Archive for ‘June, 2010’

UMass students to pay $1,100 more in fees in 2010

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees’ administration and finance committee voted June 2 to maintain a 2009 tuition and fee hike that could result in students having to pay $1,100 more to attend schools in Massachusetts’ public university system in the 2010 school year.

Grace-ing the stage

This time, it’s not the same Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The group that took the stage headlining the House of Blues last Friday night isn’t the same band that played BU Central as recently as 2006 or the one that was grinding through the club circuit in 2008. These days, the band is an amalgamation of styles and experiences that finally has the songwriting swagger to back up their formidable live show, as was evidenced in full force Friday night.