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Family values from the three-point line

Following in the footsteps of her big sister Allison, junior point guard Stephanie Bennett, one of the best three point shooters in school history, came to Buffalo to continue the family basketball tradition.


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Desserts at Betty's are icing on the cake

On the corner of Virginia and Elmwood Avenue sits a bright pink building that welcomes guests with its large windows and warm atmosphere - and the name it goes by is Betty's."I come in all the time for the breakfasts here," said Carrie Lombargh, a resident of Amherst and also a regular at Betty's.


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Women in focus

The 11th Annual International Women's Film Festival is crossing boundaries this year by featuring films that highlight the importance of independent film and women's issues, according to Susannah Bartlow, graduate assistant for the Gender Institute.UB's Gender Institute has hosted the event since the research center's founding in 1997, Bartlow said.


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Buffalo basketball's greatest hits

Quick! Off the top of your head, who's the former Buffalo big man that played four years in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks?If you answered Sam Pellom, you win some sort of prize.


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Athletes of the WeekFreshman heavyweight wrestler Jason Weber and senior Katrin Fischer of the women's tennis team were named Athletes of the Week.Weber, in his first collegiate match on Saturday, subbed for the injured Jeff Parker and defeated the 30th ranked heavy weight in the nation.


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'Crank': the greatest film ever made

In the eighteen years of my life, I've seen many movies about many different things. Recently, I've come to the conclusion that the best movie I have ever seen is, and will always be, "Crank." Why?


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Endlessly entertaining

Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the film "The Last Waltz," 429 Records has released "Endless Highway: The Music of The Band," a tribute album to...well, The Band.


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Calvinism is upon us.... again

Eric Moore is an expert in Calvinism. That's right, the Bulls' sophomore point guard who has a propensity for shooting threes was a quick learner in his one year of tutelage from former Bulls' point guard Calvin Cage.Most people know Cage as the famous/infamous (take your pick) gunner who jacked up threes at a wild rate, and made them (on some nights) at an even wilder rate.


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Abolaji drafted No. 1 overallFormer Buffalo midfielder Sola Abolaji made history last week by becoming the highest Buffalo player to be drafted in any professional sports draft, as he was drafted first overall by the United Soccer League's expansion Carolina RailHawks.


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Weekend of challenges shows Bulls' toughness

The two-day Penn State National Invitational hosted some of the largest names in Division I this weekend, giving the Bulls some excellent competition and experience to carry with them into Mid-American Conference competition.


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From boy band to solo artist: an interview with JC Chasez

The soft-spoken, blue-eyed former N'Sync member JC Chasez sat in a large conference room in the depths of the Kiss 98.5 studios Friday afternoon while in Buffalo promoting his new single, "Until Yesterday," and the release of his sophomore album in March.He wore his signature long black pea coat, a black and white scarf with skulls and dark designer jeans.


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Scoreboard

M. BasketballMonday:Buffalo89Eastern Michigan76WrestlingSaturday:Buffalo25Ohio9W. BasketballSaturday:Northern Illinois58Buffalo53W.


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Bulls drop fourth in a row

Strong defense was not enough for the women's basketball team Saturday afternoon as the Bulls dropped another Mid-American Conference game to the Northern Illinois Huskies.The Bulls (6-14, 1-7 MAC) held the Huskies (13-6, 5-3 MAC) without a field goal for the final 4:54 of the second half.


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