Vol. 61 NO. 9
ubspectrum.com
Monday, September 19, 2011
More than a Quarterback Chazz Anderson is finding his way in Buffalo
AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor On Buffalo’s first home football game of the season, a virtual unknown stepped in under center. The squad’s new quarterback – the back of his jersey read “Anderson” – took the first snap and bombed a 57-yard touchdown pass. No. 7 pumped his fists. But still, fans were left with one question: Who is the new man under center?
UB Carnival Night
Saving students from Saturday morning hangovers Students enjoyed a night of food, fun, and games in the Student Union this past Saturday. Yeo Jung Lee /// The Spectrum TAHSIN CHOWDHURY Staff Writer
The carnival is one of Late Night UB’s larger-scale events. This year, it drew in well over 700 students.
For students that were interested in changing up their Friday night routine, Late Night UB offered more than what alcohol might provide. Instead, students were given a fun atmosphere; alcohol, drug, and regret-free.
However, due to the large amount of students in attendance, things became chaotic
Nikita Sidana, a junior communication major, attended UB Carnival Night in the Student Union on Friday night. While other students were piling onto the bus to South Campus disguising their vodkas in water bottles, Sidana was in the SU enjoying the carnival fun, leaving the beer goggles for partiers to wear. “I wanted to check out the carnival since it sounded interesting. I wanted cotton candy and I loved the photo booth, and the fish that I won,” Sidana said. More and more UB students are attending Late Night UB events instead of boarding the ‘party bus’ to South Campus on Friday nights. “I don’t need to drink to have fun, I don’t like frats. I was tired and too lazy to go out.” Sidana said. Eziije Kanu, a junior nursing major, also participated in the alcohol-free festivities. “How often will [there be] a carnival right there in the Union? I can always go partying but things like this don’t come around too often,” Kanu said. Students filled the Union, waiting in huge lines for a chance to play free games and win prizes. There were dartboard balloons, a fish bowl toss, slap shot, golf, and face painting games at the event. According to Daniel Ovadia, a junior business major and member of Late Night UB, this year’s carnival was different from ones held in the past. “We rented some very official carnival games. It made the night more authentic and even more fun than ever,” Ovadia said.
“It was really loud and hot, and [we had to] work around the crowd. I think they could make the [location] bigger to [accommodate the number of] students,” said Daniel Calzadilla, a freshman chemical engineering major. Many students however, preferred the craze of carnival night to the crowded scenes of downtown Buffalo. “Standing in the lines here beats standing in the lines to go to clubs,” said Melinda Kuwik, a freshman exercise science major. Despite the large turnout for Carnival Night, there were still buses full of students who chose to go out to party instead. One consistent misunderstanding is that weekend nights must be devoted strictly to drinking and partying, according to some students. “[Most freshmen] expect college to be something [completely different] from what it is,” said Hank Lin, a senior biochemistry major. “They go out instead of doing things the school offers.” Many students chose not to go because of a misnomer. “I know students who don’t go to events just because of the name. They’ll… see [the name] of the event and think it’s stupid just because it’s a UB program,” said Kelley Gifaldi, a sophomore fine arts major. Carnival Night gave students an alternative to the media’s depiction of college life. All of Late Night UB’s events offer students a different way to spend their Friday nights.
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That man is Chazz Anderson. Onlookers only needed that one play to recognize that he can play quarterback, but to truly understand Anderson, there are a few things you need to know. He wants to be a pastor. He’s only 22 years old, but he’s engaged to marry the love of his life. His family means the world to him. And his whole life has prepared him to be the leader the Bulls desperately needed. Faith and Football On Saturdays in the fall, you’ll find Anderson on the football field. But on Sunday, regardless of how the game turned out the day before, Anderson leads his teammates in a different arena – his church. Last year, the Bulls struggled to find leadership at the quarterback position. It’s only taken Anderson two months to unite his team. On his first night in town, he met with senior safety Josh Copeland. The two bonded over dinner. “It was weird,” Copeland said. “I don’t know how, but we just clicked. The first day he got here, you could just tell he was a leader. He had that aura and charisma about him that guys cling to.” There’s a reason Anderson is so effervescent, and it’s not because he’s a standout athlete or a college grad. Anderson plans on becoming a pastor when he graduates from college. Though he has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Cincinnati, he plans on going to seminary to achieve a master’s of theology and a master’s of divinity. At UB, Anderson is working on a master’s of education, because he also wants to teach at a Christian school some day. “My life is dictated by my love for Christ and my love for others,” Anderson said. “I’m a firm believer in enjoying every moment, loving the people you’re with, and honoring God.” Anderson’s mother, Rochelle, said she saw his future unfolding when he was just a kid. “I knew that he always loved church and loved the Lord as a child,” Rochelle said. “Looking back, I see it now. When he would go to the neighborhood bible study next door when he was in the third grade, he’d come back and be super excited about what the lady talked about – besides her waffles that he really liked.”
Chazz plans on becoming a pastor. Meg Kinsley /// The Spectrum
The Making of a Quarterback A five-year-old boy stands in his backyard in Pickering, Ohio. His hand protects his heart as his mom sings the national
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Canceled Classes Harm Department Enrollment STEVEN WROBEL News Editor It’s one thing to not want to go to class. It’s another thing to be unable to. This past summer, as many students were registering for classes for the fall semester, they planned out strategic schedules that balanced their academic, extracurricular, and social lives. However, many students were forced to rush to find an open spot in other courses, because the original class they hoped to take had been canceled due to under enrollment. Many classes are canceled every semester – despite there being over 28,000 students from many different academic disciplines – because there is a lack of interest from students in registering for particular courses. “Decisions about whether or not to not offer a particular course are made on a case by case basis by individual academic [departments] or units,” said John DellaContrada, director of media relations. “These decisions vary from one semester to the next.” While many science and general education heavy
departments have normal enrollment, many liberal arts and specialized departments face smaller class sizes and class cancellations that are nuisances to both students and teachers. The issues lead to all sorts of problems with workload, and assigning teachers and teaching assistants to classes, according to David E. Johnson, chair of the comparative literature department. In his past few years as department chair, Johnson has faced several difficult decisions, but relies on the input and feelings of the teachers when determining class cancellations. He attributes the lack of student willingness to enroll in comparative literature classes to a variety of different reasons. “Comparative literature courses are not required for any major,” Johnson said. “In addition we have no courses that are required as ‘general education’ courses, as do history and English. I have had to cancel several courses in the last few years, occasionally more than one per semester.” The problem with under enrollment, however, has not been limited to the comparative literature department. Classes from the department of romance languages and literatures, which include many of the Western European languag-
Underenrollment has caused more than a few classes to be cancelled.
Meg Kinsley /// The Spectrum
es, have faced low enrollment and cancellation, according to Johnson. The departments of Jewish studies and media studies have also faced these hardships.
“I’d be really upset [if it were for my major],” said Dolly Goodman, a freshman anthropology and communication major.
Although many students may seem unaffected by these cancellations, the principle alone is seen as troubling.
Johnson believes that there are many different routes that can be taken to find ways to figure out some of the issues that result in under
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