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Monsters, ghosts and aliens highlight weekend movies

Two self-explanatorily named movies with select audiences hit the screen this week in what should prove to be a relatively lackluster weekend at the movies.

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LA band more than Ok at Pearl Street

Former Spring Concert opener returns to debut new material

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A fresh take on vintage soul

Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed stands out in most any crowd with his tailored sharkskin suit, freshly shined leather shoes and classically swooped brylcreamed hair. When he takes the stage with his seven-to-nine piece soul-and-R&B outfit, the True Loves, this effect is only intensified.

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Plourde, Normandin shining for Minutewomen this season

For the past three years Brandice Balschmiter has been the star on the mound for the Massachusetts softball team. She still is, but freshman Sara Plourde is making a name for herself this season.

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Sortino, Minutewomen finally back in Amherst

After playing the first 19 games of the season on the road, the Massachusetts softball team takes on St. Bonaventure this weekend in a two-game series.

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Two arrested in Noho BID demonstration

Two of the protesters advocating against the Northampton Business Improvement District were arrested by police during their march through the city.

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Class of 2009 to see drop in hiring

As the Job Outlook 2009 is projecting an expected cut in hiring by 22 percent for this year’s graduating seniors, the Five Colleges are feeling its effects as well.

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UMass advocacy groups attend national conference

Members of student organizations MassPIRG and MAPS attended Powershift 2009, a global warming and environmental conference in Washington D.C.

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UMass rowing looks to regain Atlantic 10 Championship

After 12 straight conference championships, the Massachusetts rowing team lost the title last season. Jim Dietz and the Minutewomen look primed to regain the crown this weekend.

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Women

Following one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country, the Minutewomen have been tested entering Atlantic 10 conference play. They will face both La Salle and Saint Joseph‘s in Philadelphia this weekend.

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