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HOUSING ISSUE UBSPECTRUM.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 VOLUME 66 NO. 41 HOUSING ISSUE HOUSING MAINTENANCE OFF-CAMPUS WE WANT GRIPES MEMORIES HOUSING OVERVIEW PEACE, GEESE P5 P6 P7 GRAPHIC BYP8 PIERCE STRUDLER Aviva Living Abramovsky on a appointed dean of UB budget School of Law More graduate students opt for off-campus housing New Law School dean chosen as rates rise and stipends after an international search stagnate HANNAH STEIN SARAH CROWLEY ANGELA BARCA, THE SPECTRUM SENIOR NEWS EDITOR SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR Graduate Student Association President Tanja Aho sits at her desk. Aho is putting forward a resolution to make university offi cials aware of graduate students’ concerns with on-campus housing. Aviva Abramovsky has been named Anne Marie Butler biked 50 minutes, two dean of UB’s School of Law, effec- on-campus apartments have grown too ex- dents have never asked for it,” according to to three times a week, from her Buffalo tive in July, after an international search. pensive, particularly for international stu- Campus Living Director Andrea Costantino. apartment to North Campus. Abramovsky will be the fi rst female dean dents without other fi nancial support. Graduate Student Association (GSA) Butler, a graduate student of global gen- of the law school. Some students feel Campus Living could President Tanja Aho is putting forward a der studies, is one of many graduate stu- “I do take the historic appointment with make housing more affordable by cutting resolution to make university offi cials aware dents who cannot afford to live on cam- all due seriousness and recognize it as the back on programming and allowing students of their concerns with housing costs. pus. She looked at UB housing rates com- honor it is,” Abramovsky said. to give more input on operational costs. Aho said there are many reasons gradu- pared to her salary as a Teaching Assistant UB Provost Charles Zukoski announced Campus Living’s expenditure for the ate students may choose not to live on-cam- (TA) and realized biking from her off-cam- Monday that Abramovsky has been appoint- 2016-17 year was $61.7 million and $19.7 pus, such as the simple desire to not live pus home was her best option. ed. Abramovsky serves as an associate dean at million went to personnel. Campus Living near the students they teach. But not all Since 2014, graduate student housing rates Syracuse University where she was in charge currently employs about 210 full-time em- graduate students prefer to live off-campus, have risen while TA and Research Assistant of internationalization effort in the College of ployees and 733 student employees. and those who do, are sometimes forced to (RA) salaries have not. This may be why only Law. She said she is “deeply familiar” with the The Campus Living budget is not available spend several hours commuting to school 10 percent of graduate students live on-cam- Law program at Buffalo and is excited to take online “because it is not required and stu- each day, according to Aho. pus. Graduate students said the options for the program “to the next level.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 She said she worked hard on special proj- ects at Syracuse on interdisciplinary and pro- COURTESY OF LEDARIUS MACK fessional education. She said UB has a “long GRAPHIC BY PIERCE STRUDLER history” of internationalization and is an as- LeDarius Mack (left) is hoping to follow in pect of law she wants to continue working on. his brother Khalil’s (right) footsteps for UB football. Mack has only played football for two She is the successor to interim Dean years but believes he can develop quickly into James Gardner. Gardner will remain at UB UB’s next great linebacker. as the school’s Bridget and Thomas Black Professor. bles, and most recently, the NFL’s defensive Abramovsky is also an academic evalu- player of the year. ator for the American Association’s feder- This fall, there will be another Mack in al judiciary committees and expert in com- UB’s linebacking corps. He also has little mercial law, insurance law and legal ethics. football experience but a ton of raw athleti- She holds a JD from the University of cism. And he also has only one offer to play Pennsylvania and has a bachelor’s degree Return of Division-I FBS football. in industrial and labor relations from Cor- LeDarius Mack only started playing foot- nell University. She is also the daughter of the Mack ball two years ago, but his former and fu- two UB alumni and feels this position is a ture coaches rave about his upside if he can “homecoming” for her. master the mental part of the game. “As a scholar and leader, professor “If he would have played four years of Abramovsky brings to UB and our law high school football, I don’t think there school a wealth of experience, collaborative would have been any question he would energy and intellectual creativity that will ad- have been on scholarship somewhere,” said vance the School of Law’s national and in- Chris Boden, Mack’s junior college head ternational visibility and reputation,” Presi- LeDarius Mack hopes to follow in his brother Khalil coach. “He’s a phenomenal athlete.” dent Satish Tripathi said in a news release. Mack’s footsteps for UB football Mack originally committed to ASA Col- Abramovsky said her primary respon- lege, a junior college in Miami, to play bas- sibility will be to students and to ensure ketball. But after seeing Khalil develop into MICHAEL AKELSON high school football received just one offer they receive the education and preparation one of the NFL’s most feared defensive SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR to play Division-I FBS from UB. needed. players, Mack decided to transition to foot- That player, Khalil Mack, took to the ball, hoping that he too could make it to the game quickly. Eight years ago, an unknown linebacker NFL despite getting a late start at the sport. from Florida who played only one year of He went on to become an All-American, the NCAA’s all-time leader in forced fum- CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 ubspectrum.com fb.com/ubspectrum @ubspectrum Thursday, March 30, 2017 HOUSING ISSUE 2 THE SPECTRUM “I was never able to go to a restaurant with pus Living to provide detailed expenditures my friends or anything because I just had to to residents and to make students aware of Living on a budget spend my money on rent,” Golshanara said. public hearings before raising rent. “And [Campus Living] has some events but GRAPHIC BY GSA’s proposal also asks Campus Living to CREEKSIDE FLINT SOUTH LAKE FLICKINGER HADLEY you know, usually you have deadlines, and “fi nd ways to reduce the operating cost, and VILLAGE VILLAGE* COURT you cannot always attend those events.” conduct a campus-wide study to investigate Because they are paid bi-weekly, many how many full-time and part-time employees 2014-15 $771 $768 $748 $590 $727 PIERCE STRUDLER TAs and RAs can’t afford to pay the full are needed, what kind of programs students amount of rent at the beginning of each like most and are most cost-effective.” 2015-16 $810 $806 $785 $750 $763 semester, another change Flickinger Court Ma said most of his fellow RAs and TAs made in the last two years. leave their apartments early for class and ar- $834 $830 $809 $733 $786 “Especially for international students, the rive home late and don’t necessarily benefi t 2016-17 university knows our salary, it’s not a secret from programming as much as undergradu- PERCENT INCREASE we get paid by this weekly stipend,” Gol- ates who are in their dorms more frequently. FROM 2014-17 8.10% 7.90% 8.00% 30.20% 8.00% shanara said. He said many graduate students are simply MONTHLY RATE FOR 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT RATE MONTHLY *four bedroom apartment cost When Campus Living announced a rate looking for a safe, affordable place to sleep. increase for Flickinger Court in 2014, its res- “On UB’s event calendar, each day there CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 jobs or work over 20 hours per week. idents called for a meeting and met with As- are dozens of events happening, many of “Many graduate students, especially those Costantino said the rate increase was nec- sociate Director for Operations Mike Koziej them are happening in [the] Student Union, in the College of Arts and Sciences, cannot essary because the Flickinger Court apart- and Costantino. which helps students get involved in the com- afford a car from their meager TA wages,” ments now include utilities and furnishings. These students opposed the rate increase, munity and student clubs, develop their lead- Aho said in an email. “I know graduate stu- Campus Living added these services to help and were subsequently “grandfathered in” ership skills and achieve academic success, dents who bike 10 miles one way to campus international students, who struggled to fi nd and allowed to keep their rate by paying just etc.,” Ma said. “By contrast, as far as I know, every day because they don’t know how else furniture and set up utilities in their name, a 3 to 5 percent increase each year. Incom- a majority of programs provided by Campus to make ends meet or need to prioritize sav- according to Costantino. ing residents by comparison, now pay a 20 Living are free-food related activities.” ing money in any way possible.” Ladan Golshanara, a fourth-year Ph.D. Apartment type 2 bed Creekside Village Flint Southlake Village** Flickinger Court Hadley percent increase to the 2014-15 rate.