Campus Living Series: Off-campus tradeoffs
Students living off-campus can rent houses or apartment building units. (Matt Johnson/Connector) Veronica Cashman Connector Contributor Despite the variety of different-styled residence halls UMass...
View ArticleDifferenceMaker program opens its annual competitions
Registration for the DifferenceMaker competitions is on Oct. 31. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell DifferenceMaker) Kelly Skelton Connector Staff The fifth year of the DifferenceMaker program is underway, with...
View ArticleUMass Lowell field hockey team is ready to host America East championship
The field hockey team is looking forward to hosting the America East championship tournament this weekend. (Courtesy UMass Lowell Athletics) Kathryn Leeber Connector Editor After outbidding the State...
View ArticlePre-Law information session held for students
Isabella Cacioli Connector Contributor “You want people with diverse backgrounds in a law classroom,” said a representative of New England Law to a room full of UMass Lowell students. On Wednesday,...
View ArticleDECA: Learning through competition
Kelly Skelton Connector Staff A new club with a passion for competition and team-building has launched on campus this fall. DECA, which stands for the Distributive Education Club for America, now has a...
View ArticleGambling After Dark: Bigger Staff, Bigger Space, Bigger Event
Gambling After Dark will offer a night of fun and sexual education. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell) Shane Foley Connector Staff Gambling After Dark, an annual event that has grown into tradition at UMass...
View ArticleGarret Felber to discuss police brutality with UMass Lowell students
Morgyn Joubert Connector Staff With the growing number of cases involving police brutality across the United States, the history department, along with the Working Group on Race and Ethnicity at UMass...
View ArticleMen’s basketball ready for upcoming season following pre-season exhibition games
Jason Ounpraseuth Connector Staff The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team are prepared for their first season of Division I eligibility. The team believes this is due in large part to the 10-day Italy...
View ArticleOpen Forum addresses major student concerns surrounding campus dining
Several students concerns revolved around Fox Dining Commons, mice in the dining halls, and uncleanliness. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell) Andre Ragel Connector Staff Students gathered on Wednesday in...
View ArticleRepurposing of Cumnock Hall greeted with mixed response
Cumnock Hall was opened in 1954 as part of the Lowell Technological Institute. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Andre Ragel Connector Editor As students walked around North Campus on a busy morning,...
View ArticleNew Residence Life policy evokes mixed feelings about the RA/Resident...
Jess Kergo Connector Staff Resident advisors (RAs) play a key role in campus life at UMass Lowell. With anything from locking oneself out of their room to difficulties adjusting to campus life,...
View ArticleA sisterhood that fights the stigma
The members of Kappa Delta Phi N.A.S. are focused on eliminating the current stigma of sororities. (Courtesy of Ann Kurian) Ann Kurian Connector Contributor With chapters spanning across the east...
View ArticleUMass Lowell’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu team and women’s safety
Erica Taylor Connector Contributor Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a form of martial arts that promotes the idea that a smaller and weaker person can successfully defend themselves against a bigger and stronger...
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: Chancellor Jacquie Moloney
Moloney is the first woman to serve as chancellor in the university’s history. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell) Taylor Carito Connector Editor “Girls like you don’t go to college.” Those were the words of...
View ArticleChancellor’s Speaker Series brings special guest to campus
Chancellor Jacquie Moloney teased Winfrey’s appearance on her official Facebook page. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Conor Dawson and Christina Laderoute Connector Staff On November 15th, Oprah Winfrey will...
View ArticleFormer Obama administration official to visit UMass Lowell and discuss gun...
Bryan Gomez Connector Contributor UMass Lowell will be hosting its XXIII Panasuk Symposium, which is an academic conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or...
View Article“It actually hasn’t been that bad:” Red Line’s rerouting positive overall
Students at South Campus board a Red Line shuttle bound for East Campus. (Courtesy of Transportation Services) Hannah Manning Connector Editor At the tail end of the summer, UMass Lowell was presented...
View ArticleRiver Hawks tie Wildcats with Lohin’s late game heroics
UMass Lowell fought back in the third period to salvage a tie against UNH (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Alecia Connolly and Aaron Robinson Connector Editors Ryan Lohin scored two goals in 27 seconds after...
View ArticleMen’s basketball wins home opener in overtime thriller
Obadiah Noel led UMass Lowell with 17 points (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marcos Aguilar Connector Staff The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team (1-1) earned their first win of the season...
View ArticleRiver Hawks struggle through deflating 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Friars
Junior goaltender Tyler Wall stopped 28 shots in Friday night’s game against Providence. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Andrew J. Sciascia Connector Editor Coming off of an exciting two weeks and ten games...
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