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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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Perceiving is believing

With their recent gallery, "Remix: The Collection at the Albright Knox Art Gallery," the Knox has upped the freshness factor and rearranged their collection, throwing more conventional art rules to the wind.The second level of the gallery is essentially where the main focus of the Remix is located, filled with bright and colorful pieces that join the classics and the contemporary pieces.


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Communication diseases

Click-Click-Click... Click-Click... Click-Click-Click...Sound familiar?All hours of the day and night I hear the sounds of students intensely clicking a secret message to a friend - it's the sound of the text message.


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Studying addictions from a sexual identity perspective

A research grant has been awarded to Dr. Amy Hequembourg of the Research Institute on Addictions, with the intention of focusing exclusively on the addictions of members of the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community.Though substance abuse and sexual orientation have each had their turns in the media spotlight, no research until now has attempted to link the two.The grant is funded by the National Institute of Health, with the experiment being labeled as a C.O.P.E.


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Editorial: 1.27.07

Local elected official an embarrassmentFormer Erie County Legislator should have bowed outThe recent actions, or lack thereof, of George A.


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Newman's 'Secret Life on the McJob'

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Jerry Newman recently found himself demoted from university professor teaching graduate students in management to short order cook flipping burgers at fast food restaurants ÂN by choice.


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