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A report on major stories in the news media during the month of October 2002 involving the University at Buffalo, its faculty, staff and students. If you are interested in receiving a copy of a story in this log, please contact Connie Rieck in the Office of News Services at 645-5000, ext. 1420 and she will gladly fill your request.
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LOCAL PRINT MEDIA
NEWSPAPERS
The Buffalo News, Oct. 31, article reports that SUNY undergraduate tuition could be raised next year for the first time since 1995.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 31, editorial praises Mayor Masiello for his courage in endorsing Gov. Pataki for re-election, in part because of Pataki's support of projects like the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics, which are important to the Buffalo area.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 31, article announces the annual Mark Twain birthday bash, organized by UB's Errol Craig Sull. Among the speakers will be Twain expert, UB's Victor Doyno.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 31, article reports that, in the newly designed 142nd Assembly district, incumbent Sandra Lee Wirth will face off against Green Party challenger Joseph DeMare, a UB English department graduate.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 30, article reports on the ongoing filming by MTV of the UB sorority Delta Xi Omega and fraternity Sigma Chi Omega. The filming is intrusive and may, in the end, not really reflect any "reality" in the actual lives of the participants -- this was the experience of UC Davis' sorority Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, which starred in last season's Sorority Life."
The Buffalo News, Oct. 30, Inside UB:
- Campus police ordered two people off university grounds on Saturday, for trying to scalp tickets to the Kent State game. John M. Grela said the scalpers weren't too smart -- of the 30,000 available seats, only 6,000 were filled.
- The Nov. 13 appearance by Rudolph W. Giuliani at UB will be a sell-out. This has never happened before. For Clinton's speech, Alumni Arena also was full, but all the ticket were free to students. For Giuliani, only half the tickets were free, the rest were sold to the public.
- The UB Alumni Association will offer an official UB credit card.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 30, article reports on the B. Thomas Golisano campaign for governor, which is gaining ground, especially in Erie County. James Campbell said that Golisano has captured that outsider, time-for-a-change position.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 30, sports segment asks what Bob Arkeilpane will say about the future of his football program in light of the 2002 football season.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 30, article reports on the "Meet the Candidates Night" held on Tuesday. The candidates for Congress include Ayesha F. Nariman, who holds an MBA from UB.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 30, article reports on students who are eligible to vote for the first time. Jayce Grefrath plans to attend UB and likes B. Thomas Golisano's idea of a free education, but did not register to vote.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 29, article reports on the race for the single Family Court seat in the upcoming election. Two of the three candidates are graduates of UB's law school, including the incumbent Kevin M. Carter. John J. Aman graduated in 1977.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 29, article reports that WNED-TV has received a $2.5 million grant to establish a second local educational television channel, which eventually will allow viewers to used their television screens as computers. WNED will partner with UB, among other institutions, to produce the new channel.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 29, article reports on the festival of Halloween in America. Eric Delmelle, a Belgian doctoral student in geography at UB, says that Halloween is not so popular in his country, and that in America, people seem to celebrate it as much or more than Christmas.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 29, opinion piece is written by Mary Jean Zajac, an immigration paralegal at UB, on the stress of teaching her 16-year-old son to drive.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 29, article reports that UB's Friends of the Center for the Arts will hold a fundraiser to benefit the center's dance/outreach program on Saturday. The theme is "The Best of Broadway" and President and Mrs. Greiner will be honorary chairpersons.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 28, Inside UB:
- 315 professors at 87 law schools have signed a statement protesting George W. Bush's push toward war with Iraq. At UB, the statement was signed by Lee A. Albert, Barry Boyer, Martha McCluskey, Frank Munger, Athena Mutua, Makau Mutua, Sandra S. O'Loughlin, Peter Pitegoff, Laura Reilly, Margaret Shannon and Suzanne E. Tomkins.
- UB is receiving a $310,000 incentive package to install a heat-and-power generation system, which will reduce the school's annual electricity needs.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 28, article reports that Jeffrey Wigand, a graduate of UB's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and whistleblower to the tobacco industry, will speak at Jamestown Community College.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 28, article reports that Linda Brodsky of the medical school has taken the university to federal court, alleging systematic gender discrimination that has limited her salary over the course of her 20 years with the university. Michael Bernardino, the school's dean, said many apparent salary inequities in the school stem from recruiting standards and market forces, not gender.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 27, sports article reports on the Bulls' 16-12 loss to Kent State on Saturday. Many of the players are out with injuries, and the remaining team showed a lack of experience and talent, with the exception of Tim Dance, who caught his first two career touchdown passes.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 27, sports article reports that Kent State did not actually need to do much to win against the Bulls; they simply took advantage of UB's miscues to record their first MAC victory in 2002 and end their losing streak.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 27, article focuses on the three candidates vying for two state supreme court judicial positions in the upcoming elections. The incumbent is Jerome C. Gorski. Janice M. Rosa, a family court judge and graduate of UB's law school, and James M. Shaw also are running.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 27, Business People:
- Lifetime Health has named Ronald Mornelli as COO. Mornelli has a master's degree in economics from UB.
- Jennifer E. Bolton has been named director of finance at Erie2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES. She is a graduate of UB.
- 26 people have graduated from the Executive MBA program at UB.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 27, op-ed is written by Tom McClive, a Ph.D. candidate in UB's linguistics department, arguing that an English-only law would be divisive and unproductive.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 27, Honor Roll announces that Susan E. Bennett received a Distinguished Alumni award. She earned a master's and a doctoral degree from UB. In addition, six recent UB graduates have received Fulbright grants to fund opportunities for personal development in international settings.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 27, article reports on the electoral race for an Erie County court seat. Anne Adams, UB Law School's director of trial technique and adjunct professor of forensic evidence, Shirley Troutman, who teaches trial technique at UB, and West Seneca Town Justice Wallace C. Piotrowski are running for the seat.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 26, article reports that services commemorating the Protestant Reformation will be held on Sunday at the UB North Campus and that Lowell C. Green, UB history professor, will present a lecture on "The Reformation and Art."
The Buffalo News, Oct. 26, sports article discusses the current losing streak of the UB Bulls and the need for a victory against Kent State in the upcoming game.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 26, opinion piece by a registered nurse suggests that pharmacists should not be permitted to administer flu shots since they are not trained to intervene in case a patient has an adverse reaction. The writer refutes UB's Nicole Paolini, who did administer vaccinations in the state of Virginia. The practice is not permitted in New York state.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 24, article reports on Gov. Pataki reiteration of the state's commitment to the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics, despite what he said will be serious economic difficulties for the state in 2003.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 24, article reports on County Legislator Crystal Peoples' reaction to facing untested Republican challenger Clifford Scott in her bid for the 141st Assembly District Seat. Scott is a former UB Bulls quarterback.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 23, sports story reports UB's football team ranks in the basement of Division I-A. UB ranks in the bottom 15 out of 117 teams in the nation in at least six categories, and quotes Bob Arkeilpane.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 23, article reports on Canisius College's plans to purchase the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building on Main Street, noting: "College officials hope that the new science center will better position the Jesuit institution to take advantage of opportunities at the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics."
The Buffalo News, Oct. 23, article reviews "Second String", a fantasy movie directed by UB graduate Rob Lieberman, and states that Katie Couric's lecture at UB was a little light on journalism talk, but very entertaining.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 23, article reports on the unveiling of three UB inventions with the potential to become multimillion-dollar products at Biotech Forum 2002, sponsored by UB's Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach. Keith Ellis and Jeffrey Skolnick believe that publicity is vital to making the transfer from academic pursuit to viable commercial invention. UB has to improve its track record in this regard.
Buffalo News, Oct. 23, Inside UB:
- Focus on the upcoming speech at UB's Distinguished Speaker Series by Rudolph Giuliani. William J. Regan said that UB is prepared for Giuliani's appearance to generate the same level of interest as Bill Clinton did when he spoke in April. Like Clinton, Giuliani is the student's choice for speaker.
- Report on the opening of the School of Informatics' instructional technology laboratory.
- Announcement that Crosby Hall has reopened for classes. A steam-pipe exploded at the hall last week, and killed a UB employee.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 22, editorial calls the State Senate campaigns dispiriting and shameful: gerrymandering and the fact that incumbents have too much cash while challengers have none, are barely disguised systems of vote-buying and an insult to democracy. The News is not particularly enthusiastic in its endorsements of any of the candidates. It notes that Marla Greenberg, a UB student, is running a soundless campaign in the 61st District.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 22, opinion piece calls Buffalo's hospitals a "source of pride" and notes the contribution that UB's medical school makes to these hospitals.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 22, article reports on seven things that people can do to improve their household financial position and quotes Ann Burstein Cohen on some issues regarding capital losses.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 21, article reports on Raymond F. Roll, Jr., who was honored for his decades-long involvement in the Right to Life movement, by the Buffalo Regional Right to Life Committee. Roll is a retired senior partner at Lipsitz, Greene, and a graduate of UB's Law School.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 21, article reports on the gerrymandering going on in New York State. It is becoming increasingly simple for incumbents to re-draw the borders of their districts and, simultaneously, incumbents have the money for election campaigns, which challengers do not. James E. Campbell said that incumbents were able to spend 13 times more than their challengers.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 21, Inside UB:
- article reports on the extreme non-partisan behavior of politicians in their praise for each other at the opening of the temporary home of UB's Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics.
- UB alumnus Rob Lieberman's film, "Second String" premiered on Friday at the Center for the Arts.
- Homecoming Weekend prompted The Buffalo News to research and re-print the words to UB's alma mater.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 21, editorial features the News' endorsements for judgeships in State Supreme Court, Erie County Court and Family Court. Anne E. Adams, UB's director of trial technique is running for Erie County Court. She does not have the endorsement of the News. Sharon LoVallo and Henry Nowak Jr. are running for City Court. Both are UB law school graduates and are endorsed by the paper.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, Honor Roll:
- article reports that Juanita Hunter, professor emeritus of nursing at UB and the first African-American to be elected president of the New York State Nurses Association has received the association's highest honor -- the Honorary Recognition Award.
- The Catherine McAuley Distinguished Alumnae Award will be presented to Catherine M. Gogan, who earned her bachelor's, master's and dental degrees from UB.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, article reports on Camille Hopkins, who is benefiting from the recently passed anti-discrimination legislation for transsexuals. Hopkins works at the Community Services Department, where her co-workers have been very supportive of her open transition from male to female. She is UB graduate with a degree in communications.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, article reports on two local playwrights, whose plays are being produced in the Buffalo/Niagara area. Linda Silvestri has written "Over the Wall," a dark comedy, which is being simultaneously rehearsed by the cast and revised by Silvestri. Silvestri has completed her doctorate in Spanish-applied linguistics at UB.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, op-ed is written by a mother whose daughter was inspired by her grandmother to become a nurse. Kelly Cappellino is a graduate student at UB studying to be a pediatric nurse practitioner.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, opinion piece by Paul Kurtz looks at President Bush's new foreign policy of "pre-emptive first strike." Kurtz asks how this policy is different from a "war of aggression."
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, sports article reports on the football team's 49-0 defeat by Miami University of Ohio. Jim Hofher said that this "was a very, very disappointing performance by our team and a very good performance by Miami."
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, sports article reports on Marquis Dwarte's should injury which may end his athletic career. Jim Hofher said the junior tailback's arthritic left shoulder is not making progress and that he is scheduled to have surgery. The article also reports on various other players and their performance during the Miami game.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 20, article reports on the premier of the UB alumnus Rob Lieberman's film, Second String, in the Center for the Arts. It is scheduled to air nationally Dec. 15 on TNT.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 19, article reports on the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics's temporary home at 901 Washington Street in Buffalo. Jeffrey Skolnick has brought nine researchers and $1 million in direct grant support to the facility. The researcher spend most of their time writing computer programs known as algorithms, which try to predict the behavior of molecules, said Skolnick.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 19, pre-game article focuses on the Bulls' defense, which is as poor as in 2000. The team has too many freshmen up against too many more experiences players on other teams.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 18, article reports on an accident in Crosby Hall in which David L. Schrader, a 25-year employee of UB, was killed. A cracked pipe burst, releasing a torrent of steam and water. Arthur Page said the building was closed, and that repairs to the university's computing system were underway. William Greiner expressed his sympathy to Schrader's family.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 18, interview in Gusto with comedian Wayne Brady, who will be performing Saturday evening as part of Homecoming/Parents Weekend.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 18, article about the upcoming football game between UB and Miami University of Ohio reports UB still is trying to recover from its defeat at Marshall.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 18, article reports on a public hearing held by the Common Council in which Henry Louis Taylor, director of the Center for Urban Studies of the School of Architecture and Planning, voiced concern about the possibility of a downtown casino. He suggested that the venture would not improve the quality of life for Buffalo residents.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 18, article reports on the endorsement of Gov. Pataki for re-election by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and local business leaders, in part for his support of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 18, Around & About; segment reports that Jerimie Slick has been named the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 17, article reports on yesterday's accident in Crosby Hall, which resulted in the death of a UB employee.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 17, article reports that Mayor Masiello, a Democrat, has endorsed Gov. Pataki, a Republican, in his re-election bid, in part because of the governor's support of projects like the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 17, article reports on the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and its 11 new members, including Joe Hesketh, a UB graduate, who were inducted on Wednesday night at HSBC Arena.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 16, article reports that UB's mascot, Victor E. Bull, has been named to the first All-America Mascot Team, and is being considered for "National Mascot of the Year." Jill Rexinger-Kuhn, UB's director of promotions, said it is a tremendous honor.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 16, article discusses whether pharmacists should be allowed to give flu shots in New York State. Wayne K. Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Karl Fiebelkorn, assistant dean for student affairs and professional relations, are quoted.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 16, Inside UB:
- during the previous evening's call-in show with President Greiner on WBFO, Greiner said that UB soon will launch a program to encourage its faculty and staff to buy homes in the University Heights neighborhood. Canisius College, which is praised for its rehabilitation efforts around its campus, and D'Youville College already offer housing incentive programs for employees.
- Justice Vincent E. Doyle will join UB's Law school. He will teach courses and try cases in the school's new working courtroom.
- Author and humorist David Sedaris appeared at the Center of the Arts. After his speech, he stayed to answer questions and sign books until 12:30 a.m.
- UB's homecoming will take place on the weekend.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 16, article reports on an interview with gubernatorial candidate Carl McCall, in which he criticized the financial "mess" created by Gov. Pataki and questioned Pataki's funding of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics "just before election."
The Buffalo News, Oct. 15, article reports that Tim Cohane has been hired by William & Mary in Pennsylvania, to coach basketball. Cohane resigned from his post at UB in December 1999 after UB self-reported violations to the Mid-American Conference. Penalties were assigned to Cohane and to UB.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 15, article reports on the WNED-TV documentary that will be broadcast on Nov. 3, regarding the downsizing of the Buffalo Common Council. John B. Sheffer II moderated the panel discussion. Two panelists, including Henry L. Taylor, oppose the downsizing and two panelists support it.
The Buffalo News, Oct. 15, opinion piece argues that it is essential to close the "digital divide" by providing broadband Internet access to all rural and poor urban communities so that people can train for technology jobs. George Barnett said that with a broadband connection, most of the Internet's potential, particularly training and academic advancement, will not be realized.
