The Massachusetts men’s lacrosse team took home three of the five major ECAC Awards on Tuesday. Coach Greg Cannella, Jim Connolly, Doc Schneider, Diogo Godoi, Tim Balise and Bobby Hayes were all honored. ‘

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After a disappointing finish at last week’s Atlantic 10 Championships, the Massachusetts track team will need consistent performances in each event in order to be successful.

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The UMass baseball team looks to secure a seed for the Atlantic 10 Tournament when it takes on an impressive Rhode Island team this weekend.

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The Massachusetts softball team used a combination of impressive pitching by Brandice Balschmiter and three home runs to defeat Fordham Thursday, 5-1, in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

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At the University of Massachusetts, or perhaps the more aptly named

The first half of 2009 has seen a hodgepodge of interesting and important releases. Some established underground artists have broken further into mainstream music, and other newcomers have interjected themselves into online publications’ collective consciousness by offering small-time releases broadened by the scope of Internet downloads.

Matthew McConaughey doesn’t really register as a romantic hero in movies, but try telling that to the deities who cast romantic comedies.

Gregg Gillis lunges at his laptop while his stage name ‘- Girl Talk ‘- swirls into a vortex on the screen behind him. The words ‘we ready’ repeat in a poppy cheer booming through his speakers. Purple hoodie-clad Gillis leaped into the crowd. A playful smirk swept his face as he got back on stage only to jump into the crowd a second time ‘- assuring the crowd he’s going to fill them with as much energy as they can handle.

This is a party school where some can seemingly drink their weight in cheap beer, but when did that come to mean larceny school, too? Daniel Shwartz would like to know.