down w11f headl1ne Fall Fest 2001, ..et lor Fndc1y 1n the Band Po1nt Amph•· the.Jtcr on the North Campu'> Th(' concert wdl be moved to Alumnt Arena •n the event ol •ndement weathc1 Spec.t.ltor\ w•ll be adm•tled beg•nn•ng <~I 3 p.m US students will be aclmtttt'd for f,cee . ,, llm•ted number of ttckeu for thegeneral puhltc Will be sold on the day ol the ~w lor \1 ~ In additiOn to 3 Door\ Down, the b.mds Evt>rclt.-Jr, Ntckelbar k .and Seven Channels w1Uperlorm Fall Fet ~~ pre~nted by the Student AMocaaoon and UniVeD~ty umon ActMtteS Soard (UUA8), a ~e of Sub Board 1 Inc. LE'ITERS TO THE EDITOR ' Sending letters to the Reporter The Reporter welcomes ~tten from members of the Univenlty community commenting on iU stories and content Letters should be limited tO 800 'NOfCb and may be edited for style and length. Letters must indude the writer's name, address and a daytime te4ephone number for verifk.ation. Because of space limitations, the Reporter cannot publish alllettm received. They m ust be received by 9 a.m Monday to be considered for publicaHon in that 'Neek's issue. The RtpOrter prefm that letters be re<efved e~tronically at < wunch~bu.ffalo.~ u ~ Eco-house aims·to serve as model By JENNIFER LEWANDOWSKI Reporter Ass•stant Ed•tor nurS4ng research at SL Jude tl tlU'llllllpll.'lctJ.th,ll \ViiJ ._..'f\l'.J' lht.• rt",J nt lht.· 'itrUl1Urt.·. rtw donw \\'.J..!I pJh:ntt.·J 111 1954 1)\ f-uller. who dauncJ ht' tctr.tht.• Jnm tit-sign UM.'(I voluml' more t"LOnomk,tllv. The de~tgn JITurd .. \'C ~\ lillie surfac..· .ut'>l on whid1 tu ln~c gr.tduat~..· :-.tuJc-nt~ and light, thus g<nemung OO.t· Junng the .1 wu.Jt' rJngt:tll ' ummer. thl'\ lllxdO'>C<!tok<q>thC' Jts..:tphne-.. cxpet.:t'i ~.:on­ houxot..ool. hutldings l~mg l'f«tt:d . . rrucuon-\o\;hiCh uwol\t..~ layang the "Thou\ onr nf the nc<~tt'T J.Spe...-h .Jround c.1mplb. thert.·\ a fnund,lf •un .•~~~mbling lht• dhme of 1he protet:l,"' -.a~'!' Allen, noung ne'' hnmt• under lOll · JnJ hui!Jmg the wall!lr-IO Oe t..om · th.Jt while thl..' ~tup ,,iJ1 not serve "'t rudic.m-tlllt' that memlx-rs of an pl..•ft'lf '>tUlldlnlt.' this fall. With COil· ,1.;; an ,lb.!..ulutc hcating system t.'Cu-frit.•nUI\' 'IUdl'nt dub are hoptng .. rructton cosbest•m<lh.-d al throughout the winter months, it will '>l'r\'l' .1.' .1 mOlid nll'rwirunmcnnc.trh 6,000 , the group . doc . . . pro\'Jdt·andTcctheamounrof talh·dfictt'llt qu.trtc.·r~ lOr the uni\l.'r· has rat.st..-d mu~lr half that h(.-at for \fn' li ule energy mpu1. 'II' Jnd the ~.ummunll' atlargl'. .Jmuunt.mtludmgan $8';0 Thl..' gr(IUP hope.--:-. th;.u 11s project <.'on,trudtun of 1he Drma\ton grant fromrhe Atr & \\'a~ac will prm~o.• th.1t lm, · budget, t.'ll\'tronI ul·llouo;e nl'.tr the H.1kcr Chillt."'\1 ~1anag~o.·mcnl tb."<"k.-tJIItlll mcntalh ..uunJ hUIIdtng tet..hniques \\',ut•r pl.mt nn the Nonh C.unpu' Jnd 5900 lrom lht' ""-:hcx1l t..m he l.'ftl, iemh Jnd tnexpt:nsilt·h h,,, ht.·cn ,1 wor~ 111 progre'' ~in..:e uf i:nginct.•nng .tnd t\p- .1ppltt.-d 111 Buffalo. thu' rJi,mgcom th ..· . . pntl~.ll )\'m,n.ion_i, a COnlf"XI"' · pltc.·d <-iocn .......... In ~md munlt\' .1\\,tr~o.'Jll-...-bnth on Jnd off th.' h'ord ... omt:J lw .t friend of 10rh 'Uppon ha,J~'l'n prm 1d~-J ....unpu,_...,,j !ht·hc:ndihtll ~o.'ll\"lflln­ ....·n tu n 111\l.'llltn BuckmitHicr h)' the L'B Jq,Jrllllt'lll' nl 'llcntJih dli~.-ll.'lll dt"l~n. lullt.:r, \\ ho wht•n d~scribing tw. . 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H.1ier pres~o.·n t t•d Ll.tt.t from IJ"'t:r nmfncJ I mit.ro:,cop)' Jnd .ltnmr .. force mtl"fO!'o("upy experiments con· du ..1ed Jllht.• UB lnsututcfor LJ.scrs, Phoroni cs and Biophotonic!'! thJt demonstrated that these bactcna Jre m suffictent.l)' do!!e contact wnh tht shell tht')' build around themselves th at clcctrutb can be pa.s&'<l-the prerequisite for any material to tun ... tion .u, J St;mi_(onductor. "We have dcmorutra rcd th~u the skm of the- bug com~ right up tu tht· ~..xtgc of tht• semKondu...-tor cr \'~ ­ tal ," s..tid Bater... n1iS i~ a trut.~ Inti mao· of ~.on tart, wht·re tht~· Ol)tan l.!lllb !'!Ccm 10 haw uniqut•ly nudt••llt·d in . . tde ofthr crvstalo;;," B.ucr ....nd tht• r.:..,t.".lr~.:hcr' \\l'rl' luch tn hJw luund th.tl lht• 1111 ~..whc, Jtd. tn l,ld . . df-flunr ..·. . u· undt'rl.t"'l'r tllullltll.lltllll l"h.tt propt·rll' .JilmH•d th ..• "'l'll"ll 11,1"1 ltllll.l~l' ''h'l'f\,JI!Itll' \\llht,UI h.l\"'il~ tn .1dd t'\lr.m ..·ou' n•.lll:n.tl' In tht· nu..-rnht'' trt ord ..·r to m,tkt tht.·m tluor~..· .... c " II .tl . .o m~.- r~.·J"'-'" th ..• pro.,p~o.·~..r... th.t t lhC'l' IMlll'rt.t .lfl'dt'l. tfOilJl ,tlh r1~..h· .1nd wtlll'L·.Ihk ltl pt,.'rlt•nnllll purt.mtlunt.ltuth. hl· .... mt nnl .. tq,lor tlw r~.........·.l r~..hcf'o.., to .l!t.t..:h 11llltt' wtrt'' to tht.• llt'h "hlochtp"J.nd munltur htl\\ dt.'t.:tm•t· hnll• tlt~\\ i..'nl(Kiul.Jtt't.lh' itght·'ilimuI.Jtc..'\lll\tetcrt.11 alti\it\', wt,rk th.tt.t~un wtll nwoll'e the ht5Utute lor l ...t...ef'\. Phohlllh.: .,,mJ Biophotonu....... " \\'!..'Jon 1 l...nO\\ how to JllJillpll late li!!hl. hut w1t h tht!-! ~ind ot ' biochip,' \\'\.' hope thJt wt• w11l he Jhle to find ·a mort' cffictt•nt way to cnnwrt light wa\'t...., tol'lectnc.•ty,and we- do l...now how to lll.J111pul::ttl..' dt."Ctntitr.'' he satd. "The quesuon '''t' ongmalh sc:t uu tlo answer, wtth support from the NSF, wa.s 'how t.'an thC!K.' bact<:ria li\'t' 111 ultrapure s:y~tcms .md contaminate.· thl'"S(' .semicondut.1on.'?" Ba1t'r !'!did. "\ Vl· \\'ere .~~king the.· quesuon In figure out how to dimin.t!t•tht'M' bacteria, hut tt turnt•d uut we dt, uwert'CI somethmg th.Jt l"(mJd he: tht• begmnmg of Jn entm:h' nt'w fidd." The worl.. wa' co-Juthort•d h\ Kulx·rt L i:ofl!bag of LIB and lan "'Jogrl'n of lhl' l lml'cr~it\ nf Artltlllol . llw �September 13, 2001/Vol.33, lo.3 Rep a~ 17 Addressing the issue of departmental "laggards" To the Editor: About 30 years ago, when flight at- ficult to distinguish between those tendants were still stewardesses, who sit and think clever thoughts, the stewardess who collected my and those who sit and think stupid ticket stub saw Dr. John Boot, and thoughts. O>ess players. whether they asked whether I was a Dr. who are smart enough to win· or stupid looked after patients, a Dr. who enough to lose. both sit and think. looked after teeth or a Dr. who dia Wt., the chain, are in the best po"kind-of-nothing.• sition to try to identify the ftimsies; Our provost r=ntly sent a no- indted, when writing the annual tice to deans stating that faculty who reports, it is hard not to id~tify did, well, kind-of-nothing, ought to · them.Butwbatcuredoweha...,that earn their keep by teaching more. is better than the disease? Surely not This is a terse rendering of a text that time;docking, which would destroy was terse to begin with. the university as we know iL Surely I trust we support the notion that not counting research, which would faculty ought to hOve a full plate. We worsen the substitution of quantity are, after aU, paid full time. And we forql!"lityand,in any""""t.can too acknowledge that there are col- readily be manipulated. leagues who don't pull their weight: Nor will the simple dictate to it is not a phantom issue. "just teach more" fly, what with the But it is part of the cost of doing union and the appointment letters. business. If, like accountants, we had It would spawn years of litigation. to acoount fc;>r our time. we might re- Nobody-not the faculty, not the du.ce some slack among the under- administration, not the union, nbt perfollll<n, but we would lose the ser- the university-is served by lawvices of the over-performers who suits where, ultimately. whoever fieralywrite, experiment. creal£, think wins still loses. and teach-far too fiero:ly to wast< Let me suggest two approaches. time keeping track of time. in a cost- The first is premised on Woody benefit analysis, the ben¢ts provided Allen's dictum that 80 percent of the by over-performers handily exceed the job is just showing up. The suggescosts of the under-performers. tion is to assign to colleagues who Who, incidentally, are these lag- tend to be absent on non -teaching gards? It is not easy to distinguish days without much to show for it between those who sit and think. and two courses, one on aM-W-F schedthosewhojustsit.It is even morrd.if- ule, the other on aT-Th schedule. If Woody is righ~ this would solve 80 percent of the problem. As a variation on tbistheme,schedulethedasziesonM-W-F,butone midmorning and one mid-afu:moon. The other approach would promote teaching on overload This has been part of the scheme of thing.> all along. Successful grant-getters and resean:bers can "buy out" teaching obligations, and those spending less time and effort on~ can "buy in" teaching obligations. In either sanario, it should be done at the deparLmental level, where the up-dose-and-personal knowledge resides, and where one can, perhaps, .distinguish between structural and temporal problems. Inclosing, as an aside, just as there are under-productive faculty, there are under-productive administrators-who waste resources, make useless work for others, duplicate efforts in turf wars, double dip in the private sector, or who simply are bad decision -makers. Wt. have our fair (unfair!) share of those and they linger forever, being recycled from failure to failure, or from failure~ecure,and""'" &om failure to paid pasture, at appreciable salaries and oodles of overhead j o h n -· Prof~or and Chair, DepottrMnt of Ma~~t Sc~~ and Systmu Investigation of aid for injured athletes urged To. the Editor: In the Reporter of Sept. 6, members of the university community could read about the football game with Rutgers. Much of the article was detailed. But The Buffalo News also inclutled the foUowing .. real news," which the Report<romitted:"Fifthyear tight end Marvin Brereton had surgery early Friday morning for a ruptUred patella tendon in his left knee and is out for the season. If he elects, Brereton could apply to the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. Sophomore tight end Jason Smalarz and junior defensive end Jamie Guerra both suffered concussions. Smalarz is questionable for Bowling Green, while Guerra is dax-to-day and could return to practicr sometime next week. (head coach Jim) Holher said." I wish to skip over the question of extended eliS~bility to concentrate on the complex issue of the variety of costs for Division-! sports. .. Are the costs of injured athletes' medical care absorbed by the universityl Will a_player who suffers an injurybeabletocontinueontuition waiver or some combination of financial waiver and athletic scholarship? Are these policies set by our university or by the NCAA? How many semesters-of continuance do the players get? Do the costs come from state funds or from the UB Foundation? (In the distant past at another university, injured players were dropped from the aid programs, and for many financially disadvantaged players, the policies meant that they had to drop out of college. The athletes felt that they had been used and discarded.) I think that some moderate investiga!Nereportingcouldfindoutabout this university's past, current and future policies. At the ""'Y least, future issues of the 11.tportu sbould include injuries to members of both teams. Apparently the knowledge· and attitude toward concussions is now undergoing change. In the distant past, coaches or assistant coaches used to counsel play;rs to say, when asked "What day is it?" that ~ It ~ Saturday" because then the player could continue-severe injuries seldom happened on practice days. I realize that many earnest adults are in favor of" The Run to Division !,"but I question whether this decision actually is in the university's and the individual studen~s longterm best interesL It would be helpful for the uni"""ity community to learn bow many of our enrolled students actually wnrk for I0 or DlO"' bours per week and, therefore, probably are wnrking while others are "playing." Perhaps some effort ro create a gentrifiCation of the university requires the emphasis on sports. In some future university, people may regard football the way many now regard boxing-as a semi-savage entertainment that actually exacts a heavy toll in human costs. Vk""""' D<portmmt of English Bowline G~n 35, UB 0 The Bulls must hoYe felt like they _..~uphill the ondre lint holf atBowfincGroen Sowrday nl&ftt.lndle end. d1e hill was mud! too far co dimb. [The Folcon$, ~elf. 2().13 wlri at Missouri, had six drive sara inside UB' I -~().yard line In ""' first holf alone In~~ •28-0 halltime ieod. UB ,...,. ..eco-.d andfelm0.2ond1eseuon wid!• 35-0 loss in Doyt Pony Stadium belono 16,183fans. • The Bulls had three wmovers lnthefirstholfandthei<•-.ae drive start was their own 20, whlfe the Fakons bepn on a vera.p at the UB <40-yard line .UB managed !<Jst seYen first downs In the pme. "It was • thoroucl> del ..t by our foodlatl team.'" said head coach Jim Hofher."\Ve didn' t reaUy win in any phue of d1e pme .While our defense played valiandy. it's very crlfficult co del end tNt many poor drive starts and we were. on the fiekt far too Jon&. tt's as bad an offensive perlQI'TnilllCe as I' ve seen in a longtime ." The Butts del..,.. played •dmlrabl y throuzjlout. pardcubrly ;n·t;gt>t of <he Falcons" huge edp .In field pos-. the entir e game. Buffalo stopped Bowt;ng Green on fourth down tries on three dlft'erent occaskwls, induding a stop at the twO-yard line late Jn the l:hlrd quarter and at the UB 19-yard line early in the fourth quartet". ~o~~er MEN'S UB I, Central Connecticut 0 UB 4, Siena0 Senior Bill No"'"'"& bluted • pus IT om lunlor Dan w;.techowsld put the c.lntni Connecticut State U.W enity &oaikeepeo- wld1 6:54lelt In recuDdon to give US. I.Ovictory OYOrthe Blue DeYils m the first round of the Bulb Fait Classic at RAC field · Bnan Worilk earned the shutout In 1 0>1. rnakio& ei(j>t ""P'· )ellllnJneai had five saves between the pipes fa< Centnl Connecticut. The Blue DeYIIs held • ~;gt>t in shots {I l-12). In a physial pme on bo<h sides of the ball. The Bulk (3-1) tool< the final pme of the dusic on Sunda y wld1 • W win OYOr Siena. Sophomore O.ve Pidgoon's goal9:06 Into the game was all the •dvan- c>lensetheButtsneeded. The victory also mvl<ed the ' win fa< head coach )olviAstud;tlo. ~Uio,in his dllrteenth season at UB, roaw becomes the winnlngest cooch In UB me11"s soccer history.paulng Sal Esposito , who I'Jided the Bulls to 109 victories (lOS lassos) over 16 seasons (1973-1988). tom TheBulls. -.....ofdlr~pmes.alsorecelvedloalsfrom Woelechowsld.Iunior M;ke Pepi;nskl. and freshinall jeiiGalluuer. UB senior Kev+n Pttra was named the tournament" s Defense MVP. WOMEN'S Falrlield I, UB 0 Boston University 2, UB I Falrfleld"s )ui;.Anne Forman brob • scoreless de u the 97:5S marl< of the first cwonime to pve the Sap • 1.0 victory .,_. UB as the Bulls bepn a tw <>match road trip. Boch teams had se Wtral chances b.te in r ecuiadon and Into the first ( rr~t minutes d overtime before Forman knocked k'l a r~ for the pme winner. junior Emily Cox made ei(j>t ,.,..In •11r0<1C ellon: In goal for the Buls. · Sophomore Nicole Otszewsldwu the main olfen;n.e "'""'fe<UB, ri<ordlnc four shots. tn other action, Cox stopped • ar-n;gt> 18 Boston Univenity shots but itW>Sil't...,.,., as the Bulls" fe11,2-I.The loss dropped the Bulb tD 1-3 on the season, their worst start since 1997. Volle~~all N- Hampshire l, UB l Massachusetts l, UB I Dartmouth l, UB I UB opened pia y u the Musachus«a In .m.oon.t wld1 • hard-f.,..,.,._..,.. losstoNew~re . UNHwonthefim.pmebya30-27scoreand~ Cale11dar ,.... ~ .... drink se'Wd at the exposition. A third t...odrNood exhibition will focus on the works of more than'6SO American artists, as wetl as artists from Can.da and Latin Ameria, that were shown dt the Pan Am. It also will exhibit aspKU of the exposition's grounds and the woB: of those who contributed to the overall mis ~ scerw of the Pan Am. • The University Archives, Special Collections and Poetry Collection in Capen Hall will present an exhibition titled, "land, Lust and Murder: An Expose of Historic Deeds Done Circa 1901." • The Charles 8. Sears law library in O'Brian Halt North Campul. will approach the Pan Am from a legal ~-focusing In particular on legal and legislative proceedings sunoundlng the arrest. trial and exOOJtion of Jl'<5idendal """'"" loon Czolgosz. • The Sdeoc:e and Engineering Ubtary (SEl) in Capen Hall, North Campus, wilt present exhibiu on the presentation of l!lectricity, chemistry and architecture at ~t:e~·t:J~~~ show technology and industry. • Bach and African drumming were among the musical entrftS lit the Pan Am, and the Musk Ubrary In Baird Hall, North Campus, will exhibit tleXU and documents related to its extensive musical programs, It also will present Illustrations of the Pan Am's Temple of Music and other concert venues as well. • A bullet-probing set circa 1901 Is just one of the Items contemporaneous with ~~~~~ry~n:tt~!!r~~th Campus. In its exhibit. •Birth, Death and =i:!?~s;~~ng People Exposition.• It will focus on the enormous task factd by Pan Am mtdical director Roswell Paric. In protecting the exposition visitors from contagious diseases, food contamination and unhygienic facilities. • The eJChibit to be mounted by the ~~~~~~~~~=ry Queens,.. b based In research by Barbara Seals Nevergold and Peggy Brooks Bertr.tm, and will celebr.tte the accompfishmenu of African-American women of Western New York from the past. present and future . In control of the matth .r- • 30-12 win In pme two. Bulblo f"""" bodt wld1 30-25 and 30-28 wins lnpmes three and four to fo<ce • fifth and doddinc game,wlllch New Hampshire narrowly won. I S-13. The Bulb w.,..led by sophomore l..lndsay Matikosh, who posted • tam and areer-lll&!>2i"kln.-. .417hltdncper~ t3dip. s.n~or.._ l..visA LaCour t>ltled 41 uslsts and tied her ar ..,. hilt> wld1 • team-le>dinc 23 d;p.andsenio<"KeriShieis>dded t3klllstotheBults' effort. In the toumament"s ftnal day. the Bulb (2-'1) dropped two four-pme matches. The Bulls lost their open;nc match of the da y to the host Mlnutowomen. 30-21.25-30. 30.23, 30. IB. and then lost to 0... tmouth in the nlglltap. 21 -30. 30.21 . 30.28, 30.23. Matil<osh represented the Bulls on the All-Tou,.,.,.,. Tam Wrie:a<ing the team wtth o48ldlls, 40 digs and eight service aces in the team' s three JNtches, ~ross ~ount~ Men place second, women third in Tommy Evans Invitational The men's and women's cross-country squads opened the 2001 season Saturday at the Tommy Evans lnvitadonal meet in Akron,Otvo.The Bulls' men finished a dose second to Kent State, 30.28. in a three-team race , while the women took third tn a four-ca.m field with 68 points. �81 ~ Seolfmberll2001/Vol.33.1o.3 U B -'sCiub lnt..-netlonal Committee September Welcome Plcnk fOf' New International Students. UB Women's Club. Baild -~North Campus. 4-7 p.m . Free, tkkets required. 'JlOnsor<d by Tops lntematJonal markets. for more Information, Kelli Bocock-Natale. 64S-691B. Thursday, September 13 are Department of Oral Dlagnostk Sdences Seminar Seties ~~~~~:~!/~ti:g: The fattening . EliZabeth 0 . Capa)dl, ~~~;SofSq~h and Umpus. 8 a.m. Free. ETC Technology Wortc.shops What's New and Different: Blackboard 4.10 to Blackboard S.S. 212 Capen. North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Fr~ . Physics Colloquium Ddennlnatioo of Spin Injection Effklency from Electroluminescence Studies in Galu/AlGalu Spin Ught Women,'s Soccer UB vs. Akron . RAC Fteld, North Campus. 7 p.m . Free. Beethoven Festtv•l Slee/ ~~::.:!~1. Quart~t Ying String QuarteL Slee Concert Hall. North Campus. 8 gym~t~J~~:.~.~r:,e: 1nformat1Qf\ 645-2921. Musical ~:."siac~x~:.eand Center for the Arts, North =-!.l:·~c.'s ~~~~~~~of'~. 422 information, 64S-ARTS. Fronczak, North Cam pus. 3:30 ~·at Noon p.m. Free. nssues. Amokf I. Caplan, Navigation in the Yangtze ThrH Gorges: Before and after the Dam. Thomas W. Burtunan, d ir., Asian Studies Prog . 2BO Park, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Sponsored :~~~~~h=and Burkman, Blologkal Sciences S«mlnar 7:!'~::e,;a~~~~~~~les dir., Skele~ Research Cenler, Case Western Re:serve Univ. 225 Natural Sciences Complex, ~~~~r:n!~~~~re:~ Hollingsworth, 64S·2968. Buffalo Logk Colloquium :~i~~l~'c~~~~:. Jose SagUilto, Univ. of Santiago de Compost'ela. 141 Park, ~~s Ca~~ t;l~~· ~loquium. For more ~~nf;~~~~s W. 64~ -3 474 . 1S55Workshop Hiring Scholars: 1· 1 <>< H· 1B? =kine.~':~=. Student and Schotar Services. For more information, 645· 22S8. Beethoven Festlv.. 51ee/ ~~!:!"3 Quartet Ying String Quartet. Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 ~"6e~~l2J~~!.~~~ The R~rt,..,. publl\hes listings for even b ta king pl~tt on cam pus. or fOf' off compu.s events when! sponson. Urtlng.s a re due no lata- th an noon on 1he Thu rsday preceding publkatlon . list ings lire only accepted through the e lectronic submlulon form for lht:! online UB C.alendar of Ennh ol ·;http·/ I www.buHalo ~du • 11 lh(· dt!'ctrunlt OpenReheonal Slee Slnfonietta. Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. 10 a .m . 12. Sponsor<d by Dept of Musk. For more Information, 64S·2921 . Geometry /Topology .5emlnar Stabilization in the Braid Group, Part 1. William Menasco, Dept. of · Mathematics. Mathematics Bldg .• Noith Campus. 3:45 p.m. Free. 122 ~. VA Medical Center. 9 ~~:~~~~~ ~"'d~~ri~nd and Sleep Medoclne. 5eptom1Mt- Welcome Banana festival. Student Union lobby, North Campus. Noon-1 :30 p.m ; Free. · ~tzc=~~=l lmpUcatlons of Chlkfren of O+Yort:e fOf' our EducatioNI ~e:tt~~~~ Unjyen,jty Inn and Conference Center, North Forest Road, Getzville. B,J0-1 0 a .m. 125. Sponsored by lht>an Eduation ~~9"'J~~ Series. FOf' more information, Ken Kr....,.,.., 64S-6642, "".l 1159. 1555 Wortuhop =~~~Of and Training. for"""" infonnalion, 645-6140. ~~~~~ -· advisor, International Student and Scholar Services. 145C Student~ North CampoA. Scholar Services. for """" Muskol 1555 Wortuhop ~~-~~~~ more _ .. 5lee ~~urrlcul.vand ==~:;~.n!nlng. Comins., international student advi>on. 31 Capen, North Campus. 4 p.m. free . Sponsored by International Student and SCholar Services. For more information, 645-2258. ~f}. ~t~hs'1;fr:'.:;,:J'~ Moclltotlon Clou Buddhbt Meditation. Niko4aus Sunday 6-7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, Nikotaus Kar.~pasas, B34-233S . more Dept of Musk. for information, 645· 2921 . 16 Women 's Soccer UB vs. Kent State . RAC Ftekj, North Campus. Noon. Free. Muskal ·~~::.~~~~~c;xArts,o~~!:e and Center for the No rth . Campus. 2 p.m . S 12 general, SS students and seniors. For more information, 645·ARTS. Musical Music: Lecture "Whose Beethoven? The life of Beethoven in the 20th Century." M IChael~. Penn Sta te Univ. 2 11 Baird , North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Dept of Music . For more 1nformat1on, 645-2921 lu'(:;1~~Kufel. ETC Technology -shops lntroductlon to HTML 212 Capen, North Campus. 3-4 p.m. Free. ~~=Jrh~tor;;;~t'a~~er 6800. ext 2020 Pulmonary Medicine Review Conference Center for the ArU, North Campus. 2 p.m. I 12 general, 15 students and ~ion. for more information, 645-ARTS. Foster Chemistry CoUoqula Protein Production for Struciural Geoonlic.s: HighThroughput Structure ~~;!.,~~~~Sa~~ RaH, 64~· 19 ~e~~lac~-.~~e and Men 's Socc:er UB vs. Detroit Mercy. RAC Field, North Campus. 2 p.m. Free. lnst. 2 16 Na tural Sc1ences CompJex, North Campus 4 Wednesday information, 645-2258. 5ertes--Conart1 Slee Slnfonletta. Slee ConCert 14· Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. ETC Technology Worluhops Buikfing a Course In BlackbOord S.S, Part 11. 212 Capen, North Campus. 2-4 p.m. free . Senlor Alumni Progr•m Elder law bsues. Anthony H. Szczygiel, prof .• law School Friday ETC Technology Workshops ~e~.f~~~;~~ the information, 645.6125. - Jude Schwendler, 829-260B. 18 Muskol Noon-1 p.m . Free. US groups ore prindpal Tuesday ~~ ~~Pu~~~ 1~r:ro Center for the ArU, North Campus. 8 p.m. S1 2 general. S5 students and senion. For info rmation, 645-ARTS. ~~~r%c!r~nr=~. ETC T~hnology Worluhops Using Ms FrontPage, Section A, Part II. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-1 :30 p.m Free. p .m. free. Sponsored by Und<t)Jraduat• Ubrary. For more 1nformation, Eric Acree, 645·2943, exl 23S . ETC Technology Worluhop• Introduction to Web Editors Campus. Noon-2 p.m. 115. In ~=~~~~~l~~~~r::. UGL Workshop UGL101 : Research Skills. ~~!~~~ac~.~~:,e and ~~~~~~=!~~h ETC Technology Worluhops Bulkfing a Course Saturday infonnatior), 645· 2921 . ~f2nla~~~Ca~:U~~· r Care infOrmation, John Corcoran, B81 -1640 or 64S-2444. exl 119. ~~~~:d~~~:~~e-r· 17 =~~~~'n=t~· yp.nand Scholar Sefvkes. loqic 1SS5 Wortuhop Getting lnvotved at UB. NanK!tte C~n . 31 Capen, Monday ~~:iB~a~C~xo~~~!:e and Center for th(" Arts, North Campus 8 p m S12 general, SS student.\ and sen1ors For more Information, 645-ARTS ~~~$!~~~~=: ETC Technology wortc.hops Introduction to Photoshop, Section A, Part II. iMedia staff. ~~~,;,~Campus. 1555 Workshop Applying fOf' a Green Card: Ouutaoding Researcher/ Professor Petitions and Adjustment of Status. Maria Rosdglione, immigration specialist, InternatiOnal Student and Scholar Services. 4 Diefendorf, South Campus. 5 ~=a~~~ ~C:n~n1 Scholar Services. For more information, 645-2258 Thursday 20 Department of Oral Diagnostic Sdenc:es Seminar Series ~;~~: ~~~~f~ic:a~teria Validity. Richard Ohrbach, assoc. prof.• Dept. of Oral Daagnostic Sciences. 355 SqUire, Souih Campus. 8 a .m. Free. Physics Colloquium SNO. Jim!")' law, ~l of Phy>ics, Unov. of G h, Ontario. 422 Froocza North Campus. 3:30 p.m . Free. lleceptlon CEl Class of 2002 Welcoming Reception . Fanny's R_91:aurant.. 3500 Sheridan Drive, Amhef>t. ~!~ [:'£n=!r the leaderlhip and the CEl ~umni Association. For I'TlOf1! information, 64.S..3000 .. Exhibits · - 2 1 0 1 : City<'* =-a:.:,oln'=~nd BNno fr=hi, dun emeritus of the School ol MhitKture and =:1~2=:.nt in 2101 bon display through Oct. 6 in the Second floo< Gallery of the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Ga~ hours are 11 ·a. m. to6~. m . ~ ~=~~ntmenl • -..tee Sando: Outsider In" =~=·~~ ~~~!g~ • the United Sta"" IVmy during WWll, wiH be on display through Sept. 27 In the Art Deportment Gallery. 1145 in the ETC Technology Wortuhops Center for the Arts, North ~lo.~~,:..~2 :fo";:.m.f .... 1 Law 5chool Meeting Llw Alumni Board of ~=~~i:~a:.m. S16. For more information, Ilene flei>Chmann, 64S-210 7. Wednesdays ot 4 PLUS lecture: Pound, Olson and late Modernist Didacticism. Alan Golding. 4 38 Clemens, North Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more information, 64S-3810. 1555 Workshop H-1B Visas: An lnfonnation Session. Maria Rosctglione, l nt~tional Stodent and Schotar SeMces. 31 Capen, North Campus. 12:30 p.m. free. Sponsored by International Student and Scholar Services. for more information, 645·2258 Fall 2001 Training Schedule ~~=~·= Bridges Between Re.earch and Practice. Nancy Smyth. School of Social 'Mlrk. Center for TOfT'IOfTOW. North Cam~ ~:~~~~ ~m.Jl~ion Stud>e.< ~':'o"5~~=."rr>10 d;~h ~~. to 8 6 p.m. on Satllrday. · -o:llewlsltloo!if luffalo's p..,.Ainertan bposltlon" " Illuminations: Revisiting Buffato's Pan-American ~~ie~ C::e'!nd on· ~i;: ~~';'t,t=~ndby Special Collections illustroting the cultural and historical u~nnings of BuftaJo's ~~~di~~Ex~~· in the libraries across the ca mpu~. Each library wUI offer on-site and on·line · exhibitions focused on its own area of expertise: • Lcx:kwood Memorial library, North Cam pus, will mount exhibitions of varying themes. One will focus on the ~=e:~ ~~Jo's ethniC experiences of the Pan American Exposittan; another, "Food, Drink and Eating at the Pan-American Exposition: =s.~~r~the abundant and diverse food and ...,._,.....7 c_• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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For more photos and President William R. Greiner's remarks at the service, see page 4. SEFA ldd!off Is today ·~A 2001: l1eclpe lor s.a..• tht-kldrolloJUI's- ~--Aflpoll (SEfA) canopolgn. ... be hold from , _ , to 1 p.m.IDdoy In the Center for the- Alrtum. --to _.....--- Tho ...... is targllld to sa;t.lloloom from the lnclvlduiilunll>,wll-..,.,lmohelp thea- pus conwru>lty ..... - Astronaut ElJm Shu/man Baker to recnve honorary SUNY degree the ..... """"""'-~ UB impt6ves research performance University ofFlorida stUdy places UB ~thin top 26-50 research universities aY SUE WUIETctllll RtpOttl't Editor T He university ranks """"''!thetop26-50public and private iesearch universities in the country in a new data-based report by a Univenity of Florida research center. UB posted improvement in six of theninemeasuresofperformance for which accurate and valid data were available and that "rdlectquality or' research university ~rfor­ mance,.. according to ·rhe Top American Research Universities,.. the annual report charting the comparative performance of research institutions by TheCenter at the University of florida. The study does not produce a single ranl<ed list of the top institutions. the report says, because "the differena separating these top universities is not sufficiently great to justify making a single, rank-ordered list.• UB Provost Eliz.abet.b D. Capaldi noted that UB is"makingstrides in our quest to become a world-class university, as indicated by our im - mana on the nine measures. Major research universities were defined as those with more than S20 million in annual federal research expenditures iri 1999. the measures are total research provernerll expenditures; fedaaJ research expen- "We are especiallY pleased by our gains in total research expenditures and federal research cxpenditures- ditures; endowment as&ets; annual giving; the number of faculty m<mbers in the National Academieo-tbe National Academy of Sciences, .the National Academy of Enginemng and the Institutes of Medicine; faculty awards; the number of docloral degr= awarded; the number of criticaJ indicators of competitive· ness for a major research univer· siry--as well as improvements in private support, faculty quality and advanced training." In compiling the report-d<ll<'loped as an alternative to what many in the academic community am· sider to be the Hawed rankings of colleges and univerSities by such entities as U.S. News and World&pon-resean:hen at TheCctter categorized major research universities into groups based on their perfor- postdoctoral appointees, and the SAT scores of entering freshmen. Institutions in the top group rank among the nation's top 25 institutions on all nine measures. 'Those in the seamd group rank in the top 25 on eight measures, and so on. A similar methodology was used to categorize institutions that ranl<ed 26-SO. on the same nine measures. UB scored in the 26-50 range on three of the nine measures of perforrnancc. total research expenditures. with a national rank of 50, up from last year's rank of 53; faculty awards, with a natioml rank of 39, up from 50 last year, and number of doctorates 3ward.ed, with a national rank of 40, up from 471ast year. Alth6ugh not scoring in the 2650 range, UB posted improvmJent in its national ranking on three other mea.sures. The university increased its ranking on federal research expenditures (up to 59 from 64 last year), annual giving (up to 148 from 207 last yea r ) and pnslCioctoral appointees (up to 52 from 55 last year). When compared only to other public research institutions--its contrOl rank-UB scored·in the top ~- ....... McDonough to head Development aY SUE WUIETCIIU RlpO(!.,. Edit.o< B UFFAW native Jennifer A. McDonough , vice president for development and alumni relations at the U~tyofVermont, has been appointed vice president for development and 3Jumni relations at UB. McDonough's appointmen~ made by President Wtlliam R. Greiner, will be effective in mid-November. • ""Vice President McDonough's fundraising and management experience will be a treme.ndow asset to o ur university as We contin ue 10 progress towa rd ou r groundbreaking S250 million goal for 'The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation:" Greiner said in a memo to the university communit y an nouncing McDonough's ap pointment. " Her experience in .tlumni relations and the va lue sht' places on the effective role of alumni in UB's future will further strengthen ·our current program. All told, she has nearly 20 yean o( <:<perience in the field~ "She also places a high premium on building strong partnerships within the academic community, induding deans, faculty and student leaders," he continued. "Her a ppointment, in tandem with the suc· cessfu1 completion of the Campaign fo r UB. signals a new era for unive r· sity de\'clopment and alumni rela tionsfor o uruniversity. "Vice President McDonough's knowledge. management experi· cncc, a nd exp ertise in d~\'el oping and implementing univenity devdopment and alumni relations strategies will serve our interests~ in ~yean ahead-! am confident she will usher in a brand new chapter ofachievm!entinthisregardatUB." stitutions ofhigher education, both public and private. She has held positions as director of development at the Artparkl Natura!HmtageTrustinL<wiston, the University of Massachusetts As vice president for development School of Management and St. and alumni relations at the University of Vermont (UVM) , McDonough led a comprehensive development program with a professionalstalf of74andannualbudget o~$5 million. Under her leadership, UVM incma.sed fundraising by 30 percent in the past 6scai year, and she played a significant role in the creation and jmplemcntation of a new strategic plan for the university. Prior to her UVM appointment , she worked fo r seve n yea rs as a man agi ng associate fo r Bentz Whaley Flessner, a Minneapolisbased -national co nsuhing firm . where her practice cen tered on in - Bonaventurt University,andwasdirectorofdevelopmentservicesand prospectresearchforCa"nisiusCollege. Born and raised i n Buffalo, McDonough earned a bachelor's degrtot in arts education and a master's degree in arts management, both from Buffalo State College. Before pursuing a career in philan· thropy, she served as state ans edu cation consultant for the Ind iana Department of Public lnstrud ion. wasanin tem atthc JohnF.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and W;b advertising dif'l'Ctor for the old PlayhoUSe! Theater in BuffuJo. \ �.,...... BRIEFLY Michael Frisch is a professor of history and a senior research scholar t-----to.....,._·~the at- ----~-c­ .,------l•thl• .... ....,....._7 Obviously yes, and just as obviously no. And since the comparison is inevitable, the more important question is whether it is helpful or useful. I think it is-but only up to a point that has already been reached. It helps us cope with the CfA to present bllet HfMfie Queen" The c..- for thew w111 present the lltttish Columbia's ptOductlon ol "The Faerie~· ot 8 p.m. Oct. 121n the Malnstoge in the Con~'"'the Arts, North Compus. The pn>ductlon will be the second performonce In the 2001-02 keylonk o.nce Series. Sinc2 its inap<ion In jonuoty 1 9 8 6 , - - Columbia qulddy h&s risen to become an lntemotlonolly ~donee . compony. Bold, lmovatiYo ond sopl1lsllcotec( ~ h&s deoeloped • signotln style - _ .... k from Its coo..,oopoo•les. "TloeFierie~"-<OhJII­ imm~diate shock, pain and fear, and to recall another moment of little or no guidance now. And it risks distracting w frOm the immense effort of rcflccti~n. imagination and reconnection required if we-and others around the world who have been suffering from terrorism longer than and with as much pain as we-are to come together to exclude it. .. tt...-e • kind of patriotism "'--ng I n -... result o f - tern>rkt - 7 I certainly hope so, though so far lohn~bosedon it is the more traditiOnal nationalistic form that has sustained and Sloafo&pM-e's •A Midsummer Nlglot'• o...m.• The SCO<e letwo-es w:erpts the Purcell - - - b y ortginal composition. notion at tloi> bolttls bosed on mogic.• Alloyne.says. -n.. F..... ~· tells • goat stooy- ..... ploce In. fcnst,- .. at uneq>«11!d ond otl-'dly things CM hoppen. This h&s giwn me the ll)4stic f.--1om to go bto)oond the retridlons at - . . . dlnceond-. mudo from "The- -_.-fl.. tor -noe ho soys. rodoets ~ ~· -$20, S16ond S12 for the 911-* ,..._ ond S1 o for U8 -llloalunt coupans-...tlollleltll- I n lie CFA boa ofllce ~--­ from,_..,, p.m. T.-.y thnough Ftldoy. ""!!ll .. ~- REPORTER .......is • ....,... ..........ntypo-..cl by the Ollla! d - ---_ ..__ --------.·-__ ---SoMces In t h e - at l..lnMnl1yC~ 1-.aylt ..... • 3JOOtalllll. 8ufloto, {n6) ~ ~"'-----­ _...,. ....... .,... c :Lcols-.... -Donovon -- - S. A.LJoovor Gc*floouon Owtotlooe\Mol tially. As for me, in my faith's High Holidays this week, 111 be praying for strength, undersianding and a widening serue of human community in the lates us from them, that sees our mutual ·interdepe.ndence as the face of our collective vulnerability. And I fed that as in all source of our horrific vulnerability--411d the crucial resource for our survival. _ ....__,.,....._lnthe Wlult .,_, oftJolnvs shoYid retrl- ..... of-~7Doyou unity, dedication and purpose in ,-think., exc...,., nHd for response. Beyond that, everything Oftrtake is so different the analogy provid.S Amertcans7 Itngth stooy- t i y - 8rit- "" Columbia'>--· fense Donald) Rumsfeld has said, then I sense we desperately need ! lead us to more introspection, and to imagine and construct a simi- to a community beyond those catlarly new 21st century patriotism, egories with the most immediate, one that connects w to people reflexive appeal. around the world rather than iso- given courage to mQSI Americans. This is impo rtan t, but if we face some profoundly new 2J st century type of"war," as Secretary {of De- will I would like to believe that together with people aroun?" the world, we all are moving, raPidly, through stages of comprehension, digestion and, hopefully, under- standing. We now confront a landscape that is in one sense profoundly altered. ln another sense, we're walking around, dazed, in a ~ld that has been there for a long time, filled with other walkers, but usually seen by Americans only from the height of our own twin towers of privilege and safety. 1 Timothy McVeigh was one of" us," lasl Tuesday's murderers were evidently "others..-somehow,l pray that this unwanted, sustained con- frontation with the face of evil will -...------ ........................... ~ -~­ t-7 By trying to avoid falling into questions like this. Does it help us to ask what kind of Christian Hitler was? Or Timothy McVeigh? Is it helpful to invoke a community of"various groups"tbat links aU pro-life activists to the assassin of Barnett Slepian? One poten- tially great cost of our naming this a "war" is the loss of our capacity to name and marginalize terrorism as such-and to join in a worldwide effort to exclude it from any spectrum of politics, religion or human community. Wlult do you think Is the most lm~t thing to keep In mind ., we try to cope with the - t s of recent d.ys7 We're all of us over the edge, in uncharted territory. It's humbling and terrifying. and I'm impatient with anyone presuming to monitor or prescribe what anyone else should think or feel, at least ini- religions, humility in the face of terror is a pretty good plaa to start. I was listening to a fa. verite old record reandy, and the foUowing verse from one song has been coming back to me, insistently, all this week. It has, for me, goni:n closer than anything else I've read or heard to the core of this dark passage. I' m finding it important to touch this fear, since it is what we aU share, around the world. And this realization helps me imagine reaching for ways in which we can, together, move through and beyond terror. "D<ar little animal dark-eyed and small Caringfor yowr fur with pointed paws This hawk of truth is swift and flies with a still cry A smallsweetm<at to the ey<J of night" • _.obln WIUI•mson, •Mayo " Parents' attitudes affect kids' interest in -math Karwan says their bad attitudes can unwittingly "help" kids pr:rjorm poorly ·T By ~ COOlDIIAUM Contributing Editor HE alarming shortage of engineers throughout the U.S. has spurred numerous proposals on teacher training, curriculum and special programs, all geared toward boosting the sagging interest of American schoolchildren in science and mathematics. But one of the most important factors in shaping the in terest of children in science and math-the attirudes of their pa=~is rarely mentioned, according to Mark H. Karwan, and they play a large and Only 5.4 percent \If the bachelor's degrees awarded in the United States have to continue, he added. unless American parents start to change art in engineering, compared to Russia and Japan, for example, where the figure is nearly 20 percenl The global average is 13.8 percent. the attirudes they ha.., toward math. And that change has to start ear!y in a child'slife. Karwan said that nationalsrudies show that up until the fourth grade, American srudents can keep pace in math with those in the rest of the industrialized world, but This shortfall in bomegrown engineers-as well as., in America ns trained in computer programming and other fields requiring a foundation in mat h ematicshas major implications for the nation's ability to lead in "In general, parents are no help innova ti on. To with this," said Karwan, an indus: compensate for trial engineer and dean ofthe School it, Congress in of Engineering and Applied Sci- recent years ences."All too often, I hear them say, . has gran ted 'Well it's okay if little John or Jane special visas doesn't do well in math, I was no an nually to good. at it either: That is a terrible mort than 100,000 forthing for parents to say." Karwan is a member of th e eign work Cou ncil on Competitiveness and ers in these t})e Engineering Deans CounciJ of fields that the American Society of Engineer· allow them sometimes detrimental role. ing Education. "Parents can't dictate what fields their children should be interested in," he stressed, "but if at too early an age a child is allowed to dismiss math and not to consider it imponant, then that child is missing out on the opportunity to go into a whole host of some of the most rewarding and lucrative careers in the world." to work in the United States. "Some of the same people who deplore the fuct that the governmen t is allowing these foreign workers to take jobs here in the U.S. don't realize that their own attitudes toward science and math partly could be responsible." Karwan noted But the special visa program will proficiency stans to decline between the fourth and eighth grades, and f~om there it drops further. "Because scirocc and engineering are such demanding Fields to srudy in college , stu dents must do at least fairly weU in these s ub - jects during high school if they want to even consider pursuing them later o n," said Karwan. He added that if by the time a chJd gets to the eighth grade he or she has decided that math is a "drag" and is earning poor grades in the subject, that child has pretty much eliminated the possibility of ever becoming a scientist or engineer. "It's not that every kid should grow up wanting to be an engineer," said Karwan, "but give your kid a cha.nce. There should be equal opportunities for all our children. They shoul~ have equal opportunities to have rewanling. well-paying ca.-em; eventually, and many of these happen to req~ su=Ss in math." What. should parents do to get their kids int=sted in math? - Karwan said they might actMiy begin encouraging their children to practio:r math, in much the same way many already~ their children to pr-actioe musical inslrumenft "How many kids are encouraged . to start playing an instrument in the fourth grade?" he aslted. "It's because the parents actively encourage it, often despite resistanoe from their child." Karwan noted that while some children do end up dropping out of band or orchestra, many~· which is why there are so many excellent high-school musical groups. · Parents also need to take an active interest in their children's math homework and review it with them, not as drudgery, Karwan said, but as something in Which they are genuinely int=sted. "QUJdren need to be encouraged to work at math,.. said Karwan. "Once they begin to do well in it, they may stut to likt it and then they will have mo~ c:a.reer opponunities open to them." "'" ,,.. , ~ ··•:)t.·ui • I �Se!Me*2D.2111Vi.33.11L4 llepa...._ ~~~~~1eErion By SUIE .WUETCHU Rqxxt~ Editor A STRONAUT Ellen Shulman Balo:r, a 1974 graduate of UB, will receive a SUNY honorary doctor of science degree at the university1s seventh annual UniversityCorwocation, to be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The oonvocation, which will feature remarks from President William R. Greiner, will honor and reoognize members of the campus community for outstanding achievement Balo:r, who received a bachdor's degree in geology from UB, was named a civilian astronaut by NASA in 1985. She has logged more than 686 hours and nearly 12 million miles as a mission specialisron three space shuttle voyages. In each of these flights, Baker and her flight partners achieved several firsts, breaking new ground not only in tenns of space exploration--on Baker's second Adantis flight, the crew we~:s the first group of astronauts to visit the Russian space sta.tion Mir-but as weU in the scien- tific frontier.; of chemistry, biology, physics and medicine. The crews have made valuable contributions to the study of crystal growth, fluid dynamics and combustion in a low- gravity envi- ron.ment. As a physician specializing in intmtal medicinesheeamed ber medical defrom gree Cornell University-Baka- hasllevoted a significant portiOn ofber in-flight ..search to examining the physiological effects of space travel. As a UB student, BaUr acelled in athletics, as well as in the classroom. A star swimmer, she became- as a freshman-the first UB woman to place in a national collegiate athletic championship. That achievement Jed to her induction into the UB Alumni Association's Athletic Hall of Fame u; 1994. That same year, she served as the main speaker at the commencement =emony for the Graduate SchooL The UB oorwocation, which also willf<atureaper(onnancebypianists Stephen and Fried. Manes, will open 'with an academic procession oomposed of marching faculty and staff led by the chair of the Faculty Senate (Michael Cohen), the chair of the Professional Staff Senate (H.William Coles Ill) and the platform party. The ceremony will rea>gllize UB's newly named Distinguished Profes- sors-Sebastian G. Ciancio, SUNY Distinguished Servia Professor in . the Department of Periodontics and Endodonticsi Jam~s B. At:ieson, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Law, and Roger W. Mayne, SUNY Di5tinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerosj>ace Engineering. In addition.m:ipimtsofthe SUNY Clwxdlors Awards will be hooored Recipients of the Chancellor's Award fOr Excellence in Teaching an. K<mpcr E: Lewis, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace enginecring; Mi(dza E. Neiders, professor of oral diagnostic,1<iences, and Athos Petrou, professor of physics. Nancy Bren.Nuzzo, director of the Music Library, is the recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Exallence in Librarianship. Recipients of the Chancellor's Award for Exallence in Professional Service an. Josephine A. Capuana, administrative director of the University Honors Program; Shelley Frederick, assistant vice provost; Albert "Budd" Tmnin.)ll!lid coach of the men's swim tear!., and )ames 0. Whidock, associate director of co mputing services, operational support services. Following-the ceremony, Greiner and ProYOSt Elizabeth D. Caj>aldi will host a reception in the CFA Atrium. FSEC discusses absence policy By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor there, they will receive an " F" on the exam, and an .. F.. in the course. HE Faculty Senate Ex<cu·"That seems to us to be anything tive Committee has re- but appropriate," Baumer said. turned a proposed Class "At least what we'd like to have is Absen ce Policy to its a clear warning up front that these Grading Committee for further re- are the policies a course has," that vision and simplification. they.be included in a ':Vfitten syllaThe action, taken at the FSEC's bus, and absent ·that, "no faculty Sept. 12 meeting, oomplies with a member can penalize a student for request by William"Baumer, chair of failure to attend, including failure to the Grading Committee and profes- participate in exams." so r of philosophy, who said the Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinmove could ad~ concerns about guished Service Professor of Electrithe policy rai5ed by senators at the cal Engineering. noted that an imMay Faculty Senate meeting. portant Point in the issue is the The senate did not vote on the pro- question of the syllabus. "That is posal at that meeting due to a lack of senale policy and I think we should a quorum. Howevtr, those in atn:n- enforce it ," he said. dance debated the i5sue, somewhat In other business, the FSEC also oontentiou.sly, with manyinsi5tingthe asked the Grading Committee to policy was too rigid about what an. review the senate's standards for reaconsidered "reasonable" absences. sonable academic progress to a bacBaumer noted that there are oon- calaureate degree. llicting sides to the issue. One side is Baumer oullined for senators the that the pdlicy should be simpler and history of the current policy used to briefer. The other side, which he said review students' progress toward the he and !1)0Sl members of the Grad- degree, which went into effect with ing Committee a&= with, i5 that the 2000-2001 academic year. "there is no single and deceht underAccording to the policy, all standingofwhatconstitutesareason- courses taken, including those with able absence policy; and therefore it grade of"R" (resigned) or "I" (inis necessary to spell out aU the criteria. complete) are considered as courses He said that committee member attempted, but not successfully. Judith Adams-Volpe has revi5ed the completed, and are counted against way in which some of the criteria are the to til number ofooursis students stated, .. removing the enumerated · are required to have. laundry list of faculty responstbilities, For example, if a student has 30 and turning that i!Jto a briefer, but credit hours, he or she would have fairly comprehensive paragraph." been expected to have completed The revision covers. Baumer said, s uccessfully 50 perce nt of the " what we have been given to courses attempted. If a freshman understand .. .are really ~rio us is- attempted 10 courses, but resigned sues." For example, halfway through from five and had an incomplete in the co urse an instructor announces the sixth, that student failed to comthere will be an exam on Sunday af- plete the requirement. ternoon and if stude""re: :u·p nnl " ~ the q••~tinn that came up T was, do we want to enforce rigidly- the inclusion of both 'Rs' and 'Is' in the courses-attempted count with the understanding that they would then oount as being not successfuUy oompleted!" Baumer asked. "The amcem was that if thi5 was done, we would lose 500-600 undergraduates-about 5 percent-that would be dismi5sed for unsatisfactory academic progress.• Baumersaidbewasooncemedbecause the rule requiring these levels of progress is relatively recrnt So students who began at UB in 1998 expecting to graduate in 2002 "would have been under the impression for at least two of the years ...that they cop]d take 'Rs' in oourses with essentially no risk. "And worse, they may well have been advi5ed (by a faculty member) to take a number of'Rs;" he said Saunier noted that for this academic year, cou~ in which students have received "Rs" and "Is.. have not been included in the total number of courses attempted. But, he said, the policy should be modified in the future. "We're going to have to count the 'Rs.'lt can reasonably be argued that the 'Is' are courses that are still undeterm ined , th~ t these are not , therefore, courses that ought to be considered as not successfully completed," he said. "They should probab ly not be co unted eith er way ... they're still open." Charles Fourtner, professor of biologica l sciences, urged that courses in which st udents receive " Rs" not be counted in th e total number of courses attempted. Fourtner called " Rs" "a powerful advising tool" used by faculty members in the hard sciences. BrieD r- Clarksons endow second lectUrer Th..,IU to • $40,gift from Buffalo civic leader William M.E. Clarkson and his wife, Eliza~th (Nan) Clarkson, the School of Architecture and Planning i5 expanding its Clarkson Vtsiting Chair program from one to two annual honorees. The Clarksonsr who endowed tlfe first Clarkson Visiting Chair in . 1989, wd that like the first gift, thi5 one will pay the honorarium and fees of a guest lecturer nationally or internationally recognized for his or her excellence in scholanhip and professional distinction in architecture, planning or design. The annual lectures have alternated between the disciplines of an:hitectun: and planning. The new gift will permit the architecture school to sponsor two annual lectures, one in architecture and one in planning. Recent Oarkson Chairs have included architecture critic Mark Wigley; Michael Storper, a UCLA professor of regional and internationiU development; K. Michael Hayes of the Harvard School of Architecture, and Robert D. Yaro, noted urban and regional planner. Canadian urban historian Alan Artibise, a specialist in urban planning and development, has been named the Fall 200 I Clarkson Vi5iting Chair. Director of the Public Policy Research Cente.r and E. Des Lee Endowed Professor of Community·Policy at thdJniversity of Missouri, Artibi5e will lecture at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in 30 I Crosby Hall, South Campus. Hi5 topic will be sustainable development in the bi-nati~nal region that embraces southern Canada and the U.S. The lecture will be free and open to the public. ln connection with his ap~intment, Artibise will present classroom seminars for UB architecture and planning students. Clarkson, an adjunct professor in the School of Architecture and Planning, retired in 1983 from Graphic Controls, where he served for 13 years as chairman and CEO. Nan Clarkson, a trustee of the Irish Classical Theatre, has served for many years as a trustee of the BuffaJo Museum of Science and as chair of the Buffalo Arts Commission. Their gift i5 part of UB's 5250 million "campaign. CAS really cooks (for SEFA) - - . , - . . _ for four, prepared by chemistry prof<liSOr Joseph Gardella and delivered to your door, sound! Or exploring Western New York for the "best cheap eats" with Associate Dean Peter Gold! These culinary adventures will be among those up for grabs this f~ll as the College of Arts and Sciences holds a "Culinary Raffle" to benefit the SEFA campaign. Tickets will be on sale today through Oct. 16. A drawing will be held at noon Oct. 18 in the Student Union. Ticket are Sl each, or 6 for SS. Among the IS fabulous prius to be ~warded: • A private lunch with CAS Interim Dean Charles Stinger amid the quiet elegance of the Dakota Grill ' ...• An Italian dinner-featuring six cheese lasagna-for four prepared and delivered to your door by associate dean, SEFA liaison and chemistry professor Joseph Gardella • An evening for two exploring the "Best Cheap Eats in WNY," guided by the legendary expert in inexpensive (and otherwise) cuisine Associate Dean Pet'er Gold • A rustic winter picnic for four delivered to your office by Reine Hau~r.of the Dean's Office • A sushi lunch at Wegmans with Thomas Burkman, director of the Asian Studies Program • A Turkish feast for four prepared by Associate Dean Martha Malamud and Don McGuire, director of student advisement services for the CAS • A basket of DiCamiUo's cannoli and two tickets to a lecture by Sarah Vowell, writer and social commentator, donated by Thomas Burrows, director of the Center for the Arts Prizes wilJ be arranged at the mutual conveni~nce of the donor and the winner. Winners need not be present at the drawing to collect their prius. To support this worthy cause, call 645-2711 for ticket locations or go to the booth in the Student Union lobby from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 or Oct. II. Teaching workshop offered ED A one-d•y workshop on Process EducationTM, an «lucational phi- losophy focusing on improving students' learning skills, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at Oswego State College. The workshop i5 being offered through the SUNY Training Center. The goal of the workshop is to introduce SUNY faculty', staff and administrators to the Process EducationTM philosophy and provide faculty development opportunities for improving teaching, learning, curriculum design and assessment processes. The instructor will be Daniel K. Apple, the founder and president of Pacific Crest, an educational consulting and publishing oompany. who is regarded as one of the foremost experts on Process Education not. For further information and to register for the workshop, go to the SUNY Training Center Web site at <www.tc.suny.edu > and dick on .. Register for Academic Classes ... For further information ~bout Process EducationTN go to the Pacific Crest Web si te at <www.pc:rest .com/deflne.htm>. �E.stlm•ted 1,500 tum out for Remembr•I)Ce Progr•m for victims of terrorist .u.cks ~c. ........ ..... _ .... OIIofttiMIId ................ a.. .......... c.......... ... '"" . ..,.....,_._ ... ,·-~---l'llny ~-4p.m.OII.I2111 . . ............ __.. ~--~ .........,........., _.,_ _...._._. . . .... _..,. lllel'l...lny-11 ... -- A ............ precalo ... leclure in ... - Hllll..allb)< Av.nt~.ust Schneemann to spuk CMolee~ plo- -.ing~.~ artlst.ond ~who hos been wming in tbe Now YOII< ovant.gordo scene Iince tho 19SO>--will . , - ot 8 p.m. Moncl.1)' in tho Student Union Uompus. .. port ol tho Deportment ol Alt'sllbuol Studies l..ocb.ft Series. The leclure b free ond open -·North tothepubk In h<rlecw~ entitled •o;s.. rupdYe Consdousness." Sdvleenonn will dbruss mls- rodiallption in contempo<ary •rt. preenling a his""Y of her own ....,.i<_ She will use recent video wotts and 1 sequence ol sides to ~ the ~-ol­ blnce ond ~ tho uncomdous ond tho ll)lterills through which her lnstollotions, films and Wleos takA! loon. She will dbwss ..... lot addressing new tedlnofogies, sodol issues and tho llttnt cultural taboos sunoundlng sensuolity. In c.omection with Greiner urges caution jnresponses RESIDENT William R. diminishes me, btmuse I am irrvolv<d Greiner has a5ked stu- in rnankirul, and rhD-tfore ,_,.send dents, faculty and staff to to /mowfor whom the bell tolls; it tollJ continue to ~ue and pro- fur th«. ('Meditation xvu; Devotect UB's multi-ethnic and multi-re-tions Upon Emergent Occasions) Tuesday, the wisdom of John ligious oommunity in their pmonal responses to last week's terrorist at- Donne was drMn home to us with tad<son the World Trade Center and numbing and awful effect. Pentagon. Oeariy, we Americans are not an "We on this campus nlust be es- island entire to ourselves; ""are -r pecially concerned about our re- much a part of the main. We now sponses to this horror," he said at a sharewbatcitiunsofl!e!&st, Tel Aviv, Remembrance Program held SepL London, Sarajevo and Srebrtnica, 13 in the Center for the Arts and at- Rwanda and other plaas have expetended by more than 1,500 students riencxd as the result of sectarian or and faculty and staff members. ethnic or politically based terrorism. "We are a community of learn· In less global terms, all of us in ers, heavily drawn from New York th~.S., but especially in New York. State, but having great and broad .ha"" been directly assaulted by these representation from around the vicious acts. We New Yorlcers have world, and that even the more in our seen our inteUeaual, cultural and New York citizenry. since We a~ so commercial capital brutally "f" cosmopolitan in our makeup. · saulted. We at UBha""sbared in this "We are much richer for being a loss-parents, relatives, friends of multi-ethnic, multi-religious com- UB sttJdents, staff and faculty are munity,.. Greiner noted. .. We must among the victims, as are many UB treasure and protect that aspect of alumni. Our UB family has been our community." assaulted by this horror. When the beU of sorrow and reThe foUOwing are Greiner's remarks at the memorial service: m~ce toUs. it trulytoUs for all "I begin with a selection from John of .is, for all of humankind. What will we do about this! As a Donn<>-16th century British scholar, nation, we will first deal with the sufpublic servant and clergyman: No mat1 is ar1 island, t11rirt of it- fering ofourcitizms, then we will tum S</f; <Vl>T)'man is a pieaofthuonti- torestoringourwoundedcityandour nrnt, a part of tire main. If a clod be wounded psydle. But very soon-inwasirednwaybytl~esea, Europe is the deed aiJ:.ady--<>ur thoughts will tum less, as well as if a promontory were, 10 pur>uit of justice, of retribution, of as well as ifa manor ofthy {rie11ds or revenge, for swdy anger is already of thine ~ wue: at~y man'$ death seething among us. P When I talked with students in the Union on Tuescby,l said to many of them, "This is your IUrl Harbor." I am just bonlyold enough to remem~ IUrl Harbor. It wasanevil....,.,t, but it ultimately led to some enormous good, though at botreodous COOl- Thm it was simple to respond to an act ofwar-nations made war, we went to war with.other nations. Now, it is not so simple. Now, our wars are about cultun, religion, languase. ethnicity--<ill roo1 causes of past wars, but DOW detached from identifiable nation states. Pray for our leaders to ha"" the wisdom to determine how ~ can and should -...pond to these new re- alities without doing great injustice in our search for justia. We on this campus must be especially concerned about our ~nses to this honur. \Ve arc a oommunity ofleamers, heavily drawn from New York State, but having great and broad representation from around the world, and that even the more in our-New York citizenry since we are so cosmopolitan in our makrup. We are much richer for being a multiethnic, multi-religious rommunity. We must treasure and protect that aspect of our oommunity. The suspicion-and perhaps it n\ay be fact-will b< that these acts of terror were oommitted by persons from or connected to what is sometimes cilled the Islamic world. If that be so. then know that these acts are also a desecration of Islamic faith and culture. The great text of!Jiam, the Koran, teaches that~ scnants o( the Beneficmt God are they who walk on the eanb in humbleness, and whm the ignor.lnt address them, they oay: Peace" and "Peace is a word from a merCiful God" (25.63 and 36..58) We will and must seek justiao, and that may lead to retribution, but ... must also seek Peace as our ultimate good, and we must not allow our anti"•our fear, our horror to cause us to ISiign guilt byasoociation to tbo&ewho may share religious oc cultural oc ethnic<Xlllll<dions to whomever may-be tho perpetraton o( these awful acts. We are in a new of kind of war, brought to us from nW,y causes and requiring manyditlicuh and complex responses. We are a part of the main; we are and must be imdved in humankind. even as we deal with this new kind of war. One of our greattst leaders addressed similar concrms near the end ofanArneri= Civil War. In his second inaugural addrtss. Linooln provided a lelt1 to guide us: With malice toward none; with charity for all; with jirmn<n in tht right, as God giv<J us to,.. the right, let us strive on to finiJh tk work we are in; to bind up the nation 's wounds; Ui call! for him who shall havt bornt the bottlt. and for his widow, and 'his orphan-to do all which may achie~ and cherish a just. and a lasting peaa. among our- se/v<S, and with all nations. --Salam, Shalom, Peace." ~·s,.;,;t,thorewillbe two showings of three ol her au- tobic>graflhlcalfilmsatHallwalls Con'""-"'Y Art Cent<r, 2~9S Main Sl, Bullalo. ~ • "lCltch's WI Meal" and "Plumb Uno" wil be shown at 8 p.m. SaU.wday ond 7:30 p.m. 'll'ednesda)l. The<e will be a charge of ~~ lot Hallwals , members. lS fot st!Jdents and S6 for tho general pWiit. NPR chief to speak Nallonal Public Radio President Kevin kJose win discuss Ameria's premier, non-profit. news and wtturaJ radio-pre> .. grammlng servia! at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday In the Allen Han Theatn! on the South campus. ' "A C~tlon with NPR President Kevin Klose" wiH be free ol chorge and open to tho pYblic. ~ is presented ..,. WBfO 88.7 FM, US's NPR ofllliote, ond WNEl>-M4. A reaptlon will follow lmmediltelyllfterthebllk. 8<1""' joining NPR In ~ cembor 1998, Klose sevod IS president ol Radio " - EJJropeJ Radio Liberty from 1994-97, broadcasting to Centrll Europe and tile former SoYietiJnion. He abo serw!d as an editor .net re-. porter ot Tho~ Post Seeking.Comfort About 1,500 members of the UB community gathered at a memorial service on Sept. 1 3 in the Mainstage theater, Center for the Arts, to try to cope with the terrorist attacks. An unidentified student (above) seeks solace in the rear of the theater. At right. students, faculty and staff line up in the CFA Atrium to sign a memory book. for2S~. Forf..tho<-..al WBfO It~. ext. S32. Ran kings c-u-w ,._,... 1 JOB LISTINGS UB job llsdngs accessible viii Web job listings lot proleAionol. ~ -m, faculty and cMI-Yic~ cornpotltM ond ~an be accessed vii the Humon ~ <htqo:// _Web _ __ """""' SeMces sftolt ........,..,.,.......-,>. 2S on one measure: fuculty awards. with a rank of22, up from 29last year. The unn=il)• was in the toP 26-50 on six measures: tota1 research expenditures (rontrol rank of 32, up from 35 last year); federal research expenditures (rontrol rank of 35, up from 39); endowment assets (oontrol rank of 26); National Academy mcmb<n (control rank of 50); doctorates granted (rontrol rank of 27, up from 33last year),and postdoctoral appointees (control rankof29, up from 32). UB """-~declines in both the national and rontrol ranking; on.only tlu-l'e measures. Although the university posted an increase in its endowment assets from $438,002,000 in 1999 10$447,322,000 in 2000,other universities outpaced UB in their endowment growth,altlsing UB 10 slip in the national ranking; from 85 to 95 and in the rontrol ranking; from 24 to 26. Moreover, while the number of UB fuculty members who are National Academy member. remained unchanged, other universities saw increases in thrir memberships. resulting in a drop for UB's national ranking from 81 to 83 and in its control ranking from 48 to 50. In addition, the SAT scores ofUB's en tering freshmen had decreased \ from a median score of 1120 in 1998 to 1110 in 1999. As a result, the unn-.rsity's ranking on this measure slipped from 344 to 3n nationally and 76 to 86 in the control rankings. Howev<r, the SAT scores of UB freshmen have improved in the succeeding years and the median score climbed back to 1120 for 2000, acrording to the Officr of Institutional Analysis. �$eplelier2U,211fllt33.1l~ -a.pa..._ Fa®ty comment on attacks UB faculty members offer perspectives to news media As soon as the lm'Orist attada on the World 'frade Center and the Pentagon occurred last week, the news media was in bot pursuit of oxperts to comment on the events. UB &culty membendiscussed. wide""'8" of topics, from America's shattered smse ofsecurity to roping with grief. UB's response to the situation as a univ=ity was noted in USA Today and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Among those faculty mem~ v.urlting early with the local, national and international media were Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguish«! Service Professor in the Department of Political Science, whooe interviews included Time magazine and on Voice of America, and Beth Cohen, clinicalassistant professor and director of · the Psychological Services Center. Samples of comments made by UB faculty members to the media included the foUowing items: Attacks "wefl-exearted" While many have called the·terrorist attacks OJ! the World Trade Center and the Pentagon "cowardly" acts, l..awrence Cine, an instructor in the Department of Political Science, descnbes them as"byfar the most brilliant,sopbisticat<d and w<ll-executfd operations .. he has nn seen. A military intdligenre offirer and chief of the Middle East branch of the . Pentagon until six years ago. Oine says the attacks were "w<ll-planned, with excellent security" and "almost unique in the amount of coordination required." Cline notes that while Osama Bin Laden and his group, Al-Qaida, certainlyare responsible for the attacks, they likely were the result of a much wider operation. In fact, bin Laden probably-and deliber~ tel y­ doesn't kn ow himself how many cells of his organization are ope:roting in the U.S. or elsewhere, he says. "The way it works," he says, "is that the word COhlts to them from the main camp--say, 'let's see what we can do in Africa: or 'let's do the U.S. embassies'-then the cells plan separate operations. As long as they hit important, ~ igh -visibilitytargets, they've succeeded. For those fight ing terrorist groups. it's an absolute nightmare." Shattered sense of security As a result of the terrorist attacks, America ns have bttll"'hit with a "double shock." according to Paul Senese, assistant professor of political science and an expert in inter· national security and conflict pro' cess and American foreign policy. "The attacks are shocking not only because of the enormous loss of life they'"" produred, but because of how it was done and whtTr it was done," Senese notes. "Americans hiStorically have felt insulated from disasters like this, however: First, because we've never experienred such an attack, and second, because we've alway's thought, despite warnings to theoontrary, that our security apparatus v.uuldn't let anything like this happen." he says. "So we've <xperienred a double shock. Not only has a monumental disaster been perpetrat<d by a foreiRn politicaJ group on American soil, but it occurred completely without warning. proving that our sense of security has been bas<d on false assumptioris." • ......dsoftheGoopds: 'l..oYe youren emits.' We instituted a Marshall Plan that indud<d the devastatfd nations of our wartime enemies. Tod.JI,Germany and )apanarepowerful,d.mc.Rellglous certainty" key - aaticand.-zfuloountries,andour Pbilipo5-..,professorofanthro- friends and allies. Now we need to pology and an eq>ert on the anthro- declare a Manball Plan for the pOOr ~of ~says the power of and disinheritfd people ofthe world, rdigious belie{ largely has been ig- an,d for the Earth itsdf." nor<d in discussions so far about the motivation for suicide bombers. Coping with grief -Manycommentaton:havetalked FoUowing the terrorist attacks, about the many and various reasons Americans "wiil I>e looking at everyfor intense batted against the U.S., thing in their li- through a SCRCn Stevens notes. "But this element- of apprehension," says Thomas T. the incredible power of religious Frantz, associateprofessorofcounbelief. not 'belief,' a weak term, seling. school and educational psyrather 'certainty'-is what many chology. "That apPrehension may analysts are missing." fade in a oouple days, or it may last According to one Afghan infor- a week" or longer. mant featured on "60 Minutes" •we all have a wbol( variety of Monday night, "thm are countless problemswe'redealingwithalready, Muslims ready right now to give so this grid and sadness will mal« their lives for Allah's great cause," tho"' problems f<el worse." says Stevens says. "They v.uuld be bon- Frantz. "If you're not getting along or<d to be chooen, and when their with your wife, it will feel v.urse. If bereaved families learned, they too you are v.urri<d about a sick child, would be honored and would be you will feel mor< con"'rned." Frantz, who has spent 25 years granted eternal glory for their ~ ingsupport oftheirbravecomrades." v.urking in the areas of grief and bereavement, says that for families and Bush hits right note as leader friends of victims, the grief of losing George W. Bush took a solid first a loved one will be similar to thd grief step in improving his image as this . surrounding any sudden death. country's leader when he stepped to the microphone fast week to oom· A new fear of flying men t on the terrorist attacks, ac· While the use of hijacked commercording to Ja mes R; Meindl, cial airliners by terrorists to attack Carmichael Professor of Organiza- the World Trade Center and Pentation and Human Resources in the gon rttay leave many reluctant to School of Management. board an airplane, the issue is not Bush's carefully crafted oomments abou! flying. says Gayle Beck, proto the American people have given the fessor of psychology. presiden~s leadership persona a boost. "This had nothing to do with fly"A person's ability to appear de- ing; it had to do with terrorism. This cisiVe and in control in a crisis situ· was an incredlbly wel1·coordinated ation is a majoroomponent of what act that circumvented nonnal secumakes him or her appear to be char- rity. The thing to be afraid of isn't ismatic, or a good leader," says airplanes," says Beck, an expen in Meindl, an expert in leadership. cha- panic and anxiety disorders and risma and management styles. post-traumatic problems. He sal" that while Bush has done "'Most everyone directly involved an exreUent job so fur, he cautions that in this tragedy pettslied, but a subthe coming days will present numer· stantial nwnberof people witnessed ous opportunities fa r Bush to this, and we know tha) these circumstwnble as a leader. stances are ripe fields for post -trau"Right now, people's first instinct matic problems. There is a profound is to get behind their leader, but soon feeling of unrest- This isn't justsituthey will want to see results of Bush's ated around flying. There is a genleadership; they'D want to see evi- eralized feeling that we're unsafe. It dence of decisive action." redefines our world and we're not used to that definition." "Marshall Plan" urged The terrorists who used hij~cked Business may move to country comml!l'cial airlinet'S' to attack the Busi nesses that in rece nt yea rs World Trade Center and Pentagon flocked to upscale addresses in high"were using death and destruction rise buildings in 1aJge cities now may to deliver a message," according to be looking for a place in the coun lames M. Lawter; associate profes- try foUowing the terrorist attack that sor of philosophy. destroyed the World Trade Center, "They deliberately chose to attack according to Lawrence Southwick the most visible symbols of Ameri- Jr.• associate professor of financt' can we;tlth and military power; says and managerial economics. Lawler, whose expertise is in social • Information techn ology now and political philosophy, "hoping makes it convenient for companies to that the impoverished majority of be located anywhere and still stayoonmankind would applaud and rally nected with their industry and service behind them." their clientele,• Southwick says. In response to the attack, he says, He believes that the terrorist at .. we need to declare a 'Marshall tack will have only marginal effects Plan' for the poor and disinherited on consumer confidence and th e people of the world, and for the stock market. "The bigger threat to Earth itself. the health of the economy is the "At the end of World War ll, the rippledfect that will result from the United States did a great and gener- attack's impact on the ·airline and ous thing, responding to the bard insura n~ industries," he says. sa 15 The way America cares-:- community by community m 11117, ......... - . founded the <llarity Orpnizations Society, the first "Unitfd Way" organization that planned and CDOrdinatfd local services and conducttd a single fund-raisingc:ampaign for i2 aw;ncies. The first United Way campaign in r::laMr raised $21 ,700.ln the 200().{)1 campaign, more than 1,853 Unitfd Ways across the country raised $3.9I billion to helpsuP,port health and human sc:rviQ, agencies, The Unit<d Way of America <http:/;- - . . , ..-.!> is the national service and training center that supports m<mber Unitfd Ways by helping them add value to the community and condUct oostdfective, donor-orientfd fund-raising to increase 6nancial resDUI'ClS. Unitfd Ways across the country bring diverse people and resotJtCa together to address the most urgent issues facing their communities. The UWA Web site contains the "United Way Community Impact Agenda," which shows how the United Way is investing our dollars in five major areas: helping children and youth sucaed, Slmlgtbening and supporting families, promoting sdf-sufficiency, building vital and safe · neighborhoods, and supporting vulnerable and aging populations. United Ways' strategies include identifying ~ building on community strengths and assets, funding programs and initiatives, advocating for public-policy changes and coUaborating with others in support of th~ and relatfd issues every day. The Unit<d Way State of Caring Index <www.unlt..tw•y.org/ st.hofartng/ > is the latest in a long line of useful tools and resources creatfd by the UWA for helping local Unitfd Ways and others improve their communities. Updatfd annually, it analyzes social and economic indicato" at the state and nationallevd.s in the areas of <a>nomic and 6nancial w<ll-being, education, health, voluntarism/charity/civic engagement, safety, natural environment and other factors. You can find out how New York rompares with other states and the nation by comparing how social and economic w<ll-being bas increased or decreased over time and determining areas of strength and opportunities for improvement The percentage of children and adults who are medically uninsur<d, the current unemployment rate and public scbool expenditures per pupil are just three of the 32 social and economic indicators you can chQose. Locally, there is the United Way of Buffalo & Erie Co unty In www.uwttec.org/ ,a volunteer-based, not-for-pro6t organization that invests in more than 220 community-wide programs and initiatives ranging from infants to the elderly. Serving Western New York since 191 7, its mission is to work in partnership with others to build a stronger community by developing resources that dfectivdy meet humanservice needs through prevention and interm>tion programs. Their Web site includes a link to the ·eentral Referral ·Service," which has giV<n individuals free and confidential referrals to more than 3,000 hwnan service organizations and more than J~.000 services in \\'estern New York. Business First and the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County also have created an annual online "Corporate Caring Calendar" that lists such fundraising events in Western New York as Halloween Spoolo."tacular and the Harvest Happening Auction and Wtne Tasting. SEFA <www.Hf•.sblte.ny.us/ > is the State Employees Federation Appeal, initiated in 1976. 1! is the annual campaign supported by labor and management in which employees can contribute to charitable, nonpro~t organizations that rcndeuerviccs to human heahh, welfare and recreational programs. HundredsofSEFA-supported organizations and programs sm•e a diverse population throughout our region. For information about the UB SEFA campaign, check out its Web site at <http:/ / wlngs.bufflllo.edu/fii<Uity/ - / 2001 / > or contact this year's chair, Mary Gresham, vice president for public ~n-ices and urban affairs and d ean of the Graduate School of Ed ucation, at <gresham@acsu.buffalo.edu>. Youroontnbution will help fund a multitude of nreded services and useful programs. -Sue Neumeister and ~ Wlclz.lnslcl, Uniymity UbroM! BrieD SPIR funds awarded to firms The loulbnonch of the Strategic PartnershiP. for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR), based in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SFAS), bas awarded grants to six Western New York companies: • Buffalo Color Corporation, which manufactures indigo d~e coloring in blue jean>-received $19, 583 in SPIR funds to more effectively recover and re-use plant waste • Vai-Kro Inc., an industrial metal finisher. r<eeived $2,000 to conduct compliance assessment of its quality system • OhmCraft lnc., a manufacturer ofline film resistors, received $6,570 to ~uate the performance of its lndium Tm Oxide resistor series • R<~Jold Inc., a manufacturer of power transmissio~ equipment, has received $3,456 in SPIR funds to provide training in lean manufacturing and worktt productivity improverrte~ts • An-Cor Industrial, a plastics manufacturer, has recrived $4,193 to do industrial "pressuredrop" analysis for current and proposed exhaust systems at company's power generation plants · • American Allsafe Inc., which manufactur<s personal protective equipment, recrived $2,528 to develop ergonomic solutions to improV< prod ctivity of assemblers in manufacturinR cells. �A variety of perfonnances are planned to delight audiences of all ages and Interests CFA announces schedule for 2001 ~02 aY UW IOCOCil-NATALl AND DAVID WIDUUNDT RtpO<tt< Contributon HECmt<rfortheArtswill offer a broad spa:trurn of programs ranging from cutting-edge dana companies and distinguished speakm to compelling theat<r, family entertainment and outstanding musical concerts as part of its 2001-02 season. In perhaps its most unique program to date, the CFA has brought . , . Living Room Project" to West- T . ..__ ==== ••dllldln _ _ .._ ... _ _ l n _ UI ... _ _ tarollc- ..... ond . - . ltl':)Op.m. Oct.111ntho-.gln tho Cencer tar tho-. Compus. The- II 11ft al chorgo ond ... tho pubic. Crillc Uso Soo book I nwrilgo .,......., memoir,~ Nallodlan, . . coils-· satpllw ......... ond- ..... rnyary.lt -tho 1999 ICirt)wN -tar-- lion ond - I n INidlattlcal_lar_ Phom'JvlslltoUI ... be . spar-.~ by t h o - ~~...._-­ - · jomes H. -..,a.. (Dennis Teclocll. -grom.-l'lagrlm. ~ aiNts one! Sclorices. onc1 by tho u.s.--. --· . For""'"'~con- blct thoW:I!td . . . . _ - It 64S-2292. - CAS mllres claertadon finis lMIIIIIIe The~ oiNt> one! 5dences hos'..-1\.nds-larup to36--..pslar -"""""""'-a,y. tho 2001-02 ~-- --.--an• stipond al ~.000 tar- . . __-__ .......- ~- .. - . g -tholllgeai-'"!J ~--­ --..-Tho .. ........ ... lng o<-lorm al ablgltlon. -....-lnthorltianallhoir-.s. The -.hips may be uood to supplom<nt - - o f flnandal support Of lhoy may be ·- - " ' >tudents who ... - -gnduo!le"'* unfu(lded. should ask tho - of graduc1opottmen1 ate Sludlesln lot inlarmltlon on - ""--..... to apply Applaitlons musl be turned In to t h o - al gNCII.Siudlesln-"~"" ~otwJ..nOct.7. • _ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ::::'1~ _, _...,..,. '"""-altho ..-.ay COINIUIIIy.....-.g on b .-one~-..-. - .. -.- .. 100- ond ...; ....... tar..,.. ond lenglh.l-. mustlrdJclttho .............. - o n d . dayllmo....,.,.,. - t a r --"'"""" ,...,...cannot - ..-...tho publsh olletlm .......... They must be~- by 9 LIT\. Mondlyto b e - " " publlcMQ\ In " ' " ' - · Issue. The "'"""' "'"' lotion b ll<pofkr e - electnlnically at <WUdehaM: 6h+>. the Hudson Vagabond Puppets. The perfonnancr is recommended for chjldren ages 9 and under. ArtsPawer National Touring Theatre will bring to life Judy Bluaj.'s popular novel "Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great" at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 in' the Mainstage. This new musical is about young Sheila Tubman, the unlikdy but extmndy liktable heroin< whoo< life growing up is always em NewYorkaudienas. The purpose of the collaboration of the CFA and the Eager Artists Theat<r Company of Durban, South Africa, is to facili. tate a great<r tmderstanding of ~ performing artists and their 'YOrk through high quality, intimate experiences for participants. The theat<r troupe will perform short plays. sing. dance and tell stories for small audi· ences in a numberofbomesandcommunitycenters. Following the perfor· mances, the cast will share a m<al and convmation with their audiences. The project will culminate with the North American premiere of "Ekhaya Poppie" at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 the Mainstag< theater in the CFA the North Campus. Now in its fourth year, the KeyBank Dane< Series will feature unpredictable. Recommended (or four dynamic performances, the ages t 2 and under. first of whiCh is the tough, rooking Next up on stage will be theatrical event "Tap Dogs"at 8 p.m. "Pinocchio" at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Oct. 3 in the Mainstage. Mainstag<. With a blare of trumpets The Ballet British Columbia will and a rufDe of drums, the Fanfare present "The Faerie Queen" at 8 p.m. Theatre Ensemble will parade down Oct. t2 in the Mainstage.lnnovative the aisle and onto the stage to mal<e choreographer John Alleyne will take Pinoccltio an unfoJgettable theatri· the audience into a magical fairyland cal. evmt. The whole family will <n· world based on Shakespeare's "A joy wat<:hing aU of Pinoccltio's <Sea· Midsununer Nigh(s Dream~ pades in this original musical RecThe series will con tinue with ommended for ages 8 and under. world-class dance presented by "The Peter Rabbit Revue" will be Bayanihan, the Philippine National performed at 2 p.m. March 23 in the Danre Company, at 8 !?.:!!'-Oct. 26 in Mainstag<. This show is a fun-filled. the Mainstage. Bayanihan transfers full-stage musical-featuring the Filipino dane< and music traditions world renowned Poko Puppets-of frqD) their ancient origins in the the famous rabbit and the classic countryside to the confines of the children's tales of "Peter and the stage without sacrificing authenticity. Wolf." "Tubby the Tuba" and "Peer Concluding the series will be the Gynt and the Trolls." Recommended Bill T. Jones/Arni< Zan< Dance for ages 8 and under. Company, which will perform at 8 The School·Time Adventure Se· p.m. April20 in the Mainstag<. The company's work has been described as a fusion of dance and theater, with a repe.rtoire highly divet>e in subject matter and visual imagery. This yea r is the fourth year KeyBank has sponsored the dance series in partnership with the Center for the Arts. Exclusive discount cou· pons are available one month prior to each performance at aU West<m New York KeyBank locations. . The CFXs Family Adventure Se· ries will offer wholesome and en· ~ghtming entertainment for the entire family. In a new activity this season, the CFA doors will open one hour prior to curtain for free activities in the lobby for the entire family. Based on on< of the best-loved stories in aU of children's ~terature, "Ferdinand the Bull." by Munro ries will offer Western New York Leaf, will be pres<nted at 2 p.m. Oct. teachers and their students the op· 28 in the Mainstage. This is the story portunity to see a wide variety of of Ferdinand-a little bull who theater, music and dance at affordwould rather just sit and smcU the able priers, with aU seats only $5. flowers than fight. Children will en· In additio n to two I0:30a.m. perjoy watching giant puppets that smg formances of "Ferdinand the BuU" and dance in the latest of an on go· o n Oct. 29 and Oct. -30 in the ing tradition of"narQted ballets"by Mainstage, the School•Tune Advcn· ture Series will ind~ • .,_Jack Frost Holiday Revue," I 0:30 a.m. Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 in the Mainstage. Jack Frost will be the host for a musical extravaganza featur· ing the black-ligh~ spau-age advmlures of "Little II..! Rodcd Hood" and a rollioong country-western · "'J'hre< Little Pigs." Recommended for grades Pre-K-3. • Motus O's "The Little Prince," I 0:30 a.m. Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 in the Mainsuge. The Canadian theat<r company MOtus 0 retdJs, through movemen~ the classic table of a small prince on a tiny planet who travds to earth to find out what is really important in life. Recom - mended for grades K-4 • "Pinocchio," 10:30 a.m. Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 in the Mainstage. • "The Peter Rabbit ~­ vue," I 0:30 a.m. March 21 and March 22 in the Mainstage The CFA also will host a nqmber of special events throughout the season. Comic magicians Penn & Tdler will malct their lint appear. ancr in the CFA at 8 p.m. Oct. 17. Penn & Tdler are a couple of eccentric guys who have learned bow to do a few cool things. Together since 1975, their award-winning theater show has been a long-running hit on and off Broadway and continues to play to sold-out houses across North America Author and social obs<rvu Sarah Vowell will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. I 0 in the Mainstage. VoweU is best-known for her monologues and documenta· p.m. April 24 in the Mainstage. The Off Cmter Series, sponsored by the Student Association, will fea. ture entertainment that is wiique, vo:rsatile and progressiv<. · The Second City National Touring Company will peri>rm at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Mainstage. Always original. daring and hilarious, Second City will offer an evening of classic scenes, songs and improvisations. Scott Thompson, founding member of the comedy series "Kids in the Hall," will appear at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Mainstage. Thompson has continued to enjoy suc:xzss after "Kids in the Hall,"' appearing as a C2Sl member on HBO's "1bo Larry Sanders Show" for thiee years, as w<ll as in .....-ailV movies and films. Rick Miller, star of last season's hit "Machomer." will bring an aU-new comic extravaganza to the CFA at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. April 26. "Slightly Bent" will feature MiUer playing more than ISO characters. including "Bohemian Rhapsody" sung by 25 of the most annoying. voicrs "in the music industry, "The Simpsons" singing · we Are the World," the Madonna tribute album .. Men Do Madonna," and the "Phantom of the Karaoke Bar." The Department of Theatre and Dane< will present dynamic and innovative performances. by talented young actors, dancers and choreograph<n thro~ghQut the. 200 1·02 ries for public radio's "This· American Life.• The CFA:s music series will feature some of the country's best musicians. Medeski Martin & ~the downtown avant·electric-jazzhip-hop hybrid, will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 in theMainstage. The Char~< Hunter Quartet will make a triumphant return to the CFA at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in · the Mainstag<. Combining elements 'Of jazz. rock and blues, Hunter plays a unique, eight-string guitar that aUows him to simultaneously cover deep. rich , bass lines with season. The schedule will include the musical"Assassins" at 8 p.m. today, 4 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday, all iri the Black Box Theatre; Zodiaque Dance Company Fall Dance Concrrt, "Wme, Women & Dance." Oct. 11 · 14 and Oct. 18-2 t, Drama Theatre; "Otildren of Eden," Nov. 8-11 and Nov. 15-18, Drama Theatre; "Qoud Nine," Nov. 14-18, Black Box Theatre; Zodiaque Stu· dio Dance Ensemble, Nov. 29-D<c. 2, Black Box The.atre; Zodiaque chordal accompaniment and mdody lines. He will be joined by Stephen Chop<k (drums), Chris lDv<joy (percussion) and John Ellis (saxophone). The Grammy award-winning group 8& Fleck and the ·Flecktones will appear in -the CFA for an unprecedented fourth year. The group, which Dance Company Spring Dance will perform at 8 p.m. March 4 Concert, Feb. l4-17 and Feb. 21 -24, in the Mainstage,appeals to funs · Drama Theatre; "Berlin to Broadof pop. funk, jazz. rock, folk, way," Feb. 20-24, Black Box Theatre; classical and bluegrass. This per· "The Bourgeois Gentleman," April fonnancr is made possible by 11· 14andApril18·21 , Drama'I'heatre, and Young Choreographers The llmlicr Poss Memorial Fund The Distiitguished Speakers Se- Showtllse, April 26· 28, Black Box ries will feature the great scientist, Theatre. Tickets for aU events are available conservationist, teacher and author Jane Goodall at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 in in the CFA box oflice from noon to 6 Alumni Arena; former Secretary of p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at State Madeleine Albright at 8 p.m. aUTICketmasta outlets. Nov. 15 in Alumni Arena, and eel· <brated filmmaker Ken Bums at 8 \ Prices vary for each show and series. �. .2l211..W.33.11.4 ..... 0 ...... 17 Memorial service for Charles Haynie set for Oct:8 A memorial ocrvice for Charles Alkinooo Hoynie,aretired UBiocluru and " " - adrninioltaliYe <XXJI'ilioatorilrlheunM:nily'sleo ThloloyCcllqje. will beheld from~ p.m. Oct. 8 in 280 Park Hall, North Campus. Hafnie, who tausht at UB for more than 30 )'1211 before his retirement last year, died July 20 in Hospice Bul&lo afttor a three-year battle with canCer. He was 65. Haynie came to UB in 1969 to teach experimental courses in Tolstoy Colleg<--<>ne of the uni>ersity's residential toUeges of ·the 1960s and 197o.--.nd soon became known as a voice of the leftwing~oncampusand in the Bul&lo area. He was one of the "Faculty45"-W:ultymembersarrat<d during an anti-war sit-in in Hayes HaU in 1976--<md was a re-' form Democratic candidate for the Buffiolo Common Council in 1979. A lectum-in 1he Social Scicnas Interdisciplinary Program, Haynie tausht such <XlWJ<S as "Statistic.s for Social Sc::icnoes,...Amman l..dt" and "American R.eactionary Mowments." He also senod as the progron's undergraduate adVisor and was an afli1iatc ofthe Environment and Society Institute. Rolhonberg's 70th llrthcloy Saturday . P-.y ~=:..~Sao<ring 29 " " ' -· 4 p.m. F...r.lor"""" lnformotion, 64S.J810. -a... -· UB vs. Control M khlgon. UB So.dium, North~ 7 p.m. Sl2. S10, SB and free for students with 10. - s t -. NH<olous I<Moposos, ~Well Center. 10 ~.;...w=..6-~U:,~.m. ko..apasos, 834-2335. Sunday Women's Socc:er UB vs. W SUite. RAC F6ed, North Campus. Noon. Free. F~. Monday, October · ETC Technology Woo1ullops lntrodudionto-5.5. 212 capen, North Campus. Nooo-2 p.m. F.... ISSS-shop ~toof<nduatc~~· lntematioNI""r.:n. ond Sddar - Thursday 4 ETC TochnolovJ Woo1ullops Advonced Multlrnedlo. 212 Capon, North Campus. Noon·1 :30 p.m. Fl'ft. ETC TochnolovJ Woo1ullops Photoshop: Loyon. Section A, Part 11. ;Media ruff. 212 C.pon, North Camf!us. 2-4 p.m. Free. .. I 31 capen, North Campus. 4 ~~~-=WO<mOtioo, 64S.22SB. Physks CGIIoqulum Turung...p • Quoskrysul. lufoan 2 ~ concwt Bog Sorles-Concort I. Sle< Concert Holll.obiJy, North Campus. Noon. - · Spomcood by Dept. a/ MuOc. For r'1'Wn WorTNtion. 645-2921 . Ubr..,._....., UGL IOI : - . . o . Sicllls.EricAcr«. 127 Copen, North Campus. l c2:30 p.m. ~~~~2943, ext. 23S. ETC Technology Woo1ullops lntrodudlon to Photoshop, Section B, Pwt I. iMedia Staff. 212 Capen, North UB TECH 2001 . Alumni Atela Main Gym, North Campus. l-6:30 p.m. Free. . ,...... ...,...._, - Autumn " Wont by po1/o.r Jos<ph No<mon bon dUplay through Oct 28 1n 1he Andenon Golle<y, Mortlia )adaon Ploc.t, Buffalo. c.ry hours arr 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. w.dneodoy ttvough Salutday and lrom 1·5 p.m. on Sunday. _ _.,._lorthe pmothouldhold-dcbaand .........,_;,_ -..._... lunhor1nfonnodon oxcNrces once the The_\_.....,. ... 1'111Mnwbn CorWonctrMI-- ::~~~cz: iU own area of~: • l.odtwood Memorial Ubnl)l, North ~ wiH mount exhibitloru d vill)li"91hemes. One wHIIocus on 1he experiences d ~·s ethnic-minorities and their exporionces allhe Pan Amoricon Exposlllon; anolhef, "Food, Orin!< and Eoling •• 1he ·~ ~;.\.~~~"'""" di>lme food and drink served at the lllologkooi Sdonca - . . from Canada and latin~. that ~ shown at the Pan Am. It also will :::.=..c:-~~ Gollnkl<, Dept. a/ BiologOI Scionc<s. 22S Naturol Sdonces Complex. North C1mpus. 3:45 p.m. Free. Tole Poems lo<lhe _ . . ,, J«<>m< ~. 438 Clom<ns Hal, North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For fnCiif"e lnfonnation, 645-3810. Sth---.gh .._ =~=-~~s. Hmds, dir. a/ nunlng ...,..rrll, St Jude 650 American artists, as well1s artists ~~U:!:tTtn!"~ contributed to the ewe-an mis m sctnt! of the Pan Am. ~~~~~ .. . The Chotles B. Sean Uw Ubrny kl O'Brian Hall. North " " ' - · will approach· the Pan Arn ~I ~~on surrounding 1he .,....... lrialond execution a/ Jl'O'idenlial au.usm Loon Czol!josz. ::-n;;,g'S'~~~ ~~~: 3~':""" lnfonnollon, Sally • The Science ond Enginoeri"9 Ubnl)l (SEL) mCopen Hall, North C.mpus, will pros<nl exhlbiU on 1he ~tollon a/ electricity, chemistry and •rchitecture at .._ !Khnolagy and indusuy. ........ _ ~~~~· AJion HaM, South Campo$. 7,30 p.m. Reservatioru required; on WBFO, 829. 6000. Exhibits ~t,~=~show • Boch ond Alrian drumming _,. among the musical entrees at the P,an Am, ond 111e Music Ubnl)lm aa;ro Han. North Compus. wil exhi>i!texu and docurneonts reLated to its extensiYt musical programs. tt also wnt present _ illostntions of the Pan Am's Temple of Music and other concert wnues as well. • A bul~-probing .set drca 1901 is just one of the items contempc:nneous with ~= 7orc:=::!f:m~~64S· 2231 . ~= ~~r:. ~J~38·p~:: ir· Weclnescloys •t 4 PI.US McNulty Chair/ Center for the A.metials Residency In Celebration of -- ~In" =z~::~:=., U B I, Detroit I Sophotnof'es Patrid< 8eddey and M;~o: Geller comb;ned .,. us·, 1ono p1 sa 19 1nto the pme u the Bulls and Detroit plored .., • 1-1 ~ tie Sundzy aftemoon. Detroit\ Eric Scott opened the scomc with on unUsisted pat the 3~7 marit a/the fi"t half belon! 8eddey sc<>Nld his lirn pi of the season off a header from Geller to de: the game. The acore stOOd. as nekher team coukt """'the bode of the net lor 1he final61 :41. The Bulls, ..no outshot 1he TIQnl 19- 12. had _,... cpponunities lD end the pme .. the second extended period u they fitodllve , _ that landed just wide of the net. Brian Wozniak had strof1C pme 1n b-lhe 8uls with twO ...... WOMEH'S UB l , Kent State I Sophotnof'es o..on Russell and N;cole Olsuwsld ~ pis I:fYI apan 1n the second half lD propel US lD a 3-1 victory ,_.. Kent Sou 1n its 11m M.'.C matdl oflhe rear on Sundzy. UB """"""' lD 2-).4 (I~ M.'.C) on the ...son. US's &nlly Russell opened the sc~ 1n the 11m half wllon she knocbd a pou from ....,.. Paula Sinclair post 1he Kent Sate p~oooper: Howe.-. the Golden Auhes didn\ waste"""'~ Cannd respondod wilha pi a/ her own 29 seconds laut: The score remained tied undl Emly's twirHister, o..on. put 1he Bulls on top b- aood a the 64:18 marl<. Olsuwsld. ..no assisted on o..on Russells pl. !hen tadced on ano1her us p1 just.,..... a mil'll.lte tater to defbte the GokSen Rashes' hopes. ).d>r &nlly COO< had a strof1C pme 1n plb- tho Buls,as she reccrdod '""'" -.US ouahct Kent S.....I7-IS,and hold a JIW'< ecjp1n comorlddcs (4-2~ .. ........., Obituaries A . . . . . - -.Ice held Sunday in the Unitarian Univ=alist · , a longChurch, 695 Flmwood Ave_, Buffalo, for ILRoy E. (Lee) s~ time BuffiW News editorial writer who ~wsued a serond a journalism instructor at UB. Smitl>died SepL 13 at the W<inberg Campus in Amherst after a shon illn<SS. He was 82 . Smith, whohassufferedastrok<in July,beSan teaching at UBin 1988 afttor retiring from 1M BuffiW News in 1985 after a nearly 40-~ car=. He senod as an advisor to 1M Spearvm, UB's student newsf,aper, until his "serond" retirement al the end of the Falll999 semester, althousb he officiaUy left the university Dec. 20, 2000, wanting to "go out with the millennium.• · Smith also taught at severnl other Buffalo-area cblleges, including Rosary Hill-now Daemen CoUeg......OO Canisius College before moving on toUB. Smith r=ived a bochelor'sdegree. magna rum laude, fiom CityCollqjeof New York and a master's degree in journalism from Ollumbia UniYersity. He was a life memberoftbe National Conferenc;., of Editorial Writers, a past president of the Greater Buffalo Chapter of the Society of Professional journalists (Sigma Delta Chi) and a past vice president of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild. Elsie Estrada Pacheco, counselor Eble Estnd.o P.meco, • retired senior rounsdor with the Center for ~ea;,...~~~rodu~:~::~:? """"' by Moun Sords, • Romonlan- ~occer MEN' S ~~~ry~~%~S:t,tth • The exhibit to be mounted by the ETC TechnologJ _ . . . . . ,, -In tNs ~-ofatHecla."Lio:ow...,.....~asa-.-had - - a n d " " " " " ' ..no-..alloaod dncdybythe....,.. oiSep<.ll , and our"""""" and,._.- been wid1 them as wolas 1he victtro." Evotylhl"9 m ..._..,, Keep; 09 ,..,.. Healthy at the PiVl American ExpolltJon." tt will focus on the enormous tiUk faced by Pan Am medtcal director ~I Park in protecting the txposttion visitors from contagtous disea~ food contamination and unhygienic facilities. Campus. In its exhibit. •Birth, Death and Wednesday T h e - \ - muclles"' ~ Sate andY..._ Sou also_.. ancelod. 'We looldat INs;, 1he resume ow..-_......,.. the propor time "' por . . , _ "' ~ or !J>COd1.' Dkl Bob LeRoy Smith, Spectrum advisor Capen Hill wilt present an exhibition lilled, "land. lust ond Munl<r. N> ~ a/.HO!oric o..ds Done a.u OUic:tml's HospilJII, Memphis. Center for Tomorrow, North Campus,. 4:30 p .m. Gu~Ur- a.--Auto """"'""' lllxnesterbest"'''"' Pot ~.::_;ro~..nlha~ Campus. 2"" p.m. Free. TKhnkal Job F* 1he""" North Campus. Gololy hoo.n . . 10 un.to S p.m. Tuedoy, 10 o.m. to B p.m. -...doy llwough Fridoy and 11 1.m. to 6 p.m. on .s.ttr'diy. ~=~~~~te 3:30p.m. Free. - . . . , . .... PLUs Tuesday :::~~~~~ Deporlmert Gololy, B4S 1n 1he c.nt...lcr - . , lleolsltiPg ...,..... p ....~ Exposition" "Illuminations: Revisiting Buffalo's Pan· Arnerian Exposition," I series of cdl.txntM, Of\--site lind on--fine . . - . produc<d by 1he u~ Ulnrios ond Special Collealons ilu>!nling 1he wlwral and hislorical underpinnings d Buffak)'s 1901 Pan Amoricon Exposltiorj. k on cl!sploy through Sop!. 30 1n 1he 6b<ari<s 0C10U 30 <ir. ----tNs--- .... ~- poo<poned <niT~ and the UB~_,..cld no< ponldpoal1n the 01*> ~.._..on Sob.nlop.wltil- c:analod. Tho women's ~team did not f"'l"'dpdm 1n the lJnl.wWty of ~ c:o...q,Tournornent,nordid the,_\""'""_, lOb Calendar Men's Soccer UB vs. BowNng Green. RAC North Cllmptn. 2 p.m. frM. ThoUB-""""'""'1n rosponso!Othe....-oiSopC. ll , cldnot...._1nmonyofthe ........ - l o r - Tho UB otlvmfloccW~. ICMdulodlor Soordor •West --~Tho two schools oro~ "'lind on Queens.. b - .. by Barbatll S..b Nevorgold ond Poggy Broola Bertram. and will celebnte the accomplishments ol AfriG~ WOI'1lefl of Western~ York from the pos1. f>""::"l ond future. \ Academic O.Velopmenl Services/Equal Opportunity Program. died Sept I I in her home after a long battle with diabetes. She was 72. Her family said she had received more than 70 awards and certificates of honor as a leader in the Hispanic community. She \o\'Orked in tht CADS/EOP program for 24 )'":lrs. retiring as a senior counsdor in 1995. Born Elsie Brimm in Puerto Riro,shelost herparentswhen shewas)<lUllg. and her grandparents moved ber and her siblings to Buffalo. She married Antonio Estrnda and settled in Lackawanna, raising,...,., dlildrm. She studied to becom.a registered nurse, and worked as a surgical nurse at Children's Hospital for I0 yean before getting another degree. She worked for Oisis Services for""> yean before joining UB as a rounsdor. �Bj ~arlaa s.ier21.2111Jfilt33.1o.4 6 p.m. F.... Sponsorod by tho Thunday, September =·&~Alumni 20 Ufe Wortuhop Roluollon Tochniquos to --015· Cent<r '"' Entropronourial information, 64S-3000. ~of Or.. :=~~riend. Diagnostic-.. massage th«apist and IKensed Research p.m. Fr... Sponsorod by Offoco of Student Unions & Activities. Criteria for TMD: Rei and rboch, Volldlty. Richard assoc. prof., Dept. ol Oral ~~~~.s{,!lu;re· Eduutlon Seminar. lmplkaUoru of Children of Ofvorce for our EduutJonal ~e:tt~~~~ University Inn and Conference Corner, North Forost Road, Getzville. 8:30-10 a.m. S25. Sponsorod by Urban Education ~~~~~rE::~~ Series. for more information, Ken Kraemer, 645-6642, ext 1159. F•ll 2001 Training~ ~~=-:=~· Bridges Between Roso~ and Pra<tlco. Nancy Smyth, School d Social 'Nark. Center for Tomorrow. North c~ /;'1~! Fc;..m.J/!oo Studies and Trakltng. For more infOI'lTiation, 64>6140. Wednesdays at 4 PLUS lecture: Pound, Olson and late Modernist Didactkbm. Alan Golding. 4 38 Clemens, North Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more information, 64S-3810. ISSS Wortuhop H-1B VIsas: An Information Session. Maria Roscigliono, lntomatlonal Student and Schotar Servk:es: 31 Capen, North Campus. 12:30 p.m. Fr... Sponsorod by lntematlooal Student and ~ar Servk.es. For more infonnation, M.S-2258. ISSS Wortuhop =~:;..~~"' acMsor, International Studelt · and Scholar Sorvicos. 14SC SWdont Union, North Campus. ~~:;.~~ . Scholar s.Mces. For """" information, 64.>2258. ~~~s}':t"t ETC TKhrtology Worlllhops ~lo .c~l:n"/:"c!',E~~~ 1 :~.m. Free. ..... School Meeting t..w Alumni Board of . ==.;!,~~Jo. t2:1S p.m. S16. For moro information, Ilene F~schmann, 64S-2107. Friday 21 pl&ct: on fampus, or for off-cDmpus events where UB groups are prin<.lpal ~wn. Ustlngs are due no later than noon on the Thunday pre<:ctlng publkatlon. UstJngs are on ly oc:cepted through the electronic submlsdon form for the online UB Calendar of Evenh at <http:/ I www.butfalo .edu/ ca lendar/ login:>. Becau'e of ~p .tc e limitations, not all events In the ele-ctronic cale nci .tr will 1M' Included In the Rc:rHJTtPI Campus. 3:30p.m. Free. lllologluiSdencosChromotln llomodolng .... ~~~P<tmon. ~~~':'.c':~ mor. informatJon, 64.>2982. Monday 24 UfoWorllshop ~ to Expect at a Job Fair. ~~ Nemeth, senior associate, Offico ol Caroor Planning and l'tacomonl H>-£ Studoilt Union, North Campus. Noon-1 ~onhso~ed~h~/t:~ Frei!. ~. 64>-6125 . ·Univ. :'~~~~~~eno, of Virginia . 280 Park. ~lo>ophy and Rornanoll Fund. ~/Topology ~IJon In the Brald Group, Part 2. William Monasco, Oopl of Mothematics. 122 Mathematics Building, North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Free. .... 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[onya ~=-~,~~<;:~~ ~~~. l'hyslac......- ll.rtJngs for events tBing Und. Ylllem Me-.t llun Undo Yalem Memorial Run !SK). Alurmi Mna. 10 a.m. S10 11--'ll.ecture Consensus, Ethks and Politics ~Me~':~ ~.m~.~c~J;.ol ~S:.~~~~~eand Center for the Arts. North Campus. 4 p.m. S12 gonoral, S5 st.udents and senion. For fT'K)fl! mtormation, 64.S-AATS. For rT'I()(e information, Ufe p.m. Free. Ont.rio. 422 Fronczak. North - . o..olopmonl Contor, 64~. ~•.64S-612S . ETC Technology -shops "Introduction to HTML 212 . Capen, North Campus. l-4 The llrpo<t<r!"'biW... For """" information. Leodonhip UB studonU. • fJic Acroo, 64S-2943, oxl 23S. ._..sloccw UB vs. Aluon..RAC Field, North Campus. 7 p.m. F,... - - . y o lit 4 PlUS Talk: Isn't the Avant ..c.-de =..~ond/as ear-Folr ~& '--Schoof Fair. Alurmi Mna. North Campus. 36 p.m. For"""".,.,... malion, St<Yo ~. 64>-2231 . me. - ~~~~lion. Butfalo .•8 p.m. Free. For more ETC Todonologr Worllshops Wob Design & Archlteduro. 212 Capon, North Campus. 34:30 p.m. Free. Information, 64.>3810. l'hysla ~::-"' Saturday Using Tlm<-Reso!Yed THz ~~S)to Troinlng Contor, downtown 8uffalo. 8 o.m.-5 p.m. S260. . Sc>onsorod by Western Now Yorl< Tod>nology Dow:lopmont PhotoconductMty In Bulk ~tho 22 Cent<r. For""""information. 636-3626. th;~~- School. 225 Nallnl Sdonces Complox. North Campus. HS p - a t tho 5outhom Tl>otonl'loteoulnforrodfrom c.rm.a. Gar7iono, Dopt. ol E.arth & EfflmU. Sciences. Unlv. o! Rocheste<. 216 Nallnl Sdonces Complex. North Campus. 3:4>- ~~~.,. Endowmtnts. For more information. Dopt. ol Geology. 64S-6800, oxl .610t . Fos\or C._,..try Colloquium Towards Artifidal Antibodies: Protein Surface Recognitl9n 0)1 Synthotk R..:optors. Andrev~ 0 . Hamilton, Yale Univ. 20S Natural Sciences ComP'eJI, ~· ~"~~. Rust Matoriab ond Nanapanklos. Charles Schmuttonmaor, Oopl r.=b~~=:. f3o 2 l.w·School ear- Folr t..w School Career FAir. O' BNn Hall. 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Lif~ Workshops, Ufo Wortuhop Student Acttvities: ~n~=~ if~uion '"'.job. 8ob =~:...~ S~t Union, North Campu>. l-4:30 p.m. Froo. Sponsorod by · Office ol Student Unions & Activities. For more information, life Wortcshops. 64>-6 t 2S. Chemlc.r Engineering to ~~~n;:'tfa~~a~~:sor, counselor ' _ 28 . ,.... =~~':'~'f3s~. Semlluor ~~:Cct~~n Unsolved Problom. Robort H. PeltM M r • •~p,_ llnio· J.06 · "'"'ir \ 1--Ut..-.turo ond ~d"'~so~ North Campus. Noor>-1 p.m. Women's Soccer US vs. Miami. AAC Field, North Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Wednesdays at 4 PlUS ~~k, ~.:=tt.~ust Rodriguo.z. Allen HoD, South Campus. 8 p.m. S4 memben; SS students and seniors; 16 ~~l ~more mformalion, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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The surprise anniversary celebration, held Sept. 24 in the Student Union lobby, was organized by the Office of Student Affairs. ~... f!cro>r ............ boiS Ill tho . . . . COINNIIIIIyfor _ , . . . UB receives $7.3 million NIH grant Clinical study to look at effect ofperipdontal treatment on heart-disease risk •1 LOIS IIAilU Contributing Editor T HE university has received a $7.3 million, three-year grant from the National Insti t ute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to plan and conduct a pilot study for a clinical trial of the impact of peri· odontal disease treatment on p~ ­ vention of second heart attacks. • The three- year dfort, involving five centers. will set the stage for a definitive dinicaJ trial on a larger scale of the relationship between pe· riodontal infection, which affects 75 percent of Americans. and cardiovascular disease. Roben J. Genco, chair of the Department of Oral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine and a SUNY Distinguished Professor, is principal investigator on the grant. UB is leading the study, which also involves the University of North We a.-. pleased that the institute has . having the data nea.s..ry to suggest recognized the g=t potential of this that treatment of gum disease or any Carolina at Chapel Hill, Boston work and provided the funding." infection will.-.duce heart disease." University, Kai= P=nancnte/Or· Genco said the grant"providcsan The grant will allow Genco and egon Health Science University and opportunitf" to bring the basic re- co:.. investigators to assemble the the University of Maryland. search we have been doing at UB on team of cardiologists, periodontists, ' We are extremely pleased by this periodontal infection and its poten· epidemiologists. infectious-disease $7.3 millioo grant from the National tial effect on the risk of h<art dis- spcci.alists, biostatisticians, .-.search Institute of Dentaknd Craniofacial <as< and stroke into the .-.a! world nurses in periodontics and cardiolResearch in support of this of the clinic." ogy, and data manager.; necessary to groundbrealcing study," said Presi· "If we find through this pilot carry out a full -blown periodontal dent WiiJiam R. Grei ner. "Bob study that keeping gum. disease in intervention trial. Co-irM:stigators, all from UB. ...., Genco haS long been a pioneer in . check appear> to lessen the chana.-s the field, and we ar• delighted that of a second cardiovascular incident, Maurizio T.-.visan.pror..,;oranddlair this grant will allow him to put to- we will be justified in proposing a of the Department of Social and Pregether and lead this distinguished large-scale clinical trial that should ventive Medicine and interim dean of multi-institutional research team." provide definitive answer.; on there- the School of Health Related Prof<>· Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi lationship between these two sions; Susan Graham, associate professorof medicine; Sara Grossi, dini noted that the ~rk has the poten· chronic conditions. tial of identifYing a new risk factor " lfthestudyispositive, t~ll ·ve cal assistant professor of oral biology; for heart disease, ..one that is treat- us one more weapon in the ha Joscj>h ). Zambon, professor of peri· able and thus will have a profound against heart disease," Genco said. odontics and endodontics, and Paola impact on the health of Americans. "However, we are a long way from c-u-..~- ,...1 UB posts highest enrollment in 7 years By SUE WUETCHU Rq>Ott«Ed~O< HE university.has posted its highest enrollment in almost seven years. markedly increasing its graduate-student population and pulling in one of the most acadentically talented freshman dasscs in year.;. Based on an ..enrollment snapshot" taken on ScpL 21, a total of 25,838 students are enrolled at UB for the Fall semester, an increase of slightly molt' than 1,000 from the Fall 2000 figure of 24,830. The figure reflects a 2 percent increase over the SUNY enrollment target of 25.300. T to 8,548, which Sean P. Sullivan, vice provost forcnrollmcnt and planning. called "the third-highest graduate enrollment in our history." "Obviously, we'"' delighted with this fall's cnroUmcnt numbers," said Provost Flizabeth D. Capaldi. "This outcome is a result of much hard work by many people here at UB. particularly Vice Provost Sean Sullivan; Regina Toomey. associate vice provost for new student ~t ­ ment programs, and Katharine Ferguson. associate vice provost and director of graduate recruitment ser- st udmts," hesa.id vice;;. They and their staff member> dents, he said, .. and the literature shows that better students persist to the d~ree , both faster and more continuowly, than do those that are are to be commended for doing an In addition to the total mrollmcnt target, UB met or exceeded slightly outstanding job," Capaldi said. The enrollment number> "strongly SUNY targers for freshman. transfer reflect the strategic enrollment plan the university has set out to achieve and graduate enroUme"ts. In pa r· ticular, th e universit y increa sed grJduate enrollment by 5 percen t over tht· Fall 2000 figu re, from 8. 147 While th• actual headcount of the rr..hman class feU slightly from last y•ar-from 3,059 to 2,997-th• number of continuing/returning students rose by 8 percent from Fall 2000, from 10,052 to 10,813. Sullivan attributed the increase in retention to efforts in first-year prograinming. such as UB 101, as well as personalizing adviscmcnt scrvi= by moving advisement into the in dividual units. "We'"' just trying to pay that much mou attention to over the ne.x1 three years as articulated in its Memo randum of Understanding" with su"ry·said Sullivan. UB also is attracting better stu- not as well prepared." But, Sulli van no ted, UB has J n "aggressive goal th at we're a lo ng way from" o f 90 pe rcent retentio n of s tud e nt s from freshman to sophomore year, a substantial increase from the current figure of 84.6 percent. In descnbing the high quality of th• freshman class, he pointed out that the class has the highest mean composite SAT scou for enrolled regular-admit fresiunaJ>-1156, up six points from FaJ12()()()-...since the SAT score methodology was changed in 1996. Of this fall's entering firn. time &.shmcn,37 .89 percent...., part of the "most sdcctive" group of the SUNY sdectivity matrix-minimum high school grade-point av.rage of 85 and minlmum SAT score of 1100to 1300.dependingon GPA. Another 44.19 percent fall into the .. highly selective" category, w1 th a minimum GPA of 80 and a mimmum SAT score fro m 1000 to 1100. Sullivan said UB has achieved the highest percentages of students m ConUM!oed Oft paee 2 �21 ~aa~ ll*t211nt33.11.5_ ' J. Gayle Beck, professor of psychology, is an expert in panic · ..................... =-~ and anxiety disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.· ~c.~ . . . . . Miilllllllc..'\Oc- ..... _.,.lltholda ~ _ p,m.......,lntOl~ -c:..-n.--..,._..., Hllm . . •lhe £nwlluo c . . \ 5opL 11 .-.g. butlhe - . g - -'*"IDiho- -,.Yon lhoiMJrld T.... Cenlil{ ond lho I'WIIagon. T,.,.,...s Ill< wtl foaa on prefonod lfJIXOOChos to daigning IMngloclllles. ThopnlgiWTi b oponto ol .....-, ql tlie UB community. for ,.,.., lrlonnotion, oorWkt ""' &r-.. c.nte-. 829-2271 . Benefit CDnCert planned Tho Bulfolo Ch;p. ond lho Royol Pitches, Ull's mole ond f<mlle 1 ~groups,wil presont o concort to benefit !he Ml'CA Oisoste' FW1d ond ""' Amerlcon Red Cross It 7:30 p.m. Solutdoy In Slee Concert Hoi, North~ • ii S711lr,_ n - S10IIlrlhe_..pt~~c. wtl bo-.le • lhedoor. Korean artist ID perform Ko!eonloomungo -lin ti Kim wtl .,....ntohecmoort•8 f>.ll\.Oct.ll lnlolrd-Holl. 2SO lolrd Hill. Tho pnl!lllnl. - c.m,;u.: - llal\wtlbo ~-ond__ _ _ plltdo ...._..,....llldaaa....,.......,...,... , .-. ..111p011QIIIrln _,..-.qaUibyKim -............. ................. ........................ . 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Within our current diagnostic framework, a trauma is an event involving actua1 or threatened loss of tife or personal int<:grity that one directly experienced that results in an emotional response of extreme fear, helplessness, terror, etc. This definition leaves o ut ..ordinary tragedies," such as miscarriage. By definition, PTSD refers to symptoms that have persisted for at least one month after exposure to a trauma. These sy mptom s include such things as intrusive thoughts and dreams about the trawna , avoidance of si tuations that remind one of th e trauma, emotional numbing, diffi c ulty concentrating, tr o ubl e sleeping, feelings of jumpiness, etc. We usu•lly think of - e ..:qulrlng PTSD from senfng In a war. Are there other kinds of tr.uma that can lead to this condttlon 1 Most certai nly. Rape is the most co mmon trauma to occur in women and carries a high risk for PTSD. Motor vehicle accidents also are an extremely co m mon trauma. In fact, here at UB I direct~ unique motor-ve:hicle:-accident clinic that caters to individuals who have: been invOlved in seriou s wrecks · and need help to work through the "aftermath of the trauma ... Other traumas include childhood sexual abuS., being "jumped," being in a fire, flood, etc. ~anfe and feeling anxious or )unipy. Who.,..- moot vulnerfor c1ewe1op1ng "sr Those who have had previow exposure to any trauma dtat threatened their physical or psychological integrity are most vulnerable to post-traumatic stress. These are people who have been victims of sauaJ abuse, physical assault, terrible accidents or of natural disasters-earthquakes, fires, floods, Wh,C.'• the dlff.......,e behurrica n es; tornadoes. They tween " S D - PoU Tr•ushould be particularly careful at matk Stress (PTS)7 this time beca~ there seems to Oinically, PTSD is a cobection of be a relati onship between PTS symptoms that last more than a( symptoms and a high total dosage month and are usually associated of exposu~ to trauma. with people who have witnessed or been the victim of .a traumatic What are some coping mechanisms that can· be used to event. Not enough time has passed deAol with "s llnltecl to the yet fo r PTSD to be diagnosed in a terrorist attadu 7 person affected directly by the terIf you are suffering from these rorist attacks o n the World Trade symptoms, try to manage them by Centpo:1l0d the Pentagon. PTS, on turning off the television. Viewers the other hand, is something we should be particularly concerned all are experiencing in the wake of about the continuing coverage on the attacks. Sy mptoms include CNN, MSNBC and Fox because it nightmares , in tr usive tho ugh ts tends to repeat the most horrifyand other ways in which we may .. re-experience.. th e trauma , ing film footage over and over again , and presents vivid descriptrouble concentrating, hyper-vigi- tions of victims jumping, buming, being blown apart ond P"'· sumptive talk about their last moment s on earth-aU of which arc likely to conjure terrifying and repetitive images in the minds of viewers. Another good way of proassing this information and diffusing its effects is by talking to other people, repeating stories and sharing feelings., fears and in formation. This may be done through public services, church groups o r groups o( fa mily, neighbo rs and friends. even with strangers. Also, I'd enco urage people to follow "healthy" coping strategies, like exercise and prayer, and mon itor them selves so that .. un healthy" coping strategies, like drinking a nd sleep i ng too much, don't get out of hand. "s H- long does laot7 How do you know It's time to lftk professional help? You know it's time to seek professional health when the symptoms of PTS have last<:d for a month and arc starting to get in the way of your normal lifestyle . Grant Muti, associate professor ofsocial and pr<Veltive medicine. Genco said the planning period and pilot study are intended to form the foundation for addini tive trial to answer the question: " If periodontal inf<ction is suppr«Sed by an anti-infective intervention, will this r.sult in decreased risk of heart disease! "It is important to answer this question in a dear and ddinitive fushion before any clinical decisions arc to be made to treat periodontal disease for general health reasons," he said The pilot clinical trial will begin after a nine-month planning and development period. It will include three groups of subjms: a group that will recei~ antJbiotic therapy directed to suppressing the local gu m in fectio n; a group that will receive local therapy plus treatment with the systemic antibiotic azithromycin, and a group that wiU recei~ standard dental ca"'. lated to periodontal infection. A total of 900 persons who hav.: periodontal disease and haY<~ one heart attack or are otherwise at high risk for a cardiovascular evmt will be recruit<:d for the trial by the five emtees. The pilot trial will be used torefine the infrastructure and 10 .... lector refine an intcrw:ntion protocol for the definitive trial, Genro said Epidemiological studies conducted at UB and elsewhere have shown an association betw=l various measures of poor dental health and ooronary disease, even after accounting for other risk factors. A 1999 study us, in g data Collected natio nwide through the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, for example, found that people wi!h the severest periodontal disease were nearly four times more likely to have had a heart attack than people with no periodontal disease. Genco's research team at UB, in one of sel!eral studies, assessed the presence of specific oral bacteria in heart-attack patients oom pared to healthy controls. The researchers r<!"-tionslu~een ~ection and atherosclerosis, as well as a specific link between.periodontal infection and heart disease," Genco said "Previous studies have established possible dfectiV< treatments of periodon tal disease, and it is possible these treatments may lead to fewer subsequent myocardial events in people at high risk for cardiovascular disease. "Our study is designed to select the periodontal treatment with the best chance of reducing the risk for heart disease." excellent students art seeing a UB education as a tremendous value-and this is exactly ~hat we will continue to stress in our communications with these students and t!J.eir parents," he said. .. We are building a new kind of supportive academic environment that will stimulate and prepare these students more effectively for their futun careers. "'We expect that o ur efforts to ·at - tract and sen-e these high-achieving students will result in higher retention and four-year graduation ratr:s in the yean ahead." Although Sullivan· said his oilier bears the ti~e of "enrollment planning," the univenity's recruitment effort "just doesn't happen without the oooperation of the entire univtt<ity." Faculty and schools are much more involved in the process than they were six or seven years agomeeting with students, advising students, recruiting students, he said .. The institutio n has come together reoognizing how=tial our enrollment outcomes are to both our financial health and our health in general as an institution," he said "Everybody is starting to realiu that everybody in this university has a role in enroUmcot management." The investigators will assess a risk factor for heart disease, the C-reactive protein, which also may be re- found that two periodontal bacte- ria-Ptnphyromoruu gingiv<Uis and 8tu:tmJitks foriyrhur-were associat<:d with a 25 and 3.0 increase in risk, respectively, of heart attack. Periodontal disease is oommon in the U.S. Seventy-five percent of the population suffers mild forms, while 2(}.30 pera:nt has more~ forms, according to the most rOc.nt statistics from t& national health survey. ~is growing evidence of a Enrollment --- ~- -- -~ S.A.~ . a.- - these two groups sine< the matrix has been used to measure selectivity. Moreover, UB received the largest number of total freshman appli cations since 1989, he said. The ac ceptance rate for applicants is down to a 10-year low o f 68.9 percent, and the yield on accepted applicants of 28.7 percent is the highest yield in the past 21 years. "Our success demonstrates that \ �UB 1Oth most wired college University ranks well in survey by Yahoo! Internet Life .,. lU..UI GCIUiaAUIII Contributing Edito< TI univcnity is one of nation's top 10 most red universities, acrding to the latest Y•hoollntnmt Lifo (YIL) mapzine. UB is ranlcal No. I0 by the magazine. which each year makes the cril<ria for inclusion in the list ITliJtt difficult_ Last year. the 11lli-...nity ranlcal No.ll,upfromNo.47in 1999,the fust year that UB made the sur>ey. UB is the only 11lli-...nity in New York State that made the top 10 in this year's survey, which is viewed as an accurate barom· ettrofhawwiddycollegesand universities rn1bracr technol ogy in their approach to education. Volckrnar In nus. UB's chief information officer, said the distinction is the result of the university taking such chora as registration, grade rqx>rts, payrne>t and ...... buying axnpultl" equipment; its Web poges; its ability to (101 students arid professors to share in the best of the lnttmet by nurturing and supporting t<chnology acuss for aD educational endeavors, and UB's solid commitment to aD aspects of technical support-from bdp for computer· problems to human-taught onmpukr courser-so that studenu have the too!J with which to use technology most effectively. technology to support academic programs and services to our stu dcnts." lnnus said. "We provide the experience in the use of technology that~ students will be required to [use one< they be added. noting. for a ample, that UB this year is continuing. program begun _in 2000 that p1aas into the hands of ....-y one of UB's students and faculty and staff m<mbers the newost, ~ popular Miaosoft software on the market. ~e continue to invest strategically and to use technology effectively." said Innus. citing the fact that UB this year has tiraduate." W1f8D COll898S 2001 "an integrated and institution-wide app roach to technology. It's some• thing the whole institution. is doing." Accordi ~~t to the magazine's critcna, UB ranks highest in its overaJI technology infrastrudure. the pubhe compu ters it makt."S available to ~ tudents and the network that sup· poru them; student resources. such .1 ~ the use of technology to make 4uKk and rdati\•ely easy work of ~ Earning a special citation in the magazine's listing for UB was the New York Center fo r Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDll ) as demonstration of US's ..commitment to emerging technologies" because of iu emphasis on multidisciplinary use of virtual reality techniques. and UB"s in· ternationaUy known Electronic Poetry Center, which, it noted, "caters to left-brained e-poet.;:.-"We're pleased th.ft we've been recognized for a second year in a row as a national leader in the use of ~morethanaiOO- percent growth in the number of courses using coune-management softwue, which facilitates the use of technology for prof<SSOrs and students in courses. "'That softWare allows students to access course materials anytime, anywhere." he added. Additional investments in the archiving ofdearonic materials irnhe ~braries. pervasive Internet connec· lions for all residena halls and campus apartments, and the addition of new wireless capabilities for some arcason campus :ill further demonstrate UB's commitment to technologj•. Online evaluations planned By SU£ WUETCH£R Rtport~r Editor A pilot prOJect in wh1ch students turn in their No. 2 pencils and instead fill out course-eva luation forms online will be conducted this spring, with an eye toward campus-wide implementation in the fall 2002 se mester, the Facuhy Senate Executive Committee learned at' its Sept. 26 meeting. The computer program to be used would be simila r to one devel oped b)' John Eisner. associa te dean for information resou rces in the Sc hool of Den1al Medicine , for courses in the dental school. Peter"Gold, associate dean for generaJ education in the College of A~ and Sciences and a member of the Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Commi ttee, told FSEC members that the Eisner program, called CourseEval, was developed for u~ within a small school. It would have to be modified and expanded. for., use campus· wide, he said, since there is a potential for ll4,000evaluationseverysemester. Ronald Gentile, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Graduate School of Educapon and chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee, said thftt course tvalu· ations haVC' been an issue that his committee has grappled with for some time, noting the ." uneven rtsponses"received from students and the "unclear norms" of the paper evaluations now used across a wide variety of disciplines. Committee members had been skeptical about an online evaluation program, but after viewing a demonstration of Eisner's program last spri ng. he said, the committ ee has enthusiasticall)' recom mended that the sys ten~t' admi nistt>re<J campus-wide under the aegis of the new Office of teaching and Learnmg Resources. .. \'1/e are at a point where it seem~ to us a very good thing to do for the campus," Gentile said... It will not be easy, it will take some prac· tice and it will take some implementation tria ls. We're ready to see this move and I think the Provost's Office is ready to support it." Gold told FSE members that un· der the new system. students wouJd see the same evaluation forms they now set' on paper. only online. with the add iti o n of several questions common to all evaluations. Students \\'Ould receive an email notifying them that the evaluations for aU their courses were ready to be filled out o nline. Once students respo nd- and all responses would be anony· mous o nce they are filed , Gold stressed-they would receive no more email reminders. The new system would make it easier for farulty members. as well as broader groups. to download info<mation from the evaluations, be said. Gold said the program "should save more money than it oosu.• and should save time that onuld be better spent ·improving students' response rate. "which is pretty poor now.· he said. noting that in order to fill out a onurse evaluation, undergnduates must anend the class in which the evaluations are distnbuted. Senate Chair Michael Cohen said he would ask Eisner to present his program at an upcoming meeting 'Or the full Farulty Senate. In other busines;,' Joseph MoUendorf. professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and outgoing chair of the senate's Rt:search and Oeative Activity Comminee, pn"· sen ted the results of a recent survey of fucultv mcmbc.cn on research issues. The idea behind the survey, MoUendorf said, was "to try to find out what's on the minds of the fac- ulty with regard to research a"nd creative activity." He noted that the comm 1ttee hired Buffalo Survey and Research Inc. to review the survey for bias and counter a criticism leveled by some adfllinistrators, including Provost Eli,. beth D. Capaldi. Capaldi thanked Mollendorf for his willingness to modify the survey, noting that surveys are very difficult to prepare in order to gather useful, objective information. She ~id the survey would provide .. very useful base rate data, sinct it 's the first y<ar for both me and Jay (Turkkan, vice president for research ) and wt' want to work on all of the issues of concern to the faculty." "It gMs us .a good way to know what's on people's minds," Capaldi said "I think it would be good to use this as a way to measure where we are after awhiJe.-<lid we make progress?'" James Bono, associate professor of history, said he was concerned that a key questior>-what is reoearchisn't aslced at the beginning of lhe survey. "In a university as large and di verse as this., thert arr many diffe:rent conceptions of what research is. what constitutes research , so that whe~~ we begin to frame questions about research, we are very careful that we are going to puJJ in answers from people that identify with the kinds of questions that we ask," Bono said. Cohen instructed the committee, now chai red by John Ho, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Physics, to summariz.e ch e results of the su~y. 1dentif)' the top issues and develop recom men.dations for the senate. Alumnus brings artist to l)B _......,. _ _ _ _ ......, Normanandaselection of his worb are making a mum visit to UB this faU, thanks to the generosity of Rhode bland physician and UB alumnw Joseph Chazan and his wife, Helene. ·In addition to helping underwrite the onst of the exhibition in UB's Anderson Gallery, the Chazans are expanding the university's Norman collection ·by donating additiooallithograph.s--"Strange Fruit." "Notoriw" and " Kalka - Metarnorph~·-to the University Art Gallery. These prints will add to the portfolio of Norman lithographs that they donated last August. The Chazans' gifts to the university gallery are part of UB's $250 million campaign. Sandra Haller Olsen, director of the University Art Galleries. said UB is fortunate to have a g~ncrous donor "'so in.terested in sharing his collection with the students, faculty and Western New York au dience. .. (tis always important for art and art history students to have the opportunity to sec artwork by contemporary American artists and. even mo re important, to mtet and SJXak with the artist." The opening reception for the Nonnan exhibition will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Anderson Gallery. The reception originally was scheduleil for Sept. 14, but cancelled in recognition of the national day of mo urning for the victims of the terrorist attacks on the- World Trade Center and the Pentagon. GaJJery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and I·S p.m. on Sunday. The exhibition. which indudes more than 18 patntings. II drawings and 2S lithographs. is a return visit for the artist , who staged a very successful show at UB in August 2000. The current exhibitio n will run through Oct~ 28. Norman will attend the opening reception and will conduct .st"veraJ wo rks hops with children at Gateway-Longview lr1t .• a human service organization that prov1des comprehensive ca re and treat ment for children, youths and families. BrieD Nominations are sought for Distinguished Professors The Offlce of the Provost is seeking nominations of facuh.y mem bers for promotion to the ranks of SUNY Distinguished Teachmg Professor and Distinguished Service Professor. Nomina tions also are being sought for the Chancellor's Award3 for Excellence in Teaching . • The title of Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank m the SUNY system , is awarded b)' the SUNY Board of Trustees. It IS an order above full professorship. The Distinguished Service Professor must have achieved a repu tation for service-not only to the campus and the universit y, but also to the comm unity. The Distinguished Teaching Professor must have consistentl y demonstrated outstanding c.ompetence over a period of years and IS expected to devote a considerable proportion of time to curr icular reform and to ~~vement of instruction on campus. The Chancellor's AwarCl-{ecogni:u:soutstanding teaching w1th the primary criterion being an extensive r«ord of consistently superior teaching, as well as sound scholarship and service. Those wishing to submit nominations for any of these awards should contact the relevant dean's office for information and guidelines. The deadline is Oct. 15. SOM to honor McGuire ~ ~ chainnanofTheM<GuireGroup,hasbeen named2001 "Niagar.l Frontier Ex<culive of the Year" by the School of Management The award will be presented a1 the 52nd annual awards banquet of the School of Management Alumni Association, to be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Hyan Regency Buffalo. Established in 1949, the Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year award honors a resident of tht Niagara Frontier who has distin guished himself or herself in a career marked by urcutive success, a proven willingness to assume a leadership role in civic affairs and a demonstration of high pcwnal integrity. , McGuire is the (ounder and chairman of The McGuire Group. comprised of 26 companies involved principally in the business of construction, health care, commercial reaJ estate development, real estate management, financing, apartment projuts, condominium projects, shopping centers and industrial real estate. ln addition to his business enterprises, Mc:Guirr is a strong propone:nt and active participant in business and economic dt'velopment initiatives. He previously served aschainnan of the Greater Buffalo Olamber ofCom· mere< and the Western New York Eamomic Development Corporation. during which time he also served as director of the New York State Urban Development Corporation and Waterfront ~opmeru Corporauon for the City of Buffalo. �41 Repoa-. October 4.Z001/YoLJJ.Nn.5 I Waldrop says rescue workers need special attention as first-hand witnesses to horrors B RIEFLY ---...-? Wing for $EM Does ewryont ... ,.,.. Ill lhlt,.,.. u.. )'OU' <'**>' lllonlsto ~· -.y couoe- sw.-by pll1idpoling In the Cooloie -..eft ond Solo. to be held It,_, Oct. I l in the Student Union. A ponel ol aMbrity judges wil_.,._. t.ty treobondcloa:rmlnoUI'stop coolde- Coc*les ond coplos ol porticiplnls' reclpos wll be IOid to benolit SffA. • McnlnfOONIIiononthe boice-oil ond In entry fotm .... .....,__,...... . . . - online It lltlp:// der-ondfwnts.• Poetry reading rescheduled A reading by Korun poet Myung Ml K'tm, which WIIS an- celled due to the terrorist at· tacks on the Worid Trade Center and the P~tagon, has been re- scheduled "" Nov. 2. The reading. which I> port ol the Wedne5doys ot ~ PLUS Utefary series. wiU begin at noon In 120 C1omeru Hall. Series "'!!'nizon also have announced that poet Ann !Auterbodi's readK>g wiltolce pia<• at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11 1n ~38 a.m.ns.. The date ond tim< ol '!IF reading prinlod lnconeciJy on the ..0.. poster. CAS lecture set · So, wilat doe a 19111 ant1.W)' my5lbl poet 'ln<lartisl have 1n common with the nu1>11< babes ol ·s.x in the Coty"? Quite a bit. acCO!ding to Dian< Olrisliln, SUNY DiJdnguished T<ac:Nng """in the o.portm<nl ol Englah. In a public presentation on Oct. 15, Christian will •xplor< Images of erotic affirmation found in artist/poet William Blale's nude engf'3Ving. "Glad Day: and in the ~otic persona of actress SarJ Jessica Pa'*er in the HBO , "S.X and the City.• Christian's talk. the second in the 2001 ~2 Colleg< o1 Arts and Sciences Lecture series, will take pia<• at 8 p.m. 1n the x-,;ng Room ol the Cooter for th< Arts on the North Campus. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendi~ to the \ The~wdcomel<ttefs from ITI<ITibon ol the lJnMnity corTll1ll.rity COf1li'O<Oting on iU stori<s ond content. Lettm should be limited to 100 ......ts and 11\1)1 b e - " " sty!< ond ltngth. Lettm must Include the writer's"""'"' address ond a daytim<! ~ nurri>erior -!Clition. 8ecouoe ol.p.a, limitltiont, the /lq>orf<rannot publish alll<ttefs . -. They must be rec.<Md by 9 a.m. Mondoy to bo oonslciOred for public.aUon In that.....tc's issu.. The /lq>orf<l' prelm thati<ttefs boreaM!di!IKtronic.allyat <WUddw:; 'l1 rr Jctdu>. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job listklgs'fof proi<SSionl~ ~ ...rcn. foculty lnd cMI ..,. ~ compotiti¥< and non<Otnp<li~ con. be K cessed via the Hum1n ResotJ<US s.Mces w.b sit< at <hltp:/1.- -alo•.-thn/• -/ >. Rescuers are among disasters' victims ay CHIIIST*E VIDAL ContnbuMg Edotor HILE the nation stared aghast at television screens and listened in horror to radio reports of the Sept. I I attack on the World Trade Cen· ter and the Pentagon, a VB professor list<ned to events unfold with a gut-wrenching familiarity. E>eborah Waldrop, assistant pn> fessorof social work, was social work director at Oklahoma Oty's St. An· thony Hospital on April 19, 1995, when a truck bomb exploded in front of the Alfred P. Murra h Federal Building. Located roughlyfiv<blocks from thedisaster,SLA.nthonywason the front line of rescue efforts. She learned first-ha nd the impad such a tragedy h'as on rescue workcrs responding to the crisis. While a great d eal of atten tion is W "Critical -i ncid.nt stress-reactions don 't happ<n right away. At first, the rescueworkersarejusttrying toget through the disaster," Waldrop said. "But what they see is horrendous. They see ..,vered limbs and broken bodies. You can1 just walk away from that." As rescu• efforts stretch into days and weeks, wor'-'rs begin to cxpe· ri<ncc physical and anotional rue- paid tQ th e victims of calami tous tragedies and their families, the resambulance crews, emergency per- In the first days of a crisis. she noted,rcscueworkersoperateon the autopilot of ad renaline and the d es ire to help. But a.:. sea rch efforts wear on, she added, people work ing at the scene experience an cmotional and physical toll . ingin thrirh<:ads. Thafsanormal reaction to an abnormal •v•nt." Waldrop <mphasized, "but they f<d Iikethey'regoingoutoftheirminds." Perhaps the most important thing rescue workers can do to cope, she said, is talk. "Ifs really important for them to talk about what's going on-what has happened. how they're f<ding. what symptoms they may b< cxpe· rirncing." Waldrop said. "Saying it out loud makes it real. These folks need the mutual support, theknowledgethatthey're not alone, they're not abnormal and they're not losing their minds." StJ<ss reactions don't happen in a straight line, either. Rescue workers maybe needed fo r months,;Jnd tend to experience emotional peaks and valJeys as rescue efforts continue. "It 's like a reverberation-waves of emotions are going togo through rescuers and thrir families," she said. It's important to remember that cue wo rkers-fi refigb ters. police, sonnel, hospital staff and other.;also are victims. Witnesses to nearly unimaginable horrors, those in volvedintherescuer,oftcnneed help to deal with what they have seen and experienced, Waldrop said. "They may lay down at night and see the images of the tragedy replay- reactions 10 the tragedy are going to Waldrop wltneued flnt-Mnd t he horrors rescue wortten face. vary among individuals. she said. " How people deal with the lions, she said. Symptoms may b< physical (nau - trauma dopends on their past his· tory, as well as how dose they were to the scene when the tragedy hap- sea, fatigue, headaches, profuse sweating), cogni t ive (con fusion . night mares, hypb-vigilanc.e, poor conce n t ration), e m otiona l ( fear, guilt, depression. agitation ) an d/or behavioral {withdrawal. restlessness. pacing, appetite ch anges) . pened, what role they played in the rescue efforu a nd how sustained thei r efforts were," Waldrop said. "Not everyone will react the sam e." Mem bers of the m en tal h ealth commu nity will need to be vigilant about subt le symptoms rescue wo..U.. may b< showing that indicale d<q>er probkms. "Tragedies lik•'this can push trauma buttons for people with past problmu," she said Mmtal h<alth prof.,.ionals rieed to keep an eye out fo r p«>ple who 'may b< losing . touch with reality and exhibiting sympti>ms such as hallucinations or self-destructm- behaviors. o.bricfing>-<losed-door,confidrntial sessions where trained leaders h•lp guide rescu• workers through what they' .. cxperimc<d, encouraging th<m to verbaliu and P""""" whafs happen~ vital tothewdl-beingofpeoplewhohav< to fac:t th• horror of the rescu• efforts day after day. o.briding isn't therapy, Waldrop stressed. "It's people who wer~ in a similar situation coming together to talk and process what they've lust experienc.ed," she said. Following the Oklahoma City bombing. Waldrop was part of a team that devt1oped a crisis-intervention plan used to help mo~ than I ,600 hospital employtts 0\nd oth~ i~ valved in the qay-1o-day care of bombing victims deal with their expcrienc<s. It is imporunt to her p<s· sonally, she said. to teach people how todea.J with the aftermath of d.isaster. .. 1realized that if there's someway I can help people deal with their reactions to this kind of event, then terrorists won't win. For me~ it was imponant to make good come from bad," Waldrop said. CIT urges installation of anti-virus software Recommendation comes in wake ofNimda worm's slowing of Internet t:affic By SU E WUETCHER Reporter Editor IT offic~:tls a rc strong!)' urgmg member.:. of tht> ca mpus co mmumt y to have anti -virus softw.m· installed o n theircomputcr worksta tionsin the wake of a n.-cen t rampage by the Nimda wom1,a "rogue" com puter wom1 that infilt rn tcd servers on C campusSept.18andslowcd lnlernet traffic to a virtual standstill. Although th e in fect('d st•rv~rs have been deaned and brought up to the latest pa tch levels--software bug ftxes intended to "patch .. the holes in the system exploited b)' the wonn-and anti-virw. deftnitions have been published that stop the spreact of imda, CIT continues to see the wonn erupt o n the network from com p uters that have no t been cleaned a n d pa tch ed , said Rick Lesniak, director of. Academ ic Ser- vices for CIT. "The real I)' big ques tio n is. who's looking after aJI the studen t computers?" Lesniak askt•d . He ca lled the imda worm "a rogue computer program writt t·n bv an In ternet terrorist, or network of crackers." The program, he said, 1s intended to take advantage of several Microsoft ~ftwarr vulnerabilitiQO "to spread itsdi COpiously on the Internet and to infest vulnerable systems." The wonn i.:. pnmari ly a1med at Microsoft Host Wd> servers that art' open to certoun vulncrabiht1cs, Lesmak said. TIH· worm does not affect co m puters that do not use Microsoft operating systems or soft \\'a re. such as Macintosh. Lmu.x or R._'<f, primarily because 9f its multifacet ed niodes of attackmass emailing, taking advan tage of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Host Web servers (Internet Information Umx.. Howt"Ver, mort:' than 90 percent of computers on campus arc M..icrosoft OS compult:'rs. he said. ~rvers that were at the latest patch lt'Vcls were immune to the worm, he Code sa~d, Server or liS ) and modifying system initialization files to allow for anony- but those below those lewis became hosts to a mass-mailing barrage with an attachmcnt"README.EXE" that was invisible to recipients. Once the mail was read by the in nocen t user--or even previewed in Outlook and Ou~ook Express---<he program attachment would gain access 10 the system, change system files and possibly open the C ciJi,as a network share-available fo r mous access., he said. Lesn iak said that the worm was detected in a vulnerable server at UB atabout9a.m.on~dwithin hours more than 20-servers~e in- fected and spewing email out to innocent victims. Additionally, people reading email were spreading the virus_ So by noo n , the campus anonymous network use. Vulnerabili t ies in internet backbone M ICroso " ft l ntemet ~=-=~~·_;:,~,.·~·.·~ '"' ~ ~ ~w:;.JO,jwas reaching sam~ Explorer also were s;;-....; •· .. - ·~-. ration and UB's exploited. connection to the Lesniak nott.-d that although the Internet was saturated. "The net effect was a choked net tcmlSoften are Used in terchangeably by the general public, there is a dif· wo rk where no data could pass," he said "Since UBalready has high level ft· rena· between a wonn and a virus. A virus infects individual computers of Internet use, this problem caused network stoppage." hy attaching itself to programs and data files, replicating itself on a hard dJSk dnve and then daniaging fib and caus mg system havoc, he ex plamcd. A wonn. on the other hand, 1.~ dt"Signed to infest a network of ~..omputers. moving from computer to compu tcr within a network and domg damJge along the \o\'<ly. Nimda IS by definitio n a worm, but it has a vtru.s component in which it attaches Lesniak said that as soon as CIT knew of the virus/worm, it alerted system administrators to remove their computers from the network and shut th<m down-"literally, pull the netWOrk plug to prevent further infection through the internet" Once the worm was contained for the majority of infected servers. CIT's next step was to identify it. otsclf 10 files to do damage, he said. Lesniak explained In fad , the Nim da worm is more v1ruJentthat other viruses that have hcen circula ting recently, such as Since UB's internet con nection was jammed-an d access to Web sites fo r companies that identify and \ provide remediation for worms and v1ruses, s uch as Symantec and McAfee. was unavailable-OT staff pftoned coUeagues at those companies and at other universities to as sess the nature of the NIMDA worm . By la te evening, Symantec had published some recommendations for how to remediate the worm and began to sen d out virus defini tion files for anti-virus programs to -prevent infection , he said. Two steps were required to remedial< each computer, Usr!iak said: bring the vulnerable software up to latest patch levds to plug the holes exploited by the worm, and then to scan and disinkct the computer using anti-Virus programs with the latest virus definitions to either quarantine or eradicate the infected files. He noted that VB hasasitelianse for Norton Anti· Virus, published by Symantec, that is available to down· load and install on work and hoine computers ... No one at UB should have a computer linked to th e Internet without this software,.. he said, adding that it's also distributed on the Tech Tools 2001 CD for students and faculty to usc. l.c:sniak strtssed that VB romputer users continue to be plagued by VI ruses and wonns on a rq;ular basiS. "For example, today I had two at· tempts to infect my system with the SirCam Worm, both detected and quarantined by the 'ort'On Anti-Vi rus software," he said . .. So, even though Nimda may have passed, many viruses/wonns continue. Vigilance is the onl)'4fOSWer." �October 4.2111/Yi.:13. lo.& 2001 SEFAcampaign.be.gins Terrorist attacks provide additional context for fund-raising .,. SUE WUETCHUI how many ties ihere arc (in West· 6cultyaboorbinga 30 J."'"""'l increase in their worldoads. Many United Way ~were in the same situation last wed<, McGtrthy added. "Over and over again as camV:Ugn chair, in these past few days! I've beard business after business tell me that they didn't know what to do, RtpOrtrr Editor <m New York) to New York City and LTHOUGH the official theme of this year's Slate Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) cam· paign is"Rt:cipe for Succcss."the ter· rorist anacks on the World Trade Cmter and the l'enlagon provided an additional context for those at· tending the campaign's annual kickoff event on Sept. 20. "As we begin our 200 I campaign for SEFA. we all think back to last Tuesday's events and the tragedy," Mary Gresham, vice president for pub~c service and urban alfain, dean of the Graduate School of Education and 200 1 SEFA chair, told unitliai· sons assembled in the Cmter for the Arts Atrium. "One thing I would like even to Wasbington, D.C.." she said. Many other United Way agencies volunteered their own counselors to man Crisis Services' phone lines, "which were Ughting up, and con· tinueto Ught up," she said. "Daily we ~---~--~~--~ and United Way age:ncks were there to help; she said, urging those who do not know which United Way agency us all to think about. .. is that the agencies rcpre;ented by the United Wa)' are agencies that deal with tragedy and distress year round. And in- McCarthy said that sinf< Sept. II, A to designate their money to channel it to the Community Care Fund, which provides money to smaller. lesser· known agencies. she•s hetn hearing people ask what they can do to help. "I'm here to tell all you good people at the Univmity at Bulfulo that you were there deed. this year in particular, they will need our support much longer than thiS week, or the end of the year be· cause people will be grappling with the resu1t;; for a long time.'' The liaisons-faculty and staff members who volu ntrer to lead campaign efforts in their individual units-ga thered to pick up campaign material s and learn more about how money raised during the ..::a mpaign makes a difference to lo..:alagencies and organizations suppaned by SEFA and the United Way. UB's goal this year is $725.000. The campaign raised $763.979 last )'ear, more than $60,000 above the goal of$700.000. With the terrorist attacks para· mount in everyone's minds, those attending the kick ·off t.'vent heard hm,• Un.ited Way agencies a rc rc· sponding to suppon those affectl-d by the tragedies. Katherine N. Lwebuga · Mukasa, associate director of Crisis Services, noted that her agency has been re· sponding to Western New Yorkers who have been directly •ffected by the events of Sept. II. "We forget to help: you were receive calls fo r our trauma response unit to respond to people who arc unable to get out of their cars to go into work beca~J.Se they're afraid to go into a tall building. .. I want you to remember, as you dig deep this year, that the needs are many." she told the liaisons. "' We have the ongoi ng needs that our agenci es provide for the people in o ur community, but we have in· creasing needs in terms of how we as a nation begin to address this ter· rible trauma that has affiided us." Ann Mc'Canhy, chair of the 200 I Buffulo and Erie County United Way Campaign and &rector of consumer affai" for Wegn1ans. pointed out that following the terrorist atlacks. Crisis Serviq5 experienced a 30 percent in· crease in the nwnber of calls it usu · ally receives. and that moot organiza· lions and businesses would ~ dif. there to help last week by vinueof the tremendoussuppon that you as an organization, and that you as individuals. haY< givplto the United Way and SEFA campaigns over the years.• President William R. Greinerech· oed McCanhy's remarks about UB's support to the Unjted Way cam · paign, noting that the universit y leads Erie County and Western New York in tcnns of its contributions to the SEFA campaign. UB has the most leadership givers-161 last year-among all institutions in Western New York, is the Jargt.·st employer·dormr in terms of the to· tal contributions of its employt."eS. contributes 38 percent of the SUNY SEFA campaign, and represents 8 percent of the staj.ewide SEFA cam· paign, Greiner sajd "That's what I call leadership from a leader.;hip institu~oh;' he said. 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With its breadth, time · liness and sea rching ease, explonng Cu rrent Contents Co nn ec ts' journal universe can lead to discove ries of useful mformauon 111 place-s you would seldom. if ever, search For assistance is using the database or m setting up an Alert pro· file, contact Stewart Brower < sbrower@acsu.huffalo.~u > . If you'd like to explore . the re source yourself, go to < http :/./ ubi I b . buffalo . ed u I llbr• rl es I units I h s I / e · resourc e s I currentcontentsconnKt.htm >. O nce you've logged in , you can use Current Contents ConnectS friendly tutoriaJ . -Ch•rfe:s D 'AnleUo, Unrventty Ltbrartn BrieD PSS to present video series " How to Listen and Double Your Influence" will be the first pre· sen tation in the Fall 200 I Brown Bag Video SeriC'S sponsored by the Professional Staff Senate and its Development Committee. All presentations in the series will be held at noon at both North and South Campus sites. The se ne~ 1s co·Sponsored by the Lead er· ship Development Cen ter. " How to Listen" will be ~eldon Tucsdar 1n lOOAllen Haii,South Cam · pus. and repeated on Oct. I I in 330 Student Union. Nonh Campus. The 20· minutc video will g1ve simple straightforward lip!'> on h O\~' to be a better listener. The second presentation 111 the senes, " Leading on the Crt.'at iVt" Edge ," will be held on Nov. I in 100 Allen Hall and repea ted on No\ . 6 in 330 Student Union. This 70·minutc video will show ,;C\'\·ers how to become more ere· ative and lead theirgroup/o rgani1.ati<m in better and more creative ways. The final installment i e series, .. No· Drainers: The Video Guid es to Life in Public Speaking," will eldon Nov. 27 in I 00 Allen Hall and repeated on Nov. 29 in 330 Stu nt Unid'n. This one· hour video guide will help ease participants' anxiety and walk them through the fundamentals of public speaking. Anyone interested in attending should call thr PSS office at 645· 2003 or emai l the office at psscnate@acsu.buffalo.cdu. Utopian scholars to meet For thous..nd.s of yean, many of humankind's most brilliant think · ers from fields as varied as social philosophy, engineering, art and science fiction have described "utopias" -visionary societi es whose inhabitants live in what appear to be perfect conditions. They also have constructed imaginative "dystop ias" or .. anti-utopias,.. -lmagl · nary places in which people live dehumanized, often fearful live!'> . Many of these idealized and de · idealized.reaJms will be under dt s· cussio n this weekend when the Society for Utopian Studlell, an m· ternational , interdisciplinary association devoted to the study ol utopianism in all its forms, will hold ti S .26th annual mceung m th l· Hyatt Rcgeney Hotel. The conference will be (O·Sf>Onsored by the School of :\n.hth."l turt• and Planning; Lynda Schneckloth, professor of archttt"cture.lll one of the conferenc e o rganizers . For informati on, co nta ct Schneeldoth at 883· 4075. Living Room Members of the Eager Artists theater group perfonn in the home of Aenid Wright during a perfonnance last week of The Living Room Project. The group will conclude its four-week stay at UB with a performance at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Mainstoge in the CFA. The conference will open at 7 p.m. today with a presentati on b' Michael Friss;h, professor of history and a senior research scholar Jt US. His talk, ..An lnsufficient.Jy Utopian Moment," will reflect upon Buffalo's Pan American Exposition's centen n iaJ celebratiOn and thl· imaginative uses to which we put history. SevcraJ other UB faculty members. mduding Bottie Ott and Beth Tauke, bo th associate professors of architecture, will partiCipate m sessio ns . �2o Ombudsman Office: 645 6154 , Dir<ctor of Athutics: o, 645-3954 .....• a 411 Of T ~B !nnual Secu- rit y Report is available to all current UB students and em - ployees and 10 all prospective UB students and employees upon request. The Annual Security Re port includes: • Statistics on the number of on -campus murders, rapes. Bi5sc11Hall, or by telephone (7 16) 645-2230. This report focuses on university programs, properties and facilities owned or conlroUed by !he university. UB has campuses located within !he City of Buffalo and Town of Amherst, and each munki· • Please nOO: that victims and witnesses may report a oime on a wlunwy and oonlidential basis by filing either a proxy report or a Silent Witness report. Without oompromising !he victim's oonlidentiality, a proxy report can alert !he campus to !he lilc! !hat an incident hasocrurred,andcan assist University Polia in det<cting pattml.S (and prevenling future assaults). Proxy reports may be filed online at <www. ubJud - • Po h tte~ regarding scc uruv. ,lCCt.''' tn ca mpu s resi.1ntl o ther facilitics,J.nd Jt'llLl~ <.. .lmpus \.n.. enfo rcement • Pron.·dure~ for reporting ~.. nm es <Inti other eme rgenctC5 • Info rmatio n on ca mpus 'il.'xual a.s.\a uh and rape awarene~ programs. procedures to gra ms informing the ca mpw. community abou t alcoho l and J rug a bu ~· educa tion . crime preven tion and campus sec u ri ty prac ti (t.'~ Unive rsit y at Buffalo insti tutional data i~ ~v3ilable at the U.S. Department of Education Office o f Post -Secondary Education Web site at <http:/ / www.ope .ed .gov / secu rlty > and the Unii'ersity at Buffalo Department of Public Safety Web site a! <http:/ / www.student-•ff•ln.buffalo .edu/pubHc-saf~. This report is fil ed as re- quired by !he federal "Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act," (hereafter referred 10 as the Campus Safety Acl ) which was last amended in 1998. The purpose of !his re- port is 10 provide our farulty, staff and students with campus safety information, in cluding crime· statistics and procedures to fo Uow to repon a crime. The annual repon is prepared by the Depanment o f Public Safety and is elec tro ni ca ll y available a t < WWW . p u b l l c s •fety.buff•lo .edu >. Any questions regarding this re pmt should be directed to the..· dirt.'Ctor of u mversitv J)("'lice, at North Campu; (llisscll Hall ) Ca mpus (Cleme n! Hall ) 10 facilitate the repo rt ing. pre vention ami invc..-stigatiOI\ o f criminal <~Ctl\'itl es and to provide for prompt rcsponSt' to o ther emergencies. Member!> o f the academic i..Oillmunity and visitof'!) to the Gtmpll.'i an- encouraged to re- pon crimes to the department's dispatcher from any campus tdephone at 2222. Crimes and emergencies also can be re poned by using one of the campus' 37 "blue ~ghl" telej>hones, one of 120 campus payphoncs by dialing "2222, or one of the 17 donn entry phones, all of which irnmedialllyoonnect !he caller with Uni=sity Police's disp<lkher. This oilier operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a y=, and dispakherpattolstofueandmedicaJ emergencies, and IO reports of criminal activil)'. Members of the ca mpus community also ca n report criminal incidents to the fol· lowing offices, which will fa cilitate the reporting of crim e: Office of Stude"' Life: b45 b 125, Office of Reside"'"' Life: M S-2 174, Utiii'N'Sit)'Co uttsellrlg Q•r~ tt'T: 645·1720, Swdrr~t Affmrs: tl4S -1981 . Srudrtl t Hc·alth ( 'nJtn f(29 -.l316 . ;.oo safety and general crime pre· vention. Presentations are made in !he resi<lerxz halls. at employoc and stpdeot orientation programs. campus activity &in and for campus barpining units. To mak.earraogr:ments for a group pte· ~-,..., mous submission of sus- and a sub-station on the South \IO I.JI IO O!' "In- programs encourage students and employees 10 sh= responsibility for their own sa:urity and !he security of other('- Included is a description of crime prevention programs available on campus.l!niversity police officrrs ~UnM:r­ sity police officrrs oooduct a series of campus programs on topics related to laUal assault. sdf-defense, penooal pec;l<d criminal activity thai <rage. and ilk-gal drug> • A dt.·sc riptio n of pro - ..lrTl'Sl S for weapons possession .\11d liqu or and drug abuse · c._....-- .......... ronductcrime prrimtioo and awarmess progra!ns for !he campus, moouraging membenof !heoommunity to take responsibility for their own safety.Theyprtsentsaklyvideos; distribute printed materials; discusssafetytopia with Sludenl, faculty and staff groups; publish safety alerts, and participate in campuswi<le safety <Yt:Dts. The campus has an active crime pre.mtioo safety: Silent Witness is a program !hal allows for !he anony- fo llow when a sex offense oc..~..urs. diS\:tplinary act io n p rot.:cdurcs. cou nseling o pportu nitlc~ and no tifica tion to student s th at l 1B will make rea'o nahlc changes of J vict1m's .lCadcm i< and livm g situation if the victim so choost•s • Policlt.~ on lhe use.~­ Mon and sale of alcoholic bcv- roblx•rics. aggravated assauJ ts, ...,_ rlty,__....,,._ t:mef1lCI1C)I- lclary . buffalo . edu I protocol.shtml>. occurs on either the Main pality h as law enforcement Sttecl or Amherst campuses. agencies and maintains crime A Silent Wilness report may statistics. For informatiofi. on b e filed online at safcry and crime in the locaJ <'WMip••cl')· . . . . ., co mmunities, contact Uni - sHentwttness.shtmb. versity Police. (Consult the · Current campus policies " Living Off-Campus" bro - concerning security and • · chure produced by Co m - cess to campus t.dlltles .nd muter Se rvi ces · Office of re:sldence halls, and security conskleraUons In the main· Stude nt Ac tivities a nd th e tenance of campus f.cllltJes Personal Safety Commince ). T~mpus has a Perwnal The Uni ve rs it y is co nSafety Comminee that con Cl"rned .1bo ut crime in the ducts facililies audits from a ..:o mmun iry and works with safety perspective and iden local law enfo rcement agen tifies and corrects deficien · Cies m the investigati o n of cies. Ca mpu s co mmunit y c rimes and promotion of members with security con· sa fet y-awa reness programs cems should contact Univeraimed at reducing inciden ts. sity Police directly. Cuf'l"ertt c:ampw polkles reMost C.."Ullpus facilities are !l"f''lng procedures- fadillies for reporting criminal open to the public under exist· ing can1pus polides, wilh !he Ktlons and other emergencies occurring on campus. as exception of residence areas, well as the lnstttutlon's rewhjch are limited to residents sponse to wch reports and gues!S. All residential CX!eThe Universiry Police is the ri or doors a re co ntroll ed university's law enforcemen t through a card access system. .1gcncy, with an office on the and rooms all.' -provided With bu r g larit:s . motor ve hicle thefts, bia~ - related crimes and __ _ "'---of any criminal, medical or file locks and door VJewcrs. Cu r rent ca mpu s policie s concerning (I) law enfon:ement Mrthorttles' working rel•tlonshlp with st •te and local polke ~nde.s (II) the encour~ement of •ccurate and prorn'pt r e· porting of al_l crimes to University Polke and other appropriate pofke agencies On Campus In re-sidence ho/14 In or on a non<ampus building/ property On -- oncampus In residence ha/IJ In o r on a non-campus building/property On 26 {i) University police offic· ers have full police status and the state authority to enforce and investigate violations of all Jaws and regulations. The dq>artmenl is in daily contact with !he City of Buffalo and Town of Ambers! polia: departmen!S, !he Erie County Sheriff's Office, and !he New York Stale Police. The department maintains 24-hour·a- day rodio and teletype contact with area law enforcem en t agencies. In pos!ers. media pub~cityand manybrochu':" (in( ii ) cluding "Safety Awareness," '"Living Off Ca mpus" and " Preventing Acquaintance Rape"), members of the campus community are directed to dia112 22 from on -campw phones, · 2121 from o n -cam pus payphones and 91 1 from off-campus Inca Lions to report cnml':S, ~ well a.s in tht~ c..·ve:n t 1. 1998 totals cfid not require the sepv.tte ~ng of inddrents in reWence hafls, fn or on a noncampw buSiding/ property, or on publk property. Definitions to above: Rtlidmu hoiiHncii.Jdes all re-sidence halls and ap.rtmenu owned and/or operated by the University at Suffalo. Non-<amp<H building/~These are Bethune Hall, Darwin Martin House, Andenon Callery, Fli<:kinger Apartments, the President's residence, Sutler Maruion, the RegMxlallnstitute on Addktk)n and Baird Research Part.. On Public Propert)"-StreeU, Wewalks and partung loU adlacent to campus. Main Stnet Campus (South Campus) The following Buffalo streets border the campus: Main Street to P.ailey Avenue to Winspear Avenue back to Main Streel. AmiMnt Campus (North Campus) The following Town of Amherst roadways border the campus: Millersport H~ghway to Maple Road to Sweet H~ Road to Elltcott Creek bike path back to Millersport Highway. 2. The "On Campus" category includes all orH:ampus ind dents. 1ncluding those listed under " In re1ideoce halb." These categories represent a duplication and are not cumulative. " J . No occurences of hate crimes were reporte-d for tht- 1000 reporting penod in the categorieS hsted. �. De* (211/Yi. 3l'lt 5 a.paa.._ • "J • ........ Security ·Report ~ sentation, contact UnMrsity Police • enforcement of federal and the uni>enity will arr<:St and charge the accused olfender on campus. dir<cdy.Information about Univ..-- staudruglaws The campus complies with stau The accuser and the accused will sity Pollee aiso is available on the Internet at <www.pultU (- laws regarding the pooseosioo, sale, have their legal rights maintained, ~. and consumption af alcolu<*and il- including the same right to have The 1.lnMrsity at Buffiilo Pmooal legal drup.AII sludentsan: provided othen present during disciplinary SafttyCommitt« proparesan annual with an annual Drug Free Schools hearings, and both will be informed report on campus sorurityti>c review. and Community Act rompliance of the outcome of any internal f'd The task i'ortt,dlaired by the director statement, which details campus emmal proceedings. • Students are informed that in af uniw.rsitypolia,ronductsopm 10- policies, treatment and counseling rums, distriJutrs printt:d infunnatiooJ. prosrams,and education dfurts. Fac- the <Ymt ofa sexual assault, the unironductsbiannuallightingaudit>and ulty and staff m<mbers receive this ..,..;tywill impose maximum disciarranges for appropriate campus statemerutand the campus Drug Free plinary sanctions up to and includsafety-mat«! signOge. · Woriq>lact Poliey. ing dismissal from the university. In addition, safety and security For additional copies of these programs for students are olfered by policies, contact Student Affilirs (542 Residence life and Student life of- · Capen Hall) or Personnel Services fices. Residential students discuss (108 Crofts Hall). safety issues at mandatory floor Cawnnt compun policy with re- - - ,.........,... meetings and are provided with se- gonl to ....... . . UpM!rsityPollcepublishesa..,.(dy curi ty-rela ted printed materials. • Thellnivmityconductsanum- listing af ~on campus that deStudent Life conducts orientation beroftrainingandinfomuationpil>- tails the cbte, time, "'¥lion, and ofprogramming on campus, which in- grams to familiarize fuculty, stairand fens< afall campusaiminal incidents. clude security infor mation in students with the procedures to fol- The listing is circulated to campus ofprinted student guidebooks, distri· low should a sexual assault occur. ficesandissun:unarized"""'"'dYinthe bution of a personal safety brochure. Programs are conducted by Univer- student newspaper. The Spltmum. a sexual assault prevention brochure sity Police, University Health SerUniversity Polia also maintains and rdated presentations on these vices, University Residence Halls, the · a daily log of crimes and incidents topics. The presentations are con - Offia of Student Activities, and by that occur on campus, which is ducted by Student Activities, Uni- student groups including the Anti- available for the public to view. This versity Police, and the University Rape Task Foret and the SexualitY information is recorded by date, Counseling Center. Education Center. Resident students time, general location and disposi ~pclicy-'*'!lthoiNri­ attend ~datory floor meetings 0').---"tion of the complainL This daily log torilng- ........ t l - . g h thiS topuc, which also IS addressed m is available at the University Police, .... -,_-, ____ __ .... ,..,_......,._.. ....... _...., --·.....--to c_.m..,_.,.,.,..,...,. al·-·-=•=ot __)_ __ pallce-- of-__, ......,........_ engage~~ 1n bJ ua .-. . , . _ -_ portlclp6lg ... _ .,__,.......,....._.._~ olf-c.mput.........,- Local community law enforcement agencies arc encouraged to monitor and respond to criminal activities engaged in by olf-<ampus studmts and student organizations. The campw participates in neighborhood advisory boards to moni· tor student activity in the ara sur- rounding the South Campus. Law enforcement personnel and community leaders are invited to meet annually with student organization leadership, particularly the campus fraternities and sororities. Students are advised if they are apprehended for a violation of a law, it is the university's position not to r~uest or agree to special consideration based ori student status. Stu- dents who violate a iQCal ordinana or any law risk the legal penalties prescribed by civil authorities. Description df any drug or alcohol abuse education programs and current campw pOlicies on: • possession, use and sale of a]. cobolic beverages • enforcement of state underage drinking laws • possession, use and ~e of illegal drugs Calendar the univtrsi.ty's orientation sessions. Info rma t ion co ncerning the Bissell Hall , by contacting the director's office {645-2230} during university's sexual assault protocol the business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 1 ln addition, University Police uses the student newspaper, The Sp«rrum, telephone calls, posters (University Police alerts), and local me- and preventio n arc available in a number of university brochures, which receive wide distribution on campus. There also is a recorded sexual assault information line (6453411 ) fur information on ·action..to take ln the evmt of a sexual assault, options in reporting {including anonymous, confidential proxy and Silent Witness reporting) and resoura:s available to a victim. • The victim of a sexual assault is notified of availaf>le counseling. mental health and other services, botluoncampusandinthecommunity. He or she also is notified of the importance of preserving Mdence for proof of a criminal olfence. • The university advises the victim of his or her rights to notify law enforcement authorities and the university's willingness to assist in such a notification. University Po- lice and the University Health Services will provide a Crisis Services sexual assault .advocate for the victim and female officers are available to assist at all times. • Students are notified that victims have the right to change their academic and living situations and·will be assisted in doing so if they choose. • If victims wish to press charges, dia to communicate more urgent security..information, and can pro· vide bulletins to departments and units on aime activity as warranted. Pr!pored by: otbd the 11a"Presidtnlrx Stu.dent Af. 00 arxl I.JrWmitt Policz in CIXr'fllana MhlheFtdetiSb.lltntllight-«>¥nowarxl CcnJ>u>Sa:triyAd(Tilltn-cm.."""and CcnJ>u> S«triy). ll9/Z001 footllall Cenlnl Hlchlpn 16, Ull I Cemn!Michipn used • pincl-it-ou< ollenseandan~ defense to hold ell U8, t6-8.., • Mid-American Conlerence game S.<unby ni(lut In U8 ScadO.wn. Cemnl opened "" • 16-0 lead In the tint IWf on ' l().yvd touehdown run by Robbie Mixon and dlnle field pis (+OJ and 19 · yanls) by Poulsmch. Tho &Is made a.,p ~ In the ina! mir1uc:a ua·. Junior d&fut end Chad - cau&ltt. 32-y>rd pass from quatUri>ad< - Joe Freedy wid! 45 seconds left. and ""' two hool<ed "" apln lor ""' two-point cor'l'l'ei"Sio to cut the score to 16-8. HoweYer, CMU' ~ UB's onslde kJck and ""' out ""' clock lor ""' win. pme r-esdueduled o;...,... of Atl1iedcs Bob ArTrry · ·time af CIWr the five~CIIIIIa N. •team, the luis' ·s squad placed Ralfl!l ln the se.oenteam event. Burrows has" been the squad's '!JP finisher in all three meets this season. Ariceilpane has announced twO cNnaes to""' Bulb' food>all schedule In ~ process of resd!edul;ng the Army game. pos1jiOned on Sept. IS due to the tem>rist atucks of Sept. I I . The Bulb will ..-...1 to w..t Pomt to pby the Bbck Kni&ltts of Army at I p.m. on No<.tO.UB's game wid! the lJniwf>ity ofAkron.ori&in>Jiy set lor N<W. I0, has been re:sched\ded b" I p.m. Nov. 17 in UB Scadium. Tockea lor the ori&i">l d;uros of bod> pmes will be honored on the .-.scheduled datos. Questions rex;ornlng the .-.scheduled pmes can be do.-.cted · to the UB Tdzt Office at 64S-6666. Bas~etoallWOMEN'S Bulls on Academic Top 25 list The - · basl<ed:oall ...,., has been honored by the Women I Bul<edooll CoachesAssodatlon (WBCA) lor iu oademk perlomuance durin& doe 200001 school ,....-.Wodo a tmm.,-.Oe-potnt.....,.. of3.22l.the Bulb, placed 23rn on theWBCA's DMslon I Academic Top 25 Honor llol. "This honor is a reftection o( our pbrers' comrnkrnent. not ;ust on the basloa<balt ccutt but In the classroom also," said tlolrd-joear head ccoch Cloeo-,.t . Dozie<: "The tremendous IUf'I'O" JYSU"i".,.. to..e henou UB put our SbJdentathletes in a position to be: successful. and their ~ vr.orlc and dedicadon dton made tloot a reality. I'm '"'1' proud of our end.-. team lor lUa2lning a hill' """" o( academic success." Soccer - ·s Bowline Green I, Ull 0 Nlapra l , Ull 0 The men's soc::artam loa: a 1-0 CNerdme dec:is6on tD MAC rMI: ~ ~ on s..ndor a1u<moon.Tho loss drops t1oe &Is to J-4.1 -.11 and ().21n doe M.'.C. ~~'sTony Malik~ a shot from outside the top of doe booo "'"'sipped """""' U8 ~ Brian 'Mmoioki hands wid14:t5 loft In the to &M the folcons tloeir lnt a>nlorenc:e win of the season. Tho S..lts bepn t h e - by losing. 3-Q..to Niapro In tooa.y ....,_ '"'"""""""period WOMEN'S Ull l, llall State 2 Mlami 4, UII I "'""*"" Sophomore Robin Aporo scored wid! 3: 13 left In t o p the UB women's soccer team a 3-2 vktory O¥er Ball Sw:.e in MAC action on Sunday afWnoon. The S..lb lmproYed to 5-5 own~\ and 4-2 In doe M.'.C. The Bulls opened the --'<end wid! a lou. Freshman 8telna Mejury scored her second goal of the season In the 60tlo........., to pull U8 witloin a goal (l-1). but that was the closest the S..lb would get u they dropped a 4-1 de<isk><> to Miami on fridly nlsht- Volle~oall Norttuem Illinois l, UB 0 Toledo l , UB 0 The Northern IU- Huskies proYed to be too .-.do lor U8 u they handed the Bulb tloej, lounto confe.-.nce loud the seuon. 30-15, 30-25. J().ll.ln DeKalb.Witlo the loss. UB's rect>nl drops to 2-9"""""' and 0-4 In the M.'.C. UB bepn the weekend by dropping quid< pmes to the Toledo Rodo:eu. 30-23.3().17. 3().23. Lrnss count~ The men's 1f'ld W'Cin'W'I's Cf"OSSl-COU'"IO tmrrG "Nere In action ache Red fZh --bySc.Fo-andsCCJie&o.The&ls_otoe,.,.,i~-27 points. The lJB ....,_,_ witlo 60 polna.pbad sooond In the__,, compedtion. Iennis WOMEN' S UB competes In Nlke Fall Classic The women's tennis team continued in ia 200 1..02 smson O'lef'" the~ .at the Nib Fall Cluslc at 5<. Bonavenw.-. ~- UB finished the tlo.-.e-<by. six-team flighted tou~ with a seconc:J...pbce doub4es win and t¥1'0 thirdplace siflgtes winners. �8 Reporles October4.Z1101/Vij.33,1o.5 Thursday, October = Helghu s.tety ~~~~ Women 's Soccer =:t:&r~~~ Free. Main and Heath sts., Buffalo. ActMtios aod tho Anti-Rap< Ta>l< Force. For more information, Toby Shapiro, 6-IS-6125. ETC Technology W...Uhops Advanced Multimedia. 212 ~~:~.~~mpus. NoonBk>c:hemlstry Semi...,. A Proteomk Analysis of Anaerobk Pseudomonas f~;;IP~~:-~o::!i'Quorum ~~~~~;;.~~=~f Novel Drug Targets for Cystk Fibrosis AJrways Disease. Daniel Hanett. ~l Molecular Genetics, BkK.hemtstry & Microbiolgy, Univ. Cincinnati. C26 Farber, South Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. Wednacbys at 4 PLUS Poans for the Millennium. Jerome Rothef1befg. ~38 Clemens, North Campus. 12:30 p .m . Free. For more informatK>n, 64.5-3810. Ufe w-.hop Is This Going to be on the / =~~~(e~~:: ~ Norton, North Campus. 1-2 ~~t=·t ~~~~by Office Activit~ . For more UB vs. Northern Illinois. RAC F~ . North Campus. 4 p .m . Women 's VolleyNI1 ~: =~.;~-7~~~-"* Free. Men 's Soccer UB vs. Marshall. RAC Ftekt, North Campu5. 7 p.m . Free. Saturday 6 Concert: lklff•lo Chips II Royol Pitches :s~~"':.df"' Amertcon Rod Cn>u. Tho 1l<lt.llo Chips and 1he Royal Pi1ches. Slee . Hal. Nor1h Campus. 7:30p.m. ~=~~-: ~n~.~er for~ Aru, North Campus. 8 p.m . l 12, !~~~ ~~~8 UB 1nformauon, 64.5-AATS. p .m . Free. Physics Colloquium ,..on-Perturblitlw Effects of M~netk Fiekts In Quantum Reid Theories. VIVian de Ia lncera, SUNY Fredonia. 422 Fronczak. North Campus. 3:30 p .m . Free. Biological Sciences Seminar ~;::!::!~~:rn~=- Paul Gollnkk. Dept. of Biological Sciences. 225 Natural Scienc~ Complex.. North Campus. 3:4-5 p .m . Free Rfth Annual Bonnie ....Hough Lectu"' When 1> Enough, Enough: Helping Patlen" D<dde about ~. Pamela S. Hind' dV .. Nunlng Resean:h. St jude ll~llng\ pllK~ ' lor ('Vent:!. tak ing on comptU or fCH" off campu' rv~nh whert! UB yruup) ore prindpal 'pornon U s-tlngt. arc due no latl!:f" than noon on the! Tb unday pre<edlng publkaUon. Ustlngs are o nly o<eeptt!d th rough the e lectronic submlulon fonn for th~ online UB Calendar of Evenh ol <http:/ I www.buffalo.edu / calendar/ login > Becau\e o f s-pace limitations. not a ll evenlt In th e ele<:tronlc c~ lt-nd ar will h4.• lncfucicd In the Ht'porh:r Chidn!n's Hoopitll, Memphis. Center for TOfTIOI'l"'N, North Campus. 4:30p.m. free, but reservations art"~~ calling 829-m~.t;::;;:;,; by =u:~ms.~~- Art bhlblt Opening Reception "fresh, not Pidded: UB Art FiMldation.s." 84.5 Center for tho Alb, NoM Campus. !>-7 p.m . f .... Sponsored by Dept of Art. For more infonnation, ol Art. 6<15-6878, ""l \'lro. Guftar-ca.rlnft-Rute RodUI- L«ture .. ~ =-~ro.~r~~t~" Sooth Campus. 7:30p.m . ~==~ ~F~a::~~ Sunday 7 Womt!JI '& Soccer ~~":'"~Ca'm~'?:'~~C free. Women's Volleyb.>U UB vs. Miam i. Alumni Arena, No rth Campus. 3 p .m . Free. Monday 8 ETC Technology Wo<l<shop 8<-.g a Cot.ne ln"BBodd>oard 55, Part I. 212 Capon. NoM c:ampu. Noon-2 p.m. - · ETC Technology Wo<l<shop Web Design & Architecture. 2 12 Capen, North Campus. 34:30 p .m . Free . Tuesday 9 Blown a.g VIdeoHow to Usten and Double Your Influence. 100 Al)en, South Campus. Noon-1 p .m . f..,.. Sporuored by Professional Staff Senate and leaden:hip ~ment Center. For more informaUon, 645-2003 . Friday ETC Todtnology - . h o p lntn>ductlon to HTML 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon- 1 5 HSI.-.hop Basic MEDLINE. Stewart Brower, Mrchelle lavote, Science- Teaching Conference Second Annual Conference on B,~~e:!~~e Center, North Forest Road. c.etz..,Re. 8 a.m. S17.5 IOf students, S250 tor aR othen ~~~~~~~~:cw FOf more tnf(')l'trlatJon. Nancy Schdler. 64.5-1947. ext 225 p .m . Free. ETC Todtnology - . h o p Introduction to Photoshop, ~C:m~ ~}~~.;ae:: -.. ·sv~ UB vs. Colgate. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m . Free. Wednesday 10 Architecture Lecture Le tchworth Viii~: Assistrd Uvlng Housing In • MultUevel (a~ Community Oscar Seamu ~ Traynor 1 02 (South Lounge) Goodyear Hall, South INS Wortuhop: The Boslcs. Jennifer Cha.zen, intrmational student advisor; El1on Dussourd, dir., lnte'l'Ytional Student and ~ Services; Ro>emary Meca. intomotional 5e.ho&ar advisor, and MaN - f lame Synthesis of ~n:~sPratsrms, Technology, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland. 206 Fu~ North C.mpus. 3:30p.m . Free. Woclnesclays ot 4 PWS jones Choir mnch Poetry =~=~try Jacques O.rns and Pasalle Monnier. Scroenlog Room, Center for the Arts, North Umpus. 4 p.m. Free. For more infonnation, 6-ls-3810. -a.u ~~~~~V:,~onter Campus. ~7: 30 p.sn. Free. For more information, Niko&aus ICa.Opasas, 83+2335. :::""~ Woc1nesc1aJs ot 4 PLUS Beck, O.rras and Monnier. In ~~=~~ ~:t ~~=-s~Jra~k. DePaul Univ. Center fOf Tomorrow, NoM Campus. 8:1S11 :30 a.m. S60. Sponso<ed by Western New Yori< Tochnology Campus. 6 p.m. Free. For ITIOf'e Oevetopment Cente.-. For more information, 6~3626. Ufe 1SUw-.hop Applying for a G.- Card: Outsbndlng _ , N ikola~. U8LMng Well Cente.-. ~tudent Professor Potltions and Adjustmont o f - Maria ~~~~:00..,, Monnier. 930 Clemens, North information, 645· 3810 . Wortuhofi In~~ to MeditltJon. Ufe-.hop ~~~i~!,e:!,":a•:7so Student Union, North Campus. Noon-1 p .m . f..,.. Sporuor.d by Offke of Student Unions & Activities. For~ Information, 64..5--6125. ETC Todtnology - . h o p lntroductJon to Rash. 21 2 Capen, North Campus. Noon--2 p .m . Free. ETC Todtnology - . h o p Photoshop for the Web. 212 Capen, North Campus. 2--4 Cognitive Science L.octu... Mops, Gaps and Trop~ Metophon for UndenUonding Consdousneu. Rot>ort Van ~~k~~'iv~2~~Jortt, 6mpus. 2-4 p .m . Free. For more information, Heike jones, 6<15-3794. HSL Workshop Advanced MEDLIN£. Stewart Brower, Renee Bush, Health Sctences library. Medta lnstructton Room, Health :=::.~~~ Scholor SeMces. fa more information. 64..5-2258. Uh-.hop ~~~~; Center. 1040 Norton, North Campus. 1-2 p .m . f<oe. ~~of~= infonnation, 6<1~125 . ETC T-...a.g,-....,. ~:=-~A, (Mnpus. 2--4 p.m. Free. ~····:.::::-"" The- of S a l e s , - and ~~......... Assessne1t. C h i s -. Dept. ol Geognlphy. 216 Nanni Sciencos CompieJ<. Nor1h Campus. 3:3().5 p .m. f .... Sponso<ed by Maurie• Crook and Onln foster..-,.,... =~o.r:-c:. Physics CcllloqWum Tunr.g...p o Quoslaystal. julian ~.~""'"''="~ ~~~~ byOff~-:J·m. Campus. 3:30p.m. free. Student Unions and ActMtie. For more information, Nikolaus Karapasas at 834-2335. lllologluiSdoncu- and Schola< SeMces. 31 Capon. Nor1h Campus. ,._,, - · Sponso<ed by lntomational Student and Schola< SeMces. fa rn<n information, 6<1S-22S8. Roscigliono, ifT>aU9r•tion speci.Jiist, lntomotional Student and Scholor S<Mc:es. 148 Oiofendorf, South Campu>. Buddhist Medn.tJon. Nikolaus High RCNOd Business Practkafor p.m . Free . Health Sctenees Ubrary. Med'a InstructiOn Room, Health Sciences L1brary, Abbott Hall, South Campus. 2-3 p.m . Free. For more information, Stewart Brower. 829- 3900. ext. 11 3 sss-...op ChomkollnglnHring For more information, Michael M. Metzger, 829-2271 . s.s. UfeWCHfuhop Office of Student Unions and ActMUes. For more information, 64.5--612.5 . ~~~Uncenter. ETC Technology - . h o p Introduction to BLackboArd 212 Capon, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m . Frft. A.cademk Success for the ~~~e!,~: ~~-~: ~~~s 510.3097 . -.leal Eager Artiru Thealn! Com~ in ~opple. Information, 6-4.5-612.5 . ETC Todtnology Wottuhops Photoshop: Loyen, Section A, Part II . iMedia staff . 212 Capen, No rth Umpus. 2-4 Scioncos libr>ry, Abbott Hall, South Campus. 2-3 p .m . Free For more information, Stew-an Brower, 829-3900, ext 11 3 ~:..:~ and fun<tion> Shoo-Wei Ding. Thursday II Deportmont of Onl ::r.;uc~ A Cohort Study of Dontol Xroys ~In. P..tlotrlc Populotlon. Yoly A Gonzolez, =-~~SofSq~r_ South Campus. 8 a.m. f<oe. S...lor Alumni"""'""" Pon-""-'an bpositlon of 1901 . Kerty S. Grant. vice provost tor ac.ademic ilffaiD etnd dean of the Graduate School. Center f01 Tomorrow, l'b1h C•mpus. Noon-2 p.m . S1S. ~';';!,~.::.,, I~ Schwondler, 829-2608. Blown a.g VIdeo Series How to Listen .-ld Doub6e Your ~ 3:30 Student lklion. Nor1h Campus. Noon-1 p.m f .... Sponso<ed by Pmlessoonal St61S<natoand~ OeYelopment Center. For more rnformation, 64.5--2003 ~~!t~·~Nattnl Sciences CompieJ<. ~""""~~;;~. 6-IS-3488. lluffolo Logic~ ~~~Dept. D.wid ~chcod, ol ~~~~ 5:30p.m . f,... Sporuor.d by Buffalo Logic Colloquium. For more information, john Cc:wccnn, 881 -1640 or 64S2444, ext 119. Lifo - . h o p Homophobia: I' m Ok. You're OK. Chril Spicer, eduator, Planned Parenthood of Buffak:l and Erie Co. 1451 Student Union, North Campus. 6-7:30 ~~t!:t ~by Otfice Activities. For men infOtTY"lation, 64.5-6125 R-.g/ Locturo: Vletnom C•tflsh and Mondolo: A 2- ~~~~fthe V.em.m . Anctrew X. Pham. Sc~ing Room, Center for t~ Att.s. North Campus 7:30 p .m Conu.-d_,....., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Story and another photo on page 6 . UB researcllers travel to ground zero Team looks at how earthquake engineering q;m help buildings withstand attacks BJ EU.EH Got.DIIAUM Contributing Editor N the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Ce.nter, st ructural engineers are grappling with a question that a month ago wou)d havt been completely w>thinkable: Can buildings be designed to withstand catastrophic blasts inflicted by terrorists' Ten days after the terrorist attacks I o n the twin towers, structural engi- Milbrath to be honored by ESI Leslor W. Mlllnth, professor politial Jdonce ll>d . sociology, wil roc<M • Ulotlme -..of -~t -"""'the U8 &Mronmont ll>d Sodoty lrutltute (ESI) todoy during""' LMmlng In- neers from US and its Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) trav eled to ground z.ero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation. Visi tin g th e site as part of an M C EER rcconnaissa nn· visit. thC)' spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about how 10 design such structures and to search for BJ ARTHUR PAGE New5 Services Director ..-.~eer-. HEuniversity isbOlsteri.ng its efforts in the areas of technology transfer and economic development with the creation of a new Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economk Outreach. Robert ). Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine, has been named a vice provost and appointed to head the new office by Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. "The new office," Capaldi said, "will strengthen the universit y's ex istin gpartnershi~ with th<.· busin~ community and foster the crea tion uf new businfiSeS J.nd commercml 17.atJon of the uni\>ersuy's tntellt"l1ual property. Th1~ will ptlSition UR J.nd Western N<"w York fo r <.'cononHl growth in th<.• months ilhl!ad." tD the-.!. the ................ Ind-. .., ..... Ftlowlhl!t .... ...........,.._,..tD .......... ,__ • ..........., . . be ......Wio ... .......... .:•=~ . .!. ...._..,_.,_ ....................... ..,._"""',_,._ .......... Sdllnat ... . M more text at Wt.'b s ite R r~latt.'d 11les on W~b P 1nore 1,hoto• on Wl.'b ings surrounding the World Trade Center, those buildings that still are standing but that sustained dam age,.. sa,jd Bruneau. "Our immediate hope iS that"""'" develop a better understanding as 10 why those buildings remain standing. while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake-engin eeri ng technologies can be married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performana: ofbuildings in the event of terrorist attacks," he added. Photographs takrn by the investiga tors demonstrate in sta rtling detail the monumentaJ damage innicted on the WTC towe rs and buildings in the VIcinity. O ne building a block away from the towers remai ns standing, but was badly damaged when it was hit by a column from one of the collapsing \.~C towers. "This building is many meters away from 2 World Trade Center, and yet we sera column there that used to be part of that building," <xplained Whit!aUr. "The column became a missile that shot across the road, through the window and through the floor.• . The visit to the area also rev<aled some surprises, accojding to the engineer.>. For example, the floor-fTaming systems in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged, allowing floor.; that were pierced by tons of falling debris to remain intact. "Highly redundant ductile-fram ing systems may provide a simple. but robust strategy for blast resistance," he aa'ded. Other stra tegies m Jude providing alternate paths for ·ry loads in the event that a load· • ring colu"'m n fails. Coou:"-''!_,..,.,s Genco to lead tech transfer effort ~RegloNIConwnu­ nlty '-11. to be held i'1 the Blha~lhi~W. dues on how to do so in buildings that were cJamased, but still are standing. Their work is continuing as one of several MCEER projects funded by a SIOO,OOO grant from the NSF. The NSF awarded eight grants to fund post -disaster"assessments. The project involving the UB/ M CEER engineers is the only one that includes examining structural performance of buildings from an earthquake-engineering perspective. The team consists of George C. Lee. MCEER director and Samuel P. Capen Professor of Enginee ring; Michel Bruneau, MCEER deputy director and professor of civil engineering, and Andrei Reinhom and Andrew Whittaker. both professQ rs of civil engi neering and M~EER investigators. "Our objecuvc m visiung ground zero was to go and look at the build - T Capa ldi praised Genco, noting that he "is an ideal choiCC' t.o head this office because he is an out standing scientist who has a comm itment to technology tran sfer and demonstrated success in commcr· cializ.ing his own discove ries and those of others ... Capaldi said the Office ofSciene<, Technology Transfer and Econom1c Outreach will rcplaa· the UB Busi ~ n~ AIJinncc. cn-ated in 1998 to en · hancc UB's partnerships with •nd~ ­ try .md proVIde a ct·ntral focus for tht~ e\:Onom" -dl'vdopment and mdu.~ ­ tna.l·tlutrt""".ich ,u..1wltics of tht~ Ul\1\'l'r· ~ II\'_ Till' new offict' willmcorpomtc t>ffia-.;. .tnd func tions prev1ou~l y un· J1;.•r th<.· d1n'1;.11on of the UR Businnli Alliance, as well as ind udc a new In· dustrial Liaison Partnership. whidl will focus on relations with corporations involving economic develop· ment issues and a new Research and Vcnrure Funding Division . The Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach will hav<" three divisions: • In tellectual Property Division, formerly the Office of Technology Transfer and Uct:nsing, specializing in identifying. patenting and liansmg to the private sector inventions developed at UB • Research and Venture Funding Division, consisting of two offices: UB Technology Transfer Funding and the Center for Advanced Tech· nology !CAT I • Services and Commeroaliza · tlon Division. consistmg of the Stra· tt--gic Partnership ku Industrial Re<urgence (SPIR I Program, UBTech· nology Incubator. 11lc Center for lndustrial Effectiveness (TCIE) and the Industrial Liaison Partnership. The Services and CommerciaJiza· tion Division will do consulting with industry. hdp commerciaJize intelloctuaJ property, start an industrial partner.; program, assist farulty in starting businesses and help develop spinoffs in general. Capaldi noted that the Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Eco nomi c Outreach will rece1ve guidan~e from a board of directors comprised of representatives from local economic development agen· cies and biotech firms. as wcU as a scie ntific and industrial advisory boa rd to indude national!)• known leaders 111 science and industrv. She Jdded that Kenneth ~~ Tramposc.h. as.'iOCtate VICe pres1dcnt for R'Se""Jn.:h. will serve ..tS th<.•lla1.son berwet·n th e lntellectuJ.I Prol>ertv Divis10n J.nd th<· Office of th e VICe c-~~-.,_,.s �21 Repadas October11.2001/Vi.l3.1a.& B RIEFLY ----.. llsts·ecdvllles lht I . e -.. cu. hoo ... tho dub's ~lor lho c:omlngyur. lht d u b - - pur>lng • voriety ollnlereb, IncludIng - . . bridgo, gordenlng. ........_.., ...,..;,g gourmet ond gourmet teclriques, tonnil, conwnotlon. . Interested potllos should c:onQct Julio Cohln ot 645-1286 or \'bit tho dub's Wob. silo ot .,._ .http://......--/ UB to hold Desmond moot court contest so More thon se<ond- ond third-yur UB low students""' e><peet<d to portlcipote In tho . 2001 Charles s. Desmond Moo< Coort CompetltJOO, to bo held Oct. 22-26. • Prolminaly munds wtll bo held Oct. 22-2~ In tho l o w in O'Brian Hal 00 tho North Campus. Quarter- o n d rounds wtll bo held Oct. ~ In the Erie eo....ty Counhouse. Tho ftnol rcxnl wtlltolie ~Oct. 26 in theUwSchooi'S,_"""""'"' in O'Brian Hal, ond wtll b o by juri5ls Hon. jUio (U.S. Coort ollof>peob.l}lird CiroJill. Hon. ~ l.leb (Crirrnll Coort ol the City ol Now Yort<~ ond Hon. llorbn (SYp<ent BghCh Ju- M.-who- eo..n. Abonquot for~ ond memb.n; spons<>«d by the U8 Uw - - lion. willollow the fiNI .....R! ol compolltion. Portldponb wiB ~- ond lho winning -..wt~~tie.lhls yew's ~ problem .... the Chid Onlne ProledlonAd(C~ond -k-FlrstArnenllment """""""' Compedton .... Olgue lho ,_.ol Ashaolt v. ACW, a aR - l o r cnl ~lntheU.S. ~ Coorton Nov. 28. Ballet ancels pelformMce 1 ou. t o _- nodopol ond lntemolionol _, -In Colurmlool hooQ0-115 pe!formonoe "Tho F-~· -tora p.m . - l n t h o MoWiogo lho c.rfor tho Arts, North Compus. A._dotewilboon- nounc:«f. l1cket - .... ot point ol , . - . REPORTER Tho ..,..... b. compus tOI'M1UOity . _ , _ . published by tho~5<Mcosln the~ o1 U>iwnity Commonc.tlons, UnM!ni!yal ...... --___ -_ __ ... llO Ctolts Hal, Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. locat<ij It -..c.--.. -Sue-..-... -.;..-~-­ --· ....... c..-...UiisPotridao..-.n. ---..... -' · A.l>lgor ClwilllneVIdol What defines a sky>eraper other than Its height? The benchmark for the modem urban skyscraper is probably Miqs van Thehistoricalevolutionofthesky- der Robe's 1957 Seagram Bu~ding on Park Avenue in New York. 1m- scraper is not exclusivdy the story CJOSS<DUntry tiding ond - dicioiOistricl). Kent Kleinman is chair of the Department of Architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning. of progressively taller structures. Skyscrapers are the product of developmcnts in structural steel technology, circulation technology and the aesthetics of vertical c:xpression. The passenger elevator was not used in office buildings until the early 1870s; until that time, stamina was the limit on building height typicallyfivetosixstories.Withthe peccably proportioned, abstractly figured and set back from the stre<t to cr~at~ a d~ep urban plaza, Seagram's became the paradigm for many tall buildings throughout the U.S. Yet, it is only SISfeet-38 sto- ries--<all.ltissmaDcomp;ued t~the Empire State Building, constructed som~ 20yearsearlier,and miniscule compa red the 1,350-feet-high prehended from within the urban fabric-but through their representation on postcards and photographs, where they became signifiers not of world finance, bot of the sheer exuberance of the modern metropolis. The WTC reflects the ethos of l•te. 20th century Amerk.a, and this Is why Is was the tar· get. AgrM? As far as I know, the terrorists in tended to attack the Pmtagon, t.he advent of the eJevator, the governing limit was bearing-wall tech~l- World Trade Center towers, built some 20 years later. WTC and possibly targeted the White House as well. It is ha.rd not tp read this as an assault on three ogy. Daniel Burnham's · 1891 Monadnoc.k Building in Chicago is 16 stories tall; to support this Wh•t lde.a.s w•s the World Trade Center designed to communk•te7 ,.. pillars of American society: the military, the economic and the po- height, the walls at the base are 6 Although designed to feet thick with fairly narrow, slotlike openings at street level. This building was the limit case for bearing-wall construction. The use of steel -frame technology and curtai_n-wall enclosure is credited to known as, 3 symbol of global finance, the twin towers became much more--or much less-than their original sym bolic co ntent. Roland Barth~s wrote that Maupassant used to dine often at be, and be Wtlliam LeBaron lenny. His 18~ thetopoftheEiffelTower: "ltis the Leitner Building was a mere 8 sfo- o nly place in Paris," Maupassa nt ries tall, but it demonstrated the said, "where 1don't have to see it." possibility of the structural steel Banhes described the tower in Paris frame. The exp ressive potential fo r building vertically was articulated by Louis Sullivan, who in 1896, wrote a seminal essay entitled .. The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered." In a word, Sullivan identified '" loftiness" as the chief characteristic of the tall building. One of the most important and exquisite examples of the art and scie n ce of building tal l remains Sull ivan 's G uaranty Building in downtown Buffalo. It is merely 13 stories hi gh. Sky><rapen h•ve become IJ"'· bois, and the " bigger the better'' seems to h•ve become the hallmark used to Judge them. Has this always been the cue? .. Bigger is better" has never bttn an as an "ineluctable, virtually etppty sign" that "attracts meaning the way a lightening bolt attracts lightening," The New York towers were enormously bland and blank, and seemed to absorb meaning without ever becoming ful l. Paul Goldberger, writing on the World Trade towers, was most taken by the attractive pull of th< 107th-floor restaurant (presumably because he, like Maupassant, didn't have 10 see the towers themselves.) After Philippe Petit-strung a cable.between the towers and crossed with · out a net, they became something of a carnivalesque venue. The tow· ers were most co mmonl y con sumed vis ually, not in personthey simply were too large to be ap- architecrumlmaxim,asfaras I know. litical. But why the WTC and not some other centtt of world finance? Why not the stock exchange or the Feder.ol Reserve building? Perhaps, given the natU re of thest attacks, it is because the towers were both a significant symbolic target and an easy aerial target. The Pentagon, the White Ho use and the towers all are architectures of strong fonn . Sin- gular strong form has been used before to guide aerial missions. 1 am reminded of a very distinctive, "T"shaped bridge, visible easily from an airplane, in Hiroshima. It was the landmark and bull's-eye that guided the Americao bombers. Will the attack affect architect.' desires to design dlJ· scrapers? I recently had breakfast at the airport a nd had to spread cream cheese on my bagel using the back of a plastic spoon. Their attacks sho uld no t cause us to abandon ei th er tall buildings or plasli c knifes, since both exist for pretty good reasons. There is a reason - a limited ground plane is replicated many times over by · building upwards. There is a emerging body of very progressive work being done on issues of sustainability and hybrid programming with respect t.o skyscrapers, albeil mostly in England and Germany. Undoubtedly, architect5 and engineers wiJl take stock of the performance of the trade towers and more stringent egress and fire·safet y standards may re sult, although it appears that the towers performed remark- ably well, given the enormity of the impact and resuJting fire. But I cannot imagine that the skyscraper. per se. will emergr from any post -attack review as inhere ntl y unsafe , nor do I think that architects, developers and users will abandon the skyscraper as a legitimate, indeed often times exhilarating, urban building type. Wlult •re: your thoughts on rebuilding on the WTC site1 I think that calls to not build on the site are unrealistic. Some foi'Jll ofbuilding complex will be built on the site, and apparently Larry Silventein, the developer who holds a 99-yearlease'On the site, already has retained architect David Otilds of Skidmore, Owenings and Mmill to work on a scheme involving four 50- York, Paris, London and Tokyo, story towers. I hope that a truly extraordinary an:bitectural work emerges from the extraordinary circumstances, a work that is technically advanced, spatially and aesthetically progressiv< and urbanistically inventive. If it is all these things. it will memorialiu the loss by celebrating a vital aspect of American culturc:- and this density is possible because m!mdy, its root optimism. able argumen t for the kind of den sity associated with cities like New McCombe named Distinguished Physicist, associate dean ofCAS, achieves highest rank in the SUNY system By SUE WUETCHER RtpOttrr Editor UCE D, McCombe, proessor of physics and assote dean for research and sponsored programs in the College of Arts and Science;, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Profi:s. sor by the SUNY Board ofTrustecs. · Thedesignatio.,_..rankabov<full professor and the highest in the SUNY system-<lenotes exceptional contri· bution in an academic field through publications, national and interna- tional research presentations. research findings and the training of studen ts. McCombe joined the UB physics department faculty in 1978 and has served in a va riety of ad ministrative posts, induding associate chair and chair of the physics department , codirector of the Cen ter for fJectromc and EleGtro-Optic Materials and deputy dir«tor for the New York State In stitute for Superconductiv- ity. He currently is director for the Center for Advanced Ph o to ni c and Electronic Materia l s (CAPEM). A fel low of the Ameri<:an Physical Society, his research interests a.n: in semioon ductor physics. particularly infrared and far infrared spectroscopy ofsemioonductor nanostruaures. He is the author or co·author of more than 90 artido in rcfereOO ;ournals and a like number of refereed conference proceedings, McCombt' is involved in three (UtUng-edge research granB UB has received during the past year. He is an investigator on US's pan-worth S8 million-<>f aS 14 million Information Technology Collaboratory grant awarded to the Rochester In- · are based on the spin of electrons. stitute of Technology by the New MJ:Combe is principal inv.stigaYork State Office of Science, Tech- tor of a S10 million project funded nology and Academic Research by the U.S. Defense Advanced Re(NYSTAR). Th< UB research, to be search Projects Agency (DARPA) to conducted by the Institute for La- develop specific ferromagnetic masers. Photonics and Biophotonics, terials for usc in spintronks. UB is will apply the institut<'s expertise in the lead institution in a nine-memphotonics to next -generation IT sys- ber consortium on the project_ tems. Researchers will work toward Mc:Combe also is an irMstigato.-on developing materials and technol<>- another multi-million-dollar proj«:t gies that allow for major expansions to develop new materials in molecuof bandwidth and speed. These in- lar electronics, photonics and optovolve developing new IT compo-. electronics to form the basis of a new nent.s and materials. as well as novel generation of solar-pow<red. IT systems. This project, also being led b)' methods of processing them. the Institute for las=, Photonics and A key strategy involves taking advantage of pioneering work on Biophot·onics.. involvt:s a SS million sem icond uctor devices being done grant from th< Department of Deat CAPEM. Joint areas of investiga- fense. UB is leading a \>Urld-dasscon· tion indude opto-c:lectronic devices sortiwn on the project. A native of Sa nfo rd , Maine, and photonic-circuit design based on semiconducter heterostruc:tures, as well as spintronic and spin-photonic materials and devices, which MLCombeeamedabache!or's ~. cum laude, from Bowdoin College and a doctorate from Brown University. �Uctobelll. 211M 33.Ia.& BrieD James Magavern to receive law school's Jaeckle Award James L MagaYem, a member of the law finn Maga.Vcm, Magavem & Grimm LLP, will receive the )aeclde Award, the highest honor bestowed by the UB Law School and its Alumni Association, at the 26th Annual Alumni Convocation and 2001 )aeclde Awan! Luncheon to be held at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The )aeckle Award is given annually to an individual who has distinguished himself or herself and has made significant contributions to the UB Law School and the legal profession. 1t is named after its first recipient , the late Edwin F. Jaeck.Je, a UB aJumnus, who for dteada was a tow~ring figure in the legal profession and in local, slate and national poHtics. Previous winners have included Vincent E. Doyle, Matthew ). Jasen, Manly Fleischmann. john T. Curtin and M. Dolores Denman. Dean R. NiJs Olsen Jr. wiU present the award to Magavern at the luncheon , which will foUow a morning-long continuing leg.al-edu· cation program. A 1959 graduate of the UB Law School, where he served as editorin-chief of the Buffalc lAw RrvteW, Magavem has concentrated his practice in health care, corporate. :md statco and local government law. He has serV<d as counsel to the New York State oomptroller, oounty a"4>mey of Erie County and assistant attorney general of New York State. In the 1970s, Magavem served as a legal consultant and expen for the United N'ations Development Program in the Philippines and as a legal advisor on national ho usi ng policy for the government of South Korea . An adjunct professor in the Law School, Magavem has taught fulltime and part-timeat UBsince 1963.and is a member of the Law School's Dean's Advisory Council. The law school's 26th annual alumni convocation, to. be held from 8:30 a.m . to noon , will focus on appellate practice and procedures and the tthics implications of high - profile cases. Long-time employees to be recognized at reception President Mn. William R. Greiner will host on Nov. 8 a service- recognition reception honoring faculty and staff members who FSEC discusses publi, service By SUE WU£TCH£11 Rrport~ Editor T HE Farulty Senate E.xecutiV< Committee has asked the senate's Public Service Commin·e e to rt"Visit the issue of how to evaluate public service as part of the promotion and tenure process. The Public Service Committee, chaired by Robert Shibley, professor of architecture and director of the Urban Design Program, had asked for guidance from the FSEC at the body's Oct. 3 meeting on how the commi tt ee should proceed. Al th6ugh public service is one of UB's missions. Shibley said that many fac ulty members are not willing to pursue such projects because they fed the university lacks methods to <Valuate and offer rewards for such work. Shibley defined public service as "a form of scholar.;hip that includes the generation, transmission, application and preservation of knowledge for the direct benefit of other communities in W3)15 that are oonsistcnt with an academic unit's missioris." Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology and past chair of the Faculty Senate. pointed out that there had been a statement broadening the definitio n of scholarship to in clude public service in a draft revl~io n of the Prt'sident 's Review Board 's policy governing evaluatio n of professional JCadcmiL work . However. thl• .!>l'(tiOn governing puhlu.: ~rvin· was ''shot down" h\· thl' deans, Ntckt'rson s.11d. lknms f\1alont>, SLIN Y ()i,tm )!Ut~h~.xt '-,en•1u· l'miL"i...Of tn the Dl·p.trtnwnt nl II, ·~ tn~. tl Fn~tn~'1·nn~ said he understood that the primary reason for the dean's disapproval was because they didn't know how to <Valuate what was significant public service and what was not ..The~ a~ things that sound impressive, but an not," Malone said, put them on committees ... you don't expect them to get heavily involved." Ba umer said. "You do expect them to get their oourscs down, to_get their r<SeaTch programs going. to get their research done and adding that in order to be promoted to SUNY Distinguished Professor, to meet the hurd.Jes for ttnure."' If public service is made a requirement for promotion and tenure. there candidates must show what impact their service work has had. "I think the deans would be happier with that kind of sta""""'~" he said. will be a "significant chunk of the fac. ulty that will be ""'Y unhappy with it, that will not support i~" he said Mo;;,ver, this same group of fac- Shibley told FSEC members he wanted to play devil 's advocate. "let me see if I've got this right: We do service learning as a vehicle for scholarship. we profess that scholarship in all the ways that scholarship should be professed, we recognize and reward it acrordingly. Why do we need to do anything?" he asked ..Service is one vehicle for this; the strict app lication of scientific method is another, etc., etc. What 's the deal? The m~e is the same measure we all use to assess quality scholarship, which of course. is a variety of measnres." William Baumer. professor of philosophy, said he would have a serious problem identifying a service-learning project in thco dassicaJ humanities that would result m a publishable research article. and therefore, public serv1ce would ht· "separate and distinct " from a JUil · u1r facult)• member 's TL~ular ll'<lt:h tn~ .md fL'S('arch r~pon s ibthttl~ .. The net rcsuh ts thatthr .allttude 111 my dt'partmcnt. whtlh I h.tw k gallv promoted along "-'lth Ill\ )(' · 111m Ctllle.l~llt."' . t .!> th.tl \'OU kc~.· p th e tllntnr faculh rntC"\.-Il'd n1u don 't ulty members- because of their backgrounds-"have real diffirulty understanding service learning and research, un1ess you can convert that to what we understand is the tradi tional product," such as scholarly articles, he said. Slubleypointedoutthalherecmtly published an article on rethinking the Niagara Frontier that took an historical perspecti"" on cross-border relationships. He called it "a solid piece of humanities scholarship and a distinctly important piece of servicr." The article, he said, was ~alua tcd through traditional scholaMip vehicles. The service aspect. he said. is "additional valuejdded." C harles Fourtner. professor of b10logical sciences, agreed with Baumer. noting that m the sciences. fal"uhy colleagues play an extremely unportant role in promotion a nd tenure decistons. Then~ must be some rvaluation mcchdm:.rn that rna~ public scrVIl't.' "i mportant to the discipline." hl' ~ud . Alcordmgly. 'lll-h a pro)l'CI wo uld he worthwht!t.· "as lo ng .1s NSF or 'Il-l 'uppnrh tt " h(' .1Jdt.-J have completed 30 and 40 years of service to UB. To be honored for 40 years of service will be Ruth Bryant, Architectu re and Planning; David Cadenhead, Chemistry; Vera Lobdell, Records and Registration, and Neal Niesen, Microbiology. To be recognized for 30 year.; of service will be Robert Ackerhalt, Nuclear Medicine; Wtlliam Allen, History; Lorna Arrington, Educational Opportunity Center; HafV<Y Altlcrod, Academic Services. CIT; Warren Barbour, Anthropology; Leroy Barnhard, Facilities Operations. University Facilities; Thomas Barry, Classics; George Bobinski. Library and Information Studies; )ames Britt, University Potice; Patricia Brock. Industrial Engineering; Gerard Bucher, Modem Languages and Literatures; Barbara Bunker, Psychology; josephine Capuana, University Honors Program; Charles Carman, Art History; Michelle Chasse, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering; Kah Kyung Cho. Philosophy; Diane Christian, English; Ronald Cichocki, Operational Support Services, CIT; Anne Coe_,. Medicine; john Corcoran, Philosophy. Also. james Cownie, Acrounting and Budget Services; Donna Cross, UniV<rsity ~ent; Charles Dunn, Technical Support Services. CIT; John Duskin, M~tics; A[bert Ermanovics; Student Unions; Barbara Evans. Academic Services, CIT; Frederic Fleron )r., Political Science; Ho Leung Fung, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Suzanne Gale, Arts and Sciences; Billy Gant, Student Health; Debra Gidzinski. Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Patricia Hambridge, Acrounts Payable; Edward Hammer, Facilities Operations, Univer>ity Facilities; Sheryl HarV<y. Dental Medicine; Robert Joynt, RestoratiV< Dentistry; Thomas Kalman, Chemistry; Robert Klocke; Medicine; Danid Kosman, Biochemistry; Antonene Lazarro. University Libraries, Central Technical Services. Also. Barry Lentnek. Geography; jerry Linder. Human Resource Services; Dean Marky, Research in Special Environments; Roger Mayne. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Donna Mcl<anan. University Libraries; Ida McLean, Admissions; joseph Merrick. Microbiology; Edward W. Michael, Athletics; Sarunas Milisauskas. Anthropology; Barbara Montgomery, Student Health; Russell Nisengard. Dental Medicine; Carole Orsolits. Linguistics; Albert Pautler, Educational leadership and Policy; Donna Phelan, A£adernic Services, CIT; Michad Potoczak. Educational Opportunity Center; Florence Prine. State Acrounts Payable: William Ridley Ill, Educational Opportunity Center; Joel Rose. Academic Servioes.CIT; Marg;iret Rose-French, Research Foundation Employment Services; Michael Ron , Operational Support Services, CIT. Also. Patricia Ruggiero, University Libranes.Central Techntcal5ervices; Peter Scott , Compu ter Sc ience and Engineenng; Mdrk Shechner. English; Karen Smuh . Lockwood Library; Gd rry Soehner. Uni versity Residence Halls; Edmond Stramchamps. MU!!.IC R1 chard Taber, Operational Supporl ServiCe:, , C IT; Constantmr Tung . ~\'tod ­ c:rn Languages and Utcratures; lov Vella. M;m agement; R.aymnnd Volpi . A'adcmic ServtCe!t; Maq Ann Wac ho wiak , Ldw Libran·; Ed · ward \<\ 'at~on, Educatio nal Opportumtv Center; James Whalen. Fie~.. Inca! Engmet.'nng; FJward L \\'nght , Athll'ltl"., ---- --------- �41 RepariM October11.2001NtilJ.Io.6 Unusual collaboration with British VIrgin Islands helps upgrade Its health-care system B RIEFLY BVI nurses come/to UB for degree ly LOfS IIAJWI Contributing Editor TheC..Iarlho_ ... ~-mogidlns ....... - •• p.m.- cloy ~ lho Mlinllloge- ~ lho CJ.\ ... lho Campuo. A oouplo ol ecanlric- ----IIDdol "" coolll*1gl, ...... II< . porfannod . . . . . since 1975, ond " ' * - - * ' 9 ~---·long """'"'vhlt.... ~olf . llfooclwly. The duo looops I buoy ldlodulo. pllionnOlg llw more thin 100 limes per-· pllylng ...... dubs, -.rsond lhollanllsslrn Flir draJit, P<nn 6t T-s olf. boot bnnd ol mogic ond comedy gained notlonll attention stogo- opened olf.Sroodwoy In 1985, Ieiding to appearances on "Late Night with Oovid t.ett.rman, • "Satur· cloy Night I.M!" and "Mioml Voce."ln 1987, their stogo stmoYOd to Broadway, the tint ol when- runs. Penn 6t Teller recently weno two suc.cessful named two ol the funniest people aiM In Enttrt-t Weet.Ys •so Greatest Comedi· am Today" iuue. TICkets for Penn &. Tetter a~ ns. 131 and S26 for the_. enol po.lblic and U1 , S27 and S22 for US students. Todcels are IVolHable at the CfA box offa from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at illl TK:ketmaster kJations. For f1"'CJJte Information caA 64S.ARTS. Baldy Center to present symposium T'he Bakiy Center for Law and Social Policy, the Mitchell Lee· turr Fund and the Buffalo Environmmtol Low joumol will present a ~posium, •Environmental Law ond St.ewaldshlp for a Sostainable Society,. Satulday in the L..1w School mO'BrWl on the North U!npus. The symposium is port ol • regional community forum, ·~.eanilng Swtainlbllily: AchieY· ing Erwironmen!Jil, Sodoi ond Economic Well-8elng.. that ~ gan yeste<day and will run through Saturdoy In the Buffolo Convention Center. The fOfUITI, co-sponsored by the UB ErMronm<nt and Society Institute and The Gtosl Gold o...lopment Corporoilon ol tkJIIolo, is designed to entouf· age • reglonol discussion lboul tho globlllnd - - ol ~ .. they lffect Western New YO<tt's eoononjcs, ........,.,.,.tlndli>dlfchoKes. Among tho topics to be .,.. plored .. the Satun:toy sium ot UB . . "lllecretbb Per· spettiws on Etwtronmentol U.. ond suslilirwol>ility• "lJnncing Public and Resporul>lll~ fa< Sustalnobility. • lnd •en. YironmenUI L..w: Progrwss Towold 5ustaiNbility7" FO< more lnlonnatlon on the symposium, as wen .. the ~ gkwlal forum, go to <WWW.-..In.buffolo.odu/ lnclu.httnb oraiiErrol Meidinger at 645-6692. · JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job listings for professional, rt!search, faculty and cMI service-both competitive and non-<ompetitive-posltions can be accessed WI the Human Re- sources Services Web site at <http://- . - J . b u f f· olo.odu/ hn/•..-lu/>. UB's hbranes. There was no "dumbing-down" ASCINTH Hannibal is a rc:g· J istered nurse in the British Virgin Islands. a duster of 36 tiny Caribbean islands located 60 miles east of Puerto Rico. She is smart, engaging, cxperiencro and on lan. 20, 2002, she will add a bachelor's degree in nursing from UB to her credentials. Hannibal, a na!Nt of Jamaica, was one of I 4 nurses from the BVI who spent the summer in Bull3Jo.area hoopitals and clinics fulfilling the final re· quimnents for their UB nuning cJe. grees. Two more arrived this fall. of the curriculu m , stressed Karen Radke. associat~ dean for academic affairs in th~ UB nursing school, who taughl the pathophysiology courses on ;rortola. ..That was vuy importantfto everyo ne. W~ used similar exams---and in some cases th< sam< ~n this program that we givo: on campus, and thes< women did just as weU. sometimes better, than our traditional stu - Yvonn< Morgan. anoth<r degree candidate, is a critical-can: special· ist in th< BVI accustomed to caring for a two-bed dcpartm<nt occupied primarilybycanliacpaticnts. Working in Eri< County Medical Cmt.er's 17-bed trauma intensive ca.re unit was a bil of a shock. Sh< was struck in particular, she said, by the inci· dence of attempted suicide, <Sp<· cially among young peopl<. Hanrubal's experiencr in ECMCs emergency dq>artmenl was <qually largest island"of the group, will eli· max· an uhusual collaboration between UB School of Nursing fac- Tortola by Vesalie Mathavious, assis· lanl director of health services for the BVI Departm~f Health, to discuss possible pan.icipatKm in an overhaul of their health-care system. Upgrading nursing education would play a crucial role. and the UB School of Nursing was chosen for the job. T he program got under way in f-ebruary 2000 fo Uowing two years of Rights and patient information mandates. Hannibal and Morgan gavo: the experience high marks. grading the instructio n "very, very good." -.!ng o- Mecca Cranley, left of center af ......,, poses Brftbh VIrgin tdands with nurses from the c.tbbun who •re punlng • boCI)eto.'s c~eg...., from the UB School of Nunlng. dents.• Radke said. "Thes< nurses are very bright; they are very engaged, active Ieamer.;. We couldn't giv< them enough. It was an absolutely delightful experience for me," she said "E=yonewasextremely friendly and very supportive." The students, all adult rcgislered planning and nego tiatio ns. The curricuJum content met all no mlal UB baccalaun:are n.-q uire· ment5, but the .st ructu re '~ uncon vcntional. Students took prereqUI· sites at the community college, BVI 's o nl)' institution of h1gher learni ng. B nursi ng facuh)' traveled to the BVI to teach the specid.liJ.ed courses. So m e w~re delivered in a li -day. wecklongsessions. some were tauglit twice a week for seven weeks. Other courses \\-'Cfe videotaped at UB and nurses. had received their registered nursing training from hospi tals and co mmunit y colleges in Guyana, Grenada, Dominica. Nevts· L Kit~ Barbados, Jamaica and the Amen · ca n Virgin Islands. .. We h ave no home- based bachelor's degree program ," said Hannibal .. We had to go off- island and le-J.\'C home or relocate somewhere else for two to three years. lOat mailed 10 the BVI, with class discus- gram i5sti.U a sacrifice, but we'reaway sions conducted via reaJ -time email. Students also had electronic access to from home for only three to fo ur months." 4 saiptions. Working in an unsubsidized health-can: system, the students for the first time confronted the issue .. It is not a mandate yet in th~ BVI," Morgan said, "but it's evident It's beeoming necessary." They also w<r< introducro to standard poli· cies, such as the Pati~nt's Bill of Their January commencement ceremony at H . La\•ity Stoutt Com munity College on Tortola. the ulty and thi s British prin~ipality aimed at helping it upgrade its health-care system . Planning for the cooperative ven ture began in 1998, when several nursing consuJtant.s were invi ted to for betttr tearnWO<I<." Morgan, who always has pnc· tiad in a hospital setting. did her first dinicaJ rotation in hocne health care. "That .was dtalknging.. she said, "but we worked mostly wjth His· panic patimts and it was int«est· ing to see their culture."ln the BVI, hom< care is Jessstru<:tuml,she said. consisting mainly of patient-advocacy services, such as refilling prr· has always been a detcrrenL This pro· eye-opening. " In the BVI, the emerg~ncy de · partment is used m ainly as a primary ~care facility and not for emergencies," s h~ said. "W~ su nea r- .. I'm hoping to bring som~ mo~ changes to the intcnsivr care unit in lcrms of setting up new policies and new guidelines." said Morgan. "This program .. .bas provided an e nlight~n~d global awareness in ICTlTlS of nuning," said Hanrubol. "It's been a truly wond<rful experience." Adding to its wonderfulness was drownings, jellyfish S!ings, ocean· the ability to find ingrtdi~nts in Buffalo for th~ir favorite native related accidents and auto accidents. Gunshot wounds art" very rare in m)' country. h was a very wide, Yeryvar· 1ed unique experience... Both women, accustomed to working in a fomtal environment where cornmeal paste}--as well as green bananas and yams. both BVI staples. Hann ibal found Buffalo much friendli~r. if slower paced. than Manhanan, where she once lived. professional status is dearly identified and strictl y observed, we.re taken aback by the informality among the hospital~ and degree <X ttamWOrk. "Thai was a culrural shock," said Hannibal. "In the BVI, nurses dress and behaV< differently from doctors and aides. It's a very hier.uchical system. Here, the only way you can tell people apart is by looking at their I. D. It was pretty confusing. but it makes dish-salt fish on funj i (a type of "Here' it's almost like I'm a little adop1ed kid." she said. Meanwhile. the Buffalo program innoduced Morgan to the United States and, based o n ho- experience here, the count ry rates "A-OK." "People were very warm." she S3Jd_ " It waseasytofit in ... h was a whole new way of life, taki ng the subway and the buses. but actually, it all went pretty weU ." Biophysicists discover spe~motility in cells High-speed reaction is in response to changes in voltage in cell membranes By LotS BAkU: Single Molecule Biophysics and an Contributing Editor authority o n cell mechanics. The U NIVERSITY biophys•· cists studying the motilit)' o f ce ll s ha ve shown that si mple ceUs rt:act in less than a milliseco nd to c hanges in membra ne voltage , a property scientist.-. havt.' tho ught was confined to high! )' spcciali7..t."'tl cdl s. such as the cochlear ou ter ha1r cclb r~ponsib l e for hc..tring. In additjon to providmg. m·w. hJ siC info rmation o n huw cdl!! fun .. tion. tht..· findjng ..:.aJI.s mto qut.."SIIun the accepted purpo!lt:' of tht..• !!O-calk-J "motor protem" preslln, wh1ch ,,-d, thought to lx essential fur uutl'r·h.ur ..:t..•llmotihty m tht..· coc:hlt..--:1. "We haw found that ~,.,:lh ' w1~k· at h1g.h speed whl'n ,·oltage ch.m~t..~:· ~~ud Fn:denck ~a~.: h-'. pwk,!>or ul phys10logy and hu..1pln"'t'-!o .mJ the 'tudy'.. M:n tur J.Uihm. "Thq JHn't nt..'<'J .111)' spt.-xtal prntt..' llh or hpt(b" tu ac..:nmphsh the lllOVI[.' Illl' nt. S.1d1!o I!> director of tht..· (:t..•nh:r lt..)r s1udy appeared in the Sept. 27 issue of the journal Nature. Sachs and colleagues achiev~d their findings using instruments that can detect movements smaller than th e diameter of a hydrogen ato m . The m easurement techn ique irwolves an ato mic force miCroscope that uses a laser to mcasurt..· th e po\ltton of .1 poinu:d silicon probe, much "-' .1 phonograph needle rr.Kks the grooves in a n.xord. Tht"'St' l'~pt..·nmt..•nt.-. alSo allowed tht..· re \l'J.h:her~. for the first timl', to com· puh.·the Lha rgt..' tha t I!! bound to the tnm·r )urfal"l' of a cell membrant..•. Thl' dtsco\'t'ry of this baste propl'rt)' of cells. 1rrespet..·t1ve of their Ml · ph1~ I 1CJt10n, caml' sornt.>what \t..'rend 1p1tous ly. Sach!t and col k"aguc..'"); had been trymg to measu re thl' motion of single ion channels. membnme proteins that function as biologica l transis-tors and control ce lls ' voltage. Surp n si ngly, ther found that the membrane itself moved with voltage. Even more sur- prising, they found that by diluting the ooncent.ration of ions in the so· lution bathing cells. they could n>verse the di rection of movement. "When we oouJd change the sign of the response, we knew we Wert" looking at something fundamental." Sachs said. Knowing how th e supporting m~:mbrane moves, they now can distinguish the superimposed mo· tion of the ion channeL.. " If you arc gmng to study mouon ..:ha ng~ with YQhagc of things 1m · beddt:-d m the (:dl membrane. )UU need to know the background movement," Sach~sa1d... If )Uu want to know how Jn embedded protein 15 changing shape, you first need to know the background mot1on." Finding this common property u• cells allows scienti5ts to move on tn invt"stigatc whether the motiliry 1s used by biological syslems." B)' lookingat vcrysimplecdls. we maylt.""J.m more easily how speciaJiud cells work." Sachs said. "If all ails 11'10\'<, we now can ask why nai:Un! bothered to make a specialized cdl? W< think it is to make the cdlmoV<: fast<r." Sill« cdls moV<: with voltage, and movement produces sound waves. Sachs pn:dicts that th< brain emits SOWlds during activity and thai rt>· cording thes< sounds eventually may serve as a clinical diagnostic tool. much like dectroenchephalograms, o r EEGs, are used to look for regions of abnormal activity in the brain. Ping-Cheng Zhang and Asbed M. Kelesh1an, research scientists 10 the Cen<er for Smgle Molecule B•ophyswere maJor contnbutors to the research . The study was support<d by grant.-. from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Am1l' Research Of. IO, ti<:e, the CeU MechanOS<!1Sll1g Pro;ect. Japan Sc1entt and Technology Cor· poration and the Ralph Hochstetler Medical Roetrch FW1d m honor of Henry C. and Bertha H. Bu.swcll. �Octobelll. ZOOl/Yil 33,18.6 Rape~ Sedentary image questioned Kuls accumulate more activity than previously thought •A ay LOIS IIAIWI meet the definition of being active. However, the new guidelines focus on review and analysis of the accumulation of physical activ26studiesofphysical ac- ity throughout the day. This is the 6rn tivity levels of children revi<W to evaluate how much activcompleted by UB re - ity dUJdren g<t if you allow them to searchers has found that children ac- accumulate activity, rather than g<t cumulate more physical activity it in sustained bouts." Epstein said no one molly knows than previously thoughl On average, adolescents get about the health benefits of accumulating 30 minutes of aerobic exercise and activity throughout the day, or if 30 accu mulate about 50 minutes of . minutes accumulated is equivalmt physical activity dail y. res ults to 30 minutes in one bout "Physical activities at these lowshowed. Whether this is enough to provide substantial health benefits to-moderate intensities may not imremains the centraJ question. P""'" aerobic fitness," he noted,"but Study results appear in the Sep- they are far from the image of a teletember electronic pages of Pediatrics. vision-watching couch potato and These activity levels meet or ex- very sedmwy child." The studies in dte review origicced rwised guidelines for children's activity set by the American College nated in d_ifferillg nations and culofSpnrts Medicine (ACSM )and the tures: U.S (9), United Kingdom (4), U.S. Ce nters for Disease Contro l Italy (2), Irela nd (2), Estonia (2), I CD ). Original guidelines set by plus one each in Belgium, Bolivia, ACSM and CDC called for children France, Japan, N<therlands, Saudi Contributing Editor and adults to accumulate 30 min utes or more of moderate to vigoro us intensity physical activity most days of the week. .. Prior to this study, most pt."'ple assumed that children were not getLing enough exercise based on the amount of time th ey spend in contmuow, bouts of vigorous ~xercise, wing the old ACSM definitions of 30 minute, or mo re of high -inten Sit y exercise three days per week,'' sa id Leona rd H. Epstein, professor of pt-diatrics and a specialist in the treaunent and prevention of child hood obesity who headed the study. " If you use that definition,children m the studie5o rt"Vil"'o•leJ still wouJd not Arabia a nd Singapore. The am ount and intensity of physical actjvity was determi ned using heart-rate data registered and collected on heart monitors worn by the participants . " We saw the same patterns all around the world." q.stel'n said. " Kids are more active we thought." Not that "more active" is necessa rily active enough. C hildhood obesity is a significant and growing .r suggest that children geJ enough activity. but you are not going to get mor<than two hounadayof physical activity from kids," Epstein said. •This is the quandary. If you decrease intensity, Y!JU need to spend more time at it lo get a healthful benefiL For some children, we may need to go back to the idea ofhighintmsity, vigorous physical activity." Rather than recommending a set amount of physical activity for all children, a b<tter approach might be to develop guidelines based on the desired end resul~ Epstein suggested. "'The recommendation may be very different based on child age, baseline kvds of physical activity or the =son (or needing mor< activity. For example. the amount ofphysical activity needed to pm.mtobesitymay be very different from the amount needed to treat obesity, which may be different frqrn the amount needed to maintain ..tight loss. ... We need additional well -con troUed, prospective randomized tri- als to provide solid evidence of the proper amount of activi ty required to reach specific goals." than Additio nal researchers o n the study were Rocco Pa luch, Lisa Kalakanis,and )ames Roemmich, all from the Department of Pediatrics; Frank Cerny, professor and chair of health problem in the U.S. and, to a the Depa rtm ert o f Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sci· encc, and Ga ry Goldfield of the lesser extent, in the U-nited Kingdom , France. AustraJia and ChinJ, Epstein said. Obesity and physical Children 's Hospital of Eastern O ntario ~rch lnstitutl!. activity are .directJ)' Linked in both children and adults. ·•few exercise soe ntlsb would Thereseardlwassuppnrtodbygr.ml> from the National lnstitut< of Child Health and Human IA...:IopmenL .. We also need a beltcr under standing of the mechanism of col lapse," said Whittaker. "We need to find o ut what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it." missio n now at UB IS to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where no ne exist at present." -By 2004. US's Department of Civil, Structural and Environmen- The NSF funding will suppon S<'Veral graduate studenl> on the proj<.'CL mos"t versatile, high-perfor ma nce structural engineering laboratory in Reinhom noted that · earthquake shaking has led to the coUapse of "Just as the top research universities of California have assisted that state in developing guidelines and technologies for red ucing losses fro m future earthquakes, the the world as a result of grants total · ingnearly $20 million from the NSF and Ne'WYork State. While the lab is being constructed primarily for the earthquake-engineering research , MCEER and UB team stands ready th e high-flow hydraulic system. to serve in an identicaJ role fo r the high - performance actuators a nd reaction walls and floors are per· fectly suited fo.r blast -engineering research. \-Vhittaker said. Ground Zero many buildings in the past. It in~ duces dynamic response a nd ex - tremeiy high stresses and deforma tions in structural components. Solations developed for earthquakeresistant design may be directly ap- State of New York in the wale< of the plicable to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design. Part of our terrorist attacks on the \'Vorld Trade Center,n said Whittaker. A member of the f.,_'Uity of the UB dental school since 1967 and director of the school's Periodontal Disease OinicaJ R&--arch Cen ter. Genco is the principal investigator on a $7.3 mil lion , three-}'ear grant from thl' National Institute of Det-llal and Craniofacial Rcst.."aTCh to plan and conduct a multi-center pilot study of the rcla · tionship lx-twcen the b..1ctcria rcspon sible for periodontal disGlse and car· diovasculardiseasc. He also~ the principal irwcstigator or an inv~1 igator on nine other major grant~. A member of the lm.titute of Medicine of thl· National Academ:-' ofSciem:es, Genco is a trustt'C of thl· American Acadc.:myofPeriodontol· ogy and editor-in -chief of its Journal ofPt..,-iodomology. Past prbtident of the American Association for Dental Research and th e In terna tional Associa tio n for Oental Re search , he is a pa st rn emher and c hair o f th e Anu:r1can Dent al Associa ti on's Co uncil on Dental Research . He is chair of the Dental Producb Pand ofthc U.S. Food and Orug Administration. A gradua te of CamsJU:. Cullc~t: . Genco earned his dental degrl'1.' cum laude from the UB den tal school and a doc torate in microbiology and 1rnmunology from the Univers1tvof Pcnnsytva nia. Still images on the Web Photogrephy, ilfltply put, is hoth visual art and social document. Despite the stillness of the fixed image, few can deny photography's impact-sometimes subtle, other times forceful. Tbe following se· lection of online resourus, exhibitions and collections is meant to provide a rang< of the quality and character of photography, from its beginnings to the present· day. For an overview of the subject-in addition to a glossary on photographic processes and materials-read the introductory essay on "Pho- . tography" in the Grove Dictionary ofArt Online <- - . - . -/ .-M/Yiews/ortlde.html7-nt7.t >. The AMICO Library <http:/ /ubllb.buff•lo.ed.;/llbr•rle•/ unlts/ lml/ e -rnources/ amko.html>, by contrast, is a good place to view the expressive range of the medium itself~e:rything from the earliest of daguerreotypes to the photographic works of such contemporary artists as Lorna Simpson and Sharon Lockhan. An AMICO advanced search by type using th< term photographs, for example, wiU retrieve more than 4,000 high-resolution images from th e coll ections of many of North America's finest art museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art Center and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Besides speciaHzed, full -image databases like AMICO, there also are a growing number of museums, libraries and archives that provide di rect online access to their institution's own photographic ho ldings. The l ibrary of Co ngress Prints and Photographs Division < http:/ / lcweb2.1oc.gov/ pp/ pphome.html"> is one site that offers a sur-vey of American photography. At the Getty Museum, there are two co nvenient and fascinating ways to discover the museum's vast ..:ollectio ns on photography. Try look · irlg through the A to Z ArtiSt Index <www.getty.edu/ art/ collections/ art_artlsts.html > orCoUcction Types List <www.getty.edu / ort/ collertlons / collertlon_types/ c2A50.html > to local< a wealth of visual materials. You may be surprised to find that there are 70 digi tized images alone on th e work of French photographer Eugene Atget <www.getty.edu/ •rtf collertlons/ blo/ •1761-l .html> . Also worth exploring is an on line exhibition titled Picturing the Ce ntury <www.nara.gov / e•hall / plcturlng_the _century/ > . which commemorates 100 years of photography at the National Archives and Records Admini st ration . The site- is arranged by chronological galleries, as Wen as by portfolios on the work of seven American ma sters, indud ing lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams and Danny Lyon. Th e complete exhibition catalogue also is available in print at Lockwood Memorial Library (LML TR6.U6 Wl8 1999 ). Or co nsider browsing the many photographic exhibitions at the University of California at Ri verside's California Museum ofPho tography <www.cmp.ucr.edu/ >. And, finally. to learn mo re: about key events in the evolution of the photographic ar ts and techno logies, be sure to visit the George Eastman House Timelinr of Photography <www.eastman.org/ S_tlmellne/ S_Inde•.html">. - Stewart Brower and Sus.ana Tefad•. UnNtflJty Ltbroflt5 tal Engineering will be home to th e GenGo Pn..-sident for Research . 1$ He has held editorial pos iti ons w1th II scicntifi' journals, edited or co-edi ted nine books and authored or co-authored more than 320 ~ i ­ entifit articles and publications. He has received many a ward~. lll ­ duding the George W. Thorn Award from the UB Alum ni A~sociation 11977): William 1. Gib<.>s Foundation Award from the Aml'rican Academy of Periodontology I 1983 ); Samuel P. C.~ p e n Alumni Award , th e UB Alumni Association's most prest igious award ( 1990); American Den · tal Association Gold Medal for Ex cellence in Dental Research ( 1991 ), and th!' American Acddemy of Pe- riodontology Gold Medal ( 1993 ). BrieD "King,Qf Queens" star m Keviii Jarrres to perform at UB Comic Kevin James. star of the hit television sitcom .. The King of Queens,n will perform Saturday as pan of US's Homecoming and Family Weekend 200 I. · He will perform at 8 p.m. in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The show will be spo nsored by the Office of Student Unions & Activities, the undergraduate St udent Association a nd Kiss 98.5. After attending CortJand State CoUege, James got his start in standup comedy the old-fashioned way-at an open mic night. His big break came at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, followed by a development deal with NBC to create his own show. He also was cast in a recurring role on th e C BS comedy seri es " Ever}'body Loves Raymond," with hi s friend and fellow comi c, Ray Romano. \\'hen NBC didn 't o rdl·r his pilot, CBS, knowing )amc..-s from h1~ work o n .. Raymond ,'. snapped It up. "The King of Queens" now i~ m its third seaso n. James has starred in a one· hnu r comedy special. "Sweat. the ~mall Stuff." for Coml-drCcntra.l a nd has hosted the .. Peoplcs Choice A"'i!rd.,·· dnd the pre-game show at the 2001 Super Bo\\'1 for the NFL He ~l was a presen1er at the American Comedy Awards and the 2000 Gramm\ Awards, and appe-dn. regularl>•on the "l.ate Show with Da\'ld Letterman " Tickets for )ames' UB performance are SIS for UB students and $17 for tht- general pubhc. Therl' will be general sea t mg. Ticket s are available thro ugh Tickets.Com outle ts 111 To r ~ or at <www.tlckets.com >. or br ca lling 888·4000. Tickets mar ah.o he p urchased at the Alumni Arena Box Office or the Sub Board I T 1,ket Office located in 21 1 Student Union , both on the North Campus. Tickets also will be sold at the door while seats remain available. �6 rRepoder October 11.20011Yo1.33.1o.6 In convocation remarks, Greiner urges re-examination of curriculum In wake of attacks B RIEFLY Education seen as UB's co)ltribution Jazz trio to perform The eem.r for the Am wil preoent Meclestd Mlrlln & . Wood 01 8 p.m. Oct. 24in the MoinsUge - i n the CfA on the North'-' " -----ln- Orgonlst ""'" .....-: pef• alsslonht My Mlrlln and-isl Chris Wood- the bond Yo<l< Clty in 1991 , The~ ~hod~wlehsuch avant-gordo! foU- .. the lDunge l..lzOids and john Zorn's Moslda. The bond's 1\riy - · slon d foU.fu5lon and deep, .... pnMsol<><ygrooYOSumed lhemo-~onthe dub dn:ult os oliYe ICI. Nine _.C)( tireless touring and nine - l i t e r, Meclestd- & Wood stll b p<Ogi<SSing. pushIng the enve!opo and osslmillt· ing ,_~,_fans­ lnto;ts u~ T1dets for t.iedesld Mortln & Wood ..., S20 for the general public ond Sl7.SO for UB students, and .... . . . - from noon to 6 p.m. through friday ln the CfA box office and ot II Tocl<ettnosb!rlocatiom. For more infotmltion, can 645-AATS. T......., Philippine dance compilll)' to perfonn The Phllpplne _ , . . Donee ~ 8ayonlw1 wil peoent the third pe!lormonce in the c.n. ter for the Am 2001-42 ~ Donee Series • 8 p.m. Oct. 26ln the~-in~CFA on theNotthc:..n,>us. - The performonc.o b """" IC>r<dby~ The_~"'*" hosper· formod .. <Nerthe ~­ ils....,. from l h e - filil*>o .. ~, .---......--to-to tog<Ciwforthe<XIIY1II'Uigood. ~ls!Ns.prild~­ bondod ponnl>i-- .. and_.,.-.g._in objedMsdlhe~ sion and terror... UB is committed to diversity, BY SUE WUETCHEJt the ·-lhellnt- The lint Rlplno- pef· form on~..,_, donoe-toliloelheotoge . ....... --.-Conlorlor to the~ ...... !'" .......... finlf'Nipproe-- perform In fUsio. the ....,..... . flopAllc .. Chino and lhroughoutSoulhAmoricL llcbtsfor lloyont1ln I'Niippine Nationll Donee Company ..., S20, S16, S12 lor !he general public, and S10forUBstudonts. Dbcount coupons ..., IIYiillble .... -~­ llc:Rts .-e w.lablt from noon ' to 6 p.m. Tueodly through fri. c11y in 111o aA box office and at oil 'Tlcloetmlste< locations. For """" Wormotlon. ai645-AATS. Report~ Editor HE university's greatest T oontribution in the wake of the ~rist attacks on America will be to edUCito and "enlighton" stud<nts to their re· sponsibiliti.s as loaders in a div=e, global society. Prtsid<nt Wtlliam R. Greiner told those attending the Uni· versity Convocation o n Oct. 4. lhat edUCition P"""" will irtvolv< re-examining the undergraduate.cur· rirulum-the oourses in World Civi· Jization and American Pluralism. in partirular, as well as olferings in political science, history, languages. tit· erature and rul~ tight of the events of Sept II , Greiner said. .. Nowis thetimeforustoaskhow we can usr the learning and insights of the humanities, arts and social sciences to produce more enJightened citizens and leaders," he said. Greiner used the occasion of thr co nvocation- the annual celrbration of facuh y and staff achievement-to offer his viewS on how the university should respond to thr national tragedy. In addition to re-examining current curricula, he suggested that response should include the creation of new programs and the recruit ment of faculty members who will help st udents learn about other cultures and areas of the world. A5 the university moves into the 2 1st centu ry, .. perhaps we nred to look more toward where our world is going, and less back from whencr we bd ieve we came," he said ... Th is is a good and necessary time for col- ~d'!l.,U: lttp<Wr--. \ The from mornbon d the UnMnity community~on ils stories and cootent. f,.ottm should be limited to BOO -.!s and moy be odited for ~ ond length• .._, must Include the writ~s name. address and a daytime telephone numO.. for ..ntiation. Bec.luso of !pOCO lmitotlons. the Repotltr cannot publish .. lottt" rocolved. They must be received by 9 a.m. Mond.ly to be considered for publication in that week's issue. Tho RtpOtftr prof en that letten be roceived electronically at <wunc:ha@lbuf&Jo.edu > world can change--in a horrible, horrible New York moment," he 3,000 stud<nts from more than 100 countries studying at thr univer- co mr together and think hard sity-<lhout II. ~cmt of the total enrollment. More than 500 foreign resoarch<t> and profo:ssots will visit about what UB's response to Sept. II will)>< .. .I believe this is one of thr m~t important inquiries we said. "Now, all UB scholats need to of law, SUNY Distinguished Teach· ing Prof<SSOr; Sebastian G. Ci.ancio. piof<SSOr and chair of the Depart·. ment of Poriodontics and Endodon· tics, SUNY Distinguished Service Prof<SSOr, and Roger W. Mayne, prof<SSOr of mechanical and a.erospac< onginoering. SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. Capaldi also presented th e Chancellor's Awards for Exallenu to thre< faculty membors, ono librarian and four staff members. RettivingOlancdlor's Awardsfor Excollenu in Teaching were Kern~ E. Lewis. assistant prof<SSOr of mechanical and aerospaa enginc:oring; Mirdza E. Neiders, professor of oral diagnosti c scie ncrs, and Athos Petrou, professor of physics. ~ ~ Nancy Bren Nuzzo, director of the ~ Mu sic Library, rrceivrd th e OlanceUor's Award for Excdlencr in 6, ~ librarianship. Receiving awards for oxcdlencr in Dental M.dldfte. receiYa hM" Award for bceflence In Tuchlng f""" l'ralclent Willa-. R. <Oft!...,. ot the Urilvenlty Convoc•tlon held on Oct. 4 . · UB thisyear, hesaid,addingthat in· ternational alumni have strongl y supported the university. "UB's Fflc is a global pubtic, and our mission is to serve our state our nation, o ur world," he said. While oxchange programs in such regions of the world as the Caribbean, South and Central American, Asia and Eastern Europe have flourished in the past! 0 yeats. "shouldn't we add strength regarding the Middle East. North AfTican and Sub -Sa ha ran Afri ca?" he askrd. legial discoUts< on how best to pre· pare our young poople for a global "This is not solely a question of ef· fective traching, but also of assur- economy and society, where differences and diversity can and should be a caUSt: for celebration, not divi- edge research and scholarship. ing UB's prominencr in c.uning.. We have seen the wretched ba- will ever make as a faculty, as a research community dedicated to the pursuit and di scovrry of new knowledge; he said. "Our students truly are the hope of the future, and how we affect their livrs here at UB will have a direct 4npact on the future cou~ of world events." Following Greiner's remarks and a piano interlude provided by Stephen Manes.c!Wr of the Depart· ment of Music, and his wife, Frieda, Provost Elizabeth Capaldi =>gnized the thre< members of the faculty who were named SUNY Distinguished Prof<SSOtr-the highest rank in the SUNY system--<luring the past year. They are !amos B. Atloson. professor professional se:rvicr were Josephine A. Capuana,ad.ministrative director of the University Honots Program; Shelley Frederick. assistant to the vice provost for undergraduate education; Alben "Budd" Tennin, head coach of the men's swim team, and fames 0. Whitlock. associate dim:· tor of computing services, operational suppon services. Ellen Shulman Bakrr, a NASA as· tronaut and 1974 graduate of UB. was unable to aneJ'l(l the convocation to receive a SUNY honorary doctor of science degree:. Capaldi reponed that NASA has suspended commercial and personal air travel for astronauts for security reasons following the terrorist attacks. She added that Bal= will come to ampus to reai~ the degrer somctimr in the future, possibly at commencement i!l May. Music department announces Oct concerts m Among highlights will be two perforniances by violin virtuoso Viviane Hagner Tickets are SS. BJ SUE WUETCHIEII Reporter Editor T WENTY -fou r-year-old German violin vinuoso Vivianc Hagner will give two perfonnances in Slee Concert Hall this month as pan of the Depanment of Music 's October concen schedule. Hagner wiU perform a solo recita1, accompanied by Tatiana Goncharova on piano. at 8 p.m. Oct. 24. The~· fonnana: will be the first concen Qf the season in the annual Slee!Visit - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR nality of evil. We have soen how the Gmner pointed out, with more than iflg Artist Series. The program will include Fritz Kreisler's Variations on a theme by Carelli; Mozan's Sonata in B-Oat Major, K. 454; Eugene Ysaye'sSonata for Solo Violin,Op. 27, No. 4; Shostakovich's Preludes, Op. 34. and Roben Schumann's Sonata No. I in A minor, Op. lOS. Tickets are priced at S 12, with dis· counts available for senior c iti ze n ~ ( $9), UB faculty/stafflalumnt ($9 ) .md students (SS). On Oct. 26, member!> of the Slt."'t.' S mfomctt<~ Jnd the UB Symph un\', conducted hy 1\t.tgnus f\.. l .t rtt~ ns~nn . will J((tunpany Hagner m a pertnr m,\!l(l' t\ ( An ttlll\O Viv.1 ld i'!> "h,ur ~·a~om " .tt R p.m m "ilee. AnJ tol L~<h.lov \ l:.ight !{us_ , mn Folk Son~' Will pn.'(L'dt' thl' V\v,!ldi ••Ill\ nTilL'r pt(· ~(' pll"Cl• il!'lthl' nn tht• pr,)~r.un Hagner won First Prize in the 2000 Young Concen Artists International Auditions. where she alsO was awarded specia l Boirenreiter Pri ze for Strings. She also is the recipient of the Beracas a Founda tion Prize of th e Montpellier Radio-Franco Festival and the John French Violin Chair of YCA. Born in 'Munich, Hagner made her debut at the age of 12 with the Ham· burg Philharmonic Orchestra. At 13, she was sela:ted to be the German soJoist with the Israel Philhannonic Orchcstm,ronducted by Zubin Mehta, at the legendary 1990concen m Tel AVIV. Since these early appearances. HagnL-r has 1x--rfonned. as soloi.\1 with the fkrhn Philharmomc O rchestra, con ducted bv Claudio Al>hado; the Cn" l)fB1mungh.m1 S\'lnphony ( >n:hcstm. ~.u nJud ed h)· Su Rogcr Nornngtun. .md the Nt•therlanJ!> Chamher Or~. Jw o; tr a , ~.n ndu~.tt·J h\ Ph1l1ppt· i·.ntn·monl. .mJ manv ntht'"· In Jtithuon. !>hl· l.'on tlnu~..~ ttl ~r fnm1 m ~k.... Yt lr~ .L" .lllWmlx-rllt"llw Olamber Music Society of Linooln Center'sCllamberMusicSocietyTwo. Daniels on bassoon. Fullam, prin· cipal clarinetist of the Philharmonic, The music department will open holds bachelor's_...and master's de- the schedule for October with a free grees ~)uilliard School. Autist · Hoffman's recital on Oct. 30 will rea ure a HaUoWttn theme. oomplete wiih props. lighting and a "haunting" musical program. Joining her will be Eryk Anspach, flute; David Kim-Boyle, sound toch- concert by Korean komungo artist )in Hi Kim, titled "Komungo Muse and Permutation" at 8 p.m. today in Baird Recital Hall, 250 Baird Hall, Nonh Campus. The program. pre· sented as part of a three-day resi - dency by Kim, is <<>-sponsored by the Korean Language and Culture Program, the Birge-Cary Chair in nician; Susan Fancher, saxophone; John Hunt . bassoon ; Anthony Music, the Asian Studies Program Percussion Ensemble, percussion; Stephen Manes, piano., and Iamie and the Doe-Han Foundation. Kim's entire program will consist of her own compositions. which represent an evolution of the komungo. a musical instrument indigenow to Korea, into the 2 1111 century. The conren schedule for October also includes recitals by music department faculty members lohn Fullam and C her yl Go bbet11 Hoffman. T hey will perfo rm on Mo nday .tnd on Oc t. 30. respec tively. at 8 p.m. in Slcc. lick1 pna:s for both OOOCXT1sard5. Fullam will perform on Monday a.~ J member of th e Huffalo Philhar rnonu.. Woodwind Quintet-now 111 1b 40th :teason-wh1 ch features hlllam on clannel , Chnstine lbill·y un flute, Flon;ncc Mvt·rs on oboe. lav \tallhl'\\'- nn horn .1nd ~nnJ i d Miranda and members of tho UB Polychronis, light projectionist. In addition to horteachingduties, Gobbetti Hoffinan performs in the Slee Sinfonietta, and ~rvBS as associate director for the lune in ButfaJo Festival. She previously was a tenurrd musician and lx>ard director for the Buffalo Philharmonic. Tickets to concerts presented by the Department of Music mar be obtained at thl' 51 ~ Hall box office fro m 9 a. m . 10 S p.m. Mo nday through Friday, from the Center for the An:t box oflice from noon 10 S p.m. Tuesdd)' through Fnday .md Jt aU Ticke1Mas1er outlets. T he full sl.1tc ofSlt't.' Hall cnn(t'rb l:t av.u lab le o nhnt' .11 ··www.llee .buff•lo.edu · �Otlnber11.Z001/VtU.Io6 Repc.ter 7 TheMail Bureaucracy governs athletic department policies To the Editor. I am a UB professor who runs on an almost daily basis. Although I quently is uS<d by UB studrnt>, and OCcasionally compete in master's track meets and road races, I run past few weeks. But on this day, I was dri=t off the track by a rud< and thrClltrning UB potioo officerw!v> rdu5ed toan swcranyof my questions about why th< track was "dosed"-<lespite Lh< fad that. the cast entry to th< track is always wide open. At one point, Lh<officer told me that if! asl<td him any mor< qu<Stions, h< would immediately arrest m<. Th< only information he did give me was that this was th< official policy of th< athletic primarily forth< h<alth b<nefit>. When I visit other· universities, I have always been welcome to use university tracks. For example, like anyone else who wishes to do so, I ca n u~ th~ well -maintained tracks Geo rgetown University in Washington, D.C., or at UCLA in Jl Los Angeles. I do not need a permit , and I do not even need to work or study at these universities to use their facilities. However, I cannot ev~n use the practice track at UB. the university where I teach, without being threat ened, yelled at and dnven away by university poi.Jce. On Wednesday Sept. 12. a little after 6 p.m ., I began a workout at the practice track adjacent to the nt-w student -rcsidence complex. I have noti ced that thi s track fre - 1 have run there several times in the departmerll. a rcfrn:e during an intramural basketball ~and being told that UB would 001 r<placr my n<Wbask.etball after th< sam< refer« caused me to lose Lh< ball--b< thm< it across th< gym during his lmlp<T tantrum and I was unabl< to retrieY< iL Are those th< signs of a uniV<rSity that <ncourages pcopl< to maintain a h<althy lifestyle, or ar< they signs of a university so <ntrmch<d in bu reaucracy that it has lost sight of its mission of service and education? I know that som< dedicat<d and wonderful pcopl< work for the athletic d<partmm~ and I obviously do not wish to condemn everyone associat<d with this large and diverse On< might thinkthisisan isolated but some of my other exp<riences with the UB athletic de- department. However, when il panment in the past two years in- . comes' to my experience with those· elude being told, as a new faculty who make the important rules, it is member, that! could not visit the UB all too dear that bureaucracy, rather gym at ~en if I paid a f<e and than fitness or education, is their show<d my faculty JD-unless I was primary priority. accompanied by a current gym Brett W. Pelham AJ::sociot~ Prol~uor of Psychology member, being physically attaclted by proble~ . r· foot~ all Miami ll, UB 14 Foocboll cooches p<eaeh ;obout the importance of specW ...,. "' the outcome ol a pme. ·UB found that out the hard wq on S.wrdly u Miami UMenity, on the •tren&<h of HYOnl b1& plays by spocbl ......._ deloated the Buls, J I· Sadit.wn-... 14, In . . 20.108 bns .ln a. Mid-American Conference East DMslon boale. The pme wmed on HYOnl spocbl ...,.. plays In the second and thin:! quvur.T.-.JU.. 14-7 bro In theiecond quvur,UB (1-4) ,_ a.n irnprasM! 10-pb.y drt¥e in t:he fiN! mlnuw of the first haW end with • 32-yanj missed field pi by scphomore Dallu """ with Just 2l seconds left In the hall. AhM MQmj extended lu lead to 17-7 on • 34-yv-d field pi by Jarod ~The RedHawks' pooc returner Eddie r'"ia 'NOVe his wq 80 yards on "" ensuinc UB punt to put his team a.hod 24-7. That sequence set up a. third qumer In which the RedHawltsf p;ned the momenwm. ouqam~ 1 UB 136 to -7 yanh. ~occer MEN ' S UB l, Hanhall 2 Calendar SttJdenl & Scholar Servk~ f-or more mlormatK>n, &4S-2258 Ufe-.!>op Physics Colloquium Golng~Pam~. for Gm!k Nfair... 145E Student "'-North~ 7 p.m. f<oe. Spomcnd by Office o1 St.-,. lhDn> & ActMties. for more riormatJon. 64S-.6125 The Sohtt Neutrino CMrge Current Meuu.-emenu from SNO. Jimmy lAw, Dept ol Phy5ia, Univ. ol Goelph, Ontano 422 Frooaalr.,. North Camplu. 3:30p.m. Free. Comedy • Magk Occupotlonol Theropy Meeting Penn & Te:Uer. Mainstage, Center lOt~ Arts, "'orth Campus. 8 p.m ns. n 1, 126. gene<al; 111, 127, 122 UB studenu for ITlOI'\" information, 645-ARTS Pte- M ~ lnfotm~~UoNI Meeting. M. Wyles, coordin.ltor o# professional studM!:s, Dept. o# Occupatiooal Th<npy. s [);efendorl, Thursday for more infOfTNtion, Diane M . Gaytes, &29-3141 , ext 151. ~ Wednesday Pulmonary Medklne Rniew Conference , Med'-rtinAI Disuw:. Thomai J kufet, Dept. of Med.cine. Room 1109C, VA Medk al Center. 9 a .m . Frte. Spon)()(ed by School ol Med;Qne, Dept of Medteine and Division of Pulmonary Cntkal Care and Sleep Medicine Welfnas Fair ......_....,... -•tnon~.ot>by. 11 ~:;;_P~-::=~~3~ UfeWofttshop PrepMtng for l:aw School •nd • t..w c...-eer. ~que4tne Ho'lirn, ~ cooi'dinator, Pre--Law Student Service1 Audemk:: AcMsernent C~ter, and Steve Harvey, testing coordinator, Offtee ol Cafftf Pllnnlng & Pfac.ement 250 StudE'nt Unton, North C.mpw. C~tef, ~th~~~~~:~~;:~ ~PY- 1 lllologlcol Sciences SeminAr Aegulotlon of DNA Aeplkollon and Mut.genesJs k1 E. coN. Molrt D. Sutton, Education Semlnor NYS ""> Aueument . .ody In 2002. An You7 Maria Runfo&a. Graduate School >of Education. and John Sisbr, &.tralo State co~~ego. LJnMonily 1m ond com..nc. Cenlef, North F<RSt Rd., Gdz'o'ile. 8:30- =J~~aduate Professional Eduation. for ~ infonnation. Ken Kraemer, &45-6642 ~~i~~=- ~::!.%~ ETC Te<hnology - s h o p BuUding • Course In IU.oboii'rd 5.5. P•rt I. 212 Upen, North Campus. Ufe-.!>op .._ School How to Uw wtth Your Roomm•te . Counseling Centrr :staff. 250 Student Umon, North Campu1o. Nooo-1 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Office of Student Unioru & Activit~ . For mor-e information, 645-6125. l:aw Alumni Board of Directon Meeting. Hyatt Regency, Buffalo. l l: 15 p.m . S16. For~information. llene f~schmann, 645-2t07 . information, 645-6125. Noon-2 p .m . ~tee . ETC Te<hnology -.!top flte M•rwrqement & FTP. 212 Capen. North Campus. Noon· 1 p .m . Fr~. ETC Technology -.!top Sannlng 1mllges. 212 Capen, North Camp.Js. l-00 p.m. H«. Chflnlul Engineering SeminAr ::~NSepwatlons•nd Tr•nlpOrt E.nvironment.s~nson, um.... of Pituburgh. 206 fuma1o, North Campu1 1:30 p .m . Free. -...g !SSS-shop Applying for • Grftn Card: Outstanding R~atdler/Prof~ Petitions .nd Consu&.r Proc:ess.lng.• ~~:a~~~~sc~ 3t Capen; No<th (Mnpus. 1HO p.m. Free. Sponsored by International Student & Scholar Servtcei. For more information, 645-225&. ' ~ot4Pt.US C()f1'¥ef"Yt60n. Ann lauterb.lch, 4 38 Clt'mens, North Campus. 12:30 p .m. Free. For more information, &45-3810 Ufo-.!>op Wednucl.yt •t 4 PlUS Poetry Reading. Ann Lauterbach, Screening Room, C~ter fOf the ArU, ~f:!;~~tfa~O Free for more OponllnomCirc:le N•maste . 222 Student Umon, North ~~~~sti~~~~~~ t'~hr~~6!r.2~e -tt.tlon CJ.us Buddhbt Medlbtion. N1kolaus Kara~: ~~ ~~~t: 7 ~ 3o0 p.m ~~Information, Nikolaus Karapas.u. 8J.4· lH5 Oi.\~ How to Use MyUB. Staff, Academic Advisemmt Center. 1040 NOtton, North Campus. 1-2 p.m . Free. Spomored by Office of Student Unions & Activi~ For more information, 645-6125 Llbrwy -.!top UGl 101 : Rese.-ch 5kih Glendora J<>hn>oo-(ooper. 127 Capen. North =~~~o~~~.by mation, Eric~. 64>-29<43. ext. 235 ETC Technology -.!top Beginning MS Acceu, Section A. Part I 1 12 Capen, North Campus 3-"1 :30 p .m Free. ""'- prof., D<pt. oiBiocherrdwy. 22S Natu~ Sc.ieflCei ComP'ex, North Campus. 1:<45 p.m . Free. for ~ information, jeny koudelk.a, 645- 3<489 lluffolo Logic Colloquium Phllosophy of Logic: A Spee<h-Act Penpecttw. tohn T. Kearm, Dept. of ~~~·~bye.~·logic Colloqutum. for more infOfTNtion, }ohn Corcoran, 881 · 1640 or 645-2444, ext. 119. Sentor Bill Norberz scored two goals off Nck-to-back direct ldcks SO seconds _,...cplrt to lead the men's liOCcer ceam to a J-2 victory OW'et Marshalt in MAC I Ktion Friday night. The lou wu just the second ol the season fa< M.vshall. who came into the pme r31\ked 2Jrd tn me lut ~donal Soccer Coaches Associ:ttion ol America (NSCAA) Top 25 poll. The Bulb I~ to M-1 ovenll and 1·2 In the HAC. WOMEN' S UB 2, Northern lllinou s I UB l ,Westem Hlchlpn I Junior' EJinbeth P'feffer scored with 4:32 left in rqubtion to ctv'e the women's soccer team a 2-1 'iictor"y OW'et Non:hem I!Nnoi:s In MAC action Fnday night. U....ln the -...Paub ~In he< fiN! ,...ubr sason MAC home pme ol her~ it count u she scored he< fWd> and sixth ph ol the seuo<! to lea<1 the Bulls to • 3-1 vkto<y ewe< Western Mic!>ipn. Wotll the win.UB...,.... on top ol the MAC~ with a 6-2 ~marie Volle~~all UB l, Nlapra l Bowline Green l , UB l Hlamll, UB I Sophomore Undsay Matikmh posted he• fifth - b l e ol the yea• with • 26 kills and a team-high 16 dirs to lead t:he 'IOIIeybatl team to its third win ol the season at NQ,pn. to bqin the week. The Bulb won t:he Mpme ""'""""" (32-30.32-30, 27-JO, 22-30. 15-9) m<w<>·houn and 1s minutes. Sophomore AlexJs Boule .-econled • ~gil 17 lcills and the Bulls lougllt bad< from • 2-(l deficit to lo<-ce • fifdo game, but the hlcons of Bowting Green prevailed in the end in MAC 'IOIIeyball action In Alumni Arena on Friday. ~ and=~~~But!=~.~~~:=J----1 (3!f.25.25-l0,3!f.27.3!f.21) ......... dedsion Ufe-.!>op How to Use Yoga. Diana Mazzone, The Kriya Dharma Cmtre. 1458 Student Union, North Campu1. 7:30..9 p.m . Free. Sporuored by OffKf! of Student Unk>ns & Activities. For tTlOrt information, 645-611.S. Zod&.que Dance Company Wi~ Women .00 O.nc.e. Dept. of The.-.tre and Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the AIU, North Cainpus. 8 p.m . S1 2, general; SS, students and lenk>rs. For rnc:we informaUon, 6-45ARTS. Exhibit "Joseph Norman: Bertin Autumn " ~ by ~inter }osf!ph Norman is on =·~~~~~~~ G.tliery hoofs are 11 .-..m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and from 1-5 p .m . on Sunday. " Fresh not Pkltled: UB All Foundotlofts" Work produced in the "foundatiOns" c ou~the ba.sk art courses that all art majon. take in ~t fre-shman year- to mrongMWnl Un'-'ity mAJumnl ~ross ~ount~ The men's and women's cross country teams wmed in StJ"':WlltliCet at the 28th Annual Lehigh Unt...ers1ty Paul Short Run on Saturday.The men finished IOth among 39 schools with 3 I0 points. while the women pbced 16ch """"'' the 39t&m field with 48 1 points. Penn State 'NOO-bodl the men's and WOO'lefl's tides with 66 and 109 points.~- lndivlduaDy.Todd Ludden led the Bulls with his 18"-pbce finish atnafll the 274 men's runners. Ludden finished the eight kHometer course rna season-best time of 25:15.29. Ludden tw been US's top finisher In its three meets this season. In the women's race. contested at she klbmeten rather than the typtQI &.oe, Melissa Borrows finished 47th VT'IOI"'& 269 runners in 22:28.48. lennis WOMEN' S The 'NOI'T'IeO's tennis team ~roopated 1n the Ne-w Yori< Sate V'lomen's CoDeptt Ownpionship last ~ The ~ event was a no-repeat toUrnament. Freshman Mkhaeb Kolbrova won the second ~ogles clwnp1onsh;p with • 6-3, 6-0 win ewer Dowl1ng's Jacloe L.egnon. ~Sheri l.JgowsJo was defeated by lqnon in the quarterfina.ls. 6-l. 7-S. Senion Shan~Amarasinghe and Jennifer'Nong we~ defeated •n the semifinab oi the doubles dnw by Binghamton Unr'lenity's ~Weissberg and Alexis Briii.S-5 con\"t')'1o the students at the most =~~~~A~~...::.~hetr d~Ver'5of! mecha reftecting the ollptration~ of these students is on display lhrough Oct. 25 in the Art Department Callery. ~~f'~~·=~r~ ~- 1 p.m . t~y. Galk!fy houn are 10 a.m . to 5 p.m . TUt!1day, 10 a.m 10 8 p .m . 'Nednesday through Friday and 11 a .m . to 6 p.m . on Saturday WOMlN' S The WOIT'Ien's crew squad sorted ru fall seuon at Pitabur'Jh's Head of the Otwo R~a:a. The Bulls' lightwe&ht four cnew- coxswain Sarah 'Nolet and f'OYille'S Kv.y Smolbr.VoctoN ~ Counney Kone and Bedcy Mohr........,., ~ tn the competioon with a SKond-pbc:e finish out d 18 reams a,_ �8 Reponea October II. 2801/Vol.:JJ. Io.6 Thursday, October II ~~~~,, ,_ no.m.oon. 6<~ 125 . ---.g/ L.octun: - C.tflsh and Mandalo: A Two- ~·-~1 ol Vletnom. Andrew X. Pham. S=oning Room, een.... tor the AIU, North C.mpus, 7:30p.m. ~r:~;: Kappa Phi Institute, James H. ~~ ~~~/~~;,",;.,CZ.,'? Studies Program. For more information, 6-45-2292. ..... -a.gVIdeos..tes ~- How to Usten and Doubfe Your Influence. 330 Student =k:;.,~:.,nd Union, North Campus. Noon-1 ~~~~~JS:!~ and leade<1hip Development Center. For more information. 6<5 -200 3 Senior Alumni Program Pan-American Exposition of 1901 Kerry S Grant, vice provost lor academic affairs and dean of the graduate school, Center lor Tomorrow, North Campus Noon-2 p .m S15. ~~~ ~~~~.!m. Jude S<.hwe-ndler, 829·2608. Recital Hall, North Campus. 8 . p.m. F..... Spomorod by DepL tu~:fu~~~~,;nd Chair in Musk, Asian Studies Prog,.m and the Dae-Han Foundation .. for more information, 645-2921 . ZodiM~ue Dance Company Wine, Women and O.ance. Dept. of Theatre anc:I"Dance:. Drama Theatre:, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m . S12, general; S5 students and ~~~~/sor more Information, ISSS Wortuhop INS Workshop: The Basic.s jennrfer (hazen, tnternationdl \ludent advrsor; El~ Dussourd, dir., lntE'mattOn Student & Scholar Services; Rosemary Mecca, 1ntemauonal s.cholar advisor, and Mana Ro~dgl10ne . imm'9rat10n ~~~t!', '=~~r;~ s tudent Diefendorf Noon Free Spon!.Ored by lntematK>nal Student & Scholar SeMces Fo r more lnformatK>n, 645 -2258 . ETC Technology Workshop Introduction to Blackboard 5 .5. 212 Capen, North Campu~. Noon-2 p.m. Free UfeWortuhop Study your Wlrf to an ..A " Advising staff, Academoc Advi:sement Center. 104D =~~~Jp.m Student Union~ & Activitie. For more nformaoon. 64.5-6125 ETC Technology Workshop ~~~~~~~=ta~~· ~~hton A. Campu~. 1-4 p.m. Free (;eology P"!J'Um Colloquium The RoJe of Sates, Modeb and GIS i;, Interdisciplinary Research and Environmental Aslessment. Chris Rens.c::hler, Dept. ol Geography. 1 16 Natural Scienc~ Compkx, North Campus. 3:30·5 p.m. Free Sponsored by Mauncr Crook & Ornn Foster endowments For more 1nfoonation, Dept of ~. 64.5-6800, ext 6 1()() Physics Colloquium Tu~~~~~:n:r~.u~~Z~~al PhysiCs, Penn State . 422 Fronczak. North Campu~ 3 30 p.m Free th~· f th.tn OO<Jil 1111 Thund<l\ t•r-cu-din9 publi(atlun lhtinlJ' art• un tv cun•p t t!d throuyh ttw 1•h•ctronlc \uhmh~lon turm l u r · tlu• unlim.• U8 Calendur ' ol h•t.•nh <l1 httr• ww w .buff .. lu t-du ~~:n:!~~~~~~~s and Functions. Shou-Vo/e Ding. \o·nt' In I h-.. t•le<trnnlc ... lh· k •. ,, .. ,,~. -- UB .._ M.>nhall. US Stadium, North Campus. ~fa~ ~r~ f~ 0 ' students with 10. ~";:,::;'"'" ~~of C<>me<H.n =l~· Alumni Atooa North C.mpW. 8 p.m. I1 S, UB students; 11 S, us families through the famity Weei<md brochure; S17, ~by Off.c:e of Student Unions & Activities. For more information, 6<5-6125. Zocn-.ue Com~y 12 F.. f 2001 Training Schedule r~=~}s~h~.~~ Sexual Abuse. Bonnte Crnhn~ . Daemen Col~ . 8:45 a.m .. <:30 p.m. 165 . Sponsored by Institute lor Addiction Studies and Training. For more tnformaUon, 645·6 140 Asia at Noon A Two-Wheoled Voyage Through the l.andscope and M~ of Vtetnam. Andrew X. Pham. 280 Park, North ~~A!fn·~~:· Program. For more Information, Thomal W. Buritman Womer'}' /Topology Seminar Fin iteness of Non· Virtual· Haken Surgeries on Every ~~~~'M~=tics. 122 Mathematics Bldg., North C ampu ~ 3:4 .5 p.m. Free Foster Chemistry Colloquium Identification of Phosphate Grou~s Responsible for the ~~~~atl~~~~r:~~apatlte Osteopontin Graeme K Hunter, Dept of Biochem1Hry, Unlv of Western Onta no . 216 Natural Sc•en<es Complex. North Cam~s. 4 p.m. Free 1 2:"m~~ and~~ Fg:ter lecture Endowment Cross Country UB Invitational UB Stad1um. No rth Campus 4 p.m Free Mind/ Body Monment Cl•ss Wine, Women and Dance. Dept. of Theatre and Dance Drama Theatre, Center for the Aru, North Campus. 8 p.m. S12, general; S5, students and ~~~'s~~~re tnformation, 14 Women'• VolloyiNolt UB vs. Ball State. Alumni Arena, North Campus. Noon -· Hellenk O~UKe Class George Karanikokls and ft~~1J:~~~:· ~~e Campus. 3:30.5:30 p .m. Free ~:J=~iation For more Information, IKOYOS Kyprianou. 830-1909 Wednesdays at 4 PLUS Poetry Reading . Juhana Spahr Screening Room, Center for the Arts, North Campu!o 4 p.m Free. For more informatton, 645-3810 ZocUMiue Da'nce Com,.-ny Wine, Worn~ and Dance Dept of Theatre and Dance. Drama Theatre, ("enter for the North Campus 8 p.m S 12, general, SS, ~tudenu and sen•ors. For more lnfoll"Tlatlon, Call 645-ARTS Art~. Monday 15 Natural ScleOC.es Complex, North Campus. 3:45 p.m . Free. For more 1nfonnation, Jim Beny, 6<5-3488. Buffalo Logk Colloquium Meet the Artist: Joseph ~~1kJ's ~7~~~~~~c:~per Dav~itchcock,. Dept. of Nonn.lln ~':~k~f'~r~~u. Joseph Norman: Berlin 115 Fostet", South Campus. Noon. Free. ~;l~n~tp:~· ~2~iv. Phflo!.Ophy, McMaster Umv. 141 Par*., North Cam pus. 4more 1nfoll"Tlation, John Corcoran, 881 -1640 or 64~ 1 44-4, ex l. 11 9 Mathematics Colloquium lnt egrab Peter I Preyd, Un•v of PenmylvanM 250 ~~~t;;"~~ ~~d~r~North Life Workshop ~~~~~~:·re Planned Parenthood of Buffalo ~~~n~~~~- ~flat ~~~~~-=~:.a~~lo 6-8:30 p .m . Free. For morto •nformatK>n, 834· 25 79 Women "o VollqoiNolt ~~:~.~:~=~~~hi:!~pu~ Researdl Without • Printer Stewart 8rowe", Health Sciences Ubrary. Media Instruction Room, Health Sctences Ubrary, Abbott Hall, South Campw. 1-2 p.m. Free. For more information, Stewar1 Brower, 829-3900 x 113. Sunday NIA ( Neuromuscular lntegratlve Action)". Laune Krupski, dir., Living Well Center. Alumni Arena, North Campus 5:30· 7 p.m. Aerobio pan . For more information, laurie Krupski, 64.5-2837 . ~Jt~~·7'~~J~~F~ t 13 o..... Friday Blologkal Sdenus Seminar IIU lith Saturday Oral Biology Seminar Bacterial Infection in COPO: Dynamics of Cotonlzatlon and Immune Re~ses. ETC Technology Workohop Building a Course In Blackboard 5.5, Part II 211 Capen, North Campus Noon-2 p.m Free 7 p .m Free IISS Workshop Zodh•que Dance Com,.-ny Wine, Women and Dance Dept. ol Thed trt> and Dancf' Drama Theatre. Center lor the Aru, Nor1h c.~mpu~ 8 p m S12, general, S5 studenb and ~ mon For more 1nformat•on 645 -ARTS Session Mana Ro!oetghone, H-1 B Visas: An Information ;~~,;;~~~~ ~~~~\. S<holar Set'V'Ces 4 Dlefendor1, S.Outh Campus Noon Free Spon!.Ored by lnternat•onal Studen! 61: SchcHar Serv•<es For more InformatiOn, 645 · 22.58 ETC Technology Wwtuhop Using MS FrontPage, Section B, Part I. 212 Capen, North Campus. l -3:30 p.m. Free. =lon.IThonpy Pre-Major Informational fl:! ..llng. Diane M. Gayle$, coordinator of professional ~\:~· ~1t g~~~ue.l South'tm~. 4-5 p.m. free Sponsored ~ DepL of 1 ~~;:~~·~~ Gaytes, 829· 3141 , ext. 15 1 MiOusnd/_,_, NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action) . L1une Krupski, dir., Living We:UCenter Alumm Arena, North Campus. 4.1.5-.5:30 p.m. Aerobio pan. For more information, Laurie Krupsk1, 64.5-283 7 College of Arts and Sciences Lecture Series Gratffted Desire: kH!as of Eros in Blake and Sex In tho Oty. Diane Christian, Dept. of English Screening Room, Center for the ~. ~~in~!·:;;·Dean Charleo Stinger, College ol Arts and Sciences. For more mforrnatioo, Reine Hauser, 6456000, ext 1144. fKVIty ltodt--...twlnd lntematlonAJ students.. Meena ~~:;!;.u~~~~. ~~t;'~·s club. For more information, Julie Cohan, 6<5-3286. ETC TO<tonaaogy Wwtuhop ~~~~~ ~=:~~. Noon-2 p.m. Free. 2 LlfoWwtuhop Beyond Interviewing. Melissa Ruggiero, career counselor, OffiCe of Career J»tanning & Placement 145C Student ~:~i~-~ee~as~~~- Office of Student Unions & · ' t~. For more ion, 64.5-6125 shop How Can I Find the Time? Advising staff, Academic Advisement Center. 1040 Norton Hall, North Campus 1- ~·~~=~~ Activities. For more informatiOn, 645-612.5 . Quintet Buffalo Philharmonk Woodwind Quintet. Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 ETC Technology Wwtuhop ~lsJ21a~~~oc:::;:.· l- ~~uSJc ~r:'= by Dept. 4:30p.m . Free. Information, 645-2921 Lifo Workshop loadenhlp & Ustonl~. Tuesday ~~~5~~ion. 16 HSlWwtuhop Web of Science. 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Rrport~r Edt tor M EMBERSoftheuno versaty com muni ry will havr an oppor tumry next wt"t'k to nffer Lh e1r adeas o n an ambitious plan that wouJd tum thr rdai:ively u ntouched stretch of land aJong Lee Road betwec:n the Ellicott Complex and the Student Union on thf North C..ampw. mto a ''coUegt" town." PublK meetings on the Lt-e Road Mastl'r Plan will be held from noon to 2 p.m . Tue-sda\' 1n 2 10 St uden l Unton on thl' North ( ..am pus. from noon to 2 p.m Wednesday m 14SH Studem Umon and from noon to 2 p.m . Oct. 25 m Harnman HaJJ Theatre on the South Ca mpus. The proJect's ardUtect, Stieglitz Snyder Architecture, will conduct a powerpOint presentation of Its recom mendations fc:w the project , answer quesnons and takt comments from participants. Cliffo rd Wilson. assocmte vtce president for student affuJrs..satd the project has "gone from an tdea to a concept ," notmg that J..5 to 20 cam pll~i stakeholder groups were con sulted d unn g that prcxes.;,. "Now. w~ 're gotng hack out to tht.· carnpw. tn gcncraJ..-ht.-re's where we thmk we're gomg, here's the lund of we thmk we need," Wtlson sa td . "We need the ta mpu s rc ~ces sponse--tS th ~ a good tdca. a bad tdea, what works, what doesn'L.. The ~an as c urrently drawn Ill dudes apartment -style house for as many as 3,000 students. retail space. s tudt•nt - ~rvtce:; spa,e, a student heaJt.h center.a student recrt."attonal ~.:c:nter --s amil ar to a health dub--. M'vcral parkmg garagt·~ . a wnfet t'll(t.' ccntt.'r and pos!<>tbh a c hild ~...He (enh:r The L'ntvl'rsatv Book 'tort.· and Tht· ( .om_mom. would he:· torn J own. dlld Vt"ndor!'> hkd v would he:· relocated mthe llt' \\ ..:om meruaJ space Wilson pomted out Lhat a full Env tronmental QuaJity Re vtew Act (SEQRA) revtf"W will~ done for the project. He said thai services an the ne"W complex would be targeted to fac ~tate ulry and staff members., as well as student.\. The adea. he satd, would he to cre·cue a "college town" for the l.<lmpus.slmiolar to the College Town area of Ithaca near ComeU Umver s11y that serves as a .soctal. as wdl ~ wmmactal, hub for the camplb Tht' plan would 1nvolw a mator re m utmg of trnffi~ 10 the art.-a Putn.tm cont...._._,...z law school to open trial courtroom By CHRimNE VIDAL (on tnbuung Ed•tor T H~ UB Lw x hnol wdl hetomt' tht' unh \,1\\ ,._hool Ill tht• llJIItln hi hou~· a fullv fun~.·u um ng !'>t.tte court m tis l<.tw M:hoo\ hutld mg with the openmg today of tht• UA Law Courtroom. Equipped for state-of-tht' · <trl tt.:chnology, it will prov1de UR law st udents with the mvaluable oppor tuntty to Stt the practtce of law .. tn actio n" on a dail}' basts. JUSt down thr haJ I fro m their da.'i.'lirooms. As a result of its mnovauve muJtt use destgn, the UB Law Co urtroom can IX" used for appdlatt: argummts., a.o. well as trials. It features a bench constructeJ to accommodate from one to seven judges. JUdtCial cham bers, a 1un• deliberation ro(lm and specta tor seat mg. f<•r up In t 00 Tht· new tt•urlfcw.lm, "'•mpktt-J Jl J l<•st til 10hghtlv more !han S1 nullltill , " 'til be: opt~ncd 111 .1 \t'l t.'llhlll\ ~~~~· hdd,u t;, \Op m nn tht• ~rllund fltillr nl { \' Bn.tn i l.tll on tlw \Jtlrth ( .Hll~'U' le.ldt.•r,••ltht'\\t•,h·n• '\rt·,, '"rio. ,ud1..:1.tn- . tht· \\t·,tt-rn 't'" ),1rk ll')! 1slat1Vt.' ddt...>gJtton and the: pnvaiL' and puhh~ mtcrc!ot har an· expt.'\.tt.•d to attend ·lnmormw morn an~ . tht· Appd Id. it' I )tV I!'> lOll of tht• '\tate ..,uprcmt· ( ourt 1-ourth l>eparlnll'nt wtll ~o..o nvcn e m the (OU rtroom lor lb m .mgural SC!'>SIIm . to hcar o ral argu ments on a fuU caJendar of caso The Appdlate- DtVlston ts expected to return to the UB l.aw Cou rt · room a t least IWlce each a.. adcm•~ vcar. Bcgmnmg ca rlv next vear, a n ~ t ate Supreme (:Ourt lUSt lee will ht· JS!<>tgned to tht· cou rtroom on a fu ll · ttm e basts to conduct the full range of o;fa lc tnal court hu.smt··sslrom oral a r~umt·nL'Ii to fuiJ -hlown torr tnals. Membt'r!l of tht' ft.-dcral tudiCtary are expt.'Ctt'd to make ust' nf the n)Urtronm for fn.ieral rn' ~.t.'t.'d mg11 a11 wdl Prcsu.knt Wtlltam K (,rl'llll'r lllilt'd tha1 "a!'o tht' tir.t ,tnJ o nh lull '-t'r\ h.e t.llurlrotml tn the n.H1on tn t~u U)'\ ,tiJ'' "lhoul. tht' l "H l.t" taJ...L'' lllll\'l'r'll\ p.trlna,htp' ''lth ]o... d.] \t1rnmun1 tu.., 1t1 .tn unprt'\ t't1t·ntt·d lt·\d ·· -.....IH".i\l t• Urlflltl/ll rht,\t1Urlrtw.ml ... ( on'llll'l JJJt.'\.J . ,,,JI ~t' .l trt'lll t'tl\ltlu ' ~~l(il\ltl~llh tht' l ' H I..J\\ ~ool.tnJ tnthc Wt"!'>t t•rn New York legal lommun1n . whu!lt' ~iUppun for thl!'o project ha!'o ht.'t.'n twe~·hehmnglv enthustasth. l'ht.· >lllt' ol tht.•-art tnhnolog\ ~.oml'nncd wtth Jaih lnal and .tp pt•llatt' prOt..L'L' Jtn~!'> w11l p lace l iB Law Xhool m a umqut.· posttton m t-ducation "W<''re ven ~ratdul for the oul standing support from thct State ol New York, our Provost , Untversttv 1--aClhtt es--dnd espeetalh· ou r l ' A Law School alumm- for tht sm l..l."iSfuJ complrtton of th 111 laetl itv." " The courtroom 110 es penalh valuable- he-caust 11 mabie.< tht' um v('rsttv. and the law school tn par t11.:ular. to mtcgrnte professional al_ tiVtrv lllhl the curnn.Jum ," ~ud Ntl' ( )\sen. dean of the Law XhooL "Th1s cooperative venturt' wtll t·nhanH' tht.' t'\lu ~atUlnallipponu lllllL" hu 'tuJenh. and 11 alsti ht·n dih th e ht.'lll.h JnJ tht· h.tr . <~nd hnn)l..' tht.•m rnuch J~•-.c.·r tn tht· unr H' r,tl\," ( ll-.c.·n -..ud the ntdt~t.tl ~.n mmuntl\ .d .... , h." \orn·J 'tronf.!_ 'up~•rt hir tht.· nt.''' \ tillrlrtkirll - ·Jne nt""' courtr~m at tiw Um o l Buffalo L.Jw School 1.~ a umqut.' facthtv that g~vt.~ stud<.·nt:s and the legal etumnum tvnf\A.'<."Sit.'1Tl Nev. York access to a statt'-Of·tht'-art vt"fllk" for tcachmg and httg.atlon of hoth tnaJ and appdla tt' mancn.." sa.td l:u gcne 1·. Ptgon. prt.'StdmgJusUc.:e of th<' Appellate DIVISIOn of Statt' Supreme wr~•tv Court, k>unh f)epartment "Tht' new courtroom ." he added. "wtiJ serve to st rengthen the alreadv strong bonds of frtendshtp and o•· o peratt on between the untverSI"- , lawyers and thL· court~. I commend Prestdcnt Gremer. Dean Olsen and the enure untven;:tt-y communtty fm thr Ot"\\' faaht)·. whteh will be a na !tonal modd for years to (Otne .. \'mcenl 1--- I )uyk, admmtstratJvr 1udgc of tht' .)uprem(' Coun. Etghth Judtctal l"llV1S1on.soud thc-rourtnl(•m willmtx tht.·orettc.al anJ r ral. lll..dl ,l.\ pc..'\:"1.' ol tht.· law tn the -..mil' -.cttm~ " It \ lraL~m~ l.1'' 'tuJt·nh " 'h,tt 11 "ltke hll"lf: d lawvt'r , dOJ n " 'tlrl.._, ln r ~oth thl' lt~·l l ,t illllllltnll \ .tn.l tht· .. rudt·nt ..,'' llotwlt· ....ud '"'-\, ,admu1 "tr.lll\1' tud~l' hi hti!J ,tiUJI 111 I "Ill .~,~r~n 1uJ~t'" thl., ,p!rnJrJ lt'IUT\ <ont ~-,..... z �BRIEFLY A ____ ..,_ /" lWsZII01SEJo\ .......... behlldtramt&m..)p.lft. Oct.lO In . . s..dont ~ ._.,_ .... _Colli._ ---..l.allby ........... Clnlpus. ~--~-­ ....-. ond ....... ad COlds . . be ~..::""~ TheUIII.Umi~lsoc· CA!pllng-"""'" 20021ndudoes into ll1e Ul 11.11>lotic Hll of Fame. llsAihletics~ls .-.g tho nomos"'""'- U8 ·-from interalllegiot2 ond clob _ , .. .. athletic ~SIMI, to be oom!der<d "" induction. ~ llso Is ..edng .-.inltions of - who " - mode slgnlficont contributions of time ond moun:es to UB's ethletk program for ib lllwell(. Gugino lw«d. The Induction dinner ond c.....,.., lor tho .,..,dauol inductees wllllllke plou on Feb. 22, 2002. Nomination forms, which must be submitted no loter thoo Nov. ""'Y be downlooded at _______, z. ~. ~~for ~ ... being sought for Gormon-...f:JoclllogO (DMO) ~'-.tips for - "'"~- 2002.03. DMO_..,.anya ......a.ly sdpond an:llndude tuldan.-an:l•-- ~-rmy..,py fora~SddlnHp lar10rnoo'llhs(~-)·• c.m.n ~- Clodoilil 'l tu- - .an:l poot.doclofW-... ... from~ Iris ollho - llty-eapt.-.~ -~..,PYlar• CrocMIIe Sddanhip"' "wart ..,. " ' 1 0 - oiStudy-ond/ 0 < - l n Gormany. Appbnb In "'"arts. 00. manitles an:l- ~ should--·mand ol Gormln. com- To apply, contact h1rida Mazonlnlho~ol HiiiDry, S84 Hal, It 645· 2111,0111.51<1,0<• ~.edU. T h o - I s Mondlyl<>r Sludonlsln music,'perlarnw>ce an:llho l1no lilts; Nov. Ulor ol ciohers. Mary Gresham, vice presidem for public service and urban affairs and dean of the Graduate School of Education, is chairing the 200 I SEFA campaign. _.,the SUA .......... gc*lg7 Currently, UB is at 46 percent o{ its goaJ for the campaign. We have received SEFA pledge fonns from i,350 employees. The SEFA Kick· Off on Sept. 20 showed the tre· mendous suP.port the SEFA campaign enjoys in the UB commu · nity. We look forward to a lot of activity in the next couple of weeks as the campaign continues. for example,l hope everyone will attend the SEFA Cookie Bake-Off today at noon in the Student Union. Janice Okun, food editor for The Buffalo News, will be one of the Judges. The liaisons have been doIng a wonderful job disseminating a nd collecting forms, and encouraging colleagues to contribute to the SEFA campaign. Western New Yorker'$ h•ve been Yet')' generous In contributing to the Yarious funds to aid the victims of the terrorist attacks. How has thl.s affe<ted the SUA/ United Way campalgns7 / The events of Sept. II have affected all of us. Individu als have had to make so me very difficult deci sions on how these events im pact on their lives and how they can contribute to vanous relief efforts established to address the aftermath of the attadls . Al though many existing philan thropic agencies have noticed decreases in giving sinu the events of Sept. 11 , the outpouring of monetary and humanitarian support to special relief funds in a time of crisis is encouraging. We trust that our UB community will continue to support the SEFA campaign at the levels of giving we have been known for in the past, both locally and nationally, and that we will be successful in realizing our UB SEFA goals. We •II haYe only so much money to contribute to charities, and many people .aready haYe given to these'other funds . Why Is It Important that we continue to support UFA and the United Way7 The need for the services provided by the vanous agencies supported by the United Way and the State Employees Federated Appeal (S EFA) has not gone away. While there are immediate concerns that are being addussed by speciaJ di ~ saster relief funds, the heal~ and human services neais of individu als in our region and in our na · tion are ongoing and will be sup· ported with the funds collected in the SEFA campaign. Local agtn cies suppor ted by SEFA funds , such as Crisis Services, the Bufl:alo chapter of the American Red Cross, Life Transition~ Center, Child and Family Services, all contributed personnel and molle'y to relief efforts downstate as a r~ult of the terrorist attacks, in addjtion to carrying on with their daily agency responsibilities. By contributing to SEFA, the University at Buffalo again demonstrates its commitment to the community. There are so many worthy SUA/United Way agencies to contribute to, I don 't know how to designate my gift. What 's the Community C•re Fund7 The· Community Care Fund ts part of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County. The United Way Co mmunity Care Fund is a great way to do the most good with a single co ntribut ion. This fund invests in more than 200 caring, re sults·driven local programs; uses trained , knowledgeable volun · teers to distribute the funds in local programs that do the most good, a nd evolves to meet the co nstantly changing needs in our community. Programs re T ceiving funds through the United Way Community Care Fund are held to rigorous standards and are subject to regular reviews of their opera· tions, programs and financial status. question do you wish I """ uked, and '-would you ha•e answered It? I believe that you've asked some •mportant questions, but I would like to r~1tc rate some· thing I've already pointed out. That is, it IS ~xtremely impor· tant to continue to support the hundreds of local SEFA agen · c1es that respond to crise-s m ou r region on a daily basis. Ev ery day, a life IS saved or someone is helped who has nowhere else to rum becausc of the work done by our local SEFA agen ·. Cles. We 've aJI focused on the events of 9/ 1 I as is appropn · ate , but it is no substitute for supporting the hard work and demonstrated commitment of these well -run . established agencie.. I hope everyone will give generously this year. Lee Road ~"-,.,.1 Way between Clemens Hall and the Stude nt Un io n would be reopened to two-way traffic " to make finding things on campus that much easier," he said. lee Road co uld be extended st raight through the Audubon Parkway to the Ellicott Co mplex. crea ting a new entrance from the parkway to the cente r of campus to .. improve circulation ... and begin to connect Ellicott more to the campus;· War son added. Replacing the current Oashing light at Lee Road and the parkway with a stoplight, as well as removmg the median in the parkway, would slow traffic on the ln addition, the traffic light at Hamilton Road and the Audubon Parkway would be eliminated, as would thoroughfare and provide a safer place to cross the roadway. he said. the stoplight at the pa rkway and Frontier Road, which encircles fllirott. Administrators and the architect will consider all input received in developing the final master plan, Wilson said, adding that financ' ing will be addressed once the master plan is in place. The majority of the project would be self-financed, he said, noting that s<udent rental fees ""uld pay for the housing, while rents paid by retail tmants, as well as student recreation and health fees, parking fees and grants also could be used to fund the projeCt. Very little state money ""uld go toward the project, he stressed The project would be built in phases, and could tal« up to 10 yean to com plete, Wilson said, adding that construction on a few build· mg.s-most likely housing at the north end of the project near Ellicon--cOuld begin as soon as late Summer 2002. The Arts & Crafts-style court · room, designed by the architectural firm Foit-Aiben and Associates. fea · tures oak-panded walls and Mis· sion -style oak furniture custom built by CCN International of Geneva, N.Y.,and VatleyGty Manu· facturing Co. of Dundas, Ontario. .. We wanted the court room to be consiste nt with Western New York traditions, and the Roycroft style of furniture is something people associatf' with Wester~ New York," Kannar said. "'We chose oak paneling and furniture that match the original student lock ers in O'Brian HaJI to giv~ a con · s1stent sense of design ." Construction of 1M courtroom, begun in July 2000, was completed at a cost of slightly more than S l million by Picone Co nstruc1ion C.orp. of Wttliamsville. "The project is a model for cap& - tal renovauon for the law school in the fu<ure," noted Olsen. The legal community has been enthusiastic about the new court · room. Olsen and Kannar said. "The response from the judiciary and the bar has been tremendous... said Kannar... Everyont seems to appreciate the opportunity that the UB Law Courtroom presents to in tegrak the law school into the ongoing ""rk of the legal community, and the judges seem genuinely a cited about being able to integrate the educationaJ process mto the ju diaal proc= as well.· Olsen also praised the local judiciary for its support of the project. "I am grateful for the support and as.•IStance of Judge Doyle and Judge p;gon, who were extremely hdpful , and I appreoatf' their willi(l8Jless to partiCipate 111 the courtroom proja."1,'' he said. Courtroom I REPORTER Tho ................ ~­ ptililled by"'" Olllce ol S<rvfcoo in "'" IJII4Iion of ~C-·IIono, Uniwnlty. _...,.... ~. -alo. ..... 330 Oaftoltll, ==.-=---(71~ 64S-:M26. ~ ---.. ...-Silo... _ ~-- _., ............... c--.- ,_o..- -- -~ S.A.Ungw ClwllllnoV1dll C~tr..,....1 room as often as possible." The new courtroom is part of a major renovation of O'Brian Hall The renovation created two 85-seat lecture halls and three smaller classrooms, in addition to the co url · room suite, by reconfiguring space that previously was used for a si ngle, oversized lecture hall. Funding for the project, Olsen said, was made possible by a partnershiplxtween University Facilities, Planning and Construction and the Office of the Provost; capital funding from New York State, and generous contributions from UB lawalumm . Both the oourtroom and the new classrooms have Internet acx:=and ar. able to suppon the we of computen. and n<w <'<iucauonal tedmology. The new courtroom will offt"r UB law students an unparalleled opportuniry to observe court proceedings an act1on, said Geo£Be Kannar, vlce dean and professor of law, who oversaw the design and construction of the project. .. The UB Law Courtroom will provide srudents with a unique opportunity to gain hands-on insight into the judicial process, from the very first day of their legal education," said Kannar. "It is an opportunity for UB law students ID tal« what they're learning in the classroom and to see thost lessons applied in practice, in a full -fledged working courtroom located just across the hall. "Thf' courtroom should provide a real community foca l pointhopefully, a pomt of pride-for the law school. something that further {'mphas&zes. both to students and pro~pei..l&ve studeniS , this law M:hool's d1stmd Slatus as the only State Umvers11\· of New York law school." �OCIIIJer11.211Ni.33.h.J .Rape ... Korsmeyer tops Twain trial Philosopher "outwrites" 520 to complete story in contest By PAT11K1A DONOVAN T story, and this year, in the spant of Twain. asked writ~ to collaborall' owns th< rights. Th< tak turns on th< question of how a mysterious srrans<r got to th< middl< of a snowy ficld in th< town Contributing Editor HEY came from as near as th< noct blodc and as with him on the story, wh ich re· mained unpublished until th< submission deadlin< had passed:J Siner then, an illustrated gj11 cdi · lion of "A Murder, a M}'SI<rY and a Marriat!"" was published by W.W. Norton and Company and is now on ' - sdlcr lists. It also appeared in lh< July/August issue ofAtlantic Monthly. Contest cntri<s were I'«Zivcd from aD......, continents, 43 """'and r:v- of Deer udc without malcing any t111dcs. Both 1Wain and Korsmqer ended up using th< sam< plot twist at th<m<i--4 fall from a hot airbal· loon. Wh<ther or not sh< was chan - far away as Iran-more than 700 "Twaini<S" ana· ious for a shot at finishing a unpublishc:d story by Mark Twain and winning th< first priz< of $5,000 offered by th< Buffalo and Eri< County Public ub111ry. Som~ contestants were editors, some were 14 years old, and some were Japanese. Only one, however, ach ieved characters so superbly drawn as to suggest what the judg<S called "an understanding of human neling ol' Crl:J.&ty, Korsmcyer is thrilled with th< OU!a>m<:. Twain wrot< th< story 125 years ago when h< ~his family from ery Canadian province. "1 wa! intrigued when 1 heard about it on th< radio,• says Korsmeyer."1played th• story for awhile, tried various plots that didn't go any· nature remmi.scent of Twain" and a .. fluid and msightfuJ (condusion ) d isplayi ng some faso nating plot turns and vivid descnptio ns." Tha t co ntestant was Ca ro lyn where, incl uding one that turned on a point of law. In the end, I came up with something morf do mestic and psychological." Korsmeyrr was not the onJy con test winner with a UB connection. In a sepa· rate category for young wnt - Korsm<ycr. UB professor of philosophy. who gn~bbcd the gold nng when · she bc-.11 out 520 entrants in the in lt:mallonal category of the library's Ma rk Tw.un Writmg Competition. " I gcncra Uy pursue wnting on an <h.adl'm l'- level ,"" Ko rsmeycr says. ·· h .. t1 on writing 1), rather unusual ; .uul J ( haJiengc fur mc . l entered the .... ..:ompe titJOil for pure fun and then I~"Came absorbed with it." z ns who attend school in En e Count y. Sarah Waldrop--a junior at Will.am svalle i North H 1gh School and daughter ofa Deborah Waldrop, assistant professor of social work-was chosen Korsmeyer. who has f<X.-w;ed most 2 - - ,._., _ _, nf her scholarly work on aesthettcs and the phdosophy of art, ts the au· thorof" Ma1ung SenseofTaste: Food .md Philosophy"(Comdl Umversity Press, 1999). Herhoo k cons1dersthe phi losophical mcrn of the literal "taste., and invcstJgates Its object.s-tood and dnnk---illld the activity of their consump11on. as weU as the1r represen tauo n mart and literature. The library's co mpetitio n chal · leng<.-d writers to co me up with their own . original conclusiom. to the first two chapters of"A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage ," a n unpub · lished short story wrinen by Samuel Langhorne C lemens (a.k.a. Ma rk Twain ), a story to whteh t.he library ~ 'cc.::rotyn:::;:;:'ir.;;~:;:~ :rn~ !:':.~ Hd by 1' In ::. u n . ; ; r~~lng out of a hot-air balloon. as the first place winner. The winners were selected by a pand of celebrity judge that included Ga rri so n Buffalo.. where he worked as the coo wner and edi tor of The Buffalo Express, to Hanfo rd . Conn . He sent the story to William Dean Howells, edi tor ofThr Atlantic Mont/1/y, with the idea that several leading authors Keillor; novelist lore< Carol Oates, a Western Nev.r York na~ humorist and Twam aficionado Roy Blount, and documcntaryfilrnrnaka Dayton Duncan, who wrote a nd co- pro - duced "Lewis & Clark: The Journ<y of the day would develop the plot of the Co rps of Discovery." Also described in his first two chapt.ers into their own story, each of which scholarl Robert Hirst of the Mark Twain Project :tnd hono111ry panelist Leslie Fiedl er. SUNY Distin - would be publish<d in the magazine. For unknown reasons, the plan never materialized. T he li bra ry eventually acqutred the rights to tht' g Ui shed Professor a nd Sa mu e l La nghorne Clemens Professor of English at UB. Program aids problem drinkers ___ By KAntiHN WU,V£R been a world leader 10 the st udy of no history of severe phys1cal depen - Rtpaner Contributof alcoho l and substance abuse for dence on alcohol. In dinical term~ they would not be descnbed as alcoholic., but rather as early-stage prob· !em drinkers. Fligibility criteria in· dudcd being 21 years of age o r older. drinking at least IS drinks pt.-r week. W OME with a hiS· more than 30 years. to r y of pro blem drinking exhibited ~ i g mfi ca nt in · creases in abs tin ence and light · drinking days. and decreases in ln addition to redu ct ions 111 drinking. participants also reported signifi ca nt decreases in drinking co nsequen ces and increases in heavy drinking, after participating in a 10-w«k program at UB's R<· starCh Institute on Addl'ctions. One hundred forty-four women eral self-esteem, assertiveness and partici pated in the Women a nd Heal th Program, which focused on teaching techniques and strategies \ for reducing aJcohol consumption. Overall, women consumrd signifi- cantly I<SS alcohol during th < I 8 months after treatment. .. Th~ resuhs provide suppo rt for the use of a drinking modera tio n approach with th is populat ion o f women problem drinkers," acco rding to Gera rd J. Con nors. RI A d1rector a nd UB professor of pS\'· ( ho logy. He and co -uwest igator J\.1mberh• S. Vlalltl.er. de puty dm:..: tor of thr tnstt tute and R rl~ar(h ,t,!o l't,lnt profl.'1.st>r of P-"''lhtllolt\• IP~u-.c.'\.1 thL·u ,tut.h tlfl dnnkm~ rt' du'-·uun ,md thl'lllll\li1117.11Jt m ni.JI u1ho l rd.tll'ti h.um rill· Hi t\ h,l, drinking-related self-efficacy, gen· ps)-chological functioning from beafter treatment and during fo~ to oratk:asttwodrinkingdays aweekof slx drinks each day. and inten:st in reducing their alrohol consumption." the 18-month foUow-up. ~aJso studied two trc:atrnc:nt en- The program co nsisted of I 0 wttkly. two- ho ur outpatient sessions conduaed in small groups of hancem<nts in our study; aplain<d Connors. "Th< first was the addition three to six women and l<d by two female th<n~pists. "Target cxerci=" Oflife--skillstrainingscssions..andtht second was part:idpation in 'booster srssions' after tnatnlOlt." · The m ost intriguing finding in this study was that the women who were havier drinkers at pre-treat · ment respo nded th e most to the.· treatment enh ancements. that is, to th e l ife - s ki ll ~ t r.untng a nd tht.· boo~ te r se~s 1on ~ ... Co nn o rl> l>dH..l "Women who ,.,ert• the rdativch lighter dnnkcn 111 the ~mple rt' l>pondc:d t.•qu allv well to trcalmL·nt. rega rd ll~ ot " 'hl·thn the\ re\.·e1wJ or ho mework assignments wert provided for the first nine treatment sessions and in dueled exercises such as practicmg drinking-reductio n trca tm entt.·nh.tn\~nwn t ' " Wahtt...t.'r t:'"l'l. unt.xl th.tt the -.tuJ\ .. , ,~,l, dl':'il~llt.'t.l It' llll.llldt· \\'1\Jl)l'll h ' lth stmtcgies, identifying high-ruk SitU· at ions. and weekly self-monito nng of aJcohol consumption. Wo men who were asstgned ran Jomlv 10 r<.- cele •th e life -skill.-. en lldna-ment also ret:t.•tYed seven hou~ \l( hft.· sktlll> trammg on top1c.' SU(.h .b rel.t.x..tllon. problt'm -solvmg, JnJ (~llllnlllllh:J IIOn . l-o r tho~t' J~S I ~nt.·d hl rt"ct'l\ t' h..l(htt.·r .....~'iiOil~ etp.ht add lll on.tll'>l~ ­ 'lom. Wt.'Tt.' hdJ U\'t.'r tht.• \I:\ llltHllh\ ftllh•WUl)! tft'.llfllt'l11 3 DrieD StUdents excel in CPA exam Undergr..t...te ..:counting 1tudenb -~the highest pass· ing rate in Ne"¥1 York State on all or som~ parts of lht May iooo Certified Public Accountant exam, according to a repon rele3.$Cd by the NationaJ Association of State Boards of Accountancy. The US students, all fi rst-time candidates for C PA statOi, were among 53,69 1 candidates from more than 1,100 colleges and uril versities across the country who sat for the exam. The university also distinguished 1tRlf nationally, according to the report. UB undergraduate accounting students achieved the sec .;. o nd highest passing rate in th~ Unittd States on the .. accounting and r<porting" S<Ction of th< CPA <Urn and th< fifth high.st pass- ing rate in the U.S . on the "'business law and professio nal responsi bilities• pan of the exam. .. The results are a tribute to the hard work and professio nalism of our stud<nts and th< faculty who t<ach th<m." says Ronald 1. Hu<fner, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and chair of the Depart · ment of Accounting a nd Law. Teaching workshop set Two wtnnen of the C hancellor's Awa rds for Excellence m Teach· ing will present a workshop from 1-2:30 p.m . Nov. 9 m 120Clemens Hall , Nort h Campus. that IS designed to help faculty member~ c:x pand their instructiO nal repertOires. 1. Ronald Gentile, SUNY DisungUished Tcachmg Professor 1n th< lJe. partment of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology. and Rich ard Sarkin. assoaate professor of dm1cal pediatriG.. will lead the "'urk shop,entitJed ..Advmtures with Lectures: Methods for lnvoMngStudenl\ The sessio n is spo nso red by the Office of Teachmg and Ltammg Resources and the Faculty Senate Teachmg and Learning Co mm1ttet During th e workshop.Gentilt" and ~a rk.Jn will demonstrate anum · be r of methods thai can be used w11h1n lectures to increase students· active parttcipat1on and processm g of 1nformat1on. and momtor whether stude nts are compreh endmg the mformat10n prov1ded Faculty m embe rs mte rested 10 parti Cipatin g should con tacl Jeannette Molina, associa te director -the Office ofTeachmg and Learn · mg Reso urces in 4 15 Capen Hall , Nort h Ca mpus, or by e -mail at <jmolina@bufTalo.edu > br Nov.l. Alums to speak in EOP series UB's £d~c.atlonal Opportunity Program (EOP) will sponsor the third segment of the EOP Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series at 3:30p.m. Oct.lS m 107 Talh<rt Hall, North Campus. The event. co-sponso red by th e EOP Student Association. will be free and open to the public. T he speakers for the event will be Mark Anthony eal, facult)' member m the Department of Englis,h, University at Albany, who has wntten extensiYely i'n th e areas of African -America n cultural studies; Scott J. Turner, chief executive officer, majority own er, and founder of Parks ide Computing Inc. in Buffalo, and Cheryl Fortson. a registered nurse with the Cardiac Ca re Unit of Kaleida Hea lt h. The series features EO P graduates who are professionals and c:x · perts in th ei r fields. Photography to be exhibited The rich leg•cy of African-American pho tographers IS explo red 111 th e co mpreh ensive exhibition, "Re nectio ns in Black: S mith ~on1an Afri can American Pho tography. A History I:>«onstructed ... whiCh will be on d1splay Oct. 26 through Dec. 8 m the First Floo r Gallen of the UB Art Galle ry in the Center for the Arts, North Campus An openm g recep tion will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 26. During the past two decades, Afn can-A mcrican artis ts have used thei r work fO hel p tear down and redefine rigid co ncepts of race and gender. These artists redefine the photog raphic image by looktng at it as a documen t and metaphor, often deco nstructi ng and recon structing their personal histori es and public ~rsonas. The sym bolic and expressive imagery of the works produced during this time offer a different visual paradigm. Among tho featur<d artists whoS< works will be displayed m "A HIS· tory Deconstructed "' are Albert Chong. Lyn n Marshall Lmnemeu. Steph<n Marc. lorna Simpson,Carri< Mao Weems and Cyn th~a Wiggms. "A His tory Decons truc ted"' o ri gina ll y was presen ted by the Anacostia Museum and Center fo r African American History and Culture as part of the broad exhibmo n ... Reflectio ns in Black: Afn can American Photography: 1840 to the Present," thai cxammed hoYo· black photographers througho_ut h1story have played a cen t r-al role in influencing ho w African Amencans visualized themselves. Tht.· exh ibit1on is presented as a sen es of thret thematiC sectiOns. "The First 100 Years: 1842- 1942," "Art and Act1v1sm " and .. Refle.,.llom m Black: A History Decons tructed ." \Vhile not a comprehens1ve ~ur Vl")'· thiS h1story of Afncan Amt.'ncan photogrJph~:r ~ prt''Cnh .J ~on text for reflectmg on th e work~ of many black photographer<; \\'hu't" 1mages weave an ex1 remelv nch .md d1ver~t' ro lleltiVt.' hl!>tnn The exh ib 1110n IS curatt.-d bv L>eborah Wilh~. former lur.Hnr ol~..·,hl h1t1ons at the Anacosua Museum and Ct.·n ter lor AtrKJn Aml'n~o.an H1 ' ton· .1nd Culture oftht• SmithM'lman ln.'itltUtiOil. \\'illhJi~ll' ,1 phnm~ r.tpher. histonan .Jnd thl' Juthor of tht.' l'k10~ " Rl•flt.·dlnn' tn Hl...tck -\ flt,lor\ lll Bl.1ck Phuto~raphl'r' I Mil h1lhl· Prt''l'lll·- '···tnn ~lll'll' 1 ' �4 Repana. October18.2001/Vt ll.h.7 David Johnson assumes co-editorship of CR: The New Centennial Rmew I<uoos ........... UB "reinvents" journal of the Americas m .... ........... .. ::':.":'C:. .=~i'" ...... T •1 PATliKIA DONOVAN Contributing EditDf ......... ...... ............... -- ~­ ..... ...........c...-........ ....,c:.o. -. .._~. ond.,.__...,___ l lo dfn!IM\ .... . . . . - . - . ~~n.-.d £.-..... boot. Gllllor orguosthltlho_ln ...... pWr:~ond-­ spoc:tiQIIy"'"- lty. Wide Web, hosa.ollllil ..,_ ond vt-ableplac:elo<lho-.gond - - a / poetry. SUNY's online loomklg prognm, tho SUNY l.elfMig(SIN). hos ror.eNodtho 2001 EOUCAUS£-Io< Systemic Pmgress in Teoching ond Leaming. The - ~ pro- --cen- gqms wpportjng ter«! tooching" in - and replicable ways. Cteoted in 1995, SlN , _ hos """" than 25,000 ~who an choo!< from 1,.500 counos ond more than 40 'online degrft progooms. Stuart C. Shoplro, pdessor a/ comput« 5dence ond ong;r-lng. WIS one a/ ftx.< "wor1d <X· pertsln khowledgo ~ lion" who portjciplted last month on • panel, "Knowledge ond Longuoge: Building Largo- ""lntdll- Sale Knowledge gent.Applialtloru,. held .. part al tho Symposium In Honor a/ CaJimio· co-sponson!d by tho Eugene CarfJeld Foundotion and tho School a/Information Sdenas ot tho llniv<Dily a/ PitUb<Jrgh. Shapiro opoloe on "Knowledge Repmentation "" Nltl.nl LonguageC~.· Shonnlo-- emeritus 1/(chMst-o n d . - altho Sodoly a/ Am<rbnM:tlivists(SM) ""'-1975, WIShonon!dlltho 64th _..,..nwling a/ iho socloty, held roandy In o.r-. SM Prosiden! H..- Hldoenon a/Comol~­ hls~~to --......- ~who-ospoei­ -allhoiO<!«ylnl9ti-86. ..... feuoral~lwbeen by"'"..._,.. 'lle..dlc--... . recogniad HE benefits to an educa tional institullon of editorial involvement with a major scholarly journal are intangible and, in any case. hard 1ts o( the Am<ncas," Johnson no«s. Although published by Miclllgon State University Press and heavily financed by Michigon State's~ of Arts and Sciences, the journal ls distinguish'iby UB affiliation from top to bottom. Its two editon, for instance, are longtirn< friends and colleagues who both hold doctorates from the UB Department of English, co-edited "Border Theory: The Limits of a.Itural Politics" (UniversityofMinn<- Gray Chair in Poetry (Charles Bernstein), the l'.ugl:nio Donato 0\air in Comparative literature (Rodolphe Nevertheless, David E. Johnson, ~)andthe )amesMcNulty<Jlilir assistant professor of comparatJv(' in English (Dennis Tedlock). lituatur(' at UB and his coUeaguc In addition to the enthusiasm and Scon Michaelsen, as.sociat(' proftS· support of its new editors. editorial sor of English at Michigan Stat(' boards and contributors, CR gets a University, have taken on the costrong leg up from its editorship and roncurrent .. reinwn · originaJ incarnation. tion .. of just such a journal-CR: In the years since TI1c New Centennial &vrew. its founding in 1957. The first 1ssue of the ne-wly rein · .... the journal has pubvented CR. published in May-just ~ lished important in time for the-45th anniversary of ~ critical and theore!i· the original joumaJ-wa.s marked ~ cal scholarship con · Oy seriousnes,.o, of purpose and savvy ~ ccming the humani wri ting on the Americas by some of !2 ties. Its contributor!!. the field's most distinguished and included Russell Nye. original writers. ~ Talcott Parsons and says lbe second assu<.· was published Edward Said. author forvm " for our •lslon of wfult comp.l'f'lltt.e earlier this fuJI. The joUrnal has been Amerku studies shoukl be ... of '"Orienta h sm," nominated for the Phoenix Award widely considered the of the Council of Ed1tors ofl.earnt:d sota Pres!> 199 7) and have <.:o - founding text of postrolomal stud· Juthored "Anthropology's Wake Af- ies. For Cmtnrmal Revtew, Said pro· Journals. Johnson sa~ th1s undertakmg.-a ter Cultural Analysis" (forthcoming vided the first translations from F.n. collaboration ~een rwo Great from UnrversrtyofMmnesota Press). Auerbach's classic work. MimestS." l.akrs' umversnu:s--1!> expected tn One of th~ JOurnaJ 's three distin · The journal began to flounder m help define thc1r role as key Hblltu - guashed eciitorial advisory boards is the 1970s and '80s as the field o( theocompnsed of 13 member!> of the.· retical and cntical literary studies tJons m the emergmg fidd of hem a sphene and global Amenca.s studic..~ . faculty of the IJB Cotl<ge of Arts and changed. Although it continued to "The JOUrnal prov1de!t us with an Sacncc."S, .1nother of 14 members of publish. the journal lost f'!Ot only sig1nternat10nal forum or platform , the MSU faculty. Three former nificant readership, but also 1ts direc · not so much for our own writing." graduate <itudcnts from the UB Dt>· uon and many of its identifiable traits. " In the meantime." say) ht" says. "as for our \'ISion uf what partment of Comparative Litera Mrchaelscn. "the MSU Department co mpMa t ivc..• Allll..'fU.Jlt !>I Udll.'!> turc, now faculty members at rna · !>hould be. It g1vcs us the opportu 10r t.'ducauonal institutions, contrib- of English cre-dtcd tn 1997 what w~ 1111}' to hdp detc::rmme th e field." uted to the first 1s.sue, and the s« · believe 15 the first Ph.D. program in "' It I!> our hope," he adds. "that 111c' ond 1ssue mdudes essays presented the literatures of the Americas. I re· Ncw(~·rJtnuual Rt-vll"Wwill d1s.sem1 · at UR's March 2000 confercnct·, ahzed at that time that although .. Borders of the Americas." no~tt> lhl!> m.uenal and do for UBo~nd some JOurnaJs are interested in the MSL' what IJracrmcs ha!r. donl.' for One of next year's issue~. says America.!> and others in interdisc.i{:Orndl or Cnrrca/ Jnqwry ha.o; done lohn.!>On, will feature matenal pre· pllnarystudtes, none focused exdu· for lhe Umvers1ty of Ch1ugo--r<.·· - sen ted m ovember at the Pan o;wcly on the Amcricas in an inter1nforce our tdcntllll~ a!l nnponant American Symposium sponsored disciplinary context." loc..at1ons for mnovat1ve AmcnL.lS by the UB Department of Modern \\'hen the editor of Thl' New Cent~mual Rel'if'W becamC' ill, Johnson cultural and literary !ltud t <.~ . Languages and Literatures. "In the long run. CR should hdp Another 1ssue will support US's and Michaelsen proposed to the vanow<k.1xu1.rm.'Jll!> at UB n.'CTU.it fuc· intellectual commitment to Cuba by dean of the MSU Cotl<geof Arts and uhr memben.. graduate students and translating and publishing essays Sciences that they takC"over editon journals rialleadmhip and reinvent the pubfunding sou n:cs \...;th an intcr~t in fro m includi ng lication and its mission.llleir efforts rethinking the foundations and lim· to calculate. e M fot---·lllo COIVMium\ ! p i n g - tun- .-.gholdllt~ Tech. in maldng IHs MWd, "'" .,_._ cbd "!he compel- _ ling -.ships (~!Ugh's) _,..,..~lhe lhe- ---uoed in struclunllanolysis. clarity altho llnllogous !ping~ ~blod<suoedto~ 5<flt tho physlcll phenomena acting on structural membo<s ond the compelling ..-cNt.cturot examples. which ""' Ntly lntograted with tho de<aiptions of analy>l• and ph)"'cai·P,henomona through slciltful employmelit of lades and dissolves." JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web lob hst•ngs for prof~nK>nal. research, faculty and crvll set· viCf'-both competitive and non-competitive-posltion.s can l>f> accnsed VIa the Human Re\OurCe$ SeMces Web site at http://www.buslneu.buff· alo.edu / hn/ vacancle s/ :>. works by lost L<zama lima, Cintio Vitier and Ant6n Arru&t. Considc:rable linancial support for that issue has been provid<d by three of UB's <n<low<d chairs: the David -Patricia Dono••n \ resulted in its emergence this year as a theoretially inftcct<d interdisciplinary journal of the Americas. Th< first issu< of the ro-rwned and &.sbly d<signed CR was d<diated to the concept of cultural citizcnohip.ls socar nwlutionary, its contributors asked. Wh<n does a "molt" fly? Is there nothing to the myth o( globalization?ls Kafka Canadian? Issue 1.1 included essays by such noted scholars as Donald Pease, di rector of the Dartmouth Cotlege Institute in American Studies and general series editor of .. New Americanists" at DuM University Press.. and Ohio State University's Ileana Rodrigue. distinguished for her astute readings ofl.atin-Amm· can .. politically commined"litera· lure-texts producC'd within the co ntext of Latm -American gu('r rilla movemenb. Scan Cutler Shmhow of M1am1 University, Oh1n,looked at manifestatiOns of myth and nihilism that emerge m thC' d1scoune of globaJ · 1zat1on. Grant Farred of Duke Um· versity wrote about ..colourainess" and ciuz.ensh1p 1n post-Apartheid South Afnca. University of M1am1 Amencanist Russ Castronovo., who has wrinen provocativdy on politics, idrol<>g\ and history rn Amcncan literature and sonety, emp loyed Eilan Gonzales and the 19th-antury fie tiona! mulatt o protagoniSt lola Leroy to trace the complex mapc; of identity that product .. relucta.nt citJ· zens" of onC' group or another. ..As the first issue suggested." sa~ Johnson. "CR is devoted to rom para ti~ studies of the Amenca.s that ar· ticulate possibilities for plural fulllre> that are not rtiterations of ns past "We're looking for philosoplucall" tnflccted. tnterventions. provocauorn and insurgencies that troubk the ltmit:s of the potentiaJities of the Amen cas. We also encourage more global and thromical wori< with impticahons for the Americas.." For information about CR: The �October 1B.1UIIll'lol.33.Ia.I UB improving, Capaldi says Provost briefs Faculty Senate on university's performance ay SUE WUETCHU Rt:pOrt.trEdltor T HE university is a better institution today than it was at this tinx last year, Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi told members of the Farulty Senate at the group's Oct. 9 meeting. Capaldi briefed sena10" on how VB performed during the past year when compared to the top research universities in the country. The data she used came from a repon. "The Top American Research Universities 2000," issued by TheCenter at the Umversiry of Flonda. ~he pomh:d o ut that m addiuon to the ga•n~ ( lied by TheCcnter, o th er Improvements have been made on ca mpu!'. as well. "We had a very good year and I thmk we !>hould look back and be pleased at what we 've done, a nd .tlso look forward to how we'll con tinue th1s traJectory up," she sa1d; "As lo ng as we 're improv ing t.'verv year, we're gelling there . A~ a Uni ve rsity. we got better." CapakL nol.t."d !hat one of lhc most l'nUcal mt-asurcs of research univcr'll tles ·~naturally, rest.:arch. ln spon· ~·<J red rQC.--arch-the standard that is used natio nally to rate research um· ven.it1o---UB inncased on both fed aal rc~ca rc h and total research , wh1ch indudc.-s money from corpo· ratJOI'b. foundatlons, the sta te and the mstltutlon's own contribution!>. (: urporate-sponsored research will hccomc.· mcreasingly 1mportant to UB.s he said, adding that the un1 _ versll}' has <."Stabljshed the Office of Socnce. Tech no logy Transfer a nd Eco nom t( O utreac h t o unprove •tech -lran!>fer efforts. Another measure used to rate ft.' , search mstitutions 1s faculty quality, Capaldi said, noting Lhere arc two measures that are used nationally: the number of faculty m<mbers who an: members of the national academies, and the number of major farulty awards, which includes-such national recognition as Guggenheim fdlowships, NEH fellowships and NSF young investigator awards. Capaldi said she is not a fan of the national academy mea5\1re· The average age of members in the nationa! academies is high, she said, so .. I don't thlnk we want to go outrecruiting people in the national academies to improve our ranking on this measure." Instead, UB should recruit excellent junior faculty members, .. and support themandgrowourown national academy members," she said. Capaldi said she consider.; faculty awards to be the more important fa culty-q uality measure, and UB improved in this C..'ltegory. On anot h e r indicator of a university's re sea rc h~octorates granted and post-doctoral appointees--US does very weU due to its large professionaUgraduate-school enrollment, she said. VVhile TheCenter report did not show an improvement in under- graduate quality at UB, the data that was used to rank that measure was from 1999, sh< said. Undergraduate quality has improved in 2000 and 200l,sheadded A strong initiative to improve the quality of the freshman da.o;.s has resulted in an improvcrncnt of a=age SAT scores by .lO points and GPA and other indicators of student quality have risen 3!> well, she said. She also described other areas of imprO\'t!rncnt at Lhe university during vemty has changed the method it uses in preparing its budget. making the process "transparmt' and giving the money directly 10 the deans to impr<M the quality of their schools. "We don't micromanage," she said, noting that the deans were asked 10 provide the Provost's Oflia with the I0 best programs of their kind in the country, and the measures that show what makts them the best. The performancr of the units will be evaluated hosed on these measures, she said. The money in the budget is alloaued by the principles spdled out in a document, "The Budget l'n:x= at UB," prepared by the Faculty Senate Budget Priorities Cmrunit:tee in ron sulration with Capaldi and Senior V"KK · Pre.ident Robert ). Wagner, that. she said, .. rna.kes for a very dear accountability system, but with flexibility among some funding to the deans( "I think ~y unde,.tands the rules of the game, now, so that people can move forward without having to worry someone else is be· ing trea ted more fairly or there's money hiding under the table, or if you're nicer to Betty, yo u get more m~ It doesn't work that way,"' she st.res.sed ... Money comes from performance and from improving, either your wo rkload or your performance in research. " I'm happy. I think we're a better university, lhis year, this time. than we were last year at this time," she said. "!-think each year if we can 53}' that, we're going the right way." In o ther business. Capaldi and Peter Nickersof\, proft-ssor of pa thology and interim chair of the Budget Priorities Co mmittee, pro- of n<."WS signs around the two cam- vided details of" The Budget Process at UB." puses and the upgrddingofda...uom' Capaldi noted a.'i well that the uni - lbe document LS published in full on page 6. the past year, including the installation Athletics program to be studied By AIITHU. PAGE News Services Director RF.:'IDENT William R. Greiner has announced that UB will begin a ~-long, campus-wide effort to study its athletics program aS' part of the NCAA Division I athletics certifica- P tion program. Specific areas the study will cover are academjc and fiscal integrity, governance, rules compliance. as weD as a commitmen t to equity, studentathlete welfare an d spon smanship. \\'hile academic accrc'C(jtation is common in colleges and universi 1it'S, this program focuso solely on c.:enification of athletics programs. ~ollmJing a pilot project. the Di ,'i~io n I membership overwhelmingly supported the program and its stan Jard\ at th e 1993 NCAA Convention. UB co mpleted its first cc.•rt ifi (<l ti on !>elf-study in 1993. At th e IIJ97 co nvention , the DiviSIOn I mcmbers lu p voted to change the.· fn:quem.)' ul athleti~:s ccrtlflc.:at1on I rom onct· c."vt·ry fiVL· vear~ to Olh."t' c.·vcn· 10 year~ Jnd to rt't1UirC a fin- · ve.tr mtenm - ~ta !U.." rq:xlrt . Thu~. the.· ~ urrent st·lf-stud) will tx· the \t.'\:\llld 111 th e (t'rtifi~.ll lun procc)o.' h1r LIH Till· et'rt lti ... JIIO!l pro~rdm\ pur(111"'-'l!> Ill help c.'ll~Urt'111tCgfll}' In the.· ln,tltU tl on\ .1thlct1u• \lpt·r,lllllll!>. It opens up athletics to the rest of the university/college community and to the public. Institutions w111 ben efi t by increasing campus - wide awa reness and knowledge of the athlet ics program , confirmin g it s strengths and developing plans to improve areas of con cern. The oomminee respollSlble for the study will be chaired by Barbara A. Ricotta, a.ssociate vice president for student affairs and dean of students; universities o r conference offices. That team will report to the NCAA Division I Committee on A-thletics Certification, another independent group. The committee will then determine the institution's certification status and announce the decisio n publicly. For institutions that fail to conduct a comprehensive self-study or to correct problems., tough sanetions can be imposed. The three options of certification and indude variow mcm~rs of the statusare: (a)certified;(b)certified faculty and staff, as weU as athletics with condition~ and (c) not certified. While universities and colleges will haw an o pportunity to co rrect deficient areas, those universities/ colleges that do no t take corrective actio ns may be ruk-d ineligible for NCAA c hampi o ns h1p~. The.' NCAA. is a membcrsh1p or ga!1172tl on of m llcge!> and un iw:r::.1 tic..>:, th.tt p.1rl1Clpatt: Ill intcn.:ollc..-glate .lthlettcs. The pnmdry purpose of the: d~IJ ti U/1 IS W llldlntalflllltt'r ~.olleg i .H c:.· dthkt1L' .b Jn llllt.""gral part ot th e: cJu\..JtHJnal prn);!ram .md the.' .1thktt- d!\,l!l 111tq;r.JI pdrl ol the ~t u­ dc:.·nt hoJ\ :kll\' 1 11<.'~ ol the.• ~C:\A mc.·mht'r,hlp Jndudt• fomllll<ltlnn rult·, of pl.w lnr :"JCA:\ 'lXlrb, con du~.t1ng n.IIIOildl ~ h.unp1onsh1p~ . .. Joptul~ ,mtil'nforcmg st.mdard!< ot d 1 ~1h1htv.•m d ' tudymg all ph.L..t.'!'> ot lnlt'r\UJII.'~J,Itl' .lthktll::.. department person nel. A member of the NCAA membtnhip services staff recen tl y traveled to the campus for a one-day orientation Visi t to meet with the com mince and its subcommittees. \o\'ithin each an.--a to be studied hr the commince. the program has ~1:tn­ dards. called opera ting princtples. v.•hich were adopted by the a.<;:,t>el.t tion to place a " m ~urin g stick" tw which aJI DIV ISion I m~mhcr~ J.re t'\'Otludted. ·Inc universitv .t.h.o will c:x.1mine how the.· d'-.11vitiC)Ofthe ath lc:tlo program rddtt' to th~ lllls..'>ion .md purpoS<.' of tht• mstltulion . ( lml' the untvc.'Nih' h.b conduded 1t::. ~tuc.ly.•m exh.'mdl tc.·am of revlc."\\ L'fS \\-llll"ondUL1 .1 tour -c.l.l\ cv.tlu.t lion vi$i l on (" . unpu:.. 'lltoM' rt>Vlt'\\' t'r~ willl't' J'I<."t'f' fnm1 11thc.·r (olk"gl''· Rasia..._ 15 International terrorism: Law and policy The stunning •ttadu of Sept. 11 have left an inddible mark on everyo ne. A look at a few law and policy Web sites is useful to help understa nd the context of the unraveling events, The Jurist, a legal education portal edited by a team of law professo rs from the U.S. and around the world, serves as a gateway to legal information and scholarship online. The "Terrorism Law and Policy" site <http://Jurfst.law.pltt.edu/ t......tsm.hbn> is well-organi.ud, with sections on terro rism and terroriSts, counter-terrorism policies, U.S. anti -terrorism laws, wo rld anti- terrorism laW5, dvilliberties. and hie-terrorism legal issues. as well as academic commentary and a bib- liography. The "World Law" feature of The Jurist includes Afghani stan <http:/ / Jurlrt.law.pltt.eclu/ wortd/ afghaniJtMt.htm >, with a descriptio n of its history, legal system and human - rights r«<rd. The Find.Jaw portal features "Special Coverage: War on Terronsm" < http: // news .flndl•w .com / leg•lnews / us / terrorlsm / lnde.x.html>, \\ith links to documents., laws and cases., as well as a "Terrorism Forum" with commentary from attorneys and law profcsson <http:/ / wrft.news.flndlow.com/ t.......tsm.html>. Several sites co ncentrat e on th e mternational -law per!>pecllve, 111 elud ing the Dag Hamm arskjo ld Library Resource Page on I merna tiona! Terrorism <http://www.un .org/ Depts / dhl/ re50Urces/ terrorhm / lndex.html > , which links to the full text of UN Gencrdl Assembly :i nd Sec urit y Counci l resoluti ons and internataonal con venti o ns. The UN Press Relea~es < http: // www.un .org/ News/ Press > wiJI be o ne of th e first sources to feature the text of any new reso lutio ns. United Na tions Documents o n Global Issues: Terroris m < http:/ / www.un .org / p•rtners / clvll _soclety I docs / d terror. htJ!~ > organizes links to documents from m any UN co m mit1ees, agencies and orgamza11ons. The American Society of Inter na tional Law point s to legal rt"sources on terrorism found on tht' ASIL Web si te <http://www.ull.org/ terrorlnd .htm >. 1ndudmg a nalyses by legal scholars of int crnationa llegaJ issues rel ated to the terrorist attacks <http:/ / www.•sll .org/ lnsights.htm > . C IAO, or Co lumbi a International Affairs Onlin e < http :/ 1 www.daonet.org >, presents th eory and research in international af fairs, induding working paper!>, conference pr'oceed.ings. journal ab stracts, books, event schedules, pol icy briefs, economic indicators, link!> a nd resources, and maps and cou ntry d ata. Fearuring material from think tanks, university research mstit utes, no n -governmental orgam 7.ation.s (NGOs) and other organtzations. C IAO is a subscription da tabase made ava ilable to th e UH co mmunity on BISON. Alternative Resources o n the U.S. "Wa r Against Terrorism" <http:/ / www.pltt.edu /-ttwlu/ lrtf/ Aitem•tlve.html> from the International Responsibilitie~ Ta~k Force of th e American Libr a r v Association's Social Respons ihihllcs Round Table, presents link!> to many s it es. including Forctgn Policy i~ Focus < http: // www.fplf.org >, which features many pieces addressing terrorism . and the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan <http://r•w• .f•ncym•rltetlng .net/ lndex.html> , which feature~ graphic reports and analysis fro m Afghanistan. Finally, don ' t overlook th e UB Online Ca tal og < http : // ubllb .buff•lo.edu/ llbr•rles/ e-resoun::u/ blson >, where you can track down Jihad vs. McWorld by Benjamjn R. Barbe r and other ~1inating books from o ur own collection . ' ~Jn• C•sdo •nd Ric• Mdbe, Unrverstty L1bror~es DrieD Recipe for Success UB s Campaign for the Communi y �6 Reporter Otlober18.2tiii1/Yoi.JUo.7 Participants to address astonishing-Impact of digital technology on our life and times B RIEFLY Book event planned WBFO 88.7 FM, UB'> National Pubfic Radto affiliate, is among CG-!pOfl>Ofl ot "KAll ot Buffalo Read the Same Boo!<. • being preenl<d by Just Buffalo Utor- ary Center Inc. The community-wide event encourages w.stem f'lew Yorlc r~b to read joan Murray's "Queen of the Mist." the stOf)' of Annie Ecbon Taylor, a destitute, unemployed, 63-year~ ><hool teacher who, on Oct. 2~ . 1901 , became the fif'5t porlOfl to shoot N~ra Fahs in' a barfti and !UNive. The project ~ being funded by The John R. Oshei Foundation. As part ot the evon~ there will be an "(vmie-~Aiy Cetebfation" on Wednesday; a public discwsion, .. Overcoming Batnen, .. at 6 p .m. Oct. 25 in the Buffalo and Erie County Public Ubrary, I lafayette Square, and ~E.f~rence to~~~. ~ti~~~~I~'"'~ Contnbuting Editor scu~ nct>, ap AVE we developed 1he pl1cd sc il..'nce collect.ive wisdom and and eng1 · conscicncr to deal with n ee r 1 n g . a world in which ubiq m cd ic: i n c . uitous technological interactions are philosop hy so intcrtwint>d that they cannot be and education. untangJcd? Let's hope so, becau~ The conference will be open 10 the that 's what our fu ture holds. publk at a rcg.istratjon cost of $20, This question will trigger discus- thanks to the generous corporate s ion~ ranging from the practical sponsorship of, among others, IBM, concerns of today to speculation on Xe rox. Hewlett-Packard, Sun the world of tomorrow at a major Mi crosys tems, C isco Systems. international conference to be held Verizon Corp. and Niagara Mohawk Nov. 2 and J at UB. Power Corp. There will be.no regis·· Digi tal Frontier: Buffalo Sum- tration fee for students. mlt 200 1 " will pn"Sent observa tions Registration informa tion is avail.tnd re~a rch on what digital tech - able by calling 645-3869 or online at nology hJs wrought b)' some of the the conference Web site at <http:/1 m o~ t brillian t, pioneering th inker:. . di9ft•ls.umm lt.buff•lo.edu>. H public dis.cus.Wns of "Community Heroes" at 1 p.m. OcL 27 in the Niagara f aits State Park ·The Visttor's Center. Niagara Falls. ;mel at 8 p.m. Oct 27 in the Allendalt' Theatre!Theatre of Murray wtH partt<lpate 1n a '" ~how wtth Bert Gamb1n1 a t 3 p m Oct 26 on WBFO. That eventnq . the author wtU parttc•pate 1n ,. panel d~ussion , 'Who You Calhng Old? ?ercep- t•om ot Agtng, ~ at 8 p.m '" Allen Hdll on the South Campus Tickeh lo r the panel d1KU~s1on . to be broadcast lrve on WBFO, are t .S for just Buffa lo, WBFO, WNED and Olmsted Parks Con~e rvancy members; S6 sen1ors/ student\. S 7 general pubhc. Call ju\1 Buflalo at 832-5400 for tkk· eu PSS plans workshop on "Strategic Communications'" will be held by the Professional Staff SeOate from 8:30-11 :30 a.m. Nov. 8 in the Holtday Inn Amherst. 1881 Niagara Falls Blvd. The program will focus on helping partic.ipanu understand effective communication techmques that take into constder• ation individuals' communication preferences. h will be conducted by Frank 1- CICcia, director of UB's leadership Developme nt Center and a certified DiSC Workshop faolitator. The S30 registration lee includes breakfast and the fee for a D1SC Personal Profile Auessment that paruc1pants will coln,.te online pnor to the program. For mformation, contact the Profeisional Staff Senate Office at 645 -2003 or by email at <pssen ate@aou .buffa lo .edu .> Seating will be limited. A workshop LE'ri'ERS TO THE EDITOR Sending letters to Mle Reporter The Rtparrer welcomes letters from members of the Univer1ity community commenting on Its stories and contenL le:n~ \houki be limited to 800 words and may be edited for style and length. letters must 1nclude the writer'~ name, addreu and a d aytime telephone numtx>r lor verificatiOn. Becau~ of space llm1tahoru., the Reporter cannot pubt1sh all leiters received They mu\t bfo rec.erved by 9 a.m Monday to be coruldered lor pubhcahon 1n that week's 1S~t' The Reporter prelen that letter\ bt• r('((' l~>d electromcally ,11 ""' ut-r ch,·rt<~ hullnlo.n l u . .,;u Budget~rocess lated entrepreneurial enterprises. Thedo1..m.sof-dlstinguished confen~n ct spea..ken will include Jaren Lanu:r of Eyematic Interfaces, who coined the term .. virtual reality.. and helped introduce immersivevi nuaJ realit y products, and Stev~ Mann of the University of Toronto, an intrigliing scientist who invented the wearable computer for reasons only he can explain. TI1eywill beioinedbyastronomer and U B alumnw Oiff StoiJ of the Unive rsity of California, Berkeley. au1hor of"Silicon Valley Snake Oil;" Michael Paige, director of r~rch at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Cmter, and Brenda Laurel. artist. des1gnc.-r and founding member of the research staffatlntt.n. .llRoe. .uch Corp. at UB Prepared by the Faculty Senate Budget Priorities Committee Youth, 103 Allen SL, Buffalo. o ne-hour tntervtew and ltve call- symposiUms will be broadcast live over the Internet and will be avail· able on Nov. 2 and 3 for those who visit thc.- conference \-\'eb site. Confe ren ce sy mposi um topics fill include legal developments and political structures tha t influence cyber-privacy; what sc-llSC'-enhancing technologies have in store for us from the point of vil-w of artists and researchers; how culture, politics and self-identity are likely to evolve with technology and telemedicine, and a world in which educators, stu dents and researcher.; no longer have to meet face-to-face. Th<'Y also address the na1ure of a future with unimaginably more data than we ha\'e today and exam ine the effects of the female presence The univmity's budget afiecu evety<>ne in the uniYersity commur>ty, bot the budgeting process oft~ is misundentood and communicated using terminoklgy that is unfamitiar to those who do not deal with ~ hsues on a regutar basis. The provost and the Fawlty senate Budget Priorities Committee believe that a clear understanding ot the budget process at UB b impor13nt to faculty and staff. Faculty should have input into this process-4f'ld"'Undor>tand how their dedslons affect the untversity's resource. This report 6escribes the budget pnxess at UB. Prindples fO< Budget Management UB manages resources in the context ot an all funds budget. This ,_,. all revenue, regardless ot soun:.e. ""' identified and sub- unit's base budget. Decanal units can generate more money-tn itddibon to the Nse---for theN- coming year'i budget in thfft way5: n l~tal expected enrollments. E.>ch year the deaf\ ot the unit estimotes, with the help ot the """"""'Office. how many -itional credit '-""" the unit plans to teach in the next academic year. Increased hJnding b ~ k>< planned increases n graduate or professional .student enrolmenu, Mld for increases in uansfer-student enrollments beyond p<eviously funded ieYeh. The ampus the tui!ion from the incrused enrclinonc; and half ot the tui!ion b passed on to the sequently allocal<d. While a source ot funding may have requiroments and ,...;c. decaNI ooit rosponsiblek><$!3ffWlg t h e - Funcing bgr<aterforinaease toons., to oxpenditureo. thetotal-tl! """'"'-'"' estilblish the Oller.lllriYel'5ity • in profossional. gnoduatl! and out.cf--aodlt ho<n. T h e - · Office...., the budget fO< the fiscal yea<. dttler hoi af incremental tuition to"""""' academic~ nterdsdplinary The budget allocation process """""" the academic vlliues and mission ot the anion and lriYel'5ity-wide initiative, such .. merit scholarships. un""""'Y. When -itionat moun:es,.. available. theywil be alocated to activities K the octual lnmmental enrollment in the deconol unit exceeds the ogreedthat improve and maintain high levels ot quality ond produclivlty. The leYel ot qual- upon t6tol, the oolrs budget ts not changed k>< that )'OM. Howover, the budget ity and the produclivlty d actMties will be'eVilluated tltrough comparisons with fot;the fdlowlngyellfislncreosedlthe~~=•ws•tfrom the p«111ous programs in the best public resean:h unMrities in the notion. yea< is rnaintained and "fll"''"ed (througll between the <loon and Campus expenditlJres k>< univel'5ity-wid programs and~ such as merit the PfOI'O'I)., part ot the unit's eriiOIIment plln , .... _ fiKaJ yea<. Wenrollscholar>hips. library ~ athletia and teclmolog)\ ""' funded from the ment k>< the current yea< Is ~ than pion ned.. tho ..wt is m<pected to tempoall-funds budget rovenoes. Univel'5lty ,._.,.. are abo uoed to support rarify the - - a>Sb ot this unpilnned enrollment. JK mal« ony lstta!M >e!Vices ond academic progr.;ms. Academic progrom expen!litures . , neceuo<y reollocations ot reoun:e. This symm encourages units to plan fut1n the respon~bitity ot the deconal units (College ot Arts. and 5dences, SchOO ot .,.,..,.._ canfufly and oca.ntely. . Social Wo<t. etc.). Each deanat unit Is reporuible k>< how reources are olio• ~nc~toct cost reaM!I>J. Gronts foajty and uniU for dftct .......m cated among Its departments, programs and activitl<s. costs and abo g<ne<ote _ , . t o pay for tndiied cum. ~ tl)e acwal in<iroct costs lr;cumd by .. Ul ........ .... 78 peiCOCI! d dftctcost>. while T1oe Big Picture ... oogotiocod - Ul_and goyer1wnent ogendes b 5<1 peant d dftct .... equipment costs a deducted. In oc:tu11ty. UB only a '-flow The unive...lty recev.. revenues from the following sourc.. to P"l' loc Its go;>""" .. ~ notol gowmmontal ogendes pay the negotieral expenditures; and ~-agencies .... not bound by it. Mn when ..... · • Tuition-l>ase,level funding loc all,_ ot unM!r>ityxtM!y conservotiwly, actuo1 e><penci11ns in d ol in 2001). • Fees-Urgeted ""spedfic purposes by,.. type 2001, whether funded 0< r<>t, tndiied- reaNf!I>J from 9"1'"' by ;;bout • Stall! tax support-base-levol funding k>< all areas af unlvel'5ity activity and contracts-Wgeted to specJfic J>UfJ""'' bo>ed on ogency ~ u milion. · the """""' strongly """"""9'S gnont «<Mty because this SlJ!lPOr!5 UB's mission to be a nationoly rllllUd -lriYel'5ity. Charging uniU k>< these deficits..-lhe differonoe between actuo1 and -.ned inditect c=s• Sales and ~inly student services in residence halls, food service .,.e><<ld ciscourage sudl"activity. 1hereore. ... palty ~ the- has deand the bookstore toabsorbthisdiffeence.pM.asanadded ....-.ll ~af~ • Endowment Income and gifts-targeted or unrestricted, depending On the will be aloc.ated to thedecaNI uniU with spans<lfOd-donor's wishes funding. Pe<tormance funding b not available k>< 2001-()l due • I!JdustrY and loundations-:-fO< targeted actMties bo>ed on po:oject definition to the lad< resoun:es. 'Mlen additionol func:b become allailable. they University ~ues primarily are wed to pay for teaching and research, UB's will be alocal<d to the decanal units bo>ed onlhe quality and productMty d their main missions. Funds also provide for nKes.saty student and administntiYe serto identfy the 10 best vices that support the univen.ity's teaching and research activities.. The first prior- acodemic p<Ognoms. The deans each have been p u b l i c - - ot their type to ......... k>< their~ ity for the use of all furfds is the academic: miision ot the universh.y. and to def1ne measure ot quality and productiyity. Once these dalli ..., available. Academic function> cunontly use about tw<>thirds ot the base budget. while the""""""' Office will allocate ony additlonat resources, abcNe those needed fO< administrative functions use one-third. The-re is nothing magic about this proportion. It • a """~ ot previous allocations ot budget res<>UICOOS through the years. core priorities. bo>ed on porlonnance. F\Jndlng to mvard performance should be high priority The unive1'51ty -'<s to keep adminisoo!M costs to a minimum. and no lnaease in ovallable within the next few yeon. -.:ling perfo<mance is a the adminlstratM budget b planned unless ~ b a r i - in WOI1dood 1""- fO< the Jin>yost. and will be lmplernenttd .. soon as i s , __ duced byincrNsed academic functions. For example, additionolfodlities Sllilfwos needed in the Health Sclencec.nt..forlob ronovotions to SI4JPO<l the sdentbb n..-·.--...e~oe-,.the.decaNI "'*'~ we recontly hired. We irlo-.-1 these stall ll'lOIIlbe<> this yea<, bot stilldecreosed The _ . , Oflloe- .......... the total~ budget by~ than S700,000 by natlrnrne<iaU!y filing ~ ,...,.....to food poogrorni -IUrther t h e - mission af the toWorslty. n-poogrorn~.-~ lnitiJIMt,suchos~lboly positions when people 0< resigned. The b - - k>< deteminio:>9 the af ,.......,.. to the acquioilions. ~~ -...-and sat\' and .... priority indecaNI unitS, and fO< funding univenlty-wldo ocodemlc priorities. In this process. ~ needs(e.g. amp.l5 deonllness~ liCOdemlc the provost wortcs dosdy with the senlo! vice pmldent. with from the support notpnMded ttvooql thealoaeion (e.g. centro~ deans, fxulty, stJJII; students. business community ond o t h e r -· acMsing needs~ and urtplorud<X>Sb,.such .. utlity cost oo.;..... Deanal- budgets proYide funding k>< foajty and- and """""" reaUting. ~ irlonnation IKhnology .support lor taa.lty and - · "-'and equipment, and program-spedlc ~-and dt!parlmonts Memben af tbo UQMnlly COfnfTII.roiiJ' dooolop , _ m not rosponsible fO< sud\ expenditure os genenl student •••vice; utilty cost>. cmia*Jm changes and·-.drnisslons ~ and mal<e_rnony other dedsionr building ~andgonerai-• that have budget impfallons. Faculty ond stJJif ~ ~ the omount ot .....,.,.... the unlvel'5ity has. and - those .....,..,..,. .,.. spent. They oloo have the opportunity to influence the --r resources ore allocal<d to the amp.15 and within the campus. Campus ne:eds .,.. made known tlwough state and noHow .,. the deunal-un~ budget> detormined1 Budgeting throughout the univenity is approached from an Incremental point tional lobbying efforts and by publicizing our accompi"!Shments to the citlzeru d or view. The focus ii on changes in the: OYetalllevel d re50Uft:es needed and avail- New Yorl<. On campus, faculty and staff can advi,. thei< deans on bl!dget mat· ab'e for the coming year, and how these changes wi!1 be allocated among the ten through ~r decanal-uhit budget committees. The Faculty Senate Budget Priorities Committee meets monthly and engages in a consuttatiw' dialogue with various activities within the university, including the dec.anal units. Each dltcanal Senior Voce President Robert Wagnor and Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi, wllo at· unit has a base budget that resutt.s from tht prior year's alkx:ation. tf a decanal unit's base-budget allocation Is not 6pended fully by the end ot the fisGtt yoar, the unit tend each meeting. Faculty and staff can CO' nmunic:ate their budget cooc~s to this committee through their senate repr~a tive. keeps the uneJ(pended balance and carl'le it fcxward. However, if the unit doesn't Faculty and staff wift be more effective in dealing With budget 1ssues rf they m.:unLlin the level of enroHment on wtuch the base IS determined. the dean meets clearly unde:rstand the proceu by whk:h resources are allocated. Thu report is an W1th the provost to ascertain whether th1~ ~~ a temporary or more long-tenn probattempt to ex~ain the budget process. A second 1nstaUment will addreu the lem. II temporary, the base 1s not changed. II 11 is expected to be long-tMn. the budget numbers them ~~ve~ ba~ budget may be reduced Sustatned tncrea!le~ tn enrollment wlllmcrease the rocev.. rocev.. qu=: ......-m ..--r -r -t--- n.e_.,,_, __ roJI--., ..... -noted- iiCOdemic-.... �OctobeJ 1l2001~. 33. No.7 Reporter 7 rlsRec. UB should confirm with SUNY on appointments To the Editor. ·n,e Report,.,. of Sep! 13 included an artie!. about the Faculty Senate Execu· ~ootnall /' the faculty. This univ<rsity has made, in my opinion, some appointments with <X<Illplary faculty consultation. For example, when there ,....., an ap· pointmentto be made fo r the dean of the newoombincd College ofAnsand Sciences, the university had at least three appropriate candidates appear pubtidy on campus, speak at well· publici2cd mcelifl&'. answer questions and have tht'ir vitas distnbuted. fac. ulty judgments were solicited. Ofcourse, this process helped to create some legitimacy for the pmon who had to administer the new unit In my opinion, ..consultation with the faculty" docs not mean either no fuculty consultation, mere gossip. nor only a post-appointment, pre-press release, mrly notification. Faculty S~nate members could learn which dccanal and si milar ad ministrativt•appoinuncntsduriilgthe pa"'t three or four rears have had th(' lt."veb of faculty consultation legitimately required b)•SUNY poli<y. The makt.>-up of St.:arch ummittees may lx"Cnmt.>an bsue. Perhaps outside appointees ooming to c.·unpus have not hcen fu ll}' informt.>d about these SUNY policies. and thus haw been mtstakenly ~ali1.cd to one rcstrictt\'t.' W3)' of doing what should be an ofticial consuh.ative process. Acting appointments also should have a similar procedure. The Board ,,(Trustees' Policy Article IX. Title B, Sect ion ::3 reads: ACiing Appoint ments. In terim appointments on dn .Kting basis of college administrative officers and professtonal staff not in .1 negotiating unit established pursu ant 10 Anicle 14 of the Civil Senice Law, other than chtef Jdmimstrati\'t' ofticcr, shall tx· made m accordance with Section 2 above. Late m President Ketter's tenn, the issue of over reliance on non -consultative ap· pointmcnts to acting or intenm po· sitions w..sone factor discussed in the series of meeti ngs that led ultimately to the orderly transition to President Sample's appointment. The Board of Trustees' Poticy Ar· tide IX,1i~e B. Section •4 states: Ser· vice. Persons appointed pursuant to this TitJe shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer or body. Significan tl y, an appointment of this t)'pc can be ended by the apl'\)i nting officer, but the chair of a depanment can be dismissed only by the chief ad· mini trati\-e officer. Because we arc an institution with educationaVintd· lecu~ purposes. the pol ici~ for ad · ~inistrators and for departmental chairs are somewhat different. Unlike in Title B, the chief administrative( hec!\Jtlve Educ:atlon Program Room. Health Soenc.es Library. Abbott K.tll. Sduth Campm 10- 11 a m free for more 1nlormaLK>n. Stewart Brower. 829· 3900 x113 by MaurKe Croolo. & Ornn f<nter endowments. for m ore mlormahon, Dept of Geology, 645· 6800. ext 6101 =~a~=~C~~~~~h ETC Technology wo.-.shop Building a Course In Blackboard 5.5, Henn•nn Rahn Mtinorlal lecture ttve Committee meeting held on Sept.5. The summary of President Grcin~'s discussion of the ..appoint- mt"!\t and dismissal" process for de· panmental chairs provided an accu· rate account of his verba] statements on the issue. He stated lhat the unj""""Y was ··guided by SUNY policy." This phrasing may sound satisfactory, hut Isugg(St that this university should .ll1ud.lly confom1 h) the printed SUNY pohot'!'l for both admint:M'JUve and dq,anmcntal apptlintmenl'.. mt:eting, Prof'-·ssor john lk Mn .. t.llt.'ll th.u 11 wa~ 1mportant to t\1 tlldt \..nuw wh.Jttht· rult~ an:. Ouru.unpw, '- ummunll\' 111..'l'"t.h IP ht· mlorm ...-d .1bout Jon~ ..,t.mdmg p.trh of th(' "l 'NY pullut~ that h;J\'l' pt•rh.tp ....h.. · tu.tltv lx·,:n ·~norL-d or '-ontr.tdtcted lllllhi\WnlJlll\. Th~o· "'Ji i.' l llll\'I,.'T'il} nl N'-"'' \h rk !'tlil~ lt."\ oftht· l~larduiTnL,h..'\.-... .2001 mdU(h,.... tht.~' dl""Jr St,ltt.'lllt.'nt!o thJt hJ\'t.' ht.'t.'ll on the hoob for J lon~ tlmt.'. AriKit.· IX, Tille H. Lollcgt.· Ad· ntllll,tr.UI\t.'llftke~. ~·ct.Jtm =2rc.ld' .t~ lnllm~ : Appointment..;; of all col kgt.' t~dm•n• s trat i v(· oftia·r, and pmko;s•nnal )!Jff not in ,t nt.•gotiJting uJut C)!.thhshcd pun;uant to ArtKit· 14 of the Civtl SerYtCt.' Law sh.tll lx.· 1n.tdc bv tht· ducf admin1 .; tratiw of liH·r nf th(' collq;e; such Jppomt · tllt'llt' )hall bt• reporh..-d to tht· chan t.dlnr. Appomtmcn t!> )UCh .1~ VICC prc)1dcnt ft ,r JCademll. affour:-., al.J · Jen11c d~ns and otht•r.t "'lth ~imiiJr r~punsihiliues shall tx· made aflcr ~..nmultauon wllh th<." faculty. 1111~ phr:b:ng bnngs up lht.· \.0111 pk·x 1:-..'IUt.' of what comututo n<Xt.'S -..1rv ur .1pprupri.lt(' C011Sl;ltatton with officer's power to remove a chair \ from that d(•partmental office (TitJt.' C •3 ) cannot be dclcgoted. The Faculty Senate may be a re source for learning which non -de· partmental administ rati\'Cappoint· ments have been made with appropriat.e_,.£crtulty consultation and whid( if any. were not. In the fu ture, despite the obviously more complc>. processes required. all the SUNY polici<> about '•faculty con· suhation" should be honored. I hope that reason can pf'CV;lil,and that professionalism v.rould dictate that. as a step toward a mi nimum, t•very professor's v i t~ become available to the public, whether the pro· fessor serves the ..university as a teacher, researcher or administrator. C on11 nu~ K.drapdl..u , 834·llH Clmpu1. 6-8;30 p.m. S1 99 pet" penon Sponsoret.l by Center lor Entrepreneunal Leadership. For more infonnatoo, Mananne Sullivan, 645·3000 Women's Volleyball UB vs. Binghamton. Alumn• Arena. North Campu§. 7 p .m free Medeskl Ma rtin & Wood M.ttnstage, Center lor the Arts, Nonh Campus. 8 p.m general. 17 50 us ~tudl'nt~ for more informatiOn, 645-ARTS s:to Mechanb ms of Brain Injury F~towing bchemla and Mechanisms of Neuroprotect6on Richard I Traystman, O.sunguished Researdl Prof.; dlteC!oc:' Biochemistry Semln•r ~&CntKaiCareP\IIedK.oe lor Research 1n Neurosctenc.e. Montreal ;:~~~~~~~~!~:.~~~ ~~~t~~~e. F?:e~ Concert s Slee{VIsltlng Artist SeriesConcert I Vlv4ane Hagner, violin Sk!<e Concert Hall, North Campu~ 8 p .m . S 12. S9, S5 . Sponsored by Dept. of Mu~K For more lnlorm.ttion, M.S-2921 Afrk•n Americ.n Studies lecture Of Farming, Bone} and the Poetrio of Location In Caribbean lit erat u re ). Michael Dash . 1004 Clemens, North Campu~o. 12:30 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Dept of African American Studies, !Jutler Chair, McNulty CM11, Jone~o Chair and Dept. of Comparative L•terature. Ubrory Wort.shop UGL 202: Navigating the Web for Re search. Cindy ~hlers . 127 Capen, Thursday ~~~~~sU~d;,~~~:t!r~brary. For more information, Erk Acre-e, 645· 2943, ext . 235-. Life: Workshop TOC Lean Woril.shop Series Set -Up Reductkm. Advanced Tr.Jtmng Center, Buffalo. 8 a .m .-5 p.m . S260 ~~~C~e~~~t~r for How to Conduct a Job Se arch. Carlos TeJada, c.areer c.ounseb", OffiCe of Career Planning & Plac.emenl 145C Student Union, North Campus. 3-4 p .m free . Sponsored by OffiCe of Student Unions & Aci.Mt1es. For more .nlormattan. 6-45-6125 more Information, 636-3626 ETC Technology Wortuhop Department of Or•l Diagnostic Sciences Seminar Series Dla9 nostk Targeting of Te mporomandibuliir Oisorder1 Ane Shilman, c.ltnic.ai ~ior tnstructor, Dept ol Prosthodontia., Tel AVIII Umv 3S.S SqUire, South Campus 8" m Free HSL Workshop E·Jo uma ls. Stewart Brower. Health Sc•fmces Library Medta lmtruchon Spon~red Part II . 212 Capen, North C.tmpus Noon-2 p.m . free ~~~-~~~~;?n~~~~~~no~~~. centet Beginning MS Acce ss, Section A. Part II 2 12Capen, NorthC.Jmpus 3-4 · 30 pm. Free Geology PegNm Colloquium !~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~::~:s~:f Cont•inment In ill Fractur~ Dolo m it e Mart1n Derby, TAMS Consultanu Inc. Buffalo 216 Natural Sctenc.e\ Complex. North Campu~o 3. 30-5 p m Free enddlhefimholf The Bulls' •mpres1.1ve touChdown dnw: that opened the second hatf rNde: that fumb'e even more cosdy. ue kept !he '""'"""""" wt>en jurior comcrl>ack Mok.e Umben '""""op«d Ultw>ch u !he UB )0. yard kne.Aft.er a pa..r d c~ons by Bulls qumerbock joe freody rook !he bd to !he Monh>ll 46. !he -~-Pioc­ Dalbsf'Oitrrissed• 41·y>rdfieldgo>J 1Nt would hMo pulled UB to W<thon ATHLETES OF THE WEEK o.ntdt COonlon of the bllblll team .matched his -~ with 30 carries lnd !ll!t a career-high with 137 yards rushing in UB's 34-14 loss to Marshall on Sat!Jrday. Gordon, who staned for injured tailback Marquis Owarte. also scored a touchdown in the game, capping a 10-play. 66-yard drive . Andrea ·Sulllv.n of the women 's soccer team scored the winning g oal in UB's 1-0 w in over O hio. Sullivan has three g oals this season, third o n the squad. Her si• points rank her fourth on the team. <WQtouehclcJ,..ns Leftwich went bick to work after that. c~ng srx stnrgtu passes. 1ncluding a foor·yard stnke to Curus jones to rNice 1t 3 1-7.The Bulls hopes faded after a.nocher p_romismg dnve to the MarsNH 17 -yard hne ended when a Freedy pass was trpped at the ltne of sc.nmmage and Intercepted by Orlando W.Uhtogt.on UB's final score ame on a I0-play. 66-yard dnve capped by a rwo-yard tou<hdown bu~t by Gonion ~o~~er MEH·s Kentucky J , UB I Jumor Dan Wielechowski scored I 5:49 mto the pme tO grve the mens soccer team an early 1-0 lead and IU only score agO!IIOSt the Kentucky Wildcats Sunday aftemoon. UB falls to 1-3-0 1n the Mtd-Amenca.n Conference and 4·S-1 overall lpVOMEN·s Marshall I, UB 0 UB I , OhioO UB snapped a three-pme Wlnnmg streak With a 1-0 Sass - fUSt rts thtrd 1n iu Wt mne ga~ ·- at MarsNII Fnday ntght. JuniOr Em1ly Cox nu.de mne s.aves 1n goal for the Bulls. UB's losmg streak was short-IIV'ed. a.s 1uni0r Andrea SuHivan's p i 9.3S 1nto the g.une Was the dlfferenc.e a.s the Bulls held on for a 1-0 VKtory over Oh.o '" MAC acoon Sunday afternoon The Bulls tmprove to 8--6 overall and 7-lln the MAC. Volle~oall Professor of Eng/uh froom fN9• II N1kolau ~ AJI.Amencan candidate Byron Leftwlch threw for a career-best 4SS yards and a.c.counted fOf"" three t.ouchdowns m the first hatf a.s the Thunderinz Herd of MarsNll [dele.!.Od UB.34-t 4.Sawnloy on Homecoming weekend before 12.438 fans m UB Sad1um. UB had three tunlO'Iei"'S '" the pmeJnciu<f'"C • key fumble""" !he VIc Doyno Calendar more 1nlormat1on, I Marsh~ I H , UB 14 Research, The Johns HopkiN VoN C·16 Fa~. South Campt.a. ReceptiOn lo&low'tng Wecture tn Uppschu:.Z Room, 8tomedtc.al Sc.tene~ Bldg., South Campus 4 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Dept ol PhyOology & BoophY"". fo< ""'"' •nlormation. J. A. Russell. 829-2425 UB l , Colgate 0 W este m Michigan l , UB I Ball State 3 , UB 0 UB proved to be no match for the Colgate R.ollders Oct. 9 m AJumnt Arem, thanks to a toQJ tevn effort. The Bulls hand•ty won games one and rwo by 3Q... 16 and 30-1 8 sc.ores and pulled out a 30..28 wm in pme three to sweep the ~1ders and pkk up their fourth VICtOry of the senon. But the Bulls could not continue thclr w1nmng ways_,.M they dropped a match to Western M1ch1pn Broncos at Alumni Arena to begin the weekend A~tnning game one by a 31 -29 score. the Bulls lost th~ straight games by score Of-.~2S. 3Q..lS and 30-17 In o~r ~uon dunng the weekend, UB dropped a three-game match tO Bail State Sunday •n Alumn1 Arena. 30-20. )).3 I. 30-lS With the loss. UB's record drops to 4-1 3 ovenll and 0-8 m the MAC ~ross ~ount~ Life Woritshop Wome n cruise in UB Invitational Le arning t o Le ad Within Your Commun ity Frank CKua, d1r., Leadership Development Center 145E Student Umon, North Campu~o 4-S p.m Free: Spon)()l"l!d by OffKe of Student Umons & Actrvit~. For more 1nformatJon, 645-6125. t~am cruised to mtory tn the UB IOYltauoml Friday Olftemoon Olt B;urd Potnt on the North Campus. sconng IS potnu (the lowest possible tum score) .and defeating sqUids from Brock Uruvers1ty of ~ils HJoseph Norm•n : Bertin Autuinn" Men place second in Albany Invitational The women's cross--<:ountry Canada (50) •nd Med>Hie (75). The menS rxe w.u not c.ontested due to bckd eno-ana from opposrc schools. After not being~ to rOlce at home on Fnday. UB's men r'lCed to a secondplace finiSh Saturday at the 35th AnnuOlJ AJbOlny Cross Country ffMQOOf'Qi The Bu"s scored 47 pomu. fal1ing just shon of hostAlbiny's 37 1n the lUITI cornpet~oon .Twenr:y teams from throughout NewYorit Stne scored at the meet. Work by painter Joseph Norman •s on ~~:.~~ lr:~ ~"!~:~~non Gallery hours are 11 a .m toSpm Wednesday through Saturday and from 1-S p m on Sunday " Fresh not Pickled : UB Art Found•llons" lennis WOMEH ·s UB d e feats Canisius Worit produc.ed m the Nloundat1om c ou~the bink ifn courses th.tt all .trt mafO'\ take •n the•r freshmAn year convey1the students at the most absorbent <Jnd Wlde~ point '" tllt'n academK life A \t'IKtiOI"I of won. 1n dNer~ mf'd1a reflf'ct•ng t~ d~puauons olthe~ students t~ on d1spi.ly through Oct 25 1n the Art Department G.Jllery, 845 Centet lor the Aru, North C<Jmpu\ The open•ng recept•on will be he'd from 5-7 p m today G.tllery houtl are 10 am to.Sp.m Tuesday. lOam to 8 p m Wednesday through Fnday and 11 a m to 6 p m on Saturday H UB rem.J1ns undefeated after da.Jmmg 1U second viCtory of the seuon With a Win over the Camstus Golden Gnffins on Oct. 10m the UBTenntS Center ~mw WOMEN ·s UB pa~ted m Rochester·s Stonehurst Rqata: on the Genesee Rrver on Sunday. In the: heavywet&ht burs race, the BuUs pbced 12th m a 17-tum fiekt 1n 43:34.14 lnthe~tetghts n.ce. UBfte:lded t"WOsquads.With the"A'• tum pbcong 16th (3351.38) and !he squod 22nd (37:21.92) >m<>rc !he 28 entronts ··s·· \ �~-~~­ Admh>lom. Fo<moro infonnation, 1-888-UII-AOMJT. Koucldca, 645-3489. Wino, Women and Donee. ~J:;.!:,~;;ry IS .... ~ -lllophJsks ~·'!'" FluVKclnatlonCJink Student Health Cent«, Student Affairs. Student He.llth Center, \1,"':.:' ;t;'~·~!aC:: 8- -t For tl"Kn infonnatlon, Student Health Center, 829-3316. the~? Who's In Klril Pononius, Dept. ol Physical lhoropy, Exen:bo and Nutrition Sciences. 108 Sherman, South CamPI"- 4-5 p.m. ff... fo< more lillonnotion, Dopt.-ol ~and l!lophy>ics. fducatlon- NYS Arts Roody 1n 2002. An You7 Mario . Runfolo, Graduate School ol Education, and )ohn Sisk.Jr, Buffolo State Collego. Univenity Inn and Conference Center, Notth Forest Road, Getzville. 8 ,30-10 a.m. S25. ~>O<ed by Grad..,to School ~=E~~~or more information, Ken ~- 645-6642. ETC Technology Wortuhop SuUd lng a Course In 81Kkb0ord S.5, Port I. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Free. Low School Meeting Uw Alumni &o.lrd of Buffolo Logic c......... Philosophy of Logic: A - ~~c.';..~~ 141 Park, North Campus. 4S:30 p.m. Fr... Sponsored by Buffalo ~ic: CoUoquium. FOr ---- .. more infOf'TTlatioo, JOhn Corcoran, 881 -1640 "' 64524:4'4, 6l119. Modoling Drug Elfocts on Lymphocyte Trollkking. Hoog>han U, post-doc, Dept. of Pharmac~tk:al Sciences. 121 Cooke, North Campus. 4-S p.m. Free. - 116. For more information, Ilene Fleischmann, 645-2107. lllochemlrtry -·Nutrition and Vi,..llnfecUon: Effects on the Viral Genom, and hthogenests. Mefinda A. il«k, Dept. Pediatrics, Univ. ol NC at Chapel Hill. G26 Farber, South Campus. 12:30 p.m. Freo. ISSS - . , . . , . Applying for a Green C1rd: Outston<ting R.,..ro..r/ Professor PetltlonJ and Consular Proce:ulng. Maria ~-=~r~~~ seniors. For more Information, 645-ARTS. H- 1 8 Visas: ISSS - . , . . , . 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Western New York-warned that the quality ~f teaching at the uni· the financial impact of SepL II on versity, mrollment statistia and a New York Soate will be much larger P.resenoation by a faculty member that anyone has anticipated. co nducting research at "grou nd Council Chair Jeremy M. Jacobs, uro" for the terrorist attacks o n the chainnan of Delawan: North Com· World Trade Center. panies, noted that other slate-sup· Co uncil merribers cautioned portedgroupshavebeentoldtoan· the Prinaton ~gave UB fac· ultymembershigh mark.sfor"suck· ing all the life out of instruction." Hepresmt<dtocouncilmernbers a docum<nt that was prepared for department chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences summarizing the results of the course and teacher evaluations filled out by CAS stu· denis at the md of the Spring 2000 semester. The document covered 1,134 cours<S<ctionsandmorethan President William R. Greine:r and tidpate a 10 percent reduction in 26,000 individual responses, he other administrators to start plan· ning for what they expect could be a substantially reduced SUNY bud· get for 2002·03 in light of the Sept. II terrorist attacks. state funding for the next fiscal year. . added, unlike the surveys filled o ut In other business, Kerry Grant, by several hundred students "way· vice provost for academic affairs laid" by Prinallm ~ represen· and dean of the graduate school, tatives in the Student Union. reported that the quality of teach· Grant produced a chart that sum· U Greiner noted that while the fuU ing at UB is "vital and active," and mar!zed the ratings on the four political and financial impact of the terrorism on the state is unknown presented statistics to back up. his q · ns that administrators fed are: the important: What was at this time, early indications from the Division of the Budget are to assertion. Grant had been asked·to prepare the report after the current issue Of the overa ating for the course, would the student reoommend the teacher, would _the student recom· mmd the course and does the in· structor "enjoy teaching." Witha"5"beingthehighestmark, a "3" neutnl and a " !" being the low· estmarlc,tbe...-.ragescorerornearly all the questions was at least a • 4." he said. "Teaching is vital, active and very carefully reviewed," Grant said, add· ing that no tead)er who has been rep(Jrted to be a poor teacher will receive tenure at UB. "I'm confident we haVI! a highly competent cadre of teachers.". Jacobs praised Grant for having the data showing effective teaching. bu t noted that "the core of our business js tt';aChing'" and that the public perception, thanks to the Princtton Review, is that teaching is poor at UB. · c.-u...~-,... 1 "Blast-proofing" structures studied By UUN <OOLDIIAUM Contributing Editor C OULD st ructures be bllih _with shock·ab· sorption systems so powerful that jet planes would literally bounce off them? A system modeled in a paper authored by UB theoretical physicists and published in the current issue of P/ry5ia> J\ demonstrates that it may onedaybepossibleto protect bridges, ships. skyscrapers, highway struc· tures and even autoinobile bumpers from ~ely powerful impacts In thepaper,"Thcrmalizingan lm· pulse," Surajit Sen, associate profes· sor of physics, and Felicia S. Manciu and Marian Manciu, former doctoral candidates in the Department of Physics, describe a system they envi· sion that is capable of reducing the amplitude of a physical impact it receives by at least 95·98 percent. The work shows further, Sen said, that it may be possible to turn the dissipated energy from a shock wave into usable thermal energy. It also suggests that in a similar way, energy may be able to be harnessed from natural phenomena, such as ocean dividuaJ grains arr about the same. In systems like ours, where grain shock can be absorbed with asS<m· wav~ and geothennal sius are altered in specific ways, a chains,. explained Sen. He and his colleagues performed the research by fim ~eveloping a model of the tapered-chain system and then by precisely so lving sources. The theoretical research is sup· ported by the National Science Foun· dation. Sen is collaborating with researchers at NASA to create an experi· mental system based on this 1><>rk. lnthewake of the5epL II terror· ist attacks, Sen. said the engineering applications of the research are most relevant. He added that the work also provides an imponant step in the physics of how shock waves travel through granuJar systems. "Granular materials, such as sand or soil, have long been used in shock· absorbing systems, but they have had only mixed results," said Sen, who also conducts research on how weak shock wa""" penetrate through soil, information that he is applying land-mine detection systems 10 shocks that would be received at the "Impulses simpl y will pass tapered end of ttie chain ,"' he said.· "This very simple system demon· strates that theoretically, any size through systems where sius of in· granular assembly can efficiently absorb the impulse." he said. The shock-absorption sys tem modeled by the UB physicists con· sists of along. cone-shaped chain of spheres. The sphere positioned dos· est to the expected source of a shock is the largest, while each subsequent sphere is slightly smaller; the sphere closest to the structure-the build· ing, bridge or shi(>-that the 5ystem is designed to protect would be the tiniest of all. "The design is such that if a large shock hits the wide end of this ta· pered cone-shaped chain, then the shock would be broken down into . an extremely large number of tiny blies of appropriately tapered Newton's equations of motion on the computer to describe the dy· namics the tapered chain system. "What the solutions did was to de· scribe the system's particle dynam · ics, thai is, to describe precisely what type of motion is being experienced by each sphere in time," said Sen. ot The calculations demonstrate that by tailoring the way in which the spheres are tapered, the siu of the spheres and the length of the chain, the system could reduce the c-u....~-,...7 �2j a.p:..._ Ot*r25.2111/Vt33.1o.l BRIEFLY ...,._ Turt.bn is vice president for r'=rch. She will convene a major international forum to be held at UB Nov. 2 and 3 at which leading figure5 in information technology, computer sciences, digital arts, and the behavioral and social sciences will discuss the effects of digital technologies on our lives. 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Tho puppets lnd with - -~on .. -tho bool<'s .. c~ore~y .. lustra-' !Ions by llobort lowson. - t h o - - oudionce . . -... Nwtho appor!l>nky to g e t - I n on oosuge-olnor>-W>- _""'_...,_ _.,.,__,._the the-. "Ditlbl 2001"7 I got the idea from seeing the need to change perc:eptioos about Buf&Jo with rtsp<et to our exallence in information and digital tec:h.nologyareas. Moreover, ! wanted to highlight and furtherencouraseaco~ between technology c;nthusiastothose who see tec:h.nology as a tool for creative expression-and those who would like to highlight the humanistic aspects of tec:h.nology: ID..-Ind--Comric:Wn\ ....... speaktrs&omacademia,pommen~ corporations.start-up businessaand thelntemet-. the d l g l t l l l --... ... law firms. To hi_ghlight SO~If of the featur<dspeakm.Mi<bad P.lige, who to the will open the summit, is dirtctnr of dlscuulon7 the 6unous Xerox Palo Alto R.csearch The Digital Sununit is Woing to take Center (PARC).Thisistheplaaewhere the convmation about tedmology to the graphical user interface, which the the next level and discuss the "impli- Macintosh later exploited, was incations"ofthattechnology inourper- vented. )aron Lanier coined the term sonal relationships. in our lives and~ _.:;virtual reality" and is a veritable guru a culture. So. the emphasis will b<f of next-generation thinking about virabout how digital technology can With 80 pe=nt of dental problems found in 20 ~rcent of th~ ROM special-needs chil- population, Creighton said getting the word Out to Western New York's undenerval population has become a major mission ofthe dental school The Comprehensive Oral Health for Disabled Youth (COHDY) program-which services more than 4,000 disabled ch11dren and young F dren to senior citizens and rural youth, students in the School of Dental Medicine With a r~ptnoirr of programs that has grown steadily over the the dental school has earned dwanlnd aciDrl. Tld!otslor-.dtho lkJI . . 112 tor-~~~~~ SIO lor -121ndundor. Tld!ots a stellar reputation among its comm unit y cl ien tele and university ~ peers, with oth er dental schools ~ --CAII,MS-MTS. lookingtoUBasanexampleofsuc- i!>~ cessful outreach. "All of our efforts are geared to .. bring the message home to everyone in the area that oral health is ~ e v~ry important-and is related to systemic REPORTER lila ............... .-y,_..... ~by the OlliCI! . , _ s.noc.ln l h t - ol l..lrM!nllyCOhWI . . . h I~ LlnM!nity . . . . . . Edi!Dril!l . . . . . . - ot 330 Cntfts Hal, -------c..-__.....,._ ----·..-_ - ..... (716) 64$.26M. wuetct. . . . . . . Sue- ....... -...- ~­ ID!sPOiridl Doncwln aton Goldbaum s. A. Ungo< Christine \/IdOl Ann'Nhltcher health ," said Paul Creighton , assistant dean for community affairs and a clinical assis- tant professor of peruatric and oommunity d~ntistr y in the d~nt al school. "Raising the dentallQ, if you will, really is the answer." Oral-health education has be-· come a critical issue, not only for Western New York, tiut for the entire country, With U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher issuing the first ever "Report on Oral Health" just last year. The report, which links such major illnesses a bean and adults-is one of mort than seven community-service programs run thmugh the dental school. .. It's a program that started ini tially as an access issue-we created this program to treat mentally and physically deficient patients," Creighton said. The self-sustaining, year-round program-participa- tion is mandatory for all dental student.<-is offered through UB and The Children's Hospital of Buffalo. As a ta ndem project, students each year volunteer at tht Special lung diseases and stroke with poor oral health, stressed that"oral health and general health should not be Olympics, where they teach athletes good dental-health practices. such interpreted as separate." Citing ma - as how to brush properly and what jor disparities in the kinds of oral· foods to eat. The school's longest-standing progran>-its sealant project-has been going strong for a decade. Some 50 students visit area schools three days a IV<.'<!k to apply the protective coating to )'Oungsters' molars. Students In Nia- health care children and adults who are socio-econo m ically disadvan taged receive, Sa tcher called o n " health professiona ls, individuals and communities to wo rk together to improve health ." gara County public schools, as well as two schools in 1../!ckawanna that """" beeh identified as being located in pod<dsoftheoomrnunitywhereoral health care is lagging. are being lmlted through a New York Slate granL "The means to the answer" of boosting the public's c:ollective del) tal IQ, Creighton said,"is to become pan of the l3hric of the oomrnunity--<o .--~....,rc bring hom~ one )"'llrs. --For- c.. 'y ou tell us - · n g - t h e uhlblts- ......... on technology thet be ""eiiMIIe for ~.,._lJ to ------7 Some of the exhibits planned are a tw.dwriting r=gnition analysis demonstration, virtual immoniveexp<rienaes with a portable lmmersaD<skand, poosihly, a vinual "party" with UB participants onscm:n in vinual space. -··your the own ¥lew of dlgltlll future7 My own view of the digital fu ture is driven by all of the science fiction that I have read. I have already seen it ahd I can't wait for us to actually get there! .. thesoe .nythlng- you'd lllte to ..,.1 l'dlike~netoknowthat the fees have been waived for faculty and staff. The summit also will be Webcast in realtime, starting at 8:30 a.m. Nov 2. The Web site for the summit, < h t p I I r~gistrat io n dlgll•lsummlt.bufflllo.edu>, will direct viewers to the Webast. Public service programs emphasize importance ofmaintaining good oral health By JENNIFU LfWAHDOWSIU Rq>Ortt!r Contributor .,..,poo~amws-~ . . -ln>m-t.o6 p.m.~ throUgh'l<lcloy ot . . c-llox Ol1lor lnd .. tual spaa. Brenda Laurel has published atmsiYelyonsuch topiaasintera<;ti., fiction, computer g;ames, autonomous"'!"'ts.virtualteali!yand . politial and artistic issues in int<ractive media. St.-ve Mann will walk around thestrOeuoflbronto pmjectingand int<racting with theatldienct through his wearablt computer, consisting of a pair of eyeglasses! .John Pittas will forecast • futu<e in which all media will be available online as a societal"~" And OiffStoll,a UB allliil--Who many will ~ as the person who foiled the German hacker when he was at Lawrc:n"" ~talk about his skepticism about the 'Obiquitous use of oomputm with young people. Russ Bessette, executive dirtctor of New Yori<Siate'sOfficeofScientt Technologyand R.searm (NYSfAR), will give a fascinating historical background to the invention of the semia>nductor. Dental students work to raise the dental "IQ" a slate o( year-round, public-service programs that emphasize the cru cial irnportanct of maintaining good oral health. -cur-. The quality and mix o( the pm<ntations is really at the heart of what makes this summit so giQt. We have ~ polS_...,._,..,. pmylnd--dosigned!D·-. . .~~~---w..o-.­ . _ . .. _7 10---.--..---- are educating the community with Tho IUioon l/oglbond Pup- Aftlfy---ofof ........ - . . . - ...... . . - . - ftlfy b i g - There digitalbtech.Mlfl jll I In boolls, le'l!conllct....olutioni2Ch- '*lu& worlc: for us as human beings, raU... than our beingdrMn by the tectuJ.i--_ ogy itsd( 1be summit speakm """" t.old m< that-this is, in facl, the dirtction that their own thinking is evolving towvd, as )<lU an tdl &om some o( the_titles o( their pmentltions. -fer ers gram designed to improve math, scienoeand reading skills while building awareness oforal health. The curricUlum will be implemented this year in the Head Start progra!)l. with future plans to take.it into Buffalo sdlools. In addition to its programs with urban st:Qool children, dental students also are getting the word out to expectant moms, senior citizens and rural youth. smile at a time." In Olautauqua County, the MoButat no time do bile Dental Unit sems some 12,000 dental students bring children in schools who otherwise home more smiles · wouldn't reaM: quality oral-heal1h than during Na- c:are:-Roughly 20 dental students rotional C hildren's tate thmugh the program throughDental Health out the year, with a dental profesMonth in February. sional regularly inanning the operaSmile Education tion. Oilldren whose parentsoons<nl Day, usually the third can have dental work done on a fully Wednesday of the equipped bus that stay> at one school month , is the for betw.en two to three weeks. school's biggest blitz "The mobile dental unit is so sucon the commUnity. cessful, ,...,.., trying right now to put Every student-US's Dental Qinic one into the Buffalo school system," actually shuts down for the day-is Creighton said Dental students also work through sent into an elementary school to p<Qmote good otal health. Students the school's Maternal-Infant Provisit more than 30,000 third- and gram, talking to mothers about manfifth-graders, who, when they take aging their newborns' oral health, as home information to their parents, well as their qwn. And thmugh the Erie County Decan more than triple the number of people who benefit from learning partment of Health's Division of better practice; for good oral health. Dentistry and Kaleida Health, stuThe award-win ning project is a dents have been working with the model for ot her dental schools, community's elderly population. Creighton said, noting that "there's spending time at health and church fairs and malls to educate st:nior citinothing like it in the country." To further rcinfo= orni-health zens. Under the leadership of Interim education in the classroom, the dental school has ~ chosen as one of Dean Russell). Nisengard, UB's dennine sites that will implement an oral- tal school remains committed to health wrriculum geared toward kin- vreaving its way into the fabric of the dergarten through third-grade stu- :ommunity, Creighton said "The school is where we educate dents. The National ln stitut~s o f Health-sponsoredwrriculum,"'pcn our dental students to get the mesWide and ll-ek Inside,"isaoomputer- sage out, and then they go out and based, interactive and bilingual pro- educate patients all over the map." \ �Octoller25.211111'11l33.h.l Rape._ Greiner outlines UB's goals. President delivers annual address to members ofvoting faculty ay SUI WUETCHU Rtp<>fttr EditO< HE university's m;ajor goals for tht next five years a... to imp""" tht quality of tht und<rgraduat<student body. txpand and imp""" tht T quality of its gradua~ programs and incr<asc sponsortd research, Pnsident WillWn R G...mtr told IT)tm· bm of tht university oommunityon Oct. 16 during his annual addrtss to tht YOting faculty. In order to reach tho5t goals, tht univmity m\1<1 imp!OIIeits infrasttuc:~ a "wish list" of $550 million in new oonstruction and tqUiprncnt"""' 6Ye ~well as oontinut to revitalize thequalicyoflift for students on campus, G...mtr said. Deviating from his usual approach of reviewing the past year's acoomplishments during his annual addrtss to the voting facuJty, Greiner's re- marks last week focused on the university's mission and vision for the next five years and beyond. He noted that SUNY central administration has reversed course and now is willing to recognize UB as a "flagship" universi ty of the "midwestern type," like the universi ties of Michigan and lo·wa. This "breakthrough" by central adm inistration came out oft.he m is- sion review process in which SUNY .1nd UB agreed upon key outcomes, he s.1 id, including enrollment objectives, increasing sponsored research .md imp rovi ng the quality of stu dents and programs. lmprming the quality of the un dergraduate student bod)' by stan dard measures-and increasing sel~divity-was a point Greiner said was underscored by the dean of th e ' \.A>IIege of Arts and Sciences, who noted that "we cannot have so great a !ipread "between the talent and as- Jlirations of the faculty and those of the student body," Greiner said. In order to achieve that, hesaid, UB will no longer accept students who are in the two lowest categories of a fivecategory index determined by the in- tenection by SAT scores and high"It's essentially a 3:1 multip~er­ 5chool.-age. "Our pi is to """"' S120 million wonh of sponso...d tht bulk of our student population program activity really is worth into groups one and two (most se- three tiines that," h e said. -we've l<ctive and highly sekCtM), with tht penuaded tht state of the idea that ultima~ pi being to have all stutht research enterprise of a univerdents coming from tht top two cat- sity is itself an important industry, ~ The<=ption,hesaid, would an important economic activity?' he tho5t students fa< whom "you'"' G...mtr noted that if.UB sees tht going to tUe 50IJlt lj><Cial risks for additional inoomt it apects to dtsocial reasons," as well as inttmatiooal rM &om in=ased sponsortd proand "non-<Ommtional" students. gram activity, in=ased enrollment Arlolher key indicator of thtqual- and other activity, it oould be able to ity of the student body is the reten- hire at least 300 new faajlty memtion rate, he added. "Ours is not bad ber&--in addition to rq>lacing tho5t currently (84.6 pa=t fa< &.shman who retire in tht nat five~ "We ·to sophomo"') for a public institu- could see as many as 600 new f.tculty tion, but we nted to maJu: it much mem.,.,._:.300 of tho5t being net better," he said, citing a pi of reach- additions to f.tcultyover tht next five years,. he said. ing a 90 percent within five yeats. UB must imp""" tht quality of In order to ...ach its goals, UB its graduate programs if the univer- must grow its infrastru ctuFC, sity is to be a true • midwesteyn-type G...mer said. He ci~ a "wish Jist" flagship" univer>ity, he said, adding ofS550 million in infra.structu.. exth;lt SUNY will support expansion of penditures, including construction gradua~ programs. particularly at of new buildings, ..novation of exthe master's level,becaust it's a "high 'lsting buildings and the purchase of stat< nted; a high social need," he Said. new equipment over the next five to Moreover, one of US's strategies seven years. In addition,S30 million for growing the institution .. is to is.(l~ to expand UB's IT capacgrow o ur income, and you grow it{over five years, he said. your income and your faculty as a Greintr noted that the university result of high-quality master's pro- will not receive the entire $550 milgrams that serve the needs of stu- lion from the state; he is hopeful to dent.s," Greiner said. rective40-50 percent from the state. The responsibility for improving .. This university has got to stan graduate programs lies with the pro- thinking in terms of other sources of fessional schools and the CAS, he support for capital projects," such as sa id, adding, .. We've got to rely on "state special items." For example, UB the faculty for its Jeade.-hip." But in received mon ey through the the end, he said, "a quality graduate NYSTAR program to buy the former program ·rests on a foundation of a Westwood Squibb building in Buf· quality undergraduate program." falo to use for research, he said. Grei ner's presentation laid out ambitious goals for increasing sponsored research-total annual re- search expenditures would rise from the curren t expenditures of $152 mHiion to S210 million by 2005, with federal r~rch expenditures of$1 10 million. He noted that a doUar invested in research translates into more tnoney available to the campus and to the community-at-large. In addition, money is available for co nstruction and equipment through federal sources such as the Na tional Science Fou ndation and the National lnstitut~ of Health i corporate partners, such as Sun Microsystemsand Toshiba, and private foundati'lns. .. \Ve have to think. in termsofgetting buildings on our own and equipment on ou r own, no1 just froTPl state money;' he said." Web site·offers means to coping m BY CHRimN£ VIDAL Contributing Editor T HE Scho ol of Social Work has developed a Web s ite that offers online infonnation and resources for those who are bavlhg pe=nal difficulty coping with the Sept ll terrorist attacks and their aftermath. The site, which can be found at <http!/ / www.•ocl•lworll.buff•lo.edu/Tr•um•.htm >, is in - tended both for mental-health professionals and tht general public. The idea for a \Veb site for stu dents soon broadened to offer in formation for a general audience. "We ...alized it also oould he help- ful to members of the community and other mental-health professionals in theoommunity,"Shulmansaid. "We understood that the impaa of the terrorist attack would contlnue ovt:r time, and that some of the information would be u,<d'ul immediately, while other aspects of the site wou1d be usefuJ over the next several months." The site offers information on the them deal with the tragedy. The site also offers information on stress disorder, depression and anxi- ety disorders, as well as the p...vention a nd mitigation of disabling stress. And it emphasizes the importance of taking a.. ofoneselfbygetting enough sleep, eating well-balanCed meals, trying to stick as much as possiblt to regular routints. seeking suppon from others and taking time to ...tlect on what has happened. In addition, the site listS Links to agencies and to resource materials that may benefit people struggling various =ctions people may be experiehcing, ranging from shock, with the emotionaJ impact of the dean of the School of Social Work, anxiety and fear, to difficulty mak- disaster, including how to cope with and social work fac ulty members who were looking for ways the ing decisions and sleeplessness, and offers suggestions on how people can cope with their reactions. It also looks at the impact the tragedy can ha\'C on children. and offers suggestions o n how to talk to them about the attack and how to reassure them . The si te looks at com mon reactions children have to traumatil" r''l'nts .md w.I)'S to help of the terrorist attack. "We felt we needed to address the personal impact on our social-work students, as well as the impact the tragedy was having on their clients and how the}' could help their eli· cnts cope," ~aid ShulmJn. a 1919 UB graduate who was a prominent trial and appella~ lawyer, has allowed UB Law School to establish its first named professorship. LA>cinda M. Finley, a professor at tht law school who is founder and director of the school's civil Utiption and appellat< adYOCOCy concentration, will be the tint Frank G. Raichlt Professor, beginning in the Spring 2002 semester. Ralph L Halj>ttn and Joelle G. Raichle, trust<es of the foundation, said the objective in estab~shing the endowed Frank G. Raichlt Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy is "to encouragt law stu· dents to examine the role of litigation and appeUatt advocacy in American society.• "We feel this professorship will help Jaw studtnts interested in <ntering the field of ~tigation and appellate advocacy to hetter un de.-taod the positivt role in which tht law and lawyers perform in the United States," Halpern added. Nils Olsen, dean of the Jaw school, called it an honor for tht first named professorship in the school's history to he named for one of ..our most distinguished and illustrious graduat~s." Olsen noted that the professorship will help fund instruaion in trial and appellate adYOcacy, relevant faculty research, professional travel and speakers, lectures and symposia related to the ~tigation area. In addition, he said tndowed professo.-hips significantly increase both the reputation and visibility of the Law School. Raichle, who died in 1986, was a member of the firm Raichlt, Banning, Weiss and Hal~m and its predecessors since 1921 , and a feiJow, regent and past pr~si d ent of the American College of Trial Lawyers. AJthough he argued co untless cases in courts, Raichle was perhaps best known for hjs early association with G~n. William }. "Wild Bill" Donovan, his deftnse of con troversial lawyer Roy M. Cohn and his rol< as special prosecutor in .a payroll-padding scant dal that rocked Buffalo's City Hall in the late 1930s. BrieD Leukemia executive named distinguished medical·aiumnus M•rsh•ll A Lichtman, executive vice president _for research and medical affairs of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, has received the Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award from the· UB Medical Alumni Association. ' Lichtman, who received his medical deg...e from the School ofMedi· cine and Biomedical Sciences in 1960, is also a professor in the depanments of Medicine and of Biochemistry and Bioph)"ics at the Unive.-ity of Rochester. Ht served as dean of the Unive.-ity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry from 1990-96. He assumed his current position with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 1996. Lichtman has authored more than 230 articles and book chapters, has served on the edjtoriaJ boards of fi~ scientific journaJs and as editor-in-chief of Blood Cells, Molecule, and Diseases. A master f the American College of Physicians, he is a member of severaJ profe ional and scientific societies. including the Am;rican Society of Hematology, which he served as president;. the American Society for Clinical lnvestigationi the American Physiological Society, and the American Society of Cell Biology. the symptoms of post-traumatic It is the resu1t of a brain-storm ing session by Lawrence Shulman, .school could help in the aftermath Raichle gift funds professorship A gift,._ the Fnnk G. Raichle Foundation in memoryofRaichle, · the general tensions and depressions resu1 ting from the attack and a clini· cal referral service on how to find a qualified therapist. Other ....aurces i!ldude links to tht National institutes of Mental Health. The American Acaden>yofExperts in Traumatic Stress. The American Red Cross and The lntem.:ulonal riticll Lnl'itknt St~ Fou11d:ltion Inc. Recipe lor Success UB's Campaign for the Community �UB architectural team employs "universal design" p.r lnclples In natlon•l competition "-**- BRIEFLY =~ats:::lg Bathroom prototyp'es win.award - d "" """'** o/11/g/w< ~wllopooltduringthe manlhly ..-.g d .... focully -ltlp.m.NDY. 61nthe __=J==C...l<wT-- ~ ,._dthe..-slty .._....,...., .. .... ~-- - pw, _ _ _ sudllllplcs • cloonlty an am- _qo-.._......... _ ·-~ow- Coherl. _ _ ........, focully Sonltio toJflllllt.~- . . totian, Colwlsold. f«'noe--._anKt .... - - · 645-2003. Blood drive piMned Tho -..1 en,.. ... hold • blood drM from 8 o.m. ID noon Noll. 21nth&t.enenlboeokroom lnCrollsHoll,-~ Appointments wilt be scheduled It 1 s-minuto intervail. Tho pnxess moy lllu! 20 to 30 minutes. . TlmeiiCUUI~ must be chorgod ond emplo)'eos should ched< with !heir .._wor bef<nmoM!g•To ~., men~ IPfl'Oint· col 6<4f>-7777. • ThHtre lind Dance to ~t production of Children of EdenH Tho Deportment a / - ond Donee wil pmenl "Childn!n a/ Eden" Noll. 8-11 ond NaY. 1f>-18 in the Drama ThoO!reln the CenterfortheMs,-~. Tho production ~ spomored by WBfO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio olfiHIIte oporoted byUB. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz ond based on the boolt by John Caird, "Chil- , dn!n a/ Eden" uses the story a/ Genesis 1D <J<Imiroe the ogo-<lid conllict _ , pon!flts ond ~ ITO<Iyon the a/ Adam, Eve, Nooh, !heir childron ond the "father, • the lnUIIcJI a~~tn • nnk. heartfelt. tuneful, fun; c:hlrmlng ond . a/ten humorous lool< lithe ple05IJres ond polns a/ ~ . Tho"-also fn. dudes the worid's lint ec<><lislster, Tho Rood, ond unusual spillsonmonyllbicllchl<lclen, from EYe lD Cain to the ~ ensemblo lhll - u p .... Snol«. "Chldron a/ Eden" will be directed ond choreogoophed by Lynne K~to, With musial dnction by Michoel Hal<e, ond will follln .... 111-studet;>t cost. T1ckeU .... 112 for the gtnoral public and SS I<>< U6 students ond - · T1ckeU may be purdlosed from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdoys through frida)l> In the Center for the Ms box office and at all Trletrnaster k>utions. For general information, call 6<4f>.ARTS. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web )ob listings for prole>lionol, ,._ search, faculty and c:MI..,.. vic~lh c~ond non<ornp«i~ con be oc;cessed ,;;, the Humon Re<http:// _ _ _ _ _ soun:es Services Web site at olo.odu/hn/•--/>. . ay P'AT1IICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor Douglls .._....,"*'"!ling A universal bathroom" developed by on·ardtitectural team from the School of Architecture and Planning has won the Bronu Award in the 2001 American Society on Aging (ASA) competition for new p,roducu for mature markets. Abir Mullick, associate professor of ardtilcct\ltt and project dirccior; Drew Kdly, assistant professor of architecturc, and Edward Steinfeld, professor .of architecture, won the award in the competition's professional category and wa-c rccogniz<d recently at the lint joint confcrcncr ofASA and the Nation:d Council on the Aging. Their two proposals for a oonvenie.nt, flexible, colorful, attractive bathroom are, like those for all univcnal-d.Signed systems. designed for able-bodied users, people with disabilities and for of use by caretaker.; of dependent users. They are based on the premi~ that the room should accommodate the user, not vice versa, and be able to be used with eq ual all persons, regardless of physical stature, age and level of physial ability. The award was presented for-two working bathrooms prototypes fabricated by the UB team:a!TlO)'llblefixtures bathroom and a movable panels bathroom, both of which, Mullick says. offer exceptional benefits to the manufacturer and the consumer. Changes in bathroom design are necessary, he says, because bath·" room technology, which hasn' t changed since bathrooms were in· vented, is not very functional. Ex· isting bathrooms, with permanent!)' installed fixtures and a single design for all users, do not work well for most people because every person has different needs, he says. "One bathroom design for all users pres~pposes that they are iden· tical lndividuals and have no need for a personalized environmen t," Mullick adds. He calls them "dwnsy, incflicicnt and dangerous for all of us at different times in our lives-when we are very young, ill, old I" injured, for instance." He says they are always dysfunctional for persons with per· mancntly disabling physical condi· lions and actually incrtasc their <kpcndcnce on others. "Many able-bodied people also arc disabled by the design of the bathroom when they are unable to made up ofSC\Oa'lll prcbbriatcd Wlits: a lavatory unit. toilet unit. shower unit and support unit. They.,_ running water, drains, dcctricity and wall units that will fit even the smallest rosidcntial bathroom space. In these bathrooms, movement and arrangements of panels and fix. tures open up the space in diffcrmt ways to acmmmodatc comfortable use by variow people, induding children, the dderly and those who re"quire a55istance. The sink and case ¥r reach for accessories, open faucets or support them~lves in the shower." Mullick says. This is unfortunate and unnecessary, according to Mullick, because new and readily available technologies make posoible major innovations that can address the needs of many different usersatonce--bathroomsthatart "univmal" in safety and function. The UB bathrOOIT! prototypes reflect the social and indusive philoso· phy of universal design. They have the potential to unify diverse popu· lations so that no user group is ex ~ dudedbythcirdesign. They encourage individualization through the use of flexible components so users can adapt a bathroom to suit their personal needs and preferences. Theaward-winning.bathroomsare showercanberai.sedorlow~ac· cording to use preference, and can be moved along the wall to cnlasgc spaces for those who use walke:rs. wheelchairs or have caretakers. In theory,fixture movcmcnt creates three large shower, toilet and grooming spaa:s in one small bathroom. "The room suits different body sizes. space preferences and makes it mucheasierforusersandcaretak· ers to move freely in the space with ~ out being injured," ~ullick says. • He notes that the fixtures adjust in height to accommodate both seated and standing users and individuals of different heights, including children. He explains that fixture movement is a result of innovations in existing plumbing and drain tcchnologythat """"used bcrc in an uricx>rMntional manner. This will pr<Yml slips and falls due to Wet Boors and will allow the bathroom to be hosed down for easy cleaning and maintmance. Components can be installed indq>cndmtly or together in various color combinations and design styles. They can rep1aa existing fix. turcs or be used in new construe· lion, and total installation costs and space requirements are less than those of traditional bathrooms. When designed for we by a large popuJation, the bathrooms offer manufactunrs benefits also-•a competitive advantage and an increase in marlcd share," Mullicksays. ·"'We've designed the units not only for case of operation, but for ease of maintenance, repair and re· cycling. Their modular nature allows manufact:urcrs to provide con. tinued service and production of rcplaccmcntparts." Although the bathrooms are not yet available commcrci3ny, Mullick says several major fixture companies are interested in manufacturing the components, and hotel chains have expressed in tercst in installing them. The project was<bdopcd with assistancr from the National Institute of Disability and Rl:babilitation Research of the US. Department of Education. Mullick and Kelly arc affiliated with the UB Center for lnclwive Design and Environmental Acr.ess (IDEA Center), the home of the UB Rehabilitation Engineering andResearch Center for Universal Design. Both are housed in the School of Architccturc and Planning and both directed by Steinfeld. MuJiick, ao industrial designer and urban planner, is one of the de· velopers of the principles of universal design. He calls this project "an ~Uent example Of how the uni· venal design philosopby can create flexible cnvironmeJ)t and produce innovative designs that are high in usability, convenience, aesthetics, surprise and fun ... Helping kids deal~th sensitive issues Book by UB staff member helps kids through potty training, going to day care BY JEHNIRII LEWANDOWSKI Report~r Contributor OB Orrange gives career advicr for a living. But the associate director ofCareer Planning and Placement at UB rea:ivcd a little career advice of his own when an WKiergraduate an student in for a chat aboUI her aspirn· tions got him thinking about one of hi>-writing a childn.'!l's book. And so the seed W'dS planted more than a year ago for his first-and recently published-book, "The Daisy Bug Daycarc." Orrange, with the hclpofhis niece and th e book's illustrator, Katie Pistner, a senior at Sacred Heart Academy, delivers a fun and rcassur· ing look at day care for roungsters just starting out. Orrangc, whost> two children, jesse, 3 1/2, and Chris· topher, I 1/2, both au end ,the UB Child Care Center in Butler Annex on the South Campus, said he always had a hankering to write a childre n's book, but wa sn't surewhat the s.ubjcct matter should be. B Sticking to the adage, "Write what you know," Ommge turned to his daughter and son for inspiration. jesse and Christopher are two of the eight characters featured in the The [)aisy Bug [)aye are . _ -·-·- G --·--.. -,._ "Daisy Bug Dayc.are .. offers advice for children acdlmatlng to a new dayc.re setting. book, which touches on thrcepotcn· tially sensitive isSI.es for children a<· dimating to the new setting-saying good·byc ("l'he Morning Goodbye"), having fun (" let 's Paint") and th~ trials and lriumphs of the bathroom (" It's PouyTime!"). ...There's a certain separation anxiety that takes placr and a fear of the unknown-both. for the child and the parents,"Orrangesays. He and liis wife, Maureen Hammett, who also ""'Orks at UB as director of donor re· lations and stewardship in the Office of University Development, took months off at a time to be with their children when they were born, but returning to work proved to be an adj ustment. And while the book didn't help his own children ease into day care, it cenainly struck a nerve with his daughter, who took exception to her crying character the first time she read it with Orrange, and promptly threw the book into the adjoining room. Now, he said, she's a fan for life. "She knows it all by heart," he said. "It's kind of a cool feeling to have your daughter reading a book you wrote about her, for her." Orrange said he hopes others will find his stories both comforting and entenaining. "There are not a lot of books to \ prep kids on going to day care,• he said, noting that the best way to allay a child's fears is to explain a situation. A scrond book that touches on threre experiences· for the newcomer to day care--field triP, lunchtime and naptime-is due out in a couple of months. Orr.ange said both books address issues of diversity, something for which US's ccn· rer deserves high praise. "They don't just talk a game of diversity. respect and acceptance-you walk through The door and it's there." he said 'When Orrange app roached Tamar Jacobson,dirmoroftheccnter, for publishing suggestions, she offered to assist in its publication. "She just fell in lo"" with the characters." Orrange said "She thinks the I.>OOk is perfect." "The D:Usy Bug Daycare"was published jointly by Orrange and the UB Otild Care Center. Profus &om the 56 oopies will go to the center. For information on the book, conlllet Jacobson at829- U26. �Octilfs 25.211/Yi.ll.ki IIepa ._ Security measures discussed Guidelines for mm1 distributed in wake ofanthrax threat .,. SUE WUETCHUI RtpOfl<r Editor T HE univenity has instituted a number or sarery measures in the wake of the SepL II lm'Orist attacks, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee was told at its m«ting Oct. l7. John Grela, di~ector or pubtic safety, passed out a document that he said was circulated via the department heads listserv and the University Facilities emergency notification listserve outlining the steps r=mmended by the N.w York State Department or Health rorthe handling or mail in liglit or recent incidents in which the U.S. mail was used to transport anthrax bacteria. Grela said he's tried to di=t calls on campus concerning the safe handlingor mail to his office at the6452222 emergency number. "We have people who are fully trained; we have the equipment to retrieve any envelops or suspect packages,• he said "We -wiU also coordi Jlate with the FBI and other local law enforcement." Public Sarety also wiU transport any individuals who may come into contact with a suspiciow package to the Erie Co unty Department of Health for medical screening, he said. noting that any suspect packages would be sent to the FBI, which Grcla said would be the "primary poi nt of contact., for UB. Grela pointed out that campus mail staff has been trained regard- ing the sare handling or mail, and individUals handling mail at the departmental level should rollow the state guidelines. · Grda pointed out that there have noted that annual stipends can heal only a r.... Vety minor instances range from $8,400 ror English stuor graffiti and harassing emails in the dent.s to as much as S17,000 for wake or ihe attacks. "It hasn't heal chemistry students. The fSA has penistent or escalating." he said proposed that a minimum stipend He noted there had heal several or $12,500 be set to match what he "disturl>ing" email rwnoacirculanng called the standard orliving in Buron campus rigbtalla-SepL I I thatsaid falo. as determined by us; wh ich that several persons had been as- was about $11,500. "This is a crisis situation," Patel told saUlted and injured. The rwnoa were rollowed bock to the source and "no- · senators. "Students are stressed• · body had heal injured, on campus or President William R. Greiner off campus." be said pointed out that graduate students The statements concerning the are represented by a statewide colassaults were added to the emails- lective bargaining unit-the Graduwhicb were di=ted to mostly Arab ate Student Employees Union studentsandfacultymembers-"to (GSEU)-which he called a "com- . add credence and credibilitY to the pticating foetor" in trying to increase emails and just heighten iwareness" stipends. He said that no funding ror these students concerning their has heal allocated to the campuses personal safety roUowing the terror- to raise the base stiP91d negotiated ist anacks, he said by the GSEU and ~state. The heightened awareness roJJowGSEU represents aU graduate asing the SepL II attacks has led to in- sistants across the stllte, regardless or creased security at fuotbaU games their location and type institution. and other special evenrs held on " I think you probably could find campus, Greta said. UB Stadium people at the campus level to join now is dosed four hours before the graduate students in asking ror kickoff so personnel can pelf~ a an approach to get the collective sweep or the facility. Packatj!S also bargaining unit to rocus on raising the Ooor (minimum stipend) and are checked as spectators enter. "Folks have heal very cooperative funding it," Greiner said. at aU the games. Most people welcome Charles Fourtner, proressor or the additional checking." be said biologicaJ sciences, said lhat sli· • ln other business, the FSEC asked pends originally were not meant to KmyGran4 vice provost fOr academic provide a paycheck for students but affairs and dean of the graduate to provide an "enticement" for a stuschool, to pmvide thecornmittre with dent to enroll in a particular insti a comprehensive report on graduate tution or program. "This can't be resolved until we" student stipends across the university. The request came rollowing a plea cart sit down and say, 'OK, what can from Ritesh Patel. president or the you folks dO" with your collective Graduate Student Association, for bargaining unit to get what you can the FSEC's support concerning in - (from the state) because we'll have eq uities in these stipends. Patel to deal with the rest." he said. or Cocaine use is focus of RIA study BY KATHLHN WfAV£11 Rtpart.tr Contributor N a new study under way at US's Research Institute on Addictions. researchers are examining the ~ulative effect of a number of risk factors associated with mothers' cocaine usc on their infants' mmtal development. I Maternal substance usc , an en vi ronment of family and communily violence, negative mother-in fant interactions and maternal psychological problems such as de pression are being considered in the study, as well as the impact of these risk factors on infants' physiology and behavior. Given the reality that most cocaine- using women also usc substances such as alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes, investigators are looking at the role of these other substances. in addition to oocaine use. The five-year researeh project is funded by a $2 million grant &om the Nationallitstituteon Drug Abuse to Rina Das Eiden, senior research scientist at RIA and research assistant ·proressor or pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Eiden has been with the institutesince 1992,specializingin the im· pact or prenatal substance exposure and the post-nataJ environment on children's development. Her co-investigators on the study arc Pamela Schuetze of Buffalo State College; Claire Coles or Emory University in Atlanta and Philip Zeskind or the Carolin as Medical Center in Charlotte. "The fo cus of our study is cocaine's direct and indirect effects on infant/child behavior." Eiden explained. "We're concerned with preand post-natal drug use by moms, the int~ractions bctwten the parent and child, and the stability or the care-giving environment in the first two years ortife. "Wewanttoknowmoreabouthow children deveiop selr-regulation." Eiden added. "How do they learn to control impulses? Are they as able as otherdilldrentocomplywithcontrols placed on them by the caregiVer? Do they learn to internaliu the rule; or condua we "'.Ould expect to see happening at the toddler stage?" Eiden said the researchers will recruit mothers who use cocaine and, in addition, may be using alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana. A control group wiU be comprised or mothers who do not usc cocaine, but who may be light to moderate drinkers and/or smokers." Two hundred and fifty particip;mts-125 in each gmup-for the study wiU be recruited at area hospi· tals after delivery. Cocaine use wiU be assessed via information derived &om urine toxicologies taken at birth, analyses or hair samples and self-reporL Incentives 19rparticipating in the = research project wiU include gifi certificates ror groceries and ~ "Infants wiU be assessed at one month, seven months, 13 months and 24 months or alle"over orthestudy,"e:xplainedSchuetze. y part or the study wiD look at the ph ological effects or both the drug use and the environment" "We wiU use spectral analysis or the infants' heart rates to tell us about how heart rate changes in response to different situations. Specttal analysis separates a signal (heart rate in this case) into different frequency components. allowing us to look at the contributions or variOUI influences on heart rate, such as blood pressure and respiration. A variety of events expe rienced by children can impact the various systems that influence heart rate. Through spe<trum analysis or the hean rate, we can learn more about how children respond to and cope with everyday occurrences." Zeskind, a physiological expert who has worked extensively with the spectral analysis of heart rate, will work closely wit11, Schuetze. Coi<S. a developmental psychologist with 20 yeats or experience in researching maternal substana use, developed the structured clinical intervi.w that wiU be used in the study to examine the quality or the caregiving environment "She will oversee the behavioral part or the study. Energy Online - c••, ......... rolling blackouts ancj increasing concern over the rising costs of power, energy was a frequent topic in the news this past summer. The Web is a wonderful resource for both information and opinions about energy production and ooiisumption. Many sites provide tips for energy conservation, induding ri-com mendations for energy~effident products: · The rederal government's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network site <h ttp:/ / - -..doe., _> is an exallent starting point ror enersr information. Thls well-designed gat.way lea<js to dearly distinguished government and non-government ergy-related sources, including the National Energy Plan and the Web site or the Department or Energy (DOE) <http:/ I - -..,...,/ ....-ces/lndu.html>. There are sections related to industry and consumer information, as we.JJ as an interesting fea ~ tur.,_.... phone/Web link to an "energy expert.• The Internet offers access to sites on alternative energy sources, including topics on biomass. geothermal energy and solar po-... The DOE Web site covers and is organized by major energy types. The Rmewoble Resource Data Center <http:/lrnclc.nrel,_/ >,a component or tlie DOE. links to publications. data and maps about renewable energy resources in the United States. Included are an extensive didionary of renewable energy·related terms and a Renewable Resource Data Center News section that announces new energy-saving products. For those seeking energy statistics. there is the Energy . lnrorrnation Administration Web site, <http:/ / www.ela.doe.gov/ >, which offers current and historical data about the supply, consumption1 distribution and price of energy in the U.S. The American Council ror an Energy-Efficient Economy <http:/ · / www.ac:eee.org> is a nonprofit·organiz.ation with both goVernmental and nongovernmental ties. Its Web site includes tips on energy conservation, as well as information on energy policy issues. Click on " Energy Policy" to find helpful fact sheets on energy, in addition to responses to the National Energy Policy. The "Cons umer Guide to Home Energy Savings':' is designed for consumers and links to information on energy-saving appliances, including estimated costs and a useful Home Energy ChecklisL For more information on debates/issues surrounding the National Energy Plan and CaJifornia's energy crisis, see the position papers collected at The Energy Foundation site, <http://www.ef.Of"9>. For oj:>posing views/arguments., see The Cato Institute site at < http:/ / www.cato.org/ electrtdty>. Tho~ particularly interested in th ~ California energy crisis will want to visit the Pubtic Broadcasting System's Web site designed to accompany the .. Frontline .. documen tary"Blackout." broadcast June 5, 200 I; at <http:/ / www.pbs.Of"9/ wgbh/ - u/ frontllne / shows/ biKkout>. The Web offers children a great ddl or readily accessible inrormation on renewable and non -renewable energy sources.The best starting places for younger children interest'ed in energy att the childrt'n's S«tion of the Department or Energy Web site, <http:// ......doe.gov / kid• •nd the C•llfomla Ener"9y Comn~lsslon 's ldd site, http:/I en- -.-.a.gov/eduutlonflndu-htlnl>,which~children to navigate information along an "'energy quest" high...vay. Additional information on energy, including policy issues. technical information and international data,-ii available on the University i..braries Government Documents Web site section on energy <http:/ I .......buftltlo.edu/ / unlbllml/ . . - . . . . . v -.html>. lnterestingr<SOWt:esonstandards <http://-.--~/ unlts/MI/collectlo•,. f•~..-.J ;html> and global .climate change <http :/ I ubllb . buff •lo . edu / llbr•rles / un i ts / sell blo / . . . . . . _ , _> also can be round on the University Libraries Web site. -Austin Booth and Bnnd• a.tdaon, Univrnity Ubrona DrieD Help for Quebecor earns award The N•tiooYI Auoc:l•tlon of ~t and Technical Assistance Centers has selected the former UB BusinessAllianc~now part of the Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach-lo receive its Project of the Year Award for its longstanding relationship with Quebecor\\'orld Buffalo. the world's largest mass-market printer.. located in Depew. Since 1997, The Ccnterorlndustrial Effectiveness (TClE) has been partnering wi th Quelkcor to conduct a range of plam process improvements and training programs. The relationship strengthened the Buffalo plant's commitment to workforce develqpment and continupus productivity enha ncement. Following an October 1999 merger with World Color Press, the Buffalo plant was chosen b)' corporate leaders to receive $20 million of new investment in equip· ment and other imP(Ovements, thanks largeJy to the TCJE proiects. "Our partnership with TClE has enabled our company to mine the vast and enormowly rich resources of the- University at Buffalo," said Kevin). Clarke, Quebecor World Buffalo vice president an"d general manager. �Supercomputing center has helped attract $40 million In exte111al funding I B RIEFLY VowelltospMk ,..._,...,...alp.m. - o n d - - S. ,_IOir\lho ....... 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For more llcketffiaster information, call 64.S-ARTS. Two SOM students awarded scholarships Two students In the School ol Management have been awarded scholaoolps by the American 8usil'l!'SS 'Nomen's As~ soeiation (/oJJWA). Michelle Bligh. a doctoral -~ received. 55,000 Stephen Button Memorial Scholaooip from the national chapter ol /oJJWA. First-yo~< MBA student CCR is key reso~ce-for researchers By lUIH (;CII..DL'IUM Contributing Editor FTER completing his post-doctoral work at P~inceton Univeisity, Jeffrey Errington considend returning to his native Western New York, but be figuml the odds were pretty much against him. "My fa mily was telling me I should try and get a job in Buffalo," said Errington, "but I told them tbe odds were pretty slim." Like any n<Wiy minted Ph.D. in the scien=. Errington viewed his · job search in purely national terms. A graduate ofUB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences who earned his' doctorate at Cornell University; Errington was seeking an institution with the appropriate facilitie; for pursuing his research on the properties of materiaJs and chemical sys tems from a microscopic perspec- A tive. He writes computer codes that model interactions between mol - ecules in oomplex fluids and biological systems to better u nderstand their behavior. To enact those &imulations, he needs the power of supercomputers. Coincidentally. UB's Department of Chemical Engi neeri ng and the eas}' access to the un ive rsiry"s supercomputing faciJi ty-the Center for Computational Research, one of the world's leading academic highperformance computing sites--offerc..-d just what his research requires. " I was very impressed with the fa- cilities of CCR," he said. "I guess I Elizabeth Welk<f W3l awarded • was. surprised at the sheer magni- 52,000 Button Scholacshlp from the group's local chapter. Bligh, wl1o is studying ~ nizlltional behavior, plans ID teach at the uni'f'enity tewt. Welk<f is eorolled In UB's 3/2 tude of the complex." Errington also was impressed wi th the accessibility that faculty have to CCR, regardless of their rank. AI Princeton, he recalled, faculty MBA program. which enables and students have to pay what he .students to earn both a bachelor's a'nd an MBA degree by completing three years ol undergraduate wor1< followed immelliately by two years ol called "a fairly steep charge" to use ~studies. NPNAhas provided wort- place slcilts and <Mftr-de\lelop, _ training for more than 5<45,000 memtien. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR :~ Thelllpotflr--. 11om rriombors ol the~ c:otnnUIIty .,..,..,ang on lb -ondc-.l.ettlen should be..,_.., 100 -9> ond may .be ecllodlor Sl)4e ond lenglh. """' lndude the Writer's name. address ond a daytime telephone number for ...nfication.Beauseolspace limitations, the R<port<r cannot publish all letters received. They must be received by 9 a.m. Monday 10 be considered for publication In that weeh I1SUe. The Rtporttr prefers that letters be received electronically at <~. heads have found it's also playing a role in faculty recruitment Maurizio Trevisan, professor and dlairof the Department of Social and ~live Medicine and int<:rim dean of the School of Heal!lf Related Professions,discovertd that this summer while r=uiting for a biostatistician. "The fact that CCR is here was very important to me,.. he &aid. '"Being able to ""nd candidates over there and have them talk with the ctnter'sstalf scientists reaJiy helped. Any institution that wants to be in the fo~nt of research has to have can use the machines. For Lund, who conducts research on making more efficient use of cal2lysts used by the chemical indus- try, having CCRavailable has meant being able to devdop new skills to advance his research. "CCR has provided me with the motivation to learn to do quantum chemistry," said lund Calculations perfo rmed at CCR have helped Lunddevdop"virtualcatalysts" that guide the development o f ~ c:atllysts once he is back in the lab. Some of the mosr established users of CCR a re in the area of bioi nfo rmatics, includ ing X- ray crystallography projects at UB and its affiliated institutions, such as Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute, where senior research scientist Charles Weeks uses CCR's massive computing power to solve ever more complex molecular structures that are targets for new . pharmaceuticals. Yaoqi Zhou,assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, is uncovering the com- plexities of protein folding. using CCR to do theoretical and simulation studies of protein folding. prosomething like CCR." John Cowd.J, chair of the cancer genetics department atlwsweU Park 1999,CCR has been the source of an ever-expanding group of enthusiastic '"'rporters among faculty members, sor of classics, who is coiJaborating with Then k uru ssi Ktsavadas, professor In which user creates .,. lnt'et'oK· story and en~ wfth the 1"hlng.. at an level. narratlv~ tlv~ ~motional tein binding and protein -protein interactions. The research covers the area of bioinformatics, structure- based drug design, biophysics and in their work and making it possible computational biology. to apply for new grants that require - Paras Prasad, SUNY D isti_!!.easy accessto ,;~pet~()ITIJllltir>g fuc:ili- guished Professor in the depa_rt- allowing them to pursue new avenues assistant professors who have very few funds when theyarestartingout, is that there is this resource right on campus thars completely available to farulty and oompletely free." Errington noted that superoomp ut in g faci lit ies a t so m e ot he r schools also require that farultyun dergo an elaborate applica"tion process in order to use the facility, and even if gra~ted that privilege, use can be restricted; CCR, on the other hand, is open to all farulty members ties even to be considered who can prove that their research r-equires supercomputers. For more and more new and ex- The fact that getting supercomputing time at CCR is just thatrelatively easy in comparison with isting faculty researchers at UB. hav- other, more established centers--as well as free, also is a draw for new and current faculty members. "Supercomputing time is very accessible at CCR," explained Ca rl Lund, professor and chair of the Depart ment of Chemical Engineering. At so me o th er institutio ns, he sa id, scientists may obtain an ac+ count, but then ha\'e to wait weeks or even months before the-.· actuallv at UB, helping to ga rner about $40 million in external funding for UB f~~eult)' members. As Errington'scase prows. quite a few UB depa rtment with Another non-traditional user is mentum. "It's defini tely a plus; he said."The disadvantage ofhaving to &o off-site is that supercomputing centers in"other regions can always bump you off their site-because o nsite people have priority. Here, no one can log in over me." Since opening its doors in May associated Samuel Patey, profes- "That's not the case with CCR; said Errington."One of the very nice things about CCR, especially for new a dition ally superoomputing also bave begun to tap into OCR's facilities. ~aample.)ooqlhincAnsley. vis-iting a<Sistant profesoor in the Departmont of Media Study, is an avid CCR user wbo relies on the center's visualizatiOn capabilities io explore intaactive,oommunity-based virtual reality. Anstey isworicingona Japanese b)lnslation of her interactivt, virtual reality fiction, "The Thing Growing." for a show at a museum in Tok)«>.Sbealso is using CCR's Internet 2 oonnectivity and high~ visualization facilities to collaborate with the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at..the University oflllinois at Chicago on a networked virtual reality art project. Th< project recently was shown at the Ar.5 Electronica Festival in Linz. Austria Can cer lnsl.itute, agrees. CCR, he noted, is becoming increasingly important as the bioinformatics center in Western New York gains mo- its supercomputing facility. ing CCR on campus is more than a perk; it is an·increasingly criticaJ re+ source that is helping to propel rna+ jor projects. Supercomputing has made major inroads in broad range of projects .tio na! fluid dynamics also rely heavily on CCR's computing rcsourcco. Cyrus Madnia and Pcyman Givi, professors of mechanical and aerospace ~g. ~ statt-of tbe-artoomput<nnodelsdevdoped in their labs to study turbulent 6ow and combustion processes. The pi of this research is to be able to design more efficient devices, such as turbine engines and borne furnaces. Faculty from disciplines not tra- of mechanical -and aerospace engineering. and others to use CCR vis ualization facili ties to devdop virtual tours of sites of archaeological in- terest, including the palace of an ancient i\ssyrian king. Scientists from the Department of Civil, StructuraJ and Environmental Engineering, incl uding Alan Rabideau. associate pmfessor, and Igor )anckovic, assistant professor, working with Matt Becker, assistant profe1sor of geology, and Doug Flewdling.assistlnt professor of geography, are developing a oomputer model that can be used to predict the Bow of contaminanl> in groundwater. The project is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. Local businesses also have taken advantage of CCR, using supercomputers in sectors ranging 'from studying industrial gases to improving banking services to facility planning and layout Community outreach projects have included the visualization of models of various options for a new or expanded l'e:lce Bridge and plaza, ments of Chemistry and Physics, and a virtual reality walk-through of and executiv• dim:tor of the Insti- the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. tute for Lasers, Photonics and Most recmtly, CCR has begun a Biophotonics, has used CCR's visu- collaboration with Philip Glick. proalization resources to create a fully fessor of surgery and obstetrics and immersive, three-dimensional im + gyneoologyandexfCUtivedim:torof age of a human cell based on two- th e Miniature Access Surgery, dimensional slices obtained using confocal microscopy. Teaching, Training and Research Center, on a project designed to While researchers studying atoms bring virtual reality technology into and molecules have been some of the earliest users of supercomputers., CCR's base of users is grow in g bro..'lder all the time. Researchers studV'i nR computa- the opemting room to assist in preoperative planning of complicated operations and in training the next generation of surgeons in a safe and controllOO environment. \ �Oct*~ 25. 2111/Vt l3.1o.B Council "We ha-.,tooYerrome tha~"hesaid. Council members directed the administration to develop a communications plan to counter UB's poor representation in the Prinaton Review. "The record should be set straigh~" Lippes added Also at the meeting, council members saw a slide presentation by Michel Bruneau, professor of civil engineering and deputy director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Re search, who was a member of a team of UB and MCEER engineen who went to NewYorkCitytosurvey damage to buildings at ground zero in lower Manhattan following the SepL II terrorist attacks on the World Thlde Ceiller. · • The point of the reconnaissance trip, Bruneau said, was to begin to formulate ideas about how to design structures that might withstand such attacks and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged, but still are standing. The trip was funded by a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, he said. Council members also heard a report on UB'• enmllment picture forthe Fall200 I semester from Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. Amo~g the highlights in the enrollment surnrnary cited by Capaldi was that the ·entering freshman class has the highest mean SAT sana ofany class· since the SAT scoring methodology was changed in 1996. In addition, Capaldi ·noted, UB's graduate enrollment of 8,548 is the highest in its history. geological activities and oceap waves, also might be possible, Sen said. "It could create a situation where not only could structures be made shock-absorbent, but it might be possible for the building, the ship or the bridge that received the impact to take advantage of that energy for its own internal systems," he said. Sen said that it is likely that a system based on the present research could be used in con junetion with existing technologies for shock absorption. He acknowledged that issues such as whether or not such a system would be cost:-effective from an en- gineering-design viewpoint remain to be sorted out, and noted that much remains to be learned about shock absorption. ( "How well do we know fue scienceofshock absorption?" he asked "I would oontend that we do not know it well enough because the study of nonlinear effects, which is what a shock wave produces, is still so much in its infancy... is developing workshops and symposia for physics and materialsscience conferences on a whole new field: new shock-absorbingsysterns that are able to harness the energy o~ any impact. Shock absorption ~,_ ..... 1 amplitude of literally any size shock for any rype of material. "The crux of the argument is that as mass gets reduced, the energy of the impulse gets distributed so that no single sphere is carrying too much energy," he said."That is what reduces or absorbs the shock." Sen envisions a shock-absorption material ora structural materiaJ,such as brick, in which these chains of spheres are embedded At the same time. he said, the theoretical calculaLions provide a strong basis for the reuse of the mechanical energy of an absorbed shock wave. A similar reuse of impulses from nature, such as y Sen Calendar ISSSWorkshop Winter Driving. Carolyn Harding, American Automobile Associatkm. 31 Capen, North Campus. -4 p.m . Free. ~~~~-tf:=';~=~. 6<5·2258. ~Sciences auociate, OffiCe of Career P!anning & Placement and UBE 202 irutructor. 1<45A Student Unton, North Campus. 5-6 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Offtee of Student Unions & Actlvitie. For more information, 645-612_5 . ReceptrK/Gene-MediAted Phannac.odynamk: Effeds: of ~~~=-~n~~!~l . Sciences. 121 Cooke, North Campus. -4- 5 p.m . Free. P-otscumTerrortst Attacks on the U.S .: Root Causes and U.S. Response. 112 O'Rrian ~=;;~!t~~~r· Education and Council of International Studte and Programs. for more information, International Student & ~d=r~:~n~ lin Life Workshop How to Choose 1 M-for. Usa Sandqum_ advisor, Aud<mk Advisement Center, and Sandlll Handy, Gallery In the Center for the Arts, North Campus. The opening reception, - ~=~~~=~~~~.m. Gallery hours.are 11 a.m. to t~. senior """""' back Oerricl< Gordon. who had 22 carries for 80 ,.,.:Is. junior J1anker Maurice Br>dlord led UB with live .-.ceptioru for 46 ya.-ds, whae Man Knue...n had four catches for 73 yanjs and his first career toud>down. Oe(ensively. dw Butts ,..,.. ted by nodshn freshman J.J. G;t,son. who had 12 12cldes on the •ftemoon. Senior Bobby )oMson •clded I 0 taddes and • sock. while senior free sole<y Cnig Rohlfs had nine 12cldes. ~occm · MEN'S UB 2, Bin ghamton 0 Canisius I, UB 0 UB 1, Bucknell I UB bepn the week by der.ating Bingtwnton l.{) on Oct. I 6 ;n a motch pbyed In • huvy ,..;nstorm.The Bulls pid<ed up ph from Potrid< Beddey and ]\min H;ggins. Blill1 Wozniok earned lhe shutout In pi lor dw Bulls. A ClllWus pi by Ryan Dummett 2 I:271nto lhe pme was the dalerence as UB fell to me Golden Griffins,I.O,in non-conference men's soccer action on Fnd>y night. UB outshot Canlslus nine to one 01 lhe second hoff ( 16-6 for the pme).produdng .....-.1 opponun;ties.but lhe BuHs stiR coutdn\.,.,..,."' h< "'" back of the net. 0... Pklzeon sconecl on • penolty lddc 2.-4lllnto lhe second hoff to break a 1- 1 de as the Bulls went on to cbJm a 2-1 victory ewer 8udcnell on Sunday.The s.- - f>"""d to be"'" final OUtCome. WOMEN 'S Central Michipn 4, UB I Eastern Michlpn 4, UB 0 !"!:!t.~~~~~=.u~=-~~toct':'· seuort-SCOtirc from I 5 yards out all • pus from freshman jenny Dannecbr: Pbylng In their final MAC rqulor ,....,., pme d the .....,.,_ lhe Bulb - . . der.ated by Eutom Mkhlgan. 4-0. on 5un<by llhlemoon. ==.;.:'History A tr>,..ing exhibition oiW<>Ii< by noted Afrian-.t.mericon photographen w;u be .Sa.......,_ Bucknell opened the scoring I8:26 Into lhe pme on • header all 111 lddc from 25 ,.,.:Is OULThe Bulb then responded with' pi of theW own In the 30m minute when hshman Justin Higjns knodsed In • rebound. Then, with Just over three minutes into the R9)nd ha!f, UB was awarded a peno1ty lddc when Bucknell ~ Whi<>l<er was ailed for a foul. Pk1zeon put lhe ball just out of rucil ofWIUtal<er to p lhe Bulb the 2-1 lead, Exhibits Scholar SeMc:es, 6<5-p58. UB worriedal-abou<Kent . Sate freshman quoruort.odtjosl-... Ctl>bs' ability"' .............. ..... loet.Ctl>bs showed d w he an hurt "' opposinc r.oam wllll his arm u well Ctl>bs t)k IX>I-16 posses lor 194 ,.,.:Is In lhefinthalfu Kent Sate openod up. 28-1 0 lead and held all a UB rally In lhe second half tO hand"'" Bulls. 35-13 deloatatDixSadhmtnaMi<IMlerian Ccnlerenco dash. UB felt to I -6 CMnll and lw lost lou< stnJ&jK. Cribbs, who came Into the pme r>nlcodei&f>thlntheMACinrusf-o;rc per pme.led "'" Gclden Flashes to tOUChdown drives on ~r first two _...;on. and riddled the UB --with pinpoint passing "'" entire fim: hatf. The UB offense was led by llultslmf>r<>'oto~l CNenll UB Gr. t.2: An Exhibition of SecondYear Grackm.e Student Art. GaDery of . the Dept ot Art, B-45 C-enter for the ArU. North Campus. 5'7 p.m. Free. 5pons<nd by Dept. ol Alt. For more O>lonnatioo. Dept. ol Art, 6<5-6878, ext. 1350. ·--------In-: Kent State J5, UB IJ ;n.j;req Art bhlbit Opening Reception SemiNir foot~all -· ·- - Pld&led: Volle~~all ue Art \Yortc prodi.Ked in the "'foundations'" courses---the ~sic art courses that all art majors take In their freshman yearconveys the students at the most absorbent _., and wide=point in Kademklife. As8!cUon of diverse media rollecting the aspiratioru ol these students is on di>ptay through .today In the Art g:rtery~; "Resonance," a Ykko still by llei>o<ah Jack, Is among the sampling o f - by master 9f flne •rt students on dlspl•y In the Art Department G..lery Nov. 1·15. The • rtlrts' med .. r•nge from video to paint, 2-D to J -D, •nd the Ylscer•l t o th~ conceptu•l. Center for the Arts, North Campus. The opening reception will be hekt from 5-7 p.m. todjly. Gallery hours are 10 a.m . to5 p.m. Tuesday, 10a.m . to 8 p .m . Wednesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to6 p.m . on Saturday. Kent State 3, UB I Akron 3, UB 0 The ....tleyball team wflered a four-pne loss " Kont Sate on Fnd>y, 3().1 4, 3(). 26. 2~30, 3().17. UB was led by sophomore Undsay Matikmh with I I tcilts. Kent siate h"., ~ .3t7tn"'" mott~~.c:ompored to Bufblo\ . t25 hitDng percent>&e. and the Golden Flashes recor-ded I I team btodcs compored to Bullalo\ lou<. U8 1ost ks founh stroig!lt motch "Akron on Sawnlay, bltirc to the :z;ps tn three games by scores d J0.21 . 3().t I and 31-~.The loss drops UB~ reoonl to +15.,.,.... and ().10 tn lhe MAC.The Bulb~ led by fToshnll1 Moly Sdvana: with ~ kilts. four digs and one blodc. lennis WOMEN'S Niapra 5, UB 2 The Butts felt to Nbgara. 5-2. on Sawrday. Mkhaeb Koll•""" and M~ Porulow pid<ed up singles wins for ua The squad completod ks r.n season with a 2-3 d\W meet mark. MEN' S UB 7, St. Lawrence 0 The Bulls daimed a 7...0 victory over St. lawrence University on Oct.IS.At first sinfes,juntor ~ry Kaslrmn defeated Andrew Bell. 6-2.6-) , to lead the Bulls. ~rew WOMEN 'S UB fielded a sqaad in the prestigious He.J.d o( the Charles Reptta 1n Boston. ~<~.cing to ;;a 13th pbce finish ;;among 5-4 teams In the Club 8 lillce. UB comPeted the duft-mile coun:e in 17:58.20, just 27 seconds behind the first-pbce squld from the Untve.n:ity of Tennessee. �informatton, Student Health Center, 829-3316. Thursday, October ETC Tochnologr ~ BlKkbo¥d 4.10 Oink. 212 25 Capen, North Campus. Noon-2 p .m . f.~ . asst.dlr., Leadership Development Center. 14SD Student Union, North Campus. 4-S p .m . Fr~. Sponsc>r<d by Office of Student Untons & Activities. For more information, 645-6125. Lifo Wcwllthop ~~ Ne.~ng. coordinat~Ke ~Career Planning & Plxement 1450 ~~.:r~!:lf~~~ of Disorders. Arie Shifman K.,......D_e_ ~~~~!=~~~~~pt. Univ. 3S5 Squire, South Campus. 8 a .m . free . ~~~y. K<ylllnk.~~terlor 1DC l ..... Wo.tuhop Set-Up ReducUon. Advanced Traini, Center. 8 a.m .-5 p .m . the Arts, 'forth Campus. 8 p .m . 5201 S16, S1 2generol; S10UB stuoents.. For more inlormation, 64S-AATS. ()evek)pment Center. For more information, 636-3626. ~DrcheStro VIvaldi's Fouo- Susoru. Sloe Concert Hall, t'«>rth Campus. 8 ~enm'~V~~~hno1ogy HSL-thop ~~::SPoo~'br~· Offtee of Student Unions &: Activities.. For more =,.....,_. Information, 645-6125 . lnteg<otlve Action) . Laurie ~r:i·~~~~~~ 4 ' 15-5:30 p .m . Aerobics pass. For more iilform~tion, Yurie Kntpsld. 645-2Jl37. -Closs The Meridian Arts Ensemble (Bross ond Perawlon). Baird Recital Hall, North Campus. Sdence Ubroty, Abbott Hal. Sou1h Campus. 1G-11 a.m . flft. For more inf0f1'1'\ation, Stewart · 829-3900, ext. 113. 27 ETC Technoio9J Wcwllthop __...,._ ~:;,~!:J'n~!:\"D~ Center for Research In Neuroscience, Montreal Gerleral Hospital RM.earth Institute. G26 Farber, South Campus. 12:30 p .m . Free. ~o!~~~~l~u!:::.d the The RqiOf'tw publishes pli)n~ on co.mpu~. or for o ff ca mput events whertl Club, 52 West Ch~ SL Buffalo. 8 '3G-11 p .m . fiM. ' Spon~ by H<llenic GSA For more Information, lacovos Kyprianoo, 83G-1909. ' Afri<an-Amalcan Studies le<tuN lhtlng$ for evenh taking D.-nee P..-ty Downtown Hellenic National Day Porty. Geof9e Karanikolos. La Luna Caribbean Uterature. J. Mk.hael Dash. 1004 Cfemens North Campus. 12:30 p .m . ' ~~-a~=n~t~e!' of Butler Chair, Mcl'~ulty Chair Jones Chair and Dept. of ' Comparative Uteratu re. UB group$ ure prindpul Sunday Friday 26 ~~,i~~~~en:be Seminar Contractile Actlv1~-lnduced 'pon,on u,ungs Qre due ~sc:':!i~~~ ;r~a no later than noon on ~~- ~r.·v~ki~r!to. 125 K1mball, South Campus. 3 the Thundi\y precedhJ9 ~~~~~~~41 . publkat~. lhtlng.s are =ry/Topology The VIrtual Hallen r venh In th e electronic cale ndar will b~ lnduded In the Reportu ETC Technoio9J Wcwllthop ~~n~l11'_92~lt:;:~~·N~ Women's Soccer UB vs. Duquesne. 8AC f"oeld, North Campus. 4 p .m . flft. -..,sot4PWS Poetry Re-.g. Stlcy Doris. Screening Room, Center for the ::.. ~~~~ Tuesday 645-3810. 30 • Open Drum om. Namaste. 222 Student Union -' North Campus. B0-7' 30 p .,;,. F~ For f1'lQfe information, )antee Cochran, 645-2837. ~lnl~hCare =the Pa~nt -lonCJau first: the Health Care System. Lewil Mandell, nioderator. Adam's Mark Hotet Buffak>. 8:30 a.m .-5 p .m . S80.' Re<~ntgnlng Buddhist Medltatlon. Nikolaus . ~~~~~~~:: 6-7:30 p .m . Free. For more information, Niko&aus Karopasas, 834-2ll5. ~=z.~t"' ~~~~= 1-800-247-1465, eXt. 7802 .• Thursday, November HSL Wcwllthop MEDUNE. Stewart I - · Renee Bush. Health ~~~lth Scioncesllbraty, Abbott Hall, - ~rTltn~~~t~~RuV.C-CIWc =~==·~t ~~ Oendrimen: From Synthesis to Applkatiom. Jean M.J. Frech<t, UC Berlceley. 216 lecture Endowment ~~/llodyM<wement NIA (NeuromuKular lntegrattve Action). laurie Colloquium ~~~~-.:~~~~!;:;t:r. The Hyde Pari< Landfill, A 5:30-7 p .m . Aerobics pa». For ~~~.~~~~~~n'!~~!;; and ~r~~~t information, 645-612S. 29 ~;'k~~~ter co.ology hgnom ~~~byl=for Kyprianou, 83G-19o9. Campus. 1-2 p .m . He<. Six Sigma: How to lncreue Prolltioblllty.jacobs Execut;.,. Devolopment Center, 672 Oelawa,. Ave., lklffalo. ~ , 30 p .m . S299. Sponsc>r<d by Center for Entrepreneurial I.Hdenhip. For more Information, Marianne SI.Aiivan 64S-3000. ' Ru-.m.tionCIInk Physics Colloquium Campus. 3:30p.m. Free. Hellenk Dance Class George Karanikolos and Chrysavgl Papagianni, ~~ ic Graduate Student As.s.os.iation. Dance Studio, Alumni Arena North Campus. BG-5,30 p:m . ....__. becutlft- . You Want tt. David =~-::-~"' 145E Slll<lent Union, North Browet-, 829-3900,ext.113. Natural Sciences Com~ North Campus. 4 p .m . Frie. ~~b~~2s=vrN~~~nal ~C:h~m~trd~-~~r· aduiU, S10 children 12 and ~"t"AA~ more information, You inlormation, 645-2921. Monday Campus. '3-4 :30 p .m . Free. Nanostructure In SJHntronlc Mat~rials . Jack Soo, Dept. of FomiiJAdnntuNSeries Ferdinand the Bull. Center, 829-3316. Life.Know - -.. ~=~N~;~r!!,d~d Harvard Univ.. 250 Mathematic> Bldg:, North Umpus. 3:45 p.m. Free. of space limitations, not all 28 RuV•-CIInk Student Health Cente<, Student Affairs. Student Union Social . Hall, North Campus. 11 a.m.-2 p .m . S1 0. For more 1nformadon, Student Health ~;;J.::: ~by Saturday BuUdlng • Course in Blod<bOard S.5, Part II. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-2 . p .m . 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Blackboard available for all teachers Use ofCourse Management System software open to all for Spring 2002 semester •1 SUE WUETOIEII educational technology and dim:· tor of the ETC. E Blackboard course http:// Blackboard can _ be accessed __ _ , _at management system Wtllbem and Ride Lesniak, direcCMS) will be available in the springsemest.<rfor any ·tor of academic services for ComUB instructor who wishes to use i~ puting and Information Technolthe Faculty S<nate Executive Com- ogy, appeared before the FSEC to mitt« learned at its Oct. 24 meeting. update senators on the useofBiackNopnerous training S<SSions, in- board, which began with,a pilot produding evening sessions, will be of· gram of 120 courses during the fered by the Educational Technol- . Spring2000 semester and has grown ogyCenter to provide anyone teach- to 350 sections this semester. Their ing a course at UB with instruction high-tech presentation to the FSEC in Blackboard 5.5, the newest ver- turned into what Wtllbem jokingly sion of the CMS, said David called "analogue teaching" wh<n an Willbe:m, associate vice provost for overheated sensor shut down the RqwtorEditor TI ma_c hine projecting his laptop .screen onto ~ overhead screen for viewing by FSEC members. Wtllbem told senators that in order for the pilot program to be implemented university-wide, a "a fuU-scale, enterprise-wide system"· was needed to automatically link with the studmt information systml,so that "enrolling students into this is seamJess and automatic." Until that point, staff in instructional technology services had to "batch load" individual courses into the systml, he said Now, ona an instrudor signs up to we Blackboard for a particular oourse,srudeotsmrolled in the section are put into the system iutD. matically, Lesniak said. i.. CMS, which distributes in· structional maleria!J for ~g using the World Wtde \'kb, provides many benefits to both students and instructors alilce, proponents say. Instructors can pr<Mde course matttials, such as syllabi, l<ctur< notes, scanned documcots or images; library reserve matttials, Web links and .-, audio and video files that students can ace<ss at any place, any time. The system allows for easy updating of announ~ments , as- c...u...t-,.,. 7 S~th gets $2 million research award In addition university'sdcpartmentsofPhiloso- to the mon - phy.MedicineandlnformationSci- etary award, Smith and the rest of I his <nee, as well as the Max Planck Institute for Cognitive Nrurosci<nce. The project addresses a major year..s win- problem confronting information By PAT11KIA DONOVAN CoOtributing Editor ARRY Smith, JuUan Park Professor of Philosophy at UB, has received a $2 mil· oon Wolfgang Paul.-.ward from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award, the most valuable ever in the academic history of Germany, is believed to be the 1aJgest single prize ever awarded to a philosopher. Of the 70 candidates nominated by German academic institutions, 14 top-ranking international scholars and scientists have been selected to shaie the more than $23 million that has been set aside by the Ger· man government for the Wolfgang Paul program. Of th<S<, Smith will r=ive the Wgest single amount. Tbe bulk of the award will fund Smith's ongoing series of pioneering studies designed to show that philosophical methods and theories can be appUed to information science. Tbe award will be presented to him and totheotherm:ipients by Ed<lgard Bulmahn, Germany's federal minister for education and research, at a=· emony on Tuesday in Berlin. B n<rs-eigh t science today, which is that it must of whom ar< employ a larg< numb<r of modeling from the methods and oonceptual car.gori<s U.S.-will thatlackaunifyingfoundation.Asa have the opportunity to oonduct r<· resul~ databases and terminological search for thnee years ·under first· standanls show a very low degree of rate conditions at a German aca- compabbilityandcannotbere-used, demic institution. In Smith's case, .-,for similar areas of appUcation. the host institution will be the UniThe goal of Smith's n:seard1 is to versityofl..cipzig. where an interdis- develop a powerful gmeral ontology, oplinary team of r<searchers will i.e., a semantically sound taxooomi· work under his guidance. They will .cal and lexical framework, fOr <Mr· ooUaborate with researchers at UB ooming such probkms in reusability in a newly founded Bulfalo-l..cipzig andoohermoe. Tbemain testbed for Institute for Formal Ontology and this gmeral ontology will be the drMedical Information Science. Ydopment of standards for clinical Smith will continue to teach at trials. Smith will in this a>nn«:tion UB, but will take a leave of absence • collaborate with a team in the lJni. during the 2003-04 academic year vmityofl.eipzigledbyBarbu-aliell<r to'workinl..cipzig.Hewillspmdhis that is working on cross-linguistic vacations there as weU. medical standardization projects Smith's research project in l..cipzig sponsored by the European Union. ~rves ontologists that are n~ by private industry, government, non profitorganizationsandoth<rinsti· tutions to d<velop and manag< larJ!e databases and directories. They model and analyze complex structures and proc<SSCS, and build sys· t<mS for data and cotc:rpris< int<gra· tion in a variety of fields. The Alexander von Humboldt ~tion is a non-profit founda. tion established in 1953 by the FederaiR<publico(GmnanyfOrthepromotion of international n:seard1 cooperation. It enables highly qualified scholarstosp<nd<Xtal<ledp<riodsof rqeardJ in Germany and promotes ensuing academic oontacts. , Smith studied at Oxford Universityand received his doctorate &om the University of Manchester, En· gland. He bas worked at the University of Sheffield, the University of Manchester and the lnt<rnationa! Academy of Philosophy in Liechtenstein. He joined that UB philosophy faculty in 1993,and also is affiliated with the National C<n- futu~-ori- Smithrrcentlyhelpcdestablishat ter for Geographic Information ented field of"formal ontology in information systems."h involves the UBamaster'sprograminontology and infonnation science that ·trains and Analysis, and the Cognitive Science Center. to establish the �__ ---t-•t- Stephen C. Dunnett is vice provost for international education. - , elhcted l a t - - . 1 N; many ha~ observed, the ttm>r- ...................... _..,.............. ..........-......... ..................-.....- --. ~ lloelllllllloogll ........ ~~~~ far-~ conllct .... Emdoa c.m-. 129-2271. Coollle~ ~rllmed lho~ ....... liiiiWt - - b y lloeCalogo .. Arts ond SdorK8- S:tll9.07to ·--..........,....ttooSEM~or­ gonian-'Mary c : . m l t - ol _ - .. _In _ _ allegOries. She -lor "Heeo Dolly .......-..I lor ·-Nut-~­ "llestHoirloomlleclpo"-·Poor O!her-- Mon'sc-.• s.-, "'""'"""" - l o tOlllce -.tl,lor Boldt"'""' ..... -c-~·- __..___ lng ~ Rodool c....-.. lllidonl,lor-~ . . . . Coalolo"-"OoolefC.. 11<11. Quid- Woold Choa>- - Coolios.· - - drotliiii-SdorKalor Coalolo""Ctnoeny Oip c-.. SorWog -~lot . . -·""*"-llllldOcL 111rilloea.lorot ........... jRoo Olul.laod .. "" _ . ,_ .... lot ... NMc 11M McCoolloy. Wogmlra - - . . :1001 Bullololiiil &leCaunlr~ Wry~11tilo~ _,..,ollloeo-tDolon ~-lri,.._,ond ·---to- *" ...-c ....__Qenor llonr* llodr. lor orgonimrs iiloo ~ thlt lho.c:AS Clllnooyrobed $171 5tFA. ist attacks of SepL II did DOl af. feet the Unittd States alone; they were an assault on global civilization iuelf. A roll call of the dead suggests how widespread were the losses: citizens of more than 80 countries died in the attach. Among thqse killed were inleflt&· tiona! students who chose to study here in part because they respected our ideals of freedom and tolerance and felt welcomed hy our society. What troubles me is that in our response to the attacla we may compromise these ~ry ideal£ and make the United States less a beacon of freedom around the world. Wt read in media accounu that some of the terrorists were in the U.S. on student visas. In fact, however. while ·those who attended flight schools entered the country on M-visas for vocational training programs, none of the terrorists was here on a student (F) visa for higher education. -onlght--- lllhcl:.....__, There are a number of proposals before Congress to impose stricter requirements tor the issU-ance and monitoring of student visas. despite tbe fact that international students constitute less than 2 percent of all non-iinmigrant visitors to the U.S. One proposal floated . in the Senate would impose a sixmonth moratorium on the issuance of student visas. If this proposal went into effect, it woulq have a disastrous effect, not only on international education, but on large research universities such as UB that rely heavily on international students for their graduate and research programs. Indeed, l __ _ "ani gravely concerned that our monitor the status of international have not seen I'' leadert will unfairi)' punish inter· national students by malting it much more difficult for them to enter the country. This would be sad, indeed _, -~7 students in the United States. I believe the proposed Student and Exchange V"Wior Information System (SEVIS), if it is fully funded by the f~ govmunent and promptly implemented, otfen the best available federal system for monitoring the status of inttmational students. ·----- UB any incidentsofanti-Aribora!)P-Mualim hatred or ~L This is a tn"butt to the maturity and tolerance of our campus community and to UB's efforts to become a global university. _t __ _ -.ta.pttoS7 For many reasons.Inu:mational stu· Wllthe puw c t•s,........ dent enrollments in the U.S. have At no time in tbe recent past grown rapidly-from 53,107 in have educators such as our1960 to 514,723 in 1999-2000. UB selves been more relevant or More dangerous than pmposa!J to likewise has seen dramatic growth had such an important chalin the numbers ofinttrnational stu- restrict yisa issuance are measures lenge. It is for w to explain to dents we enroll-from I ,600 fi"" that would put at risk our consti- our students the very com plea years ago to more than 2,800 this tutional freedoms, including pro- histories and circumstances year. While nationally, international visions to detain immigrants in- that lay behind terrorism and students acamnt for 3 per=!l of all definitdy under suspicion of in- the September attacks. N; never students in higher education, they volvement in terrorism. Non-citi- before, we are called upon to represent about I 0 percent of the zens ha"" lc!bg enjoyed most of the educate our fellow citizens eDFOIIment at· major research uni- same constitutional privileges as about the rest of the world and ....;ties liU UB. The total ec:Onomic citiuns. We mwt raise an alann to provide opportunities for contribution of the more than half- about legislation th_at will deprive them to become globally aware million international students and immigrants of their lawful rights througli dirtct e.xperien« of their dependeD!$ was $13.3 billion and protections and which ulti- other languages and cultures. in 1999-2000.ln Westt:mNewYork, mately threaten our own free- The f.illurcs of intelligence that the total economic impact of inttr- . doms. N; the champion of free- allowed the terrorist attacks to national students and their famj)jes dom and human rights worldwide succeed draw attention to a currently exceeds $60 million per and the nexus of the "global ex- more significant, long-term year. But their economic oontribu- change ofknowledge, researciJ and failure on our part to train suftion is only one of the benefits--and ideas, the United States has an ob- . ficient numbers of intelligence not necessarily the most impor- ligation. not only to its own people and consular officen who arc tant-that international nudents but to the rest of the world, to up- expert in the languages and bring to .our country. International bQ)d its commitll\eJ;>\to ~1~ ~­ 'Cu!t'utes or otho hations. A!; . -- • studentsarcvaluable-inmany dom~ and .to preserve a open and result, we are ill equipped to ways. ~g the university's"'" tol=t society. ut us learn from fuDy and accurately interprer search and tta<;hingmissions, inttr· past mistakes, such as the unjust the actions of friend and foe nationalizing the university com- lnternment of Japanese-Ameri- around the world. Morco=, if munity and enriching the cultural cans during World War U, that we are to win the •war on terand intellectual life of the campUJ, compromising our constitutional roris-m,'" we will need the supand bringing a rang< of ideas, Per· guaranttes for the sake of a phan- port of many countries around spectives and experiences otherwise tom security is a tragic mis~ake the world. But thi• support unworthy of our democratic ideunavailable to us. cannot be a one-way street. We als. It would be giving the terror-• must redouble our efforts to su--' pn>pOSIIIs to ists the victory by institutionalizreach out to other oountrie:s, to mono cloHiy lntern•- ing fear and injustice. tlonel 1 - b In onler to globaliu our curricula, to en_..tt.......tsm7 HeYe titeR- eny iiftti. courage our students and bcAreb or enti-Musllm Incidents ulty to go overseas, and towelThe higher education community otUa7 come students and visitors currently supports the development of a computerized system to No. I am proud of the fact that we from all countries and cultures. _........_ ... _....,., Do,_ -It"" Retailers should prepare for poor_sales fain says consumers now feel too guilty to spend money on holiday gifts REPORTER Tho lffpotltrb. comPos comrnonitynewspoper published by lho Olfic.e of News Sei-vic.eJ in the DM>Ioo ol UniYenliy Communlcltlons, UniYenliy •• Bullolo. Editorialollicos .... loco~ It 330 Crofb Hall. _....,._ .... Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. wuetch<~.edu ~c ,...._. CMdoSmithP<vo ........................... --- .,.__.,_ s..e-... .....,.._ Anhu<Poge Kt1sten Kow.tstl ContrtiMlng ldlton Lois We< P•tnda Oonov1n Ellen Goidl>oum S. A.Unge< thristint"""' Ann~ltcher By JOHN DEllA CONTIIADA RtpOrtrr Contributor .ruAILERS should brace for a poor Ouistmas sales because man y ericans feel too guilty to shop during this period of national mourning. says an expen on retailing and consumer behavior. "Not since the death of Prt$ident Kennedy has the United Smtes experienced such collective mourning,'" says Arlln K. Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Rcs<-arch and Chair of the Marketing Dcpanment in the School of Management. "Many people feel selfi'h spending mo ner on gift~-especia l h· lu xury items-while so many of their fellow citizens are suffering because of tht.• t.'\'C nts of Sept. II." he adds. ''The Chnstmas shopping :.cason is \'(.'r)' much li nked to feel ings of cclehration and peopl" arl· not in the mo(ld to celebmtc." ~cason Making matters worse for retailers, according to Jain. is America's growing fear of crowded places,liU malls, that could be targets for terrorist attacks. and the continued slide of the stock ma rkc:.-t , \••hich is reflected in third-quarter lo~ announced th is mon th br the retiremen t annuities Of mam· \.'O ilSUinCrS. "'All tJu-se factor., point to a poor holidar season for retaik-rs," explains lam. "'but thert: are ~ me step!!! ret:.tih:rs (:111 take to bnng s hopper:<~ into the stores." Jain suggests that retailers offer consumers a fuU slate of oommunity activities, such as holiday concerts or holiday fashion shows featuring local high school students. This would provide consumers with relief from their mourning, as well as give them a guih-free reason to visit storcsandmalls,hesays. Patriotic activities such as blood drives or fund-raisingcventsforfumi lies and victims of the terrorists' auacks would be particularlyeffec· tivr and benefiaal, he adds. "These e'•ents wi ll help heal wounds and prm·idean opportunity to escape the constant drumbeat cf news aboutthe World Trade Center tragedy.'' he explains. "They give consumers the opponuni ty to see what items arc avatlable and hel~ them see that it's ok.ty to shop ancf behave like a norma) person." Jain also recommends that retailers focus on promoting sales of nonluxury items, such as winter clothing and other essentials. In the long run, he says that govemment leaders need tO do a bttler job of educating consumers about how their behavior impacts the U.S. econom)'· "Most c:onsumers don't reaJize that half of a ckpartmentstorr'ssales occurduringtheChristt'nasseason, and if these stores don't have a sue· cessful holiday season, th~' C.J.n't afford to stay open during tht• rest of lh< year," he 5a)!S. "So it's in the best interest of con· sumers to shop during Chris{mai, otherwise their shopping choices during the rest of the year will be gin to d....rindle. That means the Ittrorists wiU ha\'C accomplished one of their objectives-depriving u"' of · our freedoms.'' �IGMIIei1.21111Vi.33.11.1 Repa..._ SA publishing evaluations m Online effort seeri as helping support teaching excellence .,. SUE WUITCHU the classroom byjoioiogthe project. The SA project dovetails with HE undergraduate Stu- other efforts aheady under way to dent A$10ciation has be- imp~ the quality of uaching at gun publishing online the univ=ity. evaluations of counes ofGold and other mernbcn of the fered by the College of Aru and Sci- Facuhy Senate Teaching and Learneo-a move that CAS administra.- ing Committee are wori<ing with the ton say is helping the tmiwrsitysup- Provost's Oflia on a pilot project 10 port excellence in the classroom. be a>nducled in the spring in wiUd> Data from 750 undergraduate student>wiii6D out<DUneevaluatioos courses offered by the CAS during oolinc. Tbe ultimate goal. Gold says, Spring2001 aresearchablebyCOUlle is to implement online CXlW'Se evaluand instructor on the SA Web site ations campus wide by Fall2002 at <www.sa.buffalo.eclu>. The Online evaluations, say Gold and "UB Teacher Evaluations" page is Ronald Gentile, chair of the Teachbased on rwo qut!Stions from the ing and Learning COmmittee, would University at Buffalo Course and help counteract what have been "unTeach Survey (U BCATS) given to .-ven respoDS<S" r«eiyed from stustudents taking munes in CAS: "I dents and the"uoclear nonns" of the would recommend this course to paper evaluations now used across other students (Question 9) and "I a wide variety of disciplines. would recommend this instructor to The new system will make it easier other students" (Question 10). for faculty members, as wdlas broader In future semesters, additional groups. to download information cOurse evaluations will tx available from the evaluations, Gold says. He adds that an oolioe evalU.tion to students as they register. The timing of the page is particu- system should ...., time that could Lirly appropriate, notes Peter Gold, be better spend iffiprovingstudeots' associate dean for general education response rates. in the CA~, because students are TheTeachingaodLcamingCompreparing now to register for courses rnittee alsowodo:d with the l'roYosl's for the Spring 2002 semester. · Office to re--establish an entity on "Teaching impro..s when faculty . campus dedicated 10 helping instrucget helpful feedback from both col- tors imp~ their teaching. leagues and students, and when stuThe new Office of Teaching and den!$_ show teachers that they taU Learning Resources, staffed by leamingseriously,"Goldsays. "SA has Jeannette Molina, assistant vice prohelped U8 \0 SUPP\'rl ~, in vost, provides a forum for faculty Rtpetlrr Editor T Study to foCUS By I'Al111C1A DONOVAH Contributing Editor ESEARCHE~S at UB and Ohio Uni""'ity are using the Internet 10 collect data from thousands of women from all over the world about their experience of pain during labor in order 10 understand how best10 ease the pain of childbirth. This is one of the first 1arge--scale Internet-based survey research studies to be undertaken and is expected to yield a large foundational population sample forthestudyoflaborpain. .. Most stud ies that assess pain· management methods have usM very smaU sample sizes and inoon· sistent approaches, which makes it nearly impossible to draw solid conclusions or extend their n:sults to the larger populahon," says investigator Wtlliam Schmidt, VB assistant professor of psychology. Adds collaborator Christopher France, professor of health psychology at Ohio University : "The R beauty of this procedure is that there are no limits on how many people can participate." Janis France, assistan t research professor at Oruo Univenity,_who also is collaborating on the project. says she used distraction, imaging, pain medications and a oombination of other techniques during the labor and<Je!iveryofherown two children. .. 1 would have been interested to breathing exercises, epidurals and other pain-relieving medications, distraction techniques, meditJtion and a host ofother commonly used methods. Participants also are asked about their anxiety over I3bor pain and how much pain they actually experienced or expect to experience dur· ing childbirth. The n:searchen.will use email to follow up with pregnant volunteers to learn how their expectations compa~ to their actual e:xpc:ricncrs, what pain-<X>ntrol methods they actually used during labor, and whether ·the.e methods effective. Demographic information collected via the survey, such as age, race, income and educational level, will make new information available about the childbirth experiences of a divene group of women. Schmidt points out that human wm perception systems, the principal subject of his research, appear to affectthe way we experience pain, and pose interesting philosophical problems regarding the relationsrup between mind and body. "There is a large psychological component to the pain experience i.n general and that certainly is true to pain relief how these things had during labor,· he says. " By contrasting the most positive childbirth experiences on a variety \Oo'Orked for other women ." The project is explo iting this rich !'IOllrCl' of primar" data through an onlint.•surv"y that .l.'>k..-. rl'ct"nt rnnth · of measures. we hope to get insight into proced ures and settings that ca n be used to S)'.!o l~m a ti call~· min i· mize the t.'Xpcrienct.• oflabor pain in know before adopting an approach _\ MyUB now is available to graduate students CJ My\18, • - - geared toward personalizing the univmitystudent connection, now is available 10 graduate <tudents looking for help in wading through the deluge of resources and information at VB. Part of the university's •iConncct@lUB"" computing initi1tive for undergraduates, MyUB co""' the~ of topics that iJ important to students-from survival skills, making th; transition from high school to college, living independently and~hat 10 expect in classes to degree requirements, student sttVices, computer training and carur·planning adviu. • MyUB serves as a compass and an online coaching-and· mentoring system tomah sure that you havr access to the resources Administtaton arei:onfideni the.e you need when you need (them )," said Rebecca Bemstein, leader of dforu will enhance the quality of instruction at t)>e tmiwrsity that they believe already is highly oomp(tmt A summary of Spring 2001 UBCATS evaluations prepared for CAS deportm<nt dlairs by~ document aJYering 1,134 coursessectioosandmon:than 26,000individual raponses--indiates that students gena-ally are pbsed with the quality of teadting. administrato<Ssay. With a "5" being the higbest mark, a "3" neutral and a "!"being the lowest mark. the average score among aU CAS ioslructon was a 4.02 for Question 9 (I would recommend this a>une 10 other students)"""' a 4.18 for Question 10 (I would m:omrnend this instructor 10 other students>Gold noted that averill, despite the Web Team in Univusity Communications. •It's having access to a portaJ that's filled with information that's uojque to you." MyUB--which can be accessed at http:/ /...,.....buff•Jo.ecluoffers "one-stop shopping' for information putil)cnt to course of· individual differences among courses and instructors, •the ines- capable conclusion is that students are posin.., about faculty and undergraduate counes in the College o{ -'lrt5 and Sciences." -on hibor pain ers and mothers·to-be about various pain-control techniques they used or expect to use during labor and delivery. Such techniques may inClude membcn 10talkabout teaching. offering a wi<R variety of programs and workshops aimed at helping ~n impro.., their craft. Eor example, the office, in mn ~ junction with the Teaching and Learning Committ<e, will prtSmt a workshop on Nov. 9 during which two winners of the Chance:Uor's Awards for Excdlence in \eaching will help participants expand their instructional rq><noires. BrieD women from a variety of demo· grapruc backgrounds." This study broaches issues related tO survey methodology as well The lntanl't is a vast: untapped sourc:e of information, but Schmidt says n:search<n approach its use as a survey tool with apprehension. "It's not used frequently," he says, "because it's difficult to determine exactly who is in an Internet sample. Onlinarily, that makes the Internet inappropriate for collecting dati for any study whose findings wiU be apptied to the larger population." In this case:. h~, he says one of the strengths of using the Internet is that information can be: coUected from a large number of targeted subjects and then compared to the census and other den)ograpruc data to determine if the sample is representan.., of the larger population. He points out that large numbcn of participants ~ it possible 10 perform statistical manipulations that further ensure reliability and permit the examination of sub · groups within the sample. Another valida tion tool, says Schmidt, is the reptication of landmark studies. "Because aspects of this topic have been the subject of earlier studies, we can compare our data to that ofother researchen and Validate their results, as weD as our own. And for issues that haven't bttn examined before, we will be able to offer solid data." Schmidt says women who cur· rcntly are prq;nant or who recently have gi\'en birth can participate in the study by going to the project \\leb si te a t <WWW.e..borpaln.org>. ferings and schedules, financial aid and registration, aams, grndes, degree requirements, student serviU$., events and computer train· ing. tudents can check out the latest in news and sports, too. both at UB and around the country. For upper·level students, career counseling and job resources also are available. Moreover, students can add bookmarks to their personal pages and hook into the site from any computer, on campus or off, with Internet access. The largest user base remains freshmen, with a more than 90 percent current penetration rnte, while roughly 72 percent of upperclassmen and nearly 20 percent of graduate students are taking advantage of the service, according to statistics supplied by the VB Web Team. So far this semester, MyUB has. recorded about 18,527 unique logins. UB incubator is new home for faculty start-up company The Ull Tochftology lncubootor I~ the new home of Nanogenesys, a technology start-up company founded by a VB professor to ptoduce miniaturized devices for conducting biomedical analysis. The company produces nanospray emitters, a revolutionary, rost· effective deposition. method for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications that was developed py Troy Wood, associate professor of chemistry and vi<;< president of Naoogenesys. Licensed from VB, the new deposition process creates extremely durable polymer coatings for emitters used with commercial electrospray mass spectrometry. The method developed by Wood and his roUeagues deposits minute levds of liquid polymers onto solid surfaces at far less expense than the metalooating>-usually~oowareused.Metakx>otednanoopray emittm tend 10 have very short usable lifetimes, usually only a few minutes. The polynier-coated nanospray emittm licmsed by Nanogenysis ha.., useable lifetimes ranging from a few boon 10 a few days. Using capillary action, naoospray produces a fine mist through the Niagara Flow, a glass tip also developed by Wood and his colleagues, that emits polymer liquid droplets containing sample molecules into an tlectrical field. These droplets undergo a "coulombic explosion," which releases Sample molecules in the form of ions, which then are: injected into a mass spectrometer for detection. .. We' re~ spin·off o( the university,,. said Marie Moy, Nanogenesys president. "The incubato.r faciHtates start-ups to ~come profitable and marketable. It's perfectly suited, convenient to UB, with low overhead. We didn't even have to install laboratory hoods." Since 1988, the UB Technology Incubator has assisted technology start -ups by providing affordable business services, flexible rental terms and office and laboratory space. lc currently is home to 16 tech nology-based companies, most of which have close links to VB. Recipe lor Success US's Campaign for the Community �Hlstorl•n C•hn s•ys despite fem• les' progress, •thletlcs rem•lns button of lnequ•llty BRIEFLY . ' ,... Sports world wrongly empowers men )"' Holdly,.._ ..___ The ...... _.,_..,_ond IUmlal . . ~aiAit ... be hold-11 :10&m.ID 7p.m.-. 161nlhec-b • 1 PAlliiCJA T The ............. --.l'ft9om ond . . tile(---..-~ c..)ln . . ~aiAit. _ . . , .......... ond ........ ·-•pootidpnlln ePIC'ICoonnlftlr .......... ............. tar,...-.. c.l!or-. . 111.....,_ __.. far-~CII 64S-4171,- 136!1. t:z..=-ln~ ..... ,__, otlp.m.-. 121n . . Moinltogt - I n . . c.d io_b _ClmpuL _ _ _...... for""'~ North WIFO 81.7 fM, Ill's _ , . . Pubic- . . . .. 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'--mull fndudo . . ........ - - a...ond. doytimo ......... number for limitotlons, ""' ~... connot publish .. l o t i o n - They must lie roaiYod by 9 •.m. · Mondoy 10 be considered for publication in !hot_., iJJuo. The ~ffprof<n !hot lotion be roaiYod oloctronicoly ot <w&cha. *h+e.>. JOB LISTINGS UB Job Hstlngs .accessible vii Web question or whether sport "proves" the inherent maleness or the athletic body. She says it isn't a question of the relative superiority or one body over the other,"although throughout the history of western spons, the ph)i;ical superiority of the male body has been an assumption so basic that it rarely is questioned. ·/ >. · :I J 'Jf ~ e ~ gan to organize into unions and radi· cal political groups oppooed 10 the choke hold of industrial capitalism. The middle-daso response to this threat to the status quo, Cahn explains. was the production and promotion or what was called "museu· lar Christianity•-a focw on the physical body as a way or ensuring moral health and rectitude. For men, it embraced the ~d or male physicality that found expression in tough cccrcise and ~n g physical exploits. In the promotion of coUegiate foot· ball and other organized sports, the "heroic" male athlete began to de· velop in the national consciousness. Cahn says "The New Woman" of the early 20th cen tury-who had so boldly marched into previously male-only spaces like universities, the business world and politic5also vaulted into the athletic arona, embracing the idea of "ngorow femininity" as a counterpoint to her previously pass;.. physical role. Onu the athleticism was roncq>tually wed to maleness, however, the role of women athletes was probIematic. If sport was a "masculine" pwsuit, then it was an activity that differentiated men from women. "Theathleticwoman;saysCahn, "challenged puboc and private assumptions of what it is to bo male or female, mascuJioe or feminine." "lf athleticism is defined asa maledomain," she says. "then women athletes who demonstratestrength.dexterity and great athletic skill ronfound estabtished sex-role boundaries." Uke other cultural historians, her subject serves as a cultural flag from which much can be deduced about broader,gender-based attitudes, practices and changes. She says that btcause various meanings and as- or the word "sex" are bistorically intertwined and ever-chang· ing. they help illustrate a society's under>tanding of sex differences. By "sex," she means three thin!fS"Fint, the biological sex or the athpects l<t~literalbodyanditsassigned male or female," she says. "Second, gender; that is, the culturally ascribed traits associated with male or female persons. And third, the erotic aspects or sport-the sexiness or athletes as public competitors whoJ< bodies are on view for alJ(!i· ence pleasu... and the issue of sexual identity-homo-, bi· and heterosexuality--<IS it relates to sports." "The'sports' world is still a keycul- sex, tura1 armo in which rommon-fCIIR bolicfs about sexual diffm:na:s an form<d and confirmed," Cohn says. "'t is a world that oontinues 10 hold inronsistmtottitudos&oward"""""" ..llhletes bocausr or their pbysic:ality, power. spength and a<mality." a~ myriad """"pies, both bi~ and horrifying. Cahn illwtrat.esbow,overlhepasta:ntury,C.,- male athletes have been c:debr.lted uhealthy,strong.boautifulwomen, even as their alfesed "I1Wlllishnesl" arne to connote their "faiied boteroscwalitf.' They wore cdebrated as "statuesque beauties," "nymphs" with "finely mold<d bodies" and disdained as hawkish, hairy aod botton-breasted hoydens. They (and we) """"....-1 that athletics >W>Uid give. women a &.sh glow and moog bodies, and warned thatit>W>Uidrobtbomortheirbeauty, natural modesty and reserve; alter their physiological WOllWlbood; produce an unnatural inlalication with competition; unleash sexual passion and loosen sexual inhibitions, and unnen>e men and deslroy tho &mily. This,saysCahn,hadproducedthe femaleathlete'sapologetic,inwhid! she demonstrates her challenged femininitybywearingpastel,ruilled or ~ng sportswear and notes the presence ofboyfri<nd. hwband, children and pie-malting skills. Cahn emphasizes that the evidence from the sports Wot-ld indi· cates that, rtgardless of scientific research and factual· demonstrations to the oontrary, a doubk standard oontinues to bo applied to male and female athletic accomplishmenL A!; a result or a refusal to look at the record, slxo says. the pattern or discrepancies in athletic oper.tting budgets, scholarship money, coach· ing positions and pay, and media oov.rage continues, and it imperils the health, self-respect and well-being of women athletes of cvc:ry age and skill !eve). Solar energy focus of"Green Design 2001" Conference to address role ofsolar energy in con'cept ofgreen buildif!g design A ITIIOUGH the idea of usi ng sola r ene rgy in cold , clo udy Buffalo may sound silly to the uninitiated, organizers of an u p ~ com ing conference devot~ to the usr or solar energy in buildings say harnessing the sun is the way to go when building true"green"facilities. "Green Design 200 I: Solar Energy in Buildings." a ronference focusing on the opportunities. strategies and benefits or green building designwith special emphasis on the role or solar en«g)' in buildings-will bo held from 8:30a.m. to 6:30p.m. Nov. 8 in the Buffalo Convention Center. Walter Simpson, UB energy offirer, is a conference orp.nizcr. Among the numerous conference sponsors are Green design seeks to prioriti7x sources SeMce Web sit!: at \ a thletes has revolved aro un d the the School of Architecture and Plan· ning, and the UB Green Office. vice-both competitfvo and norKOmpOtitiYe--j>ooitionJ con be >!=COJJed vlo lhe Humon ~ /hn/- regard for female athletes. Does this signal a broader social definition of what it is 10 bo female and feminine in American~ Emphatically no, says Susan Cahn, associate professor of history and a d.istingWshed and widely published scholar of sporu history. Not only is the conclusion not supportable, she says, but sjle questions the assumption upon which it is baS<. ·ocspitc women's amazing progress and their ability to cultivate stre_ngth, build confidence and experience joy in atllletic activity; she says. "the sporu culture continues to boa key location for the prqduction or sexual differences---botwotn male and female bodies, between masculi ne and fc.mjnine persons. and between normative heterosexuality and "deviant" homosauality. "These differences,"Cahn stresse:s, "arenot neutral,butsignpostsofinequality. They signal that we live in a society that continues 10 empower men at great expense to the boalth, respect and well-being of women." Cahn is the author of the pioneering study"Comingon Strong: Gen· der and Sexuality in Twmtieth-Cen· IUry Women's Spo rt," which chronicled the remarkable transfor· mation made by women's sports in the 20th century. For more than I 00 years, Cahn ...ys. the banlc: over the role orwomen the Department of Architecture in Job li51lngs for prolmlonil, ~ J<ardl, foculty and cMI ..,.. olo.- HE past few decad<s Reporter Editor shcUdbo- IDIOO - "The issue can bo argued wJ nauseam," she says. "but what intmsts me isn't whether women can beat men or male athletic RXJlfds, although they have and do. lfs that when women d<QJonstr.ne exceptional physical power and do~ their very [e. malt:oeso axnes into question." Sbo points out that while mascu· linltyand athleticism have romerged in the public ronsciousneso, the notion was not part ofAmerican culture until the latter part ortho~ cmtury. Mwcularity and brawn, she explains.--. disdained as cbaracteristics of poor wOrtang-daso men until tho 1880s, when the woritingclasS be- seem to have ma.rked a sea or ~ge .in pubtic By SUE WUETCIWI The......, _ _ <http://- DONOVNI tontributlng Ed~or environmental aod lifecycleconsid ~ erations in all facets of building de· sign, construction, operation and maintenance. \\fh.ile green buildings should bo highly energy efficient, they also should rely on energy from dean sources. Solar energy ll!pre· sents the cleanest approach to meet· ing energy needs; proponents say. Evm Bulfalo-with its ll!putation for nasty winter weather-receives during the winter approximately 60 percent or the solar energy ~ved by sunny Sout he rn Califo rn ia, enough for effective use or solar energy, conference organizers say. They add that the timing of"Green Design 200 1" is particularly appropriate bocouse Gov. George Pataki issued an Executi~ Orda in June requiring all state. agencies to·con<truct only green-design buildings. Moreover, Erie County's new Youth Detention Center will feature tures in the conference's morning session, three nationally m:ognized experts will address such topics as passive solar design (which uses building orientation, form, fenestra. tion and thermal mass to allow sunlight to heat building<), daylighting (the usrof daylight to improve tighting quality and the indoor environment while offsetting demands fur electric lighting and ll!ducing build· ing rooling loads) and building integrated photovoltaics (design elements and building materials that tum sunlight directly into electricity). Professional training in detailed technical workshops will bo pro- green-design principles. and other upcoming civic projects, such as fessor of archirect:urc and a regis· Adelphia Communications' new office building, a new Buffalo Com·en· tion Center and the Sf billion Buf· fulo Public Schools rnpital program to build six new schools and renovate more than 60 school buildings. could inrorporate those principles. During introductory keynote lee- vided in the afternoon session. DeJT,'<ring keynote sessions will be: • Dennis A. Andrejko, UB pro~ ~archi t ect with atensive experience in passive-solar and sustain· able design, particularly in residen· tial applications. Andrejko..s WC1rk has bet-n published in numerous books and journals, including Solar Ag<, Solar Today, Sunset Magazine, Rtse<~n:h and Design and Progmsiw ArdUtteturr. / . • Don Aitken, principal in Donald Aitkt:o Associates and a designer of cutting-edge, energy..efliciont aod solar building.. He ise=utiYedirectoro(JheWestem~SolarEn­ ergyCenterfor the US.Departmeot of Energy. • Stevm Strong. president of Solar Design Associates, an ardtitectu.ral firm with an international ll!pUtation for pioneering integration of renewable energy system.,_ especially solar electricity-with en· vironmentally responsive building design. He is an expert in building integrated photovoltaics. Also speaking with be Hillary B.,;,, director of ew dvic Works of New York City and former dire<· tor ~f the Office of Sustainable De· sign for the City of New York. Brown is an authority in integrating high· performana: building practices into public works programs and the community development sector. The ll!gistration fee for the conference, which includes lunch and an information pacl:rt, is $40. For more infonnation, contact Erin CaJa at the UB Green Office at 829-3535. �Avatars, EVL and ghosts Media study project offers thrilling spin in virtual reality . , PATIICIA ~AN Contributing Edlto< W ilEN UB hosts " Digital Pronticn: The Buffialo Summit 2001" on Nov. 2 and 3, one of the projects to be a hibikd in oonneaion with the evmt ~a little honey called "EVL: AIM on the Grid"- peculiar virtual expe- rience involving avalar$, simultaneous occupation of virtual space, lou oNnusic and dancing "ghosts." " EVL" stanch for the Electronk V't.rualization Laboratory at the University of Dllnois at Chicago Scbool of Art and Design. "Alive on the Grid" is a virtual reality art insla!Jation developed collectively by Dan Sandin, the director of EVL, and 18 other digital artists throughout . the world. Among them is Josephine Anstey, assistant professor in the UB Department of Media Srudy: who studied at EVL with Sandin, who curates this and other virtual reality art projects. The original installation was a networked international environ' ment of sons that for three days in September hoskd a "virtual atrium" that housed several interactive an worlds built by participants. Wearing lightweight head and hand trackers, visitors from six sit'es in the U.S. and Europe entered these specially created "worlds.. to interact with the an itself and with other users at distant sites who were ..vir. tually" sharing the space with them. At UB. the site of interaction was · the portable lmmersaDesk, a one- wall, virtual-reality environment in the Center for Computational Research (a:R).foW'-wall, theater-style virtual reality environnv:nts .... calJed CAVEs and were imerited by Sandin. The project wu made po.. ible througbtheuoeoflntand2,thetugb~ broad-bandwidth nm.ork. For the digital summit, Anstey and ber team will produce a local, stand-alone, version of"A!Mon the Grid" that will be exhibited on the IJJUDCr$al)esk in the Center for the Acta Atriu111- lt will demonstrate Visit the virtual worlds, but to create and alter them, leaving"ghosts" ofthemsdvesforothers to view. Participating art tams creakd special sires for visitation by the other players. For the oripnai project, the UB team created a dance hall •ite that turned out to be popular. Players and their avatars demon strated their dancing chops and were able to create dancing c:harat- -r t=-usually abotnicted, hurnof9US 61!1Jn$-whom they could "leave behind," dancing their "hearu" out in their creators' absence. The hall ended up boosting quite a crowd of these hiplsopping"gbostJ" crafted of peculiar colors and forms. In &ct. all of the worlds, including the dance hall, were penistent, meaning thej. CXJOtinued to grow and collect information from remote participants on the G.;.£ even after festival usm lcne the environment how participants can engage in reoltime interactions in virtual space from several campus locations. "Alive on the Grid" players are represenkd to the other players by a virtual avatar with a photo-reolistic, ) -dimensional face. Using their avaJ:ars. users ar~ abl~ to navigate ~d iritera<£with otheriin reo! time. The avatars cannot~ seen in their entirety by the persons they represent-just as "!C cannot see ourselves whc.n wr interact with others-but they can be seen and recognized by 'other players. The avatars not only arc able to In addition to EVL and UB. four sites world-wide participated in •Alive on the Grid:" the Interactive Institute and TOols for Creativity. Studio in Umea, Sweden; the C3 CenterforCulture&Communication Foundation, Budapest, Hungary; the K.ll Hope School of Fine Arts, University lnfonnation Technology Services and the Advanced Visualization Laboratory, all at In diana University, and V2 LabN2 Or~ization Institute for the Un stable Media in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in collaboration with the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) and StichtiRg Academisch Rekencenti-um Amsterdam (SARA). Josephine ,_., is just one d the ~ llglfts in ·t he fields d science, tecMology, elgll medicine. educltion n the lib who,. be • U8 tllrnarlvW Met Sllul'8y tD . _ . _ . _ tJt howdlgbllleetiiOIDgles•llll8laln9 our._ n heM they • lk!lyto --·19. llllrourflaft. . • - n..~n~~em~~y ~ . . . . be guest~. "DDggtaa fnlnlllr: TheWfalo Summit 2001,. •JIII(ar ~ .....&lg.~'f"' tD be held In lhtC....Jor the Alta on tfw North c.npus. 1n _..... tD bilks -s such demonllra'IUJ il ~~on fie GrW.• lhe . . . . . . felllncllcuAions ... ~~ 11 PC ' I ·I·I·DIJ W:i. Cll the UnhlelllirCII.~..... humin eybolg" beuuse d his.._...~ ~at digit.! ..,p1cat10N who Cail*l the _,. IIIII flilt ......... II, and astJonomer Mid Ullilu!Mus C1lftold Stall at the~ at Cllfomla •e~We)'. the ..... --Minn ....... .....liD ..... autt- ri •s01con ~Oil." Other ~ will ~ Alia ShenNn, MJthor Mid founder at Cybergrrl; Julie Swain al NASA; attorney Chris Hoofnagle, who will address ·tntemet privacy; Rep. John lafake, and physiologist Michael Ackerman, assistant director d high-performance computing and communications at the National Ub<aly of Medicine. Also, author, well-lcnown Canadian )oumalist and MarshaH Mcl.uhan Scholar llss )4!ffrey, director a1 a .neW media and f,oticy incubltor founded to ensure that 'att voices are heard in the "electronk: commons;• "cybotgologist" Chris Hables Gray, a scholar ot~ technologies, and phllosophe:r and .author Michael Helm, who ll!aChes the philosophy of virtual wor1ds design at California's Art Center Colege d Design. . Many other participants ot note also will speak-psychologists, technologists and researchen-into many fields . All will be concerned with how new and sometimes Incredibly pervasive technologies are changing our lives for good or ill. More infonnation about the program and guest speakers-as well as the opportunity to register-is available at the summit' s Web site at <http:// ~buff--Mu>. The registration fee has been waived for UBlacu.lty, staff and students. ' Since the «~tal~ .,...b of Sept II, bioterrorism has become an increasi.rigly important topic in the news. The we of biological agents as weapons of mass destruction hu bem a public health issue for some time. Credible Web resources for a variery of audiences are availablt that explain what these agmu are, what they do and how the public can prepare for a possible attack. UB's Health Sciences Library has a guide titlo.;!,_:_Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare" <http:/1--~/..C./hd/ Nf/..,../bt-htllll>. This excellent starting point ~a variety of material, both on the Web and in print at the UB Libranes:The National Library of Medicine'• MEDUNEplus Health Information Patle on Biological and Clemical Weaporu <www..-......pw/ ••-.•plu•/ t d lllldoasnkall•..-•.hbnl> indudes the option to srard1 · the MEDUNEplus database, in addition to providing a set of important linb. Another good starting place is the Selected Bioterrorism Rt:ferences page <- . --- - - u s/ -SCil,.....___> &om the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. one of the most prolific publishers of material on this topic is the ! I ;' U.S. government Severalagmcies are concerned with various aspects of bioterrorism, as demonstrated on the Web page for the National Dorllestic Preparedness Office <- -.ndpo.-1>, the clearinghouse for state, local and federal weapons of mass destruction information. and assistance. From here you can link to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Emergmcy Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), among others. Fro,. a public health standpoint, tbe U.S. Department of Health & Kuman Services <- -.hhs.gov/ > brings together the latest updates on policies fega.rding the government's response to a biological emergency. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention have compiled Public Health Emergency Preparednoss & Response <--.bt.<d<-gov/ > detailing its role and addressing prophylactic r:reatment for various agents. The CDC's initiative includes the docu ment "Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response." According to National Public Radio, the C DC is [eceiving a mJllion hits a day on its si te. APIC <- -.apk.Of'9/ bloterror/ >, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, has collected a prominent list of CDC articles in its "Bioterrorism News.• Institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations also are producers of edUcational materials concerning bioterroris!D- The Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies <--~orgl> at the Johns Hopkins University Schools ofMedicine and Public Health has "Agent Fact Sheets" and a library of both print and ~nline materials. Another higher education institute is St. Louis University's School of Public Kealth, which sponsors the Center for the StudyofBioterrorism & Emerging Infections at <http:/ /blotenorism.slu.- / >. Professional organization Web sites often provide a unique perspective. The American Medical Assocjation has creat~ a Disaster Preparedness and Medical Response page <WWW.•m••nn.org/ ama/poeb/«~tegory/6206.htmi> where you will find a variety of resources for physicians, including articles from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and other modical journals. The American Pharmacy Association is offering Pharmacist ~nse Center <--.aphanel-Of'9/ ,........._/ ResponseCenter.h ->, which publishes detailed information about antibiotics and other drugs for medical prophylaxis and management of biological casualties. Finally, video resources are available from a variety of soura:s.All the major news network.! have video clips of their reports on biological and chemical weapons in the wake of the Sept. II attacks. The N~ot the network, but the U.S. Army's Academy of Health Sciences Nuclear, Biological & Chemical or Directed Energy Center-has training videos at <--.nbc:.-.org/ SiteContent!tr-.g.-7•., t . ->. Tech 1V, a cablt 1V chaond, has some interesting bioterrorism video available as well at <Www.tec:hh'.com/ news/ c:ulture/ story/ 0,2A19S,US1!101,00.- .>. -t.o.t WI4Wnsld and Sue - . -. Unn.miry Ubron.. DrieD "Cloud 9" set for Nov. 14-18 The ~rtment of Theatre and Dance will present the Victorian parody "Ooud 9" Nov. 14- 18 in the Black Box Thoatre in the Center fo~ the Arts, Norlh Ca mpus. "Cloud 9" is a parody and spoof of the Victorian Empire and its rigid attitudes, especially towards sex. The play is written by Bri ti sh playwright Caryl Churchill , wh ose political perspectivo and experi· mentation with th~tric:al forms has made her one of the most im· portant conte111porary female playwrights in Britain. Her writing focuses on issues of class and economics and their effect on women. "Cloud 9" will be directed by Jerry Finnegan and will includo an all-student cast. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 14, 15 and 16; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 17. and 6 p.m. Nov. 18. Tickets for "Cloud 9" are SS and may be purchased from noon to 6 p.m. Thesday through Friday at the Center for the Ans box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, cali645 ~ ARTS . / · �61 Reparka lovelie!1.2fi11Vi.33.1o.9 _ ta- Perform•nce of Beethoven's ;,Moonlight Sonata" by Per Tengstr•nd 111n0119 highlights TRANSITION S .__o_.In..,...._ .-.....,. ....... Moving ... ..... ............... o.-.tltlll ........ -~ ~ al ond-~ Sdlra, - - - - -----_...,._.........,. -----S..P. ..... - - a l ~ cap. ID tNndll--lar 1111 ... 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Coony Music announces November concerts m 11J SU£ WUETCHOI Rq>ort., Editor month will lead off Saturday with the ~oftwocompooitions-­ "Pyramids" """ "Rhythmic Sculptures"-by Miranda, a lecturer in the Department of Music. Miranda will perform at 8 p.m. in Slee. A third work, Rocco DiPietro's "Annales San. Condition; will be features as a revised pmniere from its original 1994 form. Another of Miranda's earlier works, "Polyrhythmic Motif" (1984}, will round out the prognm. which will feature appearance• by t-he Zodiaque Dance Company and the UB Percussion Ensemble, which Miranda directs. . ptrformancr · of lleethovm's"Moonlight Sonata" by prize-winning pianis·t Per Tengstrand will be among the highlights of the concert schedule to be presented by the Department of Music during November. Also on tap during the month will be faculty recitals by percussionist Anthony Miranda and the Baird Trio, as weU as a cor=rt by critically acclaimed composes and gifted pianist Tom Pierson. Described by The Washington Post as "technically resplendent, powerful and intuitively secure: Tengstrand will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in Slee Concert HaU, North Campus. Theconcmwillbethesecond in the Slee VISiting Artist Series. The Swedish -born Tengstrand continues to establish himself as one of the moot exciting young pianists performing today. He was the First Prize winner in the 1997 a.v.!and A more wdl-know;n composers The DepartJIU!nt of" Music'• Mozart and SChumann. monthly "brown bag OOO<Zrt," to be As evident in its program for this beld at noon oo Tuesday in the lobby concert, which Will be hek! at 8 p.m. o(9ee, will feaiure theAmhmtSAJDin Slee. the Baird Trio performs a pbone Quartd. with peri>rmanas wide raol!"of repertoire, giving par- . by selected students d ASQ ~ ticular attention to m:mt and rardy bers.~dtheuniYenityoombeard works. Tom Pierson, called "the best unknown composes I know" by juz great Gil Evans, will be featwed as soloist during a concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 in Baird Recital HaU, North Campus. thatwilll<atur<an appearance by the Genkin Philharmonic. a group consisting of students and facultymembess from UB's Department of Music. The program -wiU include such Pierson works as "Music for Piano, · Bass and Drums;" "Oath," and "EI Tt.empo; as well as two solo piano improvisations. i International Piano Competition, ~ and made his Kennedy Center del?ut last )'ear, followed by a 20-city tour ~ of the Midwest. He r<ccived critical . acclaim for his New York City debut ~ in lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall - ~ In addition to "Moonlight Sonata"-more formally known as The Nov. 28 concert by the Baird lleetboven's Piano Sonata in.C-sharp Trio-comprised of violinist minor Op. 27, No. 2-Tengstrand Movses Pogossian. cellist jonathan wiU perform Stenhammar's Late Golove and pianist Stephen Summer Nights, Op. 33, Man~will featun a performancr "ScnsommarniHer;" Glazunov's .of "Trio No. 2 of thoughts in ooe "The Seasons" baUet, Op. 67, and movement of ca ·7- 10 minutes" by Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No.7 in B the quirky Finnish orchestral conductor and composer Leif flat Major Op. 83. The concert schedule for the Segentam, as well as works by the Agraduate of the )uilliani'Sdtool, Pierson's works have been perfolJiled by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Lo5 Angeles Philbar· monic, The New American Orchestra and the )uilliard Orchestra. The Novm!ber concert schedule also will feature five free concerts showcasing the talents of music department students. The concerts indude perfonnana:s by the UB Percussion Ensemble. with special guest faculty flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hollinan, at 8 p.m. Nov. 17·in SJee. and the UB Jazz Ensemble &Combo. . under the batoo of newdi=tor Dave Schiavone. 8 p.m. Nov. 29 in Baird .R<citai.H>.II- Olan!ber oi"I'Sic-!X>n· ems will be held on Nov. 16 and 27 in Baird, and perrusoioo students will perform on Nov. 8, also in Baird. All conc:ms will be held at 8 p.m. at munity are llljlO<I to enjoy their lunch while catching a glimpse of the ltind of programming offered by the music departmenL Single tickets for most concerts sponsored by the Department of Music range from $5 to $12. Discounts are available for senion, students and UB faculty, staffand alumni for the more cxperl5M oonceru. Tldoets may be obtained at theSiee Hall ben office from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from· the Centes for the Arts ben ollice from nOon 5~"J'ucsday,d;rough Friday and at aU TddMasttr oudru. The full slateofSiee HaU concerts is_ _ avaiJable at < _ _ online 10 ....__>_ Paley active in pr~serving ancient sites Cornnonlf Collgo-'s .....,.._,_..,_ Archaeologist works to add Nineveh, Nimrud to list ofendangered historical sites cooch allhe U8 _,.,.. _,_ KOmenosh olso- . . . . . tant ombucbnwlln tho Olllao Contributing Editor oi~NfolnlltUI Slilfll** ~. """'­ - ·s tant coadl ollhe bo>kolbollteomat_,- lkWenity. 10 - c o a d l al the U8 women's bosllelbal teom . Adorn lloymond, f l o m - \Odeo coordHlaiOr ot r .... 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By PATIIKIA DONOVAN A NCIENT Nineveh and Nimrud , t~o of th e tage of humankind The fund's biennial watch list is a caU to action on behalf of threatened cultural-heri tage monuments, world's greatest ancient archaeological treasures. arc" in serious danger of being lost forever. -For the past dea~ looting. war still no site inventory to f>;!".lf'7..:~• discourage the trade . Thnculptures are not Iraq, wb~re the once-splendid sites are located, have placed them in jeopardy of eradication, a loss that in historkal tmns would lie catastrophic. Help may be on the way, hoWev.r. As a result of efforts by UB and Samuel Paley, professor of classics and a leading archaeologist of the ancie nt Middle East, ancient ancillary decoratioits, but integral pans of the structures themselves." Nineveh and Nimrud have been added to the 2002 World Monuments Fund Watch List of the I00 Most Endangered Sites. With the encouragement of the United Nations Economic, Social · bringing them to international at- The World Monuments Fund ( WM F) is a New York -based non · profit org.an i7.a tion dedica:tt.-d to pre~c:rving and safegua rd ing. th t• hJs'tlric,.mistic Jnd archih."<..tu ral ht.>n - "Archaeological sculptures from both sites still appear on th e art market," Paley warns. "and in the · caseofNimrud. ~is damage, lack of conservation and unstable economic conditions in and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),)ohnRusse!lofthe Massachusetts CoUege of Art, Paley and the UB CoUege of Arts and Sciences nomina ted the si tes for indusion in the list and proposed a two-part overall action plan to preserve them. < www. le•rnlngslteJ . com / NWP•Iace / NWP_Rendor_........_.htm>. tention and helping to raise the funds needed for the.ir rescue. .. Nimrud and Nineveh represent a conservation emergency that requires immediate attention," says Paley, who is helping to create a virIUal-reality version of th e ancient palJce of Ashur- nasir-pal II at Nimrud for an o nline museum of ,lrchat.'Oiogy. RenJerings of the original palace ,.1n be \' ll' ...,'ed at With modest funding and WMF support. ~. Paley says the tnarkd for looted archit=ral fragments can be reduced. and the sites can be thoroughly assessed by qualified heritage professionals and stabilized, conserved and protected A secu. rity regimen C:an be established as wen.which maypn:mtt further looting and damage to aisting structures. For many landmarks. inclusion in the WM F liSt is their best hope for survivaLIt also may spur local governments to take an active role in protecting cultural icons in their regions. T he Iraqi government stronglr SUIU>Orted preservation of its many unique archaeologi~..-aJ treasurt.") undl the Gul f \\'ay.c.iamagcd m many of the ancient structures and drove the nation into virtual destitution. Thelatterincmlsedthelooting of museums and archaeological sites for items that amid be sold on the art market. Paleysa')'S the fact that the United Nations r=tly reduced its post· war sanctions against Iraq may permit the transmission of beritaSe assistance to that country. Highly visible international interest coupled with the hiring of local workers. many of whom are unen\ployed, will, be hopes. instill a local interest in the sites' well being. According to the nomipators, UNESCO already has r<ccived permission from the UN Iraq Sanctions Committee to undertake work in Iraq and the Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities and Heritage has pledged tht full cooperation. assistance and support it has provided in the past. "Nimrud and Nineveh are fragile, damaged places,• Paley says. "They need to be anended to soon. before they deteriorate even further. The current Middle East amflict is likely to hamper our efforts. Y..'e hope it's ovr.r quickly so we Can begin our 'Jrescrv.ttion work befo~ it's too late." • Besides Nimrud and Nineveh. the 2002 list of I00 Most Endangered Sitesindudes 42 places in Europe.20 in Asia. 16 in Africa and the Middle East. and 22 in the Amerif..'a.S. �FSEC c.........._ ... , signmeniJ and coune calendars; addition ol new material, arid modification of ai&ting mal<riaL It also allows instructon to divide dastes into a>llabon!M groupo !hat worlc: onlirJe_ Sludents can communicate via email, discussioo boards and real-time chat I"OOIIU- Grades an be posted to the CMS so that students can check their progress lhroughout the santster. · UB chose the Bladcboard CMS ~ an atensiYe review by a wl< force o( I 0 to 12 sucb products, Wdlbern said, noting that many instrucron at UB already were using Blackboard Another of the sdling pointsofBladdxlard, be added, was that the systm> was desaibed as being "so easy (to use) that evm faculry an learn it" And faculty members do not need any knowl.tlge of HTML axle in order to use the system, noted Lesniak. He also told senators that so far there baV< been no incidents of anyone "hadcing" into the 5)'Stelll. either at UB or at the other institutions that use Blackboard. "It's a pretty tight code," be said. "The people who put this together are very good at what they do." Although use of Blackboard is highly recommended, it is not mandated, Wallbem pointed out. Lesniak added that the research shows that Blackboard "is the system most widdy being used and the only one surviving well during the downturn in IT." One of the next projects to be develdj><!d Whtt·'ll1a61!Md,'I!6Wiak said, is its US< in "team a>mmwUations" among faculty researcb groupo at numerous inllitutiool. In Olb<r business, members of a group working on a revision of the Spring 2002 calendar told FSEC members they IOOi1 would have a recomm<:ndation boW to add a wed< to the semesterThe Spring 2002 aemester in its c:wm~tform is only 13 ......;blong, and fails to meet the 15 weeks of instruction required by the stat<, in May, or dispensing with reading days during 6naJ exam week and holding exams on Sundoy. Presillent William IL Greiner noted that r<a>nsideration of the spring caJmdar brings up the issue of when the spring sanester should bepn-lt traditionally has begun the Tuesday after the Monday Martin · luther King Jr. holiday, giving UB what Greiner aDed "an usually long mid-year break." He said that be has~ the uni>eniry-wide Calendar Committee and has gi>m the ...sporlsibiliry for setting the academic caJmdar to Grant in the Provost's 011ia. "This is an academiC issue; ...sponsibility for that calendar propaly lies the Provost's Office," be said. He noied !hat the Calendar Committe< originally came about dU. to sensitivities regarding the rdigious holidays witbin'the acidemic calenWRll.t.M R GREINER dar. "I think if }')U put it (responsibility for the calendar) into the Said William Baumer, professor of Provost's Office, it will simplify thiJ philosophy. . issue a gmu deal," be saici Baumer, who is worlc:ing on the Fourtner pointed out that one of calmdarissuewith Kerry Grant, vice the rationales for havingalaterstart provost for academic alfairs and to the spring semester was that it dean of the graduate school, and would allow students to take short Charles Fourtner, professor of bio- courses at other institl'ltions during logical sciences, told Faculty Senate the mid-year break. 'one consideration when deterChairMichae!Cobenthatthegroup would make a reamunendation on mining tht starting date of the how to add the week at the FSEC's spring semester is "whether or not next meeting. we want that opportunity to teach" Among the options being' dis- during early January, he said, not cussed are starting the semester a ingtbebridg<coursesofferedbythe w.ek earlier than planned, on Jan. law School in January have proven 1~! otmdhi(!1ke ~ bf'liwod< robe very.IIUCCCSSful. • on ...... . ,......... ........__ .... ..._.. ., .... .,,_put m Calendar Pt.US Poouy - . g. Rodrigo Toscono. 5cre<nlng Room. Center lor lh< Arts, -·----- ~~s~fa'ro.Free. For more School of ~t Alumni Assodatlon Awards Banquet. Hyatt Regency S..Halo. S:30 p.m. $80/ ~;,o~~~~~m~ Auodltion. for more tnfonnation, John Shellum, 645-3224. -to ,_. '"'. . t..~t.-.....,. - Profosslonol c....... Ubby Mor>helmer. pr.. hoolth · Office of C..... Planning. & Placem<n. 107Talbert, North campus. S:30.7 p.m. Froo. Spons<>«d by Offoce of Student Unions & ActMtles. For l"llOI"e lnfonnation. 64$.6125. Ufe-lhop ~~~ ~~.r=eor assoc., OffiCe d Career Pfanning & Plactment 14SE Student Union, North Thunday s ~~~~.n..~"' campus. 4-S:30 p.m. Froo. Spons<>«d ~~~=:.·~-= ~-::..o.:!---Aitemotlw Methods of Stras Reduction: Rdo end Monrt c., l.owef" Blood Pressure. Karen Mil~ =::,~~·: ~Sq~i~~th Campus. 8 a.m. Free. ETC Technology-.....,. Sconnlng lmoges. 212 capon, North Campus. N~ 1:30 p.m. Frre. ETC Technology - l h o p W~f/~!,::n~e~~ f:i::~ """""" klfonn.ltion. 645-6125. UfoWo..tuhop Open Dnom Clrde How to Use MyUB. Staff, Academic Advbement Center. 1040 Norton, North Cam~. 2-3 p .m . Free. Sporuored Office of Student Unions & Activities. more informat~. 6-45· 612S. Meditation Class Buddhist Meditation. Nikolaus Kan~paw. Uvi~ll Ctnter. 10 ~:. ~~l.~~nf:0~7:l0 Nikolaus Karapa.sas, 83.C-233S. Germany: Worl&, Hl.story •~d Mom"')' Spur der Steine/lhe Tr.tee of Stones (GDR. 1966). Iashua Femstein. 120 Clemem, North Campus. 7 p.m. f lft. Sponsored. by The Graduate Croup for Ger~n and Austnan Studies. As:tronomy/ Physks Lecture The Hunting of the Sn•rk or The Search for Interstellar Meteor1. Oavx:t 0 Meisel, Dlsting. Prot of Physio and Astronomy, Ce~ State College, and ~~·~i~~~~l; ~~~~ort~ Campus 7 lO p.m flft Sponsored b) A.mt>nc.tn Astronomteal ~1etv. the Tho--opon1IO.IO - . . . ... ..... of ....... -tnthothrd-. Sopllomcn lddoor 0.. I 40-yvd field ..,.t--<ho ~ofhls~ap112play, 57-yard dri¥o on UB~ lim possession of tho second half.After . . , . . the £acjos on bodt....possesslons. the _,.ahead by 10 when quorurilodcjoo Froedy linw I 44-yanj tDUChdowniO Jt.rior Maurice Bradford- 3:27 loft tn lh< third. - . t h e &afes - t h e " " " " - the Inspired "'"'*'coffroslwnan..-C.R. - . . , . , and the """ of 10'- quorurilodcKolncoAidna. finished wkh I pmo-hial> IS4 yards on 19 ames, wlliloAlcN ccmploted 1 14-yanltDUc:hdown pass to Owis Art::t-M on a tHrd-andJeWW'I play to cut the Bulb:' ~ to ~17. 'After a UB dri¥e 10 lh< EMU 47-year Wnostalled.Robencn~ on EMU ahead for p>d. 1 I~ tDUChdown bunt to put ~occer MEN' S Ul !,Western 11ichlpn I UB 111d'Mstem M;chipl pllj-ed to a ' -1 douOie.........,. do tn M.tC ,.,; socoer ac:Don on 5undoy-..,The Bulo ,_sit at ~2 --1-3-1 in the M.te. junior~ - l h < &ills tho lead wfdl1 pi 3-1:13 -the pmo.V>lesuom Mldiipn then dod the """" wfdl - seconds loft In the first half on 1 one-dme ....,. tnslde the rich< post. The physk:ol mao:h _ , the roo conloronco indudod S I !DOl fools. d&l'< .,.._ ards.- red cards and • post-<nao:h saAIIo. ""* -Ul S, Canlsius ·s 0 Volle~~all -oloLogkC........... p . m . F~. ~=~·!~~~~~t:hr~~M~z~~ thoablos.....,qtwotoud1clcMN and~ on for I 24-20 HAC - """""'......,.finale Hallow SNpl<y ~~Fund, lh< College of Arts and Sdences and lh< Dept. of Pl!y>ics. for' more lnformotlon, DepL of Pl!y>ics. 645-2017. campus. S:3Q.<5:30 p.m. Froo. Sporuored by Offke of Student Unions & Activities. Namatte. 222 Student Union, North &.-.. Mk:hlpn 14, Ul 20 UB- polled for Irs soc:ond rood win ol cht HUOr'l • Eastern Mictipn before tho £acjos cumod A bi& seccnd-half pn>pelled.UB to a~ ¥lctory _ . c.ntslus in aaion tn Canlslus' Domsk.e c:or...,lexln lh< for bo<h'"""" UB opened tho ....... at the 63:04 marl<"' the I S - - SUIMn scored on 1 cross1rc pass from Jenny Dannedoor from I 0 prds out. l.atw, the erupted for lour pis olit" to seallh< win. ~,._,.... WednetdooJs at 4 ·fuot~all Blbllographk Instruction SdRndor Scholor 2001 . A. Ben Wagne< 127 Capen. North campus. 3-4 p.m F.... SporuotOO by Science and . Eng0-"'9 Ullra<y. ""more Wlfomvtooo Bm ~ner. 645-29-47, ekt. 230. Blologkal Sciences Seminar Ecology of a Coral Disease: The Roko: of Resinance •nd Transmission In the ~=~~~~~~~:~~~;,gy & Evoluhonary Bdogy, Cometl UnN. 22S Natural Sdences Com pte~~:, North Campus. 3:45 p.m Free. Sponsored by Onin Foster LKture Fund. fOI'" more mlonnallon, Howard Lasiter, 645· 2881 - or 64$-2444, ext. 119. C hlklnn of Eden. Dept. of n-r.. & Dance. Dmnl Theltre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. $12 ss us studenu & senm. For genen~l, ~ information, 64s...ARTS. Exhibits "UB ' " " 2: An Exhibition of Second-Ye. ~e Student Art " '~«Mit by second-)'!!!M gntduate itudents in the Deparunmt oi Art-ranging from video to p.~int. 2-0 to 3-0 •nd the viscen~l to the conceptual-wilt be on :=x~ro:tr~·s'.:s'~!n~"fO< ,,. Arts. North camP!''· An opening recepdon wiH be hekf from .5-7 p.m today In tho galtoty. Gallery hou...... 10 :~~a~~~·a~~:~~~h SalU[day. ;:,~'l;. -:==American ~~=~~History The nch ~cy of Alncan-American ~~~~~~~~it~~~~~ ~~~~ng d1splay through Dec. Sin the F1nt Floor Gallery of the US Art Gallery •n the Center lor the ArU. North Campus Gallery hou" are 11 a.m to 6 p.m Tuesday through Saturday "Joseph Norm.n: Bertin Autumn " Pa•ntulgs. drawings and pnnu by pa1nter loseph Norman. many completed dunng hb st.Jy In Berlin from Pharmaceutical Sciences Interactive Semln.r :r.~~~~~y.'~~ Nov Responsible Conduct In Aeiearch Ae~slbllitle' and Challenge' of a l«kson Mace, Buffalo houn are I I a m to 5 p m ~nesday through Sdturday ,1nd lrom 1-S p m on Sunda' ~iery Ul l, llnpamton I Bowline G._., l, Ul o Centnl Mlchlpn l, UB 0 Sophomc>re I.Jndsoy- frahman Katie Henry and -Larissa LaCour <'OCOf'ded- IS UB shook off I slow JQlt 10 down BrcNma>n t.JMerslty tn four pmos In 1 n<>no<orloronce mao:h tn Alumni Arena. The dr"'''f''d"""" one. ~28. before rebo<.rldirc to talce ~ games by SCO<'tS of ~~ s. 32-30 and ~lS.. Aplnst Bowfrc G,_,sophomcn Beclly Asilare hod 1 ~ 12 kill. ani! sophomcn Ale>ds Boyle added 10 kill. but the -lei to the Falcons ~26, ~2Band~24. UBioolcod to pkk up Its fint MAC ¥lctory of the season at c.na.J Hkhlpn.but fell to lh< Chippewas.30.23 . ~23 and ~22. ~ross ~ount~ M.en pl~ce 5th of I 2 teams at MAC Championships . Women place I I th of ll at MACs The men's cross-<:oumry ~finished fifth S.t:ur"Cby memoon at the MAC Champ;on>hlps held inYpsilana. Hich.The Butt. KO<'ed 13S points m lh< 12team men's dwnpionship. tn the M.teli'obmen'• Championship - - t h e - placed lith of 1 3 witll271polnts. Two UB nJMers finished in the top 12 to earn AJI..MAC honon. junior Jerimte stick finlshed sixth in 25:21.9 to nab Am-Team Honors. while junior Todd Ludden wu eizhdl in 25:24.5 to pbce on the second-team ~wimmin~ WOMEN ' S UB 189, Siena 92 The swirnrnin&-and-dMfl& squad opened the 200 I ~2 se.uon wrth a conYV"ICmg wm over Stena..l89-92. ~turday afternoon In the AJUITII\I Arena Natatonum. fi~ "The BoMs h.Jd first-place firushes •n all but one e-oent. although US. raced the rwo evenu and the three-meter diVIng competition u exh!b•uom ~rew US's fi&htwo;&llt four squod of Becky Hol>r, G.,. Hoyos. jess Ecke and Nma Reck and COXSWU"\ Sarah Wc*t led the Bulls at the Head d the Elk Rqatta 1n Elkhart. Ind. The Bulls finishN third ll'l thetr race Ill 17:S 1.45. ;ust behind che ~ of Notre Dame ( 17:<48.07).A squad from Miami ~ toOk fim m 17'() I 07 ,... �by Buffillo Immunology Group Thursday, ~~'='..!: Immunology. For"""" . November -- Information, Su>an 8urbrU. 829-3831 . I ~ National r::iHy Council; • =:~~Paola - - s t r y/ Miaoblology Semi,.., HO\I¥ bcteri.t Talk to Each - A<lvance<lnHum.w>Nutritlon. Linda Oufly, iiS!OC. prof., social and_... medicine and lll!diatriQ. Pouglas DiRien2D RuVIICdnftlonCMnk SIUdent Health Center. Student Union Social H.tl, North Campus. II a.m .-2 p .m . S10, For """" Information, Student He.llth Center, 829-3316. . Muti,"':"";.~~~ =--Hal, N1ogara Falh Blvd., Amherst. 8 a.m.·1 p .m. Studenu · S12; al o1hen WI. Sponscnd Qther: Regul.ttlon of G..,., by Nutrition Program and bp<flslon by Quo<um Upstate Farms Cooper.tM tne. Sensing. Bonnie L Bassk!r, """'· Prof., Dept of Mofocular For more lnlonnotlon, 829-3680, .... 231 . 8iofogy, Princeton Univ. G26 Alit-· farbol', South Campus. 12:30 !',;~~== bydepts. Micf'Obiok)gy. l=or ITIOfe c-teronc:o Digital frontier: 8uffillo Summit 2001 . Center fOf the Arts, North Campus. 8 a.m . Flft for student>. f>culty and s~ 120 for all o1hen. ~=~·8'iJ~m1 . ~by Voce Preoident for Reson:h. Fcx more ~m~· joseph cusker. lnruuction Room, Hulth Flu VacdnMJon Clink "Student Health Center. Student Union Lobby, North Cam~ 11 a.m .-2 p .m . SlO. For more Information, Student Health Center, 829-3316. Sou1h Campu~ 2-HO p .m . . Free. Fcx more-information, Stewart Brower, 829-3900, ext. Asl. .. lnjuoy N..,..tiYes: Law and Social Chango In Thailand. HSl~ Introduction to EndNote S.O. =.Mu~~~ Scienc., Ubfory, Abbott Hall, lB. CCII F. . 2001 ColloquW V lsuallutlon and Slmul.ttlon of Cardiac Motlon u~ ~=~~~-t ~C:.,~~u~i:.'~~~· - . . . . , . . .. 4 PLUS North Campus. 2:1s-3:1S p .m . f...,.~ by Center for Cornputotional R.,.arch. For more Information, Brenda Sauka, 64s-6500. P....,Dbcuulon Terrorist Attac.ks on the U.S.: Root Causes .tnd U.S. Response. 112 O'Brian, North ~~~~.c';Jift· In lema tiona( Education and · Counctl of International Studies ~r~~~~~ ~=~ Cy~t~,:_;tional Student & Scholar Services. For information, 645-2258. Sem- Pharmaceutkal Sctences for events t Qing plACe on campus, or for off campus rvc:nll wh~re UB gmups ure prindpal spotuon Ustlngs are due rw l~te- th1t11 noon on · t he Thunday pre<.cding pubUcaUon. Lbtln9s are only D«e pted through thr rlect ro nlc submlulon form fo r th ~ nnllne UB Calendar or Evenh 'Gl <:http:// www.buff alo.edu/ ult-ndar/ logln'>. Be-cause of space limitations, not all Receptor/ Gene--Mediated Ph.tnnacodynamk Effects of Methytprednlsokme on Glucose RegulaUon. Jin Van, Dept. of Pharmac.eutic:al Sciences. 121 Coolie, North Campus. 4-S p .m . Free. Art Exhibit Opening ReceptkM-1 US Grad 2: An Exhibition of Second-Year Graduate ~fe~t~~~.~~· Campus. S--7 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Dept of Art. For more Information, Dept of Art. 645-6878, ext 1350. LlfeWwltshop How to Choose 11 Major. Usa Sandqu~~ advl10<, Academic AdVisement Center, and Sandra Handy, associate, OffKe of Career Planning & Ptacement and UBE 202 im.tructor. 145A Student Union, North Campus. 5-6 p .m . flft . Sponsored by Offke of Student Unions & Activiti6. For more infonnation, 64S-612S. event.t In the ele-ctronic calenctar will be Included In the Reportrf'. . ~1:'~~~~~~essor Mil~er Metropolitan Univ. 567 Capen, North Campus. 3 p.m . Free. Fcx more •nformation, Munroe Eagles. 645-6000, ext. 1148. lnterwa. Period 19111-1939. Eduardo Tortorota, Univ. of Piemonte Orientale. 532 Pari<, Nor1h Ca'fs.s. 3-5 p .m . Free. Sponsored Dept of History and the G uate Group in Getman and Austrian Studies. Foster Chomlstry Colloquium Nanotechnology and the !l,ri!llns of Biological Order. ~ra\~~~~.16 l~and . S- r:<~cf~ ~~~hts~~ed ~[with the and the Ug;::.,~ ~~HaU, Wednesday ~ by D<p1. of Music. ~ r,ore Information, 645- 2 7 Sunday 4 --·Class George Karanll<olos and ~=~~:~~~~e · Studio, Alumni Arena, North Campus. 3:30-5:30 p .m . flft. ~ by HGSA. For more information, lacovos Kyprianou, 830-1909. Monday 5 Starting a Bu.sineu. Steve Harvey, advl10<, Office of Mind/ Body Mo. .mont f:~~~~:ion~:tl."l Campus. Nooo-1 p.m. Free. NIA (Neuromuscular lntegratfve Action). Laurie ~Ac~o:=.e~S:t Krupski, dir., living Well Center. - ·sVolleyMII ~~;.s~i~=~~pus. 7 p .m . Free. Saturday Information, 64S-6llS. OCT-.ologJ ~ ~"t11~~~~ Campus. Noon-1 :30 p .m . flft. ETC T-.ologJ~ Introduction to KTML 212 Capen, Nor1h Campus. 2-3 p .m . Free. ISSS~ =:~r:;;~= 3 ~~~~~~ ~lp.m. ·sswlmmlng Football UB vs. Ohio. UB Stadium, North Campus. 1 p.m . 11 2, 110, 18 and free for students withiD. 6 -a.g-w.c- for more information, .5'ee Class Alumni Arena, North Campus. 5:30-7 p .m . Aerobics pau. For more information, Laurie Krupski, 64S-2837. Tuesday Amh<nt Saxophone Quartet. Sle<o Concert HaW Lobby, Nor1h Campus. Noon. Free. Sponsored by D<p1. of Music. Ufo~ US vs. Ohio. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 1 p .m . Free. Conference on fmmunotogy. ~~lranda, Lecture fndowmenl ~istry and the foster - .·.swtmmlng Immunology Conference First Annual Buffalo . Facultya.dUI ~orlh~~'0::,:~ free. UB vs. Ololo with Alaon. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 1 p .m . Free. 2 Holiday Inn, Grand ~~LE~an - Friday ·· VolloyiMI - UB vs. MM>hal. Alumni Arona, " North C.tmpus. 7 p .m . Free. Pollt:kal Sdeftc:• l..ec.tun Refugee Historians ln.the Winter Driving. Carolyn Har<lin.g. American Automobile Association. 31 Capen, North OlOI"e ~~e~~Mi Campus. Noon. Free. For more lnfonnation, 645-3810. HlrtCM')' l..edure ISSS~ ll~tlngt. ~'%-~=i~~.:.'"l Thomas w. 8urtunan, 6455-47~. You Cannot Do, From Reality Thr Rrpol"ter publb.hes ~Pa~NonhSchooi~Law. Noon-1 p .m. flft. spomor.d by Asian Studies Program and flft. Sponsored by lntemational Student & Scholar Senrices. For l1'lOf'e information, 64s-2258. Concen Hall Office, 64s-2921 . Administratiw: Systems Advisory - d Project (;r- -·New pnwost fa< aQdemic affain and dean of the graduate school Center for Tomomow, ETCT-.ologJ~ School. For """" information, )<an Greta. 64s-62~0 . ~Ca~ 8:30-11:30 a.m. Free. For more infomoa-. Kerri Cabana. ETC T-.ologJ~ & Different Bladoboatd4.10to5.5. 212 Capen, North Campu~ Noon-2 p.m . Free. lntroclucUon to Bladoboatd s.s. 212 Capen, North -- ' Campus. 2""" P·l!'· Free. T_....,~ Tenth~ Celebration. Alan H. ~~..;:.~ auditorium, Room 301, VA ~:!t'~ay~; ~~~Ctnterfor . ~':"r~.z:.eF~ ~t information, 645-6125. ~,;,."!~ ~~~~~ 64s-3S80. Overview~~~~ Life~ center, 1Q.40 f'\.&orton, North Campus. .._.5 p .m . Free. ~SdorKe Eplstemk Boundedness. Andre Kukla, Dept d Mecfal Center. 3:30-6:30 p .m . Forl'1'lQireinforma~ - Lockwood, 862-3788. School of - . . . . Open 8 25 KimbaR Towor, South Campus. ~-6 p.m . flft. }1-sored by School of )ones, 645-379-4. Faculty__, Fall Meeting of the <ncluate Faculty. Kerry S. Gran~ .U - =~co:-u-!~· ETCT--,y~ ~~~~~the ~ 3-4 P""- flft. Ru-Qoolc Student Heolth Center. School of Dental Medidne. 8asement. 5qun Hall South~ 3-S r,;,~~=.-lth Centor, 829-3316. Ufo~ How Can I Find the Tlme? Staff, Academic A<Msement Center. 1Q.4 Norton, North C~ ~-5 p.m. Flft. ~~=-e~~t information, 645-6125. (...._.._,..., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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UB revises exam schedule for spring m Beginning exams right after last day ofclasses will bring semester in line with laW ~SUE WUITOIIII Rtpattrr Editor T HE university will diminatr reading days and hold final exams on the weekend so that · the Spring 2002 semester conforms to statt education law. Calling the calendar snafu "less than a fiasco but more than an irrimtion," Kerry Grant, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the graduate school, told members of the Faculty Senate Executiv. Committee on Oct. 31 that manipulating the exam schedule is the best solution to the problem. The schedule for the Spring 2002 semester as originhlly drawn up by the old university-wide Calendar Conuniftee was only 14 weeks long, inclusive of exams, and failed to meet the 15 ...<ks required by the state. In addition, it also failed to meet the 45 credit hours required bythesmte. Moreover, there~ instructional problems with the cilendar-"faculty in the clusroom reported difficulties,. be said. The abbreviated spring semester resulted because Jan.' I falls on a Tuesday and pushes the Martin Luther King Jr. hptiday-set for the third Monday in January-back a week, noted William Baumer, professor of philooopby who, along with Olarles Fourtner, professor of biological sciences, assisted Grant in revising the calendar. The spring semester traditionally has smrted on the Tuesday after the King holiday. Starting exams immediately.after the last day of classes on Friday, May 3, will "yieed the necessary 15 instructional weeks." said Grant, who was named"calendar mav.n"whcn President William ll Gmner disbanded the Calendar Committee and moved respopsibility for the academic calendar into the ~s Office_ The revised calendar also ~>ring. the nlDllber of credit hours to 44, one shon of the smte requirement, but close enough as not to att:ract any attention, be said." lfs the preferred choice among less-than-ideal solutions." He noted that beginning the semester a week early-<>n Jan: 14, rather than Jan. 22-would require opening residence halls and other facilities to the tune of $200,000$250,000, an additional cost that had not been anticipated. And extending the Semester by a week in May also would incur additional costs associated with keeping facili ties open another week, as well as interfering with comrnenctment. work and research plans, tie added. Manipulating the exam schedule produces "the calendar of least harm," Grant said, pointing out that notifying students in Noveinberthat there will be no reading days in May should give them ample time to schedule study time. Grant said he will'begin tackling a revision of the Spring calendar for future years-UB will face the same situation in Spring 2003 as it does in Spring 2002. Baumer pointed out that the King holiday pushes into the IOunh of January in any year that New Year Day falls on Thesday or Wednesday when the preceding year is a leap year. This year, with t-l<wYcar's Dayf.illing on Monday, the KinghoOdaywas Jan_ 15 and fell during_the third week of the month. In 2003, New Year's Day will &lion ~again pushing the King hoOday, set for Jan_ 21, into the fourth week of the month. ""'* Grant said that starting the ~- ~2 Buchanan named dental school dean By LOIS BAIWI R ICHARD ..,e\·eral adminislrative positions. ment of General Practice, associate dean for academic: affairs. and in terim dean and special consulmnt for . strategic planning of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Buchanan left the University of Texas in 1989 to become executive associate dean of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he spent the next ~ years-the last fiv. as dean. He was named dean ofBaylorCollege of Dentistry in 1996 and serv.d in that position until2000. Buchanan spent the following year as a senior fellow at the Center for Educational Policy and Research of the American Dental Education Assoc.iation in Washington, then returned to Texas A&M to assume his curran position. Early in his career, he serv.d two year.; as dental officer at the U.S. Military Academy and was in pri· These induded chair of the Depart- vate practtce. with the highest recom - Contributing Editor N. Buchanan, director of advanced clinical ·education a&Baylor College of Dentistry, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center in Dallas. has been named dean of the School of Dental Medicine at UB. Buchanan previously serv.d as dean of the college an~ for five years as· dean of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. His appointment is effective Feb. 1, 2002: In announcing Buchanan's appointment, Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi noted that he"isagil\ed educator and dynamic 1eader who will bring extraordinary vision and vigor to the School of Dental Medicine. "He has a strong entrepreneurial spirit," Capaldi added, "and comes mendations from professional peers.. A graduate of the Univ.rsity of TexasAustin, .Buchanan earned a doctorate in dental medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He began his career in academia at Georgetown· University School of Dentistry, where he was an instructor for a year before taking a faculty posilion at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Aptonio. During his 16-year tenure at the University of Texas-San Antonio. he rose to the rank of prof.,.,, and held . / · Buchanan has authored or co- authored 23 abstracts and articles, and has lectured widely. He is a fellow of the American <:ollegrofDenlists and the International <:ollegr of DentistS. and a member of the Southwest Academy of Restorativ. Dentistry and the Omiaon Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society, among other pror.ssional affiliations. Buchanan is a membq of the board t>f directors of Friends of the National Association of Dental ksearch. He serv.d on the Council of Deans and was a member of the House of Delegates of the Arnerican Dental Education Association from 1990-2000 and has chaired several association committees. beginning in 1978. ) He also has held several committee chair.; "ithin the American Dental Association and is a m •ie'\0.-n for the Journal ofDnrtal Educarron. �Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, heads the department's Music Theatre Program. She serves as director and choreographer of the department's productio'n of "Children of Eden," which will open tonight and run through Nov. 18. _. -----... .thctM--.. ..,...., ,.. ___ of_ - ,.-.,.. ...... SepL11 _ _ _ ,....,.,._.,.. ·=__ -.r.::c._ .......,........ . . ____......,..__ ----·af161nlhtC..b_ - . ...,.,...... 01oraa--. SIN-. ..... _Conlp& __ ' ~'lllocNng ....... lnllle .--.SIN...........,_ ~-~-­ ........ ......... .. -IIIIISoallllll C..,_ci_O*ult._ln ~., lheCIIIlll $14bla IIIII S16b,...cao .... Col .._..far __ :=&'.C.*It" --~-...... ..................... ,, .. ......... ........ ..._ .... ~ Now that things are I think all artists have becomekt:mly aWlll'e of just what an important the · outlet w aru are for society. They plot of ·ewwr- of It w.· can be a catharsis or an escape. and become ovm rnon: necassary during such troubled times. On practicallevd, llmowthatsome"prom"Children of Eden" is based on ised" funding for the aru has beerP Middle Eastern creation myths diverted to relief funds. so some common to many religiono. So Aa groups will be shorted financially. One deals with Adam and Eve, Aa Also, due to the tragedy, some funcTwo with Noah and his family, all tions-performances, galas and ·created by and descended from Faspecial ovmts-were cancelled. ther,.who is the only character that "travels" through the whole piece. fected....,_ .... - · Its themes deal with generational -b.tW7 confliCt, free will, forgiveness, unStudents were in shock, of co~; conditional love and hope for the 5ome have family and friends in future. There are many whimsical, New. York City and were desper- humorous and anachronistic moate to make contact, which was ments, as well as touching and dradifficult. When returning to class matic scenes. For students, it has a on Sept. 12, members of the ad- wonderfUl vocal challenge-the vanced jazz class requested to atis beautiful and rich. It also tend the vigil in the St udent has a large cast, with opportunities Union, rather than dance in class. for many onstage performers who It just seemed the right thing to do. must act and dance, as well as creCast members of•Assassins" were ate a myriad of characters, includnot su"' they should perform their ing animals. Design students also controversial show-our first ;on beiqg challenged in II)Ony areas weelu:nd was in<le¢ cancelled, but sin~ it.,is a. ~. pJY!!u~op ~ the show went on 'the next week- unique needs. The message of the a -~ clhla otllulml _.._.MIMILIII>- response.~ "back to normal," I believe that everyone is more 101icitouo of each other and very grateful we have our respective forums of artistic and personal apression. . c-,.......,.,.-.... _ _....,.,..feel b....._. .......... , ____. . ---.-ca-. sco"' end and received warm audience play---:that the future is in our hands and we can choose to "drop the knife and stop w hating"-U thought-pi'OYOking and oalient in our present time. ---..... .. ... _,......,,_.._ ·· "Cedlpel," ......... - ·~of-.· ·­ .., Stopheot Sdlw..u,- _,_to .. _ l believe his material is very "friendly" to the.educational theater. His music is ac:ces51ble and at~to youngpeoplc,hisscripu all require lOme sort of improvisation and aeation in the enoem.ble of individual characters, and the numbers (meaning cast siu) are malleable and lend themselves wdl to lq,ansion or reduction. -.·,. ....... . .u . - .,dMoolng . 7 I try to exp'ose them to different types of shows over their four-year tenure here. I try to find challenges in each piece-sometimes it may be in the music or dance, sometimes in the teXt. I look for pieces that will get numerous students up on the stage to practice their craft. .··--..........,_...,....__ ....., 11MIIfAin--lo Weare~~~Gmpfficial class this year. That first class has seven majors. and we now are at· 40muSictheatrema~ an apansioror four years. Lut year, we auditioned •pproximatdy 65 ltudenu for 12 slots·. The students are extremely gifted, hard-wodcing and enthuoiastic. Last season's productiono of"Nine" and •AJsassiru" were well-receMd by the university communif:Y, as well IS members of Buffalo's professional theater community. Many new courses specific to musical theater have been devdoped over the past four yean. We arc, of course, constantly seeking the r<SOurces necessary to maintain a quality program and service our students. y- racentiJ _., :-....1 ----·- of--. ..,-~-· c-.-, as pwt ,... - .......-....r I was, of course, extmnely ftattered to be included in such a stellar group of artists and women. The work of the dancers and the choreographers was spectacular. Since I have this forum, I especially would like to thank Tom Ralahate (assistant · professor of theatre and dance) fo~his rerpart,.ble work in conceiving.iiO<IplanningthisovmL All of w honorees were truly "blown away" by theeoperience. ................ 11!..0 a.71U, ...... , ~ ... •--•••nrua. _...,..._ ......... .....,c...,.. ....... ____ ............__ .... 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"l~s a very open process,• he said ert Arkeilpanc, di=tor o( athletics. Arkeilpane briefed senators on the of the certification process, noting NCAA Division I artification proass that if he had not been invited to attend this FSEC meeting, he would that UB cum'ntly is going through. Arkrilpane likened the certification process to the Middle States accreditation review that the UB aca· demi~ program also is undergoing. All Division I programs undergo the ~ertification proc.ess every 10 years, be said, calling it a "very bighprofiJe, institution -wide effort." Barbara Ricotta, associate vice president for student affitirs and dean of students. chairs the steering com: ::s mittee, be said, adding that there are ;a four subco,runittees looking at fiscal ~ integrity, academic integrity, governance and rules compliance, and equity, welfart and sportSmanship. The process offers a"tremendous opportunity for us to takt a good hard look at our program, identify areas where deficiencies exist, and have approached the group himself gives us an opportunity to address to brief it on the certification process, those and correct them accordingly," Arkeilpane also noted there is a Arkeilpane said. page on the Division of Athletics It offers a chance as well "to Web site, www.ubathletks.bufpound our chests a little bit" about f.:O.edu/ certiflaotlon/, that offers the good things that have been hap- details on th~ process. "We will conpening in the program, he said. tinue to update the campus comThis process of self-study will run munity on the progress of the enthrough the end of the summer and tire effort," he said. In hi; presentation to the FSEC, into the early Fall2002. he said. with Arkrilpane also addressed a recent story published in USA Today, which was picked up by other media outlets, about possible changes in legislation govmUng makeup of Division 1-A. He said that the NCAA is looking at imposing six more criteria that schootswould have to~ to main- w "@ainsti-A-Ievdoppon<ntucheduled in UBstadium-UBhasfuurthrougb its onembersbipin the Mid-American Confmnce,tmd will~ the required five when it brings in 5liCh schools as Syracuse, Temple, Ruq;ers and Connecticut in """coming years. One area in question islltmdance, he said. The NCAA may require an average attendance of 15,000. After three games this '1"11'• UB is averaging more than that, but attendance likdy will slide once the cold weather sets in this month, he noted. . "But we are not far off the mark we have to be on," he said, adding that mol'< effort will be put into markrting the team.. "The bottom line is that these criteria that are being proposed will inevitably look different by the time it's passed .. -at the earliest by tain status at the Division 1-A leveL "I'm happy to report that in five of the six areas, we a~ very, very strong,• he said. Among those proposed criteria, Arkeilpane said UB comes in above the likdy requllbnents in the number of sports sponsored-US has 20. NCAA wants 16; in the number of grants-in-aidawardedacroostheprogram, and in the number cJ( games 2004-:-and "we're in pretty good shape right now as an institution at meeting these particular criteria." Also as part of the athletics presentation, f.dwpd Michael,directo; of recreation and intramurals. brided senators on the various programs offered by the department: He alsp put in a plug for a standalone recreation facility that is being considered a5 part of the l..ce Rnad project. Michael pointed out that many of UB's peer institutions have such a facility, which would help in the recruitment and retention ofboth students and faculty and staff. �..... l211fMJ3.1t.ll Rep: .._ BrieQ Grantsmanship workshops Eil planned for faculty members· A series of WO<Iuhop• dalgfMCI for faculty members wbo want to learn the "ins and outs" of applying for National Institutes for Health grants will be presented this month by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The workshops, which will be in lecture formal with time devoted . to questions and answers. will focus on a different topic 9'=h week. The kvel of discussion will~ from the very basic, "Wh'{t is NIH?" to the more complex, " How much do you get in Ph..., II of an SBIR, venus an S1JR?" All sessions will be conducted from an •insider's" pehpeclive. The same lecture will be given twice each week-on the North Dmpus from 7:30-9:30 a.m. on Mondays, beginning Nov. 5 and running. through Nov. 26 in 200-G Baldy Hall, and on the South Campus from 4-6 p.m . on Thursdays. beginning today and running through Nov. 29 (except for Thanksgiving) in the Lippschutz Room, 125 Biomedical Education Building. Participants can attend at either location. Registration is not required. The lectures are open to all faculty, professional staff, students and fellows. The agenda for the workshops: • Week I: Overview of Workshops: Deconstructing the NIH as an Agency; Contacting NIH-Who, How and When • Week 2:Grant Mechanisms: Career, Training and Research Grant Mechanisms; Supplementsj Success Rates Revealed • Week"3: ·How to Write a Winning Proposal, Part 1: The Idea, Collaborations, Pilot Qata and Background/Progress Report. Since this is Thanksgiving week. this lecture will be held only on Monday on the orth Cam.pus. • Week4: How to Write a Winning Proposal, Part II: Specific Aims Page, the Resea rch Plan, the Budget The sc.ries will culminate on Dec. 5 with mock stUdy sessions 10 be conducted by NIH scientific review administrators who will Oy in from NIH headquaners in Bethesda, Md., specifically for the event. The sessions, which Will review proposals from three different disciplinary areas ranging from "cdls to o;ociety,"will be held from noon to 5 ~cientists study effects of Ritalin By LOIS IIAlWI Contributing Editor C IENTISTS at UB have shown that the drug methylphenidate, ' th t generic form of Ritafin; ~ith' physicians have considered to have only short-term effects, appears to ini tiate changes in brain function that S i(s not quite as simple as a shortacting drug,".Baizer said. "We need to look at it more closely. She added: "Ritalin does appear to O.safewhen Us<d proi>efly,butit 'IS siiDimpoifailtlbiskVIhM:11!s116ing in the brain~ · Previous work in other laboratories has shown that high doses of am- remain after the therapeutic c.ffects phetam.ine and cocaine switch on have dissipated. The changes appear to be similar tothosethatoccurwithotherstimulantdrugs,suchasamphetamineand cocaiJie, said Joan Baizer, professor of physiology and certaingenescalled"immediateearly ienes" in particular brain cdls and that this action causes changes in some aspects of nerve cdl function.Oneofthosegenesiscalled the drug at a time during the rat's 24- hour cycle that would simulate thetimingofachild's dose.Another group received just sweetened milk. After 90 mi.nutes;theoptimal time for~'fos"crmop1f!t11tin briifi crlls, the bi:ain< of both groups were analyzed for the preSella of c-fos. Results showed there won many more neurons with c-fos activity in the brains of rats given methylpbenidate, particularly in the striatum, Baize< said, than ,....... in the brains of control rats: Rats re- > biophysics and senior au - cciviog no treat - thor of the study. Result s of the re search will be presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuro scieQce. men and sacrificed af- tivity, suggesting that . some of the "Oinic i a n s c-fils activity consider Ritalin to be short-acting,'" said Baizer. "When the active dose has worked its way through the system, they consider it 'all gone.' Our research with gene expression in an animaiii)Oddsuggests that it has the potential for causing long-lasting changes in brain-all structure and function~ Ritalin is the drug of choice for the treatment of attention . deficit disorder in children. Baize< stated, however, that while the neuronal changes are similar to those seen with cocaine and other psychoactive drugs, it does not seem t "c-foo." ~and cocaine both cause c-fils activity in the striatum,a brain structure important tOr both movement and motivation, and tbe pt.sence ofc-IDsictivity there has ~implicated in the mechanism of addiction, Baizer said. Tbe rosean:bm wanted to see if methylphenidate cauSed.c-fils activation in tbe same parts of the brain, and at the same levels, as the other drugs. Using young rats as an animal model, they gave one grqup sweetened milk containing a .-datiVely high dose of methylphertidate (20 mg/kg). Considering tbe differene<s in metabolism between rats and hu- that methyiRhenidate in very low doses, as used therapeutically, produces much potential for drug abuse. "Children haV< been given Ritalin mans, this is comparable approximately to a dose on the high end of daily for many yt~. and it is extreme!)' effective and beneficial, but the range that is used therapeuti cally,Baiu:rsaid. Theyadministcred p:m. in a location to be announced. Pre-registration is required for the mock study sections. Seating is limited; therefore only facult)'>may attend. Anyone interested in participating in the mook study sessions may contact Joseph Cusker at 645-332 1 or cus~ch.buffalo.edu ro·pre-reslste~ .. . . . Updates and additional informa.tion will be posted at - -...........,h.buff81o.edu/evenb. Graduate Student Association to present mini-~ festival . COr-• St- T1te A..ocl•tlon wll present a Fall Mini-Film Festival at 7 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. "Canticle of the Stones" will be screened today and "Bossa Nova" will be shown tomorrow. .. Canticle of the Stones.. tells the story of how two Palestinians overcome difficulties to find true love. Recipe for Suc:c:ess UB's Campaign for the Community is related to moving around in the ~cage and not a pure drug~­ feet "These dati do suggest that there are effectsofRitalli.on cell function that outlast the short term and we should sort that out," Baizer said. "1'bere is no indication of tolerance, but we haVe no idea if there is adaptation to the effects." One next step. she said. is to use miaoarray tecbnology to see what other genes are turned on in response to shon and long-term Ritalin use. Additional researchers on th e study were Ashley Acheson, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology; Alexis Thompson, a research scientist at the Res;earch In stitUte on Addictions, and Mark B. Krista!. professor of psychology. • ·aossa Nova,.. set in Rio de Janerio, is a funny, fed-good film about being in love. · A reception will be held before the saeening. For more information, con tad the GSA at 645-2960. / • �Four fKulty members offer perspectiVes on Issues surrounding. Sept. 11 terrorist dtacks B RIEFLY Differing understanding fuels C<?hflict . Comect.n to pa:torm . ....,_.. ,...... ·•-alh """*'1 .-tho 5coa~ _.,._....., -lnh!W. ... -··p.m. ll)r!'A~DOHOVAH notingthatthereisnoequivalentin Islam to the Roman Catholic pope F anything was dear from a ortheAnglicanAn:hbishopofCandiscussion of the terrorist at- terbury. He pointed out, h~. tacks of Sept. II held Thurs- that a number of Grand Muftis from day in the UB Law School, it several nationshaveoondcmned the was that nothing is dear at all-not ii:Qaedaattadcs,andhavedeclared Americans' understanding of the that the perpetrators are "not true J.slamic world and vice versa. nor the Muslims." likely outcome of this dispute. Duchesne, a citizen ofCanada. of· In fact, each of the four faculty Cered a summary of the current stapanelists noted in various argu- tus of this new "war" ui which, be ments that it is the vast differeilces said, "nothingFms to be~ right in our understanding of one for the U.S. and its allies." On one other that provoked and fuels tho hand, he noted, the Taliban has battle in Afghanistan and lw engen- pn!YI'l111'10re resilient than expected dered e:rtttme anxiety in allies on Even efforts to develop a broadb...,d, post-Taliban government both sides. About 150 penons gathered in were struck a blow when Taliban 112 O'Brian Hall to hear the faculty forus captured and ~a chief members address aspects of the opposition leader. American oonflict with the forces of On the other band, Duchesne said Osama bin Laden in AfgMnistan. that the Pakistani government lw The discussion, which at times .,;.. thus f.ar managed to bold linn ag;aiDst contentious, ranged from observa- pro-Talibangroupsinitsownnatfn. tions about the attitude of most despite strong protests. But, be said. Muslims in the Unit"!l States and a worried mood prevails in Russia abroad toward post-Sept. II events and across Europe, in Saudi Arabia to a historical assessment of the role and jordan, among the U.S. citiunry, of Islamic fundamentalists in south and among the "tallting heads" in the media who warn against a n =central Asia. It addressed cognitive dissonance bation of the oonflict. between percq>tionsofthesecvents · Duchesne said, however, that the and the ategories traditionally used U.S.bas maintllinedfromthebeginto describe them, and the outcomes ning that this was not going to be a expected by both the Western alli- short oonfiict, nor one tha! is easy ance and the terrorist group al- to win. "This is no time for the U.S. to Qaeda and related anti -American turn to isolationism, even as the Muslim fundamentalists. prospect of a short oonfiict in AfThe panel was m ade JIP of Michael Frisch. professor of history ghanistan =edes," he said. "'We are at a critical tum in our and a senior research schol~r. Erick Contributing Edrtor -..... _ ...............,.... Now. 16in . . . . . . . . . - l n 1heC...IDriM-anlhe ....... '-.......... ~ ........ '*.......... ............. _., ... ,........ ... _... ___ ,_,'*,_ -.~~~~--tho .......,..,...""" CGIJtthll ...... ,.ody" ........... IW!I . . . . . but ,.. .......... mno!t- --1110,_.,..._ thollldr. . . . . . _ . _ anCICIIIIICIS ..... ....,_ __... ... _,......, ,.... "' . ,..., ...,. ... ~c.ml ~--· --teo's"lbeiMty ---tho• thoCMsOIIC.W~-. is--bytho....,.... ril!l--·~-7 ___ ..,ua._m. FM,Ihe_N*._Ii· ...Wmoynotbe_......lor . )'<Uigor- Ticlzu lor 5coa Thampoon - S21 lor lho ~public andSI61o<UIIIUdonts,ond --ltom-to6 p.m. Tuesdoy through Ffic!oy in the CFA bole oftlce and at ol T-locatlons. fo<mcn~c.all 645-AATS. Charlie Hunter Quartet to perfonn The Cenb!r for lho Ms will pre<nt an ...oog with tho Charlo HIM1terQuanel at8 p.m. Nov. 171n the Moin<tago theater of the CFA on the North Campus. Media sporuo< for the concert is WBFO 88.7· FM, US's Na· ~ tiona! Public Radio affrllat<. Returning to UB by popular demand for the third consec.u~ year, Charlie Hunb!r plays a unique, eight-string guitar that allows him to cover deep, rich bass lines with ;occom. • panlment ond ~~ melody lines - - . s l y In a synthesis of jazz. fusion, fool<. blues and rod<. Reocl1lng • very O<Jdi. once, -continueS to ... plore - he ails "lmproYiso- . music." ex· ponding the pileUe and reach of jazz to • ,__..;on. ~pop He ... _inthe MairuQge with congo plojoe< Chris Lowjoy. clrulm. Stephen Chapok ond -.phonist John Ells. tho~ been tDgOiher l o r - - . yeo<, ond hos plo)'ed 200 l1d<ets lor Charlo Hunter Quartet..., S16.SO for lho gen.,., public for U8 students, .....nable"""' noon to 6 p.m. Thesdoy througl1 Friday In the CFA bole office and ... tho and,,. and .. at aU Tteketma.ster loc:ltions. For rTlOf'e ~formation uU 645-AATS. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job Hstings for professional, ~ search, foculty and eMf ..,. competltM! and vlc~th non<~itive--posilions be accessed via the c.an Human Re-- 50Urces SeMc.es Web site at <http://www.............buff. •lo.edu/ hn/ YKMteies/ >. \ · I .m- contributed to the fall of the U.S.S.R., Qazi said, and Americans need to undemand that Muslims everywhere~ that they played a significant role in the demise of the "evil empire." · Notingthe"oolcllhoulder"lllrlled by the U.S. mward Afsbanistan and its longtime aDy, Paldstan. following the defeat of Soviet ron:.., Qazi said that the 1arJ!e number of U.S. ..OCtionsag;ainstl"'kiss3n"resultcdinthe 1311 of the fortunes of that nationthe seoond-Jarsest Muslim nation in the wo~ as the U.S. again pursu<s the CIOWltry as an aDy. "So, you see that there is n:sentment in some quarters,"Qazi said. The U.S. armed them, weloomed them with open arms and sup ported their regime, he said. until they impooed their peculiarly rigid fonnoflslamontheAfgbanipopulation and began to harbor and support Osama bin Laden and his alQaeda The Tahban turned its own people against it and in supporting bin Laden's previous violent attacks on U.S. citizens, isolated itself from most of the Islamic world. . Frisch noted that "weall tumbled """' the edge together o n Sept. II and it is very. helpful .to put these evenl$inpenpectM." Hewmtonto discuss the fact that our oonfuslon and <fisbelief is a result of"cognitive: dissonanc:r" that we can resolve by =ising the categories we use to de- sciibe what "happened. or revising our perceptions of what happene<l to fit into the existing "war~category. Duschene, assistant professor of war against terrorism,.. he said,..and He said we have too readil y adopted the metaphor of-war,"'with political sc.ience; O thman Shibly, assislant professor of periodontics and endodontics, a native of Syria and a member of the local Muslim community, and Khalid Qazi, clini· U.S. narrowness of vision and pro· motion of immediate self-interest is not useful foritsdefeat. The governmen! must persuade us that even if it takes a long time, defeat of l<.Trorism is worth fighting for." Qaziexplained the role ofPakistan in this. crisis and reviewed 25 years of Afghani history, beginning with the seizure of power by the Afghanistan Communist Party in 1978 that he said formed the roots of"this bloody dispute that bas !iing, beoome anaspectofdailylifeinAfghanistan." Notingtheshortnessofourcolkcti"' historic memory, be pointed out that R,onald Reagan oncr called the Mujahad= "the moral equivalent of the founding fathers of America.• Their rout of the Russian forces our flags, patriotism and chants of ' USA! USA! ' as if we can put this new situation into those categories fam iliar from our past. "The left, on the other hand. has tried to fit what happened into other categories," he said, "representing it as a logical result of American foreignpolicyandthehegemonyofthe oil companies. " But noneoftheseategoriesoon· solesusbecausenonespeaktotheterrible sens< of vulner.ibility proYOia:d by.the events of SepL 11 and aliawards," be said. "Nor <kl the categories previously used in the J.slamic world fit anymore. First, there was denial thatthiswasan act by Muslims, then the finger ofblame was pointed at the jews, then came an allmlpt to cal associate professor of medicine, a native o f Kashmir and president of the local chapter of the American Muslim Council. Shibly noted that there is confu · sion among Americans as to the precise nature of the Islamic respo~ to the attacks by ai-Qaeda. which has led some to assume that this behavio; was--a nd is somehow sanctioned by-the larger Islamic community, which it is not. "It is important to remember that Islam does not speak with one: voice with regard to such things," he said, fr.omethlsinr..:msofU.S.poticy:" Frisch .aid the UA;. rosporue, t.owe.er undenwldahle, lw been catutropbic. " It is theddusionof the tmorists thattheyareinaClClO<i>icwarwiththe llnitMStata,"besaid. "Wearefeed- ingiG.t delusioQ. OurQIJTC!Ilt policy baS'sent us, however agonizingly, down the war slope. ag;aiDst not the specific,..,_ 'groupo responsible, but ag;aiDst peoples and nations." Somebow,besaid, we must"dnw a circle around tiehaviors that all nations must proscribe. This has taught us that we are in the world, not in an ivory..,_,. "WecannotsimplybOidthat'you ...., either with us or against us;' we need to~ the world in a battlt against terrot:ism," Frisch said, "We need to find woys to engage amftict without murdering one another. We need a oew YOabulary and a newoonaptualfr.uneworkto8"1us out of this way of thinking." The pandists then addressed the question of what the terrorists want and what they acwmplished. Shibly pointed out that Muslims abroadhaven.,ryjaundic:l!dunderstanding of American• and that whm his children told other childim in the Middle East bowbeautiful America is, they wm: mocl<ed and told they'd been biainwasbed. "As a young man in Ld>anon and Syria, we all loved America and all its culture; Shibly said, "'but we thought America was an arrogant oountry. So whm I came he,., I was shocked at all the help and the friendliness of the American people. I wish the rest of the world under· stood our values here-the values Americans hold." Shibly said that Americans, too, need to Understand the people of the Middle East, who do notcornpr<bend our point of view or our military responsetotheattacksofSepL II. "Even though they may disapprove of the Tahban and bin Ladin, they are seeing civilians-women andchildren-lcilledintheirbomes every day. Tha~s what they see on television; Shibly said . "'Stop bombingourhomes!'- that's what they say. Their perspective is very different from oun in America and they react out of that perspective. W. should know this and understand the oonsequen=.that resu!L" Tiger Sl<ull . Kevin Hulme, a research a~iate at the New Yor1< State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII), projects an image of a sabre-tooth tiger skull as part of a demonstration of NYSCEDII's capabilitie$ during the Digital Summit held last week in the Center for the Arts. �UB joins Lakes fish stUdy New effort to study effects on kids ofeating polluted fish . , LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Editor H E Toxicology ~ch Center will receive $1.3 million over the nat five years as a participant in a T new six-111C1Jlberchildren's environmental health research centtr formed to study the effects of eatingJarsequantitiesofoontaminated Great Lakes fish on Laotian and Hmong refugees. The pmject, called the Fox River Environmental and Diet Study, or FRIENDS, is cmtered at the Universi ty of Illinois a t Urbana ChamPaign. The Fox River, which cuts through G...., Bay, is one of the most heavily PCB-coqtaminated sites in the Great Lakes ·Basin aod the single largest source of PCBs entering !..aU Michigan. Fish from the Fax River and lake Michigan makeup an important part of the diet of the two rofugee groups being~. Researcher.; will look at thedfectofeating fish from these con- taminated sowt:eSon the motor.sensory and mental d<vclopment of the n:fugees' childn:n. The project also will involveeducatingthecommunitieson safe fishing sites, types of fish and · Kostyniak said. Kostyniak and rolleagues have been conducting research for the past I 0 years on the health effects cology facility for the •!udr· Pal!l · associatedwitheatingl..aUOntario Kootyniak,di=torofthea:nter,will fish, which pro'~\<~< a source of enbead the analytical core project. vironmental exposure to PCBs and ·James Olson, professor of phanna- other persistent contaminants. nus cology and toxicology, and Richard ongoing study is investigating a coFit7patriclc.laboratorydir.aorofthe hort of people and their spouses TaxicologyRtsean:hCenter,alsowill who fish regularly in !..aU Ontario. play principal roles in the project. A related studybyOisQn ar!d rolThe cmter will perform exposure leagues at the New York Stitt Deassessment studies for the project partmentofHealthandtheDepartdesigned to determine the risks as- ment of Environmental Conservasoaated with environmental expo- tion is using a sensitive bioassay syssures to PC&. pesticides and meth- tom to screen for dioxin-liio. oomylmeratry. TedutiqU<S used at the pounds in G~t Lakes fish. anlet" permit researchers to meaThe cmter specializes in inV<StisurelevelsofspecificPCBrolljiODO'S gating the toxicity and mechanism at part-per-billion levels in human of aaion of metals, PC&. diOOns, serum samples. said Kostynial<. pcstlcides and metabolites. and in Center researchers also will study developing new biomarker> of the role PCB metlbolitts-sub- chemi<al e:>cpOSUR. individual susstances formed as PCBs breakdown aptibility and biologia.l effects. in the body-play in pmducing ad- . The UniVersity of Dlinois at Chi..,.. effects. "The results of these cago, Michigan Stitt University, the studies will be useful to any Stitt or New York State Department of federal agency respollSible for >ef- Health and the University of Texas ling standards for human exposures Health Sdepce Center also are prqlQt3lion m<tbods. The Toncology Rtsean:h Cen!et" will serve ai the core analytiaJ toxi- to environmental contaminants," members of the new consortium. T HE Office of Interna tional Education will host a wec:~- long slate of activities, beginning Monday, dedicated to highlighting the imponance of international education and rhe role of cultural exchange as part of the academic experience. " International Education Week raises awareness on campus about international issues. International students and scholars bri ng a richness and cultural diversity to o ur campus," said Timothy Rutenber, associa te vice-provost for interna- tional education. Among the hightights: Monday-Study Abroad Day • Noon- I p.m., "Cuba: Down on the Gro und/' a summer study abroad multimedia presentation, Student Union Social Hall • 2-3 p.m., "Study Abroad Roundtable: Past Participants Discuss," Student Union Theatre Tuesday~Peace Corps Day • I-2 p.m., The Peace Corps Experience: Still Experiencing It," former UB Peace Corps volunteers, 145A Student Union • 2-3 p.m., "Mali: A Cul ture of Laughter; a Prople of Peace,• Mary Kay Jou, Peaa Corps volunteer in Mali, 145A Student Union • 3-4 p .m" " Life in a Cameroonian Border Town: Oil Tankers, Classrooms and Refugees," Ellen Dussourd, director of ln!et"national Student and Scholar Seivices and a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, 14SA Student Union Nov. 15-Fulbright Day " Whntever the Ameri<ans art proud of-whakvfr they coruider to be particubuly good, w.efu~ brilliant or characteristic of themselwts "' their climate, they designate, half in j<Jt thoug}t saucely half in tarnest, as an "institution. • Thw, them.,;,., of George Washington ... is an institution; the Falls of Niagara art an institution; the Plymouth Rock, on which the Pilgrim Fathers first set foo~ is gl institution ... ; "Sweet potatoes" are an institution, and Pumpkin (/Jr Punkin) pie is an institution; .. . squash is an institution; Bunker Kdl U an institution; and the firtmen of Ne-w York a;t a grul institution."' -Life and Liberty in America by Charles Mad:tzy. pubwlted 1859 TIM tllf'I'Oftru wiM ltnlck- Sept. 11 must have fortseen aU the misery, hardship and anguish that their acts would cause-but it is unliio.ly that they ever thought their evil actions also would generate so many astonishing acts of heroism and virtue-courageous aCts carried out most often by the men and women wearing the uniforms of police, firefightt.rs and emergency medical technicians. More than 340 New York City firefighte.-. and paramedics lost tl\eir lives when the World Trade Center tower$ collapsed. A memorial to those who made the ultimate sacrifice can be found at the Fire Department of the City of New York Web site <-.d.nyc.ny.us/html/fdny/html/~htJnl>. The Unofficial Home. Page of FDNY <-nJfd.c-/ > provides pictures at "g10und zero" of the World Trade Center disaster, as well as information on the history o(fire departments in the New York City a rea. The site also provides a link to the Uniformed Fildighter's Assoeiation <http:/ /ufaloc•l94.org/wldowa _chlldrens_fund / wlclows_chHdreno_cloftatlons.html> for anyone wishing to make a donation to the UFA Widows & Children's Fund. Most people don't realize it, but !here are almost 300 fire museums in the United States and Canada. The mu.stums rangr ln si.u large, well -funded, first -class institutions. A slate-by-state directory of all the fire museums ln America and an international di~ctory of • 1-2:30 p.m., " Fulbrighters Abroad: An Alumni Roundtable," Marybeth Boger,graduatt student in rhe Graduate School of Education and a. Fulbright scholar in Germany; Stophen G. I)unnet1. vice piQVOSt for int~rnational EiJ from the one-room .. museums· ·located in firehouse basements to International week scheduled BY DONNA LOHGEHECIWI Report~r Assistant Editor Firefighters and firehouses subject of Web sites · education and a Fulbright scholar in Japan, and Judy Scales-Trent, professor of law and a Fulbright scholar in Senegal. • 8 p.m., Distinguished Speaker Series, Madeleine Albright, tormer secretary of state, Alumni-Arena Nov. !6-Fulbright Day fire museums in Canada and around the world can be found at the Fire Museum Network <www.flremuseumnetwork.org> . . fi~ehou.se.Com <www.flrehouse.com>-the online edition of Firehouse Magazine-is devo ted exdwiv~ly to fire services. Its pri- mary audi ence is Ame rica's 1.5 million paid and volunteer firdighters. The .site's broad scope reaches into the firehouse, en compassing all echelons fTom the fi~ chief on down to the first year firefighter, from paramedics to training officers-it even in· eludes information for the firc .buff. Firdlouse.Com also has exten· sive coverage of the 9-ll tragedy, including links to audio. video and photo resources. -C.tmma ~VInney and Don Hartman, Univmity Ubrarie:s • 10 a.m.-4 p.m., uTaste of Asia," Student Union Lobby • 2-3 p.m., " Visiting Fulbright Scholars: Perspectives on the 145A Student Union u.s.; For more information,contact the Office of Inlet"Dational Student and Scholar Services, at 645-2258. Drum Circle Participants in the Namaste open drum circle get into the groove Oct. 31 during the circle's weekly get-together. The group meets from 5:30-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday in 222 Student Union, North Campus. BrieD Ev:idence-based health care the focus of conference T~rnorrow, H a ~onference about evidence-based health care, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. IS in the University Inn and Conference Center, North Forest Road, Getzville. The primary goal of evidence-based health care is to make conscientious and judicious ~ of current best evidence in the deci · sion-making process regarding the care of patients. Combining in· dividual clinical expertise with the most current and best available external clini~ evidenct: from systematic research, it is a system· wide approach that seeks the involvement of all professions associ· ated with health care. The program will focus on evidence-based health care as an important movement in improving the quality of health care, and will bring together faculry in the health professions and librarians to discuss strategies fot teaching evidence-based health care principles. The goal is to insure that faculty and students in the health professions apply EBHC principles in clinical practice and adopt its methods. Speakers fTom McMaster UniVersity in Hamilton, Ontario, will share their coll.e ctivc experience and knowledge based on that school's outstanding EBHC p rograms. A panel of faculty and librar- · ians from the UB health scie.nces schools wiJJ rela'te their experi· ences in integrating EBHC into their teaching. · The conference is spo~sored by rhe Health Sciences Library and the schools of Health-Rela ted Professions, Medicine a nd Biomedical Sciences, arld Nursing. Additional support_ was provide~ by the Friends of the Health Sciences Library, the Department of Famil}' Medicine and the Western New York Library Resources Co uncil Hosp ital Librar}• Services Program. Co ntinuing education credi ts through the various schools reprt• sentcd at the conference are available. For more information, contact Heather Munger at 819·3900, ext. 110, or < hm.unger@acsu.buffalo.edu >. "'Teaching fOr �..... . - .................. I~UDOS -..,.., _........,.,......, ....... ..........,.,. ....... . . · Work r•nges from lnst..llng' new furniture -t o equipping more rooms· with technology Classroom improvements c6ntinue _ m . "" ....................... T .................,.,. ..... .............. .......................... _... __ _ ~-. -~ ... Dow- ,_ANI)I* . . . . . . . - . erain . . £ to ••• __ lho._, ............. .....-~ ~. .., ...,..,..._~ ond ........... .,.,._,. ·-~!"'-"-..,... ............,_ ---- - o n d ......... . . . - lng. ond o ............. .. -.g .. _ . . _ . , ... lionol Guitar- ond can.,.- titlon, !Jelng heldlodoy "-9> 5un<loY .. friU Caloge. _,. J• .._ prolesoo< ond interim chW of ... Deporuner>t of Antstheslology, hos been installed .. presiclont of the Now .... Sodoly o f - ologl5ts. As hod of NYSSA, IbN leads • community of ap- von.~ proximately 3,000 oneslhesiologists In New Yori< s..... and wortu closely with the national S'ocioty of Anestheslologists.' ...... _ . . . _ . hod men's boskelboll cooch, roantly wos honored by ... Boys & Girls Club of 8ullolo for p.-oold- ingseM<es to -1""'1* --has_......__prcfts- from~_....... _., sodlllnd fomly Ql;ur-. " Boys & Girls Club ........... ICIMeln theaogoniDIIon-.ghoul his ~-­ set, .,.._ engiN8Ing. portldpoled In ... - ~ ol &tglr-.tng't-.. tiers ol ~ s,mpaoium. lho poogrom. .. - - doy..-.g held ill~ """pnMdls .. ~lor thoirarwn, to...., c;utting-edgo ciiMiopo..,OIS In ..-.ding~eor!Yin ------ of theftby~- WOlle and the now opprooches ond techniques across fields. s-11 llll&ln. SUNY Dbtinguished . Professor in the Doportrnent ol -and Donee, ond lllncent "*" _,_In Cloollal- O'Nolll, chW ol the deport- the lrllh C.....-y's ~ or -no.-.· Eloln ~ lnd O'-. - ­ ~ond -- . . . ............ . ............. ...... l.ellas- i)cWo ... -.one~ . ..,.....,. toleploane- for --- ~ the olspoc.e lllporUI-.,._ publtlo olllo!ten -They must .. by 9 a.m. Mondoy to . . conside.-.d for publication In !hot weel<'s Issue. The llqx>trer p!<len lhot·lttton .. - electronically •• <~>. .,. SUE WllnCIIEJI trally scheduled classrooms. And technology classrooms with mon than IOOseatihavebeenequipped with wireless mice-a device akin information into· a database that will makt it easier to keep trado. of HE uni versity sptnt classroom conditions and take care nearly $800,000 during of any problenu that may occur, the past year in its con- to a remote control that allows fac· says Sharon My~rs, director of tinuing effort to dean ulty mtrnbers to roam" around a scheduling in the Offia of Records · up, refurbish and modernizt its classroom but still be able, for in - and Rqpstration and a member of stance, tO change a slid~ in a the steering committee. teaching space.· Mark Greenfield, Web dt-vdopThe work has run from the vt1'y PowerPoint presentation without basic-providing nice funtiture in having to return to the computer. ment 0113ll3j!<l' and a member of the He notes that technology equip- steering committee, says tbe univerclas.orooms---to the more sophisticated-equipping more classrooms ment bas a life cycle of only alxiut sity is trying to become more prowith technology, says Sean Sullivan, four years, and thpefiire mus.t be active on classroom issues, rather via provost for enrollment and maintained continuaily. Th~ uni · than reactiv<. Instead of having a planning, and chair of the Class- versity spent $250,000 replacing fuculty member call and complain equipment in itS es:isting inven- about a light being out for two room Steering Committee. The results, he ~ys. have met tory of technology rooms, on top · mont:los, "we're going to be a 'little bit more proacwith ..great success." tive and try to Adds Joseph Zambon, professor identify these of periodontics and endodontics, problems ahead chair of the Faculty Senate Classof time," he says. room Quality and Attributes The inventory Committee, and a member of the · of class rooms Classroom Stee ring Committee: will help the " People's attitude seems to be that steering com· all of these are real positive th.ipgs ; mitttt in plan· that we've done."" · . i ning foFihe fuAmong the work done in the ~ ture, Sullivan lates t round of classroom im says. " It will · provements: • ~ -._....::>..._.L..___.______.:;;::,. identify where • All extraneous material-in- ... UB .,_. -.out $100,000 last.,.., 1ft Its continuing we have quality eluding broken furnishings and effort to NfurWsh .nc1 modernize classrooms on problems and additional chairs and deskr--'have both South._..._ will give us inbeen removed from classroonis. • Additional chalkboards and of building the six new rooms. he formation that then will allow for quick reaction and recommenda135 lecterns and 320 new desk.s points out. The university also has hired tions for improvements," he adds. have been installed in classrooms. The sttering committee also has • Video cabinets containing a two student classroom auditors to television monitor and VCR have check for condition and utilization · been monitoring iu: Web site on been added to 12 classrooms, en- problems in the- classrooms. WWe classroom issue!\.!, ~~~<;I~~ suring they have a·baSit'fe~eJ of W.'iit')P ~·~)!Ii'f11irtt-~~~:"if" Greenfield calls compreBeristV., schedule a classroom, it's actually one-stop shopping for any infortechnology. • Six medium -sized classrooms used," Sullivan says, adding that mation about classrooms." The site features a wealth of in were eguipped with educational the auditors wiU provide for an technology, which includes the ad - "early warning"" system, spotting formation about classroom issues, dition of yideo cabinet$, video such problems in the classrooms including the steeril'og cominittee's as broken tights and fUrniture, and recommenda'tions· for 'classroom prOjectors and visualizers. UB has been adding to its tech- contacting the appropriate per· and technology improvements, ti m elines for improvement nology·class room inventory all sons to remedy the problems. Moreover, they11 conduct a com· projects, an overview of the clas.oalo ng, Sullivan says, noting that room planning process, an over· plete inventory of the classroomsabout SO classrooms now are how they look "from the floor to view of the scheduling process, an equipped with technologyslightly less than half of all the cen- the ceiling"-and will input the inventory of physical and techniRq>orWEditor 6 the-- cal attributes of tbe antrally ocheduled clas.orooms and information about tbe technology classrooms. Gremfidd no,ted that a search mechanism i< in place: that allows users to search the dota_base·for all criteria. That will enable a faculty member tofod a claasroom that will meet all of his or her needrlocation, technology arid space. Multimedia abo has been added to the site, be says. offering US<!rs both still and moving pictures of the luger technology claasrooms. Greenfield says that while the site is getting quite a bit of traffic, faculty members are not using the oomment form on the site to offer their opinions on dissroom issues. He encourages faculty mem· he-rs to do so, noting · ~e reaUy want to get feedback from the faculty." The Web site is accessible at h ttp:/ /"flngL buff• lo .edv/faculty I cl..srooms. Zambon points out that the steering committee has initiated a one·year pilot program to determine the feasibility of replacing chalkboards with marker (white) boards. Many of the chalkboards are worn and won't erase anymore, he says. noting it's very e.xpe.nsive to replace slate. board. Marker boards have been installed in four or. five classrooms around canljms, he says. and faculty using the roorm-will be ·surveyed at the end of each semester. If facni'X members' responses;.. 1 poSfti~C: Th ~ steerfug cominittee will look into replacing chalkboards with the mat;ke~ boards.' . Sullivan says the steering committee is gearing up to dt-vdop a plan for work to be cb,e during Summer 2002. Besides the chalkboardJ marker board iSsue, items to be addressed include classroom issues on the South Campus and equipping classroorru with swipe-card locks and desks that students can use with laptop computers, he says. Security, social rewards key~ compensation Newman says in wake ofSept. 11, employers should change workers' rewards By JOHN DU.lA CON'ntADA Rqx>rtt!r Contributor ACED with growing concerns about workplace safety as a result of anthrax threats and the events of Sept II, employers hoping to 'retain employees and lessen employee fean should change the way they reward them, says an apert on compensation and human resoun:es. Companies with at-tislr. employees shoUld begin to emphasitt security and social rewards as much, or more, than salary, says Jerry M. Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and in terim dean of the School of Management "Post Sept. II, 2001, there are groups of worken for whom the social contract between employer and employee has changed," explains Newman, co· author of "Compensation," a top textbook in the human resources field. "There are workers who are receiving com· pensation for service that previously had no associated li fe threat's." "The first inclination among com- F getting more productivity from <., minorgli~(!'tbacktowod<.'Other them in these difficult times ," companies encx:ouraged workers to Newman says. form psychological Jinkas<s to belp In "Compensation," Newman tbem rope. We11 probably find that ranks 13 job n:wards most valued thelatterisarpuchbettttlltal<gyfilr by emplofe<s. In tight of rea:nt retainingandmot:iwtingemploja:s." events, Newman says thn:e n:wards Thepul>isthatmoneydocsn'tampm.-IOr bave increased in value for empl"li lie outpouring of J>Risa! reatMd by insecurity, money doesn't compen- ees and must be addressed by em- firefigluersandpoliczmanaft«Sept:. ployc:rs. They are: II is an edrnpl< ofbow mngnitioo sate for alack of safeti' Newman says some sccton of the ·~ Newmansays can be a reward for employees, American workplaa are experienc- employe<s sed< regular feedback on Newman says. He recommends that ing a 'rrversion from the modern whatisbeingdonetoimproveworl<- employ= follow that eumple by notion of job securit:y-<xmstancy p1aa safety. Employm should pro- citing tbe efforts of employees who of wages and employment-to an vide additional safety training and perfonndutiesthatareba2ardousooearly 1900s definition that equates im'est in technologies that take em- have become hazardous. . security with safety. · plnyees out ofharm's way. The ow:rall dfect of this shift'in As a result, employers who don't "Throughout our history, we've priorities,N~predicu.willbe address insecurity among employ- developed new technology to rnalce a return to the traditional notion of ees risk losing them and oould in- the workplaa more sitfe," be says. employers and employees as memcur negative econOinic effects asso· "Thiswill beoileofthebiggestout- hers of an atended family. "The game has changed and ciated with a decline in productiv· comes of the events of Sept II." ity, such as increased stress-related • Sociol rewards. Newman says workers need inceptive. oth<r than illness among employees and train- companies should provide opporru- oay to stay productiV< in the face of ing of replacement workers, he says. nities for employees to discuss their what they pera:ive to be increasing "We live in a society where work· insecurities among themselves and danger," Newman says. '"The only ) ers will become mobile if they feel withcotmSClots. "AfterSepL ll,com- thing that wiU keep employees gounsafe. Paying them more money is panies addressed the crisis in two ing in times like these is a belief in not th·e answer to retaining them or ways." he Says. "Some sai~'This is a Lhe company as a source of rcfu!-'e." panies is to ofl'!;f these employees higher compensation, whlch probably should be part of the package, hut it shouldn't be the Ill!"' important dement," be adds. "The number one thing we\o:leamed from tbe history of employment ·in America •lloaJiniliooa__., �11111111l21111t33.1tll n 1, • ..._ a bibp.lCifteS Lawrence D. Jacobs, pioneering MS researcher A Ma.ss of Christian Burial was hdd Tuesday in St. Ja.eph University 0 1Urch, BulfaJo, f o r . . _ D. . . . - . professor and cboir of the Department of Neurology and world-renowned ......mer in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Jacobs died Nov. 2. in Memorial Sloan-~g Can= Center in New Yorlt City. He was 63. JII<Xlbo' ground-brraking resean:h, geared toward developing better treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis, led to the development of the drug Avones, the most widely prescribed drug used to treat this debilitating form of MS. As early as 1981 , Jacobs' resean:h showed that early treatment of MS with interferon beta- la significantly reduced the rate of progression and impact of the disease, which often includes brain and nervt damage. Jacobs funded his initial worlt privately, eventually attracting multimillion dnUar grants from the Na: tionall.nstitutes for Health. In 2000, the New Englond Journal ofMedici,. published the resul,ts of a large-scale study, led by jacobs, of ibe bmefiu ofbeta-la intaferon in . medical Sci<nces,eatablished with a treating MS, which led to the' $1.5 million endowment from Harvard Health LetteT naming his J1iosen. manu&aurer ofA..,.,.,., ruearch as one of the l 0 lading He authored more than 200 pubhealth ldvances for 2000. lications on ~.·and served Afu:r earning his medical depoe on numerous medical journal edifrom St.l.ouil Univmity and oom- torial bcionls. He was·the recipient pletinsJUs reoidencyat Mount Sinai of many awards, including the Hospital and School of Medicine in Stockton Kimboll Award from the New Yorlt City, Jacobo ttWmed to School ol Medicine and Biomedihis native Buffalo, where be began cal Sciences and the Stephen B. his career in medicine as an atte>d- kUey Award from the National ing physician at Millard Fillmore Multiple Sclerosis Society of WestHospitaL He served as chief of re- em New and Northwest Pmnsylvasearch at the Dent Neurological In- nia. He also n:ctived a Dean's Award stitute from 1985-89. from the College of Arts and SciHe became clitector of the Will- ences at Niagara Univmity and the iam C. Baird Multiple Sclerosis Re- Alumru Merit Award from St. Louis search Center at Buffalo General University. . Hospital, which was devoted to deJacobo served on the board ol the vdoping better treatments for the lntematiooal Federation olMultiplc disease and excellence in patient Sclerosis Societies, ~past president education, clirucal programs and of the American Society of support services. The Jacobo Neu- . Neuroimaging and was a founding rological Institute, which bealsodi- member and former officer of the n:cted, was dedicated in memory of American Academy of Neurology' his parents, Genevieve and Louis. Education and R.esearcb Foundation. Jacobs held the Irvin and ·RoseJacobs is survived by his wife, mary Smith OWr ,in Neurology iri Pml<la,a SUNY trus~<e,aridabrother, the School of Medicine and Bio- }m:my, chair ol the UB Council. Calendar ~nk.e becutlwe_..._..., Stntegk l'lonnklg. Jacobs Mo.,.gem.nt Cent<r, Nonh Campus. 68 : 30p~m . S299. byCent<r ""En lnforrn.11 3000. l.udership. Fo<"""' , MMt.nne Sullivan, 645. •. -a.. na!W1ilndlo-1Do-IS9 )'ll'dJondloprd,••l<horl pioorcand~- ... - """' 1998 ....... <XIIW<*'c +1.()..., <:NWOIIIo ~ bolore 7,419 fonslnUB-., · ·The '"""'Y- illolnt HAC ..., lor---- hood cood1 Jim Holhor, dlo ........ ,...,.. oi'"""'Y since 8oAio ..........t"' OMolon~ A In l"'andlhelntshua>ut slnceo47.0 .............. ol Canlslusori0a.l7, 1998. ClloNMiy.llle--•~SJ8)'11'dJ..W.a pria blond d naiW1i and~ '!lr. ..._ """*W- hod CMr naiW1i and fToody hit on a~ ~38 -lor and. _,.,_joe 60,..,... ---·-.-. 296,..,... -noctwcllhortol~ the~ week. Thelloloatscainelncolllepmo ...-third In the nadon In~-- at 275.1 )'U'ds pe<' ~ only Nobrub ll1d PJc.. The- not only~ Cillo 159 )'U'ds hold- Cillo..........-"' 4-of-13 J>OS1"'Cior. net twO )'U'ds. U8 obb pcmed twO sacb and crated lhree "'"""""'one In llle lbunll to.- ,.,..,bu: --~-- ~occer UB l. Nonl>em Illinois I UB l. St. Fnncb (l'a.) I For more if'lfonmtion, Sharon Murphy, 829-3900, .... 11 5. Quit_..., c .... - - . - . p.m. S1 2-S36. Exhibit for. 0., student Union Lobby. Nonh Compus, 10 o.m.-2 p.m. - - Sponsorod by tho IMng Well c........ Fo<"""" ~ M.vy Jo ~.,~ .~~~~l', l~ ~ _ • . 1p I ETCT-.....,-.._ .•. • I 1 ==~!!tti~ ~'='.'· . lluddhlst-. Nikolaus JConpam. ~Well Center. 10 ~;.....w=.~,r~m korOj>asas. 834-233S. ~-...-...y.~ DoubdUnd.- _ hold----by.,_..up,.__,..,...d Mi!H'S c.................. Frft. For men information, Cochriin, 645-2837. I foot~all UB44,0hlo0 For.,. U8 toodlll tewn.lt Wll. - ... por-..k ....Thellulk , ~~~20t919) Clomens, Nonh Campos. 7 p.m. - · Sponsorod by The Gtoduate Group In GenNn and Austriln Studies. _..., Alumni...-.g. .._ Low Hyatt R<gonc:y, Butllllo. 12: IS ~,:'~1~-. llene W_....,.ot4PWS Tole:- AntKolonW 1'-.y Has to and Why It Say-....._ Cloud Nine. Dept. ot Theitre & D1nce. 8lock 8ox Theo.., Cont<r for the Arts, more intorrn.11tion, 64S-381 0 . ,...._....., Introduction to Rosh. 212 Nonh 2-4 p .m. - Tom Pierson, 'composer and pianist. and the Genldn Phlhannonk.. ~ird Recital HaN, North Campus. 8 p .m. Free. Sponond by !>opt. ol Musk. fo< mor< information, 645-2921 . lllolaglul Sdonca Signaling through G~ Proteins: A NOYOI Stmegy lor Evasion of the Host I""'"""' Response by kh. Ted Clat1c, Cornell Veterinafy School. 225 Notural Sdences Comple>~, Nonh CMnpus. HS p.m. Free. Fo<"""" information, Todd H~neuey. 6-452889. =-~~- ss. For men ETCT-......,.-.._ c.mpus. Thursday 15 o.p.tment of Oral OI"!Jnostk Sdenc:esSeml.... s.ne. ~~.=",.':..'f~~. Joseph R. Na!lello, prol., !>opt. ol 0..1 ();agnostic Sciences. 355 Squire, South Campus. 8 a.m. Free. c.p.n, Bulfolologlc Colloquium Granut.rity. Barty Smith, Dept ol Philosophy. 141 Parle, Nonh Campu~ 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Sf'C><UOI'd by Buffalo Logic Colloquium. For more infOf-mation, John Con:onm, 881 -1640 or 64S2~.ext. 119 . Life_.,_ -the Media bn'tT.-ng You. Chris Spicer, eduootDr, Educ.uon-... Ske-&os<d School Manogement Decentrallutlon to Devolution . come Giles, Griduate Schc:Jd of Eduation. University Inn and ConferMCe Cent~. North Fo!.st Road, Golzville. 8:3().1 0 a.m . 125. Sf'C><UOI'd by Urban Educatk>n Institute. FOf ~ infonnation, Ken Kraemer, 645-6642. Heolth Sdeaces c-terence Evfderice.s.sed Heatth Care: Teaching for Tomonvw. Roman Jeeschke and Ann MciCibbon, McMasl~ Univ., and UB ~~!t=e~~.u=~ ~~,~~'ff.~~b;.mria!~fs~u: ' 59 ~=~~=~~=of Health-Related Profe'Uioru, Medicine and Biomedkal Sciences, and Nursing. rMr"""""""' on Volle~~all e--n Hlchlpn J, UB 0 ....,._J, UBl The ...a.ybollaom <tq>pod a 3.o decision "' llle vlskirc £a&jes ol Easaom _,.., In Abnnl /VwQ Fridoy. The facies downed llle Bu1s, 3().20, )().16 lnd)().l l. On ~. UB _, lllelnt - - b y scans of n-30 and )().24,and 111e llulk_.t 10 be lhoirlnt arionr.ce -,orllle......, bolore""' Marshal'llu>dooq Hen! made ........... maid> In.,., _ _ - - - and br by ...... ol)().20 and)(). 27bolore ..... lllernald>widlal5-12-,lnllle~llill,...... on olllftdon :-s~1~·p4~~· '!but_ _ . , _ Senior l<e¥in Pl<n scored his tim .... ol""' """"' nine rard! out In the 110<1> rnlnuao oil a "-lddt from scphomone Mice Poplinsld 10 p.e the men~ SOC<.,. team a 2-1 '"""'Y Illinois In HAC action on Oa. 30. The Bulk dosed out llle .,..iar season wid! a 2-1 win"'"" S<. Francis (P:L) Fridoy. • Planned Pan!nthood ri!Uflllo and Erie C<Ulty. 145£ SWdont · on"'*-"' ~wimmin~ -·s UB 159.50, - """*-*"'...,""' 81.50 Ohio 137, UB 106 The women~ swim team sp&t a pair ol HAC .-s'Sawrdlr att.moon In Alunwi IVwo Naa1orit.m.UB defoauldAI<ron,I59.50-412.50.The Bulk also turned In an ............... showir-c aplnst defondirc MAC~ Olio.~ lallrc"' llle BobcalS.I37-1 06.UBnowb2-1 cwonlland 1 -llnHAC~. l'or llle second eonsecvtlwo weelc. UB froshman jeMIIer Bnl1lcD¥sky won • pak ol .,..,.. r... the Bulls. Bnl1lcD¥sky the 200 lndMdual medley In 2:07.+4111d the 200 breasattoko In 2:27.75, shavinz sO<Onds olfher w;nnln& dmes in the: same two evems In bst. 'Netic's season opener a.pNt SteM. ""* MEN'S to Ohio I 56, UB 87 The men~ swbn ...., oper...t the 2001.02 season wid! • I S6-87 MAC loss 'Ohio UMenity S.wrtby In Alumni,.,.,. Natatorit.rn. The BuUs won lour ol the 13 "'"""In the meet. induclif1(- of the fim four. HO"N'e''"ef; Ohio's depth took over bee In the meet.enabfinr: thi Bobcats to pin the Yktory. l.e.ldin( thew., r... US was freshman Avtv Oren. who won the 50 freestyle in 22.17 In his flru coflegbte meet. ~HSKet~all l>1lon. North Campus. 6-7:30 WOMEN'S Premier All-Stan 89,UB 62 (exhibition) Fo<"""" irtormatlon, 6456125. The -~ baskedlall ..... pbyed host to the .M-Scan--<o team made up of"'""""eol"''f>12 all-""" andWNBA-aliber ~an oxhibldori pme In proparadon lor the upc:omfn& 2001-02 season. Sophomore jesska l<oehendorfer led the Bulls' aaad< wkl> 21 points, and junio< co-apoin r,;'S'b:;~~ n.e.t.r-....., Cloud Nine. Oepl ol Theatre & Dance. Blade Box 'Theatre, Center for the Aru, ~,.;.7..:;!~·l:s- - Kate McMeebn-Ruscoe added 17 points. lennis ARTs. MEN ' S Distinguished Spuken The men's teMis team M lldetelne Albright. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 8 ~ its bl schedule at the: ComelllrMational. Fery Kas;man, plqlnc In the,., fli&llt. .-ned ""' ~ before losirc to - Anthony Jacdale of Ruqers. 7-5. 6-0. Kasiman~ advancement q>the semifinals marited the furthest point 1 8utl tw eo.w rsched at chis presticious toumameflt. �81 Rape "tea I!Miier8.2111/Vt33.1e.10 Buffolo Logic Colloquium ::'>t>!::'~? Eugeno Mathematia. 141 Pari<. North Campus. 4-5: ~ free. ~byror,...'%. - matlon, John Con::oran, 881· 1640or645·2444, ext. 119. Att.emative Methods of s'tress Reductlon: Ado ond Moult Can Lower IUood Prusure. Karen MiUer Allen, research assist. pro(., Dept. O<al Diagnostk: Sciefxes, 355 Squire, South Campu.s. 8 a.m. Free. ol Friday ETC Technology Wot1uhop Chid =~~~~~~;ar· p.m. Free. Blochernktry Seminar Uncoupling of DNA Repllaotlon from thi Cell Division Cyde During • Apoptosls. William C. Burhans, Dept. of Cancer Genetics, Roswetl Park Canc.er Institute. G26 Farber, South Campus. 12:30 p.m . Free. For more information, Kenneth Blumenthal, 829-3890. Ufe Wortuhop How to UseMyUB. Staff, Academic Advisement Center. phK~ on c:ampu<J, or for otl camptU ~en U ,wher~ UB groups are princ:lpitl ~~~Of"t. . UsUngs are dut> no later than noon on the Thunday prec.edtng pubf_k ittion. lbtlngs are only accepted through the e lectronic , ubmlulon form ror the o nline UB Calendar of Evenh at <htlt):// www.buffalo .edu/ ulendolr/ loglm•. Becauu.• of space limi t ations, nol all cv~nts In the electronic ulcntiar will ~ lnduded tn the Reporter Foil 2001 Trolnlng Scheclule Play Then!>Y· c...- ~~-P~-~45 ~~.t..~ioo Sb.des - 1?3"~.~~:: ~~so~:d'~s. • information, 64S-6l25. ETC Technology Workshop Using MS FrontPage, Section C, Part II . 212 Capen, North Campus. 2·3 :30 p.m. Free. . The Role of Phytoestrogens ~z~E~~~ Prev. Med~ Kimball, South Campus. 3 p.m. Free. For~ information, 829-2941 . _,Body- Closs NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action). laurie Krupski, dir., LMng Well Center. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 5:30-7 p.m. ~obio pass. for more information, Laurie Krupsk;, 645-2837. Women's Volleyball U8 vs. Kei1t State. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m. free. Muskol Children of Eden . Dept. of Thea~ & Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m . S 12, general; 15, UB studenu & senio~ . For more infOfTTlatlon, 645-ARTS. IUbUographk Instruction SdFlnder Scholar 20i01 . A. Ben Wagner. 127 Capen, North Campus. 3-4 p.m . Free. general; 15 U8 student! & :'s~T~ more ;ntormation, L«ture s....h vowe~~ . Mamsago. Center for the Arts, Noith Cam~. 8 p.m. 1 15, general Tran~mlssk>n In the Seafan-- Sunday 14 ...,.. ~~·t~~~~ ~a?.:; ~nt':"~~~7u!~~on1ell c~~~- ~~~~so~": ~i~~~'4'r~ ~~~by ;.formation, 645-2921 . foster Lecture Fund. For more · information , Howard Lasker, 645-2881. WedMSdoys ot 4 PlUS Phamuoceutk.. 5dencos lntu.ctlve SemfMr Responsible Conduct in Campus. 8 p.m. Free. For more information, 64S-3810. ~~~~rch~~~!~:~~ and ~~~:CU~tka~~ie'!es. 121 Cooke, North Campus. 4·5 p.m . free. Sponsored by depu. of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice. ~=~~h~~~r.:l~~ Saturday 10 bocut!Ye Educotlon Jac=~';"9 Contor, North Campus. ~: 30 p.m. S269. Sponsored by Center for Entrepreneurial Leader>hip. For ~~··Marianne Sullivan, mor• ~~ F1nandol Benefits ar LHn. Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. 8 :15•.m..l1:30a.m. 160. Soc>nsored by Western New Vorl< Technology Doveloprner1t Centor. For """" information, 636-3626. 2::b."ff'~~n~·s North campus. 11 a.m.· l p.m . Free. For more information, luiM! Cohan, 645-3286 . Muslcol :"r."&~~ . Uft-.hop of Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 2 p.m. 112, general; 15, U8 st\Jdenu & ~{f.'~ information, llellenkDwtctO.S. George Karaniko*os and CtvySavgl Papagianni, Hellenk Graduate Student Assoc. Dance Studio.. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 3:30-5:30 p.m. free . Sponsored by HGSA for mor• Information, lac.ovos Kyprianou, 830-1909. lntemotlonol Feost 20011ntematfonal Feast: Lebanon. Meena Rustgl. 8yblos, 270 eamm,ll!lvd., ~~~ Cy~·B ~men's crub. For more Information, Meena Rustgi, 632-S768. Monday . Ufe Wortuhop ='~'s~~k Advisement Center. 1040 Norton, North Campus. 1·2 ~~i=i~~~~~ For more infonnaUon, 645· 6125. :::;.:~~~ ~~..,25o Studenf Union, North Campus. ~:st:.:n~ AttMties. For more mformatlon. 645-6125. Llh-.hop ~J:~·~ Tuesday Internships. Karen Nemeth, Offlc• ear.... Planning 6r Placernonl 31 7 St\Jdent Union, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. froo. Sponsored by Offico St\Jdent Unions & ActMties. For """" information, 64.s.-6125. ~assoc ., ·13 ol ol ETC T.......... Wortuhop . Web Design & Aldlitecture. ~ 12 Capon, North Campus. Noon-.1 :-30 p.m. Free. PolttkM Science Lecture Making the World Sole for Human R'9hts. Claude E. Welch, SUNY D;stingu;shed Servic• Depl of Pof;tical ScM!nce. South Lounge. 102 Prol., ETC Ttchooology-.....,. Using Macromedla ~-. Section 8, Part ~ 1<;-~m~.Campus. lllbllogrophk Instruction BeiiStoln Crossfire SNrdllng. A. Bon wagnor. 127 Capon, ~,!: ~~s. 2 North Ca~ 1 p.m. free. Sponsored Scienco & Engineering braty. For more ~or;na~· Sen Wlgnel, 64·> ETC Technology Wortuhop Building a Course In Bladd>Oard 5.5, Part I. 212 Capen, North Campus. 2-'1 p.m. Free. ETC Technology .- ....... ~us Center. for more information. M ~ M . Metzger, 829·2271 . ~bit C--'lng financial Aid Staff. 330 Student Union, North Campus. 2:30 fi·r:~r:Jr.rC::~ ~:=~~}~ u..p.m. Free. Club of- Air Wltold Rybczynsld. outhor, ~In urbanism. ~-~ Utorary Contor~ 829-3724 . Olmsted Par1<s Conservancy. 205 Allon Hall, South Campus. l--4 p.m. " -· 1555 Wortuhop =MemMtlhlp information, Janessa Qaniels, ~~-· ~=~~,J~Ing. & Buffalo HUith Sclonces UUP. 105 1iarriman, ~ter, ~Wo:m!~T~~· Comins, international .rtuc:H>nt adVisors. International Student For 829-2505. ~r~~~s~~~holar .Open Dnom Clfdt Namaste.. 222 Student Union, North Campus. 5:30-7:30 p.m. &: Scholar Servic~. 31 Capen. Servkes.. For more information, Wome n 's Volleyball __ -for ~­ Women's Club International :,~~\CJ2~s=·~ ""'Tengstrond. piono. Slee Conc.ertllail. North Campus. 8 . Mlnd/ CLoss llody - · NIA (Nwromuswlor Integrative Actlon). Laurio KrupSki, dw. lMng Well Cooter. Alumni Arona, North Campus. 04:15-5:30 p.m. Aerobics pass. For l1'lOt'e Information, Laurie Krupski, 645-2837. Wednesday Campus. Noon· 1:30 p.m . Free. ~~~o!,aR~Js~~~=~ k;ophysics, ~Stroto;r.;Howto Blologk•l Sdences Semlur ~ Die<>t. of PhysjoloQy and 83-2738". Ploru. ETC Technology Wortuhop Slec!Vlsltlng Artist Concert II Environmenu. For more Information, .......... 12 2947, ext. 230. Center for Research and Education ;. Special =~~~f'm~ror ~5-AATS . more lnformation, ~:Oedngb~~ie~~o~ more infOfTl'lation, Ben ~agner, 645· Trainee ' lelationshlp. Ho-- \ ~~r."b!:=·~ol ~...c.C::.~";,~~: ·11 ~~~-... North Campus. Noon. Free. For more infonnalion, Slee Concert Offtee, 645-2921 . lhtlng, for evenh taking 9 information, 645-6140. StudentRodtol PercusskH1 Students AedtaJ. 250 Baird (Baird Recital Hall), ~~~-s=~ioru & ol 'T'heatre, Center for the AIU, North Campus. 8 p .m. 1 12, general; 15, U8 SIUdent> & seniors. For ~ information, 645-AATS. Green Design Conference "2001: Solar Enorgy In Buildings. Buffalo Convention Center. 8:30a.m.· 6:30p.m. 140; st\Jdenu admftted for UO with .sc~ ID. Sponsored by U8 c,..,. For more information, 829-3535. c..,.., Design The Rrporter pubiUhe1 C hildren of Eden. Dept. Theatre & Dance. Drama - UB vs. Akron. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m. Free. 645-2258. ,-- . coMIIMMd -~7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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The unMnity has irutJIItd I · now telophono ~ to pre>Yide infOfmllion wllon of!iu hoof\ ond dan sd\odule will be ·IIU!rtd os the muk ol inclement we.thef Of r« othe: tNSOOS. The infOfmllion will be ovoil- ablo 11 64S-NEWS to students. hla.fty ond.stoft, .. ,... .. the pul>lic. 24 hoof\ . day. ~ ,_will be I busy signal since thelino haslheapocityto • handle on~ number ol __ Improving post-disaster response alh ~- The--mes- _ ... ba"OIIica-- __......, liansOI-- ond-ftbolngheldas _....,ltlhe~­ sllyat ........ The_will bechlngod~· UB receives $2.5 million grant to apply information fusion to_allce,.,.,.onddan -- ..... -cond>- BY lll£N GOLDBAUM relatively new field caJJed informa· Contributing Editor · tion fusion that originated from INUTES after the militaryappUcations-isforthefirsl first hijacked plane time being applied to manmade and hit the World Trade natural disasten by UB res<archers. Center's north tower · "The technology exists for us to on Sept. II , information !;egan to do better than we are doing now in flow fiom the site to. police. ~ponding to these kinds of crisis firefig hters and other emergency situations,.. said James Llinas, re· penonnel. search professor of industrial engi· The situation and information neering who is directpr ofUB's Ceo· flow became more complex when a ter for Multisource Information second plal)e tkw into the wrC's Fusion and a founder of the field. south tower, and even mou oom"By helping us to both exploit and plicated when both towers subse- compress all the disparate informaquently collapsed. tion emanating from sensor systems The science of efficiently organiz- and human reporting, information i ng a n d int er p reting massive fusion will assist us in forming more amounts of such info rmation-a effective assessments. and yielding Meslllh •lklg-ln" set for . . tfil ----in M ___ .,the_.., -- t i_ l e_ - ' ,.,..c:twuon Doc.4- ... ~a...~ ..._..,."*'llwnlnon" ..... ~ hooMiolg......,..,_ ,.........,....,.._ O....ni~~Oodle- i n ----.......... ....,..,.., __ lilt.......,.__~ ., Mualc\ .._,log- , . _ . 12:05 ....... Sloo c...- 7 ,.,_._ ---~ .,. ............ -._. _,....., . -. .. ~ · IIIJO...,_ lilt sing-<n ,._,.,.,., atlZ:OS;un. IRiorthe- BY lll£N GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor dMiglu""""""'"'~ ~~. ond­ --..-.,the~ N recognition of its strengths in bioinfonnaric:sandrelatedareas, UB has bern a~ a major grant to develop profesSional master's degrees in disciplin<s closely related to bioinformaric:s by the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The $225,000 award underscores the high level of expertise among UB fuculty iri these burgeoning areas and I O..niO..U.who*!coocidl.,_ -sing-<n In _,_HII.In--CIIy. Tho,........, ... _'"""' -Moi)'Lou-.~ -In ~--._ Mu*alx;orewlbepre>- YidodliOoonart-goen.whowill the IUdionce among tile lln1ost 200 .......-. d lho ~ OIOir ond Chorus, IC· be .e-.g .. ~ port. Puncll ond cool<les, along willl 1 pU ol complementary tidiMs to• more f()J'TNI con· . ceft the folowing month, Ml b e - to each patron 111 ~option to be held after the concert It 1 p .m71n the Sloe Hdlobby. M more ted •t ~eb site ~ R ~lated site) on Web P more photot. On Web ··! ..; ····-l·,, to property: The ultimate goal of the work being led by Uinas is new software tools co make the emergency response more effective by"fusing" the many channels of information that begin flowing following a major disaster. The ince.grated, automated fusion and decision· l)laking software would be embedded in the urban emergency-management and crisis-management systmis. The work is funded by a five-year, $2.5 million grant awarded earlier this year by the Air Fortt Office of Scientific R<search to the Calspan· UB R<search Center (CUBRC}. Uinas said the grant tak<s advantage of UB's lea<ktslllp in infonnation fusion-thefocusoftheCenter for Multi.sotl= Wormarion Fusion, the only uniYersity cmlel" in the U.S. dedicated to the field of information fusion for multidisciplinaryapplia· tions--and disaster mitigation-the focus of the Multidisciplinary Ceo· ter for Earthquake Engin«ring Rrsearch, the National Scienct Founda· tion-funded national center of ex.cdlence in advanced 1<Choology appli· c:otions that seeks the redUGtion of. earthquake damage and losses. "The existing high-quality of our research in information fusion and earthquili engineering enables us c~-,...l Sloan funds new master's programs . . . . .._.OwilloplwGill>l, .... to emergencies improved dccilion-making in order 'to save lives and minimize damage ·' 1 --......:.:a.....i.i.l.~~ master 's degrees, and follows schools like the University of Wis· consin, Georgia Tech and.Michigan State University in pioneering the new degree. The founda tion is promoting the professional master's degree to bener address the needs of both students and industry. Professional master's degree pro· grams arc designed tO provide stu - dents with proficiency in fields· po ised to experience dramatic the university's commitment to re- growth over the next few decades. spond quickly to the changing em- but that are not wdl-served by curploymentlandscape that its students rently available academic programs. · Developed by UB faculty and adface upon graduation. "This fundi ng is recognition of ministrators working with scientists our existing strength in these new and managers in industry, the new interdisciplinary fields and is wel- UB programs will educate stud~nts come for the assistance it provides in their chosen neld of study and in growing master's programs in the also provide them with exposure new areas demanded by industry as :10d training in business, commu part of our Ccn1er of Excellence in nication and ethics. This broad Bioinformatics," said Prm·m.t Eliu- training will hcttcr po~i t ion students as they enter the.· Job market. Rmlbeth D. Clpaldi. UB was. one of only a handfuJ of m.~. in !Urn. will bt: able to hlrt• institution!!. sell'Ctf:d io r funding c.~m pJ nrcc.'S wit h both a strong. t.'ilu fro m lht~ SloJn Foundation for the ~.:attnn tn )(i<.' IKC and expcrit·n l'c 111 dcvt·lorn k·nt of new pml ~:.s • o • K•I huw mdu.:,try opem t c~. develoP- The funding provides for ment of professional master's degree programs in the following highgrowth, interdisciplinary 6elds: • MolecUlar chemical biology, the so-called "bench lab behind bioinformatics" that combines computationaJ training with extensive laboratory ~rience • Comptlbtional chemistry, the study of atomic and molecular struc· ture, which can speed drug design through the use of automated librar· ies of chemical oompounds • Environmental geographic in. formation systems, which appUes geographic infomlation systems to the study of environmenta1 and epidemiological issues. many of which are related to health and medicine "Each o f · the thre~ tra cks in \'Olvcs, at some level, biolog)' and chemistq'. and each rests on the techno logy and mathematic that undcrpm effec tive co mput ing." said Bruce Pitman, vice provost for educa tional tech nology. professor of matheinaU..:~ a nd pri)lc:4>al in · vcstigator on the gra nt. "These tracks are important and exciting areas of dev.lopingscience for industry. They also help us fill out a constellation of programs in UB's bioinfonnatics arena.• New or significantly modified oourscs that will be developed as part of the n~w programs iOclud~ bioinfonnatics.genomics.computa- tional chemistry, chemical biology and analytical chemistry of pollution. The programs emphasiu the ar· l'aS of multidisciplinary strength at UB, particularly within the College of Arts and Sciences. Among examples of fruitful COJI· laborations dted by Pitman were the alliancxspromptedbymovingfuculty of the former Departtnent of Medicinal Chemistry into the Department of Cllemistry, and strong interactions between fuculty(nmh'ed in high·p..""l"fcmnana: computing, as exemplified by the Center forCompulallonal Rt' :,earch and UB's gradwte ccnifkatt: j 10 <.:omputationJ.I :lol.icrh.'c:. P1tman said L'B will begm Jv..cpt ang studenb into the n~o.··w pnl(.!rJm' in the: fall of ~00~ . �B RIEFLY )Hnnette Moina is associate director of1M Center ~:*~ c.,.._ _ _..lor for Teaching and Learning Resources. Molina, who also holds 1M title of assistant vice prcMl6t. has worked in edixation field for nearly 30 years, with experience in faadtyprofessional development,· teaching effective11ess, program developm_ent and implementation, and accreditation and program review. .. ,_-In .............. 5chaal d ocaclon*= --·CIIIIiibt·- illap"" ,.,.....,.~ ~ .In ... c-~12:JIIp.li\ - IZZ .... OoaaontW, ..... c.aopar; 1111 ............... ...... -·__ . ..,~ ...... '-'!~~~ ......... DooliW ............ lllill ........... fll_.,.. ........... lobl ... ......... .... 1111 -............. _- ............,10_11111 ....._.,_ .., ... poaloal . . - _ poalldponb . . _ddMiaplng One far a new coune. Plftldplnb- -10 bring-., exlallng <DUne ')talbus cr lnformollon to~. syllabus for. ,_coune. Tho wortcshop b fM a/ charge and _ , ID rry instructoratlJII.-,mervotions ate requilod, and must be made by Wednesday by contodlng teannettr. Molina. lWblant - a n d as>odate- a/ the Office a/ Te.>ching and Leaming Aelou<us. at 6-IS7183, or ~.edu . Applicants for King sCholarship sought Applicants""' bolrig sought for the Mortin l.uthor King 1!· Scholarship i'INI1fd, by tho Minority Fklllty and SIJII! AsJO. elation tD honor a j<riof or ..,. nior who dornonstraZ hi!;! ac. standards and leodonhip al>ity, and ~ eMmpllfies. ponono~.n..-r that- tho"""' and pNiooophy a( King. Tho S1 ,000 annuol- b ~by Kennelh GO)'Ieo. --po*-a/ m<dldne. locol cardiologist and UB groduote. In honor a/ his lote molhor,t.ulaGaylo$. To bo eligible for tho teholao': ship, applic.u must be t>ideo.,._iled poosons a/ color, ful.llme Juniors or soniors at ua. pouess at le.st a 3.3 !J<lldeiloint - and bo • u.s. citizen or petlNOe'll residenL Applications ... due In 208 Hall. North Campus. by 5 p.m. Jan. 18, 2002. f« IT'IOf'e information, conlact. Roland Garrow or Denise Hood at 645·3072, or Kovin Ragland at 832-2400. REPORTER Tho lltpolt« b a campus . """'"""'ty~ by tho Office a/ News Services in the OMsioft d l..lniYerslty CommunJations, UnMnity .. lkhlo. --....... ........ _ .._ -..-loated at 310 ~ Hoi, Buffalo, (716) 6-IS-2626. - l s - C - e r f o r T -I n g - t.Miolng ~.., The Cent<r for Teiching and Learning Resources (CR.R) has been established for the support and advanc:ernent of learning and teaching at the University of Buffalo. The crLR hopes to promote an ongoing discussion about teaching and learning matkrs by facilitating the conversation through a variety of programs and events. WINot types of things un you do to lmproM IOIIMOIM's teKhlng skllls7 The CfLR intends to assist faculty and teaching assistants through: a) services. b) progranfs and c) resources On teaching effectiveness. Within services, we are planning to provide qnllne assistance· wi\h teaching, confidential consultations and class videotaping upon . request. Under programs, we a peel to facilitate roundtable discussions, teleconferences, forums, workshops and a one-day winter retreat for teaching assistants. Resources are expected t.o include World Wide Web resources. a library·collection on taaching effectiveness and a newsletter. Are some people just bom to be te~hen7 I am not so sure that we are born teachers, as much as that, like everyone else, we each bave our dis. tinct pmonality; as such, some individuals cao project a certain energy when they enter a room, a~d ojhen might noL The important · thing is to be able to bring Our knowledge to the classroom in· ways that engage and challenge students,. to draw on a nrietf of techniques and ways by which we can inspire our students. Plutarch said:"Amind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.• The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate, create the tone/environment and set the stage for the learning. Tuchlng lftiiU to suffer In conoparliiOft to .......:h. How o n - r•lse- -"le of teaching on this camjJus7 Most institutions provide for this by keeping the spotlight on teaching and learning matters through a wide variety of programs, services and activities designed to support facility in enhancing· the overaU quality of their instruction. Jt is about keeping the conversation going, about maintaining teaching and learning issues as live topics of conversation. We have so many faculty members who are SUNY Distinguished Teaching P'rof'essoi-s, .incf'Oth'erS· w~·O 3r'e·recipients of the Chancellor's Award fo r Excellence in Teaching. These faa.Uty members have so much to share regarding their teaching a periences. so much to share conceming how they approach teaching and their innovative ways to captivate and engage their students' attmtion and a~ partiepation. Among other things, the CfLR intends to promote opportunities for these outsunding teachers to share their insight> and the practices they have successfully d~wn on. w....·t this ltlnd of Involvement by allstlnguls- professors the focus of the cna•s flnt progrem last _ , lnde~. the first event sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Resources and the Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Committee took place Friday of last week . At this event , ). Ronald Gentile, SUNY Distin guished Teaching Professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychol ogy, and Richard Sarkin, associate professor o f clinical pediat~ics and a recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, provided "an a ud'i- to respbnd quickly to new demands. applying our research to solve critical problems," said Provost F.lizmJeth D. Capaldi.."We proud of our ability to reach in new directions because of the excellence ofour basic progaams." m The University of Vi rginia at Charlottesville is UB's academic partner on the gran t, lcadin& some of the modeling work of post -disaster event dynamics. UB's industrial partners arc the leaders in the information fusio n field, including Veridian Corp. (for- med)• Calspan); Alphatech Inc. of Burlington, Mass.; Orincon Corp. of San Diego, and lET Inc. of Arlington , Va.· Mark Karwan,dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, said the VB researche"' "who previously demonstrated considerable success in their own right , have combined their expertise to focus on with particuJar emphas~ on assess· ing damage, search and rescue, sheltering and tvacuation, a nd {tSO\IIU management. Immediately a'fter a major manmade or natural disaster, Uinas explained, much of tlie information that emergency personnel receive d&:ribes the state of urban "lifeline infrastructure," collapsed buildings and damaged roadways, bridges, power lines. water-distribution sys· terns, utilities and transportation systems. That informalion comes into emergency- response offices at the local, state and federal level in various ways-through satellite images, sensor systems embedded in the in· frastructure, police reports, property owncfli and other individunls. "The role of information fusion here is to develop new, improved methods for processing observational data in order to generate improved estimates of the state of ur· ban Hfeline infrastructure components and networks so that emer· ''fusion. It w .. - . would result In • single ..-gee! a.ne of tnfflc,. so to speak, lnstod of.....,. lanesoftraafflc:~ separately." JAMES LUNAS ...---- that into the route O'ptimization Under the grant, a new and elaborate software program for route optimW!tioo-the filstest and best way for vehicles to get from point A to point B-that was developed by UB postdoctoral associate William Frank, now will be odapted to "dynamic route optimization," that is. to routes that have been disturbed by an earthquake, a terrorisc attack or some other natu· process," he said. Information fusion emerged during the Cold War as a way of stream· lining intelligenci, survcillance and reconnai.ssana information gath· ered by the military, Wnas explained. "Fusion, it was realized, would result in a single merged lane of traffic. so to speak. instead of many lanes of traffic proceeding separately. At the raJ or manmade disturbance. same time. and even more impor- S. A.\Jngoo' ChriollnoVIdol Ann Whil<her information on these and other tandy, fusion would result in processing that would ha'Je higher information content and less uncertainty.• CUBRC funded initial research instrumental in acquiring the grant, and is providing technical consultation in the area of chmtical and biological defense. A not-for-profit corporation, CUBRC brings togetherenginem and scientists from Veridian Corp. with UB faa.Uty and sponse decisions," said Uinas. Bioo Goldboum tiveness, co -sponsored by the Wnas noted that what makes these kinds of programs particularly challcnpng is that darna(IC to roads and infrastructure does not remain static. For=mple,aftera buildingoollapses and theeJ1101'!1<DC)'dfurt begins. other nearbybuilding'5maybuddeandcollapse, or in the case of an earthquake, attacks, chemical spills and biological attacks, the research will be rei· c -LoG-.... technology and teaching effecCenter for Teaching and Learning Resources and the Educational Technology Center. More Information fusion of ihe status of road links and feed ....... l(risun- February by Barbara Rittner, associate professor of social work, and a March event on c-~"-~1 besi estimates to support their re- Donnoo t.ongftcloa- ments and components of course syllabi that focw on student learning. Finally, we are in the prouss of completing a calendar of evmts for the spring semester that will indude a oneday retreat in January Jor teaching assistants; a presentation in wlngs.buffaolo.edu/ ......,dlr. gency professionals can make the s....- · Our next event, •Devdopingan Effective Course Syllabus: is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 30. During this praentation, Gayle Brazeau, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, will discuss key ele- active presentation on methods "' Llinas said that in addjtion to manmade disasters such as terrorist Corole _ _ .. events as they are scheduled can b~ fo.WlQ .at the CTLR's new Web site at http:// _...._ _...,c-__ ..-v...-l'w -~-........ . ... ,.. ...... ,._7 ence of 120 faquty members and te3ching '~s.sisia~ts ..;it'Ji" a0 1~ter­ aftershocks may cause additional roads to become ill)passable. .. \Vhat we want to do here is to fuse all incoming information to cre:Jtc, for example, the best estimate wuetcherebullolo.edu that can be used within lectures to in~udenu' active participahon, u well u monitor their comprehension. the cutting-edge ofhighly meaningful research, made all the more aiti · cal inlightoftheevents~fSeplll." evant to information flow in natural disasters, particularly earthquakes; emergency-reliefservices during humanitarian missions; peace-enforce· ment operations; search·and· rescue missions; aeromedkal evacuation and mercy missions, and traditional military situations. The objectives a~ to improve the immediate respo nse to disasters students to pursue research -and· development programs that foster technology transfer. Uinas, principal investigator on the grant, has been honored by the International Society for lnfo~­ tion Fusion for lifetime mntnbutions to the field. He is a former executive engineer at Veridian Inc .• and co-author of the first information fusion textbook. UB co-investigators on the grant include Geoage C. Lee, director of MCEER and Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering at UB, and Ron Eguchi, president oflrnageCat and MCEER-funded ~. Also, 'lllenkurupi Kt:savadas. assistant patJitssor ofmechanical and aerospace engineering; [j Un. associate pror.s.sor of industrial engineering; O!ristopher Rump. assistant professor of industrial engineering; Peter Soon,associateprof....,..ofcomputer science and engineering; Aidong Zhang, associate professor. of computersdena:and engineering; Galina Rogova, adjunct professor of indusnial engineering. and William Ftank. a post.<Joctoral research scientist. an �''Ins" and."outs" of higher ed Managing editor ofChronicle offers perspective to faculty IIJ -I.ONGUIKIWI R~<r Asslstont Editor vmity of Phoenh< figured out the changing adult-education market· p1aa before other institutions, of. fering practical. specia!ized education and training for professiooals at a>nvmient times and in places likt "suburban Slrip maBs with lots of parking.• Phoenix. the largest such for-profit university, has more than I 00,000 studmts on more than 100 campwes tbrou81x>utthea>Uiltry, but there are many others out there, be said, winning inatasing clout_,d they are doing it, according to Lederman, • without fancy dormS or football teams." lr\-.tingly, the top of the Apollo group. the par<nt com· j>any of the University of Phoenh<, is about to become the federal government's top policy milker on higher-education issues, Lederman vidin& it, which makes it harder for the public and politicians to know HI! hierarchy of higher who to suppon and who to trust," education is changing, said Lederman. Douglas Lederman, • Tho "traditional rdle:xivo ernm.:r oil.wmaJc.r.- is out,hesa;d,andto is managing editor of 'flu< ChronickofHigher I!dcus.tion, told the tmqU<Siioned public and privatr the Faculty Senate on Nov. 6, with support tOo- tbe institutions that """" universities like Duke and dominar.d the acadanic 1andoape Stanford replacing Harvard and Institutions "can no a>Uilt on tbe a1dless wdJ o(p<JOitioe public..,. Yale in the pecking order, and for· profit institutioru like the Univerliment"-tbe"<Xlllllixtablesinec:un" sity of Phoenix beginning to shake o(Jife in tbe academy is out. up the market. Some ohht>t factors, coupled Lederman, who oversees the with a tightt:ning faculty job marweeldy newspaper that rovers higher k.tt, """" led to the inatasing poeducation, outlined for senators-litical and financial clout ofa>mmu· from his perspective--the major nity coil~ tome of which""' of· trends taking plae< in academe. He fering four-year degrtts, and likt shaped his dialogue in the form of a Northern Vu'ginia Community Col· .. what's in,. what's 001," laundry.. list loge, have hundreds of studtnts with of societal and political changes afdoctorates, he said. And, he noted, fecting tht role of institutions across · said, and hopping on the "if you mmmuniry a>Ueges now arc the country. can't heat them, join them" band- ing faculty from top graduate In the game of big ideas, the play· wagnn ""'Columbia lJniversity and schools-with four-year institutrs and tht pecking order havt Cornell, who also ar< starting for· tions moving away from tenurechangtd-lvy League institutions profit spin-offs of their nwn. . track hires and relying on adjunct are out, he said, and southern and The rapid pace of t<dmolngical and part-time faculty. western universities like Stanford change, exploding population "Until the 1980s. colloges gnt an and Duke are in-with the for- ters in the South and West, the wid- esstntiaUy frtt ridt from state and profit University of Phoenix and its ening wage gap btrween those with · federal lawmakers," he said. But, he aduh-education programs spread- colloge and advanced dtgrees and added, the arrogan« of college ofing across the country and ."sca r- those without, and institutions fac- ficials, sloppy accounting. an ending the daylights out of a lot of col- ing more stringent accountability less parade of athletic abuses and loge officials." from lawmakers have led to bedrock officials unaccustomed to having The biggest changes in higher principles and long-standing as· their positions question~d · has education have occurred, he said, in sumptions being questioned from "shaken them out of their cocoon the increasing role of for-profit edu· inside the academy, he said. ofoomfort." cation and its appeal to professJoh"l;he =P! of o~ tl)is is.~,¥­ )~~ g9C?d new5; for Ani'e!ic~n als looking to beef up their skills and nating mess, it's not nearly the neatly educator. may he that exclusivity reexpand thtir horizons in a precari- packaged, clearly defined hierarchy garding foreign universities is out that existed not so long agn. With and All*ican style and innovation ous job market "The higher-education hierarchy institutional roles and geographical is in, according to Lederman-with is out and the blurring of roles and boundaries blurring. no one's mar- Notre Dame making inroads into competition are in... said Lcdermfm, ~t is StnMe. And it's harder to de- plae<s likt Syna, the global model is noting that institutions like the Uni- fine what quality is and who's pro- definitely in, be said. T Joo8.r lobbYist ru,w· =· ap Consultant studies parking issue m By SUE WUETCHER RqxKt~ I Editor F there's one issue at UB that won't go away, it's parking. But the university has decided to tackle this perennial problem with the hiring of a national £on· sultan t to conduct a comprehensive collect data from students, says Mat· thew Worden, director of project management for Student Voice who received his MBA from UB in May. ers, commuter students, students The surveys. which are based on residing in the residene< halls and questions supplied by CMA, are ,...---~~---...,.,-~----, done "in a more conversaduaed operational reviews, as well as focus groups with students and faculty members from both North and South carripuses, student lead- tional styla," when s tu · dents have a few moments cvaluation of parking and transportation issues on campus. UB has hi red Chance Manage- of downtime during their day, in.an attempt to "capitalize on the peer relation· ship.",Wordtn says. "Our objective," he says. "is not be intrusive, but to get the necessary in forma· ment Advisors Inc. (CMA), a firm that has performed similar servlC<S for universities, medical centers, special events centers ~nd municipalities, says James Nadbrzuch, assistant vice president for student affairs. CMA will address 3 number of items in its study, Nadbrruch says, including data and service review, tion." .ln addjtion to the sur- vey information collected by Student Voice, CMA is dtveloping a Web-based survey that will be open for input from aU mem· consumer need and satisfadion re· views, benchmarking against peer institutions, operations and facilities audits, and analysis of m¥Jagement structures. \ apartments, and staff from ihe Office of Conferences a nd Special \lie evaluation is intended to help UB provide the highcst quality and most cost-effective services possible to students. fuculty and staff, he says. Events. Nadbrzuc.h says. a<tdi ng it also will guide campus planning as the university tries to mai ntain and improve its parking and transportation scrvice:t. CM A rcprcsc!ntativcs conducted ~ t akcholder met'ting:!l Ju rinb their initial visit tuL.UI IJ'lh 111 ~· pu.: ml'k'r. I hlrin}!. ,1 vi'n bst \\ • ~.I. 11c-v lon - of UB students and graduates-to survey students o n campus about the parking si tuation. Representatives of Stude nt Voice, whose fo unders won the first Henry A. Panasd Jr. Entrepreneurship ,\ward!'l lltmpctition last ye;tr,.trc u'ing ~ll' l · The consultant also has co n tracted with Student Voice-a mar- keti~g resean:h company composed '' mal di~1t.d il'>~i.q~nt c I P D>\ , '" hers of the university commUnity at <-~' u~> from Monday through Dec. IS. Nadbriuch says CMA is expected to produce its findings by the end of the semester. "Based on the consult ant's find ings and suggested implementation strategies. we will formulate a plan to ofTrr parking and transportation ..er,·ices th.u will work together to bl..' fi..'.:!IJ"' l Hl'l"-' h t the UI11VCr~lt~,'S h 't'"~h 'ht> .... ,, Four students receive awards · from Buffalo booster group --. · -an....__, big Buffalo boosters as re. cipients of 43•79 Build Buffalo ~ps that indudt internships and mentoring opportunities ~th loa! business leaders. Freshmen Benjamin Freer and Kari Mergenhageu were selected as tbU year's winners Cor thifour-year scholarship, following in'the footsteps of the first recipients-Julit Mann and Vlkas Dua. Mann, a sophomore, interned this summer in marketing services at The Buffa/4 News and plans to return for future internships afkr a semester abroad in Spain, a part of her studies as a double major in Spanish and English. Dua, also a sophomore, is majoring in computer engineering and found his internship with BioEconomy Partners a "mentoring experience that has me believing we can rebuild the Western New York <Conomy." He said he gained hands-on experiene< in Web design, databasr manipulation, nttworking and online newslett~ in addition to observing the company CEO on a daily basis. Howard Zemsky, a managing partner of Taurus Partners LLC and chair of the 43x79 Foundation Comminre, said the scholarship winnrrs '" have. the potential to become our future bwincs.s and commuo.ity leaders. ..M our leading local university, UB is central to economic devel opment efforts for this region , and while we knl"W we couJdn't af- ford to support hundreds of students, we fdt that offering scholarship and internship opportunities for several outstandingiocal stu· dents could provide the critical mass needed to make professional and educational op1>9rtunit.ies 3vailable for dozens mort," he added. Created with an initial gift oi;.S48,000 from tht 43x79 Group and matched by a $40,000 pledge fro m prominent business executive Frank McGuire, the scholarship program will sponsor each st udent for four years; while adding two new students a year. Th< 43x79 Group, named after Buffalo's latitud< and longitudt, is comprised of loca.l business leaders wtro believe they"have a civic obligatiOn to support the region alki its economic growth. The scholarship gift is part of UB's $250 million campaign. Those wishing to <donate 10 tht 43x79 Build Buffalo Scholarship fund should contact Margar<t Phillips .at 645-6000, exl 1178, or <mcp2@buffiolo.edU>. BrieD WBFO raises record amount WBFO Ba.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB. raised a record $176,000 during its recently concluded Fall Mern· bership Drive. More: than 800 listeners became new members during the fund drive, which was held Oct. 18-2S-another record for the station. according to Joan Wilson, director of dtvelopm<nt for WBFO. Of the money pledged, nearly $25,000 was ree<ived via 284 'online donations. '"We're grateful ~ honored that so many listeners--including many of our UB colleagues-are enough about WBFO to supp<>rt the station financially," said Jennifer Roth, WBFO general manager. "Revenue obtained through fund raising comprises 57 pere<nt of WBFO's operating budget," Roth said, "with membership contributions making up 39 pere<nt and local business contributions 18 pere<nl" Recipe for Success US's Campaign for the Community �I<Cu oos Ateomal17~de­ >ign student> in tho SchoCid /VcNI«ture and Plirnlng hove been - . g or> a master plan study a/Hilbert Calloge. Thedents t..... ~more lhon 30 >k<lches al tho mUng campus and its """"-"'<-in ....wonmen~ including -.....n. al tho interior and exterior al buidlngo. statties and -promO>ent Wuol found 00 campus. The·abo ...... cOO. f._ -·~ model al tho campus, and conductedaSI!Jdent"-"'"''OOhou>ing and campus if<, an .......,.... "->tOiy al trees on tho campus, and • al existing buildings, .. well u hcMing and""' pions from -coll<ges a n d - lie$. The projoct. wtlich b.,._ p«U!d to be CDmpleU!d In """ comber, b being ownoon by ...-,.-.--. pror..so..alatdlitectun!. lode QooMM. profOSIOf and choir al tho Ol!partment al M HisiD!y, was preenl<d with tho wr.lo and Erie CDUntySodely's prestigWs Owon B. ~-fcr2001 at tho !Odoly's annual meoling on Oct. 23. The- b pmented annually to an indMdull who has · modo OUl1londlng contri>Wons • to local hilto!y. QOOon- died fa" NsJdlalorty - o n Fori lJo¥d v.light. ... many localloc...... -~and gonerous-.a.tothoauoe al-preoMIIloninWeslen Now von., partiajorty that a1 tho Oaov.Wl O. -HouoeCOITlple>t. The University Press al Now England has published • biography a/ -~. SUNY ·Distinguished and Samuel P. Capen Profes5or in tho Department al English. "Robert Clftley: A Biography, the First F"lfty Yean In the life of a Weal American Poet." is authcftd by Maria Trombacco. ........ s. s*. pt"ofes>o< of educational leadership and policy, has published "We BoHt Up Our Uves: Education and COfT'Imunity Among Jewish Refugees lnt<med by Britain in World War II" (Greenwood Publishing Group). The book details tho experiences al63 f~ German refugees who were intemed as •enemy aliens" by tho Britishgovomment in19~0. · -~ associ- · ~ prolossor al...,.- ldonce and t'l1gir-ng. has been named a/ IEEE T"""""- ISSOCilb!- IJotuon~thoJftr111e" joumal in tho...,.- field. a....,t-. a secrmry in tho Department a1 CM~ Sb'\JCWral and Environmenllll EPgin<ering and 1 member al tho Alf For« Reserves, recolwd tho IVr For« Commendation Medal at her untr's most rrcept training w<elcend. $11< was honored fof outstanding achieYenent as a ·~15ioned ofTICtf In charge altho mllltlry equal opportunity program ... JOB LISTINGS UB job ftstlngs accessible via Web Pfalesslonal, resean:h. foculty and civfl,.... job listlngs fa< vice-OO!h c:ornpetitive and norH:Ompetitive-pomjons can be accessed via the Human ~ sources SeMces Web site at <http://.....- -- -- / hn/ Y..-Ios/ >. Effort designed to Increase efficiency, ·e ffectiveness of system P.I'Otectlng human subfects UB institutes changes in 1RB structure m By SUE WUETCHEJI bcrs,as well as member> of the rommunity-mustreviewandapprovciL HE university has m<ti The IRB applies three ethical tuted changes in the principles in its review, Zablocki structure of its lnstitu· SCJys. The panel considers respect for tional Review Board> pcrsons-lherightsofthcresearch ORBs) that are designed lo increase •ubjecl-and reviews the consent the effectiveness and efficiency of process through which the prospecthe system responsible for protect- tive research subjects are 10 be fully ing human volunteers in research informedaboutallaspectsoftheresearch project. It ai-'Q considers boprojects conducted at UB. The effort is in keeping with what neficenc.,._...ssessmenl of the proJaylan Thrkkan, vice president for posed rCS!"'rch 10 ens.ure that the research, calls a heightened proftle risks are minimized and potential nation-wide of the issues surround- benefits maximi1.((j-and justice-ing the prot<etion ofhwnan n:search revi<w of how research subjects will volunteersfollowingthedeathsear- boselected, indudingconsideration Jier this year of some research volun- of taimess in terms of what groups leers olthe University of Pennsylva- are 10 bo excluded or included. nia and Johns l;lopkins University. In the course of applying these UBhasconsolidateditseightlRBs principles, Zablocki points ou1the intotwoboards:theHealthSciences IRBs also ensure that researchers IRB (HSIRB) and the Social and Be- romply with federal regulations. havioral Sciences IRB (SBSIRB). Turkkan says having only two TheconsolidationbringsUBinline IRBsal UB"willallowustobeboth with the national model ~I is com- more efficient and more effecti~e. 44 mon at most other institutions, iil We'veaddedadministrativtsupwhich one!RB focuseS on biomedi- portio the Health Scirnces IRBand eal research and another lRB focuses · the Social and Behavioral Sciences on non-biomedicar research , IRB so that investisaiOrs will bo able Turkkan says. to reach knowledgeable professionIn fact, thernovt from eight to two aJs with JRB-related questions durIRBs is the final phase in a oonsoli- · ingnormalbusin0$Shours."shesays, dation process begun many years ago. adding that both IRBs have Web she says. noting that at one time, there sites where all pertinent information were as many as 13lRBs at UB-<me is ovailable, including new procefor every affiliated hospital and oth- dures for developing informed concrsservingnearlyeveryschool. sent and reporting adverse events, The Millard Fillmore JRB will bo as weU as forms for initial arid conphased out during the first half of tinui.ng reviews. 2002, while the Veterans AdminisThetwoiRBsalsowiDbousingthe tration IRB wiU· ~ontinue 10 oper- same forms and similar procedures ate independently, she says. and evaluation standards to achieve Although IRB stands for lnstilu- "aoonsistencyofreviewltohesays. tional Review Board, it oould more The HSIRB, chaired by Monica accuratcly be called a "research vol - Spaulding, professor of medicine, unteers protection board.n notes Ed- and co-chaired by RonaJd Moscati, ward Zablocki, sponsored programs assistant professor of dinical emercoordinator in the Office of the Vice gency medicine, is responsible for all P.-,sidenl for Research. lleforeany re- research protocols involving drugs, search project involving humans can devices, invasive medical intervenbe initiated at UB., an IRB-<om- tions 'or retrospective/prospective posed of US faculty and staff mem- chart revit>WS. RepotteEditor T TheHSIRBsubmissiondeadlin<is theft'dei.lgoyemrnmLA.mtilicat<: thefirstdayofthemonth,with~- ofoompletionofanOJ)-~tutorial illfliheldonthethin!Tuesday.Proto- must bo included with thesubmissionofthepmtocolforrMew. All m;earchers submittingprot:ocols to the HSIRB inU51 compiet< the National Institutes for Health hulj4n subjects protecti9n tuto<i.aL lnvtstisaiOrs submitting protoc.ols totbe BSIRBmustcomplete<ither the NIH or the UB protection of human research subjects t410rial. lUcent incidents at som< of the leading research universities in the country involving the deaths ofhuman research subject.s--in particuJar, lhe death of teen -ager )<SSe Gelsinger in a g<ne transfer study at the University of Penrtsylvaniahaw: placed the issue of protecting human research volunteers in the national spotlight-both in the media and within the federal government Turkkan says. The Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP}-the federal rolsthatin~ininimalrisktovol· unteers are reviewed continuously. TheHSlRBcanborcach<dat8292752, or dciO@acsu.buffalo.edu. The Web site can be acc..,.d at http :/ / w lng s . b u f hl o .e d u/ smbs/ hslrb. The SBSIRB, chaired by A.nn McElroy. associat<: professor of anthropology, is respollSlble for all research protoools that involv..urneys. interviews, observational studies.~ havioral studies that do not involve drugs or internal devices. andresearch on individual or group characteristics. Th< submission deadline is the lastTuesdayofthemonth, with m«ting. held on the tim Wednesdayofthenextmonth.Protocolsthat involverninimalrisktovolunte<:rSare reviewed continuously. The SBSIRB can bo reached at 645-271 I, or bmk4@buffalo.edu. Tht. Web site can be accessed at http://wlngs.buff•lo.edu/c• s/ ...,/hue. .Turkkan says the membetship of the boards of both IRBs is being reconstituted to increase the breadth of expertise, serve a broader constituencyand fulfill a federal mandate for enhallced diversity of membersl>ip. She points out that a researcher's affiliation with a pOrticular school or titcultydoesnotde1mninewhichiRB isappropriatetooonductareview.For example, a psyd10iogical study employingdrug>wiDbereviewedbythc HSJRB. Surveys performed in medically related disciplines ~y be reviewedbyeitheriRB,dependingupon the example. Anyone with que;tions should contact the lRBs. Also new to the IRll process is a requirement. that aU investigators and key research personnel involved in the design, conduct and reporting of the research must complete an online tutorial to fulfill educationa! requirements mandated by agencythatoverseesthisfield-has been elevated within the Department of Health and Human Services, and now reports directly to the department secretary, she says. In addition, the OHRP has instituted n<w r<quiremmts, including the rontinuous edutation of everyone involved in the systeql, such as researchers, JRB manbers and JRB administrators. OHRP also has come down hard orr institutions that were in gross violation of federa! regulations, temporarily halting all research at such institutions as Duke and Johns Hopkins. "The feds are telling institutions thattheywillboevaluatedonthebasis of the adequacy of their institutiona! commitment to a protection system for human voluntet'rs, ineluding, of course, the financial commitment needed 1o devdop a quality system; Turkkan notes. She adds that all institutions conducting research soon will ha~ to meet accreditation standards. Lack of quorum delays absen~ policy again F.aculty Senate considers proposal describing responsibi#ties offaculty and students By DONNA ~O~CENECI<EJI Reporter Assistant Editor A LTHOUGH approval of a proposed class absence policy was prevented by .the absence of a quo· rum, the Faculty Senate at its Nov. 6 meeting, agreed, with some minor tweaking and discussion over semantics, to the spirit or essence expressed in the policy. Extensively revised from what had . been earlier referred to as an ..overl}' prescriptive" and "overly complex" document, the current one-page proposal conciSely describes the responsibilities of both instructors and students in instances where juUifiablc absences occur. Barring any future amendments, passage is ex-pected at the senate's meeting on Dec. 1 I. While the burden of proof still remains on studen ts t.o provide documented, "justifiable" excuses for missing required coursework, one possible aim of the policy is to prevent faculty from rescheduling exam days to times not specified in thf." syllabus, such as weekends--or creating a burden so onerous that at - tempts by students to fulfill missed course requirements are met with insurmountable roadblocks. The senate's Grading Committee noted in a one--page statement.....that "faculty an: on occasion absent from class fur good reason (including personal~es),unabi<IOarrange a substitute, not penalized, and yet request or require additional effort from their students to rompensale for the lost instructional activity. Students deserve parallel consideration."' In addition, however, the grading oommittec noted that the policy "lc; not a license to neglect course a~ · tics," and "does riot excuse students who miss class because they forgot, slrep through exams because they studied all night, or do not get 10 laboratories because they were mesmerized by the weather channel Unjustified absences merit neither rem({iy nor defense; none is here provided., TI1cre is enough latitude in the provisions of the proposed policy 10 allow fucultythe freedom to determine what constitutes adequate make-up of n.'quired coursework. member.; of the Grading Conuninee told senators. "Great care was taken in construct· ing th_is sta tement," said Judith Adams-Volpe, director of uniVI!rsity and external relations for the University Libraries, "so that it would give instructors the ability 10 determine themselves what the alternative might be; this policy does not attempt lo tell any instructor what the alternative should boand it definitely does not say that an altcrnatiV< has lo bo the same thing as something that was missed-just that a reasonoble alternative shall bo provided by an instructor~ And, she emphasized, "it's only fur justifiable absences." Adams-Volpe also said she iiwestigated the extent of the problems at the university posed by the lack of an absence policy-surveying the universirf ombudsmen, dean of students, office of the vice provost of academic affairs and the affirmative action office. The predominance of the cases cited by those offices, she said, deal with fuculty mbmers who change their class<S to Saturday or Sunday, leaving students with no f'fC()urse for an altemali~ make-up of r<quired cour!ework. In other business, the sena~<o's ByJaws Committee presented for a tim reading a resolution that wout<J reworl< the composition of the senat<:, how each senator is chosen and the alloation ofsena!Orsacross the various schools. The proposed amendment to the senat<:'s bylaws, which will bovo!edonat the Dec. I I meeting, would limit the number of voting faculty member> any one school ClJl have to 25 per=t of the total senatorial seats if the enroll<ment of that school is less than 20 per=t of the total numbcroffull-timeequivalcnt students al the university. Judith Hopkins. technical services ""9'rch and analysis offirer for University Libraries' Central Technieal Services and chair of the Bylaws Committee, said the p roposed changes would pm'ml, fur example, the School o{Medicine and Biomedieal Sciences from achieving a voting advantage because of its size.-about 760 voting faculty memberr--while enrolling Jess than 20 verre.1t of the undergraduate population. The senate deals primarily with manrn related 10 undergraduates. �IMDI1~111/Yt33.k11 Rep: 5 Kids' surgery center to open UB, Children's Hospital leading way in new surgery technique Sept 11 rlimors and hoaxes By LOIS LUl• Contributing Editor Numerous rumon and hoaxes h•ve followed the 1rag.ic nents of Sept. II. Some of the more prevalent rumor and boaxes det.il mistr~tmcnl of anti-war protesters or boycot.U of major bu inCSSC\ because of alliances with terrorists and their supporters. I..Jkcwi.sc, false and unsubstantiated rumors flourish by e-mail, including likely terrorist targets apd activities. and calls for donations to nonexistent charities in honor of the Jictims of 9-11 . These rumors arc often sent through e-mail or p-f,lished on Web pages, and almost always ask the reader to pass the me.ssagtalong, thereby spreading the misinfor· mation. Jn a time when real information about bioterrorism and the attacks in AfghaniStan are of vital interest, these hoaxes not only muddy the waters, they also.can cause very real and unneeded stress. Although the Internet is a conduit for 9·11 rumors and hoaus, it also serves as a valuable resource for separating truth from fiction. For example, David Emery's Urban Legends and Folklore <http'//urban~s . about.com> is~ comprehen· sive list of all types of hoaxes, myths and rumors. Its "Current Netlore" region hiU a page devoted solely to terrorism hoaxes, where readers learn that there is no evidence of Osama bin Lad.in earning money from the sale of gum arabic and that the~ was no candlelight vigil planned tO be photographed by satellite from space. Snopes.com <www..snopes.com> presents a series of pages devoted to urban legends, including several entitled "Rumors of War" related to 9-11 and the even.ts that followed. For example, the Snopes compilers point out erron in the claim that a Grccn Party activist was not allowed to fly due to her po~tical affiliation. They also detail er· rors in the photograph that supposedly was taken of a tourist stand· ing on top of the World Trade Center as the first airliner came down. Hoax!lusters <http'// hoaxl!t,.ters.dac.org/>, devdoped by the Computer Incident Advisory Capability arm of the Department of Energy, describes inany Internet hoaxes in detail While HoaxBusters traditionally examines more generic virus hoaxes and get-rich-quick schemes, it ~so blows holes in the"Donations for Printer Cartridges" scam, as well as other-9-11 related rumors. Remember reading that alarming e-mail or listening to that rumor put forward in the media or at the dinner table? Takr the time to check out facts using these sites, as well as other reference materials that the University Libraries' information professionals will ~ happy to guide you to. Truthful and valid information is always the best way to combat rumors and lies. childhood called Hirs<hsprung"s disease.lo this condition, w bowel doesn't function properly, resulting in a dilated, thicktned bowel and severe constipation. Using miniature a~ techniques, Glick and OOUeagues compressed sur· gery that formerly had to be done in two-to-three stap-<ach requiring three-to-five days of hospitaliza· tion--into one operating day, plus . C HilDREN' Hospital of Buffillo and UB are rak· ing the lead intemation· aOy in pediatric surgery with the opening of a $15 million Miniature Acces.s Surgical Center (MASC) bdieved to be moot sophisticated of its kind in til< world Th~centerwiU bed...Xed toper· forming and teaching minimally 1nvasM surgical techniques for infants and children, many of which have become standard for adults, but only in recent years began be· ing used-with children. Children's will unveil the new center at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday. "It's the only such facility at a free. standing children's hospital in North America,"' sa~ Philip Glick, Children's surgeon-in-chief, profes· sor and chair of the Department of · Surgery at UB and executive director of the center. "Wecandowmootcuning·edge surgery. teaching. training and re· search, both basic science and R & D right here." The center will be linked via fiber w ·~ Nlllmtu.ul Alumni (clelgNted - ) "Baird& through stnaU incisions allow tiny instruments to be introduced into tht surgical site, enabling the sur· geon to perform almost any task. Endosoopicsurgeryforadult con· ditions has been practiced sincr the late J 9805, but it rarely was used in babies and children. Operationsperforrnedh<recuibe telecast to any site in the world equiw.o<l fl>r t¢~c;renciog. Glick foresees his team conducting dinics in miniature access surgery for phy· sicians, students, residents, nurses and teclmicians. They also will be able to assist at surgeries being con· ducted at any site'equipped to trans· mit real-time ~deo to the MASC. The center wiU attract many patients and surgical fellows to Buffalo, Glick predicts. Marc I.A,vitt, UB assistant profes· sor of surgery and pediatrics, will be medical director of both the MASC and MASTTAR. The MASC was made possible by grants from the Children's Hospi~ Foundation, Striker Communications Corp., Ethicon Endo-surgery Inc., SlerisCorp.and Berchtold Corp. sountu.ul Abbott(--) "Ofollondaff (~ Mlln/WOy (deslgnlletl-) ....._<~-> , _ (designlbd -> Coolie A F-vc> . Flint ..... (FiiniWige- requRd) 'hnc.r.ok A (dosigNied ...,.) (clelgNted - ) ----to .....-__,.with tiM....-.. ...•_ . . , ........ ....,..,.. porlonNng- ......... one pre- and post·surgical day. Til< innovation eliminates the ..-:! for a colostomy and dramatically reduces optics to a new Miniature Access pain, suffering, scarring, hospital Surgery Teaching. Training and !lr· stays and recovery time. search (MASTTAR) Center in the The charge to restructure its ap· Biomedical Research Building oo proach to pedja.t ric surgery at the South Campus, where students Children's was led by Glick and h.is ranging from those in the School of faculty. Inspired by results he ob· Medicine and Biomedical Sciences served and began using in the early to surgical fellows will .be. qble to 1990s.Glicklobbied.forafully.com.· vic~ and practice current tech mitted miniature access surgery · niques, develop new procedures and program at Children's. test new instruments. "It took about five years for the The 5900,000 teaching center is a entire surgical staff to decide to conco mponen t of the university 's ven to miniature access techniques." bioinformatics rcsea(ch program • Glick said. "We envisioned the concept of our MASC and its teaching and is being supported by UB. ..Almost everything you can do component two years ago. It took 18 with open access you can do with months to create the dream." miniature access," Glick said. Minimally invasive surgery is the Children's chose the term "minia- antithesis of the traditional ..open ture access" rather than "minimall y access" approach in which a surgeon invasive" because it seemed more ·works on the patient through an inappropriate for its diminutive pa- cision in the body. large enough to tients. "Many of these operations accommodate human hands wield· were created or mpdified here." ing scalpels. suction tubes or other One such operation Glick and instrUments. A large, open wound colleagues developed corrects a con' brings with it collateral tissue dam· genital disorder of infancy or early age, risk of infection, pain and a - lengthy recovery, in addition to per· manent, Often prominent scars. The ability to perform surgery through small "ports" became pos· .sible with the invention of the endost:ope, meaning literally "to vielo\· withiil." An endosoope is a rigid or flexible tu~ a few ct.ntimeters in diameter equipped minimally with a miniature light and camera at its · end. Ports inserted strategically • -> Slwmon(~-) T-.1(~-) Gcwetall Go!MmanE Hllllr \Wogo (Kidloy llidtor oequftd) ~·<~-> .....,........... IICDia.. (clllignlled -> _) -(~-> ltlchmand Soulh '"* ~ (Soulh '"* llidtor oequftd) (") OoniMs fot:.tJ/Iy/'JUII"' poid parldng lot. Student permits ft no( void in thee.lots~ the hound 7 o.m. and 3 p.m. Mondoy0 • \ ID -Stewart Brower, University Libraries BrieD '1\sia at Noon" to look ·a t China from historical, economic views at "Asl• Noon." the brown-bag series of lectures and discussions that looks at research o'n Asia, will present two programs this month that look at China from historical and economic perspectives. The programs will be held at noon in 280 Park Hall, North Cam· pus. They are free of charge and open to the public. TomorrowJ Paul Zarembka, professor of economics, will presntt a lecture titl~d. "'Reflections o.n Marxism in China: Zarembka is the editor of Research in Political Economy, an an· nual yearbook on Marxist theory and empirical work published in the Netherlands. He has published books on economic development, econometrics and modern capital theory. This yur, he participated in a conference in Kunming, China. on the theme of Marxism in 200 I. This parlay was comprised of 30 scl>olars from China and 15 from -Europe, the Middle East and the United States, all of whom addressed the current state of Marxist theory and practice. The Nov. 30 program will feature a lecture by Mark Selden, a widely recogniz.ed authority in the revisionist history of Asia, titled .. Re.: nections on the anking Massacre." HiS Visit is co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Department of History. At 3 p.m. that dliy, Selden will be a featured speaker in the history department's colloquium series. That lectur~ is titled, "The United States, japan and the oncom· batant in Twentieth-Century Wars in Asia: Reflections on Responsibility, Reparations and Reconciliation.'" This~vent , free of charge and open to the pub~c. will take place in 532 Park H.dl, orth Campus. Selden holds a joint appointment in history and sociology af Binghamton University and is a professorial associate of the East Asian Program at Cornel! University. He has published widety in the fields of Chinese rural revolution and rural development, SoJtheast Asian society and politics, and U.S.-Japanest: relations and histOrical memorr.v . �.P•per by Henry T•ylor, S.m Cole proposes new •.,.,.--h for communlty·reviUIIz.dlon Fruit Belt study ~s national award BRIErLY ·~ ......... ~ ~ IIJPA~. -AN Contributing·E<fitof E!S!= ........... ............. J .... ...... . ........ -.z. ~. ...........c:..a. ......_ p.lll.-a.Dic.I, ... J ...... ............. ............. ..,....... ~ .,.,.~ ............ ~11UI­ ............ Tho ........... . . .,._ ......, ddonat.,... Tho- ... e r t D i y - ... _ ..... Jlc ranging from ..,....,., ID bollack. Tho choo-""""'s.,. tocutiy members in the Oopirt· ment o l - " " " Dlr)c<. Tlckots for Zodioque Studio Donee Ensemblo are JS ond moy be pun:- in the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at all Tlcketmootf!f loatlons. For """" information, call 64s-ARTS. CAS to offer $1,000 grad scholarships CJ The Cclloge oiAtu and S6ences >Wiolfer Sl,OOOtuitionscholarsh;ps to...,., gradulting from ""1 program ~ U8 who ervol for • rnirinun ol12 groduoto"""" persemeste;rlrtw<>~ -'"·~"'""'" gnm wlll1in the CAS. Tho schoWshlps enlliR no wort obligation, .,., - only to U8 grodu&tes ond moy not be opplied to gndu&te pr<>groms outside tJ'.o CAS. 'The scholonhips ore tor one' academic y..ar &nd will be pold out in two instollments ol JSOO In thf! Filii 2002 ond Spring 200l semesters. Funding tor the ow&tds'b limited ond sw. dents ore encouroged to llpply as possible. Tht dtodlint tor rtttipt ol &II oppllcl- ••fir •• tlons Is July 1' 2002. Those~ can find.., oppbtion form and tiglbllity aitei& on the CAS SciJOiar>hip Vll!bsite&t~// ~-/ .--.te-nd n \ ,...,..,__ Tht oppllc&nt must downlood the oppbtion form. sign k and stnd k to the gro<lue program to which M or she is llpplylng. Once formally dniQed to tht progiom, tht~ ... torw.d • copy ol the oppllc&nt's signed scholonhip ocaptonce lttter to tM CAS Oe&n's Ollke. Tho- conlirm&tlon ... be moiled dirtdly ID the Sludtm. . For mort lnformolion, con- proposal by two UB faculty mcmbm for .on entirely new approach to c:ommunity revitalization has been named BtstAction j(estarcb Paper on Housing ond Community DeYdopm<nt for 200 I by the Fannie Mae Foundation and Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). Henry Louis Taylor, Jr., and Sam Cole, professors of planning. will share a $1.000 priz< as joint authors of th< winning paper, "Structural Racism and Efforts to Radically Reconstruct the !nne- City Buill Environment Rdhinl<ing the Community Revitalization Movement" The award, present«! last wttkmd althe2001 nationalACSPconferenc< in Cleveland, was given for th< best paper evaluating how new knowledge d.,.. loped by professional practice or academic analysis and research significantly improved' professional A plan.Ring practice in a housing or commun ity development project. Preference was given 10 authors who actually are involved in tht proj<ct. The Taylor-Cole paper is an out· growth of the authors' restarch and professional invol"""""'t in Buffalo's Fruil ile!1 neighborhood, the pooresl in the city. The paper pres<niS a detailed.analysisof why the decadesold community revitalization move-ment, in all its pnmutations, has failed 10 lransform inner city neighborhoods and suggests an allemarive people impro~ thei r lives. "Mr. Taylor's f>rojtct seemed not only exci~ng. but even mo_re viable writer's name. addrtss and a daytime ttlephono - f o r ol spoct limk&tions, tht Rtport..- cannot publish olll<ttm . -.They must tit rtctivtd by 9 a.m. Monday to be considtrtd for vtrification. s.e.u.. publaUon rn that week's issue. The R-'er prtftn th.lt ..tten be recrived Mtronic.ally at insufficient to tipping th<ariei describe revitalizat.ion in fact, d<cline is du< to the failure of redcvtlopmenl strategies, which are a mixture of policies; budg<lary allocations and planned interven · ti on ~ It also discourages massive fis. passM. preventive tmns," Taylor says, "but in order 10 achieve lht objective of vital, reinvigo rated commun ities.. we must think about inn<r-city d<Vdopment in bold, new ways." cal investment in inner·city neigh· The authors maintain that, de- borhoods, allhough jUSI such an investment is central to any strategy spilt past failure., il is possible for decli nin g neighborl,loods 10 be brough1 back lo tife using strategies that require private-public sector cooperation. Th< new approach they call lhc "turning poinl lheory" calls for an aggressive, comprehensive approach 10 neighborhood and community to revitaliu central cities and ener- gize urban regions." He says it was life-<y<le lheory lhat s<rved as lh< lheoretical underpin ning of the neighborhood classifiation system derived by lh< Home Ownen Loan Corporation (HOLC) tation of existing dwellings. new homes, demolition and landscapillg. upgrading of streets and sidewalks, and commercial amenities.• The study applies 1he turning point lheory in iiS assessment of the Iota! COOl and rerum of r<Vitalizing the Fruit Belt neighborhood. II proposes methods of financing and suggests .lhe improvtment thrtshokls neassary for tax incmnent financing and commtrcial dcvtlopm<ntto kick in and provoke further neighborhood devtlopmein "The tim< has com< for plannen and community devdopm; to think big and imaginatively as we chart a ntw urban agenda for the 21Sl century," Taylor says. The paper concludes that for the outconl<Softhe tuming.point lheory tobercalized,thecommunity·r<Yitalization process must be ltd and <Xlrl· ttou.d by neighborhood r<SideniS. II will take a political figh~ the authors say, to impl<ment the kinds <X changes pr=ibed, bul thai deYdopment con oa:urif residentsaoquiretht political muscle to movedevelopmenl be)<>nd tht turning point threshold. In discussing the Cenler for Ur· ban Studies proj<ct in lht Fruil Btlt, which is being latmchal through the Inner City Transformation Group, Taylor poiniS out thai the Grimms' gift is "jump-starting the process so that we can begin leveraging funds !o facilitate partnerships and makt ilhappen. "Uitimalcly, il will be a S40 million to $50 million proj<ct, using an innovative devclopmenl model thai we hope will work in communities aaoss lh< country; he says._ December concert schedule features student ensemllles . Rouul!l. . . • The U8 Contemp<nry Ensemblo, under lhe dllf!ction ol )onalhan GokM!---<!Ioctric colist, Cort1p05e' lind teacher-will perform at 8 p.m. Doc. 3 In laird. The ensem~ is dewted to the p<eplflStion lind ~ ol music from our lime. Also in Baird, a chamber music concert wil !>@ presented at 8 p.m. Dec. 4. ller· • • • • • • • • sonnet and program wilf !>@ announced. Having perlorrt>ed whh groups ranging from the Metropolitan Opera ~ to lhe British rock group Duran Duran, Jon ~ brings on interesting perspective to his dulies as conductor for the UB Concert Band. The band's program for its . concert alB p.m. Dec. 5 in S~ will include works tiolh rev<llulionary-Holst's First Suite in E-ftat-and anthemk- Sibelius's Kartlia Suitt>--amOng olhen. Tht semester will end wilh IWO choral programs. The UB Choir & Chorus' bill for its performance at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 in S~ will feature ~ by Brahms and ).S. Bach. Award-winning conduclor Hamid -Rosenbaum directs bolh groups. The ~mester's closing event w•ll be a recital by students lrom the vocal studiO\ at 8 p.m Drr 7 in Sle< \ and incremental resources shat are ~;=:;;;:::;;;;J,,., dcYtlopmenL The theory holds that there is a thresbold of imatment in • neipborbood--bdow wbidl there will bt no significant ownll iJnprovement and.abcm wbidl there will be a reinforcing spiral tj""'-=>ent thai will radicallftransform the community. To ~ threshold, Cole say>. improYm>ents must take plaa acrors aem'li dimmsions. " Building now bomes witbout landsaping str<ds or dealing with S<CUrity issues is unJikdy to bt sufficienl; he says. "The additive model we used in the study of the Fruit Belt," be notes, "taka many things inlo account in the economic analysis: the rehabili- The Department dMusk:.,. dose out its conansctUIIeforlhefol...--. pesaltilliooaby11Udont......,...lhll.,. '*'lllllllll*lg to appe.lto just about ~ jazzy SIICophonos to SJilrtted stnglng. AI programs will !>@ free d ch.-ge lind open to lhe pubic. Harty FKblrnln, a nwnber d lhe ~ S.Xophotw ~ ... direct lhe U8 Suophone Ensemble in COIUI1at 3 p.m. Doc. 1 In Sloe Concert Hill, North CMnpus. The .-t doy, faculty 11ut1st Cheryl Gobbelti Hollmon .,. direct 'l'tosion,' UB's flute ensentie, In a ~'s deigN. Entillod "French Penuosion," lhe poogrlm at 3 p.m. in 8ain:l Redllll Hal, North Campus, .,. '"""" WOib JIIWy by French COII1pCIS«<. lndtdng bw!l Wid ~ should be limited to 800 words and moy be edited for stylund length. l.ellers must lndudt. the fnllt ..... The murol(bolow)clec-esthe Senlo< Cltlun C-or lOt 76 Oronge St. In- fnllt llelt. - urban commun it ies to develop strong transformativc goals. as well as the policies, programs and polilica] action to achi~ them. A projtct lo be launch«! by the Center for Urban Sludits-which is directed by Taylor-that is built upon the turnin g poinl concept has been provided $300,000 in seed money by lhe Rev. Robert E. Grimm · and his wif<, Roberta. Grimm, who rclired in 1987 as dirtctor of lhe Council of Churches of Buffalo and Erie County, says he and his wife were looking for a project in lhis communily thai would help Tht Ropoi!..-wolcomesfrom mernbtr> ol the UnM!nity -lnd conttnt. 1.-. plnpolnts - neighborhood development The turning poinllh«>ry calls for LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~ TIMWTOWinthe-- in 1933. The syslml ranlrtd neighborhoods according to their economic tnjectory-the in-migration ofblacb being. downwan:llri@F. The HOI.C ranking look on a life of iiS own, be say., and for decades negarivdy influmad the attitudes of homeowners, mortgage bankers, policy rnal<l:nand developers tOward inner-<:ity neighborhoodo. thus proWllring their ultimate dodine. The goal <X the ammunity-r<Vi'lalitation IOOY<Jilen~ wbido em<rJI"' in the 1960s, was to tx.ak this cycle of inner-city distress by fOotering a fun. damental transformation of poor neighbo<hoods. Ntw programs ........ aptctal to bringabouiSuslained im~1 in tht circurnsl:ma:s and opportunities for those living lhert. Despil< iiS promise, Taylor say., the movemmt failed to devdop a model capable of achieving its goals. He says that over the pas1 two d<cades, 11* movement devolved into a striesof uncoordiJ;Ialed, disjoin ltd activi ties, from enterprise zones and community enterprise- corporations to social capital initiatives, commu· nity policing, failh-based initiatives and, most recently, "oomprehensivt' community initiatives." Taylor and Colt wrile that anolh<r popular 1111d f.iiltd approach to community revitalization is bas«! on "tipping lh<ary," whiCh promoleS the infusion of marginal "turning point" approach to urban lllct Jastph Syracuot. CAS tnrolmlnt monogtr, ll645-2711 . communily commenting on . 9e<ause of the univeni.ty support," he adds. Taylor and Cole say thai docadcs <X fail<d ammunity-revital.izalion stnl· .egi<s haYe been furled by neighborhood life-cycle lhtory, wbido Taylor ails •• racist strudwal borri<r to inner-<:ity dtYdopmeot "Life-cycle theory stn:sKs ncighborbood dedint as a 'natural procesi dictat<d by rational,impcnonal_ forces of change and by the racialand social-class comp<isition of neighborhoods," Taylor says. "In . �Calendar ~ .........! foot~all =):=~ Kyprionou, 830-1909. ua u,Army 19 . _ _ UBadclod _, lu-"""""' Monday, to Saa.nlar _ . , _ , - k ....... from. """"-'"" dolldtto26-1,, - . . . l6.8lll fans In t11c:NoSoadium. Thopmo ....,\ doddad"'"-~-Army 26 ETC~-.... Army. ............... to Photoohop, rwt H: Sdonc:es Llwll)'. Medii InstrUction lb>m, Sclonces l.bll)', -.Hal, South Compus. ....,_. Noor>-2 p.m. - 8ullalo.6p.m. , .... • Genter for Entnprenourioll~ & Cfl. Alumri Assoc. For men --645-3000. c. :::-.~~9~· so:. ~ · ETC T - - w.tuhop --· ~~-'=..":"~ - _· O . U / l 2-4 l op.m. dy _Compus. _ MIN 'S Zodlaque- Donee Ensernble. Dopt. o l - & Dane<. BIKI< !lox Center lor tho ....... Nor1h c.mpus. a p.m. 15. For men Information, 645-AftTS. n...u.. NIA ( - l n t e g n o l l v o A<tlon). Laorio l(rupsiO, do-., lMng w.l1 Center. AlumniArem, Nor1h Compus. ~~~:~~~~ Open Dnom q.de Namasto. 222 Studon! Un;on, Nor1h HSL-Ihop Introduction to EndNote S.O. Sharon MU!phy, Heollth Sci<nces Ubrary. M<d;. Instruction Room, H<ollth Sci<nces umty, Abbott Hall, Sooth Compus. 10.11 :30 a.m. free. For R"'IO'e information, Sle'fttart .=~~~64~zme Buddhist Med!Qtlon. Nit<olaw 1 Brower, 829-3900 Ill t 3. 1SSSWottuhop H· l B Visa~: An klfonnlltion Sess6on. Elen l>.mourd, dir. lntemalioNI Student & Schola< s.Mces. 31 Copen. 12:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by h'ltrmatk:wll!l St~t & Scholar SeMce. For I'T't(ft flfcwmation, 6-45-2258. ~~=-~. For~ lnformation,~7:30 Niko&aus Karaptiti. 834-2335. ·becutlYe fduca- l'rognlm Stnotogk f'1onr*lg. )ioa>la ...._,..,, c..,,.., Nor1h c.mpus. 6-8:30 p.m. S299. =·s.-.. %.c:~ 6-45-3000. Marianne ETC Technology Wottuhop Advanced MuttJmecUa. 212 Capen, North CampUs. 3.-4:.30 p:m ~ ffft, ·. FIO<Uity-., Physla Spodol Semi..... BraM-World Inflation. Ren-Jie Zhang. 422 Fronct"'- North Umpus. 3:30p.m. ..... Art bhlblt Opening Roceptlon Katlvyn Mooy Cidewkh: The Etemoll femillille-female Archetypes In Antiquity. Art D<portrnont Gollo<y. ~5 Center for tho Arts. Nor1h Compus. 6-8 -=~~.~ ~~p-~si""'"" Sporuo<ed by DopL ol Mwic. For moro information, 645-2911 . Thursday ~F~~~o;r,~~';';-5~ Art Exhibit Opening -option 29 TDC leM Wottuhop s.les Cellular/ Row ManufKturing. Advanced Training Center. 8 a.m.-.S Katfe S. Parzych: Greetings from ChaUtauqua. Art D<partment Gall«)', &45 Center for the Arts. North Campus.. ~;:-~~~:~':"' ~ ~;,!::·i~~.~~7~ Worl<~groduatoJtudonts ::J: ~ l"'"'o 2.0 ~"{1~ viJcefot to on from tho conceptuo~ bo di>ploy through today in tho Art ()eplttment Galtefy, 845 Center for the Arts. Nor1h Compus. N1 open;ng r1!Cop<lon will bo hold from S-7 p.m. tod4y In tho golll«y. Gallery houn aro t 0 ~ :Jl';'·~=m~ 0 Bowlin& Green 1, UB 0 (J OT) - A f r i c a ! Aln<!rkMt ~lllstO<'J The rich ~ ol African-American ~~~~lng Mlami 7, UBO ~:!~~~~=· houn are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m . U8wudefoooedbyMiam.7.0,1nthequanotfinak d t h e M N : - The Bulb, who hadn\ pbyed • pme since their~ finale Oct. 24, pbyed to a().() De" the half-... the RedHawb erupmd lor....., JOC<>nd.llall ~!tty Tuesday through Sau.wday. "Joseph _ _ , . . . . . , _. Pamtlngs, d<owing• and prints by painter Joseph Norman, many c~ during his ruy In Berlin from ~~tho...~~ Jackson Ploco, Buffalo. C.llo<y hour. ,... t 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. w.dnoJd.ly th<augh Saturday and from l·S p.m. on Sunday. Mufti.Medla Event ETC Technology Wottuhop ~-p~m~~=~L, w-.....,.at4PI.US ConverutJon. Bruce And~. 438 Oemen$, North Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. For rT"tOre information, 645-3810. United for Ptace Alt!f'Ntives to War. ·wednesday HSL Wottuhop Evidence-Based Heahh Care Resources. Sharon cny ard Mi<hotlo l.oYoio, Heolth c-- 28 Crltlul =.o:..~~. Confennce Thyroid ond Ad<onoll Dbonlen In tho !CU. Stopllon W. Spaulding. DopL ol Medklne. 02 Scatchold Hal~ Buffalo . ~~~:;.~~~ M<didno & Division ol Pulmonary Critical Ca~ & Sleep Medicine. Ufe Wottuhop Ate You Stres.ied 'aut? Staff, Coorueting Center. 250 Student Union, North Campo~. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Spon~ by OffiCe d Student Unkwu & Activities. For rT'IOI'e information, 645~125 . ETC Technology Wottuhop Tranlltlonlng from Bl.ckbNrd 4.10 to S.S. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m: Free. Hall, Sooth Campus. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. For fllOte information, stewart Brower, 829-3900, .... 113. ........., r.grum Colloquium Site Characterization with Ground PonetntUng !~odor. )off O.niob, DopL ~~~i=-~ ~am:ric;~~·~~-~sored endowments. For more Information, Dopl ol Geology, 6-45-6800, OXL 6101. Biological Sciences Semi..... The Bactorial Stringent Rospon,., ~U from tho Doric Side ol Transaipdon. V. )ames Hemaodez, asst. p<ol., Dopl ol Microbiology. l l i Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. ] :45 p.m. free . for more lnfonnation, Jerry KoudelkA, 645-1-489 WOMEN'S di>play through Doc. 8 In tho Font Floor 645-2921. Graduate Student As.soc.., Media Study GrJduate St~ Assoc. and Americ.ans ~occer MEN'S US dropped a hunbrealoe<- to Bowtinz G._, In the qu;uurllnab olthe Mi<IAmerian Conlononce T - I n Akron. OH, on Friclay. Bowtir.: Green's jon Hundley~ an unauiJted pin the 121 ,33 '"'"'clurir)& d'ird.,...,.,.,. to break a 0;0 De and .... the FalconJ the~ "19th Century Botankal Prints" Transittonlng from BlackboArd 4.10 to S.S. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon2 p ..m. Free. 18 poina and IV"'>bed II ~and .aphomor-o jesJ1a I<Dchonclorlo< added 12 poina and a~ I 6 boaniJ to load UB to a 7~ win "'"' SyncuJe Actlon I n - Arena. The Bulb wil open the 2001.02 ........... ......, apinJt l1id1!pn Sate tomom:JW in the Spartan Chevro&et Oassk. Their first horne pme of the 1eU00 wiD be at 7 p.m. Tuesday aplnst Nia.pn. Sau.wday. ~t of o...l Dlagnortlc Sdenca ~Series Ele<trial ActMiy ol Triqgor PolnU. Willard D. (Scott) MkCal, )<.. prol., OopL ol Oral o;.gno.tic Sciences. JS5 Squir1!, South Um~. 8 a.m. Free. ~:~!,~~,:,~~ty Junio< RadloiManin ~ "I I _ I n _: • Anatomical Art by Vesallus" Student Ensemble Concert Chamber Musk. Baird Recital Hall, North Campus. 8 p.m. F~. Spon~ by Dept. d Music. for more infonnaUon, 100 the 100 "-lyye in 5<4.00. UB 7l, Syracuse Action 60 For men Information, 636-3626. eKl1350. Senior DvceiW..... Iod UB wfdl • ~ 20 polnU. but the Buls dn>ppod. 9G-88 - " ' t h e eo.-.. AJ.San on Sundoy WOMEN'S of Sec:--Y- ~-Student Art" -CluJ An- Exhibits -ua COnod Z: eo.._... All-Stars 90, ua as _ . , _ , lnAILwmi Arena. Shea-on the winning The Buls ... open tho 200 1-Cl -400 medley relay (4:00.47) seuon on the: road at Nilpn and 200 freestyle relay u.w-.ity on Monday and at (1 :39.86) teams. Chlcaco Sate o n - . . . y . - . . . .......... home to host CariJius It 7 p.m. No¥. 24 In Alumni Arena. Tuesday 27 -In ......,.,_ Cunil z....tc~-­ l>atzecl tho end zone by UB\ Mal1c Gnham. .... tho Bulsseoondroodwtnolthe- ftep<oducOOnJ ol tho farTIOUS"~me1" ..,;., by And..., Vesalius, and print· image ol plants with medicinal proprenies are on permanent ~~~es Ubra')' on tho South Campul. MaterialfOf both exhibits w.u obtained viotho RobenL Brown HistOf)'of Medidno Cotlection in tho lib<>')'. The oxhlbiu, "'Pf'''led by tho Fri<nd> ol tho Heollth Sci<nces Ubrary lind tho Medical Historical Sodoty ol Westom __ ')'hour>. New Yort<, moy bo viewed during nc>nT\01 " 2001 llunuey WlnMn" Kathryn Mary ~-rhe Eternal Feminine: female Arrlletypes in Antiquity" Katie s. P'anydt-"~lngs from Chautauqua" Wort< by tho winnon ol tho Dq>.artmont of Art's 2001 Rumsey Award wdl be on display Nov. 27 through Dec. 7 in the Art Oepart.menl Cal~. 845 Center fOf tho Aru, North Campw. N1 opening rectpUon win be~ from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 27. Gallery hours are 10 a.m . to S p.m. on Tuesday,·10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wedne>day through Friday, and 1 I a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. ph. - Volle~oall Kent State l, UB 2 Akron l,UB I US,_ another auemp< at Ia fi"' MN: Yicto<y d tho seuon spo;tod when the Ylsftlng 1<ont Scato Goldon RuheJ amo bade from • 2-1 doficit to won In '1M! pma in Alumni Arena. Game JCores _..30.25.31-33, 28-30. 30.27 and 15-6. On S.rureloy. the Bulk scored a 30.27 win in pme one bebo dropp;nc three stnlghtpma to the '""""&Akron ZlpJ.30.2B, 30-22.30.24. ~wimmin~ WOMUI 'S UB 167, St. Bonaventure Ill USdoloatodloal rival Sc~ 167-IJJ,Friclay...,.ln the Reilly Center Pool:. It was the second consecutive win by the Bulls in the series with the Bonnies. Lross Lount~ Hen 12th of J6 at NCAA Reg;onals Women 15th of J4 at NCAA Rqionals The men's and woomens crou<omtry squads ~ their JeUonJ at the NCM Nonheut Re&i<>NI Meet In Bonon on Saturdoy.The Bulb men placed 12111 O¥enll in a 36-team field. The US women took I Sth ol34 teams. Wrestlin.~ UB finishes lrd of9 at Oldal>om& Gold Clasolc Compodnc In the fim ....,. ol tho 2001.02 ......,., US placed d'ird " the Oldahoma Gold C1usic 1n 11roc1<port.The Bulb .-ad<ed up po~rn-cn~y J5 bKk of leCOnd-pbce: CleYebnd Scate-to lf"3b third in fieki o( nine teams. " ·s me LfeW UB wins two races at Frostbite Regatta US~ the fall crow......, by wimlnc twO nocoJ at Phibdolphcas Repaa on S.rureloy.The NO¥ico 4 squad ol Chriuy Oben. Kasey Hamen,l.a'ioya RodcliJh and Mkhelle Sdlwach. wfdl ccoawain flan<fi 1'1-uJak. wu the f:astest oliO boats.fin~Jh;na In 9-.li .The'hnity 4 team dMotly Bock. Victoria ~ Counnoy Kane and Meliua Ward, CO>CJWOln Katie johnson..won its rxe in 9;J9~ �Alfoln. Ted 5~, Dept. ~~~~'t"t p.m. - -Studont 5ponsorod by For Graduoto Assoc. ~ infoon.Jtlon, 645-2960. LHo Woft.t.op Whot the Medt. Isn' t Tolling You. Chris Spkef, educator, -Plinned Parenthood of Suffak> ~~ion~~n2~~~~S~t ~11:r!;~:;uT~f~~"Lrs. ~~t~:t =~~or~~ For more lnfor,.,.aoon, 645- a.m. Free. Streu • hop De-Stress Zone. laurie Krupski, LMng Well Cooter. 210 5tudont Un100, North Campui. 7...S: 15 p.m. free. 5poruored by Graduate Student A1soc:. For ' foseph R. Notoelt., prof., Dept. .of Oral Diagnostk Sciences. 3.SS Squire, South Campus. 8 Educ•tlon Semln• J' Slt~Based School Management Decentralization to DeYo~Won. come Giles. Graduote School of Education. lJnN<nrty Inn ond Conleronco Center, Nonh For..! Road, GetMIIe. 8:30a.m.-10a.m. S2S. Spomored by lJTban Eduu!Jon Institute. For more inf0f111<ltion, Ken Ktaerner, 645-6642. 6125 . . mort infonnaoon, GSA,. 6452960. Muskol Chlldron of Edon. Dept of "Theatre & Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m . 112, He•tth Sc::ienc:fl Confe:re.nce: · general; 15, US students & seniors. Fonnore Information, Evidenc.~Based Heatth Care: 645·AAT5. Te aching for Tomorrow. Roman )ae$Chke and Ann Distinguished Spoken McKibbon, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ontario, and UB M odelolne Albright Alumni hoalth science! faculty. Arena, North Campus. 8 p.m. University Inn and Conference 112-136. Conter, Nonh Forost Road, Gettvillo. 9 a.m.-4:30p.m. 159, Thu.ter WoftUoop UB faculty, staff and lib<ariam; U5, UB studenu; 169, others. - .. ~~=. Related Proles>ions, Medicino and l!lomediul Sciences. ond Nursing. For more mformation, 5haron Murplly, 829-3900, ext 115. Quit Smoking for • Doy Greo~t =· American SmokeouL 5tudei>t Union lobby, North fam~~-TI;;2~::'g :t"~~~J:JngHsh, f:'=-s~:.1i:'ta~m. S16. For more information, Ilene Fleis€hmann, 645-2107. Biochemistry SemiHow Environment In Utero Can Determine Pancreatic Beb Cell Ma.u and Function, and Its Re&evance to Postnatal Diabetes. David J. Hill, dir., Lawson Health Research lnstrtute, Univ. of 'Nestem O ntario. G26 Farber, South Cam pus. 12:30 p.m . Free. For more information, Mukhand Patel, 829-3074. The Reporter publlshct llslingt. for eyenh tillllng J"OC:E' on compus or for off Ulmpus events where UB grot~ps are principal t.pont.on UslhKJ' are du" no l.st~r than noon on lht: Thunday pt't'c:eding publkatJQn llsllnq\ arc anly a< cepbd through the Wednesdoys ot 4 PlUS Talk.: What Ant..c"olonlal ~~..::~~~;~t Matters. Juliana Spahr. 438 Clemens, North Campu!io. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more information, 645-3810. ETC Technology Wortuhop Introduction to Flash . 212 · Capen, North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Free. Physks Colloquium The Acoustk:s of Superfluld s In Porous Media. Norbert ~~r~~~: oT~~re. Duth ~-Diane R. Christian, SUNY Distinguished Distinguished Prof'. and 5am<Jel · ·Capon Chair. Dept. of English. Center for Tornonow, North Campu>. Noon-2 p:m. l 15. =~ocw:J... ludo 5chwondler 829-2608. As1al •t Noon Reflections on M..-xlsm In Chino. Paul .Z.rombl<a, Dept of Economics. 280 Par1<, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Sponsoo-ed by Asian 5tudies Program. For more information, Thomas W. BUoiunan, 645-3<474. Foster Chemistry Colloquium l)evek)pment of Synthetic ~e~~.f~Or~~. ~lv. of Penn.116 Natural Sciences Complex, North ~am':~ gy"6:p~~f ~istry and the Foster lecture Endowment. Mlnd/ locly Movement Class NIA (Neuromuscular lntegrattve Action). laurie Krupski, dir., L.Mng WeU Center. Alumni Arena, Non.h Campus. 5:30-7 p.m. Aerobics pass. For more information, laurie Krupski, 645-2837. ~~~r:~n:!K~'xo~~~e 422 Fronczak, North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Free .. for the unlln~ UB Calendar Uologkal Sde:nces Seminar Cent~ for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m . S5. For more lnformaHon, Call 645-ARTS. l'N;:!":t 1!:o~Pn~: 'f~ovei Strategy for Evasion of the Student Ensemble Conc:e:t1: Chamber Music. Baird Recital www butfalo.ed41 <.-.lcnddr luqin of \jMtL· 6t-tilUh· limit .tOuu s not all '"'""""'In tht.: t:lt!c tronl<. " thf: R1portrr Host Immune Response by l<h. Ted Clar1<, Cornell Veterinary School. 225 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:45p.m . frM. fof more infonnatJon, Todd Hennessey, 645-2889. BuffAlo logic Colktqulum C ranui ~~~ .Barry Smith, Dept. of Phito~s;· 141 Park. North ~am'=~-~3~~~% [reek ~uium. For more ,r::/or· mation, john Corcoran, 881 · 1640 or 645 -2444, ext. 119 GSA Coffee- Hour Spe•ker Series Anthropology and World Saturday 17 - 19 ~~- ~=r;;s~";,i Music. For more information, 645-2921. Musk•l Chlldron of Eden. Dept. of Theatre&. Dance. Drama Theatre, Ce-nter for the Art.s, North Campus. 8 p.m. S 12, get_leral; S5, UB students & seniors. For more iofonnatlon, 645 -ART5 Comedy An Evening with Scott ll"lompson. Off Center Series Matmt¥, Centef for the Alti, North Cc~mpu!i. 8 p m S21. gent'f.l!, S16. UB studenh Crimlnll justice~ ~~aU>tege ~:-a..and ~ for '"""' information. ~~~~-··Club Polnsdtlo._Sole UB Women's Club. Ceilter for ETC Technology Woft.t.op a... Hunter Quortot Mainstago, Cerrter lor tho Ms. Nonh Campus. 8 p.m. 116.50, ~~~"4'8~ FM. For ~ infonnation, 645-ARTS. Muslul Children of Edon. Dept. of .. Theatre &. Dana:. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North CamPIJS. 8 p.m. 112, general; 15, UB studenu & senOO. For more information, 645~T5 . Student IEnHmble: Concert UB Pen:unlon EnsemtHe. Slef: ~~~~~ea;~t~ of Music. for mort informatton, 645-2921 . ~";;~3 ~:"6-i~~;;t'~~s. 6.5-inch plant ~~=~ Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Free. ETC Technology WoftUoop lnttoductlon to Photoshop, Section C. Port 1: Hellth Sdonc:os Ubrary. Me<t;a Instruction Room, Health 5cionces Ub<ary, Abbott Hall, South Campus. Noon-2 p.m . Free. .., En: Todmology -Uoop Photoshop: Chonn<!ls & =u~2~r.:: North Mlnd/ locly - · Closs NIA (Nouromuscular lntognotive Action). ~rio Krupski, dir., living Well Cooter. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 4:15-5:30 p.m. Aerobics pass. For more information, laurie Krupski, 645-2837. Tuesday Sunday IS Wotni.n's Volleyboll UB vs. Ohio. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 2 p.m. Free. Muslul ChUdren of Eden. Dept of · Theatre &. Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campu1. 2 p.m. S12, general; S5, UB studenu & sentors. For more informatton, 645-ARTS. Helle:nk D•nce: Cl• ss George Karantkolos and Chrysavgt Papag1ann1, HelleniC Graduate Student AJ.soc Dance StudiO, Alumni Arena, North Campus. 3:30-5:30 p.m Free. Sponsored by HGSA. For more 21 ... TIMMer WoftUoop Ooud Nino. Dopt. d Thoatro & Dance. Bladt Box Thootro. Conter lor tho Arts, Nonh Concert for studenu ~40. Tomo<row, North U"'JlU'- 10 ~u.;:::..~t"Jirs. Women's l.asketbatl UB vs. NloglnL Alumni Aron1, Wednesday Ute F. . Trolnlng Schedule - information, Marianne SuHivan, 645-3000. bloachon; with ID. UB vs. Akron. UB Stadium, North Campus. 1 p.m. S12, 1 10, 18 and rr.. for studenu with 10. The:•ter Worllshop e lcctr(lntc t.ubmluion form of ht!nh ul ··http =tz~88.7FM. for ....., information. 645--ARTS. ~;:::'oeu%.c~P- For 1TlOf"e =~p.;,m~5,all Monday Friday ETC Technology -Uoop Audio Capture & Edltin~ . 212 Law Alumni Board of Center for the Arts, North Campus. 6 p.m. I S. For rnoro information, 645-ARTS. information, 645-ARTS. SeNor Alumni Program Low School Meftlng Thuter-.t.op g;::~:or8~m~-~"""" 16 PresentAtions. jacobs Management Center, North Campus. 6-8:30 p.m. 1399. .~"':nc~:nB&K~x~n:~:e ~~nc~~~~-x~~e ~er. For rTlOf'r information, Mary lo Serrettini, 645-2837. f~:~~~ampus. oon- information, lacovos Kyprianou, 830-1909. 20 ETC Technology -Uoop Building a ~ourse In · Blacld>Oord 5.5, Part II. 212 Capon, North Campus. 2-4 p. m . Fr~. ETC Technology Wotiuhop Using 5oltQuad HotMotal •• Pro-Section C. Port I. 212 Cap«\. North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Free. lnf~tlon Session MBA Progr•m. Jacobs Saturday 24 Men's llldketboll UB vs. CW~ blus. Alumni Arena, North CamPIJ~ 7 p.m. 114, gold; 112, bluo; 110, orange/ ~ S8, chUdren in biNchers; for studonu with 10. rr.. Sunday 2 ·5 Ex«utive~t Cen.er. Ave, Buffalo. 6 p.m. Fr... Sponsored by School of Management. 672 ~aware Executive Educ::•tlon Progr•m / · Effective Executive He.tlenk Dance: Clas.s George Karan1kOOs and Chrysavgt Papagtanm, ~~ IC Graduate Student Assoc. Dance StudiO, Alumni Arena, North Contln&Md on ,.,. 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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NIA classes, which are held Mondays and Fridays in the dance studio in Alumni Arena, are a great way to reduce stress, Krupski says. UllnSUIIIs phone . . for clo*lg lnlontllllon Jho ...-y h a s - - . , _ telephone to poOYide Jn. formotlon when office houn ond doss schedules will b e - • the.....tlol~­ or for other reasons. The -do•1wlll be ovoiloble at 6<1S-NEWS to >Wdents, faculty ond staff, as wotl os the public, 24 houn • day. ThOfe .,..., will be • busy signal sln« the Nne has the C>piCity to handle on unlimiU!d number ol c.ollnlmuftoneou>ly. T h e - RICOfded messq wil be *Offices •e open ond douos- being held IS - t o d a y •• the Univenlty .. Btlfolo.• The ....... willl>t changed ~tely as soon as urweally ollidob decide t o office houn ond d o s s duo t o - conditioN or -- Workshop location m chllnged.to Diefendorf . Due to the untxperudly lltge ... tendora It the NIH grontsnlaf>. Moving toward reaccreditation UB embarks on comprehensive self-study to win Middle States reaccreditation By SUE WUETCHU Rtpaner Editor TI E university has em- barked upon a compreensive, two-year, institu - tiOn-wide process to win shiplecl!.nserie~by reaccreditation from the Middle the Olfice o1 the Voce Preldent for Resorth, the location for todoy's ltctu"' on the South Campus has be<n changed to 148 Oiofondocf Hall. The lectures hod be<n held In the UppschuU Room. 12S lllom<dical Educotlon Building. The lime ol the lectLft, from 46 p.nl., , . . _ t h e ........ Re9b not fOqUirod The loc· l\JfO b open to olloaJity, professtudents o n d The of WOfbhops b desighed for !Kulty members who want to an the ..ins end outs" ol opplylng for National Institutes for HNith gronts. Todoy's lecture b entitled •flow 'Mfrio1g posoe. Port ~: Spedfic Alms , _ t h e - Pion. the lludget.. States Commission on Higher Edu- sional-. 110-. ca tion, the uniJ of the Middle tales Associotion of Colleges and Schools that accredits dt.-gree-granting colleges and universities in the MiddJe States region . . etc., that we are providing our stu - Reaccreditation is essential for US. not only because unaccredited institutions cannot offer students federal dents with a very high-quality education," she says. "And an education that not just benefits the students that financiaJ aid, but also because ac- come on campus, but benefits our creditation isan "affirmatioq that an institution meets basic academic community-not only just the Amherst and Buffalo community, $'no + I ~'.tee The-wl-on _ _ _ , _ mod!IIUdy- - ..... -......byNtiod- ... By LOIS BAKU __ _ _ ... / .. . ., ........ Nti~ Contributing Editor NIVERSITI'res.arch- ers have received a five-year, s·l .l milHon grant from the Na tional Institutes of Health to assess environmental pollutants and their relationship to th~ prevalence of autoimmune disease, particularly lupU$. and asthma in two BuffaJo . .= ......... Wd., spodlalllyfor ... ---··....-=~ ~---....... :rr.r:iE' ................. ne.ighborhoOds. The research, headed by John Vena, professor in the Department of Social and Prnentive Medicine and director of the Environment . and Society Institute, is part of a national program to encourage uni versity-community partnerships and build capacity within commu· nities to tackle their concerns. The project builds on work cur· M more text at Web si te R rd.ued '5ilc!o on Web P more Jtholo5. on Web but the community in the regional, n~tional and World se""-'-through our servicc,through our research and through being a pan of transmitting knowledge across generntions.• Del Genio notes that the accreditation process also ..provides us as a university with an opportunity to really do some in-depth cxamina· tion, and analysis and assessment of what we're doing in regards to institutional context and educational effectiveness-what we're doing, and how well we're doing it- and are tl1ere areas in which we can strive for improvement, what challenges we perceive in the future, and how we can overcome these challenges." The reaccreditation effort is being led by a lndership Team appointed by Capaldi and composed of Dennis Malone, SUNY Distinguished Scr· vice Professor and interim chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering;GailBrazeau,associatedean for curriculum and academic affitirs "' in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Kerry Grant, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the gi'aduate school. Del Genio notes that UB is particularly fortunate to have Malone on the Leadership Team since he oversaw US's last accreditation effort in 1993 and an intC:rim report in 1998,and provides the team wilh "historical context." Grant to fund asthma, lupus studies --on It....., U the-• rios . . bo pooiOd online standards," says Provost EJiubeth D. Capaldi. To not be accredited is "a disaster," Capaldi adds bluntly. Beth Del Genio,~stant vice pro· vost for academic affairs and staff coordinator for the accreditation process, agrees. ,.We live in an age of accountability, and in tllis age of accountability, we want to validate to our students, to parents. to taxpayers. to peer institutions, to government officials, targeting asthma. Work will be carried out by research teams that include epidemi- toimmune disorders and conduct community outreach and education o logists, environmental scientists, physicians, and community organizers and representatives from the targeted communities. Co mmunity partners on the project will be Community Voice, The Toxic Waste/Lupus Coalition Project will focus oo the rela tionship of toxic waste sites and other sources of pollution to pockC'ts of autoimmune disease and lu - pus in particular. During the first year, researchers will investigate waste sites and sources ofPollution,takran inYentoryof pollutants at each site, identify specific duster. oflupus within the population, pretest biomarkers of ""J'05U1'< and develop ways to communicate the findings to the community. In subsequent years. researchers workshops. Lupus Coalition and representatives from churches, block dubs, tenant cou ncils and city council offices. Ausar Afrika of Community Voice will be community coordinator. The West Side Environmental Health Project will investigate the relationship of asthma morbidity and mortality to exposure to air- borne pollutants. from truck and auio traffic at the nnrby Canada- U.S. Peace Bridge border crossing. R<s<archers will investigate biological fuctors that may be contributing to the prevalence of the disease in this community 3.nd conduct a~ control study of asthma_ Association of Block Oubs, Western New York Asthma Coalition and Minority Asthma Coalition wjll be the primary community partners. A coordinator has yet to be selected. Both proj<cts will document bow much disease aists in these communilits, set up ways to measutt exposure of residents to environ - mental pollution and establish sur· veiUancc systems. Community par· ticipants will disseminate the find· ings and help design and put into practicr procedures to treat and prevent ·lupus and asthma. The long· term goal is to ~power commu· ' nity leaders to identify and address problems as they arise. Co-invmigators from US are Julian Ambrus, associate professor of medicine: )amson Lwd>uga-Mukasa, associate professor of med.icinc and director of theC<ntcr for Asthma and rentlyunderway in the targeted com- and community leaders will dCVl:lop The project also will involve munities--Buffalo's predominantly better autoimmune-disease surveillance systems, document the geographic distributio.n oflupus within the East Side, conduct a case-control study,·eval uate dean-up of toxic si tes. plan investigations of other au- documenting Peace Bridge traffic, Environmental Exposure; Carlos assessing air quality and generating general community participation. Crespo, associate professor of social The Columbu_s Peace Bridge Asso- Tumiel, assistant professor of fumily ciation, Hispanics United, W6tern New York Hispanics and Friends, fessor of geography. African-American East Side and its largely Latino lower West Side. It has two components: the Toxic 'Waste/ Lupus Coalition Project and the West Side Environmental Health Project, and preventive medici ne: Laurene medicine, and Prter Rogerson, pro- �.......... ..._,...._. BRIEFLY . __ '- _.......,.., Tho---~ Martt A. Ashwtll is director of the World Languages lns~tute and Fulbright Program adviser. lilyc-u.llr~ .. glonol~-.. c-(ICJ'C) . . be 111111 ...... 6:JN:JO p.m.IDdly lnHol ... . . n.a ,_.. laplc .. be-- -c.n.- ..--..... ~ ...._ _ . . , . . . . UI -~ ..,._ond _ Tho- wl _~-­ ___ _...,...,_.. ldonlllyond _ _ _ - -.. _..,n~r-. ==~ . . . _ . o r- - t o ... _ . . . , ... ond,_ ,_"""*'!*or....,._ lhe quolily "' neighborhood ..... booohlnd to.-~ ,.,...- quetions ond ollerlrbI'Ntion on ~~to c.ornrn.dyeo-__."' the .....t lhe Ul Office ol SILdent Unions & ActMdes ond Housing Opportunities Modo Equol (HOME). CFA to present HShella the Great" Tho c.nc.r for the - ... pmont • . . . - producllon "' Judy Illume's-- ~ "Oihorwloe- .. Shdolhe Gteol.' .. 2 p.m. Doc. 9 1n lhe Mlinllage In lhe cr.o.. NarthC....,.. Port ollhe CHis Fllrily Ad...... lhe procludlon by lhe-NitioNIT..n.g -·--byAIIIfphio --ondWI\'WM. .,.....__ - . .... .,.._,....._..,,._. ......_.... ,.....ond ... _,..... FNolddiKIMIIes"!!lbo .,...;~dod ... haur - l h e .,Anwb~ ___ _ _ ln .. _ _ _ ,....,~ . . bllngto . . ~~~o..-,but~­ _ . . . _ . . .,-.gup l& ...,........... ond...,..., __ _ ---lldwdTho .......... _llill*d _.......,..Cillg ""'*'a .,..... ....,._ ~ . . _ . . . . . . . Goo«' ... SIZiar . . . . lllll S101arc:N-1ZMII-,IIIII""'''bo ........... a.\ . . _ _ _ _ ,p.m........, _..,. ,...,. __ .. ~la!*nL The Fulbrtght ....,.,...,· Is the U.S. to••-nt'o ..,_._ - . -. Whatls Ito speclflc pwpose who -nllltenthe,..........,7 Congress created the Fulbright Program in 1946, immediately after World War 11, to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange. Sen. J, William Fuibrigh~ sponsor of the legislation, saw it as a step toward building an alternatM: to armed conflict_ The U.S. Student Program awards approxi mately 900 grants annuaUy and currently operates in more: than 140 countries worldwide. The' Institute of l.nlemational Education (liE), a non-profit organization that sponsors 240 programs through which almpst L8,0oo men and women from 170 nations benefit annually, administers the program on behalf of the Department of State. The U.S. Student Program, which is my primary responsibility at UB, is designed to give recetl( B.SJB.A. graduates, master's and doctoral candidates, young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. -7 Wh•t types of gr•nts •ro -•IIM>Ie ..... for The most popular grant is the Fulbright Full Grant, which provides round-trip tnnsportation; language or orientation courses, where appropriate; tuition, in some cases; book and research allowances; maintenance for the academic year, based on living costs in the host country, and supplemental health and a·ccident insurance. Another grant category il the teaching assi.>tantship for Belgium/i.uumbourg, France, Germany, Hungary, Korea s..blln . . Clllilon al __ .... ~C~Jcllllaa, Ellalll loc-.lat " ' ......... WUIId P S'rd· ----·__ -·......-- ~- -~==-...,.._ Sua . . . . DonN......- c -Lols-- - . hlridoDonc>wn -.Gcldboum -s. A. Unger Owallnellldol gr..,t7Whatpercet~~of appllunts IJ selectM7 A current UB Fulbrighter, Micah Allen (Denmark, mechanical engineering) wrote in the graduate student newspaper last year: • ulti mately, tragically, they only award fellowships to a select group. If you arm't a member of that group, regardless of how much you may de"""'i~ you don't stand a chance. The only people that ever get Fulbright fellowships are 1'lwse Who Apply." As I tdl prospec!M applicants, the entire application proa:ss il fairly painless-from completing the online application to attending a campus committee meeting. The~ chal lenging pan il writing quality personal and project statements, which form the aux of the application. In 2000-0 I, 23 percent of aU applicants from around the l:I.S. reoeived grants. Last year, that figure was 38 percent forUB~ts. How---- ulty _ _ _ ln . . c........ UBf.c- tt.....--7 Thanks to the help of my col- How bring• foreign - . , , . to the UnltM' Statu. Is UB InYolYN In thet put of the progr.... ? Tell me llbovt the foreign . - . . . th•t ..-e •t u~ thbyear. Thi.> year, UB has 36 international students who are here under the auspices of the Fulbright Student Program. We also are hosting"'<> visiting Fulbright scholars: Sedin Kobaslija, assistant professor in the Department ofOUidrm and Pre.<ntive Dentistry at the Univenity of SarajeYo in Bosnia Herugovina. whowill arrive in January to do research on "The Use of Fissun< Sealant in Pediatric Dentistry," and .Thiep Quang Lam, an assistant in the Ministry of Education and Training in Hanoi, Voetnam, who i5 here for the academic year cooductirig research on higher education reform. - lnthew. .eoftheSept- 11 t-st•ttadts, wiiJisthe ~ ............ ~--1 ...... In responding to this excellent <http://wlngo.buffalo.Mu/ fulbrtght / > and fill out th e online preliminary .scrttning. Then, I Jchedule an appointment to talk about your plans. I refer faculty to the Web site of the Council for International Studies and Programs <http:/ / www.Ue.org/ des>, which administers the Scholar Prpgram. Students also can feel free to e- mail me at <uhwill@buffalo>, or caU me at 645-2292. ---··,. . 1_....,.__ _ _ ,.... ..... _ l t 7 One question that comes to mind is how I like my job as Fulbright adviser. It is inspirational and immensely rewarding to wor~ with so many talented and promiling students. Fulbright advising naturally compltments my primary work in language and culturt trai n ing, and international education, broadly defined. Collaborating for quality for UB serVices ...... T ....., ....._..... --(71·--- __... OIIcll.,_ ........., ..........C8IIIUI reatc degree. 11 It difficult to -w'Y for • leagu.es, the popularity of 'the question, ! would like to quote Fulbnght Program among UB stu- • from lhJ program's mission dents.il on the rue. f:ast year, we sta~t:"Thebestwaytoap­ submrtted 13 applications and five predate o'thers' viewpoints, UB ~ tudents were .•warded . theirbelid's,thewaytheythink Fulbnght grants to Belgtu~, Den- and the way they do things ;. mark, Germa!l_r• Lathuanaa and to interact with them directly Sweden. A growmg numoo of ap- on an individual basis-work plicants arc graduating seniors, with them, live with them , which is a good sign. One of my teach with them, learn with goals is to encourage more faculty them and learn from them." to apply for a scholar aWard and This rings true for anyone who other programs for which they are has spent an extended period eligible, such as the Fulbright Se- of time abroad as a student, nior Specialist Program. Another teacher and/or researche:r. way of becoming involved is to serve on regional screening com- How can lnteresteCI Indlmittees that review student pro- vlduals •pplyf gram applicationS. The first step is to visit the UB Fulbright ho mepage at • The Fulbright ....,.,..,. •lso Institute for Administrative Quality Improvement implements'first two projects ay SUI WUETotU Rq>Ott<rEditot REPORTER and 1\ukey. In the past two ~ two. US students have served as Fulbright teaching assistants in Germany. There also are tra~ grants to Germany, Hungary or Italy to supplement an award froll\ a nonllE source. One Fl,llbright/John R. Oilhei FoundatiQn Scholarship is earmarked for students from the Buffalo metropotitan area in business or econoniks, or, possibly, another field. Although the Fulbright Program's policy il to award grants to the best-qualified students, preference il given to candidates who r<eentlyhave received the baccalau- HE Institute for AdministratM: Quality Improvement (IAQI), a joint venture between UniVersity Services and Student Affair>, has wrapped up its tint year of operation with"'<> new programs in place. and several more under consideration for de-mopment in year two. IAQI, which was established to improve the quality of administratM: functions, processes and services at UB, will kick off its second year tomorrow with a workshop presen· tation by Maury Cotter, director of strategic planning and quality improvement at the UniversityofWis· consin at Madison . The new year also will begin with four new members of the IAQI team: Joseph 0 . Kerr, assistant vice president, Technology Services; An dl'Q Costantino, staff associate, Student Life; Susan Snyder, associate director, Student Health Center, and Lori A. Chiarilli, media coordinator for resource and technology support services, Student AfWn. They rq>laa: Dan Ryan, director, Career Planning and Placemen t; Frank Carnevale, medical director, Student Health Center; Beth Rogan. director of resource planning. processing and dew:lopmtnt, Student Al&irs. and Ouis Sauciunac, associate director of instructional technology servia:s, Academic Services. Denni.> Black, vice president for student affiUrs and ro-director of the institute with Senior Vice President Robert J, Wagner, calls the tint year of the institute "'without question a great sua:ess." When the group was pulled together last year, Black says. it had "'<> options: spend the fin;t year organizing or spend the lint organizing. as well as "getting something done." Institute members chose the latter course of action, and the group's fir>t two projects have been implemented, beginning this fall. NEW (NewEmplo)t:<:Welrorn<)is designed to enable ampus depart- ments to provide newly hired employees with quid aazss to various campus services, including UB Card, UB IT name for emaiiiWd>"""'""' parking tag, library """'""' fl")''''Ol infOrmation and benefits infunnation. Under the NEW system, employees gain""""' to these servias in 35 business days. much sooner than under tbJ, old system, says joanne Aetcher, dirtctor of administratM: servia:s in University Facilities and NEW project maJlll!l'l'· NEW i5 being implemented this month under a pilot phase-liinited to new, full-time hires on state payroD in several departments, she says. adding that campus-wide:, state· payroU implementation is expected in Spring 2002. Expansion to other funding sources, such as Research Foundation, and other types of appointments, such as pan -time, will be~­ viewed and possibly implemented in Fall 2002, Fletcher says. The seoond project, On-Campus Jobs, is designed tb link students seeking on-ampus employment with univorsity hirinB units. Using Web-based technology, departmentscan post non-work-study job openings to a cmtralizM electronic job board. With a "couple of points and dic:lts,. students locllting for jobs can search for postings that fit their interests and schedules, says Olad lbJna. campus jobs coordinator in the Office of ear..r Planning and Plaa:menL Students then can contact the hiring units din<:tly, be adds: Ryan ser¥ed as project maJlll!l'l'· Black noted that the institpte il in the process of evaluating proposals for its next round of projecu. Among those being considered are a joint University Servia:s-Student Alfairs staff training and development program,.a system to put purchase r<qu'isitions online, a method of compiling student medical and immunization records electrqnically, a UB pride campaign an'd a method to streamline and post online the authorization to recruit and search report procedu= �Instmt librarian offers help m Reference assistance naw avaikWle online at Libraries' Web site I!)'PA~-AN Contributing Editor J1Y libnorians ering real-ti~N, reference asaisstudmu,~ as far awayu <ltif\0, usingAOL Instant Mestcnger software (AIM) in the popular chat room format The program, called "Instant Librarian," isawilableonline 59 hours a week, and provides referena oervices for Lockwood Memorial Library, ScienCe and Engineerins Library, Archltecture and Planning Library, and Undergr>duate library. The UB program is similar toothers initiated at a short list of elite U.S, universities, including MIT, Cornell, ~ichigan, North Carolina State and the Univmity of Pmnsylvania. Usen seeking help can log on to the UB Libraries' Web site at <http:/ / . -.bufflolo.edu/ > and click on the "Instant ubrarian" button, or go directly to the Instant ubrarian page at <http:/ / ubllb.buffMo.edu/ 11br•rles/ help/ refch•t.htm I>. One< they choose a user na.:O. and password, they can log on and send their ref~cc questions to the AIM librarian on duty, who answers them in rea.J-time. The service is available 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. Even when it is not in operation, students can log in and scnd questions via email that will ~~lhin 24 houn Monday"d.fb'U'g!i'Fn'dilf': "Instant ubrarian" is headed by librarian Jill Hackenberg. who says the response from usen has been o=whdmingly positive and, in~. there have been no ci>mplaints from users. The program currently employs 12 librarians, four public strvicc graduate assistants and thre< graduate students from the Department of ubrary and Information Studies in the School of Informatics. They respond to queries from an average of 32 students a day, and AIM houn ~been exttnded to acmmmodate the increasing number of users. ~.directed tothe"instant librarians" .... not.unlike those presented in penon to the referm<l< desk, says Hackenberg, who cites · queries ranging from when to find infunnation oboutteahones to how to locate videoo on Aphrodite. -we initiated w..rnoe.· sbe says, "because students today expect everything to be available onlin.,__.,r at least on CO-ROM5-from journals and magazines to monographs and boob. "Everythingi.m'tonline,ofooune, and often .material is available only in the library itself. But we are online," says, "and can direct students to reference material in our many purchased elecvonic databases and advise them on where to find additional material on reliable Internet sites or from other UB librarians who specialiu in specific fields of knowledge." Hackenberg points out that the P~ Inrernet and- America.n Life Project last year issued a report noting that 89 percent of American tems who go online daily we instant messaging. UBdecidedon the AIM program because it is so familiar to students, me available free even to those not signed up with AOLand uses a chat room forma~ which most students like very much. She says the servicr saves driving tjm~.fo{sfu~tsljvjngoff-campus, ;.r.J iS '0( particU!ar servi~ t~ th~ taking UB courses online-Some from as far away as Asia-who save considerable money on long-dislane< calls to the referena: desk. It also gets heavy use from students working elsewhere on campus, and most surprising, from students working in the bbraries' popular computer areas, who frequently sit within sight of a "'ferencr desk. They've told librarians they don't want to relinquish their seats while seeking asSistance. · •AIM is easy to use," says Hackenberg. "If students~ only one phone line that needs to be kept open, which is often the case, librarians can refer them to appropriate sites by pasting URI..$ into their .,. spotUe "' the students needn't be online longer than necessary;" Another advantage to the oervi"' is that the~tanbe"onduty" at a home computer. ~saysAIMiibrariansof­ ten ....,.;.. ........ qu<stions at """" wbich can II" ib.ir adrenaline running. But that hasn't been a problem. "SSudentsare patient while waiting tor responses. in part because they're used to chatting with their friends in seY<nl windows, ....., while they're working on something else," she says, •..,'answers' to their Jll53I!I'S may not be read immediately~ A 24-member library team headed by librarian \!lemma DeVmney piloted the program from September 2000 to September 200 I. Hackenberg. a member of the original team, says that during that time, rcferencr librarians were required to participate. "We learned that some librarians prefer to offer face-to-facr referencr S<TVie<s. Others, who reczived only a few calls while on duty, said it prevented them from completing other work. <t.ln its new incarnation,.. she 5aY5t 'those performing referencr services arevolunteenwhoserveonlineduring i¥1' regularworkinghoun. They tend to be people who are very comfortable with the use of digital technology for this purpose and don't mind learning a new software pack. age. The)< also tend to think that the oerviC< they're offering is important." The rest of the bbrary staff is becoming more comfortable with the program. Hackenberg says several r<'ferencr bbrarians who expressed mervations during the pilot project have sine< elected to back up the servi"' and fill in when the regqlar staff isn't available. FSEC offers last chance to truants m By DONNA LONGENECitlll Rqxxt~r Assistant Editor T HE Faculty Senate Executive Committee has launched a final s hot across the bow al absen· tee senators, voting at its Nov. 14 meeting to give them one more chance t·o show up at the monthly senate meetings or risk being dropped from participation. Senators will be .. invited" to contact the FSEC to offer a legitimate c:xcusc for their absences-failing that, they will be dismissed from the senate. The issue at stake, according to some senators. is the integrity of the senate and its ability to function. "Jthink the senate is becoming in· effective· because we ca n't do any business." said judith Adams- Volpe. director of unh·ersity and external relations for the University Libraries. She reminded the FSEC that absentee senators were informed this semester of llll' attendance requin..·nH.'nt and warrwd that it \'w'Ould he t.'.nfon.:ctl. The '\Cnatc has not h.td ,\ lJUUflllll .11 ,&11\ ••! 1b1~ ~·lll~o'\ h.'f -\ 111l'ei111J.!" \'"" ~ 11. tr l,wl·d ·lh: passage of a class absence policy. While semal senaton were in favor of .. bouncing" the errant sena· tors, others worried that etfons to hold them accountable puts the senate in the role of"cop," thus creating a potential admiilistratjve nightmare. So far, 36 senators have not attend~ the first two meetings of the academic year, nor have they offered an aa:eptable excuse fur their absene<. Senate Chair Michael Co hen, professor of neurology, suggested that the deans be contacted to encourage their faculty's attendance, rather than just dismissing them out of hand. Although the senate can function if its numbers are reduced and can achieve a quorum if SO per· cent of its members a re in auen · dance, Cohen said that reducing the siu would be an admission of defeat and diminish its credibility. In other businl'SS, Provost Eliz..-~ ­ beth D. Capaldi updawo the FSEC on .1cti\'C dean scarcho th:.H an• under way in thl· Collcgt.> of Art!\ and Scicnc~ and the !'>Chools of Mana~c­ ment JndArdutc..'\.1un.·.md Pl.tnl)lng. \\llh lnlt'rvin,,llJ h..·lwld lhl'"llrll\~. Noting that communication on campus is an issue, Capaldi said she is continuing her efforts to meet with each of the ;tcademic units every semester and has been meeting with graduatestudents,newfarultyrncm- · hers and distinguished professors, as wciJ as other groups. She noted that she has started a newsletter that can ~ accessed from the Office of the Provost's Web site <http:/ I wtng..buffMo.edu/ provost>. Peter Nickerson, professor of pathology and chair of the Student ufe Committee, reported that the panel has been busy assessing the quality of student life on campUS, the relationship of student life and reten tion, the accessibility of faculty, the value of the Greek system and how to inCrease st udent pride. While the assessment effort b in direct response to the Pri11ceton R~view 's negative evaluation of UB student life, ickerson said, it also will be an em.'Ctive tool in undel3tanding the wav' in which :,tudenb communi..:ate wtth (lfll' ~mo thet Jnd the GJ m pu• Jt J.ug~ )4.' th.1t ... omnwn . . hJn •a·l .. ~.·,,n he U'-t.-d 10 Jddrcs:.conct•rn., Jeaolty - . lot ~ of Meclicin.: and Biomedical Sciences have received a five-year, $231,000 trainina grant from the National institutes of Health to support surnoner research fellow. ships for medical students. The grant will rund stipends for eight first-and iecond-year medical students to spend 10 -sa during their summer seosiotu performing a mentored raearch prgitct that focuses on infectious diseases, microbioJoay or immunOlogy. Twmty UB faculty members with active, funded research programs will se-rve u a pool of mentors for students. · Principal investigator on the grant is Tunothy F. Murphy, professor of medicine and microbiology,dim:torofthe Division oflnfectiow Diseases in the medical school and chief of infectiow diseases . at the Veteraru Administration Medical Center. Co-principal investigators are Stanley A. Schwartz, professor of medicine, pediatrics and microbiology, and director of the Division of Allergy/lmmunorogy in the medical school, and Olarles M. Severin, associate professor of pathology and anatomical .Oences, and assistant dean for students in the medical school. Bequest pledge to provide scholarships to study aging Bem•rd •nd Sh•ron Morton, longtime supporters of UB, have made a SIOO,OOO bequest pledge to the School of Social Work for scholarships to help graduate students who want to specialize in the field of aging and gerontology. The Mortons view their gift as benefiting students in need , while also helping support an increasingly important area of r~rch. The Morton Family Endowment will provide sclio!Mships to students engaged in graduate studies in the School of Social Work, with preferen"' given to those who live in Western New York, and who have "demonstrated the academic capacity to oomplete the curriculum." Lawrence"Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work. praised the Mortons, noting: "'We are indebted to their generosity and vision in contributing to the field of aging and gerontology. Their gift is immeasurable, providing studenu an opportunity to further their education, while also helping UB expand these areas of study." The Mortons, who are both retired and living in Florida, remain active by volunteering for several charitable organizations, and pursuing their hobby, traveling. which ha5 taken them to every continent in the world during the past 45 years.. Their gift is part of US's $250 million campaign. one of the largest ever conducted by a public uni~ifY. in New York and New England. Although it's the fifth major fund-raising campaign conducted by UB, it"s the first nationaVintemational and university.-wide campaign, and the first to be aJumni-driven, with campaign voluntetr leaders from all over the country. Funds raised will be used to en'rich academic programs, support students ranging from undergraduates to pOst-doctoral students, and to enhanct university life. Recipe lor Sueeess UB's Campaign fo r the Community ..-..w-..1..-.- r.,,. -.,IJ '--- - -- ""''·~.....;...:.~s-.-- - ---- �4 Raponar lovenier29.21111¥1i33.1o.l2 Point person with high school counselors receives kudos for her efforl$ · BRIEFLY Chancellor's Award nominations sought Nomlnotlons ... boing ~ fO< the 2001 Chonceflor'• Awllds for Ellcellence In ProlosMonol SeMco. TM f)f<Stiglow proYfdes ~-wide rocognitlon ol superlotivo pe<· formonce ond outstanding achlev<fnont by proloulonal ltOff , _ ._ In O<der to be·- t e d . lndividuab must be ...w,g In ful·lime proloulonai-...W. CO· podtios, ,.;,t, """" than 50 pe<· cont ol the mlgnm<nt In nont-"ing services. Nominees musthove~otleast three )'Hn of continuou~. full· time proleuional (not dauifood) - · in the poWon fO< which they ""' nominated. A nominator, who m~y be: any member ol the univonity community, must prepare a nomination package tNt indudes a current vitae on the nominee's professional career, an updated positioo d&riptioo, a maximum af fiVe Jetten d support-with at least one each from a supef\lisor, a c~M!ague and a· constituent-and the nomlnator':!i summary ~tter (J( suppon. Deadline for completed dpssitrs h !an. 23, 2002 . for nomination packets and guidelines, c.all Anna Kedzierski at 6-45-2003. For more informatk>n, call Chrh:tine S.auclunac at 6-45· 3544. Brickman concert to benefit Food Bank Pianist/composer jim Brk:kman will perform at 7:30p.m. Dec. 1 7 in the Malnstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, In concert to benthe Food Bank of Westem New York. The event is being Pf~led em a by the CFA and 50ft rode 96.1. WJYE-FM. Adminlon is free, but cas.h donations will be accepted at the door for lhe Food Bank, Ttcket.s will be general admiuion and only availa~e the night of ~ormanc.e; tickeu will be dis. tributed on a ftrst<ome, first· serw basis. Doors will open at 6:30p.m. fa< the 7:30p.m . P"f· Brickman will sign autographs in the theater lobby fonnance. following the concert. The perlonnance will coincide with the release of a new recording. book and song by Brid<man, illl called "Simple nilngs.• •ws mosUy about ~ing your eyes, • expiains Brickman. "You'"" got to get off the tread· mill and find your life ag.ln.• fOf' more Information, caft 6-45-ARTS. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sending Letters to the ReportB The Rtpartll" welcomes !etten from member> ol the tJnivonlty community commenting on iu stories iiOd content ~ should be limitod to 800 words and may be edil«f fa< style ond length. Lmon must include the writer's name, address and a daytime telephone number fa< verifk:atioo. Because ol space limitations. the R~ cannot publiih all !etten recoiYod. They must be received by 9 a.m. Monday to be COfUiderod fO< publication in that-.lc's U.U.. The Rtp<Kl<r pmm that letters be rocoiYod oloctronicillly at < wuct~.ao..<du>. Bernstein plays vital role in admissions and . A By OOHHA LOH<OENECKlll at U~ mrolled in the counsdEditor ing program in the UB Grad uate 5 assistant dirtttor of School of F.duatiOn with an t1'T toadmissions, Frances ~<'ltrdsretoolingh<rskillsand making Bernstein recogniZ<S the a possible c.ar<er shift into the world important role thatl)igh of.seamdaryeducation. Bernstein reschool counselors play in helping cci.OO ctrtifi<lltion in secondary high senjors make one of the most in'l- school oounseiing in 1997, and sub-portant decision of their lives- · S<quently sp<nt a year and a half dowhere they will go to coll<g<. ingin1ernshipsin thehigh·schooiS<I· She serves as UB's liaison 10 the ling. While she ultintatdy chose toreschooloounselorcommunity,work· main at UB,she says the knowieds< · ing tirelessly to nurture and she gained in the secopdary setting strengthen the university's vital rela· gave h<r a fresh, insider's perspective tionship with thousands of advisors across the region and the oountry. Colleagues haY< called her work "grou ndbreaking" and her leadership ..energizing" as she strives to create unique-professional development opportunities for guidance co unselors, an often overlooked, ove rworked and occasionally RtpOITf!f A$sistant burned-out population. Her efforts have attracted national attention to the Office of Admissions' innovative pro.grarns and the importance of strengthening alii ~ anc<li between high schools and col· lege admissions counselors. Moreover, Bernstein has received personal recognition for her efforts, recently being named as a "'Rising Sta r" by the National Association for Co!lcgc Admissions Cou nseling (N ACAC ). She was honored at NACAC's annual conference in September. where she also organized a panel on national college counseling teaching initiatives. While the national recognition certainly is rewarding, Bernstein says she's most proud of the state\•l'idc OUI reach efToriS by the Q(fice of Admissions and th e relationships she has form <.·d with high school counsd ors-rclationships that have fostered a five· fold increase in atten· dance al th e New York Stat e AsMl· ciatio n for ~ollcgc Admission Counseling's (NYSACAC) regional professional development forums. llernstein's interest in high school counseling isn't just relauxl to her job vost for enrollmenl planning. notes that Bernstein has focused for several yean on improving UB's ~ lationship with the ..a>ndarfschool counsding community and is my "'tuned in to professional development issues in that setting... Through Bernstein's efforts, high school oounselorscan depend on UB for&.. professional development workshops. As a result of feedback .-.c:eived from the US-initiated secondary school oounselor advisoey oounciJs abou1 the lack of coll<g<-admissions training for ntw counse· Jors,theOffictof Adrnis· sions responded by=· a1ing a "rookie camp." The rookie camp is a cooperative endeavor, with seasoned semndary high school counselors participating in work· shops to train their in· coming pe<n. The first camp in Fall2000 was 50 sua:essful-with SO new counselors partjcipat · ing-that the Western New York Consortium on Higher Education ask<d to sponsor the 2001 program,whkhwasheld recognition for her effOf'U at Improving Nov. 2.at UB and trnined relatlon.s with htgh s.chool guidance coun.se- another SO new hires. lon . "The thing about the school-counsding com· munity is that besides bcing such a rey;~rding the demands placed on high school counselors. dedicated group of individuals, they Thechallcngesfucingschoolcoun· are a pleasure to work with and they selors are endless, ~rnstein points are so gracious about these typeS of out, among them hugecaseloadsand efforts," Bernstein says. multiple bosses. Added to that mix "The demands placed on school arc the kids thcmseJ"es. an "intense co unselors arc so heavy. They are population. from the wallflower to happy to have their in-scrviaoppor· the student bursting at the scams !unities pro,.ided for free. II also gives with problems," she says. · them an opportunity to look at our "11 (the internships). really gave beautiful ca mpus. lt's biggerthanjust me an appreciation for what a high gettingstudentsaccepted--it'sa win· sc hool cou nselor does and th e win situation,a way to help students amount of dedication in that job. It find the best fit. When school counwas a real eye:opcner," says sclors get invoiV<:d, they walk away Bernstein. knowing us; we' re professio nal RLogina Toomey, associate vice pro- friends:· she adds. \=::-.-=========--..J Bernstein also ha.s worked to breothe new tif• into the curricula used to train gtllduate students. With the help of Cart Behrend, directo< of guidance al Orchard Park High sChool, she developed a course· in oollegt-admissions that has been of· fered for two ybrs through the Graduale Schdol of Education's school counseling program. The ooursc is ""'Y practical; for example, high school smiors are brought in "' that new <XlWlsdors can engage in "hands-on" counseling S<SSions. " I love working with the coll<g<bound population--they are on the edge of 50mcthing new and excit· ing in their IM!s--they a~ turning the corner into aduhhood and a~ so fun to work with,.. says Bernstein. She says she has bcen ask<d 1<! consul! with NACACabout bringing the UB courst'--<>ne of only a handful of such courses in the countryonline to incrcast' access nationally. Bernstein and Behrend also coauthored an article on designing a graduate cotme in admissions. whkh was published in the ACAC jour· nal. Sina then, word has spreod thai UB's Office of Admissions is a leader in professional development efforts for school counselors, says Bernstein, with inquiries comi ng in from around the country. In addi tion to h<r efforts at UB. Bernstein also is actively invol\-ed in the NYSACAC, serving as co-chait of its professional developmen1 rom min~. Part of the challenge of thai posi· tKm,she says. is to coordinate ~nal forums. A recent progr.un held al UB. for example, was aucnded by more than I00 counselors and focused on such 1opics as student credentialltranscript evaluat ion, preparing for the real world through high schooUoollcge curricuJum, how colleges~ dealing with non-traditional credit awarded at the sca>ndary lev<! and how thai crcdi1 should be assessed in lighl of current admissions standards. U.S. in danger of repressing human rights Makau Mutua warns actions in wake ofSept. 11 moving natiOn toward police state BY CHRiffiNE VIDAL Contributing Editor N its efforts to prt"\"COt a rept."at ofthetrJgiccwntsofSept.ll, the United States .is moving perilously close to creating jn our own nation a police state where human rights are denied, according to a professor in the Law School who is a human rights expen . \Vhiledomestic and international law provide.safeguards 10 prevent the government from imperm issible intrusions into the lives of individuals, scores of people rounded up b)' law cnforcenwnt officials in the af·termath of the terrorist attacks re· main in custod)'· Some ha\'C lx.'Cn cleared of an) charges, but not released. Others <ln.' being held on "frivolous.. charges, suc,: h as overstaying their visas, says Maka u ~lu · tua. professor of law and (O·di nx·to r of UB's Human Rights Center. And the detention,,( pt"Oplt; who may have information about the Sept. II atta cks i!o cxpc'Ct<.-d to con· tinue with th e rece nt a nn ou n CL~­ mcnl lhat th e ju!oticc Department I wants to question more than 5,000 male foreigners who came to the U.S. from Middle Eastern and other countries where al·Qaeda operatives may be plotting new attacks. Although the attorney gener.ll has de· nicd it, this action targets Arabs and Muslims, says Mutua. In addilion,Prcsidcnt Bush has dedared an "extraordinary emergency" that empowers him to order military I rials for suspected international terrorists and their collaborators. b)'· passing the American criminal justice system, its rules of evidence and its .constitutional guarantees. Such trials would not satisfy American constitutjonaland international hu· man rightS standards. .. , am concerned about the secu· rity of innocents,.. he s.1id... 1 under· stand the nlx-d for the government to inwstiga te, track down and bring to justice the people responsible for the Sept II attacks.butthosccffons must be done within the law and the confi nes of the constitution and international law. That basic facl is fundament ,,l.md ld nnot be ncgoti· ated, because once you start to ne· go tiat e human rights, you slidr down toward a police state ... Over the past 1wo decides, a5 well as during most .of the Cold War, the US. used the rights its citizens enjoyed as pan of a democracy to criticize fPV· cmments that deprMd people ofbasic hwnan rights, Mutua said. " It would be ironic iflhe U.S. resortt.-d to similar tactics in the face of a threat to security,.. Mutua said. "' II would be unfortunate if 1he U.S. were to do what it has criticized in other governments." ~ounding up individuals because they belong to a particular ethnic or religious group is a violation ofboth domestic and international !aw,Mu· tua sajd. Detaining people simply because they arc .of Muslim or Ara· bic descent is a .. worrisome trend" that dredges up echoes of the inter· mcnl of people of Japanese descent in the U.S. during World War II. And reports in the media that traditional civil libertieS might have to be cast aside if investigators arc to extract infom1ation fro m jaila si.Js· pected associates of Osama bin Laden arc "chilling," Mutua said. There must be a balance between nalional security and the rights of the individual, he cmphasiud. "Clearly, we want to be safe and we want the horrible events of Sept. I I not 10 be repeated," Mutua Sllid. .. , do ~nt the government to take security measures. but at the sa me tim e, I do not w3m it to create a police sta te where human rights are ab ridged and denied." The U.S. gmm>ment had a respon· sibility to show the evidenc< linking bin laden to the terrorist attacks in order to secu.re his surrender. .. That is not to say th at justice should no1 be pursued. The U.S. has an obligation to find the people re· sponsiblc for these attacks and bring them to justi c~ ... Mutua.said ... But there are legal ways 10 do that with· out adding to the suffering of people here and elsewhere. " It is playing loose wilh the law for the richest country in the world to homb the poort."St under these circumstJncL.'S without evitience." �~Mar 29. 2111Vt33. Albright speaks at UB - Former secretary ofstate offers persp~ve on terrorist attacks attack.s as part of a long proass to rid the world of terrorism. T was as an articulatt analyst "This is jwtlhe beginning of lhe and spol<e>penon fOI" American story-theend of lhe fiist chapterforeign policy-and an avowed and lhis is a long book. I hope that I "gung-ho American"-that am pleasantly surprised by lhe fact Madeleine Albright, form<.- secretary lhat lhe American people stick wilh of Slllk, addressed a packed Alumni . i~ and lhatlhey understand lhai this Alma on Nov. 15 as part of UB's Disis going to requi"' a lot of patience tinguislxd Speak<r S<ries. in an unclear kind of setting, with Albright offer<!d not only an his- no exact victories.• torical perspective to geo-political The most troubling aspect of lhe By DONNA LOHQNECkEJI Rqxxtrr Assistant Editor I events that have shaped the 20th government's response to terrorism century, but also an assessment of how American foreign policy has evolved as the result of terrorist acts, beginning with the 1998 embassy at home, has, in Albright's opinion, never~ the.samc, but I'm not ready to accept lhat,"shetold !he enthusi- astic crowd. "From a foreign-policy perspective, lhis may be the most fluid '!nd dynamic moment since the Cold War's end." However, sh~ said the most unpn:· dictable aspect of lhe war in Afghanistan is its "'potential to aggravate or alleviatt long-standing confliru;" including lhe Middle East. Allhough supportive of l~ra el, Albright acknowledged lhat lhe current stalematt is part of a larger. ongoing gco- 12 Americans-and the recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pen tagon. At a press conference prettding her presentation in Alumni Arena, A.Jbright said that while many inter· national issues were beginning to affect lhe United States before lhe atta cks of Sep1. II , in many Americans still felt secure, in spi te of the increasing pressure o f what she called the "new global issues lhat as climatt ponpoctl•• change, disease and drugs." As well, " " " " - - - , . o4 S h l t o - .u..tght offers her she said , the mood in America was· on Amorlun foreign policy"'- woke of recent t.......tst attaclu quite different in 1998 than it has during • pre:u conference held prior to her lecture In Alumni Aren• happened after Sept II ," she said. Although American embassies \...ere bombed, their loca tio ns in Af· no and the fad,that few Americans were" kilk-d did not fuel the kind of publit: ~ upport needed to pursue act ive anti -terrorist polici~..~. While praising Prc:.iden t George W. Uush's c..'fforl.'> to dc-Jl with Osama hm Laden and h1s network of terrorist:., Albright didn't hL·sitatc to critici1.e what she saw as his initial "unilatera l response .. to the Sept. II attacks, expressing the hope that the current ad ministration would not rely on a "un i-dimensional foreign policy-one that deals with issues through the prism of terrorism." Allhough Albright suppor15 the current military action against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan , she encouraged Americans to see the . as part of US's Distinguished Speaker Series. been the tightening grip on First Amendment rights. "'I must say, l'm a bit surprised at some of the actions being taken by the justice department in limiting so me of our basic freedo ms," she said. The most difficult challenge as a result, she pointed out, ''will be to find the balance between security a'nd democracy " in the administration's approach to home· land sec uTit y and in its e ffort s abroad, noting that " it 's especially hard to defend against terrorists who think that suicide is·the direct route to paradise." Echoing the rhetoric of most politicossirxrtheterroristottacksin ew York City, she called lhe current conHict a "dash betw<.'<11 ci\'ilization itself and brutishness." "The scope and drama of lhe current confrontation has caused some to conclude that everything has changed and lhat the world will political crisis lhat is destabilizing lhe entire region and one in which the Palestinians fear they never will have a viable homeland that isn't ..always subject to the will of others." Albright repeatedly emphasized the importance of restoring the rights of women-in not onJy Af· ghanistan, but arou!'d the globeso that th ey too, might "achieve equal access to economic stabilit y." .. No society can prosper if half its people are treated like second-dass citizens," said Albright. .. 1am convinced that the Taliban':. tn..""atment of WQmen re\'C3ls a deeper intolerance that is at odds with most intcrpret:nions of Islam and contrary to 'the traditions of Afghanistan," she said. adding that it was a particular By PATlltCIA DONOVAN HINESE-born children adopted by Americm par- C t~bout ents and living in the Buf· fulo area now can learn their nati\'e culture and lan- guage at a """kcnd school sponson.<l by the World Languages Institute (IVU ), a unit of the Department of Modem Languages and Uteratuies. The school is called the AC (for Asian Connection) Chinese School because it was initiated by parents who are members of Asian Con nee· tion , an· association in the \-\'estern New York area for parents who have adopted children from Asia, especially China. They wanted their adopted d1ildrcn to under.>tand the complex culture of thdr native country and be f.uniJiJr with Mandarin, a group of closely related Chinese dialects spo- \ Afghan people. However, lhe intereot of lhe world in the country of Afghanistan has been piqued. Some of lhe Web sites listed here will allow the reader to beromt bttter informed about tbt ~pie, the history, the culture and the land o.f Afghanistan. A good chronology of Afghan history cy be found at Afghanistan Online <http:// www.•fgh•n-web.&m/ hlstory/ >. Divided into four parts, it covers a time span from the prehistoric era up to the present, although it does not ioclude t.he events oflhe past two months. The site also contains th~ texts of the five constitutions in place from 1923 to 1990, and also features more in -depth articles.on such historical topics as " Medieval Jewish community of Afghanistan" and "The Role of Afghanistan in lhe fall of the USSR." The Toronto-based Afghan Network <http:/ / www.afghan- ken in about four-filths of China. The school opened on Sept. 22 and its students include adoptl-d Chinese children, their parents and children of Chinese origin who an..· not adopted. It also is open to the The Rtvolutionary Association of the \\!omen of Afghanistan < http://www.r•wa.org > is a political/social organization of Afghan· women struggling for p~ce, freedom, democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan. This site posts many reports from inside Af~ gha nistan, detailed information o n women's lives unde.r the Tali ban and many useful links to other organizations and to rrpOns on hu man rights in Afghanistan. Another interesting sitt that does not focus so1ely on Afghanistan is Women Living Under Muslim Laws lnttmational Solidarity Network <http://www.wluml.org.>. A good introductiOn to Afghan music is accessible through Radio Afghanistan < http:// www.radlo•fghanlstan.com/ >. Th is online station provid~s n6t only 24·hour broadcas·ts of music, news and political and cultural co mmt>ntary, but offers a basic pr~ntation of musical c ulture through text and illust ration , including promi nent musical instruments and folk and classical traditions. The University of Nebraska's Ce ntre for Afghanistan Stud1 es < http:/ /.www.unomah•.edu/-wortd/ c•s/ cu.html> is the only American sc hol a rly institution devoted to Afghan culture. The center's focal point is the Arthur Paul Afghanistan collect ion. the largest outside of that country. Key to the Web site is the Afghani sta n Atlas Project, which supplies maps that can.be enlarged. a.s well as assorted geographic and historical data. FinaiJy, do not neglect the en try of Afghanistan in Britanni a Online <http://www.se•rch.e.b.com/>, offcred as one of BISON's online resou rces. The article's contents cover geography, economy, ethnography, politics, cultural life and history. There also is a su· perb bibliography of print reso urces and links to reputable online si tes, incl uding many of the above. -Nin• C•sclo •nd Rkk Mcl:.e, Univtrsiry Ubro~ joy to see, after !he hberation of Kabul by the Northern Alliance, women moving about freely in the streets without their faces oovered and with · out escorL Chinese instruction offered Contributing Editor The war on terrorism, currently being fought in Afghanis~n. targru the al·Qatda terrorist nttwork and its sponsors, rather than the - published by the Library of Congress. waYs been since the events of this fall. " Frankly, there was not the outcry and support that was necessary to mobilize a nation in the way that has m Afghan CUltures and Traditions network .net / Culture/ > devotes a great deal of its Web site to Afghanistan's culture , including holiday~ traditional costumes, musical instruments, sports, languages and literatures, among other aspects. The site aJso contains " Islam: An Ovcn•it'W,.. which explains tore beliefs of the religion and its sacred ttxts. The lllinois Institute of Technology offers the AfghaniStan Country Study <http:/ / www.gl.llt.edu/ go•doc•l •fgh•nlstan/ >, an on line book' detailing "t he dominant historical, social, economic. political and natio nal security aspects of contemporary Afghani· start... This is part of the country studies/ara handbook prograrn bombings in Kenya and Tanzania th at killed 224 people-including know no borders, such 5 an instructor in the university's Chi· nesc Language and Culture Program. She can be reached at 645 -2 19!. The school currently offers four classes, one each for children ages 3-4, those t~gcs 5-7 and tecn·agers. Many general public. The fee is $70 per student per se- of the teen -ager. are local children of mester, which CO\'ers the cost of the teachers' transportation. Fifteen children currently arc en· roUed in the school. Classes meet three times a month on Saturdays from I 0 a.m. to noon in Clemens Adults, most of who =the parcn15 of the adopted chiklrm. also attend the classes. The AC Chinese School operall'S Ch inese origin who are not adopted. in a manner similar to US's Japanese Hall on th e North Ca mpu s. All Weekend School. The Japanese school isoperatedby"theWLI in part- teachers are professionals with either a doctorate or master's degree in foreign language instruction or elementary education. Individuals interested in partici· pating in the school should con tact the school's coordinator, Xuehong Lu , lecturer in linguistics at un and nership with the Buffalo ihongo Oub, a non·profit organization that provides instruction in Japanese ian· guage and culture to the childn."O of Japanese and Japa.nesc·American co uples. children who otherwise might lose touth with their Japanl'SC cultural and linguistic heritage. DrieD UB work helps firm win award Che~lcal Processing magazine h•.s .selected Integument Tech· nologies of Tonawanda to receive its 200l Vaaler Award in the cat· egory of corrosion control for its innovative FluoroGrip• product, developed usi ng technology licensed from UB. Integument Technologies is a science· based developer and manu· facturer of engineered fluoropol ymcr systems for unique, extreme temperature and chemical environments. FluoroGr ip" was developed us ing chemistry and processes devcl . oped at UB that provide the ability to chemically bond adhcsi\'L'S, sealants, coatings and lining materials, creating 3 new cost·effective generation of composite corrosiOn· protective systems. The t~hnology that led to creation of Integument's Fl\ioroGfip'~~ product lines was co-de\'eloped by Joseph A. Gardella lr.• professor of chemistry, and Terrence G. Vargo, former UB research assistant and Integument Technologies president and CEO. US's formcrTet:hnology Transfer and Licensing office, now part of the university's Office Of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outrea(:h, li censed the technology to Integument. · Integument Technologies continues its advancement in the chemi· cal industry by partncring with UB to access its wealth of lnowl edge, laboratories and testing facilities. Today, Integument u:.e:. fa i cilities on the North Campus for new technology and product d< velopment, in addition to using the testing facilities at the South Ca mPus lnstrumeGt.nio n enter. �&I Rep a ..,. IMiii2!.2111Vi.33.k12 UB prog...m Is cqllaborat~ between uniYenlty and 1 J WNY school districts Better administration is LIFTS' goal IJPA~_,AN Contributing EdltOf I MPROVED administrativo leadorsh.ip and improvemonts in schools~ performance are 1M goals of an innova!M collaborativo offort invo.l ving tho Gradual< School of Education (GSE) and 13 Westorn Now .York school districts. B<gun in 1996, the program, Lead- _ ..._ _.,_.,_ _, .. u al lho Sd!oalal ~lle­ loled,.-.,hol- ... 2001 Edlor's _ ..... lho}oumolal-- The --~bylhtM. ' Heolth Prof-.. on lhoocuslon allho 30ih ~"' tho journal. ~ rKognilles Peny's f<><esight In lnouguroiJng tho journal in 1971 ond hb signlicant contributions to it during tho past 30 )'UI1. ,.... D.- . ossocio~ pro- f....,..,and , _ R . McCMtney, dinlal iiSSlstant prales.so<, both In tho SChool of Nuning. ...,. among tho 68 new fellows inducted Into tho pretjglous ~ Ac.ldemy of NU<Sing f0< 2001 it tho acod<my's .,.,.. ,_;,g last month In Washington. The fellows ,.,. chosen for their ... traordinary commitment and outstanding contributlons to nuning and - pooenciol lor contributlons to tho p<alesion In tho future. ~ Publlc---- . .7 . . . tho Notlonol - by UB,~-- · - - - l n tho _,_..lllllngai"The Best allkMalo 2001 .• -Mo.!, prof& SO<al-......-lfld- ership Initiative for Tomorrow's Schools (UF!'S), has gradua~ 47 potential administrators, 36ofwhom ar< om~ as school principals, assistant principals or dislrict administrators in II ar<a school districts. Tho prognm has had a distinct impact on administra!M training and p~:actic< in tho cjistricts and its devdopors ap<et that it ultimatdy will affect academic achievement levds in many aroa schools. "Wo'v• creat<d a richor pool of qualifi<d administrator candidates in Westom Now York and district interest in the program is growing; says Stophon Jarobson, a foundor and co-diroctor of tho program. "If we'rosuccessful in hdpingour LIFTS graduatos ongage the onagios and talents of th<ir futuro employees and students, then thero wiU bo a considerable rippl< effect and improvements in school performance are likely." Marion Canedo, superintendent of the Buffalo Public Schools, ochoes Jacobson's enthusiasm. "LIFTS has alroady produced some outstanding administrators fu our district," she say~. "and the program's comprohensiv<, hands-bn approach has us thinking outsido of 1M traditional <ducational box when it comes to administrative training." • Jacobson, a professor in the GSE's D<partment ofEducational Leadership and Policy, co-directs the program with departmontal coUoaguos Laurio Johruon, assistant profasor, and Robert Stevenson, a.s50ciate prof<ssor and d<partmmt chair. UF!'S was doYdop<d in responso to a projection that within a fewyears as a rosult of r<tiromonts, highly qualili<d administrators would boat a prenlium in school districts throughout w..t.m Now York. Aftt:r ......mg pr<dictions of dsanp in the<ducational onviroru:nm~ &culty ITI<Inbas in the Doportrnmt of Educational Leadmhip and Policy worked with ...:.r.Jlocal ..h.ot districts to design the innov;IIM. nontraditional <ducationalloadonhip program based on tho lat<st thoory and practic< in 1M 6dd. Tho prog r a m , Jacobson ministrator prq>aratlon programs, which omphasize tho mastery of such managerial skills as curriculum planning.instructionalovaluation and sch<duling. li includes instruction in those ar~ <as, but its omphasis is on tho dovelopment of interpersonal skills that promot<group fucilitation and team building. The purpos< is to ongage and uso the talonts of 1eachers, par<nts and studmts as part of the <ducational prOC<SS. The program also has a lengthy and intensive field-bas<d component, with administrative "internships offering participants 600 hours of contact With practicing school administrators in the area. .. It is our intention to assess changes in student achievement in schools administerod by LIFTS graduates," Jacobson says. "but we ar< not roady to do so yot bocauso tho program is 'still quit< oow. "New kinds of <ducatlonalloaduship take sovoral yoan to show such results. The rolo Ofadministrators alone acmunts for only about 7 percent of student academic achieY<mtnL What malton moot is what goes on in 1M classroom and at homo, and tha~s what 1M pro- nessed to imj>rov. 1M day-bHiay dlicacy of our schools." . Elevm UFI'S graduata now aro school principah in the B~ 5w«t Home, Niagara Falls, Wusaw, Lyndonville, Pioneer and Erie 2 liOCESS<hool clistticts. lWatty-<>nt W<riiOO ~assistant princi- pals in ' - Buffalo. WiUiarrwviiie, Lockport. Niagara Falls, K<nmore, 5w«t Home,Pioneorlnd\'kst Sendistricts, and four aro c<ntral office administrators--<>n< the dirmorof personnel in the \'kst SenScbooJ District. Although individuals may sdf. nominal< for inclusion in the I""' gram, Jacobson explains that UF!'S participants oft<n ar< sponsored by individual school districts as possiblo candidat<s for sp<cific admin. the organization istra!M posts. and should .. The prior practic.t-and in bopromo~ many cases. current practi~in throughout as school administrator training was . well that a toachor who want<d to b.como a principal remain«! in htt in own school building, grabb<d tim< ditional system s, theSt out of hor workday to do adminispeople often are not only not trativo tasks and then took academic gMn a voice, but their experience courses on her own. and knowl<dge aro suppress«!. "Sho would play with pi<c<s of 1M If administrativ< loadors mgage role," he says. "with 1M assumption teachers. as well as parents, in the that somdww sho'd figtm out how P"""" of loaming and loadership, it all goes togethor." how<v<r, they, in turn, will ongage _ Jacobson says tho oarliost pro· tho studmts, ho says. whon this cu- gram cohorts were made up pre· mulativ< procrss bogins to take hold, dominantly of fomalo risk-takers Jacobson says improvom<nts in aca- who fdt that the traditional syst<m domic porformanc< and othor aroas of promotion and administration are expected to follow. proparatlon' didn't ~rk for thorn Jacobson says urn doos not ap- and they docid<d to take a risk and peal tooontrollingpmonalitytypes, try something now. but rather to coUaborativ< types "Nowwo havo a lot of people who who ~d to valuo coopora!M v<n- aro 'career-pathing:• ho says. "11<tw'<S and the sharing of authority caUS< tho prognm is vory popular and rosponsibility. in so many districts, they undor"By empowering such poople stand that certification will jump through transformativo1tadership." thorn!<> the h<ad of 1M padreas they h< says, "many 12lonts can bo bar- seek administrative positions.• gram ultimatdy affects." Jacoboon says UF!'S ropresonts a fundammtallydillmnt approocb to school administration. It holds that schools oporat< most dl<ctivdy in 1M currmt <ducational dimat< not by insisting that all of 1M availabk 12lont, leadorship and docision-making skills n:sido in administrators, but by recognizing that leaden ... found throughout = = ~ lfld~-- -~ - ......... "' - anddoncelfld- al tho Zocioquf Donee Ccm- pany.--."""'9fl9zodos · The!<---- -al~by t h o - · · - PonAm 2001 . nlzod as those "who 11M! touch<d West<m New Vori< with their genius, cle<btlonlfld 00. manl1y. ond le!t. -.g legocy for the generations to come." ,..,..... ....... associa~ """"'"" al SOf!IO'Y Ifill chiel ol SOf!IO'Y at Roswel Part< canc...tnstitute, and Lewlooe, associate prom- al medicine and chiel oltht,.,... cal dMsions al-lfld gi!n~ tourinaly oncology ot RPCt, _.. named among tho t o p cancer doctors in America in the Octobor Issue o l - .._ zine. Edge Ond LrMe _.. among tho 355 physicians dted by tho magazine's •Exdui!Yo list: The BtNst cane... Spedallsts Rated the.Best by The< ,..,.,. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings Middle States ~tram,..., In addition to th e Leadership Team, Capaldi has appointed a instituripnal solf-study that is the dent Affairs, and Lorna Peterson, . istration; faculty; student admisassociate professor, Department"" of sions, and general education. Library and Information Studies. Del Genip notes that steering Also, Barbara A. Rittner, associate commit!« mombors will ch~ir sub- crux of the acc n;~ditati o n process, Del Genio says. noting that the steering committee is representative of the university community, featuring professor, School of Social Work; Mary Anne Rokilka, clinical associate professor,DepartrnrntofPhysiology; Alan L Selman, profossor, D<part- Steering Committee to oversee the fuculty.administrators,studentsand mentofComputerSQ.enceandEngi- professional staff members. neering, and adjunct professor, 0.partment of Math<ll)atics; Margaret R. Wells, director, public services, Arts & Sciences Libraries; Powhatan). Membors of the St«ring Committee are Dennis A. Andrejko. as- sociateprofossor,Departrnent of Architecture; Diane Christian, SUNY Distinguished Toaching Professor, Department of English; Rosemary Dziak, professor, Department of Oraf Biology; Lucinda M. Finley, professor, Law School; Dale R. Fish. associate dean for academic affairs, School of Health Related Profes:.ionSta nd Howard G. Foster assoCiate dean, School of Management. AJso, Francis M. Gengo,associa tc professor. School of Pharmacy and accessible via Web Pha rmact;uticaJ Sciences; James L. Hoot, profes.sor and director, Early Job iistings for professional, re- Childhood Research Center, Grnd u· search, faculty and cMI ser~ a Lt' sources Services Web site at <http:/ /www.buslness.buff- Sdlool of Educat ion; VoldemJr A. ln1tm., chief in form<ttion offict•r; J. lopo~. de<tn, ~till.~rJ Fi ll murc Colkg ..·; lame:. S. N.!dhnu.::h .•h .mt.mt \"ICc.' prc~idcnt . ato.edu / h rs / vac.andesl > l"lljj,' vic~both competitive and non<ompetitive-positions can be accessed via the Human Re- \ Gt'Of{!C 11 lht \"•,t• l'n•,ldt"l ' ! 0<>1 " I ll Wooldridge, associate: professor/ resoarch methodolog_ist, School ofNursing, and Jeannette Molina, assistant vice provost for academic affairs and associate director, Center for Teaching and Learning Resow=. The extensive self-study that the Steering Committee will guide the university through is based on the Standards for Accred itation th at have been devdoped by Middle States ''to provide the institution with a mctho<fto examine the uni\'ersity," Del Genio says. Thestandardscovertwobroad ar· ~.·.1s: instit utional co ntext and edu..;Jttonal df<.-ctivcm:ss. Amo_ng the 14 indtvtdual st.lll da rc..l s indudcd wi thtn th&: broader areas arc ~uch rnpK.., ao, mi'!linn. guals and ubicc · ,,~,.-:- UbiUUII,) Il.ll fCMIUf~o.(":<o.,\Jilllll · committeesthatwillinvostigateoacb of the 14 standards. UB's Momorandum of Understandingwith SUNY,whichoutlines specific objectives to achieve the mission and goals of the university, offers UB's aa:r<ditation loam some assistant< in its task. 0.1 G<nio says. "TheMOUofcoursowillprovido us with guidance as we evaluate and assess and examine UB to make sure that the things that wo're doing in regards to·resourcc allocation and planning and educariona1 activities are truly align<d with, and m«ting the objectives, as agreed upon by UB and SUNY." she says. Jt's helpful as well,shesays. to look at the MOU and the standards, ..and seehow these thingsarealign<dand how we' re m oviOg forward to achieve the objectives of the memor.mdum: As we achieve the objectives in certai n areas o f the memorandum, then we will move even doscr tO ou r mission." The reaccreditation process aC'U· aUy began late in April, with the first mu.·tingofthe Stt-ering Commit let.". The ...;,mmittec h., .. Pt-c11 lll\.'\."tln~ rogularly sine< thon, 0.1 Genio says. The St«ring Commit!« has the 14 subCommitt«chairs in place, and the subcommittees: are working to ostablish their sp<cific goals and objectives. One< th ... ar< <stablish<d. UB will submit a sdf-study proposal to Middle States for advic<.After tha~ tho subcommittoes wiD bogin data acquisition, research and analysis, and oach will oonstruct a draft report. The drafts will bo diss<minat<d to othor mombors of the steering committee for their imput. From there. the Leadership Toam will put together all the subcommitt« draft reports lnto one draft document. This document will go hack to the St«ringCommitt«,andalsowillbodis- . tributed to the general university community for review. .. We w.ant this to be a uni"ersity proc<SS,"'bel Genio says. One< all suggestions are integrated into the document, a final \'ersion will bo submitted to Middle Stites in late summer 2003. An evaluation team , composed of 8· 10 representlti""' of US's peer institutions, will come to campus before mid October 2003 to talk to the diffcre.nt unjversity stituencics and exouninc the dua. The decision on rt"<!ccn:ditatinl1 \\ 1lJ 0e IIIJd&: ;~ftt'r tht: 'Ill \"1•'1 cor- �Senate duties extend beyond undergraduate issues To the Editor The ~~<porter account (Nov. 14 is- sue) of the Nov. 6 Faculty Senate meeting ends with the oomment that the senate's principal C<>llam is UB undergraduate program•. This is inaccurate and misleading. It is inaccurate in its implication that the proposed limit of 25 perceni Senate membenhip for units who>< student enrollJ:nent-undergraduate, graduate and professionaJ.......<s less than 20 percent of the univ=ity total is ba>ed on $UJ>Il06<d se nate concentration on under- ·graduate programs. It is misleading whereby the faculty of the unM:rsity in iu suggestion that senate con- participate in itJ: governan~ and certi$ with research, librarie. and guidance as theu affect all the information technologies, student · university's innructional, research life, educational ptogramS and poli- and public·serviceJ>f!l8rall1Sand accies, academic planning, academic tivities. Thel'fOPC*'IIimitof25per&.edom and responsibility,affirma- cent membenhip rests on reoogni-· tivuction, bu<fset prioriti<> and fa . tion tbOt no oneofthe.e areas should cilities--to list seven! but lwdly ali dominate Faculty Senate activities. areas addressed by senate oommit· ~considered by the senate Profnw oll'tlllosophy only to the extent they affect underCDikgo ol Arts and Sdmcts """'"' graduate programs. CAS ropmmtativeto th< Focvlry The Faculty Senate is the mearu S<nott Eucutiw Commltt« -"·- MEN'S Nlapra 63, UB 62 UB I 00, Chlcaco State fl UB 51, Canblus 56 k wu "" to<ddrc .. they lor ""' Bulh oponed""'......,-. 2- 1 ..cord - rood induded ""' walt """"""' afal7-pmo winless and • dnomadc: """" aou- Tho-.. . . wwn rival Canalus. No.. 1 9 tile. Bulls bliOw to Niapn. 63-62. despite early loU '"'"""' that fo'oud the ...., "' ploy ia lour -and a combO!od 94-. UB Jumped out to a 12-9 lead 4:-49 Into the fim half, but ,...,.,. l\cOert Brown and Datal Williams plcbd up early louh. which limited tl1elr ~time. Brown roconled hlstlllrcUoulleuthanliYemtr.Jtes into the pme. while Wiliams had lone""""'"""" - - in the lim 4:54. ~. the Bulh. who~ !MsketbaN team her first career double-doublescoring 1 1 points and grabblnq a career-high 14 rebouncls-in UB'5 70-SO already handQpped the SONicesoi_)OOr_and victoly aver Niagara in the lim ll"if1t scorer l..oUs Campbel Bulls' home opener Nov. 20. because ol.lnjury. alocl en Marl< Bonz and Jason Bird. and soP- jason Wakoa as UB tnhd by just lour pc01a at the hall, 39-35. Neshman Tumer Batde, who earned the san lor tile Bulb. scored en a layup "' bqin tile second haK as US wont en a 14-2 non to t2ice lu blgost lead up by ei&f>t po;ncs.-..49-41-- 13:27 ownainincNiapn dtipped .-,and eYOntUally repined !he loa6-~7-.56-on a twopolntor byAMn Cna- +.I 61oft. u s - .. Bonz drolned. shot from tile top a/ the koy just I3 seconds later. Niapn !hen connected en badt· t<>~~ack 1ayups "'ao up by dvee po;na - . . 11onz hit """""" shot to pu11 US within a po;nt.Aftef'""' Nlapn lroe throws, US p the ball badt w1t11 17 seconds left and down by Pv'ee poinU. but the Bulh missed """ StnJal1t layups bolore Wiliams ..........-y laid the bal in wit11 one secon.! en tile dodt. FM pla)oon scored in double cfi&lls as US doloatod Chiaco Scara.I00-9l. in a con..,tete"""" ellonen No¥. 2l .The ¥lctory ""f'P'd a 27 pme rood winless svaklorthe Bulls~ WiliamS had • ~ 24 poln<s. Brown firOshed 17 points. junior DaYb l.aWnnce collectod II polml and senioo' Gabe Capttt and Baale had 10 pcr.a each lor the &Jils. us shot 54.2- from""' field-32-of·59-...:l 5 0 - at the line-25-of-SG-wNio Chlaco Scato hit from the tloor-3>ol67..._.j wu 63 porcont from the line-174-27.The Bulh also added II dv. ~- _ , olthose ...... in the secon.! hill. The Bulh apped oil""' downlrw CaMius. 58-56, .. senior Oemont Smith ....-.od Batde\ pou witl1 one secon.! left lor the Yicxo<y in~ ol""' ,.,........ nearly""",..,. . 51.2- f1iltlt\llcln.-. Calendar With tile -,..the Bulh ~ "'2-1 cn the seuon and-_, badt-t<>l>odc pmoslor ""'lint dmolinc»""' 1999-2000.....,., ...... they doloatodAJaonand-..Mlchlpnin~- ....... Baalo ded the pme at 56-56 on a~ wl<h I~ wt en the dodt. - . a U8 drnoout.Ca-.. junior Toby foaor miaed a~ but ""'Gtlfti . - - - ...... the Bulh lcnoc:bdtt. rebound outol bounds. With 16 sec.onck lslt.l.awrw1oo- allod lor afoul, . . . . . Brian to the .... boch , _ andSmilllwaiobod the rebound"' ~ M<upthe.....-.cp~or.-.._..,.boch_U8~ ......... ETCT---...... <our<-... ""'bol "half sec.oncklslt.- put the. bol in Smith"""' P"'"'¢1- ""' bal auciiOri<y t.o p U8 the. - , . . =3~~~~Nonh -·s · w.--.. Ulvs. ~· Alumni...,_ No<th Campuo. 3 p.m. - · Opon-Prdo N.maste. 22.2 Student Union, North =u!~~l;,d;~6.~2~ EaOC¥tfN- ......,_. ==-~~~ ~~!!-J·m. Sl99 En~ te.lenhlp. Fo<"""" ---.. klfonnation, M.aNnne 3000. _....a... Sutliv•n. 645- ncr--.,-... --...-~­ ~~~C:.tt:'""'· Medico~ Coll<go oll'<nnsyiYJnlo & Allegheny Gonenl Ho<pitol. 117 P..-.., Soo1h Compus. 6-HO p.m. F.... Fo< more Wormation, Rrbeca Coodm."tn, 838-SSS9. Youngstown St.te. Alumni 1 studenu with 10. En....- Stuchnt cone... UB Concert bod. Bllrd Recital Hall, ~~'::d =.~"$}~!tF: =~ lnformatlon, 645-2921 . \ (1-2) picbd up thoir lnt win "'""' - l o d by'"'*"' Kaoo pens and a~ 14....,...andscP- oponed .......... ~­ a slm 32-31 lood.A ~ by Niapn'l Evs Cwtrtqham dod the score for lho lutdmo,J8.38,wl<h 15:l51eft en the dodt.but the. Bulh !hon omboriced en a 17-3 ""' "' ......... a/ the pme and put out =.::f~2m~ No<1h Compus. lndT...,. H o f l , - =~~~c..npe.. No<1h Compus. 3:45 p.m. me. Fo< """" informotlon, Ken 645- - · s.-. ue .... N~ Alumni Atmo, Nonh --Concan Compus. 6 p.m. F.... UB Choir ond Chunn. Slee Concert Hall, No<1h Compus. 8 p.m. F.... Fo< men Woonation, 64S-2921 . Exhibits ~~·~~~~)n~~Cs~l~ ~or Tho - ~wl<hll )IIIIca Kcdlrdorfor.wl<h apne-lll&f118 polna.U8 shot 43.6 porantln the pme "'~\ 22.1 - a n d OUITeboo.ndod tho l'loJIIo ..... by. 57-34 ""'J'n. UB ....,..,_.Vqiniajennlrop the~ wl<h tvoo 011!y ln!o - a n d the acdcn !hen_... badt and lonlolor""'- a/""' .... half. -to-..,.. SectloU'D, 2898. Mnonory trnoglng. Q\ortos .... UB 70, Nlopra 50 U8 used a'bolanoocl ~ oia.ck and ..,..a. en t h e . - - boords 10 llu down the~ Nlopn PurJIIe Eaala. 70-SO." - - Nov. 20. n--._,dol\"thellrsr.lO...._wl<hthelutcne ...... wl<h 1:59 Ioftin tho hiii,211-28.Ntora lroethrow byU8-AIIIcn llonnc. ~· jaM ~8)4.2335 . YS. ~. \Wirulcy, dinlcolosst. prol., Dept. "' 1'1ychiotry. 355 Squft. Soo1h Compu•. 8 a.m. Ffft. c...-.-unc~orc..-af ~.;_~,6-J~m. UB ==-~o.:!....--Somatlutlon How..O c. -lnlhe-.ok....-af ~~Wolc.nt.r.lO -·.....- Dux -.Dux- " 2001 ....... . , . - .. ~=.~~:.=;"The ArcMtypu In Antiquity" a.tJe s. ,...,...._..Gnetlng. from ct.out_.," Wo<t< by the winn<n of the of Art's 2001 Rumsey Award Will be on D<P.:a""""' ""'*""~~tent.o_the_IOthelocbr,_,wt<h ~ross ~.ount~ "*" af·.-.. Rn- f 1st at NCAA Chamf>lonshlpo Croa-<OUIIIT)' . . . . - Jorim1e Slick plaad '1st In atloid ol2+1 racer> at lho NCM ~I Nadcnal Champlonshlp,hold.atl1nmn ~en No.. 19. Sllck~the lo.«iiomeeot'counelnllk54. . Slick Thojuniorbocamothe.hUBatNea:inmorethanlO,_..,~tn theNCM~I~qualfJrclortlle-~ his.....,.. wit11 poriomance at the N C M - R.aforoal,_ln llosiDn No.. 10. He linbhod eWoi1 In a fleld ol249 .,......,a>rrfledrc tile I~ course in 30: 15.30. Slick also earned llrsr.-teamAB-MkJ.Amorian Conlorw1ce lloncn at the MAC Oamplonshlpl in Ypslland. Mich. Oct. 27, finishirc lixth in 25:21 .9 ~ the ei&f>t-ldlomea!r coone. hls top time a/ the season u lho disanco. Wrestlln1 Northern Illinois 22, UB I l UB ll, Eastem Hlchlpn 6 US splk a ~ doul>i<hmde• on Sunday. clownrc MAC rival E>swn Mkhlpn. 33-6, but 1aJ1ioc to host Nonhem lllinok, 22-l J.The llutb " ' now 1-1 """"" and in te.cue acdon. Apinst NIU, Iou<' Bulls won thei• ._u.e mao:ne.. wltlll<yle Cennino" ~..;,~~rna:.deciskxl.~ Bendey, Bill jaeoutOt and 0... �8 IIepa..._ love*29:2111/Vi.33.1o.12 Regionll Community Policing 100 Allen HOI!, South - ~~~enter. theArts,NO<Ih - ~/T-­ -.1111-'-< 29 ~. Campus. 6:30-8:30 p.m . free. lDC ..... - . . . . . . . , ....../flow Monufoduring. Advanced Training c.n<e<. 8 a.~.m. mo:~sored ~~t Center. FOr lnform.ltion, rT'IOre Univenity Community Initiative, Offa of Student ActivitiesandHoWng . ~-=..=.-. ~amela Beal, 829-3099. --Concert ::,:~a UB )ou fm<mble & Combo. Baird Recital HaM. North Campus. 8 p.m. - . Spomored by Df!lt. of Music. For iriformatlon, 645-2921 . EJectrlul AdMty of Trlggo< Points. 'Mtlard D. (Scott) M<Call Jr., prof., Dept. of Oral D.nce PerfCM"'ftMKe ZodiaQue Stud5o Dance Ensemble. Depl of Theatre & ETC Technology_......, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. SS. for more information, 645·ARTS. 636-3626. more ~-tofOnl ~~~~;;.sf~;,., ~~=~,-~~ s.s. 212 Capen, North Campu,. Noon-2 p.m. free. . Wednacl.llys •t 4 PlUS Conversation. Bruce Andrews. 4 38 Clemens, North Campt.n.. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more information, 64S-3810. Dance. BlKk BOx Theatre, Friday 30 Mk:heUe L.avote, Health Sc.knces Ubrary. Media lnstrvction =lt ~~.th~~m~~f: Dept. of Physics & Astronomy. Unrv. d Rochester. 422 Fronczak, North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Free. BlologJu,l Sciences Se1nlnar ~ B~ris~~~~~~ the Da~lde of Transcription. V. ~~ ~~~~:: fl~f., Nature~! Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:45 p.m . Free. For more informatk>n, )eny Koudelka, 64S·3489. Tht• RrfMrlf'r r~ublh.h~' ll\ 11119\ fm ev<'Ol\ taking piCK~!! un ca1npus or ft•r off c.an1pu1 evfflh UB grnup,_ 1p~n.tln whcr~ Qr~ pri n clp-.~1 U1llngs art' due no Ia I rr than noon on I he Thun.dil)' prcc.edhMJ publkatlon . listings are on ly accept~d through the e lectronic iubml ulon fo rm for th1?; onllnt! UB Calendar of Evenh at ... http:/ / www.bulldlo.edu/ calendar/login,., Be<aUJC' of space limitations, n ot all e"enh In the electronic. c.alenrlar will bl! lndud cd Fulbright Program GSA Coffee. Hour Speaker Series. Mark Ashwill, Fulbright advisor, 31 0 Student Union, ~~~~~~~~Ja·t~· Free. Student Assoc. For ~ informatton, 645·2960. lnfonn•l DIKUSSlon Shakespeare's Will. Barbara 8ono, prof., Dept. of E"9li•h. r lffin Room, Student UniOn, ~orth~:d~sth! ~·:;~· ~- For more Information, Rosemary Mecca, 645·2258. Art bhlblt Opening ~::.:== ltatbfyn Muy The Eternal feminine: Female ~:;tlg.t.r~e~.'!· Art Center for the Arts, North Campus. 6-8 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Art- For more Information, Dept. of Art. 64S-6878, ext. 13SO. ::=.=":1....,ch Greellngs from Chautauqua. -....... UBvs. New Hampshl~. Alumni Arena, North Campw. t p.m. SH, Gold; S1 2, Blue; S10, = S 8, children in bleachen; free forstudenu with 10. ~G: :~8~. information, 64S·ARTS. Asl••t Noon Nanjing MaUKre. Mark Sheldon. Binghamton Univ. 280 Parle. North Campw. Noon· l p.m. Free. Sponsored ~":rn~~::.~t~ :"C~~~~-.. e Semln.r Interactive Small Croup Teaching. Shipengrover, res. assoc. .• Dept. d Family Medicine. 25 Kimball, South Campus. 3 p.m. Free. For more information, 829-2941 . Geometry {Topology Semln•r AutomO<phoou of Handlebodies. Utrid1 Oertel, Rutgers Univ. 122 Mathematio Bldg., North Campw. 3:45 p.m. Free. Foster Chemistry Colloquium tf Surfaces In Blomaterials are Important, Surface • Characterization Should be Even More Important. lawrenc.e--Satvati, Jr., Abbott labs. 216 Natural Sctenc.es ~~rr~. ~;:~so~fb;s~t. r~~~~~~ Folter Mlnd/ llody - · Ct.ss · NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action) . laurie KrupSki, dir., Uving WeUCenter. Dance Studto, Alumni Arma, North Campu•. S:3().7 p.m . Aerobk.s pau. For more information, laurie Krup~ . 645-2837. Holldoy-· The NutaKker. American Academy of Bali<L M>imtage theater, Center for the Arts. North Campu•. 7 p.m . S18, S1S, S12. for more information, 64S·ARTS. Women's a.tllettwlll Student EnMmblo ~ses:'~ Conurt Hall, North Campus. 3 p.m. Free. For more information, 645·292 1. DMKe Perfonnan<e Zodia~ Studio Dance ~~:': 81~~~ ~~~e & Center for the Arts. North Campw. 8 p.m. S5. For mo(< information, 645-ARTS. Sunday 2 Student £nMmble D~~n<.e Performance Zodi:\,ue Studio Daoce ~~~':~::X~~ ~~~re & Center for the Arts, North Campus. 2 p.m. IS. For more information, 645-AR'f'S . Student £ns.embte Concert f'lo>ion. us·, Rute Ememble. Baird Recital Han, North Campus. 3 p.m. Free. Spomored ~~"Z.:t~more Hellenk D.nc:e'Oau George Karanikokn and Chrysavgi Papagianni, Heltenk: Graduate Student Assn. Dance Studio, Alumni Arena, North Campus. 3:)().S:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by HGSA. For more information, lacovos Kyprianou, 830.1909. Monday siuctenu·with 10. 7 p.m. S5, an seats; S3, chUdren in bleac~; free for 3 Rectptlon Wednosdllys ot 4 PlUS ~~~:~~~9~ny'· Poetry~­ ETC Technology Wo<tuhop t:':'"~.JoM ~ =~~~~:Sio For College of Arts Sciences Lecture Series ·The Machine That Gives You the History You Deserve. Paul Vanouse, asst prof., Dept of Art. Screen~Room, Center for 115, 11 2. For more information, 64S~ARTS . Art. 64S-6878, ext. 1350. Masteler, Ric Royer. _ . Smith. Kevin Thonton and Kathy 'Meemd. Rust Belt BooiG, 202 NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action). laurie Krupski, dir., Uving Wet! Center. Dance Studto, Alumni Arena. North Campus. 4:1 5· 5:30 p.m. Aerobics pan. For more information, laurie Krupski, 64S-2837. }';:.~sored~~pm. ~~:~i=~ ~~:npus. Free. Sponsored by Dept of Art. For ~ information, Dept of Mlnd/ c1o .. llody - · Holiday Petionnanc:e The Nutuacker. American Academy of BalleL Mainstaqe theater, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 2 p.m. I 18, fen~~~·P~ Niagara St., lkJffalo. 6 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Center for Entrepreneurialleademlip &. CEl Alumni Assn. For more information, 645· 3000. \ I North Campus. 2 p.m. and 7 Burtunan, 645·3-474, ext 1115. ~~.u~~:e~~s Saturday, Deeember ~~~~enter Geology Pogrvm Colloquium Site Characterization with Physl<s Colloquium The Quest f<>< the Origin of f!"::~ ~f~~. 64S-ARTS. lor the Arts, 2:30p.m. Free. For more informatton, Stewart Brower, 829-3900, ext 113. Ohto State Univ. 216 Naturil . Sciences Comple11, North Campus. 3:30-5 p.m. ~ree . Sponsored by Maurice Crook & Orrin Foster endowmenu. For more inlormaUon, DepL of Geology, 64S·6800, ext. 6101. Dept. of Thotre & Dance. 8lac.k Box Theatre, Center for ltolldoy Performance The Nutcrocket'. Americ.ln Academy of Ballet. HSL Wort11hop Evkleoce-Based Huh.h Care Resources. Sharon Gray and ~~~~~~t~~=.,, Z odloquoS,_ Don« lluomblo. ~::::",!t,, ~~ s.s. 212 Capen, North Campus. 2-4 p.m Free Sti~. interim dean. CAS. For mOre information, Reine Hauser, 64S-6000, ext. 1144. ~~~~'1s~~· North Campus. 8 p.m. Free. For more information, 64S·2921 . Physics Colloquium The Gauge Hiorat<hy Probfem; Quest for a So'ution. Yuri Shirman, OepL of Physics, Cal Tech. ~22 Fron<zai<. North <;ampus. 3:30 p.m. Free. Anolysb Seminar A CH6piUII Rule IO< Operoton. Jo<l Pincu•, prof. ~~:~~tBk!g~ Campus. 4 p.m. Free. Tuesday Wednesday 4 Holldoy Pony Women's Oub International 5 ~~~"';'{j=--~lub. Campus. 11 a.m.· 1 p.m. Free. For more information, Ju4te Cohan, 64S-3286. ETC Technology_......, PhQtoshop: Sele<tlons & Ch.annels, Section 8, Part I. . Media InstructiOn Room, Heahh Sdenc:es Ubrary, Abbott Hall, Sooth Campu•. Noon-2 p.m. Free. _.., __ ~=~~~ert Noon. Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. For more information, 645-2921 . ETC Technology - s h o p ~~=~,.~ s.s. 2 t 2 Capen, North Campus. 2--4 p.m. Free. ETC Technology_......, Wtuit's New &: Different -~. 10toS .S. 2t2 Capen, North Campu•. 2-4 p.m . Free. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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UB gets second NSF IGERT grant $2,7 million to create multidisciplinary training program for biophotonics scientists II)'~ GOLDLAUM Contributing Editor _ ··--_ ru= .,......... ...... ...., ..........,....,..._. _ ..._._ ................ .................. .~ ~...-.--­ - Dlow. . . . . . . ..... .. ...,._tiiiHng In . . ........ -....-clwniiOy...,.., ...... ...................... ....... .._line for doling lnfonnatlon ~ Tho .-..y hos instolled • ............. - . t o pro- - - w h < n olflce hoon ond doss schedules will be .. ""' -~ ol indemont - WIIYither or foro ~ rNJOOS. Tho lnfonnatlon wll be lWiil- a>- - · 64SMWS to ...-ns, faculty ond SUI!, IS tho public. 24 hoon a doy. There ... be. busy Jignol ~ . the h ._ the capodty to -.,unlimited numbof ol ROMbiosensorSto photodynamic canter therapy. the intmection ofbiology and light is replete with promise for medicine, sensors, di· agnostics and evm computers. But beaU.. most scientists in the field lack a broad background in biology, engineering and chemistry, that promise has yet to be fully reali2ed. That's about to change with the F Natio n al Sci~ncc 21st-century scientist, one who is weU-versed in and able to conduct research in biorogical, photonic and elect:l'onic systems. Over the five years covered by the grant, UB will train approximately 40 new biophotonics scientists at the doctoral level. "Thjs prestigious graot-thesec· ond IGERT grant for US-under- ...... .....,... ......................... .................. _......., .,, .... l y DONNA LONGlHlCJlUI Rl'pOftD" Auistant ----- ........................ Editor EM.BERSoftheFaculty Senate Executive ........... being hold .. ......~~~a~ .... Co m mittee ag ree with their colleagues . at Fredonia State College that SUNY n:l•ted s.ite1o on P more w~b photos on Web problems in science and medicine could be solved if the scientists working on them Were speaking the same language." "This grant tak<s a major step in that direction for biophotonics,• added Cartwright, associate profes· sor of electrical engineering and deputy director of the Institute for Lasers. Photonics and Biophotonics. The grant rcoognizes UB's stature in the field and the work of its lnsti· tute for Lasers, Pho tonics and Biophotonics. This is the uni'lCf"Sity's S«<nd prestigious IGERT (lnlegra· tive Gradual< Education, Research poses the idea that faculty should be tht ones asking for a tuition hike. But, she acknowledged, the present economic environment may make a tuition incrasc neassary,given that New York Stale ranks "dead last" in tempt by the state 10 "dupe" faculty Hefner recently met with the edito- approved by R fUnds will pay tuition and provide a. stipend of S18,000 per year for six IGERT fellows enrolled as doctoral candidates in one of three departments in the College of Arts and Sciences-physics, chemistry and ·biological sciences-as weU as the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Their degrees will be grapted by the individual's home department after into asking for an increase. policy. but denounced a resolution th ~ Fredonia Faculty Senate as a politically motivated at- more tellt •t Web site During this academic year, the versity into a select group: fewer than 20 unj-,miries in the U.S. [jave more than one such award Tile first was awarded to UB in 199610 dewlap the nation's first multidisciplinary, doctoral-levd program in geographic in· itS suppon of higher education. Adams-Volpe, a member of the SUNY-wide senate, said she is helping to draft a resolution in suppon of a rntional tuition policy io be presen!ed at the SUNY Senate meeting )an. 17. Fredonia State President Dennis L m ust establ ish a rational tuition calling fo r a tuition increase recently M and Training) grant, putting the Uni- player among American research universities, particularly in exciting new fields such as biophotonics; said Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. "We will be eduaiting the first wave of scientists in this area and creati ng a prototype for other muhi<lliciplinary programs in the fUture; Capaldi added. Al<lGlllder Cartwright, principal investigator on the gran!, noted that "many of the most challenging formation science. The goal of JGERT programs is to immerse doctoral students in multidisciplinary environmmts so that when they graduate they wiD be able to bring those collaborative skills to their positions in research and industry, which priu the ability of scientists and engineers to work together on common goals from within different disciplines. "BiQphotonics is an inc:redtbly hot field right now. It's where a lot of exciting research is. being done in medicine, diagnostics and new tech· . nologics." s:tid Canwright. "This is the only biophotonics training program in th e U.S. that has been fUnded by the NSF-that's a criti· cal statement about what our program has done and what NSF be· lieves it will do in the fUture." completion of all of its requirements. as wdl as the requirements for a biophotonics certificate, which includes cross-disciplinary training in biophotonics, experimental optical techniques, compulational techniques and research ethics. According lD Cartwright, the education of students in the area of biophotonics research a't most insti tutions is highly "departmental ized;" srudents are educated prima- rily in a single discipline in a par· ricular depanment. .. It is stiU rare for students to·ven~- ,... :z FSEC denounces tuition hike proposal _ M. all..........,sly. - recorded ,... . .1 . . .h . .e "Oific .. _ _ Foundation awarding $2.7 million to UB toestablish the nation's first comprehen· sive, multidisciplinary training pro· gram for biophotonics scientists. The result will be a new l!reed of .scores the role of UB as a major Judith Adams-Volpe. director of universit y and extemaJ relatio ns for the Universities Libraries. told FSEC members a t the body's ov. 28 meeting th at she vehemently op- 1he current year's budget for next year. the increase· is needed to pay stale-negotiated employee raises. Hefner said paying the <olk<:tive bargainingoosts~.....,.. a shanfull of about S1million for Fredonia; Ull President William R. Greiner recently told the UB Council that the university estimates it will cost $9 million to fund those incrtases. Adams-Volpe told her colleagues that she "was very much against" the Fredonia r=lution calling for a ru- rial board of The B14ffilio News and called for a SUNY undergraduate IU· it:ion hike. She said she belic\'es it is more appropriate for the governorwho, she said, is the one making re- ition increase of S200 to 300 in the coming aademic year. H~ said that since SUNY is expected to maintain source allocations that force SUNY to rely on tuition for a major part of its IUnding-'to call for a tu\!,ion in· crease. "For us (faculty members) to be putting it forward is a major, major political mislal:e," she argued "l believe strongly that this is a political matter and we have been duped by the tate into being the ones who are calling for a tuition~ increase or even a rational tuition plan. This is a tragedy of the commons if we are the o nes who support the idea of an increa.se,n said Adams-Volpe. She noted there are other, more reasonable alternatives for the sta te to consider to finan cially suppon SUNY and that one such al ternative would h.we to include the c reatio n of a rational funding policr. in spite of the.· state'~ c-t~-~7 �21 Rep cdea Oecemllet&, 2001~. 33, lo.l3 BRIEFLY ......._to .-farm at Emeritus ca., ploniot.....,_... ,_ .......... Dean.MIIIar is assistant dean for corporate relations in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He joined the SEAS staff in 1994 after retiring from the Praxair Technology Center as human resources manager. · ~~~­ --.c:-.. ... ~-. cl ... ...... , ............ ln 1112 ......................... _..,'""" __ -"'"-·-·. -·_..... .. ........-.............. n.s-..., ........ .... -~ ............,_ ...,_...._. .. ......... ~ Hoi, - '-"' ~ ....._,..,..__, - ~~~ --~ciMu­ - dlhe ~ CIIINNIIIIIJ. WorW10p for TAs scheduleCI for Jan. 18 "f-.g Clou Discuulons,. • _ . . , for-"ingBiiswll bo held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. !In- !Sin 120 Clemons HIR, North Campus. The-..,. which wil bo '""' ol chorge, b ~by the Cent« for Teaching and learning Resources. c.!:=:~ ;:.':,t prof...... in the School ol Sodol -*, who wiHdiocuss a varioty ol techniques to fadlitote dan di>cussion In bOth iarge and small settings. The Impact thot the """"" ol Sept. 11 """" had on tuching will bo incorpoBted into the presem.tion, and partlciplnU will bo to share An,oone- ln - their own teo<hlng~ lng tho""'""'""'-~ by-ID ,...._Molin-. ... --dthoc.--tar 'lilor:hlngand-...g--. ........ _ . ..... by OK. )1. . Tho-c.--•-.g -larlhe- ..,ognlilrtg-.. _ln_Of_OC· - - . s . tho uoo ... ..... prlagNon bylho-..:- _---... ......,.._"'~ tNfly-.g .. ...._ oglng. i.om~~ .......... or from...,..._ c:holn 01 _ c . .__ . _ IDMicltooiM.-....Ilthe ~Hoi, by Ftb. 11 . Soulllc.ntpuJ. for,___ ...........................t ............... ..,_7 UB has an =dlent ~and appli<d sciences odlool. We lmCh all the neczssary JUbjocts tog;, our studentila foundation filrasua:essful carccr. ln order filr our students 10 be as sua:essful as po•ible. ~. an additionaldimmsioncan really help. and that dimension is ~ That's where the F.ngjnc<ringeare.rlnstitute and Co-op Program rome in. -~~the~ca.-­ lmtltute7 We founded the Enyjn«ring Career Institute (EO) in 1994tog;,ourpostjunior-year students a unique opportunity to suppl<mcnt our strong t«hnical curriculum with paid summer tedmical-cmployment opportunities, preceded by career-success classes. Subj«tsindudek-admhip,~ totalquality~t, value engi- neering. dealing with people on the job, public speaking and effective writing. Our pre-employment classes feattlre more than 30 speal<£n &om industry, including wmpanyprcsidmts,a chief financial officer, project managers and entnprenct~n,allof whom ;ueexperts in their subject areas and g;, our students a fucused look at the real...n! and what is expected of them in the worl<pla<z. This combination of~ employment classes and job expericnccgM:s the students a jump-stan in their-career laundl; since, by the end of their EO/Co-op ~they can apply their engineering fundamcntllsand produa:quantifiabloand value-added results. This looks great on their resumes and gives them a real edge in !~'~ring a substantial job by the time they graduate. We lmCh our students how to write a wmpetitive ~ sume,intervieweffi:ctM:Iyand we our lnlml<t-bas<d,job-plaoement fl"'C"'S in ord<r to find the most aWroPr;ate m _........_._......,... __ ... student empioymenL Meanwhile, we invite l;JOO emplo)<r wn!aCIS to we our a~ proc:asto hire UBmginoeringstudents.M<ftprogrom inlilrmation is awilableon our Vokb ~ ---7 .....__ trulY • This is win-win-win propooi...... c...p ....... ....... _ _ lt7 7 Why . tion b-studentsandemplarers,as....O as the univa-sity.The students in- sam tho--. lhadafullarecr-28~ Union Carbide, Linde Oivisioo, wltidl ...... bcame Pmair Inc. I~ tired fiom Prauirand arne to UB in Fdlruary 1994 al the imritlban of~Loe,whowasdeanofen­ The Co-q> Program is similar 10 the aeased rd<vanoeoftheir~ ~andapplied •ci•raurthe F.ngjnc<ring Career Institute in that it . curriaJbnandf"'PPO'aaion b-theral time. He is the visionary who corsuppimxntsda...-oomeducabonwith I«Jdd of emplo)'ment. They learn the ru:dy besaw the need and benefit of an F.ngjnc<ring Carecr Institute <mploymcnt ~The Co-q> oon-tedmical skills of leadership, <m· powennent, ~ wmmunica- willt pro-enplo)oment c1a<ses and Propn.~atmdsthe<mploy­ cxperirrimt to 10 months by~ two tion, de., wbidt are viti!IO career sue- poid, aedit-bearing or three .,.,.X...,;,.,.. TheCo-q> Pro- "'"- The "'fll'Ul'< to a bands-on. en- encr. Bob Barnes, associate dean filr extemalalf.tirs,alsowasinstrumengram extends the student's graduation ginoering-onploymentsituation gMs by one sernesk.-. Many students and them the opportunity to demonstrate tal in fonnulating and laying the emplarers r..l that this is worth it, since their technical, ieader>hip and team- foundationfilrtheEngineeingCaskills. This "'J,hanoes their mar- rcer Institute. I haYe tOund this tranitgM:sstudentsmoretimciOsetdepth and breadth ofexperienc:el am pl<ased ketability and increases their potential sition to the university to be a to say that the faculty of our enginoer- for a permanent job otr.r from their tremdy rewarding. I am able to uoe ingsdlool provid<d the impdus 10 be- sponsoringCDI11jlllll)'orotber<mploy- my industrial experiencr and wngin the Co-q> Program in 1997, hav- ers. Theemplarers,meanwhile,;ueable !aCIS to the benditofour students. I ings<en the St.ICtleSSof the F.ngjnc<ring to assign useful ....X to qualified stu- r..l that our~ off.ngjnc<ring dents and evaluate those students as andAppliedScienceshastDp-notdl au- Institute. f'l'05Il«1M employees based on their administration, faculty, Students .,..X perfurmanoe. They., setting a and f'I'OSr.ll1l'. Our cunmt dean, gotllnglotolbongb-theirbudc:whenotjrstu- Mark Karwan,and faculty advisors dentsbringbomein=ls<dprofitsand hM beat most~ It is a TheOlDtinuous<Dmf"''l)'iabld< has redu<zd cnsts. UB bendits by ina<a5- privilego 10 be a port of this team. b<at....-y~Weaskthem-.rank ing the rd<vanoe of the~ f(s~great IOknowthat_we their salisDcticn with the program and curriculum to einployer needs by ;uemalcingapo5111Ye<Xlllt00ution ourstud<nts; the~ofboth;ue....-y supplementing.tedmical ~ • towardthefuturecarccrandlii!suchigh. Tune and again. we bear how our with results-<Hicnud skill devdop- """ of our stuclen!s. I betieYe that Students ""' ttdmicany <X>nlp<tert~ ment. Thisenhancesthemarlcdability EO and Co-q> students will be all highly l1'lOiiwt!d and procluce ..h.e. ofour School off.ngjnc<ringand Ap- the prouder 10 be active and supaddodreds.,.the~tlqo"""' plitdSciencesiOstudentsand<mploy- fl011ir«abnni in the future. We hM a Sucas Stori<s link an our .... improla studcnt plaamcnt and, ....... · - - · Web site - . - - : >, wltich JP-a- in~ dowlopoadooerandll't<R - ~- - pooitive relationohip with industry. amples of how our studmts hM SMd enb7Myqtdian.....-Jbe:Wbal=the more than $1 nWiion dollars at a sam; ........7 . ...ultsofjwnlal<~propiing ofju.t 13 allnponies.I.eoleyWeitz. grams! HowhMthestudmtsclone aseniartnedlanical~studont, There always is I need filr engineen afteno.-ard?We.-...Mquestiannaire <XHlp<datGeneraiMotoa!W<r'D-ain with fralt tedtnical siWis, puticularly iabld< fiom the studmts clurq in Tonawanda. Horoutstandir@pftix-- iftheyhMI3bn~ofallthat the program and sunq' them six mano:~~portofa we hM 10 otr.r. It's in tougher ea:>months alter graduation. Rt:sults ilur-pmon tmm that ina-.deq9ne IXllllictimeslik<:theoewhenastuden(s hM!xatatnmdypooitio.oe. Many test ataptano: rate by -10 percml while axnpetitiveedgeofhaving EO <><CohM rt!aMd job c&s fiom their ~theo:raprateby60f"''C''lt­ op~ really pays oiL student~ and mpot hM resullal in the honor of "200 I Co-q> OOand(JXld jobobythetimetlqo Student of the Year" by the New \brk -x -x --"'-----m-.c.-7 tho_..... <---- - -· ... jolt-,.,.. -·7 gradualellr....-ysbonly~ dao\- Metop ll a• lt4p- -7 , ,, .., IGERT ~,_,..., .........,... .......... ,. .( , . . c l ~~~~ _...._ ..... __ .. _.,_.,_ __ -s............ ~c., ~· -·no 0111rtw. ......,. ~. (7'16)MWQ6. wuetdwttee.et.• ~~-~-~­ ..... ---- .............. Donna~ .---.loGPwida Doncw.w~ E.llenGoldboum s. A. Unger Christine VIdal -~ tt1re significantly be)ood their specific: researchers in biological sciences, academic d<partment and to devdop chemistry, physics, engineering and medicine, all of whom ha.. expertise relating to biological interactions with lighL That combination, along wiih strong research collaborations between the faailty and such Buffalo institutions as HauptmanWoodward Medial Research Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, distinguishes UB's program from other biophotonics programs. "We ha.., successfully integrated lasers, photonics, nanotechnology and biotechnology,., said Paras Prasad, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the departments of Olcmistry and Physics, executivt: director of the thelmadth ofaperier>oosandexpertise t'lCIC<SSaJ')' for biophotonics," he aplained. "We haYe cbdoped n<W curricula and research experiences that initiate and n~synergistic~ lationships and the continuous exchange of ideas arT10D8 faailty in en, gincmng. pitysics.dlemistry, biology and the medical school, as ....0 as with clinical faculty." A broad, multidisciplinary emphasis has allowed photonics and laser research to thrive in the Institute for Lasers. ghotonics and Biophotonics. Researchers alliliated with the institute are required to become oonver· sant in disciplines other than their institute scientists are invtStigating as promising targets for biophotonic applications. These include: • Use of nanotedmology to de- velop n~ and improvt existing techniques for real -time imaging of cd1s and OO!ular processes · • Devdopment of the next generation of biosensor> • Combining nanotechnology and laser technology for diagnosing, targeting and treating cancer and other diseases through light-activated therapies • Theoretical modeling and analysis of the interaction of light with biological materials · • Material synthesis and charac- from the natural pattemsofbiologial systems for use in information technology applications that are a hybrid of traditional IT materials with biological materials UB centen participating in the IGEKI' grant ;ue the C<ntor-for Advanced Photonic and Electronic own, an enviro nm ent that ha s institute, and co-investigator...This program in biophotonics is truly pushed the institute into the national research spotlight, where it is a leader or major participant on several muJtimillion-dollar research grants. multidisciplinary; it's at the cellular level, the tissue level and even the dini"!!level. No one else has that." IGERT fellows will cond uct re- infonnation technologies in d~l ­ oping models and data analysis for under.;tanding cellular mechanisms Materials (CAPEM) and the C<ntor forComputatiooal R<search (CCR). Cartwright's m-itwestigators on the grant, in addition to l'rasad, are Earl). Bergey. research associate professor of chemistry and m1crobiology and a deputy director of the institute; David A. Koike, professor of chemical engineering, and Bruce D. McCombe, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Departmen t o.f Physics, and director of CAP EM. Sixteen other f.lculty members .m working closely with the co-investigator.; to develop the program. IGERT fellows also will partici- Ca rtwright noted th at UB has search on a broad range of matcri als, techniqucs and technologies that • Development of new photonic devices and systems that benefit pate in internships in indust ry and gowrnmentlabs. among its faculty a cri tical mass of terization • Application of computer and �Oeteaiber 0001/ti 33.19.13 Rep a ..._ ·Targeting distressed areas "Healthy homes" initiative takes aim at housing hazards lly PA'IWCIA DONOVAN Contributing Edito< o. E of Buffalo's most istressed and physi· cally degraded inner· city n<ighborhoods is the target of a new"healthy homes" demonstration projt!ct to be administered and oj>erated by UB. The project, the BuffaloCommu· nity-based Healthy Homes lninatiYe (BCHHI ), wiU be funded by a $700,000 Healthy Homes Demon· stration and Education Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The project is deSigned to inaease awarenessofhousing.hazards in one of Buffalo's poorest inner-city neighborhoods, as well as develop and implement intervention strategies to remediate its dangerous and unhealthy housing. The project's target area is in the Buffalo Federal Enterp~ Commu· nity, where 47 percent of the chi!· drc.n ljvt in poverty, most in singlefamily households. It includes por· tions of the Masten, Ellicott and Fillmore council districts. The neighborhood is marked by the highest levels of asthma, lead poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning and death by fire in the City of Buffalo! problems that planners say can be attributed to unsafe and unhealthy housing. The project will he directed by Beverly McLean, research associate and policy analyst in the Center for Urban Studies in the School of Ar· chitecture and Planning. The idea for the initiative was developed in a UB class taught by Mclean in which fames Pitts, president of the Buffalo Common Council, was a member. It was trisl!md by concmU ex· pressed during a ~uth town hall meeting sponsored by the ~uth <Xlnll11itt«ofBulf.aloWeedandSeed lnitiatiYe, a U.S. Department o{ Juslice community c:rime:pmoention and empowmnent program The project will be operata! by the Cmter for Urban Studies and the Urban Design Project-both of whichhaYelongtrodc:m:ordsofiOiv· ing community-d<Ydopment and urban-revitalization problems. "In 1aqje pan,• ~McLean, "the housing is unhealthy in the target a= because 99 percent of the housing units_, built l>eftn 1939.In fad, the neighborhood bas the gteal· est density of older housing stock in the city. Twmty·nine percent of the a='s pmpertyparcdsarevacantand the City ofBullalo master plan calls for the demolition of another onequarter of the str\JCtUieS by 20 10~ Sbe notes that absentee landlords own more than a quarter ofthe properties and much of the housing is decayingandfulloflcadpaint,oock· roaches and other irritants associatal with asthma, a major public-health problem in the n<ighborhood. Community school data from 1998 indicated that the three-year average asthma ratts for children ages 5-14 years in the target area was three times the city-wide average. New York State Health Department data indicate that 34 percent of all hospitalizations in Erie County due to asthma are from the project's tar· get neighborhood · In addition, 95 percent of lead· poisoning cases in Erie County are from the City of Buffalo, with the target n<ighhorhood falling within the top I0 zip codes forlead poison· ing in the State of New York. The BCHHI is a multi-party ef. · fort involving abroad raJlii"Of com· munity resources and agencies. Its efforts will complement thooe of the Erie County Health Departmen(s Healthy Homes lnitiatiYe (ECHlll), another HUD project. Participants will include ECHHI; the Bullalo Weed and Seed network; Unital N<ighborhoods, a project fund<dbytheUnitedWayofBullalo and Erie County; the Coalition lOr the~tofUnificdCom · munitylmoiYemmtandl.eadersltip; n<ighborhood block dubs; schools. and the Mayor's Oflicr of Strategic Planning. Among the strategies the project willusetoan.cktheneigbborhood's bousingprobl<ms are a comprehen· sive community-education pro· gram involvingneigbboihood block dubs, housing a>ntracton, property owners, landlords, children and th<ir parents. Thosewho.willadviseworkonthe project include Henry Louis Taylor. Jr., di~ oftbe Center for Urban Studies and professor of planning; Oswaldo Mestre, JL, director of the Buffalo Weed and Seed Initiative; Robert Sbibley, a nationally r<eog· nizedurbandesigner,direaoroftbe Urban Design Projt!ct and professor of architecture and planning, and Shakoor Aljuwani, aecutiYe director of United N<ighborhoods, and the Margaret !. Wendt Foundation. ~ liaioonsin the Ma~r'sQf. fict of Sttategic will assist and advise the pnigram. Scott Gehl, director of Housing OpP.,rtunities Made Equal (HOME), will help d.,. velopand P""""t landlord and property-owner training workshops. Planning End-of-life decisions examined By LOIS llAII.Ell Contributing Editor W HY are so many people willing to relegate important medical decisions to strangers? That is the question a US nurseamhropologist is attempti ng to answer in a study on medical advance directives funded by the ational Institute of Nursing Research. In th< new S156,000, IS· month study,Mary;\nn Jezewski, associate professor of nursing and principal investigator on the gmnt, aims to find out why 80 percent of the U.S. population has not signed an ad· vance directi ve, a document that darifies a patient's wishes concern· ing end-of-life care if they become uhable to speak for themselves. An advance directive simply can name another person, a proxy. who is authorized to make such deci· sions. Or it can take the form of a "living will," which might include a do-not-·resusdtate order or prohibit using unusual measures 10 sustain life if there is no hope of recovery. "We've had IOyearsoffederalleg· islation and 13 years of state legislation in New York giving people the right to self-determination of care," Jezewski said. "The intent of the fed · era I Patient Self-Determination Act o( 1990 was to make sure that all patient ~ knt'w tlk' h.aJ tht.• nght w designate someone to makt deci· sions for them if they couldn't. So far, only 20 percent of the population has done so. .. Many people assume family memlxrs have a right to decide a loved one's treatment," she said. "What they may not know is" that without an advance directive naming a health-care proxy, doctors in New York Stale don't have to follow the fumily's wishes." Information gathered since the work sraned in September shows that often people don't understand what a proxy is, don't know the dif· ference between an estate will and a living will, and don't realize they don't need a lawyer to draw up the latter. Most said that no one, including their physician, had talked to them about an advance directive, Jezewski said. .. This situation is partly a result of our attitudes about death and dying. People don't like to talk about it, and nurses, physicians and health· care workers generally are no more comfortable than anyone else." Health-are professionals who are willing to broach thesubjt!ct, however, may not have the right information, Jezewski found She conducted sur· '"'}'with both oncology and erner· gency nurses in C:~lifomia, Texas, lllinoisand New York to determine their knowledge. attitudes and experience with advan ct' directives. Rc:sults showed participants rata! themselves highly experienced and a>nfident with the subj<ct. but scored only 60 per· cent on average on a test of their knowled!l" of advance directives. Surveys conducted by others with physicians showed similar findings, Jezewski said -Most studies on the use of advance directives to date have been conducted with critically or terminally iU patients, or elderly persons in nursing homes. Jezewski is concentrating instead on people who ha~ chronic illnesses that put them at risk of need· ing an a<lvan<rdirective in the future, but currently are relatively stable and functioning normally. The study will involve 80- 100 par· ticipants from Western New York who will be recruited through sup· port groups for chronic illness, such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, can· cer and heart disease. Participants will be interviewed personally or take pan in focus groups. Jezewski and Mary Ann Meeker, a doctoral student and research as sistant in the School of Nursing, will roUect and analyredataon attitudes, opinions and needs of people with chronic illnesses related to advance directives to determine how to help them better understand the process. Their long-tcm1 goal is to design a way to provide that information to other.. "•ith chronic illnesses Jnd to the ~cnt.• r<tl j"JCl puiJC(' 3 BrieD UB turns over Martin deed ua .._ ~ - t h e deed to the Darwin D. Martin House to the Martin House Ratoration Corp., ending the university's 33-year stew· ardship of Frank Uoyd Wright's prairie-styk masterpiece. The Jewett Parkway landmark will remain under the auspica of the restoration corporation until the $23 million restoration of the house is complded.. "To put it simply, without Bill Greiner's vision and the univenity's stewardship of the Martin House, the Martin House restoration . project might never have become reality," said Robert J. Kresse, chair/ man of the board of the Martin House Ratoration Corp., a non· profit group overseeing the project. UB acquired the Martin House in 1967 for use as the otlicial resi· dence of !hi university president. Later, the house was used at various • 1irJ>es for a variety of university-relata! purpo<eS. including as the alumni offioe, university archives and a Canadian-American Studies Center. The university agreed in 1990 to turn over the deed to the house to the restoration corporation when the final environmental review process was completed to facilitate restoration efforts. Once restoration is a>mplete, ~corporation will transfer the title to the New York State Office of Parks, R<crcation and Historic Preserva· lion. The house ·will be designata! a New York State Historic Site, and will be operated by the corp<)ration. Tbe UB Fouodation also has agreed to turn over various Martin House artifacts to the rorporation. The corporation is on track to finish the Martin House restoration in about three years and is moving ahead with plans to restore Wright's adjacent George Barton House and Ganlener's Cottage, as weU as res· urrect three strurol'res long missing from the complex-the pergola, conservatory and carriage house. A visitor cmter also will be built. The corporation has raised $19 million of the project's cost. ESI offers research funding ID Tbe Environment II Society Institute invites proposals for projects to be funded by its Environmental Management A1ternatives Program·(EMAP) and its Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Re- search Program (ESIRP). The EMAP provides seed funding for interdisciplinary research and analysis on environmental problems. relevant to the regional community and sha res that work with groups and organizations ca· pable of transl~ting it into policy. The ESIRP provides seed fundinlf for interdisciplinary research and analysis in environmental science relevant to the regional, national and global environmental research and education priorities. Environmental science focuses on the components of the environment-air, water, soil and food. Research in the· natural and social sciences that has relevance to, and overlaps with, environmental science would be eligible, including ecology, environmental chemistry, engineering, psychology, an thropology, environmental toxicology ~nd environmental health. AU UB faculty members are eligible to conduct EMAP projects; fac· uhy members conducting research in environmental science are eligible to apply for ESIRP funds. Applicants for both programs should become faculty affiliates of the institute if they have not already done so. Interdisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged to apply. Proposals for both programs must be received no later than 5 p.m., Jan. 15, 2002. For further information, contact ESI at 829-2975, ext. 602, or visit <hHp:/ / wlngs.buff•lo.edu/ provost/esl>. Recipe for Success UB's Campaign for the Community p« t41(t,.ikt<61(~ lllill641(t<ir•t- t. Je, •OMfted "'f't H.te ~ Ju, I"U.eid ---- 011t<!a fOCI'~ '----- - - - - - �4 Repoder Oecellber6.20011Vo1.33.1o.l3 Mission of WLI program Is to ensure that world Is Just a handshake away Kuoos Amb~dors bring their world to kids Correction · In lasl_.s column. - Lllcc.t.oJ w., irlcotr<clly ldontlliOd .. dinialasoisUnt profeuor in tho 5dlool ol NUGing. She b I cJinico1 profeuor. - G . . . - . IUOCiote pn>lessor ol phl<mocology ond toxicology, ond - . plolessOr ol goo~. ogy. " - joined tho sc..ring Committee ol tho Environment __,F. ond Sodoty Institute, Tile Steor· lng Committeo, whoso mombon reprosent oight deport· monts in throo schools ond tho Ubrarios, n-.. monthly to sot policy, .,...... tho Environmon- tol Managomont Altomotive Program and the Environmental Scienco Interdisciplinary ~ searrll Program small granu programs, tho follow5hip program for graduate studenll, and the plans for an ~· mental studies curriculum. The committee also coordinateJ community service outreach, and serves 11 a dearinghouse for environmeotaUy rellted in- · formation for the ~ion, in- sponsoring or providing partnonhlp suPf)O!t for conf..-. cluding ences, workshops and seminarS. lnlce ~--. cliniGal as.- sodate prolossor ol modltlno, has r«oivod tho 2001 COITVTIUnity SoMe• Award from tho Wostom Now Yori< Chap!..- o1 t h e - · Association. Naughton was.l:ltod for "Kldud· ing tho chip<..- In cu~ roseart:h projects that hoY! sig· nlficont potentlol to improYo care'" for~ with alzheimers, for "Improving the communlty's system for diagnosis and treatment of denientil" and fulfitting the chapter"s com- munity education mandate, and his fund-raising offorts. for Chllrles M. Sevvtn, anist:ant dean for students and auodate profossor of pathology and ana- tomical sciences In the School of Medk:lno and Biomodical Sciences, was one ol 56 medkal school faculty physkians nomlnatod by modical studonts nationwide for the 2001 Humanism In Medk.ine AWJrd spon!Ofed by tho Association of Amerian Modic.JI Colloges. Tho phySidans were nominated by tho MMC's O<ganlzation of Studont Represontlt!Yes basod on r... dofinlng chanlctoristics of humanism In medical ecfuca.. ay DONNA LONCaNKJWI R.q>Oit~ Assistant T ences that captivate )'OWlg minds and oftm shrink the social, rultural and political bordea that separate, and sometimes"""81!""'te. thedill"erenas betwten "us and th<m." And with the memories of Sept. II still fresh, the Global Ambassa· dors Program may taU on a whole Editor He third-through~ghth graders at the Lydia T. Wright School of E=l· lencc sat quietly in the Buffalo school's auditorium as )eongsub Nam, a South Korean graduate student studying English literature at UB, mesmerized the new dimension , as it not only bridges the rultural divides of Jan. guage and ignorance, but also fosters genuine learning, understanding and curiosity in a two-way exchange that benefits both the inter· gathering with the simple, clear beautyo(his national anthem, sung a cappeUa in his own language. It was clear (rom the appla= that it didn't matter that no one under~ stood Korean-the American stu- national students and those they hope to enlighten. for many students, it may be the first time in their lives that they have come into contact with someone from another culture. "They quickly become aware of just how diverse the world is beyond our borders," say> Ashwill, "which can inspire students to learn more about a particular country or region of the world" Rita Wedderburn, a speech therapist and' liaiSon for African-American multicultural curriculum at the Wright school,echoed this theme as she introduced the "ambas$1dors"to the students gathered in the school dents and adults who have heard their own national anthem sung. of . late, in response to the r«cnt tnror- ist attacks. could connect with the earnest determination evidenced in questions about such topics as the weather, housing and dress. They engaged the young students on tbftr own level, making them laugh and holding them spellbound in turns. Pablo ROnoso, a nati~ of f.Cua. dor, greeted the students with a hearty .. buenos dios and good morning ,• then dcsc·r ibed .his country's unique political system that r<quires everyone of legal age to vote, or risk not being able to move fredy about the country or trnvel internationally. " l( you don'l vo~ you can have a few problems," ROnoso told the studentS... Because, when you vote, you rective somelhing Jlke a receipt. With this receipt throughout the year, you have 10 UK il for important functions like getting a driver's license, a passport, visa-so it's very important for people to vote." Nam's voice. He also brieny introdu~ stu· dents to the differences between A Cambodian student, Vida Korean and western rpelodies. He Vanchan, wore a hand-made, trndi· noted "that Koreans try to make a ti~nal silk and lace dress used for special occasions and for attending harmony from all of thest different "' cultural elements to make a ne:w dy- i · temple in the predominatel y namic culture, so Koreans change 8uddist country. She shari.! a Cam· very fast. It's a culture of change... ~ bodian folk tale often told to chilNam was one of seven intema- ~ dren in her country-a story that cautions against making snap judgtiona] students who visited the East mtnts, which, she told the students, Side school recently as part o( the ':-.-.-:11:-.,.._ --' · • Global Ambassadors Program, an col'- of his.........__ttels aulstod by ambassador l'alllo •elnoso •can caust: a penon to I~ 50mething valuable in life." outreach initiative developed by of Ecuador IIIMI9-,...,.-old c..a.. Johnson . UB's World Languages Institute Other global ambassadors partici(WLI ) in coUaborntion with the Qf. "The Global Ambassadors pro· auditorium, which was decorated pating in ,the program at the Wright fice of Int ernational Education. gram is a meaningful and enjoyable with carefully researched, hand - school ......, Sherene Cheah o( MaWith the international students way for our international students made flags rep=ting each of the layoia; L<o Christo Madathiparambil sharing details about their countries' to become involved in the commu- intefnationaJ students' countries. and Sanjeev Saha. both of India. and "'The greatest gift we can give other Diep Thai of Vietnam. history. culture. geogrnphy, climate, nity," say> Mark Ashwill; director of economy, politics and religion, the the WLI and founder of the Global prop(eisoursd~sittingdown AshwiU said he hcipes to create world, it seemed, was just a hand - Ambassadors program. "What bet· and talking with and truly getting to long-term relationships with ~­ shake away. ter place to learn about another know the person sitting next to lccted schools that ha"" expressed an Bringing the .world into th~ class- country than in its schools. Theedu· yoll--Or a person you'd IiJc. to get to interest in hosting the Global Amroom is the mission of the Global cationaJ system is, in some respects, know," she said " Bu~ bec:a= they bassadors Program on a regular baAmbassadors Program. whose par- a mirror of society. In it you can dis- may <tress a little dilferently, or they sis. Plans already are under way to ticipants arc drawn from the nearly cern some of its values, priorities may speak a different language, we partner with one Buffitlo rityschool 3,000 international students that and strengths, as well as its short- sometimes pass up the opportunity and a school in a suburban district , to'have a greater understanding and which, he emphasi=, will allow the make up US's multicultural, aca- comings," he a!lded. AshwiU, as well as teachers at the appm:iation of other cuJtures.'" ambassadors to ~ a more subdemic community. The ambassadors The ambassadors, who hail from stantive oontribution to programprovide to area elementary and high Lydia T. Wright School. believe the South Korea, EcuadQr, Viet· India, kind of in\eractions that this proming and curriculum that S«ks to school students those rare, face-toface encounters with someone from gram facilitates can, in some cases., nam, Malaysia and Cambodia, en- broaden students knowledge o( the another country-learning cxperi- be life-changing. They also say that thusiastically answered the youths' int~ational community. i tion: po<itM montoring skilb, coflabo<ation, compassion/..,_ IREWG schedules film festival for spring sitMty, COO"'munlty .seMce activity and obsorvance of professional ethics. By SUE WUETCHER Aloft s-. p;or.;..,or compute< scienco, was honorod by tho Conf..-.nce on Computotlonal CornpleJUty on tho ocuslon of hb 6C1" bfrthdiy, l"hree rettospectlloe tJib on ~·s wor1< w..-e gNe> prior to tho beginning of tho conference, held recently in Olk:.rgo. Selman~ a U8 faculty membe< since 1990 and a found..- of tho eompiexlty .Theory Conference, has been an active ond influentlol membe< of the complexity u-y COITVTIUnity for,_.,. 30 ,...,.. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible viii Web Job Hstings for pn>lesslonal, resean:h, hlculty ond dvilse<· vic~~ond non-<ompeli~ be accessed vio tho con Human Re- Film introduction by director Maureen Gosling among highlights ofannual series Report~r Editor A N in-person introduc- tiM by director Maureen Gosling at the March 7 screening of her film , "Blossoms ofFirc/Ramos de Fuego." will be among the highlights o( the sixth annual International Womcil's Film f-estival , to be presented during the Spring 2002 semester by the Institute for Research and EduCJtion on \\'omen and Gender. ..;;u The screenings be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays from Jan. 31 througli March 14 in the Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre, 639 Main St., Buffitlo. The cost is $6.50 (or general admission and $4.50 for students. The first and last screenings will be spon· sored by the Melodia E. jones Chair in French and will be free o( charge. For further information, contact <Imp:// _Web _ _ sources Services site_ at IREWG at 829-3451. or visit the institute's Web site at <www.wo- olo.-/hn/ - ~. buffalo . edu >. />. m Therestivalwillkickoff)an.31 with a free sCreening of"Les Glaneurs et Ia Glaneuse" (The Gleaners and 1). a documentary by French director Agnes Varda. The film is an intimate inquiry into French life,as lived by the country's poor and provident The aesthetic. political and, tinally, moral pointofdepartureforVardaaregleaners. those individuals who pick at already reaped fields for the ndd potlto or the leftovor turnip. The rest o( the schedule and de· script ions o( the films, as provided by!REWG: • Feb. 7: "Earth," India/Canada, 1999. Directed by Deepa Mehta, "Earth" tellsastoryo(Lenny,aneight· year-old Parsee girl who is growing up rich in pre-partition u.hore in 1947. When the film opens. the British arc preparing to quit their en1pire in India, and the searing process of split· ting British India into independent India and Pakistan is about to begin. Angry Hindusstonn through u.hore one day. and angry Muslims the next. Then the seiious killing begins. by T""" Nash. this film focuses on • Feb. 14 : "Wisecracks,.. · Marilyn Waring, the foremost Canada, l992. Directed by Gail Singcr,NewYorkerFilmscalls"WtSe· crncks" a "perceptive documentary on the politically charged field of stand-up comedy as practi~ by24 working (women) romics." Featured arc Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen Dt.<ieneres, Kim Wayans,Pam Stone, Robin Tyler and Jenny Jones, as well as vintage (optlge of Lucille Ball,Mae West and manyother "old·timers... spokesperson for global feminist economics whose ideas offer new avenues for political action. • March 7: " Blossoms Fire/ RamoodeFuego,"USA,2000. The leg· ~women o( Juchitan, a rity in Oaxaca, Mexico. are described as "guardians of men, distributors o( fond," and celebrated (or their beauty and intelligence. "Biossoms!>f"Fire,"by o( producer-director-editor Mauncn Gosling, show.; them in all their glory , as they run their busin=, embroimixes passion and politics in this dertheir.&ignaturefieryblossomson powerful drama set in South Africa clothing and comment with angry about three young women, all close . humor on articles in the foreign press friends. Sophie is a white political thatftippantlyandinaa:uratelydepia activist, Thoko is a black school- them as a promiscuo~ matriardly. teacher and Annika is an Afrikaner • March 14: "Venus Beauty lnstiarchaeologist When Sophie plants a tute," France, 1999. With this film, bomb that kills two innocmt people, writer/director Tonie Marshall takes the women's friendship is tested. us into the world of beauty and self. • Feb. 28: "Who's Counting! image.andintothelivesofroursuong. Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and smart wo~·who make their living Global Economics," 1995. Directed practicing beauty at a Parisian spa. • Feb.21:"Friends," Britain/South Africa, 1998. Director Elaine Proctor �5 ·Holstun wins Deutscher Prize is one ofmost prestigious in the English-spetlking world ayPATWOA DONOVAN AMES Holstun, a professor in the Department of English, has won this year's Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize, one of the most prestigious of iis kind in the Englishspeaking world, for his book, "Ehud's Dagger: Oass Struggle in the English Revolution,• published last year by Verso Books. Holstun's book analyzes current anticommunist fashioru in historical and literary study and proposes a combination ofliterarycriticism with the"historyfrom below" practiced by the British Marxist historians. Holstun studies the writing and literature of proletarian struggle, early gay and lesbian writing. and the bistory and rulture Of Buffalo. The Deutscher Prize, founded in 1969, is awarded annually to a work ofEnglisb-languagescbolanhipthat "exemplifies the best and most in· novatiYencwwritinginoraboutthe Marxist tradition.• It is named for the distinguished Polish-born socialist historian Lsaac Deutscher, author of a biography of Sttlin,a three-volume biography of Lton Trotsky, and many other works,and hiswife. Tamara,agifted writer and intdlectual in her own right, who devoted most of her life to collaborating closely with her husband and then to perpetuating th e political action of working men the infiuencr of his ideas. contr1butlng Ed~or J and women in the English Revolu- The prize, whose winners are an- ti o n- th t republican assassin s, nounced in the Lor~don Review of communist farmers, Baptist prophetessesand radical soldiers who tried to keep Oliver Crom;.ell from hi jacking the English Revolution for the benefit of early capitalism. He is faculty •advisor to the Graduate Group for Marxist Studics and teaches courses in Renaissance literature, Marxist theory, the Books,carritsan invitation to present the Deutscher Mernoriall..ccture at the London School ofEconomia the following November, and be the guest of honor at the reception that follows. Deutscher lectures often are published in New Left &view. Holstun's 2002 ltcture will address the Chinese journalism and 6ctionofAgntsSmcdle)ltheAmtri- can feminist, OOYdist, ~utionary socialist and a tircltss advocate for womm, children, peasants and liberation for the oppressed. Smedley wrote a rernarkableautobiogr'aphical novd, "Daughter of Earth," dtscribingherrura1J9rlhood,herwork with Margaret Sanger in the birth control mo~eot and her work with Indian nationalists. She later lived and marched with the Chinese Red Army for many yea rs in its stru ggle with the Kuomintang and the Japanese. During the McCarthy era, she was accused falsely of being a communist spy. Rtant books that ha"" received the Deutscher Award indudc Peter Gowa n's "The. Global Gamble: Washington's Faustiah Bid forGiobal Dominion" (2000), Francis Wheen's"Kar1Marx"(I 999),Robin Blackburn's "The Making of New World Slavery• ( 1997), Eric Hobsbawm's'"Th<AgeofExtremes" (1995), Terry Eagleton's "The !deology of the Aeslh<tic" (1989) and FllenMtiksinsWood's""Th~Retreat from Oass" ( 1986). Slowing cancer-cell growth Plant-based fats shown to slow prostate cancer growth in mice By LOIS IIAKEII Contribut ing Editor ATS derived from plants appear to inhibit th e growth and migration of one type of prostate cancer cell and to slow the growth of prostate tumors in laboratory mice, nu trition resc-.trcher1at UB have found. onvcrscly, those fed a di et supplemented with cholesterol had larger tumors and twice the amount of metastasis in lung and lymph nodes than th ose receiving the plant -fat diet, results showed. This is the first repon of the effect of plam-dtrived fats on human prostate-cancer cell growth and metasta· sis in animals. Results of the study appear in the December issue of European journal ofCAncer Prevemion. The study was conducted by researchers led by Atif B. Awad, associate professor of nutri tion in the Department of Physical Therapy, Exercise and "Nutrition Sciences in the School of Health Related Profmions and director of UB's nutrition program. The rt:Searchers report that prostate-cancer tumors were 40 percent smaller in animals fed a diet en hanced with phytosterols than in ani mals fed a diet enhanced with cholesterol. Phytosterols is the genera] name for plant-based fats. which arc found primarily in unfiltered vegetable oils likt virgin olive, peanut and canota. In· cultures of prostate-cancer cells, a specific plant fat called 8-sitosterol inhibited the growth of can· cer cells by 70 percent compared to controls, results showed. Phytosterols also inhibited the ability of cance r cells to migrate and bind to mrmbrant proteins of normal cells. "Thest studies demonstrated for the first time that phytochemicals that exist naturally in our diet can protect against prosta e cancer by F inhibiting the growth of the human tumor and its spread in the host's tissues, both in ani mals and the laboratory," Awad said The research is aimed at understanding why prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in Westem societies, but is significantly less common in Asia. One of the primary differene<sbctwecntherulturesisdict. Western die1S are high in cholesterol, but low in phytosterols, while.the opposite is true of the typical Asian diet. Awad and colleagues have been studying the significance of this dietetic difference and the rdationship to breast and prostate cancer for several years. In previous pioneering work on human prostate-cancer cells (type LNCaP) they found tfiat B-sitosterol, a fat abundant in vegetarian diets. inhibited tumor growth and reduced the 1...,1 of PSA rdeased They also ha.., shown that plantbased fats appear to cut the risk of prOstate cancer by reducing the levels . of both testosterone and certain enzymes that mebbolize testosterone into ~ore a~ fonns, and that BsitDsterol stimulated cell death in both LNCaP prostate cancer and one type ofbreast-<:anccrcdls in the laboratory. Feeding phytosterols lO mice injected with breast -cancer cells reduced tumor growth and metastasis, but until now no information was available on the effect or phytosterols on human prostate cancer. Phytosterolsare used widely in Eu. rope to treat enlarged prostate, Awad said. and are known to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease by in terfering with cholesterol absorption. To determine the effect of cholesterol and phytosterols on human prostate-cancer ceUs, Awad and colleagues sim ulated Wes1ern and Asian die1S by feedi ng one group of mice a mix of phytostrrols and an other group cholesterol with their normal food. After a two-week adaptation pe· rind, they introduced PC-3 human pros tat e-ca n ~ir cells into both groups and maintained the mk.c oO their respective die1S for eight more weeks. · CollCUfTOltly, lh<y conducted cellrulture studies in which PC-3 cells were ""JlJ5"d to three different types of dietary fat: 8-sitosterol and campestero~th phytosterolsand cholesterol A control-cell rulture contained tumorcdls with no supplementation. Cdls were grown for three days. then counted and tested for in· vasiveness, adhesiveness to cell men1· br:ane proteins and ability to migrate. Eight weeks after inoculation, tumors in phytosterol-fed mice were 40-43 percent smaller than tumors in cholesterol-fed mice, researchers found In addition, phytosterol-fed mice showed half the rate of PC-3 ceU metastasis to other organs. In the cell-culture experiments, the number of cancer ce:Us in the cholesterol-supplemented medium increaSed by 18 percent ov<r three days, while tumor cells decreased by 70 percent and 14 percent in B-si· tosterol and carnpesterol-supplemcnted media, respectively, compared to the control. Phytosterol-treated PC-3 tumor ceUs were 78 perce-nt less invasive than controls, compared to a 43 percent increase in invasiveness for cholesterol -expo~ c<lls. Cholesterol also increased cell migration by 67 perc~nt , while B-sitosterol and campesterol decreased migration by 93 percent and 60 percent, respectively, compared to controls. Both phytosterols reduced tu· mor-cell adhesion to the cell-membrane protein larninin, and B-sito· sterol reduced adhesion to the protein fibronectin. Cholesterol increased PC· 3 binding to one type of collagen, the primary protein of all connective tissue. Leonids, comets and·stars---- Ill oh my! And it's ·all on the Web 11M rec.:ent dlspl•y of the Leonid mdeOr shower has turned more than a few eyes to the sky. The Leon ids signal the aoou~ collision of the Earth with dust particles shed by the Com<t 55.Pfferopel-Tuttle. When these sand· and pebble-siud particles strike the Earth's at mosphere at up to 44 miJes per second, they create streaks of superh~ated air along their path. The 2001 Leonid show<r arrived ~v. 18, whtn view~rs in the Americas saw the most dramatic displa'y of these "shooting stars• in nearly 35 years. More i11formation on the 2001 Leonids can be ac.ces5ed through any number of Web sites, including NASA's Ames Research Center at < http:f/leonld.arc.nasa.gc>Y/ >. Click on "info@meteors" to view background information on meteors and meteor showers. The "'Leonid·Storm History" recounts the history of this meteor shower back to the first anecdotal account by Ch inese astronomers in 902 AD. Also available are ihe most recent results of the Research Center's MAC (Multi -instrument Aircraft Campaign ) Mission < http:/ I leonld.-.nasa.gc>Y/leonldnews.html>. Most impressiv<, however, are the imagd avaiJable via this and another Leonid information s1te, NASA's Near Live Leonid Watching System <http:!/ leonlds.hq.nasa.gov/ leonldJ/ >. The image gallery of the latter includes Uonid images contributed by amateurs and professionals from around the world, who upload their own images to the site. Both NASA sites list nunie:rolP links to other meteor and meteor-related Web sites. In addition to the Leonids, Sky & Telescope (S&T) magazine's Web site <http://www.Jkypub.<om/ > lists general information for amateur astronomm looking to learn more about meteors. asteroids, comets and other astronomical phenomena. The site links to news, resources and an interesting section on imaging, induding tht article "Sky Photography With Just A Camera" <http:// www.Jkypub.com/ lmaglng/ astrophotography/c........ html>. Enter the "Gallery of Images" <http://www.Jkypub..-!lmaglng/~/lndeuhtml>tovitw incredibl< examples ofground and space-based astrophotography. Oick on S&T's "Sights" to access "Special Sky Ev<nts" and "Monthly Northern Sky Highlights" to see sky charts, visiblt planet positions and me· teor shower predictions. General information pages useful to the novicc sky-gazer include "Meteors: A Primer'" and "How to Observe Meteors," as W<ll as links to more in-depth information on the Leonids and other meteor-related organizations and si tes. Those inspired by th~ recent Leonid storm to learn mo~ about meteors and other astronomical phenomena a~encouraged to look at the following Web sites. The Meteoritical Society <http:l/www.UMIL-/ c.mpus-ruources/ metsoc:/ lndul .htm> is an international scholarly society formed to promote th< study of extraterrestrial mat<rials and their history. This group's publications include Meteoritics & Planetary Science, as well as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. (The latter is available online to UB Libraries ·patrons through Science Direct a1 http:// www.sdencedlrect.com/ sdenc:e/ Joumal/ 00167037.) The American Meteor Society, headquanered at Geneseo State College, is a non-profit, scientific organization established to encourage and suppon the research activities of both amateur and prof<'SSional astronomers interested in meteor astronomy. Members of th~ society a~ looking for amateur astronomers intere:sttd irr learning maeor spectroscopy and tc!chniques for collecting surveillance data on meteorshower activity and related phenomena. To learn more, a~ the society's Web<ite at <http:// www.amsmeteon.org/ lnclu..html>. -...8ftncla Battteson •nd Austin ·Booth. Unjvmjty Ubrorin BrieO E-learning sessions set Sessions Introducing UB employees to a program offering frrr, Web-delivrr~d. self-directed learning courses on a range of professional d<veiopment and business-skills topics will be field from noon to I:30 p.m. Wednesday and Dec. 13 in the Human Resources Conference Room, 142 Crofts Hall, North Campus. Thee-learning program is offered by the SUNYWest campusesUS, Buffalo State College, Fredonia Sttte, Geneseo State and Alfr<-d University-as well as the United University Professions (UUP) Professional Development Committe-c. The courses are provided through SkillSofi Corp., "a leading provider of critical busin~ and professional t -learning solutions for Global 2000 companies and government organizations." ' The program is open to UUP m.embers, as well as employees from all other bargaining units, and the Research Foundation, UB Foundation and Faculty Stu4ent Assoc.iation. The curricula cover a range of topics, including communication, customer service, finance/accounting skills, human-resource management, knowledge management, leadership. marketing, personal development, project management, strategic planning and team building. During the introductory sessions, participants will learn about the SkiiJSoft Web site and the types of courses available. Space is limited ..To register for a session, contact Nancy Cullis at 645-5000, ext. 1292 , or at <ncuiHS@>business.buffalo.edu>. �6 Repa..._ Oetelbts6.2081~. 33.1o. 13 Fecelitt would tum Student Club area Into "vllleg·e square" for Ellicott residents TRANSITIONS Moving In ..... L c . . I J . - - ol lho c-tor ...... Ge....... lho~Cinlc ...........,..__ - . ... - ..... o.,.t. --..---·.......-... ---. -"'c.- Gonlllcl• ....,_c.-_ ............._ -~olallftd-. , _ . , . . . . . ,. . . . IJnl. wnllyoi ............ Cftor c-..--. ........ .. ~, ...... lftdn........,........ c.--lftd-" ,._ I.e. - Moving Up ... --.-..-pro- -ol..a-..,tD--inllle_ol_ tocllftand "-**Il ................... cl_ol_lorlhole School"' - a n d lllo- to hold pooldons os U8 -continue5donces. -· ~ and modic.ll proles1ot "clrec10< ' - for lho fJio County Medical Centar ...._, ., .... u ) ,'from g<lduote . . - in ac.domlc servasotUB, to student ...We ~in~­ in tho UB DMsion of Alhlelics a..so-.lrom-t -joy- coach of tho U8footbol team. I to compliance coonlnatorln Food-service renovations planned ., SUI. WUlTCitiJI . R<pOtttr Edkor C ONSTRUCTION is slated to begin shortly . in Fllirott is "seriously outdated" has remained unclwlgtd since the complex was built in 1974. Morcvcr, Green says, students' tasta haVe "changed' sift and " villagt square• conc:Cpt cmtting a central focus for Fllirott residents, Green says. after commencement on aSS million renovation of the Facuhy Student nificaotly" since . Asaociation's retail and IOOd-service that time. ~=;~~Ai:l~m~rn operation in the Fllirott Compla that would tum the Student Oub area into a "village square" for ,..;. dents of the raidential romplex. Among the ammitita planned art a IOOd rourt, a Starbucb-styte rof. fcc house, an a· pandtd Elli ronvenicnae store, a relocated Hubit's pizza· shop, a new bus waiting area and entrance, and a twostory, glass atrium "Elliron is a cold. unfeeling place," area Marshall ..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __. he notes. "'i>ere is no antral social Courton overlooking space. We want to cmttt a central ~l..aSallt. fucility for Fllicott so Students can The project also includes ADA for,• as well as address an evaluation hang out and socialize." (AmeriCans with Disabilities Act) of !;SA's diningserviasronducted in In addition to a dining area, the upgrades tO the lavatories and 1998 by a resean:h g,oup affiliated atrium also is envisioned as a site entranceway, and relocation of FSA with Marriott International Inc., he where students can hold meetings, support areas for such services as ca- notes. The evaluation indicated a or listen to a folk singer or a poetry tering, maintenance shops, laundry need to changeth~ campus food-ser- · reading, Green adds. A 1,600· vice delivery system and upgrade the sq uare-foot patio overlooking and storage. Mitch Green, executi'l\0 director of campus dining facilities. Marshall Court and La~ LaSalle FSA, says the food-servicr operation A key asp<ct of the project is the will provide a large gathering space for fiJI and spring activitita. Bids for IOOd..ervia equipment will go out within the ne<t """"'or so, a-nd the general-contracting work will go out to bid rwo woedu alia- that. he says. Whiltoorne~and""""­ ration work will be dofle clurins tht "'""'..,.,._, tht bulltolCXlDStrUC· lion will . . place oll<r <Jliiii'Dtn(l>ment and go through tht Fal 2002 lalleSter.Conslrucitcn is~ to be axnpleted- Dooember. The proj<ct was dtaigntd by the R.odJester finn of IUpula Associ• .... Green says, noting that. roincidcntaUy, the a.rchitcct on the project, Penny Haky, is a U8 gradual< wbo lived in Ellicott. The work will be financed by bonds sold through the Amherst · IndliSirial o..dopment Agency, be says. noting UB already has reoeivtd tenta!M approval for the bond sale from the AIDA. The Student Oub rmaY3tion is tht latest in a series or dining-service projects managed by Green since he joined FSA in 1998. The Goodyear dining liall was om-hauled in the summer of 1998 from a typical, smight-lintcaftttria into a "ruarchetypt" dining hall. Dining tacilitits also were renovated in eo.mx,,. (January 1999), Richmond (August 1999) and Red )ackt:t (January 2000). tho UB OMsion of Athletics proles1ot of computer science and engineering. named lnl<rim chair of tho Department "' Comp<rte< Scienc~ and Engi<-"'9 Moving On lly DONNA LDNCOENECIWI ,...... - - . . proles1ot and chair "'tho Department "' ee. ology, to chair of tho Deportment of Marine, Earth and ,.._ mospheric Science It North Carolina Slate UrWenlty. ... - . . ,.. chair ol tho Deportment of Computor Science and Engineering. to chair ol tho Deportment o1 c~ Science and Engineering at Penn Slate llrWonity. · Retirements - s. ~ proleoot. Department ol Histo<y. -M.. .-o. ~.pro­ '"""'· DOpartment ol Cheml .. try. sislan~ Changing progress-toward-degree policy FSEC to consider removing "R" grades from being counted as courses attempted' senlorst>flas- Departtnent of Psychia- try. lloatert O..tow. associate prolessor, Department of Account· ingand Law. LETTERS '1'0 THE EDITOR Send I~= to the . The /itportll'wdcqme lelteB from mer.-. ol tho UnM!nity community commenting on IU stories and content trtten should be limited to 800 words and may be edited for style and length. Letten must lndude tho · writer's name, address and a dlytlme telephone number lor verification. Beaule. ol >poCO llmilatlon~ tho R<pOtttrcannot publish allletten receMd. They must be receMd by 9 a.m. Monday to be COIUiclorod ,,.. pubication in that weft's issue. The R'P"'fll'pmen that letters bereceMd~al ~alo.<d Report~ Assistant Editor T HE Faculty Senate Executive Committee received a "hbds-up" at its Nov. 28 . meeting from the senate's Grading Committee on a proposal it has drafted that would remo"" "R" grade from being counted asrour.;es attempted but not sua:essfully completed in determining whether students are making satisfactory progress toward a baccalaureate~· Under the current policy that counts "R" grades, several hundred students would be d1smi.ssed from the univerSity, even though their grade-point average is 2.0 or better. The Grnding Comminee also has ter for Teachiqg and Learning Resources (CTLR), updated the FSEC on the activities of the center, just three months into its existence. The center's first workshop on inst:rhctional methods deigned to increase student participation and romprehension of cou"" materials was held Nov. 9 and attended by ! 20 faculty members and teaching assistants. Students who fall In spite of the minimum standards "Just don' t -..g here and should f~~ee dismissal." WILliAM BAUMER spi te of the minimum standards "just don't belong here and should fuceaulomatic dismissal," he added. Baumer said the Grading Commit· tee hopes to bring this issue to the floor of the senate for approv:ll at its Dec. II meeting-the final one of thesemester- just in time to have the new minimum standards published in the Spring 2002 undergraduate catalog. In o ther business. Jeannett e 'vtol•••·' .\S..,. X:I .tt~· dirt'Ctorof tlw ( :t·n - •t don'~ . agree that our major problems are not the highlighting of our brilliancy, but that~ spend so much time hiding our inadequa- tion and good standing, setting what it hopes will be "a minimal thresh - bumble through here and never talk to anybody," said Baumer, who said he hopes the policy governing reasonable academic progress will result in failing students being referred to advisors more quickly so that a plan can be devised to help them stay in school. Students who fuil in Management Science and Systems, said he hopes the focus of the center won't just be on "making the good btntr yet, but on malting·the ~It tolerable." cies," he added. re-examined the criteria for proba- old for eve.n first -semester studmts," .said Wtllia~ Baumer, professor of philosophy and committee chair. " It's possible for students to However, John Boot, professor and chair of the Department of ... tomatk Molina cOuntered that the center was not about remediation and fer· reting out poor instr.uctol'S for re· ferral, although, she noted, some instruclors have sought help and have been referred to 1he center, while others seek out the cen ter's resources on their own. Also at the meeting, Perer Nickmon, professor of pathology, reported the Budget Priorities Committee's concern that part-time The center also held a workshop on ov. 30 on developing an effective syllabus that was attended by more than 60 fuculty members. Molina acknowledged the senate's role, particularly that of the Teaching and l..eaming Committtc, in pushing tohavethecentcrcreatcd. The center's prtd<ctssor. the Office of Teaching · Elt<ctiveness, was dismandcd in the early 90s, and since that time, very little attention had been paid to teaching efftctiventss on campus until now. Robert Shibley, professor of architecture and direclor of the Urban Design Program, sajd he is excited by the progress the center has made, and hopes that it can educate SUNY cenlral administration about th e importance of engaged scholarship and service learning as an element m h..\h:hm g dTt."Cttvene~. fuculty members do not have a n:pr<smta!M voice on the Faculty Senate, since only full-time faculty members are allowtd to be YOting ljleffibtrs. Currently, the only organization that speaks to the concerns of part· timers is United University Professions, the union representing SUNY fuculty and professional·staff. In order 10 assess the use of parttime fuculty at UB, Nickerson said, a study of each of the decanal units would have to be done and some agreement reached on .what constitutes"part-time"'employmentsince the use of part-timers varies among units. Some pan-timersare hired on a fee-for-service basis, while others are hired to teach more than one course and receive benefits, he said. Jeff Dutton, assistant vice provost for in:-.titutional anal y.. ,~. ~ id urf had 1,236 full-time and 482 part· time fuculty members in 200 I , and that the ratio of part-time to full. time faculty has remained fairly stable from the early to mid-1990s up to the present time. · However, FSEC members agreed, the tmld nationally is to hire more part-ti:mtr>asa rost-savingmeasure. Boot. president of the BuffidoCtntcrOlapterofUUP,reported mat the union·and the Officr of the Provost are interested in g<tting hard data on the use of part-limen; and improving their working ronditions.ln any ase, for part-ti:mtr> to be .-.presented on the Faculty Senate, the by-laws would have to be changed, he Said On another topic, Michad Cohen, senate chair, informed his rolltagues that he had writttri ·ltners to truant . senators who ha~ more than two unexcused absences, asking them IO provide reasons for their absences or risk being <xqiStd from the senate. Cohen also announced 'that Russell Bessent, director of the New York State Office of Sciena and Technology (NYSTAR), will speak about funding opportunities at the Senate's Feb. 12 meeting. In his position, ~e is responsible for facilitating the creation of funding matches between industry and the SUNY campuses that are geared toward economic devdopmenl In other businesses, the FSEC added Ollie Mlxon,a representative of the Educatio nal Opportltnity Center, to the senate's roster, and Eris F. Perese, clinical associate profcssor, has replaced Gail Brown, as· sociateprofessor, asthesenatorrepresenting the School of Nu rsing. Perest: also will serve as the ~hool 's 'FSEC representati\'~. �Decetiel2111Ytll.ll.ll IIepa .._ TheMail Why not lise UB expertise to solve UB problems? To the Editor. · I found the Nov. 15 issue of theReporter humorous. Having worked here for mo"' than 16 }Uri in research and, presently, state positions, I h- seen a number of opportunities for l>lSt savinga taken, u well u missed But this issue of the newspaptt pointed out an interesting irony. I to the artid<: on page m..,. mentioning the hiring of an outside a>nsultant, Olance Management, to examine the parlting issue on cam- mer pus. Thit problem hu !>em here money at an ouuide souru that longer than I have. probobly will tdl us what..., almldy Then on poet four ~·Kudos," lcnow--4at ..., need to build either U...., is a mention llfbow27 otud<nts • ~ porlting lots or a r.unp! in the School of Archi= and · Whydon'tweaskthearchit«ture Planning ..., working .on a muter school to examine the problem and plan study fOr Hilb<rt Collqje. develop solutions, and save the Is it me, or does the univmityfed moneycun:endybeingapent on the it can solve other poopl<'s problans study for use on the solution! and not its own! Why does the uni. Yenity 1iU1 to use its own resow-as to LDOon>tcity Equipm<nt Df>lgrw oomeupwithanswersto..,.,..ofits School o( Engltwrir>g (r App/l«< Sd<ncn . . . . . problems, and instead throws ,__,_ Obituaries ·~as~et~all -s llhode bland 57, ua ss ua n .- Hunpoh!re 11 The _ _.._IOIIIe-ln bochofloit--.UBiol 10 llhodo lslond,57-55,Now.l'l.• llrisn'll4>odwwdNtoiG4oot;.....,.. fromlllelolt--llloltiOallleflorNOtfrllle .... UB ,._, _ _ .n-n""-,_..,....... on 5oo.rdor In AbmfArwa•L<ds~ ""'""'wllfllo.4-10plor. -Mt. ·s St. Mary's u , ua ss St.-56,UB4l UB ~ a Ieos at llle hands of ..,. Mount Sc.Mary's-..-.. 66-SS. friday In Abnnl At-ono. Archibald Dean MacGillivray, professor of math Archibald De.., MacCHIIvr.y, a longtime professor of mathematics at VB. died Aug. 13 in Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City after a brief illness. He was 71. MacGillivray, who retired th is year, was a member of the Department of Mathematics faculty for 37 yea rs and served as department chair from 1977-78. He was an applied mathematician who taught undergraduate and gradua~a>ur><s in introdUC\0<)' and advanced calculus, ..,a( and a>mplex analysis, and differential geom:etrr. He was a recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. A ~gnized expert in asymptotic expansion theory, his "'5earth in~ ranged from hydrodynainics to molecular biolOgy and the role of transcendentally smaU asymptotic tenns that model the pertUrbations leading to tissue and organ differentiation. His most recent work focused on applying math- · ematical analyses to the complex processes carried out by multi-potential stern cdls. Born in Vana>uver, British Columbia, MacGillivray received a bachelor's degree in engineering physics, with a minor in mathematics, from the Univ=ity of British Columbia. He received and doctoral degr<es in aeronautical engineering, with minors in both mathematics and physics, from the California lnstitu~ of Technology. While at Cal Tech, he conducted "'5earth at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a NASA facility run by the university. He also worked at lina>ln Laboratory, run by MIT, while doing a post-doctoral fellowship at MIT. He joined the VB f3culty in 1964. called "the Catch-22" of not raisiDg tuition. "'fyou don't raise tuition, r..s will be raised and studmts don't get support for fees," he said "We may not have had a tuition increase for qui~ some time, but r..s have been raised aU along.• This situation hu about because ·-don't have a rational funding policy," he added. Henry Durand, director of the Center For Academic Development Services, said that he didn't think anyone was Opposed to rational fundingsupportforSUNY,butcau- tioned senators against being the ones to ask foriL "Ijust think-~ 1Dseparateand dearly delineate the difference between ~ who~<! notion of funding support fOr SUNY and funding by a specific method, which is a tuition in=ase.l think it is a aitical niistake fOr ficulty, who almldy""' perceived as the ridl guys upon the hill,1Da>me out and support a tuition in=ase. I mean, if you want 1D ~~the ire of the public, that's the quidc£st way to do it," Durand noted. master's Tuition "horrendous record of support for higher education." Wtlliam Baumer, professor of philosophy, said the sta~ Senate .and Assembly both liav. failed to approve tWtion increases in the past and hav. a significant say in allocating funds for higher education. In~ in tuition, he added, should ocrur in a rational manner, rather than in large, irregular in~. John Boot, professor and chair of the DepartmentofManagement Science Systems, pointed to what he __ Wednesday 16 __, Update 100 ) and the so also ~..,"'"victory. The Bulb shot 43.1 pen:ont22-io<-SI-41cmlllefloor. compored 10 "'" t1ounulnee-s' 27.7 pen:ont-18-fcw-45--Wt. !hey --. dominated on !he &tass ond hun rhemsel-.es wkh 26 ..........,.. Mount Sc. Mary's hod just six twopoint bucba In .... pme. but hit (~-~~ 400 medley relay team and part of the 200 medley and 200 free relay teams that finished fourth and sixth, respectill<!ly. ____J 12~ UB fell to 1-4 with • 56--43 lou to Sc. 8ona¥enture on Sunct.y In the Roily Center. ~wimmin~ MEN'S Bulls place I lth at Hlamllnvltatlonal The """~ swim ...... flnlshod 13111 In the 17...., field at "'" Miamll..if"-sity lrwbdonal wkh 3-49.50 polna as l<en)<>n Colloco lOOk tho _....., , _ wilh I .254.50 palms. Avt.O.....placod IIIII In tho 200 .............. In 2:09.0and """lhe"C' finalofthoiOO-tn S9.G4. UB~di-.Jrc- of)lmTanwollaandJon Malatsfcy cumed In...,.. pwbmances on t h o - boon!T......._a ....,nomor-..flnlshod " ·" ' wilh 199.75 ,......_-...,.•• - l O O k ISd>wkh 1110.70po&na. - ·s UB wins Zippy lrrtltadonal The Buls """thol..if"-sity of Aleron~ Zippy-~ 1.361.50 polna 10 oasly ouallscanco ~ - - - (1,267) and rhlrd-jJiace ~·=.':!".:,.~~~andfinfshedoecond ln the SO fr-'<(24.29). TheBulsiOOkthoa>ptwo- lntho-di-.Jrc~wkh 1res1vnon Tracy._ wtrwq !he"'""' ..till 246.25 polna. Frestman Kim l.ohoro flnlshod socond wl!h 243.1s polna. llnnlcMky""""'" o.a.. ~ 400 ..-.....-,.In +.29.46.- .... Buls'lounome o(N>by Tllfany- OUnlan and~""" .... 400 ..-,. rotor In a season-1>est 3:54.03. Wrestlin~ Cermlnara leads - I n LasVI<rte Cerminara camo only one win -from pladrc In !he "'P e;;-.t n I 97 poo.r.cls In .... CliiKo.llrwkaDonal,hold In Us ....... He loothb~-­ Calendar ~ rome n..---. OUIT<!boundedllleBulsbyo-48-3 1 ......... and hit 12 ~In 32-375percent on-. s.-. Sd>w- one!- D<p<. of Medicine. Room 1109<:, VA M<dal Cont..-. 9 o.m. - · Spc>nw<d by Sdlool of Medicine Sdonce, Dopt. of Medicine & OMslon of Pulmonary Critlcot C.re & Steep Medicine. IOfnsnoS....~--wllo--12111.but"-­ .....,......- •&aoo--..- by aod-riallal and onca by major dodsion. His run c:amo10 an and.'-wil<n ~Erik Gladish of Arizona Sea"' dodslonodl*n.7-3. U8 - ] 2 n d In thol2-team field. ln~oor lrac~ an~ Rei~ Bulls- wttt. vktories at Colpte Invitational Bolhlhe men~ and-~ tnclooNndt squads _,odlhe....., wkh V\=rielot !he Ca4poo - . . LThe men .._..,..j I-I& polna 10 boot Canisius one~ Ca4poo tn 111e---.. ..-.-"'" __, IOGied 1n po&na m - Ovistina Canisius.l(adt Ca4poo -,.....,.... In .... 1,000, pladrc socond In "'" set.and - school race In 2:S4.87.The Bu1s also hod ECAC ~ pwbmances from a.'lslle Macthows"' .... ...,. jump<~ 1n). B~ou-~ca Mcfariand tn -··~ UB vs. Toledo. Alumni Arerll. North In tho"*'\ .-Sheldon Boale s« • sdloaf roconl and ex>rrfiOdDOn. Saturday Volle~~all to. ·19 _ , _ .., Swimming UB vs. C.nb.lus. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 1 p.m. Free. Women's&uke:tball UB vs. Eastern Mkhtgan. Alumni Anna, \North Campus. 7 p.m. SS; Sl, children (l'I-S .,...a for IC-IA wr.wc"'" shot put w~~~~. -'ot sl-8.Joo 0u1t""' ~for"'" c.mp..s. 7 p.m. SS; n . c:hildr<n in bl..chon; free fe< studonu with "'"~jump l/4)ondFailh~lnlhe.....,._(Sl-llln}. IC-IA ,_by wnwc tho 500 "'"'"" In L04.42. Kus named new head coach Solly &<us. a ......, cooch at !he c~. """ school ond dub 1o<e1s. and peri>aps !he most__.;ed name auodated wilh !he sport of volleyl>oilln w..-n New Y<rt. has been named head ooleyboJI cooch at UB. She roplaces Nadine ~who raip>od - - .......,., with q,. a..ls. kus comes to US after four succes.sful sasons coachinc at ~ Coa.&<-She wu named Conference Cooch o( !he Yw- In 1999 and 2000. and auided the l.adyWanion tD a 27-9 .,.....0 roc:o.-d ond a 19-4 confe<-enc:e marit chis past seuon. P.rior to takfnc over- the reins at Oaernen. Kus tnnsformed the Sweet Home Hial> School YOIIeybaiii>'OI""' Into • nadonol ~- �81 IIepa.._ DemHlZil/Vi.33.k 13 - ·-- Monday 10 ua ... '-a~ MkHgan. m Alurmi - . . . North c.mpus. 7 p.m. JS; 13, childron bluchon;,... tor..-.. with 10. Monday 17 _..,hop ETC Tech~ Photoshop: s.loctk>ns & Channels. Section B, P.rt II. He.Jth ScletlCes Ubrary. Abbott Hall, South Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Free. • Jonathan Golove and Stephen Manes Perform Musk of Bach, Beethoven ~~"::'~~ Manes, p;ano, Dept. 01 Music. 102 Goodyoar, South Loonge, ~"'';~~~':ier. For more lnformation, Michael M . Molzge<, 829-2271. ETC Technology~ Photoshop fD<lho Wob. Health Sdence linry, Abbott Hall, South Umpui 2-4 p.m.-· Concert ETC Technology _..shop Introduction to Photoshop, Section 0 , Part I. 212 Capon, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m. F,... Physla Colloquium New Physics and Cosmology =.,~=~ofslolu. Physlcs.~lanford Univ. 422 Fronczalc, North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Free. ConservatJon under Conditions of War In the Democratic R~blk of ~~· b'!~!=~~ty. International Division. 225 Natural Sciences Complex, ~~C:~f:n!~:!tK~ Free. Stewart. 64S-2898. Spec:llll Lecture Pattern fonnadon and lhtm9s for el<enh taking pll<t: nn campus or fur nff ( ..unpu1o cv~nh wht:u: U8 CJfD«p1o .,,.._, princtp If Non- ~:~~~-~~~-~~~~~ng. Northwestern Unfv. 250 ~=~~~-~~;ee~ Men's Swimming UB vs. Niagara. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 6 p.m . Free. Student Ensemble Concert nt• l.tlt r th.tn nuon ,,n UB Choir and Chorus. S~ Concen Hall, Nonh Campus. 8 0 ~::;;~~~. ~";:2~21 . r•uUhcaUun tll11~ .:u.cept~d lhtlng~ llrt· throuyn lht.: dt'cll·cmlc \Ubrnln:ioo (nrm www.buf falo .edu co~lt'ndt~r ut fMCI' login . Be:<.auu~ limita.tlonJ>, nol all ('f!l~nh c~fendar In the electronic: will he Included In the R~porl.t>t- Friday 7 3:30p.m. I6S. Sponsored by Institute for Addiction Studies and Training. For more information, 645-6140. Special LectJtre Surfaces in 3-Manlfokts. ~~~~er~i!:e~0~ 250 \ =~~~-by lnsl.ltute fOt Addiction Studies ond Trou>ng. For """" information, 64.5-6140. Concert: Jim llrldunan 8eneflt Concert for the Food Bank of WNY. Center for the ~a:!r~t:~~~ North Campus. HO p.m. f""' admission; cash donations ~~~. ~~n. Wednesday 19 of ManagemenL SIOOiey A. theater, Center~ North Campus. 8 p.m. 13S. For """" rn()mJation, 645-ARTS. NIA (Neuromuscut.r lntogratlve Actlon). Laurie Wednesday Pulmonary Critical Care & O..s krupsl<i, dk., living w.ll Center. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 5:36-7 p.m. Aerobio pou. fa< - men information, laurie krupsl<i, 645-2837. F1111nk Deford Lecture. WBFO: Just Buffalo Literary Center and tho 8uffalo and Erie County· Public Ubrary. 107 Allen Hall, ETC Technology _..shop - 8, ~:t:li.~~~t: -Class Student Rodtol Vocal Students Redtal. Baird RedtJI Hall, 250 Sa;rd, North Campus. 8 p.m. Free. For more information, 645-2921 . 6-7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, Nikolaus Karapa.5as, 8}4-2335. 4 p.m . Free. Buddhist Meilltallon. NU<olaus ~~~~~&~~ Thursday Saturday 8 Women's S.sketbaJI UB vs. Boston College. Alumni m~~~~ ia:;;~:s~t.·m. ?Jiillnge/tHeacher; S8, children 1n:bleachers; frer for students With 10. Men's S.sketball UB vs. Akron . Alumni Arena, North Campus. 7 p.m. 114, S12, blue; 11 0, a<ange/ 6leacher; 18, children In ~ac.hers; free for students wfthiD. QOid; Wrestling -··-- UB vs. Clarion. AkJmn; Ar<N. North c.mpus. 1 p.m. free. Uivs. ~- Alumni ~~2. blue; srt.·m · orange/blucher; ss. childron ;n bleochor3; ,_ lor students ~.~'k'l~~of Medicine & Division of Monday 14 Saturday ~:::;:inf'~~JJ:o. 829-6000. 12 ~Medicine. 12 Photoshop: ~· Saturday withiO. ~.=AIIefgles and Anaphytuls: Mlnd/llocly-t 22 Tu~sday - ·--· -·IS ·-UB vs. Seton tWt Alumni Areni, North Campus. 7 p.m. IS; 13, childron mbleachon; free for students with 10. UBva.Ohlo. Aiurnn;Ar<N. 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His resun::h focuses on the poleobiokigy, >y>temotlcs and OYOiutlonaty history cl grapt<>, 1~.., on extinct gr- cl colonial organism~ tho correlation cl Middle ond Upper Cl<d<Mcion rod<~ bosod on their graptolite and conodont fMJJW. and cof.. loborotiYt proj<cb employing Gov. George Pataki, flanked by Mark Hamister, president of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, announces SSO million in state and S150 million in private funding for the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics during a visit to Buffalo on stratigraphy, blo51totlgrophy, geochemistty, struclunll geology ond tectonics oimod ot.clecipllerlng 1ho hiolory c l - - . r y -----·---------- jac/cson organizes events to accompany '50s exhibit Dec. 6. -ond-aua. ~cllho- ...,._,........,_ ....... Bioinformatics center moves forward Center ofexcellence sees pledges ofstate, federal, private funding of$200 million ayWDI~ ences at the molecular level. The center is a natural progresITH pledges of sion of the pioneering work that the state, federal and center's major ~ partnenprivate funding to- UB, Roswell Park Canoer lristituu. laling more than and Hauptman-Woodward Medical $200 million, the Buffalo Center of Research lnstitut~ heel doExcdlcnce in Bioinformatics-a ing for years. collaborative dfort involving New On Dec. 6, Gov. George E. York State, industry partners and Pataki-wbo first propooed the= academic institutions that promises ter a year ag<>-travded to Buffalo to transform the Western New York to announce SSO million in State economy-has taken a major step funding and more than SISO miltoward becoming a reoility. lion in private sector funding. The center will merge high-end The next day, U.S. Rep. Tom technology, including supercom· Reynolds announced a S3 million earputing and visualization, with ex· mark in the House~ ofthe d<pcrtise in genomjcs, proteomics, fense appropriation bill. U.S. Sen. and bioimaging to foster advances· Hillary Rodham Ointon worked hard in science and heahh ca re. An to supplement this earmark in the Senemerging discipline, bioinformatics ate, and on Dec. 2l,she and Reynolds uses the power of supercomputers announced $3.1 million in funds from to interpret data in the biological sci- two separate Congressional approContributing Editor W priations, providing important startup costs for the initiative. • The Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics is an integral part of Pataki's plan to develop centers of exce:Uence across the state to harness the strengths of universities and the private sector to create strategi- gilly targeted high-technology a:nters of innovation, all aimed at spurring economic development and creating jobs. During the past year, the center has attracted funding from major national corporations. In addition to the "'initial install- ment" ofSSO million from New York State, Pataki .noted the following commitments in software, hardware, venture ca pital, cash and equipment lo date from th~ industry partners: • Veridian will contribute $62.5 million 8 Compaq has pledged $42.6 million 8 lnformax will provide $20.8 million 8 A group of Western New York busineSses is inv<Sting S15 million • Stryker Communications is providing $7 J. million to cmou. a rommunications network for the center 8 Dell Computer Corp. aod Sun Microsystcms Inc. together""' providing more than SI million Other partners include Invitrogen Corp., Q-Chem, SGI, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, AT&T, Wyeth Lederle, Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation The level of the commitment of New )'ork State and the industry and academic partners, Pataki said, will C..t......,_,.,., UB leads SUNY in _R&D expenditures lly WDI <OOLDIIAUM Contributing Editor T HE universi ty ranks among New York State's top coUeges and universities-both public and private--when it comes to expenditures for research and development, according to the New York State Oflia: of Science, Technol.ogy and Academic Research (NYSTAR). UB spends the most on research of any \mit in the SUNY system, according to NYSTAR. With $187,692,0CXJ in research and devdopment expenditures in 199920CXJ, UB ranks fourth bdiind Cornell and Columbia universities and the University of Rochester, and ahead of Stony Brook and Albany, which rank sixth and IOth, respectively. Provost Eli1.abeth D. Capaldi said UB's ranking .. reflects the quality and hard work of our facult y." " Research granb are highly com- petitive; she added, "and that UB kinds of job-creating technologies. Just last month, Gov. George Pataki announced that the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics, in highest levels." which UB is the lead academic partNYSTAR based its ranking on a ner, would go forward with SSO milreport released recently by the Na- lion in state funding and .S I SO miltiona1 Sciencr Foundation on aca - lion in private-sector funding. Sen. demic research-and-development Hillary Rodham Ointon and Rep. Thomas Reynolds recently anspending nationwide. Total amounts foc each institution . nounced$3.1 million in federal funds included federal, state and local fund- to support the center's start-up costs. ing,as well as institution funds, includU!stspring,Patakialsoannounced ing institutionally financed research not only the return to Buffalo of a and unreimbursed indirect rosts and Center for Advanced Technologyrelated sponsored research. a partnership between UB and "There is a significant amount of Roswdl Park Cancer Institute-but critical research and development be- also a totalof$25 million in NYSTAR ing done in NewYork,"said Russdl W. funds for three projects. The most Bessette, executive director of substantial of those was $15.3 milNYSTAR. "Innovations made on Cllll- lion allocated for the establishment pus todayevenntallywill tum into job- byUB,RPCI,Hauptman-Woodward (STAR)CenterforDiseascModcling and Therapy Disa>vtry. An additional $8 million in NYSTAR fundjng was awarded to UB's lnstituu. for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, part of a $14 million information t«hnooo8r research center awarded to the Rochester lnstituu.of1<chnology,whilcresearchmal UB's tndustry/UnivcrsityCenteron Bioswf.lc<salso ~fund­ ing propooed at S1.5 million as part of the New York Envi<onmental Quality S~ Center established at Syracuse University. UB also significantly bolstered its efforts in technology transfer and economicdevdopment with the ereation this past summer of a new Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach, headed by Roh<.'Tli. Genco, vice provost, SUNY creating technologies of tomorrow." Majordevelopmcrttsat US during the past year have emphasi7A-d these DistinguishcdProfcssorandchairof does so well attests to the excellence of our science and the dedication of our faculty in compe ting at th e Medical Resea rch Instilute a nd Kaleida Health of tho new Strategi- the Department of Oral Biolog)' cally Targeted Acad~mic Research / thL' School of OcntaJ Mcdici nt!. 111 �2 Reporiea January 2t.201121Vol.33.1n.14 B RIErLY ~~ "Comen!d, . . . ._....... ploy by lWn Mc:Pool<, 1 cool<'s holper In tho dining - I n Lou Schmitt is director of Facilities Operations in University Facilities. tho~- ...... .... . . be porlarmod Ill 7 p.m. Feb. 1 - 3 p.m. F«b. 3 In -lolllloolls,202-St., ..... o.....n, how did U. handle the N<Md-- l n g snow last .......th7 dllrge--bo-- Tho'*"""-_.._ .. I think the !laff at Facilities did a great job in roping with the sevtte weather we recently enduml. As evtry<>ne is awate. this weather situ· ation challengtd us for several days. including Christmas Day. I men· lion that because many people in the university community may not be aware that the Facilities Op.,-a· tions group has a 24-hour-a-day/ 7-day-a-week responsibility. A diverse set of needs must be moni- to tho,.-. by Tho ploy . . -c.m.~-­ lng Ch1sdno ~Sioouy. Ilion llnplin.tctlstf-TnM<ttndo. ~tospuk Jemie s. -.g. loundorpmident ol H-T~ Croup, Inc. .. Oewlond, wll <h;uss "Mooolng- ~ monds: ' - - Emerging Technologies f<>< Electronic Pock. tored and cared for, even when the university is "closed." This set of re- oging - Assemblies" durlOg I lecture Feb. 8 .. port .. tho DisUngubhod Women Spook« Series sponson!d by tho lrutitub! '"' ResMdl- fduation on Gender 11 ue. Tho loct>n. , _ _ In Women - tho Deport- conjunction - montol--~ spoc.e ~ • _.be ue, held Ill 2 p.m. in 225Sclonc:es' CompiD on tho ue - Ff!pllon_._campus. No<tll (Arrlwst) Are- ....,. ........ ..-1 ...... ..... lnher~-.g -ol , ll<hyln--nlln tho.........,_ .. _ _ nalagiiL c.y .............. -In chip ..... padllgtnlllaMIIMI..-. CJti. ._... ................ --.-fllllcl.............._,--..... - ................. . _...,_ al ......... _ . . .... .... ~ . sponsibilities encompasses important tasks like keeping roads open; heating. ventilating and air conditioning; utility services; grounds ca re; custoclial services, and all the support services required to keep these operations functioning. such as vehicles, fuel and materials support. Keep in mind that many students live on campus year round. The dedication and teamwork of all the individuals involved in these processes .worked effectively during this snow ttnergency. Many people worked double shifts to acromplish their goals , filling in for fellow workers who couldn't get to the univtrsity due to weather conditions. Many !laff members bravely drove here to do their work. thellfllvenlty ...... muter plan to .d eal with I4Kh • dtu•tlon7 that are in place year round en- The university does- have plans in place to handle snow ttnergencies. We also are. developing plans to cope with other emergencies that arise during the year. This summer, we quickly developed and impl..mented plans to deal with sta!ewitle dectrial powerronstraints. In gen· .,-aa, this master plan involves constant oommunication among vari ous departments in University Facilities. the University Police Department and senior-level admin- sured that buildings and the mechanial J}'Stems within them performed exactly as they were designed to during this storm. Has.f _ _ ' _ . , . . _ ... lngs _ _ _ _ _ istrators. Since circumstances change from snowstorm to snQW- storm, the most effective way to deal with these issues is to maintain effective communication with ---- all the groups involved. Although mOst of- - .... ......,.-.... -..-.-...-.New Yol"'c honleo.,...1 now toke-/«_...,.. .........-...-. --two._-7 There was very little damage to the buildings on campus. There are a number of areas where we focus dedicated attention to ensurt that inlet air is available for heating sys- tems. There also are some roof designs on some buildings that present challenges, so we frequently check the .snow coverage and drainage in severa] critlal ar· eas around campus. In gen.,-aa, the preventive maintenance systems .-.,In--- ~-.,­ ·-~~~ pdlglng - . . . tstho.....,olnae-.zoo pubfiadansnl ... _ Shefsl-111/thoNotionll Acodemyol~ on Inductee <litho-In Technology I n t . . . - Holol Fame..-dl-oiASMI-· notlonol. For further lnfctmodon on the 1ectun>. contact Oebonlh Chung 11164>2593, Old. 2243, orat ~ocsu.buf· lolo.odu>. REPORTER lllo ........ k I c:ompus _..__ · ~­ .,..,....,by tho Offloe u ·News SeMces In tho OMsion .. lJnMnlty C o m -.. __ -*flit ..... loaledot310CIIIIJ.... tuffolo, (716)64WIM. ........ ... -~ ~a--·--- ...,_ -o.r---- c--.- -S.A. ....... ~­ ,_.,....... ......,.-. In reant y...,..w off7 University Facilities bas focused on capital-renewal efforts on a number of building systems- roofs are just a part of what we have been addressing during recent yea~s. And, yes. you are correct. The recent upgrading and renewal of many roofing systems on campus certainly are of great benefit during storms and subsequent tha""'<onditions. The continued attention to .capital renewal, plus the preventive maintenance I mentioned before, are crucial to keeping building structures safe and comfortable during storm situations. . Just how Is the decision to doM the unlwnlty- to ln- - .......7 There is a weiJ-planned, snowdosing procedure. The plan involves coOperative efforts and commu~ications arilong Unitersity Police, our grounds department, Chilled Water Plant operators, administrators within Uni versity Facilities and finally, communication with se.nior leadership--the senior vice president, tht provost and the president. This proadtlre typialj' is followed during the ~ morning hours and ded~ions are made about opening for class the next day. However, we haft used the system during severe daytime snowstorms as well. ---doyouwklt lhaduked, _ h o w _ youhavearuweredlt7 The question I wish you bad asked me is, who are these peopl< who keep the campus running during times when a major portion of the university community is away? They are a group of highly dedicated, competent individuals that carry out very difficult tasks. Some of them work in severe weather conditions; many have to deal with snowfall in addi tion to their regular daytime r<· sponsibilities. It is through their dedication that we are aJ. most always open for business and we are able to continue our work. They a re ht~in many cases all night long.....,nsuring · that roads are plowed, sidewalks are shoveled, heating sys· terns function and utility sys· terns serve our needs. I would like to say in dosing that I certainly owe them a deht of grati· tude and I would trust that the rest or the university community feels the same way. ·Amherst moving clo5er to "e-government" CSE students design prototypes to bring key governmental services online BY DONNA LOHQNfCIWI RtpOttt!r Assistant Editor T H E.Town of Amherst co uld become the first municipality in Western New York-and one of the few in the cournry-to offer major government services online, thanks to the expertise of students in US's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The partnership between UB and the town tod~ope-co~and e-government software solutions came about because the town .. needs io 11utomate things more quickly because of (its) sheer size, and manual systems just don't cut it," said Jerry Galkiewicz.directorofromputer services for the town. While the town's Web site nowotrm'an online tax-as· sessment challenge and provides indepth information about its serVices and programs. implementing more sophisticated e-commerce applica· tions to enhance the way the town does business would be a huge step. Building on earlier e-commerce applications designed for the town by UB MBA students unties the tu · telage of H.R. Rao, professor of management science and systems, Sviatoslav Braynov, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, challenged his CSE stu· dents last semester to develop "real, working prototypes" for online set· vices relevant to the toWn's needs. Student teams enrolled in the "ECommerce Technology" course crea ted systems for procurement of town supplies, recreation reservation and dog licensing, all linked to and based on the town's Web site. Braynov believes Amherst would be the first community in Western New York and one of the few in the country to offtt these kinds of g~v­ crnment se:rvices online. Galkiewicz noted that increasing the functionality and number of online servia:s provided on its Web site is part of the town's overall comprehensive plan. By using theC:SEstu· dents as ronsultants, the town saves expensive consulting fees while giving studentsachancetotranslateabstraa theory and dassroomlectureinto real..ood,hands-on job skills. he said. The partnership, he added, moves the students out of the "ivory tower" and "down .;n the ground , scratching around to SQM, real problons, working with real systems and real data." The students' work on the. Webbased pmcumnent system maypr<>Y< to be the most important of all the .. commerce projects, Galkiewicz pointed out It would """'both time and money by allowing the town to partner with other municipalities to purchase goods in bulk-with ven· dais bidding on ron tracts during on· line auctions He added that this type of servict also would be groundbreaking-he said be wasn't awareofanyothormunicipalitiesthat areacquiringgoodsoverthe!nternet Galkiewicz noted that the governmental bidding process can take weeks or.,;.., months When done the traditional way-through snail mail and waiting for approval of bids by the town board. Placing the proc<SS onlinecancutthattimedramatically and reduce dup~cation of services. "It has tht potential to change the way the town does business,.. Braynov said, in part because each online auction is limited to one hour. "ltnotonlyavoidsduplicationofservices, but creat<s com~ marl<ets because several vendors can go there (online) and take part in therompetitive P"""" ofbidding-making the end price lower." he said. Most lOOt! government~ currently purchase goodsasseparateentities,whichprevents thein from taking advantage of savings through bulk purchasing. Perhaps the most unique~ oftheon-lineauctionproc<SSistbat the bidding is anonymous, giving smaller vendors an eqUal opportu· nity to rompete for a ron tract. SllanmSrivatsava,whoheadedtho srudmtteamworkingoothoprocurement prototype. said his group=· ogni=thepotentialthate-<Dt11llleR% projects have to revM; and even reYOlutionizc the"do:.rom" industry. / "It takes two generations to make people literate in new technology. The dotcom revolution was more of a culture shock-<ansumers are still coming out of l)lerchant shop· ping, where everything has to be touched and seen," he said. That kind of awareness-keeping the user in mind-motivated the students to create a simple, functiona! site, one that can easily be managed and updated by the town. The biggest hurdle Galkiewicz sees in implementing the students' prototypes is integrating their software programs with the software and internal Systems the town a]. ready bas in place---<;ys~.,-ns that continuously update the town's database and rerords. Then there are the financial ronsiderations; the town doesn't have the resowus to replicate the students' hardware and software environ ments,and Galkiewiczsp! there's no state money to fund e-cornmerce. The state has created a task force-of which Galkiewicz is a member-"to determine bow best todevdopthiscapahilityforall!evel of governments,• he said. In the meatime, Braynov has gi>en the toWn online acass to the UB projects ond Galkiewiczsaid he would continue working with the university to learn what it takes to "do e-commerct." �January Z4. 2002/Vol33.1n.14 Rep aries Holm to oversee bio-tech Medical school administratoris riamed a Slmior vice provost By SUf WUITCHUI . R~tr£ditor matiaisacollaborative ef, fon involving · New York State, industry RUCE A. Holm has been named a senior via pro· vost at UB and wiD serve B as the university's point persononmanyofit5high-t<dmologylbio-t<ehnology projects. ln this role, Holm, who previowly served a.s senior cWodate vice president for health affairs. wiU represent ProV05t Elizabeth D. Capaldi in a vari<tyofhigh-levd venues. He wiU be the chief administrator in the Provost's Office: for the Buffalo ·eentcr of Excellence: in Bioinfor.matics, the Strategically Targeted Academic Research • (STAR) Center for Dis<as< Modeling and Therapy Discovery, and the Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technologies (CAT). He wiD work collaboratively with Robert Genco, recentJy ap pointed as vice provost and direc- tor of the Office of Science:, Technology and Economic Outreach (STO R). Holm also wiD participate in the development of an institute in biomedical engineering. "He wiD work closely with our academic partn<B--RosweU Park Cancer Institute and Hauptman-Wood1 ward Medical R<scarch Instituteand with our corporate partners. the local business community and fucultyand deans as these projects"""" forward.• said Capaldi. "He also wiD work to develop further external relations and scientific and corporate partnerships." The Buffalo Center of Excdlence in Bioinfor- partntrs and academic in- ,_.. ~tutions that promises to create thousands of high-tech jobo and transiOno the Walern NewYork economy. Gov. Geo'll" E. Patiki, who proposed the cc:nter, recc:ntly an nounced $50 million in state funding and more than $150 million in private-5ector funding for il5 startup. Sen. Hillary Rodham Ointon and Rep. Thomas Rqnolds rea:ntly .;,_ nounced $3.1 million in federal funds to suppon stan-upcosts. An emerging discipline, bioinformatics uses the power of supercomputers to interprrt data in the biological sciences at the molecular level The STAR center is designed to malke Westo;m New York a worldclass player in a broad range of new scientific fields made possible by the sequencing of the human genome. 115 ultimate purpo5< is to discover and develop new drugs and dinical therapieS using the tools made possible by the genomics revolution and to bring them to the marketplace. The CAT wiU focus on developing new products and creating new jobo in Walern NewYockfrom biomedical andb~res<arch;.,n­ ductcd at UB, RPCI and Western New Yock companies. ln particular, the cc:nt<T is emphasizing two areas in which Buffalo researchers traditionally have excc:Ued: the development ofbiophannacc:uticals. such as the PSA t<st for prostate cancc:r,lungswfactant ther.tpy for premature infants, photodynamic cancer ther.tpy and int<rferon treatment for multiple sclerosis, and biomedical devicc:s, such as the implantable pacemaker and the platinum coil for inoperable cranial aneurysms. The CAT is e:xpected to function as the 5cience-transfer or x:imce-accderator arm of other new cc:nttrs that are funded in Western New York, including SfAR cent<T and the bioinformatic.s center . Holm, who holds faculty positions as professor of pediatrics, pharmacology and toxico!Qgy, and gynecology' obstetrics. is principal investigator of the STAR cc:nter. He has hdd a variety of administrative positions in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Scien=, including associate dean for research and graduate studies, and ...Uor associ ate dean of medicine and biomedical sciencc:s. Hi also serves as associate senior vice president for scientific affairs at Roowdl Park. In addition to his administrative duties, Holm has maintained an active research program that has attracted millions of dollars in grant awards to UB. He is principal investigator on several large awards, includinglhose from the.MarlceyTrust and the ·Hawaid Hught!i Medical InstitUte, as weD as several from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ((General Libraries" reorganize By I'ATliiCIA DOHOVAH Contributing Editor cording to Adams- Volpe "This reorganization is structured INCE the beginning of the 2001-02 academic year. four UB libraries have assumed a new collective name and organizational structure. Formerly known ilS the "General Ubrarics." the library group that indudes the Architecture and Planning Library, Lockwood Memorial Library, OScar A. Silverman Undergraduate Ubrary and the Science and Engineering Library now are known ''s the ..Arts and Sciences Ubraries." . Th~y report to Stephen Roberts, assistant vice president for University Libraries. who says t.he organi- according to functi.o n rather than place," she ""Y'- "It is expected to pro- S zational changes art neccsdty. "The format, packaging and marketing ·of scholarly resources are changing at such a rapid pace that corresponding agility and speed of response by academic library organi zati~ms is essentia1," he says. judith Adams-Volpe, director of the libraries' Department of University and External Affairs, says the new name is itself"more descriptive of the collections and services of these libraries and of the UB cofleges and schools they serve." The latter include the CoDege of Ans and Sciences: School of Engineering and Applied Scie nces, Grad uate. School o f Education . Sc hool of Informat ics, School of Social Work, School of Management and SchoQI of Architecture and Pl.1nning. The tmnsfi\rmation, howt'Vt'r, 1~ not one in name unlv. U(- \ videgreatervisibilityoflibraryservices and collections. and greater flexibility in resource aUocation and staffing. "Planning and funding of major electrOnic r=urces that embraa and 5erV< many disciplines is especiallyfucilitatcd by the change." she adcjs. "As structured. the new entity will respond with greater agility and effectiveness to changing university priorities than did the previous syst<m." One of those changing priorities. says RobertS, has been the ~n ofelectronic library services. He notes that during the past 10 years, the amount of money in the libraries' acquisitions budget earmarked for electronic resources increased from 5 percent to more than 32 percc:nt Leadership aOd administration for the Arts and Sciences Libraries is shared by four directors. each of whom is in charge of functional areas,. rather than specific libraries. Karen Senglaup, director of acte55 services for the General Libraries, continues to direct access services for the Ans and Sciences Libraries. Austin Booth, former i.ockwood U- brary humanities section specialist, is in charge of collection and rese-Mch activity. Margaret Wells, former dirt.'ctor of the Silverman Undergraduate Library, heads public-service efforts and Adams· Volpe:. fom1c:.•r c.hrcl"Wr oflockwoud Mcmoriall .ibran', d1 rects the libraries' universiiy and external relations. ln addition to the changes cited above. four aos5-disciplinary teams of librarian specialists in the academic disciplines conduct collective liaison activities with departments. They fucilitate faculty-library collaboration and resource development, and provide individual services to faculty members and students. The four teams cover applied arts and sciences, social sciences. arts and humanities, and engineering and the natural sciences.. Adams-Volpe says the Arts and Sciences Libraries are working on several initiatives that already have been implemented or wiU be in the very nar future. They indude • A pilot project for de~ktop document delivery to fuculty in the School of Social Work • Continued development of the Instant Librarian virtual reference service that U5e5 AOI:s Instant Messenger software • Increased library visibility • Development of a structured information literacy program • Redesign of the four library fuci.lities to accommodate a pi-oposed new off-campus book-storoge site allowing for the expansion of study and oomputer space in the libraries • Design of new library Web pages that will accommodate and communicate the changes cited above • Establishment or one email add rc~ f01 inforinJ. tion,(tUnmumc-d th• !l •:t... .. as~l@buffa lo.cdu 3 BrieD NSF workshops planned ID A oerle• of wo"'•hops designed for faculty memben who want to learn the "ins and outs" of applying for National Science Founda· tion grants will be presented next month by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The NSF workshops come on the heeis of a highly successful series of workshops on obtaining National institutes for Health grants that was offtred last semester. / The workshops wiU be held from 7:30-9:30 a.m. on s'ucces5ive fri day mornings, beginning Feb. 8-with the last lecture scheduled for !"arch 8-in 200G Baldy Hall on the Nonh Campus. The topics to be covered wiiU include an overview of the agency, · proposal writing and review crituia, budget preparation, examples of su=ful proposals presented by junior faculty members, mock review panels and special mechanisms. NSF program staff will be invited to attend some of these lectures. AD students, faculty and professional staff are invited to attend the workshops. Anyone who has been an NSF review<r (in-person panelist) in the past and would be willing to serve on a mock panel, or who has been a successful NSF grantee and would be willing to have his or. her awarded proposal reviewed in a mock panel setting (identifiers removed ) s hould co ntact Bruce McCombe at <mccombe@mccombe.physics.buffalo.edu> or Andres Soom at <soomJ'eng.buffalo.edu>. Further instructions and a detailed agenda will be: posted at www.ruearch.bUffalo.edu. New research fund created 1D The Office of the Vke President for Research has creattd a new fund to promote r~rch collaboration in areas that cut across two or more schools. The lnlerdisciplinary Research and Creativt Activities Fund (IRCAF) will support and facilitate the formation of coDaborations and the exploration of innovative ideas that wiJj open new directions in research and creative activities, enhance the inlellectual en- vironment of the campwe5 and lead to long-term funding support from external s:eurccs, said Jaylan Turkkan, vice president for renew funding source. search, in announcing the The fund wiU suppon the devdop~ent 'o f interdisciplinary re search working groups that wiiU meet JD identify and explo.-., commoo int<rest5.lt iJ anticipated that these working group discussions, or planning proposals. wiiU lead to collaborative research proposals and symposia, workshops and conferences. The maximum award for planning proposals is $10.000. The fund also wiD suppon research/creative activities proposals for new or expanding interdisciplinary and inter-decanal research that is innovative and has a high potential for return on inVestment, but which is not yet sufficiently developed to obtain external funding. The maximum award for research proposals is $50,000. The deadlines for either type of award are Feb. I and Oct. I. Although proposals from all areas of research and creative activity will be considered for awards, Turkkan encouraged fuculiy and professional staff members to submit proposals that are aJigned with prograins identified as research priorities for US. Further details on the IRCAF can be fo und at www.rese•rch.buff•lo.edu/ lntemal_fundlng/default.htm , or by con tacti ng Turkkan or Kenneth Tramposch, associate vice presi - dent for research, at645-3321. Art history to present series of brown bag lectures Ch•rtes Camuin, associate professor of art history, will discuss .. Reading Gesture in the Renaissance and Maniera'" Monday during the first in a series of a brown-bag l~ures presented by the Depanment of Art History. All lectures wiU take place at noon in 606 Clemens, Nonh C'.ampus. except for the March 18 lecture, which wiU be held in the University Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts. Nonh Campus. The series is designed to of· fer fucultyand students the opportunity to hear about recent resea rch in art hi story, learn about issues of concern to art historians a nd become acqu3inted with exhibitions on campus. lne remainder of the schedule: • Feb. 18: .. The Repatriation of Art Objects," Alan Birnholz. asso ciate professor of art history • March IS:"TouroftheAlan Gober Exhibition," Sandra H.OI>en, director, University Art Galleries • April 15: ~ Frank Lloyd ';}igh1 and N.uur. .-," ).h.k Qum..1.n, profl'~sor flf <Hl hi . . tn ry �41 ~a..._ Januirt24.2002Ni.33.1o.14 "Buffalo Film Seminars" to contlne Its run In Market Arcade Film and Art:s·Center l<:uoos _ , . - ........ dinlcll -~a/ physiology ond -tdeonklrbiomediul unclergroduotAo educotlon In the School a/ Medlclno ond Biome<fi. al Scleras, has b<onnomed on -editor for _ _ , l'lryJio/og(-Tho-joumll, I pOOicotion a/ the American Pl>y1lologlcal Society, h dediclted to the . , _ mont a/ teld1ing ond leimng physiology, ond to the odvlnc.omenta/ physiology lSI teld1ing prol<uion. •. '"'od<yyrd Angels,• I docl.mef>. IOI)'onlloilnllf;eln-Now Yori<by -~ llec· ....., In the Deplltment a/ Media Stud)i ond - - I n Am<ricMlswdio!,--klr ~ .. paota/ the festMI dei P<JP.Cii film- held last month In Aor.nco, Italy. Tho lim. flnled In plOt by I grant th(ough the " ' - " and Now Yen Stat< au1db on the .u, focuseo on the 11ft a/. 9l-yeor-old ltalian-immigront woman living on the . _ . a / llotMo--o.U. Bata\lia'sUttloltaly. - - cY-. chalt'a/ the D<portm<nt a / - and Dance, b dln!ctlng the Irish Qas. slcal TholtJ:e Ulmpony's produc· tion a/•"Phlladelphia, Here I Come,. running through Feb. 10 at t h e - at 625 Main St.,Buffillo. O'NeillbartisticdlrectDr and c.cHounder a/ ICTC. The Lnt. oa•oent and Sodo t y - has fUnded two r-.- projects undo< iU Envifoo· ,...n,.1 Sciences lnterdlsdplioary Researdl Prognom (ES1RP) for the 2001.02 'iiGild<mic yeor. They are • New Tools for HighSpe<d Analysls of Phanmaceuticab and Penonal ea.., l'foduct> In Enviroo/nen,.l Sample5." Fnnk V. Bltght, professor of chemistry, principal Investigator, and "Developlng Coral Growth Measurement Techniques as a Methodology for Assessing Coral Reef Health." lloward R. LAsker, professor of biological sciences, principal investigator. 'With Strings," a compilation of 69 poems 1n various forms and styles by Charles Bernstein, David Gnoy Professor of Poeuy and letters, and d irector of the Poetics Program in the Depart· ment of English, has been published by the Universily of Chi- cago Press. "With Strings" is a companfon piece to "My Way,"' Bernstein's 1999 montage of essays, cOnversations and poems. Ltile1 Weltz. a senKM' mechankal engineering major M· rolled In the co-operative edua· tion prognom of the School of · Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been named, a "'CoOp Student of theY...-" by the ""-"u.e New Yen s ..~e and Experiential Educotion Association (NYSCE.EA). ~of just two co-op students of the yeor named in the sblte, Weitz worked It the Generlti Motors Power Tnoin manufacturing plant In Tonawondi, ~she he1d positions as test engineer, process engineer and monulacturing supervisor. JOB LISTINGS UB ~ listings . accessible 'lia Web job lbtings for professional, ..,.. search, faculty and civil servic~th competitive and non<ompetitive-posltions can be accessed via the Human Resources Services YJeb site at <http:i/ www.buslness.buffalo.- / hn// >. "-Blue Angel" to highlight _film.series By SUE WU£TPfU Rtporter Editor OSEF von Sternberg's classic "Blue Ang<l" ( 1930), the film that made Marlene Dietrich an international star, will be among the highlights of the Spring 2002 edition of the "Buffalo Film S<minars: Conversations about Great Films with Bruc.e Jackson & Diane Christian." the 14-wec:k series of screenings and discussions spon· sored by UB and the Market Arcade Film and Arts Center. The screenings will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays in the M.arket Arcade theater, 639 Main St. in downtown Buffalo. Each film will be introduced ·by Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture in the Department of English, and Christian, SUNY DistingUished Teaching Professor, also in the English departm<nt Following a short break at the end of each film, Jackson and Christian will lead a discussion of the film with members of the audience. The screenings ate pan of"Contemporary Cinema" (Eng 441 ), an undergraduate course being taught by the pair. The class was selected as "Best Film Series" in Artvoice's Best of Buffalo awa rds: The screenings also are open to the general public. Admission to each film will be $6.50 for the b"'"eral public and $4.50 for students and senior citizens. The films are free for those en- J i'ntdligently about for the past 25 years. The film won the Academy Award as best foreign language film. • Feb 19:"PatherPanchali," 1955, directed by Satyajit Ray. The first part of Ray's "Apu' Trilogy." this is a beautifully conceived and executed film,with great acting. photography and a fine musical track by the great Ravi Shankar."When discussing 'giants' of the non-English-speaking, internatio nal film world.~ wr.ote the National Film R<gistry. It features Paul Newman in his star-making role as Fast Eddit Fdson, Jaclci( Gleason as Minnesota Fats. Piper of this irr<VerenGe. intdliii""C" and savagery wer< still being made, the world would seem a )'OI1ll!!<l' plaa.• Stlect.q for the National Film Reg- Laurie as a woman who substitutes istry. • Aprii2:~ Biue Ansd," 1930, di· reeled by Jooef von ~berg. This story of a prof<SSO<oul ol'histl<:ment was supposed to be silent star Emil Jannjngs' shOwcase entry into the talkies, but Marlen< Dietrich ran away with the show. Her performance as cabaret performer lola Lola in this story of Wtimar decadcnct madt her an international star. Paulene Kad called it "one of the most frightening moviestvcr made." The film originally was released with German and English soundtracks. Most critics found the ver~ sion superior becaus.: Jannings and Dietrich wer< more comfortable in thtir native language. For many years. the only vasion available in the U.S. was a shortened and badly subtitled print of the German version. The love for booze and Georg< C. Scott as a milk-drinking sn.U, with bit part's by Vincent Gardenia, Jake LaMotlll and Willie Mosconi. • March 12: "The Man Who Shot Li~ Valanct." 1962, directed by John Ford. John Wayne, Jimmy eerrru:;, version to lxvi~ only a few months ago-restores the film to its original length and has better subtides. • April9: "if...," 1968,directed by Lindsa y Anderson. and worker riots in Paris, Berlin, Rome and London, is at once realistic and sUrrealistic, funny and an - gry. The great school film of the 1960s, il won the Cannes Film Festival Palm d'Or (gold palm) Award. • April 16: "Nashville." 1975, di rected by Robert Altman. This as· tonish ing epic is, says critic Roger Ebert, a musical , a docudrama , a political parable. " It tells'inlerlocking stories oflove and sex, of hearts bro ken and mended. And it is a wicked satire of Am erican smarminess .... But more than anything else, it is a tender poeni to the ·w ounded and the sad" AJtman inven ted a new so und s-ys tem to of English and WBF088.7 FM, Ull's Na tional Public Radio affiliate. The serit.'S began Tuesda)' wi th a screening of the 1930Mervyn LeRoy classic, " Little Caesar," considered to handle the more.than 25 speaking parts, wonderfully portrayed by Ned Bl:atty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Kcith Carradine, Geraldine Choplin. Shelley Duvall, Henry Gibson. Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, Lily Tomlin, Elliot Gould and Julie Christie, among others. • Aprii23:"MeanStreets," 1973, directed by Martin Scorsese. Harvey be the first great ~ngster film. The r~t of the semester's Hneup. with film descriptions cuiJ ed from th e se minars' Web site <http:// csac.buff•lo.edu/ bfs.html>: • Jan 29:" 1Know Where I'm Going," 194 S, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric l'ressburger. The film, wrote critic Dave Kehr, ..opens as a screwball comedy, grows into a mystical Flaherty-like study of man seemingly eccentric." • Feb 5: "In a Lonely Place," 1950, directed by Nicolas Ray. Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Graeme star in Ray's film noir classic about morality, ambition, love, crime and work. • Feb 12: "Rashomon," 1950. directed by Akira Kurosawa. "Tell me what you saw? Tell me what happened?" You'll never ask those questions and accept the answers they elicit with an iota ofinnocence once you sec this film, which gives narmtive body to the core ideas post -mod ernist critics have been lr)~ngto write Malcolm McDowell debuts in this excoriat ing view of a British upper-class boarding school at its perfect worsL "if...," made the same )'!2rasstudent ro lled in the three-credit "'Contemporary Cinema" course. Those wish ing to earn cre4i t in relatjon to th e series sho uld register for the course. Free mo nitored parki ng will be available in 'the M&T lot opposite tht• theater's \ Vashi ngton Street entrance. At UB, th e film se minars a rc sponsored by the C.1 pen C hair in America n Culture, the College of Arb and Sciences. the Department· against the elements, and concludes as a warm romance .... Funny and stirri ng in qu.te unpredica table ways, with the usual Powellian flajr for drawing the universal out of the m Keiti.,and Robert de Niro enact Scorsese's vision of the Little Italy of his youth. "Mean Streets" is a film James BeardineUi, "four names leap immedia tely to mind: fngm ar Bergman , Federico Fellini, Akira Stewart, Vera Myles, Andy Devine, Woody Strode and Lee Marvin in Ford's great story about law and leg· aboutcrimeasordinarywork,assin. Brilliant dialogu~rimch of it im provi sed by the ac tors- Kurosawa and Satyajit Ray. Of these end in the changing American west. • March 19: "' Dr Strangelove," camtrawork and acting. Selected for the National Film Rl:gistry. • Apri130:"Somt Ukeit Hot," l959, directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Marilyn M9nroe. T9ny Curtis. Jack lemmon, Joe E. Brown and George Raft, this film didn't evm get a best picture nomination in the year that "Ben-Hur" W9n the best picture Os· car. Who can abide "Ben-Hw " now? men , Ray has received the least North American exposure, but. :irguably, the most critical acclaim ." • Feb 26: "Breathless." 1959, di rected by Jean-Luc Godard. One of the films that defined "Nouvelle Vague," .. Breathless" is Godard 's homage to American gangster films, with Jean -Paul Belmondo doing Bogart fran~ais, Jean Seberg as his American girlfritnd a nd Goda rd himself as a snitch. • March 5: "The Hustler," 1961 , directed by Robert Ro;sen. This film received eigl:lt Oscar nominatio ns and two wins, and was selected fo r 1964, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Peter Sellers is triply brilliant as a British officer on temporary duty in the office of psychotic SAC General Jack D. Ripper, as U.S. President ~erkin Muffley, and as Muffley's teutonic science adviser, Dr. Sira ngelove, whose wooden ami has a life of its own. The film, wrote Roger Ebert, has "a puriry that today's lily- livered, happy- ending' technicians wouJ,, probably find a way around. l.s black-and-white photography helps. too. putting an una domed fuce on its deadly political paradoxes. If mo<fes \~a t does Oscar know, anyway~ ..\>\'ell," as Joe- E. Brown says in this hilarious film's memorable last line, . "nobody's perfect." Maybe nobody is. but some movies are: ~Some Like it Hot" is the perfect movie. Selected for the National Film Registry. �CAS to offer lecture series First, the good news . . . First talk to analyze women in American, French magazines ·supported by alumni and friends of does the relationship be~een parthe CoDese of Arts and Sciences. AU ents affect their children? What are ( ( PURCHASING Plea- lectures will he held at 7:30p.m. in the key elnnents to achieving a sue. cessfuJ marriage? ln this presentasure: !mages of the CFA Screening Room. The remainder of. the spring tion; Frank Fincham, a professor in Women in French the Department of !'Sychoiogy, wiU and American Maga- schedule: • "The 'Difficult Miracle' of Bi- discuss the findings of 30 years of zines" will be the topic of the first instal)ment in the Collese o(Arts and ography: Reflections on Writing, psychological research on marriage Sciences Spring 2002 L<cture Series, Black Women's Stories and Living and family issues, as weU as expose to be held at 7:30p.m..Tuesday in the Someone Else's Life," Feb. 25. Masani 50me of the prrnllent myths held by Cmter for the Arts Screening Room Alexis De Veaux, a profes50r in the the general public. • "What in the World is Department of Women's Studies, on the North Campus. In the lecture, jeannette Ludwig. will discuss her own personal expe- Spintronics!," April 15. Siliconassociate professor in the Depan· riences as a writer completing a bi· based computer technology is ment of Modem Languages and Lit- ography of author and poet Audre bumping up against the Umit.S of eratures, will reflect on two decades Lorde. Lorde was New York State materials, not to mention budgets. of change in the publishing indus- Poet Laureate (1991-;993), author ~ days of affordably doubling try, as well as alterations in society's of I 0 books of poetry and four computing power are rapidly comexpectations for women, as she up· books of non · fictioh, and in her ing to an end. In the worldwide redates cross-cultural analysis of the own words. a "black lesbian, mother, search effort .exploring new techcontent and images in French and warrior, poet." She also was a cancer nologies to go beyond projected American women's magazines: Her survivor for 14 years until her death limits, One .such prospect is lectu re will attempt to provide an· in 1992 at the age of 58. In this pre- ..spintronics..-using the spin of swers to such questions as: Are sentation, DeVeaUx will discuss the electrons. rather than their charge, French women more .. chic " or joys. difficulties and peculiarities of to improve or p-eate entirely new sexier" than American women? Are writing someone else's life story, and functions. Bruce McCombe. SUNY popular images of French and will reveal some of the things she has Distinguished Profes50r in the Depa.ru:nent of Pbysics and associate American worpen reaUy different? learned aiong the way. . Are American women more ..prac· • "The lid that Bind: On Mar- dean for research and sponsored tical.. or "domestic" than French riage, Divorce and Ollldren," March programs in the CAS, will discuss women? Howdowomen'sjobsout· 18. From the "Sopranos" to films like the basic ideas behind curttnt tech side the home appear in magazines? "Life as a House," popular culture nologyand theconi:q>ts underlying Are French mothers like American offers sociery a broad range of ob- spintronics and its promise. He also mothers in the magazine world? Has servations about relationships in will provide a first-band account of families. In daily Ufe, however, vital a major research program at UB atlvenisement gone global? The CAS series, which is free of questions remain: How do children supported by the Defense Advanced charge and open to the public, is adjust to their parents' divorce? How R=arch ProjectsAgency (DARPA). By SUE WUETCHUI R~trEditor NEXUS to head concert lineup. By SUE WUETCHEA Reporter Ed1tor pe rformance h)' the eclectic Toron to·bascd percussion group NEXUS-who.st• mem· hers have ht."""t.'n kt"'0\\1110 play"every· thing from tabla.' to conch shdls"will be among the <.."'nc<..-rt offcrinW' prt."S<..-ntcd during January and Ft-bru· "'l' by the Depanment of Mll5ic. A The pre-concert talk, which will begin at 7: 15p.m., will provide concert patrons with the opportunity to meet and talk with the composers. •whose work t3kes inspiration from such varied sources as rock 'n roll . the computer in. the program's con· eluding piece, Monon Subotnick's "' Ln T"'O \Vorlds" for alto saxophone and live electronics. lickets are SS. Fancher's music department col· leagues-clarinetist , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . , John Fullam and violinist Movses Pogossianwill present recitals at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Feb. 14, respectively, in Slec. Called "'the high priests of the per- l11e award-win· cuss ion wo rld " by Tl1c New York T'ime:sand"the Rolling Stones of the new music" by Tlu~ Toronto Star, NEXUS will perfonn at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 in Slee C<>ncen Hall on the North Campus. The conccn is the third in the SlecNisiting Artist Series. ning FuUam-principal clarinetist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra-will perform ""rks for the clarinet by Schumann, Tickets are S 12 for the general public, 59 for UB faculty, staff•. aluinni and senior citizens, and $5 for students. -·-T-o- Valentine's Day accompanied by his students, and seniors. piece known to be chaUenging for the musician, both physically and offSaturdaywith the Amherst Saxophone Quartet's program "Com · poser Blowout! " in which the five composers fea tured in the program panicipate in a pre·concen talk. The musica l program, set for 8 p.m. in Slee, will feature world premiere performances of " Rise" by Susan Fancher, UB fuculry member and soprano saxophonist with the A~. will foUow up the "Composer Blowout" with a faculty recital entitled "In Two Worlds" at 8 p.m. Feb. 19 in Slee. Appearing with Fancher wiU be flutist and UB faculty member Cheryl Gobetti Steven Bryant, "Witchcraft Recipes #9 & 9b" by UB faculty member Hoffman and harpist Sonja Alejandro Rutty and "Mission as the newly formed Beaufluvian Creep" by Keith Carpenter, as well as"'Biow!"and"Fault unes"byPerry Goldstein anil""TrJSh Talk'" by Janice Misurell Mitchell. Players. Jnglefcld performing selected pieces David Kim -Boyle, director of technology for the IJepartment of Music, will accompany Fancher on People" features ordinary people doing extraordinary things, "Good Grabs" gives constructive news from around the world and .. Good Gravy" links to books, movies, publk radio stories and music . 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You can click on sUch headirlgs as .. Global,""National," .. LocaJ," .. Busi· ness," "life ,""Opinion,""Sa maria" or " Earth."The category "'9/12 .. is a guide to good news since the tragic events of Sept. 11 . A relatively new Web site established last June is Lightwatcher.com www.llghtwotcher.com/> , which provides original content, selected good news, downloads, resources and e-pubUshing for chaUcnging time.. The main feature is UghtBytes, good news that focuses on stories that inspir~t ories about personal mmsformation and self-reliance. So, when you're down on your luck and things look bleak. check out one of these sites to help·Jjft your spi rits. You' ll find that life isn't so bad after all. - Sue: Nwmc:lstc:r a nd Lori Wlddndll, Uniwrslry L•bror.n DrieD SOM students travel to China Seventeen undergr•du•tc: honor ttudents from the School of Management traveled to China earlier this month for a study tour of the Chinese economy and culture. 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' GoodThings.com <www.goodthlngo.com /> was started by Dave Coburn and Barcy Fisher in 1998 to help j>eople enrich their lives and experience more good things effortlessly. You can subscribe tO "The Good~tter." a weekly e-magazine delivtted ~ry Friday morning. Posing questions about living the: good life and offering practical ways to get more good into your Ufe, The Good Inter fea- Willso n - - - ...... prioobef- Y"'* cult times, it's nice to find Web sites with positive, uplifting and in spirational stories. "Good .. does not mean the: same thjng to evrry· one; it can be a very subjective and elusive tbing.lt is somrthing you know when you see or experience il. Good can be laughter, sun· shine, chocolate, vacationst family, friends, peace, toleranc~ experi· encing nature, equality, diversity and ccle:brati.o n of 4tfferenct:s, Osborne and Persis P. Vchar,composer-in-resi: denceat CanisiusCoiJese He will be acoompanied by pianist Nancy Townsend NEXUS also will conduct a master class for UB students at 3:30p.m. Feb. 7 in Baird Recital Hall,and pri- -based ·NUUSb)o n.o-. . . . - kb. 71n Slee. H•ve you h.cl enOugh of watching the bad news on tdt'Vision? Troubled by what you read in the daily newspapers? In these diffi - Performing on wife:, violinist Varty Manouelian, Pogossian's p rogram will feature Bartok's "Sonata for Solo Violin," a emotionally. Tickets for both recitals are SS. The second in a series entitled "Or· gan R<citals on the Fisk, Op. 95," the 6u. Annual Eastman Organist Day wiU be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 in Slee. Crista Miller, Mark Pacoe and MicheUe Rae Martin-<loctoral stu· dents at the Ea stman School of Mu ic, will perform the music of Bach and Brahms. as well as that of other composers ranging from the classical to the contemporary. Tickets an.· $5. Stock Exchange, the Chinese Folk Museum and Zhongshan University, the largest university in southern China. The students also met with executives from Rich Products' subsidiary in China to lum about the company·~ business goals and strategies in China, and toured Huawei Technologies Co. for a glimpse of how one private.ly owned Chi nese company has flour· ished in China's evolving capitalistic economy. "' The objective of the trip was in line with the mission of the Free· man Foundation, which is tQ fos ter a better un derstanding of China and its p~ple," said John Thomas, associate dean of internati onal programs at the management school. "China is predicted to become the world's largest economy within the next few decades,• he added. "This was an excdlent oppol"\llnity for our students to observe the progress of a country that likely will become more important to their lives and careers over ~ next several years." To prepare for the: trip, the students participated in seminars on the Chinese economy, government, culture, cuisine and language. Upon their return, they are required to submit research papers de scribing how cross·cuhural issues have impacted the Chinese· U.S. business relationship and how China's recent entry into the \Vorld Trade Organization will impact U.S. business interests. The students also met with their Chinese counterparts-feUow Ull students and alumni from the SOM 's two Ex«:uti~ MBA programs in China, which arobased at Rcnmin University and Motorola University. ,-- �6 Reporles January 14.1U02!VIi 33.lo.14 Jackson heads effort -to offer .collateral events, displays to enrich Albright-Knox exhibit BRIEFLY Philadanco to perform UB joins gallery in "Fifties" exhibit . The Cent« for tho Aru wll continuo tho 2001-02 Koytlonlt Donee Selos wit!> a~ by PWiodanco at 8 p.m. fob. 91n tho M»lSSa9t - I n tho crA By OOHNA LOHCOEHECIWI RtpOttrr A»ist.nt Editor T HE 1950s, sem through th< ">"" ofbaby-boomen and their children, appears swaddled in innocence. Fuelintl that notion ""'"Nid<-at-Nite," reruns of shows like •Father Knows Best" and "Ozzit and Harriett.• However, those who lived during the decade often tell a different story of very real, atomic-sized anxieties fostered by Cold War paranoia, HoUywood bhtdclisL< and Civil Righl< marches. To shed new light on a time marked by major changes in the rulturallandscape, th< Albright-Knox Art Gallery will present "The Thmultuous Pihics: A View from 1m New York Times Photo Archives, "Jan. 26April7, featuring nearly 200 vintage photographs. In conjunaion with this cxlubitand at the request of Albright-Knox curator Doug Drrishpoon-UB fac. ulty member Bru~ Jackson has put together a variety of collau!ral cxhibiL<andcvcnts. Working with UBcolleagues, Jackson has assembled a unique coUection of 1950s memorabilia and artifaas. and has organized a five.weeJ<"filiies"film series. He also will participate in a panel discussion at the Albright-Knox, and will teach a cowse at UB titled "Tile Fifties," which will feature texts, poetry, films and lectures by expertS on various cultural, social and political topics •related to th< period. Other activities at th< museum af. on the-~ Media ~lor The K0)'8ri Ooru- .. and JOlt Adelphia-- rod<fwo<1i&-96.1, ~ by aide$ .. · -and ant"Hailed (Tho,__~) •• ollldl and onorgy" (Donee Magulno~ -.co has-lloolfasoneol ,_donee en....-_ Amoria's . lldootstor.,_,. .. J20, S16and S121orthe_., pub- CXJUnt"""""" ___ .. llcand SIOior~tlulionb.Ob- ... K0)'8ri loallara. 11doots .... - I n the a.\ bole Offia! from noon ID 6 p.m. Tuesdoy through Fridoy, and .. r--...For"""" infonnation ai64S-AA'TS. Falletta to appear on WBFO 88.7 FM joAnn Follotto, mwic dlroctof of the 8ulfalo Phlllwmonic Orchestro, will participa"' In a live, call-in show at l p.m. Wed~ '&y on WBFO 88.7 FM, UB:s • Nationol Pubfic: 'Radio offlliate. The show wiU be hosted Bill Raffo!. Usteners can cal 829-6000 to !pHk with FallettA. Intensive~ Progrwn IICXiedlted The lnllerWw Er>gllh l'logram (1£1')"' thofngllll...._ Jn. -(W)Iwlleln- ~~~ (· (C!A), lrtiW•~ group"' :tOV.$;--.. Er>gllh filiated with the exhibit will indu<k ningcomputer·basedshowofl950s footase of th< Army-McCarthy hear· a poetry readingat7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 prlrita<Mrtising.indudingpholosof ing<adecadccarlicr; it isthe single 6hn by Robert Credey, SUNY Distin- signage still in aistcnce. that show uswhatScn. McCarthy was guished Professor and Samuel P. Mil« Lavin, associate librarian in and how he dcstroy<:d himoe!£ Capen Professor of Poetry and the lockwood ubrary, prOvided items "'Forbidden Planet' isasCimce 6cHumanities in the UB Department • .from his personal romic book roiJcc. tion film, but one that could only of English, and a con=t of 1950s tion,and......allinleditionsoi"Beat" ......., been made during the Cold War, musicat2 p.m. Feb!(). Bothcvml< tt:xtsauthoredbyjackkrouac,Ailcn only a few years away from the will be at the Albright-Knox. GinsberJ!. Lawrona Ferlinghetti and tnsuma of Sputnik, th< Soviet orJacluon, SUNY Distinguished WJ!Iiam l<e (pen nameofWilliam S. biter;"he notes. "Space was very much ProfessorandSamuelP.Capen Pro- Bunougbs) wore supplied by the 1'1:>- on our minds in that dcadc, which fessor of American Culttm in th< etry/Ral)e Jk!oks Collection. is why, a few years Jakr.)obn Kmnedy Department of English, says the Tile exhibit also will include are- would make such a big d<aJ of it." 1950s often mistakmly are viewed cording of Miles Davis' "Kind of Marlon Branda, "who a lot of as a timcof"crinotincand virgins." Bluc"and£Jvis'sfirst LP~andarare, )<>Wl!l'f people think of either as th< HOW<YCr, the one constant of th< cherry-red 1952 Harley. · whale in 'Apocalypse Now' or the The film series, "Screening the puffy-<hed<eddon in the'Godliother;' period, says )acbon, "was th< Cold War-it kept Congress blll)', pro- Fifties," also organized by Jackson, was, in thooc years, one of th< s<xie:st · vided th< rationale for funding th< will be held at 7:30p.m. Thursdays. and most rompeUing aclOr$ in film. intcntate highw2ysystnn,gavc tel<- beginning Feb. 14, in the Albright· Jackson said "And 'Strmcar' was the vision producns real-life and fictive Knox auditorium. 6bn in which everyone (!Ill th< poinL" ..The Killing," he pointed out, is a thingstoputonth<air,sputl<dfedThe films, to be introduud by eralaidtohiglocreducationand·con- Jackson, are "Forbidden Planet," crime 6bn and Stanley Kubrik's first tinuedsupportformilitaryresearch." 1956, directed by Fred McLeod major film, "at once a classic film Jackson assembled "The Material Wilcox,Feb.I4;"AStreetcarr-!'amed noir and a film with a~ of~ Fifties," a collo::tion of th< phySical Desin:," 1951 , dir<eted by Flia Kazan, and space very much grounded in ,.ooddepictedin ~NewYorkTrmes Feb 21 ;"The Killing," l956,directed th< fifties." "'And Singin' in the Rain' is the photos,withthchdpofUBoolleagues. by Stanley Kubrick, Feb 28; "Point Tile rollection. whim will be on dis- of Order," 1964, directed by Emile greatest musical film of that decade, play in the museum during th< ~ de Antonio, March 7, and "Singin' and of sev<ral othcn." Jackson also will participate in a time as th< Ti""" photos, will focus in the Rain." 1952, directed by Gene on a country forever chansed by the K<UyandStanleyDonen, March 14. pondcntitled"Picturingth< Fifties: A ~tion of the intmtat< highway sysJackson says the films chosen for Roundtable Discussion," S<l for 7:30 lml, th< J>3SSOliC of the G! Bill and the series each relate to spccilic pho- p.,;,. Sunday in the Albright-Knox commwtistwitchhWlts,aswdlasth< tograpluand general themes in the auditorium. Other panelists will be adventofrock·and·roiJ.Abstract Ex· Tim.salubiL Dreishpoon; Alan Trachtenberg. a pressionism and !!<at poetry. "They each rtprCS<nt what·( think professor at Yale University who orThe Arts and Sciences Libraries isan important a.pcctoftilinmaking ·ganized the Times exhibit with loaned items from the George Kdley of that decade," be says. "'Point ofOr· Drcishpoon. and Nancy Weinstock. Paperbad<and Pulp Fiction Collec· dcr'is.ex>mpc.edcntirely-caplfor special projed picture editor for 1m tion,and~tedacontin~runone very brief shot-of kinescope NewYorkT,... _._,..,_ ---~CIA "Wt•dliiJIIIIodhlClA hos.,..__...._En- Fillm.ore ---""-- glish ~· lllltllloP*l c. D1.nne11. W-andW:e P"> ;This Is an lldorGMdyooe • d Salute ""~~~­ the highest - I n the field." In O<der ID ~ aa:redit3tion, the IEP hod to demorutro"' that~ met or exceeded CfA standards roftectjng best pra<· tices in 1 number of areas, among them mission; aon1o:u· Col. james Kwiatkowski of the. New York Air National ·cuard, salutes at the grave of Millard Fillmore, 1 3th president of the United States and UB's first chancellor, at the annual Fillmore birthday · commemoration on jan. 7 in Forest Lawn Cemetery. lum; faculty. adminlslra~and fiscal capacity; ~· >erVIceo; recruiting, and student ath~ ment. Oveneeing f<>< the Ell the self-study and..,_ process that wee necessary for the IEP to w;n accreditation were Bar· bora A campbel. J¥09tlliTi dioec- tor for Intensive programs, ;ond John J. · ..ostant director for c:ornnuoiaotlon LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendi,.a.: to the The R<pon... wo~coones~e~ms loom membeos d tho l.!niYonily convnurOty commenting on Its stories and~ Lelt<r> >hould be limited to 800 words and I'M'/ b e - for Slyle and longth. lettefs must include the writers name. address and a daytime tefepi1one number for l.'l!riflcation. Becouse d space lim~tlons, the Rfpotl.,.conool publish aD !etten-· They must b e - by 9 a.m. Monday to be c:onside<ed for publication In that-· Woo. The Rtporter pn!fen that !etten be o<ceM!d electronically at · <wuttdW:rfllbuffakudu>. i Study links problem drinking, gambling BY KATHUIH W£AVEII Reporter ContributOr ROBLEM drinkers arc 23 times more likely to haw a gambling problem than P individuals who do not have an alrohol problem,aa:ording to a study conducted at UB's Research Institute on Addictions. 11oe study of the co-occurrence of gambling and alcohol in the United States. based on random telephone interviews with 2,600 Americans 18 and older, indicltc::s that between I and 2 percent of the American population has a compulsivt' gambling problem. And the rat~.· or pmhll'm (or path1""~ · logical) gambling is significantly higher at:nong minorities anfJ.Iowerincome individuals, according to John W. Welte, lead researcher on the study who is a senior scientist at RlA and a research associate professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School or Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. 1m results were published recently in the foumal ofStudies ofAlcohoL Funding for the study was pro· vided by a S 1.2 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. " Pathological gambling is wh;tt used to c.1ll compulsiw ~.un - \\l' bling," Wei"' explained. "Using two different statistical methods. we haYe determined that compulsive .gambling is higher than pmriously rc· ported. In fact, betw«:n I and 2 per· cent of the population--one Or two penple in ev<ry 100-have a compulsive-gambling problem." Welte and colleagues found that compulsive gamblers are much more likely to be alcoholic or alcohol-dependent than the average person. "If you have an alcohol problerr.," Welte said, "the odds of also having a gambling problem are 23 times higher. compa red to individmtls who do Odt have nn alcohol pruh- Iem. That's.a really huge odds ratio." Welte said the diJI'erence in prevalence of pathological -ga!"bling problems betw«:n Caucasian·, Af. rican- and Hispanic-Americans was found to be highly significant TI!erateamongCaucasian-Ameri· cans. he said, was 5 pem:nL Among Nrican-Americans. it was 3.7 percent and for Hispanic-Americans, 4.2 per· renL In addition, pathological gam· bling was found to be gnater among individuals with lower incomes. "These trends have been found by other studies.," according to \Velte, .. but they seem to bcstrongerin this .. !tid)··" / �January 24.2002/Vol.33. .14 Rep ariel: 7 Senate stays silent on policy Body declines to join Fridonia in calling for jUnding plan • 1 DONNA LOMCOEHlCIWI Rq!ottor Assist>nt Edltor T HE Faculty Senate has de· dined at this time to join colleagues at Fredonia State College in publicly calling for SUNY to adopt a rational fw)ding policy. At its last meeting of the fall,....... o.ronOec.ll,thesenatetablcdarcooluf.io!ldrawn upbyits<Oil<lJtiYeoommitteesupportiogthefundingpolicy. The !<SOlution sought to stem the tide offacultyatotherSUNYinstitutions, particularly Fredonia, who have endor>ed a tuition ina.ase for the com· ingacademicyear,aswdlasadoption· ofa funding policy. While FSF.Cmemben vehemently opposed faculty endorsing a tuition increase, descnbing it as"unwise"and"self-serving,"they agreed that any SUNY funding·plan must address tuition conams. Senators speaking at the Dec. II meeting geneFally supported th e impetus behind the rrsolution. While President William R. Greiner encou..,ged them "to do as they felt b<st; he advised that it might b< better to take up the issue after the legislature had approved the state budget. "It best serves us to leave it to the chanceUor and the government to ..lork through this issue. Perhaps in thespringsernesteritmightb<good for the faculty to address the issue," Greiner said, adding that tuition · concerns need to b< treated as morr of along-term policy issue. Samud Schack, chair of the Department ofMathematia,said the situation provides •an .exceUent opportunity for the UB senate not to speak about something." "Calling for a rational funding policy is liJce calling for the end of pcweny. Everyone believes in it-<>f course you should have a rational funding policy; Schack said "Why not just b< silent on the ~e · silence will speak volumes in the wake of othet institutions saying things that arr foolish." John Meacham, professor and chair of the Department ofl's)dlol· ogy, said he would support creating a funding plan that "does what's right for the students and families of New York State and looks after the long-term economic and busi· ness prospects" of the state. Meacham noted that the average annual family income in the state is about $3!,000, while higher-educalion costs run about $10,000.12,009 ayear-makirigitextmndydifficult for~ families to send children to colleg< without additional help. He also pointed out that in the past decade, the state has increased its support of higher education by onlyaboutl·l.Spen:mL "New York State has striously underfunded higher education for the last 10 years. New York State ranks nearly dead last. If we can't do. the right thing for educating the nat genera· lion of people who will b< the citi· UO>-Ihe entrrpreneurs, the busi· n~ leaders-<>{ this state, we arr going to b< one of the underdeveloped stat<s," Meacham said. In Otbrr business, the senate unanimously appr<>Yed-with little oomrnen~ the long-awaited class absence policy. A YO!f!on the policy had been rrpeatedly hdd up sinoo last May because of the lad of a quorum and what one senator referred to as "mind-boggling tedium," or ..;hat others might refer to as "a heated de· bate over particulan." The policy c;_a(ls for ample notification and fairness on both sides: Professors can only resched~le class<siactivities with the entirr consent of the class and must "provid< reasonable alternatives to students for required course work from which they arr justifiably absenL" AdditionaUy, students who are justifiably absent must make every attempt to make up any missed course work in a timely manner. "Justifiable absences" include ,.. ligious observarJce; illnesses docu· men ted by a quali6ed health professional, conflicts with universitysanctioned activities (requires the signaturr of"an appropriate senior university administrator"), public emergencies and documented per· sonal or family emergencies. Ohlo~en)an.IS. • "' ""' final seconds .., down en lhe dodc.lralwnanTumer a.m. _...._loft-.. - 10 "'" net lor""' poc...tal .-sec~.- "'1"'""' hit""' front d""' rim and bouncod out belen belr.: lcnodced out d cime...,o-ecs. bounds .. UB made II d ;a fint IS shoo and plared ex<epdcnal _ . . . to storm out to a 23-9 ~ in the first 10:11 d"'" pme. span. the Bulb lon:ed nino Ohio tumOWII"I and hekJ the Bobcaa to lou!- field pk en 4-<>1-10 Jhoo<in&. ~·lar-<1> by a..ndon Hunter.lcllowod by badt.....O.d< dunb by""' 6-7 l~l Bobcat run to pul Oh6o to • point b<ak (26-25). "IIJOUI-ezoir>IIOabthe aood-JOU ' - t o ab"'" bad." o...w.- junior;.....-. at "'" said Wlthenpoon · - .-.femrc II._;.10 U8~ succeosfiA ~shoo arlier in "'" )aT. 'We ,.,. p>d lollb at"'" ....... - t h e y roll l n . they den\ roll in.We..,_ i n Wadon. we are prepared to ret a two - tD win "'"pme.. Oan:o!Wiliarra led UB wilh 211 poina ond Louis ~ added 13. Tho8ullsshat 47.9 pon:ent from "'"tloo<- (23-of-48), while trifecas .-. • ......,...- u.... (.34-13).0 h l o - " ' " BuBs:31-22. but wmed"'" bal ,_. • ....... times than Ia opponent (20-12). 5onoly johnson finlshod- 19 poina to lead ""' llCOcaa. . UB .robcundod from the lou-by posq the bigest road win in Ia MidAmerican Conlerence hlsu><y S.wrcto, "&~>< wilh an 82·78 ~ viaDry .. bolore 5.025 in Tho - , . , . "'"viaDry ""'hard way. "'"""'"*c. l~tlnt.ftal­ ond ...... .......n totwdthe~ Henl Just lath0111aa in in UB p anothor huce pe<lormance from W1lian.,"""' ni<IIOd 23 poina and , . . . - 13 rebounds,- Can¢ell not only liCXI<W! IS poina, but hold tw<>dme AJ.I1AC playw Tamar Slay .., Just oW>< poiro-11 '*Tho tnlod 43-27 -·-~in ot.ehl-.lbolore"*' enan-14-3N\todo<eohehholland"'*'ohesoanl.e..a,.dbya aio d~ lold ph by junklr OM '--"nce. UB cut ot.e Mantol)oad to 46-41 " - " ' " " ~ oheTiuldortrc Herd, 16-l,to ..... ot.e seoond hal The ~built up a 64-SO '-1- they did not .-.lncpsh. "'Cam_,.,... ......._wv. ....,...__lilocJdrc_ ""' "'"""""""""at"""" "'"-two,.... Bioinformatics assure the center will b< " tilL state· of-the-art facility" for bioinfor· rna tics, "not just in the United States, but in the world" He predicted that it will "trans· MIN' S Ohio 61, UB 6 1 UB 1 2 Marshall 71 The Akmni Arena mack ~ out on the men's baskecbal tam as the Bulb dropped • 62-61 decision 10 bioinformatics, nanosciences and gonomics, to name a few," he said. "This is hapj,ening because of this marvelous integration of the power and capabilities of these wonderful univmities with the business communityand the support that we get from our government. "This effort is transforming our state "tVith strategic investments into what this country's economic powerhouse for the 21" century will b<." President William added, will house drug-design and research laboratories, high-perfqr· mance computational bcilities, 3-D visualization capabilities, product commercialization space and workforce training facilities. Speaking on behalf of the center's corporate partners, Bill Blake, worldwide vice president for high performance technical computing with Compaq, said the center "will b< a very successful example of a private-public partnership moving ahead in science and using that science ro generate a strong industrial base in ihis region." Blake said Compaq has been involved with centers of excellence in the United Kingdom, Switzerland · and Taiwan. Its ,)a. lionship with the Buffalo center, he added, will be "the most serious and is the highest level of commitment we're going to have." Referring to the head of the company that sua:eeded in ... quendng the human fonn Western New York into a 21stct:ntury economy," creating "thousands of jobs, thousands of high· paying, high-tech, 21st-century ·jobs" for residents ofBuffitlo, West· em New York and New York State. !!l SUNY OunceUor Robert L. King, ! who also ap~ at the Dec. 6 news ~ conference, pointed out that when b< ~ was appointed chancdlor, he told the 2 campus p~dents and mernbm of i: genome-former the board of trustees that he thought ...... to-C-wfw UB faculty member it should b< at the top of his agenda c~-. ,.......,.sa.Craig Venter and his "to fuUy integrate" the state univer· Tom FtooWol ( l o f t ) - - . - (right). company, Ce.lera sity into the state's economy, "'lin.kingourgraduates and faculty, our li- R. Grriner thanked Pataki for his vi- ~notedthattheBuf­ braries and research capabilities into sion and lcadenhip and his"continu- falo Center of Exrdlence in BioinNew York's economy." ing commitment to BuJI3Io N"'8""- IOrmaticswilltal<. the products ofthat The governor's "'centers of exaJ- lt is much apprrciated in this region revolutionary research and, in tum, lence concept" is hdping SUNY ,.. and we will work to make you proud." create futurr scienti6c revolutions. "This center will spawn the next aliu that gnal, King added. Pataki said theceno.rwill b< head· "Here at UB, and at our campuses quartered in a 150,000-squarr-foot generation of Dr. Venters and the at Albany and at Stony Brook, new facility to be built near Buffalo's next generation of Cdera Genomics -.urdsarrcrrepingintoourlexicon- medical corrido r. The facility, he herl' in the Buffitlo area," he said ...... '* - . wOMEN·s Toledo 56, UB 46 Easte m Hlchlpn 71, UB 66 Tho &Ills baaled bade in "'" second half, but d;dp\ ..... "'"""" dme tD complete d)elr e<>n14lbad< aaemp< opinst the ...... Toledo Rocbts."""' wilh a 56-46 win on jan. 16. UB was led by,.....,.. Kate McM.-,. Ruscoe wkh 13 poina, all in the second haW. and sopllcmore jeuica walked....., ~=-~~= Mct1eeloo>-Rusa>e ...... spoiled by. bolanced ~ attack and hex !~vee-point - . g by the Easten1 Michlpn ~who deluted UB. 78-66. en S.wrclay.Tho Eaps finished wilhiM playen in double flluros. McM-.Ruscoe. who had 17 points in the fim half, opened the scorin& wkh a th~ and pYO the &Ills what would be tiler tan lead ol the pme, 12-IO;wichaj......,.atthe 13:55 mari<.The Eaps ohenWtilten a 12·2 nm 10 &O up by ol&ht.22-14.wilh 8:2lleft in the half, and they toolta 36-32 ~d into the: kxbr room at lncennission. l<ochendorler hit a~ ond ""'-d wilh a layup to tie the score - . (41-41 and 43-43) early in ot.e seoond half. but"'"- could not redalm thelead.EasumMi<Npnhit-~inot.elinal201Tliootesolplay and led by as many as 14 poO-.s on two dilloront occasion! to put the pme - . Wrestlin~ UB ftnhhes ~that N-Yori< Seate Collqlates The ~ _, with • toal o/129 poina.p>d for fourth pbce. at lhe NewYorl< S.... ColeplleWresdrc ~Qrjylvmy (129.5~ Homn ( 166) ond Camel (207. S ) - ahood d U8 in ""'field d 23 _,.,._ I>< 14 1 ........ ~~Jon Bentley maall ,_. Ous<inWonn ol Clnooro!> in was pmed by AmYl f'IWiip SOrf>oon in the hi at 6:12. "'""""'but won'* ........... llentley, last_,\.....,-.Wihedsoanl.asdidlou!-olher~BiiJa<ouo:>< (14'1).0... Guam> (1 65~Goty Coopor (174) ond Gamtt (184). l!anterr4>o ln~oor trac~ an~ fiel~ Track toams lmp<U11Ye In NewYori< Cky Tho mon\ ond """*'\ ;,door tnoek-.wd squads ..........t to aa;on aie< lhe - . t wilhlrnpAUM "--res at NewY<!ri< Oty\ ~ Centon !.-donalTho plaad second in • ....,....., field with 148 poina. _.n.,__..th011dsbc...,..wilh1Slpoina, Tho- set. polr d school reoonls Olson~ en her school polo-,...rocordwidlahoiah<oii0.11.7S(3.3Sm). For "'" men,)etimlo Slidt osublished • school marie in "'" mile with hls first-j>lace finish d 4:17.S3.jonelle Callender won the 400 dash in a.....,...,. at"'"..-. ...... bestdmeo/ 58.32. / �Thursday, January 24 -•try Semi.... DMT 1 /Nr~2/DCT.1 / ~~.~~~~~·r- Environmental Effects Research Labor.ttory, Environmental Protectloo Agency. C26 Farbot, South Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. FOf' ~information Michael Carrid<, 829· 3926: PhyJicJ Colloquium ~=~~~(,ne~e. ~. Kirill Melnikov, Stanford 205 Natural Sciences Complex North Camf'U'. 3:)0 p.m. ~....: ...........eutk al Sclenc:OJ Seminar ~;:~ ~~~ncer. Mike Phannacoiogy, Roswell Park Cancl!r Institute. 121 Cooke North Campus. 5-6:30 p .m.' Free. Friday 25 Social Wortl Lectu~ Treatment liwes for Adult Survlvon of Childhood SUu.l Abuse. 0~ i~~~ai·::f~~m. lnstitite for Addiction stuctb and Training, 645-6140. -· eoe-.etry/Topology lncompre.uibfe Surfaces In Ull ArtJrts.ln-- Saturday 26 Poslttve Knot ComplerMnts. Vu Huynh, Dept of Mathematk.s. 122 Mathematics 8kf9 ., North Campus. 3:45 p .m . Free. - ~atry g~~~~~2's a,uce~i~r~~ inan9et ~~~ Quorum-Sensing ond DNA· Tempbted Nanostructures.. Hiro Suga, Dept. ol Cliemistry. 210 Naturil Sciences Complex North Ca~. <4 p .m . Free. ' So,oruored oy Dept. of Ctlemistry and the Foster lecture Endowment ·,......- UB vs. Akron . Alumni Arena North Cam~us. S SH ' f.m. bleacher; free for students with 10. . Men's •lketbllll UB YS. Northwestern. 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For more information, Sonia CineUi, 645-6125. ~_,!ng The Rnt Year Grads: A Show of Ul MFA First-Year Student • .. ~~ ~~ Campus. S..7 p.m. FrM. Sporuored by Dept. ol Art. For m<n information, 6-45-6878 ext 1350. • Ufew.tuhop r:!1~!ta,. 250 Student Unioo, North CamfXJ'. Nooo-1 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Off.ce ol St\Jdent Unions & ActMties.. For more informatior\ 645-6125 . c.ll-lnTalk of Buffalo with joAnn Falletta. 205 Allen, South CamfXJ'. 3 p.m. - · For m<n information, ~FO. 829-6000. -··-- - ·-180 Farbot, South Campus. 6 p .m . Free. - ~~Oept.ol UB YS. Ke nt Stat e . Alumni t~~r s~~ s1~~~Jr~ ~nm, bleacher; free for with 10. stud~ts Thunday 31 Oral Dlagnostk Sdences SemiMr ~tv!:~~~~~ and Psychosocial Concerns in Oral Health Patients. Deborah P Waldrop, asst. prol_?chool ·. , Exhibi~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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NSF grant to fund data sto:r;age system $1 million award wiU boost pioneering research in bioinformatics .and GIS multidimensional data sets that lie at the heart of some of the univasity's l million National Sci· most cutting-edge research in drug nee Foundation infra· design. molecular-~ determistructure award to store, nation and the understanding of anagr and analyze compl<:x geQgl'llphic images. "The timing of our mcciving this complex scientific data is boosting pioneering research at U B in grant now from the National Science bioinformatics, geoSraphic infor· Foundation is key," said )aylan S. mation science and other important Thrkkan, vice president for research. rescarchareas. • "In oonjwlction with our D<W CenNearly $600,000 in matching ter of ExcdJcnc% in Bioinfonnatics,it funds wiU be contributed to the will ensure that UB is at the leading project by UB and the Strategically edge. not only in higb-apacity stor· Targeted Acad<mic R<search (STAR) age of large datasets that for.m the Center for Disease Modeling and knowledge base for bioinformatics, Therapy Discovery, funded by the geographic infunnation sciencr and New York State Office of Science, other important research an:as, but Technology and Academic R<search. ·also in developing the oomplex soft· The highly oompetitive grant pro- war< tools that will be ne<dcd for un· vides UB with the computational in· derstanding and analyzing the data. ..The combination of these two frastructure necessary t~ manage, analyze and visualize large-scale, events is a one· two punch in terms Contributing Editor N of !e-m-aging UB for large-scale cen· ter grants frQrri the Nationallnsti· tutes of Health and other federal' agencies," Turkkan added. The new system will provide the Department of Computer Sdena and Engineering with 20 times the amount of data storage it now has in a centrally managed resoun:e that will assist afliliated researchm work· ing in the departments of Geogra· phy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and at Hauptman·Woodward Medi· cal Research II)Stitute and Roswell Park Can= Institute (RPCJ). In emerging disciplines, such as bioinfonnaticsandgeographicinfor· mationsciencr (GIS), the issue of data storage has shifteil dramaticaUy from one easily solved by filing cabinets and the hard drMsofPCs to one that can be solved only by extmnely specialized oomputer equipmenL "The bottom line is. if you can· notstorethedata, you cannot do the research," stated Aidong Zhang. associate professor of compUter sci· ence and engineering. and principal investigator on the grant. Research projects that are named on the grant include: • Determination of the 3-dimcn· sional structure of proteins (Russ Miller, professor of computer sci· ence and engineering. and direCtor of UB's Center for Computational Research) • Metadata and knowledge ex· traction, representation and man ~ agernent in geographic information science (David Mark, professor of geography and director of the UB branch of the National. Center for Geographic Information and Anaiy· sis, and Zhang) c.-u....il_,...., FSEC discusses new gen ed program •Y DONNA LOfKilHlCitUI Rtport<rAsslstant Ed;tor WOmembersoftheFac· ulty Senate Executive Comminec voiced con cerns at its Jan. 23 r:neeting for students currently enroUed in classes that now are .required but will be dropped from the general education curriculum this faU when the n<w SUNY-mandated prograni is implemented. Peter Go1d, associate dean for general education in the CoUege of Arts and Sciences, summarized for senators the revised general educa· tion program. He asked -faculty members who will be affected by the changes to refrain from announcing the new requirements to stu dents until the program had r<· ceived final approval-which is eJ< • peeled in the next couple of weeksand publication in March of the Fall 2002 course schedule. T "I don't think it's the fair thing to do," ~old said of telling students about the ·expected changes. "You can't on the first day of class (this semester) try to get a message out whenithasn'tappearedinprintyrt" Owies Fourtner, professor ofbiological sciences who teaches a "Great Disooveries"generaleducationcow.< that no longer will be required under the new program, said be would lilcc toinfonnstudentsinhisclassassoon as possible about the upcoming changes so they can make the nects· sary adjustments to their schedules. "I think it would be fair, with aU due respect to the students, that they be given the option to be told that they don't necessarily have to take this course," Fourtner said of the 70 students enrolled in his class. He added that students should have the opportunity to enroll in a ~uired math class or a music class that will be required under the ne\v program in lieu of the class he is taoching. llemiceNoble,professorofmicrobiology who also teaches a "Great Discoveries" course, agreed with Fourtner, saying that the changes should be implemented as soon as possible. "Over the years, the enrollment cap has been escalated to the pointwhereit'spracticaUyimpoosible to oonduct the oours< the way that I would lilcc to and the way it should be," Noble sa,id." l'd lilcc the-chanct to see how many people really want to be in that room that I could inter· act with the way that I would prefer. It oouldn't happen soon enough." Gold and Kerry Grant. vice provost for academic affairs and dean ofthegradua teschool,worriedthat announcing the changes to students before publication of the faU course schedule would create"chaos" in the Office of Records and Registration if students bail out of classes this semester and attempt to register for counes that are required under the new program. Goldadmittedthatsomestudents graduating in May are going to be affected by the new requirements. "We'relooltingatawaynottodisrupt the semester, although~ are some students that get caught up in this and we're trying to figure out bow~ there are and what to do about iL Those are students who are abouttograduateinMay,"Goldsaid, adding. "I don't think we can get the information out there properly. "We're just near the beginning of this proces< as we wrestle with this questionofhawyouimpiementit (the newgenedprogram )," he said"Then: is no clear way to have an effective irnpkmentation date," ~ added. Grant asked .senators"tocontinue your (class) commitments th rough the end of this semester." .. I'm angry about this," oble rc~t.._...-,.,. 1 �__ B RIEFLY ...,...,... Non . . . . . for seNiti! ....-y Noreen Williams is director of the Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, and associate professor of microbiology. lrdd1g .... . - - . . . ... the poolllon "' _ _ , 10 the ----...F..ay-. TNoiotheiKOftdcoiiiO. .............. theftntcollpro- . of ......... ~-.giD- ""-. -b._...,..,.,. Tho__, to the F..ay proWlIng ..,.,._"" the monthly Foculty m..tings and lor the weekly ..-lngs of,.. ... tcUtiw committee. In the ab- sence of tho choir of the senote. the secreta')' p<osidos at Faculty Sen.lto and FSEC moetlng!. Tho S«rotary, ox officio, abo chair> the FKulty Sen.lto Eloctions Committ.._ The olf1ce of tho Faculty Sen.lte proYidos support fo< tho S«fotary. Second..f'OUnd nominations are due in the Facutty Senate of. foce, ~3 C.pen Hall, No<th Campus, by Feb. 15. "American Airborne" to be presented The Department of Theatre & Dance will p<esent • foculty wortcshop production of Douglas Qelaney's "Amerian />Jrbome," Feb. 7-10 In theRe- ,.....,1 Worbhop, Room 883, in the Center fo< tho Ms, No<th c.mpus. Porformonce times ~ 8 p.m. Thursday and Fridoy, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdoy and 2 p.m. Sundoy. What 11- Million o f _ _ ,. CenterforMk...,..... P•t....,_..l, •ncllm11M1nology7 The main mission of the Witebsky Cmter for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology is to foster interaction among scientists with common interests in pathogenic organisms and their hosts. The collaborative projects that have arisen as a result of th~ interac- tions have been highl y successful in developing new overlapping areas of research and attracting funding for th ese projects. This yea r, our funding for on-si te mem- bers alone will be more than 56 million and has shown a steady increase. As part of that mission, we also co-sponsor four different meetings in areas of interest to our members, incl uding microbial pathogenesis, immunology, DNA replication and RNA . These meetings incl ude presentation s by na t ion all y and internationall y known speakers from outside the un iversi ty, as well as center mem- bers, both students and faculty. Written by Douglas Deloney, "Americon Airborne" tells the sto<y of tine women from various sodoe<onomic bacl<grounds who l i n d - togelher In Center for Mkrobl.. P•thogenesiJ. Why the. merger7 JeAing -.cos for • ..tely "' In June 2000, the Center for Micro- ·----,. - The center Is • result of the merger "o f the -eblky Center for lmiiMinology .net The -!hot they hove commlttod under the 1nlluence of Tho ploy- ftnt produced as • one oct In 1988 under the auspices of Woridng St-. • New York C i t y - oompony - - t o the develcpment !" new Americon ploys. Since thon, . _.,Airborne" has been produced In various ven- ues oaou the counuy. The production will be dlrocted by Greg and will feature a student cast. T1dets lor "Americ.ln />Jfrbome" ore $5 and are ovolloble at the Center fo< the Arts box offa from noon to 6 p.m. Tues. day through Friday and at all T--ioc;ations. For~ infomlotion coii 64S-ARTS. I REPORTER _,_ 1ho -.,.mr1s I ....,.,. _..__........ ~by the Ollkw of News SeMtes In t h e - . al Ur-..,C...-u, ~· - ~~ llOC:..Hal, lulfalo, (nilj~ WUitChe-a ....... '--*--.. ------...-Sol- ::-:.-c.o.•..---_....,_ --- DonN...._.. ........ -..- ~­ LchPICI'kia DoncNJn Bon Gcldboum s. A. Unger Chrisli'leV!CW """""""""' bial Pathogenesis and the Witebsky Center for lmmunplogy merged to incorporat< the strengths of both groups and to further development in their commonly held research interests. The Cmter for Microbial Pathogenesiswasorganizedin 1995 by UB faculty mm>bers who~ a com mon int.erest in investigating aspects of microbial life and microbe-induced pathogenesis. The Witebsky Cmt<r for Immunology was founded in 1967 for tho purpose of enhancing research in immunology in Buffalo. Many of the facultyinvolvedalreadyweu members ofboth groups, and this merger formalized.that relationship. ferent departments in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences-Anesthesiology, Biochemistry, Medicine, Microbiology and Pathology-as well as the School of Dental Medicine and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology at Roswell Park Can- The center Is n•med for Dr. immunologists inlo th e on-site research P'cilities, and additional members with strength in immu- Ernst Wltebsky. Who ••• he 7 Dr. Ernest Witebsky was professor and chair (1941 - 1967) of the Department of Bacteriology-n ow th e Department of Microbiol - ogy-here at UB and a renowned immunologisi. When he st<pped down as chair; he was appoint<Q as the fi.-.t director of the Cent<r for Immunology, which later was renamed in his honor. How m-y fl•:ulty m-IMn •re •ffll..ted - h the center? The combined center has 19 onsite members with primary or sec· ondary appointments !n five dif- ce r In stitute. These researchers occupy two-and-a-half floors of the Biomedical Research Building on the South Campus. In addition, there are more th an 50 off-site • .........__tgr-..e tnlftlng ,, • ....,.... f - "' cent er. Cen )'O'Jf.._ r•t e 7 { Research training at all Ieveli is a strength ·of the center. Its laboratories currently are training 32 gradua~ students and 19 postdoctoral fellows, as well as a number of u nder- graduate and high school stu- members who are located both withi.n UB and at other universi- dents who partic.ipale in research programs here each year. Some or our graduate students and postdoctoral fdlows ti es and hospitals throughout the are funded through our Na- greater Buffalo area. The center tional In stitutes of Heahh Tra ining Grant in the area of microbial pathogenesis. Mem bers of the center also participate in NIH training grants for dental st udent s and undergraduates. A number of mem bers of the center also are mentors for outreach programs in recently brought three additional nology ~ly wiU be added in the near future. At the same time, the center has maintained its al ready existing strengths in bacteriology, parasitology, virology and hostmicrobe interactions. What types of ruurch profecti•N under w•y7 The research on-going in the center r.ove.-. a wide range of proj<cts. from very basic topics such as microbial gene r'egulation to very appyed areas such as vaccine development against pathogenic microbes. tho Buffalo area and through an NIHINational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Underg raduate Minority Research Program. Cmter members participate in a weekly research meeting that includes presentations by both students and faculty. This gives the nudeots a chance to prepare for national m~ting presentations. Improving access to ,health care for needy State grants to fund trainingfor studpzts in clinics for refugt:eS, underserved children BY LOIS BAIWI Contributing Editor T H E universi ty has re ceived two grants totaling nea rly $629,000 from New York State to provide culturally appropriate training for its med ical and dental students and residents through;;cbool- and community-pased clinics. One grant supports a progtam for medical students and residents who will provid e care to im migrant groups; the other funds a project involving medical and dental stud ents working with underserved schoolchildren. The goal of the grants is to improve access to health care for these groups while sharpening students' clinical skills and cultural competency. UB is the only university among nine awardces to receive two grants. Three departments in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. along with the School o(Dental Medicine, are developing tho programs. The larger of the two grants, funded for $393,933, will suppon the Refugee Cultural Competency Training Program sponsored by the medical school's Department o f Family Medicine. Kimberl y Griswold, assistant professor of fum ily medicine, will direct the project. The Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center and Jericho Road Family Practice on Buffalo's Wesl Side, opera led by Myron Glick, will be joint sponsors. The lnterna- tional Institute of Buffalo and Journey's End R<settlement Services also will be involved. . ..Our strategy is to offer a oonctn· trated cultural-immersion experience to students and residents at evening dinical sessions that serve only refugee patients," said Griswold. "The students will be working with peoplofrom Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Congo, Kosovo, Bosnia and Cuba." Tho program builds on a pilot project developed over the past two years by Griswold, UB medical Students and volunb:erS in which medical students conducted health sc reening of refugees during monthly "health nights" at one of the participating clinics. The current project formally inrefug~ physician, physicia n's assistant, nurse, translato.-. and social worke.-.. They also will be involved with public-health education through a lay-mentor program to assist pregnant refugee women. Withit1 two year.;, Griswold aims to have 60 students per year involved in the program. .. Based on our work to dare. integrating medical students and staffinto the care of culturally diverse populations has enriched both provider.; and recipi<:ntsofcare."G~said. "We hope to build on the enthusiasm and professionalism of students as we work together to improve cultural competency and continue to learn from the patients themselves." The second project- "School Based Health Centers: Training care into the Med0Ca1Studentsan4~dentsina medical-school curriculum as an Community Setting"-is a collaOOration involving the medical sQ>ool's departments of Po:diatrics and Psychiatry and the dental schooL Dennis Nadler, the medical ICbool's associate dean for academic and curricular affair-s, will be primary investigator and Richard Sarkin, associate pmfessorofdinical pediatrics, will be project director. Th<; project is funded at $235,285 for three years "The idea is to use school health sites to train medical students and residen ts in the continuityofhealth corporates option for interested students, who can use the experiena as part of thdr existing clinical-practice training and ~ve academic credit or as an extracurricular activity and receive ..extra" credi l Clinics will take place evenings from 5- 10 p.m. and will begin with an hour-long orientation presented by immigrant resettlement staff, a medical anthropologist, physician and social worker.Students then will spend 3 1/2 hour.; doing initial health evaluations with refugees, followed by a debriefing focus session. The trainees will work wilh an in - care, and expand their horizon s from care giving to providing edu· cation," Nadler said. terdisciplinary team consisting of a UB's Department ofPediatrics;""un·- der the aegis of Kaleida Health, currently operates II school-based bealth centm that function as primary-care clinics for students. Pediatric residents provide much of the care. • These schools are located in lowincomo ndghborhoods, where 90-100 percent of tlle children qualify for free or reduced-price lunches and where most of the cbildren are enrolled in tho school's health center, Nadler said Sev<ral of these centers will serve as project sites. "Medical students and psychiatry residents wiU become involved !n issues such as p~entive mental health c:are, self,esteem, bullying, school failure and classroom issues. in addition to delivering primary care in a s<tling students haY< come to depmd on for their health care," Nadler said "Dental students and residents will be involY<d in providing care and dental education." First-year students may be assigned .to the school-based health clinics for their r<qllired~ in the clinial practice o( l)ledicine. be said, and some third-year medical students will complete pan of their required pediatric int<msbip in project schools. Fourth-year students may choooc: the project schools for their adolescent-medicineelective. Tho project's overall goals are to sharpt:n trainees' clinical skills in working with children and adolescmts,and to e:nhana: their cultural competency and professionalism, he said. �Violating.international law Mutua calls detai~ment ofTalibcm in Cuba "jungle justice" IIJ~VIOAL Conlribotlng Editor d<lainmentinc..baof mben of the Taliban and thooe IUSptCied ofbe.. mg part of al Q aeda is questionable at best and probably illegal Wider the Geneva c:on..ntions, Ti according to an internationally knownapertiri humanrigbtsat UB. "Th e U.S. can n ot unlawfully project its police poW<r onto other states, capl"lm individuals and spbject them to 'jungle justice' simply because it is a superpower," said Miliu Mutua, professor in the Law School. "This is lawless conduct and strik.e,; an almost fatal blow at humanity and its decency.• The Geneva Conventions are customary int<:mationallaw that binds all nations, including the U.S. They define in precise language what states can, and cannot, do with regard to the conduct of war, he said. "The use of the terms 'battlefield detainees' or 'unlawful combatant.s' by the Pentagon is varuous, ewsivt' • and intended i<Jentiliation is not lt issue.• to circumYmt But the Pentagon thinb that it the ap p l~a­ can deny them rights that are due tio n of the - to prisooen of war by mislabeling Geneva Con- them, Mutua said. Ventions to "It is the to seek the men h<- to circumvent the law in this maning held in ner. There probably is no crime with Cuba by the which these men legally can h< United dwsecJ. What is their~ F'tghtStates," Mutua said. ing against the U.S. in their own "The Wl5--tild stiD &--was- country, or at the invitation 'of the ing war apinst Afgbanistan. Thae- ~t of Afghanistan? &on if IOre,anyTali>an oral Qaedacombat- one wanll:d to cbarse them. with the aots c:aptured by the U.S. dearly are war crime of killing civilians in the prisoners of war. Prioonm of war are Sept. II attacks, it is not dear such a defined by the Geneva ConYentions cbarse would J:llliU sense. Did the as anyoppooing<DD'lbalants.ll¥yare detain<es plan the attacks a n d identified as such if they fight within them, assuming that one"""" could a structured command or are idmti- prOYe in a court of law that·Osama fiablo through someinsignia,unitt>nn bin Ladm authored the attacks? Peror other distinguishing characteris- haps they could h< court-martialed tics," aanrding to Mutua. as the 6ghters of a vanquished foe. "Both the Taliban and al Qaeda "Whiie the U.S. has a right andrefighters fi t these descriptions. In- sponsibilitY to defend itself and the deed, the U.S. itself has had no prob- · peo~ within its borders, it m ust do lem identifying them as enemy sol- so lawfully, humanely and with redien. SQ. dearly the question of 'straint," Mutua said. deceitful 'ror u.s. u.s. BrieD Lecture series offering' insight . on events of Sept. 11 to be held A lpecW lecttore- offering "Perspectiv<S on September II th and its Aftermath" will h< presented this spring by the Council on International Studies and Programs and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education. . The series is designed to addreas the n~ in the ~iversity community for access to a variety of informed perspe4i>a on the terroristattacks, the subsequent war on 1<:rrorism and the implications for both the United Stall:S and the rest of tbe world. The lectures, which will h< free of charge and open to the public, will serve to highlight the increased importance of inll:rnational education and exchange in the post-Sept. II world. The series will open with a talk on "Bioterrorism: What is Our Risk!" by Richard V. Lee, UB professor of medkine, pediatrics and gynecology-obstetrics, at 3 p.m . Feb. 6 in the Student Union Theatre on the North Cam pus. The remaind er of the schedule: . • "Septemh<r II: Views from the Arab World," 3 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Student Union Theatre. The talk will h< given by Bader Dweik, a UB alumnus and former Fulbright scholar now serving as professor of English linguistics at AI-Zaytoonah University in Jordan. • "The Kashmir Issue in International Politics," 2 p.m . Feb. 21 in 330 Student Union. The speal= will h< Saleem Kidwai, visiting Fullltight scholar at v-.IJanova Univ<rsity and a visit.i ng fellow at the Center for Western and European Studies at Jawaharial Nehru Uni versity in New Delhi. • "The Islamic Movement in Uzbekistan," 3 p.m. Feb. 27, Student Union Theatre. Guli I. Yuldash<Va, a. visiting Fulbright scholar at lndiana University and leading scientific fe.Uow at the Institute for St111tegic and Regional Studies in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, will speak. • " International Education Post 9/ll," 3 p.m. March 6, Student Union Theatre. The lecture will be presented by Allen E. Goodman, president and chief executive officer for tht: Institute of International Education and former executjve dean and profC'SSOr in the School Gov. George E. Pobltfs 2002-ZOOJ ..................... at JMdec.-lnthe-Gine'IH1ind.. ......., emp~oy~es~..,-2!1m~....... Ill 22, IIOiiiZW.III - . 1 PltUI ,_...,..,. IIGIII..,.__..,IUH't 11f Sf.J811ear\. allguli ..... t• •' ......, ......,.........,flam ...... _.lndtiiiiSUNY. 2001-42. 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In bonding Mllholtty""" us million In "074" rehab funds for the ~ar capbl pn>gtR~ for SUNY's resklenc~ hills. of Foreign Service at G~rgetown University. • .. The War on Terrorism and Its Impact on Civil Liberties," 3 p:m . March 21, Studeot Union Theatre. The talk will h< given by Lee Alb<rt and David Filvaroff, UB professors of law, and a repre sentative from the U.S. Department of justice. For further information about the lecture series, contact John Wood, secretary of the Council on International Studies and Pro grams, at jjwood@buffalo.edu. CATE bridges the miles via interactive Internet hookup On ,.,.. 18, hundreds of high school students from Western New York and Central America got into a real-time discussion about education, technology and the environment, despite the 2,200 miles thai separated them. They engaged one another, along with distinguished primatologist Jane Goodall and Oscar Arias , former president of Costa Rica and winner or the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize. The live cvent •.which focused on .. Peace, Human Progress and the Environment," involved students at Clarence, Grover leveland and Ellicottville high schools a nd four Costa Rican h.igh schools. CioocWi. Osc..- Arias, - It took place via an interac- Uncolft School Ill c;osta IUu, where tive Internet video hookup Blnvose Mn'ts as director general. made possible by UB's Center for Applied Technologies in Education (CATE). It was carried to area students over Buffalo CityNet, a ~tion, video-cookrencing networli developed and adminisll:red by CATE that links 18 Western New York schoob and community organizations. Goodall and Arias first addressed comments to the students, as did Fred Mednick, director of the Seattle-based organization "Teachers Without Borders; and Donald Jacobs, associate dean of the UB Graduate School of Education and founder and director of CATE. AU of the ~" then discussed issues covered in the talks. The event was broadcast 1M from Lincoln School fro San Jose, Costa Rica, which houses a state-of-the-art, video-confermcing network designed by the UB centei. Th< site is part of a global initia~ called HopeNet that was developed jointly by Jacobs and Goodall to create distance~ucation sites in Asia, Africa, Europe and acroos U.tin America. Jacobs said this was the first trip to Central America by Goodall , a n environmen tal educator whose work with chimpanun in Tanzania changed the way in which we view the relationship of humans with the natural world and with primates in particular. She and Jacobs W<r< on a speaking tour of Costa Rica, during which they addressed development and use of advanced communication technologies to efthance inte:ma.bonal understanding and culturaJ exchange. _,....lllmroH_ .. _ �4 llepoirtla January 31. 20011Vo1.JJ. lo.15 Canlures-Esguerra's tome lauded by three periodicals, Amerlci11n Historical Assodatlon BRIEFLY Grants avallllble for 1'!'11 research in Vietnam .,.. MoO< Ashwil, dli-.ctor olthe World lAnguages lnslltute, b encooragingetlgibleUBfocuhy memben to opply for liYemonlh ftioNt'Ch and curriculum deYelopmenl grants from the Asio Foundation for work under· ......, in Voetnam at any lime botw<en 5eplemb<r 2001to 0.. ambor2003. The JX09ram, deYeloped through generous support from the Henry We:• Foondation, b dosignod to promote the devolopment of VtetnaO"'eSe studies in the u.s. Each grontee ..;u bo plaad as a WitJng scholar at on opprcpr;. ate rerarth or eilc.ational ~ tution in Hanoi Ot Ho ow Minh City. Upon ,......, to hi>/her homo imlitulion, the scholar wil bo ... peeled to leach the ""'"'""' de- voloped during the fNMnonlh field reean:h in lilotnam. Applk.ants must have a doctorate Mld ho4d a regular teaching pos;tion in intemationol <Ntions, political ocionce, ecc>norn- ics, IOCiology or Asion SIU<ies. "The,.. b no !>otter VRf to loom about • country than to ~ lime lhete wortdng. tiav. eling. and delltfoping losting penonaf and prolesslonol <Ntloruhip<," Ashwill soys. "It's a clichi but abo • sod reolity that \llotnam b still synonymous with - I n the minds ol , _ a ns. including our students. . "This Is • golden opportunity for u.s. faculty memben to loom flnthond about \lletnam. . IWr .-.tuming. they con either Incorporate that lcnowledge Into existing courses or deYelop new VJetnamese studies courses. ot TholiJllllicatk>ndeodlineo M.wth 31 . D<lais con bo foond on lheA!io-W!bsiteat ~I -..-,., -~---· King scholarship deadline extended Tho deodline has beeo extended to tomorrow to apply for the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar· ship Award, established by the Minority faculty and Staff Association to honor a funior or se-nior who dernorutrates high academic standards and leodenhip ability, and who exemplifoes per· sonal characttristics that acj. vanc.e the spirit and philosophy ol King. The ' 1,000 annual award is supported by Kenneth Gayles. clinlal tiSistant professor of ~kin<, local cardlologbt and UB graduate. in honor of his tat~ mother, Lula Gayles. Toboellgibleforthescholar· ship, appliconts """ bo undonepresenled porsons ol color, ful.time junior> or serion II US, pouess at least a 3.3 gradepoint average and bo. u.s. cjti. zen or permanent resident Apptlations are due In 208 Norton Hall, North Campos. by S p.m. tomorrow. For more Information. contact ~«>'and Garrow or Denise Hood at 645· 3072, or Kevin Ragland 01 882-2~00 . JOB LISTINGS U B job listings .accessible via Web Job listings for professional, ~ search, faculty and civil ser· vice-both competitive and non-<ompetitive-positk>ru can be accessed via the Human ResourcH ~es w~ site at <http://www.buslnen.buff· alo.edu/ hn/ vac.anclel/ >. \ Historian's book garners re~gnition BY P~YR!CIA ~HOVAN Contnbutong Edotor son.. took on diffaent meanings in different places." he say>. modern world-like tht- Renaissance. the Enlightenment and Romanticis~ftm are presented as European inventions that were pas· sively and deriv.ltively constlmcd in other regions of the ""rid. Th< book demonstrates, h< says. "th• pitfalls N award -winning book "In Northern Europe, it gmaated by U!J historian Jorge new forms of reading. assessing and Caili1.ares-f.sguerra ex· validating documenl s, and new amining the emerging forms of writing history that drew identities that shaped the Western oil non -literary sources. In Spain, it hemisphere has been cit~ as one of th• best books of the )'ear by three important international publications and has rectived two pres1igious national awards from the American Historical Association (AHA ). The book." How to Write the His· tory of the New World" (Stanford University Press, 200 I ), refreshes our understanding of the colonial pastand of the origins of the indeJ':Cfldence movements in the Western hemisphere. Last month aJone, it was named one of the year's best books by the TLS (Times Literary Supplemerrt), the lndep<ndtm and 71oe Eamomis4 which called it "a masterpiece of for hb bool!, · - t o Wrlto tiM History af t i M - -· • lndud· scholarly ingenuity." The book also wa5 mimed the best lng two pnstlglous " - n r.om tiM ArMrican Hlrtorkal Associ•· tlon. book on Atlantic history and lh< best book on Spanish and Latin prompted scholars to create new, of such an approach" to historical American history for 200 I by lh< more reliable narratives based on studies of Latin America. AHA. primary documentation that, in " In the age of Enlightenment, The central themes of the book are . turn, led 10 the formation of on< of when it comes to devising new- ideas implied by its subtitle, "Histories, th<lar]jest sptcialii.ed repositories of on how to write the history of the Epistemologies and Identities in the primary sources in the world-th< N<w ~rid," he says. "there was as Eighteenth-Century Atlantic ~rid." Archive of the Indies. much intellectual creativity in the so"Finally, in Spanish America , called peripheries (Spain, Mexico) as In it, Cailizares-Esguerra traces the cultural processes that led early- skepticism was turned against its in the Northern-European core." modem inteUectuals on both sides of most ardent European promoters. This filet often astonishes American the Atlantic to question primary Spanish-American scholars ques- students, who have very little knowl· sources that long hod been consid- tioned the ability of foreign Euro- edge of th< intellectual and cultural ered authoritative: Mesoamerican pean ob5ervers to <Ver comprehend historyoflatinAmerica,andwhose codices, early colonial Spanish the past and nature of the New understandingofCmtral;uldSouth chronicles and crave! accounts. World." he explains. America has developed from a Eu"My study argues thattheskepli· He notes that the great intellec- ropean per.;pective. cism that dominated the "age of rea - tual, cultural movements of the As a teacher, Cailizarcs-Esgu<rra A --· say> he tends to avoid the tragic nar· rativ<S that dominat< tht fitld of Latin American b.istoryand \nslnd emphasize> tbt rich. racial, social, cultural and intellectual history of the region. :r.aJue interdisciplinary apprOaches," he says, "and shy away from flattened and parochial na.rra· tiv<S that present Latin America as a continent onto itst:U:'" His S«ond book, " Nation and Nat>m: Nature Narrativts and Identities in Latin American History, 1500·1900," forthcoming from Stanford Press, studies pictorial, literary and scientific narratives of nature and how they relate to distinct regional and narionaJ identities of Latin America. An artide by cailizares·Esguerra in the February 1999 issue of llmm· can Hisroriall Rn-iew, "New World, New Stars: Patriotic Astrology and the Construction oflndian and lliolc Bodies in Colonia] Spanish America, l600-1650."furtberdtm· onstral<S his int<rdisciplinary approach. In November, th• pi<ee .-.ceived the Best Article Prize for 1999-2001 from tbt HistoryofSc:ieoaSociety's Forum for the History of tbt Human Sciences at the HSS annual convention. Cailizan:s-Esguerra, currently on leave at Harvard University, attended medical school in Quito, Ecuador, and r~<ived a master's degree and doctoral< in the history of sciene< from the Uni~ity of Wisconsin at Madison. BeforejoiningtbtUBhistoryfac· ulty, he was assi5tant professor of history at Illinois Stat< University. Faculty comment on Enron debacle SOM profS say case will produce mistrust in employers, rethinking ofboards' role BY JOHN DELLA CONTRADA Reporter Contributor N the wake of th~ En ron debacle, many Americans will begin to q·ucstion how much they trust their employers, sars a School of Management fac ulty member who researches the development and consequences of trust in the workpl ace. " I expect that a number of people will re-evaluate their rela tionship with their company and co nsider whether the trust th ey placed in their leaders in the past still is warranted," says Donald Ferrin, associate professor of or· ganization and human resources. "It's the people who have even the smallest suspicions about their own Company who will be affected most b}' the Enron situation," he adds. Ferrin notes th ert" are several factors that con tribute to the breakdown of trust at co mp3nics. The most damaging factor, he sars. is the one perpetrated by Enron's leaders hip: failing to meet the n pecta.tions of em ployees. "Unmct expcctJtiun!> lea t.J to a breach in the pS)'Chological con· tract be tween employe~ and ~m ­ ployer, which is definl·d as 'what I the comp.1ny owf.·s U), Jnd what \W owe th~ com pan) .'" h l· -.ay .... The hrcakdnwn of trust ha~ nh \'iOU!! neg.lliV(' COI1SC<Jlll'lll.:l'S f\ll hoth l'lllplm'Cc .111<1 t.'lllJ'lll\'l'f .... ulh as poor job satisfaction and poor job performance, says Ferrin. But, he adds, the most under.-.ported result of employee mistrust could be the one that's most damaging 10 a company: a decline in what Ferrin caiJs ..organizational citizen behavior." .. These are the duties that we perform on the job that fall out · side of our formal job description ," he explains. " If you think about it, much of Ferrin's research points to several ad ions and practices that promote emploree trust in a company and its leadership. The most inHuerltial is " transformational leadership," where leaders gain trust by showing concern a~d respect for emplop!e:.. Other key tru..o;; t-building factors incl ude how much support a leader has. or is perceived to ha\·e, within an orgamz.ation and '"''hcther employees f<elthey are treated fairly by compan)' policy and in their pcr'>OnaJ <kaltng . . with their cmplo)'t'r. Thl· fall of En ron also demon . . tratc:. that an inherl'nt managc111l~n t pmhh:m prcviou:.ly thought to occur only among a company's top managers aJso occurs within a company's board of directors, according to two oth<r SOM faculty members specializing in strategic management. In En ron's case, the oxistence of the .. agency problem" within its board of directors is partly to blame for the company's mismanagement and apparent unethical behavior, say John Stephan and Harold Star, assistant professors of management science and systems, who are researching the role of boards and CEOs in setting corporate strategy. "The agency probl<m states that because top managers are typically not owners of a company, they can' t be trusted to act in the best interest of those who do own the company-the shareholders," says Stephan. "Boards of directors were seen as a solution to the agency proOiem because they have a legal responsibility to protect and serve the shareholders. "But wh;n the Enron case illustrates is that the agency problem also exists within a company's board of directors," he adds ... Boards, too, have incentives 116fto act in the best interest of shareholders." Sl'ephan and Star maintain that the ag<ncy ~roblcm at En ron and other companies ofte.n is created because the. CEO also serves as chairman of tht company's board o'r directors. "Wittn th< chairman is the CEO, then thenatu~ofinformation that go<s to the board is oft<n distorted," says Star. '"Making matters worse, the CEO typically stacks the board with cronies and supporters. "As a result, the Oversight role of the board is very easily co-opted into a rubber stamp rol<." h< adds. '"That was the c;as.c. at En ron." The researchers predict the Enron case will prompt a lot of rethinking about the role of the board of directors and whether it's better or worR for a board to own shares of a company. "The g<neral feeling has been that board members should own shares if they are to rcpfesent the sha/eholders," says Stephan. "But what we' re learning from En ron is that when board members own shares, there's a disincentive to ask the really to~:Jgh questions for fear that those questions will driH• down the stock prices." Adds tar:"The scary thin~about Enron isn't Enron. It's that ~ron may be just the rip of the iceberg. There are lots of companies who have boards that are closing their eyes to some prcuv shady practic~... �January 31, 200~. 33. 18.15 5 Developing executive skills PACE course helping MBA.s turn weaknesses into strengths You may haYe JHn It on the- national news. Or you may ha,·ewit ~ By JOHN DlllA CONTaADA Repoo<r ContributO< Buffalo-metro impact, little wind, seasonable te.m~tures," with OOTED in a Cold War spy:traini~g program, R an rnnovauve course at the School o( Manage· ,.;cnt is helping MBA stud<nts develop intangible skills that ar< the difference between being a good executive or a great executive.. The threo-cr<dit PACE {P<rsonal Achiev<ment through Competency Evaluation) course' is a challenging ployees' skills, the School of Management is the on)y U.S. business Brown's action plan requires her school to offer students a formal to seek out public-speaking opportunities, take initiative in directing competency-building program, says group assignments, encourage the Newman, an expert on human-re- conlributions of others and to focus on meotingdeadlines To~ her skills, Brown has taught a technology course for Erie County Central Police Services, complet<d a k:adership course, enter<d the MBA program's Case CompaitiOn and has leam<d to be more appreciative of her dassmates' different leadership styles. Her effort's arc augmented by bi - source strategies. ..\\?went directly to corporate re- cruiters and aslcal what skills they most desire in their employees," semester-long program of self-im- Newman explains. "Then we created a program designed to~exactly those skills in our MBA students." Enrollment in the PACE course, launched in I998, is compethive provement dosign<d to identify and among the MBA students and is transform students' personal weak- growing in popularity. More than IIQ studentsappli<d for40spots in the class this faU, with admission ethics in the workplace, l eade~hip, awarded to thoR students most speaking. dedicated to the goals of the pro· " PACE is essentially a course abo ut 'you' and your individual nesses into strengths that will help them land attractive jobs and excel in their careers. Thes< traits-also called competencies-inciude communication and leadership skills, team-building. interpersonal and cultural sensitivity, initiative and proactivity. problem-solving and decision-making, integrity and dtange management. The originsofUB's PACE course can be trac<d to U.S. spy-training programs of the 1940s that equipped U.S operatives with skills believed to be crucial to their success in the field, says PACE founder Jerry M. Newman, interim de:ail of the School of Management and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Profossor in the Department of Organization and Human Resources. A'-cording to Newman, competency training as a corporate tool was pioneored in the 1950s by AT&T, which built assessment centers to help its managers develop skills the company had identified as common to its best-pt.-rforming executives. • Although many Je3ding corpora· tions today usc competency assess· ment and training to develop em- weekJy PACE seminars on such topics as multicultural sensitivity, conflict management and public gram and wiUing to undergo th~ intensive self-analysis required. Students accq>ted into the course initiaUy participate in a series of individual- and group-assissment exercises to determine their skill levels. From those results, each student produces an action plan for building proficiency in areas where he or she is deficienL The action plan of second-year MBA student Alisa Brown, for c:x· ample, emphasizes development of communication and leadership skills, as well as initiative and proactivity. Shortcomings in these traits, she says, affected her performa.nce as a project manager at an architectural and en- gineermg firm prior to enrollment in the UB MBA program. "At meetings, my ideas weren't always heard," recalls Brown, who currently is fie lding job offers in operations management. "And I think I could have better motivated members of my team who weren't mee~ing our objec6ves." strengths and weaknesses as a manager and leader,• explains MuriPI Anderson, PACE coordinator and manager of student services for the School of Management's Ca reer Resource Center. "' lt requires stu· dents to take a hard look at themselves and to follow diligently a measurable plan for imP.rovement; According to Anderson, participation in PACE is a unique selling point for students during job interviews because it shows they possess skills and qualities most prized by corporate recruiters. Rick Steinberg. r<gional leader for human resources at Praxair. an industrial ga$es company, is impr<SS<d with the abilities of UB PACE students. The forrUtlt 500 company use.s a similar competency-based model to cultivate its employees. "PACE does an excellent job preparing students for the r<al worldwhere sofi skills are absolutelycriti· cal to succts.S.," Steinberg says. Reproductive attitudes studied By CHRtmNE VIDAL ten to experience child abuse and Contributing Editor delayed physical development. The study will use pe<r resoarchers cposen from The Teen "Reality" Thea tre Gruup, a program of Planned Parenthood ofBuffulo and ESEARCHERS from the School of Social Work are conduaing a study t_o learn what is preventing teen-age girls in Buffalo--which has the highest rate of teen pregnancy R in New York State and one of the highest in the natiqn-fTom taking advantage of a rea reproductive _. Erie County that brings sexuality information and life issut5 to teens through peer-created and -performed skits. The concept of health services. "Girls in Charge: A Collaborative using peer interviewers, Came ron Approach to Assessing Perceived Barriers in Reprod uctive Health Care" is the first local program designed to learn about Buffalo gi rls' said, is believed to encourage open communica ti on. This research de- services," Cameron said ... We want to know the extent to which they may have knowledge of what services are available and how these services are perceived." The girls' patterns of accessing available reproductive health re · sources also will be explored. •·~ ln addition toCameron,co-investi'Sators include Howard Doueck, professor, -and ~ j~ . . . 1""' ., . _ ....-~ Karen Randolph, assistant professor, both in the School · of Social Work. Students enroll<d in the School of Social Work MSW attitudes toward reproductive health care, accord ing to Mack Cameron, assistant professor of social work signalsoisintended to develop new and one of the study's investigators. interviewers that wiU be useful in other areas of their lives, he added. atcs. Susan Peimer,assistant dean for neighborhoods "wi th alarmingly high rates of teen pregnancy," said Ca meron. Faculty members from the School of Social Work will work with girls development at the School of Social WorkandapastpresidentofPianned from the theater group to de\-elop a Parenthood of Buffalo and Eric The neighborhoods identified for survey and teach them theskills th<')' County, serws as a consultant. The th e study. consisting primarily of low· inconu• ho usehold s, have an average teen- pregn ancy rate of 212.9 per I,()()(), which is among the high est rates in the United States. Studies ha\•e found that teen mothers often suffer scvcre economic .md socia l difficulties , Ca meron noted. In addition, children of tl'Cn n others h;wi.' hcen fnW1d mon" of- will need to conduct interviews. Peer researchers will ask girls from project is being conducted in conjunction with Planned Parenthood five Buffulo neighborhoods qu<'S· ofBuffuloand Erie County, and Buffalo Panners linking to Address Adolescent Ne<ds (BPLAAN). The study is fund<d b)• a grant The study will focus on Buffulo on,_, pregnM><y- ~~~~ tions regarding their understanding and heli efs about reproduc tive health serv i ce.~. and what might prevent them from usHlg. thoscserviccs. "\\'('want to learn the girls' un derstandings, beliefs and anitudc.·!-t aboutt ht.' use of reproductiw hc.·ahh ~~-~­ grams will serve as research associ - from \ VNY Women's Fund, a group dedicated to add ressing fundamen· tJII ~ ucs of concern to women and girls m \\'estern New York. nessed it first-hand-Bald Eagle, "an epic torm, multiple day, heavy maximum snowfalls record<d from Lake Erit at Buffalo of81.6" and from Lake Ontario at M~ntague of 127". (This season's lake-effect storms are named after birds. , .he staff at the National Y.'e.a ther Service office at BuffaJo has thr honor o~lecting tbc actual namn.) Go to the NWS site at: <http:/ / tgP.s.nwJ.no•a.go•/er/buf/ l•keffect/l•ke0102/ b/ stormb.html > for a summary of the storm's details, radar and sa te.Oite images., and photographs of drr events. Follow the entire 2001-02 lake-effect season at the Buffalo NWS office site at <http:// 'Z$JS.1S6.S4.206/ er/ buf/ Wceffect/01 02.html >. It may be hard to believe, but 2002 marks the 25th anniversary of the Blizzard of'77. The 1976-77 winter had the greatest snowfall for one season with 199.4", burying the old rocord of 126.4" in 1909-10. It was also a year of brutally cold temperatures, with the period of Dec. 26, 1976, through February 1977 marked by 45 consecutive days of below-freezing temperatures. The Blizzard of '77 began on )an. 28. Wind gusts of up to 69 mph were r<eord<d in Buffalo (75 mph in Niagara Falls). Rapidly changing temperatures were reponed throughout the 2SU', beginning when the temperature rose from five degrees at midnight to26degroesby I I a.m. As wind gusts rose from 29 to 49 mph and visibility became zero, the tempera tor< plumJ'I1<l<d from 26 degroes to zero in just over four hours, and wind-chill fuctors reached bone-chilling ranges of 50 to 60 degrees below zero. Interestingly, snow accumulations in the Buffalo area were only around 12 inches (much thought tohavecomefrom existingsoow lying on the frou:n surface'of Lake Erie), though snow drifts from the wind buri<d many houses. By storm's end, 29 people had been killed and 20 animals at the Buffulo Zoo died. Details on the storm, meteorological animations (see how far we have progr<SS<d in 25 yeus), photographs, stories and more are found at the 25th anniversary Web site at <http://20S.1S6.S4.206/er/ buf/bllzurcl/blldndex.htmll>. To keep ab reast of the latest news, trends and happenings about climate and meteorology, visit the Science and Enginee:ring Library Climate and Weather Page at <http:/ / ubllb.buff•lo.edu/ lll><•rles/unlb/iel/sources/dlm.otewuther.html>. SEL also maintains a Web site devot<d to "Global Climate Change: U.S. Resoarch and Policy" at <http:// ubllb.buff•lo.edu/llbr•rles/ unlts/ sel/ blo/ ecO<h•nge.html >. Gary Ciszewski of the Mildr<d B.lake Library in the Ellicott Complex has compi led an outstanding "Meteorology Guide: Resources for Meteorological Students" at <http :/ I members.aol.com/ gnJharkfan/ meteor.htmJ>. -hoed Stou, UnfYrflhy Llbronts BrieD ((Network New York" opens doors To Jet""ft the career needs of its students in a poor national job market, the School of Management organized a networking session with more than 30 well-placed UB alumni employ<d in New York City for 75 of its MBA and bwiness-administration students earlier this month. The idea behind " Network New York" was to give students a chance to co nsult with alumni from 25 top New York City firms like Kraft Foods, Merrill Lynch, NBC, Prudential. Ernst &Young and Andersen. Held at the Manhattan headquarters of Andersen, located on the Avenue of the Americas, the event included resume-critiquing sosions with alumni and "realist ic job previews" of various careers and industries. · .. Reaching out to influential alumni is one way to generate opportunities in a tight job market ," said tvent organizer Michael Paolini, associate director of the School of Management's Carter Resource Center... This was n't meant to .be a recruitment event, but we are hoping it will open doors for our students." In addition to job advice, the students got a primer on living in New York City. UB alumni Ca rlos Rey Martin, vice presi dent of fi nance at BBVA Bank in ew York, and Paul Houghton , a senior associate at Andersen , provided pointers on apartment hunting. subway riding and safety precautions after dark. .. These things are second nature to New Yorkers. but they can be tri cky for newcomers," explained Martin. Andersen donated space for the evenr in recogni tion of the mam· UB gradua tes the company has hired over the years. Andersen part · ncr Gary KoSter, a UB alumnus. was an organizer of the event. ''Asia at Noon" sets first lecture The Asl•n Study Progr•m 's first ..Asia a1 Noon .. bro"•n -bag lun..:-h gathering of the semester will take place from noon to I p.m . IO · morrow in 280 Park Hall, orth Ca mpus . Michael Frisch. professor of history, \\' ill discu~s "The Prob"'tm · atic Past and Promising Future of American Studies in A .. IJ: Report on a Recent Visit to Japan .md Korea ... · The convenerwill br Ruth Mc rerowitz, professor 1n th e Crntcr for the Americas. �61 IIepa..._. .-,l1.21121M33.1t~ UB vok•nologlsts •re using •dv.nced technologies to help Ateguwd popua.tt.ts Hazard maps mitigate volcani~ risk 11J I!I.UN COI.DaAUM C...tributing Edilor OLCANOLOGISTS at UB, leaden worldwide 1n using advanad tech· nologies to safeguard populations from dangerous geologic events, are pioneering the automation of the time-consuming and experuive proa:ss of devdoping volcanic hazard maps. They presented their newest hazard map. developed b the volcano Pia:J de Orizabo, Mexioo's highest moun· tain,eartiertbis month in Mexia> City with theiroollabor.!tonat UNAM, the National University of Mexia>. This is the third such hazard map of a Mt:xican volcano d......Joped by Micbad F. Sheridan, professor of geology, and ooUt:agucs usirJsoomputer simulations oC volcanic phenomena. It was developed applying ad· vanctd remott·sensing te<hniques that allow scientists to identify -.Jr. zones in the volcano's surface. Hazard maps are a primary tool of government agencies in determining how to plan for potentially dangerous geologic events, but re· lying primarily on traditional methods, such as fieldwork, to constl')lct them is extremely time-consuming and expensive. By combining state-of-the-art technologies with romputer simulations that illustrate where and how past eruptions and mudslides occurred at the volcano. scientists are able to much more quickly and accurately get detailed hazard maps into the hands of the ollicials charged with kreping their citizens safe. V ...... lionl,. ......- a/ .............. -...... ..- ....,_ .. ~ .. !pMill\ -.dy she---c. ~far tlw 1111111.". ploy Solos,on-IINlymembo< f r o m - - Cologe, bydromo-·5t.- Colege in-.,. Tho--- tlon~ In -Writ· lng WOmen:"" -.ology ol Spondi>-Amoricon- ol the 1980s," piJbll!htd by SUNY ~ln1997. ...,_ A. ..-... dlnicoJ auls- tant pro1e5a< a/ occupotional therapy, has - the DistJn. gul>hed-- from the l1ohabilitatlon ~and AssistiYe T~ Sodety ol North Americo (RESNA) "in rK· ognltlon ol creoiM . . and outstanding achieoement in promoting theodYoncet'nont a/ - who througlllechnology.• Loni<er, has been d<ct<d tp RESN.\'s boltd a/ di· r<eiDn, olso fOa!lwd I SeMct Award from the AmtrlcMt Occupatlooal Theropy Associotion, af the group's annual meeting. ~.-. dtonol the School "' Social Wott<, has been d<ct<d to the board a/ directors a/ the Buffolo F<d<ratlon ol Neighborhood Centen Inc. (BFNC). 8FNC operates 15 programs for youths, adutU •nd se-nloo in Buffalo and Erie Coonty. ,_ Chomld&J. assodate professor of computer sdence and engineering. gave an invited talk on '•o.ta Models and Query Languages ID< Spaliotompo<al Databases"' at the workshop on CO<nplex Reasoning on cgraphlcal Data at the 2001 In· temational Conference on logic Programming hekS in Paphos, Cyprus. He also 91"" a talk on "Consistent Query""'-'> In lnconslst'ett D a - at.the Nalioool Technlaii.JMenily o1 Athens, In Athens, Gtoece. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~~ lholllplrtor---. from- ....~ comnutll)l ................. .. SIOrios ond Clllllllll !.-. 100ond moy .. -.. -.!far.,.. ond --o/-- ........,,_....,_. ~--the doytimo.....-.-for lenglh. llmilollont,lho ........ connot pubish ......... -.They i"'*'n--· must b e - by 9 ,o.m. Mondoy to b e - far publlatlon issue. - /lqloff<r that letters be eleclronically at <~ . emment, local authorities and th< · general population with the first detailed look at which rommunities oould be affected by a variety of events at the 1<0lcano, ranging from landslides and mudflows to full· scale eruptions. The nearest laqje city to Pia:J de Oriuba is Vera Cruz, which bas a population o( nearly 2 million and is located just60 miles from the volcano. The map was deYdoptd based on extrtmely del2ilc!d data gathered by bf Devdoped in close C9nnection with local civil-protection authorities, the hazard map for Pico de Orizaba provides the Mexican gov· remote .sen.sing using advanced spectral-sensing technologies. While previous maps of the vol· cano were limited to displaying only .. worst case• scenarios, this one re-veals three levels of hazard, based on their probability-those that are the most frequent, most dangerous anq which occur nearest to the volcano's crater; less frequent but larger evtnts, and the largest, least frequent and least dangerous events, which would impact populations furthest from the crater. .. This map confirms that we are very clqse to our goal of automat· ing the process of making hazard mapo." said Sheridan, princ:ipal in· vestiptor on th< project. "Wt ba.. shown..., can dc>dop these maps in a rdativdy short pe· riod of time using relatively few ,.... tum in w:ry go:neral tams boc:aUK data was<Xlllling'bod<in R'I<D brood cbannds,in a""'"' .-ictal.....,.. By alDlnlt, the baz.ard map b Pia:J de Ori2abo is based on scnsinc soura:s," he said. Funded by NASA. Sheridan and uchnology that provides dat2 li· multaneoosly on 224 """'*chan· ods, an improYanent 10 dramatic that Sheridan It tint a>Uid hardy bdieYt the modinp.. "I CX>Uidn't bdi<Ye)'OU aiuld iden· tify just a pa=t or two of day in an area the size oC a lDolboll 6dd. i:>r aample. but it turns out that with this technology, )'OU an,"buaid. <fix.( Bernard Hubb&rd, furmer UB toral andidate, and their oolleagu<s at UNAM,IedbyDonte~uoed a NASA-devdoped kdmologycalled AVIRIS (Airborne V'ISiblellnfrared lltJagiJI8 Spec:trom<ter) to det«:t ,.... moldy alteml rodr. ::Jj~~ and other pofmlialJy daogerous features on volcanoes that cannot be detected easily through traditionalliddwork. The !m50I'S are Jo. cated on a small air· plane and collect highly detailed data-224 cbannds of spectral da12 for every piJd,r<pRSmt· inga 100-yanlsq~ on the ground The technology has allowed the UB resean:her> to devdop an incredibly detailed, and pre· viouslyunavailable,pictureofthesta· bility-or insmbility-of a 1<0lcano's surfuce. "When we use our eyes to look at theeartb's surfuce,weareseeingonly within. a w:ry narrow range of the visible spectrum," e~plained Sheridao. "But eoJerY mineral reflects its own unique spectrum of peaks and valleys that allows us to detect key mineral signatUres in the infra. ll'd spectrum or beyond." Until very recently, standard re· mole-sensing technologies only could provide such geologic signa· ~mSheridm.IIEJli"''D<r o( day or .wfur-boaring mineral iu poasible indication o(a weobone,an area that could potmtiaiJy iniliak a slide that could present • da!Jeer to local populations, especially in the eomtt o( a major rainstorm. "Thes< -.Jr. areas can lubricate the fractures tbat exist inside each volcano, potentially causing an eomtl o( major magnitude, such as causing a whole side of a volcano to just slide off, as happened at ML SL Helens,• he explained. The spectral dati also m.:aled that in some cases at Pia:J de Orizabo, the rock has been oompktdy alu.ed by hot acid solutions that circulate throughout the volcano. potentially weakming areas deep within it, as wdl as at its surfaa. While such c;liscoveries sound alarming at first, Sheridan noted that they are deq> rock alterations, probal>ly present fo some extent in all volcanoes; it is just tbat the tec:hnoJo. gies that allowed such a preci2 pic· ture only recently became awilable. "It's not that nature is surprising. it's that we are surprised when we discover another pitu that helps to explain how it all works," he said. Trauma memories increase drug cravings UB research findings highlight importance of treating PTSD, abuse.concurrently BY LOIS BAKER Contributing Editor .OST-traumaticst ressdisordcr (PTSD ) increases P craving in drug abusers diagnosed with both con· ditions,confirming the need to trea t the conditions simultaneously, the first laboratory st udy of the two dis· orders has shown. Research drawing that conclusion, fed by Scott F. Coffey, assistant professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sci· ences. appears in the currrnt issue of Drug and Alcohol Depentkna. "We know from expericna: that drug abusers with PTSD do poorly in treatment," Coffey said, .. but many providers of substancr-abuse treatment are reluctant to treat YI'SD bccaUSt it's such an emotionally charged condition. Common practia: is to treat the drug abuse and then the PTSD. "But if the PTSD symptoms are in part driving the subst~ abuse, asking a patient to get off drugs before treating th e PTSD is kind of unfair,"' he said. "We don't do that with drug abusers with depression or schizophrenia; we treat the two disorders concurrently. Hopefully, this Sludy will encourage treatment providers to address drug abuSt· and PTSD at the samt· time." It's estimated that as many as 40 percent of substance abusers suffer their neutral imagery cue. In addition, interviewers dis - from PTSD, he said. Coffey, a specialist in drug abuse and PTSD, conducted the research with colleagues at the Medical Uni· versity or South Carolina. The investigators used a laboratory- based approach called ..cue reactivity," in which su_bjects are exposed to stimuli designed to remind them of a particular event or situation in' order to monitor their responses. The study involv<d 30 cocainedependent and 45 aloohol-depen· dent participants, all of whom also suffered from PTSD resulting from a physical or sexual attack. All par· ticipants wert in treatment for their substance dependence, and were drug-free at the time of the study, but reported wing their drug of choia: within the past '60 days. During the initial interview, re· searchers asUd participants to describe their worst trauma in full detail. 'with the participants' permis· sion, this infonnation was used in · an audiotaptd narrative that would ~rve as the trauma-imagery cue during the laboratory session. Each participant also rated five cussed participants' drug of choitt, "!'d used the information to develOp individualized drvg cues: for the cocaine abusers, a crack pipe and bag of simulated crack oocaine; for the alcohol abusers, a glass of the pre· ferred alcoholic beverage. along with the bonk itself. Wood chips served as the neutral "drug" cue for all par· ticipants. Each laboratory session began with a urine drug screen and questionnaire on which participants re· ported their current te.d of craving. Rrtiring to a sound-proof booth, subjects underwmt four presenta· tions of imagery and drug cues: trawnaimageryfoUowedbyadrug cue, neutral imagery £oUow.d by a drug cue,nauma imagery foUowed by a neutral rue and neutral imag· ery followed by a neutral cue. •· Participants listened to the imagery """rdings through earphones with eyes dosed and ...,.. asUd to continue to imagine the scene and experien<:c the emotions as vividly as possible. When a buzzer signaled them to open their eyes. they were confrontedbyadrugornrutralcue. Participantsratedtheiraavingand otber responses on a romputerized questionnaire immediately following each imagery-drug presentation. standard neutral audio narratives for pleasantness and emotional arousal. The script that participanis rated closest to neutral was used as R<sults showed, not unexpectedly, that craving increased significantly when participants we.re presented with trauma imagery and when par· ricipants weu presented with cues related to their substancr of choice. "From our research with trauma victims, we know that intrusive trawna memories are very upoctting to patients, and now ""' ba.. shown that these trauma memory-induad negativeemotionsin=aseaavingin suhstanceabuomwith PTSD,"Coffey said. "These findings add support 10 our oontention tbat ..., na:d to tn:at the two disorders at the same time." This first iiMstiga.tion involving parallel experiments with cocaine and alcobol abusers also turned up unexpected findings. be .said. ."~ predicted that oocaine abusenwould ba..significantlyhigberaavingtban alcobolabusers,baledonourknowledge of cocaine's effects. But we found that people with alcohol <lependence reported much higher craving than oocaine abusers when thinlcing about their trauma.• Coffey said this finding makes sense in hindsight. "PTSD iS an aoxi· :ty disorder. It makes penpk he· come aroused, so th'fy are much more likely to need an anxiety·reducing drug, like alcohol, than a stimulant, like cocaine, which would increase the arousal." �UB MBAs "infiltrate" Perry's .,. JotiN DIUA C:OHT'RAD.A RtpOfttr Contributor JNESS. isn't always moolh in the iu cram ustry. <Mr the past 20 years. nearly I .200 companies iJavt, dosed th<ir doon,leaving just a- 400 6rms to rompete for space in Ama'ica's frttur. To survive and grow in Jhis rompcti!M rnarl<d, Perry's Ju Cream Co. of Akron, N.Y. boast& ing-sd<etion of nearly I00 different ftavo~d a management roster of <ight MBAs from the UB School of Management. Leading the cha.ri!es is company president and CEO, Robcn Denning. Prior to assuming the helm of the 83yoar-old family-owned business in 2000, Denning groomed himsdf for the position byoompleting UB's chal- an""""· longing Extcutive MBA (EMBJ.) program: Under Denning's leadership, Perry's bas launched an aggressiw: plan to gain gr<att:r mari<et share by d~loping new products, expanding its markel mach and by "professionalizing" the company's management systems and processes. "As a fourth -generation family 6rm in the later otap of its entrepren<Urial origins, W<'re challenged to advance and upgr.odeour'""""'!"' roent systems and enhanu our a-all spirit of professionalism," says Denning. 36, who began his career at Perry's more than 20 yoan agn. "My MBA bas given m< a fr<sh sot of eyestoevaluateth<oompany's place in th< market and direct its futu~" Denning says. "Symbolically, it has helped us s« ounelves as a professional enterprise.• Aa:ording to Denning. fivt to 10 )Ult"'J>anMBA ~was optional for senior-level '""""~!~"'at Perry'o. Expaiencr in the industry was valued mDr< than ~tsavvy. That attitude bas changed. Today, five m<mbers of the co"'pany's nine-penon <xecutive ttani possess UB MBA degrees, indudingDenning'sEMBAdassmates Larry l.aDuca, viet president ofsales, and Scott Terhaar,direc:toroffinanu. Other VB MBAson the tucuti"" team include Dave M.erreU, vice president of hunian reso~r<:es, and Kris Ryan, direct.or of marketing. Rounding out the company's UB MBA roster are l.atm1 Coner, brand manager; Jodi Wiechec, human reso urce generalist, and Kevin Thomson,· manufacturing t~am leader, who was himi a month ago. TheMail crosswalks. • When making a tum, take a last look for pedestrians and bicyclists. . • Watch out for pedestrians when backing up in parking lots. ·• Use extra caution when driving at nighL Pedestrians are very difficult to see in the dark. • In foul weather, remember that your stopping distance is incmased. • Be patient when an older adult or a physically cballmged penon is crossing at an intersection. Sinurely, ....... Grole Dk<ctcw ol Public Sal<ty Ad-hoc Chair. Pmonol5of<ty Committ« caution that the new system is far fessor of pharmaceutical sciences; Murali Ramanathan, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, storage space. "'It's not just this huge amount of more than just a fantastically large storage. It's high-performance storage that enables large amounts of data to be moved around and accesse.d quickly and easily,"' said Straubinger. Zhang pointed out that in addi~ extremely reliable-another prerequiRaj Acharya, now at Penn State) site for storing such vast amounts of data, since losing so much data • Data management (Zhang) By the end of the five~yoar grant,· would be catastrophic for any r<:UB will have a total of 20 terabytes search proj<et. tion, the new system will of computer storage space. A single "Data is writcen in multiple terabyte is I million megabytes. Twenty terabytes is approximat<ly the same amount of storage found in 1,000 PCs, although researchen plaus in the system, so that a hardware failure won't result in data loss," she said. The new infrastructure also will facilitat< the kind of romputational resoar<:b mjuired by these emerging disciplines. "In ph3..(macogenomics, for a ample, there is a tremendous need for computational research focused' on analysis of the kinds of data we generate, with the objective of better understanding the mechanism of drug action or how cells and tissues respond 10 drugs.• said Straubinger. Zhang. whose expertise is in database. management and data min - ing, is working wfth other UB researchen to devdop just those tools. Having these machines on campus. she aplained,- will enable UB computer scientists to bq9n tode...dop the data analysis and visualization systans that will mak.e~with such Jarse data sets mor<: dlicienL FSEC abltportion ofUB's student population, and who, according to Gold, had been "excused from math and writing mjUirements under the current gen ed program. "Tha(s ended" under the new program, he said, adding, "We have to be careful not to lose these transfer students in The Golden ~on Rashes.-. t.::me l:heir court ~they-_, 43 ol the last 47pmes.hkanlnaediblet0 """""~(IQ.d.ll) and shot. remarltable 63 percent fromthefieldlnthe~hallto take I 48-17 tead It intermiss.kn The Bulls recrouPOd In the second hall and were~ by just 1M! pcina (42-37) In the final 20 ......... despite ao1nc 2.af- I I from behind the throe-point arc. en ·s.....oay.senlo<'l.ouis Compbell scorod 26 poincs but ;, wasn't~ lor the e.lls.u - .. Nonhwestem defeated us. 63-57, before a crowd ol6.119 In UB 50, NOrthern Illinois 39 UB 64, Akron SO U8 Wpped a pair olimpon>nt st:reakswicha~ ~39 win at Non:hem ltlinois: ~In aM~ Conlortnce battle on jan. 23. us """'" a three-pme loslnc set MAC Indoor Chmlplanships when he s;:.::-......,d • -.,ber d the Kent - lheWIII181'sJI!Wn team tool< three lndiwilbll ewntsfor the Buls in their MAC IJi.meet Satunav 1g11nst Ban state and BoWling Green. BrankOYSicy won the 200 butterfly, ., that she had not competed in this season, in 2:07.<41, UB's top time in the <liCe this year. She also won the 200 breaslstrolce in 2:25.01 and the -400 indillidual medey in 4:34.42. The Bulls defeated Bowfing Green, 209-90, but fell to host Ball State, 150-1<49. streak In the MAC and also scored Its lint win O'l'el"' the Huskies in four meet1np since ~ the confe<ence In the I996-99 .....,.., The win wu had coodl Cheryl Ocmer's 60th ,.,_. .tcto<y. and the )9 poincs .,.. the - dw - - - In a prne sinal a 63-27...,"'"' Or.! Roberts durirc dw 1997-98 season. US recumod home on S.....tay as ]urD' Kate~ tied her ,.,_. """ with 26 poincs and sophomore jessica IC.ocnendorie< had. I 8 poincs to create a formJcbble lnsJde..ouWde c:ornbNdon chat propeled the 8uls to a 64-so win.,.,. vlsJtio&Akron.The win....,. the Bulls' MAC AICOr'd at 4-4 and ~ their O¥W>It AICOr'd "'9- to. Wre~lin~ Kent State 21, UB 9 -VJrclnla 26, UB 6 US lost • MAC dual ,_at l<ont Sute on Friday ni&t'< by a 28-9 score.The throe - · ¥lctories _ , pooud by Gary Cooper (174), Garrett Bontempo ""'tD • Gene-expression data analysis (Raben Straubinger, associat< pro- Concerns also were expressed about how the changes will aff<et transfer students who make up a siz- It,.,........., U, UB 57 (1 84) and~ Cemnra (197). U8 then llll>nrbdWestV!rp on Soantoy by al6-6 score. ue wrestlers~ wins lncblod a..'obomeos (llS) and Brion saalr (133~ Data storage c-u...~,._,..., sponded when asked by Gold and Grant not to announce the·gen ed changes to students in her class. Noo The dropped • 91-53 deqsion "' Kont Sate _ . . a crowd al 4, In at the MAC. c..-- In Kent, • Ollloonjan.l2. WOMEN' S To the Editor. I am writing this letter on behalf of blun vision. Call a cab if necessary. the Penonal Safety Committ.;. to • When walking after da(k. carry a heighten awareness about pedestrian· flashljght and wear retro-reftective safety on campus. More people die materials that outline the human Conn each year in pedestrian accidcnLS • In foul weather (rain orsnow), than by drowning. fires or poison. Yet, allow extra tim< and distance for a pedestrian safety often is <Mrlook.ed. ~~dUde to stop. Do not let umbrelA walk across the su.et does not las or jacket hoods block your view need to be an invitation to danger. of approaching traffic. By taking precautions and learning • Always look left-right -left some basic safety guidelines, one can whenever and wh......,. you cross. make it safely to the other side of the Keep looking left-right-left until you street. Pedestrians should remember: havt finished crossing. on..,.. should remember: • A.lways cross the street in marked crosswalks. • Yield to pedestrians at cross• Stay away from traffic after walks and rome to a complete stop. drinking alcohol or when taking if necessary. medication that causes diuiness or • Do not pass ~~dUdes stopped at • Data visualization (Ashim Garg, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, and Kent State 9 I, UB Sl AlumriArena. Committee offers tips about pedestrian safety and Norma Nowak, director of the DNA Microarray Facility operated by RPCI and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences) - ·s implementing the program." "The ~fer issue is worrying everybody," Grant agreed. He noted that UB hadn't "been particularly successful in serving the needsoftransferstudents,"butadded that the uni..rsity would remain the choice for students transferring from area oommunity colleges. Grant said that students with degrees from oommunity co1kges had recei>-.d waivrni from general education mjUiremcnts in the past, and aJ. though every SUNY president wrote in favor of oontinuing tho5e waivers, SUNY l'nMlot PetaSalins had oot )"( responded to their request. Under the revisions in the general education program, students will have to dernonstrat< proficiency in a second language, although the language mjWmnent bas been dropped from three semesten to two. The required number of math and science oounes also will be dropped from two semesters each to just one, with an additional course in language, math or sciena also required. lnooor trac~ ann fielo Squads post ltrOnJ performances at UB, Bucknell opens US homod the UB Open on Friday ni&t'< In Alumni Arena. aod althoulh there wu no team sc~ the Bolls postal lmp<'essM! ......oen. The women _ , 14 ol the I 7 contested ...,..., Scphomo<e Fokh Thompson wu the lone Sui "' win two lr<IMduaJ ........, taldrc dw """ put with • ""' al 42.0.50 (ll.Bim), and the-w.< throw with a howe o/51-4.25 (15.70m~ · The men tool< nine ol !flo 17 ._....The &Its posted two double-wlnnen, indudinc freshman sprinter Brian Weinstein in the 55-meur dash (6.85) and the lOCHneter clash (ll.86). Distance spocbllst Joel Beatty_, the 800 meters (2:05.67) and mile run (+.30. 12).Joe Loiacono set a school reconl by w1m1n1 the shot put with a toss ol 53-4.50 (t6.27m). s.-.1 squad rnernben panldpated at the 8ucl<nell Open In lewisburz, Penn.. on SaGJrdoy. Meapn Ropn placed third In the penuthlon with 3.145 points, with ........... Katie i..o¥e taldrc · . fo<- the men, Byron McKinney brol<e Lookono~ day-old shot put rocon1. wmln& dw eYOnt with a <x>ss ol 53-tO.SO.Tlrn Dance_, the 55-meur clash In 6.50.Joe Oari< GJmed In the fastest 50tHneter drne olthe ,_with a 1:03.1!4. Swimmin~ MEN'S UB ll7, 11owllnJ Green 109 Ball State Ill, UB 54 UB split a MAC·trH1-. Sa....tay -..con.~ 11owi1nz Gr-.. 127-109, but falrc to host llal5al>o,183-54. U8 b . - 3-3 ownl and l-21n the MAC: The Buls' lono .tcto<y ol dw , _ wu In dw ....... the 800-lreo .....,, The fo;>ursomo ol Jan 'larJer,Tony l.laucbs. Dustin Hul and Alan Low. autllowllnz Gr-.~ foursome by with al7:17. 19. ' - ·s a- a' UB l09,8owllnJ Green 90 Ball State ISO, UB 149 By the siWnmest ol ............ US just missed a . _ ollts MAC tJi.meet oplnst Ball Sute and 8owllnc c.....The Bulls loll a point short aldefoatinc the host Cardinals. I ~ t 49, but knoclaed off the Folcons.209-'l0. US ;, . - 4-2 ownJt and 2-2 1n MAC cornpedtion. us freshman jonnefor 8nnlcoYsky """'throe lndMdual ...... lor the Bulls. wlnnif1c the 200 butterfly In 2:0Hl,the 200 bouststrolo! In l:lS.Ol and d'oll400 lndMdual medley In 4:34.42. l>bby DeiQ placed - In badcstTOioe -Ia. taldrc the 100 In 59.64 and the 200 In 2:07.90. US's freshman andem oiTracy Hoo.or and KJm LaHoyo also swept the d!Yin&t~ �8 Repariea Janui1Y31. ~W33.1o.15 Thursday, Januliry 31 - Oral Olognostk Sciences. ~~~~and Psychosocial Concerns In Oral H•olth Patlent.s. Deborah P. f:~l%~. 1fs~u~~fh 5 Campus. 8 a.m. Free. bocutlvelduutlon ~-st Session Understand!~ Tu 4W ~Ha1~x ~~~and Pricewatemoo"' COClpefl llP. ~Management Center, SponW>rc:d'~c!n~i~o. ~-=-rial~~?64~ 3000. ~Englneeoing Transport In NAilOSale Materials due to Thermal · Nol"' and Detenninlstk Dynamics. Dmitry Kopelovich, Untv. of Notre O~me. 206 Furnas, North Campus. 10 a.m. F,... Sponsored by Dept. af Chemic.al Engi...nng. c-.,.._ l'ltysks S<>otlolllrol<en Symmetries, c'oope,..Uw: Interactions and ExotkSu~ln ~~orst~~~n~~~ of Arizona. 205 Natural Sc5ence Comf>lex, North Campos. 3:45 p .m. Free. lllologlcal s.-..- :=~~~.Tissue Engl.....tng 5trotoegy ,.,.. ~=--Ar'::ill=. Invitrogen Distingu~ Speaker; pro1. & aw ., Skeletal Research Center, Case \Yestem R~ Univ. 210 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:45p.m. Free. Cosponsored by lnvitr~orp. and the depts. af e· leal Sdenc.es and Mia · and lmmunok>gy. For more ~~~~62;.~68. "" .mlblt - l n g reception The Arst.Y..r Grads: A 'show of US MFA First Year Student :rt.~ ..ow=.~· Campus. 5· 7 p .m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. af Art. For more information, 645-6878, 6t. 1350. - Phwmac:outkaiSc-.s ~~,!n~~~~e~f The AqJOrter publlthH lliUngs fOf' e¥ent.s taking ploc:l! on-comp.u, or for o ff campus evt!flb wh~n~ UB groups are princlpttl sponu.n . L"tlngs are due · no lot~ than noon on the Thursday pre<edlng poblkaUon. Ustlng s 11re on ly occep'ted through thr e l~ronlc submlulon fo rm for th e o nline UB Calenda r of Evenh at <hllp :// www.buffalo.edu/ cale ndftr / logln >. Beca use of space llrn ll atlon s, not a ll evenh In the elec::tronlc ulend;u will be lndud~ In the Reportrr. Profonged Etha~ bposure. Roh·Yu Shen, R~arch Institute on Addictions. 121 Cooke, North Campus. S-6:30 p.m. Free. Friday, February 1 c-ry/Topology s.m~ .... ~:rf~e'.:;;r~s~::,t Complement.s and 2-Bridge Theta-curve Complement.s. Makoto Ozawa, Wiseda Univ. 122 Mathematics Bldg ., North. Campus. 3:45 p.m . Free. foster Chemistry c..._.. ~:::'!r;;~=r~ FlulbiO Hydrogen-Bonded Moi<all.,. F . - s. Michael D. Ward, Univ. of Mlnnesota·Twin Cities. 210 Natural Sdenc.es CompJex, ~~si~For· --t f=:?~~oster Mlnd/ lhdy Class N.I.A. (NeuromuKular Integrative Action) Laurie 1 t~~~~~~1h~ .~~:u· Recreatton & lntramurals for lee, 645-3147. Sponsored by Living Well Center. For """" ~~· Laurie Krupsld, · -fn-Concort ~~:.~~.~~· r:;,m. Free. For more • onnotion, WBFO, 829-roo<>. Institutions W> Buffalo, WNY\.RC ISH-...... !!",..~~N~s and Mario Rosclglione, International Student & Scholar s.Mc:es. 31 Capen, North ~l:y~=tionol Student & Scholar s.Mc:es. For Saturday 2 ~ informotion, 645-2258. ........... -....:... SpMW3' to 5' Degradation of mRNA and QualitY Control of Gene Eapresslon. Ambm von Ho!>f, Wlnt.... mtt... Women's Club lntem~~tion-' Winter Festival. Women's Club. 21 0 Student Unk>n, North Campus. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. F(ft:. For ~ information, Juroe Cohan, 64S-3286. -.ulng vs. Bucknell. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 1 p.m. Free. UB Women 'sllukotball UB vs. lkMCI~ Green. Alumni Arena, North ampus. 7 p.m. ~Molecular & Cell Univ. af Arizono. 280 • North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For~ ~~· Stephen Fr.., -~ ~tca~tung Room, Atumni Ar~ . 8:30- ~~l!Zi~::..~= by ~~:ffi":lt'· N~s tcarapasas. Wednesday Tuesday 6 5 ~~New ~olth Sciences Ulnrions. For """" information, Diane Schwartz. 859-2878. ~==--~~ '--- "lllotenorism:Whot lsOur ~~~~af Theatre, North Campus. 3-5 ~~~rft~ ~the Studies and I'I'Ognms and the Offoce af the Vic• l'r<M>st '"' · lnteri'Witional Education. For """" infonnotion. . Wood, 645-2077. John J. • N.I.A. (Neuromuscular lntegmlve Action) Lourie i<rupS!d, dir., living w.ll Center. Alumni-.., North Campus. 4:1 S-S:30 p.m. C.U R«r<ation and Intramural$: for fee, 64S· 314. Sponsored by Living Well Center. For more infomlltion, Laurie Krupski. 645-2837. N.am.ste. 222 Student Union, North Campus. 5:30-7:30 p.m. F,... Sponsored by Living Well -- SoclaiWotto Lectun Individual App<ooches to ~r:t~~e?rJ=~I Buddhist Meditation. Nikolas KafOPOSOs. 1Oth floor South Campus. 67:30p.m. Fr... Sponsored by Living Well Center. For more ~:m~· .Nikolas KarapalaS. Throug'fl th• Body; Afternoon SocW Work Lecture lndivklual A.pproache-s to Mon"s lluketball UB vs. MWnl (OH). Alumni Buddhist Medtt.ation. NikoW ~~(as~~~-=~~~;~· ~':,11~~~ Session: ~s>lve Arb Therapies wtth Trauma. Morning session: Carol J. Creighton; afternoon seuion: Anne Marie locke. Center For Tomorrow, North Campus. 8:45 a.m.-4:30p.m. For more information, Institute f« m~\":o.Studies and Training, to lndivkfual Treatmenl ~~~.;,~of with ID. Thursday .............. ~ bm While You Learn: A Student's Guide to Part-Time Jobs. Lauren Johnson and Chad 8lock Hlst"')' Mooth Kkl<-011. Student Union lobby, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m. F.... Union, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Free. For rT'IOf'e Information, Lauren Johnson Of Chad Rung. 645-2231. ,........_......, ~~ -~~at7Ketvin Harrison. academk advisor. no Student Union, North Campus. 3-4 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Student Advi~ng Services. For more information, Student Advising Service$, 64.S6013. Physlu Colloquium Theoretical Study of SpinBASed Solid State Quantum B~~~~t.1~~~~l~ral Scienc~ Complex, No rth ~ra?.::n~~ Student Unions & Activities. For more information, Sonia Cinelli, 64S-6125 . ...........,_......, UB 100: Research SkJUs. Tova Reinhom . 127 Capen, North Campus. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Arts & Sciences Ubraries. Toloconfeftn«, and Pone! Olsawlon ~~~,s,;~ ~~"e"3!t!9c:=. ~~~~~~~Jb~~~ ealth Sciences Ubrary, library Consortium of Health - ----.. · :'"~~~/ ~s Genes. Donny af PhormocMicol Sciences. 1 21 Cooke, North Campus. S-6:30 p.m. ~. c-· -/Yiotlnt Artist-Nexus Per<u$slon Ensemble. Sloe Concert Hall. North . ~~9~es;a:~ ~ alumni, and seniorc:ruz.ru; U , students. For """" informatJon. 645-2921 . =-.-....... Alrt>ome. Dept. af Theatre & Dane•: - ..... v.t>ruhop (Room B 83), c.-, f()( the Arts. North Campus. 8 p.m. SS. For fT'ICire information, 645-AATS. --Y- ;-~~ ;'!t.=:rr, 10 :E% a.m. to 8 through ~. m . S.tu · ormotion. ext. 1350 ........ ...,~ UB 120: SelAnder Scholar 1: lv1 ~. Ben Wagner. 127 Capen, North Campus. Noon-1 :1S 1:ym. ~~ AtU&:Scienc:es lllologlcal Wednesday and 11 a.m. to . for n'1<n 645-6878, ~"""' ;::.~--- . s.-..- as a Tumor Michael Brattain, Su~. Reproductions ol the~rrtOf.JS ·mwdemen·senes Andreas \tiAiius, and print- images of planu with medicinal ~~~~& ~::~~:s ~IT.,.":,~~~ Cancer Institute. 21 0 NaturaJ Sciences Coniplex. North Campus. HS p .m. Free. For more InformatiOn, Ronakt Berezney, 645-2350. obtained via the Robert l. ISSSWottoshop =~"'J:rn!~lthby~.. ~~~.:~=~ Swfft Auditorium, Buffalo f.:es-='~~oJ.:d'iCai !'emission Ensemble. Conart Hall. North ~/:y~dMusic. eor....• "Tho l'olxl< by first-yoar students., the [)q>attment af Art is on display through Feb. 14 ., the Art Department Gallery, BAS Center for the Arb, North 7 TGF-~b - Exhibits ~~~b!:'sft."m. ""'"9"/bieacher; 18. children in b6Nchers; free for studenu Tomorrow, North Campus. 8:4S a.m .-4:30p.m. For more infonnation, Institute for ~~.Studies and Training, c--~ P lac- ~~~~~nSt~~ ~ar, Nikolaus Karapas.as, 31()..3238. r::;::;:r~':;;. --a.... - 2921. ~~~:c~~~~r"· - Sponsored by International · Student & Scholar s.Mc:es. For """" lnlormotion. 645-2258. For """" ln!Omwotion, 645- ~/llody-t Open . , _ , Circle ~~':;:,~;e!3i~~=~ withiD. HtiJpitol ~~~:':!!.::C:ts~ealthy In the U.S.. Janice Cochran, ~ort, ~~~t:'p~!.?r:;: . i.Jbrory and the Medic.al Hm.oncal 'Nestem Socie'teof ~~libfil=rs. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Taking their tickets was Sherresse Williams. The fl'!stival continues at 7 p.m. today with a screening of hao.nonddoa . . . . . . . . be -ortarodw-. -·-·-.u. Tho-·be- .{ocultyond>llll,os-aslho public, ~ hao.n • doy. Then! ,..., will be • busy signal sine• thollnehoslho~ID handlo an unimllalnurnbof ol calh~. Tho stondard reconiod ,... - wll be •Offices and-.,.benglioldas Ole_., scheduledtodoyatlho ~­ sityotluflolo.•n..._wlll be cl\ang!ld~ .. soon oslrillnlly olllc:Ws deddo ID--hao.nonddots -duo ID-c:ondl- tlonsO<--. )ouNI co-edlled by Johr-.- --"1 CR: Tlw-Cmltn--.lho --...y~o>- ftoctedlnterdiscipllnary ;oum.l ollho - - co-editod by a.UB foculty momber, hu rocelwdlho Coord ol Editors ol LHrnod )Oumols' (CEJ..I) Phoonl• Award for Significant Editoriol Acflje,e. """'t for 2001 . CR Is a reinvention of the Contenniol RMt!w a highly ,... spoctod publication foundod in 1957 tNt w•s newrtheless vir· tually moribund whorl its editorial leadership was tHen ~ last yoar by David E. jOhnson, asstst.nt professor of comparative !Jt-uro. and Scott Mldw:Json, ~ prolesoor of P>gllsh at Mlchlgon Stato Uniwnity. 8oth johnson and Michoolson.,. UB alumnl . Tho joumll , . _ acrou • wide , . . . .. cllodpllnos ___ ___ by_OIIplorir1g ... c:oncepts ol culbft ond ldontily ...., poltialn ... - - . ....... . , -.... . 11>- ... let, bonllteoiboottllllnot- Exhibition, ledun: series to honor late faculty member Alan Cober ig ~ L-~----~----~ "Earth." Triggle named University Professor Top SUNY designation recognizes achievement as scientist, administrator, educator BY SUE WUETCH£11 Reporter Editor AVID J, Triggle,SUNY Distinguished Professor in the School of Pharrnacyand PharrnareuticaJSciencesandformerUBprovost, has been named a SUNY University Professor in recognition of his ext raordinary achi evcm~nt as a scienlist, ad~ini.stmtor and educator. The titJe of University Professor, one that ~uaJ iyisreserved fo r fomter university presidents or chanceuors. \\'35 awarded to Triggle by the State Univcrsi.ty of New Yo rk Board of Trustees at its meeting on jan. 29. ln nominati ng his colleague for the designation, President William R. G rein e r noted th at Triggle achieved SUNY's high est fcrculty rank-that of Distinguished Professor- more than a dozen years ago, D "a nd his sta r has continued to rise eve r sine<:' "Once in a · great while, an extraordinary in d i vi d u a I co mes a lo ng who surpasses even the highest levels of recogni tion established within a given community." Greiner said . ..As a pathbreaking scholar. a firs t-rate teacher and me[~ tor. and a devoted citi7in and leader of our university com m un ity, Dr. Triggle is just such a stelJar individual, excoeding US's own verY high standards of exceUence in each of the three primary oom~ nents of our educational mission: research, teaching and service. .. His co ntributi ons in each of these areas have been truly superior throughout his 40 years of service to rheunivc:rsiry,"Greiner said. US Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi praised Triggle as a worthy recipi · en t of the designation. .. David Triggle has an internationa! reputation as a pharffiaceutical scientist and has been key in helping us establish corpornte partners for o ur Cen te r of Excelle nce in ·Bioinfonnatics,"Capaldi said... He·is an outstanding scientist and genero us human be.ing who has reprcsen ted excellence in his own personal activities and also the activities he has supported and nurturt'd at UB. " He richly deserves SUNY's highest title." Thomas F. Ega n, chainnan of the SUNY Board of Trustees, rioted Triggle's o utstanding career. .. Dr. Triggle is deserving of this honor to be named a University Pro-f<SSOrbe<:auseofhisextraordinary40yearrecordofachicvementasasdmtist,adrninistrator and educator at tbe UniY<TSity at Buffalo," said~ SUNY Chancellor Robert L King said: ..As University Professor, Dr. Triggle will continue his extensive teaching, scholarship and administntive duties at the University at Bl:lffalo. We appreciate his great con- . tribution to Lheacademicex.cellence and high quality of the educational experience at the university." Si nce joining the UB facuJty in 1962 as an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemical Pharmaoology, Trigglehasservedtbeuni· versity in a variety of administrative posts. He served as chair of the Depart:ment of. Biochemical Pharmaoology from 1971-85, when he was c-u.-.t-,... 1 Architects work to revamp instruction BY PAT111CIA ,DONOVAN Contributing Editor N interdisciplinary team of US architects and en· gineers is working to revolution ize th e in struction that architecture students receive when it comes to siructural analysis and building tochnology. \Vhile traditional instruction in the principles of structural analysis, design and building tochnology-an academic field called "structures"has relied on abstract mathematical c:Oncepts, the team is working with an innovative instructional delivery system that uses high-quality digital graphics, animation and sound to visually demonstrate the principles. T he effort is being led by Shahin Vassigh,assistant professor of archi tecture who holds degrees in both e ngin ee r i ng and arc hit ec ture. Vassigh has rece ived a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of A Education to complete, implement basics of structural theory, rlot to and evaluate the lntesrated Struc· mention the more demanding astures Instructional Package (JSJP), pects of appUed structural design." a digital system she originated. Vassigh explained that !SIP uses While understanding structures is an advanced digital multi-media central to the Mucation of the ar- "electronic textbook" to h•lp stu · chit«t , Vassigh says the con tent, dents learn and apply structural methods and teaching tools cur- analysis and design in ways that aro rently used are methodologios de- much more a ppropriate to th e veloped outside the architocture dis· needs, capabilities and perspectives cipline and borrowed from ongi· of architoctural studrnts. neering prograi:ns. Instruction , "It will allow students to see just therefore, is highly quantitative, what happens to variow members communicating even basic concepts as the load travels through the en· using a mathematics no menclature. tire structurt. It will demonstrate " Many architecture students have · visuaUy ways in which variow ar'neither the background, disposition chitects have solved specific strucnor time to master the mathema t- tural problems in different buildics skills required to understand or ings. bridges and other structures." Vassigh, who holds a bachelor's utilize a system based on highly ab· stract mathematical models," she degree in civil e ngineering and adds, "and quickly become uninter- master's degrees in architecture and ested, frust ra ted o r intimidated ·by planning from UB, has worked on the structun..-s curriculu·m. As a re · structural, hydraulic and tr3nsporsuit , manrstudents fa il to master the tation-related engineering projects throughout New York State. Her current research focuses on·structural and architectural design, and on the application of digital media, including virtual reality, sound and animation, to structural pedagogy and instructional materials. This research was reoognized last spring by the Architectural R<oearch Consortium Centers,andVassigh has been the recipient of a number of professional awards. fellowships and grants for her work and publicadOns. " Instead of relying on only mathematical tools to teach and OO"""J' an understanding of material behavior in variow conditions, on-e are \\'Orking to complete and evaluate a complex, interdisciplinary software pack· age that will provide visual access to material behavior." says Vassigh. "The purpose of the new teaching method is to help architecture stu dplts deve lop their intuitive Cont"'-d on Pf1917 �21 Rep ariea fmnlary 7. 2121Yt33. 11.1& ers BRIErLY ----..-. ......-. ............... 'WoltlstqtiD ...... tMd*lg..,.. """'_....... .. "Adlpllnf- JIU CHtner is interlibrary loan coordinator for the Arts and Sciences Libraries . "' lho __.._1-l:IOp.m. ,._ 1fll U 4 " - ' - 1111. ....... Cioiapa. .. .........- lilt ......... ....... .., . . C:.. ... ""-»'111111 -. -...._. ..... -.. ....... ..... .- _.......,.., --al ~--- -- A mong lho lapla "' bo .... ~ . . bo .. t h o - - - - ... lng. - . g t h o - - for tho._.~ using ere- approodles 1D bach Slrolght locbft IIIII . _ OOI.WSOS IIIII Uling such campuo - """"-"U>Utho ~syst<m,lr>­ stru<tlonol tecl1nology spedo> lruandmedio....,;ce. To ,.... for tho WO!Icshop, *- ~~Moh,- al t..mg""""'"""" the Center lor T-'*'g IIIII WIN~\~~ It ~· folo.edu> .., Mondoy. Wokk "to speak" at emeritus meeting Wolfgang Wold<. SUNY Oistin- gubhed-""""""' fmori. tusin the~al lif>. guistia. ... .,.... It I .-ting of the fm'rilUS Center J<hed. ulod for 2 p.m. Tueodoy in 102 ~ Hoi, -~ Wold<. ., inelmollonlllly ...,. - · · thelntertlbr•ry ..... -7 The Interlibrary Loan Serviu provideo photocopies of articles/chapters/proceedingo papers and loans of books, microforms and A-V materia!J not held by any of the University Libraries in any format. The service is available for all membersofthe UBcommunitywith an active UB Libraries account. We also provide photocopies and lend books from the UB Librories to other libraries all over the world. Does each library at ua have ftl own lntertlbrary to.n program? There are three interlibrary loan departments serving the UB community. The Arts and Sciences interlibrary loan ~rve!i members of the Arts and Scienus schools; the Information Delivery Service at the Health Sciences Library serves members of the schools of Dental Medicine, Health Related -Professions, Medicine and Biomedical Scie nces, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticaf Sciences, and Roswell Park Ca ncer Institute graduate prograins. The Law School community is servell by the interlibrary loan department in the Law Library. - - y .._-rts do you ,.t--7 We receive approximately 17,000 requests from the university community in the Arts and Scienus Libraries interlibrary loan service. We usually fill about 12,0001-3,000 of the requests. Aftthept'l....,usenofthe P"'.9••m f8Cllllty ........-chen7 Although it appears that the pri- mary users of the service are master's and Ph: D. students, we fill many requests for faculty re searchers. We also assume that many requests placed.by students are: requested by student assistants for faculty researchen. What's the weirdest request you' ve rec:elved7 I'm not sure if it would be categorized as "weird," but on'e of the more memorable requests was for about 10 years worth of newspapers published in Germany during the Weimar Republic period between World Wu I and World War 11. The lending library sent us several large bo- of the original n~pers. which we had to store and uep track of while the researcher claimed several months of issues to i-ead at a time. Portu• na!ily,despitethepapen' age.thq were in pretty good condition so we didn't have to worry about returning boxes of crumbled papers when the researcher finished with them. It is unusual to receive origi.nal print editions of newspapers and periodicals-usually the rna· teria!J have been microfilmed and the library lends us the reels. tt.o thelntemet and the avall8bllltyofonllnere.-rces clulngecl JOY• wort.7 Yes, but perhaps not in the way that you might txpect. Although many periodicals' contents are available in full-text online, they arr, in many cases, an alternate fonnat for materials that we have in print. Therefore, we have not seen a 'reduction in the number of requests for materials because they are available online. However, because it is possible to search more index databa~ more casiJy and faJter, and because it is easy to see the tables of contents ofUJI dividual journa!J in many elf the index databases, researchers are more aware of articles and papers that have been published. When they find references to information related to their research that is not in our libraries, they submit requests for interhbrary loan. It is not unusual for us to rtceive 20 requests at a time from the Same patron, and often they are all from the same journal volume. - . , t quertloft do you wbh I hOld uked, - - would you h8ve . . , . - lt7 Although we make every effort to obtain the information that UB researchers and st udents need, we sometimes have toreturn requests '".unfilled" because the material does not circulate. Examples of materials that often are unavailable through interlibrary Joan are dissertations, video/mudio cassettes, rare and fragile books published pre- 20th century, and entire ilsues of periodicals. -lingulllia · ... "Sounds ol Our Cky. ......\ l'eoplt oncllhoir ~· l l l t - ls heoo/ dwgo onci-ID II membon oftheUI~. - EAP Info to be offered Tho )oint Llboo....,..ogoooe tt ........ ........ onct--..-.. ..~- ----_...,.____ ~ tlontlllloll--lhe~ ................. ... w ... _.....,,..,...,.. ,. tlwW. bo -'D.....,.al.- J41n . . lololy'NiolollliloJI- c......,• ... . . U ... 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TMD usually in W>lves more than a single symptom, rarely has a single cause and frequentlyirrwllves multipk lioctoro, in· eluding behavioral and emotional responses. l..ad<ing a firm set of diagnostic tools, physicians and den· tistsoften depend ontheirindividual judgment to decide if a patient does or does not h:Jve the disorder. Now the School of Dental Medi· dne is collaborating with two other major universities on a joint $5 mil· lionprojecttoestablishvalidandreliable TMD criteria clinicians can use in their practices to diagnose and treat these disorden. At UB. the work will be based in the Center for the Study of Pain in the School of Dental Medicine, di· reeled by Richard Ohrbach, associ· ate professor of oral diagnostic sciences and UB 's principal investigator on the .!itud}'· The other two part- A ners are the University of Minnesola, the lead center on the study, and the University of Wa.ohington. "This ......,-ch study represents the most comprehensive examinationofdiagnostic methodsandoonupto ~ oondocted for any chronic pain di.sorder; Ohrbach said. "This is dW:, in part, to the signi6cance of TMD in the population and the ur- .sarilr related to the pain." (TMD disorders often are inoorrectlyrefm-ed to a5 "TMJ" because the pain often is centered in that jOint.) In an effort to establish unhoersal, de!initiYe standards forpinpointing TMO,study irowstigators will revaJi. date existing criteria and assess the validity o( polential new indicators ofTMD through blindeddinical a , aminations, mentiU-stlltus aSsessments, two rypeo of imapng sans. and fluid and tissue anolysis. The mult, Olubach said. will be a set o( rdiable and valid criteria that will ~undentandintlo( the ~cau.ses,natun,lpro- gent n eed to provide more valid and more costeffective d iagnosis for those indi,;duals, so they can receive better treatment. .. TMD is difficult to diagnll~ btcause there is no single mea.oure that provides objective independent evi· denceofthi.sdi.sorder,"Ohrbachsaid. "In this regard, it resembles the di · agnosis of depression. There are no reliable physical signs. That's what makes diagnosis so hard. For example, change in thr- temporoman dibular joint structure is not neces- greuion and treatment of these dioonlers. Initially, rwo examiners from each school will be certified for reliability at the University at Minnesota. Each center then will recruit study participants and enroll them in one of eight subgroups. based on the type o( pain they report. A total of 230 participants ·will be recruited at the UB center. Both examiners will assess all study participantsattheirsite;how.>-er,one examiner will not know which are . TMD patients and which are healthr controls. All subjects also will ·undergo panoramic screening, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ) and computed tomography (Cf) scans. Diagnoses made by both exam· iners will be comparrd .,..;th e:ach other and with a consensus ~gnosis of an expert panel based on the ·•···• , .. , .• ,1 patient's history and scans. Researchers at UBand the Univ<rsily at Washington also will administ£ramental-<tatusquestionnaireto a-subgroup of study participants, collect potients' relf-oq>CXU o( poin and comporrthese data with the ~ sullso(hiBbJystructuredpo)dUatric interviews used worldwide by the \\brld Haith <>rpnizaliorL These ~ will allow reoeuchers to tat the reliability o( odf-rq>Orted data rqprding a penon's funclionaJ status. The multo will hdp define bow pain inllumces people and bow they rapond to it, Ohrboch said. Researchers at the lJniooomity at Mioneoota willdrawfluidfromthe temporomandibular joint and do muscle biopsies in a subgroup to look for physical markm o( poin. All methods and tools o(diaposis will be evaluated to determine which an most muling, bold up over time and are cost-effective, Ohrbach said "Theimp(>rtanuofthi.s research lies in the rdlnement of our diagnostic procedures,'"Ohrbachsaid "It will clarify greatly the nature ofthe particular problem a person pre· sents with, eliminate unnecessary diagnostic proudures that have no validity and facilitate ba.oic research and clinical trials worldwide through our international consor· tium for TMD research." The study is funded by the 'a· tionallnstitute of Dental and Craniofacial R.esearch. US's portion will ex:ceek$1 million m--er four years. "Jf'IJJ;,J'JIJift!IJ ''''I �februart 7, Z11U21Vi. 33.10.16 ·Landscaping plan progresses Consultant preparing detailed designs for four campus sites aY SUI WUETCHU Rqx>tttr Editor T HE development of a master landscaping plan for the North and South campuses is moving for· ward, with the consultant now preparingdetaiied designs for two highprofile areas on each campus. These designs will build on the initial preliminary design conc.q>ts developed by the ronsultant-the local firm of Wendd EngineeriDg and the New York City-based HOK Planning Group, working with the univmiry-wide Master Landscape Plan AdvisoryCommittee---4nd incorporate input gathered during public work sessions hdd in spring 2000 on both campuses, said Michael V. Wright, senior architect in Facilities Planning and Design and project manager for the landscapingproject. Work on the project had been held up pending approval of the consultant's contract by SUNY central administ ration. Wright said, adding th at th e approval finally carne last fall. As part of Phase 3 of the project, the consultant will produce landscape designs of the Sherman parking lot area on the South Campus, making Coal Road-located off Bailey Avenue between Sherman Road and Winspear Avenue--the primary entrance and refming re· latcd spaces. Oesisns also will be completed of the courtyard between Abbou and Squire halls, also on the South Campus. including the area between Foster and Crosby halls. On the North Camp~ the ronsultant will focus on Foundets Plaza-the design theme rould be expanded down the.Promenade to the Student Unior>-<IS wdl as on the corridor between LockwoodUbrary and Qernens Hall. During this third phase of the greenery should be planted. Wright said he expects the Phase 3 desigils to be rompleted in two to fourmonthi The fourth phase of the will involve plans for management and maintena'nce of existing and proposed campus landscapes. The key goal of the landscaping plan, Wright Project --------------------~-.~----~~ ~~10m2~ an environment that will help with the recruitment of students. "We want parents of potential .!tudent.s, when they bring their ,...._tiM-- __ .,........ - - - . _ ......,._ project, the consuliant also will produce "design guidelines" that ·will address selection, placement and atSthetics of various si~ amenities,sucb as planting design, pedestrian lighting, pedestrian area paving and si~ furniture, Wright ~ The guidelines will provide "direction" to planners, designm and programmers involved with future development on the two carnpus<s, he added. He noted that RWDI, a firm from Guelph. Ontario. recently completed a wind and snow study of the North Campus that will aid in determining where trees an~ other kids to campus for a visit, to have a good impression of the univenity;" be said. The lands<;ape project dovetails with the recently completed installation of new sigrtage on both campuses, he added Wright said the larger proj~cts within the overall landscaping plan will be rompleted in phases over five to I0 yean, with some of the Phase 3 work expected to be completed within one to five years. Although no budget for the work has been set yet, estimares will follow after the designs are completed, he said, noting that the work likely will be financed with a combination of capital money, private funds and class gifis. New pharmacy program offered By ELLEN GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor T HE nation's first master's dcgr{'(' program in phar· maccuti c.~ with a focus in ph.trmacumctrics. a n<"w fidd thJt f\tso phJrmacologi( Mud - with computational and stati~ ti · mcthocb of data analrsis. h.1s lxocn developed at the School of Pharmacy and Ph<:~rmaccutical Sciences. The field of pharnlacometrics invoh·c~ the anal)•sis and interpretation of data produced in preclinical .tnd clinical trials, much of which now is gem;rat~d through new compu tationally intensive tools, such as bioinformatics. This new program focus comes just in time to meet an explosion of demand in the ph3.rmaceutical industry,said William J. Jusko, professor, interim chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the program's founder. "Because of ~ngdemand, th is area of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic pharmacometrics offers some of the highest entry-level salaries in the entire pharmaca~tical industry," said Jusko. Entry-level pharmaceutical scientists with a pharmacometrics background are being hired for as much as$SO,OOO per year and, because companies want to retain these people, pay raisl'S tend to be generous, be said. As the international leader in t\'10 areas on which pharm"comctrics is based-pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics (emeritus professor Gerhard Levy is considJ.q,d the 1£'4; ~.tl father of pharmacodynamics)-the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jusko explained, has dCvel oped a solid curriculum to form the basis of the new program focus. " Pharmacometrics lies at th e h~art of what drug companies do: collecting data from animals, normal volunteers and patients; qu.m· tifyi ng it. and then being able tCJdc· tcrmint' what that data mean for optimizing drug efficacy and mim· miring toxicity." "Phannacometrks .lies at the heart of what drug compBnles do .... " WILLIAM J. JUSI<O Accordi ng to Jusko, pharma cometrics. which requires proficiency in mathematical, computa· tional and statistical methods, as well as in ph~rmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling, involves the interpretation of diverse types of data relating to the disposition and effects of a particular drug, often in large populations of patients on the order of hundreds or even thousands. He noted that while intensive and detailed studies of small groups of individual patients-groups as small as from 12 to2()-still provide the most complete picture of a drug'H"S.Sential properties, the much larger studies provide important information as well. "These population studies involve takingasmallamountofinformation from a large number of patien~ hundreds or even thousands-and summarizing the main factors that affect their exposures and respon!tCS to a drug," he said. "lltequ<"Stion they <lre designed to amv.·cr b.. what arc any special characteristics that show up wh<11 a particular drug is taken by th< broad patient populJ.tion for whom 11 is being designed?" Population studies arc designed to an~-....n that question based on just one or two measurements,say. of the blood conccmration of a drug. Individuals skilled in pharmacometrics know how to properly analyze and interpret that data to determine, for example, whether or not a particular drug is metabolized differently by one or another race, gender, age group (young, elderly) or those taking other drugs. The new master's-degree focus fuses the relevant courses at UB into an intensivC program for pharmacometrics. one that most students will be able to complete in just one year. Applicants should be interested in the computational aspects of phar· maceutical research and should have at least a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutics, pharmacy, pharmacology, biology. chemistry, biochemis· try, mathematics, statistics or an other suitable discipline. A program in advanced phannarometrics at the post -graduate level is _underd..'Vdopment at UB. Jusko said. Veridian gives gift to hbraries _.uon, has don;J~ an extensive collection of engineering research materials and technical reports to the Univmity Ubraries, making the collection availabk to the publi_c for the first time. / Portions of the dona~ material da~ back to the 1940s when !he Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division laboratory was converted into a public research ~tute, the Cornell hrooautical Laboratory, wtUcb in 1972 became Calspan Corp. In 1978, it became an Arvin/Calspan Advanced T.echnology Center, which became Veridian when Calspan and the Alexandria, Va.-based Veda merged in 1997. "We value our long history with Veridian and apprecia~ ~ gift of · historical journals and technical reports. The collection will be a rich resource for our faculty and students wbo genera~ solutions for societal probletns," said Mark Karwan, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "These mal<rials repment an in-depth, high-ttdmology research base supporting both theacademicandCXllllDlerCialsecunin '1\bt=t New Yodc." said Nancy Schiller, ...ooate librarian in the Arts and Scienas Lixaries. Acmrding 10 William Rae, SUNY Distinguished Teadting Professor in the Department of Mechmical and Am>space Engineering, Veridian has provided triticaJ "'ii"'rt in the development of the cotmes he teaches in ftight dynamics o( airplanes and road vehicle dynamics. Currently stored in the and Engineering Ubrary, the collection will be processed and fuUy in~ ted into the bbraries' collections by the end of 2002. The technical report collections, when combined with the existing Univenity Ubrary holdings, will crc!a~ the most extensive ~ical reports resources in Western New York. The dona~ materials rover aeronautics and aerodynamics, chemistry, computer scienc:es,engineering.environmental scienc:es,matbematical sci· ences, physics, rtgulations, research administration and transportation. The material, much of it in microfiche, includes approximat<ly 420,000 technical reports, 25,000 society papm and ..Xumes of journals and books. Vendian's gift is part of UB's $250 million fund-raising campaign. Verldlan, tlvough Its lklff1llo Scim Grant to GSE extends support • The Fonl l'oundMion hM - - - a $130,000 grant to. the Graduate School of Education atending support for an international conference in Africa and a study examining the worldwide shifi in the burden of higher education rosts from governments and taxpayers to parents and students. UB will use the grant in conjunction with the University of Dares Salaam in Tanzania to organize an international conference in Dares r $a]aam focusing on higher education in Africa. The confer-rna will be held from March 24-28, with experts from around the world in attendance to address the issue of cost-sharing in relation to rising tuition fees in both public and private universities. The 5130,000 grant supplements a grant of $416,000 awarded in January 2000 by the Ford Foundation to spearhead a three-year project directed by D. Bruce Johnstone, University Professor of Higher and Comparative Education and former chancellor of the State Uni\'er5ity of New York. "ln most African nations. a huge demand for higher education is greatly outpacing the capacity of the rax systems to continue providing this higher t-ducation fn.'C of charge. There simply isn't the money,.. said Johnstone, who directs the lntt-rnational COmparative Higher Education Finance and Acc.,ibility Project OCHEFAPlthrough theGSE'>Center forCom par.uive and GlobaJ Studies in Education. ICH EFAP's goal is to build an international dattboseon the costsofh1gher education, complete with models of tuition, student-aid and loan-policy packages and to document en><rging solutions to the access dilemma. Fuplans are to establish an international network that will review and update the datab."ISe, prepare· papers on the pertinent topics and provide fellowships that will attract visiting scholars and graduate students to UB. The Ford Foundation's grant to the univcnity is part of UB's S250 million campaign. rore BrieD African language added to WLI · -~ . . . _spokenby2.7 millionAliii:ansinSenegal, Gambia and Mimritania, has joined Swahili and Yoruba on the menu of Africanlanguaw:snawtaughtthroughthe'Mxld~lnstitute ( WU). The course will be of particular use to those expecting to travel or do business in the former French rolony of Senegal, a Muslim country that now is a hotbed of local international economic activity. A 10-week, non-credit count in Wolofwill run from noon to I p.m. Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays from Monday to April 19 in 322 Clemens Hall, North Campus. The instructor will be Senegal native Abdou Rahman Sarr, a veteran teacher and translator who works in thr Senegali capital of Dakar. Sa.rr CUrrn1tly is co-teaching a courR on law and literature in Senegal with Judy Scales-Trent, professor of law, who was a Fulbright scholar to Senegal last year. A S I5 fee wiU cover the cost of course R'f.lterials. Those interested in cnroWng should contact the WU at 645-2292. �4 Reporier february 7.200ZI'Inl.jJ, No.16 UB pediatrician· urges education about osteoporosis begin at earlier age B RIEFLY Zodiaque concert set The Department cl Theatte and Dance will pment "Ladies on Stage,• tho spring dance coocen cl tho Zodloque Dance Compony, Feb. 14-17 and feb, 21-24 in tho Dlaml Theatte in tho c.nlf!r for lhe Ms, Nolth Compus. P<rlo<min<:es wll begin at 8 p.m . on woelcdoys and SIUKdoys, ond lit 2 p.m. on SUndays. The~ will feature g<litorisl ond composer Oomil!n Simon ond guest ._,.,. ~ Ring ond SIKy Zowadzlci. simon hos compo!ol!d U.... new piece> for tho com- pony. Tlckets for •l..adies on Stage" St 2 for tho general public and S5 for senior> and students. They are availabte in the CFA 111! box otnce from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday throogh Friday, and at aU Tteketmaster kK:Jtions. CFA to present 'Vagina Monologues" M part cl the V-Oay 2002 Col- lege Campaign, the Center for the Arts tMII present a benefit presentation of Eve Eru$er's groundbreaking, Obie AwardwVming play 1he Vagina Monologues" at 7,30 p.m. Feb. I 9 and 20 in the Drama "'ffieatr~ 'in ~ CFA on the North Campus. V-Day is a global movement that ~p5 anti-violence organizations throoghout the wOOd continue and expand t~r core wortc whiJe d raw;ng ~blk attention lo the larger foghtto stop woridwi~ vkHence against women and g iris. For the V-Oay College. Cam· paign, coUeges a'nd untvenit.ies around the wOOd will present . benefit productions cl "The Va- gina Monologue$.• Proceeds from the UB production, which will be directed by Ketli Bocock-Natale and feature a cast of 13 students from the Department of Theatl1! and Dance, will benefit the Anti· Rape Taslc Force at U8. TICkets foc the "The Vagina Monologues" are St 5 foc the general public and S7 fOf students and are available from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesclay throogh Friday In the CFA box offoce and at all Ticketmaster locatiom. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible vfa·web Job listings for p<olessional, resean:h, faculty and cMI service-both competitive and non-competl~tions can be accessed WI tho Human Resource Servk:es'Neb site at <http:/ 1 - - - -.....- / l l n / Y -/ >. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendin~ to the The Rtpotftrwelc:omes letters from members of the UniY<rsity community commenting on its stories and content Letters should be limited to 800 WO<<fs and may be ed~ed for style and length. letten must include the Vlfriter's name. address aod a daytime t.etephone number for verification. Because of space lim itations, the Reporter cannot publish allletten rec<Md. They must bt received by 9 a.m. Monday to be considered fOf publkation in that v....ee~t•s issue. The Report..- p<efers that letters be receiYed eiec:tronically at · wuetchcr@buiT•lo.niu >. Quattrin studies diabetes-bone link By DONNA LON«;EHECit~ Reporter Assistant Editor D IABETES and brittle bones may go hand in hand~ according to preliminary data obtained in an ongoing UB research study. Thus, eduating women who have type I diabetes about OS""'''Irosis must begin at a much earlier age, according to Teresa Quattrin, associate professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and director of the Diabetes Center at Children's Hospital. Quattrin is the lead investigator on a study that seeks to establish a possible link between women diagnosed with type I diabetes and the early onset of osteoporosis, a dis- ease that affects nearly 10 million American s, abo ut 8 million of whom are women, according to Dit1betes 1-0recast. \Vith funding from an American Diabetes As.sociatipn Clinical Research Award. Quattrin four years ago began a crosS-sectional, bonemineral density study-that since has expa nded into a much larger, longitudinal study-to try and pinpoint when and why bone loss begins occurring in young women. "We wanted to see how women ages 13 to 19weredoingand wanted to see women in their 20s and 30s, because one of the issues is that it (bone loss) seems to strike women before the classic symptoms of osteoporosis wou ld. Ordinarily, yo u think of women getting this during the menopause years.'' says Quattrin. The slud y may prove lo be groundbrcaking, she adds, because of the lack of definitive research en bam· density loss in yOung people wi th rype I diabetes. As part of the cross-sc..uional study, bone+densiry scans were obtained from two groups of females between theagesof13to 18and 19to30who had type I diabetes. Each group also had a matched-age control group. Thescamshawed that although type I study participants' bone d"!lsity was within normal limits, it was lower than thebonecknsityofthose in the control group. Quattrin hopes that the data obtained from both studies, along with a two-year follow-up, will give researchers the tools to develop preventa!M measures rela!M to the levels. This. she says, provides the conceptual Hnk between insulin and bone density. One thing· is certain: Young girls need to reach peak bone-mineral density quickJy, before maturity if possible. There is only about a twoyea r window of opportunity after the onset of menstruation in which most young women experience increases in bone density, sayS Qua_ttrin. "If you are 25 and have a low bonemineral den sity, it's not likely that you're going to increase it; she adds. Moreover, i there is power in knowing one's family ~ l)Jstory because bone0 mineral dcon ~ sity is "highly .... Teresa Quattrtn Hsten1 to 10-,...,.-old Mllce genetically deWftherell 's IM•rt dwlng an examln•tlon •t termined." ac Children '' Hosplbl. co rdin g to Quat t ri n . needs of young women with type I "Many women would know exactly diabetes. if their mothers had something ba_d The second co mponent of the lik< cancer of the uterus, but they st udy examined blood and urine may not pay any anention to the fact levels Of such hormo nes as that their moms might have been osteocaldn, estrogen and insulin- having bone loss in earlier years." all of whkh play an important role Other importa~t facto rs deterin the formation ofhcalthy bone- mining healthy bone formation are and N-tclopeptides, a marker of . such lifestyle issues as diet, weight, bone resorption ..Quattrin says that smoking and exercise, and the use although preliminary data hasn't yet of hormonal preparations lik< estroestablished a relationship between gen, which actually may increase key hormones related to bone-min- bone-mineral density. Q uattrin also eral density, it is well-established that emphasized that the patient's relaobese people who produce excessive tioOship with her team of physicians insulin tend to have higher bone- and caregivers is vital to making any mineral density, whil e the opposite treatment prot~ol a success. "This kind of education should is true for people with lower insulin g & happen in a young woman's life,(in) the school and in the pediatrician's office because those are very critical years to fonn lifestyle habits that will help you preserve your bones down the road; says Quattrin. While the public at large is m.\jtll more educa!M about the impbrtance of bone strength, the focus remains on middle-aged and premenopausal women, she adds. "It's a furtny joke when people tell you 'I shrunk; I used to be 5' 4" and now I'm 5'3-:'but it's not ajolce," Quattrin says. pointing out ihat spinal measurements of middle-aged people show significant decreases in bone density that often go undetected until a problem occurs. such as a fracture from a fall. Quattrin generously praises her colleagues at Olildm!'s Hospital,and looks forward to expanding her research into other issues related to diabetes. Key resean:hers on the SttJdy include )<an ~- Wende. assistant professor of gynecology and obstetrics; Richard P. Donahue, professor of !;Ocial and preventative medicine, and )acek Dmocbowski, assistant professor of statistics, and thrir participation underscores what Quattrin calls "exciting (cross-disciplinary) collaboration " "Ultimately, my philosophy and my hope is that we may be able to continue our interdisciplinary re+ sclrch within clinical research; she says. " I am hoping that we also will get other roUeagues involved in the basic research to collaborate with us so that it (th<" work) will be acrossthe-board and looking at other systems and other pathologies as well. We don•t want to forget the basic science aspect of it. and I hope to have a larger team working at UB on all as- · peru related to bone- mineral density and diabetes in general; she added. Promoting culture ofteaching and learning Faculty Senate recommendations on instructional effectiveness become UB policy By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor chair of the Teaching artd Learning Committee, said the panel's original RESID ENT Wtlham R charge was to look at student course Gremer has approved as evaluations but the task snowhalled un ive!sity policy SIX resolu- into an examination of the whole is· nons regardmg assessments sue of teaching and learning. The committee noted in its intro· of Instructional effectiveness that had been promoted by the Farulty Senate. d_uction to the resolutions that in orThe policy went into effect with der to maximize instructional effectiveness, the university must encourthe start of the spring semester. In app"roving the resolutions af- age, nurture and rewa rd faculty t~r consultation with Provost Eliza+ teaching accomplishments just as it beth D. Capaldi, Greiner noted that does ¥.~th research accomplishments. they are "in acco rd with, and full y And just as the "rulrure of teachsupport, UB's tripartite mi~ion of ingisexpectedofthefuculty, the"rulexcellence in teaching, research and ture of learning" must become integral to the life of SttJdents, it added. public service." "Thei r implemen tation will en· The resolutions-the"Assessments sure that our faculty's teaching ac- of Instructional Effectiveness"-{ld· complishments are fully recognized dress variousaspecisofwhat the comand rcvrorded as we contin ue to pro- mittee called the"interactive cu1turcs vide a comprd1ensive and interac- of teaching artd learning." tivf lea rning environment fo r our "Teaching and lea rning are two sides of the same coin," Gen tile exstudents," he said. plai ned. "You can't do one without The resolutions were developed by the senate's l i..--aching and Learning the other." From the te-.Jching side, instructors Committee in an effort to provide guidelines for the assessment of in- ''arc responsible for clear course go.1l!> and expectatio ns, for effective in + structional effectiveness. Ronald Ge ntile. SUNY Distin · struction and for cont inued cxpao guished lCaching Professor in the l>in n of thei'r teaching/testing repcr· I>cpartment of Counseling, School toin~s to provide a wide vJ riety of .tnd Edul'tl tlon.tl Ps\'('ht•logy .t nd l"lJUit~h l co ppnrt un itlt'' f~1r .., 1\l lh: nt ~ P to succeed,'' the committee said. From the leamirig side, students ..are responsible for their own Jearn + ing, for taking advantage of the opportunities provided in class (and for seeking out remedial and ad vanced opportunities outside of class) and foradoptinga nd co~trib­ uting to the culture of the university regarding the advancement and fair distribution of knowledge." While the, university ..always has ca.red about teac hing ," Ge ntile pointed out, "now it's official " with the nC\... policy in place. Specifically, the policy requires' • A syllabus be published within the first week that addresses course goals; ·expectations of attendan~e. performance and deadlines; grading, and instructor ava ilability • That the deans be responsible . for assuring that all promotion-andtenure decisions include teaching portfolios and that those portfolios include for each course taught th e course S)'llabus; student evaluations of inst ruction; instructor self-evnlu · at ions; evidence of the effectiveness of instruction. and information on co urse polk)' and procedur.es for identifying difficulties studen ts are having and how thl'y 'an acces..'i help • The pro\'OSt initiate and fund a comprehensive professional development effort for facuJty to continue ,expanding and improving their instructional repertoires and pedagogicalskills. TheCenterforTeachingand Learning Resources was established last fall, and has offered workshops for farulty and graduate students. • The university and individual units maintain,strengthen and rec ommend courses designed specifically to teach learning strategies and metacognition, self-diagnosis and time-management • The provost initiate discussions with the various campus student orga nization,..o obtain their input about issues related ' to assessments of instructional effeCtiveness In regard to students and the Cuitun: of learning, the policy asks the university to promote a list of .. Student Academic Responsibilities." These would require students to know and follow university policy regarding drop-add dates, making up incomplete gradt.'S, etc.; understand and follow each course sylla+ bus; prepare for and participa te in d155; inform the instructor if ade-Jd· line am not be met or a class must he missed, and r<.'quest extra help. �february7,111112J'1u1.33.1o.16 Rapa...._ Exercise studied for MS Fisher to Look at concept ofexercise as treatrrJent for fatigue BY LOIS aAIWI Contributing Editor NIVERSI1"Y researchers will test the somewhat counterintuitive concept that exercise can lcsscn tiredness in persons with multiple sclerosis, a group <Opecially susceptible to fatigue. With a $450,000 grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Nadine Fishcr, lead r<Oearcher on the study. wiU test the theory that a program of resistance <W-cises wiU I<OS<n the fatigue MS patients experience after going. through a regular workday and the residual futigue that re· U ercise group. Twtnty healthy penons without MS. but similar in aU other ways, wiU serve as a rontrol group. . Participants wiU be tested at thrt< time points before tht study begins: in the morning; at the end Of asimu· lat<d eight-hour workday, and the foUowing morning. The tests wiU measure neuromuscular, cardiovas· cular and cognitive function, and ability to perform everyday activities. 1'hose assigned to ~ groups strength, endurance an"d contrac- tion speed in the arms and legs. Participants wiU undergo a shon assessment at eight weeks and a full as· sessment at the end of the program. The study, she said; aims to acrom· plish at least two goal$: raise partici· pants' futigue threshold so they can accomplish more work with less timlness. and improvo: their ability to perform functional activi~sudl as walking and stair-climbing. 5 The Olympics online After much •ntldpatlon, the Winter Olympics will debut tomorrow in Salt Lake City. Now it's time to ba kin tht excitement of the upcoming winter comptttitions. The Web is the perfect plact to find schedules for th e games that will continue until Feb. 24, as well as excl us ive interviews with athletes, spectacular photos and Olympic history and trivia. Salt lake 2002, the official site of the 2002 Olympjl: games at <www...ltl... e2002.eom>, not only lists a calenda~of events by sport, date and venue, but provides brief biographies of the athletes. accompaoied by audible comments from them. A special section for kids includes a coloring book, puzzles and a look at the 2002 Olympic r---------==-----, mascots-the hare, coyote and bear. Visit the shopping section to purcha~ offic!allicensed mer- r""ot...-J""l• chandisc. mains the next morning. sistant professor of rehabilitation The official site of the Utah Travel Council includes ad· medicine. Her previous research has shown the vaJue of strength training for improving physical stamina in adul ts and children with arthrit is. ditional jnformation on schtl!luled events at <www.ut•h.com>. C lick on .. winter preview" for a photo t.o ur of Utah and daily reports of snow accumulation . Additional links to statistics and Olympic world records can Fisher is an assistant professor of occupational therapy and clinical as- be found at <www.freeplnt.com / g•ry/ olymplcreference.html>. Olympic news as it happens can be found on Yahoo at <http:// "The most common symptom of MS is a genetalized sense of futiguc and reduced function ," said Fisher. "Few studies have ronsidcred the role of exercise as a treatment for fatigue in MS. We think exercise may help develop some physical reserve, so I people with MScan work for longer periods of time and come home with enough energy to participate in their home and leisure activities." Fisher will work with a group of 60 persons diagnosed with mild to modern(e MS. Participants will be assigned randomly to one of three subgroups: J supervised-exercise group. a home-exercise group and a no-ex· wiU participate for 16wedcsin a th=times-a-~ indMdualized progressM·rtSistancr program of anti-fatiguing exercises. Fisher or her research roUeagues wiU visit aU home-based MS participants C\'e1'y two wedcs to provide social ron tact and motiv:ltion, and wiU talk to the healthy rontrols b)' phone on the same schedule. Fisher said the exercise groups will use machines or free weights., con· centrating on improving muscular Carl Granger, professor of rehabilitation medicine, wiU be co-investiga· tor on the study. Carol Brownscheidle. clinical assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine and neurology, affili. ated with the Jacobs Neurological Institute, wiU be a participating in'l'esti· gator. The late l.awrena jarobs, internationaUy known MS ~er and UB faci.tlty member who died in November, also w.isa participating investigator on the grant. Nursing focuses on diversity This situation doe. not bode well for the future of nursi ng or for how other cultures ~nderstand and interpret illness and disease. And in the lo ng term . we need to bring more people from diverse cu hures into the profession. .. Meanwhile, until we succeed in our mission of creating a culturaily diverse nursing work force, improv- • Improve adolescent self-care skills,attitudesand behavior, and in· crease nurses' teaching Competency • Create a positive image of ours· ing in the community All students in the program will stud y cullural difference s and health care, as the genernl popula· ing the cultural knoMedge and sen· tion beco.mcs more diverse and the need for multicultural understand· ing more crucial. Providing that understanding is the goal of a new curriculum in the sitivity of our current students will tural stereotypes, and spend nearl y 600 hours working in clinics in culturally diverse and underserved areas. By LOIS BAKER Contributing EditOr L OOK around any hospital. clinic o r doctor's office and most of the nurses you see will not be people of color. mastcr's·degree program for fumily nurse practitioners in the School of Nursing. The new curriculum will focus on the health beliefs and atti· tudes Qf other cultures, both in the classroom and in the ficld .A second major thrust is recruiting and retaining students from minority and underserved populations. If the thn.-e·yca r effon is successful, US's cultural-competency curriculum and field experiences may serve as a model for nursing sd)ools around the country. says Nancy Campbell· Heider, professor of nurs· ing and project director. The project is being funded by a S 1.3 million grant from the fede[111 Bureau of Pro· fessions. Health Resources and Services Administration. "The majorit)' of nurses are still uf white European· ancestry," says Ca rnpbell - 1-leidcr, "but th eir pa tient s come from many cu ltures. If ther are going to provid e the best possible cnre, ~ey need to know "Tbe majority of nunes.,.., still o f - &lropun MKeStry, but their p!ltlents come from many cultures. In the long tenn, - - to bring more people from dlvene cultures Into the profesJion ... NANCY CAMPBEU·HEIDER identify false thinking about cui · CampbeU-Heidcr notes that plac· ing nursing students in underservcd areas pro\'ides positive role models for recruiting minority nursingstu den~.St in addition to giving them first -hand experience working with different rultures. One aspect of the grant S~~«ifi­ caUy targets adolescent health. Fam· ily nurse practitioner students will teach ninth grad= in schools with a mix of cultures about high -risk health behaviors. This fieldwork is designed to increase students' and paren..;· knowledge about risky be· help bridge the culturnl divide." Campbeii·Heider and colleague. haviors while helping students learn to teach in community-based set- aim to accomplish five objectives: lings, says Campbeii· Heider. • Prepare all fami l)' nurse prac· titionergraduates in cultural competency • Increase the number of family nurse- practitioners working in undersc rved area.c; by 10 percent • Increase the number of stu· dent s from min ority and underserved groups cnrolh.:d in the nursing school by 10 percent Another component involves producing educational health pro· grams for broadcast over the \Vest ern ew York Distance Learning Fiber Optic etwork.. This s~tcm connects most area public schools wiLh US's videoconferencing center developed b)' the School of Nursing and the Millard Fillmore College Continuing Educa tion Division. d•llynews.y•hoo.com / fc / ysports/ 2002_Winter_Oiymplcs/ > and on the CBS netwo rk at <www.sportsllne.com / u / ofympla/ 2002>. Both sites contain complete news coverage, photos and a list of related Web si tes. For a mix of spor~.St art and culture, visi t the Olympic Museum at < www. museum . oly~ttplc .org / >. The mu-seum features the historicaJ significance of the games, including a biography of the founder of tlie modern Olympics, Pierre Frtdy, Baron de Coube.rtin. Its unique online exhibitions and vinu.al gal· lery enable visitors to reli~e the history of the Olympic movement. And for you trivia buffs, it 's time to prove.you're not the weakest link and that all the hours you have spent watching ESPN haven't been wasted. Simply hop on a ny search engine, such as Google <www.google.com >, type in "Olympic trivia,"and you'll be intro duced to a plethora of trivia contestS on the Web. You'll be asked such challenging questions as, .. Do you know what the five colored. interlocking rings on the Olympic flag represent?" Even if you ca n't make it to Salt Lake City this year, the Internet provides plent y of opportunities to partake in the e:xci teme,nt of thc\Vinter Olympic Games. - Stew•rt Brower •nd Lau,.. TMideo, UniW'fSiry Ubronn BrieD MBA grad wins Panasci contest JoAnn John.son, • 2002 gr•du•te of the part-time MBA program. won the S25,000 first-place prize in the second annual Panasci En· treprencurial Competition, which awards seed money to UB stu dents and recent alumni who devise and present the best plans for launch of a viable new business in Western New York. A veterinarian, Johnson won for her plan to start up Western New York Equine Services, which will provide emergency-call coverage for vacationing or overworked equine veterinarians throughout thearea. According to Johnson's busine:ss plan, the venture will service nine \Vestem New York equine veterinarians ~ho treat 15,000 horses in the art:a. Within a few years, she plans to expand the scrvicc to other regions of the state. The seco nd-place prize of $15,000 was awarded to Russell Van Brocklen, a UB undergraduate student studying neurological com · munications. Van Brock.len's proposed venture, Thinking Method o logies, will develop strategies and produ<:ts to help learning·dis· abled high school >tudents succeed in college. Johnso n and Van Brocklen received their awards at the con h.-st's final round, where they and three other finalists publici)• presented their bu si ness plans to a j-udges' panel of area entrepreneurs and businesspeople. A total of 17 teams, composed of students and alumni from various academic units at UB, competed in this year's contest, which is orga nized by UB's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. The contest is funded .by a gene rous gift from School of Pharmaq alumnu s Henr}' A. Pan asci Jr. ch.Orman of the Cygnus Management Group of Syracuse and former CEO of Fays Inc. Panasci created the conh!SI to encourage the entrepreneurial interests of UB students and alumni. and to promote the development and launch of new businesses. r �6 Repoa .... f!brualy7,2112Na1.33,1o.16 .l.Jite Illustrator and teacher held faculty post at UB from 1987-96. TRANSITIONS Moving In _, I I 4C8died pr<>l-.ol18risand--<0Khdll1o men's tonnis _ , 01 ll1o LJnMr. Exhibition, lectures to honor Cober ay PAl11KIA DONOVAH Contributing Editor · H£ uni.mity will honor thdifund work of the late iiiUSir.ltor lind teacher Alan E. Cober with a series of ~IS that reoognizc his innova~ and nationally distinguished work. collegial relationships with <Xhcr artists of. national distinction and the gr<at influena he had on the many students he tau!!bt as visiting professor o( art and Distinguished VISiting Artist at UB from 1987-96. Theexlubition, "Alan E.Cober.A Retrospective Afterlife," was organized by the ~lby Gallery at the Ringling School of Art and Design, in SaraSota, Ra. Ifwill open with a reception from 5-8:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in the first floor gallery of the UB Gallery in the Center for the Arts, North Campus; and . will continue through May 18. · The r<aption will beaaomponied byS<Ymlactiviti<sio theCFA Screening Room. These include. introductions by Sandra Olsen, gallery director,and mnarksby Preside!)t William R. Gmner and .Kathleen Howdl, an emeritus professor in the Department of Art, who brolJ8ht Cober to UB. Following these mnarks, Adel• Henderson, professor and chair of the Department of Art, and Ellen Cober, th~ widow of the artist, will present th• first Alan E. Cober Scholanhip to a UB student of illustration or graphic design. After the prtsen tation, the .first lecture in the Alan E. Cober M•moriall.Kture Series, entitled "Drawing from life," will be presented by <;ober's colleague, artist Sue eo.. whose 30-yearca=r in the U.S. has been marked bydisturbing and con- __ T sltyoi~ID-COKII ol111oU1__..18ris_, _,__.,_UI tennis..,_,ID_COKII ollhoUI_.. _ _, __ ...,.,._, __......,..._. _,..._ ..... ~-­ _......,... _ _ UI _ _...._..._..._., ..... -CIQidltllr .......... I.W- ....., _ _ ..... _ I D _ ............ UI ,._._,.,"',..., a1 -........... _.... .... -. ...... ... pn>c1ucer • ~ MovtngUp FM. - W8fO, ID~­ repmentallie irlll1ostotion's corporollt- . . portlnerC. slstlnt ill .... ..-.blnhlp deportment. W8f0, " ' - - writlng and "'""""'*Y ... tlons<Wistantotll1o- MOYingOn _ . , s-..,--.. c~~­ rodlo< ol "'""""'*Y- fot .... - l o r Loml Gowr- nara and Rogianll ~. to director ol c:omrnunifMb>s"" .... _ _ Notional . Fellowship Foundotlcn in Princeton, N.J. Retirements ---.. .. ~.~ tary, Department o1 Learning and lnstr\.ICUon John c..-.... - pro- ,..,.., Department ol English wm-t H . Fritch. prolessor, Department of History Teny J. c.at.., assOdot• profMsor, [)eopart.ment of Learning and Instruction Mkhael P. Gaus, visiting professor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Estell• F. llfllm, keyboard specialist, lntrmal Audit John R. Isbell, professor, p<~rtment of Mathematics [)eo. Dolores V. KOf"'CZ)'f'skl, senior stenograph~. WoOd Languages · Institute MMgoret H.__.....,., profe>sor, Depanmont ol P<diatrics Paul J. M e l t - associate prof•S>or, Department of M llldlard L · prof...or, Depart~t ol Theatre •nd Dane• Dow~ 1'N1tt. SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology ~H . -. in­ structional support tochnidon, Department ol Al):hitecture - - , A . -,senlor stenographer, Department ol Psy<Natry - s - . cllnlaotasslsuont professor, School ol Nursing - Deportment ... -ollliologlc.al - professor, Sciences ~N.Jb_l_ .. associate professor, Department ol Music - 'Mflle. diniallnstructor, School ol Phormocy ond Phormaceuticll Sciencti -F.-. prolessor, Department ol Medicine htrkll ~ V..U.... senior staff wistan~ Stat• Purcl!lsing troversial work that illustrates her ou tr.1ged stand toward various social problems as she attempts to educate,. influence and inspire change and action in her audience. Co• has been featured on theoover o( Art News, and her work is in the permanent collections of many notable museums and has been the Sfd>iect o( many ahibitions, indudiog a retrosp«tM at the Hindthorn Museum in Washington. Her work has been published as social· oornrnentuy in The ing Sum<, n;,. and N-.-k, and her paintings and drawings shown in many galleries and museum exhibitions. Since 1980, she has focused on computer art and has lectured widely on the subject. · Garlan worked with Cober on · many assignments in her 17 years as art dirtctor o( the Atlantic Morrthly. During her tanJre. the magazine won some 400 illustration and design · awards, and published work by many o( the finest illusttatoa and pbotographers in the world. visual joumal.ism-pithy pen and ink drawings that aitiqwed sooal injustice.lilr.e the ,,_. illuJtrations ofschool childrm in lloolon who sliiJ were segregat<d. despite laws to the conmry.and a wiz<ned old man held as prey in a nursing home. His ,&:I< appeared rqp.llartyb-decades lh top American ptJiliDtioos. indudiog ,.,., Newswtd. Atlantic Month~)! liD/ling Slont, &qlli7r. Lift. Lock, The New Yori:T...... It wasoommisoioned as wdl by NBC, CBS lind a number o( Foc1une 500 oomponies. He worked on adventure and mystery computer and illustrated mo..., than 23 books, including "The TlgOt's Bones and Other Plays for Oilldren" by the late Ted Hughes, poetlaiueate of England. His own book.~~ Society," shocked the public with its graphic depiction o( the IM:s and often miserable conditions of people incarc<rated in ntimnent homes, prisons and mental institutions lilr.e the NewYorkStlte psrcbiatric facility at Willowbrook. In alatt:rpubliation, "The Wake-up Call; he addressed other isoues plaguing CXllllm1p<l<Ory Americ:a-<lrug addiction, AJDS. toxicdvmicalsandhazardouswastes. Cober also was wdl-known as a dedicatedandinftuentialteach<ro( young artists, many o( whotn oontinue toexpras gratitude~ hisguidanctin bod! ac:stheticand profcWonal realms that he imparted tb them befo"' his death in 1998 at age 62. Ellen Cober, Nessim and eo. ha_.. donated som• of th• original drowings and sketchbooks in the exhibition so they can continue to be used as an educational resourc< at UB. The exhibition and the lecturts have hem sponsoted with thegenerousassistanc<and support liom the Department of An. the Oepartment of Art History and Brainstorm-the Communicator's Oub of Buffalo. Sames New York Time<, The New Yorker, The leCture is . . _ t o - Unuplodod . . - .· sched uled _...,loy Sue c- from "Tropdy af WOlf" for 6:30 p.m. Other leeFor more infOrmation about any of tures in the series, which are !itt of charge and open to the public, will the ~ts honoring Caber, oontact be delivered by illustrator Barbara Reine Hauser al645-69l2. ext. 1424, Nessirn at 6 p.m. April II in the CFA or at <rihawer@acslLbuffalo.edu>. Sc'eening Room, and Judy Garlan, Alan Caber frequently is cited as art director for the Atlantic Monthly, one of th~ most innovative illustraat 6 p.m.April25,also in the Screen- to" America has produced. He was among a small cadre of post· World ing Room. An anist, illustrator and educa· War II illustrato" who inserted contor for more than 25 years, Nessim cepts drown from modern art into is chair of the Department of Illus- an art form that was then domitration at Parsons School of Design. nated by sentimental realism. Her work has been featured in many Gober's work went be)<>nd illusmajor publications. including Roll- tration to indude an ofien shocking <}de.- Sensors printed on spot smaller than dime Provisional patent filed on work by chemists that could transform sensor technology By E_LLEN GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor y borrowing a page from the genomics revolution , UB chemists have taken a major step towdrd placing B hundreds. and possibly even thou· intricate netwo rk of nanoscopk pores. In past work, the UB group has developed innovative ways to stabili7e and trap proteins within the xcrogels. These proteins then can be .. ... • • ...• . em• • to detect bnlyone chcmicaJ speci~. The UB researchers Wa nted to shrink down all of th• sensor technology so they could place multiple sensors in a small area and obtain information on the pres ence of many chemicals in a single, small sample. 0 0 "The process of having to C!Jt analyze for diff=nt molTheir work. published in the Q ecuJes one at a time is amaz-: March l issue of AnalyticDI Cherrr~ ­ .. c inglytime-cnnsuming. and it try, which currently is online, oould. turns out to waste a whole lot transform sensor technology by proc:. 0 . of the sample." said BrighL viding agricultural, clinical, environ· 0 Initially, Bright and Eon mental and pharmaceuticallahomQC) Jeong Cho, lead author and tories with a small, fust and ponable UB ......_-. plnprtnte4 o !Ia ...,., -to doctoral candidate in the methodologyforsimultanoouslydeDepartment of Chemistry, tecting numerous chemicals in a oUght-emitting diode using o new technique for rn*lng macro:senson. micromachined wells that sample a hundred or a thousand were on the order of 1/ times smaller than a drop of water. put to work to signal the presence of 25,000th of an inch in diameter on A provisional patent has hem filed. top of a light-emittingdiode (LEO), The research overcomes a key ob- important chemicals in a sample. "W. nowundernand very wdl the a tiny, inexpensive chip made of stacle in exploiting high-tech materials. called xerogels. into which the UB . chemistry involved in making good semiconducting materials that can xerogels that oonlain ae!M' proteins," tum electrical energy into light. team has pioneered investigations as "Using our xerogels in these wdls said Frank V. Bright, oo-author and the basis of new chemical sensor>. associate chair and professor in the on a LED was a gr<at idea on paper. Xerogels are porous glasses. <level· oped through sol-gel processing Department of Chemistry in the but the volume of a weU turns out to be fairly small, about a billionth oi a techniques in which a special solu - College of Arts and Sciences. The problem with traditional quart." said Bright. "Trying to fill the tion reacts to form a porous polymer. The resulting xerogel is a rigid m:ue- xcrogel-based sensors, he explained, ~Is turned out t~bc a nightmare." But then Cho suggested pinrial, like a glass, only it consists of an is that they are large and designed sands, of reuSable chemical sensors in an area smaller than a dime. •e. printing. a technology widely used in genomics in which an c:ctremdy thin pin point sucks up by capillary action smaiJ volumes of solution and deposits or print them o nto microscope slides. Using a commercial pin-printer, just likr tho6e hard at work in DNA microam!yfacilities, the UB ~<am suddenly had oonquered the problem. "Pin-printing is like taking a tiny quill pen, dipping it into a solution and instead of filling wells. we contact-print the sol-gel solution onto the surface directly to fonn an array of xerogel-based sensors; we no longer need wells at aU ," Bright said. "Because the volume delim'ed by these pin-printers is less tllan a trillionth of a quart, the sense" are very small, so we can cram many different sensors in a small footprint and, in principle, detect hundreds or even thousands of chemical species simultaneously." Bright and his ttam now are working on pin-printing chemical sensors onto the top of an L.FD to form a fully self-contained Jnsorarray platform. The work was funded by the National Seience ~undation. �F!Or!l.lllmt33.kll Repa..._ "Hyperbolic criticism" of U.S. actions questioned To the Editor. Congratulations to Professor Malcau Mutua for malting the most OYerl!lown, blatantly kneej<rlc. anti-American statement that I '~ beard sina Sept- II. He states in the Jan_ 31, 2002; issueofthe RL{HtrU:r that the Unit<d States' poosibly unlawful ddainment ofTaliban and al Qaeda prisoners in Cuba "strikes an almost fatal blow at bu- Pemal" manity and its dccmcy." Say again! I can only bope that be was misquoted While I myself~ been a bit amoemed that our IObeiing of theae prisonera would be viewed as co~ent bair-spjittingbythe rest of the world, I'~ aomehow manop DOt to worry obout civilizatiOn crumbling as a reau!L How nice it is that most of us do not ba~ to ma1ce tough decisions about how to bandle the gravest of threats to U.S. national security. But why aome of us-particularly, it seems, within the academy._,..... in hyperbolic criticism of U.S. actions at ~ turn escapes me. Sincerely, llwt F. - . ., Ph.D. O.,,rtm<nt ol Civil Engln<tring ~as~et~all . MUI'S Ull 75, Hord>em lll!nolo 65 Akron It, Ullll Ull......-1• lou "' Nonl>em --!Ns-wilho756S victor( """' the in Alumni Arora on jon. 28. Four- Buls scored i n _ . . . . , . .. Ull -.~loss"" the --""'- On Sowrdor. Aleron used. hallrodown ~second the Buls. 89-81 . In )ames A Rhodes Arena in Akron. The Zips won their lo<rth ......,.. in the Mici-Arr..tcan Cor!lwonce by~ S8porant Triggle ~"-,...1 named dean of the School of Pbar- ternationally rocognized work fo. macy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. cuseson bowdrup inltract with calHe held that position until he was cium ebannels, edlular mecbanisms named dean of the Graduau: School that regulate the entry.of calcium and vice provost for graduate educa- when stimulated. He bas conducted tion and rescan:h in 1995. He suc- pioneering rescan:h into the action ceeded Thomas E. Headrick as UB of calcium-channel an12gonists in · provost ilf January 1999. the cardiowscuJM system and studHe returned to the faculty in July ies calcium channels and aging. 2000 when Capaldi was named proHe is the author or ro-author of vosL Since that time, he bas main- I0 books, 140 book cbaptm and retained an <Xter!SMteachingschedule, views and more than 250 sci.Oti6c as well as some administrn~ duties. · paper>, and has delivered 1,000 leeHe -also serves as senior advisor to luteS around the world Capaldi on the 8uffiOO Center of ExHe has served on numerow incellence in Bioinfonnatics. takingad- ternal and external comrnitte<S revant~geofhiscxtensM:contiCIS in the lating to pharmacy and health-scipharmaceutical industry and in the ences curricula and the futu~ of field of biodlcmistry scholarship. graduate programs in general A protific resean:her, Triggle's inA fellow of the American Associa- inthe~lalfond ....... --- had-- percent) the rest d the - -~ Structures · senst of what will or won't work and, at the same time, give them the concrete tools with which to understand and test their assumptions." Oncethepmgrampackageiscompleted with the assistance ofco-inw:stigator Gary Scott Danford; professor of architecture, it will be test«! at UB and at the U~ty of Or<gon by students of Christine Tbcodoropoulos of the Uru-sity of Orqjon's Department of Althitecture. and will be evaluat<d by Patrick Tripeny at the Graduate Scbool of Whon CXIDlpidE. ISIP will include the multimedia instr:uctiooal electronic tcttbook, a det:ail<d user tuto- Calendar ......... r•.t ·-lpedol ~ n.....-..Chlcll-,..,.. ---.., u..n In Dowlaplng -loclllty ancldote. Dept. d Biology, . Sonl'fandKDSW.Unlv.210Naonl 5deras Complt>l. Nor1h c:...,.a. 1:45 r.::~--inlonnllllon,~ Onino Theotro, Cent« 'tor""' Ms. _., c.mpus. a p.m. 112. _ . pubic; ss, U8 students ti seniors. For men lnfoonotlon, 645-Aim. - ·DIIJF-,.- -Pogonlon. ...... Sloe Conan Naclh c.mpus. a p.m. ss. ror - - inlonnotlon. 645-2921. .ua. A~c-.toop I Survtved My Rrst SemeJter ... Now 'Nhat7 KeMn Harrison, ~eademk acMsor. 107 Talbert. North Campus:4-5 p .m . FrM. Sponsored b)l Student ~~~ ~es. For mon!: informadon, 3 "SpMa/W'LAY-· projeciiPnxJuct v.<b site that will provide student support, a structures'"cbat room" for leaving inquiriesandadatabaseofFAQs{frequently asked questions) about structures. Co-investigators Andre Rrinhom, professor of civil engineering. and Bruce Majl<owslti, a"ssistant dean of architecture, will provide Web-design eapertise. Content will be review«! by RDtiald Shaeffer, professor of architecture at the Florida A8ri<ultur.al and Mecbanical University, and Edward Allen, a professor at the Muoachlll<tlllnstitute of Tedmology. Shleffer and Allen are prominent authors of architectural textbooks in the field of structures and construction technology. __ __ col64~78, ot. ..,. 1150 "l_c-,. _ _ _ Repn>ductions d ""''""""' ·muoc:~o m<n"teriesbyAnchas-...llld print-irnlges d plonts- modidnoJ out • victor(. 6~. in o,:;:.=; ~ ~~~':':.. on d;,play through Feb. 21 In the lJII Anderson Gallery, M>nh• ladaon Place, Buffalo. An opening reception will be hek1 from 7-9 p.m. tod.y. CaUtry hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through S.turdayond 1·5 p .m. Sunday. 1M Rnt-Yew Ctads" Myourdlal Growth In ICF2/ M6P Receptor-Null Mice. Kathleen McCO<mldc. aut p!'of., Dof>L of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. 12 i Cooke. North Campus. 56:30 p.m. Free. Wort by first.~.u grAduate studtnts in the Department of Art b on cfuplay through Feb. •• In the Art Dopartment Gallery, 845 Center for the Aru, North Dance Pfl'form.tnce to B p.m. ~y through Friday and 11 A.m . to 6 p .m . ~ross ~:.t=.·~ ~~. Saturday. For more intormauon. Ulll4,llucknell I UB cruised to • J4.8 victor( a.er Budcnelt alt.e.- ..._.. the lint fiw matches d the duoln-. The Buls' ..._.. wrosdon 1nduded Ry>nllendey llt1d Go')' Cooper, wllo picbd up their 75th are« .tcrorios. foil o( 8udcnell's Bill jocourot suned ell the duo! , _ - • Jxab O'Oonnel u 3:04. jocourot used ....., abdowns lltld·o poll' d point ...... lolls"' "'(ister" the win in the I•'J.j>ol.nd mao:h. Other the Buls 1nduded 0... Edwards (t 57), 0... Guarino ( 165), Go')' Cooper wlnnen"" (t7•J. Gon.ul!onter>'4'0(1&1)llt1d,_Cocpw~~ ln~oor lra~k an~ Rei~ Record-.- for llulh Tho..,\ lndt _ , .... -,.,..,."'the Pf'OSCWoul,.,.,...-. an..-..., quollod"""'" Nocno Domo.Joo NCM ~ -'*~-tn1ho4il0-tn47.1 4.Ciwltoho•·­ AO<ll>nl b y - . - In the :100 - I n 2111. £ric CDiboi plocedIn 1ho .... ""' I n . - 4:16;16,- DoucJolnton ploced- In lhoiOO_..In 1:52.94. . - . l h o ........... o(lho..,\llld-\lqLIIds-!0 v1ctarf a~\ Cloa Gl'llli-.r on Soourdojr.sr-,._.a,ron HcKtnnor - · - - """'"-""-_ _ _ ......_ ----.mine placo-GISJ-It. l'lc:IClmoyohowonlho...,._at5l-l .75. ThiUII-po~fl:orn&orr.doaa-inlho~ tun1> (17-11.75) and'""'" tun1> (]7-lo.lS).lal.n Oloon ploced second in the !do-....-. Swimmin~ hw o( 11-1.75. - ·s -I-17D,UII6J T...... lOJ,UaJ6 Ull dr_.,t bod! ends o/ta HAC lri<.- Sowrdor """"-' at Nor-.. =-~~~~ 1... 1n HAC~-170-4J by die host Huslcles and 20l-l6 b y UB\ fint.,...,. OOI'pS pn>oldod muct. ol the-... fo< the Buls.-.., Jon Y>taw led t h e - - ' * fol.w1l>.placo- in the : 1 0 0 - a.rrq in a done al lm.O I. froollnwiAW. Oron oho hod • fol.w1l>.placo"" U8 in the 200 ~in 2:14.l1. 0usdn Hui.--ploced in the 1650 ,_..In 16:47.92. '*'best ...... in the ...., ""' ,_.,._ houn. w -·5 =~~.:..~. d-..<:-.tnthelibrary. Tho - . _ , . a d by""' Friends d tho Pharmac:eutk.. Sdence:s Semtaar Zodiaque Dance Comp•ny-ladles On Stage. Dept. of Thtatre & Dance. rial and a =~~txt=~ ...,....~ Kondo Effect In Quantum Dots. Michael Pustilnlk. Univ. of Minnesota. lOS Natural ~e ComPex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Free. .. - - . <;._, - Wre~tlin~ Sisting. who bas produced most ofthe ~ .....000 for proiOiype software. Anhi~Z<t~~reatthei.JnMmityofUtah. s.-at omall educaliooal-technology seed grants from UB belped '.Uigh with ber initial ......m and ~berp!ua2.-.,t,John 1.7UB lion for the Advancement of Science W"""""- The Buls, wllo fol to t ~ sina 1975, Triggle is a member of II OYOtalllltld 5-5 in the HAC, lost • .-.jiCint hOifdrne leod early in numerous professional societies. He the second lalf llt1d jus< could ""' serves on the editorial boards of • stOp the Zips-~ me.. many of the field's prominent journals,induding Pharmat%1JtiaJJ News, w -·s of which be is founder and editor. Kent State 72, Ull 71 Among bis numerous honot>, he llowtins Green 69, Ull 65 bas receMil the Otto Krayer Award • The Buls d the bolt in Pharmacology from the Ameriwilh26sea>ndsremalnif11.but_.. can Society for Pharmacology and unoble roC. olio finol shotlltld fell Experimental Therapeutics, and the "' the ¥isitirc Kent Sate Golden Auhes.n-71,onJon.30 tnAJurml Volwiler Research Achievement ~ Award from the American AssociaThe Butts pmduced one d <he!• tion of CoUeges of Pharmacy. b e s t - - ellon:s dthe.....,., A native of London, England, in an at::tempt to pidc up their first-ewer win over d'M!! Golden Rashes In thetr eicf!lh,_...UB shot.9.1pen:ontfnom thefiooo' injhepme (26-loo--51) Triggle received adoctoratein physillt1d lwl """ Jllalon sc:ont In double fi&ures.led by~ IGm Kilpdocal chemistry from the University of 19 points. Kent Sate enwed the in lim place in the MAC's Eut OMsian. Hull and a bachelor's degree from On Soturcloy, the Buls jumped out "' "' 18-poin< leod 17 ........ into the the U~ity of Southampton. ~ 16 d their- lint 28 shoc>-lxlt connecrod on )u$t 7-d-l• (29 . may ,.,.._ during """""I ro~nty -~.UII,.-l-5..-.lond Ull 172, Honhem Illinois 68 Toledo 151,UB 9l UB tpl~ Ia th!..O.slnlzht MAC tri-<neet S.wrcloy. delutin& host Nonhem llllnols.I~.OS.but falq to Toledo, 151-92. Tho. Bulls now"" 5-3 ""'...tllltld :at the .500 6e¥el in MAC comp«ition wnh a ] . ) rTWic. . N-estvn.n )en,.. BnnkoYslcy wu the tone double-winne<" 1o.- me Bulls. winninJ: the 200 butterfly in a seuon..best 2:06.29 and better•n& her old mark by nearly three-quarten: of a second. Bnlnkovsky also won the 200 lndiV•dual remain medl~~6.. Phlladanco-the Philadelphia Dance Company--will perforr,. at a p .m . Saturday In the Malnstage In the Center for the Arts, North Campus. wu UB's only ocher indMduol V>Ct<M', W<ong the 200 bodo:strolco In 2:07.37. Deloo also on<:lloAd the Yktorious 200 tr.e ...toy sqwd of Came Qu;nlon.Tlffany-lltld Usa Boearich that finiShed on 1.39.91. threetenths of second bett¥ ~. second-place Tolrdo. l �8 Repa.....a february7,2!MJ21VIi.33.18.1G - Thursday, february ~o!m,~Huration Jundlon. Kirl<wood Penooius, 7 =Ex~ ':oo~ulrltion Sctenc.es. 111 IOI'TlNII, South -- Chemlul Engineering Interaction Forces a t the Ofl.. Water lnterf.ce in the Preseoc.e of a Surfact.nt or Copolymer. Raymond R. . B~~·F~~~Ion Umpus. 10 a.m. Free. ETC Te<hnology -...ops Web Deilgn &. Ar<Mecturo. 212 Copen, North C.mpus. 10 a .m .-Noon. frM. Ubr"'Y-.....,. U8 120: Sdf1ndor Scholar I; An Ovorvlow. Bon Wagner. 127 C.pon, North campus. Noon- ll:&·~~by ETC Tochnoio9Y Worit~hops· Photoshop: lntroducUoo, SKtlon 8, Part 1--HSL Health Sciences Ubrary, South Campus. 2 p.m. Free. ETC Tochnology -...ops HotMetal Pio 6.0 . 212 Capen, North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Free. Physks Colloquium 1 ~~Q!~7o ~~ Translt5on. }ong E. Han, Pennsylvania State UnW. 20S Natural Sctences Complex, North Campus. 3:30p.m. free. lllologlul ScJenc.. - TGF-beU at a Tumor S u~ssor. Mkhaet Brattain, chaor; Dept. of Pharmacology &. Therapeutics, Roswell Parit Cancer Institute. 210 Natural Sciences Compk!x, North Campus. 3:4S p.m. Free. For more informatiOn, Ronald Berezney, 64S-23SO. ISSS-...op ~~~~~:~~F:~'s~eatthy In the U.S. lanice Cochran, livi~ Well Center. 31 Capen, ~~~~~~~~~er· Student & Scholar Services. For rTlOf'e information, 64S-22SB. Pharmac.eutk.a Sdenc:u Sanhu•r ~:;::~r;:;=~~'::n~r~'::":er, Angtogene5is Ge!n6. Donny Tran, Dept. of Pharmaceutical ScK!nc~. 121 Cooke, North Campus. S-6:30 p.m. Free. Master Clus NEXUS Percussion Ensem~e. Slee Concert Hall, Nonh Campus. S p.m. Free. Sponsored by DepL Music:. fof more information, 64S-l921. of The R~c- publishct. lhllngs for C'\14!nls taking phKe on campu.s or for off campui evenb whe-re UB gtoups "re principal sponwn u~tfngJ are due no h,lrr than noon on the Thursday prt..."<edlfl9 publk:aUon . llstJngs are only accepted through the Theater Wo•1uhop Production American Airborne. Dept of Theatre & Dance. Rehearsal Worbhop (Room 883), Cet1ter for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. I S. For more infOfTTlalion, 645-ART5. SIH/VIstlng Artist s.rtuConcertlll NEXUS Percuulon Ensembte. Slee Concert Hall. Nonh ~t:/~i9~ ~8~~~~.~~ alumni, and senior otizens; IS, students. For more Information, 6-45-2921 . e lec:tronlc 'ubmlulon form for the online UB Calendar of Evenh Gl <htlf,:/ I www.burf;tlo.edu / of space lhnllatlons, not All =eJ Cy~~~ PTENS. · foster Chemldry C...._lum r:~:,o~~:= Molecule Reactions. Terrance McMaboo, Unlv. "' Waterloo. 210 Natural Sciences ComP'ex. ~~~s~:dfree. Lectur:~~oster - ·s swlmmlng UB vs. Cornell. Alumni Alena, North Dmpus. 6 p.m. Free.. -!Body-t Clus N.I.A. ( Neuromuscul.r lntegrollve Action). Uurie ~~·~~~3~~~~~Recreation & Intramural s.Mces for 1... 64~3147. ~%,~~~tion, laurie Krupskl, 445·2837. Thoator-...op Production Amoricon Al.-no. DepL of Theatre & Dance. Rehearsal Worbhop (Room 883), Center for tho Arts, North C.mpus 8 p.m. IS. For more infOfmation, 645-AilTS. forYourllesun:hfutur1>. jaylan Turtkan, .U president ,.,.. - 5 Diefendorl, South~ll Saturday g For more Wormation, teanne C.talano, 829-3141 , exL 148. ISSS-...op Q &. A with yoor IN5 Offkor. Wrertllng =~lg~U:~Istnct ~~:~i':r~~~=~:~pus. Naturalization Service. 20 Knox, =~~~~~~· 1 p.m. Free. llM:ater Worlc.shop Production of Amoric.on Airborne. DepL Theatre ft Dance. Rehearsal Worbhop (Room-883), Center for the Arts, North Campus. 2 and 8 p .m. IS . For more information, 64S~ARTS . D.ncelusons ~~:~~u~ni~~~ =~~t;7 p~1 Free. Center. For more rrilormation, Lourie Krupski, 645·2837. Men's Ba.dletNII ~~:~i~~~~~~:Pus. Information Su.don MBA Program . 106 )Kobs Management Center, North children in b'eachers; free for students with ID. ~Cy~~of 7 p.m. S14, gold; S12, blue; S1 0, orange/bleacher>; S8, Management. 'Ole Key&ank D•nce Series Phlladanco-The Philadelphia Dance Company. Mainstage, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m . S20, S16, S12, general public; S10, UB students. For more information, 645 -~TS . 1·0 Distinguished Women SpeakenSerta ""enh In the electronic. MHting Marbt Demands: cale1Hiar will be lndudl'd ~=f~'EYecuonlc 9 Technok?gies Group Inc. 22S ~~J,;~~ ~mbJies. Natural SCience$ Comptex. ~~~~~~so; ~: r;;; Free. Mechanical and ~ospace Engineering and Institute for Research & Educatton on Women &: Gender. For more Information, Deborah Chung, 64S-2S93, ext. 2243. Tuesday 12 u.,.."'Ywort..hop UB 141 : Introduction to Sunday Business Information Sources: ?~ta~=o:!~~~~~·· • Theotor -shop Production Amoricon Airborne. Dope of Theatre & Dance. Rehearsal Worbhop (Room 883), Center for the Arts, North Campus. 2 ~S:.firt.or more information, II a Self Defense Bujlnbn 8udo Toljitsu. N;kolas l<arapasas. W"esd;ng Room, Alumni Arena. B:3G-1 0:3op.m. F,.., Sponso<ed by I.Mng Well Center..for more Information, Nll<olas Karapasas, 31(}.3238 Student &: Scholar Servkes. FOf more information, 64S-22SB. Monday Friday a.m.-12:_.5 ~~.~~m. Activities Folr Leodonhlp Folr. Sn.dont Unoo Lobby, North Campus. 10 a.m.3 p.m. F.... Sponso<od by ~~~C~er, ..-graduate Student Assoc. For n'IOI'1! information, Daniel Heirm. 645-6469. Wednesday 13 ="~5.;~~- Center. For more Information, Meditation 8uddhl$l Medltotlon. N;kofas ~m~.~ta~· ~r:.~?..r=~l Nikolaus Karapasas, 310..3238. tluit Up Your Business In a Cold Economy leadership Sln1'!'9ies lor a Slow Economy. Center fOf Tomorrow, North Campus. 8:15-11 ;30a.m. S60. Sponsored by WNY Technology Devefopment Center. For more information, 636-3626. ETC TKhnology - . . . o ps Photoshop; Introduction, SKtJon A. Part ll 212 Capon, North Campul. Noon-2 p.m . Ubr"'Y-.....,. ETC Te<hnology -shops Blad<boord 5.5; lnlroductlon ~ilc:~~~~~~- 1- Ubrary. 10 a.m.-Noon. Free. fTC Te<hnology -...ops Audio Capture ond Editing with Sound Forgo XP S.O. 212 Capon, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Free. linguistics l.octun =s:::.S~"f~.."lo's Prof. Wolfgang Woldt, SUNY Oisting. Service Prof. Emeritus, ~a~~~~02). South C.mpus. 2 p.m'Troo. For morf: informatiOn, Michae4 M. Metzger, 829·2271. M<sthomotksCryshlllog.-.phy Semlnor Phase Problem and Structure Problem. Tibor Koritsanuky, DepL of Chom;suy. 250 ETC Technology Workshops PowerPotnt. 212 Capen, North Campus. 10 a .m.-Noon. Free. ~:~~tc;.~~~~orth He•lth Sclences.Gradu•te Student Rese•Kh Semln•r Car~r Strategies and Funding Blologkal Sciences Spedal Semln•r · The Role of Protein Phosphatase 2A and It s 856 l.auio Krupslci. 64~2837. Open Drum Clrde NAmaste. 222 Student Union, Campus. 10-11 :30 a.m . Free. Sponsored by Arts &. 5cien<:es libraries. ~L"il!i.h~.. ~~~~c: Free. U8 1Cl1 ; NIMgaUng tho Web Janice Cochron, 645·2837. -...ton Buddhist MediUtion. Nitto&as Karapasas. 1Oth floor Goodyear, South C.mpus &7;30 p.m. F.-... Sponsored by Living ~I Center. For more. information, ~ikolas Karapasa:s, 31(}.3238. ETC Technology - . . . o ps 81ac:kboord S.5; Building o Coorso. 212 Capon, Nonh Campus 6;3().8;30 p.m. F.-... - · --· UB vs. ~an. Alumni Arena, =~~'l'i"~'/;."1;~~; free fOf students with ID. Author Event "Tho Girls In tho Van; ~~~S'.!l'.:,lltho< ~~~~-~'";o. ~&Sd!c'"!; ~by ETC Te<hnology -..,.,.s Thursday Scanning Images. 212 C.pon, North c.mpus. 2-4 p.m. Free. ....._.._on Sept- 11th-ltsAft.-..: A LoctweSeria Soptombor 11 ; VIOws from tho Arob World. Bade< [)wo;k, 829-6000. 14 ~.:,.~~~:.~=-AJ. Student Union Theatre, North 3~ : l0 p.m . Free. Campus. ~~trsf:~: Progr.>ms, and Office of tho Vk:e Provost for International Education. For more information, International Student and 5cholar s.Mces, 645-2258. Mind/ Body Mov......,t Class N.IA (Nooromwcular =~=J;...'C:ter. Alumni !Vena. NOrth Campus Phpks Colloquium F,.acture Paths Described by Generalized RAndom Walks ~~~roa~~~~~~ unr..., )ap<~n . 205 Natural ScienCes Complex, North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Flft ~~!~~~c:f=~~-& Cont....._.._,_..7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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A~ ol So.nlotd l.k>iw<sily ond Yolo Low School, Carte< the 1m u.s. :lupmno Court~ lOOrgood Monhal. • Ho recondy- nomod by Preslllont Goorgo w. 8ulh to the l'leklont's Council on lliootllb. ua and the Don 0o.ts- -for -1.-...hfp f<nl . . _ , t the King iotloft.l«bn --the-Wther . llin!IJt Coo iii& IG -i andlhe .... ................ -~--- 'llclillsMpbs StNZ2 _ _ . ...... . . . .- ~ ------ --·6p.m.ll-, . -.p FfldlrondM II M mo re t e xt • t Web site R rel•ted ~ltcs on Web P 1nore photo' on Web Wagner to step down as Senior VP LOngtime administrator to continue part time as senior counselor to the president lly sUE WUITCHU RtpOrt~ Editor A FTER 35 yean of distin· guished service to USincluding more than 21 years as vic~ president and senior via president-Robert J, Wagner will step down as senior vice president, effective July' I. Waguerwill continue to serve UB on a pan-time basis as senior counselor to President Wtlliam R. Greiner. "I think I'm' ready," said Wagner, noting that he and his wife, Judith, have given the idea a lot of thought. "I have the incredible luxury of being able to leave on m y own time, with no unhappiness or reg~ts." He noted that he has been :i member of the UB comm un ity since he started his studies here ala freshman in 1962...You just don't leave after 40 years," he said. "I'm ap-preciative of Bill letting me continue part time--it will make a big difference in making this transition." Wagner said he expects to spend his nC\Vfound leisure tim.e in a variety of pursuits. including boating, volunteer work at his church, trav- ding and visiting with his children. 01 1just want to take it as it comes." he said. rn a memo to the university community announCing Wagner's retirement, Greiner described the senior Vice president as .. the epitome of all that is good in aca· de.mic administration ... "Dedicated to the highes1 ideals of the academy, he has broughl them to bear on everythiflg from the most profound and difficult issues to the mundane but essential derails of Campus life," Greiner said " He truly has been UB's senior vice president and vice president for university services. but most of all, he has been , is and will be this university's most dedicated servant. All who have worked with him have been privileged 10 do so. I in par· ticular have been specially privileged 10 serve with him and call him both colleague and friend,.. he said. Wagner has spent his entir.e pro· fessionaJ career at UB. After earn· ing a bachelor's degree in business administration from UB in 1966, he was named assistant provost for the fonner Faculty of Natural Sciences within SUNY. and Mathematics. He held nwnerHis contributions extend beyond ous other administrative positions UB. He has served as pr<Sidcnt of at the university, including assistant the SUNY Business Officm Msovice president for academic a.ff.olirs, ciation and as a mem~r of the deputy vice president and vice pr<Si- Board of Directors of the Eastern dent for academic services. He was Association of College and Univerappointed vice president for univer- sity Business Officers. He has held sity servi=-and UB's chief finan- statewide leadership pOsitions with cial officer-in 1985. Hewasnamed the United Way, serving as chair of senior vice president in 19:91. the board of directors of the United In his role as senior vice presiden1, Way of New York State from 1994Wagner oversees University Facilities, 98, and as co-chair from 1992-94. Wagner is a graduate of 1he University Business Services, Government Relations and University Com- Harvard Univmity Institute for Edumunications, as well as Computing cational Managrmen~ and """"' as and Information Technology and the an adjunct lecturer in the UB GraduUniversity Ubraries, in conjunction ate School of Education, where he ,v;th the provost. His office also pro- works with University Professor D. vides administrative ,support to the Bruce Johnstone to offer a course on Officr of Equity,"On-mity and Affir· . financing higher education. mative Action Administration, InterHe is the recipient of a Olancdlor's nal Audil and Athletics, all of which Award for Excellence in Professional Service, the National Conference of report directly to the President. He has ad ministrative oversight Christians and Jews' Brotherhood/ for the UB Foundation on investisterhood Award and the United ment, financcs.~udits and property. Way of ew York tate's LeaderShip \Vagner's efforts have resulted in in Public Service Aword. more efficient business systems and (For I he full I ext of Greiner's memo, greater fiscal independence for UB see page 3.) Clinton to speak at UB on Aprill 0 By AR111UR PAGE New> Services Director ORMER Presidenl WilliamJ.QintonwillvisitUB as a "student choice" . speaker at 4 p.m. on April 10 in Alumni Arena on the North Campus. Thespeechbythe42ndPresidcnt of the United States is apected to focus on national and world events; Clinton will take questions from the audience. Ointon, who has waived his honorarium for the speech, was inviled 10 speak by UB and its undergraduate Student Association. Student leadm reponed Ointon was their fir,;t choict• F for a speaker this academic year and said no other speaker would generate as much student interest. While no admission will be charged forthelecture.ticketswill he required. There "ill be a limit of two tickets per person. UB s1udcnts wiU have an initial, exclusive time period-from March 6-1 0>--to pick up 1ht"ir free 1icke1s. Should any tickets remain after the .!11\Jdents-only tickctingopponunity, faculty and staff will have access to them, beginning March 19. Starting March 26, the general public is in· vited to claim tickets, should any continue to he available. Tickets will he distributed exclusively through the Cenler for the Arts box office on the North Cam· pus from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickels will not he available at the door. Students, as well as faculty and staff, must present a valid UB ID to obtai n tickets. Both rese.rved seating •nd general admission tickets will be distributed, "ith the hesl available tickets to be isSued on a first-p:n ue. first-servt.• basis. Although admission to the presi· dentiallecture will he free, voluntlry donationswillbc:acccptedbySA for the"FamiliesofFn:edomScholarship Fund." The fund, which was estal>lished by Clinlo~ and fonner Sen. RobertJ. Dole,isdesignedloprovide post-seoondaryeducationassistancr lofinanciallyneedydependentsofindividuals killed or permanently disabled as a result of the tCrrorist at· tacks on Sept II and during the rescue aaivi ties relating to the attacks. Ointon's \1s.it to UB i5 being coordinall-d bythcOff~<rofSpccial Even!> and sponsored b)• SA. For additional information, contact the Offict" of pedal Events at 645-614i. ext. 228. �BRIEFLY -..... .. U.WIChoolp!lnlll toMidreu4ilhlcs ""'"'-'>~' A K.;therlne Trapanovsld is event manager/senior house manager for the Center for the Arts _ ......... Doll_ - ' -.... " Ill' .......... . . , . . - _...,,,,. ........ a...-...... ........... ....... , .....,_ --.A ........ ..._, ................... ,..... ............... I p.m. M. Zlln SAS O'INn """ Nll1h lholton.lllolnM. . . . . - . ._._....,..o-t;. _.,_.,...dnial ......._., lito; . . tton.GMo!ltM. . - . ~., lho---Hauolng Clnlc In lho Ula- 5diDal; Dflno .... ....., _ _ -..or ~ .........._ .... 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JJO Ollfltltal, llullalo, (711) 64WQ6. ~odu ...... _ _ ~Co_ _, -·· ........ --........... .................... -----~ ~­ l<llsa.r lllon.Coldboum S.A. Unger Qvtstinollldal Dftatbe yooor dvtlti at the c ...ter for the Arts. sue involving patrons of the c.en- The answer to this question depends upon the type of evenL The Center for the ArtJ hosts theatrical events, as wdl as non -thcatrical events, 1uch as fain, receptions, dinners and even weddings. My job here is largely logistical, requiring attention to detail and an understanding of patron and renter needs and fitting those needs into the center. That trarulates into being in volved with aU events on a ·variety of lev"ds. I am required to have a full understanding of what the event entails and what the ceoter can provide to mana8e it suecessfuUy, intelligently and efficiently. ln the case of theat rical events,! primarily am responsible for areas of the facility that the pubHc comes into contact with, such as the lobby and the actual house of the theater.! work closely with the production staff, the box office, presenti ng organizations . and members of the actual prod uctio n to make sure that various needs are met. This can include such items as merchand ising, concessions, Univeisit'y Po lice and event staffing-all with a focus on patron comfort and safety. I am responsible for arra ngi ng ·for o ur 400-person volunteer corp. and st udent staff for these p roducti ons, as weU as providing them with im portan t p roductio n infor mation and duties. lri the end, if there is a question, problem or is4 ter, the patron services staff brings it to me for resolution. ln the caK of non -theatrical events, I work with those renting the facility in advance, discussing sqch details as Boor plans, catering and decoralions. I belp work through their questions and concerns, and assist in the planning ·proces.s. On the night of fhe event, I am here to make sure that everything does, indeed, happen as discussed: - • t'o the belt port of your Job7 . By Car the best part of my job is havi n g the opportunity to see people leave this facili ty happy or excittd about their experience. This applies no matter whaf the event. There is somctlting very uplifting when ynu hear people commenting on the quality o f a performancc or the success of a spedal event. It is very rewarding to know that ynur efforts are being appreciated and culminate in a successfuJ event. What's the 1110st cllffkutt thing you h.,., to do7 I think the most dillicult thing that I have to do is balance the many personalities and n eeds of those involved with an event. During a given event, I deal with so many people and each person bas something they need and their own way of getting what they need, so ynu have to be very Oexible, listen well, comm unicate wdl and be able to problem-solve quickly. From the presenting organizations and"the actual production, down to the voluntee.n, everyone has something they need from the facility and making it all happen at ihe same time and to nreryone's sa tisfaction can sometimes be trying. Do JOU vet to...- tiM perf ......... 7 A large percentage of the time I meet Jhosc performing at the ceoter through my normal duties. As someone who works in entertainment, I try to maintain an air of professionalism focusing on my responsibilities. I think most performers get asked for autographs and special attention &om their fans often enough, so I prefer to give them their space and a chance to relax-that way they really enjoy their time in our &cility and can give the best performance possible. "-did JOU get Into · . buslnessH'I Wh•t'1 your back· ,_....7 I actually get asked this question often and I always say that my career in show btisiness started by mistake. This answer is only partially COIT<fl because I have always loved the arts. Even in elem<l)tary school, I was involved in theatrical productions and music classes but! never actually thought of this path as a career choicC. I came to U8 for my undergrad uate degree, studying in the School of Managem ent. During my time at the School of Management, I was ~ed to do an int.emsb.ip. l ooe with the Greater BufOpera Company that bad sparked my intnut. The internship proved quite interesting and upon graduation, the GBOC offered me a job u marketing director and box office manager. That job eventually led me here to the Center for the ArtJ. I now have worhd at the center for almost six years. and in my time here have had the opportunity to expand my experience in entertainment and eam an MBA. - k h act/ perforMer that has_..,tlntheCSA - - , . . . . . f -7 In Augwt of 1999 and 2000, the CFA hosted the Jazz Dance World Congress. This conference is my favorite event because of the shear scale of the event and the caliber of the performers and instructors. jazz Dance was a week-long dance conference that include!! daily classes with world -renowned choreographers and nightly performances by international dance companies. The conference was atten~ by a total of 800-900 individ.W. and was a logistical cballenge that both was exciting and extremely reward ing. It wu, without a doubt, one of the best eYmts we have ever done and !loved being involved at every level. Ellicott renovation work to get under way m Informatumal meeting scheduled for Feb. 21 for members ofFllicott community . , SUI WUETCHEit Rrport..- Editor N ·i nformational meeting has been scheduled for 4 p.m. Feb. 21 in Red Jacket Dining Hall in the Ellicott Complex to answer questions from members of the Ellicott community about the upcoming $5 million renovation of the Faculty St udent Association's retail and food-service operation in the residential complex. The renovation would convert the Student Club area of the complex into a "village square.. for resi dents, as wdl as faculty and staff members with offices in the build. ing. Among the amen ities planned are a food court, a Starbucks-style coffee hoUS., an expanded Elli convenit-nee story, a relocated flubie's pizza shop, a new bus waiting area and entrance, and a two-story, glass atri u m area on Marshall Cou rt overlooking l..ake LaSalle. The project is expected to get un der way next week with some minor asbestos abatement work in the former Oasis and Cr<ativeCraft Center, said Mitch Grern, executive di· rector of FSA. Once the asbestos abatement is completed, demolition work will begin in those areas, he said. The abatement process will con- A tinue during spring break-March 25-»--in the hallways leading to th e Student Club, which will be dosed off to all traffic. While full access to the hallways will resume on April I, they will be dosed again on May t3 when remodeling work be- gins. and will mnain dosed imtil the p roject is completed in January 2003, he said. Gr= {IOted that ground)>reaking on the Marshall Court work is expected to take place on or about April I , with excavation of the foundation for the new dining area set to begin before the end of the semester. Work on the Ellicott tunnel bus stop is scheduled to begin in May. As of May 13, the bus stop wiU be relocated temporarily to the Fillmore entrance in the tunnel, with a sec:ood stop being added at the Wtlkeson entrance in the fall. Work .is <lpCCied to be oomplcted and the bus stop reopened early in October. Green said that beginning May 3, Student Oub services will be relocated to the current Hubie's location in Fargo until the project is com pleted. Hours of operation and menu selection will mirror those currendy offered by the Siudent Q ub and Hubie's. Beginning in the fall, a cart offering p re-made sandwiches, snacks and beverages will be located in Will<eson Hall to help alleviate some potential congestion in Hubie's, he said. The Elli, the complex's convenience store. will dose on May 9. Snacks and a limited number of personal it<mS will be available at H ~bie's d uring t he summer. On Aug. 22, the Elli will reopen for a short time in a temporary l<x:ation, which has yet to be determined. The store will move to its permanent location about the same time that the bus stop is reopened. There will be1X>stings around the Ellicott complex throughout the co nst ruction period updating .members of the community on the progress of the project. Green said. Information also wiD be available on the campus dining and shops Web site at<~>. He pointed out that FSA's goals during the oonstruction proass are "to keep the project on schedule, while mini m izing the inconvenience to the students, faculty and staff who live and work in the Ellicott oomplcx.' The renovation project is an attempt to "respond to what students are aslting for." as wdl as address an evaluation of FSA's dining services conducted in t 998 by a research group affiliated with Marriott International Inc., he said. The evaluation indicated a need to change the caiJlpUS food-service d.tivery sys- tem and upgrade dining facilities. The project was designed by the Rochester firm of Pospula Associates. Work will be finanoed by bonds sold through the Amherst IndustrW ~opment Agency. The Student Oub renovation is the latest in a series of dining;servia:s projects that have resulted ito the rehabilitation of dining facilities in Goodyear, Governors, Richmo nd and Red Jacket since 1998. �februMY14.2Uil2M33.1a.1J llepoa'tes Message from the President ·To the ...werslty <DIIIIIUIAy, Ahr }5 ,an o( diolinpiohal tcrviao 10 UB. indudlns more tt. Zl ,...,. • riot J'llllldmt and omior via poaideul.llob W....,. J. iaf011110d me of his lnlalllaa 10 lflp duwa• • nior rioe praident, dJocllw Ja1r I, 2002.Jall ..... iaauco IIIII impa<r our cn1ire COI1IIIIUIIity, Bob ._ pro- w!IW 6diw IDd....., ............ for bio-- _.,..,....,. __ ... ......U!r• .-~o --'- will CDDtintK to~-.........,. cluczd-dme """...._ ...... . . . . . . '11*ilala.to•Gf••U.. ddi ........ IDdoa . ~--•-111111 ~-will . Pltlidont. irxluclinJ ......... rioe ~­ ocad<nllr ....... clepoty olct pnaidoar - rioe pmidmt for acadomic II<Nial, beift ..... OIIMd rioe Jlft*lent for uaivonily ~ UW.cbioflinandalollias-in HillS. In J99L, he DrieD UB supporters travel to Albany LoCal backers of the luff•lo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatic.s traveled to Albany Tuesday to ask legislators to supj>ort funding proposals for the cen ter. .. Bioinformatics: Generating a ew Economy" was the thOne of the day as more than 60 US ad ministrators, faculty and staff mt'm. ·bers, students and alumni, as wcJJ as bioinformatics corporate partners and members of the local business community, attended nearly 50 legislative appointmenu. These bioinformatics backers were to report on the progreso that's been made since planS for the center were annoUDGed in January 2001. Mor~ importantly. they emphasized how the center's work will create in Western New York a .. new economy" through world-class research and di$coveries, and how commercialization of these discoveries will lead to job creation and economic opportunity, said Janet Penksa, associate vice president for university services and di rector of government affairs. "UB Day gives us the opportunity to bring UB's cutting-edge re search to Albany; said Renksa. "Many important memben of the l~islature have never been to UB and rarely have opportunities to travel to Buffalo, so we brought UB to them." Meetings were scheduled with Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno; Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Jeff Lovell, deputy secretary toG"". George Pataki, and top officials from the New York Stat< Office of Technology and A'kdemic Research (NYSTAR). The day concluded with a reception attended by some 300 legislaton and their staffs, and other state officials. uour goal was to make sure lhat .when Albany decision makers think academic excellence and world-renowned research, they·think UB, and when funding decisions are made on which universities get what in the state budget, they think UB then as well," said Penksa. In addition to the legislatm visilS, several of UB's research centers set up interactive displays in the Lcgislati~e Office Building, including the Center for Computational Research (CCR), the New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII ) and the Institute for Lase.rs, Photonics and Biophotonics. Exhibits focused on such topics as working with the human genome, high -performance visualiZation, molerular characterization, vinual rcaUty, medical imaging and DNA microarray technology-<ill part of the r~h that will be conducted by the bioinformalics center. eaw:r 10 the pmidmL _adlcr .......llhe ....... inlboo6aof1bi!..._IDdtbr 3 .... In leal(lllftianafhia ...........-.lotto UB...t to SUNY, Bob reaiftd the a...lllar's.-.1 for Elmleou in Profnlicmal Service in 1980. 'I'M larger ......_,~'io)rk ·· cC!m'mtinity b as lmded Bob for his clcdicalion to ..,. iagour rqioo-be •• m:ipient o( the National Coakr~ o( Olriolians ...t JeW llrodlrrbood/Sisurhood .\win!. u -a .. . . tnllla Woy o( New York Side's ladonhip In ...... II: Sorrioe Awlld. 11lis brid and selected lriPJy -.ryolBob's ._, -..nplioh--onlybinlsAI who! he ... _ IOUII,tolluftiok>Nilp:a. 10 SUNY . . . 10 New York. .... Teaching workshop offered Cl will present a live sa telli te broadcast of a teleconference on "Teacbing and Assess- The Center for Teaching and Learning Resources ing for C ritical Thinking and Deep Learning" from 2-3: 15 p.m. Feb. 22 in 31 cOpen Hall, North Campus. Leading the discussion will be Thomas Angelo, associate provost for teaching, learning and faculty development , and professor of education at th e Un iversity o f Akron . Designtd for educatorS in all disciplines. the teleconference will provide participants with ideas and strategies they can u~ immediately; provide actual classroom examples of critical thinking, teaching and assessment, and demonstrate how to promote lransfer of critical thinking across the cUrriculum. Although participation in the teleconference is free of charge, room capacity is limited and reservati ons are required and will be taken on a first-come basis. Anyone interested in participating· should email Jeannette Molina, associate director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Resources, at <jmolina@buffalo.edu> by Wednesday. The Center for Teaching and Lea rn ing Resourcn: also is promoting a one-day workshop on program assessment that will be held from 8 a.m. tO 4:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in at the SUNY Training Center in Syracuse. Entitled "Academic Program Assessment Workshop: Creating a Quality Program Assessment ," the workshop wiU address such topics as differentiating assessment vs. evaluation, differentiating class: room assessment fro m program assessment and defining the essence of a progrom For further information and/or to register for the workshop, go to the SUNY Training ~nter Web site at <www.tc.suny.edu>. CFA to present "Pinocchio" The Center for the Arts will present Fanfare Theatre Ense:mb1e1s o riginal musical production of .. Pinocc.hio,"' based on the classic taJe by Ca rlo Collodi, at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Mainstage theater in the Bob'a~ladlil --~W.balh IJuouabouthis - - - -,M>ed - -paled . . . Jlll!lldml'• role.lrlmd. J ... - bim Ia bil aenior rioe mmtioa in NIL He hal • but b* farWIId 10 wndciaB wilh bim lasting~ for lhil uniftnily, - the.... of which""' mo re dlicicnt buoiness 1ys1m11 and . ... RDior OIIIIIIICior 10 lbo prniclalt. AI aome lat..- da~...., will join IO(Iether in cdc:brating greater fi.at independence for U1l within the • Bob's acbie¥emenu, bul join me now in thanking him SUNY systemadministration. Hehasbeenan in- fOr his <Xtraordinary service, ancl l2kt great pleesure in valuable chief advisor to me and to the p!OYOSI knowinglhatallofusat UB)¥illamtinuetobmditfrom in the folll)ulation of Ull's stnitcgic planning ef- that service in the years to come. forts and on formuLuing univcJSity poUcy. WorkWlu._m a . G ing in tandem with the other vice f\rtsidents on ill his - Pmld~r center on the North Campus. Free kids activities will be provided an hour before the performance.· Part of the CFA's Family Adventure Stries, .. Pinocchio.. is co-spon· sored by Adelphia Media Services and WJYE-FM . Fanfare Theatre Ensemble's adaptation follows the hair-raising adventures of Pinocchio from the puppet stage to the belly of a whaJe. The show, which features livd y songs and rousing dances, is recommended for c hildr~n ages 8 and under. Ti kcts for " Pinocchio" are SJ 2 for adults and 10 for children I:! and under. They an.· .IVailable Jt the .CFA box officy.-fr.om noon to 6 p.m . Tuesday through Friday, ami at all TicJ...etmaster lucatioru. For mort: in fOrmation . c~t ll t-45 -ARTS. �4 IIepa..._ februall1UOOZ/Voi.3J.Io.17 Director of Llving.Well Center offers students a holistic approach to life BRIEFLY lndlqo Girts to sing In C~A March 3 Gtammy Award-winning slng- on/songwrften todigo Girts wllt po<form in a opoc1a1 acoustJc duo setting at a p.m. Mardl 3 in the~ theat"' in the Conte< for the Arts, North Com- pos. The conc<rtls preent<d by the Student Aooclatlon ond coJj)Oti>Cnd by ·the Conte< for the Arts ond the OMslon o f n a UB Athletlcs Speclol """"L WNio they <Mno Into p<C>flli. nence as part of the late-'80s folk.slnger/songwrit<r reYivol, the Indigo Girts ..... hod stoying powerwhero o<htr altisU from the some.,... quicldy faded. TIW~tfl.guitors formula may not seem very ~on paper, but the combinotloo of two distinct P"'· sonalitlo>ond ~styles pnMdes a tension •nd Ml Inter· ~ balance. Emily Sa6en, haiAng from the more traditlooat 1oo1 Mitchell school, has the gender oound, Is """" complex musically ond olton ....,. toward the-ondspirituat.....ilit. lvrty Ray- heaWy from the singer/songwrit... ospecl> of punk rock. In mont than •l(le""'"of rKording. they ..... managed-- mofn. stream sucuss. .. - .. "'""" ing their robid core folowing. Wets and Ray fnt toal< the name Indigo Cirbwllle M1g In _ . , 1985, pair ~the hod._, p.,tlonmg togolher """' the Ollly ·aos. In 1986, the lndopondont ....-£9 and"*-<<in 1987 -the~ "SUango Fire." Things changed quiddy In 1988, """"' they- signed to Epk: . "Indigo Cirts," ree.s.d In 1989, WJS In tJ<C011ent Mtional debut. gMng them Initial cot. lege r.odio erodibility and the hit single "Closer to Fine.• The a~ bum evontually broke the Top 30 and earned a Gtommy for Best Folk RecOfding that year. A live EP, "Bad< on the Bus. Y' All." was refeased In 1991 and was duo- ., cortified gold and nominated for aGr.tmmy. In 1992. t h e y - tho platn.m-selling "Rites Of f'as. sago."Twoyoanlatet,·~ Ophelia" w a i - and.,. t«ed tho c:haJts at numbor Nne; it went gold by tho end of tho year. Their latest recording. "Become vciu.· ... b e - in Marth. The opening act for their performance will be the acoustic duo the Cosh Brothers. TICkets for Indigo Girts are S29.50 for the general public and S24.50 f<>< UB students. Tlckets are avaiiable.at the CFA box offJCe from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster kx:ations. For more information call. 645 -ARTS. Capaldi to address senior alumni lunch Provost Elizabeth 0 . Copaldi will offer her vision of US's future as a research urilv«sit)l during the · March 6 Senior Alumni Lun· cheoo Program, to be held at noon in the Center for Tomor- row, North Campus. Capaldi. UB's chief academic officer, NS had an enormous impact .since she arrived at the univeBity in the summer of 2000, trallSformlng tho way UB ~itself and Is seen by the community. The cost of the luncheon, whkh is sponsored by tho Office of Alumni Relations, Is S14 for UB Alumni Assoclatloo ~bers and S16 for nonmembers.. For further Information or to make reservations, all the alumni offKe at 829-2608. Krupski's work focuses on Wellness ay OONNA. LONC;ENECIWI Rqxxtrr AnbUnt Editor A s diroctor of 1M living Wdl C.,ntcr, Lauric Krupski, says she has the best of both worldswith work and play so deeply interwovenintoher~lifc,it's ofien hard to distinguish between the two. That's not to say she doesn't work and play hard-attending graduate school and workinga1 thee<nterfull time, as wdl as tea ching evening dasses in ballroom dancing and an or lectun as a way to absorb information-with a primary goal of re- ·den ts. This is a challenge-to reach ducing s~ and helping students bond with their peen, says Krupski. Part of theC!ducation and ou~ work undertaken in Krupski's "free time" iJtYOivos helping stud<nts find a more balanced approach to sociaJ. izingand !!Citing to know their classmares without rdyingonalooboland substance abuse-e rite of passage don't want to be here and fed punished." she says. Berorestudents attmd the last of the wttl<md sessions, they mwt partici· patr in one of the center's mind-body activities. which includes dasses in meditation, mind-body awareness, self-defense:, bail<oom dana and drumming. students who are mandated, who class called Neuromuscular lntegrntive Action (NIA) designed to reduce stress and stimulate awareness · She also spends many weekends practicing what she preachesteachi ng students on campus the value of embracing a holistic lifestyle as an alternative to punishing.their bodies with alcohol and drugs. Students' emotional, academic and social needs are the living Well Center's primary concern, she says. And the result is an incrc3sing fo- f! i 1lM ,.._.._ _.._, lnh!I!F"Iilft cus on incorporating holistic wellness and the importana oflifclong learning into students' daily lives through a variety of programs. Krupski and staffat th< center have integrated what they define as the "eight dimensions of wdlness," (social, occupational, spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, cultural and environmental) into a philosophy of wellness that strives to help students realize proactive goals of penonal development that in tum lead to more positive lifestyle choices. W>rkshops on relationships, stress and time management , nutritiop , fitness. smoking cesSation and alcohol and drugs are a part of the peer-educa· tion activities hosted by the center. The center's workshops and much violated the university's alcohol- and-drug policies-students who are mandated to attend a I:WO'weekend workshop with Krupski called the Student Educational Program for Alcohol and Drugs (SEPAD). During that time, she teaches thrn~ to recognize the signs of alcohol poisoning and discusses other options to a lifestyle that for many re- volves around weekend binge drink- creative learning strategies that ap- ing and substance abuse. "The passion for me is teaching and understanding what strategies are most' effective in engaging stu- sua), tactile and kinesthetic learners to the student who prefen listening dents how many of thtm havt have fun and made some poor for many stud<nts before they cvm reach their freshman ~at UB. Even Krupski's dissertation proposal as a student in the Graduate School of Education is geared toward understanding and utilizing teaching strategies that will most <ffcctively reach students who have of Krupski's teaching style engage peal to all types of learners, from vi· more awareness to tht conscqUC'JlCa 11 of substance abuse. Krupski makd\' it dear that students don't have to be alc.oholia to have a problem. She says that when she asks stu· hugged the toilet, missed class or felt hungovcr the next day after a night of drinking. all or most routinely raise their hands. When she asks those same students if they fed they liavc a problem with drinking. invariably. no one rais<s a hand. But, she adds. if a student admits to even one of the negative <ffeas of drinking. the consequences dearly have outweighed the benefits. Krupski points to the case of Scott Kruegu. an MIT student and Orchard Park resident who died in the fall of 1997 of alcohol poisoningaftua night of binge drinking at a fraternity party. "Scott Krutger was. not an alcoholic. He was not a seasoned drinlct:r. He was a student who went out to expressive fitness -and-awareness of the mind -body connection. recognize it themselves,• she says. In r.ct, a couple of students who ha"" rccovued from drug and alc.ohol abuse: now talk to students about their experime<s, hoping.to bring "*We're giving them creative av- choices one night that cost him his enues to participatr in activities that · life. That nigh~ he had a ?roblcm don't involve aloohol and drugs, and with alcohol; she said that will help than really embody the The resulis of a survey given to inundentanding of respecting their ooming freshmen at UB last fall rebodies,. says Krupski. "Drinking and vcale<l that, by and large, students partying arc not jwt accepted, but overestimatr the amount .o f aloohol promoted.li rOally is a d!all'd\ge for consumption engaged in by thtir 1 th'em to say 'no. Thc:re is so much peas, and CXlll5Cquently, tty to!;.. up pressure to be accepted and fit in." to those mispcr<q>tions. The end reMost of the 26 students in a re- sults of exccssiv. drinking. Krupski cent w.d<md session chose medi· says. arc lower grade-point averages, tation as their activity for the week. an increased likdihood of engaging said Krupski. "They're intrrested in in unprotected sex, driving while in· learning hoW they can achieve a toxicated and dropping ouL similar altered state of mind where, Krupski is trying to increase men· if they need a release, can they do it tion by emphasizing to students that on their own without turning to a!- "there is nothing wrong with your rohol and drugs; she adds. need to fed de-stressed and to have Unfortunately, she says. there arc fun, but w.'re offering you hc:althy students who have beoome alcohol· activities four tvenings out of the ics by the ageof21. "Those students week in which you can meet those tend to come to me-they tend to needs without alcohol and drugs." FSEC offers consultant parking "wish list" Web-based survey to solicit input about parking conditions to be posted soon BY DONNA LONc;£N£CK£R Reporter Anistant Editor A consulranthired byU B to evaluate p~rki~g and tr11n spo rt at10n ass ues on ca mpu s was provided with a detailed "wish list" of ideas by members of the Faculty Senate Executive Com mittee at the group's Feb. 6 meeting. Joseph P.Sciulli,senioroperalions consulta nt for Chance Management Advi sors Inc. of Philade lphia (CMA ). met with the FSEC to up· date the body on its ongoing threephase study. begun last October. Sciulli described the process as an examination of existing conditions, including the number of available parking spaces a nd how they are utilized. as well as transportation operatio ns in general The results of the stud)' will allow the finn to make recommendations that will support the future needs and growth of the university, Sci ulli said. "From what we've seen so far, it's a goodsystcm," Sciulli said."UBi in a position to "be ahead of the power curve." when it moves into the planning stage in improving parking and transportation services, he added CMA is also about to embark on a key piece of the study, according to Sciulli-a Web-based survey designed to solicit o pinions about parking conditions and collect sptcific data about where and when people park. James Nadbrzuch, assista nt vice president for student affairs, said the survey should be posted online within th e nex t few weeks. The implementation date, as well as the site's URL. will be published in the Reporter. Sciulli heard a variety of suggestions and concerns about the parking situation from FSEC members, ranging from the fierce competition for parking spaces near Alumni Arena and the Center for the Artsespecially when both si tes are hosting events and students are attend ing C\'Cning classes-to a desire for the co nsultant to study traffic pat - terns and the"number of roads that lead to nOwhere" on campus. Senators echoed the frequentl y voiced concern around campus that guests and visitors often are frustrated by the absence of dear sign age ward system for people who park at 3 remote site and then take a shuttJe bus to the Spine. Sciulli said that most of the concerns, including the issut of whether or not freshmen sl)ould be directing them to the paid parking lots anli the lack of a dearly defined, allowed to bring cars to cam pus cen tral information center where so),a redri\'en by a need to balance they can obtain maps and other per· "practical and operational consid- tinent information. Dennis Malone, SUNY Distin guished S~rvice Professor in the erations with marketing and politi cal considerations." CMA also is investigating off-site Department of Electrical Engineering, described what he called the parking possibilities, he added. William Baumer, professor of phi· ' losophy, noted that while there isn't a shortage of parking spaces, with approximately 15,000 spaces avail· able on both campuses, the issue was getting people into the spaces. Convmienccnotwithstanding.en· vironmentaJ issues, such as snow, rain and high winds. also weigh heavily in choosing a parking space, as well ''parking vulturt" problem of drivers who circle a parking lot for up 10 3' half-hour or more waiting for someone to leave, or to find a spot dos. to their building. "People are obsessed with the idea that they must have a parking spac.! within 100 feet of a building," Malone said. As an alternative to the parking crunch, John Ellison, associate professor of library and information studies, suggested developing a re-- (U B currently allows them to do as the perception-ptrhaps out - dated, acco_;:ding to SciuiJHhat the shuttle system doesn't meet the needs of thooe who park in outlying lots. �Nature reports~ research Work could lead to wide range of technological aflvances By EU.EH COOI.DIIAUM Contributing Editor A team ofUB n:s.archers reports in the currmt issue of Nature the first observation of. a phenomenon called stimulated emis- sion by diRCt three-photon excitation, which occurs when three photo ns of lower energy are simulta- neously absorbed to reach a higher energy state. Applications of the phenomenon co uld lead to such technological advances as sharper pictures on computer monitors; higher-quality, long-dismnce telephone lines; more stable optical fiber ner..urks. and the ability to visualize and destroy deep tumors with light. The team &Om the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics was the first to demonstnte in 1996 ·orga nic materials capable of effi ciently absorbing two photons of light at the sam e time and their ap- . plications,espcciallyin high-density dam storage. This latest observation demon- strates the remarkable three-photon simulmneous absorption efficiency of an organic dye,APSS ((4-[N-(2hydroxyethyi) -N-methyl) amirio pheny l [-4 '- ( 6 - hydrox yhexyl sulfonyl)stilbene) synthesized by the UB scientists to produe< stimulated emission, a property that creates la- ser light. The work aJso demOnstrates an important phenomenon, time-photon pumped frequency upconversion, in which fluorescent emissions are produced with higher energy than the laset's pumping photon, a process called upooflV!"Sion. "This is a breakthrough {or demonstrating that highlyefficien~ threephoton absorbing materials can be produced that can aa as a m<dium for UJlCOfl"=ion lasing," said Paras Prasad, executive din:ctor of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics an d Biophotonics and ro-author on the paper. Prasad is a SUNY Distinguished Profesoor in the departments of Olemistry, Physics, Electrical Engin=ing and Medicine. The research demonstrates for the first timethehighlyefficient,simullan<O!JS absorption of time photons to input), it also provides an efficient mechan ism useful for applications in optical power limiting, which help< pr<vent damage from power s~.and in stabilizing power fluctuations to reduce noise. "We have mken light at the communkations wavelength in the infrared range and by pumping it wilh our three· photon process have shown that oUr s'ystc m pi-oduces very localized, efficient emissions in the visible range," Prasad said. In principle, according to Guang S. He, lead author on the paper and senior research scientist at tM Institute for . Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonks, the upconversi~ n pumped by a wavelength of laser properties of multiphoton absorplightat 1.3 micrometers, one of Ql1)y tion also may lead to the possibility two frequencies suimble for critical · of generating ultrashort-wavelength applications in optical fiber tele- UV lasers in suitable materials. Such communications. lasers would be useful in applications • rorapplicationsrangingfromlong- ranging from laser-weapon systems distanoe telephone axnmullications to semicooduaor processing. to much de:uuteleoonf=ncingaver •shorter wavelengths also are dethe lnlmlet, this three-photon proc:e5S sirable for many applications in dam can pot<ntiallybe used to improYe the transmission," explained He, "bequality of transmission. ca!Jse they allow for higher density By adtieving three-photon acti- dati storage and higher resolution vation of the organic dye at a wa""- of that data." · length of 1.3 micrometers, the team In addition to He and Prasad, rowas able to shift this infrared wave- a ut hors are Przemyslaw P. length (invisible color) into the vis- Markowicz. research instructor, and ible range, appearing as a green-yel- Tzu-Chau Lin, doctoral student in low ligbL This visible light will be the Department of Olemistry, both useful for applications in optical affiliated with the Institute for La. imagi,ng, bioimagipg, diagnostics . sers, Photonics and Biophotonics. and photodynamic therapy of deep The work'was supported by the tissue tumors. U.S. Air Fon:eOffioeofScientific Rt:Because the nature of three-pho- s'earch and the polymer branch of ton absorption is highly nonlinear the U.S. Air For<:< Research labora(output is not directly proportional tory at Dayton. of light in an or8;ani c material Borges·scholar to visit camplis American Memory Ei1 When I mentioned to my co-..,thor I thought ..., should do a column o n the L.ibrary of Co ngress's American Memory collection: he replied , "I can't think of a more (Ontent rich site on the Web.'" And , inderd, Amtrican "'femory <http:/ / 111emory~ loc . gov/ •mmem/ •rnhome.html > sta nds out as a gateway to an extraordinary collettion of pri- ~~JIII!I-•IIIIl!!!JII!I~ mary sou rce material that depicts the hist{,ty ~-!lj;,ciiljJjil'old"' 1 and cuJture of the United States. Specifically, America~ Memory offers [AI:'Cb1WI.., more than 7 miUio n digital itemS, including prints, ph otogra p hs~ manuscripts, maps, sheet music, sound recordings and motion picture clips. Ready acc-ess to this diverse material can be obtained through American Memory's "Collection Finder" at <http:/1 memory.loc.gov I ammem / collections / flnder.html>. A t-iny sampling of items from this incredible online archive: ~ The portrayal of uAmerica at Uisure,• induding video clips of "Shooting the Chutes" at Coney Island in 1903, the annual "Baby Parade" in Asb ury Park, N. J. in 1904 and "Sidghi ng in Central Park" in 1898 • Nine thousa nd images relating to the early history of ad venis- ing froin 1850-1920, including all types of ads for tobacco, laundry flakes, buriaJ caskets, corsets, gum , hair nets, cologne, thread and cough remedies (Did you know that the first advertisement for Smith Brother's cough drops appeared in a Poughkeepsie, N.Y. paper and the two brothers in the illustration are named .. Trade" and • Mark? .. ) • More than 2,000 images of baseball cards dating from 1887 to 1914, including depictions of such legendary players as Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Cy Young • Sound recordings, including Civil War-era band music, folk musiclrom the Dust Bowl, Omaha Indian mwic, vaudeville ro u- tines and Southern Appalachian fiddle tunes • The papers of Hannah Arendt, Alexander Graham Bell, Leonard Bernstein , Aaron Copland, Woody Guthrie, Abraham Lincoln, Samuel F. B. Morse and Walt Whitman llli NineteenTh-century Sunday school books that include such topics as slavery, temperance, immigration, missionary travels and advice The main American Memory screm features a new sarch example daily to give one a smse of the range of topics that can be researched using this vast resource. At this writing, yesterday's sample search was "patent leather" and today's is "piracy." Yesterday's "Today in History" link led to a hypertextual essay celebrating the Feb. 7, 1867 birth of laura Ingalls Wilder, while today's link goes to primary source material related to the NAACP's opposition to the 1915 D.W. Griffith film .. The Birth of·a Nation." Finally, the main pagt features a .. Learning Page" link that provides activities and lessons for K- 12 classrooms. The American Memory collection provides testament to the .con· BY PATlllCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor ing accomplishment. The seminar, however, will ad- tent richness of the Web itself. We tend to celebrate the Web's ability T dress Rod6's less frequently discussed works on a theory of criticism, a philosophical method that to deliver current, and at times .. as it's happening" materiaL Ameri can Memory reminds us no t to ignore the power-of the Web to vivid ly transpo rt us to o ur captiva ting heritage. did not b«ome prevalent in Latin America until the last decades of the -Gemm• DeVInney •nd Don tt.rtm.n, Urrivmity LibroMs losophyof sense-making based on the works of that author who, more than HE Institute for Research anyother, blurred all filcifeboundaries and Education o n Women between literature and thoughL• and Gender (IREWG) and Translations of Block de Behar's the Department of Mod- work, which include " Una ret6rica em Languages and IJteratures will del silencio.• (A Rhetoric of Silence), present noted Jorge Lui s .Borges "AI margen de Borges,... Dos medios scholar Lisa Block de Behar on Mon- . entre d os medios: Sobre Ia day through Wednesday in a series represcntnci6n ySus dualidades," and of events that address major Latin "Una palabra propiamente dicha," American literary figures and inter- exist in English. French and Italian. pretive practices. Her most recent book, "Borges: The visi t by Block.de llehar, pro- The Passion of an Endless Quornfessor of semiotics and theory of in- tiori," translated by William Eggint.on. terpretation in the Department of is forthcoming from SUNY Press. Co mmunication Sciences at th e Block de Behar'svisit to UB is co· Universidad de Ia Republica in Uruguay, is part of IREWG's Distinguished Speaker's Series. Block de Behar is an internationally distinguished writer, theorist and scholar, particularly of the works of Borges, the Argentine poet. essayist and short-story writer whose tales of f.u11asy and dream worlds are classics of lOth-century world liteiature. " It is no exaggeration to say that Lisa Block de Behar's smtus in Latin America, as well as internationally. as a scholar of literature, but specifically Of the work of Borges, is virtually unparalleled," said Rosemary Feal, chair of the Department of sponsored by Dennis Tedlock, James Modern Languages and Literatures. "Her many books and articles are the work of a profOund thinker who. while certainly 'reading Borges; also is constantly at work on what might be .~led a poetics of reading. a phi- 20th century. Block de Behar will meet informally with students and fJcu lry over coffee at 10 a.m. Tuesday. At 2 p.m. that day, she will present a lecture in English titled "Borges and the Endless Quotation," in which she \viii explore the trope of quotatio n in the work of Borges as a framework for a profound examination of the no- McNulty Chair, in the Department tions of o riginali ty, intention ality and the nature of meaning itsel( of English, and Jorge J.E. Gracia, Samuel P. Capen Chair in the Department of Philosophy. All events will take place in 930 Clemens Hall, North Campus. They are free and open to the public. At I p.m.Monday.BiockdeBehar will present a seminar in Spanish on Jose Enrique Rod6 titled "las A reception will follow the lecture. A faculty-student workshop at I0 a.m. Wednesday will add ress "The Rhetoric of Preterition." Tradi tionally, "'pretcrition"-a synonym for pretennission-refers to the Calvinist doctrine that holds that God elects a few for salvation and passes over the rest of mankind. In Block visio nes crfticas de Jose Enrique de Behar's work, th e notion of a word that sayS and simultaneously negates what is being said informs the rhetoric of preterition, perhaps the fund amental concept o f her theory of meaning. Updates on the events and the readings themselves can be found Rod6: 'Sonar y mirarse sonar'" Rod6 (1872-1917) was an Uruguayan essayist, Htera ry critic, phi - losopher and author of the 1900 text "Ariel," which has had a profound impact on an en tire generation of Latin Americans. This reinterpreta- tion ofShakespeare's"The Tempest" as a political and philosophical ba- on the IREWG Web site at sis for Latin Americanism continues <www.women•ndgender.buf. folo.edu/. -.html> . For fur- to be regarded as a signal and last- ther information, call645-2191. Brien Show of Weill songs set The Department of Theatre •nd D•nce will pre~nt Kurt Weill 's "Berlin to Broadway" Feb. 20-24 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, No rth Campus. Performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Presenting 40 of Weill's songs, among them "The Threepenny Opera," "Happy End," "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," "Lady in the Dark," and "Knickerbocker Holiday,""lkrlin to Broadway" marks Weill's musical voyage spanning 20 extraordinary years- . from Von Hindenburg and Hitler in Germany, where \Veill became a n o utstanding theater com poSer by the time he was 30, to RoosevcJt and Truman in th e U.S., where he becam~.a renowned citizerl and a master of the Broadway musical. The music (or the songs in the production was written by WeiJI, with lyrics by Maxwell Andersen , Marc Blitzstein , Bertoli ·Brecht, Jacques Deval, Michael Feingold, Ira Gershwin, Paul Green, Langston Hughes, Alan Jay Lerner, Ogden Nash, Geo rge T~bori , and Arnold Weinstein. '" Berlin to Broadway" will be directed and choreographed by Lynne Kurdziel -Formato, with musical d irection by Michael H~ke. The cast will feature stude nts from the Department of Theatre a11d Dance. Tickets are SS and are ava ilable at the Center fo r the Arts box office from no01Tio 6 p.m. Tu esday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locatio ns. For more information call 645-ARTS. �6 Reporiea l!bruary.14,20021Vo1.33,1o.17 Honorees Include standouts In track and field, football, tennis and softball K uoos , _ _ - - aiioctorof lhe Cen~<or tor lhe M.s, his boon elected litst.'llice ~t of lhe ThoatnoDistri<tAJsociotionof Western New 'btl. Thorep<eenl> busine»os of down- town Buffolo'• 'Theoft District. - D. ..,_. assislontdeon In lhe School of Alt:hlllecUn and Planning. his beon reoppointed choir of lhe of 01recta<storlheCorrwnunll)' foundation tor.UW.IkMolo. -··'Mfllo.~ Profouorln lhe Schoorat l'hor· mocyand l'hormoc.ouliaiSdences, b lhe ooly Ul sdonlistand one of ooly SUNY .0. ..,~..,.-list of most deed- by lhe lnstitule tor Sclonllflc--lloo. Cilllion auD ... widely rec:ognUiod . . . of lhe 1mpoct cfa KionliJt's ~ --ln21"'** lists of lhe _ . . , _ . , . 100 most The lnslltute sobjoct cotegOries In lhe ...... ences,-.., phytlcol JCi. --...-... ences. englr..tng ond Kionc<s. Trfgglo- ~In lhe ~ eolilgOiy. ... siR:antproleuorof~ .-.-1lelllgio Felowlhi!> -.u.i ID linbh her boolc. .Shamans of lhe Cil>namon TIM: c.ndor, - a n d Hoallng Among lhe a-. Mapuche." Bocigllupo wil boat lhe a.tlaglo Cenl<or In Italy 11om June 25 through July 23• • lsAocflddi, W d i n g •nd chair of lhe Depanmtnt of Economics and M<Mn H. 8ol<or Proles!Or of Arneric:an Enterprise. will receive an hononvy doc:laate from lhe Unlvmity of ClrtHm, France, ;, a ceremony to be ~'led at the univenity In tate March. The SUNY Leornlnghas recef-mf the Award for Ex-· cell<n<e In A1N Faculty Development 11om lhe Sloan A1N Comortium (~. an association of """" ~1!0 institutions of higher education that dei'IV<f and promc>te onJiiie leaming. Tho SUNY~ w.. ~ror. ~ ~ lAining to I pj, "'""" group of faculty rnemben who taught online c:oones that enrolled approximately 25,000 students this past year. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Athletic Hall of Fame to induct five 87 SUE. WU£TCHU Conference championship events brcalcing relays. and fourth in gomes started and and was P,.rt of two title- winning She was the Mid-Continent Con- gomes played. kporrer Editor WO women who helped relays. UB won ECC crowns in in· ferenccrunnerofth<yearin '94and • MiU I.Aipple, "r7, of On:bml UB gain conference su- door (1 992 and 1995) and outdoor wasallconfemx:.ein '95. Novak still Park, turned down Divilion I $cholpremacy in trachnd field ( 1992) while she competed. . holds six UB track-and-field m:Ords a,.hips to play football at UB. A and cross country during Ni4nd captained the 1993 croos- and recorded the quick<st time~ · former officer in student governthe 1990s will be among the former axmtryt<amthat...mtheconf""""" by a UB athlete in the 51<. men~ iJfl'•mt on to become one of student-athletes to be inducted into championship, in which she was • Todd Millo3', the top teaching the ITl06t reliable tadders in Bulls' the.UBAthleticHall of Fame during named individual champion. In 1992, professional in Western New York history. He was recognized for his a dinner and induction ccmnony to she set the school record for croos during the past two decades, played · defmsi~ prowess in 1985 when be . be held Feb. 22 in theCmterforTo- country on UB'shom<ooune'andthe fuR singles forUB,compilingawin- was named both an Associated Pross monow on the North Campus. previous year .was.all-amference as ning pm:mtage of .846 during time and a Pizza Hut Hononble Mention Others to be inducted arr one of UB claimed the ECC t<am title. years of competition. He abo was All-American. thefinesttennisplayersinschoolhisFrom 1994-98, Niland was a rankedsecondamongthestote'soolHe folio-.! that up his senior tory,addtnsiveSiandout member of the NCAAStudent-Ath- lege players each of those years. year by earning Pizza Hut AUon thelOotboll 6dd in the Miller, who enrolled American second-team aca>lades, mid-80s and a pitcher ~tUB in 1977,leftschool while also being named to the Eastwho established 14sofi-. followinghisjunioryear em College Athlctic Conferma Diball r=rds. to teach the sport. He visK>n m team. In addition to the inearned his degree 10 A 6-3, 230-pound linebacktT and ductees. time individuyears later while serving a four-year starter, taipple led the als who played critical as the executi~ director Bulls in tackles as a sophomo"' (93), rolesinUB'sdevationto and head pro at thr junior(witha then-record 12n and Division I status,indudAmherst Hills Tennis senior ( 125). He had 81 assists in '85 Qub. ing former President and through his junior year had S""""B.Sample,willbe Miller earned team compiled 192, which were both honor..!, and a former MVP honors in 1978 school records.l..aipple mnains the UB faculty member will and served as UB's cap- UB career leader in assisted tackles receive the Russell ). tain in 1978 and 1979. (265), was the career leader in total GuginoAward. He was a two-time tackles (402) for IOyears and stands The Athletic Hall of {1978-79) singles cham- fourth in solo tackles ( 137). Fame was established by pionship finalist in the • Ste>en B. Sample, who now the UBAlumni Associa· '-'-..___ _ _ _..;...._ _ _ _ _..;.....;__ _ _ _.J SUNYAC toumamen~a SO"VeS as president of the University tion in 1965 lo honor first doubles finalist of Southern California; Sta~ Sen. athletes, coaches, teams and indi- lete Advisory Committee, chairing ('78), and won two Big Four singles Kmneth lAValle, and the late Junes viduals who have served the athletic the group from 1996-98. She helped and doubles championships. Hansen, a fonner faculty member program in an exemplary manner. draft and argued successfully for • Kimberly Ring, '85, was the in the Graduate School of EducaTickets for the event, which will NCAA legislation to allow full - MVP'on the 1985 softball team that tion and formt::r chair of th~ Inrer· begin with a cocktail reception at 6 cholarship student-athletes to. wo~ )he,.SU])j¥.\,C rllampi<l'¥i!ip; collegiate Athletics Board, will rep.m .• fol lo,...·ed by dinner at 7 p.m., maintain p;,ut-time jObs or intern- was ranked 12th in the country and ec!iVt the OB 'A1umni Association's are $55. They may be purchased by ships. She also argued for the adop· participated in the Division Ul na- Builder's Award in recogniLion of contactingtheUBOfficeofAlumni tion of legislation to allow partial tionaldwnpionships.Sheoompiled their roles in successfully proposing Relations at 800-284-5382. quaJifi~rs to earn a fourth year of an earned run average of 1.85 that and working with the State UniverThis year's inductees are: eligibility if specific academic r~- season, won l3games-theteamwas sity of New York Board of Trustees • Bridget NUand, B.A., '95, ).0. quirements were met. Thatlcgisla- 19-7 entering the NCAA tourna- to change SUNY policy regarding '98, and Judith Novak, B.A. '96. who tion also was adopted. ment-and Slllrted 16. the ability to RWllJ'd grants to stucombined to mak~ th~ women's NovakwasUB'sfernaJeathleteof Ring still holds team career dent -athletes. The policy change track-and-field and cross-country the year in 1993.ShewonMVPteam records for games (45), innings eventually allowed UB to "'tum to programs the dominant ones in the bono" that year and in track and pitched (276.1 ),strikrouts (93) and Division I competition. In addition, WolterKunz,Ed.M, East Coast and Mid-Continent con- field in '9_4, and in cross country in wins (26), and is second in ERA ferences. '92 and '95, eclipsing the records in (2.36). Her 13 wins remain a UB '65, Ph.D. '70, a former UB faculty Niland set five individual track- the 3000- and 5000-meter (outdoor single-season record.Shealsoissec- member and longtime athletic adand-field(outdoorandindoor)dis- and indoor) runs that Niland had ond in single-season wins with 10, vocate and supponer, wiU receive tance records during her cart."Cr, and set. She also broke records in the 800; second and third in single-season the Russell ). Gugino Award, given was a member of 1hree rela~ .that 1000 and 1500 meters (indoor and ERA ( 1.85 in 1985and2.36 in 1984), to a)umni who have "made signifibroke school standards. She also outdoor) and was a member of the third in stfikeouts (39), seoond and cant contributions of Lime and rewon ·four individual East Coast 4x800anddistance-medleyrecord- third in innings pitched and third sources• to the athletic program. T ,....,.,="= Providing insight into physics of combustion Simulations are closest to turbulent flows that occur in hydrocarbon combustion By UUH GOLDUUM Contributing Editor LETTERS TO THE EDITOR :::=1.,~ Tho lllp>mr- ....... 11om membonoflhel-.!ty """""""*' COIT1fYU1ily on its stories and tonlenl. .......... lhould bo imll!d ID IIQO words and moy bo edited tor Sl)lle and iength.·l..ellln must Include lhe wrlt«'s name. addms and a daytime telephono ..nfiation. lleaul<- of space'"' limitations, lhe Rtporttr cannot publish allletten receM!d. They must bo ..aived by 9 a.m. Monday to be considered for publication in that week's Issue. Tho RtpO<ftrpre!en lhatlertef! be receNed etectroniclllly at "''Ut1chn@'i\uffaJo.tdu >. HE incredible complexity of turbulent combustion has made modeling it and systems in which it is important a goal that research· ers know probably won't be reached in their lifetimes. The reason .is that in turbulent combustion, the difficulties of modeling turbulence-by itself one of the most challenging problems in physics-are further compounded by the complexities of strong, non· linear interactions between turbu· lcncc a·nd the chem ical reactions that occur during combustion. Using a computational method called direct numericaJ simulation, Cyrus K. Madnia, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace cngi· Ol"ering, and hb. coJicagUl"S In U£f!< ( : o mput :l ti o n <~ l Fluu.l Dyna mi c' l.•llltl ratorr hJw pt.·rtormLxi ' 1mul.t· tl~ll\' th.u .1r~· thL' d ti'L''I 10 dJi t' In .1 T true model of the physics of chemically reacting turbulent Oows. The work, published in the current issue of the Journal ofFluid Mechanics, comes closest to mimicking the turbulent reacting flows that occur in hydrocarbon combustion without taking into account com· plex chemistry. Knowledge of how these turbulent flows affect internal combustion could (mprove g=tly the efficiency and environmental impact of all kinds of engines. "In r<acting turbulent Oows. this will be the benchmark," said Madnia, lead author on the paper. Th~ simulations by the UB re· searchers rome the closest to mim· icking hydrocarbon combustion sinct' they demonstrate a defining feature of combustion: how the heat of reaction affects the exchange of L" nagy in a turbulent system. In C\'ery engine or furnace, comhthtlon Gt U,S(.~ the release of h ~;~t , \\'hldl rL·,ulh 111 :.n incrt:.t'>l' in in temal energy. At the same time, the turbulence in the engine is producing kinetic energy. "Between internal and turbulent . kinetic energy, there is a continual acbange." said Madnia "How these two fiel!is exchange energy with each other constitutes the basic physics of turbulmtreacting Oows.• Madnia cautioned that the Oows that he and colleagues have sirm,l· lated do not account for the incndibly complex chemistry of combustion, which involves hundreds of chemical reactions. ·Several decades from now, we still will not be able to simulate internal combustion," he noted. .. But with this rest>arch, we are pushing the limit of direct numeri· cal simulations for simulating tur· buJent combustion." Unlike the group's previous work with nonrcacting flows, where the' n::,ea r~hers could ~hCck" th dr rr.. ult:..tgainst thmL·nflaborahlf)'t.'X· periments, these simulations cannot be comparod with laboratory experiments because none exist. Aaxxding to Madoia, the goal o( the research is to gain a better understanding of the two-way interaction betwee!icbemist:ryand ~in order to deYelop m<>r< realistic models of the Ouid m<chanics and chemistry involved in combustion. "With this work. we ha\'e helped push that frontier a bit f'urthe(besaid. Co-authors on the papa= Daniel Livescu, formerly a doctoral candidate in the Department ofMechanical and A<rospace Engineering who now is at Los Alamos National l..abo<atory.and FarhadA. Jaberi, formerly a post-<loctoral rtsearcher at UB who is an associate professor of mechanical enginemng at Michigan Stue UnM:pity. This work is sponsored by thJ NationJ.I Scienct' ..o u ndation and bv donors to the Pet roleum R~-arch Fund admmi~1ratt.-J h' tht' AnlL'ri· L.tn l .hl"llll(..ll ~Udt.'l\ �ftfruly 14.212!Vt 33. 111.17 Mihalko to·direct CAT Appointment comes at time when CAT is making strides •1 WIH ~ · from theCAT are in the area ofmedical devices, induding !<)me that are well . on their way toward prototypes-a rtllcction of the speed with whi ch things have movedatthecmtasinceitsinception. He cited the example of an esophagealcathett:rthatisooitsway to a prototype, and the FPTechnologies project, in which an ultraviolet-light system ordinarily used to retain rr..hness in food is being Cootribotlng Editor W DJlAMMMihallco has been named aecu!M director of the Center for Advamzd Technology (CAT), a partnership between UB and RDswdl Park Cancer Institute, by PrOYOOI Elizabeth D. Capaldi. MihalkD is an associa~ professor in the Dcj>artment ofOrthopa<dia in the School of M..:licine and Biomedial Sciences and research director in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Holding both medical and biomechanical-engineering ·degrees. he sen.s as the head of arthroplastyat the Erie County Medi- ada~toreducrnosocomialinfeccal Center and is on the medical tions in hpspital settings. "Wehavetriedtobe~responstaffs of Millard Fillmore hospitals, Buffalo General Hospital and the si~ to the needs of both scientists and our industrial partners in order . Children's Hospital.ofBuffalo. "We are delighted to have some- to decrease the amount of time beone of Dr. Mihalko's caliber to di- tween !X'ncq>t and the need for data, and the time it actually gets funded, rect the CAT," Capaldi said in makwhile retaining rigor in our sciening ihe announcement. .. He is a bi~ginttr with an ac- tilic evaluation process." said Genco. TheCAT alreadyisembarkingon tive research and clinical program wh<> will provide superb leadership its!hirdroundofapplicationevaluin evaluating and developing ation, with funding awards anticibiodevices for commercialization in pated to be made in early April "The CAT is part of our Office of Western New York.• Mihalko's appointment comes at Science, Technology and &:onomic a time when the CAT-barely three- Outreach in terms of providing requarters into its lint official yar- search funding and it mnnects with alreadyis making strides in its main all of the other STOR units, such as mission: to provide funding to in- the technology incubator and, of novations in biopharmaceutica.Js course. our intellectual property diand in biomedical devices that are vision," he said "At the same time, the CAT relates dose to commercialization. Gov. · George E. Pataki announced cre- totheSI"AR(scienoe,tecltnologyand ationoftheCATand$1 million in academic research) center and the · funding for its first yar of opera- BuffaJo Center of Excellence in Bioiofonnatics as a major technoltion last May. "Dr.Mihallw'sapcrtiscinbioengi- ogy-transfer division." l?rojects that were funded in the neering represents an area ~'revery strong in," said Robert J.Genco, a via most r<eent round of CAT awards proYOSt and head of UB's Office of include a system that allows for the Scimcc, Technology and Ea>nomic capture and detection of potential Outreach (STOR). SUNY Distin- biolcrrorisinl!l""tsinair,adiagnooguished ~aixlchairofthe De- tic system based on pharmapartment of Oral Biology in the cogenomics that may be able to disSchool of Dental Medicine, he previ- tinguish multiple sclerosis patients who will respond to drug therapy ously was director of the CAT. Genco no~ that a number of the fro m those who won't, anda diagprojects that have received fundi ng nostic kit for distinauishing between tal, alepl and business infnstructure to support startup businesses and a well-qualified workforce, which we are already seeing develop with the funding of o ur Sloan mast<r's programs in bioinfonnatics and rda~ areas." . · Genco ~ that the support of legislators, the business community and all the economic development orpnizatiooscontinuestobeaitical The CAT received its original startup money in 1999 with support from assemblymen Paul Tolwzand Robin Schimminger, and other members of the Western New York delegation_ The planning continued in 2000 with an additional allocation.Under normal circumstances, the CAT would have to wait until 2004 to apply for funding during the next round of competition. But the wait was shortened by three yean when Pataki quiCkly embraced the idea and came to Bulhlo last May to officially announce it The CAT also was enthusiastically supported by Assembly Speaker Shddon Silver, Assemblyman Sam Hoyt and other members of the dd egation, as well as Russdlllessette, e:xecu!M director of the New York Sta~ Office of Science, Technology and ·Academic Research. under whoseleadershiptheeconomic-<levdopment ~tial of academic research has been highlighted After mmpleting his residency at the UB DepartmmtofOrthopaedic Surgery, Mihalko completed an Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the"Missouri Bone and Joint Center. He earned his medical dog=. as wdl as a doctora~ in biomechanical engineering. from the Media!CollegeoiYuginia. VIrginia Commonwealth Uni..mty. 7 ~askeiliall . MEN' S Miami 66, UB 52 W estern Mldllpn UB 59 UBiost o 66-Sl-. ro 111om1 f«>. 6 belore • ctOWd oll.lJ.I In 6o, AMntOArona. -----hit Marl< 8ortt hod • ~~~~-lor theBuh.~·~ and~ 24 poln<s.Tho tNs""""'- • .._ rpV\.""" anbbed lix ~and shot 11 ol-lllrcm the- tlraw .... s.o..o.r.- On Roben whot _.-.d U> be. pme-........ shot wi<h I.S MCOnds left to put ""' up by one po1n<. ButWestom Michlpn"s St2¥e Reynolds ca"'f>ton ~ paujultouaide""' ~ lr<;!ljlUI\dril>lilodtwi<Aiand let&<> • 17-b>t shot belore t h e - to lilt the l!n:>ncoJ.,.,. the-.~ 59.1nAiumniAtw\l. Westom Mlchlpn 83, UB 51 Ball Stalle 72, UB 59 »UB p 20 points lrcm lOphomo<-e points k'l elves to break Janet Wmf's 11 -year-!)ld record of 272-SO points. Hoolo!r -'so won the !h.meter competition with a total score of 288.70. KDc:t>endorler. but the Westom Michlpn l!n:>ncoJ shot SO.B perant lrcm the lloor (30-lor59) and. perloct 17-lor-171rcm free tlvow line to "'" __, with on 83- S3 win In front ol754 bns In I.JrWenlty Anona In Kalamuoo. On Sawnloy,o deop BaD State bench and too many~ by the &.Is resultod '" • 1ou 1n 1rcm o1 1.307 bns '" 'll.l>nhon ........_ jessla tile n-s9 Wrestlin~ Central Mlchlpn 28, UB 9 tile Cenrnl Mlchlpn. rankod I tu. In country, defeated the U8 wresdlrc team.l8-9. on 5oturdor ohemoon. Freshmon K,te ~ rn<>IOOd his MAC record a> 4-4 wi<h on B-3 clecislon over Cenrnl Mk:t>ipn"s Bil -c.m.w._ who wrest1os at the 197-pound wdP clus.pldced up his,..,..... wi<h- t:oloodowns.on escapo and •l'lcirc-dmo poln<. He Is tied for tNnl on the &.Is wi<h 16 dual , _ tNs season. - ln~oor lrac~ an~ Rei~ Teams compello at l'enn State Tho.,..,.. a n d _.. tnd<-and-field tams~ It the United Sata Tr>dt Caod1os Assodotlon Meet ot Plom Sate " " " ' t h o - .Tho "*' ptoced ll dllnol......,fleld._the__,-..lldl ....... l3squods. Tho &Jib set four sd>ocl roconls at tho n-. Laun Olson ~ on her polo .... mati< oil I~ to b.nh In Thompoon aablishod • ,_shot put mati< •ol #-7.so - ... ~ finiol\.&ic Czsbaj ploc..t lflhln""' JOOO _ . . I n . - dme ol8:l7.ll, and ""' dlstonce modloy reloy squod ol Douc,....._, ,_ o-le. , _ Zoariello and Czsbaj ran • sd-oool-bost lll07.ll. · record.-.. ,_ tile ........ -_Swimmin~ -u -·sn·Michlpn lOS, UB ) 5 recuQr seoson wi<h o poir ollosses S.turdoy tD MAC - - &swn Michlpn and l1loml.Tho-_.. deloalled ln the tri, _ by the Eaa!es and RedHawlcs by ldendaJ lOS-lS SCG<"OS. U8 closes dlo UB condudod Ia __.. Arts and Sciences Ubrlries. ~~-_]~=- ~ Campus. 6:30-7:30 p.m. F.... Sporuo<od by lMng Well Center. fO<"""" lnfonnation.lanla Coclnn, 645-2837. ETC Tochnology Wortuhop llllWCOintOI'NitloniiiWomen'• Photolhop: ~ - 8, Part 1- ~~Pmen~.~~~;:th - scientilic«ndcorpora~partners," he added, "btitalsoaneconomicinfrastructure in terms of venture capi- a........ Mlaml l05, UBlS Calendar ~,_,.... Campus. 2-4 p.m. - viral and bacterial fonm of respiratory infections. Genco said· the CAT's ultimate p is to leverage its research into economic gains and new jobs. "Thatrequiresnotonlyexcdlent Rap · .~..:~-:=.!1th T he Kllshmfr lr.sue In lntern~~Uonal Politics. S.leem Kldwal, Fulbright scholar and visiting fellow, Center for =.W~.s~O.U.. lndi11. 310 Student Union, North Campus. 2-3:30 p.m. - · Spomo<od by Council on lntemolional Studios "and ~~=.=~:,e:;::n inform~Oon. Clfflce of lntemltioNI St&Jdent and Scholar Services, 645· 2258. ~ -lllophyslcs "Tho DMng Resporue one! Its Functlon in HLWN~U." johln Anderuon. res. aut prof., D<pt. ol Cdlul¥ and Cl<gallWnal s;o~ogy, Unlv. ollund. 12• s -. ~=--~~m. F,... Et.ine Proctor's "Friends ... Ma..Vt Arcade Film & Arts Centre. 7 p.m. S4.SO, studeniS; 16.50, gen«i~l. Sporuo<od by Institute for Resoard! & Eduation on Women and Gender. for more Wonnation, IREWG, 829-l<tSl . -- Zodlaqu< o.nc. c~ ~~O:c'!~:~~nce. North Campus. 8 p.m. S12, -~ SS, u s SIUdents .nd sernon. For more lnfonnation, 64S-Airn. .,_Wortuhop- ~n:~~ Cont« for lho Arts, Nof1h Compus. 8 p.m. ss. fO<""'"' lnlonNtion, 64S-N!T"S. Exhibits ~=.~-- A RotroJpo<tlvo Weight lo15 Class An exhlbruon honoring lho ~~. •nd wori< d the tat~ WfusltatOf and teKher Alln E. Cobe.- .WI open with 1 <ec~ from 5..S:l0 p.m. tomorrow In the first Hoof ~::.::"~ ~S~~~.'= win continut through May 18. Cober Physiology and Biophysics. 829-2738. ~:n~ ~~u!u~~~~~~. and regub.r season at 3·7 O¥ef"lll and 1..6 in MAC competition. WOMUI'S UB 197~50, Comell i Ol.SO Eutem Michlpn 228, UB 72 Mlaml llO, UB 70 In the home finale olthe 2001-0lseason.UB defeated Comell, 197.50-101.50. Fricloy ni&ht In the"'"'""'Anona Naatorium. UBireshrrenTracy-brolaeodoalde-ddsd>oclroc:<>fti"""'hervlacty ooal o/275.20 ........ In odipsetheroc:<>ftlol2n.50s«byjanet........... lndlo 199().91-.-olso """'fint In t h e ooal o12&70 pons. """"'"'" hl&f>ly ~ U8 lreshmon,jennofer l!<ani«Mky wen dlree Individual _,.. and andlored ~ ........ reloy squod .., lad the Bulls. Tho &Jib _,. ._by MAC rivals !"' Saturdoy In Ypsiland. Mich..loslrc to &swn Mid)lpn.l2B-72. .... Mian<. lJ0.70. olf tile.,.,...._.---. si>t-"' <XIfl1"!ddon"""'. lennis MEN 'S Mariot4, UB l Comeii7, UBO UBopened the sprioc po<tlon ol Ia schedule Sawnlly at the 6.m.o1 lnviadonal. lallirc to Marist-4-l. and Comelt,7.0. U8 pldced up sin&les vlctx>rieslrcm Its top thAe pla)oen In the mot.ch oplnst Marlst.fo<y KaskNn lftezed pan Pat Hofe<-, 6-3, 6-0.u fim smp.. Justin 8nlco deloated Mice Sowter-. 6-4. 6-l , at ....-nber N kk ) Zleziulo lcnocbd olf t1anin AJdonson. 6-3. 6-l. ot ....-nber ........ In the Cornell match, the Butb - - . swept by the 8;& Red. but Kosman forced hts opponent Into) three-.set match before bJiifl&. 6-l. ln the final set. ._- freshman �8 Repodes febiuly14.Z002M33,1o.17 ISiS - . b o p ~~urrkular and Optional Practlal Trolnlng. J<nnjfer Chaz<r1 and Eli<: Comins. 31 Capon, North .CatT\f)lfi. Noon. free . Sponsored by lnt.,.tional Student and Scholar Set'Yk~ fof more 1nformaoon. 6-4 52258. FM:ul:ty Candtd•te Seminar Intracellular Pharmacokinet:io or Paclitaxef: Relationship with PharmaccSdynamlcs and Therapeutic lmpfk~Hon . ~ Hoon lang, m . nwc., Ohoo s..te Umv. College ol Pharmacy. 508 Cooke, North Campu$ 9-1 0 a.m. Fret- ETC Technology Wort..hop Dreamwe.ver ~ . 0, SectJon A. Par1 I. 212 Capon, North Campus 10 a.m.-Noon. Free. Opening Celebration Alan C. Cober Memorial Uhibition, Schotarshlp Presentation and lecture. UB . Art Gal~ and Screen1ng Room. Center I"' the ""'· North Campus. 5-8:30 p.m. F,... SponSO<od by UB Art Galleries. Dept. of M. Dept. of ETC Te<hnology Wortcs:hop Photoshop: Introduction, SKIJon B, Par1 11-HSl. Presented by iMedia . He.lth Sc~ library, Abbott Hall, South Campus. 2--4 p .m . Fr~. Physla CoUoqulum Fracture Paths Described by Generalized Random Walks more information, Reine Hauser, 645-6912, eltt. 1424. Japan. 205 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:30p.m. Free. Mtndi Body Movement rifni.~~~~o!~~~~~'f'=:~ v., The Regulation of Wnt Protein Activity In Devoloplng ~~~~sle~~~~rrus, ~~1r~a~~~~~e Complex, North Campos. 3:4S p.m. Free. for more ~~Jt"· Stephen free, f'.hysks Colloquium Kondo Effect In Quantum Dots. Mkhael Pustilnik, Untv. ol Minnesota. 205 Natural Sciences Complex. NOr1h Campus. 3:45 p.m. free. Ac-...Jc-.bop ~!= .~~rs~at7 Kefvin Harrison, academic advisor. 10:.~~~~ ~~b;s. 4· Student Advising Services and Office of Studerit Uniom and Activities. for more oulv GC<(·pt~ through thf' cl('ctronlc iUbmlulon form for lh~ onlln~ UB Calendar nf henh a l <!"hllp·, I cvtmh In th,: electronic In the Reporter North C.m~ 6:30p.m . free. Sponsored UB Art Gallories, Dept. of Art mary, Dept. of Art -and BrainstormCommunk.aton Club. for more information, Reine Hauser, 645-6912, ext. 1424. 0.-.ce.Perf~ Zodlaque Dance Companyl..odles On Stoge. Dept. of Thea~ & Dana. Drama Theatre, Center for the: Arts, North CamP"'. 8 p .m. S12, =~bl~~~:studenu 16 ,.nuary Jumpstart =h~~~-~ni ~~a, Entertalnment anJ'gam~ are Centre. 7 p.m. S4.50; students; S6.SO, general. Sponsored by Institute for Research &: Education on \\'omen and Gender. for more informatiOn. IREWG, 829-34S1 . Zodlaque Dance Companyladles On Stage. Dept; of Theatre & Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the ArU, North Campus. 8 p .m . .S 12, 1950s Diner at AJumnl Arena. free to US students, who may use meals, declining balance, campus cash, or cash for d ;nner. Sponsored by Dept. of Athletics and Offke of Student Unions &: Activities. for more Information, Rob Sugha, 6-45612S. Men's S.sketball ~~~s~i~~~~~~~i~!~pus. {fo;"Or!~~e/1,~~~~; ~~.e; ~e:~~~~.s~: students lnformatton, 645-ARTS. children in bleachers; free fOf students with 10. ~=! 1ne's D•y Faculty Zodiaque Dance Companyl..od;.s On Stoge. Dept. ol 1 ~::~ ~~re~s~~~ ~~~~~~e: p.m. JS . for more information, 64S·2921 . 15 D•nce Performance Theatre and Dance. Drama the Theatre, Center for Arts, NOr1h Campos. 8 p .m. S12, general pu~ic; 15, UB students and sentars. for more information, 6445-ARTS. Sunday 17 Sod•l Work Lecture :e..!.'le~e~~ ~f.!ino~.lou Daemen Col~. 8:45 a.m.· 3:30p.m . S65. for more 1nformat10n. Institute for AddicttOn Stud1e and Tra tn ~ng, 64S ·6140. IS ETC Technology Wotitshop Blackboord S.S: ~=~~'r~~10 a.m.-Noon free. Wednesday ETC Technology - . b o p - - 5.5: Building. ~:,~S. ~4·m~. 2 Dance Perfonn•nc:e Zodlaque Dance Company- ~~e'!':J~~e~~! Theatre, Center for the AIU, North Campus 2 p.m. S 12, general public; SS, UB studenu and seniOrs. For more 1nformal1on. 645 -ARTS 20 B uddhist Meditation. Nikotas Tuesday 19 ETC Technology - . b o p BI.Kkboord 5.5: Introduction to UBieams. 212 Capon, · North Campus. 10 a .m .·Noon. free. Ubrory - . b o p U8 1<42: Introduction to Business Information Sources: Prin~ CD-ROM & the Wob. ~~Nl;,J,09c.~ ~~r!ik~~~~by ETC Tochnology - . b o p Dreamwel!ver 4.0, Section 8, Par1 I. 212 Capon, North Campus. 2'"""" p.m . free. IREWG lntern.tion.. WCHTtti1 's Rim Festlv•l Friday calt-nrtM will be indud<'d Art Lectun Alan E. Cob..- MOmorlol Lecture. Soe Cot. Scr=ing Room. Center for the Arts, Sciences. 121 Cooke, North Campus. 5-6:30 p.m. free . ...... ww.buffi\lu.edu ••f \fMU~ llmltatlorn. not aU ~~~· lau~ Krupski, Saturday Dance Performance I hAn noHn on Arena: Pharmaceutk•l Sden<es Seminar Myocardial Growth in IGF2/ M6P Receptor-Null Mice. ~~~~~~n~~~~a~." lltl I"'' · N.I.A. (NeuromuKular Integrative Action). Laurie Krupski, dir., I,Mng Well Center. AlUmni Noith Campus. t.-7:30 p .m . Call R<cr<ation & Intramural Services for fee, 64S-3147. Sponso<ed by IMng Well Cente-. fof more information, 645-ARTS. ~~~;i~~utrition utt <.Jrnptn , . .,.enh wh ·r4: Closs information. 645-6013 or 645612.1<. Kathleen McCormick, asst. Monday r~~~~ar~;~~~ro;- Physics Colloquium Optical Quantum Controt In Se:mkonductor N11nodots. Carlo Piemlarocchi, Untv. of California, San Diego. 205 Natural SciMc:es Com~x. North Campus. 3:45 p .m . free. Blologkol Selene:.. Spod,al Semln•r ldentlfteation and Characterization of In Vrvo mRNA Targets of Gl0-1 : A Translational Regulator Required for Gl!rm Cell Development in C. Elegans. ~rc:~~- ~~il~~~· Free. Sponsored by Living Well Center. for more infonmtion, N;kolaw karopaso.s, 31 ().3238. SocWWorklectun Ploy Th<ropy with Adolescents. Daemen College. 8:4S a.m .·3:30 p.m. S6S. Foi more infoonation, Institute for m~~.SWd;.s and Traln;ng. =cz.::::::- Disorden of the tippo< =t2'n.~o9c~ of Med~ Center. 9 a.m. Free. ~~~;c;ne and Division of Puimonal)l, Critical Car• and Sloep Medicine. Ufo-.Mp g~~~a:='not ~~~~t Union, North Campus. Nooo-1 ~St:t~~byOffice Activities. For more informatk>n, 645·6125. EmploJH Aulstonco Progrom (EAP) EAP Information Table. Train«~ EAP coordinaton. Bakiy Walkway, Baldy Hall. Noon·2 rob:;:;,=~~ ~nt __ ..__ ~~~ ~11=-South Campus. t.-7:30 p.m. F,... Sponsored by Dept. ofNucleor M«ficin<. Formore - mlormotfoo. Robocco Goodmon. 8311-5889. B uddhist MedlUotJoti. NU10ias Kotaposas. 1Oth floor, Goodyur, South Campus. f.. 7:30p.m. Fro<. ·Sponsored by Living w.ll Cent... For , _ ~· Nikolas karaposos. ETCT~-.bop - S.S: Crntlng Exonu ond Pools. 212 Capon, North Campus. 6 :3().8:30 p .m . F..... =.....-.bop Kurt Weill's Berlin to B......tway. Dept. ollhoau. and Dana. 8lack Box Cent... lor the Ms. North C.mpu>. 8 p.m . S5. For more kllormolion. 64S-AATS . n....... Thursday 21 tducotlon Somlnor Reforming Teacher Compensation: Examining Committee. Alternative Compensation Unw. Sch. of Medicine, St. . louis. 280 Park, North Campus. 4 p.m . Free. for more information, Stephen free, 64S·286S . ETC Technology Worinhop Photoshop: Layen, Sectk>n A. Graduate ISSS Workshop H-1 8 Visas: An lnformaUon Session. Ellen Oussourd. d ir., International Student and Chomkol Engineering . Semi...... Modollng Gone bpcesslon Ufo-.Mp Depl of Pharmaceutic.s. 206 furNs . North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Free. ~~J.,g~; Good Academic Advisement Cente-. 330 Student urnon. North ~~~ ~;!~~l.t\Ja~~~~ Schobr Services. 31 Capen, =~~~s~t~~~ information, 645-2258. ~~Readlngond ~r!~~:~~c!;the Arts, North Campus. 7:30 p.m. SIS, generol; S7, studenU. Proceeds to benefit Sub-Board Anti·Rape Task force. Sponsored by College of AtU =~ 6'a~e:nctOeJ>!' tenr:=~~ the Arts. For more information, 64S·ARTS. Faculty RecitAl Susan fancher, saxophone: "In Two Wortds." S~ Concert ~~:~~~~~~~~~~~ t4r;: S5. 2921 Part I. Presented by ;Med;.. ~~-~m1~. Campus. ~~~~M~:!W~ma~:. Mlnd/ llocly - · Clou N.I.A (Neuromuscular ~~~.=~~u~:rue-. AlufT!ni Arena, North Campus. 4:15-S:30 p .m . Call RocrNtion & Intramural Setvkes for fee, 64S·3147. Sponsored by IMng Wet! Center. fOf more t.!S.U~· laurie Krupski, =~.:::r;wobson, Schoot of Eduution. g~~74h'f ~~erenc:e Road, c.ttvillo. 8 :3().10 a.m. S2S. Sponsored by GSE. For mformation, Ken ~ ~<roomer, 64S-6642. Campus. Noon- 1:30 p.m. Free: ~~~~udent Student Advising SeM<;... For ~-60"1r""lion, 64S-612S or Ubrory - . b o p UB 220'. SdAnde< Scholo< II: Structure & ReKtlon ~~·~~":.'~. 1 : 1~ p .m . F,... Sponsored by Arts and Sciences Ubraries. Open Drum Circle Nam.ute. 222 Student Unt;)O, North Campus. 5:30-7:30 p .m . Froo. Sponso<ed by IMng Well Center. for more Information, JaniCe Cochran, 6-45·2837. / Coni..__,.. on fN9C 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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I ResemrJr finds daytime llllJ1Pm faa inaeased stroke risk h -·................ ....._ _ ..... ..., ............ ......,_ n.......,.. __ ala............,. 1111111¥ .............. ......... _ ..... .,...... _ _...,..._ ..... _ _ ....... _ d A self-portrait of the late illustrator and UB faculty member Alan Cober appea~ to peer over the shoulder of his widow, Ellen (left), and senior Kate Racculia, the fi~t recipient of the Alan E. Cober Schola~hip . Cober was honored Friday with the opening of "Alan E. Cober: A Retrospective Afterlffe" in the UB Art Gallery. --......... ... ..... . ..- -................ NSF grant to fund volcano research I ~. -..._._. ·~·-·llle JOOI'I • .....-. . . . . . ,. . . . . . ..... lions ....... _ Multidisciplinary project involves researchers from CCR, NYSCEDII and NCGIA By IEU.DI GOLDaAUM Contributing Editor T ECHNOLOGIES ranging from mathematical modeling,grologjc simu lation and geographic in · formation science to scientific computing and virtual reality are being combin<d by VB researchers for the first time to provide the: most accu rate information on geologic dangers to scientists. civil-defense au thoriti~ and citizens who livt in the shadow of volcanoes.. The highly ambitious , multidisciplinary work, which in - volves crea tion of simulations of active volcancx:s. is being oonducted under a three -year, $1.9 million grant from the National Scic:nct Foundation's lnfonnation Technol ogy Research ( ITR) Program. Coordinating with counterparts in Mexico and focusing on three vol- canoes in that country, researchers with the Center for Computational Research (CCRJ, National Center for Geographi c Information and Analysis (NCG IA ) and the New York State Center for Engmeenng Design and Industrial lnnovauon ( NYSCEDII) are simulating rock avalanches, pyroclastic flows and debris Oows. The t.eam ~focusing on three Mexi can volcano<s: Popocatq><tl. consid ered the planet 's riskiest volcano; Colima,Mcrico's moot active volcano, and Pia> de Orizaba, North America's tallest volcano, The VB resear-ch<nare working in collaboration with investigators at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Muico, Centro Nacional de Pr<vencion de Desastres, Prot«eion Civil de Veracruz and Universidad de Colima, At a timt" whtn mo~ people than ever before in the Unittd Statrs and around the world are livmg close to active volcanoes, advanced tech nologies for estimatmg and mitigat mg risks from volcanic activity hold enormous prorruse forsaf~g human lives, said Michael F. Sheridan, professor of geology and a member of the tram. How~er. he added, volcanologisls havt been slow to harness the benefits of m formation technologies. Sheridan, who has spent the past decade devdoping small-scale computer simulations of geologic activIty in Maico and who has worked with and been honor«! by the Mexican government for his assistance, has long advocat<d th:ft the nsks posed to human life by volcanic Oows could be greatly mitigat<d by creating large-scale simulations of thest phenomena. Volcanic eruptions result m the death> of many thousands of prop!<. In 1985. debris 6ows resulting from the erupbOn of N<v.odo dd Ruiz tn Colombta caused the deathsof26,(XX) prop!<. Whil< a hazard map outlintng safety zones existed for the area. the residents"""" unaware of 1t "The purpose of this grant IS to take advantage of technology so that kmd of trag<dy does not happen agam," Sheridan add«!. While the focus is on Mexican volcanO<S, he said research r-.sults will be transferable to other volca noes around the globe. Sheridan aplain<d that the tra· ditional tension between geosaentists and the world ofhigh-pow<r<d computation has hindered dforts to secure funding for similar projects. ~-...-· Delivery of student services revamped By SUl WUETCHEII R~rrEditor HE Office of the Provost has rcstructurtd the de livery of some student academic and financial services aimed at simplifying stu · dents' access to these services. A5 of )an. I , Records and Registration, Financial Aid, Studmt Ac · counts and the Academic- Advisement Center have been merged into one central university studmt-srrvice structure. the Student Academic and Financial Services unit. The merger is designed to im · prove the .. student experience .. on campus in several Important ways, said Sean Sullivan, vtce provost for enrollment and plannmg. Ftrst, it wt.U provtde a smgle pomt of access to all student academK and financial!ooervK~. Sull1van s~ud. "ll1e student can C<JII o ne phont' numbc.•r. use one cma tl Jddrl·~ til drnp m . H T o ne location on the North or South campus to reaive the full range of services formerly conducted by the four offices." he said. adcling that Stu· dents will talk with knowl<dgeable staff every time they contact the unit. ..Wt: are determined to elimj nate voice· mail attendants. aban doned or lUl3nSW<T<d phone calls or emails, and the ' bouncing' of students from officr to office.':' Hoving a single contKt potnt for students "takes away the nerd for students to understand how their problem relates to the univ=ity's orgamzational struct urt ," he stressed, noting that many issues ha'wT both academic and financial implications. For example, dropping a course or changmg a major has financial as weU .t3 academtc reperCUSSions. he -.;ud. 8\' havmg both academic and finan~.1al .tid advtsers m the same office, hoth 1 ~uo can be add ressed .tt lh~o· :-...unc lime. he ddded Moreover, by grouping all these services together in one unit, .. we can look at the process of how ~ structur~ the business of th~ univcr· sity for students.," he said .. We an convinced that~ can Tt' duce both the staff time and the stu· dent time req u ir~d to complete transactions for students," Sullivan said. "'Our objective is to minimiu the obstades students face in getting their 'out -of-classroom' bwin65 acromplish<d and redi=t staff time and dollars to extend other se:rvices we should be offering. '"All of our etfons are focused on making th~ aperien~ for students outside of the classroom as fnendh· and efficient as we can .~ Sullivan sa1d the umt has been structured to fearure three mterde· pendent funcnonal groups. Although the groups eac.J; have daffen:nt rolt.~. the'Jia."'ill share expentse acl\b.S th~o· w111 to addrt.'S.' ..-rudcnt nt't_'tb The Student Response Center, headed by joanne Plunkett, formerly university registrar, provides th~ single point of access to the servicEs, he said Students initiating transactiOns or sccking information on such thing> as paying a tuition bill, submining financial aid appliations, making an appointment with a 6nancial or academic advisor or !<CUr· mga DARSreportsboU!dcontact tlx center. The center also is the point of contact for l3culty and stalf tn<l1lbers refemng students or seeking information about students. All ca.lls made to the phone num bers of the former offices of the R<gIStrar. Fmanaal Aid, the AdvLSemcnt Center or the Bursar automatically aT(' routed to the Studenl Respon..'it' ( .enter A kno\\·ledgeahle staft pers4m a.l \'lf3V" answers tht" phont" Jt the: li.'O tt"r dunn~ rub!Jshnf 1--U'>IOI....,.,IlllU!">. �21Rapa.-... februarr21.2002/Vi.3l, lo.18 BRIEFLY Sunlmlrlalt'* to be ......... c:n.--. an d _ ... _ _ _ lho Olllatf/1 Cart Pegels, professor of management science and systems, is an expert in health systems management. nuoiSurmwJal>and-..... Fllr ...... 11 a.m. 1D 2:JO p.m. 41n lho Sludorot Union Lalltly and Sodll Hoi on the ...w _ _ _ -c...- How has ltrffalo handled hospital pl•nnlng OYer tiM put 20 yean or so7 glonol------..a...-... over a year on a task force cludlng-- mandate was to decide which hospitals to recommend for dosing because rheu wen~ too many hospita.Js in the Buffalo area. At that 2132. - time, there were ~v~ other small _ . . . . . , . . . . . and .. toe ............ .. '~*~~ .... - - . . . , . . ~ fmPaloln ... be. ....... ~andcon- far-~ toct ....... ...,_.It 645132. ... It About 20 years ago, I spent well who~ . . . lfoledoD. hospitals that have since dosed. Bela fledt to perform The task force, part of a state-man dated health-planning activity, was made up largely of people with di rect or indirect interest and con- lho Cente for the Arti will .,....,, the G<ommy .......... winning muslcol group IMii Fleck lnd the Flecl<tones It 8 p.m. Morell 4 In ·the M1lnstoge theoter In the CfA 0.. the Nonh Campus. Widely recognized as • banjo virtuoso lnd one ot the most lnnovatiYe recording lsu in music, IMii Flecl< ljos been 1 Cr1mmy nominee 17 •rt- "times In 1 remorkoble 10 different ategories, and has won 1M times: The Flecktones debuted In 1990 with • "bbUbop• mix oljuzlnd bluegrass, ~nd soon became a c:ornmen:lllly succosstul, critiCIIIy .cclolmed 1nd IWird· winning~ . -l ·< IMii Flectt and lho - tWt oo home the Ciommy fe< Best ContempoAlbum for ·Outbound," their most recent swdio -.g. and In October, Flectt- hlsflrst olbYm ol nay,_ poiUII-.· ... - ClllmpOII1ior1s .,..,._ the Sony ~-lhogroup~por- ..._...,__ """" _,thin 200 """""' ·_and ...... IJI¥dlNs "' sOo.OOO -por ... rnonlh. !hoy ... - -. . - D\11>-.mg ... - · -- ben<ing """"' ......... jiiZ andpop- ~ ...... -blthe - ... uuolattlit la_llloy_...._ goNIIIpoM:-UO.SIIIat " ClhoOilbaa _ _ _ "'6 p.m. ,...,llln>Ugh ~ cloy, andCII~Ioa>­ tlanL ror-~all 645-MTS. REPORTER Tile ....... r:ampul CXJrmUIIIr MOSplpor .,._,..,.., lho Olflc:e a( SeMoes In the DMslon d Unlwnl1y Communlcltioru, Unlwnl1y ---_ . __ ---_ _.,...__ Sue...._._.. -.lkilllo. -.1o. Ctolb""' - . 330 (n6) 6U-26Jii. ...• ~c.,_-·,_,- ,. _.,...,_ . Oonno Longoo.w ....... ........ ... c.o....-.. Edlton Patrldl CJon0rg, Elon Goldbaum s. A. Unger Christlno\llcMI "'"Whitcho< \ cerns for health care in the Buffalo region. The task force consisted o( about 20 members and met abou t o nce a month. It was unable to come up with a recommendation for which hospitals should be dosed, even though it met and debated incessantly. There always was someone who had an objectiOn to dosing any targeted hospital. Need less to say, the task force had little o r no authority. But it could not even arriv~ at a recommendation. Meanwhile, there was a major cha nge in New York State law m ·terms of regional health planning, and also in the suppo rt of weak hospitals by the state. Under the new regulations, support essen ua!Jy was withheld from the three or four weak hospitals in the area, and they all closed. Buffalo at one time haC a Col umbus Hospital, a Sh eridan Pa rk Ho spital and a Lafayette Hospital, and possibly one or rwo others--they all disappeared as soon as funding slopped. The moral of that historic stoiy ts that as long as an~ institution k«ps getting financial support, it will survive because there always are parties that benefit by continuing the statw quo. suspect that in th~ long run, aU of KaJeida's patients will end up in the High Street location and in Amherst. h probably will takr an expansion at the High Strffi location 10 do it, but-having all tertiary patients at on~ location wiU generate considerable pountial savmgs for Kaleida. II lh•t wh•t•s h•ppenlng with Children's Hosplt•l1 There will continu~ to be a Children's, but it will be some· where other than in the Bryant Street facility. The sooner Children's supporters accept that , the quicker this comm unity will be able to make sam~ progress on Allvi ng its hospital problems. It appears so. As long as K.aleida keeps putting money into Children's, it wiU keep going beca use there are quite a few people who benefit from the present situatio n. As you may know, all but one Kaleida hospital is losing money at present. Only Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Amherst is pro fitable. But K.aleida has reached th~ end of the prov~r ­ bial fi nancial rop~. It is financially bleeding to death . And th~ s tat~ IS not going to bail th~ system out. Hence, the people of Buffa lo have to decide which hospitals to close. With only 57 percent hospital oc· c upancy in the Buffalo area, Children's may not be the only on~ dosing. The newes:t physicaJ structur~ is Kaleida's High Street. location (Buffalo ·General)-all the other locations are old o r older. I So does tluot ......., tiM end of Children's Hospltal7 WhJ Is kalelda In such a fl - n•nd•l meu7 Largely because third - party payers, th~ gov~rnment and the HMO s essentially dictate to Kaleida what the y will pay. So within the resulting budget, Kaleida has to funct:Jon . There also are is sues of medical education funding and Kaleida probably will get so me r~lief in the futu re thro ugh supplemen tal sta te fund ing. But the fact that one of its hospital s is profitable raises th ~ issue of why th~ oth~r units can not also be made profitable. It is not quite that stmple . And Kaleida 's r oposal to dose Children's Is one of the managerial d<eUions it has to make. tiM CathoUc System flt Into tiM Where - - pktun1 The Catholic hospitals have similar problems. But they apparently recentl y addressed their proble.ms and made some difficult decisions. I don't think they have solved all of their problems, but they appear to be on the right track. They also do not have the medicaJ trainin& prob lems that Kal(ida ts re sponsible for and needs addi tional funding to do. But as I s tat~d abov~. th~ ·state will probably help out there . .._._eel The pbysi<Yns with Children 's want to split from IIAieldot rvn ChlkiNn 'sthemse!Ya. ls theR .ny W.,. they CCMIId rnake a go of It u an Independent hosplt.r7 - The physicians at Children's should contact their accoununts about running Children's them selves. ) suspect they will be surprised at how diffirult it is to do that unless they haY< deep pockets and want to support it with their own financial assets. Police group recognizes UB research project PERF singles out UB work with Buffalo Police Department on prostitution study ay ~ LOHC;lHECJtU Rq>arter Assistant Editor unique, cross-disciplinary research project in volving UB and the Buffalo Police Department (B PD ) aimed at r~ducing st reet prostitution has received recognition fro~ a ~arional police group. The project, which partnered the BPD, the Univers ity Communit y Initiative's Regional Community Policing Center, the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis {NCG IA ) and the School of Social Work, wdSoneof six 10 the country earning recognition from the Police Executive Re sea rch Forum (PERF). All of the projects sought to address a low-level crime by trying to understand its underlying causes. Pamda K. Beal, director of the Regional Community Policing Center. Michad Dnnacich, EricCountyassis- A district attorney and dir<ctor of the Community Pru6ecution Unit that focuses on low l<vd crimes, and Lt. Pallidt Roberts of the BPD presented the projocl at the 2001 PERF wnf..-. ence in San Diego in December. The catalyst for the project carne tn 1997 when the BPD received a Problem Solving Partnership grant from the Office of Community-Ori en ted Policing Servia that funded partnerships between police, community members and researchers. BeaJ, who at th~ time was a staff member in the School of Management, sern:d as project evaluator and resea rch coordinator between the police, the community--in this case, the Allentown As.sociation's Prostitution Task Fo~d a student from th~ School of Management 's Man· agement lnfo rmation Systems (MI S) program who hdped the BPD design a database for crime analysis. tan! Using instruments de.doped together with the policr and the Allentown task force, students in th ~ School ofSocial Work a>ndueled in tl:rviews with prostitutes and their customers, Beal said. "An important part of this projocl was that the research was drivm by thewmmunityand the~ told us what they wanted toknawand we found il out for them." said Ileal, who also wn:>1< an article about the project that was published by PERF. Utilizing crimt: mapping/geographic information systems, researchers at the NCGIA were able 10 map and chart 911 calls between 1996-2000, allowing them to identify .. hotspots., of prostitution activity. They also used the data 10 show that I0 percent of the nearly 1,000 calls received in 1996 came from just three callers. This information, combined with several strategies undertaken by police during the period. J<SU)ted in a 60 per=! r<duction of prostitution-rdated 911 calls, Beal said. One of the key stralegics. she says. was a policr initiative called "Operation Johnny"-in whidl "customen" were arrested instead of the prosti tut.,._working in tandem with aJ. temative scnt~:ncing for first - tim~ offenders, Ileal said. That sentencing included mandatory anendana in "john school" foe the customen and the participation of prostitutes in the Magdalene Program, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program operated by the Beacon Center and designed specifically for prostitutes. The BPD found that while the recidivism ra~ for prostitutes who are arrested wasabout66 percent, the opposite was true foe their customers after amst and participation in "john school"-less than I percent were arrested for the crime again, Beal said. �f!bruary 21. 2JJ2JVIi 33. 11.11 Rep ode& Law school to hold minority recruitment program A> part of N.otlonM Mlnorlty Law Studcnl R<cruicmcnl Monlh , chc Law School will holp a visication luncheon and program comorrow for minonry high school students who are interested in l~m ­ ing more about attending law school. The program is designed to expo~promising young scholars 10 the field of law, said Lillie Wiley. asSociate director of admissions and djrector of recruitment in the Law School. "Acmrding to !he U.S. CensUs Bureau, only 7 pen:entoflowycn in !he U.S. are from minority groups: 3 pen:enl are African -American, 2 pcrcenll.atino and fewer than I pen:enc are Asian American," Wiley said .. We want to send a strong message to studmu, faculty, adminis· lntors and the legal community: Don'! tum back," said Wiley. "We've come too far to let recent assaults on affirmative action erode d · foru to diversify the legal community in America." The program will begin wilh a continenlal breakfast, followed by a prescncation by Wiley on " How 10 Gee into Law School." Following lunch, Michelle Hucchinson, partner in Brown and Hutchinson, a minority·owncd law finn , will p~nt a keynote ad dress, and a law professor will prescnl a mock class. The day also will include presentations and panel di.scu.ssions by representatives of various minority student organizations, including the Black, Latind and Asian Law Student as.sodations. •Some people bcHeve the tide may be turning against diversity efforts," said Wiley... In view of the chalJenge to affirmative action , we must do more to make people of color know that the law school is a place for them and that we are working hard to achieve a diverK environment on our campuses. The negativity generated by recent news about affirmative action cannot be allowed to foster a percep· tion !hac law schools have closed !heir doors co people of color. Legal education is too important to the rights of all Americans to al · low this misconception to exist." The program is funded by che Law School Admission Council (LSAC ) to raist- awareness of mmority recruiting assues facing law schools. The effort comes on the he-els of setbacks to affirmative ac· tion in major states Iii«- California and Texas that hlivt vastly re duced minority representation in entering law school classes. UB to host Mugel moot court Stroke risk increased for nappers ay LOIS UIWI Contributing Editor D AYTIME nappers and p~ople who routinely sleep more than eight hours a night have a gm.ler chance of dying from strokt chan chose wilh more scandard sl~ habics , a scudy by UB scrokc researchers has shown. And while the relationship between unusual sJecp patterns and mortality was strongest for cerebrovascular diseases, a link also was found between such sleep habit s and death from any ca use, sa id Ad nan Quresht, assistant People wilh sleep apnea stop breathing bridly and repeac.dlyduring !he night They waU frequently gasping for breath, which robs !hem of restful sleep and can lead co drowsiness during !he day. The amdition is recogni2ld as a contnbutor to heart disease and siJokt_ Earlier research conducted by Qureshi wilh 1,348 adults who parcjcipaced in a ~Itt-screening pro- professor of neurosurgery and lead author of the study. The research, condueled al UB's Toshiba Strokt Research Cencer in !he School of Medicine and Biomeclicine Sciences. was presen red by Qureshi recently al !he 271h lnlcmational Scrokt Conference in San Antonio. The findings do nor suggesl !hal people who regularly sleep more chan normal could cui !heir risk by spending less time under the covers, however. What they indicate. Qureshi said, l5 the possible exist ence of an underlying sJeep disorder that is ha7..trdoul<> to health. .. The mechanism behind th1 ~ a.-. SOCtaUon betwt."Cn slc..""ep patterns anJ mortality 15 not clear." he: sta tl-d, ''but \\'l' h vpe~thl''I7C 11 m.tv "'tt'"'l thl'rt' .trc t>lh l·r ullldltltlll!o th.tt nn•d to l'lt· .llldrn,t·d . \lh. h ,,, 'ItT!' ·l!'llt' ,l .. gram in Buffalo showed !hac chose who ~ly s!q>l more than cighl hours a rtighc had 9 pen:enl more scrokes chan chose who slq>c less. Persons who w.:re regularly sl~y during !he day showed a 10 perccnl increase in stroke. The current study involved a na· tional cohort of 7,844 adults who participated in the fiiSt National Health and Nutntlonal Exarmnat10 n Survt"}' and it ~ JO. ycar foUow · up. Partiapants m th e mitml survl"\, conducted tn ,, random !Mlmplc: ot the U . ~. pupul.lllon. provtdOO cxtcn ' '"t' mfurm.tllon un hedlth q .u u.. .mJ hll~t\'lt• h.thlt~ . tndudtng .. ln·p l'.tllt·rn' I ht· lollm-\ ur .. tud\ ·' ' sessed changes in health since !he initialsuney. Af1n adjusting for SC'WTal condi tions that could influence a participanl's risk of d.alh from most chronic diseases, results showed !hal bod! those who slopt more than cighl bouna day and those who....,.. regularly sl~ during !he day had a 50 pcrccnl increased risk of dying compared to participants wilhouc chose habics. More Idling, chose persons were nearly lhrec times as liktly co have died from strokt chan persons with normal sleep pat · ternS, resuhs showed. "The message here is that a person's unusual sleep habiu should rais< a 'red flag,'" Qureshi said. "Somelhing is happening in !he lives of lhcse people that is increasing the.ir risk of dcalh, especially from strokt. "II could be relaced 10 an underlying~ disorder. There is a higher prevalence of hypertension and other risk factors in patients with sl~ disorders such as sleep apnea. Or !heir unusual sl~ patterns may be a resull of underlying social or psycholog~cal factors. such as stress or deprcss1on. It's something both patients and their doctors shou ld pay dltcntlon to," Qu rl'Shl sa1d. f.. )thl"r fa~. ult\ from the Depart mt>nt o l Ne uros urger y and the Toshaba ~ t rokl· Research Ce nt ~ r Ill · \nh·l~d 10 th t· ~ tud\ wt'rc M hlrl't.-d t... '-lun . Ll't' R. {.; uterm.m ..tnd L ,d,••n! !lipl..u• ... dq'.Jr!ml·nt ... ha :: The Law School will host !he 2002 Alber! R. Mugcl ac io nal Tax Moor Courc Competition today lhrough Saturday. The largest and longest-running tax moot court in the United States, the competition will draw teams of law students from insu tutions that include UB, as well as Syracuse University, University of Baltimore, Loujsiana State University, Quinnipiac University, St John's U~ity and John Marshall. Kmncth R. Joyce , SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor m !he Law School, who has been irutrumenlal in !he formulation of lax laws in New York State, serves as advisor to the competition, and has prepa.red for the teams a problem and bcnc;h memorandum on is· sues relating to debe discharge income and capicalloss. After researching the issues and writing a legaJ brief. contestants will meet at the Erie County Courtho~ to engage in rounds of appellate-style argument. Expcrcs who will sil on chc bench for the final round of !he com · petition include the Hon. Renato lkghe of the United States Tax Court , Hon. Ellsworth Van G raafeiland of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and Hon. H. Kenneth Schroeder of the U.S. DtstriCt Court, Western District of New York. The competition is named in honor of the late Alben R. Mugd. a long-timescrtior parmer in !he law firm o()accklc, Aeischmann llc Mugel who taught tax law at the UB Law School for more than SO years. AAUW to present panel discussion To celebr.te lnt...,..tlonM - . .·. OIIJ, !he Buffalo branch of tht American Association of University Women will present a panel discussion on "Portrayal ofWomcn in Mass Media" al6:30 p.m. March 8 in Samuel's Grande Manor, 8750 Main St, Clarence. The coSI of lhc talk and dinner is $25. The .vcnl is co-sponsored by !he YMCA of Wesccrn New York; Eric County Commission on lh< Status of Women; Women's Action Coalition; National Organization of Women, New York State; Zonta International; Federal Women's Program Network, and !he U.S. Small Business Administration. The four speaktn to be featured on the panel arc Elayne Rapping, professor of women's studies at UB, who will speak on " Images of Women in Media in a Changing World;" Rafika Merini, associate pro· fessor of modem and classical languages al Buffalo State College, who wiU discuss .. Stereotypical Images of Women in French·speakmg Af· rica and Middle East in International Med1a:" Faye Lone· Knapp. au tho r and poet. who will speak on " Portrayal of auve -Amencan F..maJes m Mamstream Children's Literature," and Bemadettt.' Wcgen.;tem. \' l~lting assiStant professor o ( media studv at li B. who .tddrt'!tr.) "Belltss1 ma Pasta- J.em mmu·y and llahant tJ tn P.J..-.ta AdvcrtL.'oement' Advance reservatl om a re req um·d and mu"' ht' madt: b\ \\t•dnl'' J .l)'. For fup-hcr •nformJtlon or fl'~t:r' .t tll'm . ... .~11 {\ \4 ::.no.\ ~~r t'nl,\11 · t~essner@ ac~u . buffalo.edu • '"'''J ' �4 Reporia IHnlaf'f Z1.211ZIVIII.33.1o.18 Researchers find that "severe" tolerance affects drug's effectiveness within hours of use =:.IOI.:c. Tolerance blunts steroids' effectiveness BRIEFLY _____ ....._,__ ...Slnlal-.1-·...... A ....--..-. , ..-..... ...,. _ _ bolllg,...b: .....__ _ _ a. -,~..-... ......... __ .......... --·-"' ....-.. ...,., •..... ...,.n.__ sf _ _ _ ...,._ "" ........_..,_the PS5a.lloS4l~Hal, - . .............. -~ at64s-loo3. -by4:30p.m.Aprill7. Enlrles for poetry mnllests soUght fr<lrlos..., being JOUght Ia< this ,_-.-~~ ...,._by"'" Dopartmont of £ngllh ond"'"- a/"'" Uniwnityl.ilnries. The Aademy of American Poe!s contest b open to .. U8 ~one!~ students. The Friends of the lJni. verslty l.ibnrios' contest is open to undetgqdua~ only. Both contests awotd prius of Sl 00 Ia< the best poems. Entries should be ""'t to c.m.n Coflodo, Unde<gr3duate Library, t07 Capen Hofl, North Campus. The deodline is - I S. v.lnnenwilbenolifiodllj' . April , ond ... be lnYtted to 1911 from thoirwat at. pcolly 1911ing to be hold 11 ,_,on Aprl4 in"'" l'<loby/Rore Boolcs Room. Wortshop to present ~Dido and Aeneas" ay UUH (;OI.MAUM Contributing Edrtor th1s toleranct r~ponse occurs as a team of UB res<:archer> that has bc<n at the fore· front of quanufytng and predicting thti complex effects of drug<. now has found m animal studies that there is a·~ · tolrrancr to suroids that' occurs soon after their initJ.al use that blunts the effects of the drugs. In a paper published in the )anu ary issue of 7k Journal ofPiwmw· cology and ExpmmnoUJl Thera~Nu · tu:s, they report that rats that wert administered methytprednisolone on a chronic basis significantly de- result of a feedback mechamsm tng· gc...d by the tmttal bmdmg to the drug of the cortlcosterotd recq>tor an c.dl.s., cawmg an miuaJ mcrea.sc m the produruon of the mzymt' ty· ros;neaminotransfe~ {TAT ) and the TAT gene. "When TAT production goes up. there's an offsrtring r~uctJOn in re· e<ptor synthesis. wludt in tum, ends up ...ducing TAT production," ex· plained Juslm. The researchers found thai about 12 hours after the drug ts admimstered, th<r< IS 75 pcr<=t less TAT creased their synthesis of receptors that bind the drug and alter the ex· gene being produec<L Quantifying drug effects to that level of detail is not usually the goal presSion of genes. Following a significant effm JW1 of most pharmacologic studies.'But for decades, the UB researchers, led after the steroid administration, the an rm als' response to th e drug by )usko, have gone a crittcal step further, taking the results of their dropped to just one-quarter of what basic and climcal pharma~..ologic studies and puning them into SOt 11 would have been in the absenct" of the tolerance. "W'hat was surprismg here was that thrs tolerance process was as severe as 11 IS," said William_J. Jwko, professor of pharmaceutical SCI - ences and director of the study m volvrng scrcnusts m the School o( Phannacy and Pharmaceutical Scrcnces and the College of Arl'i and Socnces. "We saw a btg effect dunng the fir!tt several hours of exposure to the drug and then about 75 percent of that effl"C1 was lost." Th(' researchers discovered that phisticated mathematical models to quantify what happens at the wholebody, tissue, molecular and gene lev· els at different time intervals after a drug ls administered. For the past 25 Y"""· Jusko, who also is intenm cha1r of the Depart ment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been funded continuously on the sa me National In stitutes of Health grant to use variow pharmacodyna m iC methods to stody the complex effects that occur after ex posu re to a d rug. ( Pharmacody namics IS the study of the ttme cours< of drug effects on the body.) drug influences one factor, which The NIH funding has steadily in· becomes an inl!U<DC< on "anotbo!r. h c=scd each roar to the present an· cascades. To understand wbot can be nuallcvd of $346,500 . the effect or cause of the na1 thing. '" The question we've been work· you need the time scqumce." mg on for many years JS. how can According to Juslc.o. it has bc<n you best control the dosing regimen known Jlutt the body has several to muirnizc the efficacy of steroids types~tokrano: mechanisms that and minimiu their toxicity,'" said alter drug dfccu. Richard R. Almon, professor of bio"This latest finding is the best ex· logical scicnc.es and co-author. . ample so far of a type of tolcranc< Managing sid< effects is an wgcnt that is genomically controlled; that concern for physicians whose pa - is, controlled through the apr<S5ion ocnts takr steroids to treat chrome of genes." )wko said. conditions. Seriow side effects in "It shows for the tim time haw dude muscle wasting.bypcrtension, dramatically the body down-regu· adrenal suppression, fat redistribu - lates both messenger RNA and ~­ tion, hyperglycemia and diabetes. ccptor synthesis, and how that Over the past decade , the UB d o wn - regulation so markedl y team has compiled a dat.ab~ of blunts the effects of the stcrotd" what IS probably the world 's larg· lusko described this down-regu· est m vrvo time senes of gene-me - lation of ru.eptor synthesis as a type dial~ effects that result from exof homeostatic process that is likely posure lo steroids under different dosmg regimens. l1us w.:alth of data p!OVldes there sean::hcrs with the most oomplete pK · rure of what the drug IS doing to the body at the levd of genomtc changes. " For each separate pomt m tlme we have studied followmg drug ex posu re, we have asked, how does the expressiOn of m esse nge r RN A change for each of 12.000 gene-sO)" said Almon. .. What does knowmg these tlmt' patterns of gene change tell us? "' Almon asked "To be bibbcal. t1 tell.'i us what changesbegat other changes. Drugs don't just do one thmg. The and Aeneas" at 8 p.m. March 8 and at 2:30p.m. March 9 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. "'Dido and Aeneas, .. a ra~y performed opera, will feature a cast of student perlormers and a As part of the V-Day 2002 College Campaign. the Center for the Arts presented a benefit production of the "Vagina Monologues" Tuesday and yesterday in the CFA Drama Theatre. The proceeds of the event, featuring theatre and dance students, will benefit the Anti-Rape Task Force. visiting assistant professor of music. and conducted by Roland E. Martin, a lecturer in the Department a/ Music and mbaroque music. It is an expert a mui!Kii>dpllnary elfon that also will feature student artists from the departments of Media Study and Thea~ and Oaoce. Tickets for '"Dido and _ , • • .., SS and can be obtained II the Si<e Hall box office from 9 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday, at if,. Center "" "'" - I?<>• office from ,_, to 6 p.m. Tuesdly through Fridoy ~:!'~-==· The ~wol<omes­ lrammombonof"'" ~ communily mmrnenling on.tts stories ond a>nllnl.l.-. lhouldbelmlledtotiOOwonls ond may .. b: J!.)te ond length. 1.-. ....... ~namo.-ondo daytime tolepl;lono- for indude"'" --..~~ecouseof space ~ChoRI!porflrannot publish .. iOti«S recei-'. They ....,.bereaMdby9o.rh. • Monday to be ~for _..Issue. publiation in that The ~ prtloB that ll!tlm b e - doctronlcoliy •t <~M 6Joedu>. \ loga cal soences, and Nanc y A. Pysuzynskt. research spcaahst. Benefit profes:Wonal chamber orchestra. This fully staged production is directed by Dora otvenstetn, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR doctoral srudent; Debra C. DuBots. research associate professor of bao V-Day The UB Opera Worbhop wlli present Henry Purcell's "();do andatalf~loaidom. to be pr~nt to some ~xtent for many drugs that have a genomiC mechamsm or action. In the expenmc:nts, rat.s were ad mmlStered a steady~sta te mfusion o( methylpredmsolone O'm' the course of seven days. The marked dccreasc tn the produroon of the co nJ cos~ tero1d receptor was observed wnhm 12 hours a.JU,r chrome dosing began. In addition to Jusko and Almon, ~o- authors on the st udy mcludrRohlm Ramaknshnan, former UB Student services c-u..-11 , _ , . . . 1 Sullivan pointed out. "There will be no voice -mail attendants during business ho urs," he said , adding that email inquiries or phone messages left after busmess hours are an swered within one busmess day. Staff members who l.:'annot handle queries themselves refer the mquiries to the appropriate offices and seek an immedia te answer fro m the referral wherever possible. Th~ center can be reached at b4 5 2450or 866-831!-7257.toll free.or vw email at <srcen ter@buffaJo.edu )' In -person mquml~ can be made .11 tht• drop- m stto 10 232 Capen Hall. North Campus, o r at the Hayes A cuunten. on tht· South Lampu.~. The Adv1smg ServiC(."!, group. d1 rnted by C.ht"ryl Taphn . lnrmerl) d1rector of the Academi C Advise ment O nter, 1s sta ff~ by the aca demic advtsors who were locat~ m Norton Hall and most of the finan · c1al-a1d adv1sors who ~R locatt.-d m 232 Capen or m the Hayes an nexes on thr South Ca mpus . It handles many of the referrals from the Student Response Center staff, as wdl as mamtains a caseload of undec1ded student adVlsees. Sulhvan n01ed that student aca · dem1~.- and finanoal 1ssues yoften tnterset1 m mtert'Stmg and chaJieng· mg wa~ YBv bnn~mg these advtsors together. we 1.411 r<Spond morr effec tJVdy to st udent prob lems spannmg tht'!tt" .Jn:-.1.\ and crcatr- programs and ..ervKt."'!t that pre ~ empt problems ex · perienced by pr~ow generations of UB studen ts," he satd. things as conductmg the COUrs< and final exam scheduling process; man· The Processing Services func · tlon, headed by Nina Kaars , for· merly director of the Office of Aca demiC Advisement , brings together all of the academ1c and finanaal serv1ces proces~ under one ad · mimstrative entity. "'Thts change will allow us to evalu ate. stn:amline and imp~ the time-- aging the academic review, mid - ~­ mester review, scholarship eligibilIty and academic eligibility review processes; managing the billing lmess of each of th<>e processes m the co ntext of a larger VlSIOn of student sem ct> delivery." Sullivan saJd. Kaars. who also will serve as um vt:rslt~· regi strar. has app01nted Shtrley Walke·r. former d1rector of student accounts. as the umvers1ty's ch1ef financial serv~ offi-.:er. The group is responsible for such function , and managmg throill pay· tnglcashicringlcollections functions with the Student Response Center. Sullivan emphasized that the"""' Student Academi c and Financaal Serv1ces umt IS "gomg through a leammg apt"rl(:nce." and welco mes feedback. y\ Ve enrouragt' people to te-U w how we're gotng,so we can con(JJlue to refine the concept." he s.atd ...Ow o vemdmg illm lS to work brtter lo gether lo provtde fn~ndlte-r . mort dlectave servaces for ou r students" �5 "R'' for acad~~c <)ispon~ty FSEC reviews proposal to eltmmate restgnatzon as optzon ar ~ LONC:UKillll Rqxxt~ AlsisUnt Edrtof A proposal to eliminate mandatory resignation from a course-taking an .. R.. -as an option available to faculty tTlCil1ben raolvlng instAnces of student academic dishonesty was discuss<d by the Faculty Sc:nate at its Feb. 13 meding. The proposal, drafted by the sc:nate's Groding Commitlee, is designed as an ammdment to UB's rules and prottdun:s goyeming infonnal prooeedingo fOr resolution of cases of academic dishonesty, which are outltnc:d in the undergraduate atalog. Committee memb<rs noted that some students accused of academic dishonesty, who also are permitted to use the .. R'",do 50 as an evasive tac· ltc to avotd Other possible sanctions, namely rccdving an " F" or .. F with cause'' o n their transcript. When these students rcstgn from a course hefore the drop datf'-trt effect, delaymg any effort by the faculty memhcr to pursue further action against the student- the only reco urse left to th e professor 1s to fil e formal c harges of academ ic dtshonesty agamst the student , the comm1ttce !i.a)'S. These charges may resu1t m the mort' senoU') pou!tyoif for cause," a pem1ancnt ma rk o n the st udent '~ rC\.-ord. dnd as an acuo n that some faculty members may be unwilhng to take. Commattce members saad they would like to replact the restg ndtlon option with an .. F.. o n the transo:npt--<>vcn 1f the stuclc:nt <~I · rt'<ld\· ha.' r~1gneJ fmm the Ul U N"' to """"" that students who engag< in unethical acadmUc behavior are penalized for their aaions. "If thcrt was some deterrent for cheating on the transcript, it might be talc<n more seriously; said William Bawner, professor of philooophy and chair of the Grading Committe<. Bruce Miller, associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, and adjunct associate professor of psychology, voiced ooncem that the ac tion "seems highly punitivr'" and that professors need to help students "grow beyond their transgressions." .. In other words," he said, "that this is not aU in the name of pun· ishmc:nt and just calling attention to wrong-doing; that we have an op- portunity to help the studc:nts and work with them." Baumer noted that the infonnal prooeedings allow ample opportunitythrough their various options for a professor to require the student to redress the misoonduct through such alternatives as admonition, warning and/o r ~ion of work. a sanction for academe d!shonesry 1S to seek to conVCTt thC' ' R' to an as sessmcnt of pt"rformancc. one sup- posedly havmg negauve co nsc qumces. That u.sr of the 'R' IS not merely inappropriate given thc ' R's intended funcuon, it i.s misJading and thw.. an a bUSt ... The grading committee sa.Jd resIgnation &om a C()Ul'K .. is ari option for students to use when a COUJ"S(' 15 beyond the sWdmt's abilitY to oom pl"'e it sucussfully, but that is not recognized until the academic sa· sion is wdl under way."' Currently, it is an option the course instructor does not control. Notably,theoommitttt's proposal would not, as an option, "permit replac:emcnt of an 'R'with a reduced but passing grade; that would signify the student completed the oowse satisfactorily, if not wdl." Subscquc:ntly, the revised provi-" sions continue to permit a studtnt assigned a lesser informal sanction for academic dishonesty early in the academic srssio n to res ign th e "UB's infonnal prooeedings per- course, .. however unwise that ma y mtt an mstructor, after consultation With th(' student. to impose sanctions less than "'F fo rca~" in cases of aca · be," the grading comminee sa1d. The proposed amendment will bt: brought back to the Senate for a vote at its March 12 meeting. demic dishonesty. To mandate cow.< restgnatio n as a sanctio n, however. & s to misuse the resignation option; to permit a student to resign a course as a means of escapmg the sanellon of roursc failure perm1ts abuse of that opllo n," the gradingcomminee saad Furthermore, .. To license mstruc · ton~. as university rules and pr()(C· dur<.~ now do. to mandate an 'If as In other busmess. the senate ap p01nted William Hepfer, associate 11 branan, as its new secretary. Hepfer, who will replace Marilyn Kramer when her tenn ends June 30. was the o nl y ca ndidate for th e position . Kramer has. served t\oVo ronsecuuve two-year terms as secretary and was prohibited from seekmga thtrd wnn. Wellness Day set for March 15 By DONNA LONGENECKER Reporter Mw.tanl ~d11or W I:O•I"Il· K hlu<' .onJ hoiiJ.J\ g.1)rgm~ ~Ill vou down ~ !11m \'our ul wnrkl't' for a lll&ll..h·nn·.Jl·J. ~ pnn~ tJJnt' up o n Mo.~rLh I 'i d l the th1rd .111nu.tl Wdlnt·~, I htv. ~pon .~.o red lw th<.• Pm frs:-.1nnal ~tafT \cnatt· and thl' 1-a~.. · ultv St·n.1h: Thefrec.·l'Wnt,tohl'hddfn.Jflll0 a.m . to 4 p.m . tn the mam gvm ul :\lumm Arena. North C..ampus. will fl·a tun: hea lth sc rce ntn g~ that 111 dudt' blood pressurt' c h el."k~ and blcxxi screen mg. and cookmg dem o n str a tion s by staff of th t> WilliamsviUe restaurants Daffodils and Dandelion s that pro m o te healthjer eating, as weU as st ress busters. exercise and exercise equipment demonstra tions. reuremcnt and fina ncial inform a ta o n and mu c h more. North Campus shutt le service to Alumni Arena ...,.j!J be availab le from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m . from the Ceo· ter for Tomorrow parking lo t and from th e nagpole outside Cape n HaU and the Student Union . H. William Coles Ill , chaar of the PSS and assoctate darector of the Center for Academic Development Serviet."S! Educatio nal Opportunity Program, makt!s the best case for parttcipattng m Wellness Day. As a rt1ult of last year's blood 54..-reenmg rc:~ult~. he .-..t)". !'tc.'\'Cral pc.'Oplt• wen: lnund tll h.tw clt·vatl·d glucoM' le\ t:b. w1th II propk found to hJ\'t' Jto.~bt' t c-~. Many ai!>(J da.~ Lovc rcd elt>vatcd cholcstt>rol/ tnghu·ndt• lt"Vd~. w1th one pt~r<oon record m g J lt•vd .1hon 600- anyt han g ,!hove 2:00 ~~ co nsad c-n·d a· prohlem. About 4..~ pcru·nt nf the: 203 pt·npk <iic rccned for T~ H ( thvro ld test · mg ) h't' rt:' to und to h.n'l' .Ill under or 0\'(•r-al."tiVt' thyroid , and about 6 percent of those screened for whitt! blood -ceU count sho wed elevated coun ts. O n a positive note. Coles says. sc reenings for PSA levels ( prosta te ant 1gen for men over 40 ) aU re ported1y were nor · maL lnteresungly. he points out. some of the paruapants, mclud ing both m en and women. had bone sca ns tha t revealed loss of bone mass ...We've been good at taking care of (untversity) bu.'lla ncs.s." hesays, .. but who's takmgcare qf you? We're not as young and ag ile as we used to be," he ad <b. " We know you don't have ttmt to take care of all of your health net.-ds, you don't have Umt to keep runnmg to your physacaan. So we're tn1ng to make vour ltfe a lml e ea!o1er" The: Center for Student Health .....,u ~..cmd u c t the c:xte miVt' n:gamcn ol blood t<.-st mg pnor to Wdlnc.·~s l>av. !...1)'~ Frank L.mlt'vak d 1111Cil l 3:-.SI\ tant profn snr Jt the ccntt:'r. w1th the fl' S UJt~ available on the Appointment:-. to have blood dra>n'fl can 9t· m ade from 7:30-9:30 a. m . o n March 4-5 in 172 Farber Hall. South Campus. and from 7:30-9:30 a.m. March 6. 9 and II m 145A Student Union, North Campus. Analy.;is will bt: done for cholesterol (HDlJU)L ratio), triglycerides, g)ucose, TSH (thyroid testing). PSA and anemia, says Carnevale. '' This as an excellent chance to learn more about how to keep your· self healthy in a fun and educationaJ enV1ronment- it 's a great resourct" fo r emplo)US to take advantage of," especially for th()S('whO haven't seen thear physicians 10 a while, he adds. Employees can take the results of the blood screemng to their physt · oans for further dtscus.s1on or evaJu atto n, he sa~ . To make an appomtment fo r the pre-event blood tesung, call 1-800· 134-8888. Representatives of AMBA Wellness Programs will dra"' the hlood and perform the analysts for Wellness Day. Black History Month Events CJ In the 21 run since IIIKil History -..th was founded, the Feb- ruary commemo rauon of African·Arnerican and African-Canadian ach1evement continues to thrive. The region offe:n ma.ny opponu nltles to partic1pate m thi4 month long celebration. In 1998, Elect ro n tc Htghways de voted a co lumn to thi s topi c < h tt p :/ I www.buff•lo.edu / ,._ter/ YOIZ9/ YOI29n20/ >, click on Elec tronic Highways). The links and inforn~on from that column re · matn relevant and informative, with the exception of the URL for the Antistad Research Center, wh•ch now is located at <http:// www.tu'-.- /--lstlld/ >·. A U5Cful suggestion to add to that list is the University of Colorado at Boulder's Cdeb...ting Black History on the Web <http://www-- - ..c - -.- / ps/ , _/ us/ b&adthlit:OI'J.htlw>, which features biographies, slave narratives. historic Supreme Court dec1stons, literature and online exhibits re lating to the African · American aperiencc. Here arc some links to present and future Black Histo ry Mon th events within a day's dnve. The O ntari o Black H& sto r y Society < http :/ I www.ba.ckhlstorysodety.c./ ew-ents.htm > offers a variety of cultural and social events througho ut the mo nth . Mostly centered m Toronto, th ese activities mclude theatricaJ plays ("Adventures of a Black Garito Search of God" at DuMau n er Theatre Centre), ahib tts ( .. Someth ing to Hope For" about Buxton, On tano's role m thtUndergro und Railroad, at the Royal O nta rio Museum ) and lectures ( .. Research mg Black Canada," Feb. 20. York Untversity). The Ontano program also features concerts. storytdhng and portry readmg.s. Spec tfi cally, the City of Toro nto 1s sponso rin g a fuJI month of M:heduled events, titl ed ..A Celebra taon of Afrtcan H istory Month " It IS not too !at~ to enJoy performances and exhtbtts. "'A Ghmpse ol Black Lafe 1n V1ctorta n Toronto, 1 8~·1860," at MacKenzte House . '"The Black Contributaon to th~ DefenSt" o( Upper Canada" at Hts · tone Fort York and '"Afn can-Lanadtans m lau, Blues, R &: 8: A Photo Exhtbttaon" are a few of the ongomg event s. A full sched ul e and de · sc np t io n can be fou nd at http:/ / www.clty.toronto.on .c• / bl•ckhlstory/ evenh.htm . Th(' ataonal Underground Railroad Freedom Cen ter 1s mvolved tn a prOJeCI to open up a nata o nal Underg round Railroad Museum <http:/ / www.und«groundr•llroad. Of'9/>by 2004 10 Cmcmnat1. Plans for exhib its already are betng destgned , not only to showcast' the Undergrou nd Rail road and o ther am a-slavery efforts. but also to re Oect on more o ntempo rary example.!~ of freedom struggle~ arou nd th e world . In ad dition to •nformat1on about the Undt"rgro und Railroad and the hasto ry of slave ry tn the United Sta tes. t he We-b sit e offers programs, lectures and semanars sched uled even pm1r to the muse um 's opentng. Fm ally, hert• at UB, Stephen L. Ca rlt:r of Yale Untver~lt) wall hr: thl\ vear\ MJrtan Luther Kmg Jr ( 'ommt•m ora tJOn spt:aker on March I~ l nformo.~tmn Jbout Carter lan bt' found on the D a stm~uasheJ \pl·akt~r, pag~ < http :/ / wlng s . buff•lo . edu / e ve n ts / spe•kers.shtmUf: mlk >. Ask a hbro~nan for ass1stanCl' to ~t'an.:h Ins Rla ck l fastory Month events 111 The Buffalo News on LEX I~ ~FXI..., A~. adem h. l 'n1vcr'e < http: / / www. lexl s n e xl ~. com / ac • dem l c: / 1 unlv 1aboutUnlverse .htm > -Nin• C• sdo and Rick McR•e . llnrvt'nrta /ll'ranc·· BrieD. Congressional appropriati ons add to SUNY funding Rec:ently p•ued congreulon•l approp n at to ns will mean mort' than SIO.i millwn an additional federal fundmg for SUNY. Chan ccllo r Robe rt L. K.ing has anno un ced. Thas represents m ore than a three· fold mc rease in direct congressional appropriations for SUNY from the prevaous y('ar. Last year. o verall funding for sponso red activity-indudmg resea rch-for SU NY campuses exceeded $594 million, almost SIOO millton mo re than the campuses received two years ago. Direct con gressional appropriations am ou nted to $3.4 million last year. co m pared to the S I 0. 7 million this year. The congressional funding for fiscal yea r 2001 supports 20 prOJ<C'-' at SUNY instatut1ons, including $3 .1 milhon for the Buffalo Ctnter for Excellence m Baoi nformat ics, sec ured thro ugh the efforts of Rep. Tom Reynolds and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. .. These research projects have the potential to reap sigmficant ben efits for the people and busincsses of New York State," K.mg sa td. "The work bemg done by our faculty and campuses is crunal to th e health and prosperity of our state, and we are delighted at th(' su p· port our researchers are receivmg m Washm gton. .. T he success we are having m Washmgton as a direct result of the coo rdinated activities of all our pa rtners 10 thu effort," Kmg saad. speCi fi cally tdenufymg members of the state's federal delegat rpn, campu s leaders, faculty researchers, sta ff of the SUNY Resean:h Foundation. and the firm of Akin. G ump . Stra us, Hauer & Feld. Whi Ch the su~ Re~rch FoundatiOn hired last year to help rerre sent tts mterests in th e nat10n's cap ttal. �6 Rep crier february 21.l002/Vol. 33.1o.18 UB working with University of Havana to offer MAH degree with Caribbean emphasis Kuoos Havana workshop lays groundwork By PATIIKIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor T HE university is working with the Un iversity of Havana on a coUaborative dfort through which students will be able lo obtain from ·UB an interdisciplinary Master of Arts in humanities degree with a specialty in Caribbean studies. A ddegation ofUB faculty members traveled to Cuba last month for a six-day workshop to facilitate: the effort, which is scheduled to begin in the fall, pending final approval. The project has generated considerable excitement among faculty members at both schools b«ause the curriculum raises comple:x and intriguing questions about the very nature of the Caribbean "space" in geography, history, language, myth and memory. Charlc:s Stinger, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences who led the ddegation •.called the workshop "a remarkable intellectual and cultural event" that resulted in "fruitful discussions between UB faculty and their University of Havana counterparts... "As a result of the week's activity," he added, "UB faculty have made important contacts with UH faculty and established the basis for furthering th e .educational and resea rch goals" of the joint effort. Setting the stage for effective collaboration between faculty mem bers who will teach in the program a nd possi bl y conduct future re search together was, in fact, the in- tended goal of the workshop, said lose Buscaglia, assistant professor of modern languages and literatures and director of Cuban and Caribbean Programs at UB. .. Perhaps m o re impor tantly," Buscaglia added,"we wanted to take this opportunity to begin a conver- sation with our Cuban countaparts about the- broad trans-disciplinary, innovative and integrabve vision of diate participation in the p~ gion. Credits forcou.neworkat UH sistant professor, Depanment of the Caribbean that we espouse and are promoting through our partnership with the uiuversity of Havana" Noting the inadequacy of existihg.modds and the lack of resources for the study of the region, Buscaglia said the organizcn of the workshop in both Buffalo and Havana want to will be transferable to UB. Stinser noted that in addition to the <liscussions, the mznt visit to Havana Modem Uu!guaga and Litc:ratuns; Tatiana de Ia T~em~, visiting assistant librarian. u z t y Libraries; Ale:xis DeVeaux. · tc: professor, Department ofWomcn Studies, and William Egginton, assistant professor, Department of Modem Uu!guages and Litc:ratures. Also, Maria Elma Gutier=, associate professor, Department of Modem Uu!guages and Litc:ratuns; Shaun lrlam, associate: P10fessor and intc:rim chair, Departrnmt of Comparative Litc:rature; David Johnson, assistant professor, Departrnmt of Comparative Literature; Christian OniU~! assistant professor, Department of Modem l..anguaf!'Sand Litc:ratuns; Henry Taylor, professor, Department of Planning; Margarita Vargas. associate professor, 0.:-,artment of Modem Uu!guagesand Literatures, and Margp Willbern, dir<ctor of Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs. UB, which has as a history of being a pioneering institution committc:d to the study of the Caribb<:ao and the Americas, established !he first graduate: program of Puma Rican Studies in the U.S. in 1967. It recently launched the Center of the Am<ricas, a broad and intc:rdisciplinary initiative for hemispheric studies. In 1997, UB and UH initiated one of the first summer exchange programs between univer.;ities in the u.s. and Cuba that at the time was one of thefewpennittod by the U.S. Tl12SW)' Departmmt Two)<'USlatc:r,Femando Remirez de Estenoz Barcida, then the tint deputy ministc:rdCuba anddlid of the Cuban lntm:st~ in Washington, came to UB toaddressCubanAm<rican rdations and the possibility of joint academic programs between UB and UH. that shape everyday ~fe in the re - featured cultural events that "gave us additional pmpectiveon Cuban culture." These included the opening of an exhibitioo of paintings by noted oontc:rnporaryCuban Elio R.odrigue2 and a vi5it to the artisr's studio and borne. He said there also was a •sturuting" dance performance at the Superior Institute: of Art by studmts in costume who performed Afro- C uban dances, hesoid The noted early music group Ars LDnga poformod a ooncert ofltilian Rmaissance music in a restored colonial-era church in Old Havana, and, during the dosing lunch, held at the Capitolio. the trio Nueva Tradici6n poformod traditional popular Cuban music "with such elan that ..._.,...-....- .............. held In everyone from UB and Hawan~~ Lut month. UH sponllln<Ously joined identify problem areas and dc:sign in dancing. an unforgettable concluknowledge-based strategies that sion to a workshop that invoM:d all promote a better understanding of the senses," Stinger said Caribbean societies and cultures. Participants in .. The Havan a That vision, he said, is a study of Workshop" will issue a trilingual the Caribbean region on its own (English-French-Spanish) report, terms that will offer students a di- Buscaglia said The report, he added. rect experience of the complex cul- is expected to suggest new tech tural, intc:Uectual and artistic milieus niques and questions to hdp guide studies at the master's level, stimuof the region and of its Diaspora. In pursuit of that end, students in lat·e discussion on the nature and the two-year program will have the scope of "Caribbean space" as an opponunity to spend two ...,;estc:rs object of study, and serve as a referstudying and living in the Carib- ence for a second workshop to be bean, beginning with a first sernes- held within a roar in another point tc:r of studies in Havana, and engage of the Caribbean or its Diaspora _....,... ____ ,.... in on-site investigations and imme· In addition to Stinger and " It 's very difficult to obtain fundin g plines ~involved in such a project. fo r comp ut er simulati o n of Patra , wh~e:xptrtiseliesin co m geoscientific phen"omena," he sa id. putationaJ mathematics a nd me"We finally were successfuJ with the chanics, will use novel compUtainterdisciplinary appro.."\ch because tionaJ methods to wo rk on largeweare taking the theme of volcanoes ~ale numericaJ computations. The and integra ting it with other fields." outputs of these computations will " ) would not be able to do this re- ~ be very large datasets that must be sea rch a t a no th er m stituti o n ," convened into suitable visual forSheridan noted. "The combination ma ts for users ranging from scienof expertise at UB and the remark - lists 10 public -safety planners. "What's interesting and difficult able willingness ofleading resea rchers to pool their talents is simply about trying to do these simula - t""- or an app~cation like these geo- Buscaglia, UB participants in the · workshop -... Galen Brokaw, as- Grant extraordinary." While multidisciplinary research is a buzzword at universities and funding agencies, the unusuall y broad reprc:sentation of discip~nes arnong the UB researchers on th is project presented a potential ob- JOB LISTINGS UB Job·lstlngs ' accisslble vii Web lob listings for professionol, re,..rch. faculty and cMI ..,_ . vict>-both compelitivo and non-<ompelitivo-;>ositlom can be accessed via thf' Human R~ sources Services 'Neb sit~ at <http://www.bumtets.buffalo.edu/ hn/•.c:andes/ >. \ stacle to seeing it funded. .. This project is not mainly com puter scienct' nor mathematics no r tions," he explained,"is that you have to consider so many complex variabies: the rough terrain, the complex mix of so~ds and fluids, and a whole range of things happerting at multiple scales. The small end of the scale in a volcanic simulation is on the order of meters and the large scale is on the order of kilometers. That 's a differen ce of three or four geology," explained Abani Patra, as- magnitudes," Patra added. socia te professor of mechanica1 and acrospace engineering and prmcipal inves ti ga tor o n tht' g rant. "O ur group and Lh e resc.•arch we wan ted to pursue didn't fit mlo any o ne hox Evcn• person's talents an' Tl<'l l''SMv The pnm..-"t t netds Jll of U$ •• Patra -..l td thr •au nnmgcompln II\' nf vok.lnnt'' n.·q utrt·' th.u '~ h'll .. Using modeling and com putattons to stmulate phenomena across five orders of magnitude lS a hugt challenge," said E. Bruce Ptt man.co mvcsugator. professor of matht.•mat h.·.!. .md \·h:c provost for t"ti ut.alton.ll tt·l"h n olo~" - ·· \\1tt.•tht'l u·, ...ut.tppht..JIHH1 dt.:al 1 11~ w1th ttlll"l!r,ttnl \ tr~.uu, \' 11h J physical phenomena with scales ranging from centimeters to kilometers, in many wa~ understanding physics that spans several length and time scales is the central problem in science today." The team's purpose is furth er complicated by its goal to develop simulations for two drastically different classes of users--scientists and po~cyma.kers-so that detailed, technical data about the Haws of a particular volcano under specific conditions are available to govern ment officials who must make critical evacuation decisions and to ci - vilians in affected areas so that they can understand how they may be affect~ by volcanic activity. "For that reason , we will be working direcdy with civil-defense au thorities-people at the front linesso that the end-result is absolutely ·user-friendly,'" said Sheridan. Turning the large datasets in to lhree -dimensional visualizatiOn.!. that people can explore is the task for researchers mvolved m dcvdop mg. \'JrtuaJ n:a.litYtools led by Chm lma Bll>t."baum. NYSCED II director, Jnd Thc:nkurw.s1 1\.L'!.O!Vada.!., assa!tIJnt proft>~.\<.lr ol mc:chantl"JI ,thd The ~= will we detailed sateffitc: data from volcanoes to develo p realistic, thret:-dimensionaJ models and sim ulatio ns of geo - physical mass Oows. They will integra te sim ul ation results, remo te sensing data and geographic-information system data---such as populatio n centers, transportation net- works and utility lines and extracting-to organize and present the information to scientists, decisionmakers and, ultimately, citiuns. The goal is a quantum advance in the ways that the risk of a volcanic eruption can be mitigated, according to Sheridan."Right now, the best models for simulating eruptions are one-dimensional and they don't account for flow that spreads over the complex surface o( the earth," he said. "The models we are de-.-doping now are next-generatio n; they will be a real cut above anything tha t's been done before." Other UB co-investigators o n the project are Marcus Bursik. profes sor of geology; Matthew Jon(.'$. computational scaenllst Ul CCR; Davtd Mark, professor of grographr and dtrector of NCGIA. and Ehot Winer, .t~lilted i ret.""")rnfNYSCf.D i l and n..·'K."a rch .t~l~IJ!lt proft':\..•·or ol rnt· •.:h.ulKal ,mJ Jl'rn.o,p.lu' t·n~uwt•nn~ �felml11. ~J3,1a18 Repariea 7 ~as~et~all MEN 'S Ball State 17, UB 63 UB 69, Central H ichipn 57 8d Sate~·- shocbd UClA ond Kanas In bod<pmesln~OltheM...,; 1 -.hlt53-olla shea (X) clown UB.87-63.1n frnnt ol 6. 130 In the jolwl W>rd>enAnono In • Mici-Anwian c:.orw.nc.-The Cardinals Jumped to a <fl . 2B ond then""" 65 .~ ........ In t h e - - half (17of. 26) to make wre UB could not mount a comeback. The few btWl< spoa foo- the halftime.-._ - - - the ploy ol""""" Raben lln>wnondl.ouis~ond fresl..-..nTumrilmle. lln>wn ~ W'kh 13 pora.. I I ol d'lem 1'\ the fint half. ond four <'Obounds Campbell had 11 polna.""" """' ... ....,-.-.---."' 5-d-9 shocs.lnducfrc. ,.., ol ~ to finish 1M rebounds. bur US1S0 onddreestais. 0n S.tunloy. Campbel K~ > pme-hlat> 19 poioa ond UB -onll-ol-11~ in the second haH to snap a four· pme ~streak With a 69. S7 WW'I .....- Cen<nl Mld>opn.The pme. which wa:s teieYised M on Empre and ESPN Aus. was pbred before a crowd cA 1.5ll ln """"" Arena. The Bulls impro¥ed to I 1- 1o4 ~I and 6-8 1n the MAC and now haYe won u rTW"'Y MAC pmes thn yur u they had m the prevtous three years when they went 6-48 1n the MAC Calendar fTC Technology Wo<tuhop Pholoshop: lAyer~, Section A, P,ut II Wortuhop presented by iMedia. 21 2 Capen, North Campu1.. Noon-.2 p m .. ,, UfeWon.lhop Build~ Heatthy ~atlonshlps Su ff , ~~~, ·~~::~~,~~ 2 12 Glpen, North Campu1 6 30-8 30 p.m Fr~ Thursday 28 ~~ 250 Student Urnon, North Campus Noon-I p.m. free. Spon ~ by Student Umons and ActMue ~or t1"'In! tnformaOOn, 6-45-61 25 ~ee Assbbnce ~ EAP lnfonn..tlon Tllb&e. Tra.ned EAP coordnaton. Information desk. Hamman ~=~L.l~~=l EAP Committee Cognltln Science.._..,.. In Sewch of 0tptes.s1on OrOJitts: The konctlonol-...glng~ -~"""""'­ """"""' I.JnN_ol Toronto. 280 ..... North~ 2~ p.m . Free.. For more - ~. --64S-379< ~-=-s.r:=.!1th T ht tslamk: Mowmmt In Uzbetdstan. Guli 1. Y~. Fulbright sc:hoiM and leading sdtntific. fefbw, Institute for ~=-~~~uJo,~a:,kent. c.m5l-4: Or.. Diagnostic: Sdenc:a Semlrutr Use of Toplul Hyperbaric 0~ for the Treatment of Chronk Wound$. L.aun E.. Edsbetg. dir., ~~u~l and Health Sc~es Rcsurch Center. Daemen Cotleqe lSS Squire, South Campu$.• 8 a .m . f.r~. fduc.o- .......,... bocuttYe Seulon Buskleu Succeulon "-nnlng. lafrle1 A. Locke and Sharon L W.Ck,. pol~. PhiMips, lytle, Hitchcock,. IUI.ine & Huber UP. JKobs ~t Center. 8-1 0 a.m . ~. Sponsored by Center for En~ le.ldenhip. For~ inf()I'1'1'Wition, MS-3000 --..__... An antrodudlon to the R~ ~ of Substance Abuse TI"Htment few Women . o..m.n College. 8o45 a.m ..-4:30 p .m . 165 . For mort infonnation, Institute for Addtcbon ~udies and T111ining. 645-6140. fTC Technology w.tuhop NaUonwlcle VIdeo Conftnnce T•pping the Hklden Job Malitet DorYid Ashef, CMeer expert. 120 Clemeru, North U mpus. S-6: 30 p .m ~~~,:,;:n~~,,~ A<unqrl. 645-213 1 f'hw-rnM:eutlul Sciences Semi.,.,. Hydropyridlne and Dihydropyridine :R~~!di!t:tE~~~ and __ Zhou, Dept. of PNIITT\Keutial Sctences. 121 Cooke,. North Umpm: S-6:10 p .m Free. ... .wG lntentat:lonM Women's Tern ~sh 's '"'Who's Count.i0g7 M.nlyn Woting on Sex. Lies and Globol w.-nks. • Mo<UI ~ Film &: A1t1 Centre, Mllin St, ButfaWJ. 7 p.m. J-4.50, RudenU; S6.SO, gene<>l. Sponsored by Institute few Re5urch & Edualtion on 'Nomen .-let Gender. kK men information, IR£1NG, 829· 145 1 Exhibits - - . . , -.... c _ . - .· ~enza~omthe~~~~ ~!~:f~y through feb . 28.in the Art ~rtment C..l~ry. 8-45 Center for the NU, North Campus. An opening reception will bthekl from S-7 p .m . tod11y. WI~ hours 1re 1 0 a .m . to S p.m . on i~~ ~y'".,:; ~t~~ V:::,~ay No<th Sponsored Studies M1d Ot-eamweavef' 4.0, Section A. Part II 112 Capen, North Campus I 0 • m . noon. Frre on Saturday information, lntemational Student and fTC Technology Won.lhop "Alan L Cober: A Retrospectlvt Afterttfe" UltraOev: BuUdlng 11 Web-S.sed Dlltabase. 111 Capen, North Campw Noon-2 p.m FrH: An exhibition honoring the lite and worit of the late illustrator and te.tc:htf life Wo<tuhop U8 Art Ganety in the Center for the ArU, 30 p.m. free. Council on lnttmational rams ind VIce Provost for lntemaUOna Education. For men Scholar Services, 6<45-2258 Mind/-,.-........, Class "-'A(~~ Actlon). l4rie Krup>ld. . ... lMng """ Ak.mn Mna. NMh ~4:l>S:30p.m. Cal Recreation & tnlr3mlnl SeMces for fee, 64 s- 31 4 7 c..,..,_ =.by~~!·z~,"len Making the Most of 11 Career faJr ~~cv~· ~=t~~;,:~~ Campus. Noon-1 p.m . Free. ~ed by Student Unions 1nd ActMt~. f or more Information, 64S-6t2S UfoWon.lhop ~:; ~8~~ t!%: :.~ :r;:h =~h· a~~~=ng VisitlngArtistat UBfrom 1987.96 Gallery hours lite 11 1.m . to 6 p.m Tuesday through Saturday "Spac:es/ P'LAYcu" St\JCimt Union. North~ >-6 p.m. - - Sponocnd by sn.de<>l Uroons ... ActMtie. For men i'ltotmation. 64>61 25 on dispby through today In the UB Anderson Wl~artha Jaduon P{ace , ·~,=~~~~,!;!~0~!~ ~~~r!:Ly th~~. ~t~~a; a~ Open O.Vm Circle N.wnarte 221 Studl!nt umon, Nort h Campu1. 5.31).. 7:30 p.m Free. Sponsored ~ by LMng o...iopm<nl Cen~e<. 1450 ~~ Center for mon!' US ICOI"'ed 1 29-10 win owr Slippery Rock in Mom::Jw fWd House to becln the week. M6 fa1irc bohind.l>-3. 1n ram sconrc.the IUs a>ol< the,_ 1M <o comlonably cnJise <o oicto<y. 125). R;.r, llendey ma- Owie-.- ( ( 141 ). 0... Edwards ( 157). 0... Guamo ( 165~ Gary Cooper ( f 74). Gorrea Bont.mpo ( 1&4) ond ~ Cennlnan (197) """"" ..... foo- the - UB oponod the Arne<1ao Duals w111< a 31>-6 ...,.,.,. "'"' hoa: Amerian Unlwnlty "" Sunday. but then • lG-15 lou "' Old Oom;nion_ ~first 'Mlll'1 I l-0 decision OW!r Ameriani Wille Harris., then posooda1- 1 wfnCM!f'jolwiStarbscA.Ofd~. Heb 1S-11 this season. Guarino mc:wed to 18-7 on the season wft:h a pal,. of~ 16-8 mojO< decision """' Eric fant.ocrossl cA Amerian ond • 1- 1 decision - - the Mooardos' Dmd Kaplan. Coope< opened wl1l< 1 pin ol the Ea&les' Aaron 8ak« only 2J oecondo mto the mateh.Apinst ~ Oomtnion.he ¥I'Of'l a 1~7 decision O¥er John Adams 197 pcuodst¥otO ~ win$---$ tiiChnic:al bl ows Amerian's Adam l'1orqomery M'ld a 9-4 =~~~!s~~~o:.~t~=~ 1 - ,.... OOU's 8nd 1(,__ lnooor lracK ano fielo Tracksten tune up for MAC championship at Comell meet The men's and W'OI'T'Iell\ ~ck~ teamS completed the regular season a.t Cornell UnNenity's Marc Deneauk ll"'''itadonaa.There was no team sconrc Faith Thompson won t'HO ewenu. breaJdrc her- own week~ school record "' """ the """ put " 44-alS ( 13.62m) ond bettainllut - \ man. by 1.25 Inches. She also took fim In the lQ..pound weitht t:hrow with a. taSS of 53~.50 ( 16.37m). G1nelle Michael also had a penonal best cA 10-1 1.75 In me pole vault. For the men, the BuUs took the top th~ spots in the shot: put. Byron McKinney won the ewem. :at 55·7 .5 . ~ Loiacono and Dan Mlnocchl followed at 53-9.75 and 49-9.75. re.pe<UW~y. )<rimle 5lkk won me 3000 me<en In 8o43 14 0 lennis MEN 'S HSL Presentt!d by iM«tia. He alth Sc.~C$. Ubrary, Abbott Hall, South " 19th Century Bot.nk•l PrinlJ " fTC Technology Won.shop 310-12 38 UB 19, Slippery Rode 10 UB l6,Amertcan University 6 Old Dominion 10, UB IS ·• Anftornlal Art by Veutflus " MedttaUon Buddhist MedftaUon Ntkolas Ka ra p.u.u K.arapasa~. Wrestlin~ fTC Todlnology Wo<tuhop Photoshop: Uyen, SKtJon 8, Part 11--Campus 2-4 p.m Free fTC Technology Wortc.shop Blackboard S.S: Communication Tooh pme.- 1-S p.m Sundlly mformation, lanice Cochran. 645· 28 37 ~~::~~~m~~l Cent~ For rT'IOfe .nfOflTl.stlon, ~ '''''"'I A poor shoo<in& niJht ond phy>lal ploy by the Manhall n....t.noc Herd resutted tn a SS-35 kn.s for the Bulls In A1utMi Arena. The Buns shoe JUSt 26.2 percent from the floor In the pme ( 11-for-42) and fai6ed to have a scorer In double figures for the fim time dlis season US's losing streak ruched sbt pmes u the Otuo 8obc1ts shot SO pen:ent from the field and used w'kj defensNe pressure to claim a 7G-SS win O'o'ef' the BuUs ~wrday afternoon in The Con'tO in Athens. Ohio. The- .... _ , 1-...t by"""""'""'~ 14 .. the olhet """"solid~ lndudrc 5-d-1 3 from~ "'C"-Ohio hit :u..d-51 shea from the lleid ... """""" the by .... poina otthe loU ..._ c:.mw..n .......... ,. ...--""""""' .. UbrOI)' Wo<tuhop UB 142. lntrodoct1on to BusJneu lnfOfTI'\aUon Sourns: Print. CD-ROM & the Web. G<.g Tong. 109lod<wood :~~Tr.!.~~-~ln WOMEN 'S Hanhall SS, UB l5 Ohio 70, UB SS ~~~~a~~;~~t~~f ~~hC.spen North Cam pu\ 1_.. p m f ree Physks Semln•r Theot'y of the M.gnetk Su.K:eptibilit)' In La2· •Sn:Cu04 Shigeti fU)itA, Dept o1 Ph)"'o 105 Natural Xtd'le ~ CompleJo. North Campu1 3 30 p m F......e Reproduct•oru of the- famous " m u~df' by Andreas Vesa h u ~. and pnnt ·HT\"QM of planu With mt!dK• na l propertlei are on perm.lnent display 1n t~ Health Sc~ence~ l•brary on tht> South Campui Malena! lor both exhibits wa1 obtained VIa the Robert l Brown Hi$.tory of Medte•ne CollectiOn tn 1~ hbfary ThE' eah•btt.s, ~upportt!d by thf' ~nend' ol the Health Sc .enc ~ l tbfary .md the Med1c.a1 H1stonul SOCI('Iy of We stern New Y~ may bE. wt>1 dunng normal hbfarv hoi,., , ~ · ieOM US 6 , Massachusetb I Binghamton .C, UB l Rochester 4, UB l UB 7, Niagara 0 The Bulls completed compeuuon at the Cornell lnvn::aoonal Wtth a. &.. I wm ovet Huu.chusetu Fery Kuunan took a VKtor')' .u first stngle$. OYet" Todd Champeau 6--4. 6-4, [Q ~d the squ.J.d UB men went 1· 2 at the N ~ Spnng Sc:ramtMe at St. ~tu ~ . dropp~ ng .C..3 matches to Bm gtwmon and Rochester- before shutting out Ntqa,._ 7.() l(a~t man won a.ll three of t(l$. matd'lf!S 1n the scnmble �8 Rep CIA"'Ies february 21. 2Dft21VQ.3J.Io.18 Dane~ Thursday, February Campu!l 8 p m t. 5 For tnformauon. 21 .Dance Zodlaqu~ EduuUon Semln•r Reforming Tucher Sc'1!: of EducattOn g~~1.$t ~o~r~:~e 125 5ponsorod by GS£ F<>< more information, Ken Kraomer, 6<5-664 2 Chemlul Engl..-riftg Semi ..... Asia • t Noon ~=~~ion of ~-:;::~:::': ~~; Shiflett. DuPont Expenmental Statton, 2 ~~~~~!~Pu~91~a~~;:~ Ubrory Woril>hop UB 220. SciFinder Scholar II: Structure & Reactknl ~~~~:c~~:.' N~n­ c ~ ~~ ~~~ed by LHe Wortuhop Why Am I Not E.aming GoOd Grades? Advising staff , Ac.ademK Advisement Cente. J 30 Student Umon, North ~t~'f~- ~~1 ~on B, Penpe<tlve• on Sept.....,_ 11th and Its Aft enn~~th : A LKturt Serhu The K'ashm ir ls.sue In ln tema~l Politics Sa~ Ktdwat, Fulbright scho'ar and fellow, Center fOf ~~t1ng :=:~n:r~~~~~~~. New Oelh1. 3 30 Student Un100, North Campu! 2-3:30 p .m Free. SponSOfed by Counctl on lntemattOnal Stud1es and Program! and VICe Provo!t for lntemaoonal Educ.atJOn For mor~ Information, OffKe of International Stude-nt and Scholar Servkes, 64 S-l2.S8 taking on <;unptn events whert• UR g roup \ <art' princlf'dl \potl\04"\ Ustlng_, 11rt> dut> no la ter th.-.n noon on tlw Thunday preceding publkat5oon. Lhtlng ~ are only acce pted t hrough tht' electronic su bmlt.don form for th e online UB Calendar of lvenh at <httt,. II www.butfalo t>du / - lllophysla Physiology - ~ ~~~~b Anden.son. res.. asst. prof .• Dept of Cellular and Orgarnsmal ~~.~;tc~~ +5 p .m Free For more IOfOIT1')abon, ~and Biopllysoo, S29-273S ~ pacl.' lhnltf\tlon s, not all cvenh In tht• electronic c.J I(•ndar will he In cluded NutntJon Soenc:e!l foster Chemistry Sc~es ComP'e•. North ~am~~ cy~~of ~ustry and the Foster lecture Endowment Reception Rums-ey-Potenz.a Compet ition. Art Department Gallery, 845 Center for the ArU, ~~~~~- ~mArt'ro, mor-e iniOITT\Ition, 64 5-68 78, .... 1350. ~~~~~:.7z~t Union, North Campus. 6:30- lMng '¥\lei Cent~. For mor~ 1nformation, Jarnc~ Cochran. 6<5-2S37 Center for Tomorrow, North' Campus. Receptton. 6 p .m ., d1nner, 7 ~ . m . SS Reservatlom Campus. 2 p m t. 12, ~al, t. 10, children 1 2 & under For mor~ 1nformatK>n, 645-ARTS Le...,.,..., Conference Dance Perf'Of'm..-.c.:e e .m F<... S~ ~~~~':.r~~~iK>O, Mind/_ , _, a... N .I A (Neuromtncui.M lntog<atM Action). Ulu,. KrupSJu, dir., I..Mng Wet! Center Alumni Arena, North Campus 6-7: lO p.m . Call Rec:readon &. Intramural Serw:es f01 fee, 645- ~~~er ~=~~~flon~ LJurie Krupski, 645-2837 Oanc:e Pt:rfOf'ltYftiCe Z~ u~DMK~C~~ Loc116 On Stog<. [)opt. ol Theatr~ & Dane~ . Drama Thtoatr~. Center for the Aru, North Campus 8 p.m S12, general; S5, US ~tudents & sentor\. For mor~ 1nformattOn, 6<5-AATS - Theotre Woril>hop K urt Weill's Bertin to ~~~s?oc~~ ~r:~~=~re & Center for the ArU, North Campus. 8 p.m I S For more Saturday 23 Prookoctlon Kurt WeiM's Bertin to ~~~~~~=~~& Center for the Arti, North Campu~ . 2 & 8 p .m . S5 fof mor~ tnformaoon. 645-ARTS Men 's a.s.ketball lnt..-n~~ttonal Womeft' l Rim F6ttwal IMWG UB vs. MAnhaJI Alumni Arer\a, Elaine ProctOf"s .. Friends. Mark~t Arcad~ Film &: ArU Centre. Main Street. Buffalo 7 p m \4 50, students, \ 6 50. ~:;:!a~~so;~c~~~s~~ute Nc7ct ~~i~~:e. 7t. r0~C:.,!:;el ~achen., \ 8, Children 11' bleachers, free lor !tudenu With tO Women and Gender FOf mo1e D• n ce Perl0f"11\Ance 1nlormat10n, lREWG 82Q 34 S 1 Zodiaque Oancr Companylad! ~' Thutrt Wo rtuhop Production Kurt Welll'l B~rUn t o Broadway Dept of Thedtrt' & 24 ISSSWoril>hop Income Tu: Wotkshop 8afbar.J Dawturu., Internal Reo.oenut Sefw:e, Suzanne Reusch, New YO<!< Stale Department ol Ta...atJOn 20 Knox. North Camp.4 5 p.m F,... Spc<uo<od by lntemauonal Studon1 & Sc.holar Services. For rncw-e tnfonnation, 645-2258 family Mve:nt urt SerMs n---....... Wolght Lou CluJ Sunday UB Alumni A.uodaUon Athletk Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction C~remooy 1nformat10n, 645 -ARTS H In t he Ri'purtt>r ~f~~~ W:~~u%~P~ Art bhlbft Oponlng 7: 30 p .m . Free. Sponsored by of Browne, asst. prof., Dept ol B10tec.hntcal & Clinol L1boratory Sctenees. 11-4 Farber, South Campus. Noon-1 ~a~~\~~~~~~~~no 1Med1a Health Sc~nct!) library, Abbott Hall, South Campu! 2· -4 p .m Free ~vents ~%'=~~~~~~~cr~ W UbroO'}'Woril>hop LIB 141. lntroducUon to Business Informat ion Sources: ETC Tecl\nol<>gy Woril>hop c:ampu~ Of' ffH' Seminar Colloquium Structural Proteomlu: Using 10 Protein Structure to Annot.te the Geoome Chetyi H. Arrowsmith, Dept. of ~~·~~nli~~~tc~ on !Oishmlr Issue Salem Ktdwa•. lawahartal Nehru UniV. 280 Part Hall, North Campus Noon. Free Sponsored by ~n Studies Program and Council on International Studies and Program For more 1nformatton, Thomas W Burkman, 645-34 74 Campus Noon· 1 · 30 p .m Free Spon!oOfed by Student Un10ru and ActiVities For more mformattOn, 64.S-612S Campus 1-2 30 p .m Free ~r~ed by Arts & Sc~e!> JHIICto Friday 22 Road, Getzville 8 30- 10 a m lhtlngs lor Oan<e Company 64~ ·ARTS =ie~1to lm,r~~. The Rrportrf' publh.hH mo1~ 64~ · ARn Perfonn.nc~ t..ftes On St.-qe Dept ol Theatre &. Dance Drama The-atre, Cen1e1 fo, the Am North Campus 8 p m t. 12 general, S5, UB studPO~ &lnd \efllon. For more IQfo rma1 10n Compensation: bamining Atterm~Uve Compensation Graduate B&ac.ll Bo• Theatre Center lor the ArU, North On Stage Dept ol Theatre &. Dane~ Dramct Theatre. Ct>nter lor the A.n \ Nonh(ampm Spm Sl l qf"neral pubh(. \ 5. UB Sludenu ~~:;;·t~~~~~ater, Zodlaque Dane~ Comp.~~ny­ Udl<• On Stog< . Dept. ol Theatre&: Dance. Drama Theatre, Center lor the ArU, North Campw.. 2 p.m . t. 12, _.-1; H , US student> & - seniors. For more information. 6<5-AATS n...--.....,. Ku rt Wellfs Beriin to ~~Brae~~~~=~{' & Center for the Arts, North Campus. 2 p .m S.S For more 1nforrnat K>n, Call 645-ARTS Monday 25 ETC Technology Woril>hop S<anning ImAgeS. 212 Capen, North Campus 10 a m -noon .. ,, ETC Technology-.....,. Bl.adtbo.lrd S.S: Creating E.xuru & Pools. 212 Upen, North Campus. Noon-2 p .m . F<. . Ufo -.....,. It's AM about the Basks: 'T'knc ~tondStudy ~CJen~·]rl( Student Union, North Campus. Noon-1 :10 p.m. FrM. Sponsored by Student UniOI'U and Act.Moes. for mor-e tnforrnatJOn, 64 5-6125 Acedemk - . . . . . , . It's All About the BAsks: Timr Management And Study SkJIIs. AcademiC advis.~ng staff 330 Student Umon 1n Assembly ~ajb ~:hF~m~~o:-by Student Ad~s1ng ServiCes Fo1 more 1nlormat1on. 645 -6013 ISSS Wo riu h op Hiring Scholars. I· I Of H 1B1 Ro!l>erT'Iary Me((a and Mana RoK1ghone. lntemattondl Studt'nt & Schoklr St'rvt ct'~ 31 ~~~~/=t UniOn, North Campus. 5-9 c=.~ Board, Pi,, Eta -- -4p .mfree..For~~ 11011, Stephon F-. 6<5-2865 ~­ T h o - TI-rol tho Struron lnvarlanU. Hongliang (Jilmly)~--== ~ Reealrl>lmtitute. 250 ~~c:i~:;!~ce =~~North Frank CICda, 645-6-469 Wolbln' l ~oStuclont -.lng Auodatlon · 31 7 Student UnOO, North Campus. 6 p.m. Free. F-or I'T'IOfl! 1nformat100, )ennif~ BriM:~. 6<5-2950 a.ukett..l US .._ M loml (OH) Alumno Arer\a, North Campus. 7 p.m IS, all seat1; SJ, children rn ~; free for students with 10 Self Dot..... ~~~~- College af ...... Sdonca Spring 2002 .__..... - Room, Alum"' ~N:;;JI Tho "Difflcuh Mlnod<" of Bk»graphy: Reftecttons on Writing. llack Women's Stories ond Uvlng Somebody E.l.se's Uf~ . Mawru A$eJ!is De Cont.... fo< more Nn.ow l<a<>pas.u, 31 ().32JS ............... \lea~ OepL ol Women's Studies. Screening Room, Center fOf' the ArU, North ~~u:~~~-- ~;:,~ed by College ol Am and S.Ctenc:es. For MIC~ mor~ informatJOn, Gallant, 64S-2711 ~=:~30~f- ::3onnot~on. Wednesday 27 - =SISF<ft. ~~:~mYI.ft B uddhl" Medltotlon. N;lwW 210 Student IJnion, Tuesday 26 Center. fof rT'I()f'e 1nfOITT\Ition, Nikolau' ~. 31().323S. ~­ ~ ETCT...........,-.....,. B : Building a Couno. 212 Capen, North Campus. l 0 a.m .-noon. Fre-e ETCT...........,-.....,. Audio Copt""' ond Editing with Sound Forgo llP 5.0 . 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-2 p .m . FrM. ETC T...........,-.....,. ~AI'TtW'eAYer 4 .0 , Se:d1on B. Part II. 212 Capen, North Campu~ . 2-4 p .m . Free Biologkal Sdences Special Semlnor =~=t~~~~ luo, faculty candidate, Dept of ~~~T~~ Oall.n 2BO Park, North Campu ~ EUquotto l>mchoon , _ to Prop<rty Conduct Yot.nelf In a Business Situlltlon ~aMeai. PJ Wadorn. Pistachio'i. Student Union, Nortt'l c..mpu. 11-12-45 p.m S5 "'! t01 lunch. whK:h Cdll be pilld fa uSing your food servtee p&an Sporuored by C.trft'f P\ann•ng and P\acrment fot ~ !Oform.1000, judy App6ebdum 645~ 2231 c:-t"""'"-~7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. 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The irlormation wll bo ....... able ot 6-l.s.NEWS to studenU, foculty ond slllff, •• well ., the public. 24 houn a day. Then! """"' will bo • busy signal since lht ino his the capacity to handfe an unlimited number d The Mavericks, from left, )ens Schlachter, Randy Rocchio and Vikranth Rao, navigate their inner-tube raft through the choppy waters of the Alumni Arena Natatorium during the Crazy Crew Race held Friday as part of Fun Fest. tolb simolblnoously. Tht standard recorded message will be ~OffiCes are open and classes are being hekJ <» scheduled today at the Unlver>ity at Buffalo." The """"'9< will bo changed ~ppropriatoly as soon as Lnivenity offk.lals decide to alter office hours and clals schedules due to weather cooditk>ns or othef" situations. Input sought on parking EiJ Membe-rs of the UB COfT'Imunity are being asl«d to provide thdr opinions on pattdng and transportation .eMces by portklpat· lng In a Web-bosod suM)'. The SUM)', part olil1 .....luotion ol-liB's pattting •nd tflnS. portotion seMcOS being COO· ducted by the consulting fi"" of Chance Monagemeot Advison Inc. (OM), Cil1 bo occossod at Diet can help maintain healthy lungs UB study finds that obscure antioxidant vitamins have positive effect on lung health By LOIS BAKER Contnbuttng Editor A dictJry study by UB nutrition researchers has shown th at lutein and zeaxanthin, rather obscure an tioxidant vitami ns in ~ = Larotcnoid family, have a significan t positive cffcq on lung health. S.. I) .....,., The survey wiH Study panicipants who ate half the average amount of foods containing lutein and zeaxanthin showed a reduction in lung function equivaJcnt to'J -2 years of aging. re- dltlp://wwwds a .._,,....t run "-'!!h MIKh 15. ThereultsollhisiUM)I will -.the .......... ___.......,."""*"' --11111-wlll the--he-......,lor pnMde Ulwllh - -· - """JJ"'ng f*lliAg. IJIM. ~-~pat· -..y, sold o.n. ~lor- bo-·lfttpot:l-- -----.---ond bWiijiCINIIuii ThoOM-.pro- .... ... - - . .... ICitoollllting ..... -lnsllluoiom, _.. tlonsond- ...... ond anolytls ol ....._.,..,. SinK· ...... The~alreidy -conducted ....... JitevisIU. In they met with key compus aonsllluencies ond conducmdfieltlwor1r. policy lind procelo-. .. - .. focus "llllleotll!nsMprocess ._.............,_ _llllolocllorl.._,. ... --~ .......... ...,__.,.. -pnMde-..-.ty --......--..,. ................ ~ ................... aloe .,_,ond...__, ~--sold. sults showed. The study, published in the Man:h I iss~oftheAmenam/oumalofF.pi­ dcmiology, shows that dietary carotcnoids other than beta-carotene. the most fr<quently invcsligated nutrient in that family, arc associated posi tively with lung function. Carotenoids are antioxidant vita· mins found primarily in orange. red. green and )~llowvegetablesand fruits. Green leafy vegetables. such as spin· Jch, kak and collard greens. are good sources of lutein and zeaxanthin. The researchers also found a strong association betweerl die~Jry. 1ntake of foods contai ning the anti · oxidant vitamins C and E and healthy lung function , results that supported their previous research. In a study published last May, they reported that high blood levels of vitamins C and E and the carotc"noids lutein , 1..eaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin were associated with bet ter pulmonary functjon. ..The importance of this study is that it strengthens the hypothesis that carotenoids are antioxidant vitamins that play a significant role in maintaining respiratory function. and that beta-carotene may not be the 'one' important carotenoid," said Holger Schunemann, assistant proft."SSOr of medicine and social and preventive medicine. and lead au thor on the study. " Impaired lung function is a.'\SO· Clatt-d with an increased nsk o(drmg, so 11 is important to determme the factors that could influence lung function," he said ... This information may he even more important for smokers, who have a heavy free· radical burden." This study \o\"aS based on dietary records and intervi ews obtaintd from 1,6 16 randomly selected resi- dents of Western New York ages 35· 79 who were free of respiratory disease. All participants performed stan · dard lung-function tests, which measured the volume of air they could expel in one breath--forced vital capacity (FVC}-and the volume fon: . ibly expelled in one second (FEV I). Of the several carotcnoids preva· lent in the diets of participants. lutein and zeaxanthin showed the strongest association with pulmonary function. Schunemann said. "We also found a positive associa tion between pulmonary function and dietary intake of vitamins C and 1:.. hur ,.,rh~,.•n w~..· ..::on:,1dered these an· tiOX!danr vitam1m simultaneously, o nly v1tamm 1: correlated sig.ni fi · cantlywith FEVI andonlyluteinand 7.caxanthin with FEY."' Taking vita· min C and E supplements didn't change these results significantly. " Further studies are needed to confirm these results.,.. he said, "and longitudinal studies could help to clarify whether this association is related to lung development in childhood and adolescence, or whrthcr it's the result of an accumulation of protective effects against oxidative damage throughout life." Additional UB r=archerson the study, all from the Department of Social and Preven1ive Medicine, were Susan McCann, Brydon J.B. Gra"nt. Maurizio Trevisan , Paola Muti and Jo L Freudenheim . The study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes ofHcalthand the German Research Foundation . Reorganization promotes Seitz, Innus By SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor T WO longtime UB administrators·ha"" been named vice presidents as part ofan administrativ< reorganiza· tion resulting from Robert J.Wagner's announc<ment that he will step down as seriior vice president this~. In a memo to the universitycom munil)'• President William R. Greiner announced that effective Ju1y I. Kevin R. Seitz. senior associ· are vice president for university services, will become vice president for university scrvic(.~. Voldl·mar A. lnnus. chief mlor· mat ion officer, will assume the tHlc of vice president .md c hi~..·f infnrnlJIlon otlic~..•r. GR'IIll"r, Gllling \\'agn~..,- "a Ulll4lll' r.Uent, fur \\'hom thl'rl' b no "'-1li.Kl'· ment," said he retire Wagner's title of senior vice president "until further notia." In addition will tothet'\o\'Ovi« presidential ap point ments. Grei ner announced that some units currently reporting to, o r being overseen, by Wagner would br reassigned. UniverSII)' Co mmumcat1on~ . l cd h) Carole ~mith Pl' tro. d~~ooatt· vacr preMdent, w1ll report 10 lenni fer Md)ono ugh . VICl. pre., ld~..• nt lor unl\·ersll\· dn·dupmcnt Jnd .a lumm rdo~llon~ . Th1..· Offi ... <.· uf ( oll\'t'Tilffil'lll Aff.ur..,. kd h\ l.tnl'l l-.. l'~..·nk!>.1. ct·.,·~oo- ate vice presi dent, will report directly to the presi · and the EOAAA. report to the president but for which In addition. Wagner's role as primary contact point between the university administration and the UB Foundation will be assumed by Edward P. Schneider, executive director of the foundation. Schneider will work directly with the president and vice praidents on those issues that warrant their attention . Moreover, Provost Elizabeth D. \Vagncr serves as Liaison and advi · sor-lntercoUegiate AthJetics. Inter- Capaldi will take on Wagner's role as lead advisor to the president and dent, but will work closely with the provost and vice presidents. Units that "the quintessennal 'go- to' person .. for thl' vice prt--s!dents and staff ol m1n1stration (EDAAA ) -will con- ficers for the to p admimstra ton.. In naman~ Sc1t1 vice prcs1dent for tinue their reporting relationship to the president, but will receive a new un1ver~it)' 'K"rv1c~. Gremer ~ud hl' " hat~.on ... Dennis Black, vtce pTl'Sldent ~~"as wdl-known fur ha~ dedJcat10n for studenl affairs. will 51...··rve as liaJ - to thl' pt>ople who mJke up our ..on for lntercoUegiate Athletics; Sc1 r( communit )' .1\ hl' l:) for lm m.mag~..· will he the li .IL~n for lntcmal Audit c-l~-~s nal Audit and the Office of Equity, Di- vcrstt)' and Affirmative Action Ad · �21 Rap a&.._ f*uary 21. 2I2IVIi 33, la.lS BRIEFLY .,_,..,..,... ch**tol~ Coundlol~ G.,te.__.,.,.... Walter Simpson is campus energy officer and director of the VB Green Office J«lnthel.e~dl " " " " - proctb and ptwmocaltir:llocionca, ... b e - •cholr41octdlthe_,. dl CGiogos d/Piwmocy' (MCP) Coundl dl FIC.Lftlos it lls..,2002. ._..,_on,...... edl- toriol ~booodo lorsdeo­ tile and eduationll joumob and ·an ~ USP and NIH~ and c:ommiUees. She is .... ocMsoriD ....... O<glnlzollom"" prole- plwmocy - . . Her- lnt.n!stsfocu>on 1$- undentonding t h e ond toxic.ologicallntaodlom d compound> >UCh ond cocaine ond drugs >UCh as ,..tim. antibiotio, e>trogen, and ...,.,. gen r<placement therapy. Other research interesnlodude development of intromU>CUiar foonulatlons that"""' ;, ""' rnu>de damage upon injection without altering drug bioavailability. She earned her doctorate from UB and hef bachehlr's and master's degrees from the Uni..ooy d Toledo. Film to be screened The award-winning film ..Fotlow M< Home" wiK be >hown at 7 p.m. March 1S in the SCreening Room in the Center for the Arts, North C.mpw. 'Mite</din!cto< Peter Bratt. wiH attend and will lead a d~ cuuion otter the smenlng. The screening will be p~e­ ....ud by the Center lor the Amorias in the College dl Arts and Sdonces. -MeHome" taloesa non-.donallookotroao . ' !'rldldllnlltylntheUnlbld . s-.-.g~~ ·· ·!· d-. Nilcan ..... tions litfn wltum, k ..... the story dl four- and- jowney which-- acroos the -landocopo. The film, nlllion-Wide,t h e - - Flm Ai.dicnce at the San F<oncbc.o ln- tematloNIFimFeslival ln 1996 and - . , Ollidal Selodion ol the 1996 Sundonce Aim Festl- What Is the US Green Office 1 UB Green is part of University Facilities. We support c3mpus environmentaJ stewardship by promoting energy conservation, recycling, green building design , waste reduction and green purchasing. We have an office and environmental library at 220 Winspear Ave. on the South Campus. In ad dition to myself, ou r staff co nsists of envi ronmental educator Erin Cala and st ud ent assistants Alicia Ce rretani, Sam Chiang, (essie;! Harden , and Ashish Joshi . It 's a great place to work! 08 b recognl~ed as • le.der In the green-c•mpus movement. What •re some of the university's Henwolronmental achievements?" Our energy -conservatiOn program is among ..the best in ~he country. Thanks to a longstanding team effort , UB has achi eved documented energy savin gs of more than S60 million since the program's ·inception more than 20 years ago. The interesting thing is that even after so much has been done, I can still walk the campus and see lot s of opportun ity for energy conservation and efficiency improvement. Describe the "Thlnll Green " We are in the process of starting ca mpaign another large energy-conservation "Think Green"' is our current cam - ret rofi t project- this one focJ'sed pus env ironmental-a¥o~areness on the South Campus. eedless to program. We ask all members of say, I welcomed Gov. Pataki's recent the universit y communit y to be executive order requiring aU state mindful of ou r beautiful natural agencies to become mo re energy world as th ey go about their cam - efficient and use environmentall y pus business. "Think Green"' sug- respo n sible, green-design prin gest s simple actions every facuhy ·ciples for all new c;onst ruction. We and staff member, and student can also can be proud of our campus recycli ng program, our excellent take to reduce his or her environmental impact. The campaign also environmental policies and the work of our Environmental Task has the support of offices and departments on campus. For ex - Force. Through our Web site, the ample, when we started the ca m - UB Green Office encourages campaign, Computing and Informa - pus involvement and shares the tion Technology and University universitYs green-carnpw accomLib raries switched all their print - plishmeOts ana. rC.'SOurces, nation ers to Envl rographit- 100, which is ally and internationally. Check it 100 percent post-consumer pro- out at <http:/ / wlngs.bufcess ch lori ne-free recycled paper. falo.edu/ ubgreen>. That decision is saving a fo rest of Tell me about the c•mpus retrees and preventing dioxin air and cycling Pf"'9r•m- How much water pollu tion every day. We en- of our soljd w•ste de we now courage all offices and depart - recyde7 ments to use this environ men tally Our recycling program has been superior paper. improving steadily and we now CJ recycle: more than 35 percent t:>f the campus solid -waste stream . Our goal is at least SO percent. University Facilities, Residence sonablc payback, supcr-insuIatq{.t so that the walls arc R-30 and' the ceilings arc R-50. Our Halls and Apartments, and FSA gas bill is less than SI00. We haw· two small cars that get 40 miles per gallon. We try to shop less and buy used when we can, and we buy organic produce though each have: their own recycling pro gram . Recently, Facilities instaiJed more than I00 public-a rea recycling stations, making it easier to recycle: plastic , gla ss and metal beverage containers, as well as pa per. UB now recycles computers and even diskettes and CO-ROMs. Wh111t II the one e nvironmen - tally unfriendly thing people do th•t lr1u you the ":!o st7 I tr y to keep a se nse of hum or about all the things thai irk me! O ne thing on my li.st1s the fa1lure of most members of th e ca mpus co mmun ity to enable the powermanagem e nt featur es on their computers and monuors-$0 th ey go inlo a low -power '" sleep mode .. when not actively in use. The in structions for enabling these fea tures a re on our Web site. If ev eryo ne did it , we probably couJd save $400,000 a yea r. Do you pr•ctlce wh•t you preach •t home1 I try to "walk the walk" as best I can. We live in a passive solar home in worst monthly winter natural a community-supported agri- culture program. We recen~yin· stalled a solar hot -water system. My children and I tease each o ther about turning out the lights-th o ugh nearly every bulb in our huu ~· is compact flu o rescent. Our dectnc bill 1s less than a third of the Western ew York average. Also, my wife, Na n, a nd I have been vegetarians for 20 yea rs. Our two kids are happy vegetanan~ too. It 's a diet that is kind to your health, ammals and the env1ronment. Oh, I almost forgot-we recyde too! Wh•t question do you wh h I had •skeet, •nd how would you h•w-e 111nswered lt7 I wish you had asked me about global warming. a prQblem we are in national denial about. There is a near -co n sens u s among scientists that global - Amhcnt, which appealed to us because it was half-way between the climate change, fueled by our campuses.. minimizing cOmmuting. It " as 240 square feet of south-facing wi ndows. Sunlight fills our sumption of, fossil fuel s, has house, keeping the electric lights off during the day and, in the winter, meeting one: third of our heating ne-eds. When we moved in 10 years ago, we tore the whole house apart, and, abandoning any sense of rea- addiction to, and oVer-conbegun and could raise average global temperatures by as much as 10 degrees this cen t ury. That would be unprec edented and catastrophic. This Earth is a wonderful place. We ha' e no right to trash it or ruin the lives of future generations. vaf. fi eamodllnltt"beKdirecto<" honon at the Arneriun Indian Film Festival In San Francisco in 1996. For"""" Information about Stemgenix joins UB Technology Incubator the smenlng or the film, con· tact Kyle Wogner Ill 645-2546 . Biotech firm specializes in stem cell and immune cell research and applications or .,...__aau.bul- By LORRAINE WAPPMAN falo.edu>. Reporter Contributor REPORTER ·n.e ~ b a CM11pUS CDI1WYUlity newspaper publi>hod by the Qffico o1 News Servic.es In the oMsion of Unlvenity Communications, Uniwnity at Bullalo. Editorial oiiUs .... located Ill 330 Crafts Hall, Butr.fo, (n6) 645-2626. wuetcherebuflllo.td<l ....-"""'-- __ ~< ,......, c.role SmiCh Pdro DlrKtw., News s.w.s _ - Pogo ..........lalls _..,.._Editor Suo - ._ --· Donna t.ongenecl:« Kristen Kowalski C~ingEditcn lobS.... -Donovon EltenGoldboum s. A.I.Jnge< o.mtlne\'ldol Ann"-'>ttcht< TEMGENLX LLC. a biotech stan-up company that seeks to become a " u rldwide leader S in specialized media neces- sary for the isolation, propagation and utilization of stem cells and specialil..ed immune cells for both research and clinical applications, has moved into the UB Technology Incubator. When Stemgenix co-founder and president Frank SwartzWelder decided to establish the com pany, it was only natural that he look first to the inc uba to r at 1576 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Swa rtzwelder, wh o has a backgrottnd in ceUular immunolOb')' and stcm-cclJ research and development, previous!)' worked with a former in· cubator tenant developing a sh.·m-cdl biolog}' produd line. S' vartzwelder, aJong with Ch ns Alfiero. Stemgeni." co-foundcr and ch1efexecutive officer, acqwred the as..:;rto; of that stem-cell bioiQb1' business to tonn )temgenix. "At the incubator, lab spaces are already established, power reqlllremenLS are already met and the rent is affordable. This is where you want to be if you want to start a company," said Alfiero. The incubato r provides an envi - ronment that helps technology·intensivecompanies develop and grow. " It's a great place for people to come in and get started rather quickly, (and it has ) access to the University at Buffalo computer network and medicaJ ing chemotherapy or radiati o n therapy for the treatment of such cancers as leukemia, breast cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma. "The challenge most researchers and clinicians face is obtaining sufficient numbers of stem cd.l.s from the umbilical cord," Swartzwelder explained. "Cord blood units uso· ally contain only enough cells to transplant a baby or small child." Ubraries," said Edward Hutton, chief financial officer. Alfiero said the company believes that the use of stern cells will have vides a source of nutrients to opti- tremendous impact on the management and treaqnent of disease: . mally grow stem cells isolated from umbilical cords, enabling the clini- .. The hematopoietic expansion product is a Uquid medium that pro- Technology breakthroughs in stem- cian to obtain sufficient numbers of cel l research. he added. are furging nt.·w ground in the pn.•vt:ntion and trt:a tment of disease. <;t entgenix has a portfolio of pmdu Lh used an the Jnalysi.s of hwnan .md munne stem Lellc;. This portfolio also mdudes Sterngenix 's fLlg.ship product. a hemat opoietic, or blcxxtform mg, stem- cell ex.pans1on medium. "llte stem -cell product tine 15 used prominently m dinical research cord-blood stern e<lls to treat adult and therapeutic applications, includlltgimmune-all repla=nent foUow- patients. This source b very rich in fetal cells and has the g..., test p<Jtential for therapeutic applications." Stemgemx is o::pecting to release this month the expansion medium , which has o utperformed all other expansion media on the m,uket. The demand for and USC' of stem cells for disease treatrnc!nt continues to grO\Y. According to International American Bone ~Transplant Registries. more tlian 50,(XXl blood and bone-marrow stem-aU transplants w.re performed~ in 1998. With a current market for it s products at $30 million, and an ex- pected growth of nearly three times that figure by 2005, Swartzwelder said Sterngenix is at the threshold of an exciting future. The company. he added, plans to develop several new media over the next few years. and has received outside funding from diverse sources. "Wc\-c been apprt>V«ili>r funding from the Eric County Industrial Development Agency RDC. which· is a venru.. capital fund, and the Western New York Business Dcvclopment Fund. The funding"" have right now is from privatc invcst<>t>," saysAlfiero. UB isoneof!Mpartncrs in the WNY Business Development Fund. The UB Technology Incubator, pan of the uni\'ers1ty's Offitt of Science, Technotogy Transfer and EconomiC Ou ..reach, has it>Sisted technology start-upsbvpnM<Iingaff"':"1"bU>I· ness services., flexible rental terms and office and laboratory space. lt cur- rend)' is home to 16 componies. most of which have dooc links to UB. �februart 21. 2002/Vt 33, Ia. lS Rep= .... Education tied to stroke risk Study finds as·education level rises, risk ofstroke death declines Contributing Editor f policymakers nttd one more reason topr<SSforagoodeducation for all Americans, here it is: Education is a boon to public health. · UB researchers have found that as education level goes up, risk of I death from stroke and brain hem- orrhage goes down. The relationship likely exists for other chronic diseases, as well. Adnan I. Qureshi, assistant professor of neurosurgery and lead au- thor of the study, presented the resu lts at the recent 27th Interna- tional St roke Conference in San Antonio. The research was conducted at UB's Toshiba Stroke Research Center in the School of Medicine and Biomedicine Sciences. The stud y assessed data from a representative sample of the U.S. population totaling more than 21.000 persons. After adjustin.g for several conditions th a t could mnucnce a participant's nsk of death from stroke or brain hemorrhage-age. race, gender, hypertension , ciga rette smoking, serum cholesterol, socio~ economic status and diabetes--the findings showed that persons with less than a high school education had a 40 percmt increase in risk of dying from strok< compared to those with more than 12 years of schOOling. The risk of dying from intraccrcbral hemorrhage was twice as high for people with less than 12 years of education. The underlying reason for the association between education level and risk of fatal strok< and intracerebral hemorrhage is not clear, Qureshi said, but he noted some possible explanations. "Education probably contributcs to one's awareness of.risk factors and the imporW:tct ofpreventive efforts," he said "''ll= may be sociopsychological &ctors involved that we arc unable to identify at this point. Or there may be issucs related to di/Ter-. ences in lifestyle that may explain, in part, the observed association. . "It is definitely possible that diet and physical activity may be different based on your educational statu s,.. Qureshi added. uSedentary lifestyle may contribute to the. risk of cerebrovascular diseases, although pe=ns in higher education strata tend to have a Jess physically vigorous lifestyle. These are issues that require further evaluation." While it would be reasonable to assume that education affects socioeconomic status, and that the rela- T HE director of the Edu · cat ional Opportunity Program updated the Faculty Senate Executive Committee on the program at the group's Feb. 20 meeting, highlighting its goals, achievements and mission of recruiting the underscrved populations of New York State. The primary mission of the program, Henry Durand told senators, is to recruit New York State residents who are financially and educationally disadvantaged. EOP counselors blanket the state and every Buffalo public school in the spring and fall, hoping to attract students who might otherwise not have the opponunity to anend a university. Once eligible students have identified, roun.selors usc both non-cognitive evaluations and traditional forms of assessment to determine students' needs before they enter tht" program. Once en ~ rolled in the university, students are provided with every possible means of support to make the tranSition from high school to coll<ge a successful one, Durand said. "If we can identify a student who actually is performing at a reputable level, in spite of a number of obstacles, then we feel fairly certain that with the kinds of support we provide, they can successfully navigate what they need to do at UB," he said. Academic-achievement high lights for EOP for the 200 t -02 academic yea r include 272 students who completed the Fall200 I semester with a grade-point avcrageof3.0 or higher; 24 students who have met gradu ation requirements for this February and 139 stude nts who have ~ed for graduation ~H th e enJ of the spring semester; 77 students who were included in "Who's Who in American Collegcs and Univcrsities"forthe2000-01 academic year, ahd nine students who wert' accepted as Ronald McNair scholars for 2001-02-with five of the six graduating scholars planning to attend graduate school. EOP students' high school GPAs and SAT scores upon a=ptana at UB are not far off the mark of their li<sluncn peers,Durand said For the fall 200 I semester, the average EOP high school GPA was 81, compared to 90 fo( incoming freshmen, and their SAT scores averaged 939, compared to 1156 for other incoming freshmen. The graduation rate for EOP students over a six-year period is 42 percent, compared to 56 percmt for the non-EOP population. Moreover, UB's EOP students beat the national EOP graduation rate by 34 percmt, he said EOP coll!t5elors, Durand pointed out, provide the same level of academic adviscm<nt that all UB students receive, as well as pe=nal and social counseling, crisis counseling, mentoring and advocacy. They also teach classes and oonduct life-skills workshops on issues such as teach· ing students about budgeting and offt-ring individualiud, group or classroom tutoring for most UB courses. Counselors are heavily invoiYed in the recruitment process., often going out in teams with re~ cruiters from the admissions office. "If a student has a specific problem, whether that problem is personal, financial, academic or scheduling, referral and/or advocacy with a social service agency, the y can go to their counselor and tht.')' can ~t~t that kind of supjXl rt ," Our;1nd ..a1J. Cognitive science lecture set b y J<Kk-..tf, profuJOr of linguistics at Brandeis University, tionship between t-ducation and will speak at 3:30 p.m. March 14 in Slec Concert Hall, North Camstrok< could be due to the inability pus, as part of the Center for Cognhive Science's Distinguished to afford good medical care, Qureshi Speaker Series. adjusted for socioeconomic status, The lecture will be free of charge and open to the public. and the relationship was indepen)ackendoff's topic will be " Possibie Stages i!) the Evolution of the dent of this measure. { Language Faculty." The study findings were based on The human ability to learn language is a human cognitive spean analysis of data from a national cialization, encoded-in somt' upknown way-in our genes. cohort of 21,443 adults who took Jackendoff says. The evident adaptivity of linguistic communicapart in one of two National Health tion suggests that this capacity aroSt" through natural selection, htand Nutrition Examination Sutv.ys adds. "It is, therefore, a challenge for linguistics to 6nd a .plausible (NHANES) and their 15-year folroute by which the features of language could have evolved step by low-up surveys. step." Jackendoff says that in his speed\, he will propose such a route, Participants in the initial surveys, "using evidence from child and adult language: acquisition, from conducted in representative samplcs aphasia, from pidgin and creole languages, from •language' -trained of the U.S. population, provided apes, and from •fossils' of earlit-r forms of tht- language capacity still atensi~ information on hea.Jth stafound in modern-day languages." tus and lifestyle habits, includi ng · Jackendoff has taught at Brandeis si nct- 1971. Ht- is a fellow of the education level. The follow-up study American Academy of Arts and Sciences, prcsidrnt ~elect of the Linassessed changes in health or vital guistic Society of America. and past presidt-nt of the Socit-ty for status since the initial survey. Philosophy and Psychology. A former student of Noam Chomsky, "Lower education leads to a higher he is author of .. Semantics and Cogni tion: Consciousness and the risk ofccrebrovascular diseases, which • Co mp.utational Mind .. and, with Fred LerdahJ, ..A Generative Theory brings with it a substantial financial of Tonal Music." burden on the nation," Qureshi said. His most recent book, .. Foundations of Language," offers a new pro· "The results support a higher 1.,.,; of posal in tht' understanding of how language. the brain and percepcommitment from policymakcrsand tion connect, and integrates lin~uistics with surrounding disciplines, individuals to improve the level of including philosophy of mind, cognitive and developmental psycholeducation among our population." ogy, evolutionary biology. neuroscience and computer science. Other faculty from the Department The lecture will be co-sponsored by the Samuel P. Capen Cha1r m of Neurosurgery and the Toshiba the Department of Anthropology; the departments of Anthropol Stroke Reseatdl Center involved in the ogy, Computer Science and Engiw.cring, Linguistics and Philosostudyw.re M. Fareed KSuri,Mustafa phy; the English Language Institute, and the IGERT grant from the Saad.l.ee R. Guterman and L Nelson National Science Foundation to the National Center for Geographic Hoplrins, department chair. Information and Analysis. EOP updates FSEC on its p:t;Q~ By DONNA LONGEHlCKEll Reporter Assistant Editor BrieD EOP also .conducts a four-week summer orientation program to immerse incoming srudeots in the college experience. "ln that fourweek program,,.., try' to give the students a feel for what the academic year is like," he said. "We try to put the student in the living environlllj!nt in which they willli~ with the kinds of pressures they will have to adjust to." The ethnic make-up of the program is diverse, Durand no red, with African Americans comprising 3540 perct-nt of students enrolled, Asian -Americans comprising 25 percent, Hispanics 20 percent and Caucasians 13 pe.rcent. Native Amt-rican enrollment is less than I perant, he added. Seventy-five percent of the students enrolled in EOP come from households with incomesof$20,000 or less, with the majority of students-36 percmt-<oming from households with incomes below $9,900. To qualify for the program. students must meet income guidelines. For example, $25,000 is the maximum amount of combined inrome allowable for a student roming from a four-person household. "EOP contributes a cOnsiderable. amount to the university's quality of life," Durand said, noring it is one of the largest student employers on campus, with 75-90 students working at EOP at any given time. "We have some challenges in EOP, with state support declining and rising expenses. The freshman students this year, with all forms of fi nancia.l aid at maximum levels, will still be S l ,800 short of what it costs to attend US. We're scrambling to try and figure ou t how to work it out." said Durand. ESI awards research funding EiJ The Environment and Society Institute has announced the names of researchers who ~ave won awards for Fall 200 I through the institute's E~~·U:onmental Managemen_t Ab,"tpiative,s' Prog-:am (EMAP) and Environmental SciencelnterdisciplinaryResearch Program (ESIRP). The EMAP provides seed funding for interdisciplinary research and analysis on environmental problems relevant to the regional community and shares that work with groups and organizations capable of translating it into policy. EMAP award winners= Alan J, Rabideau, Department of Civil, Stn.ictura1 and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Matthew W.llecktt, Department of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences, for a project entitled "L<tchworth State Park Water Quality Study." The ESIRP provides seed funding for interdisciplinary research and analysis in t-nvironmt-ntal scit-nce Rlt-vant to the rt"gional, national and global environmentaJ research· and education priorities. EnvironmmtaJ science foc;uses on tht' compont-nts of tht- environment-air, water, soil and food. Research in the natural and social sciences that has relt-vance to, and overlaps with, rnvironmental science would be eligible, including ecology, environmental chemistry, enginet-ring, psychology, anthropology, environmental toxicology and t-nvironmental health. ESI~ award winnt-rs art-: • James N. Jensen, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Troy D. Wood, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, and A. Scon Weber, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Enginet-ring. " Methods Development for the Analysis of Natural and Synthetic Estrogens in Wastewater" • Jerome B. kistu and }and R. Morrow, both of the Department of Chemistry, "Water-Soluble Metal Catalysts for Biomass Conversion to Cht-micals• • Carl F. Lund, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, "Feasibility Data for a New Class of Environmentally-Friendly Chlorination Catalysts" ' • James R. Olson, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Lesleyann Hawthorn, Gt-ne Expression Core Laboratory, Roswt-ll Park Cancer Institute, and Norma J. Nowak, DNA Microarray Facility, Roswell Park Cancer lns.titute, ..Application of Gene Microarrays in Environmental Health Research" · • ChrisS. Renschler, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sci~nces, and Michael F. Sheridan, Department of Geology. College of Arts and Sciences, ..Geo-sparial D)1lamic Response Asi sessment Tool (GeoDRAT)" For further information , contact ESI at 829· 29 75, ex t. 60:!. or vis11 http:/ / wlngs. b uthlo.edu/ p ro vo st / esl. �4 llepo.-les ftbruall28.2002/Vol 33, I .19 VIsiting professor Dora Ohrensteln brings to music concerns and culture of current day B RIEFLY Nominations sought for Welch awllf'ds Tho Offlce ol tho VIa: President '"' -~ is k<llng I1CII11Inollons for tho 23" onouol NoncyWolch-.l. Tho ow~ annually In honor o1 tho IC>mlf!r resfder>. tlol ~"" ol Roche! Conoo Colleg&--H reser.oed IO< undergroduota rosidentiol nu· donu who hove-mode slgnifl. cant contributions to the univenlty community through tho ~tof a ..~pro­ groms 0< projects and ""'""'-ism throughout tho KOdomic yor. To obloln on opplicotlon pocllet. conQct Coroline Puccio tn Student Atfetrs at 645-2982, or itt <cpucdoebuffalo.edu>. C<>mpleted appliutions must be received in 542 Capen Hall, North Campus, by S p.m. on March 8 . " Peter Rabbit" to hop into CFA Mainstage The Center for the AIU willpre~t the world ronowned Poko Puppeuin "'The Peter Rabbit Revue'" at 2 p.m. March 23 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, as port of the CFA's Family Adven· lure Series sponSO<ed by Adelphia Media Services and WJYE.FM. Fn!e kids acthiities will be provided on> hour prior to the perlormance. "'The Peter Rabbh. Revue'" is'a fun-filled, full-sage moslal production t.. turlng the famous r.tbbit and the classic chik:tren's tales ol • Peter and tho Wolf; *Tubby tho Tuba• and •p.., Gynt and tho Trolls.• RabbiU abound with Poko's slgnltJ.n glitter-rod< . ,. Tho Hop; tl)e arry and eggstnrvogont "Easter Porode• and Ill . Old McDonald" sing-olong with !pOClal guest star • Super -· This production Is mode pos- . In port, by a g<onl from Tho Jim Henson Foundation. Tho show Is recommended for ages 8 and undot. Established In 1966 by Lony Engler, tho Pofco Puppets t>ow _ . - ! In full·stago productions for la190 theaters (lkwk· lyn Academy of Music, Metropolitan Opera liow<), concert apporvas with orches~s · (PhHadelphla Orchestn. Buffalo """harmonic) and .matte< shows that have tovmt ~udito-­ riums from~ to At~ntl and San fuan to Slng1pore. TKkets for "The Peter Rabbit Revue• are 112 for adults and S10 for chiktren 12 and under, and .,-e available at the CFA box omce from noon to 6 p.m. lues· day through Friday, and at all lkketmaster k>cations. For more lnf«mation, a ll 6-IS-ARTS. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accesslble·vla Web Job listings for professional, r~ search, facu lty aAd eM! ser· vice-both competitive and non<ornpetltive-positKHu can be acceued via the Human R~ sources Services Web site at <http:/ / www.- ..buff. olo.- " \ /viiCAIIKiel/ >. Bringing rarely performed opera to UB · main truetothework '~conccptlon," says Ohrenstein. whose assoaation NIMATED. passionate, with mwic theater i.ndudes her own in~ any classically critically acclaimed. o ne· wo m a n trained soprano should ·prod uction entitled .. Urban Diva" be-Dora Ohrcnstein and the lan<irnaJkPhilip Glass/Rob- 87 DONNA LONC;EHfOIU Rq>ortn Assinant Editor A he (Glass) had just signed with CBS. It was a huge breakthrough for any da.ssical composer to sign with a major label-a lot of people in the business resented that and put down Ph ilip's m usic as too accessible and moves easily between lhe worlds of Classical music, new music and the American an song. Her classical training, combined wilh a deep, experiential knowledge o f past and present American comM posers like C harles lves and Ben Jo hnsto n, has inspired Oh~nstein to continuaJiy risk elCploring new vocal terrain a nd experim enting with a wide variety of mwical styles. As a performer and teacher--she them es present in much of h er work; feminism, sexual identity, racM ism. hea nbreak, longing and loss. "I realize almost <Verything I do ends up having a strong femmtst angle to it. When I say ' feminist' I mean issues like women's sexual idenuty and the roles they are made to play or a re fo rbidden 10 play end upalwJysbeinga ~pectivc I bring to the opera world." s.aysOhrcnstein. Them~..... o( :,exual 1dcntit\ c~nd re· pression ,..~~ wdl J.'t thl' med1a'~ lll · Va51on 11110 pnvdll' lafc,.!!ht: nuto, Jrl' present in the upda1eJ prodU1.·11on of"D1do and Acn~<b .~ In May, ~he w11J mall' h<.·r prukv sional Jm..-clonal debut 10 d Buffalo prudultttm ,,f " Pagl•ac..:1 .. wnh thl' Buffalo O JX'ra Theatrl". In (act. shl· gamed valuable expt:ncnce in coor dinating wrgl.' pmcluct1on~ when ~he commt!>Sioned five Amcric.Jn com posers ( Ben Johnston, Sco11 Jo hn so n , Ltnda Bouchard, Anne LeBaron and Anthon) Davis ) to write songs for "Urban Diva~ and was able to obtain a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to direciS UB's Opera Workshop- and teacht-s ~r·o i ce as a visiting assistant professor in the DepanmentofMu· !i ic-she brings audicnCl'S and stu· denb into a heightened awareness of the historicaJ context of her perM fnrmanc~ hr rnJ.king it relevant to thl· conce rn s .md cu llurc o f the pre5ent d.1y. Nl·x t month , O hrcnstein will diM rc~."t Hcnrv Purcell 's .. D1do a n d Aenl."'.d~ ... a ro.~rely performed opcralh e lir!>l oper3 in English--<omM po!<d in I b89 and based o n a seeM 110 11 uf Virgil's "Ae n eid ... O hrc n~ t cin's production, while re· mo.~ming faithful to the o riginal work. will illuminate th e connict between public and private duty by ~ placing the story within a co ntext i audiences arc familiar with : Dido is a movie queen and the opera's cho · ru!> is.a group of paparazzi who reM0 ! 6 lenllessly invade her privacy. The story is a tale of disappoi nted f L..L-'-'-l-'--'--'--~-----.:..:........::::c...=c..:.c=.._,._,c...--. VhltJng aulsbnt prof essor Dora Ohrensteln will direct the r..ely ::;:::-.:~:':sc:..7e:.::.~ ':;:.th, gMng the opera. love betwee n Dido , Queen of Ca rthage. and At:neas, hero of the Trojan witrs. The struggle between public and private duty, a theme present in the original work's setting, is a concept supported in Oh renstein's interpretation with a live video camera on stage shooting In fad , it was her decade Miong stint as solo vocalist for the world · selected scenes !hat will be projected renowned Philip Glass Ensemble from video monitors p laced all around the theater. The audience will aperience the stage production and its video coun terp;trt simultaneously. that Ohrenstein credits with launchM ing her career. " Being in the: en M semble professio n ally was a great blessing, it put me o n the map as an allowing fur a multi-fae<tcd portrayal make any (directorial) decisions !hat artist," she says. With lhe ensemble, Ohrenstein performed throughout Europe, North and Soulh Ameria~ . Australia and Japan. defy the essencr of the V.'Ork- to re· "When I got in to the ensemble, of Dido. the central character. " It's very important to me to not However, it is the American an song. rep..-nted by such divers<: and critic:illy pr2ised works as her four~sc recording of "The Complete Songs of Charles lves" ( 1994, Albany Ra:ords), her work with lhe group Bermuda Trjlhgle and !heir widely hailed program entitled "The Political Songbook," and "Urban Diva" (199'4, CRJ ) that perhaps de· fin~ Ohrerutein's career and gives voice to the political and u.niversal en Wtlson production of .. Einstein on lhe Beach." a five-hour opera that she calls "very visionary, avant -garde and completely plotless." no t really art ," she says. A New York City native, Ohrmstein originally started out as a pianist. hav· ing played since the ageof9. " But." she confesses. "I was never that greaL I was poy the composers and fund the mwicians, costumers and o ther as· pects of lhe show. Ohrenstein, in the last year of a two.yc~r contract with the Depart· ment of Music. hopes to remain at UB and says she has enjoyed work· ing with a "very good body of ac c::>mplished students." "Dido and Aeneas," a multidis· very musical, but didn't ha"" great chops." So. she learned to sight-read ciplinary collaboration~ featuring music and by her early 20s knew that student a r tists fro m th e depart ~ she wanted to be asingerand has since ments of Media Study and Theatrt performed everything from chamber and Dancr, as well as Music, will be music to Gregorian chants. She has performed at 8 p.m. March 8 and bc:<n caJJed a singer of'limitless "'"8<" ·2:30 p.m. March 9 in the Drama wilh a •liquid 110ice," and an "ahila- Theatre in the Center for the Arts, rating" performer who "breaks with North Campus. (For lhe Depart· the expectations ofher YOOil genre (to) ment of Music's full concert sched· explore W1Charted territories." ule for March. see story on poge 6. ) How High? Who needs Utah when there's rock climbing right in Alumni Arena? UB students w ere climbing the walls Friday nig ht as part of Fun Fest, a " N atural High" activity sponsored by R&l 5ervices, the undergraduate Student Association, Living Well Center, Residential Life and The Alcohol Review Board . �5 Plan would increase fees Increase in comprehensive fee would fund technology, parking By SUE WUETCHEII R~~rEditor T HE comprehensivr st udent fee would increase $30 a sem.,.ter for full- time undergraduatesraising it to $655 beginning with the FaJJ 2002 semester-under a proposal by Dennis Black, vice presi dent for student affairs. The fee would increase $17.50 per est increase t.O the student comprt· hensive fee at a rate only equivalent to higher education inflation." The campus life increase would support negotiated salary/benefit increases due to statewide contract ~ttlements. semesler for full -time graduate and The fee increase for technology would support the cost of the antivirus software that is supplied to all st udents, the campus license agreement for the Microsoft Office soft - professionaJ students under the proposal, bringing it to S487.50 for the dent and the distribution of the Tech semester. llle proposed incrcast· would support negotJJted sa lary/benefit in- creases m fee-supported a.reasduc to ware that is provided to each stu- "Additional fee revenfts ... 't..tll'Widc: coillr.Jct sculements not have been proposed prov•tk>d for m U lfs base budget. It .tl~o would ~ upport mcrloaSl.-d tl'Ch - through a modest Increase nolog\ LtiSt' .md ~rviCes. Improved p.trl..•n~ Jnd 1mn:-.porto.~ t ion scrv 1 c~. .nuJ unpro\'l.'lllt'llh to Sc:rvicc..'S pro · to higher education \ JJt•d It I !>IUdc..·nt-. With cJj~biiillt..~, ,13 1.1 1ntnhutc to t:nh.tn(f.'d ..1th lt'IIL .mJ rt'\.rc-atJonJI progrJmmmg. l·t'l'' \\'liUIJ LontlllUL' II) ht;- pro ... at a rate only equtvalent have been proposed th rough a mod- let/ unltt/ Jel/ blo/ blolnfo/ hum•ngenome.html >. This guide tinue to be a major public university and the premier,public institutio n in the Northeast,· he said. He no ted that final comprehen· sive fee recommendations for 200203 will be made after student consuh ation. Open forums soliciting st udent input on the fee in crease were held Monday and yesterday. Students also can comment via emajltooomp~bulfal<!.edu through March u: with American with Disabilities Act More information on the comprehensive fee, the proposed increases, and the waiver process, is available at s tandards~ www.compfee.buffalo.edu, increased fee would fund a parking! transportation orientation video for incoming freshmen, and also may pay for an additional parking lot near the Elliooll Complex and to implement the resuJts of the current study of parking and traRsportation issues on the two campuses. The health services increase would pay for costs related to negotiated statewide salary and benefit contract Black pointed out that recom mendations for wider campus consuJtation that were developed last ye11r by Barbara Ricotta, dean of stu- past, he said, adding that the curr<nt oped by the SUNY system. CCNI"'-d ,.._ ,._,. I \ and to senior associate vice president for university services last July. He also served as lecturer in Millard Fillmore College for nearly 20 year>. teaching algebra and trigonometry. Seitz earned ·a bachelor's degree in management and an MBA , both from UB. He is enroUed in the doc toraJ program in higher education ad;ministrati on at UB. As chief information officer. lnnus had been serving at the vice presidential level since January 2000, reporting to \.Yagner and Capaldi. \.Yith the title of vice president and C IO, he wi ll report directly to Greiner, but wiU continue reportin g to the provost o n ma ilers related to lihrarics and academic computing. In his rolcasCIO. Innus has overseen information technology plan ning and implementation effort!~ across the university. offers an introduction to the field, as weU as annotated links to hu man genome information resources, genome research projects, Web sites, online publications, databases and local resources. --Austtn Booth and ....enct. a.ttlaon, Uni~I'JJfy Ubrones. student consultation process also is based on recommendations devel - ·Reorganization rial expertise and business acumen." " Kevin has the respect and admi ration of all who have worked closely with hirn ," Greiner said. A5 vice president for university sen •iccs, Seitz will be responsible for faci ljties management and for the university's business services, in cluding financial management, hu man resources. and legal sen•ices. A UB staff member since 1974, he has held a \'ariety of positions at the university. including division director for auxiliary services. associate di rector and acting di rector o f perso nnel , assista nt vice president for finan ce and management, ass istan t vice prcsi d~nt for financiaJ and aux · iliary services, and assistan t vice president and interim dire-ctor of administrative computing services. He was promoted to a550Cia te viet' preside nt and controll er in 1997, 1 go to the UB Librari'"'' guide <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.eclui llbrar- buys in higher cdUGJtion and will oon- tractual increases and debt retirement ln addition, revenue from the projects deal specificaUy with genetic material and pro!li'ns. university's new fee policies and procedures require UB to complete its comprehensive fee process much earlier in the year than it had in the port the purchase of new equipment forth~ fitness cen ter. Comprehensivo fee adjusunents, if adopted, ""uld be reflected in student wouJd remain one of the nation's best installing new and en- produces such vast amounts of data, most turrent biolnformatics Presidents have been adopted. The women's varsity sports ro bTing them on par with the men's sports. It also would pay for inflationary costs associated with team travel, student recruiting, and administra· tive support, and student payroll within Recreati_on and Intramu ral Services. In addition. it would sup- ing the cost ofstudent attendance, Ull hanced bus shelter> at key locations on both campuses. and funding con- Blolnfonnatlcs Is "" lnterd.bdpllnary research area tbat brings together biological and computational sciences. It dea4 with the computational managenxnt--the stori ng, retri~g. analyzing and prediaing-<>fbiological information. BecaW< thl6eld of moleeularbiology dents, and representatives from the Council of St udent Government only-would support expansion for DENNIS BLACk ·rools CD. which includes anti-virus, Web, email. utilities. courseware and rcadl"r!l and viewer softwa re, to all studt·nt:-..ln add it ion, it would fund thl' deployment across the campuses of several wireless pilots to increase access to 'the cJ.mpus backbone and the purchase of additional comput ers for the computing labs and the l)'braries on both campuses. The parking/transportation incre-dSt" wouJd be used for a number of items. among them restriping accessible parking spaces to compl)· CJ Indeed , much of the research in bioinformatics is related to the Human Genome Project <http:// www.nhgrt.nlh.gov/ H(;P/ >. . The Human Genome Project is an attempt tO identify all of tht: approximately 30.000 human genes and provide tools for understanding their functions. By fully understanding genes, resea rchers will be able to test for the presence of particular forms of genes, develop new techniques for preventing disease, develop new medicines and treatment s. a nd even co rrect faulty genes. Those curious about the Human Genome Projt.'CI should access the Oak Ridge National Laboratory <http:/ / www.ornl.gov/ hgmfs/ >, which provides a useful primer on genom ics, as well as introdu~tions to such specialized are!ls as functional and comparative genomics. The UB Libraries also own numerous books on the Human Genome Project, mclud · ing Kevin Davies's .. Cracking the Genome" (Free Press, 2001 ) and Ma tt Ridley's "Genome: The Autob1ograph)' of a SpeCies tnl3 Chap· tcrs" ( HarpcrCollins, 1999 1. wnttcn for the cu ri oU5 layperson . Thew,Natiohal Cen ter for Bwte,hnology info rmation 1NCB I 1 <http:/ / www.ncbl. nlm .nlh.gov/ > ~ ~ th(' national resource for research tools in molecular b1ologv. The NCBI site provid~ re!'>Durce' and links to li tcrdturc- daLabJ~~. mnlt•cular databa.st."S, gcnom1c htol ogy resourn-s and toob for datJ rnmmg. The NCBI matntalll!l tht· GcnBank DNA sequcncl·d,uabax· <http:/ / www.ncbl.nlm.nlh.gov/ Genbank/ lndex.html >, the primary database of genom it data GenBank cu rrent!)' contaim mformat1on on more than 55,000 d1t ferent o rganisms. Data is submtttcd dtrectly to GcnBank by reSI:'arch l'rs from all over the world forUM." hr th e t'Otlft' sctentific co mmull!t\ Most current bioinformatiCS work involvesg1gantu.: databases,tn dud mg public repositories of gent' data like GcnBank or POB ( Protem DataBank), and private databa~s maintaint.-d by research group!. or biotechnology companies. After data has been ob tained and entered into databases, bioinfornlatics researchers use sophisticated compu · tational tools to analyze that dat.t. The NCBI maintains a collcct.ion of th e 1oo ls used by bioinformatics researchers < http :/ 1 www.ncbl.nlm.nlt?.gov/Tools/ lndex..html>, many of which a.re free for usc by academic researchers. Interested in what's going on in bioinformatics at UB? Monitor the Buffalo Center of ExceUence in Bioinfonnatics'Web page <http:/ / www. blolnfornt~~tks.buff•lo .edu / >, which provides informatio n about current research at the university and its partners. The missio n of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinfonnatks is to act as a research , development , education and economic outreach resource for industries based on bioinformatics, including those en· gaged in information technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuti· cals. For more information on bioinformatic.s and genomics research, account statements distnbuted to aU returning and new students in mid· July, Black said "While slightly increas- r.ltl'd \lll.ll rL-dl t -huur bJ.\1~ for pan - \llllknb.Jnd tht~( urrc:niYoral\'i.T 1'"11 .. \ will ht· m.ulll.llnt·(.L lndJ \ 1du ..d 'tucknt gnwrnmL'Ilt mand.a t11n Jdlvll~ kl'!l would ~.-untiiiUl" to ht· J~''!)l'J, 111 ,,Jdi!Jon 10 the (Om prdlctbiWfcc. Tht' prupo ~t· d p c r -~C lllt'!lter in ~.- rc,t~· mdudc~ $. 75 for c.tm pus life, $5 lor h:-Lhnulogy. $6. 75 for park •ng/lrJmpnrtatinn, SS for heahh 'c-rV ILl'S and S 12 .50 for mtercollt· Wd lc a thlcti cs.--a~ssc-d to undergrad ual ~ onl)'. The governor ·~ proposed budget that will take effect July 1 does not provide funding for SUNY to meet negotiated salary increases and doeS not include at this time a general tuition increase, Black said. How t!ver, the university must continue to invest in programs and services essential to delivering high -quality educational experiences while supporting the increased costs of on going services and programs. "UB remains committed to providing an educational environment fostering student development and student success," he said... To do this. additiona1 fee revenues for next year co':Tlputer-access stations, and the purchase of a braille printer. The intercollegiate athletics increase--assessed to undergraduates Inflation." 1\l.'ll.h ll!llt' scttlmleflts. as weU as CRhancemcnts and expansion of services to students with disabilities. Among them are an ~pansion to Disability Services to provide space, eq~Jipment and soft . ware in support of ~8 new testing and Human Genome Project an9 Bioinformatics Online He joined the UB professional staff in 197 1 after graduating from the university with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He earned an MBA from UB in 1975. He has held numerous administrative posts at the university. in · el uding director of graduate student affairs, director of resource management Systems and assistant dean for academic affairs. all in the School of Management. He was named assis tant vice pres ident for academ•c affairs in 1979 and associate provost for ad · ministrative systems in 1984. He moved from the provost's office to University Services tn 1986. first serv ing as assoCiate VICe pres•· dent for resource planning. then associate vice president and senior as· sona tc vtcc president in 1992. He assumt.J the CIO duties in 1996. BrieD Exhibit celebrates Big Orbit's 1oth anniversary as gallery In celebration of the 10"' anniversary of Big Orbit Gallery, the UB Art Galleries will present "Big Orbit Ten Years of Spin on West<m New York Art" in the Anderson Gallery, Martha Jackson Place, Buffalo. The exhibit wiU open with a reception from 8- 11 p.m. Saturday and will run through April 28. An artist-run, alternative arts space founded in 1991 on the West Side of Buffalo by UB art stud~nts Katrin Jurati and AJan Van Every, Big Orbit's mission is to promote contemporary art in all media by emerging and established artists in Western New York. The exhibition in the Anderso n Gallery will chronicle the history of Big Orbit through examples of artwork that have been displa)'cd at Big O rbit in more than 50 so lo and small -group exhibitions. Focusing on the gaJiery's vis ual arts program, the exhibiti on will include paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints by such art · ists as Peter Arvidson. Mary Begley. Mia Brownell. Jackie Felix, Josh lguchi.11ua.ync Hatchett , Patrick Ho lderfi eld , Martin Kruck. JoshuJ Marks, Ga.ry Nickard, Joseph O rffeo. Walter Proc.hownik. PJtnd•. Robideau, Alberto Rey, Paul Shari ts. Peter Sowiski, Kurt Von Vot~t~h. Patty Wallace and Alfonso Volo. Many of the artists are curn.·n t or former UB faculty members and students. Gallery hours are II a.m,..,ta S p.m. Wednesday through SaturJa~ and 1-S .m . on Sunda . �6 Repa...._ Ftbrua!Y18.Z1182/Yt33.1e.19 Performance by prize-winning Ardlttl String Qu•rtet to be •rnong highlights of sehedule B RIEFLY Taskforce to~ "F.tMr KIIOIIIJIIIest" Music announces March concerts aySUE~CHU Rrporttr Editor The Dometlic \llc!On<l: T$ 1'6(telltho~ ..... ... _ .............. T _....___. ot~ lhlr-WI!.Jthon- a..,.. a lor 7 p.m. Morch 19 In tho S4udortlkllon-.. -~ . ll*,.,lo_on_ c.onclu<..r by 0*1 ... Fomly -dllchn,- _al...._~ t<Jnond _ _ _ ln tho porpon. ftoldotfomlyThe poofomwa ... be I --·- - a l t h o q d o a l .... lence•k-laro-al Knows-..... I__, thohe ITIIin acter, who t.r1 bot1onJd by lor nine yun, to . . tho auditnce lhrougil.-.: ponnoyals al domestlc: one! how various community ogondes 111empt to handle it. - play featum • her,._ .scene in en emergency room, and characten tho! includo a do- tectNe, police olfic:on, ... . . family and a religious figln. Foltow;ng the performance, the actors will remain on stage and in char act~ for a ques- tion-and-answer seslion' with the audimce. In addition, Suzanne Tomldm, research associate profHSOr of law and director of the Family Voolonce Clinlc In the ~. and I Stoff rn<rnbef law Howe will be ...u. able to 1ruwer questions. from~ Admission Is SS lor stu· dents 1nd S10 for the generol - production Is designed menbtn alauditnce thewhy Ylc. stoywllh--._ tirru and the psychologlcol one! phy>iall ---lace. aspociS al..,._, ...... .. the isolllion"F-Knows-bsuppo<ted by - - . 1 t Nils Olsen, dun al !t1o lM School, ondthe~ . . - · Creallve Cnft Center to offer wortcshops The ~0111 t:ellor, , _ loc-ln 29~ Hoi on the Soulh C.,..... IS ollomg spmg ......... bliglnnng tile -atApil-1 . . -.......- IChldUied in ~-.gondcrc>­ .cheling. bogirnng one! odvancod IUinedi!_ou, .ond odutt -··--·..-. one!-~ -.opo...,...,.7-10p.m. --uotar~- onc~ S60 "" .. - -lolllwlsoil. String Quartet, known internationally as ctlebrated interpreters of contemporary and 20th century music, will perfpnn at UB on Man:h 20 as part of the concert program to be presented during Man:h by the Depanmmt of Music. The oonart schedule also will featur<fuculty rteitaJs bypiani<lsSttphm and Frieda Manes, and the Bug;illol Golove/Ndson Trio, as wdl as a production by the UB Opera Worbhop of Henry Purc:dl's"Didoandlll:nt2s.• The perfonnanc:e by the Arditti String Quartet, the fourth con=< in the Slee/VositingArtist Series, will be held at 8 p.m. March 20 in Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. Tickets are S 12 for the general public, $9 for UB faculty, staff, Eo!ty "'9- A second faculty r<eital, featuring the Bugollo/Golove/Ndson Trio, will bo hdd at 8 p.m. Man:h II in Skc. Each member of the trio is a strong proponent of.ne.w music. Pianist Helma Bugallo.a forma UB student and faculty mmtber, perfonns fre. qumtlyin Europe and the Americas, and has premiered more than 50 works at intttnationally renowned music festivals in n:oent years. Trum- The fully staged production, fea turing a cast of student perform<rs and a prof<SSional chamber orchestra, will be directed by Dora Ohrmstrin, visiting assistant professor of music, and conducted by Roland E. Martin, a lecturer in the Department of Music. The first opera in English, "Dido and Aeneas" is the tale of disappointed love between Dido, quem alumni and senior citizens, and $5 for students. Founded in 1974"by lin;t violinist Irvine Ardhti , quartet members btlieve that close collaboration with com posen. isessentiaJ to the interpretation of modem music. and they attempt to work with every composer whose music they play. The quartet's repertoire features a wide range of work-including world premieres-from such composers as Cage. Glass, Nancarrow and Stockhausen. The UB concert will include the piece community. to _,. HE priu-winningArditti "Third Face," composed in 1987 by UB faculty member David Felder for the quartet and the North Am<rican New Music Festival The concer t sched ule for the month will begin with a performance at 8 p.m. March 9 in Sloe by Stephen Manes, professor and chair of the Department ofMusic,and his wife and longtime collaborator, Frieda, of a program featuring piano music for four hands--one piano, as ~u as two pianos. The Manescs have been perfonning piano, four-hand music together for almost 40 years. in addition to their separate performance and teaching careers. Their repertoire encompasses the entire spectrum of the four-hand literat~from the sonatas of Mozart to works of George Crumb-as weU as music for two pianos, which will be the highlight of the March concert. Tickets for the concert are SS. l1le , . . , _ . - S t r i n g Qu.tot. the f - cCMO<ort In the Slft!VIr.ltlng Artist Soriu, ... hold .t a p .m . March 20 In Sift Concort Holl, North Campu•. peter Jon Nelson, assistant professor of music and director of the Genkin Philhannonic and the UB Concert Band, is a founding member of the Meridian Art3 Ensemble, for which he was instrumental in commissioning more than 30 new works, oftm vmturing into ja2z. rod< and e:q><rimental idioms. Cellist Jonathan Golove, visiting assistant professor of music, maintains an ~ carett as a perfonner, oomposer and teacher. In addition to founding and co-directing chamber f!I1SetTibles dedi cated to the perfonnance of new music, he is active in the field of improvised music, and made his debut as an electric cellist last year. Tickets for the r<eital are $5. The UB Opera Workshop will put on the rarely performed opera "Dido and Aeneas" at 8 p.m. March 8 and 2:30 p.m. March 9 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. of Carthage, and Aeneas, hero of the Trojan wars . In the Opera ·workshop's production, the story is updated to cont<mporary times: Dido is a movie queen and the chorus is a group of paparazzi who relentlessly invade her privacy. Oluenstrin will use this approach to underscore one of the work's major themes-the conflict b<tw""n public and private duty. This theme is preoent in the work's original setting in aocimt Grt«%. and is JmS<nted in this production throtJgh an equivalmt rnocl<m-d:ry situation. The concept will be supported with a live video camera on stage, which will shoot selected SCI!I1es that thm will be projected from video monitors placed around the theater. (For more about Ohmlstein and the opera, sec story on page 4.) Tickets are $5. The March concert scheduk also will feature a performance by the UB Symphony Orchestra and the UB Concert Band at 8 p.m. March 13 in Site. The orchestra. conducted by Magnus Miirtmsso~. assistant professor of music, wil1 . perform B«thovm's Symphony No. 5 in i1 ' entirety bdore turning the stage over to the concert band, oonducted by Jon Nelson. The concert will be free of charge and open to the publiL Finally, two opera pedagogues each will offer a master class focused on the Bel Canto period of the Italian repertoire. The c.lasses, which will be fr"" of charge and open to the public, will be of interest to vocaJ students, as well as opera enthusiasts. Joan Patenaude- Yarnell, who began her teaching career almost 15 )12fS ago after a successful operatic and ooncert career with the New York Gty Opera and the San Francisco Opera. will present her master dass.<ntitled "Tra ditions of Bel Canto," from 2-5 p.m. March 13 on the Slec stage. The ew York Gty-based Yarnell in 1993 established Centro Stud1 Italian , a summer course for young American singers in Urbania. Italy, that brings in coa ches from th e famed Rossini Opera f-es tival in Pesaro, Italy, as weiJ as a distin guished American voice and coach ing faculty, to prepare the Italian ope.ratic and song literature. Ubaldo Fabbri, a member of the coaching staff at the Rossini Opera Festival, will teach from noon-2 p.m. Man:h 14 on the Sloe stage. In addition to his poot at the Rossini festival, Fabbri hads therooching Eocultyat theAa:ad<mia Rossiniana and the Centro 5tudi ltaliani. Dilling his class. he will present a short talk on the history of Bel Canto, focusing on itsde-ldopllll!l1t and in flu= on the opm~tic literature of the late 19" and 20"' centuries. He will worlt through the pronunciation of the Italian language in all aspects of the Italian opm~tic literature and on the principles of the Bel Canto vocal techniqueS. Tickets to music department events may be obtlined at the Slee Hall box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, o.nd at all licketmaster outlets. faf"IUrthlr"~l _,a..,.·allll29lS16. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~· ,. ...... ~­ from ~ottho.~k~Mnity tcrNIUity a.rrmon11ng on·ks stories one! COIJIInl. ~ -bolf!nllodtoiOOond ml)l be -far Sl)to one! ienglh. Lotion must InclUde the wrb(s nome, oclcfmt one! I . dlytifno tofe!>hone numb« lor . vorllclllon. llocouseal3pOC<! Nmltotlom, tile Ropott.,.annot publish olllotle$rocoMd. They """' btrocoMd by 9 o.m. Molldly to be .,.....,.,., In that-· is!uo. The ~~tpo.t.,. pr.t.n thet letten bt..coMd<loctroricallyat -lor <~u>. Groups to offer students income tax assistance Fraternity, VITA Committee received IRS training to provide free tax preparation 11y DONNA LOH<OlHlCilU Rtpottrr Assh:tant Editor M EMBERS of Beta Alpha Psi, a na · tional honor fraternity for accounting, finance and management information systems students at UB, and the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Commi ttee will offer free income tax assistance to UB st udents from 1-5 p.m. on March 2-3 and March 9· 10 in 122 Jacobs Management C enter. Students are asked to bring with them this year's tax package and/ or label, all form s, including W2s and 1099s. inform ation regarding .my other tncomc,dcductto ns a11d/ or credits and a copy of last year's tax return. The IRS-trained volunteers also will be available to help interna· rionaJ student with .t heir tax fonns, although those services will be offered only on March 9-10. lnternationaJ students who are required to file tax returns are urged to take advantage of the service . said Roger McGill, interim vice president of human resources, the office responsible for helping the fraternity organize and pro mote the event this year. Fraternity members Kevm Weng and Rahul Doshi, VITA commiltt."(' co -cha trs and graduat e stud ent!. ~ tudym~ ,tl'l"O unltn~ in thl· ~hl ~) l of Management, said they are acited to be able to help international students this year and recently have received training from the IRS in order to do so. The frat<rnity tW provided this free tax preparation for UB students for the past several years. said Weng and Doshi, but the service wasn't well publicized until this year. "This year, we have decided to promote this program and devote ow time to those people who are truJy in need of ow Strvice. Both of us an doing this btcause we see this as a grea1 event for both the community and our fraternity," says Doshi. '' By providing this service," says Wt· n~ . "our fraternitv membcn are able to apuience something they cannot learn from the tatbook. Our members can also apply what they learn from textbook and IRS training to the =I world." · Doshi says that if a student's tax issue:s are beyond the so:>p< ofVITA, the volunteers have been advised to refer the student to appropriate tax consultants. .. This saves students tro uble, time a nd energy, espe<:ially during the semester," he said of offering the free service on campus. wwe set this as a win -win situa· tion because both sides benefit. and we hope that we can revive the VITA progrartf that has been Bela Alpha ~i 's tradition .'' says We n ~ . �f!lrvaly 21. 2II2JYt 33. ... 11 Rep 0£ . . . 2002 Football schedule set Bulls to open 2002 campaign on Aug. 29 against Lehigh By TED WASKO Rtport~r Contributor T HE 2002 football schedule will be the biggest in school history, with 12 games on the slate--in- cluding six in UB Stadiu~tart­ tng with the season opener on Aug. 29 against Lehigh. ferencc games at four-tiine1eague champion Marshall, Ohio, Akron and Ball State. "We are ddighted to have for the first-time ever a 12-game. regular season schedule," said second-year head coach Jim Hofher. "It is tough and competiti>e, with games against the Big East and the Big Ten, as well Due to a change tions this past year, opened on a Thursday night againSl Rutgers before UB Sta· dium record crowd of 22,658. All other kickoff times will be an nounced at a later date. The 2002 schedule: • Aug. 29: Lehigh, UB Stadium • Sept. 7: Rutgers, Piscataway, N. J. a learn s were al lowed to schedule l l games for the first time in the .!002 season. and li><· Bulls will play 1hc mo st home Sin Ce re- Jurntn g to DJvi ' 'on 1-A WJth their ~·lllrJIKt' IIllO thl· • suson-opener •t home .g•lnst Lehigh ~·1td - Amerlldl1 onferrn<.e m 1999. Bt'!oldc.!. thl.' season opener, the.· hnme sched uJe will kature baule·s \V lth future Big East member Con- t lll'l-""ticut, MAC East Uivision newCent ral Florida and MAC Wnt U1V1 sion power \.Vestc:rn M1chigan, as well as yearly rival ~ Kt'nt State and Miami (OH ). The ro'd sched ul e is daunting, w 1th a trip to Minnesota of the Big I0, Hutgers of the Big East and con~..o mer season on the Thursday before Labor Day against Lehigh with a 7:30p.m. kickoff. Last season, UB on NCAA regula - ~.s nH· ~ The meeting with Minnesota on SepL 21 will mark the first time the Bulls ha"" played a Big I 0 tram since 1901 when UB played at Michigan. Seven of the 12 t=ns on the schedule are t=ns that the BuUs played last season. The Bulls again will open the as our East and West divisional opponents in the MAC. .. Our East Division gets tougher with Central Florida's entry, and we are glad that our fans will see them in Buffalo in their inaugural season in the MAC," said Hofher. "We feel th is is a terrific horne schedule, with future Big East opponent UConn, West Division power Western Michigan, and MAC East rivals Mi am i, Kent. and UCF here." • Sept. 14: Co nnecticut. UB Stadium Sept. 21: Minnesota . • Minneapolis • SepL 28: Ohio, Athens • Oct. 5: Western Michigan, UB Stadium • Oct. 12: Marshall, Huntington. W.Va. • Oct. 19: Miami (Ohio ), UB Stadium • Oct. 26: Kent State, UB Stadium • Nov. 2: BYE WEEK • Nov. 9: Cent ral Florida, UB Stadium • Nov.I6:Akron,Akron,Ohio • Nov. 23: Ball State, Muncie, Ind. Calendar =~~..:::.~=.!lth tntematlonal Eduutk)n Port 9/ 11 Allan E. Goodman, preYdent and CEO, Institute of International Eduution. Student Union Theatre, North Campus. 1--4:30 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Council on International Studies and Programs and Offke of the Vte:e Provost for International Education. For more Information, Office of International Student and Scholar Services, 645-2258 Ufe-lhop Q=~~~~~~~~77 ralbert_ North Campus. 1:10-5 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Office of Sh1dent Unions and Activities. For !Tl()(e mformation, 6-45·6125 . Sen W~ner. 127 Capen, North Campw. Noon· 1 :15 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Aru and Sc:ieoc~ Ubraries EducatlonM Technology Center Wo<klhop Acces.s 97/ 20/JJJ, S«tion A. Part I. 212 Capon. North Campus. Nooo-2 p.m. - EducatlonM Technology Center Wo<klhop ~~~~~=s~_; ~r;e~~~l Educational Technology Center Wo<klhop Photoshop: Channels and Se'ections, Section 8 , Part I, HSL Presented by !Media. Health Sciences l..ibf"•ry. Abbott Hall, South Campus. 2-4 p.m . Free .. Mind/ Body Movement O.u Ubrory Worluhop N.I.A. (Neuromuscular Integrative Action). laurie Krupski, dir., Uving ~~ Center. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 4: I 5-5:30 p .m . Cali Recreation & Intramural Services for fee, 6-45-3147 Spon~ed by l.Mng ~I Center. For more infonnation, laurie Krupski, 6452837 . US 140: Government Information on the Wei>--M lntrodurtory Wo<iuhop. Ed Herman. 109 lockwood Ubrary, North Campus. 2-4 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Arts and Sciences Ubraries. Open Drum Circle Narnarte. 222 Student Union, North Campus. 5:31)..7:30 p.m . free . Sponsored by living Well Center. For more rnformation, lanice Cochran, 64.$-2817 . Med!Utlon Buddhist MediUUon. Nikotas Ka~. 1Oth floor Goc:ldyNr, South Campus.. 6- ~~~:~::;,~!t ~~l Kar1pas.as, 310-3238. -RHdlng Biological Sciences Seminar Cancer Genes Oeflned lh'r ough the Analysis of Chtomosom<! Trarukx.ltlons. lohn Cowell, OepL of Cancer Genelic.s. Roswell Park Cancer lnst. 210 Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. 3:_.5 p .m . Free. For t1"'C.n information, Ronald Berezney, 645·2350 --.c..........., ..donoUty In Algolnl< Geometry. Brendan Hwett. Rice Univ. 250 · Mathematia Bldg., North Campus. 4 p.m. FrM. -..~u~-.. Seminar Ptu.rmacokindk-Pna~am lc Ubrory Wo<kshop U& 121 : Searching &eilsteln CroaFire Newman Cent..- Panel Dlscuulon He.art Speaks to Heart: A Lecture Series on Relationships. Newman Center. Suite 209, The Commons, North ~m~~o&n"::.':! =sewed by information, Maria Clare. 636- 7495. Exhibits Kent State 81, UB S4 The Kont S..to Golden Flashes pbyed. fast-paced.~ pme and""'with an 8 l -~ win "'"' UB In front d l ,0 l 51ans Fob. 20 In tho MAC. Center In Kont.Ofllo. ThelouwasUB~-stni&f>t. , UBI'reslwNn Erin '-'nson led !he Bulb with • career-Ng!> 18 po1na on six ~lncludO.: leur In tho second The Flashes led by 2' at halftime. 46-25. and <hey held !he Bulb SCO<tieu for !he fim leur minutes and 42 seconds d tho second hd to lncTeue theH' lead to 30, 55-25. belo<o' three-pointer by u.wr.nson cot UB &<*'I.Pn. Bulb"" " lllg o.tolt: Ten y_.. of Spin on _ _, Yoot. Art" Examples of """""'tho! 1m boon exhibited at Big O<bil Gallery during tho past t 0 y<MS w;tt be on dhplay Saw<day through April 2B ., tho And«son Golle<y. Martha lacbon - ·· Buffalo. The exhibit wifl open with a reception from 8- ~~t!~~f':J:~~~=ing during the recepUon. Gallery hours are 11 a.m . to 5 p .m . \IVednesday through Saturd.ly and 1-5 p.m . on Sunday. "Rumsey-Potenu Competition" Art wort; submitted fOf the RumS9'· Potenza Com~tition will be on diSplay through Feb. 28 in the Art Oepan.ment Callery, 6-45"Cent.er for the Arts, North Campus. Gallery houl"l are 10 a.m . to 5 p .m . on Tuesday, 10 a.m . to 8 p.m Wedne-sday through Friday and 11 a.m to 6 p.m. on Saturday. -- ·.u.n E. c-= A a.ln>f90<tlve An exhibition honoring the life and WCN1t of the late ilk.n:trator and teacher Alan E. Cobef wiD be in display through May 18 ~.~~t~:l~:t~,:,~orth Campus. Caber was a Vlsitln~ professor of art and Oi$tinguished VISittng Artist at hd. '-'nson ranlcs , .... In !he MACin~perpme. The cot>d looks "'!he basket but hun tlwmsel..s -"'""""" th~ !he pme.c.....-. 29. which Kent S..to ~Into )7 po1na. The Golden Flashes •lso - t e d the Bulb inside, them by • 32·1 0 margin in the paint. ouacori"' Wrestlin~ Miuouri 16, UB 4 Ohio 29, UB 12 UB dropped a pair of matches at the Cornell Duals on Saw~. The Bulls lost to Missouri, n.nked ninth In the nation in the latest National Wresding Coaches Association Pofl, by a 36-4 score. UB ~so went down In defeat by a 29·12 score to MAC rival Ohio. Gary Cooper was the Bulls k>ne winner against Missouri, winning by major deCision to give UB four team points. Apnst Ohio, opened the """" with ' 4-2 dedslon .,.... tho Boboa' Milo! who wrestles at l 25 pounds. earned h~ po;nu with a akedO'Nn. an escape and 1 ricfing time point. The Bulls' next win arne at the I S7~nd weight clus as Dave EdwJrds scored a 7-6 decision ~Alex Cooper. Garr-ett Bon~ dedsioned Ohio's Tr;rvts Smith. 9·3.at 1&4 pounc:h. Bontempo had four l1kedowns and one esape. IV. !he l 97-pound .,.;p.t class. K,le C enninan ~ a ~and an esape a> .., • J.' decision ...... ! h e -· Joel- completirc. perloct >a season In the MAC. · a..n;.Caruso.-. InDoor lmcK ano rielo Men place act.. women II th at MAC Championships: " 19th Century Botanical Prtnb" Reproductions of the famous "muscle men· seriei by Andrea~ Ve~liui, and pnnt -1 ~ of planu With m~iana l propert ~ are on permanent d1~ay 1n the Health Sciences Ubrary on the South Campu~ . Matenallor both ex/'ubiu wa~ obtatned vYI the Robf>n L Brown H1stor-y ol MediCine CollectiOn m the l•brary. The exhibits, supported by Lhe fnends of the Health Sc.1toC;es UbrNy .tnd the ~W>dical H1stoncal Society of Western Ne\-v YQrl(. may be viewed dunng normal library entnnu. m Fricbyl prelimm.ilry rOund Clark alr'Qdy has prCI'VISIONAy qualified for next month's NCAA Ch.i!mp•onships with his .. 7. 1<f showing at Notre Dame's Meyo lnvttaoonal Steve Esler placed second in the hepathlon, recordmg a school-record 5.06 1 potnu m the seven-eYent competition In the W'OI'Ml'l's hepQthlon. Meapn Rogers also set a new school re<ord wTth 1.508 poma to pbce s~th ~Junior Christina Keck toolc. second 10 the BOO.,...,. In 2:12.55 and hit1>11•••1>•on pia~ fcumo ~tho~ ...,ght t:hrow w•th a tou c:J.$7-1 (17.~).Jutvor Meli:w 8urT'OIINS fM'ushed fifth 1n the 5000 meters m a season-best 17:)6.7... ~,. eM school record by twa seconds C.....Piannktg and "'-cement's Workshop Education on Women •nd Gender. For more information, IREWG, 829· 3<451 . Human Services Carur Fair. Mike Rivera. C.Jn~er ~nning ana Placement Student Union, North Campus. 5-7 p.m. free . For more inform.allon, Miite Rivera, 6<45-2231. Thursday Educational Technology Center so c.-Fair ~~~~tl:n~~~of Scanning Images 212 Capen, North Campus 10 a.m .-noon. Free not- U8 could pid<Bd • bette< dme to pby its best pme ol t:he ........ The Buls shot percent from !he field and 1M ~ scored W I - fi&ures as U8 deteated Manhall,87-62. .. front o( 2.75' lam S.I>Jnloyni(tlc .. Aiuomilv<na. The victOry !he Bulb' ~th Mid-American ~e 'liin of the Season and gve them a season sweep O't"er MarshalJ-UB's first series S'Hf!eP since ;oinin& the MACtnl'l'ls. ~.,...~~of the UB broke open a 14-11 pme in womel'\'s basketball team the first h<iff wtth an inc.red~ 22-0 came all the bench to score run that bepn with a three-pointer a awer-high 18 points on by freshman Tu,.,. S.W..The Bulb six three-pointers, including fhen wore out cht!i Thundering four iri the second haK, in Herd the rest of the half. Winning UB's 81-S41oss at Kent State. the b.J.ttie of the boards, 23-9, and Koring 20 points in the paint Lawrenson is among the behind 17-of-27 shooting from the Mid-American Conference ~d and a near perfect 11-of-12 leaders in three-pointers per from the: line game at 1.35, ranking 14th 1 US increased ru ~d to 35 in the statistic. pomu on a dunk by seniOf' Roben: Brown early in the seconct-haK and held a 32-polnt lead with I I :42 left. B.ntle then hit a 1umper followmg four offensive rebounds during the same poueuion. d1mm~ng Ma~ha.ll's hopes of a comeback. The Thundering Herd managed to cut the defiot to 25 points before the buzzer on some long-A"&'! 5hooting by Tamar Slay. who was 6-of-1 0 from three-pomt range and finished with a game-high 28 pomts. US's leadWlg score:r this season. senior Dv-c:d Williams.. had 17 poina on 6.-d-1 0 shoodn&andBmleJustmissed•~-·""""'-Ngt> l7poonts.....,. ...counds and • assists. Sonia< Louis Can'¢el h>d 10 polna and"" usists. .,....,.. aem,,. Smith scored l 0 poina and freslvnoon o.niel G-. oodded I 0. Ear-tier in the week. the Butts had a frigid shooting ni&flt in T~ as the Rod<oa rebounded from' second-Nil deficit to down US, 54-<42. belo<o 3 .9~ bnsinSava.geHall. UB shot just 31 percent from the fieHj and committed 21 OJrTIOY'ers '" the Joss.Williams finished with ll points and I0 rebounds and wu the oniy Bull in doublefigun:o. At the MAC lndQO<'Tr>ck V>d Reid Championsh;p..completed S.wrd>y evening. the US rt'len's squad, with l l points, finished eithth a.rnon& II schools. while the Bulls' women\ ceam.wft:h 21 pomu, pb.ced lith ma 12-tnm fiekl. Eastem Michipn won the men's: tWn title with 16-4 po+nu. while Central Michipn finished first to take the women's dOe wtth 112 total povus. Leading the Bolls' men was sprinter joe Cbrit. who took second place m the 400-meters in 48.S6. Clark ha.d turned in a 48.38.. the fastest .11~ all An Evening wtth Author Mark flltallip~. 107 AUen, South Campu~. 7 p.m . Free. For more informatiOn, WBFO, 829-6000 7 Toledo 54, UB 42 UB 87, Marshall 62 WOIRN 'S C on~,_,..... Series ~as~etoall MEN' S Toxicity Pharmaceutical Sciences. , 21 Cooke, North Campus 5-6:10 p.m . Free IRE.WG 1ntentatlonal Wome n 's FUm ffltlval Maureen Gosling's "Ramos de fuego t Blossoms of Are." 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Ilene Fleischmann (at table), associate dean in the UB Law School, served as INod<. ¥ice presi- dent lor student "'""' will G""""' for lhe hour at questions on topes at interest to·rnemben ollhe unlv<rslty community WBFO is streom<d liYe vio tho Internet It tho Slatlon's Web slt1i at <http://---·· Usteners an m questkM'Is by caKing 8.29-6000. Teaching series set. Tho fiiSt In • series ol specill sentotlons on "Teaching. Learning lit Tochno\ogy: Best U>es ol Now Tools" will be held frOm 1· 2:30p.m. Morth 1S In tho Scrftning Room altho Cent..- Alexandridis receives Sigma Xi award '"' Arts, North Clmpus. Tho series, !pO<U(>r<d by the Center fot Te.c:hlng and leam- lng Resour<oes (ClTit) ond tho Chemical engineering professor recognized as prestigious "Young Investigator" Eduelltional Technology Cent..(ETQ. b de5!?ned to spotlight UB faculty who have deYelopod Innovative u... at educltlonll technologies ond techniques to enhance thefr courses and to odd value to tho lwnlng exper~ . """' ol their studtnts. By RUN GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor opment lnd.....,.,..,. ~ faculty mL·mber in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences who uses molecules and partid(."S as "LEGOs .. to dt"vclop advanced materials at the nano-scale that end up in products ranging from paints to contad lenses ha.s been chosen to receive the presu gious 2001 Sigma Xi Young Jnvcsti· menu gator Award. A -will demon<trll< Web ~tes, comput..- modeling. dlgit3l ~ inl<Loctlve communications. poobltm-so!Y- at-" " ' at--- ing techniques lnd vlrious u... ollllodboonlon~They ...., will discuss the origins. - piCjects. 111 -The award in th e physical sci- toc:hnologiB~ . - o n ences, given every two years by Sigma Xi, the international science honors o rganization. recognizes an individual on the basis of scientific accomplishments, relevance of research and the individual's ability to communicate his or her work to t~ e general public. Nominations are sought from universities and col· c.,_. I n - tiOIIOChnol091' ...... _ _ ....... foculan-....nd-.- lor- Tho-15_ ... , . tino ,..._,by a,. Hlmlcl. SUN\' Ollllrpllhod -..~ln Doport- .. ... ..... ............,,..._ .._., .,_..,_ l'lagnn\ ... C.. Ann-.. _· -----"""' ----.an '"Tho_ .. _ _ , . lliokJgy _.,.._.., 00.._.. ----.. By DONNA lONGlNlCKlR Reporter Assistant Editor on "&ppoolng a-go In the~ -...--.--. ........ ... *"!!I\ T ~· MW......_,INI_iniiNc· -ID --be-byaf. lngETC •6&mJO,.by ---""*"-2 e+r.;. For ..... Wamwllon.- at 0.111. 11 645-7711 or q.................. otDIWi I 1<11'1 l~ 1 I k \'.11 <( I 1··,', M more text •t Web-sltj•- ,' R rel•ted sites on Web 'l _P_ ·- . . . . ' m~re !'!'!-toa ..on w~b -~......a-.--~1 needs to hire more mi - nority faculty members, Rosenfeld , both professors of an- . , . - a t ETC. 1164S. 7100,or<..._, _ _ D . I\ f \ 1\ HE university not only it needs to figure out how to keep them once they're here, the co-chairs of the Faculty Senate Affirmative Action Committee told the senate's cxecutivt committee at its Feb. 27 meeting. David Banks and Gerard . lhlll9lh_ls.-~ .atct-. <MIX' • leges across the count ry. Pascha l i~ Alexandririis. associa te pro· fessor in the Department · of Chemical Engineering, is being rec · ognized for work uncovering fun · damcntal principles behind the abil- caJ systems to fully exploit the prop- Silipos. Some of the local fundUlg """ ert ies of amphiphilic block copolymers-long molecules made by through the Stmteg1c P..utnership for combining molecules that have af· flflitics for different media. such as hydrophobic versus hydrophilicto develop useful products. The ability to exploit these copolymers will lead to significant new markets for products in a broad range 'or industries, ranging from paints and coatings to pharmaceuticals and such personal-care products as shampoo/conditioners. Alexandridis has had funding from and research coUaborations with such companies as Procter & Gamble, Bausch & Lomb and Xerox. Western New York companies that have funded his work include Indus! rial Resuf!.'Cllccprogram in the UB Office of SCience, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach. 'The challenge is to formuJate a stable liquid or gel product that is composed ofingredicnlS that do not like each other, that have an affinity for, and therefore work best in, different kinds of systems, and to retain the desired function and performance of each ingredient," Alexandridis aplained. He has worked on capitalizing on self-assembly in an cxt.msive vari· it y of amphiphilic (dual -natu re) molecules to self·assemble , work that is aimed at making intricate structures at scaJes ranging from nanometer (o ne billionth of a meter ) to micrometer {o ne mil · lionth of a meter ). Alcxandridis, also a recipient of the NatioJ!al Science Foundation's Quebecer World Buffalo, Inc.; Faculty Early Career Development Technicor, Inc .; Protective Oosures cals that can be :idministenod as liq- Award, is an expen in tuning chcmi· Co., Inc.; FlexOvit USA. Inc., and c....ur-4-,...4 ety of applications, induding d<vdoping better inks for ink-jet printers by finding efficient ways to oombine color and nonbleed propenics in ink: creating new phannacruti- Retention of minority faculty urged (llo 100).. .... Wogo" ..... - / Forum be lhe ~ llof 'Tho Til< at lhe UnMnily," I col-In Ill<being lired fJom 7.a p.m. Tuosdoy on \'\lifO 11.7 1M. Ul's Notlonll Dennis R. New strategies implemented to boost graduare enrollment - thropology and committee co· chairs. reported that their panel has been comparing UB's search procedures with othcr"Dcnchmark" campuses, such as Stony Brook, in the hopes of improving th<.· proces5 <~I UB in o rder to gain more Jivt!~' appl1Cdnt pools .tnd to Cll!IUre th:ll once.· minority lacuhv mcmbt-r~ Jrc.· hmxl, thcv fc.•cl thcv ,lrl' ,1 part nfthc.· ~.-Jmpu.!. (0111111UI\It\ . ·· wt'·vc h.1d Ion~ tl-rnl~.h~u:..,lotb about why minority facuJty often leave after a sb.on time at UB." Banks said. "They don't feel part of the Sttn< and don't feel they pull their weight as faculty members." The committee is finalizing a study of the issue, and plans to make some recommenda year~ l ong tions by next year, Banks said, adding that committee membe.rs also are waiting for the report of the UB Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Diversity, which is due near the end of this semester. Rgsenfeld told his colleagues that one of the disappointment's of his carecr"is that this issue is still here." "We'n.: having tht> sam~.· conv(.'rs.J· uon wl··w had s1nce tht· 1950s and 19ft0.,. It '., Ill till' l'll,l(lmt•nt ,1nJ 1111pil'lllt' lli.IIIOO nf 1Jl"J..., thJI lll.lkl· thl'm :-lh.:.,:c.~ful." Ru~ntdJ !'\..HJ.~u~­ ~l.,tlng th.ll tht• UlliVCrSIIV l!ldUJt' th · Vl'O.II\ ,L., part ul it:.mi:...,lon .!.l.tlt'lllt'nt " \\'t· h.l\'e ·rd.l!lwh t~.~,, muwn ties across the disciplines. across the entire campus. It 's not only important to see who's in what depart ment, but what their ex-periences are," he said. Rosenfeld added that there still is much work to be done, and that while people have been interested in this issue for years, ,.it's time we said to ourselves, 'we can't be that bad; we can't be that insufficient; "''t' can't be that devoid of id~ and will that we can't solve this problem after 40 and 50 years."' .. I'm insultM byhavingbc..--cn here 29.years that I should be working.ll a place that has th1~ terrible record on affirmJI IVl' J1..1.1on .md I don't want to rl'tlrt~ until somL'thmg 1~ Jont' o n thl!> l.!. '> ue." Rosenfeld con· IIOUt-J,,)\)IIlllll):\tiUIIhatthert• \\,1\ hi h llt) '-)UJTlllf\' ~IJII.!otKilll)' thl' r.h. - 1.,1 ,t ltliUllt'" th,ll ~ ~~~~ ('XIS! withm J~.·p.trtmenh. .t~rt~c..-d th.u :'H:vt'ra l lll'natur~ wh~.·n .mm~tttutton hJ!!o visible minorities, it's more likely that minoriry candidates will stay. Lo)'ce Stewart. director of the Of. lice of Equity, Diversity and Affirmativ< Action Administration. said the Task Force on Racial and E!hnic Diversity is looking into the "environment and climate" at UB because it is an issue in facultyretention.She added that both the Affirmative Action Committee and the Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Di.m;ty are looking into ways of assisting departments m retention and recruitment efforts. &\-era! senators disputed the contention that minority faculty "'ju.'il don't cxlSt" m many disciphnes. such as phi~phv and lht• hard ~-u.-no..'­ .md that the Wt._-athc.T LS a h.,mer to n·~nutmenl "So-iton had a tt'mhlc \\10 ItT last war--thc.-~rdKin.t k:.m.•ll.1n-an.i m dm'~ Jt '~~iuch a ndJculou.. Jnd.th ~un.i J.f};UIIU.'Ilt," Ro.....·nfdd ,ud. Moreowr. ~tewart <;..ud th.H \l'!\ (CM'ttl~~· �.. -.,a -...,.. _. _oi...,.._,A The p caollan ol - __ ....... ,.... Geof'9e Pape, a junior history and political science major at UB, is the new student member of the SUNY Board of Trustees ~-·-tt : JO o.m. -In ..,._YWCA,. to2:JO ..... 190 n.,......._. ...... ..... hnS....Solllllllq.-ol cen-....onct~ . . . . ,__ . _ _ a l lho - · l lgha DMslon ol Humin IUghts watch. Olloring lho loa! - - . 1M w11 bo uVonne ""-'- dl· roctor ol Equity ond DiYenily lor Ntogara COmmunity Collego, llhd s.w..n Tlbbu Shibly, post· doc:IDtol mocilt.e In lho UB De· patlment ol Orthodontla. The forum Is spomored by the lnternationallmtitute, YWCA ol Western New Yorlc, lho Epi>copol ~of W.Stom New Yor1c, St. Pout's Episcopal Cathedral, Chautauq01 Institution and the UB Institute for Re-search and Eduation on Women ond Gender (IREWG). 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Communications, .............. u....,. ...... loat.ed .. uo a.llls Holl, lkdfalo, (n6) 645-2626. wuetc:he111tul*' ... ----"'-_ _ __ ~Colnlill -- .....,._ ~­ l.OisW. -Goklboo.m """""""""""' s. A.I.Jng« C1visdne""" ~- - d i d you come to be the s t u d e n t - - of the SUNY ·ao.nl of Trvstees7 Upon the resignation of Christopher HoUand, the former trust« and president of the SUNY Stu· dent Assembly, I left my position as vice president of the Student Assembly and assumed the role of trustee/president on Feb. I. The board of trustees is composed of 18 members, 17 of whom are di rect gubernatorial appointments. The student trustee position, t.he o nl y non-gubernatorial position , is particularly valuable for this rea son. As student trustee, I am the 18th ex-officio voting member by virtue of my position as the presi- dent of the SUNY Assembly. What does It mean to be the student member of the board? Do you have the s.me statw as the other ._,steu7 How long Is your term 7 position, my term is concomitant with my term as SUNY Student A.sscmblyprcsident,on which there is a limjt of two years. Doesthe&tuclefttmember have any specific dutla ~ •It on .,., spedfk committees? assembly, often chairs U$Ctlbly sam~ as those of a gube.fnatorial of SUNY's interests, and I certainly appointee. The only committee I am do not take for granted the influence it has over all SUNY students. able to choose the committees I wish to sit on based on what I fed is most important during my time with the board. This gives the student trustee the freedom to address whichever issues he or she feels are urgent , as weU as participate in any board dis· cussions he or she chooses. What do you hope to accom-plish as the student member? represents these students not only to the board of trwtees, but also to aU other statewide agencies, induding SUNY system administration and the New York State Legislature. I ha~ the same status as the rest of tively to the board of trustees. Also, I hope to help the assembly lobby effectively on the governor's 200203 executive budget, as well as the board in that I am a voting membc( and have the same rights and privileges as all other trustees. Since I am a trustee byvirtueof my cerning higher education. We also will continue to address such issues as TAP and EOP cutbacks, as divene SUNY campuses-an op· portunity and responsibility that I value greatly. The student trustee all major decisions within the ·Without a doubt, the board of The student trustee's duties arr the required to sit on is the executive committee. Other than that, I am various pieces of legislation con- other members of J1te U$Ctlbly, all of whom areifeaden from their respective schools. While the president is still involved in You 're llttl"9 on a board with - - " ! ' ......, hltten In New Yo.tl State. "-It feel? trustees' composition is unique and well-devised to represent all As I mentiopcd. it is up to the student trustee to represent the interests of more than 388,000 students from 64 diverse campuses. These campuses range in size and type from community colleges, to agricultural and technical institutes, to university centers, to gnduate and professional schools. II is my hope to represent these student interests appropriately and effec- A5 president of the SUNY Student Assembly and as a student, it is my responsibility to represent more than 388,000 students across 64 well as oppose tuition increases. I eagerly look forward to working with these well -established and respected members in th e New York State communit y on o ur common goal-to continue to build SUNY as a premiere and well - v~erated system of higher education, not only within New York State, but natio nwide. You also serve as president of the SUNY Student Assembly. What does that entail? The primary and most imponant duty of the president is that of trustee. By allowing the president of the assembly to focus on his/her duties as trustee, the assembly is able ass= the best possible student representation on the board. The internal and everyday wodtings of the student assembly arr mostly left in the hands of the vice president and other elected board m<Jllben. with the president being as involved as he/she chooses or feels is appro· priate. Assembly matters, such as networking b<twcm schools, providing assistana to student gOV<mments and individual committee meetings, usuaUy are left to the meetings and ultimately still runs the organization, it is in everyone's best interests to delegate any micro -management tssues so as to stay focused on the trustee positjon and its responsibilities. What are your plans after graduation? law school. Yes, I know I knowan all -too-common chOIQ for today's undergraduates. Let me assure you that practicing law actually has been a goal of mint for quite some time. What question do you wbh I had ulted, how would you ha•e answered lt7 Really, just what el~ I am involved with here at UB? I'm a junior htstory and political science major-I plan to add African-American studies as a third major after I finish the other requirements this semes· ter. I'm a member of Phi Eta Sigma, national college the honor society. I'm president and chair of the Board of Directors for Sub-Board I Inc. and for th~ Faculty Student Association Inc. ln addition, I'm a SUNY Student Assembly delegate for the UB undergraduate Student Association Building on a 100-year family legacy at UB Austin Price, Class of2005, is fourth-generation science major at the university ay DOMIA LONGINECIWI RtpOttrr Assistant Editor UILDING a legacy takes B time--c.ommitment to a dream whose origin traces back almost 100 years takes determination. For Austin Price, a fourth-generation UB sci- ence major, the d=m of foUowing in the footsteps of her great ·grandfather, Joseph Schweitzer, a 1905 graduate of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, also carries with it a sense of destiny. Price, a 200 I graduate of Brighton High School ·in Rochester who is majoring in biological sciences at US. is the youngest of no fewer than 10 relatives who have attended the university over the course of a century. · llisthatscnseofhistoryandPrice's interest in pediatrics that has inspired her to pursue a medical care<r. Combine that with the fact that her great· grandfuther was a sua:cssful Buffalo surgeon for 47 years and his wife a military nurse during \VWJ-and the knowledge that at least six other relatives also graduated from un·s medical schooJ--.-and one can sense the pressure. as well as the promise, such a legaq•entails. " It 's always in the back of ffi)' mind. I would see photographs of b<mme a doctor as early as her f=h. the nat couple of yean is going to man )'21" in high sdlOdl and bas sino: be toush- "The course work is very sought out every opportunity to gain · demanding and the challenge, at hands-on experience, including >OJ. times, seems extremely <MrWhclmunteering in the emergency room ing, which I apected." she says. UB and radiology dcpartm<nt at Rod>· alumnus Jo Schweitzer, Prier's aunt, ester General Hospital and at an occupational therapist for 27 FJmwood Pediatrics in Rochester, the years. and clinical assistant professor ~--.... largestpediat- and academic field coordinator in the UB Department of Occupational Therapy, described her family's push toward ~chievement as almost a lutcly loved mandate to obtain an advanced deit," she says, gree and become self-supporting. and by her "We we"' aU public school edu· sophomore cat.ed and told, 'you will go (to colyear, with lege) and you will become somethe help of a thing.' There was a value for service physician , and self-reliance-the message was Price wrote a very dear," she adds. lili her niece, Schweitzer also is biology thesis Austin Price, Class of ZOOS, has on coin inges- aware o( joseph's rontinuing impact g .....,._ _ _ ,.,...... . -ln-footstopsofher tion that was on her life. She still meets pe<>plc who later published say that her grandfather clcliY<red them Schwekz:er, a 1905 g....._.« of th« U8medkalsdtool. in a pediatric and one penon even repaid a smaU magazine. This deb! to her that he owed her grandfawas choosing a college." she adds. summer, she plaru to return to work ther. "Evm though I never met my Price also had to weigh the possibil· at the pediatric dink. ''I'm just con - grandfather, I f«< I ha¥< a strong conity of becoming a third-generation stantly learning in that environment." nection to him." she says. "The family student at the University of Massa- she said ... They motivate me to be- is very rooted in Buffalo; we'r< Westchusetts, where her paternal grand - come a doctor." em New York pe<>plc." she adds. And parents met and her father and his While Price has a great dcalofim· with nineoousins yet tO make their way three rounger brotherS graduated. mediate and extended family~p­ through elementary and high school. Pn(e ~p she k.Jww she \\'aflted to port. she admits that getting throu!'h the legacv is cenain ro continue. him (her great-grandfuther) oper· ating and it was so different back then. It would be great 100 years af. ter he graduated for his great-grand· daughter to graduate from the same place, with the same major," says Price. "The legacy did have a huge impact-it was a huge issue when I �llrdl7.21102JV111. 3J.Io.2D Palliative care for children UB part ofproject develnping model for terminally ill kids By PAlliiCIA DOMOVAH Contributing Editor N response to concerns that the American health-care system offers almost no palliative care for terminally ill children, UB psychologist lames Donnelly is conducting an asu:ssment of the paiJiative ~care needs of termi nally ill I children and their parents. The needs assessment will be conducted , in part. thro ugh brain - storming sessions over the World Wide Web between palliative-care workers. medical personnel and patie nts' families. .. The need is very great," says Donnelly,anassistant professor in the Depanment of Counseting. School and Ed ucational Psychology in the Graduate School of Education, and research associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. "Many terminally j]l children and their families have to rdyon expen- sive hospital intensive-care units or traditional hospice home healthcare services, ntither of which are able to offer the all-inclusive emotional, medical and psychological support they need." · A successful palliative-carr program. he says. can provide effective medidl assistane< and help the fam ily prepare for the future, frequently with the aid ofsomeone who already has been through the proe<ss and can anticipate upcoming challenges. Advocates for the terminally ill, such as Childrt"n's Hospice International, say that the fact that there are so few pediatric palliative-care programs seriously reduces the quality of life for many patients and fami · lies during a time of acute emotiona1 distress. Coupled with the financial difficulty and commun ication prob· lems common during such times, this often leads to great famil y stress and even breakdown . Donnelly is a member of a part · nership involving UB, the Center for Hospice a nd Palliative Ca re . the Hospice and Palliative Care Association ofNewYork State and the New York State Departmeijt of Health. The group obtained demonstra tion -project funding from the federal government to conduct the needs assessment, develop instruments to measure palli3tive-care program outcomes, docummt patterns of communication about endof-life topics and develop an apptication for Medicaid waiver for children with life-limiting illnesses. The demonstration project builds on the pioneering and nationaUy recognized Essential Care Program of Western New York's Center for Hospice and Pafijative Care. The grant is beginning the second year of funding and a third year's funding is anticipated for 2003: Before ~atric palliative-care programs can be estabtished on a large scale, the needs of those to be se!Ved must be formally assessed and sucassfuJ program modm developed that can help guide the decision-making process of those working in this field. The needs niodel, along with outcomeand CO!itassessment.s, then may become the basis for a ttst:ablethenry of pediatric paltiative-c= programs. The team, which includes three doctoral studen ts in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology-Ch ris Mesmer, Kyle Cieply and Carrie Thu~ is coUaborating with the Center for Children's Health Outcomes in San Diego on the development of measures of child and family quality of life. Donnelly points out ·that although there are some good assessment measures for adult paltiative-care programs. the"' is no assessment standard for pediatric palliative care: To determine how to imp""" family-patient-staff communication, they will look at the narure of f.unily-staff interactions recorded in patient charts and relate these to records made later that describe how f.unily members cope with end-of-life issues. This information, says Donnelly, may SU1!8fSI whether there are relationships between the content and timing Of end-of-life conversations and long-tenn outoomes for families_ For educational purposes. a series of video case: st udies involving inter- views with families in Buffalo's Essential Care Program will be ProdUced with the assistance of WNED-TV. Buffalo's PBS affiliate, and the Media Department of the Western New York H05pice and Palfutiv< Care. Donnelly and his colleagues have written a report on their work for a_ forthcoming volume on the subject to be puhtished by the Institute of Medicine, one of the National Academies. Those lobbying on behalf of pediatric palliative-care programs are COilCmled with the fuct tha~as thin&' now stand, palliativ< care. because it is not "curative," is defined by insurers as a service availahle only in the last few ....eks br months oflik. Donnelly says ~t in the case of young patients with cancu, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and other de)>illtating ilinesses, longterm or repeated episode! of pal1iative-type care may be necessary. "Thesi illnesses can go on for yearsandyears." hepqjptsout, "and often involve a series ofacute phases inwhichpatientsareaiticallyilland in serious medieal c:ru;s, The child may su~ a number of these crises before succumbing to their disease. Because the outcome of each episode is uncertain, however, they are extremely dillkult for both patient and family to weather." Episodic palliative care wouJd provide badly needed assisllln« to these stressed ·famili~ he says. noting that right now, most of them cannot receive such services until years after their need is estabtished. Donnelly credits the intense lobbying of UB al umnus Donald . Schumacher, CEO of the Center for Hospice and Paltiative Care and an instructor in UB's graduate program in counseling, school and educational psychology, for financially stabilizing Buffalo's Essential Care Program , and for the new national emphasis on palliative care for termi - nally ill children. No illness tied to dental aerosols By LOIS BAKER Contributing Editor VER since the dental community Jcarnc..>d that water lines supplying their wa ter-coo led drill s har bor bacteria, the q uestion o f whether breathing in mists spun off by drills causes respiratory illness has been a subject of con troversy. A study by resea rchers from the E UB dental resea rchers called on a ready study cohort-den ta l stu dents-in three dental schools. " Fourth -year students rou tinely spend up to 30 hours a week in din - UB School of Dental Medicine. presented today in San Diego at the Interna tio nal Association of Dental Research meeting, provides a preliminary answer: Probably not. The potential health haza rds of lonS-tcnn exposure to ..dentaJ aerosols," as these mists of airborne \\'3 tcr droplets are called , have been the subject of investigative television programs and articles in journals. . However, f<"w attempts have been made to determine if there is a rel atumshi p betwee n exposure to den tal al'rosn ls and ac tual illness among d cohort of dental workers. In an effort to identify such a rclatiomhip. there would be an increase in rf'!opiratory illness among dental students by year as their clinic expo· sure increased." Scannapieco and Maris Ditolla, a second-year UB dental student, administered a detailed questionnaire to 81 7 dental students and res idents at UB, University of Southern California and Marquette University. In add ition to sta nda rd demo~ graphic info rmation, pa rticipants provided a history of respiratory illness during the previous year. ics and first-yea r students spend none," said Frank A. Scan napieco, associa te professor of o ral biolog}' and senio r advisor on the study. "Clini c hours in crease in lin ear fash io n thro ugh th e..· sl'co nd and third year, so th e hypothesis wa ~ th at if dental aerosols were a risk. "GW.n that students in the last year of school would have more exposure. I"< thought that if there was a relation ship, it would show up as more illness in the fourth year," said Scannapiece. "'VI/e saw no difference between classes and prevalenaof respiratory disease.'" Alex Ho of the UB Department of Oral Biology, Casey Chen of the Uni· vcrsity of Southern California and And rew Dentino of Marquette Un• · ~rsity also wcrr involved in tht•stud)'· The research was funded by a U.S. Public Health St.-rvh:t' ~rant. ll:epaa"taa BrieD 13 m Osheroff to deliver Rustgi lecture Dougl•• D. Osheroff, the 1996 Nobel laureate in physics, will deliver tht 2002 Moti l..aJ Rustgi Memorial Lecture at 4:30p.m . March IS in 225 Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. The lecture, spo nsored by the Department of Physics, will be free of charg!' and open lO tht public. ). G.)acksnn and C. ). Wood Professor of Physics at Stanford Umversity. Osheroff has titled his lecture "What Really Happens at Absolute Zero?" While it is commonJy believed that all motion y!asn at absolu t!' zero--an idea consistent with our every dayexperiehc.ethat is far fr o m the tru t h . Osheroff wiH show, using simple ideas borrowed from modern physi,s, why various types of motion must exist at absolute zero, and wiU describe some of the remarkable but fragile o rdered stateS of matt!'r that exist at extremtly low temperatures . Osherotf, a groduate of Cahech, shares the Nobel Prize with David M. ~and Robert C. Richardson, both faculty members at Cornell _ . , . . . - • ~ University. The trio worked in the low-temperature laboratory at Cornell in the early 1970s--Osherotf was pursuint fV.s doctorate-and won th!' prize for their discovery of superfluidiry in hetium-3. Oshero!f has contioued·his research in the field. cooducting research centered around studies of quantum fluids and sotids and gasses at ultra-low temperatures. Current work in quantum fluids and solids includes studies of transport properties in nuclear magnetically ordered solid 3He, studies of the 8 phase nucleation in superfluid 3He, and experimental searches for new magnetically ordered, rwo-dimmsional phases of both solid and liquid 3He on grophite surfaces. Osberoffbegan his car~r in the Sotid State and Low Temperature Research Department of AT&T Bell Laboratories be!ore joining the Stanford faculty in 1987. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. and a mem - ber of the National Academy of Sciences. He is the .recipient ofthe Simon Memorial Prize (1976), the Oliver E. Buckley Prize (1 981 ), a "genius award" from the Joh n D. and Ca therine T. MacArthur Foundation ( 1981 ) and the Walter). Gores Award for Teaching from Stanford (1991 ). For further information, contact the Department of Physics at 645-20 17, email Michael G. Fuda at fuda@buffalo.edu or go to the Physics Web site at www.pltyslcs.buff•lo.edu. SOM to offer new program Cl The School of M•nagement wtll offer a new Master's of Science program in Supply Cha in s and Ope rat ions Management (MS- SC&OM), beginning in the fall. The full-time, 30-credit program can bt completed in one year. It is designed to meet the needs of professionals who intend to assume leadership positions in supply-chain management or m anufacturing· . and service-opera tions management. Entering students will be ex pected to possess an undergraduate or graduate degree in business. The degree program was developed in response to feedback from industry practitioners, says program coordina tor Nallan Su resh, professor of management science and systems. "The advent o f new information systems and technologies, aJong with new planning and coordi nation mechanisms. has created un · precedc nted opportunities for companies to improve their suppl}' chains," says Su resh . " By developing a coo rdinated response of the · en t ire value c hain , co mpa ni es can vas tl y improve operations thro ugho ut the supply chain and be more rtsponsive to th e needs of customers. suppliers and distrib utors ." The program requires completion of nine co urses, offered by the School of Management and the Department of Industrial Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, as well as completion of an interactive project at a loca1 business o r organization. For mo re info rmation a bout the program, call 645 -3204 or go to <www.mgt.buff•lo.edu>. Fulbright competition opens C1 Appllc•tlons for the F~lbright Schol•r Program, which offers lecturingliesearch awa rds in 140 countries, now are being accepted. Oppo rtunities are available not only for college and universit y facu lt y a nd adminis trators, but a lso for professionals from business and governmen t, as well as artis~s.jo urnalist s, scien tists, lawye rs, in dependent scholars a nd many others. Traditional Fulbright' awards a re available from two mo nth s to an Jcademic year or longer. A new, short -term gran ts program- th e Fulbright Sen io r Specialists Program--offers two-to-six-week granb m a variety of disciplines and fields. The deadline for most awa rds is Aug . I. ror mo re informat ion, visit the \Vcb si te of th e C ()Uill:il for lnterllJti OnaJ Exchange of Schola rs at < http://www.Ue.org/ des/ >, a nd/ or i.'O nt.u:t C IES at (202) 686.4000./ �41 Repoa4ea llard17.2111121V111. 33.11o.~ Ch•lr of Depllrtment of Blologlc•l Sciences worlts to •ttr•ct girls to pursue c•reer In field BRIEFLY d-- CAS to offw $1,000 l'!lll grad smoa.nlllps ... lhe CGIIge 5dl!noos .._11.000--· . . "' ..... grodulllng"""' ..,_...,atuewho...,.for a-d1Z~holn . .,. ,. -- jJer-IOt-~ · -In·~ grwn - t h o CAS. lhe _ , . , . entail no .............. onlylD Ul ~-may be applied to gtUJale pro- 1)01 gr.... OUIJido tho CAS. lhe _ , . , . - f o r one aaclomlt-- will be paid out in boo instalments d in ""' Foil 2002 and Spring 2003 .............. Funding for ltle IWI<ds b Hmlttd and SIUdenu ""' encouraged "' opply as Nr1y as possible. Tho deadline for ~ celpt d all appllcotlons b July 1. Those interesttd con find an applicatm """' ond eligibility criteria on ltle CAS Scholanhlp Web site at dltqr./1 ssoo ___,..., ........,._,-........-. The applicatit """' download ltle application'"'"' sign~ and send ~ 10 ltle graduat• progr.om to which he f$ she;, applying. One• fofmoll)t admitted to ltle pro- gram, ltle department will '"'· wan! a copy d tn. appficant's 5igntd 5<holanhip ~lot· tor 10 ltle CAS Dean~ Office. The awolld confwmation lett"' wil be maied directly to ltle student For """" lnfonnotlon, con- Jose!>ll Syrocwe. CAS .,_ rolment manager. lit 6-45-1711 . also may contllet Malt< A. Ashwill, Fulbright progrom adYiser, lit 6-45-2292 ()( ~·-· DoMyOsmond to perform In CFA Tho Center ,,. ltle Arts and U6 Mllotics Speclal EY<nts will present Donny Osmond In concert at 8 p.m. Apri111 In tn. Mofnstoge ltleat<r In ltle CfA on ltle North Campus. For more INn 35 yoars, ltle wor1d has Wltchtd Donny Osmond dMiop from • cherubic little boy singing on TV with his older llrolhon 10 • seasoned po<formor. Among his most ..ant sue- c..,.. b ltle lead role In ltle ca- nodian and u.s. tour d the musJal "Jose!>ll and ltle Amazing Tochn- D<umcoat" T.WU for Donny Osmond ., s•z.so. n7.so and nz.so. and are avaifabh!: at the CFA box office from noOn to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1nd II all · Tldtetmaster locations. For more . Information, coii6-4S-ARTS. · Dancers to meet The UB Ballroom Dancing Team will hold its lim mooting of ltle semester at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Union lobby, North Campus. Partklpation in the club is open to all members of the uni· versity community. ·The dl!b plovides instruction in ballroom dancing, as well .u Bisson's love for science key to careeray DONNA LONQNECitU Reporttr Assistant Editor ou want to change the. Y world. You want to cu~ cancer. You want to make life better for poople. These are the reasons, says Mary Bisson, to pursue a career in the sci· enccs. "The other reason." she adds, "is because you just love it. If you don't love it. you won't do well and you won't be happy." Bisson, professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, has worked hard. along with other ences 111! perceived and tl<3ted, and in the numbers of women entering the field. Bisson now has four female colleagues in the department But as a graduate student, she says there were only a few other women pur· suing degrees in the sciences and "we were still, to some extent, oddities." .. When I first came here as a professor in science, the Association for Women in Science was very impor· tant to me j ust to meet~ ortler women, and there are certain problems that women would haye in dressed va-y dowdily, she was ignored. So~ was the question of how you could be seen as a human being and not your clothes." Besides, she point> out, "you can't be a laboratory person and wear heels and slciru." .. You had to wear clothes that didn't call attention to yourself, but didn't allow yourself to be ignored, eith~r. Now that may ...., trivial, but the whole concept of being taken seriously as a person varied with other things. not only with the clothes you wore to a meeting, but and I think. to some extent, the ~ search didn't suffer as a ...Wt of my being a woman.• she soys. A.nd, she wouldn't have paid attention to any p~udicial treatment where h..- research ~ncerncd "l~s a waste of enerif, she adds. One significant difference Bisson has noticed between her female and male colleagues over the yean is that women more often choose research projects that an: outside the mainst=m. "Maybe they choose them because it's less competition and they're avoiding competition, or maybe they aren't looking for a competitive field; they're just look- female scientists in Western New York. to attract young girls to the sci· ences. Bisson and. her coiJeagu,es have done outreach work with girls ing for what interests them. That's a generalization and you can often find exceptions," she says, adding that she. too, chooses projects because she is interested in them and not because a particular project is going to be "the next hot topic." in middle schools and hosted conferences at which girls can meet female scientists and women engaged in non-traditional fields. "The basis for being able to go on in the scie nces occurs in grade " I still get grant proposals back schools-and cert:ii;uy the middle schools·. You have t.o have a good saying that I shouJd do more main stream projects. I doscioncebectuse I love it ~d I'm not going to do sci· grounding it:l mathematics, and you have to have good discipline and high expectations of yourself" She said that when talking to young pe-ople. female scientists don't gloss over the fact that the sciences are difficult "Science is not easy for women or for mf11," she says. Bisson is vice president and past --od Muy al..-, - l i n t t o , . professor In the DepMtment of lllologlcal Sdenc:es, w...tu with young glrb to encourage them to pursue cweers In sdence. president of the local chapter of the common that I might not necessar· Association for Women in Science and sits on the national board as ily be talking to my male colleagues about. So it was great to have this well. The local chapter participates in middle-school science fairs and sponsors a prize for young girls. "The main thing that we try to do is present the scientist as a human being-the .idea is that aU scientists network of support of wOmen for that reason," says Bisson. The problems particular to women, she notes. ranged from issues that would seem trivial to concerns that were less trivial-things that her male colleagues may not aren't men with gray hair and lab coats and that scientists do all kinds of different things," she says. The first woman to be promoted to full professor in the UB Depanment of BiologicaJ Sciences and the department's first female chair, Bisson received her doctorate from Duke University during the 1970s and has seen numerous changes over the years in how wOmen in the sci- have found interesting. For eXample, the appropriate attire for meetings. "Men had uniforms." she recalls. "They would wear a suif if they were of a certain status. I noticro that if a woman dressed really nicely, she was trivialized because it was thought she was spending too much time on her appearance and, therefore, she couldn't be taken seriously. But if she also with standing up for youtown ideas." says Bisson. . Furthermore, she points out that women who spoke up at mtttings and presented new ideas often were completely ignored. But if a male colleague lat<r brought the same idea to the table, it was welcomed and he was given credit for it So. the challenge for women became how to emphasize that it was their idea first without allowing themselves to again be trivialized or ignored, she says. · However, Bisson notes, she's never had a problem with the credibility of her research being questioned because she is. a woman. "I was always a va-youtspokm graduate student and post-doc and early professor. It never occurred to me not to be outspoken, ence because someone else is telling me what to do. I'm not goi ng to jump on a bandwagon," she says_ Bisson's research-she studies plant physiology-has centered on a particular algae and how its transport systems regulate salt The U.S. Departmont of Agriculture currently is funding her research. "One of the main focuses I have is salt tolerance-which is an important agricultural concern because of irrig;ation, which tends to add salt to the soil." she says. One goal of the research is to transfer this regulatory m«:hanism into higher plants 50 they ain withstand heavily irrig;ated soils. The Department of ijiological Sciences has a reputation on cam· pus for congenia1iry, to which she credits the work of a fonner chair, Darrell Doyle, who, in th• 1970s, parleyed many retirements ~into a lot of great hires." "I would actually credit him and those hires that he made for setting the stllge for us being a very collegi!J.l, collaborative group," she says. Alexandridis Com.~fT'Om~l uids, but can tum into a gel for more effective drug delivery; improving the stability of platelet and liposome dispersions by using copolymers to modify the adhesion between th ese particles, and developing bener con t act ~ l e n ~ materials with the best mi crostrw.:turcs so that they are more comfortable to wear. The National Science Foundation recent ly fundt.-d hi.!~ study on how polt~r organic solvento; th.ll .lrt' soluble in water a nd are used .in water·based paints affect other ingredients in paints, such as poly· mcrs. surfactants and latex. The goal is to find a wo1y to replace volatile organic solvents and ha1..ardous air pollutants now used in water-based formulations to create paints that work as well --or even better-but are more environmentally fnendly. Alcxa ndridis also recently wa,. funded by NSF to d~.·vdop a rt.'S<.'ilrch and education program on the self· organizatio n of amphiphilic block copolymers for the preparation of .tlso lo.!lot lin- h1Luhv 11l1.'11lhcr~." :. he.· sa id, adding that thc.•rc.· .Ire.• Jep:trt mcnt:. on Cdmpu~ that vi~orouslv recruit minoritv fucultv, hut h.tw no mtention of hinng them. ·· w~,.· haw mu..:h more d i verstt~ 10 studenb. wh1ch I!. wh)' our fo11.:ultv needs to he mort• diver~ ... she ~11d . Lilham Malave . •t~cmte profe.!lsoroflearnlng and 1nstrw:t10n,and :Kli ng director of the Urban Edu· cat um lnsutult', \'Oi(cd th<.• cono:rn th..:~t nunonty l~u.::u lt v mcmhcr.!l ol tcn find thatthl.'Jr r~arch cnncl.'rn" .trc.· nnt .1 .. v,Jiued, understood or .,up portcd br o ther members of thc1r department. ""J'hcre is a lack of a sc holar!}' community to shan· scho larly issu~.~ and concerns," she.· said. Funhermore , there is no mechanism in place to encourage department!! to uhderstand the~­ sul"'S minoriry faculty face. she said_ "We don't have a plan that hru; re- highly ordered materials. This project involves the novel use of non·uni· form electric fields for directing !he two- and three·dimensional organization of nanopartides. Since coming to UB in I 997, Alcxa ndridis has received almost S 1.2 million in resc.'ilrch grants. He has authored or co·a uth ored more than 90 scientific papers and given more than 90 lectures at scien- tific conferences. He is a recipient of the Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award from the American Society for Engin<ering.Education and a lectureship awJrd from the Iapan Research Institute of Material Technology. He received his doctorate from Massachusetts lnstiluleoiTechnology wa_~ a postdoctoral asscxiatc and and 3S.'>istant professor at Lund Univcrsitv. f.elding a competition team. For further informatJon, con- tact Rkhard Hu at 64S·1260. Minority faculty Continued from JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job listings for professional, research, fotc:utty and civil ser· vke-both competitive and non<ompetitive-positlons can be accessed via the Human Resources Servkes Web site at <http://-.busiMU-buff- olo.odu/hn~Kan<les/>. ,..g~ 1 few minorit y candid.th.':- rc.Kh th~.· stage to apply for tenure.·. "\\'l· h.1w vrry few in the pipeline. \W usu.1llr 1oM" our junior faculty prior to them l'\'CO coming up for tc.·nun:---thn· don't get to the sixth-year," Stl·wart ~ud, adding that minority fa~o:ultv often receive bener offers in a mort' ..;upporti ve climate. "This is an tssu~..· that rcilll)' needs to hr addrc.· !l~c.·d. We've had thn:t.• promoti o n!t this )'l'3 r (o f minority faculty_) hut Wl' ~u hcd Ill success m the la:-t ~) mam vcar:.," she added. Rosenfeld noted that the tssuc.· 1s not JUSt a m1nority problerrt-"'"-" Jt'!! a problem for all of us who 3rt' !»t.'nSJ tm? to these issut"S whoever ""-e are.M "Thi!! 1ssue is so elusive that tht" best minds of our time have bt.."'t'"n unable to solve it," he said "It 's an t•mbarrassment that we're still hav· ing the same discussions we were having in the '50s and '60s." �llardi7.1182Nt 33, lo. 28 Rep . . . . --lort Wlcb.lndcl and Sue Neurnel.rter, Univmity MFC takes nontraditional focus of aggressive measures will be put into place to contract with privatesector institutions to provide both credit and non -credit instruction to the institution's emplorees. Lopos ming that, at times, was competing with the units. Funher, the academic units are now responsible for providing stu dents with evening classes attd will tional functions and refocused its mission to attraa non - said, noti11g that MFC currently has manage the budgets for those classes. such contracts with the United Au to traditional students to study at UB. George Lopos.dean ofMFC, reported Workers (UAW) and American Axle Corp. to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its Feh. 27 meeting. ..After 77 years of serving as UB's evening colk-gc. Millard Fillmore is now being reorganized to evolve and serve a more classic role as the In addition. he reported , MFC hopes to expand the range and reac h o f its certificate program s and other ed ucational vehicles to attract m o re non -traditional stu dent s, as we ll as identify m a rket opportunities for programs alread y offered o r th at ca n be developed within UB's academic units. "A fundamental changl' in thi :, restruct uring is a shift from a sdfcontai ned collegt" within the university offering its own programs and a full range of student services ;md admi nistrative proces.scs to .1n administrall\'l' ;l nd faci litdt ive entit~· pro,•iding 5t~rv1CC!> fo r academic pmg r.tm development whic h t>Jkc.• , pla c~ princip;~ll y undc.·r ~1 F< : 's pur vie\\'," Lopos said. As part nfUB'sccntralmbsion ttl ib students, he ;tddt-d, the ad mi~.;io n functions and other student servict'S once handlcd hy M FC havl' been transferred to other unib within the univers ity. diminating duplication of services. Instead, M f-=C. will act as a broker for the academic units and no l o n g~r will de,·dop program · Centralizing services, reducing duplication of services and merging with the overall academic mission of US-while retaining its o wn identity and mission-will al low MFC to shed it's " back -door" image, noted Kerry Grant, vice pro vost for academic affai rs and dean of th e graduate school. The end re ~ By DONNA LONGENECKEII Reporter Assistant Editor M ILLARD Fill more CoUege has restructured it s organiza - university's cont inuing education division ," Lopos told senators. M FC. which previo usly resided within the Division of Public Service and Urban Affairs, has hccn rclcxatt.-d to the provost's o ffice. said Lopos, who also h.ts ~S!> Uill ed VKt' provost for ;KadcmiC affair!>. the title of assoc iate ;vtFC no lon gt· r will provide t'Wnin g and surgl' courses I(Jr hn dcrg. r adu<~h.·..,, ht• ~a id. ndding tha t whil t• th t· co ll cp.c will no longer manage summer sc!'osJOns. it will continul· to scn 'l' as the.· first point nl w nt;J ct regarding summrr-s..'!<o- sio n progra mming. '' The practical (.'(f(•c t of this rc.·structuring is that MFC will red uce its size from ::~bout .175 courses (offered ) to about 45-50 courst'S of its own," he said. As part ofthrcfTnrt toattrad mon.no n-'{aditional st uden ts, a number suit, Grant said, will be th at MFC now will be "part of the fro nt door" to the university. And. Lopos made clear, "the succ,-ssof all of thiJ,depcndson tht>aca dcmh: unit s." since th e budgc:l. courSc.'sand qua l it~· ofthc prog.ram mtng now is the n.-sponsibilityof the.· ..tcadr mic. unib. "\ Vc.· haw to wa tch mther ..:a refullr IO M."l' that thl're IS il SUCCL'SSIU) \ f"Jil ~itiun ((1\hc.· .ttademte units actually offenng ..:J.t,,:,c.'S so mewhat o ut of their traditlon ,''(~ rant added. '' Many um b a rc not expt•ncnccd at otfering evening classes and arc unacc u,:,· tomcd to M:hcduhng daSSt."'S o ut of their own sc heduling process. W(.· want to make sure that general edu cation courws are available in the.· t'vcnings and that most of the rnalor cou rM."S are available to students ou t s ldt~ th(' traditio nal dass hours." Ubra~ BrieD UB to host anthropology meeting -u... Primate evolution, life and the interpretation of hu man bone will be among the enormous array of topics to be covered April9-13 when the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA ), the largest association of physical anthropologists in the world, meets in BuffaJo for the organization's 71st annual conference. UB will host the meeting, which will take place in the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo. Ted Steegmann and Joyce Sirianni, professors of an thropo logy, and C hristine Duggleby, associate professor of anthropol ogy, are handling local arrangements fo r the conference . Physical anthropology is a biological science that deals with the adaptations. variability and evoluti o n of human beings and their livin g and fossil relatives. Because it studies human biolog)' in the co ntext of human culture and behavior, physical anthropology also is a social science. Steegm an says conference participants will offer scientific sessio ns whose topics reflect the diversity of ou r species and it s closest rela tives, the primates. ''Thl' top ic of greatest in terest to the !tCientifi c community and to th l' ~encral public is human evoluti on.'' he says, "and there will be p<~pc.•rs presented on NeandathaiJ,, their a ncesto rs from Afric.1 .1nJ As ia. and o ne o f o ur ea rli t~.st forerunners. the au~tralopithcdnc .... " lk~.ause we stud y o ur specie.',:, and c.·volu tion in the broJdc."st r un text. there will be presen ta tions on prim.lle·hchavior, human adapt.llion and gene tics, interpre tati o n of human bo ne, raCial \'Jfla ttnn .1nd nutrition," ht.• says. adding that there also will be speoal plcn..tn )c.':,:, ton:,, exh ibi ts of books and teaching ma tenal.s, a nd a pres:.m(1m to Jccnmmodate in terview) with partici pant s. The a nnu al meetings of several learned so.: i etl~ .1ffi hatc.·d "tth the.· A1\PA, including th e Paleo pathology Assoc iat io n .md thl' Hu man Biology Association. aho will be held in Buffalo dunn~ tht" AAPA co nference. T he AAPA publishes the qua rterly American }oumal of Ph)'Sittil Anthropology, more than 100 original scientific pape rs a yea r, a,:, well as the abstracts anj P.roceed ings fro m the AAPA's annual ml'etmg,:, a nd o ther official AAPA d oc uments and notices. �· New Web site latest In series of strategies to bolster enrollment at graduate level l<uoos lho- Tripped up by "borrlloco.· lho-fn>m VN'O 18.7 FM. Public - - by Tho- U6, .,._ second "'. _ , """'Tho ...... - in lho corporo11t .,.-.g bee held on Feb. 28"' bonefitlho '"""""" My Mulic School. Dftctor ol tho wm. 11oun<1ng outlho 'W· s-f.()" spollen- Genonll - - -copl>ln ... 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NSC _ . u one ol Tho lho lorget gatherings onywhere fOC\IJed on~- design ond strategies for practicing enginoen. II b U· pected to ottroct between 300 and -400 portlciponu Including: bridge and hlghwoy ~. design coruultMlU, ond fede<al, suto. and locoltnomport.ation ownen and ropmentaiM!> fn>m throoghout lho United State. ,........ - - . . . emeriiU$ profeuor ol psychology, hu had lho 10th volume In hb series •Efn. plrical Studios In l's)'choanolytic n-y" publbhed by tho Amefl. can Psydlologicaf A>locioition. The newly published YOiume b entided "The Piychodynamio ol ~ ond Conder Role>. • • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Seodl~= to the The Repon... welc:ome>~ettm """' rnemben ol tho UniYenity convnonlty oommontlng on lb - a n d contenlletleB should be limited to 800and may be edited for styto and length. LetloB musl iridude tho -·name.- ond.for doytime ~ nomber wrification. Becauseol spoce limitatioN, tho Repon... aonnot pUblish all !etten reaMd. They must berec~ by9 a.m. Monday to be corulden!d for publication in that week's issue. The Rtpatttr ~en that iette<l UB steps up graduate .recruitment By Sll£ WUETCHU ak RtpOrt.er Editor • A quick glance of the lifetime fi. nancial rewards of graduau:eduation W ITH a long · t~rm goaJ of mcreasing gradualt enroll ment 10 9.SOO·stu· dmu by 2004-700 more student• than UB ever has c:ruolkd in a fall..,_ mcst<r-<he uni.ersity needed a dif· ferent and more intensive approach 10 aunpus-wide student recruiunent efforts, says Sean Sullivan, via provost for enroUment and planning. That approach took shape last spring with tht creation of a unjt within the provost's office designed 10 """'as a "catalyst" for the implemen· program programs; managing inquiries and • Comprehensive information applications from prospective international students. and wing com· mercia! gradual< program Web sites. Ferguson and memb<n of her staff . also meet with individual department representatives to discuss ways to improve their r=uitment efforts. In a recent MyUB MyOpinionsur· ..y, 46 percent of the responding undergraduates wanted UB 10 .activdy shan mon: information about the commissioned a markd research proj<ct to gatherdm about bow new gradual< ltudenu went about identifying potential gradual< schools, why they _ , attending gr:aduate school and what factO<$ most heavily inftuenced their decision to enroll. The pro~ new graduate students. as 'wdl as those who were ac.apwd but d<dined IDenroll in UB. fiii1<1ing and cosu of attendance The r""ulu were shared with the • A "Did You Know" demenideans, she said. in order to herter founiversity ' s cus recruitment efforts. graduate pro After sev<ral yean of declining en· gram. Ferguson rollments. the numbers of gradual< said. As a ....W~ studenu at UB has been on the upGraduate Stu - swing lau:ly, and appean wdl on iu tation of strategic recruitment and dent Recruit - way toward the goal of 9.500 stu· admissions practices in those units that ment Services dents. UB posted the third-highest in the past had not had a tradition of has initiated gradual< enrollment in lho history of outreach activi- the Ulliv=i~or the Fall focusing on studmt recruitment While the wxle!graduau: recruit· ties to better 2001 ...-nester, a incmlse ofS percent ment/admissions process at UB is · educate UB un- om- the Fall 2000 6gure of 8,147. overseen on a uniw:nity-wide basis by dergradua~ Ferguson attnbuted the ovmill the Ollie< of Admissions, the procas and those who growth in graduate enrollment to _., at the gradual< level is handled by the advise them- sev=J factors, including: individual departm<nu and sd>OOis. about graduate • Record enrollmenu in the De:· Until the appointment of school admis· partmmt of Mechanical and AeroKatherine G. Ferguson to head the l!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!~~--!l;i~ sions and space Engineering in the School of Graduate Student RecruitmentS.,.. --slto-toasslst~graduate Pro- · Enginecrins and Applied Sciences as vices unit last February, there hadn't grams offered the ....Wt of an outstanding inter· been a "concentrated and coordi· neweadl time the 1"'1!< isrofmhed.- by UB. These efforts include work· national job markrt in that field nated approach 10 gradual< r=uit· that highlights distinctive features of ing closely with academic and areer • The addition of degree and a:radvison on ~pus to ensun: they tificau: programs in Japanese educa· mental the university," Sullivan says. individual gradual< programs "We needed a real pro to come in Nearly 3,000 people visited the have the latest infonnation regard· lion and eduational t<:dmology in and work with the deans to develop site between Feb. 20-28, "so it aJ. ing admission to gradual< programs the Graduate School of Eduation. their own recruitment programs at ready has become an important des· at UB, special opportunities for UB The school also has achi<Yed growth the graduate IOvel," he says, praising tination for people surfing the UB undergraduate and combined-de- in a number of""" anas, induCting gree progrims. • elementuy education, moding edu· Ferguson's work in her previous network," Ferguson ..id. . ~"'!'!""'ing and higher One of Ferguson's first tasks in her Graduate Student Recruitment post as administrative director of Services also will partidpant in. the'_ new role as a.sso;ciate vice provost UB's MBA program. During the past year, Ferguson- was to ~te the Council of Gradu- upcoming CareerFEST 2002,a uni• The enrollment of lho lim class who holds the title of associate vice ate Student Recruitment Officers versity-wide employment and in· of students in the Doctor of Physical provost for graduate student re- (COGSRO), which pulled together temship fair for all UB majors fea· Therapy (OPT) program in the cruitment services--and her staff thedistnbutedCllllpusstalf and fac. turing local and national employm. School of Health Rdated Prof<:ssions. have implemented a number of ulty-about 75 people---imoM:d in Activities will include conducting a • Steady improve:ment in th~ strategies designed to bolster graduate r=uitment at the depart· survey of studmu attending the fair School of Informatics' enrollment graduate student enrollment at the mentaUunit level. ~COGSRO has to gauge their interest in graduate due to increasing appeal of the li· university, which is an integral part given us the mechanism ID share im· school, staffing information tabl"" brary fidd as a ca.- option for people interested in the application of US's loog-term , overaU enroU- portant information with the cam- and displaying the new Web site. Cynthia Shore. associate director of information t<dmology. pw. but also to gather information ment plans. from the mem~rs about their re- of graduau:student recruitment ser· • The phase-in of the Pharm.D. Perhaps the m ost visible initiative under way is the new Web site, cruitment practices; Fe.rguson said. vices. who joined the staff in Octo- program in the School of Pharmacy The council's regular meetings her after six yean as the director of and Pharmaceutical Sciences and launched Feb. I, aimed at assisting prospective students in learning cover such topics as GrAdMit, the the Schoql ~f Management's Career the corresponding phase-out of the about graduate school at UB and online graduate application system Resource Center, spearheads these bachelor'• program. that serves all programs except outreach efforts, Ferguson said In • Increasing market demand for navigating the- admissions process. medicine, dentistry and pharmacy; addition. Shore is heading upon ihi· practitioners with graduate-level The s'"ate, accessible at <www.bufblo.edu/ gr.od/ admls- usi ng services provided by the Of- tiative to assist academic units in training in the health and human fice of Career Planning and Place- conducting more infonned enroU - services fidds. UB ofTen the pmnier slons>, features: about combined degree programs • Guidelines for applyang to graduati S;Chool and an application timeline, including a qukk link to UB's online application system • Information about sources of ____ . __ --.......---- :~~tion. • A sea rchable index of graduate programs that allows users to find programs based on keywords • Information about factors to consider when selecting a gradu - ment ; results of questionnaires of ad mitted students; the rollou t of MyUB for graduate students; updates on co mbined -deg ree pro grams; integrating print marketing with data about student demand for master of social work program in the region.and has expanded iu geo- programs and labor market opportunities for·g.raduates, she said. Ferguson noted that her office graphic reach through off,aunpus programs in other regions of New York State. ment planning by providing them UB psychologist named 2002 TERN Scholar Craig Colder to use program to further work in adolescent substance use BY PAniiCIA OONOVAN Contributing Editor A UB psychologist whose research seeks to identify muJtiple levels of influ· cnce that contribute to the development of adolescent sub- stance use h., been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson f"'undation as a Tobacco Etiology Research Net· work (TERN) Scholar for 2002. His selection will allnw Cra 1g ber~~aUyat Colder, assistant profes~o r m th e Department of Psychology m thl' Co llege of Art!~. and Sc u.· nc. cs, to work w1th the fl (' twork, lOnl(>O!!l-d <wudchu@rbuffalo.cdu>. u t :.cn1 o r ~L"Il'Otl\b n:pn.•st:ntmg ,1 number of disciplines whose prin - with senior national figures in the cipa l purpose is to understand pre- field, his new designa tion carries dictors of transitions and trajecto· with it an annual grant that will rics in tobacco use, from no use to permit Colder to de\"'te more time · to his research and to panicipate dependence. The goal of the TERN Scholar more fully in the network's national Program is to train junio r investi - activiti es. Col de~ who directs the UB Labogators to become t.he next generation of researchers who take tobacco ratory for the Study of lndivtdual Differences and Substance Use, says research in new directions. "Colder's research hasaJrcadyat- his research auempts to integrate tractl-d n<~tional auen t1 on to UB," individual differences into current ~,jd Jack Meacham , profcs.sor a nd socialization and ecologica1 thrones. cha1r of the Department of Ps,•Hi s laboratory studies measure l"hology. "Although he has been 111 - physiological reactivity, infonnat1on volved 111 Tl:.R actiVIties tor Mlm t· processing. and impulsivity. and e.~­ llllll' .111d h.!' dc.!oagncd rc.!oe.u,:h amin(' how thbe individl151 diffl·r~ ences observed in the laboratory in fluence the initiation and escalation of substance use. His work also at ~ tfmpts to differentiate between the pathways to adolcsant subs1an~e u.se versus abuse. Co lder's pertinent publications examine the relationship between neighborhood danger, childhood aggression a nd th.e mediati o n mechanisms that result ; psychosocial characteristics of alcohol users and problem users; interactive effects of ampubivity and anger on adolescent problem behaviOr, and the h.'mperamental nsk.s for <:~dok~ ­ ~ent alcohol mvolv('ment. �11m 7. 2ll7ll1t 33. ... 21 a.pa..... l7 UUP members urged tp fill out ((family leave" survey m. To the Editor: During the nat aademic yrar, the State of New York and United University Professions (UUP), the union representing SUNY &culty and professionai staff, will sit down and try to rome to agr=nent on a ncwamt:ract. Soundings among members have indicated a substantial interest in a more formal procedure to orchestrate "family leaves" for colleagues who need to look after the needs of aging parents, now babies or sick spouses. Currendy, such arrangements are made on an IJd lwc and individual basis with ap:o"lffiidating supervi5011 This works .only when the supervisor iJ, in fact, accommodating. and it leads to asymmetric treat• meot acros1 the~UUP, so as to be better informed on the intricacies of issues involved and on the aperienas of those who were granted such leaves in the past or were rebuffed, has prepared a questionnM of many pages. with one version for academics and one for professionals. We urgr those who have ex:peri- en= to mate. 0< those who antici- pate future use of sud> arTall(!'nlOilts. to obtain such a questionnM and nespond to it. It will help our negotiating team to negotiate with more conviction and relevant facts. The questionnaire can be obtained from Chris Black in 105 Porter, Ellicott Com pia. oc at 645-2013, or from our Web site at <http:// wloig .-. buff ~ o .e du I uup / MWS.html>. John-t Chapt ... l'mJcknt Paul Bacon, helped to start purchasing department He later helped to sl'ar t the p.m. March 23 in Williamsville university's Purchasing Depart · menL At the time of his retirement in 1988, he was assistant vice presi· dent for busineSs affairs. Bacon was a member of th e National AssociatiOn of Educational Buyer>. the SUNY Purchasing Association and the Purchasing Manage- United Methodist Chu rch, 5681 Main St., Williamsville, fo r Paul A. Bacon, a longtime UB administra- tor who died Feb. 20 after a long illness. He was 82. Bacon startM his carttr at UB in 1946 as an engineeri ng instructor. Calendar ~ ,_,.,. . Ubrwy-.hop UB 101 : ~the Web for Reseord>. Eric-KdiAa... 1Vc.p.n, No<th c.mpu.. 1-ao p.m. - · Spomored 1>1' Arts and Sdence Ub<arie. ~~Women '• F,... r.=.u. ~-=a;.~:t Ms =:::::;' T-...aog, Center FtontPage 2000, Section B, PM't ll. 212 c.p.n, No<th Umpus. 2-4 p.m. - . -.5.5: ~ Took. 212 Capon. Copltl¥e Sc:lonce ....... ~T-...aog,c-tw ~~2-<p..:::w~ ..... lnfoonotlon, -jones. 645-3794. _ , . . . . , . - a.u (Nouonuo.Mr--- NJA Adlon). LA.rie ~ cir,IM'>g- c...ur. - -- ~ c.. ur. North~ 2-4 p.m. H-... Phacoshap: Chamois & Selections. Section B, P.t II, HSL Prosented 1>1' !Medii. -Sciences Ll><oty.Hd; South C.mpus. 2-4 p.m. - · CopltiN-- . . _ .......... Stages In t h e - ol ~ )od<endolf. F.ailty::J, ~- -~North 4:15-S:lOp.m. Q I - & .......... _ , . , . . .... 645-lt 47. Sponsored 1>1' lM'>gFor ..... inlonniOor1. LA.rie ~ 645-2837. sp.nas. Opon-Cirdo PIIIo$ophy; ­ and NltionolEngish Center~ lor Coogrophlc - .. 222 stuclent umn. North CMnpus. J-S p.m. - · Sponsor<d by Somoel '·~~ Anthropology; ~.;;r~c::- lnlcnnlllon and Anllym. For ..... lnfonnollon, -jones. 645-3794 . =~~~r;:;.~ notm01ion, jlnice Codnn.-645-2837. ,..._. -I Oth floor -Goody<ar, South · Nl<olosl<onpi>as. ~ ~ ear-ftit: The Job F* for AI M ttjon. Alumni- No<th Compus. J-6 p.m. F,... Sponsor<d 1>1' c....,. Planning lind Plocemon~ c..... Resouru Cent~. for rT'ICn information, Carlo< Tejodo, 645-2231. - ~::!:%:~~~~~· . . . _ . 31(}.3238. Distinguished Speakon Soria MWthe< King J<. Commomontlon 1.e<tun! with Stephen L Cortor. U8 and the Don DaYis Autoworid l.«hnosh;p Fond. Mainstage theater, Center fOt' the Ms. North CMnpus. 8 p.m. Tockm may be purchased At the Center for the Arb box office; students an pick up ~ tickets at the Student Auociation, lSO Student lJmn, North CMnpus. . Spomored 1>1' StudentAssocil- and the Mmorily FaaJity and St>ll Associltion. For more information, BHI Regan, 64561•7. ext. 228. 14 ,.,..,... Problem Modeling ol Partkutat e Systems. Alan W. Mahoney, Max-Planck Institute for the Dynamic of Comple• Te<hnk•l S~tenu. 206 fumas, North Campus. 9:30a.m. Free. EdualtJonal Technology Centet-.hop Dre•mwea~ •.o, Se<tlon 0 , Part I Campu~ Uni'v. 205 Nat\Jral Sdences ComP'eA, North Campus. 3:30p.m . Free.. lllologlcal Sdenca Seminar The Architecture o f RNA Processing ~"!.~Cu~eff~~1=. ~~~- of Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:•5 p.m. Free. for men information, Ronald Beruney, 645 · 2JSO. ~';;!:'t,~~o&.1::- Chemical Eft91noering Somlnar 21 2 Capen, North noon Free Physkl Colloquium Solid and Uquld J tle' Two Onlered Phases Are Better Than One.. Douglas D. Qsherolf, OopL ol Phy>ia, StanfOfd l.octura What IS lnformatks7 W. o.vid Pennirmn, dean, Schocl' d Informatics. Tiffin Room, Student Union, North Thunday 10 a.m · __.. ~ Sponsor<d Sck!nc:n Semlrwr Rational Design. Synlhe~s and 6~Ft:~":~!c~~h~~ Chemistry. 121 Cooke, North Campus S-6· 30 p.m Free Ufo Wori<shop H~obia : I'm OK. You're OK ~~==~:0";'~":?'~~~~:~ r ne County 14SE Student Un•on, North Campus 6-7 p.m frH Sponsored b)' Coetlrwnce, first-team ThotwopmespUB•7-II MAC record chis IGlOO. The Se¥en MAC wins v-e more conference Y>CtOria than the posted In the prrtious thl'ft yean when UB went tust 6---48. In addition. the I 2 h - s at the MAC Championships, setting inctMdtlal and relay records at the th ree,day meet. 8rankovsky set school records in the 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly and 200 and 400 individual medleys. She oYenJI wins thts ~ ani! the most smce UB jOined the MAC and the most s.nce the 1997-98 season. whon the Bulb posted' IS-13 CMnll rmrk '" their b.st. year lf'l the also was part of three record relay squads. In the 200 IM, she earned a NCAA ·s· cut Mid-Cooonent Conference at 2:03.01 . WOMEH' S Miami (Ohio) 80, UB 65 Northern lllinoi• 56, UB 41 ( MAC tou.mament first round) UB buded for a ful 40 minuu:s. but was ~ to snap Its ~ weak '" the f'I!IUb."'season finaJe Feb. 26 in Alurml Arena. faUinc to the visftinc Miami RodH>wb. BIU5. Tho Bulls oponod tho 2002 Knit Mid-Amorian Conforooco Toumamom on Saturdoy wim onolhoo'low·Korinc pmo.This Dmo, tho Nonhom H1inooJ Huskies came out on ~56-41,0\l'ef'" the Buth in fint..f't)Und acdon in DetUII. A.ccess 97/ 2000, Section A. P..-t II. 212 c.p.n. North C.mpus. Noon-2 p.m. '"""''>a>.,...,.,... II. UB ended the season at 9-19 owerail. l!dtocMionaiT-...aog,Contor =::::;:' T-...aog, C-or ~ ~- Roy ment Association of Buffalo. He published artides in various pur- chasing and educational J!>umals. Upon his retirement, he was honored by the university for outstanding service. Bacon.reccived a bachelor's degree from Buffalo State Teachers College and an MBA and doctorate from UB. Offke d Student Untons and ActMties. for more information, 645..6125. -....... _ . . . . , 24 polnu and d w ...,. ss poranc A-om dw field, but k 23 U8 ............ and.~2Bfouh .. Miamllcnoclood oil tho Bub.1868, on Foh 2S In Milloa Malin Oxlonl. Tho- dosed out tho ...... .....,., on Foh 17 as junior Clonwot Smith ICOrOd. ~"'W> 21 polnu on 6-d-1 0 _..A-om tho flold and 9-d-10 A-om tho line In UB's 7lwun~ S81ouat~~- UUP Buffolo C.Ot"' Obituaries A memorial service wiJI be held at 2 _.s Miami (O hio) 71, Ul 61 e-tlna G......, 73, UI 51 Soroor Oon:eiW.,.,;. scorod a ~wimmin~ - ·s Bulls finish ninth at ECACs C'"tre. ~ SL, Buffalo. 7 p.m. Free. Sponsor<d 1>1' tnstittJte for ......m ond Education on Women ~Gender. for mote W~tion. IRE'NG, 829-l4S 1. ~ U8 ...........,.UJmOd In 18-.,. bosu In tho ""-"'1' ECAC ~ 1n f'ltDI>tqjlas tho placed nir'<l1 amorc lO ~'"""" with 146 po;na. Fnoshmon Avtv 0... wmod In a llfodmo bat with his flfth..pbco !irish In S8.19 In tho I00 breasatrolae to leod tho squad. - c - t w - S o n l c e: - ..._.lnhWI atlllps Heart Speaks to HeMt A lecture Series on Reb.tloruh.ips. NewTNn ·s Ul places fifth in MAC . . - Center, Suite 209, The Commons, Tho-~-..-liUC<OSSIIAMAC~with•fiftl>­ ~~r:~=~:~ter. placo finish.~ 199 points. Miami (ONo) _ , dw ,_, tide. 0Mrc a.h Kin SOclu-y - nunod MAC 0Mrc Cooch af tho Year by her _ . .. tho - ~......,...., -,_,-.-- from lost season. for more information, MMWI 6l~74 9S . a.re. Exhibits ;::"i.,~·~-· -l>l'~ ~blntho Deportment af Art wll bo on disploy through Mlrch 21 In tho Art ~Cilley, B4S ~or the AtU. North CMnpus. "' ojJonlng rKeption will be hekf from 5-7 p.m. today. c.11efy houn are 10 a.m. to S p .m. on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednedoy through Fridly, and t1 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. eon.., ln~oor lrac~ an~ Rei~ - Squads llnlsh out-- Bach tooms ~tho Indoor....,., at tho ECACIIC4A ~In In tho """'*'\ ECAC Ownpionshlps. Meopn Ropn dod for founh In tho penad11on. ,.... , _ S........ set a,_ sdlool- af 17:2S.llln tho sooo..... - In tho men\ IC4A n-. llyron McKJnney -...r fourth In tho shot put to load tho Bulls. Basenall • 111g OrWt: TOll Y-. of Spin West ...... New Yortt Art .. Southern Mb slulppl l 4 , UB 5; SMU II, UB 6; Ul B, SMU 5 ~=~==~~~~ring The Bulls oponod tho 2001 season widl • lh~ lWif'c aplnJt Conforooco USA powort1ouso Southom MUslulppl In tho openor on Fridoy. wNdo wu susponded In tho llflh ..... roln and ..........., on S.wrdoy. the Bulk loll 14-5. 5cartrc pi<dlor D<.riord was saddled with tho lou. USM-.t with"' IU win In tho reaul>rll' schedule pmo on Sawrdoy. ~tho """ In tho tint ..... Froshmon cont<rliolder john Boom a>cbd a - . , . , hcmor ro leod tho · o&nso. Tho Bulb ..aided tho ..-pi>!' talOn& ., 8-5 win 5un<tor u junior atcho< Bnndon o;c...,.. - · 34-5 "tho plate with t w o - and four lll!ls. the past 10 years wm be on dtsplay through April 28 in the Andenon Gallery, Martha Jaduon Place, Buffalo Gallery hours are 11 a .m . to 5 p.m . Wednes.dily through Saturday and 1·5 p .m . on Sundiy. • Alan L Cober. A Rotrospectlw Afterlife.. An exhibition honoring the life and worit of the late illustrator and teacher Alan E. Cobt'r wiU be in ~ through ...,. 18 in the'fint floor galle')' af the UB Art Gatlefy In the Center for the Arts, ~~~-a~ti~~i=ng Visiting Att.bt •t UB from 1987 ·96. Callefy hours are 11 a.m . to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. · ~omkal Art by -.uus· • t9th CenllHy llotM1kaiPrlntJ• Reproductions d the famous "musde men" series by Andre.as Vesalius. and print-images of plants with medK:Hvl propenies a re on permanent dfsplay in the Health Scienci!:S Ubtary on the South Campus. Material for both exhibits wM obtained via the Robert L Brown History of Medklne Collection tn the library. The exhibits, supported by the Fner·Kb of the Health Sctenees library and the Mediul HIStorical Soc.tety of We~tem New York. may be VIewed dunng normal library hourl "'delea• u"' ~oftnall Charleston Southom 7, UB 6 (9 lnnlnrs) W..tl...- pb)'od • roio ln UB's seuon-oponirc toUrnament In Charloswn. S.C. last weolcond.Tho Bulb fNilO&'ed lD ao< ono pmo ln. but lolltD Clwio=n Southern. 7~ .1n nino ~nnrcs.l<elly Malono and for tho Bulb. s..nn. ........ hid homo""" lennis MEH' S . UB 4, Rochester l UB puHed out a tough road win wtth oa lurd-fought. 4-3 Win against nauonalty ..nkod Rocheste-. ~~~~~~~~~=~:r~:::: In the slnfles compotidon Included senior Ftiy Kasinw> and )us1>n B<tkc. The best match of the cby was the second doubles maa:h In whtch the Bc.Hb'?fock and rtMi duo of Rmdy Rochhto and ZieDula captured the cntJol doutMes point by winn1111 a dose. 7-5 oebrealcer �Thursday, March 7 lducMional Technology c.nt.. -...op Capon, Saonnlng lmoge>. 212 North Campus. 10 a.m.·noon. Free. Friday s Awards Ceremony G~te Student ExceUenc:e. ln-~odllng Awords. Kerry S. ~~~,ra~~~an o1 the graduate school. Scrf!ef'ling UlworyWo<lcshop UB 121 : Se•rdling Bellsteln Crossfire. Ben Wagner. 127 f~rs;::~.~Ca~~~ArU and Scienc.ei Ubraries. lduaotlonAI Technology Contet'-...op Access 97/ 2000, Section A. PArt I. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m. Free. UlwaryWo<lcshop UB 140: Government Information on the Web-An ~:..':!~01 = ·Ed ~~~7;~~~=t~/~ and Sc.tences libralie$. Eduutlonal Technology Center Wortr.shop Blackboard S.S: BuUdlng a Course 21 2 Capen, North Campus 2-4 p.m. Free. Educational Technology Center Workshop Photoshop: Channels & Selections, Section B, Part I, HSL. Presented~ iMedia. ~=~~t~~~c:,~~ 1~~.tt Free. Blotoglul Sciences Seminar Cancer Genes Defined through !he AnalysU of Chromosome Transtoc.ations ~":1~~'ta~e:, lnsL 210 Natural Soences Compk>x, North Campus. 3:-45 ~~~~~;~~uon. Mathematics Colloquium ~=~~ -RH:e Univ. 250 MathemaiiO Bldg.• North CamptA. -4 p.m. Free. Physiology •nd Biophysics Seminar Molecular Genetics of Macular O~eratlon . Radha ~~.9~,nM~higa~.Ero;enter. s~~~~. \'>=ed·~sc_:i·l5 ~!gel. For more informatiOn, ~~:::ru3~~ Th~ Reporlt!r publhh~' lhtlng' for events taking l' hKt! on campu' or for Career PS.nnlng and PIKemertt's Career Fair Human Services Career Fair Mike Rivera, Career Plannl"9 and Placement. Student Unton, North Campus. 5-7 p .m. Free For more information: Mike IW<ra, 645-2231. Art eahlblt~ opening rec:eptkKt BANG: Undergraduate )uried ~rc~er~~~.~~~~· no la tt.>f' thAn noon on lht.• Thunday JU'e<l."llin9 publication LhUng1 ore (mly acc-ep ted through th ~ electronic \ubmluion form for the u nllnt! UB C.tlcnd a r uf Evt-nh at · hllp www butfo'llo ~u ••f JMU limi1,•t lr;un not <lll ,,.,,,,\In t in t>lt:oclrunic t,llhc Rtu· tf Campus. S-7 p.m . Free. Sponsored t?y Student Visual Arti Organization. For more information, Dept. of Att, 6-45 · 6878, ext 1350. Phannac::eutk•l Sclences Stinlnar Pharmacokinetk· ~a~!~~~!d ~=~:;f ln~ke. lin Chen, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 121 Cooke, North Campus. 5-6:30 p.m . Free. IRfWG lntet"n•tion.111 Women's Film Festival Ma!JrHn Gosling's '"Ramos de Fuego/ Bionoms of Are." Market Arcade Film & Arti Centre, Main St., Buffalo 7 p.m. 14.50, students; 16 .50, Po~:;:~a~~:~J~:Za~7~~~~~e Women and Gender. For more 1nformal100, lREWG, 829-3451 Newman Center Panel DIKunlon Heart Spealu to Heart: A lecture Series on ~~~l~t;~~~~~=h (iunpus 7 30 p m Free ~~:'r~r ~~~~=~~. Man.l Clare, 636--7495 \. Room, Center for the ArU, =~:'~~·~·~ra:;~~;ee School. For more information, lean Greta, 645·62-40. GSA Film FestJval ~~~=~~~·North ~~~~~~~~~0- sponsoo UUAS and Art\IOICl'. For more information, 6-4S2960. Foster Chtmlsby Colloquium Not loYe Canal: Community ~lased Environmental ~~~-r::;:-m~~ Environmental bwes'1, the Chemistry. 210 NatUral Sciences Com~x, North fTlOfe information, 645·2258 ~~e~r1~fcJ~~c~3 Ua..NOW P•nel Dlscuulon =~'fn~~~~9V.~~e~~ert:;:l~~ Women. Invited guesU; As.sembtyman Sam Hoyt. Christopher Spicer, commun1ty educator at Planned Parenthood; Debra CagMn, executive dir., CORSA. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus 5·7 p.m. Free, donauom accepted. Sponsored by UB chapter of Nat100al ~t?W)~;;no!~ =~~~ 1-866-206-9069, ext . 2-496 Mind/ Body Movement Class N.I.A. (Neuromuscular Integrative Action). laune Krupski. dir., living Well Center. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 6-7:30 p.m . Call Recreation & Intramural Services for fee, ~i~~~er~~= by ~ng ~~~:?.n, laurie Krupski, Op<raWo<lcshop Perf~nce Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. UB Opera Worl<shop. Drama Theatre, Center for the Arti, North Campus. 8 p.m . 15. For more information, 645-ARTS. Saturday 9 SARPA Gamen Convention UBCon 2002: Sinister ~~e~6'rt~o~~~~m .. ~t!·:e:~:;:d1~~~~~~~~r ~:e~; ~afcj~ n:=t(StJ members), 19.pe< day (18 members). Sponsored by Strate:gisu and Role-Players Association (SARPA) ISSS Woriuhop Income Tax Worbhop Barbara Oawk1n~. Internal Revenue Service, Suzanne Reusch, NYS Dept of TaxcltiOn 225 Natural Sc1enc~ CompleA, ~~~~~~b~~n:~r~a7'~~~ Student &. Scholar SeMce~ For morE' 1nlorma11on. 645 ·215 8 free Tax Assistance for UB Students Beta Alpha P\i Offers Fret> Tax cu. .._ ...... E.kecut!Yt lduaotlon :t=::ft~~h~=te SARPA G.-men Conventlon UBCon 2002: Sinister members), 19 pe< day (18 members). Sponsored by Str.ste:gisu and Ro~Piayen Assooalion (~PA) Spring Into Summer Registration. Staff, Academk: AdVisement Center. 107 Talbert. North Campus. -4-5 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Office of Student Unk>m and ActiVities. For more Information, 645·6125 . ~~;,o:~a;~si r~m ~am~~~~~Ot ~istry"and the Foster lecture Endowment. p.m. Pre-registration: Sl1 for the weekend (SlO meiilbers), ute-...op ~~t~iurrkular and OptionAl PrKtkal Training . jennifer Chazen and Eric Comins, International Student and Scholar SeMc:~. J1 WNY Region. Joseph A. GardeUa, Jr., Dept, of ~~e~o~~~ ISSS-...op Assistance to UB Studenu. !leta Aloha Psl. 122 jacol», North tampus. 1·5 p.m. Free. Sponsored oy Division of Student Affa1rs. Opera Woritshop Perlonnance Purcd's Dido and Aeneas. US Opera Worluhop. Drama Theatre, Ceonter for the Arts, ~~~~~~t~s~krs. .s unday 10 6r~m~~;~r~S::!~or more 1nform<~tion, 645 ·2960 Ufe Workshop Servant leadership. )enmfer F~. leadenh1p Development Center. 2.50 Student UniOn, North Campus 7-8 p.m. Free. Sponsored by OffKe of Student UniOf\~ and Actlvit.a. For more Information, 645-6125 Tuesday Newman Center Retre•t Busy Penon's Retreat. Newman Center, Suite 209, The CO[Tlmons, North Campus, and various locations. Variow times. ~':i~~~=of 'WNY. For f1"KM'e lnfonnation, Maria Clare, 636-7-495. SAitPA Cdmen Benefits of UB Childcare Center (UBCCq . Tamar Jacobson, d1r., UBCCC. 330 Student Unton, North Campus ConYent~ UBCon 2002: Sinister ~k>n~~~~~~m.· :~·:e:~~;~=~~~~r ~~e~ ~?'J~~':~:~hft'J members), 19 pe< day (18 members). SponSOfed by Strate:gisu and R~e--Piayen. Assoc1aHon (SARPA). 12 E.duc•tional Technology Center Worttshop ::.~~:~~~1i~~ North Umpus.. 10 a.m.-noor1 Free. UfeWo<lcshop leadership at Wort:: A Forum on leadenhlp Issues In the WortcpUK:e. Frank Ckda, dir., Leadenhip Dovelopment Center. 1-45A Student Union, North Campus. Noon-1 p.m . Freo. SponSOfed by Office of Student Unions and Activities. For more information, 6-4.56125. lduaollonal Technology Centet'-...op HotMetal Pro 6.0 . 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon-2 p.m . f ree. Mon_d ay II ~lj~~e~Y~cess Staunchest Critia. Mart Adler and M1tch Flynn, Flynn & Fnends. 31 2 jac- North Campus. 6-8 p.m . 199 For more 1nformahon, 645-3000 Quit Smoldng Class Introductory Class to Smol<lng Cessollon. Mary Jo Berretlln1, nurse educator, · Uvr09 Well Center. 22.2 Student Union, North Campus. 6-7 ~· ~~e,~= by living information, Mary Jo SerrettJm, 645-2837 . WllfO CaH-In SMw Talk of the UniYenlly with Presktent Greiner. Uve on..a1r ~~f~~~~~;:·:;:. Self Defense 1 ~~~~~u;:::. ~tling room, Alumni Arena, North ~·m~':1. 0,30~. Free ~er. Fo< """"~ormation, Nikolas Ko- 310-3238. Wednesday 13 Meditation Buddhist Meditation. Ni~ ~~S~ta~~~· ~~,;~%~=~1 Nikotaus Karapasas, 310..3238. ute-...op lduaotlonol Technology Centet< Wortlshop Dreamweaver 4.0, Section C, Part I. 212 Capen, North Campus. 10 a.m.-noon. Free Educotlonal Technology Center Wortlshop V&deo Capture and Editing t.~!'2~;:. ~~~~~ Noon·2 p.m. Free Education.. Technology Centet< Wortlshop Photoshop: lntroducUon, ~e<tlon C, hrt II. Presented ~!;,~iai~1~.~ar~.Nonh Life Wortcshop lntemship1. Sandra Handy, assoc .. and Oalene Guanno. ~:~n~~~t~n~~~~~~;~~~r45( Student Umon, North 3 30.4 30pm Fre-e The Mother-in·Law's Guide to M.nteting: How to Create and lm~t a Marketing Campu~ ~~~~e:d bk?.~~~~ 0~~:~:: 1nformat10n. 645-6125 Mak.lng the Most of Your Spri"!l B<eak. Meliw Ruggtero, usoc., Office of ~7~~t~1E~udent ute-...op ~~:;l~les Dedslon-Malcli>g. Staff, Campus. Noon- I z~~·~:~~t~ ~r;'t=l ~by OffKe ~~;,~~=1 Activities. For more Union, North 1nformation, 6-45-61 25. ~si.=.i ~by OffK• Ufe-...op Activities. For f1"KM'e information, 645·6125 . Who Moved My Cheese? ~st~~f5o Student Union, Nonh Campus 1-2 p .m. Free. SponSOfed by OffiCe of Student Untons and Activities. For more Information. 6-45-6125 lduaotlonal Technology Center Worfuhop Pholoshop' Channels & ' ~lectlons. S«llon A. Part II Presented by iMedia. 212 Capen, North Campus Noon~2 p.m. Free ISSSWo<lcshop Applying for a G-. Cord' Outstanding R.,.ar<he</ Professor Petitions and Ad;ustment of Status Mana Rosoglione, •mrntgrabon =~~~><>red by lntemaoonal StudMI and Scholar SeMces For more 1nlormatJon,. 645-2258 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Cam- Sandy DeMarco from the University Bookstore manages to hold the attention of a class from the US Child Care Center Inc. during a story hour held last week in the bookstore. With DeMarco are preschoolers (foreground, left to right) Emmaline McElligott, Tylen Davis, Hira )ung and Wesley Lewis . ..-.oratlon odw!dUodforlost night. A new cUte wil be annotJfiCOd by the ond d the ........ as CM1e< has assurwdUI olficiob at hb continuing desire to partkiJNte in thk important uniYenity ood commuolty ......,._ New Informa tion will published In the kpottf!f' IS 500fl IS it becomes avaU.able. bo finchllfTI to deliver CAS spring lecture From the "Soprrnos" to sudl .flms .. "'Je ... House.. popu- ____ .. _at _ _ _ _ wWIIft-.--,.- ...lholr,.........., ._ .... ..,...., ... _ FSEC tackles issue of student drinking _ .....,.. ...... __ .........,_ ,....-.a .. . 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Pills; ~Gaughan, ,.,.... ;,~ ~MII)'Of John J, Ku!ylk; Amhont s..permor s.- ~ Gloido; -llenfonli, polliclllldion- for OfA Loal1000; Bruce Asher, rJ -for County-)ool Gombro; - ........ . . -CIIIIJIOIIIIlln CDU1III. and Ew.-.-- o/_and_ .... -~--­ - - I'DdlotiiS-597701 43So4270 "'. , e o (col). e' cit . . . 1 M more tt.>xt at Web site R relat~d P more photo1o on Web sites on Web HE university is taking a to u gh , bu t proac t ive , ...:"'nJ.:-\,..s.' . Ed itor stance on the problem of alcohol abuse by stu ~ dents. Dennis Black, vice-president of Student Affairs, reported to the Faculty Senate Executive Committc;e during a discussion on the topic at the body's March 6 meeting. Black organized the discussion for FSEC membm to address the n=nt events-which involved a UB fraternity-that resulted in the alcohol-related death of a teenager. Descnbing the problem ofaloohol abuse at UB as one that ..continues to grow dramatically and depressingly." Black told senators that "from the beginning to the end of the stu.dent process., this is an issue we are forced to deal with because of the world in which we 1M and the students we work with. We haW! stan· dards. We enforce those standards and apect p<ople to oomply with those standards,~ he added. Mor<OV<r, Black said he has no regrets about temporarily suspending G=k activiti<s at UB after a car crash in February in which one teenager died. The two teens involved in the crash, one of whom was a UB student, reportedly had been served aloohol at a UB fraternity party, then continued drinking at a Main Street bar. Three UB students were charged with serving alcohol to minors at the party an d subsequently were suspended from the uni'lel'Sity. The fra . tem ity, Alpha Sigma Phi, also was suspended, pending oompletion of the university's investigation into the incident. "I called a time-out in the activities to get the facts on the incident," Black said, calling his actioJ1 appropriate in light of the teen's death and because UB's fraternities and sororities were irM>Ived in rush activiti<s at the time. Black; losq>h Krakowiak, director of administrative services for resi· dence halls; Madison Boyce, director of judicial affairs and university ombudsman; laurie Krupski, director of the Living Well ~n ter, and Frank Carnevale, director ofStudent Health, detailed for the senator> the university's multi · pronged ap · proach to dealing with alcohol and substance abuse among students. The panel also reaffirmed "an absolute zero tolerance" policy regarding underage and binge drinking. "This is obviously a 24-hour, seven-dar-a-week issue." Krakowiak said of drinking in the resid~nce halls. "'We dismiss people from resi - dence halls on a regular basis," with about 20 students b<ing evicted every year, he added. In 2001 in the Ellicott Complex alone, 39 peTC<nt of all reported incidents w=o alcohol-related, he said Black said that enforcement of and oompliance with US's policy on alcohol and substance abuse is geared toward those who serve al cohol to minors or are a danger to themselves and others. "The first otfenS< we often refer to as the 'death penalty;.. he said of the tough st.mct on enforcemenl "We're not going to let you takeoth - er> down and we're not going to allow you to hurt someone else," he said. "It 's not our goaJ to I.J.Se criminal arrest as a form of punitive punishment." Black said, making dear that everything that can be done to c.ntt..ue4- ....,. :z New method produces «super" results By EUEN GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor A novel method o( com puting and modeling turbulent reacting Oows developed by U B re searchers produces results equivalent to·those generated by expensive supercomp uters and is anywhere from 30 to 100 times less expensive to use. The method is reported in thecurrent (March 2002) issue of Physics of Fluids. The research by engineers in UB's Co mputatio nal Fluid Dynamics Laboratory is expected to have a major impact on how engi nee rs. particularly those in industry, conduct computationaJ simulations of chemicaiJy reacting turbulent nows, such as those involved in hydrocarbon co mbustion and propulsion. While knowledge of how turbu lent flows affect internal combustion could greatly improve the efficiency and environmental impact of all kinds of engines, their complexityhas remained an overwhelminghurd1c to those trying to simulate them. "This methodology will revolu tionize the way people compute turbulent combustion," said co-author Peyman Givi. professor of mechani cal and aerospace engineering. Givi is co-author of the paper with L Y. M. Gicquel, a former UR doctoral student who is a research scientist at CERFACS in France; Farhad A. Jaberi. former UB posl· doctoraJ researcher who is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan State University, and Stephen B. Pope. professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University. The research overturns the conventional wtsdom in the field that held that a computational technique calk-d Large Eddy Si mulations (LF.Sl will not describe complex reacting nows with the same accuracy as at tained by Direct Numerical Simulati o n ( ONS ). which requires supercompu ters. "You can use this LES approach Most engi neers and engine designers ca nnot access super-computers because of the time and ex- and get DNS-type ro-ults." said Givi. in the late 1800s. According to Givi, "' People have known about LES for a long time, but our results demon · strate for the first time that we are the Reynolds averaging approach can only provide averaged or greatly able to implement it for chemically reacting Oows and get rdiable results." Givi said that until now, two main approaches have been followed for compu tation of turbulent combus- tion: DNS and Reynolds averaging. "DNS provides incredibly detailed results on phenomena that occur over very small time and length scales," Givi explained."but you need days and some tim es months of supercomputer time to obtain resu1ts and they are basic rt.'Sl.--arch -type results, providing information on ev- ery detailed asped of t)(e flow." pense involved, so they generally still use a much older technique , Reynolds averaging, that originated "s meared" results, and in many cases. they cannot b< trusted. The new approach taken by pivi and his colleagues is som~here in between DNS and Reynolds averaging, he said. "We began with the go..J of striving for the same kind of accuracy that you get with D. S; but without requmng the use of supercomputers." he said. According to G1vt, LB provtdt:~ researchers with a wav of obtainmi the "s moo th" solution for a vcn "'wiggly" phenomenon, somewhat �21 Rap a..._ llrdl 14. Z112/Vt33,kl1 BRIEFLY Ger..-d lluc:her is a professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and holder of the Melodia Jones Chair in French.. .. CM1r7 Former Enron wort<ers to headline panel Two fonner Enron employfts--1996 graduates d us·, MBA · prognom---witldl>cussleoon• learned from the ongoing Enron · irwl!>tigltion and iU long-lem lmpoct on busine>s proctices dullng • panel discussion sponsqM ~the Mllo\pn>gnm lll the Sd>ool d MonogomenL -andwiRJ«<and Judy Cny. nand)' lold oil from . . . . - pooiCians It Enron in Housal. . . "Enran: and Why k Hopponed and Dromo- Its 1mpoct on 8uolneu" It 7 p.m. -21111 lho c.ne.r"" lhe_.._.,_ in lho lho Ms. ClmpA. The-. . bo'""' and- lolho,.-. -.g ..bo-lo)75- sigllU from SI.H Dilltngullhod TNCI*Ig-. _ - . cholrdlho~ d Aalou'IIO>g and.._ and '-a-Ir.. d-.a and,.,. ~ g s l l l -. Lewis-~ ~d-.a and..,.,. MelodlaJones The Jones chair endowm<nt was set up in 1932 to attract to Buffalo an eminent pason from Franco. By stipulation of the endowment, it only can be awarded to an outstanding French-born scholar. It has been very successful, with many prestigious scholars coming to UB. Among them are Andre Maurois, Michel Butor, Jacques Roger, Michel Foucault, Rene Girard, Jacques Derrida and Michel Serres. However, there was a decline of the Jones chair activities in the 1980s and 1990s because the environment had changed-the importance of lan·guage was not the same as it had been. Since I was appointed chair in 1999, I've tried to turn things around and take int6 account the new context in which we live. While there's a smaller section·of French being offered at UB, we've alwaY" had strong connections to other programs within US-with Comparative literature, with the Poetics Program, and particularly with the Center for Psychoanalysis. Wh•t •re some of the steps you 've taken to Increase the v .. lblllty of the Jones cholr7 I've done a n umber of things. Among them is to hire several adjuncts from outside UB to boost our core faculty teaching French and French studies. One of them, Francois Pare, a scholar in Canada specializing in 16" century France, is coming n:gu1arly to teach the subject, which is something that has been lacking in the program. I've also. developed the Francophone (F rench-speaking countries throughout the world) component of the program. We wanted to take advan tage of ou r posi tion at the border of Canada, and this is totally different from the way things have been run in the past. We've also organized four conferences since 1999-•ome held , totally in French-that have attracted wd.lknown scholars, mainly from Canada. We ha"" a student conferrna coming up March 23 on the rq>resentation of woineo that will att ract many participants from Canada, but also froni such U.S. universities as Yale, Louisiana Stak University, the UniVersity of Oticago and Vanderbilt I'm very proud of the fact that our student conference last year on violena in literature was considered to be so good that its proceedings will be, published in French Canada. That is a major achievement for us. We've also started a French film festival, which we've opened up to include Spanish and Italian films since ttle focus of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is now on these three languages.! want the Jones chair money to be seed money for coiJaboration within these three programs (French, Spanish and Italian) on cultural events and lectures. The }ones chair also is funding scholarships in an attempt to attract better graduate students and maintain a good French program here at UB. So fur, the chair is funding $1 ,500 scholarships for seven teaching assistants. The Jones chair is a work in progress. l ~s really a unique thing to have an endowment specifically directed toward maintaining French language. We have had a prestigious past, and I think w.: still can do something to maintain this forthe2t • century. Tell me obqut UB's portkfpotlon In • coniOI'tlum of Fr•ncophone universities. The Ropottorb • compu• community newspaper publishtd ~the Offico of New> Services in the Division of UnNenity Communications, Unr..nity at Buffllo. Editorial ollla!s , . located at 330 Crofts Hoi!, Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. .,...,.,c-__ -1/loo-fw wuetch.-Molo.edu -.. --· -Corole Sml011 - Dhdor.tMewl~ .W...Pogo ............ Sue- Dlnctor of ~kab .......er~Edttor ' Donna- ... ~fdlton lob Baker Patricia Oonov"" Ellen Goldbaum S. A. Unger Christine Vidal Ann Whitcher Spanl1h has beconte the second 1•"9""11"' of Amerlco. Why should students study Fre'nch, rather than Spanl~h7 For traditional reasons. French is a language that is still very strong as far as publications are concerned. In scholarly work, in the humanities, it's essential. Many works are translated from the French. Culturally, France is an important force in the film indus- try. And then French is very present in Africa-it's the second languase on the cpQJ.ipent. In some ways for Africans, it's important to use French to have their points of view known. French stiU is present in Southeast Asia-in Vietnam, Cambodia, New Caladonia, French Polynesia . French TV is .watched in Australia. And in Europe, the core of the continent is Germany and France. I think ~ur most important accomplishment is our association with a Canadian consortium of universities, which is actually the largest consortium of Francophone universities in the world. The consortium indudes seven universities in Canada, mostly French -spealcing, and UB Why Is It lntporbnt to study onother lafi9Uoge1 who have violated university poli cil'S is having an tmpact because rec idivi s m rates are low. Part of SEPAD's focus is to o tTer students alternative "heaJth}· highs.. that in crease mind-body awareness and self· respect, as well as awareness of the consequences, bo th mentally dents return from off· campw bars or parties." he said, adding that cam- geriol economio, wil moderate. REPORTER and LSU in the U.S. It is through the consortium that the procz<dings of our student cxmli:rmoe are being published. I was able to iDYik a visiting professor from Canada to UB last fall, then I gave l<ctures in French Canada. So the connection is getting stronger. I think we are the only American institution having a French program connected so strongly with Canadian colleagues. Other U.S. universities contin.ue to look toward France. We still have this connection with France, but we are very much connecting with Francophone universities in North America and taking advantage of our position on the Canadian bor· der. We really are creating a center of attention for Buffalo. The world has changed drastically. While there is an overwhelming presence of English, I think it's very imp,o rtant for English speakers, in general, and for intellectua.ls, in particular, to speak another language. Even Cor children. it OJ><IIJ'up their minds and enabllS them to express thernoclves better in their own language. And it offers them an- . other velllde for linguinic expression. More profoundly, diversity is essmtial. There are still differences in the perception of life. It should be the mission of American universities to preserve diversity, not only within America, but to make the effort to speak the language of another. Who wos Melodlo Jones 7 She was a wealthy lady living in Buffalo during the 1930s who liked French. She gave money for the chair precisely because she thought Americans were losing sight of the importance of the more ancient languages, like Latin and Greek. She thought the Romance lan - guages, like French, had to replace traditional knowledge of Latin. She wanted to create this endowment for UB to preserve the quality teaching of French. France was far away-you didn't meet a lot of people from France in Buffalo at that time. Now, the world haS~&ed We can conneCt through the Web and through movies. We can listen to almost any language we want. There should be a new orientation of the chair, with the same general outlook Melodia Jones had, to preserve diversity in Buffillo and at UB. We need to rethink the mission of the chair, which is what I've been trying to do. She had a vision of <Stablishing this endowment to maintain French within Westem New York. But more esstntially, to make it something that is linked to life itself, something that adds to life. Student drinking Conttnued '"""' ,.-,e 1 takt>advantag~ of programs on cam- pusdesigned todeaJ with substanceabuse issues will be made available to stu d e n~ who are identified as having a problem. A parental notification policy i!! now in place-the student is asked to_ make the call to his/her parents in front of an administrator in volved in the judicial or referral process-and is not considered a puni tive measure but. is done to encourage the student to take respon~ibil­ ity for his or her behavior and to enlist the act iw !oupport of parents for measures th e university is taking to deal with till' l'roblem. "\\'c use it (parentalnotlfic.\l io n ) wlwn the student\ lll'hJ\'JOr prese nt!~ a dear and present danger to him/her- self and othm," Black said. Kmpski reported that mandatory participation in the SEPAD (Student Educational A\\·arenh.S for Alcohol :md Dru~!l ) program for studt·nb and physically, of binge dri nlcing, she said. Boyco said that as freshmen arriw on campus for oriehtation, they arc made aware of the campus code of conduct, \\'h1ch JS reinforced through programs Glrried out regular I}' in the residence h.tJis and apartment..s. The StuJt>nt \' 'tdl· ludtciary (SVl)} is a g.roup that ..:n me-) 11110 the picture a ft er a \ "lt)l,ltlun ha!> occur red and campus charges are filed against the student , Boyce said. The S\Vl is v.'Orking more and more with the Depart¥ ment of Public Safet')'. "who enforce 111 th t' wee hour!> of the morning D\\'1sttuatlons"thatucrurwhenstu - pus police logged 22 driving-whileintoxicated incidents last year. A fa irl y new program, Boyce noted, is the Dean's Interventio n Program in which students who have been identified as u si ng or abusing alcohol, but who may not have been charged with a violation of university policy, report to the dean of stude nt s-Barba-r a Rico tta-and are asked to account for th e1 r behavior. Appropriate referral' are made to any number of hL';llth organizations on campus. B(wcc in particular cited the m volvement of the counseling center. wh1 ch has created a program for anger management. Students frequently are referred to the program , he pointed o ut , because anger often is found to be an underl}ring issue in a.student's substanct> ab use. Krakowiak noted!: hat with about 3.800 students in the residence halls being under the age of21 ,a primary way of intervening when a problem occurs is through the-resident advisorsystem. "There is a direct correlation between how many freshmen are in the building and the amount of alcohol used in that building,.. Krakowiak said. "Obviously, we attempt to put o ur finest and best-trained RA.s- ·.~uila. the Hun and Mrs..~ttila the Hun '-in those buildin gs. if we .:a n . RAs are charged \..·ith creating programming, and h t.'arm~s take place in front of prof~ t onal staff. "\\'e in tervene in an education al sense and we also USt" aU the services that the campus has to offer, as wei~ as off-campus services ~s ap­ propnate. "And when we ca n 't do some-thingappropriately. we will dismLS.S someone," he said. �Uardl14. 2002/Yt 33, .,.21 Conducting machine m Rosenbaum devotes his life to spreading magic ofchoral music 11J I'ATIIICIA DOHOVAN Contributing Editor T HE legendary Harold Rosenbaum, professor of music and director of the UB O.orus and OJoir, is a mean, lean, conducting machine. Long a vit.il fora in the world of American choral music, he continues to demonstrate a daunting devotion to the sublime and healing choral works that he says need to he heard now more than ever. A man of tremendous enthusiasm and energy (particularly for Bach), h< dir<cu nine choruses in the Northeast, including the two at UB, which he rehearses for five hours on Thunday afternoons befor< flying off into the waiting arms of douns more singers of madrigal, oratorio. prelude and symphonic . chorale, and their boards of directors. volunteer administrators and Deets of fundraisers. During the past two decades, Ra.enbourn-trained ensembles have presented more than 1,200 performances in collaboration with such entities as the American Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre Philharomonique d'Europe, the Julliard Orchestra, the Madiera Bach Festival, Orchestra ofSL Luke's, Brooklyn PhilharmonicOrchest:ra, TangJe..oodOrchestra, Brooklyn Academy of Music and "The IJ.tvid IAterman Show." Dozens of critics frqni Stich publications as The New York t;,U!S, TI1e New Yorker; New Music Connoisseur and London's Musical Times. as wclJ as composers like Milton Babbitt, Wkas Foos, Ned Rnn:m, Bernard Hoiland, George Perle . and Jacob • Druckmann, have consistently and publicly praised the quality of his interpretationsandperlormances. Excerpts fro m reco rdings of Rosenbaum-directed choral performanccs can be found at http: // www. nyvlrtuoso.org / html / recordlngs.html. For more infor- mation about Rosenbaum's conductingactivities, or for an updated co ncert sc hedule, visit http:/ I www.t . . - -.com. will present Givmhis complex-and fast-movMahler's 2nd (" Rtsurr<c ing schtdule, howtvtr, cati:hing up with the Westchester-based lion") and 8th Rosenbaum is~ snaring an acrisymphonies alist on the fly. 8etw<m July 2001 in August at and July 2002 alone, he will have the Bard MuconducteddounsofchoralconctrU sic Festival at Bard Couesethroughout Frane<, Italy and New York Stat,._..p to and including a AnotberofRootnboum'snotedacbreathtalcingchoirtourthrough the complisbmenu is the Canticum NovwnSinjjers.agrouphefounded Canadian Rockies On April21, he will conduct the 30yeazs~ ThtlintchorusinNew UB and Queens <;:.ollqje choirs in the York City devoted to Renaissallcc: final concert of the New York Youth music, it is known for performances Symphony's Brahms Season at ofsuchmasterpiecesasMontev<rdi's Coldm Center for· the Performing "VesproddlabealliVergine." ArU on Long Wand. The perforDespitewhattOrnearly....,.,.,.dse JJW>tt will katur< Brahms' "Song of would he a punisliing log of air miles Destiny" and "A German Rllquit'm," . and road trips from Booton to Bufaccompanied by an orchestra of 12- ~Rosenbaum says, "I am blesstd to-20-year-old musicians. beyond telling. lloYe what I do." • The program will he presented . Heisabletoaccomplisbsomuch, again on April28 in Carnegie Hall. he says, beaUS< he is supported at Sandwiched berw<en those pro- alllevdsbybardworkingvolunt«rs grams.hewillconducttbeUB<l>o- who do much of the administrative rus and OJoir in a concert at 8 work for his choral gmups. April25 in Slee Concert Hall, North "I work with tbr« boards of diCampus. Following the Carnegie rectors," he says. "We do endless Hall performance, he will head east furidraising. of COW1<> just to conto conduct the Westchester Orato- tinueperformingand, with thediffirio in what is guaranteed to he a sell- cult and less familiar contemporary out a performance of Bach's "St. music,theaudienctisrolativdysmall Matthew's Passion~ "TheCanticum Novern, howtver, Rosenbaum'sbest-knowncontri· commandsaudiencesof350to7:;<J, butions to his field include perfor- andmycollaborationswiththeBard mances and recordings by his stun- Music Festival and the New York p.m. ning professional chorus, the 16mtrnbc:rNewYorkVirtuosoS~g- ers(NYVS). Thegrouphasbecome the nation's leading professional choir specializing in contemporary choral work, much of which would find voice in few other venues. In fact, on April II at New York City's Cooper Union College, Rosenbaum and the NYVS will present the U.S. premier of Austrian -American composer Ernst Krenek 's " Lamentations of Jeremiah," a monumental wo rk for unaccompaniedvoicesthatis oneof the great and difficult choral masterpieces of the 20th century. Afte;.. catchingitsbreath, the group Cityorchestrashavehdpeddevelop abroadcraudienceforthccontemporaryworksperformedbytheNew York Vtrtuoso Singers, so we're in pr<rty good shape. "As long as I am able, I will keep bringing beautifUl choral music to the public," he .says. "It's worth all of the sacrifice and thehardworkandlongdaysbecause the peopl~ who wrote this sublime music must not be forgotten . "Thejoyandemotionalandspiritual upliftexperirncedbythoscwho hear these profound works are transporting healing emotions, which more than ever are needed in this world." GSE to offer degree in Singapore By PATIIICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor N response to a new training priority identified by the Singapore Ministry of Education. the Graduate School of Education (GSE) will offer a 36credit hour Master of Education Degree in School Counseling through Singapore's Center for American Education (CAE) in Singapore, beginning June 15. The 18-month-long program will be identical to the one curretJtly offered at UB, except that the courses will he in a modular,concentrated format with distance-learning components. It will include 27 credit hours of classroom instruction and nine hourS of fieldwork and practicum. Between 20 and 30 students will be enrolled at a time, bt."'ginning the program together and graduating as a group. UB faculty members will travel to Singapore to present a series of lee lUres for each two-month co urse module. Jani cc Dclucia w.)..ck, J.:.soc i,llc..' prufc.''iSOr tn th t• I Department of Counseling, School and Eduational Psychology. is directing the program. Tun Janikowski,associate professor and chair of the GSE Dtpartment of Counseling. School and Educational Ps)dlology,said that while Singapore's Ministry of Education identified a need for professionals trained to help students cope with emotional and psychological problems. there is no formal school-<ounselor education available in the country. The CAE. a subsidiary of the International School of Singapore, in tum contacted US's Office of International Education. "UB has a very good reputation among educational institutions and governments in Southeast Asia," Janikowski says, "thanks largely to the work of Stephen Dunnett. our vice provost for international education. As a result and with the as· sistance o f GS E Dea n Mary Gresham, we were able to work with th e ministry and theCAE to get thi!! program onl!nt" very qUicldv." Most of the program participants are expected to be teachers in the SingaJX>re educationaJ system and expatriate students seeking graduate credentials in educational counseling. The CAE will provide classroom space, marketil)g and computer technology, and will collect tuition and fees, Janikowski noted. UB will provide instructors on-site and on the Internet, as well as oversight of the program. Online course: material will he sequenctd and supported by Blackboard-UB L<ams, which offers discussion boards, email, virtual classrooms, digital drop boxes and faculty consultation. Janikowski Said the Singapore program will provide an opportunity for faculty members and students to deepen their understanding of cul turally seru.itive curricular material and is likely to anract overseas students to the department's doctoral programs. The course material. he added, will be modified when needed to insure i L<r~ cuhuraJ relevance to the ~ •n g..tpo re population. 'T- Rapa....._ Tapping into Spring . j3 m While me..,. eyes focus on the NCAA basketball tournament in March, there is another kind of"March Madness" taking placc:. Btlow-freezing nighu and sunny, warm days provide optimal conditions for sugar maple sap to start moving. possibly draining into a builit or through a network of tubes to a sugarhoUS<, where it is evaporated over roaring fires an"d transfo!l"ed into a regional de~ cacy sought round the world-maple ~P· The sugar maple (Actr saccharum) is the most common maple species in New York ;md provides the brilliant red leaves of autumn. In early spring. the trees further stimulate our ...,... with maple syrup derived from their sap. This leaves little wonder why the sugar maple is New York's official stat< tree and appears in the cc:nter of the Canadian flag. As the daytime temperature begins to rise, starch accumulated during the previous summer and stored over the winter in the tree's xylem parenchymaishydrolyzedbyspecial"contactc:dls."Hydrolyzed starch products include the sugar~erose-which can reach concentrations of3-5 percenL Each tree functions as a primed osmotic pump, with iu high concentration of sugars dissolved in the maple tree's large plumbing network of phloem.lt lllkes about 42 gallons of sap to producc: one gallon of syrup. Cornell University and the Cornell Cooperativ< Extension have an outstanding Web site <http:// - - --- ---/mttlmaple/ > that is dedicated to New York's maple foresu and maple-synip producers. This site also provides access to material on the history, science and art of maple-syrup production. With high-quality syrup predicted this season, it is prim< time to watch the maple-sugaring process in person. You can visit any num· ber of maple-syrup operations in the Niagara region by pointing your browser to "Round the Bend's" maple sugaring Web site at <http:// www.,_ndthebencl.com/ nlagara/ nlagwgr.html>. You can take a longer country ride to the Chautauqua/Allegheny region -:t>ttp:// www.,_ndthebencl.c-/ ch........./ > or to New York's Finger Lakes region' <http://www.rounclthebencl.com/ flnger/ >. Many of these facilities provide live demonstrations showing maple-sugar,!!!ll~ftfi'JI. ing techniques from I& the earl y Nat ive ,-..,_...__ _,Americans and 18"'century pioneers to the p rese n1- d ay sugarhouse. Hopefully. your motor trip will be capped off with buttermilk pancakes hot off the griddle and laden ---.L_________.....J with 100 per~nt fresh N~Yorkmaple syrup. Yes, you will be able to buy maple syrup to take back home. Test your tasty treat in any one of the scores of reci~ provided by th e folks at Cornell at <http://www.dnr.eomell.edu/ e.a't/ maple/ Maple1Mt20Tour/ Rec:lpes/ redpes.htm>. The Science and Engineering Library maintains a Web site, "Tapping into Spring: Th'e Science of Maple Sugaring" < http:/ I ubllb.buffalo.edu / llbrarles/unlts / sel/blo/ maple.html > fo r more details on maple sugarin g. -fred Sloss, UmvellJty Ubront>S BrieD Nominations for honorary degree recipients sought -•ry Degree Committee is seeking nominations of exemplary persons in the fields of public affairs, the sciences,.humanities and the arts, scholarship and education, business and philanthropy, and sociaJ services to ~ considered for a~ honora ry degree from the State University of New York. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor SUNY can bestow for meritorious and outstanding service to humanjty at large. AP.propriate nominees must possess a clear and substantial relationship with US, a commitment to its highest ideals and a distin guished history of personal achievement. Eligibility for nomination is restricted to perso ns of state, national and international stature who have not only made extrao rdina ry contributions to UB, ~ ut who also have made significant contributions to co mmun iti es t;k. yond UB and Western New York. f or further information about the nomina tion process and to obtai n a nominatio6'form, contact the Office of the Provost. 56.2 Capen Hall, orth Campus. The deadline for nomi nati om is April I The Unlvenlty-wkle �41 Reporiez llardi14.ZOOmol.33.1o.21 Assistant dean at med school nominated by students for Humanism In Medicine Award BRIEFLY Theatre .net Dance to offer Molltre pill)' Tbe~ol-lind o.u ... ,._._., .Severin never forgets life of student ay DONNA LOHCOIHI.Citlll Rt:p0ff6 Assistant Editor I ---·p.m. ___....._ "The lourgools Gonllomon' Aprl11 -1 41indAfri11-21 1n the 0...... - I n the Cenl2t lor the AIU,- ~ ..... lhuncloy, Fndoy ..ict SMurdoy, lind 2 p.m. on 5wlclly. _The . ,pabmonce . _ ... is"""" tFM,t.W~ ,_._.,._ Tbe-llleon ..-y, -."The lourgools ~ ............ 11!0 *"Y ol Mon- .............~-­ toiiSSOdoleWilh thegonlry. He _..m much money on oulllndish outftti h e - foshlonoblr; on """"""' ol dona:, music lind pllilosophy, lind on bri>es. He lavishes gifts on • count=. H~ family and others 11y to mako him,.. how he's ~>eng bilked, but when he , . . _ with his ... travagances, they set up a phony ceremony to ,make htrn a royal Turtdsh mamamouchi. "'The Bourgeois Gentleman• will be directed by Vincent O'N~Il, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. The cast will feature students from the department. r ecket.s are s12 tor the general public and SS for UB studenU, and are availab4e at the CFA box offlce from noon to 6 p.m. TU& ' day tllrough friday, and at all r Kketmaster locations. for more information, call 6-45-ARTS. Nominations sought for awards PreUminary nominations are be- ing 500ght for the 2003 Chancellor's Award for Ex~­ in Teaching and the newty established ChanceUor"s Award ~nce for Excel~ce in Scholarship & Creative Activity. The primary criterion for the Excellence in Teaching Award is an extensive record of consis- tently superior teaching at the underg<oduate. graduate 0< PI'>' fes>ionaf lo\oel, with considenotion also given to sound schofanhip and seMce in the~ and the comrnoolty. The primary ait.erion for the Excellence In Schofanhlp and Cr<ative ActMty Award Is evi· dMce of sound scholarship and creative pnxtuctivit:y demonstrated through a variety of avenues, Including g<ants and honors. Prefiminaly nomination should consist ola detailed letter o1 support from the relev.lnt dean · and a cunont, moderately detailed rurricufum vita. Deans will be infO<med by the end ol the spring semester wf1ich ol their nominations~ supported by tho ldcaf selection commitlee and must provide a mn detallod - b y Oct 15formatreview. All pnofimirwynomiMtions should be roc<Md In tho PnM>st't Office, 562 Capen HaM , no later than April 15. Individuals wishing to submit ~nations should contact the rtievant dean's office for ~ fonnotion and guideline- JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job liltlngs IO< professional, ~ search, r.wtty and civil ser· vice-both competitkle and non-competitive-positions can ~ace~ vta the Human ~ sources Servk:es Web site at <http:// - . -.buft'. alo.- / hn,.lot.......,./ >. "I'm too old," was X.mn's im · mediate response. He says he was T'S easy to undm1and why UB medical students admire Owies S<min, assistant dean for stud<Jll affairs with respon· sibilityfOrfimand second-year m<di· cal students, and easy to undm1and why they nominated him for the 200 I Association ofAmerican M<xlical Col· leges Humanism in M<&cine Award Hiswmtlnt~" Don'teYer forget what it's Iii« to be a student"is embodied in everything be do<s, in every class he teaches and in every penonal interaction he has with a stu· dentlt'sa m<:s.sage he says he received early on from one his·own professors at Stlouis UnM:rsity, when hegradu· ated with a doctorate in anatomy. .. When l lecture to the students, l try to put myself in their shoes- not enthused about the idea. But his wif<!'s and Ills friends' enthusiasm rubbed off and he thb ught," l'..,got nothing to lose and I do have a rea· son-<! can use this clinical informa· lion in teaching and see what it's like first-hand to be a medical student." " I would h= about the problems students in medical school~ hav· ing. but not really understand their problems," he says. "So now, when I stand up there and see liRd oyes, stressful <yes and anxiety, I know ex· actly where they're coming from.• I didn't let it he known that I was an associate professor of anatomy," he says. I was successful, in most cases, of ~ing it quiet." Rrnlarkably, X.erin contin ued to teach while he was a student, and he admits switching roles wasn't aJ. ways easy. "I would give a lecture at 8 in the morriing, grab my carousel of slides and, go sit in the back of the same room and then take on the student load," he recalls. After just having fin· ished a SO-minute lecture, Severin says he might have "zoned out" for 20 minutes into the nat class until a cialty requir<s a tfmr.yoar ruidency, with the last""'>-' beinscootlgu· ous. Severin w.os allowed to to"-' a y<ar off before be made a 6nai deC· sion on the ruidency.And in the end, he decid<d to continue Jjoing what he loved-teaching a{d wOrking with students. The reaction from colleagues was, attheveryleast.sbock. "You spent all this money to go to medial od>OOI and you're going to go Qad< md'do that," he says, recalling the most <Dm· mon response to bis decision. Severin, ho-=,already had begun in Ills first year as assistant dean to develop a hands·on, medical· techniques clinical laboratory course. As a student, he says, he felt he wasn't fully prepared to do some of the procedures required of him . " I wish I had a little bit better learning information for the very background prior to beginning fi rst time as I did in some of the arth ose clin ical clerkships. I wish I l'3S that I felt werediffic.uJt,andwith would have known how to draw tha t in mind, how I wished the problood better, how to start an IV and fesso r may have presented the info rvarious other techniques, and to mation to make it easier fo rme," says how to interpret lab rcsuhs once I Severin. an associate professor in the got aU of the samples back," he says. Depa rtment of Patho logy and AnaThe course is a succC!IS, with most of the 135 first -year students havto miCal Sciences in th e School of Mf.•dic ine and Biomedical Sciences. ing signed up for it this year. And In nnmina ting Seve rin for the Severin cont inues 10 look for wars Humanism in Medicine Award, o ne . to improve curriculum and the way of his studtm ts wrote: "Without his that it's ta ught While in medical school, he says. tireless dedication to the growth of "I did Jearn how students approach our kn owledge. the patients of tothe study of. various courses, indudmorrow would be passing into the hands of a nt"'-'' generation of physiingonesthat I teach; how they handle the overwhelming volume of inforcians who arc iJI-eq uipped to promation, and what it's like to stay up vide- the su perio r care that they de0 ~rvc. Mo re than anyone I have yet 6 aU night, sleep for maybe half an had th e privilege of meeting, Dr. I ~-,.-,,.--,---,.,....,,..,.,..,..,...,...,..,..,....,.....,.,.,.,.,.--.-~~·l!llll!ll!ll hour, and go to class and try to stay togoto a Seve rin exe mpl ifies th e highes t better teacher. "When I lecture to the students, 1 try to put mrself In aw.lke aU day long. I learned a lot" . quali ties o nto co uld hope fo r in a their shoes," he sars. • "So when I stand in Butler audito· rium (as a teacher) and I see people healer and a teacher." There were no guarantees and it feUow student nudged him to attennodding off, or I see people tired, I A5 o ne of 56 no minees fo r the award fro m across the country, wasn 't a fr ee ride . Se verin went tion . lie received a lo t of support think back on being aw.lke at 2 a.m. l Severin was thought to possess the through the s.1me application process from other students. even when they think about staying aw.lke all night fi ve important ch ar acteristics of a as everyone else, but with one stipu- "weren't quite sure who he was or to study for an exam. " I was an older student I bad an teacher as defined by the UB medi· lation-that he wo uldn't take the what he was doing there," he says. During his senior year, he was older brain--things didn't come as ca l school's chapter of the O rgani - place of another deserving student. The UB medical school accepts talked into taking a family medicine easily fo r me as they did for them. I zatio n of Studen t Representatives: 135 incomi ng students every year, residency. "A number of people were struggled a lot, so I learned what it's positive mentoring skills, compassio n and sensitivity, collaboration, a nd t he admissions office added saying that if )'>U really want to know like for those studen!l; who struggle. community service .ictivity and ob- Severin as number 136. "I didn't have what it 's like to be a student, you I learned what it's like to adjust to the goal of going to medical school sho ul d d o a residency-at least a medica l school. When a student serva nce of professional ethics. Severin's evolut ion as a teacher and then practicing. I was going to year," he says. " I Iii« family medicine com es to me who might be strugwho remains student -focused began go back and use everything I learned because )'>U get to talk to people, plus gli ng, the firs! words out of my when, at age 43. he enrolled in medi - in teaching and working with stu - there's a lot of variety. A lot of people m o uth a re no t going to be 'you look at family doctors as a jack of aU should study harder.'" ca l school for the primary purpose dents," he says. The first thing Severin often does · Severin tried to keep a low profile trades and a master Qf none, but they of d1anneling everything he learned as a student back into the classroom for the next fo ur years, but at rimes are the first-line doctors. So I think in situations like this is to listen to the family doctors get labeled the wrong student and then find a realistic way as a teacher. He gave up a potentially that was difficult. Many of the resi· of offering help, whether i~s tutoring lucrative:: career in family m edicine dents and attending physicians were way-it's a major responsibility." Near the end of the lim year of his o r consultation with a professor.lbat simply because he loved being a former students. and o ne attending teacher and he wanted to improve phrsician even broke out in a sweat residency, Dennis Nadler, associate is why students often come to him to when he real ized Severin was now dean and clinical assistant professor discuss not only academic problems, the way medical students are taught. of pediatrics in the medical school, but penonal concerns as v.cl. He of· Severin says tbat journey began going to be his student. .. , did have instances where I was offered Severin his current position . fer.; them confidentiality and, most one afternoon when a former chair stopped him as he was leaving a treated a tittle differently, but I didn't But the chair of the Department of importantly, compassion and under· gross an ato m y lab an d asked him want to be. So when I went to the Family Medicine tried to talk him out standing-the very things they, in why he didn't go to medical school. hospitaJ to start my clinical training, of it. Severin says. because the spe· twn, will bffer thcir patien!l; one day. Turbulent flows c-~,_,...1 analogous to th e way that a professional photographe r can use air-brushing and o ther tech niques to sm ooth o ut the sharp contrasls in an image. " LES ls the solutio n of filt ered values of th e equa tiom. that describe the phenomenon." h<.> sai d. For exa mple, he explained. if you wanted to create a wea ther map for Buffa lo, }'OU would no t_ need to know the temperature and· barometer and other measurements for every single centimeter in the ciry. Instead, the readings for each square m ile wo uld be sufficient. According to Givi, that's basically what LE.S provides with tur bulent reacting flows--a way of providing filtered results. "if you do it right , the filtered vai Ul' ~ will lw the sa me as those o b- tained from the filtered DNS data, For comparisons with DNS, the assuming such data are available," said Givi. "The advantage is you can researchers used supercomputers in perform LES o n your workstation \\•ith a fast turnaround time and obtain reliable results." A number of laboratories, in cluding Sandia National laborato- UB'sCen terforComputational R<· search and the National Cen ter for Supen:omputingApplications at the University of Illin ois at Urbana- Champaign. The work was funded by the .S. ri es and the Roll s- Royce Engip Air Force Office of Scientific Re- Co., have exp ressed in terest in using the method . search and the NASA Langley Re· search Center. �llard!14.ZII2.Nit33.1o.Z1 Repaa.._ 5 Novel peptide found in saliva may kill infections Protein shown in lab to have potent antimicrobial activity against several types ofbacteria and fungi ay LOIS LUlJI Conmbuung Ed•tof smaU piece of prot10in from one ena of a larg<r moi<CU!e found in hu man saliva has been shown in laboratory t<Sts to have potent antimicrobial activity against several typeS of bacteria and fungi, some of which art resistant to cur· rent drugs. If these findings hold up in ani mal and human trials, the peptide, labeled MUC7 20-mer, could form A the basis for promising new drugs for treating a wide range of infections, said Libuse Bobek, associate professor of oral biology in the School of Dental Medicine and senior K lcntist un the research . H.(-suhs of the research were pre!.CntL-d Fndar .11 the IADR meeting . "Thcrc IS an mcreasing need for m·w .tntJmtcrobJal agents, CSJX't:taiJ)· .mtJfungals," ~ud Bobek ... Bcca uS{' then· .~re only J h.mdful of tht:M" druW>, thq · arc used y.•idcly. and sever.l hfungaJ ~ tram~ Jlready have de · vclnped res•.;;tance . This i.;;a particu · l.1r probl em for •mmuno-compro mised patients, such as those with III V/AIDS. organ tran sp lant pa tients Jnd chemot herapy patien ts." This novel peptide, on which llobek holds a provisional paten!, has ~n shown m v11ro to kill the fungal agents that cawe 1M most oommon opportunistic infections that threatm these patients-<andidiasis, cryploCOCC05isand~ wdl as S<Veral bacteria, including E. ®and P.gingWoli<, whichaweserious intestinal and oral inf<etions, respectively, and S. mutans, which caUS<Sdmtalcaries. Mo.-.o=,thep<ptideisactive (in vitro) at very low concentrationsI 0 micrograms per millilitershows little or no tcnticity to marn mal ian cells and low tendency to elicit resistance, Bobek said. "MUC,7 20-mer appears to be a V<ryV<rSatil<agen~actM:atverylow dosins. which works oomparable to or better than current drugs," she said "It has a dilfamt m<chanism of action,butW<don'tl:nowy<tspeci.6aJiy what th< m<chanism is." The r<Searchers know that the p<ptide caUS<S changes in fungal cell-membrane potential, is int<rnaliud into the cells, and most likely acts on a specific part of the sub-cellular machinery. With such potent antimicrobial potential in.human saliva, why do By LOIS IIAIWI TUDIES conducted in two Nath•e American popula · t:ions with a high prevaJence of both Type 2 diabetes and gum disease have underscored the importance of oral heaJth in controlling adult diabetes. Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine, working with the San N:lipe and Santo Domingo com munities of the Pueblo India ns in Santa Fe, N.M., found that reducing gum infections wi th antibiotics aJso improved diabetes control, based on concentrations of glycated hemoglo· bin. a marker ofblood sugar control. Another study involving Pima Indians from the Gila River Indian communitY in Mesa, Ariz., who have the highest reported rates of both diabetes and gum disease. showed that glycated hemoglobin levels don't full, even when sufferers have lost all of their teeth and thus no longer have periodontal disease. VB dental researchers and others have shown in previow studies that a relationship clearly exists between Periodontal disease and diabetes Sara Grossi, UB clinical assistant prof<SSOr of oral biology and supervising scientist on both current sti!dies,said she has rome to believe periodontal dis· ease may be the most important of all the factors known to contribute to diabetes onset, including age, gender. obesity and smoking. The Pueblo community stud)' in volved 75 persons with 1\1"' 2 dia · betcs and sc:vcre pc~ontal disease S the protein S<glllent, the p<ptide, rarely is pres<nt by itself and the larg< protein moi<CU!e from which it is d<rMd doesn't have microbicidal activity, Bobek noted. The pq>tid< Bobek and colleagu<s are working with currmtly is oompos<d of 20 amino acids, but they havefoundthatsmallttformsofthe p<ptide stiU ar< active in vitro and are experimenting with iner<asingly shoner piece$. "We think this naturally occurring agent has high therapeutic potential for treating microbial in~ns in g<n<ral and drug-r<Sistant fungal strains in particular." Bobek said "It also has potmtial as a oomponmt of artificial saliva for treating saliwrydysfunctionstbatresultinincr<as<d plaque formation, cavities, gum discas< and fungal inf<Ctions." Additional res<archers on the study are Hongsa Situ, Christina J. Smith and Brian M. Kritzman, aU of the Department of Oral Biology. The research was supponed by grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. . . .- . . . . . . ..... ....... mk:e in th< plk8>o . . . sdl had wglnll andldlllll. ~. lnlini - not obll to mr6m " - re..... IJr 1 -.and- compehe ISM study, conduded IIIler. "The -.dl far 1 sultlble lind officient doliv8y ~ for this poptide, .. _ . • • nMble ....... model far ~ding the effiacy of " - , _ ..rlungll rnediations, is sdl or>going." he noted. fungi! plllhogen>..., responsiblo for rNn)' infections, most of Which oca.ln people wllh - . . d imml.ne system. such as orgwo trwls.pW!IIIrld chlo•IDII'oe<lpy ptllionls. as- as persons with AIDS. .... ""'Ianger lie eopectoncy far lmrnunocompromi patients, such NCI!rilly ........ of greol, medial relewtnce, - treotli'npaiUnt . . ln llm1S of quality al-• llid lab& "TIIil is why we ..., COIMIIIIed to this ....-dl.• ~...:hers. on the sl!/dy _., Aln!do Agum. ....xiotl! . . . . . , "' .... ~science, - AleJt Ho, ~ In th< Weclionl ----Weclionl-., .,......,. al Onlllaklgy. W.Jbly -IUPfiCI'II!CI br • gront from ""' Nltionlllmlitute of Denlllllld Cdnlafacill ~ . . Oral health key to diabetes Contributing Editor peof>le have oral inf<Ctions? B=twe who were randomized into four treatment groups. Each group rc· ceived the same active antibiotic to treat their gum disease,but the regimen differed. BloOO samples were taken at three , six, nine and 12 ResearehDigest in other populations. Results showed that those who have lost all of their teeth to gum disease showed equal or higher levels of glycated h<rn0globin as those with severe periodon tal disease . hemoglobin, which indicated th e state of glucose control. Those with no teeth also had had diabetes longer than those with severe gum disease. Results showed levels.of glycated hemoglobin c0 uld be reduced and " This shows that once the cas- maintained at a reduced level most effectively on a regimen combining a repeated oral antibiotic with a topical antibiotic applied to th e gums every three months. .. The study shows that in this group of scvert diabetics, we were able to increase gluoose control with repeated treatment of their ~Xri ­ odontal infect:ion,.. Grossi said...This cade of severe pe- reduction in glycated hemoglobin and early treatment of periodontal disease in persons at high -riskof diabctes, and even those at moderate risk," she said. months to evaluate levels of glycated was equal to and independent of any reduction brought about by diabetes medication." The Pima Indian study was a ret - rospective analysis of data collected from 818 subjects in the Pima Indian Epidemiological Study con· ducted by VB in conjunction with the Indian Health Service. Participants, aU of whom had Type 2 diabe tes, were divided into three groups, depending on their dental statw: no teeth, severe gum disease and mild or moderate gum disease. Grossi noted that in this population, tooth loss is due almost entirely to periodon tal disease because the high level of natural fluoride in the region's water supply prevents the cavities that contribute to tooth loss ~, -. I .. riodon ta l infection has taken its I toll on the chronic discas< of diabetes. it is too late to turn it hack," said Grossi. .. This under scores the importance of prevention l- . Addit ional researchers on th e Pueblo study were Fred Skn:pcinski of the Indian Health Service: Alex Ho, statistician in the UB Depan · ment of Oral Biology; Steve Garrett and Wess Onolano of Atrix Laboratories, Inc, and Robert ).Genco, UB vice provost, SUNY Distin - guished Prof<SSOr and chair of the Depanment of Oral Biology. The swdy was suppor ted by grants from the Division of Health and Human Services and Atrix Laboratories. Inc. Add itional researchers on the Pima study were Stanlr)' Shih . a UB dental student. and Ho. Antibiotics cut inflammation Trutlng gum Infections with an antibiotic decreases rwo markers of inflammation throughout the body, further supporti ng the connection between oral health and general health, researchers from the School of Dental Medicine have shown. Research= reponed that applying an antibiotic gel in spaces where gums were inflamed and puJiing away from the teeth reduced the amount of C-reactive protein and fibrinogen in the blood strpm. while killing oral bacteria. C·ructive protein ansi fibrinogen are markers for . infiammatory activity associated with the development of atherosclerosis and other chronic diSl.--a.ses. "This is an importrnt finding because we have come to understand that hean disease has a substantial inftam· matory component," said Sara Grossi, clinical assistant professor of oral biology who oversaw th< research. "Sev.:ral studies conducted here and elsewhere have found oral bacteria from gum infections in anerial plaque. Now we have shown that Wrapy for periodontal disease l=u the inflammatory burdm throughout the body." The study is pan of a S7.3 million project at UB, funded by the Na· tiona! Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, to plan and conduct a pilot study for a clinical trial of the impact of periodontal disease treatment on prevention of second heart anacks. Grossi and colleagues randomized 100 adults with chronic periodontal disease to one of four treatment groups. two of which included 1M use of an anbbiotic-infused gel The r<maining two groups t=ived standard gum treatments without the anobiotic gel Treatment was administered at the start of the study and r<peatlOd at th= months. Blood samples were col· lected at the study's stan, and again at six~ th=monthsandsix months. Results showed that both groups tr<ated with antibiotic gel had sig· nificant reductions in C-r<active protein and fibrinogen at thr<e months, compared to bastline. The effect of antibiotic treatment on reducing levels of C·roctive protein remainl!'d for six months. · Additional rt:Searchers on the project we~ Zainab Alibhai, a gradu ate student in the School of Dental Medicine; AJa Ho., statistician 111 the Depanrnent of Oral Biology: Robert f. Genco, vice provost, SUNY Distinguished Prof<SSOr and chair of the Depanmcnt of Oral Biology. and Steve Garrett of Atrix laboratories, Inc. The study was supponed by gr;onts from the U.S. Pubhc Health Scr· vice and Atrix Laboratories. �&lllepa..._ Mardi14;Z002.ffti33.18.21 UB team makes Impressive showing " playing Greenspan" for the day In NY Fed conteSt B RIEFLY Gov't .... to f*larm ThtC....IorllleMiwl P'elf"l ocdolmed blwalnxlt groo4l Gcw't Mull • I p..m. April 5 In the Mllnlllgo ~ -lnllleC....Ior .......... North C....,... Gcw't""*'• . . - . . ---....-.··....T-.--CIIIIAI _....,............,, .....,...... .,.,.,,.,... ... "Cov'l....._•-... 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Wellness Fair ~t The third onnual U8 Fair wiU be hekl from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomom>w In the Main Gym of Ak.mni lw!N on the North c.mpus. The evont is sp<>!\10fOd by the Foculty Senate, Professional Staff Senate Mld Hum~n Resource Ser.ices.. Shuttle buuos to AI\Jmnl Arena wiH roo from 9:30a.m . to 4 p.m. from the Center for Tomorrow parldng lot and from Fint/Cop<n/Stud<nt Union. Partldponts w;ttlncludo CSEA Membof B<nellu Dtport· men~ Da\M VISion. GHI Dental and UUP Benefit Trust Fund. Toplo of interet willlndude health screening. cooldng demonstnlllom, - lions ond --..lr#onnotion. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send!== to the Thell<potterwolcomosfrom .......-.of ti)O Ur-.ay community tomrnOI'IIIrlg- Its storioslnd~L-. - b e limlled 10~­ •nd moy be - l o r ll)'lo lnd longth.. l.ftton muJt lndude the addre5slnd~ doylimo ....,..,.,. number for YOrificalion.- of spec• limibltioru. the fllpotl<rannot publish .. - . - . Thty mustbe...:i!Mdby9o.m. Monday to be~ for ~lion In !hot-·· islue. The fllpotl<r pr<fers !hot letters be receMd electronlcolly at wrfl<r'•- \ <wu<tchaftuffato..du>. Economics students take the challenge ly SUIE WUETCHU raftS, bosodoo the relevant rnaa<H<X>nornic environm<n~ Ehrlich said. In HE six economics stu - fact, ..ch univenity's presentation <knts weren't about to let rnirnid<ed the Fed's rtgular meetings. a little thing like plane with students rtal011Jlelldin that in· fare keep them from teres~ rilles ether mnain stable, w> up "playing Greenspan" for the day. or w> down. depending on a nwnbc:r So thanks to some high-tech inge- of eoonomic indialon, among them nuity, the students last week joined unemployment da.ims, increases in teanu from Now York University, oonswner and 8P"'f1UUlttltopending. Columbia University and Paa: Uni· versity as porticipants in the annual "Fed O!alkngl'." sponsored by the Federal ~ Bank of Now York. While the UB team dX!n't win the <Drnp<lition--lachiewmmtwmt to the team from NYlJ-....«am m<mbers did impras the juds!5 with their presentation, accordjng to Isaac Fhrtich. Leading Pro~ and chair of the Dq>artmmt ofllronomics,.citinga<XlllfidmtiaiiiOUI"Crat the NY Fed. Mo..,.,..,., Rid!ard Deitz, an talllO- ~ mist with the NY Fed's Bufl3lo branch i who helped oooch the UB ream. "also heard good words about' Our team" from NY sowas. Ehrlich said. A UB team wiD be invited to participate in thechallenseOf!iiin ncxl)<8r,headdod. noting."We""'almidygung-hoabout iridusttiaJ production, saving raftS and preparing a winning team for next reuilsales. )<81". Thm: of the students participatEhrlich pointed out 'that while the ing in this y<ar's team ""'oontinuing Fed Cllallenge tsas been w>ing on for thcireducalion with ur-<heyare en- yean at the high school level, this rolled in our MA program in applied was the first time it had involved a:onorniG-<uld thus wiD be able to college students. The NY Fed help oooch next y<ar's ream." wanted to include a team from a Thechallenseoffmaspiringecono- SUNY institution in the challenge, mists the opportunity to asoume the he said, and he was asked to orga· role of Alan Greenspan, chairman of nize a team·of undergraduate ecothe Federal ~s~.and&ter· nomics students to participate. mine the Fed's next I'JlOYe on interest The great<st "challenge" was not in Report<r Edit<>< T president at the NY Fed. and Rid!ard Pelch, via president of the bonk's research group-that hued on the OY2ilable data and "our ecooomic in· tuition," the team had oomt to the withN.wYodtvia~ ~that "interat rates should from the Fed's downtown Buffalo mnain~ \\k WI that the branch &iled, be said. economy is bottoming out and ~IS then w= made to .expect economic a>nditionJ to imbeam the students to Now York via pt<M" osthedliocto{the Fed's r=nl- · 5dling 11 intaest·rm CUll in 2001 continues to filter into the economy. After a 15-minute pmentation in which the students ofl'.....t various economic indicators to support their opinion. they6ddod questions from the judges. The students said they bad hem welkooched by economia department facultymembas juan Mmdaza fielding a good team, he said. but in finding a vqy to 11"1 the team ~ the~ The NY Fed did- haYe the money to fly the students to N<w York City, and an atlt!mpt to hook up anda-nSulnmanian,bodt ...... tlllt prof....,.., as well as Deitz and Ehrlich, and ~ jll<paJed for the judges' questions. In particular, Murphy noted. they bad anticipated a question about bow the .,..,.. of Sept. II alfect<d the F<deral Reserve. In response to that question, 1Jollinsor told the juds!5 that the t<am videoa>nf<rmcinequipmentlocated in the Furnas Room in Capen Hall. The stu<knts---U>IIeen Murpby, los<pb B<ck. Michael Klingemmith. Elizabeth Dollinger, Thomas Hitchcock and Jessica Loh-were calm and professional during the presentation OQ March 4 , during which they recommended that the Fed keep interest rates stable, "with a slight bias toward tighterung.• Hitchcock told the judgesDeborah Perlm4ner, a seniOr vice felt that oonswneroonlidence was the main i.s>uc for the Fed fOllowing Sept. II, noting that oonswner spending makes up two-thirds of the GOP (Groos Domestic Product) in t1ie U.S. emnomy. which is greatly alfect<d by oonswner <Xlnfidmc%. . Klingensmith added that when the Fed lowered interest rates again after the t=orist attacks.~ sales picked up iO the ~ quarter. "The Fed did the right thing in boosting con· sumcr confid<nce," h< said. Understanding morphological evolution Beauty ofbutterfly wing patterns may hold key in studying how organisms evolved By RUN COOLOIAUM Contributing Editor T HE beautiful pattems on butterfly wi ngs are emergi ng as exceptional model s'ystems that may reveaJ much about how the shapes. sizes ,;and colors of specific organisms have evolved, a type of study called morphological evolution, according to the authors of the paper fea tured on the cover of the currenl (March 2002) issue of Trends in Ecology and Evolution. In "Deve.lopment and Evolution on the Wing," Ant6nia Monteiro, VB assistant professor of biological sciences, and W. Owen McMillan and DureU Kapan of the University of Puerto Rico describe butterfly· wing patterns as possibly the best an"imal system for understanding the deve.lopmentaJ and genetic processes that produce morphological variation in nature. The next step in understanding the genetics of butterfly-wing pat· terns, they note, is development of the first transgenic butterfly-a but· tcrfly in which gene expression is manipu1ated to see if certain genes control color pattern--an effort that is underway in Mon teiro's UB laboratory. She ~xpects to have it devel oped h)' the end of th is summer. .. Butterfly-wing pa.nems are a very amenable system for studying mor· phological ""olution be<aus< they de· vclop on a l"\\10-dimenslonal. epidermal surface _madl· up of 11m· ~.:ak~. each of which produces only one pig· sonal changes in wing coloration of menl." Monteiro explained. "A single individual< in a species. For instana, sheet of cdls is not nearly as complex Monteiro said. the darker wing pal· as a three-dimensional structure." terns that show up in butterflies that While DroS<JphiiD, the common emerge in the spring serve to warm fruit Oy, traditionally has been the up the butterfly fuster, whcteas butmodel system of choice for genetic terflies that emcrg~ in the summer and developmental biology studies, have tighter colors. mostly carried out in the laboratory, "Also, many butterflies~~ emerge the butterfly provides an exciting Of'" in the wet season in the tropics have portunity to connect genetic changes large. conspicuous marks on their with important ecological and evc>wings that ddkct the at· lut:ionary p~ that tacks of preda rors while the butterflies are mould va riati on in natural populations, actively finding mates and laying eggs. while she said. Whereas tiny, th e dry-season conearly invisible differhorts are v<ry cryptic. trying to blend in with ences among different species of Drosophila their environment and not attract any at· have become imponant Wing fNHernt In tentjon from predasubjects of study for hi· African u.,.W ologists, th e ecological butterliMa may hold tors until the rains arimportance of some of ~tanding riVl! again." she said. The authon th ese slight differences. ewokrtlon. Monteiro added, remains note that what's not to be seen. known about wing patterns in but"On the other hand." she stress«!. terflies are th~ genetic mechanisms "the striking variation of wing pat- that result in th~ great variety of terns ofbuttf:rllies has a dear func- patterns that exist and an understanding of how those mechanisms tion in the wild." Mont~iro noted that the differhave evolved through time. "Evolution of these patterning ences in wing patterns differentiate one species of butterfly from an- mechanisms has enabled the ancesother and are used by maJes and fe- tor> of the generally drabber lookmalt."S to dl'termine with which in- ing moths to also give rise to the butterfly lineages. where an explodividuals to mate. 111l')' also have lx."Cn shown to servt.~ sion of partern an_9.-color have ocan adaptive purpose, as denlOnstrah.'CI currt-d," Monteiro said. In an attempt to 1dcntify tho~ lw numl'rous studies fOCl.ISing on~ · mechanisms, Monteiro is working to create the world's first transgenic butterfly, one that she wiD breed in her lab to determine the particular genetic code that is responsible for the beautiful color> and patterns on butterfly wings. The researchers then will be able to test whether genes that seem to h< involved in color-pattern formation actually are important in directing the production ofdilfemlt pigments. "'A transgenic system is needed to test the causal involvement of genes that have already been shown through their suggestive expression patterns to be involved in color-pattern formation,"' she said "Evtn more important, it wiD allow us to 6gun: out the regulatory ~ gions of these genes that are turning them 'on' in a panicular spatial am> on the wing. These wiD be, in my view, th~ prime candidate regions tO look for variability in DNA sequences that correlates with variability in color patt<m. My job is to find out what are the signals that tell each scale-cell on a butterfly wing to pro· duce a particular pigment during development and to find out how those signals chang<' across different ~­ cies and through evolutionary time." Monteiro's research on the published work was funded by a P ' from th~ Human Frontiers Sc::knce Program. an anternational organization based in France that supports basic n."SC3rch focused on complex merhani!lm:. of living org.anl!>nb. �um 14.2ll2lli. 33. k 21 UB expertise ignored on campus accessibility issues To The Editor. A reant letter to the ~decried tho practi<le o(UB's leadmhip in hif'ing outside oonsulrants to aaft plans and advia, while ignorina on-ampus expertise. The aiiJlOWl<ZIJlel o( a ~Jli'O'll*iJr trallicandporl<­ ingbyilmrUs Blodc. viae presidmt iJr student I1Din, usingm outside con- sultant is., indicotion o(tho inability to inl<mally<XIOI'dinateacampuowide oollaboratioo in planning and dcvdcpment. ()'lote:Theoonsultant's worl< follows an aheady c:ompleud study and r=mmendations lOr traffic and porl<ingocaxnplishedthrough UB'sEnvironmeotal'Jlosk!Ute (1m') led by Robert Jlerser, proksoorolbw. The Ian..- study was isnor<d by campuskadcrship,despitethocredentials and aperienCe of Professor Berger, and open input from tht campus community.) Whiltsomtdtfend tht use of outside consullllnts as "objective"-implying that experts on tht faculty cannot be~ sugsest th= is ~ttlt quWty control or acoountabtlitywh<noutsidcoonsultants are idtntifitd and UStd. ln this lttttr,l d<scnbt dt6ciencies in tht portion oftht pRS<nt"planning proctSS" focused on addressing questionsofhandicapptd accessibility.! am a pam1t of a disabled child and an advisor for a UB chemistry major who uses a wheelchair. l serve the BuJI3lo Pub~c Schools as a mtmbtr of tht Special Education Pamlts Advisory Committtt (SEPAC),a federally mandated advisory oomrnit,t tt ~ding poOCy in tht schools, and b<litvt my experiences art relevant. Accessibility in thisoontext includes physical access to facilities and classrooms, governed by Stction 504 of tht Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and/or the Americans With Disabilities ALl (ADA). ln tht = t plan. results from one hastily organized, poorly atttnded ~ (not • lixus group) ""' bting suppl<mented by a ltln'e)' that pm<nlly isbc:ingpro!htllpted byYP Bladr. fiom tho consuit.nt'sWeb site. These poor proa:dures point to the ftawsand .....ma...ofhiringan offcaropusoonsubingfum to lwidle the study. It is apeciaOy ironic, gM:n tho situation with on-arnpus c:xpertioe in this field. Who is aa:ountable when. oonsultant does a lousy job! The poor state o( roaciWI)'I and cwbcuuoncampus.~by oonsttuction projecu that taloe no acoount o(wbeeldl,air~m just pan o( a huee problml on the North Campus. to say nothing o( tho South Campus. It isespe:ially ironic that UB has nationally rewgni:r.ed experts in universal design-Professors Ed Steinfeld and G. Scott Danford iri the School o( ArchitfetUre and Planning. UB is a national leader in funded ..,. search in many related areas; in particular, four Nationallnslitute o( Disability Research and Rehabilitation (NIDRR) National Rehabilitation Enginttring Rtseasth Center.: !!<sides univtrsal design and ootnmunication enbanetrnent, led by Professor Jeff Higginbotham in Communicative Disonlen and Sciences, thtrt also is c:xpertioe in aging and as.sistivt ta:h nology and technology transfer. Wbilt it may bt that somt consultllnt's interpretation of (ptrhaps minimal) ADA practice guides srudent ho usiqg-construction prof<cts at liB, thtrt are many problems that univtrsal-d<sign expertise ~ have avoided The lack of d evators in any of tht new housing on campus mtanS handicapptd students = oonsigned to tht first floor and cannot even visit friends or sibling! on higher floors. Besides c=ting sprawl and traffic, bousingf.ar fiom tho Spine crtai<S difticulties for students to set todusrooms. Has anyoneconsidmd a path fiom tho new housing to tho SpineiJra powerwb<ddlairthatdoes not lnwJI,.e a bus ride that !!lCjUires 24 boon notice! When l touml the new housing with my advisee. thtrt """' nopowerdoorsatthoentrarxztothe main offia. despite bc:ing built in the 1990s. ~ are still no Braille signs tOr indoorwall<w¥ in tho Spine, de-opite the efforts to improvt "signase" on campus. I am nernindtd of the Joe Simon song from the I %Os, "Walk a Mile in My Sboes." ln this case, it would be a real learning aperiena for administrative lea"dership to sptnd a few days in a power wheelchair or as a b~d student traversing campus-in fact, to save money, !11 be happy to volunteer to push the wheelchair. l suggest tht tour wh~ there is a foot of snow on the ground. or during sum mer construction when ramps art blocked so that there is no access to wheelchair-accessiblt walkways. Productive learning time can be spent trying to enter classrooms and wing imlccessible bathrooms on campw. It would be mo"' efficient and of higher quWty to use and pay for the expertise on campus. Wtal.soshould tm the time to proptrly engage tht enthusiasm of a growing numbtr of students who must, by thtir cin:umslllnces, be activists to accomplish the most normal aspects of their education. Tht present stateofUB's accessibility is poor. We must st1 a priority to improve it. joseph A. co.rdoll.l. Jr. Profrnor of Ql<mistry and Assodott Dftln 'for Exttmal Alfoin Colltg< of Arts and Sd<ncos Bas~et~all ..... , Miami (Ohio) 7 1, Ul 60 UBU>ilodby JustOnopoftot<ho --27-U--l>ut- """'. - - 6 5 - f r o m < h o· llold In <he socond hoi"' down <he .... 71 ~.1n<ho~of<ho 2002 Flnt Enorzy M A C on.Mwdl 4. U8endsla.....,.wtchal2-18 rooon! and • 7-11 matlt In MAC p.,. FTwlwranauaniT.....,.8aale. who In tho day bocamo <he fint &A ...,. co be named co che AI freshrnanTeom,sconod .__...., 16 points on 6-ol-11 .._.,..., lud<ho-.Boale ..... -.5 """' ""-9o9n<""" and p>bbed loLr ~ ........ foulrc out with 2l seconds l<tt In the pmo. Wrestlin~ of the lleam led Ul places fifth at MAC Tournament, Cermin ara to co to NCAAs t<,1e Cerminara won die 197-pound wei&ltt clus at the MAC the luis wllh • .61 s batting ave~ at the National Invitational Tournament in San jose, Calif., getting at least one hit in each of the Bulb' five games. Ownp;onsNp. ...... him.,. automatic bid ro the NCAA ~- beMli held mA!bony Man:h 21 .A5 a tom, UB finished fifm out d the Jix MAC teams wtth a toaJ of ».5 tam points. Cemllnara.• f<oshman.en...-.cl die MAC Champ;onsNp u t h e - 197-pound wrestler. '-In& posted • perfect S.O roconl ln the conlerence"s <qubr season. On Sunday. he •dv.lncod to die fin>! by winn01g • + I dedsoon ewer Eastern Michlpn's Trms Kraft. In the final. Cerminara scored a 4-1 dedsion of Ohio. Ryan Bendcy at I~ I poonds and G.n-ea Bontempo at 184 poonds both "'"'"Joel- ~·thlrd ><the ~- o..rlle- at 125 poonds and BiH Jacouto< at 1.. 9 pounds ended their coflegiate c::areers wkh fourth-pbce finishes. ~wimmin~ MEN' S Bulls fin ish eiJhth at MACs UB c~ <he MAC Men\ Swimmrc and~~ with an showfrc m the oW>t-uam .-.~Ill points. Eutem Hkl1ipn took <he tam tide .wlth po1na. 8utls pidced "" • wonc perionn>nce """' '""""'"",..,.. Oren 1n S.turday's final day. Oren llnlshetl """"' In the 200 - . . . . . - flnols In • 2:0631 . and boo< In the 50 freestyle ~ m n.. abo..-.- ~--·2t . 79cloddrc.HeflnGhed21St. abo ..... part of <he -100 freestyle ...., """" wilichllnlshetl """""'In 3:10.85.The squad--Oron.JonYarzor.Tony.lb>udw and l<e<ln ~U S's p<-..1ous best by 1.07 seconds. Oren ~ase~all Calendar ~,_,..... ~~~~~~~~=~n~= by Depl of Music.. For l'nOI'e information, Woritshop Site Concert Otnce, 6-45-2921 . North Campus. Nooo-2 p.m. Flft. ~'"';~~~~ m'Capon. lllochemlstry Sotnln.r Thursday Ropol~tlon Fo<iu. Strve ~~ts.~~~~.=: d 21 South Campus. 12:30 p.m. Free. For mcxe information, Mark Sutton, 829- 3581. - ~:.::::r~er'~:..!lth Executive Education Breakfast Session =~~~tyr~tLJw Fletschmann & Mugel UP. Jacot» Management Center, North Campus. Rep au.._ ]. 10a.m . S-40 . Sponsored b)oCentrrfor t..adenhip. For more En~ 1nfoonation. CEL. ~.s-3000 Education Semln.r Standards and Mastef)' le~ing. J. Ronald Gentile, Gtoduatr School d Education. UnMonity 1m and Conf....-.:e Center, North forest ~. GeuviBe. 8:3010 a.m. S25. Sponsored by CSE. For ~ information, Ken Kraemer, 645-6642. Wellne ss Fair 7th Annual Wellneu F•r. St~t UniOn Lobby 10 a.m.-3 p.m. F~ Sponsored by LMng Well Center. For more informatiOI'I, K.lte Houghton, 645·2837 Education al Tec:hnology Cen ter W oriuh op Oreamweover 4.0, Section D, Part II 21] Capen, North Campu~ . 10 am · noon ~ret Ubrory Woritshop LIB 122: Grants In the Sciences. FrMi Stos.s. 127 Capen, Non.h Campu!. Noon. Free. Sponsored by ArU and S<lenc.eil.Jbran6 Educa tio nal Technology Cent er T he Wa r on Tf!fTorism and Its Impact on CtvU UbertJe,. Lee Albert. prof. of law; David Filvaroff, prof. of law; Maron lJtUeftekj, asst. U.S. attorney, and Kathy Mehltretter, a.sst U.S. attorney. Student Union Theatre, Non:h Campt.n. 3-4 :30 r~~;~~u~a~ ~~~~~and OffiCe of the VICe Provost for lntemat:iof'yl Education. FOf more infonnation, International Student a nd Scholar Servk:es, 645-2258. Biological Scloncos Seminar Between t he RNA .net Protein Worlds: the Amlnoacyt..tRNA Synthetases and their Unupected Relatfws. Chris Frandtlyn, Dept of 810ehenusuy, Un•v of Vermont College ol Med1cine. ] 1 0 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campu,. 3·45 p.m Free. For more tnformation. jerry Koudelka. 645- 3489 Ma the matics Colloquium An Energy Method for the Botumann Thwry. Van Guo, Brown Unrv 250 Mathematic$ Bldg., North Campu!. 4 p .m. Free. Phannacevtlca l Sciences Applications of Bloin formatks and Comparative Genomlo In Gene ~::s:R:~~~~ c?:;er~n~~~u~~ .. ,, 121 Cooke, North Campus S-6 30 p_m Exhibits " IIANCO: All ._,.-.to-· [urtod by John MoSsier' Work by underg~te students in the o.p.rtm<nt of Art w;M bo on d;,ptoy through MMch 21 in the Art DepartJnent Wlkety, 845 Center for the ~~-~ s~~ <r~~~=~· to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 11 a.m . to 6 p.m. on Saturday. .. B&g Orbit: Ten YQI'S of Spin on Western New Yoft Art .. Exam~ of artwof\ that have been exhibited at Big Orbit Gallery during the pa!.t 10 years will be on display through April 28 in the Anderson Callery, Martha )adc.son ~e. Buffak>. Gallery hours are 11 a.m . to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1·5 p.m. on Sunday. " Alan L Cober. A Retrospe<tlve Afterlife'" An exhibition honoring the lifo and wori< ol the &ate ilustrator and teacher Alan E. ~c:;:~~~~y 18 Ga!lo<y In the Cente< I« the Ms. North Campus. Cober w.u a Wiling professor ol art and DistinguiShed VISiting Artist atiJB from 19B7-96 GaUery houn are 11 am to 6 p.m Tt~) through Saturday. "An atomical Art by Vua.llu J" " 19th Century Botanical Prints'" Reproductton~ of the lamous "muscle ~ene ~ b\ An d reas Vesahu,, and pnn t-image ~ ol plants with medicinal men" ~~~a;:~~~;;'~~a~ Campus. Material for both exhibiU wa.s obtained vta the Robert L Bro.vn History of MediCine Collectkm in the library. The exhibtu, supported by the friends of the Health SclenCI!S Ubrary and the Medtcal Ht$toncal Soc:~ety of Vlfestem New Y~ may be VleWed dunng normal library houn WestVIrcinla 4, Ul O;WVU 4, Ul 0; Ul 5,WVU 2 The &Jis opened < h e - - in ~ w.V...t.r cltopprc. 4-4 cledslon uW..CVJrajnia pltd>er Billy BliP- • ~- BliP wvd< out I 0 and allowed Just a seconcl-infq walk 11> U8 atdler 8r>ndon OK:esare. OnS.wrtby,UB splitadoublehea*wtchthe~~the opener 4-4 but ......... 5-2 Waoty In the nl&f1tap. In pme one of the doubleheader. U8 .,... shut out by WVU l"reslwnan Z.C Cline on fNe hits u die BUb stnnded nine basoNnnen. They l<tt <he buos to.ded In <he top of the """""' to end ""' contest. In the nl&f1tap. U8 starur Marl< Garrard •lirn-lnnln& "'" - . . ""' &JI~ rallied with 5inale runs In <he second and tlllnS 1m1ngs to talco • 2-1 1..c1. The Bulls added to the margin in the fifth with three runs. ~oh~all A rizo na S tate 2, UB 0; Northern Iowa S, UB 0; UB l, San jose State 2 (8); UNC Greensboro 6, UB 0; Syracuse 9, UB 4 UB opened pby at the National IrMa tiona! Toumameot in ~ jcne, Calif~ With one w;n and cwo losses In open;nc-round pool play.The &Jib bepn die day with a 2.0 lou to ru.tionalty r1nked Arizona State before bfBrc co Northern Iowa. 5.(). and then deloating host San jose Sate. 3-l. ln oW>t """"&sFreshman Sacey Eonns threw a fi¥e..httter a.pinstArizona Sate in the Bulls' fim pme of the tounwnent. but the Sun o..ls p all the oflense they needed in a~ twcH"Vn third inninJ. The &JIIs lM' up three runs 1n the fim lnnin& and cwo """ In die fourth against Northern Iowa.. just. one earned ron wu dwJed to plt.cher Andrea Sogo. who- die completa pmo and """"'-<! oW>t hits. UB dosed die day w;m a 3-2 extn"""*W win_. San jose Sate.Tho 5pan>ns scored the fi~ run d the pme In the thin:f ifYW-c. but the Buls tied the m the boaom d the sewnth on an R8kiouble to f"'1t!t flekJ by freshman a tcher julie H1bner to score 8reaMe 1\bso. who had led off the irwlirc W'ith a tnp1e to nght. San jose Sate SCOI"ed an oomrned N'l ., the top d the ecJ'nh ~to go ahead 2- 1 but UB answered with tw0 !VIS lf'l the boaom half d the Inning UB was ehm~nated from the tour'fUment after ~uffen"l; bses to UNC · Greensboro and Syracuse in the con!.olau o n bracket on Saturd:ry Ianni~ WOMEN "$ A k ron 6, UB I The Bulls opened the MAC s~ w tth a 6-1 loss at Akron on Sawrday UB ptcked up iu lone pOint by default at Sixth Singles / �&j Repw._ Mild114.2002/VIi33,1o.21 -- ·--al Unions and Activities. for inlonnation, 6o4S-612.S. rTlOre Tonie MlnNH's "Venus =~~"'.Zt: ~. Main SL, Buffalo. 7 p .m . Free. ~="'~~~~"tol M=Max-P\andt Institute for the mlo of Complex ~=~E~~ """"""' ood Gender. For mor• ;nfonnation, IREWG, 829- 3-<S 1 Technica S~tems . 206 Furnas, Nonh Campus. 9:30a.m. Free _.,Technology Cenier Wot1uhop Oreamwe.aver 4.0, Section 0 , Part I. 212 Capen, North Campus. 10 a.m.-noon Free. Eduutlonal Technology Ctnte:r Wotiuhop Access 97/ 2000, Section A. Part II . 212 Capen, North Campu~. Noon-2 p.m. Free. Friday Employee Benefit Seminar UfeWorb PresentaUo n . ~= ~~~~~~·ttee 1 Program Oiefendorl; South Campus 12· 12:45 p.m. Free. Educational Technology Center Workshop Blackboard S.S: Co mmunica tion Tools. 212 Capen. North Campus 2-4 p .m Free. EdU<•tlon•l Te<hnology Centor Woriuhop Photoshop: Channe ls & SeJectlons, Section 8, Part II, HSL Presented 1?Y, iMedia. ~!~~t~;c:~~~a1~~.~.tt ~of:.:;lh~. Comp. Philosoplly; ~~ l.anquago Technology ond Eduutlon Teaching. learning •nd Technology at UB: Belt Uses Job Fair of New TOols. UB faculty. Center for the Arts Screening Room, 11 S CFA. North Campus. 1-2:30 p .m . free, but RSVP requ;red. Sponsored by Center for TeCKhu-.g and teaming Resources and Educational Technok>gy Center. For more information. jeannette Molina, 645-7788, or Dam Willbem, MS-7700. Physks Colloquium Solid and Uquld 3He: Two Ordered Phases Are Better Than One. Douglas 0 . Osheroff, Dept. of Physio, SLlnford Unfv. 20.5 Natural Sdenc~ Complex, North Campus. 3:30 p.m . Free. Employee Benefit ~lnar UfeWortu Presentation. ~~~~~~~~ittee Program. 146 Diefendorf, South Campus 3:30-4:15 p.m Free. Bkdogkal Sdenc:es Mmlnar The Arch l t~ure of RNA Processing and Export. Jeffrey Nickerson, Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School. ~~~~~~~~~e; ~~~~·. lht· ch.•ctrnnlc Hlbmlu.lon form lor lh'-' unlml' UB CJtlendar uf (v~nl' &ll · http www bufldlo cdu t 01hmdM lo'Jin 8e<.'IUU' ••' \fMCl' llmlt.tliOin , n o t all ~:vcnh In th" ch·c:trunlc c ah:1HI." will he lnclucfed In I h{· Rcporlf'r For more Informatio n. Ronald Berezney, 64.5-23.50 lecture What IS lnform•tlcs? W. OaOO Penniman, dean, School of Informatics. Tiffin Room, second floor, Student Union, North Campus. 4-5 :30 p.m . Free. Sponsoced by The Campus Club. Pharm.ceut.k.t Sciences Seminar Rational Oesl~n, Synthesis ~~~~~~~1,:vi~~~~~a~~~se auoc. prof., Dept. of Chemistry. 1 21 Cooke, North Campus. S-6: 30 p .m . free Life Wortuhop Homophobia: I'm OK, You' re OK. Professional commumty educator, Planned Parenthood of Buffalo and Ene County 145E Student Union, North Ca mpu ~ . 6-7 p .m . Free Sponsored by Office of Student \ a.m .·12:1S p .m . free . cJ Arts and Sdences. For """" Information. Thomas w. and Placement, Career Resourc.e Center. For more information, Carlos Tejada, M S-2231 ""'" <lCC.I!J-Ih•d t hrnuqh !~ Benef~~~ittee Progn~m~ Gym. Alumni Arena, North Campus. 11 :30 Fowlty. In Ungublia and Cognithi< Sdences, Brandeb Univ. Slee Hall, Nonh 3-S p.m. ·~~~~~~;;~~·:~~ lht ll•und"~ JH'Nt..U•nq UfeWortts·Pr6enUtlon. lft, Cal TKh. Careerfest The Job Fair for AU Majors. Ajumni Arena, UIJ CJIUUp\ ur~ pnnclp.aJ Emptoyee Bendtt Seminar ~f~~· arJ catnpu\ or for 10:45 a.m . Free. ~~In the Institute, ~t.W Center for Geographic Information and Anafysis. for rTlOI'e information, Heir.. )ones, M S-3794 . plun~ on Program~ Gym, Alumni Arena, North Campus. 1 0- Cognitive Science Lecture = "ff uunpu' l'\l'('nl \ wh'!rc :~ Benef~~~~ttee As&• at Noon ~~An~ rht• AqH•rtn publh.hc-i Employee Benefit SemlfNir UfeWorks Presentation . F..... Rayjac~ram lhllnq' tor e ... enh taking IS Chln<Je~. ,.,.,.,z. 2!0 Pal\, North =~~ Bul<man. M S-3-474. Child.,_ ond Adola<ont Mental Health Speaker Almond Obcuulon - h Wrttor ond Director Peter Br•H • Follow Me Home. Potor 8<311, film du.ctor. Screering Room, C•r>ter lor tho Alii, Nonh Campus. 7 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Am<rican StuOel Club. Monday IS Eduutlonal Technology c..., .. - . . _ D<umw<aver 4 .0 , Section C, Part II . 212 Capen, NO<\h Campus. 1 0 a.m .-noon Free. c..-,..,..........._.., Jolo Fair H~atth-Related Career and Job Fair. Wayno A.). Porterf>Oid, senk>r career couruek>r. 1 OS Harriman, South Campus. ~&:,·;~~tlOfe Portecf.ed, 6-45-2232. exL 130. 0..-.c:e ·Lessons Laurie Krupsiti, d ir., living Well Center. 188 Alumni Arer\1, ~orth~C';'l!7 p~l F ,.., ~t.er. for more irilormation, Seriel t.un. Krupsld, MS-2837. :~~!';,~a::m Colle!l< of Arts ond Servkes In Inner-City Communities: Can't Have One wtthout the Other? Marc S. AtiUns, Unfv. of Illinois at Chkogo. 203 DM!fendorf, Sout h Campus. 3"""':30 p .m . Free. Sponsored bY,' Center for Child ren and Fam1lies. Foster Chemistry Colloquium Structure and Function In ~~~atkln Wednesday The Tiel that Bind: On Maniag<, Divorce and Chik:iml. Frank Fincham, Dept. ~~~~~Room. ~;~3~f;.';: ~ed by College of Arts and Scienc... for ~ 1nformalion, Michete Gallant, 64S-271l. Meditation Buddhist Meditation. Nikotas Tuesday Free. SponiOfed by l.Mng >Yell Center. For more .nformatJOn, Njkolal Karapa""' 310-3238. ~::~e~~~~~~~~~~· Wisconsin-Madison. 210 Natural SCtences Complex, ~ort~~~s~:~ Free ~mistry and Fmter Lecture Endowment. GSA Rim Festival The Road Home (Ch in a). Student Union Theatre, North Campus. 4-5:30 p .m . Free ~~so;%~.~~jM'!oo A.rtvoic~. For more informat.on, MS-2960. Physics Lecture What Happens at Absolute Zero? Douglas Osheroff, SLlnford Unfv. 225 Natural Sciences Compfex, North ~~n':~~:~ b;i. F~~·hysta 20 19 EdU<atlonal Technology Center-.tM>p Audio Capture .nd Editing with Sound Forge XP S.O. 212 Capen, North Cam~ 10 a.m .-noon. free . Spring Ring YJomen's CkJb International ~r!'a; ~~'a.m · ~·~iu~~~!. maoon, Iulie Cohan, 64.5-3286. ~~C::m~~.s~~ta~;~· Heat Up Your Business In a Cold Economy :=::~:f~o!.c:' Business. Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. 8:15.-11 :30 a.m. S60. SI'Of1JO<ed by WI"! T..:hnology Developmont Cont.,. For ITlOI'O information, 636-3626. Pulmon..,. 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To.lcology In the School al Medicine ond 8iomedicol Sdonc.., hos boon appointed ,._ nk>r usocilte duo for reseMCh a n d - odoation ot the medicol tehool. L.oydlod<. • ni.mbe- altho U8foculty Jion 1989,1s on K compll!ll<d reeen11<rwllh"""" than80~1n­ lD ...w.g ..._ _ al hor~ rlnc.e 1995,""' _....,_alllle-lor -.and-on - a n d Geldlr(llllWG). Shohaldo_..and -·--lnllialcle'trom ~ Cologo. Clly ~ ai._Yeoii.IDII-adoc.... .,.ptaa ......... Initiative to spur security research NYSTAR director Bessette tells Faculty Senate new progr:am triggered by 9/11 __.. I Hor----........ ---,..... . _.,_,....... -flnlod-''"· ............... === ........ Middle States OKs UB self-study plan _................... ,... _.................. .............. _T "'""""* 1990, _ _ _ , _ ... Mlllai_ Cloloft In . . . . . . STM ...... a thl ..... 7111 - By DONNA LOfHOlN£CIWI Rqx>rttr Aslistant Editor sec urity - re - N.an effort to spur security-r<- --1992-liJO'I, Sholloo ... -.llold-lortho lated research, the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSfAR) has created SfART (Security Through Advanced R<sonancc /OIIIrWlld---.,.W!If-I- Technology), a new initiative trig- -~IIIIICWitho gered, in part. by-the tragedy of Sept. II , Rusocll Bessette, executive directorofNYSfAR, told the Faculty Senate on March 12. .,,__ __ _., ..,._.,.__ ~---­ _..__,.,_ pl- "' ..... - ......... "" ==t= , OUttttliliiil. .. . ,. lated research and tala5 ad - The comprehensive program is designed 10 strengthen the United States'scurrent security measum in the wake of the terrorist attacks. and will create partnerships between universities. coUcges and businesses to bring new security technologies to the marketplace. "This program is intended to foru.s our research interest into areas of va nt age of some of the unique capa - bilities started here in Buffalo, Bessette said, referring. to the Amherst-based company Ultra-Scan. Ultra-Scan, founded .in 1989, has developed a technique for fingerprinting or finger-imaging using ultrasound techniques that will take a print of the finger very similar to a sonogram, he said, adding that the technique is reported to b< superior to optical-scanning systems in producing bener and more secure images. "The technology has been rdined so that it is being UStd in a 'smart card.' which contains a chip that can imbed a pe.rson's fingerprint, faciaJ digital photographs and a voice print." he noted. One of the reasons this technology is important,~ told senators at thrir monthly mming. is that it will allow images to Jx takm of children's fingerprints. There is no ot her technology that accurately records the fmgerprints of children, he said, because the dermal ridges of a child's fingers can b< very fine and difficult to read . The ultrasound scanner also can take images through grease, grime and even su rgical gloves, making it useful for many practical a~ lions, Bessette noted. Additionally, Bessette told the senators that he anticipates very significant funding in the gove:mor•s 2003-04 budget. He noted the budget proposed for NYSfAR for this year (2002-03) is $250 million, with the Senate and Assembly expected to augment that by as much as an additional $250 million to SSOO million. Morrover, ..Ther~·s been discussion of tying some of the future anticipated casino revenue into sup- port of sci= and technology research, so the amount of future support has be<n projected to reach as high as S750 million." said Bessette, fonnerly a m=ber of the faculty in the [)q>artmcnt of Surgery in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He also reported that the billio~ ­ doUar Federal Aviation and Transportation Act includes $250 million earmarktd for state agencies to funnel into security-re.lated research. "W~ for sec a tremendous opportunity New York State to makr a sig- ~-,...J ......a.. .. lri . . W!QI . . . . 1 .... ~~·..... MlldlliiM'tlta,.,... ... ....~--.......... .., By SU£ W\I£TCHH Report~ Editor HEuniversity hasmovM a little farther down the _.,..... ......... t.,fto .... _........,.. road toward reaccreditation with the recent ap- ............... .__ ....,.....,..,..... _ proval of its self-study proposal by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The self-study proposal serves as · - · l h e - b J 1 0' study, which is the crux of the ac creditation proo;ss, says Beth Del Gcnio. assistant vke provost for academic' affi:tirs and staff coordinator . - . ........... lndudt . . 511111 .........,. ... h. c.p.~ a..llorctf _ ....... o. _ ltDrou ......... on!ISUtor ' ~far.-..-... . qll829'27,14 . • • the institutional plan for the ~If­ for the tJccr~itation process. Furthermore, the se lf~study proposa l .. idcnlilics specific institutional Jnd cd ucJ tional areas th a t \viii n..· .1:-. :M more text at Web die ·.f.~.P-'.;1· T . R · related tlleJ on Web .~ ' _"\ ' ' . .-~-- p • mew• photo~ on ~b informs the MiddJe States Commission of the institution's plans." The commission is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits de- grtf!-granting colleges and universities in the middle states region. Accredim tion is crucial, UB admin istrators say, beca~ it provides an affirmation that institutions are meeting basic academic standards. K.erry Grant. yice provost for academic affairs, dean of the graduate school and a memb<r of the l.cad~rship Team that is leadi~g the ac- and I.'"OnHnc ntcd upun Jur mg the '\CII-<iitudv re\"11.'\\ prn~o.l...,!<>.". creditation effort at UA, calb the .tpproval of th e self-study propo.~.al "the crttiC.t! tirl't stagt'" of th~.· Jl. ~..rcditatlun proccS!I in th.ll 11 "dl· d.lft,'\ to th t' olllrt'dllmg JP,!..'Ill\ tlw '"-'')"<" ot our llllflllr\' JnJ hn'' \H' l>dGL'lliO'-J\'.). prup<lSt' hi sc~d ""l'hl· sdf-.,tliLh d c.' i~n 1.'!-t,thl •'h ~·, th~o.· lll SI!IUIIOil \ t'\ pt•d,tlll )ll ' .mJ '-•'rr' 11 ltlll Tlw.IPJ'flwnl ....·It .. tud\ l'rOJ'l ''·'' " n:prl''-t.'l\1., ,1 llll'llltlr,llldum of un der.;tanding between the accrediting agency and the institution," Grant says, so that in effect, both are on the same page in tenns of questions that need to be answered, data that must b< s upp~ed and the methods that are used in gathering that data. The key question UB must an - swer in its self-study document. he says. is whether the ..campw is fuJ - Del Gcnio points out that procrdurally, the self-study defines the timt framt for the review and establishts speciFic Parameters for subcommittees as they draft their repons. Therefort, the commission's acceptance of the self-study pro- posal "acknowledges that the intended plan for self-study meets the commissio n's ~xpectatiom for an filling what it tells th e world it is do- institutionafsclf-study and, a1 the ing in tenns of teaching. research and public service." In addition to Grant, th e Leader- same time, has been .appropriately designed to acrount for tht unique mission, and obj«tives Of the SoaJs ship Tc-dJll,'Which w!s appointed by Uni\'t~ity at Buffalo," she says. Pro vost Elizabeth D. Capaldi: is ' Capaldi also ha s .tppointed J !)teering Committt•e cmnpu,cd_ tlf ~.omposed of Dennis Ma lone, Sl'NY I )~linguL'Iht:d ~f\'ICt' Profes- ra,ulty.admiiu~trat o~. ~tudC' nt .. .lnd ,..,r .1 nd tn tenm 'hJirof tht• f>cpart - profc:~$10 1lal ~tdff to mer!!oC.."'t" till' 111 'll tlllltHl.d 'l'il · <iifUt.h I hi.' .. dl -.t ud\ ~~ h.hl'd \lll 1h~· ~t.md.m.h nf .·\ ct:ft'd tl.ll tnn tiMt h,t\l ~cntk•\'dnpl·d h' \l1ddk "'t.tll'' -,,, lllt'nt of Electn ~...d ln gmt"Cring, anJ ( ,.,jJ Br.IU.IU.~'•'-"'-t.Ht~dl".IO forlur- rll.ldum ..tnd .lcademt~. .• tT.lir!lmthl· :--.:hnnl ul Ph.tnn.lt'Y~m tl PhJrm.l· �2 Repa....._ Mardi21.20021VIi33. 1o.22 B RIEFLY No Doubt to perform M...rtzlo TreviUin is interim dean of the School of Health Related Professions and profes59r and chair of the Depart· ment of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. No Doubc. 1ho -.w~~oo-pap bond feobJring lood . . _ c-. S«tt"!''. .,. pooiilrm on Aprtl121n_ ...... _ - ' " ' guest. Tho Folnl, • port allb-5-,--.· Doan ... - · 7 p.m."" _..,"""' WM/ ............. - lnteilon - ·what Is,...... u...,.,....t of &Ia's School of · .... tho-11......... o..n.t.. J001 ,. StNt.trthsf-MSfdo we c0111,..... thoconcort. -.~nc.: ..__ _ ......,,__.. ....,Tb_......,_ --.· _, ""'*"....,.. --1-CIIplol. oold ....-...... -· T h o -. . . . . . "'tty ,.-..-.~~~- - -. . tho-.wd Tap40a.t. -~ ... - . t h o - ... , _ single. ---uand con bo ~ 1t tho Sub --.ollk:oonlhotec· ond- allho Studenti.Jnion. Thon!loalmitalro...ddratsto _.,-D~. T1doltl "" 1ho geno!OI pul>lic .... stsandconbo~ at"'~-"""'_, wol1 oslrom 1ho Sub- .. tidiatollk:o.Thon!~almital8 !!!*<ts per penon. ~. Nesslm to lecture A duallecttn by artbts Sue Coo and 8arbata Nesslm will bo hold at 6 p.m. Apri111 In the sa-.ing Room al !he Center for the Arts, North Campus, IIS"patl al 1ho Alan E. Memorial Lee· Un Series. The leclln series is being hold In c.onjunctlon with t h e • Alln E. Coller. A Reln>lp<ctNe .,......• 00 display llwough MIJI 181n lhofirstfloorgaleyaltho UB Art Glflely., tho CFA. The led1n Is !1ft of cNrgo and open to tho fl'bllc. . c- ~.... - a n d .... tough! at UB trom 1917-96. He tlonolly-.-· cltdln1998atage62. Coe- t o - dtlf-....d lho . _ . . . locluroln those- __ ---oodlf ID-.__. riesonf<b.IS,butl-~­ poned due Hor ~c.-In 1ho U.S. hoo .- morloodbydlo- - turblngand-~ ........ and_lcr _ _ 25 ~ , . . .. "'*altho Doportment ., .................... School al Dll9l- - that you 've settled In •• - IWated l'rofusload ac.••••ltaltJ to-~soflleeltll•e­ latedl'rofusloasf The School of Health Related Pro· fessions has a distinguished r=rd. Our founding dean, Dr. J. Warren Perry, was one of the leaders in establishing the allied-health professions--another term used to represent health-related professions. Because of Dr. Perry's lcadenhip, our School of Health Related Professions was the first school of its kind within the SUNY system and N~ York State, not to mention one of the first half:dozcn allied-health schools in the country. The major strength of the sch,;,l dearly is its dedicated faculty and staff. This dedication,is reflected in the excellent national ranking th a t the school enjoys--both in terms of its teaching and r~a rch missio ns. A particular strength of the School is the Center for Assistive Technology ('CAT}. Thecenterisaimedat fi nd - ing sol utions to m any of the dayto-day problems that challenge the life o f one of the most vulnerable segments o f o ur socie ty- indi viduals with disabilities, those with our school is the relatively low morale or faculty and staff due to the cpntinued lack of permanent leadership. I am the sixth in a long series or intc'rim deanssina the last permanent dean "'tired in 1995 (This docs not indud< Dr. Frsnk Brady, who was hir<d as permanent dean in 2000 but died suddenly of. ter only two months in office). These interim deans have been devoted to the school and ha.., been good gatekeepers, but they did not have the opportuni!Y, due to the nature of their job, to provid< long: term vision and planning. AN you still Mnllng u chair of tiM lhpartment of Social •nd heventlve .Meclldnaf Yes, I divide my time between my .. permanent" job as department chair and my • interim" position as dean ofHRP. Isn' t thb • r•ther unusu•l •rr•ngement7 This is clearly an unusual arrangement, and one that could not be sustained jn the long term. The reason I have maintained both jobs and h~ve accepted the .. interim" leadership of the school is due to my plan and vision for the future of HRP and public health here at UB. special needs and our aging population-and in doi ng so, they of- Wh•t •re your pl•ns for HRP7 ten greatly improve the indepen - The most immediate plan for the sc hool is to merge the depart· ments of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy into a new · Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. We have just received approval from the university for this merger, and are starting the search for the chair of this new unit. dence and the quality oflifc of these individuals. With regard to weak n~. w~ n e~d to consider both generaJ weaknesses of the aJiiedhealth field and those specific to the school here at UB. Allied-health schools are plagued, at least in my opinion, by two major weaknesses, both of them related to the fact that these schools are formed by a combination of diverse training programs in the health professions. This diversity threaten s these schools' identities and imposes high oper:ating costs to teaching programs faced with accreditation needs of separate professional organizations. The major weakness of crutlng.- ·-..-this There's ..so been of UB of ...... ltand7 ~ The plan is to expand the mission ofHRP and create a School of Public Health and Healih Professions. We have just started the process and are exploring options. C•n you provide •ny cht•lls aboUt- the Kl)ool might 1M orpnlzedf A U - f While.the plans still arc being defined and refined, the current thinking is to have a number of dcpartmcnu-those currently in HRP and new ones that will OOVtt the public-health cfuciplinei liU public-health practicz and health policy, social and health behavior, biostatistics and epidemiology. But moJt importantly, the school would be organized around .inter· cfuciplinary centers that would fo.. cus on areas of public-health relevance and would build on the strength.of the UB faculty, both within and outsid< the school (e.g., environmental health, chronic diseases, maternal and child health, obesity, etc.). It is a bit too early to proVide an exact timetable, but I have received enthusiastic support from both the faculty and the administration at UB and we now are in the process oflooking at the details of the implementation plan and at sources of funding. What Is the Muter of Publk He•lth (M.P.H.) program7 The Master of Public Health Program (M.P. H.) is a new profcs· sional degree program we initiated Iall fall in the Department-of Soci al and Preventive Med.icine aimed at training public-health and other professionals in the public- health areas. Traditionally, M.P.H. focURs on five concentration areas--epidemiology, biostatistics, environmen tal healf.h . health behavior and health administration. The UB program offers opportunities in only three of these areas-health administration, epidemiology and biostatistics--but we are working to expand our offerings. What types of careers would this cia9roe pnpare • stuclent to punue7 The M.P.H. degree offers a broad range of career opportunities. These arc linked to the con,.,ntra· tion area chosen by the student, but include working for county or state health departments, hospitals and other health-care provid<rs, federal and non-federal agencies, pharmaceutical industrics,hcalth-res<atch instituti<lns, international health orgaqizations, etc. In addition to representing a professional ter· minal dqvcc, the M.P.H. pro· gram represents an opportunity for health and non -health professionals to acquire the skills and knowledge to advan"" their careen in the health arena. Our plan is to create an M.P.H. program that will be able to serve other professionals and have in place joint li'"Ograms through which students pursuing a professional education can pursue additional train ing in public health. We have in place M.D./ M.P.H. and J.D./M.P.H. degree programs that allow medical and law students to expand their training to incorporate public health, and we are exploring other such opportunitit"S. What question do you wbh I hlld ••ked, •nd how would you h.,., answered lt7 I wish you would have asked me about recent successes of HRP. For example, HRP received the prized SEFA Chair's Cup for the 200 1 campaign. Last fall we in· du cted the first class of th e newly established doctoral pro· gram in physical therapy. We arc in the process or developing o( a new professional program at the graduate level in occupational therapy. New York State has accredited our biotechnology program, which offers opportunities for internships in biotech companies. Our B.S./ M.S. program in c:xrrcisc science (athletic training) has been approved by the state Department of Education. These arc all dear indications of HRP's growth and quest for c:x:ccUence. REPORTER ..................... _..,........,.. ,........,tho Clllk:ad- I n tho-of ................._ ___..__ -· t-..,Cornmuo-.t. ~- -·no 0o111 Hal. lufiolo. (116) 6fW626. ......,. ... ~...-. ~c.----­ s..o-----................... .......,_, DonN~ KriltmKow.tsld Cofttrfbutlng Edfton Lob Baker Pa1ric1.1 Donovan E11eo Goldbaum s... Unge< Chrbtlne Vidal AnnWhitcht'r NYSTAR ...... ,..., ~ nificant contribution to national defense," Bessette said All funds distributed by NYSTAR. he added. go through a vigorous process or peer miew-"the money isn't pork-bar...,led or car-marked like federa.l monies." The system employed to distribute major funding engages scientists from the New York Academy of Science, the National Academy of Science and select reviewers, who have no conflict of interest, Bessette pointed oul NYSTAR uses a two-tiered process that in cludes reviews of applications and site visi ts, and a subseq uent review hy an advisory council appouurd by the <."Xt.'Cuti\'c hrJ nch of Mi11C govt.·rnllll'llt. Advisor~· munci l rnc..·mhcr., rma.;;t have J minunum of five vcar:. of !:>\:il'ntifil' h.u:k~round and '>(lllW kn owk-d~c..· of mtrepn:neL rrsh rj , Bessette described the details of S<VCral NYSTAR programs. including the Faculty ~opment Program,aninitia~nowfundcdtothc tunc of$7.5 milli<ln a year but which may be increased to SI0 million a year.The funds arc made available to private and public universities for the purpose of ...,.,.,.;ting or retaining faculty. Some of the faculty awards have been as high as S1 million, he said, with most awards falling in the S200,000-S300,000 range. ~tte said the Young Investi gator's Program, a new av.."a.rd to be offered in the future, is expected to haw a $5 million budget. The award IS CX· po..:tcd to go tu a person who has jw;t rompll'tcd a dol.1oral dt.·gn.--e and will ~;u pport initiJ.I funding of hi..Jq.cr rt.·'>t.'an:h totry tocnuntcract !.hedifficult}' of JCl"t"'SMng mort' maimtrt.-am fund · ingopportuniticscarlyinonc's c:ar=. "This would be an opportunity for a university to acqui~ a bright, young individual who could begin his or her career with this type or award. We've received a lot of enthusiasm about this," Bcsscttc said, noting that the award program is part of the current budget proposal under discussion in Albany so the details ha.., not been formalized~ Another major NYSTAR initiative, the Technology Transfer Incentive Program. is available for endstage applied research. with awards typica ll y in th e $300,00-$500.000 range. Tht·y are designed for comp.a nil~ allit.-d w1th facultv memht'"r~ at.tn acadt"l1\llii1Stlrutlon that have.:~ J protot>'Jk' nc..·.ar the..· transfer stage..· hut th.lt nc..·c..•lh modific..:ation or test · tng hc.:fnrl' 11 h mJrkt·t.•hl e. "All ofNYSTAR's money must go to universities and colleges--we can't fund businesses," Bcsscttc said. "We structure partncnhips so that universities receive the money, but there must be some academic and eoonomic development• He also praised President Wtlliam R. Greiner for his "major and longterm support of the very initiatives that our agency has been based on." "Back in the early 1980s--wil<n Bill was just a mcrt provost--he was a major supporter or rny>df personally at a time when the research (at the Center for Adv.mC<d Technology!""' Vl'1)' new and very innO\"'Jtiv~." hes:Ud. lk"SSette wa.!t director of the In · strum erT1 and Devaces C lini cal Laboratory at the Cent er of Advan«d Technology (CAT ! at UB from 1985· 1989. / �Milftll21. 2UII21Vt33.lo.?1 The Kensington Project Social Work involved in program to reduce youth violence ay~VI DAL Contributing Editof M ORE than 100 government, education and co mmunity eaders met on Fri· day lO discuss the formation of a collaborative, community-based program aimed at reducing youth violence in one of the most distres.s<d neighborhoods in Buffalo. The conferene<, held in UB's Jacobs Executive Development unter, was organized by the May.or's Task Force on RtducingSchool and Community Violence, co-chaired by Lawrence Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work, and Sharon WesJ, executive director of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. Shulman and community stake· holders are working to develop The Kensington Project, a demonstration program aimed at reducing youth violence, increasing opportunities and strengthenin g co mmunity co nnections in the neighbor hood surrounding Kensinhrton High School ~ thr Kenfield!Langficld Hous1ng Development . Thl' Kcnsmgton Projt't."l wall draw on the n..-souru."!<l nf v,anou~ govern menial Jnd commua111y agcnCit.'S 10 !urn .around lht.· neaghhorhooJ \ pmhkm' wa1h ''oulh vanlcmt.·. llll' pmtt.'CI 1~ b..t.'ol.J on .1 Bu'>lnn prnt-:ram lh;u U.'ol'll .a ~..omprchcn... aw Jppru.tt.:h In prt.'wnt vouth vutlcnu:. J "ht.· lk~t{ Jfl l'olll"t.'/ Puhllt. Xhool Vinlcrlu' Rc.:dut. tlt Ill Pn~rarn (ocux't.l em thStoumgJng ruung (.'t'tlplc from ht:I..Omtng uwolvL't.lm lnminJl ,Jctl\'11). tntcrvcmng Ill th<.· hve. o l thruc..· who had !nllta.l tnJUbi<.'\YJI.hauthnniJcsant.l lalung tough, f.air :h1.. ion Jg._l lllSithO!tt' who rommil v1olcn1 cri rnl'S. The Uoslon progr.1111 w,,~ ~ u L ­ ~t.·s:,fu l lllJI he tWCI..'n \990-95, lh<.• number of IU Vt>nde homiCide~ dropped KO pc:rn:nt Jnd bt>lwcen 1993-95, the juvenile violent crime arrest rate decreased 65 percent. A delegation from BuffalO visited Booton last suinmcr to learn more about the program. The group was so impressed that it invitt:d representatives of the Boston program to speak at. the March 15 conference. The Kmsington Project will utiliz< the resources of co~borating agencies that indude the UB School of Social Work; Buffalo Public Schools; BuiTalo Police Department and FBI; the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority; area health, human service and employment agencies, and community groups. "This is an important pilot project demonstr.lting the potential impact. of coordination and collaboration of existing resources from the criminal justice, school, social services and university in addressing school and oommunity violencr," said Shulman. "It is a strengths-based approach that believes we can mobilizt what is right 111 our schools, communities and children, rather tha~ just focusing on what is wrong." Highlights of the proJect include: • Probation and parole: officers worki ng with Buffalo police. Buffalo Pub li c Schools St>curity and th e hou.o;ing .JUihonty to help iden tify. muni\ur and lake: fa1r action again."tt h1gh -profilc youth o((endt>rs. i\cm.mgiO n H1 gh School ofliciah .tlso wliJ sh11rf lllfornl.ltlun with th e; HuO~tl o Poli t..l'. • Coi!Jbo r~ tm g.lgt'I K I L~ work.Jng together 1u 1mplemcnt ·' strategy of halanccd and .. rcslOratl\'l' JUStiCe." An 1dc..-a rooted 111 1<HI\'<.· communities. rt-storalivc JUSIICl" Ill based o n the pr<.misc that cnmc hurts not only Jb immediate victims, but also the broader commun ity. Restorative iu.'ticc requi res offenders to take personal responsibility for their actions and to repa ir the harm they haw doni:byperformingcommunity~­ via and making direct restitution to victims. • Organization of a communitybased mtn tor program for Kmsington High School by Buffalo FmplaymentindTraining. which also wiD work With in-school and out-ofschool n<igbbothood )'lUib on deYdoping employmmt slcills and experience. DeYdopment of a surnrncr employmmt program wiD be a auciai dement of thls project. • Members of the dergy working collabora!Miy with local social service and law-mfo=ment groups to ruch out to at-risk youth and their families with oourueling and other support services. · • Provision of direct hot-tine servicrs to childml and adults by Erie County Crisis Services, which also wiD establish a training program for youth and adults in order to dcwiop a community capacity to ~nd to the stress related to violence in the schools,familiesandtheoommunity. • Increased gang ..street workers"-volunteers who direct at-risk youth to appropriate services. • Drug clinic services in the area. An important component of The Kensington Project will be the School of Soci•l Work's VISA (Vi~ a on , Integrity. Struct ure and Ac· countability) Center, a ci ty-wide asSt.-ssmcnl and inten•ention program scr\'lng studen ts in grade:, .7 - 10 after they havt• been suspended from school (or violent or other disrup tive aclivi tit.-s, as well as their (ami· hes. VVhiJe the center, located on the South Campus, has been clos..'<i dur to Slalc budget cuts, some o( its rc~o urces have been transfe rred to scrYC the Kens in~on community through programs (o r "oul -o(school" and "in-school"suspensions and for school"re-ent ry" programs (or returning suspended students. New exam schedule .,..._ accommodations for student, faculty r•rjlcM.is observance ""'*"' In light of the amended Spring 2002 academic CJiendlr In which ~ ~ schedulod on Saturday, May~. and Sunday, .May 5, fKu!tY "*"'>ers.must b e - !hot Newl'oll< Still! .... occommodotlons be mode tor t:ellglous ob>ervonce. • . For students and fllculty who practice strict religious observ111ee, Salunlly or Sundily I1IIY be ~ as the Sabbath, precluding the Ulldng or giving o f . , -· FKUI!y rnemben lhould b e -. ol the state education statute tNt states: "'t 111111 be the mponsibillly of the-..y nofthe~ offlclob of uch institution of higher educatiDn 10 10 8ldl sludlnt who Is abient from school because of his or her religious beliefs 111 equivalent -• any ~ •.• which t.emlslldbeclulloftuth . • "'* .,...... ~.M.,- 1 2. OIIIINIC........ - LISt cNiy of cluses: Monday, Aptii 29 Rudlng days: Tuesday, Aptll 30 and Wednesday, May1 Flnal exams begin: Thursday, May 2 Final exams end: Thursday, .May 9 Amended c--. Lan day of classes: Friday, May 3 No Reading Days Final exams begin: Saturday,.May 4 Final exams end: Th~u_:rs_d_:•Y:.:.·_M_•.:_Y_9_ _ _ _ _~,-----------------' Rep oriea 3 BrieD Employee Assistance Program to move into full-time office U8'1 EMployee Assistance Program (EAP) soon will have its own office, moving from its current location in Poner Quad in the Ellicou Complex to IOI C Fargo Quad on April I. Kreger, EAP ~ommittee chair and university police officer, noted that once the new office is open, the program will offer more on·site staff during its regular business hours of I 0 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Although the new office won't be open for business for another two weeks, Kreger said EAP coordinators can be contact.ed at 645-31 66. He also announced that the UB EAP and the New York State Employee &nefiu Committee are working to·inform employen about a new free benefit, Life Works, designed to enhance EAP by providing an 800 number to call for referral informatio·n. The benefit was negotiated by'the unio.ns representing SUNY employees as part of the last bargaining agrecmeni. he said. Anyone Seeking more information about Life Works can call the EAP office at 645-3166. The EAP, available to employees, retirees and their families, offers confidential, highly profe:ssionaJ assistance, information and refer· raJ services for a variety of problems and concerns, ranging from mar ital pfoblem~, medica) concerns and on-the-job issues to depression, alcohol and substance abuse, stress. financial problems, child!eldercare and grief and loss counseling. The service is.free and always confidential. Kreger said that monthly contacts range from a few people per month to as many as 20, with co ntacts typically dropping off in th e summer months. After Sept. 11, Kreger said EAP circulated a message on the universiry's Jist serve and did receive a number of calls as a result . "We did get people ca.lling us, although we didn't get any calb directly related to Sept. II. A lot of people who called were already on th e edge of crisis. It (Sept. II ) rriggered a lot in everybody; a lot people needed help. Telephon<.' calls at crisis services went through the roof." he added. EAP also offers a 14-hour, seven-day-a-week answenng )t•rvaLe . To contact EAP, call 645-1398 or 645 -3166. Emergency ab1s help • lso is available by calling 834 -3 t 3 t. Don Asian films to be screened " We Are-Not Just Documenting History, Wt> Are Making It," a program of two provocative independ ent documentary films, w1ll ht.• presented by th e Asian Studies Program at 6:30 p.m. today in th e Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campu s. The program is co-sponsored Qy the Graduate Student As.socm tions o( the English, American Studies, Art and Media Study departments. The event, which will be fr'ee o( charge and open to the public. offe rs an unusual opportunity to see two very different presenta· tions, both o( which not onl y document political an d social change. bu t attempt 10 direct it . .. (Un) Suitable Girls'' is a film by Prerana Reddy. It dot:uments members of the So uth Asian Women's Creative CoUective {SA\ VC C ), J New York· based arts gro up for women of South Asian descen t. a!! 1hey prepare to present one o( their startl ing and hilarious s.llincal showcases, "( Un) Suitable Gi rls." (The showcase shareS"i ls n.tme with a popular film by British screcnwri1 er and journalist Doll y 01ngra ) The SAWCC presentation is a biting social commentary that challenges the age-old notion, still prevalent in parts of Asia and elsewhere. that women are commodities to be boughl,sold,advcrti.sed. and own eel. In th e film, the women discuss their art and experience living within the desi (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi ) world. whil e at the sa me time being pari of the large~ America n commu nit y. T he collective, of which Reddy is a member, was founded in 1997 to present exhibits, lectures, films and performances by South Asian women artists and to provoke conceptual strategies (or disseminating their work. The second film raises a warning and an alarm over the continu ing and growing problem of environmental and personnel contami· nalion by depleted uranium. )awad Metni produced and directed "Downwind: Depleted Urani um Weapons in an Age ofVinual War." a dist urbing examination of American military use of penetrative weapons that employ de· pleted uranium in warfare and then leave massi~ amounts of it behind on foreign soil. The$ weapons have been used extensively from Hiroshjma to Iraq, Bosnia and Afghanistan. Their principle function i.s to destroy personnel by penetrating prolective armor. It doesn'1 end there, however. The use o( penetrative weapons ca n create localized areas o( heavy conlamination by particles small enough to be inhaled, which can result in serious physical consequen ces not only for enemy mili · tary personnel. but (or civilians and the very soldiers who deploy the weapons. The !oxic material remains on the ground, presenting a long· term danger long after the American army dt>parts. In a 1999 broadcas1. "60 Minutes'' n.,>Ont.'Ci 1hat more lhan 600,000 ton) o( deplctL'Ci umnaum rema1n on Jnd 111 thl" ground 111 lrJq, and rhal mam· IOih ol Ju!'>t .md (Onlarmnanl\ n.·m:un m thl· (nrmcr Yugo~\an.l . �Pediatric surgeC»n shows NYC meeting benefits of minimally Invasive surgery via telecast B RIEFLY ~c::~m Glick spreads the word about surgery --·--..................... P c.-. Ul the ..-...ys erwf- - . ! p a l l l c e, ..,.VI ' I ,,. _ , ..we•• _tiD...., ----UI' _UI's __ _· dtheUI~•- • · - OUblda ....""""'*r. ..._...,.,the_ Thelle-- -Inducing the "TTti Gteal• . . . . . . . . . , . . . . _ ~ the ..-...yserM- poidos. and energy cons<Miion, green building ~ .sign. roqdlng and the buy.... ~ Also,_ is Information ~-about UB's notionally recogniud energy~ pn>gr.tm, which b. credited with energy savings ol """" !han 160 miltion since the program's inception. The site also contains information on campw mergy- awareness programs and offeo energy-5aving tips. UB Green is part of Univer- sity Facilities. Dance company to perform in CFA The Center fOf the Arts will cOndude the 2001-02 Keyflank Dance Series with a performance by the Bill T. Iones/Arnie lane Dance Company at8 p.m. April 20 In the Mainstage theater in the CFA on the North Campus. Media spollson (oo- the Ke)'Bank Dance Series a<e Adelphia Media SeMces and % .1, WJYE-fM. The company will be In dencr 11t UB from April1-20, with the dancer> offering lectln-demonstrations, woOOhops fOr UB darn students. master classes too- .dancers from UB and the community. and perlonnances fot school children. The company will perform In severo~ area high schools, ., ...... present the public dance concert.oo Apri120. Founded as a I'TlUkKultural dance company in 1982, BiD T. }Qnes/Amie Zane Dance Cotnpany is the product of an 11-year collaborlltion be"""'" Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane. It emerged onto the scene in 1982 with the woOd ,....,... ol "lntuitiyo Momenium.• Since then, the 1().member company his performed Its .....~na<o<~ng r~tlymo<olhan 50 Wor1ts-ln more !han 130 American cities and 30 coUntries. The company's wort< olten his been desafbed ., • fusion "' dance and theote<. The r<p<rtol11! is highly diYerso In subject matter, visuollmagety. and lenyth "' ..en dance, whicli can ronge from 1S minutes to two hour>. TICkets foo- Bill T. Jones!Arnie Zane Dance Company are S20, 116 and 11 2 fot the general public and 1 10 for UB Stooenb. Discount coupons are available at all are~ Key8an~ kx:atlons. Tickets are available at the CFA box offKe from noon to 6 p.m . Tueodays thi'Ol!9h Friqays, itnd at aU Tlcketma.ster locations. For fnore information caii64S-ARTS. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web fob iistings for professional, research, faculty and civil service-both competitive and non,ompetitive--po!ltioru can be accessed via the Human Re· sources Services Web site at <http:/ , _ .buslness.buff• lo.edu/ hn/ v.c:.ndes/ >. •1 LOIS IIAIWI Editor ED!ATRIC surgeon Philip Glick is on a crusade to convine< th< medical community worldwide that minimally invasiv< su.rgery--which can lessen pUn, hospitalization and .-very time for young patients, as wdl as lower health CXl6IS--<hould beth< new surgjc:al standard for treating condition.! in childm1 and adol<sanu. One way he is spreading his mes..ge is through a 21st-century version of show-and-tell: the surgical Contributing Oiieans. Last Friday. he corrected a eot:!pitalch<stwalldeformitycalled "funnel c:h<st" in a tecn-ag<d boy in 5UJ1I'I'Y that was tdecast in real-time to an.nd«s al th< Eighth 'M>rld Conf<:mJ<% of Endoscopic SurJ!ay at th< New York Hilton. The tel<a.st Wll!l viewed at a demonstration booth sponsored by Stryka Communicalions Corp., which provided a grant to Oilldren's Hospital to help equip th< new surgjc:al center. . As of press time. a Nissen incisioru on eithu si<k of the chest. .booms, is controlled by >Uic.e-actiThe strut supports the chest while vated computer and directed by th< the deformed cartilage is rernodded surgeon spealcing into. hea<bet.lminto a normal shape. Glick has per- agcs from deep in th< body tnnsmitform«! the surgery on mor< than led from cameras embedded in th< 50 children with ac.cllent results. tips of endoscopes pJaa;d at th< surCompared to th< standard open- gical site ve projected on llat.screcn chest approach, the minimallly in- tckvisions in th< surgjc:al suite. vasiv<techniquecausessignificandy Situatedunobtrusivdyinth<corless pain to the child, cull surgical ne:r of each room is a communicatime in half and hO<pitalization by tion control center that allows imI 1/2 days, and shortens time to ages captured by these C2l11el"aS to comp}ete_recovery by up to St"Ven be telecast to any location in the world equipped for tderonferencing and provides the MASC with expansive telesurgery "telemento ring" capabilities. equivalent of teleco nferencing. Glick operat<s in Buffalo while an "One of the thing.s that is differ- audience gathered at a distant site watches in real· time through th e ent about our program in Buffalo compared to others arou nd the coun try," said Gl.ic.k. "is that our en tire: faculty has embraced the goal of converting over to minimally in· vasive surgery as a way to th ink abour every opera non." technology of fiberoptics. Glick. professor and chair of surgery in the School of Medicine and Bio medical Sciences and SUJ&OOO-in· chief and clinical director of pediatric surgical services at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. is the visionary behind .1 S 1.5 million Miniature Access SurgcryOnter (MA5C) at Children's that ha.' c.tptun.-d the anent ion of pediat - At the time they began the tran - vasiVe surgeries, including laparosco py, th o racoscopy. endoscopy, arthroscopy a nd cys toscopy. All .sition. surgeons at Children's were applying minimally invasive surga· cal techniques to about 5 percent of their cast:"s. That number il-l now more than 50 percent; the goal is to reach 100 perc(·nt. Convi nced that these proven techmques prm'ide a host ofbenefibo to patients and their families, as well as savmgs in health ca re costs, UB surgeons now want to do for o ther pediatn c surgery training programs in the co untry what they've done for their ovm. .. There are some programs o ut there that a re stiU at 5 percent, so the child ren in those cities are not benefiting from these great tech· niques," says Glick. "We'd like w equipment, suspended from ceiling help change that." n'-.ltUfl!l"'ru. worldwide since its open Ing m Octohcr 2001. lklievl-d to be the most sophisti · facility of its kind in th~ world, the MASC is devoted to perfo rm in g. teaching and researchin g m ini mall y invasive surgical techniques and adapting them rorchiJ~rcnand ddolescents. (Glick chose the term '' miniature access" ra th er th an "minimally invasive" in naming the center hecause it was more under· standable to pa rents.) Glick's first telecast was transmitted last October to a meeting or the Glk-d Am<riam Colk'!l"ofSurgeons in New and Fundoplication-surgery to repair the esophagus in children who have reflux-was scheduled to be broadcast from Children's to a lecture Glick was to give Tuesday to the Mini Medical School class meeti ng in Butler Auditori um in Farber Hall on the South Campus. The procedure performed on Fri· day, called minimally invasive pee· tus repair, involves inserting a re· movable m e t a l st ru t into t he patient 's chest cavity through small months. Glick said. Marc Levin, assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics and medical director of the new surgical center, moderated the procedure in New York City at the Stryker booth. Glick, meanwhile, worked in an operating theater custo,n-designed for multidisciptinary, minimally in- World-renowned historian to speak at UB mm Campus visit by alumnus fames Oliver Horton to include lectures, exhibit, Web site By DONNA LONGENECKER ReporTer Assistanl Editor HE College of Art s and T from April8-28 in the UGL. trace the potitical, moral and religious aspects of the deba tes over slavery that took place from 1780to 1865.Theexhibition is comprised of 22 freestanding Sciences has put together a ser ies of eve nt s next month in honor of James panels. a video and interpretive and O liver Horton, a no ted historian and UB alumnw who will receive a Dis- • tinguished Alumni Award from the Alumni Association on April 19. Ho rto n, the Benja min Banneker Professor of American Studies and History at Gl'Orge Washington Uni ve rsil}' and a world · ren9wncd scholor in the field of Afriam-America n history. will deliver lWO lectures while at UB. In addition , the Under· grad uate Library will host .. Free at Later that day. Horton will discuss "The Tough Stuff: Interpreting Slavery at Historic Sites," which also is the topic of his u pcoming book, at 2:30 p.m. in 225 Natural Sciences Complex. North Campus. A 1964 graduateofUB.Hortonre-ceived a bachelor's degree in history and a doctorate from Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery." a traveling exhibit curatcd by Ho rton for the Gilder Lehm1<\n Institu te of American History. In conjunct ion with Horton's visit. the University Libraries have developed a \o'Jcb site devoted to the mul titude of materials available at UB on subjects relatt.-d to the Civil \·Var. The site,ot <http:/ / ubllb.buffalo.edu/ llbrarles/ uniU/ Imi/Collectlons/ docs/ slavery.html> , is scheduled to go live next \\ttk. Hor ton will kick off hilt visit to campus b}' speaking with students about the " Fre<' at Last" exhibit at I0 a. m . April 19 in 31 Ca pen Hall , nrth C..unpus Thl· doc ume nt~ on d isplay ru. part of'Fn't·at l.ast.'' whkh can be viewt'CI historical vacu um . Th~se things have a history, and that history is important. It informs what needs to be said and what needs to be under· stood aDout race and American society at th e end of the 20th centufY, and it prepares us to deal with issues of race and American society in the 21 • century," he says. Brandeis University. In addition to his academic duties at Geocge Washby James Horton (right) the UGL will dlspl•y •n exhibit cur•ted by Horton th.it Includes • photo of • black Unlo'\ soldier (•bove) . educationaJ materials, mdudingper.sonal lettef3, documents, ca rtoons, photographs and broadsido. drawn in large part from the Leh rman col· k'l..1ion . ~'Th e purpose of th is cxhibn," SJ)'!o Horton . " is to raise many of theM' importanl and perhaps disturhmg issues so !hat we aren't talki ng Jhout co ntcmporarv radal t'l..lllCerm m J • Wtlliam Evitts. visiting associate professor of history, will discuss the decisions of Millard Fillmore, the 13• president of the United States. that led to supporting the FugitiV< Slave Law of 1850 at 4:30 p.m. April 9 in 218 Norton Hall, North Campus. • Peggy Brooks-Bertram,adjunct ass istant professo r of African American studies, will discuss the life of Rev. William Dungy, a former Vi rginia slave who escaped to Canada, at 4:30p.m. April II in I 08 Baldy Hall. North Campus. • Evitts will introduce and host a discussion for the viewing of th e film "Glory," for which Horton has provided commentary on thf DVD version at 6:30p.m. April 17 in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts, North Campus. • K£vin E. Cottrell, a lecturer in the ington University, he Department of African-American aJso serves as director of Studies. will discuss the Underground Railroad and issues involving th< presentation of slavery and American his- 'the Afro-American Communities Project of the NationaJ Museum of American Hi.)1ory Jt the Smithsonian Institution. Honon has authored, co-authored o r co·cdited many books, seve ral w1 th hi ~ wife. sociologist Loi!o E. Horton, also a UB graduate whom lam es Horton reponed!)' mel in tlu.• di nmg hall of a UB dormi10ry. In conJunctio n wi th the Horton Vblt . CAS has invitl-xi several of it s fal·uhy to k-cture on related top!C.'i: tory at numerow local sites, at 4:30 p.m. April. Z3 in 218 Norton. • William Tojck. president of the Coloncllohn B. Weber Association. l.acka\'>"ana Historical Society, and civil war re·enactor, will discws Weber, a local figure and \\'estern Nl"\v York's forgo tten hero, at 4:30 p.m . April25 in I08 Baldy. Weber"""' the roungt."SS colo nd of the Civil \\far and was commissio ned to lead the ~9th U.S. Colort.a'rroops. ~ �llri 21.ZII21ft1.3Ue.Z1 "F" for academic dishonesty Faculty Senate takes away students' option oftaking "R" grade a, DONNA LONCDIICIWI proceedirigs still allow for faCulty to employ ......aJ options other than a HE Faculty Senat• voted mandatory "F" to address miscon at iu March 12 ~g to duct. Som< smaton dearly felt that approve an amendment failing a student in tho event of acato UB's rulos ond proa- demic disholl<Sty w3s too harsh. dures governing infonnal proaedKmy Grant. m provost fOr acaings in cases of academic dishonesty demic aiWn and dean of graduate that rq>lacos th•"R" grad<, or resig- sdx>ol. r<pOr1ed that all the deans """' nation from a course. with an "F," aslced last wee!< to nominate a r.cwty or failure in the course. memb<:r,as wdl as a graduate and.;,. In other words. if a student has...,_ dergraduate studen4 to..,.,., as memsigned from a course and has en· bersofa pool from which the adminf!"ged in acadomic dishonesty, that istration would draw to fonn a pond resignation now will ~ registered as for hearin&" ..lated to academic disan " F" on his or her transcripL ln honesty. A5 soon as its members ...., proposing the amendment , mem - chosen, the pond will h<ar at least six bers of th• senate's Grading Commit- cases ..lated to academic dishonesty tee argued that resignation without that ...., pmding. Gront said any other penalty was an abust of the Cllarles Fourtner, professor of bio.. R" option and allowed students to logical sciences. noted that the "R" esca~ responsibility and pun iu vc grade is a student-designated grade measures. O nce a student had rc thai has to be taken care of within a RtpOtttr Auin.nt Editor T Mgned from a cou rse. the only re - partirulartimeframe." lt's not~grade tour.K> for a faruJt)• member would tX' to file fom1aJ chargo ag.unst tht· that faculty can impose on a student." lttudt·nl. a lengthy, time-con.sunung And, if the student uses the "R" with pnx.'"~ th.lt no other act ion from the professor, Fourtner said, .. it aUows the faculty to o pt o ut of their responsibilhy." many facuh)• memt)(:r:, mtght lX" unwilling to pursue \Vhd c:.· th t· vo te <~ppnwmg till' Fourtner reminded h is colleagues. .tllH:ndmt.·nt \\'asn't un.tnim o u!l , One of the problems with the"R"as )ol'll.IIOr"l.tlthe meeung ovcrwhehn · mglv favo rl-d the ch ange. :-,omc.- of those who o pposed thl' .tntt."ndmcn~said they w.rn ted to pre· !lerve tht.> facuJry member's opuon to 1m pose a lesser or intermediate lcwl of !l<tnct1on against a student by us · mg mJndatory resignation as a pen · ah)'· Bu t scveraJ o thers defended tJu: it stands now is that students who are proposed change, saying the informal dent is not gOing to takt that kind of a pmalty, it""""' to,. that then: is a 8"'3t doaJ of temptation for a student tOsay 'l'm going to Ounk this coune if I dori't cheat, and if I do. th• most I'm going to gd is an 'R."' Added Erwin Segal. associate professor ofpoychol<igy: "Ifsorneor>< has been in your dass and has caused oo many problems that you con't stand him to be in tho C0\1IW anymore, and yt1 you want to say 'go away' as if nothing has happ•ned, it strik<s m< as being much, much too lmi""t for thoso kinds of cases. If thero ...., mitil!"ting circumstances, you con do a lot of other kinds of things-you can give another tests, review i4 )'ou can lo...,. his grade." In other business at tho merting. Joann< Pluni«tt,assistant m P""""" and director of tho Siuden.t Response Center, reported that tho Web site devoted to Vkb-grading--which F..culty can usotosubmit grades online--has been improved and its houn of operation increased from 8 a.m. to I I p.m.,...., clays a week. She noted thai about 62-63 pottnt of all grad<:s nowaresubmincdonline,andJ!Ssured senators that the site is secure. ,.Already, we've received m3.ny caught cheating can resign the ooune and amid any penalty, smators noted comments from faculty that have Wi ll iam Baumer, professo r of site," she said. "We also are enhanc· ing Web and touch · tone services for student>-in the past w<'ve had very philosophy and chair of the Gradmg Committee, told senators ...that the minimum a student deserves for academic dishonesty is an ' F' in the course and the penalty o ught to be worse than the alternative. If a stu· inspired updates and changes to the inconsistent ho urs of service for the students." she saKi, pointing out that the quality of service for srudents is going to be much i1.11proved. Biologist finds lakes not freezing BY ELL£N GOLDBAUM Contnbutlng Editor N 30 yea rs of stud ying th e frc czt: - thaw cydes of lakes throughout New York State. Kent o n Stewart , p ro fe sso r emeritus of biological sciences, has never Sf.."t:n some lakes in his lake· icc network stay unfrozen for an en tire wmter, unless it was an El Nino yea r. I "The CODlplete o pposite has hap· pcned,'' said Stewart. "'Jltis winter is particularly notc.-wo rthy," he continued, "in terms of the number of lakes that did not freeze becauso ma!'Yof the lakes that froze during the strong E1 Nino win · tcr of 1997- 1998-which was .specially mild-<lid not freeze this year." Until now. "The maJority of the lak.s in the state sti ll froze, but a surprising no t done so thi s winter are Irondequoit Bay in Rochester, Cross Llke "''"'ofSyracuse. Onondaga Llke in Syracuse, Hemlock and Canadico lakes south of Rochester, Otisco Llke west of Syracuso, Big G..en Llke in Green Llla:Stue ParkeastofSyracuse and Ashokan and other water-supply reservoirs north of Now York City. The lakes in Stewart's icc ncrwork that did freezethis_yeardid so roughly one to three weeL later than usual. Some lakes already have lost their icc, number that developed ice covers in previous winters had o nl y a partial skim of icc this winter, o r did no t fn:e-.t.e at all." said Stewan , who stud · ies the free7.e- thaw cycles of mo re than 250 lakes in NC'\o\•Yo rk State. Th e current season reinforces a and he expectS others to lose their ice about two to three weeks earlier than in most years. He cautio ned that be· cause of the temperat ure gradient across the Slflte, there is no average freeze· up o r break· up da te th at would ho ld true for the entire state. hypothesis Stewart and other lakeice scien tists made in a paper pub· lisht-d in the jo urnal Sci~t~ce in Scp· tcmbcr 2000: that lake· icc dates are proxy indicators o f cl imatt• change:. ''O ne surprisi ng thing about this unusuall y mild winter is that while it was as mild as some of th l! strong El Ni no c.·vents that we've st.-en, it \"<iS not associa ted with an E1 Nino event in the Pacific Ocean th at c.m haw an atmcl:o.pheric innucncc," ~a i d Stewart. " It also was not foreseen by tht• Oimate Prediction Center o f the Nat io nal Oceanographic and Atnm· sp heric Agency." In fac t, Stewart sa1d, as o f last No· vc mbcr, th e C limate Predic ti on Cc nt c.· r was forecas tin g a colder· thJIHlonnJI winter for th e North · ea~ t and the..• Upper Mi·dwl'SI and ( ;re411 l..<tkcs regions. th.1t usuaUy freeze oompletely but have Stewart said that the lake-ice data provides additional evidence fo r the unusual wa rming this wint er bt·· cause they are independent of atr· temperature records. In September 2000, Stewdn and other lake· ice scientists from around the Ice on Lake .... S.Ue durtng a past winter when the lake fro ze. According to Stewart, the amount of solar radiation increases as spring approaches, making it less and les.' likely that lakes thai have not frozen so far will fn."CU' so late in the season. ··such laic free-= have happened, but they are rare for deep lak<s. which requ1re many days of sustai ned. sub· fn.•t:Ling temperatures," he.· ~t id. " lust two to th ree cold days wo n't do it." Among the lakes 111 Nrw York Stall' the world published a paper in th,· journal Scie71crin whkh thcydn:wthe fir.s:t globa1 picture of trends in rn"c for mation and dissolution of icc on lako and rivers in the No rthern H crm sphere during the pJst ISO year>. Thai paper proved the hypothl'SIS of Stew·.1rt and his co· authors th at lake-Jce dates arc proxy llldic.-a tors o l chmate change. '" T he cu rrent season SC\.' 111 ~ to rl~ mfo rce that porn t, and it demon strall"':!t how unexpected Ml l11t' tn.'t.~ i't' thaw event l> may be," he ...uJ 5 Do-It-Yourself: Spring forward into home repair via the Web Ill All througll - - ·· you promised youndf to fix that leaky toikt or rdinish th• hardwood Ooors. Now that spring is neor, tho a cuses for not getting these home improve· mcnt projects done haw finalJ y run ouL Time to get to work. Where do you tum for information? The lnternet is a vast compendium of do-it -yoursdf plans and advico for th• handypcrson about the h ouse. Usually, ~ quick search with your favorite sea rch en· gin• (Yahoo, Google, <tc.) will bring up to ns of home im · prove ment links. Oftent im es, though , many of these links arc tryi n g to sell you equipment, supplies or plans. Several roally good sitos, though, r:II•E;:a:;u::JI~~~~~.. offer helpful advice wit h out the h ard sa le s pit c h . Jerr y, th e Natura l H a n dyman < http :/ 1 www.naturalhandyman.com / llp/ llp.shtm >, gives solid adv1ct and informatio n wi\flout pushing any parlicular products down your th roat. Jerr y also publi sh es a free emai l newsletter twice a month . full of tips a nd a nswers to quest1ons he's been asked . Many "wcekend warriors" enjO)' finding out about home 1mpr0\'t.'· m ~ nt from watching their favorite TV shows. One o f the m o re popular of these, the PBS progra m " Hometim e," u ses its Web page < http:/ I www.hometlme .com / > t o givr more detailed plans and informd · tion about th eir telt>vised projects. .. This Old H o use," anoth er vcncr· ab le ho m e improvement show, publishes d etatls about all its projects and ge neral h o me renovatio n a rticles on ItS Web sit e a t < http :/ / www.pbs .o r g / wgbh / thlsoldhouse/ > . A cable ch annel d ev;ted to the do · it-yoursolfer, DIY <http:/ / www.dlynet.com/>, has a large home· improvement section o n irs Web page. wi th a project index and links for all its shows. A h ome· improvement encyclopedia <http://www.bhg.com / bhg/ category.Jhtm17catref=cat10002>, courtesy of Better Homes & Ga rdens, includes o nline calculato rs to hel p estimate how much m3terial is needed for different projects around the house. And the -h o me repair guide at About .com <hHp:/ / homerepalr.about.com/ c/ ht/ How_lndex.htm > has b u il t a Jist of simpl e" how to" projects, a nd links to tons of other home ·i mpro vcment sites. Armed with the right kno wledge from the Web, th is spring you ca n tackle any job yo u want arou nd the ho use! - Stew•rt Brower and laura Taddeo, Unrvenity LibroMS BrieD Long-time UB employees to be recognized at reception, lunch President and Mrs. \Villi am R. G re iner will host a service· recognl· tion reception and lunch eon on Ap ril 12 ho no rin g faculty and staff members who have co m pleted 30 a nd 40 yea rs o f service to UB. To be honored for 40 years of servi ce wiiJ be Paul Binette, Med i· ci ne; Harvey Brcverman, Art; Emma Johnson, Food and Vending Services. and George Lee, Civil Engineering/M uJtidisciplinary Cen ter for Earth q u ake En gi n eeri ng Research. To be recogn ized for 30 yea rs of service will be Lawrence Chlebowy. Facili ti es Planning and Design ; Michael Coh en, eu ro logy: Arlen r C~ llin s, Microbio logy; Kenneth Dauber. English; Stephen D unne tt . Int erna tio nal Ed uca ti o n/ Learning and Instru ction ; John Elh so n, Info rmatics; Ca ro l Flaugher, Nursi ng; David Gerber, Historv, and Iorge Gracia, Philosophy. Also, Kei th Henry. African · Amen ca n Studi es; Voldcmar In nus. C hief In formation Office r: Hubert Jockin , Patho logy and Anatonu cal Scie n ces; M1chael Kibby, Learning a n d Instruction; C aro lyn Korsmcyc r. Phil osop hy: Flore nce Limina , Auxiliary Servrce:,; Oren Lyon s. Cen ter for the Americas; Ann McEirO)', An thropology. and Joyce Mcintosh . Research Fou ndat ion Employment Servtcc~ . Also, Carol Puma. tate Purchasing; M)'a Swanson, Soctal and Pre \·entive McdJ ctn ~ ; Jacquelyn McGu ire, Oassics; Vita Mil isauskas, Pa · tho logy and Anatomical Sci enc~ David Pendergast, Phys1ology and Biophysics; Anthony Rozak, Art; James Sondel, Nuclear Medtcine; Phillips Stevens. An th ropology: Thomas Wan.el , Facilities Operat ion!>. Scott Willi<tms, Ma th ematics, and Wolfgal)g Wolck. Linguist~~~ . �6 Reporiea Ui11dt21.21102!Jit33.1o.22 Those. receiving ewerds Include renowned hlstorlen end pioneer In medlcel lnformetks Kuoos A _ _..,_ .,..._,._d-.. cine. hos . - . . c l l h i Awotd ol Tho fndocttno Sodely """"'*"-~11>­ --lorin ,._Cir*af -.11 In Tho )oumlldCJraiEnfloalnol091' .. _ .. 2001 . Tho -wllbo~durlng The fndoatne SodelyDinnlr, to bo hold during.,. sodolf.• - - . g in ..... In Son ffandlco. _.., ...... .... .....__,,...... _ ~"""' -......-.--..... ____ _..... ~ .... ................ :1110111«, byOIIIriald . . Coudlor AOcalion. _ _ _ .., ........--~ ... _,.gold_,., medidneond _ In _ . . -_. . --i\<od.-__ . a___ _ ing. Two _ _ _ -lor-by-lnQe. ....... _..,.ond-~ worl«d 00 " " ' - - broc:n.nIn ""'>pedllty piece <*galy. _, In""' logoolnamepilte <*goly, • W8fO logo dellgned by . . . -.t to: UB T~ - - - ol No:w>- edltor,and - . . - ol CteatiYe 5eMce,ortdirector, In the IXIivonity and college gonoral interest magazines at.egcwy, an Honor> Pmgt>m bnx;lxn cr.ated by Dobro llenrJd'· - - and f...-.., Alumni Association recognizes eight ay SU£ WUUOIO rcKr- stitute. a 2Spyear·old re- search foundation Jocat<d on the IU medical school campu~ dedicated to the study and impro=t of health and health care deli very. Faculty members conduct research to im - and meritorious contributions to pro~ heallh care by optimizing the caprure, analysis, content and deli~ of the information needed by patients, their providers and policy makers. They also developing and improving drug treatment.s--he made leading contributions in the discover y of Crixivan, an HJV protease inhibitor-Vacca has .ra:eived more than 20 patents and published nearly 50 co nduct interventional schola rly honors. He has received numerow awards A ther information or to make A Kenmore native, Mc~rnon p<rfonning General Motors' plants. The company's annual sales volume St- Environment and Sodety lruti- tute Feltow;hip. ESI ..,.blbhed ""' fellowship .. ""' ol ""' Lifetime Environm!ntal AchieYe~t Awant It presented to Milbrath, f"Tl<rltus ptoles10< ol political >dehce and JOClology, and former director of the Envi· ronmental ~tudl~ Center, the forerunner o1 ESI. The Js,ooo· fellowship is awarded to a graduate student who has the potential to exc.et in fnt.erdi~i­ nary environmerital-study and research . Robkuon's intetdisd- pllnary ......ri:tl- ..,.,._ ronmental contamination and undemanding and anoJyzlng ""' ~ ol COITII1Uilily mobiflzotloo omong refd<nts ol ""' loYe Canal ond Hid<c<y - neighborhoods. loseph P. Allen, chai rman of Ve ridian, a major U.S. high -tech company. will receive the Walter Cooke Award, presented to a non alumnus for notable and meritorious cont ributions to the universit y. An accomplished entrepreneur, scientist, astronaut and academic. Allen was chairman o f the bo:.trd of Ca lsp:m SRL Corp. when it merged with Veda International inc. in 1997. He became the chairman of th e merged company, which took thl· name Veridian. Veridian special izes in information and system solu tions for the space and defense industries. He maintains a close working relationship with UB, serving with Greiner on the board of directors e. of the Calspan-University at Buffalo Research Center (CU BRC). He Middle States The Rtpon ...- - . from momben ollhet.-.!ty community commenllng on ill stories and conll!nt. . . - . p rovide the institution wi t h a method to examine the university,'' publish allettm i.c.Md. They must be recefo.oed by 9 a.m. Monday to be comidef<d lor pubfkation In that ~s issue. The Ropon.,. proton that Iotter> be received electronkally at <wudchn'@buffalo.edu >. Alumni career accinhpfts'hments , communit y or university service, or resea rch and tothe Sendl~ .. Letters"""'-""' Distinguished Awardsfor_~~onal McLcrnon is a member of the Ut:<1n ·) CouiH:il for the School of Engmc.'t.•ring and Applied Sciences and .•n·n•c) on President V.'illiam R. Grei ner's ExccutiveCampajgn Committt."e for Generation to Generation, the university's capit.?l campaign. also ch~rs the Dean's Council for lorlgth. writer'• """'"· ond . dlytime t<lophono l1llmber lor V<riflcatloo. llec.ata ol spact limitotiom, ""' ~~<port... cannot studies designed to measure the effect of the application of this research on the efficiency and quality of health care. Three alumni will receive now exceeds $2 billion. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR lhould be lirnllod., eooand moy be edited lor llyle ond tant professor in the Dep pOrtment of Medicine at the Indiana University School · of Medicine and is on the staff of.the Regenstrief In- earned a bachdpr's degree in industrial engin=ing &om UB and began his career as an hourly workrr in a Western New York Otevrolet engine plant. Over the next five decades, he rose to become chairman of the hoard of American AxJe. a company formt'<i by Mcl.emon when he and alive Service, in the indMdual 1tudent recruitment publications categof)', iWld a bMketbaN season standing national or international contributions to their career field or academic area. A medical computu scienlist, Zafiu is clinical assis- the university and its family. four partners purchased five undcr- Ertn E. Robinson. a graduate student in the Department of Sociology in the College ol ArU and Sciences, has been awarded the first Lester W • ...,._.. searcher, his work has resulted in I0 patents. AtifZafar, B.A. '89, M.D. '94, will receive the Geo~ W.lOom Award, presented to UB graduates under the age of 40 who hawo made out- vations, call 829-2608. Ja mes W. McLern on, B.S. '50, chairma n of American ·Axle & Manufacturing Inc., will recei~ the Samuel P. Capen Award, the alumni association's most prestigious prize. The prize is presented for notable N internationally recognized leader in the automotive industry, a pioneer in medical informatics and a world renowned scholar in the field of African American history will be among nine individuals to honored at the UB Alumni Association's annual awards dinner on April 19. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. in the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott. Millersport Highway, Amherst. Tickets are $75 per person. For fur- --~ alloiC~ ticket b<ochure by ...,.... Mey, and T o m - . ollol Creatrve Servk:es, and freetanc:e de5lgner 11m in the multipage publialtlom cat"JJf)). the School of Engineering and Apptied Sciences. Kevin J. Pari=, B.S. 7 6, ~ of the School of Engineering and Ap· plied Sciences at the University of Rochester and director of th< Roch ester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound, will . ...m~ the Oilford C. D.N.S. '97, is a nWK practitioner and rescarchcr in the Department of Neurology at Buffalo Gmeral Hospital and the William C. Bainl Multiple Sclerosis Research Center. She is a regular ~rer in both the School of Nursing an<j, the School of Medicine and Bi~­ cal Sciences on the subject of managing the health of penons with MS. She also oerves as a preceptor to nW1<-pl"llCiitiooer and medical students, h<lping them to master the art of neurological care. In 1997, she spearheaded a coalition of colleagues wbo established the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis, which promotes improved quality care for persons with MS. Joseph P. Vaca, Ph.D. '83, is extcutive director of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck Research Laboratories. A leader in RqJOtt6 Editor Del Genio says. The standards cover two broad areas: institutional context and educational effectiveness. Among the 14 individual standards included within the broader areas arc such topics as mission, goals and objectives; institutional resources; admm istration ; faculty; stud en t Jd nm · ... o ns, and general cduGttio n. Tht• Steering C..ommittcl' ha..-. C) t J hh ~ hL'<l I ~ o.;uhcomm ltlt"t') tn•m n·:o.t lg.ltt· tht· 14 !>t.md.m.h lour \II scholarly activity. James Oliver Horton, B.A. Furnas Memoria] Award for significant contributio ns by graduates of '64 , is the Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and Hi stor y at George the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences or the disciplines of Washington University anddirector of the Afro-American Communities natural sciences in the CoiJcge of Ans and Sciences. Intcrnariona11y known as a leader Project of the National Museum of American Histor y at th e Smithsonian lnsiitution. A world -renowned scholar in the field of African-American history. he is the author or co-a uthor of five in the field of medical diagnostic devices and bwiness machines, Parker holds faculty positions as professor of electrical and computer engineer- ing, and professor of radiology at the UnivasityofRo&ester.ln 1990, he was named director of the Center for Biological Ultrasound, which provides a n environment for re searcher.; &om both the medical and engineering fields to investigate the use of very high frequency sound waves in medical diagnosis and treatment, along with other medi- cal imaging bioeffects endeavors. An outstanding scholar and re- books and wa.< selected by Oxford University Press lo edit the 12-volume series .. The landmarks of American History." Horton will deliver two lectures while visiting UB, and the Undergra9uatc Library will host a tra~g exhibit that Horton curate<! for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History entitled "Fr« at last: A History of the Abolition of SlaYery." See story on pasc 4 for details. CoUeen Murphy Miller, M.S. '91 , the standards have been combined into two subcommittees. committees in August will submit Each suboomminee has identified Committee. which will review the reports and offer suggestions and comments to the subcommittees..ln January 2003, a comprehensive self- charg~roadly st<tted tasks--and objecti~fically st<tted direc- tives, Del Genio 53)'5, adding that these charges and objectives will provide the fundamental basis from which the- subcommittees will rol lcct their data. The subcommllh.•es will bcgtn thetr wo rk th1' mo nth , !'> ht• ~ J Y' · l hHl' tht'\ fim .. h thl' lf d.lt .I . KGUbl 1II lii , rc ....·art h ..1nd an,•h·.._.,, t'<t\. h will 1.\lll\lnlll J dr.1ft rq "ltlrl I ht· ..uh their draft rcpons to the Steering study report draft will be submitted to the Steeri ng Committe-e for re\'iew and com menl. In a con tinued effort to keep the univt•-rs•ty community cngagt.od in the n..':lccn."CCII<t tion proce<i..'-o the self-study reporl will he:.· 'ubmitted to the campw. l<ll1111llllll l} fur revil·w .uld .:om ~ llh..'lll Junng It~ \\ n h.11l mc..'Cllll\!:. for his rCSf'Circh, induding the na tionai .. Invcnto r of !he Year"' award &om the Intellectual Property Own· crs, a Wash ington, D.C. mvento rs group, a nd the Merck Director's j\ward from the Board of D1rc..'t:lon. of Merck & C<l., lnc. The Alumni Associauon also \V"ill prt.-sent its Communiry leadership Medal to the Hon. Joseph S. Mattina, J.D. '56, Erie County surrogate judge. The award is given in recognition of, and appreciation for, o ul5ta nding cont ributions to the university community over an extended period of time, or a single, truly remarkable contribution. For 20 years, Mattina has served as one of New York's outstanding surrogate judges, giving well-rea - soned, inteUectually stimulating and innovative opinions. He has taken an active role in proposing and drafting new legislation wllile serving on th~ Legislative Advisory Committee established by the Office of Court Administration. The ationa! Colk-gc of Probate Judges recently recognized his service, awarding him its Trnt Award for ExceJJence. In 1998. he was one of 16 judges nationwide to be in- ducted as a charter member of the HaU of Honor at The National Judicial CoUege in Reno, !)ley., where he also has served on the faculty. scheduled for March and April2003, DeiGeniosays. Theself-studywillbe distributed to the Middle States Commission and to the members of an evaluation team during the first w.ek of September 2003, in preparation for the mid-October 1003 visit by the evaluation team to UB. The evaluatio n team , com~ of 8- 10 representatlve5 of US's peer mstlrutio ns. will talk to the differt:-n t university constituencies and l'Xamnw thl' data. A).k"i,'I~IOil on n,;.h.:c..rc....JJt,llltlll WIIJ hL·m.tdl·.tftcrthl· \Ill' '"''II �llardl 21, ~- 33.11.22 Ulloweepsdoubleheader aplnrt Ht. St. Mary's UBscored a - Mt. St. Mary-'s on Suut-doy.The Buls rallied loran 11-1 0 ¥lctory in tho firn pme and follow..t- • 9-3 wfn ,_.. the Mouo--. In <N« tho~The-ewnodtho _...,.._rodv-eepmes. Buls' record to ol-4 and .-ndod lntholnt_the_ Jt.rrl>ed out IDa 2-4 ieod in the fint , . . .. Bryon- doiA>Iodto ~homeladc«monf'lll 1/aMomo wfch the . . ""' olen. contest. Sancha:"... sand on an ~ byBnondon ~The - - · 2-2delnclwtopoltha tearod on """ by jciY1 Boom and ex><apQirilodrian DanloiL The Mounaineen counten!d in the thl!:<l uWalterT.br.i. )1k. pond slam to p Mt. St. "'*' Mary'sal>--4«1p. UBrooktheieodfo<-cood in the- ...... scorirc four""" on a polr ol hla coml>ined wid\ two Mt. St. Mary's errors. Tralfin& 7-4. Daniels sJn&4ed and scored · 1Olh (318.85) in the platform thetytnarmon a mmpetitiot I. ·-~ I 1 broke the tie wktt a bases-devine doob&e, pbtirc three rum and aMn1 the UB pme. co-apa;n ''"" RBis fa<- the john SulliY>n pkl<ed up the wm on the mound fa<- his second ¥lctory of tho season. Milrlt Garnrd earned his. fim coliep<e,... ,.;a, l.linn;ngs ol relief, stl'ikinJ: out three. In tho ni&t>taf>l!rendan Dunfor-d ( 12) pid<ed up tho compieu-pme victorf. allowmg fl¥e hla and S<ri1drc out I 0. Dunford got suppon: offensively, as Daniels h1t a two-run homer and Tim Soon. added iltl RBJ..double in the fifth to (tYe the Bulh ill S..l ~-The Bulls added four rTlOI"e runs in the seo;renth with ~s by SancheL DiCesare:, Dantels andVanhome. Daniels compleoed ct. day 7-lor-8 at tho pla<e, wl<h fl¥e runs scored and fl¥e RBb to tead the UB offensM: attack.Vanhorne went 4-fof.-9 wtth three rum scored and three s<Oien bases from his leadoff position. ~wimmin~ WOMEH'S LaHaye competes at NCAA Zone Championships Froshman - - Kknberly ~..aHoy< turned in some """'& perlonnanca> O¥er the weebnd at the NCAA Zone Calendar ADMrc~holdin Chomkal Engl.....tng-... Modeling of 8lologkol Syrtom" A Cybemetk Approach to the Issue of Metabolk Regua.tion. Ooraiswami Ramkristma, Purdue UnN. 206 Fum.u, North Camp!.n. 3:30p.m . Free. Ufe-...op 16 All About the ~ Study SkiDs ond Test Taking Tips. Staff, Acadomic Advisement Center. 107 Talbert. North Campus. 3:30-.S p.m. Free. ~ by Student Unions 1nd ActMties. for more infonnation, 645-6125. -~-Cius N.IA (~Integrative =~~·4~~'5-~~';;~.m. Call Recreltion & Intramural Setvices for '"'· 645-31.7. Sponso<od by~ w.tl Center. For more information, laune Krupski, 645-2837. North Campus. S--6:30 p.m . Free. 4 Exhibits Clnl~klonca- ~~~ Function. Herenia P. l..l'wrence, asst. prol., DisdplinO ol Community Dentistry, Dept. oi.Biologica! and Diagnostlc Sdonces, Faculty ol Dentistry, Univ. of Toronto. 355 Squire, South Campus. 8 a.m . Free. _..., - -....... -....... Namaste. 222 Student Union, North Campus. 5:30-7:30 p .m. Free. Sponsored by LMng Well Center. For more infonnatlon, fanice Cochran, 645-2837. -- Buddhbt Meditation. Nlkolas ~~~h~~~~ 10~~ :f:joGP~Y:r~. by Uving Well Center. For more information, Nikolas Karapasas, 310-3238. UfeWortr.shop Emergency Contnceptlon. ~r:~~s~o~::~r;:;::::t~7s~~;~~~ Todlnology c:-tor nd Ene County. 250 Student Union, North Campus. 6-7:30 p.m . Free. Spomored by Student Uniom. and Activities for more inlormation, 645-6125 recufar · =~.!"tor~~; c.mpus. Gallery houn are 10 a.m. to S ~~0~':~~-~ .m. to 6 p.m. on Sabxdly. ,.:Y.!;'::! Spin- ~ E><amples "'""""'"'""" ...... been ..tliblted .. Big Orbit ~<Uing the ~~~~Gaiety~ )ad<soo Plac•, Boffalo. Gaiety hours ... ~~"'~;~-~-..gh .u.. E. c-. A lletnKpectlwe SUnning Images. 212 Capen, Nonh H Aft.W." _T..........,c:-tor " hoporing thed if<-and .... ol the" lateIIMirator an Alan[. Cobor will bo in display through May 18 in the first f1oo< gal«y ol the U8 Art Gaiety in the C<nt« for the AtU, North Campus. Cobor was a visiting prol...., ol Photoshop fO< the Wd>. .......,.... by iMedil. Heatth Sdences library, Abbott HaiL South Campus. 2--4 p.m. Free. Physics C:olloqukam Superconductors In a Strong Electric Reid. ~jil Tao, Dept. of~. Blologkal Sciences Se:mln.,. =~-~':,~~ ~~te ~:h ~:~~-~:~~~ F~f!"~re 2 Information, Guiyun Van, 645-2880 Educational Technology Center Wortuhop Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Bhtckboard S,S: Introduction t o UBiearm Blackboard 5.5 211 Capen North Campu~ 6 l0-8·30 p m J:ree Steady-State Pharmacokinetics of Creatinine Monohydrate . Adam Persky. Unrv of Florida 111 Cooke, \ Worl< by unde<goaduate stud<nts in the Department ol Art will bo on disploy ct. ampus ol the o-.wl1idldNenqualifyfo<-~ (he seuon, serves illS I Campw.. Noon-2 p.m. Free. Temp&e Un.v. 205 Natural Sciences . Complex, North Campus. 3:30p.m. Free. .• ;::-.:-,.,::.'t".::~· - Ujeune Hall on United- NMJAcademy.Tho TechnologJ c:-tor Access 97/ 2000, Section B, PMt I. 212 Clpen Hall, North C.mpus. 10 a.m .NoOn Free. - Open- Cln:le Sponsored Thursday ~ ro,.nd to en..,..... NCAA~-~ sd>eduledfo<-thisweela!nd.Thetop two finishen In each ewr.t ollhe ZoneA~qualifiedfo<the NCAA~ ~..aHoy< pac.d lOth """"" <0 .......... in the .,.....,_,. ccmpeddon sconrw a - ' af 239.35 polna. She abo rook ISell in ct. 3~ c i l - . r ...... roalin& -405.90 polna.ln the platlonn """" ~she finished 10t11 o1 1• wtth 3 18.85 po1na. Rodshlrted last seuon.l..al-laye mode a b;& irnpaa on UB~ diYin&l""''""' In the 2001-02 seuon.~tha Bulls toallfth..placefinlsh atlutOTIOI11!1~ MldAmenan Co<-lerence ~l..al-laye finlshod tl1lrd on the e l l _ . bootd and filcil on the .,.....,_,. bootd dutio1s tho taaue ....... lennis MDI'S Westen> Hlchlpn 7,UII 0 St.-ture6,UIII UII6,N....... I UB """""""" a ""--maul> ~wid\ a 6- l ¥lctory """" Niopra l.Jnl-.lty at the V1ila&e Glen Tennis Club on s...day. The Buls rook ..... ..,... Yiaories.At firn ......,._ :O,~~v~~a~-~~ Fory Kui(nan led Jonathan- -4-2 In tho - - bofc<oe Bozanich redrod.At second singles. Randy Roc- deleatrd Eric to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Satuoday. Roslansky, 6-3, 6-3. justin Bn1<D rook ct. cilird-~ngl<s ¥lctory ,_.. Mike K..lly, 63. 6-0. Froshman Nick ZleDula deleatrd Kris Hris<Nulos at four1h •ngl<s. 6-0.6-0.josh l.iedenNn fell to jason f'<>peat fif<h ....... 6-3,6-l.A<six<ll,;rp.,San Kelley deleatedTom 1\eo$.6-1, 6-0. In doubles~ Bni<D and Kcinan loll to Bcmnich ""' Kolly at first doubles,U.At S<COnd doubles. Rocchio and ZieDub defeated H"""""" and Pope. B-l.Uedennan and Rohan IW<ar defeatrdTom R.., and &.c Rosbnsky. 8-3. UB opened the ~end with a p.11r oflosses- 7-0 t0 HAC nval Western Mtch.gan. and 6-- 1 to St. Bonavenwre: m Olean Agatnst SL Bonaventure, Kasiman took the fim-smgtes match wtth a 6-4, ].6 (7-4) win overVilt Nurmt The &lis head to florida for spnng break. They wdl bee Rolhns m Orlando on Monc:b.y / "AnatomkaJ Art by Vaallus" "19th Century Botankal Prints" Reproductions of the famous "muscle men" series by Andreas Vesahus, and print-images of planu with medicinal propertie~ are on permanent display tn the He alth Sctences Ubfary on the South Campu.\. Material for both eA:hibtU was obta.ned vta the Robert l Brown H1story ol Medte~ne Colle<tton 1n the library. The exhib1U, \upported by the fnend s o l the Heallh Sc1ence~ Ltbrary and the Medtcal Hbt onc.al Soetely of Weuern New York. may be vu~wed dunng normal hbrdry hour~ �a Rep a ..._ Miidl 11. 21121¥i. 33. k 1l Dopt.ol~ -e =~~Comc>l6. North Compus. 3:45 p.m. ~-inlormotion, Jerry KoudetU, 645-3489 . For .Phaooophy ~ PossJble Wortds and Singu~r A¥0kllng Common ~~-Hl~lt~~tk. ~~~~~lis. North Campus. 4 p.m. Free. Fleischmann & Muge!LLP. M.t!..m.tks Co4foqulum ~~~a~~~- 7Centet for Entrepreneurial Leadership. For more --inle><mation, qL. 645-3000. Confennce 22nd bstem Great Lakes Chapter Meeting of The 5odety of Nude..- Medklne. ~r~~~~of E.istem Great lakes Chapter, and conferMCr chaW. Grand ~~~·a::st River Road, Grand Island. 8 a.m.-7 ~~~t~~~~~~Jear Medkine. for more informatk>n, Rebecca Goodman, S3S-5SS9. Educ:atlon Seminar Standa rds and Mastery Learning . 1- Ronald Gentile, Graduate SchOO of Education. University Inn and Confe..ence Center, North Forest Road, . Getzville. S:3().1 0 a.m . 125. ~~~~~ F~~=e School information, Ken Kraemer, 645 -6642. Wellness Fair 7th Annual Wellness Fair. Student Union lobby, North ?mpu~~~-~3 p~ 1 Free. ~For more ~onnaUon, Kate Houghton, 645-2837. Educatlonol Technology Center Wcwtuhop Dreamwe.ver ...0, SecUon 0 , Part II. 212 Capen, North Campus. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. An E""'11)' Method le>< the Boltunann Theory. Van Guo, Brown Univ. 250 Malhem.ltics Bkig. North Campus. 4 p.m. Freo. "'-"rnkeut:kal SderKn =-=~and C~tlw Genomks in Gene Obco¥ety. p;ng Uang. ~rP':..c":~ute 121 Cooke, No<th Campus. 56:30 p.m. Free. Documenu.y Fllm Sc,_,ng New Documenblry FUm s. Metni/Prerana Reddy, Jaw~ ~:'::St~~.i~:· Cam~s . 6:30 f;m . Free. ~~~M::l~~~. Graduate Student Assoc•atJOn, Asian Studies, World Languages Institute, Sociology GSA and Art GSA. Tomorrow, North Campus . 7-9 p.m. limited numb6 of free tickets for studenu; S20, advance; S30, door. Friday 22 •nd= ~~F! %oru;~v~tk>n. Justine Barry, 645-2837. Mkn>blology Seminar Anatvsls of Heme Transport C k~lation In erium g'ent~a;~~Vil~~~ and Research, Food and Drug Adm inistration . G-26 Farber, Sout h Campus. 12:15 p.m. Free. For more information, Tony Connell, S29-3364 . Educatlc>Nol TO<hnology Cent.,. Wcwtuhop Video Capture and Editing Scmln..Metabolk CompliaUons of ~~;i2~~ ~mCa~~!~ HIV. Ellen Smit, .ust prof., Noon-2 p .m . Free. Ubra.y WoriUhop UB 1ll: Grants In the Sciences. Fred Stoss. 127 Capen, North Campus. Noon. Free. Sponsored by Arb and Sciences Ubraries.. The Rrportrr publh.hcs listings fo,. cvcnU taking r.toc:e on campo.s. or for off <Dtn pu~ events where UB groups ore prin<lpotl 'lMmuw' llstln9s "'"'"due no lal e:r lhdn noon on lhf.' Thundil)' pr«edlng publk.,1kln listings are- o n ly olcceptt.o.d through the f' l4!"<tronic ,ubml,slon torm lor lin: onlint! UB Calendar of Evenh al ...:http:,' I ""ww. buff.tlo.edu { Biochemistry Seminar Repairing Replication Fortu. Steve Saridler, Dept. of Microbiology, Umv. of MassachusetU, Amherst. Farber G-26, South Campus. 12 :30 p .m . Free. For more information, Mark Sutton, S29-35S1 . Ponpoctlns.on September 11 and Its Aft..,...th: A Lectut'e Seriu The War on Terrorism and Its lmp.Kt on CMI Uberties. lee :t.v~~~r~a~ron Uttleflekf, asst. U.S. attorney, and Kathy Mehltretter, a~t . U.S. attorney. Student Umon Theatre, North Ca mpul. 3- ~~n~iiO:f~~ by Stoc.hastk Modeling of Groundwater Flow and Wu:f!u:TC:~~:::'ate ~~~!!m~~n ?~a0n~~ ~in;;;~~~ 206 Fumas, Environme"~tal ~~==c~_c;;:~~~e;ted Waste Man~ment, and Sevenson Environmental Serv1ces, Inc For rnofe rnforma11on. MonKa Moshenko. 64 5·2088 Blologka l S<iences Seminar Between the RNA and Protein Worlds: The Aminoacyl-tR NA Syn t hetase' ~~~J~:~r g~r~s"rr~ce::v,, "" honing wtth AArthor lloberi Emmet Long. 107 ~r~\~~i~~~~- - -1 UB YS. Manha.ll. Amhem Audubon Field, Amhem Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Amherst 1 p .m . Free. ·27 / llodyMonment N.I.A. (Ne uromuscu lar lntegrattve Action). Laune ~~~~·~~~~~n~~orth I Employee Assistance Pn>gr.., (EAP) Trained EAP coordinators. Harriman info desk. Harriman Hall, South Ca.m pus. Noon: 2 rab:.;:n=~J1 l~nt Committee. 23 i~:~:r~~,\ser~::~~~~~t\, North (dmpu .. 2 p m S 12 adults. ll 0, c hrldre-n 11 and under Fo• mort> rnforrnat10n 6 4 S ARl~ Spring Solstice Ce le b ratio n I <JCk~orr, lc.mnt' Tre.tl U\ollorftdc~ Ct-nlt>r for .md ~~~~ ~ more~orTNtion. Nikolas l<llro~, 310.3238. Wednesday Tuesday Softball UB vs. Marshall ( OH). US Softball Fiekj, North Campus. 2 2 Educatlonol Technology C-Wcwtuhop llueboll UB vs. Marshall. Amhent 30 ~~~=~~ Ales (PDF) . 212 Copen, North Campus. 10 a.m .·noon. free 10 ~':~~~~ Nlkolos Karoposas. 310.3238. UhWcwtuhop ~= ~!:k~L~~Tough Ruggiero, ;moe .• Career ~~f£iS?ud~t~~~~rth Campus. Noon·l p .m . F r~. Sponsored by Student Umons and Activit~ . For more information, 6-45·6125. Ufo Wcwtuhop Foell~ Good About Y....,. Educotlonol TO<hnology Con..,. Wcwtuhop BIKkboonl 5.5: Introduction to UBieams B1AckboMd 5.5. ~~~!. Pan . -" Noon-1 p.m. ~- Sponsored by Student Unions iltld Activities. for" more 1nforrnation, 645-6125 ~-~~~- Campm. ISSS Wortcshop ln<ome Tax Workshop (for studenU w;th no U.S. income) B.lrbara Oawk1ns, Internal Revenuf' ServiCe. SuLanne Reusch, NYS Dept ot Ta,.,at•on 2.2.5 Natural Sclt'nce' ln!emat•onal Studt>nt and Scholar Servr(t'\ Fo1 more Self o.f..,M Bullnkon Budo Tollltsu. Buddhist Medlbtlon. Nikolos 29 ;~~~~=· ~~~~~c~~ ~~~t'A,mw~~ 645-2960. ~~=t·~· Saturday F&MIIy Adventure Series: Pollo Puppets The Peter Rabbit Revue ~=~~~~ 3 ~:~ ~~5~~=~. North Campus. 2 p .m . Free. Audubon Field, Amherst Peps. Center, 161 5 Amherst Manor Drive, Amherst. 3 p .m . fret" Saturday UB vs. Canlslus (OH). US 5ottboH Field. North Campus. 3 p.m. Free. Campus. S::1.~: 30 ~ Freo. Educotlonol Technology c...... Wcwtuhop Dreamweaver 4.0, Section 0 , Part I. 212 Capen, North Campus. Noon·2 p.m. Free. p .m . Free. ~::.r~r 'Zc!:;~o:~tion, -(;SA--.. p.m. Ff'ft. AtM:IicL For ~ 1nformatKlll, Monday, April ~rlday Closs L1rry 31 Wednesday ~~~~~~- ~";:~~ Waste Management and Sevenson ErMronmental Services, Inc.. 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The event featured sessions on the medicine wheel, spirit guides and dreams, in addition to the drumming. =-=-==- a.-..---.. collndlr.11dolls,......_ . . . . p.lll. ............ - . ~lorlhe-'>.- _ _,_11 - " ' "'"" by Ull ond lhe Study sets UB's impact at $1.28 billion University leverages state's investment by more than 4 times to benefit local economy ay AaTHUII PAQ News Services Director T HE unjve.rsity leverages sca te funding by more than four times to the ben· elit of Western New York. with an annuaJ economic impact on the r<gion of mort than S1.25 billion, according to a new economk impad srudy prepared by UB based on methods used nationally to evaluate the ~nomic impact of u.niversities. The total impact on New York State, the study notes, is $31 million higher, or a total of$1,283,378,119. Th~ figures are in addition to the $288.6 million in state support for UB operations. The st udy notes that SUNY's flagship institution is a magnet an nually attracting $171.2 million in out-of-state revenues-including S 118.7 million in fede.ral funds for research. Much of that amount, it adds, would "be lost to other states if UB did not <Xist.• In terms of research expenditures, VB annually expends $187.7 million in funds from federal and stateagmcies, foundations, industrial research partna"S and institutional resources, according to data for the 199'J-2000 fisc..J yoar. In addition to its direct economic;" impact. US-which ranks in the top third of the nation's 154 major pabJic research univ<rsities-is "a vital economic engine for both the West · em New York region and ·Upstate New York" that provides ....raJ long· term benefits to New York State's economy, the rtport emphasizes. "The university offers an aceUe:nt education at an affordable price, produdng highly educated dtizms and futurt leaders, many of whom remain in New York State to form the backbone of its professional workforce," it adds. "VB also fosters the <belopmmt of newtedmology, products and busi· nesses; <DCOUraf!I'S public·><rVicr programs thmughout Western New York and New York State, and supports a wide raJl!lJ< of research projects that benefit people around the world" The univ<rsity, which offers the widest raJl!lJ< of academic programs of any colJese or university in New York or New England, has emerged as a key player as the Buffalo- Niagara r<gion positions itself for economic revitalization in the high· tech. know!· edge-intensiYe, global economy. UB is the lead academic partner in the Buffulo Center of l'.xallena in Bioinformatia, which is expected to <m1te thousands of jobs and be· come a mainstay of the upstate New York economy over the next five yrars. The report notes that UB is credited in large part for the r<gion ranking fourth among America's top 50 metropolitan areas in dtgren granted in sciena and engineering and 14th in the nation in academic research-and-devdopment funding. The rtport was prepared by the of. fice of Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. Pnesident William R Greiner said the university is"pleased and proud to prtS<nt this report. which outlines the considerable contnbutions that UB makes to the economic vitality of the Buffalo· Niagara region and to our great state. " Each year," he added, ·us sen· erates over a billion doUars in economic activity in Western New York alone. That's an imp~ 6~. but as this rtport makes dear, the depth and breadth of our overall economic impact on the region and state is even more significant. "With the enormous intdlectual capital and technological know-bow we bring to the table, as wdl as ow ability to <mlte and to nurtlJie regional, national and international ~-,....z UB to partner with Irish universities ay UUM GOI.DaAUM cals and to the creation of new com- Contributing Editor panies and new invostments based on that research in both Ireland and New York State. •1.5 a true Center of ExccUence, we need not only national. but international connections and recognition," said Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. " Ireland has strong com· puter and pharmaceutical industries and is an ideal partner for our bioinformatics effort. We are pleased to be able to have Biopharma Ireland as a partner... Bruce Holm, senior via provost and UB's rcprescntativr at the an no uncement , noted that " it o nly makes sense that as a cenlcr of ex· cellence, Buffalo's bioinfo rmatics center sho uld be linked w1th other ("enters of excellence." " In particular, Ireland h a~ made su bst a ntiall y more of an m vt:~ t - T HE university has entered into a new high· tecbnol· ogy partnership with Biopharma Ireland , Ireland's new national institute focused on biopharmaceutical reseanch and development, giving the Buffalo Center of ExceUence in Bioinformatic:s an important inter· national connection. UB and Columbia University were named as Biophanna lrtland's first U.S. partners at an announcement hosted on March 27 in Athlone, Ireland, by Sen. Hillary Rodham Ointon. Biopharma Ireland was estab lished by Dublin City Univer.;ity and Athlonc Institute of Technology to promote research that will lead to the discovery of n~..·w pharmaceuu- ment in pharmaceuticaJ research Union markets. than most other places in the Eu Last~. the Institute for J..a. ropean community. With our part· scrs. Photonics and Biophotonics ners in Ireland, as well as with Co· and the Hauptman- Woodward lumbia, this is a natural, comple- Medical R<search Institute hosted mentary partnership for UB ,.. visiting research= from the UnMr· Holm added. sity of Galway and the Athlone Jn. The phannaceuticaJ companjes stitute of TecJ.rnology. Elan; Wy<th, a subsidiary of Amrn· UB has been partnering with Cocan Home Products, and Schering· lumbia Uni....,.ity on the.Northeast Plough recently have made major Structural Genomics Consortium, a $25 million project involving nine investments in Ireland Biopharma Lrdand also is putting insti tutions to study structural resources into dcvelopi11g spin-off genomics, a new field dedicated to biotech companies that will benefit determining gene function by defin · both Ireland and New York State. ing the protrin structu~ encoded m UB"s partnership with Biopharma a gene's DNA sequence. UB's Cen· Ireland has its roots in previous re- ter for Computational Research, o ne search coUaborations with lrish in - of th e wo rld 's leadmg academu. stitutions facilitated initially by the high-performance computmg sites. Atlantic Corridor US , a Buffalo- serves as the computationaJ back bast.-d, no n-profit alliance created to _.....bone for the auonal lnstltu t ~ of Heal th -fu nded pro1ect. link the NAFTA a nd Eu ropean �21 Rep ~1 4,2111/Yi.33, h.23 DE... ers BRIEFLY ~~ .. """.. ,....."........... .,. --""~--­ .... , ... ~_......... ..,........................ ~ "Don!Wk . . . . . -...:t*'v ~--~~~ Thl6ry ... . _ _ . . c:.m. -c.r-.•z,.....-. dorlriiOZ~Soulh . _. . . . - Compus. Tho ......... btllwond _. ..... -.ar.. ~.e """""""'· ""'. - · -... grwtl.!dolg In lhoology'""" Owtst KJng _ , . . . , . . courses In the iWiglous. . , . . _ , Plunlsmc<u>es. For lurther ..,.,_, col . . - . . Oonlori< 129-2271 . 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UngOr Olris!lno\MII . __ lstlM.....,;.-·~­ The term •informatique• was coined by the· French in the early 1960s and referred 10 the application of computing 10 the communication processes U5ed by scientists in exchanging information and data - t of CoMnoolnlc.ta- - among themselves. The domain represented by this new term was ultimaidy viewed by the French and other Westun European rountries as an application of computer scieo~ and, subKquenlly. a term in place of computeT science. The Russians, however, embraced the term .. informatika .. and took a broader perspective. They believed thai this emerging field was, in fact, a social science, concerning itself with the use of technology in various communities (e.g. scientific) and the in teraction of tcchnology'and human/ organizatio nal structures. In the United States, the term never caught on, o:cept in the area of medical informatics, where it was championed by individuals such as Ted Shortlitf (now al Columbia University). Here, it took on a broad perspective and induded "the cognitive, information processing and communication tasks of medical practice, education and research, includ ing information sc ience and the technology to support these tasks." Recently, other uses of the term emerged, including schools of informatics and several new fields, including bioinformatics, health informatics, nursing informatics, mobile .i nformatics and school informatics. Here at UB, we believe that informatics incorporates at least thrtt domains: ( I ) technology and its application, (2) information organization and structure, and (3) human behavior (especially communication ). The inters«tion of these three domains is of particular interest to us. -5-too-of ,,_._..._7 Several !'dated fields are converging, including communications, information science, library science and applied computer science, as well as educationaJ tech nology. A recent study indicated that from 198210 2001 , there have been 17 mergers or realignments of "library schools.· Of those 17, six joined with communication uni ts, six with education, two with computer science, two with graduate: education and one with man agement. I think the trend is to· ward the recognition that there is an opportunity to offer students something more than a traditional -·----h- degree program by joining forces. NoSdooolof-.- specllk focus or fod heft et 1187 Recently, our faculty completed a mission statement for the school stating that we are here .. to vigorously develop and communicate knowledge about the social aspects of information through sustained programs of research, and through teaching students to be leaders in the information society." They also said that "We value the perspective of history and tradition , and understand the potential benefits of technology in furthering a democratic society"' and that "our study, teaching, service and outreach concen trate on the intersection of human communication and information processes." If I were to sum all of this up, I would say that our focw is '"where pe:oplt and information meet." --·llM-fltln with other computer end c_put..·sc:Mn<e-,...tect_. gremshereat UB7 Keep in mind tbat in mauy countries the term iniOrmatia is used in piau of oompul<l' sc:ience, despite the broader inteTpr<tation found in its oripn and in applications sudt a5 mtdial in'fonnatics. Given the broad scope of the teTm informatia, particularly when U5ed in oonjunction with anoth.er area (e.g. bioinformatics), it is not surprising that there will be mauyplay.rs in the informatics initiatives at UB. as well as elsewhere. I~ the cas~ of bioinformatics, for example, the major players will come from oomputer science, as well as biology and relaEed medical and pharmaceutical sciences. sinoe this initiative focuses on computers U5ed for the analysis of complex biologial structures leading to new drug development OW' school will play only a modest role during the early stages of this initiative. In other campus initia· tives. such as an emerging effon in medical informatics. OW' school will play a la'l!"" role at the outset. In all cases. we are looking for opportunities to collaborate with otha academic units. What bed!grounds do rtudents In the progr•m h•ve7 At the undergraduate level, we recruit students who are interested in interpersonal, organizational, in tanational, intercultural or mass communication,aswdlascommunication technologies and informatio~ systems. At the graduate level, our students come from many dis- ciplines and often have significant We offer a full range of degr-. from un<krgraduate 10 cloctorate. Por those seeking professional librarian mrus. we provide an AJ..A-acaediEed master's degree. We also offer ari interdisciplinary master's degree blending communication and information science, as weU as a master's dtgrer in communication. We arf: developing addi· tional degrees that will provide students with evm more oppor· 1unities to study and learn in an interdisciplinary environment combining information tech - nology and the human aspects of co mmunicatio n and information processing. Careers an dude account executive, advertising spccialtst, broadcaster, copywriter, counselor, information systems manager, informa tion technologist, journali st, market -research ahalyst, media specialist or public·relations specialist. At the graduate level, some of our .students choose to work as professional librarians. Others are exploring options in communications or the information industry. And some may be exploring new alternatives, juSt as our school is exploring new opportunities. -· .... ._. ..__... of r-r career .....tdng for COI'Jt0"8Ie MMI ........... - - -· - d o r- most enjoy ebout beIng - e college .-opus7 What l missed most when I was not involved with some uni~r· sity as a visiting professor or as a full-time employee was the interaction with students. It is good to have the opportunity again to interact with them. I always learned as much from them as I imparted. ----··-work experience prior to returning 10 graduate school. ~teoffettngs7C..-.te -·7--ofwUigr-.otes do7 Economic impact ~..._,... 1 partnenhips. UB is leading the way to an economic transfonnation for WesteTn New York and New York State. Every day al UB we are gener· aling research and refining technoJo.. -=.·.0______ __ .,.......,_..., D.vld Penniman is d~ of the School of Informatics . Whet eJUKtly b lftfonnetla7 gies that will support economies of the 2Jstoenttuy."Gre:inersaid "This is a auciaJ part o( OW' mission as the state's 1argesl and moot oomprehensive public research university. and one wo: ~ very seriously, as this ..,_ port demonstrates." Looking. to the next five years, Capaldi noEed that expanding UB's graduate programs and increasing sponsored-rqearch dollan-both to be acoomplished through the hir· ing of hundreds of new faculty m embers-will inc rease greatly UB's impact on the regional and state economy. " Research is a major engine of economic development ," Capaldi added. "Each Sl of res<arch fundmg produces S3 •n economic impact to the community; each S l miUion of rese"Jrch and development spend · ing produces just over 29 jobs. "UB's intdlectual property." she said, " holds great promise as the foundation fOI' Western New York's 'New Ea:momy'-a knowledge-intensive, global economy built upon the brilliant ideas and inventions of university researchers." Highlights of the rq><>rt include: • UB, which in the 200()..()1 fisal )"21' reaived 33.2 pen:mt o( its total """""""from New York State,'\oould rank ..,.,.,00 an.. NalionaJ Fuel Gas wben itJ total m.mues =compared 10 therow:nues ofthetop public companies in Western New York. This rankingplac<s UBaheadofsuch companies as M&T Bank. Columb!l$ McKinnon Corp..Gixaltat'SI<d Corporation and Moog." • UB is one of Western New York's largest employers, ranking fifth in full-time employees behind the State of New York, the federal government, Erie County and the Butfalo Public Schools. For 2()()()..<) I. UB recorded 5,411 full -nmc faculty, professio nal staff. libranans and classified service staff and 7,255 pan·time facul[)'. staff and student employees. Jn addition. the univtr· sitywas respoOS!ble for an estimaEed 5,610 jobs created as the result ofits ~and development efforu. • Expenditures by UB in fiscal year 2000-0 I touled nearly '$900 million and included $54 million in capital Unf'I'OY01lei11S and oonstruc· lion projects. • Of the $231.6 million spent by UB in 2000-0 I for dir<etpurchases. an estimaEed 73 pertm ~OI' appro::imately S170 million, were made within New York State. •rn addition 10 SJ68.9 million in revmue 10 the uniYmity in the fonn o( tuition and campu5 housins and board contracts. and pun:lwes al campw bookstores, UB undergraduate and graduate students in 2()()().01 spent an estimaEed $164.9 million off campus for housing. fOod transportation, clothing, health services, books and supplies. York State. In Erie County alone. UB graduatcsaa:nunt for 81 .9 pen:mt of attorneys, 92.6 pen:mt of dentisu, 67.5 pen:mt o( phannacists and 28 pen:mt of physicians. • Sinoe 1996-97, there have been }40 invention disdooures by UB fac. ulty and stalf, 102 U.S. potmts have been awarded and 20llianse as=· mentJ have been entered with businesxs througbout the United States. UB lw entered 19 lioenses with oom~ in New York. including lioenocs 10 time new business enterprises started with UB ioYentions. • UB faculty, Slafl' and students volunteer and serve on a multitude of public servioe, educational, cul tural and community programs and projects that directly oontnbute 10 the quality of tife in Western New York and New York State. UB's an- 8 The totaJ impa<.1 on the \"Vest ern New Yo rk «anomy generated by visitors to UB is estima ted at Appeal (SEFA), the fund-raising campaign to benefil the UniEed Way of Buffalo and Eric County, raises approximately $750,000 per yearthe '9J'SI from any employee group in WesteTn New York. r-. $11. 1 million annually. • Sixty-three percent of UB's 166.7651iving alumni remain in New nual State Employees Federated �IIepa ._ BrieD Cellular signaling system Research focuses on understanding how toxin causes disease IIJ lOISIIAIWI Contributing Editor ORKING with VIbrio t:holmJ., th< bacter-ium that causes the severe diarrheal dilo1se of cholera, UB microbiologisu ha.e ...-led new informationonacdlularsignalingsystml that ultimately will help scientists undcmand bow cholera toxin and virulent proteins of other pathogenic bacteria migrate through their cdlular'membranes to cause disease. Using chitinase, a protein known to be seaeted by V. dwleme by the same mechanism as cholera toxin, the n:scarchcrs engineered a series of W in.sertions, deleuoru and mutations m its amino-add chain. Using this mutagenic approach , they detcrmmed that the a:tracellular transpan signal of chitinasc was enooded by amino aads located betw<en positions 75 and 555 o n the cham. Furth er expenments demon strated that onl y a port1011 of Lh1s 4KO - amino - ae~d - regi o n Wa5 essen hal for secretion of chitmast". '" In addttion to providmg new m lurmation about the transport of 'hltmase and cholera toxin. these findings increase our basic understanding of the mqthods by which proteins in general are transported across membranes, an essential ac- tiVity for any living cell," said Terry D. Connell , associate professor of microbiology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and senior author on the research. Results of the research appear in the April issue (Vol. 184, No. 8) of the Jouma/ of Bacteriology. Cholera toxin is known to be secreted &om the bacterial oeU by a complex secretory machinery. However, rather than concentrating on the secretory mechanism-a focus of snerallaboratorics at other institutiona-CoMdl and colleogues Jaoon Folsta-,a doctoral student, and Daniel Mettt~er. research associate, set out to investigate tht structural signals on cbolera toxin that initiate its ttaNiocation. The UB sci<ntisu, working in th< university's Witrbsky C.nt<r for Microbial Pathogmesisand Immunology, an the only recarchen in the .U.S. using V. cholerAe to study this CXIra<ZIIular transport signal. "Once the signOling ~ is understood, d.-""' a variety of methods that CUI be used to blod< it, such as providing synthetic pcptid<s to compete with the signal, or other methods that oouJd be devised to disrupt the signal transmission," said Connell "If }flU know how th< toxins arc 5CC1'ded, }flU can stop the disease." Techniques for determining protein function by causing mutations through sequential elimination of amino acids and portions of protein are used widel y in microbiology, ConneU noted. During initial studlt."S, however, he and colleagues discovered that minor changes in the amino -acid sequence of cholera toxin necessary for identifying the c:xtrac.eUuJar transport signal often destabilized the protein. Their focus then shifted to the study of chitinase, another extiacellular protein of\/. cholmJe, which they chose as a model protein for cholera toxin. "We know that chitinase (an ~ essential in th• orpnism's food chain) is secreted by IIibrio dwlemebythe same mechanism that traruporU cholera toxin, the molecule responsible for eliciting discase; 5aid Connell "That observation provided stri>ng cvidenao that cholera toxin and chitinasecontained functionally identical extracellular transport signals." v. dwleroecxpmscschitinascduring its free-living life SlaW' to mabl< it to dcgnode dUtin, the major component of the sbcils of~ whidJ the bocteriurn as a food sounz.Airt>ough dlitinasclikdydo<s not induce any of the symptoms of cholera, chitin is th< ma;O. oomponent of the cdl wall of many fungi, Conndl noted, including thos<·important to disease (othletr's foot and certain ~rtunistic HN-related infections, fur<Dmple) and to agriculture (sud! as oom fungus), making them scientifically interesting molecules in their own righL To elucidat< the atraccUular transport signal of chitinas<, Foister ~ a serieS insertions, deletions and mutations in its amino-acid chain and determined that the extra· cdlular transport signal of the 846amino-acidchitinasewas encoded by amino acids located betw<en amino acid positions 75 and 555. "The extracellular transport signal of chitinase is located in two non-adjacent sites within this 480amino-acid-region," Foister said. " In the process of folding during protein maturation, these two regions are brought together to form an ac tive extracdlular transpon signal. If we can precisely locate that small portion of the protein where the signal is actually formed, we can target it for intervention." Foister is working with scientists at th< Hauptman-Woodward Medical Racarch Institute to cry>tallize and resolv< the thne-dimcnsiooal structure of chitinas<, which should enable him to identify precisely tht structur< or the moleail<'s atracellular transport signal. The rcscarcb was supported by grants from the National institutes of Health and S<bool of Medicine md Biomedical Sci.ences. u.<. of FSEC proposal criticizes OASIS By DONMA LONCiEHICkU Rqxxtrr A1sistant Editor T HE Faculty Senate Committee on Research and ing not fulfilled, but th< unreliability of th< system and its inability to provide e\'t::l1 such basic information as aronate acroui:at balances are severely Creative Activity ha s hamperingth<~tandoon ­ drafted a proposal calling for the SUNY Research Foundation to either fix OASIS. the Orock data management softwa~ program that manages grants and contracts for researchers at UBandacrosstheSUNY system, or abandon it ent~ly. OASIS is a 6as<:o, John Ho, SUNY Distinguished Scrvicc Prof.;,or in th< Department of Physics and chair of the Committee on Research and Creative Activity, told senate's CXf'CUtive oommittee at its March 22 meeting. Ho said that many faculty and duct of sponsored research at us; the resolution states. "'"l1lc inadequacies and indlicienciesofOASIS and its failure to cany out proper 6.scal account ing of grants and contracts arc CDS!Iy in time and cffon, and arc also.jeopardizing our chances in future grant applications." The resolution cites ...the heroic efforts by our campus administrative ooUeagues in trying to oopc with an almost impossible situation.• Bernice Noble, professor of microbiology, noted that other m.:ojbr professionaJ staff members have been suffering in silence while lar problems with OASIS, and that monthly grant and contract rqx>rts issued by the Research Foundation have erroneous balances, leaving principa) investigators and grant ad· ministrators confused about what their grant balances stand. The resolution as drafted by the comminee calls the January 200 I convers ion by the SUNY Research f~nundation to OASIS--at a cost of more than $20 milHon-"3 disao;;ter." "'Not 1mlyaiT thl·ong1n.ll promLSe~ of 11 Hhn~ tran'"u,:tJOil.!<. .uuJ monitor- \ universities have documented simiintensive investigatioris were under way at Cambridge Univmity to look into the bow OASIS was sold to the university, as wdl as to analyze problems inherent in the so&war.. . Noble5aid it was almost eerie bow the problems at Cambridge mirrored the problems with OASIS at UB. "It's actually an international crisis over these data -management systems," Noble ~id, "with no end in sight." Ulliam Malave, as..'iOCiate profc..'SSOr ul lcam mg J.Jld mstruct1on and Jet · ing director of th< Urban Education Institute, pointed out that the Research Foundation has tried .eryhard fix th< problems with OASIS, but has been unsuccessful. President William R. Greiner said th< Research Foundation is well aware of the problems with OASIS, but that there was no possibility of "moving off' th< sbftware because there is not another system availabk. He added that the problems with OASIS might 001 be fiilly solved fur another .,..... "1bcre is no hi@ber priority," Greiner said, than solving th<.problcrn of inarou-atr aocowrt balances. William Baumer, professor of philosophy, asked that the FSEC piau the resolution on the agenda ofTuesday's Faculty Senate meeting fm· immediate action, dispensing with a first reading. In other businos, Jack Meacham, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in th<Departmcnt of Psychology and a member of the SUNY task force to determine outcOmes of stu· dent learning, updated the committee on the SUNY General Education Assessment Review {GEAR) proct'SS. Meacham noted that the GEAR group wa., formed to revle\'1' the pro posed a.<;.,c;es.t;mcnt plans of aJI SL 1 NY to ~o.ampUSt.'S . Pataki to receiveaward UB will p......,t ' -· George E. PataiU with iu " Igniting Ideas Award" for his efforu to build a new economy in Western New York based on high-technology economic dcvelopmcnl The award will be given to PataiU on May 9 at Industry University Day, an event that will be attended by hundreds of Westen\ New York bwines.s representalives and university officials. It wilJ be presenttd during a luncheon at noon in the atrium of the Center for the Arts, North Campus. President William R. Greintr praised Patalci's "outstanding efforts to revitalize the Wcstern New York economy through the cstabiUhment of the Buffalo Ccnt<r of Excellence in Bioinformatia with UB, Roswdl PaJ:k Cancc.r C.nter and Hauptman-Woodward Medical Re· search Institute, and which will be the basis of a new economy in Western New York." .. The governor's pion~ring effort. to foster public and privatesector collaborations will translate cutting-edge research into jobs for the region and upstate New York," Greiner added. David H. Langstaff, president and chief necuUve officer of Veridian, and Michael D. Capcllas, chainnan and chief cxecutiv~ offiur of Compaq, also will received Igniting Idea Awards in recognition of their efforts in the Buffalo region and tremendous invest ment in the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioi nformatics. Veridian and Compaq are providing a total of more than $95 miJiion toward the center. Pa&aki recently announced initiaJ state support of SSO 11 million for the center. ..Igniting Idea Awards· are presented annuall y by UB and its School of Engineering and Applied S;cienccs to honor business and civic lead ers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and support fo r the university and for economic development in Western New York. Successful economic development requires com mitment and en ergy from both the public and private sectors. Igniting Idea Awards are presented .to civic leaders who have played key roles in st rength ening the state's economic development policies, improving its ta.x and reguJatory climate, encouraging the creation of new busir.ess enterprises, the creation of new jobs or enhancing coordination of the state's economic develo"pment efforts. The awards are presented to business leaders in recognjtion of ac · complishmcnts in driving the growth and profitability of their companies and a commitment to building world-class organizations, to continued improvement of the technical skills of thc:ir employees and to effective partnerships with UB and New York State government. UB- Alumna to give Levy Lecture Ei1 ~ Glac-, a and noted national researcher in the field of biophannaccutical scicnc<s, will ~ the first speaker in the recaitly established Gcrhanl Levy Distinguished Lecture series. Sponsored by the Dopartmcnt ofPharmaautical Scimccs in th< School of Pharmacy and Pharmaautical Scimccs and 5isma Xi, th<internatiooal scicna bonon organization. Giacomini's lectwe is titled "l'hannaautical ~in the New Millmniwn: Human~ Con.erges with Pharrnacoltinctic:s and Pharmacodynamia"lt will be held at 12:30 p.m. April II in 121 Coole< HaU,North Campus. It will befnrandopcn to thepoblic, 1>. aswellason <htlp:/t - - - •.- tGiacomini is professor and chair of biophannaceutical sciences at the University of California at San Francisco. In 1979, she received her doctorate in pharmaceutics from US, working under Gerhard Levy, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the. Department of Pharmaceutics. From 1979-81 , Giacomini was a post-docto ral fellow in clinical pharmacology at Stanford Universit-y and in 1981 she joined the University of Califomia...t.San Francisco;· Giacomini's research focuses on ~tfugarul dispoSition of drugs and on genetic variation in drug rt:sporue . She is the prinCipal in vestigator of a recently awarded grant from the National lnstitul~ of Health entitled .. Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters... The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences established the Gerhard Levy Distinguishe<j Lecturcsbip in 2000 to honor Levy, who is considtred the father of pharmacodynamics, tOr his role as a pioneer and principal contributor in the fields ofbiopb3rmaccutics. phar· macokinetics. clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic.. In conjunction with the Levy le<:turcship, the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sc.ienc~ is trying to raise $1.5 million to establish the Gerpard Levy Endo~ Chair. IREWG to hold celebration ofgender scholarship The Institute for .Research and Education·op Women and Gen der.will hold its annual .. Ce~bration of Sch~larship on Wo""men and Geilder" from noon to 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Atrium and Mainstag~ theater in the Center for the Ans, North Campus. The event will feature a talk, entitled "The Lag in Women ·~ Lead · ership," by Nora Bredes, director of the Anthony Center for Women ·s I cadership at the University at Rochester. The program also will include reports from I RE\VG 's 2001 -02 re · search grant winm·rs. a~ well as poster sessions from facuhv and ~ raduat e students on a wide range of topic ~. f-or furtb(·r mformat10n , (Ontact IR EWG . .1 t1\21J- .14)1 �41 Rep a..._ AJii4.2002Ni.33.1a.Z3 UB f•culty member recognized by students, natlon•l colleagues from MLA BRIEFLY Peal believes teaching is "a privilege" ._...UI.....,_ ...... ., DONMA. LOIIQHECIIDI Rqxxr., Assis!Mlt Edrtor OSEMARY Feal is the quintessential erudite scholar, who stiU calls teaching an "honor and a privilege." And after talking with her,ifsunlikdyanyonewouldqucstion the importanao of studying modern languages and obtaining a liberal arts education. PmfcssorofSpanishandchairof the Department of Modem Lan guages and Literatures, Feal has earned the admiration of her students at UB and the respect of her pcc:rs on a national level. She recentl y was selected to receiye the Student Association's Milton Plesur Excellence in Teaching Award. Moreover, she wiU take a leave of absence from UB this summer to as· sume the position of executive di rCCior of the Modern Language As'iOCiation, one of the most eminent scholarly societies in the world. Fcal wiU succeed long-time MLA c:X(""CUilve d1rcctor Phyllis Franklin, whowillretneafterheadingtheorgam7.aUon for 17 yt..-ars. While replacing 1-ranklm may sc.--em Jaunt ing. Feal hcheves that pressure only generates opportunity. "My first job is toappn-~oiate and learn how the organizatlon runs and to lind my role there--the ...emor staff~ outstarlding" she says. r-eal \ active tnvolvemcnt with the MI..A began tn 1988 when she was appointt.xi to theassociation'sddegate assembly. She later w.15 elected to several other postllons. most recently to chau the association's Committee on the Status of Women in the ProfesSIOn.Shewasselectedexccutivedirector after a nationwide ;;earth. The MLA's membership is comprised of professors and graduate students in the fields of modem Jan · guages and literatu res. and is unique '" its comprehensive approach to prov1ding schola.n with extensive resources to address and support nearlyevcry a(jp«t and stag~ of their .--..----·-·lp.m.Aptl --.-..--. R 1l . . . . . . llln ... QolloJ• ..... ~C... :U42 .... _....by .. l - . . y '-'*J~(UCI)Iftd --"""'*'-"'· ................. ..............._.._. .. a.., ..,... ....... __ louw•il• ,.....c:amplollng ... - - - ... u.- • .-. ..,._ ... .-.,...--'".'w"-' allttluiiQIIbe-!D Sitisly voulousloc.ollondon.o certtfi. <* ~S100 fn>m ... ~-by puoc/llslng.-- M&T Bini< tor quolifled buy<n tho UC! project ...... 1 coupon for • diocount on a~ home Inspection tor oruy houw within the UCI project .,... and a S50 family rnembenhip for the Gloria Center. J. Pariu Community R.egistration ~ S25 per per· 100. fof more infOITNIUon, call Alyce Cuddy at 832-1010. Proposals sought CJ The Canadian-American Studies Committee is seelUng proposals for projects and Ktivities that are deSigned to encourage and promote increased aw~s and understanding of Canada and of rNticxu ~ C.nado and the Unned SQtes. The committee encour~ Individuals to submit proposals !hathave not been lunded previously, that otter promise for even!ullly securing extemallunding "' that .,..blish lind strengthenties with colleagues in Conadl. Funds !tom this progrom, -~have been f"""'"ded by ~ Studios Grantgmn of·the Clnldion Embassy In Wlshington and by the College of AlU lind Sciorices, may be used to plot Of plan larger pr<ijecu. portjaJiatty targedng the Conldian Embassy gront prognm. hom '"'projects ""* PnJposob...,- JUI,.time foatlty lind ~ ­ donlswhohiYoloatl!y-- . ship lor the proposed projo<1 "' IICIMty. Due ID tho u-.oiy small f\nlin9-. amount of prior!!y ... beglwnto"""'""' tl>at donot...-ll$00.~ fl'O"'ded to ~ dehy diu.a costs only. s.pport-""Y b imlt!ed "'._a.- OCIM- ~ sudl.ostu...t.~ ­ """" and ocquisllion ., ..... -and-~ rariuu and costs lor~ Q(-- and 'l4'PO't lor """"" onces lUnd/or worbhops. Tho applia!lon- b noon on Apri1 19. Applladon forms ..., ...u. able on the Conadian-Nnerla Studies ~wib siue at <luttp:/ / ...... 1 PI - / ,.......,____,___, ..,_..,.___ "' '"'"' ...,.,.., Regan .. 6456000,ext. 1217, 0< It JOB LISTINGS UB job &stings · accessible viii Web Job listings for prolosslonal, ,... sea<ch, foculty and civil ser~ tomp<ti!lve and non<omp<ti~doru can accessed via the Human Re1oOUKC$ Services Web Wte at <http://...be olo.edu/hn/v~/>. careen. within cfuciplines. The M~s F<al also echoes an ongoing conbread and urn in academia about the trend butter, says towards employing adjunct profesFeal , ;.. the sorsandhavingfeweravailableten· s c h o I a r I y ure-track positions on many col· preservation lege campuses. of texU; pub"A majorooncem (ofMU.memlication of the hers) is the sta~<: of the job~ bibliography, or employment system, wherein which is the moot essential research new Ph.Ds seek primarily tmuretool in the field of modern lao- '<rackpositiohssotheymaycarryon guagcs,and productionqfthe MU. a research and teaching career in the handbook-«msidered to be the way that inanyofthern haV<trained key guide for scholars and profes- for and aspire to," she says. sional writers, as well as for writers "More Ph.Ds are trained and get of term and research papen. their degree than there ~ tenureEqually importan~ she adds, are track jobs available," she notes. "It's th~ organization's numttous book most acut~ in English and in some publications. publication of a wide of the fnmgn languages. such asG<rvariety of pedagQgic materials, sur- man, which have d.imin.ishcd enroUveys of the state of the profession, ments." The MU. already has taken efforts to find ways to preserve cuJ- a proactive approach to the problnn turalandliterarymaterial, the trans- by developing guiQ,Iines for the lation of texts, organizing sessions evaluation of doct:oraJ programs.. as at the annuaJ convention and run- well as getting those in charge of ning a job information service that graduate programs to take the iniuaconnects employers and job seekers. tive to tackle the issue. she says. Because theM~ is the largest Fea1 believes strongly in the tm· organi1..ation of scholars in the hu- portance of a liberal arts education manitic.."S--withabout33,0()0mem- and the significance of knowing a hers m 100 nations-it is a natural second language. place, Fe:a1 says. for issues of schol..Some of the n.."3sons for studyarship to be discussed and for ing foreign languages include na · progress to be made on a vanety of tiona] security, the preparedness of professional matters. One of her the nation to interact globally, but goals is to S(."C more of the know! - the other aspect would be the study edge and experienccsofML.A mem- of the language," she says. "It's just a bers brought into the public arena. basic part of a liberal arts educa"I'm very interested in the role of tion-a liberally educated person MLA members as public humanists, should know about the hJStory and public in t~Uectuals., and as scholars th~ uses of his or her own language, and teachers who find ways to bring and the history and uses of at least th ei r s p~ cia lized knowledg~ to one other language, the history of groups that don't necessarily have t~e nation on~ lives in, the history the sa me specialized knowledge," of th~ nations with which one's na says Feal. While scholars often are tion interact. A liberally educated good at com municating with one person shouJd know those thingsanother, she says, they havm't always they should have exposure to the been as effective at communicating great cultural, historical traditions." in more general terms with the pubBut that argument. she notes. lie at larg~. which may be due, in docsn'tholdthesam~kindofwright part, to the increased specialization that it did in previous generations. ln the Unikd SW.S, she soys. it is due in.part to a posi!M cbanF the availabilityofhighereducationroa larger sector of .society. •rt's no longer considered the finishing school for the eli~<:," RaJ says. "It's now considered the right of~ person in the U.S. 10 aspire to as much higher education u they're capable of and desire. · "So what happens is that some of the oomerstona of the h"benl arts education haV< not stood up in the same way-ifs kind of like a tradeoff." she adds. Those cornerstones remain in many liberal arts institutions--induding UB--but a student might have to seek them out, sh~ notes. Anoth<r issue that maybeoontributing to declining enrollments in foreign ~programs is that Amencan students, and much of the rest of theworidduetothepushtowardsglobalization. recognize English as the .. Lingua Franca"-thelanguageofcLplomacy and the language of the Intern~ -and the second languagt' for most mtematiOnalstudents.. "What they don't see or don't fully appreciate until they studv alan guag~ i.o; the degree to whtch know· ing another language will give them an advantage in thecommunicauve process. m nationaJ security issues they deal with that they cou ldn '1 possibly have without 11." says Feal. Students enroUed in UB's foreign language programs are taught to read and aplicat~ the linguistic and literary SJ.SilS that theyenrounter and to understand meaning in context and haw that context varies--;ln esscntial demmt in the work of translation, says Feal. For example, students of Spanish will come to undm;tand that .. tht" context of tht word 'privacy' as a hallmark of th~ way we construa ouridves in the U.S.• both legally and soc:ialJy, doesn't aist in Spanishwhichisamoresoc:ialcultureingeneral," says Fcal. Anthropologists to hold meeting in Buffalo Three UB faculty members among the 1,000 authors to present research papers By PATRICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor W HEN theAmcncan Association of Phys ical Anthro pologists meets in Buffalo Wednesday through April 13, members of the Department of Anthropology, which is hosting the event at the Adams Mark Hotel, will be among the 1,000 authors to address a variety of topics in the field. Primatologist Carol M. Berman, professor of anthropology, will present her research findings on the extent to whjch male-male relation ships among bonobos are dependent upon mother-son relationships. Bonobos. a tremendously erotic species, are. along with chimpanzees. our closest cousins among the apes. Sometimes called "pygmy chimpan· 1.ecs.," they live in only one section of the Congo River basin in fema1e-«n · ten.'<i.cgalitariangroups. Theunoom· mon social strudure.sexuaJ behaVJor and intcllt"'...\ual Glpacity of bonobo.s arr held lw many anthropologtsts to offer a un ique gli mpse mto the mot!'> of human narun·. Berman has published widely on primate behavior, particularly ma terna] behavior and social development; the evolution of animal ~ ­ havior, and ethological methods. '"', r· , ' ,. \ ' .. j - A. Joyce Sirianni, SUNY Distin guished Teaching Professor in the Department of Anthropology. is a physical anthropologist Whose research interests lay in craniofac1al growth and development, and den · tal anth ropology. Dun ng the confe rence's dental anth ropology/paleopathology s.es· <~Jon . she will addres~ ft>ature~ of l'n~mcl microstructures 111 th(" Ieeth of ptgtai led macaques. r-..1Jcaqut.'S. the cocker spJnid-sllL-d monkys most commonly used in medical research, oftm are referred to as the second most succcssful pri· male. Macaques have quite complex social and behavioral systems. Their complicated calls and gestures have been di.scovered to have specific meanings. and tool-use and cultural innova· tions have be~n obse rv~d among them. Becuuse of their physical similarity to humans. some , macaqu~ biological systern>--the visual, reproductive and immune systems, for instance-have been used as a model of human systems. Sirianni's research indudcs the study of the similarities in the fetal craniofacial complex of macaques and humans. She is the author, with Daris R Swindler. of "Growth and Deve lopm ent of th(' Pigtailed Macaque," an atlas of longitudinally gathered informauon on the growth and development of Macaca nemestrina. Ted Steegman, professor of an thropology, ~II present a paper on scientific discipline and in~<:Uectual fr<edom during the Ia~<: 1950s at the UniV<rsity ofMictugan, from which he received tus doctorate in 1965. Steegman will address the domina!ing paradigms in physical and cultural anthropology, archaeology and linguistics at a tim~ when American universities w~re enjoying a period of optimism and growth. • tt was a tim~." says Steegman, .. when th~ rising intellectual tide was being ~xpressed at emerging centers of anthropological and biological theory, like the University of Michigan." Steegman's research is in the field adaptive human biology and physical anthropology in the subarctic. China and Canada. Other subjects to be covered at th< co nferen c~ indude biodiversity in Northeast Africa; the nutritional SD · IUS. physical activity and productiv· ity of vanous groups of hominids and non -hominids , past and pre ent ; forensic anthropology; m~em morphometric cechniques; South African paleoanthropology. and primat~ cognitive ecology. �Alril4.2112/NI.33. .,,Z3 Relationship workshops set Fincham says supportive relationship can ease life's journey IIJ PA~ DONOVAN Contributlng EditO< supportive relationship with a spouse or partner often is a soun:r of oomfort and strength. a buJier against the slings and arrows ofoutl'af!OOU'.fortune. Bybdpingbolh partners rnanase Silas from a variety of sowas, it not only can lengthen life. but malc.e it more pleasanL While good rapport with intimates can ease life's burdens, research shows that dose relationships fraught with conflict inc"'""' blood A pressure, prOduce cardjovascular strain and aJter- the function of the immune system, acoording to Frank Fincham, professor o f social and clinical psychology. To help coupl es improve their communication and problem -solv- ing skills. the Psychological Sen>ices Center in Park H..,JI on the North Campw is offenng a th ree- hour relationship workshop in April. The workshop wiU be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m . on Wednesday and repeated lrom 9 a.m. to noon on April I 3 and from 6:30-9:30 p.m . on April 18. Th<· work.<hops wiU help coupiC> letm the i-Oun:es and oonsequences of rda tionship stress and how they can enh:ince their partnerships through the usc ofbettL-r mt.1hods of communiGltion---<:areful hstening,d.ist.1.lSSion 1nstead of argument, conflid-rcsolu· tion techniques and compronuse. The center provides service to th e co mmuniry, ·as well as to UB stu dents, faculty members and staff. Fees are based on a sliding-fee scale and differ depend in g on family size and income. For informatio n about the workshops, call th e Psychologi caJ Services Center at 645 -3697. Fincham, cited by his peers as one of the moot influential researchers in dinical psychology, says it's not surprising that chronic relationship strain is associated with poor mental and physical health. "Given the potential an intimate relationship has to help or harm a person's life and health," he says, " i~s \'U'f important to attend to our relationships, to lceep them worlting as smoothly as possible"' that when problems arise, as they always will, we get through them with as little anxiety, anger and physical stress as possible. " Do we wait for our car to break down before we get it serviced!" he asks...Of course not. When it comes to our relationships, though, we tenil to wait for trouble befo"' we look for help. In fact, more people seek professionaJ hdp for relationship problems than anything else. "It doesn't have to be that way," Fincham says. "Relationship success is not due to romantic love or luck, but oommitmmt and hard work," he notes. Yet even with the best of in· tentions.approx:imatdy 45 percent of nt.-w marriages will end in divorce. .. The number one relationship problem according to coupl es and t:ounselors i ~ commu ni cation," Fincham says, "but with some help, most couples can improve communication and keep serious problems at bay."' At the very least, Fincham suggests tha t if a couple is having prob- lems. they should get help early, before the situation deteriorates to the point at which resentment and hostility rule the roost He points o ut that there are early warning signs th"tt the relation ship mi ght be headed for trouble. " Everyone argues, for instance," I NSULIN may interfere with the cascade of reac.rions that promote clot formation and platelet aggregation in heart - attack patients-and may help prevent dot formation and plaque development in persons at risk of heart attack and stroke, new research by UB endocrinologists has shown . The researchers have demon - strated that an infusion of insulin and glu~ suppresses a factor that "'8"lates genes for two pro-inflammatory proteins that promote coagulation and dot formation in smooth muscle tissue lining blood vessels. Results of the study appear in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. ..Our earlier research showed for the first time that insulin exerts a significant anti-inftammatoryeffect on blood vessel walls, and now we have linked insulin with the mechanisms that reduce dotting factors," said Paresh Dandona, professor of medicine and senior author on the study. "These new findings suggest that insulin has the potential to prevent thrombosis that leads to heart attack and stroke. It also may be useful to study add relevance to results from the Diabetes and insulin -Glucose Infusion in Acute Myocardial Inf- arction ( D!GAMI) study, conducted in Stockholm, which showed that diabetic patients experiencing an acute heart attack who received a low·dose infusion of insulin and glucose had a better outcome than patients who weren't infused. he says, "but if aiJ!WII"'1ts become mo"' frequent or more heated than usual or if they don't r..olve the issue at hand, it's lilcdy that communication has broken down, perhaps because the couple's skills in that ...,. ='t· what they could be. "If partners ..., having difficulty t2lking with one another, if one or both feel neptiw: about the rdationship mudl of the timeorworryabout the effect it's having on their lives or thooe of thrir children,· be says, "then it's important to do something about iL If not, st=s will amtinue to build and produce problems of its OWT>sometimes problems mort: serious than those produced by the original disagreernenL "But why wait until it gets to that point!" he asks. "It's quite rational to get a 'relationship service' while things are going well. That way, when problems ari,.,, the couple al ready will have in hand useful ways to talk aoout their conHict and effective means to resolve it." A f<irm er Rhodes Scholar. Fincham has received many awards for his research, including the President's Award from the British Psychological Society for "distin guished contributions to psychological knowledge" and the BerscheidHatfield Award from the Interna- tional Network on Per.;onal Relationships for ..sustained, substantial and distinguished contributions to the field of personal relationships." Fincham's researdl programs in oomplementary areas. The fim fo- are cuses on understanding marriag~ partner>hip, particularly the oognitive !"""=involved in conflict_ The=ond =mines the association between • inter-parental conflict/divorce and child adjwtmenL "The DIGAMI study showed infusion and at two, four and six hours following infusion. The sampks were assayed for Egr1, and both proteins. R<:sults showed that after four hours of infusion,blood l<>ds ofEgr-1 had fallen, on avmoge. to 47 percent of pre-infusion levels. PAI-IIevels hadde<noasedonaverage to 58 percent and TF levels to 85 percenton avmoge.oompared to baseline. Dandona said it is possible that The current investigation targeted factor, early growth ""po""' gene1 (Egr- I), and concentrations in blood plasma of two proteins whD"' expression is regulated by Egr-1tissue factor (TF) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-! (PAl -l ). The gene responds rapidly to a va riety of stimuli related to tissue oxygen deprivation and physical damage to blood vessels, Dandona said, and appears to play an important role in the development of human and mouse atherosclerosis. The protein TF leads, via a complex cascade of actions. to the fonnation of fibrin, the treat persons with those conditions essential ingredient of a blood dot. through the pn'Vt"lltion of dotting and while fibrin's predecessor, thrombin. is a powerful aggregator of platelets, a prim ary componen t of arterial promotion of dissolution or dots." Dandona sa id th ~ ndin gs in this plaque. The protein PAl-l prevents the normal breakdown of fibrin . which would help P"""'"t dotting. ln this study, I0 subjects who had high lev<ls of the factors in question due to obesity received an intravt:nous solution of insulin, plus dc:xtrose. The dcl<trosc pi'<'Vellts hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. They provided fasting blood samples before that insulin has a pos itive effect on acute myocardial infarction , but the mechanism s weren't clear," he said ... Our studies are defining the mechanisms." a pro-inflammatory transcription Web site tackles global issu·es Q ~-- learn Insulin found to help stop clots By LOIS IIAJI£R Contributing Editor Repa .._ insulin may support the action of ot h e r clot busters and clot preventers currently used in treat· ing heart attacks and strok<s. Additional ~on the study were Ahmad Aljada, researdl assistant professor of medici ne ; Husam Ghanim, doctoral student worlting with Dandona: Priya Mohanty, clinical instructor of medicine. and Neeti Kapur, research assistant. The research. su pported by the McGowan Chantablc Fund , was conducted at the Dtabetes-Endocri nology Cen ter of Western New York, which Dando na d1rects. about other nations! Teacherr-modify your curriculum to prep= your students to be citizms of the world! Parents-lind answers to questions children ask about evmts in the news! Globalization: What is it and why..., some people opposed to it1 Refugees: Wh= are they from and why do they want to leave! Poverty: Why do half the people in the world 1M on less than $2 per day and what community activities can kids bca>me imdved in to help? The United NationsCyberschoolbus <lottp://--~1 c,._.,.a a •••tlndu..html>is an award-winniqWebsitr that can answer these and rrW.yother questions. It feanu.sprojects, games, curriculum matrrials and resources on global issues aimed at K- 12 students and teachers. C licking on .. Resources " <http:/ / www.un .org / P'ubs / C,tMrSctt a a•III/ NS.hbnl> leads to several sites of interest to students of various ages. "Info Nation" provides oomparative statistical infonnation from any selection of up to fiveoountries, with data on population, eoonomy, environment, health and technology. "Country at a Glance" features a navigable world map that identifies each oountry the cursor points to and COMects to more ~nsive data, inclUding links to each counttys major newspapers. "Briefing Papers" offers dossiers on = t world issues, including AIDSIHIV, biodiv.nity, child labor, child soldi<r>. chil~'s rights. climate change, disarmament, drug ab=. education, globalization, governance, human rights. international law, pre· venting oonllicts, peacel=ping, poverty, refugees. renewing the UN and technology. Bach dossier includes an overview of the topic, progress that has been made, next steps to be taken. student activities and r~ ­ sources. A "Unit~ Nations Int roduction" and .. Vinual Tour.w with J 360-degree, panoramic image of the Secu rit y Council Chamber. also wdcome the visitor. Among the seven .. Games and Qul1.2.e'S" <http://wwwO.un.org/ cybenchoolbus/ qul.html > featured are" Flag Tag," inviting the player to match the country with its flag; "The Professor's Postcard,"challengmg students to discover which World Heritage Site she describes m her post cards, and " Pook In The \Vorld." an animated. interactive adventure of a little girl trying to help save the world. The "Co mmunit y,. ca tegory < http:/ / www.un .org / Pubs / CyberSchooiBus/ com.html> tndudcs many features not limited to a Model UN discussion area, variow an competitions for children and a Days Of The Year calendar, marking important anniversaries for the world communiry. The .. C urri c ulum " section <http:/ / www.un .org / Pubs / CyberSc:booiBus/ cur.html> offers kits and curriculum units on man)' topics, including peace education, heaJth , poverty, human rights, cities. environment and indigenous peoples. Also featured are links to the curricular materials offe~ by other UN educational Web sites <http:/1 www.un.org/ Pubs/ CyberSchooiBus/otherunsltes.html.> such as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Bank. the UN Environment Programme, UNESCO and UNICEF. The United Nations and its speciali=l agencies are not the only sou= for Web sites on global issues for students and teachen. For ocample, Ben's GuidetoU.S.GoYemmentforiGds <http:/ /IMnsg.--.->. in its extensive subject listing <http://ben.sgulde.gpo .gov / subfe<t.html>, includes selections under "Foreign Aff.Urs." · The Internet offers a global awareness coupon worth redeeming! ~Ina Cascio and IUdc Mcii.M, Un~rsity Ubrorirs Obituaries Thomas Connolly dies at 84 A funeral "'rvice was held March 23 in Christ the King Church, Snyder, for literary critic - . . . L Connolly, former professor in the Department of English and chair of the Faculty Senate. Connolly died March 18 in his home in Los Robles, Calif., at the age of 84. Connelly's critical essays in English and American literature appeared widely in scholarly journals. He wrote and edited ..Vera! books on the work of James joyce, as well as "From Ararat to Suburbia: The History of the lewish Community of Buffalo." Connelly was born in New York City in 1918. He graduated from Fordham University and "'rved with the U.S. Army from 1942-46. In 1948, he married the late Mary Go uld and later attended graduate school at the University of Ch icago, where he ~ved master's and docto ral degrees. He taught at Chicago's Loyola University, the University ofldaho and Creighton University in Omaha before joining the UB faculty as an assistant professor in 1953. He -became a full professor of English m 1964 . He chai~ the Farulty Senate in the late 1960o during the chaottc and disruptive years of campus unrest. Among Connelly's books are "The Personal Library of lames loy.:;e. A Descriptive Bibliography," published by UB in 1955 and republished m 1957 and 1974; "James joyce's Scribbledehobble: The Un-Workboo~ for ' Finnegan's Wake',. {Northwestern University ~ 196 I ); '' Joyce'l> Pon-rait Criticisms and Critiques'" (Appleton, 1962) and "The Scarlet Letter and Other Tales" (~guin , 1970). He wrote "Swinburne's Theory of Poetry," and edited "Natha md Hawthorne: Young Goodman Brown ." �&'RepCIII'tez A!lril4.~.33,11. 23 VIolist Gilrth Knox, "wundertdnd" Felix Hell among artists to perform during April BRIEFLY Flutist Wilson to head concert lineup· •1 DONNA L~CJWI R<portff Aui11M>t Editor ORLD-renowned W stitute: on Akohot Abuse and ~ colloli>m and the SubsUnce Abu.. •nd·Mtntlll - . Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Center for Subsunce Abuse: Pr--.tion. Seniors display art ::::~:::.,.D•::~=:~,ij toke ploce Tuedoy llwough April 25 in the Qnlor for tho Arts,-c.npus. The..t-.,- ...... deriYesfromtho-welght alll:tho,..._~... - 1,n41a.arl'IIZ ....... . lit!slillhio_ .. __ _ .,.,...,_....._ conl»......,. . . . 11...,.,_1<>6 p.m.~ ....... ~ s..,; . . . . . ._ . . flooO"CIIHta~ tho CfA ............... ond B13,1N-0QI lllutc..y and .............. """"' oful&•u-. ..beflf'O"" vkltdtD.....,_ , Thtg& . . . . . _ . -~----­ .-and .... ~lldd)l.· "Rupbnond ~ Momooy,.. -·· "Sexaslocl,'~l»­ turol Sphem•.and "lnstltutlonol The media used '""9" from oll-induding ~tech­ niques U5ing gold leollnloy:-to computet art. video pn>j<ction. pop cultJ.ft kftscl\ p/"ootogra. phy, conslructad •pseuc~q._.. den""' t h e - world and olocbonlc.oundo<lpe. The " - wil Open Tuesday with.~ from S-9 p.m. in the U8 Ail.~- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~:!'1.~~11om .-sd .. t.WYonity The " " """""""'*'91>11 " " " ' - -its communily _and _ __ .._ shoulllbe~IOO­ ond mil)' bl.illlod for 'll)li. ond ionglh.IAI!IN must- the --"woite's ........'Who, ond'• c/oytimt ....,._ nurnl>trlpr limitotions. the llopMi!r connot publish all ~otters lt!COIYed. They must bt ...-by 9 a.m. Monday to bt ~for publlcotion In that-· ...... The Repottrr~ that lttten bt received tlectionicatly at <: ~> flutist Ranoom WiJ. son wiD make two appearances in Slee Hall as part of the Department of Music's April concert olferirigs. Wtlson wiD appear as guest soloistwiththeSleeSinfoni<ttut8p.m. April 16 in one of a series of WNED's25thanniversaryconc.erts. He also will perform, acoompanied by pianist Doustas Ashcraft, at 8 p.m. April lB. And be will conduct a free master class at 4 p.m on April 17 in Baird Hall for flute studenu and enthusiasts alike. TheSieeSinfonietta,UB'uaident professional chamber orchestra, performs a series of concerts each year devoted to lesser-known repertoire, particularly that of the preclassical era and the most recent co ntemporary music. Ju April 16 program. conducted by Magnus M&rtensson, is no exceptioil, and will feature Luigi Nona's "Canti per 13." C.rl-Axel Hall's " Elegie; and C. P. E. Bach's Co nceno in D Minor, dunng whJCh Wilson will perform iL\ soloist. The program for Wilson's April 18 recital-a k£t,n mix of the old, new and newly discovered-wiiJ include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's "Sonata in F Major, K. 376;" Franz Schuben's "lntroduc· tion and Variatio ns, Op. 160;" Michael Daugherty's "The High and the Mighry, for piccolo and pi· ano; " Francis Pnulenc's "Un jouer de DOte berce les ruines, for flute so lo;" Carlos G uastavino's "lntroducci6nyAIIegro,"andCarl Vine's"Spnata for Auteand Piano.• A member of the Yale music faculry,Ransomisequallyest=nedas an outstanding conductor of orchestral and operatic repertoire, a Grammy-nominated artist and a gifted arranger. He is music direc· tor and principal conductor of Solisti New York Orchestra, which he founded in 1981; artistic direc· tor of Oklahoma's famed OK MOZART Festival; artistic difcctor of the Mozart f<stival-at-Sea on the M.S. Wcstcrdam, and music director of the ldyUwild Arts Academy Orchestra in ldyUwild. Calif. The ~-for.both concerts are Sl2for thesencraJ publjc,$9 for UB faculty, staff, alwnni and aenior citi· ztn5, and $5 fOF studmts. AJ part of a week-Ions tenure in the Department ofMwic. aploratoryviolistGartbKnox,oneofthe most sousbt-out musicians in the world, will praent a concert at 8 p.m. Monday in Baird tl.cital Hall. In addition to tbe conurt, Knox Zukerman, ltzhak Perlman and James Galway. Duringhissevmyearsasamcmber of theArditti String Quartet. he tound internationally and CX>lJabo. rated with renowned contemporary compooen such as Ligeri, Kurtag. Berio and Slodd>auscn. Sinu 1998, Knox baa been based in Paris, enjoyins a 0\f= that includes per- forrning.t<achlnsandr<eording. . SeVen t.e en - year- o I d "wwiderkind" Felix HeU will perform the fourth concert in th< "Orsan R<citals on the Fisk. "Op. 95" series, at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Slee. Alreadyameranofmorethan200 professional r<citals, Hell has studied at Julliard and ,is punuins fur. ther studies at the Curtis l.nslitute of Music in Philadelphia. Born in 1985 in Frankenthali Pfalz. Germany, Hell took his first piano lesson at the age of se"Ven. HC' played the "Prelude 'InC Major· from J.S. Bach's "Well-Tempered Oavitt" (BWV846 ) by heart a few days after listening to and observing the piano player. Less than a yearlater, he took his firstorsan les· son and was able to demonstrate his success just two months later to at UB. Leo Kraemer, professor and prin· cipal organist of the Roman C.thowill work privately with composi- lie Cathedral in Speyer Germany, tion faculty and studenu in vari· playingBach's"PreludeandFugue oussettings. including lectures and in F Major.· demonstrations. His program for the UB ooncm The concert, which wiD include a will feanu. J.S. Bach's "Fantasy and performanceof"11u:Mispri.sionof Fugue in G Minor, BMV 542;" Transparency"-e work by UB stu· · "Sebm uecke dich o Iiebe Seele dent Aaron Cassidy-is free and (LeipzisO.orale), BWV 654;""Preopen to the public. Other works to Jude and Fugue in D Major, BWV be performed will include Attilio 532;" AlexanclreGuilmant's "Sooua Ariosti's"Primeral.etione"(l721); No. I in D Minor;" Felix Alejandro C..tanos' "Ft;" Marin Mondelssohn-Bartholdy's "Sonato Marais'"Piec.es du 4Mme livre;" the No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65;" C5ar artist's own work, "Sympathetic i'randcs"'loraleNo.linEMajor;" string stories no- 6," and Georg Norbert J. Schneider's "Toccata Friedrich Haas's "Solo." 'Schlafa Bruder;• (1994) ~Franz Afterhisstudiesatd>eRnyalCol· Liszt'o':Adasio" (Consolation) ~ and lege of Music in London, wbere he "Prelude and Fugue on 8-A-C-H." won several prizes, Knox became a Ttckets are: $5. member of the English Chamber Two upcoming f~culty recitals Orchestra , which allowed him to willdoubleasshowcasesforartists· wo rk with weU-known artisu like in-residence in the Department of Dame I Baremboim , Pin cas Music ~ The Amherst Saxophone :;::.:...-.=:::!':..,W::: Quartet wiD perform its fuW ooncert as a resident ensemble alB p.m. SaturdayinSiee. The quartet wiD be joined by the UB Pm:usAoo Enumble, directed by Anthony Miranda, in aa>Dcert tb;lt promises to be full of inlaesting IOilDds, iJy duding the world pmniere of ~ jazz-inspired "tid's l>ilemma with Bird:Al.OYenQuandRaoMd,"by localcompooerJohnBacon. The BairdlliowiDappearonthe Site stage at8 p.m. Thaday with an allurins program that conlrlUU the Yeryold withtheYeryn<w. The trio, featurins Stephen Manes on piano. Jonathan Golove on cello and Movses Pogoosian on violin, wiD of· fer a world p~re performanc< of(;olov,'s"Bad Dreams (The S.V· enteenth Murder)" in berween seminal works by Hadyn and Schubert. Throusbout April and the begin· nlng of May. scvcraJ student en sembleswiDpresentconcerts.AIIare free of charge and open to the pub· lie. The performance scheduJe: • UB Percussion F.nsemble,Anthony Miranda, 4irector, 8 p.m .. Aprill9, Slee Concen Hall • Plosion, UB's flute Ensanble, Cheryl Cobbett Hoffman, director, 3 p.m. April21 , Slee • UBCon=t Band, Jon Nelson. conductor, 8 p_m_ April 24, Sl~ •UBO.Oiranda-us,Harnld Rosenbawn,conductor,8p.m. April 25, Slee • UB Symphony Orebeslra, Magnus Mlrtensson, director, 8 p.m. April26, Slee • UB Saxophone Ensemble, Harry Faclcdman, director, 3 p.m., April28,Siee. •UBCoa.tanponryEmanble, jonathan Golove, director, 8 p.m., May I, Slee • UB Jazz Ensemble, Dave Schiavon~. <f\rector, 8 p.m. May 2, Baird Rt:cital Hall Tickcu for mwic department concerts can be pwdwed ill the Site box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m_ MondaythrousbFriday,attheCen· terfortheArtsboxolljafromnoon to 5 p.m. ~y lbrousb Friday, and at all T~er locations. Conference to tackle local waterfront iSsues Urban Design Project involved in two Buffalo revitalization-projects . , PATMCIA DOHOVAN ContribtJting Editor F OR decades, members of the Western New York com munity and environ· 'mental organizatio'ns have lobbied ·to produ<e changes to the Buffalo waterfront, calling i!,the primary locus of economi(! development ·in Erie County and itS most . preCiqw envi,:;,n~enLal asset, in uinsic to the identjty of the region. Among the-longest-standing and ins~ent public detnands have been fo( improved public acce5S to the waterfront and removal of the en vironmental constraints--from in· trusivt infrastructure to environ mental contaminants and sewage overflows-that inhibit its full use. On Saturday. the Urban Design Project ( UDP) in the School of Ar· chitecture .md Planning will co spo nso r .1. co nfcrem:e th at will addn.'~'i tht.• ~l.ltl' llf lht.• w:u erfrnnl and hm\ wdl puhh\ dt•mand f, ,r l h.J.ngt.' is being addressed. "State of the Waters: A Conference on Buffalo's Lak<s, Rivers and Streams" wiD take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the BUffalo-Convention Center. Registntion is $30, which will inclu'de breakiast and lunch. Co-sponsor.; ar;, th< City of Buffalo Waterfront Corridor Initiative, ·to which the Urban'Design Project is a consultant, and the 'Friends of the Buffalo Niagara Rivers. The program Win feature discus· sions of.projects now under way to develop public aa:ess to Buffalo's waterfront and look at how oogo· ing ecological problems like con· lamination and loss of habitat un dermine th~ efforts. It also wiU highlight two projects that w('re initiated to insure that nuffalo's waterfront future l5 a bnght one--the City of Buffalo l.J.xal Wa~t• rfront Rt>vlla h7..atmn Pla n Jnd tb \Vaterfront Corrtdor lmllJ.tTvt: ( o nkrt'llt l' o r~.u11 Jt' f ' 1"'-\Ul l u ut that both projects wiD have a significant impact on two countries, seven of Buffalo's nine council districts,;30 pen:ent of the city's land mass, nearly 25 percent of iu population, ..-a! low-income and minority n<isf,Jborhoods and two rimS of enormous ama:rn to the futuro of the~ the Niagara and Buffalo rivcS"s. The UDP, headed by Robert Shibley, professor of urban design, is devoted to education, service and research in pursuit of a critical practice of urban design. It brings stu·· denu and facully together with local government, oorrununity-based orsanizations and individual citiuns to make stronger communities. One of the UDP's current research-action projects is"Rcthinking the Niagara Frontier," a bi·national effort in partnership v.i th the \Vat~­ front Regeneration Trust to stimulate dtscuss ton and act ton on heritage dc;-. vclopment in the regJOn that sparu tht· t.tgara Rt\'l'T ,md 'treli.: h ~ from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. The City of Buffalo Waterfront Corridor Initiative, to Which the UDP is a consultant. was aeated to extend direct aa:css to the W21rrlropt from Riverside to South Buflalo,..,.;talize waterfront.neighborboods and con· nect them.to the water; protect and repair the health of the water, land, and wildlife along thewaterfJQn~and to enhanc. tbe international gateway at and around the Peace Bridge. Friends of the Bulli!lo N'i3j!ml Riv · ers, whose president is Lynda ~Q.th, UB professor of archi· lectUre, is a not-for-profit regional river advocacy organization whose goals art to restore the ecolosical health of the Buffalo-N'i3j!ml Rivtt systems., improve public access to the riv<J S. express and celebrate the cui· tun! and historic fabric of the area, suppon sustainable <kvelopment of tht· WNY economy and encourage (Oil)JllUnitr awarenes5-. "owncrsh,p" .md .. lc;.'"\v'Jrdship of tht.· n v~~ �AlP 4.212/Vt 33.11. 23 Calendar Ba~e~all IJitiiUI-. s,....,..... ua 7, Manhall ~ Manhall4, t:::::"oubll "-......, y_ _ . . , _ . _ _ UB 0; Manhall 7, UB 6 ~~-=:= Compus.~ p.m. Ftoe. Spc>r1s<nd by Odca Wlrren Leon. eMit. • ~of~Sludy­ ~ Dept. ol fnglilh. (NESfA). 120 Clemens,"""" Compus. ="'T---.,c.... --Enorgy- c.-FWd .... <llo-f'Odclr1i to HtJndrc<on.wv... ... - c.no.. NI'PIRG. sse Dept.. ~and7-4. 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Part u. 212 Carper\ North~ IOa.m.-llOOn f rft -'-nd- ...... - . UB ""'*""'flntpmaoltho-7· ==~~- l."-lost~­ EnWonmentoiT-*Fooa.~ c:.ontlatwuc::anc:.aedduetonh and Socloty- For"""" k1ormatloi\. UB Green Ol!lce, 829-3535. lntho-. IJ8~ Tyler Balendna _..tho-..:. ao L:;"' T-....,. c-or _,his~ vtaary "'""' .....,., The lunlor- two .,.,._..,.~ ~~~~;:~ ::t::f,*bt/Uia ••• so11c1nc out ct...e and wa1cfrc one. He IC2ttlnd I I hb and wu aided by fiw double ploys bJt1lOd by "'" Bufb' meld. 8alen<lne had - . named Mid American Conforonce Eut ol <lloWeelc lag; Joint ~1'""-.:==:=:r Division- 8iod)omislry and lliophyola. - =...~~~.:::,.,. tho - - 111omosl.4eiondy.829-3789. In "'" niafl<ap. Marshall jumped OUt to a 1.0 tw:t in the top of me Hrst befcno UB ~ wtm al six of its runs in me boaom cJ the third. Marshaft rallied for five runs m ~osllllnry Introduction to EndNote S.O. Tom PirNng. r<l. librorian, Scionces UbrOf)'. Media Instruction Room, B2 Abbott Hall, ScJences Ulnly. 1· 2:30p.m . Free. For men inforrY\IUon, Stewort lltow«, 829-3900, ext. 113. "'" - =:::.:;' T-......,y ~­ Photoshop: lnln>ductlon, Sedlon 0 , Part I. - t . d by iM<dia. 212 Copen, North CAmpus. 2-4 p.m. F.... ==~=~ ~::~~~, 13250 --....... Keys to Rnandal Succes.s: Investing In Yow Future! S~t Union lobby, ~~St~~~k= Affilln. For ti"'Ite infOI'TNition, Sharon Sanford, 6<5-2055 . Ufo-shop All About Interviewing. Michael Rivera, ==i·.~..::~~ =J.~~~.,:. inforl'Ntion, 645--6125 . l>ewlopm«rt of tho TTM-Spedfk ~~~~e.:. -c-..- """<heir'""'" Nud.ond by~-"""" In en. field.The 5eCCind came d the .schedu6ed doub&ehader was cance8ed due (0 the weather UB's series apinst Manhal W"U rno't'ed to Htnircton due to th!t wet conditions in Bufbb The Bulb: 'W'ef'e Swept in the ttne-pme series. 4-l and 7 -I on Friday v.d 7-2 on Sawrcby. to fan to 1-12 on the year and 0-4 ., the MAC lennis MfH' S Kaslman uNo. I (6-2.6-I),Bnlco at No.3 .. leglnner's Guide to ...-egor~os. Thomas l.einste<, ~- , _, Sl John's College, Cambridge. 2SO Mothomollcs Bldg., Nor1h Compus. <p.m. - · ............... Emot:6oMI ~ Truth. RoMid de SouY. 141 · ...... c•Htlt.lll~,..._ Elldluph) 'c lc gi ~~~ aw.c:tertudon of No lo~eu 1:trl~hln. Jintana Napapott.l.lnlv. of florida. 121 · ur.-....p Choosing • Majoa'. Usa Sandquist. Center, ond Sandnl Hondy, c.r- Plaoning ond PIKemont and U6f. 202 lnstructo<. 1<50 Student Union. - . h Umpus. 5· 6 p.m. - · Spc>r1s<nd by Student Acad<mlc- fT'IOf'e lnfonnotion, 6<5-6125. ur.-...... -----· - ~oft~all Canlslus 9, UB 0 Hanhall4, UB l; Hanhal17, UB I; Manhall7, Ulll US was shut out at Cantsius Conece. ~.on a cold abmoon co open the wedt. The Goldeo Grillro held • J.O lood """" ~ ....... breoldrc tho pme "'*' wtm six"'"'"' clio founh. The Buls ~held to just ono hi<. a,... by Sarli on Motdl 27.The YiaDrles ~tho-· reax-d ao , . on tho,_.,., Apinst Rollins. tho Buls- tho doubles~- Fory Kasiman and )us<ln Bnlco u No. I and llcNn Railcar and Joshl.ledemwt" No. 3 scorin& 8-4 vlalorios. Freshmen Randy llocchio and Nidc ~ cloloated <heir opponona u tho No.2 sloe by an 8-l ........ In ...... ~ Mala>lm Fmer, Univ. ol No<ro Dame. 210 Nat\nl ScJences Complo>. - . h Campus. 3:4S p.m . Free. For more inforrY\IUon, Guiyun Van, 64S-2880. Unions .net ActMties.. For Exhibits the CO<.rllly, aossed thefinilh lilei\11 :11 .45. The time broke her plevious school record of 11 :49.66 that she set last season. UB 5, Rollins 2 UB 6, Portland State I U8 .-cltd co twO wins"'~ ma<d>es ~In Florida.The Buls doleamd Rollins Colece-S.l.on Motdl 26 and amed • 6-1 wtn. _ . Pt>nland ~~~o~og~u~-.s­ CocOo. Nor1h Campus. 5-6' 30 p.m. - lnnin& too- tho deddonti marclnCon<ort Donny Osmond. CO?es<nl«l by U8 """'-·"""" Compus. 4 p.m. - befcno. In SatJJI"Cby's opener, Mantufl earned all of its runs in the fifth ..,.. olf ol UB sutT.W Mike Leslie. South Campus. 12,30 p.m. Ftoe. fo<"""" .. ~-tho- (6-1.6-2~~ at No.4 (6-2.6-0) and Kelley " No.6 (6-0. 6-0) .. earned euy '--':<' - Apinst Ponbnd Sate, en. Buls .... ...-nod tho point- • . _ ol tho V...,. Bnlco (6-0, 6-2) ond l<oloy (6-1, 6-0) won ....,. at No. I, 3 and 6 ...... raspoaM~y. and ~""'*""' ... -"'No.4 sJrclos.6-0. befcno his opponent --.d.IV. ~ sJrcios.llocchio- .... 6-3.7-1 0. 10-Bwtn. - ·s 00-.. . Portland s...., '· ua 1 Tampa 7,UBO IJ8 ~ pair ol ~ mar.ches. The- fofl6-l '" Orlando ao Ponbnd Saoo and 7.0 ao <he I.JnNeo>ky ofT- "'Tampa. )en ~won bodl he< ...... and doubles mauhes....,.. Ponbnd Swt. dtftotlrc Holy t1eldohl. 6-1 . 6-2 u ,..,.,... ~o<r ra.ue~ 1ono point 1n ""' matdl aprmTampa.~.._.t _.,to numl>w two matd>. ~ln-sea.I>-4. J.6, 10-8. b-._,..... lrac~ an~ Rei~ ..... - six ochool records In ltaWth '!Wot'a More thin 3.000- !ram 110 ~-..,.,_.,.ron Nonll ""' _ _ ... __ Carch~ .... - _ No_,scorin&_....,.duatolllo ... "'" ........ IWit'L IJ8 ....-pi !ram .,...--. ~ ..,...,..,.,....,~ ~'~~ _ _ _ _ _ _,school•.-.cord tho lClCIO-mow schoolroa>rdlnlllo_._.......,_, aoaolinl47-4 (44.92m) to finish Art..- ....poct~ua, ,_.Ill a - oil U 1.45 co Mish"""" ,......_ UB~,BOO­ metwrebysquodalsoasablishoda-~~-•IS~flnlshof A<Msement c.nter. 107T-._ Nonh nwrsct.y W...p-<JI.Wids" <lloNnhom Popol """"lnfcnnatlon. 6<5-6125. ...., E. c-._..___Suo Coe, Mtlstflluarator, .-d B.wban ~ue~~----- -- ·­ 1~1.5<. =~':'-~~'9 In tho--~_.......,......., puaor B)"''Ol McKJmey pQc.d- wnt. • """ ol5).10.50 (16.42m~ _ . . <ht rtCOrd oiSl-3.25 ( 16..24m). Dmance specialist Todd ~ broke own record with a rWtdl-pb.ce: finish m the ~.m . f .... Sponso<od by UB 10,000 rneter1ln »..54..58.U8\ IIJO....me:ter ~ay team brolae an eltht·,.nr-old .-.cord by pladolllth ........... 1~7.27 Room, c.nter for tho ...... """" and~~~ dArt Club. For mort lnfonnation, Reine Hauser, 645-691 2. ext. 1424. --""-'-....... Tripte Touch. Mary to Ben"e-ttin1, nurw educatOf, Living Well Cmter U.2 ~t~ge;!r,u';:. ~b;sl!;~ Well Cmter FOI" men intormatton, Mary lo ~n1n1, 64S-28) 7. '* ~rew Built open ..-on in Ithaca UB opened the sprin& seuon wkh a trkneet i.pinst tchaa and ~rut. With the Bulb t:aldn& tvrtc of thrw contaeed racu. The 't'VSky Jour Jquad of ~t Sitlcr,Ja..sia BatTel.Cortney fUn~ . Sara ShefJe:r and coxswU'IT'm L.Uouna.m won It> race ln~.t.<lofouirclthaa by• slitn s~x.- olo sacond.UBi nooriceoiltl<_,_,laraoalriHI I.7. �a a.,p a..._ AIJH2102/Vo1.33.11.2J - ~ illld Nutrition Sciences UB vs.. Sl ~ture ( DH) U8 Soltboll Field. North Campus. 3 p.m. Free. -... Orol Dlegnostk - .. Longitudinal Alsoclotlons Between 0n1, c...,foloc~o~ ond Audft<><y Function. H6enill P. Lawrence, aut. prof, ~:l':~~~iut and Diognostk Sdencos, FKulty of ~tistsy. Univ. of Toronto. 355 Squire, South Campo~ 8 a.m .. Free. lduutlonal Technology Center Wortuhop Ac.cess 97/ 2000, S«Uon B, Part I. 212 Capon, North Campu~ 10 a.m.-noon. Free. lduutlonal Teehnology C4ntor Wortuhop Sunning Images. 212 Capon. North Campus. Noon-2 p.m free Student Musk ledtal Percussion Studenu Recital. ~~~~~~ Dept. of For more Mu~ . 1nformatl0fl, 645-2921 Educ•Uon.l Technology Center Wott.:.dtop Photomop for the Web Pre5.ented by iMedia. Health Sc.IE'nces library, Abbott Hall. South Campus. 2-4 p.m free Phyd<s Colloquium Superconductors In .1 Strong Electric Field. Aongjia TM>, ~~::r~r~:~~~~. North Campus. 1:30 p .m. l:ree lllologkal Sciences Seminar -Sdepco-- -·•IJ9r-rlng Future Dtrection.s 6n W~ter Tri-•tment. Wlniom 1. !<w<ll, 0op<. o1 8k>logiul and EnWonmontol Engineering, coma Unrv. 206 Furnas, Noi1h Campus. 3 p.m Froo. Spons<><ed by D<pt. of CMI, SlruCturat arid ~=~~ ~n~~as~~~ SeMces Inc. For more in~tion. Monia Mo>llenko. 6<45-2088. and~. F01 more W ormation, Sonia c;neM;, 6<4S· 6125 -· F......,lledtal/ UIIMists-ln· """'""' -~ Concert tull. ~p~~rs:n· studenu; S10, all othen. For fT'IOre information, 645· __ 2921 . Studentlloeotn T he Kiss Off. Reh<onol - ~, 883 C-...od-Adolac:ont -.tol-.oSpeoller C an w. Buld ....Cost·Eff«tlw. ~ . ~~ ~ Service~=? Charles E. Cun , McMaster Untv. 3 Diefendorf, South Campos. 3-4:10 p.m. -· f~~~?'~enter UB vs. Kent State. Amherst Audubon Fiekj, Amherst Pt'J»i Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive. 3 p.m. Free. GeometryJToj.ology Seminar Turaev's Sh.dow Worid. ~Ma~tksH~~~h Campu ~ Student Unlorn 3:45 p.m. Free. Foster CIMmlrtry Colloquia ' Con"" fo<lho Arts, North Campus. 8 p.m. Free. ... -·- -Sponbh (;oya ln Bonleawc. Elizabeth Scarlett. Dop<. ol Modem Languages and Utrratures. Sctooning Room, Con"" for the Arts, North Cimpus. 8 ~ . m . free. ~:z,.. Profeuorship in french, the Cuttural ServK:n of the French Embassy and the (CNC).forof more Ministl)' Cutture information, Elizabeth Scarlett, 6<45~,ext.11 97 . ~=~~~~~~Tulane Untv. 210 N.ltural Sc:teoc.es ~=:oes. Krn ~'::.~. ~~~~ Olsen, Cok>rado State Univ. ~~~~~~~;~rr~. For more informat)on, Guiyun Yan. 645-2880. M<ot,_,.,tks Colloquium How (Not) to Cru.sh .1 Knot. ~~~=u::~:~ ~:;;h Campus 4 p.m. Free ~eutlul St.'-nc:es Semina< Steady-State Pharm.cokinetks of Cre.1tlnlne Mo nohydra t e . Adam Pt'Dky, Univ. of Florida 1 21 Cooke, North Campu~ ~ 6:30p.m . Free. Friday 5 ~~~~~Foster Mind/_,_ Clau N.I.A. (Neuromuscular lntegratiYe Action). Laone Krupski. cj;r., lMng w.tl Center. Alumni Aren.l. North C.1mpus. 6-7:30 p.m. Call Recreation & Intramural Sevk~ for fee, 645· ~~:er~=~~~~~ Laurie Krup<l<i, 6<15-2837. _._ Student Theatre The Kiss Off. Rehearsal \\lorkshop, 88 3 Crnter for the Art.!., North Campus. 8 p.m pia<~ off taking on campus, or for c:ornpu~ evenU whert! U8 groups Me prindpal ,pon,on Ustlng.s art' d~ no IIJ ler than noon on the Thunday p re<ediACJ publkatkN-1. Lbtlng s ore only accepted t h rou gh th ~ ele-ctronic submlulon form for the online UB (.alendar o f henh at <http:// www.buftalo.edu / calendar / logi n :,. ~~~. Carios ~.;:;..,~5~~ Union. Not1l> CampuS Noon-1 ~~~~~S.:="t lllfonnation, 64~ l 25 Women 'sTet~nb UB vs. Western M k hl9on. U8 Trnnb Center, Ellkon Complex, North Cam pus. 1 p .m . Free. Musk. For 6<15-2921. Op. 95 r:;,~ ~~l:;,or;rs~..;~: Dept. of Mu~ . For mofe mformation, 64S-2921 In the ek:c.tronl< <<t lendar will be Included In the Rt!purtt'r - lllOfe infonnation, - Amherst frft. ~nor ~~Ca~~lf~.m Musk . fOf more information. 6<45-2921 Stuolentl'n>g<wnmlng Bowd Event Murder Mystery Dinner Theater 7·9 p. m . Oin(lel' theater tiCkets are S8 per rs~~~u~~:~n:,~~;hSUtte c~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ·~ ftm11ed. SponSOfed by Student Programm•ng Bo.lrd and - ~';.;,2~''~':m~ nso. -Saeftng ;~~Spmlng A>sodotion.- TheaU.. 112 Norton, Nor1h ~ ~JO.ll:lO p.m. Froo. for more inf~ 5herone, 6<45-8850. c.sA--===0~ ~~"G~ student Also<. with WAi and AtM:Iicr. For t1"K'ft infon'n.ltion, 6<1.5-2960. ~=:::-~ Proclkt on Campus. ,.._tte ~~2~~) ~·· South CampuS. i Locbro Licio Iacoviello. 180 fllber. South Campus. lO:lO .1.m .· noon. free. Drive. 1 p.m free. Spons<><ed by Copt. of Center Wortuhop Bi<ldd>ooni S.S: Iklllding a 1>45-6878, ext. • ..,._l.Kbln Oonhon: Seeing ond ~~~. ~ ~~=~~· Amh<nt Pepsi Center, 161 5 Contw Wortuhop o.-r ~~'1!~~ UB vs. Canlskls. Amhent Audubon field, Amhent Pepsi Crnter, 161 S Amherst Manor Drive: 2 p .m . Free. C.lmpus. 1 p.m. Free. 1 ~T-.ology --Technology Women's TenRb UB vs. Not'them Nllnob . UB Tennis Crnter, Ellkott Campu~ . For more infOITT\.ItJOn, Kari Guagenti, 878-2092 . l he KJs.s Off. Rehearsal Workshop. 883 Cer1tet for the Arts, North Campos. -4 p.m. .1nd 8 p .m . Free. rJ'H~·~=I~F~north Complex. North p.m. Free. AmerlcMl Red Cross Blood Mobile. American Red Cross. 210 Student Union, North Campus. 9 • .m .-2 p.m. Free Free. 8 Softboll floor) and Art Deportment Gallery lowl). Con"" '"' the Arts, North Campus. S-9 on.. Studentlbeatro Monday 6 Blood HotMetol Pro 6.0 . 212 Capon. North C.mpus. 10 .1.m .:.noon Saturday student Recital (Mou.a.) ~"e nh Student Recital (M.M.) Lacey Golouowsld, o.g.n Recitals on the R .... Beca.u ~ of 'P"<e llmlt011tlons, not all Softball • UB YJ. Weotem M khlgon. UB Sottball fiekt, North Campu~. 1 p .m . Free. free Ule Wortuhop ~ ents UB vs. Kent Sbte. Amherst Audubon field. Amhent Pepso Center, 1615 Amherst Minor Drive. 1 p .m . free . ~=·~md~-~-0 free. Spons<><ed by Copt. ol Th" Rrporler publlshe' llstl"9' for - Orollllolov - BocterW Conwnatlons In Oentol Ploque: Whot " ~~~ of Torooto. 21 S Foster ~Room. South CampuS Noon. froo. Sponsor<d by Copt ol Oral Bk>logy. ~etlonal Tochnology Center Won.lhop Orum wuwr 4.0, Section E, Part II. 212 Capen, North Campus Noon·2 p.m Free Educational Technology Ctnter Wortuhop Flash: Introduction Pre\ented ~c~~ information, MlchHI M. Metzger. 829·2271 . &luutloosoiT-.ology Conter·Wortuhop Drean'IWU'¥ef' 4.0, Section f , Pert I. 212 Capon, North Campus. 2.,.. p.m. Free. ---....- Hht.., Wednesday 10 l.Kbln ~~~~218 Norton. Nor1h CampuS 4: JG.6 p.m. free Sponsor<d by Colege ol Ms illld Sciences and the lkWenily utnries. for ""'"' W1formation, Michele Golan~ 6<15-2711 , "' lu<ith Adam>Volpe, 6<45-25 76. .... 228. ~lng u:hlbft reception I<>< ,. ~~~i~"t\r~t.:lery (2nd (~_,..., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company, offers suggestions to one of his dancers during a recent rehearsal in the Center for the Arts. The dance company will end a 20-day residency at UB with a performance on April 20. .... ___ ..._tho.,_ ........ tho ......... .... buslnes """"""*>' .... SU« "There b lob of-'< 1D .. dono. so let's condnue dcMn tho polh _... .nody ............ sold. "T. . of University" Is set for Monct.Y UB crmUS unit to o{for ~ services to talentm undergrads . Tho finll "Toll< of tho lnwnlty" -oftho~ya..t...­ turlng--l. Gnlnw .... .. -an "W.O "" ' 7FM,tho _ _ _ U. 7.& p.m. Mondly Dennis wins Pulitzer Prize in poetry English professor emeritus takes home prize with a book full of"practical gods" 8y I'Al11KJA DONOVAN Contributing Editor C ARL Dennis' " Practical Gods," which just won the 2002 Puliw:r Priu or poetry, is full of.thern. There is Hermes, who, if you can hold him still, will "want to sit on the step/Under the stars for as long as you live!And stiff the fragrance of wine and barley/As it blows from the altar on a salty sea breeze ... " There is a guardian angd who tdls her charge that the plaid jacket he's about to put on "Will provt too loud for the soft-spoken sensitive woman you'r(: destined to meet tonight in tine at the theater/When everything depends on a first impression." And its pages are co lo red by saiots-oflicial and of a kind. There is St. Francis. who cannot comfort the dying young nun with the assurana that her suffering has a pur· pose. There is the limonata peddl~r who app~ars to the speaker b~sid~ a Roman cem ~t~ry in the brutal head of an Augu st d a y - a " windfall " from the "Bu· r~au of Joy." Even the Orad~ at Delphi, offer. a blessing-her foam . flecked lips utt<ring words meaningless and mysterious enough to mean what we need to believ~ they mean. ln a voice reminiscent at times of the Chinese poet li Po. whom he honors in a poem dedicated to his fri~nd and colleague, th~ late Mac Hammond, Dennis, a prof~ssor emeritus of English at UB, rides the wa~ of spiritual expressiveness and wonder, piercing th~ reader with observa ti ons so hon~st that they startl~ and sham~ . Haven't we sat bored at the death bed of a dear friend who forgives us even as~ rwitdled in silence,acutdy aware of the other things we might be doing? Haven't we allowed oursdves to imagine lives w~ envy as unhappier, more disappointed than our own--and hasn't it drowned our envy in a moment of satisfaction that allowed us to keep going? Dennis' gods, if they are real, if they are anywbe:re at all, are sitting in our kitchens. whispering in our ears about what to ord~r at Happy Jack's, soothing our hearts and mak· ing them ache. In one rather star· tling poem.• Progressiv< Health," the spealc<r is invited to become a god himself by donating all his organs while still alive. However long he might have to liV<, the would-be procur..- assures him, it is nothing compared to the total yean of life that would be reai!Ud by the six individuals who would receive his assorted parts. It is a burden the speak<r can hardly bear. Can he make a Lif~ six times as fuU as it would be if he died? He is ask<d , "Why be a drudge staggering to the end of your life/ Under this crushing burden when, with a single word/You could be a god. one of the few gods/Who, when called upon, really listens?" The book was not planned as one that wouJd expras rd..igious--" I would call then 'spiritual""-sensi bilities, Dennis says. "It was only in retr-aopect,afterthe poems wcrr wrinm, that I saw th~ connection among them," he says. "I'V< expressed an explicit rdigious p<rsp<etiV< in other books, but this one is more focused, which is why I chose the name 'Practical Gods,'" Dennis was not aware that he had been nominated for the Pulitur and, in fact, the news that he had ~-,.... J Athletic self study nears completion 8y SU£ WUETCHU RtpOff~ Editor T H E university is in the finaJ stages of a ytar· long. campus-wide ~(­ fort to study its athlet ics program as pan of the NCAA c~rtifi ca tion program. The project's Steering Commit tee and four su bcommitt~es ar~ ~va luat ing r espons~s . reviewing feedback and preparing plans for improvemen t prior to th~ pr~pa ­ ration of a draft of the self-st udy report and an ex~cu t ive summary, said Barbara Ricoua . dean of students and chai r of the St~ering Committee that is shepherding the certtfication process on campus. Once the draft report and sum mary are co mpleted. they w1ll be presented to the c.a mpu:, co mmu nity in June for funh~r input via campus meetings, focus groups. the campus media and th~ Athletics Web site at <www.ubatll - ev~ry 10 years that they meet certain standards ~t by th~ NCAA. Sp~cific area s cove red in the institution 's self-s tu dy-the said Laura Barnum, dim:torofbusiness operations for the Division of Athletics and project manager. A final self-study report will go to th~ NCAA in late Augusl , with a peu review team from th~ NCAA ap«t~d to come to campus in Nov~m~r. UB should r~ ­ c~iv~ a decision about its c~rtifi ­ cation status--either c~rtified, certified with condi tions o r not certified-in ~arly 2003. Th~ purpose of the certification program. wh1ch began at U B on Oc1. I. 1s to help ensure th~ integntv o f the instlluti o n'<~. athletics operations. Institutions must sh ow NCAA's "operating principles" that place a "measuring stick" by which all Division I m~mbers are mea sured-an academic and fiscal in tegrity, gov~manc~ and rules compliance and equity, student-athlete welfare and sportsmanship. ,. Th~ ~If- study process is in tended to benefit the institution and athl~tics program by increas· mg awar~ness campus-wid~ . affirming positiv~ aspects of th~ ath Letics program and resolving any probl~ms that may be id~ntifi ed ." Said Ricotta. Bob Arkeilpane, director of ath · leti c~. echo«.i Ricotta's thoughts. "One of th e go~t. of the « If-study lotlo.booff...__,_ ,, m process is to find out what ~·re not doing so wd1 so w~ can imp~. w~ aJso can find out what w~'re doing well, so we can pat oursdv.s on the back," he said. Ark~ilpane point~d out that NCAA is adamant that the selfstudy process-which is based on providi ng r~sponses to sp~cific questions posed by th( NCAAbe open to the ~ntirt' campw community and not be completed solely by the Division of Athletics. Th~ Staring Committee and the subcommittees addressmg the operating principles feature a broad representatio n of the co mmumty, mcludm g fa c ult }'• stude n ts a nd staff, as well a.s at:,l eu c.s. M '? reov~ r. th e NCAA rt>qUJrC) that sO m eo n ~ who IS no t mvo lved m th e athlct ICS cha1r the StL·enn g Com mlttet.> �21 Rep arias April11,200~.33.1o. Z4 BRIEF'LY ~~ ~-.­ ..--,g....- ~-In­ l i o n - clbdpllnos,., apply--...~ fromlhoU.S. ~of ~ .......... ~~~-apply . . . _ . . ... In--....--.-----teaJIIty. c.-lho-.!lytw. . . , . _ . oConwfli/U- -bcollonm . - l d otuclents otucly abro..t7 ln my view, the question· to ask i.s: Why wouldn't siUdcnts study abroad? After all, there au so many reasons to do so. Participation in study abroad programs not only nlunication while students are abroad about safety issues and events of rel<Vanc.e here at VB, and assistance in re-entry to the U.S. and to UB upon their return ritylqtncy. satisfies degree requirements and home. We facilitate the processing of past p;ulic.ipants' grades and credits into their VB degree pro- ~ improves foreign language- skills, it also aJiows participants to gain grams, and provide guidance on locating scholarships to fund over- a comparative perspective of their major field of study, acquire intercultural experience to excel in tOday's global marketplae< and ex- seas experiences. We hope that the (CAfW) by t h o - s.cu.. colonel .................... """"""'- """1"*' Tho -.t.lp poys lhe ful cost atlulllon.lees,~llb -ondwppllesond equipment. UndorgrMiulte oc:holonl1ip .......... oko wil re- ceiYeo Slipend at StO,OOO, - ~- wilro­ ceiYe Sl5,000 stipends. Tho ful opplatlon piiCbgo con bedownloododlll WWWC"' " I . ., .-~/au.tnlzT/ n~ Ant for oppbtlons . Tho - ~April 18. - wtll be on­ "* nouoced in May ... ..ny 1...... with gnonb being IIWI<ded in luno. For further lnlonn&tlon. contoct Shombhu 1- Upodhyoyo. ... 50Ciole proleslor at """f'Wr . selena! engiMelng. at and ----ed!D. 645-3180, ext. 133, ... Wortcshop to address pi amotion, terl&ft T h o - a i - I\AI """"'"""ondtholniiiWIII I<>< ;· _,..,_ ... - In ond Gondor . . _ . .. - - . u p . "The PM ond . _ k _..., "liom 1G-11 :30 a.m. lllodriedoy 567 Clf>en Hill. Noflh ~ SUzrno t.a,<hod<. ... ----and --lnlhe 5d1oof o ( - ond lliologl- ' ai Sdonaes ond."""'"' choir allhe ............ - -. wll loodlhe_....... Tho-..--be "' portialllr- ... JuNof -·UI. . .... For--.,.,.,._, faa.lly. .,. pnMclo an """""- d tho . . ond tho promollon """ ll1fWC llli3-:W51 . ,......., .......,... REPORTER ClllmUIIIy.,.__, by tho ellloe o( News - *-lnlho-al Unlwnity~ ............ ~· lcotedatJJOOIIIIII..._ ---....--...... --lklllolo, (71'>~ ~ ~Q_ ..... ,.. . .- _,_..._ _,. ·::-:.;r;:r:Soo -~ .---.,_.,.,_.., ""' ...... -- -~ S. A. ~ ClwisMo\1dol \. -y Sandra 1- Flash is director of Study Abroad Programs in the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education. pand their personal horirons by tackling new challenges and learning more aboul themse:Jves. Far too many times when explaining what I do for a living, I receive the response: "J wish I had done that when I was in college." Through our work to promote study abroad on campus, I hope that_no US stu· dent ever has this regret upon completion of his or her degru. - y o u notkod. decline In the number olrtudents wishing to go . , . _ IInce Sept. 11 7 Not at all; in fact, there appears to be an increased interest in interna tional education. Our annual Study Abroad Fair last October featuring programs from all of the SUNY schools drew more than 500 at tendees--200 more than the fair in 2000. ~pt. II has made students more aware of the need for intercultural understanding and u - change. Only one VB student decided to postpOne her participation in a study abroad program from the Fall to the Spring ~mester as a re· suit of Sept. II (she is currently abroad) and our participation rates for the Spring ~mester are consistent with tho~ of previous years. Wh•t services does your office provide? Study Abroad Programs advises ua students on all types of overseas academic programs. We assist students at every stage ofthe process: progra m selection, the appli cation process, theadmassions pa· perwork, advace on travel arrangements, passports and visas, com · campus community will look to our office as a resource for advice and guidance when pursuing any overseas academic program. In how m•ny countries do we h•n: ~ms7 Wh•t country/ program b the mort popul•r7 On •ver.age, how many 1111 rtuclents are abrolct durtng • semester? VB rurrently sponsors programs in Australia, Austria, Bdgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, England, Finland , France, Germany, Gre<cc, Hungary, India, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain and Thailand. Students wishing to st udy abroad in locations not offered by UB may take advan tage of the more than 300 programs offered by other SUNY institution s. Students re main registered at UB while abroad, which enables 111=> to take advantage of any tuition assistance or other financial aid for which they are eligible. In terms of sheer numbers, our largest study abroad programs aU those in Salamanca, Spain, and Havana, Cuba. each of which sends 25-40 students each summer. UB sends a total of 250300 students abroad each year. Approximately 45 percent study abroad during the summer, and another 40 percent study abroad for one semester. The remainder study abroad for a full academic year or during the January inte~ion . Wh•t •re the ••rtous types of progr•m• th•t •re oftered7 Our offerings run the gamut &om academic -year and o ne-semester options to shon-tt:rm progr:anu, including three- to to-week summer programs. and two-week January intertession progranu. MOlt of our programs are offend at the UO' dergraduate and graduate lnds, and some offerings also include non-aedit options: for community membcn and individuals not interested in receiving academic credit for their participation. TeiiiiM-the--•ted to begin thb !1•- summer. Every year I work with faculty members from depanments across VB who wish to develop new study abroad programs. This year, we have some exciting additions to our program offerings, including Vienna Arts & CultUr< Program in Vienna, Austria; Engin«ring Program in Troyes, Frane?. Greek Culture Program in Patras and Sparta, Greece, and South Africa: Political & Co ntemporary C ulture in Capetown, South Africa. In addition to summer program offerings, J would like to highlight two ox - change programs: the School of Medicine achange program with the Capital University of Medical Sciences in Beijing, China, allows UB medical students to complete a whose ruo,tive language was not En~. I now consider it my life • goal to eru:ounge every prospective study abroad participant who b.u this fear to be brave and adventurous! It is entirely feasible to study in a country prior to being proficient in the native language. Many study abroad programs are designed for non-native speakers to enable them to acquire proficiency in a foreign language, and many also offer a variety of courses in English as well. queotJon do you wllh thad ...... how would you"-an.-lt7 I wish you had asked me bow UB faculty members could become involved in study abroad programs. Faculty involvement is vital to the success of study abroad programs at UB, and there are many ways that our faculty can (and do!) contribute by: • Recommending study abroad to their students, since faculty encouragement i.s oneof the most successful ways to promote study abroad clinical rotation at Otinese hospi- • Contacting me whenever tal~. The new COllege ·of 1\rU'aild ifiey' are ili.ltihg UB students Sciences exchange agreement with the Faculty of Arts & Science at the abroad , whether for credit or not , so I can assist them in University of Toronto facilitates year- long undergraduate student complying with VB and SUNY safety and liability regulations exchanges. Did you Jtudy •broad u • llU· clent7 I did indeed, and it was a life· changing experience. Not only did J learn a great deal about myself, but I also selected the field of international education for my career! I often teU people that I was a .. typical American undergradu · ate student" because· I chose to • Discussing tbeir field from an international pcnpective in the classroom, induding their own international initiatives, projects and conr.tmc. attendana • Assisting prospectiv< study abroad participalits with av=cas coune selection and approval, and integration of ov=eas academics into VB deg= programs study abroad in London, England, • Proposing a new study for one semester. My undergradu · ate program did not require me to take a foreign language, so I was reluctant to study in a co untry abroad program for VB students ally turned out. Regardless of the plethora of dei - points of view. I'V< found that the dialogue with rdigious perspectives helps sharpen my notions of how I should liV<." As his poetry makes clear, Dennis is acutely awan: of life's losses and gains One sourtt of geod fortune for him has been the VB Departmcnt of English. "It has been a V<ry congenial and welcoming place to work all these years,• he says. "It's been open to writers being on the faculty and being a part of the life of the depart - • Supporting aisting and initiating new agr=ncnts. """""'se Dennis ~..._,... , won for his eighth book of poetry was delivered in a call from an Associated ~reporter. He is honored. but says the ulti · mate benefit may be in book sales and in a new confidence on the part of his publisher. Although the prize was awarded for"Practical Gods."he assumes that he probably received it for the body of work he has wrinen over the past 30 years. which mcludes eight cnucally acclaimed books of poems. scores of magazine publications, to elusion in the.- most prestagious liter· ary anthologies and a book of essavs. "I think the Judges \\'ere anvt::Sttng m a oommOOity that has legs." he sa~. If "Practic-Al Gods" ha..o:;a m~ge , h~ says. alas I hat we IIV(• our la vt.,. \Yith care and anentiveness. Or listen to those voices we may call ..gods" who give us practical advice or teU us the way things really are, as, in one poem, a gentle-beaned but realistic Euridye< tells Orpheus that she was gone from his life before he ever turned around to look at her face and that, frankly, if he could see the future like she can, he'd be relieved. These gods speak of forgiveness and suggest how we should live, but do so during dinners at May len as we watch the rain o n Elmwood Avenue: they engag(' w m Kaufmann's men·s departm('nt or while travel · ang an tht' Tyrol. Their wor ld is fra ught \Oo'Jth possibilities, parallel unaverses that do not e.x.ast but offer ahcrnatiw..os to th t.' wa)' things actu · ties named and u nnamed who populate "Practical Gods." Dennis says that be is not a particularly religious person, nor one who em braces the likelihood of a life beyond this one. Although he might not entirely discount any possibility, fi-om Odysseus' shades to Buddhist notions of the ~incarnation, he's just not counting on anything like that-he says it seems too good to be true. "I wouldn't dignify the spiritual proc~ here with the term 'search,'n h(' says. 'Tm intrigued by religion and, of coune. regardless of what wt believe oursciV<;S<Wt' can hardly help but be engaged by various rdigio ul!. men 4. This isn't true about many En¢ish departments in the:rmntr)'. where there's ofte n a radical split betw~en the writers and the literary scholars. I've been very fortunate in that regard. and I'm grateful for it." �April II, 2002/Yii 33,ln.14 BrieD Lives of street urchins UB study finds homeless urban kids healthierthan expected By I'An:KlA DONOVAN Editor HE rapid increase in tht numbtrofhomeksschildrm in cities in thedc-vdoping world is a matter of grave concern, particularly with regard to thcir physical weU-being. A study by a UB researcher, how- Contributing T nomic productivity high rates of ioral biologist Cathcrmc Pantcr- Sullivan's study involved 51 strttt childrm agesS- 15 who were associated with a strttt school in a highland city in Guatemala. The childrm were found to be . growthandbiochmlical~for chronic~ and :00rtaJity. ever, supports earlier find ings that although fraught wi th danger and poverty, the conditions under which these children live a~ mo~ optima] for survival than originaUy thought. The study of the health of urban G u a tema lan st ree t c hildren by Brick cited by Sullivan looked at physiq! and psychosocial weU-bting among street ,hildren of Katmandu. It contrasted these with those of urban middle-class and rural-village children livmg in intact families. Sullivan's findings, likt Panter-Bridr.'s, confirm that the liv<s of homdess url!an childrm are compl<x, yet less desperate in some ways than previously thought Ht said r imothy SulJivan, a docto raJ candi date Ill anthropology. was presented n·"'terdav 111 .Ill .Jh<;tracl dl the dn - nual mt."t:tlng of tht.· Amencan As"l.X..I.Jiu>n ol Phr.,ll.•ll Anth ropo lo~' "" hc mg held 111 ~uffalo. '-lu ll1 \,111\ fin d•ng~ .. uppurl the lllllh..'ntlo n hvothl'f n..~an:her)ro thJ t Ill J'-•vdoptng \.llUil lflt.''· the~ ch1 l drt·n .trt· m hctte;.·r ht-.th h and h.tVt' u hc u e;.•r ~h.t n ~e;.· o l 'un•tval than do lht·u pn•r:,. wht-~ rt:ll> tc..lc 111 tntJ d humt." 111 Jgnt.uhurdl Vlllagell> lit· fou nt.! that hl"' ~u hJectll>' .tvcr- J~t· h~xl) lll d~!> tll dexi BMI ),a m t.-a 'u rc related to J vJ n ety of health n o;k!l throughout life, Web very st ml · l.tr 1 1U that of Amt'rtca n children whose BM I values, as reported by the National Crnter for HeaJth Sta· ttstlcs (NC HS), are the standards by whiCh general child health IS judged worldwide. ' ' ... BM I, or relative weight to htight ratio, corrdates with mortality ~d morbidity from a variety of causes. Anthropologist that C.U.tema.lan street chlhtren Uke thae two boys...,. heoltht.r then expected, "en t hough their lives •re fraught wit h poverty a nd danger. shorter .md weigh less than Americanchildn:n in their age cohort. Howt"ver, thetr BMI ....'3Sfound tobesi m1 · Jar to m~.m NC HS val ues. Sullivan ~ud thiS tnd.Jcau:s that aJthough the ch tldren 's growth 1s stunted , the dmount of we1ght carried on tha t he~ght as about the same as that of U.S. children of tha t height whose scores provide the NCHS values. The z-scores used by Sullivan are based on the NCHS standard deviations. The boYs' z-scores for weight averaged 0.90 and for hcight, 2.6. The girls' z-score for wright was 0.9 and that for height was 2.0. This means. tOr ~pi<:· iha( u,. tW'• oogh~ wer~ I to 2.6 standard deviations from the NCHS mean scores. The BMI is used worldwide as an Although the z-sco rt.s ind ica te index of Chronic Energy Deficiency that the children are shorter than the average Ameriqrn child of the sam• age, the boys' BMI z-sco,..,. were 0.5 above NC HS values and the girls' z- (CED ), a serious health problem in developing countries.. In addition, it predicts impaired maternal health and lactation, impaired fetal growth, decreased wo rk capacity and eco- scores m~u red 0.0. A 1996 research study by bthav- the research suggests , as Pa n te r- Brick wrote , that "' homelessness may be an appropriate response to ci r cumstances of poverty." ,.,.G. Steegman, UB pro - fe!lsOr o f a nthr opo logy. concurred. .. Thebusinessofbe1ngastreet urdtin,of making a living on the street, seems to \'\'Ork better for these children than we might an ticipate," Steeg man sa1d ... Their health as measured by their BMb doesn 't prove that they live a fine life-it lllo fraught with great dapger, including m urder and sexuaJ exploitation, especiaUy for the girls-but it doe> confound our expectations." he says. Whatever the long-term psychosociaJ costs of urban homelessness. Steegman said street boys like those in Sullivan's study appear to trade thtm off against sho rt-tenn survival benefits. "These kids are ncsilient and sdfroliant and adap< physically to the difficult conditions of homelcssness," Steegrnan says. "Although middleclass urban kids c<rtainly fare~ homeless urban childrm seem to bt doing better health-wise than they would if they lived in intact families in poor agricultura1 communities." Online evaluations raise concemm BY DONNA LONGENECKER Reporrt:r Assistant Edttor M EMBERSofthe Facull y Se n a te Co m puter ~TvJCesCo m ­ mlttt:c a re co n ce rn ed about 'onfid,:ntiali t y and fatrncss i.ssu~ n..-garding the on line posting of student.!.' l'valuations of tt'achmg assistants, the senate's Ex ecutlve Commlltct· wa.~o told at its April 3 meeting. " Ho\V can apprcntJCt' teacherswho will eventually be on the market '"ith UB Ph.lJ.)-bc protected fro m the exaggcratt.-d conSt."qucnces uf their experienet:" ~cause "everyone in th e world"hJ..S access to their ~va l uatio n s, co mm ttt t•e C hair Maureen Jam eson, ~1att' professo r of French, told FSEC memben.. The Student Association has been publishi ng studen t evalua tjons of somr College of Arts and Sciem:es courses, including those sections taught by T~. on its Web site. Jameson noted that the senate's lhu:hing and Learning Commi th.-e has rccom mendt-d that the univcr)IIY adopt Co urst·Eval. a sofnvarc program that wo uld a llO\'~,, students to fill out cnur'M' t"\'illuatlon o; on Itnt·, ,uhlthat UM' nftlll' . .uft h '.lrl' mav rc 'l •l n· \O ill t' <'I thc't' ~onc(•rn' \ In her year-end repo rt to th e FSEC, Jameson also asked senators to review the "MyUB .. {aculty Web site,currently 11 work-in-progress.. to offer feedback to the Computer Services Committee. MyU B IS a ..: u ~ ­ tom tzed porta l, or Web .!l ite , that provides th e user "<ith myriad in formation about UB \'ta Web hnks and announcements. Jameson noted that th e Web Team in the Office of C reative Services in University Co mmuni cations, which is responsible fo r the site's design , is soliciting feedback re- tral level, noting that while IT advi - concef115 about the online telephone sory comminees do exist within several of the decanal units, "there is now no mechanism for faculty input at the central level in the IT decision-making proctSS other than ~"' Faculty SenJte Computer Services Commi«ee.." In o th e r bus m ess. Peter Ntckerson. professor of pathology .tnd chair of the Student Life Com mittee, reported that his pand is ex· amin ing the role and effect of Greek organizations on campus life. He also noted that in response to stu dent concerns, the Office of Ca reer Plannmg and Placement has Im proved its services. "We 're veq· pleased with what's going on," he said, adding that the office is actively reaching out to srudents. beginning at the freshmen level. and email directory, LDAP (which is managed by CIT), and the accuraq• William Baumer, professor of philosophy, reported that the Grading of t he in formation it provides. Bernice Noble, professor of micro- Conunince, which he cha.ars, is workmg on policies related to rt"a.SOnable progress toward a baccalaureate de- garding all aspt.-cts of the site. Faculty can peruse the · si te, local~ at <http:/ / myub.buff.olo.edu,> by logging in using their UBIT name. Several FSEC members expressed biology. said that her email address 3 was changed by C IT wi thout her knowledge, creating a host of com · plicalions that took some time to rl' · solve. "Clearly. somcthmg lS fallmg gree. administrative grade changes- through the crack's here." Nobl,· satd. the grade should b<- changctl-.md Jameson s.Ud that facult)• memi::>en nt.'f.'d .1 n-rre.cnt..ttive \'01\..t' to ~ peak to IT t :-..su e;.~ ,11 hoth tht' k)(aJ and ~t'll tht· coordm :ttt un ol tht· acadcm 1 ~-. gnt.'\"atll..e prtXt.Jurt."ll> .11 tht' gradu .lit' Jnd undt·~r,u.lu .Ht' k\d-. what can l:x- done when an instruc - tor refuses to change a grade whc:n the student has legttlmate proof that Wom en in Higher Ed to meet Pro•o ll U lubeth D. C-ldl will give the keynote address at the a nnual conference of the Wrstern New York Network for Women wders in Higher Education, to be held April 26 in tht Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. The theme of rhe conference is .. Why Do We Like the Foods We Like: The Good, the Bad and the Fattening." The program will indude the presentation of the lknju Poss Award, given annuaUy to an o utstanding woman in hightr educa tion , to Marsha D. Jackson , associate vice president for student affairs at Erie Community CoiJege. Oipaldi , wh o served as p rovost o f the University of Florida ~fore COJ!ling to UB in 2000. is an expert in the psychology of eating. Her research interesu focus o n why we likt thC' foods we eat, or more generally, how motivation can be learned. She has contributed more th an 60 chapters. a rt ides a nd books to thC' literature, co-a uth or~ an mtroclucto ry psychology textboo k and edited two books. Fo llowing Ca paldi 's lect ure. pa rtt cipanu will break into " round · table" discuss ion gro ups to exam me the conference theme and ho" it applies to their professiOnal and personall1 ves The conference will open with reg1strat1on at R:30 a.m. Capaldt ""'ill speak at 9:30a.m .. and thl' " round tables " are scheduled from I 0:30- II : I S a.m. A ques tlon -.md ·.mswer sess1on w1th Capa ldt will fo llow. The PossAward wtll be pre<;t·nted dunng the luncheon, whtt.:h ts set to beglll at noon . For mor!informatton ahout th e <..onferen'-e or to rc:~t.ster, e;.n!ltJe;.t Judy Wollard at 286 R42J. or jaw@niagara.C'du. Earth Day colloquium to be held Ecologist and author s.tndr• Stelngr•ber and Germatne Bud, ch1c-f of the Epidemiology Branch of the Na tional lnsu tute of Child Health and Human Development, w1tl be the keynote speakt>rs at the l:.arth Day Environmental Science ColloquiUm, to be held April 19 m the atrium and Screening Room of the Center for the Art~. North Ca mp us The coUoquium is sponsored by the Enviroument and Soe~et) Institute, the Environmental Health Sciences G radua te Group, thf' Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, the Environmental Studi es Interdisciplinary Degree Program and UB Grttn. Buck, a former assoc iate professor of social and preventive medi cine a t UB, wi ll speak at 10:30 a.m . in the Screening Roo m . Steingrabe r, an internationally recognized ~rt on environmental li nks to canar, will speak at 1:30 p. m. in the Screening Room. Sht also will speak at 7 p.m. April 18 in the Allen Hall Theatre, South Campus. That appearance, sponsored by WBFO 88.7 FM in conjun ctio n wi th the Environme nt an d Society Institu te and t he Presbytery of Western New York, will bt free and open to the public. Buck, who rtceived master's and doctoral degrees from UB, joined the NIH in Sept<mbtr 2000. She is particularly interested in parental environmental exposures and their effects on human reproduc tio n a nd development, as well as novel methodologi~ for advan c- ing epidemiologic study of these t ndpoints. Steingraber, dubbed "the new Rachel Carson" by the Sierra Club, IS the author of .. Living Downstream: An Ecologist Look.s at Cancer and the Environment," a highly acclaimed book that preSC'nts can cer as a human righ ts issue. For fu r the r info rmati o n . co n tact Ann B. Sa lr er a t salter@acsu.buffalo.ed u. Hawley to discuss "thinking shoes" Mlch•el H• wley believes that yo ur shoes soon will be doing some serious thinking o n yo ur behalf. And they'U be joined in theH cognitive powers by yo ur furniture. clothing, applian ces, doors a nd au tomobile. says Hawley. Dreyfoos Professor of Media Technology at MIT and directo r of a proJeCt called .. Things That Thmk .~ Hawley will deliver the Inaugural lecture at the AT&T Informa tiCS Lect ure Series at 7:30p. m. Wednesday in the Drama Theatre in the Ce nter for the Arts, North Ca mpus. T he lecture. which will be free of ch.uge and open to the public, is cntitled .. Creating Thin~ TI-.at Thmk. " So. what will your shoes think about? A whole lo t, Hawley says. V1rtually all of your vital signs--heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure and so on--can be tra cked through the so les of yo ur feet. In the not -ve ry- distant fu t ure , it will be feasib le, Hawley says. to send that info rm a tio n directl y to your doctor's office or to a home co mputer that can assess it on your bC'half. Your shoes will know your h~ahh -a nd what to do about it-befo re you do. And long before your traditional doctor ever would . The revol utionary aspect of thinking shoes and of many of the o ther applications being pioneered at "Things That Think" is that co mputer power will be harnessed to servC' people's nerds in ways that we qu1ck.ly will take for grant~, Hawley says. becausr they will be integral~ into o ur lives to m~t real needs in unobtrusive wa)'§. However, he adds. ther will turn existing systems and societa l structures inside out a.!o they offer the long-promised power of information to individual' T he lecture series is being funded as part of a SlSO,OOO grant to tht· ~ h ool o f ln fo rmaucs from AT&T to support curn culum dt"\·clor ment for a 36-credi t-ho ur interdtsetphnary master 's degree mmft'r mat10n :md comnlllnication that will pr~pa rt, ~tudcnl.!o to cntt·r tht· mlormJtmn v.·orkforcl" bv mt :<trfg. tht.'Of\' wuh pract!Calt.·Xpl'rtt'lllt' �4 Rep ariel: ADriiii.Z001/Vol.33,1o Z4 Experimental psychologist heads Research Center for Children and Youth I BRIEFLY Miller to perform Johnson aims to better children's lives In HSIIghtly Bent" iud< M i l l e r , - po<· lonnerord-dlostiUIOf'l~ hii"-"Moc-......... tum to tho c.nter "" tho Arts on Apri 26 with hi> new~ "Slightly Bent.. ~on&<non ~ pon.d tho Of Cer1IIOr Series 'f'CI""J''Id by tho _ _ , ... .. be lft**ld • 7;)0 p.m. ond 10 p.m. In tho Mllnslage Se- ·---... ries--Is~ ~- ~ Uing ~Y~CniNn1SOchlrocten ond juot - - ~Miller an do ln6S-.u.. _,.uptho-dtho porformonco. ond tho ""'Y IS told througllcomodl!ldWjeo.seg- _ moniS -.ring tho procogonist ln-dldeostojudyhi> "-IIIIo. "Slightly B<nt." T1do!ls "" "Slightly 8ent" ..., SBin odvonco ond S1o <loy d perfa<mlllCO, ond ""'oval~ lble .. tho CFA boa olfiu hom ,_,to 6 p.m. Tuosdoy through Friday, and at ali lldcetmast« iocatiom. Leon to discuss envlronmentall~sues Warren Leon, executM director d tho No<IIM!ast Sustainable En- «'11 Aooclotlon, will speak about eovW'onmental iuues durWlg appearances today at US. He will discus.s "'Your Mmt lmpo<Unt Enviro<Wnental Chokes"' at noon at 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus. and "En«gy, National Security and the Environment. • at 7:30 p.m. in the theater in Allen Hall, South Campus. The 'ectures are sponsored by the UB Green Offic.e and the Western New York Sustainab'e Energy Association. For rTlOf'e information, contact the UB Green Office at 829-3535. Black masculinity to EiJ be topic of conference The Law School's Baldy Centor for Law and Social Policy will spoiUOI' a conf~ence ~amining the African-Amencan ma~ experience from the perspKtive of popular culture, crime and punIshment, religk>n, waft, sexuality and par~ting . Toted "E.q>lo<ing. Construct· ong and Sustaining ProgressiYI! Blad. Mascutinitie, • the confer· ence win be he4d tomorrow through Sunday in 280 Part< Hall, North Campus. Buffalo State Colleqe is co-sponsor of the rYenL A keynote addr<SS by best· ..tNng author Mkhael Eric Dyson, Ida B. Weli-8ometl Uni· veB!ty Prcfeuor at DePiUI Univenlty, will be held at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the auditorium of the Albright-Knox Art Galiefy, 1285 Elmwood Ave.• Buffakl. Admissk>n b free, but -tlng b limited. for more lrionnatlon on the oonfemlCe. contact. Athena Mu.. tua ot 64}.2873 <><by email It is- · --.edu>.Additional inloonatlon also ......,__., at --~ JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web Job listings fOf' professional, research, faculty 6nd cMI S«· vke-both c;om~ and norw:ompetitive--posit:ions can be accessed via the Human Reosources Servkes Web site at <h ttp://www.buslneu.buff· •lo.edu/h n/v.c:llltda/ >. By DONNA LONCEHECIIUI Rqxxftr Ass.stant Ed1tof s an undergraduate the- A ater arts major who longed to become an ac • tress, Jeanette Johnson recalls sitting in a child psychology class and thinking, "' Th~s is it; this is what I want to do." With all the blind enthusiasm of youth, coupled with confidence in her newfound calling. she immediately switched majors and never looked back. The blindcn have since come off, yet Johnson, director of the Research Center for Children and Youth in the School of Social Work, IS still, 20 years later. a dedicated researchercom rru~ to impruving the hvesof children and families. "I never swayed from it," she53)"ofherchoia lu become an experim ental psyc h o l og~st. "Yo u just have to follow vour calling-you have to be brave c.•nough to look for it." The Rc.osearch Cen ter for Ch~dren and Youth. wh1ch moved to the '-:hool of Soc~a l Work last fall from the Department of Psychology m tht· College of A rt s and Sciencb, bn n ~ toge ther faculty from soCial work, edut.aliOn, law, nu rs mg. p.sy ~..hulogy and !oOCiology to conduct ~..ollaborJllve research with a focus on children and youth . BefOrt· commg to UB. Johnson W.b dm.'Ctor o f substance abll3e research m the Department of Psych1atry at lht· Lhllverslt}' of Maryland and hnng.\ w1th her an nnpn:s.si\'Crecord nl resea r~h a~..11Vlly that has mdced m.Jdt' .1 dtllCrcn~e Sht> h.--sufied belure (.ongr~" 10 h:bruary abo ut her work , tudymg the efftXUwness and dliu lt\ ~~fHd ltimcJrt· area "uh.stancc.· Jhu,t· prO).:ram' I kr te.lllmulm . h.I LI-.t·J h\ nc.·.lfl\' luur vc,lr) uf rc.• ...c.m.:h. wa!l 1-.t·v 111 landmg th e city .Ill .iddll lon.!l $7 1111lbon 111 fundmg fur lb dru~ .mJ dkohol progra rn fo. ru pnnopaJ lll\Otlg.ttor on tht•protc.'d , Johnson W'.l.S abk to show significant reductions tn drug and alcohol we, crime, such risky health behaviors as unprotected sex :ln<i nccdlc sharing. and a decrease in deprCssion among partid pantswhovoluntarilymtered Baltimore's pubUdy funded, l.l"<at · ment -on-demand rchab"progr.uru. Th~ UB cen ter is focused prima· ril y o n children who hav~ come from riskyandlorimpoveri.shcdcnvironments, says Johnson , whose major interest is in th~ characteristics and theories of rt5iliencc in children and adults, which Johnson defines as is the ability to refrain from acting out th ~ risks that were inher· ent in one's biological and psycho· logical environment. In other words, persisting in spite of adversity. "'We ask questions like, 'how is it that somebody could becOme the president of the United States who ca m~ from a broken home, whose mother was a gambler, whose stepfather was a drinker, whose brother was a drug addict-that's Clinton's background," 53)" Johnson. "'We examine the riSks: and protective factors that people have ac quired, develop and inherit , because nobod y rea lly knows how these co me abou t. We have some clues. but there is not a lot of data on resilience," she says. "Understanding the (XX'try and drama of resiJience is vastJy differen t than understanding th e data. Wha t helps us make sense of the poetry of n:sihence IS the hope that 11 bnngs--the hope that it gi\'es 10 ch ildren and gives to our researchand u's not deficit -oriented research; it 's challenge-oriented research." lo hnson say that resilience and lmpe arc Inherent in such statcmenl.!t J.S, "If I ca n overcome a troubled past and go on to he a heahhv, prod uc11Vt' .Jdult , then anyone ~.an ." Of ~..our\t" , not every ch ild from a 1rouhled CIWironment goes on to lead a he-.tlthy life, but resea.rchen hope to undCTStand tM protm.Jvt factors that bav< helped those ch il dren from such environmen ts who do sucettd as adults. "How do ch ildren of alcoholic parents make tt ? s h~ asks. "They have a parent who sticks: to family riruab--when the parent says din ncr is at 6, the parent sticks to it. If the pa=t has planned a birthday party, tile put y happens." says Johnson, dting the research of many of her peers. "' Deliberateness and m.aintcmnce of family ritualr-you deliberately plan someth ing and maintain the plan, regardless: of what the alcoholic parent is doin~r­ will protect the chil dren," says Johnson. And therefore, children of alcoholics are lesslilu:ly to bccom< alcohoUcs thcm~lvts. ln addition, Johnson differenti ates between the medical mod$1which focuses on risks, disease and victims-a nd what some proponents of resilience th eory call the challenge model-which focuses on the sl.l"engths and courage em bod · ied in even the most damaged youth. .. Most treatment and diagnosts based on a medical model sees prob· lems as diseases and deficits," says Johnson."If you have a problem, you are missing something. so mething ~ wrong. Therefore, medication can);)( prescribed as one of many treatment options.. There are many presumptions implicit and explicit about that approach. When we focus on risks. we focus on deficits." 'The medical model ts certamlr appropriate and has its place. But to take th e medical model and ap ply it to so mething lik~ behavior does sometfling dse . It makes us feel like we're diseased if our parems were alcoholic. diseased tf our pa ren ts arc sc hiZophrcnt c--d l:,eased,defeaiveordefiCient in some way," says Johnson. A growing body of research shows that dtildren who~ it often haY. a cl~ bond with at least one careta.ker-it doesn't have to be a par· ent-and ar< able to prob~ sol-. and engage in socia.Uy positiw ac· tivitics. And they don't have to be brilliant either, Johnson notes, just able to ~ good usc of what they baY< available to them. "If you take a non-medical per· spective, we are challenged by certain things in our mvironmmt and our biology; we are not placed at risk," 53)" Johnson. "Understanding resiliena ts my passion. I loY< kids," she adds. And well she should, since she comes from a family of six siblings. Johnson, who also studies the efficacy of drug-abll.S( treatment for women,sces program evaluation as another important task of the an ter... We do a lot of program evaJuation-a major focus (of the center ) is aamining the dfectiveness of a wide vari~ty of programs,"' she says. "The government used to giw u.s money for doing good things. They don't do that anymore unless w~ prove we're doing the good thing. So aa:ountability is the bag catchword in any kind of relationship that you ha\'t' with a fundcr," says Johnson. Funders are requinng a level of evaluation that servic~ provtders don't have the capacity to carry outthey are trained to deliver a good serVlCC, 53)" Johnson , but find it diffi cult to evaluate their programs. "A lot of clinicians and se rvtce providers are being required to dehver the servict" and evaluate their programs simultaneously. There are two problems with that: they don't have the training and can't provide an objective evaluation oftheirown program. Johnson teaches service providc:n. how to d~velop specific momt -:m ng programs and offe rs bas1t. skil l) '" eva luating them. UB creates Office of Honors and Scholars Nel-l' administrative unit to offer more sen,ices to attract talented undergraduates By SUE WU ETCH ER Repcmer Ed1tor Tonmey s..11d. "We arc co rw m c~..·d , ho\'~>'t'\'cr, that we can experience ad- T J cnt profile .md in studt-n t reten uon 11 we.• offer addJLJonal SCI'VICO and t.'X pcnc.>tKo to these students." l) further unpmw cHIJrh tu .ll trJll tht· hc:,t ,tnd hnghtc.-st :-.tuJc.·nb to UU. the.> Un lvcrSII)' ha~ t:'rt:J tt'd •• new Jdn·unlstra tl\'(.' llllll to o n ~.·, ,ldd llltlllal \CrVKC~ .111d l'Xpt'rtl'llll' to talentc.·d undcrgradu.ltc.~. Tht• Office:- of Honors and !Xholano will hOWo~..' holh the University Hon· on. Prowam and the nt""' At.:ade11111.. f X(d lcncc Scholar:, Program. The.• new offi~..c will he led by JoSt..1'h lflt' Capu.ma. adm imstrative director of the.> Umvcrsity Honors Program. The AcademiC Excellence Scholars Progra m ac1ually began in 1998 a:, a mcnt scholarship progritm offering fund:, to students whose LTedential ~. " 'hile )trong, placed them just out · stde of the pammeten. of the Univer· s1ty Honors Progmm. The gool of the tu:wly configured program IS to enhance that loC.holarship t>ffort by pro vid1ng academu.· .md student support :-.crv1c~. s.ud Rt-gina Toomey. JSM) c1ate VKt' prm·ost fur FH.' W student rccru1tmc.·n t pmgr.mb. "The mmt dollmoavmlilhle 111 the:..t· 'tuJcnb h.L~IX"t.'ll vnaltoourcffnrt t<' \ r.11~· 1ht· pn 1filc 111 nur ~..· nt~..·rUlg d.1.,, .. dtUun.tllmpro'~>'CITlrntm t..'fltL'fln~stu RKki Shinc,fomlL'ri)'Wfl'Ctorofthc.~ h\."Shrnan Honors Program at IO\'Io'd State University and a member of the Exc.'Cutivc Comminet of thc ational Collegiate Honors Council, has been named roordinator of the Acadern i'Exo.:eUence Scholars Program. Sh111e said the program will offcr "an integratt.-d set of courses and cxpenenccs that aim to help each student make the most of his or her undergrad uate experience at UB and hcst prepare each student for graduate OOucation or the workplace." Shine noted that 700-750 freshmen will be designated as Academic Excel· lcncr Scholar.. in Fall1001. Each will receive a scholarsh1p rangmg from SI.OOO to $1.000 per acadt.n1K rear In order to kt·t.:p the Sl:holanohip-for Up tO c.1ght SL'Tilt!Ster.r-st.Udents must m,untam a L'H( ;pA of .'.0 or h1g.her In .1ddi!H111 10 the.• ...cholarsh1p. ~ he ~ud that A(adc.-mK Ex..:-dlt'nct•Xhol .tn. \\111 haw oll..(l.'~ t(l <;pt.XI,t lm•d .tJ \ • ~ c.· m~..·nt ~.. on c e r nmg ft' ll nw!iohlp. )tUd)' and resc:arch oppo rtunines for advanced students; academic lecture and studcnt -sen'ICCS workshops rescnred for .tcadcmiC excellence schoi.Jrs.; commumty-service opportumtles.and colll'Sci with other Acadantc Excellence Scholars linked to maJor Jnd un•versil)• reqUirements. The Office of Honors and Scholan. 15 pan of a larger group within the Offi« of Enrollment and Plan· nmg--theNewStudent Recruitment Programs group-<reated last spring by Vice Provost Sean SuUivan. The group, comprised of the Offia: of Admissions and th ~ Office ofTransfcr and Art:Jculation Services. in addition to the Offi c~ of Honors and Schoi.JD, was charged with "encourag.tng the enrollment of an increasing num ber of new students with supenor .u;adem1c preparation and fostering an cnvtro nme-nt that encourages therr contmued cnroUmen t and aca demiC suo.:t:S.\," Toome)' said. $he noted that the group already h a.~ ach tewd some successes 10 th1~ .tr~..·a dunng the p.tst vcar. Among ILS achlt·vemcnts for Fall 2001 • ~. Ia~ ~ I JIIltJmed largt• lrc.-l<hman <i li'C 1.'\.000 1 while 1mprovmit sdecti\•it y by 6.6 percent • Increased the percentage of en rolled fres hmen in SUNY m1ss1on rcv1cw top two selectivity groups hv more than 5 percent 10 one year • Increased the s11.e of the Um versity Hono rs Program. with a FaJI 2001 freshman class of nearly 250 • Exceeded new fuJI -time transfer enrollmen t goaJ hr 1.4 percent • De\·elopcd and implemented Universi ty Honors Program re · !oearch grant program to support access to research experiena . Amo ng th~ acco mpl is hm enh cued for FaU2002: • In creased the number of rt' · cru itment events for talented stu · dems, 10cluding summer vis:n programs, mctro New York regional re~o7ep u o n s. a more expansive Honof) Forum and fly-in visit programs for prospective students • lncreas«< the number of hon· ors and academic excellence eligible fresh men in the Fall 2002 applicant pool by 14 percent, co mpared to th ~ sam!." point in 200 I • Formed the Tr.msfcr Adv1son• Counc~l to id~~ify rec~itment and retention opportu nlll t'S amontt tr.-nsfer student~ �A!Jilll, ~ 33, h.Z4 Declining superstar status Study finds that online music sharing diminishes phenomenon 8y JOHN IIUI.A COHTliADA Contributing Editor P3 downloading won't kill the music industry, but it may knock off a few pap superstars, accordjng to a new study on the economics of digital music sharing. The study by r<><archers at the UB School of Management and the University of Connecticut School of Business found that digitaJ music sharing favors new artists and groups. They suggest that the music in - M the charu at all. Th< bigg<st chang< oa:urnd from 1998 to 2000, when th<r< was a I0 percent increase in the number of differ<nt artists who hit the Bill board 200. Th< research<n link the trend to rapid growth in the number of lnt<m<t wen-from 3 million to 116.7 million-over the past 10 years and the emergence of mwksharing services such as Napst.er, which has led to widespread online dustry consider online music -shar· mg services as a way to increase profcounter online mwic piracy. The study was conducted by Ram U. Gopal, associate prof<SSOr of op- ItS and definitely good news for up-and coming artists and groups. who now have a better chance at chart su~ because of thes< technol<>g~es." And what's good for pop's nsmg stars is good for the music industry: Contrary to conventionaJ wisdom, the researchers say inexpensi~e online musk services. such as Rhapsody and Pressplay, can increase music-industry profits and reverse the effects of online music piracy. Sanders says the research<n found that "lowering the cost to !<gaily sample music online will actually propel mor< usm; to purchase music because it allows lh<m to chcd out new songs or new artists. "'Here again, though, the news is · bad. for music's su~rstars," adds Sander1. "Usen are more likely to erauons and information manage- piratr a superstar's music than they ment at the University of Connecti- are to pay to sample it because they cut; Sudip Bhattacha.rjtt, assistant art already aware of the value, or proft.'SSOr of operations and inform:Hiun management at the UniverSII\' of Connecti CUt , and Lawrence ~a nders. US professor of management scienct· and systems. Co ndu c ted when Gopal and BhattacharJee were Sanders' doc toral ~tudents at UB, the study ana + ii"J.ed the Billboard Top 200 char.,._ rl.'flt"\.1.mg weekly album saJes-from 1991 to 20CIO. Over the IO+year pe· nod , th ey found a 31.5 percent m ~.-rl'aM' m the number of different o~rtiSb on the l b p 200. mdicating thJt mor(" new artists arc hitting the cha rt!> thJn t·ver before, push1ng estahh~hc:d mu s1cal ach from th e \.hans or krepmg them from hittmg music sampling and piracy. . ..The prevalence of online music technologies app<ar1 to b< <roding what is known as the 'supc:rstar phenomenon,'" explains Gopal. .. This theory contends that past reputation 1s more important than artistic merit in fueling the continued commercial success of entertainment superstars." Which may be why many current pop superstars ar(' adamantly opposed to o nUne music sharing, adds Bhattacharjre. .. Our data shows that the dominance of a few music superstars 1.s decreasing and their hold on musK ~lc s i!> slipping," he says. "Thi s is lil=bility, of the superstar's music." Based on their findings. the re· searchers suggest that music companies support online music sam· piing services o r begin to invest more in their own sampUng services. They also recommend that compa nies use flexible pricing: charging a lower fee to sample unknown artists and a higher fee to sample superstar artists. which would help superstars r«aup some profits lost to pirating. Their research. on online musiC sharing is forthcoming in Comnw mcatwru of tilt ACM and the /ourr~al of Orgt:mizational Co mputrng t~nd Electrotrir Commerce. "Modest mansions" recognized m By DONNA LONGENECKER Rf'portt'r As.sn.tanl Ed1tor ROTOTYPES ol "modt:~t man s1ons" de~•gned h,· studl.'n t5 m the School of ArchltC\.,Urt'dlld Plannmg. to Jdvance the pnncipk-sof ~usta1n · Jhle design have won a ma,o r pn1e from the ortheast Sustam,1hle En crg)' fu.socration (NESEA). The co mpetition . part of the NESEA's " Building Energ)' 2002 Conference. was l'Stablishcd to rt"Cognize deMgn projects that adva nce the at'SthetJC.!. of grt'Cn huilding. The student pnze was awarded to I-t wan Choi. Enc Dolph.Sandra Heiser. Sheng Lin and Ashish Ma ldikar, whose project wa s the cu lnnnati o n of a three -week c harrette gu1ded b)' Uennis Andrejko, pmfeswr of architecture. Andrejko, whose research and teachtng focuses on ene rgy-con SCIOUS design with a special empha SIS o n cold region and passive solar dL-sign. requires students each year to design a "green home" that allows them the freedom to explore cutting-edge ideas while maintaining an emphasis on real world limita+ t1on~ and usabi lity. He said it was important that stu · dents develop des1gns that could be l.'asily replic<tted, so thL·ir efforts fo ~..- uSt"CC on the kind ofhousang that1s ~tereotrpicallycommon 111 \\b tcrn Nt>w York. For thear prOJt'l1. the: o;; tu dt·nts l:\:tn.sc.~ th r Fnut Belt ne1ghhl'r P hood ne-.tr High and Carhon ~!reeL" Buffalo. " In m y da~. I try to bndge the &••P between the professional posture of rcsJX>nsihilit)' and tht> aGl · demill.'nvlronment," Andrcjko ~•d. ensuring that students ba lan ~.-c ae~ ­ thetic conc;.erns within a practJ..:al, v1able housi ng model. 111 This prototype of a residence In Buffalo'' fnllt beh nelghbot'hood won aKhltecture •tvdents an award for •ustalnable desJgn. The student prototypes were de- sogned for single-family occupancy within the Buffalo city Umits. Stu dents explored such sustainable de sign strategies as passive and active solar heating, rainwater collection and super insulated walls, utilizmg an experimental approach to build mg image. con teKt and sustamablt• design technologies-aU of \Vh1ch 1mpn.-ssed the competition's junsb. "These: impressive pro ,e..·ts provl" that green build1np. \VIth thc.•n many health and erw1ronment.1l hcnefib, are a feasible .md pthlll\'l' diOICt' for futurt• ~..on!>truliH111 proJects rn the No rth eas t," sa1d Warren Leon, NESE.A l.'xecut•ve di rector. " In addition to tht• ..:om plcted buildings we rc,••cwed, w~,.· were enco uraged that students uf Jrchitecturc have submitted design proposals as part of a cla:.~ · w!dt~ effort focused on housmg. The~t' l"Xd.•ptwnal applrcants represent tht· next generation of efl\'lron mc.•ntall)' respo nsible arch1te..:ts m our regron . In select ang tht• wan nl?r,, the 1udges a~d vanou!'l cmcria, includrng u eat1vc integration of renewabl e energy and/or energy -savmg fearuro, environmental Impacts of materials, construction and operation. the health of the building for occupants.. the cost of construction and operation, and tht> extent to which the building's design and ene rgy features could and should b< replicated by others. NESEA is a regional membership organizatio n comprist'd of engineers. educators. builders, stu · dents, energy expe rt s. env•ron · mental actrv1sts, transportataon planners,a rch1te-cts and other citi zens interested in respo mible en t'rgy use. The o rga111zat1on's ~oal1~ to hnng clean electriCity, green tran .. portatiOn and hea lthy. t.•ffi (lent hui l dmg~ mto everyday usc.' 111 order to strengthen the t'\.unonw Jnd 1m prove the cnvrronment. For more mformat1on about NF.SEA, ~l' to · www.NESEA .org > Pri~ of electronic aci:ess soars 5 CJ Anyone In the ua communtty familiar with the Universrty .Li· braries can tell yo u that the Libraries' Web site and catalog provide access to tho usands of electromc titles, including Web sites. e-books and electronic ~rial publications. The titles most heavily used by srudents, faculty and staff faJJ rn'to two categories: electronic journals and electronic databases. At pr~nt, the Libraries provade access to n9'tly 5,000 electromc JOurnals. Some of these utles are available in the digital format o nJy. but most are electronic reproductions of titles also held in pnnt. They can b< accessed directly through the online catalog <http:/I ubllb,buffalo.eclu/Hbrllria/e-resoun:es/ w.-/ > by searching on the title and then clicking on the URl that appears in the record. Many of these journals aJso can be accessed through one of the Libraries' approxjmately 90 fuU -te:xt electronic databases. These da · tabases not only serve as searchable subject-based indexes, but they aJso provide access to, m many instances, the full text of the publi cations cited. ScienceDirect, for instance, is an aggregate database that indexes and provides access to the fuU text of more than 850 Elsevier science+ related journals, while JSTOR leads to full - text ar+ tides in nearly 150 of the most mfluential academic journals across the disciplines. Another database. very popular with undergradu ates, is Jnfotrac Onefile, which provad es coverage of articles from more than 6,000 scholarly, trade and general-interest periodicals, including 3,000 fuJI +tcxt titJes. Sub1ects covered by lnfotrac include •the humanities, sociaJ sciences, general sciences and current ~ent.s. To S« a list of all the databases available through the Univtrsity Libraries, go to <http://ubllb.buffolo.edu/ llbrwles/ cgl-test/ tltle.cgl> EJectronic resources are not cheap. The exorbitant pnce of Jour nals and indexes/abstracts alway' has been a concern for academic libraries. and the increastng subscription costs of electronic equiva lents suggest that th•s trend will contin ue. For a littJe perspe-ctive on these costs, cons1der the database LEXIS -NEXIS Academ1c Un1verse, which allows access to full-text articles and reports from mort> than 6.000 magazin es, newspapers. wrre ~r.·ices, legal resourc~. rderence books and government pubhcat1o ns from around the world. One could purchase a loaded 2002 Lcxus sedan for same pnce as a one-year subscription to th1 s database. Another heavily used index. PA Research II, indexo 1,900 penodl · caJ ritJes--1 ,200 of them full-text -and costs roughly the same amount per year as a new 650+square-foot, fiberglass, rn-ground sw•mmmg pool. As for the annual cost ofCompendex Plus, the electromc equiva lent of Engineering Index . consider that for roughly the same pnce, an undergraduate at UB cou ld pay for his/her tuition for four years and still have enough money left over for a semes1erof graduate school. Of course, the costs of these electroniC resources vary dra.strc.alh from title to title, depending on content , coverage, at:cess restnl tion s, etc. Fo r instance. o ne might only sac rifice a month 's rent m a one-bed room nat to purchase a vear's worth of the Historrcallndt>x to Tht Nrw York Ttmt'5. On the ot her hand, buymg an electromt subscriptio n to ML-4 lntrrnat~tuw/ Bibltography m1ght mean pas~ ­ tng on that 10-day tnp to Honolulu. I suppose It would dep~nd on the time of the year. · _____ [__ ---8renda S.ttleson and Austin Booth, UnrvH11l y l.lbronf!s DrieD Approach protects connections When • link or node In a high - ~peed computer nerwork goes down d~ the result of a software bug. hardware failure, an error b)' con Mructlon workers or c.-vcn a natural disaster, miss•on -cntical opera lions-s uch as telemedtcmc and financ1al or national securitv tram actions on the lnternet -<an be severely jeopardized 111 sec~nd~. Compames that prov1de ne~·ork services protect their institutional clients, such ~ large wrporations and government Jabs, from these co nsequences by establishing backup connections in their networks. But many existing schemes require significant amounts of bandw•dth,leaving less available for ca rrying out the critical opera t1om they are designed to support. Other systems that chew up less bandWidth require longer time periods to restore service, rt>suhmg m o;;e nous delays to the customer. A group of researchers led b)' Chunmmg Qiao, assoc1ate professor of computer science and engmeenng, has developed the first approa.ch that achieves both hrgh -bandw1dth efficiency and fast r ecov~n speeds to protect m•ssion-cnucal connections by mtroducmg two nC\.0.' tunable parameters. The researchers' approa ch to the problem uses a well -known math ematica~ formulation of an opt1m1zatmn problem. ca lled Integer L1near Programming. '"Usi ng one parameter 111 our model opumizes band \.Oo'ldth , 'o\·hu:h does tend to increase the t1me 1t takes to restore se-rviCe, hut the o ther parameter rn our model more than compensates bv sdl'..:ttng. a much shorter backup path," Qiao explained. The UB team used co mputer s1m ulauons of the svstem w dcm onstrate the concep~Qrao sa1d the next step IS to devdop ..1 "oft,.,·an· package based on the approach . �A!Jri111. ~. 33.h.14 6 Repories Researchen led by UB biologist Mary Allee Coffroth to study changes on coral reefs TRANSITIONS Moving In jamle EnsOr, frl>m pa>dUcllon ..,.,__the_ -.-t,todiredoral operodons ll1d poduced "" the Cenler "" the-- ----from- opmenl olli<er Jar the ...... Mu1eym al Science, to dooelopmont olfl(er for the for c....., the Ms. --...:..a. 'tram dl- roctor al corponte .-..for the~ --·· HurtWioll<. to cornnu>ky t l o n s - for the Center for the ArU. Honey lllorgor. prosldent al FkNonno Rulty, o property monagomont compony. ... Soulhem r ... ~!Mio.WBFO 88.7 FM. the National Public ~ d.a affiliate operated by UB. ay l1UN c;Gl.DIIAUM manages Aquanus. "What thcy'r< loolc.ing ot on this Conllibuting Editor A UB sc:i('nt ist LS leadmg an all-female research team thot will b< tiving and working deq> un· der the surface of the oaan and studying the parent!ge of o coral rttf off th< coast of Key l..arg(>, Fla. Mary Alice Coffroth, assocute professor ofbiologicol scimces. and the other thrtt memben of her team will caU the Aquarius, the world's only undersea laboratory, thc1r home for 10 days, from Monday Management. Patricia Armstrong. director ol ..:al surfJ.cc-bast.--d dh•mg operation. adm•SSMJns at SL John's Unl'l'ef)lty, lllat 's becau~ when ecolog~sts go o n dl'l<..":~,thcy can wor~ at depth~ of 90 feet for jUSt lS minutes; then they have to come back to the surface and rt'Sl for 2 l /2 hours before their next dt\'e to avoid decompn:ss1on stck ness--.. the bends" -a conditmn that can cause pain , paralysis and, m some cases, death. Since the Aquarius allows the sct enttsts an opportunity to live at ocean depths continuously without having to surface, they can greatly increase their .. bottom time." "This is a reallygoodapplicotion for to director of admissions at Us. Rkld Shine, directof of the Freshman Honan Program at Iowa State University, to coordinator of the Academic Excellence Scholars Program ot UB from Moving Up jennHer Hess, senior lid- missions acM5of in the Office of Undergfaduote AdmisJion>. to owislontdiredor fo<OJ<ternll~ lotions In the deplllrntnt . Moureen ~from di<ec· to<al--ondorcbhlp. t o - We president for ....... gMng. - """.-...-. from- dn<· Shlr1 Hift, toral--ondordship, ... direciDrI'IIUy ~from­ -al-r<illlonsond tfromo-- ~. to--­ Wendy IMng. al gift plonnlng al pi;onned gMng Courtney). Wolsh, odmlni>tnltiw director of the Executive MBA (EM BA) and P.-olessionoi MBA (PMBA) programs 1n the School of Management., to assistant de1n and director of the Center for Executiw Devel- opment-formerly callod the Center for Management Oeve4Sc~ of opment-ln the M anage~L )osephlno ~ . odmJnb. trativo d;roctor al the Univenity Hono<> Program, .to dit<Cto< o( the Office al UnMnity Honon ond Scholan. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~e= to the The R"""'"wolcomes iell<n from men-. al the UnNonity community commentir)g on its stories and contelt. Lttten should be imllod to BOO words and moy be ediled for style ll1d longth. Letters Mind<odethe writer's nome.-., and • doytime telephone ......-for verification. ilecouse'or_. imitations, tho lttpottrr connol publish .. iell<n . -. They must be roc<M!d by 9 a.m. Monday to be cons«lered for publicaHon In that week's issue. The ~.,.pr<fen that lotton beroc<M!d<i<ctronlcollyat <' wud~> mts.sion is the next generation of rorals and we know that the e:xist- mg population, especially in Florida, 15 in significant decline," he added. ...It's critical that we find out where the next generation is coming from." For the duration of the mission, the Aquarius will be onchor«< about 4 1/2 miles off the coast of Key La. go. The scientists will be doing their research on the U:mch Red at ocea n depths that vary between about 60 ond 100 f<et. through April 24. Their goal is to gother detailed data and tiny coral samples lhat will help dercm1ine how coral populations grow, providjng an important tool for manne managers so that ulumately. th~ reef-known as the Conch Reef--can be propeily managL'f.! and preserved. Thl.:' " 'ork. practically )pe.Jiung, ...,'C,uJd br: am possible to do from a typa- Paul C. AUalre. from auodate dtrector of MBA areorr seNk:es at the Kenan-Aagler School of Bustnas at the UnNersity of North CaroliN, to assistant dean and dir!Clor of the Career R~rce Center m the School of \ All-female team to live under the sea Aquariw because it provides o huge amount of 'bonom time' and thafs what th""' scientists need to b< able to make such detailed observations about the coral," said St.,.., Miller,di· rcrtor of the National Undersea R<· sea rch Center at the University of North Carolina at Wtlmington, which two ·ways: Either larvoc .,. relras<d in the wata- and then scttk nearby to mature, or egg and sperm art relras<d into the w.ta- ~ th<y combin< and then traYd, som<:tirnes as many a.s tens or ev<n hundreds of miles, before settling onto a reef to mature. "We are trying to dettrmine if the n.w corals original< from the locol adult population or ifth<y...,.., cor· ried th<r< by oa:an currents froin other co ral rufs, possibly from o great distana away," said Shearer. The answrr could have a major impact on the steps that managers of marine resources take to protect future grner.tt.ions of coraL "If the local population Throughout the m1ssion , the mam lock, or living quarters, of the Aquarius will be visible through a 24· h o ur live Webcam at < http :/ / www. uncwll . edu / nurc/ aqu•rtus>. Journal updates by the scientists also will be- avail · able at the site. "We ore asking is, 'Whot will this coral look like the future?'" ex· plained Tonya Shearer, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences in th< College of .in Arts and Sciences and one of the scientists making th< trip. In order .0 ..., the future, the resean:hers are Joolc.ing ot the young· est corals, the tiny new colonies coiled recruits. Corals reproduct in one of into of adult corals 15 contrib uung themajontyof,uv.: niles . a decline m tho ..e adults resulting from a naturJ.I event like a hum cane or a manmade event. such as a sh tp runnm g aground. ulllmatd}' will lead to c1 reduct10 11 m Ol'" co rab for the next genera t1on." Shearer explamed. ·· However, 1f a oonsJ~ ­ tent supply of larvae from other adult populations is repopulating the reef, a significant decline in local adults may have litt.Je impaa on the future generation of corals. In order for us to understand which the UniYmityofMiami, wiD be studying the dernograpmcs o( the coral by documenting the cora( growth. death and recruitment through oboerw· tionsand .-nsiYe J>hotosrapbing.so that wbm the team returns nelll""f she can record how the reef bas ~ Rutten, a graduate student .. Florida lnlemoliooal UniYmity, wiD ...Gt Swanson with reef~ and marlang.ll>CISUringand Jlhottwaph· ing hundreds o( coral colonir:s. Sharer ond Coffroth will g;ather samples that will b< subjected to months of sttte-of·the·art gmctic testing when Shearer returns to the laboratory ot UB to dderrnin< the rdauonsh1p between different age dasses of coral to tdenttfy potential larval sourco. YWe are hoptng to be able to 1den · ufy the soun.:e of ntw coral recrum lo Conch Reef through th< """ ol extremd) spcc tfic genetic markers," \Oud Shearer. For Coffroth and Shearer, the she<r luxurvof s.o much .. bonom ume.. L\ the mam attractiOn of the mission. "When youdoadivefrom the sur· fau:. th< who!< day IS wasted," saKI Cot!Toth. "Here. we stay down for I0days and we con spend as long as six hours m the water at a nme."' "'II While the environment of the Aquarius often is compared to outer space, scientisu refer to the sub merged fcding os mort akin too typ< of"inntt spaa." In fott, NASA uses the Aquarius to train astronauts. "The coolest thing is, for 10 whole Coffo:.otltnShiea.ri'Ji U\d.fellow• da'f1.''f<?u•t<i In a·wltol< diff<rent .. aquanauts" Dione Swanson and world," said Coffroth, whose last l.eanna Rutten are taking o novel ap- foroy into on undersea laboratory proach to determining changes oc· was in 1980. ""You become so comcurring on r<efs such as the Conch fonable down there, you stan to fed Rttf,~their study will take ploa. like 'this is where I belong." Their.; is on< of the finl studies to The UB scientists are being funded combin< demographic and I!"J1dic • by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the studies of coral in a systematic way. Swanson, o doctoral c:ondidote ot ..,..., ogency that owns the Aquarius. adult populations should b< man· aged and protected, it is important to know the soura of the recruits." "Usonianism'' to be topic of art history talk Roland Reisley, a founder ofcommunity designed by Frank lloyd Wright, to speak 111 "Wright claimed to hate cities and said they should b< abandoned." ex· Sl}'k Ene County Historical Soctt'[)'. 15 plams Wright scholar and author lack Quinan. professor of art history. " He proposed that rampant ur- lated Fr.mk Uovd Nottingham Road. Buffalo. The talk wtll be fret" and open to the publil·. BY PATWICIA DONOVAN The Department of Art History Contributing Editor ( ( usoNIANISM : an architectural thJt artKu- Wnght's soaal and economic pnncaplcs or·usoman <kmocracy," lS wellknown 10 Wright aficionados but fur lc:..s fumiliar to the gt11eral pubLc. The small. pleasant and umque community oTUsonia," dcsign<-"<.1 by Wright and constructed more than 50 years ago 1.0 Westchestt.-r C..ounty, is likewise not well-known, but dem onstrates Wright 's profound influ ence on middJf'-class res-idential archiH:cture and architectural thought over thl· past 70 years. One of the founden; of Usonia b physicist Roland Rei.slcy, the author of a recent book, .. Usonia. New York: Building a Com munity wnh Frank Uoyd Wright," and a foundmg >« · rctary and director of the Frank Uo}-d Wright Building Consen-ancy. In the book. Reisley tells the ston of a cooperative.· of ideahsttc young llmplcs wh1ch, followmg World W.u II . cnlistl·d Wnght to p lan " l l...ont,\ ," ,11\ nrg;llliL.IIh dl'!o l~ nt•J U!Op1.111 Llllllflllll\11\ 11L'3r lht• \\t''hhl''h'r Tn\\'1l1ll Pk.tMill\ tlk the College of Arts and Sciences will present a lecture br Retsley a1 7:30p.m. Tuesday m the Buffalo and Usoma has ·47 homes, three of wh1ch were dl-signed by WrighL He appmvrd the plans for the other 44, banization b< halted through the de· velopment of weU·designed, lowdensity, efficient, semi-agrarian oom· munitics." Qui nan says. "Wright coined the term 'usonian'to describe these communities and proposed they b< governed by the so· cial, politico) and economic system he re· ferred to as 'u.sonian democracy." Usonian resi - clcru:cs were designed to be economically and energy efficient within th~ir indi vidual climate zones. House In the uson&.n community of Ptu..nlYflle, N.Y., with their~ money In 1951 . T1My still ltve In the tiou.se. however, so that all refle<.1 the dose .L-.soctallon of natur.UlSm and func ttonahsm common to Wright '.!> work. Tlw (ommun tt y represents the ~trnn~ Jlltt - urhan ,\ll ttu deo;; c' pou~-d h' \\'np.hl thn'u~htlUt mmt "'h., Ilk Wright percetved the b< seen in the open floor plans, flow· ing interiors with movable screen partitions, emphasis on natural light. overhangmg eaves and shal - low-pitch roofs. " Most of the residences have one story or maybe a split-level floor pion," Quinan says. "They originally were conceptua.liz.ed as midd.le-das.s houses for middle-dass dients. but sir= Wright was well-known for his cost overruns, some were more expensive than originally planned." Although the houses have changed hands over the years, Quinan says Usonia remams a very attractive cooperative community where neighbors have property m common-a ~wimming pool and tenniscourts,forinstaQce. They also make certain derisions together. In 195 I. when Reisley and his wife, Ronnae, dec:1ded to spend their wedding money on a hillside homt" architectural .. prob- designed by Wright. they took a lem" posed by each chance on·the latest wave of the radJ. (al ideal of cooperative livmg. Thetr dectston was well taken 't'ht Ret!>IC')'!o !>till lt"e IQ Ret!>le' House.·. whKh they helpeit put on the Jrl.hltl'(tllr.il m.1p, along wtth the !>lXtaiL'Xpc:nmr:nt thJt g.aw fl'l h l lt .. \f('J{I(lll project as one with a .. natural .. solu tion derived from the functton of the huilding and nature of the stte. The influencf' of tradttaon.ll Japancsc archllt'\.1ure commonly founJ 1n Wnght \ ~f:-.t~n' pre\'ail~ 1n ll!o(UII.IO ~tTUllllrl'' "'' ''dl, .tnd dll �~111 , Z0021VIi 33.18.14 Calendar c..u...~,._,..... BerrettJni, nurse eduatof. 222 St..udmt Un;on, North Umpus. 6.-7 p.m. Free. ~~~::)o~~ 6<5-2837. CSA--ol "Ciu1hyong" {JC<naJ. s.-.. Union --~7p.m. -. C:%.~~ard -·--- - . .... '"""'~6<5-2960. wn-.. - swon~otU""" 11onsom flut•. 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Exhibits ~ Society" 1950s- ~-.. the poiticol, moral ard r.t;g;ous aopects ol the debates - ~::~ol~~ pands..- ard In~ and oduootionalmateriab,~ . ~etten. documenu. cartDom, a n d - dnwn In large part . the U!lvmon coleaion. Many ol the'"'"" 1. Lesko, dn , average to .422 to take the team lead in the category. both ofWestem Michipn's runs in the top of the third innll'l&, The Broncos heki the "Bulls a chance In the se¥enth. Sophomore Allison Round fol'owed Nasd's homer with a s~ through the left stde of the lnfiekt, but the Broncos ~d on to retire the next three batten Mld~ the pme. UB pkked up rts first MAC vk:tory of the season on Sunc:by, thanks to a wild pitch In 1he bottom of dle I lth lnnin& belore dropp;rc the second pm< of the doub'ehe.ader to the Broncos.The BuHs took game one by a 2-1 scone and the Broncos hekf on for a 6-4 wkl in pme two. lennis M£N 'I Toledo 6, UB I Northern IIHnols 6, UB I Western Hichlpn 7, Ull 0 Northern Illinois 6, Ull I UB cfropped • polr of home matches to MAC rivals 1/Vostem Mkhlpn (7 .a) and ~of25~=~~ Center for the Arts. North C.ITipi.U, Including the oecond floor ol the U8 M Gaflery, the center atrium, rooms 208 and 813, theM Dopartment <;at~ •nd the ...-ntoungo. A map olexNbition Northern lltinois (6-1 ).The Bull•' lone d.&ultuolxth""""". ,;ru,y ogalnst Nonhem lllmois wu by coiSecttve weight al aJI tnt pieces in show =~~=-~the lracK an~ Rei~ ~1 . 724 b.s~:~~~~~ Women ta.ke tint, men fin ish fourth at of~S exhibitOfl from S-9 p.m. in the UB Art Gallery. The exhibition c.an be viewed from 11 a .m . to 6 p .m . ~:!"':V::.~".! Spin on Exam~ al attworit that ~ been ~~1~~a~~~~~= lackson Place, Buffalo. Callery hours are 11 a.m . to 5 p .m . Wednesday through Saturd.y and 1-S p.m . on Sunday. Aft-·· "Aion E. Cobor. A lletrospectlv• ~tor McDona.ld~s Invitational Wrth a ~r of meets in North C:UO.ioa under their bela. the men's and women's crack teams rewmed non:h to compete In the McDonald's Invitational hosted by Ohio Untwnity.The women took fim place among nine schools. scoring 209 pointS. while \:he men placed fourth among nine with 97 points as Eastern Hichipn took the meet with 241 points. The women had six first-place finishen in the 20-eYent meet.AIUson Uske won the 800 meters In 2:13.78. Christina Kedc. toOk the 1500 meters in 4:40.93. Ked< also placed fourth behind Laske tn the 800 meters In t~ l6.87. Hollie Rhodes won the 5000 meters in 17:<45.40. l...aura otson ~ W:torious in the pole vauk u 11-a (3.3Sm). s.r.h Reccher tOOk the ...........,. throw at 17'1-11 (5-l.&lm), plo<:ed second in the 6scus at 141-7 (43. 15m) and third In dle ;-Hn u 107-10 (32.87m).The Bulb also cblmed dle top spo< In dle triple jump u Bbln:2 McFarland won at 38-10.50 ( 11 .85m). In the men's meet. US's 4x400 relay team of Pete Otovic, Bryan VVeinstein. l..khechukwa Uche and joe Cbrk was victorious. akin& the n.ce in 3:17 55 for the lone win by the Bulls. coo.. wil "" In dOptay through May 18 ~~~-was•=::~U: frorn19~houn~lla.m. " Anotomlcol Art by Vuollus " ~~'-=:.."'::print. images d plants - moddnal propetie> Material for both exhibits was~ 'o'\ol the Robert L Brnwn Hiolo<y d ~ C - l n the linly. and percentage to a team-best .867. Nasti, a sophomore outfielder, raised her batting WOMEN 'S Seminar Lawrence a pair of weekend The thesis exhibition for se"llon in the ~byAbnhomllnc'*>. are on permanent cisplay r, the Health Sdenceo li>r.wy on the So.Jth Campus Oeve~ t . ~oh~all OOfW "711Z ltg. " Margare( Hollingsworth, 645-1968 ~rm.cogenomk - opener,7·5,aslafinal.l""""rally t.ll shon.The BuHs "'"" lost ....... """" 13-l.asl!>e Golden Rashes powered 1M fMxne runs In the doubles to raise her slugging ~~~~=-Ill " 19th Century Botanical Prints '' Office of Clinical Pharma<ok>gy and 8•opharmaceut1o. FDA 12 1 Cooke, by U8 dropped 6-1 decisk>ns atT~ and Northern Illinois Ill MAC competition over the weekend. Freshman Nkk Zieziub ¥!Of\ boch of his singfes matches oYet"" the weekend It fourth sinc'e5 to up his indMduaJ mark to 1-4--7. ~._.,..,~..,the Natural Scienc~ Complex. North PharYMC:ogenetk-Gukted Drug -_,.-Sunday Buffalo scorefess until a Jeadoff flc:wM run by sophomore Breanne Naso P"'"e material from to 6 p.m. Tueodoy through Satu>day. Campus. 3:<45 6,.m . Free. Cosponwred The K.ent State in a Mld-Amerian Conference doubleheadet- It Gene Michael Reid. UB dt_.,ct the l.itnty through May 31 . The exhibit an be viewed during ~ular library hou~. Roshboodl: Populo< Cuitu~ The RNA Polymerase Ill Trarucription ~tusJ~ti~~~~arch prof~. of cdifom~San Oieqo. 210 Dan;ets.T1m Sovo and Bnndon ~~~7r'~~ on dlsplay in Lockwood MerT1orW Cultww-- ~~~~~~~~ llologkalklonces Soml,... had • pinch-hit. throo-n.o1 stncle- Western Hichlpn l,UB I;UB l , Westem Hichlpn I (12): Western Hichlpn 6, Ull 4 The Yisitinc'VVestem Mtehlpn Broncos &Ot a few key hfa and a wong pn:chtng perlonnance from junior- Wendy Cannon to ho4d on for a 2-1 win O'<'el"" UB tn MAC softball action at the UB Softttall Sadium on Sawrday. A""""""' s1ngte clown U..lelt fleld llne by...- Hoi!,· s..J.. d"""' In Photoshop' Introduction, Section 0 , Part II. Pre:sented by IMedia. 212 Capen, North Campus. 2--t p .m . ftft. ~~=-~ ~~~- ~~~=~~ lmmunok>gy. For more lnfClmlittion, Open Dnam Circle Namaste. 222 Student UntOn. Nof"th Staf!Auoclotion. """"""infonmtion, 8ilf Regan, 6<~1<7. ext. 228. -shop c.mpus. BG-7 p.m. ..... Spons<nd by Student I.JrQu and ActMt.le. For more rlonnation. 645-6125. Student Auociltion, 3.SO Student Union, ~~~!:~'net ""-honoring the lit• and"""" of the late and teacher Aian E. Eduut*"'' Technology Cent .. 1hel'l.wplo~~- - . Bryan Sanchozand Adrian Daniels each droYe In twO """ and scored once. Desi&Nr.ed h_. Eric Huber wu +lor-6, lndudlne • polr of doubles. and DiCesare abo added cwo htts apiece. DKAsore .......ct.d ... consecut1w pme hit weok to I I. exhibited at Big Orbit Ga~during the Ufe~ Field.The IS N11Ja>r0d by the are tta most thil season.The &As aplbized on"""" Nilln ...... emJn and Jbc uram.:f n.ns r:6 d s:.n~:..~~r.:~· ~~~Aj>ri128 Camp~.». Nbp>. I 5-<.ln a nO<K.Onlorw1ce P""'~" . . . , ... Botoo ...,.., lour n.m.AncnwWenaen ~~=-~~ ro.a printod for Mordl13 romo1n Ametbn Hiolo<y will be on dOptay In the A RMew of Meta-Analysis. 'V"-AI~rd 0 . (Scott) McCall, Dept. of Oral Diagnostic Ull 15, Nlqara 4; Kent State 7,UIIS;Kent State ll,UIIl U8"""' M............... oud>ursa...,...._ In the dWdardelcl"" theote<, c.nt.r for the Mo. North ~=nc::~~~ IISI-shop ~t~!,7!~.=~~~~~e -_.._lUng,. .......... s.o-... s.n..,. c............... for the Cider Lehrman I~ d Or.. ....,....... _ _ _ =:::::;:' Technology. Center mformation, 645-2258. Sponscnd ~~~r.:.~2~onnotton, "Fne at Lart: A Hlstoty of the - - o f Slonry" R-<ydk Families of Matrkes kt Fre-e Prob.bflfty. Alexandru Nk:a, Univ. of Waterloo. 250 Mathematics Bldg .. North Campus. <4 p.m . Free. F-1 ~t Authoriutlon: Curriculw and Optional Practkal Training. Jennif~ Chazen and Eric Comins. 31 Capen, North Campw. <4 Concort ...... =~~~~19, -- Carolyn Untus-Rocn, IOpf"ano. Slee Information, 645-6125 Digital Medlo Poetla -/VIIItlng H I - Stephen L CorU!r. ...instogo Cop4ng with Test Amdety Stat( Cou n~hna_ Center as palt of the center's " f.ood f~ 1~ht" woritshop seri~ . 150 St~t UniOn, North Campus ~~ t e-~~:-:rJ~tM~ ~ mor@ ~Doy­ ~~· t"(}.~--· CD. _ _ ......,_ 17 North Campus. S p.m . Free. Compuo. 6-7,30 p.m. ..... Sponscnd by lllueiWhlt• Salmmoge. U8 Stoc!OJm. 6 p.m . Free. Repa..._ Tho- ~~=~~oocal Sooety of ~em New Ycrl. may be ....-do.n->g"""""'linly"""' Teams see strona compeddon In Boston, sweep Hercyhurst The historic Ow1es River in Boston wu the setting for the UB crew team's competition apinst ~ ocher teams on SaOJf'dly afternoon. F3.ir Yll"eather. but coki tempenwres c:A about 35 degrees at n.c:e time, alor'C with variable Wlrwh greeted dle """""· Competirc aplnst the Bulls _,. ._c~o from O.ronouth. Bo•ton Colleg< and dle ho<t school. Nonheostem. US's ~ efr11t team pbcec1 third in a time d 7:31 .4, wet behind che top rwo flniohen.Dartmouth (7Jl.9) and~ (7' 1<.2).The- did finsh 20 oecondo ahead of founh.pbc• 8osU>n Coler In the bu.--m race. The Buh' """Y e;ght . _ . pi>ced fourth omorc the four """" In 7Xl.6. ~ won the <><e In 6,S7.<.folloood by 8ootoo Collqo (7oOI.l) and Dartmouth (7o08.7). The Bulls then swept a home meeting :a,pinst Mercyhur-n. The varsity e~ght ~d won in me dosest finish of the th~n.ces. ta:kin& the 2()()()...met.er Ene Canal course in 6:54.6 to Hercyhum's 6:!;5.8. US's vanity fou r (7·SO 9) and noYKe etght (7:0l6) also were victonous. �8 Rapa..._. A!Ji111.2002/Yiil3.k24 Bor\~Nn, 64 S-3474 ISSS ~ H-IS VIsas' An lnfonnotlon Seulon. Ellen Dussourd, dtr., lntermtional Student and Scholar 5e<vlc... 31 Caf><n, North Campus. 3 p .m . F... 5poruo<ed by 155S. For rror. - informatJon, 64>-22.58. Sunday ~~"~. Amherst Pepsi Cente<, 161 5 Amhenl Manor~ - 3 p .m Free. 14 - / us ... ......;.. c;,__ Arnh<nt ~Field;Amhont,..,.. Center, 1615 Amhont Mara C>riYe.. 1 p.m. Free. --.!oop Keys to Flnandal Success: · ~~~~~~~~ Campus. 2:3()..6:30 p .m . FrM. Monday ~~~ratr.J:~~ mOJe Meeting for Loven of the Information, Sharon Sanford, <>45-2055 . An Experiential Workshop in the Use of lifelines, Genograms and Eco-Map\ in Family Aneuments Daemen i~~1~r '::,~~e•;;;t~~!~.6~r:' .md Tra•n•ng. 645-6140. Educ:atlonal Technology Centu Worttshop Access 97/ 2000, Se-ction 8, IUologkall Sciences Seminar Development of the ITM- Part II 212 Capen, North Campu) I 0 a.m -noon. Free !r.c~~fr~:f!:'T:.:" lnYironmental A.Wartne$1 lecture Your Most lrnpotUnt Envirofvnentai ChokH. Warren leon, ex~ . dir., Northeast Sustainable Energy As.sociation (NE.SEA). 12Q Clemens, North Campu~ Noon. F<... Spoo><>red ~~. ~ En..,ronmental Task Force and Environment and Soc.ety Institute. For mort infonnatJon, UB Green, 829-lS3S Ubra'Y Workshop us 130: Job ond c.,..., lnfonnadorl on the Web for ~~~~~- F.ed wher~ UB yroup\ an: princ:lpal Pfl(Kphate StaNation. Erin O'Shea, prof and VKe chair, = - o f no listing' are du•' l~ter th.w1 noon on tht! Thu,...day procedin9 pubtk.aUnn. lhtlng~ are o nly .acc:eptt.-d thro ugh the francisco . C26 J:arber, South Campus. 12:30 p.m . Free. for Distinguished Lecture SoM. Photmacovtbl Sdenc:.. In the New Mllennklm: HUfTllll'l Genotics ~wtth ~- ~::~ tor the onllnt! 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Sponsored by Dept. ol Oral 1»o1ogy Women's C)ub lntemation.-1 Phennac:.utk.. k:Mnc:a Scrcerung Room, Center lor ttw RNA Ed iting and Turnover In Trypanosoma Btvcel. Laune College of Arts - Friday ~-~~?'~~:~rs. 1 -1: 3o by Oral IUology Sanlnar U.S. legAl Studtes Centre. For more information, Munroe Eaglos, <>45-2711 . •nformation, 645-61 25 Alan E. Caber M emorial 15 Committee and the Canada- ~~=~~~~~sion. Information, Stew.ut Brower, 829-3900, ext . 11 3. Pr~ted ~1~P!~=~:::~5 ~.;d~;,.~s:~% Campus. 8 p .m . Free. For information, 645-1921 Rl'por1~ Section 0 , Part I Comparo!Mt Penpectlv<. s..-..-.. Included •Media 11 2 Capen, North C ampu ~ 1-4 p m Fret> Polltk:al S<tence/Uw Led""' The: law and PoUtks of Tobacco Controt ln th~ United Sbtes and Canada: A Assoc~tion and Sciences and the Unrvenity Ubrarie-s. 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Clllloglol .... .... 5cilras, ... - -ID-tllll!IIIZ ~F. ~-­ the-.,_Vort~d the Alllorbn Chomical Sodely. n..-."'"'"""'""""""" indNidullln the N l l g R mr~wortand""'""' In the llfldrd chemi5lly rxcf1orni. al~ ... bo_.,ood toc.-lthgroup'S- - ... ....,JO. hlllloclion,the ............ UB turns out to hear Bill Clinton Former president addresses students' concerns during wide-ranging speech ay DONNA LOHQHfCitU Rqxxt~ Assistant Editor PORTING a UB pin and a red, white and blut ribbon on his la~l . fanner Presi· dent William Jefferson S _ . .. ... --9"'1111>-·_- -___ _... and SOclllr .......... . ~-.~ HthMwwlold--- llwnlho Hldoooy- Con- ""*'-- _......, - - - ... the· of•--<Dft1lllllll- .~~~~.....,_. lyzod.llld .......... - t h e S a u l h - -. Scuto~AYP ... -.,_,_ .. _.. .a..-.for--,_. gnm.__for - l ' l " ' ..... -. ......,... _,.. _._ DcMII L 5aiiD,- of gronb .... _ _ . . . . . .... .,. poollion. Sculo ... bo ODCII'Chling pool· ofwrlous ........ Unhonlly-Ser- ........ . ..-~-··*·""" .......,_....,,...... ....__ ......_....,. ...... ........ .,... ........... .......... ..-. .... .................... ----a.- ......-....... .. ........ 911N ........... ........ ' Sculo joined the LW pn:>l& --ln1976. \ Clinton strolled to the po<lium in Alwnni Arena like a man who has time and leisure on his sidf'---Or so 11 would seem. As he o utlined past accomplish ments and future plans to the mostly student crowd that fiUed thr arena tocapactty o n AprillO.Ointon im plied that he will nrver be a " has been," and retirement will never be a part of his vocabuJary. In fact. if his wide-ranging goals for several international inatiativcs come to fruition, he eventually ma)' rival Jimmy Caner in hi,:i post -presi dential accomplishments. As the Student Associa tion 's Stu dent Choice Speaker, Clinton's n:· - nowned rhetorical genius and abil ity to connect seemingly disparate issues to one common theme captivated the audjence and left students visibly impr<SS<d and <Vm"inspired. Almost as a punctuation mark to Ointon's arrival at UB, the malin gering cold, wet weather abated to bolster the mood with a glimpse of spring-warmer temperatures an~ a near-perfect blue sky. Students wai ted outside in long, but orderly lines, filing in qutckly through the security check point at the entrance to the arena. They were respectful and optimistic.. and many were ea ger to praise the president of thei r youth- most of them grew up un der C linton's presidency-and like Lauren Dunn , a third-year psychol ogy major, thought he did an excel lent job as president. " I liked a lot of his polictes, espectaUy related to International rela - lions--and it's not every day you get to see a president," Dunn said Many students said they wanted Ointon to address the crisis in the Middle East and interestingly. several said they hoped Ointon would speak about education issues. repeatedly dis· pdling the "apathetic youth" myth. "I'd also lik<tosee how he handles any type of c ritteism ," said Ed Regner, a JUnior majonng in phys•· cal therapy, "and hear what he in tends to do after his pres1dency." Regner and fdlow physical therapy maiors Andy San Filippo and Saul Zion,also juniors. all agra-d that current gk>bal conflicts and nsing tuitio n costs were maJOr ISSu~ of concern to the m as they waited o utside tht' a rena. After Clin ton 's speech , the three men were not only euphonc because the y were able to shake Otnton's hand, but also because he spoke dtrectly to the•r concerns. Zion said Clinton did a good iob explaining his own efforts to solvt the Middle East crisis as pr<SidenL " I really liked that be ttit.erated all of his accomp li shments," San Filippo said, adding that he also appreciated the former president 's emphasis on education. Steven Hurt , a senior computer science major, said that what attracts him to C linton is th e former president's abiJjty to rdate to people o f different c ultures and back - grounds. "I really like BiU Clinton. He is a perso n who is for the what I really admire pcopl~at"s about him," Hurt said as he searched for a seat inside the arena . The mood inside the arena was o ne o f quiet . but electric anticipa tion--far from the rock concert atmosphere some anticipated. SA President Chns O liver introduced Sukhatme to head Arts and Sciences As dean of Arts and Sc• BY SUE WU£TCHER RepotUt Editor U DAY P. Sukhatme, in terim vice provost for academic programs at the Univ=ity of Ulinois at Cllia!go, has been named dean of the College ofArts and Sci<nas at the Univer.iity at Buffalo, effective Aug. I . Sukhatme wiJI succ~d Interim Dean Charles L. Stinger. who will return lo his post as senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. ''Uday Sukha tme ha s a s uperb record of building excellence:, and a demonstrated ability to understand and t3cilitate a broad range o f ac.t dcmtc progmms," Pm,·ost Elizaht·th n. Ca p.ddt !>3H.I Ill .tnnounung. Sukh.lln1l''" .t ppom tmt.•nt. " Ht· " tdc<J II\' ~U itt'\.lt u lt•.u.l tht• ( .nlkJ!t' ot -\rt ...1nJ ..,,. tcnu·, d unn!! tht• Ill.'\. I .. nth...tlpa•oJ ~~f tt" J ..·vdopmc:nt ' Sukhatm e will oversee 31 department s and a vanety of interdisCIplinary cen ters and re search institutes. as weU as the academic caree rs of II ,000 under graduates and 1,700 graduate studenbo . Facu lty affiliated with the college provide 83 percent o f aU the mstruction Jt the umversllv m the freshman and sopho mo re war~. to hoth arts JnJ M ll.'llCt.'!\ studen ts anJ to <;tuJcnt!> 111 t~. l l fidJ!-> tJ.km~ .. u._h g<.' OL'fal - c:du~.-J tl llll <.llLif'l'' ,1:- m.ilh l'nl.J ih., .md 1-n~h..,h ~ul..h.lt!Tlt' ulrllt' ' 'Pt'lllhll~ 111 l H ,tlt(l mun· th,Hl ! O \ c,tr' .11 tht• t ; nLwr~Lt\ 111 IHuHlL' .11 l hLl.L~P '\ professor of physics a t th e univer s1ty. he served a~ chair of the Depart ment of Phystcs fro m 1991 -98, a_o; sociate vice chancellor fo r academiC affa irs from 1998 -2000 and mterim v1ce provost for academic affa 1rs fro m 2000 to the present. In his current position. he u. re sponsible for aU undergraduate academic programs. as well as superVIsing the campus promo tion -andtenure proces~. He mitiated the popular "Cunmg Edge" lecture se ries that has bro ught hundre<b of top htgh sch ool students and thetr part•nts to tht• Ull (ampu.!> to hear S.tt urday- mo rn1ng lt·cturcs giVen bv leadmg professors ahou t tht.'IT dl.!>dplman rt.'M:-an.h I ~~ ~ O\'\'n rc:~~ar\,_h tn tht.·o rl'l ll•LI lu~h - t•nt.·r~,. phn11..' .md 4uantu111 nwlh.mK~ h.-1.:-. ht·cn tunJcd um tm unu.!>h lw gr.mb lrt_un tht.• l '. ~ I kp:HIIllt.'ll l nl Fnt·r~\ fnr tht• p.L'>I ' 11 yea rs. Among his 164 publica ti o ns are 13 that have been tnduded tn the top·cited category in citation databases, an mdication of their impad in the discipline of physics. Sukhatme has taught at both the graduate and undergraduate level, and received the UIC ExceUence in Teaching Award in 1996. He is the principa) invtstigator on a five year. $2.5 million proie<:t funded by the National Science Foundation that is auned at unproving minority enrollment in saence. mathematic\. engmt.-ering and technology disci plines. The All lance for MmontY Parttopatmn prolt'l.1Lm'Oh't!!l. an a..llla!Kt' oll'l[!.ht IUtnob UlliVtnJ II t..~- Sul...hatmt' Jt.·~;:rt..'l.' rt'\'t.~ Lvl'J a ~ i.h. hd\1r ... m m.llhcmJih.... wtth h11n 11r-., from tht..' L lllvt'r"ll' \•1 I klh1. lnJL.L , .md I"L.Ilhdor\ ,lfld Jnd o r.ll dq:rt't'"\11 ph\">1~' from tht· ,\ 1.""-l ~.: hu"t'lh ln ..tllutt· u l l~·dlfh•l•'!-:' �2 Reporier Aoriii8.100Z/Vol 33. No15 BRIEFLY Austrian poet to read Austrian • uthor, poet lfld trlns- lator UIW!n Fasch!nger wil rod from het-won<from 12:30.2:30 p.m. Tuesdoy lti the Poetry ond Rare Boob Room, 4211 c_, A- Halt,- c:.mpus. roceptlon will follow the reodlng. b lpOnf0<1>d by the lrdllhne for-.!> ond - o n 1\bmen ond Condor ond CIHpOI>SOflld by the GroduMa! Gcoup for Gorrn.> ond Austriln Studies. Prolficond~ ...,_.......,dpool ly.JIIOft- Faschingor,h o s - ,_""" YOII.mosd onderol rodlo plays. Sotirical ond feminist in toile ond subsunco. het- wo<1< chol- fOCioty ond Its longeo - ropresst;e- For futthe< Information, contoe\ IREWG at829·3<1S1 . Choreographers to be shOWcased The Deportment ol Theatro and Dance win present "'Young Cho.-.ograpllen Showcase, • a dane• concort >howcAsing llle deportment'• young dancon and chof'oographen. Apri126·28 in the Black Box Theatre In the Center for the Arts, North Campus. P.erformance Umes are 8 p.m. on Friday and Satu<day, and 2 p.m. on S<Jnday. rockets for "Young C""'-· raph<rs" .,., IS and moy bo puldwed at the CFA bo• office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdoy through Friday and all rock~ locations. For gen..-.Itnformatioo, call 645-ARTS. WBFO to sponsor 1'!'1 9/11 presentlltlon ... "lMnginAmericof'o519/11"will bo the topic d • prosentotJon "' 7 p.m. Monday In the thootTeln . - , Hall, South Clmpu5. - 50n!d by \Wr() 88.7 FM, U8'5 National Public Radio al!lioto. Guests will bo Ethan Y5ey, who hos edited bool<s abouttheS<plll-.tat- tllcks and their aft....,.th; Siva Valdhyanothan, one ol ti)O writ· en ol on essay In ca..ys sec· ood boo!<, "Oispotche< from • Woonded World,• and Pm Wittebols, a proleuor d communication studies at Nlagafl University and WBFO an.olyst. 1)le pmentatioo wfll bo m.. d chatge and open to llle public.llwilbobrooclca5tiMon WBFO, ond abo c.on bo ' - ' I onr.ne at <WWW.......erg>. R•y D•nnenhoffer is assistant dean for support services in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He directs the Gross Anato my Lab and the Anatomical Gift Program. WINot Is the Gn>ss Anatomy L8borotory7 Who UMS lt7 WINot Is the Anotomka: Gift The lab is loated on the thin! Boor of the Biomedical Education Building. It is a facility used to instrua medical, dental, grad uate, occupational thentpy,physical thentpy,=rcisescience and mming stud<nts in the anatomical structure of the human body. It also is used cxtensiveJy by practitioners in all health-care 6elds for train· ing in dinical procalures and by re· searchers whoareoonducting research projects that require the use of human The Anatomical Gift Program is t:M method through which the people of Western New York may make a do- anatomical material. Isn 't dluectlon a .. handJ-On " sklll7 The lab Is equipped with computer termlnals--wh•t are they used for7 Yes, ana tomical inslruction and dissectiOn are very much "hands on.n Although there h a~ been many at tempts over the years to find a sui t· ahie replacement for the instructional cxpenena." that occurs in a dissection lah, none have been successful The computer tcnninaJs are there to expand the learning experience. We offer access to refcrence materials and interactive teach ing materials that onl y are available \ria computer. An t:xamplc of thj~ wouJd be a piece of softwa re we created that allows the students to wa tch the changes in the organi7.ation, size, shape and structure of the gut as embryological de velop ment occurs. Since th is is a three-dimensional, active process. it L'i a difficult concept for students to master. We used to spend hours m th< lab with a modelll)ade of stock· mg ny1on. wood and rubber tubing to demonstrate what was occurring. Now, the students can work through the concept at their own pace on the computer screen. Lheu bodies to us at the time of thear death. For the past several year>, that has meant we have received about 225 donations annually. This year, we have received 90 donations Lo nation of their bodies for use in date,whichputsonapac.etoreceive teaching and research. Under the 350 donatioris this year. Uniform Donation Aa, the School ·- . t t..ppens to the remalns7 of Medicine and Biomedical Sciena:s is authoriz<d to accq>t such dona· All the individuals who make dona· tions. The school is the only institu· tions to our program also agree to tion in Western New York that may have their remains cremated. We do accep t such do na tio n s. We are that in a facility located within the charged with the responsibility to anatomy lab. The cremains maybe remake sure that all donations are le· turned to the family of the individual gally=uted.Otherinstitutionsthat who made the donation, or they may may want to use anatomicaJ materi- be interred at Mt Olivet Cemetery in als must acquire 'those materials ei- cons<crated ground. Finally they may ther through our program or simi - be interred in the Skinnersville Cernlar programs at other medical schools eteryon the North Campus, where the throughout the state. You can find university has a series~( gravesites. more infor mati o n at <http:/ I Tell me obout the ..........n.1 wlngs.buffalo.edu/ smbs/ ana/ senlce. ogp> or by calling 829-2913 and Actually there are two types of m espeaking to Debbie Murrello morial se rvices. The one you are Who may make a donation 1 probably referri ng to occurs about every 18 months. These services are The majority of our donations--alheld at Skinnersville Cemetery and most 99 percent-are made by in are coordinated with the interment dividuals during their life. Anyone of the cremains of those individual who is oflegal age can make a dowho directed we place their ashes in nation of their body. After an indi the "university cemetery.n We invite vidual passes away, his or her next the families and friends of all the inof kin may choose to donate. This dividuals whost ashes are being in university will accept donations terred. This service usuaUy is a tmade pr-ior to an ind.ivid uaJ 's death tended by more than 300 people and without any restrictions. We occais officiated by the carnpllS ministers. sionally wiJI receive a call from a It indudes readings from scripture, relative who tells us, " My (relative) remembrances from students who always told me they wan ted to do· benefited from the generollS dona nate their body to science, but they tions made by the individuals being never got around to it. Is there a way interred, and comments by family I can honor their last wish?" In such and friends. Another mcmoriaJ sera case, if the entire family agrees, we vice is held N<ry year. At the c.ond uwill consider the request Currently, sion of the fa ll Gross Anatomy our program has approximate ly Course, students organll_e a memo8,500 individuals who have pledged The ll(p«Uri5 • ampus commoolty . _ . pubiohed by the Office of News Servic~ in the Division d ~ Communkatlons, unNonity'at Boffalo. Editorial olflo!s .... located at 330 Crttfu HaD, --· ---_.,_ -------Buffalo, (716) 64S-2626. wuetc~.edu ,_...,( c..rde Smith ~ DlrecUr . . . . . . . . . . . Mful'age ....... ....._ DonN l.ongonoiW ~­ t.olss.br John """ Conlrtdo ~atrldo Donovan -.~ s. A. Ungor Ctwtstno"""" Ann Whitchof \. oom/ You're • wery ..,_._ lndl- ~-oclodorate kt lllltlwa p aI agy -.d you c8N<t the Offlce of-.. Computing .. IIINitomy ... - .. the gift pro- gram. How does It ol relate7 I like to think it all relates because of the broad educaoon I was lud-y enough to r=ive. When I entered college. I expected to grad uate with a degree in biology. When I took a course 10 physical anthropology to fill my schedule, I found what I really loved. In graduate school, my advisor insisted I take grossanatomy.notonlytoacquirt' an understanding of the phystcal structurt of humans.. but so that I would be able to teach it. I spent a lot of time working in a primate anatomy lab as a w.~y lO fund my education. That gave me th e anatomy background. In order to conduct the research I wanted to do for my doctorate. I had to ~ the power of computers. This occurred at th~ exact time PCs were introduced, and so just like fall. ing into anthropology, 1 fell into the beginnings of the personal computer revolution. I was an early adopter of the technology; in fact, I built my fim computer from a kit and ha~ never looktrl back. Today, !tell people you learn as much at college as you do in college, and I think in my case thai is certainJy true. Installation to fill UB Art Gallery with jokey metaphor for loneliness, desolation By PATRICIA DONOVAN falo, that will run through April 28. by the anists within the gallery spa"'. It is the seco nd of three collabo- " Happy's Nightmart"" continues ( ( H APPY 's Ntght · REPORTER rial s<rvi<L This s<mc.c, which i> attended by almost the entire first-year class, is held to mcmonte and gMo thanks for the generous gift oflcnowl<dse given to the stud<nts by the anOnymous individual the studmts have just spent the semestt:r learning from. "Happy's Nightmare" to open in Lightwell Con tributing Editor ' Program7 marc,"a mstalla· tion by Kurt Von Vorhc h and Patnck Robideau , will open Aprill6 in the UB Art Gallery with a reception from 7· 10 p.m. featuring a perfo rmance by Von Voetsch, who will employ such elements as fat, fiber glass pods and an elaborate costume. The opening of the- exhibit, which is installed in the gallery's Lightwell ond floors of the gallery. Robideau and Von Voetsch say that, for each of them, the work is autobiographical and that the empty spaces elaborated by the installation itselfand the perfurmance of"Happy's Night· mare" represent aspects of loneliness. desolation and emptiness. Robideau 's installations and sculptures have been featured in the "Great L.ake Erie: lmagining an Inland Sean and at the New York State Museum in AJbany, in Big Orbit and at other venues. Gal lery. will be free of charge and open to the public. The exhibit will close on Sept. 27 with an en tirely new performance by Von Voctsch. Th<gallery. located in the Ccn!er for the Arts, North Campus. is open from II a.m. to 6 p.m. Tu esda y through Saturday. For furth er informat ion and summer hou rs, contact Remc Hau.M"r at64;-6912,ext. 1424 " Happ\''s N tghtmare" IS prt~­ .\tt' ntcd In CO nJUnCtiOil with "81g Orbn: Ten Years of Spin," an exh ibi tion at UB\ Anderson Gal lery. lo GJtlxi on Marth.1 J ack.··~on Place. Rut - T he structu re, which one observer calls "reminiscent of a vastly overblown diorama you might see in an antiquated science museum ," will be visible from the first and sec- Von Voetsch, a Niagara Falls na· two Interior rooms of • hou1e-. Uvlng room and basement room connected by a hole-wtthln the threeJtory Ughtwell exhlbttlon 1pace In the UB Art Gallery. rat!Vt' prOJ ect~ br Von Voets..:h and Rob1deau. O ne, "A Vv'holt" Lot of Chugger lkhmd a \-\'hole Lot ot Pat." was ahib !ted m Big Orhit Cdllerv 1'""'0 yean. Jg<l and fea1ured ,m entm.• house hutlt \'\•here "Chuggcr"left off. Here. the art1sts haw fabricated rwo interior rooms of a hou.se--a living room and b~ment room connected b)' a hole- within the th ree -s tor y L1ghrwdl exhibition space. tive, is gallery manager of Niagaf3 University's Castdlani Gallery. His mixed media work has been exhibited in th e Albright-Knox Art Gall ery's " In Western New York" show. the 58th RochestL~· Finger Lake Exhibition, Big Orbit Gallery and other venues. He holds a master 's degreyfrom UB and a master of fine arts degree from Ohio Un~ l t\'. '·'· ' �Aprrl18.10011'11ll 33. No 15 French honor Bruce Jackson Professor is designated a chevalier in Order ofArts and Letters By PATRICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor accomplishments in many do mains. In addition to the Order of Reporter 3 ~J{ki); peared 1n sev~ral cd1t1ons. Lately, a number of Jalk~on '!l Gift to support engineering labs co mput~ software entrepreneur Larry Peckham and hts wife, Nancy, have do nated S250,000 to the School of l:.ngmeenng and Applied Sc1ences for the contmumg ckvelopmem of undergraduate laboratones. '/ Mark Karwan. dean of the engineenng school, said the flexibility of the I-t E governmenl of France ha s designated Bruce Ja ckson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel Capen Professor of Humanities in the Department of T Arts, these dtcoratlons, as they are called, include the National Order of the Legion of Honor and the Order of Academic Palms. Jackson received the honor for his career as ethnographer, folk.Jo r- ethnographic and documentarv articles have been published m French periodicals and books. and he is giv:ing onc of tht keynote add resses on documentary photography at a four-day conference UB alumnus • nd retired English, a chevalier in France's Na tiona I O rder of Arts and Letters. ist, documentary filmmakrr and photographer. "Death Row," th e book h e wrote with Diane C hristian , SUNY Distinguished Teach ing Professor in the Department of English , on m en waiting to be executed in Texas, was publis hed in o ne o f France's most prestigious literary se ries, "Tene Hum ai n e" a ndtheirdocumentaryfilm onthe same subject was broadcast on Fre n ch televisio n and played an m strumental part in then -Prime Min1ster Jacques Mitterand 's sue u•ssful ca mpaign to abolish capi tal pumshment in France. IM:k..-.on'~ ea rlier hook. " In th e l..fe: VerstomoftheCr imina i Ex pent'nce," also was tran slated into ht'IH.·h .111d published in "Te rre Huma1nt'" w1th .1 preface bv M1chd 1-o uc.lllh lioth book~ Jp· in Versailles in July. He also was named to the Coun cil of Directors of lhe recentl y formed lntern3 tionaJ Arctic Institute in Paris. Recent American appointees to the o rder include actors Meryl Streep and Robert Redford; innovative jazz mu sician and MacArthur fellow O rn ette Cole m an; operat ic diva Marilyn Horne; Beverly Si ll s, director of the New York City Opera and cha ir of Lincoln Ce nter; a uth or Paul Auster; producer Harve y Weinstein; Philippe de Montebello. di recwr of New York's Metropolitan Mu seu m of Art; Jim Jarmusch, one of America's most dis tin ctive film makers; Bollingen Prizl' -wummg poet Kenn e th Ko ch , and eel chratt'd architect R1 chard Mt.'ler taining up-to-date laboratories is key to the developmerit of our students." Karwan, who will disperse the money according the needs of the m- The O rder o f Arts and Letters, cstablis hed in 1957, is given out twi ce ann uall y to a few hundred emine nt artists , writers and o th · crs who have -contributed signifi ca ntly to furthering of the art s in !:ranee and throughout the world. lo~cksu n wa~ named as .1 rcop1 l'nt m early March . A reprtsent aI Pit' of the Frl'nch M1n1stcr of C ui tun· and Communi ...at •on will a t · tcnd L' lf., <k tohcr Jtadem iL LOll · VPtJ IInn In prt-~t·nt ).t ... k..-.on w1th ..... ntlfiL.t lt' o~nJ tlh.' m~•grua nt tht• nrJt·r . ,1 mnJ.1l ' U!!o pt:-ndt·J from J udorl'J r1hhnn ofwhtlt' , frtp ('-. · • ~.un-.1.1 ~rt•t•n h.tLkl!,ruund . wh 1th ht· I' nm' cn t•tl nl to wt·.u 1-r.uh. t' h .... ,1 lon14 h1-.1on u l \II ltll.tlh rt'lllf!.lll/111)!. t'Xtt'J'IIItrt.ll Phannacy links with Zimbab¥le m By ElLEN GOLDBAUM C ontflbullng [dtlor I MPR< )\'JN<; trt.'d tmcn t ol p.l - llcnb wt th HI\' 10 Zimbabwl' and potentm lly nther develop· ing nations by adapting ap· proaches that have been successfuJ m the U.S. is the goal o f a n~ collaborative effort between UB and the University of Zi mbabwe . About 25 perct'n t of Zimbabwe's adult population is infected with HIV. according to the United Nations. A primary goal of the program is to equip pharmacists at the Univus ity of Zimbabwe--home to the nation's only m<dical school-with training and resources so that they can begin to oonduct more clinical pharmacology trials of AIDS drugo; UB's online HlV Pharmacotherapy Network <http:/ /hlv. buffalo.~ also will be: utili:z<d tO CnCOU1li!J< the globaldisseminationofid<ason HIV pharmaootherapy, particularly as they pertain to developing nations. With new training and expertise, the University of Zimbabwe will be: better Positional to obtain funding from the World Health Organizatio n to implement pharmacologyrelated protocols and enroll patients in its own clinical trials. l11e collaboration grew o ut of the rdationship between the Depart ment of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pham1acy and Pharma ceutical Sciences and its chair, Gene Morse. with Ch1edza Maponga . a 1988 graduate of the school and a native of Zimbabwe. "At the moment , Zi mbabwe lacks the resources and expertise to do advanced clinical pharmaco logy and pharmacotherapeutic rc..-scarch on HTV,but an exttnsivc number of AIDS cases are the re." exp lained Maponga. "That is the patient popu lation that is needt'llto conduct thl· ~tudit'~ and work on this problem.'" Mn rSt'" and Matx'nga stres..~ that the tollal:tor.ttlon will ht' mu tu,l lh hcndic tal h~..·utU M' thmu~h tht· l'X dt,\1\~l' ol rt''t".lfth .uhJ nhl1..diiPI\ . 11 wdl pr<wtdt• U B students and fat ulty with a crit iCUI international per· ,l(c dean of clinical education Jnd '>pt.'CI Ive on AIDS. "AIDS i~ not just a nationaJ ISSUt' for the U.S., it 's a global issue,.. sa id Maponga ... Even from a business perspective, drug companies right now ar~ only concerned with the U.S. market, but thero are fewer than I million prople living with AIDS macyand Pharmaceutical Sciences. ''Thereareveryfewplaces in the U.S. in which so many different kinds of pharmacological expertise are· together in one place... Morse said the "Pharmacology here, and about ~8 million prople with AIDS living in su b -Saharan Africa. It is shortsigbt<d to ignore that buge markrt." To fos ter tbe collaboration, Maponga. who was the first Zlmbabwean to earn a doctorate of pharmacy and is now chair of the UniY<I'SityofZimbobwe'si:I<partmC:otoE Pharmacy, has bem funded .. a visitins professor at UB for two years by a National Institute fO< AllerJy and Infectious Diseases granL The grant to UB supports Maponga's work in the Department of Phannacy Practice and its Laboratory fOI' Anliviral Research, a Pharmacoiogy Support LaboratoryiOrtheNationallnslitule of H<alth Adult AIDS Oinical 'Itiak Group (AACfG) and a componmt oftheAIDSOinicalTrialsUnitbased at the University of Rochester. Morse has served as national chair of the Adult AIDS C linical Trials Group Pharmaco logy Committee of the NIH and under his direction , rt.·st.-arch with the School of Phar- Support Lab has evolved a focus on both research and education, indudi9g clinical practice and train - • lng in adherence so pat:imts stick to theirrcgimens,andstate-of-the-an laboratory analysis to measur~ b lood concen t ra t ions of AIDS drugs. In addition, through expanded efforts in pharmacomctrics, UB pharmacy fac ulty members Alan Fon.st, clinical professor, and l>atridt Smith and Robert DiCenzo, both clinical assistant professors, are providins innow!M approaches to interpreting pharmacology data. While the affordability of AIDS drugs remains a key concern for Alrican natioiU, Maponga said training in the U.S. has dmxmstrat<d to him that even an enonnous donation of drugs would not by itself solve the problem in Zimbabwe. "Here in the U.S., you don't think about the:" cost of drugs.. but you do highlight the complexities of man aging HTV and that is most important," he said .. We cannot fool ourselves into the UB lab has developed methods thinking that just gening the drugs to quanlitatively and qualitatively analyze how antiretrovirals, the main components of AIDS treat m e nt, ar~ metabolized, and what their effects--both beneficial and undesirable--are on patients. is the answer. In the whole AJDS equation, the cost of drugs cont ributes only about 5 percent" Therestofthe ..equat:ion,.. he con· tinued, arc the costs associated with cari ng for AIDS patients, patient management , prevention of other infections, cari ng for the sick a t home, monito ring and treating drug resistance, and adherence and com plian ct" w1th co mplex dru~ reg• mens. These are 1n addi tion to the cnor· mous :.4Xtal conS.C.'qUt>nl."o to propll· '''tlh Alll~ o~nd the1r fanuil~. par· lit ul.lrlv ,-h,ldrt·n \\'ht1 h.tvt· ht~n (lr Acrording to Mor.;e, the Pharmacology Support Laboratory is an ideal environment for providing integrated training in HIY pharmacotherapy. "We an· om' of a handful of places m the cou ntry that h<l:> an innova tive H IV Adherence-Pharmacolog\' Program mtegrated w ith a largt'r l.thoratorv Jnd dmi ~JI research 101 tiJtlw l<'l:u:Kd on AIDS pharm.l...·vl tl).!' .'" ...ud Mor'c " ·hn.tl'o 1.'1 J~~tk..l j'h.mt·d ~' tht• th'>L'.t"t' Peckhams' gift is or paramount importana: toourschool"bc:cause"mam- dividual laboratories, add<d,"With this gift, Larry and Nancy show that they understand and appreciate the integral role technology plays m the fields of engineering." "I hope we can give stUdents the tools they need toacoomplish their goals and earn degrees," said Nancy Peckham. "The uniY<I'Sity needs to kttp !"""· upgrading and matching today's constandy evolving technology." Peckham. who ea rned hts bachelor's degree in industrial engmeenng from UB ~n 1%9, said he worked so hard to obtain the degret that it gave him confidence to "achu:ve anythmg I wanted to.'' He worked for lhree years at Xerox before returning to LIB to earn hb MBA in 1974. To finance h1s stud1o, Peckham started h1.!> own com pu ler softwart company. LPA ~ftware , Inc. After gradv3ting No. I m h1s MBA d~. Peckham worked alont' for th e next five years. developmg LPA ~ftwa re 1nto an tnternauon.tl hu'1 nes.~ leader in the fields of deft.•Lt -dett'Ctlon ~oftware and ~upph lham management softwa re for serv1o: p.1rt\ In 1998, .1 group of pnvall' mvc.~tor ~ huught .1 ma1ur ~hare ot tht· wm pany, reno~mmg 11 Xl'lu~. ln L In 1000. Pet.:kh.tm .,lt'ppt.-d d1.1"" J' co mpany cha1 rma n. Lichtenberger gives $250,000 H. ~ Lktrt.enberger, fonnt•rch..unnanand(J-.( )c.ftht~ mdu-.tn.l1 - ~'IC..':'> company Praxair,lnc., h.tsdon:~tcd $1SO.I.XXJ to the Schoolt)f r.... t.u~lc.'llt ltn the namingol a b:ture hall.n tht·school's Ot.'W Alfiern<:cmcr. Tht· H. \.Vilham Lichtenberger Lecture Hall will be U3C.'t.llor m~trut uon of undergraduate and gradYate business student5. It willlw one of three dedicated learning spaces in the three-story Alfiero Centt'r. ""'h!Ch will contain facilities devoted to academic programs, student servl(:es and student dubs. The center will be built adjacent to and connected with the Jacobo Management Center on the North Campus, with construction beginning in 2003. A 1966 graduate of the UB MBA program, Lichtenberger madt the gift in recognition of the School of Management's contribut ion to h is career success. " During the cou~ of my career, I have oontinually drawn upon the knowl<dge and sltills I gain<d as a studmt at the School of Managemen~· Lidttenbc:rgcr said. "For that I am truly thankful. I hope this gift will bc:lp tl_>< school in its mission to p~ future busil!as leaders.• "The naming of Lichtenberger L<ctwe Haltaltbrates not only what one person has acromplished in his c:areer, it celebrates what each of us is able to aa:omplish through hard work and punuit of exullence," said Jerry M. Newman, inlerim dean oftheSdtoolof~t and SUNY Distinguished Traching Professor. ~we arc very thankful for Mr. Lichtenberger's generosity and ""' an: l>or>cnd to count him among ouraJumn..L• The Alfiero Center, to be built at a cost of $7 million, will be named for the family of Western New York businessman SaJ Alfiero. cha1rman and CEO of Protective Industries of Buffalo. who donat<d $2 million to the project in 200 I. Additional funding for the project is being provid<d by alumni and friends of the School of Management as part of UB's $250 million fundraising campaign. one of the largest eve< condua<d by a public university in New York and New England. DrieD Fulbright to open competition CJ The ZOO:J-04 competition for Fulbright and relata! grants for graduate study o r research abroad in academic fields and for professional trammg in the creative and performing arts will open on May I. Full grants provide ro und -1rip international travel, maintenance for the tenure of the award, a research allowance and tuition wa.tvers. tf applicable. Travel grants provide round -trip international travel and are available to selected countries to supplement maintenance awards from other sources that do not provide funds for international travd or to supplement the applicant's personal funds. All grants include supple mental ht-alth and accident insurance. U B students interested in applymg for a Fulbnght grant should con tdct Mark AshwiU , Fulbright program adviser, in 224 Clemens Hall. :-.!orth Ca mpus for brochures, appltcauon fonns and further mfom1a tton. The U li Fulbnght program Ws}l si te can he founJ at <h ttp:/ I wlngs.buft.lo.edu/ fulbrigh t "· The dl..'adhnt' for rt'(("lpt of Jpphld 110m l!io XpL .:!0 �4 Reporier Aorii18.ZOUZ/Vnl. 33, NoZ5 Patak!, CEOs of Compaq and Verldian to be honored at Industry University Day 2002 I~UDOS Urbon design expert lloiMtt ~. professor of architecture and dirKt.or of the Urban o..ign Project. was pobfocly cited to • reant &tffolo N~ editorial as the urban design e.xpert 10 whom Buffalo Moyo< Anthony Maliollo has "wi>eey turned" for as~stance In seeking • highly tlllenlt!d plannor to foil the voconcy left by the retiremont of the city's strategic planning commissioner, Joseph Ryon. The pn!Yioos we<1r, Gov. Geor9o Patoki thanl<ed Shibley ond the Urbon o..ign Project lot assistance In helping conceptualize the S10 million Nllgoro Exporienc:e Center, • stote-ol-the-<lrt tourist attraction focused on hlstoriaol ond cultmol themes that Is scheduled 10 be built In N1agaro Falls. Dar'!lhJ f . eolass, profes"" of art history. win be on Andrew w. Melton F . - at the MetropoliW\ MUJeUm of Art in New York City during the 2002-03 academic )ftr. Glass, who recently c~ a thrft...year term as presidont of the lntemotlonal Center of Medieval Art. wiN write a monograph on ttatian Romanesque scufptu,.. · . . . . . . . . YI>iting&Wistant profesfO< of linguistics. has ,_ «iwda S10,000Tuttfel.onguage ·eon.entloilGr3nt lot his llity Speoldng.. a task-orion ted designed 10 help students 10 improlle their ability 10 oodontand and si>oJ<en ow-. Tuttle Language Gra!>ts. awan:led by Tuttle Publi>hing. .,. intended to assist authors in compleling work on dictionaries, textbool<s and other instructional moterials that wiA aid in the study of Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog. Thai, Vtetnamese aoo other languages ol East and Southeast Asia. Igniting Ideas Awards to be presented BY ARTHUR PAGl tlw t''-enl, ~Will rl'LfiVC Jgmt · OV. George f:.. Patak1 1ng ld(·a., and the ~h1ef executive Award~ for officers of two maJor • thc1r compaco rporations will be mes " contnhonored on May 9 by UB and it> butions m esSchool of Engineering and Applied tablishing the Sciences for their roles in establishcenter. ..Weare treing the Buffa1o Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. mendously Igni ting Ideas Awards, presented ·pleased and to business and civic leaders who proud to have demonstrated outstanding present this support to UBand the economic deyear's Igniting Ideas Awards velopment of Western New York, will be presented at a luncheon at IOGov.Geotge Pataki, David noon on May 9 at Industry University Day 2001 in the atrium of the H.!.ID~ffof Veridian and Center for the Arts, North Campus. "Vital Partner.; lgniting_ldeas"will Michael D. be the theme of the event, which will Capellas of begin with a reception at J I a.m. Compaq," said Pataki, who will be keynotespeak<r, Presidellt Wt!will receive an Igniting Ideas Award liam R. for his leader-ship in ·establishing the Greiner. "Each of these outcenter. which he proposed early last year and which he has envisioned as standing leaders truly exemplifies the creating thousands of high-tech jobs spirit of the award, which is grounded and transfonning Western New York in our belief that grea1things happen into a 21st-century economy. A col-. through collaboration-great things laboratiV<: effort involving New York happen when the university, governState.industrypartnmandacadernic ment and local and international busiinstitutions, the center to date has atness a> me together for the good of lhe tracted $50 million in state funding region and state." Greiner noted that "it was Gov. and more than S ISO miJiion in pri· vale-sector funding. Pataki who first ignited the idea of the Michael D. Capellas. chai rman Buffalo Center of Excellence in and chief exec utive officer of Bioinformatics--and we at UB ran Co mpaq Co mputer Co rp .. and with chat ide41, an idea that came to David H. Langstaff, president .md fruition through the gcm.-mus and vi chief cxccutiw officer of Veridian sionary suppor t of Ven dian and Corp.. both of whom will spe.1k at Corn 1:x~q , as \VCLI as our other corpo News Serv.c.es Ed1tor G rJte p.U11\Cni .md bus~ Mlpponen.. N. the governor has rcm,uked," he added, "the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformati£5 has the potent1al to dramatically redefine the cconom" landscape of o~r re· g1on and state. It's just one aample of how an idea, once ignited, nurtured and given full developm~W support, has the power to transform and revitaliu the economy. "We at UB,alongwith our research panners.lhe Roswell Park Can= Institute and the Hauptman-W>odward Medical Research Institute, are grateful to Gov. Pataki, Mr. Uingstalf and Mr. Capellas for their outstanding support of lhecenter,and we look forward to an exciting new future ahead." Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi noted that "the governor's vision and commitment have allowed us to obtain partnerships with the major corporations we are honoring... "Buffalo is currently a leader in the developing field of bioinformatics," she added, ..and with our corporate and research panners we intend on keeping that lead and producing a 21st-century economy in Buffalo based on this superb .science." Compaq and Vcridian are providing a total of more than S95 million toward the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. Compaq b a global leader in information technoklb'Yan4 solutions with operations in more than 100 countries. Veridian, a leading provider of informationb.LSed systems.. integrated solutions and services to the U.S. government, specializes 111 mission-critical national !O("Curity programs. primaril)' M for lhe mtelligence oommunity. As pan of its partn<r<hip with UB, Co mpaq will be providing the university's Crnter for Computational Research (CC R) with a cqnpaq Alpha superoomputer that -.(til morr than double lhe center's current computing capacity and I>< able to do a trillion operations per second. which is 1.000 times tbcimmputing powt'T of today's famst PC In addition to the substantial increase in computing powt'l', Compaq will deli= a large storase system that will increase CCR's file storage system by rnorr than a factor of I0. UB's relationship with V.ridian (formerly CalsJ>an) through its Calspa n-UB Research Center ICUBRC} has been a longstanding one. University researchers currently are working with Veridian on uansportation studies, including modeling of vehicle dynamics and crash simulation. Other UB researchers are affiliated with CUBRC's Ce-nter for Transportation lnjury Resnrch, a federally funded initiative 10 d"""lop and evaluate systems and technologies designed to improve emergency-response systems in order to reduce injuries and loss of life rnult ing from vehide-related crashes. Veridian also is working as a subcontractor to CCR o~ a multimillioodollar project aimed at trying to repla"'veryexpensive high-end visualization systems with much cheaper. oommodity-level oomponeniS. Applications for this technology indude everything from the m<-dical profe.sion to defense-related pro;et.LS The ed1torial board of the Buf- falo Law RnWw honored U . ~. Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott, a 1974 graduate of the UB Law School, at the joumal'1 13th annual Low R~ Dinner. Scott was recognized 1or h•s d•sttnguished seMce to the Western New Vorl< commumty and the UB Law School." Sorelle N. )ones, a senior nursing major, w.u chosen the 2002 "Woman leader ol Distinction. during a contest held as part of a recent c~tion of V\bmen's History Month by the Office ol Stl.ldent Multicultural Affairs. )ones is presidenl of Delta Sigma Thel.l Sorority, vice president ol the UB African Dance Troupe, an advisor 10 the Black Student Union and a·da:ss representative for the Schoof of Nursing. · Aposter paper presenled at the Eastern Analytical Symposium ard Exp®tion 2001 by JoH M. OntrOn, a graduate student in the Depa~ment of Chemistry, was named The Best Poster Paper in HPlC I. The paper was en- titled "Simple One-Step Process lor the Synthesis·of Non-Porous Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Col· loids for Capillary Electrochromatography and High-Pressure Liquid Chrornatograpby." JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web lob listings for professional, re· search, faculty and civil serVICe-both competitive and non-competitive-positions can be accessed via the Human Re· source~ Servic~ Web site at \ <http: / / www.buslness.buff•lo.edu/ hn/ v.c• ndes/ >. Clinton Contlnufll t rom fN9C 1 ( :hnh1n ......1 man whncan ~h~..·d l1ght ,uul \\'l!>d,lm on .t ""erv un . . t.lhlc: Wl)rld 111 un ... t.lhlt· tllllt.~ ."( )liwral~) THih:d th.ll Chnton hnd ··groKJously \\',11\'t."tl hl\1~'\' tO !~pc.lk With U.!t-th i!! 1:-. .1 gl-stur~..· th .tt ~how~ huw much he truly c.uc!> about student!!."' "No other cven1 111 UB\ historr J1a ~ g(' flCr<~ted such a great student n.•sponJ>l',.. J>aid Oliwr. \\~th tilt" superb timing of .1 sea. . un~..·d politidan, th e ~ax·pla}• ing Clinton prai!,ed the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, which entertained the cnl\'\.'tl avr..Uting his address. and lauded C.•rl Dennis. UB professor of English who had won t.he· Pulitzer Prize for poetry two day> before. "I'm just glad to be back in Buffalo.." he added. Clinton began his address dc M:ribing thc "slcw of paradoxes" that underscores the explosion of tech nology and the rise of globalism. "On tht• day I \VaJ> inauguraiCd prt.>sidt•nLm 19'-H, there were only 50 .,ju.-:. on the World WiJe Wt•h: on thl' J,l\ I ldi nfll.:c, thert' wert' .\SO mil· litm .md ri.:-.ing. '11lll>l:OII.tp.st.·ofb.trn· t'~ .mJ di:-.t.tllCl'!>, .md the :oprt:ad nl iniOnn<Jtion and tt'Chnolugy h.L., givt:n m J world withoul wall~. but tht· tuntbmcnt.tl 1.11..1 of tlu~ woriJ i~ th.11 while II i.s intt-rdl·pendcnt,lll~ .1 lnng ""'~· from l'lt·mg lllh.:gral("(i" he s..ud. The poli!K.JI. t.'IWironmcntal, t'UI numK. Mll..lt't,JI .md t"uhur.d p.1r.1 d<lx~o.·~ Clmton h1~hlightcd rL·v~..·al .1 world 111 wtm·h tht· nch .m: g.L'Itlll~ nchl.'r .111d the poor ~)()Orl·r. but tlw mo.,l \l~llllil.HH 1hn·.11 tlw \\'ilrld l.h.'t~. <'l1nhHl ... ud , b t'nlfl'ndwJ 1n thL· "mMnJgc ol Jllt"lenl h.llr<:d., runte-d 111 rc:hgJnu.s. radal. 1rihal ~md l'lhn~ediffcrcnc~.mamcd 1u nwd an weapom of destruction." ll!noromCt' and disease. He d1dn't lUSt encourage stud('Jlh hi ~et nWttlvt..'ti, hut msisted-almnst .t., :. mandatc-that no matter wh;~t thcr choose tu do. they"'" h.1\~ a role in thl' kind of community, nation and oorld they live in and should support the focus on homeland security and the ongoing efforts of the Bush Ad ministration in pO\'l.'rt )'. Afghanistan. Ointon told students that while they have ~ grown up more comfortable ~ with diversit)' t-han prcviou ~ genera-tion!\ , man}' of the.> your problems 1 h~..· p,.ogre5s, •nd •s long •s Americ• 15 •round, It will world face~ rl'· alw•ys be • wortc In p,.ogren," President WIIU~m ). volve around thl· Clinton told UB students at the condu.d on of his .tnswer ~tudt."nt!talk oli Ap,.ll 10 In Alumni A,.en• . ,,·nuld P,l\'t.' tu .1 I k dt"M."nhtl.i the horror.-. of Sept. loin1ple qtu.~titm:"' \Vhich b mort'lm II ,,., !Ill· J'"-.'rltX"t illu~lrutiun of th,· portant lo you whc.>n look•ng Jl d<1r\.. "1\k of g.lob<ll interdependence. peopk ,lfound you--mur intc.>rt"'!l-1 lng difference, or your common hu tdl1ng~1mknts Llmt th egreilll~t confhl."bnl the1r tmlt' \\•ill oct"urhetwcen manity? You have wn•ditftTent no.UlJ Within n•untnt~ due to thL•"di.:-.· tJOI1S about thl· nature of truth. lht· 11111.-gr.HIW fc,rt'es" of tem,rism. drug· valut•uflifc, tJ;>us<' of pmwr and thl' tr.llllckmg. W~I IXl mof m~Je.trUL · ~.-ontent of community. dcpendmg on h\1\\' you am.wer that first qu~ · \1(111 , t'II\Uonment.tl dt•.,trul"tion . unn ," hl'!~<tid. "It's important thJt YI,)U devdop the right outlook ahout \\•hat vour relation~h1ps J.re g01ng to be wuh people who arc different than you. whether the)' ar(· in your school or neighborhood, in rour country or around the world," he added. Clinton tied many of his thoughts on international rel ations to tht• bloodletting in the Middle Eas1. saying that there is more than enough blame to go around, but that he was delighted that Secretarr of State Colin Powell had been sent to the region to help resume peace negotiations. Israelis. he said, don't believe anyone cares about them bttt the U.S. and because of 1hat. he added, America also has the great· est ability to stand up for the rights and aspira tions of the Palestinians. Calling Jemsalem and the region "h.tllowed ground to the Muslims.. )C'\.,"S and Christians." Ointon said it is a supmne irony--testifying to the sin· fulm.'S~ of human ·ngs--that lhe mo,1 hallowed gmund in thc'"'rld "i.< ~o ~ullic:J with the blood of children." P~..·rhnps nne of the most importJnt poinb Clin!Cln made to stu dents can be summed up 111 h1s phllnM'phv that much of life is alwa,·~ ,1 work 111 progre~. '" The m.tin point I want to m.tkt> I.S thJtiO public lifc.Jike nnvatt~ Jjfe, lht• \\"Ork of pcrfl'CIJOrl 13 Ot' \t'r achll'\'L"-d. You will find tho~t vour life will.tlways lx .t wor\.. in progn~ Jnd ,b long .1~ Ameri(J. 1~ arnund, it will .JIWJ\'S he ,J wor\.. In rro~rt'\:-:· �5 Open computing urged Ringland asks Faculty Senate to support GNU/ Lima system IIY DOHNA LONCOENECKEI Rqxxt.tr A)~stant Editor T HE free How of informa· tion and direct access to it-both of which are critical to scholarship and research, according to John Ringland, associate professor of mathematicsis beingsevm:ly threatened by the entenainment, publishing and propri· ttary software industries. Ringland maintains that the goal of these industries is to undermine and limit the public's a=ss to copyrigh!OO and non-copyrighted material by a combination of"draconian"laws and "restrictive new architectures for rompuler hardware and software." A major proponent of op<n soura: computing, Ringland p"""nted his views at the Faculty Senate meeting on April 9, lobbying S<rtators to pass a resolution asking the university to fuUy support the GNU/Linux op<rating system and tht use of opensourct application .59ftware on campus wherever possible. He also is seeking support of a pref- ers' access to mformatK)rl. M1cmsott ·.!> end-u~r li ce nse agreement for Frontpage, a Web-page des1gn tool. states that "Yoo may not use th~ soli· ware in connection with any site that disparages Microsoft, MSN . MSNBC, Expedk or their produru or SCJViccs, infringes on any inteUa:tual prop<rty or other rights of these parties, violatt:s any state, federal or international law, or promotes racism, hatred or pornography." "How much of a step to similar restrictions on th e use of {Miaosofi} Word?" Ringland asked. .. These tams of use constitute unacceptable restrictions on tools es· sential for research, teaching and communication.• Dttp<r-levtl controls may soon become law if the cOnsum<r Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act {CBDTPA } is passed, Ringland sa.i d " It wiU become iUegalto manufacture a computer that does not contain specific government-ap proved co ntrol measures in the hardware," he said.*Moreover, it will erence for open fonnats and oommunication protocols wherever possible also be iUegalto distribute any soli- on hopes of discouraging the gratuItous use of proprietary formats. wart programs that do not contain embed ded control mtchanisms. Open source softwa re allows any software developer to modify the 'iOftware and adapt it to his or her This would make all system-level programming potentially criminal, m..'Cds. "The mformation age is about to tx-comc the age of information con· trnl ," Rmgland told senators. Hl· said unfettered access to mfor· mJIIon-o~ bJsic t r net of any Ulll\'l'rSII\ '!0 COft.' llll~ !lio n - 1 ~ Ill ~n:.ll tc.·. up.trdv due to a vanet} of u-.c..·r um tnlb t•m llt·ddeJ 1n tht.· ~it w.arl· .md de!ligned , m ~;,trl . tu le.td In .1 p.ty · pcr· U!<>t fnr c.tch o.,~,.,l'iiOil nhlh.·n.tlt:,.' ll'wed or uM....t. I hl· I l1g11.tl r-.lilll·nmum ( op' ng.ht t\lt t l>"ll..A l enactnlm 1'19S 1,, ,tuordmg to Rmgland .•t furthc..•r \l'h tdc..•to rl'!'ltrll't.m.tkmg. 1t J cn nu· n,ll oltl·nsc.· to cm::unwen t tedmo logll aluM.•-cnntrol mcasun·~. He..· cated examples of how he ...nd lto:nse agrc..-cmcnts governing thl· ,l.ISl' of MJftwaredin."Ct1y infriflg~ upon lb · and would create a massive impedi ment to adapting compu ters to specific research needs." Open source software, such as the ope ra tin g system GNU/l inu x, whi ch Ringland promotes. uses open, non -p roprietaq• documenr furmats and comes with .. 7..Cro hl':ensmg cosb." h,· l>J ad. In Jddition. C\'Cf)' Jpplicauon and even the ba · ~ I ( GNU/Linu.x operating systt•m \.•"' ht: freel y adapted ro spccifk rl·'l'arch nero.... L 1 B h.to; an .tgrl'emcnt w11h t\ 1icrosolt to provide softwall.' !Or tl\ (andty, ~ff and !ltttdcnt~ at a co<;t ol appmXJmatcly 5492,000. "This sophistiC! ted opera tang S}'~· tem is ·capable tnday of fulfi lling all the desktop needs of most universit)' l;,culty,staff and student•. High-qual tt y, open -so urce applications are dva!lahle- for all day-to-dd)· ta.'J..... such word proco..•img, cn:atmg spreadsheeband presentat:Jorn.. Web bf"'W''t· mg. playing audio and v1deo medta, 1mage editing. serving files. pnnting, .!.\ etc.," Ringland told senators. UB's agremJ<rtt with Microsoft. on the other hand, was adopted by the University Sofiware Lieeruing Committee without faculty input and is "the most expensive license of all" said Ringland, adding that Microsoft levcrag~s the! Windows operating system to make open formats and protocols incompatible with non Microsoft systems. Anoth<r crucial dilfermce between op<n soura: soli· ware and Miaosoft is the "mandatory upgrade'" syndrome-open soura: computing is ITtt from these kinds of major disadvantages. he explained. Ringland presented • resolution calling for the faculty.to strongly oppose DMCA and CBDTPA, "both of which restrid academic and intell~al freedom; as well as masurably impede research and growth." He urged the faculty to caU for UB President William R. Greiner and Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi to oppose both the law and biU publicly, and to lobby within the Association of American Universities and SUNY to encourage both entities to adopt policies opposing these laws and any successor legislation that threatens academic freedom and n..~arch . .. Microsoft is an eager and active participant in freedom -abridgmg activities, makmg it troubling that this universi t y-without faculty ~ tud\' or approval-ha'i so strong)\' .t lig~ ed It self with this Jnt1 -aca dermc corporation ." Ringland ~ 1d . 1n other business the scnJtc Jp · pm\'f:d a resolution \.alling forth(' .1d mUlistr;Jtton to either fu OASIS. th'-' Oraclt' dat.t management sohw.trl' program that man.1gcs grnnb .md contract.' for r\.~""arch c~ at L'B. or Jh...1.ndon 11 aJtogethcr. The senate also heard an updatl' on th e Buffalo Cl·n tc..• r for B1oinformatics from Sl.' ntur Vice Provost Bruce Holm. Growmg old gracefully onlineCI It 's • simple fll<t of Ufe-we are aU agmg. Eyesight and memory mav not be as good as they used to be. We may fed those aches and pams. and the doctor tells us we are just "gcttmg old• We can, ~..... grow old graceful!)', enjo)''rrtlremtntand Jearn to Jc.q> mind and body healthy m our golden years. These sito can hdp us with information on nutrinon , retirement and financial plannj;g. and ca~ support. The U.S. Department of t-ftalth and Human Services' Administration on Aging {AoA) <http://www.aoo.- s . . -/ clef-lt.htm> is a very rich resource for information on aging. It is designed to servt the elderly, caregivers. professionals in the fi~d of aging or anyone with an inttrest in the large and growing aging population. For morr than 30 years, the AoA has provided hom< and community-based services to millions of vulnerabl~ and hard -to-reach older perwns through the programs funded under theOld<r AmtricansAct.Ampng th~ strVices are nutrition, transpon.ation, lt'gal assistance and healthpromotion counseling and training. Through AoA's new National Family Caregiver Support Program, the agency is focusing on the tremendous chaUenges of those caring for family members who are chronically ill or who have disabilities. It also includes a link to the National Aging Information Center, whiCh provides program and policy- rela ttd materials for consumers and practitioners. as well 35 demographic and other statistical data on the health, economic and social conditions of older Amtricans. SeniorNet < htip://www.senlomet.org/ php/ > is a nonprofit organization providing older adults access to and education about computer technology and tht lntemtt to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom with more than 600 discussions. in such areas as books, health matters and finance. The organization has more than 39,000 members and more than 220 Learning Centers throughout the U.S. It also publishes a q uar· terly ntwslettcr and a variety of instructional materials. Over its eight yea rs of exis tence, ElderWeb < http :// www.elderweb.com/ > has grown to include thousands of reviewed links to long-term care mformauon , a searchable database of organa zations and an expanding library of articles and reports, as well as news, a nd events. It is designed to be a research site for both profes s.ionals and family members looking for information on eldercare and long- term ca re , and includes links to information on legal, financ1a\. medical and housing issues. policy, research and statistics. If you're new to this si te. the best place to sta rt is with the .. Site Map." wherl' you can get an overview of the sltt structu re. Modern tech nology and medtcal science keep us hvang longer, al heit with chronic illnesses like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and the af· ter-l•ffec ts of stroke~ and respiratory d1seases. The result IS that ..:art" g.iving has become the fastest -growang professiOn m Amenca. and 11 has a profound impact on families, employers, and the nJ.t1onal l'conomv. For th o~l' who haw agmg parent~. th~rl.' Jrc J kw 'lltn that giVe informJtion on ~.arc g.tvmg. Chi ldren uf Agmg. P.trt.'nh 1CA PS) < http://www.caps4careglvers.org / > ~~ d nonprofit. (haritable organizat ton started m 19i7 whose misston 11 1 ~ ttl a~~''' tht' nation '.; nearlv 54 million c<Jregl\'crsof the elderly or \.hronaLJih ill with rehable mformation. rckrr<JI ~ and support, and to heaghtl'n public awareness that the health uf the family caregi\'en ts es.\Cnttal to rnsurt' quality ca re of th~ natton '!l growing elderly populataon . Aging Solutions Inc. < http://www.eldercarehelp.com /> provides compHhensive consulting services that include tro uble-shootmg and problem -solving service~ for families with aging parent!~ or relati\·ts. Their servJC\.'S arc designed specifi cally to mel"t the needs of families caring for th ei r elder relatives, providing mformatlon. education . guidance. referrals, counseli ng or moral support as \'O u contend with )'OUr .tging relatives. Check o ut the AoA's MWeb Sites Aging " at <http : // www.aoa.dhhs .gov//aglngsltes/ defaultdefault.htm > for more informati on on aging. They have developed Kts: of links in key subject a reas, as well as including link.'i to oth.e r aging metasi tes with links to many resources in aging. Make the best of your golden years. Live long and prosper! on - Sue Neumeister and Lori Wkb.lnskl, Umvrn1ty L1broMJ BrieR SUNY signs self-audit agreement Getting acquainted Jennifer Kalis (left) and Sarah Pugliese study a map of the North Campus while riding th e Putnam Way trolley during Preview Day activities held for accepted students on April 13. SUNY Chancellor Robert M. King .md EPA Regmnal AdmnwMJ ~or Jane M . K~nm· ha\'e ~~~nl-d Jn ht'ltun~. l'll\ ironmenui -J udtt .1grl't' ment th at ..:ommat<; li\LI:'\'Y ttl .1 ~om,prehcn~ l\'t: , fiw -H·ar cn\'lrllll · mental self-.audll progr.tm . Under the agreeml'llt, SL'NY will -..lmJud self-a udtt.!t at a max ol -..am puscs, reachmg all campu!te.~ hv the l'nd of the- agreement 111 FdmtJn 2007. For each \'IOI.111on 11 finc.b .1nd report3. SUNY ,.,;IJ ,"1nh· tn EP.\ th.ll at is taking quad.. act1on. usu.tllv w11h1n a -..oupl(!' of monttb, to both tU. tht.· problem and prt.'\'Cnt 11 from l'"t:"\:'umng. In some cases. EP.-\ \\til a lim' SUNY ro aud1t a reprl'Sl~nt.ttlw ,,tmpll· oi II.\ fal" tlltae-' lnr .t p.lrtl< u Jar potenti.ll VIOlation. �Display coincides w ith "The Fifties" course, "Tumultuous Fiftie s" a t Albright-Knox Lockwood exhibit celebrates fab fifties AYo UBrosidtnliolstudenUf>olle been ,.,_ redpients d tho NancyWolc:h - d l o r oping. NtlpiOhiOIItillg .,.....,. porting- ond OIJISlM1CI. By SUE WUfTCHUI RtpOrttr Editor Y --- d lng prognms ond projocls"' benefit tho unM!nily~·. The-ls .-.ed lortho UB's llochel Conan College. Brill1 T. 0.. I SOflhorrloro INjoring lro goology ond ... . tn>nomy, _,.,. ...ojlloc:e -fort.is ~ ­ Pin¥." Desigr-.d to pnMde I -d"'""""""r .. loddng omong ~ till residonls, tho progrwn ...., edl>cotl!d reldents lboul tho ...... d he.olthy .....-lind- while attempting to cope with • loog Bulfolo winter. The second-piauwent to Adam P. Hiney, • sophomore communication m.jof who was honored fa< devel· oping a "WanN Talk About Safetyr program. Ivan Lo11 lltld Corrine NcNa1c shared the third-place prize. Loh, a junior psychology major, was honored fO< his "Martiaa ArU Oerronslni!Jon" program !hot educated reldents about the history of martial arts and its ated prinaples d non--violence. Novak. • senior psychology ma,or, was honored for her .. Bra1n Teaser"' progntm designed to improw: residents' knowledge of Americon history and international themes. Honorable mention went to ;woe._ Michael C. Bemhord, I junior m.ojoring In &lglsh ond commun ica tloo,.~ t.is "Let's T. . s..r'... pro,,_-tho About vided opllon d discomlng ...ay·lro. foc..lo-laa! -.,lndlo oesl-. donee hall, or by ..-ng 1 heollh ond humin ..pert .. WI!UB rodlo ' Nlckenon elllcUd Me<N~-CIIIIrd lheUB F~~~=:r. ......oo.rd - 10 hc- SUNY.,,_.,.....,.... '*YSeniW. ...... • tho aommittMfar JiiiiiNIL- --'""' ....oing t h e -........ AUBfoaiiiJ_...,. ·,_ >erved th...............,_, ~ .. the U8 Fl<lllly -(119Jo9S, 1997-99 ond 1-200'1) ond ...., has • president d the Mediaol ~c-.:M lro ... School col....... ondmedai SdoMa A~ Cf~ ... .)iiCRnon <11111611D-on ~.,~ ondsystemic . _ _ , lro e><perimeo1tllllncal<ed models ofthedlseoae. ES. Elvis is in the building. Lockwood Memorial Library. that is. Tunes bythe"King" a>e among the memorabilia from the 1950s featured in an ahibit, "Fifties Flashback: Popular Culture and America n Society," on display in Lockwood th rough May 31. As part of this cxlubit, the Arts and Sciene<s Libraries is sponsoring aS<· ries, "Routing the Fifties," in which faculty members discuss the classic '50s novels "Thing. Fall Apart,""On the Road.""The Catcher in the Rye" and "The Fellowship of the Ring." The Lockwood ahibit ooincidcs wi th "The Fifties," an undergradu ate course bring taught this scmes· ter by Bruct Jackson, Disti nguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Pro· fcssor of American Cult ure in the Department of English, and "The Tumultuous Fifties," an exhjbit of photos from 71ie New York· TimeS photo archives that recently dosed at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. UB libra rians developed th e Lockwood exhibit because several of them had selected advertisemcmts for digi talization and displa y via computer as part of another exhibit of '50s memorabilia Jackson was asked to put together to acco mpany the Albright -Knox exhibit, say:, Charles A. D'Aniello, associa te librarian in Lockwood who coordi nated the Lockwood exhibit along with Don Hartman, associate hbrarian in Lockwood, ·and Michae l Morin , senior assistant librarian ln the Educational nchnology Center. YOrificatlon. -dspace limitations, the /lqJoftw connot pubrosh all letieos-. They be must be receMd by 9 a.m. Monday to coooslderod '"' "Teen Jungle." ..As is always the case from de· Age America:" fclS· '!N• ...OIIL" ""ll cinauon w1th consumer events." ~~~~~~~---·1;=~~~~ cade to decade." he says, "the ·60s was a reaction to -~!""--• the '50s, ..and a memorablll• • re among the hems maturation of In the exhibit. .. Ftft~ Ft.shb.Kit... ~aU· tomobiles to toothpaste , canned goods and per.;onal hygicnepn:xfuct.s..- problems seeth· on dlsploy In Lockwood Ubrary. isdocument<din ing beneath the rollcctions of ad· surface of that earlier decade. vmisements and displays of autom<>.. The im pact of science, the tive memorabilia from the personal stiup ll(li'inst segregotion and for oolloaion of librarian Tom Pimmg. V'Ja dedicated oompull:r sla2ioos, civilrW>ts,laborunrest,feanofCommuniom sprtading acrooss the planet visitoncan see hoWfall-outsbelten and infiltrating the United States, the became part of the national defmS< ,-....payer IOwithadiscussionof)D. ~s "Catcher in the Rye" led by David Willbem, professor of English. The second session, discussion of "Things Fall Apart• by Chinua A<:hebe,led byOaudeWdch,SUNY Distinguished Servia Professor in U,., Department of Political Sciencr. was held on April17. The series will continue on Wednesdaywithadiscussionof'On the Road," by Jack Km>uac,led by Jeannette Ludwig, associate professor of Frmch. The series wiU conelude on May I with a diSCU5Sion of J.R.Il Tolkien's "The Lord of the Ring.: The Fellowship of the Ring." Both sessions will be held at 4 p.m. 1n the Fnends Room on the second floor of Lockwood m the n~a · pers and m1croforms area. D'Amello points out that the SC"· nes ..doc:s not pretend to co~ the decade comprehensively or <Venly." Along with D' Aniello. Carole Ann Fabian and Cynthia Tysick put to· gether the book talk series. Contnbutingexhibit mall:rials,cxpcrtiseordesigrlto the"Fifties Flashback" exhibit....., Kathleen Delarlq. Daniel Dil.andro, Edwanl Herman, Michael Lavi n, Sbafon Murphy, Peggy Pajak, Racbil Ptnniman, Tom Pimmg, Kathleen Quinlivan, Ondi Tysick and Kim Wagner. UUP ltakwide has r.w.r !IKBibm aiKI, thus, diminished clout with the sta~ and in the Legislature. This la5t point c~aenoes......-... 'Ilk need the oount to doe c;bJL Of all thooe lobbyins M>r 5\,JNY, our 'union is the most ell'a:tM II)' far. Campus pr<Sidei>ts " - jult64 ..-.. but the union is good for tms of thousands of""""- No w<lDiier that me, !..pat= listms toand'-'rtbe unioa, wiWe IIJUlDOil!S from antral administration wither on the vine. Count translates to clouL 'Ilk miss the oount of the many whooonsider sa the union below their digrUty, evm u they submit their Delta Dental (insUrance) claims. Stop riding a crippled hobby bone-help our IIDMrsity and SUNY. Just do it join me, union, become a member. Call Olris Iliad. at 6452013, and she will send JIOU a m<m· bcrship form. ......,_ P>oi<>S<J< ond Choir; D<patmmf of Monofiemml Sdoncr and SJ"$rmu; -~ llulfofoC.,;.r Chopt«. UUP Reporter should focus more on results, rather than winning, of grants l hit r.:turt~ \~I!'> mform,il JVl' bebe-- stories one! ~~ should to 800ond moy style ond length. l.ottes must lndude the writor'snome, oddross ond a doylime ielephono !llll1>bor for - =,_..,....,.., Like all state cmplo)loa, members of . fact. lhey...,asmcr· f«~~ the faculty and protes.ional staff are poystob will indicate your status. It represented by a union-United tak.s juso one signature to change from to member. University~ (UUP). Otbm profess to haV< principled One j-Krcrnt of gross sala ry is withheld from every paycheck, objections to ioining the union. "We whdbe:r one is an actual member of are not steel workers" or • t don't the union or a se>-<:alled agency-fee think of myself as 'labor.'" Th~ ·conscientious objeaon•• payer. In either case. the services provided by the union are the same: pay jUJt the same as members, yet raises, diJcretiooary ina=. vaca- they don't contribute the same. tion days, vision and dental insur· Their stllnC< is costly, both to our ance, representation and on and on. chapter Wd lo UUP statewide. The A number of colleagues may chapter has fewu members an<l, think they are members when , in thus., s.ffiaUer reprrsentation. And <wuttc~cdu> . The RqJo<tw welcomos-. hom- 'If the l.rMnlty "'""""""r cormwoling on Its the viCWl"f to appreciate the progression of m byviewinganeduatiooalfilmonoviliandefmsetraihing. Th<yalsoan look at digitalimions of imascs of 1950s advertis<:mmts, and lislen to Bebop and rock 'n roll tunes--induding cla5sic Elvio-tbat chanp 1he cultwe forever. The libraries' book talk series, "ReadingtheFifties.'"bepnonApril Union for faculty, staff needs the count to get the clout m Albany publiullon In thlt _ . , Issue. The R<pott.r pn!fenlhat letten be rec:eMd electronlcaRyat Sendi:'J= to the W< To the Editor: To the Editor. I write to express gratitude for severa l art icles in the last Reporter (April I I, 2002). For example, the article by Patricia Donovan about the health of homeless urban chil· dren was genuinely informative, and it was good to print the research resul ts of the doctoral investiga to r, Ti mo thy Sull ivan, and the comments of Professor Steegman. Similarl y. the article by Donna Lo nge necker abou t Professor Jea nette Jo hnson's resea rch about children from risl-y and/or impoverished environments '-''aS also intellectually v;t)uable and in some placo eloqumL And Ms.. Longenecker'!> Jr· tide abou t "Modest Mans1nn~" and .1 pnzt·-wmnmg. achu.·vcnu·m m .u LETTERS TO THE EDITOR dJd this, our mterest on the agony of Kor<a and the threat of decade grew and we decided to do our nuclearilllRihilation""'prese:ntinthe own exhibit," says D'Anidlo. many of the '50s photogJaphs we've The hbrarians also want<d to sup- displayed in~ on three panels.• port Jackson 's course and comThe collages also featu"' imases plement the various ..rots associat<d of famoUJ and infamoUJ celebriwith it:· h< says. ties-DiMaggio, Ma rilyn·, Lucy, The material in the exhibit was Annette, Howdy Doody, Jack and ( pulled from the jackie, Buddy UB co ll ections Holly--t!latimas well as other mcrse visito" in sources, mid -20th cen· D'AflieUo notes. turycuJture. Students and Selectio ns others. perusing from the Hbrar~ the Lockwood George ies· ahibit will find Kelley Paper· 45 r pms a n d back and Pulp hu la hoo ps Fiction Collechang ing from tion provide lu· the cciting. rid and seducTimelinc:s in· tive cove r art , trod uce the ex· with such tit.l es hibit, D'Aniello as .. Darling, Ir 's says, .. enabli ng "--~----c.w..<.u..~......;oo..:.:..o Death" and "As Several other articles also spread with the valuable overhead perc<nt· info rmation about important national or local intellectual achievements. including the effort to attrad mo re talented undergraduates. ages. But if either gran t-or un· I suggest politely that if we are ever to become--o~ rt:Semble-an intellectual com muni ty, mo re articles such as these will be both nee· essary and crucially importanL In the past, we have usually been given many articles prim arily about the winning of grants. but seldom-if ever-about the com pletion of grants or about the in tell ectual ach ievements of the grant·investi· gat ions. Of course, I can understand why. from an admimstrative pPint nf view. tht'rt• may be .l f_rcatcr in lt' rt~t m tht·mlta.ll JWJrd :.t.ttemt.•nt funded-research results""' usually ignored or omitted, an unintentionally harmful bias is conveyed or fn:. quontly demonstrated.' ln addition, mort university madm will probably gain much more information from articles such as these of last week that preserot both intellectual knowledge and evidence of success· ful intelligent completion oftheaca· demic projects. May I suggest that in the fu t ~ there could bt an increasingly wide range of articles in the Reponerthat reveal such research and interpretat i\'C findin gs. We could alo;o have n·vicw!t of'"unl\'ersity music and tht"· J ter and dance .•\.\ well J" ..nme pn._~ fessional book reviews. Wt could also read in~ with both some ordinary and some extraordinary students. It would be interesting to learn what visiting scholars from other schools think about their tinx he,.,. We oould' learn about some p rize-winning stu den ts and also about some people who must work vtry hard to poy their tuition bills. It might also be useful. although pe rhaps also frustrating, to learn abOut the technological classroom improvements available and in use in so m e SUNY, New York and nt"'arby tnstJtutions~ ~tn..:erdy, Vk Ooyno Pro/enOl of Enghlh �A!KillB.211011Yu1. 33.1o.25 Repoortea . 7 ·es Gale Carrithers, fonner English department chair '*.-...~Jr.apro­ f<ssorofEnglish at UBfrom 1962-80 and chair of the Oepor1m<nt of English from I'177-80, died March 19 in hishomeinCorolla,N.C. Hewas69. In 1980, Carrithers joined the faculty of Louisiana State University, from which he~ in 2001. He serml as chair of the LSU English Department from 1980-83. A graduate of WiUiam & Mary co-author~ with historian James D. College, he received a doctorate Hardy, Jr_"Milton and the Hermefrom Yale Univmity and a master's neutic Journey" and "The Age of English Renaissance degree in architecture from the UB Iron : School of Architecture and Plan- Tropologies of love and Power," which was named a 1999 Outswxlning. Carrithers was the author of . ing Academic Book by Choice O.r"Donne at Sennons:A.O!ristian Ex- rmt Rni<ws for lu:miDnic Ubrari<s. istential\\l:>rid"and"MumiOrd, Tate, He was prtsident of the John Eiseley: Watchm in the NishL" He Donne Society. UB II, Bowline Green 6 MB~ ......... - rolnouu and '""""' some pmes """' .... ...,..._ U8 fiNly ,...,... 1u home oponerfrtcby-......... deloadn( ·- . c;._,_ 11-0. In lhoflmololour.,.....MlciAmerican Conference series. The..,...;ndorollhoseries wu ancoled by t h e - 5oaked che area t:N« h weekend. The t h e -· record to 8- 11 CJ¥tnll and l..of in vicrory"'"""""' Calendar leacuepbr. -~­ o..no.dp out of a~ lol""""tlon. Cynthl.l Ty>id. 6-<S-2814, Wednesday ext. 4S8. 24 -~-Ciau - _ B uddhlit Medk.atJon. Nikola.s KotopoloL 210 Student Union. North Campus. 8-8:45 J .m. Free. Spon.50fed by lMng WoK Cente<. for more informition. Nikolaus tear~. 310. l2l8. . ...._...... N,I.A (...........KIIIor lnU9'Adlon). Lourie krupsld, dir., LMng w.tl . Cente<. Alumni ........ North Compus. 4:1S-5:30 p.m . Ull Rrcrution Jnd lntntnurll Services few fee, 645-3147. Sponso<ed by lMng \Noll Centrr. Fe< """"lol"'""tlon. Lourie krupsld, 6o<S· 28!7 . Open- Circle ~e. 222 Student Union, 5 : ~7: 30 p.m . Free. Nonh C.mpw. ~~:,:~.;~~~ Miflenport Highw.y, Amherst'. 8 a.m.-4 p .m. 125. For more information, Susan Burbrd, 829-3831 . tAST/ SodM- ConUnutng EduuUon Working Mh Clients from Mkidle Eutem wKi Muslim Cuttures. Daemen College. 8:45 a.m.- 3:30p.m. S65. For more information, Institute fCK Addiction Studtes and Training. 645--6140. Sponsored by LMng Well Cente<. '"' more tnfcwmation, ~niCe Cochran, 645-- --2837. CriticaiCanModklne -....... EduutJon.l Tedonology Center p.m . Free. Update on TB. Margaret Oxtoby, NYS ~;k>ofC::·t?~l~~~r~. ·Sponsa«d by School ol Medidno. DepL of Medicine, OivWon d Pulmonary, Cribul Care o1nd Sleep M~idl"'e'. Men's Tennis UB Vl. Northern IUin<Ms. UB T~ Center, E.licott Complex. North Campus. 9a.m . Frtor. ~ ASIIs~el"rogr­ EAP lnfon'YYUon Table. EAP c.oordimttn. Baldy Walkway, Baldy Hall, ~~b;~~~~~~l EAP Comm ittee. _......, EduutJon.l Tedonology c...ter HTML: Introduction to HTMland Web Editing Softwwo. 212 Copen. North Umpus. Noon-2 p.m . frM . ISSS-.....,. ~,.,.::~~ Student Ensemble Concert UB Concert Band. Slee Concert Hall. North c.mpus. 8 p.m . Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. Few more informatton, Slee Concert Offke, 64S· 2921. Thursday UB ChoW lind Chants. Slee Concert Hill, North Cwnpus. 8 p.m . Free. Sponso<ed liy Dept. ol Music. for more infom\ltion, Slee Concert Offa, 64S292l. __ Exhibits ,............ . Culturo- American Society" Cutunl rmterill from the 1950son dispYy in L.odtwood Memorii1 Ubrory through Moy 31 . The exhibit can be durlng <eguCM Ub<ory houn. "Freeott...t: A IMsto<yafthe - a f s & o . . y" !t'=~t!:nc=~~on for the Gikter Lehrman Institute of American Histofy wifl be on displa in the unde<groduotel..ibroe~ Af'ri' ~~~~~tmcw•land religious aspecu d the debates over slavery that took piKe from 1780 to 1865. tt is cornpris.ed of 22 freestanding panets.; • video lnd tnterpretjve and educational rmteria!s, including penon~! letters, documents. cartoons, photog<oplu ond broodsldos, drown in la<ge port ITom the l.ohnnln collection. Many of the ~ems p<OYioosly ,.,. boeo UN>nillable to the publk on a by Abraham Uncoft'l. " 711211g." The thesis exhibition for becutlve EduuUon lreokfost Seulon How to land Met RetAin Top Talent. Sharon Rondocdo ond Nrry ....rl. Ma~t Partnen, Inc. ~~~~by Center few Entrepreneurialloderlhtp. for more information, --Cone. . =~~~a~'!rspoe<h 25 Pef'fonna.nce alMond~""' Club. For mc:ft infOITNtion, Reine !Uuser, 645-6912, ext 1424. ~~c~~~ Buddhist MedflMJon. Nikolas Kara~~· 1Oth fb::w Goodyear, South C•mpus. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by LMng Weft Center. For IT'IOf1! tnformation, Nikotas K.lrapi.YS, 31 (). 3238. IUKkboard 5.S: Communkation Tools. 212 C.-pen, North Campus. 6:30-8:30 c..........,.. ~~-~~~. ~ CEL. 64S-3000. _lllod....,.mys..nmMet.allons and Oddatiw: Sbtis In ~ In the ~~~~n~rs:l~~ Center f« the Arts. North Umpus, including the S«ond lloo< ol the UB M Gallety, the center atrium, roonu 208 and 613. the Att o.p.nm.nt Callery and the student lounge. A mop ol exhibition arus wil be pr<Mded to vislton. The exhibition, whose name derives from the col~tfvoe weight of aU the pieces in show (1 , 72-4 lbs. 0! 782 ki~ms) wiU open T~ with a 5 ~:t~fr!"s~~ ~~n t::u~ Art ==· ·~~1;:!'~==~ Ser\lica For n'lOrt Wormation. 6-4S.22.S8. Blldllus Sobt.8!s: A GtoNI vtew. )ohn Helman, DepL ol Miuobk>logy. Cornell Univ. G26 Farber, South Campus. 12:30 p.m . Flft. foe' IT'IOf1! information, Mar\ O"Brian. 829· 3200. DlglhiModla-la Physics Colloquium " Big Ck-blt: Ta1 Ye.,., of Spin on WatemNewYo.t<Art" ~~~~t~;:~!trom •n ;:= ~ =~~.::;d= Poetks of Uter.try Computing. Neil Heoneuey and Katherine Parrish. 110 Baldy, North Campus. 12:30 p .m. Free. Sponsa«d by Dept. of Med"~a Study and Poetics Program, Dept of English. ......... UB vs. C.tnls.lus. Amhent Audubon Fteld, Amhent Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Olive, Amh~t. 3 p .m . ..... Chemical Engl.,...lng SemiMr Us.lng 5urfKtanlJ to Con~ P•ttern Fonnotlon by Smoll p.nJ<Iej ~~1-~=.joh~:=~Jn~~· ::.F~;a~~~J:,~ I~ p.m. Brubaker, 645-2911 , ext. 2214. The Myhill Lecture Series, Part Ill Multipll« ldub •nd Their Appliations In AJQebrUc: Geometry. Robert K. t..azarsfe4a, Univ. of Mkh~n at Ann Arbor. 250 Mathef'Ntks Bkfg., North Campus. 4 p .m . Free. Magnetbm and Splotronk.J.. Arthur Ep>tom, Dept>. of Physics ond Cheminry, Ohio State Unfv. 205 Natural Sciences ComP'ex, North Campus. 3:30 p .m . Free. Philosophy Colloquium A CrtUque of Pure Lust: The Phenomenology of S..uol O.sh. Rondall o;pert. DepL of Philo>ophy. 120 Ctemens, North Campus. -4 p.m . Free. American History Lecture Colonel John B. Weber: Western New ~~~~~~~~~ Assoc. 108 Boldy. North Campus. <' lO p.m. F,... Sponsa«d by Cofl<g< of Art> :;;t~:~~~~~~t. 645-6000, ext. 1171 , or Judith Adams· Volpe, 645-2576, ext. 228 Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Gene E.x.pr~uion Patterns for Trntment Effects In Muttiple Book Discussion Re.ciing the ' SOs: JKk Kerouk's "On the Ro.td.'" )Nnnette l.udwtg. auoc: Sdt-rosls. Roseane Santos, Dept. of Phannaceutic.al Sciences. 121 Cooke, North Campus. 5-6:30 p .m Free ~~~=s~~a~. Art Lecture AJ•n E. Caber Memori•l lecture ludy Carlan, AtbnCJc Monthly. Screen1ng Room. Center for the Aru. North lockwood Memorial Ubrary, North ~crrc~!·~:a~. sJ:"~ by Aru ~.,.,~~~~-';~~ Jam."'"""'& Bowlirc cn.."s IC.elly Hoot to pop OUl to end t:be pmt: with the bues looded and ~ the Bulls the win. Doolord (2-4) _ , the ~ scrildn( out nine. ~oft~all Northern Illinois 9, UB 0; NIU 9, UBI ; NIU 6, UBI Colpte 1.0 . UB 9 UB S, St. Bonaventure 4; UB 6, St. Bonaventure I UBwon twaoldveo ~•pmes eartier1n !he--..~ a thAe-pne MAC ....... at Nonhem 1linoos ....-!he-., ('1-0. 9-1 . 6-1 ) The &lis lost a 10-9 s!upn at Colp,. onApri19 a n d - S.. ~ in a doub&ehea.der on April I0. eamloJ: a come-from..betu S-"'1 win In the and aiOnl the no&f>rap by • 6-1 $(()("0. Froslvnan Ann Mane Magur c1r<><o In !he pme-wi'"'c ""' in the fiftl> 1nnrc olthe opener with a sincJe up the midl:h .and blasted her first career home run. a three-run shot O¥'er me left center field fence , in the f'rfth lnninc of the nilfltcap. Sophomore Man:o Rou abo hit her lint <>rHr home ""' durin& the Colp'" pmo ~as~et~all WOMEN ' S Kochendorfer honored b)' -enscoll.,ehoops.com ~ jesska l<ochendorfer ollhe ""'"""~ bulcetboll ...,., wu honored by womenscoUephoops.~, receivinc honontM mention honors on the Web site's second annual All--America Team. 1<oc:hendorlor led the with 14.3 poirG. 7.6 rebo<.wlCis and 1.36 bloda per pmo. She wu one ol only twO pea,en !D san -.y pmo durirc !he 200 I· 02 season. and she posted a team-hi&~>_, doul>le-<looobles on the yoar while leadirclhe !luis In on 10 occasions and 1n ~on 17 ocasions Her '10 I pons on the yoar .,..!he lOll> toat-1n U8 historf. and her 3B bloda ano sboh on UBi...,.._,......, recont list.~ ranlood lOll> 1n !he MAC in seo<rc.lounl> 1n ~ ..,.n 1n field cool petanCifO (.456). tied for tiWd 1n blocbd shoo per pmo. tiWd 1n ....,_ rebounds per pme (5.50) and ISth 1n ol'fo!nsi¥e robounds per pme (2.1-l). ln MAC ""'"" only. she ranlood lounl> in scorin& ( IS.l) and rebcundinc (BI) and tiWd 1n bloda per pme (1.31 ). sawrc Iennis WOMUI"S Toledo 7,UB 0 Eastern Hlchipn 7, UB 0 The Bufts dropped both of their MAC matChes on the road last week to fall to 2·ll ,...n and 0-7 in 1eacue competition. UB dropped identical 7.0 decisoons frtcby and Eastern Michip> on Sawnlay. at Toledo on lrac~ an~ fiel~ Top performances at Sea Ray Relays US sent its top a~ to the Sea Ray Relays at the UniYersity ofTennes.see in through Saturdays. the ~~~~1n~~d~~~ Jackson P\ace, Buffa~ . Gailety houfl are 11 a.m . to S p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1-S p.m. on Sunday. " Aion L Cober: A Retrospective Afterlife" An exhibition honoring the life and wor1t of the tate illustrator and teKhef Aian E. Coller will be in display through May 18 in the first Hoar gallery of the UB Art Gallety in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Caber w.u a visi~ professor of art and Distinguished Visiting Artist at ~.~.~6 ~:~-;~~~~ are 11 Saturday. • Anotomkol Art b)' Vuallus·· " 19th Centurylotankal Prtnts" Reproductions of the famous • muscle men" series by And~as Vesalius, and print-images of ptanu with medkiMI =~~=~~~th Campus. Material!()( both ellhlbits was obtained via the Robert L Brown History of Medicine Collection 1n the libr•ry. The exhibits, supported by the Friends of the Health Sciences Ubrary and the Medic.al Histoncal Society of Western New YIX\.. may be 'M'W'ed during normal lbary hou n Knoxville ao~er the weekend.The men's and women's squads turned in irnpr'ess.Ne ma.riu at the nationalty recognized ~ ~ some of the top coflqbte tr.~dc-.and-fiekf a~ from the eutem half ot'the Unked States. The most 1rnprossr.. perfonnancos wore turned in by shot puaers Byron ol the McKinney and Joe Loiacono.The duo lied lor second in the open competition with rossos oi54-7.2S (16.64m).The disonce gawo each • share ol the school roconl. ~set by McKinney at the Ralei&fl Relays twO weeks 'I" o/53-10.5 (16.~2m) . P.,nlue"s Scott Hecht won the compo<i<ion at 54-10 (17.32m). Lobc:ono also wmed in a sixth-pbc:e finish In tne discus at 162-7 (~956m). while H<Kinney plaad IBd> In the lwnmer""' at 157-7 (<ll.Olm). 5prirur Joe Oari< also .... school """"' .. he~ !he 400,...... 1n 47.6! "'place llnd.The""""'- n..... Galodi '"'"'ol-48.12 set 1n 1994. Oisanco speciolist Rick~ placed tiWd 1n !he 3000 ~ 1n ~JH2 beNnd ........,.(TOm Himesoa and Indiana Sate.li>dd Wd6en placed 13th 1n !he SOOOmeton 1n IH3.70. Eric Cnbaj wu 2S<h 1nthe 1500meton 1n 3,SS.~S: In the ~'s meet. Faith Thompson set the shot put ~ord at 43-1.75 (ll. l Sm) to place 17th k brol<e her nw1< o/42-10.5 (13.07m) set last season. Melissa Burrows took second tn the SOOO I"M!tef"S in 17!5'8. 18. finishinc behind Auburn's Ena 8ruwell who docked in at 17:38.5 I. Holte Rhodes ptaced sixth in the 3000 steepk!c:hue 1n 11 : 13.37, just two seconds oft' her school ~ord set earlier this season. Sanh Fletcher turned in a sbcth-pbce finish in the hanwner throw at 178-S.lS (S<4.39m), whileThompson was l l .n at 1-47-1.25 (44.&4m). Christina Kedc wu 22nd in the 800 meten tn 2.12.69 over.n. ~mw Nootlce 8 takes second at Knecht Cup UB lent three emnes to the Knecht Cup. hosted by V~tancwa. ~. O¥N the - . G . The no¥1ce B entry wu the only boat "' roach the fina~. fi""""'& first In Its heat In 7:135 ahead of turns from U~ . MMist. North Carolina. Pittsbur&h and Penn Sate. In the fiNk. the team took second In 7 20.6. sur. seconds be!lif1<t fint-j>bco firusher Hassachusoas. �8 ~ ADrill8.Z001/Vui.J3.No.15 Thursday, April 18 -·- Or.. o&agnostk Sc:len<es A Revlew of MeU-An~s =:d:J~~~C.:C · ~ . Sctences. 3SS Squire, South Campus. 8 a.m. Free. Education -Studtes - and Cross.-Cufturat MuttkuJtural E.duation. V\adimif ~~ Graduate =ofeon~~·='Y North Forest Rood, c.ttvii!O. ~~~~::~·j= Ken Ktaemer, 64S-6642. ~wy ' Wottuhop UB 13S: Envlronmonbl ~~os~~2~~- Campus. Noon-1 p.m . Free. Friday 19 ~~~~and Educational Technology Center Woritshop ~~~~r.tr2~~~ c. Action). lntegnotlvo Uuio ~· dir., lMng Well Center. Center for tho AtU. North Campus. 2 p.m. S12, g<nero1 Intramural Services for fee 645· information, 645·ARTS. 6-~~~~ ~~"tr.'~i~by ~~~~=I.'X~i:·' StudentEruembleCon<ort Laurie Krupski, 64S-2837. ....., Campus. Noon-2 p .m . Free. BiocMmlstry SemiNN' amd Dance. Drama The•tre. Center for the Arts, North Campu•. 8 p.m . S 12, gen<fiSI; Music. For more information, Slee Concert Office, 645-2921 Dept of Mole<ulor Genetks ' Albert Einstein College of ' ~icine . G26 farbef South Campus. 12:30 p.m. free. ~fmr~F~~by Monday information, 645-ARTS. 22 Dlglbl Life Wottuhop Using UB Technology: Thet<'s ~2s~~n;·J~:n:~sored Presented ~~~~ai~l~-~~-North s..-t Mwk aodtal Kristy ~turowslcl. soprano. Black Box Theatre, Center for Fulterenes In Potymeri< Stllte; r,:.~~~/J·m Current Issues and Pt!np<Ct!Yo. Alex Soldatov, Music. For more Information S~ Concert OffKe, 645·29il . ~~~u~~~C~unrv. ~· 20 The RNA Polymerne Ill ~~;~~~~~~:,~ ~iK~ on campui or f1>r off campu\ evenh whert! UB group~ .ar" prindp.•l research CompleJL, North Campus. 3:-45 Free. Co-sponsored by ~~r~s~rt~::.r;~~68 Sanln.r Phannaco!Jenetk-Guided Drug n o l<llet th,,n noon or• th~ fhu rulay pre<edh19 publkatlon Lhtlng.i arf> only 1ucept~d through thL t.•lectronlc 'ubmlulon form f orth~ of ••nlln.- UB Calendar £v~nh ol • http ·Jf www.buH ,.lo .edu / (,llt.<ndar login > Be<auu• ot ~ l"'ct' limita t ion \, n o t ·..,11 rvenh In the dect ronlc ( .'tlcnrfar will he Includ ed In tht• Rcporfn Women'• Tennis ~!~; ~!'l~:· UB CompleJL, North Campus. 1 p .m . Free. Alneric.8n Hbtory Lecture Phatmacogenomk· and ~~ ~food and ~=-f;.;,t~:.;"""'· Earth Day Event lecture by Sandra Stelngraber. 107 Allen, South ~~~J ~y~~·88.7 FM, Enwonment and Society ~:~ ~'!~~~~e information, WBFO, 829-6000. Series SIH/Vlsltlng Artist Ransom Wilson, flute . Slee Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 ~8";~~~=-~~~~~9 ~K>f CitiZens; S5, studenU. Sponsored by DepL of MusK For more Information, Slee Concert Offke, 645 · 2921 Distinguished Spe•ken ::~=~~r~.:,er King ~~~~~ag;~e8::;Al~t~:~~~ le<ture'>hlp Fund Ma•nstageArh. the,!lel. Center lor the CMter for Tomorrow: North Cam.,.... Nooo-2 S16, JJ.,,;,· ~~~for~e ~-Cross ~~:.· Jude Schwendler. Cwnpus 8lood Ortw:. American Rod C=s, 10 ~tc;· ~,;:.mpus. ~"'1.'~:::'"1!~ ~Ba.~:~:nd American Studios and Histor)< ~lJnjy - ~ C~P!ojoct. Srnitmonian Institution. 22S ~~=North Coff. . aocoptlon ~~~·:,:;..~ DeuUd1es HoU>, New Vorl< ~:.:~~~~.• "'fi:rr ~~ infonnation, 64S-22S8. ~ ~~=Group Multiplier Ideals and Thelo- ~an!:.~~tion, Softlwoll UB 'IS. Kent State (OH) . UB Softball F i~. North Campus. 1 p .m . Free. The KOJS-k D"""e Series BiU T. Jones I Arnie bne =:.~~~~ ~s~~~: ~~. For more information, 64.S...ARTS. Ploy ~::er::.~Trt:!atre Campus. 8 p.m . Si 2, general, information, 64.S-ARTS. Campus. 12:3r£3o p.m. Free. ~~~~eld Univ. of Mi<Ngan at Ann Atbor.' 2SO Mathernatks Bldg.. North Campus. -4 p .m. Free. Sunday 21 Softboll UB n . Kent State UB Sohball ~~ · North Campus I p m r~~CoHege For more tnformatiOn, jude Schwendler, 829· 2608 Prole.sslonol DalenO Guarino f:S~s~.~L ~~~UnK>ru information, 645-612.5. ...._.... en E.aocutm Education How to Tum Around Your 8uslnoss Porlormonc:e 8elore lt'sNMded.GenyMIJrlii<.31 S North Campus. &-8 p.m. S99. for more information, Ploy Mind/ Body Movement Cl•u N.I.A (Neuromu'-Cular ~:~ tt~~a:7!'~;tucif~!atre 1 dnd Dance Drama Theatre, f:"~~6..~ Dance lasons l.aune Krupski, dir., LMng ~~ Center. 188 Alumni Arena, ~ort~~~t!7 p~ 1 frff Laurie Krupski, 645~2837 ' Student Music En.anble New Chamber Musk 250 Baird. North Campus. 7:30 ~ ~~~ee.F~;;ed by Dep1 /" Multiplier Ideals and The!< ~:.t..~u'!..teld 2SO Mathematics Bldg., North Campus. -4 p .m . Free. Campus. 5-6 p .m. Free. ~er. For more ~onna110n ~':"'*.__.....Series, ~atAnnAtbor: Lifo Wottuhop ~. UB Alumni Assoc:l.lltlon CeJebralion of EJ:cellence Dinner Buffalo/N1agara MarriOtt, ll-40 M iner~port H1ghway, Amhent 6 p m S7 ~ Lllerwy . . - . , - ~~~~ """'=· 3 t Capon. North ~';""Hil.ectureSerlet, ~~'1r.rr~~by Endowment. earn.,.... Center, Ellkott Complex, North Campus. 1 p .m . Free. Foster Chemistry Colloquia ~~r~. =~ed~~L of Chem1st.ry and Foster lecture 1SSS Wottuhop How to Buy and Moinbln You- lllad<boan!S.S: Communlutlon Toob. 2t2 Capen. North Noon-2 p .m . Free. SCholar SeM<... For """" and Dance. Drama Theatre Cent~ for the ArU North ' ~~l~a~~~;- ot ' Women'• Tennis UB vs. Ball State. UB Tennis Sponsored by c~ of Aru and Sdenc.es. for fTli'Jre information, MKh<lo Gallan~ 64S-27t 1. 'The Future Ro&e of Mkrofluidk OeYkes in Pro\eomlo and Drug =-~odonology ~~Forby:inf~tion Derek Stefaniak. 829-4770. Saturday publl\hci ~~''"' dean, Sc=~~ Pf"llirmKNtial Sdenc:es. ~~:..Ha~~ea;~ eX Music. FortnOI'"e information, 51ee Concert Offke, 645· 2921 . Photoshop: lntrodU<tlon ~~0. ~to ~at~~~~~~" fr·n:'· ~~~:r~f:l:~~~~· ~pt. fr!,~~~~~e 23 _...,._.....,.._. St:udent ~ Concert UB Porcuulon Ensemble. St.. ~~hnology Disti~uished ~aker, Tuesday f=:~"'b a.m.n.. Galloway, (4/t9) ond 120 North Campus (4/20~ 8-11 p.m. flft. Activtties. For rT'IOf'e infonnation, 645-6125. North Campus. 3:30 p .m . V'lformation, Siee Concert Office, 64S-2921 . ~~~.Jm Centrr. 201 Capen, second floor of UGL. North Campus. SectJon 0 , Port II. -l'oetla ~~ r~~~:tl for evc nh ta"lng ~~{;j~~Of ~=:.n~~Trt:!atre ~e~~-;t~ Th~ Re,)f)l'ftr" Pk>sion, UB'• Flute EnsembJe. St.. Concert Hall, North by Chromo"""" AJtered Gene Dosage Caused ll~thHJl , ~-....,..__..... The Underground a.lll-e>od and Yftstem New York. KM-1 Cottrel' Dept of Nrian American Studies. 218 Norton North Campus. 4 :30p.m . FrM. Sporuored by College of ArU and Sdenc.es and Uflivenity ~~=J..'na~~=~· ut. 1171 , ocJucfith~ Volpe. 64S-2S76, ext 228. Student Mwk a.dt.l Voice Students' ~edlM. 2SO Baird, North Ca~. 8 p .m . ffft. Sporuorod by Dept of MUSfC. for more information, S~ Concert OffiCe, 64.S..2921 Self~fensc Bujinkan Bodo T•i~ ~~~~~~~. ~~ Campus 8.30· 10:30 p .m . Free ~~~;':ri/~tK>n N•kola.s Karapa.sa.s. 310· 3238 · � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Bioinformatics hot topic for UB Day Delegation from UB focuses on center ofexcellence during visit to Capitol Hill outstanding efforts in helping us "W. arc very grateful for the fed - rnensional simulations, including a bring it to fruition," said President eral support we"""" received for the molecule that is a component of . , ILLDI COOI.NAUM Contributing Ed~or T HEpast.pr<S<ntandfuturc of the Buffalo Cent<r of Excdlend in Bioinformatics was the topic on Tuesday as faculty members. staff member.; and administrator.; from UB, as well as center partners and representatives of the Buffalo business community, traveled to Capitol Hill as part of UB Day in Washington. The group visited with Sen . Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rep. Tom Reynolds, Rep. jack Quinn, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. john LaFalce, as well as with the chain of key congressional committ(eS. " UB Day in Washington allows us to share the progress we've made with the Buffalo Center of Excellence·in Bioinformatics and to thank our legislative supporters for their William R. Greiner, "as well as giv· ing us an oppor1UJ1ity to outline bow continued strong fedcnl suppOrt will help us move this initiative forward in the year ahead." The past year has been marked by major advancements for the Buffalo Cen ter of Excellence in Bioinformatics, s!Mting with Gov. George E. Pataki's commitment of SSO million in funding from New York State in December, noted Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. She added that the federal funding announced later that month by Clinton and Reynolds provided fur. ther momentum for the center, as have more recent developments, such as the partnership with an Irish biopharmaceuticaJ research -and development institute. project so far and we believe we've made a lot of progress this year and believe that the progress will justify further funding." Capaldi said. The discussions with key legislator.; and their stallii imolved detailed progress reports on various aspects ofthecentorso that member.; of the delegation have substantial infor- mation on what has been accomplished so far, as weU as the center's need for additional federal support. "We also highlighted a number of our recruitment initiatives, as well as our goals for bringing new companies into Buffalo,.. said Bruce Holm, senior vice provost. During the visit on Capitol Hill, member.iofCongrcssandtheirstallii. had the chance to "walk through" or "fly through" immersiv<o thrc<o-di- HDL,·thc "good" cholesterol; a simulation developed by the Center for Computational Rt:seardl (CCR) of CT data scans, part of a joint project with Children's Hoopital to develop real-time, interactive visualizations for surgical applications. and a simulation of the Buffalo Niagara Modical Campus, which will be borne to the Buffulo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. In addition to G"'incr, Capaldi and Holm, those who traveled to Washington included Russ Miller, director of CCR and Tom Furlani, associate di=tor; Janet Pmksa. associate vice president for govern· mental alfairsi Mike Pietkiewia, di- rector of federal relations, and J<n· nifcr McDonough, vice president for university advancement. Early foods could lead to later obesity By LOIS IIAillll Contributing Editor ONSUMING a milk formula high in ca rbohydrates during the critical early weeks of postnatal life causes permanent changes in pancreatic islets imd leads to o=production of insulin and development of obesity in adulthood, UB biochemists, working with rats, haYc fuunci Furthermore. this "'-booic pro. gramming" carries through to the next gcnerntion. Offspring of first-generation high-<arbohydrate-fed (HC) fe- C malcrats~byperinsulinemia (high insulin leveis)and obesity without any dietary modification. Mulchand Patel, professor of biochemistry and senior author on the study, presented re::ultsofhis res..--arrh Tuesday at the E.<perimenc-.1 Biology 2002 meeting in New Orleans. The study provides a n l"'\11 perspective on obesity, according to Patel. "We are alway> looking at what happens later in life. Maybe we should be looking at the role of early metabolic programming." he said. "The results from this study involving the high-carbohyd~te- fed rat model "'1!8"' that what fOods human babies fed as newborns may contnbute to metabolic programming. leading to adult-onset diseases such as obesity and diabetes," Patel said. ... Overfeeding of formula and early introduction of supplemental weaning foods. such as cereals. fruits and juices that are high in ca rbohydrates, may be the culprits." = Metabolic programming, sometimes called dietary patterning, isn 't a new phenomenon. Epidemiologic studies of malno urished mothers, which showed that their babies often we re unde rweight a nd at increased risk for several chronic diseases as adults, led to the publichcaJth emphasis o n adequate nur-ri - tion during pregnancy. Several animal studies on maternal protein malnourishment or caloric restriction have shown that pre- and im - mediate postnalll) nutritional modifications have long-term consequences on adult-onset diseases. "Metabolic signals art reset in response to a high-carbohydrate diet, which induces permanent changes at the molecular level in our rat model," Patel said. "The HC phenotype is transfelnd from cell to cell. is expressed for life and is transmitted to succeeding generations." Patel and colleagues """" the fir.;t to manipulate th~composition of the diet-the percentages of carbohydrates and fat while keeping calories co nstant- in orde r to stud y the metabolic programming effect. Milk produced by the rat mother is composed of 8 percent carbohydrate. 68 percent fa t alid 24 percent pR>tein; the modified milk fo m1ula fed to the rat pups in the UB study was romposed of 56 pm:ent carbohydrate, 20 pm:ent fat and 24 pm:ent protein. The animals ......, raised for the first 24 days-the natural suckling period-using a technique dubbed "pup in a cup," which involved placing four-da y- old rat pups in Styrofoam cups floating in a t<rnperature-controlled water bath and delivering the modified formula directly into the stomach. Rat pups ' reared in this manner rect:iving a formula compantble in calories to mother's milk, and rat pups nursed by their mother.; served as controls. The high-carbohydrate pups developed high insulin levelS within 24 hours and these levels persisted throughout adulthood, even after the rnt.s \ \'ere we-.med onto rat chow, Patcl said. 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' Tho ........... ....... theln.-t .......... . . ~~~~~-_I .,.__, INsan-........c:onsunws. One ol MW)' 10 u.s..... _ -.._ _ !Jy.ond"*\1 _ _ .., --In Quite often a student union sene. as the hub of campus activity. I would go as &r as to argue that a student union is the community center of camp~a, serving students, faculty, staff, alumni and rommunity member.. Our union provides a venue for campus programming, activities, services and W:ilities that, when taken together, represent' a wdl-ronsidered plan for the rommunity tife of the roUege. In the early '80s, administrators on campus realized the_importance a student center and how it rould enhance student life on campus. In 1983, the Student Aaivities Center (SAC) was built the to address these campus ne~s. The SAC was designed to serve as a unifying force that could foster a sense of community that would cultivateendur· ing loyalty to the university. The building did just that for several years. However, in theearly'90s, the campus came to realize that the SAC was n~t a sufficient size to re- alize the needs of our growing campus. In 1992, the SAC was expanded by mo re than I 00,000 square feet and renamed the Stu· dent Union. We consider it the .. hearthstone" or "living room• of the campus. Our b uilding features a large open lobby with an atrium , information-booth, lobby cou nter, · recreational facilities, reservation rooms and a conference theater. In addition, the union provides a home for university departments, student governments, publications, Student leadership Development Center, Commuter Lounge. Dining Services and more than 75 d ubs and organizations. machines, lockers and .. da.iiy schedule of evmts are just 1 f<W of the services that are available to the campus rommunity. lt has be<ome an integral part of the educational mission of the irutitution. As the centeroftbeuniom!itycommunity life, the union romplernents the academic experience through an extensive vatiery of cultural, edu- M&i!boxes.ATM cational, social and recreational programs. These programs provide the opportunity to balance rourse work and free time as cooperative factors in education. Our reservations department services mo re than 9,000 reservations each year, and at the last count, we fo und that more than I 5,000 people walk through the doors each day. Tell m e . - tiM Hantman S-Center. HaU, the South Campus student center, was built in 1934 as Harriman the University of Buf&lo's first student union, then caUed Norton HaU. Although it has undergone both physical and functional changes over the years, this landmaik build· ing colitinucs to serve the South Campus in its original roleasaccn· ter for student activities and craft programs. and as a home for some departments and academic research. The building provides the cap1pus with public dining facilities; the Greenery, a sit-down restauran~ a "grand" lobby; ATM banking; lounge areas, and mming spocc. After nearly two years of =ovation and rebahilitation, Harriman now has ,an elevator tbat provides aa:ao to its three 6oorsand basement. n,., reaovation work also included a complete mair.eov.r of the ezuptionallypopularauditoriumlm111ti· purpose room. This unique room iJ -r much in demand, with ron- certs, dances and other special events being held there just about every woekend. University departments also use this room. In addition to the services and programs provided by the Office of Student Unions and Activities, Harriman provides SJ>ICC for Campus Parking and UB Cud offices, the studentoperated Off-Campus Housing Of. 6ce, the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender, and the School of Social Work's Family Center. ................ 1 _ _ __ T1M S - t Union Is .... .....,. In tiM F. .. Any big plans lnthewort.sf It's funny you ask thiJ question. We are planning a few events and surprises in November. We hoJ>.e to include the entire campus in our celebration of unity and tradition. It won't be a surprise if I give away too many hints. I would just sug· gest that you keep your eyes open for a fun-filled week of activities. Wh•t Is the mission of Student Acthrltlesf Our mission in the Office of Student Activities is to support the academic goals of the university by providing education_:l, social and culturat..t'ctivit:Ju and programs that mdaigned to enhance and muimiz.e stu· denu' co-cUrricular educational opportun.ities. In other words, we try to give students an avenue to become involved in campw activities,· develop interpersonal and leadership skills, explore new ideas and interests and, at the same time, enhance campus traditions . Through events such as September Welcome, Family and Homecoming Weekend, the office promotes a positive uni· versity environment that em· powers students to interact and share common interests, heightens awareness and appreciation of cultural differences. encourages expression of ideas, inspires creativity, fosters opportunities for leadersh_ip development, broadens stu· dents' awareness and understanding of their social respon· • sibility, and assists in mention of students leading to gradua tion. I would argue that a rollege education does not begin or end at the classroom door. Education and learning occur in aU aspects of roUege life. The Office of Student Activities strives to be a teacher of students as they be<ome involved in campw life and tradition. Student Activities creates educationaUy purposeful activities that will facilitate the d...;,lopment of the whole person. -hlgh........-~ .......... --,..,....,.. _"'_,... ..,.,...... .- Five faculty members win Plesur Awards -)Cihn . . . . chclorol -.SIIont. c.n.na. pd:iponls"" ...........,.--bamln .. _ .. -~ ~ ---'!"~ idofdYbosl REPORTER .................... ·.......ay,_,..,... -..... ~·the Oftlce ol News So!Vblln the Dhillon ol ~ Comrnunlatlon ~ -~· ........ -·n•~ --·· -- ... ... lullllo,(711) . . . . .. ~-·-·· ~- _ .... c---.- ------- ,...._Conorodo LI.Ungor Owioolne- SA award recognizes winners' commitment to students and quality ofteaching By DONNA LONGEHECJtiEJI Reporttr Assistant Editor the role of women within these genres. From 1988-90, Bono chaired HE undergraduate Student Association has rec· the university-wide Curriculum Committee that reformed under- ognized five faculty mem· bees for their commitment to students and quality of teaching by graduate general education requirements, and from 1995-97,co-cbaired the university-wide Sesquicentennial awarding them with the 2002 Milton Plesur Excellence in Teaching Award The award is named for Plesur, a member of the UB history department faculty who died in 1987. Plesur was a beloved teacher, author and scholar of popular culture and the American presidency whose sense of humor, wannth and erudition captivated students. SA renamed its ExceUence in TeaChing Awards for Plesur-one of its first recipients--;~fter his death. This year's recipients, who were honored at a ceremony and reception last Thesday, are: • Barbara Bono, associate profes· sor of English, who has won her second Plesur award-the first being awarded in 1992-93. Bono also received a SUNY ChanccUor's Award for ExceUence in Teaching in 1989. Her research interests include English Rmaissance literature, ElizabethanJacobean drama , Shakespeare and Committee that oversaw the IS month celebration of UB's I 50th birthday. The committee helped to organize aU departmental academic programming, including a major academic symposium, "Does the Body Matter," which brought to· gether six major speak<r> from neuroscience. cognitive science, anthropology and literary studies. She has been the prosident of the UB chapter of Phi lletll Kappa since 1993. • Rosemary Feal, professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Modem Languages and Litera· tures, who recently was appointed to serve as executive director of the Modern Languages Association. Feal has published widely in Latin American literature, and is senior consulting editor of lAtin Amerialn Lit=~ry Review and associate editor of AfroHispanic Review. She also serves on the editorial boards of Latino Cultuml Studi<s. N.-..• Cmtmnial Review and T Letras Femminas. She co--edits the SUNY Press Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture. Feal is a Western New York native. • Maria S. Home, associate professor of theatre and dance, and founder and director of the Interna· tiona! Artistic and Cultural E>rllange Program of the Center for Arts. Her two main areas of interest are pedagogy in theater-the "Strasberg Method"--and Ibero-american theater. Her writings have been published in the United States, Latin America, Africa and Europe. Six of her dramatic translations have been professionaUy produced both in the U.S. and abi"Q04. Her international credits ~ director, actor, producer, critic, judge and scholar include nu· merous presentations in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa IOCa, Egypt, Mexico, Poland, Spain. Uruguay and the United S1>tes. • Scott Stevens, assistant professor of English, whose scholarly interests are focused on canonical 17th century figures lik< Milton, Donne and Herbert, as weU as the developing 6dd of the "Literature ofEncounter"-J.iterature of the period from Columbus's first contact with the New World to the early 18th century. HeiJ working on a book-length study of this particular material, especially as it pertains to North America. A Youngstown native whose mother iJ an Akwesasne Mohawk and whose grandparentstivedfor~ofbistife on tht Tuscarora Reservation, Stevens continues his work in Native American studies through the Center for the Americas. He was awarded a Ford Foun<!Otion Postdoctoral fd. lowsbip for 2000-01, which allowed him to spend the acadi.:nic year at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. • Judith H. Tamburtin, assistant p..;f.ssoro[medical tecbnology, who has worked to develop innovative teaching materials for the science education of normal, visually impaired and learning-disabled students, with an emphasis on a multisensory, cooperative, learning-based system. Her research interests include the investigation of geneti</molecu· lar regulation of terminal erythroid differentiation and programmed ccU death or apoptosiJ. Other areas of intetest include the development of intraerythrocytic ¥<Sides in individuals with hyposplenistn. . �Certifyins HN specialists UB launches nations first program m BrieD fo practicing pharmacists IIJ IIUIII CiOUIUUM provide more practicins pharmacisll with aa:as to tbae n<W ta:hniques. All practicing pharmlcists with HN potienll lftwdcome to portici· pate in the certifieate prognm, which also is activdy ooliciting the participation of AIDS health-are providers, u well as pharmacy cbaina or insurm who sign up tbeU affiliated plwmacisls. "We hiYt plans to do this on a~ gionaJ basis in cities where the incicleua o( the epKiemlc is bigbest," <http://- ' * . - . ->. is deSigned to certify pharmacists explained Morse. around the world to 1 specific stan· The lint provider to participa~ dard of care so that they can oom- is the AIDS Healthcan Foundation fortably and knowledgeably work in Florida. Ill pharmlcists now . , with HJV patients and tbeU health· involved in the program through care providers. Metropolitan Halthcue. the phar"This is the finl certifiatte program maceutical ~~ rompany in HIV phannacotherapy to establish that provides the foundation's phara rigorous 1M of competency for macy services. practicing pharmacists." said Gene The sheer number of medica· Morse, professor and dtairof the p... tions. interactions, potential toxicipartment of Pharmacy Practice. and ties and issues such .. adh<:rmce and director o( the Laboratory for Antivi· side effects imoiYed malres dealing raJ R<search at UB. a Pharmacology with HN patienll fOr Support Laboratory for the NatiOnal pharmacists than dealing with·pa· lnstitutesofHealth AduhAIDSOini- tienu suffering from any other cal Trials Group (AACTG). chronic disease, according to Morse. ·Many pharmacists have never "UB has devdoped a program received training in HJV phanna· that allows patienll to hiYt ronficotherapy and trying to keep up dence that a pharmacist who re· with advances in the field is daunt· mves this certifica~ has achieYed a ing. to say ll)e least." Morse said. 1M of oompetency that is higher "With HIV patients living longer, than the standard of pradice,• said tholik<lihood that pharmacists in all Lee KleYens. president ofMetropoli· kinds of communities around the tan Healthcare. nation and the world will hiYt them The program is a rigorous one. as patients continues to incJ.ease." Morse said, involving online tests. Theartifica~program has itsrooiS required readinp and the submisin theHN Adhermce-Pharmacology sion ofa total of40 ase submissions Oinic directed by Lori F.adl, clinical by each pharmacist dnwn from the assistant professor ofphannacy pnc· clinic or pharmacy where they pn<· lice, who klunded the HN certifiat~ -lice, which then are rniewed by' the program. That clinic is part of the HN editorial board members. Allmdanae at aiM one-dayworl<Jrnrnunoddicir:Scrvioe Unit directed by Ross Hewitt at the Erie sbop also is required. During the worbbop, the finl of whidl was hdd County Medical Cmter. Throush training and mentonbip earlier this month in Rorida, participrograms. as ...U as througb a year- pants are provided deWied infurma. long HIV pharmacotherapy resi- tion regarding their test raults and dency sbe developed, Esch has case submissions, and patient cases trained doctoral students, residents and matla(!'l1lmt issues aredisamed. During the nat three months, and practicing pharmacists in innovative patient-education techniques participants are required to submit and in the overall management of 30 additional cases from their prac· HJV pharmacotherapy. The online lice. These cases are evaluated by the editorial board and participants are certifica~ program was developed to Contributing Editor HE School of Phannacy and Pharmaceutical Sci· ences has launched the nation's lim program to certify practicing pbarmacists in the ~t of antMral treatment for patients with HJV. The Jirot!nm, mudt of which is conducted onlioe througb UB's HN Pharmacotherapy Network at T ""'"'romplex Iar8rr provided r..dbad< via email on each one. Certification then is awarded. By the end o( the program, participanll will be<Xllllpetall in ........ in• .._ includingiU<XZSSfully ..... viewing antirelroYiral drug Jqimens for patients. revirwing drug m-e. lions. indU<Iio« those ariaing from non-HIV, non-prescription aod herbal medica.tioM; performing <XJUDI<Iios with palienu to identify potmtiaJ fidon that moyaxnplicat.e adhcrm<z; establi.shing individual pions b-lllllilelrovinl.:lho:reoce and identifying ways to enhance adherence, and l1lOIIilllring the talicity o( medications that moy arise in individual palienu booed on medications they take tDr both HN and concurrent dioeaaes,such as hepatitis B or C. The czrtifica1e propam is part o( the ochool of pbarmacy's HN !'bar· macotherapy Network, theoolyintr:r· adivepbarmorothrrapyootworl< ll)at promotes HN care, education and researdl i>r practicins pharmacists. Morse fi>unded the HN Pbarmaootberapy Network in i998 to establish a mechanism fOr new ....arch findin(IS to be reviewed immediately and disseminated to pnctitioners · who, in turn, rould then help optirniu HN therapy. Once the ootworl< was -'>lished, he said that he and Other members of its editorial board began to regularly receive email rnes50II" from pncticing pbamtacis1s who had numerous questions about bow best to manawe the complicalld issues iJJYQived with arin8 i>r their AIDS patients. "A1 lint,"" wett responding on a case-by-ase bosis. Then - reali2lod that because many of the same roncerns wett popping up. "" sbould formalitt it, develop 1 database of cases and provide for pharmacists a standanl Icw:l of care tDr HIV." "By submitting the cases, the pbann1cist shows bow be or she un· derstood what they have mKI," explained Morse. "It documents their competency. lo this way, the pro· gram sets a standard" For more information about the program, go to <http:// w -. hly;lo.,Helo.edu/ht..,l/ certlflcetet.htnol> and click on "full brochure." UB to stay neutral on New Era 11y DONNA LOMGINICJIIII R<pOtt<rAsslstilllt Editor HEunivetsitywillmnain neutral regarding the rontroversy surrounding the New Era Cap Com· pany, Pr.sident William Gr<iner told the Faculty Senate Executive Com· mittee at its Aprill7 meeting. The oompany, which is a provider of UB-branded athletic apparel, has rome under fire from University at BuffaloStudentsAgainstSweatshops forwhatthestudentsallegeare.-t· shop conditions at New Era's factory in Bangladesh and working condi· tions at its Derby factory. The Stu· dent Association has p;wed a resolutioncallingforthcunivmitytosus· pend its contract with the company. Greiner, who talked with students several weeks ago about the company. T said UB will not take a position on Nf"\v F.rn'!<> trcaunent of its wurke~ and ms1sted that the univenity will mnain neutral on the issue. "lseewherethestudentsarerom· ingfrom-lthinktheirheartisinthe rightplaceandthey~noridi: ~God they're mterested; Greinertoldsenators,addingthatUB isn't hiding behind any laws in hon· oring its contract with New Era, but is, in fact,incomptiancewith the law. "The position I've taken with the students is to try and start from a principledbase.lhavetobeverycareful about embroiling the university in any type of political matter." Greiner said, pointing out that UB as an· institution must not appear to betakingsidesinanypoliticalorcontroversiai issues. He made it dear that the political process and state and federal laws will decide the oourse of action at the university when it oomes the New Era controversy. "The institution is here to protect the rights of srudents, staff and fac · ulty to o;peak on the issue of New Era." said Greiner. Moreover, by maintaining its neutrality, the university increases the prospect of keeping an open f~rum,hea~ded. While the licensmg and sellmg of copyright<dmerchandisecanmean millions in profit for many univer· sities, UB's share is relatively small and hinges in part on the recogni· lion ofits sports teams. Greiner said. The problems that have arisen at New Eraandothertatilemanufactums in the United States are due, in part, to the desire of organiled labor to keep as many jobs at home as it can, Greiner said, calling it a collective bargaining issue. Nevertheless. he added, it isn't the university's responsibility to affect changes in the working standards at plants in th~ U.S. or in any other pan of the world. Those co ncerns, ht• pointed out, are better left to the go,•e rnment agencies designed to deal with those kind" of issue~. Outstanding CAS seniors to be honored at reception T.-~J.-pt -~~- be honored for being the outstanding graduating senior in departments within the College of Arts and Sciences in a ceremony and reception to be held at 2 p.m. May 9 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North CampiU. · Also to be honored at the ceremony are four members of the CAS faculty who will receive Excellence in Teaching Awards. They are Catherine Norgren, associa~ profesaor of theatre and dance and bead of design and procluction for the department, representing the aiu; Jiyuan Yu, a.ssistant professor of philosophy, repreaenting the humanities; Jim D. Atwood, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, representing the natural sciences and rnathematia. and Jessie Poon, associa~ professor of geography, repres<nting the social and behavioral sciences Each student will receive a medal to be worn at the university's I 56th general commencement ceremony on May 12. One student will receive two medals and be honored for taking top honon within two aeparunents. Joshua Lovejoy ofWtlli.unsvillt will be honored as the outstanding graduate for the departments of Oassics and Political Science. Other students being honored and their departments are: • African American Studies: Santosha M. Hayes of Cheektowaga • Anihropology: Laura,M. Johruon of Fairport • Art: Kevin Karn of Lancaster • Art History: Joanna Gillespie of Buffalo • Biolo!Pcal Sciences: David C. Manns of Depew • un~ for the Americas: Julia" J. Caruso of Salamanca • Chemistry: Brian N. Tse of New Hyde Park • Communicative Disorders and Sciences: Felicia Stocco of Staten Island • Economics: Colleen Murphy of Webster • English: Jenna Lay of Pavilion • Geography: Hearn Yuit Chua of Singapore • Geology: Jonathan G. Zybala of Williamsville • History: Andrea Vossler of Well.sville • Unguistics: Jocelyn R. Bell of Kenmore • Mathematics: Jennifer L Egloff of Chee towaga • Media Study: Colin D. Hargraves of Brewster • Modern Languages and Literatures: Michael D' Agostino of Brooklyn • Music: Erik M. Anspach of North Tonawanda • Philosophy: Thomas Betjernan of Yorktown Heights • Physics: Thomas P. Downes of Delmar • Psy<;bology: Kim Jedlikowslci of Buffalo • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary: Melynda Schneider of Delevan • Sociology: Karen Kuba of New Hyde Park • Special Major Program: Jennifer E. Lake of Manlius • Theatre and Dance: Allan Mangaser of Williamsville . • Women's Studies: Elizabeth E. Date of Williamsville Firm graduates from incubator . . . . . , . _ LHe, lnc.J is graduating from the UB Technology Incubator and moving to a 4,000-squ~foot facility on Grand Is· land that includes laboratory, office and pilot manufacturing space. The company, founded by Robert DOwnie, develop~ and manu· factures chemical compounds used to produce degradable plastics. The company's flagship product, Ecostar"', is a chemical com· pound that when added to resin, can be used to produce degradable or recyclable items, such as plastic bags, coated papers and plastic cups or ut~nsils . Ecostarn~ is sold to resin manufacturers and is licensed to a Japanese company. "Helping companies like Programmable Life 'graduate' from the incubator program and grow their business in Western New York is vitally important," said Robert J. Genco, vice provost and head of UB's Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach. ..The more of these succcs.s stories we have in the area means more jobs are created, bolstering the economic wealth of the region; added Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Oral Biology, where he is chair, in the School of Dental Medicine. Programmable Life entered the UB Technology Incubator in t999 to build on research done by ECOssais LLC, an earlier venture started by Downie. Research advancements translated into a method of producing low-cost chemical additjves that facilitate the degradation of polyethylene, the most widely used plastic. Due to the cost of conventional degradable methods, degradable plastics account for less than I percent of production. Programmable Life is poised to grow the degradable market due largely to its lowcost production methods. Total revenues for Programmable Life last year were $2 million. The UB Technology Incubator, part of the uni~rsity's Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic O utreach, assists technology-intensivt" companies as they grow in to thriving businesses. located at I 576 Sweet Home Road in Amherst, the incubator has assisted more than 60 companies, boasting a 75 percent survival rate. It currently is hom(' 10 17 companies, many of w)11ch are in the life- SCJences field. �4 Rep a....__ Alril Z5. 2002/Vulll,la. 2& . lndlvldu•ls n•med on 15 U.S. patentS for Inventions developed •t Uls-to be recognized BRIEFLY -- .... Paeby .... wlnr*'l - .nrioun&led ......., .......... , _ . . , . _ . . , . . I.W- -----...... ----·---...............,.... __ .. _., ...,........,._... ... . . . . ~ . . . . . Doport. --~lnlheCalogo _ . . _c:oohprias ....... lnfllt ............... ~.- ~Oillp...,. ...... _ ~- .................. ._,.-. ,_ ~.-~- ............. -~ .... _ lnfln......__ _ ,~ _ _ ,tlllwB . _ _UnHo allhe -~-lost ,... ........ ~.,- conPoetspriot. ~ann 5hulron. • Junior rnojoring In English ond Sludy,ls .... _ . , lhe ~. Prlzi The prize --..din1939bylhe Sai>IJiof's Club, - -lonlzod In 1893 to -onc:o<nge cM women writers. as a counterport to lhe Press Club, was not open to women. Fot the second consecutiYe yOw, Olong y.., MaUMw Ton, • senio<INijoring In English, is the recipient al the Attll<w - Momoriollword. The - was estoblished in 1975 tlwougl1 the English cloponmont by Mr. and,...... Axlerod, the parents a1 Arthur Axtorod, ao unde!graduate In the English deportmonL Tan also received lloooolble mention this year tor the ~s al the Univ<rsity libraries Un- dergradui.. Poetry Prizo. Student leaders to be honored The lint annual Pillals oll.eoder. ship Honoree Reception recognizing lho!e students who, dvough lheirleadersilip,SI!I"'iceondei<- O!Ienco. tw..o made., exceptional -.a. to the compus COITli1U1Ity will be held ot S:lO p.m -...claylntheCellerft>r Tomom:>w, North Compus. The roception wiN be hosted by Oennls R. Black, W:e president for studenllffain, and the LNd<nhip ~t Center, directed by F111nlc Clcdo. T-.ty.nne students who tw..o- aaXJiodes .......... - w i l l be honored for . being "plots alleadersilip" al the U8 C<lmllUllty. The students - _ , t h e followingpmoneod dvwghout lhe 20012002 acodernlc: )'1&1': the Mhur o. M-.., theAINoda.~ ~-...tho-Pin -..,tho OYna!lot's- .... Student fJ<allenco. the~ al Disdndlon -... Qeelt Mao . ondv.llman altho homocomlng ldng ond ~ Scott fleming-... Nancy Welch """"d. Multicultural Progonwning """"d. Student,.__ dation Outsbonding Stoll Membe< """"d. - Prosident's Senior l.eodership- ond Women l.eoder ol Distlnclion- Vow-.., "*"' JOB LISTINGS UB Job listings accessible l(ia Web lob listings foc prolessional, research. fKulty And cMI servi<l!'--both competitive ond norK:ompetitive--positions can be accessed vii the Human Re- sources Servkes ~ site at <http://www.budneiJ.buff- alo.echo/hn/•..-s/>. Reception to honor UB inventors . I I J L - O. WAPPMAN R.,.,.tr Contributor Other inventors to be honored are: • Paul J. Kostyniak. professor of pharmacology and toxicology; Rossman F. Giese, Jr., professor of g<oiogy, and lo<q>h A. Syracuse, codirector of the Toxicology Research Cenl6, who developed an antimicrobial composition that can impart antimicrobial properties both in, fessor of neuroSurgery, who in - V<nl<d a novel device and method IFI'EEN individuals named to provide a non-i.nva..sM estimate on I 5 Unil<d States patents of cardiac performance: paruneiD'S issued to The .Research by inserting a cathmr and balloon Foundation of the State of into the esophagus. adjacent to the · New York in 2001, as well as 64 facaortic arch, to sense aortic pressure. ultymembers who will be """f!nized Part of the previously patented for their research achievements, will Hickey Cardiac MonitoringSystt:m. be honored by UB at a reception and on, the surface of various • Frank V. Brigh~ professor of from 4-6 p.m. on May 2 in the Cen- household, industrial and medical chemistry, who invented a small 16 for Tomorrow, North Campus. products. Co-inventor is Patricia M. portable sensing system for quantiThe annual reception honoring Costanw. formerly of the DeP,art- fying gaseous species or an analyk UB's filculty inventor> will take on a mc:nt of Geology. in a sample using a light-=itting new dimension this year as 41 fac. • D. Jeffery Higginbotham. asso- diode and detector. The invention ulty members will be presented a cia~ pror.s.or ofcommunicative dis- builds on a paten!«< sol-gel proc<ssSustained Achi~ent Award and orders and scienas, who was issued ing tedlnique that is used to stabi23 othon will be presenl<d a Young th= patents on a system, method lize the protein sensor in a porow Investigator Award. and database for selecting utl<rance xcrogd material deposited on the The reception will be co-hosted constructions used for interpersonal . surfilce of the LED. Co-inventors..., by President William R. Greiner and communication by impaiml indi- Jeilny D. jordan, A. Neal Watltins, Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi.Jaylan viduals. Tbe invention provides im- and Brett R. Wenner, all formerly of S. Turkkan, vice president for re- . provements i_n comm un ication the Department of O.emistry. search, and Robert Genco. SUNY spetds. selection efficiency and ease • Stephen Rudin, professor of raDistinguished Professor who is a of use. all of which currently= un - diology and CCH!irtctor of Radiation vice provost and head of the available in augmentative communi- Plfysics Laboratory and Toshiba university's Office of Science, Tech- cation technologies. Frame-bas«! ~ Re.eard1 Cenl6, and Daniel nologyTransf<rand Economic Out- communication uses preset utter- R.llednar<k, professor of radiology, reach (STOR), will assist with the ances relating to a particular commu- developed a radiographic image apaward presentations. nication even~ such as a meal. Co- pararus and method for vascular inTwo of the patented technologies inventor is David Parker Wtlltins. !<rVmtions for acquiring very-highto be recognized at the ceremony • Wesley L Hicks, Jr.. who in- resolution radiographic digital imalready have been licensed by venl<d the fint model of a 1Jacheal ages OV<r a small region of interes~ STOR's Intellectual Property Divi- lumen that combines epithelial and using a digital solid-Sill~ x-ray image sion, which works with faculty to mesenchymal dements in a manner detector for the medical imaging apdisclose, patent and license univer- that mimics the tracheal lumen sur- plication of angiography. Co-invensity-developed technology. They are: face. The research team's goal is to tors include Ajay Kumar Wakhloo. ·• Licensed to Jarret, S.A., is a develop a wound-healing mem- formerly of the Department of Neupatent issued to Stuan S. Chen, as- brane for the trachea and other rosurgery, and Baruc:MI. Lieber, fortrauma sites. sociate professor of civil engineering. merly of the Department of AeroChen, along with collaborators. de• Donald D. Hickey, research as- space and Mechanical Engineering. veloped an apparatus for mitigating sistant professor of physiology and • Eli Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinthe seismic load effects of earth - biophysics and clinical assistant pro- guished Professor in the Departquakes and windstorms on a struc- F mentofOaemical~wbo invenl<d a method !Or the purification of wheat aglutinin using chitin microporous or macroporous afftnity filtration membranes for application in the areas of biocbemistry and medical smn compound~ Co-inYentor is Xian&ng Ung. fOrmerly of the [)e. partmentofOaemical ~ Rud<.enstan abo wil be honored filrinYentintl• method filrthe 1""1"'· r.ltion of OOYd aooslinkm and tbeir application to star-shaped or bnand1ed polymer and polymer gels used in drug ddMry and <Xllltrolled drug releases. Co-inventor is Hongmin Zbang.filrmeriyofthe Department of O>emical Engjneaing. • Donald Hc:ndenon,profes<orof communicative disorders. and sci - ences. who dcvdoped a method for the p~tion and/or rn=al of inner-ear damage due to noise or toxiru through systematically applying agents such as R-PIA to round window membranes of the inner ear. Tbe agents can be applied befo~ during or after the noise trauma or toxin exposurr. This invention is co-assigned to the Navy, which has taken the lead in COII1lT1Cfrialmtion efforts. Co-inventors ..., Michael E. Hoffer and Richard D. KopU. • Linda M. Hall, Xiao- Fcng Reo and Wei Zheng, all formerly of the Department of Biochemical Pharmaceuticals, who invenl<d a method of isolation and characterization of an invertebrate calcium channel subunit ge-ne used in the design of insect-specific pesticides. Co-inventor is Manuel Marcel Paul Dubald. ture, using a dual system of tension cables and dampers that is less intrusive;han conventional systems. Coinventors are John B. Mander and Go khan Ped<an, both formerly of the Department of Civil Engineering. • Licensed to Varian, Inc. , is a patent issued to Andrew Joshua Wand and Peter F. Flynn, both formerlyofthe Dcpartmrnt of Chemistry. This techno logy is a novel method and apparatus fOr Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy of molecule~; particularly larger proteins and macromolecules. The method reduces the effective tum bling time of molecules during NMR measurement by providing a low viscosity environment for thmt. Co-inventor is Mark R. Ehrhardt Additionally, another patented tedmologydoveloped at UBwas roc- ognized at the 200 I Inventor of the Year annual patent awards of the Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association. The inventors are: • Joseph A. Gardella, Jr.. professor of chen1istry; Wesley Hicks. Jr.• associate professor of otolaryngology; Timothy Koloski, research as- ... W.XAnn sistant in the Department ofChem - . Gene Molle, . . . . . . . . pnllesl« of IDdlt . . . Tlle23laaflly..-..swho .......................... ~ .................. praleuarofgeaiaw;IDigeCIIIIw Ell I ,....._.,....._,llillllr)ll'!!S ~....._. istry,and Terrence G. Vargo, r<search . praleuarofmodlmilngulgaonol._... ................,...._of9lendii\III!Dy; assistant in the Department of C hemistr y. who developed a method for providing novel surface modified biodegradable polyester polymers that aUow smaU amounts of surface modifiers to be situated on the surface. An intended appli cation of this technology is the development of wound -healing mem branes. Co- inventors are \Vo n-K1 I.J..-e, formerl y of the Dl'partmcnt of Chl'mistry. and llario Losito. Hlroald Suga,lllistMltpraleuaroldwlllary;,_Yu, ....... ,...._d~ Slllll(;An. usbbnt d cnl blalogy; Kalh KiltLwaocl, ass111a11t poolessor of peltDclaltlla IIIII •tdodonlk:s. Ann llblntz. asisiMt praleuar d John c:r.alcll. ......... praleuar d IMC:hlnbl · and ~ erigineering. and snm Neellmeglwn. c:o-dredor d lhe ~for lioenglo-ioog. Also, <ng D1mitriats. - ' - ' t ~olecM.uon.!lllldlnhlpandpolic.y; Slioplwl T..-t. -.nt profes.sor of coume1ing. eduatioNII and school ~ Twoy. ~. IISSOCi* praleuar physial therapy, exorcise and nutrition sdences; David Ytloslbroat, visiting I<SOdatl! professor d '-; Debllnla Talukdar, assistant professor of morbling; lion fe>g. ISSisiMt ~ ol physiology and biophysla; Zhen Yan, assistlnt ~ ol physiology and biophysla; ThotMs Obsl. dlnlal professor of nursing; Joseph Balthlsar, assistant professor ol phMmlceutic:ll sdences; Potrid< Smith, dinicolosslsUnt praleuar of pharmacy practice; Karen Randolph, asslstont professor of soclol W0!1<.. and ()@borah W.ldrop, assi-.t professor of soclol work. ,..- . ""*'- lnduslrlll••-·;g; "'! �Rep Defining r~ligion's role Stephen Carter says religious voice in public life is here to stay a, DONNA LOHC;INICJWI Rrport<r As~...nt Editor ITH the Jerry nlweUs and Pat Robertsons of the "religious right" blasting the "bberalldl" as morally ambiguous at best, and the liberal left's often blatlnt disregard lOr the articulation of roligion irJ public life as anything other than right-wing election mongering. charting a path between the two might serm futile at best. But in fact. allowing the obvious tension between these often-polariud opposites to exist publicly is "healthy and valuable; said Stephen Carter, professor of law at Yale University, renowned author and third W lecturer in US 's Distinguished Spealcer Series and 2001-112 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Speaker. While Carter may not agree with the extremes of either side---Ule right's now nearly defunct Christian Coalition or the left's belief that reli gion is divorced &om reasor>---h<defended the right of both sides to argue their positions publicly. Carter spoke April IS in the Center for the Arts Mainstagc theater about the role of religion in politics and govemana, and how the Rrv. Martin Luther King, Jr.. as well as 1 many ea rly political and religious think=. brought powerful religious- spiritual and ethical dilmunas inherent in such criticol debatt:s as the Civil Righu and abolitionist IOOIIeiTlCilts. The impact ofsucb voices, Carter said, cannot be un~ted­ voices that he said often art absent from public life today or ...ntuaUy become weighed down with political agendas. diluting or destroying the importance of faith as a rea>ncilerof rommunities,a towxlational 50wce of calm and renewal during national and private tragedy. and a great unifier in the fila of oppressive govmunents. By allowing these tensions to exist between religion and politics in the form ofpublic discussion and debate, protection for the church and iu mk in public life is maintained and the aU -important separation between church and state afforded by the Fim Amendment-which Carter argued was written to protect the church and religious groups &om government interference, not the other way around, remains intact. "We make a terrible mis~ if we try to resolve them; Carter said of th~ tensions. "We have lo learn to live with a bit of ambiguity." Tracing the history of the role of religion and religious voices in pubtic life, Carter said the importaou of a wide variety of voices provided based arguments into public and a powerful counterpoint 10 the irrationality of governmental en - political arenas, forcing the rountry to grapple with the moral, political, croachment on human rights, in the form of Jim Crow laws, for example. He al.so delineated the role and voicz of the prophet as opposed to the role and wicz of the retigioust~med-potitial insider, who loses both voice and faith in an effort to gain potitial clout·The importancz of the prophetic voicz and the role of prophet as radical outsider art often necessary to move th~ nation forward, especially in times of great struggle, Carter said. "The civil righUIDCIYeDl<Jlt- the high-water marl< of rdigjousaction in public life," said Carter, noting tl>at revisionist.sofbistory"-tried to ll'l3ke King into a secular hero and ~the truths inhonnt in the Bible-based argument> \we used in his sermons His speechesandsmnonsare ron sistent argument> that embraced a retigio\15 vision of truth and justice and were drawn explicitly from Contribut•ng Editor ENEC A Nation h is torian S John Mohawk is up to his knees in ancient white corn. Associate professor and codirector of the Center for the Americas. Mohawk is a staunch advocate of the slow-food movement, a worldwide effort to safeguard and support the use of traditional, unprocessed foods that digest very slowly-which means they're better for you. Among them is a white com, once sugar rapidly into the bloodstream, raise blood sugar, then insulin levels and proll)Ote fat storage. This shift from "natural" foodswhich, he says, now has become a potiricized term-to foods that have been meddled with oy modem science has been marked by a rise in heart and circulatory problems, tooth decay, obesity and diabetes. that-in a·display of slow-food entrepreneurship--Mohawk roasts, grinds and sells to upscale restau rants throughout the country. Slow foods play a unique role in priventing, reducing and even revening degenerative illnesses, par- ticularly diabetes, which plagues indigenous populations. says Mohawk, a Turtle 0an Seneca who is internationally rerognized as aspokespenon for indigenous values and culture. He explains that slow foods include many ancient oops that are ab50rbed by the body slowly and have been found to be very useful in reducing and even reversing degenerative diseases, particularly the diabetes rampant among Native Americans. He says these foods, which include squash, watermelon, ancient varieties of com and a dense, tough desert bean called pepary, were commonly grown and eaten by the gen - "Among tho<e most vulnerable to these degenerative diseases are indigenous peoples." Mohawk says. "In 50me regions of this country, for instance, natiVe comm unities have a diabetes rate of SO per=llt's been found that when such people go back to eating what we might call formly sermons, Carter explained. "The religious voice in public life is here to stay; it's not !Png to W' anywhere," Carter said "To do the lwd work of actual public argument is the rol< of donocracy." he said and not the pro forma attention to roligion or religious statements, such as the "God Bl<ss Am<rica" our leadm make during times of crisis, but debat< engendered on both sides by the reoognition that the greatest truths in the nation's disrounc:s on freedom and justicr of1<11 have arisen out of articles of faith. Mohawk's non-profit White Com Project is funded by the Fu.t Nations Development Institute and headquartered on the Caltllraugus'Sen<c! Indian Reservation, where he lives. Mohawk and his colleagues do not grow ancient white com themselves but purchase it from farmers. They then roast and stone grind the including a number of high-end establishments like Bobby Flay's acclaimed Mesa Grill in Manhattan "We actually have a full -scale white-com flour manufacturing op. eration out here in our little cabin in the fields; says Mohawk, who adds that their flour is of the highest quality and appeals to restaurateurs looking for unusual , high quality items to add to their menus. The White Com Project ai50 operates a slow-food cafe in the log cabin that otherwise serves as the manufacturing center. It serves traditionaJ whole foods. rombined with more rcant additions to the American diet The c3f~'s menu indudes gour- tury agricultural revolution . sues through behaviors like food "Because they digest very slowly in the body, they keep the blood sugar level and keep us feeling full, choice and exercise. It promotes the reintrodudio n of many previously unavailable food items that are neither elitist no r ex- whereas processed foods disperse pensive. They are grown by native and non -native farmers, then put through minimal processing and sold for general consumptio~. met com soup. buffalo chili (that's chili made with buffalo meat ), rom bread and the occasional special, says Mohawk, like a casserole loaf that might feature com Oour,garlic, eral population before the 19th-cen- analyzed data culled from more than I million quoies submitted by more than 200,000 users of the Excite (http://- --udt•-c -) search engine, collected in September 1997, December 1999 and May ·2001. This longitudinal benchmark study reveals that public Web searching is changing-it shows that search topia have shifted from sex and entertainment to commerce and people. Despite the drop indicated by the Computer study, sa-related terms remain quite popular among Internet searchers. A 2-yur study by Alexa Research <http://cybentt.s.lnt--.c-~/ tr.tfk_pattems/ ertlde/ O,.S9J1 _saa&S1 ,00.- l> reveals that the word "sex" is still the most popular term people search for online. "Por>" (along with "porno" and "pornography") was the fourth most popular search term. Variations on the words "nude,.. "erotic .. and "playboy" also placed among the 20 most popular search terms. And even though jobs and travel are important to people, the lycos 50 <http:/ / SO.Iycos.cotn/ > shows that titans of entertainment, such Are 'ou interested in what people are searching for on th e Internet? ff so, there are seve ral sites that offer the cyber-snoop the opportunity to view sea rch requests lx-ing entered by users into Web search-engine boxes. One such site is MetaCrawler Metaspy <http:/ / www.rneh.spy.com / >. Metaspy offers two views into users' sea rches-o ne a filtered service and the o th er, called mous speeches were almost uni- their traditional diet, more wild leeks States and Europe, is part of a gen eral movement to address health is- are less interested in pornography and more concerned with business, careers and travel than they were a few years ~ · The study as Britqey Spears and Jennifer lopn, are on a lot of peoplt's minds. or beines or cactus. they can count on a reduction and tven a reversal of these conditions." Mohawk explains that the slowfood movement, which has thou sands of supporters in the United SU tltet ere • malnsby on the Internet, but according to a recent study ("From E-Sex to !!-Commerce: Web Search Olaogcs" Computer, March 2002, pp.l07-109), peopl~ using Web 56rch engines nation ought to de>-King's most fa- com before selling it to restaurants, a staple of the Native American diet, Internet offers many sites m for enterprising cyber-snoops Christian sources about what the Slow-food movement advocated By PAT111CIA DONOVAN a..._ squash, onions and sausage. This theoretical casserole, he says, would have an .. interesting" tlavor and tex ture that you wouldn't get with wheat Hour or barley. The caft, open &om II a.m. to 6 p.m.onSaturdays.islocatedat 13466 Fourth Mile Levcl Road (Route438). "MetaSpy Exposed; provides a "no- holds-barred" (unfiltered ) look at the search queries of MetaCrawler users; both views automat•· cally refresh every IS seconds. Ask Jeeves, a popular question· an swe ring search engine, also offers a voyeud.3tic search tool caUed "Ask Jee ves Peek Through the Keyhole " < http:// www.•skjeeve.s.com / docs/ peek / > . To see what search topics are hot at Yahoo! go to .. Yahoo Buzz Ind ex " < http : / I buu.y•hoo.com/ >, andians of Google should check out "Google Zeitgeist" <http://- -.google.com/ pnso/ zeltgelst .html>. An extensive li st of cyber-snooping sitts can be found at What People Search For < http:/ /J earchenglnewatch . com / f•cts / .se•rche.s.html >. The ability to see what people are searching for via popular search engines can be very enlightening-dearly, people are obsessed with sex, money and entertainment, but the thing that is revealed most about users of Internet search engin es is-they can't spell! -Gemma DeVInney and Don Hartman. Un~ty llbror~ BrieO Diversity panel honors five The University Com~lttee for the Promotion of Resp«t for Di- versity' honored five undergraduates, at a reception in Capen Hall Tuesday fo r their efforts to promote respect for divc.rsity through multicultural programming in the residence halls. Jonathan Terrance, a senior mechanical wginecring major, took first-place: honors for his"HistoryofRed Jacket" program. The program featured a lecture/discussion with Richard W. Hill, Sr.• about the life of the Native American man after whom the Red Jacket resi dence hall is named. Emmanuel Fernandez, a sophomore computer engineering major, received the second·place award for his •Latin Dance" program. Fernandez provided residents with lessons in the int:ricacies of tra ditional Latin·American dance steps. A feast of Latin American cui- sine prepared by Fernandez followed the dancing. The third-place award went to sophomore Josh Solomon for his ..Open Drum Circle.. program. Soloman organized an "'orchestra of expression" that included a variety of drums and percussion instru ments and was led by a board-cenified music therapisl. The program brought together people of diffe rent cW tures, religions, age • genders and backgrounds. Junior Ivan Loh received hono rable mentio n for his .. Martial Arts Demonstration" program. Both on-campus and off-campus martial arts experts taught residents the history of martial arts and the related principles of non-violence. Loh ~rved a home-cooked Ch• · nese- meal to round out the event. JoAnn Speight , a junior psychology major, recei\·ed an ho no r3ble mention for orga ni zing a trip to the Native America n reserva tio n m Catta raugus County. The goal of the program was to dispel myth .. and stereotypes about the Na ti ve American way oflife. This culturdl exchange allowed residents to discover first-hand the similar1t1es 111 the Native American culture that are common to all American fam1 lies. Participa nts also discussed-Native American h1story Jnd SOI11l' of the tradi tion s that make the culture unique. �&I Rep a lw AJi ~ 2112JW.33,1t 21 Slte-spedfk Installation on display today and tomorrow on. 25th floor of City tt.11 City Hall inspires UB students' work . , SUI WUETOIUI Rq>«tlll' Editor . TI E 25• Ooor of Buffalo City Hall has become the mspiration for some \JB art students, as wdJ as tbe site for "25• Oversite: New Art for City Hall," a group alubition on display today and tomorrow on the 25• Ooor of City Hall The exhibit, which is free of charge, can be viewal &om4-9 p.m. today and II a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow. VISitors sbouJd takt the dewtor in the lobby of City Hall,located on Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo, to the ~ Boor. The 21 artists have produced sitespecific projecu inspired by--4nd designed .for-dle ~Boor of City Hall. The artists, • mix of gnduatt and wxlefsraduattst\J!Imts,are taking one of two courses focusing on site-specific installation art being taught by Caroline Koebel, visiting assistant professor of media study. They primarily are either art or media study majors, although a r.w ar~ majo...aho are imoiYed. Why City Hall? The idea to use the Art Deco building as the silt for the group instllllation came about as a .....Jt ofan CN<r· heard coiMS1ation in the Spot coffee shop in downtown Buffalo, Koebel says She says she first taught the installation art course at \JB during the Fall 1999 semester, and about midway through the semester she hdd class in the Spot. David Granville, =cu!Mdi=tor of the Buffalo Arts Commission,...m...rd the con=· sation and was curious to know more about the class. "We chatted and he offered to worlr. with us in finding a Buffalo silt where the students could do siltspecific works," Koebel says. That Dea:mber, the class hdd an alubition, called "Method 13," at the old Asbury-Ddawarednm:hatthecorner of Delaware Avmue and Thpper Street, which recently was purchased by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco. "So, when I knew that I was going to teach the course again, I contacted David and he was again happytoworlr. with me in determin - ing a site,"she says. -we considered other sites before David came up with the idea of the vacant office space on the 25th Door of City Hall. Oncr he showed it to me, I knew that it was ideal for the project." Koebel notes that the 25• Door is the last Boor of office spou in the Tain's own physical and cuitural clio- phobic encounttr with cuitural implacanent in Buffalo. Ill'" of women · Some artists who grew up in Buf. • Jleaniz Flores, "Wrona Bini," a falo identify with the silt in com- piece about cenain kinds of identibuilding before the observation pletdy cli1lmnt woys,. Koebel says. ties in hish poWano and the Jeptideck. The space feanu.s banks of "Their mponse to the site is more macyofauthority windows offering "a panoramic continuous with the idea that Buf. • E8ldla Ford,"'pbipnio," a ¥ideo view of the city and the whole re- falo is so intertwined with theirl,'inslollalicainspiredbyrrfamcato gion. The ~ alone are so amaz. identity and senK of tdC' she ays. Gredc mytbolosyin the~ in!-you (!!'Ia real sense of the city The variety and divmity of the and munls of City Haft and the region," she says. students' artwork--«nd the fact thot • Vllt:rie 1npd. "Veno:is," which The artists' interpmations of the some of the work is not sp«i6c to dnrws attmtion 10 how City Haft's spadO are "wry brood and far-reach- the site-"malra the exhibit more IUDOIOUS .......... IDNIIMAmoriing," she points OUL clynamic," Koebel acldo. cans are in dloct miaqxttiJialiooi "Tbe 0\lttiiding premise of the Otb<r artists btuftd in the e:dlD• Mirda lvanciu, "''lKa," which project was that the st_udents were tionandthetideoftbarinslalolions: uses poetic means to record the to have no preamcq>tions of their • Ouis Coleman, "Beholdm Vo- viewer's path as she/be encounters actual artworlr. before entering the sion," which confounds divisions the artwork and olher vi<w<n • Sadiq Jr;<r, "Anti- Deco," an arsite," she says. adding that . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , students were instructid to chit<ctural inttrvmtion tbot both 25th Oversite: take tqnc to meditatt on embnas and shuns the Art Deco New Art fOf City Hall the site, explore their assostyle of City Hall ciations with it and how it • Ann Marie L<pkyj, "Impacttd collabon!M art project affected them, "and then be inspired and come up wiU. with environm<ntallycompmmised an interpretation.• Buffalo communities Those interpretations • Brian Milbrand,"Pay NoAttmrun the gamut, from the tioo," which lool<s at the way people political to the personal to communicate with each other the general through the use of a robot Many are completely • Aaron Miller, "Talents Divertied to the space-"they sified Find Vent in Myriad could not e.ist anywhere Forms," a sound installation mapelse but on the 25• 8oor,• ping the architecture and occuKoebel says. pants of City Hall · For example, Mike • Kisha Patttnon, "Bureaucrat," Bouquard's "Radial Wave," which shows~"'!" the wdl-meaning civil servant's mission often is an which surveys the paranormal activity of Buffalo and exercise in the futik and absunl lifts the bad spirits that • Bernie Rodely, "Buffalo Profile hllunt the city, actually is Tapes," which videotapes ahibitioo visitors'~ responses for instafted on the building's 1-- - - - -t-<1 observation deck. telecast on cable OJmnd 20 • Nathan Sobczak, "From the Some worlr.s are not so Cll)'- , _ ... . . . . . , _ Wmdow of Tune," which contrasts "truly site-specific-they fw •:ut~o ~ • • -• the artist's perception of Buftalo would. work in ano th er .....,. CllJ-. context," she says. One wjth his pandfother's memory of such· work is "The Perpetua!Inttr- betw<Cn pleasure in looking and the glorious city of yester)ar cou rse" by Kath r yn Mary control through SUIYei11anoe as it • Elizabeth Wasmund, "FragCidewich, which explores the hu- invita vi<w<n to ~ pedestri- ments of Memory," which uses onl history to explore the artist's dlildman psyche through a collection of ans 25 fli8hts below stored images and memories. • Adam Donnelly, "Tall BuildingV hood associations ofher father and Others are more personal ln Single Bound," which asks how long graodmother with the Buffalo a.rea " Where is My Ch<?pstick?" in the wake of Sept. II Ameria's • Megh Worthington, "FondBonavmture Tain is inspired by his ahattd thint for violence and de- ness Documented," which solicits grandmother•s obsessive control struction as entertainment will last pleasurable memories from diam- her 37 pair> of chopsticks, rep• Ryan Etti~ "Casino," which vene Buffalonians and then certi resenting each member of the fam. foregrounds the full extent of the fies them ily. Noting that Tain's ethnicOUnese controversy around Buffalo's mOYe • Catherine Mavoumeen Young, "Blossom of Snow," which features grandmother freq uently misplaces to embrace casino culture her chopsticks, Koebel says the worlr. • LindaBeth Nichols Flaclc, "The the artist in aiM performance wresundersc~res the relationship beSoul is the Prison of the Body," a tling questions ofwhiteneso, regional pride and territorial prejudice tween the misplaced chopsticks and commentary on the self's claustro- y_,,.. toollof--.. .Thanks, -........... ... """' "' The .............. - . ~ ~~ _ b e ........ __ ...-~ ond .... ond - ·--ond• -- longlh. . be-IDr _._ _ ..... ... ....... dlytimo ............ - - ......... ......... comat publsh ~~ --They must be-by9Lm. Monday to be all-.c! "" publiaotion thlt ·letton lssuo. The Rq>«torInprolors thot beroceMdelectrt>nlcollyot <~- Bob Senior VICe President Robert j. Wagner examines a cardboard image of himself, prepared by Creative Services, during a special presentation following a recent Service Excellence Assembly. Wagner, who's retiring this summer, received a photo of campus signed by his colleagues in University Services. �&epa..- Preparing for earthquakes UB experts say Au Sable quake underscores need to retrofit IIJIOHN D1UA COifTIIADA Contributlng Edito< T HOUGH theclamaeewas rdatively minor, Saturday's earthqua.kt in Au Sable Falh poinu out the neod for upgrading stcuctures throughout New York Slate ao they are better able to withltand future earthquilis.la)'l an earthquakt-engineering ra<archtr at UB. "J(s somethins that ...- people don't think about until ofter an earthquake, but the fact iJ l1lOit of the structures in New Yorlt Slate and throughout the muntry were not designed to withstand earthquakes," says Michel Bruneau, deputy director of the Multidisciplinary Center on Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), headquartered at UB. An expert on seismic evaluation and retrofit ofsll:d bri<Jses, building1 and masonry infrastructure, Bruneau says that while it's unrealistic to expect cities' to expend resources for the upgrading of all or most structures, it's important to be- gin retrofitting qitical buildins- and ~f~ as hospitals, bridges and wate:r, gas and electric facilitiesto the levd of seismic protection they need to withstand an earthquake. , . , . f:acilities desen. priority attention," la)'lllnmcau. "Hoopitab obviously need to be operational in order to bOll injuriea thai <XlllliiiODiy occur during eartbqualta-you can't let up a makahil\ hospital in • parltins lot during january. "And imagine the incommience and polaltial dqer of soin8 without water and dectricity for two mohths, let olone two boiii"S or two days, as iJIOIDdlrna the ax during mow or ice storms," be adds. The lint step in deciding bow much seUmic rmofitting or rehabilitation a building needs, aocording to Bruneau, is to evaluate the building using a model building code, such as the International Building Code, which mntains the latest earthquake-resistant design provisions. He says that buildingmderequirementswryfromcityto city, and that most cities decide to ignore the seismic-related provisions from the model codes when they <!'3C1 their own building codes. To bring an existingSiruclureup to the levdofscismic ~it .--Is, many new mst-effective advanad technologies},... been developed by researchers worlcing with MCEER, ioduiling faculty members from UB's [)q>artmmt of Civil. Structur.oJ and Fnvironmmtalllogineering. Some of theoe ttdmologies thai already ..... been implemented in buildingl and bcicltP include a "base-isolation" systml, whidl prota:ts alitrUCtllre from the vibration of the soil during an earthquake, and special "seismic dampen," whidl can be mmpored to shock absorbera that lessen a building's raponsc to a qualz. Gregory Bala:r,as&istant professor of plogy, agrees that more neecb to be done to prepare for the possibility of earthquakes. He la)'l New . York State residents and government officials shouldn't be mmplacent about the lik.dibood of another quake in the near future. "Events lilce the Au Sable quake aren't really out the ordinary," la)'l Bam. "It's something that happens in New Yorlt State once every I0 yean. It's lilce getting a freak snowstorm in Louisiana. It becomes a problem because pei>ple aren't prepared tO deal with it.. In addition to earthquake-engineering rtsean:b, MCEER also is involved in projecu to help buildings withstand acts of terrorism like those that occurred to the World Trade Center building1 on Sept. II . sorofil)sulin.Attwonwtllo,~JjC conference win It Niapn on Apnl17. Tho---·- by ~ Confwonco loo K.nt-. .. o...n Tire Pori<. llryan.Sandwz"" two home""" ind!e ....... ,.....,_Niapto.Sondlcapln - and--· doop pildlon CD"'*--IDIUWld 141'1Arpio&ps' NMinll U8 cld not cnil in the UBied 7-4""""""' sixinr~FCJ d"'" Of'- before Miami railed wkhtt.o ..... ind!elinaltwoatbaa. Mioml....-..diour-ind!e h ..... dbocll pmos on s...-dor as UB ,_. Ied l n d ! e - Tho - on Sunday wi<h.a ftnishod 14-) lossd1e 1D-d1e Red Howb. UB ~1M.,..,.. and stnndod 15 bosen.wlnen. Soft~ all UB 5, Kent State 0; Kent 5 - I, UB 0; ICoont State 6, UB4 U8split•doubloheoderwllll ...... K.nt 5ou on Soo.rdzy. ~out tile Goldoot Auhes. S-4. lnthoopeneo-belore~lho~I-4.The-rolliecllnlhe-&n.le "PI!Jp in a cup" changes that il)duced increased expression of preproinsulin, a precur- ~ase~all ICoont Stat. 7, UB l ; Kent S-17, UBI UB7, N'-'<l Miami f , UBI; Miami f , UB l ; Miami II , UBl; Miami 14, UBl UB hod a busy woek,JOinll4>, "'" lone ¥kt.ory beloc • non- on Sunday. but loll short.~ 1>-4. fToslwnan pto:hor Sacey """" pi<bd up her ..x.nd Win d tile season will> • With formula feeding, the tendency is tO finish the bottle, and this may result in~- Patel said ~It's evident from our studies with ratsth;t theCXllllpOOitiooandthetim- rats started gaining wcight and eventually became obese. What happened with the oflipring ofHCratswasnotexpected,bow.Yer, Patel said The semnd generation HC rats developed hypcrinsulinemia without receiving the high-arbohydrate diet and became obese in adult life. Only the HC females transmit these traits to their P"''I"'Y• be said suggesting that the intrauterineerperience may be eosential for transmis- ~ sion of the metabolic programming ~ A pa'rallel situation may exist g with the overfeeding of human babies, he noted. ingofthedietary treatment programs "Babies who were formula -fed the onset of pathological mnditions in the adults that mimic major meta· when it was popular in the 1950s and '60s may have devdoped obesity as bolic diseases noted in humans, such adults and may haV< passed on this as obesity and type 2 diabetes." trait to their children. With breast The newly emerging field of meta· feeding, the mother produces an ad- bolic programming offers an addiequate l!flOUnt of milk naturally. tional route to examine the develop- ment of chronic diseases of adulthood,henoted. Thereseartbers'longterm pi is.fo <!e1mnine ,II>< mechanisms causing the byperinsulinenl phenotype to be expressed for life in thefirstg<nention,and what factors in the mother are responsible for spontaneous transmission of this trail to the offipring. Malatbi Srinivasan, Ravikumar Aalinkeel and FeiSong,aU from Patel's lab, and Suzanne I..aychock of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, also contributed to the study, as well as Satish Kalhan of Case Western Rt:Serve University and David Hill of Lawson Rtsearch Institute, London, Ontario. The research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. ....-,-- ~-·~---intho­ ""her"""' home""' d tile ......... ,...,......,"""" in the - .Nasd final ..... d Sundoy'l ooniast. • ~ot~all Tho. . . . . . _, White 19, Blue 17 used• uiod~ to down tile 81ueaoam.19-17. in tile ......t _..........., bo<boll scrinwna&" on Apt 171n U8 5odlum. In • modifiod JCX>rirc fonnat. tile ........... 1101111 ....-..d "'*"' elf d the ........... and abo blocbd. potnu, r..om-lennis field"'"'--"'-- -~..-dtlleaaion.The81ue1101111pboclldiamudldowns late on a ~ ""' by loadlrc rusher Marquis DwarU! and a 15-yanl pass j e f f - to and a..d llartow!k. - senior""" ·s Bowlin~ Green 7, UB 0 llaJI State 7, UB 0 UB was . _ at ·home by l!owting c;,_, on Friday and &II Sute on Sawrday. The 8uls now.,., 2-1 5 ond ().9 in tile MAC. MEN' S Bowltna Green 7, UB o Ball State 7, UB 0 UB lei on tile road to bach Bowling G.- ond &II Sute by ldendal 7-4 docislons. UB (9-IO.G-5) hosts tile MAC~ at tile U8Tennis Center at tile Elicott ~ today, tomom>W ;and Saturday lracK ann Rein Bulla win SUNY Centers tide Calendar Saturday •nd 1-5 p.m . on Sunday. An- ~~~-AW~ 1ft ilndollholote _honoring""' _ ilnd_AianE. Cob« wll be•in dlsploy ~May 18 ~~:c:t:.:::-.~ ~===C"ut from 1987-96. Glleryhours~ 11 a.m. ·---""-· 10 6 p.m. Tuoodoy lhrougll Sa!Lwdoy. " 1!1th c..-y 11oton1ca1 Pttnts" · ~ollhofamous ·...men·-by--ilndprinlimllges ol ,..... modidnll properties . . on -cl.poyin l h o - ==~S...::~w tho llobert L 8town Historyol.._..,. c - . in ""'lb>fy. Tho echtlib, ~~==..~ Sodoty o l - Now VOlt<, IN)! be cUing normollb>fy houn. teams._ to flrst-j>lace finishes at the SUNYCenten~in~Tho-""'"""2:47"'*"' to finish llhad d lllmONip l!irchama>n (165~ ,_., (1 49) and Smny Brook (61) in the louMmm .-.The men's squad t>Jt;od 216 potnu, llhad d i'bny The men's ;and """*''s.qadt-ood-field (198).1!irchama>n (1 34) and Smny 8rook(9lj.The"""*' won 14 dthe 19 ._..,while the men placed first In II ......_ Biauna Mcfvland and Joe Clat1< wwe named Mon'hloable AINetes at the meet. Mcfvland ro<umed to her homeci>wn ID capM"e two indMdu>l firn. place and • nolar crown. Clarll.-,sprintod ID fim-placafinishes in tho 200 me<on (11.85) and 400 ~ (47.76~ Ho abo ancnorecl"bocll dUB's wtm1rc nolar squads. Sarah Aeulwwontivft.....-.a.~d!e t..mmerdvowllt 181-5 (55.»n). d!e discus lit 142-10 (43.5-lm) ;and tile jMolin lit 107-4 (l2.6Sni). Men's tllrowor Byron l1cKlnney won bach the shot put 11t 51-9 ( 16.0'hn) ;and tile ............. 1~7 (48.9Sm). Lrew UB wins Chancellor's Cup for aec:ond conMCutioe ,...,. The ~squad~ in tile SUNY~ in tile Bronx on Surd~¥. wtmlrc tine d .... ....... The voni<y ...... n<Mce four one! • sq.ads - . - ftnti*e - - t i l e voni<y .... """Y plocod cNrdCombined will> UB's men's cab toam,tlle- ~.....,..,. poina to earn the SUNY a..nc.tlor's Cup lor tile second ~ l'W· ,,.. , ··.·-·.·.·.·.·:.·. · .. · �81 Rap Driea AIJU 25, 212/Vi. 33.1o. 2& Thursd•y. April 25 ---- -..__,_......, Mallo your- dnorn.. sc.n Soaaet.2105Wdentlklior1, ~~ 10Lm.-5p.m. =:=.~~ lvrry""lf1.~ Wei~~~ MonogemontPortnenlnc. locobs ~Center, North CompUs. 8-10 a.m. SolO. 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Mainstage theater, Center for the ArU, North C.mpus. 7:30 and 10 p.m. S8 in advance, S1 0 day ol performance. Sponsorod by Student As!oclotion and WBFO 88.7 ~S-~Tr information, Art Lecture Le<ture. Judy Carlan, Atlonttc ~-:""" Sponsorod US Art Galleries. Oept. of Art ;story, Oept. ol Art and Brainstonn- Young Chonographen Showcase. Dept ol Theatre and Dance. Black Box Thea~. Center for the Arts, North Umpus. 8 p.m . S5. For more information, 6-45-ARTS. Alan E. Caber MMlOrial The R~1Mrln publl\het lhtlngi for events taking placet on campus. or fOf' off C4mpu.) evenb where UB group!. a re prin<lpat 1ponson Li stings ure due no la ter than noon on the Thunday prc<cdlng publkatlon. Lhtlngs are Monthly. Sc....,;ng R'!OfTl, Center for the Arts, North Campus. 6 ~m. Free. Communicaton Club. For more information, R~ne Hauser, 64S-6912, ext. 1,.2... Wutem New Y..... 11nnttw Support Group Meeting The Other Side of Tinnitus. 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For more W1formation, 636-3626. -Discuulon ='ih.:e.~::. ~-~ofthe ~~-= !idenas l.i:nries. friends Room. 2nd floor, Lodwood Memorial Ubrory, North Campus. 4 p.m. f,... Sponsored by Ms and Sciences l.lnries. For ~ ~~s<f"''"'Tysiclc. 64S. =/llody- N.t.A. (Neuromuscular lntegra!M Adlon). U.urie Krupski. dir., living Well Center. AlumniAtoN, North Campus. ...s ,30 p.m. Colt R«rution and In""""""' Service for fee. ~·~~~~by living t..~· l.aurie ICtupW, Open-Circle Nomastc. 222 Student Union• . ~:.~~~~· Center. For tT'ICn informltion, Janke Cochron, 64S.2837. c_, Aw-~ r!~~~~c~enter . 26 PetfOf'ITMince llon, jank:e Cochran, 645-2837. S:30.7:30 p.m.~ Student Affairs and the leadersh;p ~I Asl• •t Noon and Dance. Black Box Theatre. Center for the Arts, North Self Oflense Center. For more informatk- n, Frank Cicda, 64$-6469. Campw. 8 p.m. S5 . For mon~ Bujinkan Budo Tai(!Xu . The Economic Impact and Determinants of Investment In Human and Political ~~:~~~~~,~~~~ic~h~'&g"~a~u. \ Student Ensemble Concert UB Sym~u. . Slee 8:30 p.m. Freo. Sponsorod by electro nic Jubmlnlon form -- --· Happy's Nlghtmor•. UB Art DonceW«tlshop Young Choreographers Showcase. Dept. of Theatre mforma110n, 64S-ARTS ~~ Center. For more informa- =s~~~. ~~ Campus. 8:30- 10:30 p.m. Free Sponwed by living Well en becuttve Educ.tlon Progrom Building a Creation Company vs. a CompllaPf:e .Company. Bill Koehlf!r, foundet of Exhibits " 25th Dwwrslto: - A r t for Oty Holl" 'Nori< by art. media study and ~rch~~~~oo:,r~~~lty p~.~~ ~d~,.~~ 54-9 t:~r=~~~~~ Niagara Square, BuffaJo. r.r!~ ~~k~~t)' Hall to the 25 .. Hoar ~-,.,.7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Deborah Barone, a physician's assistant in the Student Health Center, works on some Mickey Mouse flapjacks. ..__ on Aug. 29. --.....---lind-.. :r:!specWst ~dlho~d- 1.-.-y 5choold-. .... --~dtheDe- .,.,.... ~­ __ in 1ho 5chool .. - lllorno.dbi·Sd_ _...Julyl . "'"-_"' . . hold 1ho ddt - --.in-lelho ~in Baker, Toles to receive honorary degrees at rommenammt UB's highest honor to go to Jacobs UB faculty member, renowned researcher to receive Norton Medal posthumously aysu~~ Rq>Ott~ Conllibutor searcher and Sclerosis R<scarch Center at Buffalo t=h<:r whose ~ research dis- General Hospital, died of cancer in coveries were sor and chair of the: Department of Neurology Cxaeded only and a world-renowned researcher in by hu com · the tmltment of multiple sclerosis, passion and his desire to has been chosen to receive posthumously us ·~ highest aw~rd, th e servr our uniChanrellor Charles P. Norton Medal. versity, our region and all ofhuman· The Norton Medal is given annu· ity," sa id President William R. ally at the university's general com· Greiner. "Throughout his career, men«ment ceremony to recognize Larry brought national and interna· someone who has, in Nonon'swords, tional acclaim to our ()q:Jartment of "performed some great thing which Neurology and the UB medical is identified with BuffuJo ... a civic or school, as well as to Buffalo-Niagara political act, a great book, a great "We were very fortunate to count work of art, a great scientific achieve- him among o ur faculty, and are very pleased to honor his memory with ment. o r any o ther thing which, in itself, is truly great and enabling and ' the Chancellor Charles P. Norton which dignifies the performer and Medal, a fitting tribute to his outstanding legacy." Greiner said. "The Buffalo in the eyes of the world." UB's I 56th generaJ commence - Jacobs family has long played a lead· ment ceremony will be held at 10 ership role in the community, and in a . m. May 12 in Alumni Arena. all that he did, Larry exemplified that tional and compassionate man T ....-.............-. ........ .. ," •• )0..01Dr~ __---out· 19f7..........-... . . . . . . --~ tobollold)IN2-5in _ _ _ ...,. _ _ .. gMn ..... _,_ to onASCE stonding-in lllue· tiolly -.g1honod 1ho odontilic bose .. - englneoring. s-.g- cited "101 his plor-"ng - ' . lnilovotlons ond -.hip In the u-y and llp!lli<otlons of structural control systems In c:iYII infTo. structure fKIIitiei.. • a.ttlcatlon IS-.. stop-"""' Senlot\b-RobortJ. ~ post his vb pmidollt on J<llyt,but ............ otUios ·-""""""""'- R. Greiner on a rogulor, pon-timo bosh. Wogner'J sutus - mis- - SIIted in I photo coptlon in last woelc's issue of the RlpO<I«. H E late Lawrence D. Jacobs. who was profes· North Campus. " Larry Jacobs was o ne of our most distinguished faculty members. and a great BuffitJonian-a scholar, re- very fine tradition of public service." Jacobs, who also was director of the Jacobs Neurological Insti tut e and the William C. Baird Multiple November at the age of 63. Col· leagues said that he was an excepwhose work helping those who suf· fered from MS, strokes and other neurologicaJ ailments had a great impoct worldwide. Truly, Jacobs ex- emplifie<l US's commitment to research, education and public servie<, and in a~ meaningful way helped to promote these tenets at the UB medical school. His ground-breaking research , geared toward developing better million dollar grants from the Na· tionallhstitutes of Health. In 2000, the New England /olmUll uf Medicin< published the results of a large-scale study, led by Jacobs. on the benefits of bela- Ia interferon in treating MS, which led to the Harvard Health /.mer naming his research as one of the I0 leading health advances for 2000. Amonghisothernumerous~ were the Stockton Kimball Awanl from the UB Sdlool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the: Stephen B. Kdley Award from the: National Mul· tiple Sclerosis Society's \\blem New treatment for relapsing multiple scle- York/Northwestern · Pennsylvania rosis-a form of MS that affects Chapter, the George F. Koepf M.D. Award for the Advancement of BiQ. 350,000 people in the United Statesled to the development of AvonexN, the most widely prescribed drug to tmlt this debilitating form of MS. As early as 1981, Jacobs' research showed that early treatment of MS with interferon beta- la significantly reduced the rate of progression and impact of the disease, which often includes brain and nerve damage. Jacobs funded his initia1 work privately, cventua11y attracting multi- medical Research from the Hauptman· Woodward Medical Research Institute and the: Alumni Merit Award from Sll.ouis University. Jacobs served on the board of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, was a founding member and former officer of the American Academ)' of Neurology Education and Research FoundaC..t....._._,..,.7 Donor's gifts now total $7.2 million By SUZANNE CHAMII£R1AIN Reporter Contribu tor N anonyn1owdonorhas given another $800,000 to th e Di s tinguished Honors Scho lars Pro gram, bringing to $7.2 million the donor's total gifts to this program. and re-.tffinning a tmc commitmc:nt to~o.·duc;tling tomorrow\ leaders. In 19'l5 . •1 S l.t'l mdhnn ~ i ft from th ~,.· .llltlfl\'llhltl'• donor llllll.lh:d th~o.· prtlgr.llll , \\'ht~o.h h,t, l'llJO\t'd SX0( 1.000.mn u.t l g• ft,lwmth~o.• ...,llllt' dtHlt\r ~o.'H' I" ,lll\.t.'. J'h~,.•,t• ~lib ­ whtdt p.tv lo r IUIIIIHI , nHmt , ho,mJ , ht\ok.... tr.twl .tnd ft't'!'l-hJw !<~ Up ­ ptlrtcJ 119 'tudcnt!> tot.tl.mcludm~ A 53 alumni and 14 students who will graduate in May. "We are grateful for the donor's generous gifts which . when sha red with these highly motivated stu · dents. have resulted in even greater synergy than we h ad cx-rH:ctcd. in tegral to UB's growing reput.tt1on <t:o. ;t ma jor public researc h univer'11)'·" ~•id Jmc phinc A ( :.t pu.tn.J. ,td rmn• ,tr.tt t wdtr~o.·(tor lor th~o.· L'nt ' ~o.·r .. n 1 ll onor .. Progr.un · lh~,.·,t• ,tud~o.·nt,,lrt·tru h .tmnnt:l H')!'ll ' Itt th~o.·luturt' ' ·\lt~o.·r gr.td u.tl lng lrllml 'H. tht·'l· 'tUJt•fll, ~o.O illllllll' Ill ,11!'11\ll~Uhh thcmM.'hl'... pur.. u•ng tii.I. UJl.lllt l ll' or pmk"!oltlll.ll .md ~r-•tlu .t t ~o.· .. ruJ ies ranging from mathematics to medicine . music to law, whether they choose to attend o ther schools or remain at UB. Some have earned. n a tiona ll y competitive feUo""oshtps;one will use a Mellon Fcllo""'5hip to study En ~li s h lite rature .tt Stanford , whill' two n th ~o.•rs h.Jvt: won N.ttio nal SCIt'llu' Ftlllll ti.Jilllll F~o.• llt)\1/S hip.s-----t llll' ltl ,tUJ\ .11 .\II"J .uh.lth ~o.•othcrll\,11 kll~o.lth~o.· \\und' li nk l)~~·.uw p.1ph1l lthliiU II.' lh~·t )J-.tlll~lll"lh•J llt ll\tlr' '\,.ht~l Jr,, \\hi lt· ,1 .. m.lllt·l "tt.'ll·tl group nl 'tutk nt ... .IT(' p.trt ulth~o.·l.trg~o.·r lm \'t'NI )' Jlonur' Pmgr.un. \\'htch of lt•r' 'tud~o.·nh "P'-'1.. 1•11 'l' llUn.tr' .md co lloquia , research opportunities and faculty mcntoring, as well as financial assistance. The anonymous donor's gift con tributes to US's S250 million campaign, o ne of the la rgest ever con ducted hv a public univer.aty m New York and New Eng.land. Alt h nu~h 11 '!'1 the fifth maJor fund - r.u s m g~o..llll p.ugn t.:o ndu l.'tcrJ tw l ' B.u\ tht• fir" I ll.JIIOil.ll/llltt'rll,ltHIIl.ll. lllli\\:r,ll\ \\iJ\.' . tnd .1fumn1 drt\t'I\,,IIIIJ'.H),!Il '' 11h \ulunl~o."\.'1 k.itkr' lrctm Jll ,,,~·r th~· ... tlllllln. l·unJ, IJI'\·d ''1ll "" U'-4.'\.t 1o t•nn~,.h J~.•J~o.· nu1. pm~r.tm,, 'u pport .. tud ~o.·nt;;, r.mgmg tmm un tlagr.ttlu.H6 ro l)\'~1 - do~o.tot.JI 'iu dcnh .md In cnh:mu.• unt\ cr,ll\ hfl· / �May t2112/Vi. 33;11. Z7 ....................... ... ......... ....... .... .._...._..........,. ...01111......niMI. Af I ...,..........,.._ ..... O'IIIIItHII.NIIIII . . . . . . . .!J...-.olby ~ ..... C.Wiirt.WntS..: doii'IDIIJ~ ... .. _ ...~-.-....,.1'-Y '-Sdloal. klr-ID . . poblc;ID ..... g&>ID~/ ·- · mrrhm' . , -+r' I d:lj I . Clld<on The~wtll-up an·~CDn'llei'W- - · hold In April1999 .. Comellbotwoon "ad>oates for childn!n" and "ad>oates for mochers" that-generated conllnulng ln....,. among schola1> from I voriely of di>dpfines, speclflally focused on ~ lionsfonl botwoon feminist kgii "-Y and child prole<:-. The WOIIohop being held at UB will featuro !htoe ponels. Panel Ono, 10 be held from 4-6 p.m. .... will focus on~ the Rlghts of Mothers and Ollldren." Panel Two, to be held from 9:30lil;-45 a.m.lcm Slt5.rday i\ 1Q6 ' ' O'llriln,.,.-....·~ln, , ~and-· The final ~- 10 be held from l :IS-3:30 p.m. on Saturday In 706 O'Brian. willolh!r -~with­ to Cantldor Femlnjom and Qind ,.,_,_. ~ Miap Not-, professor of pharmacy a n d - cl\ai( of the • College of Phannacy;Wil~ • .......m ............ . . - -~"" ~ -7-. --7 . -~~-NCAAIt- Altbougb aademic aareditation is oommon in ~and unM:nities, the NCAA Division I Alhielics Ccr- tificatipn Program focuses soldy on ..._n..c:...I'-- tomom>w In s.4S ~Hoi, ..,..,.. IUc:otta is dean of students and chair of the Steering Committee overseeing the NCAA certification program. Rslylot fldopdon," .. 8 o.m. May 14 n 200G Baldy ~-~ --~·~ .. ~ofpedillrics and in- - I n the Calogoof Medicine and Pubk- .. The Ohio Ur-.lly and Chldron~ HqopltM of Columbus. The-- b spotsnd by the ...... certification of athletics programs. Certification is meant 10 ensure the NCAA'.s fundamental oommitment to integrity in interc;oUegia~ athletics. FoUowing a pilot project, the NCAA's Division I membership oV<rWhelmingly supported the program and its standards at the 1993 NCAA CoJWmtion as a key part of the NCAA's reform agenda. At the 1997 convention, the Division I membership voted to change the frequency ofathletics certification &om once every five yeaJS to once every I0 years and to r<quire a_five-year interim-status report. NCAA -does the ensure this commitment to lntegtfty7 The certification program is structured to achieve this in several ways. It opens the affairs of the athletics department to the university community and the pubk Key campus constituent groups must be meaningfuUy involved in the self-study process. The NCAA requires that someone who is not involved in the athletics program chair the Steering Committee, which shepherds the selfstudy p!'OC<SS on campus. The Steering Committee and the four subeommittees working on the self' study feature a broad-based representation of the campus community, including faculty, Students and staff, as wdl as the Division of Athletics. The certification program also sets~ caUed operating principl~r the operation of Division I athletics programs. These operating principles plaa a "measuringstid"bywhi<h aU evaluating raponses.roviewinskiedDivision I m<mbers are measur.d back and preparing plans for imThey <XM:< four basic areas: provml<llt prior to the preponotion nancc and commitment to rules of a dra1i of the self-study report and complianoe,academic integrity, fiscol an executive summary. Once the integrity, and equity, welfare and dra1i report and summary areoomsportsmanship. In addition, the pleted, they Win be preoented to the NCAA has put tougb standards in • C31)3pus oommunity in June for furplace for institutions that fail to ron- ther input via campus~ foduct a oomprdlensive self-study or cus groups. the campus media and fail to oorrect problems. Certification the Athletics Web site at is intended to be!p an institution, not www.ub.thletlcs.buffalo.edu/ hann iL For this reason, ample time A final self-study reis gMil for an institution to oonsider port will go to the NCAA in Ia~ Auits progr.uns. identify problems and gust, with a peer·review team &om rorrect them. Institutions that fail10 the NCAA expect«~ to rome to cammake an honest effort face serious pUs in N<>=~ber. UB should receive oonsequences: ineligibility for NCAA a decision about its certification stachampionships. and it problems are tus in early 2003. not corrected, removal &om ac:tM Whit..., the paollltle 7 membership in the NCAA. When malting a decision on certifiWhatarethebenefltsofthe cation, th~ !'CAA's ,Committee on Hit-study to UB7 Athletics Ccrtification first must-deThe self-study offer.; a unique op- cide if the institution's self-study was portunity to educate individuals adequate. Much of that decision is across the campus about the athlet - based on the work ofthe peer review ics program's goals and purposes, teams .t\lat visits the QUilpus. The the many chaUenges facing athlet- peer review team is responsible for ics and the ways in which athletics verifyingtheaa:uracyandrompkiesupports the mission of the univer- ness of the self-study report, verifysity. It also r""""-' many aspects of ing the broad-based participation in the athletics program WC~rthy of the self-study and evaluating ronforpraise--it allows us to pat ourselves miry with the oPerating principles on the back, so to speak. But per- and the institution's mission and purhaps most importantly, the self- pose. Once the Coriliiliii..e«FAihstudy process identifies problems letics Certification oonsiders a selfand areas that can be imp""""' and study report ad<quate. it works tooffers a forum for suggestions &om ward a specific =tification decision. members of the campus rommu- An institution can be"certified" wben nitywith a wide range ofexperience. it is consideml to be operating its athletics program in substantial ronWhere Is UB now In the certlfl_formitywith theoperatingprincipl<s. catlon-ess7 It can be "certified with ronditions" The university now is in the fina) if problems are identified that are stages of the self-studyproc<SS, whi<h considered serious enough to have began Oct. I . The St«ring CommitfuU certification withheld until those tee and 'the four subcommittees are problems are oorrected. An institu- So-- c-. lion can be ~ "notartilied" wben it is notalllSidemfll>beop- eratiog its athletics program ;; sub&tmtial ronfunnity with die operating principles.ln.stitutioos classiJi<d as • o:rtili<d With conditions" or "not o:rtili<d" may be placed in. rcstriqed m<mbenhip category for up to one year; A5 a result, the institution would not be eligible for NCAA championship competition in aU spocts. If at the end of this rest:rict<:d membenhip therommittee rondudes that the institu~on lias no) addressed the identified concerns properly, it may reclassify the ipstitution as a corresponding member. That means the institution would no longer bt,;, ac:tM member of the NCAA. UBIIIsolsu~aHif­ study .. , _ of t h e Sbltes reac~,.;.. cess. How .,. the two selfstudy _ ...\ti - 7 Different? The two =tifications are similar in that they a,r;, the processes that are recogniud In their respettiv< fields--academics ana athletiG-<IS validating the institution's ability to meet the standards set lfy the g<>'l'eming association. · Both processes mirrO< one another in the requirement of broad-based participation in a campus self-study, fOllowed by a visit &om an emmal peer-m-iew team. Achieving =tification, or accreditation in the words of the Middle Statts proc<SS, is a critical milestonethatisvitallyimpnrtlnt to the university's reputation and continued association with the NCAA and the Middle Statts 115sociationofCoUegesandSchools. _""'PY_ Bums regales Center for the Arts crowd Cenlorolthe- of Phormocy andf'lwmaceullcoiSderas. Filmmaker says he's drawn to lives ofindividuals when making documentaries By DONNA LONGEHECit£R Reporter Assistant Editor REPORTER The ........ klampus <DI'iluoity . - . publlhodby the Offlce of l'fews Senbsln the DMiion of UMn~tycommunlcOtlons. lkMnlt)\-. ....o: ,. f*lllll ........ . • no ~1111. - . . . , (716) 6G.iD6. ....... . ---_.. ~~--_,...._ --Miii·....- --- Donno~ c.-.·- ---- -D*~ -a.S.A.~ OWON\IIdll Am- K EN Bums is an ideaJistic dreamer, imbuing history with a kind of historical an "emotional "A heroisnotperfect,"Burnssaid, nation of their work, the 19th archaeologist," interested only in what moves describing the inner negotiations Amendment to the Constitution , him , in what mysticism and making heoonsidersto the already larger than life even larger still,whiledeepeningAmericans' undernanding of the tectonic shifts in society and culture that have made them who they are. The much-heralded documentary filmmaker is for- be true and honest and suggest ive of an "abundana: . ever searching the country's attic trunks , pieci ng together its cob- webbed diaries and crumbling photographs into fresh narratives that, in themselves, may beoome some of the greatest stories ever told ·For the past 20 years, Burns told a Distinguished Speaker Series audience April24. he has attempted to .. understand the mysterious inner workings of that honorable republic known as America." And he is uninterested , he ex - plained, in "the old top-<lown venion of our past""""""" by the "drydat<s" of history or even a retdling of" white European aimes." He caUed himself of faith in human history" Everything about the War Be· tween the States that was rendered stale by high-school recitations of battleground facts and figures, Burns etched anew with his camera in hi s classic docum entary .. The Civil War," presenting the war re- plete with individual soldiers' tales and the smeUs, horror, fear and triumph those battles encompassed. .. I am constantly drawn back to the lives of individual human beings and how their ideas and ideals affect American life," Burns said of his pursuit of the ever-evolvingAmeri can identity and his obsession that every film deepen and anempt to aJ1.S'.«f the question who~ are." or between strengths and weaknesses mirrored word for word what they emb-odied in men like Thomas hadwritten,Bumsnoted, reminding Jefferson and Frank UO)'I Wright, the subjects of two more recent documentaries. In detailing /df=on's life, Burns said he sought to illuminate the "incandescrnt intelligencr" of"a protean genius" alongside his "agonizingintemalcontradietions,"whilc maintaining that it is Jefferson who is "the author of our ability to dream the American Dream."Wright'sstunningsucass, Bums said. enabled him to beoome the "epitomy of exasi." In "Not for Ourselves Alone," Burns tells the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony as the leaders of a "political earthquake" that shook the nation. Their work to win women t:ht: right to vott was "the American Revolution roming to fruition," Bums said, adding that they are responsible "for the biggest social transformation in American history." Stanton and Anthony were "wonderfully opposite and equally brilliant," he said Theculmi- the audience that their achievement took placr less than 100 yean ago. Describing another remarkable documentary that traces the legacy of Lewis and Clark's westward journey, Burns compared the significance of that journey to the first moon waUc, calling Lewis and Oark "the vanguard of the nation." ffis documentary chronicling their perilous and ultima~lysuccessful journey presented special problems he said, one of which W1IS to make the story compelling. "Then"s not a school child alive who doesn't know they made it back safdy," Bums said He and his film .... . . :-....~•- crew stood on frozen riverbanks, slogged through mud and endured <Y.l degree temperatures "looking, straining and insisting" on seeing what Lewis and Clark saw, but in manycasestheir"pristineviewswere dirni):la~ diminished or obscured by~" .,... ..,...., ... ,., •u "'"""''" 'VII,.._ �lllf U11211l3Ut21 ,- Neiders honored by SUNY Dental faculty member named Distinguished Teaching Prof · a, SUI WUETCHOI A VB faculty member since 1962 , Neidert has served twice as acting chair of the Departmcnt of Oral Biology in the School of DentaJ Medicine, and was a R~n-Editor IRDZA E. Neiders, profess<>< of oral dia~ sciences in the School of Dental Medicioe, bas.been named a SUNY Distingw.bed Teaching Profesaor. The designation, a rank above that of full profesaor, honors and recognizes outstanding teaching. To earn the designation, recipients must have a record of consistently superior performance in teaching skills, scholarship and professional growth, student services and academic standards, ~W,.,ments and evaluation of student performance. The appointment wasapproYO<I last week byth< SUNY Board ofiJustoes. M mm~beroftheBiomedicaiSciencos Study Section for the Nationallnstitut<S of Health for <ight years. She directed UB's Oral Pathology Graduate Training program for four years. She is dir<ctor of the Breath DisO<ders Oinic-<>ne of 1M specialcare clinics in the_dental school- and also serves as a primary consultant to th< Saimry Gland Dysfunction Qinic and th< Oral Medicine Clinic. She received the SUNY <llancdlor'sAward for Excdlmce in Teaching in 200 I, which hona<s those who consistmtly have dcmonstnted superb teaching at the un dergraduate, graduate or professional level She also has been named Alpha Omega dental fraternity's Teacher of the Year. Neiders receMd a bachelor's cleF from The Ohio State Uni=sity, a master's des= in general pathology from The UnivmityofCbicago _and a dental <leg= from the University of Michlgan. She served her residency in periodontics at UB. She =ides in Snyder. Eager Artists to refum to Buf(alo a, SUI WUETotUI RtpOfttr Editor ALL it "The Living Room: The SequeL" Although the setting will be different this time-Buffalo schools will provide the stage instead of the living rooms-the tmneodous success of "The Living Room Project" last fall has sparked a return en~t to VB and W<Stem New York by the Eager Artists Theatre Company of Durban, South Africa. Jerry Pooe, head of Eager Artists, will n:tum to Buffalo with two members of his company this fall to dim:t a production of the Athol Fugard play, "The Island," for the Irish Classical Theatre Company. Vincent O'Neill, ~ of the Department of Theatre and Dance, is artistic dir<ctor and co-founder ofiCfC. While in Buffalo, Pooe and ll]<mhers of Eager Artists will offer " Living Room" -type presentations in ; C eight to J0 Buffalo-area schools. group Tap Dogs in the CFA while in Buffalo laSt fall "To him, th< parallels were very obvious• to ""gumboot dAncing,• the coordinated, rhythmic dancing performed by South African minen wearing their workboots. Falgiano says. "He was like, 'I want to do a show like that (Tap Dogs),' with something that was nativ< to his rulture." Although Eal!"r Artists already included gumboot dancing in its performances, th< Tap Dogs show pro- lJjima Theatre Company, Juneteenth Festival, African American OJ!tural Center, 1490 Enterprises senior citizen center, North }dlmon Public Library, YMCA of Greater Buffalo, Lang<ton Hugh.. 1nstituk and the ~ Se!>io< Center. The project culminated in the world pmniere by Eager Artists of th< Pooe musical "Eithaya Poppie" on Oct. 6 in th< Mainstal!". The "Living Room" was funded with a SI 00,000 grant awarded to Brieo Update on Ellicott renovations Eil T1M ........,_ of tiM F-,r Student AsSociation's retail ·and food-service operation in the Ellicott Complex continues to run ahead of schedule. As a result, th< timetable for uruin evenu bas been 'a=! en ted. Please be aware of the foDowing changes. Marshall Coiirt • During the course of the p;o~, heavy co.nstructicn equipment and delivuy vehicles will requireoaccas to Marshall Court. A temporary ace<SS road has been constructed from the northeast comer of the Fargo lot to ManbaH Court. Excavation and foundation work probably will begin next week and continue for several w.:cks. During this period, there will he an increase in traffic from the faJ10 lot to Marshal Court. Please be alert to construction equipment and tt"Ucl< traffic near the entrance to Fargo during the day. Corridor Access Beginning May 13, both hallways leading to the Student Qub, as well as the Student Club seating area and the Elli, will be closed so the contractors can begin demolition in these areas. Use the tunnel walkway for tnmsiting around the Complex. Piau leYel Beginning May 13, demolition of the skylights over the Student Club will begin. During the demolition and subsequent construction of the new mechanical room, the plaza will be closed periodically for safety reasons. Please checlt the renovation bot line 6452521, ext. 308, and the Campus Dining and Shops Web site at <- --Myultcenl.c -> for updates. The Eli The Elli will ciQse May I 0 and will not reopen until early September. Hubie's will be open during th< summer and will stock some basic health and beauty aids, and snack foods. The Student Club The Student Club will dose May 9 and remain dosed until the project is completed in J;u•uary 2003. Service will be available in Hubie's until the project is complete. Summer hours for Hubie's will he 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Friday FSA's goals during the construction process are to keep th< project ~on schedule while minimizing the inconvenimces that may occur. For the convenience of residents and faculty and staff members who work in the complex, there will be posrings around Ellicott through out the cons truction process, as w~ll as updat~ s at <www.mJUbanL<- >. Contact Cindy Youngers or Mitch Green at 645-2521 with any qu<Stions or concerns. Law alumni to honor six .-us a;. among them Buffalo Academy for ~ the Performing Arts, Catholic Cen- j tral School, Herman &dillo Bilingual o Academy and Grover Cleveland ~ High School. The artists will perform "Skhebekhebe and "the Naughty Kids," a story designed specifically for young people, says Thomas Burrows, vided the "spark" for Pooe to put the CFA by the Association of Performing Arts Pr<Senters Arts Partdirector of the Center for the Arts, together "Mine Ghosts," he says. • Mine Ghosts" is based on the ners 11rogram, underwritten by the which sporoored Eager Artists' visit last filii and is working with the gumboot dancing and a capJ"'IID Lila Wallace-Reader's Dig<St ~und singing competitions held in the and the Doris Duke Charitable troupe again this year. Friday and Saturday FoundatioO-Burrowssaysthisfall's As they did last fall, the South Af- mines ricans will work with UB students night,Burrowuays.notingthat Pooe visit will be funded by the CFA and during this return visit, lecturing US<$ the device of a cic<ed mine and . olher sources, which still are being and conducting master class<S and an old miner "to tell the story of th< identified. The Lila Wallace grant also workshops in music, dance and the- gumboots and the singing and wbat happened in th< mines." funded th< production of a docuater, he adds. Both Burrows and Falgiano titer- mentary of The Living Room Although at this time ordy Pooe and two niernhersofhiscompany= ally gush when recalling last fall's Project.ProducedbyFuliCirdcStuscheduled to visit 8ulfaJo. tmtatM!y visit by Eager Artists. In "The Liv- dioo. the documentary initially was set from Oct. 5 througb O.C. 5, Bur- ing Room Project," members ofEa- a way lo record the project's planrows says heapecuarransements to ger Artists performed short plays. ning prooess in order to help secure be made to allow the full oompany sang, danced and told stories for thegrantfromtheLilaWalla<zfund, small audiences-ranging any- Burrows says. But, he adds, it bas to ~me. The visit will culminate on Nov. 23 in the Mainstagt theater in wh= from 20 to 100 spectaton;- . became a way of sharing th< Living th< CFA with th< premiere of a full in private hO<n<S and in community Room Project with th< hosts, and stall" pie<x entitled "Mine Ghosts," centers in Buffalo. After the perfor- othercompani<S andorganizatiOns. based on dance competitions per- manC<S, the cast shared a meal and as well as the Lila Wallace fund 1be documentary features interformed by South African minen. he conversation with th~ir hosts and views with Pooe, Burrows, Falgiano says. Burrows adds he hopes that audiences. Among th< "community hosts" for and some of th< hosts, and indud<S some UB theatre and dance students the 16 performances W<r< public and footago of some of th< perfunnances. can perform in the show. A special sc=ing of the docuRob Falgjano, assistant director of privatecitiz<nr-induding President the CFA, recalls that Pooe had at- Wiltiam R.and:vm,yreiner:-"l~ , men1ary~ held (or.invi.tec! gu<Sts tcnd'-'f.! a ~rfonnance ot the dance as such community organizauons aS on Monday in the CFA. every Aft of t..w School will roaive Distinguished Alumni ·Awards for their valuable contnbutions to the leg;aJ profession and community at th< 40th annual UB Law Alumni Association meeting and dinner to be held at 6 p.m. Wedn<Sday in th< Hya11 Regency Buffalo. The alumni association also will recognize a non-alumnus, N"ds Olsen, dean of the Law School since 1998, who will roaive a special award for "outstanding service to th< Law School, univ=ity and community." Awards will be presented to: • The Hon. Julio M. Fuentes '75, who will be honored "for his conscientious and diHgent performanc~ in the judiciary.· With Fuent<S' appointment in March 2000 by President Clinton to the United Slates Coun of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, he became the Law School's highest-ranking federal jurist. • Kenneth A. Manning 77, partner in the BuffiUo-based law firm of Phillips. Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber llP, will be honored "for his leadership by example as a private practitioner." Manning handi<S large, complex litigation cases, prosecuting and deknding class actions. product liability, personal injury and comrnen:ial litigations. • Robert M. Elardo '81, JtlaDI8in8 attorney for the Voluntttr Lawyen Project. Inc., will he honored "for his commitment to public service." Since 1984, he bas run this pro bono"program that coOrdinates th< efforts of voluntttr at~Drt~qS in the Provision of quality civil leg;aJ services to law income people and anal! not-lOr-profit groups. • John T. Frizull '55, of coUn.d in the Bul&lo oi!Kr of Hiscock Barclay Saperston & Day, will be honoml "for his many contributions to the betterment of our community." Frizull, whose practice OV<r the years bas concentrated in civil litigation, bas served the community as an arbitrator and mediator, as a past president of the Erie County Bar Association, and as a past diiecto1 of the Erie County Bar Foundation. , • v-Udri L Pryor '78. president and CEO of ssu' USA Mutual life Insurance Co., will be bonored "for her eumplary performance in business."Having earned bachelor's, MBA and"JD degrees. as well as a CPA, Pryor in less than 24 months led the turnaround of the 61 -yearold New York company into a mutual life insurance company with SIS billion dollars of insurance in fora:, and $1 .3 billion is assets. • Nils Olsen, dean and professor of the Law School, will he honorrd • for outstandi,!'g se~ice to th~ ~w School allfi the commun ity by a non-alumnus. Appotnted dean tn August 1998, Olsen directed the implem~ntation of the school's new curricuJum. He has over· s~ . the development of 12 concentrations, an enlargement in tht apphcant pool and sd ~t..L ivr~)'. &nd an incre.a in pnvatt support. �4 Raporier MayUOOZ/VIi. 33.1n: Z7 Tennis c~ach leads Outdoor Pursuits program for those who want to explore wilderness B RIEF L Y · Elder . _ fw P-1 to be held M.y 16 ... co-- The'- School ... Eldo< ' - feir from 1:30 a.m. In lhe- to 1 p.m.""" 161n stono ........ ))] Dick ~. o.p- n..• ..--............ on logot- poriOirq to -and~.....,..,. '*'g.andls_ .. _ dlj. .....,~om~y,.,-.,~ <=- monogon and- pool& -In lhe flold d oging and kJn9emcare. Hon. - E. ~ dis­ lllc:t~judge. Eighth judidll Oiotricl. will gM the~addms. Attomeys will be ovolloble to answer q uestions IOd I:Uist WI the complotlon of ~,. proxy forms. To rogi>t<r, coil S,SU.s-4<1. TRilNSITIONS Moving In Keith OJborne Ellis, from as-wxiat~ d1recl0f of Technok>gy Acquis.it1on and Global lken!Wng w•th the Procter and Gamble Co 1n C•nonnatJ, to d1rector ot the lntellectuctl Property DMs1on w•th•n the Otllce of -sc..ence, Technology Transfer and Eco- nom•c Outreach (STOR) Moving Up D•vln• A. OtirKHts, from naff as.sodate 1n Accounting and 1 Budget SoervKe\, to director of grants and contracu service\. Retirements Don•ld Armrtrong. proftssor, Medical Tochnology Be•trke A.. aewen.secretary 2, CIO Administr.Jtive Operations c;eo,ge s. lloblnud, ~""'"""'· Ubrary and Information Studies Fr1na D. Boldt. auodate professor, Music Colt E. - . prolasor, English Goron E.~ profes- sor, Gynecology-Obstetrics ...,.._... c;, Hohn. auto body mechonlc, focllitio> Operations - A . I I o t l o r, staff l s~Management · -MMyj......... d lnlco105$1stant Pfol"""', Phlrmocy ond l'hltmoceuticol Sc~ . a...too ............. uni- Crispell is UB's outdoor adventurer ay DONNA LOHQH£CJWI Rqxxt~ Assistant EditCM' EMBERS of the UB community looking for a true wiklmless advmture--<>r those wanting to push the boundaries of theirporsonallimitations---need look no further than Russ Crispell, men's head tennis coach and ooordinator of the llllivenity'sOutdoor l'wsuiu program and veteran outdoonman. Outdoor Pursuits. which is open to students. staff, faculty, alumni and the community-at-large, is designed to provide opportunities for wilderness exploration ro both the experienced and noviceadventurer. ln fact, CrispeU could be called an "adventure specialist," happy to show anyone why it's important to retrtat and M -.cen the value of this all my life," l ·n,pt:ll o:oaid. '"lt'sdomg thesethings dl·, ~,.•Jop!; lnterdt:"pcndcnt part · n~r"hlp.!! . It \ <1 wm · wm sit uation ." H .... muttu I!; "ht:c;J uSC adventure I re ~.·~ th~ )tplfll." and he's St:en the •mpJ(I hi.!! yc..·ar· lung schedule of IMckpJcking. .!!llOWshoei ng. canocmg Jnd k.!yJk.mg trips Jnd wilder· Ill.'!>' .. urv1v.ll cia~ ha!~ had on st u· dt.'nl.!! J.nd o tht.'r partictpants, espeCI.III )' thoSt.· who ncwr had stepped loot on a hiking trail prior to joinmg an cxcursit)ll into the outdoors. I k SCC!l th CM' opportunities as prevcntativt: m eJsures against stress and for m.my, thelx.-ginningof a lifelong explorJtion of the outdoors. lt '!<~ahioa gre-Jt release for students dealing with hcrtic schedules and ~xams. Crispell has see n perfect .!It rangers form the strong bonds of frit."ndship that the mutual depen · th,ll VEN at 10 million square feet, UB is suffering from E Space Planning to grapple with the end result- a majo r, university wide space crunch. T he problem is not just abo ut having enough classroom space-space in general is at a premium an d how it's being used is a major issue, says Ann Newman, director of space plann ing in the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Presi dent fo r Health Affai rs. Newman, wh ose office is respon sible for planning for all academic and non -academic space at UU. wanL-. to make it dear that aU space at UB belongs to the unh'ef'Sityasa whole,and u.s aUocatio n and u.se always should support the mission of the university. Adequate uti lization is crucial, Newman points out, because the state won't support requests for new buildings unless it st.-es that current space is being well -used. "Right now, we're in the fifth year MMy j. ........... supoMslng jannor, Focilitio> qporollons Aultln D. S w - profi!S>Or, Educational L.eldenhip and Policy ~D. Toum.f, clinical profesSOf1 Medk;lne Joc.let• Welu, c$eaner, Fadli· ti6 Operations JOB LISTINGS U 8 job listings accessible via Web Job listings for professional, ,.: search, fac:utty and civil set'· compotlti';e ond vic~th non-competi~tioru an be Kceued via the HUtNn Re- <http:// __ _site _ sources Servkes Web at __ lllo.odu/hft/Y..-/>. the ~'riner Wtlliam Sound. and amp on Coole Inlet <Mrlooking Mount Redoubt , a 10,000 foot volcano. These robust campers. five whom ... over SO, also will expkn Fairbanks, bringing them d<* to the Arctic Cirde. and visit the 100-foot walls of the Matatanuska Glacier. In ~ tion, the group will pan for gold a.ld fish for salmon, and jusl sit baclt and watch the Northern l.ighis. Trips planned for the fall semester indude a backpaclting excursion to the Adirondacks and a ·snowflake" canoe paddle in Algonquin Park in Ontario. where breaking ice: with canoe paddles might be part of the experience. During the winter, CnspeU will lead a snowshoe trip through the Chautuaqua Gorge. In the spring of 2003. heartier sou ls can go whitewater rafting in the ZoarValley or visit New England on a backpack· ing tour. And although plans havn1 't lx'<n firmed up. Crispell hope. to Ruu Prince Wllll•m Sound •nd surrounded bJ the Chugach Mountains. The •re• Is f•mous for I'! c•l•lng gl.clen •nd sltlngs of killer •nd humpback wh•les. Crispell 's flrst trtp to Al•sk• w•s two ye•rs ago •nd he Is le•dlng • second group of 10 there In • few wHks. sports career b ovcr,but what }'tm'vc And sometimes, these activities we o ffer can change a kid".!! tifc,can open unique and purely optional" opportunity to ·camp ou t rather than stay in a motel, which provided a crucial chance for the team to bond "They talk about this trip every week-tt their eyes." he said. "It's the catalyst really had a positi"" impaa on the learned those fouryearsacack:inirolly wiJJ slay with )'OU the rest of your life. for major positive change.'' team, on their relatiQnships with one Ht• recounts the experiences of a11 another," says Crispell. environmental studies major, who From May 22 to June S. Crispell two years ago. took her first canoe . and his brother, Herb, a retired dass. Her enthusiasm led to her be- physical education professor, will coming a volunteer assistant for the take a group of 10 on the ultimate Outdoor Pursuits program and adventurr--an excursion into the later, o paid assistant. She now has Alaskan wilderness. been hi red by Brockport State Col- The group will backpack in Denali lege to develop a program similar to the one Crispell runs. " It's amazing Nati'onal Park. explore the Kenai ~ninsula, sea-kayak in Whittier and le:td J gmup e1tht"f on a Yellowstone.~ P.1.rk tnp or bJ.ckpadung m l:.uropt' Along w1th peak cxpencnces tn th~ ou tdoor., , LnSpell run-, sk11l~ duuc.!l lur tho~ who wanl to learn tn roll a kayak or p.1.ddh.· a canot·. <b well .u survaval trJinmg dmscs and wildcrm.'S.\ first .ud and EMT dassc..~. Crispell has organiud a Wildemes> Fmil Responder course to be taught at UB May 17- 19 by CDS Inc., a non -profit company that provido in-depth scarch-and·rcscuc and wilderness, medica] and survival train ing. Panicipants learn how to deal with everything from minor cuts to major medicaJ emergencies. For more information about Out- door Pursuits' events and das.ses, visit the program's Web site at <http:// wings. buffalo.edu / org I outdoorpo.nults> or call 645-6669. Newman emphasizes that academic and space planning should go hand in hand By DONNA LONCODftCKfR Rtp011er Assistant Editor -a.-.seniofstlffoso..tcl A...,._., p<olessor, Eduational L.eldenhip and Policy edge of group dynamics and team buildingto ~op leadership skills and foster po5itiv< rdationsltips. ..What wt'rethcre for is tocducatr kids for life. For example. if you're going to playt<rinisor play sports (at the univemty), after four years. your what one, one-credit class can dothe impact is very profound." His tennis team hasn't escaped the call toadvmture.eitber. During midseason. Crispell has taken team members am ping and careening down a river in the Zoar Valley, facing 8-10 foot swells in Oa.u 4 rapids. C>n<z, during a conf"""""' championship. he offered the team the "rather UB experiencing campus-wide space crunch m sodote, educ.otlonal ()pporru- nltyCentor wilderness Journey can provide. And as a coach, he uses his knowl - lea rn to recreate--or "re-create.. as he calls it-and rcvitali1..c the spirit. ''I'm a teacher too, I love to open pt.•ople '~ C..'\'~ to nc..'W options-J've major growing pains. And tha t leaves the Office of YOnity pollee lrwostlgotor 1, Pubic: Sofoty dena and shared experiences of a of a five-year capital plan that was ex· tended to a sixth year with no additional funding !Tom the legislaturethat was pre-Sept. II -and we don't know really when the next one (capital plan) is going to start. "We know what our needs are, and we know o u r needs ~ greater than the-funding well get !Tom the state." The top items on the list of additional space needs a.re new buildings. including facilities for compu ter science and engi neering, and more biom edical research space on the Sou th Campus. Money also is needed to reno,•atc the space that would get back-filled, or converted to another use. .. Everyone's growing; you have to look at who's growing the mos t," Newman says ... For the next year or two, we're okay. But beyond that , it gets troublesome." As for teaching space, Nc·wmJn says th.u centrally scheduled dass· rooms have a very high cap.tcity m termli of utilization. "There arl~ some d epartmenb th.u rl-nli)• use their teaching spau· very. very well. There Jre some oth ers that could improvc ut ilization." Nt-wman says. She abo describes three components that arc essential for good space planning at a univt'rslfy. .. First, you need an accurate Inventory of what space you have and how it's being used . We are well on our way to that," she says. "Second, you need a robust and well-communicated ;u:ademic planning cycle. wh= the growth and forus of departments and sdtools is in line with the llllivenity's larger goals. and that academic planning then gets rommunicated in a timely fashion to the various offia:s that have to deal with its effects, such as budget,pmonnel, enrollment, space planning. etc. "Part of this is an understanding of the time needed to go from plan to reality on space issues, Newman explains. " It takes time for me to be able to identify additional space opportunities. if they are needed. and negotiate them. It takes time to plan , estimate, find funding, design and build renovations. .. If I can commu~icate one thing.'' she stresses. "1t's that no one shouJd apply for a grJ.nt or create a new program that has space implications-tht:ycannot do it in thLircxistingspacc without renovations-without J~ng my office know." Newman notes that the cruumcb and processes for such notification are described at <-..,........u.ut.odu/ OSP/ lnclex.hbnl>. Faculty members cannot assume that if they get a research grant requiring new space that they will able to get that spaa: easily or quickly"especially now that UB is in such a space ounch," she says. "Not that we don't wan t people applying for grant.o-we do--but they need to think of the space issues early, so I have time to tkvelop options." The third component of space planning, says Newman, is the need for space·aJJocation policies and guidelines. At this time, there is no additional space on campus to convert into classrooms.. and the space that does exist is not very flexib le- which, she explains. makes it crucial that space and academic planning go hand in hand. "We have a long way to go to really incorporate that planning process and make it a continual thing." she says. Progress is being made, though. Newman ha s updated and im proved the space inventory with new software--a graphic database that links data and floor plans, signifi cantly improving the quality of the data and p ro viding a more accurate inventory of space. .. If you're in a situation like we are, where all your programs are growing and your space is not , we·~ going to have to root out those poorly u t ilized spaces and put them to other c!Ses," says Newman. �lby 7. 2D112MlUa. 27 Retention rates examined m FSEC panel finds that high school GPA still best predictor 1!7DOMIAL~CJWI Repottw- Assist.nt Editof T HE Faculty Senate Committte on Admissio ns and Retention has found that freshman retention has inmas<d only slightly in the past four years, despite unjversity-wide efforts to increase the rates. CommitteeOWr lioy\\bod, professor of chemisuy, told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its April24 meeting that 7<}.69 percent of freshman students who enrolled at UB in the fall of 1999 remained at the university until the spring of their sophomor< year. compar<d to 77.92 percent of those who enterW the university in the fall of 1995. Wood also reported that while about 5 percent of freshmen drop out during their first semester, that number more than doubles by the t.'nd of the second semester. The commiucc, which is looking .11 W.J.)"'i to increa.'OC rt:tention, tracked lrt.'"ihm('n clas"ics from 1995· 99 through the M>phomore year. C.ommittc..'l' mcmhen. .tlso looked .at rlw rdauo no;htp Oct ween ))l"rfor· m.liKt' on the New York State lk· gt·n t' t.'~amo; and success at UB, \\'ntxl ~ud. llH.' purpose..· of the stud)' walt to dcH.· rmim~ whether data ot her than high school grade-point .tvcragc, including math SAT scores, performance on math Regents ex- ams, the number of activities stu dents are engaged in, leadership ac- individuals wbo want to find peopl< via eUB and MyUB. Tbe Web Team tivities, honors and employment ~soh~d~opeda~duhkUB departmental index that is independent of LDAP data and is drawn The main predictor of success, •from the data in the print directory's Wood reported, remains students' 151uepages. high school GPA. Petro r<ported that trimming back In other business, Carole Smith the departmental portion of the diPetro,asoociat< 00, president for uni- rectory was a n<c<>.sary coot-saving Ymity oommunications, and Kevin measure. HOW<Y<r,she~ E)". Web applications <bdoper for that the online directory should have the UB Web Team, gave a presenta- been up·and runniflg before the tion on UB'o online mr.ctory, aa:es- phone directory's blue pages were sibl< from eUB, the university's home scaled bock, Petro said she hopes that CIT· pase,al Petro and E~ addres5cd frustra- Wings will fold LDAP into eUB, tionssenatorsexpr<SS<dabout LDAP, adding that "more and mor< people !he email directory managed by CIT, are using the online directory rather and the latest edition of the paper tele- than the paper directory.• phone directory, which features deIn other business. Robert Shibley, partmental listi ngs-the blue sec- professor of urban design and chair tion-that have been significantly of the senate's Public ServicrCornmitscaled back from previous years. They tce,reponedthatwhilecngasedscholalso demonstrated the online a.rship.in theoontcxt of public ~i«. directory's case of use, its functional · has become a dead issue at UB. many ity and a much improved (O\'er institutions acro5S the country ar< takLDAPl search engine. Petro noted it ing the lead in what appears to be a should be possible to udd a link to national lllO\'rnlCtlt that Shibley deHuman Rt:source Services so that us- scribed as ..a revolution... ers can make changes in their perThe idea of public service ht.-ing history, could 11rovide additional insight into predictingsua:ess at UB. ---.....- >. sonal profile. Senators had complained that the information on WAP often is outdated or inaccurate. Petro said LDAP's existing data structure has been reformatted into a more user-friendly interface for ued to tenure and promotion has only brought a .:.hostile reactjon'' from faculty members, Shibley said, but UB " will be left behind in the national movement if we don't take engaged scholarship seriously.'" Kids' financial skill on decline By JOHN DELI.A CONTIIADA Contributing Editor URVEY re>ults released last week by the JumpSUJn Coa· S !ilion for Personal Financial Litemcy and Lewis Man~ell. UB professor of finance and mana· gerial economics, show that high school seniors know even less about personal finana basics than they did five years ago. The good news is th at more poticymakers ar< sitting up and takingnoticeof the problern,say Mandell and Jurnp$tlrt r<presentatives. On average, 12th graders participating in JumpStart's 2002 nationwide survey answered 50.2 percent of the question s cor- rectly-a fuiling grade based upon the typical grade sca le used by schools (90- 100 percent =A, 80-89 percent = B, etc.). In similar surveys conducted by the co~ition in 2000 a nd in 1997, the average sco res were 51.9 percent and 57.3 percent respectively. The researcher for all three studies was MandelL .. If there's a bright side, it's that the si tuation quantified by JumpStart's surveys has caught the attenti on of Congress, regulators a nd others,n said Dara Duguay, th e coa lition's executive director. She notes that in February, the S..-n. ate Banking Committee held hearings on adult and )'<>Uth financial titeracy. And earlier this year. President Bush signed the"No Cllild left Behind Act," which makes $385 million in funds available for local educational agencies to use for .. innovative assistance programs. including activities to promote consumer, economic and per- intcndents to place a high priority on funding innovative personal-finance education programs when applying for the money." said Duguay. 5uppon for innovative education is welcome new.; to Mandell, who believes a major factor affecting the JurnpStan sun'<)' results is how the infonnation is taught More than onequaner (28.8 pero:nt) of this year'' survey respondents had panicipated in a stock market game, where studcnts"invesr" hypothetical money in simulated Wall StJeet trading. Students who participated in a high school stock market game scor<d better on the survey (52.4 pero:nt) than did students overall or those who completed other oourses in money manage:rnent or economics. "Teaching personal 6nana: is like teaching students how to useoomputers.· said Mandell. "In both cases, students learn by doing and in both cases, the subject has immediate relevance to their lives if tmght effectively~ Other findings from the survey: • The average score for Caucasian students was 53.7 percent,compar<d with 50.6 percent for Asian Ameri· cans,44.8 percent for Hispanics.42.1 percent for African Americans and 45.5 pen:ent for Native Americans. Males averaged slighdy higher scores (50.7 percent ) th an fema les (49.7 pen.:cnt). Students from the Mid'"'oot scored higher (53.5 percent ) than students from the orthcast ( 50.5 percent), the West (48.8 percent) and the South (48.6 percent ). sonal finance education." "Our hope is that the latest sun'cy • A comparison of results from the 2000 and 2002 surveys shows a decline in the percentage of students who do not llSt' a credit card (from 69.1 percent to 67.8 percent ) and who do not use their parents' credit results will oompel high-school super- card (from 18.3 percentto 15.4 per- m cen t}. However, there was an in· crease in the percentage of students who have their own credit cards (from 9.2 percent to 12.1 percent ) and an increase in the percentage of students wf\o have an ATM card (from 31 percent ot 35.9 percent). • Nearly 75 pe=nt of the students have a savings and/or checking acoount with a bank. The 25.7 percent of thC students without any bank account scored lower (46.1 percent) than those wbo have a savings acmunt (5 1.7 percent), a checking account (50.5 percent) and both savings and checking acrounts (50.2 percent). • Slightly more than one-third (35.1 percent) of this year's students knew that retirement inoom e paid by a company is called a pension, down from 46 percent in 2000 and 63.5 percent in 1997. In addi tion. 33.3 percent thought such in come was So«!ial Security, up from 30.3 percent in 2000 and 29.2 percent in 1997. • \Vhile almost 60 percent of the students knew that sa.Jes ta.x "'makes things mo re expensive to buy," nearly one·quartcr (2 1.2 percent ) th ough t Llu·rc was a national sales tax of 5.5 percent. Seventeen percent thought the federal govern ment will deduct it from paychecks and 3.7 percent thought. the tax didn't have to be paid in Ca!te!t where mcome was very low. The )umpStart survey, conducted this past December, January and February, consisted of a written 45· m1nute examination administered to4,02412thgradersin 183schools across the U.S. A copy of the SUT\"ey questionnaire is posted on the coalition's Web site at <http://www.Jumpruort.org> in the ..downloads" section. &epa..._ ·15 Earth Day is every day . oritheWeb · While ,._ ..,.,. h..,. let Earth Day slip by without panicipating in any of the special events, it 's not too late to become informed about envir6nmental issues . Earth Day offici~ly was April 22, but why not embrace the slogan. •Earth Day i~v­ ery Day!" The World Wide Web o~rs a great introduction to crucial environmen· t~ concerns that affect our- daily lives and future. Not su re where to begin! Stan with the Yahoo! Directory- Environment and Nature at < http://dlr.yahoo.com / Sodet)'__ _Cultu,../ &mronment_- _HatuN/ >. Besides providing links to the latest environment and nature news, the directory covers 01 range of. topics, including consttVation~ global change, pollution, owne depletion and recycling. To learn more about cri ticaJ environmental topics, visit the Earth Day Network at <http://www.urthcl•y.net>. Headed by the tni- tiators of the first Earth Day in 1970, Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes, this nonprofit organization is devoted to spreading environmental awareness through educational mat erials and publications. Included on th is site are suggestions on how to involve your work, school or community. in environmental protection. Biodiversity loss; depleted and polluted w;uer; vanishing for· est.s;energy, poUution and climate change, and equity and environment a re among the man) topiC'i addressed. Yo u also can 5Ub!tCrih< IO-thc1r email service mtcndcd tn keep )'OU up to date on ~m 1rnn mental issues and Earth D.lv a~.­ IJVlliCS around the wo rld . For a$ sistance 111 planning future Earth Day events, download the .. Earth Day Orgamzers Guide" for fret· at <http://www.earthday.n et / howto/ downloads .stm>. There is an endless number of resources available on the Web thou can help you become involved in environmental policies. Friends of the Earth, a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the planet from environmentaJ degradation, has a Legislative Resources Web page <http://www.foe.org/legls/ lndu.html> that links you to federal legislation in the current and past congressionaJ sessions,a!t well as environmental codes and government agencies. Environmen tal awareness can be taught at a1most any ag~. Int roduce a young person to the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA } Student Center at <http://www.epa.go•/ stuclents/ >. This Web si te provides detailed explanations about conservation, waste, recycling. ecosystems and human heahh that may lx of interest to both parents and chiJdren. A special section highHghts information o n career, internship and scholarship opportunities in the environmen· tal field. Activities and games, such as the EPA Inspector and interactive books and puzzJes, also ar~ available. For a history of Earth Day and additional information on how to promote a healthy and sustainable future. visit The Envirolink Net work http."//enYirollnk.nedorih•nge.com / , which has served as the online clearinghouse for environmental information since 1991 . And remember--every bit counts toward a cleaner and safer tomorrow! BrieD Malaysian ambassador to visit Dolo' Ghuull Sheikh Abdul Kh~id , the Malaysian ambassador to the United States, will present awards to outstanding Malaysian students from various U.S. colleges and universiti~including UB-as part of the Ambassador's Awards Night, to be held from 7- 11 p.m. May 19 in the Grand B~lroom of the Buffalo-Niagara Marriotc The awards night will be .the final ""'nt of the 2002 Malaysian Students Spons Carniv~. to be held May 17· 19 in Alunmi Arona, Nqrth Campus. The carnival will be hosted br th e Malaysian Student Associatio n at UB. Attendance is free and spectators are welcome. Formerly known a~ the Midwest Games, this annual event 1s held to gather Malaysian students from around the United States for J few days of spo rts, games, fun and food. Participants will be able to ompcte in tenni s. soccer, basketball. ping pong or badminton, but the main purpose of the cunivalas to make new friends and meet Malaysians from differ~nt parts of the United States, says Sherene Cheah, a member of the Malar, ian Stu · dent Association and an organizer of the event. For further information, co nt act Cheah at 645 · 8850. or s peheah@~u.buffalo.edu . �156th gener•l coniritencement, 13 other ceremonies to be herCI'Rhy 10-12 ....t .-.y .U ::::,=ee.~-:::· . ~~,Toles to ~~ive S~ 1~ea. I< uoos lnt ..._af.. ondCW.? t . rporftr tor · ........._.,.: A ::::;::,o,',~lf!•.:t.M::·· . STRONAUT Ellen Shulman Baker and Pulilzrr Priu-'Wirlning cartoonistTomToleswill r=M ho..;rary d.gr..s from lhe ~ftold~...._ Sra~UniwnicyofNewYorkduring ~~ • _ _ . , _ . _ . . , ._ ----....... Johl'*onl...._, · • · T?'lt1bt · • ;::..,..,~_t . ~ c-. hlglw rl' · - . . ....~ . . "' - =: . .Jaonllllaoi.IJ!!*coit llgic,...........,_.. - .............. ..,.. . 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""-'glho - w i l l be !he " 1 9 t h - bhl- Mllbori< 2002" Ill t ho.billon " 'MlnetJm In _ . . , Pollnd, from June tD Aolguor; lho "XXI Dtut>che ~ Grll1k Trionnlle" In fnldlon, c-.om.ny, from Aug. 25 thnJugh Oct. 6: tho •• "' lnlomlillanlllft>grNng Solon" lil't h o Moromura, 11omlnll, In AI9!St - In By I'ATRICI,A DONOVAN Contributing Editor R IGHT -wing ex tremist jean-Marie Le Pen's dec- ..._,.._~ 01 blologlaolldlnca, . . choir • .....,., ..... -.gal tho In- 1oglcll-. .....,... -~"'- be heldcblngh......,_ Cc~ngoall( . . . . . . . )uly27--"'!!l-l n,_. ... . , . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . '!hoy <w.....U.U'II •• =k>. = . Vardi, Welch say extremist's showing in eleciion a fluke, signifies emerging racism Prinl--..r'lilthoColerio Fort In Codlquos, Sf*\ . from July 1 thnJugh sept. 1s. ....... .,__...........,.. UB's 1561h general col1lrl\ellCmlellr ceremony, 10 be hdd at 10 a.m. May 12 in Alumni Anna, North Campus. Some 6,000 studenu caodidates lo r=M degrees during the general commencement and 13 ocher ceremonies 10 be held May 1012, andonMay24. UB's highesl award, lhe ChancellorCharlesP. NotiOn Medal, will be millionmiles<Mrlhe~ofthrtt presenled posthumously at lhe gen- space missions. A specialist in inlereral commencemenl ceremony lo nal medicine who received her mediLawrence D. Jacobs, former profes- cal dqjree from Comdllinivorsicy, sor and chair of the Department of her in-tlighl research focuses on the Neurology and a world-rmowned ·physiological dfects of space rmo.l. researcher in therreatmenl ofmulAStar swimmer and J994inducree tiplesderosis (seesiDry,page 1). iniO lhe UB Alumni Association's Spealcinga1theoemnonywillbe AthkticHallofFame,she~ Presidenl ~ R Greiner~ asafri.shman......fintUBwoman graduati ng senio r Nanietle H. 10 place in a national collegial< athColeman. ldic: championship. Greina-and Provost Elizabeth b. 'lbles,wbowillreczMaSUNYhonCapaldi will confer degrees. orary D!><mr of Humane Leru:rs def.levenstudenuwillberocognized gree,isa lluft'alo natiYeandoneofthe during theseneraJ oomrnencement nation'sn'loot acdaimededitarial carTor=Mthe SUNYOwlc:ellor's IDOnisu.Asa&.shmanatUB,hewas Award for Srudenl E.acdlence are graphicartsediiOroftheSpa:rnmt.a David P. Bartels, Melissa A. Burgio, position he held until he gradualed Amy E. Fuller, Preethi Govindaraj, ""'1l"" cum laude with a bachdor's Jenna IC. Kmnan and Coleman. dqjree in English in 1973. Colemanalsowillreceivethe DiUpongraduation,hewashiredby vision of Srudenl Affairs Senior the Buffw Courier Exprm. When L<adcrship Award. thai paper do5ed 4> 1982, he became Four graduates wiJJ receive !he the ediiOrial cartoonist for The BufCollege of ArU and Sciences Dean's falo News and, in the same year, Ouurandi.ng Senior Awards: Allan J. signed a contract with Unive....J Mangaser in the arts,Jenna D. Lay in Press Syndicate. the humanities, Brian N. Tse in sciSince then, his cartoons have apme< and mathematics, and Jocelyn peared in more than' 200 North R Bell in the social and behavioral Americannewspapen.Hisinsightful sciences. They are among the lOp stu· social commencary has earned him denu named from 1he 27 depart- some of journalism's highesr aa:omeniS in the college, who also will lades, indudinglhel'ulitzer Pri2rand 1 Mencktn Fret confer degrees. " • Pr<ssAward.' • SchoolofEngineerinsaodApToles soon plied•Sciences, 1 p.m., May 11 , will begin AlumniAri:na.Marlfl<arwan,dean work as 1he Ofthudwol, willspeak.Granrwill edicorial car- confer degrees. ., 100niS1 for • Lzw ~1. I p.m., May II , The Washing- Cenl<rforlhoiNU. The speaker will ton Post, re - be Herman SchWartz, professor of placing Herbert L Bled. known as law at American Univmiry and a Herblock. former UB law faculry member. In addition 10 the general Greiner will a>n.r.r degrees. romm<l'l<ZmtlOny, UB will hold 13 • School of Pharmacy and Pharocher C0l1111l<11C<1ll cmmonies: mooMical Scitn=, I p.m.. May II , • Gradual< School, I p.m., May SleeConc:ertH.U.WayneiC.AnderI0, Cenler for lhe Arts, Nonh Cam- son, dean of lhe school, will speak. pus. The speaker will be Bruce A. Bernardino will confa- degrees. Holm, senior vice provost. Capaldi • School of Archilecrure and will confer degrees. Planning. 2 p.m., May II , Hayes Hall • School of Health Relaled Pro- lawn , South Campus. Frances fessions, 9 a.m., May II , Alumni Brona, associace dean and ·profesArena. The speaker will be Scephen sor of architecrure at RensselaaL Wilson, director of the School of Polylechnic lrutiruce and presidenl Allied Medical Professions and as- oflheAmerian r..J'-'·•·Schools ~...soaacedeanoflheCollegeofMedi- ofArchitt:cture,willspeak.Levywill cineandPublicHealthatOhioSrace oon.r.rdegrta. UDNersicy. Michael E. Bernardino, • SchoolofManagomenc,S p.m., vice presidenl for health af&in, will May II, Alumni Arena. Jerry M. con.r.rdegrta. .Newman,inrcrimdeanoftheschool • School of Social Work, 9 a.m., and SUNY l>istinjpJished Teaching May II, Cen1er for lhe Arts. New Professor,willspeak.GranrwillconYorkStlreSen. Byron W. Brown will fer degrees. speak. Kcny S. Grant, vice proYOOt • GracluaceSchoolofEducarion, for acadernkati'airsanddqnoflhe 5pJn.,May li,Cenl<rforlheArts. gradual< school, will roofer degrees. Addaid< H. Sanfixd, NewYorkSrate • School of Nursing. 9 a.m., May regen!, will speak. Greiner will conII, Slee Concert Hall, Nonh Cam- fer degrees. pus. Loretta Ford, fonner dean of • School of Denial Medicine, 2 the Univenily of Rochester School p.m., May 12,Cenca-fortheArts. The of Nursing. will speak. Greiner will speaker wiD be Lawrmce A. Tabak, confer degrees. director of lhe Nationallrutiruce of • School of Informatics, 10 a.m,. Denial and Craniofacial Research. May I I, Srudenl Union Thea Ire, Bernardino will confer degrees. Nonh Campus. The speaker will be • School of Medicine and Bi<>Jose-Marie Griffiths, Doreen E. medical Sciences, 2 p.m., May 24, BoyttChairanddirectoroftheSara CenlerfortheArts.AniOniaNovello, Fine Jnstilule for Interpersonal New York Srale health commisCommunication and Technology in sioner, will speak. Bernardino, who lhe School of Information Sciences also serves as dean of the medical al thelinivorsicyofPittsburgh. Ken- school, will confer degrees. Faculty comment on rise ofle Pen in France ond s.ptornbor, ond tho "lUU -.. _.,.,......,, ...... ,.,...,. ............ .. .....,.._..., .... _.. _.,._..,..... al the cer- emony. Vocalis111 !he general 'commencemen! wiJJ be Car o I y n Unicas Roos. Both Baker and Toles :ft UB gradual<s. Baker, who will r=M a SUN'i' hjlnorary Doctorof~ce degree, earned a bachelor's degree in geology from UB in 1974. AsacivilianastronautwithNASA since 1985, ibe has logged nearly 12 ~ coral success in lhe qualifying race for the French presidential election, which lhe I.Dndon [)aj}y Sumdanl rd'erred 10 as "!he awakming of a v.unpire," may signify cme<ging niCism, bul will be "deal! with r<Spoosibly by European nations,"a UB human,righcsex:pertsays. Claude Welch, SUNY Disringuished Professor in the Departmen! of Political Sc:ience.says he was surprised by the showing of Le Pen and his ulrra-righl .wing National Fron1, which has been publicly deplored throughout Euro)>O---<'vm by the righl-for iis virulen1racism and arracks on immigranu and immigration laws. "II demonsrnueslhe streak of racism that can emerge in lhe privacy of the voting booth," Welch says. "I think his sua:css so outraged the French because France has Europe's th ird - largos~ Jewish population, as weU as a history of anti-Semitism to which the French government and people are very sensitive: he says. · He mlds, h<>Wt'Vtt th:rr-tlti.-ei<'C'-- lion "should nol be the immediace righl by French~ says Vardi. concern of Americans, since Le Pen "The drawback of his making il almosl certainly will Jose the run- this far is thai he will get equal time off election." on television and will be very visLiana Vardi,associace professor of ible" untillhe run-off election is held hislory, agrees. calling Le Pen's sue- on Sunday. cess a fluke and "the wifortunale In spire of the furious call-loresull of an overmn6den1 political arms Le Pen's showing has provol<ed left !hat wanled to 'send a message' in left.-to-cenler politicians across 10 France's socialise prime minislcr, Europe. Vardi says there is no doubt Lione!Jospin,byvotingGreenorfor in allj'one's mind rh ar Jacques another splinter Left parcy, in lhe Chiracwill win the dection, despik firsr election round • several cba1JP of axruprion relaled "They now have learned a very 10 his tenure as mayor of Paris. painful lesson," she says. "This is a She poinu 10 an ediiOrial in lhe walce-up caU to lhe govmunenl and French ldl daily, I.ibmttion,that"'lll"'l IO the political left. and I believe il the French 10 Yale for "the aook and will be heeded. not for the fascist." and to tdcvision She says thai Le Pen, who is de- . inla'Vi<ws with left-wing YOierS thai manding more prison beds, an ex- indicatt that they wiD indeed rally 10 ponded po1i<r furcr with new powen Chirac, ~ rductandy. and an end 10 imrniq.ttion,spealcs ro "There has been a lot-ofdiscussion people'sfeanaboutgrowingviolena in the press about mounring antiand unemploymenl thallhe WM"J· Semi !ism and demandstbaclhe fPV· men! has not addressed head-on. ernment take ir seriously,"Vardi says. He has done so, she says, by ap"It seems 10 be roming oul of lhe pealing 10 racism and xenophobia. suburbo,ralherthanfuscistslcin-head " Le Pen got 15 percenl of lhe ><>le in gmups associaled with the far righl the last election and 17 percenl this and is an inappropriate, 10 say the round---elOughcogethimiOiheS<C· leas!, extension oflhe lsradi-Palesond baUol, bu1 no\ enough_10 \)<:~)>- rinian q>n!lte) oqlo hom~und." onstrate a great shift to the extrem~ \\fhile Le Pen's success m this dec- tion will be short-lived, one thing Americans should keep an eye on. according 10 Welch, is lhe ta:ml sucass of right-wingpolitical parties in Norway,ltlly,Denrna:rkand lUtugallhal may be seen again in the upcoming Dulch and German eloc:tions. "Le Pen represenu something lalgerthan bimself---..the wxlcdying streak of racism lhatexisu in nations throughout Europe. Even rhough DOW il does nol have wides'pcad popular support, it could be athmcr 10 civil bbertY," he says. "If moderace govornmenu wen: 10 react IO lhe activities of the righl wing by damping down on free apression everywhere, they would sordy 1esr lhe limi!S of free~ "lwanrll>slmO,~.·Wdch adds, "thai Europe is a made up of malure, ~societies lhatcertrinly will deal with the far~· and its activities in a reasonable way.· He says lhe rise in support for the European righl wing is due in part 10 lhe fact that Europe---including Fro.ncr---bas a higher race of un- , employmenl than lhe U.S., and many ! Europeans blame North African and Turkish ammigrancs for lalting jobs =• 'wdy lrom natiw ~"" �lbT t21121Vi. 3Utll ·Recruiting efforts pay off m Number ofinternational students attending UB increflSing IIJ - WUET'OIIII R<potttr Editor • Tsoundslilrd>eperf<ctjobviJiting ....:>tic wuntries and meetingallsortsofinla"elting people from many culluns. But, u Joseph J. Hindrawan, assistant vice (liJMlll and dir<ctor of international enrollment rnanaaemmt, can attest, tn.vding the international stu<j<nt-r<aUiting circuit is anything but Jl!amorous. But the effort$ of l;l.indrawan; St....,n L.Shaw,directorofinternational admissions, and the rest of their staffhav~ paid off. The number of iriternational st.udents at tending UB has been increasiog steadily durin,B the past five years, from 6.81 percent oftbe total uni versity enrollment in Fall 1996 to 11.07 percent of the total enroll· mcnt in Fall 200 I. And the work will continue-Hinc\rawan says his. office has been given a ta1get of 13 percent of the totaJ university en· ro llme~t by Fall 29Q6. That figuce wouiQ .bring UB in line "!ith many of its peer institutions of similar size and ranking, he adds. While 'recrUiting,trips overseas ca n begrueling-UBmff members routine!y take part_in fasr-paced,a:rganized lfillrs in which they· spend only a day br two in a numlxr of co untries--they can havr an imme· diate impact,Sh~w says, notiqJi that after Hindrawan's first such trip 10 Asia in 199~UBsawaoin~ .in graduate enrollment during the next admissions cycle. "It's a matter of getting our name and information out there,• he says, likening these trips to the university or college fairs that are hcld in hotels in the U.S. "We have the programs, we have the quality,~ have the affordable costs that many of the internationals are looking for.• Compared to other U.S. institu· lions. UB always has had " fairly good name recognition• a.nd some "fairly high - plaCed graduates" in such countries as Taiwan, Korea and Japan, Shaw says, adding that "alucnni can be key" to recruiting, arranging meetings with students and parents. While on these fall recruiting trips, VB staff members also visit local high schools and international schools, as weU as the counsel secti o ns of the U.S. embassies, Hindrawan s3ys. These side trips provide a weaJth of information about such things as visa require- I menu and ed~ trends in the country-W.. which majon studet!ts are m<><t interested in---he says. Shaw adda that information p<rtaining to pduat£ stuQ<nu is shared with the various achools and departments at UB that )oan!lle graduattadmisiions. ~ notes that UB staff abo ~ oveneu trjps in the a big hit with the cumnt U.S.-Ca· nadian e1change rate, the university's pronmity to Canada and the ivailability and quality of programs shoUld be selling JX\ints to attract <;an ad ian students, Hindrawan and Shaw soy. In fact, the office of International Admissio115---p0rt of International Entollmmt Manap>ent--flas de- -but UB ww<l-l last 0. boa arne- a 0 . - produc.od ...... .......--.....-.. UB ~ croaiXMI1 rMI Canlslus. t 1-S. on Apt 2-4 1t home. hod- hia and- R8ls.- ......... atcher Fnn Coudrfet smadaad a baJes....bded double to IC..OR ttw. Brandon~ "'"'"Fmm a,..,UB hk o. rood lor ··~--Mkl­ ""*'<an Ccriinnao ""' Of*'-The -""'"""""'" 18l'ilslna24-9 tossa>O.Bol>als.wtthBryan SOnd.oz ~ 4-foro-S ,;m tw0 lUlls. Thebou~lellsilent In an 8-2 Joss on ~ and an I1 - S - In 0. second pme d lhedoublehoador<hatwu a> rain. In So.ndo(o finale, 0. - - ~due ... put k qoc~w;.-.- records lor runs (27), lUlls (25) and home runs (six) In a 27-t2 vlcUl<y.,.,... lhe Bobaa.The also tied ""' sdloolrecordwillll4l'ilslnlhe e>on<est.u--,usbdw .....,...., at least one hk.run and RBI.in tMwin.. ~oftnall .. , UB l, Canlslus I (I 0); Canlslus 9, UB l ; UB 4, N lapra 0; N iapra 6, UB 4; UB 6, Bowlin1 G reen I; UB 7, BoWtlnl G,_. 4; Bowllnl G,_, IO, UB 7 spring to f~llow up with stJJdents who expressed an inttrest in UB during the .f.ill recruiting visit. These visits are focused on trying to "conyincc students t.Q come here. trying to get the yield as high as possible," he says. Since that first recruiting trip in 1995, Hindrawan and his staff have significantly stepped up the overseas outreach effort. Besides Asia, staff members visit fairs and ·schools in the Middle East and Latin and C.ntral America. The itinerary for this spring included stops in Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Korea , Maico, United Arab Emirates. Ku wait, Oman and Bahrain. Moreover, this year Cana~ ­ pecially Southern Ontario-has been a focw of efforts. Hindrawan notes th~t secondary education in Ontario is moving from a 13-year system to a 12-year system. That means there will be two batches of high school graduates next year-too many students to be accommodated by Canadian uni· vcrsities. he adds. While US's affordability may take The a..h amed cllolr"d\lrd ...,....,.,.,. wind lhe ....a, onApnt 23. d<loaqOotllJius,2- l,in IO ....... Aftor cn.Gnih tied lhepmetn tt... wid> • solq home run.jess;q. t<ensy d<tweln )ol'rila"t1oore with ""' veloped a new .Web site <http:/ I wlng •.buff•lo.edu/ lnt•dmlt / -/lndel!.html>specifically for proopective Canadian students. Sbaw.and Hindrawan say .that contrary to the popular wisdom, the events of Sept. II have not affected US's international studcnH·ecruiting efforts. Staff anended educational fairs in Asia at theendofSeptember,and for the most part, only Japanese students and parents expressed concerns about security, Hindrawan says. Most Asian students have not let Sept. II change their plans to come to U.S., Shaw points out. "Can you imagine an American parent sending their 17- or 18-yearold child dear across the world where the parent doesn't speak the language and a catastrophic event happens there?" he asks. "(Asian ) Parents are much morr realistic and knowledgeable in a world view. Maybe they won't put their kid right in New York City, but they know they have to have an educa· tion, they want a good education. This is a relatively safe place. And they'll do it." Jacobs ~~=.:::~~~~;=~ ""'a~ and UB ,....._record 12 bou>er1oThe Grills rebounded """. 9-l win io""' nich<aP US <hen spitcwopmos will! Niapnon Flidoy.~-­ d""'- Purple""""- dvwNa4-0shu<Outlnlhe_....and-.,..,lw1Ma&u"hil•........,hcmer ln !he tint . . . . Wore !he lor. ~ wit In pme"""' The SuUs scored a toQJ ol nine runs in their final at-bats In me se¥ef1th lnnirr& of a c:loubWleader at Bowtinl Green on 5ar;un:Ry tO earn two c:ome-from.l>ehtnd wins <N<r 0. Falcons. UB SCO<'I!d six runs In lhO tcp d !he se.endl.lndudtns lour on • annd slam by sophomorw Branne Null, w tab a 6-1 win in !he opener, and chen scored three runs In !he sewnth looln& d the ~ lnduclintl two on a rrtple by Ha,u•. co break • 4-4 tie and tab a 7-4 win. ' The Fakons rebounded for a I 0..7 win in the t:hree-pme .series firWe on _Sunday. Freslvnan Julie H - hk a two-run rrtp1e In tho tcp d tho -.!h. but the FaJcons hekt on tD their lead to ~ one win in me series. lrac~ an~ fiel~ Records fal l a t Penn Relays ,.,_....scmedtho best~thoyWfacod al -UIIathle<es ~--school ....-do and poo<8d _..........,.."""" "'""' f'l!m~hejdathis<Oric- Aold in l'l1ladolphb.Thot-ewuno....., ~at tho annual n-.whllhaaraastho...-\tcp~athle<os. s...h esablished • new marl< in ""' hamme.- throw, placirc second ..em wid> a coud 187-tO~S7-2'7m) . Aeuhen throw"alsoesablished a new MAC record and pR>¥islonalty qualified hel-lo< 0. NCAA~ Dm2nce ru,_,.Todd Ludden scored a record with his 1Hl.58 doddnc in the SOOO me<on. Ludden linbhed 28th in the r-ace and brol<e his old marl< d 14:SS.I4. set last season. . The men\ sprin< n-,. r1!by squad d joe Ouk. &neb Uche.Bryan............., and Zacarielo esabllshod a new record will! <her l:2B.I t sl-oowirc,The '"""" pload old>< In ia ,_and brob tho<lld nwl< d lall7 secln 2000. 0<1...- hl&f1li&l1ts lnduded mon'olhot putten Byron l1cKtnney and joe W.Cono.l1cKtnney pbced thkd ln ""' Eastern Shoe Put will! • throw d S44.SO (16.S7m) wl1lle Loiacono cook fifth ac S2-li.7S (t6.07m~ The women\ 4x400 r1!by team d jenelle Catlende.-, Christina Keck. Me>pn Rocen and Blaunca Mcfanand placed second tn Its Mat tn 3:54.91. Mcfanand also finished""""' In 0. Easum Triple Ju<!lp~ '!'>~PQ;ttJ_.7'1m) . TeammatellemadeaoBoswollwu t4duu16-'1:5Q.(H.ll"t). · ' , , Hollie Rhodes linbhed t ..... In ""' lOOt?~ J 1:31.47. L!un Olson dod loo- 14th In the pole vault at t0-4<2S (l.!61n).Tho'!<'"*'\ '!riK medley ,..., squad d Catlende.-, Mchrland, te.dt and Alison Gsb finbhed thO-d In Its Mat In 4:01.38. in <he .. C..U....."-,...1 tion, and was past president of the American Soci<tyofN<11roimaging. He lectured widely, au tho rod more than 200·publications on neurology and served as a member of the editorial board of seve-a~ medical journals. A native of Buffalo, Jacobs graduated from Niagara University and earned his medical degree from St. Louis University in 1965. After a residency at Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine in New York City, he returned to Buffalo, beginning his c:a.recr in medicine as an aucnding physician at Millard Fillmore Hospital in 1973. He joined the t,JB faculty the same year as a clin ical assistant professor in the UB ll, Culislus $ ; Ohio 14, UB 9; Ohio I , UB 1; Ohio II, UB S; UB17, Ohio 11 Department of Neurology. He served as chief of research at the Dent Neurological Institute from 1985-89. In 1987, Jacobs became chief of the Baird MS research center, which was devoted to developing bener treatments for the disease and a cellence in patient education, dini· cal programs and support services. He became head of the neurology department at Buffalo General Hospital in 1989. A year later, the Jacobs Neurological Institute was dedicated in memory of Jacobs' parents. Genevi~ and Louis. He held the Irvin and Rosemary Smith Chair in Neurology in ~he School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, established with a $1.5 ~on endowment from Biogcn, manufacturer of Avonex. Jacobs was a member of the distinguished Jacobs family, civic leaders in Western New York and historically supportive of higher education and the University at Buffalo. He served on the UB Foundation, Inc. from 1991 -0 I. His wife, Pamela R. Jacobs. is a member of the SUNY Board of Trustees. His brother, Jeremy Jacobs. chainnan of Delaware North Cos., chairs the UB Council, and serves as honorary chair of The Campaign for US: Generation to Generation. lennis - ·s Bowline Green 4, UB 0 The Bulls conduded cllolr season at tho MACV\bnen~T...-a Championships. held last~ In Muncie, tild. with a 4-0 lou"' Bo¥.4.. a-. tn 0. fim round cA the tournament. With the tou. UBIInishes the 200t.{)2......, 2-16 aoe.-.lt and 1).9 tn taaueplay. MEH' S W este rn H lchlpn 4, UB 0 UB hosted tho Mac Men~Tennls ~ ,_,. 0. - b u t the - - - elmnated In 0. quano<1lnats d 0. ............... byVI'estem Midllpn. 4-0. tn a matdl that was bad "' be ~ tndoon at 0. VJb&o Glen Tennis a n d - OJb due co lndemont-. UB tlnishod tl).t I .,_.,and 1).5 In,_.. play In lOOt-{)2. �Rep aries May t 200ZJVol.33. No. 27 8 lnterviewt~ . Oaemen i:iTo; ~e~l~~~~~· Institute for Addiction Studjes ~nd Training, 6-45-6140. _,, The UCLA Pain Treatme n t Model: A Cue PresenUUon. James Uyanik, attending naH · in orofKial pain, St. Barnabas Hasp., New York. 355 Squire, South Campus. 8 a.m. Fr~ . GrMiuate F.culty Meeting ~~d9.~e:~~~?q?~ ~~ry S. 0 ~c'!~!·m~Z~G!~s~J Jean of ~~~ -r:~~~~~:~ ~:~~S- 3 p .m . Free. SponSC?red by the Graduate School. For more information, Jean Grela, 6456240 . Physics Colloquium Near Field Scanning Optical ~~fl~.~op6e~o~:O~e!!:~ept. of Phystcs, Univ. of Marytand, College Park. 205 Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus . 3:30p.m. Free. Pharmaceutlul Sciences Seminar Doxorubidn llposome Med iated Alteration in Tumor Vascular Permeability. Robert Arnold, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 121 Cooke, North Campus. 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Student Ensemble Concert UB Jazz Ensemble. 250 Baird, ~;,r:,~~~g~so!/t:':;; ~~ic. f or more information, Slee Concert Office. &4S·2921 . Ul n . Akron. Amherst Audubon field, Amhent P•psi Center, 161 5 Amherst Manor Drive, Amherst. 3 p .m . Free. Tr.Oir Field UB Open. UB Stadium, North Campus. 4 p.m . Free. Mfnci/ Body Movement Class N.I.A. (Ne uromu ~eular Integrative Action) . Laurie Krupski, dir., Uving Well Center. AJumni Areni, North Campus . 6--7: 30 p.m. Call Recreation & Intramural Services for fee, 6-45· 3147. ~~~r %':;i~~~tion, Laurie Krupski, 64S· 2837. Student ledtal (Mus.B.) Nate Michals, suophone. 2~~-BFa/:: ~:C,~so~!;~s. 8 ~pt. of Music. For more information, Slee Concert Office, 6-45 ·2921 . Poetry leading ~~~ ~::td~n'=::s~o2 Allen St., near Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo. 8 p.m . Fr~. but J5 donation accepted for NAME magazine. Sponsored ~~J~cc;s~rtyB~~~~~; ~~~ Dept. of English . ~ft~ll~~1'd. ~~~· ~:mpus. 1 2p.m . Fr!!e. Sunday 5 ~~Jd·~~'L':;k,~ s~~~r,:,h~:rth Softboll DoubleModer Campus . 8 p.m. B . 4 lntroductkm to Motivational Softboll All·hm•le A Cappella Performance Saturday lAST / Social won Continuing Education ......... UB YS. Akron (OH). Amherst Audubon Ftekt, Amherst Pepsi Center, 161 S Amherst Manor DriVe, Amherst. 1 p .m. Free. ~ft~u~l~'d. ~~~· ~!mpus. 1 -· Noon. Free. UB YS. Akron. Amherst Audubon Field, Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Amherst. 1 p.m . free. Tr.c:lt. Reid UB Open. UB Stadium, North Campus, 10 a .m . Free . Monday 6 Basic Science Conference ~::~.~Ycrnt~::e·~ Nern AJrway MechanicS In Obese Zucker Rats. Ulysses J. Magalang, Dept. of Medicine. Room 414A Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 4:30 p.m . Froe. Sponsored by School of Medicine and Biomedkal Sciences, Dept. of Medicine, .Dept. of Neurology and Division of Pulmonary Critkal Care and Sleep Mt'dtcine. Tuesday 7 - ""-'-un Red Cross Blood C ampus Blood Drive. Glenda ~~~~.~~~~de~t~~':. ~~hF~~~:c:~~:30 ~mploy~ Assistance Program. For more information, Glenda Stahura, 6-45·2802 . Physks Seminar Fracture P11ths Described by Generalized Random Walks r~sics. ~~~ro!~~~e~~~ 20S Natural Sciences Complex, North Campus. 3:30p.m. Free . Self Defense ~~l~~~~~~::s::~~~~Stting lhtlng~ Room, Alumni Arena, North Campus. 8:30· 10:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by living Well Center. for more information, Nikol.u K.arapasas, 31 0· 3238. lor l"Yenh taking pltl(_t' (tO campus or fvr "" , ..tmpu ~ t'V'-"n ls when: Lin I:J""' P~ M~: pnndpal ~fJfHI~IU'~ ll\ll,ltCJ~ latt·• 110 tt~<tn Wednesday s oJJ'L' dU(' noon on thl· ThunrJ"y pn·cedlng publlcatlnn only <:~~ccep ted {•l,·c:tron ic li\llng~ are thrOU(jh th~ ~ubmiuion Meditation Buddhist Meditation. Nikola.!. Karapasas. 210 Student Union, North Campus. 8-8:45 form t;~~;r~,,sre~~r1o~inore lur lhl' on line UB Co1lendor c•l fyt.•n t\ Ill · http www huff.do t>du ol •I'·", I '~ll.tlioun Buddh1st Meditation. Nikola.s Koroposos. 1Oth floor Goodyear, South Campus. 6· 7:30p.m. froe. Spomored by r:Mng WeU Center. For more information, Nikolas ~rapa.sas, 31()..3238. Exhibits "tloppy'• NI!Iht....... • This installation by Kurt Von Voetsch and Patrick Robideau i~ ~hedi~~i~~ ~~ ~8 ~oliery C•nter Art in the for the Arts, North Campus. Gallery hours are 11 a .m . to 6 p.m . Tuesday through Saturday. " Fifths FloshMdc: Popul• Culture and Amertcon Society" Cultural material from the ~~~c;;:~~~oto memorabilia and pulp flctioll-Will be on display in ~O::o=~l'f~e~~~i6'it can be vi~ during regular library hours. Al•n E. Caber: A Retrospectl.e Aftertlfe " H An exhibition honoring the life and worit of the late illustrator and teacher Alan E. ~~~~~~;; f8 :;;st~~:~irst ~~~&a/~e~~fc~~t~~~he Arts, North Campus. Cober was a visiting_ ~essor of art ~~1s~!f~Rf;~m ~8~t~~~. 1 Gallet; hours are 11 a .m. to 6 ~~'::;rd~~.sday through "Anatomical Art by Vesallus" Senior Alumni Program Amusing the Millions: American Amusement Parks " 19th Century ~tanlcal Prints " Reproductions of the famou s "musc le m en" series by Andrea.!. Vesalius, and pnnt · and external relations, Arts and SCiences Libranes. Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. Noon·2 p .m . S 16, genetal; S 14, UB Alumnt Assoctatlon member s for more 1nforma110n. jude Schw(>ndter. 819· 1608 lrock ·oncl·fl•ld meet on the Campus. Eve nts, which are free of charge and open to the public, will g et under way a t 4 p .m. tomorrow and 10 a .m . on Friday. -6-45·3000. information, Nikolaus Karapasal, 310·3238. ~o~~~Vot~.DJf~.e~~~~dith not all expansion firm. 325B Jacobs, North Campus. 6--8 p.m. S99 . For more infonnation, CEL CEL Executive Educadon Program Building a Creation Company v~ . a Compliance Company Sill Koehler. founder of succe~s ful bmtnes~ d evelopment and prof1t ~~~~n~~ ~~~~vr!~hare on ~~~ns~~!~~~~~~rb~~~h~n the Sou th Campu) Matenal lor both exhib1LS was obtamed v1a the Robt>rt l Brown H•story of MediCine Coll~ctlon 1n the l1br.:~ry The t:>'lh• b•t ~. ~upported by thf> fnend~ of the Health Sc•ence~ L•br.Jry cmd tht> Med1cat H1stoncill Soc•ety of Western New Yor~. m.:~y be VIewed dunng normdl hbrary hour~ / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Tossing snacks and water bottles to students gathered at Goodyear Hall are (left) Bill Fechner, manager of food service operations at Goodyear, and Amy Beard, student manager at the Richmond Dining Hall. ~._.. as "hiillh- a...o~ c.t ('nngor, ""*""' ond choirol ... Dlpott, _ ol Pll)1ial-.o ond -Un!-AehlbilitMlar\ - third- the Ufe- tline ~t- lost month .. the ~ by -II!SJii'sl c;,._ wos hon<><od for hb ..... in dewloping the Functlonol lndepondonce Meooure. or ---............. In fight against cyberterrorism. VB named center to protect IT _......an_..,_-. ,. ............ AM"' .-..,..~- _.._RM-.g-- IIIIIIW .........,...._ ,. ,..._ fDt.oclian. 10 I . . . . . , , Skolnick to lead bioinformatics center Gov. 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H \ 1< I l<fl'l :Hl l p '.!! M more t e xt nt Web site R related sites on Web P more photo\ ott Web named executive director of Buffalo Center of ExceUencr in Bioinformatics. A pione~r in the f~oeld of bioinformatiCs for his research in computational biology, Skolnick is director of co mputational and structural genomicsat the Danforth th~ Plant Science Onoer in St. louis. His appointment is effective Sept. 30. The recruitment of Skolnick was announced today by Gov. George E. Pataki at UB, which is the lead re· search partner in the Buffalo Onter of Excellence in Bioinformatics,dur-· ing the Industry University-Day 2002 luncheon at which the governor re- cciwd an "lg· niting Jd~a s Award" for his leadership in establishing the center. PataiO propooed th< center in his January2001 "State of the State" ad<l.ress as a vehide to create jobs and revitalize the Western New York economy. I= Dec<mber, Pataki announced SSO million in state funding and ""'"'than Sl SO million in private sector funding for the cen· ter. The governor provided $1.9 million to help recruit Skolnick and two other ....archrn liom the Danforth Plant Science Center. Separate congressional appropriations garne red by Rep. Thomas Reynolds and Sen. Hillary Rodham Ointon totaling $3.1 million allowed an upgrade of the supercomputer at VB that will mabie Skolnick to conduct his research, which was key to his-recruitment. It also was announced at the luncheon by President William R. Gr~iner that the John R. Oishei Foundation ha s award~d UB a three-yeor,SI.S42,000grant lo help support the salaries of Skolnick and two key researchers-Andnej A. Kolinski and Marcos R. Betancoun- who will becoming to UBwith l(im. "Thanks to the generosity of the John R- Oishei Foundation, in ad dition to Gov. George E. Pataki 's strong and visionary financial com mitment to this initiative and, at the cured the talents of Jeffrey Skolnick and the world -class team he has assembled for our Buffalo Onter of Exce llence in Bioinformatics," Greiner saKi. "This combined support made it possible for us to go after the best of th<.best." Greineradded:"Wrth Dr.Skolnick's leadership, and the r=ardl slcills and strengths of Prof<SSOB Kolinslci and llelancourt, we're confident the Buf. falo Ce nter o f Excellence in Bioinformatics will fulfill all its prom· iseasa regional, state and national torus for cutting-edge bioinformatics ....arch and opportunitics for new economic devdopmenL "The overall commitment to this initiative--and by extension, to our region as weU as to UB--has been federal level, the efforts of Congress- truly o utstanding, and w~ are very man Tom Reynold s and s~n . Clinton , we're delighted to have se- gra teful to all our supporters." ~-,....:~ 13 named UB Distingci.shed Professor By SUE WUETCHl• Reporter Editor T HIRTEEN faculty mem~rs from across the uni versity have been named the fir st UB Distin - guished Professors. The VB Distinguished Professor designa tion- not to be confused with the SUNY Distinguished Professor designation, a rank.above that of full professo r awarded by th e SUNY trusteer-was created by the Office of the Provost "'to recognize those full professo rs who have achieved true distinction and who are leaders in their fields," says Pro- vost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. It is open to facu1t)' members who have been a fuiJ professor for at least five years and who have achiewd natio nal o r in ternational promlncnct" and a distinguished reputatio n within their field thro ugh signifi ca nt o ntr ih ut io n ~ to the n:· sea rch /scholarly litera ture or through artistic performa nce or achievement in the fine arts . Geographic lnfonnationandAnaly· sis Laboratory. He is the co-editor of "Geomorphology of Desert En- mtln Rights lAw Review. BuffalcLaw Review and Law, Language aruJ Lit· erawrc. ln the fall, he will teach a While attainment of the UB Dis- vironments" and "Overland Flow: graduate course on " Law as Litera- tinguished Professor designation Hydraulics and Erosion Mechanics" and the recipient of th< G. K. Gil - ComparatiV(! Litera~. may pave the way for a faculty member to he nominated for SUNY Distinguished Professor, no m inatio ns also can come from the professorate in general, CapaJdi said, noting .. it is not a necessary step." The fir st class of ·UB Dis t inguished Professors includes: • Athol Abrahams, Department of Geography. A VB faculty mem ber si nce 1977, Abrahams se rved as cha ir of the department from 1988 9 1. An expen o n the h}·drauJics and erosion mechanics of owrland flow. he has co nducted field experiments on de~crt hill slo p~s m so uthern Anzona a nd southern New Mcxtco, flume- experiments m the Geomorpho logy Laboratory at U Band com puter modeling in the university's bert Award from the Association of American Geographers, the Gladys W. Cole Research Award from the Geological Society of America and Association of America n Geogra phers Honors • Guyora Binder. Law School. Binder, who has been a member of the UB law faculty since 1982, speCializes in constitutional law, crimi- nalla"'• interna tio nal human rights and international law. He w-as the l.eJh Kaplan Vasiting Professor of Human R1ghts at Stanfo rd Law St:hoolm 1991 -91. Co-author of textbooks and teacher's manuals on cnminaJ law, Binder serves on the editoriaJ adv1sory boards for Buffitlo Crrmmal Lmv Rtl•lcw, Buffalo Hu - tur<" offe red by Department of • Frank Bright, Department of Chemistry. A VB faculty member since 1987,Brigh~s....arch interests are in the areas of biomolccule dynamics at and in surfaces, developi ng new -g~ nerati o n bio s~ n sors, supercritical fluid science and technology, and advanced laser-based chemical instrumentation. The author of more than 150 scientific publicatio ns. Bright last year fl"Ccivcd the Buck-Whitney Award of the Eastern NC\o\' York section of tht" American Chemical Socaety for "outstandang contributions to chcmistrv." Bnght. who also Sl"f\'CS a.s associate chair of the Department of Chem istry. receivt."'CC the)X-"3.fl's A...,-ard for Excel- c_t.._..._,...2 �2 Reporter May 9. 2002/Vol.33. lo.28 Skolnick _... BRIEFLY RfV..UP~ tnbehorMnd The En-.. c:.rw. ond Humin .........,. _"" 12111--~ ~,..,., ~......-,.,...., lobohllllaZp.m.~ln .. tho- ...... .,~ Hlll.s.lhCII!Ipa. ...,._....,., ,__,_....,. ,... ., ..._............... .. .,... ........... ....... _ C . . .. . Ill .-g. ...... _ ..... 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"We ......, only able end tcch~ology, including superto recruit Dr. Skolnick because of the computing and visualization, with funclins provided by the goyemor, opcrtis< in genomia, prot<omia Congressman Reynolds and Sen. and bioimaging to fostct advances Ointon,and the cxttaordinary lead- in scicncc and bealtb care. ership ¢1 fi>raloal tilundation from The center is a <X>Ilaborati>e diOrt the John R. Oisha Foundation. We involving New Yori< State, the fed. are atrem<ly gratdul to them for =~~t.corporat<portners . making this aucial hire possible" and resean:h institutions. In addiThomas E. BaUr, <JIOCUtM direc- tion to UB, the resean:h partners arc tor for the John R. Oisha Founda· Roswdl Pari< Cancer Institute and tion,said its multi-year grant is cb· the Hauptman-Woodward Medical ignat<d solely for salaries because R.escardJ Institute. "i~s critical to have the right people Slr.olnidt has served since 1999 .. di rec tor of computat ional and structural gcnomics at the Danforth Plant Science Center, a not-forprofit, basic research institution devoted to the creation of knowlcdgc that will lead to the sustainable production of nutritious and abundant food for the pcoplcs <>f the ""rid An adjunct professor of biochemistry at Washington UllMnity in St. !.Duis, he has been a member of that f:aculty sq,c. 1982. Skolnick has developed algo.rithms for the prediction of pmtein litJ'UttUI'e and folding pathways &om protein scqumoe,and pioneered the usc of latti<r-bascd approaches to protein tertiarY litJ'UttUI'e precliction. as wdl as the simulation of m<m· branes and ltlCI11brm< pq>tidcs. In addition, he has dcvclopcd structur<-boscd approaches to pr<· diet protein function from amino acid scqucna, protein-protein in· teractions and pathwoys that can be applied to entire gcnomes. He holds nearly $700,000 in grant support from research organiza· tions that include the National In· stitutes of Health. Kolinski iJ a professor )t the Danforth center, and hl!(ds the biopolymers laboratory at the University of Wanaw. in Poland. His honoD include the Swietodawsld Award in 1994 and an lnttmational Scholar's Award &om the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1995. Betancourt works in the compu· tational genomia laboratory at the Danforth cmt<r. His hooon include the Enrico Fmni Award in 1986, I National Dcfmsc Scienoe and En· ginccring Fdlowship in 1989 and I National Scienoe Foundation fel. lowship in 1996 and 1998. bustion and pmpu1sion. • Alh<d Konefsky, U.w School. Konefsky joined the law faculty in 19n after serving as the Charles Warren Fdlow in American 1..cgal History at the Harvard U.w School and'as editor of the "I..cgal Papers of Daniel Webster" at Dartmouth College. He teachcs contracts and a va· ri<ty of courses in American legal history, including the subject areas of the 19th century-fcom the Revolution to the Civil War-the colonial period, law and American labor history, American constitutional history, and Mclville and the law. Koncfsky's research interests focus primarily on issues in 19th cenrury American legal history, in,dueling the ideology and role of legal professional <lites and groups in a democratic culture, the relation· ship between legal doctrine and its social context, and the borderline between legal history and literary history. He is at """' on a biogra· phy of Simon Gre<nleaf, a mid19th-century law professor at the Harvard Law School. His research has been supported by grants from thc Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Hu· manities and the Am erican Bar Foundation. • Howard Kuramitsu, School of Dental Medicine. A faculty member in ·the Department of Oral Biology with a joint appointment in 'the De- Computer SOma and~ Director of the Center for Compu· tationalR<search-oncofthe leading academic supercomputing sites in the United States-Miller also is UB Distinguished Professors ,..., ~ .... lencc in Teaching in 1998 and a SUNY01ancdlor'sAwardforExm· lena in Teaching in 2000. • Jonathan S. Dewald, Department of History. A fonncr two-time department chair ( 1982-85 and 1990-97}, Dewald is a specialist in early modem Europe, particularly France. He is the author of four books and numerous scholarly pa· pers, and is editor-in-chief of "The Dictionary of Early Modern Europe," a project that indudcs six vol· umes and about 1.200 entries on European history and culture from 1450 to 1800. Dewald is the recipi· ent of the 1994 ~ Gcnhof"Award from the American Historical Asso· elation for .. the most outstanding work in English on any aspect of the field of 17th- and i'Bth-cenrury European history." He is the immediate past-president of the New York State Association of European Historians and the current chair of the President's Review Board at UB. • ColinDrury,Dcpartmentoflndustrial Engineering. Drury's"""' is concentrated on the application of most r=t book, "Ancient Marbles toAnl<:rican Shores (1998)." He has held fell<>)"Ships from the American Council ofl..ea.mcd Societies and the National Endowment· for the Humanities. He served as president of the Archaeological Institute of America, and held the prestigious Charles Eliot Norton L«turcship of that organization in 1993· 94. He twice has been Andrew W. Mdlon Professor at the lllten:ollcgiate Center for Classical Srudics in Rome and was director of-the classical summer school of the Amcrican Academy in Rome from 1998-2000. • Isaac Ehrlich, Department of Economics. Ex<cuti>e office (chair) of the Department of Economics, Ehrlich also holds positions as l..eading Professor of Economics and Melvin H. Baker Professor of Anl<ri· · can Enterprise. His rcscarch inter· ests include general applications of economic theory to law and eco- nomics, human capital and health economics, uncntainty and insur- ance, advertising and information, and economic growth and develop- human-factors techniques to manu· ment. He is the author of more than factoring and maintenan.ce pro- 50 articles in major journals and collections, and his widely cited work has ~n supported by numcrous grants from the National Science Foundation and other fed<ral agen· cics, including a major USAID grant to study economic dcvdopmcnt and the role of free enterprise. • Peyman Givi, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. A UB faculty memb<r since 1988, Givi's rescarch inl<r'<Sts include thermal-fluid science. turbulence, combustion, multiphasc transport and oomputational methods and numerical algorithms. He is director of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFO) Laboratory. His most recent ""rk. published in Mardo in Physics o[Fiuids, resulted in the development of a novel method ofcomputing and modeling turbulent reacting Hows that produces rcsults cquivalent to those generated by expens ive supercomputers and is anywhere from 30 to I00 times less expensiV< to use. It is e:xpected to have a major cesses. He has more than 200 publications on topics in industrial process control, quality control, aviation maintenance and safety. He was the founding executive director of The Center for Industrial Effectiveness, which works with regional industries to imp"""' competitiveness and has been credited with creating and sav· ing thousands of jobs in the region. Drury currently heads thc FM Research Group at UB, which works to apply current theory in the area of human factors and ergonomics to improv< the task structure, environ· ment and training facilities used in aviation maintenance. He is a fdlow of the Institute of Industrial Engi· nccrs, the Eigonomics Society and the Human Factors Etgonomics So· ciety, and r=ivcd the Bartktt Medal of the Etgonomics Society and the FittsAwardofthe Human Factors Er· gonomics Society. • Stephen Dyson, Department of O assics. Dyson's ~arch interests includ e th e Ro m a ni za ti o n of Sardinia, urban devel opment and the social history of ancient Rome and the history of d assical archaeology. The last is the focus of his impact on how mgin ~ particu - larly those in industry, conduct computational simulations of chemically reacting turbulent flows, such as those involved in hydrocarbon com- partment of Microbiology, Kuramitsu investigates the molecular basis for the pathogenicity of microorganisms involved in human dental caries and periodontal discases. In his lab, he utilizes both·bic>- chonical and molecular genetic approaches to identify virulence factors cxprcsscd by Strcptococcus mutans, the principal etiological agent ofhu· man dental caries, as weU as by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola, two organisms implicated in periodontal diseases. A menber of thc Center for Advanced Molecular Biology and Immunology (CAMBI}, Kuramitsuandcolleagues have found that oral bacteria can a · change genes, raising the possibility that organisms in the oraJ cavity can be transformed from harmless to destructive, and from antibiotic-sus· ceptible to antibiotic- resistant a senior £CSearch scientist at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) and an ad· junct professor of d~cal engineering at UB. His research currendy fOCUS<S on the "shake-andbake" method of molecular struc· ture dcu:rmination, which was mentioned on the poster "The Top Ten Algorithms of the Cmrury," published in Co'!fPuhl)g ~ 6- En gineering. in general, his research inl<r'<Sts include paraJld alpithms. image processing and computational crystallography. He is th ...u. thor of two books on paralld algnrithms, and is a member of the edi· torial board of Parallel Proassing L<turs. • Ficdcrick Sachs, Departmmt of Physiology and Biophysics. An au - . thority on cdl mechanics. Sachs is director of th< Center for Singlc Molccule Biophysics and a member of CAMBI and the Center for Neurobiology, and \Tosion. His rcscarch attempts to understand the dcctrical processes in cdls. Of particular interest are the mechanisms of mcchanor=ption and the role of ion channels. He conducts quantitati>e light and cl<etron microscopy, and mathematical modeling to un· dcrstand the mechanics of cdls, as wcU as dcvdop unique instrurnen· tation and softwar< relevant to that analysis of images and elcctrophysi· ological data. • Stanley Zionts, Departmcnl of Management Science and Systems. Alumni Professor of D<cision Support Systems, Zionts' inl<r<Sts indude mathematical programming, multiple criteria d<cision making, d<cision support systems, cntrq>rcneurship. and management strategy. He founded and served as thc first president of the lntemationaJ Society on Multiplc Criteria Dcci· sion Making (MCDM ), and re<l'ived the Gold Medal Award and th e Pres id e nt ia l Ser vice Awa rd from tha t orga niza tion . A book honoring his work was published in conjunction with the MCDM, an<J..presc:nted to Zionts on at the • Russ M.ill ~r, Depa ~.~~~~ ~ ..~~;... I :~..~~'~"J~~fc~~~~iety. �May 9.2011mot.33. lo.111 Book storage space sought University negotiating with "*gmans to rent vacant store By Wl WUITCHU Rq>an~ Editor T HE university is negotiating with Wegman's to rent space in the company's vacant store on Alberta Drive to \1Sot as a storage site for less frequently used library books, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee learned at its May I meeting. Helju A. Bennett, associate professor of history and chair of the Faculty Senate Information and Li brary Resources Committee, told K"nators that the Wegman's space was ideal because it is a short distance from bolh North and South campuses, providing for speedy access to stored books.ln addition, the space is large enough to accommodate the enonnow amount of shelving that would be needed, as well as possibly provide for a small reading room for people who want to use the books on the premises, she sOid. Bennett noted that freeing up space in the bbraries-if a deal is struck with Wegmans-would·offer an opportunity to improve the on-campus library faciHti~ . Although the results of a survey on li brary facilities recently cin:ulated to some faculty members have not yet been tabulated, "irtorrnal inquiries" have rnealed that cleanliness, noise and cxteTlSiw we of wmpurers intended for library reseaJ<:h for other purposes are among the problems often cited by library users, she said. When discussing the issut of what enco mpasses the ideal library, Bennett pointed out that members of her comminee recalled "humanfriendly" libraries they had work<d in. "AU of those libraries had places within the bbrary confines that provi&d for the needs of people who wished to work intensely for some time," she said. mentioning in par- information technology improvr · ticular the Estonian National Li - mcnts, including equipping six mebrary in Tallinn. The Estonian ij. dium-sized CW.rooms wilh educabrary features a bookstore, access to tional t<dmologr.. office supplies, a caf<tc:ria, a bar and He noted !hat the steering com· mitt« has prioritized ils class ~ a restauran~ she added. "AU of tbeK servias contributed room-improvement recommendato the pos51bility that people using tions for 2002. the hbrary would meet 'accidentally' The lint priority,hesaid,is to mainand exchange information about tain classroomsandeducationall«htheir reseaJ<:h and scholarly work." oology, whidl inYoiYes making classshe said. "It also made it more likely room repoiJs. replacing broktn furthat intense printe research in the nishingo and rq>lacing broktn educahbrary would not be interrupted by rional-l«bDCiogyequipmenl the need to leavo the premises for Among the specific recommendations would be to hire a sound various necessities." Any improvements to Hbrary engineer to make sug:stions on the space made available by storing · replacement ofsound bal!les in nubooks at Wegmans should include merous classrooms in Knox and space for"intdlectual otebanges and I>iefmdorf, replau tablet-ann desks in.....,.) classroomswith tables and human needs," she said. ln order to try to make this sug- chairs so students could use iheir gestion a reality, Bennett said her laptops; remove non-functioning committee has begun to sean:h for demonstration benches in two ..a benefactor or corporation" that Diefendorf ~replau browould contribute "to the building of ken or failing IT equipment in exthis kind of enhanced space." The isting rr classrooms, complete IT panel planned to 111«1 with Owles installations in existing IT class}. Kaars, assistant vice president for rooms so .that all tbeK classrooms sponsored programs administra- have uniform equipment, replace tion, to learn about grant funding non-functioning sound systems and replau missing podiums. that might be pursued, she said. The second and third priorities ln other business, the FSEC beard a presentation about classroom for this year,Zambon said, would be space from joseph Zambon, profes- to equip additional classrooms with sor of periodontics and endodon- rr equipment to meet the needs of tics and chair of the senate's Facili- the faculty, and to consolidate two small Fillmore classrooms into a ties Planning Committee. Zambon, who also sits on the medium-sized classroom. Funding for all of the recommcnunivonity-wide Oassroom Steering Comminee, told senators that the datioas would totd 640,5()5, with t!>< univonity spent about $900,000 last lint-priority reamunendations toyear for impr-cwm><nts to centrally taling S280,505, aa:ording to fisures scheduled classrooms. The im- supplied by Zambon to the FSEC. Zambon noted that none of the provomcnts incl.,ded both general maintenana work. such as dearing recorrunmdation have bea1 funded out broken furniture and installing yet because the university is waiting chalkboards and marUrboards, to (pr the stat< budget to be finaliud Exercise beneficial to MS patients By LOIS IIAJWl Contributing Editor W HIL E many persons with multiple sclerosis struggle to pttform normal daily activities, an exercise program appears to have a positive effect on MS by bolstering the immune system and reducing inflammation, UB researchers have shown. Results presented recently at Experimental Biology 2002, the an nual meeting of the Federation of American Societies for .Experimental Biology, showed that a 16week program of resistance exercise lowered levels of several proinOammatory blood components and increased levels of certain anti-inflammatory fadors. "We don't know yet why this happens," said }aya Venkatraman, associate professor of nutrition aod senior author on tbe study. "Exercise may alter immune function directly, or it may act indirectly by modifying stress and neuroendocrine factors that may play a role in maintaining optimal immune star us during times of illness." Multiple sclerosis is a romp lex autoimmune disease or the central ncrvow system in which the body's·immune system appears to attack the sheath that prote<: ts and insulates nerve fibers, a process called demyelination. Breaks in the protective sheath disrupt the flow of electrical impulses, cawing loss of sensation and coordination. MS patients are especially susceptible to fatigue. This research on the effect of exercise on immune function in per- sons with MS is part of study headed by Nodine Fisher, assistant professor of occupational therapy and rehabilitation sciences. She is testing the theory that a program of resistance exercises will lessen the fatigue MS patients experience after the activities of a regular workday and decrease the amount of fatigue that remains the next morning. Exercisers use machines or free weights. concentrating on ill)proving muscular strength. e.o durance and contraction speed in the arms and legs. If inflammation of nerve tissue plays a major role in MS symp· toms, as several studies have im Plied, reducing inflammation could improve the ability to perform daily activities. Venkatraman took blood samples of 13 M S patients before and after the 16-week exercise program. Analysis of samples ,showed a decrease in proinflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-a and interleukin I b ) and a significant in crease in anti-in flammatory components (interleukins 4 and 6). • Resistance exercise possibly may induce changes in the body's immune function by lowering levels ·of cytokines and chemokines, which would modulate inflammation, which in tum would decrust fatigue and improve physical performance,'" said Venkatraman. Aparoa Krishnan, a graduate student in Vtnkatraman's laboratory, also contributed to the research. which was funded by The Jacob & Valena Langeloth Foundation. Rep ariel: 3 BrieO Comments sought on Lee Road master plan, draft ESI m The unlvenlty 11 10lldtlng commenu from members of the UB community o n the master plan and draft envi ronmentaJ im pact statement (EIS) for the Lee Road devdopment proj«t. Both do cuments can be viewed at < http:/ /www,'ub· houslng.-elo.-/leere>8ii.Jiotmi>. Commentson the draft EIS should be submitted on or befor. May 22; master plan commen ts are welcome at any time. The ambitiow P,lan would turn the relatively untouched stretch of land along Lee Road between the Fllicott Complex and the Student Union into a "coYege town center.• The proposed town center would be a 52-acre urban corridor of retail shops, housing, campus amenities and student services located along the shoreline of Lak< LaSalle, adjoining Fllicon with the academic spine. The dndopment would be accessed by an expanded Lee Road that could extend north of tht }ames }. Audubon Parkway and south to Putnam Way. The master plan was developed by Stieglitz Snyder Architec · lure through a stakeholder-based process. The process included a needs assessment, analysis of site conditions. conceptual design aJ ternativ~ and plan recommendations. The draft EIS was prepared by Environmental Design and Re search, P.C. The tee Road project ;, being developed in response to a need identified by the university, selected stakeholders, and the existing student population to create an enhanced ·campus experience through the attraction of a larger on-campus student population, the creation of a campus atmosphere aod community, the promotion of social gathering opportunities and the establishment of con· vmient retail and service-oriented facilities within the campus property, says Dennis Black, vice president for student affain. Another critical objective of the masltT plan, Black says, was to develop a safe, convenient pedestrian connection between Ellicott and the spine. Other goals of the project include enhancing the student-life opportunities and quality of the student-life experience, he sa~ adding that the university maintains that in addition to campw and program improvements, increasing the population of students who reside on campw would serve to"create a more cohesive campus community. Concrete canoe places second •co-.~ L-. • the concrete canoe designed and built by UB civil engineering students, plaoed second overall in the American Society of Civil Engineen/Master Builder's Regional Upstate New York Competjtion, held recently in Syracuse. The team also won first place in the men's endurance race. UB's performance was the best it's had at the regional level in sev· oral years, notes team member Jean M. Balent. The team from Rochester Institute of Technology took the overall first-place priu. Oarltson Univorsity was third. UB engineering students each year participate in the annual competition sponsored by ASCE and Master Builders, where civil engineering students design and build a canoe entirely of concrete. The teams must submit a technical repon, perform an oral presentation and answer questions from a pand of professional engineers, build a 10' x 10' x 10' display, and compete in five races--men's and women's sprints. co· ed sprint, and men's and women's' endurance.. Each school is required to develop a theme for its boat, with the UB team naming its canoe "General Lee" as part of a " Dukes of Hazzard" theme. Rooney to be honored by PSS ...,.,.. j . aooney, assistant direCtor in the Office of Admissions, will receive the Professional Staff Senate's Outstanding Service Award at the PSS's annual awards luncheon, to be held from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Cmter for Tomorrow, North Campus. The recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Professional Service also will be honored at that time. SUNY had not announced the winners of the Chancellor's Awards as of Reporter press time. Roon<y, a UB professional staff member Iince 1990, is a quiet, yet effective leader in the workplace and an empathetic provider of various community service efforts, says h..- nominator, }mnifer Hess, assistant di..,.,tor for external rdations in the Offia of Admissions. "As the assistant dirtctor for processing in the Office of Admissions, she oversees and manages the highly efficient movement of nearly 20,000 freshman and transfor applications and ensures timely coordination for review. These processes dirrctly inOuencr our aggressive recruitment and enroUment initiatives, targets and yields," Hess wrote in her nominating letter. Rooney is a member of the Intercollegiate Athletics Board (lAB ). the primary oversight body for intercoUrgiate athletics. .. This service ties in nicely to her experiena as a former UB ath · lete, the athletic liaison for the Office of Admissions and to her longtime love and supporr for women's athletics," Hess wrote. Rooney also is a member of the Educational Advisory Board and Home School Ass ociation at Sts. Peter aq.d Paul School in Williamsville, and serves as treasurer tor a l ~al scouting group. �41 Rep ariar May l 211112!W.33. Ia.28 Company founded by UB faculty member to unveil new software development In June . K uoos .,...A.._....._ . - asoodlle ~ ond .,._ """""' of tho Gloduote School, hos beon oppolrioed to t h o - of ec...o-. of tho - - UrWonlly. l.<>~In-· s-cion, tho - - - Urw.>ity op- - - undor tho ......... of tho ~n~orn~~~ono~.....- Orgoni- . • ...-_,.of ----140 tho~-. 5eM>g . -ond--.....tho Woold liotattllme UnMnllylsa .....- of tho AsiociMion of ~ UnMnilles. tho ln....- tles ond thoCouncll ofl!nNonlof Gr.du. ateSchook(USA). -C-..-.SUNY ~TOKNngl'rof& Emorilus in tho~ oflliochemistty, Is tho CO-<>f!J"nlmr of tho 1oth Conference on· tho Cortex, to be hold lunt 1S-18 in theCathodnl HIU in San fmlclsc.o prior to tho onnual meeting ol tho Endo- JCr cm. Sodoty. This conlmnce - wos begun b y - and lis~ -­ - - in 1984 with tho initial meeting hold at us. The i:onr.,.,.,.. hold"'""!yun. brings together tho leadlng reordltn inthlsfiOid,ineluding basic and dlnlcal scion· this from Asia, ~. South Atria. AuStrolil and South Amoria os well as tho.Unlted Slates and C.na<IJ. AIM-. computer sctMce prol.,se< ol and engl~­ lng. his been selected to rec~ the ACI+SIGACT (Auodotion f0< CO<nputing Machinery-Spo- dal lnterest Group on Automata and CO<nputability Theo<y) Distinguished ~e Award. The award recognizes 5eman for years of d istinguished seMct to Srihari pairs academics with business ay DONNA LONGE.HlCKU R<p«t<r Assistant Editor W HENRohiniSrihari started Cymfony back in 1995, she wasCEO.pn:sident, secretary and coffct maker for the fl edgling company, as well as its founder. · research-and-development grants. In 1997, the company rteeM:d more than S2.S million from coUaboralions with the Air Force, Navy and agencies, ad~ing agencies and dipping servias--any business that has an i.nt~rest in knowing what drives sua:cssful product recogni- Nonhrup Grumman. In 2000, the comp•QY received $ 10 million in venture <apital from companies in New York and Palo Alto. Calif. "That year, I spent half my time tion in the markrtplace. Customen· also can check out bow their compctitor> arc faring. "The prod uct ess<ntially moni· tor> ~ thousand soura:s of in- A q u iel ~s poken, unassuming computer scientist, Srihari accom - formation on a - - - - - , regular basis. These plished the Herculean task of putling Cymfony, which currently spc· ~include no· tional publications. such as Tht New York 7i""'and Tht WaU St=t Jourrwl, as wdl as regional publications, in dustry publica - dalizes ln data extraction software, on the business map while teaching full-time as an a.ssociatc profc:ssor in the Departmcnr of Computer Science and Engineering. Today, Srihari is designa ted as foundei and chief $de nt ist at tions and trade magazines,.. says Cymfony,and is looki ng forwa rd in June to un veiling Brand Dash-. 0 board no., the company's latest soft~ Q ware development. f She also maintains a position as a research scientist at the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Re<:ognition (CEDAR), which on the road." says Srihari. "It's been a has developed handwrinen address long transition, thinking about whar interpretation software that is used commercial product to offer and by the U.S. Postal Service, as wdl as the firsl software program designed to develop computer-assisted, handwriting analysis tools for forensic applications. In aJI of her endeavors, Rohini Srihari thrives on seei ng the grow· ing synergy develop between the business world and the scientific knowledge and research it takes to de\•elop a product. She says that in the l-arly days of Cymfony, the focus was on just stay· ing alive financially, in part by dt.~ ­ signing \'\1eb sites and applying for Srihari. The software t racks in - When il comes to negotiating the stances of brand business world, Srihari admits that mention and computes various metrics regarding the contut in which the brand is at first she didn't want much to do being mentioned-the when, periences in building a company where, how and with whom brands a company's ability to maximize brand equity. "l(s a great report card from the bottom up. "I've learned so much the hard way-we still don't know how suc· cessful ~ · re going to be. she says. tool," says Srihari. The software "Once you're the founder it's stiiJ diminates time-consuming and expensive dipping savices... rthink it 's hitting a sweet spot in terms of the your baby." building up the managemenr ream." She says m anagin g her tim~ was tough and she scaled back her teaching responsibilities until the business was on a sound footing. Now, she's looking forward to getting back inlo the dassroom this full. "I lilo: the in- are being talked about-leveraging teraction with students and not only that, teaching forces you to learn the need for such a prod>'ct... she adds. Supporting Brand Dashboard~ mall-rial really weU." she adds. is the lnfoXtract engine--.. the pride and joy of what we've worked on aJJ this years," says Srihari ... lnforma · tion extraction is a technology that's Brand Dash boardn.. is a tool de · signed to measure the effectiveness of marketing communications. The customers Cymfony is pitching the software to indude public relations ful if you don't know what you'n: loolting for." she aplains. The lnfoXtnct cngiM performs compla grammatical analysis of the text to identify important entities, cqnccpts. rdationships and .....,ts in the documJ"'t. For example, the software il!'ablc to discow:r rdated information hidden in unstructured documents, finding people who have been mentioned in the last three weeks. and pinpointing cvmts and rdationships bctweel people. It extracts such information quickly and at the level of phrases. she explains. saving valuable time reading huge volum<:S of documents by offering smaller doses of information. Sina:Sept. I I,Cymfonyhasbeen approached by various govm>ment agencies inteTcst~ in the lnfoXtraa software, says Srihari. needed foranaly>csoflarge volumes of documents and its especially use· with that side of company development. But now she thinks she's a better researcher because of her ex- "There an: rwo worlds that rollide. The re's the R&D world . and academia-<cientists who really Iilo: to push theernoelopc in tennsof wha(s being done and then there's the. real world our there." she says. .. The business community ts much more frenttic. with time and cost pressures, but both communi· ties are necessary." the SlGACT comm unity. He wifl receive the award at the arinual ACM Sympo>ium on Theo<y ol Computing coni- being hold in Monuoof May 19-21. June in Buffalo new music festival set for June IIIII SpMtll. a oonio< in the B Y AMY GRHHAN Reponer Contributor Department oflllological Sci- ences. will A!C<M tho Christopl>e< White Memorilf- honoring an outstanding graduating oon1o< student In the ~ partment who wilt be going on to~ Khool. Spaeth will noceM tho at tho depart. "Music & Text" to be theme ofannual conference dedicated to composers ( ( M Te usicx . 1 & - :Whet he r as 1m pet us. source, o r Language--will be theme of June in Buffalo, the annual fesli · mental commtneemenl a:<- val and conference dedica ted to emony on Salurdly. composer>, being held lunc 3-8 in Slee and Baird halls, North Campus. June in Buffalo is presen red by the ,._,_,_ t• , . _ ol dmb. has begun a three-yo. project funcled by the National ~t"" tho Humanities on tho ad- vanced sbJdy ond publbtlqn ol R~ pottety recoveml in RO<ne. This w2hlch will be carried out by won.. an international team of eight schola,., lnYO!ves the appllcatloo of a batte<y of technique. to the clescriptloo, analysis and interpretation of 1 large quantity of ceramk materiel from the period so to 500 C.E. JOB LISTINGS L!B job listings accessible via Web Job Nstings for prolossionol. reseorch, laculty and cMISOfvice-both competl!M ond non<ompetitJYe-posi a n be accessed via tho Humon Resources 5etYices Web site at .Chttp:/1- .- -- olo..-Jhn/ v - - * />. Department of Music. Providing an extraordinary opportuniry for com~rs to work with professional m usidans and a distin- guished fuculty, June in Buffalo of· fers an intensive schedule of semi nars, lectures, master classes, panel discussions and open rehearsals, as well as afternoon workshop/performances and evening concerts open to the general public and critics. Each of the invited composers will have one of his or her pieces read or pe rformed during an afternoon workshop presentation and will re· ceive a recording for future study and demonstration purposes. Per· formances will feature resident en· semb les and soloists who arc renowned internationally as interpret ers of contemporary musiC . Free day time concerts will be presen ted in a workshop format and will feature performances of works by emerging rom posers. Concerts to be prcscntcJ in the c:venings. wh1ch will indudcperformanc<so[Junein Buf- sic groups rhat performs for both falo resident com posers' works by June in Buffalo resident ensembles, will be ticketed. Tickets for these oon- the specialist and the uninitiated audience; Q ua tu or Bozzini , an a:rts can be obtained from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Slee Hall box offia:, from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday al the Center for the Aru box offia and at all1iclo:tmastcr outlets. Resident com posas for June in Buffalo will be David fe!dcr, BirgcCary ProfessorofCompooition al UB and artistic director or June in Buffalo sina: I985; Pulitzer l'riu--winncr John Harl>ison; Jonathan Harvey. who has a reputation of being one of the most skilled and imagina!Mcompoocn; working in dectronic music today; Philippe Manoury, who developed a cona:pl of "virtual soores," and Bernard Rands. a major figure in oonremporary music who has won t he award-winning string quartet dedicated to perfo rming quartet m usic of all kinds. and.Slct Sinfonietta, the professional chamberorchestra,inrcsidena: at UB that performs a series of concerts each year dedkat~ to lesser-known rq>crtoirc, particularly that of the pno-dassic era and the most contemporary music. Appearing as special guest artists for June in. Buffalo will be soprano Tony Arnold, the only voc:aJisl....,.. to be awarded First Prize in the International Gaudcamus Interpret= Competition-the oldest and mosr important competition for performer> of ron temporary music; Stephen and Frieda Manes, who have been performing piano four hand music for almost40 years to critical acclaim; Ian Pace, a pianist whose uncompro-- Pulitizer Prize and the Kennedy Cen. mising commitment to musical ter Friedheim Award. Performing as resident ensembk~ modernism and unique combina· will be the Baird Trio. featuring UB tion of intellectual conceptualism faculty members Stephen Man~ . and spontaneity in performance have Movses Pogossian and Jonathan won much admiration, and Augusta Golove; the Meridian Arts En - ReadThomas,amcmberofthcoomsemble. which has established itself position facul ty at Northwestern as one of America's finest chamber Universiry and romposcr·in-resl· ensembles through its innovative, dcncc with the Chicago Symphony d1verse repertoire and critically ac · Orchestra until 2000. The schedule for June in Buffalo: claimed pe rformances: the ew York ew Music Ensemble, which Junc 3 has emerged as one of the world's 4 p.m.· Baird R<cital Hall- Champremier 20U'-ccntury chamber mu- ber Music. No a<lmission ~ 8 p.m. • Baird R<cital Hall • Ian Paa:, piano. All tickets an: $5 Junc4 4 p.m. • Baird R<cital Hall • Solo Workshop and Tapc!Elcctronics. No ad mission charge 8 p.m. • Slct Cona:rt Hall • Slct SiniOnietta wilh TO<ty Arnold."""'""" and !an Pacz, piano. Tdets an: $12. Il'flCl'al; $9, UB bculty, stalf, alwnni and senior citizens; $5, students JuneS 4 p.m. • Baird Recital Hall Bozzini String Quartet. No admission charge 8 p.m. - Slct • N<w Yoric N<w Music Ensemble. Tod«!san: SI 2.scncraJ; 59, UB faculty. stalf, alwnni and senior citizens; $5, students Junc 6 4 p.m. - BI Slec HaU • New York New Music Ensemble. No admission charge 8 p.m. • Slce • Bozzini St ring Quartet. Ticlo:tsareSI2,general;$9, UB fuculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens; $5, students June? 4 p.m. - Baird R<cital Hall· Baird Tno. No admission charge 8 p.m. • Slee · Meridian Arts Ensemble (brass & pcrrussion). Tick· ets arc$ I 2, general; $9. UB fuculty. staff. alumni and senior citi1...cns; SS , student Junc8 9 a.m. • Slee • Meridian Ans En semble. No ,odmission charge. �Uay L212/Vi. 33.11. 21 Halting cyberterrorism UB is designated center to protect IT from security breaches •yWIH~UM Ed~<>< Contributing T HE National Security Agency (NSA) has named UB a Center of Excellence in lnforma tion Systems Assurance Research and Education to ~lop new programs to conduct research and train students to protect the nation's in ~ fonnation technology systems from cyber terrorism and security breaches on the Internet. UB is one of 13 universities to receive the designation this year and • among only 36 who have been named to date by the NSA. The designation as a Center of ExceiJencc in Information Systnns Assurance Research and Education ts awarded competi tively to universities that have proven they meet rigorous NSA requirements in both curriculum and research. Shambhu Upadhyaya , associate professor of computer science and engineering. will be center director. "The importance of information security has bem raised recently in o ur national consciowness," said Bruce Pitman, vice provost for Mu cattonal technology. "The designa tion of this NSA center is a tribute 10 Professor Upadhyaya and the ar· ray of scholars he has brought to· gether to address this need." Pitman noted that the designa· uon allows U810 compete with the !lest research groups in the country for federal grants, awards and schol· arship opponunit1es from the Departm ent of Defe nse and other Jgcncies, and allows students 10 be part of leading·cdgc scientific dis- covt:ries and education. "There are always people with malicious intent who wiD look tor lhe loopholes in lhe systm~; Upadhyaya noted. "With lhe lnl<met so perva· sive, there has been for SCYttal year> a eritical sbor1age of professionals in lhe area of information assurance. Tht fecleral govmunent has recognized that higher education is the solution to protecting lhe nation's information infr25tructure and this center will play a key role." Tht pis of lhe multidisciplinar anter are 10 contribuk 10 lhe SUNY Homeland Defense initiative at UBby collaborating with Slllte and federal ~indudinglhe NewYodtState OfliceofSc:iena:and Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR), to "There are mor~ than 20 courses in this field at UBandat least IOfacuhy mrmbcrs doing funded reS<arch in this area," said Upadhyaya. ''"The objective of the centn is to bring all of them into one formal ttnter to build a cohesive program." Participating faculty include Alan Selman , professor; Bharat Jayaraman, professor and chair; Svi.atoslav B. Braynov, JWistant professor, and Omnming Qiao, associ ate professor, all of the Department ofComputtrScience and Engineering; H. Raghav R.ao, profes!or, and Rajiv Kishore, assistant professor, both in the Department of Management Scierice and Systems; Shubha Ghosh and Robert R<is, both pro· fesson in the Law School, and Thomas Cusick, professor in the Department of Mathematics. Courses and research at UB iq,lhe implement educational~ in infonnation assurancr-first at the graduate leYd and eventually at the undergraduate lcvel--imd 10 oollabo- field cznter on topics ranging from e· rate with and help train employees of <X>IlU1lef"C< and cryptography to intellocal companies invoMd in computer lectual property, database managesecurity research. ment and advanced programming. "The center provideS an exali<nl Immediate goals of the center are opportunity to panner with local to~ a ttrtificate program in in ~ companies and others across New formation assurance at the masters' Yori<Statetoobtain joint feder-al fund- · l~d and to add an information asing, as well as to provide potential surance concentration in the exist employees 10 those firms by graduat· ing master's degree program in ing well-trained students," said Mark computer science and engintering. Karwan, dean of lhe School of Engi Upadhyaya said graduate stu· dents should be able to enroll in the neering and Applied Sciena:s. The center brings together indi - new certificate program in informavidual UB researchers in the School tion assurance beginning in Fall of Engineering and Applied Science, 2003. He added that he and other the College of Arts and Sciences, the UB faculty members will be work Law School and the School of Man· ingwi th currentlyenroiJed students agement who have ~n working to tailor master's. programs so that independently on various aspects of they reflect an emphasis in in forma information ~ technologyassurance . tion assurance. Software aids oral historia.rls By PATlUCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor UB histo rian has devel oped a unique application for a software origi nally developed for the industrial market-researcll field that has enormous implications for thousands of audio and video his· tory collectio ns held in archives around the world. Michael Frisch, professor of history and senior research scholar, has found a way 10 make these collections useful tools for education and resean:h by rendering them, for the fir.il time,searcllable and accessible. The application maintains the in tegrity of the original, firsthand oral documentation and obviates the need to use voice-to-page transcription or voice-recognition software. "This is revolutionary," says Frisch. "This process collapses what has been the great distance between archivaJ servittand scholarship and posterit y, and makes collections immediately available for educa tionaJ and popular usc." Frisch says it will be an enormous boon to oral historians. archivists and documentarians who work in audio, video, film or multimedia fonnats. They will be able to deal with the content in its authentic, spon taneous, richly affective form . The process employs Documat LLC's relatively new lnterdipper softwa re to record archived oral material directly into a computer A and permits the material to be in dexed, searclled and retrieved. It is a principal tool of Frisch's company, The Randforce Associates. which consults and assists users in the new field of digital oral-collec· tion management Randforce has just moved into the UB Technology Incubator. Frisch poinu out that oral and video history tapes are important because they offer deeply textured, historica11y important, first -person accounts and eyewitness reports of imponant events and personages. The conventional way of handling oral documents has been to tum the voice or image into text in the form of collection ca talogues, logs, in dexes and, most often, transcripts. .. These are produced at great cost," he says. ..The results are volu minous and expensively produced written texts that are only margin ally easier to search and seldom in dexed for ideas or concepts. .. The end resul t," he adds. .. is at a considerable rc:mo\1!' from the origi nal format in which authority was carried in the vo ice and image--the reason the tapes were product.-d in the first place." lnterdipper software originall y was developed for the industnal market-research field. It works well for oral-collection management. he says, because it permits the key pas· sages in oral and video history texts to be tagged, coded and copied mto an interactiv~ database that can be searched, indexed, catalogued and recopied. O nce transformed into interactive oral databases, they can incorporate photos, video dips and other materials that can be browsed and linked to further resources. "To apply this mark<t-research software effectively 10 lhe ..,-y differ· ent needs of an oral-history collection is complicated. however,and has a steep learning CUI"J<." Frisch says. That's where Randforcc comes in. He says the oompany will facili tate use of this technology by helping curators and archivists develop subject-specificcodes and index cat· egories for individual coll ections and assist them in the construction of the taxonomy. Once in place, the program will work in much the same way as a good wrinen index works to offe:r direct access to the contents of a coUection. In this case, however, the end product will have the additional ad vantages of digital immediacy, richly enhanced levels of cross-referencing and searching, and immediate out put of selected passages. Randforce is a small company that offers a range of services from simple consultaton to training and full project development, depend ing on client need. It already is at work on two con tracted projects through which it is exploring the application of its core technology to specific oral-history collections. IIepa.._ 5 BrieD UB to hold conference . on post-genomic research ID -stem York scientists workln!J in the areas of genomic.s, proteomia and bioinfprmatics will share their findings md innovations ai the first Buffalo-Niagara Post -Genomic Research Conf~rence on Wednesday. · Sponsored by the Office of the Vi.LPresident for Research at UB, the conference will be held from 8:30'a.m.IO 4 p.m. in I OS Harriman Hall, South Campu.. It will be followed by a rec.<ption. Presenters will include geneticists, pharmaceutical scientists, computer scientisu, biologists, chemisu and physiologists from UB, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Hauptman -Woodward Medical Research Institute. Post·genomic research refers to research in the life sci~nces resulting from the mapping of the human genome. SpeaUrs wiJJ discuss their results and innovations. including the best ways to design experiments in the post-genomic era, new computational approaches to managing the data such experiments gen erate and new techniques to speed the identification of promising compounds, such as a genomics- based, high-throughput, drug-discovery system. The keynote speaker will be G regg Morin , vice president of MDS Proteomics, one of the leading companies in the field that is bridging the gap between genomics and drug discovery. "This iS a critical time for post·genomic research in Western ew York," said Kenneth Tramposch. associate vice president for r~rch at UB and one of the conference organizers. "-A lot of excellent post -genomic resurch is going on in W6tern New York, but it tends to stay hidden in the laboratories of ind ividual scientists," he noi:ed. .. This conference wiU provide an opportunity for the area's leading researchers from all three institutions involved in the Buffalo Cen ~ ter of Excellence in Bioinformaucs, as well as people from locaJ hfe sciences compames, to mteract and to share ideas with each o ther." Tramposch expects to make the conference an annual event While the conference will be free, those planning to participate must register by completing the online registration form at <http:/ I www.spedalevents.buftalo.edu/ portgenomla>, or b y calling Joseph CuSker at 645 -3321 . Alexander quartet to perform Following In the footsteps of such renowned string quartets as the Juilliard , Emerson, Cleveland and Budapest, the Alexander Strtng Quartrt will perform the thr« concerts comprising the second hal f of the 46th annual Beethoven String Quartet Cycle on May 30· June I in Slee Concert Hall, North Ca mpus. Concercs will begin each night at 8 p.m . The programs for the: series, the only one of its kind in the world: • May 30th: Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 (" Serioso"); Qua n et tn B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6, and Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 • May 31: Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5 and Quartet in B-fl at Major, Op. 130 • June I: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4, Quartet in F Major, Op. I 35 and Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 The UB performances by the Alexander String Quartet will be the last with first violinist Ge-Fang Yang, who will leave the quartet after a I 0-year tenure that saw, among other triumphs, the ensemble 's recordings of the complete Beethoven String Quartets and mul tiple U.S. and European tours. Zakarias Grafi.lo will succ.eed Yang at the conclusion ofthe quartet 's 2001 -2002 season this summer. Since 198 I, the Alexander String Quartet-<Omprised ofYang and Frederi ck Lifsin, violi ns; Paul Yarbrough, viola, and Sandy Wtlson , cello--has performed in the major music capitals offour continents. securing its standing amo ng the premiere ensembles of its kind. Its in t~ati onal career was assured in 1985, when it won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the London International Compdjtion. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven and Bart6k, the quartet also has established itself as an important advocate of new music through more than 25 com.mi.ssions and numerous premiere performances. In 1999, BMG Classics released the quartet's nine-CO set of the Beethoven cycle on its Ane ova label to tremendous critical ac claim. The quartet also has recorded works of Mozart , Brahms, Dvorak and other> on the foghorn label. At home in San Francisco, quartet members have a rna; or artisti c presence. serving as Ensemble-in -ReSidence of San Francisco Performances and as directors of the Morrison Chamber Music Center in the Cotlege o f Creative Arts at San Francisco State Universi t)'· Recognized as innovat ive educators, the quartet also serves as the resident ensemble of Baruch Co llege, Allegheny College and St. Lawrence Universiry. Tickets for each concert o f the :,ccond half qf the lkrthove:n Stnng Q uartet Cycle are priced at S 12 for the general public and S9 for UB faculry, staff, alumni and senior citizens, and S5 for studentst Tickets can be obtained between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday t11rough Friday at the lee Hall box office, betw<en noon and 5 p.m. Tuesday through Fri_9.ay at the Center for the Arts box office, o r at all Ticketmaster outlets. �6 Repa...._ llay9,20021¥1t3lhZ8 Geology class spends spring vacation working on Colima's lava flows, rather than tans BRI EFLY Department'OIM Students take on volcano during.break Art-M _.......,....... ... ------................ _............, ---·-names -.rd winners Fourteen siudonts In "" o.p;t. 02..,..,_ __ mentol 2001 · lhoir-'. C..VO~c.nl -.... "'"""' . . . . lOIII Linda -Rod!, ....... 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Bursilt and his students only wtore able to get within th= to four kilometers of the crater, but rvm at that clistana, nerything was highly vis· ible sina the YDicano itsdf is so big. "Seven~ ni8bts we went out and watched these glowing ayalancbes-it's liU th<se big. gigantic. ~-siud boulden breaking and bwsting apart on tho slop< and you see aU th<se sparks flying out-just hundreds of them at a time. It's really beautiful. and during tho day, they look liU clouds twnbling down the side of tho volcano,• says Bunik. The pi of the trip was to tamiliarize students with an<:Xplosive W>lcanoand >dcanict<mlin by mapping lava flows and rock fOrmations. study· ing sedimentation and str.ltification of Bows and debris, and trying to undersbnd how area inhabitants re- act and interact with the volcano. The students also took pan in a cultural and scientific =han!!" with students from the Universidad Nacional Aut6noma di Mtxico. While Cotima's last major eruptions were in 1818 and 1913, its ra:ord of activity dates bad to 1580. Since 1991 , the volcano has been erupting constantly on a smaller scale, but not without peril to tho area's residents. "The <xp<rts down there think that this is 1 build-up cyde befOre its big eruption." Bursik <xplains. "This one does tend to cook along lOr awhile and it's in a """"' wbm: it's building up to some peak evmt at some poinL" But that may or may not happen. notes Bwsik; the volcano abo coul!l just die out. Pan of the students' work required mapping areas of the volcano, <Sp<Cially volcanic 8ows, that could hdp doOde wbm: futur< devdopment should or shouldn't occur based on risk assessments of tho areas of highest volcanic activity. Traclting Colima's seismic activity on a daily basis is important to the fmners.and ~who liYe in the -.okmo's shaOOw, but much abo can be learned by creating a historical Mortom-, whm it""""' to readpicture-studying and dating rocks ingand in~ tho types of IC· to find out ·what the YDicano's erup- tivity on the volcano, Bursik soys. tiv< pattern has been """' hundnds "The reoidents are quitt ~ and thousands of 1'2"' says Bursik. ones who liYe really close to tbt -.ol"lt's a real probl<m whm you 1J> to cano. The ones who 1M &thor oway thoseplaasand,..thorniserYtbattho _pe lea savvy because they doo't see volcano au.es and how big ao e&a { a lot of tbtdotailo."The people in viiit has 00 people right thett.. he adds, Jaaoscloeest to tho-.okmo ..... been Bocause most of the inha\>itant's trained to recogni:ze its dant!m and -...alth is ti<d up with their land, an are ooming to tlmnS living with its Ulll1IIC<S8arY<VaCUation can d<wotatr constant ernptionsand tbt..n.tyof a village-rosi· loud.~ noila it malr.cs. dents are bad to Bursilt expr<SI<lCl the hop< that he leave and when can get the UB and Mexican stu· they mum. moot dents together again as part ofa ruJ. oftheir"""'!!<!" be- tural <XChang< of ocientists and fu • longings having tur< scientists working together to been looud. study YDlcanoeo here in tho u.s. "This causes Honot<dthatagraduatestudent incr«<ibl< prob· who participat<d in tho spring break lems. There are trip to Colima plans to return to many more cases study an area that was ona: a oomwher< people pany town and wu buried by a dower< needlessly bris Bow in 1955. evacuated and BursiksaidtheSiateofColimais their economic building a database relattd to tho activity stopped YDicano's activities, which he hopes beaUS< they came badt ond bad DO to contril>ute to, further enhancing tire left-there are maDy more ases knowl<ds< about the risks and baz. of that than of people being evocu· ards of living in tho area. at<d and the volcano destroying evWhile Bursilt is scnsi.!M to tho erything." says Bunik. difficulties of the people who liYe By devdoping maps that show nearthovolcano,healsotriestorepast lava Bows and poosible routes main focused on sciima, which he for futur< ~with in- seesasoffmngthebesthop<ofpr-oformotion about wbm: people liYe vmting future ~tastropbes. and~ economic activity--volca"The: etr.ct it has oo me; he says nic hazards can be better un<kr- ofwitnes5intlthohardshipuullmd stood by civil authorities responsible by the area's residmts firsthand, "is lOr evaruations, Bursilt soys. to want to do as J1D0c1 1 job as I can "The mapping has a lot t10 do with in my capacity and unclc:nwJd the tho problem of how society bats it volcano as wdl as I can so these (the volcano) beause it's only by warnings are as tightly constnin<d learning how th<se thinss act that as poosible to tb= are no needless we can figutt out whetbcr or not ..acua~ tb= are <WCU· some place is in c~a.op; he soys. ations when they're needed" -., _,...,.... ....,................ Dunnett calls presidential directive ((ghastly'' ,. ........... ....... _.,......, Would restrict foreign students' access to education in so-called "sensitive fields" _ "" lho ...... ~lor ....... lnt)o: Mf/~1-ln ""plinllng~lllho .........-.-..~ ,_11111~ ~.un.­ __ -_. ..._ ,... """".,._In In ...... -...._, ~-ln thesculptU11!prognm.lsh,., ciplent at tho~ L C . Excollonc• in 0 1 - . g - tho polnllng~ w-......--. - . . c.ll. ......... . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR == ... 1ht ... .... --.tA .. Itt 11"" ......_.....~ --=-.·. - -----· --·- ,._bo . . . . . . . ..... ... ...,bo . . . . . . . . ... longii\.LIIIIn_lrlllooiJt_ .,.,........,__..,... . . - . . . . . . . . . . Gioal puilllbll_......._lhoy nutbo . . . . . .., ...... Monday.., b o - l o r publalion in 1hot-....... ""*' 1hotb e - olocll-.oly ot Tho . . , . _ ay PA-r.c~A -VAN Contributing Editor ._ S Ndpont ollho . . . . LGIIor ~-- :· TEPHEN Dunnett, vic< provost for international educa· ion at UB and a national <ader in the fidd of inter· national education, has expressed serious concern over a .. hidden" di- rective from Presidrnt Georg< Bush that, if implement<d, would place stricter rontrols on student visas and bar ..catain intemationaJ students from pursuing education and train· ing in sensitive areas." "Although I'm sure the administration has DO evil intent here, this directive is ghastly; Dunnett says. "It could cause great damage, not only to the students in question, but to our universities on many fronts. "It flies in the face of nerything that we stand for in this oountry," he says. "It restricts open aco<SS to education, reseal<h and knowledi!O' sharing. despite tho fact that we have been very outspoken as a nation against other countria that have instituted sud! restrictions." The directive, "Combating Terrorism Through Immigration 1\>lici<s," was issued in October. It has not ~ been implemrnt<d and is under ,._ viewbyaninteragencyworitinggroup overseen by the Whit< House Office ofScimcrand Tcclmology Policy.The gn>up has not sought input from ooUeges are oonarned that the fundamm. taDy open character of our education system may rnakt it impossible and universi- (to implement the directive)." Dunnett says ibett are KVeral problems with the directive. "Fim; he says. "50 to 60 percent of advanced graduate degJ<es in en- ties. Fields to be restricted by the directive are .. areas of study with direct application to the development and US< Of weapons of massdestruc· tion; which could include biology, physics, chemistry, computer sci· ena and engineering. Dunnett says tho w.apons' information tho directive seeks to resttict already is available in journals, books. on the Internet and at uniw:rsities abroad He also points out that vir· tuaDy aD terrorists identified since tho terrorist attocb of Sept. II 8"( into tho U.S. on tourist visas and were not students in Am<rican univenities. Approximately 30 million tourist visas are issued ....y year through a system much looser and less restrictive than that governing the slightly more than 500,000 student visas issued every year. last month,~ major associa· tions representing the interests of U.S. higher education prot<sted this fact to the administration and complainrd in a joint stateme-nt that"'W~ gineering and the sciences arc awarded to international students. American students generally are not inspired to enter these fields on a graduate level, and fOreign students typically are tar bett<r prepared for studies in sciena than ""' Ameri· can students. "So ifwe close puateeducation in sciena and engineering or oom· puter sci<nce to international stu· dents. who will fill our classrooms?" he asks. "Who will help- us do tho reseal<h in th<se fields! Whett will we get future faculty memben! The S<COnd problem posed, he soys. is the possibility of retaliation from other oountries in a position to restrict the acass of American students studying in their oountries or the refusal by affected nations to share their research with tho U.S. .. Even worse: says Dunnell , "these nations may refuse to assist us in funding expensive r~arch projects th;>t requi,.........nd now reccive--foreiftn corporate suppon." Third, Dunnett says tho directive is wtenforceable. "How can a school track tbt academicacrivitiesofstudents, who tend to c:hango majors aD the time CJn<:r they're in tho unMrsity?" he asks. He says the U.S. also needs to baJ. once its policies with recognition of the oontributions fOreign studrnts have made to many scholarly fields and to tho oountry as a whole. He points out that students from abroad tend to develop an appn:da· tion for U.S. culture and institutions that ...... tho u.s. wdl when they become leaden in their own ooun· tries or in international arenas. • As noted in The Chronicle of Higher Eduauion," Dunn<lt soys. "UN SecmaryGenoral KDiiA.nnan, a Nobel lawate,and KiDs Abdullah of Jordan .... American university puates and their knowl<ds< ond affiliation have been vuy helpful to us in tho present oonftict." He notes, hownu, that they are from "suspect" countries and undo. tho dit<ctiYo. would have their stud· ies restricted if they were going to school today. "We need to d<fmdl>ur land from terrorists, of course~ do," Dunnett says. "But in doing so,""' shouldn't let them win by changing the face of our country." �Rap oz.._ llay 9.2002/Vm.33. lt.ZB Raising the MBA profile ~B ~unors at~letes at annual awar~s ban~uet . Bringing Indian IT specialists to VB helps M& T, university BJ JOHN DU.LA CONTIIADA Contribu1Jng EditDr explained Daniel Boscarino, admin- EN information-kehnology professionals from India, recruited for the UB MBA prognm with the assistance of M&T Bank. are helping the bank implement new IT applications while boosting the academic profile of the MBA program. The studenl5----m:ruited by representatives from M&T Bank and the School of Man-sement during a three-<lay trip to India last y<ar-<Ore working on ~ IT projects for M&T as graduate as&istanu at the School ofManasanentand will haw: paid inlm'lShips at M&T this summer. ln exdlanse. the studenuare recdving M&T-fundedrcholarships to the two-yoar MBA prognm and are scheduled to graduate nett spring. The studenu ......., selected from among ""'"' than 500 applicant& after • lengthy interview in India, and based on tht:irscomson~ ~rous ITcompetency exam administered by M&T and on the Graduate Manajjement Admissio<15 Test, required for entrance to the UB MBA program. Their recruitment undencQros the School of Managements efforts to enroll highly qualified students who resour<:es at M&T Bank. who interviewed the students in India last February, along with Ouistopher Tolomeo, M&T's administrative vice president for information technology, and Lewis Manddl, professor of tinana and managerial eoonomics and former dean at the School of Management • M&T gains the assistance of somew:ry talented studenl!,the students gain an excellmt education and high-level~ to the u.s. business environrilent, and the School of 1\{anagement enrolls high-caliber students :who help it achieve its re<:ruitment goals," Boscarino added. H.R Rao, professor of manage- · ment science and systems, super- T possesswork~enceinareasval ­ ued by corporate recruil<rs.like information technology. By doing so, the school hopes to entice moO' oorporate rccrui~ to campus and raise its profile with p11bli¥otio~ such as Business Week and The Wall Strt:et Journal, that raqk the besLbusiness schools in the United States. .. [t's a win-win-win s.ituation ,.. istrative vice president of human vises the students and monitors their progress on projects, along with representatives from M.&T. Acoording to Rao, the stuilents iwrk on projects after class in a computer lab specially equipped for their assignments.HesaidM&T'stotaloontribution to the effort includes funding for hardware arid software costs, 10 two-year scholarships and 10 paid summer internships. "These students haw: been a welcpme addition to the School of Management," !lao says. "Wrthout the assislana:.ofM&T.mostnfthemwould not haw: applied to uB oorgained this levdof ~tion:md~" Gaurav Patankar, for example, was recruited from Mumbai,lndia, where ·h~ worked as .an implementation;~ for a oompany that provides cash:management support for multinational banks. As a UB MBA student, he's developing a system for streamlining online applications ~ted by M&T corporate custOmers. He hopes to pursue Rtpartt< Edotor ariNG t!Jat UBhadan "extraordinary year" in 2001-02, President W~liamR.Greinertookthe UB Council on a "whirlwind tour" of the university over the course of~ pastyearduringthebody'slastrneetingoftheaademicyearonApril30. Greiner told council memben that he took "great pride" in the accomplishmentsofthepastyear,and that the university is poised for a "bright future" in the years ahead. "The future ofhoth campuses, especiallytheNorthCampus,isdepen- N dent on what students decide to rnakeoftheinstitution,"hesaid,noting that the aru,;inistration, faculty andstaffhaw:..,rk<dhardto"laythe fo undation for the students." Amongthe highllghtsofGreiner's "thumbnailsketch"ofthepastyear: •VB achieved its highest total fulltime enrollment ever in Fall 200 1 with 20,669 students. as wdl as its highest new, full-time graduate enrollment ever with 2,219 students. • The university made life a lot easier for studen~ with the creation of the Student Academic and Financial Services Uoit to provide a "onestop approach" to deali ng with many academic and financial issues. • AsUBwasbecomingmoreofa full-timecampus.italsowasbecoming more of a residential campus. Greiner noted that 7.000 students "listened in rapt atten tion" to a sJX'ech 1\ t month by fomm Presi· ---Sarah Frahman- after graduating next yoar. "This is the type ofsituation I aiuld onlydmun bin IIPa."said Patankar. 2-4. ·rm working on in-.ting projectsandl!f'lting exrrllmt liddexposure to u.s. business practices and corporate culture at MBa:' Fellow student Hemant Padmanabban, 23, wu reauikd from the tMulology-outsourcing . oompany Syntel, Inc. in Mumbai, where he led a team of I I software devdopen. He's working with M&T minagen to develop a system for online submittal, approval and prooessing of various personnel forms, whiCh should oeate a substantial cost savings fi>r the bank "In my line of work, you need to develop business skills to go along with. technical skills if you want to further your c:m><r," Padmanabban says. "This is a great appor:tunity to get an all-around business education while doing some interesting work fur a ~-known U.S. oompany." In addition to these projects. the students are working on three othen with the bank: an analysis of wireless security syskrnS for wire· les;s banking apP.lications, improving the application system for indirect loans lf!ld implementation of a new operating system for the bank's K,te c:.r.r..n was named "Haao- col !heY_.. -tolrc - I n che t1ki-Anwican ~ ond ........ ... lheNCM~Inhisfint_col.,....,...~ The men~~ tam jumped lnlm lOIII p1aot In che MN:: In 2000 post fol.).rior ~Slid<- first_ AI-MAC honon ond qualifiod for che OMsion INadonal ~ che 1nt UB to. tlfd>.plaao ..;.y internal computer network. dent William). Ointon. • Ull ewanded the University HononProgrambySOstudentsand revised general education requirements to meet or exceed SUNY standards. • UB faculty memhets haw: won dergraduate apartments already rented and all graduate and professionalapartmentssoon tohem~ted. Planning oontinu.S on the Lee Road development, $22.6 million in rna· sonry work has been oompleted at the Ellicott Complex. and a $5 mil- some major national and interna· lion renovation offoodservice at the tionalawards,amongthemCarlDennis,profess6rofEnglishwhowonthe PuliturPrizerorpoetty;Bruce)ackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English, who was made a knight in the French Order of Arts and Letters, and Barry Smith, professor of philosophy, who recc:Mdthe$2millionWolfgangPaul oomplex is under way. • The Cam paign for UB has raised $181,021,711-72.4 percent of its goal-<is of April 12. Greiner said he expects the campaign to reach its $250 million goal in the ooming year. Among the gifts to the campaign is a $2 million gilt from the Sal Alfiero family to support Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. co nstruction of an addition to Jacobs Management Crnter, home • Bioinform atics has gone, Greiner said, "from an idea to very much a reality" in the past yea r, thanks to $232 million in support from the state and federal governments.federal research grants, foundations and corporate partnen. A director for the Buffalo Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics has been him!, and groundbrealcing for a facility to house the center, to he located near Roswell Park Cancer Institute, is expected in the near future. • The university recorded total researchexpeudituresfor2000-0I of $186,825,000, and Greiner said UB should reach $200 million within the next few years. • TheAintVillagestudentapartment complex opened its doors in August. and the Creekside Village will open thj• A\18\JSt, wit,h all u,n- of the School of Management. Greinernotedthatthi>structurewill he the first-<>lthough certainly oot thelast-privatelyfundedaddition to a campus building. •The freshmen on the men's basketballteamoombinedforthehighest cumulative grade-poin·t average of any freshman men's basketball class in the country, with an average GPA of 3.35. Noting that the highest GPA for a class member was 3.8 and the lowest was 3.0, Greiner said UB has "great athletes, but also good students." UB also posted a singlegame attendance record of 22,658 at the Rutger's football game, and the men's basketball team was the only Mid-American Conference team to beat Kent State, which went to the " Elite Eight" in the NCAA toumameru this~pring. ,. -- ·-coldpnwt~lnd<--­ tum,oomod honon as"femoleAdllete colcheY..C • a career in product management and operations, possibly at M&T, Council hears UB year in review BJ SUE WU£TCHIEII .-en Head u.d<-ond-field >nil~ Dldt Borry, who ... _ . . " !he conclusion col !he sp<Y-c u.d<-ond-field ..._was hononod for 17 rean col oervico to UB at !he ......... Ad1ledc Awards 1!onquot. Bony~........., at UB included IJ·conlotwlce ddos,fi¥o"CotoooAroa·Cood! col !heY_.. honon ond tOAI-""-'<ans.His --~ ~ _ , oomod !he Ad1ledc Dinoct.o<'s AW>Id for Ia periooiononce dl.ftJ che 2001-42 seuon. finish""' ~-todooo ln mono<honJO,_.. In l d d l d o n , - Todd luddon oomod '*"""'-'>AI-MAC honon. - . - . ........ _che_ro.,..,.aslllo~'­ ....,._lolriodya-..rnoMN::-.....c->lndoar~.....,. - - a n d che lOOOOUIIIoorlwmwr ddo~lllo rwc.ndy - - MN:: and UB-rooordlnchelwmwrwllha ...... coi i~-I Oache,.....,..Pn> This-- .W.,.In~-...-n.INiit~..-~-.-for che NCM~ I~ a LSU•Iheandcol"""wllh cheMN:: ~da>eome. ....... !Ddofand ....... ~~ brolae che dircus a n d - ..,..-do .. U8 and led che-toche-~~·che---­ .. ONo~. ~-. - chefintpenon"' _ , . _ c o l !he • Y-"hcJnc!nlnhisorlw--,_.atUBooince-~swtmmorlrcor "--n (1 797-ti).He.modche~-a26- IJ ......... _ . I n wl*lo he capGinld che 197-jOOUnd- at che MN:: ~ • che No.I --home - - " " " " ' " ' ..... col his conlerence matdoesln che ....... seuon. He btho~-.,.., theawan:t -~John "'"'""""last year. At che NCM Championships In /Oobny. c:.nrnn - 1-2 and-rlr _,. che dimnce wlll11owa Scau\ Ue1 Sondenon. the o d y - In NCM history to co unbaWl for four seasons. Od>er major awan:t wimen Included: • Clillotd c. """'"'-~ ScholanNp: Carrie Quinlan. ........... .. ·~...-Boord(IAB)Suodent-~Male(tie). Gabe Capln,- and Joe Fnoody.loocl>al; FemUe, l..ariua t..Cour, >OIIeytall • ~ Hen:o Awant Rebecca Ashore, \OOIIeybaJI • Blue and'Mlite Ckb Comrrunlty SoniceAvnnl: l..ariua LaCour. -...lleybol .AtNetes forAINeteiAttendanceAwant.v.tomen's swimrmi~ GlziTapa ond Carrie Quinlan • THI! SPOtrr-BY-SPOitT AWAIID -NUS: Men's Cross Country Top New<omer.s-. S<rolkl< Host lrnprowd: Eric Cz..oaj Coad1es Awant)erimie Slkl< HVI':Todd Ludden Women's Cross Country Top Newaomer: jenny ~<Deppe! Host trnprowd:jeuia l'1cldoY>n Coad1es Awant Hollie Rhodes H V I ' : - Bunvws Football Top Newcomer.Jj. Gibson Host lrnprowd: Chad Bortosult Coad1es Awanl: Joe Fnoody HVI': Chris Shelly Dominic Grossi Awant Tim Hedzes Women's SoCcer Top Newccmor: 8.-enna Mejury Host .~ Paula Slndolr Coad1es Awant Robin AparoHVI': Deo.on Russell Men's Soccer Top Newaomer: 0... Pidgeon Host lrnprowd: Dan Wielechowsld Coad1es Awanl: Mike Poplmskl MVP-J<.e•rin Pttn Women's Volleyball Top Newaomer: K.atie Henry Host trnprowd: Bedcy Ashare Coad1es AwantAie>ds Boule HVI':llndsoy MatilcDsl1 Women's llaslretball Top New<omer.AIHson Bennett Host lrnprowd:- Martin Coad1es Aword: K.ato Mc11eeken-R""""' HVI': jeuia Jo:Dchenclorle< Men's Baslcetball Top_,T..,...a.ate Host~t<ovln­ Coadles Awant Clement Smith HVI': O...CoiWIIIQms Won.t'llncloorT1'11dc and Fiold Top Newcomer: Charisse E.e...n Host lrnprowd: Faith~ Coaches Award: laura Olson HVI': Chrisdno Kedt Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Newcomer. Pete Zac:caridlo Host 1~ : - Esler Cooches Awant joe l.Diacooo 1'1Vf';;)oe Clari< Women's Swimmln{ Top~ho:)'· - · Host ~Bedlany Miller Coad1es Awant Katrina Slndair HVI':jenMW llniJioMjcy Men's Swimm1nc Top Newcorner.Am 0... Host lrnprowd:)on ~ ·Coaches Avnnl:Aian Lowe MVP:Avi¥0ren Wresttin1 Top~K,tei:.m.ln.... -~Gomot~ CoadlesAvnnl: Ben Cooper The Bob Rlclo Ouatandirc Wrestler Avnnl: iC,te Cenronan Baseball Top Newaomer: PbiiYmHome Host lrnprowd:Adrian Dal1lels CoadlesAvnnl:Tlm So¥. MVP:Bnndon DIC..., w..m-'lc.Top Newaomer: K.ali Spoco Host lrnprowd:- Schwaclo Coacloes Awant K.arey Smollar HVI': Sonh VIera Sofd>all Top Newaomer: Sacey Evans Host lrnprowd: Anf>.l1arie Mqur Coaches Award:. Melissa Pace HVI': a...nn. Nasti .. Men's Tennis Top Newaomer: Nkl< Zleziula .' =:~=~ I'M>: fWJ Kumn . ,..;_ ~ lOp Nowoonw-:- KollanM Mostl,.,.,...,;..t:)onWooc Coaches Awont Sl1ani ~ HVI': K.anon MoyNnl Men's ~!-Jc and Field lOp New<omor. B r y a n Host lrnprowd:Tom Abbey CoadlesAvnnl: Ben Caa,. HVI': Byron l'1cKlnney Women ... Outdoor Track and Field Top Newaomer:April f»bilonQ Host lrnprowd: Meagan Rogon Cooches Avnnl:Aiison Luke HVI':SonhFie<cloer Cheeneadinc Top New<omer:BryanA-" Most 1~: K.an T"""' Coaches Award: Canc:bce Faubert HVI':Nki<G,..;n,. �a Repa.,.... Mav9.2Dt121YI.3J. Ifl.28 · Friday, May 10 Thunday 16 Conference Reglonol Socioleg<oi-Studles ~IOstk 5cMnca Conference. ~ Poln.M..._,tln Pollotlve C... Jack P. F....-, clinical assoc. prof., Dopt. ol Medicine. 3SS Squi,., South Campus. 8 a.m . Free. ~~P-~~-r~by S.ldy Centor fO< Low and Social Policy, Low School; Cenu. ol Criminology, Univ. c:A Toronto; t1:>< Low.and Society P•og~m. Ycrlt.Jniv.; Osgoode Hall Law Schclo(, York Univ., and ~;!."'fni~t!. EducotlonSemlnor Designing Ploy-Bosed Uteracy lnstru<tlon In Pre-K/Prinwy: Whot Toochers Should Know and How Admfnistr•tors Can S.ldy Cent.,, &4S-21 02 . Support Them. uura I<Jenk. Celebrotlng Scholostk Schoo' of Education. University Inn and Conference Center, North ~tl AlANA-A Celebrlltlon of Achievement. Student Unton Theatre, North Campus. 11 a .m .-1 p .m . Free. Sponsored by OffKe of Student Multicultural Affair1. For more information, ~a~!fu:~ Forest Road, Getzville. 8:30-10 a.m . SlO, students; l25, genenol. Spons<nd by GSE. Fa. l'llCn: information, Ken K.....,..., &4S-6642. Sharon Sanford, 645-2055. Monday 13 Oral Biology Seminar O..ol Biology Somlnor Genes, Germs and Ufestyte In Friday 17 ~~~'i'"nts Sporu Mala~an Bacterial Conversations in · ln:ntal Piaque: What Is Streptococcus Mutans Talking Student Assoc.. Alumni Arena, North Campus.. about. Dennis Cvitkovkh, Untv. of Toronto. Conference Room, 115 Foster. South Campus. Noon Free Sponsored by Malaysian Spectators wekome. Student Assoc. and Malaysian Student Dept., Embas•y of Malaysia. For more information, Sherene Cheah, &4S-88SO. lloHboll UB. vs. Nl~ara. Amherst Audubon F~eld, Amherst Pep~i Center. 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Amherst. 6 p .m . Free. Wednesday 15 Buffalo-Niagara PostGenomic Research Conference. 105 Harnman. South Campus. 8:30 a.m .-4 :30 p .m . Free. Sponsored by Vice Prestdent lor Research. For more information, Joseph Cusker, 645-3321 . Tht• Rt>,HJr'fef' publi\h e t. listing\ for <'venh taking lAST / Sodol Wort. Continuing Educ•tlon Train the Trainer Wortuhop: Conflict Resolution/ Peer Mediation . Oaemen College. 8 :45 a.m .-3:30p.m . S65. For more information, Institute for Addiction Studie .lnd Training, <>4S-6140. Thursday 30 EncutlnEducotlon Novlgoting through the Maze Sunday of Banks Met Agendes to 19 -.y.lon Student Asso<lotlon Ambassador Awards Night 2002. Malaysian Student Assoc. Grand Ballroom, Buffalo Marriott,. Millersport Highway, Amherst. 7-11 p .m . By invitation onty. Sponsored by ~alaysian Student Auoc.. and Malaysian Student Dept., Embassy of Mala~ia . For more informat ion, Sherene Cheah, Rese•rch Conference Oral8~. ..........., Se:ulon Tuesday 14 Cardiovascular Ofsease: Have ~ Bypassed M~ than Oa~ Arteries? Paul Ewald, Amherst Univ. C26 Farber, South Campus. Noon. F.... Sponsored by Dept. ol 64S-88SO. Monday 20 lAST / Sodol Contlnufng Educotlon Performance Enhancement Through Emotlonal Intelligence. Batavia. 8:45 a.m .- 3:30p.m . S65 . For more information, Institute for Addictions. Studies and Tra ining, 645-6140. And the Best Possible Financing Terms. Marit Martin, vice president and sa~ rna~. Business Banking Division. M&T Bonk. Jacobs Management C~ter, North Campus. 8-1 0 a.m. S40. SponSO<ed by Cenlef f0< Entrq>reneurial Leadership. For mOre information, CEL 645· 3000. Sift/ Beethoven String Quortet Cycle Concert IV-The AJeunder String Quartet. Slee Concm' Hall, North Campus. 8 p.m. 112, gene<al; 19, UB foculiy/ staff/alumni; S9, senior citizens; IS, students. Sponsored by OepL of Music. For more information, Slee Concert Office, 645-2921 . Friday 31 Sk!e/ s-thcwenString Quortet Cycle Concert V- The Alexander String Quartet. Slee Concert Halt, North Campu~. 8 p .m . S 12, general; S9, UB f·aculty/ staff/alumni; S9, senior citizens; S5, nudents. Sponsored by nu la ter than noon on the Thundlty pre<cdlng publkdltkm. listing~ Dept. of Music. For ITIOfe information, Slee Cone~ Office. 645-2921 . Saturday, June I Slee/ lleetho,..n String QuortetCycle Concert V1-The Aleundef String qu.rteL SJee Concert Hall, North Campus. 8 p .m . 112. genenol; 19, UB focultyl ·staff/alumni; S9, senior citizens.; I S, students. Sponsored by Dept. of Music. For more information, Slee Concert Offtte, &4S-2921. Tuesday 4 lAST/SodoiContlnulng khKatlon An Ovt!tvtew of the Nature and Treatment of Tr.uma. Daemen Colleg<. 8:4S a.m.4:30 p.m. l100. Fa. m0<e infonnation, Institute for Addictions Studies and Training, 645-6140. Friday 14 New Yoft State Spedal Olympics 2002 New York State Special Otympks. Alumni Arerla, Alumni Tennis Courts., UB Stadium, all on North Campus. 9 a.m .-5 p .m . Free. For more information, 518-388-0790. 6th Annuol DNA Replkotlon ond Repolr Symposium · lohn New-port. Univ. of California at San Diego. Gaylord/CO')' Room, Roswell Park Cancer Institute. 10:30 a .m . S1S or S35, which includes. dinner at P:illarl Hotel. For more infonnation, Susan Burbrd, 829-3831. are o nl)' accept f::!d thro ugh the (' jecl ro nl c 'ubmlulon form fo r t h e o nlint> UB Ca lendar Tuesday ol l:ventt. ot . http· 18 www. bufi Aio.edu .. t \f"'''' hntitatlo•u not 1111 Senkw Aktmnl Progr•m I v•·"l Ill lh t • t'lt•c;lnHU( toll• " ' ' · " >¥11 1 ht- lnclutlto.d Online Outlaws: C9mputer Crime. Paul M. Moskal. F81 supervisory special agent. Center for Tomorrow, NOrth Campus. Noon-2 p.m . S16, general; S14, UB Alumni Assoc . members. Fo r more 1nformat1on, Jude Schwo~nd ler, 829-2608 ~U :~e:::=~~~~~?..'th!:~a'::!.~~~~~~~(;.:~:':,~e~;~~~~~f ~s~::ond Concert Hall, North C•mpus. Thursday 27 --Session Ell--- Using rr to 0rtw Cotnpany Growth. Panel modented by Gerry Mu.ak, turnaround petfoonance spedallst Jacobs Man.agement Center, North f~~~;;;.!! Enu.p..neuriol Leadenrup. Fa. more inf"'""lion. CEL. &4S3000. Exhibits " Hoppy's Night.....,• This. installation by Kurt Von VoeUch and Patrick RobKieau is ~.~~~~~~7u~ Art Gallery in the C~ter for the Arts. North Campus. Galle')' hours are 11 a.m . to 6 p .m . Tuesday through Saturday. "F i f t i e s -: Populor CultUNondAmerlcM> Society" Cuttural material from the 19SOs---lncluding [>hoto collages, aul<>m()b;le memorabilia and pulp fktionwill be on display in l.odcwood ~~~~1'.~~ during regular library hours.. • Alon L Cober: A Retrospoctlve Aft..tlfe• M exhibition honoring the l~e and 'NOftt of the late Illustrator and teacher Alan E. Cobe- witt be on display through May 18 in the first floor gal~ of the UB Art Gal~ in the Center for the Arts. North Campus. COO.. was a visiting professor of art :'e~~~~9~$lg.~Artist hours are 1 1 a.m. to 6 p .m . Tuesday through SaMday. -· "Anotomkol Art by " 19th Century Botank.. Prtnb" Reproductkln~ of the famou~ "muscle men· series by Andreas Ve.saliu~. and printimages of plants with medicinal properties are on permanent display in the Heatth Sdeoces Ubrary on the South Campus. Material for both exhibits was obtained via the Robert L Brown History of Medicine Collection 1n the library. The :~::;~~~~thbySc~e library and the Medical Historical Society of "Nestern Nevv York, may be viewed during normal library houn.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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George Patak1 (nght) congratulates leffrey SkolniCk, director of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bio1nformat1C1, aher announc1ng Skolnick's appointment at University Industry Day on May 9 . ~=:r SUNY recognizes UB inventors 22 hailed as being among the outstanding inventors within the state system a, cal developments nnanating from nesses throughout the United States. C hem1stry. Bnght has submitted SUE WUETCHU Rtp011~r Editor T WENTY -two mventors affiliated with UB have been recognized by SUNY a5 being among the outstanding inventors within the state unJVersity system. The VB Inventors represented more than one third of tile 64 SUNY faculty and staff member,; from cam· puses across the system who received awards for their achievements from ChanceUo r Roben L King at a ceremon y held m Albany last month. "FacuJty at the State University of Nt"Yo•York condud some of the most sophisticated and co m pia research in the world- research that improve s our qualit y of life a nd oftentimes saves lives," King sa1d at the awards ceremony. "To a grow ing extent, the SCientific and techn• - that resr:arch au being translated tnto n~ American products, mar- kr15 and jobs." Noting that UB researchers ac counted for mo re than o ne- third of the inventors hono red by SUNY, Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi said UB as proud that its researchers "swept these awards." "US's science and techno logy 1.5 of the highest quality and it ts a very high priority for the university to co mmercialiu th1 ~ mtellec tual propert y," Ca paldi added . "Our faculty's achie-vem~nts in th1.!> area are truly impressive and we appre-aate- SUNY's recognition." Smce 1996-97, there have bet"n 340 invention disclosures by UB fac ulty and staff, I 02 U.S. patent5 havro been awarded and 20 I hcense agrrement5 have been entered with bus1 - according to a new economic im - nme new technology disclosures pact study prepared by UB and re· leas«! eartier this year. UB has en · tend 19 ljcenses with compani~ m and has be<n awarded two U.S. pat· New York State, including licenses to three new business enterpnses started with UB inventions. The SUNY mventors were hon o red m fo ur categones: "outstand ing inventor,""'enlrepreneur,""firsttime patent " and "first-Ume mven uon disclosure " Eight UB fa culty members were honored as "outstanding mwntors.." e1ther beca use they have rece1ved multiple patents, the1r mvenlto n has brought m considerable IKensmg mcome o r theu mventmn is seen 3j, significant an other ways. They are: apptication are prnding. Combined, • Fnutl<. v. Bright, UB DIStiO · guished Professor and professor and assoaate cha1r of the Department of en t.s. In addition, two provtSJOnal applicallons and an international th~ patents and patent applica tions are building toward a nt'W gen eration of biosensors that simulta neously can detect and q uanti fy mult1ple chemica] and b10chamcal speCies m a sang.le sample. These b1osen.sors are applicablt to a w1dt> vane-ry of problems in medicin e. remote assessment and monito nng scenanos, and human space travel. • Dd>orah D. L O>ung, Niagara Mohawk Professor of Materials Research, director of the Composite Matenals R=rch Lab and pmfes· sor o f mechanical and aerospace engmeenng. Her research has cov- (....,....._,...) Handwriting proven to be unique -- a,Contributing U.UN GOLDBAUM Editor ........ . Q ............, ----'*' -- 5 • t,~OIIrl...... ~- 11'!11 IIC*IIYJ-ittt•wlllllll'lllo MPUTER SCient ISh .:It U S ha ve prm· ldt~ d th e rst pecr-rev1ewed sc1en fie validatio n that each person's handwriting IS md1vidual. acco rdmg to a paper that will be pubhshed m the /o14mal of Formsv Som ces m July. The UB research was oted m an April l9 deciSion of the U.S. Distnct Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. That decision allows expert testimony concerning hand written documents pertinent to the case (U.S. v. Grieco} into court , and it i.s one of the first recent court de cisions to do so. Supported by a Nat1onallnstitute of Justice grant to develop computerassisted handwriting-ana1ysls tools for forensic applicatJons, the findmg could bf' significant for other court cases in wh1ch handwritten docu - mcnt5 provide relevant t>VIdence. Effo rts to analyze handwnt1ng 1n cnmmal o r ctvil cases have mvolwd nhtammg samples of \\'Tltmg from potential s u~pects or Wlln~s dnd then co mpa rmg them " ' lth the handvmtmg m qucslion . But M'Vtral Supreme Cou rt deCISIOns, such as Oaubert v. Merrell Uow. reqmre that all expert tesumony. mdudmg tcs nmony about docwnent examma uon, must meet scientific.ally ngorow criteria Because few, if any. obj<ctive critma have existed for hand writing analysl.S. testimony concern mg handwritten docwnents often has not been admitted in testimony. The UB research IS the first to proVldf' such objective cntena. ·• we set out to answer on a saen 11fic basts the question .' I ~ th e hand writin~ of different mdivlduals trulv distinct?' Tht an sw~ 1.5 'Ye<" sa1d Sargur Srihan , SUNY Dl5nngul£hed Professo r 1n tht Dt>partmen t <l t Computer Sc1enl e and Engtnt'Cnng, dod d1rector of th e Center of Excel1£-nu- m Documt'nt A n a ly s•~ and Rcrogmt1on !CEDAR I CE DAR 1s the larg.e!ot re.sl·a rLh center m the world devoted to d~: ­ velopmg m·w t ec hnolog• ~ that ran rt"Cogmz.e and read handwnung. In the L".S., 11 1s the o nly center at d Uni versity where resea rchen.m art1fioal mteU1gcnce apply pattern -recogm tion techniques to the problem of readmg handwr1tmg. Over the past decade, CEDAR has worked with the U.S. Postal Service d<Velopmg and refining the software now m use in postal distribution centers across tht nation that allows up to 70 percent of the handwritten dddresses o n envelopes to be read b)' sortmg machmes. That expertise 10 teachmg ma chmes to read handwntten letters and numbe:r.; attracted the attention of the NIJ. which was mterested in a d1fferent problem: findm g o ut not whdt a wntten document sa1d, but rather the 1dentirv of the wnter. The U B tt"am developed a soft wa re system, based o n an analv!>b that 1dcnufied fearures from each PI I .500 handwnllng sam pi~ and ;b s1gned a valut> to each feature Based o n those vaJues, the SV"tcm 1s ablt> to distinguish with % per cent confidence whether two docu menl5 were- wnnen by thro same person o r different people. Srihan added that the team's abtl· 1ty to answer the qutstJon Wlth such a htgh confidence- rate implies that there 15 a sig nificant amounl of variauon betwt'en the hand'"'Tittng of andiVJduals. The UB resa.rchers soltated ( \U stve handwriting s3mple.s o l the same thrtt documents from 1,500 individuals represemaove of the dtsrribution of different genders. d~t' ~- ...... �21 ••••••- ........ Jllel7.lll2/fi.ll.llll .Visiting CEOs -------·-·---In ....... w. ...... ,. . ........... Sdlaolal- Sen .. Hillary Rodham Clinton chats wi\h members of the Confederation ~ndian Industry during a visit to the Center for Computational Research ·on Friday. The delegation later signed a memorandum of unde~tanding with President William R. Greiner during a dinner at the Jacobs Executive Development Center. , _ _ _ . , . _ . , .... UI ,.,..,..,8. ! ~ 2 0 0 2 -~~-..-... ..., lot oc.odemic the Ulmediaolldlool. Olhor-elodl!dlotlhe __ v.l:>znill!. MBA '!16, BA '92,- l b ~ lot,.monogemont lot M& T Bor«,, pr& dont.ftct; Charles c. --.,.,,.J.D. '79, MBA '80, partner with Ja<d<lo. & Mugel. !«<Old lb president. ond Thomas A Paim<f, J.D. '7S, MBA 'n, manoging partner with Joodde.- & Mugel. ..toeprooidontdfinonte. UB lkense plates are now available _..--. --___.. ............. ....._ _ Ul alumni ond support<n who mideln Now YO<t SU42 , _ an show their "\J8 pride" ¥olth ... ..,... Inventors er~d many materials, including lightweight structural materials, construction, sman materials. ad~ sorption, batt<ry electrode, solar cdl The---and electronic packaging materials. clooign ........ - . g She is the inventor of sman conUllo!jo. The.-...-n. crete, for which she was awarded a patenL Chung has submitted 70 disdosu=. has 15 patents issued and has one provisional application clll_ ..... _ _ pending. Two of her patented technologies have bern licensed. • Davia G. Hangauer. associate _ _ .,. . UI..,.. prof=r of chemistry. Hangauer's """ _ _ . . holp ..... res<arch efforts in drug discovery have resulted in three invention disclosures, aU of which have been converted into eilher full or provi15 .. plltallhoirsionaJ patent applications. He des:t9..50..Wccotallheveloped and teaches the world 's Ulpllle;~­ first academic co urse in combinauteS10osplltdlhoirS44..50 r... The .................. foe lot torial chcm)stry, a new technique thest.ldlrdwnion b US. that has taken th e pharmaceutical A pononallzod UB plate with mdustry by storm . Combi natorial 1 choKe ol up to six charactm chemastry IS a chem ical-synt hesis may be putchasod for on Initio! techmque where hundreds o r even cost of S68 for Alumni Association rnemb<rs; the Initio! cost for thou!><lnds of new chemical com ~is S73.lheanpounds a re syn thesized at once. nual ,.,_.,foe for the penonCompJred to tradll•onal method). allzed version is S.SO. All custom II allows medicinal ch~mtSL<~ to dts· plate fees are in addition to the cover potential new drugs at what vohide registration fees. UB custom plates may be orseem!! likt· warp speed, which ts def<d by coiling 1-800-BUILDparticularly imporloilnt •n light of UB from 8:10 a.m. to S p.m. the many new drug targets envi · MondaY. through Friday. sioned now that the:' human ge nome has been sequenced. • George C. t..ee. d1rector of the REPORTER Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research The ,.,.., Is. aompus . c::ommtroily(MCEERJ, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering, and senior uni publiohed by the Ofllce dl News Services In the DMsion d versity advisor fo r technology. Lee's UnMnily Communlcotions. research , which focuses on civil engineering, earthquake engineering ·UnMnily · and engineering education, has resulted in four U.S. patents. with four --no~ Hoi, in ternational applications now - · (71t)64S-2Q6. pe.nding. H is patented invention, "Method and Apparatus for R<ai Ttme Structural Parameter Modifi..._..,_......_ cation." is lic~n sed to Enidine, lnc., Ntfvhge a glObal manufacturer of energy -=-~--= absorption, vibration isolation and SueWuelcher motion control products. ..,......_....,. • Claes Lundgren, professor of llc>nna ~ physiology and director of the Ceno.tp Auht.nt ter f(lT Hcscarch and Educat1on m Krlslfn KO'Wlllsid Spee~al Environments. Lundgrc:n ~Edlton ha~ been awarded fwath (O ~ tnw:n )Ohn ~~ tors) moll.' than 1:!0 patents pcrtam hlrida Oonovln mg to. among other areas. human Elm<iddbMim l'ngmrc:r 1ng (breathtng gc:ar fo r c;,~'""':al dt\'(r!ll ,11\d tb~ pharmaceuth.:al Ann Whit~. -· a.·-·-· _. .fiel<i-: .":--... •:(IJtj{ lunmokl~ wtth ~­ ----bylheSUiie _,oo •.,,....,..._...,. __,.,Ill._. .... - ....... ..., _.. .... . . __ ...........,.........,.... _In ...-.___ .,. .-__...., --___ ........ _... ....., ----c..-\ drawal). Since joining the UB faculty in 1974, Lundgren has submit· ted six new technology disclosures and has been awarded three patents. two of which ticenscd to Sonus Phannaceuticals aod one to a Swiss oompany,ldiag AG (equipment for respiratory muscle tnining). • Tunotby F. Murphy, professor of medicine and microbiology. During his distinguished career at UB, Murphy. who conducts re search in the area of vaccine devel opment, has submitted II disclosures. Nineteen U.S. and foreign patents have been issued and many more are pending. He iS working on a vaccine that targets a bacteria that is the second most common ca use of ear infections in children and a leading cause of recurrent in· fection in patients with chronit! ob· structive pulmo na ry disease. • Frederick Sachs, UB Distin· guished Professor of Physiology and Biophysics. Sachs, whose gen· eral research objective is the under standmg of electricaJ processes tn "ells. has submitted more than 35 tnvention disclosures. In a recent study published in Na ture. Sach!! reported that a protein i!!olated from the venom of a Chilean taran · tula shows promise as a drug to prevent and treat atrial fibnllat•on , a chaottc beating of the heart that affects 25 million Americans. Sev· cral companies are co nsidering the technology for licensing. • Sargur N. Srihari, SUNY Dis· tinguished Professor in the Depan · ment of Co mputer Sciena- and En· gineering and dir«tor of the Center of Excellence for Docu me nt Analysis and Recognition( CEDAR). Handwriting recognition software developed by CEDAR, under sponsorship by the United States Postal Service. is used in all postal processing centers in the U.S., with similar systems being deployed at Australia PoSI and UK Royal Mail. Srihari has submitted IS new technology disclosures. from which su patents havt• been issued . F1vt' UB facuhy memb er~ were honored 3!1 "e ntreprem·ur . . ·· who havt• demonstrated l'lltrcpn: nt.•ur 1.11 ~VITit that enahled them tl' lllll\'C tht'lr 10\.C'IltiOil' ifllffi th e: rl'lo l' an: h laboraton Ill h i \\ !dt• ,c,tle use The' Jre: • Edmund A. Egan, prolt',,or ol i'l.'dtat n c .. an<l phhioloJt' ·_ an'd · = Brua: A. flolm, senior vice provost and professor of pediatrics. phannaoology and toxioology, and gyneoology-obstetrics. Egan and Holm developed theoornmerrial surfactantreplacement therapy INFASURF neonatal, which received new drug approval from tile Food and Drug Administntion in 1997asalife-saving drug that has been demon strat<d to reduce the morbidity and mortality of premature newborn infants. INFASURF adult is now in phase ll clinical trials. INFASURF drugs are manufactured by ONY, Inc., located in the UB Technology Incubator, part of the university's OfficeofScience. Technol<>gyTrans· fer and Ea>nomic Outreach. • John Eisner. associate profes· sor of pediatric and community dentistry. As associate dean for in· formation resources in the School of Den tal Medicine from 1993 · 2000, Eisner started The Academic Software Collaboration (TASC) as a nOn · profit softwa re developer under the UB umbrella. In 2001. the TASC group spun out into a for-profit, independent start-up company ca lled Academic Man · ageme nt Srs tems. AMS is expand tog 10 license its softwa re to all major academac mstitutions in the United Sta tes and abroad. UB has both an eq uit y and royalry stake with this company. • Joseph K. Gong. associate professor emeritus of oral diagnostic sciences. Gong has been issued two U.S. patents for developing a blood test to measure an individuaJ's totaJ cumulative exposure to radiation over thrir lifetime, even at very low doses. He recently formed a new company, Nudear & Environmental Safety Technology (NEST), to markrt the blood test. •lroy Wood, associate professor of chemistry. Wood founded Nanogeflesys Inc. to produce min iaturized devices for conducting biomedical analysis that were developed in his laboratories. These robust nanospra.v emitters use a revolutionary. conductive polymer film for biomedical and pharmaceuticaJ apphcauons. Two UB facultv member-5 and ON' o;;taff member werr recognized br rC"Ce!VIIlg thctr first patents in 2001 TheY are: • Donald Hendcrsoo1 profC?SOr orcOrhnl~tiiC.~fi~~;_.ii~f.derS~O~sCa ·· enccs and co-director of the Center for H earing and Deafness. Henderson was issut-d his first patent for developing a method to prevent and/or reverR inner ear damage due to noise or toxins. • Wesley L Hicks, Jr, associatr professor of otohtrrngology and neurosurgery and attending head and neck >Urgeoo at Roowdl Park Cancer Institute. Hicks was issued both his first and second patents in 2001 forckvdopingwowxl-bealing material for the trachea. His invention is potentially applicable to mul tiple wound healing apptications. • Ttm0tby Koloski, resean:h assistant in the Department ofDlem· istry. Koloski was issued a patent for his invention entitled .. Fiuorocar· bon End-Capped Polymers and Method ofSynth,..is."The technology. which can be applied to the developmt-nt of wound-healing mcm· branes, recdved S«<nd-place hon ors in the2001 Niagara Frontier ln- teUectual Property Law Association Annual inventor of the Year AWards. Seven UB faculty members submitted their first inven tion disdo· sures in 200 I. They are: • Sebastiano Andreana. re · search fellow in the Depanment of Penodontics and Endodontics and a clinicaJ assistant professor of periodontology and Clral and maxillofacial surgery; Libuse A. Bobek, associate professor of oral biology; Rosemary Dziak, profes5Qr of oral biology, and Giuseppe Intini, dini· cal instructor in the Deparunent of Oral Biology. who disclosed a unique biomaterial to be used in bone regeneration. This invtntion can be useful in the majority of clinical situations, as well as in such future applications as bone gene· therapy procedures. • Hanh Deep Chopra. associate profesSor of mechanical and ae rospace engineering; Susan Zonglu Hua. research associate professor of mechanical and aerospace enginet"ring, and Frederick Sachs, UB Distinguished Prof=r of Physiology and Biophysics ..who di!!closed a new schemt' for mKrofluidt( ~,· o;tems . The tech · n1quc.• use' b ~1hb les electrolyzed from tht" flUid tl''"'ing through th~ mtcm~ h.tnnd .. , nc bubbles can be used I· • make ' Jlv~. pumps. flutd ltllXI.'r,), flu1d !>t'p.trators a.~d jlUld swiidies. ainOn \! nthfr dr-Vict-~. ' �.kn 27, ZI2!M 33. k21 Testing bishops' directives Mangold predicts follow up will "stall" in some dioceses BY CHRISTlNl VIDAL Contributing Editor HI LE th~ recent gathering of the Catholi c Ch urch's United States Confen.·nce of Bishops in Dallas proVIdes o1 national framework for the W reporting of saual abuse of chil dren by Catholic clergy, the true test of the church's position on the issue and the effec tiveness of the policy is likely to play out on the local level, accord ing to a UB expert in child advocacy and law. .. The success of the Dallas conference is going to depend not on what has happened up until now, but on what we sec from here on o ut; said Susan Vivian Mangold, associate professor of law and director of the university's interdisciplinary Baldy Center Program on Childnn, FamUies and Society. Although the conference laid out a broad charter of changes that need to occur, such a.s the report ing of casa immediately to civil authorities and the removal of offending priesu from active ministry, real action easily could be stymied, she said. "It would be very easy to make the Dallas conference meaningless by keeping the status quo at the local level. I won't be surprised if that happens in a number of dioceses," said Mangold, a practicing Catholic. The conference produced the "E..- se ntial No rm s for Diocesan / Eparchial PoliCies Dealing with AJ - legations of Sexual Abuse of Minor1 by Priests, Deacons and Other Church Personnel,"' as weU as the "Charter for the Protection of Child ren and Young People." 10 The nonns were less pubhcized <llld require the approval of the Holy 5«. If there is no local pressure to change the environment for report ing and to put supports in place for victims who come forward, the local diocese can stall by awaiting approval of the norms by the Holy See," warned Mangold. The charter calls for the establishment of review boards composed of a majority of lay people who= not diocesan employees to assess allegations against priests and their fitness for ministry. Mangold emphasized that these boards should not do any preliminary investigations. "All allegations must be immedi- ately refmed to civil authorities who have the exper1ile and the ..mas to cleaJ with the llleptioos," lhe Did. 'l1ie dfectiw:nao of the boords in d>anging loaol pclidesand pnctias will JUnee on wbo io IIIIMd to the group."'!an.,e at the loaoll<..t JJIUII come from civil proCessiooab; the clnudt does DO! have the <>q><rtioe, 1101" the trust of the community, to handle these matters," Mangold said. Although the charter also calls for sanctions against priests who have co mm itted abuse in the past , Mangold expressed concerns over how that would be carried out. .. Who is goi n g to determin e which priests committed sexual abuse m the past, and how wtll the pubbc be informed? How Wlll we know the list of offendmg pnests l!t ·a complete one, g.aven the church's past attempts to keep these allega · uons quiet? .. she asked. · Enforcement of the charter rC'· quires locaJ reportmg to newly created oversight agencies at the Nauonal Conference of Bishops. Those mechanisms will be only as effective as the information that is gathered and reported out in each diocese. "'It is important to understand that one of the reasons we haven't heard more allegations is because theCatbolicChutch has not created an environment that encourages people to speak out," she said. Mangold added that children neal to know that it is all right to tdl so,.;,ne wben abuse has occurml, and parents need to be open to those meuages from their chil.dJm. Then, they need to go to civil autboritia, DO! their 1oal parish. "Ahioloryof strol!t!authority and !ayen of aecrccy in the church shouldn't allt!w us to kid oundYes and bdirw: tbereisDO!ammt .,__ W. annotllli1Umi2r the pow<r a crtc:d in • variety of ways to k.eep allegations qui<!," Mangold Did. "Comins out ofDollas is the question: H..., we started to create an mvironrnent where kids and parents will come forward to report abuse by the clergf." Mangold asked. "What occun at the local level in terms of chan!Png policies and practices holds the~ to that question." Hospital mo~ty rates analyze~ BY LOIS BAKER Contnbut•ng Ed1tor study of data from more than 26,000 U.S. hospitalscovering outoomcs of 38 million patients has shown that people treated in private for-profit hospitals in the U.S. have a greater risk of dying than those cared for in private not-for-profit hospitals. The study, car ried out by researchen from UB, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and the UnivmityofToronto,appeared last month in the Caruulian Medi cal Association journal (CMAJ). The researchers undertook the meta-analysis of mortality statistics to help inform the debate under way in Canada over whether to move into the for-profit health-care-delivery arena " Most of the debate so far has foc used on eco no m ics," sa id P. J. Devereaux, research fellow in the departments of Medicine and Oini cal Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University and lead autho r on the study... The emphasis has been o n determining if for profit hospitals can contain costs and run more efficientlr, if having for-profits would create ' two·tier medicine.' and on the potential for foreign investors to become imdved and influence Canadian health policy in light of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). "What has been missing from this debat< is how expansion of private for-profit hospitals would affect patients," he said "We undertook the study to find o'l!_the relative impact A of private for-protit versus private not -for-profit delivery of hospital care on patient monality." Private not-for-profit hospitals are owned by religious o rganiza · lions, communities, regional health authorities or hospital boards. Forprofit hospitals are owned by shareholden or investors. To conduct their revi~. the researchers systematically identified all relevant studies that compared private for-profit with private notfor-profit hospital mortality. They ended up analyzing 15 studies containing data from approximately 38 million patients hospitalized in 26,000 u.s. hospitals between 1982 and 1995. The data were adjusted for confounders such as teaching status of the hospital , the patients' ~er­ ity of illness and hospitals' case mix. Results showed that for-profi t hospitals were associated with significantly higher mortality. "Although the relative increase in risk amounts to 2 percent in our analysis, which may seem small, the absolute number is frightening," said Holger Schunemann, assistant professor of medicine and social and preventive medicine, and UB author on the study. .. ln Ca nada, this perce nt is equivalent to 2,200 deaths yearly, which equals Canadian death rates for suicide, colon cancer or motor · chide accidents. The total number1 will be much higher in the u.s.; he said "They speak for thernselves." The resean:hers point to pressure to achieve the expected profit for investors as the probable cause of this increase in monality. "Heads offor-profit hospitals are rewarded based on meeting or sur· passing th e profit margin ," said Devereaux. When reimbu.rsement comes from the sa.rnesou..ruas notfor-profits, such as from Medicare, for-profits are faced with trying to achieve the same outcomes while having less to spend on patient can:. "'These issues raise concmlS that the profit motive causes hospitals to limit care in ways that affect patient outcomes. and our findings suggest such concerns are justified." The m<ta-analysis .-.suits have signilicant implications for bealth-ca~ detivery ..All data are derived from U.S. st udies," said Schunemann ... The results are directly applicable to the American public. Being treatC'd in a private for-profit hospitaJ puts pa tients at increased ri sk, a nd the number of private fo r-profit hospitals in the U.S. is growing." Addi ti onal researchers from McMaster University were Pete r Tl Choi, Christina l.acchetti, Bruce Weaver, Ted Haines, John Lavis, David R.S. Halsam, Mohit Bhandari, Deborah f. Cook, Stephen D. Walter, Maureen Meade, Humaira Khan, Neera Bhatnagar and Gordon H. Guyatt. Brydon ).B. Grant from the UB Depart men t of Medicine and Terrence Sultivan from the Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto also participated. R•p: ... Meeting set to solicit feedback for NCAA certification process A meeting will be held at I p.m . July 9 tn the Jeannette Martin Room . 56 7 Capen Hall. North Campus, to sohcll feedback from the ca mpus community on US's draft self-study report that is part of the umvcrs1ty 's NCAA certification program. The report 1s available for review on the Divis1on / Athleucs· Web site at < www.ubathleucs.buffalo.edulcerttficauon/>. Once mput is received from the campus ~mmunuy, a final Kifstudy report will to go the NCAA in late August , with a p«r review team from the NCAA expected to come to campus in Novemlxr. UB should receive a decision about its certification sta t~ither certifiC'd , certified with conditions or not certified-in early 2003. The purpose of the certification program, which began at UB last Oct. I, is to help ensure the integrity of the institution's athiC'tics operations. Institutions must show every 10 years that they mttt certain standards set by thC' NCAA. Specific areas covered in the institution's self-study-the NCAA's "operating principles" that place a •measuring stick" by which all Division I membeB = measuredare academic and fiscaJ integrity, governance and rules co mpliance, equity, student-athlete welfare and sportsmanship. Workshop applies earthquake engirieering to WTC S__. ..,._. - the - - l p l ..., Center for Earthq...U Engineering Research (MCEER), headquartered at UB, gatheml in New York City on Monday and Thesday to discuss how earthq...U-mgineering pnctias and blast -resistant designs can be UJtd to aute " terror-resistant" buildings. Their analysis was part of a two-day worbbop, "lesaons from the World 1i"ade Center Terrorist Attadc Mma£ernent of Compla Civil l'.merpcies&Terrorism-RSmntCivii~D<sip," organized by MCEER. in collabontion with the National Researdl Council (NRC) and CUNY's Institute for Civil "Infrastructure Systems (IQS). Funding for the workshop came from the National Sciena Foundation. T he worluqop also featured commentary from social scientists and public-policy make;. who discussed improvement of emergency response to complex disasteB like the World Trade Center attack. .. The engineering and emergency-response issues encountered following Sept. II closely parallel those expected to follow a damaging earthquake in a highly populated U.S. urban center," says workshop co-organizer Michel Bruneau, MCEER deputy director and professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmen tal Engi neering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "One of the objectives of the workshop was to see whether earth quake-engineeri ng technologies can~ married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks," he adds. Bruneau was joined at the workshop by UB colleagues George Lee, d irecto r of MCEER and Sam uel P. Capen Professor of Engi neering; Andrei Reinhorn, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering and co-director of the universitfs Structural Engineering and Earthq uake Simulation Laboratory; Andrew Whittaker, associate professor in the Earthquake Simulation Laboratory, and MichaefConstantinou, professor and chair of civil, structural and environmental engineering and co-director of the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory. Lee, Bruneau, Whittaker and Reinhorn were members of an MCEER investigative team that visited Ground Zero 10 days after the terrorist attack to assess damage to buildings surrounding the wrc. Their analysis was discussed at the workshop and bas been published in a MCEER special report, "Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack: Overview of Damage to Buildings Near Ground uro." Helfer to attend Nobel meeting Derrick Hetfer, • doctor.t student in ino rganic chemistry, wiU ~­ come the first UB studen t to attend the annual meeting of Nobel La ureates in Lindau, Ge rman y, when he attends the 52nd convening of the group early next mo nth. ince 1951 , top young researche rs from around the world have gathered in Lindau to engage in open and informal meetings with Nobe l Laureates in the areas of chemistry, physics and physiology/ medicine. The meetings rotate by discipline each year. The 2002 event will focus on chemistry, with this year's laureates lecturing on chemistry-related topics of their choice" in the m orning and students and laureates participating in informal discussions in the afternoons. " It will be a h·umbl ing experience to meet some of thC' most distinguished scientists in the world, most of whom 1 have oniy read about ,.. says Heifer, who received the Student Award from the Ameri can Institute of Chemists Foundatio n in recognition of the quality of work he achieved in chemistry as an undergraduate at Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., where he received a bachelor's degree in 2000. Ht was nominated to attend the meeting by Jim Atwood, profes sor and chair of the UB Department of Chemistry, and David Cadenhead, professor of chemistry. �4 Rep a.-ta. June Z1, 2lllll.Ni.33, 111.29 Work using •dv•nced MRI br•ln Imaging methods show gr•y 'm•tter Is affected by disease BRIEFLY Scientists study MS from inside brain aY LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Editor cognitive processing. Oth<r labora· and preserve the gray matter." tori<s have studied the role orthe au . Babhi's OWl) researdJ could point EN reanaso.peoplewith date nucleus in Alzheimer's disease to one poaibledrug~Hc is multiple sclerosis could and Huntington's disease. The BNAC first autilOI' 00 I study puQiisbed ill expect little from the is the only center studying it in MS January ill An:ltiw:s cfl\feurologrthat medical profession other · patients with MRI tcclutiques. rcporu that braino or MS patients than drugs to help relieve their "Through our a>mputeriud im· appear to contain..,... iron dqx»symptoms and canes or walkers to aging-analysis capabilities, w.: have its. "In our imaginsJtudies, the 8'"J'· help them jp:t around as their pby.i· been abi< to visualize the caudate matter sttuctures ofMS patients apcal disabilities mounted. nucleus in MS patients in new W2}'$ pear very dark on ooc type or MRI That,bow.Yer,wasbcfurc.......-ch- and round it was atrophied," said scan," Bakshi said. "This evidence crs ~ able to focus the full power Bakshi. :M~rcover, the atrophy is points to high ~evc~s or iron in the or biotechnology 00 the disease. not associated with the amount of brain, which SlJ8II'Sls iron could be Today, by using advanced MRI white matter damage." causing cdl damagr. The broin's brain-imaging methods and tap· ping into one or the most powerful supercomputing systems in the world, researchers in the BuffaJo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (BNAC) arc providing new insights into the disease. Some researchers are creating three-dimensional images of "the brain and brain structures of MS patients that show the process or at· rophy under the disease's onslaught Others arc linking stages of atrophy with physical and cognitive symp· toms and are dcvdoping a "standard· iz<d" image of the caudate nucleus in brains of patients that will serve as · a model for assessing disease stagr and predicting progression. Still other scientists are using ad· vanccd imaging t<chniquesand a>m· puting power to study the amount or whole-brain sltrinkagr that occun in MS and to dcvdop accurate ways to measure brain deterioration. The finding is significant. he ex· mechanism to regulate imn oould be But perhaps the most important plained, because "if we arc going to impaired or shutdown in MS. development is UB rescardlcrs' dis· treat this disease, we have to know ·we've been able to oorrelatc gray covery that the brain's gray matter, where the damage is." matter hypointcnsitywith brain at· A leap forward in treatment OC · rophy and physical impairment," he where higher fun ctioning is ce ntered, is involved in MS . currcd in 1996 when a drug dcvel· said. "This leads us to think that "Traditionally, MS was thought to oped by the late UB neurologist hypointcnsity in the deep gray mat· be strictly a 'white matter di.sasc,'" Lawrence JacObs was approved by ter is a strong predictor or disabil· said Rohit Bakshi, associate profes- the Federal Drug Administration ity, progression of the disease and sor of neurology and dirtctor of the (FDA) aficrclinical trials supervised subsequent brain atrophy." lf these findings hold up through BNAC, located in The Jacobs Neu· by Jacobs. The drug, interferon bot!· rolog;callnstirute at Kaleida Health's Ia (Avoncx ), slows progression of longitudinal studies, a treatment Buffalo Genera l Hospital. "We the relapsing-remitting form of the designed to prevent imn build-up thought it only affected the 'road· ~ and reduces the amount of could provo beneficial. waf5' in the brain."\\lhite matter al- Dare-ups. It ls now the most widely While Bakshi analyzed several gray· matter structures, Robert lows variow gray-maner structures prescribed treatment for MS. .. Our challenge is to un cove r Bcrmd,. third-year medical student to communicate with each other. The finding about gray matter rc· mechanisms in the brain that could working in his lab. is ooncentrating suited from researcher>' work with a lead us to a new therapy, building on the caudate nucleus. Specialists in brain structure siruated deep in the on Dr. jacob's work," said Bakshi. UB's Cmtcr for Computational Regra y malter ca lled the ca udate "One possibility might be a drug search (CCR) are taking data from nudeus, which is an imp:>rtanl Oef"Vt cocktail that includes interferon and high-resolution MRI scans of the center forcontrollingmovement and a neuro protective agent to target structure in MS patients and convert· T ....... _ ,...... ___ ............. 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Tho lncll-..ola mldent~lnlhe patient's are plan wll be 1 tre- mendous resourtl! 10 bach the clnlal aregiwn and the .... tiont. This dinical - 1 0 . holpice .:ld poa.1Me are wil lllonlthemldentlnYalulblo oxporience in p a i n - t and end-of-lifo hNith are-· v~ce,• oddod fohn l..omeo, CEO ol Nilgln Holpice. .:ldl..omeo point out -the role ol the.,.__ has become lncr-.lngly ""'"' lmpattant in holpice ind polio1M are. -wil-bethtonly -inthb.......,., • Ul phormacy _ ... -lhe-.......- andhaoPcl ....... llot )'OIIIong prognm .. . . , _ to begin ln . .. JOB LISTINGS - :;-erz-Wib ........ ............ .. ---. ............ ~flllllr ....... _ ---·· ocnesc..a ' _ A •an b e _ ..... ... ....,,. 2 ....,. ~1>. ·. '' aimedariloolo:qar!MMdioeaeofthe ~- is detlll:tcd ill the brain aft'- it rdates 1D MS prop:ooion. ' Bcrmd presented 1 postu in April It the Amerian Academy or Neurology meetins dctailinS his findinp, which""'-' that caudate nuclei in MS patienu _ , smallcr than in bealthy controls. The ~tro­ phy or this brain struaun: wasn't associated with aoy other measures of disease progression, such a.s whole-brain atrophy, duration of disease or cxtmt or brain lesions. "This sugsests that a.nother und<tcrmincd mechanism may play a role in gray-matter disease," he said. The center's funding-more than SI million in iu two yean of existence--is multidisciplinary. UB provided a grant to purchase comput· crs. The juvenile Diabetes Founda· tion, the National Multiple Sdcro· sis Society and the National lnsti· rutesofHcalth also provided funds. Bakslli has gathered a group of energetic student rcscarchcn from various disciplines to work with senior neurologists on scvcral proj<ru. Among the rescardlcrs is Andrew Fabiano, a scmnd·year UB medical srudent, who is analyzing diffusion· weighted MRI sans .;r gray-matter structures in MS patients. This type of scan measures the amount of water that passes through a brain strucrurc: the higher the diffusion rate, the less dense the tissue. litendra Shanna. a graduate stu· dent at Roswdl Park Cana:r Institute, is collaborating with a rescan:hcr at the Univenity orTriestc to dcvclop a highly reliable mcasun: or whole· brain atrophy. lin Kuwata, a UB psy· chology graduate, is administering cognitive tests to MS patienu and a>mparing .their pcrfonnancc with the amount of atrophy shown on their brain scans, making theconncc· tion between gray-matter damage and mental function . Ouistopher Tjoa.a computer sci· encc and pre-med major at UB, is conducting brain mapping in an cf. fon to develop a standardi2cd im· age of a healthy brain, against which MS brain images can be compared. Offering priority dental care to reservists UB collaboration with US. Army may become model for units across US. BY LOIS IIAilU Contributing Editor -intheclniall- ingthcnrinto~im­ . . that an be displojoed on 1 a>m· put« monitor and rOIIItcd ill aoy .. m:lian ~The SOJdios . . F the men and women of the U.S. Army's 40Znd Civil Afra;.,. Battalion dcpan for their next trouble spot with tooth· aches, it will be through no fault of the School of Dental Medicine. The dental school is offering firn. priority, at-<XlSt dental services to the soldien in the Tonawanda-based unit as it p<epares for possible mobiliza· tion. Thcoollaboration is the 6rn such dfun bctw<= a dental school and an Anny Rtscrvc special operations unit, and. if successful. could be used as a model for dental suppon to Rtscrvc battalions across the oountry. "Medical. and espccially dental. problems are the No. One deployment stopper," said Major Timothy Zack. I training and operations offia:r for the 40Znd "When soldien in this unit are deployed. there isn't time to set up a dental appointment if they have a bad tooth, it gets pulled because there is seldom time to jp:t it treated Our sol· die" must be in the best possible health because they could be on-duty formanymonths. Thafswhythisprogram is important" Soldiers in Civil Affairs battalions--% perctnt of whom aR re- servists--have a unique mission. They an the Armfs on-site, noncombat cxpcns: civil and electrical engineers. docton.. lawyers. veterinarians. immigration officers, ma - sons. oomputcr specialists. community liaisons and emergency-man agement specialists. Deployed as small multidisciplinar teams. air-dropped if neassary, they work with civil authorities and civilian populations in the oonunandcr's area or operation to lessen the impact or military operations and provide aid to the population. Getting the UB dental school in· volvcd with the 40Znd was the idea of Alan Laville, a UB German and Spanish major and staff sergeant in the unit Interested in becoming a dentist, he got a work-study job in the dental school's Department of Periodontology. Laville brought his unit's situation to the attention of Sebastian Cianco, department chair. and Ciancio endorlicd the project. Working with Zack, Laville put tajp:thcr a Powerl'oint presentation, briefed his unit..-'and , when the project was approved by all parties. functioned as the liaison bctwccn UB and the 40Znd . Maureen Donley, clinical assistant professor of restorative dentistry, is supcrvis· ing the pilot program, which cur· rcntly is providing dental care for 10-1 Z soldiers. The makers or Listcrinc mouthwash and of Total toothpaste, brushes and floss are donating products to the project. "We expect ZS-30 soldiers ulti· matdy to take advantage or this opponunity," ~said "Soldiers who may have dental problems need to have quality work done now because they can't a>unt on getting ' quick dental appointment if we art mo· bilizcd. The dental school is giving priority to our soldiers evtt their other patients. We have nothing but praise for the project.• �.1111 ZJ. 2112/~.:13. k 11 Wime '] ~ ·ds m· .heal._thy lungs ~ Studyfinds . drinking white wjne may help keep lungs healthy •YLOISIIAIIB Contributing Editor RINKING wine appean to be good for the lungs, a UB study has shown, and in this case, the primary credit goes to white wine rather than red. In research presented recently in Atlanta at a meeting of the Ameri· can Thoracic Society, Holger Schuncmann, assistant professor of medicine and social and preventiV< medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, ~rted that drinking wine recently and OV<r a lifetime was associated with better lung function. The study found no association between lung function and total amount of alcohol q:msumedsome previous studies had found a negative effect--nor between lung health and alcohol from beer, wine coolers or liquor. "This finding may indicate that nutrients in wine are responsible for the positiV< effect of alcoholic beverages on lung function ; said Schunemann. "Red wine in moderation has been shown robe beneficial for the heart, but in this case the relarionship was stronger for white wine." UB resea rchers conducted rhe study in a random sample of I ,555 whire and African-American residents of Western New. York. They collected ·comprehensive information abour current and lifetime al- D cobol consumption and lifestyle habits, including diet, and took body their blood. Analysis of all of the alcoholconsumption variables with lung measurements. All participants performed stan· .funFfion showed that both recent dard lung-function tests, which and lifetime in~ of wine had the meas~ the YO(ume of air they strongest association with FEV 1 oouid expel in one b..,.th--referred and FVC. Schunemann said, an efto as forced vital capacity (FVC}- feet likely linked ro wine's antioxiand the volume forobly expdled in dant properties. one second (FEVI). • Evidence sugTq assess alcohol consumption, gests that alcohol• researchers defined those who had may increase the fewer than 12 drinks during their axida!M burden," lifetime as "never drinkers" and those who were drinkers but had consumed no alcohol in the past month as • non-current drinkers." The ~aining "current drinkers" ~rted type of alcoholic beverage they drank and how often, the size of each drink, patterns of consumption and how oftm they drank mo.., than usual. Analysis of participants'· demo· graphic information and alcohol consumption data revealed some that tht antioxidants int...,.{jng relationships: in wine account for our current • Beer-only drinkers were findings." younger, predominately male, drank Additional contributors to the more daily and OV<r their lifetimes, study were Brydon J.B. Grant and and were more likely to smoke than Ottpa Kudalkar from the Departother participants. . ment of Medicine; Jo L. • The groups of wine only, liquor Freudenheim, Paola Muti, Susan only and """"t abstainers included McCann, Malathi Ram, and more women than men. Maurizio Trevisan of the Depart• Those who drank wine only or mentofSocialand P..,.,ntM: Medivarious alcoholic b<V<rages had the cine; Tom Nochajski of the Research Institute on Addictions, and Marcia highest education level. • Wtne drinkers had the highest Russell of the P..,.,ntion Research levels of protectiV< antioxidants in Cmter in Berkeley, Calif. ,.::::::;;:;;;;;;!:!;:=:\ me Estrogen supresses inflammation BY LOIS IIAJtU Contributing Editor STROGEN's ability toreduce a woman's risk of heart disease during .her "'Productive .years may be based on a previously unexamined mechanism of the hormone: its anti-inflammatory effects. In the first demonstration in humans of this capacity of estrogen, endocrine researchers at UB have shown that estrogen may suppress production of several pro-inflammatory components at the cdlu1ar, molecular and plasma I<V<ls. Results of this prdiminary study wert prc:sc:nted at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Soci<tf, held earlier this month in San Francisco. "If estrogen has a prominent antiin8amrnatorydfect, this action may help to explain why women haY< a much lower risii of atherosclerosis (which begins as an in8amrnation of the blood vessel walls) than men until menopause," said Paresh Dandona, professor of medicine and head of the Division of Endocrinology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, who is senior author on the study. "'Once women hit menopause, their heartdisease risk rises to that of men. "This is the first demonstration in vivo of estrogen's precise molecule anti-in8amrnatorybehavior,"hesaid. E In this preliminary study, Dandona and coUeagues from the Diabetes-Endocrinology Cmter of Western New York. located in Kaleida Health's Millard Fillmore Hospital, used men as subjects to a110id the estrogen ftuctuations that t:ake place during a woman's menstrual cycle. which would interfere with ""ults. Nine healthy men of normal weight with a mean age of 32 pro· vided blood samples before receiving a S mg. injection of estrogen in the form of~. the most commonly prescribed drug for estrogen"'Placanent therapy. Oandona chos< this amount of estrogen for a "single slug," which is about four times the upper limit contained in daily doses ofhormone-"'Placement therapy, to determine if an anti-inftammatory effect would occur oV<r the short· term.Additionalbloodsamples"""" drawn at two, four, six and 24 hours after the injection. Researchers m~ the generation of reactive oxygen species, or oxygen frtt radic:al.s--<ompon<nts known to damage aells in blood-V<S· sel walls and induce inflamma tion-in specific cells (mo no nuclear aells), molecules (polymorphonuclear leukocytes ) and in plasma. They also assessed concentrations of three factors known w be markers of the inflammatory p~: inrranudear nuclear factor- kB ( NF-kB ), C-reactive protein (CRP ) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-! (PAI-l). Results showed that estrogen significantly inhibited the genm~ti on of frtt radicals by mononuclear aells and leukocytes, with peak inhibition-39.9 percent and 47.3 percent respectively-reached at four hours after estrogen infusion. NF-kB activity feU to a low o( 24 percent at six hours after infusion, and C-reactive protein concentration dropped a maximum of 19.5 percent at four hours, results sho~. ln addition, plasminogen activator inhibitor- I fell nearly 50 percc:nt at si.x hours. 'These early resu1ts allow us to understand the mechanism and to say that estrogen works in this fash ion," said Dandona, who plans to conduct a similar ·study in postmenopausal women. "It should be possible to separate estrogen's feminizing effects from its anti-inflammatory effects," he said. "In the long run, estrogen may proY< helpfu1 as an addition to current therapy in the treatment and pre· vention of heart d..iscase." Additional researchers on the study, all from the UB Department of Medicine, were Priya Mohapty, Hasam Ghanim, Ahmad Aljada, Deborah Hofmeyer and Arindam Bandyopadhyay. n.. flnt lbolly of - D status in a group of Kaobmiri women and their bab!es bas mul<d across-the-baud de6cimcyofthe ent, wh.icb increases the ri8. of rickds, OSieoporoois, ocher bone nutrielisorden and muscle weakness in this population. Resultsofthe~cooductedbyendocrinereoearchersatUB andll'IOimtitutionsinSdnaPr.India.......,.,.....,tedartheannuaimootins ofTh< Eodocrine Socidy. hold earlies: this mooth in San Francisco. -nlisfindinslxir~uolil!l>uoeriouspubticbealthprol*in."saidJ>.rab Oandona. UB professor of medicine. din:ctDr of the Oiabete.-EndocrinologyCmterofWesu:m New York, and senior author on the study. "Kashmir has -..ry long win ten and many'WOlll<ll mnain axnpletdy covered """" in su111m<r, so we expected to ... vitamin D ddicicncy, but we found much mo.., than we apect<d" Vitamin D is produad by the slcin in the presenoe of sufficient sunlight Ten to 15 minut<S of sunshine m..,. times """*'y is considcmd adequate to produce the body's requimncnt of vitamin D. Colleagues at the LO Hospital in Srinagar, India, collected blood samples from 43 P"'8"0Dt women during labor, cord blood from their 43 newborns and samples from IS female medical students who were to serve as controls. Researchers expected the medical students to hav. normal vitamin D levels because they..., better educated than the general female population. Ho,...., analysis of the blood samples showed moderate to severe vitamin D ddiciency in all m..,. groups. with the medical students having the lowest concentrations. Vitamin D deficiency can be ~<died by drinking fortified milk or other fonified foods, exposure to sunlight or by talting vitamins. of·- Vitamins E, C nullify response designed to define the role of dietary macronutrients in the initiation of arterial in6ammation that predisposes a per· son to atherosclerosis, UB researcher> have found that a high int:akt of glucose, or eating a high-fat, high-calorie fast-food meal causes an inCrtaS(: in the blood's inflammatory components. However, they also haV< shown that the antiqxidant vitamins E and C can nullify this in8amrnatory ""ponse. Results of the research """" presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabei<S Association, held earlier this month in San Francisco "A meal high in calories and fat caused an increase in infiammatory markers that lasted th..,.to four hours," said Paresh Oondona, professor of medicine, head of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences' Division of Endocrinology, and senior author on the studies. "We think the inBus of macronutrients may alter cell behavior and that genes are activated to producr more powerful enzymes and mediator> that ..., potentially more damaging to the lining of blood V<Ssels. Obese persons may haY< an ongoing abnormality of the white blood cells and the lining of blood V<SS<ls." (Calories. fat, protein, carbohydrates and water, the major components of a1o 1 , .... are considered macronutrients. ) "On the other hand, we found that one way to =der an 'unsafe' meal 'safe' is to include antioxidant vitamins,"' Da.ndona said 'lhe proinflammatory effect of glucose is stopped if right at the outset you give vitamins E and C." In • sertes Drug may prevent heart disease ~ widely u an insulin sensitizer appears also to have a significant anti -inflammatory effect in diabetics, a property that could mili it useful in helping to p=< heart disease in these patients. a study by VB endocrinologists has found. Results of the ..,....ch, involving the drug rosiglitazone, were pre· ~nted at the annual meeting of the AmeriCan Diabetes Associat1on. Rosiglitazone is sold under the brand name Avandia•. UB endocrinologist led by Paresh Oandona, professor of medicine and head of the Division of Endocrinology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, haV< been studying the anti-inflammatory properties of insulin and insulin sensitizers and their potential use in t=tmcnt and p~ vention of atherosdcrosis, one of. the leading causes ofbeart attad<s. Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, begins as an inJiamma. tion of the blood-vessel waU. Persons with diabetes..., at in~ risk of developing atherosclerosis and heart disease. The=t study inYOived II obese patients with Type 2 diabetes. In this disease, also re:f~ to as adult-onset diabetes, the body produces adequate amounts of insulin, but cdls don't rest>ond to its action. Rosiglit:azone is prescribed to break down this ~ce to insulin. Researchers coUected blood samples from the diabetic YOiunteers and started them on a six-week cou.-.e of daily rosiglit:azone. They ~ted the blood sampling four times during the six weeks of t=tmcnt and again at 12 weeks, and analyzed the samples for roncentration of th..,. in8amrnatory rnarkus and for the presena of oxygen f= radicals. Results showed that the drug exerted a "profound" suppressiY< effect on frtt radicals and on other mediators of inflammation in the blood. "The ability to ~uce intlammation is crucial for prrymsing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease,· said Dandona. "Previous data demonstrated rosiglitazone's effectiveness in ~ucing lcey rnarkus of cardia~ disease in patients at risk for diabetes Thi.s study in people with diabetes further undersea"" rosiglitazone's potential to ha"" a cardio-proti!'Ctiw effecr." A dNg �SEL Web site features link to Kooi-Aid home page In celebration of 75th anniversary BRIEFLY ........... .....,_...... Librarian brings Kool-Aid Mowing --IIJ9ano.~ol ~al.oo""""'"'IDcll­ redDr"' CICOiplllonllllld-"""""""" _ , _ (OfSI. ~fodllties. - .I.Jnl¥nly"'--. Dlono .-...'"'"' - - ~ID-~. ~ .. a..-,. Slwlya-..-• ....-.... -..--. ..-.ID-~ o.,-....-o.-, ay PATIIKIA DOMOVAN Conuibutlng Edito< A CADEMIA is not only about barrier contain - ment ted) nologies and the latest literary trmds. It's also about Kooi-Aid. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the marketing of the drink so sweet it can set your teeth on edge, and a thirsty, sugar-loving UB bbrarian wants you to know all about it David J.Bertuca of theAruand Sciences l.ixariesbaslinked 1he Web sit< of the university's Sci<:nce and Engineering Library(SEL) to the l(ooi..Aid home page. You can wade through Kooi-Aid's bursb, popo, twists and jammers, and sail right into 1he Krall kitd>ensto pK:k uplhe ,....__...ape i>r Kooi-Aid Super Sour Kool Kubes. You can abo IP> straight from 1he SELsite to the biography of Edwin Perkins, who created the stuff. Start here: http:// . -.buftalo.eduta. brwla/unlb/HI/ "No, I wasn't around when Kool Aid fmll showed up,• says B<rtuca, "b u~ l know that everyonewholived in the 20th century has enjoyed at least one glass. My &write flavor is cherry. At least I think it is.• B<rtuca points out that Perkins began his career in soft, l ugary drinks at age II when he started experimenting With"drink oombinatians in his mother's kitchen. "By 1he early 1920s, he had doYdoped theCiliDlllfJCialprodua that1he fon:ruruxr of Kooi-Aid and in 1927m.-lthefint~ J>O'blp and became a leoder in the bewntee incluary;" Bertuca adds. HeprOOably tool< pel care ofhis to campus ·m mom andcbd, ~reasoo l.t to encourage sciena learning in our ;;p children. Kooi-Aid isn't the ooly story on the SEL ~page. however. II can take visitors to a varietY of fascinating and fun stories and . sit<$-from UB Jcience librarian laura Taddeo's new online ealubit of books by the university's science faculty to a story about UB biologists living under the sea. l"l>en's anassessmau ofthe state of the local watershed and up-10date stories on the latm astDoid near-miss, axnputen and women, and beyond. clcsisD<d ... all....,.of climat£ c:bange and mx>IDJDeDda. readers, adult and cbildrm aliR. lions for what to do this~ Rainy day! Boml? FediDg duOTbeSELsituloolinkstogreatedu- wimd and boring! Head to 1he SEL c:alionallita liU "EduJape," which Web page.A11he very ..... with 1he oft"r:a weekly, in-depth studies on l<nowledF you aboorb you'D be 1he lepiafrom lita-atlft..O..XZ.hislory center of attention at p.m... Improvirig·medical care in Mghanistan UB team joins _ international effort to send medical textbooks to war-torn country P-L-·Cma ~-Editor EARLY six years of 1alibon rule and • decade-long war with Russia that ended in 1989 bas left Afghanistan's balthcare infrastructwe in .a sbambla. Nearly two-thinls of 1he Afghan population is without aa:.ss to basic bealtb-care facilities, and aa:onling to the World Health Organization (WHO),Ihesituationiswoncinrural areas, with a doctor-patient ratio as low as I to I 00,000. Infant '\fld maternal monality rates in Afghanistan are among the highest in the world. One in four children will not reach the age of five, most dying of 'vaccine-preventible diseases like polio and tuben:ulosis. And every year, 17,000 women die from complications related to childbearing. N .......... .....___....., .... ----COKI!, ....... _ ... _ liD--Retirements Dldtlony................... by"*",_,.,. . . . While international organi:ations are rallying to fulfill...,.,lhe most basic ~of fOod and clean wall:r, tl...-e also is an imlnoclim need file trained medical pmonnel and supplies. Some memben of 1he UB community, atlhe r<qUest of lllliwnity alumnUs and a-Ittowaga na!M · Lt. Col. James J. Ganlon, B.S. '86, have joined the effort to improve medical care in Afghanistan by donating and shipping 40 boxes of medical textbooks to the country. Gardon is stationed in Kabul as part of the Coalition/Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force charged with assessing and assisting United Nations and non -govern - mental agencies in re-establishing their presence in Mghanistan. A Desert Storm veteran who worked as an emergency/trauma nurse during that conD.ict, Gardon is part of the public health ieam that is evaluating the medical .infrastructure in Kabul and 1he- of 1he CX>UDtry. About a JDODth . . , be sent a simple email query to UB *'in~ file medicllll:llboob. The....,.,.,.. bas been,... wbolmint. "To ay 1he lout, it {lhe Af8ban "This is an idal campi< of bow you produce. Web site to fac:ilitm information Bow; said Jarvis. "In this caae, Lt. Col Gonion - ablr to find our Web lite from Afsbanillan, make his ""'J\a\, and·-..._ ablr to quiddr a>nnect him with people wbo ..._ rady and ablr to help him out. The Web is all about rapid CXIDIIOCiions: people to people. "Dr. 1.« and !!Ilea o.-.wd (elioflntiemalioaol Studml and Scbolar Savica) prcl¥ided initial lilndinB blhe pm;oct and fllcn is -..orkiDs"' arranee futurefuDdiot," ayoRoae. The Graduate Student Aiaociaafter 20-plus ,...,. in tunnoil, espetion abo c.ontnbuted fundirig to ciaDyallerlhe Tali>an,"Gordonlhepn>j<ct. in onemoitolhel!tpmrrfiom Kobul. While the medical scjlool in "'ne oflhe Jll<*sl .---.-.~---.,..----,------, Kabul will be 1he primary m:ipient needs expressed to of 1he shipment, other health-are me by physicians facilities in Bagram, Herat and and bospitaltmediKonduz also will receive textbooks. cal staff is 1he need "The Health Sciences Library's i>rprol5ionaljourposting of my very first request sot nals and particularly the ball rolling on a tremmdous efmedical books. They fort by businesses, hospitals, medieven expressed a cal and nursing groups, schools and preference for En~ individuals. To date, we bM r=ived glish texts. "Many of more than 5,000 books, 7,000 jourtheir texts were nals, IOOvidcoandcasaettctapes,and burned by the tbousands of dollm worth of medical supplies," he noted. Taliban simply be- - ,.,_, cause they were "Ewrytbing- mavint! aloojr-l "'"""""-"he addod. and people to infurmation." -.,aqemailsfromwriousmedi"During the 1960s-'70s, Kabul }arvisiOrwanlodGardon'uajuest calpnlfrloianalswbo read thelinry's UniYmity's medial school was one · to Pamela .Rose, Web services and J>001in1t-wben an amazing thing of 1he premier medical schools in library promotion a>onlinator file happened. I-~ 111-20 days CentralAsia,andnowlheschool is in the Health SCienoes l.ibruy. here in Kabul. pug out on .,..... the procza of rebuilding," Gardoo "Dr. 1.« (Ridwd Lee, prOksoor menaaDda)llhenwritingand n:wrilsaid, out that 1he school's of pediatria and obstdricl in 1he ins propoools ... projects ... wanted ~ are Jl!'dly basic, with a pre{a-School of Medicine and Biomedi- to do," he said. ence file texts on medial diagnosis cal Scimca) mounted an initia!M "Thenlatronenigbl, IFl ancmoil and trtatmmt of diseases and swgi- in the medical school, and I sentlhe from Suu.n Yox of WebMD/ cal intmattion. call out .,..,- a number of bbruy Mcdsape, • Web lite that pnMdes He said that one of the first places avenues." Rose said. dinical iniJrmotioo to dinicians and he thought of asking fur medical The lobby of the Health Services other beolth-care proliesDonals. y"" textbooks was his alma mater. Library ...--1 as the collectioo site agmd tohelpmeoutand LFI• 1'"11" His initial query for help was and Lee and Rose coordinated 1he on Mcdsape to promote.my project fielded by Hugh Jarvis, Web team in- sorting. packing and shipping of the" woddwidc. I F1 rq>ODO<S from Enformation coordinator for the De- textbooks. About 40 boxes of books gland. Ger!nan).; Spain, Canada. and partment ofCreative Services in Uni- were shipped toAfghaniswl. with 26 of course aD acroooAmerica.• Moreover, one of Medscape's adversity Communications who moni- of the boxes coming from McMaster to.,emaihcnttorlJB,theunM:rsity's University in Hamilton, OnL An- vertiseJS sent mo,.. than 300 sets of main portal. Both Gardon and Jarvis other 20-30 boxes will be sent,..,. blood pressure cuffs, stethoooopes agree this project was expedited be- within the nat few months-<lona- . and scrubs, along with dozens of cause of the Internet. lions are still cnming in every week. other medical supplies. ~.,....,.)isinlattiesbape ,..,..__..,.to Pomtins HandWriting ~,_ .... 1 groups an<! ethnicities in the general population. The source documents were designed to capture a wide range of attributes of handwritten English, such as variations in 1he positions of letters, numbers and punctuation maries, and oortaio combinations of !etten and numbers. The rescan:ben extracted features reevantto the entire document, to specific paragrsphs in the document, to single words of the document and ...., single characters. Instead of analyzing the documentsvisuaDy,lhe way a human ex- pert would, Sribari saKI their software sysl= deconstructcd each sample. The system extracted llli:atures that cbaractcrizle 1he OY<rall structure of the writing. such as 1he loyout of 1he document and opocing of each line, and 5121i:atures of individual chorlldlen,such . . . . . n;wb. Co-authan include Sung-Hyuk 0>a. IOrmerly a lhl doctoral candidate, now an assistant professor at PaceUniwnity; HinaAron,nsean:b scientist at IBM, and Sqjilt Lee,} dodonliamdiddein the UBDeportmmt of Compula- Science and En- JP-rio&. �••• ... .··. Osteoporosis undertreated Studyfinds many women unaware ofbone-thinning disease ., ~Conbibullrlg ~ ar POROSIS,a dis- o( bone-thinning t puu women llt of urioUJ fractures, is underdi.gnosed. a.nd undertreated, aa:.ording to a study by UB researchen presented last. ~ aHbt a.nnual meeting of tbe Socitty for Epidemiological Re· search in Palm Desert, Calif. Nearly half of 836 womtn in a population-based study Who WlderWl!lltsmminglbr051e0p01'00is6:lrtht lUst-time...,.. found to have undiagnosed disease. results showed. Moreover, follow-up a year later revealed that half ofthooediagooood with ooteopon)sisdid not begin treatment to slow progression of the dioorder and a qua.rter f.Wed to dUcuss the scretning results with their physipan. • "Thisstudytdlsusu;.,;,aru!Ot of -women with osteoporosis who don'tknowit,*saidJean-WaciaW'&Iii-·' Wende, ~t professor of social· andp.....,.,\ivomedicineand<!bstetria and.8)'!lecology. and &enior,f!· searcher on,.the &tl.ldy. , .. ~Many""?"""' who are at risk for ooteoporosis are not being rehrred for_ scr~eqing, and even when s=ened.onlyhalfoftbooefuundto · have ooteoporosis tnd UP. r=iving therapy:' sbe said. "We have along way to SO in educating women and their physicians about osteoporosis." The results ...,.. presented in a poster session at the meeting. Osteoporosis is a serious health the screcnirig resulu and irutruclions to disc:uso the raultJ with tb<ir pbysician. They...,..r=ntactedby mail after one year to find out bow many had begun treatmmL (Fivo drugs fOr osteoporosiJ have heal approY<dbytheFoodandDrugA<i. ministration; aU work by helping to stop tbe resorption of bone minerals by other cells in tbe body.) · Results ~ that 307 of thooe c:oridition,...OO.tedprimarilywith ogins.in which bona looe mua and ba:llmebriule,braldngeuily.f4bt million women and 2 millioa men intheU.S.areestimatedto~oo- teoporooil,andanestimated·:Umillion more people have low bone density, IICall'ding to the National Osttoporosi.s Founda.tion (NOF). The bat method to determine if a penon has osteoporosis is a dualener-gyx-rayaboorptiometry(DXA) sca.n, which the bonemineraldensi.ryat any particular site intbebodyandoomputeacomparison with the established optimum density for that site. The ament resean;i>---o.n ancillarystudyoftheWxnen'sHealthlnitiative. for which UB is a vanguard dinic:al e<nter-was designed to find out what factors would inlluenoe a W<>mJD's deci$ion to begin therapy after-belxl8 diagnosed with osteoporosis throusb DXA screening. The study group wai compoied of 836 Caucuian WOIIlel) betwo:n the .,.. of 58 aqd 90 in w..mNew ·~'rl"-:'!" ...... beins.-iixthe a.ssociation betw=l osuoporosis and p<riodooiai dioeaR. None of the women had heal diap»ed previously with ooteoporolis or had unclergooebonc-densitytatiog. . Of the total screened, 428 ...... IOund to have bone density at least two standard deviations below the norm, the definition of osteoporosis adopted by the NOF in a general population at normal risk. All participa.nts m:ei\oed 10 explanation of can....,.... ~with~ ~dis- aJOOedtheresultswithth<irphysician. as instructed Ofthooe who did talk toth<irdoctorsaboutth<ircondition, only 167 of ostalpOrotic """'""' or about 54 pera:nt, bepn treatmenL When factors that might influ-. <nee therapy...,.. analyud singly, results sbowtd that women who began treatmmt ...,.. more likdy to have lower bone-mineral dtnsity """'"'indicating tbe condition W2S .at a inore advanced stage; visit the doCtor more then once a year, and bethinnerandbettereduatedthan those who didn't begin treatmtnL WbenaDfactors ...... analyzedto~!"~her. the variables moot strongly uaociolrd with treatmmt ...,..low booe dmsityand hisber rducation, Woaawski-Wende aid. · Part of this on-going resea.rch project will be to determine the moot effecti>oe waya to educa.te·botb doctors and the community about the importa:oa of routine bonedensity acreeoing and of taking appropriate JDedic:ations and pmoenlive measures to slow the process if ost<oporosis is~ "', Great Lakes becom e classroom l1M ' - - Lobo MMI Its tributariea beam<: a duaroom 'for 1o students enrolled in tht Great 1.akea Sumlner loxtitute that was bOlted earlier thiJ month by UB a.nd Buffalo State College. Working alongside reaearchen from UB's Great 1.akea Program and the Great !.aka Center at Buffalo Sl:a!eo the students tested water quality in L.aU Em and L.aU Ontario, a.nd in the Bu!Jido and N'aagara ri...-s., which flow into the Em and Ontario LW:s,lfespectivdy. Tht students were from UB.. Buffalo State, SUNY Fredonia and Ryenon llniv<rsityofTorooto--rnemberiostitutiomofthe New York Great !.aka Researd> Consortium, headquartered at tbe SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Another atudtot was a pbysicaUmvironmtntal scientist for the U.S. Army Corps of Enginetrs. Their work will contribute to ongoing research on the ecological health of the Great Lak,es, and the students earned coUege credit for their participation. Aboard the research vessel AquariU> on Lake Ontario during the first two days of the institute, the students sampled sediment and measured water temperature ncar the Niagara River Bar region, located near the point where the Niagara River empties into the lake. "The Niagara River accounts for more than 80 peretnt oftbe inflow into L.aU Ontario," explains Joseph Atkinson, UB professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering and director of the Great !.aka ~- "Iu impor1llljl to-understand tbe m.r's water.quality because it~ sudl a do~t roi< in tbe devdopment of tbe laloe." Last week. the studehtJ embarked on tbe Buffalo River. Their find ings will aid t ntw ~dy of sewer and watenhed rurioff in a section of the river ~ed II) "area of concern"by.ibe U.S. -Canadian Ioternatioital Joint (:.;mmiasiPn,.w)licb monito~ the quality of waters that lie along or fiow across tht two nations. To be undertaken in the fall by UB and Buff:alo S12te, the study is funded by a $125,000 grant from the Great 1.akea National Program Office ofthe EPA. "ContaminaotJ from pa.st industrial activity have lodged in sediment beds within the river," Atkinson 11)'1. "We'tt imatigating wh2t harm might occur to. the river and lake if theoe conwninllOtJ are disrupted by boat travel or weather.• Atkinson addi that tht studenu' field resea.rch was supplemented by classroom lectures on environmental cbemiJtry, water-quality modeling and source poUution. c- ,_., African educators visit UB third the English Language loxtitute (Ell) is conduc-t:r.~ a summer institute for educators from sub-Saha.ran countries designed to strengthen English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) programs in seconda.ry scboob in the participants' .home countries. Sixteen participants from Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, a.od Stnegal are taking part in the six-week prosram. which began june 3 and will run through July 14. It is being coordinated by Janice A. Nersinger, EU director of overseas and customized programs. Funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Few - U.S. State Department, the institute attempts to enhance partici- pants' management and organizational skills; famiJiarize them with emaiJ and t.Qe Internet; broaden their unde:fstanding of U.S. institutions arid culture, and assist them in identifying. analyzing and solving the practical problems in administering EFL programs in their home countries. Instruction is provided by faculty members from the EU and the departments of Learning and Instruction, and Educational Leadership and Policy, a.nd the program in American Studies, as well as by staff from the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education. Grant to create computer lab, training program Special Olympians Athletes and coaches march into UB Stadium June 1 3 during the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics New Yorit Summer Games. Obituaries Richard Mcleron, retired director of internal audit lllchwd D . ~ retired direc- tor of inte~al audit, died June 3 in Hospice Buffalo, 0\eektowaga. after a long illness. He was 75. A native of Lancaster, Mcl..eron served in the Army and was based in Europe from 1945-47, attaining the rank of sergeant and becoming an expen machine gunner. , , .. He ~\_d 1ted from UB' with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1951. After joining the univasity's professional staff in 1961, he established and directed the internal auditing system that the then-private Univm;ity of Buffalo needed to develop as pan of its merger with the State Unn'<l'sity of New York system. He was • WCI1JW·_,Jf,:r9~f.lll'O¥.•. ters, the American l n~ ·i tut e o f Cer· tilied Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of College and Univer· sity Auditors. McLeron retired in 1991 and was an adi~ member of the Emeritus Cen.tec a_o,d i~ .~l' . yQiun~r.~ group until his death. · - -, _ , . - " - UB will collaborate with a local agency to establish a CXliOpUil:r lab and traioingprogra.m oo Buffalo's East Side, thanks to I $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation. The Dominion Computer Training Program, administered by Do· minion Charities Inc., will provide computer literacy and Internet access and training for senior citiuns, adults and youths in Buffalo's Emslie neighborhood and the Ellicott District in gtneral "Through this program, the university has tbe opportunity to Us. its resources and students to help foster ctwlge in one of the city's impoverilhed neighborhoods," said Patricia Carter, clinical assistant professor in the Center for Urban Studies in the School of Architecture and Planning. The cOmputer lab, located in the annex building of.th< Church of God in Christ at 360 Genese< St., will be equipped with approximately 25 Internet-accessible computers available for public use. Approximately 40 undergraduate students and two graduate as- . sistants from Carter's spring-semester class. "'PO 360---Environm('n· ' tal Design Workshop n; evaluated the information needs of the community and created a neighborhood Web page. In th< process, UB students gained ~ence using Web-based tutorials. and other ; · ~plfftl'b1$igli-jtiofrlhts:· '· . . -' .,.,......,.,...._,..,_, �81 Rapader June27. ~. 33.1a. 29 Thursday, June 27 Monday, July s ln.rtltute for Addktkwu Studies and Tr..nlng Trauma and Addktion. Shelly WM!CheiL Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. S :~S -9 p.m. S65. Formore infOfmabon, lAST, ~5-6HO . Wednesday 10 Surnmel' Institute: the l.lbnrles Faculty Culture. Lorna Peterson, School of lnformatia. 1 • Knox Hall, North Campus. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. T-"'ng - =~~Eee;:~or Resources and University Ubraries. For more Information, Je•nnette Molino, ~5-7788. .s..- Institute fOf' Addictions -li1oltolng When Cae Conferences ~~~~~~for Tomorrow, North Campus. 5:<45-9 p .m . .l45. For more information, lAST, &45..01•0. Thursday II ln1tltvte for Addictions Studies .nd Tr.anlng ~~~~,~=~~-~~~~~~: Collins. C!nter for Tomorrow. 5:•5-9 p .m . S40. For more information. lAST, 645-61•0. Monday The Rrportrr publllhes llsting.i for ploce on ~ents taking campu~. 1.5 or fM off campus rvenb whKt! UB groups are prindpal ln1tftvte for Addktlons Studies Training introduction to OWectlal s..-- Trolnlng Institute for Addictions Friday ~~~~~M Miureen Fitzsimmoru and ~ ~. Center for Tomorrow, Nonh C.mpus. 5 :45-9 p.m. S6S. For more informabon, lAST. ~5-6140 . Tuesday 16 ~.,'Z~~ C.ro ond Sleep~. Sunwner Institute: T-"Mg- the Ubr-. ~omlng Critlallncldena Silas. ~~~~~::,~or and l..lniYenity a.m .-4:30p.m . S65. For ITI()fe information, LAST, 645..0 140. Ubraries. For more information, Jeannette Moltna, 645-7788 . Wednesday ~ lnterwntlon th•• Thun.day precediOCJ JXiblkatlon Lhtlng s .:tn.• only o<ee pted throu9h the of ht! nh Dl ... http:// www.buffalo.edu/ t.alendor/ logln>. Brci'lUle of space limitations, ,;ot all l'venh In the electronic \ uhmdar will b4! lndud~ In the R~pot1e:r. 24 lnltltute for Addictions 17 Institute for Addktlons Studies li1oltolng Personality OISOf"ders. ErU Perese. Center for Tomorrow, ~~~~~~s~!S a.m .-4:30 Information, lAST, 645-6140. with MoleandFemoloP- Marilyn Urroya. Contef for TOfT'IOfT'OW, North Campus. 5:45-9 p.m . S65 . For rnor-o information, lAST, 645-6140. Thursday IS SuMnMr lnstttvte: T-"Mg- tho l.lbnrios c~.....,.;, Techniques. Kenneth Takeuchi, Dept. of Chemiruy. 120 Clemeru, Nonh Campus. 10:30 a.m .-noon. F,... Sponsorod by Center fO< s..-Trolnlng Manogement Institute for AdcMcdons Anger for Adotescents. Rkky G~kj Show You Care! United Way's Tenth Annual Day of Caring Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002 elect r tllllc s ubmluion form for tht> o nlln ... UH Calendar Exhibits s..--lnll*lg =~~~ Ubraries. for more information, 1pon\on Listings are due no IDter th1t0 noon on Center for TornoJTOW, North Campus. 8:45 a.m.-4:30p.m . S70. For more inforTN~tion, lAST, ~5-6140 . Wednesday 10:30 a.m.-noon. frM. Resourc~ T.....m.tized Chilchn ond Adolacents. CMtton Munson. Styles. Loslie McCoin. ;~~~~,.,;;. ~~=~8:45 s..--T......, lmtJtlltoforAdA.11om ~~Medicio~ond lndltut.e for Addkdons s..-- Trolnlng 19 Me6cine. Room 11 09C VA Medical Center. 9 a.m . ~- Join UB faculty, staff and students on Aug. 14 in volunteering a haK-day ol your time lor U,., Un~ed Way's Day ol Caring. UB participants this year will volunteer In the university's own nelghbomood, concentrating on sites in and around U,., Univerlity District and .the South Campus. Teams will be matched with local human-!e~Vices agencies to perform a variety ol tasks ranging fnlm paintjng, cleaning and landscaping to worlcing with senior citizens, youth and children. Professional and support staff must arrange with supervisors for approved leave from job responsibilities. UB has a limited number ol volunteer slots available for this Y"ars Day ol Caring, so sign up oaw. PleaM return this form as soon as possible to Elias Elcleyrle, 517 c_. IWI. campus (email: eldayrleObuffalo.edu; fax 645-791 0) or fill out the online sigrHJp form at <http:/ / wlngs.bufflllo.edu/ oefiO>. Individuals who wish to wori< together should subm~ aH ol their forms in one pad<et. with one form per team member. All volunteen will be contacted with additional information by ear1y August. Dll)' of C.rlng Schedule: A haK-day commitment is all that's needed. 8 a.m .: Continental breakfast for volunteers at Clarl< Gym, South Campus. 8:30a.m.: ~d-off to nearby job ~tes by car pool. 9 a.m . to noon: Worl< at project sites. Noon·12:30 p.m.: Participants return to Clarl< Gym for cookout. 12:30-3 p.m .: wrap-up party downtown at HSBC (optional). You must be 18 years old to participate. jeannette MoUna, 645-7788. 1 YES. I Care ••• Counl Me in! 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"" ....................... ... ~ / Improving health of AIDS patients Study finds that medication adherence "coaching" pays offin improved viral loads By nuH GOUIIIAUM Contributing Editor T AKING steps to tailor medication rt'gimens for patients being treated for the fir>t time for HIV infc..-ction and to assure that they ad· here to those regimens can pay off with improved vi roloBic results nearly a year following initiation of treatment, according to a study by UB researchers. Forty·eight weeks into tra.tment, 94 prrcent of the patients participating in an outpatient H!V Medication Adherence Cli nic had viral loads below detection, compared with 63 percent of those in a control group who did not receive the intensive adhen:ncc intervention. According to the UB researchers, this is the first time that an adherena program in an outpatient setting has been shown to affect viral load for such a prolonged period in HIV patients. Failure 1111<s for initial tmltmcnt regimens for HJV patients traditionally have been as high as 50 pe=nl The results were pr=nted earUer this month in a poster session at the 14th lntemationaiAIDSConf<rence macy Practice in the School of Plwmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and a oo-author of the study. .. The current standard of care goes likt this: the physician writes a prescription , the patient goes to the pharmacy, gets the medications and tries to do the best he or she can,~ he explained. rasein~samewaythatitdealswith "The need for an alternative mOdel for managing HIV patients and their medications has been supported by the data in this study." It is particularly imponant, he added, because the initial treatment regimen for HIV-infected patimts conditionslik< highbloodpressure." explaiiledGmeMor>e,prof<ssorand chair of the Department of Phar- ing the patient's viral load and determining disase outcome. in Barcelona, Spain. ..AIDS is an epidemic.. but the health-c:aresystemdealswiththedis- has the greatest chance of suppress- 1p< UBstudy involved outpatients in the HJV Medication Adherence OinicoperatedbytheSchoolofPharmacy and PhannacaJtical Scien<z> and based in the Immunod<ficimcy Services Oinic in the Erie County Medical Center. Sinu opening its doors in September 1m, the clinicthe lint of its kind in the~ oounseled hundreds ofHIV patients. Lori Esch, a co-aulhor of the study who is director of the clinic and a UB dinical assistant professor of phannacy practice. said the study induded 2S patients S«< in the clinic who participated in the adherence program and 38 controls who =eived standard care, but did ~- ,... J Pharmacy meets Kresge challenge BJSU~~ RqxxUr Contributor T HE School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Scienc~ has m~t th~ chal lenge, raising S1.6 million to earn a $500,000 ChaUenge Grant from the prestigious Kresge Foun dation, a first for the university. The grant and the chaUenge funds. which total S2.1 million, will benefit very grateful to The Kresge Foundation for the opportunity and for its outstanding generosity in support of our Campaign forUB," said President William llGrrin<:r. "'This grant will foster interdisci · plinary research in drug discovery and development, and help us continue to advance the future of pharmaceutical sciences... he added. The first phase of the grant was Nov~mber the pharmaceutical sciences instru - ea rned in mentation facilities that support the both the grant and its corresponding chaUenge funds designated for school's strategic research in such areas as pharmacogenomics, pharmaceuticaJ protein biotrchnology and the chemical sciences. induding computationaUy aided drug discovery and molecular visualization. It is research that goes from "molecule to bedside.. as it anempts, among other things, to measure and manage patient responses toanti-inftammatory and anti-cancer drugs and to assist with developing new drugs to treat multiple sclerosis. "We're extremely pleased and proud that UB has met our fir>t Kresse Foundation's challenge grant-and 2000, with the purch~ of equipm~nL Pur· chases have induded a gas purification system that enables Uquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy instrumentation to determin~ drug concentrations in blood or tissues with an incr~ degree of sensi tivity. a circula r dichroism spec tropolarimeter and fourier trans· form infrared spectrometer that together enable scientists to study the structure of fragile molecules such as proteins. and a dynamic laser light scattering instrument for de tecting the aggregation of proteins or measuring the siu of particles created as protrin carriers. Wid'l the first pha~ complete. Wayne Arl<l=on, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. said it was Amp Inc:s$50,000 gift that took the sca:md phase of the fund-raising drive over its goal, just days before the May I deadline. Two hundred thirty-four first · time donors responded to th~ effort, as did donors makinggiftsofS2S,OOO or more, including Kw~n-)en K. Chang Ph.D., '72; Editha and john Kapoor, Ph.D . .'72; Margaret McGlynn, MBA '83, BS '82; Organon, Inc., and Pfizer, lnc. Previow contributors included The Commu - nity Foundation for Greater Buffitlo. Bristoi-Myer> Squibb Corpo111tion and the National Institutes of Health. ''What made" th~ S«..nd phase' of thC' grant more chal l ~nging," said Anderson, .. was that we w~ raising money for an endowment fund to keep the instrument core operationa] in perpetu.ity. "In fact, it's this endowment fund with aU of its guarantees that "" will maintain and utilizr SlatA><l{~ equipment that has t-1 a ma;arfactor in enoouraging new gifts. as wdl as winning federal equq,.,_gnon~s.• Ander>on noted that the instrumalt oo~ with its~~ search capabilities. will be1p attnct highly talented students and 5ldlar new faculty members. as wdla< providing opportunities for advancing human health through innovatiYe ~ search, multidisciplinary educttion programs and oollalxntiv< projcds involving the univonity.'s ~ and r<gional research institutions. The Kresge Foundation, based in Troy. Mich., is an independmt, private foundation that offers grants for projects involving oonstruction or renovation of facilities or the purchase of major capital equipor rnl estate, focusing in the areas of high~r education, health. arts and humanities, human services, scienc~ and the environment, m~nt and public affairs. Th~ Kr~sge Foundation Challenge contnbutes to us·s$250 million campaign. gr;u,t �2jR•parkw -~~~kl "Sugazyme" offers simple method for generating "designer'' RNA catalysts for prot-'a Shortcut found to synthesize proteins a,. WBI (;O(DaACootributing Editor U ................... lnlw _ _ _ _ _ . . - . . . . . 7 ......... 27 6Jf-1Lin-W· lllo.AY-.y.., . . . . . . .......,..__In .. Aut29-flllw ........ n. ....... _ ---'·'-' bfjodloan.5UNY~ -<11-c.Aftln .the Dlpn1Wit., Engloll.- . Owtlllon, 5UNY ~ r-.g ~ alootn the Englilll...,.__ F-.g·--·· ...._.., ...................... .. -.... ..... theondflllw_.....,_ ~ ....... c;_,.~ .........._......,. ................... ~~ .........Cllilllo... IVERSITY chemins ave developed a re markably simple ~nd effecti\oe bioiOchnological method for synthesis of novel proteins using amino acids that do not occur in nature by using unique, programmable ribozym<s (enzymes made of RNA, or ribonudeic acid) that they e>olved in the lab. TheiOchnology, described in the July issue of Nature Biotechnoi<Jgy, provides a potentially important new tool in the field of proteomics, where scientists are working to undemand all of the prokiru that have been identified through the human genome project . A related technology was described in a paper published by the researchers last month in the/ouma/ of1M Am<riam O.emiaJl Society. The researchen, £rom the .Depart· ment of O.emistry ip the College of Arts and Sciences, are discussing a research-and-l!censingagreement with a company interested in com· mercializing the technology, for whi<:h UB has filed patents. According to the UB chemists, scicntisu have been i.ntaested in efficiendy harnessing the ability to attach unnatural amino acids to proteins since the first demonstration that it could be done in 1987. Existing methods for doing to have been too complicated and too ~nsive for routine use in the laboratory. Named after lead researcher Hiroaki Suga. assistant professor of chemistry. the programmable "Sugazyme" provides an dficient and <moomic shortcut 10 attachment of tRNA 10 unnatural amino acids. The UB method generates the first artificial ribozyme that per· forms two unique steps that lead to the generation of novel proteins. First , the Sugazyme is programmed to recogni~ an engineered (i.e. unnatural) tRNA, as wdl as various unnatural amino acids. Second, it then operates as a chemical matchmaker, joining the two 10 create the aminoacylated tRNA, the essential mol~ for Linlting the developed by 'the group ODd degtndic code to amino acids, trig<r- ocribed in detail in the ./ournDI of ing protein synthesis. !MAmtriaJn Ooemical Sociaycoo•Our symm has the potential to sisu of a few si mpk step~: The sciprovide a simple method for the mtisuimmobilizethetibozymeon preparation of such aniinoacyl·/ an inexpensive gel. pod< the resin tRNAs for resean:ben wbo want bf into a column, add the amino ocid expand the amino-acid repertoire and tRNA and shake it for about for protein synthesis." said_Suga. balf an hour. The advantage of using S<Halled "When the resin is washed off. unnatural or non-natural amino wba(s ldi is the aminoacyl-tRNA acids designed in the lab is that they with the immobilized ribozyme," can be tailored with special func. said Suga. "The desired aminoacyltions that are not avoilabk in natu· tRNA can then be isolated. I(sa -..:ry ral amino acids and that will aid re- durable and convenient system." searchers woricing in proteomics. In the lab, the researchers have " In the Nature Biotechnoi<Jgy pa· demonstrated that the symm also per, we demonstrate that we have is <mnomical and able to be reused evolved a ribozyme that has a pro- numerous times. gramrnable feature for recognition Suga's co-authors on the paper in of any desired tRNAs and that it can the/ourna/ of th< Am<rican Oomricharge non -natural amino acids on cal Society are Hiroshi Murakami, the specific tRNA," explained Suga. post -doctoral fellow and Neil ). co-a uthor with Yoshitaka Bessho Bonzagni, doctoral candidate, both and David R.W. Hodgson. both in the Department ofO>cmistry. The work was funded by the Na· post-doctoral fellows in the Depart· ment of Olemistry. tiona! Institutes of Health, the Na· A related technology for engi- tiona! Sciencr Foundation and the neeringsimilar"designercatalysts" Human Frontier Sciencr Program. ... UB to require study of pharmacogenomics ...... , . I t ? ... ....... ....... _ .. ---"'Ma ';le't"',.._ ~ ~w I d. . . . _.,__. .. -.c..pa ... ln 16~- Em[*>ylos on the poyroll-.g lnfotmotionlbout state benollts moy ¥bit the olfia from 9 a.m. to noon on Mon-- seatch- days. Thole on the stoto ond Ro-ing iolomiation on poyrols poyrollssues should ¥bit the olfia from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. w.dnesdays ond Fridays. A Research Foond>tlon benefits orientation will be hold from 9-1 1 a.m. the third w.dnosdly f:A each month. Thole wi>hing to Khodulo an appointment with an HRS ,..,..._ ...,...... should call 645-7777. 14ny questions 0< commonts moy be dinoctod to 8ortlul HlH at ' 645-5000, .... 1010. REPORTER _...._ ___ ... _..__ Tho llopanlr Is. ampus coinmunlty- University is first in nation to place topic in professional pharmacy curriculum a,. WBIIOOI.J)U.Contributing Edito< HIS fall, in addition to Biochemical Principles and Human Physiology, students studying to be pharmacists in the School of Phar· macy and Pharmaceutical Sci ences will be taki ng a co urse in pharmacogenomics. UB is believed to be the only school of pharmacy in the nation to require student'i in its professional pharmacy program to take phannacogenomics, the study of how data generated by T the human-genome proJect can btu~ to tailor drug treatmenu. to an individual's genetic makeup. The subjec1 of well -attended research ronfcn."llre; and peer-rev1ewt>d papers. phannacogenom1Ci boen=lly has been seen more as a field of research than a.< a necessary part of the professional pham1acy curriculum. Daniel Brazeau, research asslStant professo1 of pharmaceutics, direc tor of UB's Pharmacogenetics lab and the faculty member who teaches and having made major equipment acquisitions through the support of such -foundations as the Kapoor IOchnologi.es ~one day play a role in their treatment.,• Brazeau sa.id UB students will learn about how new technologies, such as gene key faculty appointments in the fielo Foundation and the Kresge Foundation, as wdl as federal support from the National Institutes of Health. "Our students are getting to se< this research from the very begin· ning," said Anderson. "When they graduate and this technology becomes more commonplacr in thera peutic drug management, our stu dents wiU be at the leadi ng edge of those changes." The dnve to provide a foundation m pharmacogenomics for professio nal pharmacy student s came partly from an emphasis at the school to focus on the m.-w, broader role of the pharmacist as a key health-care provider and, more often than not, the provider with who m patients communicate most often. .. The pharmacist is an important conduit in the community foro:plaining innovations like these to the general public and for enhancing their understanding of how these microarrays, can help enhance the drug-discover y process and also about how knowledge of individual variations in genrtic respon~ can hdp physicians and pharmacists p=cribe better treatments. The co~ focuses on the sciencr underlying these advances. indud· ing DNA structure, geneuc mapping, quantitative genetics and ge-· netic databases. The UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences also has distinguished itself by offermg earli er thi s year the nation 's first master 's degree program in pharmace uti cs with a foc us 10 pharmacometric.s., a nev~ field that invol~ the analysis and interprttarion of data produced in P"'·dini· eal and clinical trials, much of which now is generated through n ew computationally intensive tools, such as bioinformatics. reported to their health~ provide" and used to select an individuali.z.ed treatment regimen. "Although many drug combinations are capable of suppressing vi ral load, not all combinations are suitable for every patient," Esch explained. "These study results support the philosophy that it isn't nee· essarily the specific drugs used that is as important as how well they art tailored to the patienL"' The pharmacist works intensivdy with the- patient for as long as a month before the patient takes hiS or her first pill and is involved in mtensive coaching during the first four months of treatment. Patients are provided \OOis svcn as J?IU)>nv"<. dose cards, a daily dosing schedule and beepers, if needed. If questions or problems arise, the patient can contact a pharmacist through a telephone hotline operated by the clinic. .. Our clinic gives patients a jumpstart for sticking to their r<gimens that the system. as it exists now, is not set up to provide," said Esch. That jumpstart is critical, the UB researchers explained. because when patients interrupt therapy for any reason , the virus has a chance to develop resistance. "When you're dealing with a disease like hypertension, the patient can stop taking medication and then start up 'l8"in, and the drugs will work," cAplained Mo~. "'But with AIDS. when you taU your medications incorrectly, resistancr will de· velop, so the adherence program becomes an integral part of the<>v<r· all HJV pharmacology program." Other researchers involved in the study, all of UB, were Katherine I. Klem, Lori Kuhman and Ross G. Hewin. The UB program is being adapted for use in Zimbabwe through a visiting professorship at UB funded by a grant from th..- National Institute ,~o r AJlergy and lnfectiow Oi..sea.ses_ UB pharmal) studep"- post -doc· toral residents and practicing pharmacists from a~..~ the U.S. partJOpatc 10 tra1mng programs m theadherence dmu.. the course, acknowledges that the fieldis-..:rynew. "Textbooks on the subject don't even exist yet," he said " But..., think thafs pnrisely.'Why il:s important to start t<adting it to our students. When our students graduate, they are expected to keep up with the science. We have pharmacists who are working in the P"'fcssion who are now ooming back 10 school to take this oourse." Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the pharmacy school. noted that re sea rch mst itutio ns like UB a re at their best when research and teach ing are complementary. "Students benefit when the)' are bt:ing taught by faculty who arc at lh e leading edge of their science," he sa id. "Our students get the material well in advance of other places where the faculty are not so involved in the science." According to Anderson, the UB pharmacy school is emerging as a leader in th e field of pharma cogenornks.. recently having made p!Ali!hodbftheOIIIc:efiiNows Sonobs In the DlwWan., 1.-.aY~ ~- ...... · JlD o..lb ..... -..o.cn6)--. -::.c.__..__... _,... ,.._ ...., .... - · fti'J . . . . -·-..--- --- .,.,...__ ...... ~ john Dolo c-oda _..._... Patrldlo.no... S. A. lingo< Christinololdal AnnWhltche<- .·..... . AIDS not participate in the program. Patients participated in a three- part educational program focusing on basic understanding of HIV in· fection , psychosocial factors and proper medication-administration instructions. Esch explained that a pharmacist is intimately involved in decision making about what m~cations are prescribed for patients seen in the clinic so that therapy is individualized based on a patient's medical history. lifest yle an d concurrent medica ti o ns. Potential adherence barriers, an ticipated toxicities, pill burdens. dosing intervals and regimen preferences were discu~d m detail wuh each pauent, eva luated. �Joining leaders in biodefense UB scientists participate in NIH summit on bioterrorism . , LOIS Mlllll Contributing EdJio< CIENTISTS from UB de- S scribed their work with biologicalagenu and their research in developing methods to counteract them at a National ln•litutes of Health biodefense summit held last week lo assess promiling bioterrorism research and 1<!1 funding priorities. Bruce Holm, senior vice provost and head of a newly formed SUNYwide task force on bioterrorism, headed the team. Norma Nowak, di=tor of UB's microarray facility, and lain Hay, chair of the UB Department of Microbiology and an expert in infectious diseases, also presented. UB is part of the Chemical, Biological and Radiological Technology Alliance formed to hdp the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases set the agenda for the new biodefense research effort mandated and funded by Congress. 3M is the lead industrial partner of the alliance. Additional memben are Becton Dickinson, Black & Veatch Solutions Group, Inc., models of proteins in biological '!!<Dis that would bdp scientists unCalspan UB Research Center derstand how to block those pro(CUBRC), Csrgill. General Dyrwn- teins . which will be advanced ia, Honeywdllnkmational, Johiu through II¥ BuJfalo Center of ExHopkins llniv<nityJApplied Pbyl-! cellmce in Bioinformatics iaLoboratory, J..ucmtT~ • Novel methods of praenting Mayo Oinic, Motnrola, RAE, Syro.; vaaines that n>aU them more pocuse Raean:b Corp. and Veridian. : tmt and more useful. such as slawUB repraentatiw:s discussed tiJ relt.aoeapts that provide long-tmn llllMnity's expertise and that of iu immunity; diroct delivery to specific mllabora10n in four.-. rob ted tO ~ thelungo·in the case 6f the use ofbiologicalal!<"ts: · anthru-4Dd incorporating adju• Il<Ydopingfast and effec:tMede- vant '!!<Dis to increase immunity vices for detecting ~u in the Rnswdl Park Cancer institu~ and air. UB is working with HandyLab the Hauptman-Woodward Medical to bring to market a hand-held de- Research Institute also are partners vice that combines Handyl.ab's "lab- with UB in these efforu. on-a-chip"lidmologywitli the work "BetWeen the strengths ""'ve deof UB microbiologist Anthony vdoped at UB through our Center Campagnari in backrial pathogen- of Excellence in Bioinfonnatics, our esis and the chemical and biological ;.,ork to develop new schools of defense expertise within CUBRC. Public Health and Informatics, and • Microarray expertise in ........ the t<chnological spin-offs that have ingthedfecuofcertainbio~ been a>ming from our bioengineeragenu on cells, information needed ing initiatives, we are in a prime po\O develop mechanisms t.o block sition to respond to the biodefmse those effects initiatives developing on the na• Development of molecular tionallevd," Holm said. DrieD Workshop on volcarioes held V~b- ·~-- aroundt\le globe gathered at UB earlier this month to diJcuu how inkgTating fundamental 'physical models with sopbisticated technologies, such as supercomputing, can help produce more accurate simulations of volcartic mass Oows and mitigate the danger~ related to real ones. The workshop was hosted by one of.the largest and moot divme teams of sciebtists in the world invesTigating h¥1>< integration of technologies!ranging from mathematical mod8ing and geological simulation te supercomputing and virtual rea)jty can be harnessed to simulate ~volcanoes. Their research is supported by a $1.9 million grant from the Na tional Scimte Foundation. Workshop demonstrations of new technologies were held at the Center for Computational Research (CCR) and the New York State Ce nter for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation ( NYSCEDU ), both at UB. ..Accurate modeling. simulation and visualization of volcanoes are some of the best tools we have to communicate to people who live near them the extent of damage they can c.a uK; said Michael Sheridan, professor of geology and a workshop orga.ni=. He noted that it is far more difficult for residents to comprthend the magnitude of catastrophic volcanic eruptions b«a~ they hap· pen only once every few hundred years. "These kinds of eruptions skip generations," he explained. "so there ir no ·cultural remembrance of what an uuption was like.· According to Sheridan, sophisticated methods of visualiution like those available at NYSCEDII eventually will provide civil protec tion authorities with an important tool for communicating to people how such a disaster would affrct s~ific features in their communi ties, including roads, bridges and residential areas. Topics discussed at the workshop included ways to improve the modeling of the physics of volcanic Oows, as well the computational mathematics that describe them and methods of integrating complex and large data uts from numerot:s sources. In addition to modeling of avalanches and other debris flows. there were simulations of volcanic ash clo uds. International participants included scien tists from the RJKEN In stitute of Physical aod Chemi cal Research in Japan , Cambridge Um + versity and the Universit}; of Bristol in England. the Un.iva~ty of ~ Pisa in Italy, Massey Unhwsity in New Zeala nd, Frei~g Univenity a nd the GEOMAR Resea rch Center for Marine Geosciences in Gtr· many, and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. U.S. participa nts included resea rchers from the U.S. Geo l og~eal Society, NASA's let Propulsion Laboratory, North Ca roli na State Universi ty and UB. In addition to Sheridan, wo rkshop o rgan i:urs included Abani Pa tra, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace enginet"ring; Marcus Bursik, professor of geology. and Bruce Pitman, professor o f mathematics and vice provost for ed ucational technology. Better to file bankruptcy sooner WottdCom--_....,. Creekside Village to open Aug. 22 IIY SUE WUETCHU Complex, with six buildings-plus the community building-located HE grand openi ng of on the east side of the creek. C reekside Village, UB's The complex is designed to meet newest student housing what Clifford B. Wtlson , associate complex,willbehddat 10 vice president for student affain, calls a.m.Aug.22 in the community build- a "huge demand" for housing for ing of the complex on Skinnersville graduate, professional and married students. While other residential Road on the North Campus. The fifth apartment-style com- complexes that have been conpia to be built by UB in five years, structed during the university's reCreekside Village will open next · cent building boom house some month for graduate and profes- gradua~ and professional students, sional students, as well as students only o.-Fiickinger Court---is dewith families. voted solely to those students and 1De SII million project is com- also ollmspoa tOr married students, prised of 13 !wo-storybuilding5 £.a- both gradua~ and undergraduat<. Wtlson added that 30 of the 232 turing 102 two-bedroom townhouse units and 14 two-bedroom ranch- beds in the complex haV< been set style units for a total designed occu- aside for students in the Law School, pancyof232. Sevenofthebuildingo similar to the sp«ial living and are located along the west side of learning environment for law stuBizer Creek on the northern edge of dents in the Flint Village complex. The project features many "green the North Campus near the Ellicon Rtparter Editor T \ design" dements that significantly reduce or eliminate negative im + pacts of buildings on the environ ment and residents. In fact, the com+ munity building has been con structed to meet requirements for certification as a J..eadership in Energy & Environmental Design (l.EED"') buildinrthe first such structure in Western New York. Credaide Village is the latest dement of UB's plan to provide housing for students and improve their quality of life. Next on the horiwn, aanrding to Wtlson, is a significant rehabilitation of Goodyear Hall on the South Campus, slated for next summer. That project will include upgraded heating, bot water and electrical systems and the creation of two-bedroom cflicimcy apartments on the ninth floor. Further work will be done in the sWTUTlCT of 2004. t..-...t companies·considering bankruptcy are better off filing for bankruptcy protection sooner than later, according to a School of Management researcher who studies how accounting practices affect a firm's chances of bankruptcy surviwl. "In general, 6rms that 'strategiu' to avoid bafllauptcy ar<less likdy to emerge from bankruptcy; says Samuel L Ttras.assistant professor of accounting and law, who analyzed the fates of 162 companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection between 1981 and 1994.1Destudy is part of an ongoing research effort with coUesgues Daniel Bryan, UB assistant professor of accounting and law, and Clark Wheatley, assistant professor of accounting at Rorida International University. .. Bankrp.ptcy forces a compa ny to face its demons and make changes," Tiras explains. " Delaying bankruptcy huru the firm beca u~ the firm typically continues to operate in the same fashion it has in the past, without making changes_" According to Tiras's research , firms that postponed filing for bankruptcy protection until after they had violated a debt-covenant restriction emerged from bankruptcy 18 percent less frequently than did firms that filed for bankruptcy protection before facing such violations. Tiras also found that companies with aggressive accounting prac + tices emerged from bankruptcy 21 percent less often than did firms with conservative accounting practices_ Moreover, the research showed that fewer companies have bankruptcy over the past 20 yea~ tmld that Ttras expectS to con~ue given the preva -' lena of aggressive accounting practices in oorpon.te AJ:nerica_ "In the case of WorldCom, the company's acxounting pnctices seem to have exceeded the boundaries of aggressive accounting and into the arena of fraud, so one could speculate that WorldCom would be even less likely to emerge from bankruptcy; r...., says. Tiras also found that companies that switched auditors prior to filing for bankruptcy emerged from bankruptcy 24 percent less often than firms that did not switch. "Switching auditors is usually a sign that the auditor dumped the client because the company is too risky and is heading toward bankruptcy, or that the client dumped the auditor because it wanted the auditor to report finanei'al· statm~mts mort aggressivdy: Tiras says. survived �4 Rep a...._ July 25. 7ml2~. 33. 1o. 311 UB home to notebooks used by author In penning masterwork "Finnegan5 Wake" ..... .....,_..,_ Project elucidating James Joyce's text d...,. .......... ..-.-.....-'-"11.., .......... .,....._ .. _ .. ..... :.!1§~~-~-- T .,..........:=. l< uoos ....... DIIItGior[)o. By PATRICIA DONOVAN of l'lnstitut des Textcs et Manuscrits Contributing Editor .-..--......------., _ -.-.-tian-- "E- .......... _. _........-.,_ ..... -~~----oflhe . . . . . . . . . 2JOOZ Computer ~(CAUCO)oomr· ..... hold •"'" lkMnky of ~· """'-lhepment»- ""*Tho - ol Low- and ~T""'"'*>gy.• _ , . . . - . 5UNY [);stin- guilhod- in !he Depart· mont ol ecmpu...- 5dence and Engineering and ollhe Center Of Excellenc:r in Oocu· ment Anatym and RecognitM>n {CEDAR), has been appotnted to serve a fiw..year term on the Board ot ScientifiC Cou~ ot the National library of MediCine The NLM operat~ the largest medical tOJr.vy In the world and conducts intramural and extramural researcn in state-of-the-art t«<w1ooogies to deiNer health and biologicol inlonnation. a.....111t ~,assistant profesmr of computer science and ~-asprog,.m 1 a><hlir ol lhe lltll lftE High- lf-1-.g \\brtahop _ ....... holdloltrncorolh in NewYort< Cly. Qloo M ... ....., IS ger>-~ollhelnl ....... ::t;"~r.•'•· .,... Coo . . ........ bohold owxt ..........,. .........-_._ ,.:::::lllflll........., He goo! of the massive in· t<matiortal project being ooordinated at UB is no· less than to producnaitical inv<stigotion of a major author's creativ< processes unparallded in the history of ~terary scholanhip. The source materials for this ex· ploration are 60 handwritten note· books-part of the UB Libraries Poetry/Ra re Books Collection-assembled by James Joy« and hun dreds of assistants during the 16 years it took the author to write his masterwork, " Finnegans Wake." Robert J. Bertholf, cum tor of the UB collection, calls the effort "a 111 .1~~ive internatio nal ooUaboratiw undt:rtaking that will have mcmn - p.! rahle rc.·~ult:o. .'' fh~o· tc;·x tual J 1 .mt.'~ furni-.h a de t.ukJ m.1p ol lm·<.~.·\ cre.HJ\'l' production of a complex, carefully planned composition that toys with words, i<kas and readers' minds in a manner far more ddiberat< than previously had bem thought Project editors say Joya did not have a rnasta plan for "Finnegaru Wake," but gradually ewiYed his text Modcrncs/CNRS , Paris; Gccrt en- g..•gc.·m~.·nt dunn~ the.· penc.xt. Thctr . ._ nntc.·nt. to bc.· ,umot,ned, uo ..,·rdc.·r~.-n~.l.·d .1nd ul tJill.ltdv puhl i :. h~.·d 111 prmt .md c.lll I>\ '1l, 'hold!' m.•w pm.,,b tlllh."'J h1r h•ogr;.lph1Cal. lneran .mJ tc.' 1itu.Jit..ni1Cis m of tht:.· novel. I he pro1ed , "T ht' hnn cg;w~ W.tke No tt'hnok.s at Buffalo,'· will be puhbsht."d as a ::.erio of 55 fascicles o r diVI SIOns; serial publication mak~ individual no tebooks avail able to scholars as each is completed and allows-for cri tical feedback. Lemout of the Joya U!ltre at the UnMnity of Antw<rp. and Vmcent Deane, an independent scholar in DUblin who has gathered a massive amountofinfonnation about Joya's work on his tour tk farce. Members of the edjtorial committee at Buffalo arc Bertholf and Luca Crispi and Sam Slote, the collection's Joya sc h o lars· i n ~ res i dence. The no tebooks are a sequena of indices co ntaining little or iginal to Joyce. They do, however, cite an encyclopedic lxxt}' of material collectt:d by him from other .,oun:c"~ bet\vt't'll 1923-J'J and 1n.t.:o rp o rated mto "1-innc..·g.m!o Wake." The t-dllor' sav th~y furnish a d e·- .. ~. ,~· ~~ -,~'~ _-.··" ' ' taik-d map of Joyce's creative engagement and will create new possibilities for bio- graphical, ~terary . . ,- \, t ... iJ The "Finnega n s Wake " notebooks provide • detailed m9 of James Joyce's thought processes In wrttlng hh masterwork. and textual criti- cism of the no toriously co m plex out of an extraordinarily diverse corpus of materials collected in the novel, which was long reputed to rep- notebooks. The first three of the fascicles were resent the stream-of-consciousness The notebooks are written in published in November by Brepols Publisher N.V. (Turnhout, Bel · ramblings of a writer who had gone mad or, at the very least, was talking only to himself. Joyce scholars thought otherwise, however, and this project proves just how right they were. Joyce's hand and that of some oT the secretaries. friends and acquaintances who assisted him by reading aloud and talcing his notes as he was rendered intermittently blind by chronic iritis. The notebooks offer definitive The subjects covered in hi s sources include atomic physics, gium). in cooperati on with the UB Poetry/ Rare Books Co llect ion , Stephen James Joye< and the Estate of James Joy«. Three more will be published in the fall, and the re· maindcr over the no.'l several years. Thescries'editorsar< Danid Ferrer languages, slang, Confucianism, music, Dublin, psychoanalysis, Mark Twain, television, crickrt, go· o mctry, Hemingway, borse racing- the list goes on and on. Crispi notes that one of the reasons it has bien so difficult to ~er­ """' material in "F~ Wake" is that Joya dramatkauy changed most of the material he cribbed. "He slyly nlanipulat<d the mate· rial he'd lifted," says Crispi, "twisted words. convol uted meanings and used othe- imentiv< methods to link ideas and themes. intrigue his read· en and hoist h1s enemies on their own petards." In fact, in Joyce's hands the source material was transformed mto a stu- pefying com pilation of glosse. and word games, lmguisuc manipula tions. geographiC puzzles. sir refer encc..~ to h1s en ti CS., mu.-,ICJ.I (ompoSJtlo n,, lvn c~.l<li..t.~. (;t'C>g_raphK and ph 1l o~oph1l.d puu lt·, . ctnJ illt"r.ln .1 nd ~1 c:nt1fi l nh...cn.llltllh Tht' re,ult of lont:' lUmpk\ .,tr.t lc..""gH.•,, ...-.v:. l n \pl. J'> .J d1llic..uh text that nnerthdc..~ hnok!. rt'.ldt:r'> of w1delyd1fferent b.ICkground, fa:~ cmatt-d hv the autho r ·~ nbscun.' rel e n:n c~. wh1ch. because of the1r m dividuallife JOurneys. they recogniZe and understand. Crispi says the notebook - pub~ca ­ tion proJect centers around the UB collection because of the depth and breadth of its Joyce holdings. "In Buffalo, we have almost all the notebooks used by Joyce in ·Finnegans Wake.' " he says. "and literally all the secondary sour= pub~shed since 1950 . .. In fact. as far as we know, there is no comparable record of the creative processes of an artist of this magnitude anywhere in the world.· : ..... .. ::a:~.:= ............-.......... Physical aggression common to young adults ......,,... .. Bars are most common site ofserious events for men; home setting tops for women -~-- ....... ............... ......... _,_,,_ ..... .., ....... ................. ~:-. by - evidenao that "from swerve of shore to bend of bay." Joyce captained ·the botany, cooking, entomology, exotic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ciy L,__,_,._.. lly llAnti.UN WEAVU Rqx>rt~r Contributor ..... ...- T ..... llllfllloa by....., •"'""- Nlllportallheml- -allhe-M~ ~ IJortt-_.-ln"'" Mobile (No.)~ of Art as port at "The Aml!rican Wily, • • project MUseum loin Networlc; at HEprevalenao ofphysical aggression among adults ..eclipses rates ba st<~ on police reports or victim ization surveys by a facto r of 10," ac cording to a study by UB research ers recen tly reported in the journal ~the of Jntcrpcrsorral Violertn•. lhe MouodlU5011s Institute ol toctinology. The MtN fodlit>tes lhe long-term loan C1f art and objects of cultural heritoge •mong U.S. Institutions as a way to enhance !he Installations of ~. Patenon's sculpture ls Th ey found that I in every 3 men between th e ages of 18 and 30, and I in 5 women in that age ca tegory are the t;uget of physical!)' aggressi\'C behavior on an annual basis. Bars were the most common sitt'S where men in the study experienced the most severe episodes of aggression and me ho~e setting was the most comm on setting for the most severe episodes of aggression re ported by women in the study. -In- .... ol 25 wort<t lrom "'".......... the Museum ol fine - and the New Yort< Sode\Y tNt will be ex- ~ ki the Mobile museum's -!15~ bulkf.. ... ..,.w.g.,~6 The research= noted that "expe- JOB LISTINGS '!'~.=-zWeb loblllfngolor~ ~ llli<lo,loa*Y and eM--. ,_._,.,.....6can -.....,........ and non<Ombe ac- .....t'"" "'"Humin Recxrces --··~" 1-i)oloo! >. 7 7 _ _ _, - \ rience with aggression, m inor or otherwise, is exceedingly common amo ng young adults, as are observations of aggression and the occurrence of interactio ns that they judge could have led to aggression... "Und ers tanding crimi nal violence necessitates addressing th1 s pandemic level of aggressio n in o ur society. Moreover, these experiences mar be of Impo rt ance m under standing people's fea r of violence despite the declining rates of violence repomd to the police." Kenneth E. Leonard , senior research scientist at UB's Research Institute on Addictions and research professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was lead author on the study. Leonard explained that the study based on data collected in tele· phone surveys with two groups of adults ages 18·30 mingin Erie County. The first v.'3.S a ''community sample" "''aS of 967 individuals, includin g 415 males and 552 females. While some assaults often are embedded in spe· cific social contc:xts and that the nature, causes and consequences of assaults may differ across the different social contexts,.. also a.sked about the location of violent episodes. More than three-fourths of study participants reported an experience w ith ph ys ica l aggression. Data showed that 81.9 percent of com munity males, 86.5 percent of male coll ege stud ents, 77 .S percent of community fema les and 75.8 percent of female college students had observed aggression in the past year. Among community participants. in the first group had some college 37.1 perunt of males and 22.3 per- education o r were college graduates, cent of females reporttd being the target of physical aggression, with the incidence among college st u· the second group consisted of 433 then-current rollege students, including 222 males and 211 females. As part of the "community violence survey," Leonard explained, participants wen: asktd about their experience with physically aggressive behaviors, including how many times they had experienced physically ag· gress ive behaviors in the past ll months and how many tim es the·y had "resorted" to these behaviors. Ag· gression induded behaviors ranging fro m pushing. grabbing and shoving, to more severe behaviors such as hit · ting with a fist and using a weapon. The rt."Searchers. who noted .. that dents being 28.8 percent for males and 16.6 percent for females. Wherl instances in which t he study panicipants initiated the aggressive actions were included, the rates of aggression in the prevlow year wert 44 percent for community m~n . 28 percent for commun ity women, 33 percent for college m en and 21 percent for college women. When it came to the "social con text'' of the violence observed o r ex perienced, participants were asked whether it occu rred in the stands at sportmg events. inside o r o utside of a bar. in their own ho me. in another person's home. at work or school, on the street or in a park. or somewhere else. "'f all locations, aggression was m ost likely to be observed in or around a bar, with approximately 50 per<Xnt of men and 40 per<Xnt of women observing aggression in this venue," the authors report~ \\'hen it came ro location of their most ..se\'cre event," the researchers noted that "approximately 30 percent of the most severe episodes as a target or instigator occurred in o r arou nd a bar for men ." And while the bar Context ..also was imJX>rtanl for women," the study showed that"asa target, 47.9 percent of community women experienced the most,.....,., episodes in their own or som eorle else's home, and 62.9 percent of college ~men experienced the most ....,..episodes in one of these two contexts." The study was co· authored b)' Brian M. Quigley, a research scien · tist at RIA, and R. Lorraine Co_llins, a senior research scientist at RIA who also is a research professor in UB's Department of Psychology. Funding fo r the study was provi ded thro ugh a $900,000 grant from the- National Institute o n AI· coho! Abuse and Alcoholism. �R•pa ..... Transforming the economy BrieD WBFQ, WNED awarded grant for health programming Centers ofexcellerice at Buffalo, Albany provide pawerful tool REATION of lnternationol SEMATECH North at the Center of F=llmce in Nanodectronia 111 the I.JnivenityofAlbanyooupledwith theaution dtheCenterofHlrallencein Bioioformatia in Buffalo- provides a powerful. unprecedented opportunity to transform the entire upstate New York economy while positioning the two cities as worldwide leaden.in important new sciences. "This anoouncanent will aeate thousands of new jobs in upotateaxnmunities stn:tching from Albany to Buffillo while also dr.unatically en- C hancin g the national and interna- tional profile of all of our centm of cxcellence-induding Buffalo's Center of E.xcdlen<% in Bioinfonnatics,.. \.ltd Gov. George E. Pataki. with UB's raeaiCb partnen In the Buffalo Center of ExuUen"" in llioinbmatia- R.oswdl Park Canoer INiitul< and Houplmao-\\bodward M<dical R<search Institute," addedCapoldi.wboio~doMI- opmentof1hei!U8iolocmt<r,inwhidt UB is the lead teearth portn<r. · President Wnliam R. Greiner noted: "We at UB and the Buffalo Center of Exu.Uence in Bioinfortuatia are delighted by SEMATECH's decision to partner withtheAibanyCenterofExcdlence in Nanoelectrooia. Wbatst=gtbeos oneCenterofExcdlencestrengthens all five propo<ed by Gov. Pataki. "TheBuffilloCenterofExcdlme% in Bioinformatia will surely benefit from the infusion of research talent and product development that this new site will bringtothestate,aswill · the Stony Brook, Rochester and Syracust:centers,"Greineradded. trial rollabontions betw<m the two a:ntaundbet;_Hxmponiesbosed in industrial and medical corridon that wiD~ up around theantm. The Buffalo Center of Excdlence in Bioinlormatia wiD merge higbend technology, including supercomputing and visualization, with expertise in genomics, proteomics, b~g and pharmaceutical sciences to foster oidvana:sinscienceand.~thcare.An emerging discipline, bioinformatia uses the power of supercomputers to intapret data in the biological sciences at the molecular level. The Buffalo c:cnter was proposed by Patl11ci in his January 2001 "State of the Stat&" address as a vehide to · ming that examines issues uncov~red in a 2001 re· create jObs and revitaliz< the Westport, "The Health Status of the Near East Side em New York economy. This June, Black Communit y," prepared by the Center for Urban Studies and while praising the private sector for the Center for Research in Primary Care. both at US. pledging to invest more than $150 WBFO and WNED·AM will produce and air a series of long· form million in the center, the governor • feature reports that will address: pledged S II 0 million in state funds. • The prevalence of such diseases as hypertension, h~art d~:-~a~l' . induding$61 million to VB, for condiabetes, cancer and asthm a in the mmority communlt)' struction and equipmen1of a three• The barrierlt to proper nutrition in Buffalo's urban ne1ghbor · building complex in downtown Bufhoods :md ways to overcome these barriers falo to house the center. 8 Volhat it takes to be physically active in urban Buffalo "We at VB see a future wherein the uun.s from around the globe would fiveccntenof exallencewill not only he thrilled to have secured this facil- advance scientific discovery and the uy.but it 'scomingrighl hereto New · commercialization of the latest techYork, where it will transform the up· nology, but work together to" lay Private-secto r investo rs in th e state economy and deliver thousands down the foundation for a brand new economy for New York State... ce nte r, incl udin g H P, Ve rid ian, of new, high-paying jobs." Added Capaldi "What's good for lnformax and Stryka CorrununicaProvost Eli7.abeth D. Capaldi said that the two ce.nte.rs toge.the.r share Buffillo and for Albany is good for tions, have pledged to invest more more than $600 million in public- all of upstate New York. The pres- than $150 million in the center to and private-sector funding and have ence of the two centers will aid each date. Also on the list of partners are forged important corporate part- regioninitsefforttoattractnewin· Dell C omputer Corp. , Sun Microsystems Inc., Invitrogen nerships with some of the same dustriestoNewYorkStatc." CapaldinotedthattheBuffiUocm- Corp., Q-Chem, SG!, Amenharn companies, indudiog HP, Motorola and Lucent Technologies. ter plans to pursue ~rk in the new , . _Pham)a<;i~ B(o.~ AJ;&j. ~ of bioinformatic- Lederle, Humao.Gmome Sciences, "These partnerships wiD hdpbuild field important economic and scientific nanotechoologies that will provide Inc. and the Alfred P. Sloan Founsynergies betw<m the two centers and opportunitiesforscimti6candindus-- dation. "Forty-nine other srntes and na· Residential history key to can~r th~ last 10 years, when we were studying the relationship of envi- .,. LOIS IIAilBI Contributing Edttor W HERE a woman lives at birth and puberty may ha~ an impact on her risk of developing breast cancer later, findings from a novel study conducted by UB ~ers and epidemiologists hove shown. Takingresidmtial history data provided by a cohort of women with breast cancer and controls in Western New York, and using geograpbic positioning technology, the researchers showed that the women who deve.Joped breast cancer ~ere more likely to have lived doser together at birth and at menarche-a ooncept called dustaing-than women who didn't develop breast cancer. The findings indicate that there may be something in the environment dose to these duster.; that inOuences a woman's breast-cancer risk, said Jo Freudenheim, professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and senior author on the study. Only a few prior studies have examined these time periods for cancer risk, and none ha~ focused on environmental·exposures, she said. Results of the research were presented recendyduringan "environmental spotlight session" at the annual meetingoftheSocietyforEpidemiological Research. .. Not too long ago, researchers were looking only at relatively recent environmental exposure, maybe in and the women's bornes at the time of birth and menarthe (date of first meostiUation),and compore this information for the participants 'With Freudmheim said. '"Recently we've come to under- and without cancer. stand that breast-cancer risk may These early data revealed the be in8uenced by events early in greatest dusteriog of cancer cases at life. These data support that hy- the time of mmarthe,said Daikwon pothesis. The next step it to iden- Han, a graduate student in geogratify when. these pia= are and see phy who is 6rst author on the study. if we can identify exposures that Some dusteringalso was evident for explain the clusters." place of birth, he said, but there was Freudenheim is principal investi- no dustering effect for the women gator on a three-year project funded at the time they 6rst ga~ birth "Researchers think the breast tissue by the U.S. Department of Defense to study the possible link between maybemoresensi!M:toenvironmenbreast cancer and earlyenvironmen- tal insults in childhood aixl that extal·e.xposure to pokntiaJ carcino- pooures early in life rould increase the gens. The current presentation rep- risk of breast cancer in adulthood," resents some of the first findings said Freudenheim. "After a first birth, a woman's breast cells may become from that research. The project piggybacks on roore resistant to envirolll1'M!!Iltal inFreudenheim'songoingcase-control sults. This project is a really good study of breast cancer in Erie and chance to learn more about the role Niagara· counties in Western New of environmental exposures during York, which involves 1,170 women infmcy and menarche on health and with recently diagnosed breast can- disease later in life.. Also contributing to this research cer and 2,116 healthy women. Of this total, 1,073 women who were born were )obn Vena, professor; ling Nie in either of the two counties and had and Matthew Bonner, graduate stuprovided the address of their resi - dents, and Dominica Vito, project dence at birth became the focus of administrator, all in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. the cunmt research. UB geograj>hen and epidemiolo- Peter Rogerson, professor in the gists are entering residential data into Department of Geography in the a computeriz<d mapping program, College of Arts and Sciences, also along with the location of sted mills. worked with Han. The research was supported by a chemical factories. gasoline stations, toxic-waste sites and other industrial grant from the Department of Desites in existence in the two oounties fense Breast Cancer Research Probetween 1918-80.They then wiD cal- gram-and from the National Insticulate the distance betw<m these sites tutes of Health. ronment to breast-cancer risk,• 1&.7, the .National Public Radio affiliate operated by VB, and WNED-AM 970, part of the Western New York Public Broadcasting Asiociation, are embarking on a programming collabontion that will explore health ilsues affecting minorities living in Buffalo's near East Side neighborhOOds. The program will be funded through a $35,000 grant to the stations from .Sound Partners fOr Community Health."a program of the Benton Foundation and funded by the Robert \\bod Johnson Foundation. The collaboration, "Wellness for All: Building Healthy Communities by Eliminating Disparities," also wi!J involve three community partners: Kaleida Health, the Black Leadership Forum and WBLK Radio in collaboration with the Buffalo Chapters of the NAAC P and National Medical Association. The public radio stations and thdr par tners will produc~ program- • The use of the emergency room as the primary place to go for medical treatmentladvice, the dangers of this practice and how 11 affects long-term heaJth 8 The high number of smokers in Buffalo's urban neighborhoods. the long-term affects of smoking on the smoker and his/her family and smoking·cessation programs available in the area In addition, the stations will sponsor and broadcast live COm!flU· nity fo~s in churches and community centers on the near East . Side. WNED-AM News Director Jim Ranney ~d. :W.BPO_!-Iews I?i. rectO<' Mark Scott will b+erK<>p;nduction of die ~-part series and the community forums. The public radio stations will work with their community pan· ners on a series of meaningful outreach activities.. Planned activities include events promoting healthy living to be held at community centers and churches. "Sound Partners for Community Health" is a program administered by the Benton Foundatioo and funded by the Robert Wood Jolinson Foundation. Its goals are to in=ase public~ of specific health issues and to facilitate citizens' invoM=ent in making decisions affecting health care. Since 1997,68 gnnts totaling$2 million hove been distributed to public radio stations around the country. Hutson to head Biostatistics TIN.,...__ of SocW Mol Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences bas hired Alan D. Hutson to serve as chief of its Division of Biostatistics, a move that departmental insiders say will reinyigorate biostatistics in conjunction with the public health initiative under way at VB. Maurizio Trevisao, chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, said Hutson will recruit five new faculty mem· hers '"to create a full ·scale division.• The division currently is home to one assistant professor, 3 lec turer and two staff members in addition to Hutson, who· holds a positioD as an associate professor, Hutson said. The goal of the division, Trevisan said, is to '"foster the bio'\tatisti· cal/academic mission of SPM, the medical school and the university as a whole." Hutson agreed, noting that the di\·ision will form '"strong collabo- rative relationships with medical, dental and public health re<earchers." He added that the division is working closely with biostatisti· cians at RosweU Park Cancer Institute. and will form ties to tht> Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. Trevisan noted that discwsions are under way to con vert the division into a fuU-fledged department in the proposed School of Public Health. Hutson comes to UB from the University' of Florida, where he served as an associate professor in the De'Partment of Statistics, as· sociate director of the Division of Biostatistics in the Department of Statistics, and director of the General Oinical Research Center (GCRC)· Lnformatics Core, which is responsible for the statistical components of 50-70 active dinical trial protocols fea.rly. He also was director of the Center for Biostatistics & Epidemiology at F1orida, which directs data coordinating centers and develops software for internet data capture and statisticaJ suppon of clinical trials. Hutson received bache.lor's and master's degrees in statistics from UB and master·s and doctoral degrees in statistics from the Univer· sity of Rochester. r �Improved site provides access to more than 25,000 pages of data about WNY B RIEFLY Institute launches redesigned Web site li, IIACHU MAHRtpO<t.r ContributD< ou area majormtploy<r Y in downtown Buffalo and are looking for a Western New York park with a playground and sh<lteri for theoompany Picnic. Where dQ )'OU begin? You are a student a1 UB and are amducting a study of the region's historical architectun. To start the process, you plan tooontact historical societies in Wtstem New York. Where do you begin! You are a resident of Niagara County and are concerned about controversial legislation, but you ThoSchoalol-- -(IW')Iw-• ~oi-Sd­ enmsiD..-1~ Monel ...-oil_., IOiho ftoldoi-Tho.-........,_ ....w btalme IICiiw. JOOn . . . choir will combW1o ... Deportr-.t"' acwp.tlonlllheropy with ... ~ 1therapy rosoun:es(rom within ... Oeportmont ol Phy1icol Theropy, and Notrition SCience (l'TENS), Slid Maurizlo Trevisan, interim dun ol HJU>. sn:. both oco;pOtl<..il'th.fOpyanil-~ '''! '' lherapy deal with ..........ll!d ID rdlabilitation, tho newly comgur<!d dopartment will prcMde tho "opportlroity for an ln...-ciscipinary, lnt<gn~ll!d approoch to both teaching ond r<S<llld1.• Trovisan Slid, noting that "in tho .oonaes. - - t h o big pCnn. rather than tho smoll plcluro.. He noted that frri Cerny, ClJm!llt choir ol PTENS, will ~ main as choir cl tho ,_Deportment ol&cerdse and NtJtrl. tlon Sciencos. is.....-. the-"' _,._._ lily.--· . . --lim-· lion hits from about 27.000 unique users each montl>---4 sharp incuase from an avuas< 5,000 monthly U>m in 1999. Although ~ visiton to the lite are local,othen come from more than 40 countries. including Canada, the United J<insdom, Germany, sj>oin and Japan. To better organiu content and handle increased visitor traffic. a new inttrlaoe with usa--friendly !JaVisation features was launched in March. Servia and Urban Affairs--went online as a reowu for Erie County. In the &II of that ynr, the project moved under the auspica of the institute, a public service ofUB that supports regional planning. govern· mdlt dficiency, eoonomic deYdoptnaJI, scrvicede!Mry and other initiatl..s aucial to the region's vitality.~ online resotll'a <><paDded its 5CQP" in 1998 to ~ the entire Western New York region. "This is truly a re· ~:;~~::;~;::::,:;;;~~~~=1 gionaJ resource,• said !""--~==~IE:.-! Olivia Arditi, operations director of the network. "It is the only don't know how to contact the ap· propriate dedsion-m3kers. Where attempt to integrate do you begin? A visit to the Western New York Regional Information Network from the private and dispersed information not-for-profit sectors, as well as municipal (WNYRIN)at <_...,......,....> and county-b •d gov- wouldquiddy-thesethroequestions through a seardlabloe database of the region's parlr.s, detailed information on the.region's historical societies and a complete listing of Niagara County government officials. But that is just the beginning. Western New York residents, local e:gunent, into an accessible, streamlined re - -~ lnf-- R<sid<nts, govern· ':A:--;-=-,.-,,--=--:----:-,.-,---:;---:--=--:----;,--' mentandnot-for-profit caa ~___..to organizations alilr.e will .... disa>Yeron the networlr. •...,..... <>f _ _ . . _ . - y- governments, bwinesses and not· "We intended the Western New for-profit groups are discovering that this online depository of regional infonnation will answn, or direct them York Regional Information Net· work to be an information resource o n the Buffalo-Niagara region for our own residents and perhaps for some users around the world,.. said John B. Sheffer, II, director of the institute. "We had no idea that it would grow to this extent and be to those who Can answa, an impres· sively wide range of inquiries about the eight·county region . loitssbortexistmce. WNYRINcreated and maintained by UB's ln -.mute for Local Govern:t.nce ;ond Rc.t;JonaJ Growth-has experienced c.·xponentml growth. In just three YL""drs, the number of pages has in creased fivefold, from ),300 to more than 25,000. Features include Im ages. map~ and photographs, ad vanced search engines. and directory listings of about 20.000 agencies, municipalities. government officials. and facilities in Western N~ York. souru for the region.• used day to day by so many people, busmesses and groups in so many a.reas--espcciaiJy without any marketing of the Web site." Based on the premise that effec· twe governance depends upon reli able and current information 3'\'3.il· able to the entire community, US's several wide-ranging public-service directories. including IS searchable databases on education, life and community, economic cbdopment and other critical areas. VISitors will find listings for fire and polia: agencies and courts, as wdl as a roster of government agencies ahd officials in Western New York. The region abounds with cultura1 and recreational resources, from parks and geological wonders to museums and performmg arts com· panies. The Web site aims to introduce residents and travelers to both the region's popular and off· thebeat.rn-track wonders with its exten- formation resource . By summer 1997, the tim vmion of the project- sive searchable listings, images, photographs and researched de:scrip· tions. Visitors also will find searchable databases of, for example, parlr.s, museums, libraries. historical asso- sponsored by the Ollie< of Public ciations and theater companies. Governance Project recommended in 1996 the creation of an online in· "The ~rk helps put Weslern New York on the map.• said Arditi. referring to the national and intA:rnational <:XJ><>5'= thew lw gi-;m the region and its rich qualityoflik. The online "'"""""' is an dl'ecU.. and commient ~ tool For aample, the ~tie lw em~ its expatioe in II"'PJ'hic information l)'1tdns (GIS) to create didcable mops of the~·· hoopitals, mass transit sFrvices and schoo!J. With just a ,did of the mouse. visitors have access to municipal masiA:r plans, denlographic and census data, school •report cards· and much mo.:r. The network distinguisbes itself as the primary, non-oorrunercial Web site for Western New York with its usa--friendly features and oomrnitment to serving as a wide-ranging resource for those interested in l<amingabout the region's public services. A visit to the Web site does not overwhelm usen with superfluous information, but quickly directs them, typically within three to fow cliclr..s. to their destinations. It is organized logicaJJy by I 0 topics or th<m<S----j!Ovmun<nt and jurisdictions; maps, data and research; life and community; education and child care; health and human ser· vices; economic development; enVIronment and planning; infrastructure; housing and real estate, and public safety and jusuce. Helpful navigation features on the Web site's homepage mclude pull -down menus of dozens of services and ~ery regional municipality, and a dickable icon of the eight counties. Moreover, each service, govern· ment, or not-for·profit agency on the network is given Its own \.Veb page, not onlycreatinga predictable format , but also bringing online thost that do not havt' their own Website. "Improved navigability of the site has increased the public's use of the site," Arditi said lleNIUr to hedne The Web sit< now averages 475.000 pages viewed and more than 3 mil- the llllrd -llild*f lilly on Aug. 23 ........ 111'12002 Teaching center presents full slate of events . Roddn' Rilly far luis Tho tin tho 2002 ....... one!- Tho 1'hundor clthelillti-UI's-.g --.ncllhoUI-., wll bogln • 1 p.m. In Ul Sto,. dium.- c_... Tho nigllt wil ond with I display. Tholulswill_tho_ son on Aug. 29 ogolmt Lehigh. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Center for Teaching and Learning Resources taps into experienced teachers B7 SUE WU£TCHU Rrport~r Editor T HE Center for Teaching and learning Resources has planned a full slat< of activities beginning this summer and extending into the fall semester that are designed to im prove the skills of both veteran and fledgling teachers at UB. The workshops. for the coming semester-as well as those offered by thecenterlast year-strongly involve seasoned faculty members. a key dm>mt of CfLR, says jeannette Molina, associate director of CfLR "Many of our present= and conmbuton to the newsletter ("TeachiJW!.eaming") are faculty who ha"" hem recognized as SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professon and/or SUNY Otancdlor's AW21'11 for Excdle:na: in Teaching recipients," Molina notes. "TheCmterforToachingand l..eaming Resourc<> bdieves that if UB is fortunate to ha"" so many fuculty that ha"" r«:EMd distinction for their teaching, it stands to reason to want to tap into the rich rt:SOurt.eS ~possess in·house... Molina notes that C11.R events are intended for all teaching profes-. sionals-full-time faculty, teaching assistants, lecturers and adjuncts. The first event on tap this sum mer- The Summer Institute: Teaching and the Libraries---consists of five workshops covering a variety of teaching topics.. The institute, presented by both the CfLR and the llniv=ity ubraries. began earlier this month with sessions on fuculty cui~ learning styles and classroom t<duriques presented on July 10, July 17 and July 24, respecti..,ly. The program will continue with a session on instructional mattrials set for~ and one on lesson planning scheduled for Aug. 7. A "Workshop for New Faculty" will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Aug. 16 in 120 Oemens Hall, North Campus. Among the topics to be addressed are a demographic profik ofUB students, how to construct and grade tests and quiz=. the "Ten Com mandments"' of Effective Teaching and practical teaching tips. Graduate students who cum:ntly are teaching or are interested in teaching will have an opportunity to devdop and enhance their skills during the "Fall Workshop for Teaching Assistants," to be hddAug. 19-22. The workshop, to be directed by Oyd< "Kip" Herreid. SUNY Dis· tinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Scirnces and di~or of the University Honors Program, will feature information sessions on a variety of topics, as wdl as some "micro teaching" ses- sions during which each participant will be videotaped while teaching a I 0-minute session and then have his or her perfonnance critiqued. Cora P. Maloney College will cosponsor with the CfLR the tim annual "Teaching Yobrlr.sbop: A Commitment to Excdlence in CoUege Teaching." from 9a.m. to4 p.m. Aug. 19 in the Kiva,IOI Baldy Hall, North Campus. The workshop will acldr<:ss such topics as acadmUc integrity in the classroom, teaching the "MlV Gcnention" and using technology to rnhane< the classroom experience. The lineup of CfLR activities for the &II semester will include: • "The Faculty Portfolio at UB: Insights in the Process." 1-2:30 p.m. Sept 13, 120 Oernens • "Presentation on Program R<vi<'W: A Workshop for Deans and Department Chairs" by Mecca Cr.mley, dean of the School ofNursing.l-2:15 p.m.Sq>t25,415Capen Hall, North Campw • "Creating a Quality Program Assessment: An Overview." Pre- sented by the SUNY Training Center, 8 Lm. to 4:30p.m .. Oct. 4, Center for Tomorrow, North Campus • "The Coune Syllabus," a presentation by Prter S. Gold, associate dean for. general education in the Co1kge of Arts and Sciena:s, noon to I p.m. Nov. I, 415 Capen • "Teaching and Wming T<dt· nology at UB: Semnd in a sm.:.; eo. spomored by the CfLRand the Edu· cational Tedmology CmtA:r (ETC), 1-2:30 p.m., Nov. 15, 120 Oemeru For further infonnation, oontaa Molina at 645-7788 jmolinl@buf&lo.ediL or �JiT 25, 212.1ViJ3.11.1 Developing the right "spin'' Semiconducting material exhibits key properties for spintronics devic<s becawc insttad of rdying perature," said IJJo. "For real-world on one of two binary digits 10 en- applications in spintronics, this has 10 be...,._ l(s not optional" team of mearchers led code information, they could-proFor most practical appUcations, by UB pbysicisu ~ re- cess data using any of an infinite · ported Creating semi· variety of spin states· of electrons. !he pbysicisti explained, function conducting materials This property would allow them 10 aUtyatroom-temperatureandeven that exhibit the key properties that · process at ona: millions or billions · higher temperatures is aitical. " The temperature hurdle has are essential to !he deYelopment of ofbiu of information, which conventional computers have to sift been !he biggest challenge up 10 this semiconductor spintronic devices. point," aplained Luo. PubUshed in the July 15 issue of through one at a time. "BasedonlhenewfunctionaUties The Ga!Uum AntirnDnide/Man-. Appli<d Physics Letters, the mearch demonstrates that development of associated with this 'spin degree of ganese showed ferromagnetism up new semiconductor spintron.ic de- freedom,' there are entirely new cir- to 400 Kelvin (about 260-degrees vices, including a prototype mag- cuit possibilities which have not Falu=heit), whichistheupperlirnit nrtic semjconductor, is not very far even been envisioned yet," said of the magnetometer, so the physi· Bruce McCombe, SUNY Distin- cisu expect 10 see the phenomena off, according to the UB physicisu. "After years of struggUng to cre- guished Professor in the Depart- at even higher temperatures. By modifying their semiconducate maurials that would make ment of Physics, associate dean of spintronic devices possible,~ now theCoUegeofArtsandSciencesand lOr and combining it with a non magnetic semiconductor in a have them in hand," said Hong Luo, a co-author on the paper. The UB materials are digital alloys heterostructure, a type of structu"' UB physics professor and a co-auln which Galliwn Antimorude!Man- in whiCh two semiconductors arc thor on thr paper. "Based on what we know now ganese is layered in very thin slices- sandwiched together, the UB team about this material , we believe we measuring just a few atoms-with expecu to be able to manipulate have satisfied the most important some of the layers rontaining ron- spin-polarized electrons, an importrolled mixtures of the two. tant goal of cttating materials with ~~ments for spintronic devices These digital alloys take just a few spintronic properties. that function at room temperature. houn 10 fabricate using a oophisti- · " Electrons lllOVe more readily in such as a spin transistor,.. he said. The UB team now is shifting iu cated technique called molecular these non-magnetic materials and focus to begin work on such devices. beam epitaxy, in which an ultra - alsoarel"ll<ftlilcdytomaintainth<ir Spintronic.r-the emerging field high-vacuum environment cttates spin properties. which permits them of technology in which not just the new combinatiom of atoms, which to store and transmit information; explained McCombe. charge but the spin of electrons is don't exist in nature. Because the material developed at Spintronic materials would enable exploited-is expected to lead to UB, Ga!Uum Anti.monide/Mangathestora19' and processing of data on dramatic improvements in electronic systems and devices, such as nese(GaSbiMn),isamodifiationof !he same material, a kind of"rommemory elements, logic clements, a well-studied semiconducting rna- puler on a chip," which rould be a spin transistors and spin valves. terial,it shouldbeaxnparativelyeasy vast improvement over c:urn:nt decThese improvements include to integrate with existing electronic tronics, where permapent data stora6e requi= magnetic merUa, physi faster processing speeds with less systems, an important advantage. The semiconductors developed at caUy separate from the semiconducpower consumptio n; non-volatil ity, where turning off the power UB are the first to demonstrate at tors. which do the processing. room tempc:ratu~ a phenomenon lnadcUtiontol..uoandMcCombe, doesn't .. turn ofT'' the information, and poss ibly the development of caUed hysteresis, which the research - the paper was co-a uthored by X. ers say i'5 an unambiguous signature Olen, M. Na,M. Oleon and S. Wang, quantum compu ters. The UB research was supported of ferromagnetism , another prcreq- aU doctoral candidates in the UB Detwa $10 million grant made 1n 2000 uisite for some types of spintronic partmentofPhys:ics;W.Uu, Y.Sasak.J, hv lht: U.S. Defeo~ Advanced Rc- devices. in which a lasting magnetic T. Wojtowicz and J.K. Furdyna in the 'earch ProJects Agency's SpmS pro- effect does not disappear when an Department of Physics at the Uniapplicd. magnetic field is withdrawn. versity of Notre Dame, and S. J. ~ram tu a conwrt1u111 of lllSt ltUtiOm "This is the first report an the ht · Potashnik and P. Schiffer in the Dek·dbyUll. t'rature of any m ;;u erial that exhibits partment of Physics and Materials If certain cl~-sofsp1 ntron1Cdl' hysteresis m fcrromagncuc sem1- Research Institute at Pennsylvama vu... e!<> beco me J rc.tlity. they will far tlutperform convcnt10:1al electron I~.- cond uctors at and above room tern - State University. A Ultra-small dati storage created BY JOHN DEllA CONT11ADA Contribut•ng Editor WO UB materials re sea rchers have developed an extremely sensitive nanoscale devi ce tbat could shrink ultra -high -density storage devices to record sizes. The magnetic senso r, made of nickel and measuring only a few atoms in diameter, could increase data storage capacity by a factor of a 1,000 or more and ultimately could lead to supercomputing devices as smaU as a wristwatch , according to Harsh Deep 010pra, associate professor of mechanical and aerospaa: engineering, and Susan Hua, directorofUB's Bio-Micro-Eiectro-Mechanicai-Systerns Facility and adjunct professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the School of Engineer· ing and Applied Sciences. The National Science Foundation (N SF) and U.S. Department of En e,gy supportl-d their research . As stored .. ~its" of dati get smaller, their magnetic field gets'"""""· mak· ingthcbits~~todetccta_nd"read.". T Rcliable reading of the dati depends on producing a large enough magnetically indua:d change in the electrical resistance of the sensor. Producingadetectablechangeat room tern · perature is another challenge. In an experiment at UB, Chopra and Hua demonstrated that their tiny s,ensor produces an unusually large change in resistance in an ultra-small magnetic field at room temperature. The magnitude of the magnetic effect they created surpasses aU previous records. The results were published earlier this · month in Physical Review 8. The effect is based on spintronics,a rapidly growing field that employs not only !he clwgc. but also the spin of electrons in making electrical devicr:s. The current technology used in the heads. or sensors. that read bits from a storage disk is based on an effect called "giant" magnetoresistance (G MR). GMR refers to the change in the sensor resistance when placed in a magnetic field; the effect is typically less than I 00 percent. lnside .a hard drivt:. :1 r: M R .d~1ce senses the local magnetic field of a stored bit of data. Such sensors have enabled oommercial hard dri""' that can store the amount of data contained in a DVD full-length movie in a spact the size of a credit card. The effect created with the new nidcd devicr is caUed "ballistic" magnetoresistance(BMR)andemploysan electrical oonductor that is only a few atoms wide and long. The BMR experiment exlubited a reoord change in sensor resistance of more than 3,000 pera:nl Olopra predicts !he ultimate capacity will be about a terabit per square inch. This could enable the storagoof50 or more DVDson a hard drive !he size of a credit card. Besides being useful for the multibillion-doUar data-storage industry, the BMR techniques could improve magnetic measurements and the study of magnetic effects m individ ual a toms , molecules and nanoscale clusters. It also could greatly enhance resolution and sen sit ivity of scanning probe imaging techmques that are widety used to charocteriz.e magnetic materials. Repaa"- Dads' substance abuse recovery tied to kids' improved behavior · a...-... at Ull's Rnearch Institute on Addictions (RIA) and Old Dominion University have founc;lthat when fathers~ from substance abUR, children exhibit 1ignificant improvements in psychosocial functioning. · Furthermore, these improvernenu may be enhv{ced ifbebavioral couples therapy is included aa part of substance~abuse treatment, they reported in a recent issue of the American Psychological Association's JoumAI of Consulting and Clinical Psydw/Dgy. William Fals-Stewart, RIA investigator and research associate professor in the UB Department of Psychology, said the findings are of particular importance given that before treatment. approximatdy one-third of the children Uving with an alcohol-depende.n t fathtr and one-half of children living with a substance-abusing father exhibited symptoms of significant psychosocial impairment. ·Many of the children we saw initially were anxious. angry or depressed, and having trouble in school, either with their studies or in'teracting with peers," added Fals-Stewart. " FoUowing their parents' involvement in behavioral couples therapy. when both communication skills between the partners and the couples' relationship improved, the home environ ment improved sufficiently to make a real differe.nce in the quality of the children's lives and their functioning." C-- Web sites don't offer assurance with tr•niKtlonal sites aren't providing con sumers with enough assurances about the privacy, security and business integrity of the sites, according to a study by researchers from the School of Management. As a result, some companies may be. losing customers cona:med aboutlnternet fraud, theft of crediH:ard information or a company's abil ity to follow throu~ on iu promises, says H .R. R.ao, professor of management science and systems and co-author of the study, pubUsbed recently in IEEE IT Professional. "We were surprised by the results,• Rao said ·of the study, which reviewed the Web sites of 100 Fortune 1000 oompanies. "Independent poUs have shown that many consumers think Internet shopping is risky, yet many rompanies don't se.em interested in addressing this concern on their Web sites. "Assurance seals are a relatively inexpensive way for companies to gain the trust of co nsu mers,.. he added, .. so it's surprising that many co mpanies art not making this investment." In tht study, Rao and co- researchers Natarajan Sivasailam and Dan Jong Kim , graduate students in the School of Manage.ment, reviewed the Web sites of 100 companies from four industry sectors: computers and office equipment . general merchandisers, sp«ialtv retailers and apparel retailers. Of these I 00 compames, 72 had Web sites that allowed consumers to buy products online. The researchers checked the 72 sitts for the presence o(assurance sea ls of approval. which indicate the com pany hired a neutral third part y-s uch as WebTrust, TRUSTe or Better Business Bureau O nhn e-to certify that its Web si te provides consumers with protection in three a reas: security (the safeguarding of proprietary and personal data ), privacy (co nfidential process ing of consumer prefe rences and data ) and businesS integrit y (truthful marketing and reliab le product fulfillment. ) They found that fewer than half the compames m the computers and office equipment, general merchandise and apparel sectors had assur· ance seals on their Web sites. Spe.ci'ilty retailers (companies included Amazon, Home Depot and Zales), however, had more assurance seals than the other three industry sectors combined, suggesting that specialty retailers have a more customer-friendJy approach toe -com merce than do companies from the other sectors. Alcohol's role in dating studied Drinking •nd d•tlng IIUIJ be a dangerous mix. Whe.n women are drinking, they may be less likely to pick up on subtle cues and sexual pressures that normally wouJd raise a red flag. And when alcohol intake is high enough, it can impair a woman's ability to recogni:z.e cues of suual aggression and a date may lead to a physicaUy threatening situation that ends in rape. How alcohol intake affects women's re.sponses to sexual aggres- ~ sion is the focus of a new study funded by a $350,000 grant from the National lnstitut~ on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism being conducted at th~ Research Institute on Additions (RIA). "Women don't always realize how alcohol can alter their perceptions." noted Maria Testa, senior researdl scientist at RIA and adjunct assooate professor in the School of Social Work who is principal iOvestigator on the study. " If )'OU're in a dating situation where )'Ou're being subtly pressured to havt: sex and you can't recogni:z.e the subtle cues.." sht sa1d. .. th~ situation may end up seriously threatening your safety. .. We. will be e.xamining how alcohol impairs the ability to recog · nize and respond to risk of sexual aggression, with the goal of pro viding the kind of infof}llation that wiJI help women to engage 111 resistance strategies." �Thursday, July 25 P!..~~ Teoching Prof., Dept. al eoun..ting. Eduationol and Schooll's)id'dogy. 1 20 Clemens, North Campus. 10:30 a.m.-noon. 'free. ~~ E:;:."' '"' ~ondlho~ Ubraries. for more inforTNtion, )eannotte Molina, 645-7 788 21 Thursday 15 Wednesday 31 Suminer Institute: Teaching •nd the Ubr•rles Instructional Materials. David Sawkki and Nancy Frazier, Buffalo State College Ubranes 120 Clemen!., North Campus. 10:30 a.m .-noon. Free. Sponsored by Center for Teaching and learning Resourc~ and the Un•ver"S•ty Librar~. For more n')format•on. leannette Mohna, 645-7788 Wednesday, August Wagner. Arts and Sctenc~ Ubfaries. 127 C.pen, North Campus. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. For more informatiOn, A. Ben Wagner, 645-2947, ext. 230 Friday 16 -the Ubrarles lesson Planning. Ann Rivera, =::.l,c~~~~ Campus. 10:30 a.m .-noon . Free. Sponsored by Center for TeiKh'"-g and Learning Resources and the Unrversity Ubraries. FOf more information, }eannette Molina, 645-7788 . Tuesday 13 tt.nds-On Seminar Searching the Patent literature. A. Ben Wagner, ArU Sc~es Ubrarie. 127 Capen, North Campo$. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. ~1~~;~:;.~herst 8 a.m. S150 for students/ u~~g~~~~· ~~~:red by Medical whet"~ UB groupi are prindpo.l ~pom: on. no later lh~tn noon on publkaUon. lhtlngs are on ly accepted through lor th-.. th~ 14 for New Faculty. ii~~~~r:rc:~s9 a .m.-4:30p.m. Free. Wednesday 28 ~~ eee:r:,r~Of Resources. For more information, Jeannette Mofina, 645 -7788. CrltkoiC...cont....... COf"'OlMY Arterial Disease in Monday 19 Wortu.hop for Graduate Toochlng AssiSbntl Teaching Anlstant Wortuhop. C!)'de HerR!id, SUNY Dtstinguished Teach~ ­ Professor, DepL of · Sc~es. 1 20 Clemens, Campus. 9 a.m. S20. ical orth ~~ ~.::, y~~=~ing and learning Resources. For more information, lean Greta, Saturday ~C~- ~nlane, 24 Scalcherd Hall, 8utlalo Gerl«ol Hospital. 9 a.m. ~­ Sponsored by School of Medictne, Dept. of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Wednesdays ot 4 PLUS: Tolk Grandmothers II Hunters: RONIIJd IOhnson .net Feminine Tradruon. Susan Schultz.. Rust Belt Books, 202 Allerl St, 8uffalo. 3:30p.m . Free. FOf more infonnation, 645· 3810. Medicine. =· WociiMSdoys ot 4 PLUS CriticaJCareand~ Thursday 29 t:~%.~~~ fOf rnof'e infonnation, 645· 202 Allen SL, Buffalo. 7 p.m . .Free. 3810. Summw Institute: T...t.lng- tho UbrwM. Why Do We Have to leo~m Show You Care! United Way's Tenth Annual Day of Caring VVednesda~Aug. 14,2002 'ubmbslon form onlln~ UB Cale ndar o f Evenh Ill ..:hltp:/ www.butf-..lo.edu / calendar / login >. Be<oluU! of \ PilCf' limitation s, not all ('vents In the e leelronl< c..slemlar will bt! Included In the \ 23 Exhibits Listings are due I he Thunday preceding el~ctro nic Friday Rehabi~tion- FOf 645-{;2~0 . Wednesday off campus events SponSO<ed by S<hool of Medic•ne and BIOmedical Sciences, Dept. of Mechcine and Otv~stOn of Pulmonary Cnt.cal Care and Sleep MediCine. Reh•bllttatlon Conference The Buffalo Conference: Rehab at the CrossroadsProces.)--Payment-Outcomes. Wor1uho~ TOMhlng place on c•mpus, or fOf'" Conferet"Ke Pulmonary Infections In AIDS. Charles Berenson, Depl of Medicine. Room 1109C1 VA Medical Center. 9 a.m. Free. Wot1uhop Summer lndltute: lhtlngi for events taking ~ Hands-On Seminar • SdFinder Scholar for Nonchemists (Ub 120). A- Ben more information, 829-2076. 7 and Wednesday R~portf'r Join UB faculty, staff and students on Aug. 14 in volunteering a hatf-day of your time for the United Way's Day of Caring. US partidpanu this year will volunteer in the university's own neighborhood, concentrating on sites in and around the University District and the South Campus. Teams will be matched with .local human-services agencies to perfonn a variety of tasks ranging from painting, cleaning and ~ndscaping to wortdng with senior citizens, youth and children. Professional and support staff must arrange with supervisors for approved leave from job responsibilities. US has a limited number of volunteer slou.available forth~ years Day of Caring, so return this fonn as soon as possible to Elias o.s.y.te. 517 sign up now. c_.. llltll, North Campus (email: ~.edu; tax 645-7910) dr fill out the online sign-up form at <http:/ / wlng•.buffolo.edu/sefa>. Individuals who wish to work together should submit all of their forms in one packet. with one form per team member. AJI volunteers will be contacted with additional information by early August. D•y of C•rfng Schedule: A half-day commitment is all that's needed. 8 a.m .: Continental breakfast for volunteers at Clark Gym, South Campus. 8 :30a.m .: Send-off to nearby tob sites by car pooL 9 a.m . to noon : Work at protect sites. Noon·12:30 p.m .: Participants return to Clark Gym for cookout . 12:30-3 p .m .: Wrap-up party downtown at HSBC (optional). You must be 18 years old to participate. "" - ' • Nlghtmore" This installation by Kurt Von YES. I Care ••• Count Me in! Name ______________________________ D Faculty Phone ______________ DStaff DStudent Fax---------Email address--------,------- Department -------------------------- Campus Address ----------------------lr u hoptd that all YOiu"r«n wiD lw wtlling to work whDnw rMr iJ most nmkd. If you havt a strong prtfcrma for a par· I'ICUilJr asSignmn.t, mdicD~ btlow. Pnft"tm«S a'"not bt guarrmt«d. assrstanct' I prefer to work at an agency ·ttt.t Jerves: 0 5<-nior Cmteru 0 Childrt!n D PhysJcally/ m~nta.lly c.:hallcngtd .-,.,..portldpotedln .,.-o.,.otc.tng-7 ONo Oyo Wou•d you be willing to Mrve aJ • team te.Je..7 Ova DNo Ple•se Indicate tf you have any special neecb reg~~rdlng your Yolunteer autgnment � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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For inquiries about reproduction requests and permissions, please contact the <a href="http://library.buffalo.edu/archives/">University Archives</a>. If you believe material in our digital collections infringes copyright or other rights, please review our <a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/about/policies/information-use/notice-and-takedown-policy.html">Notice and Takedown Policy</a> for information on how to report your concern. https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/files/original/7dc98b9748b5317b73ca5b2f9b89a646.pdf 38f9b00058e99f0cd9c92f1f17c1b836 PDF Text Text Agreements define UB, hospital roles Institutions' responsibilities better outlined BY LOIS IIAilU Contributing Editor INSIDE ••• M&l2 Series takf.s anew twist •wedno a-r-~==~~, .., ...... .......... _,. .t 4 I'WS" wiH j.M . ('~rzu .... ........ ..,..,.. N EW affiliation agree· mrnts that are bei ng n~tiatedbetween UB and its ...ching hospitals will define and fundamentally change the working relationship between the UB medical school and its teaching hospitals. The agreements are·laying the growtdwork for improved and more cost-dlicient health can: in Western New York. The new agreements between UB and Kaleida Health and UB and the Erie County Medical Center, an rlOllllad at a pressoonferenaonAug. 21 ,spell out the roles of the unM:nity and the hospitals in the health-are system. In particular, they atipulate that the \llli..mty will have the respo!lSibility fOr medical reoearch and educating medical students and residents, while the hospitals will have the responsibility for patient care. in the country - to take advantage of the latest in Web technology. at its print and online ~rsions. as we.U the same time lpat it helps to reduce production costs. the faculty/staff newspaper is that : : - . : : : : L,__ ___J while a brand new issue wiU appear online each week from Aug. 29 to Dec. 5 and from Jan. 16 to May 15, a print version of the. Rtportu will be __lhl_,.,........., . . . - . ...... and....._ -~j.M.~ MGI4 ...Onthe __ .. big screen .......... ,. ~~~~-,.. ....... ,. ==::: a.. .. _ _ _.. _~t.;_.iiL.--1 _ "'lit ..... ___ ,_,.lhl....,._al and "'lit- Moll.. - """""Y~ published and distributed on cam· pus only every other week , begin ning tOday. The new publi C"atio n schedu le provides an opponunity for UB as one of the top wired universities andlhellaljr Gill." MGII Chang Ylh, a graduate student in UB's TESOL program, lealles for a bicycle ride from her apartment in Creekside wtage. liB's lle'NeSt apartment -style housing complex was dedicated Aug. 22. The front and back pages of the printed Rqxmer will spon a new. crisper look allowing for the display of more stories on both. The front - page design will vary from week to week. providing a fresh look along with the latest news. The online Reporter, wh ich was redesigned over the summer to be more appealing visually, as well as more user- friendl y, will con vey more information than is possible to offer in the print version due to space limitations, and will be updated durin g the week when major news breaks. Future plans caJI for expanding the online version to take advantage of Web capabilities, such as interactivity and linking readers directly to other Web stories and sites on the sa me o r simila r topi cs. The online Rt!porter may be read at hHp:/ / www.buff•lo.edu/ reporter. The site contains a search engine that allows explorati~n of all stories and features that have ap- since it has been published online. If you wish to receiv< an email notificarion on Thursdays that a new peared in the Reporter in recent year> Umv~nit)l issue has gone online, enter your email address and name. and dick o n .. join the list .. at: http:/ I www.-t.ao.edu/ reportor/ subKrlbe. I welcome your comments and reactions to these changes either now or as the semester progresses. My email address is pctro@buffalo.edu Sincerely, Carole Smhh Pet.ro As.sodot~ VIC~ Pr~nr for Commumcor10n.s 13 receive SUNY Chancellor's Award By DONNA LOHGIN£CIIlll Repott~ Assistant Editor •• c.-.__. _ ,.,. , The .Reporter begins the new aca• demic year with a revised look for The most significant change for - a n d .......... ... ....... and__,... . can set the stage for revolutionizing and revitalizing heaJth -c.aredelivery Creekside Village Dear Colleagues, as a new publication schedule. dlgllll poolly .. This new order provides th e girdm for building a high-quality regional health-care system,• Bernardino said. ..These new affiliations New look, print schedule for Reporter Q . . . • 111- ... -...I A similar agreement is pending between UB and Roswdl Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), and negoti... tions are under way on agreements between UBand theVcteransAffilin< Western New York Healthcare Sr&tem and UB and the Catholic Hospital System. Affiliation agreements with these latter two systems are expected to be finalized in 60-90 days, with RPCI's signing anticipated by September. • Michael E. Bernardino, via president for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine and Biomtdical Sciences, said the ag~e · ments are designed to enhance the mission of all parties. EVEN faculty members. fOur professional staff members and two librarians at UB have received 2002 SUNY S Chancellor's Awards for Excc:Uence from ChanceUor Robcn L King. The Chancellor's Award for f.x . cellence in Teaching honors those who consistently have demonstrated superb teaching at t.J'l e undergradu ate, graduate or professionaJ lf'Vcl. This year's r«ipients art Alc:xa.nder Cartwright, associate professor of electrical engineering; Huw Davies, professor of chemistry; Cyrus Madnia, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; Patricia McCartney, clinical profts· sor of nursing, and Natalie Simpson, associate professor of management science and systems. The ChanceUor's Award for Excelle.nce in Scholarship and Creative Activities-a new award this ~ar­ recognizes the work of those who engage actively in scholarly and creative pursuit beyond their teaching responsibilities. UB recipients are Susan Howe. professor of English. and Barry Smith, Julian Park Professor of Philosophy. The ChanceUor's Award for Ex· ceiJence in Professional Service hon ors performance excellence ... both within and beyond the position." Recipients are Valdemar A. lnnus, via president and chief information officer. Janina (Nina) L Kaars, senior assistant vice provost for aca· demic affairs; David J, Nuu.o, head of the acquisitions department for the Universi ty Librar ies Cent ral Technical Services, and Stephen N. Wallace, director of the Office of Academic Services to Athletes. The Chancellor's Award for Ex· ce ll~n ce in Libra ria nship recognizes .. skill in librarianship; service to the campus, the university and to the field ; scholarship and pro· fcssional growth, and major profes· s1onaJ achievements." This year's recipients are Renee Bush. coordi nator of coUection development for the Health Sc 1 enc~s Library, and Karen D. Senglaup, director of ac cess services for the Arts and Sciences Libraries. Alexander Cartwright, a faculty member since 1995. has won nu · m~rous prestigiow awards, among them are the 2000 Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research Young lnvestigatoy-Award and the National Science Foundaoon (NSF ) CAREER award in 1998, as well as UB's ~ifter Award. Cartwright holds several adnunistrative posts in addition to his faculty position. serving as deputy director of the lnatitute fOr Laser>. Photonics and Biophotonics; principal inV<SUgator of the NSF-sponsored Integra· cj~ Graduat·e Education Rcse-drch and Ttainang grant (IGERT) 10 biophotonics materials and applica· oons; c:lirector of the laboratory for Advanced SpectroscopK Evaluaoon. and co-director for the 8ectronics Packaging l..ab6ratory. Huw M. L Davies. Lar!Un Professor of Otpnic Chemistry. has been a UB faculty member since ~995 . Davies is the recipient of a Sustamed Achi<V<tnent Award from VB th os �21 Rap aalea August 29. 21102/Vol.34. No.1 ==,0 BRIEFLY """*'* L SpUdlng. , . _ lrotheldloalal- ond ...... ... _Oiu9 ,...._sa.-. __ .._.,.. Sandra Mendel is director of the Histology Service Laboratory in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences. "-''f ..... n-.g ol .,._, ' - . .. be hold. z p.m."" Sipt.101n10Z~ Holl. -~ Tholll< ... belloeond .... public. _ for rncftllllonnolion. altho -U.....•a29-zzn. Blood drive scheduled ~Red c-. .... us 8loo:d G DrM ~"""tho Em- ployee Aslisunce Progrom - an- --comptSblood do.wtng .... f a l l -. IJI focillty, - stJJdents blood from 11 •.m. to • p.m. Sept. 10 In 131 c.ry tW. South CJmpus. and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 2, Nov. 6 ond Dec. 4 1n 210 Student Union, North Campus. The~ llongwith~ OCM'oliglblitygo.idollnelondolher llllonnolion. an be found onllno to- • .......,fw+opl r I -+•I M= -~--n- wWIIng ?en blood ot. Red Clou colltction ..., an a>ntoct tho Red Clou What I• the Morphology Core t..bof'atory Fedllty end where Is It located? Core labs are coordjnated groups of related services that provide in vestigators access to instrumenta tion and technical knowledge that would be prohibitively expensive for individual researchers to af- ford . The pathology and anatomy morphology core is a group of sci entists and technicaJ staff available to provide expertise and assistance to clients doing experiments involving morphology studies and imaging. Our core lab facility con sists of Jjght and electron micros· copy divisio n s and is part of the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences in the School of Medicine and BiomedicaJ Sciences, located in Farbe; Hall on the South Campus. The combined services are under the direction Of Peter Nickerson. The Morphology "!he DooiJucdon ol jowtoh IJ. Core Lab is a new initiative by the School of Medicine and Biomedi· caJ Sciences, but the co mponent units are well-established Jabs at the university. Our web address is duotng- -If' ... be .... Ctocow http :// wlngo . buffelo.edu / ombo/ path/hlotology.htm. direciiY•1-aoo.GM Uft (1 --lS<IJ)- l..llnry t.lk set -"""-in ""'* "'.... by SlaYic Qlo- logor- Slol!a. to be held tn.n 7:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 17ln tho~ ArttMs, 420 ~Hoi. 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REPORTER The llopcitllr b • CJn1lia o:ormuolty~ publshod by lhe,Oiflce of News Services In tho DiYision of UrMnity Communications: UrMnity ot lklfalo. £dtnriJioffices ... locoted ot 330 Crofts Hloll, Boffalo, (716) 645-2626. ub-..,port.-tfolo.tdu " AI_VIw_fw ~c-o-­ Cat'* Smith Petro DW.ctor of News s.wkes Whet types of oervkes ..-e evellable through the Histology Senlce t..bof'atory Hdlon1 The Histology Service Lab has been a part of the university community for more than 40 years, and has evolved with the needs of the uni versity. A.5 new methods and tech niques are developed and applied , we d o o ur best to make them avail - Aj tributc to the memory of the victims of Sept. II by the Slee Sinfonietta, UB's rofessional chamber or- chestra led by musical director and conductor Magnus MArtensson. will be an10ng the highlights of the Department of Music's concert schedule for August and September. Also presenting concerts will be the Matnc -based DaPonte String Quartet. the co ntemporary music sextet eighth blackbird, and UB faculty members Kent S mith and Roland E. Martin-in Martin's first UB faculty recital . The Sept. II tribute will be hdd at 8 p.m. Sept. 10 in Slee Concert Hall. North Campus. The chamber orches· trJ will be joined by guest soloist~ jon Nelson, trumpet; Jacqueline U..>clair. oboe. and l Ony Arnold, soprano. Tickets areS 12 for the general pul'l- Sue w.,etchef . ......... Aslhtant lf:dkOf" DonN tl>ngene<ke< ......,......_, Krtst.tnKowalskl ~lntldlton ""' ...... )ohn Delli Conlt.U P•tridAIJroncwan El~~um 5. A IJngo< Chris ll~VIdill AnnWhttd~ Does the laboratory support rese•rch •nd teaching by fiK·ulty In other departmentJ7 That is exactly what a core facility is supposed to do. We are available to teach, train, consult, advise, collaborate and provide technical service to all members of the univer· sity. Our goal is to help UB faculty, staff and students perform high tech research that makes the best use of Ught and electron microscopic imaging techniques. We sup· pon teaching at UB by providing teaching slides of human and other animal specimens to a number of departments. Course support is a priority for us. In addition to cam pus generated projects, we accept work from researchers outside the university. In sh Ort, we provide q uality laboratory services to all investigators in Western New York. thology to manage and direct histology laboratory services in the Department of Pathology. My un - thology laboretCWJ play In the future ")'\he un'-olty1 • dergraduate degrees are in labora· It is my hope that by enha,ncing and ttpanding the ~ices in our lab and combining our ex- tory technology and biology, and m y graduate degree is in anatomi · cal sciences. I hav~ a permanent appointment in our d~partment, along with an appointment as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnical and Clin ical Laboratory Sciences (BCLS) in the medical school. I designed and taught a course in His· tochemical Techniques at Can isius College and th~n redesigned th~ course four years ago as a l~cture/ lab course to be offered at UB th'iugh both the departments of Pathology and BCLS. I enjoy professional service and have ban ac tive in the New York State Histotechnological Society for more than 20 years, where I currently sit on the board as immediate pas t president. On a national level, I am the symposium/conven tion workshop manager for the National Society of Histotechnol ogy. I take pleasure in giving back what I can to my profession . I present workshops and seminars at state and national nf~et ings because I believe very strongly in continuing professional education, and in a field like laboratory sci- I came to the university 22 years en ce, there are always new things to learn. I have been fonunate to spend a good number of years at UB, where growth and develop· ment a re encouraged. ago after nine years in clinical pa- Wh•t role will the hlstopa- What Is your background •nd uperlence In thlo field? pertise with others in the con: lab facility,- will play an imponant role in advancing research and teaching efforts here at UB. A strong core lab is an asset when recruiting faculty and students. I would hope that W< can and will make significant contnbutions to future studies and assist investigators in expanding their research capabilities. Wh•t other question should I h.ve aJked you, •nd how would you h••e enoweredlt7 What other interests do you have? ! love the outdoors. whale watching. roU<rblading. kayalcing. traveling and meeting new people. I am a strong supporter of the Buffalo Zoo and volunteer many hours there. I am the curr~nt president of the Buffalo Zoo Women's Board and I sit on the foundation's Board of Directors. . The zoo is the most visited cu1tural attraction in our area and it is going through major renovation as pan of a very exciting 10- year master plan. It is a stimulating and fun place to be and the little kid in me loves spending time there. I enjoy working to help make it the fantastic zoo it is capable of becoming! Concert schedule also to feature DaPonte String Quartet, eighth blackbird lly SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor Arth~XP.ge ...........-.. able to inv~tigators. Currently, we provide routine paraffin histology preparations, along with cryosectioning and staining. glycol methacrylate (plasuc resin ) techniques, and standard immunohis~ tochemistry. We anti.cip;ate addiAg more molecular techniques and capabilities shortly. We help investigators design and test new tech niques, and determine the appropriate histotechniques for a particular project, as well as provide routine histotech services for a fee. Sept. 11 tribute to lead music program ow.tw.t~ \ G) lic; $9 for UB f.oculty,staff and alumm, scmor citizens and \VNED mrmhcr-, \.\-i th c-.trd, and SS for studt'nt ~ . E.1ch work on tht~ P ~T¥nt m sr'lt:ak..... ttl thl' tntgcdy nfSc..·pt. II ..tnd thl'( ll'< 11 dL"va•,tJ.h.·d . ~}'!! M :lrtt· n~.ln . .._,,h t.mt prnl ~ tr olmu~~~... Thl' ll.tl-\mtt' ~Inn~ l)u,u·tl'l \\111 perfom. the first concert of the 47th annual Slee!Bcethoven String Quanet Cycle at 8 p.m. Scpl6 in Slee. Audi ence on embers will be treated 10 a preconcert talk with the artists at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 The ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 28 in Slee. The award-winning ensembl~ Molly Alicia Barth, flute; Michael f. Maccaferri,darinet; Matthew Alben, for general ad · mission ; S9 for VB faculty, staff, a lumni , WNED member s with ca rd and senior citizens, and SS for students. The DaPonte Stnng Quartet is con sidered to be one of the most exCiting groups on th e International scene. The remembered with • concert by the Slee luilliard - and Slnfonlett•, conducted by Magnus Mirtenuon. tone Kent Smith during Smith's re- cital "Man & Faith" at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 in Slee. Martin and oboist Pierre Roy of the Buffalo Philharmonic Or<hestra will join Smith for a performance of J.S. Bach's Camara No. 82. "lch habe Genung." Tickets for both concerts are SS; UB studen ts showing a valid ID are Peabod y Co nse rvatoq·- tr .tined pl aye rs mdude violints l!l Ferdmand ( D1no) Li va and lk.tn Arthur Stetn . who alternat e plav 1 n~ fir st vtolin , violi !<tl t>.:lad.. Pn.~s ton , .t nd cellist ~·1 y l e5. Jordan. H.tilt·J J.~ " nt'\.\' mush. a mbJ. .!.~l ­ Jtlr' ... r:1ghth bi.Jlkh1rd h.1~ e;trn t."4..1 a rcput.ttlflfl tnr ..t:>l <l u nd m~ mu~ 1cJ.I \'l'r\J IIhl\ . ,J., \\•dl ,1~ lOT dedK.lli0/1 111 liw \"'rk... ol tud.tv \ (o mpo~rr~ cital Hall, North Campus. Tickets areS 12 for general admission; $9 for UB faculty, staff, alumni, WNED me:mbers with card and senio r citizens, and $5 for stud~nts. Pianist and harpsichordist Roland E. Martin performs at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Slee with an eclectic program that will condude with the premiere of his own song cycle, "The Northeast Gardener's Year," featuring Martin on piano, soprano Cristm Gregory and cellist Bryan Eckenronde. Martin also will appear with bari- violin: icholas Photinos. ceUo; Usa Kaplan , piano.·and Matthe"o" Du,raJI, percussion--derives its name from the Wallace Stevens poem "Thirteen Wars of Lookmg at a Blackbird." Durmg th UB viSil , group m em hers will work with UB gr adua te composer.. to rehearse and crit1que the1r musiC . T hat session ,.schrd· ukd lor 2 p.m . St·pt. 27 tn Bmrd Re- adm itted fre< of charge. Concert tickets m ay be ohta med at the Slee Hall hox offin· from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m . Mondav through Fnda~·. from the Centt'r for the Art !! box office from noon to S p.m. Tuesday through Fndav and a t all T1cke t Master outlet,. l-or more mformaoon . go to < http:/ / www.slee.butfalo.edu >. �August 29. 2112/ftt 3Ua.l BrieD Sept. 11 Commemoration to Q be held in Mainstage Theatre ua wlllrememb« the flnt anniversary of a national tragedy with a ~pt. II Commemoration to b<o held at ) p.m. ~pt. II in the --· ...... -lllln .,. ...,..la!S IIIIo- by the UB cheelteiden, members d the BI4J, and Thunder d the Wt, UB's mard1ing band. Agreement thl· rdat10nshtp between the hospi - tals and the medtcal school has been clearlv definl-d, Bernardino dt•o,cn hed the development as ''a semt- "t) 10rs, and Jeremy Jacob.), chJir of the University at Buffalo Council."' · County Executive Joel A. Giambra noted: .. My team worked for months with UB to craft a du rable and fau agreement. Today. I am recommending to both the Erie naJ event m tht' mt.'Ciical school's hrstory. and 11 promtscs tremendous rewards for the communi ty." Bernardino said the agreemenlS County Legislature and to the Boord t:ould serve as the basas for regional of Managers of ECMC that we all health planning .. by helpihg us stra- approve this new affiliation agreetegically plan for academic mts - ment as soon as possible. "No single health-care institution stons. Tht' co mmunity could end up with the best thmg of all-ra - in this community can ever ho~X to tio nal aUocation of heahh -can: re- achieve excellence in isolation ... sources. Better planning for care Gia m bra &aid ... Our collective will mean better ca re and more health-«<nomic as well as physical-requires that institutions colcost-efficien t care." President William R. Greiner said laborate and plan jointly. Thisagnethe cooperative effort that led to the ment is our historic commitment to new ag.rt'Mlents .. is a model of col- that collaboration." Wtlliam L Joyce, president of the laboration and cooperation that sCts a standard for initiatives addressing Kaleida Health Board of Directors, o ther community needs. These said the new agreement between agnements are yet another aample Kaleida Health and UB offers many of how UB and its partners plUS<S for its acute-care hospitals, strengthen not only their individual which indu~ Buffalo General Hosinstitutions, but the future of the pital, The Children's Hospital of entirr region, by working together." Buffalo, DeG.raff Memorial HO$piGreiner acknowledged the efforts tal, Millard Fillmore Gates Circle of all participants in UB's negotia- Hospital and Millard Fillmore Subtions with ECMC and Kaleida urban Hospital " It cm~entsa very stable relationHealth. "Exaptional contributions were made by Deputy County Ex- ship with UB and it opens the poecutive Bruce Fishtri Sheila .K« , tenrial for Kalcida to have more colECMC's chief executive officer, W~ ­ legial, cooperative relationships liamMcGuire.Kaleida'schiefexecu- with other health -car e systems/' tive officer, and UB vioe president Joy<e added. "It will help improve for health affairs Dr. Michael Ber- the quality of can in our institunardino,• Greiner added. tions. and help make care in our in"Also playing a kq role through- stitutions more cost-effective. It out this proass were County Ex- also will help our hospitals recruit ecutive Joel Giambra, Robert the highest quality doctors and resiWllmus, chairman , presidmt and dent physicians.• Major features of the new affiliachief executive officer of M&T Bank Corp.• and the other mem - tion agrttments between UB and bers of the Buffalo Heathcare Task Kalcida Health and UB and ECMC Force appointed by the County include: • UB will become the sole sponExecutive who gave momentum to this p rocess. especially Gerald sor of the training of resident ph)' L1ppes. member of tht' UB Coun - sioans and dentists 111 aJI affih.ttc..xi cil and member Jnd past .:hatr of hospitals, bringmg SUpCf\' 1~100 of th e Kalcida Ht.'alth Board o( f) ire-.: - res1dencv tratnm!! m line with thJt of medical schools aero~ the coun try. The res1dency progt3ms 1n Buff.tlo have been sponsored by the Graduate Medjca} and Dental Con MJrti um of Buffalo. UB also will assume responsibility for aU medical student educationaJ activilles that take place in the hospitals. • Hospitals will pay the medic.al school for the clinical ~rvices provided by UB faculty, rather than paying faculty or departments directly. In turn, those funds will be deposited into the respective departmen tal practice plans, which are man aged by UB Associates. a separate non-profit organization. • All research funds generated by UB faculty conducting research in affiliated hospitaJ.--.-with the exception of Roswell Park Cancer lnstitu~will be managed by the SUNY Research Foundation or the UB Foundation. The new affiliation agrttmmu acknowledge the need to ensure that the clinic.al practice plan of eacll department supports the medical school's academic programs; to promot< faculty collegiality and m:ellencr in teaching, research and dinic.al activities; to guarantee maintenance of common goals and a com mon dinical philosophy among the medic.al school's departments and faculty, and to make sure affiliated hospitals an provide high-<juality medical care for patients. Bernardino and the chief operating officers of affiliated health systems will fonn the Joint Affiliation Comminee (JAC), which will advise the medical school in its academic strategic planning and approve the financial plan for o~ra ­ tion of all resid~ncy programs. In tum. the JAC wiU providcthestructun: under which the hospitals can develop mutua lly beneficial work · mg relationships. Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the ArU on the North Campw. President William R. Greiner will present an address at the commemoration. In addition, the?niversity·wide program will inclu<k prayers of healing offered by Campus Ministries and a mwical cel ebration by a number. of campw mUAic groups. A m<moriai stone containing the names of UB alumni who died in the terrorist atuclcs will be unveiled, and a procession by mernbtn of the campw community will escon the stone to the cirde in front of the Center for the Arts, where it will be installed near the bronz.e buffalo. Throughout the day, the Student Union Theatre and the Dnum Theatre in the Center for the Arts will be opm to members of the university community who wish to view national coW:rage of the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks. In addition , the campus will observe a moment of silence at 8:46a.m., the time the first plane struck the World Trade ~nter; 9:03 a.m., the time of the second impact; 9:59 a.m., when the first tower coUapsed, and 10:29 a.m., when the ~cond tower tOppled . Bells also wiU toll at 10:29 a.m. Updated information about the Sept. I I Commemoration will be available on the Rrporur Web si te a:pplanning con tinues. For more 1nformat1on·. go to http:/ / www.buffalo.edu/ reporter. Tuition increases approved for professional schools SUNY trustMs have approved lncre-.ses m tuition for US's professiOnal sc hool ~. Some law, pharmacy. medical denta1 and graduate studentsm physi 'al therapy ...,; 11 pay between SSOO and S2.300 more tn tuiuon thtS year. UB offic1ah !ta)' th ~ monev roused from the tu1t1on mcrt'ases will go back 101 0 tht' schools to h1re faculty and 1mprove programs for !ttudents. They 'i lrcss that IUIUon remams J bargam. compared to that charged by o ther mstuut10ns. Tu111on for undergraduates. wh1 ch has not been ra1sed m seven yea rs. will remam at $3.400 per year lor 1n -s tat~ students. Tuiuon 1ncn.'ases for in-state students. effectiVe for the full semester: • 1.-~w School II.D. and Ll.M . onl\'1 : $600 per rear. total yearlr cost $10.500 • School of Medicine and B•omedu:al Sc1ences (M.D.o nly1: S2,000 per year, total yearly cos1 S 14,480 • School of Dental Medicine (D.D.S. only(: 5500 per year. total yearly costS 11.840 • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences ( Phann.D. only): S1.000 per year. total yearly cost SI0,900. • Doctoral program in physical therapy: S2.)00 per yea r. total yearly cost S9,)00 Chemistry hosts meeting on bio-organic reactions lllo-organk reactions, essentially the reactions that distinguish living systems from nonliving ones, was the subject of an international symposiu m .held at UB Aug. 15-17. .. Bio-organic Reaction Mechanisms: From Determination to Prac tical Applications"' featured research on how such reactions occur and how these mechanisms may serve as models for compla biological processes. The =ults of researcll in this ana are relevant to all areas of chemistry and biology, including the identification of targets for new drugs, the development of eombinatorial methods for the synthesis of novel catalysts and tlx use ofbioinfonnatics for the analysis of the incnedible amount of information produced by the human genome project. The symposium, which featuned some of the world's leading reseaJchers in reaction mechanisms, was hosted by the Department of Chemistry in the Colleg< of Arts and Sciences. The department features one of the nation's strongest core programs in reaction mecha· nisms; additional research into closely related aras is being conducted by investigators in the Drpartmmt of Bioiopcal Sciences, also in the College of Ans and Scien<n, and in the Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry in the School of Medical and Biomedical Sciences. A5 a participant in a session on "Catalysis of BiOlogically lmpor· tant Reactions by Metallon Complaa: Catalyst Design and Mechanism ," Janet Morrow, associate professor of chemistry, discussed her work on the design of catalysts called synthetic nucleases for accelerating RNA cleavage. Anthony Auerbach, professor of biophysics, spoke on "a singlemolecule kinetic analysis of the acetylCholine receptor-channel gating transition state" in a session entitled "'Combinatorial Chemistry. Molecular Recognition and Single MolecuJe Kinetics."' In addition to the Office of the Vice President fo r! Rescarch and the Department of Chemistry, conference sponsors mcluded The Royal Society of Chemistry I England ). the Petroleum Research Fund of thp--Amt:riL:Jn ChemicaJ Society, Fuusawa Healthcare. Inc. a nd GlaxoSmit hKlin e, USA. �41 Repodea August 29. ZUOZ/Yot 34, lo.l International meeting to address Issues of sustainable development BRIEFLY Lyons, Jacobs invited·to UN summit Proposals sought for spiritual presei1QIIons By PATIIKIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor Proposlls- being ....... for be-· a conleronce "Foolering ~to wo VB faculty mcmbm have been invit<dto malo: presentations at the Unill!d Nations World Summit on Sustainable ~t. to be hdd Monday through Sept. II in Johannesburg. South Africa. Olief Oren J. Lyons, professor of American studies in the Center for the Americas, will participate in a roundtable discussion on Tuesday that is res<rVed for heads of state and will nol be open to the public. Donald J. Jacobs, founder and director of the Center for Applied Technologies in Education (CATE) and associate dean for research and technologies in the Graduate School of Education, will join world -'r~ ­ nowned primalologist and environm~ntal educator Jan~ Goodall in several presentations ov~r th~ 10 T Ultlmote Mooning: Sf*llulllty .. . • Leg- Corum"" Highe< -_•tobeholdll\Jaon Nov. S. . l<e)oniXe "'"""' ... be. AIIJn, din!<IDr d the Higherfduallon-I!Milthe UrMnlty d ~­ ---- nia-los Angole>. • ine the -.ships """"" spirtlullly, looming .-1 - dMiopn-. Tho-..for.,._.b S<pt. 6. For more inlonnodon. contact-eem.r U8- Zongionlll, Ill the 1116)6. 7495or~. Spon5ofs'd the CO!'IIwonu Wiltbethe-ofSiudo!nt-troton, Tho ............ c..ter, the Olllce d the~­ for Sluder<- .-I the Department of-~­ Jhlp .-1 Poley In the Schooldfduallon. eru.e Nominations sought for alumni award$ Nominations .,. being sought . Film screenings, digital poetry showcase to join traditional poetry, prose readings Q for Alumnllwociation recognizing indMduals who By SU£ WU£TCHO bringdisdnclionto- ''w~~ standing..-...- per50Nl ach-...nt, loyol service .......-r service to the bi-annual series pre - - T cornmunitie5. h o - will be presenll!d by the AlumniAssoci<ltion ot IU 2003 Celebmlon of Excoflence Dinner, to be held on AprH, 2003. Tho.....OS .... theSomuof P. c _ . -. the assoclltion's most prestigious award, for , _ .-1 merfto. rious contrlbutioru to ll1o unlvenity; the Walter P. Cboke Award, given to no<Hiumnl for service to UB; the e-go W. Thorn lw<ord, given to groduates under the age of40 for ca- re« achievornen~ the Clifford C. fu!'lVs Memorial Award, given to engineering, math or science graduates for career achievement; the Distinguished A!umnl Award for exceptional career accomP'ishments, community or university service; t~ Community leadenhlp Medal given to alumni and nonalumni for outstanding contri- butions to the untvers;ty's home community In Wesum New YOO.. and the PhA We1s Outstanding~ lw<ard, given for exceptional YOiuntMr service to the unlvenlty itself. AN nominations must be receiwd In the Office of Alumni Relltlons no later thin Oct. 4. mit _ _ __ 1- wlsl*'9"' sub- loodthe-lorm !Tom ~l•= n , ...,, ....... IPDftle.tn, _ . . , ......... by allng the Cllbol- ~ -11184t01 or omollng Jude-.... <*'I. "I ..... ~r,,..z.., .......,_.. ..... ........... lob .................... ... ~ •= ·~-K~ ---the-- ---·~' 7! 1 sented by the Poetics Program in the Department of English, will stray from il5 usual format of poetry and prose readings this fall with a diverse: lineup that indudes film screenings. a digital poetry showcase and a sym· posium on "language and encoding." , as weU as the traditional readings by pre-eminent poets and novelists. Among those pre-eminent writers will be award-winning novelist J.M. Coetzee. poet and author Johanna Drucker, poet and magazine editor Keith Waldrop and K'iche' Maya poet Humberto Al(abal. Coet7.ee,a UB facul ty member from 1968-71, will deliver the Edward H. Butler Chair Prose Reading at 8 p.m. Oct. 17-in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts (CFA), North Campus. A native of South Africa. he twice has won the Booker Prize, Great Britain's highest award for fiction, for his post-oolonial novels "The [jfe and Tunes of Michael K "( 1984) and"Disgraa:" ( 1999). In conjunction with Coctzee's appearana: at UB, the University Li· braries has organized an exhibit of the author's work. to be installed in Lockwood ubrary, North Campus. In addition , the Libraries will present two supporting programs the day before Coetzee's reading. A brown-bag lunch viden screeningofthe 1997documentary"Gerrie & Louise" will be held from noon io 2 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Friends Room in Lockwood ubrary. The film tells the story of Louise Aanagan,chiefinv.stigator of the Thlth Commission in the East<rn Cape Province. and her husband, Gerrie Hugo, a seasoned ..reran of apartheid South Africa's army. The film will be introduced by Oaude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Servia: Professor in the Department of Political Science. Later that day, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Special Collections Reading ROOfl\,420Capen Hall, North Cam· _-- JOB LISTINGS ,... F 'PI_, ~~:- .··:.: pus, a discussion of Coetzee's works Rt porur Editor and to ua tlvough th<ir out- to U8 and tion across the world. Among them Devdopment held in 1992 in Rio de are two joint projects: Hopenet and Janeiro. The Rio summit adopted Lessons-for-Hope:. . •Agenda 21; an unprecedented gto. Hopenet is a teleconferencing bal plan of action for sustainable network that tink5 environmental · developmenl groups across five continents and The "" and Johannesburg conpermits grassroots-level environ- ferences1art" part of a massiYe intermental project leaden to commu- national effort to fo!:us the world's nicate and sha.re infonnation. attmtion on the eff.cts of human ~ns-for-Hope is an inter.IC- socioeconomic activities on the entive,Wd>-basedcurriculumforhigh vironm~n t and vice versa. school studenl5 being de>eloped at )ohannesburgparticipants e:tpect to CATEforrekasetoan international amv. at what the UN calls "a oomstudenl audience in January 2003. prehensiYe, frank and useful review Heads of slllte, policy makm, dip- of the pas1 I 0 ,..an~ lomats, scientists, oonamed citizens Jacobs S3fS it also aims to dim::t and representatives of indigenous action toward meeting difficult chalpeoples, UN agmcies and non~- lenges. induding improving people's emmentalorganizations (NGOs) will lives and conserving natural reattendtheUNWoridSummitonSus- sources in a world that is growing tainable ~t in population, with ever-increasing II will address global change that demands for food, water, shelter, has occurred since the historic UN sanitation, energy, health services Conference on Environment and and ~nomic security. Literary series to take on a new format this fall · Q days of the confer~nct. Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan. Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy), Lyoris is internationaJJy recognized as a distinguished spiritual leader of indigenous peoples. He is and has been active in intemationaJ indigenous- ri~ts and sovereigntyissuesattheUniiedNa· tions and othD i!ltemational fonuns for more than three decades. He is the publisher of Daybreak. a national Indian newsmagazine. Lyons has participated in a num herofUN forums on the righ15and status of indigenous peoples, the environment and sustainable development Jambs and Goodall will addr<ss their ooUaboration in the usc of ad vanced information and oommunication technologies that support • and enhance environmental educa- ·· will be held. Among the participan15 will be Hershini Bhana and VB faculty members Mark Shechner, pro- fessor of English; Shaun lrlam, associate professor and chair of the Department ofComparative uterature, and Carine Mardorossian, assistant profe5sor of English. Drucker, whose most ~­ cent artist's book is "II Girl's Life," a collaboration with Susan Bee, will give a poetry reading at 4 p.m. Oct. 23 in the CFII Screening Room. She aho will at 12:30 p. m. Oct. 24 in 438 Oemens Hall, Nort h Campus. Her critical books include "The Visible Word," and "Theorizing Modernism." Waldrop's mos l recent books include "Analogies of Esca pe:" "Haunt;" and the novel "Light While There Is Light." He and hi s wife, Rosmarie Waldro~uthor of.. Reluctant Gravities," and "Split lnfinites,"- will give a poetry reading at 4 p.m. Nov. 20 in the CFA Screenin g Room. They aho will lecture at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in 438 C lem~n s. The Waldrops co-edit the literary maga zine Burning Deck Press. Ak'abal, a K'iche' Maya poet from Gua lemal a who writes in both K'iche' and Spanish. has had his work translated into French, English, German and Italian. In 1993 be won the Quetzal de Oro prize. He will read from his work at 4 p.m. Oct. 9 in 420 Capeo, and will lecture the folloWing day at 3:30 p.m. in 540 Oemens. Also in this year's schedule will be screenings of films by llbigail Child and Henry Hilis. A poet as well as a filmmaker, Child makes experimental films "distinguished by their frenetic montage of original and archival images and use of sound as a roncrete, rather than complementary, element" The program, scheduled for 4 p.m. Oct. 2 in the CFII Screening Room, will include a reading of her poetry by Child, as well as a film screening. Child's appearana: is part of the "Writers Making Film" series. Later that month, Hills will appear at a screening of his work at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 in the CFII Screening Room. J:lewilllecture,gi>oeademonstration and lead a discussion at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 31 in 438 Ocnens. II leading figure of co ntemporary Am~rican sPeak avant-gar&: film, Hills has made 22 shortfilrnssincc 1975, induding"Radio Adios." "Money and ·sos." "The Digital Poetry Showcase," featuring the work of graduate studenl5 from the departments of Media Study and English, will highlight outstanding. innova~ works a ploring tat and imag~ in new m~­ dia. Co- pl'eS"nted with the Elec· tronic Poetry Center, the showcase will be hel.d ai4 p.m. Sept 18 in the CFII Scr.ening Room. .. Language and Encoding,• a symposium on issues of language, expression and computer cod~ in emergent media, will be held from 6-10 p.ni. Nov. 8 in Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in The TriMain Center, 2495 Main St., Buffalo, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Jacobs Executive Development Center, 672 Delawar< live., Buffalo. Featured artists, programmer> and scholars will include lotv Manovich, Phoebe Senger., Alex Galloway, Michael Matlli, D'a~id'· itokeby, Marc BOhlen and Loss l'!:qu<iio Glazier. The symposium is co-ruratcd by the Department of Media Study. llmong other highligh15 will be the "Oscar Silvennan Annual Poe1ry Reading; on Nov. 8 by Stephen Dobyns. who has authom! eight><>). umes of poetry, 18 OOYds and a book of essays, "Best 'Mlrds, Best Order." For a complete list of events, visit <hap:l/wtngs.buffolo.-/ epc:/ poetks/aolendwlf-Z.html>. AU evml5 will be free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, cal l 645 3810 or email <Mdunlap@acsu. buffalo.edu>. Y'ISit the Poetics Program W~b site at < http :/ I epc:.bufflllo.edu/ poetlcs> for updates and information. "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" is spon· sored, in part, by th~ Jam~s H . McNulty Chair, Department of En· glish (Dennis Tedlock ); the Samuel P. Capen Chair of Poetry and the Humanities (Robert Creel.ey); the David Gray Chair of Poetry and Let· ters , Department of English (Charles Bernstein); the Melodia E. Jones Chair in French, .Depanment of Modem Languages and uteratures (Gerard Bucher); The Poerry and JW<, Books Collection (Robert Bertholf); The Butler Chair (Department of English ), Professors Susan Howe, Myung Mi Kim and Barl>ara Bono (Department of English); the Just Buffalo uterary Cen· ter, and Poets and Writers with funding through a grant from the NowYorkSttteCouncil on the Arts. The series is produced with the cooperation of the Center ror the Arts, th'e Departm~nt of Media Study, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Talking~Books. The "Writers Making Film" series. which includes the appearance of llbigail Olild. is curall!d by Caroline Kocbd of the Department of Media S1udy; " Digital Poetry 2002•) is curated by Loss Pequdlo Glazier, director of the Electronic Poetry Cen· ter, and "Language & Enooding" is curaled by Glazier and Marc Bohlen of the Departmcnt olMedia Study. �- Bioinformatics board named 29. 200Z!fti 34,le.l Seven pre-eminent scientists to advise, advance center's research Fall brings enhanced BISON 0 lly J01tH DIU.A COHnlADA Contributing Editor falo Center of Exctllence an Bioinformaties," said Provost Eliza- EVEN pr<!·eminent, \Wlrld class scientists in the fields f genomks, chemistry, biophysics, prbteomics and oompu12tional biology have been named to the Scientific Advisory Board for the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. They will hdp guide and advance the cent<r's research objectives. which will foals on the development of new biologial product5-indudingmolutionary new~ powerful superoompuun to interpret data from the Human Genome Project. The scientists m Owles R. Cantor, chief scientific officer an<! a member of the board of directors of SEQUENOM, Inc.; John K. Cowell, chair of the Depanment of Can<:tr Genetics at Roswdl Park Cancer Institute and a professor in the Cellular and Molecular Biology Program at UB's Roswdl Park Graduate Division; Herbert Hauptman, Nobell.au=te and pr<sident of HauptmanWoodward Medical Rtsean:h lnsti· tute; Barry Honig. professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University; Eugene V. Knonin, senior investigator with the Evolutionary Genomics Research Group at the National Center fOr Biotechnology Information (NCBI ) of the National Library of Medicine, a department of the National Institutes of Health; Michael L<vitt, professor and chair of the Department of Structural Biology at S12nford Uni- beth D. Capaldi. "Each of them is internationally knoWn and their in- · volvement in the Center of ExceJ. lence will help us achieve and mainLoin a commanding lead in the science of bioinfonnatics." Cantor previously served as professor and chair of the Depanment of Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, and director of the Center fOr Advanced 8iolechnology at Boston Univenity. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he wasdirectoroftheHumanGenome Center of the Department of Energy at 1.awrmce 8erlc.eley laboratory. Cowell conducts r<search on moand canlecular genetics of = predisposition, molecular analysis of neuroblastoma, molecular genetic changes in leukmtia, and genetic analysis of brain tumors and breast cancer. Hauptman is a W<?rld-renowned mathematician who pioneered and developed a mathematical method that changed the field of chemistry and opened a new era in r<search iO the determination of molecular structur<s of crystallized rna terials. In pla<u of h igher '-mlng, the beginning of the fall semester holds th~ promi.K of m1ewal and innovation. Th~ University Libraries' Web developinent team is marking the start of th~ academJc year by reorganizing and enhancing BISON, the Libraries' Web m- S versity School of Medicine, and Harold Scheraga, George W. and Grace L Todd Professor of Ol<mistry Emeritus in the Baker laboratory of Olernistry and Olernical Biology at Cornell University. ..Assembly of thi s prestigi ous group of scientists is an important milestone in the creation of the Buf- cancer His current work is concerned with the development of methods for determining molecular structures using X-ray diffraction. Honig is a biophysicist who specializes in bioinfOrmatics and in developing theor<!tical methods for analyzing the physical chemical properties of macromolecules. He is noted for innovating methods to oomput< and display the electrostatic potentials of macromolecules based on their 30 structun:s. Koonin's work iscono:ntrated on sequence analysis, protein structure/ function analysis and gene identification. His Evolutionary Genomics Rtsean:h Group has developed com- putational methods for isolaung dusters of orthologow group>-<~p­ pcarances of the same gene in differ· ent organisnu---ocross the 40 or so romplde genomic sequmces now in the public domain. L<vitt is a newly elected member of the National AcadevlyofSciences. He is known for his work in computational biology, especially protein folding. His pioneering use of an allatom potential energy function and Cartesian' coordinate energy minimization on an entire protein made molecular dynamics simulations possible. This also led to the popular )ack-L<viti method for rdining coordinates against X-ray data. Levitt also pioneered simulation of protein unfolding in solution, emphasizing quali12tive aspects and using film to show protein motiqJl. Primarily fOcused on proteins, he has contributed to the oomputational structural biologyofDNA and RNA. Using sequence/structure analysis and bioinformatics, he has classified folds in (!'flOinicsequences and axnpmd results of sequence alignment with those of structure. He has de..loped methods to combine disl2nt homology searches with automated modeling. Scheraga is one of the pioneers of protein folding. His experimenl21 work involves genetic engineering and hydrodynamic, spectroscopic imrmmochernical and other physicochemical measurements on proteins, synthetic polymers of amino acids and model oompounds. His theor<!tical work involves rutistical mechanical studies of aqueow solutions of .:mmo acids and peptides. Much of his r<search involves the determination of the pathways of folding of proteins, and the mechanism of action of thrombin on fi. brinoge:n, an important reaction in the blood-dotting process. LungflMe-upslinkedtobacteria By LOIS BAI<U Contributing Edito• respiratory tract in a more accurate way, we have shown that that hy- over S6 months conducted at th e Veterans Affairs (VA ) Western New NIVERSnl' researchers haY< found an association between bacteria in the sputum of patients with chronic obstructi¥e pulmonary disease (COPD) and exacerbations of the disease. answering a long-SI2nding question about the role of pathogens and COPD flare-ups. Results of the prospective study appear<!d in the Aug. 15 issue of the. New England Journal of MedicirJL COPD is the IOurth-leadingcause of death in the U.S.. according to the American Lung Association, and fatalities m closely linked to exacerbations. Up to 90 percent of cases m caused.hy long-term smoking. "For years, people have hypothesized that bacteria played a role in COPD exacerbations, but studies performed decades ago found no difference in bacterial pr<senceduring s12ble periods and Oar<!-ups," said Tunothy Murphy, professor of medicine and microbiology and se· nior author on the study. .. Using the new technology of molecular typing, where you can look at turnover of bacteria in the pothesis is correct." York Hospital System . Sputum samples were collected monthly and during ex.acefbations. Bacteria isolated from the samples we"' sub· jected to molecular typing. Results showed that exacerbations were twice as likely to occur ln ron junction with the appearana of a new bacterial strain. An exacerbation was diagnosed at 33 percent of the clinic visits that involved isolation of a new strain,compmd to 15.4 pera:nt of visits where no new strain was found, the researchers r<!ported. "Our finding. don't prove that a new strain causes an aaccrbation," Murphy said. "We also fOund that some patients had new strains with out flare-ups and some had flare-ups without new~Howover.the results contribute to the growing body of evidence that bacteria cause a significant portion of <:Darbations. "1bis new information will act as an impor12nt guide in developing novel ways to t=t and pr<!Vmt aacerbations. MOr<! irnportandy, it is possibk that such interventions could actually slow the p~ loss of ltmg function that occur> in COPD." U Sanjay Sethi, associate professor of medicine. is first author on the study, which began in 1994. Set!U, Murphy and colleagues found that it is the particular strain within a bacterial species, not the volume of bacteria in general, that is associated with a COPD flare-up. This observation is a change in the way physicians have viewed the role of bacteria in COPD, Murphy noted. The thr-e< major pathogens implicated in causing exacerbations were H. inflUDJZD<, M. ml4rrhafu, and Stnp. ~moniae, the study showed. In addition to elucidating the role of bacteria in exacerbations. these 6nding5 m important because they point to novel ways oftreating or~ ...,ling exaa!rbations, Murphy said. "This information should lead to the development of vaocines to prevent colonization by the offending strains. It also provides a better un · derscanding of what the bacteria..., doing. which allows us to modulate the patient's immune response." The findings ""' based on • total of 1,975 clinic visits by 81 patients terface at http:/ / ubllb.buffalo."J"'. Acoordingly, BISON users no longer need to "drill down" to find our UB-&p«ific "how to do library research'" tutorial known as th~ "Research Assistant," or our up-to-date and highly selective listing of"Web Search Engines," or our virtual bookshelf of"Web Reference Sources.• We've also added more links to UB pages. such as "UBieams," the "UB Oass Schedule," "UB Computing Alerts" and, of oouroe, "MyUB-" Fall semester enhancements include our improved "Search Site" page, which uses the Google search engine to identify material in 81SON,and a newpage developed specifically "For UB Alumni and Visitors_" At the "New Books & Mo..,"link. BISON usen wW find a dal2· base of material recently acquired hy the four units of the Arts and Sciences Libraries, oomplete with a "browse by subject area" feature. At the request of our student cli~ntele , Libraries' system staff worked diligently over the sum mer to create a more accessible collection of online course reserve readings. Now, with just a click on the "Course Reserve Material"link, students will find themselves at a "user-friendly" form that fast -tracks them to the articles and hook chapters they are required to read. (Books that must be checked out at library public-.servi~ counters arc list~ as weU. ) In order to help quench the insatiable demand for access to electronic journals s ubscri~d to on ~half of our faculty, staff and stu· dents, UB Libraries' cataloging and acquisitions staff have team~ up with a West Coast company, .. Serials Solutions."' to extract recor<h from our catalog and our full -text data baM vendors to provide our first ·ever comprehensive c-journal directory, complc t~ with a de scription of the years co\oered for each. We upect the "Serials Sol u· tions solution" will improve each snnester, with the expectation that broad subject access wiU be provid~ in the not -too-distant future. Finally, UB librarians celebrate our scholarly oommunity and the world-of the printed word with our newly developed database, "UB Faculty & Alumni Book Authors." This database,one of the first of its kind in academic .. virtual libraries," represents collaboration bctwttn the University Libraries and the University Bookstore. While many of the books can be purchased in the bookstore, we who ..., in the hook lending business are pleased to note that we include hbrary "call num bers" for each title. Users can search hy author, hook title or academ iC departmenL Though still a work-in -progress-US authors and their hooks ar<! being added daily-this da12base merits a. look. Questions or comm~nts regarding the Libraries' new BISON mam screen can be directed to the Libraries' \Veb Team at <libweb@acsu.buffalo.edu> .We would be delighted to hear from you. --Gemma DeVInney, UntW1'SilY Libra~ BrieD Color-coding system instituted fo r intra-campus shuttles 0 ~ P'..tdng- Tr.._ution Services has instituted a colorcoded system for the intra-<:ampus shuttles, effectiv<: this semester. The Blue, Red and Gr<!en Lines on the North Campus and the Orange Line on the South Campus provide parlcing alternatives during peak hours. The Blue line Shuttle runs between the Alumni Parking lot and the Ellicott Complex, departing every 10 minutes from 8 a.m. to 6:10p.m. Monday through Friday. The Red Line Shuttle services South Lake Village, the Stadium parking lot, Center for the Arts/ Alumni A=a, Baldy/O'Brian Halls, Capen/ Founders Plaza, CookdHochstetter, Aickinger Court, Computing Center, Student Union, lockwood at Clemens and Crttk.side Village. Hours of operation ar<! 7:15a.m. to I :30 a.m. Monday through Friday, with shuttles departing every 15 minutes from each location. The Gr<!en Line Shuttle services Hadley vmage, Flint Village, Aint loop, the Center for Tomorrow Park & Ride lot and €rofts Hall. It operates from 7:15a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. A shuttJ~ departs from each location every IS minutes. The Orange Line Shuttle provides transportation from outlyi ng parking arus and buildings, and facilil2tes travel from one end of the South Campus to the other. It also provides a link to the intercampus bus stops at Main Circle and GoOdyear Hall. The Orange Line operates from 7:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 7:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Friday. UB also operates bus .service ~tween the North and ~th cam puses. Buses run approximately every 5-I 0 minutes during peak periods from Monday through Friday. The service runs from 7: I0 a.m. to 1: ~a. m . during the fall and spring scmcs-t~rs . A de12iled bus and shuttle schedule is available at http:/ /--.ub,_,r:'!l.buffalo.edu. �6 Reporias Auat1$t ZS,1002Ni.34, Ia 1 · Chancellor's Award winners I~UDOS -~-dlhe Wosum ,._Yori< llegionoi War· spring, and recci\til an Exce.Uenu -~dlhtln­ in Teaching Award from the College of Arts and Scimces in 200 I. Siitute"" Local Gowmonca and Reglonol Growlh •IJS-.hos . --~d,...,. ~delkA!Jio. A~ ~~­ once~- to pR11T1012 and--~ ll'dcUtlri.-~de ~ln1902-<s onedlht.-dlht"""""" motAIIy 1-40 ,...,. f1onSailo choplen In lht Unkl- _,.....__._ professor d ~ JCienca ll'd ~ odjunct,..,.... .... d philcHophy ond • member . d lht Center"" Cogr-oltM Sci~- •lht ence,-. 6th~~on system~a. c~ and lnl<><mitics (SQ.200l), hold IMI month Oflando. ~ aho -...ducnwdlhtfntheld at the confemlee on "'Educatlonal Sopport Systems, Com· puU!< Auistod Instruction One! Computer .-..lsted Troining.• In Kart D. ~. assistant dean lor'student and profes!.IOI'lal affa1rs in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical X.tenees, was 5etected as the 2002 PhallllKist of the Year by the Pharmadsts' As!Odation of W..tem New Yori< (PAWNY). He was honored for this ac:h~t at the PA'Wfo('f In· stallation Dinner, at which he al~ was efected cNir d PAWNY for 2002.()3. The state legis!ature re<:ognized F~kom's achieVements and dedication to phannacy by declaring June 1S, the date of the Installation Din · ner, as Kart F'tebelkorn Day. Aose Mary M8defJid, clinical assistant profHSOr in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaautlcal Sdeoces. W4H 8ected to the Pharmadsts' As!Odation of W..tern New Yori< (PAWNY) Hall of Fame at the as.soclaUon's In- Director of the Department of Chemistry's graduate program. he holds more than 10 drug-related patents and has published widely in journals and books, as well being a frequent presenter at national and jntemational meetings. His current research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and Johnson and Johnson. Cyrus Madnia, who 1oined the UBfacultyin 1992,isaffiliatedwith the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. His n:scarch intc=ts lie in the areas of direct numericaJ simulation (DNS) and large eddy simulation (LES) ofturbulent rcac· live flows, flame-vona interaction, turbulent mixing, chemical kinetics, fTee· surface flows and mathemati· cal modeling of chemically reacting turbulent flows. Madnia has received a NSF CA· REER Award, a Boeing Fellowship and the Ralph R. Teeter Education Award from the Society of Automo· uve Engineers. He serves as deputy dtrectorof educ:a.lton for the Ameri· lnslltute of Aeronautics and A•>tron a UII CS (A IAA } and IS the group's faculty advtsor at UB. The reczp•ent of numerow awards fur excellence in educat io n and tca~..hmg , Patricia McCartney has lx't'n an innovator of program de'dop men t in the area of womL•n's heJith a nd peri natal ca re. She lounded the Perinatal Nursang Oi.s("USSJon List, a n mternational and In terdisciplinary Internet electroniC mail hst devoted to 1ssues of pen natdl care. An adjund assistant profes· .,or 111 the Depanment of Women's ~tudies and UB fac ult y mem ber 1.Jil stallation Dinner on June 15. >tnce 1981, she developed a popular Election Into 1ho HoH of famo recognlzoi Modejsld's ye&n of dedlcotion ond ~ "" lht practke of phonnlcy In Western undergraduate general education S<:Jence course on wo men's heaJth. McCartney also worked with the New Yori< ond beyond. Assoc iation of Women's Health, O bstetric and Neonatal Nurses Letlt:ial11to..,••a•a,di- (AWHONN) to develop a cou= for rector of C0<1 P, Moloney College. has -the "Educator of lht Y_. -11om INROADS Uf'll* ,_ Yorl<, Inc. INROADS Is o notlonol, _,. profit Otgoniallon !hot trllns ond deYIIops - 1"""'9 pooplo d ClDiorlar . . - - .,.,_..In..._ ongJMn1g, tecmlcol and .... ~n--...-NC· "!J'llzod""'-~allht _ _ _ os ----·ua. Upsto~e,_ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR :':;a..~ . _ --......--- Tho~--­ ~ '"'"'_" comrnulllly----.. ... _,._ longll\...__....... _,_...__. - . .......... --They ond..., . . . . . . . . . . . ... do)lllmo .............. ... N..-w, l l l e - - - publish .. must b o - by 9 a.m. Monday tD bo ...-.t"" publiation In INtt - · Issue. The R.,.,.tr p<efers INtt Jett<rs be re<:oil!ed el«tronk:olly ot < ub-rcport~u>. \ practici ng nurses on fetal hea rt monitoring, which now is offered internationally. A UB faculty m<mber since 1994, Natalie Simpson has been rta>gniz<d previously for teaching excellence. She received the "Ouutanding Con· tribution to Teaching" award from the~~of~~tinl997 and the Graduate Management Association's "Most Approachable Professor" award in 200 I. A member of the Decision Sciences Institute and the American Production and lnvmtory Control Society, bcr raean:h interests include inventory contrpl, supply chain Jo. gistics a nd emergency services. Simpson is a volun~«r firefighter in East Aurora. and served as academicin-rosidmcr during the summers of 2001 and 2002 at Gainesville M and Rescue in Gainesville, Fla., providing in-howe ronsulting services on operations manag<m<nt and planning for the municipal fire department Susa n Howe, a crirically acclaimed poet and literary theorist, joined the English faculty in 1989. She was elected to th e American Acade my of Arts and Sciences m 1999 and in 2000 to the Academ\' of American Poets' Board of ChJncellor!>, the: academ y's advisorv bo<.h nl emment ports. H~ ts the author of numerous books of poetry, and her work has be<on widely anthoioglz<d and eel· ebral<d with lectum and poetry readin&1 at major national and intema. tiona) univmities, literary festivals and ronferences. She"has twicr recriv<d the American Book Award &om the Before Columbus Foundation, and may be best-known for "My Emil y Did<inson"( 1985),an aa:lairned critical study ronsidered a landmatX in creative scholanhip. A UB facul ty member siner 1993, Barry Smith is the recipi~t of the $2 mil- · lion Wolfgang Paul Award &om Germany's Humboldt FolUldation, believ<d to be th e larges t prize ever awarded to a philosopher. The award will fund Smith's ongoing series ofpioneering studies designed to show that philosophical methods and theories can be applied to information science. It also will give him the oppor· tunitytoconduct research at aGerman academic institution for three years. Smith also helped to develop an emerging specialIzation in ontology and in formation science in the master's degree: program in philoso phy to help train ontologists needed by pri· vate ind ustry, government, no n-profit o rganizations a nd o ther institut ions. to develop and manage large databases and directories. In hi s role as C IO, Valdemar lnnus has overseen mformation-technol ogy planning and implementatio n efforts across. the university. He joined the UB professional staff in 1971 after graduating from th e universit y with a bachelor's degree in busi· ness administration. He earned an MBA from UB in 1975. Inn us has held numerous administrative posts at the university, including dim:· tor of graduate student af. fairs, director of resource management systems and assistant dean for academic affairs, all in the School of Managem~t In 1979, be was named assistant vice: president for academic af. Fain and associat< provost for administrative systems in 1984. Moving from the provoot's offi"' to Univer· sity Servias in 1986, he tint served as associate vice president for resource plan· ning, then associate vice president and smior associate vice presid<nl in 1992. He assumed 00 duties in 1996 and last month :wumed the titk of vice president Nino Kaars, who was named ... nior a.ssislant vice provost for academic affairs earlier this month. p~­ viously served as director of student academic and finanCial processing $CrviCcs. In that posHJOn. she oversaw coordinauon of pnx~tng serVICes for th e former offices of Records and Reglstration, Financial Aid and Student Accounts. She also se-rved as university registrar. A UB professional staff member for more than 20 yea..., Kaars has se-rved in a variety of positions on cam pus, incl uding coordinator of the undergraduate program in biochemistry, ;wistant to the vice pro· vost for undergraduate education, director of the Academic Advisement Cmter and assistant vice pro~t for undergraduate education. suming his curm1t position in Cm· tral Technical Seme<s in the University Librarieo. As head of the Acquisitions Department, he OY<r>ees such depart· men,tal operations as bibliographic searching; record importing. editing and creation ordering; receiving, and processing of ~phs, Jl"· riodicals and scriah for the Genenl Libraries, the Music Lib~ry and the Poetry/Rare Boob Room. Nuzw has given numerous pre· sentations at professional confer~= and also has served as a gues< lecturer for variow counes in the Department of Lib~ry and Infor- mation Studies in the School of Informatics. He is the recipient of the 200 I Ray Murray Award, given by the New York State Library As· sistants' As.sociation to those "who have contributed 10 the recognition and/or professional growth of li· brary assistants." A former JUni or-se niOr h1gh sch oo l math teacher, Ste phen Wallace jotned th e UB profess•onal staff in 1968 as an undergraduate academ ic advisor for math. science and engineering. He served as asSlSta nt director for undergraduate advisement from 1973-83, and be· came directo r of academac ~rv1ces for the 0 1VlSIOn of Athlettcs tn 1983 In that capacity. he created the Of· fice of Athlete AcademiC Servace.,, wh1ch now offers a comprehensive program of academic advtStng and suppon to more than 500 student · athletes. Dunng the 19 years Wallaa h~ worked directly wah student · ath leres. UB has seen a sleady In crease in the grade-point averages and graduation rates of its athlelcs. Renee Bush, a UB librarian since 1988, coordinates the d~elop ment and maintenance of the print and elertronic collections of the Health Sciences Library ( HSL) and serves as the primary selector for 25 subject areas. She serves as HSL liaison to the ~ool of Dental M.edicine, the biomedical science deparun~ts of the ~ool of Medicine and Biomedical Sci~ces, and the Depart· ment of Cornmunicattv. Disorders and Sciences. She also contributes to the HSL's refermce service and instruction program. In 1994, Bush founded and continues to sen<: as faculty advisor to the Student Group of the Special Li· braries Association, which provides programming and leadership opportunities for tbe studenlS in the Departmmt of Library and lnfor· mation St\!dies. Siner 1996, Koren S<nglaup has beert the director of access services within the Arts and Sciences Libraries, insuring the dfectiYe operation of circulation, reserw, interlibrary loan and billing service points, as wdl as cwm«ing stack.s and facility maintenance. She is a member of the Univrnity Curriculum Committee and the Facul1y Smate Grading Committee. and has beert a member of numerous other univ<:rsity pands. including the Freshman Orientation Committee, the Campus Wide Ad· visement Council and the Undergraduate CoUege General Assembly. David Nuz.zo. a member of the professional staff since 1981, worked briefly as an assistant librarian in the Und ergrad uat e Library before a:;_ A UB librarian since 198l,she also participot<s a. a smior administrator in ovnall Univonity Libraries strategies and operational planning, and serves a. the hbraries' ""Jl"r1 on copyright, with special regard for how interlibrary loan, reserv< and document -delivery policies and procedures art' mamtained withm the law. She lS a frequent guest lecturer on 1ssues of copynght and m teUectual property wues in the dig~ ­ tal environment. �IIepa "taw Newman Center plans liturgy EWMAN Cent« atthr University at Bulhlo will cd<brate the opening of the academic yo:ar with its annual oomocation and Uturgy of the Holy Spiri~ to be held at II :30 a_m. SepL 15 in St. Joseph's N Univenity Olurch, Buffalo. This yo:ar thr_,t olsowill iiJdude a special remernbnona of the victinu who died SepL II and their &milics. Faculty,administrators,studentsand family members are invited to march in the academic pnx:esoion and aca- dt:mic garb is encouraged. Organizers asked that marchers let the Newman Ce-nter know of their intent to participate by calling 636-7495bySepL 12.SL)osq>h'sis located at 3269 Main SL The public is invited to attend. the gurus in the entire world of workplaa design ." Brill, a professor of d<Sign in the School of Architecture and Plannmg, died unexp<etedly July 26 in Buffillo General Hospital. He was 66, For more than 30 yn.rs, he desogned and r<Searched the built enVlronment and people's rdationship to tt- from using office design to increase productivity to figuring out how to use architecture as a natural language to mark a burial site for dangerous radioactive waste. Brill came to Buffalo in 1969 af· ter earning a bacheJor's degree in architecture from Pran Institute of BOSTI Associates (Buffillo Organization for Social and Technological Innovation), a pioneering design analysisfinn,andbecameoneofthe founding figur<S in environmentaV behavior research. At about the same time, he joined with what he called "a band of renegades"ina 1990intervicwtofound what was then called the School of · Societyoflnt<riorDesign<nin 1985. Th< Department of Architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning has established "The Michael Brill Fund" to ktep his legacy and scholarly pursuits alive. The fund will be used for a memorial lecture, a visiting teaching fel loWJhip or student scholarships. Checks may be madt payable to Architecture and Environmental .. The Michael Brill Fund," c/o UB Design. The goal, he said, Wll5 to challenge "what architecture and planning was 21 years ago." Unlik< virtually all architecture schools of the time, the UB program used adual, client-funded proj<Cts as its principle teaching tool. Brill was a prolific scholar, authoring ll'l<nthan 75 publications, including books, book chapters, monographs, articles and papers. Foundation, Box 900, Buffalo, NY, 14226-0900. Technology and working for archi- He received numerous awards through the yean and was made an tec tural firms . He es tablish ed honorary member of the American Friends, st udents , colleagues, family and acquaintances may write condolenC<S, as well as share their memori<S and stories of Brill, in a guest book on the Department of Architecture's Web site at http:/ /www.4ip.bufflllo.edu/..-chltecture/people/brllltrlbute / brtll_post.htm. The messages will be printed next year on the anniversary of Brill's death and given to his family. Jacques Benay, professor emeritus of French ·racques G. Benay, professor emeri tus of French, died unexpectedly )tdy 3 1 in his home in Irvine, Calif. He was 77. A professor of French letters, philosophy and history of. ideas and science, he had a long and dis· tinguished career at UB. He was a facu lt y member in the Department of Modern Languages and Lllcratures from 1963 until he re - tired in 1990. He wrote numerous scholarly ar· tid ~. reviews and a four-volume text on the French Theatre of the Avant-Garde enti~ed "Panorama du The3.tre Nouveau." He received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excdlence ln Teaching in 1981. Born in Algeria when it was a French colony, Benay served in the Free French Forc<S during World War II.Afterthewar,hepursued his education in the Unit<dSt>t<s,earning a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University and a rnaster's and doctorate in French literature from Brown University. Among his survivors is a daugh ter, Suzanne, a development officer in tht School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. New apartments not solution to "quality-of-life" issues To the Editor: Creekside Village is supposed to be designed to meet a huge demand for housing for graduate, professional and married students. Lito: Aickinger (Coun), from tht outside, it looks liU it lacks enough green space to appeal to couples with kids. Like Flickinger, it also is located too close to major roadways. Like Flickinger, I will assume that it is too expensive and too small. We ne«i a room, our kid needs a room, then we have two computers, a printer and a scanner. How do people manage to cram all this into two-bedroom apart - ments? Both housing complex<S also suffer from the drawbacks of cam· pus Ufo-thcy are cut-off from the real world. If you don't have a car, you're forced to rely on UB busing, which is crowded, inconVeniently scheduled and all -too-often late. So much for "qualityoflift" at UB. Geoff C.ner Doctoral Student Department of Anthropology Prof's death is loss to future students and scholars To the Editor: lacques Benay, who died last month 10 Ca hfornta (!tee obituary thi s pagd was a well -recognized a nd admired 17th-century scholar and · dassicist who aJso specialized in the French theater of the avant · garde. On Aug. I, at a ceremonia l ~ath ­ l' nng in hi s honor that took place o.~t the Univer ity of California at lrv1nl', Profe s!>Or RJ}' m o nd l·edcrman , hi s UB co ll eague of 30 vc.tr::.. eulogized hm1. " He was an av 1d rea der , a true sc hol ar." I-e derman said . "\Vhcn JacqtH!'" 'lpOh". }'OU hSil'O ed ht·l~HI SC hl' di W .I\'!o had something mtcr c!>tul ~. 'l>llH' thir\Z •mport.tnt 10 sa v. Jacques was greatly respected by his co lleagues and students. He received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence in 1981. He had, indeed, the reputa· tion of being an inspiring teacher who knew how to usc humor to enliven his class." jacques was sad to sec thl' dt·· partment (o f Modern Language" and Literatures), h1.s co ll cagut>::. and their cl asses dwmdle. To lose \oJhat hr and h1~ coll e.tgucs lowdfor Jacques It wa . . th t" h1~ton· nl tdeas, espcoa ll y throu~h 17th ("t'n tun· hench lueraturt.'. ,m d thc: n the Gcrman dep.~rtment. .md th l' manv nch culturl'S and ph!I O!<>tl · to·- ~oiGCIIUB-pmo. u-u pbyor-- and.....,.- hoOd c:aach _ --Tho .........show _ _ forby Paul Jim wll be hosted ThanbcMrc Doy at 7 p.m. Michael Brill, a founder of UB architecture school 17 in the Albright-Knox Auditorium for Michael Brill, an architec· tural theorist and founder of the School of Architedure and Planning who has been called ..one of Tho ~Sports N.-1< ..;I"""" opln be home foocboll foals.. the only show inWa<em NewYori< wl<h c:ommunlatlons. and wil air on Yl'ednesdoys at 7 p.m. on Empire. wl<h the excopdon ol the Mal show oliN year, 'tlll'hkh will air on Obituaries A memorial servia was hdd Aug. -- Tho UB foodJd ·. ..., wll roceMI plenty ol _ . <Hs fall on loal...tlo and phies taught by his colleagues-to see thi s era of ideas become smaller and smaller is trul y a loss to our youth . as Jacques often ex pressed to his family and friends. For the next generatiOn s seek mg enlightenment , it will be the mtclligen ce Jnd inStght of these 1dea::., the h1storv and cu ltures that can poSlt J\'C iv hu1ld and takr forward th e crcat1on of th e nex t generation s. Ger•rd Bucher, Je•nnette ludwig •nd Maureen Jameson Depon'"'m ol Mod~rn LonguogE>l and Ulera lurE>l Suunne Ben•y SchooJ of Pharmacy and PharmO(f'uiiCO( .Sclt'nCPS In addition. Hofhe.r - as well as UB P'aren and assistant coaches - will be featured each week on WGR·AM. A UB pbyer or coach wtll be fuwred with Brad Riter each Tuesday at 8:05 p.m. and Hofher will Join K.evtn Syfvester and the 8uHdo& at 8:45 a.m. ...ry Thur.day.AII UB foo<l>all pmes can be heard on WGR-55, wtth Chris Brown and Ke¥in Sytvester on the all. Also retum1na b COYenl" ol all W< ol UB's home foocbaJI pmes on AdelphQ 13.UB's boales wl<hl..ehi&f1.Connecticut.Westem Mkhlpn. Miamo (OH). Kont Scate and Centnl Florid> will be shown on a !lpO-deQy bWs each v.'NSA's lUck Maloney will handle the play-by-ploy dudes while Marl< Ccll;ns will ptO¥Ide commonury and Jay t1o<>n will won. the . - . . .. Tho schedul< for AdelphQ 13: • UB .... l..ehl&f1 (....... 29)- .-.broadcast 7.30 p.m. Auc,31 . 12:30 p.m. and 7:30p.m. Sept. I. and 7:30p.m. Sop< 2 • UB vs. Ccnnocdcut (Sop< 14)- .-.broadcast 7:30p.m. Sop< I 5 and 7:30 "P-"'Sep< 16: • UB vs. Western MkNpn (Oct. 5) - """""""" 1230 p.m. and 7:JO p.m. Oct. 6 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 • UB .... Miami (Oct. 19)- .-.broadcast 12:30 p.m. and 7:30p.m. Oct. 20 and 7:30p.m. Oct. 21 . • U8 vs.l«nt Sate (Oct. 26) - ~deiSt 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29. • UB vs. Centnl Ronda (No< 9) -""""""""2:30p.m. No.. 10 and 7:30 p.m. No.. II. ~ootoall UB will lddr. off the 2002 susan at 7:30 p.m tocb:y in UB Sodium apinst DMsion ~M powo< an"""""""' l..ehl&f1. Tho _..,. be ol "&flo and sounds.""""'"".,. Michael Buller - ol"'..e<'s Get Ready to Rumble" fame - will Introduce the 2002 UB Bulls befon, the pme and at halftime wiU Introduce 1he Rodoetman," who >MD soar abcwo the UB ScadMn crowd. In , - . ponpmo fi,..,..,.;a will ~ up the slcy_Tho """"' will be sponsonod by Star 1025 and The 8uj!iJio N<w>. Volle~oall WOMEH'S Tho Sally Kus en bops <Hs - . : 1 wnh the U8/Hamp<on l~viational in AlurMI Arena. Kus., one of the wiflnincest hi&f'l school coaches nadonalty, wil make her Otorision I debut tomorTOW as the Bulb ake on Coastal Carolina at B p.m. UB pulls doub(e duty on Sawrcby as they face 8ockneH at I p.m. and dose out the tournament with a match apinst crosstown nvaJ Unisius at 6 p.m. ~occer MEN ' S The Bulls' men's soccer squad takes to the road to open 2002 at the Central ConnecdcutToumament tomom>W and Sunday. CoachjohnAsu.d;tlo's squad will fac.e the host Blue Deottb in tornof"T"O'WV's opener, followed by a match apinn Sacred Heart on Sunday.Tho Bolls. 8-7-2 .,.,.U and 2-l-1 in the Mtd·Amerian Conference last season, will host. the Bolls Fall I<Mational Sept. 7-6. with Bud<nell and Robert Monis Wunc on UB in ~ action on the RAC Aeki. WOMEH •s The women's soccer team opens with a pair of weekend tourTWnents. jean-A. Tassy's team will Compete in the Syracuse 0~ Cb.uk: Tournament facin& the host Orancewomen tomOrTOW and Colgate on Sunday.The But~. who finlshe<l the 2001 ampa1zn 9-9"'""" and 7-5 in MAC acoon.lhen head to the Pu.-due Boiiennal<o< Chalieol< Cup the followv-c they will face Wrsconsin--Mitwaukee In the <'Pit:flU'l& round on Sept. 6. UB's home opener will be Sept. 20 ~lnst Central MIChipn at 7 p.m. on the RAC Rekt -where ~asKetoall MEN' S Former UB buketball standout ~el Williams tow Signed a cont.r'lllct to pby professionally for A.aruflbr in Belgium. "I've alway5 dreamed of playing pro." Wilhams sa1d "I know that a lot of kt<:h from Buffalo don't ret the opportunity to p4ay 0\'ff'SeU. so I am P"l to make the best of tt." ' The 6-6 forward pb:yed at UB dunng the 2001-02 seuon He ~ the Bulls 1n sconng and rebound1ng. ~"I IS I potnts and 8.0 rebounds per game Withams posted a team-htgh nll'le doo~ doub4es and was one of t'WQ payen to surt all 30 games for the Bulls H1s effortS helped him um AII· Mid·Amencan Conference Hononble M~tlon llonon. "We a~ extremely p'eased that he c.an further tus cat"Mf"." nud coach R~ W1therspoon saki. "We are most pte~ed that he got hiS degr-H and tNt he IS one of the few people J,hat can ltst h•s occu~oon u profHVOnal basketball player'" ' J �a Rep arias Auoustl9.10021Vo1.3Uo.1 ,---------------------------------------------------------, ~umnl ~. ~ 11 1~. c.mpus. adults; •.m. 12. child<en 12 and under; free for •tud<nu with 10. For more informatioo, 6456666 Thu~ay, September 5 =. For"""" lnfO<mOtion, ~ M. Metz9er, 829-2271 . Wedne~ay II _....., HeolthSden<u........., ~~~~rSden<.. AT&Io ofTwo ~~the IL-hnd IL-17 Recepton. Sarah Galfen, dept.s. ol Oral ~215 Natural Sciences Sdences ~tvy- Media lnslructio![ Room, Sciences Libr&ry, South Campus. 2-3:30 p.m. f....,_ For more inf()f'JNtion, Stewart Brower, 829-3900, ext. 113. -....s.,. .. 4 PLUS Poetry R9dlng. Reg;. ~~· Campus. 4 p.m. Free. For IT'IOI'f! ;nfO<mOtion, 64S-3810. Complex. North -f::"~~ ~r~::n. ::~~. 64S2968. Tuesday 10 c--of-- udtloog--- -ot TIM-· StJtooe QMrtet. lnternMJonM~. -.....---COIK... of-47th-"'Siee/ - Strtng CJ<Ie .. a P·"'· en Sept. 6; • pre-concort ..... with the wtlsU- be held •t 7 p.m. · Thursday, August lng ) d ra wn fro m t~ online UB Calendar Jo r evenb laking pLtce o n off <llmptu e-vt.>nh wh ~ compu~. orfot" p r ln<.lp.al spo ruon fo,r .o full listing of e"~nh W UK)\ 29 UB groups au.• q u to the UB C.1H:nd.u-<tt http:/ huff -.lo. edu ' calcnda r FootbMI UB vs. Lehigh. UB Stadium, North Campus. 7:30p.m. S12 for Field Goal, reserved; 11 0 for Extra Point, reserved; S10 for Endzone, general admission; free for studenb with 10 . For more infonnation, 645-6666. American a.ct Cross CMnpus Blood Dffle. Amerian Red Cross. Thursday 12 - Onol ot.gnostk - 1- .. t Bloterrorism. ~- E.~~~lol School~ Dental Medkine. 355 Squire, South Campus. 8 a.m. f ..... 1 31 Caly, South Campus. 11 a.m ...-4 ~r:·~~ 8iornecfical Sdeoces. For f'1"'Ire information, Jim Rosso, 829- Saturday 31 Women'• Volleyboll US/ Hampton lnn-VitaUonal. 3~ 66. -l«tuft Experloncos with Athletic Drug Testing. Mono B. Spau6ding, s<::hoof of Medicine and Bk>medkal Sciences. 102 Goodyear, South Lou~, ~~~~ri~s~:ter. Buffalo Film Seminars begins another series of classics o Fal/ 2002 films to include "The Maltese Falcon," "The Thin Man" atul "Monty Python atul the Holy Grail" BY SUE WUETCHEII Reporrer Editor ( ( . T HE Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man" - two legendary film adaptations of Dashiell Hamme" novels - wiD be among the highlights of the Fall 2002 edition of " Buffalo Film Seminars: Conversations About Great Films with Dmnl' Christian and Bruce Jackson," the I 5-weck series of -:.a ecnmgs and diS(ussions sponso red by the University at Buffalo and the Market Arcade Film and Arts Center. The sc reenings will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Market Arcade theater, 639 Main St. in downtown Buffalo. E:lch film will be introduced by Christian, SUNY Distin gUished leaching Professor in the Department ofEnglish.and Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture. also in the English department. Following a short break at the end of each film , Ch ristian and Jackson will lead a discussion of the film. The screenings are part of "Contemporary Cinema" (Eng 441 ), an undergraduate course being taught by the pair. The . .aeenings also arc open to the general public. Admission to each film wilJ be S7 for the general public, SS lorseniorcitizens and$4.50 for students. Series tickets are avail .tble at a I5 percent discount. The films are free for those enrolled in the three-credit ''Con temporary Cinema" course. Those wishing to earn credit in relation to the series shou ld register for the course. At UB. the film semina rs are sponsored by the Capen Chair m American Cu1ture. the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Dt•partment of English. The series lineup. with fiJm descriptions culled from the ~mtnars ' Web site at <http:/ / csac.buff•&o.edu/ bfl.htmb: • Aug. 27: "Sunrise," 1927, directed by F.W. Mumau. A story of betrayal and redemption. guilt and innocence, with love tnumphant, this film won three Academy Awards the first time they were given out. It shared "Best Picture" with "Wings;" Janet Gaynor received the first"Best Actress" award and Charles Rasher got the first "Best Cinematography .. award. • Sept. 3: "M," 1931, directed by Fritz Lang. The first serialmurderer film, this movie made Peter lorre one of fil mdom's great psychopaths. It also was one of the first films that o:- \ ' pressed the evil that would soon dominate Gennany. • Sept. 10 : "The T hin Man." 1934, directed by W. S. Van Dyke. William Powell and Myma Loy star as Nick and Nora Cha rles in the first and best of the six films based on Dashiell Hammett's 1923 novel. • Sept. 17: "Queen Ouistina," 1933, directed by Ruben Mamou lian . Greta Garbo cross-dresses. John Gilbert talks. Garbo stares over the '------------------' bow into the future. A great romantic classic_ • Sept24:''The Rules of the Game," 1939,directed by Jean Renoir. Renoir's most celebrated film, this satire on the French class structure is so good that the film was banned in France until 1956. In the U.S.. films were banned because they were too sexy; in France, they were banned because their ideas about society were too accurate. • Oct. I: 'The Maltese Falcon," 1941 . directed by lohn Huston. Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter lorre and Elisha Cook star in Huston's first film , a great adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel. This film also has been called the first film noir. • Oct8: "Open City," 1945, directed by Roberto Rossellini. Aldo Fabrizi artd Anna Magnani star in this seminal work of Italian nco-realism, written by Rossellini, Federico Fellini and Sergio Amidei. Awarded the Grand Priu at Cannes. . Oct.I 5: "TheTbird Man." 1949,directed by Carol Reed. Joseph Cotten, Ailida Valli, Orson Welles. Trevor Howard, a zither and Roben Krasker's Oscar-winning cinematography star in this classic, written by Graham Greene, Alaander Korda, C.rol Reed and Orson Welles. Received the Grand Priu at Can nes. • Oct. 22: "Tokyo Story," 1953, directed by Yasujiro Ozu. A "radiant. gentle, heartbreaking. perctptive investigation imo the tensions within the generations of a family.... One of the finest films of Ozu's last decade. it was the one that bdatedJy made his reputation in the IWinr.nr----- --.., West," wrote cri tic Henry Holt • Oct. 29: " Black Orpheus," 1958, directed by Marcel C.mus. Based on the Orpheus-Euridice legend, but updated and set in C.rnival in Rio. this film won the Oscarfor"Best Foreign Film." as well as the "Golden l'aJm" at Cannes. • Nov. 5: "Bdle de Jour," 1967, directed by Luis Bufiuel C.therine Deneuve is fealured in one of the th.-.e truly great erotic 6lms. So what did the japanese client have in that box? ·· Nov. 12: "Faces," 1968, directed by john Cassavetes. The only film about marriage in distrt:SS that comes dose to this for cinematic power is .. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" • Nov. 19: "The Wild Bunch," 1969, directed by Sam Pedtinpah. William Holden, Ernest Borgnine. Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Edmund O' Brian, Strother Martin and LQ. Jones star in a film that contains what critic Roger Ebert calls "'one of the great defining moments in modem movies."' That moment maJces a good deal more sense in this 1995 restora tion, which is 10 minutes longer than the original. • Nov. 26: "Day for Night," 1973, directed by Fran,ois Truffaut. Truffaut was one of the founders of the French New Wave, and this film is his love-poem to the' movies. jacqueline Bisset. )<an-Piem: Aumont, jean-Piem: lhud and Truffaut himself star. Not only is it a good story, but you get to find out how they get the snow to do exactly what it's supposM to do. what's under the second-floor balcony and how they do aU that film ing in the dark of night • Dec. 3: "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." 1975, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry jones. If you know the Pythons. then no words are necessary here; if you don't, words will not suffice. In no other film will you learn aU you need to know about The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch or see a cow u~ as a dde np.ve weapon. ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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Trusting Soul_ Robert Karp, a senior media study major, appear.; a tad apprehensive as Brad Pier.;ons, a junior art major, performs a few skateboarding stunts last weekend on the North Campus . ConYocatlon to be held Oct. 9 Tht ................... , . . . . . . . . behlld.3p.m.Oct.9 ............... lnllllc.tlrforlhe-NIIIttC..U. Tho CllrWIDCallaJ1. flam l'lelldn 'MIIm ""*" ................. Coping R. Groinof, ... honor ..cllealgnllemombers d""' ampus conwnu- withspam ;:::gg · with tho InclOSing - amount of email • spam that ~ appearing on wori<place CD01pul<nPAG£3 nilylor~~ Tho ceremony ... ~· perfarn..o by lhe Norwuad ..... ..cl a multimedio ~by Bruce )~<ban. SUNY clstinguished P11:J1es. sor ..cl Samuol c.pOn .....,.._. o/ IVNnltia in lhe Dopor1mont o/ fnglish. fKicson wil be leCOgl1ilod cUW1g lhe c.orM>CIIIIon lor his desiga chovaler il Frana!'s Nltianal Onlor o/ Arts ..cl Letl!rs. Tho cemnony wil opon \lliftll ., 8Qdomlc procession composed of marching faculty ..cl still led by lhe cllair o/ lhe Faculty Senate (Ma...l Cohen), lhe cllair o/ lhe Proles>ionol St.!! ~ (ti. WM, iam Coles l1t) ond ""' plllform pony. . Tho corl\IOC:atlon will recogrm Robert 1-Wagner, senior counselor to lhe president who will rec<M lhe President's Medii; U8's .._ty named SUNY Distinguished ~ lhe first UB Disllnguished Professors, ..cl lhe ll!dpients ol lhe SUNY Charalors -..Is. lnldllllol\ ~altho urMnitywho""Jl(R(ed to tho needs o1111e .n..islty Clll'nfYU1ity Sept. 11 .,. be honored .. us Slars. Following lhe celenony, Greiner and l'l'oloost Elizabeth D. Capaldi will host a receplion in the CFA Atrium. - a. On the Mainstage By LOIS BAKU W HEN UB research en began recruiting women to panici· pa te in the three- pronged Women's Heallh Initiative (WH I) nationaldinical trial in 1993, !he relationship of gum dis<ase lo osteoporosis was .not one of the questions they wert seeking to answer. l_n the ..o ne· thing-lea ds-to-an · other" nature of scientific research, more text at W eb dte R related sites on Web p more photo• on Web \. US scientists report dtat an adaptor protein known as CARMA I acts as a swi tch m ediating activation of several transcription factors essen tial to controlling multiple genes for inflammation, anti-apoptosis ( pro- tein selectively impaired the activation of NF·.:B. which resulted an defcaive IL-2 production. Resloring CARMA I 10 !he cell line also re· stored the signaling system. Finding a s1gnaJ that recogmzes a specific antigen and tnggers the proper ammune re!>ponse IS essen tial for ltucccssful drug intervention, Lm noted . '' T -cells pia}' the: most cn tlcal role an recogmzmg foreign an tigens. Each subset of T ·cells will recognize a specific an tigen , and must be regulated to respond al the nght lime and in th e nght number. Overreaction causo au tOi mmune disease and un co n- gramm ed cell dealh ) and T-cell lrolled growth of while blood cells, proliferation. which results in leukemia. De ~ straying T -ce ll s ca uses immune deficiency. The idea in a properly functioning immune system is to elicit a very specific response." While {'ven ts surroun ding the in itial stimulatio n ofT -cell recep· to~ by antigens have been studied intensi\lely, signaling components further down th e cascade of reactio n s reg ulatin g ch e immun e system's response have bt-en largely unknown, Lin said. .. We provide genetic evidence to sho w that this protein is an important link in the signaling pathway of T-cells," said Lin ... If we can un de rstand T · cell receptor actions, we will be able to shut down the pathway o r design d rugs to act on the pathway." Also co ntri but ing to the study were Landa M. McAllister-Lucas and Gab riel uliez o f the University of Michigan Medical School and Lin Wan~ . Peter S. DiStefano and loh n Bertin of Mi llen n ium Pharmaceuticals, ln c. This finding idenl ifies CARMA I as a potential target fo r drugs that could be designed to enhance the immune system in immune-com promised patients, dampen it to prevent tissue and o rgan rejection, and control the pro liferat ion ofTcells to treat leukemia, said Xin Lin, ·assistant professor of microbio logy in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and senior author o n the study. Co-first -a uth ors are Donghai Wang, a grad uate student , and Yun You, a poSldocloral fellow, bolh in tile Department of Microbio logy. Lin and coJJeagucs were particu larly interested pinpomting activa tion of a group of transcription fac tors known as the NF-,_B family, which 1s responsible fo r a wide range of immune system responses, indud ing the production of in terleukin-l ( IL-2), which modulales 1he pmduc · tion of helper T-ceUs. Wang , You and Lan cloned a CA RMA 1-ddicu:nt T-celllinc. and found that a deficit.' lll) ' of this pro- The res<."arch wa.' funded by UB. WHI spinoffs address myriad issues Contributing Editor M MMUNOLOGISTS from UB arc the first to describe a human immun e sys te m componen t known to be eltsen tial to controllin~ the actl\la tion ofT-cells. the fi rst line of defense against foreign antigens. Results of the rt-search appear m the September issut' of Ncuurr lm - INSIDE ••• A look at OES / however, UB's WHI Ctinical Van guard Center has conducted a series of studies, funded for a lola! of $3 million, on the link between the two. UB also is laking part in !rials on !he effec t of es t rogen o n memor y, Alzheimer's disease and macuJar degeneration, and a study of bemgn brea.o;t disease, aJI of which are direct spi.n-offs of the o riginal initiati\le. Hundreds of like projcas are un· der way at WHI clinical sites across the country, spawned in whole or in part by !he 12-year,$625 million initiative funded by !he Nationallnsti- lules of Heallh. WH I is !he larges1 clinical trial ever undertaken in !he U.S. Approximately 162,000wom<n are mroUed at 40 centers across thC' U.S., including 4,000 in Buffalo. Historically, clinical trials ha\le been cond ucted o n men only. As a result. treatments tested exclusively o n men were prescribed for women without evidence tha t they would receive the same benefit The goal of WHI is 10 galher cs· sen tial clinical data on the ma1or di:,eascs affecting women. usmg women as subject!>. With that m • s~ion 111 nund, researchers set out to d<.·ter mine. once-and~for-aJI, if a women's risk of developing coronary hea rt disease, breast and colon cancer, and osteoporosis could be lowe red through three particular interventions: hormone replacement (estrogen alone or with progesterone), vitamin D and calcium supplementa- tion, or a low-fa! diet Myriad ancillary studies, mean· while, are addressing questions that weren't even being asked in 1993. "This is one of the legacies of WHI," said Jean Wactawsk.i- Wende, co-di recto r with Maurizio Trevlsan ofUB's WHI Vanguard Cenler. ( Fifteen of the 40 clinical centers were de-signated Vanguard Cen ters and helped to plan the tnal and estabhsh the pro tocols. ) "\Vith comprehen.ltive health data on 162.000 women. we have an in - valuable m ine of information to we 10 advance public heallh," she said. "l lh ink we'll be learning from il for 50 years." UB's inleresl in !he link betwoen oral heallh and osteoporosis dales lo !he early 1990s. Researchers in !he Dcpartmenl of Oral Biology in !he School of Denial Mtdicine in 1995 reported resuhs of a pilol study showing that women with increasing kvels of periodonlal disease showed corresponding loses of bone mineral densily. Tha1 study. supported in pan by !he U.S. Public Heallh Service, led lo a $750,000 gran! from lhe U.S. Army to investigate this link in UB participants enrolled in one arm of the WH I Sludy. Based on those finding.lt, whach duplicated the pilot -studv n:sulb . Con~-,.._l �2 lleparier Sellt!llber 1U0021¥i.3Ua2 BRIEFLY Newman Convoadlon and Uturgy to be held A U811umnu> w h o - It z..o during the lint f after the Sept. 11 trag<dy wil preent ... AmericM1 flog tho! flew <NO< the site to f'reli. dent- fl. Greinor during Glound Joseph Raab is the new director of occupational and envi· ron mental safety services (OES) in University Facilities. - the urMnlty'sAmull _ _ , COI'tYCICitlon and liturgy d tho Holy Spirit. to bo held It 11 :lO l.tn. s.nloy In St. Jooepi1 ,UniYer. sky OUth, 3629 Moln SL Copt. Stephen Spoil, a eMf ~g<>dumand, member d tho New York City rn Dopartmont's Emergency Rescue Tasl< Fo<c.e who worbd at Glound Zero, will the flag to Greinor In memory d momben d the U8 family ,._..t who died on Sept. 11 . The 11 U8 'alumni and , . then d two UB studenu who as- died in the temimt attiCks on the~ Trade Center, ., two family momben d porishiontn ot tho chur<h, will bo honored at the ...m. -during the COIMlCOtion. the---the~ honor glwn by t h e Centen. wil bo gM<> to Moly Amefloldtb.-deanfot -~oduao· lion In the School d Mediclno and Biomodical Sdena!s and clinical associate' profesJOr d physiology in the UB Deponmont ol Phy>iology and Biophy1la. - wil bo rocogni2IOd fot h«flfottsonbehllfoiU8sw. dents and facuty during h« ~=-== nity and the general public .... Invited to attend. CAS to hold raffle A penonal tour ol the Darwin Martin House end ... hour ol pn. --lnbolroom dlnao wil bo omong tho Urns -during the Cologed Arts and Sd!nce's ..rllo to bon<fit UB~ - &npfo)loe Fedomed Appool (~ campolgn. TlclleU to tho raffle will bo on sale from CAS SEFA _ , . t4t!Yebeglnning Sept. 23. The drawing will- place at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 1 In tho Student ~lobby. The rafflewillope<ate slm>LAr to 1 Chinese auction, txt- 6000, ..... 1171. REPORTER The ........ k. campus """'""""tr- pubillied by the OffiCe of News SerAces In the DiYfslon ol l..lr'M'sity Communlations, Unlwnity at Boffalo. ___ _.,_ -.....__ - Editorialof!ices ... - a t 330 Cnllb Hofl. Buffolo, (716) ~6. ... ub-~ ,....., c...leSmid>- .,.,_._.., ..... s..tc.s ...,.Sue_ .. """"'• -- Donna l.ongonock« -............ c-...,tom Dell Contr.O. PMrida Oonoolln BlenColdboum S. A. Ungo< Chrhtft Ykbl Ann Whitchtr The missiOn of Occupational and Envi ronm ental Safety (OES) is to ensure that the functions and mis· sion of the university can be ac complishW in a safe and environ mentally responsible manner. We consu lt intemaUy with 1he campus to assist departments in reducing hazards and conducti ng their work in compliance with safety and environmental laws, regulations and policies. WheO stating our mission, I also like to say that we are the friendly ca mpus resource that helps departments to p repare safety programs, analyze hazards and stay out of trouble wuh the regulatory agencies. Your office runs the.flre drills •cross campus. What other types of drills or training do you supervlse7 The d rills are one Important aspect of th e ca mpus emergencypreparedness effort. In addition to the fir e drills, OES coordinates w1th , meets , trains and runs drill s with several local emergency-respo nse gro ups. This is all in an effort to respond efficien tl y and effectively to natural disasters, fires and o ther types of emergencies that may anse on campus. ln the pa st few years, OES has been col laborating With departments to set up building eme rgen cy planning committees to work on building spec~fi c emergen cy plans, includ Ing evacuatio n drills . We have made a great deal of progress in this area . Traming o n safety and health topics 1s another emphasis of our consultation to campus groups. ~me examples o( what we provide are training o n chemiCal handling , radioactive matenal s, biological · hazard s. laboratory safety and use of respirators and personal protective equipment. We are planning to provide our first "on -line" training course-· training on chemica l " ri g ht to know" will be available on the OES Web site sometime this fall. Wh•t Is the .. C•mpus Commitment to S.fety7" The "Campus Commitment to Safety" is a document that was created in 2001 that emphasizes UB's commit ment "to maintaining the safety, health and well -being of its community-students, faculty, staff and visitors. It also rstablishes that faculty and staff have the r< · sponsibility to ensure that safety and health is maintained in their environrrlent and operations. The documen t describes how safety, heahh and environmental policy should be designed into· university activi ties. I believe that this com mitment is a starting point for all the things that we do at the uni versity, and it is important to rec ognize that we all have a role. The roles and responsibilities fo r safety often mean many different things to different people, so the "Campus Commiu:nent" helps to clarify these responsibilities for the cam· pus community. It is common ly OES's job to inform people of their responsib il ities for campus safety in th eir respective jobs and to assist th em in meeting their obliga tions . Copies of th e .. Campus Co mmitment to Safety" ca n be obtained by calling OES at 829· 25 16 or by visiting our Web si te at http:/ / wlngs .buffalo.edu / ser- vke•!fac/0£5/. Tell me a little about your INckground . I am a nati~e Western New Yorker who pursued a wesrward expan sion and then returned home . I grew up in the Rochester area and anended SUNY C.:neseo to obtain a bachelor's degree in biochemis· try. This technical background prepared me well for future endeavors. While working as a sum mer student at Eastman Kodak, I was introduced to the health -and· safety field and my interest led me to pursue a master's degree in public health , which ~obtained from the University of Michigan. I went from Michigan to St. Louis, where I worked for the aerospace indus try, and eventually ended up m California. While there , I was a safety a nd healt h manager for the Un iversi ty of California, Los An geles (UC LA ). After 12 years on the West Coast, I decided th at it was time again to brave the East · Coast winters. Wh•t's the h•rdest p•rt of your Job 1 Whot port do you enloy most7 The hardest part and the most en joyable part of my job are actually the same thing-it is encouraging people to incorporate health, safety and environmental concerns into their day-to-day activities. This is .difficult because it requires me to sell peop le on the idea that th ey need to think outside of their work and analyze the ramifications. All of the fa culty. students and staff have mcreasing demand.s upon them and are ~cted to accomplish great things. times it i.s difficult to have the time and ability to step back and examine what they are doing. They need to think about what kind of hazards might be present due. to their work and what are the risks and impacts to people and the environm~nt. Al so, there are more than a dou.n regulatory and accrediting agencies that the ca mpus must comply with on safety, health and environmental issues. Oftentimes, people realiu the importance of such matters after someone in their depart ment becomes senou sly injured, or after they pay a large regulatory fine because of en VIro nmental infractions. My hope i.s that we can be more proactive and prevent su ch things fro m ever happening. The enjoyable part "the oppor· tunit y that I have to interact with people and build up their safety programs. There is great reward in redu cmg acCide nt rates and protectin g o ur envi ronment. Sorrl- Wh•t question do you wtsh I hod uked, ond how would you hawe an.swft'M lt7 I wi sh that you had asked , .. What is your favorite thing about returnin g to Western New Yo rk?" Of course, being near family is great, and people here are very friendly, but what I really notice is that Buffalo has the best pizza and wings on the planet! ¥rrith particfponts having t h e -· tunity to bid on partlculor Items. For fwlher lnfonnotlon, conBowley It ~s. ...........,, What Is the minion of the De· p~~rtment of Occupational and Environmental S.tety7 Q WHI Contlmted " - 1M9" I UB received $2 milJion this summer from the Nationa.J lnstitutt' of Den tal Research to foUow the women for four mo re rears and document any gum disease-osteoporosis link. Havin g a periodontal · di seasc: clinic in place for this WHI spin -off study provided the opport unity for UB researchers to move forward quickly on another major mvestigation: the lmk between periodontal disease and heart disease. Trc.-visan and co· principal inves tigator Robert) . Genco, vice provost and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of OraJ Biology. received $7 million from th e Na· tionallnstitute of DentaJ and Cran iofacial Research last October to plan and conduct a pilot sn1dy to determine if trrating penodontaJ disease in patients who have had one heart attack wiJI prevent a second . Genco was one of the first scien tists to show a a mnection between inflammation from periodontal di.o;ease and heart disease. He has been \YOrking for several years to further elucidate th1s connection and Iden tifY the particular oral pathogem 111 volved mmflammation in the blood vesscb. lnflammauon now i~ cons 1d - ered an important cause of heart disease, and research is progressing in this area on several fronts. Perhaps the richest WHI vein available to be mined is the data bank of blood samples taken from all 162.000 participants at the start of the initiative. As various conditions and diseases develop in participants, these blood samples can be scanned for sig· naJ cues, or disease "markers," that co uld form the basis for future screening tests designed to catch di.s~ in the very early stages. In o ne study. Trevisan and an other group of WHI investiga tors led by Paul Ridker of Harvard Uni versity Medical School are analyz· mg the samples ofWH I participants "+to develop cardiovascular disease, looking for such dues. This research will help detect blood markers that can be used to identify people who art.> at n sk of having a heart attack hcfore am· symptoms develop. U B researchers and SCientists at c~Jdll1onal WHI chnicaJ sites also .Jre stud y1ng C A 125. a hl ood markt-r for ovanan ca m.cr, usmg tlu ~ large database. The collection of hlood sa mple!<> (ould lc.~Jd tu the diM.ovt.·rv of cur- rently unknown disease markers and new methods of early identifi cation for a wide variety of concli tions, Trevisan said ... The fact that we can wait for a disease to show up and then look for clues in the speci· n1ens already collected and stored in the WH I blood-sample bank will givf" us better and quicker ways to 1dentify disease markers." he said. The studies of estrogen replaCC"· ment and it s rel a ti onship to Alzbeimer's d.isease and macular degeneration are being carried out at UB and several other WHI clinical centers in participants over the age of 65. Even tho ugh the es trogen/ progesterone arm of the trial has been halted , these women will con· tinue to be foOowed to determine if honmone replacement was beneficial in preventing dementla or vision Joss. Women in the estroge n -alone arm of that trial. wh1ch was not halted, wiU continue their participatiOn as scheduled. Results of those tnals ....111 begin to be released " 'hen the \'\'HI ends in 2005. Ben1gn breast d1sease IS the sublt'Ct of yet another \VHI spi n -off study mvolving women in the low fat -diet Jnd hormone-replac;ement , 1 • •'' ' ' ' "J.'li.J>" Ib'l. arms of the triaJ. UB and others are carrying .out this research under contract with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Certain forms o f benign breast di.....,are thought to be precursors of breast cancer. Analyzing breast tissue biopsies from participating women wiLl allow researchers to catalog different types of benign dis· ease and determine which types lead most frequently to malignancy. " By following women on and off hormones and on and off a low-fat diet, we will get a better serue of how cancer risk is enhanced in women with benign breast disease and if certain types of benign breast disease occur more·often than others," said Wactawski· Wende. As the end of the initial WHI trial approaches, UB and other WHI dinical centers wiU be: appl r ing for additional grants to follow participants into the furure. •T he idea is to keep a data stream going," Wactawski -Wendr ~aid . "The intention ts to l..eep the cohon together. I look at th1s as a life-span stud}'· There is so much data, people will be anal y-Lmg 11 and learnmg ftmn it fo r years." -,l ·•rll •"'J!JO I·n·, .1· ~~ 1 �Seplelbe11UII021Vi.34.1o.1 Repa...._ Coping with email spam Experts say dekte key best option to deal with unwanted email By SUI WUlTCHlll R~porttr Editor T HE m<SSages range from product solicitations to pure gibberish to even softcore porn. We're all used to gcning such emails on our home computers, but the intrusion of unwanted emails has become commonplace on our UB oomputers as well. Such spam didn't use to be the nann at UB. Why now? It 's a worldwide phenomenon, no!CS Elias Eldayrie.associa~e chiefinfommtion officer... No o~ knows for certain why now, but it is probably a num~r of factors," Eldayrie says, pointing out that n<"Wtools have made mass emailing easier than e"\1!'r. "People think that for a very small mvestment of time and money. they can reach a large audience of poten- "It's mucb like the bulk mailings we get in our post offia mailbol!.CS.• Eldayrie adds that besides the an llO)'llrlafactor,spam is troublesome stcm the spam tide. "no measure will be evm dose to ci>mpletcly successful in stemming this 8ood." In the meantime, there are mea sures individuals can tak.e, he says. installing a virw protection on the central email systmu to try to Oag destructive viruses embedded in is called "pull" technology in that it tries to ent\ce, or pull, customers to Web si tes, tle says. Spam, however, is an example of a "push" tech nology," Axlerod ex plam!,. '' It pushes its messages. and offen it to the potential cwtomer via email. If you wanted to get travel offers from a specific o nline agency and stgned up for it, push technol ogy ts a rcaJ convemencc. "S pam as really an unwanted email that hut hers U!>,.. he continuo. for 9:30 a.m. Sepl. 29 on the Nonh Campus. because an increasing number of uaJ customers. The adoption ratr of generation of Internet rommerce.n Tht' first generation-Ebay and Amazon are classic success stories-. mate email in 1M spam control net. that are more email use has increased dramatically over the past couple of yean." Harvey Axlerod, comp.uter disci pline officer, calls spam .. the second many mass cmails. He say> lirnitingspam isn't an easy solution for several reasons, not the least of which is that what constitutes spam varies from person to person. In fact, it's ..a very individual definition," he points ouL Senders of spam continually art trying to find ways tocirrurnvmt defensiv< measures. and mucb of this mass email originates from non-U.S. sites and therefore is not subject to any regulation ... Even the U.S. has been very slow and rather indfecti"" at regulating this traffic," he says. Moreover, there are real privacy issues with implementing wholesale blocking of any email traffic. And it t5 surprisingly easy 10 911ch legiti - First ofall,"don't respond 10 these messages." he say>. "Don'ttry toremove yourself from these lisu by replying via email. This will almost always just confirm to the sender that the email address is valid," he says. adding that if the vendor offers a Web site to icmov. your e-mail address from iulisl, "this is generally a safer option." Uscn also should.oomplain to the lnlmlet Service Provider that hosts the machine used to send the mail. "Many, but not all, of the large U.S. service providers have policies against this type of activities.'" he says. In fact, for_cverycomplaint that UB receives about spam originating from UB systems, "we enforce the UB policy against the use of UB facilities to send sucb email." he says. Perhaps the best advice that Eldayrie and Axlerod can offer those plagued by spam is to "exercise the delete key." Axlenod also advises email users not to tak.e spam personally. "Spammen are getting more aggressiv< in bulk mailings. rather than targeted ones. Folks get particularly upsct about porn spam,"he notes. "If you got it, chances are a million others did, and probably many of them are at UB. Just hit the delete key." Universal design hits the road By PATliiCIA DONOVAN 1s an increasing demand for prod- Contributing Editor ucts like those m the exhibition. It mcludes full -scale, interactive environments, as well as hands-on dis plays of mdre than 200 consumer products that are anractive, colorfu l and comfonable to operate-and adaptable to different situations." The exhibit originally was con· J.:eived by the Cooper Hewitt National Des ign Museum of the Smi thson ian Institution a nd pre miered there in its original form in March 1999. UB is using some ma teria] from that show for the Mil wa ukee exhibit, which includes Linda Yalem Run set for Sept 29 Q .. so any measure that automatica1ly deletes spam is risky. these mass emails contain viruses and more sophisti - BrieO More than 1,600 runnen, walkers and joggers are expected to partiCipate in the 13th annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run , scheduled Eldayrie no.tes that no matter what measures US takes to u.Y to cated and tougher 10 detect. He notes that the univenity is taking a number of S1eps 10 try to cwb the mass inf~tration of unwanted cmaiJs, including improving the cmtral email syslt!m's fihcring capability so that users will be able to betl<r identify and automatically file or dispose of unwanled cmaiJ if they so choose. This effort, he adds. will fcarur. the ability 10 "filter" how wid<sprcad an cmaiJ m<ssagiC is and the charact.r sets it contains, as wdl as a variety ofother message charact<ristics The university also is considering 3 .. During our Lifetimes, aU of w ex· perience periods of reduced strength and stamina due to injury. illness, pregna ncy or age ... he notes. Even a temporary condition can mtroduce w quickJy to a world not designed to accommodate pt'Ople with restrided movement, an inability to lift or stand, or who have heartog or sight Limitations. Even carrying a heavy package can reduce our The SK race, held in memory of a US student who was a.ssauhe.d and murdered while jogging on a bike. path near the North Campus, promote.s personal-safety awareness and supports campus-based crime-prevention programs. At the time of her death, Yalem wa; training for the New York City Marathon. The 5K U.S.A. Track and Field certified course, pan of Th< Buffalo News Ru.nner of the Year Series, will start and finish neaf AJumn i Arena. Dick Barry, recently retired UB track coacb, will be the ofli . cia! starter for the race. Participants can register in the main lobby of Alumni Arena from 47:30 p.m. Sept 27 or from 7:30-8:30 a.m. the day of the race. Online registration also is available at <www.nn.t.y-........bvfflllo.-/ reg.shtml>. The cost of registration isS 15 before the day of th< race and S 18 on race day. Awards will be given to the overall male and female finishns in the open division, tlie top race walkers and the top UB male, female, fac ulty/staff, student and alumni finishers. Prius include gift certificates and plaques; the major rafile prize is "finish line .. seating at the New York City Marathon, with air transportation provided by Jet Blue. Julia Butterfly Hill to speak Q Julia Butterfly Hill, the environ men raJ activist who lived for mor~ than two years in the canopy of a 1,000-year-old redwood tree in California, will give a fru lecture at 7:30p.m. Oct. 3 in Slee Hall, North Campus. Her talk wiH be sponsored by the Environmental Task Force, the UB Green Office and WBFOFM, 88.7, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB. Hill's lecture will b< pan of a campus "Ecofest" that will include environmental films and roundtable discussions on the challenges of creating an mvironmentally sustainable ..green campus" and the global issue of population and the environment. There will be an environmental information fair and r.efreshments from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the lobby of Slee Hall (>feced.ing Hill's lecture. For 738 days, Hill lived in a tTN" that she named Luna in Northern California to protest the destruction of old and ancient growth for- esl5 by the Pacific Lumber Co. She endured freezing rain, frostbite and near constant wind to save the tree and protest logging. Early into her two-year .. tree sit,.. living 180 feet off the ground, HilJ learned to deal with threats from angry loggers and corporate la~rs while negotiating increasing world -wide media attention for her cau~ . The details of her spaTS(' existence lived o ut on a six -by-eight foot weatherbeaten platform are chronicled in her book. "The Legacy of luna: The Story of a Tree, A Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods." Although Hill endured month s of harassment from loggers, her "Products designed according to universal.-design principles," Steinfeld says, ..operate intuitively so they·~ easy to figure o ut. In fact, resolve to remain in the tree grew out of a dedic.ued effort to edu cate herself about the complexi tieS of the ecosystem. Her la test book. "O ne Make!. a Difference: In spiring Act1ons th.1t Change Our World,"ts a resou rce guide that shows how to apply the environmen tal pnnctples of "re.think, respect. reduce , relL~c and recrcle" to dail y life. Hill's work as an activist now has a global focus. In July. she and seven other activists were jailed 111 Ecuador for protesting oil de\·elopmcnt by Occidental Petroleum, which plans to build a 300-mile ptpe· line through the Amazon Basin. The pipeline project. a joint venture wilh several other oil companies, reportedly cuts through a vi rgm Andean Cloud Forest that ~s home to many endangered species. Hill and othe r forest activists founded the Circle of Life Founda tion to "activate people through education, inspiration and conncc · tion to live in a way that honors the diversity and interdependence many additional pnoduru. these pnoduru ha~ so many advan- of all life." tages over conventional alternatives life tour of residential interiors and items found in and around thc home th at exe mplify U/D prin ciples, which means they can be operated or navigated easily and com - Among them are: • Familiar products, suc h as Oxo's"GoodGrips .. line, known for providing attractive, inexpen si ve kitchen utensils • Storage units that are operated For more information, contact the UB Green Office at 829-353S. or <hHp:/ / wlngs.buffalo_edu/ ubgreen >. fonably by anyone, regardless of age. easily by children. people of shon stze, strength or agility. stature and elders • Innovative adjustable fa ucets. T l E Milwaukee lnstttutl' ofDc..-sign is the.· first venue to host the traveling vcr!'> IOn of" Unlimited by De- '>lgn." a multi -media. hands-on ex htbttlon of wcll-dt•signed,attractivc products and residential interior!> created accord ing to the principles of universal design (U/D). The exhibit is a presentation of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on UniYer.al Design in the School of Architecture and Planning. II opened on July 28 and will run through March 15, 2003. The show will offer a day-in -the- RERC director Edward Steinfeld. professOr of architecture. helped develop the principles that govern the concq>t of universa.J design. which he calls an outgrowth of the contemporary emphasis on diversity. .. The show will demonstrate ways in which designers and manufacturers are responding to demographic sh ift s tn the American pop ulati on," he says, "in particular the fa(tthat it is aging." "Ret:ausc of thcse ~.:hanf\CS· there handles,minorsandsmallappliances • A"soft " playground system that parents will love as much as children. It presents physica1 and intel lectual challenges to users in a safe envi ronment whose soft surfaces. including the floor, can prevent serious injury and broken bones. To understand the significa nce of th e unive rsa l design movement. Steinfeld 5<1)~ the public needs to rc · aSSc..'SS th e concept of .. fun ction." ability to function efficiently or safely. that they appeal to everyone-that's why we call it 'universal' design." US's RERC for Universal Design works with professional, public and co nsumer organizations na tionwide to help develop resources for universa l-desig n practice througho ut the country. facilitate a dialogue on its practice and de livery, and increase public aware ness. The MUnlimitcd by Design" exhibition is one of the Center '!. dissemination projects. The Center was established two years ago in the School of Architec ture and Planning with a S3 mill ton. five -year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's National Insti tute on Disahilityand Rchahili t;Hiol' Research . Workshop to address police "' Diversity •nd Law Enforcement: Educati ng the Campus Com· munity" will be the topic of the Fall 2002 Diversity Week Celebration Lunch and Workshop Program, to be held from II a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15 in rhe Center for Tomorrow, North Campus. The program wi.IJ be presented b)' the University Committee for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity. The interactive workshop will examine the social, economu:. po· litical and cultural forces that may come into play during an en · co unter with the police. Participants will approach the issue from the perspective of both the campus citizen and the campus police, with the goal of developing a better understanding of indivtdual roles and responsibilities. reducing stress and encouraging students. faculty, staff and campus police office rs to work co llaboratively for a safer campus commu nity. The cost of th e program will be $5 for facu lty and staff, and free for student s. Seatmg is limited. To regiSfi!r, contact Ellen Christensen at d29-2S84 or the Offke of Studc:nt Aff<ill~ .tl 645 -2982. �Autistic son Inspiration for UB staffer's efforts to Increase awareness of disability B RIEFLY Moshenko works to change stereotypeG w --s- D Volunteen needed tor bach sweep . ~·~- · ......... ... c:...~-. ~.....­ G LAKES byhC:...~ ~~~~~ Gnllll'lago:lm. . . _pllcl! .. tram 10 am. 10 , _ , Sopt. 21 on -~ --16ondolder --10.-,uptho .-..y's portion of tho Glut ~-. l.Mel.os.le ay DONICA LONCOEH£CJtUI RqxKter Auis!Ant EditOf 522-9185. USTIN Hoffman's performance in the moVle ..Rain Man" is the im* age that comes instantly comes to mind when nlost people which wiD take piau regardless of the weather,...., boxer Baby Joe Mesi and Ass<mblyman Sam Hoyt. Moshenko has garnered suppon for the ~nt from members of the think of autism, says Monica entenainment world as wdl.lnduding actor Jim Carey, who will film a movie in Western New York this fall, and Buffalo native Tom Fontana, award - winning writer/producer of such hit sho\¥sas "St. Elsewhere," " Homicide: Life on the · Moshenko. And she's determined to change that. Moshenko, administrative a.ssis· <lfld I sectioo of E1iaJtt Qeok. tant for UB's Great Lak<s Program, OrglnlzleB hope lhot shift- wants to destroy stereotypicaJ views of people with autism and rq>lace them with a multi-faceted awareness Ing tho locus 10 loc.II.-/WI- - f r o m lllceErieond Onlorio ... otlC04f090 I fooling of 5lowltdsNp lor students IIIII 11!Sidents who enjoy the water- WilY' on compus. The New Yori< S.. Grlnt program b • C<HpOn""of this environmental aoMty designed to proseM! the c...t l.ake Wltotshed. As part of tile International Coastll Cleaoop, participants will dean up and document . . typos of dobru found along campus waterways. Data 91th· ered from worldwide cleanup efforts will be categoriz<d to detennlno what steps might be t-.en to reducr or eUmiNte dumping of debris. The compus. cleanup and beoch- ~part of . . New Yori< <flort being sponsored by tile American Littoral Soclely and In lntemotioNI effort sponsored by tho Center foc Marine ConS<IVItlon (CMC). \ndMduab or groups inter~ estodlnjoirtingtheswoepon """""' sOOuld contlct Helen Domslce, UIOCiote director of tn. Grml.ake Progrom/New Yori< S.. Grlnt txteruionclaliJt, It 64S-3610 0<64S-2088 It .....edu. TheNewYori< S.. Grant <-~)b• joint program of the SUNY, 0( Cornell Unlvenity and the ~ portmont of Commerce's N.tlonol Oceanic and Alrnosph<ric Admlnistnotion (NOAA). EOP to hold ceremony honoring students of the spectrum of disorders classified as pervasive developmental disorders (POD ). More than 500,000 people in the U.S. are estimated to have some form of autism, includ- ing Moshenko's 9-year-old son, Alex. who has Aspcrger's syndrome. Four out of five children diagnosed with autism are boy~ and those diagnosed with the condition often exhibit common traits that vary only in the severity of their impairment of the .ability to com municate and socialize. There is no cure for autism and no known biological markers for the disease. "'Autism is the thlrd leading developmental disability in the country," says Moshcnko, " but it only receives 5 percent of the total funding awarded for research." Her commitment to finding a cure for autism indudes o rganizing a 5K walkathon, to take place at I p.m. Sept. 29 in D<Iaware Park, to raise money for the NationaJ Alli ance for Autism Research (NAAR ). The organization is the largest· non · governmen tal supporter of autism research in the U.S.,cornrnjn·i ng$10 million in the past six years alone to more than 117 a uti sm research projects and fellowships around the world. For more information about the walk or to register, contact <www.autlsmwalk.org > or call Honorary chairmen for the event, nized experts on au - 'l.;;:;;o'!:~::; tism. About 1,000 N should call 829-6000. ubb/dm/jabl/>. by school penonnel and trying to find the right doctor who recog- mzed the symptoms. "Even though I was searching for answers for three years.. thtte were prople put in my path for the right reasons at the right time and I didn't give up th~ quest of looking-! didn't accept the status quo diagnosis from teachen and other people in that field." she says. While UB is a sponsor of the walkathon, Moshenko hopes one day that the university's medical researchers will take an interest in autism. "We've got a great medical school; we've got everything here to do au · t.ism research ," she adds. "This is high praise coming from our corporate recruiters," said john Thomas, interim dean of the School of Management. .. It means that our graduates are using their skills to make an impact in the workplace and that employers see them as a wise investment. "It's also an affirmation of the strength and commitment ef our Anyone WJShmg to ·iuk a ........-..-....__, .;;;!:-;-; ::: cluding occ upational, behavioral and sensory awareness therapy, and many visits to a physician in Rochester specializing in autism . Just getting a diagnosis of aunsm was a circuitous journey fo r Moshenko and her son due to misunderstandings of AJex 's behavior For the second year in a row, the Sdlo6l of Management has been ranked as one of the wOOd's •tnp business school,. by The wan Stn!et }oumo/. · The newspapers ranked the Sdlool of Management 41 st among the top 50 business schools in the wOOd, up two spots from last year. Among business schools in the United States, the UB management school ranked 36th. It was ranked No. 37 last year. The schOO was ranked No. 1 in the wor1d when it comes to ""recruiter satisfaction with a school's career services office." Unlike several other business-school rankings, The Wall Street }ourno/ ranking is based exdusively on a survey of empiO)Ief', the •consumers• of MBA talent More than 2,200 recruiten responded to the survey, which assessed a variety Of schOO and student attributes. Based on the responses, The Wall Street }oumol also ranked the School of Management Bth in the world for the "leadership potential" of its students and 1Oth for students' "ability to wor1t weU within a team ... Greiner, will be hek:l from 7-8 p.m. Sept. 23 on WBFO 88.7 FM, UB '~ National Public Radio aff1hate. both competitive and non<ompetitM-positions can be ac~ ces.sed via the HUrT\If'l Resources SeMces Web w ot <llttp:/I deficit disorder because people don't know the specifics of what to look for." Mosbenko says. "There aren't enough trained <kvdopmentalp<diatricians, psychologists and psychiatrists-people who haV< the a pertise to know what differentiates different forms of PDD1"' she says. The services Moshenko has often single-handedly sought out for Alex have been intense and extensive, in- WSJ ranks SOM as one of best The first installment of the sew mester of "Talk of the.Univer· sity, .. the I~ radio call-In show lea turing President William R. job listings for professionat, re-se.lrch, faculty and civil servic~ "Ollldren with autism are often people attended the ~:~~•;r::::~:·.:the conference, which parents of children with autism. was co-sponsored by t})e US Department of Counseling, School and Educa- conversation is work for Alex. h1s tional Psychology. mother says. He work.s at mak.Jn2 Moshenko's inspiratioll---<Uld the eye contact-something many chil motivation for her near single - dren with autism have difficulty minded focus in doing everything doing-and works at remembering she can to educate parents of chil - what it is, exaqly. he wants to say. Yet , it's important to remembe.r, dren with autism-is her son.Alex. ..Alex is very high functioning. Moshenko adds, that a brief en He's been -able to override a lot of counter with Alex doesn't give a true the challenges--<hallenges that are depiction of what is at stake for most often lifelong-due to really good children who havt' autism but have services and suppo n that f've reall y yet to be diagnosed. They often ar< pushed for inside the school setting. ostracized by their peers and segreas well as outsicl.e," says Moshenko. gated from their class · In fact, Alex just finished five mates. Alex, in fact, was placed in the most restrictive classroom environ weeks of speech therapy at the UB Speech and Hearing Clinic, pan of ment , which is the worst environthe Department of Communicativ(.' ment for someone with autism, says Greiner to appear on WBFO call-in show UB job listings accessible via Web Mosheni<O. until be 6naiiy was diagnosed with Aspcrser'~ syndrom< and began intensive tberapy. Misundcrsw>dinp abound .. to what r.aiJy is tp>ing on in young children who begin to exhibit symptoms of an autistic disorder. Mental illnesynmtal mardation, labeling a chill! as a "problem child," and bad parenting~ all bem attnbut.ed to those who ~ the condition. misdiagnosed as having attention In addition to her work on the walkathon and her duties at the Great Lakes Program, Moshenko last year organized a highly successful confer ence that attracted nationally recog - Student Union Social Hall. The corl'IOation honors rur • rent EOP stuc:tents for distinguished oademlc perforTnallu. Henry Durand, EOP difoctoc, and H. William Coles, associate director, win distribute the award~. JOB LISTINGS he appears to choose his words carefully. In fact, whik he is very articulate, Street" and "()z_" The E.docotlonol Opportunity Program witl holds its 28"' annual Awl!ds Ceremony and Honan Convocation from 3-S p.m. 5<pt. 20 In the Student Union Theatre, North CompuL A recl!pllon wilt follow In the que~t10n Disorders and Sciences in the College of Aru and Sciences. "I would say it (the UB clinic) is one of the best in th< country, with excdlent evaluations and statr.' says Moshenko. Alex reads wcll above grad< I~ she says. and for someone so young, faculty and staff, • Thomas added. "Speci•1 recognition goes to the Welcome to UB excellent staff of our Career Resource Center for its hard work and innovation ... According to Thomas, the UB School of Management has been eng~ in a comprehensive effort to enhance the quality of its academic Incoming freshmen and transfer students and their families fill their plates during the annual September Welcome picnic held the Friday before classes began. Faculty and staff trllditionally have jolhed the activities held to welcome new students to campus. programs and its global reputatioo by focusing its resources on ...cru~­ ment of tnp students and faculty, as well as dramatic improvement of educational facilities and technologies. The School of Management is tloe only Western New Yori< busi~ school to be included in The Wo'l Street }oumol ranking. The schol>l has also been dted by Business w.ek as one of the "best business schools" in America, and by -for "best return on irwestment• �Online activist community o Study finds Zapatista guerrillas lynchpin in global network a, PATIIICIA DOHOVAH Contributing Editor T HE World Wid< Web h._. provid<d an online community for a vast number of unrelated activist non· governmental organizations (NGOs), facilitating communicauon between them and integrating them into multinational entities that can operate on a global scaJe, ac cording to a study by a UB communication researcher. Thestudyhas identified the use of the Internet by Mexico's Zapatista guerrillas as the lynchpin in the net work. wh1ch. the authors found, help<-d galvaniZe repr.,..,ntatives of the orgam7.aUons for the 1999 dcmo nstro~tlom dgainst the World Trade Organtzauon (Wf0) 1n Seattle and :.ubsequent pmtes~ agamst the wro 111 other ettlo around the world . ( :unducted by Alexander Halavaa.>, .t~tstant profes..-.or of communicatum 111 UwScho61oflnfonnauo..and M.m.1 Larndo. a doctoral cand1date .ltlht.· Unwersllv ofWashmgton, tht· :.tud y lu und that the Zapatistas howe had a "profound unpad " on the de vclopmenl of the global commum (al!On network used by a vast num l:x.-r of act1v1st NGOs. '" \Ve know thai the means of at (~ mulatlng political power ha ~ changc..>d .'' Halavais said, .. and nO\\' we can ~ how advances 111 com munacauon lechnology provoked thl!l change by faci litat ing cheap mode ) of 1nteract1on between groups that 111 the past had been largely marginalized. "G lobalization has fostered a rela IIVe decline in the power of states," he added, .. while nounshmg the strength of non -state actors. h has so far mcrcased in terdependency among internationa l NGOs and helped draw together a vanely of hitherto separated groups and ind1 v1dual actors across the globe." The goals of the NGOs tn th e study tnclude, but are not limited to. supporting the international redistribution of capital aPd opposing the economic and social (X)Iicicsand practices of many muhinational t:orpo rauons, the World Trade Orgamzation and th<.· World Bank. The stud}' concluded that: • Tht: Zapatista movement hru. h.td an Important impact on the very s1ructu rc and organi7.ation of th<.· Nco region of the World \V1d t' Wch • Z.1pa11s1a -related Wdl silo h;we hdrlt·J int~rat e a ncrwork of hun tlrt..J., .,f J1spar.uc NGO .. 11110.1 gloh.d UnHUl .md !ll.ldt.• II lllllt.h C',l!o>lt.'r l\1r them 111 '-ommunlt...llt' \\ uh tHW .Hlo tht.•f • .l.lw rl·,ul ting Nl;l )'-tllllflllllll l..olllt lll llt.'IWtlrt.. pam11:. l..tl lk·~..tl\'t: rl'~l"'t.Hl't' In pohtKal and l'l.(llli..Hm'thrt'.ll!l pu~·d to lh<.· group., hv .. tal~ .111d multmaliOnal corporahom. II clbo hJ ~ penni ttl-d them to dL•veJop Jomt polnical adtons. su ch J~ tht.~ ongoing worldwide demonstration.\ against the policies and practi ces of the World Trade OrganiZJtion and tht" V.'orld Monetary Fund. •If Zapatista sites wer<.> removed from the network they examined, the researchers say the NGO sites would be much more balkanizcd and could com mu n icate among \ therruelves only through the most cirruitous of routes. The study und<rwmt p= review for publication in "Cyberactivism: Critical Practices and Theories of Online Activism," a book forthcoming from Routledge Press. Halavaissaid that before 1994,in- thoR pages to Web sotes to whoch they were was linked. The linked sites or domains belonging to acuvist NGOs were coded as to type. For the purp<l5tS of the study, "activist" NGOs were dtfined as dearly non-<X>I1ll11efcia, non-univmity and ternational communication be tween like-minded non-statr actors li~ NGOs wu an expensive and complicated procedure. Conse - ticular social mission and a significant and obvious "reallif<" cornponenl The Web cnwler remained within hundreds of these specified NGp domains and crawled their tint 250 pag<s as well to <XlllTline links from them to the domains of other <><ganizations. quendy, they had no presencron the internatio n al stage and could not pre:senl their concerns and goals to a world court of public opinion. The Zapatistas campaign calling for the redistribution of land, wealth and power in the Mexican state of Chiapas. the home of thousands of poverty-suicktn indigenous Mayan Indians, began in 1994,thesameyear the World Wide Web was found<d. llecause of the Web. the Zapatistas were able at linJee:xpense locommu mcate with the international public audience and develop a unique and powerful global netWOrk of political support for their work.. "Grou ps with similar economic, social and political points of view, many of them NGOs working for economic rights, women's rights, r~fugee aid and culturaJ doelop ment," Halavais said, "went to \Veb sites set up by Zapatista supporters to find out who they were and what was going on. "The Web is a ' free' medium, so an effective communication net · work with a global reach developed as the NGOs linked online first to tht' Zapatisla sites. and through them , to one another." Halavais said because of the suc- cess of later global political operations involving many NGOs, social scientists postu lated that a new worldwide NGO coalition had formed in response the success of the Zapatistas. whose own network served as a communication model. They had no concrete evidence to support this hy(X)thcsis, however. To find if such evidence existed, Halavais and Garrido applied prin cipals of social network analysis to more than I00,000 Web pages, 392 \"/cb domains and several million hyperlinks. All were connected to major Internet domams that offered infonnation about or sup(X)n to the Zapat ista movement. "E.xchangesoveremailon ltstscrv~ provide more dynamiC information. but the World Wide Web has several advantage~." said Halavais. ~B~ ­ cause csta blish mg ,) hvperlmJ... 1s ,1 COnSCIOUS social ;Kt t'Xl"CUtcd ~VI he author of,, Web sli t', we ma\' ,u;:-ullll' 'Oillt.' form or Cll~lli ii VI,.', :o.H(!..d ~If !>trut:tur.tl rd:ttromhrp t"\ l'oh hl· tw('\'n the..· sites. Quoting Xerox PAR( r~r.:.tn=ht·r, Lada A.. Adamic .md Eytan Ad.tr, ht.· said: " You are what )'\JU link." Halavais and Garrido began the1r search b}' going to th~ center of the Zapatista netwo rk, the Web site of Ejerrito Zapatista de Libcrarum Nacional ( ZLN at http :/ I www.ezln .org/), considert"d the most important public organ or the Zapatista movement. They collected the first 250 pages or the ZLN site and used a custom Web crawler to snowbaJJ sites from non-~talgroupswithapar­ Three hundred nin~ty- two d o mains identified as those of activist NGOs domains were grou~ into 13 heavily interlinked domain clusters, each duster devoted to a specific concern, such as economic development, peace, human right s. women's rights, health and family planning, Zapatista information and Zapatista global support. The number of hyperlinks from ~ach domain to the others group wert counted. Cluster analysis was usedlo "map" the hyperlink connections between domain clusters. Each of the tJm:.: principal Web domain dusters--the human rights duster, the Zapatisu global support duster and the Zapatisu information duster-wer<found to haw: at least 50.000 hyperlinked a>nnroions among the domains within the duster. Some domain dusters had few links to them, but were identified by the researchers as important ~use they ar< the most likely to be "passed through" by a visitor on his or her way to sites in the central group. Establishi n g the existence of a communication network among these orga n izations is imporral'lt beca use it s uggests a cause-~(f~ct relationship b~tween the bi r th of the network and the later adivi ties of the grou ps belonging to it, such as coalition-making and joint planning of political and eco nomic actions. " Th~ first visible demonst ration of the power the coaH tions devel oped was the large, dramatic and broad-based anti · vvro protests 10 SeattJe in November and Decem her of 1999 that involved hundred ~ of NGOs, along with individuals. ~ tudent groups and ot her s," Halavais said. "The NGOs were from all O\'cr tht· world and had difft...-enl spa..;fic agen das. They shared an interest in cmironmental preservation, 111d1genum rights, allocation of resour(t.'~ .mJ oth(.TConce:ms.,~'l."T,"hc-.Jid. " ,mJ th<."\' had clt."'.trly ..::uonLn.lll'\1 tht• \c.· attic: demonsrrntlOil:., pnxlu(IO~ rt• >iuhs that wen~ spt."'l.1acul.lr, 111 p.u1lx· c..a~ thi."V Wt"R" Sl.lllfll'Xpn·lt.'\.1 " ~ln(e Ihe !x:-attiL' Jt.'llltHI~trJIHlll. the gloh.1l nerwork.o. h.tw tudt:'d pn 1 lots .1nd publ~~: act1nn!io a~..n''"' Nt•rth Amenca. l-.urnpc:. A~1.1 . Alr11...1. thl~ M1ddle ta~t. AustraltJ Jnd Nt.''' Zea land against soc1al. t.·~..urwmt'­ and IX>Ii tical practiCes that th e ~u\ ­ ernments of many nat rom h.td taken for granted. .. The Zapatista movt"mcnt not only helped NGOs from all over rh< world come together on the lnte.rnel," he said, '" it also prov1ded a model of how new technologio could be utilized to provoke change. Book recommendations- onlin~ owe may be defunct. but reader> can tum t~ a wide variety of readers advisory sites online. 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L___ _ _ _ __ Un~roty Llbront"J Oishei gives second grant to Social Work, Management Building the management sklll1 of area nonprofit executives re mains a high priority for the John R. Oishei Foundation, which ha ~ given a $245.000 grant to the schools of Management and Socml Worl.. for continumg support ol UB's Insti tute for Nonprofit Agencies. Th<.> grant will allow the institute to co ntinue its trammg in the are~ of progro~m planning. orgJntz.a ll o nal and human rC"SOurces, finan c1.1l manag<.•mc:nt and evaluatiOn. In addition, it will contmue to support the mdJvJduahzcd analys1'i and planning assistance offered to JgenCic .. h' ~.:.nmmun1tv (omultanl!t and UB faculry members. A prt.'\ IOU., v,r.tnt nf S 190,000 from the foundation hdpt.'d In l''i tJhli .. h tht: llbtiiUit' , \\ hh:h h·ork .. With the m.tnagemenl ol lot.ll ht:alth .md hum.u1 "t'f\'h:t.: Jgt.'IKil'., In tra111 and l~t.·rtdv t').t:diiiVt.·, nl.lnagt."r-..tnJ !>l.1f11n prngr.tm pl.lnntnv,.dt'\t'lopmt.·nt.manJgt:mc..·n t 'upt.:f\'l!>ltlll .tnJ l'\ .IIU.iiHUl. I J\'- (t.'nu· !-thulm.lll , d~t.tn oltht· ~hool ul ~ut:1JI \\ o rl.. . t.").prt.'"nl hi!> grJIItude for the gr.tnt and pra1~c:d tht· foundatum~ ongtllll~ ~..omm!lmt•nt " tn ~' lbUrt.: srrongt.·r. hc:alth1er and more dlt.'Cti\C' nun prollt o rganll alnlll!!ln Ene C<.IUI\t\ " Establisht.•d 111 2001. the institute ~o ll abora le~ "-' lth Ihe Nut - lur Profit Re:-.ourct· Ce nter for Wes1crn New York, whiCh ts affiliated with the United Way of Buffalo and Eril' Co unt y. a nd tht" CEO lmtltutt' that was establ1shed by the Agency Executives Assocsatson . Workshop~ held by the institute have focused on fundmg and rt' ~o urce development, information technology, and eth1cs and lead ership in social-service organizations. To date, the institute has provided free training and assistance to 17 nonprofit agencies and tram mg for a fee to an additional thr, agencies. �6 Rep arta. Septelllber 1t2002ftli3Uo 2 __ _ TRANSITIONS Moving In __,..,., hlljln~-­ glrtl'-..-.ond .... .. -. 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New UB vlsuallzatl~n lab Is one of the few In the nation to .bridge the gap From bench science to supercomputer o · By WDIIOOI.DBAUM money from theor individual grant.s to obtam these computational tools n~w laboratory w1th for their own labs. With the new lab, stat<-of-the-art graphocs which officially opened last month, -workstations at UB is Koudelka said researchers pay a· riprov1d.ing a rare com· diculously low " fee of $250 per modity: a way to bridge the gap!><- grant. Forty- three rescarchtrs aJ. tween ben(h scie n ce and ready have signed up to use the lab. supercomputing through molecular Koudelka and Robert modeling and bioinformatics tools. Straubing~r. professor of pharmaThe UB Laboratory for Molecu- ceutics in the School of Pharmacy lar Visualization and Analysis and PharmauUtical Sciences, (LMVA) is one of a handful of such folUldersofthe LMVA, decided that facilities in th~ nation, providing a the smartest u.st of resources would criticaJ service to rese.archas at UB be to obtain the best hardware and and its affiliated research partn~rs. software available for molecular viThe LMVA provides the computer sualization and make it available to tools to individual scientisu that al- the e.ntirt univasity. low th~m to use US's ~t~r for Straubinger not<d that the new Computational R<search (CCR) in facility would not be possible with th~ most effident and ~ffectiv~ way out the Science and Engineering Node Services (SENS), which propossible. "UB is home to on·e of the lead- vides computing support to faculty ing acad~mk supercomputing fa- and student.s in engineering and the cilities in the country," said Gerald sciences. • Koudelka, professor of biological "SENS provides cxcdlent support sciences and director of the LMVA. for UNIX," said Straubinger. "Th<re "To get the most out of ihat facility, is no bett<or place for this kind of scientists need to refin~ their mo- operation than at us.· Scie n tists who art using thr lecular models ai much as possible before submitting them to CCR. LMVA work in a range of areas, They need to gain experience writ- many or which relat< to determin ing jobs, submitting them and ' in- ing the structure and function of t~rpreting the output That's what proteins and nucleic acids impliour new facility will allow them to cated in diseases and to the design of new molecules that can inhibit do." At other institutions, he contin - them. Projects focus on such areas ued,scientisuare len to grapple with as topical antimicrobial and anti-inthese issues on their own, often hav- nammatory agents, agents for rC'· ing to spe nd huge amoun ts or versing muhi -drug resistance" in Contributing Editor A cancer and infectious diseases, design of compounds that have antiaddictivedferuand vaccine design. "The laboratory for Molecular Visualization and An<jlysis is an advanced computational facility designed to help faculty and !heir student.s creal< models of how mol-/ ecules interact," said Jaytan Turkkan, · vice president for research. "This facility should speed researcli in drug discovery and help identify caUS<S of diseases, and allow faculty to train student.sinthemostadvancedcomputen and softwar. available today~ The laboratory also is tbe basis for curricula being designed as part of thenewprofessionalmaster's degree programs in chemical biology-the so-called "bench lab behind bioinformatics" that combines computational training with extensive laboratory c:xperience--;md computational chemistry, the study of atomic and molecular structure. which can speed drug design through tbe use of automat<d libraries of chemical compounds. 0<-velopmenl of the programs is being funded by a grant fronl the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Koudelka explained tha~ contrary to popular belief, rC"search in bioinfonnaticsandrelatedscientific fields is not mnducted emirely on supercomputers. "All bench-level cxperiment.s first have to be tested and retested so that the data are in the best possible form before thC"y are submiNed to the CCR.• he said. The new lab'provides !he higbend computational tools that allow scientisu to do thaL "lliU to think of this lab as training the bench-level 'army,'" said Koudelka. - , _ are tbe weapons for the 'infantry:• The lab's "weapons" feanuc rnajor commercial and open-source softwa re on high-performance graphics computing platforms. enhanced serven and gipbit-rat< networking hardware that providts lnt<rnet 0-level <Xlllll<dions 10 CCR and to UB's New York Stat< Cmt<r for Engineering Design and lndustrial Innovation, the lab's graphics partn<7. The LMVA evolved from a collaboration ofUB scientists involved in the cross-disciptinary Cmt<r for Advanced Molecular Biology and lmmunology(CAMBl),tbeSchool of Pharmacy and Phannaceutica1 Sciences, theDcpartrncntofO>emistry in the College of Arts and Sciene<sand tbeScienceaodEngineering Node Services (SENS). It was made possible by an initial equipment grant from the National Institutes of Health, which then led to funhe.r suppon from the National Cen ter for Research Re sources and gifts from Hewlett · Packard (HP ) and Sun Microsyst<ms Inc. For mo r~ information on the LMVA, go to - --lmva.buff411o. -. Interest in program spurs Phannacy growth School increases size ofentering class, hires 16 new faculty over past 4 years By WD1 (;()U)BAUM Contributing Editor A nationwide shortagrof pharmacists, entry level salaries as high as $100,000 and th e expanded role: pharmacists arc playing in health -care delive r y have hoosted interest and prompted expansiO n of the professional pharmacy program at the UB School of Pharmacy and PharmaccutlcaiS<.·I· cnces and similar programs natio n· wide. ThiS fall, UB's cntcnng class has 115 student s stud)•ing for th e1r Pharm.D. degree. compared with 91 m I999. an increase of 16 percent. The number of applications to the Pharm.D. program al UB is up IS percent over last year. In addition. the number of UB freshmen who have expressed in terest in entering the pharmacy program when they are eligible after th eir sophomore yea r has see n an impres ive in c r~58 percent--over last year. To accommodate the increased demand , the UB departments of Phannacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences have hired a total of 16 new faculty members over the past four years. ..Opportunities in pharmacy ha\'C never been better,'" says Wayne K. Anderson. dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences... Some entry-level workers are earni ng salaries as high as $100.000 per rear." :\ fit'ld \\'lth that J...inJ 1)f ~rowth gets students' anention, he adds, especi<illy in light of the country's struggling economy. "When the economy is really flying, 1 think students tend to focus more on chasi ng their passions," he says. "but in times o f economi~.. un ce rtainty like th ese, mental changes as pharmacists leave routine dispensing functions techn.icians and spend more time in hospital s and in community pharmacies, counse.l ing patients to direct involvanent of pharmaast.s in expanded patient c.are decreasC's health-can: costs si nce by working closely and frequen~y with patients. pharmacists are able to catch and prevent potentially serious-and ohe goal of going to coll~e to develop a career is quite strong." Driving the need for mo re pharmacists is th e soa ring number of prescripoions filled annua lly in the U.S.-no w around 3 billion. The an nu al cou nt has doubled in the past decade and will ctimb higher as babyboomers age. Also fueling the '!"''"'!!!'-~:::-:~~.. :;pi~:;;~::":::hi;jh--"" demand, Ander- A son notes. is the fact thJt many d1 seases that used to require a hospital stay now ca n be treated on an outpatien t baSIS with prescnption drugs. At the sa me time , he adds. the profc.,.sion 1s undergoing funda role it's playing and is gomg to continue to play in the health -care system ,.. he explains. Anderson points out that the more with chronic disease~ about their medications and acting as·diseasesta te managers '"Students are beginning to dis covrr pha<macv and the greater costly-medicltion problems. Recent studies have shown that up to one-third of all stays in longterm and nursing facilities for older patients can be attributed to a preventable medication -related problem, AndersOn adds. As part or the training for their expanded roles on the health-care team , pharmacy st udents at UB spend 40 weeks in full -time clinical clerkships. helping patient.s with chronic diseases-ranging from diabetes to asthma to HlV-to bette.r manage their heal th and their medications. In most states, Anderson notes, legislative changes have allowed pharmacists to brihg their extensive expertise directly to patients through counseling. administration of imm unizations and a broader role in parimt management as pan of a collaboratiw health-care team. N~ York State is among the minority of states that have not yet p·LSSed such legislation, but Anderwn says oh ao bills tht t mal:.e that possible now are pending in both thr NC'W York State Senatt" and the .-u.... onhlr �September 1U0021VIi 3Ut2 Rep orier 7 Finding trends in data Early detection ofbioterrorist threat is goal ofsoftware system By UUH CiOL.DeAUM Contributing Editor C OMPUTER scientisU at UB who developed handwriting-reoognition software systems for the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Census Bureau ""' developing a system to flag suspkiolb patterns in emer· grncy medical reporu and mili them availabl< to public-health au thorities within days. if not hours. .. By automating the collection of data on aJl patients who enter tht emergency medical system, patterns of public-health emergencies that might be related to a terrorist attack or an epidemic would be rev<aled right away... said Venu Govindaraju, professor of computer science and engineering and associate director 1 of US's Ce nter of Excellence for Document AnaJysis and Recogni tion CCEDAR. I Features of the syste m . t,ovmdaraJU said, would have appli <.3 11 00 to ot h e r sec tors where prompt data processi ng and analysts also are critical, such as m the pro ccs~ tng of application forms filled ou t for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Se rvice br travelers at port s-of~ ntry. (;.ovandaraJU. princapal investlg.J · tor on the project, said valuable m· fo rmation can tx- gJeaned from an automated analysis of patient data. Whether 1t's West Nile virus o r a h1oterrori~m threat , he stresst.-'d that the soonrr medical personnel ~ · . could be disscmmated ea ily and ceivt' information about patterns of qu.icldy to the appropoate authon · medicaJ emergencies. the morr ties and to health-are worlcen," sa1d likdy they are to respond dfectivdy. While time is the critical factor, it oin be months before data are keyed in manually at a regionai processing center and years before completed ahalyses are available. Govindaraju. "The sooner public health of· ficials know t~ at a pattern i.s emerging, thr sooner they can act to contain it.• Automated tools that gather and analyze patient data also allow ..,.,._,___ oftkWs ..,_ • poottanls ~the-tt..., ... -to conblln lt." policymakers to track such cases once treatment has been adminis· trred, improving the acco.racy of post-crisis assessments. "The database it.>df would then become a valuable resoun:e for enabling data mining and knowledge discovery for the entire medical VENU GOVINDARA,jU When the first few cases of anthrax surfaced in the Washington, D.C., area last fall, some postal workers may not ha~ rec.eiv«i tht proper diagnoses because health ·care workers had not yet been notified to be on the alert for anthrax cases, particularly among postal workers. The consequences of those delays may have been tragic. " If an automa ted analysis of pre· hospital care report s shows that many patients from the same geo· graphic area are reporting the same symptoms in a short prriod of time, this critical information-which may not be obviow to the ER staff, given the volwne of patients that go through the sys tem each day- community." said Govindaraju. The systeni he envisions features a software program that can turn into digital data the handwriting. check marlc5 and circled responses used to describe a patienfs presenting problem, vital signs and other symptoms. The UB researcben will u.se a lexicon, or vocabulary, of medical terms and keywords that they will construct U!iing sources from the National Institutes of Health. The program will f~ture data · mining tools d~igned to automati· cally analyze data on the form once' it has been processed. CEDAR researchers aR working on the project with New York State Department of Health officials and with Western Regional Emergency Medical Systems, Inc. of Buffalo. MTV to document UB Greeks By AIITltUR PAGE N~ Serv1ces 01re<:tor members of Delta Xi Omega earlier T cided that ihe first installment of whose members have worked on "Sorority Life"-fcaturing a soror· Hy at the University of California at Davis and drawing 1 million view· MTV productions including " Real World" and "Road Rules" and non· MlV projects lik< "Survivor," have followed members of Delta Xi Omega and Sigma Chi Omega and this summer when the network de- HE unWersity and several d01.en of its undcrgradu · ates will have a "starring" role on two MlV series for I 3 weeks beginning m February. Members of Delta Xi Omeg• sorority. students who have "rushed" the sorority this semester and mem· ber> of the sorority's fall pledge dass will be the subjects of the second .seaso n of "Sorority Life." Simi larly. members of Sigma Chi Omega fr.ncmity,students who have "rushed" the fra ternaty t hi s semester and members of the group's fall pledge class will be the subjects of the first season of a new show, " Fraternity Life." Students who do not belong to either Greek organization bu t agree to be filmed by the nine MTV crews working on both shows also may catch a glimpse o f them · selves on the small screen . The shows will run back-to-back and plans call for a crossover of story lines on occasion. llcing reality lV, the shows haY< started with no script and the complete cast ofcharacters wiU be dt·tennined as the stories develop. The primary story lines of each show will focus on .six pledges in each organi1..ation who will liw in "pledge houses" in Buffalo, where MlV crews will record into Novem· b,.-r most of their waking momenb. MTV r(;pn.-scntOJ.tivcs intervlcwc.-.d ers per episode--was a success. The UB sorority members were the first interviewed in MlV's tour of a handful of East Coast universi ties, and they left such an indelible MUSIC TELEVISION* impression that the network signed a contract with the group. Network executives were looking to boost ratings further by developing a fraternaJ twin for .. Sorority Ufe," and while members of frater · nitifs at other campuses were inter· viewed, Sigma Chi Omega signed on the dotted line with MlV. This is an MTV·student organi 7.ation, not a UB project. UB is not affiliated with the project and (.:a n· not exercise control OVIT the content of the program or off-campus film ing. MTV trews began arfl"lll& In Ruffalo at thl· end of August and filmmg of thc fraternity and ~lrOr · ityactivities beg;m in earnest the first week of the fall semester. Film ctews. prospective members during the "rush" period. They have captured hours of tape of these students in off-campus ac· tivities and-with permission from the univcnity and only when ac· companied by staff from the Office of News Services or Office of Student Affairs-have filmed them in activities on camp u.s. The latter have included the Delta Xi Omega sister> and potential members taking on a group of male students in a friendl y softball game on the South Campus last Saturday and a potentiaJ mem· ber of the sorority-along with her instructor and .30 classmates--in· volved in a ballet class in the Center for the Arts last Friday. MTV c rews also have spe nt a good deal of tim.,_with UB per· mission-gathering shots of cam· pus buildings. scenes and .signage that will be interspersed in both shows. More than one time· lapse se· quence of a gorgeous sunset over the North C.a mpus has heen reco rded . And with most of them not being from Buffalo or even the o rth~as t , crew members have asked on mo re than one ou.--asion when tht.·v will be able to film soo ....·. \\fho knows. ma)-be an early lakt:dTCd snowfall will play a ma1or rolt• m hoth show!>. ~t.Jv tunt·d! ~ootoall UB 14, Rutren II Domlnoanc aJt side$ cA the bal. UB scored a COf'IYWldrc )4..1 I victory CNW Ruqen in Ruqen Sodium on Sawrdoy.-.., a B;c East team for the first time since~ to eM DMsion I .-.nics.The wtn """""" US's record to 1-1 on the season. Thoro ,..... many stan for UB on Saturday, but none more doservir1&"""- ftanlcot-lwh Fonle.w h o - the pme boll · Fonle caucr< throe toud>down passes from sophorrooA quarterbodc Ronda~ Sed<y .,. finished witll t 6S IJI.j>urpose yard> for the pme. His two acrobatic ~inl:heMCondhalf sealed the pme for UB. wlltch p a ~ eflonfrom . - . . . . . - - t h e - KniPs to Just 2l t yard> cA toalollense. The Bulls will host futuro &a East momiJer COMOCtlalt on Sanorday.""" tdd<df ... for p.m. btnme slcateboard 1<on Tony no Hawk wtfl be on hand for an exhlbmon In the UB Extreme Zone prior to the pme. Volle~nall • ..,.._.of the oss-country In kuth place field at the ~Tom my Evans in Akron, Ohio. llunows completed the SK eo~.ne in a personalbest time of 18:34, shaving more than -40 seconds from last season's ma rie at the same meet when she finished 1Oth. Cleveland State l , UB 0 lllinois-Ch icap l, UB 0 lowal, UB I Binghamton l , UB 2 The Butls went Q..4 last 'N'eek. geaitl& their first wt.e olhR ~from A.lumnl Am\1. UB opened the -'< a three-prne loss u a...bnd So"' on Sepc J by SCO<OS ol )().25. )().lJ.,. JG-23. Junoon t..ldsay MuikDsh and Alexis Bouoo ted the Bulls' aaad< witll eoaf>t kJis apiece •.,. M>tilah also added a team-hi&!> - <i&s.- Bou;e added l team-hi&!> four blodcs. UB spenc the woekend "'0.C.,0 at the Qua6ty I~ cA lltinoosChkago IIMational. On Fricby. the Bulls d~ a Weo-pme mao:h to the host Flames. JG-1 S, JG-2~ . JG-1~. Bouie ted the Bulls" witll ~ ol nineJcHis and four blodu.. The 'Neekend concluded Wtth a pa~r of losses. 3- 1 to klwa and ) .2 to e«on 8iogtwnton. ~occer MEN' S Bucknen 2, UB 0 UB 2, Robert Morris 2 Desp;a! ~ alf twice " many shoes " Roben Moms. UB only CO<Ad '""""' a the Cdonlals In the final doy cA t h e - Fall~ on Sundoy. After a scoreless first half, the BuDs p on the board early in the second sanza when freshman TJ. Osbourne scored on~ brea.kawJy in the 49th minute for a I~ lead. h: was Osbourne's first career p . US held the lead until the 7t st minute when }amie Dodds scored on a penalty lddc to tie the contest. 1·1 Robert Morris went ahead Just six rnimtes later when Ben Abebe scored otf d a comer kick at the 76:.28 l'1"'arit. The Bulls raflied back to tie che ConteSt. 2·2. in 2-2 de.,...,.. the 8)nl """""' 0... ~ placed l hl&h lofdoc pus tNt Gee« Thompson WlS able to head into the bod< cA the net. The score romaJned dod alter no CNef"time wu ptayod. US dropped the tournament opener. 2..0. Sawt"'dq Wmooo to Bucknell. '"'""don .,. WOMEH' S UB I, Wisconsln-M itwaukee I Purdue .C,UB 0 US fell to Purdue. 4-0, 10 the finals of the Purdue 8oMnnaker Challenge Cup on Sunday. It wu the first loss of the seuon b- the Bulls, who M1! now 0.1·1 on the 2002 campaign P\.rdue """" early and olten " the pme. KO<V1& four first.n.lf ph. The Bulls had advanced to tournament finals liter tyinc:WtSCons..-r M•lwaukee, 1-l,on Fn~. UB won a lhootout to earn the right to pby Purdue. Lross count~ Squads compete in Akron invitational The men's and women's uoss<oum:ry teamS opened the 2002 se.non u the Tommy Evans lrMt:atioN11n Akron. Ohio. The men placed third in the four-team meet witll ~S points. nan-owly falling to Ohk> Sate (~II.,. Kent State (~ll Akron wu fourth at 97 potnts. ln the 'NOJ'nen's rxe, UB pbced fourth in thoe four·team field with 78 poina.Akron took 11m pbce with 12 points. wtme Kent Sa"' (~2).,. Ohk> Sate (661 placed second.,. thlnl. ~· UB senior Todd Ludden ¥II'OI'l the men's lndMdual tide wtth his 20:0S cloc:kin& oak>n& the four-mile distance at lndiao L.ab<ourse.. SeniOr }enmie: Sitek roaced to ;a foun:h-pbce indrvidual finish 1n 10:.11 Wdin& the UB 'W'OI'1"'@n wu senior Metiua. 8urTOW'l. ......no completed the S,OO()...mecer women's coun.e m 18:5-4 to finiSh fourth. Iennis WOMEN' S N;agara 6, UB I UB opened the 2002..0) ampaign With ;a 6--1 lou t0 VISiting Ne:a,ga r;~~ U~1ty S..wniq oaftemoon oat the UB Tenrus Center Sophomore MICNeb l(ollarova. pbytng d'Hrd s!nfes, defea.ted Ng,pn's Colleen Willtek in a tJebreaker for us·s lone potnt. The Bulls' cop.seeded doubles duo of IUren Maynard and Kmten Ortmoan defeated WiHick and Milena. Matijevtc. 8--4. Howeoler. Naapra pteked up the match's dou~es po~nt With YICt~t numben t'¥11'0 and three �a Rep crier Se!llelllle1UIII2/Vai.3Uo.2 Jackson Place, Buffalo 2-4 p .m . free . For more infonnation, Reine Hluser, 645- Resorch ond Educotion on Women and Gender. For more Klformotion, P•t Sholly, 8293<51. . 6912, ext. 1424. Wednesday Thursday IS 26 A l b - Sciences ~.~~~notes - . b o p Introduction to Ub<orles. 127 Capen, Information, Tatiana " U. ext 236. Clelo" (The Womon Who Fell fn>m the Sky). C<nter for the Aru, Dept. o f - ~F~~~~~lO de Ia roerra, 6-45-2943, --.....ysat4 PLUS Poetks Program Digital Poetry Showcase Department of Med1a Study and Department of English ~~~i~s~a:~~5 1nformation, Friday, September. Thl' R<•portt'l publl"hl'\ hlghlighh of lht!IHJ \ dr"wn from th<· onltm.• US C•l enddr fur ~v~nh taking (Jiill:~ on c::•m group' art' prmc:lpiil ipon\on for a full tlsting uf ev~nn http 9" to the 1.,18 Collen wlnq\ butfalo e du c::al 13 Saturday foculty Development The Faculty Portfolio at UB: Insights on the Proce.ss. 120 Clemens, North Campus. 1· 2:30 p.m. Free. Sponsored by Center for Teach ing and learning R esoun::~ . leannette Molina, 6-45·7788 For more 14 Community Coll~e M•klng--Comrnemorate 9 / 11 9/1 1 Community Response Collage. Terri Katz Kastmov. UB Anderson Gallery, Martha Is There • n..~ ln lh<U.S. ~~ ~7 leonard A. Kotz, prof., of 5ocJol and Pr....,u.. . . 355 Squ;te, South Compus. 8 a.m. Fret. UbroryRe>elll<h ( LIB 100) . Cindy Ehlers, Atts and SderlCe:s Gra mmy Award-winning artbt Bruc:.e H~.sby and h l.s band, featurfng stne Klmock w ith .specl•l guest The Slip, wfll perform a t 8 p .m . Sept. 22 In the M aln .st~ e the•ter In the Ce nter for t he Arts, North C• mpu.s. :::..r:--10- - .. Center for the Am, North Campu~ 4 p m Free. For more information, 64~ - 3810. Monday 23 PbJ Muje< Quo Coyo def Lang~ and Literatures, and lntemattoNI Artistic and ~~~of~ ~~tr• .. and Danc.e. Drama lhealrt', Center for the Aru, North Campus. 7 p .m Free. FOf more 1nformatK>n, 6-4S·ARTS. Exhibits " UB Phot ogr..,_.. ~~:~: :k~ ~~~ through Sept 26 1n the Art Depanm.nt Gallery, 845 Center for the AIU, Campus ~~~~~."~ !~;. ~· ~0 5 r~~~.:;:6l~,m on Saturday. Gender Weft Keynote Add- . Katha Pollitt on Gender Polltk.s and t he WAr on Terrorism . Katha Pollitt, Tht Th1s installation by Kurt Von Voetsch and Patrick Robideau Na tion. Screening Room, Ce nter for the Arts, North Art Ca m p us. 3·5 p .m . Free. Sponsored by lnstit utt for " Happy's Night....,.." D ~di~~~~~7u~ ~Aery in the Center for the Aru, North Campus. Gallery houn are 11 a.m . to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Center for the Arts announces schedule for 2002-03 A variety ofdance, lectures, t~eater and musical events planned to appeal to audiences ofall ages By KELLI BOCOCk · NATAU a nd D A VID WEDEIC.INDT Reponer Contnbutors T HE< .A..'O i l'r for tht• Arts will prt~:nt.t hroad !>pt' 'CI.rum o l programs lor 2002 -03. mdudmg cutting-edge lbncc, dastinguislu.-d spt."'akt.Th.compelling th~tcr. fum tly cntertammrnt and unique musical conCt'rt.'>. l'ill' t'xpanded KcyBa nk Da ne<.· Sent~ include five pt.·rform.mo.·:..ht--gmntng with Garth Fagan ().mt:eat Mp.m. (k:l. l l m tht' ~tainst.tgt· theater. Fagan is the 'fi.m)' Award ·wmnmg chort:ographt'r of Broadway's "Tiw (jon King." t\udtt• n~..c:. wi ll experience tht· spirit of W<.-st Afnca in mu )lt, cl.mn· .md !>ong when the world -famuu!> Le Ballt•t National Du Xnega l perfon ns at 8 p.m. Nov. 7 in tht' Mamstagt·. The group ha... performed around Lh t• globe for more than 40 year.... Cclebratt• Valent ine's Day with thr Joffrey Ensemble Danl cr:. .t t g p.m. Feh. 14 in the Mainstage. The company is com· poM•J of th e rising stars of balll't choSt·n from thl' intema ttonal ly recogni zt'(l Joffrey Ballet School. The worl d 's most sensual dance wil l lake the Mai nstageat 8 p. m. Feb. 26 wi th the international tour ofTango Buenos Aires. A six-piece orchestra featuring the idiom's signature instru ment- the bandonoon-will share the stage with six dan cing couples, altern ating heartfelt instrumentals and songs with passionate movement. The series will conclude with the ret urn of the Lim6n Danct Company. Now in ils 55th year, the company is the ~ving l egacy of the movemen1technique and philosophy developed by los< Lim6n an d his mentors. The company wiU giv~ a public per· fo rmance at a p. m. April II in the Mainstage, and al.so will be -m residence at the university, provid ing a series of o utreach ac t iv iti ~ to area schools and community cen ters. Parents. grandparents and children can journey into their Imaginati ons with The Tops Family Adve ntu n.· Series. Thesen<.-s offers affordable and age-appropriate productions with ch ild-fr iend!)' curtain times. Most performances also include frt·e craft and M"asonally themed ac t iv itil'~ fo r children . Fea tured a... part of the series will lx· the Mi ssoula C:hildrl•n\ Tht:atrr\ original musical production uf"R~..·d Riding Hood" tHl Oct. 5: Art:.Pnwcr Musical Theatre's touring production of P.O. l·..l:,tm.m's cl .l~ i c book "Arc You Mv Mothe r" on Oct. 27: Fanfa re Theatre Ensemble's original musk.a l adaptation of "Cinderella on 1:eb. 9, and a screening of" Sherlock Jr.," Buster Kea t o n ·~ classic silent ft1m. on Feb. la. The School-Time Adventure Series offers Western New York students the opportunity to see a wide variety of theater, mu · sic and dance at affo rdable pm:es. The li neup th1s yea r will include "Are You My Mo1her," Oc1. 24-25; "Under tht· Sea wi th Silly Jellyfish,'' a story ahour life under the sea pt•rformed by the life·s iud Hudson Vagabond Puppets, Nov. 21· 22; the "Jack Frost Holiday Revue" fea turing the world - fa mous POKO Puppets, Dec. 9- 1Oi "CindercUa," Feb. 10· II , and "Sherlock I r.," Feb. 28. Bruce Hornsby and his band, fea turing St<Ve Kirnock, will kick off the CFA's musical offerings for 2002-03 with a con· cert a18 p.m. Sept. 22 in the Mainstage. Also performing this year will be country music star Randy Travis, Nov. 8; 22-ye:arold gu itar prodigy Derek Trucks. Nov. 12; the Grammy· win ning Sou1h African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Feb. 5, and fo r an un precedented fi ft h year, B ~ l a Fleck and th e Flecktones on April 13. The CFA's "Off Center" Senes offers special presen tations by .some of the most creative minds in print, televiston and radio. Best-selling humorist. National Public Radio commentator and ret1red elf Davtd Sedans will make a much-antiCipated return to Western Nl"\.,. York at 8 p.m. Oct . 10m the Mainstage. Another favorne of NPR JudteiKl''· Tcrrv Cross. host of "Fn.·sh A1r"will speak at S p.m. Nov. I) m the Mam... tagt•. Gro~ ha::. bct•n l.&llcd "o nt~ 11f tht· mt..l!>l thuught -pmvokmg mtcr vic\\·ers workmg tn mt.-d.la todav." In addi tion , "Saturday Night Live" cast member Ana Gasteyer will give a special presentation on women in comedy at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Mainstage. The CFA also will prcse:lt a number of other special events throughout the season. "The Bes1 of Broadway" will be the theme of 1he founh annual Masquerade Ball to benefit the CFA's dance-residency program, outreach initiatives and transportation stipend. The event, to be held Nov. 2, wiU featu re a perfom1ance by the Zodiaque Dance Company. A past member of the dance "residency program. the Eager Artists theater company of Durban, South Africa, will ret urn to UB in November to con tinue outreach activities, induding workshops and performances for both the Western New York community and UB students. Other special events will include the American Academy of Ballet's presentation of "The Nutcracker" on Dec. 6~8. an appearance by Tony Award -wi nni ng actor and dancer Gregory Hines on Ma rch U and "Barry Manilow's Copacabana" on May 16. The hit song is the inspiration fo r this aCting and passionate new musical--a tale oflove and romance set in the heart of the swinging nightclub se<ne of the 1940s. The Distinguished Speakers Series will feature "Today" coanchor Katie Couric at a p.m. Oct. II in Alumni Arena, formaNew York City Mayor Rudy Gi uliani al 8 p.m. Nov. 13 in Alumni Arena and best-selling author Amy Tan at a p. m. March 26 in the CFA Mainstage. The Departmen1 ofTheatre and Dance will pr=t dynamic and innovative perfonnances by talen t~ young actors. dancers and choreographers throughout the season. The schedule will include"La mujer quecay<>dd cielo," Sept 26-27; Zodiaqu< Dance Company, Oct. 17-20 and Oct. 24-27; "The Wild Party" by Andrew Lippa, Nov. 14- 17 and Nov. 21 24; Zodiaque Studio Danct Ensemble. Dec. S-a; Zodiaque Dance Company. Feb. 13- 16 and Feb. 20-23; "Chamber Mu· sJC " by Arthur Kopit, Feb. 26-Mar. l; ..A Chorus lme" by Marvin Ha.mlisch and Ed.-\o'ard Kleban , April 3-6 and April 10- 13, and "Young Chortographers Showcase," April25-.2 7. Tickt"ts for al l events are available in the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. and at all Ticketmaster outkts. Prices var)' for ea'Ch show and/or series. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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ToNCI!M!.-.emlll nollfic:Jition on1hundlys thll a new iwe ol the~ is available online, go to http:/ President William R. Greiner and Gov. George E.. Pataki join elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground Monday for the Buffalo. life Sciences Complex, which will include the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. /www. buffolo. edu/reporter/suDmtbe, enter )'OUr email addresslllld name. and dick on "join the Jist." INSIDE ••• Learning to Learn \ In this week's QfiA, Kelly Ahuna explains the "Methods ol Inquiry" Proglam and its role in helping Ul undergnlduates become more ICt!Yely In· volved In their own laming processes. I PAG£2 Lights, camera, action Nineteen UB alumni who hilvell*leliO the lOp qt the entertainment bus!- ness.,. re- llmtocampus to offer their e>cperUse as J*l ol 1 ~ sem>- ner series ollefed' by!M ~ portrnerot ol Medii Study. · PAGES ...On the Sleestage Music allcloiwlo5- Ul will hilve I plenlifuiiiWlll 10 moe. fmm In October Boosting potential Mullick honoredo for drug discovery0 . -All . , P)I'JMIA Contributing Editor Scientists now using diversity synthesis By lUlN <OOLOBAUM Contributing Editor ALL it co mbinatorial chemistry squared. A team of VB organk chemists working on a fast, efficient and economical ap. proach that boosts the power of combinatorial chemistry to produa: astonishingly novel compounds has made an important technical advance that grealiy facilita tes its use and its commercial potential as a method for drug discovery and developmenL "We now have the tools to do di versity syntht.-sis," said Huw M. l. Davies, professor of chemistry and leader of the team, which is affiliated with the StrategicaUy Targeted Aca demic Resea rch (STAR) Center in Disease Modeling and Therapy Discovery at US. sponsored by the New York State Office of Science. T<-chnology and Academic Research. Davies no ted that like combina torial chemistry, diversit)' syntht>sis techniques generate large fami - C ol"*--hyperfonners--fram bcllll ln*le Ifill outside the ~ Slee to Concert Hit. PAGEl 1-11 M Ill >I •, I(\ l\,\ more text <Jt W e b ,ltc L link nn Web sit e p more pholos on Web A addttlonalllnlc on Web A :-n- Conu...dOI'I,...l Four named Distinguished Professors ., the Deplrtment of Music~. w.lety lies of compounds with potential biological activity. ·The UB team's unique approach to diversity synthesis, based on combining breakthrough catalyst tech nology with new strategic reactions, results in a far mort diverse array of chemical compounds with potential biological activity than the traditional combinatorial chemistry techniques. On Oct. 15, at the Chiral USA conference in Boston, the team will repOrt on its ability to immobilize a catalyst on a solid support made of tiny polystyrene beads, and to carry out chemica) reactions on it. A preliminary account of the work was reported in Organic Letrersin July. The Web publication oc curred on May 22. "Doing combina torial.chemistry in the solid phase, as opposed to the liquid phase, is far preferable because it's sd much easier to isolate the compound of interest from the other reagents in th e reaction ," BIR Mullid<. pro{esaor of atdlitecture in the School ofArchitecture and Planninso is one of 174 intana1iom1 m:ipientsoftbe 2002ln<bnial Design I!Jo::tllena:Awards (IDEA AWud) praented by tbe 1ndustrill D<sign<:rs Soci<ty ol America (IOSA) mdllKsWs ~~ Mullici""" a sa- medol in the~ Explontioo" Ct11J!80rY fur his univenal belhrooms. Their 1JKIYatble fixlura and pooids pmnit existing t.duoomo .. be mro6tted <la>I1CJI1Iical ODd -..mtly to aa:ommodolo any ...,.,n!pldl<ss of., me or cil:pe ol-mability. Ibeoocidy.a.a.d 41 Fld,6011ih<rand 73 bnlaz-.iwioaon OUI of 1,116 aJiries in ......-al callqp'ies. "This jury bad vast Jmowleclse of aU tbe categories and was strin-pt in its ddiberMions and cboic.a," said jury chair Oluck Jones,. fellow of tbe 1DSA winning clesisns"""" facc.d>oo&ing drsigos. functiooal, hit the specilic ~audience and """"dooiped with tbe SOWJd priDciples that our manben danand." The judaos said produ<ts didn't win juat foc lookin8 good. They hadto perlorm lhm function or a.m n>«<<edfunctionolity bettr:r tlw! aoy of lhm pred<aooors aDd. os one judge said, "raise the bat of exa:IJence foe that catqory." · Otberwinniligdesip included the rnuch-toutalgymocopi<Seswof Human 'Iransporter. the 2002 Ford Thunderbird; an inpious Smithoonian lnMID:ts .mi>ition on tbe Hubbdi'Ielescope; a bornespa sookin£ tub madt to tpiJI the wata' aver its ed@le in a stunning, continuous .,..,.-!low, and a <DrllJ*l,ec>lltOIIIical ukralouncl madUne. Wtnnmir>Wdoddesignersfiam Canado,Dmmadr;i'navz,Germany, HongJ:iq.ln:ltmd,Jtaly,)apon, Korm.Mab)S, Nonhemlrdand,Swilzaland. ~The Netberiando, 1\ut.oy and Uoit<d Kintldom- OUR UB faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors by the SUNY Board of Trustees. They a.re Charles Bernstein, David Gray Professor of Poetry and Letters in the Department of English; Francis D. Fincham, professor and directo r of din icaJ training in the Department of Psychology; Susan Howe, professor in the Department of English·, and Dennis Tedlock. lames H. McNulty Profes.o;or in thl' Department of English. The designation as distinguished professor-a r.mk abO\'(' full professor and the highest 111 the SUNY sy>tenl--<i<."flotes exct'ptiona.l contribu tion in an academic fidd through pub- \ lications, national and international research presentations, research find ing> and the training of students. A UB faculty member since 1990. Charles · Bernstein has a longstanding inte.mationaJ reputa tion as one of the world's foremost figures in the field of poetry and poetics. He also is noted as a founder of "Language Poetry; recognized as one of the most significant poetic developments of the 20th century. His work continues to be anthologized widely and is taught regularly as a component of contemporary poetry courses around the nation. His scholarship has rece1ved a number of important honors and he has rcrciwd prestigiou.s fellowships. mcluding those from the l"W York Foundation for the Arts. the lohn Simon Guggenheim Memon.tl Foundation, the National Endow - after both as a critic and as a reader, in ment fo r the Arts and the Univer- the past"'"' years. he has appeared as sity of Auckland Foundation. He the featured read« at nearly 25 unialso was the recipient of the Roy v=ities. book festivals and poetry Harvey Pearce/ Archive for New Po- projects ranging from the New York etry Prize from the University of City Poetry Project to Fr.mct's MuCalifornia at San Diego, an honor seum for Franco-American Relations. bestowed for lifetime contribution Prior to joinin g the UB faculty, ·Bernstein taught at Princeton. to poetry and scholarship. Bernstein has published 25 poetry Queens College (CUNY ) and the rollections(asauthororcollaborator) New School for Social Research. He and four essay books. and has edited also has been a visiting lecturer or writer-in -residence at the University II coUections of critical and theoretical essays on poetry and poetics. His at Auckland. University of Califorwork has been featured in mor< than nia at San Diego, Brown University, 60 promlnent poetry anthologies and Temple University and Vancouver's in ne-Miy as many coUections of criti- Kootenay School of Writing. cal and theoretical es.~ys. Beyond his He holds a bachelor's degree from t'l.1ensiw scrvKe on important OOito- Harvard College. rial boards, ht.· co-ed ited ( vmh B. Frank Fincham is an mternat1on· ally pre-crriincnt scholar il)-thc field Andn."'~ l the groundbreakmg JOUrnaii.=A =N=C= U=A=G=£ Sought <-tlrwM01'1~4 �2 llepoGrtes September 16.1001/Yol.34.No.J B RIEFLY l!merltus meeting set for Oct. 8 lvvtoHubormon dtholeoguod --.~~o~mrJ~ ,.lj8<on "lho~d Kelly H. Ahuna is director of the Methods of Inquiry Program Urbon Sprowl on ........ rftnl.- . . . ......,. - . g d tho Emdlac.-. .. be hold 1t2p.m.OI:LIIn102~ - .. 11111.-'-fu. .......... ...-. For--. Tho ... ll .... dchlogeond 12f.l271 . -~. Sedmllo ...... In CFA Oct. 10 onodtho.._ . . ond humor· ous c:ommentM:ors on National 8 p.m. Oct. I 0 In tho Mairutogo - I n the Center f0< tho Alb, North Campus. 5«<aru' porfO<mOnce is ~ ..,ted by the ""' ;ond !pO<!>OI'ed byWBro 88.7 FM, US's Natlonal Public Radio afflliote; WGRZ-lY. and 8amos & Noble. Pubic-·... _.t Sedarb made his comic de-- but recounting his strangt- buttrue experiences of ~ng a Macy's elf dad in 9""" tights, reading hb .. S.antal.and Diaries.. Th• M<thods of Inquiry Program offers an undergraduate course in critical thinking. Blmding insights from philosophy and cogniti"" psy· chology, the course offers students concrete ways to approach their studi<s by helping th•m b<com• actively involved in their own learning process. All activities in the cours< explor< th• theoretical foundations of effective learning. The ma in emphasis of the course, however, is the development of mearls to assure comprehensive learning and provide for accurate assessm ent o ( what is indeed learned. These means, in turn , lead to an understanding that is necessary for clear c ritica l thinking based o n good reaso ns. Students work o n developing an appropriate mindset (or lea rnin g; thinking c riti ca ll y with m disciplines and monito rin g the1r own comprehensio n. How long has It been offered •nd wh•t Is the rationale b ehind the program? on NPR's "'Morning Edition.• TICkets for 0~ Sedaris a~ S22.SO f0< the general public and S17.SO lor UB stUdents and are .vailable at the CFA bolt offa from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Tod<etmaster loc.ation~ fO< rno<e infonJ\ation, caU 645-ARP.i. Mort than so post-doctoral 0( professional awards""' wallable via the Ftllbright Foundation to fund lectures and -.:11 by U.S. citizlens in n1tions d the . Mlddlo East dl.wing tho 200341 academic )'Oil'. U8 Fulbright Mali< -saysthoawardswil . rongo fTOm Whlot II the " Method& of Inquiry" ....., •..., 7 n .ooo.s,ooo ,... month fo< periods d thn!e to I 0 montlu. T'"""' a n d - bentfits accompany t h o Online appllcatlons ""' now being aa.pled. Consult - - - - f o < f u l lnfotmalfon. The Methods of Inquiry Program began in 1988 with support from a FIPSE grant and is premised o n the assumption that students play a sin · gular role in the learning proces..~. The capabilities and disposi tion s students bring to the classroom determine the extent to which they take advantage of what is offered. If th ey involve them selves activel y, regulate themselves thoughtfull y and bring ent_Jlusiasm, curiosity and persistence to their pursuits, they will succ..d. The Methods of In · quiry Program offers an opportu· nity for students to lean how to regulate themselves and, thereby, control their measure of success. This program formerty was called " "-'>lng to Lum. • Why t h e - change7 H•< the mrrtculum ch•nged u -·7 Th• imp<tus for th• Methods of Inquiry Program was a d<Sir• by UB faculty and staff to rckindl• facultycone<rn for undergraduate education. When th• Undergraduate Council (formed in 1985 to explore this matter) began inves· tigating th< <fforts of comparabl• universities to focus on under ~ graduate education, members became aware of" Learning to Learn" ( LTL), a successful l<arning program for undergraduates at risk (Heiman and Slomi'anko, 1983). LTL emphasized the rol• ihat discrete questions and methodology play in each discipline. At its conception, Methods of Inquiry reli<d heavily on this fTam ework, but as th e cou rse evolved, it moved away from the LTL mOdel. The curricu lum no w is eve nly split between cognitive psychology and philoso· phy. Half of the course is dedicaled to the cogniti ve psychology topi cs o f lea rning, mem ory and motivati o n , while the other half is dedi cated to the philosophical topics of reaching judgments and analyz· ing arguments . Th e progra m is called Methods of Inquiry because it locates the di scovery, framing and understanding of questions as central to the learning and critical-thinking processes. I he•r you have a phenomenal JUcceu rate. Tell me about lt. We meas ure the success of the Methods of Inquiry Program by examini ng grade and retention fig· ures, as well as evidence of increased active learni ng efforts and improved attitude by the students. Through th• years, we have had a fairly stable success rate. Com bin - ing th• fall 1999, spring 2000 and fall2000 semesters. for aample, Wf' noted a strong influence of the cours< on GPA. S<venty-s.vm per· cent of studmts mtmng the cours< with a GPA iower than 2.0 im proved their ov....U acad<mic per· fonhante. Fifty:si.t pere<nt of students coming into the course with a GP~ b<tw<<n 2.0 and 3.0 improved, and 43 p<re<nt of thoS< with already strong GPAs above 3.0 aJso improved. These numbers are representative of other semesters. Similarly, M•thods of Inquiry also appears to have a positive influence on retention. A retention study of the 1991 freshmen co hort con du cted by th< Office of Institu tional Analysis in 1997 ft!Jund that although students who took Methods of Inquiry that yea r had lower verbal and quantitative SAT sco res than the freshman average. they had an II percent higher retention rate to graduation within five years. We are in the process of replicating that study for the 1995 cohort. It 1s for these reasons, among others, that the Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Committee passed a resolutio n in 2000 that the Meth ods of Inquiry Program should be '"maintained, strengthened, better pub~cized and placed high on the list of recommended courses by undergraduate advisors." Wh•t would you MY II the most common Impediment to students' le•mlng1 I think one of the primary impediments to student success is an un willingness to take responsibility for what is learned. In Methods of Inquiry, we stress to students that the "locus of control" is in them . ln other words. what makes the dif. ference in their success or lack of 4 success in a course is primarily a matter o( their effort. lf stud<:nts put in th• right kind and amount of dfort, they should be abl• to achi..., a le-vel of sucass. M<thods of Inquiry assisis by =mining what kinds of dforts an: most helpful When students place responsibility for their success or failure on the teacher, the kind of assi gnments re quired, their natural intellig<ne< or luck, however, it becomes more difficult for them to be motivated. This inappropriate attribution takes the control away from students and places it in an area where they have no control, making it difficult for students to muster the intrinsic mo tivatio n to get to the business o ( learning. Is Methods of Inquiry only for students who are struggling academically, ·or can anyone take the coune 1 O ne o( the biggest myths about Methods of Inqui ry is that 11 is a remedial cou rse. In fac!, the course is a rigoro us o ne, de · manding weekl y assignm ents and high -kvd th o ught. St u dents ~ choose to access the information at its most theo retical or its most praaical. Our data show that anyone can ben<fit from the Methods of In quiry course, regardless of their previous academic success. Our students each semester are a heterogeneous gro up, usually repr=nting a fairly good cross· section of the university community (first -years to seniors, 0.0 to 4.0 GPA). Course <valuations tell us that satisfaction with the class is consistent across students, regardless of year in school o r pr~iow GPA. 4 Drug discovery , _• .._., ,.._ , . , . 1 REPORTER Tho flopomo-b • campus """""""'r- publishod by the Off1co of Nows Services in the DMslon d UrWenity Communications, Unlvenity at Boffolo. Editorialoffices•re loc.ated at 330 Qoofts Hal( Buffalo, (716) ~6. ub-reportet"41bu1Wo.edu =,~..,.·t: -"*-................. -"*.......-....... -. .-...Gwolo Smllh ,..,. MhurPoge ·s..-..r Donna lclngoned«< .,. ..,._ -o.o.c......,. Donovan I.Dis ...... P1lricil Elon G<*boum S.A. Ungo< Christine \/Idol Ann Wl"litchtf \ Davies explained. In the liquid phase. he sa id, te dious and tim e-consuming separa tion techniques have to be applied to isolate the compo und of interest. .. On the other hand, with sol id phase reactions, th ~: products can be isolated by a si mple filtration pro· ces..~:· he added. The ad va nce reported by the UB team in Orga11ic U·ttcrshasbeen mct with significant interest, Davies said, beca use the team succeeded in im· m obili zi ng the ca talyst on a solid support without the benefit of a co va lent linker. "This is extremely unusual," sa1d Davies. ·• o nnally, yo u need a co· valent linker to ' hook ' the catalyst o nto the support. The drawba ck with that scenario is that the covalent bond would change the catalyst "What's remarkable here is that since we haven't fom1ed a covalen t Oond, the ca talyst doesn't change, 11 JU!ol geh absorbed . Amazingly eno ugh. th e ca talyst ~t 1 cks to th e solid support and work.-. rcall )' wdl." The UB team now is combining th e new ca tal yst technology with new strategic reactions it has deveJ . oped over the past few years. indud ing o ne that overcomes what for the past 20 years has been considered th e holy grail in orga no met a llic chemistry-th e ability to activate carbon -hydrogen bonds, no rmall)• considered .. dead." " It would take someone using tra ditio nal chemistr y m e th ods six mo nth s to genera te these kin ds of novel Compounds and we can do it in a mo rning," said Davies. The sta ndard process of o rga m ~o. synthesis of pharmaceuticals m · volves alt ering reactive fu nct ional groups in a sen~ of steps to arnve at the desired molecule. He no ted, however, that when the number of steps a re too numero us. it is no lo nger comme rcia lly viable. "B)' act ivating the carbon -hydro· gen bo nds and avo1d ing the use of functional groups. very rd pid entrr to pharmaccut ical targets i~ nO\\' possihlt:." ~ud Davie~ . 4 Because carbon-hydrogen bonds can occur throughout the structure of a molecule, Davies said, they are trickier to co ntrol. "Th e reall y challenging part is fi guring o ut how to control th e one bond that you really want," he said. " With o ur catalyst. we get really nice se lectivity." The techniques al read y arc re · sponsible for the develo pment of potent ially benefi cial new drugs in collaboratio ns between Davies and colleagues at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and in a separate collaboration with colleagues a"t Wake For· est Universit y. Dav1es explai ned that pharma · ceuti ~al compan ies prefer to develop new ch1ral drugs (chiral m eaning " handed" ) as a single isomer be· cause opposite mirror images will have different biological effects and may even be harmful That concern mily have had th e unl'ortunatt.· consequence, he said, of causing pharmaceutical firms to play 11 "too safe" in developing new drugs. O ne of the central features of the new techniques of the UB group is that compounds are produced selectively as single mirror images. "Our techniques act as enabling technologies, allowing scientists to readily access single mirror images of many classes of ch iral com · pounds that are of interest to phar· maceuticaJ companies," said Davies. The success of these techniques rests on the very powerful chiral catalysts that have been developed by the Davies group. "Small amounts of o ur catalysts can create huge amounts of th e chi raJ products, making the process very economical," he said. The combinatio n of the new tech niques with the ability to recover the so~d supported catalysts greatly en · hances the potential o( this chernis· try for a broad range of applicatiom in diversity synthesis. said Davies. Th is research was sponsored by N IH and suppo rted by an unrc· st ricted gran t from Jo hnson and Jo hnson. / �September Z6.ZOOZ!Vnl. J.l. No 3 Repories HRT beneficial for diabetics Study finds those on therapy have better glycemic, lipid profiles By LOIS BAKUI Contributing Edrtor certain women, there might be a seg- and never users. Among nondiabetic women, cu rrent HRT users had· significa ntl y D ment of women who would bo better off using HRT." Crespo said. "These findin&" indica"' that diabetic women may boone .Uch segment." The study, based on data from the Third National Health and Nutri- eficiaJ effect on several additional mone therapy, a study by UB epide- (NHANES lll),compared lipid profiles, glucose and insulin levels and concentrations of selected blood mic control in both diabetic and nondiabetic women: IABETIC women who ust hormone replacement therapy (HRT ) were more likely to have their blood glucose under control and have lower cholesterol levels than women who never used hormiologists has found. No ndiabetic wome n who were usmg H RT also had lower total cholesterol levels, as well as higher level s uf benefiCial cho les terol . the \ ludy results showed. The stud y, pubhshed 10 the current Issue of Otal~e te$ G m•, ;tdds yet .umthn tw1 st to the murky n skshenellts scenano ~urroundtng HRT. Tht.· ft•deral gove rnment sus pended a na tionwide clinicaltnal of H RT m july, citing. among other concerns. that the combination of estrogen and progesterone u.~d tn the tnal did no t pro tect against t:a rdiUva.scular disease as expected . Yet , the UB researchers fow1d thai HRT had a positive effect o n two 1mportant risk factors for heart disease-blood levels o f fats and glu· cose--1n a population-based stud y of 2,786 diabetic and non -diabetic post menopausa l women between the ages of 40 and 74. Carlos Crespo, associate profes· sor of social and preve ntive medi cine and lead author on the study, noted that the national HRT clini cal trial did no t include wome.n ~ith d iabetes and that scientists haven't resea rched the ~nefits or risks of hormone replacement in this group. "Although there rna)' be some risk 111 usingc~naj11 typcsofHRTamong tion Examination Survey higher levelsofboneficial hi.gh-density lipopro"'in (HDL) than previous or never users-64 mgldl. 57 mgld.l and 55 mgldl, respeah.-dy. HRT also appeared to have a bon· markers of heart health and glyce- • Fibrinogen, a protein associated "Although theft ....,. be - rtsllln wing certAin types of ..,., ..theft might be. _,_.t- ..who would be better off wing ..-r. These flnclngs lncllatte that _ _ ....,.be_ such _,_.t- " C~LOS CRESPO components known to increase or decrease the risk of heart d.iseas,(- in diabetic and nondiabetic women . Participants were grouped into one of th ree HRT-use categories: current , previous or never. Result s showed that diabetic · women on HRT had significantly lower fasting levels of total cholesterol compared to diabetic women who were previous or never users: 225 mgld.l, 247 mgld.l and 241 mgt with increased risk of coro nar y heart disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease through its role in blood clotting and platelet aggrega· tion Was loWer among H RT users in both groups of women compared to never users. • ApoA, a protein component of HDL that allows it to remove excess cholesterol from the bloodstream, was higher among HRT users in both groups of women compared to never users. • ApoB, associated with vessel blockage, was lower among H RT users in both groups of women compared to never users. • GHb,orglycosylated hemoglobin, an indicator of poor glycemic control, was lower among diabetic women using HRT compared to previous and never users. Additional researchers involved in the st udy were Christoph er T. Sempos and Ellen Smit from the Department of Social and Preven- dl , respectively. The difference in tive Medkine; Anastacia Snelli-ng from American University and Ross fasting glucose levels among diabetic E. Anderson from The Johns women according to HRT status Hopkins University. were <qually significant 112 mgld.l for current users com pared to 151 mg/dl and I S4 mgldl for previous . The research was supported by the Nationallnstitute on Aging and Wyeth-Ayerstlaboratories. UB to offer depression screening o By PATliiCIA OONOVAN Contribuung Editor VEN withoul the trauma E of Sept. II , 200 1, and its recent ·anniversary, many Western New York resi - dents regu larly are troubled by feel · mgs of sadness, anger, inadequacy, tension, irritability, constant tired nl'S.'i or th e loss of the joy of dayto-day livi ng. It is possible that they suffer from depression, one of the most com mon , pervasive and dangerous emo· tional disorders. The good news is that depression and rela ted illnesses are more treat able today than ever before, and effective treatment does not nccessaril)' require the usc of medications. On Oct. I 0, National Depression Sc reening Day. the Psycho logical Services Center :11 UB will reach out to help tho.st' experiencing symp to ms of depression, rrianic-depression , generalized anxiet-y disorder and post -traumatic st ress d isorder. The cen ter, open to the general public as well as tht" campus com· mumty, will offer free wrinen M:reening tests, an edu~.:<1tional pre 'cn t.JII on on these:: d isorders Jnd .1 (1fi\,II C ,O ill' - tU - Uill•lii~U~S I 011 With •1 mcnt ,l l hl·alt h prok'>slonal who l .lll .ld\'1!->l' \' lSIIUP• ,\hOlll pO!o!otbJl' lrt'.ltnlcllt!« .111d ollt- r rc:fcrrnb. DrieD Sen lecture to kick off CAS series Sur•Jit Sen, •nod•te profeuor of physks, will discuss incorporating no nhnearity in to science a nd high technology in the first mstallment of the College of Arts and Sciences Fall Lecture Series, to be held at 7:30 p.m ., Oct. 2. 10 the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. fn many Instances, physical processes can~ modeled Without havmg to deal explici tly with SO· ca lled .. nonlinear" effects, Sen notes. In other words, it often is possible to describe physical processes by .. lin· earizing'' non -linear phenomena, he says, adding that there are cases where linearizatio n is nO longer adeq uate. In his talk, Sen will focus on a collect!on of phenC!mena where incorporating no nlinearity leads to so me fundamental question s in nature a nd allows for the explora · liOn of new technologies with far· reaching possi bilities. In the secon d lecture of th e series on Oct. 16, Mary Alace Coffroth. associate professor of biological sciences. will speak on "The Future of Coral Reefs: How Identi fyi ng Little Players ca n Answer Big Questions" at 7:30 p.m. in the CFA Scree ning Roo m. The CAS lecture series will conclude fo r the semester with a das cussion of"The Discursive Const ructio·n of Social Antagomsms" at 7:30p.m. Nov. 6 in the C FA Sc ree ning Room . T he speaker wiJJ be Ernesto Laclau, a distingu ished VIS IIang pro· fessor in the Department of Comparative Literature and noted post · Marxi st political philosopher. UB faculty key speakers in forum Sever•l ue faculty memben will be fea tured speakers dur ing the 34th annuaJ Western New York Sc ience and Technology Forum lee· ture series for area teachers, which is being held on Wednesdays through Jan. 8 at UB. The speakers from US and other area instit utions a nd indust ries wiiJ provide information on new, exciting scientific developments that can be incorpora ted into the classroom. The series was begun in 1969 by its director, George H . Nancollas. SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department o f Chemistry 111 the College of Arts and Sciences. Co-directors are Stephen Free, professor of bi ology, and Marcus Bursik, professor of geology. Charles H.V. Ebert, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus .in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, was the first speaker in the series, discussing .. Reading the Sky" on Sept. 4. O ther US faculty members lecturing as part of the series a re Wil liam Duax, professor of structural biology, who will talk about "Bioinfo rmatics and the Origin an d Evolution of the ~netic Code;" Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law, who will provide "An Update on SchQOI Violence;" Charles Fourtner, professor of biological sciences, who wiJI talk about "The Erie Canal;" Antonia Monteiro, assistant professor of biological sciences, who will talk about .. Evo· lution and Development of Butterfly Wing Patterns," and Helen Domske, associate director of the Great Lakes Program. who will speak on .. Watery Wonders--Critical Issues." The screenings wiU take place from 9 a.m. to noon and 4-7 p.m. in the of tension, fear and worry that persist for months unabated, while post- Quigg to deliver Rustgi lecture Psychological Services Center, 168 Park Hall North Campus. For more information, call 645-3650, ext. 400. Beth Cohen, director of the cen - traumatic stress symptoms include nigh tm..ares, flashbacks, difficulty concentrating and great effort de- ter and UB clinical assistant profes· traumatic event." Chris Quigg, • theoretlc•l physicist from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, will speak on " The Co m ing Revolutions in Particle Physics" during the lOth annual Moti Lal Rustgi Memorial Lecture , to be held at 4:30p.m . Oct. 18 in 20 Knox sor of psychology, says that depres· sion and related disorders can be de· structive to an individual's personal life, relatio nships, ability to wo rk, even his or her ability to function in simple ways from day-to-day. " Depressed people experience some or all symptoms of the illness,"' voted to avoiding thoughts about the Those people whose difficulties are related to a life event, such as a sudden death, traumatic injury or even a public event like Sept. ll ,she says, may find that on or ncar anniversary da tes symptoms that had disappeared or lessened may return or even worsen. For those troubled she says, "from sadness, loss of plea- by Sept. II, she says, "the problem sure in usual activities. changes in sleep and apl)(tite, and loss of energy, to feelings of hopelessness, is compounded by media rebroad casts and revisitations of the images helplessness. worthlessness, restless· "Whether their symptoms are re· Ia ted to 9/ 11 or not , however, anyone can seek help and peace of mind through the fret" screenings. counseling and other assistance offered at the center on Oct. I 0," Cohen says. " We welcome an)' and all who want to come. ness and thoughts of death or sui cide. It can be a devastating illness. We are very fortunate that we have so ma ny ways to treat it today." "Someone with manic-depression or bi -polar disorder," she says, "will experience depressive symp to ms alternating with feelings of euphoria and/or agitation. While so metimes pleasant to the indi vidual with the illness, its ' manic' side can trigger behavior that ha ~ ser i O lL~ fa milial.cconom K and cmotl onaJ CO nSClJUl'nCt'!-o. "Gcoc:raliz.ed anx 1 ~t)' d1r.<mkr." ~ h e :.<1~. " mvo lv~ uwrwhdmin~ frt.• h n~., and sounds of thattrag<'<iy." "We want people with these prob· lem s to realize th at the y a re not alone, that their symptoms afflict millions of others and that there are excellen t profess i o naltherap1s~ out there who arc: wrv e~~:penenccd in the,: ~ u ccessful trea tment ol th e:.c ill 11~!1~('" ~ nmcllml'!. m .1 Vl'n :.hon tmw." Cohen ..av' 3 Hall, North Campus. Th e Rustgi lecture, present ed by the Depart ment of Physics;w ill be fre e of charge and open QUK.G to the publi c. Wonderful opportunities awai t panicle physics during the next decade, with new instruments and experiments poised to explore the fron tiers of high energy, infinitesimal distances and exquisite rarity. Theories o f the fundamental particles and the interactions among them arc in a very provocative state. They afford a simple and coherent understanding of an unprecedented range of phenomena, but new understanding raises ambitious new questions that cannot yet be answered. In search of answers, there have been a number of far-reaching specula- tions made about the theory that lies beyond what can bo established now through experiment. While drawing more fully the consequences of today's theory, fu ture clisco~ries may lead to revolutionary changes in the perception of the physical world . Intern ational ly known fo r his studies of heavy quarks and his in · sights into pa rticle interactions at ultrahigh energies, Quigg is the au thor of a celebrated textbook on particle ph ysics, past chai r of the Division of Particle and Fields of the American Physical Society and editor of the Annual Revi ew of uclear and Particle Science He was" fa culty member at the University of Chicago from 1974 91, a nd has been a visiti ng professor at Uole Normale Superieure m Pan s. at Co rnell and at Princeton. A Fellow of the American Asso oatlon for th e Advanc~ rn e nt nf Science and of th e Amcn,an Ph r '' ~. .11 Sout'l\ , Qu1gg ho l d~ d eg rl't.'~ from Ya le Univt•rsi ty Jnd the Llm \ers!lv ol Ca hfor ma · Berkelt·\ . ! .. , funha information on thl· Rustg1 lecture:. co ri'iact the Dl·· p.1 rt mc: nt of Phvsks al MS -101 7. �4 Reporiea SeoteiRber 26. ~- 34. 18.3 Simpson tackles firefighting challenges .---.d--._Uno"_ . . . 1-.. _ ..,. . ......... SOM professor serves as local volunteer firefighter, consultant for Florida department Kuoos ,......._ aJ.DONHA LOHGIHlCIWI Rq>Oftn Assistant Editor Dnlloo-d-lor -..--. (AMiah_-.2002.,.. - - . . lhe-111<09- ---~ID~h-­ s.....-~CorpoiT...... -lorTh- .. _PIII!I... bo~ln ,.....d-~. ,..,.......1...-...dtht•· --Cioyllin -· """*"'*""'d~ ""9''Y ot Ul ond ,_prof& ... d orthopoecics ond onotomyot-IJnl. wnlly, ond Ross Richer, I fourth..yeor UB modiaol sludenl -~ -d --ondluno n > «· p- vasol s.A> Boord 1, wilr-.. • CelobnltJon to be · ·200lluncheon - - .. the hold by Planned d lkAIIio & Erio County on Oct. 1. Chris1onson wil be f1!CO!l'1izod .. ""outstanding member d the _,.,.,., - -t cOO.nunity, .tong with Alice 5<JIMn. -oltheWoigo!Hoolth c........ lkAIIio St:ate Colltge, ....,..,. Axlorod. comput<f dlsclplln< offlcer, partldpated in security wo<bhop funded by the NatloNI Selene• Foundation I to help deY<Iop • -~ '"' compul<f ond n<IWOIIt security at cpleges and urWenitiH. The woolahop, wflich took P'Aug. 20-21 in Chicogo, WiiS sponsored by EDUCAUSE/ lntomet2 Computer 1nd Networi< Security Tosl< Fon:e. S<!IXlnd- The d oleldbook by_....__--oll's)od>ology.ondHIIt -··---juot -oiSUNY~hosbeM how - o n d juot howdoldous sdona an be. k sportde. - ond ....... otr«<y ....,. byDonil!l~ol- A S a volunteer firdighu:r with the East Aurora F~ Dtpartmrnt, Natalie Simp5011 is ocutely awar< of the importane< of being able to mW: life-soving decisions in the heat of lif•-threau:ning situations. And as an associate professor of managnn~t science and systems in th e School of Manag•ment, her knowledge of operations manag•ment and planning, as well as her ability to construct mathematicaJ models to solve business problems have fostered a deeper involvement as a troubleshooter in the world of emergency scrvica. Si mpson taps into her dual roles as firefighter and management professo r to provide in-house consult mg services on operations manage- ment and planning for Gainesville Fire and Rescue in Gainesville, Fla. "I've always been haunted by the notmn that thcrt is a lot of existing knowledge m the business world that could help the fire serv1ce; the key is 1demifying what will work and what won' t," says Sim pson. "There are thmgs that the fire service has developed that the business world doesn't know about and could use under certaJn circumstances... Businesses in c;ris1s, for example, can look to CC"rtain organizational elements that have evolved in the fire service, such as th e incident command system, a cost-effective. highly flexible and efficient management system that can grow or shrink to meet the needs of rapidly evolving ci rcumstances, says Simpson. The fire servia itself, she points out, is a very bureaucratic. hierarchical structure o rgan i1..ed "against a high' des= of stress." "I don't think people realiu that these types of organintions are vuy hierarchical and para-military for a reason. .. The reality is that you never ha.., aU the information you need in an emergency situation," aplains Simpson. "Orga niza tions with a verydear,sd hierarchy are highly s tress-resista nt andarevuysafethere's a chain of command" There are drawbacks, however. While the fire service is not unsophisticated in its structure, hierarchi ca l bureaucrati c o rga niza tions are lhe most resistan1 1o change. But as a management system that ha s to function her role as ln-hous.e consultant to C.&nenllle fire under rapidly and Rescue In C..lrMSYUie, Ra . cha nging. dynamic conditions with a lm of un- material more suitable for video knowns. it is highly appropriate that streaming through th• department's it operates as a hierarchy, she says. internal network. She admits that it's \Aihile Sim pson teaches in the un· often much easier for her to spot dergraduate program at the Univf;r- problems than em ployees working sity of Florida during the summer, within the- fire department , in part she is academ ic- in-residence with because she's not affiliated with Gai nesville Fire and Rescue, th e them as a firefighter. city's fire department with about "This is th• most satisfying aspect I SO paid, •mergency personnel. ofbeing a consultant- th• only reaShe acts as a consultant for the de- 'son I see things is that I don't work pa rtment. troubleshooti ng prob· there; it's the difference between Liv- lk'Mnity. The book. •Conc1Jctlng-lnf'>)<llofogy.Moouing the \lol!igtt d SmoR,• Is I IM!Iy. honds-on. prXIicll II" Distinguished Professors proodtto--- C...u.-.d , _ , . , . 1 -ln~­ totj>;es111dontJ1r..llor- k Is lduoly loeto conca.ct ~ The book h e l p s - 10-their-·-en lnto the..,.__ ll!drolques -~_.,........use. ...,_.-,SUNY Distlnguiohod S<Ma!l'nllossor En-.. inthe~ol~ hos- n.ned the lint honororymemberoltho.~~ - c.n.... for Mullingualism. T h e - - - upon -during the am.n 251h amiYorwy~ hold"'"'" 28-291n llnasef5, ll<lgio.m. at IMtldllimeW:>Id<-.dledfor "hhs outstanding scientific In the field d rontaa linguistics. • contact linguistics """"""" the multldisciplina ln...-..ction ol linguistics lWld anthropology. ethnography. geography. politiclll ..,;. enc:e. p$)<hology ond sociology. based on language rontaa situatiom WO<Idwide. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web . ____ lOb listings I<>< professional, ~ sean:h, faculty ond cMI ~ both CO<npetitNo and non-com- , petitive-;>osit ClWl be IC· <essed via the Human Resoun:es SeMces Web slt• .. <http:// -/cfm/ttlbl/>. \ of interpersonal relationsh ips, especially in the area of family therapy. Sperializing in marital and family dynamics, he continues to revolu tioniz< the field by introducing an approach that emphasizes individual perception of interpersonal relation ships. improvi ng upon the tradi tional model of relying solely on analyzing observed behavior. He was the forerunner in evaluating cognitive "attributions" in marriage relation ships--a process that has since become the standard model used by fam il y psychologists. This method gauges how partners 10 a marriage think about ea~.:h other and the ex· tent to which they anribute blame for fa mil}' problems to each other. More recently. he has expanded his study to see ho\"childrm perceive and an· affooed b)' thei r pa~nts' spolel..""1..1 ..:onflict. Hl· i!t the onginator of Par· enb and Children 10 Tmnsit1on, o r PACf. a progra m that proVIde. soaaJ support and Lxlucation .tbout divorce and teaches copi ng ski lls. fret: of charge. tochildrt'"ll of tht.· nearly 3,(0} divorce C'.J.'iCS handk-d annu..tlly hy Enl· County courts. Findtam, who joint'CI the UB fac · ult y m 1999, has publishl·d more than 170 book chapter> :md arude. Ill refereed journals. and frequently \.'Ontributes to reference handbooks widely used by social psychologists. lems with data management and developing ways to imp...,.. tnining and curriculum by making the He has recrived numerous lifetim• achievement awards. among them the International Network on Perso nal Relati o nships' Berscheid· Hatfield Career Award for sustained. substantial and distinguished contributions to the field of personal relationships. The American Psychology Society has named him one of the world's top 25 psychologists. He ea rn ed both undergraduate and master's degrees in South Africa before pursuing doctoral work at Oxford Universit)•. where he st ud ied as 3 Rhodes Scholar. Susan Howe is a globa ll y rt'· nowm.-d American poet whose work has etched an indelibl t' mark on A m~n ca n litera ture and scholarsh ip. Her multi -fuceted philosophicaJ and technical innovations tn poetry and prose have hecn ...,;dclv pra1scd. Her work ha!t been broJdh an tholog.17..t.--d and pubilshc.."CC b\' Ne\' D~rc.·ctiOn!t . pubh~hctr ~ of .. uch world · rcnowncd literati a~ Ezra Pound . Wilham Ca rl o.:; Wil h.tm , , Herman n He..~~· a nd OrtJ\'10 l'a;.. Ho....-t''!t wntm g ~~ not~d for ..:h.tl lcngmg litcrarv .. onvt.·nt l on~ and rt·adcrs ' expcctatltlfl)o. f lt'r 19~5 work. "Mr Emily D1ckmwn ." ha:. dramatica lly altered liu·mrv !.Chol · ars' undcrstandingofthc 19th-cen · tury poet, transforming the figurt• of Emily D1ck.inson from an ICOn of genteel femininity to a poet studied and celebrated for the force: and unusual powers of her perception. Howe has IS volumes of her poetry in print. Shr has received nu merow honors and tributes. indud· ing a Guggenheim fellowship and designation as Distinguished Fellow at Stanford's HumanitiesCc:nter. In 1999, she was dected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. and in 2000 to the American Academy of Poets' Board of Chancellor>. Howe, who first came to UB as a Butler FeUow in 1988 and joined the faculty the following year. holds an ho norary doctorate from the Na · Il ona! Urll vcrsi ty of Ireland ( LJublin )-a first for an American poet. She i!t a gradua te of the Bo~­ ton Museum School of Fine Ans. Dennis T..Uock. who holds 3 po· SH10n a~ research professor of Jn thropology Ill add1t10n to the..· McNultr Cha1r. IS tnternat10nalh renownt'tl for h1!t founding contn · huuons to the field of t>thnopOeli C!t, tht• !ttudy of poetiC l.mguage across .:ulrural and lmgUI~t i C boundanes. Hts work ts most acclaimed foo transcendmg conventtonaJ dividl."5 between the sciences and the hu· ma111 t1 es. He was o ne- of the first to attend to the problem of translat mg oral performance. In an effort o ing in the woods and having the privileg• of being able to fty over them in • plane." Simpson says. The cha.JJer)se of mopping out the viDables of what happms"out on the sidewalk" in the rial ...,rid 'th an analytical solution is "the ulzte in logistics.• Simp5011 says of her work as a professor and consultanl Her work with the East Aurora F'"" Departm<n~a volun....-department of 65 firdighters, serves as an e><rdleni referena point for projects she is working on related to emergency services. Moreover, it gives her a sense of direction in life. she says. "One of the reasons I'm involved in the fire service is thai I like to be chalkn!!"i-it'sa chalkngeon many levds and deeply satisfying. I ha.., no family in this area, so I do get a vuy deep set1.S< of belonging to the community and contributing to my lo· caJ community. It's ~ tmportant to me that I'm not just here for theride, but that I giv< back." she says. "Th1s department has largel v been a school for ml'-iiterally every day I learn SOmething new al:x>Ut emergency services. It makes me rethink operations in general." S1mpson, who has a bachelor's degree in emergency servtces man · agement. visi ted Ground Uro two months after S.pt. II , 2001. What impressed her was that 25.000 peop le were evacuated from the twin towers before they collapsed. She credits that feat to the massive reform of the WJ'C's fire-prevmtion po~cies after the 1993 bombing incident in which it took four hours to evacuate tho.st in the towers. After that bombing. the wrc was the only officecomplexofitssiuin the country "thai routinely and mercilessly held fire drills." she notes. to capture the performance component of storytelling, be cn:ated a system of notations to account for the musical qualities of voice inflection. The result is a series of transcriptional conventions that continue to be studied and app~ed today. His extensi"" scholarship includes •ight books and 103 articles, pamphlets and reviews. He has edited three journals in his field, including the flagsh ip journal of the American An thropological Association, Amencan Anthropologist. for which and his wife, Barbara, professor and chat r of the Department of Anthro· pology. were awarded the Associations' President 's Award. He has been awarded several National En · dowmen t for the Humanities granu; and fellowships, a Fu lbr ight, J Guggenheim, the ·pEN Translauon Pnzc and the Elste Ot'ws Parson' Folklore Pn7C:. Hlb "The- D1alug1l Emcrg('nc~ of Culture .. (edllc..'<l '''llh Hruu.' l\ tannheim ) ha:. been cred1tc..-J h' tth lmnsfomung the way ethno~ rJ phcrs 01pproach their work. lcdltXk joinl'<i the UR faculty m 19g7 after holding a~adcnuc ap pomtmcnts at Boston Umvers1ty. at Pnn..:eton's lnstllutC' for Advanced Study and at Yale. He receiVed a bachelor's degree from the Univer· sity_of New Mexico and a doctorate from Tulane University. �Hooray for Hollywood UB alums in entertainment business to teach grad seminars ay SUI WUETCHU Rq>Ott~ Editor T HEunMnitywill!J>"Hollywood" next month as 19 alwnni who haYe made it to the top of the entertain- ment industry return to campus to tead! a graduate seminar series. The Alwnni VISiting Scholar Seminar Series, to be held Oct. 16-18 as part of UB's Homcmming f<stivili<s. will provid~ students with an unpreccdento1 opponunitytol<am about the business of"the business" from some of the top people in the industry. The! series will condude with the world premiere of .. Second String," a film by series participant Rob L.eberman, BA '71. Roy Roussel, professor and chair of the Department of Media Study, course on comedic writin~ from transforming a book to a script, as wdl as the pro<'ess involved in the creation of his twO new pilot sitcoms--other alu mni who will teach a t.h=-day course or a oneday seminar will be: • David Brownsldn, BA '78, an agent with Los Angeles-based Writen and Arti5ts Agency who has represented such noted actors as James GandoiJini and VB graduate Maury Chaykin. Brownstein's seminar will focw on the critical relationship between the actor and the agent. • Award·winning comedian Bobby Colliru, BA '73, who has hosto1 VH -l 's "Sland Up Spotligln." "HBO Comedy Showcase." A&E's "An Evening at the lmprov," and Show time's "'A Pair of /okers ." whtch 1s co-sponsoring the lecture Collins will talk about the business o;cnes along with the UB Office of of comedic writing. Alumm Relations. noted that the st· • Maury Chaykin, BA '72, who nt.~ has tx."Cn a big hit with students, has appeared in mort- than I 00 wtth all slots U1 all courses being filled. films, including "Twins," " Dances Roussel said UB's alumni in the with Wolves," .. Her<( and .. My mt.-dJa represent "an enormou9-- Cousin Vinny." He will team up with and VCF)' umque--educational re- newcomer Parry Shen, BS '95, who !IOUTCl' for our students. Media prowill be starring in his first lead in the due lion lfl all its various forms con- film "Bener Luck Tomorrow." to disstnutt"S an enormous industry," he cuss the making of an actor's caretor sa1d. "Our alumni can give UB stu- from their different perspectivesdcnl'l access to this industry." one already well ·established and He pointed out that on the most one poised to take off. basiC level, alumni can offer students • Director James Foley, BA '74, advice about the business. ..Advice whose credits include "R<ckless," "AI has a very bad rep," he said . .. Fifteen Oose Range,""Gicngarry, Glen Ross" minutes of good advice can change and "The Chamber." He will focus on somconc's life. So I don'! think of therealitiesofHollywoodlilmmaking. alumni visits and lectures as just • Documentary filmmakers puffery or schmoozing. These serve Chana Gazit, BA '82, and David a real educational purpose because Steward, BA '79, whose Emmy they provide an important segue be- Award-winning work incl udes tween the universicy and the indUs· "Honorable Nations" and the PBS try by infor m ing st udents about series .. The American Experience." what the industry expects them to The pair will discuss the art of the have tn terms of skills, attitude, etc." narrative and the business of fund · Beyond offering advice, these ing a documentary. • Shep Gordon BA '68, a lop alumni will be teaching real skills 10 students whil< a! VB. Roussel pointed agent whose clients have included Alice Cooper, Luthor Vandross. ouL "Moot of them will teach courses in programs in their area (of exper- Raquel Welch and many world-fatise), so while they are here they wiU mous chefs. Gordon will offer his exbe functioning just like regular fac- tensive expertise on how to find the right agent ul~tiquing their studen!S' work. • Ted Kryl:zlw. BA '76, vice presietc. The rourses will be small, with only 12- 15 students in each coune- dent of product development for Disney Records. A 10-timeGrammy so there will be lots of one-on-one." And finally, many of the alumni nominee--and winner in 1994-have offered internships to UB stu· with more than 60 gold and platinum den ts within their organizations. records, Kryczko, will discuss the ''Again, these provide a very valuable world of voia work in animation , link berween the academy and the record and commercial prOOuction. 8 Richard Lawrence, BA '67 , world," Roussel said. The Hollywood scholars series 1s president of the Los Angeles-based the brainchild of jennifer Koch · talent agency RubaJoff & l..awren n~ Gibson, director of development for and the fo rce behind such shows as AJumni House. who Roussel sa id "Judge Judy," "Crossing Over w1th has lx"'Cn in contad with many of John Edward" and " Real Stories of thL·se J lumni . Five· time Emrny th e Highway Patrol." His seminar t\ward -winning writer/ producer/ will focus on the representatiOn , dirL"Ctor Alan Zwcibel. BA '72. lt.·c· packaging and selling of realit y 1"\'. • Rob Lieberman, BA '7 1. award lured at UB several YL""ars ago. b \'t:lhd was part of the o nginal \~nning director/ producer who ha3 "Sa turd<l )' Night Live" writing team shot mon:.· than 2.000 commercial .. from 1975- 1980, and later went on and directed 27 television films and to n:mvent the sitcom with " It 's four feature films. He \\'ill addres.s the business of commercial and film (;arq• Sh.mdling's Show" in 1985. "This (Zweibel visit ) Wa!) a very direction and production. as well as successful v1sit on both sides," offer a behind thl· scent'S look at the Roussel said, "so when Jennif~r sug· making of his film ."Second String," gested to some of the alumni that a fantasy about 3 group of rtcOnd · they might want to comr back and string players who lead the BuffaJo Bills to victory in the Super Bowl. leach, things snowballed." In addition to Zweibel-who will • LindaPhilipsPolo, MA IS.BA '72. a casting director known for such ~er roung UB writers an in tensive proj«ts as Sophia Coppola's"The V"U"gin Suicid<s" and John Grisham's"The Rainrnal=." Palo teaches an inl<nS!v< •seminar, entitled "Mastering the A<ror Within," to advanced actors a! the AlA Actor's Studio in Los Angeles. Drawing from that seminar, sh< will focus on getting rid of career and personal obstades, working with "The Artist's Way; and combining mind body and business. and integrating them into an acting career. • John Patterson, BA '67, an Emmy-nominated director whose extensive experience includes direct ing q>isodcs of .. The Sopranos... in · duding the season finale. He will discuss the critical role of the direc tor throughout the entire process production process. • Abbe Rlnom, BA '74, exeamve via president and general manager of the History Channel who has it<en recognized repca!cdly for her work in cable television. Raven will discuss the evolution of cable TV, as W<ll as an overview of running a cable network. • John Reiss. BA ' 81. senior broadcast produc er of .. NBC Nigh~y News with Tom Brokaw." Reiss will offer students a behindthe·sce:nes look at the news: how the stories are selected, the writing and editing process, broadcasting tech niques and on ·air challenges. • Veteran actor Pot..- Riegert. BA '68,a veteran actor who has appeared on television, on Broadway and in more than SO films. induding "Animal Housc,""Crossing Delancy" and "Traffic." He will offer aspiring actors invaluable insight into the business of acting and provide a forum for an acting workshop. • Alan St~inbcrg. BA '68, re nowned author and journalist who has published numerous nonfiction books with major New York publishing houses. as W<ll as more than I00 magazine and ~per articles in such periodicals as The Nt!W York Times, The Washingron Post, The Los Angd<> Times Poop~<. Saturday Evening f\>sr and /ruid< Sports. where he was a special contnbuting writer for eight years. His seminar will address the art. craft and business of freelancr journalism, including how 10 sell yourself and your rna!<rial, and !Ldmiqlle5 for hard-hitting interviews. • Steve Sun's hine, SA '6 7, a wri ter/producer for Warner Broth· ers who currendy serves as prOOuccr of the Hollywood journalism program "E!" He also wrote the screen· play for "Son of the Pink Panther." In h1s co urse. Sunshine will take his students nn a mmi 1V-1oumahsm proJeC t, with one day dcvot<.-d to shooting, a day spent on editing and J day m whtCh students will add !'Ound and vo 1ce over. ThL· !)IH.:aker !oen<.'S will concl udl· \•nth th t· wo rld prt' tnl e re ot LH.- berman\ film , '"Second Stnn g," expccu.· d hl J ir o n TNT earl y m 1.003. The prc m1 c r~ will be held at~ p.m. Oct. I it tn thl· Majnstage the · att.•r Ln the Ct:nter for the Arb. Tickeu. a re frec and may be oh· tamed at th e C FA box office on J tirst-co me, first ·served ba!)IS ont• week before the premiere. l'Or further information. contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 8 29 · 2608 or the Departmen t of Media Study a! 645-6902. Librarians may have passwords G tt.nre you .,.. - - the Web only to rome UpOD a databox that won't allow you entry unless you havr a pass"NOrd? Don't despair; this may not be the end of the road. VB provides access te a great number of online databases, whether through the BISON list of databases or through the VB Online Catalog. Because of various restrictions O J use, puswords for some ad · ditional databases can no! be post<olf in the Online Catalog or the VB Libraries' Web pages, even though access to the VB population is allowed . It always is worth~hile to consult a reference Jibranan to find out if access to a sp«ific databaK or online resoura is possible via a password or other spec.iaJ procedure. The foUowing is a sample of such online sources, with a note indicating at which library you should ask about access. • RLG Union CataJog or Eureka, also known to some as RUN , available in all VB libraries; <http://eureb.rtg.org>. Similar 10 WorldCat , this is a catalog o f reco rds describing books. ~rial s, ar~ chival collections, manuscripts, maps, mw1cal sco~ sound record· mgs, ftlms, photographs, posters, comput~r files, electronic resources and mo re. The RLG Union Ca talog, from the Research Librari es Group, reflects the coll ecti ons o f major rcsea.rch libraries; academ iC. public, corporate a nd natio nal libraries; archives and museums: his torical societies, and intt-rnati onal book vendors. • LRS (legaslatJ ve Rttrit-val System ). available in THE Law Li · brary;' <http:/ / nysln.state.ny.us > The Legislative Retri evaJ Sys· tern (LRS), fro m the ew Yo rk Sta te LegiSlat ive Bill Draftmg Co m · m•s.s aon. p rov1d t-~ onlm c access to current and prior yea rs' 'ew Yo r~ Stat e legtslauve sess1on mfo rmat w n, updated tn a real · ttmt- env1 ronment . Bill te xt. sta tu.!t, summ an es, memos, floor caJendars. agen das and the Leg1slat1ve D1gest da1l y sheets are identical to those u ~d m the New York State Senate and Assembly. Bill text , NYS laws, bud · gel bills and the NYCRR I New York Codes, Rules and Regula 11om 1 also are searchabl e. 8 United Nations Trea ty l.ollcctJ On . Law Library; <http:/ / untre•ty.un.org/ Engllsh/ tre•ty.•sp>. Th e Unued Na · tions Treaty Series contains the texts of more than 40,000 bilateral and multilateral treaties and subsequent actions in thei.r authenuc languages, along with a translation into English and French . Muh1· lateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-GeneraJ also 1s ava il· able o nline, providing up · to· datr signature and ratification infor· mation on a large number of multilateral treaties. • Keycile, Law Library; <http://webl.wutlaw.com / slgnon / default.wl>. This legal-citator service developed by West Group IS part of the Westlaw database and allows the researcher to identi fy cases, law review articles and other secondary sources that cite spe· cific reported court cases and other materials. • Val ue Line, Lockwood Business/Government Documents De· partment; <http:/ / www.valuellne.cona>. 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The L• · braries also are interested in your recommendations for subsc np· tions to additional databases. ~hut C.sdo and IUdc MdtM, UntvrrJrty LJbro ~ DrieD Clinic to cosponsor training The law School's Fami! y Viol ence Clime will cosponso r a trammg co nference fo r professionals who wo rk with the vtct1ms of a busta nd domesti c violence. Titled " Do mestic Vio len ce: \\'h e r~ Do We Go From Here," the o ne· d;~y co nference will be pre3e nted fro m 9 a. m. to 4:30 p.m . Tucsda\ a nd Wedn esd ay tn th l' He arth sto m· M.m o r. 333 Road. Cheekto waga . Co!)po nw rs of th e conference are Child & Fa mil,· ~l· r v i c~s. Haven Ho use a nd Ca th oliC Ch Jrit1es of Buffalo. It wtll exa mint.' th e h1sto ry o l the ba tt ered · women '!t movem e nt. 1ss ucs and co ncern s for those workmg wuh vicum s o l do m t'!) t h. violen ce, and st ratcgl(.'!t for domcstt c -vt o lcn ce interve nti On. II als\1 will include a questi o n · a n d+co nv er~atl o n seS!)IOn , ' a.se 3tudu:·s anJ pra ctica l applicatio m . Presenters will be Ruth RuS~.: h , an assoCiate professo r of law at tht• Umversity of Waikato tn New Zeala nd , and Karla M. U•gm)}a mll, associate direct or of Umt y Ho use, a mult• · purpose human · sen h.. t" ag~ncy in Troy. For more ipformation o r to regJstt.·r fo r the conference, con tan Susan Augspurger at 896·6390. o.a. �6 Reporier Seplem!Jer Zfi. Z002/Yol.34.Mo.3 ~' Living BRIEFLY Revolutionizing surgical training Indian vocal concert to be held In Baird Triwnl. tho not.lor1"0fii Olgonizotlon dodicaled to tho promo- tion allndion music and - . wf _ . . . , Mr*'9 a/ Hrdustonl- music, t..llrng lJihos -....... .. 5 p.m. Suncloy In illlrd .Con<ort Hall, 250 illlrd Hall, Nor1h Comflus. >OUght-- Anatomy Program" creates virtual " organs" that feel , respond like living tissue Kaohal<ar,onoa/tho"""' YOCOisU a/ his gem, wil be occomponied by Anonda G. lllndopadhyoy on tho and l)<kl Coho on tho hannofUn. TICkets for the conc.ert Me S12 fO< gonorol admisoion and S8 f<>< studtnts and sen10< citizens. Tickd.s are avNb&e at the c:ioof and at Super Bazaar, 321 8 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. for more information. taU Mamta Bharg~Va at 689·6~ . Garth Fagan Dance to perform In CFA By LOIS IIAJtEit ·Contributing Ed•tor that original goal. ESEARCHERS at UBare R combining 21st-century materials and computer~ iud sensors to create a simulator for surgical training with "9rgans" that feel,smeU and respond like living tissue in the human body. The work is being led by David Fineberg. a clinical assistant professor of surgery and oral and maxil lofacial surgery in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, who wants to change the way su rgeon~ trai n. In the process, he also wan to; to change the way content is delivered across many industnes and disc•plines.mduding the teachmg of mathematics and science. Fineberg's idea took shape nearly I0 yea rs ago when he was a trauma The 2002.03 Keytlonk Dance Serio< with open with • perfO<. mance by Girth Fiqin Dance at 8 p.m. Oct. 121n tho Mairutoge theater irt the Center for the Ails, Nor1h Campos. Media """""" a/ tho KeySank Dance Serio< Me WGR,Z·TVandWJYE96.1 FM. Gotth Fogan. Tony Awafd. winning choreogrophe< a/ &oodwoy's "The Lion King. • has been coiled • I tiUe OOg;nlf," • I genuine _ . and •one a/ tho greot ...,....,... a/ Amerian dance.• A roclpient a/ I Guggenheim -..p,in 1996 he W1S named one a/ only 25 Amerian scholars. artlsts, pn:>lessionoh and public flgum to receive tho tl1Je Fulbright 50ih AnnMnoly Distinguished · He has been itWIIded-tho JnSilgious th~ CJ>oreography fel. lowshlp from tho Notional Endowmont for tho Ms. F_,'s singular donee loo- surgery r~ident at the Erie County MedicaJ Center. A young woman arrived at the no.. pita! with int<mal injuries sustained in an automobile accident on the day before she was to be married. The impact had ripped her liver from its tethering vessels and htr abdomen was filled with blood. The trauma team worked for three houn in a fran. tic but futile anempt to sa~ htr life. 'Til never forget that scene," said Fineberg. " It really affected me. 1 thought. ' If I had had a modd to practice that procedur< on; if I could learn how to do an operation that poses a high mortality risk, o ne I may never sec- until I'm ca11ed. to do it at 3 p.m. on a Thesday; if I can find a way to allow people to Jearn surgery techniques quickly and ef· ficiently, it could save lives.'n guage.--.onmonyS<>U~~:eS: donee, tho~,_ """'and """!'Y a/ Nn>Uri>beWIIrocltlon, tho speed and pteclsion a/ bolet and tho rulebroof<lng ...,.,............. a/ tho poot-mod<m. Its awn donee company. Girth Donee. ~ tho erniJcdnent a/ h i s - F_, ~stylo;tho"""f>'f1YS dancen . . ~fettholr il-.ality; tholr notLnl. umtyti2ed appn>ldl. and their , _ phy5iaf Ylrluo!ity. Tid<els for Cltlh F_, Dance . , S20, S16 and S12 for the general public and S10 for UB students. DiJcount coupons are avoilablolt allo,.. KeySank loclltlons. Tid<els.,. available ot the aA box- from._, 6 p.m. Monday through Fridoy, and ot all T-loclltlons. to Sendl~e= to tl:te The Rtpetttrwolcomeslotttrs from - a/ tho University community commenting on Its stories and content. letten 5hould be limited to 800 words and may be editod fO< style and longth. ~.otters must Include the writer's name* .tdres.s and a doytime telophone oombor fO< wriflcatlon. ~a/ space limitations. the Rtportn- a nnot publish olllotttrs received. They must be received by 9 a.m. Monday to be considered fO< put>Jkation in that week's luue. The Rtpetttr P""en that len"" be receMd electronically at < uh-repon~buffalo.~u> \ mmts on a pand, ~ simula· tion, to be truly r~resmtative of reality, mWit recreate the ~ of a very natural wa) by wing their hands. an urgency and controlled chaos of the surgical suite. "There is a complex atmosphere that aists in a surgK:al setting that evolution into a hu· man · systems ap· proach to interface developmenL This can be accomplished with a variety of custom -made physical objects that direct motion of related vir· o. the glove's fingertips. l<esavadas i.s creating a database of information that acrurately describes the biome· cha nica! propnties of soft tWue undd various conditions. Just as fljght simulation inYOives more than maoip~ ting instru- nipulate computer· generated content in Users of the " LIY!ftg Anatomy~·- · •ble to become lmnMrsed In and manlput.te the computer.-genuated content by using their h•nds.. tual models." He sees myriad potential app~ca ­ tions. from teaching math and sci· once to bigh school students, to US· ing simulation to train workmi 10 perform potentially risky taskssuch as operating industrial machin· ery-without actually putting them in harm's way while they're learning. "I'm looking to change the way content is delivered across all industries and discip~nes," he said andendowthemodelswithcomput· eriud sensors to create pseudo-organs that '~<ill fed,smdl and respond lik<: living tissue in the body. "This has not b«n done txfore," The surgical simulator would said Fineberg. "You have to have someone who knows what human organs fed like committed to the project to malce it work. No one even comes close to our technology of combining these o rgans with the computer interface.'' showcase the technology's potential and function as a prototype for this human/virtual rea~ty interface. liver and spleen using cadaveric or· gans as models. and is now working Prospective su rgeons, like all medical students, Jearn about the body from a cadaver, which is USC· ful, but far from optimal, said Fineberg. "A cadaver is cold, hard and prescved. It bean little resemblance to the ~ving body. "With a surgical simulator, sur- working with UB computer sci· entists.engineers and sculptors; materials experts; pharmaceutical firms; high -school curriculum co· ordina tors and a veterinary school to create a surgical version of a Oight simulator that he has named "The Ltving Anatomy Program." In the process, he has come to beliew that the technology being developed for a surgical sim ulator could have applic:nions far beyond geons in training could learn, for ex· ample, how a ruptured spleen feels or how to locate a tom bloOd vessel in a blood-filled abdomen. Fineberg and Thenkur ussi Kesavadas, associa te professor of mechanica.J and aerospace engineer- ing and director of UB's Virtual Reality Laboratory. have begun work· ing 1oward that goal o ne organ at a time, with S100,000 in development funds from the New York State Of· To date, he has made molds of the with Polytek, a materials co01pany, to find polymers that feel like living tissue with which to fill the molds. Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine i.s fonnaJiz. ing a relationship with Fin<berg to install a lab to use his models as aJ. tematives to live dogs in the train· ing of veterinary surgeons. The Uni· venity of Ottawa Heart Institute's Medical Device Department has offered engineering assistance and mentoring services o n the projm. Translating the tacrile informa· tion into electronic data falls to Kesavadas. He i.s helping to captur< the properties of human tissue, us · ing his virtual-reality glove,a devict that coUects data on what the wearer IS feeling through sensors located in must be reproduced for a realistic simulation," Fineberg said. '"That m · dudes sound, people walking around and algorithms of activities that are occurring. A compukr-generated m · vtronment can capture much of this." Before the project can reach thas point, the model organs lik<:ly will have a firsl life as individual teach ing tools. Fineberg plans to market them and the technology platform for a number of uses to generate funds to finish the suTgJca1-stmulator prototype. A firm in Rochesta IS mtttested an marketing a complete set of organs for 1eachang biology and anatomy. Veterinary schools also have shown interest in models of dog organs for use in training vel erinary surgeons. The spleen model will be marketed to physicians who treat blood · related diseases . Kesavadas is working on a virtualreality"OYcrlay" of the spleen, which could makr it appear to be injured, mllamed or of a partirular age. Fineberg has plans next to produce a .. liver trainer"' for usc by anyone who needs to learn the liver's physi· ology. A pancr<aS model will follow. "What- are working toward is linking spatial position and motion of physical objects with related im· ages in a computer-generated visual scene, so that we can sdectivdycontrol objects in a virtual world ," Fin<bergsaid. "This will allow us to merge the physical with the virtual. We cannot do this without quite a bit of front-end development in both the physical and vinual area. ,._nd that is what we are doing now." PET tests new treatment for irritable bowel o Study using scans to determine ifpatients reduce symptoms with cognitive therapy By LOIS BAilEit Contribuling Editor of Health to test the effectiveness of a reduce their symptom) by learning to alter the brain's processing or pain signals? non-drug psychological treatmentcognitive therapy-in ll.'Jil'Ving ISS symptoms. In a new arm of that s1udy. UB researchers will use positron emission tomography (PET) scan ning to AN people with irritable LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tent through a technology platfonn based on interactJve physical/virtual models," oaid Fineberg. "Uscn will be able to enter. b«orTte immersed in and rna· That was in 1993. Today Fineberg IS t h o - a/ wolgl>t a/ modem " I'm anterested m creaung a profound depth of 1mrt1CTSion an to ron· fico of SCience Technology and Aal· demic R<s<arch (NYSTAR). Organ models, pc.., are nothing n<W, but Fin<berg's organs will be unlik<: anything that exists CUfl'rotly. He will use 21st-century materials C bowel syndrome (JBS ) Researchers at UB and the Buffalo determine if the improvements re· Veterans Affairs Medical Center poned by ISS patients who undergo (VAMC) think the answer is "yes." IBS is a common gastrointestmal cOndition characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and abnormal bowel cognitive therapy correspond with obJertive changes in brain activity that processes pain stimuli . Tht' study is the first to use PET scanning to study this aspect of IBS. movemen~. It affiicts 25·35 million people in the United States.account5 for 2.4-3.5 million doctor visits annually. and can have a devas1a11ng 1mpact on quality of life. There I!<> no standard medical lreatment. Jeffrey Lackner. assistant profL<x'()r of ffilodJL'IIlc..' ,\Od difl"Ctor of U(i'!l ik•· hJv1or.tl ;-.. kdianc Clm11.:, 1$ londuL1 mg a Sl milhon , four-year. muhl -.. llt' tnal fund{:d lwth(' N<tll011.lilnMUutt..., activate a different pattern of brain activity in people with IBS than in individuals without IBS. These findings suggest that IBS involves "faulty wiring" of nerves connecting the gastrointestinal tract and 1he brain. Lackner and colleagues hypothesize that cognitive therapy. which teaches patients to identify and correct tension·induc· ing beliefs that aggravale their symp1oms. will enable patients to dt'Cfease their ISS pain by dampen· PET is a useful tool for1his study mg the activity of brain structures anvolved in processing pain signals. because it visualizes physiological processes in real time . Scientists beJie,•e IRS symptoms an· due to hypersensitive nerves that m1sfire pam stgnals to hram reg•oru. 1ha1 regis1er pa m sc..-ru.atlon!l. RrseaTLh h.~ ... hown that these.· pam sJg.n.ll--tn~en:tl h\ 1111t,..llll.lllPillr.KII\lll..,, ... trc~' · hnr mon.1l dlotn~t~. h~od .md hln.umg- patiems and 10 healthy controls. Lackner is coUaborating with Alan Lockwood, professor of neurology and dirL'Ctor of the UB-VAJ\1C PF f Ce nter. Braan scans will h< taken hdore and after thf' pariiCipJnb wuh I.BS complete J 1~·w~ ';.98llltiv{" lherupv tfeatr,leht··prb(!ntm. The PET study will involve I0 ISS During the scans, participants wiU undergo a bowel stimulus, which involves placing a balJoon catheter in the lower large intestine (colon). A computerized pump will inflate the balloon to specific pressu"' lev· cis, which can be moderately un comfortable, for a short time to simulate abdominal discomfort. The resean:hen then will compare brain activity in ISS patients. befo"' and after therapy, with that of healthy volunteers. The PET scans produce real-time imagesofblood fiowto the brain's pain cenlers. which can show whether the therapy has been successful in rew~ring the pain cirruJt.s Additional resean:herson the study are Thomas Mahl, associate prof($/)()r uf cl1mcal medicine. and ).e(lnard K.tll~ prufes.-.or emeritus of med.Janc A UB lnterd1 ~ 1plm an• Rt.~Jn:h and CreatJYe Fun._$ Award SUPJXlTl-" thisami .of the II!S,rudy. · .. �September Zll.Z001~. J.l,Nn.3 Repories Cyberterrorism scholars o Two graduate students win coveted scholarships from NSA footnall By DONNA LON<OEHECitU Minnesota 4 1, UB 17 The lJnNrJity ot Mmesou pe Rqxxt~ AssislJint Editor T WO UB graduate stu- dents ha"" received coveted scholarships from the federal government that an: designed to assist in the task of rooting oul hackers, cybertmorists and insider threats to the nation's information superhighway-a wk that has taken on an increasing urgency since Sept. II . Alexander Eisen and Melissa Thomas, both students in the Department of Computer Sciena and En· gineering. we.-. awarded the lnfor· mation Assurance Scholarships from the National S<curity Agency (NSA). The scholarships were awarded to the students beca use of UB's designation last sp ring as a Ce n· tcr of Excellence in Information ~ystems Assurance Resea rch and Education (CE ISARE). UB "one of 13 universities to rece1vc the de!.1gnat10n 1h1:. year and among on ly 36 that have bt.'l"n named to dd t< by the N~A . Information a.s:.urance enuHll pas~t.~:. the SC ientifi c. IC\..hnKal and ma nagemen1 dtsc1plmc:. rcqu1red tu cm.un: computer and nctvmd, ~C\.UriiV. The vear · long corpet ii! Vt' M.: holarslup covers the.· cost of tu 11100 , ft.•es. book s. lab ex pe nses. ) Uppht.•s and equipment, as well ali providing a S 15.000 stipend for graduate students and S I 0,000 for undergraduates. The goal o ( the s.,c:holarship is to support the de velopment of informatio n assurance specialist) within the Depart ment of Defense. Eisen and Tho mas will be requared to serve an ternsh•ps with DOD agenc1es and may be .bired by a federal agency after graduation. Shambhu Upadhyaya, associate professor of computer science and engineering and director of CEISARE, says companies and gov- emment research labs ha"" taken made his applicatlon attractive to extra steps to ensure infonnation security and critical infrastructure the evaluators," Upadhyaya says. Eisen, who moved to the United Sutcs II yean ago from the fonner Soviet Union and has b<en a U.S. citizen for five years, says he is proud to be involved in a project that doesn't jwt benefit the academic community, but private in· dustry as well. " I have an opportunity to help this country~pecially now in tight or r<cent cva~ts," he says. "Internet technology and infrastructun has grown so &stand a.s it continues to grow and become more complex, it will become more vulnerabiC: he adds. protection. • New initiativ.. such u Trusted Co mputing (Natio nal Science Foundation), Trustwortlly Com · puling (Microsoft) and the Homela-n d Security Act wue fonned to address security in the post-Sept II en. Our students will contribute to some of these initiatives through Thomas will serve her intern ship in 2003 with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAJR) at Patuxent River, Md. NAVAIR is their re sea rch ," explains Upadhyaya. "Their selection was made- th rough two independent eva luations.-eva luati on by the C EISARE center at UB and evaluatiOn by the select io n committee at the Department of Defense. They hoth rece1ve full -ride scholarships for one yea r. with a possible cxten:olon into the second yea r... Eisen will serve his internsh1p during 2003 with the Defense Information Systems Agency (D ISA ) at Arlington, Va. DISA is involved in. 1nfonnation assurance, global com hat-support systems and electronic commerce. During his study at UB, Eisen will be involved in various research ac · tivities with CEISAR£; in parricu· lar he wiU be working on electronic involved in testing and evaluation, electronic warfare and survivability/vulnerability analysis, as well as other projecls. .. , do n't believe it has sunk in yet that I havt actually gottcrr it," shf' says of the award. • 1applied for the scholarship be- "Alexander's programming skills and knowledge of informatlon as· surance and his leadership qualities -- UB alessoo ;n Bic 10 powe.food>oil on Sawrdoy before 34.19-4 fans ;n the Hubert H.Humptv.y The Golden Gopl1en piled up 299 yardo on the p-ound ;n a 41 • I 7 vlcto<y ,._. the 8uls. k was the Butls' llntpme .,..,.... Bic 10 -dna!I'IOI . UB.- tnllod u.,.,. point. 31~ •. - - up.'-:and modo t h e - much- than the fin>JICOn! sugested. Volle~nall UB J , Blnpamton 2 UB J, Canisiuo 2 Ull J,Younl'fOW" State I . UB J, Niopra 0 It wu an excitinl: week for the ~team.~ four matches-indudinc three a.t the HoiM!ay Inn West<m New Yori< IIWiudQnal. The Bulb have ed;psed last season's five victories with their current 8-4 I"'Kord. and pve head coach Sally Kus her I DOth collept.e coachine Yicto<y. LIB e.med a iNo-pme wW> u ~on Sept. 17. ~"' takr on. In t'M) pnes d the matth and an ear1ier season loss tD the Bearats The Bulk opened the weekend tournament on Sawrcby with anothet- &tepme match, winnmg in dr2maac. come--from-behind fnhton ::u Canistus College US swepc: Younpwwn Sate W Niapr:a '"Alumni AreN on Sunday to complete the tounwnent with a.n u~ted record. awrce cause it was in my area of interest and I was considering attending g raduat e sc hool. Thomas, the ~occer single parent of a I 0-ycar-old boy, says she went back to school-one of the hardest decisions she says she MEH' S has ever made-when her son en tered first grade. Eval uators were attracted to Thomas' advanced study in security a nd her involvement in research with facuhy members while an under- Blnshamton I, UB 0 graduate student, Upadbyaya notes. banking security. He says that while at UB, Eisen "This program benefits all of u>- . and Thomas will attend research not just me in being abft: to becomt: an expert in this field and not onJy the university in tenns of research, but the nation as wr:U,.. says Ei~n . gro up 7 meetings of the Niapn2, UB I UB ] , Siena I UB dropped a hard-fought. 2-1 . d«islon to N~apn on Sept. I 8 to begtn a three-much road week. A foui'PQ&ued firn half 011ded In • 1-1 ae. But the Pu<ple Eacl<s struck In the second haH, as Paul Vanden Boomen headed the ball intO the far comer of the net. securlrc the wm for Nia.pn. The 8uls expk»ded for three second--hatf pis en route to a l -1 noncoofet-ence wm at Siena on Friday. And on Sun<by.The Bulb d.-opped • ~at f11nctwnton u • misfired deftection by a UB defender into his own p i just cwo minuteS tnt.o the second half P,. f11nctwnton • I~ Ylcto<y. UB CEISARE. perform research in the area of information assurance and S«urity, and attend conferences. · n,ey arc expected to get jobs in the federal agencies when they graduate,.. he adds. Hail to the Chiefs Former UB President Steven B. Sample signs a copy of his book, "The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership," for his UB successor, William R. Greiner. Sample, now president of the University of Southern California, returned to campus on Monday to speak to a receptive audience of old friends in the Center for the Arts Drama Theatre. WOMEH'S UB 2, Central Hichipn 2 (2 OT) UB 2, Eastem Hichipn I (2 OT) Over-time has been the theme of the season for US's women's soccer team. The Bulb played to • fount. tie on Fridoy with • 2-2 ~ apinst MAC loe Cenu>i Michlpn. UB <hen .-.con!<d an .,_,.,. v1cto<y on Sundoy. 2- I . apinst Eastern Michlpn to push ia .-.coni to 2-2-4""""" and 2-1·1 ;nle.alue play. but Apinst c.m.i Michlpn. LIB sand a pohood p;n t1>e 71" """' up • prn&<yW-c pleu than silc ......... ~ .. on. 2-2 for on. IUs' homeOn Sun<by.Andrea Sullivan's pJ u I :4-4 into the second oYertime. p¥e the Bolls a 2-I win a.oer Eastern Michigan. "*"" ~ross ~ount~ Bulls post strong numben at Miami Fall Classic The men\ and ~ ·s crou..counuy t.m1m rec:Of"ded some ~ tJmeS ~tur"Cby Wmoon at the Mwni Fall ClassK: hek110 Oxtoni Ohio. The men pbced second with 49 po.na behind the host Red~' 30. 1n the women·s meet. U8 sca<"ed 68 points to finosh on thinlbolw>d MAC rivak Miam (23) and Akron (42). lndMdually.three Bulls" men placed among the top 10 racen:sen10r )enmie Sl~ek was second on the SK course tn 24:.S2. sentor Todd Ludden toOk fourth •n 24:S4 and seniOr Rkk Stewart finiShed seventh in 25: 12. for the women. senior Melissa Bu~ completed the SK diSta nce In 18:26 to take stxth place overall lennis MEN' S Kasiman reaches finals of Brown Invitational UB UTteled to ~e . R.I. for the Brown FalllnviaOON.I, a flighted tournament featuring seYeral of the top teams •n the Northeast-In the A I fltght. sentor Fery Kutman reached the finals, but dropped the cNmptonshtp match to Dartmouth"s Neal ~0-1 , 6-3 to finish second 0\"en.II. Sophomore josh l.tedemun won the consob.oon round tn the A~ fltght. downif::g Harv.an:fs Yusuf Randera-Roos. 6-2. 6--4, tn the final WOMEN 'S UB 6, St. Bonaventue I UB S, St. francis 2 UB scOf'ed a 6-1 Win over local nvaJ St. SoNventure on ~ru~ and then dropped St. Francts. S-2. on Sunday for an undefeated~ A.pmst the Bonmes. the Bulls won ftve of ~x sm&fes matches UB also won the number three. four. five and SIX matches on the afternoon. In the wtn oYer" the Red Rashes. freshman Knsten Ortman~ the team. WIMIOg her ~-CWO~ mard\ oYer" lii!SieyWenzel6-0,6-)~~lnn& W'lttt K..1 ren Mitynan:l to take the top dcxbk5 matd\. 8- I �8 Rep a..._ Selit* 29.2002!'11L3Uo.3 Wednesday 2 --en... Campus Blood OriY<. Amoricon Red Cross. 210 StlJdent Union, North C.mpu1. 9a . m. -3p . m . Free . For~ information, Kan, 878-2092 Thursday 3 En.......,,_,... l.edure Environmental ActMJt JuHa Butterlly Hill Sloe Han, North Campus. 7:30pm Free. Wednesday " H•ppy: 11M Nlghtm..-e ContlrMMS, .. an u.~ lnsbllatlon of .. tt.ppy's Night..,.., .. wtlf fNturt • new perl'onnan<e: by Kurt Von Voetsch from 7 -10 p .m . tomotTOW In the H Art ~ In the Center for the Arts, North C•mpus. The lnst•ll•tlon wtll be on dl~ay throtagh S.tu~. Friday Thursday, September 27 26 CTUI Open House CTlR Through: Am Annlvenoly Celebratloo. wan. fht• Nt I'<Ht• • puhlhht·' hlghhqhl' u f \ Jeannette ~ina, auoc.. dir., Center for Teaching and li ,li11q\ dldwn ltnrtl lhf' onllnt. UB (,ll ~~~~~!.s11 00~ ~m~~~~~s=. by Jeannette M<Mina, 64S-7788. Tuesday, October I VIdeos •t Noon Matit Twain: Selections from ken Bums' Alms. Friends Room, lockwood Ub<ary, North UITlJ'U'. Noon· I p .m F,.., Sponsored by Aru and Humanities Team. For n'l()(t lloown a.g Series: Concortl s ... Concert Hall Lobby. North Campus. Noon. Free. Sponson•d by Dept of Mu•c. For more information, S~ Cooc:~ 9 Offtee, 645-2921 Foculty•edUI Cheryl Cobbett! Hoffman & Friends. Slee Concert Ha ll, =~er:~· ~~s~u ;~~~- s~ by Dept information, Slee Concert Offtee, 645-2921 . 1nfoonaUon, Charles 0' Aniello. 645-2814, e:xL 424 Exhibits " Holocono: SculptuR bJ a.n Newton .. \Yortc by lan ~on wiU open with a reception from .S-7 p .m . Oct 3 in the Art Department Gall<ty, 11-45 Cen1..- fa< the Aru. ~ex~i~w;:1 7~~~~ ar~ a.m. to S p.m. Tuesday, 10 il.m . to 8 p.m. Wl!dnesct.y through Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m . on Saturday. Endellion String Quartet to perform Oct. 12 in Slee October concert schedule also to featurefaculty recitals, historically significant concert by Slee Sinfonietta By SUE WUETCHER Reporter E.d1IDt W ITH pl.l),ngd<,.,nbed hy the llm~· Telegraph of London as o;eumg the aud1encc "a blaze ," the Endellion Stnng Quanet will pt.'Tform the ~eco nd comc:rt o f the 47 th Annual Sle-t'/ 1\t"c:thuvcn !'ltnng Qua net Cydt' o1t8 p.m. Oct. ll in SleeCon · \.Crt 1-1.111. Nonh Campu~ . The: .•ppearanct' of the Briw.h quartet- winner of the Roy-.tl l'h1 lharmonJl Sooety Award for Best Chamber Em.emblf'wdllll'" u nc.• of several noteworthy co ncerts to be pn•sented by tht' lkp.lrtmc.•nt of Mustc during October. Also un tap for Slee Concen Hall will be faculty recitals by p.:rcus...,um tst Anthon}' Miranda and the Carnegie Hall -bound fluttst C heryl Gobbetti Hoffman ; a perfonnance by tht brass and JX'rCu .!>Sinn ensemble Metalo fonico, and a concen by or· gan 1st Kevm 1\owyer. In JddJ!Ion. the Slee Smfonu:tta, UB's profes..~ional cham· ht-r orchestra conducted by Magnus M:lnensson , will perform the o ngm.d version of Edgard Varkc's .. Ecua torial" for the first tune sml"e its 1934 premiere. Fonncd in 1979, the Endcllion Stnng Quartc.>t is renowned as one" of the finest quartt"tS in the world, a group that captivates wncert goers with a remarkable rapport, "playing to each other \\flth a M"nSt.· almost of discovery. communicating to the audience on a levt.'l of unwua1 intin1acy," according to the GuarrJiart. In l\mam, the Endellion Quartet has appe-.1red at nearly all the maJor se ries and festivals. and is regularly broadcast on BBC radto and television. The.· quartcl's Slee Hall program will fearure Beethoven's "(.)uiirtCI mE-Oat Major, Op. 74" ("The Harp"), "Quart<l in G MaJOr, t )p. 18, No.2," and "Quanet in C · sharp minor, Op. 13 I." TiLkc:t ... lor the Endellion Quartet are S 12 fo r the gcneml publll ; S9 fnr UB faculty/stafflaJumnt . WNED members with ~ ,trd .md ..c:mor citizem, and SS for students. In "'Chc.·rvl t;obbetti Hoffman and Friends,"' HotTman on I uc.·,J.Jy will tl·am wi t h l\·ll randa .md ... axophonist Su~an l·.m ... hc.·r to prt'vic.'\Y tuc program thJt t lotfman will present J~ pJTI o r M1dAmt:nca Production."· Solo .md Ch ~t ml}t."r Mu~ J l \c.Ttl'-" tm l );:t. ft 111 Wc.·ill HJ!Im L1rne~1.: Ho.~ll. ruc:o.d.t\ \ pc:rformancc.· ;u l ll\, tn ht· held at H p.m . in Sll·c.·. \ will feature , among ot h er pu.-ces, " Duo for G Major. for flu t e and so prano .saxo phone.. by Francois Couperin and " Hyxo~ fo r alto flute and percussion" by Giac into ~ Scelsa. ~ Miranda, coordinator of percussion o~t UB and direc- ~ tor of the internationally renowned UB Percussi~n En- & 3 5 semble, will revisit the Slee ~~~.;.~::-::!!'1~~-:-_::;;Ji~'!!!!!!l!!l!l~====~~='=.'-~::_----_j stage with a program , "The The Endelllon String Quartet wtll perform •t a p .m . Ort. 12 In Slee. Music of Anthony Miranda ," at 8 p.m. Oct. 26. The program wiU include the premier of and senior citizens. and SS for students. two of Miranda's own compositions-"Shanered Glass fll" Followrng its appearance with the Slee Sinfonietta. and "Sha ttered Glass •2," accompanied by UB dancers cho· Metalofonico will takr the Sire slage with a program titled "A rrographed by Tressa Gorman · Crehan, a facu lty member in Concis< History of Brass Bands in America," billed as the secthe Department of Theatre and Dance. ond con=t of the SlecNisitingAnisl Series, at 8 p.m. Oct. 17. Tickets for both Hoffman and Miranda are $5; UB students Bowyer will lake command of the Fisk organ at 8 p.m. Oct. 19, are admitted free when showing a valid ID. presen tin g a mix of the modem and the classic. Plenty of star power and historical significance will fuel the T Kkets for Metalofonico areS 12 for the general public; S9 for concert to be perfonned by the Slee Sinfonietta at 8 p.m . Oct. UB faculty/staiDalumni, WNED mcmbm with card and senior IS in Slee. For the first time since 1934, Varese's " E.cuatoriaf' cili=ls, and SS for students. Tl<kru for Bowyer's recital are SS. will be performed with its intended instrum entation-two Created at the 200 1 June in Buffalo Music festival by Nelson theremin ceUos, barito ne voice and orchestra. and David Felder, professor of m usic, Metalofonico f Guest musicians will indude English organist Kevin Bowyer (J(Brassworks) is comprised of some of Nonh America's fin. and members of Metalofonico. a brass and percussion en · est brass musicians. The 20·piect ensemble of brass, JXfCUS· sion. saxophone and electric guitar performs landmark 2lF century brass repertoire and newly comm issioned works. The Oct. 17 program will indude Felder's "lncendio" and Nelson's .. lnsomnio." semble directed by UB faculty member Jon Nelson-both of whom wi ll be presenting recitals later in the month-as well as renowned bass· bari rone Nicholas Isherwood and the husband -and· wife team of lonathan Golove and Mary Artmann. who will play the theremin cellos. These instruments--string· less, bowless cellos that were a variation of the basir theremin design- arc replicas built local!)' by awa rd -winnmg instru · ment builder and restorer Floyd E ngd ~. A pre· concert lecture will be g1ven .11 7 p.m. by Ohvta Malt I~. a VarCst.· ~ holar. A panel diSCUSSIOn wdl foUow tht· con..:en , ft·aturmg Thcremm b1ographer Albc.·rt G hn sh. Tickc.·ts lor the Sk·c Sinfo ni cna Jrc S 12 for the gc.•ncral puh he $9 for li R facultv/stafflalumm , WNF.Il mc:m~·r.. \\'Jth CJrd Bowyer has played throughout Europe, North America, Au.straJia and Iapan , and has become known for his conte.m· porary and unusual repertoire. His program will featun" Philip <..; lass 's "F tnalc " from .. Satyagraha," C harles Wuorinen 's " holuuo" and Milton B?bbin's .. Manifold ." Ticket.> 10 [kpartment of Music's Slee Hall concms can be ob- w.med at the Sire box otf~ee from 9 a.nL to 5 p.m. Monday through Fnday, at the UB Center for the Arts box oflia from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. and a1 Tidcrtmastcr mltlrts. · � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Utro Courtroom. Th< UB law School " th< only o~ in the nation to havt' a fun c· UB Safe UB studen\5 and Beta Sigma Kappa fraternity members (from left) Jonathan Akers, Giovanni Santiago and Akil Dove distribute printed doorhangers to homes in University Height5 on Saturday as part of Operation Doorhanger, a program to promote safety in the area. t10nal courtroom that regularl y hosts actuaJ tnals m ns building. Pres1dmt William R. Groner an · nounced the g_~ft today at a pr(':S.S conferenct an the Francis M. Letro Courtroom on the North Campus. "With this gift, Fran l..rtro and UB law haY< mad< history--the Francis M. l..rtro Courtroom is the first fully operational state courtroom 10 br l><!.u!.<d."!ithinJlaw school in th< ...ilion." GrciMr said. "'Thanks to fran's vision and leadership, our law studmts and foculty wiD now have firsthand access to a full rang< of SUt< trial business, just by walking down the hall. I don't thinlt the vaiU< of such proximity for our students can be: overstat«<; the UB Law Sd>ool now will be: a locus, not only for training and r<S<an:h in law, but its practice." Grrin<r added: -nus is pr-.asdy the kind of activ<, intcm>nncct<d and intdkctually vibrant educational <rM · ronment that UB aab in pnMding. Nanotec~9l~gy o_ takes aim af cancer .,IU..IJI~­ Contributlng EdK<>< ntw , patenttd nanotechnology that one day may allow canctr palients to rt· cein treatments through an MRI proctdure tn a doctor 's office 1s bting dtvcloped by scientists at US's Insti t ute for Lasers, Photon ics and 81ophotonics and a French nanote-chnology firm , Nanobiotix, Inc. Researchers bdievt thc_.remark · ably versatile "nanodinic" has the p01enual to bt adapted for trtat · tng numerous canc~:rs and o ther d1st"ases, a.s wdl a.s drug-ddivtry and d1agnosuc applicauom. and for nonmedical applications, such as usr in cosmeu c and skm -ca rr products. The magnrtJC nanodinte tS a thm silica bubble. the surface of which can be.- rustomt7.ed using a pcptidt earner group to selecuvely targe1 cancer cells. lns1de the bubble are ferromagnetic nanopartides that exhibit a strong mdination to align m the direction of a magnetic fidd. The rcsrarchers fortSee pat1ent.s recc1vmg the nanoclinics--wh1Ch would be taken up by ca ncer ce ll s but not normal ce lls and ussuetntravenOuslyor bv ln)t"Ctton at tht' tum o r sate Thev tht»n would un derg o an MRI prou:durt· thJt would "sw tt ~.h nn" tht· dest rud J\'t' ;.apahaluv ol th e part1dc,, ~..au'lll~ the membr.uw~ lll ,,uh.t't ~.t>lh \1) rupturt"' In .1 "- lt'nt1lil P•'Pt'l 1n prt''-' Wtth Httmll'd''"' ,\lltTod,-,." '';, tht· l 11\ JnJ '\J,tn(lht<liD, ....- at·n tt ~t~ dt·xnt-->c.· ht."' A M rnore text .1t W e b lit e L link on Web lit e p more photol on Web A addltlonol link on Web magnetic nanodinics. I<SS than 70 nanometl'n in diameter, can sd« · tivtly dmroy human br<ast and ovarian canar cdls in vitro whtn a magnetic field is applied. Srudics = und<r w.y in animals aimed at dem· onstrating th~: sd«tM uptakt of nanoclinia by tumor cdls. ·As far as W< know. this is th< fi"'t d<monstration of the possibility that magnetic re50nana imaging couJd day be- u.std in th~ noninva.si~ treatment, not just detrction.of entam cancers." said co-author Paras Prasad, ex~cutivc director of tht Institute for l...astrs.. Photomcs and Baophotomcs and SUNY Dastln gutshtd Professor tn the Depart · ment of Chem~stry. Hss co- autho~ are Earll. Ek-rgey. re search assoctate pro fessor of chemistry and dcyuty dar~:ctor of the anstttute , a nd Laurent Ltvy. pres1dent of NanobaotJx , who pre vtously wa s a post -doct o ral rt' searcher at the mstuute. Earl ter re su lts wt!h the nanochmcs were desaibed 1n a paper published in the St:ptem bcr assue of Chrm1stry of Mal~nah . published by the Ameru::an C h~m1cal Sooety .. The nanoclinal technology aJ lows fo r the controlled gt'neratton of phystLal o r chem iCal reactlom m targeted ~.e ll s tnggt'red h' tht' dppl t ~.at a on of Jn external energ\ '>\)Uro.t' ""·hcthcr tt he.· magnc:.·u .. fidJ . t'lt'l. lrlo. lidJ .'\ r,n, nr h~ht .' ...mi l ~:n l.t'V\ ...uJ ht'l':\lX"'l..1.S hl -.trt"'ng_tht·n the rt'lt'Jr~.h partnt'r..,htr bt't"t't'n :'\l,tnuhtilll\ Jnd tht· tnl(ttutr .tnd thdt ht!<o .. t~mpdm mJ\ 'lr't'n .111 ,11 tilt' Ill \\'t·..,tt·rn \Jc:-" \nrl.. and W"(' ~ tremendously grateful to Fran Utro and h1s w1fe . C mdy Abbott- Utro, fo r thrrr o ut standmg sup· pon m helpmg wrnakrdus m novaOV< new advanc<ment possibk " US Co unc tl Charr jeremy M lacobs. Sr.. ont' of thr« ho norary charrs of UB 's S250 milhon cam patgn. noted that l..rtro's 1¢t puts the ca mpatgn ove r tht S200 m1lhon mark- "a very tmportant mik:stoi'J(' for thf!' campargn and for thiS um vers1ty." .. llus gift will reap lmmf!a5Urable resuJts for o ur law school student\. whose cducatron and exprnenct will be grratly ennch~d by Fran l..rtro's generosity. and it will """' as a beacon to attract pcrations of futun: students to this world-etas. law school," Jacobs said. l..rtro .... just 7 ynrs old and living in Olean when his f.ather, a for<man for th< ~- l.adtawanna Railroad, lost a leg in a railway accidmt. Stting his f.amily devastated by the tng«!y, the elder l..rtro ...uined an attOTTlC'f who SC'CUJ't'd a sctdcmcnl •1 remnnbn my father's enormous resp<et, admiration and gratitud< fO< th< lawy<r who reprosented him," l..rtro recalled. lbat ap<riena inspired him to purwc a carett in the law, 50 that tv could be- an advocate for victims of c..-... _ .,... , on~ Coetzee to deliver Butler reading A WARD-WINNING nov<hst I.M . lo<tu<. a UB f.aculty m<m· bc:r from 1968· 71, will ddJV<r the E<lward H. Buder C:hau Pro5< Readmg at 8 p.m . Oct 17 m the Scr~nmg Room tn the Unter for the Ans. Nonh Campu>. A nat1ve of South Afnca. Coetzee fWlce has won tht Booker Prll.(, Great Bntam's h1g.hest award for firuon , for htS post ·colonral novels "The Ufe and Times of M•chael K." ( 1984 J and "DISgr.ICr" ( 1999 ) ln COnJWlCbon with Coetl.«'s appearanc.e. the UniVef>lty ubranes has or· ganlZ<d an exhibit of the author's """' in ~ library. North Campus. In addition, the Ubranes will present two supportmg programs the day btfo rt ~tl.er 's reading. A brown -- bag lunch vtdeo screemng of the 1997 documentary ..Gerne & l.outse" wtU be held from noon to 2 p.m Wednesdav m the Fn~nds Room rn Lockwood Lrbrary The film tells the ston of Loutse Flanagan, chad mvesuga to r of tht' Truth Lomm1SS1on tn the Eastern (..apt' Pmvmce, <~.nd her hu.shand . <.crnt" Hugo, a :K"asoned veteran of X'ou th Afm:a ~<~. rill\ dur tn~ Jpartht·tJ The film w1ll hc.·m tnlduceJ tw (:iJudt· Wekh. \l 11\"\ i)t..-ttn ~LI I !<oht'l.l \c'n llt" PrniK'-llr 1n 1hr I ~p.J. rt mt"nl ttl Pnlttll.!.l "xlt'n~t" l.llt'r th.tt J.J\ , tn•m 4 ~ \0 pm tn tht· ~pt~ t al l n!lt'Ctrtm' Rt:Jdrn~ Rtltlm , 4_:1 1 ~ .tpt·n l ldll :-..:nnh <-tmp u~. J dtM.U~ron 11! < ~~·t/c't"' wnrl....., wtll h.. hdJ ·\nlllnR thl' partll..tpanb '-''Ill he Hl'r-.htnl Bh.tn.t JnJ l ' H t a~· u]t, mt.'m t"t·r, ,\l.1r[.. -..,ht•lhnt·r. prolt~n oll:n~ltsh: ~haun lrlam . JSMXIJh' pmk'-""1r .1nJ .. h.ur <I I tht· I k partmt· nl o t ~ nmpara tt vt' lllt'rdtUrt· .1nd ~ .HIIlt' \\,trJIInl"!'ll.lll . ·•~ • 't.tn t pn1k~or 111 1-ngh:.h �I BRIEFLY c.- .._ Clllt c.nw, locolld In 2 9 - .... Soulhc.._ . . dllwFol The -................., --------afa.t.a. - - nochedulod In -.-~ ~....._.,.._ ==~ ...... --.g. -.-.... .... -.-. bogliri'1g - jowolry tlgnond~ldds. _ . . , . . ... ,..,from7- 10 p.m. one nlghlo - l o t Jbc ....... ..apt for .OHilw Kids" cl.mes, which ..tit""' from 10 Lm. to nooin on s.turdoy. Fee.,. S30 lot Ull students IIIII ~for OChers. Eorty slgn-<JpbocMJed. For more lnformltion. a schedule ond • mop, call 829· 3S36 from 1-S p.m. Monday through fridoy or 7-10 p.m. Mondoy through Thur>doy. Class schedules available online Th< SWdent Respon,. Cen!Of has announced that undergraduate and graduate da.ss schedule> for the Spring 2003 semester are now ~ailabte online. There no k>nger wtt1 be a pfinted class-schedule bookJet. TM Khedu~ an be viewed by dk:king on the '"Clau Sc:hedule1:'" 1ink1on the St.uderlt Response Center's Web site at ----....··.-.. http:// Undergraduat~ now an access their penonal Spring 2003 .-eglslrotlon windows ¥Ia Myi.IB . ~,,...,......., or vii BIRO (6-IS-7800). Reglstrotion, groclos ond finondal oid fnfonnatJon ~:so Is ~aifM)6e through BIRD. CornpleU! ~lstrotlon c.lendor inlormatJon con bo found ot the Student Reporue CenlOf Wtb site. Craduote studonts ond undergroduotes with 7S or more crodlts moy begin ~­ lion on Oct. 26. Wtb ~lion ¥II Myi.IB and touchtone ~¥II BIRD moy bo done from 8 o.m. to 11 p.m. dally. lnoddition, SOAAservice>inWding OMS, grodes ond Wtb ~wiiTliM!to Myi.IB. A -us IT" name ond _ . wood..., . - t to aoces Myi.IB. REPORTER """""'b• community __ The ampul publshod by the Office of News SeMces In the DMsion o1 l.lnM!nity Communications, l.lnM!nity ot Buffalo. Editorial offices ... loat!d ot 330 Qtllls Halt. Buffalo, (71 6) 64S-2826. ---,. -ftl.-......-......s...--u~>-nport.-.edu .........,, ,....., ...... C>oole Sml1h . . . . . . ., ..... s.rrtc. Donna........- ....... c..-...Lolslllw -o..-. """Dotlo'-odl -- -Caldbo&.m s. A. Ungor Clwbllno\lldll ' Kathleen Delaney and Dan Dll.Andro are assistant and visiting assistant librarians, respectively, in the University Archives. -...-.....,,Is the Unl· venltyArchlves7 KD: The University Archins is lo· cat<d in 420 -Capen Hall on th< North CampiU. A5 W< tell our pa · uons and guests, finding us may~ th< m051 challrnging dfort of your research . (Hint: takt the el~tors INSIDE th< Undtrgraduat< Library to the founh floor. We're directly op posi te the elevators. Find the room with the vintage orange rug, and you've arrived.) The sign on th e wall outside the door indicates .. Special Collectio ns." We share the Reading Room and stacks area with Poetry/Rare Books, but we are two sepa rate library units, each with th stinc t collection m iss ions. Since tis fnundmg m 1846, the univcrsit·y ha.o. bt:en a vttaJ msutuuon , no t on ly In the academiC community, but to tht!'l reg1on and the rest of New York "l.ltl' Vt-ry earl~· on, we dt>veloped Jn 111\t"rnauon.tl reputaTion beo..Ju..e o f the 'iit holarshtp and rc ~t:a r ... h m whH.:h facuhy and !!.IU denl\ wert~ engaged. Because o f that. we haw a nch hi story of docu m t' nl,ttt o n from the a nginal loundmg of the umvers1ty, nght up to ye:,terday when we acccssio ned the latt•st edll ton o f The Specrnmt. The An:ht vt>S co llects the history of the umversit'y; that IS, the non · cur· rt'lll doc unu·ntallon of its life. w(' are not a records retent iOn cent er, mt"anmg Item s such as st udent record." and transcnpu. personnel filt::t and other ~v ttal statiStics " of the umverslly are not here. We have adm mtstrauve ht!!.tones of every UR prt.s1dent (except Pres1dcnt l ;remer because he IS still a sea ted pr('Sident ), departmental h1sto n es and faculty papen and c.tmpu:t pubh<.:auons. We haV(' more than 1.!,000 hnt'ar lc:c-t of resou rces, NOO ,OOO photographs, 111deos, film:,, l'phemc-r:.t and ref(•rencc matt:nals. How does the An:hlves differ from other llbr•ry unlts 7 • Dl.: Most othe r libranl'~ w1ll pndc thcmselvt"s o n thl' 10p1Cal natu re o f th e- tnfo rm.lliun tha t thcv ca n present, bnngmg th(' most up -to dau· data and mformallon to tht'u pdt ron:,. While h1 s t on~..al re:tcarch 1.... of ...-ourse. hi~hltghh.~d ..... 11hm their collect-tons, it's a s if the1r holdings represent thC' culmina tion ofknowledg< on a ~n topic. At the Archives.. the focus is on the continuum of information-tracing a subject from its inception to its end or to the present, which · ever comes first. What I• the most fnquet~tly ••ked question you encounter? Dl: While sptdfic dates and namts always are in · demand referen ce questions. the most desirable docu ment we have is, strangely, the uni versity sala ry roster, a li sting of employees' pay, made accessible under state mand~te. Tell me •bout the some of the m•Jor collections In the UB Archives. Q architects, docents, New York State Parks officials and BuffalofNiagara tourism boosters (oh, ye:s , and te:levision, radio and print media ) to focw on the research e:lnne:nts necessary to create what the City of Bufblo is ~oping to be a bea cpn or reg.iof)al heritage tourism . Th< Love Canal CoUection has th< distinction of bring sought by more than si.x doctoral research ers from multiple discipli nes in less than five ye:ars. ll is campo~ of resources prima ril y from one organization, but the:re are also su distinct other co lle:c tions that came to u.s as a result of this. The Love Ca nal toxic waste disaster will comme:morate its 25th anni ve rsary in 2003. Alre:ady, environ mentalists, he:ahh pfofessional s. public offic tals, grass roots com mumt y organizations and reli gious groups a re contac ting u.s to support th eir commem o ra tive even ts by permitting them to re sea rch our co ll ection. Last sum mer. the Open Un iversi ty m tht.' Un ited Kingdom asked us to pro · vtde 1nformauon for development of an environmental curricula , and recen tly, the EPA contaded us for documcnt.s that no longer were in the agency's fil es. electronic formats 'that must bot properly archived. Keep in mind that archives generally hol15e5 an original, unaltered docu ment. With more and mo~ in· formation being creattd and housed dectronically, it's essential that th< ArchM:s attempt to capture the information in a form that will mnain slllhl< and unalterable. W< sp<a1< of" life a pectancies" of different media and , frighteningly, electronic media-no matter how ..cutting edge .. they ~m at this time-simpl y have not proven that they might last nearly as long as properly co nserved paper or microft.lm. With data migration and changes tn software and hardware , 11 's co nce1vable that even the newest .. D tech nology will no t last. 10 a stable . unaJterable form for more than 10 or from the people who actively par tiCipate m 1t," said O lsen . Th(' frandsM . LetroCourtroom IS located on the first fl oor of John Lord O'Bnan HaJJ, across the hall from student classrooms. As a result of tt.s mnovauvc multt -use design. the courtroom can be used for ap pellate arguments, as well as t:ri.a.ls. It features a bench constructed to ao..-o mm odate from one to seven Judges, JUdiC ial chambers. a jury deliberallon room and spectator !!.eahng for up to 100. The Appellate D1vtston of the New York State Supreme Co urt Fourth Department already has uo hzed tht: court room , as have federal and state trial courts. Proceedmgs scheduled in the near furure mdude the fuJI range of court business. Letro graduated (rom Geo rge Washmgton Umvcrstty m 1972 before att<nding UB Law School. Af. ter obtaming his law degr« m 1979. he P"'ctJced in Buffalo fo r 17 years before founding his o wn firm m 1996 as a specialist m personal in JUry and insuran~ law. Known for his outstanding luagauo n skills and the e.xccptionaJ results he has ob· tained m a number of h1gh · profile cases, Letro has scrvt-d as prestdent of the Western New York affiliatt of the New Yo rk State Trta.l Lawyers Assoculi.1on. KD: Our largest collection is, of co urse, the History of th e UniverSit y. That is cOmposed of all of the administrative hi sto ries, depart · mental hi stor ie s. publications, photographs and whateve-r it IS th at annotates the history of the un1versity. Two of our .. blue chip .. special co llections are the Frank Lloyd Wright/ Darwin D. Marltn Co ll ection and The Papers of th e Ecumenical Task Fo rce of the Love Cana l, or the Love Canal Collec - Wh•t •re some of the ch•l tion . These are highly regarded .lenga faced by the Archives, worldwide. The FLW/DDM Col · Including electronic Keen? lec tion con tains detailed corre· Dl: Beyond th< usuaJ.-and nearly spondence. construction drawings universal-issues of staffing and a nd notes, photographs and fam · funding, th< biggest challtnges r<· lly papers, among others related to late to archives' and libraries' most what most architectural cxperu obvious mission: to provide orga would say is Wright 's masterntzation and access to materials. ptece- The Darwi n D. Martin With 1uch a bulk of materials. and Co mplex o n Jeweu Parkway in more coming in every day, it is es Buffalo. For a while in the early sential to correctly process any 1970s. the Archives actually was given collection (that is, arrange the housed m th e Martin House. [t material into a coherent whole ) o ngmaUy had been purchaMd by and then provide de:scriptive cues the university as a home for Presi to our patrons and the public. To dent Martin Meyerson , but it either arrange the material tnto a t.'Wntually became more of a lo· logi cal in tell ectual fTamework of cation for special event.s (all of thi s scnes an~ chronologies or to pro\vas pnor to the- building of the vide a link m the University Ca ta North Ca mpu :t) . Now, as th e Darlog or o ther database JS ultimate-ly Will Martm Ho use Restoration meaningless; 1t's esse ntial to have a Co rpo ration moves forward w1th .. good," u.s.1ble collection 35 wdl a:, th e co mplt:t e restoratiOn to tht' the markers that will lead patrons 1907 htstonc de.s•gn of the com · to 11. Too. more and more, th ere are plex. we are h usily 1:ngaged w·Jth .20 yean; . Wh•t •re some of the •rchtves ' more Interesting contents? KD: Darwm D. Martm's paper chp collecuon. He w35 an ac countant by trad e, and at the turn of the 20th century, paper dips were a new convention m business. He researched several styles for the l.ark.tn Company, where he worked and we have them. A minatu~ coffin-a repIlea of Abraham Lincoln's-<ol le ctc-d by Fenton Parke . a Buffalonian whose regJonal his· tOr )' collection documents Wlddy Buffalo real estat< from the 1860s through 1963. A win dow from th< Imperial Ho td in Japan , designed by Frank Uoyd Wright, was a gift tow. It is curre ntl y o n a fiv~-city tour throughout the United States.. having been sent out in July 200 I and will return to us next sum mer. Ground- breaking shovels for the Amherst C ampu s. A manuscript ~inen by Philoso· phy Professor Peter Harc that was rescued from the wreckage of TWA Flight 800. A UB flag (arned by UB alum , Grego ry Jarv1 s, on ht s ill-fated "Chal · Ienger" m1.ssion 10to space Letro Gift c-u•wM , _ ...,. 1 Mmila r m1sfortunt"S. l...t'tro's pa th to success began with his acceptance to the UB Law School, then located at 77 W. Eagle St. m downtown Buffalo. He recalled c ro~ing the strct't with other law student.s to obscrvt.• trial lawyers in action 10 the court rooms in Erir Count y HaU. " I remember seeing o ne lawyer pacing in the hall there because the jury was out. and he told me how nerve-racking it was to be waiting for the verdict," Lctro said. " I always enJoyed conversa tiOns wnh attorneys in the court ho use and lt.-arned much fTom th em ." Letru srud the ability to attend tnah on a regular bas~ was lost when UB Law School moved to Amherst. H l!t gift. he added. ~ a way to hdp recap· tu.re that experience for today's stu dents. while also expressing his appr<· a.atJon for the educa.tion and the QJJ· portwuty the school provided hun. Law School! >can ils O lsen sa1d Letro's g1ft will have an enonnous Lnlpad on Jaw students' educational cxpcn ence .. because there l5 no subStitut e fo r watchmg la...,'}'crs and 1udges m action ." .. Most of the pro fess1onals who use o ur courtroom gladly stay after the tnal to explam the legal proceed · mgs, maneuvcnngs and strateglt.'S to our studen ts. who are e.x.oted to learn the realities of the1r pro fcsston �BrieiJy Workshops designed to help those seeking NIH grants The Office of the Vke Po-esldent fw has scheduled an · other series of workshops. beginning on Tuesday, for investigators, fdJows and students who want lO learn how to intnxt with the National Institutes for Health and how to write and apply for an NIH gr~ Investigators who already hold an NIH grant will learn about ~erent granting mechanisms, and how to div<rsify support across institutes. E.ach week's session will cover a different topic . rhe workshops wtll beJn lecture format, with questions and answers an important part of the agenda . The level of discussion will range from the very bastc...!....what ts NIH-to grant mechanisms and career plann1ng. All secrets will be told from a former mstder's perspective. The workshops will take place from 3-5 p.m. m Room B- 15 of the Health Sctences Library, South Campus. The sc hedule and topiCs to be covered: • Oct . IS: Deconstruamg the NIH a5 an Agency"--contacung NIH. finding what researchers need on th< NIH Web Stte !CRISP. NIH Guide', study section rosters ) • Oct. 22: .. G rant Mechani sms··--<areer tratn•ng dnd research grant mechantsms. supplements, success rates • Oct. 29: " How to Write a Wmmng Proposal " -the tdea . col · laborations. pilot data and background/ progn:ss report , spec1fic atms page, the r'ese..,ch plan All faculty, professional staff, studenb and fellows are mvned to atte nd ; registration is not requ1red : For further information, contact Joseph l.w ke r al 045 3321 or at <cusUr@rescarch.buffalo.edu > Web payments now accepted G UB studentJ now h•ve the option of paying their bills and retrievin g their account bal · ances via the Internet. The new secured ePay system, which ac - , __ cepts credit card payment s from Visa, MasterCard and ~~· ~ Discover, is available daily from 8 a.m . to II p.m. , except on major holidays. To make a payment, a student must enter h1s or her student per son number. Access to account information is available only to the student and requires his or her UBIT name and password. The project was a joint venture between Financial Processtng, Ad mmistrative Computmg, Accounting ~rvices, Internal Audit, Cam· pus Parking and Technical Servtces. The project was sponsored by Voldemar lnnus, vice president and chtef information officer. and led by Shirley Walker, director of financial processing services. Walker served as chatr of the Web · based Transactions Committee; hm Gorman, IT manager in Administrative Comp utmg Services, served as chair of the e· Pay Infrastructure Comminee. After undergoing a pilot program, the servtce now IS open to al l students. Implemen ting "U B e-Pay" had been a dream of staffers in Stu· dent Accounts and Admisstons for years. but it was not until Pro vost Elizalxth Capaldi expressed her commitm ent to the project and formed the Administrative Systems Adviso;y Board that it was able to happen , says Walker. MThis ts a service thai students expect and need~ne that will reduce work for UB staff. including cash1ers and serv1ce representa · tives," she says. Students may pay the1r btll electronically at www.studentresponH.buff•lo.Mu/ epayment. ----- ------· 1-- ----- - ~--~- Lab to aid informatics research By PATIUClA DONOV~ Contributing Editor A new tnstructlonaJ -tech nology laboratory com plex developed to serve the School of lnfonnaucs ~ c:xpectcd to greadyenhancr re>ean:h m neural netWOrking. data represen tation. decision theory, digital hbr.trJeS and social netm>rks, aa:ording to the school's dean, David Pmniman. Th~ complex, located in 14A· F Baldy Hall, North Campus. will officially open at 5:50 p.m. on Oct. 17 with a ribbon -cuttingceremony, fol iow<d by a rco:ption. The event is fre< of charge and open to the public. Although an impressive facility al ready, Penniman called it .. a work - m-progress.," addingthat n~capa ­ bilities wiiJ be added. thcir selection laptop computers--more will fol - guided by the school's developmg facilitate the study of mediated group research int~rests. Th~ complex indudes SC'veral fa· cllities necessary to the study of the intersection of human communica· tion and information processes. which is the school's focus: • Informatics lab/computer cJassroom, the largest on campus. with 50 PC workstations equipped with standard softwar< products, in- cluding Microsoft Office • Networking lab, with five net - Penn im an said thC' complex, wo rking groups made up of two which was funded by the school itself and with part of a SZOO.OOO AT&T grant, will be used primarily by the school's faculty and graduate st udents for rt:Seai'Ch and teachjng. although small groups of undergraduates may, at times. be- accommodated as w<il. "This is not just one lab. but a complex of informatics laboratories with an imprrssi~ array of labora- servers and three workstations each, reserved for informatics courses that require hands-on networking tech nologies used in the study and de- tory resources," he said, "and one of the largest computer classrooms on cam plL~. with the ability to accom - and SPS, lUustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop and communica· tion·specific software-aU of which will be used in digital, anima tion and vidro production modate more than !'0 studen ts at tnd1vidu.d workstations\ • Ccllaborativelab, a mobile technology classroom consisting of eight vdopment of different kinds of computer networks • Mac multimedia lab, which houses eight Macintosh oomputers; scanning stations with OCR soft· ware that converts tat to digital sig· nals; digital, still and video cameras. low-with wireless ne~m>rking. lt will mteraction (a research mterest of some of the school's faculty members and graduate students) and the use and development of conferencing, social netm>rk and other rollaborative softwar< used in education and the business environment TM coUaborative lab reflects the trend among informatics educators to movt away from classroom teach ing to employ environments that allow students research flexibility with all of the tools necessary to accomplish their goals. • Unil< lab. Although many Americans and U5. institutions use Wtndows and Mac operating systems. the ftaible, powerful Unix-"the Swiss Army knik of the N<!t"-is the world's dominant system and the one most familiar to UB's international students. The workstations in this lab employ the Unix operating system. The complex also ho~ a cata loging and classification library containing major cata1oginglda.ssificaby students m the schoor~ Department of l.t · brary Stud1 h uon reference texts used - Human subject research to be topic of legal workshop " New Ch•ltenga In Human Subject Research: Regulatory Over - sight and Conflicts-of· Interest" will be the topic of a workshop set for 8:45 a.m. to I :30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Jacobs Executive Develop· ment Center, 672 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. The workshop is sponsored by the Law School, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and rhe School of Pharmacy and Phannaceutical Sciences, all at UB, and Damon & Morey LLP. During the session, U.S. and Canadian government reprcscnta· uves will discuss the increasingly rigorous requirements for clinical trials and human -subject protection. Contlict -of·intercst policies for researchers and study sponsors will be examined. The workshop is designed for academic and medical researchers. representatives of businesses in the medical d~ice and pharmaceuU · cal industries, Institutional R<view Board (IRB) mernben, physicians, mental health professionals, psychologists and health care insurers. The cost is $75 for repr~ntatives of academia and government. and Sl25 for all others. A continental breakfast and lunch will be tnclude-d in the registration fee . To register. contact Kathleen .Sommer at 858 - 3817 or at < ksommer@damonmorey.com >. �4 Rep a..tea Octoberll2121V1i34.1o.4 Images obtained during flight to be used to provide detailed Info about mud, lava flows I BRIEFLY SEfo\IUdlon......,., ......-..,.. ..-............ 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Open house set The UCI/RCPC ubfory and Re10Uit.e Center in 1000 Allen Hall, South Campu1, will hold an open house and re<epllon from 4 30-6:30 p m on Oct 17 The ~nt, whtch will be open to tht> pubiK., wtll +ndudt> " program at 5 p m honortng tho~ W'ho have .u~~ted tn the center's creatJon ~ center lpC!Cialtzes +n •nlormatiOfl on cornmumty pohc +ng, cnmtnal tushce ISS~, netghborhood rev~tal•zatton and other commumty capaotybuildmg toptes ~ University Communtty lnll..lolbve (UCI) umtes UB and other st:a.keholderl from the City .of Buffakl and the towns of Amhers~ Cheektowaga and Tonawanda in efforu to stablltze and revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding the university's South Campus. The Regt<>nal Community Policang Center (RCPC) h deigned to fadlitat• coffabool""" partnenhops among la¥t enforcement agenCN!S, r-esidmU, kx:al businesseos to- and government public safety probforru and issues In oro..- to irnprovo quality ollif•. For more infonnation about the center, call829~ 3099 . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tho R.,..,..-wok:omes lettots from nlOf1ll>ers ol the UrWonlty c:omrnooity commentJng on Its stories ond contont. l.ell2n · should be limited to 1100 woods ond moy be editeoifw style ond length. leUors must include the· writer's nome, oddmsond 1 ·daytime teilphono ,.,._ fc< Bec:aU.olspaco lmltotlons, the ....... cannot pobllsh .. - . - - They must b e - by9 ...... Mandly to be mrWdored lot po-.Jn thol_.. ...... n....,... ...... thol_ be--*"lyat <e 4 . . . 52=+>. JOB LISTINGS :~:zWeb Volcanologists to fly over volcano ayEU.QI~UM Contributing Editof LYING o ver a volcano that's sending plumes of smoke and ash several miles into th• sky might sound lik< a risky proposition. but UB volcanologist Michael Sheridan and hlsoolleaguesan:doingjust that thls weelc with Ecuador's towering 5,000-meter-high Tungurahua vol cano as they study how and where it noxt will do irs damage. The steep-sided Tungurahua , which means ..Throat ofFire"in the Quechua Indian language, has been active since 1999, when approxi mately 2S.OOO inhabitants of sur- F rounding cities and villages. includ mg the popuJar touri , t destmatio n Banm., were evacuated bt•ca u~ of fear s of a m assiVe er upuo n. Res 1 dent~ n.·turnc:d a few month ~ IJter and are relu ctan t 10 mow J~.Jtn, ~ht· n dan !t.Cud . a lth ou~h liw vokano rl·rn.un .. J\:1!'-t:. pt:rllxi iG.III v 'l' IH.Im~ ,mH~l' .mJ t'nll~"on .. up ....,·,t·r.tl null'., lllhl ttw .111Ho-.pht•rt· . '\ht·nd.m .. ohlt.'\.l tn· ,., 10 t.:nmbtnc: htgh ·tl"'\.h tm .l~l"'' hl' wlllt•bl.lln Irum lht· tlt~hl,qth.tllt"-' \II \'hU.tlv0111<111 ''''t'lll ht· .111J otht·r L' B "''t'llll'l' h,t\ . .. tk\ dt 1~\t'\.lltl ~ ft'.llt' tht'lllt)'ll .... 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Th• goal '?f the volcanologists is to provide civil protm:ion authori · tics with th• most drtailod infonna- tion about how lava flows and mudBows from th• volcano will affect residents, and what would be th< safest Th• vaualization system <kveloped by Sheridan and Otrutopher Rmschlcr, UB assistant professor of geography, allows for the simultaneow visualization and integration of many typos of data, a flaible tool that allows scientisu to put 0\'erlays of any kind of geographic information on top of 3-<limcmional top<>- rout.t out of the re· gion should evacuation become neces· sary. .. Thts 11me IS the first that hyperspoctral informatio n is being used in direct connection w1th a volcanic crisis fOr haza rd mitiga tion.'' !.aid Sheridan. course The plan e as ous pyrod•stk flowtfrom Tungur•hu• volc•no t<qu1pped to do In Ecuador. hvper!ipcctral unag· tng-Jc~cribed tn ~hcnd.tn J, a -gc.·ologlt X·rd\ .. -whc.•n• .st.'ll'ltl \ c.' hvpt'r:!t~pcctral sc:nlloor .. pro ll·ttln!!. 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'I.Jid "ht'nJ an . ·wht're c.'.tt.h pau ~"c:' vuu d d1tic.·ren t \It'\\ Ill Ollt' lJ.!>l' .li..IU.1 Jh .llluwmg_ \OU to '>l"t' the ~rnund ,,, 11 ex1~h ll\.'llt'<tl h the.· vc.l(c.'tat 1on " llv putttng tht.~· WV!:r., llll top,,, n nt• anothc.-r. \"l' ~Ill then t"\lrapul.tlt' where.• pvroda!otl t. flm" 'i dOd J\'J l.dncho .tre likclv to .!>L.1rt. and hu'' far .md how fast tht"o' v.•1ll!r..wel." he.· !>3ld Mo hammt"d Sultan, UB prolessur C on tnbut~n g A Edttor N eJrkver~ • un ot ~uhw.tre ~r~ tem .1 nt:\\ dl"vel o ped by ll B rt~a rt.: h l'f~ that deh..'Cb ...yberattack... whtlc they ar1..' tn prog rt.~ bv dra\\'mg htghly perso n alm~d profi les of users h as prown s u t t'~ful 94 per· cent of the ume 1n Mmulated anach The: "user-level anoma ly detet t1on system'' was described today at tht' military commumcauons con · fe rence known a~ MILCOM 2002. bemg hdd m Anahe1m, Cahf. '" We have developed a new para dtg m , proactively en ca psulatm g user mtent where you bastcally gen erate a profile for every stngle user in the system where securiry 1s a m aJor co ncern ," said Sh ambhu Upadhyaya. assocoate professor of co mputer science an d en gi n eenng and co-autho r of the paper. In addition to the paper presen · t a ti o n , MILCOM in vited t.:.d tto n m highl y SC"cure facilities, ~ u~h as those m the military. "Ext.stmg approach es look at a past record of computer activity brt· UJ use those systems produce audits of activiry for every user," he ex - Upadhyaya directs UB's Center of Excellence in lnfonnation Systems Assurance Research and Educau on , on• of 36 in the U.S. chosen by the dard operations and co mmands that each wcr follows to carrv ou1 specific tasks. The S)'ltcm is designed to detect significant dC"Viatio ns from proce· dures followed by normal users. "Normal......,-- -'-'dout-.----sud!-__ lntruden or hadc.en, on the not be- tO<arJ deflnod ,..,-.meten, - so ......,. of his or -make-.._ .,.....__. SHAMIU UPAOHYAYA Upadhyaya to gi~~< a half-day tutorial on the new intrusion detm:ion system at the meeting. The UB system generates a user pro6l< according to data about stan· plamed. "O ur methodology 1s a marriage of two known techmques: masu.se and anomaJy detection. We u se an asse rt ion/rule-based ap · proach to p~ly capture the im · ual braci«t of activity and then fine- While some com mercially avail - . able computer security packages al r~ad y fea t ure u ser- profiling , Upad h yaya noted that they are based on .. low- level " methods meamng they seek out deviations o n the basis of huge amounts of data , so they end up creating many false alarms. modeling 1s " Use r com putationall y hard ," said Upadhyaya. "Sina many of these a istin g system s treat this problem purely statistically, any devia tion from the norm is signaled as an an o maJy, but it is often the ca.st that an intrusion has not ocrurred .. ll 's a nuisance because an alarm can go off every five minutes." By contrast, the system he ckll<loped with co-authors Rankumar Chinchani, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Compu ter Science and Engineering, and Ke-vin Kwia t of the Air Force Research tu ne this profile to reflect ongomg l.olhoratory in Rome. N.Y.• is based ne¥1 programs to conduct research activity. making highly personalized on the idea that the computation both a>mpllllitll! ond nor><>omaued . . lhe _ _ _ _ ~anbaac­ a nd train students to p rot«t the nation 's information technology and accurate profiles possible. "Also. sm ce users are being con · stantl y monitored , th1s sys tem c11 n detect intru sions or attacks habits of normal users generally are well-defined and that he or she will work within those hounds. -/~>. town. "lbat lond of mfo rmation is cntJ· cal because in 1773. 1886and 1916. volcan1c Bows from the Tungurahua flowed mto the RJO Pastaza, JUS! to th e north ol the volca n o,'" sa1d Shendan ... That n ver now lS the sue of o ne of h:uador ·~ btggcst hydro · dectnt dam.!t. !>l' 1f the §arne thm g ho~ppt:m no\o\ , tht: d1~~ter would tmpac.t J muLh l.trgl"r .t re;~, pott"n 11alh tunmv,nlf fl'lwt·r 111 .:t J.u~c.· rc.· v,ton nt thl' u•untn · '\ht·ruim.tJJc..J thdl ( ....,,.JJk.A I ~ .thtiln ''''upc-nmpo.!>t'dtlkrt'ntl.t' ('r' ut d.lt.t mdudmg lodtdJnt· 1m .l~t'\ , till top Ol :;. Jtmt'O\ItJOJJ h • JX•~rJnh \ l"d\th ~.nuld ht· .tpphl"d It • J Jftt•rt'nl naturaJ m m,mmadt:dl!od~ tcr-.. II ~.uuld determmro:.lorn.tmplt" where 1lln c:~"o("~ h.:tve du.sh:red Jhl'r a ..::hem1cal o r biolog.~cal agent artJLk.. " h '!> J genc:ml pla tform tor pre.• Y:nt .ttJOn .1 nd an.tl)'St:)of d i33.Ster-re Ia ted data," !>a id Shendan . o Ne-i.v software system developed by UB scientists profiles "normal" computer habits By ELLEN GOLDBAUM National Security Agency to develop .,, , a F' ..,, --~~~-~/ of geology. provided goologic dati. obtained from rmJOte seruing by satellil8 r.,.. this ~ information system (GIS). Because the GIS component of the data includesj2tun:s such as the precise locati~ of rivers, roads, bridges and howes. this gi-aphicai user interface, which the UB scien tisu call ~-DRAT (Goo-Spatial Dynamic Response Assessment Tool), will help scientists predict whether an avalanche or mudftow may dog a nearby river and produa o=bank flows that could 6ood a Detecting cyberattacks while in progress Job lbtlngs lor,.._.... re- -m. foaAiy ond c:MI-- o systems from cyberterrorism. The ne¥1 UB intrusion detect1on system is being devdopcd for appli · on -th e-fly.· .. The normal behavior o( t:om · puter users has been very well char· acten zed." sa1d Upad hyaya. " Normal users st1ck wnhm well -defined parameters. Intruder., or hackch, o n th e o ther hand. willi'lot he abl e to ca rry o ut the1r mtendt.-d opera· lions withm such well -defined pa ra m eters. a nd so will make th e scope of his o r her activities overly permassave." sa1d Upadhyaya. "Our system IS based o n detectmg that kind o f behavior." The key to the U B system 's sue· cess and 1ts "sca lable " feature IS that its m o n itonng system oper· ates at a high level , examimng co mmands that u~rs execute to perform certa.tn operations. Thts contrasts with the low -level mom · toring that many existing packages perform , which examine com · mands as basic as the o nes and zeroes of which email messages are composed. "Our system is looking for a se· que nce o f ope ra t ions that falls within certain 'normal"paruneters." h•explained. .. For example, if you want to mili a document , you do cenam things in a certain order, you ere· ate the document , you u~ a word processing program. you may run Spellcheck. Our system knows what 10 look for in the normaJ SC' · quenct that is necessa ry to accom· plish this job. Any deviations from thai are assumed to be potential cyberattacks." The work was funded by the Air Fora- Research l.olhoratory. �Octobelll211112M 34.h 4 Rap NCAA review nearing end ., Self-study complete; peer-review team to visit UB on Nov. 5-8 aY SUI: WUUCHIJI Rl'J)Oftrr Editor stretch of its year-long. self-study of all areas of an int=:oll<giate athletics prognm, and I am very imp.-....d with th< time, effor1 and wisdom a numb<.- of volunteer campus-wick cffon to committee mcm~contributed to study its athletics program as pan of the NCAA certifica- this self-study, mo;t notably the chair (Riootta)." The purpo« of the =tilication prognm is to hdp iruwe th< integrity of an institution's athletics op- U B is now in the home tion program. The final self-stud y r<po r1 has been S<nt to the NCAA and a p«rreview team from the NCAA wilJ VIS it UB Nov. S-8. The self-st udy r<por1 is available erations. Institutions must show =- 10 years that they mert tain standards S<t by th< NCAA. <Very for mem bers of the campus comm urut y to r cv~t• w a t < http :/ I The campus visit by the p«r re· vtew team constitutes the final leg www.ub•thletlu.buH•Io.edu / certtflution/ > "I am g.lad we have completed the tina! repo rt, an d am lookmg forw;~ rd of th is process. which began for UB IL l till' J'lt ."t' f · fC'V I('\V VIS II 1n J\;n \IL'nl lw1' ... mJ l-\.1 rhar.r K1.. o 11.1. dt·.tn o l ~ llh.l t' ll h .md d l.Jtr o l the "'"-'t' rlll ~ I 11 11lllll l h"t' 11\L' f ~l' lll !!- \_L' rllih• .t i iO II J'fU ~ I.U ll ,, •11!! j'lt~t''>\ hi i \H'\t'l, \\(",h,. .. the. 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Ba rnum , assistant athletics director fo r b usmes.s operations and projea mt~ n agl'r, ~ ~ to ve n fv the Jccuracy .ulll complete ness of the self· stu dY rt'j")()rt , venfv tht· bro ad -based pa r· tJ l lp.t tuJ n 111 th t· .. elf-~ tud r and n .t!u.tt e ~-. onl o rm l l \" w1th tht• opt·r .t ltn ~ pnn l lplt.., ,lfld the tn<;tllut lu n·, 1111\!o tfln Jnd p urp(l't' H<~rn u m nu t ltn ~: tl .t t.un p.ll..l..t•J ol )-!t' lldJ th.il th e p t'L' f fL' VIL' \\ lt: a/ll '"ll h1lln'\ Junn ~ tl '- vt, lt to 1...1111 pu~ llt'\1 nhmth I h e tt·.nu v.•tlllw !!Ill II ~ <.'\ JIUJ II\111 \ I'll h \ nwc-tlll ~ ' ' 1th rllt.. ml-,e,... o t tht· ' t renn~ com mlttt.-..· to dt~U '!> th e tn ne. pll rptl!ot.. .md ...... ht·duk ul Vl\11 .t ~:tl\' ll l e:. r\ ltt·r tht· ultrtKi ul..lnrv mectmg, mt·mht•r, 111 the tt·.tm will \.Ondul..'t tn l tT\' I t'w~. rt·vtt'\fo' records and tou r l.tm p u' I J ~.. tl ttl t.. , 10 dcte rm tn e "hl'lher '' tht· tn , l!lull o n '!i stated Jl( lllt lt!"' ..tnd pnl\:ed ures are engaged and functioning.• sh< saui Throughout th• visit. p«r-revi<W team members wili compart and oontrast finding> with each oth<r. th<n adjust their scheduks and ac tivitics based on thest Conversatiom. Befor< leaving campus. the team must complete the final dr.lft of its written rqx>r1 to the NCAA Com mitt« on Athletics Certifica tio n. Team m<mben also will mert informally with Presidtnt William R. Gr<in<r and possibly other UB r<presentativts. '"Tht purpose of the meeting will be to o fftr the team's gent ral impressions of tht visit and to share in fo rmation. ind udi ng an y saious problems that were d iscov en~d during tht evaluation visit, that may be contained in the ~r·revtt....,_. tea m 's fo rm a l writt en re por t ," Rarnum s.a id . The team wiU add!l"SS several 1 .<~ sues specifically. ~ he satd , 1ndudmg U lf~ self-stud v p rocess tn tem1' nf o pe nn t'"· th o ro tJghn t·~~ Jnd h readth u t pdrtlctpJllon; the .tthlt.> l 1 1.~ program aCII Vitl t"., th .t l wc:-rt' .:valua ted hv the peer- revtew team . U B\ adhrn:ncc to tht· NCAA n1 ~r clllll g_ pn nuple!l. J nd " ' p ropn,n.l lor llllpruvemen t The team will not , ho wt·w r. otk r m lormat 1o n du n ng thh m eetm ~ ~-. on cerntng 1ts recommendJtlon on U B '~ c.eruticat1on statu_.,, Barnum sa 1d, ad d m g th at th t· u n• vc.· ntl \ sho uld rece1ve a d ects1on about tt ' certt fica uo n statw.----enher certt fi t-d . certified wah condttm ns or no l 1..l.'r t1fied- m ca rl v 200_1 r'''" Lignans-cancer link to be studied o BY LOIS BAKER Cont nbuttng Edt!Of H}- rtllt· ul pl.lnt -h.l,t'J t''t rogt'th tn mod 1I V1 ng h n:- a~t - c..mu·r n d :. ts the sub,e\.·t of a five -year re..ca rch ~ tuJ y and mtcrvent1o n to be: t tmductt.'-d h)' n utnttu r1.1.l cp1dem1· 11log1.sts J t U ll Th<· research will be fu nded by a 569,8% Research Career Development Award from the National Can .._cr ln st1tuu· to Susan McCa nn. re ~an.h as.ststant professor of soctal J nd preventive m edicine tn the School of Medicine and Bio medical Sciences. T d •t1an tntake of ltgnam. T h ere also IS tv id e n ce that a wuman \ genetiC makeup may affect both the q uantity of phytoestrogms thai are used by the body and the W"J}' estrogens are b rokLn down , o r 1nctabolized. The m etabolic process d t:termines th e ratio of weak estro gen metabolites (tho u ght to lower ultervention. Participants will provide blood and urine samples at the stan of the study,collSUI'Il< about on< tablespoon of ground flaxseed with thetr regular diet for ,.,., days. and then provide another s<t olblood and unne samples. Participants also wiU com- McCann hypothesizes that the analysis of the banked blood samples' high intak< of ti8JW1S will be associated with a decreased risk vtget.ables, whole grain.s. berries, seeds and nuts.. They are tht most of breast ca.ncer, indtpendent of abundant sou= of plant -based estrogms in the typial Am<rian di<t. and flaxseed con tains the h ighest concentration oflignans. tht risk of breast cancer ) to strong Plant tigJW15 from flaxseed haV< been shown to modify urinary=- (thought to inc:=se the risk). McCann and ooUeagues will in- rio n of two estrogen metabolites that have l>et:nassociated with breast-can - vestigate the influence o f rwo spc· cific gents associated with breastcancer risk on lignan mttabolism in said Morrovcr,epi- demiologic studies su~t that can cer risk is lower among populations a bank of blood samples coll<Cted with high<r intakesoftignans (measured by the amount excrrt<d in the oontrols. and rompar< tignan intak< in the two groups. based on dietary r=rds provickd by participants. 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McCann said she hopes to show that consumption of foods high in lignaru can hdp protect wom<n from dovcloping breast cancer. Obituaries Jerry Han, former associate professor of accounting ,....,. C.Y. "-· a member of the fa culty of the Department of Ac counting and Law in tht School of Managtmtnt from 1990-2002 . died unexpectedly S.pt. 26 in his hom< in Hong Kong. He was 50. Han, an a.ssociatt professor, had left UB in August to assum e a position o n tht faculty of the Department of Business and Econo m1cs at the University of Hong Kong, Whilt at U S, Han served as facult y director of SO M 's MBA pro· gram at Renmin Univtrsity in Be-ijing, China . He presented papers at confe ren c~ aJJ over the world and served as a consultant 10 companies in tht United States and Ta.iwan. His rfiearch has b«n published such scholarly journals as Thr Accounting R~icw; Journal ofBwine:s.s. Finana and Aa:ounring; Journal of lnV<Sting; Journal of Accounting Research, and 'T"M Chinese Ac - counting R.evt~. The School of Managtment will hold a memoriaJ service, details of which will be announced at a later date. / �6 Rep ... 8* ll1112Jli. 34.11.4 ,._ob e r 0 .lo 0~ Annual Security .. REPORTo • ,. " . ... Of T HE UB Annual $e(u rlly Repon 1s available to JJI currt>nt U B Jo tudent.s and em ploy(."' .md to all prospective l 1 H ~ tudcnb .md cmployeello upon ft'lJUt:llot. rhc.· Annu dl St-~,.un t v Rl· pori mdudeo; • ~IJtt~t•uo on tl1t.' numll<r nl on uunpu :. murd e r .. . r.l J't''· n•hhen~ . aggravated ,L\S..tuhs. hurgbn~. motor ve h1llr thdb. baa:. rt·IJted ~. nmco; and arrests for weap- on' po\SCSSIOOS and liquo r .mJ drug .tbuse v10lat1ntb • Pohu C"i rega rdmg ut y. !>t'l.·u to campu s rest Jcncesand c1ther facihues, and aLu''ll u unpw. law c nforcemt:nt • Pnxt.-dur~ for rcpoctang and ntheremcrgenoes ~. nmo • Information on campull «Xu.a.l a.o..\.ault and rape awan.-llt'S..\ pro~am:.. procedurt.-:t to follow when a sex offense tx \ Uf!-, d!SI..)plmary act•on p ro l.t-d un-s, counseling opportu nlllc.~,Jnd notification to stu den ts that un will makl' rea St lO<.thll' ( hanges of a VH.tlrn·s academiL and hvmg slluauon 1f the v~eum so choo~ • Pullllt"S nn the u.~. pos· !leSSJOn and sale of akoholic heventges and illegal drug.-. • A descnptaon o f pro v,rams anfonmng the campus (Om munlt y about alcohol and drug abuse edu ation . ~..nme prevention and ca m pus security practi ces • Sex offender regtstry an formation Univers aty at BuffaJo mstl tutionaJ data 15 available at the US Department of Education Office of Post -Secondary Education Web site: http:/ I www.ope.ecl.gow/ M<Urfty, J nd the University at Buffalo L><panment of Public Safety Web site: <http :// www.rtudent-•ff•ln.buf· foolo.- / publk-..tfty>. This repon is filed as required by the federal "Crime Awaren~ and Campus ~ ­ curity Act." (hereafter referred to as the Campus Safety Act ) which was last amended m 1998. The purpose of this report is to provide our faculty, staff and students with cam · pus safety information in cluding crime statistics and procedurt:S to follow to repon a crime. The annual rqx>rt is prepared by the Department of Public Safety and is el« Ironica ll y available at < www . publlc: s•f•tJ.buff•lo.edu >. Any questions regard~g thJJ, rt• - ~0 <.,._ • A '"' pori should be dtrected to the Director of Umverslty Police, at Bassell li•ll. or by telephone !7 16 1 645-2230. Th ts report focuses on um· vcrs1ty programs, propertio •wd f.lciliues owned o r con· trolled by the university. UB has campuses located Wlthin the C1ty of Buffalo and Town of Amherst, and each mumci· palitv ha.s Ja...., enforcement agenc1es and maintains crime ~ tatJstlc.s . For mformation on safety and crime m the locaJ wmmunit1es, contact Um · verslly Po hce. (Co nsult the " L1ving O ff-Campus., bra · chure produ ced by Co m muter Serv1ceJ, · Office of Student ActiVIties and the Personal Safety Commlnet'). The university is co n· cerned about cnme in the commumty, and works with local law enforcement agen · cics m the tnvestigation of c nmes, and promotion o f !klfety ~ awareness programs a1med at reducmg mcidents. Cu~t c:ampus pofkles reganllng _ _.... f• c:llltles for reportl~ crtmt· IMI.c:t.lons and ottMr emer· gencle-. oc:currtng on c:am· pus , a s well a s the Institution 's respon se to suc:h reports . The Univers it y Poll ee ts the umversity 's law enforce ment agency, with an office on tht' North Ca mpu s ( Bissell Hall ) and a sub-sta· uon o n the South Campus (Goodyear Hall) to facilitat.e the repo rtin g, preventio n , a nd investigatton of criminal act ivities and to prov1de fo r prompt respo n!>t' to o th er emergencies. Members of the academ•c community and visitors to the campus arc encouraged to report c rime s to the department 's dispatcher from any ca mpus telephone at 2222. Crimes and emergencies can also be reported by usi ng one of the campus' "blue light " telephones, one of the campus payphones by dialing '2222, or one of the residence- hall entry phones. all of wh_ich immediately co n nect the ca ller with Uni · versity Police's dispatcher. This office operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and dispatches patrols to fire and medical emergencies. and to reports of criminal activity Members of t he campus community also can report criminal ancidcnts to the fol · lowmg officl'S, wh 1ch will fa - cilitat< th< reporting of cnme: Of!iu of Student Ltfe: 6456125, Of!iaofRnulrnu Uf<: 645-2174 , UnrversityCounsding Cctter:645-2720, Stwhnt Affairs: 645 - 2982, Student Health Center: 829 · 33 16, Ombudsmar~ Offiu· 645 · 6154, Drrtrror of Athltttn 64 5-3454 Please note that VICtim s and witnesses may report a crime on a voluntary and confidential basis by filing <I· ther a proxy report o r a Silent Witness report. Without co mpro m1smg the victim 's confidentiality, a proxy rqx>n can aJert the campus to the.> fact that an mcident has oc · curred, and can assist University Police in detecting pat· terns (and preventing future lllnc< Rap<"), m<mbenof the campus community are d1 · rccted todial'2222 frum on· a~mpus phone., • 2222 from on -ca mpu s payphones o r blue hght emergency phon<$, and 91 I from off-campus local to ns to report crime., as well ;u m the event of any c r 1m10al, medacal or fire emergency. C•mpu s progr•m • d e signed to Inform JtuderttJ. •nd employees •bout c• m- pu s sec•rtt1 pro<ed•r e s ..wlp..-Ktka . Thae prograrm encour· age students and m1ploytt5 to share respon sibili t y fo r their own secunty and the securit y of others. Included i.sa description of crime prevention programs available o n campus. University polia officers conduct crime pre· vention and awareness programs for the campus, en couraging members of the communjty to t:ake raponsibility for their own safrty. Th.-y preseJll safety video&; distribut< printed ma_t<rials; · discuss safety topics with studenu. faculty and staff groups; publish safety alerts, and participate in campuswide safety events. The campus bas an aCIM cnme prevmtion and safety· awareness progr~. University polia offan conduct a ~,_ ,... J assaults ). Proxy reports may be filed o nline a t < www.ub)ud l cl• ry . buff •I o :e d u I protocol.shtmb. Silent Witness is a program that allows for the anony mous sub mi ssion of sus pected criminal activity that occurs on either the Main Lrect or Amhersi campuses. A Silent Witness report may be filed online at <WWW.pub11 c e t J . buff •lo. ed u I dlentwftnest.lhtml>. ••f Current c:•mpus pollc:les concomlng MCU<fty e<· cess to c....,s fldlltles lind -·-·-MCU<tty cOI'Uiclendons ... the: rnalnten.nce of umpus f.-u.s. The campus has a PersonaJ Sa fet y Co mmittee , which conducts facilities a udi ts from a safety perspective and identifies and corrects defi cienci es. Campus commu · nity members with security concerns sho uld contact Uni · versity Police directly. Most campus f.tdlities are o pen to the public under ex· isting campus policies. with the exception of residence areas. which are limited to rt:Sidents and guests. All residen tial entry doors are cont rolled through a card access system, and rooms are provided with locks and door vtewers. Curren t c•mpu s policie s c:oncemlng ( I ) l•w enforcem e nt •u t horitles ' wori<lng .....,,...... ship w fth St•t. •nd foc•l polk•-"'• .-,.-.-- ( U) the enc:ouregement of acc:ur•te •nd prompt reporting 0 1 1 • - to Uft&. .... pn>prt.oto polk• _ . . . . (i) University police ollie· ers have fuH police status., and state authority, to enforce and investigate violat ions of all laws and regulations. The department is in daily contact with the City of Buf!alo and Town of Amherst police departments, the Erie County Sheriff's Otlia:, and the New York State Police. The depart· men t maintains 24-hour-a day radio and teletype con tact with area law enforce· mrnt agencies. ( ii ) In posters, med.ta publicity, and many brochures (including "Safety Aware ness." .. LJvmg Off Campus ... and .. Prevt"ntmg Acqu.un Notes: ~r ~oct~ aU residence hMb md ~owned •nd/Of opented by the~ at Buffalo. ~ bo;tding!ptC<Wri)'-Tileo""' 8e<huno Holt, o..w;n ........, """"'· Andonon Gollety. Flickinger AplrtJ'nenU, ttv President's ~e. Butter ~. the RegioN;! Institute on Addiction. MldB.IirdR~Prt On Public Proptrf)'-Streets, ~Mu. and plf"ling lots &d).x:ent to co1mpw --~(-~) The f~ Buffalo streoet.s border ttw campus: MM Street to b.Kk to ~k1 St.rm. B.ti~ A~ to W\n!,pNf Avenue ~~ (-~) The following Town of Am~ roadw¥ ~the camp!.n Mil!@opon Htghway to Mapk' Rood to SWMt HOI"l"''t' Road to EIIKott Creek bike p.ath bKk to Mil~ Highw•y 1. The "On Campus- category mel~ an on-<.vnpus inc.idenu, lnduding thaw h~ed under •tn rn.categones ~~ a duplication .00 are not cumuLitiYe 2. No oc:curenc~ ot hate c.nme. weft' reported lor the 2001 report•ng penod tnt~ c at~ ltstrd dence halb " Thee �ik1Dtier1Ul12fti.3Ut4 Papa .._.. 7 Security Report seno of campus programs on top· •cs related to sexual assault, self-d.fens<, personal safety, and general crime prcventKJn. Prexntations ar~ made in the rcsidena halls, at employet: and stud~t orientation programs. campus activity fairs, and for campw bargaining Wtits. To makr arrangements for a group presenta laon , contact University Police di rectly at 64 5-2228. Information about University Police also is avail able on thr Internet at p u b I I c uofety.buff.....edu>. The Universiryat Buffalo Personal ~ fe t y Comminee prepares an annual report on campus security for rev&ew. The task fora, chat red by the d1rector of Un iversity Police, co ndu el !. ope n fo rum s, di stribut es pnnted mfo mlatio n,conducts baannual hghung audi ts, and arrang~ lot .tppro pnal t' ca mp w, .safety re lated !> tgnage Jn add&tlo n . saktv a nd M:tun tv program!> fnr '> tudenL' arl' offered h )' Jk,tdt.·nu· l&lc .tnd Studenl l.1fc o f !i tt'~ lk!o &dt.·n t&dl studunl\ th X u !l~ -.aft' I \ 1 '\~ Ul'!l J l mand ato r y nonr mct• tmg.~. and an· prov1dL•J wuh -.c.· ... unt r · relatni pnnteJ mdtrnJb . ., tudcnt L•fc condUi..1 ~ o n entJtlon pn•gra mm•ng o n ca mpu!l, whiCh Ill ... luJL· 'L'C llr~ t y •nlorm a t1on 111 pnnted J>tudcnt gu id ebook!.. d1stn hut 1tm (If a pt>rsonal safety brochun·, .1 -.e ,_u,d d~sa ult p n•vcnt 1on brn chure, and related pr~ntat1 om. on the~e tu p1o.. The pr~nt a uom art" ~..ll nductL·d h)' Student AC"II Vltlc-., Lln•ven.1t y Pol.ced nd the U n• wr~ •t ) ( ,u un sdtn~ Cc nkr C•mpu1 policy concerning the monitoring •nd through local polke recording ~enc:les of crtmlnal acttvtt}' eng.ged In by UB 1tudent1 while .,.rtklpatlng In offldally rec:ognlHd off-c•mpui or· g•nlutlon1, Including thole stu d e nt org•nlutlons wtth oH-c•m- pui housing f.-cllltle1. Lm::aJ communit y law t:nforce mr.:nt agencies are encouraged to mon1 to r and respond to crmunal ..11:tiv • tu.~ engaged in by o ff-ca mpm ~t ud e nt s and student o rganizatimtl>. The campus pa rticipates in neigh borhood advisory boards to moni tor student activ it)' in th e area su r rounding the South Ca mpu~. Law <·nfon:cment person nel and com munity leaders are invited to m t•ct annually with student o rganizatio n leadership, particularly the cam pu::. fratcmi tit>s and sororities. Studenl5 are advised if thcr are apprehended for a vmlattun o f a law. tt IS the university's posiuon not to rL-que-st o r agree to spectal cons1der Jtion based on student status. Stu · Jcnts who violate a local o rdinan ce or any law. nsk the legal penaltlt"S prescribed by c1vil authorities. Description of any drug or aJcohol abuse education programs and current campus policies on: • possession , use and sal(' of al oohol•c beverages • enforcement of state underage drinkmg laws • pos.'iCSSion , use and saJe o f illegal drugs • enforLement of federal a nd state drug laws Th~ campus compiles with state laws regarding the possession, sal< and consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs. All students are provid~d with an annuaJ Drug Fr~~ Schools and Community Act complianc~ statement, which d~tails camp us policies, treatment and counseling programs, and educa· tion efforts. Farulty and staff rettive this statement and the campus Drug Free Workplace Policy. s..._.......,.lnf..-lon foot~all • When notified by OCJS of the p~ce of a sex offender on cam· pus, UB Public Safety will use tht methods cUrrently used to make Mtimely warning... of criminal activ· ity to alert the campus community, in general or in a limited manner, as appropriate. This indude Web notices. doorway signs.. campw me- Western Hichlpn 1 I, UB 17 U8 once apn die foelf Into ~ he* may Services ( 108 Crofts Hall ). dill, and email messages. • Warnings will indicate that a Je,.,j 2 or 3 sa offender is now mroUed or employed at the univer.iity and will in dicate that furth<r information can be obtained at the OCJS website <http:/ Current campu1 policy with re- ~~-/ gard to MIU., nJor/ lndex.htm > by zip For add itional copies of these policies, contact Student Affairs (542 Ca pen Hall ) or Human Resource •s~a~~lt.t. . • The un iversity co nducts ·a number of training and informa tion programs to familiarize fac · ulty. staff and students with the procedu r ~s t o follow s h o uld a ~x ual assa ult occur. Program s are \.Ond ucted by University Police, Un1vers1ty HeaJ th Services, Universit y Res1dcnce Halls, the Office o f ) tudc:nt Acti VIties and by student ~ro u p::., mdudi n g th e An ti- Rape TJsk l·orcc and the Sexua lit y Edu ... JI !Oil Cent er. Reside n t student s Jttend ma ndat ory fl oor m ee tin ~ on t hl l> top1c, w h1 ch al so l!i ad dressed m th e unrvers it y's oncnt aII On sess iom. Info rm ation co n . ::erning th e universit y's sex ual a~­ ~u lt pro tocol and prevention are available 1n a number of umvers•t y brochures, which receive wide distnhutio n o n campus. There also is d rt.'Cordcd sexual assault informa tiOn lin e {b4 5-34 11 ), for informa· tron on action to taU in the event of a sexual assault , options in re· porttng l including anonymous, co nfidential proxy and Silent Wit ness reporting ). and r~source s available to a victim. • The victim of a sexual assault is n o tified of availabl~ counseling, mental health , and other services. both on campus and in the commu · nity. He or she also is notified o f the rmportance o f preserving evidence for proof of a criminal offence. • • The university advises the VlC tim of his or her rights to no tify law enforcement auth o riti es a nd the university's willingn~s to aSSISt m su..:h J notification. University Po lu.:e a nd University Hc.:ahh ServiCes will provide a crisis services sexual assa ult advocate for the victim and fe male o ffi cers an- available to assist atalltimt!!l. • Students are notified that victims have the right to change their academic and living situations and will be ass1stcd in doing so if they choose. •If victims wish to p ress charges, the university wiU arrest and charge the accused offender on ca mpus. The accuser and the accused will have thei r legaJ nghts maintained, including the same ri ght to have others present during disciplinary hearings and both will be informed o f the outcome of an y internal and external proceedings. • Students are infom1ed that in the event of a sexual assault , the uni vers•ry will impose maximum disci plinary sanctions up to and mclud · ing dismis..~ from the umversity. cod~ ( 14260, 14~1 . 14214). • Information given out on th~ Web site may indude name, address, physical description , '-rime of con· viction, modus operandi , type of victim targeted and special condi tions imposed on parole. ~Icy on timely reports to the campus community UB's campus on crimes (repo-:ted to Unlve:nlty Polke or loc.•l law enforcement .gencles) th•t m•y Indicate • po- tential threat to other students or employees . Universi t y Poli ce publi s hes a weekly listing o f crime on cam pus that details the date, time. loca tio n. and offense of aU campus criminal mcidents. The listing is circulated to campw offices and is summarized weeldy in the student newspaper, TI1e Spearum. The University Police also main tain a daily log of crimes and inci· dents that occur on campus, which is availabl~ for the public to view. This information is reco rded by date, time, general location and disposition of the complaint This daily log is available at the University Po- lice, BisseU Hall, by contacting the director's o ffice (645- 2230 ) during And. once q,Un. me r.am '"'f'O"ded wid> • tremendou> ...:ond-holl .-.My. &It on li1ls cby. ""' rams.-- Buls' spod>J '-noxcollentlhrou&t<d>ofimiM! ....-eeb d the season. broke down at too marry crucial times to aJk7.ort UB to puJI off~ nunnirc; comeback on S.wnloy in us SwJium_ lnstad.Wemn>Mkh;pn posted a 31 · 17 win before 8,11 2 fans. UB lei to 0.2 in the MAC and 1:sooienll. · Volle~~all ~nt State l , UB I Northem Illinois l, UB I Western H lchlpn 1, UB 2 Wt week was i rougfl one as the Bulls dropped three MAC matches. lndudin& twO heartbreakers tn Alumni""""Tbe BuUs opened me week with a four-game loss at Kent State on Oct. 2. US k>st the lim game. 30-1 S, before tying the match up wnh ~ 30-27 wm tn pme two. but the Gokten Rashes ended the match wtth 30-20 and 30-2..5 wtns in games three and four. • US returned home Friday night wtth ~ four-pmt! loss to the vtSitmg Northern lninots Huskies, l0-28.30.24, 25-30. 30.28 The Bulls made a run for their fint MAC VICtOry of the season. but carne up 1un short wrth ;a I S-l lloss 1n pme fi¥e to the vts1ong Western MKhlpn Broncos •n Alumrn Arena on Sawrday The Bulls lost pmes one iod th ree by Jl. 30 and 30-2..5 scores, but both mnes rebounded to oe the mitch up wrth 30-H and 30-23 wms in pmes cwo <~nd four. respectJYety ~occer MEN 'S UB 2, Manh.UI I UB picked up rts first con~e wm of the seuon. def~ong the host M<~nh<il.ll Thundering Herd, 2-1, on Sundily. Geoff Thompson got the Bulls on the board fint when he ch1pped the ball 1n from five )'V'ds out ilt the 39:30 nurk to ~ UB a 1..0 l~dThe contest ~tight and heated until me 8Sth mmute. when M•ke . Peplinski placed me ball Into the upper right comer of the p i on a free luck to gt¥e the Bulls~ 2.{) lead. Pephmkl's goal, h1s fourth of the suson. prOYed to be the game-winner as Milomll's Brent Sobcnk scored with II seconds refmining 1n the pme to ~~ Chns Vavnn.a 's first areer shutout. WOMEN' S Niapra 2, UB 0 US 'suffered a 2..0 ~s toN~ University on Oct. 2 1n lewiston It marlced the second stnlght game m wtuch me Bulls have been shut out. Nia.pn got both of iu goats from Ros~e Lun:k. me n.ation's second leading S<O<Or. The ~drops the Bulb to 2-S....-4 UB wdi hon H.an.hall ill I p.m. on Su~ the business hours of 8:30a.m. to 5 ~ross ~ount~ p.m., Monday through Friday. Slick w ins individual tide at LaSaJie Invitational In addition . University Police uses the student newspaper, The Sperrrum, telephone calJs, posters ( Uni versity Police alerts) and locaJ medm to communicate mo re urgent MXu rity info rmat ion, and can proVIde bullc:tins to department::. and units on en me at.--ovity as warranted. The men·s and women's cross-country te<~.ms were •n ilctJOn Silwrd<ly ilftemoon at the LmJ)e lrMat.torl<IJ. US's men's squad placed Sixth among 10 teilmS with Prepared by: Office of the Voce President for Student Affai" and University Police in c:orr¥Jiiance with the Federol Student Right -te>-Know and Campus Security Act (Title II - cnme A""rmess and Campus Security). 09/2002 163 toal points US's ~too« fifth place among e.ght entries. allytng I 22 pomts. ~nsytvani:a (37) :and Come:lt (20) won the men's :and women's teiiJTl titl<s.~...ty . Senior jenm1e Shck wa!. the 1ndMdual Winner 1n the men's BK r3Ce Sitek completed the course 1n 25:09.68 to euity OUtdisance second-place Emory Mon of Cornell by nearty 40 seconds In the women's n ee. contested ilt 6K, freshrmn Kite Kohout was US's top fintsher. along Hth pbce m 19:Y.U9 UB Will retum home to hoSt the US Open on Silwrday Race ome •s noon Iennis WOMEN 'S UB 7, Ca.nisius 0 US S"Nept Sawrd<ly's match With cross-toWn nVill CaniSIUS CoUege. 7..0. ill the UB Tennis Center to fM! the Bulls :a l - 1 rMord thus br in the 2002-03 season and better Int. suson's rmrk of cwo VIctories. Strong cross Winds wreaked NYoc on the ptayen illl mommg but d.d not detrr the Bulls, who dtd not drop :a set to the Golden Griffins :and :a/~ Canisius just six s1ngles-pme VKtOries Three Bulb ' singles vktones ~by Identical 6-0, 6-0 sc~: freshman Helen lynch ilt number three, Juntor l.Jsil Witt.nwl ill number fou r. and ~Wendy . Rose ilt number five: . Number-rwo player MIChelle Kolln:m ilnd number-s01: Sheri Ugowsld picked up 6-1 . 6-0 VICtOries in their ~ rmtches. Freshfmn Kristen Ortmiln, pbylng ilt numbe~ ~ due to ill'l InJUry to ~reo Mayn...rd, ~red :a 6-1 , 6-l wm to complete the smgtes sweep. UB ilia swept d-Ie doubles compeuuon to ~m the one doubles point.. ~mw Squads open strong in Pittsburgh US opened the crew season ~ S:a.D.Jrday'!; Head d the C>hlo Regatta 10 F"lmburgh US go< ~ perlomw-ces !rom oJ four d"' d>o v.n.ty 8 wvft-« "' race ill'ld the Nowtce -4 crew finlshrc second In ia rxe by ~ slim rNrZin. Two other UB entries also bred well. The Nowtce B tevn rMorded ~ SIXth· pb.ce firnsh In its nee :and the V;ars~ty -4 squad finished ~~The Bois will be ., nome w;acen Siwrday for me ~ d the NQg:a.n. Regata. entnes.- �8 IIepa..._ Octollerll20021YD1.3Ut4 Saturday 19 =-·-0,.0. AUmiN<nol.obby, - Corr9A 9 a.m.-2 p.m. me; ~~ 1.a8f-US. - , . , . irlctmotk>n, ADMIT or b<S-6900. / UB vs. Miami (OH). UB NOrth eampu.. 1 p.m. S12 for field Cool, s.-..., . - ; s10 for f>clto Poin~ .-wd; s10 lor Endzone. g<nerol admiuion; free for A ,..t-o~ COaotll F - - · .. a p ..... - . . . , In- Centw t ... - - ..... off-l002.. J . . . , . _ . - . - Friday, October 11 ~ l~~.. Ulllurm (IIIKicboMd): ~:.~!=ed· Th r Rrpo rt ~r publhh r1 hlghllghh of lhtlng1o drawn from thr online UB Cal rnd;u f o r rvr nh pu.~o, OT t~klng G~atrix., fTS. Hotth Sdenc.e Ubr~ty, Abbo<t Holt, South Compus. 10:30o.m.·12:30 p.m. fl'ft. For men IMfomlltion, ETC, 64S-7700. ~;~ f~ with Metob on the Outside, Inside ond os Pitt of the Carbon Networtt. Alan L =· Balch, Univ. of C..Uf. at Davis. 216 Natur31 Sciences C~. Nonh ~sored 4 p .l'l\. flft. Depl ol and ~ Foste-r lecture Odowment. hemi:-g Saturday 12 place on c•m for off campus noenh where UB group1 art' ptfndpal 1opomon. For a fuN listing of rvenh. go to the us· Cale n dar •t ..; http ~/ / wlngJ..buHalo.e du / nl· =.:::7-ETho 47th-_, f~)s~=-~h~B seniors, S9, WNED membeD with CMd; SS, students. Sponsored by Dopt. ol Music. f<>r ,..,.. informotioo, Sio< Concert Olfice, 6-45·2921 Monday 6-45-6666. O..C.""'f• •ce Zocloquo Donao c..._, t , 2,3, 4 ...( - t o Celob<atlon 301 Dopt. ol ond Oonu. Dromo l"he•trt. Center for the Arts. NcwthCorr9A. Bp.m. S12, g<nero1 ~ S5, n.-.u ond senoon. Sponsored by WBfO 88.7 FM. F<>r more Wednesday 16 --- information, 64S.ARTS Mau.ge~22 14 ,.._,...,.~- a.tty m .n End In tbelf: Ten L«turaon~ ... Concopllon at ond- Mqnl/;tt The w.rtlrno Olories ::=n=~IO.iJ:.. Arb-.._ :;:r Gorwr, ol Phiosophy. 141 North Corr9A 4 p.m. free. Sponsored ~~I)=Ge019< ~t Union, Umpu1.. 3 p.m. Students~ noon to 2 ~ . m ., fl'ft; fxu and sbff S for S rnirMste5 or St 0 for 10 minute. 2 p.m . to 3 r;,m. ~by w.llness uation Servk.es. For ~ infonnation, 64S.2837, ext. 4 . . -.., Arb- Collop of ~The fuiLn at Carol - . , :!:'~.~ ~~="~·~ Room, Center for the Ms. Ncwth Corr9A 7:3()..8:30 p.m. ~-~~e F<>r ,.,. Wom>otion, Michele Bewley, 6-4~. m. 11 n . String Quortel Sio< Concert Holl, Ncwth C.rnpus. 8 Color, images and ((words that aren't words" Wednesday 23 --- Vokes of Difference: Stories ollmmlgront - .. Morie Soccomondo Coppolo. friends Room, l.odwood Ubrlty, North ClfT.pui. Noon- 1 p.m. Froe. Sponsored by Ms ond H~TNt'Tl . Fori'TlOf'e informotioo, Chottes 0' Anielo, 645-2814, ext 42•. G Michael Basinski's visual poetry flourishes in and beyond the Internet world ofWebzines & Y - LOMGaMOWI ~rr AubtMlt Editor when on< usa languag< in an artistic way, then tb< ~. th< po<m, bcco!ll<S an. He d<ocnbcd how til< apericnc< oflookins atiDdalt JWn< artifacts, which often ar< brokm or shatt<ml and"""" a hirn>glyphic feel to th<m, has shaped his own work. "You an't read it; you don' know what it means," says Basinski, who is ddisht<d by til< unknown meaning hidden in tb< artifact. "I don't find it a problem that thm: may no1 n<eessarily I>< a whok fact then: in onkr to int<rpm th< wori<," h< adds. He maka E.w distinctions, if any, b<tw<m til< mundanr taslt.s performed as part of daily lif< and poetry; sounds that CHAEL Basinski, th< poe<, zips around in his most of us 6lt<r out or bar only as background ooiK becomt fficc chair on whccls, punctuating his lin<s with rhythmic <xpression-<lllOth<r po<tic form--d>< spine on ch slid< of til< chair forward, sid<ways. down which til< po<m sings its<lf to life. The poss~bilities are <nd· back again, til< way a dana::r bax-stq>s acroos J..., from til< "W<dding po<m"-th< clinlring of champogn< th~ floor. H~ is raw energy. pulsating to a four/four beat glasses to bring about til< daiml kiss of bride: and groom at A.<.ociat< curator of UB's Po<try!Rar< Books Coll<ction and a their W<dding reaption-to til< rodio broadcast b<q>s and gradual< of the: Dcpanm<:nt of English, Basinski has bttn an achiss<s of Sputnik !huttling throuah IIJ*r· tiv< and visibk participanl in Buffalo's literary community for It isn't that Basinski .... himtdf u <l<wting the: banal to ""' mor< than 20 ycm. His own work. as wdl as til< wori< h< archiw:s subli~ is almody ei.wt<d-.nd whether it's a and promotes. is mort radicaJ in fonn, content and expression shooting star or sumrn<r squash, til< "subj<a" of a poan may than what is familiar and comfortable to most audimces. hoM been inspiml by som<thing as routin< as a trip to the super· rnarl«t-but kt him tdl you about that trip to the: supmnarl«t. Basinski's poetry is visual in form-text merging with color, 1magt"S and symbols-<ollages that conven metaphor and and )UU're hool«d. You list<n,genuinelymthralled.Jmowing )UU'D n<V<r S« a watmndon in quit< the: sam< way again. myth into a landscape that begs t o~ touched as much as it is read. It also incorporates sound- from the familiar sound of : "Things b<gan to speak to you-the Inuit bdi<f that all things an alivt, that theR a~ creatures that inhabit inani a squeaky sneaker to gJossolalia. His_work is ~eant to be ex- ~ plo red the way one reads maps. at umes rdymg o n a key to \i mate objects is very much at work h~in the folk seruc, since everything has lif< and purpos<," h< says. plot and decipher th< joum<y. S Poets like Basinski who work in the visual poetics field sub- i He is purposeful about th< poinl of origin ofhis work, which is very much inftu<nc<d by th< S<aSOns; h< speaks of th< liturmit their work to Webzines----onHne collections and collaborations of vi sual poetry. "Technology and the lntemet ha~ gical calendar and th< S<aSOn of adv<nt as th<matic sourC<S allowed visual p<Xts to shan~ their work with audiences who· that shape his work. And, th< poetry is grn<r.~tive, "spinning off of human rdationships." He moves back and forth b<tw<m co uldn't S« thC' o riginal process. Visual p<Xt.s have benefited offkoln- _ . , ., . _ _ , C - l o o o , - hb a reverencx for visual poetry and a humility about its origins. gr<atly from th< lnt<met." says Basinski. . - .. ~" 1doft'tc.....W..It.....,.wtln...,. its tools and what he sees as his limitatioru in creating it--he He also is a collaborativr artist, having performed his work way. It b f l n t - ..,-tty -"Y·" ·jokes about the process. with musician Don Metz and visual artist John Toth in the And he sees traditional expressions and forms of p<X"try.. 1found my second-grade report card in the attic theothn East Sid< M<dia Group and lal<r, with his =bl<, Th< BuFF/ lhe "book of po<try." the poem <xpr<SSO<l linearly m a recog- day whrn I was deaning th< attic, and I found thai my weak· Fluxus Proj<et (perfonnana: art in th< lradition of Dada). His tools are simple-magic markers, highlighters. colored nizable form-as just one way of working. o ne way o( .sttmg csl subj<ct at that point was spelling. I couldn't spell and I pens a nd copv machines. The work brims with color, with and creating poetry, ahhough his work challenges mosl of whal probably still can't spell. so I JUSt made a living out of not spelling. I've made a career out of words that aren 't words."' dipping> ul ml"dicaltextbook drav.ri ngs, nt"Wspapcr ads or bo- is viewed as traditio nal. \Vhtle ht: t.S no t at all denstw of tradlt tonal, lyrh.al or narra But at as much more than that. Basmska wants to crack open t.mtca l drawmg.s, typographical symbols and his own renderttve ~)()(" t ry. after listening to Basmskl. tt's clea r that ht' mt end~ language tht> way .scientL'il5 contmue to crack open the mysm~~ lllX'rtt·d mto and around the text . tn bend . .:;hape and ~hou t am1hm~ ht' ~.an ~t'l ht~ hand!> ( Ill tenes of the atom- releast·tg it5 magiC back mto the world. "' It \ not .trt It 's poe try. I don't consider tt \'t!>ual art Ill .J.m tnto "tht· po<m " tn-ed from the fundamental stnctures that a thousand ~rears \\1,1 \ ' It '' fir<il .md primanly poetry. I purposelv go out ul nw ~·1 nrt'tWt' f , tht~ ~o.Oil!> t a n t pushtng ..tl huundo.~m-.... tht· mow of rule-makmg and mterpretatJOn hdve wrought on the pulse w,l\· to""' .til of th ts ts d one wuh utt·n ~ils- 1 dnn't wa nt to tnlnngt· 0 11 th t· ,JTI world in any (ashton.'' son·, H.tStn.'>kt of tht· mt•ntl:k'IWt't'll metaphor and n1\1h , bc t"''t"l~n wmt'xJI .md tht• of lhl' wri tten wo rd. 'tm pk ,td o l hrca tht ng- whto.:h • ~ tlt..ll t.aken lor ~r.ltll t'd - t~ t-:or examples of Basins~ vi ... ual poetry ...ee h15 home pagt• 'b1J.tl ;.t!> pl'CI o( h ts work. Tht.· p rtKt' S..' ,,... .J. rttsl tl tn the 'ialllt' hfe fnr H..t.-.mskt an d h1s poems. mJc:.'t.'J, h.tvt' .1 pul.'>t~ •• http://wtngs.buffalo.edu/ epc/ •uthon/ bulnsld / '''•H .t ~··•IUil'l oil ~ ,).lS I/ ('!> .trltSI t'n'll/('!> <ii'IWPJ'k, hl" ~ \~. and 8 \ -- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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To NCIIM., 1m111 ro~l~Qdanon 11uJdllys INt a ,_ issue d !he 111tpotkr is availlble crine, go tD hllp;/ /-.buffalo. edu/reporter/tubsatbe, e!Uryour emal aclchss w 0111'11!, and dick on rJI*l !he list." INSIDE ••• Exhibit . openmg " Theatrum Chemicum,". lit Bllfflllo The State Un iversity of New York Pre-school math focus of new grant UB, UC-Berkeley receiv_e DOE .award lly PATliiCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor DUCAllON res<arch<rs E at UB and the Un iversity of California-Berkeley have received a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to evaluate a pre-school math curriculum that combin~ methods devel oped by the two resea rch teams. The grant recipients a re Jul ie dinical trials to assess the rigorous evalua tions. The BuffaJo- Berkeley Sarama, ass is tant professor, and of all seven PCER projects to answer common questions. GeneraJ impli - School of EduC3tion, and Alia: Klein cation in the Be rkeley G raduate UB's Ironman Graduate student Doug Bush has completed five lronman triathlons , arguably the most gruelIng event in the sporting world . He says his UB undergraduate degree in exercise science has helped in his lr.lining, as weU as with a growing business as a trainer of triathletes and marathon runner> PAGf4 Eight- legged fears Juliana Read, a doctoral alndidate in !he Department of Psychology, is con- ducting reseorch to determine whether an hour of treatment c.an reduCe anxiety among those who are seriously lfnid of hlioy--...v:l not so hliry--opider:s I'AGE7 M more te-xt at Web dte L link o n Web site p m o rt:- phot o!o o n Web A ."lddltionalllnk on Web The Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina, under contract to the DOE. will consolidate tpe results cations drawn will help school dis- Dpftlin the Ul Art (M. I'AQ2 bined curriculum on preschoolers' long-term math achievemenL in the Department of Learning and Instru ction in the UB Graduate School ofEducatiOn, who will serve as lead inv~tigators. and Prentice Starkey, associate professor of edu- lory In the c.ne.r project will """"'theeffe<tofthecom- Douglas Clemen.t.s, professor, both site-specilk installation irupndbya >erie of .....una on aldlemy, wll for !heMs. She explains that each of the S<-ven PCER projeCts has both a natiOnal research thrust and a focus specific to each. All projects will US< randomized tricts make informed choices about conten t and teaching methods used in early childhood programs. Oements notes that a major focus of the White House .. Summit on of UC-Berkdey's Institute on Hu man Development. Early Childhood Cogni!M Development." held in July2001 , was the creation of early learning activities that The US-Berkeley study is one of seven funded by the DOE Preschool pare young children for school. " Improving education w ith re- Grants Program (PCER) to evalu- search-baS<d teaching like this." he sa~ "is one of the four basic principles of reform in 'No Chikll..eft Be· Sarama says many area das ~ rooms, including He-cid Start classrooms and the universal pre- K programs in the BufTa.lo Public School~. will participate in this study as well. Kelly Cannon jumps for joy at being crowned hornecoming queen during halftime of the U8 luis football game on Saturday. Wth her is King lvtckeN QIMs. parents and educators can use to pr('- Cu rriculum Evalua tion Research ate the effectiveness of preschool curricula, and the on ly one whose overarch ing goal •~ to assess and support young childrc,~n·!l math ematical development . The curriculum undt>r consideration combines clcmt.•ntsof Clements' and Sa rama 'l> "Bui ld1n g Blo..:kl> Pnltt.--ct," developed under a five )'('<If, $\ m1iilon grunt from lhe NJt1onal Sacn..::e Found.1tion .•md the " Berkley M;1th Rt.':.ldiness l'ro1t'Ct:' a pnnt Oa."'-.--d. prc - ~ool math curnculum dt"Vclopcd by Starke\' and Klt1n un der a DOE grant The " l:krkclcy Math Rcadmc s~ ProJecl'' as a culturally and dc..·vdop· mentally appropnate, pre-K math curricu lum that features teacher guid(.-d small group activities, math learning center activitJcs-mclud mg co mputer math Jctivitier-and paren t-child learnmg activities. "Uuildi ng Blocks"' employs stal e· of-the-arl soft ware, concrete .. manipulativ~ ," and <"V~rvday obJ('Cls in the leaching of math to pr(' ·school children. TheM· ma terials have been tested m several Buffu.lo-J.rea !>Chuob Queen for a Day hmd,' President Bush's compreht:nsive education- reform plan, and an important pieceor'Good Start.GIU\.., Sma rt," the Bush admmistrat1on 's early childhood imtlative." Notes (;rover·· Russ"' Whltl..'hur~t . U.S. aSSistant secretary for thl..' ( )f lice uf Educatumal Re<;('Jr..:h Jnd lmprovement:"( Tht' PCEK l grant~ will help Ul> determlm' for the.· fip,f tllllt' wh 1ch pre~l- hool program ~ work ~~ for whiCh chi ldren . Rt' " ult~should help t.-ducaton. and par ents make more mformed (.hOKe.':-. of classroom curncula." Clements and Sa ram a have taught child ren from pre~ch oo l through university age and have developed and extensively evaluated c..'UITiculurn and softwa re for several NSF-fund?<! project>. For .. Investigations m Number. lJataandSpace," theywrotc \Osoft ware programs and co-authored all tht~ geometry unit ,. Fo r "Buildtng Block!>-Fo undataom for Math cmaucal Thmkmg, Pre -K to 2: Rt·l>Ca rch -basc..·d Matt·nal~ Develop ment ," ther produced the softw.m: curnculum to be used m thlS study. Ther also ran the h1stonc national "Conference on Standards for Pre· :-.chool and Kindergi)rten M;Hh ematla Education." co-funded by NSF and Exxon -Mobil FoundatJon , which resulted in a book. Cheng gets award for new scientists By SUE WUETCHEII Rt"poner E.d110r R !CHARD Che ng. len· Solo A....slSt.ant Pruf(.~r of Mt><hcmal C hcnliStn 111 th<" Department of <.llcm1stry. ha." rectivt:d a S200,()(X) ~t through a new stat<" program dc.:.!ilg.ned to ra:ogmze and suppon uut "tand.mgsocntasts and engillt..'t"ni who. t.-arly m thru careers. show potential for leadcrshap and scientifiC <fucovcrv m the field of biotechnology. . C heng 1s one of I 0 young re~arc he rs sharing the $2 million in awards provided through the James D. Watson Investigator Program. The Watson mitiative is part of the S225 million Generatmg Employ ment through New York State 5<:~ ­ t:'Ol't' (Gc..·n• Y"sis) program that was created to max1mi1.c the poten 11.11 of the world -class life sciences research being conducted at New York 's public, not-for-profit and pn vat eacademit. research Institutions. The grants, which a re bemg awarded over a rwo ~yea r penod, arc bt.-ing channeled through the New York State Office of Soence, 1(-ch. nology and Academic Rest'a rch INYSTAR I The g rants from the James D. Watson Investigator Program were awarded to scientisb who .111.' pc:r· forming their research m the liiC SCI ences. biomedical scimc.es or in other life science-enabling dlsciplifl('S, such as engineering, materiaJ science. chemistry, computer science, elec tronics, phys1cs, bioinforma t ics. nanoteclmologie> and app~C3tions of microel«tronics and micro-dec- tromechamcal <kv1co. Ru~ll W. Bessette, executive di rector of NYSTAR, saad that these:.· "groundb reak.ing. first~of- 1ts - k1nd awards" will encouragt' early-career biotechnology scaentisb to May and conduct their "critically 1mponan1 rc..""Searth" in New York State. " In doing so, these SCientists will be pos1tioned to make the important Jdvancements m bK>technology that will lead to the state's futureeconoml growth," Bes.sette said. Ch<'llg, who joined the UB faculty th1s semester, received his doctorate from the California Institute of Technology in 1998 and served as a po>tdoctoral fellow at the Univ<rsjty of Pennsylvania/ Dupont CR&D from 1998-2002. Hts research focuses on designing sequence-specific, non -natural oli gomers-short polymers-wich potentaal applications in biomedical (bmmlmetria.pharmaceuticalsand b1o- matcrials ) and material scicncc:s (s upra molecular structu res and nanotechnology ). Cheng says he is pursumg three research areas: • Stabilizing protein folds with non~natural fluorlnated amino acids for potential applications in industnal catalysts. nanofabrication, bao-matenal and pharmaceutical ' saences • ~elopment ofbioactiw non natural ohgomers as potential pharmaceutical agent!> • ()e-vising protems With novel topologu~~ usmg non :natural link ag~ for potenual devdopment of functional biomimt-tacs and. ulti mately. molecular machmes. �21 Rep F-~: .:· :~· :: :~:· .·:·;:' ··... ;.,,. ·; odes OCIOOer 24.20021Vo1.34.1o.5 • , ·~~,~rtryl"~ lnstallatloli of work by Reinhard Reltzensteln and c;ary Nkkard to open.to.i.orrow Alchemy inspires Art Gallery exhibit BRIEFLY Student ...... produdlon set Tt.~of-and Donmwll , _ . .,..._, of r..tchl's "'lood & r.oo,.d.• ._ plays by Fronz krootl. beginning --..,.and nAMing tlwwgh Nov. 3 in the Blod< Box in the Centor lor the --CMnpus. _..,jl!ny Tho pn>dU<IIon ... be di- lmo!pn. ..-. -..-ondcllreciDrofthe otllng-inthe~·· nwcal-ond 0onc2. ~ w1 -·-of-rnojon. .. e --.ce~~mes p.m. on -...cloy and on Ott. ]1, Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, and 2 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 3. lldool>...,ssandmayt>e pua...lot the CFA box office """',_, "'6 p.m. Monday tlwwgh fridoy. and at all . -locotlons. 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Discount . coupons Mt ~at an ..0 Ka!y8onk locotlons. l1ckots ... ----ls._ ----_,_,_,tD6p.m. Mondoy tlwwgh fridoy In the CFA-olficeandotall REPORTER . lho .......... carnmunly~ fdlllhod .., tha Olllce .,,._, SoMceslntha-ol ~~ ~·-· -·330CJ<IIIS~ ...,., (716l64S.2626. ~· ~Q----~of Senrfcer -__ Dfroectot" New& MhurPage ,.,............... DINctor fill ftertordlult lqottw A.tslsbnt &Ntor Donna LongenKker Oe:llpAuHtant Krbte11 Kowalik! Contrtbutlltg tdtton loll S.ket lchn Defla Con!rada Patrie'- Donovan Ellen GoldOiium S A Un~ Chr·s,,.. V.o.tl '.'\ "' "It's uncanny how synchronistic exhibitions, and he has been an ~­ our inl<rOS!S are,"Nickard says of his . ist in residence at numerous inUi~ artistic partncnhip with Reitzcnstein. tutions. He has reuived commis( ( LET.Thc Work Begin! Theatrum Chem- ·chcmy, art is both a physical and "We're working together likt long- sions for hls work from tilt London icum~" a site-specific spiritual process in tbat it involves lost cousins." installation inspired purification, filtration and concmNickard has staged solo by alchemy that marks the first ool· tration." says Nickard. " Like the al- exhibitions in such venues laboration bttwccn UB faculty chcmis~ the power of the artist is to as Big Orbit Gallery, the memlxn ROnhard Reil2ei1Siein and transmute the commonplace into Burchficld-Pcnn•y Art Gary Nickard, will open with a re· the extraordinary." Cehtel', Artmart and ception from 5-8 p.m. tomorrow in Adds R.itzenstein: "Art, like al- Hallwalls, as well as at th• UB Art Gallery in th• Center for chemy, is at its most fruitful and sc·· Colgate Univmity and the the Arts, North Campus. ductivc at the exact instant of simul· Alternative Museum in The exhibition, which willlx on New York City. His work display through Dec. 7, fills the en· has been P¥1 of collaboratire fint-floor and Ughrwell gallertive exhibitions at Hallwalls ies of the UB Art Gallery. and at the Center for ExThe exhibition takes its name, ploratory and Perceptual .. Theatrum Chemicum," from the · Art (CEPAj,and attllt Puf. title of a series of volumes concern~ fin Room Gallery in New ing alchemy published by Urscl York, among others. Zctzner, beginning in 1602. In addition, Nickard's The exhibition indudcssculpture work has been on display by Reitzenstein and photographyin countless eallcrics-induding (Ontario) Regional Art Gallery, the based work by Nickard, and features virtually every art space in Western MacDonald SkWart Art Centre in artwork employing other unusual New York--45 well as in rianeries in Guelph, the Memorial University of materials, including glass flasks and New York and Toronto. Newfoundland Art Gallery, the beakers; apparatus used in chemiNickard has served as director of Ontario provincial governmtnt and cal analysis and processes, such as programs/curator for Artists Space, the Can..b Council Art Bank. distillation; blackboards, and natudirector of the Burden Gallery for A fclJow of the Royal Canadian ral objects, among them twigs, pithe Aperture Foundation and asso· Academy of the Arts. Reitzenstein is necones. a tree an(! nuts. Ciate curator of the Alternative M u ~ the recipient of numuous grants Although alchemy often is asso- ~ Cheonlwm" ,_,.... scum, all in New York, andliSex«u· from the Can•da Council for tht ciated with fhe attempt to transfonn rive director/curator of CEPA. Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. _..,..., glusllaslu base metals into gold, in fact it is He has served as a panelist for the He bas been a panelist for the much more tlian tha~ the artists say. .PP.•tus. New York Sta!< Council on the Arts Ontario Arts Council, and is a mcm· Alchemy can be considered an and the National Endowment f9r ber of the boards of th• Grimsby tarly study of lhe science of chcmis.- taneous existence that marks the the Arts, and has made six films. Public Art Gallery in Grimsby, try, a source of powerful archetypal moment of changes of state. Call it Reitzenstein has staged more than Ontario, and the Art Gallery of symbols, an exploration of anegori· inspiration. Call it cognition." 80 solo cxhtbitiens at institutions an HamiltDn in HamiltDn, Ontario. Although recognized primarily across Canada, as well as those in "Thcatrum Chemicum" can lx cal journeys. a type of mysticism in which the alchemical transformation for their work in sculpture and pho- Oslo, Norway; Santiago, Chile; vi<Wtd.from I J am. to 6 p.m. Thcsis paralleled with mystical experiences tography, Reitzcnstein and Nickard Ghent, Belgium, and Rome. • . day through Saturday, through and religious ideas, and a soun::e for both have worked in other media, His scuJpture, sound and other Dec.7. insights into !1\f metaphysical, they including sound, performance and installatioos also have been part of The gallery will lx closed on Nov. note. Moreover, alchemy has had an installation. more than 100 international grou.p 28-30. iayJWMHAUSU. Rrporr<r Contributor important inOuence on inlellcctual and cultural history. li Much like the missio n o f a l ~ --...--- Studying how the senses are perceived CDS research team conductingfrontline research in field ofsensory physics ly LOIS BAKEJI Contributing Editor M OST hearing re· sea rch "and treat ment to date has concentrated on the transmitting of auditory signals to the brain-the "sending" end. It is · possible, how.,.,., for people to have trouble hearing even when the send· ing mechanism is in fine shape. One new and promising field of hearing research focuses on how and where the brain reccivcs and deciphers certain signals from the auditory nerve. David Eddins and Ann Clock E.ddiru, both associa!l> professors in the Dq>artment of Communicative Disorders and Scicnec>-<llld also husbandand~ooniluctingrrOnt­ lint research in this area within tilt UB Center for Hearing and Deafness. They work in the field of sensory phys ics, which is the study of how sound , taste, smell, touch and visio n are perceh•ed, and wi thin this larger field , in the subspecialtv of psrchoacoustics. Aun Eddins, a sren ilist m aud1 · torv p hvsi olo~ ·· studies th e h r .tin '~ tem po ra l proce:,sing of sound , M htt\\' round\ J.n~ over milhst'.:ond!of ume. " Th~ r r: 1' a Jot \\t: Jon'1 knu'' ,tl'OUI hm\ thl' au ~oh ton· q ·,_ people arc able to process temporal help them respond better! In another approach to studying the Joss we think people lose some of temporal quality of souod. Eddins is this processing ability~ conducting Positron Emission ToThi s results in sounds bei ng mograpby (PET) studies an hwnan smeared together, cspecia)Jy if the volunteers to observt which parts of person is listening in an environ - the brain are active when exposed tD ment with background noise, auditory signals and what features of Eddins says, which probably con· · sound prompt tilt brain tD shift focus tributcs to poor understanding of from one part to another. "We arc trying to understand why speech in the hearing impaired. Eddins is studying the question of hearing comes casilywhm listening how the temporal aspects of sound to certain aspects of sound, while are processed in the brain using scv· other aspects are more difficult," she era! approaches, working with an says. "We've found that processing animal model On a "global" level, she shifts from one side of th~ brain to measures the eltctrical action created the other, depending on whether by groups of cells in the brain, caJJed you are listening globally, such as to cvoktd pottntials, during sound. general conversation, or 1ocally, such This identifics the parts of the brain as to a teacher's instructions." that arc activated. She then measures · This work may help to explain responses of single neurons in the why a problem student "can't hear," regions activated 10 detmnine whidl even though a hearing test finds no cells respond to sound duration, or dtficit-thcre may lx a glitch in the to high or low freq uency. central processing. O ne of the theories she is foUowDa\'id Eddins, trained in clinical variations in sound, but in hearing i n~ is that during hea rin~ loss, these cells rna\' lose the1r sensiti\'if\· due to lack of o;;tJm ubtion. "This leads us to a ddre-s~ a number of quesuons." shf' note:.. "How plastll is the br.tin? ~ the leUs m the hratn beinf.dama~l--d' It wl· can rro''Jde !t•.:mlto othcr n1-.e oi .;umul.l l!l,n. un tht>,. r«m'eri lJan sound has a characteristic spectral pattern, which helps in identifying the source of the sound and in tclJing the difference lxtwccn sounds, but we don't know how the brain processes this information.'" Eddins bases his research on the earlier work of vision researchers. These scientists bad shown that tilt brain breaks down an image into manydill'e=t parts, then assigns tilt parts to specific places in tilt brain's visual center, where specialiud cells tunc<! to ~ spatial frequencies bcoomc excited and create a neural rop~mtionofthc~ "This discovery brought a revolution in visual scimce," Eddins says. "We .think there may lx a general mtchanism f\>rproccssingfeaturcsof an stimuli Arc cells in the brain tuned to certain spatial frequmcics for hearing?We have found strong cvidenct of"tuning." and wt think tuning can 1x explained by the prcocnccof chan· nels-groups of cclJs devoted to dif. audi ology and experim entaJ psy· ferent s~rial freq uenc~ of sound. c holo~·. studies how the intensity of This pr0\1des w \\'lth a bask undera sound \-aries across di ff~re n t fre - standrng of h ~· sound is mterpr~ed quencaes, .1 concept called spectraJ in th: brain and heM this runin!! processing.. char,g~ w1th ht'<1n ng loss. 'Tht abilm· ol th~ ear to 1den ttti. .. \.Ve suspect th:n me e\'ldenct we peak." ond \'J.lleo.'S o f sound is ' -er.· find in thts resear..::h \\'iU t.:ompletclv m'l port nnt 111 lden t1 Fvan ~ tM ...:har- r: change th~wa\ •h'e r n m~..th.:.)o(i\nw . �De* 2UIIU1i. 34. It 5 .Spirituality on campus Conference to assess role spirituality plays in campus life ltJPA--AN Contrtbutlng Editor DUCATION scholar and theorist Alc:under Astin is nationally recognized for his efforts to get academicians to oonaptuaiiu, oclmowledgoe and recognizt the role that ~~piritu­ ality plays iit "unfolding and mriching the IMs" of evoryone livi!'g and working on a college campus. Astin will be the lcqnote speaUr at a oonferma, "Foolmng Ultima~ Meaning: Spirituality .. a L<giti!nak Concern for Higher Education," to be held Nov. 5 an!! hosted by UB that will address the relationship between spirituality, learning and student development. The oonference will be held in the University Inn and Conference Center, 2402 North Forest· Road, Amherst, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is $30,$20 for full -time swdents and includes. lunch. For E registration informatio n , contact Patrick Zengierski at 045-2998 or <pjz@buffalo.edu>. "Some would say that 'spiritual development ' is not the purview o f the university," acknowledges Den ~ nis Black, vice president for student affairs, .. but Astin maintains that fo r far too long, academia has encouraged us to lead fragmented a nd inauthentic lives. He insists that higher education must address the fact that students, faculty and staff ate llpiritual beinp and that their ~~piritual side iJ relevant to their vocation or WQrk.• Astin itAlian Mumyc.rtter ProfaoorofJiish<r Educalion and Work in the Graduate School of'Eduation and 1nlOrmation Studies at the UniwnityofCalli>rnia, LoiA.p. He din:dl the school's H.igber Education Research 1JJstitw, a r10ied intmlisciplinary cat~ lOr raearch, ewluation, in&mnation, policy ltUdics and research training in poot-recondary eduation. The confemxe will be sponsored by the~ em~. Student Affairs, the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the Gradua~ School of Educatioh, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Theagendawillindudediscussion of whether spirituality is a legitimate concern in higher education and, if so, whether issues of the spirit should be given a central place-not just in teaching and learning. but in academic discourse i.O general. "Participants also will look at h<>W meaning and spirituality in the lives of college faculty are related to intergroup relations, values. authen ticity and st:res5-topics that are fre. quently addressed by Astin in his pubHcations and pr«enlations," said conference · coordinator Zengierski of the Newman Center, Conference organizers explain that current theories about h~ llpiritual devdopment fits into the c.onstdlation of otudent devdopment theoria arooe out of the work of theolopil and educational theo.. rist Sharon Deloz Pub. •. Parks' work, which focuses on )'Ot1Dg adulthood .. a staw: of faith deYdopment, is grounded in the psychooocial and cognitivelstructural traditions of student devdopment theory. Her theories~ out of the research of pojdlologisls Jean~ William Pury, Robert Kogan, Erik Erikson, Lawrence KDhlberg and ~ GiJlisan,aD ofwho addnssand ddinethe .... ofintdlectual,moral and ethical cJe.dopmmt In Parks' tmos, llpiritual development does not require involvement in a specific religious practice, but an increasing~to the exploration of a relationship with an intangible and pervasive essence that exists beyond human qistence and rational human knowing. Spiritual dtvelopment is variously defined as an internal pmcc5Sof ..eking personal-authenticity, genuineness and wholeness as an .aspect of identity development, the process of oontinually transcending one"s current locus of centricity; the devdopment of a grea~ oonnectedness to self and others through relationships and union with community, and the derivation of meaning, purpose and direction in one's life New technology to heat pools o BJ SUIE WU£TCHIEJI Rtp011rr Editor T HE university will pmdua some of its own electricity and use a by-product of the generation prOCC5S to heat the swimming and diving pools in Alumni Arena, thanks to $310,000 in incmtives from the New York Stat< Energy Rt:!earch and Development Authority(NYSERDA). UB will partner with NYSERDA, Gerster Trane mately 75 percent of the waste heat from the micro-rurbine will be r<a>V· ered and used to hear the wa~ in the pools. virtually eliminating the need to use the existing electric heat· ers. The CHP system to be used at UB is designed to p~heat I million gallons of wa~ in the Alumni pools. David F. Smith, president of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., noted that electricity ra~ are higher in Western New York than the national average. "There are many opportunities for businesses and organizations like UB to inoorpora~ this CHP technology to save on their Michael Dupre, associal.e vice energy costs in environmentally president for facilities at UB, noted that the projeCt also will aDow the friendly ways." Smith said "Weoommend the univa"sity for its commitment to this micro-turbine project and its creative approach to reducing its operating oosts at this facility with modern energy ~nologies." Funding for the UB project oomes via NYSERDA's Distribu~ Generation/Combined Heat and Power Pro.. gram, which prolllOt<S the devdopment and demonstration of distribwd sener,ttion systems,oomponents and rda~ pow<r·system technologies, as wdJ as oombined heat and powo:rapplications in industrial, municipal, institutional,commen:ial and r<Sidential sectors. It is a oomponent of NYSERDA's New York Energy Smart"' program. which is designed to~ electricity Sales and Services, Inc., and National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. to instaU and operate a ntw combined heat and power (CH P) system that will ~ emerging microturbine technology to produce electric power. CHP sys~ typically --,...as lot-- double fuel-use efficiency when compared to delivering power from centralized power plants, according to NYSI!RDA. The project is expected to reduce UB's annual electrical uS.ge by about 2,000 megawatts hours per yearor enough to power more than 300 homes-resulting in more than $70,000 in annual energy savings. Thetoeal<Xl5toftheoombinedheatand-pow<r system is $620,000, with NYSERDA providing half the funds from its Distributed Generation/ Combined Heat and Power Program 1Wo 60 kilowatt Capstone microrurbines with heat-exhaust """"'"'1 capabilities will provide electric power to the pumps that continually circulate water in the swimming pO<>Is in Alumni Arena. Approxi- university "to study the future benefits of additional rogeneration fa. cilities to better manage eleetrical oosts and. to assist in the reduction of peak demands burdening the ~ gional eleetrical-utility systems." NYSI!RDA Presidmt William M. Flynn called UB "a leader in educatiQn and a strong eoonomk catalyst for Western New York." "By ~ping up to the pia~ and installing this innova!M combined heat and power system, UB is proving itself a leader in implementing energy-efficient. environmentally sound energy technologies that will lower operating costs. Less money spent on energy will mean more money for educational resources." <X>stsby~energydliciency as the m~·s electric utilities moYe to oompetition. The CHP project is the second such innovative energy project UB has undertaken in recent months. The university earlier this month en~ into an agnement with Community Energy, Inc. that makes UB the first campus in the SUNY system to buy a portion of its electrical pow<r from a oornmercial supplier of windgenera~ power. UB will purchase the output of an entire j<'ind-powered. 1.5 megawatt rurbine. DrieD Swan named Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year by SOM s.-. L chairman, president and CEO of First Niagara Financial Group, has been rwned the 2002 Niagara Frontier Eucutive of the Year by the School of Management The award will be presented to Swan at the 53rd annual School of Management Alumni Association awards banquet, to be held at 5:}0 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Swan was selected foJtlhe award based on a vo~ by the board of dinctors of the alumni association and past honorees, who ci~ his career success,~ leadership and professional integrity. Under Swan's leadership, First Niagara has been one of the fastest growing·oompanies in Western Nn< York. The former "little" savinp bank bas added new markets, servic:.es and sources of income. In tht 14 years since Swan's arrival, a.sseu have grown from $420 million to $2.9 billion. Banking center locations have raen from five to 39, serving Communities that stretch from Buffalo to Utica. Established in 1949, the Niagara Frontier Eucutive of the Year award is presented annually to a resident of the Niagara Frontier. Past recipients include RQbert E. Rich, Sr.; Paul L. Snyder; Robert E. Rich, )r.; jeremy M. jacobs; the late Burt P. Flickinger, )r.; the late Seymour H. Knox Ill; Sal H. Alfiero; Robert G. Wilmers; Bernard). Kennedy; Frank L. Ciminelli; Reginald B. Newman II , and Luiz F. Kahl. Last year's honoree was Frank J. McGuire. Teachin~ workshops planned The Center for Teaching and Leamlng Re:s.ource1 (CTLR ) will sponsor a " Presentation on Course Syllabi " by PC'ter S. Gold , associate dC'an for general education in th e College of Arts and Sciences, from noon to I: 15 p.m. Nov. I in 41 5 Ca pen Hall. North Campus. The session will focus on designing a syllabus that establishes a more effective classroom enviro nment for ttac hing and learning. FOr further information or to register for th e session, contact the CI"LR by tomorrow at ld@buffalo.edu. CI"LR also will present "Teaching, U:arning & Technology at UB: Best Uses of NC'w Tools," the second in a·series of prese ntations by UB faculty who have developed innovative uses of educational tech nology tools and techniques to enhiJ1ce their courses and add value to the learning experiences of their students. The wor.kshop will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Nov. l5 in 120Clemens Hall, North Campus. The series is co-sponsored by the CI"LR and the Educational Technology Center. All UB faculty, instructors, librarians and IT professionals are welcome to attend. Refreshments will·be served. The event is free, but seating is limited. Contact Lisa Francescone at <lcf@buffalo.edu> before Nov. 8 to reserve a oeat. • The workshop will feature three presentations by UB faculty and staff members: • • Extreme PowerPoint," Eugene. Pantera, clinical associate pro- fessor in the Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine. • "Chemicallnfonnatics," Priscilla Clarke, laboratory director in the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences. • "Confronting the Large Lecture Class: The Phil Donahue Technique," Gerald G$>1dhaber, associate professor of communication. School of Informatics. Gift to fund.DNA research The: khool of Medklne: •ncl Biomedical Sciences has received a gift 10 fund DNA research from a donor who heard about UB's work in that area from his physician, who is an alumnus of the medical school. The gift of $50,000 from Allan Wade Parker of San Francisco will be used to provide start-up· research funds for scientists working primarily within the Department of Structural Biology at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, as well as at other centers in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. It also will encOurage collaborative work in genetics research, following on·a gift of $50,000 Parker gave earlier this year to the Dcpartmmt of Genome Scie.nces at his alma mater, the. University of Washington. Parker learned of UB's efforts in DNA research through his physician and friend, Martin Terplan, who graduated from UB's medical school in 1955. George DeTitta, professor and chair of the Department of Structural Biology, as well as executive director and CEO of tht Hauptman-Woodward Institute, said the gift will help underwrite a structural biology project that unites researchers at UB, HW1 and Roswell Park Cancer Institute working on understanding how certain genes are turned "on• or "off" during vital stages of development and during certairi disease statesy �41 Rep ariaa' Otllller 2t 2ll2tVi. :M. Ill.5 HRP degree assists -Doug Bush In triathlon training, fledgling coaching career I<uoos .. ............ --.... ....... a.... ...... -~~~ ~ UB degree aids ((Ironman's" training o .,~LOMGINKIWI · Rtpi>rt<r Assistant Editor T .......u,.... ..... ~ -,.-. -ria,--·---.--"'-~5 .. .... _,__"'_.,...... ----· "The Honcl>oc!<"' eNid ond ........ Stephen Moman,~ pn>fes>or of psychlotJy ond pediotrics at the lkWonity ofltodles' ter. Scheduled to be published next month by Uppincoll. 'Mfliams and Wilkins as part its ·eore Handboob 1n Pediatrics• . series, the book is Wltended to be • p<octical, hands-on guide for primary-a"' phyoiciom.. The authors integrate: the penpec· tiv<s of both mental health professionals and pediatricians, fifi.. ing a nic::he in an area o( ii"'I'eas.ing importanu in health ca~. or Sbphon · associote pn>fOUO< ol medicine and co-din!ctor of the Center f0< Olnical Etfl.. • · ks at UB, serwd this summer as a visiting professor at the Graduate Institute ol Ptvlosophy of Natlonal Centntl Un'-sity in Chung u. Republic ol China (Taiwon). While ~. Wear gaY< lectu~ and grand roond~ Mld participated in case confer. mces at heatth<are: fadtities in the Chung urr.;p.; ma: tw abo collaborated on murch · projects rooghly in the a...s o( elhla ~and bodside ethics, consotting with tndMduals at the Institute, as well as phyoicion and nursing faculty at the Yang Ming School ol Madklne in Taipei. Dance Masters of America, Inc. (DMA), whkh sets and certlfteS standards In university, college and private dance education, has established a scholor>hip In thenameof n..... - . associote proiOUO< ol lheatrt and dance, in "'<09nition of the mljor role Ralabatt played in ...-.ng the Dance Masters -..., Training Program • Ill ..... Y""" ago. MO<e than 300-.. a ~ come to UBr.um arounctlhe-to partidplte In the . _ peda· gogic.lllprogram ln lheldlrn ond art "' """'*'8 ...-groc~o-. Only programwflbe lor t h e wfl CIIWII . . CIIItd_ -.....- - . . . . . . . . . the ___ ....,_eM ___ :.:.·...:.::=.::.. ,............. ...,.,, Job .....fDtp I , ... - ........o n d - ... 27 \ 5 A ~ =ft' and swimming-Bush entered lronman Cariad.a in 1998, the oldest and possibly moot popular lronman raa to be held in North Ameria. 6cult of the three JPOrlS to masca-, it'• the leut important in termS oC time beau.. precious minutes can be made up in either the cyding or running ....,ts. Bush has been a cy: dist for IS yean and only in the put six yean has he become a runnerhis stmlglh in the triathlon. This put summer, Bush aerw:d a HERE isn't much in Doug Bush'• bumble, engaging and wwsuming "It's an incredible feding." says manner to indicate his Bush of finishing his tint race. "I dedication to one of the world'• didn't do·as well as I W211ted, but J'Oil ~ atmne sporiJ--Ihe triathlon. become 10 fOcwed 00 the goal oC And when dla5ed in jeans and a just finishing. Really, just finishing long-slee\.e plaid shin inslad oChis for moot people ;. workout pr, there also isn't much a great pl. espeat tint glance that betrays the -..ry cially in )'>UT tint, highJeYCI oCphysical fitness this -..ry one becaus~ so non-traditioml student maintaim. much can go Likt many triathletes. the 36-year- wrong through, old Bush, a UB student pursuing a out the day with graduate degree iii biomechanics. nutrition and UUly hasn't yet reached his peak (_.ther) oondiperformance in a sport wh ose t io ns and mechampions are often in their mid- chanical probto late 30s-unlike many other lem s with your sports in which peak performance bike." is reached during the 20s. Bush explained With five grueling lronman rom- that while the petitions under his belt, Bush, of . bodytypicallycan Ellioonville, also has a bachelor's de- orily process gree in exercise science finm UB, abo ut 300-400 which, he says. gavt him an aten- calories per hour si"' bose for understanding the physi- during regular exology behind much of the body's e rcise routines, processes and has allowed him to the ·amou~t of train more efficiently for competi- calori'es required Doug ..,lh competing In the cycling tion. The knowledge he gained also for an Iron man 2001 ltonm• n Wof'ld Champl9ftshlp, is integral to his growing business as competition over Hawaii. a trainer of triathlete and marathon what might he a . competitorr-hecurrentlyhasabout nine-to-14-hour day for most com- 12-weekintemshipwiththcOiym12dientsand hopestofiil"f,_the busi- petitors can reach 1.2..000 or more. . picTniningCenter (arG) in Colo, n~sl9l)'ly~~attendin~. . "You have to cbnfume a lot of rado Springi..Colot. ~ ~iilsd~j&sfeeinb'u.s~ ~~~~~f~ink enough quil=ents:of-his~ · · and worked for more than 10 year$ and eat enoug\1 )'>Uwon't finish, so science. While there. Bush~ in the marketing department for learning about what )'>Ur body can train 14 of the natio~ best Bush lndustri<s of)amestown,a fui-.. do is very important," he says. Bush's triathletes, who are being.prep;ared nitu.. company owned by his father. fir.s t com pe tition brought a few to oompete in Pan Am g;mRs and He Worked his way up to hecome painful lessons as a result of not theOlympia. Thetriathlo~ vice president of merchandising he- maintaining a high enough caloric an Olympic sport at the aames in fore he left the oompany to pursue intake."I ended up walking most of Sydney, Australia, in 2000. "The ooach I worl<ed tor his dream ofhecoming a coach and the marathon ~i th bad muscle cramps. J lea rn ed from that and som~twasagreatexperience.She trainer of elite athletes. Bushsayshedidn'tquiteknowwhat have been able to adjust• was a professional athlete and the Bush's best race time thus far, way she interacted with the athletes he was getting into when a friend. who also happened to sponsor lronman achieved ai Lake Placid 's 2001 and designed the programs was exoompetitions,asked Bush ifhe wanted lronman, is tO hours and 15 min- ceDent,"' Bush says. "It's not an exact science," he says to give it a try... 1 thought 'sure, it utes. Out of about 1,800 particisounds lik< a good idea;" he says of pants, he finished 89th overall. Not ·of training athletes. "The thing I rehis initial, perhaps somewhat naive, bad, he says, considering he came ally learned from her was to keep it o ut or th e swimming portion of the interesting. especially for the elite response. But after five months of training competition ranked 1,200 th . (athletes) who are working out 35· 25-30 hours a weckin the three sports .. Swimming is my worst sport-l'm 40 hours a week, not including the that comprise the lronman compe- a horrible swimmer,.. he says, and psychological and nutritional meettition--cycling, marathon running a1though swimming is the most dif- ings and everything else." was.,..,_ Bush says that whilo it's a ciMne group with a brood rarJF o( penonalilios, people who typially porticipllr in lronman and simDar ali:Dpttitimsare-r plklriYen and must hcabktooommitiO~plo that ~ be reached filr six moolbs Gr\ID<ft, clq>mdins on the lnininB time -sed filr .. toalL ·"It'• - oo much a Clompetilion; it'• duonsin8,.,.... IDe to ~ • goal. N"lndy-nine pen:mt of the people who ema- an lronman rompetition ' - 1)0 c:han<z o( winnin8 and they don't have any illwiom about winning. Mosro( them don't '-anyc:l:wvzoCpngiOthewodd competition in Hawaii, bot it rally ....... them deYclop hcalthi<r babits.lfthey'reeating'poorlythey'regoing ID be able to do the tnining and 513)' fit. You can't gp out drinking ev.ry Friday and Saturday night andapecttooor:npeoe."besays. "Nutrition is -..ry critical to the overall SU<:a:SS of the athlete.• Whilt the chances of winning a oompetition may he slim, the dropout rate during the race is -..ry low, says Bush, who has finished all five of the lronman competitions he's oompeted in. During the most recmt world championship in Kona, Hawaii. about 1,585 people enteted the race and about 1,470 oompleted it Bush's nat lronman oompetilion will be the !.aU Placid 2003 t.e:!f!.~ foLiate July•.and a( .. ~mto-.,.& all-yw-. .. ~ ~trammg for the race in mid-December. The lronman championship is a seriesoC17qualifyingeventsaround thewodd.wilhbothprofessionaland amateur categories. About 25,000 people oompete in the quali.fiers but only 1.000""' chosen ID oompete in the world championship. held each yearinHawaiiBusbisoneofthefornmate ones ch0<er1 to participate in a past world championship. •Tm never going t.o win one of these .-aces-it's just being able to be part of it, being able to partici pate in a ""rid champion hip race with dite athletes," says the realistic Bush, but, he adds, "lfl'm not train ing.l don~ feellik< I'm doing anything. I don't feel good. It hecomes a pan of )'>ur life." Studying ways to increase blood flow to heart Canty to use federal grant to devise new therapies to improve heart function 8y S.A. UH<OEA Contributing Editor IBERNATING myocardium is a condition caused by the progressive-narrowing of the heart arteries, resulting in chronic reduction of blood flow ID the heatt muscle. While oontraction of the heart is depressed. the heart tissue mnains viable. Since function can improve if blood tiow is ~tOred. it is a reversible cause of heart faihm. John M. Canty Jr. and ooUeagues in the Center for Researcll in Cardiovascular Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciencesare investigating ways in which the heart adapts to chronic reductions in blood flow. Their goal is to H discover techniques by which this oondition can be diagnosed and to the ooronary oollateral cin:ulation as an alternate approach to can: for padevise new therapies to improve tients with -inoperable cnronary artery diseases," says Canty. "This inheart function. Canty, Albert and Elizabeth Rd<ate vestigation will identify the ability of Otair in Cardiovascular Disease and different therapeutic strategies to directoroftheunivmity'scardiology 'improve cnllateral perfusion and re- . research programs. has received ·a verse chroiric ischemic left ventricutour-year, $700.000 grant from the lar dysfunction.. Department of Veterans Affairs to This study is just one of a numsupport a study in which he is using ber of funded investigations curgene transfer by injecting the heart rently being oonducted by Canty, with experirnenllll viruses that oon- who is internationally known tor his tain vascular growth factors in order work in the area of chronic adaptato try and stimulate development of tion~ of the heart to ischemia, acnew or existing blood vessels in the oording to Robert Kloclc<. chair of the Department of Medicine. In hibernating porcine model. "Over the last ..,.,..a( years. there addition to the VA grant, Canty's has been Uitense interest in dcYclop- support includes two grants from ing angiogenic gene transfer thera- the National Heart, ~gand Blood pies to stimulate the d<Yclopment of Institute that total $3.2 million. 0 "At the present time, we ' - -..ry few~othertban cardiac""'FY or interventional cardiac c:alhet<riza.. tion ID improvebloodsupplytooompromised cardiac muscle." explains Klocke. "Dr. Canty's work has the · promise ofprovidingallmlatemeans ofimproving cardiac blood !low in all patients with heart disease, - just those who are wdl enough ro tolerate invasive procedures." Sinoe a key f<atun: of all ~ projects within the center is their potmtial tor direct application to the d<Yclopmerit of new diagnostics and thnapies. oollaboration is essential. •1n this regard, we collaborafe dosdy with the UB-VA Center fur Positron Emission Tomography, as well as with basic scientists in the rnedicall<hool" Canty says. �·S1tJoJWr Co ucr . RULES UNIVERsnY 8TANDARDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS �2 P'AAT I • IINIVUSn:Y STAHD.UOS. ~.,.,.. Unrvo1ity t/IJ(;rpUury pocastJ ~~~u 4ppropn~~tr ~~r­ tion w#rttt 1t ud~nt cortdwa drrtctly ami 1jpijiauniT rnttr{tru with the Uniwnity'J f1'111U1')' alwaWDfud rr· sponsiltility of uuamn1 all ~mbtr1 of iu community the opportunity to am•in tlwir tducationaJ oltj«tWu irt coruon.Gnce WJ th tht umitulion'• rrunuMIL Thtu rrpiMUms pwncirtl ttudmr k~ lutV<t burt for· muMted 1o be F'ftiJOn4bW 11rul malistic for all sruknn. When 111twderu luu bMt app~d for tlw ..-iolatUm of 11 141w of the ccn"mm ity, tht stAte. or tuition. it il the Ur~ivtrsity'l po~iriort Ml ID rf111DI or IJf'« W sptcitd considmJttOn for tht. sflulmt b«a~« of hiJ or hn student lflltus. It lhowld W urukntood tluat t#w Vniwrsity iJ nor• law mf(W'CtmetlllltnJCT. AI the Mtrtlt' time, tM Uttivomity doa raot c:ortaM of itxlf 41.1 " *sancrwGry"for law bmak"'!- 11tt Urnvutity luu alwt~ys btm 11nd U.ould totttiruu:to btconcn-nt4t'-"t wkotnn stu· Jmts art lnvolvrd in U,dl problems they be tultifiUitt'ly udvistd 11nd tqrt;Stnttd by t~utdifinl courud. A unn.mity. np«itUJya StQu UrtMnitysubj«t lOam· Rinuional~u.muupanmwltwdmtJdttriptr whiCh tN S«idy 11nJ tU l.cfw1 prot«t. An Amtnarn UIU · t"tNrty JIMI'IVlt«J ru stwknts tlwx rifhts on IJ atmpUJ. Stw:krlts who loaJI otditumu, or Gny taw, procriWd by avil authoritin. v.oWr~ 1J ruk tht' legtd ~niJitirs Hmwwr•. vioWtUm ofiJJw for which tlu! st!Ukrlt ~ tht pt'rudty wrU not n«US~Jrily mvol~ IJ vio~Dtum of MIJ· dmtlt' standurtb or rule of tM Vruwrsity. TM Unn'l"t· Jll)' mnnot W hdd mponlibk for off·lAmpus activities of ru mdn'Jdual studnJts but mamttJins on mtnest in IJU lwhavuw, whdhtron oroff·compus. winch nu~yGdvcndy uffm tht Unwrrnty. In aun involving vrokatwru of tht' klw whiCh «rur off mmpus. tM Unn"trstty may W ct'"· umtdwithtlu!ri"U'ukntswh!Ch,bytlvlrnaturt~ly credit houn. and u "Sc:nion• afta- they haw com-beboundbythtckcilionwith oo filhlolappal plcted It ltul90 cmlit hour.., until they II ad Witt. ) , 'I'M Viet: Provosts for Ac.ldanic Af&in WJl ad· 4 . The: t.mn •faculty mt:mbc:r'" means any pmon connunistc:r 1M judicial procedura and policia for all diKlin& dawoom Ktivitia It U8. cua of 6tudmt violation of Uniwuuy .ade:mic inS . 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(For a list ofspe· cificsanctionswb.kh maybelnvolltd.consult the proc.utwa for each specifiC Uni~ Dilciplinary Body. Copies o( the proc:cdura of the Hn.rin& Committtt fortheMainttnl.ll«o(PublicOrde:rand t.MStudentWide J~diciary are 1vallabJe in lht Offia o( t.M Di· rec~oro(JudkWAffai.n. Room 252 Capen HaJJ, North Campus.) tJ!fta tht UruwrmyJ t'dUUJtiorud mWion. In any Uniwnrty ducrplinary procnlu« ortt of tilt' hrghut pribritrn of tht Uni,'l"tsity u to sa{rgiUird tN studt'nt'• right to dut prDCcu. Dut l'roau is not an t'VG· nw J.tpJ concrpt but ratltn limply rtquira tht nulimtn: 14rytlrmr:nts o{"fairptay• '"an tldmir~isrratrvr proarding. To tim md, all Unrvrnity diJaplinary proaduru 2. lbcjudicialboditsha~t.hepowertoinstiwt.randl will atlt'ost afJord rhr dt'{rndiJnt a dear Jtattmntt of the or recommend" the followin& rattF of sanctions; churgft and tM ruaturt' of tM tv~ uport wltidt tht' charges are btut'd. S«vrully, the tUfrrulont sluJU bt' gi"'tn a fairhmring. br 11llowtd to amfro Nt artd aon-DUtmitU vmity faculty or staff. Couruelins witnt'SJt'J. tmd pmvtt ltu or hn- own position, tvidence 1 S . The tttm "pl1&i-ri1m• includes., but is not lim · D . Lou of privileJd. and aplllnautm. lAstly, no disciplinary actum will br · itcd to, tht- we. byparaphra.kordirect quotation, of (1) Rancwal from UniYU"Iityhowing I takm unltSJ rltedtatrallresUbuantilltt.dbythenridena. tht published or unpublished work of anothtt perr.cil.itia. Tlterourts haw irtdiaunlrhar ifthne mini mol demvus .son without fuJI and dn.r acknowled&rnmt. It .00 (%) Locll of JUCb priviJqJes .. ruy bt of·-y,m pt.Y • .,. f•lfilkd, rhc "'ftTVh"r ..,;11 " - bMr . indodtt the un.cltnowted£e&-Usc of rtt.i\hiab PF; "''' :.._ ·· ~I ~th Woffmte1XHD.P1itttd.a.nd ~ u/Jordt.d due proem under thrlaw. pa..dbyonoth&pmbnb<'JI'iltY'milil&lftl'ibucO· r-elubiiJortioftoflftorr<udmt. ··· ··-- , In Jummory, the Univtrrity _up«ts Gntlosb for irs tnrhf cmn p!ptt"<Jr~thcf!:ltaldemk mMeriaU.. ·~ L. P~M,aao 6 rWa~JlfiiP.o~ wjJRe¥t.tbc lou rntmbtrs no grMter or no less frerdom or liberty than 16. The tmn rtiCOg.rt~srucknt~mt"meam or daia.nated priviqa ~ .. ~tt period of time. ursrs for other ptnOnHn wcrety. Tht Unit'tflity's posiStudntt Asloci•tion (SA), Gnduatt Studmt As.iociaThe vM>lation of the terms of.d.isciplinary probl.tion tron, thrrrfort, u nor to rrquut ar Ggrn to JP«illl con· tion(GSA),MillardfillmoreCollqeStudmtAuocia· or thi infraction of Univusity rWe durin& the ndn-atron b«oult' of tht srudn~r's statUJ... Tht. Urtiwrtion (MFCSA): ~ity Student Cou.ncil, ()ental ~~ paiod of diK:iplinary probation may be srounds for my will not mterfut wuh Law t.nforetment and othn swpcnslon or apulsion &om the Un.iwnity. · Studr:nt Auoc:iaoon (DSA), Studm~ ~ Auoc:ia.tJOn ugtncra. As part of rts tdUCIHIOnlll mandau. it willlw (SBA), Graduate Man~t Associat10rt (GMA) and F. Suspension &om tht Univnsity for a definitt or conur11ed about Jtudtnt rt.habilitation and contribu· r«· tmn to campus and $0Cit't)' now onJ Into the future. 17. Theterm"dismi.ssal•mans~hat asrudent is per· H . Comn:-unityScrvict:.. ARTICLE I ' DEFINinONS 1. Such other sanctions u may be lppf"O'W'd by tht11\1nently removed, for academic reason1. from all 1 . Tht. term ·university• me-ans tht. Uh rvusity at privilrgu off~red by IUOCiation with the University. Unmnit,y's judkiaJ bodia. Buffalo, State: Unr~rsity of Nrw York. Application for radmission may bt possi~e. •Suh)trr ro fiMI rnW a{ 1M Pmidml, ""GCric:M tMt U 2. ~kfm · aucknt " andudcsaliJXnOrulakingcouncs 18. The term ."t~~sion• means removing fro~ a tn4rtdGtoryrf~ortxpu&ion isruomttttndd at tht Uni\Tfiity, both fuU time and pan -time, pursuing :~-:~=~===~:eo~ ::c. ~::On.- any :7~u~e~=i:~~~8~,: ~~kially undtrgraduate, graduate. or professronal studies. J.t.. Tht term "academic good standing• mnns: The University at Buffalo consrden an undergradu · atC' who h;u, complc t~ t""'O K'mt$tt'rs or more at tht Univtrsity toM in ;~~cademic good standing only if: ( 1 ) thr stulknt'l cumulatM grade point avengr (for work anemptcd .both at thll university and at any other post-S«<ndary institution thtscudnlt may ha~ anrnd«<) is 2.0 or above, and; (2) tht studt':nt's cumulatilT gradt' point a\'t'rage for work atttmpted at UB is 2.0 or abow. (J) the ctudrnt hu not bttn d(:.mostrating untimely prosrus for two conS«utivt sema:te~ u dt:Kribed lx-low. Students who are not in good standing ar-e on pro· bation and s ubject to tventua l dismissal. ) a. The term "Satisfactory and Timely Progrns To· ~ard ~ Degree means: The Univn-sity at Buffalo consa<k" an undergraduate student who has completed a St'ma:ter or more at UB to bt makin~ satisfaCinry and timely pmgrns toward a drgree only if. in addition to meeting tht cbnditioru for good standing abo\~: (1 ) The student'!! grade pornt a\ttagc (or the most r~nt semt"Sttr is 2.0 or above, and (2) aalast 75% of aJI credit hour~ for wh1ch the studnu "'~") regllttrtd rn all sernesu:rs at UB have httn completed . If student registers for a .counc- and does not drop it during thl' rq;ular drop and add penod early each ~mtster, it nnnot be .:onsidend a:. havang h«n complett'd until the student uhimatdy rteri\'~ a panmg gr.~de m the rourst", Thus, a coum for .,.·hich a .m rdent recel\'t'd a grade o("R" or .. , .. (IOo'lth coul"k requiremt'nts not )'tt fulfiJitd ), or a failing p.radt' of .. F.. or "U" must be consadered aJi not ha,•ing bttn completed. ( J ) A JUnitlf or 'tnior as {l'laking utisfactory and unu:h· pmgrft.S toward a degrt'"t' only 1f, rn addmun 10 mr-Cting conditiOns ( I) and (2) abm.-,the nudent i.i accepted and enrolled rna department or program offering._ major. Students who art found not to bt making utisbctory and timely progress toward 11 dtgr("t: m 1wo or mort conse<UII\~ semn:tttt are on academic probation and subj«t to evtntu:al dismissal. Tht Unh·t.nrty,al Buffalo duiifics undtrgnduate 'IUdtnts a$ "SophomortS" after tht}' havt. compleled 30 crc.-d11 hours, a'tuniors"' after they complett"d 60 l.aprc:Mty proh.ibi&ed brboth Wttalud .ult'a;. Jtitutiom and by 1 wick raDft of federal and DC~: llat· uta. Otbn-ltacc and kdttaJ ~ prohibit pen.icu.lar forms ol d.ilcrimiDatiort beted on such £.don laleS. rdipon. national oripn, ..-. dJ.abmty; Dllrital .._ tus.. or ft1tnD scatw. funbmnott, GooJanor's Ex· uutivt' Ordn No. 21.1 prohibits: ditc:rirrunation on tht buU of .sa:uaJ orim.t.ltioa in cmplofmcnt and prv.;Aonof..m...byiUI<....,a...S<ud<nurrhoulrl bt "IWI.rt:" that lftJODt who riobta laws pc:ob.ibitiaa op<dlic focmrr of <!iJ<rim""'10 aimh..! prooccution oc civil pa..!tia. t1w Scatc Uniwnity ~ adop&al 1 policy (Trust«'• lt.aolutioa 1)..216) which jimcb daaii'Jd&~ menu lbout and actions IOWI:rd lblllma and anpoy. ~~!c:&e~~ ~~;~!'::~a~o::;s~~~~i:~!:~;·~ specified period oftimt'. r::r:;~nivenity.• indt~~;~ printe apreNion or acxual orit.ntadon. unrdlud ptvridt' DO bail Q judcmcnt. Finally, it is tbr policy ol tbr lJnio,m:iry • 8uffUo 10 prohibit invidious c:afcFriaal dilcrimiurioa t-ed Oft Ar<h dwacl.ristia .. ...,.,- ....... orianodoo, .... national CJttsin, retiplo. ¥tknn or marisaiiWUI or dif... &o pc:rformanoe lftd .biliryin.Otmlla'laftiecti.ncunploymealorcdualional opportunities within the Unhomity iod£ It il tht firm bt6c( o( tht Council. tbr &culty, and the ldministn.- tion ~ judpncnu about pcnom within the Univa"sity sboWd be buul on their individual maits. .a:ompldhmenu. aptitudes. and hmavior, and dw imkbous catqporic:aldUcriminationiswhoOyioappropria&c:totht Univttsity'srru.ioamdvalue&.Studeotswboviolaltth.is polky olull b< r.uhje<IIO DnCirON wUIUn lh< u.,;..,. ~~r.:._u_p~?~ ~~~~__.ol,ndJthe •..-:aw•uo.u .. ,._,-...u"7 - - -1 '-"""..-•-u....-v or u.nctioned as 1 more KriouscMlmse. Complaints rtprd.i.na any riolatioDs ol nondis· crimin.ltion laws or policia:, sexual hanammt, or failuntopnwickrnsonabk lcxxururKMiationshould bt ma~ to tbt Office: of Equity, Oiwnity, and Affir· mati~ Action Administration, 64~2266.. .L._c~~L.EnTI~~~IN~~~--..~~~ huon u.,. ·~· 10 r-~~ ..... u.tMIQUUN u:uurlUQam campus. Ia che: raidcaa halls. t.boc in~ to cir· 1 ==~~~~';:; petition is citculattd. (Note: The intent of this rule IS to rapect the privacy d the mMicnts. and if not m· tended 10deny the individual's n,bttopctition.) s~ on .sou.~ Ass..tft ..t Abuse The Univcniry It Buffalo wiU not tolcrak sexual at· ·'=~onyrdu.lor•llaD!""'~ sctua1 activityinc:tudioA.}M. not limited to. fotcible ana! or oral Itt. lttanptcd intcrc:ow~e, sexual touc:hina. by a ~~==::7:--mttrcoune with 1 puson qainst tbcit will and c:onsmt, wbtt.bcr their wiU is ovm:ome by Corer or fn.r raultina from the threat o( force, or by drup ldmin~ without :.C~t~~w:=:==~=~· ': Reportinc Options: Incidents of tcxual assault may be =':=YSt~; ~==~ tim ot proxy. Immediate: rqK)rtina is~ A diJciplinarycompbint may.OO be filed with t.beStu- dmt~Wadc Judiciary Cor .aion apinst th«= uailant if they art: a ltudent. ThU may br done in conjunction ARTlCLE 3A: UNIVERSm STANDARDS Frftdom of Expref.sion ~~t:n;;~:~~~:f;~~~:;:~nen~y=;~ po~~;wpri:pl~ ==~-f~~~;:r:'!; ~~~;;~oreq ' ~~or in~d· : · tion with the University. 20. The term "dear and presa1t danatt• means immediatt' kriow violence is expected or put conduct furnished reason to belirve such conduct it contem· ..-r ~~;:fn~;::ei:=:,::~~~~~~:~:~ sponsibilirv of tht members of the lad ernie commu., ~ition :~i~~~u~u~~r:~::":'::!:::!~:;!~tt~!: plated: abo. potentiaJ of immediate futurt o ( prohibifed conduct, i.e.. ulelpoueaion of drugs. .deviantsaualbmlvK>r,Wc/distnbuttonofakohol.etc.. 21 . The term "'1empon.ry suspmsion· means unckr urtaincircumstanctsaltudent maybtdttmed to be a C LEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to the Univer· sity Community and may bt sw~nded immediately pendi ng 11 timely hearing on the cha.rgts. 22. Thetmn•hearinp"munsincidentsofRuleVio· lflioru will usua.llycause-a student to t>t •summontd" to answa bcfnn a Un1vtnity sanctioned Judicial Body or Judicial Officer. Sanctioned bodies include Commiuttfor theMaintenanceofPublicOrder, Student· Wide: tudiciary, ReJidence Lift. Community Standards Panel, any authoriud Greek lett~r Panel, Arbitntion/ Mediation Panels. and authoriud bodies within Uni· \'t::rs1ty academic divisioru. ARTICL£ 2: JUDICIAL AUTHORilY Jurisdktton of the University 1 . University jurisdiction and disciphne shall pertain to conduct which occurs on Uni\'trsity premiws or off-campus and which adverse!)' afftets lhe Univer· sit)' Community, including any o( iu metnbt-rs, and/ or the pursuit ofiu objutivtS. In addi110n, illegaJ con· duel off-campus may be proS«Ute-d on campus as a violation of lht Student Conduct Code. 2. Uniwnityregulationsandproc.edurcssh.alldmmuM the rom posit ton of judicial bodies and Appellate Boards and dc:tc:rmine whiCh judicial body, JudKia.l Advisor and Appdlat~ ~ UWl bt authorized to hear each case. • The Director of Judicial Affairs shall ovtrSH the dcvdopment o( pohc1eS forth~ adminastration of the judicial program and procedural rules for the conduct of hearings.. • ()ec;isiont made by • judicial body and/or Jud1 · cia! AdvOOr shal l tx- final. pending Ihe normal ap~al proceu. • A judtcial body may bt' dnt&nated as arbite-r or disputa: within tht studrnt CltflU11unity m ~ which do not inwiW" 1 viol.u'un of the Sludnu Code. AII partit!S must agree to arbalrat mn, and to tion of aademic frttdom he- implm1mted durin& his leadmb.ip of the Univtn.iry. said in 1935: "Acupta.nc::t by an institution of the principles or aackmK: frudom implies that teachers in that institution artf"rtt to invest.igateanysubjut, no matter how much it may be hedged about by taboos; that they arc: frft 10 make known the: rc:su.lu of their irM:stiption and their rdkction by word or mouth or in writing.bd"on their da.uesordsewhn-e; that they art frtoe as citizois to take pa.rt in any public controVCTSy .outside the institution; that no rc:prcs.si\'e mnsu..m, direct or i.nd.i.rect, will be applied to thml no man.er how unpopular they may be-come through opposinspowerful intnutsor joltl.ing establtshtd prejudk:a.,and no matter how mistaken they nay appear·to be in tht: C")Uof mmtber, and frimcU of the institution: that thrircontinu.a.J\« in otfKr will be in all instanca ~ by the preniling rules of tt:nure and that thrir aoadmtic advancemmt will bt dqxndmt o n their scicntifK competence and will be in no way 1fft<aed by the popularity or unpopularity or thrir opin· ioru or uttnaoce:s: thai students in tht: iJUtitution art frtt, iruoW u tht fft~Uimnmu o( ttie ~curricula Pft1111t, to inquire imo any sub;«t that interesu thml, toorganittdiSC\W.K)R groupsorRudyclubsforthtcon· Ydtr.~lion of any subject. and to uwitt to addrc:ss tbmJ any 1peam lhey may choo.k; that ttn$0rship of studeru pubiM:atioruahallbtbutdon prtcisdytbt:.s;umground.s and WU extend no further than that arrcised by. the United States Posta) Authorities.• a. NONDISCRIMINATION . The Univtisiry at Buffalo IS committed 10 fosttring a positi~ tnvironment for learning, and to ensuring the ~afety. rights. llnd disn 1ty of every membtr of the Univt'nity com· munity. To that end the UnilTrsity encourages n.c;h and e~ry mem~r of the ac1demic community 10 a.uume individual responsibility for rtspecting che rights and dignny 0 ( othen 1 nd for bdpins to promote th~ frtt and open n:change of id~as in.1n atmo-sph d~ofriNtuil rftp«t. ·.·• • • Ce-rtain typa oFOtJCrimlnarioft 'ati-prtohibhed by law. for example, discrimination on the buis of race 0 !loa IS ' vuJO: wty, ~.nVttlilty, an Affirmariw- Action Adminisuadon. 645·2266. You Offimay speak~~~~~~~ to the- Affirmatiw Action lttr or Inc ~..tt "' 1 rttt~r. Academk ~ The ckvaopnw:nt of intelliae:na and stmalfhcnin& of moral tapOIUibiiryaretwofXtht: moll importa.r:u li.niS of education. Fu.ncb.menW to the- accomplishment or theaepurposaistbedutyoftbc-studcnttopcrformall orhisorherrequirrd work without UlepJ help. Acadanic lntqrity at U.B. Means: ~ Univttsity hu 1 ruporuibility to promoteiCadmtic honatya.nd intqrityand • to devdop pnx.edura to deal dfettiwty with instanca of ac:admtic disbooclty. Students ar-e rnpomibLe (or the honest completion •nd l't'prt:Sent.alionohhrirwork.fortht appropriate ciutiQn o( 10uro:s, and for respect for otbns' academic mcka.von.. By placing thOr~ on acackmic work.ttudmts cmify the originality of all work not otherwiK identified by appropriate acknov.iedgmenu.." (Adaptt"ll from Univmity of\V'uronsin. •Srudmt Disciplinary Guiddma. • tmd llnnYfrity of De:ltlwart, •,vadnnic" Com~PW~t Hcnt:SI)' and Dishonuty.") A. 'n.t following aa.ioru conRitute mapor fornu.. but not c:xdusrvdy aU i"orrn5.of acadanic dashonesty •mong students: (1) submission: subminin..J aackmically l"t'quired mattriaJ that has bttn previously submitted m whole or in substantial pan an anothc:r counc. WI thou I prior and aprused consent of the instructor. Ib) ploa· giarism: copying or rtteiving material from a souraor sou.roes and submitting this mate:riaJ a.1 one's own without atknowledging thto panicular dtbu to the sourct (quotations. panphra.set. ba.Pc ideas); or oth· crwiK r-ep~tins tht' work of another as one's own; (c) cheating: rt:eriving infonnation,ormliciting lnfor· mation, 1rom another student or othtr unauthonz.ed sourer. o r living information to mother ltudmt, With tht int~nt to drcdvr: whikcompletin&an a:amination or individual assignment (d) &lsi6c:ation of ac:admuc matt:ria.ls: fabriattinslaboratory mate:rials. nota.. re· por..t}r'V" a,ny ,forrus of computer dati; forging an instructor's name or initials; re:submittms an aami· nation or assignment for fft"V"aluation which has bttn �- - - - - • llhad oat 'c::oaduct. R al... Ualvonlty .._ . _ . . - • Atlmialstrativo Rogalatioas ~ - - - - u Enalit.b tnnilahon. 1ltned without the iNtructor'1 authorization; or tubmininJ 1 rtport, ~pa. matil'Nh. computer dat~, or tumination (or any mnatdcrablt part lheteo() rm· pand by 1ny pe:rton other than the ltudcnt rapon•ible for the wipme:nc: (t) procwt'rl'lmt. dDtribut.iqn or acaptanct: of exami:MtioM.laboratory r&lta, or confidmual aadmUc matcriah without prior and o:praa.rd con.tml o( thr butrua.or. All all~ c:ua o{ acadcmk diJbona.y art adjudicaud in accord.ana with tbt Dilc:ipUnary Proa:- durrt for AcadmUc lnhaa.iou. which an: admJ.natrrcd by the: Viet Provoft for Aadcmic Al&irt.. Tbr p<)lky !. print«! ;, the Unoo.,.duau CatoJos and the Graduate School I'Uticia and Proadura or copin of the proadure art tvailablt: from the Off.u of the: Vice Prttidmt for Stucknt Affain, RDom 542 Capen Hall, North Campus. . .L UnJawfuiSalcoCOitlmationa, ThaaandTtTm Po pen No penon ahall, for financial corukktation, or the promiK of financial c:Oruidentioo. pt"epplt, offer to prt"pitt, cautt to be pupated. tdJ or offer for u.k to any perton any written material wbicb tht Idler know~." informed or hu IUIOC110 ~it intc:n4td for submWion u 1 dislm.ltion, thait. term paper, cuay, rcpon or othu wriumauisnmtnt by a atudm t in 1 uniwnity, coUqc, ac.:admty, scbool or other tducational Innitution to 1uch itutitution or to a oourx, acminar or dqrtt prosram hdd by auch i.Jutitution. No penon lhall idJ or offer for sak to any ptnOD m rolkd in i.M Univcnity at Buffalo. 1M State Uni~ vu.ity of New Yo rk any computer auipmmt, or any uabtana in the prrpan doa. raei.ttb, or writina ola oompukt U&ipmcnt intended for tubmiNion in ful. fillmmt of any acadmUc nquircsrw;nL _.._.. ScruaJ haruammt o( anplorca and studmu. 11 dtfincd bdow, il c:oatn.ry to Uaiwnity poliq and '- a Urt-m.. ......and _ _ _ ......... YiolatMm o( rcdcraJ IU.lt'-. ad~ ...... and ...... ..n..J ... pbyliool- of ....... ........................ ....._......,(1 ) ........ lion ., IUdl ~ a. .,_. cilhcr aplicidy or UD· pticidy a term or condition ol• ........,., a.ploy...,...,.......,.ic-(1)-.,ID, ... ...;emoa of, M i d t - by .. o.diritltool i o - . • Ff)omor notiocs mUll carry the: name:: or qoofdw u.u..n., .. llniwnityrdokd-orpru· -~dq>onmau.offia.-.erc.) • Groupt may not mnove:: or «:J~tU current notica or pc»tm of other campus IJOUP' out of ......,..,. andTap<Ct ro.. othcn. • BuUetin boa.rdt will be: ch.ecktd and dtare::d of iilappropriate material throuP,out the week. 8omb will be: stripped of all posted materials late Sundq nisbL • Sala.rtmak.anploymmt &nd turic:ellnJlOUtiiCt· menuwillberatriaooiiO~OJ.SSIFI£0 ~board&. AnnouDcarie:nts may noc oacd Request for special considcntion for cxuptionaJ tituat:ioo.l. and/or unique mate:rial can be: dim:ud to the Student Atrainoffior:ofSNdmt Unions, ISO Stu· dmt Union &om 1;)0 Lm. 10 5:00 p.m . Wftkdays. U,.oudliDdMduol; (l ) otd-boodoo.-or d'frct of uaH'uoaably lnt~rfuina with .n ooclmtlc ,....._. ........ iDdmduol'• - ... • rtqUimncnt o( IC:X'uaJ c:oopmttioa • • Clillllditioa of anplofmtnt or aadnnic ~t. or io aay wq coo tribute co o r support unwdoomt pbyUc:al or vocrb.l IC':XU&I bcbavior. Any mvnba o( t~ UniVttSity oommunhy who rtq uira addit ional info rm.tion, wUhes to makt • oomplaint; or rcuiw a copy of the Univu.ity proc:cdura to be foUowed for romplaintsariainsftom matte:l'f related to the: polkict outlined abow thould rontact t~ Offttt o ( Equity, Diwnity, and Affinnatiw Action Administration, 645-2266. Orug< ond Nan:olla Posse:saion without pracription of any narc:qtic:, barbitun te:, danJtrOUS drus. or of m01t to·a.Ucd •pep pilb• and •tnnquiliun'" ia rontn ry to ftdcnJ and/or state law. Any ltudmt found to M in iUepl poaa.sion of drup muat M rtpOftCd to the appropriate c:MI authoritia and may abo M subject to diKiplinary action by W Uniftf'loity. s..-., ond food Stull Smatin& b ....,............................,....... .-.....~ PoAcnorftym~re:stric:tftltobuUctinbo&rd::L(No ..n.c... poinkd glaa. pillan.counl<n"' wolls.) • Flyen or poste:n in a nother languase: mw t haw 535.5 A .,.._who ilwi vinlouonyofthe pnms;onsoftha< rula (or or the ru1a of any individual institution aupplanmtins.,.. hnplement"'a tha< rula) Jbai1, (• ) If he italic:mle:e or invitu, havt: hit authoriution to remain upon tht campus or other property >rithdnwn and lhollbcdUecttd tol ..... the pmnlacs. In the evmt of his fa.J1urt or refusal to do to he thall be JGbject 10 cjcction. ( ..) I( he ll o .....,...... or •Wior without apcdfic Uc:cme: or imitation, M subjocct to c;«tion. (c) If lx is a ttudmt, be: tubjtct to cxpult.ioa or IUdt . . _ otiJdpliaory of the .... oction . . . r.cu ----- ---- - - u.dtoclins ._.........,......,...... of pc;.u...., rcprintoad 0< . . . . . . . . (ol) lfbcio broint aomn or cOn· tiatoins...,..........bepihyol..u..-dua ..... be JUbjoa ........................ tlondpttltlicooder.,... , _ , _ ...... por., .,._,., (e)_lfbc io o . . - i n the ciMomcd ofdoo ...... o ( - - .. -dtoopttltli<Of> . ol tbc drilacrriclt, clacrihed in ICCtioa 7! o( the O¥il 51S.l. . . . , . _ .. - . ,_ .......... bnaaofdoo_I.Joiwnity....,....,_;,w - 550• ................... _......_..,. -Cdby oddilioQol ........................ of ..................... ..... n- ..... ..,. ... _........... odopood for - - indi¥Wool indotion. ..... """""JDdodoptodbydoo-~ ....... and filrdwidtdw~ oi -ODdBoonl of Rqmta.butnnlyiOtheatatttbotiiXh~rula ...,.-. -....... - h<nwith. The rulaberdly odopt<d slutll.....,., the a>nduct o( . . - . . 6tculty and ....., .wr,- .,.._and ollo<hc< ......... wl1<thcr or oot their prac:noe: it. autborizaL ~the: can'tfHII ol ........................... alto YpOO or with rapect kl anr other prmila or propcrry, UDder the control ol ateb i.n1titutioG, UICd in its tadtini.-. odrniniJlnO..•..m...cukunl, ftC· rarionol, othleOc and o<hc< ...,....... ond oaMtieJ; ....,.n.w.-.tboldtqrs ...... ...,...- ... violoDortoltbarrulaupondw ......... ol onyotd inltitution other lhM tk onr 8l which he it. ia anmdortcoaltollbchardoadclotmrtincdltthe.........., in which hr it mraled • alt1ldmt. authorittd to remain; (c) willfully dama~ or destroy p roputy of the insdtution or unckr ill jurisdiction, nor rcmow or use •ucb proPft1y without authorization; (d) without pnmWion,apr~ or implitd,tn· te:r into any private: offia of an admjnist111tive: officer, me:mbu of the faculty or staff member; (e) mtCT upon and runa.in in any building or facility for any purpose othtt than its authoriud UJO or in such manner as to obsrruct iu authorile:d ~ by othtrs; (f) without authorization, r~main in any building or facility after 11 is normally dosed; ( g ) refuse to ka'~ any buikling or faciliry after bnng rrquircd to do~ by an authoriud adrrunistto~ll\~ officer. ( h ) o~truct the fr« mo,·tment of pc:rsom and whtclts in any place to wh1ch these rul~ apply: (I) ddibt-ntdydurupt or prC'\·rnt tht pracdul and orderly condu..:t of dasso. lrctu~ and mecotmgs or deli~r;ately interfe-re: ¥~1th thC" fr«dom of any pc~n to cxprw his' icws, including in,ited spc:ake:n; 0) knowing!)' ha,·e in his pos.snsion upon .my prl"misc:s to which thC'K' rules apply. any rifle-, shutgun. piJtol, rcvoh·e:r, or other firurm or weaJN>n without the: wrine:n authorization of the: chief administratin o fficer; whether pr not • license to poSSHS the s-ame has been issued to such person ; ( It) wiUfuiJy incite othcn to commit any ofthc- acts hc:rcin prohibited with specific intmt to procure- th~m todoso; or (f) take: any action,cre:ate:,or p&rtic:ipak in lhc cn-ation of, any situation which rcck$e:stly or intentionally mdansm mental"' pltyoical h<oithO< wftich irM>Na the IOnzd <X>niWnp<ion of);quorO<drup !Or the .... _ of initiation into or affiliation with any orpni:ution. • furtha-, that thit prorition shall not supmcdc nor prt· dude the prOa:dllml in e:f&.Ct at such imtitution lOr obta.inina pcnniMioa to we the: &c:iJities the:rco(. or impkmmtin1 tbaot rules). (<) IJt onyasewbctt ftolotioaof- rula (or of the rula of...,. dtdmduoliniUtution ........,._... or imp1ancntins rula) docs noc c.- olicr audt .....e ......... and in odt<r ..... '!I' willful- o f - =-!:.~=~===~~ whM:h h< dccma .........,. ;, .......... the cj«doa o( ony vinlotor of tba< nda (or of the nola of onr ;ac(;. nduol U.oritutinn aupplcmcnlin& .,. Uap!cmcrotina th... rula) and ... - - t h e - Unmnity courue:l10 apply to any court of appropriaw jurildic:· tion for an injunction to ratrai.n the: -riolatioa or thmtun<d vinlotion o f - rulcL 535.ac..........-. In mattc:n of tM Jort to wb.ic::h that nUea: art addraaed, fUJI and prompt communkatioa diOGI.U componmu of the irutitutKoaol ~. r.c.lty. ttudomu and tdm.iftist.nricm. il hip)r dainbk. To the: c:xtcnt tblt time and~ pamil. ..t. commun.iatioo should pm:eck the CICI'Cile: ol dw • uthority. d;.a...-... andraportoi~Miba_.... .... impoo<d ;, thac rulcL To ...._ mda ..It suo..op. cnted inlritutioaolthcScolo Unio<nityoltol....,..,. -............_-- ____-_ _,...... . . ........ wil .....--................. _... .. ,.._ •liocultym.'-. _.., .... ---., ofloio........,.,.... -.. ....... .=~-:;:7::::::.~:-.:.J1'"WM ~ ...... ... __. . _,,.... .-.._~oction·*--­ .. .rutloclooliol-""'..tr ..me. ................. . .....,. clcr_............. _..,... __. .s.mc. u.. .,. ..........,........,... ........ ......,._ ...,.. o( ....) .boJiouilod ........ -~,_ A.. Solicitation in the: build• iududins raidma halls, or o n the poundt it strictly prohibhcd. No occupant is to use: bit o r her room, or pam il hil or he1 room to bt uxd, for any commercial purpDR what· 50C"ftr. Any and all door to door solicitation is re8;arded as an unnecessary invasion on the: privacy of th~ rtsidcnu o r occupants, and is therefore prohib· 1ted. Th1s restriction apphts to both commercial and non -comm ~rcial solicitation tnd to distribution of \\'rllt~n m11teriab as ""'ell as p~rson;d con tact. B. wNn authorization \\'Ill b~ g•v~n to priv-,ue: commncial entcrpnJ~s Ill optrate on ~t;at~ Unl\'tnit)· ~o.~mpu~s or 10 ta.:ilitle:i furnuht'd b\· the Univtrslt)", or m Jn\ Rtl<ld~nc(' H.all, other than to provid~ for lcl1'J. leg.al be\'C:ro.~t~cs . .:..ampu~ booloture, \'~nding, luu:n iupph·, tJundn, dq• deamng. bo.~nking, bar~r .and b<aut1~tan .k'rnct's Jnd ..:uhural t'\C'nU. ThiJ tl"SO· lutmn shall not lle J«mcJ tn .apph to Au.xihuy Scr' tt.c Co\rpuraunn .1.:11\ IlleS o~pprmcd tw thC' Unn·cr•11\ 'fBtiJrd n t Ttu(t('~ Rc~lutwn ) Ge-neral L"mvcnlt}" bulleun boards a~ ratricte:d to nmpus ;actwlltC'S and/or Unwe:mty at BuffaJo related functmns. Any not-for-profit organizatio n outside the Unive:nity mun h•~ approval ~fore posting. Com· mercia! (for profit) proll}Otional materials arc not a). lowtd and will M mno\"C'd and discankd. • Campw groups may pott on e: poster or notice pc:r event per bulktin board am. • Po.Jten or fl yen mty not ~ II inches x 17 inches. • Us.e: masking tape: only. mila be oocup;.. ;, IUdt .............. UUtiatc dHcip1inary ocdon- ......-..-. .,..,.nded. (ol) The chief odmin;a,.o.. ofliur.,.. It& daisnee: may apply 10 tht public •uthoritia fot any aid ____ _ - .....nat~oo&.oclomolopordtC<pcoa{ul...x.lr. m. inqWty ..... 1m - - ... iDdiopcmol>le 10 ""' ob;ectioaofoltJP>crcd-..Jinolituboo.SUIDiorly, apMcDce - clemoalamed that the tnditioMI •• - o f t l t c - - (ODdtltc ......... .SU.J - - - Posting xmbly. picMtina"' danonatntlon upon dw poondJ of auch inltitudon, itl ~ kK:aSe: and intmde:d .......... provided............ tbot the aMna of JUd> .... tice thaD not be made: a condition prtadmt to anytucb uaanbly. picMtina "' rlemorutrotioru and .,..,.nded. Stok~Jnft><nityti{N<wY..t prohibited in oil Unio<nity fociOtia a · ""'' u .,.....s. The.,_,.;.. of.....,__._ .tuff ~ prohibited in Ill ..... 10 claian*d by the .....-picuoul pnatina of appropriau....,.. 1'bat or· c:u Udude:, but a« noc lim lwei co aD daun:loml. )«. turc hall., laboratories. halhnyt, the l.atbariDe Comdl Thaur and olllniwnity Libnria. Alltruh and prbo1< ahould be ddpol<d of property. - <2Utcofdwa>r>dtK1 m - a n d r o . . . . . . . - e:npttd themn to daur and 10 rtiOft 10 penniiiiWe: · rn<thoda for the raolutiort of ony- wh>dt ,.,. M presented. In dotna 10 fUCb offic:u lhal1 warn tueh pmon~ofthe"'"""!......... of ...................... .hlboted a>r>dua. Utdudtn& thcU cj«doa l'ront ony .....,... of the ............ wtta. their -.nuod ...... enu and conduct • in violatiOn ol thac: rula (or of the ruin o( ony inclroOiuol tnodtution aupplanmtina Sectlon535.15-ofpurpose. The followlns rula 1ft odopted U. mmpllana with KCtion 6-150 o( the Educotlon Low and lho1l be ftl<d with ttwCommilaionu of Education and the loud of ........,_-· . . . . .-.. ... . ---dwy ..._ .......... .,.,. ... ~~=:=:.~ ..................,._ ... ( a ) No srudmt, f~c:ulty or other staff l"'''mlbcr or authoriz.t.d Vllltor ahaJI be sub_t«tto any limitation or pe::nahy to&dy for tht aprc:.lOn of hit vie:'ws oor (or havin1 a.u.cmbled with othn1 for tuch pu.rpos.t. Ptace· fuJ pic:Utins and other orderly ckmonstntionl in public .,... of 11JOW1d and buildm1 w111 not be u.tcrfaed w1th. ThoK involved ln pjcbtinc and ckmorutntiOnt may oot. ~.mPF inspe:ci6cconduct 10 VMtlatiOn of tM: provisions of 1M prtadins stetion.. (b) In ordtt to afford muimu.m prouction &o IN paniclf-nu and 10 the iruritutional oommunity, c:Kh Stau~tcd lNtitution of the: Scate UnMnity th.alJ promptly odopt .... prornulptt. and thmoft..- ......... .in dfta 11 rrvilcd from time: to time:, procedures appropAat.e 10 tueb institution (or the pvina of raJONbk advana notice to .IUCh inM:itution o( any planned »- ~ 311: 1tiJUS OF THE IIOAIID OF TRUSTUS !qmllonorbd'""'July10,1969,uroquindbytbot xainn. 5oid rula lho1l be JUbjoa 10 unendmmt ... rm.ioa and any arncncime:nta or rni:liont thereof abaD befiicd with the ~ o(Ed-and Boon! of Rqttnu with in 10 dayl (lftc:r adoption. Nothina hcrdD it iatmde:d. aor thaD it be c:onlttUed,.to 1irM: or 3 No _ _ . . . ,....... ...... - - - (a) willfuly .,.... plrylical injury ., onr ocher .,...• -no<tluatcnOodooofordoo.,..,.,...ola>mpdlina .. ;aduciniiUdt .............. to ..&oUt any Kl which•he: has a lawful ript to do cw to do any oct whkh he boo olowful rill!t - to do; ( ..) p!ry>icolly~ ot dctodt ony othcr penon. nor mnovc t uch pa10t1 from any place whcft he is 535.4 F. - n of..,.- ond ..-nb1y; pldcet· lngonddemonWOIIoru. be pilty o( .................... be JUbjoa (f) lfltc ;,o..tr _ _ _ _ dcocribal todoo,.-;c.poac;;bcdin..WinoulldMttiona (d) oad (c) oflilio-ion,bc JUbirct to ~ l!llllpdlion without s-r or c:msurc. 535.6 - . (a) The dticf ~ ofliur or bio dca&- - procahaa ..... - ........... btfon.ol.• (a) J1octtrnDcWrf--·- · ... - . - .. . - - ... _ . of. ..... _ oldoo _ _ _ , _ _ ., ... _ _ _ _ of_, _ _ _ _ (It) ...................... -... ofdwUrWonilyolo.-to,o_C<_ odopr<dby __ _ al the nda_ poacribod il tllio Part_._......, (or of.., rula ~-rula) «_ ...... .._. oar_...... onr IM!t 1MD infonn any liatneft or imitu wbo ahaU vio- cdef tbotiiXbo.-..,U..--.d.loool tha< nda (or of the nda of c:auac an~ to be-* and dtc -...mc:ntt of tltccomploiob. ;{ony, oftdof o<bc< -broint iadmduol Uubtution aupplcrnentina or implc· mmtiftc tbac ruJa) tblt hil tia:nae: or imitation it 1<oowlcdt< of .... r.cu mlurzd to wrirl. . lf ... .. . .. ;.6cdl'rontotd .............. ondou-tboldocft witbdnwft and tball d itttt him 10 ~ the campus or other property of the institution. In the C"ftnt of ~...-IIJOUI1d .. -..tbot ......... boat otd hil &.ilure:: or rd'uNl to do 10 tuch oft"KCr tbalJ cawe a violation. be sMll ~ or cause to be prqMftd bio cjcctJon from JUCb campw or property. cJwsto apinst the lluclcnt .,. auclmu o1lctrd to U.. (a.) In tbe: aK of any other violator, wbo iJ m:i- c:nmra.ine:d JUdi violation which ahaD . . me prorither a atudmt oor faculty or other atafr mc:mbc:r, the: U.n pracribina t h e - ODd oboll apdy doo uJii. chid" adminiltratiw: officrr or hit daip« shalJ in- matt facts aBqtd to CXIIJ.Ilitulc aucb olkniC. form hlm that lie it not autboriud to remain on the (c) Such cJws<o lho1l be in writins utd tholl be ampUl or O$hn- property of the: inltitution and diJCTVCd on the student or audmu n.ame:d thada by rttt him to 5e::aw such pmnisa. la the ewnt o( his de:liwrins the: ta.me to him or tbe:m Pft10DIIIy, il pc»f.ailutc or rd'uNl to do 10 IUICb officxr sbaJJ cause hit oiblc, or, i ( - by rnailina • aopr of by rqistatd mail to tuch acvdau or ttuclcaa .. hit or ejre:ctioo &om sucb cunput or proen1y. Nochlna in thil JUbclirition lhab M conttrue:d to authoriu tht m.;, wuo1 plac. or ploal of obodc wloik ........... pramCt: olany such penon at any time prior to tuch coUqc and abo 10 hil or thrir home addral or ed-rio&atioa Dor to allcct hit liability to prwt'Gltioft for clraaa, I(Wf!amL trapMf ~ kJi&rriDa M pracrihcd io the Pmal Uw. (oi} Tb<..X. o( _.,.., .............. (c) IJt doo- of • IIUdnl, dtorJrs (or .mlobon for h<orin&tbcm>a·- " - - 10 c w - - 15 do)" l'rontdw-ol..mc. _ _ ...... _of o(""' o( ...... nola (CH' o( .......... o ( - dtdmduol momns wtta. ,..._,., .,....,..,...,.by-.fttil. lnttitutioo t u pplotntc:ntiQ& or imp&cmcati.IIJ that rula) be ......,....t and lho1l be hard ..... ck- Uft 10 appew ia tapOI* . , the c::tt..., - tlw . . t.C'fll1i.Dtd in the maanct bcrtiftaftcr prov;de:d in J«• • fiud (or ........................ b o a t . lion 535.9 of lilio Put. - p o o c l . , . _ - - b e - ............ (tl) ln the cue: of a fKW()' mcmbu hrrina a oon - aionol dwfocu ...t<d U. otddtqrsoad-rant tuch Ktioo • may then bt- appropr;.er thmaa. tinuinc Of term appoint.mcnt. c1wJa of nU.conduct in ~ o( that: rules (or of the: rula of any indiBcfot< tWnti iiXh ocdon the h<orin&.....-bcftinahcr m.n.d to,lhollpw..X.toony-..who vidual institu tion t upplaDmtin& or impkmcntins thae rula) thoU be made, hard and d<tmnincd ;n hu &.ard 10 appear. in the ma.nnu prcterDtd in au.bdMsinn (c), o( iu prvpoo<d 6ndinp and.........,.... occonlanc<with thae ruia) lholl be made, hard ond dctc:rmined in acc0tda.na with tideD of Part 338 o( datklos to be submitted to the chief administrative of. fic:tt and shall so submit such findinpand recommcn· the policies of the Board o f Trustees. elations IOdays thcraftcrunlmthcstudmtbasme::an(e) In the cue. o f tny staff mnnbu who holds a position in the clusified civil KtVice:, described tn whi!c shown good cause: for h is failure to appear. in .s«tion 7S of the Civil Se:rv1ce: law, c.hargts of muwhich cue 1 date for he::anng shall be: fi.xtd . looo I Xh-... conduct in violation of these rules (or of the rules of any indtvidual institution suppleme-nting or impiC'mcnttng these rult.!o)shall be: made:, hard and deter mmed as pr«c.ribN in that s.caion. ( f) Any othtr filcult, nr stilff membe-r who ~h;~.ll VIOlate any provisiOn of tht'ot' rult"'o tm nf the' rule:. nf anv mdtv1du.Jl 1mlliU11on •urriC'mC"nllntt or lmrlemaumg these ruin I 'hall be dumLJ!t<d , \u:.rend«t or ..:c-nsurni b)· tht apputnun:!£ .authonh pres.:n~ 111 the poliCies of the 5c?.ard ot Trustcn. 535.7 Enforcement program .. ( a) The chtt'f admtnt:.lrauvc offt~c-r shall lx- rt'· sponsible: for the c-nforument of tht"St" rulcs (or ol the- rulaof any tndtvtdual msututton supple:mcnttng or implementing thC'SC' ruin) and shall dcs1gn:m the: othrr administ rattve: officut who are authorized to take- tct ion in accordance with such ruJn whe-n re:· quire::d or appropriate to carry them into dfC'Ct. ( b ) his not int~dftl by any provision herein to cunail the: right of studmu. C.Cuhyor staff to be heard upon In) matter affrctinR them in their relations with the: institution. In tht cue of any apparent violation o f thCK rults (or of the: rules of any individual institutton Jupplc:mcntin& or lmplnnmting thac rules) by 1uch pcnons, which, in the judsmcnt of the c:htd' adminiltntive officu or his de:sl&ntt, doa not pose: any immediate threat of injury to penon or property, such offiett may maU rnsonable: effort to learn tN (e) Upon dnnand at any tnnt before- or at the- hearmg. the Student charg~d or hb rt<pr()('ntatJW, duly dts1gnattd, shaD be: fumlShtd a cupv olthe !itOJkmenu tilin b' thtchttf admtnistr.all\~Offi~cr in n:lauon to ,uch ~hug.e" and \\Jth the n.amc-:. of an' other ""ti nt'~~ ""hu \\Ill be: prOOu~cJ ;tt th" htanng an iur f'Oft llllht chargo, pru\lded, hU\\C\C'I. th.at 1h1:. .!oh.all not prcdude- the t~ttmlm\ of ""unc,\C~ \\ho .,..crt" unknu\lo·n ;~.t tht umc- ot u..h Jt"m . tnJ (f) Th\' dud .;wlmtnbt.r.IU\e- .ml... C'f m.n, upon the:~ K~ of t.Nrgo. ~nJ 1~ lolude-nt n.l!TI«ith<:f"C'ln. from .all or p;~.n ofthC" tr\SUtutkln·.. prntu~ or f..:-thha, re:ndm~ rh" heanng and dctanun.&uon ihcnot, ""hen · t\C'r. tn hb Judgmmt. the cununued plb('OCe: of sud\ studnl.t woukl awuututr a de:v dutgt:r to hurudf or to the safety of prcnons or propcm on the prmuse:s of thr insoruuon or woukl pose: an 1mrncchatr thrut of chi· ruptiw mte:rfnmce: with the: normal conduct o( the: i.nstitution's activiticsand functions; pn.Mded.~. that the c:htcf ~officer shall p-ant an im~tt hcui01on request of any student so suspended with rape:ct to the: basis forsudl ~ (g) The:-rt shall be constituted at ncb Statc:--oper· ated institution • hearina oommittH 10 hear c::harp:s against .students of violation of the rWcs for mainlt'-- nonco of public on1cr pmcribcd by .,. m.n.d ID U. this Part.~ comminec ahaU oonsisc of duft rnnn· ben of the ~nlttratift •taft' and thm: mcmbm of �4 ------'T:J!l Stude nt C~aduct RulH. University staad-.ls aitd Acbaialstrative Re galatioas - - - - - • ttK faculty. ddigmttd by 1M chid administrati\~ officn, and thr~ studenu who shall bt dnignat«l by the mcmlxu rumtd by the chief adminlstrativt offKtt. Each such rmmhcr Jhall ~rve until hu JUCUNOr or rcpl.aamcnt has bcc:n dais,natai. No membn of thto committee shalllti'Yt in any CaJ(' when he is a wit~ or is or tw bttn dirtCtly involvul in tht t"'tlcnu upon which tM charp::a an bawd. In order to provide for cues whcrt the~ may be such a ditqualifiation and for cases of abttnce or disability, the chid adminiJtra u~ offictr ahaU ~ianatc an alternate memba' of the adminitt.ntiw staff and an alternate membtt of the facuJty, and hiJ principal designees 6ball designate an ahcrnatc Sludent manbtt, t.o ~in wch usa. Any :~ ::~~~~:::=~~:Ia~o':!: h~:.:r. tcr provided. At any inJtitution wht:rc tht chid' adminutratiw officrr cktcnnineJ that the numbc:r of hearings which will bt required to be hdd is. or may be:, so grnt that they annot othaw.isc he disposed of with reasonable sp«d, he may OOermine that the hearing committtt: lhall consilt of siz members of the administrative staff and si.'c members of the facu!ty10 be des- , ignatt:d by him and of si.'c students who shalJ be: daig· nated by the membcn so dcsignatt:d by him. In such evt'nt the chid administ.ntM offittr sba.JI ~ignateoM of such members as chairman who may divide the membership of the commitkt into three: divbioru each to consist of two membCrs or the administratiw s1aff. two facuhy membtts and two studenu and may assign chargt'i among such diYiJIOnS for he;aring. Any rour members of each such division may conduct hearings and make r«ammcndations as hereinafter providt:d. (h) The hearing commin« shall not bt bound by the- technical rui('S of evidcnu but may hnr or ~w any testimo ny or evidenu whiCh is reltvant and mate:· nal to the ISSUes prc:xnted by the chargc:s .. nd which will conttlbuu: to a full and fair tonsKkratio n thettOf and dcttrminauon thtteon. A student against whom the chuga ilrc mad..- may appnr by and with repnKnta· uves of hi.!. choict. 1-1..- may confront and aamint: wit nesses against him and mayproduc.ewitflC$51(!5 and docu· mentary evidence m his own behalf. There mily bt: prt'SC:nl at the hearing: the student chargrd and his rep· rt'SCiltatives and witn~ othn witnessa; rcpresentativn of the institutiOnal admini.stration; and, unless the student shall request a dosed hearing. such other rncm txn of the institutional community or other persons. or both, as may be admittt:d by the hearing commiu « . A transaipl of 1~ pnxreding.s shall be made. (I) Withtn 20 days aft~r th~ dose of a hearing. tht: hraring com min« shall submit a repon of its find inp of fact and recom m ~ndatiom ror disposit ion of the charges to the chid' ad m inistraiJ~off~. togfthcr with a transcript of the proc«dings. and shall at the same ti me transmit a copy of its report tQ the st udent con· c~rncd or his rep~tativc. Within 10 days thereafter the chitf administratiw offu:er shall makr hls deter· minatio n thtf"C'On. Final authority to dismiss tht charges or to det~rmi nc the guilt or those against whom thq art: made and to expel, suspend, oro~ dOOpline them shall be vestt:d in thec:hicf adm inistrativcoflker. If h~ shall r~ject the findings of the hearing committtt in whole or in part he W ll maU new findi ngs which must be based on substantill evidmu in t h~ record and shall indudt: them in the notkc of hls fi nal deter· ruinatio n which shall be setWd upon the student o r studcnu wilh rap«~ to whom it is made. S3S.10 Rules for OrganluUons. u~~~h~~:~~;;;:~~r:;=:;~~~~~;=~~ upon the property of any Stak-opcntcd institution ~d fo r t:duntio nal pu rposes dull be: prohibited from autho rizing the conduct described in subdivi· 's.ion ( I ) of Sectio n SlS.l of this Part. (lli) Proccdurc. Thcchid'administ ratMofficuat eac:h State.-opcnt('(f irutitution sball be responsible · for the enforcc:m cnt of this section, and, as used Mmn, the term chief ~inistn.tiw: of6c;:tt lhaU in· dudc: any design« appointed by aid officer. (1) Wbcrtn<rlh<dUdodmiNott111Moffiaohao~ on lhobooioolaaorrtplaiJt<o.- pmonalknowlcdaeth:Mtbcreiii'CUONbllc ~ O>bdin<lhal d.... hao bom a violoDon otlhisocctionbyanyorpnization. lh< dUd ~ofticc:rshaiiJifti*"=DrCWit'IObe tion thcrmn. lbe orpnttation'• tqJrt:IC11tatm: may confront and aaminc witnata apn't il and may produce witnt'Sia and documentary "idt:na on its bduJl. 1ltc! hcarin& pmcl shall aubmit written findinp fact and ruommc:n· datioru for di$po:tition of the chal)lt to the chief adminiltratiV'c otficcT within twnlty (20) clayJ alln the dose of the: hcarin&(4 ) Final•utbority lo ditmi.Jt the dwp:s or to make a T.mal dc:tt:rmitution shall be ytSkd in the: chief adminlst:ratiV'c otfKtt~ Notice of the decision shall be in writins; shall include riWOOS supponing mch decision; and thall bt: scrwd on the princi~ off'K.Cr of the orpniution by mail in tM manner dac:ribc:d · in paravaph ( 2} of this subdivision within a • reuonab&t: time after •uch dc:cision i5 made. or tbi (c) ~ltics.Anyorpnizadonwbichauthoriusthc prohibited conduct described in subdivWon (I) of Sec· tion 535.3 of this Part ahlll be: sub}c:ct to the ruciuion of permission 10 optrate upon the campus or upon tM property of the State-opcratt:d institution UKd fortdu · cational purposes. 1bc pcnaltyprovidt:d in thb subdi· vliion shaU be: in addition to any pc:nahy which may be impot.cd pursuant t:othePc:nal Lawandanyotbcrpro-vision o( law, or to any penalty to which an individual may be subject pursuant to this Pan. · (d ) By· laws. Sc:ction 6450(1) of the Educatlon Law requires that the provisions of this Part which pro hibit rrcldt:51 o r intentional endangerment to health or forced consumption of liquor o r drugs for the pur· pose of initiation into or affiliation with any organi· tat ion shall be dc:e:mc:d to bt: part of the by· laws of all organizations whic:h opera~ upon the campus of any State· opt:rated institution USoCd for educational purposes. The statute funhn requires that eac:h such or· ganaut ion shall review thcst by·laws annually with 1ndividuals affiliatt:d with tht organization. (e) Distribution. Copies of the provisions o( thi~ Part which prohibit reckless or intentional endangc:.rmcnt to health or forced consumption of liquor or drugs for the purpose of initiation ioto or affiliation with any orgarliz.ation shall be given to all studmts enrolled in each State opc.ratcd institution. Filed Oc· tobt:r 1•. 1969 Amended: Aprilt970 January 1970 September 1980 October I 982 4 4 ARTICLE 3C: SUP.PLEMENTAl RULES •s36.1 Di~ption A person is guilty of disruption when he. o r she, by action, by th ~at, or otherwise ( • ) inter(c:.rc:s with univt":rsity activities; or (b) obRructs univcnity activities. Uniw:nity actMtics include, but •~ not limited to: tcachiftg. rat:atcb, administration, public. ~ervkz function, or other au· thoriud activity or program o n unMrsity premises. 516.2 Unauthorized Entry No penon shall break into or illqplly enter any univcrs.ity building or room; nor shall any penon enter or temain in any private room or offia of any student, fac. ulty member, admiriistn.tr.oe officu, or other penon on un~ty property without thc cxpra~ pcrmiaion of the pmons au~ljttd to use or 1M in tha~ ~m; nor~ ' any unauthoriud person enter or rmw.n an any UlU't'er· sity building or &cility at a time when that &cility nor· mally is dosed or afttr the facility has bem dosed becauseof&p«ial orunusualcin:wnsU.nc:a. UniYenity&· ~~~;::=~~'!;~· Sl6.3 Theft .nd Destruction ol Property (•) No penonshalltab, stcal,bwn.destmy or oth· nwUe ciaJnaF any property not his or her O'Nn. o n tM u niwmty campw or on any uniw:nity property. (It) No penon, in any ll'I&Dnt:rwhat:IOnu, lh.all~ ~..~:..any.,.~~~~~::~~::: u~.,. u~~; ~-.:U11-0'U-...- .... atlQuJU....-:a we of painra.IJOIIa',aNI adwrtiacmcnts: aftiliCd in any area other than ttac- ~ b JUCh purpotel-(c) No patOn shall knowincly liarbor or pot· ~'stolcntycam~wbikonor...o!insatth<uni· •.,N r•A.ppro'ld by Uni'f'UJity Cou11cil Stpte.mbcr, 1975 lbrol of'TrvJI<aAM.r••Jt I, 1976 ••,.,......, br"" c..odl of"" sw. u.n.mry of Physlal--- NewYorl:at Buff-JocmMayU.ISISI Gtul~"r I""P""" ......... dwJ<a ..... dw.oopnizabon ""Boonl of'Thut- s.p....b<r n. 19111. wltidt oltall-lh<prorision pn>ICri>ing Ill< 516.4 ::: 10 Aponooioplltyolpbpial-ar•ll•ar...,...,.wlt= -===ttfaas (2) Such wrinm chaf'IU lhall be~ upon 1M principalofficrroftheorpniution by rqistm:d or etttific:d mail. mum ~pt ~ucstcd, 10 the o rpnization's current address and shall be ac:c:ompanlcd by a notKe that the organization may respond in writing to the charges within tm (10) days ofrco:ipt of said ~=~i~~~a~=~n~~~~~ :;!~u~ =~~ en~~ =t~~::~~~to;:n-:ult5, strika, thrHt · (It) he: o r JMensqc:s in a courwof conduct,OYCr any period of time, or ~pntc:dly commits Kts whk:h alarm o r sc:.riowly annoy another person and which ~ no legitimate 'purpose; or (c) he or she crates a condition which un necc:s· sarilymdangenorthrntms thc:hc:alth,safny,or ~ll- mponse within ten ( 10) days shall be dcotmed to bt: an admission of the facu statt:d in such chargct and shall warrant the imposit ion of the penalty described in subdivision (c) of this s«t ~n . The ~poRK shall be submi« ed to the chief administratiw officer and shall constitute the formal denial o r affirmation of the ultimate f.acts alleged in th~ char8c. The chief administrati\T officer may·aUow an extension oftht'ten (10) day ~ponsc perkxt. ( J) Upon written request, by an authorized repusmtatiw of tht o rganization, the chi~r administntivt offict'r shall provide the rtprcscntativc organization an opportunity for a heari ng. A hearing panel designated by th ~ chief adminutrativr offict>r ihall hnr or recewt any testimony or t>videncc: which i1 rdtvant and mattrialto the issues prc:vmt'd by being or o ther person' or or other property on uni vt"rsity Pt'OJKrtr· S~.S Dangerous Wea pons a nd Exptostves (•) It is a violat ion of New York Statt Law and/or Univt"rsity Rc:gulationJ for a person to possess a rifl~. shotgun, firearms, ammunitio n, fim:ra.c.kct5, or ex · plosives in or upon the buildings or grounds of th~ university without appro,Priatewrittcn authoriution from the appropriate uni'lt"I"Sity Official. This includes roman candles o r similar combustibles or explosives. ( b ) No penon, either singly or in conctrt with oth~rs. shall ~and carry, on any grounds or in any building of the university, an airgun, or o ther instrummt or weapon in which the propelling forct is air, knife, dirk, stilctto.sab~. cudgd, bludgeon. club. sling.shot , or other thing adaptabk to the purpost of a ~~~onpon. in· duding batons, canes or similar articles. ~u:Judmg only orthopedic aids.athlctkcquipment,and project or ron· struction materials and tools on proof of a propn spc· •,hn'd1;':,',,'S,'00'•nd•d<w,,h1k.,0h0 '1!thrt-.w i"ll ~~r',"n.bdud",',",""'f,-~~~·- cific U5C or purpose on tht: day in questio n. (c) No person hired fo r pu_rposn of tnforctng St: · 1 curity, whether 1n I~ of or i.n addition to Un1~ sit y PoJice offturs, may have in his or her posseuton in or upon the buildinp and arounds of the university any firurrn or Ofhc:.r deadly weapon without specific written authorlution from the Univenity official em pow· ert:d tO &iw 1uch authoriudon S36.6 Pkbting and Oemonstr.tions (•) In regard to on-campus Student actions and dcmonstrattons that tmd to mdangn life, puhlk or private property or to violate klcal. State or Federal laws, each u:LKknt will taU lhe conscqumu of his or her own actioos.u an individual bdort: the: law, as well as being rt:ktttd to tht appropriAte unMrsity cfuciplin ary body. The cOO of my damasc to public or private property mull be borne by thotc lqally ra.poosib&c. ( b ) AJl me:mbuaofa UnivenitycommunitymUR share the responsibility for maintain ins a dimate in wbk.h divcrte views can be expressed ~lyand wilh· out harassment. (c ) The State Univenity ofNtw York at Buffalo has tnditionaUy •uppone:c( the fight of iti studtnts. fac~ ulty and staff to pcacc:ful protest. AIWI)'I implicidy is tht: undc:rstandinl that dcmonstratora will DOt inter· fttt with or Yiolate the rights of othcn. It is the oblip· tion of alllO assisl in maintaining order and \0 assure c:ouruous rcctption of any campus spcaktt or visitor. ( d ) Thefollowins pertains tothrconduct of thole mmlbers of the university community who fed com · pclJt:d m c:xptn~ thrir ~~ through p~ing and other forms of demonstration: (1) Pic:b:tin&and demonstrating must be orderly at aU times a"nd NtoWd in no way jeopardiu public: order OT .sakty or interfere · with the univenity's programs. (2) Pichting or demonstrating must not intcrf~ with mtrancu to buildings or the. normal Bow of pcdc:strian or \Thicular tnifk · ( J ) Thosr involved in pkk.cting or demon · strating may not intm't:JT by mingling with orpniud mcctinp or other asscmbHn ror the purpoK of haraument, since this invades the righll of others to &S5tffible and the righll of spcakm 10 fm apressk>n. (4) Pickdins or demonstrating may not =-: ~~ ~ty which poses a da.ngu of a w in& phytical harm to tdf or others, or (b) ~or dua:&mltot:fllllllt.io btNviorwbidt wou&d caU~tlipificant propertydamaae.orclirfcdr .nd su~taaDy impc:dc the bwful actMtic:s ol othcn. 2 . These 11anda.rtk do not preclude~ from the Uniwrsity, or Un.ivenity houtins. in accor-danc.f' with ~~:=~:w~~~:==~t. J . A ~tudcnt atcuKd o( violatina; UniYersitydiJciplin· ary rqulatkM:ti may be diwrtcd fr.om the- disciplinary proc:cu and withdrawn in accordance: with tlxK Ibn· d.ards. if the Audc:nt, as 1 result of~ ditonkr: (• ) lacb t~ ca.,.city to rupond to pmdina d..itq, plinary charzn, Of , ( b ) did not know the: nature or wronsfulnal of the condUCI at the timeoftht: offmsc.. 4 . nw Vitt President for Stwknt Af&ja or~ may also conYt:ne a Behavior Evaluation Commiucc, to consist of as many of the following as an approprlate and available 10 tcrvr. mc:rnbn of Cowudinl Centn profc:uional Jtaff. mc:rnbn of Student Hn.hh Ccntc:r profc:uional staff, member of RaidcDa Life professional staff (if studt.nt is dormitory ruidcnt), 1 member of Ac.adtmk: AdviJc:mc_nt profc:ssiotW su.ff, member of University Police: profeu.ional staff, and any other individual(•) whom tbt: Vau Prc:sidmt be· licvc:scah provide significant input rcprcfin&tbc stu~ dent. 1"he Behavior Evaluation Committ« will meet to review tM aaudrnt'l aituatton and r«ommend that: ( • ) no action be: taken. ( b ) adviscmc:nt of studmt about services available. on campw or within the community, to r~ psychological. emotional, or medic&I difficulties. (c ) advisement of student on YOiuntarywithdnwal from the Uniwl'lity and/or m idenc.c h.aJ.lL ( d ) involuntary administrative witbdnwaJ process be initiated. The: Vta Pr-esidmt for Student Affairs or dc:silf't't: may rdtt a studc:nt for evaluation by a l.Jn.iwnity psyd:tWrist.. psycholosist, or other appropriate health arc ptofc:uional if the:. V.a President or ddiJn« reasonably bel~ that the student may be suffering &om a psy· s. mo&og.ic:al,anotional,ormcdkalcond.itionordUordcr, and the student's behavior poses • danger of causing physialbann tolh<swdentO<C>Ih<n,a!WngpropUty ~ts~=gf!;ccv~=~~witb twls.orthc:functioninsolthc:phrsicalplant. 516.7 Loitering ond T~ on Unlvffslty Grounds or in Untvenky Bu6kHngs ( • ) Anypason notastudc:n.t, employec:,gut:$1ofa studc:nt or an cmploytt,or the partnt or legal p.ud · ian of a student in •ttCI;lcianc.c at the u.oivc:.nitj-, wbo loiters in or about any unM:I'litybuildingof any part of university gro unds without written pc.rmiuion &om the president, cu.stodial o r other penon in charzc thttc:Of, o r in violation of posted rules o r rqulatioru governing the we thttc:Of, ahall be guilty of trespus. Rqulations on each campus ahall include the man· ncr b)' which campus visitations by non-studcnll shaU be developed in accordance: with the Penal Law. (b) Under New York Penal Law, Section 240.35, subdivi.sion 5, 1 person is guilty of loitering when he o r ahe loiters o r remains in or about a school, coUc:ge: or uniYttJity building or grounds. not havins any ra.· son o r rcl&tionsJUp inYOI.ving custody of or rcsponsibility for a pupil or .tudent or any specific, legitimate rnson for bt:.ing there.. and not havin& written per~ nU.J.ion from any penon authori%cd to vane the amc:. (c) Undtr New Yo rk Pmall.aw, JeCtion 1.0.05, 1 ~n is: suiJ:tyoftrupuainl whc:n he: or she know· lhU ..U.&IWibcso inform<d in wrilinl;,rithttbyptt· sonal ddivuy or by cmifit:d mail, and shall be givm a copyorthae stancbrdJ and procedures. The cvaluation must be initiated within fiw busiRCN dayl from the date of tM rcfc:rral letter, unless an c:xta'Lfion is granted by tbs:-V"-=e: Praiclent91' ~iancr in writing. 7 • Any pcndins disciplinary &ction may be withheld until the evaluation is complctt:d, at' the d.i.sctttion of the Viet President for Student Af&irs. a. A student who fails to complete the: evaluation in accordance:: with these standards tnd procedures may be withdrawn on tn int.c:rim basis, or referred for disciplinary action, or both. 9 .Anintc:rim administ:ratMwitbdn.wa!maybt:impkmc:nud immediatdy if a student fails to comp&cte an evaluation, as provided by these st.andardl and proa· d urc:s.Also, an inccrim withdrtwal mqbc: imp&c:mc:ntcd irnmc:d1atdy if the V.a Prc:sidc:nt for Srudcnt Af&it5 or dcsig.nc:c: dd.crmines that astudcnt maybeiUffuinz from • mental, pi)'Cbolosica!. anotional. or medic:al aMtdition or d.isordu, and as • rcsula.. lbc: student's be· havior J)CJieSan immincnt da.nte:r ot (•) causing ltrioul physkal harm to the: student insiY entc:n or remains unlawfully in or upon pet:· or~Jisnifiant propcrty~ or dirccdy ==~=~ :C~~~~by 1 fine, (tl) Unde< N"' Yori< Pmal Law 5«tioo 1<0.10 a ,........ is pillty o( criminal in Ill< tbW clc· a:rc:c wbm he: or she lmowinsly entcn or mD&itu un· lowfully in. buildini 0< upoo rW pn>p<rty'WIUdl is fmoed or .otherwise mdoRd in a manner daiped to ududc: intnada-1. lllis is a Qua B MisdcmcanoL 516.1The judicial bodi<l ntabliobcd 1D oonsickt- cues Of-- andsubancillyirnpc:dinflhct.wfulldiritimalochen. 1e. A......,, oubjoct., an interim wilhdnwal ...... be p.m- noliaollh< wilhdnwal eilbcrbyptt· IIOCYl dtliwry or by catified mai. and ..... be: Pat • "'PY ond pn>e<dwa.,. ........ W.U then be: Pat aa apponunify 10 appear penon· .U, bcfoft the V'.c:r: Praidml for Studmt: Al&in or • ~=~.c:=: (e) do< rdiabilily ollh< inWnoatioa """""'"" imoivina student violation~ of the: provisioos staled 1M~~ bcMvior; in this KCtion ~the ltUCiqlt· widc: jud.ic:iarrand the comrnitt« for tht maintcnaace of public ordc:r.'J'bac judicial bodies haw the power to institute• the fiX. (.,) no~ationon ,..,.rd; (It) whd:hcr or not the studatt's bd.rior JN»C~• danfc:r o( cauaiD& imminmt, ltricM» physical harm eo the: ttudcat orothcn.causina liptificant property c~amotPoo 0< dltoaly oneS IUbowiiW!y iJnpcdins Ill< lawful activities of othcn; (c) Wbdlao.-noldw.....,hao.,.,p.o.d.,aalu· (c) restitution; ation.in~wilhthac:~aodproadurts. (tl) lou of pri~ ( 1) dmial of we Df an automoblk on campus 11. AIIUdcnl oubjoct., interim wilhdrowalmoybc assilted in tbr: appcannoebciJrc lhc Vtce PraMSmt b- Sru- lowinc ...,.. of (•) warnin10 Nn<l"""' for. clcai&natcd time; (Z) rnnoval from dormitory or o ther dentAlfoitsby. 6utUiy ·· Pl)ddosisl or ps)'Chialrilt, t lalth care pro(alional. or a member univusity how.ina; o( the campus community. The student may be IICCOfl'l· (J) lou of such priviJ<ses u may bc cxmsUI<nt ponicdbykpl........t.allhouchlh< td<olmunsd will be limited to ProvidinJ kpl advicr 10 the atudmt. with the offense commin ed and the rc:habilita· tion of the student. 12. An informaJ hearinz will be hc:kl within five busi(e) disciplinary probatio~ with or witho ut lou of ness days after the student has b(m evtiuated by the designated privilczes for a dcfi n it~ period ~f time. Th~ appropriate mental hc:.allh a~ professional The stu· dmt will remain withdnwn on an interim basis pmd · violation or the terms of disciplinary p~rion or the infraction of any university rule during the period of ing completion of the informal hearing. but will be aJ . disciplinary probation may be grounds for suspc.n · lot«d to c:ruer upon the campus to attend the hearing. sion or c:xpulsion from the university. or for other ncassary purposa.. u authorized in writ (f) 1uspcru.ion from th~ Uni\Trsity fo r a definite ing by Viet President for Student Affairs or design«. or indcfinit~ period of timt;• 13. Students subject to an involuntary withdrawal ( g ) expulsion from tht univt:rsity;• shall be accorded an informal hearing bdort' the Via ( h ) such othtt sanctions as may be approvt:d by Presid~nt for Stud~nt Affairs, or a dcsigntt. The fai th~ Univ~rsity's tribunals. lowing guidelines will be applicable: ( • ) Stud~nu will be informed of the timt , date, "Subject to final rev1rw of the pru1d~! nt , un action that is marultltory •/sUJpnuron or o:pulnon is rrcommmdni. and locatirm of the informal hearing, in writing, ri · ADMIN ISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAl th~rbypcrsonal ddivcryorccrtificd mail, at lust two 1 . A stud~nt will be subj«t to involuntary adminis· businm days in advance. tntivc withdrawal from the Uni\'ersity, or from Uni( b ) Themti~ ca..sc: file, includina an c:v.aluatton pre· v~rsn y housing, if it ts dctermint:d. by clear and con · pa.rc:d pursuant to thest: stan<brdsand procedures.. and vmc'lng r-videnct, that the student is suffering from a · the lliU1\CS of p~ hearing panic:ipants. will be psycholog1al, rmotional, o r medical condition or dis· available for inspection by the "udmt in the Vacr Prcsiordtr, and as a result: dmt fOr StuderM Affairs offlcr duiins normal businn.s (•) mgotges, o r threat~n s to ~ngag~. in behavior houn. The file, which should be avaiW:l&t- at I~ two �------ ~deat Coadact Hales, Uaiwe,r sity St-dm'ds - • Acbalaistratiwe R..-Jatioas ~ - - - - - b<uineM ~ bdott the- lftformal htanna. need not indude tht p<ne>na~ and a>n&~m"'"' ilutitutiorW offJCaal or participant in tht ~ion procat. (c) The informal hcatins..tWI ~ con¥ft'Mtional and non-adftnarial. Formal ruJcs of cvidenu will not apply. 1bt v~ Prmcknt for Studntt Atrain Of desian« lhaU cuicilt: ac:t:iw control aWr lhc proc:cedinl' to noid netdJaf consumpuon o{ time and to achin't tM orckrty complnkm o( the hcaclns- Any pttSOn who diJrupu the hearina may M eWude<l (d) Th<>tudcnt nuychooo<toht-uudbyafamily member and a~Kmoed J>I}'Cholosit< or po,dtiatrilt. a hnhh care profational, or by a~ of the camput community.l'lw student m~y be accompanied by i<pl cowud, altbou8h tho n>le of coul>ld will ht limited to pro¥idin& &ep~·~ to tbt: ttudmL Thooe ...Uiinf tht otudcn• aupt fo< l<pl counsd. wiU M ai¥tn r~ time to ask rdcvant queJtionJ of any indiYiduaJ appeariq at the: informal Marina. u wdJ u to pramt rdevant noicknc.c.. ( f) Th< infonnal hcarin& may ht conducted in tho absmcc: of a scudmt wbo taUs to appear after proper notice. ( g ) The hr:ahh carr profeuionaJ who prepared the rvaJuation ptJf'I\Wlt to these standards and proc.tdures may be Cl:p«-ted to appear at tht informal h nrin&o and to mpond to rdcvant queAion~, upon requut of any party, c:xupt for kpJ counsd.. ( h ) The Vta Praident for Student Affa.in or dcsisn« may pamit univt.rsity offid.tl&. to appear at the informaJ hearing and to present nidcnct in support of any withdrawal recomtmn<btion,ift.bcVicc Praid~nt or dcsisnee drtermines that such participation ..... or.., <•> ts nsentialto tM resolution of lh~ cue. (I) Th~ informal hearinaahall bot tlpc. recorded by th~ VI« Pra:idcnt fo r Student Af&ln 13r dtaisn«. Tht ta~(t ) shall be k.tpt wilh th~ pertin~n t ca.sc file foru long u th~ cue file is maintaintd by the institu tion. (J) A wrincn deciMon ahall be rmdered by W Vacr Ptaidmt fo< S.udattAffaino.-daipl« within &..busints~ days after tht compktion of the infornW heariJl&. The written deciNon. whkh will be maUcd ccrtifitd or pnwnally ddMred to the- studmt, shouJd contain a statement of rca10ns for any drtcrmination Lcldlns to mYOtunury withdnwal. The ltudent ahould alto be advtsftt as to whm 1 petition for rrinlbttmmt woukt be consld=d.aloniwith ..,amditionofo<........_t. (k) The decision ofthe Vice President for Scudent AtTain or tksign« ah all be final and coodusivt- and not subjecc to appeal · 14. Rnlonablcckviations from lhnc proadunswill not invalidate a decilion or procttdina unlaa signi6ant prejudice: to a studc:nt may rault. ARTICLE 4: ALCOHOUC BEVEIIAC£5, ~LCO ­ HOUC BEVEIIACE CotmtOI. LAW All provisions o f the New York Stale Alcoholic Beverase Control Law and all rules of the State Uquor Authority apply to thco UniYn'lity at Buffalo. Tbe State UniVttSity of New York. SpKial attention should bc paid to thco following rqulationa: 1. "Any person wbo misrep resents thco of a person under lhco •&e: of twenty-one yean for lhe purpose of inducin g the ulco of any akohotk.bcvuasc. u d efin ed in the alcoh olic bn-eraar control law, to such pen o n, is sulliy of an offcruc and upon conviction thcorcof shall bt punished by a fine of no t more than S200, or by imprisonment fo r not mo~ than fiVt: d.ys o r by both such fine and impr iso nment~" (Akobolic Bnutse Con trol Law, Section 65-a) 2. "Arty pn10n under tM IF of twmty-one yan wbo presents or offcn: to an y lia:ru« u.nder tN akobolic hnoenJC con trol Yw, or to the or ~~ of IUCb a1ic:.tolee, Ill)' writttn cvidmc:c of aac: which is f.a.bt, fraudulenr or not actually his or her own. for th< pu.,... of purdwirta 0< an<mptlnc to purdw< any alwbolic ............ htarreot<d 0< .............~ and be eumiaed bra mac:iJintc: bavin.& jwi.ld.iction on a c~ut.., ilkplly to ilkplly purcbur any aia>hqlic ............ I( a dekrm.ination il made austain.in& IUCh c:harle the court or maptnt< mall ..Jeax audlpenoa on pn>botion b •ac aamt or pwduoalns .,. """""'"" ......tins-,..,. a p<riod o ( and - i n addition impose a fine aot ~ ooc hundred dollan." (Aicobollc ........ Coatrol Law. Section6S..b) S. "E>aptasbminallor ,....;.w. DDpmooa ....,.the ..,or.....,;y..... ,..,.- _....,alooholichtvCS"fiiiC:. u defined in this d\apeer, wich tbe iniCRI IO con...,. audi......._ A pmooa ...... the . o ( -, one yean may pmacta any Uoobotic bcwnF with inta"lt to cnnsume ifthe almhotic ~ il aiwn: (e) to a penon who is a student in a curriculum IKmled 0< ~by the Stat< Education Dcpartmenl and the studmt is requiml to tut~ or imbibe alcoholtc bcwrap in couna which ate put of tM requirtd curriculum, provided such Ua,ho Uc bnuagcs art used only for instruaional P uf'PO'CI durinA class conducttd punuant to such curriculum; or (It) to the pusan undcrtwmty-oMyean of • by that pttSOn's parent o r guardian.• (AkohoJic Bcvttlsc Control law, Section 65-c. subdivWons I and 2) 4 . "Whenevtt a policr offiar as ddincd in subdivlsion thirty-four of KCtiori 1.10 of 1M aim.inal procedure law shall oblerve a pusan u nder the asc of twtnty-one ~ars of asc opclly in pouu.sion of an akoholk bcvnasc as defi ned in this chapter with the intent to con· sume such beverage in violation of this ~«Cion. said offiar may sriu the bevensc, and shall deliver il to the cwtody ofhiJ or her dC"pJ rtmn u .· (Alcoholic lkvtragc Control law, Section 65-c. subdivision S) 5 . .. No ~non licen.Kd to seU alcoholic bcwr.ap shall suffer or pennit any gambling on th~ licnuni pmnise"s. or suffer or penn it such prtmisa to beromt dasorderly. ThC' usr of the licnued prnniscs, or any pan thereof, for the salco of lottery tickds, pbying of bingo or game. of chance,orasa simulcast facility or simulcast thcatct' pursuant to thC' racing, para -mutual wagering and b reeding law, whcon duly authorizt'd and lawfuUy conducted thercon, shall not constitute gamblins within thco mC'antng of this subdivision .~ (Akoholic lkvt"ragC' Control law, Section 106, subdJv1QOO 6J All'TICL£ S: DRUG FREf SCHOOlS io COMMU- NmESACT In COnJunction with the Drus Free Schools and Communities Ace Ammdmmts of t 989, the UniYtt$11f •t Buffalo, 1ht Sc:ak Un""=niry of New York and the: Student Health Syltem ue committed 10 dear tnd coociat polida on aubstancr abu:k and a Aron& provam of COUnKiiJllo trutmoml. rehabilitation, I.Dd rtentry. Stucknu lhoukl be awve ol the t'ollowina tnfor-rmtion: • Sru4cnl ruks and Jqulatiolu prohibit theunlawful~ UK, orcfutribution of Wkit dru.p"tnd akohoi qn campus propttties or u part of its activities. AU pmvi:sions of Sta.k Akoholic ~Control Uw and all ruJa; of the" State Liquor Authority apply on ampua. No penon undrr the • of twmtyone c a n - anyakoholic ........ with lht intmt 10 mnswne. SUt.t aDd Fcdtn.l drug and rwcolic laws art abo mforad on cunpu:s. • AJcoholic bcwraaa nuy ht ..,-... compw by I""'P' and orpnizationl ~ th< bn-crap art nof IOid aDd tbar luc:h KI"Viu is IUthoriud by the c:ampus AJcohoa R.fview Board- For information, contact Student AIWn (645-6154). Ak:ohol and other aut.l.na tbwe munschng. rehabilitation. and rtentry procrams arc offered in tbt community. Frtt, confidc:ntial information and aNCM~~~CPts arc availabk. •t t~ Wellnea Centtt in W Student Unton by ailing tho Student H<alth ACUIIIJM (64S.. 2137) for. an appointment. Referrals will bot rnadt to con'imuniry treatment prosmns if indklt.ed. The: Student CouflKiinA Cmter offen a n umber of programs and activities dcsl&na:l to u.sist srudmu.. (n addition, cha:pccn of A1c:ohOOa AnooymouJ and Adult Childmt o( Alooholica mm <qularly on campus. Empior<a""' ......1 by an Employtt Allistana Program (129·3281 or 645-3166: 64~2398; 64s-6019) •. • 1bc University will impMC: appropriate disciplinary I&JKtionl on Jludenu and tmpkJytts. Student conduct violations an conJid<ffil by tho S<todent-Wock ludici.vy <>< tht: Comrnitttt for the- Maintma.nce ol Public Order. Sanaioa.s may ranar from waminp to apubion fo< violation o( univt:nity Jtandanb. • Loc:::a1. stilt:, and IWeraJ ..WI for tbt unlawfuJ poascuion "'ddtribution o( illicit drup and &Lrobol att: enf"onrd on campu~. l)lele indudt the Sutt Penal Code provisions on tht -pouc:uioo and Mit of controUtd subswlc:es and fcdcn1 controlled substanc:r pouession and tn.ffidcins sancdons. Violations of stale ..ws can result in lines and up m lik in prison. Ftdnal. sanctions arc simil.ar. • Tbr u.se"and ownlose of illicit drup •nd alwbol can lad lo pbyUcal and pl)'<hological d<pmd<ncr, bchmonl dwtees. plt,.;al and pl)'<hological c~amas<. and pooable death. EYm low dota nuyli&nificantly impal< jud_..,t and a>onlination. A complete copy o f th~ Orua Fl'ft Schools and Commun ities Act statement is avai..bk for llwknt review. Direct inquiries to: Student Htalth Cmttt,217 Michael Hall, 129-ll l6. • AIIT1Clf 6: PAIIEHTAL/CUAIIDIAN NOTIFICATION/ AlCOitOI.ANODIIUC YIOIATIONS/UNI- VEJISITY AT IUFFAI.O ~ Th< Uniwnity at ll<d&lo ("I.Jur..nity") nuy edvioe parmu or pardians of studenta under the IIF of . _ _ _ ,_.ofcauinaloobolandtltusNotifiarioe may be rude for munidpU, state, or r.dctalalwbol and d............... when the atudcnt violationimolwo: • "dear and to the moc1mt. poo--. pn>p<tty. and/or • an anal IDd CUIIOdy ol the studml. md/cw • mcdic:al intcnm:tioe due 10 UIC: ol.&cobol Of P"'"'" ......... 0<- . ......... _....(_...... ... _......., ....... ud/0< o(tloc-from doc ~. l'"'f"""&o 0< fiditico (i.<..-- Hallo)• In ........ _ . upanliao aloohol and .tn,. rioiatio!t notifialionJ will ht mode by the Univt:nity in androntx>pnmdeouppon bthe OtdMduol-t'• dadopmm• acadmUc .......... and pbyUcal-n ..... i"'- l'am1t/pwdian- will W!ude: • tho typo and poalbl< <DN<qucnc:a o( tht student viob.tion, • arnpmlcommunityservica availab&t to addfts theltudertt aknhol O<q oituation. and • cnc:ourqcmeot to pumtslguardt. ns to contact studntt and uaist them in addressing any substanc:c issues •nd promote use of availabk scrvices.. Gmtmly, parcntallguardia.n notifications. will bt: made by tdrphone. In some situations., notiu may be made by other methods. induding mail. Akohol/druA violation pamu al/guardian notifications may be made, as appropriate, by: • Office of the Vier Pmidell of Student Affairs . (Dean ofStudenu), • Judicial Affairs/Ombudsman. Director, • Residence Halls and Apanments.. Director. or • Un i~rsity He~lh Serv~. Director. The Dean of Students wiU coordinate notification process; approve pan:ntal notifications (in advance=), maintain appropriate recorth, and arrange ror n«es· sary follow -up. All'TICL£ 7: STU DENT ORCANIZATIONS RECOGNITION AND REGISTRATION OF STU DENT ORGAN IZATJONS Students intl"l"eStC"d in estabhshmg an orpniution on campus sho uld init iall y inqulrr about recognition through an appropriate" student govnnmcru.ApplicatKKl IOrms and the critcna for rtOOplition are availab6ia1 -.u · dmt ~mml offlas.. Studm:t orpnaatiOOI not fl. filiated with an appropriatt: studrnt pttnmmt mar~· quest reptnticxt th""'l!h tht Offico o( S.ud<nt UnioN and ActMtJa. R4iotntion wil) ht gnnt<d to orpRWI· tions affilwttd with thc"\Jrlntmiry tnd .,mnc 10 abidt bycampw rulrs, rqulations,.....wdo,and pohaa. FO< ........ onbmation about otudcn< ..,....,....... and the ........ion/.....nrion proaa. """"" the Offico o( Student Un1001 and ActMties. I SO Studmc l.lnMMl. For tnformat10n on the f'tCDIJlitJOn ~(or JOcial &atcrnal orpniudona. conlld the Univusity Liauon 6x c;...u, 112 S.ud<nt !hUon. Roonpibon and ..ptnt;on policios and pro<Odum will ht deodopocl and imple-menkd by tht <lflia of~ Unions and ActMria.. CO~<OITIONS FOR RECISTRATION OF ALL STU DENT ORCANIZATIONS A.. When functioninaoncampus..U rqsstft'C:d sru· ~mt organizations will br held raponsible by the Uniwnity for •bid ins by federal, ~We, and iocallaws., u wc:ll at aU UnfV'CRity rcsuJalions. The Un1venity • will not become involved in the off-campus conduct of rqistered ttudent orpniz:ations aupt when such conduct is determined to htv~ a JUbsta.ndally .dvasc dTect on the University or upon indMdual nmnbcrs of the Univustty community. • · Any orpniution wilh ratrictive membership dawa whlc:h diJc:riminata on tbt buis of race, rd.igion,KX (<=pi U<Umpt«fbyF<denJ RquJationo), d~lity. JF, Crt'Cd, National Origin, or ~n status will noc obtain or maintain Un.rversiry rqjstradon. C. Only curnndy rqi.sttted students ahaii!M- d i· gible for active membership status in atudcnt orpniutions. Students may not br on Academic Probauon: to be" • candidate for dccted office:: • • to serve in an appointtd office • trye.rve throughout onc.o's el«ted or appointed term R«opiud/rq.istered studtnt o rganizations and commc:nts m1y establish additional requirements ror ol'ftu or mcmbcr&hip. D. The purpose or pu.rpoKS of a ~udmt orpni zarion must not conflict with the tducat1onal fuf\Ctions or established policin ofthC' University. II u in cumbrnt upon •ny penon presentins objections to the •ppiM:ation for registration or continuance: of an organiZIItion to ckmonstnte bow and in what manncr the rqistntion or continuance of that orpniu · tion would conftict with the tducational functtons or "tabliob<d polici<s of the Uruv.nity. L Student orpniurions will not be cnntcd sov- recos- nitionorrqiararioostatusiftbt:~rionlrqistra­ tion unit determines that iu propcMCd purpota or functions clu.plicasc tbc»c: of an exilti:nc :Audml orp nization.. Student Orpnizationt wiD not bt: pc:rmitttd to main rccoptitionlreptration status if they do noc. fulfill their 1tatt:d purpo1e1 and/or fu.nctions or violate ""'I'"' n>ks. oquiations, ll&nduds, and poticies. F.R.eptaul>tudcnt ~may -­ in buiDc .aivitie&. Hu:ina is dcfiDect u any w=tion or 0< situation that ra:l:loalr intmbaually ...sa_. tho mental or physical bcaltb or .mty olallUdmt or tha.r willfully deoboyo or .......,.. pubic "' print< propmy for the pu.rpoec: ol initiation or admiuion into or affiliation with, or u 1 condition for a)lf'ltinued memb<nltip in, .., tqUta<d Rudent orpruzation. Haain& induda. but il DOt limited tO!. any brutality of a plt,.;al natun:, audl u whippins, bcatins, ~ lon:cd caiUtbenia. """""" "' the ckrncnts, lon:cd """""''"i o( any food, liquor, 0 < - oubotha-lorad pbyUcal actMty that a>Uid """"-ly aKu:t the pbyUcal and _,. o( tho individual, and include any actMty that .....wd .ubjccl tho individual "'""d<priminn.lorad ...:luUon from aociallon:cdoonductthat.....W ..... in ................... mmt, or any other fotad.ldimy dud could tldwncty .w.. - 0<.., t o - - --- .. :-~~:=~== pn>p<tty. doocribcd ia thio Airy actirity .. dofinitloft upoa whictl tbc irliti.tioa« ....... iatoor eftilia. tionwithO<.....u....I............,ID a ~au­ daol cquoiaoioa ia dit..:tlyO< ._..,. CDO>dftioned - be po--.~ .. ht "bad" ...m.y. the-... rac:.olan~to~iosuchac:t.Mty ~,.., ~ ........ orpaizatioft that axnmits ~witt~ ia oubjoa "' diociPina'l' action. RELATION OF THE UNIVERSIT-1' TO snJDENT ORCANIZATIONS Reptntion olttudc:nt ocpnizatioaa lba1l not be conRN<d as or approval by tho Uni..mty, but only u .....,Ution of tho ri&hto of tho · orp.nization to aist at the \Jniom-Jity, sub;ect to the conditions cnume:nttd hc:ftin. Jti&hta of Studmt Orpnizatioos A.. Rqilttred student orpniutioru may usc the n•me of th~ Uniw:nity in their official tides to ind i- .,......,.., ,.pport, cate" location, not endorsement. • · Rqisteud student o rpnintions may we Uni· venity facilit ies subject to the duly established writ ten rules sovcrnin& ~uch use. · C. Jtrsistcred student orpniutions may pdition for the we of mandatory student •ctivity kdi subje-ct to Uni~rsity regulations., itudcnt orpniution re-gulations and student sovemment manuals. PART H - ADMINISTllAnvt 11£GUI.ATIOHS ARTICL£ 8: ADMINISTRATIVE RECULATIONS 1. VIOLATION OF LAW AND UNIVERSITY DISCIPLINE (a) University disciplinary procttd inAS may bt: instnutcd against~ studcnt charged with violation ,,f a 13w wh1ch is also a violation of thts Student ( for aample, if both violations raul! from the .umr factual situation, without rtgud to the pmdcner of civil litigation in court or crimrri'al "a rrest and prosecution. Procttdings und« this Student Codr may~ 5 Clltried out pnor ro. ~ wtth,.,. follow IRJ ct'fil or aurunal proaedmp alf"-carnpta ( ..) Whal a ..udcnt ddw)<dbyr.d<nJ.atateM kKal•utborittea with • riobUOII o/law, t!w Unn-er· Ply will not requdt or JIIRC ID spedal ~ for thai andividual becauK of hit or hn JbiC:Id • • "udcn< I( the aiJcFd otrau. ill alao tho ..o,.a of a pnoonrdm1 bdon a judiaal body uDCkr tho s...dau Code, " ' - - · tht Uniwmry...,.- olf-<Ompw atJ!horitoeo o( the "'"""""of tho Studmt Code and of 1.- audl matt<n will be handled mt<nUily within rM Unt¥trtilyc.ommu.Uty.TM Uni'¥mity coopuatt: fuDy with law atforcanmt and other *Fft~ "cin in 1M enJorc~mmt of criminal S.W on caaapu:s md in the ~itioru impoted b)o criminal coum 6or the rdaal4tation olltudent riolatorL Jnd.Mduallhl d<nb. faculty and m<m1><n. acnns m tbcir personal capacitia. m:rt.tin fru 10 b:tunct wuh J0"'1"ft· inmtal rrprtxGt&ti¥n: .. thq deem appropnate. ruff 2. FAMILY EDUCATIONALRICHTSAND PRIVACY ACT ( FERFA) ( a ) The Uaiftnity at Buffalo. The State Uniwr"ry of New York complia lu.Uy with the Famity EducationaJ RiJhts and Privacy Acl. of 1974 in iu trutmcnt of ttudent educational m:orcb. Th.il Act wu mttndtd 10 protect the privt.cy of educ:ation.al rKOrds, to establish the ript o( studmts to inspect and ~ ..~their eduational rcmrds,l.Dd to pnmdt swcklina for tM c:orr«tion or ddd1on of in.actW"ate or misleadin& data throush informal a.od formal but- mp. Thiowtituticxt'• poiq'!"""""btheFamiiyEduationol Jti&bto and Privacy Act o/1974 aplaJm'" detail the proccdurrs to be followed by the tnsrifution for <umplianoo with the ptOriJiono o( the Act. A oopy o( the policy is I'YllilabiC' in the" Officr: of the Vn Praident for Student Allain. Room 542 Capen Hall North Campuo. maintainod by the l.lnMnityand the office in whiCh thry arc houxd is • folows: ADMISSIONs-<>ffic< of AdmUaloou CUMULATIVE ACADEMIC-R<co<ds & Rqlstn- -which ... tion HEALTH-Ctntcr for Student Health FINANC IAL-Student Aa:ounts PLACEMENT--Ca<tt< ~t DISCIPLINARY-Dnn ofSWdmu ( b ) FERPA-Th< Family Educational Ripu and Privacy Act (FERPA) afforcb studenu cuwn rlfhts with rupec:t to their tduc:at:ioo ruords.. Tlxy an: 1. Tho: npt to irup<d and ,...;.w the ltudertt'• education <m>nk within 4S .to,. of the doy the Uniwnity ftCitM:s I rcqual iJr aa:a&. Students obould oubmit to tho ..pt.v,clean. had o( the acaclemX dcJ-tmmt, ..- - _.,...,. official, written that identify the .-ca>nl(•) th<ywishto inspect. Tho:~ offic:iaJ will rna1r.t ainnaemenu fOr ..:ca~ and no<ify the •udcnt ol the tim< and placo ........ the <m>nk nuy beinspectod. II the <m>nk""' ""' maintoin<d by the llaiwnity official .. whomthe-wusui>mia<d.thatolliaal oballadvio<theotuclentofthecomaofficialto whom t h e - obould ht ...sdo.-1. 2. Thrriaftttx>- the ammdmoolofthe _.,oduation ......Jothat theltudertt bdic¥a art iMa:unleoi'~ Students- ul: the UnMnity to am<nd a reawd that they beliroc it ioaa:unte « ..-...w.. They"""*' wrio<tht u.;..,ity ollicial.aponoiblebthe.....d.dcorty idcntify the I*' of the .-ca>nl tbcr- doonpd. and opci(ywby it II inocatnRor~ I( the UniWnity.dodoks- .......... the ___ ......,ju~bydt<-.the \Jniom-JitywiD no<ifythnbolmt of the - . a n d -the~ ofhiaoo-bet .=..:.....~::..~..:.s.. the ~pnxzdwa d h t _ . w to the _..,. s. llwriP<to..,._ .. ........ when ..a&d ............ a hcarins- - -...of &atae.....-aeducatilrll---.~to doc..-tlaati'ERI't.-- .......... ""'wbido,........_ Ono""""' without c:ontmt il ~to tchool ofticiab with i<pilnaK «<U<atioaolin-A tdoool official ill a ........ anp&o,oil I'!' the Uniftnity in an administratiw., su~, .adanic or -"'-ruff poaition <laclodinc Jaw..u....m...unit~and­ >tall); a pmooa 0< compaay with whom tht \JniomoJity has a>atnctOd (audl .. a n -· aUdit:oc, or colltction tpftt): 1 pcnoo ~ on the Board ofTruaeo; ora studdlt tcrtina on an official conunittee. such u d1sdplil\llry or Jrievanct: com m itt~ or auistmg anocbc:r school official in pcrformin« his or her tasks. ln a classroom settina. with sa:udmt pcrmiaion, student namr and mml .ddraa may be m.adC' availabk to,.dassmatts. A ICbod official has a qitinu.~ t'ducational intnut lf the official n«ds to rnkw an education I'CQJrd in onkr 10 fulfiU has or hn profmional responsibility. Upon request. the Univnsity d.Ud01a c=ducation I'CQJrds without consent 10 off.Oals of another school in which a student 'Sttb or tntcpds to"mroll. 'ThC' Univnlity of Ruffalo does not supply directory informauon an support of comrnerrial activittCS. 4 . The nght to file a complaint wuh tht- U.S ~r:::'~=:e~~~~c;1:,:~~~=-~ rtquimnnus of FERPA. The name and address or the OffteC' th<~t admtntsters FERPA are FamiJy Policy Compliana o ffiu U.S. DcpartrMnt of Education �----..,..'11:!1 6 Stadeat Coadact Ral-. Ualversity Btaadards aad Acbaiaistratiwe ReplatloM - - - - - 600 lndq»mde:na AnnO«, SW suchtpacc. Wuhinpn, DC 20~ any aanunation, •nidy, or work rfltwrmw:nu wtucb M or tht nuy haw misled bcaUK o( -...,.'"' anypl<ticulu day or doyl due1o rti.tplw beUdS. 'The insotution shall make availabk to the student an tquivaknt opportunity to rqisttr for cb.ues and w comp&m- the work ttqU.ircd without chatJIRI c.be ltUdtnt a(~ of any kmcL 4 . If daNa. cuminatiom, wdy,., - • rtquntrnmu art hdd on Fricbyaftcr4:00 . p.m., or anytime on S.turday.Amila.tor rnaU: up daMa. oaminadoJU. ltUdy, or work requitcmmu ahaU bt made available on othtr days whmc¥tr it ~ pGIIiblc and pnaia:bk: to do IQ. No ip«iaJ ftts aha1l be-~ to dK student for that mab up duaa, aaruinl· tK»u. atudy, or work rcquimncnu. S.ln ~ tbr proviaions ol thk KCtion, it sbaU be W duty of the £.cWty I:Od administr~tiw: of6ciab of ach institution of~ education 10 cxadlr ttx fu1lat mcuure of aood &ith.Sc'udc:nu:thalJ not a:pcrimc:t any ldwrx ot prt:jud.iciaJ. dl«u chx U) ttx utilWtion of ttx pn:wilionl of this l«tion. 6. 1f any faculty or odmlnillntiw offida1 faib 10 comply in JOOd faith with the pt'O'IilioN o( thill«tion, the ~ student is mtitkd to maintain an action or procculina in tM utionaland administn.ciw purposa.. Supreme Court of Eric County for thr J . FREWOM OF INFORMATION LAW cnforoemco1 ofhlo or her riiJ>ts uoct.r N<w 1M Univcnity complia fuUy with the New York Stak Yor1 SWc Eduatioa Law, Section 224-a. " Frttdom of Information taw• (Article VI, Public a. ENVIRONMENTAL KEALnt AND SAFETY Offian lAw, u ~mc.ndcd df'cctiw ja.nu1ry I, 1971), · Hn.ltb rdattd 'up«tt of the c:nrirorunmt and matwhich wu enacted to !INUre public aauuntability of Ina of pcnooal and amc.raJafc.ty arc. thr funcrion o( •tate. •ac-ncic.s while protc.ains lndividulll 1p.inst the' Oflict ol Envii"'O'UDmtal Hutth and s.&ty. unwarn..nttd irwuiona of pmonU princy.R.c<:onb 1. ANiltancr is oflimd and CDDCIO"ft il arc made n-ailablt: thioush the- campua Records Ac • ac.rciltd in the uas of. radiation uldy, ccu Offica. """'"" ..Wna "'"" 10 ......t. rnolnlabonto.y bM>huan1l. _..w booltb aod taiMd by the lJnhomity arc adviled to c:antKt: IIddy. ~ J'I'OifUDio c::a:ncurriaala . _ . -Oflloor octMDa. ......... &r.drillo,lood ...... &r.,.-.,.oofdy,i-c AR11CU 9: PAIIION(; N«J TRAffiC lliGUIATIONS 1 . Vdlidr: Rqutntion. AU faculty, ~taff and 1tudm11 art required to rqist.er tnCMor vt:h.ida 1:nnu.ally with the Parkins Offict on the: Norfh Campus. All faculty. 1taff and 11ud<nu Jhall be bound by 1h< f>O"'d and pubhlhcd tnffw:: rqulatiooa. . · 2. A copy o( lhe compld< Slat<Unho<mry o( N<wYori< " 8ullolo VdUcle Rqfubtio.. may be obuincd from the UniYCrsity Polict Department, Billc.U HaJJ, North Campus or Offia of Campus ""kina aod Tratllf'O'· tation Semca. Drd'mdorf Anoc.s. South Campus or ""-' Cornpka. Spauldina Quad.. North Campus. J . Ptnnits.All faaahy, Jllffaodltudmuwillbciuuc.d a Vc:bWX Rqiltration Prnnit upon the c:amplebon of vehkk rqiltn.tion and the. pcytnn)t of the required fce(1). Tbc Vdtidc. twpltration hrm.it mutt be llfi..atd from the ra.rvicw minor. It will be thr raponaibility o("" moiOrisc 10 t...p ""pemUt - - Olh<r p<r· miu arc to bt affixed or ciis:played in aa:ordaou with the printed inllructions iMucd with the permit. 4. Handlcapp<d Parllin1 l'<mUu (pmnaocot). Th< u.,iwrsity rccop.iza only atak or mu.nidptiity if. IUCd haodkapp<d porl;ins p<tmiu u valid for W<ln dcsis.natcd b.andk:apped parkin1 aras on ampus. Studmu with pcnnanmt bandicappins condition• "ohould.....,. munio:ipol pmniu from lhcU hom<.,.. Pol icc: Dcpartmmr or from the. Nc.w Yort Statt: De· pottmcol or Motor v.hicla. 5 . Handicapped Partdnc- (lanpoivy). Scudcnts wbo nocd !pOdol p u l c i n a - due lOa lempOrvr~cundilioo .... 'I'PrbJPOciolpa-- (c) Dli\ECTORY INfORMATION-Unlaa<><h«wist notiM.l in wntJ.n&. dK Un1Vft'11ty hat your permiSiion to rdn.M tM foUowms dutttoty in format ton upon request: your name, currtnt addrdl. kkphonc numba, t-mad addrcN. maJOr 6dd oT study, datct of aumdana,aod dqtu and awarck m:ftwd. T1w Unt· «nilywill olto publish )'OIU . , . . ., major 6dd o( study. andc -ma.iladdrftfon illlntu"Mt-acaaibkclinaory. I( you want to rnttJt )'OUr directory information rckut ~n. piRJt notify the- Offict of Rccotds and Rqistration at Haya HaD 8 or 232 Capen H.:D in per· ton or in writina,. (You m.y obtain a form for mil pur pc»e from either Ruotds 6: RqiAration offic:t,or from this webshr. hiiP'J /winp.bulfaJo..eduiNnicn/rec:rqlfC"t'pUorm.htmL) You may do thU at any tUm and u nw1y timet u necaury. Hownou, it II Important that you comider wry Clftfully the Con.cqumca of • decition to withho&d •directory information': Should you dcct to not •uthoriu rduse, a.ny .net Ill fUture requesu !'or contact infonn•t.ion from UB penons (on non-eumtial m.um:) and from non-inltitutional po-· 10111 and orpniutions (tueh u acholanhip orp.nizl· tions; P""f'«'M anf>lol'n) will be dcoi<d. You should be •ware. tbl~-cvm if you decide to prevmt rt.lcuc of your d irtttory inJormadon-infor· mation will be ah•rnl within tM Uniw:raity for cdu4 - L..,... .......... -=.:z:s';:;!..:.;::- - ~c!....: - - - - aod ......... - . MWIS<. ---O' Dwyw _t!nh>aaky___ ................. 2. --.t-_.Sofoly..-_..., To...,..alaampuod!MI<l.....,.,........,...-.: s,...... t .&, ...... ~~"'""- ..... Wolyc.-..illor; -~ br . . _lllliomdyol ...... lawa<ir.donl. Unhawlly..-,.,NY I:IUO 4. OiANGE OF ADOilESS Eod! studml ~ ....,.u.d 10 t...p ""01fi<:< <IR<a>nlo and Rqiltration inbmtd ol hil or her ofticiaJ pcrma· ..,, mailing """""' u wdl • lhm 1kdralo .... od- Stolc, _.Goo<r-.1 ............. _. -pulltii!Md br , . - a n d techDical toddies wWc:h rrpramt a~ o( ..a.-ide, ..... oftat _ _ _ ...,....._ No~ shall~ rc.fUIC 10 drca.faiturc to MhfttotbilftqUimnmt isaViobtion triobl< bdo<.lhr Scudau-W.t. )Ucfiduy. ln odd;1ion, when ella'!<'.,. bcouch•oplNc any studm' lhr judiciuiosohall ""' lhr oddreoo tilled in lhr Olfi<:<o(fl.<a>nb and R.cgist(ilhon for ac:rvia of proc:aa. Servia of pf'Ooo ""'"" dooplinuyf"UPC*SWII bed<an<d compld< whc.n 1\QUCr " mailed 10 altudmt at the lddrelf fur. nt.hcd to tht Offic:r ol R.c.axdt and Rqiaration. 5 . 1DENTI FICATIONCARD The 1tudrnt1dnu ifiation card (the' UB Card) will be iuued to •student at tht time of b it or hc:r 6m .Kmcster of enrollment. Thit is a pcnna.nent 4· ycar 10 card that w1ll ~rw the ttudent u kms u h( o r,.ih( it a rcgitttred stude:nt at the. UniVersity. Thr ID cud JC:tVc:l u officiaJ idmtificatlon u a Sute Unl'lersuy of New York at BuffUo student and cntidcs thr owM:r toawick-rangcofiCI"Yicaindudins libra ry privikJes. admluion to h ome athletic nmta, •nd campu. culiUnl nomta, ptrticiparion in IU.WI.cnt-sponiOrcd activities, YOtins in nudmt cl«· tions., access to student buiklinp for which the. stu dent is 1uthoriud acaa, and can abo bt Ulot.d u your dininJ Krvi« and dulinins balaDa ard. a ampUJ cuh card. an MO Callins Card, a Citibttnk Debit Card, and u a vc:ndin1 rMChinc debit ard. 10 card$ are non-tnnsfc.nb&c. Card. that art wed lU~y will be. confilakd and turned O't'Ct to the SUNYCardOffic:roncampua.Sinathccardsaboc:arTY a n ridy of 6 nmcial KI'Yica. theft of a card Or m&s.UKola card an ac.d to charJa in the Stucknt·Wtdc Judiciary and in civil court. StudmtsiCCUMd of lendins cards and wins aoothc:r"'s card will be brought be· (on the Studtnt· Wadc Jodiciaryand charged with vialations of approp riate J«tiow of the Studmt Ruin and Rqulattoru. As the officia.J idl:ntification or student statu.l, tht ID ~o-.ard should be carritd at a.lltimcs.'Upon rtqunt b' .1 l'nivmity official, studen ts arc rrquirtd to ptcic!nl their L'nivusity I D card. In tht ca~ nf lo~ of tht ~.1rJ ... ~t~tnt shouldobt~in ~ ne\'O·.,;;ard bv cun · t.lcttn~ tnc I. Sl..trd office loattd 1n Roum 111 1 nr The C.mml.:l\• ••n the :-..;urth Ca mpus, and m H1 oum It! I •ll Harn m.u :-i .... 1 •Ill the S.1uth Ca mpu~ . AS IU.1111 ~h o~r~r " mo~ J, •··;· .lu~ment of the cud. 6 . ~ T\ ',,£:PR5El\'TATIVETO rHH dl , ._II .nl r~gui;U IOIU. pun:u.lnt t•• ~tdtt' t.lu~.l · · ,.,, ,,.ndt'd wthC'VkC' 1-lrt',IJcntt" - ' tU· o~ter th;m Fdlruary 1 ul c:J~h \eJ I i 'ho< :... ..... 1.. /h mun be mutuall• .a~rt:'t'oJUt'" fl ln th ~ '·II •t .. J l'm ~u,~mmrnts ami "'II -.cr\c .L• tho: ~UIJcl•·· ·~·. a ~ the ~ucettd ing )T1nteprl"<ntJ tl\l' 7 . All 'l r •'L .. TO RE LI G I OV~ !Jllllf' 1. '·· •'erY. •n shall be apclled from ,,r rctWC\1 .aJ m1:.~1< JO tO ~n institution ofhtgha cdLk.oiUOn rur the ~n thafhc o r shr is unable, dut to rd•t!l"u, bt:lic&.. to attmd da.ucs; or p;artt a~te m ;mv c.u1minarion, ttudy, or 'oii!Ork rtquirtmcnt_) on a particular day or days. 2. AnY student in an institution ofhightr t'dunuo n who it unable to attrnd classes on a pan 1'-- ular day or days dut to rtligKnu bt-licfs dlall be excuxd from any examination, study. o r "''Ork rc.quimnc.nts. J . It shall be tht responsibility of th~ f•cult y and •dminlstratM officials of each institution ofh1ghc.r eduation to m.U •vailable to nch ttudtnt an rquivalent opponunity to make up FJntl< I.• ~l~ n t -\1: rut~..... ,, \ll.ln 'l don <lcliool>iiry .... aooan>pM!' ............. 6. ~Poicy. -porltins.., lhr ampuo ;, a>noldorcd 10 be • pr;.;q. pontcd br lh< u.;,.,.. sky. n.. Admi.niantion ia .wan thai theft rr..,. bt a -....<~-,.n.ioa.,....duriatpakpc­ ,.,._. • .._..,.t...pupwith"""-fck..... <ldw ............. foculry popaloliool• dfia...~y.- aaollooocl permit. In-... - flO'Itinl• ......... -~... - ; , .. t...p,..... .......... .-aodotricllrm-.&c~o-;,_....,. ..,...~in ..... clocumall. but a.lllill ot policia- 0 I ......, ..... lh<OIIia!ofD;aabi;rj>~s..­ -25c::.,.a.IW.IblbCampuLAmodicalcznitD- __ ,__ wil- ult h<rtimcto&adalcpl""'""'piaor.tpnnoocl* <( - · " " - him .. 7~--CIDIIIWrred·~-·'rioiMioa. . ............................. ......,. (... """. ~). -- .......... -and L PVtioJFiocsand _ _ A.......,.I*Ida&--' fDOftl ii-.DJ fDr.., ~'fialllioo d.t OC· ....,.. bcalth aod oolily"""""""' 0< ' ""' .... _cllhoS..~olNewYorit atlkdfalc>l'l!fmmtbllh<fino _ _ _ ..._ replationo aublishcd foflhr pmcectlon of ponono or P"'P"'Y· J.l.nfonNtion.. AdYb lnd -.ilt:anat oa matter~ within <l....v..m.m.t habh _..u..y;,..-., alttudmta &omthcc:>fli«oiF.nrironmmtal Hcah:h an4.S&fcry. 302 Michld·tWL 9 . USEOFUNIVERSITYNAMESANDSYMBOLS JUcosnizcdstudmt organization~ m~yua Uniwrsity ktioft is rc.tllmlble to tht Oflicz o( 5tudalt Aa:ountl ""-period apcrifiod '"'"" ........... A plc.e apiftlt a ua.iwnity pukin& swnmons must be m.umecl in thc.I'JWlMI' detc:ribed 011 the tum.m001 in order to requata bc:arina before • bearifta offittr. An 1ppeal of the harina deciaion ia made to • thl'ft mc:mbn rnic.w pand. 9 . Liabilily. Th< Uniwnily acapu no liabitily fofloos ord.aJnaettoa motorwhidcot iucontmu. This in· <ludn any damap <auacd by ,_;,1 0< ..,..;.,._ otrm. namcsandl)'tnbolainc:onnc.ctionwitbthftrP'fVIJ'JN .and activities but the UK must be_ in talk": lJK of namc:a and aymbols on merchandiK or prodi.Kb is AIITICU 10: omct OF STUOENT FINANCES prohibitc.d, axcpt by 1rnnsane:nt with tM coordi· AND RfCDIIDS natorofOffkcof'Ih.de:marku nd Ucmtins. 1e. BUILDING HOURS A. RESIDENCY AU uniwnity academic or ranrch bu.iktiop ahaU be S<udmuwbopaylllilian•o...-midmto afN<wYorit 'deemed dotal II II:JO p.m. unksl othcrwilt poACd.. may apply 10 be ,.,..,...t.od .. midma. Ao opplicoFacukymdJUifwhorcmaininthacficiiOclafkrdo.tion fonn and a statcmeltt ol tk drauDit.nca wl:aidt ins houn mw~ show proper idmtific:atioa to Uaiw:rpmnit altudent to bC'rtalpiml•a raidcnt art 1ity PDiia: o6:ns or area supetYilon when~ obi< i n " " - AaloomlaOifi<:< .. 232 Capco Holl Studawswbo ranain inthacildil:ics~c:bintholn and Hoya ....... l.l.nfwmmoa aodrtWilh.w wrinl:n IUtboriz:ltioa hal thr ~ able on tbt Su10mt Accowlb web tite at Mtp:// •aooct ....a. Oft-- wriwnity of&c:i.l and mutt prcwidc it upca the rtquc:1t of a Uniwnity Poli« oflic:a- or 1n area .opcnilor. AU acbni.niatnt:ift buildinp &hall be deemed doKd the: end of nonnal busi.ncsa houn ol tbc: adminif.. tratiYC offica located in theMe' r.dlitia. ,o\11 other buildinp, occpt residcna b1U., lh.all be dttmcd closed It ll :lOp.m. unleu ofhcrwit,cposted, oronchalf hour ahu tht completion o f an authorized llni· vocraity rvent, the dosins of a library. or tM cto.ins of • foodJCTYi«opcntion in that buildin&- Pftlon~who rtmain in thcsc facilities after the dosinJ hours m~ have authorization and mUJt be able to dcmonstr~te such authOrit.ation to a Univcnity Polic~ officeror an a rt~ supervisor whtn rcqurstcd. Anyone mnamin~ IR anv uniwnity facility after tht closing hour Without propter authoriutJOn will be cs· coned out of the bu1ld1n~ omd may be subj«t to a !'Tat. All miden ~c hall~ are Jtocll.ed and only authorized Llruversify prr~unnd tl;'~ld~nh and then gutsts arC' rcrmutcd to cntC"r 11 . Rf.SER\',"-rH'' l l .. l '-1\-ERSITI' SPACE AND GROUNDS Tht ,~ve n re~l'S"II~·d ' tudenl nrga mzau o ns, the ac;~Jrm 1c drpartm~nh. .trtili;nC"J urga niuuo n"> and the o~dm1mstr.it1'e unn ~ u t thl· ~tate" Umvtnny ot Ne~ \urk at Buff.1lo m .11 rc..rnt' t:.n•unds or nondt'pan · mtnllll spact' tnr cxtr.acurn~ul:t.r acttvmes. Aadmucda»>~hot!ll't'...::hedukd 6rst tn Umvmcny no~nmffit-al ~.and tnttrrolkg.iatrand intramu· ral athlcticn-entsshall hill'~ r nontyuscof alhkoc spottt and plarinlfic.kU. Othc!r oon;acadmUc rcbttd activlocs will bt sdl«<ulcd on the bWs of spa« availability. Rnc.~tion forms art available from the Facilities Coordinator. Advance nl)fict of atlcut ten {10) work· ing days is uquited in writing for all rucrvatioru. Furthc.t information can bcob11intd from the F•cili· tics Coordinator, O ffice of Confc.rmccs and Spco.al Ewnts. Spa« under juri.dict ion ofRn:idena HaJis is rcsnved through the Residence Halls and Apart menu Officel. Rcsicknce HaJJ space IS rCKrVCd di rectly through the Offiu of Rftidc.nce Halls and Aparunmu. Only rttagnized rcsidma hall groupsarcdigiblt to rcscrvc 41 4. ASlll.OOlol<_ . . . . b<chotpl., lf'Y rw:w or tnlni6r audalt IIIICSipCq. to ,.-.er blhrtinl-..... -""tinl·.,ar-. .,. .... 'I'Pr .... . . - . . . - . ........................ dw~ 5. .. pay""- du< brlh< pa>ally d:nrd mullin. dx......UC....,.,_~. ---<lm.oo...t.-dw ........ baed. .,. • • . . . . _ . . .... _bepo;d. • · Scudmu ohou1d applyarly b any financial Qd dtallhey- 10 ...... pay lh<i<lfni.-.nilybUL 7. Uniwnirybito ..l- t o l h < oddreoolba;,..,l5.wii>""OIIia!<land Rqpotratioo. k ;, "" .......... ._.;bi1iry .. ...., . . - . . ........ - ..... mailotl OUIIIide ill< Uoilod Staool Cadudint Canada). All paymmu ohou1d be made br cbeck or moo<y ocdc< payabk IO " " lhHwnity at 1lulfalo. ""'"""" cbecb ""' oa<p~cd ...bjut 10 dq>ooiL V"ISI and Dilc::owJCard f'IIY'DCDIS art ~ Stu~ <knu m"" """f>'eu lhr 10p pon;on <ilhr bill;{ pay· ing "' MaotnCanl, v-. .... DioarmCanl l'oymenla fonnnled br mail ohou1d be - I n lhe....., ..... top. pr<Mdcd.,.. lOp pon;on ar"" accowu ...... mmt lhould be iftduded with your PIY"*ftt so i.D..,. timdyaod prop« credi!ID ""otudeat'1Studatu ahouid indu6c lbtir penon number on their cbecka. Sludmla an wpd ID pay br mail in - 1 0 rroid lina ln tbc <:>f5u ol Student Aa;ou.ntL Palll:~ mull d o k c i o a - - ........ of pooymasL C. I1NIVERSITY JJ BUFFALO TIWE PAYMENT _____ ___ _______ PLAN(UBTP) Tho~- .................. poymml ploncalod UBTPTheT-I'I!fmmt -·-O..IDCihoclior,..,... .......... -<luptofoar _ _.-...,._..,.. _ ..,._ ...,..._ ....,._(001 ....... __)_. ..... "'- toporlbc-ioW•* ........ < l * - ....,. __ TheUB'Il'plon·--""hll . . , . _ "'<lllUO,... - UB'I1';,-. _ _ .......,., ............ <lcodo ... domic:-(Fol).~ . . - · .... ................ tloo ........ Wpl/ - n . . t - , - - 7:='4w-~~mo~ 'l:':rANC£ ...,.,..tat--....,. . . . . . ._... ~<ll*lda&- . bat o( a n y - will be dwf!d a SlO.OO lok poymml r.. plata $:10,00 Ill<_.,. r.. "", 10101 ar MO.oo in ta.. ""'-, _ " " ' .,. . . . . _ . - aod ........ pud. PROGI.AN AND STATE UNIVERSITY SCifOLAil· SHIP 1VITION ASSISTANCE (SUSTA) 'J"1w . .tw:mad oi~CCD~~D~taliiiO ....... wiD inchadc aU Ne-w York State TAP/SUSTA amowlll tb1t a.rc known to the. Offic:c o( Snadcn1 Aa:owrta at the time ofbillina- ............... willbeindudcdin""calculltion of the UDCNOI due. Studmu rca::iviQ1 New York State TAPISUSTA awards that do DOC 1ppear on tbrir ltaiCI:nent of ICCXIUAI D'luat proridc the Office of Scudml AanunU wUh a copy o( thdr owml anifica1c. Whm this is done:, the. student may deduct the amount of the award from the amount due the. Uniwnily. Th<comiiU!atioa <lali~YO<kSul<owanb rMJ not c:xcud the amount ol tuition charpd.. a~ COfCf"" tp<CialadlolaniUpo. ~.. of special N<w YO<k Stal< acbo1anhipa wbo an ooc diJibk for TAP monies mu.a comp&c.1c a TAP apptiatioo to be dlplc fof ""special odoolanhipo. """in ..... ttm L niiTION AND FEES COVERID BY WAJVERS, GIIANTS, OR GOVBNMENTAL AGENCIES n.... "" • _,. <( cuitioa waiwn p-antod br "" l/Mmiry. , . _ iCidude """"""" luition Gnduol<- ....... adooloftloipo. aod _ . ~--tailioa -"as.A.,tailioa.....,. ruziwd inlh<O&rcl --br""~- ~ ln the: nrcnt of a studmt who hu n:c:dwd fiaaa.. .beindudod .;ube - ... t l o oo( -.< 1--will ............ . _ _ _ o.. ~::~v::~~.::'&!!: '7P< <ltuitioe acldoMip."" . . - - .... itjoo odlolonhip,CUIDOib<r.lly ....,....t llltbl pool lhallhroNdmtt.olilcdiora.,......,._Pn>anm Awanl (TAP) ;, pn>ridcd to "" 01fi<:< o( Scu<knl Acoounlf. Proof <lfilina ....U.U o( a TAP Awanl Ccrtifiattor appanDCron a TAP I'OIICa'. Th.it rc.quift-mcnt docs not lpply 10 tbr other c:::acqoria of tuition: waMn.. l( •ltUdcnt it rca:ivins a tuitioa wa.iwr and it docs noc appear on the. ata.tc.mc:nt of aa::otmt. the nu· •id ftCt"iwd u 1 nor..raidau il JftS1C:r than tht p«r· millib&c amount for 1 raidmt stucknt, uid scudmt is obliptcd to mum the diffcrc.nc:2. a. Payment of Tuition and Fc.a Rqubtions The Uniwnity hu •lt'Udent invoicinsi)'Stml which provides specific and romplde information about aU chaiga.. paymentJ. and authoriud dd'mnmts. lt abo displays tbc. various 1tudent1tatw inform•tion used to d~~rmine the. bill Highlights of tht system arc o ut· lined btlow: 1 . Stu<knu will rtai~ up to four natc.mcnts of account each scm~t~:r. The first statnnmt will be mailed to your pcrmanc.nt add rm .1prroximatcly o ne month bcfort the start of the smtatrr. Tuition. ftO and o tMr Unt~ l t) ~ hugcsi.S.SC':SS<td on the fit')t account statement w1ll be due upon runpt and a~ coru1dend l.1tc if not p;~id by thC' penalty date appcanns ••n vour sta temrnt (stud<nts who outrmprtd tu rt.-g1ster fUIIt1mt, but d1d not ~ivt all th~1r •'Uursn art' still liablr for thco b.;alanct dut un thC' account stattment ). The rc(J'l;~ming ~ulemenu wm be. sent lll approXJmately one· month intervals dunng the scmttttt. 2 . Each account statement willlut the amount du~ the Uni~ity. Anv unpatd chargts from the prnioUJ statement wiU be brousht forward, and •dditional charga. paymmu, and crtdiu will be. shown. ~statement will also include: in the. cakulation of the amount due any authorizrd dcfcnncnu. '~'hat include TAP/SUSTA and tuition waiYtn. Stucknu must provide tht Offia: of Student Aca>unts with p roof of the: receipt of such an •wa.rd prior to the. pmahy datt in ordtt to deduct tM award from thrir amount due. J . Rttumins t hwknu that do not IUCCCSifully rqisto" and, tt.c.rmrc. do noc rttrivt the ~ dent must provide the OfficcofStudcntA«ountswith proof of ruriving the tuition waiver~ the tuition waivtt can bt deduaed from tbt amount due Tuition waivu's do not eovtt ftcs and tbq, tbntforc. must be paid by th~ due date in order to. note! a btt fcc , Students spon.soud by Gnant.s a nd ~~mmental Agenacs mun prov1de documented pmot 10 the Of. 6« of Studtnt Accounb before dC'du,;tang sponsored amounts from thor amoUnt dur. \\~ thcrt' II? t'\1,'0 or ~ mean• of rcllt'\,ng a gndtatr studmt ofhts or htr tuition d1arg=. th~ L'm· \'rrlll}' wtll.l1Wi1)11tum to th~ tu11wn w;uvt r budpot U..~L Fo r ~plt. a gnlduatr l$$lSlant.1ppmntrd ttl ;~ ronrch ~;~nu.tup1sabos;uppon.cd byhl!or hcr .. roosor ThtUnzvrt"SSty W11l b.U 1M sporuor C\'m thPugh lhb ~reb .lSSlSUntstup pos~ tton prondcs a tuiUon w.tl\'tt ~ F. STUDENT FEES , Tlw Student ActJVIIY Ftt u a stud~nt ~ mo~n · datory Fff. Student Hnlth lnsunancr u nu.nd;atory for aJI full-tame .ttudcnts. graduate students caJTYm& nine houra or morc, and all intern1tional students. It can be: waived by provH:tina proof of ackquat( ttiltins CQ\Traae to ~ Student Heal~h lnsurana Office prior to the dcadliOC' date. The Comp~~ mil a comolidation of campw-nq uiml fees., which support tM foUowins Unav::r~ity SCTYic:es (fuU ti.mc. rates listed): In~- aod m:mltion aod ) i n - f""'"''l' ( UDC~apdua!< only~ SIS> . • CampuslrOIUpOCtlrion.,...... aod pulcing lou uriliud by ocudm~o; S96.7S • Srudanheollh.~aoddUabiliry �7 ...._S7S Stata Unlvwsllyd New Yortt ot -olo c _ . Se.wol Assault Prevendon Complonco s..... waivobl<) mont: 2001- 2002 Ac.oclomlc y_. • ColioF fulo< SUNY debt ..mer, SI 2.SO (,.. • Computina ond inl'onnotloo tcd)noloJy; library IUtomltion; mnoe:t nd'WOfk ICDtll; pubUc: computina Jka; and student •utomation;S2Sl • l'ropmf ond focilitXs !hot ""'"""" the quolltyolcompuslik;Sl2.7S TO BE EUGlBLE FOR A WAIVER OF THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE, TilE FOI.l.OWJNG CRITERIA MUST BE MET' • study taka pt.u outdde of the- Uniw:nity 1t Buffolo J10Unda A • the .-udmt DOES NOT haw an active UniYttsity .computn IICCOWlt 3c • the ttudmt DOES NOT haw a cun-mt UB puking pmniL Information rq.ardin1 f« compone:nts. ltt'Via:s, and the W•iver procus •r~ available a! http:// www. • tud~at - arfa lr•.buff•lo.~ du/j udicial / comp(u..tbtml. Qwmons.....,.W.waiwrofdot~Fot should be dir<acd 10 (716) 64S-28S6, 2S2 Copeo Holl, NorthCampusD<bymWI ~ <;. TUmON AND CREDIT REFUNDS When a studt'nt rqlstm it is ~.ally understood that he or 1M will jny in full for all char&a usWMCI . at rqistration. Failure or inability to anmd da.u docs not chanse th~ payment due or entitle the Jtudt:nt to a refund. Studlt'nts who officillly rnign, chanse from full time to part-time or on a part-timr basis mlua thdr schedule will bt charged on the foUowins basis: Tuition 1st wn-k · 2nd w«k 10001> Jrd Wttk 10001> 4th wtdt Sth wttlc. 10001> 10001> 10001> •sri.Ukrtu who dropollll{tftdrcourm by rMmd oft~ firlt wtd ofcllwa, whidt U tit~ ltut dq to drop coutKS without Jinoru:.I~Jl IUJbiliry, will not bt tlifibk ~ porrldpiire Irt tltt'studmt H.ctli€41 tnsurorice l"'f'J"lm. Sevaal ~tons to the prorated rdUn"a tchedule /U potl - o/ I <XJOtinuins Uniwnily II 8uf&lo dfort 10 dot pa-..1 .u.ty oldot ocodonUc wmmu- nity,dot-... ......_....boo"""' pn:pond "' ampuoa>noidmatioa. n..lnfonnodonwillbeupdo...t annuaDy and if .mtable to aD current audmts ahd anp6orra.uwdJ • ~•udmu.lt il mawie availab&t to proapec:ti¥t audcnts and an~ on request Se.wo!Assoultscin Cokgoc_.oo Col lea£ ltudcntl an more vu.lncnbl~t to tc:rua.l auauh than anf otMr qt aroup. Nationally, the- rnii9rity of ..,.ned victimo ond oll'cndcn ... or collqe .... w;th tbe rate of victimization hipatamon116 to 19year o&dt. ibc JCCOnd hipal victimization rate is ca:prrienced by women bctWttn 20 and 24 yun of &If:· Of. ahowt a Jimilar aac distnDution. TradiUonolly-,...1-<0ilqe RudmU ... YUln<nbk 10 bcin1 ¥ict.in» of vioknct. lhry •~ typically in a (mdtr populatioN! new xttiJla with a Vllricty of mvironrnmt.aJ ~ and aw.y from direct parmW supnvisloo and past .upport &yltftnl.. TMy are u..ndu peu preuu~. their identities an not yd fi rm. their com.pnma: is no1 yd tiUbUahed, and thtyoftm hiW" milu.kc:n belie& about their invincibility. They liw amon& others wbo ·~ cxpnimcntin1 with new frecdonu. Thus, colksc' 5tu- cknts •~ a poput.tion at ri.Jk.. Tbt mott prtVJlmt form of rape on collqe am. pwa is .cqutirft.a.na rape. 1M acquaintina: rmy be a dat~ or fritnd of the victim, or 10mcont the victim knows only cuually, hom a rtSicknct hall. a dau, or through mutual frimda. . Reprdlas of the rdationship bctWttn thnn. if one pntOD uacs force- to e«r(;t: anolher into 1ubmitting tO sexual bdtavion. or if ronaent is not gjven by !he other party, tbc act it unlawful. The samt" criminaJ laws and pc:naltia apply in cua of acquaintana rape and ttranl£1' n.p(, and other fonns of IO,p&l auaults. Manyta~u.intance rapes imooWina; ~Jtudtnts follow similar plltcms. Acquaintance rapa: oftc:o occur at parties or in ~ lt'ttinp. Frequently, the audcnu involved in these UU~ults haw bem drinkin& beavily or UJinJ drup. Odailed UB crime reports and p~tion information can bt obtained &om tM Depl.rtmcnt ofUniwnity Police Thue •~ IDIDY sugestionl on how cam pas communny mantwJ can mlua: tht risU of saual u uult, indudina: • Walk with confidena and be: aJm.. A»ailants lltC Jet. likely §91&1Jn a penon who appnn do exist. Studen\s who officially raign from courses and provide lht documenttd proof listed belOw wiU aaertiw and d.Uiicuh to intimidate. re<:rive a full adJwtmrnt of thiir tUiJiOn ch~ fot ~ ~ Be ~~ of.JP~,U~M'4~1Pt0plc: theCOU I"Seell'jVO~d. :, " · ~l .u,: lll'l"•l"'r"t ~J!OU.,,..,'"Jr'i ll 'll'•fttl't • 1 't ·~: 1 . Mtdial.u.fOnJ that occur during the,-first hall • · AYOid ah.rubb«y, datk ~ ud otbtt o( th~ srmtster which p rohibit the studtnt from complaca of concctlmmt while walking. Shun pletina the semester. Documented proof mwt bt subshor1cuts throuJh poorly lit areu. mittcd from a physician, on the physician's stationtty • Avoid aru~ where tMre art: few people. stating the brzin nin& date o f illneu and that the stua Lnw your ca.r in plac.c:s'thlt will bt lishtcd dent is unable 1'0 attend dau. when you mum at niahL Z.. A chanae in the student's work schedu1e durina • Walk or run with a friend. the fint hal( o( the se:mester that makes it impossible • Bd~ entering a room or a.r. ch«k lO nuure for the student to attend duses. The job mwt bt one it is Aft to pf'Oeftd. that the student held when he or she rqistered.A let· • Chang.: direction• if you SCI\JC' you art being ter must bt submitted from tfle employer on comfoUowed or someone auspicious is near. Don't pany Jtat1onery, stalin& the beginning date of employbe afraid to run Of call for hdp. Go to a store, mrnt plus the date of chanae in the work Khedule. poli« or fire station, or 1 nearby houJ.c. ) . Entering active military Jn'Via. You must suba Wear clothes and shoes that provide for mit a copy o( your military orders. freedom of movt:rllmt. 4 . Adocummttd proces.sinserror mackinanyUrti· • ContKt thtAnti Rapt Task Fottt (ARTF@I . 829-3322) walk & van cscor11etV'ia for houn vm.ityotfter. Letter on Univnsity JUtioiKT)' is requiml. S . Students who ha~ recrived Title tv Aid and and locations. OFFlCIALLY resign from the University should re• UK" pcnonaJ safety devices and blue light quest, and refe-r to, a copy o( the Policy Statcmem for telephones which may help dete:r victimization the Adjustment of Financial Aid Due to Discontinu· {devia:s available th rough University Police), • Haw first cia~ in publk placu. Stpantc ance of Study from the Office o( Student Accounts. Studenu who do not officially resian arc coruidaed tnnspor1ation should bt considered. in attendance (or that Kmestrr and are responsible • • Sexual desires and limits should be dearly fo r all academic and finanCial responsibilities. communiattd. Btcareful to avoid aivina or A student who is entitled to a refund has One y«r m:d~na miud messages. Rdnembc:r that Ieavins • pany or othn- social cvmt with (rom the date of the o~rpayment to rtquest the rt· fund, or it is forfeited . someone you have just md can be danaerow. Ncttt: Allfea ond U/HnSD o~ subj«t to (ltangr with· • Be aware that we offo'", preuurt, or ctut nctrict at tltt diwetion of thr Unn'n'firy. axrrion 15 unacaptabk and can lead to ~aual H. Unpaid Univrrsity Accounts assault charges. • Don't takt sik:nce as conKnt. Rrsp«t the word A student with an unpaid and overdue university ac · count "";11 not be penniutd to ~a for the fOllow" NO." Don't haw so with an}'One who is ing semester. Nor willa student be entitled to rtaive a drunk or passed out. lntcrcourst with someone who is unable to give consent or 15 statement or tnrucript of his or her cmlits until his or he:r tuition. fees and all other charges authorized by physically hdpkss is rape. u c:kfintd by state tht Su.te Univm.ity, including but not limited todwga criminal statutes. • ~k education on fapt prtvtntKm. Attend or for damaging ResKicnc:e Hall property, have b«n paid. The UniYeflity does not act as a cotlt'Ciion agency for ~uest workshopt; and seminars (for both commercial outside aroups o r individuals. mm and women) that art avaibble through 1. Pl!nahin Uniwnny Polict', Anti-Rape Task Force, and Erie Coun1y Citittns Comminer o n Rapt And No s1udent is eligible 10 r«eive a dtgrtt, cenificate' p( accomplishment or honorabJr dismi5U.I until all Sexual Assault {CORSA: 858-7879). charges due to the University o r to any o( its related • Call the Sexual As.solult lnformatton Une (64Sdivisions art' paid in full and all Univt'l'sity propt'l1')' 341 r) for information on action to taU in the cvmt of a SCJ:ual assault, options in rtponing, has bern returnt'd in acctpt<tblc condition. The University rt'~rves the right to change- or add and rt'SOUIU:S anilablc to lhe victtm. to iu («Sat any time. Official information concern• Many •cquaintance rapes im-olw- alrohol or ing tuition and fees and their payments should lxdrup. Avoid drugs and exus.sive alcohol in a obtained from the Office of Student Finances and d•ting situatton. Judgmmt should not be Records (829-2181 ),tht current class schedule or the alknoooed to b«ome impai~. we-b site at http:J/winsa.buJfalo.t'dulserviCfl/stu • Mort than 6mb of all reported rapes occur acc/outuition.ht:ml. bttwttn acquaintancrs and 40% o( thrse occur I( a student is d ismiued from the Univenity or 1ny in thr home. o( ils rtlatr.d divisions for causes othe:r than aadt'mic Z.. REPORTING deficiency, all feu p11id or to be paid shall immediSt1te University of New York at Buffalo Campu.s atdy become dut' a nd jn}'ablt'. Sc.xual Asuuh Prc,·entlon Compliance Statem ent: ARllCU 11 : SEXUAL ASSAULT COMPUANCE STATEMENT P~red in compliance with the ft'deral Student Riaht to Know ;md Campus Security Act (litle II ·Crime and Awarcntt~tnd Campus Security, Section 668.47 (a) lZ) and.State-Education Uw (Seclion 64e0(1) a}. 1 . Prt\.ntion 200t-2002AcadernicYear REPORTING OPTIONS Victinu of campus suualasuuhs lrt' advised to: 1 . Report the &Nault. Call UniVttSi1y Police: at 2222 or, if lhc asu.uh occuri off campus, the Police at 911 . Fema»t oflkcn a~ •••ilabk upon~ The University at Buffalo strongly encoun~gn assa ult repon· ing. but ~portinJ dots not mean !hat you must prw· ....... Call dot Uni¥<nity- D<pottmmt Sauol ~ uuh l~tion UM for inforrNtion (645-3411 }. Z.. Con.tac:1 • doet: friawl or _rclac:i¥t for aupport. ) . Sed< mcdiool .....tJo.lm....r;.td)'. Whnh« or ooc you tq)Oft lhtuault. you sbould haw• mcd.J. cal examination immtdiatay. 'T'M eHll'l is ionfidmual. Medical pcnonnd will tat for saually tnmmitted diJcuca. look for physical inJuries. and colkct physical nidena.. Jf you rt>pOr1 the uuult, Uni"'C:!'sity Polia can prooride transportation lO tiK botpital and arranac for a CrisU Suvica tuul usau1t advo· cate to m«t you lM«. You may .lao 10 to 1hl: Slude:nt Ho.lth Cmw or aU Critis Scrvica d irectly. If )'OU chOOM: to JO to the bolpital without noti(yina Universit Police or local polk:e, the hotpttal can JliU col~ physical evldma. whik proted.in& your anonymity, in CUt' you later decide to ptotCCUte. Sner.J options ail!. for rtpar1in& • taual uau1t: • Fik a rcpon with Uni¥ttsity ~ia or 1M locaJ police. R<portin& the -uh ;mm<diotdy ond prarrvina cYidencr wiD Jive you a foundatKm for pn:N«ution. l( you llkr d.ecick DOt to proKCUte. the rtpOrt may hdp authorities idcpt;fy the offmder ond .,.....t dot victimization of others. You may fde UJ anooymow proxy rtpOM of • the details of the usauh with the Counsehn& CG!tn, or Student Health Cmte:r or othn campus uniu. indudin1 the stud~t opentcd Anti-Rape: Task Forct/Sauahty Education Cmttt. Whillt' 'no police action an be takm ..,.m.t the ......tbnt, tht rcpon may help identify • mu1tipJ,c a.sa.a.ilant or other pattmu. • You may abo fik • complaint with thlt' Stuck:nt Judiciary for disciplinary action against t~ a.sailant, if the assailant in an on-campus incident is a studmt. l'biS.aiJ be done in conjunction wilh!rimina.l prot«Ulion, or instead o( it. When yOu rqKH'tan uault, you tiaw tht' ri&ht: • To haw .JI inddmt and mtdic:al records k.cpt oonfidmtiaJ. • To bt tmlttd without prejudia rqard1nJ na, acadernic daa, lifcstyk. p.sau.al orientation, 'I"• oaupuK>n, .dip>w bdidi."' phyoial disabilities, of and rtceiYe medical • To be made tit'atmt'llt, ~ auppor1,and kgal •ware counselins. • • To proaecuk or not10 proteeuk, and To answer ooJy thole questions rdlt'vant to tht en-. . ""'::'::':.:::'! ...~ Up~/;!>~~ ~&•!>lie ~-~,1'1. 1!'1*' ~....\lPI"''" . ~~~\.=,:::.;::!~~::;:~ for a sau.al&Nault advocalt', if requested by victim. Pracrw CYWmct. In order 10 preserve the best possibk evidmc:.e, it is necasary that you not bathe, douche, comb )'OW' IWr, cbante dothin&o or disturb the ara. in which the crimt occurred. Do DOC bluDc )'OUt'IClf. The: usailant is rcsponsib&t for the UAult. not rou. Pwp&c .uct in variow ways to saual usaulL While IOmt ruist, othcn do not for reuons .such u fear, stlf-blamt', or unwillingness to hun someone they know. It is important to notlt' that · any reaction is nonnaJ and lq;itinu.te. Rcmcmbn, n.pe is a crime commined apjnst you, not by you. VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES Saualassaultisatraumatic~anditlsm:om ­ mmded that victims St't'k counsdin&- Counsdina K:l'· vkes a« awilabJ,e 1fuousb the C'.oun5dini Cmtt:r at 6452720, tht studcnt-sponsortd Sauality Education Cmta at829-2S84, and Crisis 5t'rvK:a at 8J4-)I)J . The Univusity and YOiuntet'l' atudent organizations maintain a network of'counstlinJ and support set· vias for tht' victims o( ~xual au~uh . Thrsr campus prognms are supplemented by other ~ices avail· able in the Weste.rn Nc=w York am: On campus, the Univeraity Police Department (2222) provides trained response to sc:xu.al &S511u1t ca1ls. MtdicaJ treatment is provided through loc:.a1 hospitals and the Student Haith Cmtcr. Olhe.r vktim Juppon is 01VJ.ilable through the Counseling Center, the Sexuality Education Cc:nttr, and the Anti-Rapt> Task Fora. In the residma halls, probstonal and studmt staff art trained to provide immediate support lottVices to victims while SttkinJ proft'Hional rtiourccs from other campus agencies. Several off ampw agencies al't' also available to provide victim suppor1 services. See UB "Rup()Mt to Victims ofSexU<l.l Assau1u" protocol and attached h.stins of on and off campus resources. VICTIM ACCOMMODATION The University at Buffalo is committed to accommodating «quested changes in student acadlt'ltlk and living situations after aJieaed sex offe·n"s when the chanaes are appropriate and l't'Uonably avail;ahle. Victim r~uest!!i for accom modations can ~ d irt'Cted to University Police, residence hall offic1als.. thC' Student Health Ct'nter, Judicial Affairs. or other 11p· propnate offices, indudin& the- Dean of Stude-nts. opm 10 tht c:a.mpua comlllllftlty. . W'tthm raidma bolo. .. ""f>hplocod on IUif trainm&-IDdudiJ>I oppropriot.t .......W.'" DW>uab. pn>~r~.,..woot.~oopo.ond publoac.oao r.. the residc:nu. Odta- campus umu and orpniDbOnt pronck m· fonnatioo and PfOIT&OUUlDI .. wd. Tbe:tt lodock EqUity, Diva-sity and Afflrmatiw Action AdmuUara- boo"""' toon, Commutrr ond 011'-Compus Studmt ttt, Couruelin1 CAnter, and studtnt sovcnuna~u. Oth<r - - " " " " " " IDdudo ...u.~ aletyfain and a 5K aw.rmett run. AdditionaUy, crime preve.ntlon and aw•rentts ~~.arrac.au~sh both the lntunet ) . LAWS AND CONDUCT -~ofNowYaruclkdlolo~Sauol --~s...-iclOOJ -2002 Acodmdc"-'-"""Coadacc~ Tbt U.U.USity at Bufl'aJo will ~ tolcratt" IGUaJ assault, abuae, or haruuncnt. ond muniapollaw. opply .. cunP"' ond ... CUIIIidend pott of dot I.Jni¥n-uty .. 8uflolo Stud<t>t Conduct Rula, l.lnMnity Staodanlo, ond Adminiolntn. Rcpolotiooo (Condua Rules). Thisthe N<w York Slll<l'lmall.ow, wltich ddollo the cnnu· ,w.....,..,d<alin& - ... o~~moa. A=ntmatoN<w York State .statuta. thttt' art' vat)'Ull dcpus of tn.ual a~~auh. Scwal AsauJt of any kind ia a crime. in mmpbona w;th the llnMnityConduct Rula.onyNudmt who ls found to haw mmmincd physic~~ violmu or abuse (indudin& ac:quainta.na rape, vaba! dums.. mtimicbtion, harawnmt, c:omion.andlorother conduct which th.reatc'IU or e:ndantm the health or ufe.ty of any p<n<>n) ;, IUbj<ct to.dlodplinuySc:xua.l iiSIIIJJt ilarryiiCl\.IIJ «~ nm-<OnSmsuol tcZuol octMty b>dudq. but ... 6mit.d ... anal or on! tao altanpCaS Lnlcr'cJliUne.. OC' sauaJ touch· ing. by a penon(a) known or unkaown to the- victun. Rape ls an act of JCXLI2,1 int.rrcounc with a penon ap.mst h1slher will and conttnt, wbnhn h1slher will LJ overcorm by fora: or fear raultina from the thrtat of force,· or by drup ad.minimrcd without consent, or wbm, bt'cawe of ramtal dd".cimcy, a/hit' is inca· pabk of consmt. or when slbt: is bdow the arb&tnry ase: of consent, or whpl ~is unconsciOUS or othtt- All-.. . . abust:: wise physically unabk to convnunicatt" willinsnessBe awan that havincaa with tomeone wbo is unab&t to sM- con.scnt by bOna JMntally incapadtaud or unconsciow (paued ou1) is rapt. flkw York Star£ Law m:osniza that a married woman "'! bef'.J><d by ~~<1;~11' doqttot n<C- ....,;Jy iatpjy- NP«thot the ttum otr...... sufficient; many women report (earina for their !.iva even when ~r attacker is not a.nyinaa weapon. In dt'termioina whether conduct constiruta saual harassment, considcntion will bt &ivm to tht record a.s a whole and to the totality or citcUJn&hlnca. mcludio1 tM naturt' of th~ sauaJ advanc:a and tht con· tat ·io which the incidcnu occuf"rt'd. Cmain behavior can be dassif.td u sc:xu.aJ ha.raNment nom if a relationship appears YOiuntary rn the smJt" that one wu not coc:rced into parudpauns. A untta.l dement in the definition of sexual han.wnent is that lhlt' bt'bavior is unwdc:omt CAMPUS DISCIPUNARY ACTION During or upoo tbt completion o( an lm'r:Stipuon by the Uni~nity Polia Department.dttaikofthe aJkged uguJt moy be~ to ludi<W AfWn.,.. moy be accompanied by a recommendation for suspmston. pmdinaa hearinson the mann. lfthe aUqp:d perpetrator wishts, an imnxdiate mettirt~ with tbt Oil't'Clor of JudicWAlr.inondothe<•PJ><UPtUt<Uruv.nitypmonncl an bea~Sodla meet:ina;can be UKd toda.rify the procases availlble for raolution of the alJegaliom. indudma pouiblt administntiw ruolutions, which could involvt- withdraWal from \1B or other sanctions. F;ailing an administrative molution. Studt'nt Wide Judiciary (SWJ) proat>dinp arc instituted. SWJ an be c.a.lle.d into emersmq seuion if necnsary. lnitial•rpcaranct btfort SWJ is for tht'purpoK of arraignmmt. A plea agrttmt'llt can be ruched at thls stagr if .all parties aJJU on recommt'nded sanctions. If a rlca aartt· mcnt ls not ftuibk, the individual may plead Nor ~­ sponsible as c:iwJed. and this plea will muh in a hearina date in 10 days, or sooner iftht indiVIdual wu;hes. Law studmt prosrcutors and dd'mden a.wst m the: pl't':Set'ltatioo of evidctlce and a defense. This occun before a pl-nd of thrtt studcnl ju.utces. When .appe.anna or testifyins btfof't' a c.ampus judicial body, the foUowina principles apply • The IICC\dtr and the KCWCd ~ tht' riplt tn haw: a penon Of pmcmol that cbotc:e ac:torTlJm1Y • them tluoughoot dUciplliwy h<orinp. Both haYt' the rtght to mnain present dunng • the rntirt: p1'0t'M'ding, lrl"t'ltvant put saual history will not bC' • disc~ dunng tlx heanng. ~right to make a "'vtctim 1mpact AWARENESSANflPREVENTION PROGRMIMING The Umvenity is committtd to increasing the academic communuy's awart'nes& on issut'S rd01ted to ~xual assault and pl't'\'ention. Awarmas and prnmtion prognrnmmg lsa kty fea IUrt' o( new Sludent ortentation prograrm. Workshops on pm-ention and reportingal't'conducted by the Unt · w-nity Police Departmmt, Orit'fn:ltion .uudmt staff. and some student orpniutions. like the Sub Board 1 Pla~ In addioon., sexual asAu1t awa~ and prt\'mtion mformation is hishli&htcd in the New Disc.oYmesGuide, which is initiallydistrmutrd to newstudmt.s. and then updated annually for retumin& studtnu. Univt'rsity Police provides a variety of programs and publications on scr;ual assault, available throu&hI)Uttht ynr. In addition, it spo~u a Pe:rsanal Safety Task Force which produc:a an annual campus sepr- . rity rt'port and rt'COmmends nfn-y improvements th roughout tht' campwn. The monthly mmings art s.ma., Anti-Rape 1a.k Fora. tbt' Scxualiry Educ:atJOn C:C,- • statrment• and to SUSJt'St an appropnatc penah)' 1f tht' accwoed is found in ,·iolat1on oftht code. , Both parues hnr )M right ta be 1nformed i mmed~atdy of the outcomt a f the OOrmg... PENALTIES AND SANC110NS Under New York's Penal Law, crunuW 5C'l offcnsa. al"t' dosofi<d from 0.S. A Mt>d<manon throul)h 0... B Fdorues. Tht$1t' offmses. indudins sotW abu.K. KJ:Ui1l misronduct.and rape, art' punl~Nb&cbysmt~ nanalngfromsixmontbstol5)'1W'1Lmphlonmmt,andfina.. On campus. ;udxial bocba esubli.Shtd to coru.ldlt'r cases mvoMng studmt violalioni can institute a rangr of 5anctions. indudint; warnings. nocaoon on rt:COrd. restitution, mnovaJ from rtsidc:ncr haJh. Qs of pnvi1 kges as may bt consiJtmt with the offense comminn:/ and the: rchabihtation o( tht student, disciphnary probotion (w;th"' w;thout lou of dcsisno...t pnv;ksos"" addinitt:pe_riodoftimr:),susprm»on• &om the Unl\'tr· sity for • ddiniteor inddinitt puiod oftimr, or apu1 sion• from the Univl'nity. Otht'r ..nctions u INY he �•pprowd by 1M Uniw:nhy'o judKlal bodo<s .. ...U. I. KEYS/ACCESSCARDS--Unautboo-b<d.,........, 26. ANIMAl.S-Aru.maharc noc pcrmincd ln anyuni• Thnt u"'ciiOIIJ. whm rtcomrru'flkd, '"r sulmmtftl · dupliauon Of UK ol kq-110 anr UnivtTtity pmnbcs w:nity l>uiktinB .. ..., time:,""""" lobo<olory onimalo for fint~l 'l'VWW implf'mnttGIUHt by tM Prrsulmt or drs· or un~uthoriud mtry to or usr ofUn.iYulity premises. or animal~ trained to UliJt dx d...bkd {ftkr k) Rdiciplttutry dnigr1u. 9 . DOORS: TAMPERI.NG-Disablemcnt of a lock· dma: Hall rula and """""""'"" p<l """""'tion). INFORMATION ON SECURITY PROCEDURES jn1 mcchanilm or btodtins opm a door intcndat to ZT. AMPIJFICATION-Uoc a( unplifiabonl......... Tht campus community if advbcd and upcbtcd on be doted and lod:<d. tual equipmmlm any ol the rnerntion f:ldtitia musa . Afny and tetur1ty throush a variety of mc:thock. Thac 10. RULES-Viobtion o( pubti.shtd Univenitypoli· ....... ""'"""'""""""6omlhc-O!&o<ond, includ~ publication of tM Annual Security rtpott, cics. rules. onqulations. • ifsnnl<d.must-"""""wilhonr~ofti<o.U­ which focll$n on aitne' aW1mlCS&and pcnonaJ sahty. 11. LAws-:-v-oo~>tion of kdcn~ ....., .,.. loaoJ 1aw bnry.-.;, "'olher lJni,mity function_ ~ The reportll printed annually in campua ~pen. lhall be a Yiolation o( UniYa'tity Conduct Rulu and lo<...du<tioninW>Iwntby-...oon.JUit'ond/O<cbIn addidon, the Uni¥rf'Nt y Polia l)cpt.rtmmt widely Rqulattc>ns. A find.lna of a violation under this rule ..... mUOI becxxnptitd wM upoa -mc.tion. distributt:lochcr publication~ on lt'CUrity t.ua. inch,ad· doesnoc require pool of a conviction in •ny non-amD . ATTEMPT-A ptt100 is pailtyofm att.mlpt to ina s.Jecy A~ Prnotntm& Acq\Uintana Rape. pl.lllqal p~ins. 'riolatt the Scucknt Rula •nd Rquladons, or to comand Public Safcry. S.fety and J«Urity iswa an also 12. SUBSTANCES-UK. JX*alion or diatnbution ol mit a<rimt, when he or W. with intent to viol.a_te: or prominmtly ftatund in "tbt GuNk lO ~ Hall n~~rwtk or o«ber conuoUed tublttnca and/or ~Tbted commit u.rne, enP&a in conduct which tends to ef. panpbm>alla . . _ .. ap<aoly pum;tt<d by law, Lh·insand ~ ~ Studmt Guide. .. («t the violation of auch studmt ruk or rt'JUlation ~raJ times uch year, Vniwnity Poli« and tbt - U . ALCOiiOL ' or the: commi.uion of.•uch crime. Personal Safety Commit!« ci rculllc Cendumc, a (•) lis. 0. po11<$0iod 6( okoholk IM:wnsa a - 29. COMPUCJlY-A penon b auilty of complicity ncwskttcr Oft arnpus safety u.~ and pc:nonnd. upt as oprtsdy paTDiUed. by law, Univu.ity rquia · whm he or ahc aids. hdps orotherwitt Ullsb another Notif.atton ll alto mack 10 tbc campus commu· tions.: and/or public intoxication. in violatinJ any ruk applicablt: tQ tht: Untf'Uiity. nity, •• approprlatc, on speCific th reats to campl» (b) !Mtribul;.,orolcoboiK~aapu>a­ )0. ASSAlJLT-A penon ilsuilfY of uault wbtn he ~ fn y thruuch campus med~. publications, postns. or aM alap~, Jcicb.,ahovr:s or oth(rwiat strikes aoothcr p<ally pmruutd by law and UnivtTtity """"'"""and and otht'r mechodJ. pmnildon to scrw akJJhol must be: obc.aincd by appli· The University Polict Dcpanmcnt provides a arion 101M Akol>ol A<vicw Boo <d. 252 Capen HalL )1. HARASSMENT-A pttaon is a;uilty of haf'UI· w«kly lUting of crime: on campus that dcuW thc.cbre, 14. IMPAIRE.D DRIVING--Opa-ating 1 motor \T- ment who! he or she rime!, location, and offense or campus criminal inc::i· hKk while unckr the inRue:ncc of drup or akohol (a) dueatcnt or intimidates • pttSOo crntins a deni.J. The listing is Circulated to campus offka and (See ~ion 9 o( thC' Campus Parkins and Tn.ffic rational (tat within that penon; or is su mma rized w.cdtly in the campus ncwspapt"r, The Rtgulations) indudina but not· limited to: (b) mpJet in a count: of conduct or repeate:dly R<porter and the atudenr newspaper, The Sptttrum. (a) opn-atins• motorvdlidc while hislher 1bility commiu ICU directed at another penon which would Many campw !J11its partk:ipate an tM Univt"I'Sitfs to do so is imptired by the Improper or illepl UK of atriowly annoy • rational penon; or cnmc ptn"tnlion tduatKln program. lOt Uniwrsity drup or the consumption of ak:o~; or (c) crutcsa c.ondition whkh mdmsmorthrrat · Police lkpartmcnt conducu workshop$~ cfutributes (b) opcntins a motor vdlick whik in an i.ntoxitns the bulth, s.afcty or wdfart of aoothn pHIOJl safdy ,nror~tiOn rcgularly. lbccampus Pn1onal Wrty c.artd condition (d) phyaia.Uy restrains or dttains any other pet· Task For<:e m«CS rqJulariy to rcvk'Wampuscrime poli· 15. SMOKING-Prohibited in alJ Uniwrsityowned son, or retnO\U •ny person from any plaa: whftJ he cto and pro«dures and has instiruttd an ,information and oprnttd buildings, doorway areas, loadina doth. or she is authorized to rc:main campaign 10 incrn.sc student awa~ncsa. Each studnlt stadiums and outdoor cvcnts. and i.n aJJ vehicles • 31. SEXUAL HARASSMENT-A puson ls piltyof Oflmtalion program hal a workshop on crime andxnW owned and opcr.a_tcd by the UnlVU'lity. (See Reladmcr snual hanummt when bis or her behavior is con· ;wauh prewntKln. In addition, lht Rtsidmc.e Life proHaU regulations also) trary to Uniwrsity policy as dncribrd bqpw (ba.#d gr.~m and many s1 udm1 organiutions conduct tduca16. WEAPON5-IIkpl"' unoulhorutd poacooionof on Equal Ernployme:nt OpponunityCommitaion and uon, .staff !raining and jn'rw-ntion programs. 1Uunns, csplooi-m. olher wapons. o.- d.u1Fous d><miOiri<A! alCivll Rilf>IJ oquloliono). Unwdcomc oexual cals oo un;,..,;'Y pmnUcs. (S..IICCtion 536.S S..pple- adv•nces. requuts for lttual favors, and other vnbaJ mmta! Rules for the Maintenance of Pubtic. Order.) or physical conduct of a aa.ual natu.rc conSiitute PART Ill - S1liOEHT CONDUCT RULES 17. 'OEMONSffiAll~pation in a campus sexual twu&mmt when: AATICL£ 12' PAOSCJIIBW CONDUCT (a) Submission to or tnduringsuch conduct when dmlonsln(tion <tisNpu lhc nonnal ........... a( APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS 1M lJni,mity and u.&injpeo on 1M rilbll al olher mo:mrc:jccted. iJ made either uplicitly or implicitly a te:rm All rules or the Board of Trustees or SUNY, and aJI thr bcn or m. linM:ni'Y""""""'"' ladintl ..- indtinsoch- or mDdition of instruction, employment, or pt~rtic.i · bwsofthtCityofBul&lo, thrTown ol Amhcnt, the State crs to disrupt schcdWcs mdlor normal .aMtia within pation in other University Ktivity; or of New York, and the ~ States of Ammca apply on (b) Submission to. or rej«:tion of, such conduct any campus bu.iJdins Of am; intentional obltruction the ampw and art considcrtd part of the Student RWes by an individual used as thc buis (or makins tcadcmic wbidlun~lnlafmswM&miomal"""'"""'and Regubtioru. TheStattofNNYoR laws include, but 18. TRAFFIC-Obstruction of tht frtt flow of ~­ or pe:nonnd dcd.sioru aff«tinsan individual; or dm.rian or vdticular tnffic on Univcnity pmn.i.la (c) Such conduct hu the purpoae: or dfect of unur not limited">> the New York State Prnall2w, the New York ~It VdUdt anti Tn.ffic Law, the New York State or at UnJvenity sponsoml or supervittd funcdonL rruon•bly interfering with an Individual's pcrfor· Educatk>n law, a.nd the AlcoboiW:: ~Control Law. 19. BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, mana or cruting an intimidatins. hostik, or offmsive Uni¥ttlity mrironmmL All or the rula and rqulation.s in thcKchapttttshall ROllEiUU.ADlNG-Prohibitedopcntion includes: be considered as supplm1mting and impkmmtins the (a) operation in any Urtnoa-sity buikiina or facility JJ. SELF-DEFENSE SPRAY-Gonsidmd phyUcal . (b) optntion in • reddeu or uruafe manner assault when circurmtanca do not justify the lUe of appropriate! rulaofthc Board ofTru.stcaand city,scate, such a MY~ Othcr forms of miswc indudc dispml· and federal laws. and shall appty to all students. (c) stonsc: ofbicydcs wilhin any Uniwrs.ity build· In additM>n, sinct studmts will be presumed to ha~ in1 or facility (.ec Residence Hall rq;ulations also) ins for the purpose: o( disruption of University opdorK ao.sCudmt.sshoukl familiariu thmucfws with the ZO. DISORDERlY CONDUCT-conducl which ;, narions orcvr::ilts. disorderly, lewd, or indecmt; brnc:h of peace; or aid34. STAUONG-Repeakd coercivt: acu- or offenses foUowins Univm"ity Rtgulatioru: Academic: and Departmental, Univttsity Ltbrary, UniYttlity Motor Vdak:k, ing, abetting. or procurins another penon to brnc.h "fh-ich b.Un sinsJy may be non-thrcatminJ. but cnJ. the pcaoeon Univttsity pmnisaorat functionsspon· l«tiw:ly instill a fear of physical injury or harm. Such Raidmc.c Halls. Univnsity HeAlth and Safdy, Student a pattern may invotvt, but is not limited to, the fol · sored by, or participated in by, the! Unlvcnity. Union, Computing & Information T«hno&ogy condi21 . COMPUTER ABUSE-Thdt o r other a:bwc of lowing: phone calls, physical and/or VttbaJ confrontions of UK" statement, and other rqulationsatablished t.a_tions, brftkinsmd mterinJ (c:an., ap.a_rtrnmts., )ock. computer time, induding but not limited to: by Uni~ity uni~ in pursuit of their mluioru.. (a) Umuthoriud entry into a file, to use, read, or rrs, etc.), vanclalmnS. tht purpoK of whkb is to at· All non-aadcmic rrsulationi should be submit· tempt to manipulate or control another pe:non. te!d annually to the Vice President for Student A!Tiirs c.hanac the contents, or for any other purpose. (b) Unauthorittd tnnsfer of a filc. JS. ARSON-A is liabk if, by •ny act, he or for review for consistrncy and subK-quent approval. (c) UK of anothtr individual's ickntifteation and she commiu araon by caw.int a fi~ or explcnion on Conspicuous postins and/or dissemination tO stu· denu affuted by the regulations is the resporuibility any Univr:nity bu.Ddin1 or property. pas~word . J6. CONVERSION-A p<n<>n ;. guilly a(.........,., (d) Usc of computing facilities to interfere with of the individual iuuing dtpartmrnt. the work of another student, faculty mr:mbcr or UniAny offmKJ •rising out of .a_ny of tht laws menwh<nbto.-oi;.,W.~Iawfullyobloincd ......... vasityOfficial. tioned abovt shall be considered proper matte:n for oflh< property a("""""'· """''(fu(fy ITOnOfm, ddoins, adjudication tKfore the appropriate university disci(e) Usc of computing facilities and E-mail to smd oubow>tially~--dmn>p.o.-misw<s 1M obsc:me or abu.sivr: meuaga. plinny body. property >rilhoullhc pmn;.ion allh< """"(f) Ust of computing facilities to interfere with nor· )7. MISREPRESENTATION-A penon is suilty of GENERAL CONDUCT RULES AND REGULATIONS misrcpramtation when he or she knowingly pcrvr:rts Any student found to have com miucd the following mal operation of the University computing sys.tnn. (g) Any and aU computcr violations a usN by in· the truth for pttSOnal gain or faYOr. misconduct is subject to disciplinary sanctions: 1. DISHONESTY-Acts of dishonesty, including but dividual usins anothn studeru's identification or pass- J&. POSSESSION-A penon iJ guilty of pos.session when ht'- or she knowingly oblains property, (indudword arc the responsibility of the person who actu· not limited to the following: ally commiu tht violation and the owner of the iden· ingabandon«< property), without the explicit autho(•) Chnting, plagiarism, or other forms of aca · riution of the rightful ownn. tific.ation password. Students inwt tab steps to inde.mic dishonesty. · sure that no othcr individual hu ac.ccss to their com · 39. DESTRUcnON OF PROPERTI'-A person is (b) Furnishing false information to any Uni~r· guilty or destruction of property when he or she: puter.s or Univt:rsity computer account . sity official, faculty member, employ« or office. (•) datroys. ckfaccs, matnlally alten or otherwise Allprovi.sionsofArtidt 156oftheN.Y.S. Pmallaw (c) Forgery, alteration, or misu.st of any Unive!r· damages property not his or ht'-r own; or sity or Official doc:umenl, record, or insrrument of (Offenses lnvolvins Computers) apply at the Univer(b) c.ft'att'S a conditiOn which rndangen or threatsity at Buffalo. Identification (c.s.• drivers liccnsn and passports) . 22. INJU)tY TO LIBRARY PROPERTY-A pcr~n is ens property not hiJ or her own. (d) Tampc:ring with the dcction of any University 40. FALSE REPORTING-A pe:rson Uguiltyoffahdy guilty of injury to library property when he or she rrcogniud student organit.ation. 2 . DISRUPTION-Disruption or obit ruction of injum. dchca, or destroys any propertY htlonging ~porting an incident when he or she conveys infor· mation known to bt: false or without basis to any 10, or deposited in, the Univr:n:ity Libraries. te!ac.hing, rcscouch, administration, disciplinary pro· Univc:rsity Official, f.acuhy mc:mbtt, or anpk>ytt. 21. DETENTION OF UBRARY PROPERTY-A penon ccMings, other Univrrsity activities, including its pub· lie-service functions on or off campus. or other auis guiliJ'of dclamingbbnuy propertywh<n lw: fully dm.ins Univn'sity l.tbnrics property fOr ~dun thoriud non-UOivcrsity activitia, when the act OC:· thirty d;sys following wrinm notice from the library. cu rs on University premiJ;CS. The Unive!rsity r~rvcs 24. UNIVERSITY GROUNDS--Use of University the righr 10 determine where C".l.st'5 or disruption of space and groun~ hyan orpnization or person with · public order should tK ~(erred . 3. PHYSICAL VIOLENCE-Phy.sical violr:n'c or out rcscrvation o( the space or proper authorization. 25. JUDICIAL SYSTEM-Abuse of the Judicial Syso1busc (indudins acquain tanct npc:), verbal abuse, tem. including but not limited. to: threats, 1n1imitbrion. hu<~ument , cocrciun and/ or (a) Failure to obey the summons of a judicial body othtrcunduct which thrcatens or t>ndangers the health or University official. or ~r~ty of any pe!rson. (b) Fabifiarion, distortion, or masre!prt:KntatiOn 4 . TRE PASS/UNAUTHOR IZEO ENTRY-A person o"f information before! a judicial body. knowingly tnters ur remams unlawful!)' in a build(c) Disruplion or interference with the orderly ing, nffict. residt'ncc hall room or any other properlin nf tht univeuity at .. ny rimt' wichuur permissio n (.Onduct o( a judicial proceeding. ( d ) Institution of a judicial procttdmgknowingly or ;authoriu tion. · 5. THEFT- A pt'rson ,, guihy of tht•ft when he o r without c.auw. (e) Atttmpring 10 discourage an mdividual's ,he. knowing proJ)<'rly nut to bt' h1s or her own, takt~ ptOJXr po1rticipation 10 , Or USC o (, the JUJKial system. such pmpt·rt y for his o r htr .own USt', ple;a.sure, o r (f) Aucmptins to mRucnct the ampuualuy of a pm~ 1on : ;md, theft ~lr .str\ 1 cc~. mcmbt'r of a judicial body print to, 3nd/or durmg the 6 . HU~IIIN WPLEIXiiNG ActlVmt!~-Any such :t.:· cuurM- of. rhc judid .tl pnxenhng.. ll\.lllc.<o tlkin~pi.K't:inthc~liaDsmU;qbt'aJ'P"M'd (g ) Han.ssmcnt (wrbaiLl r phym.tl l and/m mtun• · .l minimum of lhl'l"l" "'"' bdo~ llw due or lhr acl l\11) li<Hion l•f J member nr a tud tu otl bod\ pnur lu, dur· 7. II \ ZISG-JI.m ntz.. defint'd .a,,m act wh•ch ~ nda.n ).:Ct' the mcnt J I ,., phl')l ~ .al hcahh or '><111.'1\' uf .1 ~t u­ "'¥-· Jml/ur :afta a /Ud1 ~ 1 a l pnll:"4'eJmg (h) I·Jtlurc h~<.omp l pH th thl' --.J il dllill' ~· unpto'>l"ll ,lt·nl. ur \\h1d1 dl.',tm\•, o r rem,,,,.., ,,uhh~ ur rru.;!lc unJ;:r 1 h~ \tudl'nl l.ode prt•J'l'rl\. h•r th ... purro-r ur llllli.!tlllll, J.tnu~'lllll '"'"· (I) l nlh l l· n ~mg 11r ;)ttcmp.lnl)! H• l ntklt'fl n: a"uth~r • ..lllifiJ!I<IIl I\ 1th, '" .1~ ,, ,und tU\1 11 !tor •1111\IIIUI.'d 111~111 p~·r'>4•n Ito u•111111ll .:" JbU ' l" uf th~: lUll!, 1.1l '\ ~tnn ~~t\hll' lh, ,1 ~!till!' " ' III.:Jilll:lllolll .,......,_ Penon "'""will- \ fiR- 41 . ARB--fil< ....... andlftfii!IDnl-io- '-andbul ...... _10ond..,._ _ _ lo< ciu<ins ... _ limil<d ................. lhc,._,;onofbuidinc~--.wid> ... - a ( . . ~ ond may be .q.;p..- • .,...,-inlh<~""""udmlhc_... Civil and/or Criminal Couru. Arrf time a 1ft lllarm il.c.. a-....!.oll""'!'k ... ~ .. -lb<..- pn>coduraiOrlbar pottiallorl>uillfin&.~"""' """f''rwMII><-alHouRnc.uft;~Po­ lioz,O<-.,......,.LNI'f-wilbeooio:ondiOihc_..........,oodlordri,ioddorr. 42. REASONABLE REQUEST OF A UNIVWITY OFFIClAI--A penoo is J:U.illy o( failua &o comply wh<o lw:o.-obc.lu>owiniO<~,._,,.,?o"lhol lbt "''UCSSin& ......... UnivtTtity (ailo 10 amoply ..;u. • ........t>le fo< 1M pwp<>o< of this teetklo,. Uniwnity official abal indude. but not be limittd to-, an lndMdu.aJ irut:rullitiftl• daa.alibrar· ... ... des..... in. Ubnry,. UnivtTtity- Ofllu,, and any Rt:sidcnt Adfilor, R.aiclr:nct Hall Din:C1ot or - · anplo)ou, ond ......ben or 1M UnivtTtity .wr carryina out their duties and raponaibi1.iria <lllicifl. 4). GAMBLING-No student shall pmblc for money or other valuable:s on Uniwnrty property or in any Uniwrsify &cility. 44 . MISUSE OF ' UNIVERSITY SUPPLIES OR DOCUMENTS-A pe:non isJUihyofmisu.KofUni...,;'Y ouppl;.s and documcn11 wh<o lw: o.- w ro.,.., altr:n, utc:S without authority, rcc:ma without authority, or pot.teNa without authority any Univcnhy sup· plies or docurncnu. (Uniw:rsity 5Upplic:s and docu· menu indudt, but are not limited to. tht foUowmc: supplies, cquipmt'rlt, k.ry5. re:cords, fila. documents.. all fomu of c:omputn data, and other matcriak.) 45. FALSIFYING UNIVERSITY APPLICATION CREDENllALS • Studcou found to have knowina.ty f.Uified •pplication information arr .sub;tct to immediate d.ismisuJ from the Uniwnhy. 46. FA1.5lFYING GRADECHANGE.S--tn oddruon10 any sancttDN which may bt impostd by 1D aadt:mic ckan. other penalties may be a.ut:IK'd as a result of a Studcni-WMI< JudKiuy lw:uing <><pia..,......,,. 47. FALSIFYING GRAD£5.-A penon is guilty of falsifyins arades when he or she: (a) submits a falsified unMrsal sndt.chansr form to tlx uniwnity; or (b) submiu fabt.grade: information of any aort to a Unift!Sity offi« or department, employer, academic: lnstitlltion.eu:. (c) lltm a.ny acadcmk couneworit and or cumi· nations 10 as to unjustly affm the J.radc awarded to th.ata.uipunmL 41. AIIERING A STUDENT'S REGISTRATION OR mJOPJ.fT DATA-Any student wbo, for purpotc:s of fraud or mit~tation. falsi.fia.. forp. ck&ca.. aJtt:n. or mutilates in any ma.nJ)Cf any offidaJ Uni· Yttlity docw:Dent or n:prucnmtion thereof. 49. LEAVING THE SCEN£.-...ttemptinJ t·o &t. or unlawfully lnvina the aru of an aa:::ident, critnt, or Uniwnity violation (and/or uns of potential aa:idmu. aima, or violations). This includes flecinJ an aJU to avoid brins questioned, •pprdlendcd and/or cktainaf by Unmnity Offic:iala, faculty membal., or cmp&oyea and/or law mfora:mmt offic:c:rs.. 50. DISCRIMINATION-Butd on ,..., ((COda', . . sexual orimtalion. rdigion. disability Of~ llatUS. ARTICLE 1], API'IlOVAl Thc:s.e Rutc:s and Regulations havr: bt.cn app~ by the Council of the UniWT~ity at ~ Stau UniVU'Iity of New York in April, 2001 •nd can be m.adt: available on c:a.umc tapes for the TituaUy impaired in the Office of Scrvicet to the Handicapped, 25. Samuel P. Copen IW1, ijorth Campus. These Rules and Rqulationt ahaDl"t'D'Wn in dfcc:t untilsupe:ntrdrd by lqi.slation or amended by tht Council of tht Uniwnity at BuJ&lo. Statt: Univusity o( Ne,ot York. Questions, commmu and sugcs1ioru rdattd to Student Conduct R'tlts. Univnsity Standards and Adminbtrativt: Rqulltions ahouJd tK dircded. to: The Office or J..Hdal Affain/Ombudomon, 251 Copen 1WL Student Affain Updaud Aurust 2001 Nodor-PHOTOGRAPHS of Univn&icy cvmu and mnnbns oltbe campus community an rqu-loriytol<a> ondoubooqumdy<tiopU)<ddq,iaqlhc vrtaldyalU.Il. If)<>Udo no1 woni)OUfpKwrc urtd in dUo monner,plcax..m..lhc~ �UctolleiZ4.ZIIIZIVIM.J4,1l~ Controlling unwanted pounds UB researcher says family key in controUing childhood obesity By JOttN DEllA COIITJIAI)A Contributing Edlto< HERE is hope for parenu concerned about their children's health in the ...U of a reant Center for Disease Control sludy showi!>g a disturbing in<rease in dtildhood obesityanddiseasesassociatedwith childhood obesity. Leonard H. Epstein, a leading au· thority on childhood obesity and VB professor of pediatrics, offers this practical advi"' based on his extensive research: "Get the whole family involved in the treatment and prevention of obesity." "It's the best strategy. for the long- trrm ," says T only~. short-term resUJr.. ronmmt that i£. unhealthy. "Daily walks are a great way to add physi~ activity to the family ~festyle," Epstein. says. "PIUJ, when you taU yoilr child for a ;,.all<., Epstt:insays. you're redudngacass to TV. That " Including all a! the family in the alone can bav.: ~itive dfect on a bebavior-chantle effort will benefit child'sbodyweisJtt,"beadds. "The the health of all family members, averagechildeau600caloriesaday ev.:n if they are not obese,• he adds. in front of the TY. If you cut that "Everyone in the family can benefit in half, you're eliminating five &om being more ac!M and eating pounds a year.• morefruitsandYqlll!llblesandmore Epsteinaddsthatit'simportantto low-fatdaiiyproducts." oontinuouslyprovidechildrenwith The first step in developing a positive social support-not nega· healthy family lifestyle, aGCOrding to live reinfon:ement-when belping them to lose weighL " Parenu don't have to be food police." he ~ SayS... It's more effective "It is.uyhard to eat healthy and be ac!M if other family· manbers are eating potato chips and ice cream and watching a .lot of TY," Epstein, who's been studying child· hood obesity when they rearrange the enyironmmt so that there are since the lat e 1970s. "Pa rents need ro be active participa nt s in their child's weight lo~ ... Epstein's re~.t rch has shown that obese chil dren achieve the best weight-loss re· ~u h s when the entire family changes the behaviors Jhat are the chief cause nf childhood obesity: inactivity and poor eating habits. According to Epstein, when par· ents make healthy eating and being more physically active a family pri.ority. they do n' t treat their overweight children differently than the rest of the family by placing them on diets or exercise programs outside o( the regular family routine-a strategy that typically produces only healthy foodsavailable.• Epstcln's " Stop· ~ghtDiet"isone Epstein, is for pare.nts to examine their own behavior and recognize how it influences their Children. "C hi.ldren closely model their parents," Epstein says. " h does no good to tell a child, " You can't sit around the. house .and. eat potato chips, but I can.'" Epstein also says parents need to take a dose look at the family envi· ronrnent. Eating in front of the lV, stocking the house with junk food and making television the focus of family life creates a sedentpry envi- of the few plans . shown to pro duce long-term success for obese children. The diet teaches children proper nutri · tion by linlcing foods to the three signals on a traffic light: low-calorie foods are·~· and can be eaten freely, moderare-calorie foods are "yeUow'" and can be eaten in modetation.l)jgh~orie foods»re •red• and should be eaten rarely. " It's an easy way for the family to learn bow to substitute healthy foods for unhealthy foods ," Epstein says. "And it helps children develop healthy food preferences that last a lifetime.• Course to focus on Mideast law By EUEN GOLDBAUM Contributing Editor INCEtheterroristattacksof Sept. II , 200 I, college and universities across the country have seen a boom in w u·rscs tl1at trace how the religions Jnd cultures of the Middle East affect their peoples. Now, an attorney and matrimonial mediator who was raised as a Muslim in Iran. wilJ teach the first such course at the UB School of Law, one that delves into how religion and culture play important roles in shaping the legal status of women in Muslim and Hhidu societies, among them Iran, India and Egypt. . The course, entitled "Effects of Religion and Culture o n Family Laws in EasremCountries,"will ex;amine the stat u s of wo men as wives, daughters and mothers in Hindu and Muslim societies, and how that status affects the enact· ment of family laws and gender gap and equity issues. " My goal is to begin to develop in studenu an understanding of how laws-in particular laws affecting the family-are shaped in other societies," said instructor Nadia N. Shahram,an Iranian and UB School of Law alumnus. "Because I was born '!lid raised until my early teens in a Muslim en· vironment, I feel! bav.: a responsi- S \ bility to explain what! know of cul· ture versus religion to Americans," .said Shah ram , an American citizen who has lived in the U.S. for 20 years. She explained that while law students learn that the U.S. legal system is based on case law, that is not always true in Middle Eastern countries. "This is particularly the case for laws that affect faplilies and women in those countries... she said ... These laws often are not crea teO by legal experts making decision s and weighing costs and benefits. Often, they stem &om the culture of a society and what that culture views as a""Ptable." She explained that many Middle Eastern customs that AmericanS of· ten assume are religious practices actually stern not from religion, but &om a society's culture. In her native Iran, for example, a woman cannot.lUve the country without written permission from her hUsband, a regulation that she says is a cultural, not religious. part · of family law. " Pethaps because Iran is 90 per· cent Muslim, people assume it is rooted in Islam," she noted, adding that in contrast, Muslim women in India are not similarly restricted. " Most America n s h ave also heard that there are religious laws that tell Muslim women to co""' their bodits, head to toe," she pointed out. "But in fact , that cus· torn is not religious but rather is rooted tO the cultures of the societies in which it is practiced." Other customs that have legal im· plications will come as a complete surprise to her students. she noted. " For example, it is the custom in Iran for daughters to keep their father's names, even after marriage," she said, adding that she takes pride in retaining that custom here, as a married woman in American society where wives usually take their husband's names. The course also will introduce students to some of the most critical issues affecting women's status in Middle Eastern and Asian countries, including the tragic practi"' of bride burning, where wives are burned "accidentally" when husbands believe they ba~ not received adequare dowries for the marriage. Acoording to Shahram, this crime usually is committed by the motherin-law and the husband "This is completely against the law, of course,• she said. · sut vuy few perpetratort of this crime an: prosecuted and convicted, even though it still occurs." Shahram said her course will examine not just the facts of th~ crimes, but also the cultural complicity that allows them to continue. Hepaa"taa Stirring up controversy on the World Wide Web ..-.,t Whether you .,. a trying to select a timely topic toresearch or a dinner-table debater who wanis to martha! your best argumenu as you discuss the pros and cons of any number of controversial issues, the University Libraries subscribe to Kvera1 products valuable to you. . For example, the Opposing Viewpoinu Resou= Cent£r <lottp!/ / l •.,ll ...... ttalo .edll/ ll.,rerles/ ll•lts/••1/ e -rese•rces/ ' -.....-..~ presenu salient argumenu on both sides of a number of con.tentiow topics, such as animal esperimentatiob, capi· tal punishment, euthanasia, gambling, gun control, health care reoorm., teenag< pregnancy and terrorism. 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Facts.com <http://ubllb.buffalo.edu/llbrarles/ unlts/lml/ere.sources/f•cts.html > is a University Libraries' product that contains an "IssUes/Controversies"' channel with an interesting a rray of subjects, such as " ~timan Clo ning," .. Native American Sports Mascots,~ "Slavery Repar_ations," "Televised Executions" and " Whaling." Each tOpic is followed by a succinct description of its con-troversial . elements. For example, the .. School Vouchers" link reads: " Do school vouchers: Allow more children from poorer families to get a better education? Worsen rhe qualiry of public school edu cation by channeling much-needed funds to private schools?" Other societaJ issues worth discussion are highlighted on the University Libraries' guide Policy Sites on the Web < http:// ubl'lb.buff•lo.edu / llbr•rles/ unlts / lmi / Collectlons/docs / pollcy.html>. Entries worth noting include the Almanac of Policy Issues <http:/ / www.pollcy•lm•n.c.org > and Nationalissues.com <http:/ / n•tlon•ll~sues . com / > , with "pros and cons" on topics such as "Abo rtion," "Affirmative Action ," "Campajgn Finance Reform,""Minirnum Wage" and many more. -Gemm• DeVInney, UnNer51ty Libraries Brieft UB grads take first place in national design contest A te•m of environmental-engineering gr•du•tes from the School of Engineering and AP.plied Sciences won first place at a stu dent -:- design competition held by the Water Environmen t Federation at its annual meeting in Chicago. Jean Balent, Samuela Fran~ini and Howard Kellick-2002 graduates ofUB's undergraduate environmental-engineering program-won the award for their work on a student project that focused on improving the warer-supply system at utchworth State Park in Castile. They were chosen from among teams from the Univemty of Arkansas, University of Aorida, and University of WISCOnsin-Platteville. VB's winning project was supported and partially funded by the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation·and Historic Preservation, according to Alan j . ~bideau, associate profesSor of civil, structural and erivironmental enginee.ring. "An innovative component of the project was the use of automated data loggers to provide continuow readings of water quality in sev· . era! of the park's remotely located spring water systems," said Rabideau, who served as the project's faculty advisor. "The installation of a CUS· tom-designed, solar-powered ielemetry system, funded by UB's En· vironment and Society Institute, enabled some of the water-quality sensort to oommunicate daily with oomputers located at UB." utchworth Stare Park-<>ften referred to as "the Grand Canyon of the East"-is implementing some of the studenu' recommendations to improve the design and maintenance of its water system. UB researchers will contin'='e to monitor water quality in the park using the system of automated data logg.,. . . �61 Rep a ..... Oc*2t2121Vi.34.k5 Office of Athlete Academk Services 'takes the lud In supporting student-Mhletes Seeking excellence on and off the field o. .,_MftOU Contributing Editor .......... _ __ __ .......... _'____ lht_-........ ........... ......... "...................... _.,,2 .......... ......,.._._ ,.,......,. In CAl. . .. .....,,,.,. ..,.._._..... ....._. - ..... CASSd-..p 2 -+'.-!*-/ -··~/ s: aS£ ...... FOJ ....... 2 • men information, contoct Jo- ...,n Syracuse. C A S - t rnanoger, It 64~2711, or It <ja3:Z.oau.buffolo.odU>. G GSE open house set The Gni<lum School d E<Lolionwilll'fO"ideinlormolionto those thn<ing "' pLnUing • atreef" in education or an advanced deglft in the fl<ld cUing .., open hou>e ><hedulod from ~7 p.m. on Nov. 7 ;> tho Kiva in tho lobby of Baldy Hall, North Campu>. GSE students and faculty members 'MM be available to an5We'" questions. lnfOfTT14tlon about part·time ond fufl.timo study. as well .. financial aid. ~-..:~b avoilable ot tho GSE -site 11 ~ Of bycolling 64~2110. Masquet'Mie ball to befteflt CFA The Friends d tho Centorfor the Arts will ptesenllts founh .... 0011 Maquendo Ill on Nov. 2 in the 11rium d the CFA, ~ Tho theme cl the bolwll be "1M letcllroodwoy."doni ond ..... R. c..nr .. honanry-......._ fnlmthe_wll_the Centor's ~pro. gnm.--- conntCt5 pr<>loslionol don<e ~in relclence It the.,..,......., I a>nYIU1ity~ond Oucllenc:e$. ond lb School Tim< gnm. - Transp<lftltlon Stipend pro. provides ,..,. tnns- portotion to bring school dron to prt>grOI11S 01 tho CFA. The goli. wll be held from 7<30 p.m. to midnight. will fNtlJn! I ash bot, hoB d'OOIMOS o n d - -.s. lndivlduol tidlels ... S65. For inlormation, contoct HUthei- Sldorowlcz ot 64S· 677~ . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR .. ::::.:= _.......,., ......., =: .....:::................ _. llwlopaloi I - ...... ~-----· ......... ._.,...,. ............................ ....... ~- ... ..--.......,,...... ~...-.--­ ..._,_, ...,.._ ~-- ....... 'lhty _..., .. bo ......... lar Tho ~ln. . . . . ,........... __ -. be _ <.. 4 _.....,_ ••• , \ =+>. HASING the Platonic ideal of scholar·athkte. l1le1l1bcrt of an elite ad· vising unjt encourage, prod and support hurldieds of UB student-athletes, making sure they keep tbdr grada up, even as they compete lwdon thdield, the court or in the pool. Despite the understandable COD· cern that student-athletes comply with all NCAA eligibility sandards, .the work of this office has a higher purpose. "Our focus is on the edu· cational development and intdlec· tual stretching of these young men a nd women /• says Stephen N . Wallace, d irector o f the Office of· Athlete Academic Services, which has been fostering the development ofUBathletessince 1983. Their work is starti ng to pay off. C in theranksofUB'u tudmt-athlotes son.. theater, c1ance and !an&uase majon.lt's a nict: mix.• "I think the best way of helping ·the student-athlete juggle his or her lift ii working with the whole stu· dent," says lm>e Ho)ohan· Moyer, adviser for the women's basltdball, wlleyllall and crew teams, "giving them a place where they feel com· fortable talking and asking for help. Their lift is ""'1' similar to students find the support aervias ieassuring. "Coming to a wUv.rsity as an 18year· old freshman can he over· whelmina." says Jeff Mills, starting tackle for the football Bulls and a member of the Univenity Honon Program. "But the academic support that I received upon arriving on campus was tremendous. Literally, from day one, a student-alb· Jete ~efits from this support at UB. The 6nt memory l havt of my freshman football season was 'Aca· dernic Day; which took place he· fore any football-related activities.• Another role model for what a student-athlete can achieve is soft· who work to put themselvu through college. They need to ac· tively work on time management They abo need help on whethertliey should take on campus dubs or other activities. How much responstbility is too much! Providing a place to talk out is· sues helps student ~ a thletes · st-r4cture themselves and gives In 1999, the men's and women's them support in mak· swimmi ng and divi ng programs in g tough detisi<.>ns." achieved the top Division I team A ~ co rd i n g to grade-poin t average :imong swim Wallace, student-ath teams in tile natio n. Moreover, UB le tes who were in s t ude n t - ath l et~ , as a whole, had a volved in high school g rad ua tion rate of 82 percent sports-and many. of thro ugho ut th e 1990s. This con· them also were in trasts wi th a 62 percent graduation volved in other ext:nirate fo r UB und ergraduat es curri cul a r activ ithroughout the same period. Wh ile ties-have learned to it's true that athJetes as a whole tend budget their time and to have hi gher graduation rates succeed in multiple than stud ents generally, UB's spheres of life. "This graduation rate fo r Division I stu- doesn't mean that we dent -athletes is among the highest sometim es don' t in the country, Wallace says. need to remind .. It may be the connection the so meon ~ that they student feels, that there is a greater have I toI go to. class I _ _ __,,_,__ reason to persevere, that there arc regu ar y. As on a · .· ..,. 5~ N. w...c., - . o r more pwple paying attention to most any other aca- of the Office of Athlete Ac:adreMk: Sen1as. him or her,• adds Wallace, a former demic setting. it's 10 athlete at the Coast Guard Acad· percent of the students who give u5 ball player Breanne Nasti, a regional emy and SUNY at Potsdam. "If a 90 percent of the problems." · All-American who led the MAC "With Division I·A and a college Confa-entt in batting av=ge in the student-athlete gets off track, it is more likely that someone will tap education at UB oomes longer prac- spring 2002 season while maintain· him or her on the shou1der and say, tice times for some, and heavier aca- ing a 3.66 GPA as a double major in 'what's going on?..' demic demands for practically all ~ psychology and women's srudies. Each semester, the Office of Ath· adds Pat Wtlson, who advises the "The Office of Athlete Academic lete Academic Services helps about men's and women's tennis, and Services helps me organize my time 500 student-athletes who are com- · men's and women's track and field so that I can mfu my schedule chal· lenging, while allowing me to take peting in a total of20 Division l var· and cross-country teams. sity sports. Advisers ar< assigned to The landscape has changed dra· classes I am .interested in, as' wdl as specific teams; team ~embers are matically si nce J983, when then those that are required," says Nasti. elig~ble fo r these specialized services UB Pres ident Steven B. Sa mpl e "Because of this, I have abo become for as long as they rem.3in on a ros- and fo rmer Dean of Und ~ rgradu ­ a bener athlete as my time is man· ter. Once the student chooses a ma- ate Education Walter Kunz tapped aged very constructively between jor, usually at the end of the sopho- Wallace to head a new advising classes and practices." m o re yea r, th ese services a re unit to complement the planned " It is always astounding 10 me complemented by the work of de· move to Division 1-level compe- how some young men and women titio n. Wallace h as since moved in highly organized majors such as partmental academic advisers. ."The overwhelming majority of from a one-person operation to a engineering, or health sciences, or our student-athletes have been re- staff of eight. the other professional schoolscruited," says Wallace. "'This means "The issues the kids have to deal where the curriculum is a lock·step they have been identified by their with are still the same, but the ex· sequence with little tlaibility-<an athletic prowess as individuals pectations-from an athletic do well in their academic studies and coaches would like .to have come standpoint-are different," Wallace still compete at the Division I level," here." Most student-athletes enter says...At Division 111, the time con- says Wallace. "After all, there is not the univenity through the regular straints primarily occurred during just the schedule to consider, there admissions process, though a Jwid. the season. In Division I, on the is abo practicr time and condition· ful are admitted through "special other hand, the season tends to be ing time and, of course, traveling." admis.sions.• in which admission to all year for these kids. If they are While Wallace is proud of~ ac· the uni..,rsity is based on docu- not competing, they are condition· complislunents of student-athletes mented rndence of special talents ing themselves in a very organized who are also stellar students, be's way. Football, for example, has a equally interested in what has been or circumstances. "'What's interesting about stu- whole spring ball program, whereas significant academic improvm>ent dent-ath letes is that they pretty there is no such spring program in for UB student-athletes across the board. "Our goal is to have at least much represent the spectrum of un · Division Ill football." dergraduate majors," says Wallace. Time constraints notwithstand· 50 percent of all our student-athletes "There are a significant number of in g. UB student-athletes are not only have a QPA of at least 3.0 or better," engineering and bwiness majors. keeping pace academically, but they says Wallace. "We are nowat45 per· There are large numbers in the so- are also excelling. Once they make cenL It has varied from 38 to43 per· cial sciences. And you always have the team, .ven the.best srudents can cent over the past three to four year>; it is increasing inaanmtally:" Somt student-athleta enter with mediocre high school records, but flourish-both on and off the field.-.bec;ause of UB's clcmnding curricula. "The academic advioers .... like my Wnily," says Otment Smith of the,...•• tam, who plans graduate .....:., in his fi. naJ year of eligibility."They lozep me focused and on ·top of aD my work. Coming to UB as a tiabman, I bad bad grada and no conlideoce in my academic ability, but now I havt graduated with a 3.0 and will he get· ting my master's in school counseling. So l feel that the (lnals I havt ~the ones I am striving for-are in reach because of the help and supervision they provide." By now, Wallace and his staff have built up sufficient rapport with uni· versityfaculty that they can help stu· dent-athletes better manage the de· mands of the classroom, often pre· venting ru n- ins wi th inslructors. ~Because or the certain amount of integrity we've built up over a pe· riod of 20 years," says Wallace. " I think there is a belief among faculty that we expect students to do what is requ ired o f them academically, just as would be expected of any stu· dent, only that on occasion we may need some flexibility as well• · Though university policy requires that student athletes not he penal· ized for travel time, it is the deveJ. opment of goodwill with facul ty that ultimatelY ensures the policy's success. Wallace exp.lains that stu· dents who must he absent from dass are required to get all the notes; if there is an exam, they must try to reschedule iL Healthy interaction with coaches is another vital component to the program's success. "'The coaches have to be constantly communi· cated with, so they can he aware of any academic issue that team members are having," says Wallace. "Qbviously, they are concerned with any issues that might have an impact on the athlete's eligibility to practice and compete. But I find that most coaches are ...-y much interested in the w<lfare of the students on their teams. This is something that goes beyond their athletic prowess, their level of play on the court, or in the pool. They're just as concerned with such matters as, 'Are they sleeping >ve~~r 'Are they going to dass!' 'Are they doing well academical¥'" "Being a student-athlete is aD-eJ· compassing," says 'JYra Goodgain, assistant director of the Office of Athlete Academic Services and ad· viser to the men's hasketball team. "Our office works with the 'whole penon' c:oncept. That is,- help studenttnotonlywith tbdrgrades.but abo with all the other aspects of lift that are so important to 18- to 23year-olds: personal problems. car= plans, learning to take personal respollSibility, etc. Pan of our mission is to teach our students 'lik-skiDs' that are transferable beyond their academic and athletic careen. "Indeed. our office has a mott<>Mens sana in rorporr san<>-'a oound mind in a sound hocly: That phrase really cuts to the heart of what it is like to be a sucassful student ·•th· Jete at the Division I level." i.sbd'.n /. �Overcoinihg the fear Date with "spidey" can reduce loathingfor the little buggers By I'Al'WKIA DOHOYAH Contributing Edl!bf "Eight-Leggell ~reaks," ihe most roc<ilt anti-sj>;der movie, expooure to toxic' waste causes undreds .or little spiders to . mutateDYemighttothesiu!ofSUVs. -\nd they're hungry-,..,lhUJ)gry. It doesn'tlllkC·a hairy man-eater to terrify some people, howtver. The thought of even an it.s>:· bltsy in the waterspout can send them into a full-blown panic attack. ltdiana Read, a doctoral cmdidate on US's clinical psychology program, was once one of the unfortunat~ ,, ge nuin e arachnophobe, -.:a red to death or those eight hairy legs. Today, she conducts re"'-'arch to detennine whether E .111 hour of tRatment can pro- ll uce clinically significant reducllons in anxiety among those afraid ol spiders. The study is the bulk of her dis"'-'rtatioo work, which she is oompleti ng under the supervision of larry Hawk, assistant professor of psychology. The research uses "habituation," .1 process that involves a controlled, gradual exposure to the spider (or any feared stimulus). Habituation is Jlarticularly effective in reducing >pecilic fem, says Hawk, and is used l"Xtensively in many different clini· ~. .. 1and research settings. Read, who used principles of exposure to reduce her own fear, not nnly is comfortable administering l'xposure exercises to her swdy partici pants, she now feels at ease with the arachnids. She personally dis(overed that meeting the beast has ~.a imed her own fears. She has shipments ofspiders fOr her >tudies delivered to her home. where she cares for them almost as if they were pets. She feeds them tiny crick<15 and makes sure they always have plenty or water. Arachnophobia is relatively common, Read says. Survey data suggest that about5 percent or Americans experience a phobia or spiden or other small· animals, such as snakes and mice, at some point in their lives. "Many people just go out of their way to avoid spiders," she explains. "Some simply kill them or· find someone to kill spiders for them. Other people, however, virtually are paralyzed with fear at the very thought or a spider." mans-the blaCk widow anil tHe' .. Some do and some don't,.. she bi'O\OIIl recluSe. Most people Off sur- says. "but those who proceed further pr~ to learn that th<vast major-. in theappsureexercises (e.g. touchity or spiders il.re harmi..S,• ing the spi~er) 'typicaliy enjoy Perhaps most important, il.,ad greatertreabllo!nt gains~ FoUow-up ' g<nflyeducatts her nervous subjects . tests typically find ihat subjects' spiabout the filet that spiders in gen- der-anxiety diminishes oonsiderably eral are not inter'ested in human._ after their "date" with Read'; re ' · In fact. they ruri away when they search assistants. know pe(>ple are nearby. She dern.' Before and the 'brief treatonstrates lhls by placing a Spider in ment sessions, Read MeasUres the ~or spider fear with questionnaires answered by subjects aod by ttsting pbysiologicalreqx>nses to pictures of spiders and other unpleasant, neutral aod pleasant objects. The causes or phobias often are not known;JlCCOrding to Read, but they may begin with a traumatic event in whiCh a person is severely frightened by a particular object. Scientists theoriu that a.rachnopbobia can be triggered by traumatic experi<nas, such as a bod spider bite, seeing others react strongly an -enclosed space and repeatedly to spiders in real life or in the media, moving her finger toward iL Every .- or M!ll by being told ina<curate stotime she does so. the spider races to ries about bow horrible spiders are. the other side of the conllliner,lookRead says treabllent is worth the ing as hysterical as the most avid time and trouble, particularly _if it arachnophobe. helps alleviate symptoms that are "It helps peopletoknowbowuse- quite disabling. • For instance, some people ful sj>iders are, too," Read says. "They arr an important part of our eco- think about spiders all the time," systenl aod the o=aJJ environmenL she says, "and are constantly on the They eat pests that are harmful to lookout for them." our croJ>S and farms, as well as flies, after mosqui~terants." After the fact session, Read asks her subjects to doselyatlivespiden of various sizes, beginning with a very small one, and to describe their physicalcharacteristia, thus "humanizing" the insects. She selects pint-sized, rather deliate and attraCIM Wolf Spiders for this exercise. Although it's quite enough to repel and disgust many arachnophobes, by warming up to the specific, study subjects presumably warm up to the g<neral category. Bythetimeshebringsout the wolf, Read says her subjects, if not fascinated,are far less horrified than they were earlier. On the oth": haod, at this point, the spider still is locked up. Next, she teaches participants how to catch a spider with a glass and a piece of paper, so they can remove a spider from the home and release it outdoors. Theri, if the per- To reduce arachnophobic responses, Read lint encourages her subjects to te ll her what frigh tens them about the little guys and has them try to asceriain how theoe fears developed She then slowly introduces real spiders into the environment, asking her .,ubjects to observe ara,hnids of increasing size in a closed, clear plastic container as she eases their an.Xietv with a few criner-facts. "Manv people are afraid that spi· den \\ill bite them.- Read S3\'S, ..and although some can do that. lots of spiders haH mouths that nre too 'malJ to bite throu¥-h our skin. "Some- people exprec;.; nnxit.>t\' ~~lo. l UI pol~nOU$ SpH.Jer,, 'the.' 'J\"S. hut onh rwu 'ipt'Cit"~ ''' .. p1dc.>r' tn " 1'''-l k1h.1: IIH• ' . • Jw is able nnd willing. Read and tht" parth:ipant will touch tht' sp1der and perhap1 c\'en let it walk on 1he1r n.tnd". l'ot all p.uuordnh 1n.tht' H •. rhi, I'\',"' H i&ml (OH) 49, UB 0 U6 .... donina<ed In .. phasos d tho pme by MiamllJnMno<y on 1 .s.wnt.r.drof>l>irc tho Hie;. .......,_ Ccxioronce conc.est-.nd homecomirc ...----49-0. . ' ThelledHawks'""""'r· distribu<od atad< luwred 236 yards on tho &:f<IU"d. and 25 I yards ~llwllk:kwullwflntdmo ttN. &lis had been shutout since a 35-0 loss '" week two bst rear at Bowq <><-.The- """"C"d Just 175 yards cA-... and wmed the ball aftl' dvee times on the afternoon. The e.lfs wHf aaomp< to redeem <11emse1ves on Sawtday wllen Iiiey host MAC rMt Kent State H I p.m. in UB Stadium. Volle~~all he tlllmwllb- goals. ....,. DAis o f the -·s~llteam UB l ,Toledo 2 Central H lchlpn 3, UB I UB ""'~'!*~ a ~~--tch wh~n in 1 comer kick to 1-1 lie. IY leads the tos;na str"Ak in the MAC with a 3-2 win -.Toledo on Friday In Alumni Arena. A ...-.Ke ace by junior Emily Dllk- "'" Buls • 17-15 win In.,.. decJdina fifth pme. handina them their lim MAC win cA me season and In< tacue YiaDry since al-l winO¥er"OhioonOc:t. CNW 31 .1999. The momentUm WlS shonliwd, ""-'er. as llw Bulls dropped a l-1 match tO Central Mlc:hfpn on Sunday In AILmnl Arena. 30-1 6, 2330, 30-22, 30-22. The loss drops . us~ .-econ~ to 9- 1~ """"I and 1.s lnr!oe MAC. l - the INitdl-winoing ..-10!110~ the 8uls a . ""*' 17-1.5 in the deciding Mh g1111e d • 3-2 ....;, aver Tolldoon ~ gilling the . . . . . .CIII'Iftftnce >Mn lh:e the 1999 _,.., and llllllll*l!l• 49-mltdl losing Sln!itk irllhe Mid American Conference. The jun ior finished with six kilts and three blocks otgalnn the Aocltl!tsand loloWedlhlt up on Saturday with a teamlijl12 lcils aglinst Central ~her hig~Hiong'.,.;ih sevena; and two blocks. ~occer MEN' S Nonhem Illinois 2, UB I (2 OT) UB 2, Kenbleky I AA1>r ~ hard 10 de the c:oncest In tho la<e ...,.._ UB dropped a ~2- l . dou-...,.dedslon 10 Nonhem IIHnois Ina cold and ,_dy rain "" Friday ni&h< at RAC Field. On Sunday. GeoiiThompson scored lWO p~s to lad me Bulb to , dviliOlc. 2-l,dedsion ower K.ntuc.ky at RAe Aekik. W2S the Bulb:' first~ win Oll'ef' K.ntuc.ky In """ tries. wtt11 me wtn. me Bulls lmpnM! to 6-6-l """""'and 3-2-0m tho MAC. WOMEH'S UB I,Toledo I (2 OT) Bowlin1 Green 2, UB I (OT) This level of anxiety can be severe enough to produce irrational thoughts, she says. Some otherwise normal people, she adds, believe that spiders read their minds or target them because of their rear. Read says physiological responses to objects or fear may include heavy perspiration, feeling hot, anxiety, accelerated heartbeat,ditliculty breathing. tremblingaod an wgeto escape. She says even if an affected individual doesn't enoounter a spider very orten,anticipatoryfearof the object can become <MrWhelming. Theoe responses can be embarrassing, inconvenient and have a serious negative dfect on people's lives, she notes. When their controUed, up-dose enoounter with spiden is over, Read senils her subjects away with pamphlets that illustrate a spider's body paruaod offer more infunnation to ll1lOOih funh<r the worried brow. She reminds her subjects that this b rief treatment is onlj•a beginning and that to prevent fear from retuming, the)' need to "'mind themseh-e. of th• things thev\'e learned and to further n:pose themselves to common. harmles!! sp1der:.. Although not e"en· sp1der u it:.\'· t'lits\ or bves in O!arlone's \\'eb. the l'nk..<"-'t)i m~·ur~thebca;;, nlilkoth1 h..-J.r. p.i'l •. ' t(' ·~ , . ,. :· ~' UB battled Tofedo to a 1-1 de on Friday afternoon In a cold and rV1y albir at RAC Field. scoreless lim half,Toledo p on llw boonl fim wllen Meissa t..sa&o took a pass from wmmaco Robin DoMdson. raced down llw left slcle and chipped me ball. in OYOr tho ouaa-etched hands cA UB plboper lwlai..Osa c.t-t. Emily Russel ded "'" ~ 1n me 6lldo ,.._ wn.n s11o headed In a sensuional c~ pass from Naalia Crolu<.The- had tncnodlole ~to_..lueln......-and lnllw-vn.perioch.-. .....-.ldllwirshoa-solledjust_...-justwidedllwnetcrhitthopost. Despk.e outs1ooo<1na Bowlin& G...... and hoiOna , lead 1or mucn cAme pme. me Bulls fell to me Falcons. 2-l , ln CMirtime on Sunday afternoon at RAC Field. us ouahot 11w Falcons. 16-6. but 1n me end. Bowlina G.- slippod -rr Fottowtna • wldo • 2-1 win. The loss drops"'" Bulb to +7-5 """""'and 3-S-2 1n me MAC. k nwics tho .......00 time this season that a UB pme has been doclded In cwenime. The Bulb wiN . . - to Kent State lor a match on Frid.y. and wtU '""'"' home on Sundq to host Ohio at I p.m. at RAe Aeki Lross Lount~ # ~ . ... _. • Slick talces sec!>fld at Pre-Nationals The nw1\ and women's ~ squads saw some Of the sdJest a t1ma- c~ d ille year at llwAsiall'ac.,_,. NCAA f'l:e.Nadonal; hos...t by Indiana Stato t..lntwnlty. . The U8 plaeod - 2~ _,.,. In "'" Open DMslon with 21~ po~na,- me-·took -In with 110 po~na, . jorimle Slide toppoCI hit ~ 8K mot1t- •24:35.9 ~ to second --.l, llx boloind --..~ ""-Y Ford (2+.2'-l) In me 254-niMOI' Wci.SIIcl<~ hit pr-.. best cA 2~:52.97 sotlut "*' It""'- fall Classic. me women\ 6K racr. senio<t'leliua Burrows led tile Bulls ml2:25.9 to tab ltm ., tnt tum n.tt. and 44th own! amonc the 275 MV\ei'S. The wll ~In tho MAC Ownpionshlps"" No<. 2 in Oxlo<.l. OH. month In lennis · -'5 uti S, C allfom ia ( PA) I US won its fifth consec.utJYe dual match on Fnday wnh ~ 6- 1 WI" cwt"r Cairtorn:~ (PA) at tM Vi/laze Qen Tennu. and Frtneu Club. With the wm :M Sul:s :.\:mlP>etL theJr fall seuon With a S-1 ~~ UB ODe ~d by aJunf two of the tl'-r"H' CI;)UDies "'l:n~.,e~ ma tct'l bY taltrng fi¥e: o( tne- SIX SI~S DJtU~ J"l:l c1=1"1'C"ltd tN• �Friday, November .1 Monday 28 Poraoulooolrt - U . pet'f- at a p.m. Saturday In SIH c-ert North c.mpus. The concert Is spon-" by the 0eputment of Musk. Tuesday 5 Thunday, . October 24 Cult_ Tfte Ae(H)rtf!r publlshe-• highlights of UstJngs drawn rrom the online UB C• l enda r for evenh to~~klng pl.ce on c•m pw•. or f or off-c.ampu.f nenb wMn! UB gt"OUp.l are prindp41l 'PO'UO"· for a full lbt.Jn9 of eve nts, go to the UB Cale n d•r at <hllp://wlngs.buffa lo .e d u / u l ..._ Lotlno Buur. Vod<i T. Sopp, coordinator, Student Multicultural Allain. SWdont ~Lobby, NMh Campus. :!t~-J~:or~:=. 64S-20SS . -....,.at4PLUS A Conwnotlon with Johonno Dnldcer. johanna Druci<ef. 438 Clemens, Compos. 12:30 p.m. Free. For more lnfonnotlon, 64S-3810. Oponlng rwc:optlon for uhlblt lleheldor: Paintings by David 0..-.ce PJ"'ormanc• ~ Donee Compony: 1, 2, 3, 4 ... Countdown to Celebnotlon 301 Dept. ol Tl'lNtre &: O.nce. Drama ThoU.. Center for the Arts, Nooh Campus. 8 p.m. Abo at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26, and 2 ~o::-&2~- ~b)' W1!fO 88.7 FM. For men infe><miltion, 64S.ARTS. Friday 25 Thunday Thursday 31 7 Amwtc.. Cross Campus Blood Dfflt. Amorian Red Cross. 21 o Studont ~. Nooh Compus. 9 un.-3 p.m. Free. For more lniOITnation, )ennil..- Wantz. 64S.20SS. Confirence C. S. Peirce and tho Art of Music department announces November concerts Concert$ by pianist Richard Goode, Muir String Quartet and organ prodigy Felix Hell among highlights By SUE WUETCHER Born in 1985 in Frankenthal!l'falz, Germany, Hell took his first piano lesson at the age of seven. He played the "Prdude inC Major" from J.S. Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" (BWV 846) by heart after a few days of listening to it and observing the piano player. Less than a year later, he took his first organ dence-with special guest Stephen Manes on piano--in a program whoso grand finale features a unique performance IANIST Richard Goode, acknowledged worldwide of Mozart's "Quintet far Piano and Wtnds." as one of the lt.-ading interpreters of the music of Finally, Manes, proC.SSOr and chair of the Dq>artment of Beethoven, will lead off the Slee Hall concert sched· Music, will make an appcaraocrwith his awn resident ensemble, ulc for November with a perfonnance scheduJed for the Baird Trio, at 8 p.m., Nov. :zO in Slec. That program will 8 p.m. on Nov. I. features works by Haydn and Beethovm, as well as one by The busy November concert schedule also will feature the Olarl<s-Valentin Alkan, a contemporary and friend ofOlopin's first of two appearances at UB during the academic year by who produced complex. exciting and dtalknging music forbo<h th e Muir String Quartet, a re turQ engagemen t by organ the performer and-to a I~ degr<e-the listmer. prodigy Felix Hell, recitals. by faculty members John Fullam Ofren rtferred to as "The Prince of Instruments and In· and Stephen Manes, and a concert featuring tlie baryton perstrument of Princes," the baryton has a rich and varied reperformed by the Hauschka Ensemble, the leading exponent of IDire, spanning four =>turies from its early development in this rare instrument. the Jacobean courts of James ltD the present day. In regular performances with major orchestras, recitals in A bowed string instrument, the baryton is resembles a cello the world's music capitals and acclaimed Nonesuch record or viola da gamba, but features an additional set of wir< ings, Goode has won a large and devoted following. His restrings---<~"hidden harp"-that run behind the fingrtboatd markable in terpretations of Beethoven came to national atand can be played only with the thumb of the left hand. tention when he played all five concerti with the Baltimore Until recently, the extensive repertoire of the baryton has Symphony under David Zinman, and when he performed the remained largely unknown because of th< rarity of the Incomplete cycle of sonatas at New York's 92nd Street Y and strument and the complexity of its playing technique. But music Ioven will haY< the chance to hear this unique instru· Kansas City's Foll y Theater. Goode is the first American-born pianist to have recorded the complete Beethoven sonatas, ment performed by its l.iading exponent, the Hauschka En· semble, in a free concort at 8 p.m., Nov. 12 in Baird Rl!cit21 which were nominated for a 1994 Grammy Award. Beginning its 24 th anniversary this season, the Muir String Hall. Preceding the Hauschka at 8 p.m. on Nov. II, Danish Quartet has long been acknowledged as one ofJhe world's most -·ont_,.,..,........ __. composer and flautist l..aR Graugaard will perform in another porfree concort, sponsored by the Birge-Cary OWr in th< Depowerful and insightful ensembles. The group will visit UB to , _ " " the Rsk . . . . , . . - - , • Ntum--tto perform the third and fourth concerts of th< 47th Annual Slec/ · the ua North Campus. The cone:~ will be held at • p.m. partment of Music. , No\*. 1 S In Slee Concert Hall. The November concert schedule also will feature free per· Bttthovm String QUartet Cycle. The first appearance will be at formances by the UB Otoir and Chorus at 8 p.m. Nov. 21, th< 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in Slee; the Muir will return on Jan. 24. Winner of the 1981 Naurnburg Cltamber Music Award and lesson and was able to play J. S. Bach's"~ttle"" Prelude& Fugue UB Percussion ensemble at 8 p.m. Nov. 22. and the UB Jazz Ensemble and Combo at 5 p.m. Nov. 24, all in Slee. the 1980 Evian International String Quanet Competition, the in F Major" just two months after that. The Department of Music's concert schedule this month TICkets for Goode, the MuirStringQuanetand Felix Hell""' Muir has di<tinguished itself among audieoocs and critics with $12 for the public;·S9 for UB faculty, staff and alwnni, WNED its "exhilarating involvement" (Baston Globe), "impeccable voic- also will feature three recitals by notable UB faculty. John Fullam, a lecturer in the department who also is prin· membcn with card and senior citittns, and S5 for students. ing and intonation" (San Fm,a, Exnnriner) and "unbridled cipal clarinetist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestr.o, will There is no admissioo charJ!e forth< ASQ conan; tid<ts for musicality" (Ameriam Rlami Guilk). John Fullam and the Baird Trio om priced at $5 o;adt; UB stu· Following his stunning, weU-attended performance last be joined by two BPO colleagues, violist Valerie Heywood dents showing a wlid ID ""'admitted free of chatg.. spring- music-lovers from as far away as Syracuse came to and pianist Claudia Hoca, at 8 p.m. Nov. 5 in Slee in a proTickets to all music ~I concerts can be obtained the concert- 17-year-old organ prodigy Felix Hell will n:turn gra~at will include new arrangements of Brahms trios. At by popular demand to the Fisk organ in Sleo Hall for a con- 3 p.m. Nov. lOin Baird Rl!cit21 Hall, the Amherst Saxophone at the Sle.o and the Center for the Arts box offices. and at all Quartet will present its final concert as UB Artists-in-R.tsi- / Tickrtmaster outlets. cert at 8 p.m. Nov. 15. Repcxt~r Editor P � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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Friends of the university have con· Alumni have contnbuted the b'!lk tributed $24 million ( 12 percent) of campaign funds-a generous and organizations have contnbuted S88.9 million, or roughly45 percent $18.8 million (10 pera:nt). ofoverall giving-followed by founJust two weeks shy of her first-year dations, which have given $34 mil- anniversary at US, MCDonough said lion ( 17 pera:nt) and corporations, thai although the university is in a very competiti<-e market, she is excited by the responsibility of building and extending the institution's reach beyond Western New York and fostering relatio~ips with younger alumn'l by r<aching out to students whiletheyarestillat UB.Aiumniare becoming increasingly more involved in volunteer efforts and w-·· fundraising at the university, she said, pointing out that people who are part of the life and work of the institution are much more likely to make a oontribution. McDonough alSo updated sena- QlrA,~ SciUiz~ .......... , .........,..,._ .........,....... lniWII'*»fll,... thropology -.ell ....... .._ .............. tors on recent organizational , Crofts Crazies Crofts Hall residents love dressing up for Halloween. Among those attending a lunchtime party in the basement last Thursday were (left to right) 8ob Palmer, Amanda Maines and Sean O'Brien, all from !:Iuman Resource Services. TI'M!se non-traditional art'-o logists used non-i nvasive geophysical tools, - I N n shoveh. PAGE4 Building a reputation ......... .-..... The Poetry UICI llllelldtsc.-. .... ~ p mnn.• photo\ on Web Capaldi is a •huge partner and champion of our work.• Nearly 69,000 pledges have been madt to the rurrent campaign-..a very substantial and substantive family to build from : said McDonou~ndshed~ the challenge.of identifying and engaging those interested in becoming more involved in the live and aspirations of the university. Individual donors are the major contributors to UB, she said, tt- plaining that currently there are more than 173,000 living alumni and about 160,000 of those have current address information on file; 98,442 live in New York State, while 58,801 reside in the eight counties of Western New York and about 3,410 live outside the U.S. in more than 120 countries. She also noted that there are hundreds of alumni working as faculty and staff at UB. "There are a lot of changes and the mission and goals opportunities to broaden our reach; of the Office of University Advance- she said. "We're looking for people ment, emphasizing the .,:livisional who can hdp w sta~ the case, tdi mission and values adopted by the the s,tory .. about why someon~ offi<=e and the responsibility it feels should give to UB. she said, pointtowards donors and towards ad- ing out that faculty will be increasvancing UB's overall goals and mis- ingly important in a sucassful adsion as established by the leadership. . van~t program. President William R. Greiner is "We11 always be about generating very committed to supporting ad- private support so that we're less re\'3IICmlent at UB. McDonough said, liant on more traditional sources of spending a gr<al deal of time on the funding, and have a more diversiroad as an active partner working fied mix of funding partners," she with her in cultivating relationships explained, adding that donors who among U8's alumni and donor traditionally giv~ small amounts furnilies. over time to an irutitution or a cause "He's given us the wherewithal to often are the ones whQ remember get the job done," she said, also not- those institutions in their estate ing that Provost Elizabeth D. plans. Astin urges attention to spirituality By SUf WUETCHER Reporur Editor A T first glance, it might seem strange for an insti- tution of higher education-one focused on the objective mind and science and cold, hard fu~o be concerned with the spiritual-the subjective tire. But education scholar and theorist Alexander Astin maintains that becau.e all human being>-indud ing students, fuculty and staff-are spiritual beings who have thoughts, ideas and feelings. higher education must address this aspect of the human psydle. Astin, Allan Murray Carter Prof<ssor of Higher Education and Work in the Graduate School of Education and Informa~n Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles, shared his views on the connection between higher education and the spiritual life during a speech Tuesday in the University Inn and Conference Center. The speech was the keynote address of a day-long conference, "Fostering Ultimate Meaning: Spiri- tuality as a Legitimate Concern for High'er Education,.. sponsored by the Newman Center, Student Affairs, the Depart ment of Educational Leadership and Policy in the Graduate School of Education and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Astin told conference participants-many who work in Student Affairs and Campus Ministry units from institu tions across Western New York and from as fur away as Creighton University in Omahathat the "spiritual domain.. involves human consciousness-"what we experience privately in our subjective awareness." Spirituality has more do to with affective experience than with reason or logic, he said "Spirituality has to do with the values we hold most dear, our sense of who we arc and where we come from. our beliefs about why we are here and the meaning and purpose of our lives and work and our sense of connectiveness,"he said. Moreover, spirituality involves aspects ofexperience that "are not easy todefineortalkabout,"' likeintuition, inspiration, the mysteriow and the mystical, he said So why shouldn't this proa:ss of becoming more self-aware be one of thecentral purposes of higher education? Astin asked. "It's difficult to ..., how most of our contemporary domestic and world problems can....- be resolved without a substantial increase in individual and collective .self-awareness," he said "Self-awareness and self-understanding are a necessary prerequisite to our ability lo understand others and to resolve conflicts. If you don't understand what's going on inside the head of the other person or inside your own head, you're not going to get very far." Evenacursorylookat the educational system indicateS'th·at the amount of time dtvoted to the '" in terior"and the "exterior• aspects of our lives .. has gotten way out of balance," he noted. \Vhile we've made crucial advances in the fidds 'o r science, medicine, technology and commerce, we've come to n~ect the "inner• world of values, beliefs, emotions, maturity, spirituality and self-understanding, he said " l~s ironic thilt while the gr<at literal and philosophical traditions that continue to constitute rhe core of a bbcral education are grounded in the maxim of 'know thyself, development of self-awareness reaives very tittle attention jn scboolsand<DIIegeS. and almost no attention in public discourse in general and in the media in particular," be said, adding that this imbalancr between the "inner" and "outer" has enorrnoll$ implications for the future of society. In focusing on the interior lives of students, Astin said it is important to note that students' values have changed since the 1970s. Surveys show that developing a meaningful ~ - ..... 4 �2 Repo.-tes Mowmber 7. Z0021VIi 34.1o.6 BRIErLY Maryanne Schultz is pursuing a doctorate in archaeology in the Department ofAnthropology. She ·was the graduate assistant in the Marian E. White Anthropology ReSearch Museum for five years and the GA (and ·-•··-·--'in the Anthropology Library for seven years. She now serves as director of the VISual Resources Center in the School of Architecture and Planning. . Clarification In • story about intenolional enrolmentthotraninlho online<ny luuo ollho ll<potttr on OcL 24, a ~ by Sttphen ~YiceJ'I'l"'Stforlr>tor­ natfonaf-."""-*'hwe tho!--.. . . .,.,., ,...,, ·o..r..-..lsgolngto bt bad-(ol-- .....-..s)- fol f ... _ , get-~-..,.· EQMm·lpMk .£ emertiUs m.tlng -In-- EdmonfA. ...... ~ ol ,_,..and flhJ*IfDIIy in lho . Sclloafol-andlllo- --.... ... -~ ... lho 1920s Compomg 10 l.ung c - . in lho 19901" otlho monlhly ..-ing o l l h o - Ceni!Jr, 10 bt held It 2 p.m. lleday in 102 Goodjur Hal, c:.mpu.. The '""' b ,_ ol chalge and open 10 lho public. For furthor lnlonnotion, oontKt the Emeritus Center at 829·2271. Derek Trucks Band to perform In CFA The Center for the Arts wit! pment The 0er<1< Trucks. Sand at 8 p .m. on Tuesdaj in the Moln~ lhoater in lho CFA, North Campus. The concen Is sponsored by tho 5UJdent Association and WBFO-FM. Twenty-three-year-old Der8 Trucks' muskal aree' began at the age of nine, when he picked up an acoustic guitar al a yard sa~. He got his first pay;ng g;g at age 11 and formed his first band at age 12. The Derek Trucks Sand released IU eponymous debut in t997. following it u~ in 1998 with "Out of Madness." In 1999, Trucks joined tho Allman Brother> Sand, toklng over sltde guitar duty. Between the two bands, he keeps up an extensive touring schedule, ploy;ng mOJO than 365 shows in 2000 and 2001. The Derek Trucks Band is touring in support ol ~ Noise.· Tlclceu for The o..-.tc Trucks Sand aro 120.50 for lho general public. and 116.50 fa< U8 students. TlclceU ......-from roan 10 6 p.m. Monday through Friday in lho CFA box office and .... Tlcfoetmoster loCAtioN. REPORTER The . . . . . . . . _ """'""""'........ po-.tby . . . . . , _ ._.,_....... - · MJJ::oli""' ol ~C -.cntt--. ...... ..., fdiMIII . . . . . lcalodot UD QllftsHal, -------· , ..... -:.~~-~- .. _ ..-............... ..._ -.... ·..:-_~-~~- ---- c----.-~ --.. s.A.-...- -- ~­ Whet Is the Marlen L White Allthropologlaol •.....-ch Mu- Anthropology Library also is open to the public. The library is located immediately below the departmental offices (accessible by the stairwell adjacent to the offices or via the Spaulding plaza ). Each semester. the library's schedule changes. This fall semester. it is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m: and Wednesdays and Thundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Al thoug~ it is a non -circulating library, there are some really good references available. Articles that have been placed 0n • reserve" by the anthropology faculty for various courses also are available at the library. tral, Wenro, Erie, and Seneca. The served over a period of 11 Seneca are the only contemporary years and refitted as two colNative American group, and they umns in 1987, where the two claim lineal rtlationship to the halves of the Totem Pole face The Anthropology Research Mu seum houses a collection that other groups. The collection also each other in the open mu consists primarily of North h" e_thnogra.phic artifacts, pri- K'Um space. Most of the work marily from the Samburu of and materials used on the ToAmerican archaeology. but also Kenya (liqllid containers. hunting tem Pole were provided by a has a modest collection of ethnoimplements, pusonal adorn- volunteer team led by Jonah facts. some biological graphic ments). and from Polynesia. The Margulis. former Buffalo Pubmaterials and geological samples. museum also has an extensive lic Schools psychologist and The museum officially was slide collection. The Anthropol- administrator, and Sumner opened to the public in 1979, but ogy Library hoUS6a collection of Nunley, a former Buffalo the idea for the museum dates mostly anthropological books chemistry teacher and acting back to the 1960s when Dr. and journals. It also has student head of science for the d istrict Marian E. White laid the groundundergraduate honors program before his retirement. frank work for establishing a museum project&, theses and dissertations Dinan of Canisius College dein the anthropology department. from the Department of Anthro- veloped a special combination Professo rs Warren Ba(bour, pology. UB is one ~f a select of uret hane monomers to Sa runa s Milisauskas and Stuart group of universities with access infill the Totem Pole. The reScott further contributed to the Who w•s M•rt.n L Whlte7 to the Human Relation s Area action of th ~ urethanes development of the mu se um . Milisauskas currentl y serves as di - Marian E. White ( 1921 -1975) Files, which is a current, compre- formed a special foam to fill was a well-known archaeologist hen sive dat abase of worldwide decay and insect damage, and reclor. The museum is ,primarily a research facility. Besides storing in New York State and a profes- cultures used for cross-c ultural also provided s tren gth for the exlensive archaeological col- sor of anthropology at UB. She research. The Anthropology Li- st ructural support in its relections, the museum fulfills rc· excava ted extensively in the brary has. a hard-copy version of building. Although it had been quests for resea rch materials for Niagara Frontier reg ion of th~ HRAF files. An on lin~ version suggested that th e Totem Pole had been carved by the Haid a va rio us projects (i.e. th eses and O ntario and New York for ap- is available for UB patrons. Ind ians on th e Charlotte Isdisse rtati ons) and provides ma- proximately 20 years and co ncen - TeU me •bout the Totem Pole. lands off Alaska arou nd 1904 . teria ls for teac hing demonstra - trated her resea rch on Iroquois agriculture, warfare and settleThe Totem Pole, carved from a it is likel y it was carved by a ti o ns. With th e pasSage of th e Na tive American Graves Pro tec- ment patterns. White o riginall y Northwest Pacific Coast red cedar non enative artist who had rewas from Hartl and Corners in tree, originally stood at Burden course to a uth entiC totem tion a nd Repa tr iatio n Ac t (N AGPRA ) by Congress in 1990, Niaga ra Cou nt y, and received her Lakr _~ea~ "'lbany, N.Y., from pole, _tbat suved as a depar the museum has had official deal- und"etgraau~fe d eg r e~· rrom - 1904-1958. The story goes that ture ·point-but stylistically, ings with several N~tivc American Co rnell Universit y in 1942. She the pole was a gift to Matt Larkin, the pole is different fro m the groups as well. A non -circ ul atin g joined the Army Air Force dur- the "father of the jukeboL" Ap - tribal styles of the Northwest Regardless, the Anth ropology Library is associ - ing World War II. In 1952, she parently, Larkin used some of his coast. co ntinu ed her education at th~ larg~ profits to establish a sport· museum 's Totem Pole is a ated with the muse um. Unive rsity of Michigan and in ing rafug~ for his friends on Bur- stri ki ng example of ea rly 20th Where Is It loc.ated 7 U It open 1956, was the first woman tore- den Lake. lt was said that Larkin's ce ntury North American mato the publlc7 ce ivc a doctoral~ from that guests were treated royally, with teri al cu ltural history, espeT he An thropology Research Mu- university's Department of An- completely furnished apartments cially from the point of view se um is located on th e seco nd thropology. Before co min g to where each bedroom was of th~ s:> read of th e .. totem floo r of the Millard Fillmore Aca· UB, White was a junior anthro- · equipped with new pajamas, pole" as being sy mboli c of demic Core at the Ellicott Com - pologist With the Rochester Mu - toothbrush , hairbrush , etc., so Native American c ulture plex, below the main anthropol- s ~um of Arts and Sciences. She that nobody could say '" I can't throughout the Northwest and ogy departmental offices ( 380 also served as an assistant cura- stay. I didn"t come prepared." Not beyond to North America. M FAC ). It is open to th e public. tor of an thropology at the Buf- knowing what to give Larkin, his However, since its current pri - falo Museum of Science and as an friends decided upon a hand - Wh•t's your INKkgrouncl7 'Are you •n erdoHOioglst7 mary objective is as a research Ca- assistant cu rator of archaeology decorated totem "pole from cility, there are not m;my exhib- at the Buffalo and Erie County Alaska. Upon its arrival from the Yes. I am an archaeologist, but its to see. There are a few glass - Historical Society. In 1969, she Northwest coast to Albany, a I did not start out to become case displays on the second floor established the highway salvage wood -ca rving friend altered the one. As an undergraduate, I and in the departmental offices, program at UB, now known as pole to incorporate the likeness of majored in biochemistry, a.rt but the most prominent artifact the Archaeological Survey. several of his friends-including history and history. I also have to see i~ the 47-foot tall Totem baseball great Chris!Y an associate's dtgrft in studio types of Pole. The museum is accessible Whet Matthewson and H.S. Mills, once art. At one time, 1 had intenhoused In the museum7 via the stairwell next to the elevaknown as a "'coin-operated ma- tions of entering a program for tors in MFAC. It tends to be open More than 95 percent of the chine tycoon"-tiid added a skel- art conservation. However, afmuseum's North American colMonday th rough Friday during eton with top hat and trumpet at ter experiencing my first excabusiness hours and often into the lection comes from Western New top (the heads no longer exist and vation, I realized I would rather York. The kinds of archaeologievening. However, even if the the skeleton is not on display). do fieldwork than strict labodoors to the stairwell are locked. cal artifacts in the collection in- Later, the Kau family took over ratory work. I have been forth e Totem Pole can be viewed dude pottery, lithics (stone arti- the estate and enlarged it, where turulte to have performed fieldfrom th e third floor of MFAC facts), bone artifacts (worked and it became known as the Totem work in a variety of places. (down the hall from the depart- un"!orked animal bone) , and Lodge Country Club. It was said What .-stlon ... ~ ment offices). The vantage from ethnobotannicals (organic re- at this time that som.e of the ..............ed. - the third floor really gives a nice mains). The materi-als represent greatest Broadway stars perpenpective orr the pole's height more than 1,500 sites and top 1 formed at the lodge on the week- lt7 and allows for a closer view of the million artifacts. Most of the ar- ends. After falling upon bad Perhaps a question about docarvings at the highest points. tifacts range in age from the Late times, the Totem Lodge was sold nations. Anyone who has artiThe museum's Web site <http:/I Woodland to historic period to ·David Schoenholt. In 1958. a facts or booki to donate ·wlngs.ttvff•lo.edv/ •nthropol- (A.D. 700-1700s). A smaller num- violent storm with 45 mile-an -" should call the Department .of ber of North American artifacts hour gales caused the Totem Pole f191/MUMVIIt/lnclu.ht~n> offers Anthropology at 645-2414 to some images of artifacts, and de- are from earlier periods of occu- to fall. The Schoen holt family do- make arrangements. It is imtailed images of the Totem Pole pation, some as ear1y as Archaic nated it to the Anthropology Mu - portant f Jr people to be aware can be found at http :// (c. 7000 BC). A portion ofthecol- seum in 1978 . The Totem Pole that their donations are a very w1ngs.buffe1o.edu/ enthropol- lection represents groups that ar- arrived at the museum in six seg- important asset to any depart ogy/museum/pole.htm. The chaeologists refer to as the Neu - ments. Five of the six were CO!J- mental collection. HUnt7 . am -adS •re -w,_ ___ / · �Relu~ce to shop online Study links perceived risk to trust, familiarity with middlemen 1J IACcauu.- GHOSIH Rq>Ofltr Contributor £SPITE the high vole of shopping done the lnt<rnct each day, ny consumcn fail to make online purchases because of continued reluctance to engage in transactions with intermediaries that are not familiar and trusted, according to a study by researchers at the School of Management. "The percrived ri sk of . consumers can be reduced considerably if age was 10 low. l,Jsing a Georgia Institu~ofTecb ­ nology Web suney o£"4.,000 individuals of various age, inconie and education, they analyud conslll!ler peruptions of Internet institutions that serve as financial inkrm«<iaries for online purchases. The analysis showed that all financial intermediaries-banks, credit-card companies, Internet mall operators, check-clearing the transaction is gua ranteed by a familiar, tru sted inter· rnediary," ex· plained H.R. Rao. professor or" management scie nce and systems an'd co-author of the srudy, to be published in ComrmmiccHimu of tire AssociatlotJ of Compwi11g Mach II wry (CACM). UTrustworthy institutions can be banks and other financial institutions, as well as thriving clmronic identities like Amazon and e-Bay." Prior studies published in CACM showed that less than I0 percent of the 4.5 mi llion Web users in the U.S. had ·ever bought anything onJine. Rao and his colleagues set out to discover why this perunt- compa nies, known thi rd parties a nd digital ba nks-are not perceived as equally trustworthy. So- cially recognized and entrenched institutions, such as banks and credit-card companies, were pttferred over the others. The researchers concluded tha t businesses could reduce tht> perceived riskoflnternel shopping and improve e-commerce sales by contracting with a bank or credit-card. company to process or guarantee online sales. '"This reprtRnts a significant opportunity for established finan cial institutions,• Rao says. "'While some b,anks, such as Citibank. First USA Bank and UMB Bank, have taken initiatives in this direction. there is a vast market that remains, as yet, untapped." The researchen also found -that consumen tend to trust established electronic entities liU Amazon and e-Bay, which explains why so~ retailers have partnered with these companies to seu' their products over the Web. Another finding of the study was that lnt:t.met shoppers were more willing to risk their credit-card in-· formation when pr~ted with a financial incentive, such as prices that are lower than what is available off-line. ..This implies that online merchants nted: to be cost competitive and aware that consumers vary in their peraption of risk over the Intemtt,.. Rao cautions. "Wh ile the reput ation of an online merchant may remain unchang¢, the consumer's perception of loss may change "to a perception of gain in the transaction if the economic incentive is sufficjent," he adds. RaoconductedthestudywithA.F. SaJam, assistant professor of informat ion sys tems and operations management at the University of . North Carolina at Greensboro. and C.C. Pegds. UB professor of management science and systems. RIA studies focus on families · By KAntLHN W£Avut Rtpart6 Contributor R ESEARCHERS affiliated with the Research Institute on Addiaions have been awarded two grants focusing on couples th erapy and fum ily treatment for alcoholism and drug abuse, which are among the most effective, but rarely used in Substance-abuse treatm ent programs because they are labor-intensive and costly to deliver. The fiBt study, funded by a S1.5 miUion grant from the NationaJ Institute on Drug Abuse, will involve a therapist working with several couples in a group fonnat , thereby reducing the cost of the treatment · and perhaps making the intervention more attrnctive to substanceabuse treatment programs. "We know that couples therapy is very effective in reducing drinking and drug use among married or cohabiting alcoholics and drug users." explained William Fals-Stewart, senior research scientist at RIA and resea rch associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. "Recent studies have found that couples th'erapy is one of the five most effe-ctive treatments for alcoholism and substance abuse," he added. "However, a national survey of substance-abuse treatment programs indicates that less than 5 percent of programs in the U.S. offer thb t}tpc oftrcatmell! to their mar- ried or cohabiting dients." build on previous research by FalsFals-SteWart's co-investigator on Stewart that found that futhen' rethe study is Kathleen A. Parks, also rovery from substance abuse following couples' treatment also ima senior research scientist at RIA. The project will be collaborative ef- proved children's behavior and fort , drawing participants from Al- functioning. Those research results cohol and Drug Dependency Ser- were publ ished in the April2002 isvices (ADDS), a private, non -profit sue of the American Psychological treatment t:enter. Association's journal of ConsultitJg . ..We have worked very successatJd Clinicnl Psychology. fully with Bill Fals-Stewart on other "The new project will build on the Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCf) findings ob taint>d for couples research projects." said Ellen Roche, therapy by adding a parent-training director of outpatient services at component," Fincham explained. ADDS. "It's a relationship that we .. We now "'-.now that showing call ' research to prad:ice'-research rouples better ways to interact, comdollars are brought into the Buffido municate and affirm the drinker's community and translated into very abstinence from drinking positively positive treatment modalities that impacts the children in the home. make a difference. Next, we arr attempting to improve "Our clients love BCT and the parenting skills in a proactive manclinic wouldn't have the opportunity ner that hopefully will demonstrate to proviOe the service without this an even greater positive impact on reciprocal relationship between re- the children." searchers and treatment providers.,.. The U.S. Department of Health Roche added. "To my knowledge, it and Human Services has C:stimated is a new and innovatjve technjque · that more than 6 million children that puiS us way ahead of the curve in this country are being raised by in terms of the rollaboratk>n and the substance-abusing parents. benefits to couples and families." Finc ham said 3:n intervention The second study will be con- such as couples therapy wi th a d~ at RIA by Fr.uicis D. Fincham, parenting component is likely to SUNY Distinguished Professor and have a positive impact on child ren director of clinical trnining in the and families, a ripple effect for Department of 1'5ychology, and his schools anJ conse-q uences for the co-investigator, Fals-Stcwart. It will com muni ty-at -large. l 1B's Rt.'Sl'arch Institute on Addicbe funded by a $460,000 grant from the Na tional Institut e on Alcohol tions has been a national lt.·.JJt:r in Abuse and Alcoholism. the study of alcohol and substa nce Fincham said the projc:ct will abu:,t.' for more than 30 years. BrieD Fund drive a success for WBFO 18.7 fM, the National Public Radio afmiue opera~ by UB, reantly completed a record -breaking membenhip driw, raising $227,000. The fall drive, which ended on Oct. 24, generated 1,500 telephone and Web site-generated pledges from listeners in Western Now York and Southern Ontario. / • · More than 500 new donors joined the station, and more tban 360 existing members donated $48,000 in challenge grants to encourage new and lapsed members to make a pledge. ' • 11 was another wonderful team effort--our programming and development staff worked side by side with local volunteers to rai~ essential operating funds for WBFO" said Joan Wilson, the station's director of developmt>nt. .. The communi ty, by way of its overwhelming financial support, has sent the message that it believes wholeheartedly in the mission of NPR and WBFO." she added . The NPR news-and-jazz format station has ~rienced an increase in listenership of 7 pt>rcent in the pasl yt>a r. WBFO 88.7 FM reaches nearly 100,000 listeners weekly in Western New York and southern Ontario with its 50,000-watt signaL It has two repeater stations, WUBJ 88.1 FM in Jamestown and WOLN 91.3 FM in Olean. • Baldy Center to hold workshop Contemporary democratk theory will be the subject of a workshop to be sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and t~e Law School. Titled .. Building Poli tics: l:.aw, Institut ions and Democratic Theory," the conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m. tomorrow in O'Bria n Hall, North Campus. The conference will examine the struc1ure of politics and the groundwork that is needed for political change, according to James A. Gardner, professor of law and ofganiur of the conftte:nce. "Law and political 1heory have had an uneasy relationship in the past half century," Gardner said. "Yet, constitutional adjudication and analysis is inevitably infonned by background understandings ofpolitics, making polilical theory an important area for legal inquiry. "At the same time, political theorists often deal in lofty abstractions, whose relevance for law and legal institutions is not always dear." he added. "Even those democratic theorists who deal with concrete institutional prescriptions often lack the knowledge and expertise to work through the difficult problems of institutionalization that form the bread and butter of the lawyer's work." Conference participants will discuss those practices that are necessary to political legitimacy, including how to regulate and use law to give incentives.that wiU result in a political stntcture that is more effective and satisfying than it is now. For more information on the conference, contact Gardner at 6453607 or <jgard@buffalo.edu>, or call the Baldy Center at 645-2 102. Advance registration is required. 41 receive MBA in China 11M School of Management, in conjunction with Renmin University in Beijing and Praxair Inc., celebrated the graduation of its second China Executive MBA class Tuesday in Beijing. Fony-one Chinese: executives completed the two- year program. which was designated as the best in China by the Chinese Ministry of Education. The program is designed for executives with at least five years of work experience. Courses are taught in English by UB faculty members who travel to China to teach in three- or four-we-e.k modules. Renmin faculty members experienced in Westt"m busi· ness practkes also teach in the program. The graduates hold high-level positions at some of the leading companies doing business in China, indudingMotorol<\, Microooft, l..ucent Technologies and Praxair. "Our China Executive MBA program is a model global partnership between education and industry," said John M. Thomas. interim dean of the School of Management, who traveled to Beijing for th e commencement ceremony. "The support of Praxair has been critical to helping UB work with the Renmin School of Business Administration to build a western model of education in China." Praxair has aided the SOM with its.educational efforts in China since 1995. Through r.o.-o $200,000 grants, the industrial gases company P'l>" vided funding for the creation of the China ExecutM: MBA program and contributes to the upgrade of classroom technologies there. '" \Vith 16 wholly. own~d companies and joint ventures in China, we consider the Chi na MBA program an important part of th e comp'\ny's efforts to grow business in Asia," said Brent l..ok. prt"S ident of P.raxair Chi na. Many of the graduating executives and key representatives from Renmin University had visited Buffalo for 3 special celebratory con· \'Ocation in early Oc1ober.ln addi1ion to a welcome reception and a dinner in its honor: the delegation attended several management lc:ctures ;~nd visited Rich Produc.ts. In addition to the Execu tive MUA program at Renmin. the Sc:hool ot ~1anagcmcnt operate1'3n' E.xecutive ~IHA program at MotoroiJ Um versity. also in China, 01nd an ExcXtuh·e MBA program in Sing.<1por~. �UB researchers use non-Invasive tools to find I BRIEFLY settl~ent burleCIIn Jordanian desert War on 1!1111 to be taplc of Tuesct.y. Geophysicists find ancient settlement DIMd Mo<Vogor, ,..,_. al IGCiology It King~ Colege .. By W.EIIIOOI.DBAUM Contributing Editor tho~oi­ Ontlllo. ... discuu ._on w.q, Oil and Coop Pallclcs" .. 3 p.m. Tuesdoy in tho Student u.-. ..-. North c.mpus. Tho 1111 II free al d1orge and .,pe. ID tho pubic. . --.including Mo<Vogor Is t h o - al "Hegee and Mon< of Communism.• tho Fall Hls~atUI!II Jp<>r1J<>IOd by tho G<oduo"' Group for ll4aocist Studies and thoUnodiof>.NnerianStudies Commlttft. Foley to address nursing convocation Mary.Foley, immedio"' post president al tho Americon Nurses Association, witl detlver the keynote speech at US's 9th Annual Nursing Convocation, to be held lrom 8 a.m. to HO p.m. Wednesday in tho 5!\ldont Union Theatre, North Campus. Tho corwocatlon Is sponSO<Od by tho Nursing Student Orgonlution at U8. ' Foley, a rogisterod nurse IO< more than 25 yurs who writes and lectu"" about he~ Issues and plays an activo role In tho health-are policy arena, wtll discuss •Nursing: A Profession WJthout Boundaries"' at 10 a.m. In tho Student Union Theaire. In add~ion to holding nu· merous ei<ct<d and appolntl!d positions With the NolA and the California Nunes ~tion. Foley sits on the boald of direc· ton al the National Patient Safety Foundation and setVeS on committees of the NilUonal ' ' Qua~ty Forum. She has bOon appointed to numerou1 health· care task forces in California, in. eluding tho state's RN Special Adviso<y Comm- on the , Nursing Shortage. Her praleuional exp<rience includes 19 years at Saint Fr3ncis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, first as a medfcaJ.surgkal staff nurse and later as director of nursing and chtef nurse executive. She earned her nursing diploma from New England De•· cc>ness Hospi,.l School of Nursing and h..- bachelor's de- gree in nursing rror"l Boston University School of Nursing . She received a mastN's degree in nursing administration and occupational health from the Un~ty of California, San FranciKo. In addition to Foley's address, the Convocation will . sessions led by nursM ~pe rienced in the are.as of hospice, midwifery, information technology, fore. nslcs, genetics and ER nursing, among featu~ others. Employment rKrUiters and vendors also will attend the event. Admission is free for UB students and S5 for an othen. For more information, emaif <tehart)'ebuffalo.edu> or <VO ikmuthObu~alo.ed U>. JOB LISTINGS ·UB job listings accessible via Web job listings fO< professional, ,... search, facutty and civil serviceboth com~ and non-com- petitive-positions can be oc• cessed vii.the Human Resources SeMces Web site at <http!// -.bulhlo.~ -/dm!Jobs/>. malic tombs and temples theyCll'\'ed surfaa geophysical techniques. into sandstone, as wdl as their inge· Baker added. that such techniqU<S SING non·invasivegeo- nious agricultural and irrigation are far more sens.itiw' than those pbysical. tools-and practices. The Nabatean kingdom based on satellite data. withoul turning onr • ruled partS of what are today Jordan, El<ctrical ~Uistivity was used to shaw:! ofsoil-<o learn of Syria and lsrad. It was conquered by determine tbe pn:sence of archaeo· UBscientistshasdisoow:rtd in the Jar· the Romans in 106 C.E. logical features, such as"""" walls, danian desert an ancimt Nabatean The sire where the UB work was based on the oontrast between their ..nkment buried beneath a 2nd-an· done, Humayma, located about 3.5 electrical resistance and the sur~ tury Roman fort, which itself is bur· hours south of tlie capital city of rounding loose sand and soil.' To ied a few feet below the desert surba. Amman, is the earliest ancient Ro· gather electrical raistivity data, the They did so rdying on electrical man fort in jordan. · , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , resistivity data, magnetic-fidd infor· According to mation and ground· penetrating ra· Baker, noninva.s:ive dar, noninvasive geophysical tech· geophysical tech· U niques that arr becoming increas- ingly important at sites of archaeo· logical significance. · Preliminary resul15 of the field· work, conducted this past summer, were presented on Oct. 29 at a meet - ing of the Geological &.ciecy of America held in Denver. '"Without additional excava rion, we have confirmed thai a settlement was there," said Gregory S. Baker, assistant professor of geology and ruques are becoming increasingly important at si tes of ar- sensitive, list-sized magoctomet<n. moWlted on a s.mall cart, were pulled along the ground Ground-~tiog radar, which Baker described as similar toainnft rada.r but pointed roward the was used 10 detlCt rdlec· tions from buried objects using g;tfwx1. pulses of dec;tromagnetic energy. These data were obtained by a unit that loob l.i..U a lawnmower, in which the transmitting and receivingantmnasarelocated in the housing underneath the wt-1 Cram.. "Archaeologists and historians know that the Romans wer< inaed· ibly organized and this carried through to their architecture, as chaeological signifi· cance because of the ongoing ~lance be· well," be said, noting that all walls in Roman forts and st'ructurcs are tither paralld or perpendicular to the tween the need to preserve a site's integrity and the desiu to excavate. " lf yo u leave it buried, then you can UB VOOPhrskbt c;.._,. ...... uses - n d· br sure it 's prenoclar to find "" - • settleserved,.. said Baker, pendntlng ment buried beneath • Roman fort In the structuu's perimeter. leader of the UB team. The team included UB graduate and undorgraduate students. work· "but if you dig it up, jon!MolllftdeHrt. ing with an archaeological t=n from. then people can view the University of Victoria in British firsthand the contributions of these UB researchers towed along the Columbia, in collaboration with the ancient civilizations. sandy ground two antennas (= · Depanment of Antiquities of the "These noninvasive geophysical bling a pair of skis) connected to a Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. tools allow us to leave much of the data-recording device. Bectu.se of its interest in increas- site intact and preserved, while pro· Magnetic gradiometry was used to ing tourism as a major sector of its viding the Jordanian government measurt variations in induced mageconomy, the Jordanian government with the information it needs to de- netism, lh< secondary magnetic 6dd has a l=n interest in discovering as c.ide how it can most judiciously .se- generated by materials in the pi<scncc much as possible about the archaco· lect a few i!lJpPrt;mtplacesat the site of the earth's strong magnetic 6ekl logical treasures within it& borders. to excavate,'' ht grud. Dilli=lt mataials,'sum as stone. mud The Nabateans. possibly the mosl To discover what lay as far as 6-10 brick and loose sand, ha"' different advanced civiliza tion that existed feet underground, the UB team used strengths of induced magnetism. 2,000 years ago, were known for dra- three state-of-the-a rt, noninvasive, To gathor these data, two highly "But what we found based on our studies was a S<ries of walls that were otT angle, and together with our col· laborators, we have oonduded that these were older than those of the Roman fort and, therefore, likely Nabatean buried structures."be said The work wa s presenled by Heather Ambrose, a master's~ candidate in UB's Department of Geology and a recent graduate of the uni~rsity's undergradua"' anthro· pology and geology programs. Her work in Jordan is being funded by a competitively awaided fellowship from the Taggert Foundation. The team from the University of Victoria was led by John Oleson, whose funding through the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada also supporu some of the UB work. Spirituality ' Cont._., , _ ,... 1 philosophyoflife-"the 'what's it all about,Aifie' question"-was 1he top value for studenl5 in the 1970s. Stu· dents today•. however, are more focused on making a lot of money, Astin said, attributing that value shift .. to the ascendance of television. In the academy as well , there's been a prioritizing of the fields of business and natural science, with what he caJied their"'exdusive focus on the materiaJ exterior,.. and the paralle19emise of the humanities"thc very fields whose priorities are, o r ought to be, "i"nteriors,'' he said. Putti ng more emphasis on stu dents' "i nterior" developmen t has enormous implications for how we approach student learning and development, he said. Most institutions today are focused on the "'exterio r"-such things as how stu dents pt'rform on exams a nd the number of credi ts they receive. \Vhcn in s tituti o n s d O concern themselves wi th the "interior life," they t'end to focu.o; almost exdusively on developing ..cognitive function," like memorization, quanti tative reasoning and critical thinking, Astin sa id. Little attentio n, he said, is paid to deve lopment of such affective skills as empathy, cooperation, lead ership and self- understand ing. "'Whatever happened to ' know the· issue of educational reform. he said. Reform usually focuses on ex· terior structures such as programs. policies and curriculum, and little attention is given to the "interior of the institution"-the collective be- liefs and values of the facUlty that constitute the culture of the institution , he said. ••our research o n in stitutional change suggests that any effort to change stru~res has linle chance for success if it ignores the collective interior:s or culture,.. he said. A similar imbalance can be found in the way institutions approach the topic of facu lty development, he thyscll?"' he asked. said. lnst:itutions typically think in terms of exterior matters like scholarly activity, teaching techniques or serv ice to the institution a nd the community. Interior aspects o f faculty development, such as values, bdiefs, hopes; fears, frustrations, get relatively little attention; he noted. "The way we conduct higher education is simpl)r a ref1ectio n of the larger society and it 's probably no ex<tggerat ion to say that the mod ern wo rld. and the U.S. in particular, has become increasingly focused o n the c.xterior aspects of societyeconom ics, acquisi tiven ess, com petitiveness-to the point where the human condition and the quality of life are judged primarily in terms of This imbalance between the in terior and exterior also extends to 'things,'" he said. Similarly, higher education tends tion of faculty and staff away from teaching. and more in the direction ofleaming. "That puu us"""" in the terialistic society, he added. head of the student," he said There is hope, though, Astin sug· • The shift away from the indi· gest~, noting that he has observed · vidual teacher and leam<r toward academics actively. searching for learning communities. meaning and trying to find ways to • The growing popularity in the make their work. their lives and their freshman " lOI courses'" that encour~ to judge itself in materialistic terms--enrollments. test scores, rankings-in response to this ma- institutions "whole." age students to look at thrir educa" Wha ~s really happening, I think, tion in a more holistic way and make is that the growing uneasr about our d~r connections between their institutions and our society has led academic work and their sense of · some o f us to start talking about the meaning and purpose in life. "S" word-spirituality," he said • The growing number of aca· How one defines his or herspiritu· demics involved in service learning. alityis not the issue,Astin pointed out "Almost all aspKu of students' aca· "The important point is that the demic, personal and moral developacademy has for too long encour- men I are favorably influenced by aged us to lead fragmented or inau· participation in service learning," he thentic Uves, where we act either as said. The teachers often are transif we are not spiritual beings or if formed as well, he added. the spiritua1 side is irrelevant to our The most important thing to keep vocation and work," he said. "Un· in mind about spiri tuality, Astin der these conditions. work has be· sa id, is that it touches directly on our come divorced from our most 'Sense o f community. deeply felt values and we hesitate to "More than anything else, giving discuss issues of meaning and pur- spirituality a more central p1aa in our pose with our colleagues. Likewise. institutions will serve to strengthen ·we discourage our students from our sense of conllC1...'1edness with each engaging these issues among them - other, our students and our instituselves and with us... tions.· he said "This enrichment of Astin detailed several develo p- our sense ofcommunity will not ani)' ments that , he said, "suggest that we goa long way toward OV<!fOming this may be ready to pay more attention sense of fragmentation and alienation to our inner lives and to those of our that so many of us now fed, but it students:" r . will also help our studenulead more • The movement to redirect anen· meaningful lives." �lftelier 7, 212JVt34, It& Rap D Grant recipients recognized Reception honors top 100 faculty receivingfederal grants .,.~VIDAL Contributing Edi!D< T: Researchers from across the nation compete frir federal funding, and grant proposals are evaluated in an extremely rigorow review process. Proposals are peer reviewed. allowing other experts in the field to make recommendations abQut I<Searchers' work. As a result, only the most highly qualifi<d research proposals re· ceive funding. "This r<ception celebra!<d the people who have surviv<d that iinensely competitive process and have had their r<search vett<d by the top people in their field. The studies they'r< proposing are of extremely high quality." Turkkan said. · "We honored the people who had the courage, determination, tenacity and resourcefulness to obtain this impor12nt source of research funding." Faculty memb<rs were chosen based on a "snapshot• of total active f<deral awards for reponing year 2002, including multi·year awards. Those select<d include: School of Ardlitecture and Planning David T. Shaw Sargtir'N:'srihari Edward Steinfeld Aidong Zhang College of Arts and Sciences School of Health Related Ronald Berezney Fronk V..Sright Philip Coppens Huw M. L. Davies Michael Ray Detty Bing Gong Elaine M. Hull Professions Joseph P. Lane John H. Stone School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences School of Dental Medicine Anthony L. Auerbach Mark B:illow Richard B. Bankert KeiU)eth M. Blumenthal John M. Canty, Jr. Terry D. ConneU Leonard H. Epstein )ian Feng Jo Freudenheim laura M. Garrick Richard M. Gronostajski John Hay V. James Hernandez Parsa Kazemi- Esfarjani Paul R. Knight Ill Robert E. Baier Daniel J. Kosman Emesto DeNardin Alan H. l.ockwood Philip T. Loverde Claes E. Lundgren Thomas E. Melendy Paul A. Luce David M. Mark Bruce D. McComb< Bruce). Nicholson WiUiam E. Pelham, Jr. Paras N. Prasad John P. Richard Richard ). Salvi Hiroaki Suga GuiyunYan Mira Edgerton Sarah L. Galfen Robert J. Genco Howard Kuramitsu Frank A. Scan_napieco Graduate School of Education Emanuel Blount School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Michel Bruneau Alexander N. Canwrighl George C. Lee Russ Miller Abani K. Patra Web assists in p~eparation of theses and dissertations G l'n>QooestDitllhl- <http:// a E university honored farulty members who have received the Iargen amounts of f«kroo grant doUars with a reaption hdd on Tuesday in the And<rson Gall<ry. One hundred farulty m<mbers representing fidds ranging from <ducation and assistive technology o pedatrics and special <nvironmmts wer< recognized for th<ir efforts to ob12in highly competitive f«kroo funding for th<ir teS<llldl. F<deral funding obl2in<d by the 100 teS<llldl<rS represents 74 percent of all active =ch awards at UB, and 82 percent of all f<d<ral funding the university receives. "These 100 grant recipi<nts not only represent the best and brightest of US's talen!<d ....archers, but also epitomiu what we strive for as a public res<aidl university-to continually push the boundaries of our knowt<dge and to share the b<nefits of our discoveries," said President Wtlliam R Gmner. · "We ~t UB count ourselves fortunate to have such gifted, dedicated researchers working in our academic community, but we know that th<ir contributions extmd weU beyond the walls of the university. The impact of th<ir res<aidl is profound and wid<-ranging, so it's a great pleasure to soe them receive the national recognition and support they so richly deserve." · Obuinir.& f<d<ral support is a measur< of the quality of the faculty, said Provost Elizab<th D. Capaldi. "Only the very best investigators com pet<, sucassfully for f<d<ral funding." she said. "With th ~ aid of its excellent faculty, US's f<d<ral support has grown steadily. This improves the university's national repu12tion and.produccs economic impact in Western New York.. The federal government estimates 29 jobs are gentratcd by every S1 million of grant dollars." Federal research grants are among the most prestigious sou tees of funding a researcher can receive, said Jaylan Turkkan, vice president fot research. Research universities are rank<d nationally by the amount of f<derally sponsor<d grants and cl!ntracts they receive in aU disciplines. she said. Yi Han Kao .... Bruce D. Miller Timothy F. Murp.hy Madhavan P. N. Nair Mulchand S. Patel David R. Pendergast Alfred S. Ponticelli FengQin Laurie K. Read Jerry Richards Thomas C. Rosenthal Thomas A. Russo William 1: Ruyechan Frederick Sachs Malcolm Slaughter ·Robeit N. $pef\81e{ Harold C. Strauss Mary!.. Taub Maurizio Trevisan John E. Vena )eah Wactawski-Wende Nor«n Wtlliams jerrold C. Wmter Zhen Yan School of Nursing Nancy Campbell-H<ider Mary Anne Neary a • CGM/--/pe.w"Y> provid<sO<UI6to more than 1.6 million entries or abstracts feat:uril)g information about docloral disa<rt2tionsond rn&cr's theses. Authors from mor< than 1,000 graduai.: schools and onivmities are tept<S<n!<d ill thisdatal>ase, which, b<causeoflicensing ratrictions, is available only to ~mns affiliat<d with UB. Mudl!iU its print counterpart, Digital Abstract.s. Digital Dissertations includes "bil:>liographic citations for materials ranging,from the fu:st U.S. disiemtion, acap!<d in 186i , to those aocep!<d as recently as last S<rn<Skr~ Unlike the print version, bowover, this da~ provides usen with access to more than 100,000 dissertations in fuD !<XL The Network<d Digital LibraryofThesesand Dissertations (NDIID) Initiative <http:// www--.Lorg/> is a current !hesWdisiemtionr<lated project. This open f<deration of mor<than 130 member universities and.supporting organizations is providing online access to th<ir students' electronic theses and dissertations. Among the objectives of the NDLTD initiative are to "improve graduate <ducation by allowing students to produce electronic documents, use digi02llibraries and un dersund issues in publishing" in order "to .incr<as< the availability of student research for scholars and to preserve it electronically," as weU as to "'empower universities to unlock their information resources." NDLTD participants presently include Virginia Tech (a pioneer in develo.ping this initiat ive}, The Johns Hopkins University, University ofWisconsin·Madison, and the Rochester Institute of Tech nology, as well as international participants like UppsaJa University (Sw<den ), Universidad de las Americas Puebla (M<xico), Gymngsang National Universi ty, Chinju (Korea ), and Rhodes University (South Africa ). For 3 complete list of participants, see < http:/ 1 te.nnelsee.cc.vt.edu/-lmlng / cgl·bln / ODL/ nm-ul/ memben / lndex.htm>. Many of these participating institutions. in addition to providing electronic access to th~ gradual~ work of their students, also requ i r~ th at this work be submitted in electronic format . The NDLTD Web si te allows users to search acrqss numerous participating sites for theses and dissertations on a specific topic. Rr· sea rchers also may limit their searching and browsing to specific institutions. Note that in some instances, full·text access w docu ~ments is not yet available because of copyright or institutional access restrictions. However, the number of full·text rides that can be accessed and downloaded is increasing. StiU und;,. devdcipment on the NDIID.si~ is the Electronic Thesis/ Dissei!ation OAI Union Catalog, < http:/ / rocky.dllb.vt-edu/ -etdorion/- . html> .a da~builtbytheharw:stingofmetadata from opeo archives of electronic theses and dissertations. At pt<Sent, a search on the tam "bioinfonnatics" will result in a listing of the topicr<lated EDTs available from the participating institutions. Links within <he I<Sults list will tili US<IS dir<ctly to the title through the sponsoring institution's da~. Although the OAI Union Catalog presently has a limit<d number of participants, the implications are that this meld of ND!ID and the Opm Archives Initiative will b< expand<d to the whole ofNDliD participants. As the number of participants increases, the OAI Union Catalog and NDliD cenainly will b<come an dfectj.., tool for =ch<rs looking for the most current information in their fields. , ~ School of Pharmacy and a.tttuon and Austin aooth. Un~ UbroMS Phannaceutlcal S<:Jences Joseph P. Balthasar Ho-Leung Fung William J. )usko BrieD Research Institute on Terry Gross to speak in CFA Addirtlons The Center for the Arts will present_Terry Clara M. Bradizza Gerard ). Connor.; Kurt H. Dennen Rina Das Eiden William Fals-Stewan Gross, host of the National Public Radio pro- Michael R. Frone Kenneth Leonard Neil B. McGiUicuddy Roh-Yu Shen gram .. Fresh Air," at 8 ,p.m. Nov. 15 in the Mainstage theater in the CFA, North Campus. WBF088.7 FM, UB'sNPRaffiliate,andWGRZlV, News Olannel i, will sponsor the appearance. Tune in to "' Fresh Air," and you'recertain to hear Gross interviewing some of the most prominent Maria L. Testa figures of our time: )ob.n Updike, Arthur Miller, Spalding Grny, Sonny RoUins, Diane Keaton and Elvis CosteUo. Engaging her guests with an unusual mixture of confidence, genuine irterest and just a touch of vulnerabmry, Gross brings Kimberly S. Walitzer htr listeners into an intimate place where the ..celdJrity"beromes more School of Social Work understandable, mor< hurn')ll. ' .. Fresh Air," in fact, has its roots at WBFO. Gross attended Bin Thomas H. Nochajski the early 1970s and worked on the WBFO programs "Woman Power" Vice President for and .. This Is Radio." After graduation, she began working at 1PR member station \.VHYY in Philadelphia, hosting .. Fresh Air," a local Public Service and Urban Affairs interview and music program. NPR b<gan distributing a weekly, half- David F. Burganowski Donald ). jacobs hour version of .. Fresh Air" nationally in 1985. In 1987, .. Fre hAir" became a daily, hour-long program carried by more than 280 radio statio ns. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Tickets for Terry Gross are S18 for the general ~ublic and S I 5 for UB students. 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Cost<y<r b bost-l<nown for her incompatoble won. on "Sat· urday Night I.M.• During her six-year stint w;th the s:hc:Jv.t, she created some ot the most farnotn ·sNt• chatacten, including middte sc~ music teacher Bobby Moughan-Culp, NPII nodio host Margaret 1<> and Lilith f=air poetess Cklder Calhoun. as well a• spot-on lmp<essions of Martha Stewar1, Celino Ilion and Hillary Rodham Ointon. · Tickets for Ana Gasteyer are S20 for tho ger10fJI public ond S16 for UB students. and are availab'e at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Tlcketmast.,. loaotions. 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Oct. 21, 2002. Urnpuses ..... must Mid • ment to their Amuol Securtty llopOit '""'Uftd by tho Umpu5 Securtty tho ollender ID any ll1lfty with .......... papulolions ~ ID tho Act d 1990, acMsing . . ampul community where infonnllion con- - d .......... c:ommllled by such ... olendor. lny1111ftying . . , . , _ on 1 sa ollender moy disclose 011urdw ~ cerning regisleed- ollendors tr.1sn1ilted to . . ampul by . . such...,_ . . . clsmllon.lnaddllon. in such.,_, . . ~ (OCjS) moy be obtained. lion clesabd ........... shll ~In . . UdNciDiy esab- . fishedln11111Mide...t nat......... al ..... such ........... shll, . . - .................... lD ... polllc. -..,._....,.....,._,which *· ..,alhor.......... ...... eDQS.,............., 1 subdiNaOiy a1 ~ 3 . . allnden. in- Students to perform in "The Wild Party'' cluding ... - - ' The Department of Theat"' ond ~ wil prtoent I fully mounted student production of Andn!w Uppo's mwicol "The \Wd Porty" Nov. 14-17 ond Nov. 21 -24 In tho D<oml Thealr<ln tho Center fO< tho Arts. North Campus. - production is spoosored by WBFO 88.7 FM, UB's Nationol Public- lffilial2. PerfC><nlOrlCeS wti!M<r place at 8 p.m. on~ Fridlys and Saturday>. ond at 2 p.m. oo Sundays. "The \Wd Porty" wilt be dirocted and choreogtophed by Lynne Kurdzioi.Formato, wfth mwicoldiroctlon by Michael Halce. - production wilt f•• t""' • cast of mwicol th<alr< majors from tho Doportm<nt of Theau. and Dana. Tickets for "The Wild Party" a"' S12 for tho ger10fJI public ond SS for UB sb.ld<nts and ,.. nior cltluns. Tickets may be purdwed at tho CFA box offr<l! from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all roc:ketmaster ioaotiom. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendl~'"= to the · Tho RtpO<t<r W<Icomesl<tt"" from rnt!mbers altho Unlveney community commenting on its , stories and content. l.etteQ . should be limited to 800 WO«b.. and may be edited for style and length. Lett.... must Include tho writ~s name, address and a daytime t<ftphone number fO< -~lion. flecau!e of SfUr<l! limitations. the /fltpottff' c.~ nnot publish all received. They must be received by 9 a.m. lett'"' Monday to be consic:lorod for ·· issue. pubflation In that R<porttr pn!fen thiot lot ten - be received flectronically at <ub-RpOrtt'lifbuff.tto.cu>. which "'" - ..... Dwlloolllonafllllea.,.,.,..._ • Leftll~ the risk ol repeat offense is low, a LMil designation shall be given to such sex offendef. In such case, the low en~orc... ment agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enlon:ement agency or agencie>. having had jurisdiction at the time of his or her conviction shall be notified pur1uant to.lhe article. al . . - ........ cillndorllong �........ / Nrmbe17.2W2/VIi34.11a.& Repo.-... 7 Volle~~all Kent State 3, UB I U8 dropped.-- mw:ll to t h e - . Konc- Golden Ruhos on Frldoy lnAiuomi........., 20-lO. ]().21 , ]().28, ]().22 The loss dropped LIB's ....con! to 9-1 7 <Mn1 and 1-llln the HAC The- ... tn¥01 t o """"""""and Ot.lo on~ ~occer - ·s Canislusi,UBO UB flnishod the 2002 ......... seuon """' • 1.0 loss tD c:nJU-UJWn rlvol. c.-.. Collep. at the Demslre Sporu ~on Oct. 29. Golden Grillln Chris ~~obey's chct from 2S yanls out sailed to the left in the side o( the loc and the loot d Ryan Clummea. who slipped the to lilt the bal inside the left post u the 3:4 I BUis piSt llllnno:igMI..,IIIIIIIDionl, 3-2. assist marl< o(""' lint hoJf to '"'" the Grills the ody pi d the pme. in the game on a secondwho"" the half goal that gave U8 a 2-1 swtlnc nod In ""' "" the Bulb. lead. pfeifer is tied for the ll.ade.,.,.,,._andollowedody team lead with four goals one plln the pme. and 10 points this season as The loss 'c~rops the "' 6-athe Bulls head into the MAC 1 on the seuon.The Bulls. who t-o qu>lifled kJI' the MAC Tounwnem. Tournament wiU bee l<entudcy In the qu:arterfinals tOmOrTOW in Huntington.W.V&. Pff!fler.,..., . . Ovisv..nna. WOMEH ' S UB l, Binahamton 2 (2 OT) EUubech Pfeflor coowened on a penalty kick ~ .. In the second .-nirne penod to five the BUb J l-2 win over 8fngtwnton <tt RAC Aekf on Oct.. 31. <...,. U8 opened , . scorirc early In , . " " " " " ' - Emily -pined ""'""" ola rebourdod shot from Moogt1an HaU and '*"'a the 209 marl<.Tho Bean:aa - - . d bod< In the 40d> .......... but us regalned the lead .....,. ., , . second hoJf when Pleller found a suoa1onc Natalia Crolut. who ripped 1 shot postlho ~ gealkMper to JIM' the BuNs a 2-1 lead. Bln&lwn<on ....-.d back at the 63: ll marl<. The pme remained tied after 90 minutes of play and the BuUs were forced ;•-;-o~!:'?~7~~~::pul':i'.bm from behind In the box >nd coowened the penalty ldck to p the Bulls a 3-2 won, With the win, the Bulls finish the ...,...,. season •• 7-7-5. ~ross ~ount~ Bulls finish with mixed results at HAC Champion,hlps The men's and women's cross-country teamS competed In the MAC Clwnpionships on S.tu.-day at Miami UnNors;ty~ Western Campus Cour>e. The men finished slxtllln a 12....., field wnh 170 poin<s. but just 10 points shy o( founh pbce: the women pbced 12th In a I 3-tom nee with 305 points. Centnf Mkhlgan. ranl<ed eif:l1th nationally, qed out -....nt<ed Easum Michipn kH' the men~...,., champ;onship.l9-40.Toledo breezed post the.....,.,..,., field with 51 points "' win the tide. The Bulls' pomeason meets wil continue: on Nov. I6 when they head to Van Conlandt Pori< In the Bn>nl< kH' the NCAA Nonheast Re&ion>k. Bas~et~all . anw-·s Best of Broadway Members of the Zod.iaque Dance Company entertain during the Friends of the Center for the Arts' fourth annual Masquerade Ball, hekl Saturday in the CFA Atrium. Guests dressed as their fa110rite Broadway character in keeping With this year's theme, "The Best of Broadway.• Proeeeds benefited the CFA's Dance/Outreach Program. UB 74, Syracuse Action AAU 53 (exhibition) UB put fonh a solid perlormance In a 21-poOK .tao<y .,..... SynaaeAction In pme on Saturday lnAiuom........., The Buls wll open the""""'.....,., u St.john~ on Nov. 22. The fint homo pme d the .....,., wll be ap1nst Colpoe u 7 p.m. on Nov. 261nAiumnl .......... ~wimmin~ - ·s Ohio 116, UB 117 LIB opened <he 2002.01 season with 1 I~ 117 dual..- loss to HAC power Ot.lo ~on Saa.rdoy In Aleron. Aleron. "'**I- oot fiold 1 . . . , \ ....-n.host.ed tho ..-In txJnjo.wlcdon with a,.,.,..,..\ trH.- ap1nst UB and Obituaries Ohio. The- hold lint placo ~""'-- ~ John Edwards, retired gerontologist, dies at 66 Edw......, John A. professor emeri- · the United Kingdom in 1959 and tus of medicine and founder of the trained in internal medicine in the Alzheimer's DiseaseAssisl2nceCen· U.K. He came to Buffalo in 1967 and ter of Western New York, died Oct. completed a two· year fellowship in 28 in Sisters Hospital. He was 66. medical genetic:S at the UB School Edwards, who retired from UB in of Medicine and Biomedical Sci. 2000, had been acting head of the ences. He joined the UB faculty as a Division of Geriatrics/Gerontology resean:h assistant professor of mediin the School of Medicine and Bio- cine in 1969. medical Sciences. Edwards received a National InA native of Hawarden, Wales, stitutes of Health R<search Career Edwards obtained medical degrees Development Award and was a from the University of liverpool in memlxr of the American Society ofOinical Investigators, the Ameri· can Foundation for Clinical Research and the New York Academy ofSciences. · He was medical director of the Episcopal Olurch Home long Term Care Facilities and Adult Day Program, and was a member of the Episcopal Olurch Homes board. He also was President of the Amherst Senior Center Advisory Board. A private memorial service will be held in Wales. losirc""' lad In""' llnal --.tho 400- ...... Ot.lo Ptbd up 13 points wi<h lint- and~ .. ""' - · - - - second. ...... b.rpora In the ..... Sopllomore l'1attt 5y _ , - ._.. """"'-Tho &As wll open <he homo seuon on ~hosJ!rw llaiSau u II a.m. in tt.Aiurml Jtvwa N:aQ.mrium - - ·s Ohio Ill, UB I OS Akron 141,.U8 101 UBWI to 1-2.,.,..... and0.21n the HAC wi<h a pairOIIoaos "'.• ~In Aleron on Soa.rci¥Tho -WI to ponn1111 ....... .,._.Ohio. I 38-IOS, and drtwod a 141-IOldodslon to hootAicron.a ..,...t visdy ~from last"""""' UB posted just a pair d Ylctories In tho n-. botll by ~ )enneler B<w-.tty.llr>nla:wsky _,the 200 braststrob ln 2:26.86. easily~ second-place/Vby f'ocol o( Ot.lo by -b.- M<Onds.llr>nla:wsky _, the 200 backstrob In 2.~74,just tOUCiq out Aleron\ -Thomas by less than • second. The Buits will host BoJISoola>nd BowiW. G....., In the homo open<~' at I p.m. Saturday In ""'Alumni Natatorium. �81 Repariaa: ·~7. 2002N.l34. k6 ~,t~~... SIO. fo<mote inlonnatlon, 6-IS.Aim. Friday Tuesday 12 a DlgltaiMocllo Sptposlum ~­ ~.:.M~-· ~:'(;,.,Alex ~~ Men<Mch, Mlchaet • Mateas, }onathan Mintoo. o.vid Rol<eby ::::,=Sengen, a ncesby)udd and Lori Talley, Reccxds. ~.......~~ Center, 249S Main St. ~~~-~ Development Center, Wednesday 13 672 Dolaw.,. A... (11 / 9, 10 o.m.·S p.m.); Big Orbit Sound Lab, sos Wednesday P..rl St. (11/9, 8-10 p.m.). Free. T1M- Strloog Quwtot- perf-. c-.rt • .., the Slee/ - - - Strloog Quwlot Cycle ot a p .m . S.turdoy In Slee CON:ort Holl, North c-.pus. 9 The Reporlf!r publbhes highlights of listings drawn from th~ online UB Cal- endar for evenh taking place on um pus, or for off campu,: evenh where UB Thursday, November listing of events. go to the UB Calen dar at ~ http :t/ wlngJ. . buffalo . edu/ cal - -1 UB vs. Central Ftc:wkU. UB .Stadium, North Campus. 1 ~~:' :~ ~·Poin~ 7 R<s<fved; S1 0, EndzOO<, General Admission; Free for students w;th ptoper 10. fo< groupl ore.princlpitlsponson. For a full T1M ~D-e s..tes 20 Saturday more informatiOn and tkkeu, 6-IS-6666. le Ballet National du ~AI . Mainstage theater, Center for the Arts, North Weclnesd.ys ot 4 PlUS Poetry Reodlng. Yunte Huang. Marl<~. 5cn<nlng Room, Center for the M.s,. North Campus. 4 p.m. f....,. fo< """" ~- NlotlYe AmeriClln - · \lldd ~coor:·=t Union Lobby, Nonh Campus. tnformationJ 64S-3810. =.!&:.·J=. i:t,~ Cynthio. 6-IS.20SS. Friday --Sessloo! 15 EucutlYe MBA lnfonnotlon Session. J«obs becutiw Development Center, 672 Delaware Ave~ 6 ~m. Free. AllootSukldo lri CHlri.i. 110 Ztiong. UB collection is earning an international reputation o Poetry and Rare Books Collection is famous for ]<!)ice, Graves and William Carlos WiUia~ holdings By JOHN DELlA CONTaADA Contnbuting EditOf' A s he packed off to London the army knapsack used by renowned .. wartime poet .. Robert Graves. Robert Bcrtholf-<urator of the UB Poetry and Rare Books Collection-renected on the \'alue of the itl·ms he often sends to museums from around the.world. 'Tor scholars. the knapsack symboliu~ the profound effect of \Vorld War I on one of England's most imfK)rtant literary figUrt"S.":...t)'S Bcrtholf.'' But wht.'lll met Growe·; son, \Villiam, he was delighted to !cam we had the knapsack bcalusc it brought back memories of using it as a child to carry hb IO\\'els to the beach." Th e knaps.1ck and a book of John Keats' poe m~o ntain ­ ing poems scrJwled by Graws on its back pagt..- s--wcre sent last month to the Imperial War Museum in London. where they arc part of ihc exhibition, ..Anthem for Doomed Youth: Twelve Soldier Poets of the First \rVorld War." h is one of four .major exhibits in which the Poetry and Rare Books Collection-famous for its Graves, James Joyce and William Carlos Williams collection.r-is participating over the next few months, Bertholf says. Last month, UB provided a collection of books by Robert Crreley, Robert Duncan, jonathan Williams and Charles Olson 10 the National Museum Center of Art Reina Sofia in Madrid. In December, UB will provide the Circle of Beautiful Arts mu· seum in Madrid with manuscripts for an exhibition on the life of Robert Graves,.and Bertholf will giv< a speech at the exhibit's opening. And in February, the UB collection will mount an exhibi· tion-totally from its holding.s--<>f idiosyncratic printer and papermaker Walter Hamady at New York City's Grolier Oub. the largest and oldest society for bibliophiles in the United States. · With the activity, the UB collection-valued at "so much money that it doesn't matter." says Bcrtholf-isquietlyachiev· ing interna tional notoriety for its significance. "Over the last few years, we've seen signs that people are recognizing the importance of our library." Bertholf says. "We are receiving many more requests from museums for our collections and many more requests worldwide from researchers seeking source materials for books and ankles." \ Most famous of all is UB's )ames joyce collection, which is the world's most comprehensive. It contains original manu- scripts of Joyce's novels, various notebooks compiled by )oy<x when writing " Fin~egans Wake" and "Ulysses." first-edition copies of every book published by Joyce, hundreds of letters to and from Joyce, and several of Joyce's personal items, such as family portraits and his personal library. The 55 handwritten "Finnt.-gans Wake" notebooks arc the centerpiece "On one occasion, I received a request from the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia, wltich wanted a foot-long dip pen that Joy<x used to sign the limtted edition of Ulysses,• Bertholf recalls. "I would ha"" made 1M trip from Buffalo to Philadd· phia with the pen, but I didn't want to chana hilving it con· of a massive critical in\'CStiga tion o f Joyce's creative mind during the 16 years he spent writing the novel Three of the notebooksf.,. turing analysis from an international board of Joyce scholars-were published in March to in· temational acclaim. Two more were published in· October and three more are slated for publication in the spri ng of 2003. According to Bertholf, the notebooks Joyce used to .write " Ulysses,n an d other items from US's lt-•llkethesefromthe Poetry- ...... ln!JNOl...,_ 1sJ Joyce collection, will be ...........,. ... .... · ua .... suppllod pieces .......... collection,.,..- ....... - . c -.. exhibited by the National uhlbfts being tnOUftted over the ~ few months.. Library of lrtland in 2004 for the IOOth annive""ry of Bloomsday, the annual intema· fiscated by airport security as a potmtial weapon." tiona! celebration of the date-June 16-when the eve~ts deOver the next fewy<ars, Bertholf anticipates that UB's Dylan scribed in "Ulysses" take place. Thomas coUection will begin receiving its share of fame.. With the international attention has come added responsi- Among its I()(),()()() volumes of poetry, the UB collection pos· bility. A single paJ!.C of Joyce's handwriting has an insurance S<SSeS all of the first-edition :X.Oks by the legendarily boister· val ue of SIOO,OOO. Bertholf notes. Requests from exhibition ous Welsh poet. And it has nine of Thomas's notebc;j,ks, in· spaces that do not conform to strid security and insurance duding the famous "red notebook" that contains the original guidelines are flatly refused. As a safeguard, Bertholf some· manuscripts of poems Thomas wrote as a young man. times personally ddivrrs valuable items to their destinations; "'yyan Thomas is ooming back into vogue," Bertholf says. most times he uses an insured art carrier. ·"Tastes change, """n among poetry and rar. book scboWs.• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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Faculty, stiff, students ond . the public looldng for lnfor. mation about the unMnlly's offoc.e hoofs ond doss schedules d uri ng inclement weather can caii 64S-NEWS. The telephone Hoe will be available 24 hours a day. There neYer will be a busy signal since the line has the capKity to handle an unlimited number of )an. J). INSIDE ••• callssimu~. be.,..- The sW!Urd recorded mesuge wll i open.ondct..-llllng ,....,...,-==: ~-· held . . . . . . . . . . Gumboot Dancing the~. . . ..... Xolani Henema, a member of the Eager Artists Theatre Company of Durban, South Africa, demonstrates to students at the Buffalo Academy for the VISual and Performing Arts tl)e fine art of gumboot dancing, the rhythmic dancing performed by South African miners wearing their worldxlots. The theatre·group is in ~idence at UB. ........ lily . . .,..,_-===~ lions or~ UB adds second ·Dell computer cluster Increased computing capacity to assist in scientific research projects at university G T HJ' unM:rsity has added a 300-node o.u high-per- formancroomputingdus- ter (HPCC) to its Center for Computational Ri5carch (CCR). Alive and kiddng .RePorts of "'i:iiiiijll M II II rdl' Fillmore The increased computing capac· ity will assist with various sci~ntific research projects, including groundwater modeling to help predict the flow of contaminants in large bOOies of water such as the Great Lakes, computational chemistry and molecular structure determination. it is the second O.Udusterai UB, adding to the 2,000-node HPCC depi~earlierthisyeartosuppon research in the Ccnrer of-ExoeUcnce in Bioinfonnatics. CCR, the eighth-largest supercomputing site in the world, underscores how standards-based computing systems can perform at high levds foroompia research. The 300-node duster recently -achieved 2.004 trillion Boating-point opera· tions per second (Teraflops) of sustained performance in the UNPACK benchmark test. "Many of our scientists need to exploit a large number of processors operating in a coordinated fashion to jointly solve leading-edge scien· tific problems that could not be solved in a reasonable amount of time on smaUer systems," said Russ Milier,directorofCCRand UB Distinguished Professor in the o.panment of Computer Science and Engineering. "Efficient massively par· allei processing techniques can be applied to !J!llnyscientific problcns in order to provide cost -effective solutions via dusters based on stan· dard components. A marl>ine liU the Pentium 4-based O.U cluster will be used to dramatically reduce the time to solve problems, in many cases from months to hours... UB and many other organiza· tions are increasingly choosing HPCC solutions for data-interuive analysis as an alternative to propri· etary su~rcomputers. The latest Top 500 List of supercomputer. <www.topSOO.org> indjcates that O.U dusters have a cumulative performance of 6.046 TFWPS, up from 856 Gigaflops (G FWPS) in the previous list. 1_1le new supercomputing dust<r at UB is the highest-ranking O.U system..on the list at number 22. Other ranking O.U dusters include ,...._..._,...z Profit motive linked to dialysis deaths co~egn-. mise By LOIS IIAKUI Contributing Editor are gra~~y.,... ~· DoonGeolgl lopaL Nttlr r.-ty 10 11M a UB's .-ghl sdlbal, MFC hll NOOgll1ilecl ond NdiNclild lis million to focus on the nontndtlonll studlnL PMilS T HE profit motive that drives U.S. for-profit kid neydialysis centers results in an average of 2,500 premature deaths annually, a 'study published yesterday in the /oumal oftiu: Amcrica11 Medical Associatio11 (lAMA) has found. The study's results also were presented yesterday at a press confer· ence in Washington, .D.C., spon· so red by the non -p rofit Public Citizen's Health Research Group. The findings are based on a sys· tematic review and meta-analysisof eight observational studies involv· ing data from for·profit or private not-for-profit American dialysis facilities covering mo~ than 500,000 patient-y.ars. it was conducted by researchers at McMasrer University in Hamilton, Ont., and UB. Results showed an 8 percent in· crease in deatb rates for dialysis patients treated in for-profit facili· ties compared to private not-forprofit care. "The results are not difficult to explain; said P.). O.V.reaux, resea rch feUow in the deparnnents of Medicine and Oinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University and lead author on the study. "Pri· vate for-profit facilities have to gen· erate profits to satisfy shareholders and pay taxes. TypicaUy, these two exprnditures an- in the range of I 015 percent of expenses. .. No t-for-profit faci lities can spend this mo!ley on patient ca~. The higher death rates result when for-profit companies cut comers to makesuretheyproducetherequired profit margin." Holger Schunem•nn, UB assis· rant professor of medicine and socia! and preventive medicine, ~nd principal U.S. author, said: "While an 8 percent increase in mortality may 5<\'m small, the observed increase in mon:aliry represents between 1,200 and 4,000 additional deaths annuaUy. Our results indicue that for-profit dialysis centers provide lower quality care compared to not·for·profit ce.nte.rs. The dial ysis research follows a study published by the same group in the May28 issue of the Cmwlian MrdicaJA.l$ociation/oumai(CMAJ) that compared mortality rates in for-profi t hospitals YCmiS not-forprofit hospitals. That study als6 found that patients faced a higher risk of dying when hospitalized in for-profit institutions. Dialysis is a procesS that 61t<:rs toxins and excess water from the blood it is essential for people with kidney failure whose kidneys have ceased to ~o that job. The primary method of accomplis hing this detoxification uses 0\fl apparatus caUed an artificial kidney, through which the blood cin:ulates, is filtered anddeansed.About200,000Ameri· cans suffer fromchroniclcidneyfail · ure and need an artificial kidney machine to stay alive, according to the National Kidney Foundation. Theprocessistime-oonsumingstandard treatment involves four hour of dialysis three times a week during the patient's lifetime, absent · akidneytransplant-andexpensive. .___-- s �lrle*l21. 2I21Vt 3Uo.7 Kathy L. Curtis is associate director of the English Language lnstitute. Wh•t It the mls.ilon of the ln gt"h Language lnstltuto7 Th< English Langu.ag< Institute, founded in 1971 and a unit of th< Graduate School of Education, provides English language in - struction, cultural :r:=.':t= ,.,.... -being oought for . . . . . l.ulher King Jr. Schol, . . . .~~bytho .....,-*Yond StJII ,_,_ ....... ....,.juniorO<>e- . ---hlgl--... _,_..per- - -... leodenNp that odvona!s . . . . .. . . !HotoPhy oiiClng. -Gojolts.-- lho--o-hom 15110• SI,GOO-ls ~by . . . -at modldno.locol ardl- ........... ~ in honor "''*... -.Lulo~ llglblo opplaonti """' be .... . . ¥tAilEd petJOrli d cob', .._....,..orJOnion llUI, ---- -be .• 3.3 _.· , . ... U5.gode-port dlbon or ~-due in208 ..... -Compos. by Sp.m.Jon. 31 . Far- Woomotlon, con.allallnd Gonuw or Denise IIDIIIIIIU4W072. 0< 11M\ . . . . . . 112-2400. ................. .......... REPORTER _ ____ ......... _.,___...._~ ori~ntation and pre-academic training to in ternational students, scholars and professionals on an intensive, a.s well as on a p<r-course, basis. Th< ELJ administers four major programs: the Intensive English Program (IEP), which sp<eializes in preparing stud~nts for university study in the Unit<d States; the English as a S.cond Languag< Program (ESLP); for stud<nls enrolled in academic programs at .the university; a part·time Evening Program for Buffalo-area professionals, and overseas and · customiZed program's offering language-learning and teachertraining opportunities; both on campus and in other count ries. The IEP is ou_r core program, annually enrolling 400 to 500 students in full-time programs of language instruction and pre-academic orientation. Barbara A. Campbell and I ar< responsible for administering the IEP, which conducts programs in the fall , sp ring and summer. The ESLP, administered by Keith Otto, provides credit-bearing ESL courses in reading, writing and oral" communication to matriculated UB students. In addition , the program provides testing and train ing for the university's international teaching assistants and works with the departments and International Admissions to set English languag< proficienc y sta ndards, both for admission to the university and teaching assistantships. The Evening Program offers a variet.Y of part- time co urses in grammar, writing, oral co mmunication and TOEFL preparation for Buffalo-area professionals. Th.e ELl 's overseas and customized programs, administered by Janice A. Nersinger, collaborates with UB departments and overseas partners to develop specia l program s that may in cfu.de English language instruction , teacher training and professional development activities. How does theW work with tho rest of tho unhionlty7 Th< ELl is_a ~rvice qnit of the university, preparing prospective UB studenu for university otudy and providingcr<dit-bearing ESL courses to enrolled students· who non-nativ< speakas of English. Through this instructional support, the ELl plays a role in making it possibl< for UB to enroll larger numbers of interna tional studenu. In addition, the EU works closely with th< departmenu and the Gradu.at< School to set English languag< proficien~ standards for int<rnational applicants and to test and train inter· national teaching assistants. = uy - .... -ofthoOMjor -- - , . . . . ...... _ ... tonns of the Institute's role at 11117 One of the moSt significant changes has been th< expansion of o ur mission to include other programs. When it was established in 1971 by our director, St<ph<n C . Dunnett, vice provost for international education, the institute was nam<d the lntensiv< English Language Institute to designate our primary mission. Over the years, we have taken on additional responsibili ties , including us·s credit-bea ring ESL courses and overseas programs, which have made the instjtute a more integral part of th< univ.rsity. We chang<d o ur name in 1995 to reflect this broader mission. Despite the addition of new activities, the ELI remains committed to our core program,the lEP, which w< believe is on< of th< best in th• country and provides an outstanding preparation for academic study in th< U.S. That's why we like to·«mind the departments that our six- and 12-we:ek summer programs serve as an excellent preacademic program for incoming graduate and undergraduate international studen U. Who .,. the W studtnt:s ·and whore do they come '""" 1 H.,o tho studeftb . . . _ . • grut cleal- the yun7 Do ,_y lfttOtllllvO EftgiiJh Pro- gram sbldents event....n, enrollot W7 · Our IEP students have changed over the years in ke:eping with larger trends affming the numb<rs of studenu coming to the U.S. from variow regions of the world. These tr<nds have depend<d on economic, as well as geopolitical, factors. For example, in th< 1970s, most of our students came from lran, Leba.non and Latin America, followed by sponsorw studenu from oil-rich Algeria and Ven<Zu ela. By the early 1980s, w< had few<r students from th< Middle East and began se<ing larg< num bers of studenu from Asia-Japan initially and later Korea and Taiwan.. East Asia continues t.o be our largest source of students. · This week Is lntematlonal Education Week. What Is ln tematlonal Education Week and how Is the W participating? International Ed~cation Week (fEW) was establish<d in 2000 by the ·Clinton Administ ration as a joint initiative of the depanments of Sta te and Education to promote and celebrate the benefits of international education and achange. Since then, hundr<ds of educational institutions across the country participate in lEW each year. UB organiud iu first JEW in Novef!1ber 2001 , and this year th< scope and ext<nt of th< week•s activities have been expand<d. Thanks to funding from the Department of State through a Cooperative Education Program grant from NAFSA; Association of Internatio nal Educators and donations from local spo nso ~s. US 's JEW includes mor'e outreach activiriis to -the wider community. Some of ·the highlighu of th< w<ek includ< a k<ynote lectur< by Andrew f. Bacevich, a professor of international relations at Boston Univer- ........,. .OIIIclld...... tlw-d sity, who spok< yestnday on " Bus~·s National Security Str'/(gy: How It Hu AIJect<d U.S. Foreign Policy.• A mini in ternational film ftstival has been organiud in cooperation · with Dipson Theattrs to present films at both the Student Union Theatre and the Market Arcade the.aters in downtown Buffalo. Th< films include " Pi~ces d'Jde.ntit~ '" (Congo, 1998); "fointSecurity Ar<a" (Kor<a, 2000); " Tbe Running Fence• (USA, 1978), and "Showu• (China, 1999). In another outreach activity, interna ti onal students enrollw at th< university and the ELl are visiting City Honors High School and Tapestry Charter Elementary School to share their languages, cultures and traditions with local studenu. Yesterday, EU hostw 40 Fronti.r High School srudenu for a day of class observations. The institute has been hosting Frontier students since 1979. What question do you wbh I had asked, and how would you haw~ answered lt1 A question about th< ELI"Chat Room.• A new initiati~ begun last year, the Chat Room is not, as its name suggests, an lnt<rnet-based m..Ung plac.; rather, it matches domestic UB students with international students for face-to-(ace conversation.practice and cultural exchange in English. All UB international students are eligibl< to sign up for Chat Room sessions, which ar< sch<dulw in the 1ate afterooon. Nativespeaki ng und<~graduate studenU earn two cr<diu of ESL 320 by serving as Chat Room tutors for a semester. While the Chat Room was creat<d to pro.: vide pr'ictice in conversational English for int<rnational students, there ar< plans to expand it to learners of Spanish and other languages co mmonly otudi<d at UB. · .......,.. ........... ~ --11130 Qalb IIIII. Dell cluster --.- . . . . . (716) 64S-l626. _., ..... -::.~_ _,.. ---SuoDomo......---...... --c-.u. .... john Dolo~ PolridoOonoow> Ell<r>Galdboum S.A.iJnge. Chrfstine:VIdlf .,., ......... _ Sa ndi a National Labs (32) . Cornell Theory Cent<r (88 ), University of Utah (89), Penn Stat< Uni versity ( 174) , Swineburne University(l80),a 100-nodiconfiguration of UB's first cluster ( 187), Dell (207) and th< University of Notre Dame (46 1). A key reason for th• popularity of H PCC for sup<reomputing applications is th< ability to deploy solutions based on standardiud technologies at a fraction of the cost of a proprietary supercomputer. .. Dell's supercomputing clusters enable cu s t om~rs to scale as they grow,as opposed to paying for over- capacity in the legacy sup<reomputing model; said Russ Holt, vice president and general manager of Dell's ·Ent<rprise Systems Group. "The ability to· add power and capacity to address demand is very attractive to custom· ers. and very cost -effective." US's second cluster is comprised of 300 Dell Power Edge~ 2650 serv- <rs, each with dual Intel• X.On~ Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz processors running Red Hat Linux. A fully connect<d. Myrin<t 2000 high-spffil, low latency interconnect network complrus th< balane<d standardsbased SUp<rCO!J1pUter. CCR ruearch<rs will use th• clwter for work ranging from groundwater modeling, protein folding, molecular structu.re determination and computational ch.mistry tomvironmental enginttring. computational fluid dynamics and mater'als science. Dell Comput<r Corporation is a premier provider .of products and services required for custo me.rs worldwide to build thrir information-technology and Intern<~ infrastructures. The company's rn-mue for the past four quarters total<d S33.7billion. Dell, through iudi=t bwiness model, designs. manufactures and customizes products and services to rustomer requi.re.ments, and offers an extensive selection of software and j,.npberals.lnformation on Dell and iu products can be obtained at <www~dell .com > . ) Editor's Note This story was based on a news rtl~se writU!n b)' Dell Computtr Corporation. �IIMIIbeJl1,212.Nt34,1t7 Repa..._ Physical activity extends life Contributing Editor EING inactive is more life-threatening than being overweight or obese, resuita of one of the first studies to consid6 body weight and physical activity simultan<OUSiy and assess their independent dfecu on mort2lity has found. For the determin<dly !<dentary, that's the bad news. The good is that participantadidn't need to be marathon runners to decrease their monality risk. R<Sulta showed that for men in this study, small amOUI\ts of physical activity were significantlyprotective, while moderate or intense physical activity provided tittle additional life-preserving beneli~ irrespective of weight. Moreover, in an interesting twist to the .. leaner is Detter'" axiom, und6weight persons in this study were at greater risk of dying from any cause than people of healthy weight. The study will be published in Annals of Epidmriology. "Consistently, physical inactivity was a better predictor of aU-causr monality than being OY<rweight or obese," said lead author Carlos ). Crespo. associate professor of social and preventive medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. "Our findings.confinn that, independent of other known risk factors. such as hypertension, high choleslerol arid smoking, physical activity exern positive health benefits independent of body weight. The benefit may derive from the fact that regu la r, moderate, physicaJ activity, no B news matter how-much )'011 w<igb,awean to stimulate the irrummesysttm, irnpr<M insulin sensitivityand.increase bone density, among other positive effects. These findinss send a otrong · message that ...ryone should 5trM to be ac!Minsome way';'Cmposaid. The study was based on data oollected ior the Puerto Rico Heart Health Program. Tbe initial data on physical activity and body measurements....,.. oollected betwe<n 1962 and 1965 from 9,824 men aged 35 to 79. Men found to ha.., heart clioease at the first examination or whn died within ~ first three years of the study w..-. excluded £rom the study to reduce any bias due to a preexisting condition. Researchers reconi2Cted participants ~ times during the C!"· suing 12 years. During that followup period, 1,445 participants died and nine couldn't be found. The 6nal sample for this analysis c:onsisted of data on 9,136 men. PartiCipants wert placed in a quartile ofpbysial activity, based on the number of hours per day they spmt at various activities. Activity hours were converted into an activity irida based on METs. or metabolic equivalents, a standard mrthod used to indicate energy expenditure. An activity index of 24 reflects no activity (one MET per hour is necessary to maintain basic bodily functions). The first activity quartile included participants with an acthrity index of24 to 27; second quartile from 27 to 30; third from 30 to 37 and fourth, greater than 37. Weight categories were based on body mass index, or BMI, which ,... flecua weight-to-height ratin.A BMI . of 18.5 to 2A.9 is consid6ed nonnal or healthy. Otber weight catq!Ories ....,.. underwright-BMI less than )8.5; OY<rweight-BMl between 25 and 29.9; obese--BMI above 30. Analyzing these variables from the 1,445 who died showed physial inactivity to be an independent risk factor for all-awe' mdrtatity. Men in activity category I wett at twice the risk of dying tiw) thooe in category 2. Additional activity provided little extra benefit, resulta showed. When deaths from heart diseas< were consid6ed separately. findinp showed sedentary men had 38 perctnJ more deaths from bearteiseast than men in the next activi ty quartile. Men in the highest quartile of activity lived the longest, regardless of weight. · H~. comparing heart disease deaths based on weight cat. egory showed a 33.6 percent increase in heart disease deaths in obese (BM1=30+) men compared to men in the healthy weight category. Overweight (BMI=25-29.9) men showed only a 7 percent increase in deaths from heart disease. "These findi ngs are of public health significance because both physical inactivity and obesity have been cited by the surgeon general as two nf the top I0 public health priorities for the nation,""Crespo said. -tin this study, inactivity was a significant predictor of all-cause mortality, and m-erweight men who exercised reduced their risk of premarure death compared with overweight men who did not exercise." GSE gets $4.5 million in grants •1 I'A'RICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor DUCATION resean:hers in the Graduate School of Education (GSE) bave ncftved more than $4.5 million ck.llars in federal grants in n· cent months. The largest grant, $2.5 million £rom the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), was awarded to the . Region n Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program (RRCEP) in the GSE's Department of Counsel· ing and Educational P5ychology. Researchers led by David Burganowski will use it to develop education and training programs in human-re50UI'Ce5 development and organizational devdopment for mo"' than 400 community-based rehabilitation programs (CRPs) across the DOE's Region II, which includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Ria> and the u.s. V'llJPn Islands. CRPs are community-opei-ated organizations that rocrive nnstatefunding. but provide education, training. housing, respite and job servioes to physically, mentally and/or developmentally disabled consumers, their families and employ= Locally, such programs include People Inc. In 199.8, the UB program received its first DOE community ,..habilitation program grant, also for $2.5 million , to ~velop and provide a E BrieD Ruckenstein receives award AM--.,_ Study finds inactlvity more life-threatening than obesity . , LOIS IIAIWI 3 broad range of pertinent job-training programs for CRP staff ~em­ bers in Region II. The other grants awarded to GSE faculty members are: • $1 million from the !J.S. Department of Education to ewluate a pre-school mathematics curriculum that combines mdhods devel· oped by Julie A. Sarama, assistant pro&:ssor,and Douslos H. Clem<nts, prohssOr, both in the Department ofl..eamingand Instruction, and,..: seaJtbers at the Univa'sity of California at Berkeley. The two teams bave mzived a total of $2.5 million in funding o~ four years £rom the DOE for the proj<ct. The curriCulum combines elements of Oemcnts' and Sarama"s "Building Blodcs Proj<ct." devdoped under a previous $1 million grant from the National Scienoe Foundation, and the "Berkeley Math Readi· ness Project,• a print -based, preschool mathematics curriculum deYeloped by Berkeley researchers under a DOE grant. The UB-Berkdey study is one of seven funded by the DOE Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Grants Program (PCER) to evaluate the effectiveness of preschool curricula, and the only one who~ overarching goal is to assess and su pport you ng children's math - • 'JWo.year, $700,000 grant £rom tbe Interagency Educational ReseaJtb Initiative (!ERI) to Sarama and Clem<nts to scale up the field~ sealdt on the llul&lollleri<dmathematia curricula to indude mo"' ematical development.. sive extracurricuJar training. dassrooms. Clem<nt> said the scaled-up study will assist theappliabilityo( ricula whm used as designed. This is necessary, be explained, becau.se schools frequently will apply only some of the teaching methods and .-cur- mala'ialoSU(Fied<rapplythemdhodsdiffMntlyandexperienoepoor..raults than the~ predic;ted. This study, he explained. wiD permit the~ searchers to conduct carefully monitored field research in many roo"' ~ and claSsrooms to..,. if the outcomes support the conclusions drawn from the earlier, smaller study. .. $372,000 grant from the NSF to Sarama and Clements to develop materials for children and teachers foraoomp.-.hensMK-5mathemat· ics curriculum. The grant is part of a five-year, $5 million NSF grant to multiple centers. Sarama developed the project in conjunction with the Education Development Center in Newton, Mass. Its purpos< is to help America's mil· lions of elementary school teachers Jearn new 'ways of teaching math without having to resort to expen· to the awudpackod curriculum vitae of Eli Rlldr.enstan. Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished ProCo.or inthe~tofCbemicaiEngin<erimcand winner of the National Medal of~ highest honor awarded in the ~- for scientific achievement--has mzived the Founder's Award for. outstanding rontributioos to the 6dd of chernial engineering from the American Institute of Olemial Engineers (AI OlE). Ruckenstein received the award recently at the AlChE"s an ~ nual meeting. The Founder's Award is presented each year to an ensiJ-r who has had a profound impact on the way that chemial eogineerioc is practiced, and whose achievanents have advanced the profession in any of ita aspects. "'fh..-. is virtually DO aspect Of modem chemical ~ tbof has not been profoundly influenced by Eli Ruck.enstein," acmrdinc the text of the awards luncheon. "Dr. Ruckenstein has made a major ppact-both fundamental and practical--on nearly all important cbemtcal engineering 6dds by introducing modem ideas and integrating....., branches of chemistry, physics, materials science and biology into them. W"9morethan800publications,hisprodigiousoontributioostocbemtal engineering titeranm have helped define the state of the art in catalysis, transpon phenomena, and colloid and interfaa scima<. And his unique ability to innovate in a seeming boundless scientific arma sets him apart £rom the .-.st of the scientific community. "We present this award to Dr. Eli Ruckensteio for bis piooeerin& and continuing contributions in many areas of chemical engineer· ing and inspiring education spanning over 50 years, and significant contributions to industry,• the citation said. Ruckenstein ,~ UB faculty member since 1973 and a member of the prestigiow National Academy of Engineering, is the first UB professor to receive the coveted National Medal of Science, considered the U.S. equivalent to the Nobel Prize. It is bestowed on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge in the chemical, · physical, biological, mdthematical, engineering or social scienas. The AIChE previowly honored Ruckenstein with two of its most prestigious awards: the Alpha Chi Sigma Award in 1977 for exallena in chemical engineering research and the Walker Award for excellcna in conLributions to chemicaJ ~e ngineering litc:ratu~ in 1988. He received the 1986 Kendall Award of the American Chemial Society for creative theories and experiments in colloid and surface science and, in 1994, he received the society's Langmuir Lecture Award. In 1996, he was awarded the American Chemical 5ociety's E.V. Murphree Award in lndwtrial and Engineering Chemi5try. He received the Senior Humboldt Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in West Germany in 1985 for his worl< related to detergents and the Creativity Award from the National Science Foundation for his work on protein separation. Ruckenstein received the Chancellor Charles P. Nonon Medal, UB's highest tribute, at the universi ty's 153rd commencement ceremony in 1999. Foster named planning chair KatlorJn A. , _ _, associate professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of An:bitectu~ and Planning, has been named chair of the department, effectM! Jan. 2. A UB faculty member since 1993, Foster has served as director of research in the UB Institute for Local GoYunancr and Rq;onal Growth for the past four years. In this capacity she has been deeply involved with research and analysis of issues and initiativa of importancr to the Buffalo-Niagara region, including regional plannin& government efficiency, economic ckvdopmmt and service~· She is a founding member of the UB Govemancr Pro)Kt arid project director of its major publication, · eovnnance in Erie County: A Foundation for Understanding and ~n.• Her scholarship focuses on governance, regions and regionalism, metropolitan decision-making and leadership, intergovunmental and inter-sectoral-public, private, nonprofit and academic-rdation.s, and comparative government systems. Foster's recent publications have addressed such issues as urbansuburban interdependence, "planning without plans," metropolitan governance a.nd performance indicators for the Buffa.lo-Niagan ~­ gion in the 21st century. Her monograph, "Regionalism on Purpose," was published last year by the Lincoln Institute of Land Pnlicy. Foster holds a doctorate in public and international affairs from the Woodrow.Wtlsoo School at Princeton University, a master's degree in city and urban planning from the University of CaliforniaBerkeley and a bachelor's degree in geography and environmental engi neering from The Johns Hopkins University. She is a feUow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 2001-02 was a visiting feUow at the A. Al.&ed Taubman Center for State and Local Government at the Kennedy Scbool of Government at Harvard University. She is a member of the governing board of the Urban Affairs Associatfori and the editorial board of the Journal of tiJe Ameritatl Planning Association. �4 Repa..ta. lovetlber11.211021V1t3Uo.7 Psychology researchers say curiosity key to personal growth, level of Intimacy l< uoos ___ __ _ . , . . . _ d o o n in ...., thoSchaalol~ond ........ ond ell* ol tho Com- _ ----Forty"---2002 . . . . . , . . . _ " " Grool<r ' ......., _ _ _IIJ ... _ o l b ___._ ,__,ln ... --..-Doylur>- -Co:---~ fl/-..--..... fi/ ... C . , . o l - - l o r ___ fl/ ... oac.-.t.MIIr*lfldllomg- -(~---­ "40~ " ' - - - o l...... . ~---­ <ring- Now Vort. GovindoAju -one olr..ty 300--thoogool <40·- - t h o - . He- *"'"' ---""""' success ond a>mmUI'ily .......,_ t h o - at a luncheon held on NoY17. mont. The D<portmont ollllologicol 5dences in tho College o1 AtU and Science recently - iU Distlnguiohed Alurml Spoollor I<N¥dto - - . who his doctorate from tho - ~ in 1982. Smith is pnifeuor ol biochembtry. bio- physla ond oncology. tho lJ'"-'ily oiRodleoter Schaal ol M<diclne. Smith tho award whllo doll...tng a lectu"' on COtrfU'. '1INA Editing: The Mlny Foces and Subcelkllor Ploce.• on Oct. ~- St.,._ C.-._ via! """""''"' int<motlonal edUCll· lion. ,_,..,- awarded an hojlonrY ~ HohMs c.us. dograiiJ-k.ldlomj at-.. ......... tho Implementing lqmcy ol the GcM!mment ol Mongolo. during cemnonies at the aaclomy's c:atnflUS In Uloanbu..... the capilli ol Mongolia. The dogroo awarded in ol Dunn<tt's "contribution to tho ~oltheeatemll .... lations ol the A<ad<rny ol Mlnagomon~ and the~ olon enYitoomentondol forolgn language- recog- cl teochers and - · for the post five )'0015. he hos ... ~tond-to the A<ad<rny cl _ _ . . on behlf o1 the T~ foundo. tion, Japon. T- II'"""' de lnforme. llOO lil<rocy - I n tho- and Science lllnriel, hos . . colvedthoNewc-..Medla ln....,.tlonaf Nfrltsfor her lltido, •A ol ,Hope: GusliM> Alvlru Gardelubol.. The . . - . which chronicles the prtson·llfe ol tho popular, chorisrnltfclfldog. 9-~a­ Colombian author and Iormor 9<-mo< ol tho Colombian ptOIIince cl VIlle dol c.uc.. II>' pun!d in the Spring 2001 Issue cl EIAnclar, a~ quarterly that publishes ert. ifl. lelleCtual worb, anoly>es and debates ol in-t to the u.s. IJIUno communlly. JOB LISTINGS UB Job listings ___ acUsslble,via Web Job lllllngs "" prolmional. ... -'>. foaJIIy ond cMI.....oc.- cornpotltM ond non--a>m~conbo ac· , COS10d via the Humlo ~ Service Web site at dottp:/ I - /<fwl/lobl/>. .Curiosity is a good thing, study finds e lly PAlWCIA DONOVAN challenging c:xperiences. to a male-female couple. The 45 " Both the state aitd trait of curi- couples then were selected. ran · osity promotes exposure to novel domly to be: introduced into one or and chaJJenging opportunities;·• two ape.rimental situations: one chologists SU811"51S that curi· · says Kashdan , "which, in tum, are designed to generate interpmonal osity is very good for people. preamors to le;uning and personal closeness or intimacy between the Their studyrondudes that the de- growth, the devdopment or inti· partners, and one set up to mimic a . gree to which people a,., curious ·macy and perhaps greater satisfac· casual, small-talk situation. actively influences their persona] tion and success in the interper· Thecouplesintheintimacy·progrowth opportunities and the level sonal domain. YOking situation spent 45 minutes of intimacy that deV<Iops when they "One of the hypotheses in this . taking turns aslrins and answering. meet someone new. study." he says, "is that the S)lhjects' . in a predetermined order, a set or The study was conducted by Todd individual differences in trait and questions provided fur them, each D. Kashdan and Paul Rose, both doc· state curiosity would predict whether question l'llOI'< probing than the last. toral studeniS in clinical and social and how interpersonal clooeness de- The conditions we,., designed to psychology, and Frank Fincham, Ydops bc:twocn stl'arlg<B.• dicit mor< and mor< personal and SUNY Distinguished Profeosor in the Ninety volunteer subjects--45 emotional sdf-disdooures. males and 45 females, all UB stu· Tbc:couplesassignedtothe"small Dq>artment or Psychology. It was rq><>rted in August .to the dents-<ompleted two Curiosity tallo" situation also wert givm a set 1\JsitM PsychologySummc:.-lnstitute Exploration Inventories (GEls) de· or questions and took turns asking and to the 2001 Annual 1\JsitM Psy· vdopod by the resean:hen. and answering them. chology Swrunit Two related manu· When the interactions ended, all The first immtorywascompleled scripts .,., under .-.view fur publica· bc:fo,., the experiment began, and subjects completed a series or self· lion in professional joumaJs. measured each subj<ct's seneraJ ten· report~g measures that assessed It is the first study to examine how dencytoactivdyseek~andchal· how dosetheyfdt to their partners. curiosity affects the genesis or inti· lmginginbrmationandexperiences. Each subject also completed a semacy, and testS a new theory about . and his or her propensity to enter a riesormeaswathatassessedthede· how curiosity inllu<J'IC<S the growth stlte or "flow"-that is, to become greeofattentionhepaidtohispart· of personal and interpersonal r<· - deeply absorbed in activities. ner, the lt:Yel of conversational in sou.rus. The study also is the first to Kashdan~tbesemeaswesindicate volvement demonstrated and the employ two new personality inven· theextenttowhicheachsubjectpos· degree to which each subject in jected novd or playful subject mat· tories delldoped by the research team sessed the tnUtor curiosity. to m~ the levels or individuals' The second invmtory was com· ter into the convers;1tions. "trail" and "state" curiosity. pletedbythesubjectsbc:foreandaf· "We found an interaction be:· " round that highly curious indi- ter they participated in the c:xperi· tween trait curiosity and the experi· viduals t<nd to~ 11'10« posi· mml. It measured each subject's mental condition," says Kashdan. live interpersonal outcomes than the immediate (and perhaps momen· Low-curiosity subjects experienced less curious in dilfermt social conlats tary) desire to seek new things and g,...;ter dosen.SS in the ifltimacy· as a function or the w.rt they procrss aaively ,en8"8!' in the~ at hand, producing situ ation than in the mvardingor"appetitive" stimuli dur· an index of the subjecl's sUJteof cu· small-talk coodition. High-curiosriosity bc:for< and during the task. ity individuals, however, experi· ing the relationship process. Those i(lter<sted in taking the in· enced high leveb or closeness in for the purposes of the study, CU· riosity was conceptua.liz.cd as a posi· ventories themselves can find them both social conlCIS. live emotion3.1·motivational system at <www.acsu.buffalo.edu / Amo"'l the specific results: associated with the recognition, pur· - llashdan>. • Subjecu with high CEI scores suit andself-r<gulation or novel and • Subjects wer< assigned randomly dincted more attention to their r<· Contributillg Editor I T might have killed the cat, but a new study by UB-psy· lationaJ partnera, capitalized on· positive features al tbeit penonaJ interactions and wert raponsr..e to ~r partners' interest>. • In both experimental situa· lions, subjects with high CEJ scores rq><>rted r.ding~tly doo<rto their partners, tbeit partners W rqx>rted r.ding significantly r:looer to them,' than did subjects with law CEJ scores and tbeit respective in· teraction partners. • On """"~!"· reganllo:so or the experimental situation to which they were assigned. subjects with high CEl sco,.,. and tbeit partnm ,.,. ported feelings orcJooeneg equal to or above the midpoint (3.5) or a sewn-point Likt:rt attitude sc:ale, • Subjects with low curiosity scores scored well below the sale's midpoint in the smaD-talkcondition. They had relatively higher scores under intimacy conditions, but thot!e scores ~still lower than thot!e re· ported by high-<uriooity subjects. • Considering that their interac· tion was only 45-minutes long. the exttnl or closeness generated be:· tween hjgh·c uriosity individuals and their partners was surprising. " In our study." says Kashdan,"in· dividuals with high levels or curios· ityexhibited approach and pleasure· seeking behaviors irresp«tivt of their social context. This increased the likdihood of positive interper· · sonal outcomes, such as shared fed· ings ofintimacy bc:twocn strangers. "This means curiosity is an impor· tant construct that appean to have rdevanae. not only to education and learning. hut to the devdopment or intimacy and. perhaps. greater satis· faction and sucass in the interper· sonal domain." Kashdan says. Hallelujah! ''Messiah'' sing-in returns to Slee Audience can belt out Handel's famous holiday chorus during SiYJfonietta conCert By SUE WUETCHut Reporttr Editor OOK ING for a musical way 10 Set into the spirit of the holidays? Ever get the urge to bc:h out the "Halle· lujah Chorus" so mewhere other than in the shower? Last year's "sing-in" of selected po rtion.s o f Handel 's " Messiah ," which was presented as part of th~ Depar tment of Music's popular " Brown Bag Concert Series," drew so much interest-and en thusi· asm-that the music department this year will hold the "sing·in" dur· ing an eveni~;~g performance of a holiday·themed program by the Slee Sinfonietta. The Si nfo ni etta concCrt, to be held at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 in Slee Con· c<rt Hall, North Campus. will fea· ture the UB Symphony, UB Choir and UBChorus,aswellasguest per· former, soprano Ingrid Smolinska. The Si n fonietta, UB'~ resident professional c hamber orchest ra conducted by Magnus M~rlensson, will perform during the fir.;t half or the concert work s by Hand el, Puccini, Franck and Dvor.lk. as well as a selection of holid ay so ngs. Smolinska will appear as guest SO· loist th roughout the concert . L Following intermission, the UB Symphony, with conducto r Mlrtensson, and UB Choir and UB Chorus. with conductor Harold Rosenbaum, will take the stage with the Sinfonietta fur the sing-in. Rosenbaum also conducts an an· nual Messiah sing-in in Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. This portion of the concen will feature most of the choruses from part one of the Messiah, as well as the " Halleluhah Cho rus and sc· lected solos. Musical scores of the "Messiah" choruses will be available for mem- p.m. Monday through Friday, at the ticipation is strongly encouraged- Center for the Arts box offia from "it is,,afterall, w~t tnalc<s this e.mt ooon to 6 p.m. Monday through Fri· truly special," says Amy Greenan, · day,andataJIT.cketmasterlocations. In addition to the Sinfnnietta per· assistant concert manager. A reception, hosted by Kappa ro~. the Department of MuKappa Psi, that national honorary sic will present a variety or concerts by student ensembl.es during the month or December. All are free or charge and open to the public. The hers of the audience. Audience par· hand fraternity, will be: held in the Slee lobby immediately followin g the concert. Tickets for the concert are S 12 for the general public; $9 for UB fuc.Uty, staff and alumni, senior citiz.erb and WNED members with card, and $5 for students. They may be: obtained at the Slee box office ti-om 9 a.m:lo'5 performance schedule: • UB Contemporary Ensemble, JonathanGoi<M!,dim:tor,8p.m.Dec. 3, Baird R.citai Hall, North Campus • UB Symphonic Band, Jon Nebon,conductor,S p.m. Dec. 4.Siee • New Chamber Music Ill, Jon Nelson, director, 8 p.m. Dec. 6, Baird Recitll Hall • Plosion: UB's Flute Ensemble, Cheryl Gobbc:tti Hoffman, director. 5 p.m. Dec. 8, Baird Recital Hall. Hoffman al so will present th e Brown Bag concert for the month, ..A Gift to the Community." at noon on Dec. 3 in the Slee Hall lobby. The concert, which will featun student performers. will be: free or charge. • Pan-Am En semble, Jon e.lson, conductor, 8 p.m. Dec. 9. Baird Recitll HaJJ For further information about Department ofMusic ev.nts.contact the Slee Concert Officeat645·2921. �lovellberZ1.21JJ21Vi.3Ue.7 Repaa.._ MFC refocuses mission Reports ofcollege's demise are greatly exaggerated, Lopos says lly SUE WUETOIUI Rqxxt~ Editor W rrn all due r<Sp<Ct to Mark Twain, George ). Lopos . maintains.that "the report ofthe death ofMillard Fillrrl<n Collqpe has been grtatly""'811""1zd." "We are alive and kicking." says Lopos, who has aermlas dean of the college since 1995. After nearly 80 rears as UB"s night school, MFC has reorganiud and rediRcted its focus toward the nontraditional student. And that's a good thing, says Lopos. who also serves as associa~ vice provost for academic affairs, in addition to his MFC duties. Although l\1FC's mission always we're focusing on continuing education and professional studies," Lopos says. "We're not-offering courses in art; thtse are very professionally focused counes." In fact, individuals who dropped out of school, established careers and raised families and now want to return to school to finish their degrees will have to do so through the academic departments, rather than through MFC. courses-the student can attend class when it is most movmient for his or her own schedule. MFC also offers a program-Uni~Studyinthe~tthe three American Axle & ManuE:Ktur'ing (MM) locations in Western New York. MFC provides =lit courses, both on-si~ and through ilistance le:aming. and beoomes the liaison. or local ed~ with UB for thooe in theprogram.ltliDYof whom ... working toward their boa:alaurea~ dqp-ees. says Gingridl. wbo runs the program for MFC. "l(s on<oway that we're serving the community-local business and industty---=<1 i(s part of our new mission," Lopos·says. pointing out that MFC is looking for more ophas concentrated on the nontradiportunities like this. tional student, a major portion ofthe MFC serves as an outreach college college's r<SpOnsibilities had included o{UB, Gingrich noces. MFCcoordi.!" · providing traditionaJ academic · naton conducting information sescourses to both the night-schooland sions at MM often bear from the regular university audience. associates there that the y have But in offering academic courses., bachelor's degrees and, while makthere"developed a set of obligations ioggreat money, do 00( want to work for us with the tradilionaJ on-earnon the production tine their entire pus programs and students that, I MFC now is more •student - c:areer.--they're loolcing to further think, diverted us from our primary driven" in the types of programs and their education. "5o we become a remission, which is to try to make the courses it offers, notes Larry R. souru on-site for the university. unjversity available to the nont.fa- Gingrich, assistant dean for con· Tha(s part of our role. !fs not just ditional student," Lopos says. . tinuing education. offering classes, not just scheduling Now that the academic depan "What we are going to focus on classes, not just enrolling students.• ments have taken over responsibil- are the kinds of courses and pro· "We just talk things througl\ity for all academic courses, MFC no grams that are really nonduplicating theydon't know where to start,• adds longer offm degrees and can tum the traditional academic programs," Lopos of students looking to further its attention full-time to the nontra- adds Lopos. · their ed~caiion. ditional student, he points out MFC this semester offers 53 indi· Lopos and Gingrich note that But just who is this "nontradi- vidual courses-including lecttm since MFC is no longer offeringaca· tional" student? courses, online courses and tele- demic da.sses or degree programs, Lopos describes the typical non- counes-as wdl as certifica~ pro- some people and departments on traditional student as "the adult who • grams in Computing and Network campus--e.nd perhaps in the com· is working and co mes to school Management, Contract Manage- munity-ass':lltle the college no part-time, whose primary respon· ment, Entrtpreneunhip, Health and longer exists. And that's far from sibilities are family, work, commu- Human Services, Health-Care Ad- truth, they stress. nity and then education-in that ministration, International Trade, This reorganization of MFC order." Most nontraditional stu - Materials Management, Paralegal "gives us adearer focus, and that's dents at UB are over the age of 30. Studies and Public Relations/Adver- what we're.expressing to the stu · "This is the per>on who's trying tising. (A course schedule and spe- dents and to the people on campus,• to get continuing education-for ca- cial MFC calendar will be printed as Lopos says. "We want the people on reer improvement, career changes, an insert in about half of the copies campw to understand that we arc self-enrichment, but at a university of The Buffalo News that will be still here; we're a lot smaller than we levd," he contin ues, adding that for prinu.l this Sunday.) Enrollment for were befo..........utf is very smallthe most part, the courses sought by the fall semeste~;is 712. but we're going to build. the nontraditional student are a levd Since the nontraditional student "People haY< a nostalgic view of above those that are being offered "doesn't go lockstep through (the what MFC was, but this institution ln the community education pro- educational process )-life gets in the (UB) ischanging.sowhyshould we grams that are held in high schools. way," MFC must be Oexible in how it not expect that the clements within Nontraditional students usually delivers courses, Lopos says. Thus, the institution will also change?" are "people who are trying to pick courses are taught at night and on For more information about up a couple of extra oourses-par- weekends. And with telerou=-- MFC. call 829-3131 or access the ticularly with our orientation now, and in particular distance-learning Websi~at www.mk.bufflllo. -. a8encr. G They' re nerywhe,.._they're seriow and funny, left -wing and right-wing, per5onal and insightful, boring and captivating and annoying. And not necessarily all at once. They come in aU stripes. shapes and manners. · But what, exactly, is a blog? Short for Web log, a b1og usually is a frequently updated, diary-like Web site, the most recently da~ entries appearing first. It usually contains opinions, links of inte"est and often commentary on news and current events. Some are~ for their intense coverage of a specific topic, othm read like a ram-. bting account of mundane activities. Many blogs are crea~ by ont individual, while some invi~ participation and response from othen. And bloggen taU pride in cardulty choosing links to other sites. including other blogs. Search lnfoTrac <http:/ ~---·-IIJ. br-./ unlts/ lml/ . . _ . ./ ..._htnol> for the term "blog"" to rrtrieve a wealth of articles on many aspects ofblogs and b!ogging. ~-to-u~. free software often is available on the Web, making it possible for anyone to author a blog. A blog almost is a cross between a penonalemail or a chat and a traditional Web site, created for the whole world to S«. A Qoscr Look at Web logs <http:// ':JAb www.llra.com / coluft'lns/ notes46.htmlflndlng:> by librarian Cindy Curling points the reader to sources for finding blogs and for building and hosting tools available on the Internet. Blpgs are ubiquitous. The events of Sept. II, 2001 generated the sponta neous participation of people and their computm to keep each other informed as developments unraveled and the community need for information and support was immediate. Jnaea.singly, C(! rporat ions < http: // www.lnform•tlonweek .com /story / IWII20020719S0001 > and educational institutions <http:// www.weblogg-ed.com/> are experimenting with blog applications to meet their missions. Even coUeg~ courses on blogging are emerg- ing <http:/ / www.syiJ.bus.com/ artlde.asp71d-6774>. Some blogs call to task and hold accountable the mainstream D<WS media; the mainstream media, in tum, have adopt..t the blog font)3t for their own use. TheWeb log Blog <http://www~-, weblogblog.htm l> r~ports on blogging as journalism . The CyberJournalist List < http: //www.cyberJourn•lb t .net/ ~html> is a directory of journalist's blogs featured on professional news sites or published independently. Lawyers also are on the blogging «!ge. Law blogs. often called "blawgs." are crea~ by l.W professors, ~ancHaw students. A list of law blogs is post..t on the Jurist Web si~ <http:/ /)urtst.'--Pitt--._,Yiews/ blogs.htm>. One of the most widely read blogs is lnstaPundit <http:/ /-.-_...uom/> crea~byUniversityofTennesseelawpnr fessor Glenn Reynolds. Jurist also links to BulfaJo anomey Bill Altreuter's blog. Outside Counsel <http://- -/ >. Immediately after tjle recent oral arguments for the copyright case Eldred v. Ashcroft in the U.S. Supreme Coun, law blogger< provided early reports of th~ proceedings < http://rese•rch .y•le.edu / l•wmeme/ - . p h p 7 - 3 9 2>on LawMeme,a blog focusing on law, ~logy and policy sponsored by the lnforma· tion Society Project at Yak Law School. Tomorrow, the same group at Yale is sponsoring a prQgram, "Revenge of the Blogs,• <http:/I .............,.• .-/lsp/blogs_maln.htm> that will be open to the public and feature some well known blosgers. No doubt, a participant from ~ audience or perhaps a pandisi will be blogging in real time, informing the world even as program events unfold. Ha"" palm pilotorla~blog! -Ina Cascio and IUd& Mcbe, Uniwnfty Ubrorie DrieD PSS to host staff seminar on <<changing the system, The Professional StaH Senate will host~ staff development semi- Dialysis ........ ,...1 ~ estimated at $45,000 to $50,000 a year. Medicare has paid for kidney dialysis in the U.S. since 1973. Currently. 75 percent of U.S. hemodialysis patients receive treat ment at private for-profit facilities and 20 percent at private not-for- a statistically significant increase in mortality in for-profit facilities. one study showed increased mortality in for-profits that didn't reach statistical significance, and one study showed a creased mortality in for-profits. raise serious concerns about private profit facilities, accord ing to the cu rn;:nt study. The remainder arc treated at public hospi tals or clinics, which were no t included in the analysis. The eight studies involvnl in this systematic review and meta-analysis took place from 1973-97 and in· eluded a median of I,342 centers per Schunemann said individual studies comparing for-profit and not -for-profit dialysis outcomes for-profit care, whether in dialysis have pointed to various possible rea· sons for the increased mortality risk. ideology and int o the evidence- st~)'· Six of the eight studies showed Slogging through the· blogs 5 non-significant trend toward de- "Some studies show that for · profit diaJysis cen ters employ fewer and less highly skilled per>onnel . such as licensed practical nurses. aides and technicians. instead of reg- istcred nurses.," he said. "Other studies have lndicated that patients at private for-profit centers rec(ive shorter treatments. which are asso- ciated with higher mortality." Devereaux said the results should facilities o r hospitals. "It's time to move health care policy away from based era," he said. Researchers from the University of Toronto, University of Western O ntario and the CanacUan institute for Advanced Research also contrib· utcd to the study. nar on "Changing the System: It's More Than Just Working on the People," from 8:30- 11 a.m. Dec. 6 in the Holiday Inn, Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst. Th~ breakfast seminar will focus on how organizations can foste.r and support staff-initiated growth and change within the organization. The presenter, Cathy Battaglia, principal Of City Honon School and adjunct professor in the LlFfS program ar UB, has held various positions during her ca reer in ~ducation-from h igh school English teacher to teacher of gifted and talented elem~ntary students. She also has worked as staff develope-r, program coordinator and consultant to many school districts and organizations around New York State. The fee for the seminar isS 12 and includes a full breakfast buffet. Checks can be made pa)'3ble to UBF/Professional Staff Senate and mailed to 534 Capen Hall. '\ The deadline for r~gistration is ov. 26; the seminar is limited to 100 participants. ·For more inf~ati on, caJI the Professional Staff Senate office at 645-2003, or ~mail th e office at <p uen • t . .•csu.buff•lo.edu>. �61 Rap odea lomdler Zl, Z11021Yi.:M.Ia.7 The Center for Hearing and Deafness at UB conducting groundbreaklng research B RIEFLY _.. _......-.,. Tbe-~-Com­ Chid's ~~~~-.· based an • -.y bJ DJ4on ThobJI<Nml'....... __ _ mosOI>d lariMttage Mlldlol. OK. 12-22111 tho Dromll-lniMC...Iar !heMs,-~ ---·p.m. ~~-....,. Ol>d~-·2p.m. ,._...,..-.lgic- "-an SoluldoJIOI>d !llndoys. otlhol-moglcllfll- .,. 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Abo an the program wll be • WOIIt bo!Od on '--lntegrotlng. daling _ _ _ ,., ""*"" t2lltOI>d - - the music: of Clrq(lt du Salol. Tho Zacloop . . . . 0.0.. ~-......-~~~ ................... ................... ._ (. ....... be*• 1141...... . . :::::;e "" ....... ............... _.,..... ......,,..... ___ ...., __ ..................... .. ,_.....,....,__, ....... ... ............... CM ~ 6IUIIT5. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ::::e= Tho .............. - . from ....-.bond . . ~ community con-.g an lb -101001.-.-..... -OI>d--~ should be Ol>d ""'Y be - .... .,.... Ol>d ilngLh. the dlo)lt*no . . . . _ .......,,., ........ --.-n• . "'_., - . the ....... connol pubLilh ......... --They must b e . - by9 a.m. Mondoy tb be comi<leftd for poblk•tian In !hot week's issue. The RtpOtf<r profen tNt 1etten be n><eivod electronically at < ub-rqx.rttt@l~u> . Studying how we hear; why we-don't livi and die." Salvi aays. "A hugo nonoo impuls<s to the brain's cmtral amount o(work is now being dono in auditory syst<m. Considerable reWENTY -eight million that ama and our lab was one o( the search in roant years has hem deAmericans-nearly I 0 first to II" involved Hearing resoan:h voted to finding compoimds that porcont of tho U.S. popu- • has moved from the cdlular to tho might prottCt against bearing loss by lation-have lost theabil- ·ITlOI«uuar lovd to the senetic I.vel." provmting hair cdl death or by resitytohoardoarly.Asthebaby-boom Contersciontistsare~for cuing and repairing damaged cdls. bulge passes into seniorhood and sevmd major advanas in the 6eld: Center rosoarchm, oollaborating the currm1 elderly population lives • Discovered ~eral ci..... of with ooUoagues at Roowdl Park <::anlonger, that pcrcmtage is destined compo unds that may protect Institute, were among the finl to to in=aso significantly. against J10is<'·ind~ bearing loss study the proassofhair cdl deathSome of the newest .-...arch into • Found a site in the brain asso- specifically programmed cdl death how we hoar and what happens ciatod with tho r.inging in tho oars called apoptoois---in inner-ar hair whon we don't is being conducted that aflecu up to 50 million peop~ cdls. Salvi and center scimtisu are at The: Center for Hearing and Deaf. in tho U.S alone. attmlpting to dotm:nine what trigness at UB. which was <:s~:~blisbed • Discov<rod the existmco of the 11"5 U..cdl-death switdl o(apopl<lOis in·I995 by Richard Salvi and Donald so-called "line busy" signal in tho bysubjoctingculturod inner-oar sen· Hondmon, accomplishod .-...archas who came to UB in 1987 from tho Univenity ofTccas at Dallas. In tbismultidisciplinarbboratory; spocia1ists in a variety of disciplines are conducting studios in hair cdl regmoration.drug thcrapyando<o<axic drugs. noise-induced hearing foss. middle oar disease, inf.nt hearing loss, contn!l auditory5y5tern plasticity, mechanical transduction (tho fundamental procESS of transferring sound energy to dectrical energy), ase-rolatod hearing loss, hormonal infiuma! on hearing loss and antn!l auditory processing in tho brain. Center scientists have generated mo..., than $12 million in research funding. including a highlycompctitive $5.7 million multidisciplinary program project grant from the National Institutes of Health that focuses specifically on the mechanisms underlying acquired heaiing loss. lnftltlgators l:n 11M Center for Hearing and Oellfness ladude Why is a latge segment of tho popu- (clockwise from front) llkhord Wvt, .,.,.,_ .............,, tlobort F. lation becoming "hard of hearing"? Burtlhard and S.ndr. L Mcflldden. In 1999, this group wu awarded .,.LOIS taALW1 Contributing Editor T = About 10 million can attribute their loss of hearing to noise exposure. Listening to music through stereo headphones at top volume, for example, is as damaging to tho auditory system as tho thunder of a diesd locomotive. Thirty million pooplo in tho U.S. are exposed to similarly dangerous noise levds each day. lnfectioll$ and some c:ancor chemotherapy drugs also can cause deafness, but the major culprit is • Father Tune. The: National Institute on £>ealixss and Other Communicative Disorders estimates that 3035 pcrcmt of people ~><tween tho ages of 65 and 75 havu bearing los&. The: peroentago climbs to nearly 50 peroent among those over 75. Salvi. professorof communicative disorders and scion=. neurology and otolaryngology, and director of the center, says that until the pastfiv< to eight yean, peop~"loclUd at hearing loss from a d<scriptM point of view. "They measured los.si how poor people were at detecting speech and other sounds. and how well they could hear in a background of noise." h• says. "That's boon tho situation for basically the past I00 years~ Only within the past two decades have hearing =oarchm begun to understand that hearing depends primarily on tho ability of tiny cilia on hair ce:l1s of the inn(:f ear to transfonn sound-wave' energy into electrical mergy, and on how accurately the brain receives and translates the resulting nerve impulses. "The big change came with ad\rances in biology and our ability to study how inner ear h.tir ..:ell\ develop, oontrating on a 6unily o( om:ym<s. liQI11e of which b"if:IF tbo dood> procaundoomowhicheecutd. "Now, ....... trying to traer tho pothw;oy o( these arzym<s to their Sl>rting point." Hmdmon. "Ifwe cando thio.,.... an racue,and porhapspmoon~bear­ ing"'"' due to noioo damaeo-" '? The role of genes Hearing loss due to aging. rosponsibk for the largest cohort of the hearing impaired. also may '-< a J!IOndX componon~an .,...,..., Robert F. Burlwd, prolfssorof axnmunicativo disorders and sciences and otobryngology is pursuing. "Many hearing losses are genotically programmed to show up Iilier in life;" says Burkard. "There is quite a bit ofoviclencz to indicate that aserolatod bearing loss may be a result ofa gmctic inability to dean up free radicals. If we know that the gene turns on at,say,60, we can be poised to do something about iL Once we '-<ideas oooc:oming the causes,,.... are in a bettor position to approach a treat:ment or cure.• The mysterious, pliable brain The: resoan:h of several anur researchers in tho 6dd of brain plasticity has more irnmediatt dinical applications. It is known that tho ll<U· ronalnetwork~ IOrhoaring reorganizes itsdf after darnaso to innor hair cdls; it chaJ1ses tho channel to II" better r<.ttption, in a sense. Sandno Mcfadden. research assistant professor at the center, and Henderson have found that a poorly understood segment of th• auditory organs called thedl"..-ent system may • $5.7 million progr•m protect gr•nt h-om the National Institutes of Hoahh . • playa role in permanent hoaringloo&. Anatomically, the dl"ermt system inner ear, a phenomenon that leads sory coils and sensory neurons to is a largo bundle of fibers running to significant hearing loss in a man- known ototoxic drugs--tho anbbi- from the brain to tho oochloa that nor UJU"datod to that caused by dam- otic gentamicin and can= therapy functions as a foodback mochanism. age to the ear's sensory cells. drop cisplatin or carboplatin---4nd "We're one of the first laboratories • Identified a prottctive function tracking the biochemical pathways to show.that if you cut the dl"eront fibers in one ear, those ears show o( tho eftmnt 5y5tern within tho auinvolved in cdl death. ditorysystan that atr.ct. thedoYdopAsmod with these findings. there- more damage from noise: ment o( noioe-induad bearing loos searchers now are using certain McFoddm says. "It appears the d· • Completed ground-b=king drop to try to block these pathways. . faalt IystaD may be important for studios in brain plasticityaoo anti- ·The: primary candidates~ a pro- bearins during noisy situations.• Mcl'addmalso is inYosligating the tease inhibitor c:allod loupeptin and oxidant enzyme raeuch • Made majoradvaoc.. in under- an inhibitor of tho tumor suppres- potential role of estrogen as a stindinghow inner oar hair cdJs can sor gene P53, which acts as a cdl procect:antagainst bearingloo&. Hm is the finl study to lool< at the horrog<nmoto in artain birds, raising eucutioner, o( sorts. "Gentamicin is used in the u.s. t1l0De in tiUs contat. Worlcing with the possibility that hearing .-vmtually can be restored in humans . to trat infections that ~ in per- cltinchillas, she fOund that noise ... • 1$ o"" of the first laboratories sons with muscular dystrophy and posurocaused lostdamoeo in animals to conduct son• expn:ssion studi<s cystic fibrosis and is used atcnsiYdy recziving estrogen than in those that to dotmnino the cdl signaling path- in other parts of the world to trat a didn'L These results suggest that~ ways involved in noise-induced wide rans<' o( bacterial infections. trop.likr giutbathiono peroxida.oc; Salvi says. "Unfortunatdy, gentami- may act as an antiaxidanL hearing loss . Knowledge is lKM"'" in nearly ev• Disa>verod that toxic froo radi- cin causes severe deafness. cals may be a common cause of "We have found that loup<ptin oryo:ndavor,and this is particularly true in basic scientific rucarch. Unhearing loss from aging. ototoxic does a tmnmdous job of rescuing drugs and noise exposure cells exposed to gentamicin. In in- derstanding how bearing is loot and Thc:anter supportli eight full-time ner-oar cultures.~ soo 70 peroent how it can be r=verod or its loss researchers, a"pproximatdy 10 doc- loss of hair cells without it, but with prevented will make pouiblo the toral st udents, six ·to eight it we can rescue most of those cdls. d<Vdopmont of n<W devices and poruloctoral fdlows and sevmd vis- We've also shown that using a P53 -therapies that will brighten tho lives iting scientists. and collaborates with inhibitor, we can blockcisplatin tox- of millions of people. The: future for understanding and investigators at research centers in icity in the inner ear." Hair-cdl death duo to noise a- tratingbearing loss and other bearEurope and Ollna, sevmd universities in tho U.S. and tho National In- .posun! is tho primary focus of tho ing disabilities looks bright, Salvi stitutes of Health. work of Donald Hmdor-son, profes- says. "Dnwing from brain imaging. sor of communicative disorden and genetics. neuroscience, molecular Tradng the path of cell death scion= and otolaryngology. He and biology, and biochmlistry, ~ now Most cases of hearing loss occur coUoagues are conducting front-li.no have a who~ """"al o"r"'pons at when inner-ear hair cdls in the co- investigations into compounds that our disposal, allowing us to look at chlea are damaged or killed Hair cells may protect the auditory system acquired hearing lossat tho molecular 1<"-.1." he says. "to those that let transfer their neural activity to the from too m\ft:h· noise. auditor~· nerve, which carries the They have identified and are con· us look at the whole brain at once." �ovelbel21. 21mt34.1l7 Rep a a.._ foot~ all --and J\ THLETES 7 or THE WEEI{ Akron 21,UB 10 ,, exc.elent ~ponoldeselkin: ., UB's 2 1- 10 loss to Aleron In I MidAmerican Corftnnce pme on Sawrdoy In tho !lAbbe- Bowl. Alcronpapoird<OUCIIclowns by Bob Hend<y and bud tine UB wrncwers. u wei as twO - , aops in an tho red """"· tD-""' Buls' losircsnaltto_,.,....._.. 4.1781ans on 1 cold. drizzly darTho U8 delen$olimiud Aleron to 297 yanls on tho dar. rwcorded ""' """' and held tho Zips "' l.of12 on d!lnl-down ~SOli. k wun~ """""'-as Aleron~ delonsiw!ploysOIIodthoBulblt neariy....,. wrn. ThoBuls' ---todjus< 274 yvdi d to<>lc&nse.up • .-on-hi&!> IIYe sadcs.and ,_.""' a c.onsistent runr-q can- Pw. U8 finished jus< 14 net yanls NShrc. thanks In port "' tho iv&esad<total. UB tho"""'" IMdl a pme ar. Sal S..U. on Sawrdoy. ina . . . . . IDI5to Ed OMilon '-der Akron. She also led the tqUid with nine lclls, 16 digs and three wil""""'"'" Volle~~all blocks against Bowling Green on Friday. For the Akron 3,UB 2 season, she leac:fs the Bulls with 420 kills and 420 digs. ~lnr Green 3, UB 0 UB pbyod a ha.-ct-foucm. liYo-pme matdl but fell to tho vbltlncAicron Zips by a 15-5 scO<"O in tho fifth pme d a MAC matdlup on No¥. 12 1n Alumni Arena. In adler action last woelc.tho Buls at Bowline G....., on Fridoy. JG.lB, 3 1-2~. ]0.21 . Tho Bulls (~-21 . 1-15 MAC) will host Olllo at 6 p.m.""""'"""" and Mwr0 (OH) " 5 p.m. on Sawnlly to condudo tho 2002 sason. Friday's matdl ;, a dropped.-.......- New method aids stroke patients By LOIS IIAIIER Contributing Editor novel approach 10 trealing high-risk stroke pati ents wh o were poo r candidates for traditional dot-busting therapy enabled onethird of patienrs in a prospective trial, all or whom otherwise would be a peeled to suffer severe defici ts. !oreturn to functional independence, UB neurosurgeons rcpon. A Results of the trial appear as a rapid communication in the No- vember issue of Nturosurgery. A group headed by Adnan Qureshi, associate professor of neurosurgery, devised a treatmenl for these high-risk patients that oombined a low dose of a third-generation tissue-plasminogen activator" (tPA)-a longer-acting do! dissolver than standard tPA-with balloon angioplasty or a snare device to brealk up the dot, increasing the drug's effectiveness. The UB group is one of the first to test this approach in .a prosp<etive trial. Of the 19 patien!S studied-none of whom were appropriate candidates for standard intravenous tPA therapy-seven were able to perform activities of daily living independently at follow-up. .. This triaJ opens up a new hori zon for stroke treatment," Qurt:Shi said. "It shows the feasibility Of using both measures togrther in opening up the blood vessels and reducing the risk of hemorrhage. None of the 19 patienrs experienced symptoms of brain hemorrhage. The two mechan isms work synergistically. ..Almost all of rhese patients would be expected to do really poorl y." he said. "More than onethird now are able 10 live with good functional capacity." Ten patiems did not survive the one-to-three-month follow-up period because of the severity of initial stroke. One "patient died soon after ~Lm<nt, six died of a massive second stroke, one of a heart attack and three of oomplications of pneumonia. Two patien!S developed disability related 10 the stroke. • The biggest problem in stroke treatment today, Qureshi said, is finding a way to open up blocked vessels quickly without causing -for- ''Tbls trW opens up.- -lt.._.the ADNANQURE..SHI hemorrhage. All thrombolytic agents, when administered intravenously at recommended levels. may cause bleMing in the brain by virtue of their blood-thinning action. The risk is dose-dependent: lowering the drug dose lowers the likelihood of hemorrhage, but it also decreases the drug's dot-dissolving effectiveness. Thrombolytics such as the standard tPA have other limitations. as well: They must be administered within three hours of stroke-onset to be effective, they are aaive for only six-to - 10 minutes and they aren't recommended for patients who have had a recent surgery. Another stroke treatment option-using mechanical devices aJone, such as balloon angioplasty or snares. lo brealk up a dot without rhe drugincreases the chances that clot fragments will block another vessel downstream. "These problems prompled us to look for alternate rreatments," Qureshi said. The researchers settJed on a newer, longer-acting clot-dissolving OF't ailed reteplase, which they injerted in small doses directly in 10 the clot through a catheter, rather than through an IV line. If the drug alone didn't reopen the vessel quickly, the endovascular physicians broke up the clot mechankally, enabling the drug to work more effectively. COotdissolving drugs only can penetrate the surface of a do~ breaking up the dot into piec:es allows the drug to penetrate more deeply. ) All surgeries took place at Millard Fillmore Hospital of Kalieda Health, the UB department's primary clinical site. "The biggest fear in stroke ~t­ ment." Qureshi said, "is thai the situation an be made WOI$e.ln this pilot SIUdy, none of the patients experienced damaging hemorrhages. Unfortunately, some patients received no benefit. But seven out of 19 were alive and living independently at follow-up. Given the selection of patients. this is an impressive resu!L" The next step is to conduct a larger study of the combined therapy, he said. Also oontributing to the study, all from the Department of Neurosurgery and the Toshiba Stroke Researth Center in the School ofMedicine and Biom·edical Sciences, were Amir M. Siddiqui, M. Fareed K Suri, Stanle y H. Kim, Zulfiqar Al i, Abutaher M. Yahia, Alan S. Boulos, Mustafa Saad, l..ee R. Gulerman and L Nelson Hopkins. Also, D~m~triu s K. Lopes of Rush- Presbyterian-Srl.uke's Hospital in Chicago and Andrew I. Ringer of the University of Cincinnati. doubleheawiMdlthoUBmen"sbuk.e<boll teom.whichlssdloduledtotip"alf iu season at B:l S p.m.oplnst Cornell foUowW1c tho ""'-ybofo matdl. ~ross ~ount~ Squads post respectable finishes at Nordteast ReJion.als The men's and 'N'OI'nefl's cross<ountry squads raced to respectable finishes at tho NCAA Nonheast R"'"'"" meet held Sawnlay. UB~ men finished lld1 amorc llscorq tams wkh 121 points.whie the women took 14t:h in~ )Steam field 475 points. Tho men~ team abo won tho "SUNY Centers" tide by WUie d finnhlnc ahead d Bin&twnton and Albany. tho adler SUNY schools In tho field.Tho """*' ~ team was second among SUNY schools, finnhlnc behind Scony Brook but ahead d Albany 1nd Bln&lwntonSenlor jerimie Sllck was the top UB men\ finisher In tho .-..:e . He cc:wnpteted the IOK coune ln 31:32.8 to finish 16., ~ in ~ field ci22J nmnen.H~ llnlsh,......_, b ~""'aood """"''>to qualify Silckforon at-larp berth In tho NCAA Clwnpfonsh;p ,__ Tho UB """*'....,..led by senior Melissa Burrows. who finished tho 6K coun:e in 22.:28.8 to pbce Sl"' :an'IOI'll the 238 rumen. upc""""' Wrestlin~ Bulls finish seYenttl in stron& Oklahoma Gokf field Tho wresdin& team opened tho 2002-43 ~ • -.piooe finish at tho hi&!>IY ,~ Oklahoma Gold Classic at Btodcpon Sate UniYOnlty on Sa~ • Tho &Ills had. trio d lhlrd-place ~,.. Seba.ly. Junlo<" Gan-ett Bon~ and sophomore KJte ~helped UB ocaornulate 70 pcinu for the ......._ finnhlnc . - , In a field d I0 """" teams. Oklahoma won the ...m wkh 183.5 points. with Olllo S..U. ( I!>4.5). Clewbnd Sate ( 144).Army (%) and Ruqen (86) rou'1Ciirc out tho top 1M. llioornsborr nipped UB by • half1>0int to claim six1ll place. Awar~s Several Bulls named to academic teams Fho UB student-athie<es wero named to nrious oademlc teams last woelc. Cross-country"""'"" )elf c:.y..Todd Ludden and Rid< Stew>r< wero named"' tho 2002 """~ crou-countryAademic~ Corftnnce wm. Foacba11 plore< )elf Mils and >dleyboll p1ore< Ro1>eca Ashore earned 2002 VerUon Aademic:AI-Oistrict I honon In spom. c:.y.. a Junlo<" ccmplb" sdence majcM" wkh 1 3." GPA. ~ted In sewn meets chis Seuon wkh a top 8K time ol27:00. ludden.a senior mathematics majcM" wkh a 3.36 GPA. _, acdon In six .-a IMdl tine top- I0 finishes "'~ sason. -.,.,_. -sdence mojor- • 3.83 GPA. raced In ....., ,_.. for tho &Ills thb season and earned lour top-10 fi¥hes. their-""" tho:~-~b~~~be~~~ Tho 6-S, 28B-pouncl tadde was one d six - selections from tho 200 I team. Mil~ has staned 11 stnl&t>t pmes for the Bulls. daq back to last ,...r. and helped Qilback Aaron L._. bnok the freshman recon!s for yanls nJShinc and touchdowns Kored tn a season this year. Mils to tho~ upon anMrc at UB.and s a.,.... 1n """' and """""'*"-He ames a ~.571J'odo1>cin<Ashare. a senior midcle hitter, 'tJitU one ol six pQ)ws named to the first team. and she"""' advances"' tho nationaiAademic:AII-America bdot.Tho n.tional VerizonAademic:AII-America~Team will be~ on Dec.5. was- Honor."'""""" lOO=she~=~~~~~~=t Rei. Ashare holds a 4.0 &rode p e n - at UB- mljorirc In ~ and sho plans to for&<> her linll ,...,. d ""'"' ef;&lblity In 2003 "' a>nctlflt7>te on ~·...._~ def'"eelndinic:al~ �Sunday 24 - b gor Artists Theatre Company In Mine GhosU. Mainstage theater, Centor fa< the Arts, North Campos. 7:30 CB"~Ir.f:."'~ S8, information, S..X...,._.. The Am!Mnt Qoowtet- , . . , _ a - concert at 7 P·"'· today In 1 0 7 - - o n the South Campus. The concert b J - 1&.7 FM, Ill's _..,_. . , _ bdlo _afflllato. Is._..,.... Thunday, November The Rt!porter publbhes highlights of listings: dr•wn from the online UB Cal- 2 1·. endar fOI" evenls toklng piKe on cam .........-..Education pu.1, .or (or ofl-camptu nenh where U8 -:ZOO.:l groups are pri~dpal 'ponson. For a full Alia lvWKhii«>Ya's Rock Bond. listing of c¥ents, go to the UB Calen- dar •• <http://wlngs.buffalo.edu/ cal- . Student Unk:ln Theatre. Noon- ~r~:;~~~ ~holar Services. For ~ information, )<frio, 645-2258. -....,.at4Pl.US A COI'IWnatlon with Keith and...,..,_~ - 438 Clemens. North Campu>. - 12:30 p.m. Free. For I1"'Ire . information, 645:3810. . Andrew Uppo's The Wild Party. D<pl ol Thea~ & Donee. Drama Thea~ Center for the Arts, North Campus. 8 .. ~-r ~c.~u. Sponscnd by WBFO 88.7 FM. Fof ~ information, 645- ARTS. __ Friday 645-ARTS. Monday, December 2 22 .... -:ZOO.:l =:.~~=':" . moderatO<. 330 Student Union. North Campus. 1·2 !:;~~~ Scholar Sefvk:es. For more information, )<frio, 645-2258. Esthetic dentistry center gives patients back their smiles o UB program provides some of most comprehensive _training in the field for students and practitioners By DONNA LONGENlCIIlR Reporter Assistant Editor RED Mcintyre has seen firsthand the psychological impact that an impaired smile can have on a patient. "The smile is very important in your presentation, in your ability to get a job and function in society," says Mcintyre, clinical professor of restorative dentistry and diredor of the Esthetic Dentistry Education Center in the School of Dental Medicine. The public's demand for the perfect smile has prompted a revolution, of sorts. in the field of eSthetic, or comestic,·dentistry, and UB is providing some of the most comprehensive training in esthetic dentistry in the country to both students and pmctitioners. "The whole crux of why we're here is not only to teach esthetic dentistry, but to stay current with the latest and best practices to protect the public," Mcintyre says as he thumbs through the local "Yellow Pages" pointing out claims made by dentists advertising cos~etic services. "We' re developing a standard of education-we're the only university dedicated to teaching esthetic dentistry at all levels. Dentistry tends to be slow to change," adds Mcintyre, who anticipated the demand for more lifelike restorations as early as 1987 and developed the first undergraduate course in the world in est hetic dentistry at the UB dental school. The esthetic dentistry cent·er was established at UB in 1998. · Esthetic dentistry-one of the fastest growing areas within dental medicine-was a 1970s outgrowth of restorative dentistry, which historically was concerned with the function and biologic compatibility of the teeth. lnitiaUy, it was only cosmetic; dentists were doing it purely for the smile, Mcintyre says, noting that out of that grew today's esthetic dentistry, which {11erges traditional dentistry with the new materials and techniques developed because of the demands for teeth that function well and look pleasing. The Esthetic Dentistry Education Center uses state-of-thean materials and technology to enable dentists to update their skills and knowledge base while gaining invaluable clinical experience in incorporating~ latest materials and techniques into their practices. \ctitioners can obtain proficiency certificates thro~gh the F dental school's continuing education program. Some of the procedures performed at the 16-chaircenter in Squitt Hall include Qleaching, veneers, anterior compositts, direct composites, ceramic crowns, fiber-reinforced composite bridges, indi~ect porcelajn or composite inlays and on lays, anterior crowns and microabrasion treatment. The center has two full-time residents who see j>atients every day, as well as working with dental students and practitio· "All of these things have some impact-ilOt only does it hav. to look nice, it has to function righ~· says Mclotyre. The goal fur much of the work that takes plaa aJ the =~ is to lessen the impact of esthetic dentistry on the un<lerlying tooth 5trUC· ttue-in shon, rutting less of the tooth and suirounding gum tissue while makirig n:storations as lifelikt as possible. "We want to give them back their smile while protecting the en3mei and the underlying integrity of the tooth. The goals · are esthetics, function and oonservation of the tooth," he says. The center h3s been involved in community outreach activitiesaswdl, worlting with middle school-aged childreo who have become behavior problems due, in part, to their peers taunting them about the condition of their teeth. "We have helped 12-14-year-oldswith dental problems sud! as staining and discoloring that were severe enough to be· come a distraction and contributed to poor self-esteem-the kids didn't want to go to school: With so""' very conservative bleaclting and bonding, these children can smile again with no one taunting them... · The center also is the only univenity·~ program that participates in the American A<adeq~y of Cosmetic Dentistry's (AACD) "Give Back a Smile" program for battered women who are injured through spousal abuse. At no cost to them, women can utilize the center's services through a referral from · the AACD to restore the damage to their dentition. Mcintyre sees the center as a resource for other universi ties looking to develop similar programs in esthetic de10tistry and is working with the Universiry of Minnaota in this capacity. Simultaneously, he is working to gain recognition from the various dental societies and their governing bodies that these programs are integral for training and setting standards in the field. "General dentists ha>-e had·a diflirult tim• being recognized for their training and abilities," he says... We're trying to have Porcelain we-. placed on the front tooth In the bottOM • after" photo lengthen the tooth and the governing powers ~itt the importan<% of what's hapdose up lfNKU betwMn the teeth. pening so that dentists can better oompete when they estaflish their practices.• The end goal, however, is that"aU of this bettefits the public, ners in the continuing education program. A major focus of the center is teaching dentists to develop a multidisciplinary the pari~· he says, Anyone interested in becoming a patient should contact Ann treatment plan that integrates the use of n~· materials ..with McCiester, clinical coordinator, at 829-3607. a classical approach to functioning properly.• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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INSIDE ••• Students' advocate Lunchtime Serenade Music students (from left) Katherine Snyder (History), jennifer Penfteld (Aerospace Engineering; Music Performance) and l,.indsay Peterson (Electrical Engineering; Music Performance) entertain lunchtime concert-goers on TuesdaY. during the Department of Music's monthly "Brown Bag Concert" held in the Slee Hall lobby. Faculty, siMI, stuclonts awl the public looiUng lor ....,._ malion about the U~Mni!Y• offic.e hour> and class schedules during Inclement weather can caii64S-NEWS. The telephone line will be available 2-4 hours a day. There never will ~ a busy signal since the line has the capacity to handle an unlimited number of calls simultaneously. The standard recorded message wil be •Offices open awl c:laues - being held • scheduled todloy • the~ . . . . . . lhe . . . . . . . . bect.lgld. ~--·UIIMF­ IIty ~ dldda 110 ..... llllat ........ dill . . . . ................ llans•CIIIW'~ Study finds many are too fat to fight Obesity becomes national security issue as weight would disqualify many recruits .,~IIAIUII prime recruitmmt. would &il the W<ight r<qtJimnents of all ilur .... vn.s,ralealthersat UBand The johns tiona! troubling scmario. Weight limits for men are set high enough to include two-thirds of OY<rweight F the U.S. military needed to recruit substantial numbers ~ UniYmity ~fOund. men based on natiooal standards, "1'his study shows that obesity is while W<ight limits for women exist of young men and women • into their forces quickly. it not just a public health issue, i~s a at leYels that adude oormai-W<ight would face a vaing obstacle: the national security concern as well; potmtial reauits, based on the same chubby American. .said Carlos Crespo, study co-author standards, the study shows. The consequences of such a Moreovtt, military weight limits and UB associate professor of social for women arr stricter than for men and pmrentive medicine. "\'k',.. not poliey are evident in a 2001 study, in all of the forces, making it harder physically fit to defend ourselves." published in Military M<dicin<and The study appeared in the Oct. 15 cited in this paper. that found that for women to get into the military and if they do get in, IO stay within issue of The American Journal of 72 percent of women in the mililllfr weight limits without jeopardizing M<dicine. Rochelle Nolle of Johns met the diagnostic criteria for an Hopkins Uni.....;ty School ofMedi· eating disorder. In the Marines, the their health. percentage reached 97.5 percenL At feast 13 percent of )'>Wl8 men cine is first author. "Why the women ha.., 10 be a lot and 17 percent of young women of Study results revealed an addi· Contributing Editor I \lldOr £. . . . . . INide It to lhetapfllllle... tlonll-ot scene lly ....... nMMCI tD the AII·Amarlcan T-. M L mort" h•llt .111 W("b \II€' link on Wlb dh• thinner than the men is • p>d que>tion," said Crespo, who perbmed the data analysis on the current researth. '"~be:.. is not a lot of oc:imcr bdUnd thooe W<ight standards." The study is based on data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) oonducted from 1988· 94 bY the Centtn for Disease Control and Prevmtion. The SUNe)' all- . lected atensive health infonnation from a nationally representative sample of the non -institutionalized civilian population. This study used data ocly on men and women bec.......-~ J Senate briefed on NCAA certificatione By DONNA LONGEHlCIIU The subcommittee's review was a Rqxxttr Assistant Editor He NCAA certification process at UB is coming th....,.month pr<><:<SS that evaluated UB's progr= toward recommenda· lions made during that first cycle to a ~lo~e, .with that and to T orgamzabon s report.on its site visit due any day now and fi. naJ ~rd on certification coming in April, Barbara Ricotta, associate vice president for student affairs and chair of the steering committee overseeing the ~nification process. told the Faculty Senate on Tuesday. The purpose of the certification program, which occur> al 10-year intervals with a five-year interim sta· tus report. is to ensure integrity in ~nsur~ conformity with NCAA rules and regulations. "The NCAA has a fundamental commitment 10 the integrity of intercollegia'te athletics.~ she explained, noting that the goal of certification is to "open up athletics to the rest of the university and the public" and to and-a· halfdays visiting campus early last month. The team interviewed President William R Gmoer, many of the vice-presidents, members of · the coaching staff, members of the stce.ring and subcommittees, and members of the provost's staff. athletic operations of coUeges and universitits. A subcommitt~e was formed, the university, she said. university's athletics program was Ricotta said "We are now anxiouSly awaiting their rqx>rt, which should be out any day now," she said "They will pro:' vide us with a written rqx>rt on both the self-study and the sit< visit with us, and we will have an opportunity to respond t'o any questions or concerns they may ha... We hope lo hear sometime in ApriJ ·whether W< r<· ceived certilic:ation or not. We're kind of in a holding pattern right now.• The NCAA certification process Ricotta said, 10 review the fir>l cycle of certification, completed in 1996. submitted to the NCAA in August, and an NCAA site team spent two- and rul5'complianoe, academic and th~ set standards and operating prin- ciples by which the athletics programs abide. Tough sanctions often are the result if the operating prin· ciples of the CAA are not met by A self-study report of the focuses on four areas: governance fiscal integriJy, the univmity's oommitment to equity, student-athlett' welfare a.nd sportsmanship. The steering committee chaired by Ricotta coordinated the work of four subcommittees established for each of the four areas of study. "We had approximatdy 75 folks working on the certification process," she said, ad\ling that committees were comprised of both athletics staff and staff from the university at large. The subcommittees reviewed their areas of study to det ~nni ne if UB was in complianu with NCAA operating principles and recommend impromnmts. During UB's 6rst certilic:ation q<l< in 1996. the only an} in which ror· rectiYe conditions wm: imposed by the NCAA's Committee on Athletics c..a...~_,..., �BRIEFLY Emeritus meeting to feature c:oncat Mory Mmom and ionolhon Melissa Burgio, a fi rst-yea r master's student in the Student Affairs Administration .program in the Graduate School of Education, is the students' advocate and a graduate assistant in . the_ Office of judicial Affairs & Ombudsman. -·-----GolcM, colo, IIIII Friedl Mines and Slephln Mona. piono• .,. lng music by Moart. ~ :::.!,:!:es..!~ uniYerilty om- ~~ ~~~~~ ­ at tho . - . . - . ol tho-bAConoor; - b - 2- - The ombudsman hears and investigates complaints object~ly. The complajnts usually originate from students and may involve any part of their university experience. As appropriate, we-the ombudsman, assistant ombudsman and students' advocate-act as mediators. Our ultimate goal is to bring · the issue to resolution. !.-loyln l02~ - ' -The-porformoncz b .... and open .. tho ,..,.._ RIA semmr del.,.ed dcnr41 _ _ _ . . . The- - ... - - -~b-- hlo - paolpanod .... tho Jpling. The - - - " f n to Drir*ing Re- -u· - --• - duction - for , _ Orlnken: Ewllulting Spouse In- Couples Therapy, • will be given by 1Cilylberty S. WIIIUef, RIA deputy ~. ot o dote •nd time to be: announced. New date set for Hines' performance The Center for tho Ails hos .... nouncod • , _ dote '"'on ,.,: pea11nc< in tho Moinstoge thoby Tony AINinl-winnlng actor Glogo<y Originol1y scheduled b- Marth 22, Hints nowwjl - • p.m. • Marth 29 In tho Moinbge i(l tho CFA, Norlh ' - . --~ID USO pl..n-ltidolbb-thoMWpor· ... --~~.-be-lntho-thato -. - .,...._.,.,.u.,.,.__ _,.. .... ............ ~QIWQ-tho,_ .......... thoCM_ . . . - HEYBUD is an e-mail account where questions and concerns can be addressed. I check it d;lily and respond to all inquiries fo r assistance from our office. The e-mail address is heybud@buffalo.edu. -.t of,....._. .,.. kinds bruught to tiM --~ 7 You .., . u ed. . -• • -.t~do you do7 " - - r-r Job dlff..-fromthatof-om- .....,.7 I act as an intermediary for stu- · dents who have complaints about faculty, staff and the administration, or about on-campus services. · I provide information tO students, answer questions, clarify the University Rules and Regulations and refer students to the proper resources. I can address academic issues, such as grading and academic dishonesty, as weU as non academic issues like financial aid a nd transportati on . AU issues brought to me can be k<:pt confidential at the request of the student My job actually is an ext<n· sion of the ombudsman position. We work together to provide the Our door is open to any person who brings or refers an issue to us. An objective for us is to serve .as a one-stop-shop as often as possibl<. We are willing to discuss any issue a student wishes to share and we address th< issue of confidentiality early on. Recent issues we have dealt with include faculty/studen' conflicts, syllabus issues, academic dishonesty, student account disputes and personal conflicts. What Is the ntost common pn>blem your office hondles7 More often than not , communication difficulties aribehind many of the problems. Student/faculty issues usually top our list ~ with department, pmgram and grading issues following closely. ondatol,__ . =~ -~~ ............. Tongo-Aireshosc.w>- _. vice increases with the siu of the university. It is difficult to Our office also is home to the Stu- ima~ the number of things dent Wide Judiciary (SWJ), which that and do, go wrong in is the judicial ext~nsion of UB's . a student's life .. At a large student governments. SWJ has ju- school lila! UB, it can be easy risdiction over numerous univcr- for students to feel like they sity-rclated issues, induding vio- have no plact to ~rn to for lations of non-academic regula- help with their concerns or tions of the university not specili- that they are being bounced cally excluded by other. statutory around from office to office. regulations. election disputes Having an ombudsman serarising ftom student elections vice gives students one place to and disputes arising betwun stu- turn to with any problems den governments. Our office also they may have. administers the Community Ser- Is theN anything 'else vice Program. Com munity ser- you'd like to add7 vice hours generaJJy are a disci- At the end of the se-mester, 1 plinar y sanction, which allows think it is important ·to add a participants to perform unpaid work to benefit the UB commu- special "'thank you"' to those nity.lt.allows members of th< UB people thai have provided excommunity to make positive con- tra help to our office this past tribU.tions by supporting services semester. Kudos to Teri that already exist, both on -c~m - Pecoraro, Beth Delgenio, Beth pus and in the surrounding com- Tauke, Frank Carnevale, David Gilles-Thomas, Chris Oliver, munity. The Student Wid< judi - Jennifer Brace, Pat Kujawa, w, ~C:~r~~;;~:';;ur~:!l~e~n~ other outside courts, refer partici· pants to us. · The---_.,.,. Why I• It lmportont thot o university h•ve an otnbuds- portof-1_.-0HkeofJu- rnan1 dklol AHoln. - - The need for an ombudsman ser- Mark Sorel, David Urbanek, Deborah Bracco, Christina · Nietopslti, Mike Catalano, Eric Cudeck, Michelle Chasse, Kan Cha pman, Janina Kaars. Joanne Plu:.tk<:tt, O.eryl Taplin, Irene Holoban -Moyer and Stephen Wallace. CCR using larg~r-than-life technology New Access Grid node, tiled-display wall improve collaboration and visualization world whereanAG node and a tileddisplay wall are located in the same room. The glass-enclosed facility is attracting its share of gawking pass· er>by. UB's AG node also has attract<ll the attention of other institutions. including Cornell University, which is considering deploying its own AG b- ffl>. Min . . c.,lor b-tho Arts due 1D tho ......,.,Y. ~ By EUIH CiOLDIIAUM scheduling"' .. ..... P""""' oro encour>god to exchooge tid!ots for pe<formanc:es by olhertho )ollnly EnI p.m. on Feb. 14, or tho Um6n Dance Compony at 8 p.m. on Aprll l l . Won edwlnge cannot be mode, lui refunds are ..OIIable ot point ol purdlase. ESEARCHERS at UB and throughout Western New York are now able to "meet" with colleagues across the Stile or across tht globe using a new Ar:ass Grid node-the first web facility at an academic institution in NewYorkStlte-in UB's Center for Co,;putltional Research. lbe Ac.ress Grid node, or simply the AG node. is a system of computer., multiple cameras, multiple microphones and three-ceiling mount ed piojec to rs displaying conferencing streams On a 12-foot displayscreen permitting individuals in the facility to communicate in realtime with participants at other simi· larlyc:quipped sitesarouod the world. CCR recently assembled a new ti led-di splay wall, measuring 88 square feet and providing 20 times the resolution of an ordinary computer screen or typical PowerWall. 9 This has the capability of effectively displaring \'isual information a t 20 ~ times the resolution ofconventional largt:-formilt display screens and permits scientific visualizations in node. larger: than-life proportions. "The Ac(ess Grid node was inThe t\..'0 systems were assembled using re;•dily available commodity st.tllcd in CC R in o rder to help our equipment, such as rcr-.on.ll com - u-.c.T hase collabor.ne with m."Ul)' of puters and port.tt1h: projt-ctors, to the hr~ !>U!'er~om puting -.· ~,.·nter~ keep acqui. itio n and maintenan..:e aroun,J the \'V'Orld,'' said Jeffrey Tilson. cost s to a fraction of what ther CCR computational scientist. UR'!> AG node, one of about I 20 would be for •.-ustom-huih systems. liBi:.lllll ••J .1 r('wlo....tt h,m~ Ill TIH: m tht· world. c.·nablt·~ "t'amlt:S:. for - - Dinars• REPORTER The _..... •• c:MI1pUS CDIIIIIUIIitynewspoper pub1ilhod by tho Offoee of News --VIce-for -_._,_ SeMcel ln tho o;.lsion ol I.JrWerf*Y Communicltions, UrWenity ot lklfalo. .... located at 330 Clllll Hol1. Buffalo, (716) 64S.26Z6. ub-ftport. . . . . ....... 0 t"onJ ............., c Cotol< Smith ...... __ -~ _.,__ldltor ....,....Sue..._ DonN tDngonocl«< De:tlgtt Aulllant Krimf>K- ... ~~Baker }ohrt DeR11 Conlrad.l P~lric:U -.t other-.. gr..,.. .,.. .....,.,....7 .__,ID 6p.m....., ........ flllllll, Donovtn Ell<nGoldboum s.•. Unger Chihtint \o\dal Ann\'\''h11<.1 .. \ seryices mentioned above. -at I• HEYIIUD7 Contributing Editor R mal and informal interactions between groups of peopl< in d.ifferent geographic locations around the globe. according to Russ Miller,CCR director and UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. "By simultaneously coordinating many~ofaudioand_videosig- from Hauppauge and Sony, combined with Dell computers and wallmounted and tripod-mounted cameras, captures the images ofUB participants, broadcaSts them to the acC<SS grid and displays similar streams for all other participants. •us is an early adopter ofthis kdlnotogy; explained Miller, who already has used the acass grid to "attend" academic workshops in other cities without leaving campus. "It's a tar cry from videoconfa-encing." he noted. · vou're not looking for cameras or leaning over to talk into a microphone. Except for the fact that >"" can~ shake someone's hand or talk in the hallway, it's just like being in the same room." e nals. the access grid, which is the infrastruct ure that makes th is pos- sible, allows aU participmns w ft'l'l .l~ though they are an antcgral part ol the session," said Tilson. The AG node features >1 11-footby-7-foot projection screen on which each participating...sit< appears in J M:>par.'ltt' wrntlm,· ViJ~..·n ~uipmem Powered by 20 personal computers and 20 commodity NEC projectors, the tiled-display wall provides a way for teams of scientists to view high-resolution images and animations not effectivdy viewed on conventional, large-size display systems. As the ability to gener.lte cientific data has increased exponentially, Miller explained, so has the need to accurately display it. " If you look at a large protein on a conventional screen 1 you would mi ~cri tical fin~ details that wOuld be Yisiblc on th~ rile.l-display "-all."' He said CCR m.1dc' the anve:tt · ment in the waU tu I.!Ctlnatc.>J eading·edge science m ~uch li<>lds ru. bioinformatil.:s. -.. nmpu tattonal chemistry,cn\'tnltlllll'ntal cng~n~ · ing <.tnd fluid .,!vn;tmic:- �-... Assembling nanoparticles Novel process may lead to manufacture ofnanqscale devices N UB mgjnt.er bas ckYd· oped a noYd method for 15Smlblingnanoportidrs to three-dimensional structures that may one day be wed to produce otw naoosule tools aild machines. n.. work a>uld be an important stq> in fulfilling the irnm<nJe palm· tial of oano~l)(llogy because it gives scientists and engineen im· proved oontrol and flmbility in the crntion of maiBials for the manu· factun of many nanoscak devices, acmrding to Paschalis Alexandridis, associate professor of chemical en· gin=ing in the School of Engineer· ing and Applied Sciences. S I 00,000 NaoOJCak Exploratory Raean:h (NER) gnnt from the Na· tional Sc:ience Foundation, Division of Design. Manufactur-e and Industrial lnn<Mtion. "This process enables you to guide particles to whmo you want them to go and then taLe them up into ordered structures with desired electrical, optical or meehanical properties," explains Alaandridis. "You can ...., this process to aeatt a wdl--ddin<d object and assemble it on demand, which means these materials can actually be used to manufacture nanoocale tools or devias,"headds. "Jbismaybeparticu· larly applicable for the manufacture of senson and photonic devices." tides, and oomhination of particles. will beha¥e under the inftuena of di1ferent dectriaJ 6elds as a func· tion of particle size and properti<s, ~ dimeraions and pa!!tm, and applied W>ltage and fr<qumcy. This information will help guide future nanomanufacturing appijcations, be says. Akxandridis also is developing ways to glue p.rt;d.. together af. ter the electrical field has assembled them. "The goal is to link the particles in a way that doesn't change the properties of the structure, but whkh makesthe~~tand railien~· he says. "After you glue the particles together, you can switch off Adaptability is an attrac!ive fea- the dectrical field and have a fne.. ture of the process, Alexandridis Slanding, ordered strucll= "'r, you can change the field fre. says. Alaandridis and postdoctoral .-.. . n.. process can be wed to disearch associate Aristides Doooslis rtctandmanipulattalmostany.par· quency so that you can"""""" scl:c· wednon-uniformACdectrk6elds tide, be explains, whether the par· tiYely the tmglued partides," he adds. Results from Alenndridis' and generated by mkrorfabrkated d«- tide bas a net chargeor not, or is trodes-which create a motion suspended in an aqueous or non- Doooslis' research .... published in known as dielectrophoresis---.to aqueous medium. the journal EJectrophoresi> "Because of this flaibility, there's stack latex, silica or graphite Nano!tchnology is a pottntially micropartid.. into two· and thrtt· no limit to the applications of this moolutionary and lucrative sciendimensional structures of pre- proass," Alenndridis says. "That's . tific industry, with experts prodict· oommetrialscribed lengths and composition, another advantage for the ing manufactun hdd together by the ekctrica) fidd. manufacturability of this method." ization of microscopic products The same process can be applied Focusing on the did<ctrophoresis benefiting the fidds of d«tronics, to nanopartides, says Alexan~ proass, Alenndridis is developing medicine, superoomputiog, energy whose research is funded by a models to predict how various par· and environmental cleanup. In research conducted at UB, aoo Holiday sales forecast is bleak ay JAC~ GHOSUI Rqxxt~ Contributor the exaption supermarktts wdl-known "e· ers; most retailer.; can expect another dismal season of holiday sales, according to a UB expert on retailing and consumer behavior. "There is no Poo Chi or TICkJe..Me-Eimo to create a frenzy," he says. "DVDs arepracticallyoommonplace and HD1V is still too expensive." With more than half of annual sales occurring during the holiday season for many retailm,sto"" may bC ttmpted to slash prius to attract shoppers. Jain warns that this' .. Consumer confidence is very tactic could shaky right now; says Arun K. Jain , backfire on Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research and Chair of the Marketing Department in the School of Management. .. Many consumers are in shock over their IRA and 40 I K statements, and workers at all levels are seeing pink slips," says Jain. "With no end in sight to retailers. "Ifa sto,..sdls its merchan· the nation's economic downtUrn , di.se for 60 pcrunt off, consumers most households are reluctant to wiJl assume that they are being splurge on holiday shopping." gouged the""' of the time; he cauAcmrding to Jain, the problems tions. are not limited to consumer de'" If retailers r~ly want to save mand. "Many retailer.; don't have holiday sales, they will find innovatheir shelv.. fully stocked yet be· tivewaystoattractshopperstotheir cause of the lingering effects of the · stores." he sugg..ts. "Get a Santa, WestCoastportstrike,'"heexplains. have a fashion show, bring in a Jain also laments the absenu of children's choral group, ha"" work· any sensational products this season. shops for hobby dubs-whattver it takes to make shopping fun again. "The key is to get shoppen into the sto"" and make them fed good about being. there," be oontinues. "They are much more likely to make holillay purchases while they art out with their families and en· joying themsdv..." Well-known "e-tailers" like Arnazon.com should fare better than their bricks-and-mortar competitors, Jain predicts. "When you can get books at a 30 percent discount, with no tax and free shipping, it doesn't make sense to spend more at a physical sto,..; he says. He also not.. that retailen who otr.rlowpriusall the time definitely come out ahead in difficult economic tim ... "Target and Wai-Mart will not be as ruird hit as their pricier oompetitors," he adds. But Jain expects the biggest exception to the season's gloomy outlook will be supennarkets. "There is mo..., emphasis on spending time with family and friends and enjoying the simple pleasures of life," he aplains. "Supermarkets will do well if they keep their shelves stocked with a good variety and offer some exotic fruit and gourmet food options." recruitment into the armed services. Height and weight information on those surveytd were oonverted into a body mass index (BMI ),a number reflecting the relation ship of a person's weight to height. Each per- son was placed in a weight catq;ory based on the Nauonal Heart, Lung Brie Hicks named associate VP .._ Hldls.ISIOciattviapmidmr for~' rorn.. Univenity of"Coanecticut Foundation. bas been appointed asoociatt via president for ronstitumt de.dopmeotll UB, df<etM Dec.!9. In his new position, Hicks will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive Khool and unit-based fundraising program that sucassfully meets university and Kh,~:"' rargeu and oontributes to the overall growth of private · thropy at the univenity. He also will be responsible for the cultivation, solicitation and sttwardship of a group of select proopects. . While at The University of Connecticut Foundation, Hicks also had served as associate vice president for principal gifts, major gifts and constituent programs. In addition, he has hdd positions as assistant via president for campaign operations at Drexel Univenity and director of donor re· lations at Syracuse University. Hicks received a bachdor's degrtt in engineering from the United States Military Academy and a MBA from Syracuse University. UB to receive IBM award ua wUI - - the - E:rullence in Education Award during a special ceremony at II a.m. today in the John Karrer Conference Room, 122H Porter Quad in the Ellicott Complex, North Campw. The award is given periodically by IBM to coUeg.. and uniYn>i ti.. that have contributed significantly to the busin... of education. UB is being recognized for its succasful transformation of the stu· dent-services function, said Mkhael Kelly, dimt executive, team leader, IBM Education Northeast. On Jan. I, the Office of the Provost merged Records and Registra· lion, Financial Aid, Student Acmunts and the Academic Advisement Center into one central university student -service structure, the Student Academic and Financial Services unit. The goal of the restructuring was to simplify students' access to these services. Sean Sullivan, viu provost for enrollment and planning '\'hoover· saw the restructuring, delivered a presentation on the effort this pas! summer at the Student Services Forum hdd in Berkeley, Cali( The IBM award is being made as the direct result of that presentation. Units move to Ellicott Complex · T1le Office of the VIce l'rovost for EnroUment and Planning has consolidated some units delivering student academic and financial services into new offices ip the Porter and Millard Fillmo,.. Academic Complei (MFAC) quadrangl .. of the Ellirott Compla on the North Campus. The units formerly were housed in the Hayes annexes on the South Campus. Moving into the new offices were Student Academic and Financial Services-Student Processing Services and Student Response Center-and the Information Technology-Student Mainframe and Programming Servius-units. Advising Services-part of Student Academic and Financial Servica-,..mains in 107 Norton Hall, North Campus. Grant to assist in cancer study The Community FoundHion f..- "-ter Buffalo has awarded a $7,500 grant for a study of prostate cancer to th_e Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Lowell Sheflin, UB research assistant professor of medicine working at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, is in charge of the year-long study. He will look at how loss of androgen-mediated changes in two RNA-binding proteins ·affects the expression of early-,...ponse genes that are known to cause prostatr cancer to become malignant. "This study ultimately will help in ihe early detection and therapy of prostate cancer, using the proteins as metastatic cancer markers," Sheflin said. Shellin has conducted endocrinology research at the Buffalo VA Medical Center in ooUaboration with Stephen W. Spaulding, UB pro· fessor of medicine, physiology and biophysics, since 1987. The Community Foundation for c;; .... rer Buffalo, ooted in 1919, makes annual gr;ants to charities and nonprofit organizations in Too fat to fight tween the ages of 17 and 20, the "group most likely to be targeted for ·'· Western tw York, as weU as Kholanhips to coUege-bound srudents nom the area. With assets of approximately 120 million , the Com· s and Blood Institute's standards: underweight-a BMIIower than 185; normal weight-BMI of 185 to 24.9 BMI; overweight-BMI of25 to 29.9, and ~BMI over 30. Comparing weights of the young people in NHANES with military weight allowances showed that many po tential rec ruits would fail th e weight h!SI. Th< pcrcentageol young adults overall ineligible because of weight ranged from 13- 18 percent for men and 17-43 percent for women , ....Wtsshowed "This is just the tip of the iceberg," said Crespo. "The study didn't take into account how many of those who are eligible have other condi tions rdated to poor lif..tyles, such "'high blood pressure or diabetes." . munity Foundation has awarded more than $10 million in grants and scholarships in the past two years. The grant is part ofUB's $250 million campaign, one ofthelarg· est ever conducted by a public university in New York and New En · gland. Although it is the fifth major fund -raising campaign conductW by UB, it is the first national/international, univeJry-wide campaign to be alumni -driven with campaign volunteer leaders from across the country. Funds raised wilJ be used to enrich academic programs,1'upport students ranging from undergraduates to post doctontl students and to enhance universtty life. �41 Rep a...a. o--~2112/Yi.lUtB Panel on status of Muslim women part of International Education' Week .c:t1v1t1es TRANSITIONS Mowing In -----. --.OIIb -.................... __........-_._ ...... ~-. oiAUMI- Mowing Up ow--.. ......,.. ..... ,....._,.._.,_ ~ . -. . .-____ ...-.--- ........, __ ..-.....-...,.,._., uenll'lomng. -L~ flam --to- - . School of~ and Pllmlng. - o l danof - a n d -.lllllp, 'OIIIce ol ~ ~tD--ISJb. ...... to lho We p!OSidonllor .... --.y-........w. -...-.ea«M- .... tolho .... pmldent lor urMnity--.r, to-ol-pllnning a n d - Olllce ol ~-- Kuoos ..... ~ proleoct ol polltlail ~pmonted., In- --·"Tho 2000-tiiiEioction ol George w. 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The discussion that delineated many of the differences between cultural and religious practices in relation to lslamic women took on a renewed wgency in light of the FBI's recent release of its annual ba~ crimes owort that showed a 1,600 percent increase in the number of hate Crimes directe<J against Muslims in the U.S. The panelists were as diverse. as D the face of Islam-three were Americans (two of the Americans were of Asian or Middle Eastern origin), two were Middle Eastern and one was a convert to Jslam: All of the panelists sought to correct what they view as misunder- , standings regarding such practices as wearing the hijab, or headscarf, and women's rights within the religious context of their faith. "There are a couple of ways that Islam has been abused-in the view that it's oppressivt' to wo.men and in its constant link to terrorism ," said Sawsan Tabbaa of Syria, a postdoctoral associate in the De- partment of Oral Biology in the School of Dental Medicine and winnerof the 1999-2000GraduateStudent Excellence in Teaching Award. All of the women agreed that Islam isn't just a religion for them- - it's a way of life. And, they pointed out. there is nothing in the Koran that claims men are better than women. In fact , sa id Esra E. Aleisa , a gradu:ile student in industrial en gineering from Kuwait, the Koran empowers women to oWn property, run their own businesses and keep their ea rnings. All of this, she added, was true long before women in the U.S. bad the right to vote or own property. "There is nothing in the Holy Koran that stites men are as oppressed baby-making ma chines furced to cover their bodies. No wonder e-veryone assumes that I bctte.r than women; she said. am like this because if you are alA4led Tabbaa: "Whetn'ee' Islamic ways seeing these television segwomen are being oppressed, it is ments, you start 16 bel~ it" more of a function of local or reUddin, an Indian-American who gional cultural practice.The roles of chose to wear the hijab, said she bemen and women are complemen- l;.... that as a woman, she bas been tary and collaborative, not competi- liberated through Islam. tM:." "Ifsomeone was truly oppressing Several wonlen said weating the me, I wouldn't be here," she said. bijab was consciously chosen as an People often approach her "like a act of worship. with seYeral pand- barrage of beat missiles." asking ists agreeing that it also allow~ questions, although she .says she them to cultivate an intellectual doesn't mind. " I appreciate the quesidentity and self-esteem apart from tions-I assume they are open." the Western pressures women face Uddin said that embracing an to conform to an ideal ofbeauty tliat American ideaJ...--<1 strictly American perspectivo-often lends itself to the notion that ifsomeone else embraces a different set of ideals, they are per·w--w.n~c:­ ceived as being wrong. "The whole • point of being educated is to look at - being CJppraMd. It Is other penpectives." she said. .,_..,ofa"-ttonoflocal Fazili noted that not everything Muslims do is based on religious pracor nglonol cultunl tice and Muslim principles, and that pratlceo." the same can he said for OuistianS. "There's a lot of pressure to prove SAWSAN TABBM yourself not to be the stereotype," she said of prevailing views about often forces them to "uncover.. or Muslims among Americans. "None dress for the primary purpose of at- of us," she said of the panelists, "are quite that demure or passive; we're tractingmen. "Women who choose to cover are not subservient to males." Mor;.ever, .. I do.,.n't think any of us painted as rejecting modernity, rejecting human rights, rejecting de- can claim we represent all Muslim mocracy, rejecting freedom. when women everywhere," said Fazili , that's often the farthest from the who received a women's leadership t ruth ," said Sameera Fazili, a award while attending Harvard. Kashmiri American , Harva rd Fazili pointed out that while there graduate and second-year UB medi- has yet to be a female presidential candidate in the U.S., there haY< cal student who said she staned wearing the hijaQ while attending been several Muslim women beads high school in Buffalo. "While it is of state---Megawati Sukamoputri of imponant that1 wear a scarf, it does Indonesia, Benazir Bbutto of Pakinot define mej actually, I define it," stan, Tansu CiUer of Turkey and said Fazili, whose family bas been in Khaleda Zia and Sheik Hasina the U.S. since the 1970s. Waud of Bangladesh. The media, noted Minara Uddin, On the issue of violence, Fazili an English/communication major, said she believes there is a problem " tend to focus o n the same within Muslim communities in diftheme>--5howing Muslim women . ferent parts of the world. "1 don't think it's because of Islam.• she said, but rather is due ID a "breakdown in the soc:ial order, soc:ial struc:tuil' and a vacuum in socialleadmhip." She was quid< to add that many ~uslims ~ are c:alling for that many Muslim feminiot groupo are using the religious t<ach.inss a/ !slam ID a<hoatt: b greata women's rights in the Muslim world. · Uddin said i(s important to remembes that while MuslimsJ!l"Wup saying. "I do this in the nameal Allah." regarding a variety of daily activiti<s, terrorists are not promoting !slam wbc:n they imdct those words. "These people may seem like they're religious terrorists, but they are really cultural tmorU!s--th")' are promoting a cui~ are not promoting a religion," she said. peace., LaVonne Ansari, interim vice president of lifelong learning at Niagara Community College, said that the way in which Islam is practiced in the U.S. is determined in large measure by how Muslims are "oriented into lslam."Wbilecultural practices of Islam differ around the world by region, in the U.S., Ansari noted that African-American Muslims, as convms, bad to figure out what was appropriate and acceptable to Islam, and what wasn't The intellectual evolution of Malcom X and his dose study oflslamic teachings brought~ Muslim African-Americans more in line with traditional Islamic thought and practice, moving away from the Nation of Islam's belief that the "black man was God," said Ansari. .. lslam for many of us AfricanAmericans has come and given us our identity back." she said The struggle to destroy stereotypes. while maintaining a sense of identity, may be wearisome to Uddin, who said that although she has a good reputation, she constantly has to pcove herself. "Some people," she noted, "wiil always have the suspicion that I'm (part of) a sleeper cell." Helping survivors of shaken-baby syndrome Researchers use Dell computer clusters to model what happens inside baby's skull By ElUN GOLDBAUM . Contributing Edi~or N an emergency I'QOm, where tragedy is a daily occurre:nce, the diagnosis of shaken-baby syndrome still jolts even the most seasoned health-ore workm. Prevention efforts have shown success, but an estimated 600-1,400 cases still occur annually in the U.S. The ability to best care for the small victims may depend, in part, 'on work now under way with UB's Ddloomputerdusters. The Applied Computational Mathematics and Mechanics Re· search team led by Abani Patra, associate professor of mechanical and I aerospace engineering, develops computational techniques to use supercomputen; to study complex, phenomena, such as volcanic eruptions and the function of car safety seats for children during crashes. "Engineering analysis boils down to creatingpxl mathernaiicaJ models to represent the physics." Patra aplairis. "The l:ldfc:luils' t!naloles us to construct more accurate numeri- cal approximations and to examine more modeling assumptions." While modeling simple, one-time injuries has many things in common with injuries caused by shakenbaby syndrome, ·Patra says modeling the latter is more complex because of the type and mechanisms of tissue damage that result from the repeated shaking of the brain. By revealing more about the biomechanics and how· such inju~es are sustained, Patra's work, along with that of collaborators at Pennsylvania State University, is contrib- uting to the d<vdopment of better diagnoses of the syndrome and one day may lead to improved treat ments for survivors, about half of whom experience significant problems, including blindness, seizures, developmental delays and paralysis. Before the arrival of the Dell dus~on campus. Patra and his UB oolleaguesbad ID mal<rwbatbedescribes as "giodsimpii6atibhS".ahout the many oomplex phenomena that oc- lions, eventually prodl,lcing a much cur inside the skull while pediatric more accurate representation ofwhat happens insid< the baby's bead brain injury is being sustained "We've bad to grossly simplify dePatra says that loosely coupled tails of brain geometry, like what phenomena, such as the calculation happens to the connections between · of the odds that a Hipped coin will blood vessels and brain tissue; be land on its head, can he done on says. "We've bad to neglect the ef- computers with loose interconnecfect of the oomplex interactions with tions between processon;,sinc< each the cerebro-spinal Ouid and had to spin of the coin is an independent simplify how all these different oom- action and information docs not ponents interact. "Our hope is that have to be exchanged between indinow that. we have access to a much vidual proa:sson;. Byooptrast,pediatricb...;.; injury, faster computer that the number and severity of our assumptions will he explains, is an example of physical phenomena that can be studied he sharply reduced," be adds. Patra explains that "for distrib- in sufficient detail only on machines uted m~ory computing, we 'cut that baV< very fast connections beup' the problem into discrete pieces tween individual proa:sson;, which on which each processor can work is a key function of parallel computsimultaneously, yet independently." ing and the new Dell duster. ~duster," be notes,·~­ Ona: each of 600 Pentium-4 processon; in the Dell duster available to atdy allows us to work on the alrnall UB ~ers bas finished its putational scale where the cuttingpiece. of the problem. the scientists edge work is being done in terms of use the duster's Myrliiet ~to m<tbods we can develop to man efintegratt- 'a((' <)I' !be .m.liridual oolu- litiendya.~a-simulations.. �Dispelling stereotypes -AN Researcher debunks idea that Asians make better students ., PADICIA Contributing Edilof UOFANG Li is a O>inese native, academic researcher and assistant professor in the Gr11du· ate SchOol of Education. At tint glance, she seems the ...-y modd o(the st=otypical Asian im· migran~ whom she describes IS "in· t<lliaent. industrious,mduring.obedien~ highly successful and joyfully initiated into North American life and English lite=y~ In reality,l.i is out to dispel that ste.-ype and in study aft<r study she has debunked the populor idea that Asian student.s-Otinesestudents,in particular--ere, by nature, better equipped to succeed academically than other minority groups in the United States and Canada. "The stereotype of Asian students as model minorities has become a destructive myth for children of all backgrounds whom the school sys- , te'!15 a"' failing-;md they are failing many of them," says l.i, the author of "East is East and West is West?" a study ofhomeliter11cy, cui· ture and schooling. "Contempor11ry public percep· tions of Chinese and other Asian students are based on reports of their high test scores and high 81"11des when compared to minority groups like black and t..ltino students in the U.S. and. aboriginal groups in Canada," says Li, "and so these stu· dents are constructed as 'academic nerds," high -achievers' and the like." She sa~ this stereotype is rein· forced by research liter11ture that re· pons only Asian success stories, and is destructive for those children whom the schools are failing. Although many Asian students do quite well in school and on standardized tests, Li maintains their success often reOects the additional expensive private schooling provided by upper· and middle-class G parents on <Ytllingo and wedc.ends. The u.s. and Canada ha"" witnessed alarg.e inllux of c:lUnese im· migrants from Hong Kong ·and mainland OWia .,..,. the past few years. l.i says, and their children ""' becoming a significant segment"of the sdlool population. Only about 30 per=! rJ c:lUnese Americms ha..atlainedrniddle-dass status, howna-. l.i says moot of the au.-imrnigl:antsmnain tn<'.lltben rithe working or lowerdass,manual laborers with little EnsJish pro6ciency and limited education. Their children face the sam< seri· ous barriers to academic achievement faCed hy many other immigr11Dts-low lite=y rates in EnsJish and often in th<ir native language, . poverty, inadequate housing, broken homes, absent parents, poor schools, drugs, alrohol and despair. And like other immigr110ts. says l.i, they and their children oft<n fail in sdlool and suffer the social and economic consequences. ..The presentation of Asians as a 'model minority,"' says Li, "'reinforces the 'blame-the-victim' approach to minority students' failure. It promotes the ' invisibility' of troubled students and disguises the social realities of many children who are not academically succeSsful." "These images of Chinese chil· dren in part:icuJar oome into play when they fail in school," she says. "Because of the assumption that these students should do well aca, demically, failure may be attributed to deficiencies in the family or ne· glect by parents, r11ther than problems with the school." ·The persistence of these ideas, says Li, prevents w from unraveling the social realities of those who face problems in the educational system. Furthermo"', she says. they authorize a fiat denial of racism and struaures of social dominance, and silence those who are not economi- cally successful. In several published qualitative studies of Chinese. Philippine and other Asian school children and their f;milies in the U.S. and Canada, 1.i consistently has found that it is not ancestry that determines how well students do in sdlool, bu~ as is the case for rt¥lSt children, the economic class and social aspirations of their parents. She says that factors such as the family's ability and skill in activating cultural resources for academic success, and the school's political agenda also play an important role in shaping the educational success of Asian chil<lren. Asians, who traditionally defer to authority and hesillltr to put them· selves forward because it is considered rude, may find it very difficult to speak up to teachers and school administrators. 1bose who do complain often say that math progr11rns in American and Canadian schools a"' insuffi· cient and that their teaching methods ""' too child-centered, says l.i. Such. parents, l.i says, ""' not just liter11tr. but well~ucated ·and consider academic success a ticket to their childm1's future =nomic and social well-being. They will~ to extraordinary lengths to insure that end. "In addition to completing a full week of public-school classes, their children are privately tutored for several hours each night in math and English. They also a"' likely to attend a highly structured 'Chinese School' onweekmds. "Tutoring and spec!al schools oost money and involve considerable parental involvement," she says. noting that such time, money and ef. fort seldom are available to the "downtown Chinese"-the poor, ill-educated or non-English speak· ing families that make up the majority of Chinese immigrants. • -0ff firm . uets $1 1 milli"on SPm 0 o By LOUAJII£ 0 . WAPPMAN Repott~ Contributor MBP Tech Corp., a VB spin-off company. has received a $1.1 million 81"11nt from the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency. James Garvey, AMBP Tech founder and UB professor of chem· istry, said the gr11n t will allow the company to develop fu rther and com mercialize its advanced molecular beam disposition equipment for use in the nticroelectronics, optoelectronics and coatings industries. AM BP Tech plans to develop a prototype of its new pulse arc mo· lecular-bearn deposipon (PAMBD) unit under th e two -year gra nt. AMBP's technique pulses pressurized gases through a plasma arc to create and deposit metal oxide thin films on substr11tes. Garvey said that the development of thin films that do not damage sensitive substr11tes, such as silicon, during chip filbrication has b..n one of the greatest challeoges of the d~ics industry.Jiish chip fail. A ure r11tes, he added, can be extremely costly for research-grade supercomputer chip fabricators. As a UBspin-olicompany,AMBP TI'Ch has taken advantage of pro· 8r1l= made available by the VB Offia of Science, Technology Transfer and Eoonontic Outreach (STOR). Working on behalf of STOR. The In Ventures Group has provided busi· ness-counseling services. The rompany$>isworlcingwith a local venture capital group to secu"' addi· tiona! funding. and plans to work with the Western New York Technol· ogy o.v.lopment Center to develop . a marketing and business S!r11tcgy. This is the second gr11nt awarded to AM BP Tech in the past two years. AMBP Tech, fo unded in 1997, was awarded a gr110t under the federal Small Bwiness Innovation Research (SBIR) program in 2000. This 81"11nt allowed the company to develop its laser·assistcd molecular beam deposition ( l.AMBD) unit and enabled the company's move into the VB Technology lncuiWor, located in Amherst adjacm\ to the North Campus. A W According to Garvey, the idea behind PAMBO is similar in principal to LAMB D. While LAMBD uses a laser to r11pidly heat a metal target, creating high temper11ture plasmas, PAMBP uses an electrical discharge between two metal target rods to create the plasma. Heaplained that a pulse of reagent gas is injected into theplasma,cawingauniquechemical reaction. With each pulse, the resulting product, or film, is uni formly deposited onto a substnte with 100 percent efficiency. By adjusting the pulse power and expansion condi tio nS, Garvey added, the amount of material de· . posited by each pulse can be varied. likewise, regulating the total number of pulses USC<! in the deposition processallowsprecisecontroloffilm th ickness. Varying the metal rods and reagent gases can develop a va· ricty of a>mplcx film or alloys. AM BP Tech plans to have a PAMBD prototypedeYdopedbythe mdof2003 and~runarketingthe Celebrate the holidays via the World Wide Web tiM last month of the year, but December certainly iJ not the least eventful. Hanuldcab, Ramadan, F~ of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Eid al Fitr,SL Wcia f>ay,O>ristrnas, Boxing Day, Kwanzaa and Ontisoka are some of the many events and celebrations happening around the world during Dccember. l)e Web is a great place "to learn about these and other special boti~. Education World <http://www.education-world.com/ajesson/ lesson246.shtml> provides a good introduction to different cultural events taking place during this time of year. Vtsit the site and explo"' the many customs and beliefs observed world-wide. Both children and adults will find this site full of fun activities, including ideaJ for holiday arts and crafts, and traditional recipes. Discover the origins of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa at the History Channel's online exhibit at <hnp:/ I www. hlrt~ .c- /uhlblts/hollolaJI>. Or brush upon your trivia Skills and find out the answers to such questions as "'Why do we have Christmas trees?_,. • How did Kwanzaa get staned?• Yalrooligans!-Around the World:Holidays directory at <http:/ / www.y•hoollgans.com/ Arounci __ __ / HoiiHy'l/ > proIt . . , be vides a list of holidays that fall around December, along with links to sites describing holiday origins and mditions. There also is a link to the World Fact Book, a great reference for learning further details • about diff~rent countries. For a unique coUection of muJtimedia holiday celebrations, visit Holidays on the Net at <http:// www.holld.,..net>. The site also includes links to both educational and enterta.ining sites offe.ring histories of traditions., recipes and songs. Want a list of specific holidays. along with dates, celebrated worldwide? Use the World Public Holidays Database, available for fr"" at <http://www.t}'xo.com / tools/ .........,..html>. More than 100 countries are covered. And for those who cook or are ad\'tnturous in the food department, checkout the Food Network at <http:// .-.com/>. You can download recipes at no charge. Search under the holiday section, or simply choose from the 23,000 cross-cultural recipes available. 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It is sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation and the Ministry of Construction of the PRC. and is coordinated by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), headquartered at VB. Applications now are being accepted for placement during the spring Qf 2003. The-program enables selected U.S. researchers to visit host insti· tutions in the PRC for as little as two weeks to as long as three months. Participants will r~arch, d~elop and implement~n a cooperative basis-innovative engin~ring methods and n~ enabling technologies that are needed to design, cOnstruct~ maintain, manage and renew the built environment for reduced seismic hazard. Proposed research should embr11ce at leasi one of thr"" distinct components, including fundamental research, new tec.hno1ogy, earthquake engineering application, autoadaptive and sensing systerns for disaster-resistant construdion, infrastructure performancebased design and control for gr(!und motions in urban areas and advanced disaster response management. , Awards will be contingent upon approvall>y the National Science Foundation. Some support .for exchange travel and subsistence costs will be provided by sponsors. No funding is provided for salaries. Length of funqed exchange periods will be determined based on extent of research proposed. Exchanges a"' expected to begin.as early as February, and mvel must be completed by June 30. Deadline for appli· Qltions is Jan. 31. For an application and information packet, contact Andre~ Dargush, assistant director for education and research administra-1 tian at MCEER. at 645-3391, ext. 106, or at datpsh~uffalo.edu. Applications also may be downloaded from the MCEER Web site at < lllttp:/ l•ceat."lllioffale.a•II / Otltraaclll / lntActiYitJ / tool_the following year. More informationonAMBPTechcan.befoupd . at lllap:( / . - ..1,:, , 'CW'! ·.· ,·.·~;>, .· .·,- ···, · ····· �61 Rep ad• . I' .. ~ ~ ' -~ .• . O!CIIIIer~Z8121Yi.34.11,tl Goal of UB proJect Is to create a "children's geography" of u~ envlroniiMnt Kids' view of cities is focus of project .......... ....,...._ . . , ILUJI COOUIIIAUM Contributing Edito< ............ ~ ........... .............. ........ elf .... ~~~­ ~ ... l a - - I D - ___ .._ .._.. _....., - -· lilllll- .........,._, ..,;..,_.....,..._ .,... ...... .....,............ ... ,..... __ .... ,.,.,....,... ~- -Sdlnot~ ~ doyln210 ....... _ _ _ ~-c...- llll<.whk;hls~"""'" - b - o n d Educotian on --.ond Condor (IREWG)_Iho_ol -lnSdonce, T"""'"""!Tobiawtl,_ with rnembonollho~ Board ollho Cologo oiAnsond Scienas ot 4 p.m . " ' - ... poets o l l h o - Mostors Progrom. 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She is equolly~ in . - - . : ll1d populi< elides .. • feminist and fOr her book •faces oiFemlnlsm: An ActMst'> Reftections on the Womeri•s 5clenc•- _,.,L. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~~ Thelltpotfor-lettors from rnembon of tho~ community commenting on lb stories .--d content. lettm .- b e - t o i O O and moy b e - fOr style and · length. loiters must lndudo lho writer's name, address aad o dlytlme telephone_number for W<1flcotlon.llecause al Spaa! Rmltatlom, the Rtpotfrr cannot p<lblish aM letleB received. They must be received ., 9 o.m. MondO)! to be conslderod fO< publication In that weel<'s issue. The Rtpotftr J)l1!fors that !etten beri!CeMdelectronicallyat <u~rrport~u> . H~~= · they inhabit? How do they react dilli!rently to a peaceful pari< than they do to an abaridoned apartm<nt building? the past and continued lack of investment in cities don't just serv~ adults led tour of the urban""""" they live in so that - can learn ffiOI1! about . how they perceive and represent their mvironm<nts," said Cope. The rescarch<n will be paying attention to the ltinds of places that are meaningful to the childrm, either places they 1ilce to~ to, that .... appealing to them or places they don'i,lilce to visit or, perhaps. places they would ootlilce to visit without being accompanied by their parents because they wouldn't fed safe. '"They may talk about boardedup buildings as places that seem dangerouS or play areas that.,.. attractive places." she said "We want tooomefrom their point of view, While exposing them to the idea that then. is a social component of sp8<l! that a.trect. how people ,._ late to each other; said Cope. The maps. stories and videos, and the "kid-friepdly"Web site the children will <nate will provide the raw material for the U8 geographers to begin to demop a sense of haw chil- of kick" Wbilethe~curriculumat thedesnmwyochoolleoelhas greatly ilnpr<Mdin ...,..,.)all. Cope said il 51ill.-ls major impr<M:rnmts. "Schooochiidrm moodJ learn re- poorly, she giooolaxnparioonsin~obe added. aplained. "There has b<lm very litllo UB~arl!embarlcingon "These polianphasisoourbon~and M . a newprojectdesigJ>ed to find out haw ciiS and praclica """"cnated a built felt thatespecioliyli:JrchidRD in New school-aged d1ildm1 relate to urban environment that is, in faa, verydanYod< State. this would be 111 incredspaces, to cnatl! the first "dlildml's li"""S to d1ildm1 in terms of houoibly rdevant part ol the amiculwn." ll"'Sf33'by of the inner city." ing quality, environmental facto,. Added Halftlill: "We want tosbow Goals of the project, funded by a such as pollution and social hazards childrm that geography is where four-year, $230,000 vant from th< such as aime and violence," she Said. )'OU live, 001 just say, 'this is Africa, National Science Foundation, ar~ this is Asia:" Appropriate public"""'"for play to use the perspectives gathered also are severely lacking. noted jenThe grant alsoaMrSdeYelopmcnt from children to improve how ge- nifer Hallltill, a doctonl student in olan under-graduate/graduatEoowx ography is taught to elementary the Department of Geography in at UB called "Oilldrm's Urban Ge-school children in New York State the College ofArts and Sciences who ographi<s" with a strong commuand to improve the "child-frimd- is assistant on the project. nity-service component in which liness" of urban spaces. Cope and lialfuill are working studi:nts will work with cbildren to Acrording to the investigaton, it will on a mapping project with children explore how they relate to the physibe the lint instanCe where dlildml's ages 8- 12 in an after-school procal and social""""" they f'requenL pmpectiveo will be inoorporated sys- gram in Buffalo. The data from these projects will The goal is to teach children batematicallyinto~education further advance the project. curricular materials that specifically sic geographic concepts, such as '"The broader, long-term objecfocus on~ environments. m~uring distance and creating dren interact with and interpret tive of the project is to start to di"The prop<>rtion of children in maps of their neighborhoods, us- their surroundings. versify the whole discipline; said our inn~r cities continues to rise as ing toot. ranging from pen and AJ. the .same time, Cope explained, Cope. "Geography has t-1 a very a result of the effecl5 of continued pap~r to video cameras to the project will hdp improve the white, male discipline and with this population shifts, economic restruc- handheld global Positioning sys- · way that children perceive the dis- project we will begin to get children turing and urban disinvestments," tems to locate and record features cipline of geography. of diverse backgrounds to have a said Meghan Cope, associate profes- in their neighborhoods. "Geography is very misunder- positive experience with it so that "Basically, we want to help the stood." said Cope. "We want to bring · maybe someday some of them will sor of geography. Th~ urban renewal practices of children orga.niu their own childgeography into the educational!Ms oonsider a career in the field." CAS reaches out to high school students G Cutting Edge kctures, Poetry Contest aim to introduce prospective students to UB ay SUE WUOCHU Reporter Editor .T HE-College of Arts and Sciences will reach out to local hi gh school stu dents next. semester by offering two educational programs designed to introduce prospective students to the college and the uni versity, as well as help them explore new areas of knowledge. . The programs-The Cutting Edge lecture series and the Poetry Contest-hav<: proven to be highly sucassful at the Univer.;ityofDlinoisat Ollcago. whOrl! they were initiated by CAS Dean Uday Sukhatme when he served as interim vice provost for academic affuirs at UIC. Even though he no longer ""tks at UIC. the progratns are so sua:<ssful that they will be offered at that uniVersity again in the spring. Sukhatme said,notingthatabout250highsdlool students and their parents attended eachoftheCuttingEdgelectures,and the university rece,ived about I ,300 entries in the Poetry Contest, "Hopefully, the SUCC<SSes of Ollcago will translate to the Bu1fuloma." said Sukhatme. "We bave to get the pubtic to visit the campus, relate with the faculty, and get an idea of what cutting-edge research means. J>.ople in the Buffillo area have to take greater pride in UB and start thinking of it as 'their university;" he said. The Poetry Contest draws upon the highly talented faculty of the university's English department to offer encouragement and motivation to aspiring young poets. High school students are encouraged to submit their original poetry, which will he judged by C1rl Dennis, writer-in-residencr in the UB Department ofEog!ish. Dennis won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for. Practical Gods."bis eighth oollection of P9<1ry, First-, second-, third- and fourthplace prius will be awarded, as well as 23 honorable mentions. All winners will receive an autographed copy of"Practical Gods." Wmners and Dennis will'give poetry readings at an awards ceremony to be held at I p.m. April 5 in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts, North Campus. A reception will follow. Th~ deadline for entries is Feb. 7. TheCuttingEdge is asmes of five Satu rda y-morning semi nars in which top UB scholars, as well as successful alumni, will give presentations aimed at increasing public awareness in rapidly advancing fields. Although designed primarily for high school students, the series also is open to the general public. Studenl5 inter<sted in attending the lecture series .,.. enoouragcd to seck nominations fiom their principals or guidance counselors, although students registering for the series on their own will not be turned away, said · Michde Bcwl.y,assistant to the dean for special projeas in the CAS. By asking principals to nominate students to participate, .. we .have a way of having high school students visil the campus and get an idea of the academic strength and the scope of facilities available," Sukhatme said. "This certainly helps in therecruitment of talented students. And the positive publicity is a big plus." High school students who attend at least thrceofthe .liv<:Cuning Edge lectures will receive souvenir gifts and an "Honorary CAS Scholar" cmificate. All sessions, which will take place in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. will begin with registration and light rdresiunenl5 at 9-.30 a.m. The lectures, which will be free of chaJge. will begin at 10 a.m. A question-andanswer session will folloW each lecture. The lineup of speakers for spring 2003 will take students fiom ancient Rome to Chicago's South Side. Th• speakers and their topics: • March I: P.t<r St. Jean, assistant professor of ~iology, "Pockets of Crime: A New Look at Higlr" Crime Neighborhoods in the City." Cityneighborboodsarl!quitedilferent in the type and amoUnt of crimes generated within them, This presentation will focus on a bookSL jean is writing that is based on research r=tly conducted in highcrime neighborhoods on Olicago's South Side. • March 8: Reinhard Reitzenstein. assistant professor of art, 01 lnve:rt/ Thmsform• This~a:tureentailsa brief jowney along the path ol the intentions in Retzenstein's works. Central to his practice is the image/symbol of the - . and by implication, the fi>rests of the world • March 22: Don McGuire, adjWlCI assistant professor of classics, "Trashy Tabloids and Vegas Casinos: V'tsions of Rome in Pop Culture." This multimedia lecture will explore some of the modem meanings of the ancient Romans, from the aJ'!'hitectural wonders' of Caesars Palacr and modem day Coliseums, 10 law and political rhetoric, to pop culture, film and television. • March 29: Pamela S. Benson, BA '76, senior produ= of national secUrity for CNN, '"The Global Media and the CNN Effect Observations of a Veteran News Producer.· • April 5: Tracy G~ assistant professor ofgeology. "Spaa Odyssey 2002: Volcanoes in the Solar System" During her lecture, Gregg willaplore howvolcan9es look and behave throughout the solar system. For more information about the CAS educational programs, contact Michele Bewley at 645-27 11 or at mrbewley@buffalo.edu. Further information and registra·tion forms also are available at <http://www.cu.buffalo.edu>. �Oecellbes ~21121Vi. 34, 11.1 Rep a .... 7 MIH' S Detroit 66, UB 65 UB 57,1Utode Island 41 ThoBulssplittwo-lastweel<. -·""""~lossat D<O-olton Nov.2 7 - by an ·trnpo-essM heme -.lctory"'"' 1\hode Island on 5alurday to ..., - roc.onl at 2-2. U8 tried lcs best to """ Oecroit's '19-pne, no....c:orR.etce home .....,.. ......._but amo up . just-pok·uhon. ~. at Colihan Hal to cpen !he - In !he fin< hall. !he Buls' front counwulhe-rasll ofUB\ lint I l fiold P,1s _.. JCOrOd by front-axnplaron.._.k _ International Thanksgiying Every year, Frontier High School students gather with students from the English Language Institute (EU) to leam about different cultures. (From left) ~ Phillips (Frontier), Sera Hwang (EU-I<orea), julie Hund (Frontier) and Takaki Ogashira (EU]apan) shared an early Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 20 in the Center for Tomorrow. De<rok's front coun: -"""" !he. .............. 21-9.1nlhefint ........The Thans oponod a IOi>olnt lead, lheirlarpst of !he ....... 5:39 .............. !he lint hall. . _, !he Bulls baalod bad< to quiddy cut Detroit\ ..... to )8l6at !he half. Mer ..,..TlwJ cpenod • ~ ..... ooriy In !he second half.lheBulsonceapnrolusedto loki and !he cut li1o leod to D'll6rc by 54-Sl with 9-J 8 left on !he dock. !he Buls _.. Ice cotd and didn\ score lor 1M: and a hall - . l l u t they c:ondnued "' play relendeu and still foood only down by liwo poina- 52 seconds left. ~a Wille c;,_, ~OM Uwrencelcroded down a~ to"" !he load "'lour polna l-4 seconds .......... ,._!he _ , oxctoarcod two free IWt an o8-bolance ~"'cut Dolrcit\ load to ono- just_. one second ~-!he Buls _ , . . - "' """!he lnbourd pass"!'"'""' r...-. eloed cut""' on&jXlft w1n. The Buls once apln Jlloled stelar delonse and p a bolanc.od sc..W. auadlln a 57--48 -.lctory C¥0<1\hode Island lnAllmniArena on 5alurday nllt"The- ( 2 - 2 ) - down lhelrlint bur lloor;indudirw ~by Gil.< and Jason Bird,tD ~ cpen. 12- 1 load. a load- they -"" relinquish. Rhode Island ""!he load lD two polna . - . , tlvouF !he first half, but lhe quiddy " " - - ' by.,.... on a 10.2 ""' lD r.pn a 10. po;nt adYanatcL U8 rock a 27- I 9 load Into lhe lodor room at J:aldme. In the second hatf, the SuUs had an answer for wery Rhode bbnd run as !he Roms p no closer than stx poina. The will host Niapn llnMnl<y at 7 p.m. on Wednesdar. two.- Faculty Senate c-u.-..~t-,...1 Certification (CAC) concerned equity, wdfareandsportsmanship.The university was required to devdop and submit two oomprehmsive institutio~ plans, one that addresoed gender equity in its interoollegiat< athletic programs (!A) and a plan for improving opportunities for tr.u!itionally underrepresented ethnic groups in !A programs. The subc:ommitttc charged with reviewing progr= made in this.,.,. found that over the past six years UB has made substantial prog,.ss on both issues, while a small number of conoons remain to be addressed ~ggen­ derequity. .. UB has demonstrated an ex· tremely high commitment to making measurable pr-ogr= toward ensuring tairand equitable tmllment ofall stu dent -athletes and athletics depart· ment penonnel who are members of traditionally underrepresent ed groups," the self-study's executive summary noted. Ricotta told senator> that overall, the self-study repon fo und that UB was in substantial conformance with all aras and operating prin- women's programs to more fully utiliu: ~urea provided ciples established by th~ NCAA. " However, (the self-study process) also gave lis the opportunity to look at m:ommendations and ways to improYe the program," she said ·we spent about th~tt and a half months looking at conformity with the principles and what kind of recommendations we would want to make (in the sdf-study). Each of the subcommittees came up with a number of r=mmendations and ways to improYe the process." Among those re<:Qmmendations were .Orne that deal specifically with continued improvement in the aras ofequity, wdfare and sportsmanship: • Continue to lmpltmmt 'and to request that the Intercollegiate Athletics Board (lAB) dosdy monitor the current long-range plan for increasing grants-in-aid (GIA ) allocated to women's teams • Monitor the money spent on recruiting for women's programs and to encourage. the coaches of • Ev-aluate staffing of women's programs to ensure it is equitable with men's programs • BW!d on the success of marketing women's basketball and apply it to other women's sports to increase awareness of the women's athletics program Midlael Cohen, chair of the Fac: ulty Senat< and·professor of neurology, mentioned that !lie NCAA.Iit< team was very concerntd about whether faculty members understood and were comfortable with UB's athletia programs. Cohen pointed out that the sit< team also was concerned that athletes ha.. a "university aperiencc" that prepares them for somethlng other than athletics when they leaYe the university. "That seemed to be echoed time and time again in the meetings I had," he said. The sdf-study repon can be reviewed by visiting <http:// - .uiNothletlcs.buff•lo.edu>. Obituaries R. Oliver Gibson, professor emeritus of education A memorial service will be held ot 2 p.m. Saturday in Canterbury Woods. 705 Renaissance-Drive, Amher>t, for R. Oliver Clbson, a professor emeri- in the Graduate School of Education who died Nov. 13 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 88. Gibso n , o r 4' 0llie" as he \\3~ kntlwn , received his Ed.l>. from tus ll.tn,ml Universi ty in 1955 afkr havin g ser\.'ed as president nf th~.· Nm·a· Scotia Teachers Union in his n.uiw Cannda. Gibson joined the Ull I% I llnd continued until fo c t~ty · in h1:<~ retire- ment in 1984 . During hi~ nearly quJrter-ccntury tenure, he too ~ on numero tl.\ administrative ~pon si ­ ott the university and 111 tht: hthtte~ tidJ t il education. including sr r\ 1ng .1 ~ ~ h.11r uf th~ Department of tdu ...uum.tl At l m uu ~t rnuon , I1 C"tm ~ ~k-.m ••I t h l• ~.. hnnJ t• f ~ 1 d n J uil•"\ o1 1hJ Co mmunity Services (now the mark against which all other works School of Social Work), dir<ctor of on personnel administration in tduthe Oinical Conference for School cation are measured. Per.;onnel Administrato!S, president To his colleagues and students, of the Collegial< Association for the Gibson was an endearing figure, said Development of Educational Ad- Stephen Jacobson, associate dean ministration. and president of the and professor and chair of the DeBuffulo chapter of United University .panment of Educational Leadership Professions, the union repr..enting and Policy in the Graduate School SUNY faculty and professional staff. of Education. "Classes and conversations with The Graduate School of Education recogniud Gibson's lifetime of Ollie were always advent ures beachievements with a 200 I Dedicated cause as a classically trained scholar who had a wide range of interests, · Educator Award. Gibson also was editor of two sig- he took his audience to higher l~v­ nificant journals--Urban Education cls of understanding over paths the and EduauionalAdnrinistrarionAb- listener may have never before trodstrnro--and p ublished more than den," Jacobson said ... The preface to -10 journal articles. monographs, 'The School Pt""n.onnel Administra · .1nd book chapters. His most notabh: tor' is a perfect example, as he: scb work was uThe School Personnel th~ stage for the to:t through quoAdministrat or," wi t h Haro ld C. tations from Aristides' 'Rhodian llunt of Harvnrd ( 1965, Houghton Oration' and Th o m a~ 1\lann'!l 'Thl· ~ 1 ittlul J . 'J hi , ll');"t w;" rhc be11chT. t b ll.'~'< ol the l.mv."' -Midcleton shea'"""""' - ·s UB 65, Colpte 46 U8 avised to a I 9-j>Oint win. 65--46."'"' li1o Colpt& Raiden In !he home opener on Nov. l61nAk.wmiArona. - . o d I n - fi&uros,and Three....,_. ""' Bulls JCOrOd 24 o f - )7 sea>nd-laJI polna In "'" """""' I'()U(2 to raldrc """""of"'" pme and incrasirc- 28-25 - l e a d , a- -made """"'"""'Alison oponod "'" ~ It !he 18:S9 marie two ..... alter beirc loulod. but !he lint hall quiddy boa!e with 10 load~ and lhe score beirc dod on - - ocaslons. junior JesUa K.odw>clorlor\ )umpor 1:041eft In li1o half..,.. li1o to !he locbr room wkh a slim 28-25 qe. but they come out on fire In li1o second half to .,.. put lhe pme cut of reach. U8 cpenod""' second 1).4""' a n d - lcs load t o The - twned- half-.,_,and cli&fts.41-ll . wk1112:54onlhedocltwilenfnolwnanHciiJ;eCook~lhe boll from Colpu.\ &nly o.n..t. and_,, In lor an - l a y u p . Cook put In another ....,.. all..vound performonce wkh ,.,. poina. lour rebounds, ..... assistsandliwoswlsln29rninutlaofplay. . Mu.r a laM> by fnolwnanTrislla fiedces put li1o Bulls ahead 4l-3 1.1he IWclen dlratened "' ce< bod! in !he pme wkh a ~ by Allison Uplnsld and • """'"' by Malissa Lacz.dins to cut 8uflaloi lead to ....,_ 4 l-2.6. wkhlo-.57 ............ 1nlhepme.The8ulls.._., emborbdoo an 18-4""' ewer tho.- 7:41 ro quiet Colp12i comebock aa.mpt.The Butts held CoJpte scoreless for a span ol four minutes. and the RaJden' four points dunna the N l all arne from !he loulllne. · 8ufblo Jed by as rTW'I)' u 22 points down the wm:h. The Buls (2-ll) wtl mw1 to Durtwn.N.C. to l2b on Salntjosephiln lhe opening round of tho Dulce Oassic tomon-ow.They wiH face either Dulce, lhe No. I team in the country, or Howard In the final round on Sunday. Wrestlin~ Bulls finish se¥enth at H at Town Tourney UB panlclpaao<l In !he~ Mat Town USA T"""""'""' on Saturday. finishing- out of 10 73.5 poina. Purdue ....... " ' " _ , . - 167.5 polna. The Bulls' top llnlshor on !he dar Gary Cooper. Cooper rebounded from a loss In !he 174-pound semifinals by dakring a pair of "'"ches to earn li1ird pbce." ' - losing to No. I ranbd RY") Un&• of Purdue tn·.ne semifinals. Cooper t.o..>ee<1 bad< to dele" ONoi EdWollis.S.<. before pinning Lodt Ho.w\\ Eric: o·eomor ,, 2.-49 "' ..... thmt p~.ce. Earning loordl-pbce finlshos """' Garrett BontetnJ>O and ~ Cennmm. Freslunon Marl< Budd finished sixth. BontetnJ>O lost ro Nebnsl<a's B.J P.dden In tho semffiN~ by a nam>w I 0-6 scCH"e before woridnc his ~ through the wresdebacks for;;~; fourth-pb.ce finish. Bontempo scored a taU ewer lock Haven's Dan Rtggs (1:02) before losirc tO Purdue's Ben Wlssel by a 4-3 score tn the third/fourth pbce match. tams- was- CerTYliNra.meanwhile,was a f~ points from being in the 197-pounc:l fmls. He dropped a 5-3 dedslon to No. 2-nnked jon Bush ol Purdue •n the wnifirW:s. but ~bounded wkh an S..S w;n ewer Ohio's joel Weimer. He lost.h~r.l-2 to~ State's Ryan Cummins in the thtrdlfourth pbct match 8odd battled through an extremety competitive 125--pound c\au for sucth pbce after losing hi$ first match ol the day. He then reeled off rwo vtctorits, tndudinc one OYer tearnlNte Mike Sebuly In wresdeback$, before lo"ng to Pms~'s jo.-d>n~nrn.~ The Bolls next compete at the Beast of ~ East CoUepate Tout •\Jment on Dec . 20 at the University of Debware �81 Rep aa.._ .Dm*l2121W.3Ut.l .........., Wednesday, 8 """"'-- ~ MilA tnlorTnatlon Session. 106 jacobs Management Centei, Campus. 6 p.m. Fro<. Friday 10 Saturday The Reporter publlshe' highlights of listings drawn from the online UB Calendar for events tAking place on cam Thursday, December 5 Friday 6 pus, or fot' ofr-campus nents where UB Wednesday 11 11 - ·-- UB vs. Ball Stllte . Alumni t~i.=~~~~m. free for students with 10. For · Information and tickets, 6-45-6666 . rT'IOf'e g roups ore princ:l~l 'f")nSon. For a full listing of events, go t o the US Calen- Monday dar at <http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ cal- 20 - ·-- UI vs. ComeU. Alumni ~i.~':·~~U;m. free for students w;th 10 , For more infon']lation and tickets, . 6-45·6666. Victor E. Bull competes for title of((Mascot of the Year" e UB faculty and staffare urged to vote for university's mascot in online ballotingfor national contest BJ SUE WUETCHUI Reporter Editor JC!ORE.Bullis theBBOC(BigBullonCampus)at UB these days. The spiritual leader of the university's athletic teams has risen to the upper ranks of the national mascol scene by being named to the first-ever, Capital One All-American Mascot Team. And that pu~ s Victor in the ru~ ­ ning for the title of .. Mascot of the Year." Victor is competing against 11 other mascots, including the Penn State Nittany Lion; the University of Florida Gator and Otto, the Syracuse University Orangeman. The winner. to be selected by funs voting via an online ballot, will be an nounced during the Capital One Bowl game on Jan. I. "Each year the best college football players are named to All-America teams, and for the first time ever, college mascots will have their own team,n said Pam Girardo, manager of consumer public relations for Capital One Financial Corp., a holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Capital One Bank and Capital One FSB, offer consumer-lending products. "Mascots have a passion and an energy that keeps thou sands of college football fans screaming and yelling and com· ing back each week for great football~ said Girardo. "What better way is there to recognize these unsung heroes than to bring together the best of the best and then have the fans select the National Mascot of the Year. "Capital One thinks it is time to give these true heroes the recognition they deserve." The mascot contest was open to all NCAA Division 1-A and 1-AA school mascots representing football programs. Ji.ll Rex.inger-Kuhn, director of promotions for the Division of Athletics, said UB received a nomination packet for the m\t con test in late August, and decided to enter ~fter V the Bulls-Connecticut football game on Sept. I 4 during which skateboarding icon Tony Hawke made a pre-game and halftime appearanct. A packet of nomination materials was sent to Capital One, in· eluding a video demonstrating Victor's interactions with fans during games, a Vic tor bobblehead doll, a stuffed Victor doll, T-shirtsand Victor autograph cards. she said. A panel of judges compoS«! of representatives from ESPN. Capital One and the mascot community selected and notified the 12 finalists on Sept. 2 I. Judging criteria included fan interaction,dern· onstration of good sportsmanship and c~mmunity service involvement. "It's defin itely an honor to be among the finalists; we're proud. to see Victor in the same class as the Penn State Nittany Lion and the Florida Gator," Rexinger-Kuhn said. The judges ranked the 12 finalists, and that ranking, along with results of online voting by fans, will determine the "Mascot of the Year," she explained. As of press time, the Nittany uon was leading balloting with 30 percent of the mtes cast. VICtor had received 3 percmt, the same as Otto the_Oranll'f!Wl. "The messase rd~to gr..e &cuJty and staff is to please take a minute out of your c!;,y to """ for VICIOI( Rt:xinger-Kuhn said Members of the UB community may cast their votes for Victor by visiting http:// www.ub•thletlcs. buff•lo.edu / splrlt/ •ll•merlc•nYictoi.shtftll. Balloting will end on Dec. 20. Victor air.ady has earned $5,000 for US-each of the 12 finalists will receive $5,000, payable to its school's athletic dq>artmen~ for use in scholarships and funding of the mascot program. The "Mascot of the Year• will receivt an additional $5,000, for a total of$ I0,000. In addition to Victor, Otto and the Nittany lion, the other mascots named to the All -American team are Alben the Gator, Univer· sity of Florida; Big AI, Uni\'ersity of Alabama; Big Red, Western Kent~cky University; The Bird, U.S. Air Force Academy; Buzz the Yellow Jacke~ Georgia Tech; Monte the Grizzly, University of Montana; Sebastian the Ibis, University of Miami; Seymour the Eagle, Sou them / Mississippi University and Smokey the Hound, University of Tennessee. 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. 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UB forms School of Public Health School adopting aggressive approach in addremng emerging health needs BY LOIS IIAJWI Contributing Editor Koebel soon as uniwnityallkills • cide to IIIIer olllce hours and lated Professions ( HRP ), which has a strong track record in alliedHE university on Fri- • health education and research , day unveiled its School with the Department of Social and of Public Health and Preven t ive Medicine ( SPM), which has been part of the School H~altli Prof~ssions, which will train public health and of Medicine and Biomedical Scihealth professionals in an environ - ences and is a leader in research ment focused on well ness. disease into the epidemiology of disease. In announcing the newly desigprevention , and enviro nmental nated school at a press conference. and population issues. The school wiU contin ue highly President William G. Greiner noted regarded research programs inves- that "as SUNY's comprehensive tigating chronic disease, and will flagsl>ip campus and New York develop innovative ways to mee~ State's most comprehensive public emerging health needs of citizens research univer.;ity, UB has been a in Western New York, New York national leader in the development of the health professions." State and the nation. "The inauguration of the School The sc hool wa s formed by merging the SchoQI of Health Re- of Public Health and Health Pro- T fessions marks an exciting new era of excellence in modern publichealth education, research and public service ~ t UB," he said. "With its uniqu e foc us on health , wellness and the prevention of dis ease, and with ready access to our high-performance computing capacity, the school wiU continue in a national leadership role by help· ing defme the use of informatics in public health. "I have no doubt th at the UB Sc ho o l of Public He alth and Health Professions will set a new standard not only for our un iversity community. but for the many diverse constituencies we serve across the regio n and state ," Greiner added. Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi pointed out that "the school's focus on health, weUness and pre· vention of disease, considering environ mental · and population factors and using technology to track the relevant health data, puts UB in a strong position to help in reducing health costs and in preparing the nation and Western New York to deal ·with bioterrorism and other health-related threats, while also producing a strong and healthy society." Faculty and researchers in the School of Public Health and Health Professions will lOcus on key public-health issues, including chronic diseases, environmental ~- . . . 2 Promising new drug fights bacteria BY lllEH CiOLDBAUM Contributing Editor PAGl6 M mort! texl at Web site L link on p more photos on Web A additional link on Web w~b site NNERSITY scientists have discove red a promising new drug lead that works by in hibiting the sophistica ted bacterial comm unicati o n sys tem . ca ll ed quorum sensing. The new compound is active against Pseudoniouas aeruginosa, the g ram- nega tive infection that strikes--and usually killr-<:ystic fi. broSis patients and many others whose inunune systems are compromised. The bacteria, like many oth· ers that have been routinely treated by antibiotics. have developed strains that are antibiotic-resistant. The com pound and the method the UB scientists used to develop i~r~ described in th e Jan. 25 is- U sue of Chemistry & Biology. The research also is discu~d in a second article ln the "Previews" section of the journal. A patent application has been fded on the method of syn thesis and the compound. "With this work, we have taken a crit ical step toward inhibiting quorum sensing for clinical applications," said Hiroak.i Suga, associate professor of chemistry and co rresponding author on the paper. Quorum sensing is the process by which bacterial cells"sense"that their numbers have reached a certain level, Suga explained, so that they then can mount an effective attack. The pro· cess gets switched on, he-said. in response to the autoinducers thai accumulate in bacterial cells as they begin reproducing. Once the cells "se nse., that a quorum has b'een reached, they begin to communicate, a proass that, in tum, .. throws the switch" for manufacturing virulence fac tors, such as biofilms. These tough, layered, polysac· charide shells provide the bacteria with a nearly impenetrable, self-protective mechanism th at makes it extremely difficult, and in some cases' impossible, to fight with antibiotics. " Unde rn eath the protective biofilm . the cells are happily repro· clueing, damaging the tissue and producing toxin s," said Suga. Based on the structure of the quo· rum -sensing molecule, th e autoinducer, the VB team synthesized a library of compounds. 1his approach then allowed the scientists to discover a subset of molecules that, like the natural autoiDduczr, activate quorum smsing. "We then synthesiz.ed a small, focused library -of quorum-sensing agonists," said Suga. "Swpris· ingly, this focused library yielded a quon.im-st.nsing antagonist.• " It has been shown that knod<· out of the quorum·smsingi'J'D"S in P. a£rUginoSil sighificantly reduced its virulena,so thisa:ll-to-all axnmunication processis aninkR:Sti.ng new drug ta'l:et," he said. Bydisrupting the oomrnunial:ion process, he explained, the ,_ axnpound could lead to drugs that will prevent the formation of biofilms, restoring the potency of andJincic treaimentsand limi)ingtbe.t..dcpment of antib iotic ~ ~- ..... ~ �2 Rep a..._ F!lruiiY l 2003/Vot.JUo. i1 BRIEFLY , _ . . to spellk .........5dlaal"'--. .. Ill Emertlus lnfttlng MllgomW. ,...,. . , _ - " ' lho -lho,.-.."Whhl'sa lllltQt . . MtDI*Iglna"'- . ._.,.attw....nllly- ...... -.c.-. .. bo ..... 2 p.m. on '11...-y In 102 ~HII.S!Uh~ . . . . . . . ond_lo ........ ..... __ __ == _ _ being,.... -b y . ._ -Cen4or to """'9' -on - . . . . . . . - O f .... -IICIMiy by I Ul graduoto -~ studtnt thlt humin aging In 1 clwlglng wMj, T h e - lncJudos I prize ollSOO. Students may nominate be nominatod by _..., din!cton Of depart- , . , . . . _ Of - chm. Nomlnitlons should be sont by April7 to Michoel M. Metzger ot lho Emerituo Ceoto<, South Lounge, Goody<ar, Halt. South Clmpus. A winner will be -byMiy1 . For further Information, contact Metzger It ,__eaau.bultllo.edu. -v.glna ~~ogues" to bie perlormt!d' ,.. part "' \LOiy, lho globol - t o stopviolonce agolnst- and girts. 1!00 .. ... ~~~~ · _. . _ , - olwmhip and productlons "' lho - ·~·l:lllio- . . . . amplSOS ..-.:! ~Including Ul. lho "Tho \laglna Monologues' , . be porformod 11 l ·p.m. Feb. 11 ond 19 in lho Dnma n... -inlhoConte.-fotlhoArts, Clmpus. Proc..m wtll lho Anii-Ripo Tasl< Fon:e otUI. The cast will futures 1 l studonbln>m lho Deportment ol 'TMMre&Oonce. lldcets .,.._S17 for lho gen...._public ond S7 for students ond.,.. in the CFA boo< offlceln>m ,_,to 6 p.m. Mof1doy tlvoogh Fridoy, ond It • ov- ~~-~ REPORTER f:'E... ' J•. .,. ~ .... .• It! ~·- it, · (71 ( ' • - __ W · ·'· ... ....-.,. ,.. t .......,_ lob- .......... ~- ... Johno.hCPatrida Oclno¥w'l EJI<nGolcl>oum s. A.Unge< Christine\'lclol Annlllhilche< llandy Borit is director of the Office of Disability Services. He is president of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (ahead), an international, multicultural association of professionals working to improve opportunities for people with disabilities in every aspect of higher education. th~ regards fail, we consult witli . other faculty and &taff of the uniall involved members of the cam- versity have to do with aa:essing Th• mission of the Offi~ of Dis- pus community to ~dvocak for a classroom activities and teaching ability Servi= is to support the concerned understanding that materials by students with diJ · educational, career, social and r«· leads to a reasonable, effectivt out- abilities. Services and accommoaid reading, reational choices of campus-com- come. In sbort, individuals with dations are made munity members with disabilities disabilities at UB advocate for writing, hcnditing from lecturu, through coordination of servi= themselves, with the individualized taking tests, ett. We assist university employees and their &uperviiUld r~sonable accommodations, full support of ODS as needed. sors with arranging reasonable consultation and advocacy. accommodations (here Used in th• What approacto to clhabiUty This by far is the most common more technkal sense of the term Inclusion does ODS take7 question brought to our office. as denoted by federal regulations First let us look at the word "inclu-· And there is no laundry list of ser- concerning the rights of qualified sion .. and its implications. In the vices we can usc to answer it. On employees with disabilities). While field of special education, for pri- any given day, we may provide a accommodating employment is mary and secondary school, inclu- service we never have provided often more complicated than acsion refers to the presence of stu- before and may never be 'called commodating learning, essentially dents with disabilities in the main - upon to provide again. Very nearly it involves the same appriach as stream classroom. This usc of the all of the direct services we do pro- ta.Un with students, which is the word i.s so prevalent that at the post vide for individuals with disabili - individualized analysis and conseco ndary level We are cautious ties, however, are done through a sideration of the accommodation about even using the Word, indu - case~ management approach. This request vis-3-vis its documented sion. But when we do speak: of in - begins with the individual with a appropriat.eness. clusion, we mean inclusion in the disability requesting a service or sense of integration. The Section reasonable accommodation. Using Does your office - - liB'• 504 regulations that implement the medical or psychological records, compliance with - Amelcan• with D l - Act7 .... Rehabilitation Act of 1973 speak of as weU as information gathered thilt '--your offke equality of opportunity to partici- from the service applicant about members of tiM liB compate in and benefit from all pro ~ the way in which the mental or munity with grams, services and activities of physical impairment substantially No. ADA compliance coordinafederal funds recipients on the part limits a major life adivity, we pro- tion for the campus as. a whole is of qualified individuals with dis- vide a rationale to justify the re ~ done by the Equity, Diversity and abilities. This gets closer to what we quest when appropriate. Obvi - Affirmative Action Administramean by indwion. Howt.ver, the . ou&.ly,. su<h :a.bureauaati<.p•oct- tion·{EDA:AA): Uniilo!t'Sity'Pa'CUistate of being included also implies dure does oot .apply to a visitor to· tiis 'is responSl'bfe for architectural being wdcomed; that is what we ul - campus wanting tO borrQW a code complian~. How the ADA timately seek. Our approach to in- wheelchair for a few hours. But has affected the UB community clusion we refer to as supported when a qualified per.an with a dis- varies greatly, depending upon self-advocacy. 1f people with dis- ability is asking the university to whom you talk to. My point of abilities are going to mak~ their ma.U even minor alterations of its view is that, more than anything, own choices, then their best advo~ policies, practices and procedures the la-w and its implementing cate for inclusion in the programs, so that the per.an with the disabil- guidan~ and regulations provide services and activities they choose . ity can be included on par with a heuristic vocabulary we can is themselves. ODS's role is to verify those who do not have disabilities, bring to enlighten a willing diafor them that the reasonable ac- it is incumbent upon ODS to logue. The act, however, has not commodations they seek in order make an objective and informed been nearly so heuristic for those to exercise their choices and their determination for the university who are determined to disagree rights is, in fact, legitimate, as docu - whether tbe request is valid and to over disability issues. YoU really mented by the known limitations collaborate with the faculty to be can't have the hard and fast "do" of their disabilities and the various sure that meeting the request is and "do not" disability law that regula ti ons implemen tin g their educationally practicable. Not all some folks seem to crave because civil right of equality of opportu· such requests are answered in the the disability challenge may come nity. Finally, when appropriate, we affirmative. The vast majority of to bear on any event in a thousand consult with students with disabili- th e services our office provides unknown or unforeseen ways. We ties one-on-one to acquire skills of and reasonable accommodations need a law that requires and invites self-advocacy. When their efforts in we advocate for on the part of Whet Is tiM mission of the Of. fke of Db-tty Servke•7 i.o - ....... ,_ _....7 -7 the use of reason and reasoned dialogue in which peop~ with disabilities can participate. WhetlstiM....,.._It . ~ challen!le few yowoffke7 The single greatest c!Wleoge to ou.r office is the same single greatest challenge to <very disability services offi~ in higher eduation in the United States, and it can not be met through individualized services, reasonable accommodations and enhancements to student life and development. Indeed, it is a challenge to higher education itself. The words of John Hockenberry stick with me that Americans with disabilities live in the ftrst world but live like third worlders in that they cannot count on the infrastructure to support their n~cls or on their government to defend their rights. A5 the greatest of all manufacturers of American cUlture, higher educatio~ is challenged to train its graduates to desigrl and live in a disability-inclusionary world. No sector of society has the greater potential to change bow. disaJ1ility is viewed in society and responded to by society than bas higher education. High~r education has brought unparalle.led forces to bear on attempting to cure disability, but bas yet to do much that can justifiably l?e called significant toward educating people with disabilities or educating society about the true nature of disability as a fundamental feature of life, affecting everyone, rather thiUl as a personal tragedy affecting primarily those whom it afflicts and their loved oqes. One professional and three clericals in a tiny Offiao of Disability Services cannot mttt that challenge for the univtrsity or for the greater community in the university'• behalf. Public health ~,..._,...1 health, women's health , obesity, makmal and child health, rehabilitation and assistive technology. Their emphasis will be on studyifig the interaction of environmental factotS and life-style habits (e.g. nutrition, physical activity, smoking) with genetic predisposition and to tvaluate their effect on th• population burden of disease. US's Cen ter of Excellence in Bioinformatics will provide th e supercomputing power to take public-health research to the next lrvel, integrating epidemiology with dis· ciplinessuch as genetics, geographic mapping and telemcdicine. A vital component of the school will be a Western New York Popu · lation Health Observatory. a region al health and disease surveil- lance system that could serve as a modd throughout the U.S. Capaldi named Maurizio Trevisan, interim dean ofHRP and chair of SPM, to serve as acting dean of the school while a search is conducted for its first dean. Trevisan is an internationally recognized researcher in t.he epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease. .. This is a very exciting time for all of us," Trrvisan said. "We look forward to creating an environment where health professionals and others interested in health tr ain and conduct research through an integrated approach. which will focus on the determ inants of health and disease in the population and the forces that shape ~nd influence the quality and dtlivery of health care. "Our approach," he added, "is based on the notion that ' health' is not merely the absence of disease, but that health and human function are seen as a continuum: from the cellular levtl, to organ function , to activity performance, to role performance, to effects on community and community health policy." Structurally, th• school will comprise the existing departments of SPM. Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. and Rehabilitation Science, and the biostatistics un it, which will become a department. Th ree new departments-Envi ronmental Health, ~havioral Sci ~ ences, and Public Health Practice and Health Poli<1 -are proposed. The UB Center for Assistive Technology, which houses two National Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers-on aging and technology transfer-and the UB Center for International Rehabiliiation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) will come under the school's umbrella as well. The new Population Health Observatory, which will work closdy with the eight Western New York county health departments, will have thre< components: public-health sur\'eillance and research, community participation and education. U 8 has offered a master's degree in public health since 2001 and a doctorate ,.i-n .epidemiology and community-health since 1993. �Binge drinking risks health Appears to negate positive health effects in African Americans aY LOIS IIAIIU Contributing Editor INGE drinking by African Americana who drink appears to negate the protective health effects seen in mOll groups who,- as in this populatiOn, consume moderate amounts of alcohol in general, UB researchers have found. Results of the study, published in Lhe current issue of Alcoholism: <;:liniccd and Experimental RtWJrch, were surprising, sajd Christopher T. Sempos, professor of social and preventive medkine and lead author on the study. "Our findings indicate that African Americans drank on IIVttll!!" significantly higher quantities per drinking day than other groups studied, even though their average volume of drinking was not higher." While this type of drinking pattern might be expected to lessen the protective effect of tight-to-moderate alcohol consumption, finding no protective effect at '311 Was unexpected, Sempos said. "The important message to take from these findings is that a habit of binge drinking or heavy drinking on a single day is risky to your health." Most studies of the relationship between alcohol consumption and death from all causes show that moderate drinkers-those who consume approximately seven drinks per week-have a lower risk of death than abstainers, and heavy drinkers have a higher risk than eithor group. This"J-shaped"pattem B ha.t been fouod in various races and ethnic groups. Sempos noted. Such Sludies base their findings on "'average"' alcohol consumption. which assumes a consistent pattern, Sempos said. "If you average seven drinks per week, you oould have one drink per day, but you also could have seven drinks in one day. Most information on average intake obscures this fact ... .., .................. ....... to Atrk.o _ _ lt.._ ..................... !>lnge-...11-.;, OIIUSTOPttER SEMP05 Knowing that drinking patterns among African Americans have been shown to be. more extreme than those of white drinkers, with more abstinenu but a.l.so more OC· casioos of heavy drinking, Sempos and colleagues set out to define the relationship between drinking and death from all causes in a large group of African Americans. The study group wa.o composed of 768 men and 1,286 women between the ages of 25 and 75 who took part in tbe first· National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), conducted between 1971-75. Original data were compared with follow-up data on mortality collected through 1992. Researchers compared data on volume and frequency of alcohol consumption gathered at baseline with statistics on study-group members who had died during the intervening ,years. Previous re search has indicated that the same volume of aloohol consumption spread over more occasions is linked to less detr:imentaJ outcomes, compared with the same volume spread over fewer occasions, Sempos said. While the average weekly consumption of alcohol was similar in African Americans and whites, the average amount consumed over a 24-hour period wa.o significantly different, with both African American men and women drinking more during a single occasion rom pared to their white counterparu, results showed. "Binge and heavydrinklng is associated with an increase in heart disease mortality, the ·principal cause of death in this age 8roup,• Sempos said. "This problem isn't limited to African Americans. It shows up in culnim in which binge drinking is common. in &ct, '!"see the same thing in Russian men, who are frequent binge drinlcen." Also contnbutiog to the research were Tiejian Wu, Carlos Crespo and Maurizio Trtvisan, all from the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, and )Orgen ~hm from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Healtjl in Toronto. The study wa.o funded brUB. the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the AddiCtion~ Institute, Zurich, Switzerland. Drinking linked to partner abuse •y ttATlti.IIN WIAVUI endars-of both drinking and partner violence over an eXEN who drink al- tended period of time. Fals-Stewart said the study folcohol and have a predisposition for lowed 137 men entering a domesphysical violence tic violence t reatment program toWard their female partnen are and 135 domestically violent men mon: likely to be violent on the entering an alcoholism treatment days they drink alcohol, according program over a ·IS-month periocl. "Across both groups, our n:sults to a study conducted ~t UB's Research Instit ute on Add ictions show a significant and compara(RIA) and reported in the Febru- tively similar n:lationship between ary issue of the American Psycho- men's drinking and violence logical Association's Journal of against women ... Fals-Stewart noted that the data Consulting and.Clinical Psychology. The odds of any male-to-female are drawn from two relatively large physieal aggression a"' eight times samples of domestically violent higher on days when these men men, revealing hjghly similar redrink alcohol than o~ days with no lationships between male partners' alcohol consumption, with the drinking and the occurrence of chances of severe male-to-female male-to- female physical aggresphysical aggression on drinking sion for both groups. "We found that the timing of days more than 11 times higher. Moreover, compared to days of violent episodes was more likely to .no drinking, the odds of any male- occur during or shortly after the to-fe male violence on days of d rinking episodes," according to heavy drinking by the male part- Fals-Stewart. ..~lso, individuals ners (d rinking six or more drinks seeking treatment for domestic in 24 hours ) are more than 18 violence who have more severe al· times higher and the odds of se- cohOI misuse problems were vere violence are more than 19 found generally to be more likely to engage in partner violence on times higher. . The study, conducted by Wil- any given day, regardless of drinkliam Fals-Stewart, a clinical psy- ing. than their counterparts with· chologist who is a principal in- out drinking problems." For couples in which male partvestigator at RIA and research associate professor in the UB ners have a fairly recent history of perpetrat ing partner violence, Department of Psychology, is the first to obtain daily re - drinking-particularly heavy po rts-by use of diaries and cal · drinking--by male partners repRrpott~ Contributor M resents a highly significant risk factor fo r the recurrence of pbysiealaggression. "Alcohol use and intoxication are perhaps best viewed as only one of ~era! factors that help to create the situation in which partner violence results; PalsStewart said. "'ft is important to recognize that participants in this S!Udy were domestically violent men entering outpatient treatment either for battering or alcoholism. It is unclear how these results would apply io the general population. !n most instances in the greater community, alcohol consumption, even heavy drinking, does not lead to domestic violence. However, the results from this investiga · tion appear to support the no· tion that alcohol use plays some role in the facil.itation of aggres sion in the context of certain marital relationships." Funding for the seven·year study was provided by two grants totaling $4 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and S10,000 from Old Dominion University, where Fals-Stewart previously was a faculty lnember. Pals-Stewart's research encompasses marital and family therapy with drug-abusing patients,longtenn outcomes of substance-abuse treatment, and psychological and neuropsychological assessments with drug· ahusing patients. BrieD Murray recognized by APA 11M-~- (APA) ha.t praented Sandra L Murray, associate profes&Or of psychology, with a 2003 Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Carter Contribution to l'llrchology in the area of social psychology. She will share the award-a plaque and $1,000-with Steven). Heine of the University of British Columbia. The award, which will be presented at the annual APA confermce / in Tororito in August, is an ·outstanding accolade for scientific • achievement," says Harry Reis, bead of scientific affairs for the APA.. Murray's research and pubticatioos fotus on "motivated ·cognition" in the context of dose relatioosbips; specifically, bow individuals~ romantic relationships interpret and construct reality in ways that protect them from potential threau to commitment, such u the perception of a partner's faults, the risks inherent in depending on·another person and the potential of rejection. Murray, who received the 1999 New Contribution Award from the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships. has been on the faculty of the Department of Psychology in tbe College of Atu and Sciences since I 996. She is a member of the department's Oose Relationship Consortium, a group of psychology faculty members and graduate S!Udeots who S!Udy a broad range of normal and pathological relatiotUhips at different developmental stages. She also heads the department's socia1-personaJity ~rea and is the principaJ investigator in the university's lnterpe~nal Processes Laboratory. Enrollment and Planning makes 3 organizational changes 1M Offke of PIMNIIoog has made three changes in organization and leadership that Vice ProvoSI Sesn Sultivan says will improve the office's ability to serve students and meet mroll_ ment goals. Three Enrollment and Planning units-Web Se:rvices, Mainframe Systems and Programming Services-have been brought together into one group beaded by Mark Petrie, who assumes the position of assistant vice provost for IT services. Petrie is charged with integrating a team of pro(essionals with div<ne'Skills to crea~ technologies that improve recruitment success and student satisfaction. · . Regina Toomey, now st.nior associate vice provo$1. for n~t:tu­ dent recruitment programs, will assume responsibility for Enrollment and Planning staff units that interact directly with enrolled students. She will become the principal liaison with campus student services units and the academic unit advising groups in order to improve: the student experience:. Toomey will supe:rvix the"Student Response Center and the Student Advising Servias group, while maiotaining responsibility for the admioistra~ aspects of the Honors and Scholars and Transfer and Articulation Services offices. Patricia Armstrong, who assumes the title of associate via: provost and director of admissions, will beoome tbe lead uuderpaduate recruitment and admissions officer, reportins to Sullivan. She came to UB as director of admissions in April2002.aftft serviD& 11 director of admissions at St. John's Uni\'ftsity. au Tragedy won't deter students - _, ~·...,.-* tnlpiiJ was eopeciaJiy IIJlldliml to students who belong to the UB chapter of the Ammcan lnstiMe of Am>nauticsandAstrooautics,anationwideassociationofstuclents and professionals with career inten:sts in space Hight and exploration. Members ofUB's 35-student chapter traded phone calls and email over the weekend, expressing shock and sadness at the loss of the Columbia and its seven-member crew. "What happened doesn't change my mind that NASA is the finest aerospace organization in the world!' says chapter president Nicho· las Leone, a senior mechanical and aerospace engineering student whose: dream is to one day design spau shuttles and other space: vehicles for NASA. "It's obviously a huge tragedy, but unfortunately you have to realize that the aerQspace industry is very risky-i t al· ways has been and it always will be." Leone doesn't expect the tragedy to !ieter any of his fellow students from pursuing careers in the aerospace industry or dampen their passion for space flight . . "I'm 100 percent certain that everyone of them would love to be an astronaut someday, including myself," he says. ,. Leone and chapter treasurer Lindsay Volaski have a personal conne'ction to NASA, which they say makes. the tragedy especiaUy painful. They were among a team of UB students who last summer participated in NASA's Reduced !Jravity Student Ftight Opportunities Program at the: Johnson Space Center in Houston, where the students conducted zero-gravity experiments in NASA's KC -135 turbojet, nicknamed the "weightless wonder.• "The experience gave me a deep appreciation for what NASA does and the way they operate-it"s very much like a family; says Volaski, who plans to pursue a career in NASA•s research· and-devdopment division . .. We saw firsthand the: amazing way everyone works together to accomplish their goals." / �4 Rep: ... 1*11Yl 213Nt34,11.12 Multlmedl• utlst C•rollne Koebel's work offen provoc•tlve critique of popul•r culture .........,.._.33--__ l<:uoos "Paraiso:'' Politics of desire and protest ............... UI'f ~-­ .... aY~L~ R.,,O:tr As>lstanl Editor IUNI'- T may haY!: been the brol= black-and-white television Sd that was never replaced during her childhood. Perhaps it was the neighborhood spy clubo and intricately kepi code books, or the Super 8 film camera purdlased for $2 at the Salvation Army that fu- I --... !_11111·11111-d .. aiCIIol . . .. ............. - d . . . . olidonc..- ........... --~ . . . . CA'OII). ~In. .,........ .... _..,.the Goo.-- Tho.-...-....- ---~In eled a future filnunak<r'simaginalion. ....,. _:_ .. -_ "'*Ybythe lmplca- - -.Tho underty<i the symposium the ln1*l d pori<>dontol - on lng - Iones O>oif in Fmlch. was one of four d the cennnys dia and popular culture's depictions of gender, feminine sexuality, reli- • menblnlitomln.ThoOWilds _ , made II the lntemalionll F<stlval of Wrilen hold in Costonaa. Romonl&.•Fed.nnon sharod the stage with Allin l!obbe-Grillet, consldoted one of the . . - innovative fllmmoken 1nd wm.n of the 20th centuty; Michel Deguy. ., outstanding ftg<n in modem F~ itero· lin, ondlthe disllnguished fronco.Sponbh pNkHophor and ~ jorge Sempnlm. ~-·...... 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UB Job listings accessible via Web Job llllngs lor prolessklnal, ~ ._ , fawlly and ciYtl service- oompelillve and noo-com- ~CII\beac- u . ./ -/jobs/ >. Among those :iuonding tho march, she notes, were Holocaust survivors and throngs of veterany "Some of the people I felt tb. proudest of were tho w:ts. They wore out in full forct at this peace march. They had their banners, they chanted anti -Bush sentiments," she says. The protest in cluded a largo contingent ofWorld Wa.r n veterans who, Koebel says, were quite elderly but also appeared to be physically very strong. u opposed to some of the Vietnam veterans, who appeared very frail, al though fully engaged in the protest. "I don't think 111 forget tho look on the face of one Vietnam vet who looked like he had been through heU and had survived. It looked like he had just stepped out of the jungle a few hours before. He was extremely gaunt,~ he was one of the main persons carrying a bannor. He was fuUy prosonl, ~it was clear that he was still so traumatized and he could have easily been one of the many homeless Buffalonians who I see all tho time in my neighborhood in Allentown, who are '!falking tho streots shout ing with no one around. "I know that's tho If!"' of!"''· son-the Bush administration does not wa nt the general public to know about. That's exactly tho voice they want to ktep obscure from tho public eye; says Koebel, "and they want to push forward the clich~ of tho protestor as the dangerous young man." But at this march wore people from all walks of lifo; " it was strong; it was u nified," she says. Koebel hmelf went to jail as a film-studies major at the University of California, Berkeley in tho 1980s while protesting what she and oth ers viewed as the university's economic involvement in South Africa's apartheid ~e. Much of Koebel's work chal· lenges what she considers tho commercialization of common experionc.es-like being in a relationship or being a young girl coming of age--~ the type of work she does is very far removed from any semblance of commercialism. In an earlier installation piece titled "Pupspindanceslow,• the targot is "pop love songs. teen dances, grooming trends, and si de-long glances, (and ) revolves around the kid-come-adult's vows to resist marketplaa-driven conceptions of sexual desire and romantic e:xp«tation and howthe capitalist ordering of tho social hardly skips a beat in the face of any suCh anempt on the part of tho individual." Plaster-cast poodles sp~in around on the tops of vinyl records, some smooching, some alone--a uniformity and co nfo rmity expressed in the repetitious "doggie" ritual of ano ther kind of dance, one in which Koebel mocks the very thing it reveals. For more of Koebel's work go to a provocative critique of mass me- ~ng authon and critlal lheorisu who ....., honotod ~ cently by the pmident of Roe monio for lhelrlifetimo ~ ceued WI the Human~ SeMces Web site at <http:// nbbzrtnr ' bedfMo.eclu/ direction or another-theetfoct is like witnessing pure, orpsmie onorgy; ~ the images possess a iertain graa: in their powerful, looping arcs of Rorescent-lit Resh . S~ has captured on film the way tight fingers tho tongue of a female dana:r wha.e wide-open mouth gender and identity. While her work is not always overtly political, it is always fiesh and pungently rich , frequently offering sor of English ond former "The Plcltnsque.. the says Koebel. The Waslringtqn Post put croWd estimates anywhett between 30,000-500,000. ently political, sexual, often raciaJ and almost always concerned with syslemic - · -- - . Profe. emeritus SUNY Distlngubhed - manipulate the dana:n by touch- · vok.ed a wide array of responses. ing the arrows on a computer Koebel tells tho story of one busiscreen, moving the dancers in one ness owner, an African-American Today, Caroline Koebel, multimedia artist and assistant professor of medja study, finds creative impetus in themes that arc inher- --forOnl - 4) 6 gious experience and relationships. Unlike so much media-savvy, ~ heavi ly edited and digitally en- ~ hanced multimedia art, Koebel's ~ work, which ranges from installation and performance projects to ~ quick-time movie images rna- i: nipulated by a touch-screen com- ~......., f11M1s Cl"eeltfft puler, isn't easy to <Jismis.s---cven Impetus In •...,.... of themes. as its often humorous and novel surfaces provoke laughter or a dis- and head rock back upon her neck concerted gasp. Viewers aren't like a high-speed pendulum. And likely to walk away easily or then there's the delightful, ecstatic q uickly. Her work is mesmeriz- moment when her partner's raping-you're not apt to shake its turous smile threatens to swallow ef'TI!Cl6 a.»Y timojOOn . . ~ fao;.~~ ,dana:. not $<X, is the Koebel 's work has premiered lingua franCD, a •.aJsa tat" of foraround th~ world and for mor~ malized erotic frenzy. "What was kind of special about than 10 y~ars has rec~ived notice and acclaim in places like The Los that couple was how much they Angeles '{'imes, The Washington were enjoying themselves. It's a good example of how, forth• most Post and The Village Voice. Just back from Cuba and tho part, I tend to make work that isn't prem i ~rc of .. Paraiso" -a proj~ct overtly poli tical-mo re of m y f~atur i ng Latino s.a.lsa danc~rs in a work has tho underlying sensibil· Columbus, Ohio, nightclub of the ity of"Paraiso." says Koebel. In .. Proud to Be an Atheis t,• sam~ name-Ko~bel is readying th~ work fo r its national d~but at which Koebel calls a P"rformativo t h ~ Ca r n~gi~ Art Center in the piea:.~hosentt-shirts bearing that upcoming exhibition, "Art of tho phrase to people in about 10 maEncyclopedic,• open ing Feb. 15 in jor cities across the country and North Tonawanda. This Friday, asked them to wear the shirts on a CEPA Gallery in downtown Buf- day of their choosing. then report falo will debut her video installa- back to her any reactions or ention , "Tho Vent: Flurry." Tho work counters with the p ublic as a rewill appear in tho gallery's public sult of making such an overtly proart window and will be- available vocative statement. Many of the for viewing around. the clock participants posted photos of themselves w~aring the shirts and throughout the winter months. " Paraiso," says Koebel, is an at- emailed brief essays about tho extempt to break dance down into peri~nc~. which Koeb ~ l later irolated moments of ecstasy. posted on a Web site. " I felt like I needed to do some· " I wanted to try to get to the erotic underpinnings of tho dana:, if that's thing that very directly addressed even possible. I wanted to .create the aftermath of Sept. 11 and tho some kin d of artwork around the exploitation of loss by the powers idea of couples dancing and exam- that be." says Koebel. In her artist's statement about ine tho differences in how one fools when dancing, verses how one is the project, she poi.nts out that "esP"ra:ivod by the so-called outside pecially s ince Sept. 11, 2001 , observer and try to put a finger on Americans are more and more tho ~ros of that. Certainly, that's tho uniformly represented as fla gpoint of dancing-it's like a life force waving, God-fearing Christiansthat's highly orotic and also forms at least 'good Americans,' that is." " I very much want~d to do a the pleasure of someone watching project that was an ahemative way the dana:; she explains. Koebel says the editing process of taking action, but that also was wasn't going quito right , so she be- very politically engaged." And , she gan to break the film up into many adds, "this projoct was very atypical minute pans, making it a more in - of tho way that I normally work." All of the participants in ..Athe teractive work so that the viewer is allowed to watch the couple danc- ist" had interactions in their own ing in very short clips. View~rs commu nities, and the t-shirts pro- S coffee shop owner competing against Starbucks in a section of Pasadena known as largely Rq>ubtican and wealthy. "She (the shop ownor) said it was a key example of democracy at work-by wearing that shirt to wprk that day, she was putting her · business on the line." says )(pebol, "She's African · American and her business has to-be palatable to a diverse oommunity." A customer of the coffee shop voiced obvious displeasure over the shirt, prompting a conversation about tho Pledge of Allogianct and anger about those that might take "God out of~. pledge~ The coffee shop owner also wore the shin to an Independence {)ay celebration. where, surprisingly, many people responded positively. Yet ~me white man in his 30s said that although he is an atheist, he would be afraid to wear the shirt, especially around the Christians with whom he works,·fearing they would judge him immoral or that he could even lose h is job. "All of tho work I do is always .' politkal. but lt doesn't always speak so directly to tho main forces of politics in the world. Even if I feel like tho work I do has absolutely no impact , then t'U have thest surprises wbicb convince me o( tho opposite." says Koebel. Sbedoc:rieswhat abe sees as monolithic representatio ns o f what it means to be on American. which abe bdi<ws is oB'msiYo for those Americans who hold diffmng viewpoints. This point is underscored, she says in her artist's statemen t for "Proud to Be an Atheist," by those like George Bush and others who . .. are so frustrated by American s wh o cri ticize tho blanketi ng of America in to a 'Christian Nation:" How, Koebel asks, "does this lend any credence to their own attacks on o ther governments for disal lowing religious freedom?" " If one government legislates as if its citizens are of a single religious persuasion, then how is it different from another government's policies failing to acknowledge religious frttdom? ..At this point, the difference is merely a question of degree. With the right-wing agenda rapidly advancing. however, tho gap is narrowing. 'Proud to Be an Ath~ist' is a nominal, yet ntccsSary, intervention into this coercion of the American national identity," she says. Several weeks ago. Koebel made the trip with thousands of others to Washington, D.C., to protest tho possibility of a war with Iraq. "The organizers of the march estimated th a t so me soo.oor. people attended. Police depart ments even acknowledged that it was the largest march they 'd . s~n in 3 very long time, yet no one wants to go on record saying that," <http://www.-.bufflllo.edu/ - cgkoebel / projects / > <htq><f/www.- and .bufflllo.edu/ -cgkoeiMI/IInks/ lndex.htm l> �februly llfmJVt 34, 11.12 Rep a .._ Nicotine linked to infertility UB study shows snwking has adverse effect on sperm a Y LOIS IWWI Contributing Edllor ERTILITY researchers at UB have shown that nicotine and cotinine, a substance produced . by F nicotine's bret~kdown , cause sperm to change in ways that could reduce fertility potential: In results presenttd at tht 2002 annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medi - cine, lead researcher Lani Burkman rtported that in labora- tory expe.rimenu these chemicals, singly and in combination, de· creased the capacity Of sperm hyperactivated swimming. proper acrosomal changes and effectivt binding to the ega cover, or rona. The reoean:hen~ the ability of sperm to pass these diagnostic tests while oul>jected to increasing amounts of nicotine, cotinine or both drugs. Sperm function was tested hourly for at 1-6 boun and a.fkr 24 houn. Control sperm, not exposed to drugs. were observed over the same time period. Hyperactivated swimming refers to very vigorous swimming patterns that enable sperm to reach the egg and pen· to perform functions necessary to fertiliz.c a human egg. Burkman is assistant professor and head of the Section on Andrology in the Department of Gynecology and Obs tetric s in the School of Medicint and Biomedical Sciences, and assistant professor of urology. t-trate the zona. Sig~ificant Based on these results, changes in hyperactivation, either Burkman's research group is pre- · a decline or an extreme increase, paring to conduct tht first study of will destroy the critical timing for nicotine's effect on specific sperm the sperm to meet the egg, a disfunctions in jSCIDCn samples taken covery made by Burki:nan. The acrosome is an enzymefrom a group of male smokers who agree to stop smoking. Sperm filled cap covering hal( the sperm head that must be activated at tht samples will be collected before and after the men quit. The study is ex- propertimetosoftentheegg'szona and permit sperm binding to tht pected to get under way in June. · "Smoking is huge in many coun- zona.' T•hese ' actiorir allow ·tht· · tries of the world, and it is dear that sperm head to fertilize tht egg. If nicotine does affect sperm ," the acrosome actions are blocked Burkman said. "I believt that our or the enzymes are released too laboratory findings and tht up- soon, sperm become useless. Resulu showed that lht prescoming clinical study will providt dramatic new information on ence of tht two drugs separately - smoking's effect on human rtpro- or in combination (smokers will duction and the timt required for have both nicotine and ootinine in their system) affected sperm funcsperm to regain normal capacity." Nicotine also binds to receptors tion in several dramatic ways. Sperm exposed to nicotine had for acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter. Bu rkman's re- decreased tight binding to the search also will help to determine zona, lowering fertilizing potenhoW this action affects normal tial. At high er concentrations, nicotine increased the percen tage body functioning. of sperm with changed acrosomes, ~ u rkman conducted the re search in her andrology laboratory indicating that acrosomes were in Children's Hospital of Buffalo. being modified too quickly. The percentage of mobile sperm Sperm from healthy men were subjected to several diagnostic was not altered during the first six tests that asstss their ability to ac- hours of drug exposure, but mo complish three functions neces - tility fell significantly-about 25 sary for egg fertilization: vigorous percent-after 24 houfs among sperm treated with cotinine and the drug Cllmbina.tion. The milt ofthe two drugs had different effects on vigorous hyperactivated swimming. dtpending on drug concentration, resulu showed. ln the smokers' range, hyperactivation was br above normal-171 pen:entofthecontrolaftn 6 hours. But at very low doses, hyperactivation decnased to 43 percent of control sperm. "These results show that chronic smoking may suppress hyperactivated motility and tight binding of sperm to the egg, lead ing to r~<!uction in fertility potential,'" said Burkman . .. ln men who smoke, these drugs are continually in contact with the testes, where the sperm are formed. · •Many studie·s have shown that smoking women also tend to have lower ftrtility,' sht added. "This is no surprise, since nicotine and cotinine will be present iit the fluid of their oviduct, where -fertiliz.ation occurs, and the sperm will be affected there. The drugs also will pervade the uterus, where the egg will implant, and tht placenta, which nourishts the embryo.• Burkman noted that a large study conducted in China, where ' sm'61<itrgih~lii'pmt, s~dwed that some heavy smok~rs produced sptrm with damaged ·DNA, which were passed on to the childrtn. Thtst children tvtntually had an abnormally high occurrenee of cancers. .. 1 received email questions on fertility from a smoker just re cently," Burkman said. "My rtply was, 'If you want to have children, stop smoking.'" MaryLou Bodzi.ak and Roxanne Mroz,UBresearchassociates,along withRaChanaGurunathaandDawn Palaszewski, students in Burkman's lab, contributed to this research. Th_e current work and upcoming clinical study are fundtd by Philip Morris, which retains no proprielary interest in the re search. Neither Burkman nor anyone. involved in the work has any connection to the company. Drug Conu.....d , _ paop: 1 Since many other bacterial infections operate through quorum sensing, this molecule likely will boost research into met hods to disrupt thost as well, he added. In addition, he said, compounds that inhibit quorum-sensing func· tion differently from traditional an tibiotics by attenuating pathogenicity, and therefore could prove very effective against resistant strains. Suga explaintd that tht quo rum -sensing system is responsible for regulating a number of genes, including those that control the production of virulence faclors. "We now have a synthetic molecule that inhibits the master regufatory gene of quorum sensing," he said . While Pseudomot1as nerugit~osa, which is ubiquitous in hospitals, has no effect on htalthy peoplt, it can be lethal to patients whose immune systems are compromised. In addition to cystic fibrosis patients, whose lungs become clogged with the bacteria, it infects patients receiving chemotherapy, burn patients , AIDS patients, those on ventilators. with cathetersand others. "Tht resistanct probltm dtmands development of a new type of drug. which differs in concept from traditional antibiotics," said Suga. .. Our work demonstrates a new strategy for identifying and designing antagonists to qu o rum sensing," he said . .. We hope that additional studies in this direction lead us to discover even more potent quorum-sensing antagonists, thuS generating a new type of an tibiotic drug." The paper is co-authored by Kristina M. Smith, who works in Suga's lab and is doctoral candidatt in tht Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Aru and Sciences, and Yigong Bu. a former doctoral candidate at UB, who earned his doctorate from the Department of Chemistry. Funding for the work was provided by the lnte.rdisciplinary Rc· search and C reative Ac~i v it ies Fund, Office of the Vice President for Research at UB. Chilly scenes of wmter on the Web It's a a.m . on a snowy February weekmd morning. You have awoken afresh , and are yearning to get outdoon for oome winttr fun. You take a brief moment to log in and connect to the .Web sites for both Winter Activities in Western New York < http:/ 1 rtn .buffalo.edu/s_c -/ fNI'io· N</ .htMI> and W"tnter Attractions in Western New York <http:// www.weStWftftJ.cOWtt ( wlnter.html >.where you peruse lists of areas for wing. skating or sledding, and consider winttr festivals, carnivals, fairs or perfor· mances to add variety to your weekend. As you driw: through downtown Buf&lo heading for a Southtown's pari<, you may not realize that the imagt of your vtbide is picked up by a Webcarn, and might be closely observed by an unknown official m~mitoring your activities from a site similar to those appearing on Tht New York Livt Cams Web site <http:/ / home.con2.c0ftl / ...,...t/ <Mns/ >. Meanwhile, your friend does not share your appreciation of the frigid Western Ntw York climate, but would rather stay indoors and surf the net. But four friend's Internet activities also are apt to be under survtillance, thanks to the Total information Awareness (TIA ) Program headed by John Poindexttr from tht Defense Advanced Research ProjectsAgtncy(DARPA) <http:// www.dMpa.mll/ lao>. Ostensibly an anti-terrorism measure, critics and watchdog agen cies emphasiu that 'ht TIA Program thrtatens individual tiberty and privacy to an extent that exceeds OrweU's dystopian visions. According to the American Civil Liberties Union's report "Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance .Cirg/ FIIes/ Openflle.cfm 7kl • 11 S72>, Society" <http:// www.video -and-data surveillance by enforcement agencies' is more pervasive than ever and not only poses a dangerous threat to the pri· vacy of Americans, but a.ssaulu tht 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as weU. The Electronic Privacy Information Center also has kept a dose watch on tht impact and implications of the TIA Program. It offers basic information, late breaking news and links to other press stodes at its TIA page <http:// www.eplc.org/ prtYIIC)'/ ,....nllng/ tla/ >. Dispatches from the Cato Jpstitute <!'ttft://www.cato.org/ current/dvH- I~/InRx . hbnl> also track the most current dtvdopmenu of the TIA Program as it wtnds iu way through Congress. . Later that day ·ah\,r your o utdOOr advemui'e: wnil'< 'sharing a mocha latte with your friend at a cofftehouse on the Elmwood Strip, you think you spot john Poindexter leaving a local video stort. Luckily, your friend has a laptop and while picking up tht signal from a local wireless network, surfs to the John Poindexter Awareness Offi~ Wtb site <http:// www.bNaky-s.org/Jpao.htm> to report tht sighting. To provt that the bead of DARPA Information Awareness Office himself is not immurie from the surveillance tactics that are outlined in the TIA Program for other Amtricans, an activist group called Break Your Chains has instituted tht Web site so that Poindexter, as well as his associates, can be monitored as they go about their daily tives. You bolt out of tht coffeehouse, sprinting in the direction of Poindexter, hoping to share a few words, not noticing tht hiddtn camera following you and not realizing your recent credit-card lattt purchase is being pieced together with other electronic records that are part o~ your file ... L - - - - - - - --=oa ca.cJo and llldo ~. Univmity Ubtori<s DrieD UB spin-off company gets $100,000 federal grant AMBP Tech Corp., a UB spin-off company, will dtvtlop a process to general< bulk quantities of mttallo-carbohederenes (mtt-cars) compounds using its Lastr Assisted Moltcular Beam Deposition equipment under a $100,000 Small Business lnnovativt Research Phase I grant administered through the National Scienct Foundation. Mel-cars are a new class of compounds discovered only a decade ago. These compounds could play an important role in catalytic synthesis of new compounds and potentially e\.'olve into a new area of chemistry. "Met-01rs are very unstable in nature." said James Garvey,AMBP Ttclt founder and UB professor of chemistry. "People believe they are soreactive that they dtemically change in the presence of air or water.'" This reactivity prevents researchers from isolating and further studying them. "To datt, no ont has been ablt to product stable, bulk quantities of this material; nottd Garvt)'. AMBP willatttmpt to stabilize these molecules using its LAMB D. As met· cars are ~ing formed in gaseous form , added Garvey, a sulfidt coating would be apptied, blocking any further reactions. AMBP recently was awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense 1issile Deftnse Agency to dtvtlop furthtr and commercialize its ad,·:mced molecular beall)..d~ition equipment for use in the microe.le..:tronics, optoelectronics and coatings industries. AMBPTtch Corp. is located in the UB Technology Incubator inAmhtrst. �6 Rapo ._ felmll20037ti3Ue.12 UB study of tnnsborder communkatl~ finds U.S. dominates, but nations reg,._plng B RIEFLY Globalization of culture unlikely WBfOID..-wl free CIDiarts IY' PATIICIA DOHO_VAN Wlf() ...7 Aol. - - P\Jblc --....~ Ul,. . ~- CIIIUitl lhls- ~tho lbtt ~ Wind-- ond tho Amhtnts..apmw~ Tho&lt~Windfl>. ... porbm • • p.m. - on~. 13ondtho­ Soxophono Qultlet ... perform In 11 8 p.m. on fob. 20. llalh c:o<>certs wil be tho IUdlliortum of Allen ..... South c.mpus. Tho peofonnonc:B ... be broodcost lille on WlfO. Tho wind emanblt, primlo1ly-- founded in 1!113, hos- ---lb--lb from. ensemb6l!! to • more mDied ship from • variety olboctgrounds. Tho ASQ. -OIIng l41h f u l - o f - pe<- , _ . . porbm tho music of fiAJio --Philp gloss. Miles DOYis ond PNI-. ~- In--.... ""*' .. Forty.fiw! _ . oiMW mor- " - end ponnl---~ tiomNp chclly .... loted to poor pily*al _,_ dopreslon. chology-ICIM!~-­ Tho Ul ~of Psyaltho,_ "' tho~--to tho swdy of tho . . . . . . of lntirr.- ,-........,. tho Ul --c.w.-- a-_,. ear-tium. ... wtlh t h o - l l l h e l'sjo- Contributlng Edit01 S ~ world lliOYeS into the information age, the intemati.onaJ tdecommunjcations network has bea:n:nt dm~r, more centralized and more highly integratedsigns !hat point to globalization and an increase in West.ern cui· tural and economic influence. A study by an internationally recognized communication expttt at· UB, howtver, suggests that the A decades-long tendency toward lnter~et dominance by the United States, Canada and Western Europe may be changing u the regions of lhc world begin to duster into mutual -interest groups. George A. Barnett, professor of communication in the School of Informatics, reports a trend toward de-centralizcd·intematjona1 Internet communications that he says has important implications for lhc understanding of global- ization and' the development of the .. univusal culture"' that has been predicted and feared by lessdominant cultures. His analysis, which examined telecommunication relations among more than I 00 nations from 1978-99, suggests that a postimperialist period is emerging, one marked by incrtased intercommunication among regional neighbors who have similar cultures and eco- Weste"m influence in some re · gards, since communicJ.tion within regional dwtcrs will rdlect lht values and traditions of lhc nation~ in those clusters. It also offcn lhc opportunity ror regional groups to resolve regional problems in Ways more acceptable to !heir mcnthers than if lhcy were imposed from outside, by Norlh American or European powers."' On lhc down side, Barnett says that some regional groups likdy will find lhemselves opposing lhc interests of olher regional groups: His study points to lhc emergence of six international .. civilization dusters" whose members have shared cultures, values and interests. In working to promote their own interests, he says, these groups may co~e into conflict wilh one anolhcr. UnliJa, the controversial predictions of a "dash of civilizations"' made by Harvard profcs.sor Samu~l Huntington. however, Barnett does not think hostilities arc inevitable. He argues that globalization evolves from increa,sing communication between any two points on lhc globe, particularly interaction regarding political, economic and scientific activities. "The kinds of global systems or networks that arise from these international telecommunications tdls w a good deal about lhc position of individual nations both within the int<mational oornmunlly and vis 12 ~one another,"' he says. To understand Qis study, Barnett says it helps to think oflhc world's internet communications system in terms of a radial structure with lhc U.S. and Western Europe near· the center of lhc network. The arms emanating from the center arc composed of groups of countries !hat arc regional neighbors, with the most "'connected• members of each group clustering toward lhc center of lhc wheel, and more marginaliud, or·incommunicado," countries from each cluster at the wheel's periphery. Al though there is communication along lhc arms. !here is none along its rim. Until recently, those communicating from one peripheral nation to anolhcr had to be transmitted through lhc core, where !hey were cxpoud' to, picked up and disseminared Western cultural, economi c and political values in many fonns. It is !hat pattern of international oommunication that Barnett says is changing. The study found that: • There is a significant positive correlation between how central a nation is in the telecommunications network and its gross domestic product. • Since lhc early 1970s, when telccommuni~tion emerged as a public intemabonal communication device, lhc highly industrialized nations of the West were essential-literally central-to any effort to transfer information among the world's nations via the Internet. V'J.rtually any communication from anywhere in lhc world had to go lhrough Web sit~ in lhc high-tech Western nations. • Since lhc 1970s, lhc network has become denser (at a 1'11tc of 1.6 percent per year), more centralized ( I. 9 percent per year) and mo.re highly integrated. ,• Since !he mill'1990s, there bas been a reversal in lhc trend toward cen tralized global communication, precipitated mainly by lhc economic dtvelopment of what had been peripheral nations, lhc end of lhc Cold War and lhe reintegration of Hong Kong into lhc. People's Rq>ublic of China • This change has produced regional network subsystems !hat permit extensive oornmunication among six c ulturally similar groups of nations: the West (United States, France, Canada. Germany, Italy and lhe United Kingdom). Eastern Europe, Latin America, East and Soulh AJia, Africa , lslamiC countries and the former Soviet republics. The study found that lhcse subsy~ms­ mack up of lhc nations arrayed along the spokes of lhc wheelmay be solidifying to .-.present the interests and points of view of lhc civilization groups involved. • The globalization of international communication is taking place at an accelerating rate, but untvdlly-"in spurts" -suggesting !hat network change. instead of being stable and predictable, may become chaotic and structurally unpredictable. The source of this • unpredictability may lie in global economics or changes in political relations brtwem countries--both of which scno< as an impetus for changes in lhc positions of individual c:ounties within this ndWorl<. • Allhough recent discussions in the foreign-policy literature suggest lhatlhc United Sates' role as lhc world's superpower may be on lhc decline. Barnett's results suggest that as the rest of lhc world moves into the information age, lhc U.S. will solidify its position u world leader. "This may be a result of ceonomic and technological developBarnen says, "'or ment in the due, in part, to the country's geographical location dose to Latin America and lhc fact that its Pacific and Atlantic coasu allow lhc U.S. to scrw u a liaison bctwccn Asian and European interests. "'ln add ition to that; he says, "' the predominant language in the states is English, which is now the interna'tionaJ language of science and business, and lhc country has a heterogeneous population compriJing mcmben of all the world's nations.• u.s.,· ond-1-4p.IIL•MIIIII11n Oil IIIIo _ _ ~ .... nomicJpoliticaJ interests. ' ~. .· ·· .. Regional interests are becoming more important within geo· graphic region s themselves ,"' Barnett says. "'It is becoming more and more common, fo r instance, for East AsianS' to communicate and coalesce to look after East Asian interests, Middle Easterners to discuss and address issues in their region. "'The consequences of this change are difficult to predict," he adds, "but it ~m s liUiy to l~n ................ ................ , Developing an online archive of "Ulysses" chologlcM ..,...In-- -,.-...--~ P')'<hc*>glsb ID emNowYaltondOnllrlo,lncblng- ond ... -.-....~ ""*" .. _ _ ond _ Mild\ ... 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Mellon grant to support creation ofscholarly edition oflames Joyce masterpiece IYSU~~ Rqxxt<r Contributor T He P1>ctry/Rarc Books CoUcction has received the first grant to be awarded to lhe university from lhe Andmv W. McUon Foundation, which has given $170,000 to support development of an online scholarly edition of )ames Joyce's novel "Ulysses." Robert). Bertholf, curator of lhe Poetry/Rare Books CoUection , will serve as project director, leading an international group of editors. re · searchers and technicians in trans· forming approx im atel y II ,000 pages of manusc ripts for James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" and some 5,000 pages of commentary on the manuscripts and the novel into a Web -based, hypertext archive. When competed, lhc project will be called "Digital Ulysses." Bertholf said th e sheer amount of material makes the task an enormous undertaking. To accommo· date its broad scope, the UB project will employ XML technology, to lhc first edition. The second sec- mili lhc meaning acceuiblc by which Bertholf called "a radical ck- -lion will present the !922 text matching lhc love~$ of undcntand parture" from past applications of from two points of vi~: "reading ing of lhc rndcrs. technology in )oyuan studies. As the novel out of lhc geography of The project reaches out to lhc used in the " Digital Ulysses" Dublin, and reading lhc gcogra - intmlational )ames Joyce commuarchive, lhe technology " will rcvo- phy of Dublin out of the novel," nity and focuses lhc expertise of lutionjze how information is made Bertholf said. hundreds of sc holars. Michael "The book is a walking tour of Grodcn,profcssorofEnglishatlhc available" to future scholars of Joyce's work, he said. Dublin," he said. "So, it is possible UniversityofWestcm Ontario and The final " Digital Ulysses" will to discuss the text of the novel an authority on the work of Joyce, through geo- will be the project's co-di<Ktor, in graphical lo· charge of annotations. The manu cations. You script edito rs for th e project are can talk Sa m Slote aild Luca Crispi, UB about the ciry James Joyce scholars·in-rcsidence anhe hero. with the Poetry/ Rare BOoks ColAnd you can lection. go through Bertholf said lhc Mellon Founthe text to dation grant bq;ins what promises discover the 10 be a fast-paced period of prcpageography of ration for lhc "Digital Ulysses" lhc city." project, which will be nearly coma~==--~-.,.••• Within each plctc by lhc IOOth anni..:rsary of consist of two sections. The first view, annotations will appear on events depicted in • Ulysses.• The will prcscnt all extant manuscripts four reader love~$: beginning, inter- "Bioomsday 100" celebration, lhc of"Oiysscs" in a genetic structure, mediate, advanced !lnd textual largest lit'erary/cultural event in which demonstrates the growth of scholar. The intention is to break ...-Ireland in the past 50 years, will the novel from the earliest notes up the complexityoflhc nov<l ai1d · take place on June 16, 2004. �FetmyUII3/VIi34.k12 Repal!'laa 7 Bas~et~all ..,..s Miami (OH) 57, UB 55 Turner Battle's three-pointer at the final buzzer rimmed out, allowing Miami to sneak: away with a 57-55 victory in Millett HaD on Saturday afiernoon. UB played solid basl<etbaJJ all afieroOOd and built a I !>-point lead with 15:58 remaining. H~. the Bulls couldn't stave off a late Miami run and dropped their i Oth-straight game of the season. UB (3.-14, 0-8) will host Northern Illinois today and travel to Ohio on Saturday. - ·s UB 48,Akron 45 (OT) UB 72, Ohio 59 . . . . --of tum _~ tap - at the Open on the the bst Coast. ~ · -.printspe­ cl*, - ... school mori< In the 60-melerdash in 7.75 seconds. Sht then established a new mark in the -400~meters with • 56.83 docking. shaving nearty a haN-second off the old junior Jessica Kochendorfer scored a ~a reer-high 28 points 1 mart<. _ _ _ __ and UB did"what it had to do to win, pulling out a 48-4; win in overtime at Akron on Jan. 28. UB scored the last four points in regulation, including two free throws by sophomore Allison Bennett with 36.8 seconds remaining, and then outscored Akron by an 8-5 margin in the extra period toes ~ cape with th~ win. Th~ Bulls continued their winning ways on Saturday, holding on to a 23~point halftime lead to earn its third Mid~American Confer· ence win of the season, 72~59. over the visiting Ohio Bobcats. The Bulls dominated· the Bobcats offensively, <hooting 60.4 percent from the floor in the game (29:for-48). The Bulls ( 11 -7, 3-4 MAC) were on the road at Kent State last night, but will return to Alumni Ar<na for a three-game homestand. beginning with a game against Northern !Uinois on Sunday. ................... Glrlld ...... clloe: Sebeltan c;. o.ndo, AIM 1. Orinn•n. Robert 1- Cenco, Norm•n 0 . Mohl, joseph R. N•tlell•, Mlrdn E. Nelders, Russel j . Nanglfd .......... ., . . . .. """'" . . . . .. Sh•bld AI1INII. ChllsliniL N. ,._ ~-=:\:==o.ld Wrestling,.,........ ,., .·.-. . UB l I , Me rcyhurst 12 UB rallied from an early deficit to win the final six matches and claim a 31 ~ 12 win over visiting Mercyhurst on Sunday in Alumni Arena. The Bulls got a pair of major decisions and two pins to re~ bound from the deficit. UB improved to 7-3 in dual matches. lnuoor lracK ann fielu UB women set five school records at Penn State m eet Group seeks others to promote and achieve peace An open letter to . . f.aalty ....tst.ff~ We are wri t ing on behalf of a group of University at Buffalo faculty and staff who are building an organization and forum to pro- mote education, discussion, teaching and civjl debate on the issue of United States government policies regarding peace and war. We oppose in particuJar the war with Iraq now being proposed by the present U.S. administration. To date, we have co-sponsored: • A talk by Dave Robinson of Pax Ch risti USA entitled "Eyewitness from Iraq: War, Conscience and Faith; What is Really Going on There? Is War the Only Answer? • A talk by Dr. Douglas Rokke, one of the U.S. Army:s foremost experts on medical aspects of de- pleted uranium (DU ) munitions and their use by the U.S. militar)' • The UB campus broadcast of George Bush's"Stateofthe Union" address, followed by com mentary We will sponsor and co-sponsor more gueiit speake rs~ach-in s and statemenu of conscience. We are collaborating and n etworking with student groups at UB and other groups in Western New York and across the state and nation to continue promoting education and discussion. We seek to be as inclusive as possible and would welcome your joining us and lending your talents, knowlf<!ge and advice in this important effort to promote and achieve peace, rather than war. We invite you to attend our next organiz.ational meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 in Room 209, The Commons, North Campus. At this meeting-in addition to planning future activitjes-we will discuss a position statement we will cir~ culate to all UB faculty and staff for their individual endorsements. There is much to do. If you would like to become involved but are unable to attend thi s meeting, please contact any of the signers of thi s letter or go to http : / / www . bu ff alo peacepeople.org / ubfautaff contact1/ lnde x.html for names and email addresses of contacts. If you simply wish to be put on our mailing list to receive notification of future activities and meet· ings, you may subscribe yourself to our ;umouncernents-only mailing list by· VISiting http: // www.buffalopeK_..,... ...,, mallman / ll•tl nfo / bpp ubfKStaff~newl . UB Faculty and Staff for Peace, Hank J. aromley, associate pro ~ fessor, Educational Leadership and Policy Dawld A. Gerber, professor, History · J. Patrick Keleher. director, Newman Centers @ UB June Ucence, retired , American StuditsfHistory . Ma rk J. ludwtg, system s man ager, University Libraries Paul H. Reitan, professor emeri · t us, Geology William K. W a ch o b, assistant dean, Nursing JameS 0 . Whitlock. associate director, Computing and Information Technology; director. WNY-HPNVI The men's and women's indoor track ~and - field teams put on some strong showings against top national competition at the Penn Sta~ National Open, which completed competitjon on Saturday. The women's team set five new school records in the rwo-day meet , including a pair by senior sprint specialist Jenelle Callender. Callender broke the 60-meter dash ,record with a clocking of 7.75' seconds to finish 16th overall, bettering the time of 7.84 set by Charisse Everett last season. Callender also broke Udo Okeke's mark in the 400-meters with a time of 56.83 to place lOth. ~wimmin~ ..,..s Toledo I 14, UB 97 . UB dropped a 134-97 decision to MAC rival Toledo on Jan. 31. With the loss, UB slips to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in MAC competition. The Bulls won five events in the meet, with freshman Patrick Lee and sophomore Mark Sy posti_ng double-victories. Sophomore Aviv Oren also won for the Bulls. WOMEN'! Tolodo 1;1, UB Ill UB 186, Manhall 94 UB split a MAC double-dual meet Saturday afti:rnoon in Toledo, defeating Marshall, 186-94, but falling to the host Rockets 173- 121 . UBi< now 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the MAC. ' lennis MEN 'S BlnJh amto n S, UB 2 UB 7, RochesterO UB 7. Niqara 0 Th~ Bulls began the spring 2003 campaign with a 2-1 mark 0\Cr the weekend at the St. Bonaventure 5- 1 Duals. UB opened the mee! 1·:ith a 5-21oss to Binghamton but rallied to take a 7-0 shutout over Rochester to complete the first day. USiJ-2) then shut out Niagara, 7-0, in its lon e. match on Sunday. �--. ,__......, Ullvs.- Mkhi9oolwlllt (Oif). Anono, Nonh Compus. I p.fl!. F-. Tuesday II :;;.::..-,~-= T---l"")''OM- =~- Group Activities Tools ond Techniques for Taklng Action as~ Ed ~t~. 33C California lAII Unit will perfomt ot 8 p .m . Feb. The Reporter publbhes hlghlighh of l_lttlny s dr1111wn from the online UB Cal endar for events litklng plac.e on c. ampu s, or for off c:amfMU evoHth where UB groups •re principal spom.ors. For a full lining of evenh yo to the UB eaten dar at <http //wings.huffa lo .edu/ cal · Feb. 1S In SIM Concert Haft, - CMnpus. Thursday, February Immigration Services. 31 C.pen, Nonh Campus. 3-4 Saturday e;,r;;;:,.~for:Dovis, 645· 6 2258. ~ Mlnd/ llody 8 ISSS-.bopSerles Social Hall, North Campus. ~-5 o.. nng with the INS: Myths and Realities. Ellen Ouuourd, International Student &: ~ar S~es; Maria Rosclglione, For J'Tl()(e klformatlon, 6-4S· Practice D•nce Leuons• .Student Union ez:Ed~s.Zc ... 2837, o.d ~ - :::::;-·• Swimming. UB w. Eastern MkhiQ.Jin wtth Mloml. (OH). AIU!jtni Anona, North Campus. 11 a.m. Free. Studont Union, NOrth Campus. Noon. Free. Sporuored by Prolossionol St.ff Senote. for more information, Ed BrodU, 645-6-469. Wednesday 12 -,.at4PLUS Poetry Roodin!j. Nathoniol Mackey. Sclftflong Room, Coritor for tho Ms, North C~ . Noon. Free. For more Information, 645-3810. "Eclectic" musicians headline February concerts California EAR Uriit, Kirk Nurock join UB faculty memb.ers Fuller and Fancher on music schedule SY SUl WUETCHUI Report~ Editor T HE lilting tones of Bach- played on a cello with a carrot? There 's never a duJJ moment when the Cali· fornia EAR Unit performs. The group is nored for combining a "classical" instrumentation of flute, clarinet , keyboards, percussion, violin and cello with an "any- thing goes• approach that can include voices, panpipes, handcuffs , theatrics and, yes, a carrot. Dubbed the " wizards of now music" by the LA Daily News, tho unit will porform at 8 p.m. Feb. 15 in Slcc Concert Hall, North Campus-one of several performances to be presented during February by ~he Department of Music. Also schoduled to appoar in Sloe will be UB faculty members Susan Fancher and David Fuller. New York composer Kirk Nurock will appoar in Baird Rocital Hall during the second annual Jazz Workshop. Founded in March 1981 , the Los Angelos· based California EAR Unit is recognized as one of America's fines t con temporary chamber en - sem.bles. Violins and pianos one minute, harmonicas and amplified plants the next-the audience a ttending an Ear Unit performance never knows what to expect. Since 1987, the unit has been enseffible-inresidence at the Los Angeles Co unt y Museum o f Art , where it presents it s own, critically ac- NUIIoot claimed, fo ur-concert series. Its repertoire of more than 400 composi tions ranges from the most-demanding wo rks 'for the concert hall to collaborations with major a rti sts in other fields to produ ce original, multime· dia works. The group has performed at major venues all over the world and has been featured in documentaries for th e BBC and Japanese television. Many of its concerts have been broad cast by American and Na tional Public Radio. More new music will follow o n Feb. I 8, when Kirk Nurock pr~nts a free concert for the second annual Jazz Workshop. Nurock, whoso work blends jazz improvisation, 20... century classical techniques, theater music, tau from classical poetry, scat singing, live animal sounds and rich con temporary orchestration, will pe:rform at 8 p.m. in Baird Recital Hall. ~a child prodigy, Nurock was honored at age 16 with tho first annual Duko Ellington Scholarship to the Eastman School of Music. He now holds a master's degree in composition from the )uiltiard School. Ho teachos in the New School's )au and Contomporary Music Program. Throughout his career, Nurock has explored uncon ventional ways of making music, including works for untrained voices and several pieces address inS .. cross-species communication" with sea lions, wolves , screech owls, guinea pigs and a Siberian tiger-he even has incorporated live animals in his concerts. However, NUrock can't be classified as a mere eccentric-he has arranged music for Dizzy Gillespie and Leonard Bernstein, and currently is co-orchestrating a large work with composer Meredith Monk, to be conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Valentine's Day will be a special one in Slee Hall , as Susan Fancher-US faculty member and member of the Amherst Saxophone Quartet-presents a reci tal of works composed no ea rlier than 1939. includ ing a wo rld premiere of mu sic inspired by tht- lonely road side motels of Northern On tario. Fancher will be joined in the 8 p.m. reci tal o n Feb. 14 by Mark Engebretson, he r husban d a nd fellow member of th e ASQ; saxopho ni st Wildy Zu mwalt; percussio nist Rin Ozaki , and pi anist ·Stephen Manes, chair of the Department of Mu sic. G Prior to joining the ASQ in 1998, Fanche!r was soprano saxophonist with the Vienna Saxophone Quartet. Sbe has commissionM and premjered more than 60 new compositions for saxophone quartet 1 and has appeared i.n hun dreds of concerts internationally as a soloist and member of chamber music en~mbles . She holds a doctorato in .saxophono performance from Northwostom Univorsity and tho McdaiUe d'Or from the Conse.rvaioire de Bordeaux, France. Professor Emeritus DaVid Fuller's all-Bach organ recital foaturing the comploto "trio sonatas," to be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 in Slcc, should be a particularly notablo one: these piocos aro rarely performod togothcr as a group. "Such performances are a phenomenon of our time and they have something of the nature of a stunt," Fuller says. "The" first and only time I have heard the trio sonatas played together live was some 60 yoars ago, by organist E. Power Biggs.• A UB faculty member from I ~3-98, Fuller taught the history of music to UB students. M a musicologist, he specializes in French music of the 11'*' and JSdl centuries, and in problems of historical performance. On the Fisk Organ in Sloo, Fuller ha s recorded tho la st two symphonies ofWidor and two further sets de voted to Germanic romantic mu sic, including the tonepoem "Sa ul • b y Edua rd Stehlo, and Han s Fuhrmann's eighth 's onata. He earned bachelor's, master's and dectoral degrees from Harvard. Tickets for Ctlifornia Ear Unit are S 12 for the general public, $9 fo r UB faculty, staff and alumni, senior citizens and WNED members with card , and 55 for st udents. Tickets for Fancher's and Fuller's recitals are SS for the genoral public and free for UB students with I D. Tickets for all Sloe Hall concerts may be obtained at the Slee box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from the C.,nter for the Arts box orfia from noon to 6 p.m. Mon· day through Friday and at all TickttMastcr o utlets. 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LOfTiine 'Oak Qlks a bout t he Canadian-American Studios eom. inlttl!e and lhe irnporUnc.e d slUeing about our neighbor to the north. PAGE2 Unlimited by design mul ti· A Rosa Alcala, foreground, is among the graduate students who took part in a " Catalog of Oppositipns" on Friday in the Student Union to protest the impending war in Iraq. UB Reads brings freshmen together Program introduces students to rigors ofacademia, fosters common experience BY DONNA LONGENECKER media exhi b i t i on feat uri ng Reporter Assistant Editor pro d ucts and re sidential in· terio" created according to the principles of unlver>al design is on display in the UB Art Gallery in the Cenler lor · the Arts through June 20. "PAG£4 ... On the u le s during indl!ment weather can -:aii 64S-NEWS. The telephontl line will be ava ilable 24 hours a day. There ni!Ver will be a busy signal since the line has the capacity to hand le an unl imited number of calls simultaneously. The st andard recorded message will be •Offices are open and classes - being held as schl!duled todoy at the Unilie>ity at lkMIIo.• The message wil be changed appropriately as soon as uniw!rsity offlclais decide to alter offiCe hours and cas. schedules due to wather conditions or olher situltions. D ESPITE their varied backgrounds and areas of interest, incoming freshmen· at Ull-all 3,200 or so-share one thing in common. For the past three years, · they and their parents have read the same book-a best-seller about life-'s challenges--during the sum·· mer before they start thei r studies at the university. The title may change over the years, but the message does not. · "High school is over and you only have one chance to live your life"says W~liam Barba.chairofthe Department of Educational Lea~ · ership and Policy in the Graduate School of Education. Barba also is director of UB Reads-the program designed to introduce students to the rigors Of academic life while creating a cohesive environment and .shared experience with their peers. Students are introduced to the program and given the same bestselling book when they attend their orientation sessions in July. They are asked to read the book by the time they return to campus in late August. The book then is djscussed in UB 101 classes dur· ing the fall semester. Barba says the program is designed to encourdgt! reading among college students-something that may seem like a forgone conclu· sion, but isn't. Matthew Weigand, director of New Student Programs, notes that the program attempts to get studen ts to think about what they want to get out of their college expedence. ' Students also may enter an essar contest, with the author of the top essay winning a semester's tuition, Weigand says. "Throughout the fall semester, a number of programs and aaivities are offered that relate to the llO\)k that students haV< read that year. last year. for cxample,srudents read "Tuesdays with Morrie;· by Mitch Alborn, and in conjunction with reading th e book, they met the author during Homecoming""""=<~ and watched the movie based on the book. "The goal of the program," says Weigand." is to build a sense of commu.n!ty among first·year students and introduce them to academic lifo at the university while providing a common reading experi<na: to all ~-p..- :z War on terror risks global exchange A performance by thl! Colorado String Quor1Et will be among lhe highlights of the ~rtment of Music's concert schedule lor March. PAGE8 Kt'f TO RH'ORTfRICON~ L link on Web site p more photos on Web A additional link on Web BY JOHN J. WOOD Reporttr Contributor HE terrorist attacks of Sept. II, 2001, and the resulting war on terrorism have put at risk the great promise and benefits of inter· national educational exchange, fune Norooha,a leader in the 6cld of in· tcrnational education, 10IJ a UB audie-nce nn Feb. 12. "Tht.• t.-vcntsofSept. I I and it~ aftermath hJvc been earthshaking fo r our country" said Noronha, who is assodate dean of multicultural edu· cation at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minn., and past· prcsi· dent of NAFSA: Association of In· ternational Educators, the largest or· ganization of international edtu.·a· tors in the world. T "Mer that horrific attack, discus· sion inevitably focu.sed on reducjng and tightening entry to the United States. Suddenly, everyone was under scrutiny and legislatiV< reform was unavoiclablc. The challenge was not to demonize entire communities and countries, and to separate out those with honi!st intentions who respect and appreciate this country.'' International students and schol· ars, in particular, have bc.~en singled out for special sc rutin y. Ooted Noronha. "lmmediatcl}' after 9/11. the government and th e media linked the I9 hij ackers tn international students, even though only one entered the coun t ~· on a stu· dent visa,'' she said. Of the 30 miUion visitors to the United States, only 2 percent are in· ternational students, yet the first debates and legislation following Sept_ I I centered on international students, despite the fact that they already are the most closely scruti nized category of non -immigrant visitors to the U.S., she said. "Inaccurate and alarmist rhetoric, which coiltinues today, obscures the indisputable reality that foreign stu· dents are overwhelmingly a net ~­ set for U.S. security and the most under·appreciated success of U.S. foreign policy-not to mention the important cultural, educational, and economic benefits for communities across the cou ntry," Noronha said. ''It is remarkable how much those of us who work in intemationaledu· C"J.tion believe that international mo~ bilil}' is a core issue ·for U.S. public.,..-- policy, and those in tbe blcnl ypvemrnent see it as a ~one. or for that marler, howlittletbegmeral public even ltnows about tbe issue." Noronha, who was invited to speak at UB as part of a lecture series organized by the Council on International Studies and Programs and co-sponsored by the Oilier of the Vice Provost for International Education, pointed out that inter· national students: • Bring an international dimension to American campuscs.chmge the way courses are taught a.ncfcn ~ large the under>tanding that U.S. stUdents bring to issues • Take with them to their home co unt ries an exposure to American values, culture and society, wbidt es c.-.__ - ,.,.. 1 �lllelolllllo -.........o:Or- Lorraine Oak is associate dean for r~rch administration in the College of Arts and Sciences and chair of the Canadian-American Studies Committee ....... ~ u. ~ ....,..- ....__. . ........,.,_. , ._... ......... - ... Its p.m. an Mly 231n Muolc:HII. - • - l h i i U oc-.orI -lllfglnoly <ea>tdod. -.y east.olthe origlnol .,. be.offe<od for the dlla>unt ptces o1 hllor secA, 131 for sOction B. S2~ - -- for Sodlorl C ond Sl B for 5ecD. Student pricing olso I• To - - tict<ls, c:onuct - Gllngroco-Mo<Otto. goooup soles COO<dlnoto< for the IPO.I! 118S-0331 or • 0 org. I . . . . .. Auction to raise funds for fellowships Wont to feel good whll• snagging 1 bargain? Then attend the llulfMo Public lntB~t l..Jw Program aucti90, to be hefd from 7-10 p.m. F<b. 281n the Hyatt Regency lkdfalo. UB law School st~U who wortt ~ the wmmer at law fttmS d' c~te ~depart­ ments otten eam big bucks. But for thole wi1<Me passion for the blw n.ns to pubtic-interest WOf1t, theft Is a posl<y little problom ol money. Most pubfk::..fnterest intomllipl pay nothing. How b • SINggllng student fo survivo1 r.- tho student-run lkJifalo ...... - L o w Program. to help students toke ............,. IIi public-In!~ oet- ......... _ awordsfetlow. sHpo .. u. ._ stsidenb to help -~·c-st ....... lftMt)' C-.. ~-Amerl­ 7- fiiCIIIty/staff- afflll- ated_h_c_ee7 The Canadian-American Studies Committtt is comprised of 10 UB faculty members from four schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. This group suppo113, coordinates, promotes and carries out research, instructional and service activities that are related to Canada. The committee includes scholars with individual Canadarelated interests, a:s well as representatives of the Canada-Unittd States Trade Center (CUSTAC), the Canada-United States Legal Studies Centre, and the U.nter for the Arts. Our 111ission is to foster a broad and diverse menu of courses, experiencts and opportunities that stimulate scholarly inquir y and develop awareness of Ca nada a~ong faculty and students across the entire university. UB h.Js more than 50 scholars with C•mada -rclated interests, and we would like to increase that num ber. Details of Committee mem bers can' be found on our \Veb site at http:/ /canom.buffalo.edu. Why Is It Important for UB to h•ve such • focus on Can•· dl•n·Ameriun studies? --S30ond maybo , . . - b y omlil or telephone Yll aodlt cord, or by moll 'flo cllod< or a.dit cord. A limfled number "' tickeU witl bo It tho door. bor ond hoB d'oouvm""' In· As the United Statts plays a larger role in world leadership, it is increasingly important for Americans to gain an international perspective. Because of our geo · graphic location, UB is uniquely si tuated to encourage the develop· ment of international understand· ing and knowledge, beginning with Canada. From a Canadian· American perspective, UB can provide an exceptional opportu- Donotions abo will bo II<· cepled. To putdlase tickets, mike a donltion, or for more UB Reads -lf'U a.-......, - - -.cllly possible. students each ftlowshlps"' $3,500 for the ,..,.,., - Mudlol tNsmonoyb- ••kond lilent~ . An- - nity for th• •Judy of Canada. In addition to being neighbors, we are each other's Hugest trading partner, with about $1.2 billion in trade crossing the Canada-US bor· der ""''Y day. The Uni ted Statts sells almost three times as many goods to Canada as to Japan, and Canada is a larger markrt for O.S. goods than aU 15 membtrs of the European Union combined. From the Buffalo- Niagara puspective, we are located at one of the busiest international crossings in the world. About 30 percent of the total Canada-U.S. trade crosstS here. The trade figures an: easy to quan tify and quickly illustrate the mag· nitude o( o·ur economic connection; however, the social and geographic ties and responsibilities also are fuhdamental to our pi-ogress as separate peoples with trong and long-standing ties and arrincreasingly shared destiny. We share the Great Lakes, and their stewardship. We share many common elements of history, values and aspirations. We will share · whatever the future holds. Thus, UB is at a major crossroads from an in ternational, national andregional perspective. Along with this special opportunity comes an obHgation that the Canadian American Studies Committee works to fulfiU. What types .of octiYitles Is the committee lnvoiYed In 1 The committ~ is involved in encouraging, supporting and promoti ng the study and understanding of Canada. Once each kmts· ter, the committee sponsors a competitive small-grants program from which UB faculty·and gradu- ate students request funding to support Canada-focused pro· grams and projects. The present application deadline is April 14, and we encourage application from all disciplines. An exciting .recent development has been the establishment of a formal student eXchange relationship with the CoUoge of Arts and Science at the University ofToron10. UB's Study Abroad Programs Office welcomes applications from juniors and seniors until March I. I hope that our students will take advan· tage of this wonderful opportunity. We have also ju.s1 announced a student poster competition with the theme .. Crossing Borders" and a deadline of April 28. We hope that the ~ic and the prize of$200 (U.S.) will inspire creative submis· sions! Once again in April, th e committee! will host the Niagara Colloquium, whfch brings together Canadian-American stud ies scholars from throughout the Niagara region. This stimulating and wide-ranging discussion pro· vides opportunities fOr informa tion exchange and col.laboration. We also sponsor numerous guest . speakers and work to bring a Canadian perspective to many issues. The committee provides an imponant liaison function among a number of Canada-oriented programs, including the CanadaUnited States Trade Center (CUSTAC) and the Canada-United States Ltgal Studies Centre. indmduals and institutioru of higher edur.;ation located in or near th• "Golden Hg,seshoe" region that stretchfs around the western shore of Lake Ontario. Twcnty-6..., universi· ties and coUoges form this coalition, which receives strong support from the Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo and the Unittd States Consulate General in Toronto. In 2002, tho Alliance held its se....nth annual conference at Canisius CoUoge. the bookhelptd them in preparing to make sucassful transitions 10 college. Most insuuctorsofUB 101 used the book to facilitlte discussions in their sections. They were asked to share their thoughts about tho program at tho tnd of the faU semester. Ont instructor wrote that "Tuesdays With Morrie" spurred somo groat discus· sions among his students and provided a groat opporttmity to <neour· age the students to 6nd themstlves a mtnto<. Other instructors also wrote that it inspired wond<:rful class conver· salions," says Weigand Mor<OVCT, "w.: art always looking for creative ways to help reach our goal, whidr is to help new students make a. smooth transition to UB so that they can bt su<USSful as stu· dents and beyond," he says. "Making connec tion s with peers and faculty and ·staff at UB is essen tial for student success. And UB Reads is a great way to help facilitate interaction among tho~ panies." To make the program truly sue· ccssful, Weigand S3)~therntirtcam · pus community netds to get in · volvtd, and can begin by suggesti!Jll books for the nexl crop of incoming freshmen. "We aro asking faculty, stiff and current students to suggest books for consideration for this summer. We hope to ha.., all suggestions by • the end of February and ha~ a bookchosen by mid-March," he says. "Once we stltct a book, we will gtt the word out to as many people as possible. W• invite all faculty, staff and students to incorporate thtmtS from the seltcttd bo9k into their classes, programs and casual conversations with first-year students." Barba citos the suppon of Dtn· nis Black, via president for student affairs, and Barbara Ricotta, associ· ate vier president, in oontnbuting to the success of UB R<ads. "They've been great. They pro· vidtd us with a budget for the books and have not placed any limitations on the goals we're trylog to achieve," says Barba. Ht adds that he hopos to stt more facu1ty members involved in sum· mer orientation, noting that engaging with faculty early in their stud· ies will only improvt students' chances of success. WhAt question do you wlsh l -oskecl1 I would like to have been asked how w~ accomplish all thest things. and I would answer that UB's Canadi a n-Am e ri can Studies Comm ittee and all its activities are made possible h)' a number of strong supponers. \Ve rely on the experti.st" and advice ·always available from the Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo. At UB. we are assisttd by the Offico of the Vice Provosl for International Education and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Funding is provided by the CoUoge of Arts and Sciences · as a malch for monies awarded on a comPetit:ivt' basis from the Canadian Embassy in Wash ington, D.C. And, of course, we coUld accomplish nothing without the many faculty members who conduct Canada-rolated research, teach Whot Is Cioklen Horseshoe courses that include Canadian Education• I Alll•nce 1 perspectives. and provide serThe Goldtn Horseshoe Educa- vice to many businesses and intional Alliance promotes academic dividuals with Canada-ori associations and linkages among entt'd objectives. Information, contoct Sue SChwing It 64S-20S6 or udwslqe--.....,lllo..... REPORTER · The Alplrnr is • ampus cormu1ily . _ . Olfoct of Nows 5eMces In the DMslon of ~ Cornmunialtlons, ~by the _ ~It _ olllcos _ Bullalo. _.,_.,_ ·_....,.._ -__ , . ....,..___ ......-- ... ---alo.edu - . 330 Crofts Hal, . . - , (n6) 645-2626. _ _ ... -..or . . . . . M<Oonough ....... Sue _ _ """"' t.ongoned<er ~Lois ...... - Plltridl DoloDonov11n c:onu.dl -~um S. A.Ungef OWtlneVIdbl AM Whitcher first -year StUdL'Jlts aQd their families, as well as faculty and staff." This year's incoming freshmen read cyclist Lance Armstrong's "It's Not About the Bike." which chronicles Armstrong's successful battle with testicular cancer and his subsequerrt win of the Tour de France bicycle race. Students read "John Glenn: A Memoir" during the first year of the program. R.ading, Barba says, introduces first-year students to the process and practi"' of thinking aiticalJy about a text from a variety of perspectives and exposes them 10 conunon themes related 10 transition and sucass, "Thirty-two hundrtd students come in here with no unified experierict>. Wt want to get freshmen in con tad with professors, and the reading program gtts them ready for the rigors of academic life-reading, thinking and changing their lives. Everything in high school is over now," says Barba. "In a big research university, there are very few things that people do that arc good for everyone. Th1s is something that does that. It's not O('W nr unique on big campusc::.," add:. llarha, who says that reading "Tuesdays with Morrie"had a tremendous impact on him personally. Mtntoring is one of the main goals of the program, Barba pnintsou~add ­ ing that his goal is that all3,000 fresh. men are inspired to find a mentor. · And what do the parents get out of it? Many say it's the first time in years they did somtthing as a family and "lovtd it," Barba explains. "Two years in a row," he notes, "students have rated UB Re~ids as the btst and strongest component of orientation. It's not just about =ding a book, but tstablishing class identity, which makes for a more cohesive experience." Barba teUs the story of a student who f.U ill last year and admitted that he hadn't read the assigned book. The student's health took a critical tum for the worse and he was hospitalized. His mother brought him the book, which he crtdits with helping him to recover. Weigand sa)~ the numbtr of essays submitted last year for the con· test was overwhelming. .. Many students wrote \'l"f)' insp•rtng cs.sars about how the messages in �febrgyZ0,111J/VtJ.I,It 14 Rep DE.... Gender-related behavior Study finds exposure to certain toxins can affect behavior . . , LOIS MIWI Contributlng Editor W OMEN'Sexposurt to environmental contaminants that mimic the activity ofliuman sex hormones during prenatal development can affect the masculinity and femlninity of their offspring. UB researd!ent.M fOund. However, the resuJt.s seem to point to a shared inftuence of the parent!' own gender-mated behavior and exposure to the amtaminants, which can act as "tndocrine disrupters,~ acxording to David E. Sandil<tg. associau: professor of psychiatry and podiatria, and lead author on the ruearch. The srudy appeared Friday in the journal Epidnniology. It support! the findings of an Octo~r study done in the Net)lerlands, which was the first to show a relationship ~­ tween exposure to honnonally ac- tive agents in the environment and children's gender-role ~havior. The UB study report! on gender ~havior of boys and girls born to male and female anglers and their spou= who eat contaminated sport fiSh from the Great Lak<s. I Their findings show that in boys, the more fish the mother coi'ISUilled, the more typically masculine the boy's ~or.Girlswithoneormoreolder siblings also showOO more masculine behavior. ln an interesting twist, ~­ suits shoWed that girls who were breastfed longer showOO more typically feminine behavior. Sandberg and coUeagues set out to assess the relationship between gender behavior and exposure to toxins that have potential to influ - ence the action of natural estrogens and androgens at sensitive periods of sexual differentiation in the consequmce of the social environwomb. Their study group was com- . ment, rather than toxic exposure. "Our speculation is that anglers posed of participant! in the New York Stau: Angler Cohort StUdy- and their spouses W_ho consume men and women from 16 counties larger quantities of sport 6sh may wboa>DSUIIled contaminated spon ena>lJta8< JJl(ft typically masculine 6sh from l.akt Ontario and its tribu- behavior in their~ he said. 'I'bt social environment appeared taries. Earlier research with this group showed that their PCB body to~ no less important for the girls burden was 2-to-4 times higher than than for the boys, and likdy was th~ reason for increased feminine ~ ­ that of the seneraJ population. The children studi«<, 729 boys havior of girls who were breastfed and 672 girls between the ages of 6 longer, SandMg said. and IO,all were offspring of women "We specuiau: that mothers who in the Angler Cohort. A paren~· in breastfi:ed are likdy to be more tradimost cases the moti)er, completed a tional in their w:nder-role behavior survey designed to assess the than women whodon'~and that their amount of typically masculine or daugbttn' behaviors reftect this.. typically feminine behavior the A biological influence ofcontaminated breast mill< on gender develchild abibited. While the increase in mother's opment was uclik.fy, SandMg obyears of eating 6sh from amtami- served. because sex hormones are nated waters was associated with thought to eurt a gender-organizmore masculine ~vior in boys, ing effect only prenatally. "A major limillltioo of our study Sand~ said this effect doesn't appear to be related to prenatal expo- was that we assessed only one side of the the <:IpOSUie side, which sure, for several reasons. "'First, hormonally actM toxins influences the biology of the child," from the environment classified as ~said. "We need to assess the endocrine disrupters, as is the case social and fmlily mvirnoment as here, are known to interfere with an- ...U,inan dfort to tease out the reladrogeriS' masculinizingeffects,rather tive contnbutions of these two sets than promoting them; he said. "Sec- of factors in the development of senond, if thes<- chemicals were acting der differences in ~r.• John E. Vena, John Weiner, docas androgeriS (the masculinizingbormone), the girls' behavior would~ toral srudent Gregory P. Bttler and rnasrulinized as the levd of contami- Mya Swanson, all of the School of nant exposure increased, and this was Medicine and BiomedicalS<;iences, not the case." Finally. he noted, any and HeiJ.lo F.L M"f'!!'-Bahlburg of potential masculinizing effect of Columbia University, also contribthese chemicals would be over· uted to the study. 'I'bt research was funded in part by whelmed by the ample androgens the Nationallnstiruu:ofEnvironmenproduced by the fetal testis. Instead, Sadd~ and colleagues tal Health Sciences (Nationallnstiruies theorize that the more masculine ofHealth), the Great lArs Protection Fund and the Ajjmcy for Toxic Sub~havior of boys whose mothers had consumed more spon fish is the stanas and Disease Registry. picture, 3 BrieD Jemison to deliver King address astronaut, physician, tngineer and entr<prei.eur, will deiM:r the keynote addraa at the 2-,. annual Martin Luther King J<. Commemoration Event at u'B. Jemison will speak at 8 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Maiostage theater in the Ceou:r fofoe Arts, North Campus. ' 'I'bt lecnm is sponsored by the Minority Faculty & Staff Association. ANational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut for six years, Jemison became the first woman of color to p> into space when she blasted into orbit as a mission specialist aboatd the space shuttle Endeavour oo Sept. 12. 1992. After resigning from NASA in 1993, she founded The J<mjooo Group; Inc., a Houston-based finn dedicated tn researching. deodoping and implementing advanced technologies suited to the social, political, cultural and economic context of the individual. especially those living in the developing world_ Current projects include a satellite-based telecommunication sysu:m to impr""" health care in West Africa and an international sciena camp for students ages 12- 16 that features an experimental curriculum. She also created BioSentieot, a medical-u:chnology company tbol develops marl<ds mobile equipment worn to monitor the body's vital signs and train people to respond favorably in stressful si~ An A.D. White Professor-at -Large at Cornell University, Jemison serves on the board of directors for S<;holastic Inc. and Valspar Corporation. She was-selected as one of the top seven women leaders in a 1999 Presidential Ballot national straw poltconducted by 'I'bt White House. In 2001 , she was elected into the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine; she also has hem inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the National Medical Association Hall of Fame. Ticket prices for Mae Jemison range from S6 to S 14 and may ~ purchased at the Center for the Arts box office from noon tn 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all TicUtmaster locations. Mee C. ,.....,_., f"' EAP to offer-presentations Tbe Employee Assistance Pn>gr.,.. has scheduled two lunchtime presentations designed for UB employees, retirees and their families. "An Introduction to Career Services" will~ presented by Michael Rivera , a career advisor in the Office of Career Services. from noon to I p.m. Thesday in 145A Student Union , North Campus. The presentation will offer information about Career Scrvic~· Resource Library and ways employees can enrich their work outlook through self-assessment, career ex::ploration and techniques to achieve life~ long career satisfaction and !iuccess. " It Starts with the Courage to Call." a presentation about Brylio Hospital, Western New York's sole private psychiatric and add ic ~ tion medicine treatment facility, will~ held from 1-2 p.m. March 12 in 210 Student Union, North Campus. The session will ~. led by Mark Nowak, of Brylin Hospital, who will give an overview of services, admission criteria, how to access services and insurance issues. Both sessions are free of charge, but reservations must be made bycontactingGlendaStahuraat645-2802or s t & w A - For more information about the Employee Assistance Program. go to http://wings.buffa!O-edu/eop. Sleep seminar scheduled Let it snow· Matt Wetzel, a junior mecNnical engineering major, takes a spin on UB's "clean" snowmobile, an environmentally friendly model~ by Wetzel and other engineering students. The students will compete in the SOciety of Automotive Engineers' Annual Snowmobile Challenge, being held Mardl19-24 at Keweeni1w ~It Michigan Technical t.Jniverslty in Houghton, Mich. UB's rnac:Nne, a 1999 Ylnha, fabns a 500cc il'llietcooled, fow-stroke, fuel. injected engllle andia thr..-y catalytic corwerter designed to signllcantly reduce, if not make negligible, the amounts of hydrocardon emissions arid other pl!lltJQnts released into the environment. The snowmobile also f~atures a custom-designed silencer, ai~ at redudng engine noise. a.n v.e.x Approlllmately OfMin five worlllng-age adulto-between 30 and 40 million Americans-suffers from a serious sleep disorder. These include work sch<dule and Circadian rhythm disruptions. iruomnia , snoring and its effect on sleep, drowsy driving and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS). Two UB faculty mem~rs will ~ among the speakers at a free seminar for Western New York employers designed to examine how sleep disorders can impact employee productivity and .what they can do about it. The Western New York Employer "listen Up!!" Health Seminar on Employee Alertness and Productivity will he held from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the AdaniS Mark Hotel, 120 Olurch St., Buffalo. It is spansored by The Research Center for·Stroke and Heart Disease at The Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo General Hospital o f Kaleida Health, and the Niagara Health Quality CoaHtion. Among th e speakers will be Daniel Rifkin . medical directo r of the Sleep Disorder Center o fWe~tern New York and assistant professor o f neuro logy in the UB S<;hool of Medicine and Biomedical S<;iences, and Sandra ·Block, a sleep d isorders med ici ne specialist and UB assistant professo r o f neurology. Rifkin will discuss drowsiness, sl eep and productivity in the workplace and improvements in product ivit y; Block will provide the medical definitions and problems o f sleep disorders. Also speaking at the seminar will ~Allan Pack, chief o f the Divi sion of Sleep Medicine and director of the Center for Sleep and Res· piratory Neurobiology at the U')ive.rsity of Pennsylvania Medical Cen· ter, Philadelphia. Pack will discuss obstructive sleep apnea (snoring) and his research o n sleep deprivation in long- hauJ truck drivers. �Ftllruary21J.~. 3Ue. 14 4 IIepa .._ Steinfeld, Tauke receive prestigious awards from association of an:hltecure Khools l<uoos U8 ~ ltalfiTM!ITlbon _, ...........,IWordi recently intheCASEOblric;tiiAccolodes compolltion. CASE-<he COuncil Jar the~ one! Support of Educatioo-is the prolos1ionol ~ '"' -professionalS. Tho-winn<nond -........... -.-2001 utegorte~ Foocbols-.11cliot<Mnpolgn, ...... 1Im Siiogner, Alln Keglor, s.. Soldl, Dooe Riley one! Korw\ l.lcl-., .. of ·-__-__ c.-SeMces --..--... SdonCio--.;. one! 51- ._.. _, l.ail- one! Elon ~-- ----.c.~e- f'lge.- ..... 5haln Ells,S..$1111;-.a -,.-~­ ----···-· Moria laMs WojDola. .... -Ere. .. · of Hugh one! 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Multi-Page Publications, Honorable Mention: Annual Research Report, Peter Killian, Tim Stegner, Alan Kegler, Sara Saldl, Dave Riley and Jud Mead, all of Creative Services Jock Meachom, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor In the Department of Psychology and Fulbright Scholar at lhe University of S.raj<w, defivored severiil lectures on "Religious Pluralism in the United States ol America: Realistic 0< ldeolistlc7" willie in S.raj...,. He spoloe at lhe Sc:hool oll$1omic Sciences-the oldest eduatlofwil institution in Southeast~ - os atJhe Boonillklmlilute, 1 meotth lrullMe - . e d to promote the cultural toetlage, scJerdic one! -IICIMties ol the---·-·peopos with- the --heel ...... ._...,.,.- ---In the·l e d l n $ , - .... - - - t h e .. prodlct . . . rolgJon .. lloeywWoond....-J-- n o l a n l y -... . ....,..n- alhor's NlgfanL JoB LISTINGS UB Job listings accessible via Web Job listings Jar prolesoionol, ~ -m. lllculty and civil >ervicobolh competitive and non<ompetitiw--j>osit can be accessed via the Human R.esourtes SeMces Web site at <http:/I - - - l l l o . o d u/ \pb!dm/Job•/>. UB faculty members; work reco~d aY SUE WUETCHU RtpOfltr Editor T fundingorganilationsand design,.. S<arChen throughout the world Steinfeld is founding dim:tor of WOfaculty"m<mbo-sin the School of Aichitec- UB's ..Center for Inclusive Design tliTI' and Planning have and Elwironmental Acass (IDEA), received prestigious as well as dim:tor of the Rchabilitaawards from the Association or Col- tion Engineering Research Center legiate Schools of Architecture (RERC) on Uru.mal Design at Buf(ACSA), the most important aca- falo, based in the IDEA cen~. He dernic organization in the field. also senoes as an adjunct professor Edward Strinfeld, professor of ar- of occupational therapy. chitecture. has been awarded the He has received numerous 2003 ACSA Distinguished Professor awards. among them are a Na_tional Award and M. Beth Tauke, associ- Endowment for the Arts Design ate professor of archit«ture and as- R<search Award and two ProgressiVe sociate dean in the architecture Architecture Applied Research school, has been awarded a 2003 Awards. He has published widely, Robert R. Taylor Gl'ant for Faculty including more than 80 articles In DevelopmenL TheTaylorgrantsup- scholarly and professional journals, ports faculty =<arch and d<velop- and has sen«! a5 a roosultant on meot focusing on under· repie· . issues of acc&ibility for a variety of sented groups or subjects. federal and state agencies, building Both awards will be given at a owners and attorneys. 0 luncheon during the ACSA's anHisr=ttv.ulriodudes~on nual meeting, being held ia March accessibility arid universal design in in Louisville. housing. usability of automobiles li>r Steinfeld is nationally recqgnized frail older persons. methods li>r meaas one of the early developers of the suring the usability ofproducts and enconcept of universal design, which virooments.and th<d<velopment ofa is the design of products and envi- prototype "unive!>al bathroom." ronments that can be used to the A registered architect in New greatest extent possible by all people, York State, Steinfeld is a member regardless of age or physical ability, of the Rehabilitation Engineering without the need for adaptation. Society of North America, the Universal design has been adopted Human Factors and Ergonomics and promoted by go vernments, Society and the Environmental Design Research As~ciation . An educator with more than 25 yean cxperi<nc< teaching archi""ture, his current teaching responsibilities indue!< "Archi~ral Design,• ..Architecture and Society,'" "Ergonomia in Building Design" and "Inclusive Design." He reaived a bachelor's degree in architecture from Carnegje Mellon University and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan. Tauke, a graphic designer, is a research wociate in the IDEA center and directs lhe Cwriculum Modds Project of the RERC The Curriculwn Models Project d<velops and shares curriculum units, interdisciplinary rourse models and advance research training lOr uni...-sity-1<\-d education in uoivenal design. The workalsoindudesth<d<velopment of online instructional resources and a Web-based forum. A design education and curriculum development specialist, she holds two master's degrees in design from the University of Iowa. Her creative and scholarly work foe~ on beginning design pedagogy; vi sua! perception, particularly color perception, and the interface be· tween language and form. Tauke has published articles in such periodicals as Ur"f"'n Srudies, RqJre- SOiration, Daign l.ssu<s and l'otmdDlions in Art, Theory and Criticism. In 1994, her euay, "IMAGiniNG the 01Y,' won lint plaa in a oational ·competition of the National Institute li>r~Eduation. She~ .-..::med numerous awards and grants, among tilcm a U.S. Dei>artma>t of Education Cmriculwn Mode Is Project Gnnt. a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, a National Institute li>r Architectural Education Award. A Lily Endowment Teaching Fdlowship and a SUNY Owtoellor'sAward li>r E=:llena: in Teaching. She has presented her own work at more than 30 conferences sina 1988. including eight National Conferences on the Beginning Student and three Industrial Design Society of America Education Confm:nces, and has exhibited her work at HaUwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Bulfulo, the International Design Conference in Aspen and the Margaret Morrison Construction Site in Pittsburgh. Galleries' .exhibit is ((unlimited by design'' Visitors view products, room interiors created based on universal design principles BY KRISnN RIEMU • Report er Contributor principles of universal designwhich means the'y can be used or navigated easil~ and comfortably by '' u - NLIMITED Des ig n," by a h a nd s-o n , multi· medi a exhibition of products and residcn· tial interiors created according to the principles of"universal design ," is on display through June 30 in the First Floor and LightweUgalleries of the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Aris, North Campus. A traveling version of " Unlimited by Design" has been on display in the Milwaukee Institute of De· sign since July 28. II will dose on March 15. lbe UB showing of "Unlimited by Design" is a coUaboration between the Center for lndusivo Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center) in the School of Atchit~ and Planning and the UB Art Gallery. It is funded in part through the Rehabilitation Engineering R<search Center on Universal Design (RERC), a major project of the IDEA center. An internationally recognized research center, the IDEA Cen· ter was established three yea rs ago with a five-year, $3.75 million gra nt from the U.S. Department crf Education's Na t ional Insti tute on Disability and Reha bilitation Research. It is dedi · ca ted to improving the usabilit y and safety of the built environ· ment for all people throughout their live spans. Visito rs to the UB exhibit ca n to ur se ve r.~ I rooms and use eve ryday products that exemplify th e anyo ne , regardless of age, size, strength or agility. Featured in the exhibit ar~ the award·winning uni· versa) bat hroom and drink in g Unhoenol--.llllAc-fountain prototypes designed in the IDEA Center. Moreover, the exh ibiti on's de· signe rs have in tegrated universal design concepts into the overall design of the exhibit-noticeably. the height of the display shelves, di splay colors, informative gra ph ~ ics and Braille labeling. Edward Steinfeld, professor of ar- chitectu re and director of the IDEA Abir Mullick. professo r of arCenter and RERC who helped de- chit ecture and a senio r facult y asvelop the principles of universal de- sociat e at the IDEA Center, adds sign, calls the concept "a natural ex· that the fundamental basis of un ipression of a diverse society." versal design is about providing To understand the signifiau:ce of cho ices abo ut use ... Fo r a design the universal design movement, to be truly universal, it should ofSteinfeld says the fer the same leVel of acce$S, assispublic needs to reas- tance and enablement to all ussess the concept of ers," he says. •function." Tl)e exhibition bring.< the best "During our life- available products for each room of times, all of us ape- the home together in one place, rima periods of re- Mullick says. "Universally designed duced strength and products are less expensive, moR' stamina due to ill- attractive, easier to obtain than ness, injury, preg- assistive products. Because they are nancy or age," he mass·manufactureQ items and notes. "Even a tem- have a broad markrt base, they are porary condition very affordable." First exhibited at the Cooperquickly introduces us to a world that is fuwitt National Design Museum of not designed to ac- · the Smithsonian Institution in 1998. rommodate people "Unlimited by Design" was conwith restricted a<Md by internationally renowned movement, an in· industrial designer Bl11<l! Hannah and George Covington, a sight-im· ~to lift or stand, or who have bearing paired disability advocate. The or sight ~tatioos. IDEA Center apanded the sa>pe of Even canyi ng a the exhibition as one of its~­ heavy paclcage can nation projects. reduce our ability to The IDEA Center and the UBArt function efficiendy Gallery plan to~ the UB instalor safely. lation on the road to two other "l'ro!lucts designed according to major cities, which will be an· unive rsal design principles are nounced at a later date. functional and aesthetically pleasThe UB'exhibi~ which is free and ing." he says. "They can be opeia~ open to the public, can be viewed intuitively-it's easy to figure them from II a.m. to 6 p.m. Tu~ay out. In fua , these products havt so through Saturday. The UB Art Galmany advan tages over conven · ler y will institute its summ er tiona) alternatives that they appeal hour&- II a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to every-that's whfit's called uni· through Friday-beginning on versa! design." May 19. �5 Spring break in France UB students, faculty to participate in French theater festival aYSUEWUETCHU The play the UB students will deconstructed on stage. not only inpresent in llesa.n(on is an interdisci- terpmativdy, butthmughsoundand delegation of UB stu- plinary, multi-media adaptation of movementaswell.Music.dance,an, dents and faculty will Leonard Melli's one-act play "Bird- visual _projections and creative mulspend sp ring break in bath," coneeived and directed by timediaareintertwinedintheactuaj France, representing UB Home. Thio production adds poetic performance." and the United Slates at the 12th In- teXt. music, dance and creative mulThe performance is envisioned as ternational Festival of Theatre timedia io the original material. "experimental tbeat<r research," de(Rericontres lnteroationales du The original Melfi play has be- rivedfromwodcoonduaedbf!ACE's Thtltre) at the Universit<! de oome a "beloved vehiclt for method- creative research le:!ll1 during the past l'ranchK:omt£in ~France. acting practitioners; Horne says, sixmootbs.Jiorn<says.ltaploresthe The ddegation io participating in callingit"a boy-meeu.-girllove story potmtial interactian between method the French theater festival, being UJl!iUanyother." ~andnewta:bnologi<sac:mssthe held March 11 - 15, under the ausThe plot mo~Yesaround a }Oung. disciplines, ohe adds. pices of the International Artistic unsuccessful poet who meets a The lACE and the Mdodia jooes & Cultw-al Exchange (lACE) Pro- young virginal girl while both are Olairinl'rmd!intheUBDepartmeot gram of the Department of The- wocking at an all-night cafeteria in ofl!omancd~•.,.sare~ atre & Dance; founded and directed Manhattan. "When the diner closes, the UB sllldents' trip to Fran<z. by Maria S. Home, associate pro- sbe waits for him outside. It io obviIn addition to Home, the UB ddoustbatsbedoesnotwanttom\un qptiooilldudostbo:meanddancestllfessor of theatre and dance. The festival will include about 10 to ber home in the Bronx where she · dents lane 8aaln. Thomas De'il'inis. different student groups from France lives with ber mother." Horne says. Jamie EMy, Matthew Erickooo, }ames 0 . and from around the world--a total "Thepoetconvinasbertostaywith . Herproder, Cate I.rnch. Heather of between 130 and ISO students. him for a while longer at Pis place. Murphy, Lindsay Rogan, Dena Two or three groups will perform on It is the story of their diocovery." Rooa>ne, kvin Smith and 0>e1sea each day of the festival, presenting a Home's adaptation expands the Wanm, and media study students: play in their own language. "On the · original ~.ani-act play Michael Arisohn and Andrew following day there is an open dio- of about 30 minutes into a full hour ~VmcentO'Neill.dlairofthe cussion of the plays performed;' performance. "Our cast of seven ac- Department ofTheatre & Dana, also Horne said... The basic aim of this tors is joined by several media aniots wiD acmmpany the group. festival is educational and to achieve and designers who share the stage. The students will present preview improvement thmugh feedback and citherseenorunseenbytheaudience. performances of "Birdbath" at 8 workshops. There is also. of course, Our present production begins by in- p.m. March Sand 6 in the Black Box a fest ive aspect to it aU, in that stu- corporating the poem 'Dawn' by Theatre in the Center for·the Arts, dents will have the opportunity to Federico Garcia l.orca from 'Poet in North Campus. meet others from different countries New York'-there is a direct reference Tickets are S5 and maybe oblllifled who share the same enthusiasm for to this book on the original script," at theCFA box office from noon to6 the theater." Home says. "This poem is. in tum, p.m. Mon~y through Friday, and at allTicketrnaster locations. Rtpo<t<r EditO< A UB's CAT awards $2 million BY LORRAINE WAPPMAN Reporter Contributor · T HE univers ity's Center for Advanced Technol - ogy (CAT) is awa rding $2 millio n in funding to support II industry-university col- laborative pro.iects ranging from the development of a diagnostic medical device to a b'oinformatics tool for virtual cloning. "This round of funding issignificantly larger than what was awarded in the previous round," said Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and vice provost for science, technology transfer and economic outreach {STOR). " Not only are we. seeing an increase in the number of applications. b ut also in the quality of projects proposed. This is a validation for UB and the life-sciences community of Buffalo-Niagara." The UB CAT is one of 15 centers across the state supported by the New York State Office of Science, Technology andAcadeinic Rtsearch. It functions as the science accelerator arm of the Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Eamomic O utreach (STOR), which -administers the pmgraro at UB. The ultintate ·goal of CAT, Genco said, is to,levtrage university research in~ economic gains and new jobs for the region, with an emphasis on a field in which Buffalo-Niagara has traditiona!Jycocelled: biomedical dlld bioengineering research. Over the past two years, CAT has awarded nearly $3 million for I 4 collaborative projects. \Awards, which range up to $Dl.OOO,are presented in""' catego· ries: Discovery Awards. for projects in the research Stage, with funding typically used to advance ideas into devclop~1ent and prototyping, and Sci· ence Transfer Awards used in transferring or commercia¥ng late-stage development projects. Recipients of the 2002 Discovery Awards are: • "PPOSAU.S &sed Qinical Diagnostic Medical Device," Frank v. Brigh~ Distitlguished Professor ofChemistry, and industry p;trtner OmniPharm Research Intonational Inc. of Buffalo • "Antigen Coupling to Dendritic Cells En hances Vaccine Efficacy," Richard Bankert, professor of microbiology, an.d industry partner T & B Bioclone Inc. of Eden • "Novel Identification Method for Therapy Response Marurs," EJizahetb Rtpaskyofthe Department oflntrnunologyat Rn<wdl Park Cancer Institute, and industry partners C!>rin Corporation of California and Vtrmatics UC ofBuffiUo • "' Neurosurgical Image Enhancement · System: Robert Fenstermak.er, associate professor of neurosurgery, and industry partner Technology Com mercialization Technology Group of Long Island • "Development of a Data Glove for Medical Applicat ions." T. Kesavadas, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineer· ing, and industry partner Tactus Technologies Inc. of Buffalo Recipients of the 2002 Science Transfer Awards are: • "Capture, Isolation and ldenri fiCJtion of Biological Agents." An· thony Campagnari, professor of mi· crobiology~d medicine, and indus· try partners UB·Calspan Research Center ofB~o and Handy Lab Inc. of Michigan and Buffalo • " Durable Emitters for Na nospray Mass Spectrometery," Troy WOOd, associate professor of chemistry. and industry partner Nanogenesys Inc. of Kenmore • "'Diagnostic for Monitoring Multiple Sclerosis Therapy." Murali Ramanathan, associa te professor of pharmaceutical sCi· ences, and industry partner Biogeo Inc. of Mas,sachusetts • "Compact Infrared illumination Flow Cyometcr for Enhanced Sensitivity," Paras Prasacl, cxt.cutive director of the In stitute for La sers, Photonia and Biophotonics and SUNY Distinguiohed Professor of Chemistry, and Stewart Carleton of Rn<wdl Park Cancer Institute and director of the Flqw CytOmetry Laboratory, and industry partner Laser Photonial<dmology lnc.ofAntherst • "DeYeloprnentofllioinrormatia Tocils for VIrtual Clooing,"Yang1hou Wang. assistant prott:ssor ofstructural biology, and industry partner Vumatics UC of Buffalo • "Synergistic Inactivation and Disinfection Process and Device for Non- Thermal Pasteurization," Alhani Patnl, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and industry partners Synergena Inc. of East Aurora and ZeptoMetrix Corp. of Buffalo. To learn more about UB CAT and th e application process, contact Mihalko at 829-2982 or mlhetkO buft.lo.edu. Log onto http://www.stor.buffalo.edu to download a copy of the application. Discover the marvels of space via the World Wide Web · The recent lr"!Jk loss of the space shuttle Columbia has awakened the public's interest in space exploration. Evtn as we advance into the 21st century, the science.of space remains a mystery to mOSL Images ofpast shuttle mis ions. biograph!9s of the men and women of space, the hiotory of astronomy and tlf future of space travel are among the many searchable topics on the World Wide Web. Since 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Ad ministration,knawnbymostasNASA, hasaccom plished many scientific and technological feats in air and space. For an in-depth look at these accom plishmen t>, visit NASA's History Office online at http://hlltory.n•sa.gov/. Both scholars and the general public will find tbio site useful. The scope of information ranges from details about the Apollo program to how to prepare a space meal. Thio site is, indeed, the best place to find the latest details about the Coliunbia disaster, including transcripts of the congressional hearings surrounding the investigation and profiles of the crew members. Finally, ever wonder wha\ a 3-D view of Mars looks like? You can access this image among thousands of other photos &om GRIN, the <;;real Images in NASA online database. Online exhibits featuring specific events in air-and-space hiotory a.r~ a unique part of the Smithsonian Nati.onaJ Air and Space Mu seum at http:/ /www.nunul.edu/n•sm/edt/NASMuol.htm. Through these online displays, one can recall the day that the sound barrier was broken, receive a hands-on demonstration of the principles of flight and get a glimpse at numerous artifacts &om the early years of the former Soviet Union's space program. Is time travel possible? When• is all the mlssing matter? The online companion to the PBS series .. Stephen Hawlcing's Universen hhp:/ / www.pbs.org/ wnet/ hawldng/ html/ home.html addresses these paradoxical questions. Renowned physicist Hawking invit~students to.e.xplore t4e mysteries of cosmology, including the big bang theory, black holes and cosm ic alchemy. For free access to len gthy arlicles on space flight . use the online referen ce source Encyclopedia Astronautica http:/ I www.•stron•utlx.com/ lndu .htm. Browse by topic or Rarch by keyword this unique Collection of info rmat ion about rocket s, manned space flights and satellites. Last but not least, if you want to save time sifting through numero us newspapers for articles on space. simply go to Universe Today at http:/ / w~. unlvenetoday. com / . This strvice gathers the top space news from around the Internet and presents it in an easy· to· read , daily updated newsJetter. For additio. ,:.og material on astrono my and space, check out the impressive book list section. Whether you dream of becoming an astronaut or just have a curiou s mind, th ese si·tes will introduce yo u to the many marvels of our universe. - Stewert Brower and Laur• T.cldeo, University Libraries BrieD Hamady collection in NYC Worl<s by legencl<ory - - I t e r and printer Walt.er S. Harnady &om the holdings of UB's Poetry and Rano Books Collection is being exhibited in the Grolier Club in New York City, the oldest and largest society for book lovers in the United States. The Grolier Club's "Walter Harnady & The Perishable Press ltd.: A Retrospective Exhibition {1964-2002)" opened yesterday and will run through April 26. It io curated by Robert Bertholf, curator of the Poetry and Rare Books Collection. The exhibit features several books handmade by Hamady, including titles by poets Paul Blackburn, l-awrence Ferlinghetti and Robert Creeley, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Poetry and the Humanities, and SUNY Distinguiohed Professor in the UB _Department of English.j Noted for its fine handmade paper, diotinguiohed typography and unique colophons, Harnady's Periohahle)'ress challenged tr.iditional notions of the book. Over the years, his press has produced a body of work highly sought after by collectors-books prized for their meticulous and complex physical structures, quirkiness and inventiv:e coUaborations between typesetter, binder and illustrator. "Hamady's books are as much works of art as they are unique printed texts," explains Bertholf. .. They represent the very best in handmade papermaking and printing." Hamady established his Perishable Press ltd. in 1964 at htS l!ome in Mount Horeb, Wis. , where he still continues the process ot pa· permaking, printing an d binding of boo ks. UB's Hamady holdings consist of more than 130 books acquired by the Poetry and Rare Books CollectiOn. which is renown ed for its James Jo\'Ce, Robcn Gra\'es and \A/illiam Culos \Villiams collections. . �.., Skolnick and colleagues are trying to reduce lead time for development of new drugs BRIEFLY Pursuing personalized medicine at UB _........,__ .... _______ cndt-'"""""" D coiwldlho-EOPwlns~ Tho-~ Prognom (JOr) altho Cenl8r for __ -ai-- lng one altho "'P- non- In hi!;ler - I n tho nodon. ~-- .... ........, fet~llld- Sumnw ....... lor .. 2002 Ill tho--~ (NMSS) ..... n.--~impor- odo··----- CUIIICIIUII dMiopmont ond ........ ~ond llnlng _ . . _ 10 tho _ _ ................. al ................ ..-.but_...., .... E<lf'-ond-tolond 10il8god- de~Na~J Yoril_hlgh_Siudenu. The E O f ' - SUinmef Prognom is I - I D i a w - EOP--.. ~ ond ......,._, ..... grom for_ ..... . 200 b e -- lngU8as-lnthoflll. College ct.nce festival to convene lit UB Mate tNn 600 .-sity donee students ond flallty"""' tho -!...-t-will corweno an tho No<ll1 Clmpu> Morch 12-15 for tho Nonhoost • Region~! Americln College Dance festivJl Tho festivol,- i> being hosted by tho Center'"' tho Arts ond tile~ of Thol~ " Dona!, ... Include most« dwos, concem ond pone! discussions. In oddition, • pan<f of intemotionlly .... nowned guest lriists will adjudiCilt donee- pitsenlod by tile pattidplnts. Tho public will hiM • """ oppoiiUi1lly ID ,.. """" al tile best choi<ognlpl1y In tile coonby during • Gill Dina! Cor>- ct<l,-for8p.m. Mllth 1S In tile Mllnstage theater in tile CFA. thll will fonn tile ldjudlclmn' oeiKtJons of tile best donee- pitsentod at t i l e Tho - C a l o g t Donct - _ _ , . . (ACDfA) prlmlry- .... _ . ond ~·-al­ ond~ .. ,......._ ~ . . . . ond-slly- ......... _ . . , ... 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Precise methods of diagnosing conditions and treating them with minintal side di'<Cts. These are the prom.i.s<s that ha"' been ushered in by the post -genomic era, thanks 10 the sequenciqg of the human genome in 2000. The realization of these promises will depend significantly on the relativelY young sCience of bioinformatics and the ability of bioinformaticians to leverage the ever-increasing power of supercomputers. At the UB CAller of Excdlena in Bioinformatics, Director Jeff.rey Skolnid, UB Distinguished Pro£es. sor, and his team of researchers conduct thclr work on the world's l'IJ'gest 'supercomputing duster devoted 10 bioinfunnalics. "Ultimately, we're trying 10 reduce the lead lime for drug devtlopment, not for one molecule or a few, but for hundreds or even thousands," Skolnick explains. Research at the center focusa on predicting the struellm of proteins of a certain size, smaller than a couple hundred amino acids, and figuring out how they fit into the amazingly complex biology of normal function and disease. "Even if each sim ulation of each protein took five days of computer time and even if you're looking at just 14,000 pro.tein structures (the small proteins in the human genome), then you' u talking about 70,000 days-or more than 190 years to Ptcdkt protein structure on a single computer processor," says Skolnick. "So if you don't ha"' on the order of several thousand processors, you just can't reasonably do iL B~t if you b..., 4.000 psocepors, which ,.. do. ihen, theomically, it could take only 18 days." And tha~s only for one genome. Skolnick and his colleagues are studying numerous genomes, including those of pathogens and organisms such as the mo~ the basis £or many models of important human diseases. They also study less complex gmomes. an understanding of which will provide the hasis for better approaches to the human genome. After imponant protein struc" Lou or Cldlular signals att mrtures are deciphered, comes what dialed by these protein-protein inSkolnick <alls "the hard part": the teraclions," be says, "but it'• a"")' analysis of each structure 10 deter- · crowded want to 1mow mine its rok in biochemical func- exactly who's interacting with lion and how it may inllumce, and whom. Ofteg(the function of one be inllumced by, cellular processes protein can Be deduced by studyins involml in disease. the prolt:ins with wbidt it intmldS." "Ultimately, what we wantiO do Sltolnid conjectures that p<rbops is to relate genotype-what'• hap- there are huod!edl of millions of pening genetically- to pheno- these inter3ctions, a S«minggy intype- what's happening clini- tractable prob1<m. But, be says, the aally," be says. "We want to find out proa:u of laming wbidt prolt:ins the physiologic:al manifestation o£ are intencting is accdaated greatly · this protein structure in this eel- if ......mer.~ a computational lular pathway. methcxho bdp pinpoint the sites on "The OYu.lll goal," be adds, "is 10 the interacting proteins that will ' develop personaliud medicine, bdp scientists cliscoYtr their role in which is based on understanding biocbemical pathways. how a drug afferu you, ~ how "1ba~s what our method airru 10 it affects me.• do,• he notes. •using our Skolnick and his team atr.ady are supercomputer, we can start to see "'i'king headway in connecting how the path 6ts together, how this diose dots. In £act, in Nomnher, the enzyme interacts with that small team published results that provide molecule or functions in a cascade the first genome-based ability to of Cldlular processes. predict protein-protein interactions, "Ultimately, you want 10 know work developed while Skolnick was · how the expression of these particual the Danfonh Plant Science Cen- lar molecules relates 10 a particular phenotype. For eumple, how a set ter in St. Louis. "We are now moving toward an of proteins causes a particular kind understandil1g of how the whole of cancer," be says. system works, what's known assysfo r bioinformaticians like terns biology, which is the key rno- Skolnick, these unpreadmted challution in the post-genomic era," he lenges carry with them unprec<xplains. According to Skolnick. the <dented opponunity, as these scienProtein Da'ta Bank, th;, international lists are getting a 6rst glimpse of the "public library" of solved protein dazzling array of complex interacstructures from which scientists tions of the biochemical activities draw data, contains not jusl isolated that rna1ce up human life. molecules, but in many instances "TheR is an im.mense and vorasolved compounds consisting of two cious appetite out there for the kind or more proteins interacting. of data we are generating.• he says. party;,oo- Analyzing bottlenecks in chemical reactions .yUB researchers are using supercomputers to increase accuracy ofcalculations E1UN IOOI.I>MUM Contributing Editor tary reaction ~~ has a high-energy harrier, the bottler!ed<-" ARRY King thinks a lot Identifying acabout traffic jams and curate rates for bottlenecla, but not these key reac. . the kind that most of tions, which inus aperience in o\lr daily com volve the b~­ mutes. The UB chemistry ing of a chemical bond and professor's focus is on chemical the formation bottlenecks, the kinds of jams that oft new one, is may control the overall rate ofa comcritical. During a chemic:al raclion, plex series or chemic:al reactions. His goal is to det~rmine with King notes that molecules go greater accuracy the nature of the through a transition state. "To predict the speed of the reacbottlenecks, ultimately providing scientists with a far greater compre- tion, one needs to know the shape hension of important reactions. al- and energy of the molecule in the lowing them to better control them. transition state," says King. Tha~s Fields that are c:xp<cted to benefit easier said than clone, bowev.r. EYeJt using state-of-the-an experifrom these understandings range from atmospheric !'hemistry to au- mental techniques, it is usually imtomotive engine design. When it possible to~ molecules going comes to understanding the sp«-· through the transition staie since they. trum of chemical reactions, King exist in that state only for a fraction says highly accur.ue data arc needed of an instant. However. by executing ext remely co mplex calculations for just a few key reactions. .. Just as there arc mWtiple routes based on the theory of quantum meth at will get yo u from UB to chanics. King says. supercomputers Kleinhans Hall ncar downtown Buf- alJow computational chemists to prefalo, there are multiple ways to get dict the energy and structure of these fro m reactants to products," explains imponant, but fleeting intermediate King. "Molecules may encounter molecules or molecular fragments. "As computational chemists. we minor trnffic jams while approaching and leaving the bottlent~:k. but treat molecules like mechanic:al systhese are of linlc importance com- tems that consist of panicles. nuclei, pared with the time it takes to get electrons, in order to exa mine the through the one particular elcmen- mathcmatic.tl relationships among H them," explains King. "If you can molecule, this probrern is too big 10 'solve' thooe relationships. then you run on a singlr proa:ssor. could, in principle, answer almost Marek Freindorf, UB any question." postdoc\Oral research scientist and He no~ howem-, that scientists amembcrofKing'stam,has£ound never really solve these equations. that it takes several days 10 complete "We always rna1ce mathcmalic:al ap- one run using a dozm prt>aSSOrs on proximations," be explains. "'These one of CCR's parallel computers. approximations haW! gotten awfully "On the new Ddl duster, instead good over the past few years. but of taking several days. it takes just a we'd like 10 rna1ce thernevm better." few hours," King observes. With funding from the National in order to solve all of ib. equa· Science Foundation, King and his lions related to the dissociation of colleagues at UB are devtloping a the two carbon atoms, the UB team method that they hope will rna1ce developed a mathcmalic:al expresthose approximations from I0 to siOn called a_.., function that con100 limes mo"' accurate, a goal they tains a whopping 140 million terms. hope 10 attaip more quickly, thanks Thclr finding> generated on the to the po...,. of the duster of Ddl Ddl computer duster will be comcomputers in UB's CAller for Com- pared to the findings obtained by putational R<seatch. laboratory spectroscopic analyses. As a first test of the new method, which measure the diatomic carbon the UB team is studying a simple ·molecule. This brings the UB team molecule composed of two carbon closer to . developing a robust atoms. This molecule has the dis- method that would allow scientists tinction of being a stable molecule, to figure out quickly the few te.rms so it can be studied in the labora- that are critical to determining the tory, and i~ also has many similari- reaction rate and the mechanisms tiesto the fleeting intennediat< spe- for a particular rca~tion. As fo r how cies that occur in the very short- long it will be before the team delived transition state that chemists velops such a method, King esti long to study. mat:s it could take just a few~"The: diatomic carbon molecule has "Between the c:alculations we'~ a lot in common with a typical tran - making using the supercomputers sition state, but it's a stable molecule, and the observations that have been so we picked it out as a rtKc·test case... made in the lab," he says. "we're getsays King. "Yct"""'withsuchasimple ring fun tasticaUy good agrttment." �felrull2U.ZI3/Vt34,1t 14 Rap GR. . . . 7 ~as~et~all .,..s ua 90, Eutem Mlchlpn" Ball State 10, ua 61 "'r:::~e:!l!::.•. .............. .-~.._. blalctgr.MIIIn . . . . . . . . loloplly. Slndlll Dllllglt, ap. el'llllciM ~ ~ John~ I.JnMnllr l'rlnl ._.for ~ ,_c-.,l'hlrITIIICIIIo!W Mil TCIIIic:DIDgy. ,_, tu.,OIIIMCI~ Sulgery; Hilly IClng. Clwnlotry; John Medige, Mechlnical and Aerospoce Engineering; Nonnln Mohl Orol DiAgnostics Sciences; Mlrdu Nelders, Oral Diagnostics Sciences, and David Triggle, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Honoml for 30 years of service will be jaCqueline Adamczak, Managemen~ George Andenon, Medicine; Richard Bauth, FacUities Planning and 'Design; John Benton, F_.., Oeglw ....... Abo, s.ndra C... for the Arb; o..ld lftNr, Uniwwslty Police; llabert Fuchl, Fadlities Opentions; MMy jane (;alo, Center <1 Excellence for Document Anolysis and Aecognlllon; Michael Ganidt, Biochemistry; Tyrone Georgiou, M ; joann Glinsld, Computer Science and Engineering; Stephen Halpern, Political Science; Donald Hanavan, Clinical Dentistty; Brian Hassard, MatherNIItics; Deborah Holden, Medical Tech- ~ ~ Deabl lo,ce SlrllaN. An- thropology, ec.en Spencer, Unlvenlty Llbnlrles/IAw Ubraly; , . _ T~, English; large Veluco, Animol Fullltles; Deniel w.lglte, Uni¥81lty Police; )ui Wong, ~- Chair; ~ Warzel, Technology Services; Kris~ Wells, Animal Facilities; )ames Witczal<, Faci~ties Dpe111t1ons, and George Zlmmenna.nn, Law. International education c-.,•mv-4 ,,... ~ 1 can o nly con tribute to improved relations amorig countries • Pay long-term dividends to our country • Move on to conduct research and do business with their U.S. counterparts, particularly when, as many do, they assume leadership positions in their home countries. The impact of events since fall 2001-..on our national consciousness, on our view of ourselves, on others' view of us"-are only beginning to be realized, Noronha said. It was ju5ta matter of time. UB brought an end to a 12-game losing streak in a big way on Feb. II with a 90-66 thr..bing of Eastern Michigan in Alumni Arena. It was UB's first Mid American Conference win of the year. since The game was a back-andHlrris on Feb. 1 0, forth affair in the early stages He also shot 75 pe!Qnt(1 54-20) from the of the first half. But sparktd by the -at. a Calvin Cage jumper and capped by a Turner Battle Jeuk• Kocltetodorfer sand 25 points to lead the three-pointer, the Bulls closed women's btiketba.ll team out the.first stanza on a feverpm Bowling Green, 72-60. ish 21-5 scoring t un to take In UB's wins against Bowling control of the contest. Buffalo Green and Western saw its lead balloon to 29 points Michigan, the junior in the second half befo re coast · forward averaged 18 points, in g. to the victory. 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting Unfortu'!>ately, after ridin g 55.2 percent from the floor. the high of the win , .the Bulls Her 11 field goals made hit the Jow point when Battle.· against the Falcons tied her fractured and dislocated his left season-best performance middl e fin ger in practice on set earlier in the month Feb. 13. The inj urr required against Akron. surger y and th e sop ho m o re point guard will miss the re· mainder of the season. Playing its first game without Battle, U B fou g.'>t valiantly, but fell to Ball State, 80-68, in Alumni Are.na on Saturday night. The Bulls shot a solid 5 I perctnt (25-49 ) from the floor, but 21 turnovers and nine mi~ free throws spelled US's demise. new tracking. system for interna - tional students and ~scholars; the USA PATRIOT (U niting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Rtquired to lotercq>t and Obstruct Terrorism) Act; the Interagency Panel for Scione< and Security, which will set limits on which foreigners have access to sensitive areas of scientific a~d technical ..-esearch, and the prevent terrorists from entering the country on a studmt visa. U.S. institutions of higher education were required to join SEVIS by Feb. 15, 2003. US. which aJr.ac!y is a SEVIS-appi'CM<I institution,is ltSiing the databaSe systml it will usc to providctrad<inginfi>rri.ationtoSEVISon the liiiMrsity's 4.000 international students and scholan. Noronha began her lecture by relating the story of ber own apc:rienceasan international student who left her native country, Kenya WOMEN' S UB 71, Bowtlna Green 60 UB 7l,Westem Mlchipn 70 junior jessica Kochendorfer scored a game-high 25 points and UB outscored the visi ting Bowling Green Falcons by a .Y..31 margin in the second half en route to a 72-60 win in front of707 fans in Alumni Arena. The Bullsshot 57.6 perctnt from the floor in the second hal(. On Sunday, visiting Western Michigan led by II points with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game and by 10 points with seven minutes to go, butt he Bulls would not give up and ended the game with a 21 -8 run, getting clutch free throws down the stretch to secure a 73-70 win in front of 802 fans in Alumnj Arena. All areas of intcrnati ona! educa tion-from foreign-language pro- and came to MaCalester CoUcge in Minnesota in the late 1960son a student ln~oor lrac~ an~ ~ielo grams to study abroad and visa. Her parents had emi- Bulls put fn. final tune--ups before HACs exchange programs- grated from India to Nairobi, Kmya, where she UB's lop men's and women's indoor track· and -field athletes participated at the highly competitive Armory Collegiate- ·Invitational in New York Ciry. F'or coUegiate programs, the meet was divided into two sections, the University Division, in whjch US competed. and the Championship Division that included top-notch progra ms such as LSU, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Bulls posted rwo new school records in the competition. Senior Biaunca McFarland broke her own record and established a new meet record wjth her vicrory in the triple jump. McFarland cleared a distance of 41 - 10 ( 12.75m ) to break her old mark of 417.75 (12.69m ) set two weeks ago. For the men, UB's Jerimie Slick broke his own mark in the 5,000me.ters. Slick finished fifth overall and third amOng runners from the Un iversity Division with his 14:29.76 clocking. Meanwhile, the Bulls also fielded a team at the Robert ). Kane Invitat i.>nal at Cornell University's Barton HaU on Saturday. Thert was no team scoring in the meet that included tea ms from through out Ntw Yl•rk and Ontario. The <qu·•<!s now head for the MAC Championships, Feb. 28 and Marcia 1 at Kent State University. · have been affected by these events, "by the discourse on terrorism and national security, by e~suing legislation and by reallocation of resources," she said. " For international edu- Janke Nenlnger, Stophen Doonnftt- Saml Hanna. cators1our soul searching has been about whether people understand how imponant international edu cation and exchange are for breaking down barriers between people andforpromotingpeaceamongnalions," she said. Noronha, who began her term as president of NAFSA a few months beforeSep\. ll,subsequentiybecame one of the leading advocates of in tcrnational education in the difficult months that foUowed the attacks. " Much of my own work as NAFSA president was providing,.._ sponscsandstrategiestoaddressthis national hysteria; she said. The effects of these changes and of the many recent les"islative initiatives are only now being felt, Noro nh a pointed out. She addressed some of the new legislation th at directly affects international exchange, including the Border Securit y Act. which implements a ·Bioterrorism Preparedness Ac:;t, which mandates greater scrutiny and background checks for foreign miCrobiologists. As a result of this flurry of new laws and reguJations, international eduqtors haY< had their hands full, Noronha said. They have had to institute new proced~res, become even more conversant with legal issues, implement regulations before final authorization with little guidance, help draft th e regulations themselves, acoompany students to interviews by the Immigration and Naturalization Servict (INS) and the FBI, and defend against accusations of being unpatriotic and nai~ about terrorism. TheBorderSerurityActcalledfor theimplementationofSEVlS(Student and Exchange Visitor lnformation System), a \\'eb-based data S)'S tern developed to track international students and scholars. ostensibly to and her siblings grew up. She mded up studying in the UnitedStates"bysheer chance." After completing high school, she expected to go to the United King- dom for higher education. "On a lark, I agreed to a dare to go iOto the United States Inform at"ion Service (USIS) offi~ to apply to an American college. I walked in, sat down and said the familiar words-'! want to study in Ameri ~a.'" Several months after submitting applications to 10 U.S. schools, Noronha learned she had been admitted to aliJO. She noted that she would not have ended up in the U.S. if the USISad vising center had not been there, if the advisor she spoken to had not been eager to assist her, and if it had not been rdatively easy to obtain a student visa. " I would not have ended up in th e U.S. if Britain or another country had stepped up efforts to attract students to their coun tries. as has happened smce Sept. II ," she added. ~wimmin~ WOMlH 'S Con ~ll 156, UB I 15 In it.> final meet before the MAC Championships, UBfcllto Cornell, 156-135, in TeasJe Hall. The Bulls conclude the regular season with a 4-8 record as they take a two-week break to train for the upcoming MAC Cbampionships, to be held in Bowling Green, O H, Feb. 27-Ma rch I. The Bulls picked up seven victories in the 16-evtnt mt!ct with sophomore Jenncfer Brankovsk--y winning three races and jumor folie Pun and ~;cn ior Trina indair takfii ga pai.r apiece. �_....,. ~~-=-~~ SIIAdon!UrDI-~ Alaulng~ ~=~':...wing - ~-~bul (- - o f ~~Cenlerfo< -- lnfonnadon. jumotte Molino. 64S.7788. and =--~= Schodand ~-· __ ol ~~~20 12:30-2:30 p.m.-- ~Foe~ ._ AlhletkHaloffome Celebrotion. Center few Tomorrow, Ncw1h c.mpus. Recep6oo, 6 p.m.; ditwie1 7 p.m. S60 per penon. Few more inloimition, Jude - · 829-2608. Monday A JCreetMng of " Shetiock Junior," - o r l t...ton's daulc . - , . , ............... by an original film score pwf-..1 Jive by T h o - eor... llnoll, be IMid .. 7:10 p .m . Feb. 2111n tfte ......... _ theotor of the Contor f<W the Arts. Th Rt:port~ publh:h~~ highUghts of liulnys drawn from the o nline UB C•l en dar Cor 1 venh t•k1ng p lac:e on cam Th1,1rsday, February 2 pu,, or for off umpus ~ts where UB group1o an- principle spon.son. for a full lis-ting ol t:v•nl); go to ht1 p th~ 08 Cal~n wlng:~o.buffalo.l'du cat Zodloque Donee Compony. Dept. ollheatro & Dance. Drama Theatre, Center for the - · North Campus. 8 p.m. :~~~'"'t'v%1o 88.7 FM . for more infOrmation, 645-ARTS. E.&hlbltlon Opening Roc:optfon Rumsey/ Potenu Competltion. &45 Center for the Arts, North Campus. S-7 p .m. Free. Sponsored by Dept. of Art. For more information, 645-6878. ext. 1 350. Friday 21 The Lord of the lings: The ~~~ -~Compus. -...I.Dd<wood4-5 ~%,- , _ infonnadon. Clndi Tysid<. 64!>-281~ • ..._ 451. Friday 28 -= - .. Ada .. Beyond 8fodr, White and v. Boord of fduutfon: 24 A Primer on Asian Arnork.on ~~~or Compus. Noon-1 p.m. fn!e. SEVIS: Whot It b and How It Will lrnpoct u s . Ellen Dusscunl, dir., International Student & Sdlolat Senlices; P.ogram. Foe more inf""""IJOn· Thomu w. ~~ot31 Capen, North Campus. 2·3 p.m. Free. D-.Ke PerfonnlftCt Condor~~-=~ ~,.,._s.""":"*'- for~ lnfom'lation, Jenie Davis, 64!>-2258. Wednesday 26 CO.........te Studont Event Gender In the Classroom: COonde< Dynamlcs, Cu rtk.ulum illnd Gender. Rebecca Cefaratti, Hershini ~~~ossoc. J>fo/. ollow. 280 Plltr, Ncw1h Sponsored ~Asian Stucfies Borlunan, 645· 3-47~ . Saturday, March I - Tho Cutting Edge..-.... P odcots of Clime: A New Look ol High-Crime Nelghboriioods In the City. Peter Sl )eon. ol Dot>'- ~~· ~~~.:;:.i~ and Sciences. Foe more information, Mk:hele R. aewtey, 645-6000, exL 1171 . Colorado String Quartet to present Beethoven concert Other peiformances include Golove recital, "Symphonie Fantastique" and Handel's opera "Serse" BY SUE WUETCHER Rtpaner Editor back again- ceUisl Jonathan Golove has no problem moving Hector Berlioz' masterpiece "Symphonit Fantastique--<>nce betwC<!l !he two worlds of music. Accompanied by his wife and described by leonard Bernstein as "the 6rs1 psychedelic mu· fellow ceUisl, Mary Artmann, and Baird Trio pianist Stephen sical trip"-has helped define a new generation of anists.. Manes. Golove will pres<'111 ~ facult)' recital offering a mix of the musicians and writers. The UB Symphony, conducted by f.uniliar and the unexpected at 8 p.m. March 3 in Slee. Golove's Magnus M~nensson, will present a f...., con~n featuring this ern Europe-including a performance in program will range from Beetho\'en to "Music for Cello and Com- seminal work at 8 p.m. March 4 in Slee. Berl in in 200 1- wiU present the fifth concert in this seaso n's puter"~' work by UB composer Con Lippe. The UB Symphony is a full -sized orchestra oomposed priAn assistanl professor in the Deparlment o(Music, Golove marily of UB students, as well as members of the UB faculty 47th ann ual Slce/Beethovcn Cycle al 8 p.m. March I in Slce. is a featured soloist with both the Buffi!lo Philharmonic Or- and staff, and the Western New Yor.k community. Mdrtensson, Concerl 1-\aU, Nonh Campus. who has served as conductor of the Slee Sinfonietta as well as Also on lap on the Department of Music's conan schedule the symphony sirice 1996, also appears with orchestras and for March ""' a farulty recital by cellist and compOser Jonathan .COlo..,, a performance of Hector Berlioz' revolutionary masterensembles in Europe and South America. A champion of new music, he has premiered more than 200 works. picce"Symphonie FanlaStique"by !he UB Symphony and a preFollowing the sua:ess of last season's presentation ofPurodJ's sentation of Handel's opera "Sene" by the UB Opera W>rkshop. " Dido and A=t:as; the UB Opera Workshop will rt'Visit the baCelebrating its 20th anniversary, the New York-baS«! Coloroque opera with perlorrrtanaS of Handel's "Sene". at 8 p.m. rado String Quartet is noted for its musical integrity, impasMarch 5 and 6 in the Drama Theam in the Celter i>r the Arts, sioned playing and lyrical finesse. The group--<Omprised of Nonh Campus. The perfurman<zs will be pr=ded by a discusJulie Rosenfeld and Debo rah Redding, violins; Marka sion of" Modem P=pectivcs on Handdian Operas"by an inlerGustavsson, viola, and Dia11e Chaplin, ceU~appears regu disciplinarypanel ofUB scholars at 7 p.m. in the Drama Theatte. larly in major concen halls around the globe. George Friederich Handel wrote 40 operas ov<r the course The members of the quarlet arc well-respected teachers, as of his composing career, most of them in London. The plot of well as fine musicians. having held residencies at the Oberlin "Serse" revolves around the competition between Sene, King Collegc-Conservalory, Swar1hmore, Skidmore and Amherst of Persia, and his brother, Arsamene, over the love ofRomilda. colleges, and Philadelphia's New School of Music. They are Although Serse is beuo thed 10 the princess Amastre, he falls founders and artisti directors of the Soundfest Cham ber in love with Romilda and ancmpts to win her away from his Music F<.'Stival and Institute of String Quartets in Falmo~th, brother. Romilda's sister. Atalante, also in love with Atsamenc, Mass., which relebnlled its lOth anniversary in 200 I. The group thickens the plot by purposely misleading the thwarled lovers currentl y is quartet· in· rcsidcncc at Bard College. in the hope of gaining Arsamcne ror.tterscl( It ha.. . n.uivt.--d nwncrous awards;induding two of music's high· The UB Opera workshop production of "Sene• is directed est honor~-the Naumburg Ol:lmber Music Award and First Prize by Dora Ohn•11Stcin, visiting assistant professor of mwic; mu· ,tl the Banff lnlcmational String quanct Competition-as ,.,u os sica! director is Roland E. Martin, lecturer in the Department gr.mts !Torn the National Endowment for the Ans, the Lila Wallace/ . of Music. The 14 )Uung singer.. fcaiUred in the opern will be Rmdcrs Digest Fund and the Aaron Copl.md Fw!d for Music. The Colorado String Quartet wiU perform on March 1. making their debuts in a full operatic role. Set and rostume The: quartet 's program for its Slee performance will be Beethoven's Quartet in J\ Major. Op. 18, No.5 and Quartet in chc..'Strn and the Slee SintOnictta, US's professional chamber design are by students in the Department of Theatre & Dance. Tickets are $5. orcht.")tra. He also is Jctivc as an electric cellist. both as a recit· B-Oat Major, Op. 130. Tickets are $12 for the general public; S9 for UB facuh v, .1list .md in the field of improvised music. Tickets for all UB Depan mm t of Music productions rna ~ Golo\t', who n.u.ivcd J cb:torate in romposition from UB. has be obtained in the Slcc Hall box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. staff and alumni, senior ci ti zens J.nd \VNED member!! with had his \\Urks rx.Tfonncd throughout North America and Europe. Monday through Friday, and in the Celler for the Arts box card, and SS for students. Tickets for Go love: ·~ perfom1ancc are $5, with UB students office from)loon to 6 p.m. Monday 1hrough Friday, and at all A'i;t mcn1bcrofthc Baird TrioJJ1d SleeSinfoni(."ft.t--enSt.,nbl~ licketmaster locations. known for switching easily from classil.."a-1to c.:untcmporary .md admitted free when showing ID. T HE Colomdo String Qu.,net, believed 10 be !he fi..,t f<.•malc quartet to ha\'c.'. performed the complete Beethoven Cycle in both North America and West- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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N o T E ••. call 645-NEWS for dosing lnfonnatlon fKulty, staff, students and the public lool<ing for information about the university's office hours and class schedules du ring incleme n t weather can call 645-NEWS. The telep hone li ne will be ava ilable 24 hou rs a day. There never will be a INSIDE ••• A look at busy signal since the line has lhe capacity to handle an un li mited number of calls simultaneously. The standard recorded message will be "Office .-e open and cl.mes - being Counseling Services heldas~ll:ldlly• the UnMnlty .~u~~~~ca..lhe , _ . ... be .. .. ... propllill!l)'• _ _ .....,_ Judd laurie (left), a junior exercise science major, takes the blood pressure of Richard Harding, administrator for the Department of Sociology, on Friday as part of Wellness Awareness Day, sponsored by the Faculty and Professional Staff senates. sity olllcills dedde ID lllllr ollb houn and ct.l5 Khat..... due lo ....... anltions or olher lllulllons. UB shares in $9 million Oishei Awards Calling for Grant to partners in Buffalo Life Sciences Complex is largest in history offoundation T BY~PAG£ dollars N~ studor!b~ in the llulhorn Cll Conll< -!Ming . . - . 11111-ai""""YI<><the ~hiMngfun­ dolng it. PAGE6 Servkes ();rector HE)ohnR.OishciFoundation today announced grants totaling $9 million to the"""' partnCn in the Bufl3lo Ufe SciencxsComplex (BI.SC). UB will receive an additional S2 million and Roswell Park Cancer institute and Hauptman -Woodward Medical Research Institute each will recei~ $3.5 million. The award. the largest in the Oishci Foundation's 63-year history, is con· tingent on the BI.SC institutions obtaining the necessary commitments to Org.nlst Hector Olivero wiU perform two _n,..,..,..... unique con - certs while in Western Ne.w York-one at UB and the other at the Riviera Theatn!. PAGES li.( \ TO Rfi'ORTlR IC ON\ L ; link on Web site :- p ) more photos on Web A , additional link on Web reach their respective funding goals. It has been made to UB. HW1 and Roswell Park as a partnmhip under the auspi= of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC). The lilr-« organizations, which have a long history or collaborative n:search, an' cooperating in the design and development of an integrated, three-building life sciences n:search center, the Buffulo l..ifi: Sciences Complex, to be built at FJlicon and Vtrginia streets. While the HWI and Roswell Park awards will be dedicated primarily to facilities development, the money gra nted to UB will go toward the recruitment,salarios and research of top-level scientists at the UB Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. An earlier grant from the Oishei Foundation to UB for S 1,542,000 was used to support the salaries and r<Searchof)effieySI<olnid.thecmt<r"s director, and two other scientists recruited with SlcDinick fiom the Danlixth Plant Sciena Centcr.in St.louis. With commitments totaJing more than$11 .7 million, the John R. Ois!>ei Foundation is the; largest foultdation supporter of "The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generatio n," which has a goal of S250 million. Gifts from the fotmdation to the campaign have included 20 separate grants supporting a wide range of projects. Among them art mo re than $2 million for the Toshiba Stroke Research Cmter,$15 million to the School of Medicine and Biomedical Scien= to esublish a Center for Re>earch in Cardiovascular Medicine and S 1.2 million for vas· cular disease prevention research. At a press conference this morning. Presidcn~ William R. G reiner thanked the Oishei Foundation, noting that the award to the three c...-... - ,...:r: UB creates health-sUrveillance system BY LCMS IIAIWI Contributing EditOf T HE universi ty is estab lishing o ne of the first local health-surveillance sys tems in the United States, which aims to do for the eight counties comprisi ng Western New York what state health departments do statewide ;~nd the Centers fur Disease Control docs for the nJtion. Called the Western New York Population Health Observatory. it wi ll serve two parallel functions: l~ ­ tahlish a biotcrrori~n1 ~urveillancc system to moni tor unusual patterns nf illness, and conduct ongoing health-sun·rilluncc to Jcvch•p th~· '"big picture.·" rcgionJIIy and identify long-term heJhh patterns. The health observatory i!\ a major component ofUB'.s nt•wly orga · nized School of Public Health and Health Prof<S>ions, the only public-health school in New York State west of Albany. "The CDC has encouraged localities to establish health-surveillance systems, but the limited amou nt of funds available to support such ini- Scmpos, who came to UB in 1999 from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, where he was directoroflongitudinal studies, is well acquainted with the problems localities face in tracking the health of citi1.ens. "It's extremely unusual, outside of the CDC or state-health-depart - tiatives have hiodcred these efforts," meflt level, tq find professiona l hl"J.Ith surveillance," Sempos said. .. Local officials often have limited or no resources for analyzing the data thcy\'t' collected on tht• burden of disease in thdr arr.ts, which .is limitt•d primarily to birth, marriage. Jivorce .md death records. said Christopher Sempos. professor of soda) and preventive medici ne and director of the observa toq•. .. \ Ve arc creating a regional sur ~ vcii!J tll.:c system th at will supplement current lcxal.statcand fcdcr.tl cftorb, and will bl' an inh:gr.Ut'd. unhia.k-.J and timely publk -ht•alth dat~\ n.·souret· for all pt'tlpl~· ."~ mpm !to.lid. " \\'t· bdicve this projt.-cl .:ould he J modd for developing luca.l and reg ional .. urvt-illan~.:c sys tem ' througho ut thl· United States." ""Collecting additional health data to fiU in thC'g.Jpsoflen !Slx-}'OOd the re~ourccs of the local and stat e hea lth departmen t ~ . either the sta te no r the county has the resou rces to do the kind of local sur- veillance they would like to do. This is one of the reason$ the UB School or fublic Health and Health Professions is getting involved. "I don't know of any other instance where a university and coun ty health department s arc pannering to set ~p such a system," Sc.mpos added. The observatory has thf9' major components; public-health surveillance and research. communit y involvement and education of publi(-hf:alth professionals in health survcill.mce. It is designed to in volve JIJ t•ight county health JcpJrtmcnb in thC' re-gion, as wella.o. the.· Nc:w York State Htahh L>t.· p.1rtmcnt '~ regional office, local ht-alth-carc providers and lawmakers. and the community at large. c~-,...1 �. BRIEFLY EMdce 110 --a. ........,~ -K.&-.-..- . . . . . _ _ _ ol e.,..·---..... ..--.2 Darid Glll.,s-Thomas, a clinical psychologist with Counseling Services, is former interim director of the uniL ....-wa......,.Midlal ... . - o n l l l e - d u r...... -.y..-.golllle ~ j1.11L....., In lOZ Cioacl)'ow llwtalt --~n1 . Whdls Counl4illng Servkes7 ~otllle Counseling Services is the mental health office within Student Affairs, offering a full-range of servias and programs to currently registered students. We are part of the larger Student WellnessTeam,comprised of Counseling. Student Health and Wtllness Education. Our mission is to promote the personal development and psychological well-bring of student> through primary and Satpps Reteltth tnstlluteln Lo ""Coif.• will dlscw.o "\Mner-.y to Relopse In Drug Adclaion: Environmenbland strongly committed to servica and programming that will help con· ........ II fNo -10 for lurllwinlan!>ltian, - " ' " EmeriWs c - a t 13-2271. IIA sets sem!Oar Welu. .usociote -In"'" proDeponmont ol preventative strategies. We are ~lcalfacton"on tribute to and ·respect individual Mon:h14 .. port of theReSIIIfth Institute on Addictions' and cultural diversity. Counseling Services has a staff of six pS}d!ologists, two social workers, a consulting psychiatrist, a psychiatric resident, three full-time, pre-doctoral psychology interns, several social work interns. graGiuafe ass·i stants Spring Semlnor Series. Weiss wUI speak at 10 a.m . in the fnt floor seminar room ot RIA, 1021 Main SL, Buffolo. The seminar ls free and open to the public. Weiss' current research Inetudes National Institute on' Drug Abu•funded studies on cocaine abuse, dependence .net relapse, as well as studies funded by the National Institute on Akohol Abuse and Alcoholism on the central nervous system (CNS) effects of. olcohol, the neurochfmical bases ol ethanol-seeking be. _ . , CNS effects of akohor gene expmslon and S-HT-1 B receptors and mecNnisms of ethanol reinforcemenl Weiss serves on the editorial board ol Phormacology. Bioct-,. & Behavioc and b a ' - - .....-, olartides submilled each Y""' to the leodlng Jaurn* In phlnnacology, ,..,. . - . . : .. psychlolly and ana- 1ytic.11 ct-,.. He earned a - I n biological psychology • llle UniYenily ol caJWornii,Sonbollorbara. RIA soerninan provide information ilboot the study olaicohol.- drugs and- .... lattd iuues of interest to re--m.n, dinidans, policy male... and the generol public. forlurllwlnformali<ln, contoct a-ny Artis at RIA at 877-2225. ls._ and beginning and advanced practicum students. Our commitment is to offer the best in mental health services while also maintaining our integration into the university's educational mission. Wh•t services do you provide1 We offer a range of ~. rvices. These .. include individual, group and couples cou nseling, as well as psychiatric services, crisis response, career counseling, substance abuv. assessment , psychological evalua· tion, psychoeducationa~ skill· building workshops for the entire · .campus community, consultations services for faculty and staff, and referral. We also offer extensive training at the graduate level. Our center is accredited by the Ameri· can Psychological Association as a pre-doctoral psychology intern ship site for which we recruit can· didates from acroSs the co untry and Canada. We also are an in· ternship site for the School of Social Work and We offer beginning and advanced practicum training for. UB's Counseling, School and Educational Psychology program. Why Is then • stlgm• IObout ~lng counseling? It is difficult for some people to seek out psychological services. Historically, counseling was seen as something somewhat mystuious and shameful. This is unfortunate, as courueling can be a great assistance'to sbme peOple. I think that over the past decade or so, people arc Qe<ommg increasingly aware that seeking out support for mental health concerns is not a shameful thing, but can be an im portant part of an overaiJ w~llness approach to life. Ours is a culture of'"rugged individualism"' and to seek out help from a professional for something that may be inti· mate and very personal can be felt as shameful, or even as a perso!aJ "failure." There also can be cultural influences in this as well, as not all cultural belief systems will understand or value self-reflection and personal growth in the same manner as someone from the West may understand it. The reasons for stigma can be many and varied, and we attempt to address each person's concerns about this uniquely. Wh•t are the most frequent problems that s-tudents brtng to Counseling Services? Counseling Services works with students presenting with a full spectrum of concerns, from devel· opmental issues to severe psychopathology. The most common issues students bring to counseling include relationship concerns and conflicts (e.g.,' dating, friendships, family) , life direction questions (e.g., decisions about career and major) , low self-confidence, puzzling Qr di stressing emotional states, self-defeating behaviors, controlling the use of alcohol and drugs, studying more effectively and sauaJ-identity concerns. lhterestingly, many of the questions that students bring to us are actu· aUy widely experienced by other G students, but because of the stigma attached to counseling, studen~ do not always share with their peers the personal conurru they are having. As a result, the student's distress becomes his or her own secret, be or she believes no one else is in counseling and that he or she is the only one experiencing such a problem. We offer an extensive group counseling program-approximately a third of our clients participate in one of Our groups-and it is there that many students break through the secrecy and find they are not alone with their struggles. This discovery of similarity with others often reduces the intensity of the struggle itself. Are your services av•ll•ble to fKUity •nd suff7 While we do not offer counseling services to UB faculty and staff, we do offer consultation serviCes to faculty and staff. For example, we can assist faculty and staff with how to approach a student in distress or assist a department after a crisis has occurred. More informa tion about such services can be found at our Web site at <http:/I ub· counsellng.buffalo .edu / refenlllgulde.shtml> . What Is the Safe Zone7 As part of our commitment to a diverse and safe campus.community, Safe Zone is a program de s igned to reduce homophobia and heterosexism on the UB campus. The program provides training to campus groups about gay, lesbian , bisexual and transgender issues, and offers information on how to become a supportive resource for all students, regardless of sexual orientation. The mission of Safe Zone is to make our camPus a safer and freer environment for all members of our community. An)'one wanting more. informa tion should con tact our office. Tell-- - .... c-.,.--.,-c:-..1- The)bmsding Center Villat!t is a ~ site I developed se>ttal years ago as a resource for uni..n.ity and colrege counseling . center professionals. it brings to a single w.b site numerous ...,. sources =ated by=d designed for munseling center professionals acrou th~ country and around the world. It contains practice information, aifminis.trative materials, staff ~ mmt resources, job search infor· mation, pre--doctoral training matrrial.s and tips on dndoping a counselingrentuWeb page. It is widely URd by counseling professionals and graduate students-it has been identified by the American Psychological Association as a top Web siteand has been a wonderful way to foster collaboration between counseling professionals the world over. Wt..t question do you wish I hlMI uked, •ncl -would you have ,answered ft1 . What is the Student Wellness Team? The Student Wellness Team was created du.ring the past year and is a very exciting development here at UB. Counseling Services. Student Health and WcUness Edu-cation (formerly the Living Well Center) have come together into an overall functional unit, while maintaining the unique identi~ ties of each office. The mission of the Snident WeUness.Tcam is to foster professional coUaboration so that the expertise of each office is capitalized on in an integrative m!lfl.ner and so that treatment is approached from within a holistic framework, Everyone should keep their eyes optn for new initiatives and programs developing out of this coUaboration. REPORTER lho ....... Cllmllllllllly- . ~IJt'lhi!OIIiceoiNOws -In the DMsion ol ........, .......,_ ._....,_ ..._. • no ,, .. ,,- ~Cornmunicalion> CnJfb Hall, . . . . . (716)64$-2626. ... .. -··--__ ,___ ----- -'--- ,..._ c--.-.jollnllolllc-adl -""""""" s. -- £len GoldbNn A.Ungo< Qwlsllne >1dol Oishei ~*'-P..-1 ins tituti onS .. conti nu es in the Oishei Foundation's distinguis h ed tradi t ion of philan thropic leadership in our Western New York community." "Thegroundbreaking research perConned at the Buf&lo lifi: Scicncxs Compla wiii!Jl a long way toward anying out the laqp- mission oC the lluft':alo N"..,-. Medical Campus. maiDng our Buffido region an inu:rnatiooally important cmt<r ilr biomedicine. biot<dmology. and .....,_ lutionary health cue," Greiner said. '"""""' "with the Roswell Pari< at our rcscardl partnc1> Cancer Institute and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, UB is proud to be at the for-efront oCrutting~biomedical research that will have a profound impact on medicine and health care in the 21st e<ntury~ James M. Wadsworth , chair of the John R. Oishei Foundation Board of Directors, noted that the foundation '"has been a strong sup· porter of this collaborative project from its inception." "The foundation has provided support to the BNMC for its initial three yean oC existence and has provided a major grant to HWI to establish the Strudural Biology Center in 1998," Wadsworth added, "W: ~ this collaboratiYe proje<t is a major positiYe stq> in establishing Buffido as a lead<r in the life sciena:s a.ena." The Buffalo Lik Scicncxs Complex will consist of three new buildings addirig more than 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art research space to the BNMC. Construction will begin in the summer of2003. The co mplex, will h o use the Hauptman-Woodward Center for Structural Biology, the RosweU Park Center for Genetics and Pharrnacol- ogy, and the UB Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics. The BI.SC will sponsor life sciences research designed to improve human health by developing new therapies to treat and cure disease. Thomas R Beecbcr,Jr.,cbairof the BNMC Board of ou.cton. praised the OishO Foundation's generous support of the effort. "This landmark award from the Oisbe Foundation ~thefoundation'sdedica­ tion to BuJI3Io, to the institutions oC the Bul&lo Lik Scicncxs Complex and to the Buffillo Niagara Medical campaign has raised more than $8.6 million toward the goal of $20 million for the new Cen,t<r for Genetics and Pbarmacology. Noting p=ious support to HWI from -the foUndation, George T. DeTitta, principal .--arch scientist, ~diroctorand CEOoCHWI, said: "This new gift. for bridts and mortar, is justthe beginning o( what ..., hope will be a lifetime of growth and discovery." 1lf John R Oisbe Foundation is committed to enhancing the quality of life for Buffalo .,.. residents Campus." he noted. by supporting education, health David C . Hohn, Roswell Park president and CEO, said the foundation's grant "dearly reflects their commitment to the future of health care and life sciences re;earch in Western New York.• Hohn said that with the grant, RcisweU Park's (iorizons of Hope are, scientific .-.search and the culturu, social. civic and other chari- II r• table needs of the community. The foundation was established in 1940 by John R Oishei, fojmder of Trico Products Corp., one of the world's leading manufacturers of windshield wiper systems. �·. Ilardi ~ 2002J\IJI.34.111.16 Rep a..._ 3 Tan to speak as part of DSS ................. . Ccnllucllonalthe . . . . . IO~HalilunderW~J. ~ 104Jkh . . ...-cl . . . . . ~ 1-'tllbcnlaly ........ ~:.~farCXImjllllloftby Fal, 2003.1'be ~llmullforls~IOgoanhtn liDIM. . • Des91 far the ....,10 jecabiMII..,_. C..fartt.SdiDolaiMII14J111eltlsc:an.-.. ConsiNcllon Is eopoaed 10 begin INs !piing. 1he 34~ ldllllan .... CDnllln . . . . . . tine lldun! hills. • Fllber Hal ir1lrastJudlft pnlject is Wldor ..-y ......... ~ . . . . . 1bla 10MDn chllen- being~ It the South Qmpus. Fubft pnljldiiOupgmdtaii.-IUklng ~ . . being plonned. • SMin lir-hlrdng ..... - being....., In Cooke ... ~. The pnljll;t. schedUled tar complellan INs ~Pring. ' . • Rlehlb al v.rious elewlon on bolh ....,._. wil ~ cornpleiBd !piing. This pRijlct lndudes upgrading. conllds, hoistWIIy> ... cabs. • A major rehlb Is under wrt in Cary Hallhlt wll upgrade llbonoiDries for the c.-tor Computationlllliaphysics. The lint phose ai!Ns pnlject wll be cornpleiBd INs month, lnd the leCOIId phase completed this coming September. • A,_- Biolnfonnatics Center Is being designed fur the Buffalo lh 5clences Center at Roswell Park. Constructlon is scheduled to begin as earty as this tall, with completion e>cpe<ted In Spring 2006. • Renovation ol the historic Hayes Hall bell tower been bid. Worit Is scheduled to begin In May. • Mac:l<ay Heating Plant Is scheduled for renovation beginning In May. The old coal·fired boilen will be replaced with new, energy-efficient, gas-fired boilen. • The Lee Road Development Master Plan ~ nearing completion. A phased construction pro!ect imolving student housing. cornmen:ial/reta~ development and some academic support >paee is being planned. • Viron Energy, an energy services company, has been selected to perform energy consl!rVation measures on the South Campus. A detailed energy audit is under way. The implementation phase is expected to begin this fall. "* ha; • A renovation project for Admissions and the Honors Program in Talbert Hall is under construction. • A major renovation is in design for the Center for Hej'ring and Deafness on the ground and first floors of Cary Hall. · • A desjgn study is under way for an ABSL3 lab in the Biomedical Educatton Building. Funding for this project is being sought through a grant from the National Science Foundation. New Projects • An addition to Bissell Hall is being designed to enhance locker rooms and support spaces for UnNersity Polke. 8 A major renovation or Goodyear Hall this summer will upgrade the heating and electrical systems. Completion is expected In August • Roadway resurfacing at various North Campus locations will occur this su.mmer; along with the construction or~ new pari<ing lot at the Ellicott Complex. • The replacement olthe cu<lilin wall for Allen Hall is In desig.,. • A pedestria~ access ramp ror Crosby Hall will be constructed this sumry>er. • Repairs to the steam tunnel on the South Campus are In design. Mezzanine named for alumnus BY JACQUELINE GHOSEH R~er Contributor HE undergraduate mez z.anine in the new Alfiero Center to be built at the . School of Management will be named in honor of MarySue French of Strongsville, Ohio, who has made a gift of$75,000 to the school. " h 's very important to me th at our undergraduates have a first -class place where they can work'with each other and netwo rk," said French, who remembers sitting in the base~ ment of Crosby Hall on the South Campus when she was a student at Ull."Developing soft skills is such J critical part of the management ed ucation process and I hope that the undergraduate mezzanine will provide an atmosphere that is conducive to doing so." Construction of the AJfiero Center will begin this sp~ng. The 23.000-square-foot, thre<-story fa- T cility will be the first, largely privatedonor-supported building on the UB campus. and one of only a few in the SUNY system. The undergraduate mezzanine on the second Door of the new center, like an MS.A mezzanine on the third floor, wiU overlook the building's multi-story atrium. French, who received her bachelor's degree from the School of Management in 1980; has been a strong supporter of the school for l"""· She's been on the Advisor)' Counal for the Department of Accounting and Law since 1992 and current1y is ilS chair. In 1998, she joined the school's Dean's Advisory Council. French has remained in contact with many of her professors.. whose lessons she still values. She recalled a time when a test was returned to her with an error that, if co rrected, would lowe< her grade. When she told the professor, he lowered her grade. but lauded her for· her ethics and integrity. According to Diane Dittmar, assistant dean of undergraduate programs, the number of undergradu· ales in the School of Management has nearly doubled in the past four year.;. "Thanks to the philanthropy . of people like Mary.Sue French. the space we have for our undergraduates is expanding with the popula· tion ," Dittmar said. "Undergradu:ltesarean integral pan of the School of Management and having n dedi cated area to call their own will help · them know that we think so." french's gift is part of a Sl6million cnmpaign for the School of Management, which centers on construction of new facilities and programs to suppon the studenlS and co nstituents of the school. The school's campaign is part of "The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation," now in its final phase. having raised nearly $210 million. Acclaimed best-ielllng autbor Amy lian wiU speak at 8 p.m. March 26 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts. North Cam· pus, as part of the 2002-03 mstinguished Speakers Series. / The Distinguished Sp<aUr Series is presented by VB and the Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund. The undergraduate Student Association is the serits sponsor. Lecture spon5or is the Office of Special Events. One Or the most highly acclaimed writt:rs of our time, Tan is author of "The Joy luck Club" (1989), an international No. 1 bestselling novel that explores the relationships of Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters. The book has been translat<d into 25 languages, including Chinese, and has been made into a major motion picture. Tan's seco~d novel. "The Kitchen God's Wife" (1991 ), was the No. I best-seller on The New York Times hardcover list and made numerous foreign best-seller lists. Her other books include the bestseller "The Hundred Secret Senses" (1995 ), her latest novel, "The Bonesetter's Daughter" (2001 ), and two children's books, "The Moon Lady" (19?2) and "The Chinese Siamese Cat" ( 1994). Tan's father, .fh.o was educated in Beijing and worked for the U.S. Information Service after the war, immigrated to America in 1947. Her mother came to the United States in 1949 shortly after the Communists seized control 9f Shanghai. Born in 1952, Tan grew up in Oakland, Fresno and Berkeley, as well as the suoorbs of San Francisco, before moving with her mother and younger brother to Hve in Europe, where she graduated from high school in Montreux, Switzerland in 1969. She holds a bachelor's degree in English and linguistics, and a master's degree in linguistiCs, all from San Jose State University. Tickets for Amy Tan run from $20- ~30, and are available at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. and at aU Ticketmaster locations. For further information, call 640-ARTS. Fulbright competition opens Q Applications for the Fulbright Scholar Program, which offers l ~c tur i n g and re~ca rrh awards in I-tO counr rit•s, nuw art' being acct•ptcd for the 2.004-05 acad emic war. Oppnrt unillt'" .tre .1\',IJ!,thh: not tmh tor (Oilegc JnJ un iversit y I.H. llh\ .md .ldm im-. tr.Hnr ... hut .J)o;;olnr pmh.· . . ~turt.tl .. rrom husml'MI .1nd ~mt:rnmcnt, .::~ ... wdl .1 ...trtl-.h, tournJh~h . . (lt'lllt.,h, IJW}C'"· mdept•nJt•n t "chol.tr . . .::Jthi 111.111\ odtcr-.. J'rJdlltnn.tll-ulhn~ht ,1\\,trd-. .trt' ,,, .ltl.thk lmm l\\11 n1t1Jlth-. tu .In Jt..llkmh.. \l'.H vr longa. ,\ llt'''· . . Jwrt-ll'flll ~rJnt-. prop.r.::~m-th~..· l·u l brt~ht ~t.llHif !'tpl'(l.lii-,t" Pr,,gr.un--nlkr' 1'''1- tn- ·1\-\wckgrants 111 a' .::Jrtl't) of di:.t.: tp lllll!!o .mJ fidJ!o. ApplkJiion d eadl i n e~ fur 200·l-200S <1W.lrd3 Jr~ i\lJy I, 2003, for Fulbri ght Distinguished Chair dwa rds in Europe, Canada and Russia, and August ·1. 2.003, ror Fulbright traditional lecturing and research grants worldwide. Thc:rc is a rol ling deadline for the F~Jbright Senior Specia!ists Program . For more information, visit the \.Ycb site of the Council for Internat ional Exchange of Scholars at <http:/ /www.lle.org/du/>, or con tact CIES at (202 ) 686-4000. Mark A. Ashwill, VB Fulbright program adviser. can be reached at 645-2292 or ashwiU@buffalo.edu. The UB Fulbright Web site, which includes a link to the ClES site, ean be found at <bttp:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/fulbright>. The Fulbright Scholar. Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Leno to appear at UB on Aprill2 Comedian "Tonight" show host Jay L<:no will perform at 8 p.m. ApriJ 12 in A1umn.i Arena as part of the undergraduate Student Assoc iation's Comedy Series. · Tickets, priced at $40 for floor and S20 for bleachers for general ad mission and $20 for floor and S lO for bJeachers fot- studen ts, are on !lie in the Sub-Board I ticket office, 341 .Student Union, and at all Tickets.com locations. · As host of"The Tonight Show with Jay Lcno" since 1987. Lcno has created his own uniqu e style with a combination ofhumo~:. talk and entertainment each weeknight at II :35 p.m.- 3 time when viewers. want to wind down with a few laughs before headipg pff to sleep. lcn<is "everyman.. St)'le and personality have helped him earn millions of fans all over the ~vorld , but mostly a homt• io the United States, where people can reia[e,to his personable style and hard -working artitude. He has been touted as one of the nicest people in show businC$s and the hardest-working. One of the co untry's premier comedians. Leno has appeared in hun dreds of comedy shows around the United States for the past 30 year.. He remains passionate about performing in front of live audiences and appears regularly in Las Vegas, on coUege campuses around the United States and in other venues, including fdr U.S. troops stationed abroad. In his spa re tim e, Leno works on his collection of classic cars and motorcycles. �4 IIepa..._ lli!ldllZ002tnOUo.18 New ch•lr of BRIEFLY Ells to . . . . leclures -.-...-- ... ~:-"""' ............. ..., _ 2 6 ...rZ7. --··-d _k.. _......_ Mootahl-..ydtto. _lllorlly.... .. "'"* ... ~­ c- db-"'Yool~ • 4:10p.m.- 261n 205 -NCMih c.npus. Sderxe Complel<. Ito - ... discuss "NNaal6s Guill&l: A Poetic C... d f'n>. found~ at 2 p.m. Mardi 271n .... Klvo, 101 111dy Hd, North CompuL Ellis' Ylslt to ue b C<MpOnIOI'td II)' .... ()flU of the Deon of the College ofAtts and Selene... the Butler Choir In the Department of English, the 0.. J)irtment of Romance lall-guage> and Uteratuti!S. the 0.. partment ol Comparative Ut<n~· ture, the Eugenio Donato Chair in the Department of Comparative literature and the Cen~ for the Nnerkou. Applicants sought A for DOD schola rships'ill' Undergraduate and graduate studena ~ng degrCl'\ anc1 nr ate cer\Jficat,s rn •nforma119" • $Urance diKIJ..III~ flld.,. <~PI''' \Chobr\llip suppon frnrr ' Departmen1 of OE>ft.1'~>• lnformctllon assu•,•n • com ras~s 1, 1 ~·• the !.Cit'ntdu cal and management d•M:•P• r requrred to en.wre computt·· and nerwork securrty The scholarship P•lY ~ thf' 1ull cost of twtron. Ices. booh l,lb e~<pens~ and supphes clnd eqwpmenl UndergrJduate scholarshrp w11l!lers ctlso will recerve .:a strpend of S 10,000, whrle graduate $ludents will recervc S1S,OOO sllpend$. The apphcal•on package and lull details of the KholaMip c.an be downloaded at http:/ I www.cse.buffolo.edu/ <MMe/ . The deadline for applications is March 21. Awards will be ann<>.Jr<:ed in tate May Of early )une. · For further information, con· 1act Shambhu Upadhyaya at shambhuQkse.buffaJo.edu or H. Raghav Rao al mgmtraoOacsu.buffalo.edu. Online services now A available for students 'ill' The Student Resporue Center has announced two. new online servic:t5 thal are availabte to students. Students now may Ule MyUB to cha~ their add~~ campus/ kxal, parent. emergeslC)' ron-tact and diploma malllfl!riU wetl as view and chinge their .•"!'""ed date of graduation. Thee,_......,...,_ .-yday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. For complete Jnl.onnOtion . about the>e and other student seMci!S. visit the Student Reo """""Center ~ htt1p:// ..... --.-.-. JOB LISTINGS UB Job listings liCcesslble via Web Job·listlngs lor profossionol, ~ -at. fxulty and cMI seMce- ..- , compotitM and roon<om- petitive-positis can be ac- cossed ""' the Human ReOun:es s.Mtos ~ site ot <http:// .-..-..ubb/ cfm/Jobs/ >. of Urb•n •nd Reglon•l Pl•nnlng looks •t the bigger picture Foster values roles as teacher, ·scholar __ __ ---.., .. .,.....ttl-. F h o . - - t l l ...... - DeJN~rtment 8Y~~ ~tr Assist>nt Editor ROM east coast to well coast, from city planner to professor, from Swaziland to San Luis bbispo.JC.atbryni..ra.t.:rmmisb:otly has pusbtd the boundaries o(ber life and her profrssion. More than anythi ng else, Foster-who took over in January as chair of the Departme nt of Orban an d Regional Pla nning in the School of Aichitecture and Planningsees herself.., a teacher and values th at ro le above all others. But sdtolanhip also is a crucial ram ofher academic life. In addition to her administrative and teaching role in th e planning dcpanment, Foster serves as dirt"Ctor of research at the institute for l.oGtl Governance and Regional Growth, which publishes the award· winning"Swteofthc Region Report," .m ongoing project that defines and mc-.1sure., regional pt.•rformance in lhl· Bulf.aJo-Niagara area by develop· 1ng.a senl'S of n.ogi<mallndlcalO~ that lr.Kk.-. ch.mgl~ o\'t'r timl'. highligh1•. p.mcrn .. wnhin the rqpml and !>Up pt)rt' ~..mnp.m!IC:m~ w1th other .an-~ . :\ r\\.C..'Ill prngrC'i.' 1\.jXJrt 1\\~nter 2.00! 1 un equity 111 the BuffJlo~i.agar.:l l4.-gJon focu~'\on such issue:'> ..t.\ l'quny 111 homl' ownl'~hip. distri butiOn of powny. hotbmg di.scrim1· 11.1Uon, intertJith n:IJtionships.scxual nn~nt.IIJOil, pc-n:eptions of justice and <")(Clljl<llJOilJll"qUity, 10 llJrTIJ,: .a fC\'1•. 1-0.!>Il'r\ rc~arch on regiona lism, 11Kiud1ng hl'r l.llt.'!>l monograph. '' Hcgion.thsm on Purpost.>" (published h' the Lincoln lnstitulc for l.Jnd Polley, .200 I ), is well-known in 1he fidd, .as i!. her rc.."Search on governance m general, including work on speciJU-purpose govunmenu, the implications o( various mrtropolitan go~ models and lessons &om other systems. includiJig. most recendy, worlt on the Euro~ peao Union mode! o( goyanance• But stepping in front of a classroom for the first~ Jtav. ingthought about toadUng until she was approadled by the chair of the Departmmt of City and R£giooal Planning at California Polytechnic Slate University in San Luis Obispo-still reso· nates as on~ of tho~ • t remember when"' moments for Foster, who was working at the time. as a planner for the County of San Luis Obispo. "I'd n<ver thought about teaching.·I made up a courw outline and I can remember to this moment what I was wearing that firsl day in the classroom. It was like an epiphany. I Stood there and began teaching 'In· troduction to Planning'- 'here's.my name, here's who I am.' I was young. I didn't have a Ph.D. I was just a lc.:lllrer and I remember thinking in a mom<·nt, 'this is what I should tx~ domg.' It iust felt right," ~ys FO!tter. But she felt that if o;hc: was going 10 ..:ontinue to teach, she need to "get credcntiak·d"-she needed to g<'t :1 Ph.D., she recalls. Before returning to graduate Mudies however, Foster thought she necdt.:d to see a bit of the wo rld in order to decide whether to focus on national or international dcvelopment.Shetnwe.lcd in Asia fora while •1!1 a tounst and later decided to join the Peace Corps. hoping for an as'ilgnmcnt in that regionofthe\\-·orld. " I wanted to go to Asia. But life doesn't always work out the way you want it and the Peace Corps is driven by the ne<ds of the host countries,• she explains. "The P<aa Corps tries to fit )'OU into the plaa and the plaa I was fit into was Swaziland, which is almost completely surrounded by South Aliica. I'm embarnsoed to say thatasa~major; when I first got that DOiic:r about an opportunity in Swaziland, I had to go to an atlas. I knew ilwas in Africa, but didn't know ctadly ~ it she says. Swaziland was an entirely new world. for her, a place she knew al· most nothing about. ;.nd, liU so many other junctures in her life when she stepped into the un · known, she said ~· to Swaziland and worked in the capitu in the burgeoning area of urban planning for a little more than two yean. As is tht case with many Peace Corps experien=. she says she may have gotten mort: out of tile experiena than she was able to give. "I had a tremendous experience. My eyes wen: opened to new ways of being, to culture and tr11vel befon: apartheid had ended in South Africa. I was in a country-a black African nation-that was pa triarchal and anti-western. I found myself in a culture- thJt I would hav(' never made it 1n othcrwi~." '<~ys Foster. She rctuml-d to the..• U.S. to attend Pnnceton Unh·cr~itv where she earned ht.·r do..:tor.Ht.~ from th e Woodrow \Vilson School of Public and Jntcrnational Affairs.llle Peace COrps experience taught her what she says the planning and urban Jnd regional planning faculty at UB strives to teach ib students: that is, to train people to sec through dif· ferent lenses, to see the bigger picture. " It's crirical pedagogically to what we do," she believes . Foster livo within walking distance of the South Campus and ex· presses a love for Buffalo and the growing awareness and sophistication of its ci tizen action groups, but w...· belieYes, .. she did when she ill'l'i1ll!d nine yean ago, that the city is still a diamond in the rough. " It bas unn:aliud po~ntial. I thinit many people who care about cities and places in gmeral want realiu potential. That's c:ert2inly true for planners," she nota. "We want to be able to see an opportunity and grab it. Li1oewise, - want to catch a ...., ..., see f.alling off the mantelpiece from across tht room-it's all about iM>idiog crUis and seizing opportunities. I beli..., that it's possible to make this city a great city. It atr.ady has oo mud! going for it, but it's not known .., a gn:at city. We haven't quite turned that comer." But, she adds, most of the major decisions affecting the city now ..,. ~much more attention and involvement from community sta.kebolders than ever before. "It may take longer," Foster says of the deci· sion-making process. "bu't you gtt much more buy-in ~31 way. You have people sa)ing they fed like they own it; they're a part of it. ~pie feel better about a place when they can genuinely 'hape its future. It'.!. not just people making d('(:"isions in back room.~ II ca n't happen th.1t ''-a' anymore. Pl.:Cl!'l· .trc more -"Cnsiti\ l' to what 'sg.om:-- , .. A hJgh ·t:nt· p optmust. Fo~tcr contlnllt'.!l to he IOVIgqrated ln teaching. b)' ht:r tudent.s and fellm' facult)' memhcn•. " If I couJd ha,·e something on my tombstone and it said 'teacher,' that would feel right." she says. "Teaching lets me take informat ion or knowledge or an id~ and just give it away. I think that i.!i the most nohlc..· thing. " EvCn on my worst da)'. when things haven't gont• right in the classroom or when I have deadlines fa mg me. l think,'what else could I do LIJat could possibly bring me even a fraction of thi... kind of satisfaction.'" to( Tracing environmental fate of antibiotics Chemist Aga 7s one offew to look at flow ofantibiotics from barnyard to crop field BY ELUN (;OLDBAUM Contnbut•ng Editor ESIDF.Sprnducingtheraw B lllJterial that ('!ld~ up II!> the roast beef or ham on you r dinner table, live· Stock farms also arc big producer> of manure. Farmers get rid of manure in an environmentaUy responsible way, by turning it into fertilizer for their fields or those of other fann~rs. But deep in those piles of dung lie not just beneficial, organ!c matter, but the residues of antibiotics used to promote growth in ~vestock and to treat their dlscases. How much of these antibiotics ends up in the environment, and thus could potentially alter microbial ecosystems in humans., animals and the environment is the focus of ~h being conducted by Diana Aga, as· sistant professor of chemistry. "A lot of research is done to Study how antibiotics used in hum an medicine result in the development of resistance in microo rganisms," explained Aga, "but how about microbial resistance due to exposure to ant ibiotics in the environ ment ?" She explain<'<~ that people may be 1nfected by res1stant pathogem 111 the em·iro nment through dircCI cont:\ct or by indirect means, sm:h as th rough the food supply. Aga is one of a handful of scientists in the world looking at the qucs· tion from a unique vantage point, taking into consideration the com· plete journey made by animal anti· biotics and their met:lbolites from the barnyard to the crop field and, pos· sibly, to supp~es of drinking water. While others examine the desti· nation of antibiotics, such as levels found in rivers and groundwater, those studies do not distinguish bctw~n antibiotics excreted by animals or humans., Aga explained. "Direct evidence that links antibi· otic use in animal production and resistan<:e in bacteria that inkct humans is lacking." she said. "We are only now beginning to do the studies that will be able to address that issue." She noted that govunment agen · cies,such as the USDA and the FDA. are being pressured hy environmentalisls to ban the usc: of Jn tibiotJ(S as growth promoters m animals. "But there are a lot of economic 1ssues to consider before taking that s1ep," Ag.a.pointed out. \-vhen drugs are administered t6 animals, as much as 50 percent or more is not metabolized and is excreted by the animal int:act,she said. "So when manure is used to fcrtil · ize fields, you're now exposing the microorganisms in the soil to low lev· els of these drugs. creating the per· feet conditions for selectively prolif· crating resistant bacteria," she said. " In our. studies of swine and cattle manure, we found between 5 ppb (pans per billion) and 20.000 ppb of tetracycline, which is really high," said Aga. 1hracydine is used as a growth promoter in pigs. Aga noted thatleve.ls of antibiot· ics in animals vary, depending on the stage of life. "For example, when a pig is al· most ready for slaughter, the use of antibiotics is curtailed to ensure that the meat is not contaminated with antibiotics," she said. Aga is framin g her findings in terms.of how farmers can mini- mize th e potential for the devel opment of resi~1ant bug) in fertilized soil. Her finding.o, so far confirm other results that have identified loomy soils as those that can be safely applied with fertilizer. "The sandier soils are not good candidates for fertilizing with ma· nure that may be contaminated with antibiotics ba:ausc tht antibiotics could leach easily before they can break down suflicienlly. " But that's not the -case with loamier soils," she said. "In fact, af· ter rwo weeks., we have seen as much ~ as 50 percent degradation." According to Aga, if antibiotics degrade quickly in the field, they will not liUiy pose a problem. ..Our work is focused on understanding the fate, l.ransport and <Cotoxicological impacts of antibi· otic residues in tht environment," she said. "We hope to offer funda · mental knowledg< that could be used as a lJ;osis for developing man· agement practico: and polides that could prevent contamination of soil and aquatic systems.· �5 Bridging the digital divide Software tOols boost Web access to indian-language documents aYEUBI ~ Contributing Ediox>r O, you S think scarchins for thinp in EngliJh on the lnlmlet io frustr.uins1 WeU, try .searching for documents writtm in ancient Sanskrit, modem Hindi and any of doz. ens of Indian and South Asian Jan. guaga that are bas<d on the beautiful, intricate symbols of the Devanagari script. . The ability to put thio voluable content online from prinl<d sowas in Devanagari requires optical character recognition (OCR), the tool necessary to tum any ttxt document into a digital one. "The lack of a good OCR for Devanagari has made it very difficult to make available on the Web the vast majority of Devanagari documents." said Venu Govindaraju, associa te direcwr of the Center of Excellence in Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR) and professor of computer science .tnd enginee rin g. Now, with funding from the National Science Foundation. (~1W1ndara 1u and h1s UB colleague.-; .~rc t.lkinga ma1orstcp toward boost· •ngLIItline ..h.::l.C'>." U• thescd<Xun1cn~ The re,cJrdwr~ happen 1n share !WI onlv ~ApertiM" m m.tchm"~­ prmt .md hamlwnlln{! re~ognit10n. hut Jlso .1 r.an; p;tssiun for-Jnd flu('rKv m -San~krit and other ln - d!.m lan~uages Th<.·•r projed, tundi:d under a $41!7,000 ~rant from the NSF'> ln tcrnation.tl Digital Libranes initia· to make Devanag..tri. do(umc:nb, rangmg 'from ancient !-lanskrit mastcrpu.·cc~. ~ u ch a' thc Hlwgamdgua and the Vedas. to con· tcm por.try document.!. 111 Hindu. Mara thi and other Indian languagC:l.. easily accessible on the Web. The researchers. based at CEDAR. have created a software tool that is the firn step in developing OCR for Devanagari, ult imatel y allowi ng documents in these scrip ts to be widcl}' searchable on Lhe \Veb. 11\'C, endc.tvor~ It will be presented by Govindaraju, who is the. principal m-tiptor, on Tueaday at the 13th International Workshop on Re· search Issues on Data Engineering in Hyderabad.lndia. · The UB researchers exp«t to make itavailableforfreeon the Web by the end of Mart:h. "We are developing machine technologies to read Devanagari documents, whether they are conternporary documents writtm in Hindi or anci<nt documents that were bandwrittm on palm lea-,• said Govindaraju. Thepmjc<:t. whii:himdYes<Xlllaboration with the Indian SWistiallnstitute in Kolkata, one of India'~ premierr...ardlinstitulions,takesanim-· portantsteptoward bridgingthedigital divide between the developed world and oome developing nations, . according to the UB researtbers. "'lbehalf-billionpeoplearoundthe world whose main language is Hindi, or based on Devanagari, a"' totally missingoutonthe'infixmationmoolulion:" said Govindarnju_ "In IT, the natiw lang>Jagesall have taken a back s<al .. The Indian civilization is 5,000 )'Cars old," he adds... So there a re many, man>· documenb writ· tcn in De\'anag.ari .Kript. but if wt> w.tnt to include them in a d•git.1l library 111 ord(.·r to pres.crv~ ao.:css to them, we need to develop software th at n.x:ognizes the script." OCR,thcUBrcscarchcrs t·xplain, essentially "trdins" thc computerto l:urro.."1.lyin tcrprettheim.tgcsof a paniculara1phabet based on "truthed" data, that is, nu rncromscmncd images of ch.1ra1...,m or words and their interpn.'tation re· corded by humans who have VISually examined the original images About 15 years ago, CEDAR, the largest ~arch center in the world devoted to developing new tech nologics that can recognize and read handwriting, developed the first comprdlcnsiveOCRforhandwritten documents in Eoglish. That turned out to be a milestone, spurring numerous new rtaearch projects into handwriting reoognition that led to oome of the applicationsnowtal<t:nforgranted,suchas peraonal digital assistants. . "Similarly, we are expecting that the • development of bendunarktd OCR for Devanagari will trigger a grounilsweU of research in maChine-reading t~ ­ nologieo for th ese Indian ian guages," said Govindaraju. To de>dop benchmarktd OCRs, the UB researdtm have amstruCted a dawet of 400.paga of Hindi and Sanskrit documents from books and periodicals, both ancient and oontemporary, that is representative of thehugevarietyofdocumentsavailo able in these languages_ The researchers have used the tool they developed to record information about these documents that indicate how OCR for Devanagari should interpret each wprd. The researchers also plan to develop character dafabases and onUn~ dictionaries, text corpora and other tools for linguistk analysis that will be invaluable to the OCR community. .. The avaJiabilny of -our truthmg. ~nd C\.tiua· lion tool. together wil.h thcavailabilit)' of new truthed Devanagari data, will spur greater research in the development of Devanagari OCR." said Sriranga(aj Sctlur,senior rc· search scientist at CEDAR and co:investigator. Vemulapati Ramanapras>d, senior research .!.Cientist at CEDAR; also is co-investigator:. In the future, the VB researchers plan to extend the scope of this tool to indude OCR evaluation for other Indian languages. such as Kannada, Malayalam,Tamilandl'elugu.thatdo not usc Lhe Devanagari script, as weU for as Arable and Urdu. Adhesive called less heat resistant BY JOHN OEUA CONTliADA Contributing Ed1t0f HE adhesive~bonding method used to secure hea t- resistant cera mic tiles to the body of the Space Shut~< Columbia is known for its inability to wi thstand high tempera tures and sho uld not be used exclusively in the construction of new space shuttles, according to a US materials engineer. "Ceramic tiles are brittle,..., using both the tiles and the adhesive bond creates a situation that is prone to malfunction and rould spell trouble." says Deborah D.Chung. Niagara Mohawk PmfessorofMaterials Rtsearch in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and director of UB's Composite Materials Rtsearch Laboratory. In the case of Columbia, Chung speculates that cracked or missing tiles would have exposed adhesive silirone bonds to very high tenlperaThis would cause the ~egrnda­ tion of the bonds and the loss of more T '\res. tiles---e.xposmg the s.hun.le body to ('xtrcmely high temperatures. ''Very often in scientific n"SC"".trch wr tend not to emphasize issues that are considered mundane or less dazzJing technologically, like a bond." she says_ "But so often it's the seemingly mundane tl1itw that kill the project. In the case of the American Airlines Airbus crash in~ (in 2001 ), a simple fustener was the culpri~ in the Challenger shuttle case, it was the O, ring. I think there's a lesson here to learn." Chung says there are more heatresistant ways to connect tiles to the shunle body. Bra1ing, which is like soldering except th at it involves higher temperatures, creates joints able to withstand temperatures as high as 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. In contrast, adhesives joints can only withstand much lower tempera· tures-around 250 degrees. Brazing, however, is a moreexpen· sive and involved process than adhesion. This could be a reason that it wasn't used lOr Columbia. Chung says. Chung also suggest> that NASA consider using a tnuch higher proportion of carbon-ca rbon compos· ites, in place of aluminum, to con· struct the shuttle's airframe. Car· bon·carbon composi te materials. which were in their infancy when Columbia was built about 20 years ago, are now weU-d<Vcloped. They are much more heat resistant than aJuminum and are considertd to 00 the best material a.:.Oilable today for high -temperature, ligh tweigh t structures, she says. ldeaUy, according to Chung. fu. ture shut~e bodies should be del'iigncd as a single .. monolithic piece." with gradient change in composi tion and in function across th e thickness of the body. Thermal-insulation function couJd be at one end of the gradient and structural function could be at the other end. .. This would replace tho 1ced to bond togethc:- 'htdiffcrcnliJ)'!.TSOf I he shuttle's body and Jessen the risk ofhreak up," she says. Conflict resolution and peace studies·on the WWW G --,_loot- !leo In _ _ , the causes of civil or international conflict, seeking realistic resolutions to such struggles or in becoming an activist fof the cause of peace, there are many voluable sites to check out on the web,/ The International Peace Bureau <hitp:tt.,..-,1_1 .......,..>,based in Geneva. Switurland, is the world's oldat international peace fedention. ODe of its primary ~ns io to bring together people working for peace from many different sectors. including youth and women's groups, and labor, religious and professional organizations. It seeks to build public awaren.S. and political support for the introduction of peace education into school curricula throughout the world, to educate studeots on such wues as weapons of mass destruction, conflicts between ethnic groups, the increasing scarcity of valuable natural resources and the division of wealth between "first world '" and ..third world'" nations. Earlham CoUege is home to the Peace Studies Association <http:/ t - . -. - / -pu>,anorganizationforindividualsandoollege and university programs dedicated to the study of peau,oooBict, justice and global security. Membership is opeo to colleges and universities offering undergraduate and graduate programs in these areas, as well as to individuals who teach or do research in relevant areas. Members are activ~fy .sought to panicipatr in PSA projects and to serw on committees. Current projects arc described on the Wd> site. Meanwhile, Berry Collegl' is host to the Peace History Society <;http://www.berry.edu/ ph•/>, an aff~iate of the American Historical Association. PHS Works to encourage and ..coordinate na· tiona! and international scholarly work to explore and anicuJate the conditions and ca u~ of peac~ and war, and to communicate the findings of scholar!)' work to the public... It has achieved non -governmental organization status at the Un ited Nations. Members indude scholar.!. from thl· disCiplwcs of history, anthrorology. econom•~s. sociolog). political :.c ~t.•nu· and otht.•r area.!. oi stud,•. Tltc \\'cb ~itl' pro\-1dc:' mcmber:.hip 1nformauon, upcomtngl.:-onfc:rent:t.>s. information on )(holan.hip pni..A.."~. Jnd other peacc--rclatccfresuurLt~ The Cart'er Ct.•n ter <h ttp ://www.c•rterc:enter.o rg/ >, founded by former Prt:'\ldcnt lim ow Ca rtt.'f, dc:~c rille:-. itself a.'i (Ommitlc.'d to "W.1ging Pea( c. Fightmg Disc:a!-.c, 1\uilding Hope ... The \\'rh .. itc ha .. Information on the lCnter's peace programs and tnitiatives. health programs. lists of the center's actiVit•~ by counrr~·. upcoming evenb and ways to support the organization. Employment and internship opportunities also arc posted. SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) <http:/ / www.sl prt.se/> cond ucts research on issues of international connict and cooperation, with the goal of contributing to "'an understanding of the conditions for peaceful solutiom of. ..conflict.:. and for a stable peace." Scholars, pol•cv-mal l."rs and the public can browse the Web site f t ..~,·rintion .tnd rl'· ~ ult s of these research activi ties. For collec tions of links to peace and conflict-resolution related Web si tes (o rgani7..ations, educational programS, historical in forma· tion. calendars and so forth ), visit Peace & Conflict: The Hom!' of Peace Stud ies on the World Wide Web <http://af.colorado.edu/ peace/ >, which also hosts a peace· reJated discussion group. Or you can visi t Norbert's Bookmarks for a Better World; Peace site <http:/ / www.betterwortdhnlu.org / frleden .htm>, which lists an interesting assortment of relevant Web sites. Finally, for the activists out there. consider visiting Grecnpeace online <http://www. greenpeace.org/ homepage / >. Th1s organization i dedicated not only to preserving the environment, but also broadly to the pnnciple that '"violence cannot rt'SOlve conHict." Man) ''olunteer opportunities are listed on the \·Veb site, as are c-.llcndan. ot upcoming events. Peace Action and Peace Acrion Education Fund <http:/ / www.peace-•ctlon.org / > is a grass root.:. organization whose goal is to seek "procti~, positive alternatiVl'S for peace." Its mission includes world-wide nuclear disarmament. peac~fu1 resolution of conflicts and using natural and economic resourcts to combat poverty in the u.s. and abroad. The web site lists job posting.< and paid internship opponunities.. as well as how to b«ome a member. There also are lists of upcoming events and activitits on the site. -Gemm• DeVInney i1nd Michelle LaVoie. Un;vmiry libroMs ~eO "E-poetry" to be held at WVU "E.-Poetry 200J: An International Digital Poetry Festiva.l,"the sec· ond event in the acclaimed E-Poetry series inaugurated at UB in April2001, will be held April 23-26 at West Virginia UniversitY. The festival is co-sponsored by the Electronic Poetry Center (~PC) at UB and the Center for Literary Computing at WVU. loss Pequeno Glazier. associate professor of media studv and dtrector of the fPC. says the focus of this year's festival .. on the 'pol'try' in 'e·poet• ,..' .. Inquiries and proposals rna)• be sent to Glaztcr at glazier@buffalo.edu. is �6 Repa...._ Minii6.2002J'Yit34.k1& Bullhorn Call Center also building foundation for future fundralslng efforts B RIErLY Carey to present A , .. reading at WBfO ..., . Ab c..y, OUihorot-n " ' - ' Whonl5oe It: ADaq'llor's Seoo<b for Home in lrolond,• wll five • ruding from hor .. 7 p.m. Marth 171n t h e - ol Alon Hoi on the South c.mpus. carey, IHding. which will bo bmodwt live 00 WllfO 88.7 FM, UB's Notlonol PlJblic bdio affilia..,, will bo pmont«<os port o1 the station's "Meet the Author" series. ~will tie,_ and opon to the publlc. The roodlng will bo prosont«< by WllfO in cooperotlon with Tolklng Leave Books and }ull buffalo litefoly center. A~ ceptlon and -signing will take place following the ruding. Bert~~ W'IFO music director, will bo the hosL Corey's •r• "'- ~ When 1 5oe ~ Is tho witty and rueful onminotion ol hor Jttuggtes to make ...,.. of__..nd peace with-her recoUections of 1 bittenwoot posL It b a «<· tain to appeal to anyano who~ .._ lcwod, lost and redllmod • homo of their own. The "Moot the Author"' ... rios b an lnterll(tiYo, public lee· , ture series geared toward those with a passion for learning. accurate ~tiw cornrnen- tary and opon cMc discouno. lndMdual programs allow the community to convene and. share ideas with an tm~nt literary contributor to sodety. ~ audio from Meet the · Author events is archived on WBFO's 'Neb site at <http:/ I www.wbfo.buff•lo.edu/ P"9'••••iliWJI-....,phpl>. For more informaUon c.all Hines to perform in CFA on March 29 1 h1 }Q •tl{'l lor the Arh wtll 1 the "mullt·lalentecf' H1nt-~ dl 8 p m March It' Ma1mtage theater 111 th. ·. North Campm P"' " Cr• 1 dunlcr, ~tnger ,md \l.u ol 11 Broadway stage, Htnes hd~ eo.~med three Tony nomtnatlom .md the Tony Award for "Be)t Actor in a MoSKal" for portrayal of jazz man ht~ "Jetty Roll Morton• in George C. Wolfe's production of "Jelly's l.ilst jam.• Hines' performance at the Center for the Arts will include dance and song. ac:comporiod by a live band. He also wiM interact with the audience and share stories from his calftr. TICkets for Gregory Hines are $49.50, S44.50 and S39.50, and are availabfe at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. . · Monday thrbugh Friday, and at all TICkotmaster lo,:atlons. For moro informa'tlon, call 645-AAT5. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sendlng.tetteh ' to the Reporter. . The Reportt:r~ 'etten from membon ollht! uif.v.riitY commu~i~ c~~(jng"'ort its stones and content. Cett«s · ~hould be Students are calling for dollars for UB BY DONNA LOHGDIECJWI Students make calls on behalf of a variety of schools at the univtnity, as well as WBFO, the Division of · Athletics, the Centtt for the Ar1s and inembtrship solicitations for the alumni association, explains Ropontr Assistant Editor ST when moil proplc arc heading home for dinner, stu· ents working for the UB ullhom Call Center""' headingtowork. For 40 students, that means that after a day of classes. they travel over to Poner Quad in the Ellicott Com· plcx. Most of the students come to work laughing, joking and ready to hit the phones-making hundreds of calls a night on behalf of US's Generation to Generation Campaign to the tune of more than S800,000 in ,pledges in just six months of operation. On a recent gray, sub-~ afternoon, students rec:riYed a pep talk and appreciation for their hard from Maureen Hammett, assistant vice president for annual giving. do- o nor and ,....,m servias, in the form ~ of pizza and wing<. Ari4 the students ,.._.,.-(loft) d....-ve it-<>n an average night they raise &om 57,500-8,000 for the uni· Hammett. "What they'"' able to avvmity. Last fall, they averaged up- erage a night is completely d<p<nwardsofSIO,OOOanight dent on the schools they'"' calling Hammett points out that what is · for and we're going to be kicking off just as impomnt as the current dol- fund raising for additional schools Iars being raised is the foundation andsegmentsoftheuniversity,"she that is being laid for future fund- adds. For example, if an alumnus raising efforts. "For many of our graduated from the School of Man· alumni, this is the first time they are agement, he or she will receivr a call making a gin to UB. Building our from a 5tudent on behalf of the overall participation rate is critical school. Those constituents who to our future success," she ~ys. have multiple affiliations with f lfmited to 800 word~ and may be edited fCH style and length. letters must include the · wnter's name, addrns and a d.tyt•me tetephone number for venfic.ation. Beciuse of space llmitatK>ns, the RtpOITtr an not publish all !etten received. They must be receiYed by 9 a.m. Monday to bo c:onsido«<< for publication In that wook's issue. The Roporttr proton that !etten bo recoMd electronically It \<ub-l<pOrt~. ctived a "beads' up" about the solicitation in the maiL means not being a task-master, but a cheerleader, friend. dad or ooach, Mo....,...,.., students arm't going into the work oold, dther-thq'"" had a week's worth ofint<nsivt training hero,. they ma1<e their first call. says Rupp. wbo, as aone·time caller ""'* -J.P .- - 'llle Bullhorn\..all Ccn tcrop<:ned l.bt Septcmlx·r. ihc l.ht d ll ~.~..·nu:r, ,,·hich doM.-d about two \'eJ.T., .a~o. ''·h on the ~outh (' .tmpu ... ··we WBFO at 829-6000. ~ hJ\\:n't h.1d .tn on 'lie.' ,,,II (c.'llh.'r lnr J\\ hili:. hu1 thl· Bullht~rn ( ...11\ t .c.'ll ll'l '' nm' .1 JX'rm.111l'll1 p.tr1 nllll\1 ' n'''' .tlh.m... ~.·mc.·nt "", ll.mtnwtt UU.-f0rex:ample,an alumnus who i:-. aJso a friend of\VBFO-ma)' recei\'e mon: than ont> MJIICn.nion m J.!i~JI \'l!.lr. P.trtot the.· ' tudl·nt,' ,u~,...;c.~ :.tt~lll\ Irom Lhl• f.tlNh.u the'' .m:n't nl.ti.Jn~ ..,,)IJ .. 1...111..,_ lklorc.• lhl· fir..,! .._.tilt~ m.ldt·. lh~· puh:nll.ll Jnnor h." n: the.,.__. The training amsists of learning how to o""rcome objections. observing othercallm. role-playing and finally, going up against Cayton Rupp. program rnaJla!ler for the call ctnttt, who throws at than all of the objections they're likely to h!"'f &om potential donors. "They ha~ to convinu me, give me a reason to give." says Rupp. "We'V< got a good group of students. They're very dedicned towhal they'redoing. What keeps them coming back. what keeps them employed is that we work Jrow1d I heir sched· ulcs. We'rewry Oocible. Thebasepa) ts $6.50 .m hnur. with an Jttcndan~c honu . . of i5 n•nh .m hour, and Wl' otlcr othc:r tn~..cntin~" Ill· nnh.'. ln ... p•ring.\ludcnh tn .tlhil~·c the lin.1111..1.tl g.o ..d, ut th~.· c.tll (ellfl·r himself, knows fint·band about the b~coOUt factor in this kind of work. Krisry Os.sit, a junior commu· nication major and student supervisor at the call center, say> she . IOY<5 the alli>05phere. "Jiik.e .-,.. body bere---neryone'o fun to get along with and being a supervisor is awesome becau"' I get to hdp my pottS r.;.., money and to be better callen." she say<. Ossit her· sdf garnered the largest single pledge in the six montbs the call center bas been opera~3,000, 1 received on Oct~ 24. That same night, the most ·prolitabk to date, the C<llt<r raised $22,758. As of two weeks ago, students at the call center hove made mo"' than 56,000 calls. Rupp says students a"' making the connection that giving is important. "You can't help but think about it-they're talking on the phone to older alumni who may not want to give and the studmts havt to explain why they should give," be says. "Doing fundraising OC· tually leads to the students tbem"'lv.s becoming pot<ntial donors because they understand what the money is going toward; they understand how it helps out and how it benefits than." Hammett adds that an important characteristic of the UB calling pro· gr.~m i~ that studcnt.s are the people making the calls... Students are so well-positioned to bC' able to spak on behalfof the umvei'Sitv, .md to tdl .tlummand fricnd<iwh.-utmpad theu g1tt., em h.J\e. 11u~ LJIIcr- Jn' ahlc.- 10 11\.tki.- ,l"\.:OJn()CJiing C.l~ tor Th\.' m1 l"•rt.m(e of plui.Jnthmpi(. 'l.Pl"'lrt. Space exploration worth risk, Jemison says Formerastronaut speaks at UB at Martin Luther King ]r. Commemoration . S BY DONNA LONGENECKER Reporter AM!st-ant Editor PACE exploration is a human imperative, Mae Jemison, the first AfricanAmericm woman in space, told membrn of the audience at the annual Martin luther King Commemorative I..<Cture,held r-eb. 27 in the Center for the Ar1s Mainsta!JC theater. Jemi.son, who, as a member of the Endeavour crew in 1992 wos pan of the first shuttle team tp !Ty after the Challenger disaster in 1986, was at her home in Houston when she first . heard of NASA's loss of communication with Columbia on Feb. I. · · "My first reaction Was to try to fig· : ·tire ciut what could go·wrong, what art' the possibilities, what is the sur· vivabilityofit." said Jemison. who also is J phrsician and chcm k";ll engineer. She sajd her tho ughts immec.tiatel}' '''Cnt tocn."'\v membt.."''Sand th~..~rfaJJli ­ hcswhcnshcrcalil..ed that th~G>Ium · bia was lost, but she strt.'S.'t<.'d m.mr times during hcr ]('(.'tUft" chat now as not the rime to question spa(e exploration, but rather to learn from .md mitigate the risks involved. She said some mayassoc:iate risk with carelessness in regards to space cxploratlon, but that clearly isn't the case. "You have never had so many in· telligent, ·bright, committed, dedi· cated, caring people look afier )'OU as when you're an astronaut or when you're on the shuttle," she noted during a pre-lecture press conference. "We lost pan of 'the dream (with the loss of Columbia) and we need to get it back on track. I think that's why everybody identifies so much with it because it's part of our dreamwe've all imagined going into space, we've wondered what space is like: and it's one of the best things humans have done. it's incredible when you look at the composition of the crew. There were so m~ny people &om dif· ferent places, from different backgrounds." she said. Since ht'T rt"[iremeru from ASA in 1993, Jemison has established two technology compa nies.. as wcll as org.,nizcd .tnd participated in philanthropic\'Cllt\lro. in Africa and the U.S. Her pa~tons--fostering l!Cit'nce lileracy 111 the U.S. and the imporlance of scientific and technological advancement, as well as space exploration-were the focus of her lecture. She told the audience how she, as a "young, black girl growing up in the I%0s" on Olicago's South Side. alw.tys assumed that she would have the opportunity to go into space. As a' child, Jemison said she spent time lying on the ground on a summer's night staring up into space. " I could see myself there. I knew that I belonged there. " I had to learn very early not to limit myself due to others' limited imaginations. I have learned these days never w limit anyone dse due to my own limited imagination," Jemison said, adding that she ~lad parents who instilled "'lf-confi· dencc in her and a mother who, as a sch09l ..,.cher, pushed Jemison to ~ not just science-oriented, but weU-rounded .in her education. Science literacy, said Jemison, is about everyone being able to. rrad a health care-related article in the newspaper, being able to understand it and how it applies to our lives, and bdng informed enough to vote on the issue. ~Science is investigated, engineering is advanced, technology is dl"\·el· oped and education isoffered.based on the will of the public. And that will depends directly on how well society and its leaders understand the pivotal role science and tech· nology, research and poticy, play in our <V<Oryday and who partici· pates in making these decisions .. she pointed out uv;. " I truly beJi..., that 60-70 percent of all the problems w. face in the world today, and will face in the ycus to come, have at the base of their solution scienre and technology, and the other 30 percent of the solutions are going to be random chana or pure luck," ocplained )<mison. To be a good citiun in a participotory democracy, the pubtic must realize it is a stakeholder in th""' kinds of issues, :OOted Jemison. Moreover, she believes it ~im.J>Or­ tant for eve:ryone to have a vision of the world and rulize that theyAmericans· especially-have the freedom 10 decide who and what they _;,ill bed,me and that their decisions, unconsciously or consciously,shapethe future. And in the process of expanaing human frontiers, risks are inVoh'ed and taking those risks i~ a nOble act, .. not just an adrenaline juhki~'s d.rearil." It ;,'a fallacy;she said, to think lhat nothing will go wrong in ihe effon to extend hWThlil presencr into space. "We're fighting for human advance· ment, to mo~ the world ahtad. for the advancement of hum~n his· tory--exploration always invol~ risk." Jemison said, reminding the audiencr of the achievements of Galileo and Columbus. which ofion came amid gmt p<r>Onal jeopardy. �Mardr&, 212A'u1.34.11.18 IIepa.._ 7 UB Faculty and Staff for Peace oppose U.S.-led war on Iraq To the EcltAir. We, the undtrsigned facUlty and staff of the University at Buffalo. strongly oppose another United States-led war on Iraq for the following reasons: • Another war on Iraq, especially one begw) with a barngt of mir siles designed to avoid AmeriCan casualties, will cause the desth of numerovs innocent Iraqi men, women and children and will destroy what remains ofthe social fab- ric and physical infrutructure of that country. The sustained military operations required to occupy Iraq, especially those requiring urban combat, will result in extensive casualties among the men and women of the U.S. armed forces. • No convincing evidence has yet been provided that Iraq possesses weapons of m·ass destruction or the capacity or intention to use them against its neighbors or the United Sta tes. If and when such evidence is forthcoming, the U.S. should coopera te with the United atipns to dismantle such weapons tn a res ponsible manner, no t through exlcnsive bombing cam- paigns that will poison the land, water and air of the region. • Any preemptive u.s. military actiori apinst Iraq, including enforcement of no-Oy mnes, without a Co~ declaration of war and U.N. Security Council authorization, is unconslitulional and c'ontraryto internaqonallaw. It undermines the l<gitimacy of even worthy American tp>a1s in international affairs and t<ts back the cause of therule of law in the world. • Another war on Iraq, especially one lacking the full support of NATO and other allies, will quiddy divide and- polarize the American people. It will be ruinously expensive in a lime of growing government deficits and a weak economy, and set back efforts to dtal with domeslic soc:ial needs. • The fundamental problems leading to endemic tension and conlinuing violence in the Middle East · can and should be resolved through negotiationsamongthepartiesconcerned or through unilateral actions that address the root causes of conflict. For example, Israel should · agreetotermina!<!settlementsin\he occupied territories in return for an end to terrorist attacks and recognition of Israel's right to exist in peace. The U.S. should withdraw its forces from Saudi Arabia and the Pmian Gulf, ~g one majo< reason furescalalingassaultson U.S. penonnel in the region and on the U.S. people at home. • U.S. dependence on imported oil has cfutorted our foreign po~cy and put our economy at risk, while increased <xploitation of domestic oil threatens the envirolUJl!'llL The U.S. should radically reduce its pil consumption through concerted programs of energy conservation, the development of renewable sources ofenergy and the expansion of public transportation_ The United States stands at a major turning point--facing imperial overreach and increased isolation among the nations of the world on the one hand, and democratic procedures that can once again make the.repub~c a model for a more just and peacdul world, on th• other. Another war in Lraq will mean choo_sing empire over democracy. Signatures added to this letter before March 13 will be included in copies that will be sent to elected officials. To see the list of signaturrs., and to sign th e letter, go to Nan L Haynes., law School Joan Baiz.er, Physiology and Biophysics Andreus Daum, History Cindy Hepf..-, H<alth Sciene<s Library james Holstun, English Helju Bennett, HiSiory Patricia Dennis, Computing& lnfonna- Charles Ikm_stein, English _Mary A. Bisson, Biological Sci~ncrs James Bono. History tion Tcdmology Casady, Art Nina Cascio. Law Library Kara Chapman, Academic Affairs Douglas Clements, Learning and Instruction Janice Cochran. Health Services/ Wdlness Education Services 8: Beth Cohen, Psychology Kevin V. Connors., Architecture Catherine Cornbleth, Learning and Instruction Mecca S. Cnnley, School of Nu,.ing oanho<. U8 took. ~lood5:47lolt. -Toledolnillled<hepmeona 12-2 ""' ro., the Ylesory. - ·s UB 67,Akron 5 1 UB 69, Miami (OH) 64 Wo<h a pair ol wins~ <he woel<. ""'-"""""'.home pme lor theflrst,..,..,..ol<heMAC Tot.rnament on Sownlay. U8 openod the - o n Feb. 2h widla 67-51 win O'lef"viJidrlcAkron belono 7118 fans lnAII.mniAronaSenior l(au -hadher<ill>th scorrc :zo.pu potfonnanee a~ the •season with a pme-hizh 23 potnu to lead the Bulls' ataek. On SabJrday. the Bulls extonded their wk'lnina sueak to six as they defeated Moami (OH). 69-6-l.ln Oxford Bulls fi nisl\ seventh at ECAC Champio nships Robcn Crffiey, English Ann -"'say- bu<""' - _,.. budcet..,._ ablorornaull<he llocba ~wimmin~ Olli< Daniels, History Thomas Burkman, Aslan Studi~ Susan Cahn, History l!rin E. Cola, US Green Of!icei\Jniv<r· sity Facilities Jorge Caniza~·fssuttra, History · halldmo '-!.hold ""' q.1or m.oc~~ ol""' second hall, MEN'S Institute Hank Bromley, Educationa1 ~a<krship post""'-. ubfac~/lebnpets. Mark A. Ashwill. World Languages and Policy U8 fouP>t hard and -Toledo downmthowft,butalateaqoby. tho 1\odooa them 6(..59, In Alumni Arona on Feb.lS. Tclodo, wtoch took a JO.lB www.BuffaloPeacePeople.org / UB Faculty and Staff fo.- Peace lauren Brttn, Law School ..,.., Tot.do66, UBSt Rogor Des Forgrs, History leah l)jckson, Universiry Libraries Georg< Dillmann, Academic AlTai" Stephen· C. Dunneu, International Education Tary Dyt:howski, law Library John Edens, Libraries Anhur Efron, English Wdliam Eviru, History Thomas Frantz, Counseling, School and Educational Psychology Rd>ecca Fr<nch, law School Michad Frisch, History James A. Gardner, Law SchOol David Gerber, History joseph L G<tk<n, law Library Shubha Ghc»h, law School Nathan Grant, English Patricia Gntz, Asian Studies Jill Hackenberg. University Libraries Al<nnder Halavais, Communication Bradshaw Hovey, School ofArcbitectUJ'C' and Planning Georg G . lgg<rs, H;;tory Brue< jackson, English lauri johnson, Educationalln<krship and Policy Glendora Johnson-Cooper. University Libnori<s Oar< Kdune, English _ Pat Kdeher, Newman Center MdanieKimball,Libraryand lnfonna· tion Sciences Carolyn W. Korsmq..-, Philosophy Michelle La Voie, Univmity Ubraries Jack Larkin, History Ann Marie Lauricella, Teacher Edu - cation Instirute Ute Lehrer, Urban and Regional Planning Dommie J. Ucata... An June Licence, American Studies., retired Xiufmg Liu,l..eaming and Instruction Mark Ludwig, Univ<nity Libraries And47oth<n . . . . . . . . . . . ., of the _ ., swim team won the MAC Swimmer of the Yew -.:1 at lhe league charnf*nhip Iller winning two --a (200 breaststroke and 200 lndMdual medley) and placing third in another (1 od butterfly) in schoolrecord and NCAA •g• cut times in each race. She also was part of the recordsetting BOO free relay team in the meet and has set 11 records in two MAC Championship meets. She also became the third UB athlete to win a MAC specialty award. 1 UB concluded the 2003 ECAC Men's SwWnm"'& and Divin£ Chonip;onsNps at the lJMoenrty ol f'lasburah 's T,.... Pool with a ..,..,th pbce fmW. amot11 30 teamS. Maryland-llaJomo<-, Coonty eulty won the tam dde. Freshman dr..er Lee took a pair olsecond-j>bce finishes In the three-meter and one--meter divine e'o'enU. UB wiH host the MAC Champ;onshlps today throu&h Sowrday In Alumni Arena Naatorium. Preliminvies will bq;n at noon. with finah at 7 p.m. each day. sconror ""uick WOMEN'S Branlconky wins ...wn..- of the year os UB ploces eiJI>d> at HACs Sophomore jonneler 8nnluMicy earned MAC Swinwner d the Year and firnteam All-MAC honors as the 8uls finished eichth out ol nine teamS at the MAC SwWnm"'& and Divin£ etwnp;onships en Saturday. 8nnluMicy esablished lndMdual school rea>rds and NCM "8" a.t qualif>'lnl maries In thO 200 br-eaststrol<e. the 200 lndMdual medley and the I 00 butterlly. lnooor trac~ annfielo Esle r Wlns Pentadllon Tide at HAC Chunplonshlpi The men's and women's Indoor tradt-and-lield teams completed the MAC ClwnplonsNps en Sa'"""". with the men taklnc el&hth place .,_... .....,... I 0 teams. while the women toOk ninth in a 12-team f'Mlkl s..,. Esler became a MAC champ;on In the hepathlon. scoriol• schoolreconl 5.2,11 polna in the two-day cO!Df>Odtion. In the women's championships, Laura Olson bettered her own pole-..ult marl< with her~ linlsl> a 12-9.50 (l.90m) and amed an NCM pn:Mslonal qualilylrc marl<. The Bulls will tnVel to Boston for thr.: ECAC/IC4A. Championships next weekend. ~aseoall UB 7, Duke 6; Duke I , UB l ; Duke 10, UB 0; Duke l , UB 2 Health observatory . ~'- ..... 1 The observatory already is under cont ract wit h the Erie Count y Health Department to usist with 1W9 major projects: establishing a bioterrorism surveillance system and conducting a state-mandated community health assessmenL J>e.. ter Roserson, professor of g<ogra' phy, a nd invest igaton at the Calspan UB Research Center (CUBRC) also will participate in both projects. Setting up a bioterrorism surveillance system will involve developing a oonsistent set of reporting standards; usisting in data collection, analysis and evaluation, and serving as th< data repository. Observatory researchers will monitor any un - usual concentration of illness. As a case in po int , organisms of bioterrorism often produce ftu-tike observatory, where UB researchers will develop statistical methods fo r its evaluation and have access sympmms,said Sempoo, so a signifi- to the info rmation for longitudicant outbreak of tl)e flu would nal studies. In three years, Sempos hopes to merit dose scrutiny. This type of surveillance also would allow re- have all eight Western New York searchm to tradt !ong-tesm trends counties feeding data to the obserin deaths from inlluenu and pneu- vatory for analysis and research. Plans call for using this informamonia, he noted. The detailed county health as- tion to provide perilxlic morbidity sessment to be conducted in 2004 and mortality reports focusing on requires analysis and assessment of local and U.S.-Canadian-border a set of core public-health indica- health issues. Observatory staff also tors. UB researchers will assess the plans to produce a yearly report of current data, identify gaps and local health statistics similar to the provide technical assistance in data analysis and interpretation. This data also will be stored ott he annual report on the nation 's health issued by the National Center for Health Statistics. UB opened Ia 2003 arnpalpl with a doubleheader Sjllit at host Dulce on Sa'"""" afternoon.The Bulls took the openirc pme. 7-&,- the Blue DeYIIs ~ to take the nfll1tap. ll-3.1n._ , lnnlrcsOn Sunday, the Blue DeYIIs used eatiy-inn"'& ~ "' • doubleheader from the Bulls, I ~ and l-2.ro- up ~oft~all the......_-. · FloriclaA&H IO, Uill;UB I ,T - l;UB 6, Furman 2 Florida I~ 5, UB' I; UB 2. Florida__. 0 UBwas ~cc~olthe Floridi . . _ . _ T_ - . c l follc>wlrw a2.0 win.....- <he host Golden-._ ~---f'lol>od. Iast .,.... tx>......__\""'"' Jchodulo.no The lluls tharod < h e - - wlth......__, a Furman In <he ocher....,... -.Duo S.O - Tennis _.s Western H lchlpn 7, UB 0 Nonhem Illinois 7, UB 0 The Bulls had • slx-mard> wlnnlnc ........ snapped l u t - .. they dropped both MAC morches opirmWestom Miehipn and Nonhem llinois. UB now ~ 6-3 ""'"'I and ().2 In ieque pby as the team hoods lor H>waii lor thrH marches during sprin& ~ . �8 Rapa ..... Mri l 21121Vrt3Ut 11 WednesCiay A....,-,_.......,..... of_. _. - 1M,..._.... .. a p.lllo. today In the 111ac11 aoa Theatre In U l l - - - ' ................... ~the pill)' duling the 12th hold,........, threuglo - 15 In . . _ o n, Fr-•· 19 the C-orf.w the Arts. Int.............,. ltitlyol of Theatre, bolftg · The Repot1.4fr publl~hes highlights of listings drawn from the ontfne US Citl· end.u for events taking place on campus, or for off -nmpul events where UB g,roups an prlndple spon-"M"l. For a full listing of nenh go to the UB Calen dar"' http· f / wings.buffafo.edu /cal· Thursday, .a.. h .....an: 6 l.duc.rionol T-.ology ~w(ETC)-...oj> Ulllums: Getting Sblrted, Port I. Manho Gniatrix. Health Sciences Ubral)', Abbott Hall, Sooth Campos. 9:30a.m.- noon. Free. For more informaUon, ETC, 645· 7700. --....,. ~ Friday 7 Who Wore tho Andont Celts? Ald>ooology and Identity In =-~~~~~~: E5cctt ~North~ ~~~~at the Atchaeologic.ll kWft~te ol Americo. c-oer fair Hum.n Servk.n Career F•lr. Student Union Soclol Hall, North Campus. 5:30-7 p.m. free. SponSO<od by Career SeMces. Fof more lnfonnation, Mike RiYera, 6-45-2232, ext. 109. Post 9/ 11 : Changes In lmmig,..Uon leguladons & VIsa Pnkeulng. Ellen Dwsoord, International Student & Sdlolar Services. 31 Capen, North Campus. 2-3 p1n. free. for """" inlonnation, Je<rie Davis, 6-45-2258. Concerts by Olivera, Baird Trio highlight schedule Performances by Sl~ Sinfonietta and student ensembles to round out concerts for the academic year BY SUE WUETCHER Reporter Editor NERNATIONALLY acclaimed organist Hector Olivera will showcase his technical proficiency and passion· ate style for Western New York audiences later this month, performing in two concerts scheduled on consecutive nights-each concert featuring a distinctive program highligh ting a particular style of playi ng. O livera will present a program of classical organ works on UB's Fisk organ at 8 p.m. March 28 in Slee Co ncert Hall, North Campus. The re.cital is co-sponso red by the Department of Mu sic, the Buffalo chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. The Rivi era, " Home of the Mighty \Vurlitzer," wiJI offer a thea tre-style organ reci tal by Olivera the following evening, March 29, at 8 p.m. Also on March 29,Siee will be th e setting for an unusual performance by the Baird Trio. The trio, which is in residence at UB, will hreak o ut of the mold and try its hand at a piano quartet. During the seco nd holf of its concert, set for 8 p.m., Laur ie Kennedy, princip.ll vio liM with th e Port land ( Maine) ~ y mphony .md a former lluffalo Philharmonil Orlht:stra muskiJn, will join the.· trio 111 a performance.· of Brahms' " Pi.mu Q~htrtct in A rvtajor. Op. 26.'' Durin~ th\.' lir'lt half of thl' program. tht' trio will per lurm two works th . n dr.t\'' in:o.piration from thl· wnrld of foU.. ntu,lc. -" Fin· B.lg.ttdlc.•<i" b} Arm\.'ni.ln L·ompn~cr Tigr.tn f\1Jil\Urian. whll:h rcnecls his hl~ nta~c.·, Jnd "Trio ol Popul.~r ll1'h ~1duchc.·, ," h.t!\Cd on lri\h folk rndudl'-''• lw ~wiss compt"cr FrJnk l\lanin. Til"kch .lTl' SS. Ticket' for Olivc.•rJ 's Sic(.' l"onl"er l arl' Sl1 for the gcn cr.t l puhlll"; $9 for UB f.Kulty. ' tJft .mtl .tlumni . ~c.·niur citize n!. .md WNED mt•mhc rli w1th ca rd . •md SS lor ~tu - I dents. Tickets for the Riviera concert areS I 0 for the general public and $8 for seniors and students. For more information, contact the theater at 692-21l3 or <http:// www.rtvleratheatre.org.> A native of BuenOs Aires, Argentina, Olivera was a child prodigy who started playing the pipe organ at age 3, was appointed organist for the Church of the Immaculate Conception at age five and four years later composed a suite for oboe an d string orchestra that was performed by the Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra. . He entered the Unive rsity of Buenos Aires at age 12, and later moved to New York to study at the )uilliard School of Music on scholarship. Three years later, he won the National Im provisation Con test sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, and began a concert career that spans decades. In addition to per· forming .in concert halls throughout the world and dedication recitals in churches and symphon)' hall s. O livera is a consult- ( ant for the design of both new and rcfu'rbished pipe organs. He also h'as worked with several of the BAJitD TIUO world 's most prcstiginus electronic urgan manufacturers, assisting in the d~:vdopmcnt of n~:w digital samples and digital )IOUnd lihram:-~ 1-k hJ, rdc.•a.M.'d more th ..tn 10 rt·cordings from claSsical 111 ~..nntc.•mpnr.1r·y and film-:o.corc trans~ripb , and l"Ontm· ue~ tu c.lt.: il~ht .ntdicnce~ \\'llh hoth :-.olo clas:o.lcJ IIitcrature .tnJ h'' mvn orcheMr.tl transniption:o.. The.' R.md rnn--(,.'UilS IStlllg of piani~t Stephen MJilCS, vtotintst Movscs Pogossian and cellist Jonathan Go lovc..._ pl·durms a wiCII: range.· of repert oi re. focusing parti.cula rl y un rc~..t·nt .md rarely heard work!<!. Thl' trio, believing it has G a ~ignificant role to play in the music of the 21st cmtury, activdy seeks new music in an effort to extend the vitality of the genre for the future. The trio is named in honor of the late Cameron Baird, founder of the UB Department of Music, and his wife. Jane, a long-time benefactvr of the music dep~rtme:nt. Other UB-based enstmbles will perform during April, including the Slee Sinfonietta, UB 's professional chamber orchestra in residence. at 8 p.m. April 9 in Slee. The Sinfonietta, ' led by conductor Magnus M:\rtensson, will present a program featuring the works of Lukas Foss, including the venerable •Time Cycle," as part of a two-week festi· val being held in conjunction with other area arts organizations, among them the BPO and the Buffalo Chamber Music 'Society. The Sinfonietta will be joined for the performance by Manes and Tony Arnold , soprano. .; Tickets are $12 for general admisj sion,$9 for UB faculty, staff and alumni, senior citizens and WNED members with card, and $5 for students. Foss' ties to the Buffalo music scene are notable-not only was he the mu sic director of the BPO from 1963-71, but he can be credited, along with Allen Sapp. with beginning the trMition of contempOrary music at UB. Performances by sludcnt cnsemhles will round out the concert year. with numerou s concerts scheduled through nut April. All pcrformJnce~ arc free of (ha rge and open to the public. For J list of ensembles that will be ·performing .tnd their program~:,, call the Slc.·e Concert Office at b-15<!9:! 1. TickNs for Slce P<~ll cunccrts 013)' bt' obtained al the Slec.• bm. office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday th)"ough Frida)'· from th e enter for the Arrs box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through through Friday, and at all Tidct"tmaster outleb. f c ct. ;· .. i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. 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The work was among those judged to be the best presented at the Northeast Regional edu/......./subsalle. ~,.. .... ~11\d r--. IIIII ddt on "Jc*11he. IlL" INSIDE . . . A look at EOP American College Dance Festival held at UB Jacobs appoints search committee Panel to submit list ofqualified candidates for next UB president to UB Council G .,~PACOI News s.Mces Dltoclor T HErnembmofthecommin.. that will ronduct the national se~rch to identify the nat president ofUB ba.. b«n named by Jeremy M. Jacobs, chair of the UB Council and chair of the UB PresidentiaiSeard>AdvisoryCommin... President William R Greiner announced in January that he is stepping down as the 13th president of UB, a position that he has held since 1991 . Greiner said he will retire as US's chief executive officer effective June 30•.or at a later date if requested by SUNY ChanceUor Robert L King. In announcing the names of the 17 committee members, Jacobs noted that"during the past decade, through strategic planning and innovati~ leadership, the University at Buffalo has emerged as one of the nation's best research -intensive public uni>ersities. "This committee bas an incredibly important task at~ find a visionary leader who will rontinue to help Ul! acbioM """' gr<allr..,.,.,... in tbe1iltutt,"be addl;ci:"'Uttimdioe is aggressivt, but we have a great group of rommitted professionals focused on finding the very best leader for this world-dass univmity." The Presidential Search Advisory Commi'* was established by the UB Council to solicit and evaluate nominations and applications for the presidenfs position acrording to guiddines established by the SUNY Board of Trustees. Jarobs bas named a subrommittee to identify a national search firm-that will work with the Pnsidential Search AdvisoryCommitttc. which will submit a list of qualified candidateS to the UB Council. The rouncil, UB's local governing body, will mal« a final recommendatio,n to King. The SUNY'frustees must~ the appointment of UB's 14th president · " I salute Jerry Jarobs for putting together an outstanding search rommittee," said King. "1 am ~ pl..xd ~ rommittee is representati~ of the UB rommunity and I will support them in their efforts to find an outstanding successor for President Greiner. · surpassing the many accom · ptishments of Bill Greiner presents a great challenge." King added. "HDW<'m", l am confident the search will produce candidates of exceptional quality to lead this great institution of higher education.• The Presidential Search Advisory Committee announced by Jarobs includes four members of the UB CounciL In addition to Jacobs. they aie Jonathan A. Dandes. president of Rich Baseball Operations; Edmond Gicewicz. clinical assistant professor in the dq>artmmts ofSurFY and Orthopaedics in tbe School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. and Gerald Lippes. founder and senior par111er of the law finn of Lippes, Silventein, Mathias & Waler,UP. Representing the uni...-sity's faculty members are Judith AdamsVolpe, director of uni>ersity and external relations for the University Libraries; Diane R Qlristian, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of English in the College of Aru and Sciences; Michael E. Cohen, chair of the Faculty Senate and professor of neurology and pediatrics in the medical school; Clwles R Fourtner, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the CAS; Frederick C "Morin, ill, professor and chair of tbe medical school's Department of Pediatrics; Joyce E. Sirianni, SUNY ~- . . . . J Medical school earns reaccreditation . , LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Ed~<>< HE School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has earned reaccreditation for eight more years from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The action constitutes a ringing endorsement of the school'• educational program: Eight years is the longest interval between surveys allowed by the LCME. The program's next accreditation s u~y will take place in 2010. "To have LCME say 'We'U see you in 2010' was great news," said Margam Paroski, interim vice president for health affairs and interim dean of the medical school. "We have a few areas that need shoring up. but byand -large, the evaluators reaUy lilced T M more t('xt a t We-b site L link on Web slle p more photot on Web 1\ llddltlonalllnk on Web our new curriculum. "Being involved in redesigning the curriculum was one of the most a citing things I've done in my academic career." said Paroski, who directed implementation of this effort. "Thefeedbad<from students bas been ~ positive. We now have a living. b=thingcurriculum.lt makes teaching so mudl more fun." Redesigning the first l1(YO years of the curriculum into organ-based modules instead of depanment based modules, plus reorganizing and stabilizing the school's financial underpinnings, were tasks the LCME had directed the medical school to achieve in order to rcce:ive its reaccreditation. In its final report, the LCME now labels both those areas specific institutional strengths. Most of the reaccreditation work wa s accomp li shed under the school's former dean, Michael Ber- nardino, who resigned his post in February after four yean at UB to return to private radiology praciice in Atlanta. The LCME notes Bernardino's contributions to the medical school as the first of five institutional strengths. The report commends him as an dfective agent for cbangle and ,lauds his leadership. ronununication with faculty and students, and management of the school's financial resources. Other specific strengths highlighted in the report !I The new curriculum: "CoUaborativeeffortsofthedean's edUCltional administration and the faculty have led to the creation of a new pre-clinical curriculum that promises a more cohesive educational environment and institutional culture.· • The faculty: "The faculty displays notewonl(y cOmmitment to its = respoD51bility for teaching and supporting medical students.. • The students: "Student morale and enthusiasm about the school and its curriculum ha~ shown significant improvement as a result of the faculty and administration's responsiveness to their c:onc=lS." • The Health Sciences Library: "The well-equipped He:Uth Sciences U\>rary is responsive to the needs of a modem,electronicaUy literate academic rommunity, and functions as an important focal point for integrating the academic life of a multifaceted and geographically dis~ institution." The report also notes fi~ items in which the school was i(l partial or substantial noncompliahce with LCME standards. and three "transition• areas outside of the mtdical c~-,.,..7 �BRIEFLY Udllello.-k Ill lilA April ...... -~-at ... CAnllorlar.._-. Henry Dur.nd is director of the Center for Academic Developm~nt on Adaloocn Doug- It tho UrWwtllr a t - - -. ... .-.,o . . . Apl41n ...- - - a t ... - . ..,_,.,,CI21 .... St., · •l*t at MJ Spring s.n.w-. Uddlo,a~atopdo­ mlology ond pubic- ond -.co- ~.tho Unlwnlty al ._T_Ior_ ..................fomity. C1inlcol OutAndlngs ond comes, - T~~· T h e - b ,_ aldwgo ond opon to lhe pubic. A notioNIIy fK09I1ized OX· pert o n - >Ubstonce ond delinquency, IJddle reYiews gronts" ond seM!S on ponels for OOO"l<fOUS notionollnstltutes, fnclud;tJg lhe Notional lrutiMe on Drug Abuse ond lhe Nolion>llrutitw on Alcohol AbuseandAicol1olism. Uddle's r~uch center at the University of Mllmi was the first Nationai lnstitut~ of Health-fundtod center focusing . on ado~scent drug abuse treatmenL The RIA ~lnar series, held •acll spring and faH, provides Information about the study of ak:ohol, other drugs and ~ ~ltd issues, and Wlowcases topics of Interest to rHUrchers, dinidam, pollcymaken and lhe gonoralpublic. Career fair held at UB H""'""'sorvlceagonde throo!to<M-.m·NOWYdrtc • - · ....., ..,._,tb:latlho 14th an· nual Hlman SerYices c - fair, preented by lhe Niagwo Ftonlior Cokgo Plaamont Association ond UB eat..r s.Mc... The fair, hold on Mardl6 In tho SltJdent Union, p«Mdod Westom Now Vorl< co1tego st\J· dents with lhe chance to , _ with prospectiYe omplo)'en In the human-seMc.es flekt IOd discuss oppom.nru.. for omploymont-from internships to somrnor and port-limo jobs to ful~timo wori<. Among lhe llflPIOXImately 30 omplo)'en llltonOOg ...... lhe UB School al Social Wortc, Peoplo In<. Arnoria>fps ond lhe U.S. PNCt CotpS. REPORTER ..........-......,.... The .......ll . . . . p<-.od by . . Olllce aiNows SeMms In lhe OMIIon al UniYenlty Communication~ UniYenlty It ~utta~o: Edltorioloffices- Services, Educational Opportunity Program. .-o,..-t,,__7 - .. t h e - - ef.the-- The mission of the Educational Opportunity Program is to idcn· tify, admit and provide academic, personal and social support to "talented, but diJadvantagtd" stu· dents. In essence, we look for New York State students who arc able to sucatd in coUcgc, but who have been subj<cttd to a history of tdu· cational and financial disadvan· tagcs that have prevented them from manifesting their full talent and ability. Our goal is to provide every possible avenue and opportunity that will support the aca· demic success and ultimate life chances of each student adrnined through the Educational Oppor· tun ity Program of the University al Buffalo. How dots It differ from the Educational Opportunity Center? The Educational Opportunity Cen ter is a post-secondary institution, which offers a range of tuition-free remedial, vocational and academic programs leading to col. lege entry or employment. EOC students must also be New York State residents and educationaUy and financially disadvantaged . HoweV~r,· F..OC proVideS eduCa lional opportunities to adults who are unprepared for college-levt l study or vocationally unprepared for employment. Examples of some of their programs are prepa.. tion for the GED exam, English as a second language ( ESL), com· puter repair, nurse assistant, den tal assistant, business skills and SAT preParation, to name a few. The majority of the programs are short-term (less than a year) and designed to prepare individuals for the workforce b~l with a skill or profession that will allow them to make a living wage without a college ·degree. Th• director is ·Sheryl Weems. How many students do you serve? We serve 940 students. This is down from as many as 1,100 in the early 90s, as a consequence of an· nual New York State budget cuts and program reductions. However, UB has one of the largest pro- grarru of this type in the country and tlic.largest in New York, l'mn· sylvania or New Ieney (the other Eastern states with state-sponsored programs) by about 200 studcnu. What spec.lflc services do JOU provide? The number o~c benefit df EOP is being able to have yo~ admission• application judged on non· cognitive criteria in conjunction with the standardiud criteria of tcsl scores, dan rank and high school GPA. Of coune, EOP pro. vides a host of other academic support services, including the op· portunity to see an advisor as often as necessary. Each student is assigntd a personal counselor/ad· visor who will be avai'lable 10 rrionitor, advise, counsel and advocate for that student through· out his or her entire undergradu ate carerr. The counselors wiJI see each student on their rosters an average of five times each semester. Many students su t.heir counselor weekly. We also offer tutor· ing in any subject at no charge to the student , a peer- mentoring program, a monthly workshop for students who are sing]e parents, an EOP Distinguished Alumni Speaker> series, a personal budgel· in.s .~?.r~~~ ~a~ ~~~~.te..~ ..a~~ . a boOk loan program for freshman course textbooks. We also sponsor smaJJer sections of some of the common gen ed courses and provide sponsorship to a number of university workshdps of benefit to our students. Opr firs1 introduc tion to the students is through our pre-freshman transitional sum· mer program. The Summer Program is a three-week residential program dcsigntd lo help stud•nts preparing for ihe froshman year of study at VB undcntand and adjust to the un iversity's environment and culture. The program is . a highly structured experience de· signtd to help students make the transition from high school cui· turc and expectations to VB culture, rigor> and expectations. .. __ ,_.._....... , •• thwe • partlc1Mr stoodenl who •~• outln ,_.. ntlnd7 Given the odds that our students have overcome, every student who gcu here to UB is a success already. of academic summer proOurs arc the students who have •ur.vivtd what Job nathan 'Korol tcrms"sava~inequalitia."Bylcg· islative mandate, EOP studenu cannot qualify fur rqular admis· sion• based on the standard critc· ria, yet they graduate from coUcgc at rates competitive with UBregu· lar admits and lOur-year schools all over the nation. However, we've also bad a lot of high-profile and visible students. For example, each year we have several students who rank as a valtdictorian or saluta· torian of their academic depart menu. Each year, we recognize 300· 400 students for attaining high academic achiev<ment (3.0 0 or better), bavc 40·50 students in· ducttd into "Who's Who Among American· University and College Students," and graduate about 1520 students with Latin Honors. Our students also are active anCI engagtd campus leaders. We have more than 30 students who serve as leaders in a variety of student dubs and campus organizations. Within the past six or seven years, an EOP student has been president of the undergraduate Student As· sociation, the most recent be:ing Monica Monyo '"and Fernando Maisonette bt-fore her. Just a few year' ago~a UB EOP siudCi:it Was president of the SUNY-wide Stu· dent As.sociatioo, and as such. ·also was a sitting member of the SUNY Board of Trustees. Our students have been members of the UB Council, and members of the: SUNY-wide Student Senate. I understand lOP was recognized recently with a n•tlon•f award. Tell me . - l lt. The award was for our pre-fresh· man summer program, which I discussed above. We were recognized for operating one of the top three non-c.redit summer pro· grams iti higher tducation in the nation. This is an award that is given by the North American As· sedation of Summer Sessions (NAASS). The award seeks to highlight important curriculum dcvelopl)lcnt, rccogniu creativity and rccogniu administrator> who make outstanding contributions to the operation and management gnm.. ~ar<judgcd on crcativit(. uniqueness; benefit to students, the •ponsoring in· stitution, andlor the commutiity, and adaptability to other institutions. ____ ·--....--,__ , _ _ _ It? Most people tend to think that EOP is a predominantly Afii. can-American program, very much akin to affirmative action , and that tbe students have aU expenses paid"by EOP. The fact is that st~tewidc EOP is a ve.ry dive.rse program, with about one-third of the stu dents being wh ite, one-third African American and the remainder Asian American and Latino, with a smaU percentage of Native-American students. EOP is based totally on disadvantagedness and the average EOP student probably contributes a greater share of rhe cost of his or her own tuition from work and loans than the average regular-admit student. EOP students "are funded like every other VB· accepted student. They typi· cally arc eligible for high amounis of ftderal and state aid because they typically arc much poorer. For example, the maximum family income for a family of four is $26,000. Most students come from families with incomes that are much less. The 3\•<rage family income in our program is ahout $16,000 per year. In the past, EOP has provided about $500 per semeSter .of assis tance. However, although modest in a $14,000 VB stu· dent cost of attendance, it was critically needed. The pro· posed cut of the EOP direct aid in this year's state budget, combintd with the deferral of one-third of the TAP cligibil· ity would be devastating to the average EOP student. ~is is a deserving program for deserving New York State students. I hope your reader> will raUy around its supporL locatedllt330CrdbHall, Buffalo, (n6) 64S.2626. ub-report:erebuff•Jo.edu ._,_ \lb-fw -McDonough IMNcter ....... Senlcel MfvPogo ........--.,......_ _.,_......, S...v.~Jetcho< --- DoMa t.ongenedoor e----.l.aiJ""'" Dolo Conaado -Oonown lion~ S.A. Ungor Owlotine\lldll Search committee c-u-M,_,... 1 Distinguishtd Teao;hing Professor in theCAS'DcpartmcntofAnthropol· Alumni Association, representing UB alumni; Reginald B. Newman, II , ogy, and A. Scott Weber, professor in chair of the UB Foundation, Inc.• repthe Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering and Ap· plitd Sciences. Other committee members are student representatives Julia C. Novdli, president of the Graduate Management Association, and Jen· nifcrThttlc, vice president of the Fac· ulty Student Association and student representative on the UB Council; Willie Evans, past president ofthe VB resenting the UBF; administrative represenlative Mary H. Gresham, vice president of the Office of Public Service and Urbi!n Affuirs and dean of the Graduate School of Education, and staff representative Josephine A. Capuana, director of the Office of Honor> and Scholan. Cohen said that the more than 1,700 memben of the university's voting facult}' were invittd to nomi· nate membcn of that group who do not also hold an administrative ap- there is adequate faculty represen· pointment at UB to serve on the · tation on the Presidential Search search cominittee. Individuals also Advisory Committee. The farulty could self-nominate, he added. representatives on the search comHe said the names of mort than mittee represent a broad view offac. 50 faculty membcn W.re submitted ultyopinion across the core campus and discussed by the Faculty Senate and the professional schools." Executive· Committee, which, by The Presidential Search Advi· dosed ballot, nominated six indi- sory Committee lias establishtd a viduals to serve on the search com· presidential search Web site at mittcc and an additional six as aJ. < http:/ / www.buffalo .edu/ ternativcs. Noting that the sean:b - - -/>that con) committee contains seven faculty tains infOrmation about the search rcprescnt·atives, Cohen said •the guidelines, committee, process Faculty Senate is comji>rt;tbl• th.at apd timelinc. �IIIli 28. 2113/Vi. 3Ut11 IIepa.._ Grey to get honorary degree Executive producer of"The Sopranos'j to visit UB March 27 He will receiYe his honorary degr« at a·privateluncheon f'eC!'P(ion to be RADGrey,a UBalwnnus who is atop innovator in the entertainment indus. try, wiDr=ManhQnorary Doctor of Humane ~de­ gr« from SUNY during a visit to the Buffalo.area on March 27. Grey. chainnan of Brillscein-Grey Entertainment and =culM produoeroftheaiticallyacclaimed cabletebiskm show "The Sopranos," will be honored for his con tributions and B held in the UB President's Residence at 889 Ldlrun Rood in Et!ljmsville. Grey is considered one.of the mo<tinfluential<or.<cutiYesin~en­ tertainment industry. He is known not only for working aggressively to promote his di<nts, bot for having built a competitive busin... rooted fir1t and fompoc~ in crea!Mvision. Brillstein-Grey Manaw=ent's ex!mSM listofdientJ includes Jennifer Aniston, Marc An~tinthe6ekl thony, Jim Bdushi, of entertliru:nent busiWayne Brady, ness, and his world~ Dana Carvey. Bob wide industry rmown. Costas, Couneney "Brad Grey's busiCox, funmy Fallon, ness acume n, proRudolph Giuliani, nounced emphasis on Greg Kinnear, Rob professional and artisLowe, Bill Maher, tic inttgrity, and legJohn Malkovich, endary respect for his Dennis Miller, clients' vision have set Brad Pitt, :Guy a new industry stan- .,.... CNJ Ritchie, Adam dard, transforming the en tertain- Sandler, Martin Short, Christian ment world and enriching the me- Slater, Jimmy Smits, David Spade, dia arts fo r generations to come," Nia Vardalos and Noah Wyle. said President William R. Greiner. In addition to a talent-~t "Throughout his trni1b1azing career, firm, Grey's multi-fucered entertainhehasexcelledbycombiningextraor- mentcompany,Brillstein.CreyEnt<rdinary business savvy with an un- ·tairunen~ includes a tebisKm studio canny instinct for discovering and and a motion picture company. Brad Grey Television has anumnurturing the finest in creative talent. "Mr. Grey's own vision and will- ber of shows on the air for the ingness to support innovatiw- new 2002-.0J Jelevision. ~ason. and projects such as 'The Sopranos'- serves as c:xecu~ producer of not even in the face of strong opposi- only "The Sopranos," but "Just tion-have m10lutioniud popular Shoot Me," ~According to Jim,.. television, expanding and diversify- "Real Time with Bill Maher" and ·~y Big Fat Greek Uk." ing the boundaries of the genre." Greygraduatedcum/aaukin 1979 Grey's trip to Buffillo will include a visit to the North Campus, where from UB, where he majored in he wiD lecture to more than 100 stu- speech communication. Hi.s wife, dents in the Media Study program. Jill, received a bachelor's degree in social sciences interdisciplinary studies in 1979. A visionary who believes in promotin&programming and business relationships that emphasize integrity and innovation, Gre}' began his career in Bulfalo, fir1t serving as advertising director for fellow UB alumnus Harvey Weinstein's production company and then as a partner with bini in ·a ~ni.I talent Jlll1Jla8t:111ent company. Grey initially f~ on comedians; his fir1t client was Bob Saget. of"America's Funniest Home Videos."He also signed Gary Shandling. Dana Caryey and Dennis Miller. At, age 22, be took his client list to Los Angeles, where hL met Bernie Brillstein, and the two eventually beame partners. For hissucass and his promotion of artistic emellence, Grey has been recogniud consistently by the entertainment community. He has been nominated for 17 Emmy Awards, won several Cable Ace awards and was the executive producer of two shows-"The Larry Sanders Show" and "The Sopranos..-that received th-e George Foster Peabody Award, which he has won four times. "The Sopranos.. received 22 Emmy nominations in 200 I. In addition to his professional · accomplishments, Grey has shown his commitment to his alma mater ana the edua6on Offuture'media . professionals by sharing his expertise'with up-and<nmingstudents in UB's master's program in film production, and by serving as a member of the Advisory Commi- for the Department of Media Study. In 1998, be rettived the Distinguished Alumni Award from the UB Alumni Association. Alcohol linked to oral problems llfLOISUIWI Contributing Editor LCOHOLabuse,alonea detriment to health, appears to lead to periodontal disease, tooth decay and mouth sores that are potentially pre-cancerous. Researchen in the School of Dental Medicine, in a pilot study of the oral health of patients in alcohol rehabilitation, found that more th:!n 80 percent of the group had moderate-to-severe gum inflammation, more than two-thirds had heavy A accumulations of dental plaque ~nd nearly 80 percent had decayed teeth. More than one-third had mouth lesions that were potentially pre-cancerous. When asked to rate the oondition of their teeth and mouth, 85.3 percent of participants answered "fair" or"poor." Results of the study were presented last week at the American Association of Dental Research meeting in San Antonio by Marcelo W.B. Araujo, research associate in the Department of Periodontics and Endodontics and the study's lead author. "Persons who abuse alcohol are at his~\, risk of having seriously de· teriorated teeth, gums and compromised ~ health in general," said co-author Sebastian Ciancio, SUNY Distinguished Servia Professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics and Endodontics. "This pilot study shows these members of society are in great need of interventions that help them protect their oral health. In tight of the growing body of evidence showing a significant link betwml oral health and other serious chronic copditions such as cardiovascular disease, periodontal disease in this population represents a substantial publichealth problem.• The study involved 24 men and 10 women who wert patients at a rehabilitation center for alcohol· abuse in Buffalo. Participants agreed to provide information on dental-hygiene habits, additional lifestyle behaviors and demographic cha:racteristics, and to submit to a dental uamination. Araujo used the following indicators to assess participants' oral health: presence of plaque; gum inflammation; number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (called the DMF index), and number of teeth showing IDSS of enamel. He also examined participants' tongue. checks and palate for signs of mouth sores and lesions. Resul!S showed that 82.3 percent of the study group had moderateto -st:V~re gum inflammation and 70.6 percent showed a heavy accumulation of plaque. Fifteen percent of participants had missing teeth, while 41 pen:ent of existing te¢1 showed signs of enamel erosion. More than one-third of participants-35.3 percent-had potentially pre-ancerous lesions in their moutlu, a rate much higher than in the general population of the U.S., Araujo said. In addition, 79.4 percent of participants had at least one decayed tooth, with an ...,..ge of3.2 decayed teeth per indivi!lual Based on these findings, re -. srarchers are planning 10 conduct a larger study of oral health among alcoholics and to drvelop rational measures for prrventing oroaJ disease in this pop ulation. Additional authon on the study were Kurt Dermen, senior research scientist in UB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA ); Gerard Connors, RIA director, and Dennis Ulonde, an RIA research associate. The study was funded by th..VB Center for Dental Studies, RIA and Pfizer, Inc. Fiedler memorial scheduled A - . , - · for Leslie-· SUNY I>Utingubhed Pro- fessor and Samuel Oernens Olair in the Department of English in the College of ArU and Sciences, will be hdd at 2 p.m. March 30 in the M2irutage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Fiedler, one of America's foremo.st literary and cultural theorisu of the last century, died Jan. 29 in his No., Buffalo home after a long illness. He was 85. • The memorial service will feature an introduction by President William a_ Greiner; a few words from Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel Capen Professor of Humanities in the Department of English; a performance by a gospel quartet; videos of Fiedler discussing bis work; a Shakespearean reading by Saul Elkin, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance in the College of ArU and Sciences; a reading from Dante by Bill Sylvester, emeritus professor of English, and music by David C. Felder, professor and Birge-Cary Chair in Composition in the Department of Music in the College of ArU and Sciences. Program aids computer skills e The term "cllglhl ciMcle" is increasingly used by educaton to de- scribe the economically divisive effect that the Internet and associated technologies have had on U.S. sociery and the global communiry. In order to close this divide and actually level the playing field for everyone. a number of rducationaJ and skills-training programs have evolved. One of them is the Cisco Networking Academy Program, a public-private partnership involving Cisco Systems, rducationaJ institutions, NGOs and govemmr.rits that t~ach students how to design, build and maintajn computr.r networks. It was developed to introduce local public-school students to the professional atmosphere of a conference, as well as 10 allow them the opportuniry to expand their technical knowledge while networking with their peers. Cisco Systems and ·UB's Center for Applied Technologies in Education (CATE), which has been a Cisco Regional Academy since 1999, presented their second an nual Student Networkers' ConfC"rrn"cc on Tuesday in the flyatt Regency Buffalo. More than 100 students, teachers, administrators and ·Cisco Systems engineers partU:ipated in the event, which was sponsored in part by the Buffalo Public Schools and Buffalo Prep Tech, a career-path program linking secondary and post-secondary schools with business and industry to prepare today's students for tomorrow's careen. The program began with a keynote address by John Kittrell, Northeast regional manager for Cisco. The keynote was followed by four technical breakout sessions conducted by Cisco engineers and other highly skilled presenten. Participants had the opportunity to attend all sessions, which addressed such topics as Internet securiry, hubs and routen, IP telephony and the ubiquiry of Internet protocol. A skills competition followed, led by Robert Arrington from Hutch Tech High School. CATE originally supported five local nerworking academies, but now serves 14 that represent urban, suburban and rural school systems. In addition, theCATE Regional Academy supports local academies within Erie Communiry College and EOC. Today, theCATE region serVes more than 500 students and is continuing to grow. For additional information on theCATE Region or the Student Cisco Networker's Conference, visit the CATE Web site at <http:// cate.buffalo.-/html/t....,lng.asp>. RIA studies treatment methods Some lncllvlcluals - h alcoholism S«m to benefit more from resi- dential care in their recovery process. Others do very well with outpatient office visits with a counselor or therapisL Definitive knowl- edge for predicting who does best in each of these two very different treatment settings, however, has eluded treatment provide"rs. UB researchers have r=Md a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study bow and wby different levds of care work for dilfermt people with akobol problems. Members of a research team led by Robert G. Rychtarik, a senior research scientist in UB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and research associate professor of psychology and psychiatry, will build on their prior clinical research on optimum treatment setting< for alcoholics by' extending it into real-world communiry treatment settings. The study is being conducted in collaboration with the Erie Counry Medical Center's (ECMC) Division of Chemical Dependency, Downtown Outpatient Clinic and Inpat ient Rehabilitation Prog~am s. Robert B. Whitney, UB clinical assistant professor of family medicine and psychiatry, and clinical director of ECMC's Division of Chemical Dependency, is a co-investigator on the prOject. Other coinvestigators include RIA research scientist Neil B. McGillicuddy and Gerard J, Connors, director of RIA and professor of psychology. "This study should offer alcoholism-treatment providers insigh~ into the most r.fficient and effective client-place.m rnt criteria, Rychtarik says. "The results could have implications for level-of-care decisions made by p<11tment providen, clinical-care guidelines established by policymaken and the overall provision of more costeffC"ctive alcoholism treatment." �Res~ 4 a...._ llilrdi28J0031VD1.3Uo.17 SOM group to hike the Gr•nd C•nyon from South Rim to North Rim In M•y B RIEFLY Students to present "A Cholvs Une~ Tho Dopomlent o l - & Dana ... pr-... student production ol .,., Chorus Uno" April ).6 ond Apl1 ().13 In tile Drama tile c.nter for tlleAm.-'-'>Tho"-wll goon at a p.!fl. on Th<ndays. Fridoys ond ~ ond at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tho~ b oponIO!Jd by v.wo 88.7 FM. UB's Nllionol Pubic Radio• ,., Chorus Uno" b • stun- -In ning ~about a cho- r u s - - for a Stoodway musical k .... oltlle odWnl;ly poignant ambitlom ol p<olesslonol to land • Job In the -and b • powerful ITl<tllpl1o< for ol human aspntlon. Recognizltd IS I dassic. h b • brillilntly complox fusion ol donee, song One! comptfllngfy authentic: drama. . ,., Chorus Uno" wtl bo directed by, ond original chcnography ldlpled by. lynne _.,gypsies KurdJ!oi.Formoto, with musitll din!ctlon by Oonifd )enaka. Tho ~wl feature a CMt d UB D<portrnent o l - & Dana musitllll>eo~ major>. 11d.ots for .,., Chorus Uno" .... $12 for tile genonl pt.dc A'1d lS for UB stuclenls ard seriors. Tidlots may bo poo<ho!od at tile crA from ,_..to 6 p.m. Monday~ Friday. ond .... TodroVnastorlocations. box- For genorollnformlllon col 645-AATS. • CFA to present jazz phenom Clncottl . Jl)oc;~ror""~~• ._ ,1 ..• pteb>t jozz phenomenon ,...,.,. p.m. April ~ in ~ Malnst.tge theater in tile CfA, Clncotti af 8 -c.mpus. Tho concert b co-sponsored by V.WO 88.7 FM, UB's Notionol f'ubi'IC Radio alflbte. A 1~.old pllnlst ond ~nge< who's 1 sophoniore at Columbia Unlwnity, Clncolli b on tile verge of on extroordfnooy recording a....,. that could bring pure jiZZ to a whote new audience. Born and msed in M•nhat- ""'· Clncotti- tinkering ,.;th • toy pion<> •t age three, then gnodual<d to the ,.., thing a _y9r or so later. At the age of nine, he bogln composing. and Friends help AllshouSe fulfill dream lfy -t ~ Rtport..,. LOHCOINECJWI EditD< HE'S hiked th< 46 peal<s of the Adirondack~. but Moljorie All.!holl!<!'s dream was to hik< th< Grand Can· yon from rim to rim "befo,.. I g<t too old to do it." Now Allshouse, director of re· cruitment for the School of Management, will get a chance to fulfill her dream this May, thanks to a group of MBA students and others in the School of ManagemenL A group of I 0, including students and alumni, faculty and staff from SOM, will hiJc< the canyon from th< South Rim to the North Rim during the trip, which is scheduled from May 13-21. The group "bought out" one of the Grand Canyon Field Institute's published trips. The trip is no easy undertakinghiking from the South to the North Rim for about seven days in a variety of conditions and temP<ratun:s ranging from about 45 degrees at the North Rim to near I 00 in the base of the canyon during the day. And it can be steep, although the trails are well-maintained. All.shouse says th< trip came about alitt she shared ber dream of hiking the Grand Canyon with seYeral inter· national students during a trip last year to th< Adirondacks. All.shouse is a member of th< Adirondack Mountain Qub. which makts a yearly trip to the par!<' to do trail and ~uP, and she invited several students to make the trip with her. Allshou"' notes that the MBA prcigram had its largest ever enroll- S ___ ~ond nor><Om- ~anboiC· , s.Mces- site .. dlnp:// - \ / cfrttiJ*a/ >. up and dawn the stq>s in Alumni Arena while carryins Uicnasingly -heavier pa<b to imJIRl"" Jtrength and end.Jiian<z."lfs st<q> and that's the chaJiense," Allshouse says eX the trail. "The studcnu m -r pe=p1M of the importanoeofwotlciogour . tqjether.They know they'~ wotlciog low2rd • common purpose. • Every now and Ibm we get a question about what we are doing from one of the other Alumni Arma 'regulan' or an occasional 'what ar< you doing' swe,. she adds. "They.,.. always fascinated when we explain our mission.'" Although she admits lD having al· ways been a bit <Xa tornboy.AJJsbou balf.;ola:s about th< "ainers" she'll likdy encounter during the trip, such as t2rantulas and saxpions. Sbe isn't looking bward to that aspect of the journey and notes the altitude might take some getting used to-tbc d evotion is about 5,000 feet at the beginning of the hiU. One noteworthy canyon resident Allsholl!<! saw on her last visit was the rare condor. She said she was near the base of the canyon when a the lim time she laid eyes on the anyon several yean ago it literally took her breath away. "lfs gorgeous; ifs the most awesome thing r.. ....-experienced. r.. neva sein anytlUbg lik. iL' J just wanted to be quiet." she says. The group will hiJc< about fiV< to ...., hounaday-o 24-milehik<~ with meal breaks and time to obsen>e th< beauty of th< surroundings. ll<ause prior backpacking experience is required in order to makr the trip, Allshouse has been train- thought it belonged to a small plane until she looked up and saw the bird's expansive win&'J"", which can reach up to 10 feet across. In hiking the 46 peaks of the Adirondaclcs in the most..,..., 0011· diiions, Allshou"' says she's learned that as long as the most basic needs ""' met-food, clothing. water and wanntl>-;be can surviV< anything that life throws at her. "When you Jearn to deal with the elements, ~g else takes on a much more =listie and doable per· spective." she says. New software tool developed by UB geographer afds in assessment and containment Contributing Editor robust, new geographic inform ation systems (GIS) software tool developed by a VB gcog· . rapher is hdpins the U.S. Forest Ser· viet to more quickly and iiCCUrately assess and contain the devastation wrought by forest fires, such as last summer's Hayman Fire, Colorado's wor>t wildfire ever. That lire, which oovered more than 137,000acresand blazed for more than two ...,ks, de· strayed 133 homesandcauseddam· age of approximately $39 million. The new tool. which was presented in New Orleans recently .at the annual meeting of the Asso· ciation of American Geographers. c ultural ·Research Service that is u~d t·o assess soil erosion in agri c ultural areas. "Last year's devastating forest fire season has prompted forest, - orno~bavingthemdimb Helping foresters to curb wildfire damage UB Job listings accessible via Web ussed Ylltlle Hurnon Resources ing group memben who ho>eliule largrshadowpassed~ "'MBAs art workhorses and often modifies a computer model devel· oped originally by the U.S. Agri· - . . foculty A'1d eM ....a- ~ times they ge\ caught up in the stresses of class and the overload of class and they just don't take the JOB LISTINGS Job listings "" prolesjonll. ,.,. ~ Ci Newman wanted to make su,.. the students were happy and had adjusted well to being in a new coun· A 11ckets for ~ Clncolli ..., $22 for tile gen<BI pubic ond $18 for US students. T~ avalloble ot the CFA box'<lffb from noon to 6 p.m. Mondoy through Fridoy, ond .. Ill T~ loaotlons. ern New York." say, Allshouse. A guide from Grand Canyon Field Institute will lead th< group, offering sessions on natural history along the way. It will take about two days to de&and into the base of the canyon, says Allshouse, noting that ~ ~year. Former Interim Dean Jerry masters as Ellis Marsalis and the John Lennon SongWnting Contest lor his cornpositlon "Big Bod Doddy. • and was invited to perform at the White House. time to play. This group is only bere two yoars, so we thought 'let's giv< them a little taste of America.' but lim it started with a taste of WeSI- " ~ nwntmapce . By E1.UN GOlD8AUM WhHe still in school, CtnCOtta played in jozz clubs throughout Manhattan, starred in the offBroadway hit "Our Slnalrll, • paltlcipatod mthe National Grammy Band, was honored In WorkShop.. in response to their questions about the region during orientation. This led to a crosscountry ski trip, the t(ip to the Adirondacks and now, the milestone of hiking the qran~ Canyop. "We had 65 people sign up for a cross-rountry ski trip-we had a blast." she says. "Almost all of thein had never even seen snow. They arne bOdo(o'dass-on'Monday and · Tuesday, and'isli.ed'what are Wt. go· ing to do next?'" recalls Allshouse, Whowantstonotonlygiv<studmts a taste of Western New York, but to ment of international students last introduce them to America as wdl. in hb mid-teens, took up singing. Over the next several )'!'al'l, he studied with such jazz piano james Wlllianu. try. says Allshouse, so she and David Frasier, assistant dean and director of the MBA programs, introduced the students to a "How to Survive Westrrn N~ York in the Winter wildlife and watershed managers to call for better ways of rapidly assessing how fires have impacted soil erosion and sediment delivery in streams." said Chris Renschler, assistant professor of geography in the College of Arts and Sciences. "Right alitt a lire, landslides. avalanches and mud flows are not un rommon; he explained,"because the upper layer of the soil may become water-repellant and i>rnost vulnerable to being washed away by increased runoff from rainfall or snow melt.. This surface runoff, he added, can be anywhere from 10 to 100 times greater than in an undisturbed forest, potentially threatening camp and rtereation sites, residentiaJ areas and drinking-water sources. "Ideally, in order to reduce this risk, watershed managers need .to quickly plan and implement soil and water co n servation measures," Renschler said ... But determining which areas a~ most vulnerable to damage has been a tedious and labor-intensive process." Typically, Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation teams ar< dispatched into the field to determine thedistri· bution of sevneiy burned areas and to evaJuate watersheds at risk. Th~ Forest Service personnel then return to their offices to combine these field observations with satellite and aerial Research Station in Moscow, Idaho, imagery, soil maps.topographk data which is funding Renschler's work. and climate information to estimate Once thes e determination s the erosion potential. have been made, GeoWEPP can Renschler's tool, called GeoWEPP "guide" the user to select the best (Ceo-spatial interface for the Water and most cost -eJfmiye con~rva ­ Erosion Prediction Project ), poten· tion measures to implement, said tially can conden"' this entire pro· Renschler. cess into a couple of steps.. all done "In this way, GeoWEPP signifi· at the computer, with a minimum candy shortms the time period for ·analysis before th< BAER tams can of additional fieldwork. It does so by taking advantage of start implementing conservation GIS data, topographic data. soil and measures On~ most~ara.s.· land cover, and remote-sensing In addition, he said, it allows data gathered by satellite available on the Internet from federal·gov· managers to target expensiV< trnt· ments only on a=s most SUSCEp- . tible to erosion. The cost of such mitigation measures on Forest Service lanjls following the H;yman Fi~. for example, exceeds $14 mil- ernrnent Web sites. "GeoWEPP estimates the runoff and erosion pi'CIC<$5CS that ha"" oc· curred or may occur in the years following the fire as a result of the fire and any mitigation measures." explain<o<J Renschler. '"It allows forest personnel to complete quickly the initial assessments on the computer, identifying the areas that are most likely t J be vulnerable to erosion," said William Elliot, project leader for soil and water engineering with the U.S. For· est Service at the RctCfcy Mountain lion to date. "With GeoWEPP,we ho>e=ated a user-friendly interfaco for naturalresoun:e rnanag<rs to take full ad· vantage of GIS capabilities and data now available on the Web," said Renschler. "The challenge wao,to make complicated computer meld· els and analysis tools more usable, both by manager> and even member. of the public.• �llldt zo. ZW3/U 34,k 11 Treatment aids glucose level Regimen for-gum disease in diabetiCs improves gl.ucose status llyLOISUIID Contriluting Edito< D IABETICS with gum diseaae who were treated for 12 weeki with a medic.atiOn . aimed at stabilizing collagen and improving their immune response completed the thret-month trial with better blood-sugar 1ovels, as weD as significantly improved oral health, a study cond~cted by UB dental researchers has shown. Results of this doublt-blind, castcontrol study showed that partici- 5 Time travel via the Internet It's 4 p .m . and your mocha lattt is getting cold Your paper for Women's History Month is dut tomorrow. LuUed by the music in the Elmwood Avenue coffeehouse where you've spont the afternoon, you realiu it's too lat• to return to campus to retriovt tht boolu on women's history you loattd through the BISON Onlin• Catalog <http://ubllb .buffMo.-/-MMI/~1-/> . Yet, you plan to retriove somt of the fuU-ttxt artidts found in tht Women's Studies databases available to UB students <http:/I ing reporting the umt favorabk o<ltcome for both gum distaSe and glycmUcoontrol with a sub-anbbacttrial dooe of an antibiotic are m-y promising and ...-y exciting.• Approximatdy 17 million ptoplt in tht U.S.. or 6 percmt of tht population, have diabetes, according to tht • HBA 1c lovels (a measure of blood glueost) decreased by 1 uoit in tht test group. but did not chan&!' in controls. • nit proinflammatory enzym< MMP-9 decreased by approrimatdy I00 units in the test group and only 12 units in controls Am<rican DiabetesAsoocialion. While the biological link ' - - " diabttts and gum diseasc is not dear, Ciancio subject• 'a+Studles > as soon as you can loatt a free public printer in the area. A quick ovtrview of womtn's history is what you need, ASAPonly 17 houn until the paper's deadline. Tunelines-thar's tht tid<et! With your laptop, you utilize the signal from the wireless network in a nearby bank to check out some of the time:lines &om various Web directories <http:// dmoz.O'lJ/ Sodety/ ltlstotJm -> and < h t tp:/ / dlrectory.google.coM /Top/ Soclety/History/ nmellnes>. You locate some winners at AJte:rnaTime <http:// that patients with diabetes may www2.canlslus.edu/-emeryg/ t l- .html> , whero Canisius College librarian Georg• Emtry has assembled links to history, science, benefit from a combination of ptriodontal therapy and administratechnology, arts, popuJar culture and science fiction timelines. The "tion of Periostat, not only to imSuffrage M.ovtment Timelint <http:/1_ , -.loc._ / _ / vfwl!tmi/ Wtwtl.html >, tht Timelin• of the Women's Rights Moveprove clinical paramettrs. but also ment <http://www.M!JIICJ9II.O'lJ/ tl-ne.html > and the Histo improve control of blood glu- • eose; Ciancio said. tory of Womtn in Sports Timeline <http://www.- I M t.O'lJ / stlawrenceaauw/ tlmellne.htm> proptl you through hundreds of Additional researchers on the years of hi story. study were M.N. AI-Ghazi of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and ReThe coffethoust manager strolls by on a break. chtf hat in hand, search Centro in Riyadh, Saudi and you assist him with his hotel-managtmtnt rtsearch project (also Arabia; Ahmad Aljada, UB research dut tomorrow) by visiting the Food Timeline < h tt p :// assistant professor o( m~cine; www.gtl.net/ -ollbl / ltld/ f - .html> and tht Culinary History Michelle Bessinger, rtsearch assisTunelint <http://www.gtlnet/ mocollbllldd/,_l ,html>. Untant, and Maryanne Mather, rea bit tci dtcide betwttn tht topics "corned betf" < http_:// search associate, both from the UB www.gtl.net/ moc;ollbl / kld/f- a q l .hbftll > ond dental school, and Priya Mohanty "the history of vtgttarianism" <http:/ / www.lvu.O'lJ/ hlstOf}'/ >, his break time passes quickly and ht hurries to the kitchen to sift tht aod Paresb Daodona of the Diabtflour for tomorrow's bluebc.r ry-chocolate chip scones. tes-EndocrinologyCenttrofWestern New York. Continuing your women's history research, you stumble upon a ' ,'fly;_~~NPPI'<!<'I.\Ilpart ­ . Y!'l!i~e .fi~use 't{e\?_ ~itt with a biogr~~ ~Y!Y'~ ~ey. wife of Via President Dick Cheney. Your inter<St IS piqued, but you art disby a g1211tfrom CDIIaGen<:rPharmaauticals, Inc., maker ofPeriostaL turbed by Mrs. Chtney's .bulbous red down nost and can't make out her unmade-up face in the photograph. Ona you decide to road tht tat, you realiu this is a bitingly satirical Web sit• <http:// www.wtlltehovse.O'lJ / aclmlnlstratlon/ lynrie .asp> . It appears that the vice president atttmpted to censor the parody of .his wift, prompting tht.Wtb sitt croator to disguise Mrs ..O.rney's imagt with lot of studentlfaCulty and staff conthe clown nose. tact hours. Now yo u feel you must ste the photograph of the undisguised But student success also is attribMrs. Cheney, so you connect to the Wayback Machin• <http:// uttd to tht amount of critical feedweb.archlve.O'lJ/ <ollectlons/web/ advanced.html>,sponsorod back and support they give to tach by the Internet Archivt <http://www.archlve.O'lJ/.Indu.php>. other, agree Massimo a nd The Wayback Machin• allOl"S you to travel to originallnttrnet pages Koscielniak. before their subsequent alteration or removal. Popping the Web site The preparatio n for a produaion addrtss of Mrs. Chtnty's down -nosed biography page into the is quite intense. wil:h students jugWayback Machine delivers you to htr U:nadulttrated photograph gling tht netds, demands and per< htt p ://web .archl ve. org / web / 20020602 142SS4re j sonalities of not only dirtetors. but www.whltehouH.org/ admlnlrtratlon/ lynM.asp> from prt-anaaors and othf'f desisners as weU. sorship atttm pts. " I like htr frosted fronds," txclaims your friend While constru ctive criticism is a who has just joined you . .. she has a project on the politics of ha ir learntd skill, so is letting go of one's design due tomorrow. work. even if it me~ns giving up one's vision completely or coUabo--Nina C.sc:lo and lUck M d tae.. Univffltty Ubrarin rating with others and compromising o n a shared idea, point out Massimo and Koscielniak. Students complett all phases of a design project, which can take months in som• cases, but they do it in addition to their regular course work and outside jobs. adds Massimo. C. Edwin Baker, a well-known and widely published «pert on mt.. The communication aspect, dia law, will bt tht ktynott speaker at the UB Law School's annual . both visually and ""rbally, is very Mitchell Lecture. challenging for studtnts to dtal The lecture program, which is free and opon to the public, will bt held with,.. says Koscielniak. "They're from 9 a.m. to noon on April4 in Sltt Conp:rt Hall, North ea;,pus. dealing with directors, designers Baker, author of tht new book "Media, Markets and Democracy," and actors-the whole cast of a will speak on "What Good is tht Media! Shaping the Press fo r Deproductio n. Students, in a sen se, mocracy." His addrtss will bt followed by rernarlu by three ·distinhave to learn 'to sell their ideas. guis~ed. commentators and a roundtable discussion. They have to give th• work their Commtntators for tht tvent will bt Chtryl A.lnnza, dtputy diown point of view, interpret it and rector of the Media Access Project, a public-interest law firm tha·t ytt remain faithful to tht author's works to promote open access and non-discrimination in telecom intent," she says. munications media; Nicholas Johnson. a visiting professor of! a""\at Notes Massimo: .. Jt's a lot to ask of the Univer~ ity of Iowa and former Federal Communications Corha non-professional to deal with permiss ion m~.mher, and Marc Raboy, a communications professo r at sonalities and hierarchies. and rom the Lniversity of Montreal. munication is a huge part of thaL The James McCOrinick Mitchell Lecturt was tndowed in I" 50 in "A ttam really has to exist" longbthonor of its namesake, an I 897 graduate of the UB Law Scho•1l. fore the curtain goes up. she says. said, poor blood-sugar control is known to ina<ase gum probl<ms. The VB dental researchtrs, working with the I>iabei&-Endocrinolpants who received 20 mg. of a ogyCcnttrafWestemNewYork,afsubmicrobial dost of doxycyclint filiattd with UB and !Weida Health, (Poriostat) twice a day had bettor designed a clinical trial to compare outcomes on stm'al measures of pt- tht success of using the drug riodontal disease and showed lower Periostat (which contains ~­ dint, but has no bacttria-killing · (.,..(s of glueost and certain markers pot.cntial) and standard dental treatof inBammation in blood samples. R<Sults of tht study were pre- ment for periodontal disease. with Sented on Saturday at tht American staodard dental treatment plus a Association of Dental Research placebo insttad of the activO drug. Twmty adult diabetics with porimeeting in San Antonio. "Gum disease is a major compli· .odontal disease were assign<d rancation of diabetes, registering fourth domly to either a test group or conin importance afttr heart disease, trol group. Their oral healtb was ar stroke and blindness,• said study co- stssed and blood samples were author Sebastian Ciancio, SUNY drawn when the study began and at Distinguished Service Professor and six and 12 ~ thereafttt Blood chair of tht Dtpartment of Peri- samples ...,., assessed fur levels of odontics and Endodontics in the . glucooe and ....raJ proinllarrunatory enzymes at the tbrte time periods. School of Dental Medicine. Periodontal status and blood .. Persons with uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabttts can lost markers improved in both groups. aU theirtttth dut to sov~ SU!n. dis- b~t !l!; .'l')P~.en~.~ci)~;<ta ­ ease," Ciancio said. "Our study and tisticaJ si!itificance only in the test othen beingpresmted at this mtet- group. Results showed that ulollll.buffMo.-/llbreoies/ cgl•test/tlde.cgl7.-tioy• ~ • ROS(~OlJ1!'R~also an inflammatory matlctr) 8<J!mtion dem:ased by25 unitS in the test group and ~by IS uoits!noontrols. • Probing pocket dtptb improved by 1.7 mm more and clinical attacbmmt levels by 1.6 mm more in tht test group than tht controls "The results of this study suggest ?! Design_students share spotlight 11J DONNA LOHC;EH£CJWI the nuts and bolts of what goes into a production . How wonderful would it bt for poop!• who attend ESIGN students in the Department ofTheatrt the performances to witness the va& Dance are taking a riery of work wt do." Theatrical design is the concoprare opportunity to bask in tht spotlight as they show- tion and planning of tht ttcbnical aspects of a production to achieve ~ their work in .. Empty Spaces 2003: tudents O<Sign for Theatre," spectacle. Theatre spectacle coma celebration of the artistic creativ- monly cefers to performance:, spa~ . ityandsweattquitythatgoeson bt- . scenery, proptrties,lighting, sound, hind th e sce nes for the multiple costumes and makeup. Items featured in th e " Empty stage productions featured at UB Spaces" exhibit indude small-scale every year. The exhibit, on displa)' through models of set designs that students March 27 in the Art Department build and ust to pitch their design Gallery, Room 845 on tht lowtr ideas. and costumes that border on level of the Cen ter for the Arts, the sculptural-many art works of North Campus, offers a glimpst of art in tht amouot of detail and at the four design elements---costume, tention given to their creation, exlighting, scenic and sound-that plains Massimo. The exhibit also includes portfolio sketches and wert part of stt design and construcsound -and-lighting elements. tion of 10 recent shows. Tht exhibit itself has an air of Gallery hours art 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. theatricality to it, says Lynne Koscielniak, assistant proftsSOr of to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Since design students have fewer theatre and dance. During tht pro-production prOopportunities for recognition than performing arts students, the eXhibit cess, design students. in tffect, must become historians, interprtting a gives thorn a chance to show off their work. notes Donria Massimo, cos- particular work-whethtr it bt a tume shop manager for tht Depart- play, musical or dance performent of Theatre & Daoce and the mance-based on careful research Ccntti for the Arts who is curating and undtrstanding of tht author/ creator's intent, as weU as bringing the tahibit. "There are many students who their own unique creative vision t·o have fabulous designs that never how tht work should bt ropresented make it to the Slagt and the few that on stage, Koscielniak points out. "That art studrnt -driven <lesigns do arc ve r y fortunate," says Massimo. "I think it will bt m-y in- that art mtntored by faculty," 53)'5. teresting for the univc.rsitycommu - Koscielniak, adding that part of the ni<Nnd frirnds and family to sot success of a production involves a Rqxxter Assistant EditOf D BrieD Media law expert to lecture �UB researchen use Dell computer cluster to tr.ck how toxins flow through BRIEFLY Creating a model of contaminant flow l..w . . . . . . . . . tohoMr.......nt Hllory,,........ ...... counMIIO . . . . . . . . . Co. .. .... . W lnbst-lllllof-lor t h o _.......... tlm ~-- ondtho __ __ ~~ soMc.o to thoUI L M - -Dimor. The_ ..... _ . . , thewateronitoruoderitdninsinto the same pba, such as a lake and its tributaries. UsingaJOO.node Dellbigb-performana: computing duster (HPCC) in UB's Center for Computational Rrsearch (CCR), Alan Rabideau and. Igor Jankovic an: working to tum that definition on its head. The goal of the .,. searchers is to create what could be the fust groundwater model capable of accurately MM:h 281n t h o - c.... c.-,_, . . be Bullalo. ~ ll6 p.m . , , _ b y - l l 7 p.m. T h e - b open 10 II UB ~ Schoolllumnl who hove......., an tho .._Law ---· "Hilofy Btadfofd is omong the most lntdlocluoll)land accomplished attorneys to graduate from our l.w school, • said Deon Nis Olsen. "Ho b olso one of our I1)0St chlrit:ab6e alumni, ond • truly giltod ond thoughdul attorney. He well . . serves this prestigious award." lkidford groduatod from tho UB ~ School in 1953 ond b a foonet" editor·ir><hiel al the Buf. lolo Law Rt\'ltw. Ho......., as the confodentlol law assimnt fO< tho justices al the Fourth Deport· m0f1t Appellate DMslon from 19S3-S7, when lkidford joined ""' Boffalo law firm that bo>come known as Cohen Swados Wright HanHin ond Bradford, when! he concontraled his fl"'C· lice in commen:iallitigallan ond iesofwaterthatoover many miles. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ... ::~ ~ The RtpMrrwelcomes 1ette<s from men-. al tho Unlvorsily community commenting an Its stories and content. l.etten should be Umitod lD BOO won!s and may be ecf"od for style ond IOf19lh. letters mustlndude the writer's ~. address and a d~t~ numbNfor ..ntlcollan. Because al space Umlullans, the ~~qx~r~., annot publish alllette<s rec:elwd. They must b e - by 9 o.m. Mondi!Y to be consldorod for -s publiclllon in Issue. The RtpOit..- "'"'"" lhalleUen b e - - . o i l y ll <U-•.,........ , 1 + >. \ The groundwater ruean:h group "graduated" to the 300-node Dell duster it now uses from a DdJ minicluster that was purchaS<Od with grant money last year. "'J1>e DdJ mini-duster was unbellevably bulletproof;" says Jankovic. "Yourould not crash that machine." l~s not for lack of trying. Last year, Jankovic'ssimulationsofthebebav· iorofoontarninantsthrout!h'groundwater chewed thrpugh 280,000 e<n· tral procasing Wlit hours, the equivalen1 of 32 years of romputing ~ on a personal computer. must be accounted for in computer moddsusedto....,.theiiXMDI<Dt and cleanup of poDinanu." In addition to effectM:Iydetaibing proctsses that cxxur ow:r ri>UI· tiple scales, the ruean:h will require . integrating the models with field dota and geographic information systems, taslu that Becker and Flewdling""' carryingOUL · '"1bese cballenges cannot be met without the power of multiple. high· speed processon,• <Xplains Jankovic. Existing models of groundwakr Bow, he adds, wue devdoped de- is becoming increasingly impus· tant as cities, liU Cbiatgo, tUt border the lakes, increue their ~Iiana on groundwater. "Traditionally,groundwatiormodelsanodew:loped ilra particular ora in a W>lfnho.d.• <Xp1ains Rabideau. "The~dividetheareainto1 grid. and apply computational tools to do the simulatiOos that are pro, portionaJ to the...., of the area. "'ur approach is firndamerualJy diftierent. \'k are deYetoping models not hosed on the si2ie of alP- area, but rather on lrydmiogic or d>emical btur<S that"""" the groundwatior, such .. thenumberollakesor c:hanp in soil type." Such detailed simwations will pro- vide a much more comprchensivr view of groundwater, dolll that will be necessary representing how contaminants flow · through groundwater in multiple water· sheds at a variety of scales. ranging from the size of individual grains of soil to bod· appellate wort<. In 199S,Ikidford endowod the ~ School's jacob D. PSS seeks members HEN "'@inomoonduct research on groundWllter, the water that flows beneath Earth's surface, they usually think of"large·scale" u one water· shed-en area of land where. all of inunlly It .... 1411> _ . . . _ tuy Club, m ~er as demands on groundwater grow and to enstm moni· toringofthesafetyof groundwater supplies that face increasing threats from nonpoint source pollut- ~ ants or even ~rist attacks, explained a "Ultimately, we're ·~ Rabideau. interested in prob· ~ ..\4/e know that lems like climate~ contaminants of any changeanditsimpaa .U..~(Ioft)_lgor,__wlth_...,..__..._lnc-.. ror kind are incredibly on the t:;r.;.t Lakes,• CoiloputatlonallleMarc!'· · ·· ., diffiarlt to get out of says Rabideau, an associate profes· "I US< the computer to describe cades ago, m06lly by the U.S. Geo· a groundwatrr source," be gys. sor in the Department of Civil, the microscopic movement of con- logical Survey. 1be UB researcben plan to dem· Structural and Environmental En· taminants," explains Jankovic, "Theyhavrupdatedthesemodels onstnte thrir n~ simulations of gmeeringintheSchoolofEngineer- "which thenhelpsustoidentifythe and added n~ feotures, but they groundwaterBowonthesmallscale ing and Applied Sciene<s. parameters for the equations in the wereneverdcsignedi>rmndemoom- using lschua Creek, just south of In addition to Jankovic. assistant model. In other words, I simulate puter archil<CtW<S," says Rabideau. Buffitlo; at the mid-sized scale, using professor of civil, structural and en· the system on a microscopic scale in Consequently, 2 lSI-century chaJ. the Trout I;;JU area in northern WtSvironmental engineering, the other order to get parameters for simula- lenges,like studying the complexities consin, home to hundreds of Ialo:s, members of the team are Douglas tions on a regional scale," he says. of climate chanse, cannot be taclded and ultimately, the entire Great Ukes Flewelling, assistant professor of ge· At the.same time, Rabideau snrdies adequately using the models. watershed, at the lart!e-scale. ography, and Matt Becker, assistant thecbemicalendof~exarnining "If precipillltion levdschange. for The ruean:h was initiated byaSI professor of geology. and acoounting ilr how di1fmncos in enmple,asa result ofc:limattchant!e. million Environmental Protection The team is focusing on develop· individual soil particles inllumce a>n· how is that going to affect levds on Agency grant awarded to Rabideau ingmo.,efficientalgorithmssothat tarninanttransportingroundwat<r. theGr<at Ukesandhowwill tha~in in 2000 to do groundwater simulatheresulting modelsaccuratelyrep· "Groundwater systems an: fa.sci. tum, affect groundwater supplies tions using superoomputers. Since then, members of the team have resent groundwater flow at many nating becaUS<oftbe !'datively "'se around the !aka?" asks Rabideau. · The exchange between ground· been awarded additional grants toscales. The project requires the variations in soil properties that ocpower of aromputerdusterthathas cur over relatively small distances," water and the Greot I.alces is not taling more than $500,000 by the says Rabideau. "These differences well-understood, he added, but it National Sciencr Foundotion. many, independent processors. UB grad Foley to premiere film in Buffalo ~ Director of"Confidence" to meet with media study and theatre and dance students .,. SUI WUETOIU RtpOittrEditor T'S getting to become a habit For the S<COnd time this academic year, a film directed by a UB alumnus will premiere in the Buffitlo area. "Confidencr,"the n<w film <fi!ected by Jomes Foley, B.A. 74, whose credits indude "Rtckless." "At Close Range," "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "The Ownber," will premiere at 7:30 p.m. on March 31 ijl theMarlcetArolde Film and Arts Centre. 639 Main St, Buffalo. "Confidence" debutod at the Sun· dance Film Festival in january, where it was named one of the top five films at the festival. Foley will ronduct • question-and· answer session in the theater prior to the screening. and earlier in the day will visit the UB North Campus to I film, stan Ed Bums, Rachel Weisz; F""' passes .to the screening an: Andy Garcia and Dustin Hoffman available to members of the UB rom· in the story of a grifter, Jake Vig munity through the departments of (Burns), who swindles thousands of Media Study and Theatre & Dance. dollan from the unsuspecting ac· The film will be released nation· countant for eccentric crime boss ally in April. Foley has not been a stranger to the UB campus, having participat<d last October in the Alumni Visiting Scholar Seminar Series, in which 19 ~ UB alumni who have made it in the ~ entertainment industry returned to teach a graduate seminar series. ~ The series culminated with the § world premiere of"Second String," g a ftlm by series participant Rob ~ Lieberman, B.A. '71. ,_....., o~ ·c-..· Foley taught a seminar about the realities of Hollywood filmmaking WtDSton King (Hoffman). Jake of· fers to repar. "'11v1<ing" by pulling as part of the th=-doy series. "Confidence," Foley's most recent off the biggest ron of his career. The meet with students. S ... mark: a banUr with deep ties to organized crime. Jake also must ron tend with his old nemesis, FBI agent Gunther Moonan (Garcia). Jake and his crew have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finall y settle their debt. Foley received a bachelor's deg""' in psychology from UB and took classes in Media Study when the department was chaired by the lengendary q<rald O ' Grady. He was "awalcmed"-;os he puts it-to film during his senior year, when he de· cided to become a dir<ctor. �IIepa._ Key thinkers to meet at UB ~ Workshop first time Searle, deSoto to appear together at forum IIJ' rATIICIA - A N Contributing Editor W HATisthekeyto eoonomic~ ment? Mmycountrits are unabk 10 create thriving &..-market eoonomies, but it is oot due 10 lack of bard work or en~ talen~ say top social scientists and philoso.phers. Nor is it the lack of accumulated wealth in the form of physical assets and skills. What holds them back, they 5ay, is that these countries do not have an inviSible network oflaws and institutions that can tum '"dead• a.r sets i.rito "tiquid" capital and bring black mark<t activities out into the light of day. Writers and researchers from the fields of philosophy, economics, geography, geoinforma tion, psy· chology and other disciplines will gather at' UB April 12-15 for a multidisciplinary workshop, '"The Mystery of Capital and the Construction ef5ocial Reality," at which they will discuss ways of drawing underdeveloped countries into the arena of capitalisl devdoprnenL ,_of meals. For futther informaThis ~funded in part by the tion or 10 pre-register. call the 0.National Sciena Foundation, !¥i1l panment of Philosophy at 645be the tint time intt:mationally dis- . 2444, at. 1)5. tioguishedthinlcmHemandode Barty Smith; Jutian Park ProftsSoto and Jobn Searle have appeared aor of Philosopliy aod <XHX>nvener .together in a public forum. They of the worbbop, describes de SolO each will preaent a keynote addrus as having done mon: than anyone that is open 10 the pubtic-de SolO else to convince governments at 4 p.m. on April12, and Searle at throughout the world that a new 4:30p.m.onApril14. approach 10 laws and property is Breakout sessions, lectures and needed 10 unl<ash the~ cif &..panels will addrus the construction market capitalism. of Wesmn reality; the mystery of "His policy proposals," says Smith, human capital, its allocation and "tum on finding ways in which capimisallocation; poverty aod property talism can be unleashed in developrights in the dtveloping world; the ing societies. His particular interest changing nature.of property; tl)e in- is in the: d<velopmenl and implestitutionalization of property rights, mentation of strategies 10 bring inand related topics. formal enterprises and property All events will tal« plac.e in the ownenhipintotheeoonomicmainUniversity Inn &Conferenc.e Center, stream in' developing countries." 2401 North forest Road, Gettvilk, Smith says Searle, a noted author adjacent to the UB North Campus. and MiUJ Professor of Philosophy The r<gistration deadline is April4. and Cognitive Sciena: at the UniPre-r<gistration is required for all . versity of California, Berk<ley, is parts of the program besides the known in particular for his e:xamik<ynote t;oJk.s. There is no r<gistra- nation ofways in which laws and intion cost,but attendees will be asked stitutions grow out of the betiefs and to pay a nominal fee to defray the habits of individuals in society. Exhibit to showcase photography ByiUUSnN E.M. RIEMEJI Rtpotttt Contributor ( ( Y OUNG Photography: Multiple Expressions,• an exhibit of . work by the participants of the pn:stigious 12th annual National Graduate Seminar of The Photography Institute, will be on display from March 27 through April 19 in the UB Anderson Gallery, Martha Jackson Place, near the UB South Campus. The exhibit, which will open with a n:ception from 5-8 p.m. March 27, is ooordinated by Lalla A. Essaydi and Doborah Jack, twoofthe20 participants in the two-week graduate seminar that focused on cuttingedge issues in photography. Jack Is a UB graduate and a visiting assistant professor in the Dopartment of ArL UB graduate student James C. HoUand also was a participant in the 2002 National Graduate Seminar. The 2002 graduate seminar, which wasentilled"Projectedlmages:VJSual 10 Political" and organized by O>eryl Ymmser,diredorofThe Photogr.lphy lnslitute,soughtto.._,...ademocratic approach 10 the consideration of photographyand toensun: the indusion of women and minorities. whose voices often are absent from the dial~ Post-seminar projects, such as "Young Photography: Multiple Expressions,"allowstUdents,anists and critics The transition areas named are ha ve si n ce sig ned agreement s, dium to express an throughout the na"unapulogetically" tion to take part in subjective point of the discussion. view, she notes. Theahibitoomes Anderson Galto.theAndenonGallery hours are II leryfiomtheSchool a.m. to 5 p.m. of the Museum af Wednesday through FineArtsinBootoo. . . _ _ . _ . _ Saturday, and 1-5 The phQtographers no..• - . -..... JMII p.m. on Sunday. The also n:oently exhibited as a gioup at exhibition is free of charge and the UniversityofFioridaandthe Uni- open 10 the public. For more inforvenityofMichipn. mation, call829-3754. - ·s . . . . . . . at the softball llaiiSeate II , UI6l (HAC ~ q~nals) After a memorable season, UB ran into a buzzsaw in the MAC quarterfinals against Ball State. The Cardinals took advantage of inj uri~ and a rare poor shoot· ing )ll!rformance by the Bulls to scon: an 81 -63 ..Oaory to advance to th~ semifinals of the tourna · ment at Gund Arena in Oeveland. ForUB (1 8- ll),il was the end to a terrific season. with a sand and lWD lain. doubleheader ~ 1 run loss to lhe halt Spartans at the San Jose State Invitational . The center foelder --.t l.fur-2 in the opener, a 4-3 eight-inning loss, and then went 3-of-3 from the ~position in the n~htcap and knocked in UB s lone run. For the rain-shortened thf'l!l!'9"me tournament, Magur hit .444 (4-of-9). mvin~ Lee, Burton compete in N~AA Zone Championships UB hosted the 2003 NCAA Men's and Women's Zone A Diving l;Towson 1-S,UI G-l; UIII ,Towson 9 (10) UB spent its spring break down south, playing games in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. The BuUs split a two-game series with Davidson on March 10 and II, dropped a 13-2 decision to iames Madison on March 13, and followed that by dropping two out of three close games to Towson. ~oft~ all San jose State 4-4, UI l-1 (flnt P,e &lnnlnp); Soud>em Utah l,UIO UB suffe~d three losses at the San Jose State Invitational last week to conclude its 12-day road trip and put its record al 6-8 overall for the season. lennis pita! stays. a problem faced by teaching hospitals across the country. UB is addressing this problem, Paroski said, by creating smaller clerkship groups. which give each student maximoimexposun:IOavailable inpatients, and by using standardized patients when necessary. Paroski noted ) and residency-pro- Noncompliance issues that the gram management and oversight. l.CME says must be addressed center on the need to set global objectives for the entire curriculum and esublish ways to evaluate how the school is meeting those objectives. The n:port also says·UB mUst offer students mort career. residency (specialty) and financial oounseling, an:as in which the school has made substantial progress, Paroski said. Nancy Nielsen, interim senior associate dean for mtdical education, has set up a program of one-on-one career counseling for .third - an~ . UB also is addressing this concern, Paroski said, by phasing out consortium management of the residency program and transferring responsibility to the medical school. The fina] tranSition item warns that students and residents may not get enough exposure to patients in several specialty areas-in particular internal medkine. pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and neurology-because of decn:ased hospital admissions and shortened_hPs- The 2002-03 season came to an end for the Bulls on March I 0 with an 81-64 loss to Nonhero lllinoil in the opening round of the FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Tournament. With the loos, the Bulls ended the season with a n:cord of 5-23. II marks the fourth straight year that UB has been ousted in the lint round of the MAC Tournament. Base~all ~,_,...1 lack of affiliation agn:ements with teaching hospitals ( Kaleida Health and Erie County Medical Center Northwn Illinois II , Ul 64 (MAC- round) Addressing such issuts as n:preChamp ionships last weekend. Freshman divers Patrick Lee and senution, identity and ·feminism, Mhlee Burton competed in the event for the Bulls, with hoth postthe young photographers featured ing strong results. Lee finished eighth i1> the one-meter competiin _rhe ~ibil attempt to co!"e \!' •· •.,I!Jmr,whlJe Burton fi!lilhed .l5t)l overall \-11 the three.~er..ewentgrops woth the power b!"il;e proLee also placed seventh in a 22-diver field in the men's three-meter jected image and its ability to comcompetition. Competing in both the one-meter and platform events, municate many layers of meaning Burton finished 27th among 39 divers on the springboard and took and encoded information, Jack sixth in a stven-entrant field on the platform. says. Having come of age in an era where the photograph has become questionable as a document of Davidson 7,UB I; UI6; Davidson 5 (I O); )ames Madison ll, UI truth, these artists are using the me- Reaccreditation school itself that need attention irr order fur the school to sustain its ongoing accreditation. Bas~et~all · - ·s fourth-year students, Paroski said, and her entire staff is talcing mon: responsibility for financial-a,id and debt-management counseting. Establishing reliable ways 10 evaluat< the new curriculum as a whole and student performance and improvement W1der the new curriculum will be a bigger task, Paroski said "I'm not sure hOw 10 rne:~SUI< a better doctor. It's a hard thing 10 get )'OUt anns around.• One approach will be to ask attending physicians who supervise third-year students to compare the performance of students who went through the old pn:ctinical curriculum with those trained under the new curriculum, she said "We want to see if we have cn:ated this 'active learner' as we had hoped." The LCMEhas requested a progress n:port on noricomptiana: and transition issues by September 2004. -·s Ul 7, Rhode Island 0; Ul6, Ohio Domink,an I; Ul4, St Cloud State l ; Stetson 7, Ul 0 UB went 3-1 in its spring bn:ak trip to Florida, opening the trip with a pair of convincing wins over Rhode Island, 7-0, and Ohio Dominican, 6-1 . Against Rhode Island, the Bulls did not lose a set, although the Rams put up a good fight. In the match against Ohio Dominican, VB used three new doubles co.mbinations-winning the number two and three matchrs--to earn the one point. UB took five of the six singles matches as we.ll. UB then pick<d up a 4-3 win over Division II member St. Cloud State. The Bulls dropped the doubles point, winning just one of the three m atches, but pulled the match out in the singles competition, winning all four of their points. The UB win streak ended in the final match oftrip, however, when the Bulls fell to a strong Stetson team, 7-0. WOMEN'S Hawaii 7, Ul 0 UB dropped a 7-0 decision to Hawaii at the Central Oahu Tennis Complex to complete its three-match spring bn:ak competition. The BuUs even their record to 6~ they n:turn to the mainland. as �8 Repadaa bcll20,2m3/llt34.11.17 Wednesday 2 Amy Ton. Moinstogo, C..... for tho Ms. North ' - a p.m. ~ bv Student Albin-SA ond GSA. For mcn inlormotlon, 645-6H7. n..--c;,_,.-.......... __ ., .... __, ...... - _ • • , .... - Z ! I I n _ _ _ _ _ ..,_ C-or for- Arts,-~ Ttte RepcottN publbhet hfghllghb of list· ings drawn frorn th~ '25 , dar fDf' evenb l oklng place on campu1., or for off <Ompui events where UB groups are principle spomon. For" full IJ sting of events, go to the UB Calen· dar at .c http :// wln9~ . buffalo . edu / cal endar/>. __ Tuesday online UB Calen. ~llt4PI.US :~~~ Oemons. North C.mpus. t2:30 p.m. fJft. fo<mor. information, 64S-3810. Aw...Uc-y G . - . Student bcellence In Tuchk1g. ICerTy S. Gton~ vice prOYOSt for oademlc -and dun of tho Groduall! School. Screening Room, Center for tho Arts, Amy Tan's Wortt. P~ ~ol~~l~ 4-S':31ip.m. Asian Studies. 420 ~. North CMnpus. "Smart growth'' advocate to offer expertise to Buffalo ~ Urban and regional planner Gerrit]. Knaap is 2003 Clarkson Vtsiting Chair in UB archi~re school By PATWICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor CROSS the nation, there is increasing concern that o ur comm unities are· growing the wrong way- the "dumb'" way. As gree n space disap pears and our farmlands are ea ten up with sprawling residential and commercial developments that lack beauty or sense of place, our cities and older suburbs A arc being depleted of population and their growth stilled. "Smart growth" ls the r-ational buzzwo rd for principles of regional growth and planning that arose' in re· sponse to the coi:tsequences of urban sprawl. As Buffalo and Erie County begin debating regionalization, the principles of smart growth must be considered if ...., want to makt our many commun~ties healthier. more pleasant places to live. Smart growth is a wildly popular con· cept among groups as disparate as real estate de\'dopen and environmentalists, ~u t as the phrase slips into popular usage, urban planners say its meaning is becoming increasingly un· dear. This. they say, is·because special interests sometimes at· tempt to promote their own, often completely self-interested, goals by feigning an interest in smart growth. Distinguished urban and regional planner Gerrit ). Knaap, .one of the nation's experts on the to pic~ will clarify the mean· ing and application in this region of the concept of sman growth when he visits Buffalo this month as the 2003 Clarkson Chair in Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Ar· chitecture and Plandng. Knaap will spend theweek ofMarch 31 -April4 at the school, where he will participate in a research colloquium,severol stu· dent seminars, a facul ty research roundtable discussion and three public discussioll5---<l!l on the subjecl of smart growth. Additional events are scheduled to introduct Knapp and smart growth to as many interested community members, busipcss people and elected officials as possible. The events are: • April 2: "The SprawVSmart Growth Debate: Initiating a Dialogue Between Research and Practice; an invitational breakfust discussion to be held from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Bulfalo-Niagara Partnership. 665 Main SL, Buffalo. • April 3: "Moving ·s~rt Growth' Beyond Ideology: Toward a Scientific Foundation for Urban Design," the School of Architecture and Planning's Oarkson VISiting chair Lee· ture, scheduled for 5:30p.m. in 301 Crosby Hall, South Cam· pus. Fre< of cha.rge and open to the public. • April4: "No Growth/Slow Growth/Sprawl." a panel discussion moderated by )!)hn B. Sheffer ll, director of the lnsti· tute for Local Govemantt and Regional Growth, 5:30 p.m., Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College. Several noted urban planners and political figures will address the question of whether or not Western Nnv York can grow "sman." Free of charge and open to the public. This panel discussion will open the traveling exhibition "Smart Growth and Choices for Change" at the BuldtfieldPenney Art Center in Rockwell Hall. The show summarizes a three-year, four·part exhibition series at the National Building Museum that examined the history and consequences of sprawl and smart gn;wth as an alternative approach to devel· opment, and looks at projects designed and accomplished according 10 its principles. Knaap is a professor of urban studies and planning and the director of the National Center fo r Sman Growth Research and Educa tion at the University of Maryland, whose more than $40 million in research doUars comes from a number of federal. state and local agencies, incl uding the ational Sci· enct> Founda tion. He is also faculty associate in the IJncoln Institute of Land Polley in Cambridge. Mass. Smart growth roughly translates into the planned results of statutes related to urban' land use, patterns of eoonomic and social dt;velopmenL It suggests limiting sprawl in order to shorten oommuting times, relieve traffic amgcstion, limit the need for new infrastructure, ~ green spaa and make urban metropolitan areas livable. Samina Raja, assistant professor of urban and regional planning at US. has undertakm a study of smart growth development in the U.S. and says the term's meaning is vague to most, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. "Historically, smart gtDwth is a response to the lass of environmental resources that accomJ?aDics ~ real cstatedevelopmenL That's how the Sierra Oub becam< imolved c:arly on in promoting it-4o preserve open spaa," says Raja. "There are se=al principles-of smart growth that Knaap will cmain1y address," she says. "and perhaps he will help us to Wlderstand why adherence to all of those principb-not just a few.....is necessary if...., are to accomplish our goals in this area. "Smart growth calls for the creation of a ran&" of hOusing opportunities ahd choices in a oomrnunity; walkable neighborhoods; the growth of distinctive. attractive }>laces with a strong sense of place. ' " It requi= community·stakeholder collaboration; predictable, fuir and cost-effective development decisions. as well as mixed land use, the preservation of open spatt and farmlands. natural beauty and critical environmental areas UX, wat<rsheds.• she says. · The Clarkson Visiting Chair is a visiting position endOwed by Will and an O?rkson and awarded semi-annually to a distinguished scholar or professional in the discipli}'es of architecture, planning. and design. 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He doesn't know whe"' he'll be assigned-maybe in Kuwait or perhaps in Kosovo or Bosnia, where: he'll relieve members of the {).S. peacekeeping forces reas· signed to Kuwait-but he knows he'll go very soon. Wh<11 Costa departs, postponing the final semester of his graduate studies in hbrary and information sciences. he'll join approximately 25 UB students aj...,ady called to duty by all branches of th~ U.S. military. Seven employees on the state payroll and one Research Foundation employee currently are on military A Improved traming - . . .... I . . . ..._.. ~lnddlgllw ...... of • second pMtent .............. ~twwr--..~­ tngfar...-..s In the School oii'Uslng. PM<:E 4 ('A ~n-Editor picture is worth 1,000 words," according to an old adage, and UB admissions staff hope that some prospective students will get a new view of UB via their high L link on Web slle p more photo!. on Web A additional link on Web they say dozens more could be ·u School counselors can play a key role in the process when high school students choose the college or university they will anmd, admissions staff memben say. " I think the majorit y of high schoo l s tud~nts do touch base with their counselors, especially in tiful campus and very often we have couns~1ors react, ' Wow. I n~ver knew this was h~re .' That's what we're hoping for.• The d ista nce factor certainly is criticaJ to the misconceptions about the area, adds Arm stron g. "Throughout the state, Buffalo ap- school counselors after the coun- th~ir s~nio r y~ar wh~n th~ y·r~ pears to be a distant, cold campus selors attend th~ 25th annual New York State Association for College Admissions Counseling (NYSACAC) looki ng at colleges," says Frances and in reality, it 's onJy an hour's B er n st~ in , associate directo r o f admissions... , reallY f~elthat.in some cases, it ca n makt or br~ak their decision to apply to a coUege or university, depending on what the att itud e and the impression their school counselor has about the particular college." Many of the counselors who wi11 attend the June co nference have never seen the UB campus, Bernstein poin ts out. .. For a long time , we've felt th at a picture is \fOrth a thousand words when it co mes to this campus--it's a beau - flight from New York City," she notes. " Western New York is ~ bes utiful region ofNewYorkState, and a lot people hav~ never bttn cxposrd to it-and rherefore don't appreciate it. This (bringing new- conference being held at the university on June 4-6. Theconfe"'"ce, which is expected rnore teal LJt Web site ticipating exactly how many students will be called to serve, but called up in the weeks and months assoc:iatt vice provost and diiecahead, depending on the war's du- tor of the Student Response Cenration. NationaJly, more than ter. a student is called ~P and 40,000 ...,..rvists have been called bas to leave the next day, filling out to service since February, many of forms at the univenity is liSually them students, accordins to The not their first order ofbwiness. lt may be a .vttk later or much mo..., Chronide of Higher Ed=tion. To ease the transition for stud<nts whtn wt bear from them, so wt'~ called to duty, administnton from modified our procedures to help the Student Response Center are them after the fact." busy granting leave-<>f-absma ...,_ Aca>rding to Plunkett, univenity quests, as well as withdrawing these policy ~w...,. students called to students from cow>es and process- duty to submit personally a copy of ing tuition refunds and prorated...,_ their orden to the univenity. But imbunernents for room-and board. because some students ...., departAdditionally, UB is working to en- ing so swiftly, the Response Center is accepting notification from parsu~ that students who ha~ borrowed federal loans will not enter ents and significant others. or in the "'P'rment status as a result of their form of email or other correspondence from the student reservists. d~ from campus. Plunkett anticipat£s that some stu"We're doing our best for each and every ~tudent on a case-by- dents Won't submit leave-<>f-absma case basis." says Joanne Plunkett, ~- .... 1 UB to host state counseling conference e . By SU£ WUETCHU t'o attract between 500 and 600 sec- M leave, according the Human Resowce Services. It alUld not be determined at press time if the ernplo)=...., faculty or staffmembers. "The toughest part is knowing that leaving will erase all the work I've done thissemester and 111 have to start all over when I return." says Costa. a combat engineer tnined in thedeploym<nt and removalofland mines and the construction and demolition of bridges. "As a student, I've enjoyed having the intellectual keway to consider all sides of the war argument," be adds. "But when I'm called up,l11 accept my responsibility and make th e transition to full-rimesoldier in support of the war." UB officials have no way of an- ondary sChool counselors and college admissions professionals., will provide an cx.ccllent opportunity for UB to showcase its e~ mpus and dispel some of the myth s th at exist about the university and Western New York in general, sa~ Patricia Armstrong, associa te vice provost and director of adm issions. co mers.to campus) could help us do away with some of the myths about W~tern N~ York.'' The conference will provide connselors with an opportunity to sre the region through a number of Gallery and a rid< on the Maid of the Mist for a close-up view of Niagara Falls. The evmt also will include a "Taste of Buffalo• theme ·dinner featuring a number of the diffe"'"t ethnic foods that are plentiful in Western New York. "It's a fun way to showcase the diversity that is Buffalo," Bernstein says. Of co ur54!, the conference will . provide professional development opportunities as well as fun. she says. noting \!>at there are more than 50 workshops being offered, including special sessions, that should have wide appeal among college admissions professionals, as well 3.\ secondary school counselors. The keynote speech will be given by judy Shepard. whose son, Matthew hepard, was murdered in 1998, a victim of :tn anti-lay hate crime. Shephard's talk will be off-campus excursions, including a dinner cruise on the Niagara Oip- followed by a special session on per, a trip to the Albflght-Knax Art c-u......~-,....1 �BRIEFLY .................. ..................., . -&. ......... Lynn ~ther has been director of the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy sirrce November. She joined the UB Law School faculty in July. ca.,. ...-....... r- .............. '-" .......... c.. ........ at2p.m. . . . . . . . llt182 ~--c.ilpoa. Thtiii<IIINofti-ID -b-.....,Cetlterf<H' .... lr So<WI'olky7 -tho 129-2271. The Baldy Center is an interdisciplinary research center for the study of law and legal institutions. More than 100 faculty at the university are involved in Baldy activities, from 17 different departments around campus. The center also provides support for N1 lnfttma6on oesslon Itt sw. graduate students who are punu- donU lnteresUd In ttoYellng abroad wllh tho hAbrigt1t Stlldent Progrom will be held from ,_,to 1 p .m. on~ ing advanced degree,s both in law and in other fields. tho poloiL ForlurlhorWonnolion, CenUr ot and Apri123 in 930 C1omens Hal, North Campus. Who was Chrlrtopher kldy7 .wdentsan!ellglbleforthoplb\ aim to lnaHse mutuol undontonding omong nations t h r o u g h - and cultural txehango while ....tng .. Christopher Baldy was a successful Buffalo lawyer and an alumnus o( the university. He left his estate to rhe university and some of the funds were used to create the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy. The center was established in 1978. lNp doYetopment. The _ . , . , currently - - In n"<n thon ties at the cenhr. Graduoting seniors (amontly ffliOIIed lunionl and grocfua\< • cauly>t "" ~ _ _. 1-40 countrios. Students who llfOinteresUd Research activities are currently In attending one r:1 tho ~ organized into clusters of bculty lion sessions should HNII Molt in eight different areas: Children, Alhwl. ~ Plogram-. Families and the Law; Community and Identity; Gender, Law and So- . ..... .......,..,, =+D prior to t h o -· F1JI1he: Information on tho _.,., .. . . - a t dtap;/ cial Policy; International and the research interests of the faculty. We also host an annual regional sociolegal conference, which indudes scholars from Canada and from the broader region. Finally, the Baldy Center is the bo~e of the internationally recognized sociolegal journal, Law and Policy. v- loft .. ...,..._.;t prof-shlpet-to-to _ua.._SdoooL-nlt ua .._ - / or-llaldy -Cet1terth8t r- here7 ..._ht I had known about the Baldy Center for decades du< to its outstanding tradition of sociolegal scholarship and the many prominent law and society scholars here. When I directed the 1\ockefeUer Center Dartmouth, I discovered that I really en;oyed the organizational challenge of bringing diverse bculty together to share their research. I also had been working to develop an int<rdisciplinary Legal Studies program there. When I visited Buf- * falo, I found so many terrifi c sociolegal scholars here, along with a well-established program, so this ;ust seemed lilce a wonderful opportunity for me. Plus, it was great to be able to ;oin a law bculty since all of my own research has centered Comparative Legal Studies; Regu ~· larionandPublicPolicy;EnvironNia.Fiedc~the ... , ..... meqta\S!ewardship;l.a.w;md.ReOn ~en. courts or issues of law to perlomr·-, · .Jigion, a~d Law, Technology and• ~ci'poG(y.'t also 'ru,·continue "to Society. Through these groups, work with political scientists. as The Ctnl«"" tho Ms wil individual bculty receive fuilding · thereareanumberofimportantlaw pmentthoCnmmyfor research projects, present their and courts political scientists at UB. '*'9 mtnlal groop, II& Fled< Work in progress and invite outside and t h o - ot 8 p.m. scholars to campus. Additional ...,_ What plans do you have for April13 In tho Malnsloge Tho- 'i:lecktones his - tho O:A, Nonjl Ompus. . searc h activ ities are o rgani zed the llaldy Center? tho fledclooos. plol-"'9 bonjo ploye" II& Reck has honed. starlllngly original and~ .... r:lgrm. jazz ond pop lnlluences Into . SOI.nd thot has gomend acdalm, and-... Baldy-wide, through collective I would Iii« to expand the current research activities and also experi- atn! In 'Mill --..-· - - S27.50-.c. and UOdoyol-lartho ~ .... po.tllk:. and 12<4.50-..:. ond S27 doyd -larUI .... a:.r.boo _ _ _ .. 6 ... p.m..........,. . . frillly. ondatal-- REPORTER Tht ............... ...........,ay~ publlhod"" .. Ol1lce"' - SeMcelntho~ol Ur-.ay Communlutions, lJrWmlty . . . . . .. _ _.,_ fdlorlalolllceat 330 Crofts Hall. Buffalo, (716) 645-2626. - .... .... ,_,..,._ u~olo .edu -McOonaugh _....,.._ ,... __ otr.ct.., ..... ,.,.... . MhufPoge --- . . . . . ~Yitor Oonno~ .---.lolsW« - P&trk:iil D<ll()ronovan CDntrada ....,...-..., -S. A.l»gg< Ollk1ine- . . \ workshop s and co nferen ces o r thro~gh co-sponsorship with other groups at the university. We have offered short courws to law and ment with new ideas. For example, we are ipaugurating Book Manu· script Workshops this spring to provide inttnR discussion and · past weekend. Organized by feedback to authors on a nearly complered book draft. Finishing a book is a long and lonely proass, but this should make the ending · fun, as well as helping to produce stronger manuscripu. We also are soliciting suggrstions from the faculty for a seminar series for next year that will bring a variety of scholars to campus. I also am encouraging collaboration among SbarQI!'sta Bagchi-Sen from the D'epartment of Geography and Sbubba .Ghosh from the Law School, this conference on "Law, Technology and Development" brought togethtr distingu ished scholars from around the world to address issues of intellectual property, regulation, technology transfer and globaliza- bculty that might lead to ;oint research grants. UB has tremendous strength in interdisciplinary legal scholarship and I think there are way> that we can build on it and also strengthen its visibility. tion. Earlier this year, we held fascinating conferences on .. Financing the Ne~t Genera· Another initiative is to help Disabilities" and .. Building Politics: Law, Institutions and Democratic Theory-AnIni· tial Conversa tion ... O ur next graduate students who are pursuing study in law and in another discipline, such as political science, economics, o r sociology. These dual- and collaborative-degree students sometimes bee unnecessary bureaucratic hassles as they move from one school to another. This is a shame for a university with such a strong commitment to interdis- ciplinary study. I hope th at th< Baldy Center can bdp these graduate students through organized colloquia, coordiliation in bculry advising and courses on sociolegaJ topics.! have enjoyed working with the Baldy Advisory Committee and the directors of the research progra m s and working groups to brainstonn n~ ideas. The center has several confer. enca coming up within the no:t MYeral months. Tell me a-them. Well, we have ;ust completed a tion of Community Development ," " Locked Up, Thon Locked Out: Prisoners' Civil conference will be the Re gional Sociolegal Stud i.s Conference on May 2 and we are just planning that now. We also are rcvi~ing suggestions and proposals for next year's events. In late May. we will host a worksh op on • oia· Iogue on Multicultural and Diversit y Policies: Canada and the u.s.; organized by bculty from the Department of Educational leadership and Policy. Wh•t question do you wish I had asked, and how would you h•ve •nsw•recl lt 7 "Are you glad that yo u became the Baldy Center director?" Absolutely! We have a great staff and outstanding bculty. particularly successful one this graduate students stemming from Reservists ~,... .... 1 requests until ~ they've mumed from duty. Sbe will work to accommodate those requests, as well Sixteen of the UB students called to serve to date, including Costa, are military veterans or ruervists enrolled at the ~ty through the Montgomery GI Bill, according to Ronald K. DoUmann, director of UB's Office of Veterans Affairs. "They expected to be ·called in many cases," Dollmann says. "They were anxious, but looking forward to service." In some cases. UB reservists are working with their professors to finish up oourse )VOrk before they get called to duty or to complete assignm en ts while serving, DoUmann adds. The Marine unit of UB sophomore Daniel Batt, a history major, has been pia~ on a high state of alert for activedury.An inf.mtryman "Saw gunner" (the nickname for MarineswhocarrytheM249Squad Automatic Weapon), Batt could be calledupontoguardamilimrybase or prisoners of war. "But in the in· fantry you can never say for sure whai can happen,• Batt says. " I~s a sacrifice, but you know the possibilities when you sign the piecr of paper (enlisting in the reserves),"· be adds. "If I don't go, someone else would have to.• Counselors C-u...-1 ' - ;..,. 1 drug and alcohol use and a~use. in the Governors Complex. theme .of the conference is "A Dis· The co nference's closing session As a prelude to the conr.renC.. or- tinguished Past: a Limitless Future. will feature SUNY Chancellor Robert L. King, who will discuss ganizers have scheduled th<sixth an· nual Coming Together Conference- That theme was chosen, she says. current trends and outlooks in high educati.o n. Also attending the conference a "pre·con(erence" for counselors working with students who have been prospective that "we've come a long way, we're proud of where we've traditionally underrepresented. In addition, tours of other local col· come and do feel the future holds a lot of opportunities." rector of guidance for Orchard leges- MedaiUe College, Daemen Park High School and president of College, For further information on the conference. contact Bernstein at the Natio nal Association for Col · lege Admission Counseling. Most of the conference sessions Canisius College, D'Youville College and Buffalo State Colleg<'-will be availabl< as part of th< "pre-confer- l>e held in the Srudent Union, ence" activities. Bernstein points out that the will be Carl (Sandy) Behrend, di - 1•~1 and many of the attendees will stay Niagara Un iversi ty. because organiz<rs have taken th< 645-6627, 1-888-UB-ADMIT or <fjb@buffalo.edu>. Registration materials may be obtained at th< NYSJICAC Web sit< at <http:/t www.nyuiliC.org>: .t.out u~s office ' - 1 ... dlss schedules during emergency situations een all 645-NEWS. Th~ telephone line will b~ ava ilable 24 houn 1 d ay. Th~r~ nenr will be a busy sig nal si ne~ th~ l i n~ ha.s th~ capacity to handl~ an unlim ited numb~r of calls simultaneously. The stand ard reco rded message will be "Offices are open and daises ar~ bei ng held as scheduled today at .the University at Buffa1o .• The message will be changed appropriately as soon as university l!fflcials decide to alter office ho urs and dass schedules due to weather cond itions or o ther situations. • • t. �April3. ZlmiVII. 34,111.19 Entertaining visit 1lf, movie executive, UB alum Brad Grey returns to campus "[{ )OU look at some of Ill< best television and film today, you'll sec dements of~ Honeymooners," he said, "<Ytn in "1'be Sopranos." oddly enough." He also rcmem~ that. Sullivan Show" an: on~ as a SIUd<nr, he lOOk a class in which short list of his &write ~ profeaor would discuss tdevitelevision shows, says Brad Grey, asion shows and their underlying ecutivt produar of HBO's hishlY theories and~ impact they had on acclaimed crime drama, "The SoAmerican cuhure and society. "I pranoo,"andcbairmanofBrillsteinfound il compelling." he added. • Grey EntertainmenL AJfor~oftm~ violence Grey received and honorary Docin sbows 1i1rz "The Sopranos" and in tor of Humane Lctten degree from ldevision and film in pe!OI. Grey· SUNY during a visit to Buffalo and befon:becameto UB,helcnewwhat said lbal's what ~ ~ is forUB last Friday. "c:banee ~ cbannd." Not an a<M>Grey, who graduated from UB in he wanted to do with his lift. "AI early as I remember, I was cateofoemonhip.he maintlinod !hat I'T79with a bochdor'sdegree inaxnit's up 10 parents 10 guideand mnttol one of those odd kids that knew municltion, has gone on 10 represent some of~ bigsest names in HollY- exactly where! was going in terms !heir dilldren's viewing habits. Grey said he foresets a time wood after w=ttins his start here when "The Sopranos" will hein Buffalo, serving as a<Mrtising com<~~of doctoraldisdirector for fellow VB alumnus senatiom-bismmpanyalready Harvey Weinstein·s production i! has been ask.d 10 provideanalyrompany and then as a partner l! sis¢~show. in ~meantime, with him in a regional he plans to makr a niovit based management company. on~ Pat Conroy now:l, "My The honorary degree was Wulning Season," and a docuconferred during a·private lunmenraryhased on~ mailroom cheon at President William R. ...,. c..,. .... ~starting point Greiner·s residence; later, Grey spoke to a standing-room -only of a career. I was always enamored for manywhowantiO wi>rkin ~en­ with entertainment on a human tertainment fidd--based on a book. crowd of media study stQdents. During an interview with the Re- level," Grey said. He has fond "The Mailroom," by Pat Rensin. Both "My Wmning Season" and port&. Grey said what he remembers memories of watching "The Ed most about his time at US are some Sullivan Show"· with his grandfa- "1'be Miilroom" """" givm 10 Sluof the values he learned. He also ther, and calls one his all time fa- deniS anmding ~lecture as part of noted lhat the students he met on vorites, "The Honeymooners,• a a &.r"goodiebog" ofgifts from Grey's Friday seem to have much higher powerful inOuenct on television company !hat also included a Dvo of ~third season oMbe Sclpr;u¥ls." aspirations than Sludents of his day. and film today. 117 ~ I.OIICOINIOIIII Rtp«<tr Asslstont Editor ''s ~::~ He says he has many wonderful memoriea about being a student at UB, calling it "time wdl opent," and bow, 25 years later, coming bock to ~pia« where"be started a lift and made Uftlong friends" made him feel a little "shdl-sbock<d" beca111< so much had chan(!Od. "When I think back, I have so much lhatl mnember because I not only had my first job in ~ entertainment business, which is obviously bow I opent my life, I also met my wife here," Grey said. Yer. even to-.......,-- Brain structure shrinks with MS o studies, but we think this is a cred- · ible hypothesis," he said. "Simila_r iron deposits have shown up in Brain structure called the MRI scans of Alzheimer's and caudate nucleus, which Parkinson's patients. pia)' an important role in "We suspect that MS patients cognition, emotions, have defective blood-brain barriers, mood and motor function, may the cell layer lhat prevents potenshrink by nearly 20 percent in per· _tially toxic substances from entering sons·with multiple sclerosis (MS), the brain. Excessive iron entering the VB researchers have shown. brain may damage the caudate By constructing three-dimennucleus lhmugh generation of &.r sional images from high-resolution radicals and lipid per-oxidation, as MRI scans of the caudate nuclei of well as inflammation, all of which MS patients and healthy controls, would destroy neurons." researchers have been able to comLower caudate nucleus volume pute the mlume of this portion of wasn't associated with standard meathe brain's deep gray matter, suggest· ing for the first time that atrophy of Ventional marker for the existcn~ sures ofMS physical disability or~ the caudate nucleus occurs in MS. and extent of MS.~ Bermel said. "Our clinical course of the disease,charac· Results of the research appeared research is the lim to show that spe- terWid by relapsing-remitting sympin the March 3 issue of Neuro/leport. cifiC parts of the brain's gray matter toms or progressive sympiOms, ~ Researchers led by Rohit Bakshi, undergo atrophy in MS. The fact lhat Sludy showed The researcher. sug· associate professor of neurology in gray-matter atrophy isn't related to gest that no association was found the School of Medicine and Bio· con=tional markersofMSsuggests becausestandarddisabilitymeasures medical Science, showed that the that another direct mechanism is at are weighted heavily toward motor symptoms. Gray-matter disease in mlume of the caudate nucleus in 24 work in gray-matter &ease. "The Sludy also demonstrates lhat MS is mon: strongly associated with MS patients was on average 19 percentlower than in 10 age-matched new, oomputer-assisted imaging ca~ neuropsychological function and fahealthy controls. This result per- pabilities can show gray-matter dis· tigue, Bermel noted. Bakshi's group is continuing to sisted after adjusting for the amount ease, which previous MRJs rould not of whole-brain atrophy known to detect," Bermel said "It opens a new study gray-maner atrophy in MS to window into the brain, and could confirm how the damage occurs and occur in patients with MS. suggest· how it .may relate to cognitive fuqcing selective atrophy of this structure. lead to new treatments for MS." Bakshi, Bermel and colleagues tion and physical disability. Re· The work was conducted in the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis hypoth~i:u that iron deposits in searchers also are studying whether Center (BNAC) of the Jacobs Neu- gray matter-in Ibis case, the cau- atrophy of the caudate nucleus and rologicallnstitute, affiliated with VB date nucleus-<~re to blame for at- other gray-matter brain structures rophy. Bakshi said MRI scans of rould serve as early markers of a fu . and Kaleida Health. Martins D. lnnus, scientific visu- gray-matter structures in the brains ture MS diagnosis, which could per· ofMS patients appear very dark, an mit earlier treatmc:nl alization specialist in ~ UB Cmter Ou'istopherW. TJOO,a Sludent refor Computational Research, con- indication of high iron levels. "'We are working to prove this searcher in the BNAC. also contnbstructed three-dimensional images of the caudate nuclei of ~bjects. This theory lhmugh microscopic tissue uted to the study. BJ LOIS IIAIWl Contributing Editor A allowed the researchers 10 sec exactly wh~ atrophy might be ocauring thmugh direct visual comparison of thestructur<S in patienuandoontrols. Shrinkage of the caudate nucleus in this study was not related to any measure of MS progression, such as disease duration or extent ofloss of the myelin sheath, the white matter covering nerve fibers that permits neurons to send messages properly, said Robert Bermel, a ftrurtb-year UB medical student and first author on the study. Bermel presented his findings last April at the American Academy of Neurology meeting. "White-matter lesions~ the oon- Repa .... BrieD l3 e Alumni to offer career guidance ua Hftlon, jultlon..,.. sopha•ares an invited to learn about life after graduation at "Reality Cleek.• a program tponsored by the University Student Alurnnl Board (USAB) to he beld on Saturday . on the North Campus. The day-long seminar will provide students with a variety of workshops intended to help them make the transition aTter graduation. Whether entering a profession or going to graduate ochool, ~ts will find numerous workshops led by UB alumni to fit theiC needs. Oleck-in for participants will he held from 10-10:30 a.m. in the first-6oor lounge area in Norton Hall. The program will open with a welcome at 10:30 a.m. in Woldman Theater, Ill Norton Hall, and condude at 3:30p.m. More lhan 20 UB alumni will mlunteu at the event. Some will rtvicw student resumes one-on""()ne, while ot.Mrs will deliver seminan on such topics as networking, financial planning, entrepreneurship, grad.uate school and job hunting..All student attendees will receive a copy of "Ufe After Graduation, Explained," published by Cap and Compass, a step-by-step guide for a successful transition into the "leal world." "'USAB is really excited to be hosting such a great event for students. Our mission is to bring students and alumni together, and through 'Reality Check' we also are able to bring alumni back to the school to he a help to students," says Jill Edinger, USAB president. Registratiqp, which includes lunch, iss 10 for students who register by today. After today, the cost isS I 5. Registration fornis may be obtained at < http:/ I www.elumnl.buffelo.edu/ usab/,..ellty.php> or by calling USAB at 829-2608. Limon Dance Company .to perform in CFA The Cent..- f.w the Arb will conclude its 2002-03 Key Bank Dance Series with a performance by the Um6n Dana: Company at 8 p.m. April II in the Mainstagelheater of the CFA on the North Campus. Media sponsors for The KtyBank Dance Series are WGRZ- TV Channell and soft rock favorites-96.1, WJYE-FM. Lim6n Dance Co~pany is ·in residence at UB from Monday through April II . Thi' daricet's are schedul¢ JQ.J~f[~e~nu~,dern­ onstrations, workshops for UB dance studenu, master classes for dancers from UB and the community, and performances for school children. The company will perform in several area high schools, as well as present the public dana: concert on April II. For more information regarding the residency, call Rob Falgiano at645-692l. Now in its 57th year, the company is the living legacy of the movement technique and philosophy of theater developed by creator/founder JoU: Lim6n a"nd his mentors, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Their innovative works have be:en recognized as great masterworks of American dance. Since Lim6n's death, the company has produced more than SO works by more than 30 eboreographers. . Um6n Dana: Company was the first group to tour under the aus· pi125 of the American Cultural Exchange Program (1954),1he first dance troupe·to perform at Uncoln Center ( 1963 ), and it has had the honor of appearing twice at The White House (1967 and ·1995). The Um6n Dance Company pioneered the idea lhat it was posaible to survive the death of its founder, setting an oiample for~ entire dance field. The company is one of two components of the J~ Um6n Dan<:e Foundation, which also conducts educational programs and disseminates the Um6n repertory through the Um6n Institute. Lim6n Dance Company is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from National Endowment for the Arts and Doris Duke Olaritable Foundation. Additional funding is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Philip Morris Companies Inc. Tickets for Lim6n Dane< Company are S20, SUi and Sl2 for the general public and S I0 for UB students. Discount coupons are available at all Buffalo area KtyBank locations. Tickets are available at the CFA box office fTom noon to 6 p.m . weekdays and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information call645-ARTS. Faculty, staff send anti-:war letter to congressional group G Two hundred forty bculty end staff membe.rs have signed an open letter opposing the war in Iraq and have sent the letter to members of the Western New York congressional delegation, as well as the White House and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. .. It is important for the W~tem New York community to know that a substantial number of faculty members and staff at VB have chosen to stand together in opposition to the war: said Hank Bromley, associate professor in lh< Graduate School of Education and a spokesperson for UB Faculty and Staff for Peace, the group that circulated the letter. The letter can ·be read an~signed online at <http:// www.BuffeloPuc:ePeople ....,/ ut.feataff/ letsnfMb>. �4 Repa..._ _AprU20031Vi.3Uo.t9 Recent Innovations Include Installation of clinical exam rooms, second patient simulator I~UDOS ..... c.-.. ....... ............ .. Technology enhances nurse training ~ ., ~ L.OIKIHlCIWI /lqKxt<r IWisUnt Editor <Aagnopllr, ... - . be-· tia~£ between what i.s nonnal and what i.s abnormaL "lt helps 'the student-if you're don't often hear these thing> or ~ these thinga bdott you go out to work, then you're picking them up as you go along. This way, they're more prepared and tid more secure and alllfident wbm they actually do s<t out and begin to wo!lc: with patients," she ""Y'- In- c.n ... -........... T .......--pllnr*lg·---...-...was - .. ID._. .......... ..., ';-L ter-o -tSaoil-. i of-...., tho..--... ... duucaJ professor, and Scon Erdky, dinicalassi.stant professor, reantly showed the Rq1orter a video of a HESdloolofNun;ingbas .-y training scmario in which Sam was instituted new techno lorGa*P • - Hong · 1ho 0...'---ol programmed to g;v. birth. The ·~­ logical innovationsKant- 1ho,........ Sonlor Spldlllls ............ _ tus" was aperiencing fetal dirues&, among them 10 fully Obotapb.ins.Samwasbrougbtinto functional diniCal nam rooms u.s.... ............ the simulated operating room and c:omplcte with video and voice instudents flew into action-it's bard teraction capability, arid the additotdltheclilkrmcebetweena tnintion of a second human patient lnl«< _ _ . . _ ing ~ and the real thing. simulator-that are designed to enSuch simulations also provide hance mute training. students with the opportunity to exSimSon, ·a full-body . 1ho Ul Olld c.. c - Ine., perien'ce critical events that they mannequin with lili:like Direc:DollhoYNI might see once in 20 yW. of pracheartbeats and pubes, and by lhoNalionol~for Campus ~. Conlon .. tia, says Erdky. "Those kind of exrealistic breath and body thegroup's ....,..-.g lost periences are crucial when you get sounds, joins the mo"' ~ln -.,.,.D.C. out in the real world," he says. romplaSimMan (Sam) NCCCC .._.. ....-dl ond "What ...,•...., done over the past in the school's anenal actMtios offecling colego and ~ or six yean i.s to embed a lot of teaching tools. SimMan ~eorly chldhood edu­ cation ond service settings. famadvanced simulation into the curis used in the nurse anes· Ily and""'"' issue, ond 1ho flotd riculum," Obst says. "In ait interthcti.st program. oleorly- odocMlon in views, students uniformir report The purpose of the f! genenol. The uti Child c.e Centhat working with Sam was the si mulators, says Penny 160 chllchn age; s higliligbt of their education," he says, Ca taldi , instructional St.rllentl wWdng , _ ~dll Prat.:EW .. S yean at ._ site on support technician, i.s It> C.._ IItho North and South ampwes. adding that the simulations are not 011 give nursing students practice .~MaSon. . meant to replace the actual operatSl.M' Dilllnguished . .,..__ ula 5eMce , _, ond CArold more realistic tnining and help them "'" sim tor, a basic model,c:ost ing-room aperience. It's easy to see how nursing stu~-......... practicelife-savingdinical,technical about $33,000; mo re advanced dents can suspend belief that the boCh In 1ho Dop~r~montolllleand decision-making skills without models easily can top $100,000. -61 Dona! In 1ho ~ol risk to patients or health-are proOneofthosemoreadvancedmOd- simulator isn't real-Sam responds Aits ... Sdp>ce. ....atr..,. viders. SimSon will be used prima- els i.s SimSon's "c:olleague," SimMan to voia:c:ommands and touch, mak~In "Ewwy ~ IDy [)e. rily by """-Auak stUdents. (Sam), which i.s used in the nurse ing c:omments lilce, "Your hands are --r ·~ ~~ ~ o1 ~In ~ SimSon has a unique, patenl£d aneslbetistprogr2Dl.Sam'seyesopen warm," and "I don't feel so well," all Park ond airway that allows for iritubations and bi.s pupilS dilate; be can receive while hooked up to a monitor remonic~ 1ho .., II set and teaching of multiple advanced realanesthdicsand medications, and c:ording vital signs. "Basically, he demonstral£5 vital , 1, .,~~=~~ 1, lifs-~pport~.Jitudentslearn!-" ,can_be~fo~awidevari, , ...-.....• rtlt 'lol ·~ •r·-' ·' p~rfJ?nl)CPR, ,o~ theycan_even efy of"""':'bng~ud- signs as areal patien~• says Obst. Per'haps evtn mo"' dramatic i.s the fact ';;;;"..,.,.,...;....,;: oi ' ·sbcx:l( hlm with a ddibrillator:Ma· · ··ihlf~ · ·:· · his __.IDa.~ if necessary. the simulator can "die.• "Sam i.s perfect for the nurse ones- that real drugs and medication can mont, ... his -.god C111SimSon's vital signs can be pro- thcti.st program, but "" wanl£d to be injeded directly into his ...ms,and mate, grammed to display a varie(f of pwthase ooe (for the Wldergradu- me., a real patien~ Sam ruponds dif. ln his,_, health c:onditions, such as a tailing akprogram)thatW.SO'taselaborak fermtly each time, evtn though he ao.ot., Sl.M' Illsheart, tongue edema, inV9luntary as tha~" Cataldi says. "We need tools may ~ been receiving the same ond mouth tremors, fl uid-61Jed lung> that will teach them basic skills that medication over a period of time. "'fhe unique th ing about the choir ollho ~of Pwland a variety of bawd sounds re- we would want them to know once simulator i.s that it behaves in a real=':..~ln.,!'" This,lated to age otalrcodinalldition or ~ess. JUSithey=gin.:!s:\~~job.~ istic f.uhion in ""f'fDSe. to stimuli - l w l i i i B fl + !PII · says Ca ·, ows stuucnt t6 ~ IITOo*dt9... m,OO, assessments based on reali.sThe school i.sone of only a band- Sam doesn't havt to be programmed --.....,.__ tic, corresponding bodily sounds ful of nursing schools in the world to ""flfld to a drug a cenain way----lorDIMII... and physical changes in the body using patient simulators, nursing heP""eflts,almost intuitMiy, to each -(WIIII.CiondD ... . . andhelpstherntolearn todifferen- school personnel say. Tom Obst, drug me., a human would. which i.s ~Sonlor...-.Goont , .., l llo,.... .. who-.,- lir)gullhld-- - - ........ ...,............._ ....... .......... .... diffmnt <N<r'(time I drug isadministmd. He may ~you ac:ompletdy different P""efll2lion (SJ{ the drug) than the lint time he r=Md it. You don'thavt to tt.ll him bow to .apood to that drug." says Erdley. ~ "It's not the technology, but the ' vision that sunounds it," adds Obst. particularly proud cil what it does to build upon their (students') clinical skills." Less Oasby, but just ascutting.e<fee was the c:ompletion within the past six months of 10 fully functional dinical evaluation rooms featuring video and voia: interactioo capability that allows an instrudor to guide students during patient evaluations. The school also has added videoconferencidiswJoe..leaming teellnologythat basgreatlyenbanc:ed its outreach and ability to ream! class sessions for l'<'t1'lOie clinical evaluations at Erie County Medial Cmter and pm:eptors of the nursing progr2lll. says John Blyth. education specialist and Web developer. The school has paitnered with Jamestown Community College, basting weekly interactivt distllncelearning classes for the c:ollege, says Blyth. The school also soon may tnin nursing students overseas via clistance learning. The dinical rooms, local£d on the Sevtnth floor of Kimball T~ on the SOuth Campus, are fully equipped as if they were in a clinical or hospital envimnmenL Each mom bas two-way voia: c:ommunication and video cameras to better guide the student as he/she interacts with patient volunteers. " l(s just as ifyou were in a doctor's office," says Cataldi. "We can assess adults, pediatrics and geriatrics. Students an make videotapes to review for irnprov<ments,and ""will be able to make a videotape of what they'"' doing to learn fiom the ezperience," she apb.ins. -nus is ..,.uy pug to be Slate-<lf-the-art in nurse training." -we·.., _.,........,.., lloldol-~··the tied to tooth-root formation identified _....., ___ _ Gene Finding could lead ro better understanding ofroot disei.lse and causes oftooth loss G IAl:llCA.-~bllng­ lnjuntln~- _..,......__ ---·-"' .tlorl.' -----(ACII).... lnlho~- .. - 1.-.Np _ _ _ _ AJ,. IOdltlonlor~­ . , LOIS 11A1W1 Contributlng Editor U IVERSITY scientists ave identified a gene ~nsible ..ann, faculty ond dYi ....u- for initiatmg the normal development of tooth roots in manunals. R.esearchers made this discovery by creating a mouse laclting the gene responsible for encoding a protein known as nuclear factor 1-C (Nfic). Mia: laclting this genedevdoped normally and appeared healthy until ~to standard laboratory chow. At that point, they failed to thrM, became stunted and died prematurely. When mice laclting the gene were fed soft food, they livtd as long as mia: in ·the wild and appeared normal in all other ways. the scientists observed. Further invtStigation showed that while the tooth crowns (the visible portion of teeth ) of these genetically both c:ompetltNo ond non<om· altered mice had devtlopcd nor- tion ... ..-lho-·ICB's --·_,oed ....... """"'-li*'!l- Aplll-161n-1ho 'ID_who __ Ot- eoldenceoi-.Np ... portlclpotlon I n . , . _ . social ond cMc actMtles; inc.est In tschlng oau- pllions, ... portidplllon In AC£1lldMtles. JOB LISTINGS UB job listings acceulble via Web lob tisllngs for prufelioNI. ~ ~canbooc­ cesstd Yio the Humin Resoun:es Services Web site at <bttp:/I ·-~~-·---/ ubb/ cfm,....../>. \. mally, they lacked the roots that embed teeth in the surroundjng bone and provide the stability nee· essary for chewing. Results of the research were published in the February issue of Me>lecular and Cellular Biology. The c:ovtr of the journal's April issue~­ tutts a c:olor image 'from the paper. "This i.s the first mutation in mia: that predominatdya&as the roouof l£cth and bow they grow out of the crown," said R;cbard Gronostajski, professor of biochemistry in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and senior author on the resea'rcb. "If"" can understand bow this gene functions, we will know a S"'"t deal about root disease. root loss and the causes of tooth loss. "The tooth is a little mini-organ that develops though a mechanism of its own," said Gronostajski. "Crowns begin to form at about the II th day in utero, and the roots begin to grow from the crown after birth. The signals that an: important for root growth tum out to he dif· fcrent from the signals that initiate crown growth. We don't know if the defect affects the tooth itself and the signals betwttn those two tissue lay- ers, or if the signal original£5 in the surrounding tissue.• Gronostajski and colleague. made theirdiscoverywhileworlting with the nuclear factor I (NFI) family of proteins, known to function as transcription factors regulating the expression of many genes. "The genes ~nstble for these proteins are only present in ani· mals," said Gronostajski. "They arose only in multicellular organisms, which suggests they play an importani role in the.development of complex life forms." Gronostajskiandcolleaguessctout to determine the proteins' functions by generating mice missing each of the four genes ""f'fnsible for the NFI. proteins: Nfia, Nfib. Nfic and Nfix. Mia lad<ingthe Nfiagene"""' born with massive brain deficits, induding hydroencephaly. and died shon!y afrer binh. Nfib turned out to !x involved with lung formation,and mia: lacking the gene also didn't live long. They then bred mice that were lacking the Nfic gene. "This'knock- out' mouse was sort of tricky," said Gronostajski. "The animals looked perfectly normal, but after weaning to mouse chow they started wasting away. Thea"" noticed that their incisors looked blunted. We clisc:ovtted that if we overCame the toothd<!ficitby~themasoft­ dough diet, they thrived and were otherwise healthy. The most surprising thing was, when we looked closely at the teeth , the crowns looked perfectly normal, but there v.T~ no roots.• Research involving mice ladtin& the Nfix gene is still in progress. The wtimak goal of the research is to understand how these proteins perform in nature. After dct~ ­ ing the deficits caused by the lack of each single gene, the researchers will begin breeding mice lacking two or mo"' NFI genes to delvt further into the functions of this protein family. Gronos!lljski said. George SleeJe.Perkins, pootdoctoral fellow wOrkihg with Gronosmjski. is first author on the study. �April3. Z003./VIt34,1o.19 Student fee hike proposed e Increase would suppurt improved technology, parking services e, SUI WWTCHUI 1/q>otkr Editor T HE comprehensive student fee would increa>e S25.50asancsterforfull. time undergraduateiraising it to $680.50 beginning with the Fall 2003 semester-;-Ullder a proposal by Dennis Blade, vice president for siudent affain. The fee would increase Sl7 per semester for full-time graduate and professional students under the proposal, bringing it to $504.50 for the semester. The proposed incr<ase would support state-mandated fringe benefit increases for employees in aU fee areas, required upgrades of polie< offer status, increased technology costs and services, improved parking and transportation services, and contribute to enhane<d athletic and recreation programming. Fees would continue to be prorated on a credit-hour basis for parttime students and the current waiver policy will be maintained. Individual student government mandatory activity fees would continue to be assessed in addition to the comprehensive fee. The' proposed per-semester increase includes SJJ.75 for technology, S4 for transportation, $8.50 for intercollegiate athletiC5--ilSSeSSed to undergraduates only-and Sl.25 for campus life. There wouid be no increase for h.,;..th services. The governor's proposed budget reflects the economic difliculties the nation faces today, Black said. The SUNY system expects to experiene< a significant decline in state support in the budget, and students fae< a tuition increase for the first time in seven years. The proposed budget recognizes an anticipated S10-S12 billion state budget deficit, "which will certainly impact all of us in the year ahead," he said. "To continue to o!fer the proIt also would be used to pay for grant5 and servic.a UB otudeots inflationary costs associated with need and expect, e.m in these chal- team tmld, Jtudent recruiting, adlenging times. additional compre- ministrative support and .student hensive foe ............ hnt been payroll within R<=nion and Intra- . posed at a rate equivalent only to mural Set-vita. In addition, it would higher education inllation," about 4 support the purchase of new equippercent, he said. ment for the fitness center and exThe fee increase for technology pansion of recreatioml programs. would provide a dedicated sourer of The campus life increase would. funding to maintain and replace fund $1;1~- mandated fringe-benefit equipment in the existing technology increases, and enhancement of dub classrooms and to progressively in- sports and activity areas in the Stucrease the number of technology- dent Union and Harriman HalL enabled classrooms to meet increased . Black noted that final compredemand. Only 50 of the approxi- hensive fee recommendations for mately ISO classrooms on campus 2003-04 will be made after stuare technology-enabled. it also would dent consultation before the end assist in the >ajuisition of elocttonic of the semester and exams. Stumaterials for the UnM:rsity Librari<s. dents may coinment via email to The transportatio_n increase <compfed!>vpaa:buffalo.edu > would provide funds to maintain through April II. and enhance operations, including Representatives from the areas addressing the increased cost of supp<>rte!l.bystudentfeeswill answer maintaining campus parking lots, as questions posed through the oomwdl as implem<nting recommenda- prehertsi""' fee Web .... site__<http:/ 1 _ ___..,___ >, and tions from the rea!ntly completed Parking and lransportation Study. through an on-line dis<;ussion to be Among the recommendations in held on Tuesday. thestudyto~arede­ In addition, an indepehdent mar""'loping and executirig a strategic keting finn will conduct an assesscommunication-and-promotion ment of student fee interests and plan; adding signage on lighting a>ne<rns, and the results will be poles to distinguish lot aras/zones, widely shared. installingADA-a>mpliantblue light More information on the comphones in strategic locations, erect- prehertsi"" fees, the proposed ining more bus/shuttle shelters and reinstituting the Parking Conimittee and purchasing updated parking-system equipment and software Comprehensive fee adjusoneots, A portion of the increase would ifadopted, would be reflected in stufund increased operating costs per- dent acoount Sl;ttements distnbuted taining to the bus contra<t, state- to all returning Ond new students in mandated fringe-1Sene6t increases mid-July, Black said. and upgrades of police officer lines. "UB desires to remain as one of. The intercollegiate athletics in- the nation's best buys in higher educrease would be used to supplement cation and will conrinue to be a legislative gender-equity funding major public university and the preand support expansion of women's mier public institution in the Northvarsity sports to bring them on par east with continued student supwith the men's sports. port," he said. pr;,_ ~~~t..:.=: ---->. Grant to identify school leaders e, MAll\' COCHRANE The grant is part of the WallaceReader's Digest Fund's "Ventw<s in HERE are leaders to be i.cadtJship"program.thep ofwltich found, working at schools is to help noopro6t, tax~ orgain ·the poorest commu- nm.tions and public schools around nities, who have helped the country tmt innowtiYe ideas for students succeed amid the chal- improving cducatinnallead<mip. "Weare pleased tooffer'Ventw<s lenges that surround them. Stephen L..Jacobson, associate in Leadership' awards that will bring dean for academic affairs in the innovative approaches to the way we Grad uate School of Education vi~ and respond to the crisis in (GSE), with the support of the educational leadership.~ said Mary Wallace- Reader's Digest Fund, Lee Fitzgerald,directorofeducation hopes to identifY such leaders and progrims at the Wallace Funds. "We learn from their strategies, their ef- believe that these ideas will foster · new partnerships between states, forts and their victories. The Wallace-Radcr's Digest Fund communities, schools and districts has given S50,000 to )acoboon.also pro- that will ultimately result in imCes.orofeduational administration in proved student achievement." the GSE's Department of Educational . Jacobson, whose research focuses leadership and Policy, for a stuliy of on the refonn of school-leadership successful leadership in elementary preparation and practice. will serve and secondary school settings that as the principal investigator on a UB study team tha t includes Lauri sern: high-poverty commurtities. The research will focus on learn· Johnson and Corrie Giles, both asing more about school leaders' in- sistant professors. and doctoral stufluence on student performance dent Sharon Brooks, all from the and how they work with teachers, Department of Educational Leedersta ff, parents, members of the com- ship and Policy. The st udy grew out of a lack of munit y and th e stu<\ents them seh•cs to improve studc)u learning. infonnation on effa.1ive schoolleaQRtpOtttr Contributor T Repaa.._ ership.especially for schools in highpovertyoommurtities,Jacoboon"said. "With new federal legislation requiring that ' No OUJd Be l.dt Behind,' it is imperative that we learn more about the practices employed by school leaders who have improved the educational life chances of those youngsters who traditionally ha""' been at high risk for failure," he added. Jacobson explained that the project will produce case studies on six school leaders in high-poverty schools found in Buthlo and Rochester, two of New York State's "Big Five" urban school districts. The cases will be selected from schools that have shown at least three years of improving student achie~m~t scores lhat coincide with the arrival of a new principal. Findings from this set of case studies then will be used to make recommendations that can help administrators enhance student performance in Similar schools. The grant is pan nf "The Cam· paign for UB: Genera tion to Gen er.nion," which is in i~ final phase and has a goal of $250 million. Backyard toudst's guide to Western New York -ter-. G TIM spring - - . n d then what! If you can't afford that trip to Europe aoy time soon, you might try the following Web sites to plan a mini-vacation right here in Western New York to visit all those local attractions you've been meaning to find~ for. Digital City's Best of Buffalo <http:/,_.........,._.._,.__ t•lbestl >sorts area attractions into such catego<ies as"llest Spots for People Watching,""Best O.eap Drinks" and "Best R.ecord Stores.• Each er\try provides a brief, well-written overview, up-to-date contact i~formation, an area map and user reviews. The ""Wbat•s Nearby?" option allows you to plan an aU-day trek through aoy neighborhood in the city, providing a listing of bars. restaurants, theaters and attractions within a five-mile radius--and even plotting out a printer-frirodly map. The Buffalo Niagara Conyention and Visitors' Bureau <http:/ 1 www.bufflllocvb.org/ Attractlofts_O.h-1> eschews user reviews for cheerful PR about area attractions, linking users to local amusement parks, aquarium's, casinos, gardens/zoos, historic sites. museums and religious sites. Still, this site makes up for its lack of critical evaluation with practical information, listing not onJy basic contact information, but also hours of operation and admission prices. Each anrac;t:ion listed also contains a link to its independent Web site. for further researi!J.. History buffs and art aficionados might enjoy a walking tour of the city's historic architecture, especially on a beautiful May afternoon. Buffalo as an Architectural Museum <http://....bfn.org/ • l .....,n•me.h-1> is a directory of the city's celebrated buildings, providing links to sites in both Erie and Niagara counties. The directory can be sorted by neighborhood, building name or architect name. Curiously, the Allentown neighborhood is not given a separate entry, but is lumped in with the West Side; those interested in history specific to-Allentown should pay a >1sit to the Allentown Association homepage, <http:/(www.~own .org> . Any big day out should indude a great meal. Fortunately, Buffalo boasts a wide variety of excellent restaurants. Bill Rapaport's Buffalo Restaurant Guide <lottp:/ / www.cs. louff•lo.edu / _re.-.nt.plde> may ¥.-!il?~.l!.ill-~i&ll.,l>qJ-,it's the closest · thing to Zagat'i we have on thU's~oi'NewYOrk:SC.te. Reviews are concise and opinionated, written by a variety of contributors. Many restaurants are eval uated several times by different r<viewe.._ giving the r<ader a valuable cross-section of opinion. You may sort the restaurant listing by ranking, type of cuisine (e.g., Cajun, Mexican or even Yugoslavian) and neighborhood-an especially helpful feature for a backyard tourist. Finally, top off the evening with a shot of Buffalo's nightlife. Check the online calendar at Artvoice <http://-.wtYoke.com> or WNYMusic.com <http:/ / www.wnyntuslc.cotR> and discover there's much more to Buffalo's bar scene than the O.ippewa strip. If you prefer the theater, check CultureFinder's Buffalo Directory <http:/ / - -/ / dtJ7..,__....>. for the latest listings in theater, arts, and dance. Film buffs might try the Squeaky Wheel <http:/,_ __...,._...,,-._.._> for screenings of independent films that you won't see anywhere else. Buffalo has something. for everyone, and the Internet will help you find it. -fennlfer L. - ., University Libraries DrieD Aegean expert to visit UB oM of the wo<lcl's ._..lng ~ uperts on ancient Aegean scripts and prehistory will be in residence as a senior visiting scholar in the Department of Oassics April 14-16. He is award-winning archaeologist Thomas Palairna, Raymond F. Dickerson Centennial Professor of Oassics and d.irector of the program in Aegean scripts and prehistory ai the University of Texas. ·Austin, home of the largest classics department in the country. A MacArthur fellow and scholar of international distinction, Palaima's research and publications co mprise such a;eas as Mycenaean and Minoan societi~, the development and spread of Aegean writing, the Greek alphabet and orality, and war and violence in ancient and modem societies. His visit i.s presented.by the University Seminars PrQgram of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA ), Inc. . Palaima will deliver a public lecture entitled .. War and Society In Ancient G reece and Modern Times" at 7 p.m. April IS in th e Scree:ning Room of the Center for the Arts, North Campus, in which he will addr co rrespo ndences between the home front and war fran! in ancient Greece anc;l those we are experiencing today. His two seminars, "New DiscoverieWflinear Bfrom Thebes: Demeter and Other Conundra" and "Inside the Minds of Mycenaean Scribes" will not be open to the public because of Sp;lce considerations. �61 Rap a.-. ~U213Nt34.k19 ........ ------. ..-..= ---- ·Office of the VIce President for Rese•rch •nnounces recipients of IRCAF- ~•rds TRANSITION S .Grants to fund a range of projects ..... .. --......:- ~....... ...... ..,_. -""" lit _......, ........... - .c.. we--. lhlp,~D· IS ond s..dorll Da d4 & L U6wnlljtol~· . . . . . c--. ..... ~.._...,. ..... -........... Piomlng._..,.. ~ lngc:or-.r.ll>-. T-~--­ Conwnur-.ondlng. Student-..i.hR,II'Omolllnll\lenotor, ~ St*IJnlw(. slty, to quortelbodos cdoch. -se..-ch Institute Ge<lodl.' """ ..... on Addiclions, toadmlnlstrotivoiiSsistont,ISSistant- presidenl. mortc.tJng. Unlwnlty Commoniclltlons. )emKer s..-.,. rrom associo~< diroctor ol annUli gMlg and loodenhip gilt officer, UniYenlty ol ~ Amhonl. to cli!octOr ol annuol programs, UnNonity Oewlopmont. llorboraA.II)oen, II'Omsenlor public rolations - - . Kaloldo Heollh System. to ISSistant - f o r liumni comrnonlatlon, Aiumnl-.s. -. ----·-·MOYingUp --....,II'Omcoor· ............ ........... --to--....... -c:..aii,II'Om- --..1-..y- · caopcnloond-- - -· - · caopcnlo ~-..-_... prugrwno-. \'Ia!- <JIIbol . far Ur-.lly the A<Mncement. tor ol annuoi_IJnlw(. slty OoYolopment MOYingOn --..too.~. fJorn­ -..-far--and ol..-.ay clowlapmonl, Penn-. _...._II'Om_oldo- nor-and-...Np, Ur"-ity ~to dlrocto< ol communlly - . . . ICentncn Morey Foundolion. 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The IRCAF program will give ruary 2003, and their principle in· our faculty a leg up~ vestisators are: HE Office of the Vice Kenneth Tramposch, associate • "Insulin Gene Delivery· with President for Rese,rch vice president for research, praises TISSUe Engineered Sldn EquMients: has announced the r~- . the range 9f disciplines represented Development of a Twue-Based cipients of funding from in the grant proposals. Devia for the Treatment oflYJ>e-1 the lnterdisciplinary·Research and ·~have been very impressed by Diabetes," Stelios ADdreadU, De. Creative Activities Fund (IRCAF), .the wide diversity of projects sub- partment of O!emic:aJ Engineering with the grant recipients repraent· mitted by faculty representing al• "Dance and Pm:ussion-lnte· ing a wide variety of disciplines moot everyschool,"lbmposch says. gral Partners in Sight and Sound," raoging from theatre and dance, "Unfortunately, we cannot fund ev- · Tressa Gorman Crehan, Depart· anthropology and media SllJdy to ery worthy project. One major rnent of Theatre and Dance pharmacology, neurosurgery and award criteria is the po~tiil of the · • "Identification of In v,., Taroccupational therapy. project to gamer external funding gets of Protein Kinases by RNA In· The IRCAF was created a little if the proposed work is oompleted. tcrference and Mass Sp<etrometry;" more than a year "810 to promote re- Our faculty peer-review panels have Arthur Edelman, Department of search oollaboration in areas that art done an outstanding job in belping Pharmacology and Toxicology across two or more schools. The idea us select the most promising • "A Distributed Computing Probehind the furl!l was to support and projects that meet this criteria.• totype for Arts, Humanities and Sofacilitate the formation of oolbboraCompetition foe the grants is keen, cial Scienca: Enabling a Documentions and the exploration of innova- Cusker says, pointing out that in the tary on American lfutory~ Sarah tive ideas that would open new di- tluz< funding qdes of the program Elder, Department of Media Study rections in research and creative ac- thus tar; there have been 58, 51 and • "Hypoxic Ventilatory Deprestivities. ~ce the intellectual en- 67 proposals submitted, with 17, 20 sion in Experimental Obesity; vironment of the campuses and lead and 15 awards made, respectively. Gaspai'Farkas, Department of Exto long-term funding support from Awards are made twice each year ercise and Nutrition Sciences external sowus,says Jaylan Nrl<kan, · through a oompetitive UB peer re• "Functional and Psychosocial vi~ president for research. view process. Proposals submitted Impact of Computer-Based "JRq_F is the primary internal · for the Feb 1 or Oct 1 deadlines are Assistive Technology for Adults with source of support for research at funded on March 1 or Nov. 1, ~ Disabilities," James A. J..enker, DeUB," notes Joseph Cusker, executive spectively. Proposals are funded for partment of Occupational Therapy assistant to the vice president for amounts of up to 510,000. • "Metal Jon Facilitated Binding research, "and many UB research· Further details on the IRCAF ofQuinolones to HIV-1 TAR RNA: ers depend on it to obtain the pre- can be found at <http://www. New Hybrid Organic-Inorganic JimiDa.ry results often needed to be ........m.buffMo.edu/ lnt-1_ Compounds for RNA Recogni· competitive for external funding.• or by con· tion," Janet R. Morrow, Dep3rtAdds Turkkan: "As things stand tatting lbmposch at 645-3321. ment of Otemi.stry now, it's virtually impossible to get The projects receiving money in • "Integrating Genetics & a federal grant without strong pilot the most recent funding cycle, Feb- Protcomics to Study CNS Effects of T ,..,...,_,...,-.htm>, .G l!tOH," Ridw:d Robin, J)epert:mmt . of Pharmacology and Toaicolosy • "Protein Arginine Methylation in Trypanosomes." Laurie K. Read. Dej>artment r6 Microbiology • "Influence of Race on lm· munosuppressi7'Pharmacology and Immune ~1ponse During Transplantationt Kathleen Tornatore, Department of Pharmacy Practice • "The Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series,"Piero R. Bianco, Department of Microbiology • "Stem Celli and Cell Transplantation," Richard Salvi, Depart· rnent of Communicative DUorders and Sciences • "Dynamic Posturograpby Instrumentation for Clinical Research of Human Balance," Robert Burkard, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences • "Capillary HPL"C System to Aid LC/MS-MS Analysis," Sathyamangalam (Balu ) V. M. Balasubramanian, Department of Pharmaautical Sciences • "ffigh Throughput Proteomic Analysis in Health and Disease," John M. Canty, Jr., Department of Medicine Awatd recipients for the initial funding cycle in February 2002 and the second cycle in October 2002 may be viewed in the online version. of this story at <http:// www.bufflllo.- / , . - tW>. Senate seeks to strengthen role in dean review Some senators want provost to assume responsibility for includingfaculty in process chit<cture had forwarded the names of five oolleagues as possible candiITING concerns about dates for dean of the School of Ar· the -Jack of clearly de· chitecture and Planning, and that the lined proce5Ses to assure provost didn't accept any of them. "The issue is this: Faculty need to faculty involvement in the selection, appointment and re- feel that somehow they have some vi<W of deans, the Faculty Senate input into the appointment of has asked its Governance Commit· deans," said Malone. A govemancr tee to attempt to clarify the process. committee report noted that recent Two resolutions. which call for "a decanal reviews didn't follow proclear d!:finition" of the processes used cedures listed in the dean revi<W to appoint deans, "with eVidence of policy. Malone sajd governance meaningful oonsultation with faculty committee members generally be made know to faculty" and that agreed that there needs to be clear previous procedures for review of criteria set forth by which deans deans adopted in 1994 by the Fac- should be reviewed and app<iinted, ulty Senate oontinue to "be imple- as well as making sure that decanal mented, were introduced for a first responsibilities and goals "!"< made reading in the senate at Tuesday's known to both the dean and faculty. "Faculty oomfort with a dean is meeting by oomminee Cl1air Den· nis Malone, SUNY Distinguished desired, but not necessary," said Service Professor Emeritus and in· Malone, adding that consultation terim chair of the Department of with faculty"doesn't mandai< agree· ment, since circumstances may Electrical Engineering. Senate Chair Michael Cohen, make that impossible to achieve." The resolutions may receive some professor of neurology, said that he felt that over the past year, deans fine-tuning before a second rqding have been appointed in "rather a at the next senate meeting on May ·random way" and that he had been 6, reflecting several senators' desire "put out" by the process. Several to explicitly place the responsibility senators maintained that facult y for achieving adequal< faculty input have no input in the selection of squarely on the provost's shoulders. "The ultimate responsibility for deans-regardless of what's on pa· per--because without a mechanism these matters ~es with the provost to enforce procedures that may have and the president," said Malone. In other business, Uday Sulthatme, been followed in tlie past,"rules only hold so tar as the provost finds them dean of the College of Am and Sci· acceptable," said Hadas Steiner, as- ena:s (CAS), updated the senal< on sistant profes.sor of architecture. recent activity and changes in the ooJ. Sttiner poi nted out that faculty lqj<. Hisrtport included anl~Sl!eSS~Ilmt members in the Department of Ar· of some of the problems facing the lly ogHNA LOHQNECIWI RtpOrt<r A1slstant Ed ~or C oollqje, as wdlas programs that have been implemented to strmgthen it. Faculty-retention programs have been initiated, including the lint promotion-and-tenure workshop, which was well-received and at· tended by many younger faculty memben, he said, adding he hopes to make it an annual evenL crease that had been "oontinuously going on seems to have been stemmed and there was a slight increase last rear.and I anticipate a slight increase this year." The nurnbet of~ over the past two years has mnained steady, with 38 &culty hired in 2002 and the same number apected to be hired "~gotoalotr6troublebiringfac· this year. ~ are 38 searches in ulty;·we want to maRe sure they are progress, noted Sukhatme, with 27 successful and we have to do every· · of those oompletcd. thing fro m our side to try and en· "Because many universities are oourage them to do the best they not hiring this year, we had a very can; he said. good pool ofcandidates and very ofProblems facing the CAS, says ten we've been able to get our first Sukhatme, are inadequate funding choices to accept ooming here.~ for graduate stipends, several deSutlcatme also noted that CAS has partments that have critical stalling undertaken an assessment of gradushortages, a lack of space and a1<-level research. "External review fundraising, which he said will play can can:y more weight than the dean increasingly key role because of partment just saying 'I want some· declining state support. thing,'" he said. . "'As far as reputation is conAl.soatTuesday'smeeting,are:socerned-the national reputation, for lution designed to prevent students whai<Ver it's worth-Ulese ranltings from resigning from more than five are very much size-dependent and <X>WXSwithoutoonsuhationwithan the fact that the oollege has fallen be· adviser as a oondition of further reshind (installing)ishurtingourrepu- ignation was introduced for a first mtion. Thereare~departments reading by the-senate's Grading that are below the critical size and Committee, chaired by William have lost a lot of faculty over the past Baumer, professor of philosophy.lbc: 10 years. We now have accurate data measurt is intended to discourage on this and we are trying to do what students from grade shopping. abuswe can. Fnr the first time, many of ing the option to resign and "polishthese needs have been addressed," ing transcripts," Baumer said. said Sukhatme. The senate may volt! on the resoThe nurnbet of tent=-track fac- lution at the May 6 meeting. ulty in the CAS currently is 412, After a third reading and several which is a relativdysmallfaculty"for revisions, the senate passed a resoacollegeofthismagnitude" h~d, lutioncallingforunivenitysupport but for the first tim< at least, the de- of open software and standards. �.,...... ,._U2113/k3Ut11 Miller one of((top to watch''· Director ofCCR cited by top ~b publication HPCwire 1J BUN GOUIMUM Contributing - T HE top Web publication dedicated to news in¥- performancr computing has DJ,med RuJs Milla, UB Distinguished Professor in th< Dcpanmcnt of Computer Science and Enginemng in th< School of Enginemng and Applied Scicna:s, as one of it.! 2003 "top people to watch" in the field. The list in HPCwirt is a veritable "who's who" of the key players in high-performance computing in private industry, government laboratories and academic institutioll$. Ninmen people and organizations from around th<glob<......, included on the list, which has been posted at <http://.tgc.cam/hpcwlre/ futuns/t--J.html~. Miller directs UB's supercomputing center, the Center for Computational Research, which HPCwirr cited as having "earn><! out a vuy nice niche in supporting a;»mputation and visualization ... "Dr. Miller was vuystrongly rrcommended to us by a high-ranking National Science Foundation official for doing phenomenal stuff in scientific computing and visualization," said Thomas Tabor, HPCwire publisher. · During thepast y.ar, CCR was selected for a number of major achievements. In November, th< much-haaldcd topSOOiist<hltjrJ/www.topSOO.org>, the gold Slandard of superoomputer ranltings, ranked UB's newest, gen· eral-purpose Pentium4-bascd Dell cluster as the 22nd fastest individual supcrcompuier in the world. Last foil. UB recmcd th< first Dell Cmters fQr Research E=llence Awanl from Michael Dell,~ and CI!O or Dell Computer Corp., who came to CCR to announce a IJeallld Dell duster,ooe orthe 'IW>Ild's largest dusters of Unux servers, a 4000+-proczuor Pentiwnlll-based system installed in the CCR. . These two Dell dusters, coupled with other CCR resourca, res~ in UB being listed as the eighth largest supercomputing site in the world, according to < http:/ I www..-.con-<om>. Miller said that om- the past four years, tbt demand for high-performancecomputingand high-end visualization at UB has justified an increase in computational power from a total initial capacity of 64 million operations per second to a total capacity of nine trillion operations per second In addition, CCR's high-cod visualization and relattd display technologies also have betn enhanced significantly. Superoomputers at CCR now can process in a singley=- what it Would take a typical PC nine millennia to co mpute. Equivalently, theu supe-rcomputers can process in a single day what a standard PC ""uld ntcd 24 y<ars to process. The purchast of tht Dell clusttrs is pan of a major apansion at the center, which has increased the size of its machine room from 1.200 to 6,500 square fett and more than doubled its ttchnical ·staff with the addition of 10 ntw full-timescientists and programmers. The tremendous computational power available through CCR is fo. cused primarily on activities in G Wtstern Ntw York, btnditing releardJ at UB. as wdl as corporate and institutional partners. The resources are used to support the UB Cmrr:rofl!JallaxeinBioiubuiOllia, which is merging high-end tech-· nologits such as supercomputing with expert~e in genomics, prottornia, bioirtlaging and pharmaceutical sciences to foster advana,. iil sciena and htalth care. "Tht Center for Computational Research supports nearly 100 projtcts at UB. as wdl.as dozens of projtcts with our institutional and industrial partners," explained Miller.".CCR's users, wbo are located predominantly in Westtrn Ntw York, havt acctss to world-class computational resources in terms of hardware, software and support in· frastructure," ht said "Tht UB administratiol!has been tremendously suppor!M of highend computational research, which providtsan opportunity for Buffalo's scientific community to perform ""rld-dass research and hdps to re· tain top-notch scienti$t.s in Western Ntw York, recruit more ""rld-dass scientists to the area and attract increased ~ of funding and higher quality students, aD of which further tnhances the caliber of research at UB and throughout Western Ntw York." Milltr has performed groundbrtaldng research in panllel algorithms and arclifttctui-es. lie arid reSearchers at the HauptmanWoodward Medical Rtsearch lnsti· tute havt taken the SMke-and-Bah method and created a computer program calltd SnB that is used worldwide to solve complicated molecular structures. Humanities live, Paulson says By P'ATIIOA DONOVAN Contributing Edkoc ETISHISTSofttchnology, bewart. Bill Paulson's in town and his aim is true., Paulson is a polymath with a mission-to challenge. assumptions that th< rulturtoftbt "impractical," "non-empirical" humanities must be castoff in favor of total im· mersioo ~ a world of" matter,~­ tures and things.• The distinguished author, trans· lator, specialist in 18th and 19th· century French literaturt and professo r of romanct languages at the University of Michigan will speak at UB on Monday. The talk, entitled "Literary Studies in the 21st Ctntury," will take.place' at 1:30 p.m. in 330 Student Union, North Campus. Paulson aclcnowledges that such academic fields as informatics, molecular chemistry and earthquake engineeringholdcenterstagt in most universities today. They art a sourc.r of far greater funding. startling research and public interest than, say, German inteUectual history. This has bten the case throughout !he 20th century, but today, our national star is hitched fast to research in the natural sciences. medicine and technology. As a result, se· rious questions have been raised about the very future of the humani· ties. ln fact, some wonder if the hu - F manities evm have a future, much less on< that is relevant. Into this breech rides Paulson, guns flaring. to acknowledge thatwhilt the humanities are considered bysornt to be n:sidual in an era in which scientific, el<cttooic and audiovisual technology is anndan~ they art not neither passi nor moribwxl, but an in· exhaustiblt resource for knowing the world and living DOt's lik in iL In bis influential book,"Tht Noise ofa.Jture"-<~term Paulson nscd to describe literaturt itStlf-bt argues that most mmmunication systems are constructed to codt and dtcode messages with as little interpretation as possible. Literaturt, h"'"""", both requires and resists interpretation, making it a valuable noise, one that offers ~rive feedback on machine consc:iownC$5.. The same can be said of most of the humanilies. William Ferris, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humani· ties, describes the humanities as "the intellectual air we breathe, therultural sea we swim in ... wherr humankind 's best insights into our values, traditions and idtals can be found." The humanities. then, can hardly be dead. In fact, Paulson, a lit<rary scholar, notes that contemporary tit erature, instead of rolling over be· fore the technological onslaught, has employed the new medias. The novel, he says. "has redefined its ter· ritory of representation and range of techniques and play'" to product such forms as postmodmist nov· els, cyberpunk and hypertext fiction. Poetry, too, has new forms: e-po-· <try that dana:s,sings,chansosshapt and plays with >lOrds and mtaning in WIY' that were once impossible. Tht 6eldsofeltctronicand computer music also represent adaptations to technological change, as does com· puler art in its many iterations. Ntw cli:sc:o..n.s about cognition and languase"""" been made by linguisticscholars, whose work has been dramatically advanctd by PET (Position Emission Technology) scans that allow them to watch ac· tivity in the brain during language activities. Classicists and archaeologists arr constructing "virtual" ancient sites tl:>at are predicted to take tht place of diagrams and drawings used to descnbc: their work. Tht list goes on, with resean:hand collaboration taking place onlint in every 6cld. lrr the introduction to his 2000 book. "Literary Culture in a World Transformed: A Futurt for the Humanities." Paulson nevertheless expressed concern that rapid changes in the technologies and media of communications had been fetishiztd to such an extent that doubts havt been raised about the placx of sefi·. ous reading and writing in the edu· cation of future generations. - ·a,ueo-.-4,u. I ; U84,,._1;-4,U.l U8..,.. one-loa fouro.pmo ~Conloronca­ cno-. cno- widiAkron.,...,. Tho Bulb oponod wttll an 8-0 loa to !ho Zips on Fridor ._,_, •Leo )adaan Rold.Tho Zips had • bfllnt ...... boatrc around and oc:orq lour runs to take ClOf"G''t d 1M contest. Akron added """ ...... In "'""""" ....and .......... In .... and~..,.,...lor-8-0flnal KOre. Tho f'C""'dod - out....., hi<sbye;atot--"'""'"- Saturdly. ""' split .... dotJI>Ieheader as !ho Zips won !he firstpmo, 4-t , and !he Bulb arne backtoralcelhe~4-t . Game one was a dassic: pitcn.··s dod.- both statten tossinl: germ... In pme two. k was Nick Beltac:osel wm to sNne. The Junior richt..ftander dktn't aHow an earned run and scattered four hiu over eight inninzs to um his first win oftheY.,ar. The8ulb(4-15.,...,._1-5MN:) ended dle series on a 1oJirw nor.e. a 4-2 deasion on Sundoy. '*""""" ~oft~all home--·-- UB I, Niapra 0; UB I 0, Niapra 2; Kant State 1. UB 0 Weather pla)ood an impon>nt n>ie In !ho Bulls' sofd>ol sd>edule lost.-. UBI doublohoader at Canisius on 11om> 25 was _.,..t due 10 poe..- ':=:,;: _ T h e Bulb then opened !he o1Niop>.I.Oandl().2.ont1om>27.T he-...,...---. =~ pme on Sundoy. wi<h ue c1rcpprc a 2.0 The &Jih are now 9-11 O¥Onlt and 1-3 In MAC aalon. lennis ,· .• · • ! •. •..• , ... • ..·~o..·~·~>.. ti •. M:•' • ...... ; .. "w•' .- 00~ • 10 • • • ~...... l~ ol "I ., MEN' S Ball State 7, UB 0; Nortftem Illinois 7, UB 0 ""'v..,. ue opened • MAC- o1 x0on - . a 1.0 1oss fridor ....,. 1n Glen Temis c.- to BaJI. Sa!e. .-.nked 5 I st In !he ""-""Y In !he latest rTA ranidnp. ~ !he Bulb...,..._ on !he sconboord. cn.y pla)ood respecable ....... oplnst "'" n>donaly ranbd pmes In "'""f set wi<h the <O<cepdon ol one. S.tunlay's inclement wealher som the Buls Indoors apln"' theV~ta&e Glen to host Nonl1em IRinols to complete the - . : 1.The &Jih dropped a hard-fought ·matcil to the Huslcles, 7-0.Wodl ! h o - iouu. the Bulb b11 to li-tO ......nand 1-3 In MAC ploy. Cardinals,"""""' WOMEH'S Miami (OH) 6, UBI ; Hanhall7, UB 0 UB dropped a 6-1 dedsion to Miami ~ on fridor In MAC a<Uon at the ~\'-side Racquet Club In HamiitDn. Ol1io, .. cpon • raod Dip. UB pined one victory In sin&les ploy wi1en Kriston Ortman. pbyina number twO sln,ta, knocked off Gnce Cuac:arilb. In a debruker for the lone UB p<Mnt. On ~<he- fol"' dolondirc tW:-cl1on'l*>n Manhll,7.(). The Bulls .,.. now 6-8 O¥Onlt and G-4 In lea&uo ploy. OuMoor trac~ an~ tiel~ Tnodcsten post - a results In Ralelp U8 sent •lui c:on<lr1&ent olathio<as .. "'" flaleWlllolors at North Carolina State um-stty and bro<ciK bad< some~ <he,_ lhat feanlred""'"' than 1.000.- ~,.,..."""'too rooms. Thoro was no team oc:orq In !he . - . """ allhe " ' - t o be hold on !he East --.r..om eoutoacn,...,.. Ludin& UB's teams In the weekend meet was jqe a.n., who finishod second amonJ 167 finbhers In the 400.meter dash. tuminc In a clocklnJ of 47.56 seconds. Just short of St.Autusdne's Wibn Louis. who "NOn the event at 47.29. On the""""""' skle.juniof"- Fakh Thompson- her own .-.cord In the shot put.Thompson qualified lor NCM ~ <:<>mpetltion wi<h • toss 46-7.25 (1 4.20rn) to finish ..-.h """"'C 32 piacen.The dvvwwu also- 2 and.• half r.et better than her - - .-.cord ""' set ..... season. She 14th In the"""""" throw at 159-1 (48.50m). ~rew Seuon opens in tthua with p~r of wins UB opened the sprin& ponion ol the 2002.03 .,._ season wi<h some ""'"' n.doi at a ui-meet tpinst. Marist and host Ithaca ~ Of'l the Urup InteL Con&tions varied for most ol the doy. wi<h much al the racing bema conducwd In ,.iny and wmdy conditions. The ...-.it)' eizht squad rolled 10 1 first-pia<• fin;sh. compietlrc the 2.000. meter sprint course in 7:20.4. UB's second varsity ei&ftt te~m aka won fts n.ce in 7: 15.1 to beat out Ithaca (7: 16. 1). 1t was the fim. time in bK yeilrs chat the Bul~ posted two lim-place ...-.it)' finishes. The Bulb also sent a pair of ncMce ei&f'rt ct"eWJ into the w.a.~~nc second to lthaa in bach races. The A squad ti.M"ned in ;a 7:24.0 to Ithaca's 7:14.0. while !he B wm finished In 7:505"' place behlndlthaa's number three v.anky team at 7:"'46.8. The tums will be back In action on Saturd;ay at Rochester Institute of Techno16Jy 'In a quld·meet that also Includes Sin,Nmton and the University of Rochester. · • �Tuesday a· The------- - · ·of tr- Concert-· of-_. aforua.the...,..., the Loobs Foss • • p.m . _ . . . . , ... -~·· The <l>ll<ort b pwt of • festlnl....._.., Foss. f - - * -........k om...rra Who 1s . . -... whh be9-Jng the Thunday, Saturday ~· ol Ust~ .C......---. Tho _ _ ..,. _ groups •re principle sponson. For a fulllhtlng of events, go to the UB Cal· endar at <http:/ / wtng s.buffalo.edu/ .5 Saturday 12 _ Coin Swtlt, USA Today. 215 Student Union (Social Hall). North Compus. Noon-1 p.m. F,... Spon!Ottd by Student Allain. -..s.y.u4PLUS A Conwndon wtlh )ad<son MKLow. ~-t..ov-. 4i8 Clemens, NOrth Caln'piJS. 12,30 p.m. F.... For....,.. lnfonnation, 645-3810. Students' projects shimmer and bounce in CPA Atrium Project to·create ''interactive walls" designed to shift students' thinking to unconventional notions ofwalls barrier-that interacts with human beings in a new and A "lath" wall is oonstructed of smoothly sanded and finished strips of wood that mimic thinner, rougher oousins engaging way.• SELECflON of" interactive walls" designed by 75 Thewallsthatemergedarenotjustengaging.howevtt. They're nailed to joists, raftm or sruddingas a groundwork for slates, junior-year students in the School of Architecture downright startling. You can bounce on some; other.; glisten or tiles or plaster. The wall is interrupted by a section hung with and Planning will be exhibited in the Atrium of embrace the body the way a wall rarely will. In fact, they're so oounterweigbts, which, when leaned upon, metamorphoses the Center for the Arts through Saturday. body-friendly, many visitors will want to tlke them home. into a wide; oomfortable seat that returns to its "wallness" when They're a sight to behold-and to be held by. · The exhibit features an "inhabitable" iwo-dimensional the visitor stands up again. The students were enrollM in several intensive design stu- wall m ade of rust-colored latex stretched over a frame, One wall-for all the energy it took to construct it and tlle' dios in the Department of Architectu~. For ~veral months, whose interior can accommodate one or more personS. By heft of its contours--is remarkably Zen-like in its sensibility. they collaborated in teams of five or six . . . - - - - - - ---, .----...,-.-·...--., The designm selected a rich, brown terra to develop their ooncepts, structure their ootta and threw many pounds of it on a designs, select appropriate materials and huge stone potting wheel to release the air construct walls that neither lnok nor feel and make it malleable. They formed the wet like your father's cyclone fencing. day around a cylinder6 feet high and 4 feet The purpose of the ex<rci.se, said Karen in diameter and allowed it to dry until just damp. The day then was cut off the form Tashjian, clinical assistant professor of arin large, textured, roughly shaped, earthchitecture, was to shift students' thinking from conventionM notions of "wall" to colored sections of various dimensions.. more original oonceptualizations. .These "tiles" were"strung" on vertical steel bars to form a remarkably sensual, open"We also wanted to teach them how to work collaboratively to develop that conwork potsherd-like surface oot1ble for its relationship to the earth and the craving it cept from beginning to end-to let go of . their need for exclusive ownership of the provokes to haY< it in your house. design," she said, .. because in the real There are walls that embract, a wall lit world, an architect is a member of a team." A selection of "lnteract~Ye ...... deslgnod by st..-.u In the School Ar<hltoctuft ~ from within to illuminate human activity To begin their transformation, the stu- Planning • r« on display through S..turd•yln ~ Center for the Arb Atrium. behind it, a wall whose visual surface dents engaged in a sc:r~es of stepped exercises. Each student Simultaneously pushing all of their weight against oite sur- changes as you pass in fron t of it and a sttttchywall that looks had to relate a found object to the body or to one of its parts face and then bouncing forward or back to the other sur- and feels like nylon stretched over thin pipes. It was designed and then illustrate their understanding of this relationship in face, the visitors can rock the waiJ back and forth on its to mimic the trajectory of a skateboarder. Another oom.fon· a drawing. Students then analyzed and engaged with the draw- curved wooden rockers. able, stretchy wall invites passersby to lean into it and relax. ings of their teammates, extensively di.scu.s.sing their changing An extra treat is the variegated color of the latex, which has One wal1 is quite thick, but embedded with many tubular perceptions. The students went on to design wa.u · that reflected changed dramatically through exposure to the light, and its structures that allow visual access to the space beyond. A wall ·their new and shared understanding of how the physical bod)' surface. which feels like stretched toad skin. made of curved wooden blocks has·armatures that pull out to could relate to the built structure. It's a wall. yes. but it's alo;oan odd and intimate funhousc ride. provide seating. The scats look like thr can-opener blade on a ·~we wan t them , as architects, to a Iwars consider the hu· Another wall is visually abstrad, woven of dear, acrylic sticks Swiss Army knife, but with a f.ushion or two. man dimension in their designs-to think about how the thnt an· 5 feet long and about 1/8" in diameter. lt presents a Besides Tashjian, instructors in the Departmen~of Archi· body experiences space and surfaces," said Tashjian. "We want sparkling, translucent, multi-textured, three-dimensional sur- lecture who directed the design studios on this pToject are th em to engage their visual and haptic senses. in this case to face that transmits light but visually mutes the activity behind Kevin Connors, dinical assistant professor, and adjunct pro· make a "wall "-usually understood 10 be a rigid object or a it. In dark spaces., says Tashjian, it literally glitters. · ~rs Thomas Breen, Laura Garofolo and David Zielinski. 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Capaldi. the 2002 fiscal year (FY "We are very pleased by the 2002), rising to $239.7 million and progress we've inade In the past year rq>resmtinga growth of$52.9 mil- in research funding--progress that lion om- the pinious year. speaks directly to the outstanding The record-high funding in- efforts and ability of our &culty to cluded a 33 perc.ent incRase in funds secure both research dollan and inreceived from the federal govern- creased national recogo.Jion for the ment, which jumped by S32.2 mil- important work they do on a daily · lion-from $96.6 million in FY basis," ..Ud Greiner. 2001 to $128.8 million in FY 2002. "While this increase in funding While the boQits on the 2002 fiscal will only improve UB's standing as year-the period &om July I, 2001 New York Statz's 1.u:gtst and most through June 30,2002--<losed more comprehensive research university, than six months ago. the data ool- perhaps ~en more importantly, it Charles J. Smith, associate professor of music, and his lected through the National Science dernonmatzsthedepthofouroomdog, Ransom, take advantage of the recent spring-like Fowldation'sSurveyofResearchand mitment to our research mission: weather to play some frisbee outside Baird Hall on the ~~ Expenditures at UniWe are dedicated to oontinually exNorth Campus. versities and Colleges were released panding the boundaries of our only within the past month. knowledge and to sharing the ben"The fact that federal research efits of our discoveries." awards t.M increased so much de6Capaldi praised all of the ~e­ Federal funding accounted for ($18.8 million), and the National nildywill"""" UBupin the national searchen inYolved in UB's recordranl<ingo." said !&)'ian s. 1hBkan. vi<le brealting effort, stressing that "fac- 53.7 per= I of research funding at Science Foundation. with 11.9 perpresident fi>r research. 'That means ulty across the university have done UB during FY 2002, with the next a:nt of the tolal. or $15.3 million, Raearch in the life sciences acwe will be able to attract bett<r f3cu1ty an outstanding job in the brutal largest cat.egory,.institutionally fiand bett<r students." competition for research funds at nanced organized research, ac· oouotzd lOr $168.6 million in fundoounting for $48.4 million, or 20.2 ing. or 70.4 percmt of the total FY Saluting the hundreds of UB re- the federal level.• 2002 research funding of$239.7 milsearchers whose hard work ac"Our increased suarss rdlects the perc.ent of the total While research funding &om statz lion, with funding of medical reoounts for the increased funding. ~emphasis on federal fund·and local governments amountzd to Searth totaling $1 I I million, or 46.3 Twkkan added: "What's behind the ing in the university, and the quality numbers are &culty members who of the &culty. Only the very best re- only $9.6 million during FY 2002, per=I of the grand total. that amount rq>resented an 85.4 Engineering ~ch was the do world-class research while jug- ceve federal funding and we are very percent increase in that category second-largest categoey of fundgling oounes they teach, home lives . pmud of our increased success." overF¥2001. ing--$37.9 million. Within the enand community service. The NSF survey data show that The Department of Health and ginCerlng category, the two leading "And the &culty are setting savvier 88 perc.ent of the $239.7 million in about grant submissions," she noted. research funding received by UB Human Services was the major subcategories were civil engineer"For aample, their su<USS in gotting during FY 2002 was for basic re- sourer (63.7 percmt) offederal fund- ing ($14.1 million) and mechanian NIH grant the fust time they ap- search. where thr primary goal is a ing for UB researdJers in FY 2002, cal engineering ($12.4 million ). ply has doubled in the past year; fuller knowledge or undentanding •with a total of $82 million. The next Funding for research in the physiUB researchen whose funding is o( the subject under study, as op- two major federal funding sources cal sciences totaled S13.6 million, included in the report include those posed to a specific application, as in were the Depanment of Defense, with the largest subcategory being with 14.6 perc.ent of total funding chemistry (SIQ.4 million). at the uni~rsity, al affiliated teach - applied r'esearch. R Taste of Spring UB seeks c6mment on self-study G ay SU£ WUETCHUI RtpotUr Editor HE university has finished a draft of its selfstudy report for reaccreditation by the Middle Statzs Commission on Higher Education, and is seeking input from the campus community. The report can be viewed on UB's Middle States Web site at http:// T wlngs.buffalo .edu/provost / mid• tsbltes. Cornnlellts,either on M more lt.• xt at Web \ltc L link on Web site p more A additional link on Web photo~ on Web a specific portion o( the report or on the entire draft, may be directed to Beth Del Gcnio, assistant vice provost for academic affairs and staff coordinator for the accreditation process, at bethdel@bulfalo.edu. The comments will be used "to inform the final ver.;ion of the report, which will be submitted to Middle Statzs this summer," Del Genio says. "We will be relying on the campus community to offer insightful and construc!Moomments that will help us to create a report that is accurate, thorough and indicative of UB's progression as we seek to meet our mission as a public research universiiy," she says, The self-study draft repon is the result of two years of investigating, analyzing and assessing multiple aspects of the university by the Steering Committee and numerous sul;>commitlees composed of UB faculty, staff and students. The self-study draft, Del Gcnio says. is a compilation of these findings. which describe and assess UB's ''institutional context~ and "educational dfectiveness." More specifically, the repon addresses the university's institutional resoun:es. institutional planning process, administrative and leadership effectiveness. admissions process, student support services; eduational programming and asse5SJliO!ll of student learning. The self-study process has provided the university wi\h a sustained opportunity"to reftect on our institutional progress· since tile university's last Middle States selfstudy. effort in 1993, "albeit with a focusW lens on the last two or thrcr years," Del Gcnio says. "With the University at Buffalo's level of educational and research comprehensiveness, it is no small feat assessing and evaluating the range of university activities and initiatives. The UB faculty are to be credited with producing highl y compr~erisive and thorough sub- committee reports, which hive informed the self-study draft repon.• Del Genio points out that as one would expect, the self-study draft found many strengths at the university, as well as areas that would benefit &om improvemenL "Overall, UB is advancing wdl toward mceting~ts tripartite mission of teaching. research and public service," she says. Kerry Grant, vice provost for academic affairs, dean of the graduate school and a member of the l.ndership Team that is leading the accreditation effort at UB.t notes that the self-study draft details"amazing institutional pro8feSS.. since the 1993 self-study rep0rt. "Advances in educational and information technology, establishment c-u..M-,.,..z �21 Rap a .._ A!ri117.2fml'lli.34.1o.Z1 BRIEFLY ........._.-.... ........... .... .... ...... Corredlan ____ Anddrllt . . . . . . . . . . . . Maggie Hausbeck i"s director of University Union Activities Board. ,~ ~--. OIICN) . . . . . . . . . . . . a.. ~...---­ SIO.OOOa.....,..lhe..-··~ .... nun--lorfll'*'gpa lo SIO.ooo'. COIIIpllfiiiM Ut sc:hedl*s lecture )Onothln "'""'Hai.- ptalouor In the Doporlmont at ~llte<......... lJnMnily al Ullomll. lrvlnt. wlllpmentalechntitlod"b,. plicit MonQge: In the ~.Jim al the- Wid Othef5e>cuol Onemo lrom 1970's ~· lrom 1:30.3 p.m. todly in 640 Clemons Holl, North Compus. Tho lecWro. which wil be free ond open to the pubfoc. b sponson!d by the Eugenio Donato Choir (Rodolpho Goschf) In the Deportment at ~'""' llt<tatU<e. For further lnformotlon. contKt the ~t ateom. poraliw> Utomure ot 645-2066. "Breakfast physics" to . be topic of lecture long.--- Ewr wonder why'- - those It's spooned lrom one <Ish to .,. ochor7 1No-"~'~< al poorly .... - - phy*:s is ono al --ltlhebriloldost - thot '-*" al Ollcogo - ~ SlcnyNagolwll- ln afreepoAIIIclomfttobeheld on -..toy IItLe. Nogoi.-Dislin. gulshed- Professor In the Dopartmont al Physics ot the lJnMnily al Chicago, wll speak on "Physics ot lhe llrukfast Table" from 5-6:30 p.m. In 205 Natural Sdonces ComploJc. North campus. Othef examples that Nagel • wll dte In his lomftlndlde the anomalous- al granular sugar and those peky rings on a 1M* Wh8t Is llniYenlty Union A<· tlvltles-(UUAa)7 UUAB is a IM-entmU~ment pro· gramming semcc run by UB stu· dents. The office is composed of four departments: roncem. films. cultural and performing ans, and sound rental. Students work as departmental coordinators, assistants and hourly staff. UUAB sponsor> events independently and collaboratM:Iy with various campus groups. Best known for perennial events such as. Fall Fest, Spring Fest and the weekly film series screened in the Student Union Theatre, UUAB also proudly presents wine tastings, speakers, cinematic sneak previews and concerts in an assortment of campus venues. UUAa Is JNrt of~ lwger Sub- lkwlnll. What •• - - -· where does UUAa fit Into the ...._ ...,.......tlon7 Sub-Board !,Inc. (SBI, lnc.) is a student-owned and student -operated, not-for-profitcampussemceorganization. It was created in 1970 through the cooperative efforts of the student governments to pro· vide students with greater control over mandatory student activity fees and to enhance the quality of student life at UB by offering a variety of programs and services. Each ofSBI's services are intended to help students in a practical and educational way, an d all students are encouraged to utilize the snvius. as well as to take advantage of the opportunities available to operate and manage SBI programs. SBJ 's servicescan be separated into ~ three categories: entertainment, nealth and oupport. The enteruinment classification encompa.sses print and electronic mediums ( n.. Gc!cation magazine and WRUB radio rtspectivcly ); as well as UUAB. ~formation,regarding all of SBI's pr<>Srams and semces is available on the 01rporation's Web site at <www..subboard.c:om>. How do you choose wtuit concerts, fllms, etc. to brtng to umpud We draw artist names fronl a gold fash bowl. Of course, I'm being facetious. The UUAB staff conducts student poUs at different times of the academic year. lnooming fresh men are surveyed during summer orientation and the general student population is surveyed at different points each semester. The surveys soUcit answers regarding interest in concens, specific musical performer>,popularfilmsandotherevents. In addition to the surveys, student · committees composed of representatives from diffemlt organizations participate in the decision-malcing process. For example, the •Fest" concert series is ro-.P.,nsored by · UUAB and the undergraduate StudentAssocianon;thereforestudents from SA1UKISBI conven< to-det<Y' · th e genre o f mus1c · and spe· ~me ctfi~ talent to be featured at each festtvalshow. Whether we are planmng concerts, spec1al events or films, UUAB strives to balance programming ip order to satisfy the wants and needs of a diverse campus. Thert is a link on the UUAB Web page for suggestions or event ideas. We are always looking for new and exciting programming oppor· tunities, and we welcome input from the univonity oommunity. What has _ _ _ populer c-.rt~ ·ve­ Involved with? Applying "popular" as defined by survey results, I would ha"" to say that the Dave Matthews and Tun ~olds acoustic performance in the Ctnu:r for the Arts ranks at the top of the list. However, using .. popular" relative to audience size, last year's NO DOUBT Live concert was a sold-out sucuss, and tht 1999 MlV Campus Invasion Tour featuring Sugar Ray, Orgy and RUN DMCabsolutely stretched the capacity of Baird Point to the limit. Do you get to meet the •rtlsts/ musklans7 Rarely, if ever. I have crossed paths with them in the backstage hailways, but event coordination is not as glamorous as seems. IJ t " - ..,,. ,..-tkvlw wtbV musical poup, or ..,,. ,..-tkv1.,. JOCial event·that you 're worltlft9 hwd to bring to ue? We will COQtinue to actively pursue_Dave Matth_f'l's.f9r ¥'encore • P.,rform"llrice .rti:IB'anclng ul!if d . th d ' ll name ommates e stu ent po s. Also, I loo.k forward to the day when we will be able to present a concert in the football stadium. board similar to UUAB. What mjks UUAB ~?The concept of a campus programming board run by otudents is DO( unusual. Howevtt, as a semce of SBI, lnc., the realityofUUAB is truly unique because studenu are simultaneoUsly the ownm and the beneficiaries of the services. UB is one of only a handful of campuses in the country that has a student corporation. As UUAB director, it is my job to provide continuity, ensure compliance with.university,= and SUNY Board of Trustees guidelines. and to simply lead the studeot staff through the planning process. It is the UUAB staff that researches perspectiV< performers and evenu. Staff members also prepare budgets and projected financial statements.Studentsareempowered to select programming and to successfully implement every minute detail tbertin. The campus oommunity bendiu from the work of the UUAB stalt and the UUAB staff gains specific, . ~t, paraprof.......nal work c~enence. I have a &vonte quote about SBI,lnc., and 1bet:.-.that th · f th . :7_.-:, ....., ~~t ~ e $tementoo exten to UUAB. Someone once said. .. It Wh•t question do JOU with I heel ..ked, •ncl would you ...vo •~swuecl It? Most coUeg~ have a programming would be unfortunate if SBI ceased to exist because then the students at UB would become ordinary." In my opinion, UUAB is a part of that which makes UB an atraordinary educational encoUnter for students. that""' deposited by 5pi1led cd· t.. att... lheliqtJid"'""""""'" Nagel says these ....-nples ..... non-linear hydrodynamic,..,. norner\1 that ""' not only al Jed>. nologbl ~but also canleodlhelnqWitiYolntonew ...rnsolphy>ia. For more~ all 645-2017. REPORTER Tho lltpml-ls I aWnpus mmmunllypubishod by the Olllce al . Services In the DMsion ol lJnivonlty C o m -, --.. --__ --_,_ ----l.Wwnlty alullalo. loatod at 330 Crofts Hal, Bulfalo, (n 6) 64>2626. ~~~-- _, ....... ,.. ,....,..,~ . -------DonN~ ....... c -Lois-~*< -.- ,.tridl Ellen-.. john Doll c..no-adl Oonovtn s. A. Unge< Christin<""" """"""""""' $1.5 million gift to benefit philosophy 87 MAllY COCHIIANE Reporttr Contributor DNA Romanell has made two gifts with a combined value of nearly S 1.5 milUon to UB. E Withthetwo~through tnOCtble trust expectancies-Mrs. Romandl hasoontinued the legacy beguo by her late husband, Patrick Romandl, a philosophc:r and author ofseveral books on critical naturali>m. The first bequest of $600,000 will provide for continuing support of the Romanell Lecture on Medical Ethics and Philosophy, a series she long. and our philosopby was always to let somebody doe profit, as well" Peter Hare, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and former chair of the philosophy department, and T"tmothy Madigan, Ph.D. '99 and M.A. '98, then a philosophy graduate student, were friends of Patrick Romanell, who Madigan calls "one of the first philosopher> to work in medical ethics.• At the time. Romandl was a profe:Ssoratthe Univ=ityofTaasatEI Paso, and bad taught at several oolleges and univenitic:s in the United States and in Italy, his birthplace. He earned master's and doctoral degrees from Columbia Univenity. In 1997, Hare invited Romandl to UBto give a lecture on medical tthics.Madigan.noweditorialdim:tor at the Univ<rsity of Rochester Press, says Romanell later <:Stablished a I<cture series at UB because "he preferred lectureships as a way to get fresh, original ideas across." The Romanells also gave $20,000 to fund a graduatrfdli>wship i>r VB philooopbystudentsSIUdyingllilllllalism. PatrickRomanelldiedofcancerin February 2002, b~t his generosity oontinues to benefit the univenity. Edna Romandl's gifts are part of "1M Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation; now in its 6naJ phase. Grant says. "Of course, challenges remain. What is notable, however, is that faculty and administrators have acknowledged these challenges and are working to continue UB's remarkable successes in resolving our most pressing issues and concerns. "The institution proves to be dy· namic, rather than static. The issues identified as significant concerns in the self-study proce.. will have a role in setting the agenda for the future," he says. Del Genio $lt)!S that after UB sub- milS its final self-study report to Middle States this summer, a team of Middle States staff and external evaluators will come to campus in the fall. During the visit, evaluators will -meet with UB administrators, faculty members and student representatives. "They will tour the campus, look· ing at our classroom, research and student support-services facilities," she says. "They also will wish to speak with s~ts, staff~ faculty who are on· camplB; IUking" them their impressions 'Of UB and the Middle States process." A decision on reacaed.itation will be made after the site visiL The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is the unit of the Middle"States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the middle states ~on . Accreditation is crucial, UB administrator> say, because it provides an affirmation that institutions are meeting baSic academic standards. andherbusbandestablishedin 1997 with $50,000 in gifts. Her second bequest of nearly $900,000 will establish the Edna and Patrick Romanell Professorship in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. A former medical social worker, Mrs. Romanell S.ys that she and her husband shared the same thoughts on giving. "lfwecanalfordi~lctsomconedsc: bendi~ too:' she says. "You only !iYe so Reaccreditation ~,.,_,..., of research centers and institu tes, building ofapartment-style residential halls, innovations in student support service delivery, increases in undergraduate student selectivity profiles, nationally lauded programs in the humanities and social sciences, substantial gains in research funding and philanthropic giving, and entrance into the NCAA Di,rision I Mid·Ame.rican Conference, just to name a few accompll.sh:ments. dem· onsrratc UB's continued pursuit to achieve the ideals of our mission," �~117, 2ll3!1i 34. k Leadffig education in China UB alumnus Zhou Ji is named new minister ofM:ucation lly PAftiCIA - A N ContribYtlng Editor reports to tho premieranda>mpri.teo HOU I~ a di5tinguilbed researcher and ocholar who received muter's and cloctoral deJr- in medwlialandoaoopoco .,.;-.. ins &om tho School of £nsineorinB and Applied Science, hu been named rnioiotn of education of the P'<ople'a Rq>ublic of OUoa. Theappoiotmmt-IIIIDOWlC!d last month during tho lOth National Ptople's Congress (NPC) inl!eijina. at which 3,000 deputies of the NPC elected Olina's new leadersbip un·· der President Hu fmtao and l'rm1ier WenJinbao. In his new po.oition, Zhou will om-see the largest system of educa· lion in theworld.lt..,...... !Jl(ft than 250 million students in the primary and 5ealndary leYds, and more than 13 million students in higher edu· cation-a number that is growing rapidly. OUna educates 2S percent oftheworld'sstudentson I percent of the world's education budget. As minister of education, be will serveasamemberoftheStateCoun· cil,or cabinet, of the People's Rtpublic of China, the highest =ti"" organ of state power and adminis- · tration in the country. The council cilon, one aoaetary aerieral and 28 hicbiY educattd minillrn- . In 1999, Zhou, wbo ~his . - ' a elope in 1981 and his doc· tonte three years later, wu Pre· seoted 1 Distinguished Alumni AlOIId by tho UB Alumni Auociation bcon~bisknowledtle. talent and CRIIivity to higher edu· cation in O>ioa.IU tho time, bewu praidentofHuazbcr!c Uoi¥enityof Science and Technology, one of OUna's top unM:nitia. President William R. Greiner said the LIDMnity "is deli8hted that one of our "distinguished alumni bas beeoappointedtosucbapmminent and influential position in the QU. nese gov=unent, with responsibil·· ity for the world's largest educa· tiona! system. "'Dr. Zhou's appointment," he added, "is a ~ meaningful one fOr our entire UB community, especially fi>r his mentors and colleagues~ UB, ihdudiog SUNY Distinguished Professor R<9r Mayne. his doctoral ad· vioor in tho Deportment ofM«hanicalandhroopoce~ ¥kare all iiDmenselypmud ofDr. Zbou and are ~ pleased to see him reaMng such well-arned recognition." Z row viae premim. 1M Slate coun- Stephen c. Dunnett. viae proYOSI fOr international education, noted that Zhou "is one of a great many o~J~Jta¢ing OUnesc students wbo ba..axnpleted advanced degrees at UB and sone on to hicbiY sua:a&· ful careen-bod< home." "It is 1 tribuu: to UB's early and ala!IMimoMment in O>ioa.be· ginning ill the late 19701, that UB baa attnctt:d so many <lUldlalt stu· dents &om that country." Dunnett noted. "Few U.S. institutions can bout .. many graduates in O>ioa.. now risin& to prominent poaitions of authority and responsibility." A distinguished researcher and prolific IChoJai, Zbou was elected tO the ow.... Ac.ademyofScimces in 1999. He is the former mayor of Wuhan, a major indumial city in Southern Olina, and bad served since last August as China's vice rnioiotn of education. One of Zhou's priorities as vice ministerwastoiUppCXI<MrS<:aSstudy for OUnese students while simubaoeously~more.-tbomto return home. Aa:crding to Ministry ofEduation statistics, the number of ~who studied abroiod between 1978 and tho end of 2002 a=ded 580,000,.-wbom more than ISO,(XX) n- mumod home. Webliography.offers info on.Iraq e By PAftiCIA DOMOVAH Contributing Editor Backgrounder on the Iraq ens;,;· publisbedbytheMiddleF.a.t~ "webliography" that and t:nformation Project; a link· to a helps answer questions "primer".by Pbyllis Bennis of the In· about why ~ U.S. in· stitute for Policy Studies that helps vaded Iraq and presents explain the origins of the crisis, and a information about the region's his· link to the PBS"Fmntline" documen· tory, geopolitics and what is occur· tary "The Long Road to War." Another section, tided "Country ring there now has been d<Vdoped Rtporu." links to many sites offer· by a group of UB librarians. Called "Iraq Crisis," it is an "'1!"- ins information on Iraq's seography, niud list of 1inktd sowers provid· gov=unent, economy, society, cui· ing extensive bodtground informa. ture, energy and national-security lion on the region, plus up-to-date concerns. Sow= here include Tht ,_on Iraq &om around tho-xi. Ea>twmist, tho U.S. Library of Con· and may be aazssed at <loap:/ I ~!hi U.S. Department of State; ulllt.Hffale.-/llltrarhs/ "the Middle East Networl< lnforma. unlta/ law/ t•l••- h • - •1 lion Center at the um..rsity of T..as, Austin; the U.S. Department ~The effort began with hbrarian ofEnergy; Harwrd llniv=ity's Iraq Karen Spencer, who says her goal Researd1 & Documentation Project. was to provide backgiound infor· ll!ld the United Kingdom's Iraqi fu. mation and selectivt sites to serve lUre Al&irs Institute. The site is organized with the fol· as a springboard to multiple re sources, including some the public lowing additional categories: • Ubrariaoa' Wd>Jiosrapbia: might not consider or find easily. "!.ike many Americans, I wrestle more links to matmal on the llipia with my bdidS and emotions over of war, peace and Iraq from aca· this conflict," Spencer says. "Main· dernic,library sowas taining this Web site bas provided • Newo Soun:a: multiple na· me with a positive meari.s of re- tiona! and international sites, in· sponse. I ~it is impera!Mthat dudin&Anb and Iraqi prasand alpeople stay informed and critically ternative news sources and n~ ""supersites.. analytt their sou<=• International Law: links in· "During the last Gulf War, the Internet was in its infancy," she points elude the International Red Cross, out, "and there was no World Wide Human Rights Watch, International Web. Mass to information regard- Humanitarian Law and American ing this ~<>nBict, howt\'tt, is unprec· Society of International Law report edented in the history of the world" on "Armed For<:< in Iraq" Spencer and her colleagues sug· • United Nations: UN~ Oil gest beginning with selections from for Food Program; UN Monitoring. the site's •Background• S«tion, Verification and Inspection Com· which offer> a context in which to mission docwnents; Office of the understand the current situation. .High Commissioner for RdUgees The section includes a link to a 16• Pace. Non· Vdmce and Anti· Pil!" ~ldet, "Why Another War. A War Sites: Includes American A Fr~ends Service Com_mittee, A.N.S.W.E.R.(ActNowtoStopWar and End Racism), Poets~ the War, WagingPeace.Org • Tbiolt 1Aob, Not for Profits: Federation of American Scientists: Iraq Crisis, Centc for International Policy, Middle East Research & In· formation !'roject, ZNET: Iraq Watch, Brookings Institution and many more • c-alty Lists: day-by-day lists numbers of dead and injured Ira· qis, British and American troops; missins and P.O.W. counts • Military Information aad Stnlqpc Stadia: Iraq· related in· formation from international sites dedicated to ·these issues • Depleted Uruduro Sita:links to international groups and organizations concerned about tho serious health effects of depleted uraniumguided ....pons, which _,.., used in the Afghan w.u The webliognpby also instructs visitors on bow to evaluate information on tho sites they visit for rdi· ability, validity and accwacy. Spencer says she started work on the site a few w.dcs ago after watch· ing a docwneotary, "The Hidden Wars of Desert Stonn.• · "As documentaries often do, it left me with more questions and concern for ""rifying its claims. I was also spurred by an argument with a ~ close friend about the theo-pendin& war," she said. "1realiud I was not able to intdlismtly articulate my position. "A faculty member sponsoring a film series on Iraq 81"" me a few Web sites to begin my search. I then learned tha~ another UB librarian, ~ Herman, bad also begun a site. We merged our raow= and I ba.. hem expanding it almoot daily~ ll Rep: .... 3 Nickerson elected chair of Faculty Senate for 2003-05 Peter---. ,..,_ ef pathology and director of graduate 1tudiea in the Department of fathology and Anatomical Sc\cnca in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Scienc:a, bas been elected chair of the faculty Senate for the 2003· 2005 term, effcctioe July I. . Niclr.enon sucaecb Michad Cohen,~ of neurolosr· This will be Nickmon'• fourth term as cblir.He previouoly ser-ml from 1993·9S,I997·99 and 1999·2001 . Chair of the Faculty Senate's Stuilent Ufe CoiDIIIittee, Nickmon also serveau a senator of the SUNY-wide Faculty Senate, represent· ing the health lciences. He is a member of the SUNY Satak's Ex· ecu!M Committee, u well u co-chair of ill Stuclmt Life Commit· tee. He is 1 former president of the ~ Faculty Council of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Niclr.enon teaches a coune on the principia of cliseue for medi· cal and dental students, as well as a seminar for undaznduatei in the Um..r.ity Honors Program. His raearcb, in collaboration with Rita Ryan, director of the neonatal intensive care unit at Women's and Oilldreo's Hospital, and Bruce Holm, senior usociate provost, focwes on mechaniarns of pulmonary and syatemic hypertension in experimentally induced models of the disease. A UB faculty member since 1967, Niclr.enon received a bachelor's degree in biology from Brown University and a master's in biology and a doctorate in cell biology, both from Clarkson University. Oozfest scheduled for April26 •- , _, - , - ·· is the theme of this year's Oozfest, the an· nual mud wlkyball tournamerit sponsored by the UB Student Alumni Board (USAII),slated for 8:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m.April26at the Mud Pit on St. Rita's Lane behind UB Stadium on the "!orth Campus. Nearly 1,000 UB students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends, com· posing 1·28 teams, have signed on to play in what is recognized as the largest collegiate mud wUcyball tournarnent, and one of UB's largest student/alumni <Vents. Since its inception in 19M, Oozfest has grown to become _much more than a volleybaU tournament. The day's other activities in· clude.mwic froin radio station Kiss 98.5, a rock-climbing wall, wheel· barrow races, three-legged races, dizzy-bat spin races, blue-ball hunt, an ice cream-eating contest, muddy-water balloon toss, leap-frog and tug-of-war competition. Oozfest is presented by" USAB, the student affiliate of the UB Alumni Association. USAB is a non-profit student organization es· tablished to improve the quality of life at UB by providing programs that directly benefit students, their parents, faculty and alumni. Kensington project awarded $40,000 grant from Allstate The nelthbortloocl surrountllnt Buffalo' s Kensington High School and the Kenfidd/Laogfield Housing Devtlopment bas its share of challenges, including gang activities and violence that ba.. begun to invade the area's streets and ochool haUways. With the help of a $40,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation, UB is beginning a program called the Allstate lnitia!M in an effort to hdp yolmger IIUdents in the community avoid violent and other counterprodum.. behaviOrs. Lawrence Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work, said the Allstate Initiative will be part of the Kensington Coalition, a group that seeks to improve the chances of success for students before they begin high ochool. Shulman and Sharon West, the execu!M dire<:· tor of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA), co-chair the cOalition, which includes representatives from the Buffalo Pubtic Schools, Buffalo Police Department, FBI, Erie County District Attorney's Office and BMHA, as well as health, human-services and employment agencies, and community groups. Shulman said the group's progress durina tho past year includes a "sharp drop in Kmsington High School suspe!lSions as 90< indicator." The grant from the Allstate Foundation will help the area's munger students to make smarter decisions as they grow, be added "The Allstate lnitiati"" will serve as an 'inoculation' program for upper-dementary and middle-school students, in which we will at· tempt to 'vaccinate' them against the destructive behaviors and other perils thiu they will face in high school," he said. The Allstate Initiative, conducted through the School of Social Work, will be an 18-month pilot program providing violence-pre· vention, intervention and mentoring services in two middle scpools and one elementary school that feed into Kensington High School. The program will focus on pre- and early teens (sixth through ninth graders) who are preparing to make the transition into high schoola time that is difficult for m.any students, but especially for tho,. who live in depressed urban neighborhoods. The support of the Allstate Foundation will fund program impl<'\ mentation costs, including the work of a behavioral specialist whd will work with students in the three targeted ochools within the Kenlington High ~<:><>I feeder system. �4 ~~aporia .Aiwiii7.Z003/VIl34.11G.21 Award honon chemist whose classes help communities resolve envirOnmental problems B RIEFLY Author..., Linking teaching with·service work Chot..,.... _., ... ........ -. ......................... ............... ......,. ... W ==~~ ..,.,.._ ""'t ID reM ltWifOIIrtes "1ho - l'llh:AOMMit-~ ~ lng-NI-a7pa.., ~ .,._.,. ... wwo A7.fM....---NIIc --. ............. ----· -.........wwo-..... -•pootGIIIIIe_, . . . . . ond_lll . . . . . . . -. a.tGont*i, Mf() . . . _ . . . - . lng In ~ wllh Tailing t.o...... Boob. 'Tho lkAiolo ~ once ~ ond lho AAJonomlai ·Society YO<k. A recopclon ond booi< 5igr>ing will lake ploce following the .,_, New reading. 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Theltre met .,.._ to present Y'IU'9 dMweognphen 'Tho.,....,..._ o l - ond Donee ... , . _ the Young Chchogo .... e s - o t l p.m. on Apf125, 2 p.m. ond a p .m. on April U ond 11 2 p.m. onApfl271nlholllldllool -lnlhoc.-forthe Arts, North c.npus. 'lhl donee~ ... bo ~oiUI-chore­ "!J''IIhhn ond ~ ch:led by T!eSO Garmon er.Nn. The performance ... _ the deportment's ~ dancers In. vorioty ol donee II)' BLEil COOI.MAUM Contributing Editor ~ The stUdents.work with residents, following them into th~ir buements, backyards and playgrounds to gather scientific data, using the same anilytical chemistry techniques as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agoncy and other government agencies. But while other college councs have done soil, water and air sampli ng in their tommunities, O>emistry 4 70 wU, from the out21, designed to go far beyond detecting parts per billion of certain chemicals. · "To teach students abour the sci- ing membm or the Buffalo Board Jleel-industry aites. The cooirse of Education on a tour ofUB's then- teaches stUdents bow to hdp resinew chemistry building. dents fisure out what the.aentific Oearly impressed with the suu- . data mean. who the pbym are and ronrncntal hazard, of-the-art facility, they asked how to find a way fOr residents to the battle lineo are Gardella how the community could participate ~J~eaningfully in the drawn almost instantly: residents somehow gain ICOOII to it. proceu 10 they are ~atisfied are on one side with lots of q~­ "That's when I put two and two with tlse outcome_ tions but tittle if any data, while oftogether and realized that through But that's not all that.hu come ficials. local industry and their scimy coune and Later, with support out ~r O>emistry 4.70- From 1997entists are on the other, armed with from UB'• crooo-disciplinary Envi- 99, indudingswnmers,SIUdents in plenty or datL ronment and Society Institute, ..., Garddla's das. worlwl with resiA UB chemistry professor wu could put UB's ~ to work by dentsor ttse Seneca-Babcock neighhonored last week with a natiortal addressing environmental issues in borhood who were conurned award for stepping into that the community;' he said. about emissions and odors from crossfire in neighborhoods "There are plenty ofenvironmc:n- the Buffalo Color Corpthroughout Western New York, After extensive meetings with providing critical scientific data to resid~nl s and company officials, communities for free, while using Garddla and his stUdent-chemists such confrontations as a backdrop distributed to residents sensors to against which he teaches under· . detect air contaminants, along with graduates about politics, society instructions about when and how and analytical chemistry. to wear them. When the badges were Joseph A. Gardella, professor of returned and analyzed. no contamichemistry and associate dean for nants were detected. external affairs in the CoUege of>'.rU "The residents knew they had not . and Sciences, received the 2003 been exposed ~ -cause they collected Ernest A. Lynton Award for Faculty the data them Gardella said. · "The upshot is that by working with Professional Servia and Academic Outreach from the New England both the company and with resiResource Cmter fo r Higher Educadents, we hdped build a bridg<' betion (f%RCHE) at the opening ple"""'" peop1< in the community and nary or the American Association the tompany. People's attitudes ·for Higher Education conferenct. about the company ha.,.. changed.• "Faculty in the hard scitl)a!S are To this dar. Gardella remains point no I often encouraged to think about deeply involved in the environmen...... a ........ ol ~ 470, . ,.,..,..... Chomlruy of the social consequences of their tal issues in this ncighborllooci and work,• said Cathy Burack, associate in others, having established vatudirector ofNERCHE. " In schools of met of pollution we need to give tal instiiUtes and courses out ~ ableJI!n&~term relationships with education or social work, for ex- them nol just tht skills they'll need but the notion of one truly focwl!ll- ~ groups. ample, there's a natural link with the · to do sampling and testing, but also on bringing aU or tlse sm:ngths or ln Hickory Woods. a suburbancommunity through fieldwork, but an understanding ofhow important us·. inurdisciplinary research to style sulxbvision in Buffalo conthere isn't one in the hard sciences. those data are to a m mmunity,'" said communilyac:tion---wethink that's str'UCUd on an old lJV Steel si~ .. Wh at's special about Dr. Gardella_ "My students do the sci- unique," aid Garddla. Ganlella'sSIUdentshav..ampled the G'lfdeUa is that he's researching, entific work, knowing that they're He noted that as a research uni- air, waur and soil, and shared the publishing and working with stu- going to ha"" to tell the residents in ....mty, UB hu been especially sup- data with ~ts, public officials dents, but he's also adding this ex- penon, in plain English, whal the por1M or thi5 kind of service learn- and so-nrnentl@'OCYstalf at pubtra elemenl, bringing his expertise data say about the chernials in their ing. as it's called, where university lie meetings thai sometimes turned right-into ·the community. lt"s re- backyard garden or tlse local park reoean:h is harnessed to resoM a volatile_ community problem. For example, "When we start working with a ally important thai we recognize wh= their kids play everyday." The idea for the course devel- theEnvironmentand Socictylnsti- new group, we tell.them: 'We will people who do this when we think about how colleges and universities oped in the mid -1990s. Ail the IU~ which Gardella helped found, work together with you on thisand should relate to the communities departmcn t~s most prominent en- was formed to support interdisci- ifthetechnicaldatasupponyouralvironmental chemist, Gardella was pii nary, public-service projects legations, we will say that puhlidy;" around them." Sinct 1996, Gardella has been tak- reteiv ing requests from local dealing with the environment in said Gardella. In t he end, he said, his only ing st udonts in his ..Analyt ical groups for information about en- ·Western ~York. So far, Gardella and his students agenda is to gather data to find oul Olemistry or Pollutants" Olemistry vironmental issues in their neigh470 cour"' into neighborhoods in borhoods. He increasingly was have assisted citizens in investigat- what's truly happening. Western New York, where citizen frustrated that in some cases there ing how their neighborhoods ha"" "I gd acc:used sometimes of begroups are dealing with environ- was no way for him to address .some been impacted by local industry, by ing an advocate," he said, "but rm plants thai no IonS"' operale and onlyanadvocateforacommunity's mental issues typical of cities once a or the problems sufficiently. Then one day in 1995:hewastak- by the legacies of Buffalo's former right to know.• part of the so-caUed Rust Belt. 1...,· . . co--..-_..,-.- -ani.-... - .·----- . styles_ T h e - - - to to_....,'fldlm fo< the Young Chcft- energetJc dancers""" lf'O rudy pu!h donee forward. T h e - tq*lOry _ . ; . , Includes ......., ranging fn>m uptempo __ ss. ographen- . . ond .... ovallbleln the CfA bole offlee from noon 1o 6 p .m. Moodly tlwough Friday ond II II ,_ For , _ inlonnlllon, col 64S-ARTS. JOB LISTINGS UB Job liStings .cceulble vii Web Job listings for prolmlonal. ~ -a, focully ond cMI ~ both~ ond _,..,.,_ ~conbo K­ ceued vii the H<rnln ~ · s.Mces Wfb siteot <http:// ......bms he4hlo.edu/ -1-/Jt*/>. \ Public art project highlights neighborhood "'What About Bellevue?" offers self-guided tour ofCheektowaga community By P'AlJUCIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor H EEKTOWAGA' s Bdlevue communitywhich includes a nature p=erve, a quarry and several landfills-is the subject of an unusual public art project that has been two years in the making. "What Aboul BeUevuel" is a selfguided tour or lhe neighborhood that highlights its prevalent hisloric, industrial, environmenlal and social themes through an interactive community an project oombining dements of multi - media, performance, installation and public art. The project, in which the public will havetheopportunityloparticipolcon C April26and27,was~by Ann Marie L<pkyj, an MFA candidate in the Department ofArt in the College or Arts and Sciem:es. and residents of this overlooked community. It takes in Bellevue's treasures,· 1ragedies and the high and low points in its history. By employing some of the tools Q( the lourist trade, Lepkyj and her cohorts recast BeUevueasa potential tourist attraclion. 1n an essential way, they show us jwt how it is-or can ~one. "Areas like this seldom are considered interesting by thOS< in charge of regional promotion," says Lepkyj, "We w.111ted to emphasize thai Cl"'J' communit'y has fascina tions-its dark sides and lovely as~thal teU a story of interest to the public. "BeUcvue's resources and location have attracted people fo r hundreds or years_ It )Na5 the site of the ScDeca Nation settlemenl that named the area 'Oleektowaga: or 'land of the crabapples,• for instance ... says Lepkyj. "It was a slop gn the Underground Railway, an essential rail and troUey center for those traveling to and from Buffalo, the site of the historic Bellevue Hotel. It has many other historic, industrial and aesthetic featu= as On April26 and 27, the public is welcome to discover Bellevue in an environmcnlally friendly way-by foot, rollerblade or bikt: The free lour will stan at 1 p.m. on both days wen.· at the Bellevue Hotel, 544 Como Park Blvd., Oleektowaga The rain dates are May 3 and 4. Participants will visit public landmarks and privak residen= for a penonal, in-depth loolc into life in the area. l't.iques will mark each site and explain its importanc< to the community. Neighborhood residents will sem: as tour guides and will share puhlidytheir undmtanding or their neighborhood 's "ups and downs." Reftahments, special CVl!nts and prize giV<~ways will be provided throughout the day. ) For more information, contact Mary Ann Lepkyj 31 <lepkyj@buffalo.edu>, or call 6842 175 or 867-8623. �AJi111.2131VtlUl21 ........ 5 Downside of running UB study finds female runners on low-fat diet may risk injury 11J LOIS IIAIIIII Contributing Editor C OMPETITIVE female runners who eat a low- fat diet place themselves at increased risk of suffering injuries, a team of UB researchen bas found. Raults of their study, which followed 87 womm runners for a )'nr to assess the relationship between diet and injuries,...,.., presented last week at the EXperimental Biology meeting in San Diego. Findings showed that those who developed injuries had sigoilicandy lown consumption of total fat and percentage of calories from fat, as well as caffeine, than runners who remained injury-free. A lower total caJoric intake also was useful in predicting future injury, reSt'archers found, but there was no relationship between consumption of other nu trients and risk of injury. ..The number of wome.l) runners is increasing at a phmomcnal rate. and with this comes significant health benefits, but also health risks," said Peter Horvath, associate professor of nutrition in the School of Public Health and Health Professions and senior author on the study. "The injuries- studied were serious enough to intenupt training. .....__..--=··&&at=&...~ to r<qUire medical visits and...., re- nificandy fewer calories from fat sult in absenct from work. l(s pos- than thooe without injuries. SI'bk this reseaich will bdp US deThe injuries were 001 related to velop advice for runi.en, potential ~ age, miles-run -per-wet.k, height, runnen and health j>roftssionals on weight, body-mass index or percent ways 10 prevent these injuries." body fat. Comparisom of injured Thestudygroupwasi:omposedof runners with non-injured runners competiti>e women I'UilJlei'J who did 001 show a total calorie differtrained a minimum of20 mil<s per ence, Horvath not<d, but when a staweek and weren't injured when the tistical model (multiple regression) study began. was developed 10 predict injury, toParticipants completed question- tal calories appeared as important. naires on training and medical hisHorvath said the lower caloric intory, rq><>rted running-related inju- take, despite similar energy expenries during the past 12 months and diture and body size of injured and completed a 114-item food-fre- non-injured runners, plus the lower quency questlo!lllair< and the Eating caffeine intm seen in the women · Attitudes TeSt, a tool designed to with injuries, hints at po5sible .,_ rneasur10 attitudes toward food and strictive eating habits. predict disordered-eating behavior. Kristen Gerlach, a doctoral stuResearchers measured height, dent who was !he lead investigator weight, body fat, maximal oxygen on !he research, said the restrictive consumption, lower extremity tkx- eating patterns may have mate !he ibility and alignment, ground-reac- runners more susceptible to injury tion foroes (the foroesproduccd when by deaeasing !he availability of nuthe fool hits the ground) and balance. trients used for tissue repair. Researchers contacted particiLow levels of dietary fat also may pants every three months foi a )'nr have resulted in low supplies of enfollowing the initial assessmmt to ergy, she noted, which could congather information on their train-. tribute to fatigue while running and ing and running-related injuries. increase the chana of injury. Results showed that 55 percent of "We need more studies to explore the women rq><>rted a running in- the relationship of dietary fat and jury during the follow-up )'nr, and injuries to separate out the issue of that injured runners consumed sig- ealories yersus fat," said Gerlach. ,. ·:.·. Faculty members violating NY Public Officers Law Editor: . The letter prepared by Professor he and his colleagues express those Hank Bromley and signed by nearly opinions as UB faculty members, 250 VB faculty voicing !heir oppo- they risk over-stepping !he bounds sition to the war in Iraq contains to which they agreed when they much with which I am in sympa- accep ted employment by New thy, and I applaud their cou rage. York State. Especially that of Professor Bromley, I single out Professor Bromley in who appears to have violated the this regard as the major conspiraState of New York Public Officers tor, rather than his colleagues, who Law in preparing this letter and urg- in many cases acted more passively. ·I'm sure that President Greiner, who ing his colleagues to sign it. As Professor Bromley will un - recmdy sent all faculty a memo cauderstand, personal expressions of tioning us about violations of the opposition to the war are his Public Officers Law, can be counted right-indeed his duty. But when upon to takr th~ appropriate action To the against Professor Bromley, if indeed he violated !he law. Again, let me stress that my personal views of the war are irrelevant to this issue, and I write as somcon~ who bas recently returned from participating in public demonstrations in Washington against the war and against Bush's dangerous policy of preemptive aggression. But I did so as a private citizen, not as a New York State employee. Sincerdy, 0-T.ylor, Adiunct proft!lsor of w~ SUNY snafu fails to allow SEFA recognition the Editor: Many of us oonlribute to the SEFA campaign on an annual basis. Donors to this campaign can allocate their pledge to specific agencies. If they do so, they are asked to "Please provide orwmization(s) with my legal mailing address so they may acknowledge my gift(s)-" Donors are free not to provide their address, in which case th~ ag~ncies of th eir choice will receive the amount of !heir pledge anonymously. Although nothing has changed from past years, this year Albany somehow construed the aboYequoted sentenct to mean that donors who provide their address do not aulh<>rize SEFA to disclose the omount of their gift Per ronsequt-nce. the agen cies now receive the n.1m~ and addresses of their benefactors. but not To the amount they gave. Nonetheless, in the very same letter, the agencies reoeive the bold-face command: "We request that j<>U acknowledge the donors directly for their giil"Not knowing what' their gift is, this is quite impossible. A much-vaunted SEFA slogan is that it is a local, grass-roots campaign. Yet, when push comes to shove, Albany rules the roost. The loeal SEFA organization, while by all 1n·ounts unhappy about this directive, d<XS not feel empowered to "just say no." Some other loeal SEFA groups, to their credit, honored !he din-ctive only in the breach. Our proper response is to bypas.." SEFA. Yes! Do contribute to good causes, and do so generously-but make rour contribut ion directly to the agencies of choice and eliminate the middleman. The agencies will get your gift about half a )'nr sooner, they will receive about 10 percent more (because SEFA skims 10 percent off the top) and they will thank you properly imd prompdy, well in time for IRS documentat-ion. To this, there is an imponant exception. If, or to the extent that you don't, specify recipient agencia, do continue to give to SEFA. For SEFA transfers resources to th e trul y needy. Educational, medical and cuJturaJ institutions also are worthy recipients, but upon reflection, their support includes a fai r eleml·nt of the haves helping the ha\'CS.. John C. G. Bou . , profenor, Deportment of Monogem. r Scitnu and Sysl'tms talk programs on AM radio, you bear a lot of strident criticism that American media iltoo left-wing in its,_. eovttage. On the other band, a completely contradictory view resonates from pundits frQm the left: the ~~&me media merdy represents the business interests of the holding compatties tlut own oudeu, and thus slants to the righl in harmony with those interests. Since completely objective jo~m in the profit-driven media industry does not exist, it can be corifusiog 10 detftmine media bias, particularly during such emotionally hcisbtened tim8 u these. Additionally. points of from non -American 10urces arc necessary to offer us perspectives other than just those from the U.S. especially on world issues. It is interesting that despite the strong Web presence of major American media conglommtes such as CNN and MSNBC, the most frequendy searched for term on the Lycos sea rch engine two weeks ago was AJ · jazeera, < http: / I eft9lbh.a1Jueera.net/>, the Qatar-based news network. ·If you are looking for an up-to-the-minute news 6J: from several different world perspectives, go to the Coogle search engine site <http:// www.~.com> and dick on "News" in the upper right corner of the page. This automa ted service culls ;trtides from abou t 4.500 sources and groups them according to relevana. Siner thtre is no human interven tion in the selection prOGess, no political viewpoint or ideology prevails in the collation of artides. The page is continuously updated and rearranged; if you reconnect 10 minutes from now, you wilJ see completely new stori~ as they are ~ported . The VB commun ity can aa:ess the World News Connection <http:/ If 7ou u.t... to - view ,......,_buffalo.edu /lllraries/unlts/lml/e-t'e~C>WUS/wnc.htmt >a service compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The daW>ase i> a compendium of tranSlated international news broadcasts and articles from a variery of news agencies. It is poosible to browse through current events by clicking on "WNC Latest Headlines• and selecting a particular area of the world. Or, )<>U instead may choose "Rtgionffopic Searching" and combine one or more geographical regions with one or mor< broad topics (e.g., social issues, military affairs, terrorism and <riminal activity) with optional limiting by date. Searching the dabbase by free text also is possible, as is a more structured search using field limiters and Boolean operators. For example, you can lind sour= idlecting other natiooE reactions to a proposed U.S. boycott of French wines. The Guardian Unli'mited World News · Guide <http :/ I ww w . g u • rd I• n . co . u II / wo rlllnew sg •Ide I 0,11 J76,620727,00.htJnl> offen links to news services and government agencies throughout the world. You either can point and dick to a world map or from a list near the bottom of the page to choose the oountry you wish to access. Sour= are in English, French or Spanish, without translation. Some audio Iiles of broadcasts also are available. The VB librarians also have assembled other links to newspapers around the world; by clicking on J.inemational Newspapers On The Internet <http://...,.buffalo.-/-/units/lmi/Collectlons/ docs/-_..htJnl> you can access the ~orld News Connection. as well as six other international news media sites. There are several watchdog agencies that monitor and question the media. One of the most prominent is Fainiess ud Accuracy in Media, or FAIR <http://www.folfr.,.,/>. It seeks to identify media bias and distortion, and uncover the marginalization of minority or dissenting viewpoints. This site is worth browsing for its analyses of various aspects of the networks• war coverage. RedaimTheMedia.org <http:/ / www.- I L , . ,/ > seeks to promote more localized, diversified, community-minded media production, and closely scrutinize and hold accountable the news industry. This Seatde-based alliance offers thought-provoking artides, a calendar of upcoming events and links to similarly minded organizations. The Iraq Crisis Web site created by !Cattn Spencer <http:/,......,_buffalo.edu/11braries/unlts/'-w/ guldes_- ./ lraq.html> lists additional news and media analysis sites (See article, page 3). Understanding media requires a great dul of dose observation, comparative analysis and critical thinking. The·Ceoter for Medii Literacy offers tips and resources on How to Teach Media Literacy <http:// www.medlallt.,.,!focus/tu_-.html> for educators, researchers, students and parents seeking to look beyond the images and uncover truths behind what is dropped at our doorsteps or flickered on our screens. -Nina Cascio---· Univmity tJb<ari.s BrieD Tour of CFA scheduled A tour of the Center for the Arts, hosted h)• Tom lk rrcm.s, CFA director, will be held at noon on Tuesday. is sponsored by the Professional Staff ~natJ .and rei _.. !1-hme.nts will be provided. Anyo ne i nter e~ting in attending the tour should R.• VP to p,>enate@buffalo.edu by today. The k IC'kh.: -. �G~raphers say airplane manufacturer will exit from passenger ~t manufacturing Study predicts Boeing.downsizing .,. JUIH COOI..DIIAI* The dramatic shift of aircraft pro- logs of four of its &ix cornmm:ial duction overseas to Airbus and aircraft models, when moot viable, other ~t-financed firms in matwo aircraft progra1n1 havebodtJapao, Italy and Otina, the research- logs in aau of 100 e!Jnote,ispartlyan:sultofsubcon• The lack of new aircraft protractiaa agmmcnts in which for- ~·--tairallli but during the ned decade the u.s. eign g<Mrnments reqtritt that in isthem,desipdinthoeartyl990o economy wiD be alliected by an<Ym order for tbem to buy planes, key • Boeing's announcement on ""'"'significant looawith the nalion's tecbnolotliea must be transferred to Dec. 20 tha1 it would sii<M iiJ fu<Ymtual exit from the building of tbeir <XI"'panies or a certairi per- turistic, hisb-opeed, sonic-cruiaer pasoal8'l" ailaaft,. rnarlrft the u.s. c:entaF.'ofthe planes they buy must design in f.noorof achaper aberna· has led for man: than half a cmtury, con_llin.loc:ally prodaced J>O!U tMo, ilsteeond canodlotioo ofa proaa:ordingto a racan:h paper bytwo The~afoonOt.etbot~ poaed COitlJJlm:iiJ jetliner progam Boeipg,officials bJYe nee star.d offi"Our paper tr.lceS the transforUB~ The paper, which was published cially,thal the is ceasing mationoflloeingfromamanufaclast month in the journal Fullires, commacialaircraftproduaioo.tbere turing corporation to a global suprovides a detailed look at the de· is <MrWbdming evidmcr tbot it wiD. via corporation," MacPbmon said. cline and <Ymtual demise of an inln~paper,theautlxncilttheloos That straiegy probably will be dustry it describes .as "the single of mar., than 30,000 Boeing worlrq-s positive for the corporation and its ,...,.......,...,_,_ _.., stock price, be most important sector of the U.S. ap.lained, beeconomy in terms of skilled production jobs, value added and export&." cause tradiIn the lim in-depth analysis of the tionally avia· commercial aircraft industry since tion services Sept. 11 ,2001,theauthorssttessthat and high-tech military airthe loss of this sector will """" se,....consequencesforteruofthou· craft manufacturing have sands of U.S. woricers, as well as for had high~r . the nation's economy. TheautlxnlOcusonlloeingCorp. ~~-.~~I.U~dl~~iOou;t,;;;i;;~ profit~ than the comthe only remaining U.S.manufaclun:r mercial side. of large commercial aircraft-<hose following Sept. II, 200i and subseBut, said MacPhenon, there is a with more than 100 seats. "Ten years from now, Boeing, the quent announ<m>entsoffuture cuts, downside: "The ,W cost will be to Boeing's last remaining U.S. finn in the busi- shillsinitsempbasisintotdecommuness, will be making military and niations and air-traffic control, and workforce, which has akady taken special aircraft, but its da)'S of manu- symbolic chanp, such as the recmt a major hit, and its subcontractor facturing large passenger jets will ffiO"" of its h<adquartm to OUca&o base in·the U.S., sending a ripple efprobably haV< come to an end," said from Seattle, which is geographially fect throughout the sector and beAlan MacPherson, professor and closer to the emerging markets for )'>nd," MacPheno!lHii ; .:. ,, chair of the Department of Geog- new~ jets in Asia. "The bil!I!'SIIoser in ;Ill this is the As further evidence. Pritchard memberWp of the International Asraphy in the College of Arts and Sciand MacPhenon note: sociation ofMadtinisls, the traditional ences, and CO·author. • Boeing's sale or dosUR of ap- aerospacrW<lli<= who mainly do riv"This is the lim analysis that documents \he entire shifting of c:omrner- proximately 10 million square feet etingand aircraft assembly:' explained - cial aircraft manufacturing away from of space devoted ts commercial and Pritchard. "These wen: weD-paying the U.S.," said David J. Pritchard, co- military aircraft production in the positions and there will no Jonser be a need fur than as Boeing aircraft proauthor of the paper, who wrot< it as past decade ' • A 60 percent decline in Boeing's grams are downsized and ...ntually pan of his doctoral work in geography at iJB and who runs a consulting commercial aircraft production, dosed. Now these people will need with less than 50 aircraft in back- newsetsofslcills. firm specializing in aerospa~ Contributing Editor T HE ml ink ftowins from the airline industry in reo cart months has consistendy pbb<d bradlines, company -· jor_.........._ •.,. pollblt---··_,..., .. _ .. '**"'* __ _ 'Tho -. young--- gromncu"--- _at_ ~---~~~~~ - -'MIOUrllougi>and_ --SansiO-DaYII• t...,... ~"""'--­ c- comrr.nty ~· urged - t o p1on the!< own ewntstothe day. lnlonnllionand fdoaslllroc- . . I Sial _ _ _ ...., IIYM8anbo-..,tho,. at /Y""'pn' F, W',or ~c:or-.g--.­ tho PSS' ~"'-tit c--,ltUf.,_,_ t29, «pail-· «I r'u Kuoos . . . . . . . . . . . and ....... ~--lntho "-""""'.,_and Dance,- roglonolfO< notional -m 01 tho XXXV American Collogo n,.._. festl. vol, ~~tho)OhnF. Konnedy Centor for tho Per· forming Ms and being held Monday tlvough 5undoy .. tho Kennedy Centor In-..... D.C Rohom Is o - I n tho ~ out reached between 45,000 and 50,000," be said. . At the same time, the authors docu.maJya major deaeaae in tho nt1lllbal'of sdmtist and ensiJ>eer poaitiona in the u.s. auoopa<lO industry, which p1WJII1lded by 800 pm:ent from 1970 to 2000. M<n cuta art anticipat<d, they say. The paper also documents the ...... oCl!oeq'• .-~ mootlignilicantlyAirbus, wbooe marl<ztshm bas grown from""" in 1970 to 50 penznt,as wdl asodxrfirmtaU of·wbom bJYe beno:fited from the subtootr.lcling offset ap:ements. "Direct offset agreements between airlines and aircraft producers are designed to transfer a >egment of the manuf.tauring work to the buyer,• MacPherson and Pritchard write. In one strilting exampk they cill! from 1995, South Ktnan producer Hyundai obtained the engineering and ttdmical specifications requiml to build wings for a Boeing/ McDonnell jet. Within two years, Hyundai had purchased stall!-of-the-an equipment and had successfully built wings for the Boeing 717. · The authors also note thatRwoian firms are in the process of RCeiving FAA/JAA (Federal Aviation Administration/Joint Aviation Authorities, the European equivaknt) certifications fur se..ral aircraft programs. The Chinese aerospace industry is not far behind, they add, and currently is embarking on manufacturing a 70-seat ~nal jet featuring Western engines and avionics. "We're fo.t e=ing a radical shift in production of commercial aircraft from the U.S. to overseas," said Pritchard, "and it's not going to come back.• Doo9>......,oltho -......_............ .. ................ -.klllrbaollonce In sc.*,. c-and~ Doolgo\.~11· ...... lllr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ~ ._.. ---~- ...... . . ...,..._.,..._,., -.......~ -andclonot, ... ,_ol ..... and poodudlantartho DopallnWit o i l ' - and Donee.-· ............. --· LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tram_., .. _..,. loa Tho....., ...,. comrr.nty~ ... lb -and~'-- bo -..Ito 100and moy bo ecltodlllr style and must- length. Letters the writer's rwne, mdre.s lnd a doytlm< telephone number '"' ..nticOIIon.lleauoe ol !pOCe "-"'annat limill<ions, tho publilllol-. ~They _ must.__ t.tondoy canoldoNd lllr _.. ...... Tho ...... pNII!i--. .,....._. ... ~9a.m. 10 . . .. tt.>e time of this cum:m "My belkf is tha1 by Boeing comes 'dowosizins.' the job.._ wiD bJYe -~· 7 ch>. ·~+=•• 7 Revealing mysteries of circadian rhythms Scientists say body temp may be regulated by link between. retina and "body dock" 11J LOIS IIAIWI · Contributing £dit0< CIENTISTS from the School Medicine and Biomedical cesare helping to meal mysteries of the mammalian biological dock, the grouping of cells in the brain that regUlates the basic ph)'Siological functions known as cin:adian rhythms, Presenting on Sunday at the Experimental Biological meeting in San Diego. UB researchers reported that one of the important cin:adian rhytlum-tbe daily fluctuations in body temperature-is governed, in part, by neuronal circuits that link light-sensitive receptors in the retina with the hypothalamus. The mammalian "'dock works," calJed the suprachiasmatic nucleus, is located in this brain structure. The resean:hers also reported that these circuits cease to work properly when the animals experience lowaxygen levds, and that the return of normal body ttmperatwo rhytlun when axysen isr<Stomldependson tho type of stimulation received by these retinal receptors. Unlike mds and cones. imposes its rhythms on other ceU degrees before slowly rising toward groups throughout the body." its pre-hypoxic mean. When normal oxygen was reThe study was designed to detertors inform the brain about the amount oflight in the environment mine thedfect of an environment of stored, body temperatwo promptly rerurned to its original.set point, but "This resean:h is i wonderful way constant darkness on the circadian to find out the effect of the neural rhythm of body temperatwo in rats cin:adian regulation did not return int<ractions among brain regions," and the body temperatwo response for another three or four days. When rats underwmt the same said Be>my Bishop, SUNY Distin- during hypoxia under this condition. These results werecompaml with procedures during 12'bour light/ guished Teaching Professor in the Department of Physiology and Bio- those reported during 12-hour day- . darkqdesandclwingcnnslantJisbt, physics and lead author oo the study. light cycles and constant light. To body temperatwo response during "Only when ..., know what func- collect the data, rats fitted with a and arter hypoxia diff<red, Bishop tions are under tht dock's neural miniatwo temperattm probe ...... said. During light/dark conditions, the control will we understand condi- subjected to ..,..., days of constant tions such as sleep apnea, which in- darkness in a room tm!pellltul< of temperattm response during hyduces intermittent k?w oxygen I<V- 21 degrees Centigrade (70 degrees poxia was similar, but circadian rhytlun rerurned immediatelY when cls, or hypoxia; insomnia; SIDS Falmnbeit.). Body temperature was recorded normal.oxygen was restored. (sudden infant death syndrome), During hypoxic conditions under and high-altitude mountain sick- <very six minutes for three da)'S on ness. Understanding how circadian room air, three days on I 0 pm:ent constant light, temperature again c.n rhythms regnlate body functions oxygen in nitrogen (hypoxia), fol- in response to hypoxia as in the other conditions, n:sults showed, but its and behaviors has extremely broad lowed by II days on air. Results showed that in constant rise toward normal during hypoxia implications. was delayeil fur 24 houn before risdarkness before hypoxia, the rats "We know a lot about the particular cells comprising the maintained a "robust" temperatwo ing at a slow rate. When normal axysuprachiasmatic nucleus, the 'body circadim rhythm around a set point ll'n was restored, circadian rh}$m n.-rumed in around three days. 1 dock,' and the genetic control of the of 99 degrees Fahrenheit. These findings show that hypoxia At the onset of hypoxia, the cirproteins· they produce," Bishop added. "What isn't understood is cadian rbythro d~peared and stops the biological clock, Bishop how this remarkable group of cells temperatwo dropp&l to around 91 said. the retinal roceptors responsible for vision, the'!' r=ndydiOalYeml reap- �Alri!17.l813JW.34.k21 TheMail . Faculty rnembets support president's action in Iraq To the Editor. bility of w.apons of masa descruc- lraq'sintmsuol'bdn8ridofa vicious, We join with more than 70 ptreent tion to terrorists presents a pro- mwdcring dictator and rtsiDring baof the American public in declaring fouod threat to both national and sic human rights to ill citi=s. It is our approval of tht Presiden~s acinternational security. · our ino:nt-bope thai these inler<Sis tion, unckrtalcm with tht explicit • 'Jbeno is obundantevi<kncr that may be servecr~th the minimum approval of the 'u.S. COngr.ss. to Saddam HIIJICin and liis btnchmen amount of bann ID our muhilatenl provide for the nation's dtftnst by ·have boltaliud md terrorized the armed bus and to the inno=tcitiasstmbling a multilatttal militarY cilium of Iraq and that this brullll- zmsoflraq. We alooetpR!Siourgratiforc:t to tliminatz w.apons of nws izalion has involved the unconscio- tude and oonfidenct in the mm and dtstruction in Iraq and' to rtmO\'t nable .use of chmtical and biologi- ..,mm ol'thecoalition forces who are from powtr the brullll dktatorship cal weapons on the people of Iraq. putting lbernseMs.in SJQI jewardy of Saddam H~in.' We do so for • Although seYm1l memben of by underulcing this mission 10 mal« the folloWing r<asons: the U.N. Security Council had pre- the world a ..Z.. place. • As the Presidtrn outlintd in'his viously and repea)edly acknowlF'tnaUy,-denounct the irrespooState of the tlnion Address, the edged through their votes on ·pas! siblemisrepresentltionsofAmerican United Nations, the lnternational U.N. resolutions the severity of policies regarding'the war to disarm Atomic Energy Agency and both U.S. problems posed by the Hussein re- Iraq and th~ sharoeful efforts 10 and British inttlligcnce 3gtncies cone gime, these nations shamefully ab- blam~ Ameriea for Iraq's reckless cludtd that Iraq's rtgime has ~1rogated their resp;,nsibilities and flouting of U.N. resolutions that optd vas! quantities ofbiologjcal and threatened to use their veto when it made this military action necessary. chtrnical weapons (sufficitntlo procarne to enforcing these resolutipns, Wbile hopes 10 resolvr this temble duce more than 25,000 liters of anthereby rendtring diplomatic solu- situation Peace£uny are undtrstandthrax, more than 38,000 liters of tions to the probltrn impossible. able (<=~ if unrealistic), characterbotulinum torin, and 500 tons of izations of American policy as being Fortheserea.oons.our~r's sarin, mustard, and VX ntrVe agtnl) policy to intcrvme militarily to dis- . motivated 'by less-than-noble purand has made repeated efforts to dearm and l'tiTIOYe lraq'sdans=usand poses are baseless and reprehensible. velop nuclear weapons capabilities. brullll regime is in the United States' We urge those with anti-war sentiAll of thts!! actions violate the cease· interest in providing for the security 'mtnts IO disaociate themseJv.:s from fire agreemtnl to the Gulf War to of our citiuns, in civilization's inter- those who '!fOuld use the peace which Saddarn Hussein agreed. est in pm~mting the dissemination of l1lOIItll'l<nl as a vehicle for a cadical • Despite a commitment in the weapons ofmassdestruaion thai may ldlist agenda and a pulpit for spewcease-fire agreement to the GulfWar, 6ill into the hands ofterrorists, and in ing anti-American venom. nurnuous U.N. resolutions and re· pealed inspection dforfs over a 12· SinCerely, year period, Saddam Hussein's re- . r, Medidn< gime has failed to provide proof that c_..., -Philosophy Scimc• it has eliminated these vas1 quanti· -IJAK lllwtlch, Dlpert, Phllruophy ties of weapons of mass destruction Finane• and Manog<rial Economics and, instzad, ~ substantial \)1>- L U i s , HistatV L.-L'fllo..1:'~and~ stacles and <VllSions to O:N'.'Uls'pec: ' -wdFostw, MantJg<tfl<flt tions, including throwing inspectors c;..w M. ~.Communication out of the country and shooting at - - COort, Economics American reconnaissana aircraft. Hamleft, Jr., Rnonct and Manogmol Economia • There is ample evidence (some - - U.., Manag<m<nt D.P. - - , E!tctrlcal fngln«ring of which was displayed by Secretary - L - s,Hist<><y of State Colin Powdl at a meeting CMy W. Ozanich, Communicotiom of the U.N.'s Security Council ) of - . . . . R. Prieto,fngin«ting and Applied Scimc<S Saddam Hussein's regime harboring t:..ol I· ·-~ lnduJtriol fngln«ring Gershon s.g..., Ma!Mmotlo in ternational terro ri st organiza .........., s.g-, fngin«ring and Applied Sd<nc<S tions, induding those having assoa.ny Smith, Phllowphy ciations withal Qaeda. The accessiUwrenc:e Southwidl., Jr•• Finane~ and MonogMol Economio -H.-· ,_.I. ..._.A. UBl-2, Canlslull-l; - 4 - S, UB0-1 ua 1-1, H...- 4-1 (lnd pmeiOlMinp) UB_,. 3-l lorthe-.spli<lq .-at Coniolus onb>ril rewo:ntrc homo lor. b.r- 9, - series ....... MldAmorican • Corloren<.e riYaiManhal !hat - condudod s...toy • pair ol dnmadc:UB........ CarWU.UB-. lhe h pme.1-l,""'"" ptnd\ n.onnor james 1tlrwsloY ....... ... ., Rl!i*tle by _.........,.in<N- innirc On Sawnlay. the _,. - b y Marshall.~ and 5-l. DUstin Cbttc strUdc out sewn in fiwo lnninp in ct. - .. alowinc all lour runs in ct. lo<Jnh lnninc· S u n d a y ' s - _,.the lhesoftbaU UB's three. . Ohio, pairol vldialiiL The junior second ~ 2-for-4 and .-lls I!Qib' _,., u LIB (8-19, 3-7) ensod a 4-0 de6dt to win pme one, 8-4, and scored a run in the boaDm of the ..... innin& i n - two to top""' ~!he~ Thunderint Herd. 3-l. ««-in U.glll'le-lying run with a slldh-inning double ~o~all in the BuUs' 3-2 :win in Saturday's opener. She also added a P* at-runs scored and an RBI while going 2for-3 in UB's S-4 come-from.. behind win on Sunday. This UB 3-0, Ohio l-l; UBS, Ohlo4 me field o1ter "" 11-day.-ted la)'off and earned. dra<Ndc, 3-2. win season, she is hitting .344 in""' boaom o l " " ' - innin& with a team-high 13 runs pme .... >plnst""' ¥isidnc scored. Ohio l!obaa.The by • l.O ......, in pme two o1 the MAC Of1 Satuniay in the U8 Soltbalt SodkMn. led boaom o l t h e - """ ...... down""' left field line, andNud wales"' Kally- and Erica PKe- the bueslor jossla Kansy. Kansr hit .......... "' ct. ol the inMid.and Nwtba< second boseman Crp<UTumer'J !trow homo 10 ond me pmo. . U8 tpt timoly ...... and . - - . _ ol two Ohio.....,.. in the boaom UB finally tpt bad< "" In ""'Bulls -loll In--·- all""' ,..,.lido a- ol the innirc""'"" ""' Bulls ~«>Ad ""' tD ..,. • come-lrombehind S-'1 Y!ctDry ....,. me 8obaa "' conclude me "" s...toy. Sophomore Ann M>cur- in the~""'""" ...... "' left field to help the to 11-14.,..,.. and U in me MAC. The Bulb were schedu6ed to host~ in )'eStef'day in UB Softbal Sadlum before caldrc 10 the rood lor series at -...MAC Champion Central Mich;pn tcmomiW and Sawnlay. Bulls.,.,._ a-...,. lennis MDI 'S UB 7. Canisius 0 UB did not k:Jse a set in roUing to an easy. 7~. wictory OYer Canisius Coaep on April I0 in Untw<>ity Tennis Centel' in the Bulls' home finale. WOMEN'S Eastern Hichipn 7, UB 0 Deployed student airman supports war in Iraq To the Editor. I would like 10. begin with a quote on the back of a !-shirt I wear frequently because it makes tht point: "I may not agree with a word you say, but I will defend 10 the death your right to say iL" On the front, it simply states: ·u.s.Armed Forces." · Allow me 10 introduce myself. I am a student who began taking courses at the University at Buffalo in the Fall of 2000. Most times you prnb;!bly walked by me without a second thought; other days you might have noticed that I wear the uniform of an airman in the United States Air Force. You do not see me noW because I am serving in support of Operations Enduring Freedom overseas. lei mecultothechase.ln response to the letter some faculty posted, I am disappointed at the lack of education and research this letttr illustrates. I =liu the letter posted in the online version of the &porur is now almost a month old, but much of the information listed in the letter has beenavailableforyears. Thc:lettercites bombins- that will cause the "death of numerous innocent iraqi men, women and cbildrtn: As of Day II of Operation Iraqi Freedom, very few civilians hall< lost their lives and none hall< been inltntionally targeted.. R<cently, in President Busb's radio address. the President told a grim lllleof " ... An Iraqi woman was hanged for waving at coalition troops .. .• This woman was not hanged by coalition troops, bul by her own cowitry. The letttr submitted In' the faculty and staff mtrnbers also mentions the "lack of evidence" of weapons of mass destruction. At the end of February through the beginning of March, Saddam Hussein mystetiously "turned up" weapons he had been asked to product for the past II years. He produced weapons and documentation on a ..one-two" basis--w~p ­ oris he had throughout the entire inspection, but refused to turnover in full disclosure. Producing such small amounts after so many years of requests by the United Nations was a feeble alltrnpllo try to show honesty after years of lies. On Oct. 16, 2002, President Bush signed the Iraq War Resolution. According 10 CNN, "The congressional m~surt authorizes Bush to commit U.S. troops to enfo= U.N. resolution• mandating Iraq give up its efforts to devdop chtrnical, biological and nuclear weapons." The resolution goes on to state: ..'~Jle president is authorized to use the armed forces of the United States as he determines 10 be necespry and appropriate in order to ( I) defend the national security of the United States against tbe continuing threat posed by Iraq, and (2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions re- garding Iraq.• . I would like to add two more points without extending this too much further. One, the war is not about oil-plain and simple. I'm not sure how this mindset started, but it is quite skewed Second, Saddarn Hussein has bem known 10 be both a ttrrorist and to have killed his own people. This was seen as unacceptable during the Nazi reign, so why is it so easy to tum our backs these days? No one wants war, but sometimes th~ is no other option. Finally, we arc not alone. As of March 31, the CENTCOM briefing states 49 rountries a~ in support of the coalition. A deployed alnnan, USAF Nalrl< wifhh<ld upon r<qu<rt . Toledo 6, UB I UB dropped a 7-0 decision to MAC leader Eastern Michlpn 0<1 Fridoy afternoon and a 6-1 maid\ to Toledo 0<1 Sawnlay at me Vlllap Glen Tennis c - n.. Bulls _.,.. """ &-It """ratt and 0-1 in lea&ve """ In the Eastern Mldlipn mard1. UB plored """""victories. Kristin OMman was """'but Apinst Toledo, UB\ lone t'M'nber-towo match O¥erVM&na ft.noet'o.6-4. 6-2. could no< come up sin&les ¥iao<: winning the Outooor trac~ ann lielo UB p<Hts stron1 maries at Sea Ray Relays UB . _ ..-.! ol ia top tradt-and-field-"' ct. hiaNY ~Sea Roy Roloys held Fridoy and Sawnlay at the~ ofTennessee in KnooMIIo. There was no uoam -rc in the n-. wNchloaW(O<I many Nadonally me recopud P""'""" and top squads fn:>m tfwoolchayt ""'""1' lndMdoally. UB . - ad-.1 b.r ~10 . . . _.in their........_ Laura Olson plac.d ......n in the"""'*'\ pole ¥aUk at I t:a ().56mpn the ,_,•s n-.Koid\ in the open hanmerdvawa<III0-4 (54.97m), beaorirc his .......... ~mar1c set at the McOonaJd's lnYiadonal by neatly • Esler tied lor""""' in the open hi&f1 j\.mp at 6-4.25 ( 1.94m). Byron McKlnoey placed nimh in ""' open shot put compe<ition will> a throw ol 53-9 (16.38m). UB\ I!Wl\ dimnco .-,relay_,; olllid< s.-art,)oe Clar1c.- Gentes.-- foot.- last- Zaa:arlilo and,._ Slick ........ - - - . - o/10:03.94"' place sbcthinltsrace.Thetimoshatundlllejft'lous........toiiO:I9.94J«in 1995. ~rew Varisty elaf>t wins Petite Final of Knecht Cup U8 ""'*<! 10 Cafnden, N.j. lor the annual Knecht Cup hosted byV"""""' I.Jntwnity.Alllour o( UB~ omrios ,...ched their Mats compodtions. wnt1 the .anity ei&f>tA uoam winning the Podte Anal in 7:0-4.1 aJorc ct. 2000-me<ar course.The squad oiVIctoria Kolomiets,Tracy Clarloe, Mary Connifr, IW 5po<o. Deanna Knlghton, l(.achleen Dom,Tara CeJestinl.. Kasey Hansen and coxsw.t~ in Tina LaFountain finished t¥1"0 seconds ahad of Rhode Island and three in front ol North Carolina in che race. The .anity ei&f>t 8 team ol Matpret Sille<; Caitlin Emllee Noms. jossla Barrei.Amy AJdriclae. Magie Ccxe. Sara Shefler.jossla Ed<e and coxswain Katie: johnson toOk second inks Petite final race in 7:23.9, four seconds .bel;'~ the winn1nz ,boa(lro<n the UnNenity ol Konsu. t..oaue. �a Repo..... A!Ki111.~34.kZ1 Frtay -1 8 ... ---25 ~the~ Frtay ~ KJ;;.","~Seon-Wook ~ 280 ,,XWNO.tt, c.npus. Noo(>-1 p.m. =.~,:.,.,. Fol more lnlonnotlon, ThomosW.Buriunon, i>IS-3-47~ . Tuesday Wednesd•y 22 30 -----. Aft&..cbro Conten~p<wary Art In Cuba. Elio Rodriguez. School,--· Pf(JI.ollrt,~M --··-~-- 251n-COIOC... -.-~ ......... =..~by .~~ more infO<TTIO-IIon, Jose Thun«t.y, April The Rc:pot!l!f ~bUshes highlights of list- 112 Celter fa< tht AIU, North CMnpus. 6 p.m. lkJsaglio. i>!S-2191. 17. Wednesday 23 Ings drawn from the online US Calti\dar fOf' events uklng place on campus, or for off-campus events where UB g~ps are principle sponsOn. For • fvU listi ng of events, go to the: ~8 Calen- d Ar at <http:/ / wlngs.buffalo.edu/ cal- Geologist studies how to manage water amid politics Mohamed Sultan predicts wqter, not oil, will be the next big cpmmodity in the Middle East ay lUlN COOI.DaAUM Contributing EdltOf IDDLE East oil may have center slage right now, bu t because many scien tists and poticynukers fear that water will be at the center of future regional disputes, a UB faculty member is studying the environmental impact of the region's hydrology resources and projects. "Water is the next big commodity, not oil," said Mohamed Sultan, professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences. "Major disputes·in the future wilJ not be about borders or oil, but water and they will arise between countries in the arid and semi-arid parts of the world.• Sulaan's perspective on the topic comes from his interdisciplinary research, which combines geology, hydrology, remote sensing and geochemical and ecological analysis to determine how dramatic changes in land use in arid Middle Eastern countries-from deseri toag- M ricuhuraJ u~re "As scientists, I see our role as potential diffuaen of these conflicts," he said. "If we find cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways to better manage the scarce water resources in these areas, we will resolve potential sources of confiict." Sultan, who was born in Egypt, leads the only intttnational team with permission from that oountry's govmunenttostudy and assess the environmental impacts of its major water-management projects, such as how the $3 billion 1bshka Canal will affect groundwater in Egypt and neighboring nations. His work is fuoded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- affecting freshwater and groundwater systems. He noted that the backdrop against which such research is conducted is fra ught with political conftict. For eJGUnple: • In September 2002, Lebanon and lsrael, lowlands to the wast of.the lake to create a HMC:ond lllww ...... UB which both draw water from the Jordan River geologlot basin, might have entered into an armed conflict over water rights if the U.S. had not stepped in to resolve tion and the National· Science Foundation. His research partthe dispute. ners are the Egyptian Geological Survey and Cairn University. "As you develop agriculture, changing desen to tillable land, • Both Israel and the Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Gaza Strip pump water fro~ what Sullan called "a dan- you are provoking hydrological changes." said Sultan. "The world gerously depleted reservoir," a situation that he said poten- needs to undersaand these changes in order to better assess any tially couJd trigger apother dispute between the two. potential conflicts that arise over water resources impacted by • Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Chad all draw non-renewable these projects and shared by neighboring countries." water from the huge Nubian aquifer, ,. ,.here hardly any rains For example, he said, while the Tushka Canal is nearly up fa] I, as the climate becomes more arid. Questions about which and running in southwestern Egypt, his team's r~rch has country gets how much arc potentially problematic, Sultan shown that billions of dollars worth of future water-managenoted, given the fact that this resource cannot be replenished. ment projects could be saved if nature is left to take its course. Rrsolving tht-se and other water issues in the region will Sultan explained that Egypt embarked on construction of require a sound scientific founda tion. he said. the Tushka Canal to redaini desert land by pumping water -Sultan . , . \ - H from Lake Nasser, one of the world's larJIOSl manmade lalra. Lake Nasser was in the 1960s when the Aswan High Dam was built in order to tame floods from the Nile RiYer and to meet Egypt's demand for- electricity. Because of a lack of funds, the second and third stages of the Thshka Canal project have been put on hold. Aa:ording to Sultan, that's a good thing. . In essence. he said, the Thshka Canal wiD tak water from Lake Nasser and pump it up a cliff to cultivate about half a million acres !hat formerly were part of the sahara Desert. Underlhe Egyptian govmupent's plan, mges two and three, whicb would involve additional pumping stations and irrigation canals designed to channel more water from the laU to cultivate more land, would cost an additional S6 billion. "It takes an enormous amount of energy to pump the~ uphill as it were,• said Sultan. "Our alternative aa:ornplisbes the same goais--<:ultivating the same area-but lets nature do it instead. Without big. energy-<Dnsuming pumping silllions." Sulaan's research paper on the subject, published last May in the }oumal of Hydrology, is the only peer-~ scientific study that <:Xalllines the hydrologic impacts ofl..ake Nasser and adjacent irrigation projects. Under Sultan's "second Ri= Nile" plan, Egypt could develop far more tillable land than the projected 500,000 acres at greatly reduced cost and with far less environmental impact. "Our oomputer models and calculations show that since much less water is leaking out of Lake Nasser today, lake l...,ls are on the rise. and \tfater now is available to e.ncroadl onto lands wh..,;, it previously oouldn't." he explained. That's because as time progresses. the botton< of an artificiallake becomes more sealed. Based on what die researchers know about the hydrology of artificial lakes, and the delailed understanding of the area's landscap<', this process will continu<, essentially creating spillways for the water from Lake Nasser to follow, running from depression to depression across portions of the Sahara Desert. It took 40 years for •.his process to create fiv< major new lakes to the west of Lake Nasser. said Sultan. 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AIR1tUa PAQ News SeMces Director =cUtiw: officer, dfectiw: June 30 or -ro5hip have pasition<d UB well at a later date if requested by SUNY lOr the future, The university comHE university's highest Chanc.ellor Robert L. King. munity has truly been toitunace to • award, the Chancellor Announcing that Greiner will be have had the benefit of his servia Charleo P. Norton Medal, this year's Norton Medal recipient, over more than tlmle decades." will be presented to Presi· Jeremy M. Jacobs. chair of the UB Theletterofnominationfitmthe dent William R. Greiner at the Cnuncil, said: "Bill. richly deserves UB Council's Norton Medal Cnm· university's 157th general com- the Chancellor P. Norton Medal, mittee li><warding Greiner's name mencement ce=nony, to be held at UB's highest award, for his many noted: "Bill has distinguished him· I0 a.m. May II in Alurnni Arena, contnbutions to the university, as sell; our university and our commuNorth Campus. ' well as to the largor region." · nitythrough his service and~ Greiner will be honored for his "His outstanding leadership has ments in ways that amply fulfill · contnbutions to UB and the com- ensured UB's place among the Charles P. Norton's 1922 mandate munity during his 3S.yearaffiliation nation's best publk research univer· that the annual award be conferred with the university, which began in sities,and his passionate advocacy for upon individuals who 'pencnifycivic 1967 when he joined the faculty of ButfaJo N"oagant has led directly to in- patriotism and vivify public servioe the Law School and included seven creased opportunities for greater re- in the eyes of the citizmsof Buffalo,' years as the university's lim provost gional economic developmenL and whose actions and accomplishbefore his appointment as UB's 13th . "It will be an honor and privilege ments 'dignify the performer and to confer on him this distinguished Buffalo in the eyes of the world'" president in 1991. The committee noted lhat Greiner in January annqunced his recognition." Jacobs added. "Bill's intention to step down as UB's chief countless accomplishments and wise Greintr', contributions ..over his 35· T plus years of service to UB and to our region are significant and lasting. and abundantly rdlect the rich history of UB'sliishesl award." " In aD that behasdooeduringthis time, Bill epitomi= the spiril and nobility of this oward; indeed, Buf. faJo Niagara would be hard-pressed to find a """" passionate or ~ champion lilrtberegino than Bill has been as UB p«Sidmt.and will swdy CX>Dtinue to be,~ ali:er his to the professoriate at UB.• Members of the committee were Randall L. Clark, chair; Sheila H. Battle, and jonathan A. Dandes. Norton Award recipients in receni years have induded the late Lawrence D. Jacohs. Paul W. Kurtz. Philip B. Wels. the late M. Dolores Denman, FJi Rudr.enstrin, Robert w.Creelcy.Roben E. Rid>.& and D.llruce )ohm!one. ..rum Joint will be jumping this summer By SU£ WUETCHU Reportrr Editor UMMER usually is quiet at UB, with moststudentstak· ingofffrom classes, and facult y members spending much of their time pursuing their research interests. The campus is neaFly empty. Not this summe.r. ln an attempt to make better use of campus resources during what has traditionOny been a slow period, the university will present .. UB This Summer." a series of workshops, lectures, summer camps and programs designed to showcase UB faCulty and facilities to the wider community. The initia tive, which was the brainchild of Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi, is being overseen by Sean Sullivan, vice provost for enrollment and planning. ..We want to open the campus to a broader community than normally S PIIGEI M more tckl at Web dte L link on Web ille p more photo~ on Web feels comfortable coming to UB by providing programs that are acces· stble and that are of interest to a gen· era! public." says Kate Ferguson. associate vice provost and director of graduate recruitment services who is leadingthemarketingdfort."Oneof the thin&" that's important to us is to havttheWestemNewYorkcommu· nity--a broader community ifwe are able to attract peopleoutsideo~­ em New York-aware of what a vibrant place UB is, and we think sum· mer is a really good time to do thaL• Although Ferguson admits it may sounddich<d,shesays"UBThisSutn· mer" offers something for everyone. "The concept is that a 7-year·old can go to soccer camp. her mother can attend a lecture or take a work* shop in media design, and her grand· mother can participate in the elder enrichment program," she says. add· ing that there will be-activities offered that span the range of ages. "Under this theme 'UB This Sum- mer; we give people the oppo.n unity to look and think about doing thin&" that they might DOl otherwise have thought about." lik<: using their lunch hour to attend a lecture, or learning about degree programs or areas of specialization in topics liU bioinformatics, she says. ·us This Swnm«" gathers under one "'umbrella,. many activities that have been on campus fOr years. such as sports camps, the traditional summer academic offerings. and the June in Buffalo music festival. But there wiD be some new programs offered this year· as well, Ferguson says. Among them: • Univtrsity & the World Lecture Series. Faculty members from across the universitywilllec!ureeveryweekday at noon from June 2 through Aug. 15, except lOr the week ofJune 30 through July 4. The topics run the gamut, from the architecture ofBuf· falo and virgin suicides to dangerous volcanoes and global warming. The lectures are priced at S5 each, or $30 for I0. and include lunch. They are wgeted 10 aiiJ'lne who is on campus around noontime, and, will be particularlyattractiv< lOr faculty and sQff, Ferguson says. "The topics are broad; ifs a good way for faculty to talk to an audience they don't nor· maUy talk to," she says. • Career fmpectives. This series is designed to ofli:r information fOr cnJ · lege studentS exploring their career options after graduation or persons looking to make a career change. Amongthecareerfields10beaddressed are nlU'sing.law, bioinfi>rmatics. edll' cation and business. • Elder EnrichmenL This fivt-day series nflectures and !Ours lOr seniors ages 55 and older, sponsored by the School of Nursing. will address the _general theme of"healthy aging." ~-,...z �UB patents represent m~re th•n one-third of those -•rded to SUNY Institutions BRIEFLY .-a_..,.,,, s ~ ...... 24 faQJ.lty members named on patents ... =.......... T __ ..,.,.._., w......--.-...... -............,..__ ~-~~~~~­ donllw~....-. .z ......... u .. .. ~~ Dullllg ......... .,_ ___.........,.. 03, . . 1111....,...... . Slla . .~ollht ~ ....... 111-1990, r-'1 ........... ., ...... UIIIJIII- _. ..... ...-. Tho-.gllhoond E.-....g demolatJ aiiOI'I set _ _ _ _ UI.......,. Adoo•cw•-•ollht- -"--11>106~ _ ... beholdfroml~l1 a.m. ond 2-3 p.m. Wodnosdoy In 120 Cllmens Hoi. North Compus. The seulon$. to be conducl2d by lwwt ltyon. ICCOUOI c:onsuhont with the po<Mbl. ... introduce po<tlclponls to the- site. the types ol ond the ..,. ol noYigotlon altho site. ' -Cor- courses,_......,.. Anyonolntomtedln1ng """ ollht lnlo<motlon .... sioN must . . . . . .., contxtlngNia>leStenhousoot . .. 0\ 6-45-5000, OJCt. 1292. Space ls limited. Rtpotttr Contributor · fl ~,.. - aY~o.w. ~ r. Oral cancer screening to be offered In June The School ol Donllil Medicino wtllollori!JIIIVlUOififtc>nilconfrom 10 a.m. to 3· p.m. on Juno 141n Squire Hoi, SOuthOmpw. The progrom b toigOt<d .. liT'oOiien ond OYOr so. but scrooning wil be I V - to oiL The process a 1 sminote oxomlnoUon ol tho soft ti"""ln the moolh to lool< for sotpldoos le$ions, ond on addltlonol1 S minute to complot.o popo!WO<Ic. AppolntmonU.,. not noc& COf scrooning wt11- '"'Y· Polltldponts will be directed from the lobby ol SquR Holt to tho donlol clinic. whM tho scrooning . . . . . plou. The dent.IIKhool ""'be reochod ot 829-'2824. REPORTER The Rtporterb a compus community- . poblishod by tho Office of News Services in the OMslon ol Univefsity Communlations, Univefsity atllulfalo. Editorial offices a~ located at 330 Crofts Hall. Buffalo, (716) 6-45-2626. ub-reporte.rebuffalo.edu _ _.,_ _...,__ ........ .....----- ..... ... _....,_. .,.,...,..,_....._ WEmY-FOUR UB fac. uhy members were named on 19 patenu awarded to the SUNY Research Foundation in 2002. UB's patents represents more thaD ooe-third of tbe ~5 tOtal pattots awartkd to aD SUNY campuses in 2002. SUNY is eighth on the U.S. Patent and li-admwlcOffice's most recent ranking of U.S. unhoersities. Robert J. Gena>, vice provost and director of the university's Office of Science, Teclmology 'fransfer and Ec.onomic Outreach (STOR), said the office is seeing an increase in ,..,.. recognized for their raarch ·at the 28th Annual Western New York Im-tntor of the Year Awards Banquet, placing third in the Life Scienca division. · • A. Joshua Wand, Mark R. Elubardt and Jdfrey L Urbouer, aD formalyc(the~c(Ow:m- istty in the Coiiqje c( Aru and Sci- ences,for patt:nt6,362,624Appomus 6,410,703 ldmtifiation nf a Vaccine Candidak from an Extraintestinal bolate c( E. Coli, which can be used asanimmWIOS"'invaa:ineformulations ogainst E. m/j found outsidt theintestines. 'JYpicalatraint<stinal E. coli infections include Urinary tract, ID<Ilin&iti& and pneumonia. • Huw M.L Davies, Department nf <llemistry in the Coiiqje of Aru and Sci<n=, for paten"t 6,410,746 Metal Catalysts and Methods for Makingandu.ingSame. Thisimmtionhaspnt<ntialapplic:ationainthe pl:wmac.eutica! indwtry for &bon asymmetrical synthesis of CQmpnunds, such as methylphenidate, used in tbe t:reatm<nt of Altmtion Deficit Hyperactivity Diaorder. • Surajit Sen, Departrneni of Physics. CoUeg¢ of Arts and Sciences,and Miduid}.Naugbton,formerly of the Depanment of Pbysics, for patent 6,418,081 System for Detection of Buried Objects, wbiclt uses aroustic energy and acoustic sensors (specialized micro-electrom<ebanial seruon) to identify metallicand non-metallicobjecu buriedintbegmundsuchaslandmin<s. · • Donald D. Hickey, Department o( Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine imd Biomedical Scien- for patent 6,432,059 Method and Apparatus for More Precisely Determining Mean Left Atrial Pressure. This patent is the II th awarded to Hickey for ·the Hickey Cardiac Monitoring System, which uses a balloon catheter insetted into "the esophagus. adjacent to the aortic arch, to sense aortic · pressure and provide real-time cardiac performance monitoring. • Linda M. Hall, Celian Rm and WeiZheng.aDformalynftheDepanment nf Biochemical Pharmaceuticals, Sdlool of Pharmacy and Pilarmaceurical Sciences, and collaborator Manuel Marcel Paul Dubald, for parem 6,(36,627 Gene Enroding an IIM:rUbrate Alpha. I Calcium Olannd Subunit Tht research team in-..nted a method 10 isolate and characterizeaninYentbratecalciumchanndsubunitll<'ltusedtodesigninsectspecific pesticides. • Michael C. Constantinou, Depanment of Civil, Strucnual and Environmental Engineering. School ofEngineeringandAppliedSciences, for patent6,438,90? Highly E1fectiv< Seismic Energy Dissipation Device. Constantinou developed a new energydissipation technology that uses anunusualcon.figwation,calledScissor-Jack Energy Dissipation System, that dissipates much of the earth- & Method for High Pressure NMR Spearoocopy.ThisinYentionoonsists of a high-pressure cdl that allows state-<>f-the-artNMRspectrooc:OpylO beperformodonpnolrinswilbadded oafetyandbetteraa:urac:y. • Eli Rudcmstan, Department c( O.emical Engineering. School of numbers of invention disclosures Engineering and Applied Scienca, being submitted by foculty, and ex· and Hongmin Zliang. formerly of pects 10 file patent applications on the Department of Olemical Engineering. for patent 6,384,146 Qraft, a majority of those disclosur<S. "One of the main goals of STOR Grnft-Biock. Block-Grnft and Sw- · istocommercialiudiscovmesofUB Shaped Co-pnlymers and Methods faculty for the public good," Genco of Making Them, which involves · added. "Pmtectingintdlectualprop- new methods for the creation ofdif. eny rights is essential in tberornmer- fertnt kinds of pnlymers: • Linda B. Ludwig and Julian L cialization process. Seeking patent protection for disroveries in the early Arnbrus,Jr.,bothoftheDepartment stage of development is critial dur- of Medicine, School of Medicine ing the marketing and eventual li- and Biomedical Sciences, and Kristie Anne Krawczyk, formerly of the cense of many technologies." Through its th,... divisions-ln- DepartmentofMedicine,forpatent tcllectual Propeny, Research Fund- 6,392,029 HN Otemokines. This ing and Commercializatiori- patent has applications in HN weSTOR works to identify, protect and cine developmenL • ParasN.Prasad,Departmentof com mercialize discoveries of US faculty and smff. Genco noted that O.ernistry, CoUegt nf Aru and SciUB's intellectual property pnrtfolio ences; Ping Olin Oleng. Department includes more than 200 technolo- of Flectrial Engineering. School of gies in the life and physical sciences. Engineering and Applied Sciences; STOR will honor the UB faculty and Jayant D. Bhawalker, formerly of members named on patents awarded the Department of O.ernistry, and in 2002 at a reception from 4-6 p.m. Conner graduate student Shan }en June II in the Center for Tomorrow, Pan, for patent 6,402,037 Two-Phcr ton Upconverting Dyes and AppliNorth Campus. They are: • Wayne A. Anderson, Depart- cations. The research team demonment of Elect r ical Engineering, strated organic materials capable of School of Engineering and Applied efficiently absorbing two photons of Sciences, and collaborator Lin light lhat can be used in high-denHuang Chang, for patent 6,340,621 sity dam storage and photodynamic Thin Film Capacitor and Method of cancer therapy. • RobertA.Cobum,Department Manufacture. This invention is for a thin film capacitor with small cir- of Chemistry, College of Aru and cuits and low operating power that Scien- and RichardT. Evans and has applications in computer and Robert ). Genco, Department of Ora~ Biology, School of Dental electronics industries. • Robert M. Straubinger and S.V. Medicine, for patent 6,407,288 Balasubramanian, Depanment of Naphthylsalicyianilides as AntimiPharmaceutical Sciences, School of crobial and Anti-Inflammatory Pharmacy and Pharmaceutial Sci- Agents. Thisinvention,acompnund ences, for pal<nt 6,348,215 Stabili- similar to aspirin. has applications zation of Taxane-Containing Dis- as a new anti-microbial and anti-inpersed Systems. This invention is a Oammatory drug product for the method of stabilizing taxol lipo- trcallnent of oral, gastrointestinal somes. Taxol is a frequently used and skin diseases, and has been lianti -cancer drug that can cause sig- censed to Therex, LLC. of nificant side effects. Stabilized lipn· Williamsville. • Thomas A. Russo and Ulrike quake -induced energy when in some formulations of raxol have been shown to reduce toxic effects Carlino, both of the Department of stalled in structural systems. • Peter F. Scon and Ramalingam of current taxol treatments. Medicine, School of Medicine and Straubinger and Balasubramanian Biomedical Sciences, for patent Sridhar, both of the Department of <:ocnpW. Scimcr and Ensin«ring in the School of Enginoaing and Applied Sci<nca and Collqjec(Aru and Scimas, and former doctoral candidate Xia Shu and a>llaborator Cesar Bandera, for pat<nt6,455,831 CMOS Fmul 1niat1< SmJor Otip. . Used in ro..al vision sysfmiS. this imention allows a,momatic targ<t recognition l)'ll<mS and robots to see tbe same way as humans. • Miduid R. Dttty, Department of <l>emistry, College of Aru and Scienca and former graduate stu· dent Peter R. V"ulder, for patent 6,458,967 Method for Preparation c( an Intermediate Dr< Product. This i.nw:ntion is an intermediate rompound for a laser dye wefuJ as a heatgenentins dm>ent for applicatioru sud! as tbermal imagjng.lilhography or optical recording imagjng. • WesleyLHidcs,Jr.,Department of Otolaryngology, Sdlool of Medicint and Biomedial Scien- for patent 6,465,205 In Vitro Cell Culture o.vioe Including CartiJase and Methods of Using the Same. This imcition has applications in =ating wound-healing membranes ihat mimk tbe trachea inner wall. • Murali Ramanathan and Marilyn E. Morris, both of tbe Department of Pharmaceutial Sciences, Sdlool nf Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Scienas,t0rpatent6,468,757 Mdhod tOr Determining Drug-Serum Protein Binding. This iqY<ntion is a method for scm:ning for drug binding to serum protein. Tht binding c( <~rug-; to serum pnolrins can alter the disposition nf tbe drug and rodtxz the availability of tbe drug at tbe site c( desired action. Tht proposed method uses optical tedmiques that rapidly measure drug binding and eliminates tbe need for size-selective membranes and for drug anaiysis. • A. joshua Wand, Mark R. Ehrhardt and Peter F. Flynn, all formerly of the Department of O.ernistry, College of Aru and Scienfor patent 6,486,6n High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy ol Moltcul<s Encapsulated in Low-VISCOSity Fluids. This invention bas applications in detmnining the ~cture and dynamics of large prottins assisting in the analysis of the genome stqutnce, and has been lirensed to Varian, of Palo Alto, Calif. • Frank V. Bright, Departmmt of Oternistry, Collegt of Aru and Scienc.S, and former students Brett R. Wenner, Meagan A. Doody and Gary A. Baker, for patent 6,492,182 MicmstnsOr Arrays and Method of . Using Samt for Detecting Analytes. This is the third patent issued for a small, fast and pnnable smsor amy that simultaneously detects more than 100 analytes in a single sample. -McDonough _,.....,_ ...... ... - ~­ -~c-""'-~ S.A.'-"90' Ow'oaine_. ...,....,...,.,. UB This Summer ~ ........... • A<ademic Challenge and Enriclunent Program. This program offers ronditional admission to stu· dents who show pntential for academic sucass but whose credentials do not allow for regular admission. ACE students must successfully complete the three-wtek residential summer program offered by the Center for Academic Development Services in order to be admin·ed to UB. Once enrolled, they will ~ive additional servi-such as tutoring. peer mentoring and rounseling. "UB This Summer" also enrompasses independently scheduled evenu, such as a Ray Olllrles ooncert and the North American Rock GuittrCompetition in the Center for the Arts. as wdl as academic institutes, such as "Reinventing Education," to be presented by the Graduate School of Education for educators in K- 12. Ferguson. points out that "UB This Summer• organizers would like to use this coming summer's effon as a "launching pad." "We have aU kinds of ideas for things that we'd like to do in subsequent summers-just in looking at what other campuses do and also in respnnding to what people have expressed an interest in,.. she says. For !·'·.· ,I ,..I~ example, there is interest in developing more summer academic camP'forhighschoolstudenu,such as the one operated by the Center for Compumtional Research. Organizers also would like 10 expand this year's elder enriclunent program into a series of throe or four. The fuU schedule of "UB This Summer" activities may be found at ~.-............not> f ; ~I ' l ' ., •Jei . �Rape._ SARS future unpredictable Virologist says SARS coultf"coUapse" or continue into winter ., JOHN MU.A COifJIIADA Contributing Editor T OUGH !her. if much JliJI 10 learn about tbtcauoe and spread of,.._ acute espiratory I)'Jidrome (SARS), a UB Virolopt says 1bt behavior of other rapisatory vinlses ........ that SARS CXlUid eitbcr"mllapoe" within 1bt'nest two moolhs or oontinue into 1bt winllr as a ftu-lilr.e illness of rnocloente .......tty. "It's impossible to predict at this stage where the virus is going." says Ian Hay, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, .. but as viruses pass through new hosts, they often tend to become less virulent over time and we can hope that this might happen with the SARS virus. ..Also. respiratory virus infections often are mort' prevalent in the winter months, so SARS could become endemic during thole mpntha, much 1i1r.e the flu." be idds. <:oronavir.- """' ' - ' pracnt lOr Dlii1Y,....in~ fmn animalsandbinlo,and. bumaa bm of 1bt virus ila a-ofaboula quarter of CXliDIIIOn cddt, Hay says. Humans 1111)' bo¥e p;dlld up a mutmd IOrm of 1bt virus &om animals, or a human virusa>uil boYemutmd into 1bt SARS virus, according to Hay. "A bumaa mronavirus may boYe mutated from a disease of the upper respiratory tnct into a disease of the lower respiratory tract causing the respiratory probltrru that ha... affected SARS suffmn," Hay says. . And it's poosible that many people have had the SARS virus without showing symptoms, he adds. "It's not uncommon for people to be infected with a virus and not show any symptoms," Hay says. "During the polio outbreak. lOr example, mos1 of the people who "'"!" infected had no symp40mS. Only a m>alJ pera:ntage of peojlle got seriouslylidr. This is nottJUeofoil Viruoes,but it is"""" c;ommon than not." • Hay speculates that SARS "suptiij>ie.ltn"~whospread the disease to Dlii1Y people--may """' much hi@ller leYds of virus in secretions &om tbeir respilatDrytnct than other SARS suftierm. "So when 1bty CDU(I;b or mmE, 1bt amount of virus shodding is ""Y bigb," Hay says. Another possibility is that su~readm are infected with a stronger strain of SARS, but Hay doubts the virus has had enough time to produce and l<lect enough relevant mutanU at this stage. "There is 10 much we don't know about the way virus<. gfl'W in individuals," Hay says. "There may, for txample, be a genetic onmponent involved in why som¢ people seem to ~ more susceptible to SARS than othen." Study finds obesity can begin at 3 By LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Editor HILDREN are beonming obese as you ng as 3 yearsold,andobese 10year·olds are showing abnormal liver function and abnor- C mally high insulin levels, which may lead to type 2 diabetes, analy- sis of data from a group of children referred to VB pediatric endocrinologists has shown. Moreover, information and cnunseling on diet and exercise programs to treat the obesity had tittle effect • in this group. Obese children who were foUowed for an average of two years after seeing a specialist gained even more weight, findings showed. The resulu of the study were to be presented on Saturday at the Pe· diatric Academic Societies meeting oong held Saturday through lUesday in Seattle. ~Chil dhood obesity not only affects a child's self-est..,m, it is also associated with multiple medical consequences," said Teresa Quanrin, associate professor of pediatrics and director of the study. "High insulin ln·el·is believed to be rdated to type 2 diabetes, formerly known as 'adult-onset diabetes.' In fact, the incidence of type 2 diabetes in children has.risen significantly in recent years, along with high prevalence of obesity. "Children at risk of obesity must be identified ""Y early, ....u at the preschoollevd; she said. 'Obese chil·dren often have obese parents, so an effective, family·based, multi-factor intc,..,ntion program should begin as soon as obesity is diagnosed." The purpose of the study, condueled by Quattrin and co-investigator Emily liu, research assistant professor of pediatrics_at Kaleida Health's Women's and Children's Hospital, was to identify characteristics of obese children who are refer red to the hospital's pediatric endocrine specialists, determine the age of onset of obesity and analyze the resulu of treatment recommendati9ns. Statistics indicate between ll>and 33 pera:nt ofV.S.children and adolescenu are obese, alld childhood obesity is rising at an alarming rate. Compared to children.of normal weight, overweight children are much more likdy to beonme ~­ weight adults, with all of the health problems associat<d with adult obesity. Because there are few tJeatmeot options, obese children often are referred to an endocrinologist. To get a sense of what is happen- . ~_,.not only _____ llfhcts . .- - . . . It Is aiS41 . assodloted with multiple li:RHA QUATIAIN ing with one group of obese children, the Buffalo ,.....rchers reviewed medical remrds bf 385 children who,....., seen by eodocrinologists at the hospital between 1984 and 2002. Girls accounted for 57.6 percent of the total group, which was 75 percent Caucasiap, 17 percent African-American, 3 percent Hispanic and 2 percent "other." Obesity W.. defined as having a body-mass index (BMI, a ratio of height squared to weight ) at or abo.., the 85th percentile for age for two years or more. The ~ers also ha... information for some children on hone age, gluoose and insulin levels, liver function tests and cholesterol. They obtained growth data from primary-care physicians to determine how old the children were when they hit the obesity mark. At the initial visi~ parents or caretalc= re<:ri.-ed extensiveoounselingon diet and activity recommendations, along with written guidelines, and were advised to meet with a dietician. 1\vo-year follow-up data were available for II 0 children. This data showed that during that period, BMI increased on average from 29.2 to 31.5. (Optimal BMI forchildren depends on the child's age; for adulu the healthy range is I ~25. ) "Clearly, referral to pediatric endocrinologists and dieticians is not efl'ectM in ~~eating childhood obesity; said Uu. "An dfectiv< weightloss program should not only focus on children, it should also include the parenu and the school system. Obese children lilcdy have obese parents. High-caloriesd!oollunches may add to the problem.• Even though !her. may be a genetic predisposition for obesity, other factors play important roles, she said, including food available at home and school, environmental factors, such as a watching 1V, playing computer games and lad of exercise, and the role model of parents. Additional resulu showed that 86 percent of 177 children were obese before the age of sil, and children were obese for an average of three years before they were referred to an endocrinologist. Abnormally high insulin levds were found in children as young as 4 years old, and eight of 43 children with abnormally high insulin levyounger than IO. In addition, 13percentofl47 children had abnormal li=-function tesu. "Our data show it is ""Y important for obesity inten>ention to begin at the preschooii<Yel," Uu said. " It is also aucial to monitor all potential on-morbiruties in obese children, such as liver function and insulin levels, to prevmt early onset of chronic disease. 'Fatty ti..,r' is onmmon in obesity, and the condition can lead to a disease called nonalcoholic steatohepat!tis, whjch, in tum, can develop into cirrhosis. A high insulin level is associated with diabetes, especially in children with a family history of diabetes. "Perhaps the epidemic of obesity can be stopped if we intervene ""ry early with an intensive bt:havioralmodification program," said I.iu. The research was suppon·ed in part by a summer student grant from the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society to medical stu· dent Natalie Shaw and a Stransky Award from the Women and Children's Foundation. els"""' UB computer project receives $50,000 grant from Yerizon 1 'T• IMip ~s ...... ltiiiiMts become tomorrow's scien' tilu and techilologists, Verimn is supponing with a $50,000 grant a 1project offet;ing studenU at three area high schools the opportunity to build small computer cluskrs. The pf(lject, which may be the first of iu kind in the nation, is being conducted by the Center for Computational Raearch at UB. Verimn representatives and VB staff met recently at CCR with teachers and studenu from the schools-City Honors High School, Mt. St. Mary Academy and Orchard Park High School-to announce the grant. The studenu and faculty visited CCR, viewing "'vera! projects on the center's high'end visualization systems and the large Dell computer clusters that are the model for the mini-clusters that will be built at each high school. E. Bruce Pitman, vice provost for educational technology, addressed the ,group, g!ving them a brief overview of bioinformatics and the role of the sd'percomputing clusters in supporting the work of the VB Center of El=llence in Bioinformatics. The new project, "'Nat ~neration Scientists: Training for Studenu and Teachers." will provjde studenu with a solid base ofknowlMge in science and technology, panicularly in the areas of computing, bioinformatics and computational biology. Western New York high school teachers, with support from VB scientists, will d<Yelop materia,ls to educate studenu in these disciplines. The students themselves will participate in extracurricular oourses at their schools, learning the essentials of networking. and building and programming small Linux-based dust~ computers that have the same fundamental technology as the much larger supercomputers in CCR. HP-Compaq donat<d the onmputers that will be used in the project. Robert Farwell, Jr., principal of Orchard Park High School, praised the project and past CCR student workshops that, he said, encourage students to pursue further study in science and technology. "Our world can only benefit from intelligent, caring and knowledgeable studenu and educators working together to improve the quality of life for others," he added. The $50,000 grant from Verizon is part of the "The Campaign for VB: Generation to Generation," which is in iu final phase and bas a goal of $250 million. Medtronic gives defibrillators - r o n k hils...- • glft-ln·klncl of five ICB dual-chamber im- plantable defibrillator systems, with a total value of$150,000, to the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for the grouodbrealcing cardiovascular research of John M. Canty, Jr. Robert A. Klocke, chair of the Department of Medicine, thanUd Medtronic for iu generous gift. "We are very appreciative of this support, especially since this gift will further our goals for the newly cruted Ceo"'r for Raearch in Cardiovascular Medicine at UB," Klocke said. Carlton Brock, Jr., district manager for Medtronic, said the onrporation is pleased to provide defibrillator systems "for research that could have a direct impact on saving li-," adding, "partnerships such'lS these that tie the work of researchers with the medical industry are the future of incJeased good health for the public." Medtronic is one of several organizations, including the Mae Stone Goode 1rust and the John R. Oishei Foundation, that~ madeonmmitmenu to supporting UB's new cudiac center, beaded by Canty. In his work at the center, Canty leads a team of scientisu'from the departmenu of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, Biochemistry, Genetics and Pharmaa>logy and Toxicology, as weU as the Center for Positron Emission Tomography. He said the defibrillator systems will play a key role in research !\tat he hopes will lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for sudden . cardiac death (SCD) in ischemic heart~. "PrOgress has been made in reant years in the treatment of ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction and heart failure, but there is still a n~d for prevention of other cardiovascular disorders, such as sudden cardiac death from ventricular arrhy.thmias," Canty said. A professor in the departments of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics aod a 1979 graduate .of the VB medical school, Canty in 200 I was named the medical school's Albert and Elizabeth Rekate Chair in Cardiovascular Disease. Medtronic is the world leader in medical technology providing lifelong solutions for people with chronic disease. The company offers products, therapies and services that erthance or extend the lives of millions of people. Each year, 2.5 million patienu benefit from Medtronic's technology. The gift-in-kind is part of the "Campaijlit for UB: Generation to Generation," now in its final phase. �Some 6,800 students are candidates to receive degrees during ceremonies I.Cuoo s __ _ -.................... GlfloA..._ _ _,.,"""""'*_lnlho Sdlaolol__, _ _ __,~-­Ill ...... .................... ....... ~---........ 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"' olodlll...... ........ ...., a-, ...,__ ~-~­ ns .. -~fllle .... .............., ....., ................... ., ~---AmlllcM......., -. .............. ... tho_.........,.. •Of<ri? . ......... ol ...............PIIIdln 0&:-.lltS.Moc:iicl • . . . . . ....-. . . .til . . SdlaaiOfBtt!lti:*•...,Appleol~t.-• locllll•dlllrlll'l SIMCim- . . . tarJIIft. . UB to hold 157th eommencement .V 5U£ WUUCHU ~~<port..- Editor Also, Marissa T. Valetich, Oassia; Melissa S. Fucteh, Communicattv. Disorden and Sciencts; a-lcoon Tan, Economics; Sara M. Center, English; William E. Gunter, )r., Ge· ography; Laura E. Gilcrist, Geology; Matthew), Schrantz, History. Allo,Catberine M. HUIIIIDd.Intadisciplinary Degree Progr2ms; Mark P. )ooef,Linguistics;SirYenA.l<idl'er, Mathanatics;)ennifi:rS.Roth,Mtdia Study;SatotlbiTabgi.Music;DarlaS. Maztin-Gorski,Pbilcoopby;)<lliqoA. J:ldmericJ>, PhysiCL Al!o, Elizabeth Fm:-Solqmoo, PoliticaiScienae;Rd>ecaLAshare,PSydlology; MoDy ), Giblin, Romance UNY OwKellor Robert L King .;.w Sf?Uk and John aJsh, UB alumnus and ere- , ator and host of "America's Most Wanud," will l'e¢vt an honorary degree from SUNY during UB's 157'" general comitlencmlent ctmnOny,tobeheld at IOa.m. May II inAiumniArma,NorthCampus. Some 6,800 studenu are candidates to m:civt dcgJ<cs during th< general commencement and 13 other ctmnOnies to be bdd May 9ll and on May 23. UB's highest awan:l, th< Olancdlor Cllarles P. Norton Medal. will be presenud at'th< general~ ment c:.mnonyto UB Pr<sident William R. Grt:iner (see storypn page I), Also recming honorary degrees from SUNY will be )ooeph P. Allen, pion=ing physicist and astronaut, who will receive a doctor of sciena: degree at the co:nmmcemmt ceremony of th< School of Engineering and Applied SOences.on May IO,and Elizabeth P. Olmsted Ross, path- ~ breaking ophthalmologist. diniciln, and immtor, who will receive a doc,. § tor of science degree at the com- ~ menamentoftheSchoolofMedicine ~ and Biomedical Scienc<s on May 23. In addition to King. Gmner also will speak at the general COIIUI'lellCe· ment ce=nony, as will graduating I..anguasesand l.itaanms; Janelle M. Fkdc, Sociology; llrec:kglyn R. Miller, senior Jason P. Litwak. Greiner and Prowst Elizabeth D. Special Major; Cl>elsea M. Warren, Theatre and Dance, and Lindsey M. Capaldi will confer degrees. Thirty-six studenu will be recog- Bonadonna, Women's Studies. nized during the general comVocalist at the sr:oeral CDillllle!lCe· mencement. ment will be Kimberly S. GranL To rea:ivt the SUNY OwKellor's A determined adwcate tOr vicAward for Student Exallence are tims' rights, Walsh will rea:ivt a docGeoffrey S. Andrews, Rebecca L tor of humane letters at th< general Asbatt, Sara M. Center, Pamela A. com.menament. Coco!, Jennifer E. Drake, Hedva His extraordinary commitment Krauze , Crystal R. Oliver and led to two Missing Ollldrm's /v;;ts, Daniclle L Sheather, as well as to th< rounding of the Na)melle A. canender will m:civt tional Center for Missing and Exthe Division of Student Affairs Se- ploiud Qilldren, th< Adam Walsh Child Resource Center and the nior Leadership Award 1\venty-iight graduates will re- Charles B. Wang lntern~tional ceive th< College ofAru and Scienc<s Olildren's Building. which is the first - Dean's Outstanding Senior Awards. national centa devoted to helping They are Alva B. Md'arland, African missing dilldren and their families. Studies; Taylor E. OwnHe has proposed a set of constiberlain, American Studies; Robert tutional "'victims' rights amendRoeder, Anthropology; Oifford L ments" that would guarantee more Borress,Art; Julia E. Roberts, Art His- righu for crjme victims. tory; StdiuUe A. Miller, Biological SciAllen has been expanding the frooences; Brooks R. Bohall, Olemistry. tiersofinfunnationsystemstedmol- i Ameriw Capaldi will <X>nf<r 'depes, • School of lnforma6a, 9 a.m., May lO.AiumniArma, North Campus. W. David Pmniman, dean of the School of Informatics, will ~Senior Via PrOYOSt Kmneth (Levy will confer depeL • Scbool of Social Work, 9 a.m., May 10. Center for the Arts. Faith L Hoffman, MSW '93, women·>eterans' prosram rtWilF' and domestic violmoe prosram a>ordinator at th< Bulfalo VA Hoopital, will speak. Greiner will confer depeL • School of Nursin& 9 a.m., May 10. sw Coocrrt HaD, North Campus. Colleen Mwphy MJller, DNS '97, MS '91, nunoe practitioner in the Department of Neurology and th< William C Bainl Multiple Sclerosis R.escarcb Centa at the Bulfalo General Hospital, will speak. Margaret w. Paroski, interim via president for health affilirs and interim dean ofth< School of Medicine and Biomedical Scienc<s, will <X>nf<r depeL • School of f.nsineering and Applied Scienc.s, I p.m., May IO,Aiumni Arma, Dean Mark H. 1Carwm will speak; Greiner will <X>rlkr deg1ees, • Law School, I p.m., May 10, Center forth< Arts. The Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, judge of th< U.S. Court of Appeals for th< Secbod Cirtuit, will speak. Grant will confer degrees. • School ofPha!macy and Pbardistinguijhed alumni and one of JDaaUtical Scienc<s, I p.m.. May 10, Western Now York's moot~ Slee Concert Hall. Dean Worm K. piDlanthropists For Six decades, she Andmon will speak; Paroski will hasdwmei<d her eq>ertise into pro- roofer degrees. grams for the visually impoired, from •School ofAzdlitectw:eancl Planinstituting company Safety goggles Dq,2 p.m.. May IO,IU)'esHallawn, and making larse-print books avail- South Campus. Dean Brian Carter able in public dlools "' oopnizing wiD~ Levy wiD <X>rlkr deg1ees, visioo-latinsprogramsinpn:od>ools. •Scboolof ~t,5p.m., In addition to the general com- May 10. Alumni Alma, Dean John mencement, UB will hold 13 other M. Thomas will speak; Greiner will COill.lDeDCI!!De:t c:eraoonies: confer degrees. • Graduate School of Education, • School of Public Health and 9 a.m., May 9, Centa for the Arts, Health Professions, 5 p.m., May 10. North Campus. The spea1r.er will be Centa for the Arts. State Sen. Mary Johanna Duncan-Poiter, deputy Lou Ratb will speak; Levy will concommissioner in the Office of fer degrees. Higher Education in the Oflioe of • School of Dental Medicine. 2 Professions in th< New York State· p.m., May II, Centa for the Arts. o.Partment of Education. Kerry S. William R. Calnoo, pr<Sident of th< Grant, vice pn:MJSt ioracadl'mk af- Now Yen State Dental Asoociation, fairs and dean of the Graduate wiD speak; l'orosiQ wiD <X>rlkr deg1ees, School, will confer degrees. • School of Medicine and Bio• Graduate School, I p.m., May medical Scienca, 2 p.m., May 23, 9, Center for the Arts. Uday P., Centa forth< Arts. Rep. Louise M. Sukhatme, dean of the College of Slaughter will speak; Greiner will Arts and Sciences, will speak; cxmfer depeL ogy tOr"""" than three deades.Af- ter earning a masler's degree and a doctorate in physics from Yak University, be joined NASA'J. aslronaUI corps in 1967. At NASA, he v.:ork<:d as an asoislant mission controlkr for Apollo 13 and u a mission controller fu(Apollo 15 and 17 befOre serving as a member of the support I'm" forth< first orbital lligbt-test of the Space Tramportation System. In 1982, Allen sened as a mission ~­ cialist 00 the Columbia 'I*E shuttle. He is chairman of Veridiao and a board member of th< Ca1span UB R.escarcb Centa (CUBRC). Olmsttd Rms is one of UB's most Medical residency programs reaccredited Consortium receives "favorable" rating, 5-year renewalfrom ACGME . T lly LOIS Mlllll Contributing Editor JOB LISTINGS '!'t\~Zw.~» ,.. .........,._..;e. ~ - ......,.... ""-- ..,.,._.. .... n<ll><lDm- prtdtt• p hi acanbe.::ceuodWIIhoHimon-.o "2-,..... , ,dlllp:l/ ...., t:Mt/~/>. HE Buffalo Graduate Medial/Dental Education Consortium, responsible for all the medical specialty training in Western Now York, has rea:iwd a "&vorable" rating from the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The reaccredidation is for five years, the maximum length of time allowable between reviews. "This is very good news for Buffalo and our residency programs.." said Roseanne Bergc:r, senior asso· ciate dean for graduate medical education in the School of Medicine gram ~01'$, residents, depart- community-based locations. and Biomedical Scienas. Because the UB medical school "Now we can devote our full at- ment chairs and hoopital officials. tention to the business of educating The new fM-~ roacaeditation does not operate its own uruv.rsity residents. ThCy must 1ear,n to use the will begin officially when thecoruor- hospital, residency !Rinin8 is conbest available sciena: and rmne their tium receiYes the formal annouJl<le- ,ducted in its alliliai.d hoopitals. Hisskills to provide safe and compas- ment from the ACGME, which is torically, the programs havt been managl'd by th< consortium, which sionate patient care. Our residents expected in about eight ......b. and faculty welcome this challenge.• Graduate medical-<ducation pro- is composed of repramta!Ms from Preparation for the review began .grams provide D<W medical school the hospitals and the medical school. This administrattv. structutt will in 2000, culminating in a lengthy graduates with th< training neasdocumentsuhmittedtotheACGME sary for careers in medical special- be phased out in the coming in August 2002. A site reviewer vis- ties. These specialty programs are months, and responsibility for iud BuJI'alo in September 2002 and called "residencies" and enrollees are graduate medical eduq,tion will be met with memben of th< Consor- referred to as "residents." The con- transferred to the UIJ medical tium Residenu' Committee, dean of sortium curmttly sponson 54 ac- school The hospitals will remain as the UB medical school, and the credited residency and fellowship partners in the program. Berger said Graduate Medical Education Com- training prOgrams based in nine the review proass was conducted mittee, composed of residency pro- member hospitals and in snreraJ with this transfer in mind. �IIepa.._ Bradley closes lecture series Former senator has l~ers laughing beforegetting to business .,_~ Roport<r Alslstant Editor ITH a hilarious tale of an overualow baskttball 6lo who threatened to lcill the dog he didn't haY< and stories of dim-witted politiciam, former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley dearly has overcome any limitations in con ~ necting to a crowd. Bradley, the final spea1cer of the year's Distinguished Speakers Series who was, at one time, so oonamed about his inability to oommunicate to large groups that he cloistered himself in the Library of Congress with Elvis films to study the King's charisma, <1..-w rauoous laughter for the first IS or so minutes of his leetun: before getting dawn to the business of the economy, globalization and technological change and what ·Americans' moral and personal responsibility might be in those areas. The former NBA star, RhQlles scholar, Olympian and presidential candidate said that while he's cmain that the economy will rebound (he just didn't know when), he doesn't W want Americans to make the same mistal<e they did during the bonming 199Qs..-..giving in tn rampant grttd anddisr.gardingthesoci<talproblems that engulf many Americans. His worry! That the near« million uninsured Americans and the 13 million cbildren living in poverty will continue to remain invisible in good times and bad. Only a pm;onal sense of moral responsibility toward these groups, that mon: than one third of internet combined start-up companies during the With an 1990s were founded by people of eoooomythat Asia(> descent, i(s easy to see how a rais~s the young Indian boy can be inspired, standard of halfway around the world, by living for~­ American leaders in the 6eld of techeryone:, can nology, Bradley explained. change that, Yet, those same impulses tnwasd Bradley said. globalization and technological In spite of his sport& background, change also an crate the terrorist Bradley is not a "put up or shut up" cells that brought dawn the World kind of guy who lMs by the eternal Trade Center towers in"September and~ sport& analogies used ad 200 I, requiring Americans to~ nauseum by motivational speak- a "higher degree of security in our ers---be's a self-professed idealist lives," hesaid. who advocates introspection, in Democracy, Bradley nottd, spite of his time in"tbe u.s. Senate. "'needs to be mort responsive" tO a His vision includes a pluralistic de- changing populace tn oombat voter mocracy that is formed from the apathy. Good leadership in a destrength of the ethnic divtrsity ih.at . mocracy depends upon setting a shapes America. pm;onal example, being willing to ·strong leadership and "allies, al- hold mo.ral values and beliefs, and• lies, allies" are key tn bomdand se- -participation in a nation-wide diacurity. as wdl as keeping pace with logue on what is oonsidered to be globalization and technological ad- "good times," Bradley said. vances,said Bradley, who reminded "One billion more people are livthe audience that there's always'hem ing in a global market than a decade globalization-remember Marco ago, more people are living outside Polo and Ouistopber Columbus? their birth country than ~before . And the best aample of strength and advances in oomputer technolof diversity! ogy haY< been so exponential that if "I recmtly read a story in a ne-ws- the autnmotive industry bad kept paper about a restlurant in Hous- pace with it, one oould drive from ton, Texas, owned by Korean - Buffalo tn Los Angeles on four milAmericans who employed Maican- liliters of gasoline," Bradley said American labon:n to prepan: Oli- about the pace of change in society. n~-style Jood for a predomi~Jatdy And, ,be pointed out, i(s up to African-American clientele," he said. .Americans IX> determine for themWith more Muslims living in the selves just what values of importance U.S. than Pn:sbyterians and the fact they will attach to those changes. IEM to offer scholarships aY PA-nKIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor GINNING in the Fall 003 semester, qualified coming UB freshmen from abroad will be eligible for n:newable $2,500 scholarships administered through the Office of International Enrollment Management (!EM). Awardees will be able to receive the scholarships annually for up to four years as long as they oontinue to meet high acadentic standards while enrolled at UB. Joseph J. Hindrawan, assistant vice provost for international edu- · cation and director of !EM, said the program was initiated to increase UB's pool of highly qualified freshmen applicants from overseas, which be hopes will lead to a more diversified international enrollmenL "In particular," he says, "we hope the scholarships will increase the number of incoming freshmen from Canada, a number that has historically been small "Canadians haven't applied in the past for a number of reasons, including tuitio.n cost and an unfavorable, currency exchange rate. It is also the case that Canada offers higher education at a very low cost to its students." he says, "'and Canadian parents express concern that children attending U.S. col- H leges and universities for their un ~ dergraduate work are unlikely to return to Canada." ~drawan says that UB greatly inaea.sed its recruitment efforts in Canada last year and it has paid off. have seen a significant increase in applications from Canadian students, and our Canadian freshman enroUment for the fall is already nearly 30<) percent larger than last year. There are several n:asons for this," Hindrawan notes. "We "1Ns Isn't • . - ..... of KhoMnhlp......, ..... ,...., _to __. . ., butlt_ ....... ......_ - to---~ -.. ... ............ 11111hwtlwo,....., ,_..• jOSEPH I· HINDRAWAN "One is a major change in theCa- nadialt educational system this year. Whereas Canadian students had been required to oomplete 13 years of education before college, they now are required to oomplet< only 12 years. This has resulted in a double cohort of graduates from Canadian high school in 2003." He says that it is unlik<lythat Canadian oolleges and univ=ities will be able to acco mm odate all of them, so there are more Canadian students than usual seekingadmis ~ sion to U.S. schools American universities appeal to Canadian students for another reason as well, he says. It is much easier for them to change their academic majors in American schools than in Canadian institutions. "The nurilber of seats available in many upper-level Canadian under- . graduate programs is not nearly as large as in the u.s; Hindrawan says. "For instance, limited space .illaws-only about 5 percent of undergraduates in Canadian oolleges to transfer into progi-ams in the healthcare professions," be says, "and because of the double cohort of graduates in 2003, there wilJ be even greater oompetition for thoSe seats over the nat frw years. "Even highly qualified students will be seeking programs elsewhere." Tbenew~program is just one more attraction for Canadians, according tn Hindrawan. He expects the program will have appeal to Asian parents as weU, many of whom save money on their children's oollege education by having them spend their first year or _,of undergraduate study at borne before transferring tn a U.S. school. "This isn't~ great deal of scholarship money per year," he acknowledges, "but it will make a difference to some families, permining them to send their children here in their freshman, rather than junior, year. Money aside, the receipt of such a scholarship will be very pn:stigious for an Asian student, a fact that also may cnoourage parents to send their children to the U.S. a little earlier." BrieD Labinski elected chair·of PSS Larry Laloltuld, altoff ..Jis~ in Procurement Services, bas been elected chair of tbe Professional Staff Senate for a two-year term, effective July I. Labinslti succeeds H. William Coles II!, usociate direftor of the Educational Opportunity Program, who served three consecutive · t<rms as PSS chair. A UB prof<saiooal Slaff member since~Labinslci has been a mernbeyofthe PSSsince 2001 and its~~ since August 2002. He also is a member of the PSS Policy and Govemana.Com.rnitt<l:. In a recent election, professionai staff members also elected Janiece · Kiedrowski, circulation coordinator for the UB Libraries, as via chair and Louise F. Lougen, lead programmer and artalyst for Procurement Services, as recording secretary. Kiedrowski has been a member of the PSS for three years and an executive committee member for two years. She is chair of the PSS Welcome Lines Committee and a member of the Libraries Strategic Planning Group, as well as professional staff representati~ for the Faculty-Student Association. l.ougen has participated in the PSS mentnr-protq¢ program. She also has participated in the SEFA Day of Caring for the past three years, and has been involved in a number of departmental oommittees and projects to improve service delivery and the work environmenL Gift to fund public-interest scholarships for law students Irene Ebert and II« family, to honor their son and family mern bet, Frederick C. Ebert, who dedicated his legal career to public service, have established an endowment at the UB Law School to fund scholarships for law students committed to doing the same. Ebert, who died unapectedly in 200 I while at work. was a 1986 graduate of the Law School. He was a "dedicated and highly regarded" public defender in the Oneida County Public Defender's Office, "a geode man who was a true workhorse," acoording tn his boss, Frank J. Nebush. Thanking the Ebert family for its generosity, Nils Olsen, dean of the Law School, noted that "not only have you eloquently remembered your son and brother, but you have done so in a way that cap~.. the ~ce of his soul and encourages others who wish to follow the dream of setYing the pUblic's interut." The Frederick C. Ebert Scholanhip will be awarded to students who have shown a strong commitment tn public service and plan to serve in the public interest following graduation from law school. The scholarship guidelines state that the recipient also must have substantial prior work experience and be "pursuing a law degree in an effort to either advance an existing career or to make a carttr change.• The student also must be in good academic stahding and have demonstrated financial need. • After graduating from Ithaca College in 1968, Ebert served in the I 0 I st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. In 1970, be returned to school, earning an MBA from New York University. He worked at Sperry Univac. Inc. an.d Burns Personnel, Inc. before entering UB Law School. He joined the Oneida County Public Defender's Office in 1988 and at the time of his death was serving as first assistant public defender in the violent-crimes area. Additions to the Frederick C. Ebert Scholarship Fund oontinue to be occejned, and may be sent to the UB Law School, c/o of Mary Ann Rogers, associate dean ind director of development, 408 O'Brian Hall. Johnson Foundation gives $10,000 for·WBFO digitization 11M Johnoon Fowodatlon of~ has given a $10,000 grant to WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB, to be wed in the digitization of its studios. The project will involve the replacement of obsolete broadcasting equipment, as wdl as the improvement of delivery systetiu for WBFO and its repeater stations, WUBJ 88. 1 FM in Jamestown and WOLN 91.3 FM in Olean, according to Carole ~ntith Petro, associate via president and WBFO general manager. "The digitization of the WBFO studios, once complete, will enable w to provide i higher-quality, more oonsistent signal to our listeners, improve staff efficiency in studio operations and alloW w to achi~e the high broadcast standards needed for national placements. WBFO's studios will be the mostt«;hnologiGally sophisticated radio facility in Western New York and the Southern Tier," Petro said. . WBFO has·received a $50,000 competitive grant from the National Telecommunications and Informatiorr Administration/Public Telecommunications Facilities Program to assist the station in switching to a digital studio format during spring and summer 2003. The total cost of the project is $250,000. The Johnson Foundation has awarded two previous grants to the station. The first grant enabled WBFO to establish a repeater stapon in Jamestown in.l994; the second grant, given in 2000, permittb:t it to expand its signal in the Jamestown and Chautauqua areas, thereby reaching more ~pie in the Southern Tier and delivering a stronge r signal to listeners in the original broadcast area. �61 Rep a..._ llay 1.20031V!i34.111.23 UB studies find that ant.l psychotk drugs may reduce, not Increase, risk of diabetes TRANSITIONS . ~ Mental illness linked to diabetes · . , IU.IJI GOC.RAConlribu!ing Editor TI rebted UB studies t:umining tt.e in<idencr diabetes and rebtcd conditions among patients suJr.rin& &om schizophrenia or bipolar dioordc< indicate that it is tt.e illneso-not the atypical an- - -- dlnceHIII . . ._ _ _ ID ....... ~­ F- Retlremellb --.graunc~s WO!br,__ ,...., ~ Oporollons ptan<ulillly 1, FodlllesOpontlons ..... H . -. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The R<par~..--....leuen from membo<s d the UniYOnlty community CO<niT\OI1tflg on its stories ond content. ~.etten · should be limite<! to 800 WMls and may be edited for style ond length. l.etten ITIUS!indude the writer's nime, oddress lind a daytime telopllont ....-for wriflation. llec.iuse d spoce lirrO!ollons, tho ...... cannot .,._ .. - . ........ They -be-IIJf~ Mondoy to be ........ lor po-.in !hoi ...... ....... The .......... - - · be-~· ............. eh>. tipsychotic medicatioru wed to the disordno-that contribute& 10' the increased incidence of diabetes in these patients. ThefirxlinpSU@IIOSI that theatypi· cal anti~-pera­ tion antipsychotiC mediations that became available after 1991, such as Clozaril (clozapipe ), Zyprexa (olanzapine), Risperdal (risperidone) and Seroqud (quetiapine fuma· rate)-4ctually may ~a protec!M treat effect against diabe= The resulu seem to contradict growing fears that antipsychotic medications cause the increased rate of diabetes in patienu wiih these mental illnesses, fears that recently led japan and the EuropearrUnion to require one atypical antipsychotic to include warn inS' about diabetes· related complications in iu product information sheds. The studies were conducted byre· searchers in the Department ofPharmacy Practia in the School ofPhar· macy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. One study will be presented to· morrow at the annual oonference of the College of Psychiatric and Neu· rologic Pharmacisu in <llarleston, S.C. TheotherwillbepresentedMay 21 in a poster session at the annual conference of the American l'sychi· atric A$50ciation in San Francisco. • Based on the findings. the UB researchers conclude that psychiatric care for patients with the two disorders should be modified to in· dude routine screening for diabe· tes, hypertension and qbesity. They also suggest that severe mental illness should be listed, along with family history 9f diabetes, as a primary risk tilctor for diabetes. "Aaordmgtoour findings in thme studies, an association between IChizophrenla and bipolar disorder anddiabetesseemstoc:xist ~dent of any antipo)<hotic use," said T~ Bdlnier, Ollistant dinial profesoor of pharmacy practia. elirector ofpsychiatric pbarmacyprac tioeatUBandco-authoroftt.estudy. "The question is, whdhd these In patimu trealed with the medic:atioos, the rate of di:ibda was lOA paa:nt, half of what was reported in providelstronsevic!moeofI<XIIIIICIV tion between tt.e use of multipl< psychotrophics, ouch as anti· thegroupthot~nomodialiim Jll)d>otia.ididtpo-... mood- and olighdy mere !bon twice the t'llle .bili:!aJ mel ~and the reported in the pcnl popu1o1ioD. ~~in ....my The oecood studyoloo bmd that P!'lieniL tt.e inc:idence ofhypatmoica in tbe Still, bt -..!, thio oinsle metau.atcd patienu wu 15.6 percent, bolic~ doOo not oa:ount . compared to 7.2 percent in tt.e gen· for the iJ>ci4eooe of diabetes 1111011& dru&<inducr~ot the~ap~t-. eral population, while bypertenoion these patients. "Obesity alone does not explain or it's the mental iDDe. ~ in the untreated population waa we're using the drugs ~-4at in· nearly twice as prevalenL iL You can be heavy for ~ and "When you effectively treat not deYdop diabetes," bt said. duces diabetes," Bellnier said. Moretban2millionAmoicanuuf· schiwphreniaandbipolardisorder, Based ob their findinp. the UB fer from sdUmphrenia and tt.e same you reduce. most of these other researcbers oondude that ps)'<biat· number sulfa- from bipolar disorder. metabolic risk tilctors," said Bdlnier. ric care should be modili<d to in· Diabetes is estimated to affect "Whil< the incidence of diabetes dude routine screening for diabemore than I 5 million Americans. has actually gone up in the general tes, hypertension and obesity. Data in tt.e study to be presented populati.on since the 1940s and "An enormous amoUnt of energy at the annual conference of the 1950s, our study shows it bas gone has been wasted in trying to blame ·American Psydtiatric Association down significantly in patients being o ne drug over another as tt.e cause demonstrate that an increased inci- treated with antipsychotic medica- of this higher risk.• said Bellnier. donee of diabetes among patienu • tions, so these antipsychotic drugs --what ~ need to do nOW' is to raise withschizopbreniaorbipolardisor· may actually haV< a protective ef. the bar a little in caring for these der predates the use of antipsychotic feet," he said. patients so that they now receive the medications to treat the disorden. According to Bellnier, it is possibl< same routine screening for diabetes That study, bas<d on a retrospec· that bypercortisolemi.a, the elevated and related oonditions that thegen· tiV< review of medical data for 569 levels of cortisol-the honnone se· eral population rec:eMs." According to Bdlnier, advocatea randomly selected patients with the creted by the adrenal gland in retwo· disorders adntitt~ to a state sponse to~ contnbute to for the mentally ill have. for good reason, focused primarily on good psychiatric hospital between 1940 metabolic syndrome in severely and 195~fore antipsychotic mentally ill patients. psychiatric care. medications were a:vailable-found "When you effectively treat these "But wr.'vt. moved into an era that metabolic disturbances were disorders and therefore reduce tt.e where that care is zvailable," said significantly greater in thosepatienu psychotic and manic episodes asso- Bellnier. "These patients are predisthan among tt.e general population. cia ted with the elevation of cortisol, posed to rnetabolicdisturbanc<s and According to the results, the rate then you may also be protecting they desen. tt.e same care that everyone dae gets. And ultimately, of diabetes among the patienu was them from diabetes,• he said 20.9 percen~ or 10 times that reAccording to the study's au- when they start (letting ~live ported at that time for the general thors, one metabolic disturbance careortieatmenl forthmewnditions Population. The incidence ofhyper- did increase with the we of an tip· instead of~ care because tension was 29.1 percent, compared sychotic medications and that was their diabetes has nev<r been treated. to 16.5 percent in the general popu· the incidence of patienu oonsid- there will be a inajor economic ben· lation, and the incidence of "over· ered overweight. ditto tt.e btalth-<:are S)'kmas wdl." Funded by UB, the studies were weight" was 28.f percent versus 21.8 While untreated patienu had an percent in the general population. incidence of "ovenmght" of 28.2 co-authored by Bdlnier's post-<loc· TheotherUBstudyoomparedin percent, versus 21.8 percent in the toraJ fellow, Adam Decatur; a matched-pair analysis the data for general population at that time, the Kashinath Patil, assistant clinical these untreated patienu with data incidence of "overweight" in the professor, Department of Psychia· from 569 patienu adntitted to a state treated population was 68.6 percent, try, University of Roch<S\U. and psychiatric hospital between 1999 oompared to 37 percent in the gen· Tullo Ortega. adjunct assistant dinical professor, UB Department of and 2002, all of whom were treated · eral population at that time. with atypical antipsychotics. Be11nier said this striiQng statistic Pharmacy Practice. rnental1'ill SOftball Stadium to be renamed after Harvey~ Renaming recognizes bequest to athletics from senior woman administrator ay HIJDIIIO'" . RlpOtltr ContribtJIOr T HE university:S softball fidd, CUI'I'ently called UB Softball Stadium, will be renamed Nan Harvey Field on Saturday during a special ceremony being held in recognition of a monetary gift from Harvey, as· sociatt athletic director and senior woman administrator. The fidd will be renamed in rec • ognition of a bequest Harvey has mode to the Division of Athletics for a minimum of $200,000. The re· naming will take place after the first game of a doubleheader between the Bulls and Akron that is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. "Personally, I'.., never been more touched by a gesture in my life." said Bob Arkeilpane, director of athletics. "For someone who has already given so much ofber time, energy and enthusiasm to the Univttsityat Buffalo, this is the ultimate gift commitment I don't know of anyone who is more oommitted to the suc:i:tss ofUB ath· letics than Nan Harvey:" Harvey has been serving the Bulls for almost 30 yean-fust as a stu· dent, then as a coach and now as an administrator. Named smior woman admin· istrator in August 1996, she is responsible for the day-to-day management ofus•s interoollegi.ate athletic Pl'O:' gram and represents the university on all issues regarding women's athletics. back to 1974, when she fust put on a unifonn as a member of the vol· leyball team. Harvey pbyed wileyball as a freshman and a sophomo<e, and was a member of tt.e baslc.etball .r ------------::-= "The University at Harwey FMid durtng • ceremony to be held on Buffalo has enriched S.turday. my life on a daily basis and has givt!n team for three seasons. After graduating cum laude from me opportunities to grow as a per· son and a professional," said Harvey. UB in 1978 with a degree in physi· " I am forever indebted to the cal education, Harvey returned tc coaches and professors who taught her alma rDJter in 1983 to head iu me, the administrators who guided softball program. She recorded 38 me and the peers and the studcnu wins over the next ~ years as head coach, and earned 1985 who supported me.· Harvey's affiliation with UB dates SUNYAC Coach of the Year honors after guiding UB to its best record ever (19-9), a national ranking of 12th in the country and an appear· ance in tt.e NCAA Division ID Re_gional ToumamenL Harvey also coached tt.e women's baslc.etball team from 1985-90. In addition to ber duties at UB, Harvey has been active in tt.e Westem New York softball scene, both as a player and as an wnp~ In 1991 , · she was inducted into the WNY Softball Hall of Fame as a plajGerand in 1996 oiW3S named the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Metro Buffalo Umpire of the Year. Harvey received one of the most preStigious honors that can be bestowed upon an ASA umpire·wben she was in· ducted into the National Indicator Fraternity of the AmataJT Softball Hall of Fame in 1996. ) Harvey was inducted into the Metro Buffalo ASA Hall of Fame in March. She will begin serving on the NCAA Division I softball oomntit· tee this September. �&.paa--. Law allows faculty to speak minds on war and peace To the editor. Pro£ David 1ilytor .-tsln m April 17 letter to the Rq>ortrr that I "appear to ~ violal<d th~ ~t< of New York Public Officert Law in preparing (the opal letter distributed by UB faculty and Staff for Peacz oppbOing tbtwai"On lnq) and urging (my) Oollagues to lien it." The cha~ iJ bueless, as anyone who pmuestbe Public Oflia:n Law canS«!Drtbem5eiv.s.Notbingln the law prohibiu stak ·emp1oy<es from publicly spaking"their minds on mattm of war and JleOC"· Had Prof. Taylor h= genuinely concerned about th~ kgality of my actions. be would ~cootacted the pertinent compliance officer di r..:tly. Since, unlike Prof. Taylot, I truly am inten:st<d in the scope of legally permissible political activity, I did what be should have I report<d myself to the SUNY Office of UniY<rsity Counsel in Albany. The attorney I spoke with, Robert Ruggm, as.sur!!d ~ that be was una~ of any provision of the Public Officer Law that restricts the apression of political views. The most relevant portions of the law he could come up with pertained merely to running for public office and giving t~ony in court against the state. The New York Depanment of State inY<Stigates violations of the Public Ofticeio uw. An anomey . oonusingthe"DLDIM1lrylor"email there confirmed that I bad don~ addrao bas dedinod to indica~£ the nothing ofCOtl<ml to them. She said boopittlwh<rebe prac:tioShioiWJ'C)'. it was permissible for faculty to aln shon, if Pro£ David 'lilytorapresstheirvitwiandid<ntifytbem- iJtJ, be's the stealthiest surg<on in sdvesu faculty,IO long as tbeydOo't history. Either way, th~ aime be acclaim to be presentiog the pooition cused me of certainly doesn't exisL of the lliiMn.ity ilself_ I can only conclude that what we Pro( Taylor bad some other facts .....,t;$ a aude anempt to intimidate tbooe of· us who would opeak wrong. too: Not that it matten, but for the out on matters of public impolt. It record,lwosn'ttheautboroltheopen won't ...,rk. Wkotneryour views, lett<r <tboutlb I ....wd be honored to know that civil scnanu do not sur~bem).AU public~~atenenuthat reil~ theirronstitutional rights in m<ntionmynarnoo~identifiedme acceptingempl~tbytbestatt; as •a 5pOI<rspmon" for the group. Prn£Taylorabooppearstobemistakm about hiJ own narnoo and pooilion. TbeUBdir<dorylistsnoadjunct pmfesoor of surgery at UB named David Taylor-in fact, it lists no emplor<aataD named Dilvid\aylor. The Department of SurserY has no adjunct profesoors. nor,aax>rding to the ~ assistant to the de;ul. ~ thel<$tolthemtireSdJoolofMedi~and Biomedical Scio:n=. Senior membecs of the Department of Surgerysaytbey'ven...,.beardolasurgeon named David Taylor in drBuffillo area. The local phone book lists no physicians named David 1iiylor. The nearest David Taylor list<d in the state'sdatabasesofpbysiciansisananestbcsiologisr in Rochester. The per- do not allowtbooe who ....wd claim o~~er out ofignoranee or malia>--to inhibit open dd>at< on campus ordsewbere. ..-., Assodattl'roltiS« Dtpottmtnt olfdua>tionol lrodmhlp and Policy lid#Dr'• Holt When amlj<Wl by 1M Rq>oner and askedfor his wtn.mity affiliation, David Taylor idmtifiell' himsdfasonadjunaproftsf<Jrofsurgtry. After questions~ regarding Taylor, the Rq>oner amtm:ted the medial/ schooL Sondra l>rab&, associate dean for ruource managemen~ rqxms that the sclwol hat no rrcord of a David lDylor as an adjunct, o participant in the proctice pum or as o voluntar. SEFA policy changed to allow dollar recognition To the Editor. The SEFA trndition at UB has a long and proud history. Y= after year, the emplo~ at UB demonstrate almost unparalleled generosity in their contributions to help people in need,locaUy and around our start, nation and world. As the newly appointed chair of UB's 2003 SEFA campaign,! eagerly hope and expect our tradition to continue. In that int=,l'd like to clarify any rnisundentandings resulting from a letter in the Aprill7 edition ofthe Reporter. The primary point was a valid criticism of a policy change made at the statewide level in January prolubiting SEFA from providing to ag<t~­ ci~ the dollar amounts donated to them by individual donOrs tlilough the donor~tion proass. However, the policy change was nullified in late March afier considering f«!!back from recipient agencies and local SEFA board.t-including our own local steering group. The prior policy of providing donor nam ~ and gift amounts has been r~tored and is expected to re- companied by gift amounts. As th~ of us at UB who are increasingly involved in fundraising know, there are legitimate administrative costs associated with all charitable campaigns, and SEFA is no aception. Through volunt~r help and very careful budgeting, SEFA trnditionally spends only 6-8 percent of its total budget on fundraising and administrative costs, not the I0 percent report<d in the April l7letter. This figure compares very favorably to national averaga, d=onstrating that SEFA is a very responsible steward of contributions reaived FJnally,theApril17lett<radvocates that UB empi~ make their charitable contributions directly to the agen<Xs oftbeird!oice, bypassing the SEFA campaign. This is a choice that we aD have always been fret: to m~ and· many of us choost to donate both through the SEFA campaign and dir..:tly to other cbariti"'- There are many practical reasons that the SEFA campaign is a smart and~­ m~ns main in place. Before the end of cic:nt April, all agencies will have receiV<d rontributions. the usual list of donor names ac· of making charitable Beyond the practical consider- ations, ~are..., more importmt reasons why we at UB should giY< through the SEFA campaign. Most =ployeesof the UllMrsityare fortunate to enjoy stable m>ployment, which many in our region do not. We ~the privilege of, and perhaps the obligation to help support those who are lessfi>rtunatethan we. In addition, an estimated 25 percent of our uni. ~ty population will lind itself at some point in need of some of the wide variety of services that SEFA agencXs provide. Our individual participiltion in the SEFA campaign presmts a pow<rful oollectiYetneSSIII"toourcommuniry. lu one of the region's largc:sr m~ploy­ m and as a c:ontinuing leader in the ~on's future vitality, ~ baY< no clearer or more compelling means of demonstrating our corporate commiUnent to our community than through our generosity in the SEFA campaign. I hope that this letter helps to set the SEFA record straighL Mart.. H. karwan Prnf<S>Or and Dean. SW Choir, UB SffA 100J Reporter commended for balanced coverage of letters To the Editor: I would like to commend the Reporter for iu balanced coverage of the variety of faculty, staff and student opinion on the Iraq War. Unlike the national media, which has· h= dominated by reportage in bed with the conquering legions, you haY< offered a forum for both sida The larg<r gmup of more than 200 faculty and staff opposing the first-strike attack receiV<d about as much space as the dozen or so who backed the Bush administration's ·Base~all ua rt-11, CMioluo 1-7 UB17,NiopraH ..-...•.uao UB ·7 , , _ . . 4 The· -""'''J'J'O·._,.~ ~;:.~· / Aprf23a--.....-: · n..o·-won-ona. t'-1. andtookdle...._tt-'1. """' ............. CXJndnuad ""' dlr as Ul.sc:cnd • ' - . ~ ""In_.,..,... and poundad next -•~2lhiu.,,_ coolad,.....,-• to. t7-t4--,..,... ......... """' boa 4-0 lou a< f'l<l1IM.rall on Soa.rdoy, but halpad U8 a..,._...,..,... (12-26)1"'_..........,.(30-ll~ 7-4,1n dlelral-cldleon Sundor-......,. atT,_ Reid. ~ofi~all ua s, Nlapra 1 Hlaml4, uao ua t-l. Miami 0-1 U8onclodl1iaml's ........... wlmrcsu-eal<by~· do<toleheaderln>mdlevbldrc RedHawb on Sawtdor-.-,_ The Bull eomod • I~ win In one and hold on b< • 3-2 win In ...., .., ....,...,.. "' t7-17 ............ 6-9 In ""' t1ioMmor1an Corlonnce. The RedHowlcs took • 4-0 dec:lslon 1n>m dle Bulls In dle series oponer on friday nl&l>t.doinc .. oldloir damapln ""'llld\ raly, hl(l1lial>ted by.-...., home,..., by~ Mci/Yhonor. Eariierindle--'c.dle&lseomodlhW!hrdw!noldle---loal rMI Niapra lJnl..1ity on April 23 by • 5-t ..,..._ "*' """"with.- Out~oor lrack an~ Rei~ Two champion• and fi¥e records set at Penn Relays Ul post.ed five - sd1ool noco<do and pid<ed up a po1r olvlctories at dle ....... Penn Rellys. held.lut week at Fnnldln Field In PhllodolpNa. UB senior Blauna Mcfviand won dle _,.,;'i &-.. Diple (oonp b< dle second """' In ""' years. Mcfviand took""' _ , . - • jump ol 4G-tl.50(12.-48m). The U 8 - also post.ed. _.,with.~ porlonnanco In dle ECAC 4x800 ..., clarnplonsNps. The lcoJnome ol Ow-.. K.od<,Aiison l..uloo.jon Jozonld and !We Kohout wmed In • dme ol8:5 t.81, s1c1nc more INn I0 seconds ell dle pteYiaus .-eoonl "'."in 2000. T¥110 ot:her women's reby teams Usa seti"'ICCf'dLThe 4x<400 squad btob a sd1ool record proiWnlnary ....... The ......... Callender. l<odt. Krysal Solt1nc and McfoJjand wmed In·. 3>46.60 doddnc to !he .,.....,... mui< by ...., seconds and """"' Into !he champk>nship round. The tam"*' llnbhed ~In""' finals ol l:48.40.The 4x200 tam ol c.Jiendor, PauleCD Oicbnon.Soitinz and McFvtand post.ed. l:l'J.40 showina.., finish ro.nn In .. .,_ and 25th ....... .., breolc !he mui< set by !he ............... In March. Women\ pole .......... t..un Olson sha"!ftd her """ mui< In !he ...... pQdrc olll-t.50 (4.00m). Meo\- spodalis<jerimle Slicl< .-eoonlin""' 5.000. ....... run. sliclnl nearly 20 soconds ell ""' sd1ool racord mui< his """' ol 14:14.54.1t abo qualified Slicl< b< dle NCM fteclonal meet lator!his season. -lhree ol,..... In""' ........ with."""' second--..... blu..t..,.- with lennis MEN' S Toledo 4, UB 0 (HACToumament) UB was dekatod, 4-0. by Toledo on April 241n !he lint roond ol !he MAC Championships In ~b.IK. Wrth !he lou. !he llutls conclude !he season at 12-120¥01>11. Rona> UB\ numbe< three doubles tam ol josh l..lodenNn and Pr.yvdha won Its match,S.l,lo< dle Bulls' lone win. Three matches were stilln proaress when pby was hatted due to Tcedo's <tinchin& ol ""' vktory. WOMEN' S Ball State 4, UB 0 (HAC Tournament) UB was eHmlnated ln>m !he MACWomen'sTennls Champonshlp onApril24 4-0 lou ro &II Sate at Ypsilanti's Chippewa Oub.The lou ends dle Bulls" season at 6-1<4 O't'ef"al. with • Awar~s Three Bulls Named Artttur Ashe Sporu Scholan haste toward war under the guise of terror pi"e'Yelltion. In tb= tim~ when the far of terrorism has quickly lead to the depttcation of traditional American civil liberties, free expression of opinion and fnedom of the press must be vigorously upheld. We are living in dangerous timi!S-!ess becaUS<O of foreign terrorists than becaUS<O we haY< an un-elected federal executive regime with a rov.en corporate agendo seeking popularity through =ily winnable wars. The free and still I~ apression of the deeply hdd views of informed ciliuns, especially at the univmity, maintains traditional Americao righu and wlu<S. Thanks to the Reporterfor supportiog fret: ""f'res5ion in the true spirit of American democracy and to th~ faculty and staff with the courage to spak ouL Sincerely, Marte J. Ludwig Univmity Llbrorin student.-.s-. nap>e<!AnhurAsl!eJr.Sdd.n b y - lssu<s --·----Three U8 inffll>er~.....-.Meo\......,_Avt>IO...and__,\_ Jo1ie Pun_.. namad to dle Arst _ , b< lhW ......,.._ sporu. while T..,_. Oren.. tophomora biot>oclw1cl<v ............. ] .46 """"'"'"'" and& point ......,.. He boama dle Bull" lint MAC champion In man\ .......... linea =..:::~==:.:.00""-'robMdle2003 MAC Moo\ Pun.• -*>r _....,. mojor, ... al.'l7 ......u.tM GI'A.Siw- f*t olUI\ aoor.-...,_,.....,,...ochoclraa>nl in7:38.98b<allth-pba lrahatdle 2003 MACIM>man\ Sw!nwTW-cand 0Mrc ~ ~::.~~t~.!'::'(~~~(;t.::.He !he 2002~3 seuon en route .., ..,..All-HAC Hononhle Mendon h<>ncn. �Blllapa..._ ll;ry 1.2113/Vi.3Ue.Z3 Sunday 4 - - , . .. 4PUIS FRIDAY :=:r....""='~ 9 I!<Jrthfield.Pemy 1vt Center, - H o i . Bulfllo State Cologe. 2 p.m. ffft. F« """" informotlcn, 645-3810. Monday 5 -and Educatlonol T-.ology C-(ETq-...op ,.._ s._ EY-• - - u . - - - . - for • cloll•l•h. . .W ........ Akron on s.turday, dWtlng atlp.m. lnu.-s.-....The _ _ _ ...., • lingle,_ ..,.anst .u- at 1 p.m. - Solndoy. The Reporter publishes highlights of listings drown from the online UB C.l· ft\dar for events taking place on cam- Thursday, May ~~.;,~F« more infonnation. 645-7700. 12 Session. 106 jacobs Management Center, North I Campus. 6 p.m. Free. Thursday S~turday listing of .events, go to the UB Calen - ...,..,.__ MONDAY Executive MBA lntonnatlon pus or for off-campus evenb where US dar at <http:// wlngs .buffalo.edu/ cal - Building Document· Troddng Into Your Coune. Alhona Tsembelis, 3 s Fulbright Fellowship a spiritual pilgrimage for Schirm Art professor to travel to sacred Buddhist, Hindu sites during second Fulbright Fellowship to Sri BY DONNA L~ClWI Rqxxt~ Assistant Editor L IFE is a pilgrimage. The wist man does not rost l1y the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimiUlbk domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination. "Bhagavad Gita" in a~ bookstore in Philadelphia. "It was thin and small, only about three by tour indies and one-half inch thick. Perfect !Dr carrying in a pad< or tidigue podcet. I carried it with me through that year, never opening it or !mowing what was inside. It wasn't WJtil years later that I opeoed the Sivanando (/887-1963) During the first week David Schirm, professor of art, arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, as a Fulbright Fellow in 1996, almost 60 people were killed and a political candidate assassinated-the work of suicide bombers. Ho watched in the days following the attack as dozens.of funeral proc<ssions passed by his home in the city, the grief-stricken clad in. white, the traditional color of mourning. What was to be primarily an artistic and spiritual journey, inspired in part .by Vedantic and Buddhist philosophy, inunediately took on a much larger political and social dimension, which soon was reflected in his full-colored drawings and paintings from that time. Religion and politics, as well as temporal and spiritual·concems, suffuse Schirm's artwork. A large painting now hanging in his North Campus office captivates, then informs, without the heavy-handed posturing of so · much politically inspired art-;J briefglance evokes giant, peonylike red flowers that are in reality buildings on lire. Haunting eye; peer from the wreckage of a burning city and an enormous pair of red lips, nearly pursed in a kiss, anchor the lower half of the painting. Small, star-like white Bowers, perhaps ashes, perhaps anthuriums, the Bower of mourning. wah upward through the scene. It is Colombo after the suicide attack and strangely reminiscent of a not-)"t-distafit attack on the 'M>rld Thlde Center. Schirm visited Sri Lanka and India during his first Fulbright Fellowship and next winter will make a return trip to both countries-spending a month in each-for his second Fulbright award, accompanied by his wif.; and two children. He will visit sites sacred to both Hindu and Buddhist followers, undertaking two separate journeys that follow the paths of two of the greatest figures of Eastern philosophy and reli gion-the Hindu god Rama, hero of the Indian epic "The Ramayana," and Buddha. As part of his Fulbright application, he tells the story of how his relationship with Eastern culture began. Just before he shipped out for a tour in Vietnam, Schirm acquired a small ropy of the wnka image ofR.ama to the Kathiresan KoviJ.also in Sri Lanlca. "']1,., images will ba.., tra'Jded together as companions, similar to their historic relationship but without the conflict that bas marred their association," says Schirm. He also plans to keep written,~ and phomgraphic journals and to exhibit the resulting artwork from his journey at the Indian Kanoiia Centlt !Dr the Arts, the Liond Wendt Gallery in Sri Lanka and later; in the United Sims. In both countries, he will conduct~tobdp~artstudentsb-grad.-study book to disrover that it was about a warrior's duty. Struck by my dumbness, I couldn't imagine that a rewyears after that I would 6nd myself in the Los Angeles Vedanta Center where I met Ouist6pher Isherwood (acclaimed Anglo-American IKM'listand playwright,l906-l986), who had helped translate that version. "For several years I was exposed to Vedantic and Buddhist philosophy. I was especially influenced by the ironic twists in the ancient literature that paralleled the kinds of turns· that had made a direct impact on my life. However, there seemed to be little influence on my professional work," he explains. All of that changed, says Schirm, in 1983, when his work shifted in to narrative storytelling through his drawings. "Since then, I have ocplored family history, my war and social. religious or political themes." In a symbolic gesture and to represent bringing the two divergent paths together, Schirm will present a small Buddha to the lsipa thanaramaya Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka and an in the hope that the most talented artists from the host countries will be able to complete one to two years of study in the US. Contrary to what Buddhism repr<S<DIS in the West, art fOund in Buddhist temples in the East tdlsthestoryof a heillilr""""Y miscreant possible,• says Schirm, such as being eaten by leeches and pecked by birds, which bardly n:sonates with the watered down Buddhism, or "Buddhism-litr," now pmcticed by many in the U.S. His fiuniJy will have a few familiar challenges to .,.,.._ come, but Schirm recalls his previous journey to both countries with obvious fondness lOr the artisans he met and people who _ befriended his )'OU1lg family. . "There is the snake charmer who comes to your door with a cobra and the cobra outside.in the garden ready to bite-your children-! bad to go out every morning and beat the bushes to chase the cobras away" he says of one of his daily routines in Colombo. The most noticeable and striking aspect of Schirm's· p<rsonality, in stark contrast to his work, is a quiet pea~­ ing a ready, warm smile and sense of humor -<md ~ he is attentive and responsive to the tumultuous religious and political concerns that mark daily lif< in so many troubled regions of the world. He says the Sri Lankan experience continues to shape his work and teaching with memoiie5t as wd1 as images and metaphors, from his time there. "I still remember standing on topuf Sigiriya, a 2,000-J""'Told rock stronghold in the middle of the surrounding· flat jungle plain, watching an artillery barrage being laid down and remembering similar sa:nes from Vietnam," he1"ys. "Sri Lanka has an ability to allow time to swim through 'you and become non-linear, with memories sharing the present time w!Jb !mmediate validity ... lndia t CK>, holds a similar fascination for me, more sensed than always tan!l'ble." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. 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U.S. Army Corp of Enginem to schow.hip and the rtputation of and Sandia National Laboratory. the University~ "SUNY'ssua:cssatattractingmilPrasad. eucu!M director of the lions of dollars of research funds in Institute for Lasm. Photonics and the areas ofhigh-tech science, mediBiophotonics, and SUNY Distin- cineandeduationisbeingguaranguished Professor in the Depart- t<edtodayandintothefuturtbythe ment of Chemistry, receM:d an Ex- brealdhroughs these aword-winniog cdlen<einthel'umlitofKnowledge faculty members contributed in Awan! from SUNY Cllancellor lUll>- 2002,"-King said. ert 1. King at the seoond annual State "These bcu1ty scientists and rtUniversity Dinner Honoring lnno- searehers ~ helped SUNY rank wtion. Creation and J:>iscxMry, bdd eighth in the U.S. Patent and llideon Monday in Albany. mark Ofli<:e's latest top-10 ranking Prasad was one of 14 UB &cuJty of patent-generating universities members honored for their re- that indudts such elite urn-.ities search at the. dinner. Othm who as.calilOmia, Texas. WJSCODSin,MIT were recognized were Julian L. and Stanfurd," he added. Ambrus )r., Sathyamangalam V. Kingcit<dotherfigurtstosupport Balasubramanian, Thomas A. SUNY'sacbiew:ments in these areas: Russo. Ulrilce Carlino. Michael C. • SUNY.patenugenerat<d$17.6 Cq'¥"'n 1 i~n, Micbad Ray Detty, million in royalties in.fiscal 2002 Murali Ramanathan, Marilyn E. • SUNY ranks Js• nationally in Morris, Peter Soott and Surajit Sen, royaltieseamedbyunivasiti<s,ahead who r=ived First "Patent Awards. of Harvard. )obns Hopkins, Georgia and Oleh Pankewyq, Mark T. Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Princeton Swihart and E!iot Wmer who re- and the I.Jnivorsity of Michigan. ~Promising Inventors Awards. • sUNY ranks nineth for patents The UB rtsearcbers were among awarded to New York organizatiOns 54 SUNY scholars recognized for • from 1997-2001, abead of Carrier, their work in such artas as fresh- Columbia University, Siemens. GM water safeguards, cardiovascular and Bausch & i.Dmb. science, nanoelectronics, literacy, Th<researchandscbolarshipbythe biophotonics, molecular science 54 men and women honored ;pans a and neuroscience. variety of disciplines. ranging from The scholars received funding biology, chemistry, and physics to from a variety of public and private medicine,education,matrrialsociena sources. among them !he National and engineering. They received Oceanographic and Atmosphetic ~- - • R.pon.. Edtor a Ewing elevated to distinguished rank IIJ~VDAI. Contributing Editor HARLES Patrid< Ewing. C an internationally renowned forensic psy- versity, but abo at the axnmuniry, regiooal and state ~ Many candidates appointed to this rank abo havecontribuled inlluentialoervioeat the national and in....wianol ~ A member of the UB &cultysina 1983, Ewing teaches aiminaJ law, evidm<z, juvenik law, formsic science an4 psydlology, and psychiatry and law. He is a &.qumt oon- cboJosi<tand .,...,...,.,of law at US. has been appointed to the rank of Distinguished Servicr Proksthe SUNY Board of1lusttes. The Distinguished Servicr Prokssonhip is an academic rank above sultant and wimess in aiminaJ and that of full pmfessor,and honprs and domestic trials for ~ expertise in r=gnizes cilraordinaryservice, 1101 fo~ic psychology; insanity deonlyoncampusandat the State Uni- ~•p~~p• ''"by Presidential search panel hires firm e . T 3 ay 5Ul WUETCHUI Rqx>rt«Editor HE committee that is conducting the national search to identify the next president of UB has hired the national search. firm of EMN/ Witt/Kieffer to assist in identifying rteruiting the strongest possible presidential candidates. The firm has placed rteruitment ads that already have begun to appear in TheChronit:ko[ Higher Edu allion. It abo is working with Jeremy M.Jacobs.chairofboth the UB Council and the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, to send ktters to members of the higher education community, including the presi dents of institutions that art mem bers, like US. of the Association of American Universities (AAU), said Jean Dowdall, vice president of EMU Witt/Kieffer who is leading the firm's effurts on behalf ofUB's presi- and dential search committee. The firm also will "actively recruit" prospective candidates, "telephoning people who we think art most likdy to be strong candidates." said Dowdall, who specializes in se- nior executive searches for colleges, universities, foundations and other non-profit organizations. She stressed that the firm is soliciting suggestions for prospective candidates. "both internal and external ," from members of the UB community as well "We're eager to hear all the suggestions of candidates people might have," she said, noting that the firm has received some suggestions and is looking for more. Dowdall said she needs those names "sooner rather than later," since it can take tim e to reach prospective candidate._ gauge their interest and determine whether they would make suitable candidates. Anyone with suggestlons for prosp«tiwcandidatesmaycontactthe search firm at ubuffalo@cmnernn.oom. The search finn'sdfortsare"essential in identifying the kind of candidates the search oommittee will want to consider and would find appropriat< and attractive," said Jacobs. The presidential search committee will submit to the UB Council a list of qualified Candidates to succeed Wd liam R.Greineras US's 14"presidmt Greiner announced in january that he will step down as president-<~ position he has hdd since 1991--dfec!M June30;orat a later dateifrequestedbySUNYO.ancdlor Robert 1. King. The UB Council, US's governing body, will make a final rteommendation on Greiner's successor to King. The SUNY Board of Trustees must approve the appointment of/ the next UB pr<Sident. Jacobs emphasized that the pr<Sideotial search comm ittee will maintain oomplete confidentiality regarding prospective candidates, noting that many strong candidates art not willing to seek such position5---<lt possible risk to their current positions-without assurances of such confidentiality. He said be hopes to have a presidential appointment before the beginning of the Fall2003 semester, but believes that finding the fight candidate is mort important than making a speedy appointment and that the councilwillbalancethosctwof:octo" in malting a final rta>mmendation. Information on the presideritial search process, including search guidelines, the makeup of the search committee and the confidentiality agreement, may be viewed at the Presidential Search Web site at http:/ / www. buff •lo .ed u/ preslden-. �21 Rep 0...... llay \~ Z003/Vt 34,18.25 BRIEFLY ..,a.......... Fred Kwiecien is associate director for iMedia. -b-7 ......................._ . .....,...... _......_. ........ .....- - .............. _ d dll-........ _ country--.,_..,!loy oww ... em - I n Counlry Mliolc.• Whlot ..vkes do you 5-45 and us, and ... In the Cfl< box olllclt from,_, to 6 p.rri. Mondly tlwough Friday, and ltal 11doetmoslerloadons. For more lnfonnatlon, call 64s.AAT5. RIA to present final spring seminar Kimborty s. -·deputy diroctorol UB's Ae5elordllnstillrto on Addictions, wil discuss "Enhoncemonls to Dri(1l<ing ~ lion T_,.,.,t for Pn>blem Drinl<en: EYoluating Spouse ln- """'""-tandllehmorol Couples T,_,.,l" 11 the lost tnstalmont d RIA's Spring SemllllrSoneson ~ 11. . -wilspool<lt10o.m. lint.-....- In the room It RIA, 1021 Mlin St. Tho Iodin Is ,_ and - to the pubic. Waltar'sprimary- II'H$ ~ trelltment~ ..,..._, -"""""""'" --·- I n - and secondlfy pre- -"'-...-. In - Pl)l<hology from the _,..............,_, _ ......,d-.... ~d-.calumblo. f.ach """"'and,., .,. _..,_._..-ott ................ _CIII'llll*l __ , __ paler pulllc. ........ ,.,...... _., ~-....... Comnunicallans, _...alllcos_ ~·...__ •130 Croft> Hal 1u11a1o, 6l 645-2626. en Thmo are seY<ral ansWer. to that question. iMedia is a S<rVice organization: a pbotognpby, multimedia and srapbicdesign group within Academic S<mas, Computing and Information Technology. iMedia is a uniwnity "'*""""available to faculty who need image creation or design assislana for their instructional or raearch projects. But I think, prinwily, iMedia is a group of highly skilled, <2pelimced, crtaiM and enthusiastic people who W.. great pride in their work, and who truly enjoy providing =eptional customer servia! • _....7 ~­ -Mdlonaugh ......._.,_s.wtc. c--.-.- _,_ ""'".,. Cooondl -~ S.A.Ungw , .. Owlollno- .. - -~ \ - .. 7 Consultation and design assislanu always are free. Training is free. Many of iMedia's serviczs are provided at no charge, or only at tht cost of materials or other n<ctssary expenses. Where charges do apply, estimates always are provided up front, with an emphasis on highest qualitynowest cost alternatives. - • • the most --7 ,....._t,.. ~,....office We provide a lot of training. Consultation also is a huge part of our servia pro6le. But in terms of sheer people become expert in both image creation and image manipulation. Grandparents log on to view the latat baby pictures that a son or daughter just put on their Web site. Faculty and staff 111e computers and the Web in their everyday work. ln thtir freshman year, new studenu will do at least some of their acad.e mic work onli.oe from their dorm rooms. Faculty no longer want 35mm stides--dley want visual materials crea~ for use on screen and on the Web, enhan<ed and image corrected, provided in specific 6le formats and delivered via email. iMedia was developed in response to this cultural shift. It replaces an old pro.tuction model, where professional designm took orders for visual "products" that they hamme.red out in a back room and then delivered wrapped and complete-whether the customer wanted them that way o·r not! We prefer to work with faculty in a much more collaborative fashion , to partner with them in the design and development of unique media products and services that ale not readily available elsewhere, and lo do it according to their n eeds, recognizing that they al - ready. posseu a lot o( .;xpertise coming.in U!e.door......, ._... , Wh•t Is the most unusu•l request your office h•s recel\fed? Our involvement with UB Tech Tools has been an interesting evolution. iMedia started out doing the interface for the sofrware CD. I'm now managing the project. iMedia's normal work proass is based upon a project management approach. I was tapped to head Tech Tools based on iMedia's success using that proC=. The project itself is a huge undertalking that involves many servia departments wodcing together over the course of most of theyear.lt'san amazing.uniwnitywide collaboration involving a great many talented individuals coming together to produce this inc:tedible sofrware reoounz for faculty and studenlyWhata ~ mendous efforll~d • sreal proclua! I'm w:ry proud to be a part of lbat t<am. _ .. ,_ .....,_? I haft BFA degre.es in pbotosraphy and in painting, both from UB.l tov.d art ocbool here so much that I also studied sculpture, etching, graphic design, 6Inunaking, art historyvirtually everything that I could take a class in. I also studied English and history quite atm-. sively. Later, I did extensive graduate work in American studies. Professionally, I was a medical photographer at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, eventually rejoining UB in 1985 as supervisor of the Educational Co~unications Center's Photography UniL I was given the opportunity to develop iMedia in 2000. I can't talk about iMedia without acknowledging an incredibly talented staffMonica Carter, Don Trainor and Jim Ulrich-who've made iMedia such a sucuss. lhaduked, _ Whlot cpoestlon do_ you_wish you----It? Tlie qui!Sti'on is: What does the future bold for iMedia! And the answer is: I don't know, but I'm certainly looking forward to finding out. I feel as if the door has only just opened on what we can do. I look forwird to the "Next Big Thing," the next development in instructional media and the next opportunity to be a part of iL Evtty day we learn something neW; our own knowledge and horizons continually broaden through service to our .customm. My former boss used to say that UB ·was the greatest place in the world to work. I suspect that he was right. If I can add to that, just a tittle bit, I think that I will have done well. Huh Sung-kwan to heiul Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries for new president UB grad named to key Korean post By PATRICIA I,>ONOVAN Contributing Editor UH SUNG-KWAN , who received.an MBA and doctoral degree from UB in 1982 and I 986, respectively, has been appointed head of tho Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries -~ •• liMn. m..,. , .... ,.... Our primary mission is to assist faculty in the development of me- . numbers, most requests involve dia that is customized to their spe- some kind of photographic work. cific instructional or research work. Among their other talents, everyIt frequently involves developing -one on staff at iMedia has a degree visual r~preRntations to express in photography. Our facilities were abstract ideas. It may require the specially designed with studios for creation of new images. or it may object and p<'>rtrait photography. mean creatively re-purposing the We do quite a bit of on-location existing materials they already have. photography, as weD. But the most We explore a variery of possibili- frequent request is for something ties, in !seeping with what they wish out of the ordinary-<~ 3D model, to accomplish and what rt:SOurccs animation or inte.ractive learning they already have available. If it in- module, designed for a specific disvolves our learning a new tech - cipH,ne and target audience. lt nique in order to solve_ the prob- might be a project for Architc'cture lem, it only mllkes the project more or ~mana langUageS; fdr Pha:r-' interesting! We also provide spe- macology Qr Oral Biology. It might cialized training for those faculty involve documenting a prototype members who want to do some or deviu from Mechanical Engineerall of the creative work theroselves. ing or a fragile text from the HisGraphic design is not a mysterious tory of Medicine collection or from science; it's a discipline with a set Poetry and Rare Books..we work of rules, acussible to anyone who with content specialists from virhas the desire to.Jearn them. Fac- tually every discipline. It's always ulty can create very professional new and unique. results, given the right instruction theldnds of.._.... and a tittle help. To meet that need, IMeclla rec:ehres <"-9H iMedia offers workshops in theyunu,........._.bePhotoshop, Flash and other jllus- c - _ , . conoput•-. . , 7 tration and graphics applications. Some of the faculty and staff mem- Absolutely. There has been a huge bers who attend' these workshops shift in the way people access viuse out instructional materials to sual materials. The average penon teach othcn these same programs can afford digital cameras, scanand techniques. That's great-a ners and photo-quality printers perfect example of the free trans- for personal use. Graphics softfer of knowledge! We make all of ware is very affordable. l\1any ·-... _.,_ ......... H ---------..........'*""-_ u~twoebo.flalo.edu our irutructi.oAal mate..W. freely available on the Web and also will CjlSiom-tailor a class, if necessary. (MOMAF) in the cabinet of. Rob Moo-hyun, the new president of the Republic of Korea. This ministry is particularly sig- ported by sea. MOMAF statistics from 1998 indicate that Korea ranked first in the world in shipbuilding ( 12.70 million tons ), sixth in volume of sea-borne cargo (500 miltion tons), eighth in vessel capacity (25 million tons ) and I llh in fishery production (2.90 million tons). Prior to his appointment, Huh se~d as a professor in the Gradu- ate School of Business at Dong-A nificant in Korea,givtn the impor~ tanct to that peninsular country ofits maritime industries and.fish - Universic y in Pusan. He also served on the economic committee of President Rob's transition team and currently is a member eries, and the fact that 99.7 percent of Korea's trade·cargo is trans- of the Citi.t,ens' Coalition for Economic Justice. From 1995-96, Hub served as a management advisor to the Pusan city governme_nt and as financial advisor to the Pusan Urban Transit Authority. H!J}t was an assistant professor at Baruch College in the City University of New York from I 985-88. Before coming to the U..S., he worked as a junior economist for the Bank of Kor~a and later as a corporate planning manager for Korea Silk Co. MOMAF is a relatively new entity in Korea, launched in I ~ 96 through the consolidation of 13 different ministries and agencies. Among the m inistry's goals a.re promoting the sustainable cj~el- opment of fisheries; conse-rving the marine environment; integrating coastal management; establishing a competitive, but safe, shipping industry; investing in and creating hub port centers of northeast Asia, and strengthening international cooperation. Born in Masan, Korea , Huh earned his undergraduate degree at Dong-A University befo"' coming to Buffalo to do graduate work in the UBScbool of Management. At UB, his major field was accounting. his minor field finance and economics. His doctoral dissertation focused on management q»mpmsation. �llay 1UM3/Vt 34.II.2!i Impro~g performance WUITOIIII '-'.,.Editor Sitwmpoupiuthird)'<Or ofopo:ralioo.tbe lnllilulr ilr Adminiotnlivt Quolity lmproYemmt clAQI) <DOtinues 1D ileuS iu .&ru 011 im~ 1be quality of oclminilntivo A funaioos,~oervicallUB. ,A jointw:olllt< benwm Uni¥enity Services and Student Allilirsi IAQI ama:ntrates an ·~.IDIM:r­ sity issues and opportunitiol," says Rob<rt J, Wagner•...00.. CXJUI!Idor 1D the pro:sidmt aod~ditedorof 1be institw. "Our objectiY< is 1D look at cros,s...Wlit and ipstiturional issues.• The institute's initial projeds ......e On Campus Jobs, which links stu- dents steking on-campus employment with unM:rsityhiring wiits,aod NEW(NewEmplo)ttWelrome),designed to enable units to provid< new employees with quick access to various campus services, among them a UB Card, UB IT name for cmailiWeb access and a, parking tag. The ihstitute bas several more projects und<r way. 1hey are • UB Pride. The goals of this initiative, says Barbara Ria>tta, associate vice president for student afl3in, are to increase a sense of pride about 1 UB among students and mJF, introduce inoorning students and staff to the history, traditions and accomplishments of the university; highlight accomplishments of outstanding alumni, and Sl3rt new traditions. Among the individual projecu planned under the initiati"" are the production of a 10-minute video on the history of UB featuring famous alumni offering 30-seoond testimo- nials about their experiences at the' university; providing new students and employees with a UB traditions handbook introducing them to the fight song, alma mater and a listing of current traditions and famous campua locatio111, such as Baird Point or Hayes Hall; giving new students and emplo)oeea a UB sift dur: ina their orientation ~and coordinating a "UB Day" durina the PaD ......-. faturing such activi- ti<s ... pep roiJy for the .-lr.md foolbaD pme and open houses. Rotary Road to be closed • Roll out ofMyUB to staff memben. Whilo MyUB-tbt Wtb-bued, p<I'IOIIOI portal tbat allows aa:as to all of UB's Web J:aOUrC:a through one convenient URir-hu been available to aD studenu and fioculty for some time, this initiati.. will bring that servicr to staff members as well. According to the project's dlarter,MyUB is dOsigned to proVide a "one-stop, online environment for aD unM:rsityemployees that a>ntains the online toob and resources necessary to '&-hassle' the university~ "Our goal is ·to providt a pmonalized/eustornized portal for UB students, facultyandstaffbased on their role~ responsibilities on campuS," adds Elias Fldayrie, as.sociate ao, noting that while there will be ~­ turesoommon to aD MyUBsites,staff members will be able 1D customize their individual sita tn include features that may be unique to their job or personal interats. The project is targeted for a full roD out tO staff this faD, Eldayrie says. • Hiring Proctss Redesign. This project would move the professional staff hiring process to an electronic format, according to.a.presentatioo on the project by Nancy Kielar, assistant vice president in theCIO Administrative Operations Office. Under the plan,hiring units would submit Authorization to Recruit (ATR) forms and Search Procedure Reports (SPR) electronically, and candidates would submit resumes via email. An online Toolkit would be deve loped to bring information about the entire recruitment process' •.....s. U NNERSfiYfaculty,administrators and staff will head tn the nation's capitol on Tuesday to meet with legislators and updatetbem on d<Yelopments ooncmting the Us Centerof'Eltrellernin Bioinformatia and the unMrsity's Sdlool of Public. Health and Health Professions. The group will vilit with Sen. Hillary Rodham Ointnn, Rq>. Jack Quinn, Rq>. Tom Reynolda, Sen. a.m.. Scbumer and Rq>. Louise Slaughter. as wdl as with chairs of key oongressional committees. The itinerary abo will include an .....UOg reception at the U.S. Botanic Garden hosted by President and Mrs. William R. Greiner. The past year has seen a number of major advancements for the Center of Excdlena: Cov. George E. Patalci announeed last May the appointment of Jeffrey Skolnick, world-class scientist in computational biology and bioinformatics, as director of the center, and last fall, the center officially opened its doors at 901 Wa:shington St, whe"' it will "'main until its permanent home on the Buffillo N~ Medical Cam- CILR to presentSwnmer h1.stitute IGacr..,. abe hopes that 1be filii ..__......__and .The ~-T---the Univenity Libraries will present a Summer Institu~ on ~ a>mecutive pl.-oftbeprojecl--a.ctrooi<:RJ!>. misoioo of forms and raumes and de\oelopm<ol of 1be Toolkil..o...can be axnplded by this &II. Phaae :!.--lh< interactiYe~~ocbeduledto be up and running by FaD 2004. • E-Proc:umnent ~lleq (Web llequisition). The goal of this initiative is to ddiYer a Web interlace to the campus !hit supporu the entry ofaD Slate, R<oeardt Foundation and UB Foundation pwcbase recjuisitions iDto the system, says Joe Kerr, assistant vice president for t«hnooogyservicrs, Univasity llusinessServicrs. The project would automate the processing of pwdwe requisitioos from tbepenon wboaeat<stbe otdcr, to the approv<r, to l'roc=ment, up to 1be F""''tion of the final punn- order, he says. The goal is to have a ~system in plaa by the end of 1be SUIIIIJlel', he adds. • Paperless Adminislntion. UB operata in bolh the ektronic and poperwodds, nota Wagner. The goal of this project is to art bock on the amount of paperwork generated aaoss the campus and oontinue to move toward a ·~ paperless administration" in wfiich mo"' functions .are acoomplished online, he says. A paperless administration not only would use less institutional ,... soi.uces aod provid< mo"' environmental benefits, but would be a }TIO"' efficient and effectiv< method of doing business in most cases, he adds. For further information on these projects and on IAQl, visit the institute's Web si te ·at http :/I loiql.-lllo.edu/ . UB group heads to Capitol Hill By ElllN COLDIIAUM Contributing Editor Rotary Rnad betwoen Hayes Road and Coal Road on 1be South Campua will be closed from JIUll' 1 through Nov. I because of major renovation work taking place at the Macby Heating Plant The road ia being closed to accommocja~ heavy trud; traffic that will be tra..Hng to and from Macby during the 1'tnOYatioo work. says Richard NoU, manager of p.l anning anctprosramming for Facilities Planning and Design. / to one antral site and ~ hiring uniu in a>oducting an e:ffectM affirmati.. action search. An inttt.cn.., Web lit£ also would be developed tbat would ,;,..,.tbe hiring &om asaessment'" to "aPpoint to payroU.. snoc- pus is completed in 2005. what university officials call the n<Xt Also last fall, Michael Dell, chief level of public health, using executive' officer of Dell Computer, supercomputers to integrate epid<traveled to UB to unveil the Dell ntiology with disciplines such as gesupera>mputing cluster that sup- netics, geographic infOrmation sciporn Skolnick's pioneering research. once and telemedicine. Valued at approximately $13 milThe sd!ool was formed by merglion, it's one of the largest clusters ina 1be former Sdlool of Health ~ of Limu servers ever installed at an . Iated Professions, which has a strong educational institution in the U.S. trad<nmrdinam.d-bealtheducation Norma Nowak, whose research and reoeardl, with 1be Department of oontributed directly tn the Human Socialandi'r<leniMModicioe, which Genome Project, as well as to hOdbeenpartoftbeSdlool ofMed>microarray-bued approaches to cintandlli<lm<dicaiScionczsandisa undentanding .heritable clisordm national Iader in research into the and can<ZI', r=ntlywaa named the epidemiology of disease. center's dir<ctor of scienti.6c planA vital a>mponent of the school ning and will direct its integrated will be a Western NewYorkPopula. <xperimental oomponent lion Health Observatory, a regioOal Siner its establislunmt by Patalci in health- and disease-survtillance sys2001, the center has gameml more tern that could~ as a model for than $290 million in support from such systems throughout the U.S. Theobservatorywillbea regional New York State, the federal government, foundations ""d corporate network capable of data oollection, partners, including mo"' than $10 analysis and decision support remillionindirectoongressionalappro- garding critical public health data, priations. R.eoeardlmat UBbavebeen providing the regional Western New awuded ~ than S64 million in York health and safety oommunity oompetitive bioinformatics-related with a valuable tool for early identifederalgrantsow:rthepast 14months. fication, detection and warning of The UB School of Public Health attacks involying bioterrorism or of and Health Professions will be work- other epidemiological ...nts, such ing with the Center of Excdlence on as the SARS o utbreak. 13 BrieD G Institute focuses on .new projects designed to improve q~ity ., - Repartee . · Wednesdays from July 9 through Aug. 6. The institute oessions are centered around teaching and learning topica and are tailored for aD teaching professional5--facuJty, bbrar~ and teaching assistants, says Jeannette Molina, associa~ director of the CTLR. All lectures will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon in 120 Oemens Hall, North Campus. To register for one or all of the workshops. go tn the CfLR Web site at hnp:/ /wln.s.buffalo.edu/Ypaa/rtlr or contact Lisa Francescone at lc:f@buffio.lo.edu, or 645-7328 before July 4. The schedule: • July 9: "Problem-Based Learning," Murray Ettinger, SUNY DistingW*ed TCacbing Professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. • July 16: "Small G roup Work in Large Classes," Patricia McCartney, clinical professor, School of Nursing. • July 23: "Activating and Energizing the Univ=ity Oassroom,"Thomas Sheeran, professor of education, cOllege of Education, Niagara University. • July 30: "Jig-Saw Technique; James N.Jensen, director, CfLR and associate professor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. • Aug. 6: "Critical Thinlting and CoUege Students," Kdly Abuna, director, Methods of Inquiry Program, Graduate School of Education . . Multicultural, diversity policies to be topic of Baldy workshop G The lllllcly Center ,.,.. Law aiocl Social l'olky in the Law School will present a workshop on "Dialogrie on Multicultural and Di""'sity Policies in Canada and the United States: Symbol or Substance?" May 22-23 in O'Brian Hall, North Campus. The workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of Canadian and U.S. scholars to discuss the historical and con~mpo ­ rary policies and practices that hav~ shaped educational responst"S to diversity in each nation. While schools in the U.S. and Canada never have ~en more ra- cially, ethnically and socioculturallydiverse, educational policies and practices that support diversity and multiculturalism att under sit:ge across North America as affirmative action is challenged, bilingUal education policies are rolled back an'd the racial achievement gap widen; for students of color and immigrants. The workshop's keynote speaker will be David Gillborn, profes- sor of education, s'chool of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies in The Institute of Education, University of London. The author of " Racim1 and Antiracism in Real Schools," his landmark report, " Educational Inequality: Mapping Race, Class and Gender," showed that children from ethnic minority backgrounds are being left behind as educational standards rise. Gillborn will present the workshop's keynote address, "Education and Institutional Racism: Perspectives on Policy and Practice in England," from 5:30-7 p.m . May 22 in 333 Student Union, North Campua. His address will be foUowed by a response by a panel of U.S. and Canadian scholars a>mposed of Carlos Ovando, CoUege of Education, Arizona Sta~ Univenity; Rinaldo Wala>tt, Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, OISE,. University of Toronto, and Catherine Cornbleth, Department of Learning and Instruction, UB Gradua~ School of Education. In addition to Gillbom's address, workshop topics will include: • The historical a>ntext of multicultural policy dndopment • Affinnati"" action and equity policies • Policy issues' in First Nation/Amaic:an Indian education • Antiracism, multiculturalism and the future of diversity policies The workshop also will explore such topics as the role of historical and political contexts in supporting-<>r challenging-diversity efforts in schools; how multicultural policies and poticymaking vary in Canada and the U.S., and how to promote policies and policymaking in order to create equitable learning experiences for all students. Workshop organizers are Lauri Johnson, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy in the Graduate School of Education, and Reva Joshee of the Ontario lnstitute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. For more'information,..call 645-2102, or go to < http:// www.law.- a l o.edu/ baldy<-er/ dlalogue03.html>. �4 Reparte. 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Ross abo reantly · published •ShimmeMfle: Tiles Macabre and Curious. • CariJM tont professor at EngriSh- Inaulstho College at AtU end Scioncos, deliverod two papon at tho Northeast Modem I.Mlguogo Convention held -this ~In Bos- ton: •Unsuspecting StDiyiOIIO< and Suspect Listener In Chor· lotte Bronte's 'lone ~· and ·eathy's Raco In Mory54! c;:ondo's 'U Migrltlon des CO<UB. ~ Hor essoy • Rewriting tho Postcolonial Legocy" w4l bo forthcoming In 111 1r11hol09)' ontltlod •Mory54! Condo: By Way atlnlroductlon.• - o--.ISSOCilll! ,_ lessor end choir at tho Doport· mont a t - l n d Dlnce In • tho Colego atArtslnd Sc1oncos. . ... ploy ""' .... allloglr ,..... lnlhtlrbhOomcoiCompony's proca.cdon at 'Miy tho-.· for -torunMII)Il!l through june 221n t h o 62.S Mlln St. lullllo. . - · • ()no n--o. ~isaHoundorlnd­ -atiCTC. JOB LISTINGS )ois lllllngs lor.,._.., ~ lnd cMISIMce- .. -~-non-cx>m- p. . . J ...... c.tbe:K· '-'•tho- -.as ,, , --··~' ... · · ~: \ R.,ortrr ~t Editor PPOSmON to what at the time was an impeding war in Iraq br'ougbt them tosether.and sincZ tbe:ir first meeting back in January, membersofUBFacultyandSatriOr Poace (UBFSP) baYesougbt tostirnu· late discussion among faculty, 5lalf and stud<nts about the oomplcx issues surrounding the United States' political and militaryd!Orts to topple Saddam Hussein. The group published a letter to the editor in the March 6 issue of the Jl<. fJOrC6 outlining its opposition to the war, and abo presented a lecture by DaYe Robinson. national coordinator of Pax Ouisti (the national Catholic peacr mowmmt) after his visit to Iraq in December as part of a delegation of religious leaders. Along with UB's N~an Center and the Western New York Peace Center, UBSFP hosted multiple events on campus duringlanuaryal)d February,indud· U]g a discussion on tho environmen· tal and medial impact of depleted uranilim tank munitions--bombs that were used against iraq in 1991 and 2003--and a panel discussion about the a>untries named as members of the "AxisofEvil,"by Pr<sident Bush. An anti-war speak out in February kicked off a week of protests and demon strations that concluded with a trip to New York by many from UB to participate in massive protests against the war. More panel disawionsand forums are anticipated for tho &II and throughout tho ooming academic l""'· Six members ofthe peacr group recently sol down with the R<porter to discuss the goals of the group and wh~uallyand collectivd)'theybdieve it's importllnt to speak out against the war and what they ser as unilateralisi policies used by the U.S. government to justify its actions. This was not a group of table· pounding ideologues given to interrupting each other with every breath. No one hijacked the interView as a bully pulpit; members were collegial and expressed.the desire to better in· form th<rnselves on the issues. There was friendly, but passionate disagree· ment within tho group-which is not surprising. given that members are dedicated to the ideals of a liberal education and free speech. Group members operate from the premise that, as American citiz.ms, it is their responsibility-their pa· triotic duty, according to Paul Reitan, professor emeritus of geology-to respond to the war and the ongoing crisis in Iraq. Living in a democracy "gives us a respollliibility to be accountable for theactionsofourgovemmeot,"says Hank Brornky, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadmhip apd Policy in the Graduate School of &lucation. But being part of the peace group doesn't require that members ape< on every· thing. Bromley noted. A more appropriak pi for the group. he stys. . is to engage people. to talk.about a variety of iosues from di.lfamt ideo' logical, political, philooophical and ~ penpectives and invite the university oornmwiity to listen to what the group has to say. Putting it simply, Rtitan says their activity is"an act ofdeep patriotism." "Ourobjectiveistobelpoundves and others to be better informed so we can make up our mind about ,;.hat's happening around us," he challense, he a<lmits. "How do we political awarer....and activism oc- build the kind of cobeoiveneas that curs, Gerber pc tUOUI, "bccaux !tie can raul! in dfective action?" asks Whitlock. whose own political motiwtions are drawn from the philosophical roots of humanism and Qualr.er pacifism. Bromley, though, believes the peace group doesn't need~ ness in quite the..,., way as a political action group. •our role is to stimulate diswssion and awareness on campus and the panel discussions we're sponsoring are a fine example of an appropriate role for this group." he says. ·Whitlock hopes that Western New York groups that do not nor· mally work together will be able to bUild an effec:!iv< roalition for peace as a fun% for change at the community 1...! through a range of com· munity-based events. population of Us country bas become increasin>lydepoliticiud.,..,. tbt last 50 )UC..--b than 50 per· =:.,;::-======:::-;;=:=-;;;;:':::::O=====:-"il: cznt o( registert YOtmactually¥01<. Thiskmdof~frompo­ litical~"theenemyofde­ mocracy;" says ( ;m,..,oorndbin&be blam<s, in pal on polibciano wbo sway 'VOters with savvy ad campaigns onlyto later abandon the-..ry people wbo put them in office. ~""""'dioaaoiomspon­ oored by UBFSP thissprqprornoced open dialogue, notes Roger Des Foqp. professor of history. "We included people (in the fo. rums) who were kn.owledgeable about the many and various views that erist among other societies, whether in a>untries like Iraq, Iran and Korea that are the currmt tor· gets of the Bush administration warriors, or Britain, France, Germany, Ollna, Japan and Latin America, which include states that ~ supported the U.S.-led war, as well as those who have resisted it," he says. · "lseetheprimaryplsofthe group being to inform our fdlaw citizms aboutwbat is being done in the Middle East and around the world in our name, to mobilize us to emcioe our wnstirutiooal rigbts to speak out and demonstrate and so inftuencrthe....,. lution o(public~ and.ulrimatdy. to use the democratic pmcesostillavaiiable to 115-boweYer mud! il is cor· ~lllODeyand ibreatal<ilbyindu~talcebod<the""""'· says. "As educators, we care about this ideal of helping people learn." David Gerber, professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Department ofHL\tory in the College ofArts and Sciences. doesn't always agree with metnbers of the group-in filet, he disagreed with several points made by Bill Wachob, assistant de.m for resource management in the School of Nursing. during the interview with the Reporrer, but says he values the process thai brought them together as a group. "AtourY<ryfirst meeting. we had a discussion about whether we were going to form an anti-war group or a pro-peace group and we decided that an anti-war .group was easier because we were all united on that, (but) even then for different reasons" Gerber says. · Jim Whitlock, director of the Western New York High Perfor· mance Networked Video Initiative, sees the diversity of views expressed by members of the peace group as one of its strengths. Those differ· enccs, however, also pose a great mmt from thelinyminoritywhoown with perfect strangers to gauge the · tho great poeponderance o( wealth in mindset of his fellow citizens, this country so as to acbieYe a more Whitlock says the two most com· gmuine form of democ:racy,' he said. mon questions people have are: In addition to their activities with "how can I find out what is going on" and "how can I help?" While standing in a freezing drizzk for four hours handing out Bien may he an essential part of being activdy :0· volved and informing others, it is not the only way-there are mo"' modest ways to make an important contribution to a cause, he believes. Whitlock says tho educational mission of UBFSP is essential part of what could become a more effectiv< strategicallian<rofWestrrn NewYork activist groups. "W< had a glimpse of the potential for collabora!M activ· ism in the historic global outcry against war befo"' the first shot was fired; our challengo is to build oo the remnants of that solidarity before it dissipates, and to become more effec. tive in engaging people with mo"' modest inten:sts in addressing the issues that lead to war; he says. A mo"' general malaise regarding UBFSP, Whitlock and other group members are involved, on their own. in community-based political action-fund-raising. signature collec· lion, polling. support for rallies, gatherings and vigils. publishing newsletttrs and pmmoung oo and off-cam· pus evmts, such JS Regional Globalization Issues Week. They also-hope to roordinaie political action dwingthe 2004 presidmtial elections and is considering the cost-effectiveness of a voluntecrowned·and-op ated printing pms. Anyone inteJ,sted in the group's upcoming activities can subscribe to the mailing list at http:// ~ntion as Psychotherapy." He is co-author of the book, "Psychology, Psychiatry and the Law: A Oinical and Forensic HandbQok." Ewing also is author or co-author of approximately 60 other publica· tions-most of which deal with is· sues related lo violenI behavior, dangerousness and other issues in forensic psychology. He is editor of the joumal,ll<havioral Scimus and tht Law, and a member of lh<-editorial board of fu.oe. other journals: lAw and Human & hnvior,Jounw/ ofO.ild Saual Abuse, foumal of Emotumal Abu,se. Jounw/ of Thmn Ass<ssment and Joumn/ of Criminal Profiling. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Associa· tion and a diplomate in forensic psy· chology of the American Board of Forensic Psydtology and American Board of Professional Psydtology. Ewing is the recipient of a ownbee of awatds, including the New York Slate Bar Association .t.Watd fi:>t . Outslllllding <;ontribution in the Field of Criminal Law Education in 2001, the Distinguished Contribu· lions to Forensic Psychology Award of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology in 1993 and the Distinguished Ach ievement Award of the Psychological Association of Western New York in 1991. He received his law degr« cum laude from Harvard Law School and a doctorate in child and f.uniiy psy· cbolpgy from Cornell Univasity. As he strikes up conversations an _ ____,..., _..._, __ m•lhn•n /lls tlnfo / ltpp · &lllfKstatf~l. Calendar listings of .....,nts. fo· rums and presentations by guest speai=s may be view<d at http:// ..,..._ , Ewing ~,_,..., UB Job lstlngs KCt!ssllle via Web - . '-'*" ., ~ LOfiCOINECJWI fenses, including postpartum psy· chosis; juvenile violenttj domestic violence, and repressed memory. He is the author of five books: "Fatal Families: The Dynamics of lntrafamilial Homicide;""Kids Who Kill," which was published in 1990 and predicted juvenile homicid~.· would reach epidemic proportions by the end of the decade; "When O.ildren Kill: The Dynamics of Ju· venile Homicide;· .. Battered Women y.'h9 Kill," and "Cris~ In· .··,·. ·.·.·.·•· �llay lULWvt 34. II.25 Reputaa 5 UB commencement turns into family affair Three members of Callocchia family, plus husband-and-wife team receive degr~ last weekend 11J DONNA LOfiQNECIWI R~tr Assistant Editor T==~: ily affair for the Callocchfa family of Williarnsville and the Stone &mily of Nol1h Tonawanda. Karen Callocdlia and two of her sons donned caps and~ in commencement ceremonies for UB this past weekend; a third son, Thomas, is set to graduak from Williamsville South High School in June. And while marriage can make for strange bedfeUows, it also can rnalce for great classmakS. Just ask Robert and Nancy Stone-husband and wife-both of whom graduated on Saturday from the School of Social Work. With four graduatjons i_n the Callocchia family and mom working full-time, things have been a littk hectic around the old homestead. Karen says her husband, Domenick, has been the anchor supporting the family during all tl]e fanfare. "It was di11icult at times-with lm'ding for my job and keeping the bouse somewhat normal--but all of the kids, and especially my hu.bond, .ctq>p<d up to fill i(l. He has alway> been very supportive in my life," 11)'1 Calloahia. Frank; the oldest son at 25, graduated from UB Law School; Patrick, 22, rcaived a bachelor's degree in business and plans to go on to graduate school in the ran. Thomas, mms Snickers candy bars and M&M's. And although she's survived the past few restructuring> at th<oompany,~chanpinspiml her to obtain a bachelor'.s degree to marketability if I did not make the nat mmpany reorganization. But it then ~a personal goal I am ecstatic that it's over and look forward to finishing tasks stamd almost four years ago." She will continue in her position at Ma sterfoods. Moot of the courses she took in her special 17, will attend Penn Stak in the ran. "I am so very proud of all of my kids,"Callocdlia says. "They have alway$ no. kept oo track, ovm when Wt) they made coUege adjustments. They all have (School o~::':::;:::::::~- ·~ st ruggled through the bard courses and kept on going. A5 hedge against the possibility that her parents, we couldn't have asked for own position may someday be any better kids to love,• she adds. eliminakd. Callocchia.,,SO, is a sales manager •My initial motivation," says withMastcrfoods,~ecompapythat Calloccbia, "was to increase job r-P-- studies major wen: job-related, yet, says Callocchia, "I kept learning -there is 'tiD so much more to know in this world." Miorri<d for five years, Nan cy and Bob Sto~e met at Family and Child Services, where Nancy worked u a secretary and Bob was a case manager. At his encouragement, she began to wotk toward her undergraduak degree in social work. Bob received his master of social work degree through the school's three-year: part-time program. and Nancy rcaived her master of social work degree through the sd.ool's full-time Advanced Study Program, a program that allows students who Graduation Scenes Students from the College of Arts and Sciences received undergi'lduate degrees on Sundlly during UB's 157th general COI1VI'IellCeiTt ceremony. john Walsh, U8 alumnus and creator and host of Fox's • America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back" teleYisibn show, WBS scheduled to receille an honorary degree from SUNY. Howeo.lef", due to an injwy suffered a few days eariier during filming at his show, Walsh was unable to accept the degree in person and will receive it at 1 future date. Some scenes from commencement At left, Pmldent 'MIIm R Greiner spelks to gradulb!s. At right. Mlllika Petlengll (left) and Elizlbelh Geuss show off their . funky commencement~. Below left, Greiner congratulltes I ~t after he receives his diploma. Below right. jubilant graduates ham it up for the ~tr photograptJer. compl&d a bochdor's degree in so- cial work within the past six yan to complek a master's degree in one year instead o( two. So what was the moo difficult part of both beinjj in school~ the same time? , " It was ddinitelycompeting for the one compukr. at hom< when we both bad papers due at the same tim<." Nancy said. And the competition for computu time took place despite the fact that, although both punued concentrations in mental health, they never too.k a class together. They weren't just a hushand·wife team in pursuit of their master's degrees: The effort was a family affair as weU. Nancy, who has two t=ge daughters, had to have two eye sur- geries this year. Her daughters helped her with assignments by reading to her, and Bob helped her type her papers. "The family reaDy pulled together in order to get everything done," she said. �6 Repaa.._ Uay1UOOJ/Vt3Uo.25 Lead_e n In field to g•ther In Buff•lo June 6-8 to discuss cutting-edge science Bioinfo~atics symposium to be _ held e BRIEFLY Ill' JOHN _DIUA COifTIW)A Conlributing Editor ~awarmess of Buffiilo Niaprl's AIDS.Heisa>-ilunderofAs&all>:h- and proteomia will gather nat month It a symposium preaent<d by the UB Center of l!xcdlence in rld-dass, life-scimca raourus and · • Sl<olnidtllid. ' "With the Ca&ter of Elrcdlenc:e in ~ioinformotia and the other .-.. a:nw:n at UB and throutlhout tf>e rqion, Bulli&lo N'JaPB hos the &lnique apobiliry to _.&om Fnelicmolylisoiclioeue,todnJsde- ..., sci<nce ....,.tial mr aclvanco-menlsin8"'<1icanaty.isanddrugdis- ~ocmario,"henol<d. W ORJ..D-<L\SS scientisls in the 6elds of bioinformotia, slruaUral...,ornics .,..m ~10diocwathe<lllting- .. !Willy-------. -In __ ..........- <XJY<ryinthepoot-8"'CJ~~ilcera. Topics to be discuaed at the The"Fronlim in Bioinformatia" ·symposium include protein strucsymposiurn, to be held June 6-8 in ture and function prediction, pnthe Adams Mark Hotel in Buffalo, 1 diction of protein-protein interacwill be among the first conferenca tions, evolutionary genomica, in the world to explore coUabor.o- large-scale biological simulations, tive approaches to structural · ligand docking, protein pathways genomics, rn>lutionary genomics and expression arn&y analysis. and large-scale simulations of geAmoo Bairoch of the Swiss Instinome annotation, aca>rding to Jef- tute of Bioinformotics will ddiver frey Skolnick, dirtctor of the Cen- the symposium's keynote address on &er of Excellena in Bioinformotics. June 7. Bairoch is ..sponsible tOr the "The mapping of the human ge- development of the world's bestnome provides the raw material tOr known protein-sequenc;e databases:. addressing exciting post:genomic SWISS-PROf, PROSITE and ENchallmges,• Skolnick said "We ha>t :lYME. He also is a c:o-deYdoper of a& hand the information needed to thel!xPASy World WideWeb ...-v.r predict the function of all gene and its protein-characterization products, correlate these products toob, and co-fOunder of Geneva with disease and develop potential Bioinformatics, a leading treatmmU for disease. bioinformotia company. "The challmge tOr the scientisU Other prominent scientists who who will gather at the symposium willspeakatthesymposiwninclude: is how to elucidate the function of • Sir 1bm Blunddl, the Sir Willachgeneandextractmedically.-.1- iamDunnl'lofossorotllioc:bemisny, evantandbiologicallyimportant in- University of Cambridge. The reformation that can lad to medical search of Blundell, a pioneer in the 6cklofdrugmodeling,fix:usesmainly br<akthroughs.• he added. Thesymposiumalsowillprovide ongiOW!hfactors,recq>toractivalion an opportunity to introduce the UB and signal transduction, which a.-. Center of Excellence in important in ClJlCier and other disBioinformatics&otheworld'sscien- eases. J>moiously, he worlced on the tific communi& y and enhance glo- emymesinvoMd inhype&tensionand i a.- .... NIIIIIICiolllia TheTA........ II ue.,--..._...,.. -*'I- ......... ~---. tochniqL-. ...... -"""'" niquosfar- o n d llons.loodbedlto ond"""' ..... ---No-. . --- ondloa*y, - - -~ ,_,.,~ Thorw Is 1 S20 lot far 1ho TA llalll*d ...... pNfllnnodbe . n- ........... _ . ' _....,......, lng . . - . .... ...... ............... -."... ...---.. =:,..r·=·eg~~~-' .... - ....... ~-· flllllw-- __. .... ~aiU-7Uior• I- • I ... -~ ..,.,.be allllndlllr-.v Lynn - · 66-4G03 or.llt --........ G Cnlftc.IIIW. . . Tho a..tiYe o.ft Cenl!r, k> cated In 29 Horrimon Hoi~. Sculh Campus, .... - ne><I-- and Genl>mes), a biointi>rmatics databaseti>rundentandinghigher-order functionol meanings and utilities ofacdlor<>&ganismfromiugenome inti>nnalinn. • Monica Riley. Ph.D., senior sci- http://-.loloMfumAL ...,_ f...,.odu, orcall849-6733. SUNY awards ContlrwM , _ , . . . 1 awards in three categories: ExceUence in the Pursuit of Knowledge, First Patent and Promising Inventors. Prasad was one of seven SUNY scholars receiving the ExceUena in the Punuit of Knowledge Award. All of these recipients, SUNY officials noted, are leadm in their fields. Founder as wcU as executi"" di- bl!i<pho1DQIOIJily, riightglo>s, photDgrlphy, ~ proc:llaf photography, phalogra- . phyMost __ _ ,...,., ond ~photography. -""six-- from 7-10 p.m. one r-ight • Some pho- 1DQIOIJily doaes,. be held on Sllurdlys ond SUndors- - rector of the Institute for I...asers.. ..., J-40 far U l - ond S70 for OChers.~ ....... . 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Tho ........,proton ... be-~· F' Photonics. and Biophotonics, Prasad is making scientific breakthroughs in two emerging research areas: biophotonics-the way liiological matter interacts with lightand bionannpbo!Onics, a complementary field that adds a nanotechnologies component This interdisciplinary .-...arch has won him internalinnol reoosnition and raulted in several patented inventions that involve novel biophotonic materials with applications ranging from photodynamic cana:r therapy to bioimaging to ...... dimensions in drug therapy made possible by nanomedicine. The I 0 Uli faculty members who received Fim Patent Awards were honoied for receiving their first patin 2002. They are: • Julia L Ambrut Jr., associate profcsoorin the DepartmentoiMedicine, for patent 6,392,029-HIV chemokines. This patent has applications in HJV vaa:ine devdopment Linda B. ludwig. assistant professor in the School of Medicine and Biomedi- mu be ~far ~ucpaawV KanehisaisfounderoftheKEGG~ tern (K:,oto Encydopedia of Genes entisutTbe.looepbindlayl'luiCa&ter in ~Molecular Bioiogy and E¥olutioti in Vtbods Hole, Maa Riley is • talOWilOd ~ in p~ ...,.,.,.., eopeciilly E. coli. 1-kr taeariD is in the ..-.. oi moleculu nolution and ll'ft<lia, and indudes<DIIIinolioo of.,.._,. andprocie..sofiOCjil<DCrnolulioo. • Harold Scht:nga. G<orse w, ond Gnce L Todd Professor of Cl>emistry, Emeritus, in the BUzr Laboratory of Chemistry and O>emical Biology at Cornell Univmity. Scheraga's experimental work irnooMs genetic engineering and hrd!o<iynamic. spectroscopic immunochemical and other pbysicochernical measumnenu on proteihs, synthetic polymm of amino acids and model compounds. One of the pioneers in protein folding. he is a member of the scientific advisory board for the UB Center of E:udlenoe in Bioinformatics. Skolnick also will praent at the symposium.Hewilld.Ucusoprediction of protein structure and funclinn on a genomic scak. A pioneer in the 6eld ofbioinformalics tOr his research in computationol biology, Sl<olnidt hos de¥eloped algorithms for~ prediction of protein structweandfilldingpathwoys&ompr<>teinsequenoe.His._.-chgroupat UB'sCa&terofE>rcdlenc:ecleYdoped PROSPECTOR, an algorithm for protein-inlertlction prediction that works on proteins tOr which tittle structural information exists. For more information about the "Frontien in Bioinformatics" symposiumortor<gistertoattend,goto ...ny,..,..,., - begirroing Wotlcshops are5Cheduledln knil1lng and cnxhetlng. drllwlng for beginnen. <mbroide<y oroood the worid, jewelry conruudion. beginning ond od- _ ~todinicallrialoiodJ:uc In an dlicient and I)'D<f8istic ooe- nology 'Ltd., a drua-dndopmmt company, and formerly headed Brilain's lint biouduJolosy and biolcp:al-servioes reoeord1 a>UDCi1. ~David Eilenberg.director of the U<l.A-Deportmmt oi l!aetJy Lob oi Sttucrural BiolosY and Moleculu Medicine. He iJ a world-renownedexpertonX-ayaysWiograpbywbooereoeordlfoaiaesonthe rdalionshipofprotein~ to 3-Dstructureandfunction.Hehos disawered a llOYd mode of protein interaction called "3-D Domain 9wapping."El5enberg'acun-entworl< is aimed at learning if 3-D domain .-.,ping can aa:ount for protein agpegates such as amyloids. • • Michael!Lvitt, prokssnr and chairoftheDepartmentofSiructural Biology, Stanford UniYmity School of Medicine. Levitt is rmowned tOr his work in computational ~· especially protein folding. His pt0neering use of an all-atom potential energyfunctionandc.art..ianroordinate energy minimization on an entire proten made molecular dy. namics simulations poaible. He is a member of the scientific advisory board tOr the UB Ca&ter of E=llenoe in Bioinformatia. • MinoruKanehisa,diro::tocofthe BioinfunnaticsCa&terandprnfi:saor inthelnstituteforO>emicalRaeartb at Kyoto University in Japan. . \ ca l Sciences, and Kristie Anne Krawczyk; former lilboratory technician, are co-inventors. • Sathyamangalam V. Balasubramonian, assistant professor, Department of Pharmaceutical S<;iences, tOr patent 6,348,215---Stabilization of taxane-rontaining dispersed systeins. This invention is a method of stabilizing taxol liposomes. Tuol is a anti-cancer drug that can cause significant side effects. Stabilized tiposome ti>rmulalinns of taxol ha"" been shown to .-.ducr the toxic effects of taxol. Rpbert M. Strauhinger, associate professor, in the Department of Pharrnaoeutical Scimces, is a en-inventor. • Tbomu A. Ruaao, assistant professor, and Ulrilr.e CarliDo, bi. ologist, both of the Department of Medicine, tOr patent 6,410,703Jdentificalinn ofa vaccine andidate from an atraintestinal isolate of E. coli. This vaccine candidate can he used as an immunogen in vaccine formations against E. coli found ouuide the intestines. • Michael c Combntinou, pror.s.Or,Departmentofavil,Siructural and Envirorunental ~tOr patent 6,438,905--Highly effectM seismic enersr-<lissipatioo apparatu<. Constantinou~anewenergy dissipation technology that uses an unusualcon6guration,calledScissorJack Enetgy Dissipation System, & o dissipate much of the earthquake-in- duced enersr when installed in structural systems. • Michael Ray Detty, professor, Department of Chemistry, for patent 6,458,967-Method fo r preparation of an intermediate dye product. This invention is an intermediate compound for a laser dye useful as a hat-generating element tOr such applications as thermal imaging, lithography or optical recording imaging. Peter R. v-.rlder, fOrmer graduate studeri~ was a a>-inventor. • Munli ~associate professor, and Marilyn E. Morris, pro(ossor, both of the Deportmmt of Pharmaoeutical Scim<D, iJr patmt 6,468,757--Mdhod iJr dmrmining drug.....umj>rol.in~ Thisin-..ntion is. method iJr oa<ening for drug binding 10 JtnJm proiiOin. The binding oi drugo 10 JtnJm proc.ins can alter the disposition of the drug andreduatheovailabilityofthedrug at the site of desired action. The propooed method usesoplical tcdmiques that rapidly measure drug binding and eliminate the need tOr si>e--sdective membranes and drug analysis. • Peter Scoct, associate professor, Department of Computer Sc:iena: and Engineering, for patent 6,455,831---0.iOS bYeal image sensor chip. Used in bYeal vision systems. this irMntion allows aUIDIIlatic13l!!'!· reoognition systems and robots 10 ... the saine way as humans. Cesar Bandera. ti>nnerly with Amhmt Sys- terns; Ramalingam Sridhar, associate professor, and Shu Xia; fonner doctoral andidate, both of the DepartmentofComputerScienaandEngineering, are co-inventors. • SwajitSen, associate professor, Departtnent of Physics, for patent 6,418,081-System tOr Cletection of buried objects. This detection system uses amustic energy and amustic 5<DSOn, such as specialized micro-electromechanical sensors, to identify metallic and non-metallic oojects buried in the ground, such as landmi.nes. Michael .1- Naughton, formerly of the Department of Physics, was a a>-UwmtnL Three faculty members receiYed Promising !&MDtor Awards in .-.cognition oisubmittin8 their lint invention dioclosu.-.s in 2002: ·Oim~dinical assistant professor ond associate profa.. sor, Department of Medicine, for •Novel HurDan Gene with ImmunoregulatnryandAnti-proliferative Properties" • MarkT. Swihart, assistant professor, Department ofO!emical Engineering. tOr "Process tOr Producing Luminescent Silicon Noonopartides" • Eliot Wmer, deputy dirtctor, New York State Ca&ter for Enginee:rmg J>esi8n and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDD), tOr "Geographic Independent~ Environment (GIVE)" and "Graph Morphing." �Rap llay 1~ 2131li. 34.1t. 25 ((Reinventfug education'' G GSE summer institute to look at ways to improve schools Base~all 11J r AJWCIA - ua 4, o...-1; ua u, AH Conttlbutlng Editor W ORKSHOPS, diJcwsions and keyDOle presentations by three nationally renowned education id'ol'lll<IS will distinguiJh "Refu..,nting Education," a w.tt-longsummerinstitutr to be held July 15-18 bytheGnduatr School of EducationThe program, which Will talce place on the North Calnpus, iJ designed to bendit trachers, administraton,scbool board members, parentsand olhers interuted in schools. ~speakmwiD indudeTony Wagner, oo-direclor of the Ow!ge !Ladersbip Group (CLG) in the Harvard Gnduate School of Education,andauthorof"MakingtheGrade: Reinvrnting America's Sdlools." CLG is funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Its missio~ is to develop""'" knowledge about what is needed to initiate and sustain deep systemic changes in K- 12 public education that wiD result in improVed learning for all students, to sponsor programs that strengthen the capacities of educational leaders and "change coaches" to implement systemic change. and to disseminate key learning from this work to diverse professional audiences. Another keynote speaker will be Mary Erina Driscoll, associate professor and director of the EducationaJ Administration Program in New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, who will examine the policy implications of the "No Child !Lft Behind" logislation. Driscoll's research fOcuses on the W3)'S in whirl> organizational and rollaboraO.., arrangements may be US<d to oonnect individuals to one another and to tht communities in which schools andiWdenu are locatrd. Pasi mento. al~ "!"~ special edureaearch bao aplored how school- cation coUaboration, and wessing ciloia> mect.niomt in the publicoo:- and docenbalizingscboolleadcnhip Ill< are ftiollod lD audent and pormt in wban ICbool systans. belie& about the quality a£ teadling · Otben will illustrate bow to use and 1eoming in tb<it scbools. six tniu of writing to impnM stuTbepropam'ttbinldistinguishM dent performance. how to use data · spealcer will be Pedro A. Noguera. ilnd reaearch in scboolt, how lD use Judilb )(_Dimon Pro&aaorofCom- the state'• elementary and intmnemuniti<sandSchoolsintheHarvan:l diate science cutriculum and ~ Scbool of Education and Rqent't biology aam rau.lu to the aUthor af"G>nfronting the Ur- malce instructional dedoions, isoues . bon: HowOtySchoolsCan Rtspond telosed tosmaO scbools and promotto Social Inequity." ing ladcnhip that will encourage Nogueta't research focuses on and de..!op change. ways in which schools ~nd to lnawnp-upandplanningseosion, the tocial and economic forces participants will discuss ways to utiwithin their wban environmenL He 1ize the infurmation presented and hu engaged in collaborative re- implementitintbeirownxbooldissearch with several large, urban tricts, u wdlu es:p1ore specific proschool districts, and bas published fessionaJ development needS. and lectured on such topics u youth Wodo;hop presentrrs include Ted violence, race relations within Smith,Questarm IIOCES;Maryann schools, the potential impact of Anderson, Ellen ILVan, Karen Staab school choice and vouchers on ur- and Larrr. ~ of the Millaeek ban public schools, and secondary . School District; Julie Carter, James issues resulting from desegregation CollinsandCorrieGilesofUB; Fran in public schools . Murphy of the LEADERSHIP hadAmong the progtarn highlights emy; Ted Anderson and Richard will be a presentation by an instruc- Brennan, Erie I BOCES; Gail Hirsch, tiona) support team from the Ca11araugus-Allegbany BOCF.S; JoMillcreek (Pa.) TownshipScbool Dis- sepb Zawicki; Buffalo State College; trict that implemented a "student Roma Collins, Alexander Central support team"approachthatsystem- Schools; Nicholas Hejaily, atically addresses the academic, be- Williamsville School District; havioral and sociaUemotional needs Michael DuPre. University of Rocbof spec:ial-<ducation students. ester; Susan Meier, Odyssey School, The program also will offer regis- and Cathy Battaglia, City Honors trants an opportunity to engage in High School small-group foUow-up discussion· Parllcipanis also will have the with each of tho speakers and par- option of ~g for an ~g ticipate in workshops on a variety of """"'at the Chautauqua Institution topics of in~ to administrators, that will include dinner at the Athteachen, parents and the public. enaaun Hotel and a ooncert. They include sessions on underThose interested in more inforstanding and oommunicating cur- mation or registration can.;... 645riculum and student-performance 6640, exL 1010, or go to-<http:/I results on the ELA and math assess- www.---lllo.-/>. Drug effective for RSV wheezing 8y LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Editor NFECI10US disease specialists at UB ba"" demonstrated a. potentially effective treatment to prevent the frequently life-threatening oomplications that can develop in infants from infection with respiratory syncytial virus . (RSV), a significant cause of infant deaths around the world. Using mice as an animal model, the researchers showed that tr-.aiment with the drug zileuton after RSV infection had talcen hold reduced the production of proinftammatoryoompoundscaUed cysteinylleukotrienes (IT), known to promote the airway oongestion and constriction that causes Wheezing. The results were the first to show that inhibition of LT release with zileuton also revetsed the rapid respirations occurring in mice with RSV infection. · Results of the study were presented last week~t the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Seattle. "RSV is the most oommon cause of hospitalization in infants and children." said Robert C. Welliver, professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and lead author on the study. I "1Wo to 3 percent of all infapu in the U.S. an: hospitalized each year for this inff:ction, and it is a significant cause of infant mOrtality worldwide," he said: "From a humanitarian and finaocial standpoin~ the 0051 is huge, and thert is no vaccine." Earlier .......:hbyw.lliYerandoolleagues bad shown that pretreating mice wi\h zilalton before.exposing them to RSV l"""'"ted development ofmudl oftherespiratoryillness usu: ally associated with the virus. They undertookthecurrentstudytodetermine if the drug would be equally effective when administr:red afitr the infection had taken bold. Tbe study ~lved two groups of mice that received zilalton afitr being infected with RSV. as wen as mice that were infected, but receiYed no treatmen~and that served as oontrols. One treatment group received the drug on days 3-5 after being infected with the virus, the other received the drug from days 3-9. All "'ice were monitored for nine days. Researd!ers ooUected data on respiratory rate and airway resistanoe before infection and throughout the trials. Tbe mice also were weighed daily (infunts often lose weight during this illness. ) Results from the first group showed that administering the drug for three days significantly reduced airway resistance, but bad littleeft".ct on respiration rates. trnprcwement in respiration ratrs was seen in the O<Cond group on days &-9 oftreatmen~ but contlouing treatment this long didn't provide any iulditlonal impnM~D<Dt in airway restriction. Animals receiving treatment lost less weight and were more aCO.., than untreated mice, results showed. lmlted animals also bad fewer inftammatory cells in their lung tissue. Zileuton currently is approved by the FDA for use in persons. ages 12 and older as a pretreatment to prevent wheezing and other asthma symptoms in persons at risk. II is not app!O""d for use once symptoms of airway constriction have set in. Welliver said trials are under way with similar drugs in children as young as 2, and trials in 6-montholds are set to begin in the fall. "This study demon~tes that [ f inhibition would not only be effective for p~tion of severe RSV disease in groups of infants known to be at risk. but also for treatment of infants with already established, early RSV disease," said Welliver. Also contributing to the study were Karen H. Hintz and Maria Glori. assistants in Welliver's lab. a..._ o...-l N._,..t, Ua l(ll) c-.. Mlchlpn 1, ua 4; .,..,.ct--·ua '· c-.. Mlc:hlpn s UB doood - I a homo~ In d o..q...,. on,... 7 • Amt.a"'-UUanflold.The- camo "-¥*"~"'win- one. -4-l, and o>qlblod lor ll """"' _tht.........,..ll-:1. '...."-""'"'"-- - . .... lnlilebaaanalche - a n d lnallrlrqiDwln.-4-l. .JooHhlcs.-lileraolywlolla --'*--- -~­ droppod byh -lvtdr Galna.Br-,.. - - W>IIIII*"'"---'Wich,...,...onhandiiO<l<lnll. ~pia:hor)or>Sril>­ c:alod lor. boll<. ....... che n.mon ID ad.arco.Wich one ooa.DM:I lvrwollledatlybaiiU>cnwlleld that alowod OiCesve"' ac up anc1 soorochepnew!r-. ln_pmo '-""-scored fM _ , In bach che S«<nCC and Dunn, lt*d -.t Michelle k>unh lnnlnp and pounded 14 hits before cnJisinl: "' the ¥icto<y. Schwach, strolte seat Sara james Manaanls toued • Sbefrer and COXSWitin Katie ex>mplec.e pme. allowtn& two )ohnson finished the 2,000earned N'lS on three hits ro pick meter coune in 8:11.7 to up his S«<nCC win a( che season. finish about a boat-length Mana:anls co< some defensiYe help behind first-place Delaware. as the Bulls tumed a nrel7iple play In the ~beth imine-Wrth n.nnen: on first and second, jonathan l<ely lined- to Adrian Daniels. who ftipp<d the bal to Phil Vanhorne at. second for the second out. Y&nhome then fired the bd to first baseman l1cGnow lor the third out. !'rio.-"' the pme. che Bulls~. ched< lor $5.000"' Roswell Pari< Cance.- lnstiwte-Tho playon rabed the money ...... ..., alondars. In aafon on Hay 8. N;apn SCO<ed lour runs In the boaom a( che IO<h if)nilic to earn a come.fn>m.behin U . win.,.... che-at Noapto~ Bobo Field.Tho Bulls ico<-ed "'"" runs In che top a( the IO<h on a ""-<uru homer by l<eWl Nestenllc. but the PLwple Eqles stO<meCI bod< In dle boaom a( 11,. lnnlnc and. two-out ..... b y - t1au Fuler clr-c>ftln the ......... rut\. Tho- then u....led "'Cencnl Hicllipn l o r . - - . t series apnst the CNppewu. UBiollro Cen<raJ Mlchipn. 7-4. on Sourday a'rernoon. but came bod< on Soodoy wlll1 a .........,.. homer by Nesteruk In the top of the ninth iMine "' taloe • 1>-5 win. On Sawrday. Cencnl Mici10pn )t.mped out "' • ~ lead before "'" sa.-edtlneNnSindletopofthe......ch~ Tho 01ippewu q.llclcly ""--'-two""" In t h e - a( t h e "' extend cnerlead "' 7-l. UB scored once 1n the top d the nln!h 1r1rq on a S>Crifice tly by DiCesare <hi\ scored Jolin Boom bu: a>Uid &«no clcoor. In Soodoy's finale ap1nst the CNppewu. tht SCO<ed br runs In the topolthelhlni...,..U>taba-4-0iead.ThoCNppowu.,._...jwllllliour runs In d>e boaam a( tht !IWd ~ al wlll1 two oua, to tie tho c:onust. CemraiMlch;pn WW1C ahad In the boaom by ~ a n.n on • sulddo a.... off dle bot of Chase Walcer d!at scored o..id Lauxr.Tho _ . . rwnalned 5-4 .... the top ~ Daniels led off tht '*<h wlllla wale. NesaorUt ame "' tht plate wloll one ""'and o~uaec~ homer. his seoonc~ "'tho--"' tho • r..5 lead. McGnw pitthod • 1-2-l tndudrc two .............. "' slam tho door on the CNppowu and pld< up his !IWd win a( tho )Ott: ol"'""""" ..... ol""r- • """'"""' Lmw autb a-- bac bronu at Metro Cup races ol UB condudod tht most oucassfulln school history. wlllla ~ llnlsh- 10 DMslon I,_,. at tht l1ocro C.., In Camden. N.j. The- scored 4l polna usq tht NCAA~~ polnu .,_.. ......a.ru.. l1asachuseas won d>e _ , . , - wlll159 polnu- 1\hoda- placed S«<n<<at46. Only the vinky racoo--d>e "" ct.mplonsllip round In all " - SCO<ed lor polna.Tho no¥ico oi&fK race--U!! won dle consolation .-..:.--del no< laaor lnco "'" sccrircUB\ vanity lour creN made che """'"'the four: entJies. The team placed lhlnlln the Grand Finals (the d1amplonshlp rxo).The U6 boot crossed the llnlsh line In 8:1 1.7,)ust behind first-place Delawve (11:06.11) and second-placel1asachuseas (8:09.0).Tho dillerence o(fM seconds t.etv-n the first- and lhinl-place finishes- to Just. 1a1e ~.nan Those thrft boots >lso finished -a ahead a(~ 1\hoda bland, which tnllod UB by ei&ht seconds. UB wmed In the lhlnl-lastest time In the qualifylna heats 6:20.6. >pin behind l1assachuseas and Delawve. The vanity e!&ht boots bach roached the Grand Finals,~ founh In their r:especti¥e races. TheA boat won to heat in 6:59.2. The team d'Mn went on to !he~ nee, where k turned in a 7:05.2 to ftnl:sh fourth. .....,.....linisl> aboat*""' ol Massachuseca won the race In 6:52.7. Tho second vanity or JV e!&ht squad also placed i>unll In <he Gnnd Final. behind l1assad1usoas. Dmware andiNestVqinia. ~otto all Breanne Nud named to All-MAC First Team Junia< Broonne Nasd eamed accoledes ln:wn the~ Conlerence. belrc named m thtAII-M.*.C Am Team lor tht S«<nCC ,..,-1n a .-ow. Memben of theAII-M.*.C teams were chosen by the ~ea&uo\ had coaches. flnJJhed"'".....,-. Nasti bo..... ..... .400 for t h e - , . . , . "" • """· boalrc .402 ........ (filth In the MAC) and .ol04 In c:onr.r.nc. pmes only (...., 1n the MAC). Nasd a ladlrc the 1eacue 1n on-~~ue pwcencaco (.496). skcirc t 8 """ "'"''"" and she also finished the,..,.- • .542 and 14 runs boittod ln. ,.-. �Wed~y ·I I n..~ ... -, - . . - - - ...... ....--~.....,.-· ,._._ . ... .... ----._-loo-CFA. " Oeltl.a.__ .,_ _,.,._- .._ ,_.,_"Art 0.0 -__ · - . _ ... _ City,•.. 7,--.., ....... -CJA,-.It ___ ~ ~Center for liloMs, North Clmpus. 2 p.m. Free. Tuesd•y =.!-"- =~$n 27 MoloaJior c.en.tics, I.Jniv. of ClndnNIII.-1348 Fllbor, South c.mpu.. 4 p.m. flft. For """" The Report~ publlshes highlights of lnfonnotion, Ken ~thai, 829-2727. listings drawn from the onltne US Cal· =:'Z:.::'-The bttlest (;reek ~ =.~~ Compus. Nooo-1 :30 p.m. U8 foculty, """ ond sWdenb, S5; 10-p0a. S30; ><rios, S100. c:..n.ral ~ S7; 10i»<l<, SSO;-. S100. Prices . Thund~ 12 =.,oo;~~ """"lnformotm, 64~. __ _ = e:nct.r for eftnU tHing piKe on cam· pu s or for off-campus events where UB ,._._ groups are prtndple lf:IO"son. For a full listing of events, go to the UB Calen· dAr at <http://wtngs.buffalo.edu/ nl- .:r.:::::::: Philip Glass, Steve Reich to headline June in Buffalo e Annual festival and conference dedicated to young composers to be held June 2-7 in Slee, Baird haJls IJ SUI WUITOIEII R<pO<!trEd~or OMPOSER Philip Glass, most recently in the public eye for his Oscar-nominated srore for the film "The Hours." will be among the world-renowned names on the list of"R<sident Artists" at this year's June in Bufi3Jo r.stival, presented by the Department of Music. Also appearing as resident artists during the annual festival are Stevt Reich, a man who The N£w York Timi!Srates as "among the great composers of the century;• Pulitur Pritt Winners Charles Wuorinrn and John Corigliano, who romposed th( Academy Award-winning srore for the film "The Red Violin;" video artist Beryl Korol, and UB's own David Felder. An internationally known festival and ronf=nce dedicated to romposers. june in Buffalo will take place from june 2-7 in Ske and Baird halls on the US North Campus. ")be theme of this . year's f<Stival, "Music and the VISual Image." is based on the visual image--wbethcr as impetus. source or representation. C has worked with a number of the world's moot well-known performers and ensembles. His work is perhapo moot notable for its cross-disciplinary element, incllJdins work for the theater ("Einstein On The Beach,""Satyagraba"), roUaborations with some of the major figures in today'sdance world (1Wyla Tharp and LUcinda Childs) and music for film (srores for "The Thin Blue Line;""Hamburger Hill;" "Candyman," ~d Martin Srorcese's "Kundun," for which he received an Oscar nomination). An artist who bas gained international renown cN.r the Felder, Birge-Cary Chair and coordinator of composition in the Department of Music, is artistic director of the festival. Offering an intensive schedule of seminars, lectures, master ~ classes, panel discussions and open rehearsUs, June in Buffalo ~ providesanextraordinaryopportunityforabout30y,oungrom- ~ posers from around the world to \YOrk with professional musi0 cians and a distinguished faculty. A highlight of the schedule are ~ theaftemoonworkshop/petfurmancesandeY<ningroncmsthat are open to the general public and critics. Each of the invited romposcrs has one of his/her pieces r<ad or performed during an afternoon workshop presentation and receives a rerording of the petfurmana: for futul1' study and demonstration Plli'JlOS<SI'I:rfortnana<featuren:sidentmsonblesandsoloistsinttmationally known as intapret<rs of rontemporary music. The evening concerts .feature the work of the resident composers--some of the most prominent composers in contem- porary music-performed by resident ensembles. The evening schedule will kick off at 8 p.m. june 2 in Ske Concert H.U with "An Evming with Philip Glass," featuring a performance of Glass' "Third Symphony." followed by an informal talk by GlaS5-'-COnsidered to be one of the most important and in· fluential American composers of the past century. In addi~n to his work with the Philip Glass Ensemble, Glass Qua loo q.-. .....,. rourse of a distinguished carter, Stcv< Reich recendy was called • ... America's greatest living composer" by The Village Voict. Work by Reich and video artist Beryl Korot will be featured in a roncert at 8 p.m. June 4 in the Drama Theatre in theCFA. The performance will include Reich's .. Piano Phase" and "Triple Quartet," plus "Th= Tales" by Korot and Reich. From his early taped sp«ehes"lt'sGonna Rain" ( 1965) and "Come Out" (1966) to his and Korol's music theater piece with video, "The Cave" ( 1993), Reich's path has embraced not only aspects of Western classical music, but the structures, harmoriies and rhythms of non-Western and American ver- nacular music, particularly jaxz. john Corigliano is intemation.Uy celebrated as one of the leading romposers of his generation. a..rles WuoriD<D has been romposingsinabeWllS 1M and has been a fora:fuJ l"e$cnce on the American musical soene for more than four decades. The two rompoom will appear as part of a "Double Feature" on june 3 in Slee Cona:rt Hall The double.feature includes a 7 p.m. roncett with music by Wuorin<:n and 8:30 p.m. ron=t with music by John Corigliano In 1970, Wuorinen became the youngest romposer to win the Pulitur Pritt in music. The PulitUr and the MacArthur Fdlowship are just two among many awards, fdlowshjps and other honors to have rome his way. In 1962, be ro-founded The Group for Contemporary Music. one ofAmerica's most prestigious ensembles dedicated to performance of new chamber music. In orchestral, dw:nber, opera and film wodc, Corigliano bas ¥(00 globoi aa:laim for his expressiYe and compdling oonipositions and his kaleidosropic.ever-cxponding rodlDiqu<. He also is a Pulitzer Prilrwinner (2001) and bas won thehademy Award for Best Original Srore and the 1991 G~ Award. David Felder's work earns roritinuing recognition through performance and rommissiouing programs by important individuals and organizations. It is characterized by its energetic profile through frequent employment of technology and elaboration of musical materials as well as its lyrical qualities. Work by Fdder will be performed during two roncerts during June in Bulfalo. It will be featured, along with that of Glass and.Tigran Mansurian, during a roncat by the New York New Music Ensemble and the Baird Trio at 8 P·!P- june 5 in SJ... On ' june 6, Quatuor Bozzini and Miles And<rson, trombone, will perform wor!<s by Felder, Corigliano and Glass at 8 p.m. in Sl«. Daytime ron=ts presented in the workshop format and featuring performanres of works by emerging romposers are frtt. There is a charge for the eveqing ronans; prias vary. Tickrts for th<S< roncerts can be obtained at-the S1« Hall box office from 9 a.m. to I p.m. Monday through Friday, at the UB C.Oter for the Arts bo-< office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, or at .U Tickrunaster locations. For more information, including ticket prices and th< full slate of ronc<rts, visit the june in Buffalo Web site at <http:/ t - . . - k.llioffalo.-IJ-olnbufflllo/ >,or rontact j.T. Rinker at 645-2765, ext. 1254, or jtrinker0buffioedu. an � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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MGI4 ·ThaCkiug ·breast cancer Task force to 'deal with SARS issue G Group develops policies to protect health · ay SUE WUETCHOI Rq>Otttr Edlt0< He notes that plans Qy 15-25 tibrariaru to travel to Toronto this HE university will con · weekend to attend the American tinue to admit and enroll stu.<knts from SARS-affectcd countries and will not restria tr.JV<I by farulty and staff to these countries by withholding university funding, according to new poticies ~oped by the Task Fora on SARS and approved on Monday by Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi. Under the policy, UB also will ndt cancel study-abroad programs in SARS-affected countries unlest there is a Ullters for Disease Control and Prevention-imposed travel advisory for the country. In the event there is a travel alert for the country-a less-serious designatiOn-the program will proceed and it will be left to students to decide if they wish to participate. Renewed anxiety on campus fol lowing the rea:nt f'esU1'8!'ll<ZofSevere Library Association's annual meet- T Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Toronto,aswdlas=expressed by some members of the Wli>ersity community about students who will be coming to UB in the fall from SARS-affectcd countries, prompted UB to.establish the task fortrto monitor the SARS situation "'lridwid< and devdop poticy recommendations to protea the health and safety of faculty, staff and Students, says Stephen C. Dunnett, vice pi'OYOSI for international education. Dunnett notts there are about 800 students from SARS-affectcd coun· tries-China. Taiwan, Sitigapore, HongKongand~ntly enrolled at Ul! who are expeaed to continue their studies in the fall. An other 1,000 ha"" been admitted for the fall semester, although he acknowledged it is unknown at this time bow many actually will enroll. ing fueled some concerns among staff in the tlnr..rsity ubraries. "Some people hav. these fears, real or imagined" he says. "'M a teacher and an educator, it's nty duty and our responsibility to try to help people understand what this disease is, how it's transmitted and what the risks (of contracting it) an:." Dunnett points out that .. it1s not easy to catch this disease," and in all documented cases, those who became ill with SARS were infected either through a hoopital, through a relative who was in a hoopital or via a h<althcare worker. There are no docu- malted cases of tourists becoming infected with SARS after attending a per{o= of the "Lion King" in Toronto, riding the subway, having diruM:r in a restaurant or engaging in arty other incidental activity, he adds. "Our CDC is preny rigid and strict. They would put a tnYd ban, which is called~ tra.d advisory, on Toronto so fast your head would spin if t.'ley thought there was any danger," he says. He explains that tbe current tra.d alert on Toronto does not advise against tra.d, but informs travelers of a health CODCml and provides advicr about specific pm:autions. Richard V. Lee, a professor of medicine who specializes in infectious diseases and serves as medical consultant to the Oflicr of International Education, as well as a mcmberofthetaskfon:e,ed!oesDunnett's comments, stressing that "people need to be sman, not scared." Lee calls the risk of someone getting SARS while attending a meeting or passing through an airpon "really tiny," and that those~ have UB Challenged Victor E. BuJI gets in a few stretches amid other members of UB's Chase Corporate Challenge team before the start of the race, held on june 12 in Delaware Park. F.or another photo, see page 2. acquired the disease have been in cou ntries, and Nacuated all stu - "fairly close and repetitive contact" dents in Otina once a travel adviwith someone else who was ill. · sorywent into effe:t in April. he says. Dunnett says the task fore<Mormver,whetherprogramssetto which includes two other physicians stan in the fall go forward also will besides Lee-essentially has fol- dependonCDCtravdnotices,hesays. lowed CDC guidelines in drawing For example. if the CDC still has a up the UB poticy. The cDc hasrn:- travel advisory in effea lOr OUna as ommended against a ban on stu- of mid-July, when a final decision dents from SARS-affeaed counnies, about whether to bold study-abroad and funher,does not recommend a program<mustbemade,theprogram 10-daymandatorywaitingperiod or will be canalled.~. if the ada mandatory screening upon arrival visory is downgraded to an alert, the for these students, be says. These stu- program will be held, but thedeci<ion dents will be asked to self-monitor will be lefi to students as to whether for symptoms of the disease, both or not they will participate. before and after arrival in the U.S. As far as farulty and staff workTheCDCalsowillguidewh.,U,..: ing overseas, the university would UB holds study-abroad prognms in not send any new persons to SARSSARS-affected countries, Dunnett affected countries if there w.re travel says. The university cancelled all advisories in effect, but would not summer overseas programs in~ ~-,... z More freshmen, more challenges ay SUE WUETCHOI Rq>Ott<r EditO< EAN Sullivan calls the situatiOn ..an admissions and enrollment officer's dream." Sullivan, vice provost for enrollment and planning. and Patricia Armstrong. director of admissions. and their staff are in the enviable position ofseeing a tremendous increase in the number of applications for spots in the 2003 freshman class and having 600 mo~ studmts than expected send in deposi~tudents who are among the most ta.Jented on the selectivity matrix. That huge incoming freshman class. though, also poses challenges for the university's student-services infrastructure, from housing, food service and orientation to security, parking and busing. S L link on Web dtc p more photo'lo on Web A additional llnh. on WdJ It has made for more work as well on the academic side-j>articularly in the College of Arts and Scienceo-which is scrambting to ensure there are enough instructors and course sections to accommodate the additional students. · "'Moreisgood,butmoreismore," says Dennis Black, vice president for student alfain. · The size of the freshman class came as somewhat of a surprise to UB admissions staff. The SUNY goal for incoming freshmen for Fall 2003 was 3,000, and with a yield assumption based on apptications and admitted students, staff expected a class of around 3,200. The yield---the pe=ntage of accepted students who actually enroll-was much better than that, "ith 3,808 students actually seniling in d<-posits as of Ia<! ",.jc "'The kind of applications we're getting are from the most talented students-those-students who are admissible under almost any criteria we would develop," Sullivan says. "The application ~ rate growth showed itself late in the year, and the yield growth sh<iwed itself very late in theyear,sowo couldn't make adjustments in admissions decisioning by the time wo really knew we had a great response from the markrt." He explains that based on history, the admissions offiu makes as· sumptions about where to ..draw the line in terms of who is admissible." The office developed its methodology and applied it all year. "But with the increase in applicationsall good, talented studel).lS-:-w< ended up probably admitting more students than we needed to admit to meet the class size," Sullivan says. Heoffersstatist:ksshowing that UB this year received 4,n6 apptications from students in the top selectivity group-those wit.h a minimum high school grade-point average of 94 and a minimum SAT score of 1400--<ln increase of 827 over th" 3,949 applicati6ns received last year from students in that top group. "All the apptication growth was at the high end of the (talent) pool, which is what w.'re alwa)~ hoping for .. he adds. "\\'e've spmt six ~ creatingand<ktiveringthemessa~ that we are a place for ulenttd stu· dents. We~ve developed financial strategies. scholarship strntegies. srudent·support str.uegies that have IT· sponded to what the talented students a.r< looking for; it's paying off. 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Among the activities of the Edu· The task force also has formed catiooandPublicRdation.sSubcom· subcommiu.;.. to address "ltiune. mitteeofthetaskrorcewillbetopre- diate Issues," including possible pare and distnbute fact sheets on changes in policy if the SARS &i\UO· SARS,beefupthehealthsessionsof· lion were to change, and a "Public feted at orientltion tOr all inooming Health Preparedness Plan" to ad· . students,givepresentltioosonSARS dress what would happen if an out· .,._utions break of SARS occurTe<i at UB. In additioo to Dunnott and L<e, memben of the task lOree include · Dennis R, Iliad, vice president for student alfain; Fnnk P. Carnevale, director for health services; Kathy L Curtis, associaU: dit:ector of the English Language Institute; Ellen A. Dussourd, director of lnlmlational Student and Scholar Servio!s; Sandra J. Flash, director of the Study Abroad Programs. and Kmy s. Grant, vice proVost tOr academic affitirs. Also, Mitchell L G=n,executive ilirector of the Faculty Student Association;John M. Grcla, dit:ector of unlversity policei Joseph J, Hindrawan, director for interna ~ tional eOroUment manqement; James L Jarvis, lt.. director of eo>· ploy« relationo, Scale Payroll Ser· vices, and )ooepb '· ICtUowiak, di· rector of·univenity resideoce baiJ. andapartmen!SA!to,JaniceA. N<ninelr·director .,..,.._. training~Artbur H. Pasle. director of Re'WS oerviceo; Joseph T. RaJb, environmental· safety offi=, F.nviroommt. Haith and Safety Serviceo; John A. Sellick JL, dinicaJ associaU: pro£...or in the Division of Infectious DUeases in the School of Medicine and Biomediql Sciena:s, and John J.Wood, assistant dit:ector of the Eoglisb l.an· guage Institute. Fer,_..,.,_,. Jd1e6. ... ond. mop, all29-35l61n>m 1-Sp.m.~or7-10 p.m. Monclo)o-Thursdoy. Ride for Roswell to be ... held on June 2B at UB 'iiJ' Park Alliance foun. cia- will-lhe 8thMnua! Ride for Roswel from 7 a.m. ID 4:30 p.m. on )uno 28 at 8aird Point on ,the~ Campus. The - Those Interested in foinJng the fund-raiser for Roswell Park Cancer lnstitlJte shouk:l cot~ pledges and participate In one d thr.. biking routos-9, 33 or 62.S mUes---elM as an individuaJ or team. . Rost •tops, .,.00, bovoragoJ and support vehicles will bo po.won.d olong ..ch route. fol. lowing lhe rido, cydUb and their families are invited to a post-<klo picnk a n d - -· ~unteen and YOiunte« groups abo~ .-led to holp with OMnt IC!MtioJ. a.a.t )'M's rido- inoto thin U20,0001or anar .......n ond pollert~ CydiiU rli*>g moro thin S2S,OOO ~for lhe 1Dp flnhi*1g prize-~ trip for l'M>ID lhe 2004 Tow Do ffonoo. Fer rider, reglslntion ond \101. --.'"* ................... OICII 84S-8788.Reglllnlion- .... - .... Nilglto ..,d frio eo.r.ty Wegmlm store. Founded In 1991' lhe Roswo1 Pill< Allona F<Juncl6. -funds b • not.fot-poftt. wlunteo( a<gonizotian lormed ID ........ and ID _ . Jd<nllllcondclnlal-. ---Qn!ond plllent- ldMIIes It RPCI. REPORTER n.....,.,...... _ communitypublished by lhe Olllc:e d News s.rvtc.. In lhe DMIIon of UrWonlty Communlcltloru, Uniwnity Ill Bullolo. Editorill olllces .... --___ _.,_ --. ----- loatod at 330 crofts Hill, Bulfolo, (71 6) 645-2626. u\>-ropon.-.....eclu _., ~--­ ,. -McDonough .. 5 •• 0...,__ ...,.._ c -lob--.John Oolo c:ant.odo Potridll""""""" Ellen Goldblum S.A. lingo< ~ Freshmen "That's where UB wants to be; we want to be a first-choice institution for the most talented students out there," he says. Armstrong notes that UB's increasing popUlarity with the most talented students also is evident when one looks at the quality indi· cators... Not only was there an appreciable increase in numbers of applications,'but also an increase in the yield," she says. "That's usually the most difficUlt group to en.r oll-the more highly talented the student, the more sought after they are by other institutions. We experienced wonderful growth in our yield." She and Sullivan point to prelimi· nary figures indicating that the yield for the incoming freshman class jumped to 35 percent this year, com· pared to 31 ~rcent for the entering ·class of 2002 and 29 perc<:nt for the entering class of 1998. Sullivan also stresses that UB has increased as well the geographic divenity of the entering class in 2003 fiom 2002 and before, garnering more applications, acceptances and enrollees fiom all parts of the state, as well as out of state. In particular, the nuni· her of enrolled students fiom Metro New York-a target area tOr admis· sions stalf~i.! up about 50 percent fiomlastyear,andout-<Jf·staU:eniollmentsalsoareupbySOpercent"We're trying to be much mor< of a regional, rather than just a statewide, univer"Finding QUI in June that we will sity, and ultimately, to be a national have more students (than expected) is unMr.ity," he says. "We're making a tittle harder than finding out in Janusteps in that direction." ary." Black says, pointing out that lhe S...Uivan and Armstrong attribute latenoticrmaktsoptionsmorelimited the tremendous increase in applica· Staffin the OfliaofRosidence Halls tiorur-and ultimately admitted stu- and Apanmcnts in particular will feel dents-to a nuO)ber of factors . lhe heat, according to Black, who notes Among them Armstrong cited an · that all students, including incoming expanded University Honors Pro· freshmen, transfer and continuing gram and UB Scholars Program; the studentswhodesireon-campushousAlumni Ambassadors program in ing_and submitted their deposits by which alumni attend college fairs to May 1 will be guaranteed a bed. sing the praises ofUB to prospective Staff will reclaim ~ bed spaa; all students, and hard work by admis- areas on campus that ronnerly were sions staff, who completed 25,000 used as residence space but now are telec.ounseling caiJs to prospective being used asofliaspace,be says. That students, used instant messaging- means space will be"recaptured"in the somrtimes untill J p.m.--tocontad Ellicott Complex on the North Camhigh school students, and d...Joped pus and in Michael, Goodyear and better relationships with high school Clement Halls on the South Campus. Rooms also will be "tripled," and counselors, many of whom w~re ftown and bussed into campus to«< while that practice has been done in tOr themselves what UB has to·otrer. the past in the short term, it lilidy Sullivan says it's hard at this point will be a yearlong proposition this to assess the impact on student re· year, he says. ouitment ofUB's exposure on MTV. Moreover, oontracts will be drawn "Fraternity Life" and "Sorority Life" up with local moU:ls to provide resi· probably aired too late in the year to dential space to students, if nooded. have an impact oo applications, he "We'll do that for the short-term says. although the programs might until there's natural attrition in the residence halls," he adds have had a slight impact on yield. Black says the lllli-m>itY also will While the larger-than-expected freshman class is good news tOr UB, have to add busses to the intra-cam· it will provide some challenges for pus transportation system, extend those at the UllMnity who provide food service holliS, and add another the services to support these students. session to the summer orientation a program, as well as make some ad· justments to the: parking situation. "Our gnal is to provide th< same kind of ~rvi ces we want students to have under regular circumstances," he says."We have a commitment to make it work for everybody." In the College of Arts and Sci<n=. staff are worlcing hard to m.U sure that the experience for students is good on the academic side as well "We are providing enough fresh· man oourses so that every student will have the classes they nood to get off to a good start," says Peter Gold, associate deaf. for general education. This is being done in a variety of ways, Gold says, including increas· ing class size where poss1ble,adding oounesections,hiringsomeadjunct mculty and teaching assistants who have exhausted their support, creating additional classrooms and <x· panding the day for ma;,y stu· dents-the teaching day extends fiom 7:30a.m. for chemistry labs to courses that end at 9:30 p.m. CAS has added for the fiill sen}eSter 27lectures,22labsectionsand 54 ...0tltions, seating an additional 2,200 enrollments and generating about 8,300 mor< aedit hours, be says. "It's been a difficult task beca~B it was unexpected and very late in our plannin&" Gold says. "Departments, though, have been very oooperative anda.a?Minrisingtothe~" �June Il 2003/lli 34,18. 30 Working to curb poxviruses Inhibitor could result in smallpox, monkeypox treatments . , LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Editor LECUUR biologJSU at UB fuM dis<XJYtrtd a n<MI way inhibit the replication of poxviruses, the group that includes smallpox virus, by interfering with messenger·RNA synthesis neassary for the viruses to reproducr in a hoot organi&m. 1M dis<Xlvery, which has a patent pending, could lead to drugs that could be available to mat the potentially deadly disease if tl:>ere ~ a bioterrorism-related outbreak. Such drugs also would be effective against related poxvirwes such as monkeypox, which recently has infected dozens in the U.S who came in contact with animaJs imported from Africa , where monkcypox is indigenous. · ..Any success that results in a treatment is a success for everyone," said Edward Niles, professor of mitrobiology and biochemistry, and primary discoverer of the new antireplication mechanism. "We need something.• N'tks noted that ""rk that would lead 10 new drugs is in the early stages. There is no eiCctive treatment for smallpox or other poxviruses. Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1977 after a worldwide vaccination campaign. The U.S. and Russia maintain the only authorized repositories of the · virus, but virologists acknowledge that the virus may exist outside these sites. Existing vaccines, which could be used to protect against smallpox bioterrorism, have a high inciden"' of side effects and may not be adminis· tered to<l'rtain segments of the popu1ation, notably pregnant women,persons with comproJTUsed immune systems due to disease or medications. M pmons with a history of........,. ind children under""" )Ur "' . . Druss deYdoped using this DOYd approach could be~ i>r use if an outbrak occurs, aid Niles. If a .,... smollpax VliiXUwion campoip were undertaken, such drop also oouldbelMilabloetotrelll pmono who have ..nous ractions to the YIIIXine. Niles' dis<Xlvery, achieved working with ~virus, which causes cowpox, exploits a peculiar aspect <:1 poxvirua biochemiruy: Instead of creating copies of itself in the nuckus of the infected odl, as with other DNA viruses such as the her- . pes virus, poxvirwes replicate in the odl's cytoplasm, the gel-liU mate· rial sunounding the nucleus. "Since poxvirwes replicate in the cytoplasm, they can't use hosts en· zymes present in the nucleus to stop the earlys= transcription. We wanted to lmowwbat that terminator signal does.• To study this mechanism, the UB researchen synthesize!! a short RNA fngment, or oliconudeotide, that contained the known termination llipl. Theyth<n added the &agmmt to a tell tube transcription n:action, and mrasurod RNA syntbesU. '"We expected the oligonucleotide to inhibit the termination n:action," said Niles, "but instead of stopping i~ the presenoe of the oli"'nudeotide stimulated pmnature termination. This raulted in the synthe· sis of trunc;,ted RNA molecules, which would be unable10 dir.ct the synthesis of normal pro~. "This termination mechanism is unique to poxviruses, a_nd this method of inhibition ofs=expr-es· make their proteins," said Niles. sion should work on all poxviruses," .. The~ viruses have evolved in a he said. "If this oligonucleotide could manner that allows them to producr be ddiYeml as a drug, it would intheir own enzymes 10 exp~ their hibit synthesis of all poxvirus progenes and permit their replication.• teins early in inkction and stop the "This quirk in the poxvirus repli- virus from replicatiog in the host:" cation process should ~it pos1M work is in its =rearly stages, sible for scientists to design drugs Niles noted, with many steps that targeted to those unique viral en- must be acoomplisbed before a vizymes without interrupnng normal able drug can be developed odlular functions," he said. "We fuM to identify the most acVaccinia virus is the ~ strain tive compounds in vitro, test their used for immunization against activities on virus replication in tissmallpox The initial interest ofNiles sue culture, and then figure out how and colleagues was to undentand best to deliver it in an animal model the basic process in the early stage before we can even begin to test it of poxvirus gene expression (virus in humans." Mohamed Ragaa Mohamed, gene expression tak<s place in three stages: early, intermediate and late). postdoctoral fel1ow working in "The early phase is unique in that Niles' laboratory, collaborated on for transcription (mRNAS)'Dthesis) the research. to proceed, it 'r equires an initiating The work was funded by the Naevent at a site on the DNA caUed a tional Institute of Allergies and Inpromoter," he said. "Another signal, fectious Diseases of the National called a terminator, is required to · Institutes of Health. GIS finds breast-cancer clusters . G By LOIS IIAIWI Contributing Editor EOGRAPHERS and epidemiologists from UB, using life-course: data from a cohort of breast cancrr patients and controls in Wes tern Ne'f:¥ YQ rk and geographic information systems (GIS) technology, have shown that women who developed breast cancrr before menopause tend to duster based on when they were born and where they lived at their menarche (start of-menstruation). The· clustering indicates that theK women may have been exposed to something in the environ· ment at those: times in their lives that increased their risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer, said Daikwon Han, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Public Health and Health Professions and first author on the study. There was less evidence of clustering of postmenopausal cancer cases, he said. Han presented the study resuiiS on June I2 at the annuai!T)eeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research in Atlanta . .. Reseaiche.is are moving mo~toward a life-course approaCh in studying the development of chronic disease," said Han. "At UB,. we are developing spatial statistical methods to combine geographic information systems, mapping and visualization with epidemiology to help identify patterns of disease." ,., I . caa:a• ........... _.._. .._ . . . . . . . .It of chroNc DAJKWONHAN Finding clustering of cancer parients based on Where they were born and lived during early life is signifitant, said Peter Rogerson. professor of geography and a Sludy co-au thor. "If we juS! look at where th e women lived when they were diagnosed , we miss something important." The Sludy positioned the clustering of premenopausal casn in an area near the border between Erie and Niagara counties in Western New York. The pioj<Ct piggybacks on a casecontrol study of breast cancer in Erie and Niagara counties led by Jo L Freudenheirn, professor and interim chair of the ~t of Social and Prevmtive Medicine. It involves 1,170 women with recently diag· nosed breast cancer and 2,116 healthy women. Of this total, about half wm born in either of the two rounties and had provided the address of their residence at birth and menarche, and became the focus of the cunoent project. In futun studies, the researchers will combine the GIS results with information on the location of steel mills, chemical factories, gasoline stations. toxic-waste sites and othtt industrial sites in the counties between 1918-80. Theywillealculate the distance between these sites and the women's homes at the time of birth and menarche, and compare this information for the partici· pants with and without cancer. Also contributing to the research were Matthew Bonner postdoctoraJ fellow; Jing Nie. graduate student; John E. Vena, professor, and Paola Muti, associate professor, all of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine , and Maurizio T~visan , professor of social and preventivr medicine and interim · -dean df)he School of Public Health and Health Professions. Rapaa"tea 3 BrieD Social Work to sponsor 18th e annual summer institute TIM s.-. of SocW- will sponsor the 18th annual Summer Institute for Advanced Social Work Practice and Addiction Studies, beginning Monday and running through July 28. Courses will be held in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campw, unless otherwise noted. Selected courses also will be held off campw in Rochester, Coming and Jamestown. The institule will offer a number of graduate sociol work c:i-edit courses, as wdl u non-credit workshops, serninan and confermca ainled at a wide range of human-services disciplines that include education, mental-health, health and criminal-justicr profaaionals. Co_urses, which may be taken for graduate-levd credit or on a noncredit buU, include: • A New Mental Health Challenge: Persons with Mental Health Disorden and Severe Developmental DU.bilitiea • Introduction to Alcohol and Other Drug Counseling • Developing Programs for an Integrated Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Treatment System • The Impact of Grief and Loss on Adolescent Behavior • What Human Services Professionals Need to Know about the Juvenile Jwtice System • Psycho/Sociallssu• in Palliative Care (to be held in the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Cheektowaga). • Integrating Spirituality in Social Work Best Practice (lobe held in St. Joseph's Ytlla, Rochester). • Post-Trauma Crisis Intervention for School and Agency Personnel (to be held in the College Center of the Finger Lakes, Coming). • Assessing the Spiritual Strengths of Clients in Mental Health Settings (to be held at Jamestown Community College). Workshops will include: • Introduction to Adaptive Recovery Group Education and Therapy (TARGET) • Developing Effective Behavioral Health Treatment for Women: Social, Cultural and ~elopmental Considerations • The "Gang-Thang" Cultural _Identity, History, Manifesto, Nuances and Spirituality: Addressing the ProblemS of Gangs and Gang VioJen<l' Through Comprehensive Community-Wide Collaborations · • Trauma and the Body: An Introduction to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy • Dialectieal Behavior Therapy with AdolesceniS • Managing Trauma in Ou.r Lives and Coping with Humor A number of evening workshops also will be offered. They are: • l.s There a Grad uate Social Work Degree in Your Future? UB School of Social Work MSW and Ph.D. Informational Session • Working with Families of Convicted Off~nders • An Introductio n to a Relational Model of Substan ce Abuse Treatment • Underst1nding the Adolescent Brain: A Workshop for Professionals • The New Neurobiology of Addiction • Re.laJG!tion and AdolesceniS: The Mythieal Paradox Fees vary for courses and workshops. For registration information, call the School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education at 829-3939 or email sw-ce@buffalo.edu. Course information and registration form also are availablt online by going to <http:// - -.-.bufflllo.- / c-en/ C _ / , _ . , _ _>. Law Library wins marketing award for plasma display TIM Ltiw Ulonry - the 2003 American Association of Law Libraries Excdlencr in Marketing Award for Best Use ofTechnology for the installation and implementation of a plasma display in the front entrance of the library. The award will be presented to law ltbrary representatives _on July 14 at the MLL's annual meeting in Seattle. The plasma display was installed to serve four main goals, aa:ording to James G. Milles, associate dean and director of the Law Library: eliminate the clutter previowly caused by printed signs and norices posted throughout the Law Library. provide an effective means of communicating the library's many services and programs to law students and other customers. position the Law Library as a valuable informational conduit for Law School programs and events, and to respond to the need for news and current affairs information " within the Law School. The system was configured so that it could be expanded by adding remote screens at other locations within the Law School, such as the main en trance to the building, or even small screens nea r the elevators on each floor, Milles says. "This would enable u.s to provide dirrctional information.and events updates throughout the building, all controlled from a central unit in the Law Library," he notes, adding the installation of the plasma display has generated a great deal of "buzz" across the university. "Personnel and adminjstration of the other libraries have expressed admiration-and snme jealousy--over the new plasma screen, and th~ .L:a."' J..jbr:ary ~~own acro~a'mpus as the first, and so far mily, fadll.Y to rmplement this technology," he says. ( �41Rep a..._ June 11. 20031¥1l3Uo.30 F11Culty member Robert Shibley remains a passionate advoatte for engaged scholanhlp l~ uoos ---- Mer-. ot tho~~ - -..ly clumg tho......, .Stating the case for public service lly DONNA LONGIHI!CIWI Rqx>ner Assistant Editor -_ . . , .....£Jalence ...,._ , SAJHr/CUAD (Coundllar Unlw!nlly ,..,.,_ ..... and Dwoklpmenl). tho proleaionll oogonlzatfon for S A J H r - profession"'· The winning entries, ..._. riesandtholewhotehonlworit -tothoelforts: .lkJI!oloPhysicilrl,leolot c.t.egory MOld, ) • tD kolor moguina~• . . . . . . - ·- ...,_._ __ ""-·- ...... -- ............ and • UB Todly, leo! d Catogory - · ~mogulna COl· egory. -and _, S-· uO • Sdonce, medidno and ~ search news reluses 'Niit:ten by l.ols ...... andEIIon ~ Bet d Catogory Award, new>-wr1tlng category • National media relations woritby ...... -~ Judges' OtatlOn, media retatlons category • "The Power of Ten, • the pmidenrs offiCe 1o yeor ~ port, Judges' Otatlon, lmtitutionol roiotJons publiaotlons COl• egory, .... ,f............ ---&Mpolld. Also contributing to the project --·both ~.-,..-.nd I 1\oveleltUB. dwhom ---~associate elton for llumni and commun!cotlons in the Law School and exKUtivo dlrKtor ot the UB Law AJumnl Assodation, has rec.eiYed the 2003 Community Relations Awotd from the AmeriCin Jew"" Commltt.. (AIC), Buflllo/ Nilgan Chlpte<. FleisdwnoM was recognlzed for her commitment ond dedlaot<d seM<e to the community. "--.SUNY IJi>. T :!:=ty:e':'SC2t'":. the table in the national initiative to reddine the role and responsibility ofa public univmity within the communities it serves, the chair of the Faculty Sena"' Public 5<rvict Committ« maintains. Not that long ago, says Robert Shibley, professor of architecture and director of the Urban Design Project in the School ofArchit<:Ct~m and Planning. UB held a leadership position in advancing engaged, or pub~ c. scholarship. which is dclineq as work that benefits not only academe, but also the place or region from which the work springs forth. UB was a major player as a pub~c university in servicr to its community, but now, says Slubley, a long· time proponent and practitioner of engaged scholarship. it has slipped to the middle of the pack. "There is ~ltle res<>\lra allocation to support either faculty or students engaged in public servia: scholarship and no rtSOUrCrS allocated for even a documentation of the work that fac. ulry do as pan of their definition of engaged scholarship."Shibley OOU5 in a report by the Public Servia Committee that her«mtlypresented to the Faculty Senare Executive Committ<e. There also = no resources available to publish "Connections." let alone improve it, he adds."Connections" is the publication of the Office of Publi c Service and Urban Affairs (OPSUA) that documentstheeffons of faculty memh= who= engaged in public servia:. · Shibley points out that former tlngubhed- and Uridn Plofeuor in the Deportment d OlemlstJy the Cclege ot Arts and Sclenao. hos , _ the President Steven Sample laid the groundwork for UB to become a major public reSttrdt university. Sample's vision was embraced and enlarged by President William R. Greiner,whocreatedOPSUA, which em Section.~ serves as director d the Wostem New at the time of its inception in 1993 In 2002-03 Annuli- MOld from tho Sdence T-...sAssociotion d New Yort SUM. Wiest· Yen Sdonce and Tedlnology Fo!um, wNch_,_ __ .,.,._In-. --In -.ology ---I.......,.,.and INIIhemlllcs- high school thonlllnl sciences and rnlllhemlllcs. dent In""' and·- Schaal al-Ine Sden<el, WIS 2003 Alphl Omegi Alphl Sludont- fel. lowlhlp. The_.., proYidesU,OOOIO~­ dent_.d,. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ~ The llfpomrweltomes-. from memben d tho u.wnty community awnmenllng on Its stories and - - LetiOn should be limited to BOOand IN)' b e - for S!yle ond length. Lotten mwt Include the write<'s nome,lddres and • doytlme tolephone numbe< for verlficotlon. Becouse ol spoce limllotlons, tho Rtponor connot publish Ill !etten recelwd. They must be naMd by 9 o.m. Mondoy tp be considered for pubHcation In that week's Issue. The Rtpon<r~er> that letters benaiwd~llyat <ub--rqM)rt~alo.t'du>. had a full-time staff of nine and w.is funded at a level of about $19.5 million a year. It now expends about $9 million a year and is down to one.full· time staff member and a vice president, Mary Gresham, who also..,..... as dean of the Graduare School of Education. "This university went through an interesting' transition between formtr President Steve Sample and President William Greiner; Shibley says. "Sample said, 'I want (UB) to be one of the top 10 pub~c research universities, and during his tenure here, he said it often enough and ~it, established benchmarks ·and peer systems that ultimately established the conditions for a string of thoughtful and careful provosts, deans and faculty to tm this uni· versity to its AAU status and to begin to put ourselves in relationship to a much more serious and substantial base of univers.ities," he says. UB has retreated from its leadership position and as a ~ult , lost a powerful voice in the national dialogue of redefining what constitutes the public universiry's role in public ~fe, Shibley contends. \'l'hile he celebrates and supports the engaged scholarship that continues at UB, he says not enough is being done to promote the e.ffo rts of other faculty memben who might making great progress increasing · . also de.ore time to making a differ- our indirect cost revenues.." ence in Western New York. "Other universities~ takm an It is vital, Slubley explains, that in additional approach, embracing a an environment of .scarc.e resourcrs, combination of development op· UB begins to think critically and portunity, public support and increatively, creating value through creased entrepreneurial engasement engaged scholarship that the public as consultant> in their community sector would recognize and support. and region." he ap1ains. "They've "The univmity bas IJl<T<'ed &om realized that there is also gold in publicly supported to public!y aS· therD there hills." he says. although sisted, and it's a b:end that is m..ly to he acknowledges that granu supcontinue-it seems to me that il is a porting engaged scholarship are not self-fulfilling prophecy that the pob- always the most lucrative. ~c sector no longer teds a need or Across the country, many univerdesire to provide .ubstantial support sities~ banded tosetber in a vari· for higher education, nor does it set high expectations for serviae in mum for the suppOrt it does provide. "~gine a~- l . l l. .~~ fined public university that understood the possibilities -of the kind of engaged scholar· ship that we're talking about. TheA imagine a chan~ in the willingness of the pub~c to support pub~c universities and higher education," he says. "lfyou'redelivmng service and touching lives, you are far more «impelling to a contributors, e:Spe· o n , _ . . the rolethe-~­ cially those in pub- .... H · contMds aolt Shlbhy. lic service; that's just one more return on an invest- tty of compacts and consortiums to ment in engaged scholarship- put "cultural work in the pul>lic inyou're building a constiruencjo. terest at the heart of American hifJ= " In some sense. we ~ been lis- education; notes Slubley. tening to our public-sector support· One such example, based at the ers' concerns about scarct public re- University of Michigan, is called sow=, assuming they will always be "~giningAmerica." scarce, and looking elsewhere for fi. The Univmity at Stony Brook. a nancialsuppon. That'sprobablyboth founding member of "Imagining smart and conservative, but we're a America," as well as MIT, the UniWT~ sity of WISCOnsin, Yale, the UniverUI~Mrsity; we have a responsibility to also continue to creare the value that sity of loW. and others have emthe public would recognize and feel braced the intellectual connection compelled tosuppon,"hesays. "lbe- between curriculum/degree pro ~ lievewedo routindycreare such value grams.~ and a servia: mission in ......at units across UB. but we of engaged scholarship that creates don't do a particularly good job of~ public support and public invest· porting on that work. measuring its ment, says Shibley. impact and managjngrewardsystems Consequently, some of these same ihat would cultivare it and extend its institutions ha"" redefined engaged reach aaoos the campus." scholarship to meet the demands of To malce public scholarship more the tenure process without soliming palatable, moro rewarding and easily the measures used to assess its meriL He and his colleagues on the Fac· recognized as such, many peer universities have tailored waiver policies ulty Sena"' Public Service Commit· for indirect oosts that encourage fac- tee single out the Campus Compact, ulty to seek funding that otherwise a national coalition of nearly 850 colmay not ~ been possible to ob- lege and univmity presidents com· tain. Some ~ gone so far as to en· mitted to the civic purposesofhigher rich some definitions of scholarship education and promoting commu· within the tenure process-public nityservicethat encourages partner· service as engaged scholarship now ships between campuses and com· oounts in the tenure process at many munities. It is the kind of work instirutions., but not at UB. · Slubley has in mind when he talks "Right now, it is frankly discour· about engaged scholarship and his aged (at UB) to pursue anything own work-<lllyont who knows him other than full overhead return on knows he practices what he preaches. any sponsored program, and that His faculty offi<r in Hayes Hall on has to do with the un iversity tryi ng the South Campus is a symbol of to get the best return on its invest· public scholarshi p-<~ poblic space in rn ent in fac ult y and facili ties," which the llulfalo-Niagara region has Shibley says. "You can't blame them his fuU attention and is the focus !)l (t he administration) fo r tha t; it's a much of his research. It is a place very important agenda and we are where gradu:1te students and fuculty ...._-,011 public-""'""""- gather to wori< collectM:Iy, to share ideas and <XlllCJek plans br bdping this region estalllish a SIJ<lOF and more valuable jdentity. UB, notes Slubley, is~ a participating member ofany<l"theconsortium of uni>mities and collqpconcerned with improving the linkaaes . betM<nintdl<ctual~and civic duty. In addition. advancing the idea of scholarship as something Olher than its COIM!ltiooal ddinitioo "brings the convenotion to a hah instead of gmmating the exciument o( new im<ntion and challen(ll:"he says. The short-term aims of the Public Servia Committee-which, Slubley notes, has a long. significant and disciplined history of work regarding public servia: prior to his invo!Yement--<~re much more modest than his own vision of what constitutes the opportunities of a public research UIIMrsity. Yet, he and odlerswill oontinue working within the senate to encourage a r<a>nsideration of UB's notable ~ from the national spotlight o( uniYersities committed to making a difference at home. Simply put, Shibley says the discussion is about how we us.e the world as our laboratory. "One thing we're recommending is that the Faculty Sena"' prq>are a proposal to produce a more ftexible and tailored waiver policy for indirect costs. And the second thing is to get a seat at the table in re-imagining. redefining what a pub~c ,.. search univmity is all abouL That redef"mition is occurring with or without us through ~lik< ' lrn· aging America,' Campus Compact and others." Shibley cites the lnstirut< for Local Governance and Regional Growth and its director of research, Kathryn Foster, who also serves as chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the School ofArchirecture and Planning. as one of many examples of invoiYement in engaged scholarship that benefits the public. .. Kate Foster is a wonderful e:xampl~'s a scholar of regionalism, she publishes nationally on the subject and at the same time ber insighu bring the Sta"' of the Region reporting and data to the loal communities in a way that is cxtnordi- · narily useful and bdpful" As an architect, Shilley soys he tries to 11<f the most out of each C..ture of a building and the same goes for scholaiship."Why would 1not want as much return for that scbolanbip as 1can 11<f1"he asks. ·rt's not jWI that the scbolarsbip is something you do_ and then apply. It's in the doing of it that you = concurrently applying and deYeloping the scbolarsbip. It's not right for ev.ry field; it's not right for ew:rybody." The risults, he says. meet the demands of good scholarship and good service. "I took a job in a pub~c university on purpose. The marriage for me of a public service university and a major pub~c .....,..ch university was an obvious att raction," says Shibley."I'm not ready to give up on the idea of a pub~dy supported university. We bring a unique potential to the modem university by combining the best of public and private approaches to financial support." �..... , ... 5 Technology transmits sense of touch over Web Breakthrough by VB engineers could lead to technology that teaches users how surgeon uses scalpel aY JOHN DIUA CotmlADA Contributing EdkO< E NGINEERS in the Vutual R<ality Laboratory at UB ~~anewttdl­ ooiogy that transmiu the sensation of touch.,..,. the lntanet. The brtakthrough a>uld lead to creation of haptic technologies that a>nvcy the scruc of touch and would teach users how to rrwtcr skills and activitics-<uch as SWJ!iry,sculpture, playingthedrumsor...,goll'-dlat require the precise application of .. touch .. and movement, says and oommunicate the oompla feel of a perfect golf swinS, Kaavadas and his fellow ......W.ers ha~ used it sua:essfully to transmit from one person to another over the Internet the sensation of touching a .Oft or hard object, and the ability to feel the a>ntour of particular shapes. The ruean:hm caD their t<chnology "sympathetic haptics," which means"having the ability to feel what another penon i>els,"K.esavadas notes. The technology communicates what another person is feeling through an ac!M-tracking haptics system linked bctwtaJ two personal a>mputcn. The system uses i virtual-reality data gloY< to capture the hardness or softncss of an object being felt by one person. This feeling is commU- tion about the position of the objects being touched. "Wt>cnthepmonrocrivingth<Smsation matches the mow:mcntsofthe person feeling the object. he 1101 only Wlderstands how the person mowd bishand,butat thesametimchefecls cxactly the kind of fOr= the.other person isfeclmg."K<savadasaplains. He notes that the sensation of they think the technology a>uld one day be used for medical diagnosis-:allowing a doctor to feel a human organ via the Internet. checking the organ for injury or disease. They also are investigating the technology's uoe for manufacturing applications that involve touch and pressure, such as polishing or grinding. touch is the brain's most effective learning mecbanism-more dfectiY< than seeing hearing-which is why the new technology holds so or Another benefit of the tcchnol· ogy, according to K<savadas, is iu abiliry to capture for future replay and continual instruction the sen- much promise as a teaching tool. sation of an ·a ctivity after it's bern Thenkurussi K<savadas, dira:tor of "You could watch Tiger Woods tran mitted. the Vutual Reality Lab and associate pl.tygolfotlldaylongand not be able "It almost would be Ill« one-onprofessor of mechanical and aeroto malo! the kind of shots he mak<s, one training," K<savadas says. "You space engineering in the School of but if you were able to feel the exact could replay it over and OY<r again. Engineering and AppUed Sciences. .pressure he puts on the dub when Hospitals could use it to deliver "As fur as we know, our technology nicated instantaneously to another he putts, you oould learn to be a bet- physical-therapy sessions to pais the only way a person can wmmu- peison seated at a computer termi- ter putter," K<savadas says. • tients, for example." nicate to another person the sense of nal who, using a sensing tool, folHe and his co-rtS<an:bers are inA<:cording to K<savadas, the symtouch he feels when he docs some- lows a point on thecomputerscrm1 tcrtsted especially in medical appli- pathetic haptic.s method is better thing," says Kcsavadas. ow,~~ that tracks and transmits the l'tlOVe- cations for the technology. They are suited for transmission of touch than an important dimension to CDI1li11U- menti and sensations of wbat the pursuing ways to a>mmunica~ to are other haptic technologies that nication of touch sensations... ·first person is feeling. The sensations medical students the exact pressure ernploy"master-slave" or"collaborilThough the technology is still a are transmitted in the form of ex- ernployodbyanexpertSUIJ!'Onashe bY<" techniques. These other methlong way from being able to capture erted force and through informa- or sl)e cuu tissue with a seal pd. And ods can help guide another person's m<Mm<Ots--when trocingtheshape of an object, for exam~ can enable two people to compk1t a Jimpletask IOFther<Mr the l.nlanet. such as ~ an object a>op<ntiYely. But' they do not truly transmit the sensation of touch, be says. · "With the other technologies, you're being forced to feel what the other person is doing. but )'DU're 001 actuaDy reeling what thO other person is feeling.• K<savadas explains. "If I bold your hand and force )'DU to write, for example. )'DU'd feel the sensation ofbeing dragged around, but you wouldn't feel the S<nsation of actuaDywriting. "'You can't teach sqmethjng to somebody by forcing their moY<ments," he adds. "With our technology, you can do and feel, which leads to learning. That's a aucial difle.nce." Kesavadas and CO· researcher Dhananjay Joshi, a mechanical engineering graduate student, will present the resulu of their rtSean:b at a &II meeting of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo in Washington, D.C. Digital video proves ((super tool" for disaffected students ~ lly PAT1IICIA DONOVAN Contributing Editor shown that digital-video production, when integrated into the curriculum researcher in the Gradu- as a learning tool, not only activates ate School of Education and en_gages studenu in the learning working with disaffected process, but produces a richness df urban students says a learning that she calls "amazing.~ project involving students in the BufThis y=, the ......W.ers will befalo PubUc Schools shows that digi- gin· to assess its effect on student tal-video technology is a teaching and achiCVI'ment levels. learning "super tool" th;lt can trans"Although we began the project form urban teaching and haY< enor- with a notion of integrating DV ttdlmous positi"" effects for poor and nology.we now understand that DV minority children in urban schools. is also an art that demands and proThese are, of course, the very vides~ sort of'super-integration' of schools that hav< Uttle such technol- meaning; the possibility of total coogy available to them. ordination, CY<D fusion, of intellect, Suzanne M. Miller, associa~ pro- emotion and identity," Miller says. fessor in the school's Department of Her conclusions au drawn from Learning and Instruction, is heading the observation of the processes ina tlwe-y=digital-vidco (DV) project vol...d in teaching and learning with titled "City Voices, City Visions" DV production and from interviews {CVCV) that im<>Ms the introduc-· with the 30 teachers in the project. lion and qualitatiY< study of digital- She says the outcomes haY< been so video ttdlnology as a learning tool remarkable that she now is developwithstudentsingradcssixthrough 12 ing a theory to explain the success in 10 law-perfonning8ut131osdlools. of teaching with DV. As she begins the third~ of the "City Voices, 91fVISions," a broad project, Miller says the cxperienoe has partnership involving UB, the Buf- A falo Public Schools and the oommunity, is a coordinated attack on the learning problems faced by Buffalo students using multimedia t<chnolon gies in ways used befon:. For the past two yean. it has trained Buffalo teachers in the use of new ttdloologies and their appUcation in the classroom, while Miller and her research team hav• simultaneously never studied ~ outa>mes. Students invokd in the project attend school more, are mon: engaged in the curriculum and learning a>ncepts, and "demonstrated much enthusiasm for what they were doing, Miller notes. While demoping the videoo to explain or el.abora~ upon particular a>ncepts, she says, the studenu came to understand the material much better than expected, based on their past performance. "Research has repeatedly shown that images often precede language comprehension," Miller says. "DV production combines visualiza- tion-the 'image'-with narration and music; it is a powerful media- tion tool for learners. It employs the visual, oral and aural senses in pur· suit of comprehension." She says that CVCV's experience to date indicates DV technology is a tangible and potent mediator in the construction of learning beaiuse it offers a variety of opportunities for symboUc expression. "The creation of images that carry meanings and distill experience into visual concepts is central to 'visual learning,'" she explains, "and visual learning is a vital means by which we malo! scruc of the world." Teachers haY< been willing and able to mo... beyond traditional notionsofUtcracyandleaming.talceup digital video and put it to work with their ~.ts. Miller says. "With teacher support, flO! only did students meet learning standards in the a>ntat of meaningful ttdlnological activity, but in the process, learned social and literacy strategies as well." "When urban studenu have such opportunities to reconstruct who they are in school through 'IC!ivities that help them redefine just what it is that 'a>unts' as learning, we beli<Y< remarkable things can happen. This is a 'super tool' that helps studmts mo... out of passivity, alienation and powrrlcssness, and geu them engaged not only in learning. but in understanding how and why we learn," Miller says The nat stop, she adds, is to study the achievement levels of the studenu involved, which their teachers say went up,particularlyamongstudenu who were pn:viously cUsaffected, she explains. OW, learned that much dtpended on the willingness of teacbcrs to push on and find ways to malce innovation sua:.td," Miller says, "and to that a tent,itistheteacbcrs' perccptionsand their~ just the technol<>g)'--4hat has made 'City Voic<s, City VISions' work. "Thcseteacbcrs.....,ableand willing to transfOrm thcrnseha so that they a>uld promo!< the transbmation of their students.. Study focuses on problem gambling among youths lly IIAT11LEEN WEAVEII RtpCHtN Contributor LTHOUGH the recent proliferation ofgambling opportunities in the U.S. has been intended for adults, existing rtSean:b shows that adolescenu and young adulu are more likely to be classified as problem gamblers than older adults. Researohers in UB's Resean:h Institute on Addictions will be gauging the prevalence of problem gambling among th is age group in work fund ed by a new four -year, S I ,827,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Their focus wilJ be the prevalence of problem gambling amon g r<\,.uths,as well as demographic patter"?ls of gambling and pathological A gam bUng among youths in the U.S., said John W. Welte, lead inY<Stigator on the study, who is a senior resean:h scientist at RIA and research associate profeSsor in the Departmen t of Social and Preventative Medicine in the School of Public Health and Health Professions. His co-investigator on the project is Gracr M. Barnes, RIA senior research scientist and adjunct associa~ professor in the Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences Welte said that approximately 2,500 U.S. resident s between the ages of 14 and 2 t \\ill be interviewed by telephone for the ~tud }'· The relationships among gambling and aJ. coho! and tobacco use. and tht: relationships among gambling p a· thology, conduct disorder and riskv sexual behavior will be examined. "We will use census data to characterize participants' neighborhoods," Wei~ added, "and a statelevel data set to characteriu the permissiY<Oess of each slate's gambling laws and the availability of gam bUng opportunities in that state. This will allow us to identify demographic and regional patterns of gambling behavior and pathology by U.S. youth." The rtS<an:bers also will examine how the prevalence of problem gambling changes across the 14-2t age range. The relationship among gam· bling beha,•ior and pathology and geographic variables, such as penn is· sivenes!t of state gamh!ing laws and neighborhood soci.tl disadvantage, will be studied. Finally, the researchers will examine th~ relationship be- tween pathological gambling and substance dependence. Wtlteand Bamcs,aloogwith Wdliam F. Wicaorek of Buffalo Sta~ investigators on one of the first nationwide studies of the co-occurrence of \ gambUng and substance use among '• adults in the u.s.. conducted from t999-2000. They found that gambling is widespread-and sprefl,ding-in American society, with 82 peranr ofirrt1ividuals interviewed having gambled in the past yt."ar. P~\·ious surveys found gam- a bling participation at 61 percent {1975) and 63 percent {1998). The two most a>mmon types of gambUng identified in the RIA study were lottery {66 percent) and rallies/ office pools/charity gambling {48 percent). "!Wenty-three po'cent of the individuals interviewed in the current survey gambled weekly or more often. Funhenno~, 22 per· cent of total gamblingactivityromcs from casino gambling, IS percent is attributed to bttting on lotteries, 4 percent to ~tting at the track, and card games not at a casino or trad account for nearly I 0 perccnt1 The researchers also concluded that problem drinkers are 23 time. more likely to have a gambling problem than individuals who do not havt an alcohol problem. �&I Rep a 11"1er . JUne 19. 2003/Vol.34.111.38 Awards honor e•cellence In teaching, staff serylce and llbrarlanshlp BRIEFLY UB Art Gllllery tD close on July 4, s.pt. 1 · lhe~M~-.ttwC.. for llwMI, -c....., ... .............""' .....,_,_...,__ .......... ,.... becta.danll 55 5a ~...,. 5opl. 1. 11A.III.•J ........... _ s..- ..,...._...., .............._....,....., ,.........._ dlalw .....llli!ll.. lhoDijw ... , .., . . _ ... .,._....,...._ -.........."........ --.. 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JOB LISTINGS UB job listings accessible via Web loblistingslor~. re­ - . . foaJity - dol-- -~ncx><om~ u:.>be occessed vii iht tunan lle5out:<5 - - 00 I . <Joap:/1 ella/ - c '·#'d 1- f t */>. 12 to.receive Chancellor's Awards ~ &J DOHNALOHGINECill& R<port<f A551stont Editor Metabolism from the American Association of Pharmaceutical E Scienc.ea (AAPS). students and effected a substantial Geographi<: Society, the Fulbright improvement in the quality of the Foundation and the lrutitute for IG!iT fa~ty membeu, en~ring gnduate classes. He also Aqjean Sludies to support·bis field. ,one librarian and th~tt - bas maintained a continuously work and studies on Minoon Crete. profasional stl8'members funded research group, with grants Niagara Mohawk OWr or'Re'have rea:Md. 2003 SUNY toialing $2.2 million. search Materials and dim:tor of the <lw>cdlor's Awards !Or E=llmce s . - S. I>idoer-. hast-. a Composite Ma~ri.U Research from O>ancdlor Robert I. King. UB faculty manber since 1987 and Laboratory, Debonh D.L 0...,. The <llancdlor's Awanl for Ex- wasawanled thenuisingsdlool'sfint has bml a member of the UB fac. cdlence Teaching honors those annual Dan's Awanl fOr ExceiJmce ulty since 1986. Her raean:h interwhoCXJIIIistmtly """'demonstrated in Teadiingin 1997.' She has pub- ests include materiah scitnce and superb teaching at the undergradu- lished exteosiYdy on ouch topics as engineering. mmpooites procesoing ate, grajluar.e or professional Ind. "heep ~g" for cardiac-care pa- and interfaces, electronic pacbgRecipients this year are Jim D. tients and their loved ones, the role ing materials and. metal·matiix ~ professor and chair of the and use ofthe Internet fi>rnwteSand composites. Department of Chemistry in the patients in seeking information on a She has bml bonored for out· . College of Arts and Sciences; variety of health-related topics, pa- standing rontributions to the deYdSuzmDe S. Oidoaoon, professor in tient aperiences in using opment of structural composite the SChool of.Nursing; Maria S. tative communication devices and materials and their mecharUcal testHome, professor in the Dq>artment the experienas of nones who hav. ing. She was named a fellow of the of Theatre and Dance in CAS.·and served during wartime. American Carbon Society in 2001 LV~~professor , .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . in the Department of Art History in CAS. TheCllancdlor'sAwani!Or E=llence in Scholarship and C=tiveA<tivities-4n award created just last J'""f--rea>g· nize:s the work of those who engage actively in scholarly and creative pursuit beyond their tt:achingr<SpOilSibilities. UB recipients areo.lxnh D. I.Ouu'S professqrin the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Enginneringin the School of Engineering and Applied Sci<nas; Huw M.L Davies, professor in the Department of <llemistry; W~­ liarn J. Jusi<D. professor in the Department of Pharmacuetical Sciences in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Richard J. Salvi, professor in the Deparunent of Commu-nicative Disorders and Sciences in CAS. The Olancdlor'sAwanl for An international master teacher for contributions to caibon scienct: Excellence in Professional Service hono!liperformanceexrellence"both and director, MariaS. Horne joined that span a quarter of a century. within and beyond the position." Re- the UB faculty in 1994. Her primary Larkin Professor of Organic cipients""' Marperite KDowles, in- areas of research are method acting Chemistry and director of t he · •structional support associate in the and international ~rming arts. <:hemistry department's graduate Department of Media Study in the She is the recipient of numerous program, Huw M.L Daviea has Collqje of Arts and Sci<nas; 'Jim<>. awards, among them the Millon been a UB faculty member since iby J.Rutmba; associate vicrprtMlSI Plesur Exallence in Teaching Award 1995. He received the Sustained in the Of!ice of International Educa- from the UB Student Association, Achiovm~ent Awanl from UB last tion,and JolmB.Sbd& U, <X«ll!M "'The Positive Influence on Stu· year, as well as a SUNY Chancellor's director ofthe lnsritute !Or 1.ocalGov- dents" award fro m the UB Office of Award for Exallence in Teaching. Career Services, the Excellence in ·He also received an Excellence in cmancr and Regional Growth. The Chancellor's A..anj for Ex- Teaching and Distinguished Inter· Teaching Awan! from the College of cdlence in L!b rarianship recognizes national Career Honor Award of Arts and Scienas in 2001 . Davies holds rDOn! than 10 drug"skill in librarianship; service to the Universidad de Costa Rica and campus, the univorsity and to the UNESCO's ASS ITEJ Argentina related patents and has published field; scholarship and professional Awanl. She also has received the widely in journals and books, as wdl growth. and major professional Theatre Fellowship of the Organi- as·being a frequent pr<Senter at national and international meetings. achievm>ents."This year's winner is zation of American States. William J. Jwlw serves as direcMary F. Miller, associate director A member of the UB faculty since tor of the Oinical Phannacokinet1975, Uvingston Vance Watrous' and head of acquisitions of the research interests include Aegean ics Laboratory. A UB faculty memCharles B. Sears Law Library. Jim D. Atwood is an internation- and Greek art and archaeology, ico· ber since 1972, Jusko was a Fulbright ally recognized scholar whose re- nography as it relates to Greek po- Scholar at The Mario Negri Institute search focuses on synthesis of orga- etry, and the relationship between for Phannarology in Italy in 197879. He h3s received numerou s nometaUic compounds, kenetics society, social institutions and arL Watrous has recently published · awards, among them the Rawls· and mechaOisms of organometallic reactio ns and homogenous cata· anicl es on the archaeology of Crete Palmer Award from the American lysts. A UB faculty member since and on the earliest architectural Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT), the 1977, Atwood has been chemistry scu1ptures known in Greece. Watrous served as director of the Russell R. Miller Award from the department chair sinre 1998 and has overseen a SO percent increase in the Goumia Survey Project, a significant American College of Clinical department's extramural funding. excavation of an Aegean town of the Pharmarology (ACCP), the ;JisAs the department 's director of Late Bronze Age. He has received tinguished Service Award from the graduate studies prior to assuming grants from the Archaeological lnsti- · ACCP and tj)e Research Achievethe position as chair, he oversaw the tute ofAmerica, the National Endow- ment Awardin Pharmacokinetics, education of hundreds of doctoral ment for the Humanities, National Pharmacodynamics and Drug m augmen- juUo is a fillaw af MPS, .AfX:2 ang.theAnw:riclnAsoociation ilrthe ...,.._,_of Science (MAS). Conoidmd • reoeanh pioneer in i>eu'qand clea6ao.JiidloriiJ.Solri is co-founder of UB's Cenuir fOr Jiearinsand ~A UB faculty manber since 1.987. s.Jvi's cumnt research is funded by tht National lnstit:ute on Deafness and Other Communication Dioorden, Notional Institute of Health, W'tlliarn G. McGowan Oaritable Fund Inc., National Org:anintion !Or Hearins Raean:b, American Tmnitus NM>ciation, Oishei· Foundation and a planning grant from the CAS. OYer the post six yoars,Marguerile (Meg) KDowles hast-. insttumental in the procurement, installatioo and training !Or"""" than $1 million worth af media equipment that facili. taleS media study faculty and students' work in film, video and digital arts. She """"""' SJaff; maintenanoe and repair fOr all media equipment, labs and studios, as well as the department's interruhip prosram. Knowles also is a lecturer in media study and serves on nu· merous departmental and univer· sity committees. As vice provost for international education, TUDOthy J. Rutm.ber is responsible for the administration of international education activity at the univorsity. He oversees the offices of International Enrollment Management, Overseas Sponsored Programs, International Student and Scholar Services and Study Abroad and =~lange programs and is responsible for integrating the operations of all units of the Office of International Education, including pen;onnel administration and fiscal manag<IJient, and facilitating and supporting externally sponsored international activities. Jo1m B. Sbdfor n """"""' a series of projects of the UB's Institute !Or Local Governance and Regional Growth.indudingtheawani-winning Stateofthe'Regim report. Shdl'lrwas named "Pubbic Administr.utor of the Year" in 1999 by the American Societyilr PublicAdmini!tttion,Niagara <llapter, and has noceiYod ll11IDmlUS awardsreoognizing bis..ukasanen- viroomemaliot.humanitarian.educator and bmer legislallx: . A member of the New York State Senate and Assembly fOr 15 years, $11dfer also served as mayor of the Village ofWilliamsville. As associate director and head of acquisitions for Charles B. Sean Law Library, Mary F. Miller's responsibilities include coordination of collection development and administration of law library materi· als aod bindery allocations. She oversees the planning, migration and implementatiOn of rect:nr ac· quisitions databases in the library and serves as a member of the library's reference staff. Miller is active in several ·professional organizations. sty'Ving as a member of the America'n Association of Law Libraries' Special Committee on Licensing Principles for Electronic SolllUS,as wdl as its Pulr lication Review Committee. �Me1l213/Vt34.1l.J Meeting to address mental illness·in children e Interdisciplinary conference tc focus on treatments proven by empirical study tc be effective J""-,... . . . . .,.M~-AH c~&ltot proY<I1 pqdlooociii therapies, pbar- of psychology, pediatria and psy- ~and axnbined bat- chiatry, dim:tor of the Center for menu '-' in dinic, bomr.ICbool. · Olildrm and Families and one of the moot <minblt researchers in the primary~ and residenlill oeaingL To oddreu thil problem, UB and . field of ADHD: iJ one of the con- Satd>er, former usiltant oecretary for btallh and JWti'O'l general of the -United Stata, . McMaster UniYmityofOntariowill ..,.,. of the conference. " It will ofsaid the nation faced a public pment the third bimnial Niogara fer points of inkrell to parents, cruls in mental health care for cbil- Conference on Evidence-Baaed clinical psycholngi>ts, educaton, Treatm<nli tOr Childhood andAdo- tiunily practitioners, primary care dren and1'QUtli. He pointed out that I in 10 leocent Mental Health Problems physicia.n s, psycbiatriJts, .rocial American cbiJdren suJfer from men- from july U-26 at the Queen's wo..U..., counselors, school nunes tal illneoue~~ enough tocauseJm- Londing Inn and Conli!rence Resort and school psycbnlngi>ts," he says. Charles S. Cunningham, Jack pairment and, despite assumptions at Niogara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. At the interdisciplinary confer- Laidlaw Chair of 1'5)\:hiatry and Bethat the medical system careo for these cbildren, that fewer than 20 ena, di>tinguished international havioral Neuroocienoe at McMaster percent of them-and an even experta in child and adolesant Univtrsity, also iJ coordinating the small<r percentage of children of mental health will focus on .treat- CXlJlkrma_ Cunningham ;. imdved ments prom> by empirical JIUdy to in rcs<arth on pharmacologjtal and color-get the hdp they need. Theso children suffer problems b< <ff«tiT< for th• treatm<nt of behavioral intervtntions for children that range from depression and mental health problems in cbildren. with ADHD and treatment models anxiety to attention ddicitlhyperac- Didactic lectures and hands-on ex· that ina-We the availability and coot tivity disorder (ADHD ), autism, peri<ne< presented by l<ading re- .tlicacy of servia. for families of substan~ ·abuse, bipolar disorder, soarcben and practitionen in th< ADHD children, as wdl as d<vtlopchildhood schizophrenia, condud fidd will he oombined to kach par- . ment and Mluation of largo-group. d iso rders, learning disorders and ticipants the basic principles of a community-based parenting procombinations of these conditions. variety of <ff<cti"" rroaunents and grams and school-based,student-m<This may·help explain a suicide rate the guiddines for th<ir application. -diated,conflict-resolution programs. Jt will b< sponsored by the UB Pelham points out that children among adolescents that has nearly tripled since 1960, making it one of C.nter for Children and Families, or youth with untreated mental the three leading causes of death in the Department of Psychiatry and health pmbl<tns file< many and soBehavioral Neurosciences at rious problems in th<ir lives. this age group. "They havt difficulty in school and When mentally ill children do re- McMaster University and the Soci· ceive treatment for their conditions, ety of Oinical Child and Adolescent in their interactions with othm, inPsychology, a division of the Am<ri- duding parents, teachers, pem and experts say, it can b< indfectivc and can Psychological Association siblings. Their di>ord<rs pose serious evtn damaging if the practitioner is William E. Pelham, Jr., professor obstacles to making friends and unfamiliar with the latest scientifically fOrming rdatioo.thipl iDacle andoutaide of the family:' he uys. "In adolacmc.e, their problans often worsen," Pdham adch, ·~ cause school, Wnily and community bavt greater expectations of adolescents.1beydemand more-responsibility and independent functioning in them than in cbildren, . and these teens are often unable 10 satisfy those cxpectations." "Studies tell us that without dfectivt treatment, many of these cbildren will face serious adversity in aduhhood," Pelbam says. "lnterpersonal problems t<nd 10 continue, vocational problems d<velop and d<pr.ssion occUrs. along with other mental health problems. Substance abuse and criminality are common." Although thoso S«king mental health treatm<nt may find comfort in relig/'o-spiritual, psychic, karmic and other vtmacular treatments for mental and emotional illness, Pelbam says thes< treatments are not <videnco-based, arid largoly useless. "This m<anS that, howtvtr eff<c· tive they may appear based on an«dotal ovidence, their efficacy has not be<n verified and validated by empirical slandards of Western medicine," he says. noting that such treatm<nts compruo 80 percent of what is offered to childrm and adolesa'nts with mental illn=. "Sina these treatments don't work," he My~."it means thai the vast mojOri!yofdlildraJandadoletc:znu in tre11111e11t ilrmmtal health problems are, iro~interm>tions that . oddreu their current difficulties nor improve their oduh outcomes." Ill the Niapramoimxz,17 hishlr respected. much published and award-winningdinicalspecialist.sand reoeardv:nofthe U.S. and Canada will present29lecnues and -xsbopo. They will addreSa a variety of issues in cbild and adolescmt mental health treatment, including prospeels for IOWtting the burden of sutr.ring from emotional and b<haviorat problems in cbiJdren and adolescents, <videnco-based treat· menu for learning disabilities, ADHD, depression, autism,aggres· sian, anxiety, substana abuse and dependency, and oth<r problems confronted by young people. Additional information about the presmten and their topics, as wdlas details about the<X>Ilkrence program and registration, can b< found at the confe rence Wt!b site at <http:// www.sped .. ewalts..bufflllo:ectu/ ..._.-;.. The conf~ce willoffcrcontin u - ing <ducarion credits for physicians, psychologists. social work<rs, coun- · sclors and educators. Founding dean gives $100,000 to public health school By MAllY COCHilAHE R~tr Contributor T HE founding dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions , has given S I 00,000 to the school. J. Warren P=y, whoservtd as dean from 1966-n, has made the gift in two parts: $50,000 now and $50,000 through a bequ<st commitment In addition to !hi> gift, hi> largest to the school, Perry previously establish<d endowed scholarships for stud<nts in the d<partm<nts of Exercise .and Nutrition Scienc~ and Rdlabilitation Scimce, and the Dr. J. Warren Perry l<cture series. begun in 1988. The khool's interim dean, Maurizio Tr<visan, thanked Perry for his gift, noting that hi> logacy will bendit current studonts and faculty, and thOS< in future generations. "Dr. P=y has been a vital presence in the School of Public Health and Health Professions since its inaption. Hi> gift ensures that mor<: students will bendit from a school that began strong and conti nues to thrive, thanks to Dr. Jlerry's loadership, laughbirandWJOdwili,"Trevisaasaid. Perry's years of work in allied health, as wdl as hi> philanthropy, have earned him widespread recognition. Most r<cently, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society presont<d its Red jacket award to him, as wdl as to President William R. Greiner and ~tly retired Rep. John l.afalco. It is th• first time in the award's history that it was present<d to three winners. Perry, who bas listinl!' in "Who's Who in th• U.S.," "Who's Who in th• World" and "Who's Who in M<dicibe and Health Care," also has r<eeivtd the Institute ofMedicin<Award from th< National Academy of Scion«. The Journal of AlliM HttJ/rh, which P=y helped inaugurate, bestowed its Editor's Award on Perry in 2001 , the 30th anniversary of the journal. In 2000, the UB Alumni Association honored Perry with its Walter P. Cook< Award, presented to a nonalumnus for notable and mttitorious contributions to the university. Perry cam< to Buffalo in 1966 from Washington, D.C., whero he had sorved as d<putyassistant commissioner of research and training at the Social and Rdlabilitation Service of the U.S. Departm<nt of Health. Education and Welfare. A lifdong bacbdor, Perry refers 10 som< of liis formor UB students as hi> "childron," including Christopher Bnrk, '69, '80, dean of the School of Allied Health at th• Modical CoUege of Ohio. Bnrk noted that many UB School of Public Health and Health Prof<ssions graduates now direct programs of allied health throughout the country. "And Warren was our leader. He's the.glue." Bnrk said. Perry's gift ;. part of "Th• Cam. paign for UB: Generation to Generation; now in its final phase. Erie-Niagara Partnership improves communication . By IIACHEL MAHSOUII Ropon., Contributor OUNDED five years ago to F improve communication betw«n Erie and Niagara counties, the Erie-Niagara Regional Partnership (ENRP), an ad hoc subcommittee of the Erie and Niagara legislatures. has evolvtd into a Vital conduit for cross-county cooperation and collaboration. Indeed, ENRP, now admini>tered by UB's Institute for !.ocal Govtrnane< and Regional Growth, has not only facilitated communication across the two counties, but also has forged major bi-cowity initiativts in th< fields of ocoilomic d<vtlopmen~ transportation, tourism and culture, and gnvtmm<nt affairs. "When th< ENRP was found<d, the two counties didn't really talk to <ach other. Now we are pursuing key initiatives together," said Sean O'Connor, co-chair of ENRP and chairman o_J...the Niagara County Legi.sla~. "This organiZation has proved that we are much stronger when we look beyond our jurisdictional boundaries for projects ben<ficial to both counties." To give local officials in the two counties a chance to explore the role of ENRP, its proj<et.s and initiatives, as well as opportunities to participate in its various efforts, ENRP, along with th< Niagara County Supervi>ors Association and the Erie County Association of !.ocal Governments, host<d a 1.ocal Govern· ments Forum on june II at Erie Community CoUeg<. "ENRP has buili a foundation for regional cooperation that has .tr.ctivtly opened the lines of communication b<twe<n the two counties and led to a host of valuabl< projects and initiatives."' said Peter McMahon, Grand Wand town supervisor and representative of the Erie County Association of Local Governments. "This fo~ helped us t<> inform lo- cal officials of the work we do and how they can get involved." The 34-member organization. comprued of el<cted officials and loaden of the region's business, labor, planning and devdopm<nt, and tourism and arts communities. sets regional priorities and employs its membership's diverse expertise to dcvdop and implement related strategies and proposals. Building on the growing irust and communication ~n the two counties, ENRP has tak<n on major efforts-from dectronic permitting and =nomic d<vdopnient to cultural tourism and regional growth-that tonn<ct to aeate a framework of support for oconomic d<vdopment "Essentially, through ENRP's various projects and initiatives, we are working to build a ~tter regional infrastructure for economic development," said Barry Wdnstein, Erie County legislator and co-chair of ENRP. Forinstance,ii:t 1999,ENRPtook ENRP commi>tioned a stutly in 2001 a major step forward when it examining 100 sites in Erie and helped form the Regional Eco- Niagara oounti<s to detmnine which nomic Development Database were "shovtl ready." In 2002, in con(REDO), an online information junction with th< Buffalo Niagara resource with building site , Enterprise, ENRP integrated the 17 workforce and infrastructurt data shovel-ready sites into the region's that hdps regional agencies re- business attraction dforts. ENRPinitiat<dinsummer2002the spond in a timely fashion to economic development inquiries. Erie N"oagara Economic Development "REDO, which has be<ome an Working Group which, based on that important tool of ih< region's ten· group's recornm<ndations, has led to tral <eonomic d<vtlopment group, the d<vdopm<:nt 6l a regional ecothe Buffalo Niogara Enterprise, iJ a nomic development strategy under a prime example of how the! ENRP current project with the Erie County and the counties them.sdves re- Industrial o..dopm<nt Ape)'. More reantly, the ENRP has spond to regional challenges in the form of effective and practical partnered with Erie ~Wity to d<projects and initiatives," said John a vdop a pilot online permitting proSheffer, ll, ad hoc ENRP member gram. Additionally, the ENRP Tourand exocutive director of th< Insti- ism and Culture Subcommitt« is tute for Local Govtmane< and R<- ..ooringwith state and local transpor· gional Growth, which built, imple- tation d<partments to imprm-.: the m<nted and now maintains ~p. region'sway-lindinginfrastructurc: by Also in respons< to the region's d<velopingasignaseprogram for culoconomic d<vtlopment cbalJonges, tural sites throughout the region. �a Rep Drilw JllellZillli.3Ue.JI Thunday, June 19 ue WednHday MMd1lnQ 25 =~.m. a.nc~. Stadium,'North . mornben S15-S18; children holf-pric<. Monday, July 7 ~tho­ =::z.~~'l:~ ~~·~· ~~ io~.~nd .. C.mpus. Noon-1:30 p .m . UB faculty, staff and students: SS rroo~~~bic: sso 7 lecture. for 10$100 for series. Prices · ndude box lunch. Sponsored by OffiCe of the PrOYOSt. For more information, 64S-6404. ~ Thunday 26 Friday Tue5day UIIC-.for 20 ~..-...... An Overview of New Yorlt State's Economk ~thoThe Role of Musk In the Lives of lnf.nts And Toddl«s. Maria Runlola, assoc. prol., Dept. of Le:aming and lnstrucUon, Graduatt SchOO of Eduation. 1 02 O' Brian, North C.mpus. Noon-1 :30 p .m . UB faculty, stall and students: SS per lecture, S30 fO< 1C}.pad. S100 f<:M' series. Genen! pu~ic: $7 0 .rroo~~~ ~!~ :::'U:~rcf'~Offtee lnfO<mation, 6<1S-6o40o4 . ~.~QsHanley ;;t~ Murroy, )ae<kle, Fleischmann & Mugel, UP. 106 jacobs Management Center, G. North C.mpus. 7:30-10:30 a.m. I SO registration fee ~=tal~~~~= by Center fa< Entrepreneurial l.eadenhlp. Fe< ma<e infO<mation, 6<15-3000. c....;.......__ Susions:Uolnformotlcs 'Nhat Is Bfoinformatk.s AU About? Bruce Holm, senior vke tho- p«M>St. Student Union, North Campus. 5-9 p .m . free. Fe< ma<e information, Cynthia Monday ~. 6-IS-6004. 23 Unlvenlty- L-S'e.les Toplcopi Paloce:'The Arthftecture of Power in Ottoman Turicey. Don ~~~r;xM.~ Not loYe CA~N~I: Environmental Problenu In ~em Tht' /kporliY publbhes lb tJngs for evenb t • king plac~ on campus, or for off.campt.u. events where UB !I"'!'P' are principal spon.son. Ustlngs .u~ due New Yo<i<. Joseph Gardella, prol., Dept. of ~~~.~nd C.mpus. Noon-1 :30 p.m. UB faculty, staff and students: S5 pubficatlon. Ustlng1 i'lr t o nly accepted through the eleclron ic submin loo fonn fur the o nline UB Ca.le ndlar of Even h ot <h ttp :/ I www.buff.alo .edu/ Friday Tue5day 24 ~thoIntroduction tO Emotional lntell~ln the Woriq)IKe . frank ofiak, ossoc. prol., Dept of niz.ation and ul 'pa ce .limita tio n ' n n t i'lll In th~ Rlporltt =-~~nch~ Sll'"': locture. sso fO< 10- Management 102 O 'Brian, Nonh Campus. Noon-1 :30 p .m . UB faculty, staff and ultond:u will bl' Included ~-$ 100forseries..Prices ~ ·' 100 fa<-- Prices tndude box lunch. Sponsored by Office ol tho! Provost. Fe< more infOtmiltlon, 645--640-4 . Human Resouces, School of In the electronic s7 l'"': lecture, sso fa< 10- rroo~~~~~blk: cale n d .or/ logln ::o. Beca use t'YPnU rroo~~~~ ma<e lnlormation, 6<1S-6o40o4 . no l.d.er ~n noon on the Thunday preceding Sciences. 102 a~. North Campus. Noon-1 :30 p.m. UB faculty, stoff and students: SS f~~~~ trober;~. ~I ~~(~Foo :ture, series. Prices include box lunch. Sponsored by Offtee of the ProvosL FOf more mformat1on, 6<1S·6<104 . --...,-·-IA<tun lnli-Sbllned Fingers: ~U 27 s Sciences. 102 O' Brian, North ~"t"'~1~';;; ~~ rroo~~6:,!..~, ~lecture, sso 10< 10SlOO for series. Prices include box lunch. Sponsored by Office of the Fe< ma<e lnlormation, 6<1S-6o40o4. Wedne5day inla<mation, 6<1S-6o40o4. Friday 11 ~-- What In the World Is ~tronks? 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Price 1ndude box lunch Sponsored by Offtee of the Provost. f.or r1'lOf'f! information. 6<1S-6o40o4 . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The UB <em>Reporter</em> began publication on January 22, 1970, a time of tumult at the University. It succeeded the newsletter, <em>Colleague</em>, and to this day, serves as the official source for "in house," internal news. The first issue included an editorial, "Why The Reporter?" explaining the rationale for the newspaper: <br /><blockquote> <p>The feeling was that the University lacks a sense of community—that communication is too helter-skelter—that too many groups feel alienated, apart. Somehow, it was felt, if these groups—faculty, student and staff—could come together on the commons and share their concerns and ideas, their activities, their aspirations and whatever else they have to offer, community and communications would result…But it will not produce instant community. Each of us will have to work toward that goal.</p> </blockquote> <br />The Reporter ceased print production in May 2009 when it became an online only publication; in Spring 2016 it became a daily publication.  The Reporter was re-named UB Now in Spring 2016. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LIB-UA043 Title A name given to the resource Reporter Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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