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	<title>Minuteman Band Alumni News</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Secret Of The Bandos: Fun And Friendship</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2009/04/08/secret-of-the-bandos-fun-and-friendship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;So, this one time, at band camp &#8230; .&#8221; Maybe you&#8217;ve heard the famous line from the nerdy girl in the movie &#8220;American Pie.&#8221; Movies like that give band a bad name. It befuddles me that people think being in a marching band is social suicide or a negative thing.
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		<title>From UMass to Pasadena: Parks to lead national band</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/12/29/from-umass-to-pasadena-parks-to-lead-national-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A portion of this year&#8217;s televised Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year&#8217;s Day will be influenced by University of Massachusetts music directors.
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		<title>Bando selected to perform in Rose Parade with national Honor Band</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/12/01/bando-selected-to-perform-in-rose-parade-with-national-honor-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tiffany Brucker, a freshmen at UMass Amherst, was selected among hundreds of applicants across the nation to march and play tenor saxophone for the national Honor Band at the Rose Bowl parade on New Years Day.
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		<title>Bando to Perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/11/24/bando-to-perform-in-macy%e2%80%99s-thanksgiving-day-parade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UMass Amherst sophomore Leah Maio has been selected as a USA Baton Twirling All Star and will perform in the 82nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, which will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27.
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		<title>UMass band taps grassroots, web for building campaign</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/11/21/umass-band-taps-grassroots-web-for-building-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/11/21/umass-band-taps-grassroots-web-for-building-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an economic downturn, public universities face a daunting set of challenges. As state budgets feel the pinch, legislatures no longer step up to the plate.
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		<title>Parade drums up memories</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/11/16/parade-drums-up-memories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody loves a parade - and this one has the bonus of being a sure shot for the history books.
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		<title>UMass rocks</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/10/26/umass-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were more fans in the stands than musicians on the field at the University of Massachusetts&#8217; McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon. But still, the musicians stood end zone to end zone - and the xylophone players were off at the sidelines.
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		<title>UMass Alumni Association Presents Gift to Marching Band</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/10/26/umass-alumni-association-presents-gift-to-marching-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UMass Amherst Alumni Association took center field at the 24th Annual Band Day performances at McGuirk Stadium on October 25. Before another record breaking crowd of UMass football and Marching Band fans, the Alumni Association made a pledge of $30,000 towards the construction of a new building for the Minuteman Marching Band.
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		<title>Words as music: Alan Lupo &#8216;59</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/10/09/words-as-music-alan-lupo-59/</link>
		<comments>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/10/09/words-as-music-alan-lupo-59/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He originally set out to be a jazz critic. Alan Lupo, who died September 29 at a “very young” 70, loved jazz. Swing jazz in particular, and especially Artie Shaw, the child of immigrants, the poor Jewish kid from New Haven, the product of a broken home, who managed to become both a failed writer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parks recognized for &#8220;creative activity&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/10/05/parks-recognized-for-creative-activity/</link>
		<comments>http://ummbalumni.org/news/2008/10/05/parks-recognized-for-creative-activity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a nod to the campus’ past achievements, Chancellor Robert C. Holub used the pulpit of the Faculty Convocation on Sept. 12 to present the Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity to seven nationally known faculty members.
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