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FOR THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE
COMIC STRIP.
NOW OVER TO MATT.
IT'S ABOUT PRIDE, SPIRIT,
TRADITION, BUT TRUE BLUE DAYS AT
UB ISN'T YOUR TYPICAL HOMECOMING
CELEBRATION.
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
AT THIS PARTY AND THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO GET IN
ON THE FUN.
WELL, HERE WITH MUCH MORE ON
THIS EXCITING EVENT, WE HAVE
AARON LAWLESS FROM UB AND
VINCENT AND JORDAN.
LET'S GET STARTED WITH, TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY TRUE BLUE
DAY IS SO SPECIAL?
THE FIFTH YEAR IS SPECIAL
BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS
GOING ON THAT WEEKEND.
IT RUNS FROM OCTOBER 18-21.
OCTOBER 20TH IS THE EXCITING DAY
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE THE
GAME.
UB WILL BE PLAYING PITTSBURGH
PANTHERS.
AND NOW, JORDAN, WE MENTIONED
THAT TRUE BLUE DAYS ARE
DIFFERENT THAN YOUR TYPICAL
HOMECOMING DAYS.
AS A STUDENT, WHAT MAKES IT
DIFFERENT THAN IF YOU W WENT TO
ANOTHER SCHOOL?
OUR SCHOOL IS SO BIG WITH SO
MANY CLUBS AND IT'S RIGHT BIT
ALUMNI.
WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT
STUDENT THERE'S.
HOW CAN LOCAL FAMILIES GET
INVOLVED IN THIS?
SAY THEIR KIDS DON'T GO TO UB
BUT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE
ACTION.
WE HAVE A EVENT ON THE 20TH,
THE HOMECOMING FAN FEST, IT'S A
FREE EVENT OPENED TO EVERYBODY.
IT WILL BE A FAMILY-FRIENDLY
ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAVE RIDES AND BOUNCE HOUSES,
GAMES AND PRIZES, AND LOTS OF
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, SO WE
WANT EVERYONE TO COME OUT,
ESPECIALLY THERE'S 70,000 ALUMNI
THAT LIVE IN THE AREA.
WE WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO COME
OUT AND CHEER ON THE BULLS WITH
GLUS VIPTUS.
VINCENT, YOU HAVE A LOT OF
SCHOOL SPIRIT.
WHY DO YOU LOVE UB SO MUCH?
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
FROM THE SPORTS TO ACADEMICS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT UNIVERSITY.
I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD COME
OUT AND SUPPORT.
IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW THE
UNIVERSITY IS, YOU CAN COME AND
SEE IT.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, SEE THE
GREAT CAMPUS.
DO YOU ALWAYS GO TO UB EVENTS
WITH YOUR MAKE UP DONE LIKE
THIS?
YES, IT'S PART OF MY TRUE
BLUE SWAG.
WHAT'S THE CRAZIEST YOU'VE
DRESSED UP?
I DON'T GO SHIRTLESS LIKE
SOME OF MY FRIENDS DO, BUT I'LL
HAVE THE FULL FACE PAINT ON AND
SOMETIMES THROW ON A WIG.
AND WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR
FAVORITE UB TRUE BLUE FEST
MEMORIES, JORDAN?
ONE WOULD HAVE TO BE LIKE
HOME OPENER WHEN WE START OUR
FIRST HOME GAMES.
THAT'S ALWAYS THE BIGGEST AND
CRAZIEST BEH BESIDES HOME COMB.
WHAT ARE THE DATES?
OCTOBER 18-21, BUT THE BIG
DAY IS OCTOBER 20TH, THAT'S WHEN
THE GAME IS AND THE FAN FEST IS
HAPPEN.
WHERE CAN WE GET INFORMATION?
GO TO BUFFALO.EDU/TRUEBLUE
DAYES.