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Opening Week 2009

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Saturday, August 29th
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Freshmen move in: UCard pick up
11 a.m. -1 p.m. Volleyball vs. UMass Lowell Tournament, Costello Gym
4 p.m. Floor Meetings in residence halls.
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Dinner at Fox Dining Hall
6 p.m.  Ed Gerety: Sidestep Those College Landmines!, Campus Rec Center (CRC).
8:30 -11:30 p.m. Casino Night and free pizza, CRC.
Sunday, August 30th
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Upper-class students move in.

10 a.m. Protestant Campus Ministry Service, Campus Recreation Center (CRC)
1 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Indiana University, Cushing Field
2 - 5 p.m. Shuttles to shoppng (Wal-Mart, Target) Coupons available!
5 p.m.

BBQ, CRC lawn and patio

6 p.m. Dodgeball, Donahue Quad
8 p.m. Cosmic Bowling, bus leaves from Fox. Free! Space is limited! Sign up at www.umltickets.com
8:30 p.m. Outdoor Movie: "I Love You, Man", CRC lawn
Monday, August 31st
noon Lowell Scavenger Hunt, starts and ends at the Inn & Conference Center (ICC). Sign up at www.umltickets.com
3 p.m. Waffleball, volleyball and kickball tournaments, CRC. Sign up at www.umltickets.com
8 p.m. Damien the Hypnotist, CRC
Tuesday, September 1st: Gotta Catch the Spirit!
10 - 11:30 a.m. New student Convocation, CRC. Watch It Live!
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. BBQ Lunch, Club Fair, and music by KISS 108 and Jamn'n 94.5, voter registration, CRC lawn.
3 p.m. Tour the Bat Lab, Kitson Hall 104. Mechanical Engineering's Baseball Research Center (known on campus as the Bat Lab) tests Major League Baseball bats and balls. Find out how.
5 p.m. River Hawks on the Roof, top floor of the East Campus Garage. Hot dog bar! Airbrush pennants! Tattoos! UMass Lowell bands!
7 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Franklin Pierce, Cushing Field
Lowell Spinners baseball game, LeLacheur Park. Students free with UMass Lowell I.D.
Wednesday, September 2nd: Get Your Education On!
7:30 a.m. Commuter Breakfast, Riverside Parking Lot (North).
8 a.m. Classes begin!
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Make your own street sign, outside Cumnock Hall
4 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Dowling, Cushing Field
7 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Merrimack, Cushing Field
8 p.m. No Woman Left Behind, Cumnock Auditorium. Bystander involvement training as see on "20/20"
9 p.m. Fantastic Feud Game Show, Fox Common
Student Bands, South Campus Link (between Sheehy and Concordia Halls)
Bingo, ICC
Thursday, September 3rd
7:30 - 9 a.m. Commuter Breakfast, Riverview Parking Lot (South).
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. WAAF Radio, McGauvran Quad
11:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Make your own street sign, McGauvran Quad
8:30 p.m. Outdoor Movie: "Drag Me to Hell", CRC Lawn
Friday, September 4th
8 p.m. Comedy Show, CRC. Zach Galifianakis, star of "The Hangover." Advance student tickets $12, public tickets $20 at www.umltickets.com. Tickets at the door $25.
Saturday, September 5th
1 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Adelphi, Cushing Field
2 p.m. Duck Tour around Boston, bus leaves Fox Hall. Tickets $20 at www.umltickets.com
Sunday, September 6th
noon Canobie Lake Park, bus leaves from East. Space is limited. Tickets $10 at www.umltickets.com
1 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Florida Southern, Cushing Field
8 p.m. Movies at Fox: "Drag Me to Hell", Fox Common
Monday, September 7th
2 p.m. Red Sox Nation, Fox Common. Trivia, food and free Bobble Heads.
8 p.m. Movies at the ICC: "Drag Me to Hell", ICC
Saturday, September 12th
 7 a.m.

White Water Rafting, Kennebec River, bus leaves from CRC. Space is limited. Sign up at the CRC Welcome Desk or at www.uml.edu/campusrecreation

1 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. New Haven, Cushing Field
Volleyball Tournament vs. Georgian Court, Costello Gym
3 p.m. Volleyball Tournament vs. Bloomfield, Costello Gym
8 p.m. Video Game Tournament, Fox Common

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