Keeping an eye on ISIS p43 Have clarinet, will skydive p14 UB gets a field house p16 The magazine for alumni and friends of the State University of New York at Buffalo Winter ���8 The Light Fantastic JONATHAN SHIMON (BFA ’07) AND THE ART OF TECHNICAL DIRECTION p�8 FIRST LOOK Photograph by Douglas Levere Blue River By Jeff Klein» Its arches bathed in blue, the Peace Bridge gave a colorful kickoff to UB’s Home- coming and Family Weekend on Oct. 6. From dusk to 1 a.m., the span’s more than 600 LED floodlights flashed and pulsed from Buffalo on the American shore to Fort Erie on the Cana- dian, delivering a spectacular international light show For more photos ahead of the from Homecoming festivities. and Family Weekend, Those would see p.41. include ground- breaking for the university’s new field house, alumni talks, faculty seminars, a rock con- cert, tailgate parties galore and one of the craziest games in the history of college football (see p. 16). The last time the Peace Bridge lighting system, installed in 2009, shone blue for UB? September 2011, for the in- auguration of President Satish K. Tripathi. At Buffalo WINTER 2018 1 Studying the options for a more secure future? Give to the University at Buffalo through a charitable gift annuity and you can: 1 Receive guaranteed fixed income for the rest of your life 2 Earn a charitable deduction and save on your taxes 3 Create a UB scholarship or other legacy initiative in your name www.giving.buffalo.edu/planned Contact Wendy Irving, Esq., Associate Vice President for Individual and Planned Giving, by calling toll free 877-825-3422 or emailing
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