(Photo of the Boston Globe) “New England Revolution player fight for ball.” Nicholas Ewing Connector Editor In their second matchup against Club América on Tuesday, April 9, the New England Revolution was eliminated in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions League. The Revolution climbed their way to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years, then…
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Former MA Justice Lowy visits UMass Lowell
(Photo courtesy of flickr) “Justice David Lowy being sworn in.” Michael Makiej Connector Staff On Friday, April 12, 2024, a packed classroom of students waited in Coburn Hall for one of the school’s most exceptional guest speakers to date. Former Justice David Lowy of the Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court spoke with students about his…
Confessions of an online student
(Photo courtesy of: Champlain College Online) “Online school offers a completely different view of college.” Elsie Netherton Connector Contributor My name is Elsie Netherton, and I am a graduating senior here at UMass Lowell. Since 2020, I have only taken online courses, mostly in English, for a variety of reasons. In the beginning, classes were…
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Center for Asian American Studies to host forum about the 1991 Paris Peace Accords
Jessica Kergo Connector Staff The Cambodian culture in Lowell, Massachusetts is felt strongly throughout the city and the UMass Lowell community. UMass Lowell shares a city with the second largest Cambodian population in the United States and members of the university are working to support an understanding of the culture and the country’s rich and…
Mitch Shuldman discusses 34-year media career
UMass Lowell librarian and head of the media center Mitch Shuldman takes a look back on his career in media over the last few decades in this podcast. Click the link below to hear more. (George DeLuca/Connector)
“Life is Strange 3: True Colors”: Beloved franchise knocks it out of the park again
(Photo Courtesy of Square Enix) Kaliisha Cole Connector Editor The story-driven, choice game platformer series, “Life is Strange” by Square Enix Studios, has now released a new installment that exceeds all expectations. The game is set apart from the first two games and creates an entirely new atmosphere. In this game, the player is brought…
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Former MA Justice Lowy visits UMass Lowell
(Photo courtesy of flickr) “Justice David Lowy being sworn in.” Michael Makiej Connector Staff On Friday, April 12, 2024, a packed classroom of students waited in Coburn Hall for one of the school’s most exceptional guest speakers to date. Former Justice David Lowy of the Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court spoke with students about his…
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How to deal with end of semester lull
(Photo courtesy of: Study.com) “Students are overworked and tired at this point in the semester.” Nate Coady Connector Editor Finals are coming up and classes are reaching their end. A cursory glance around the classroom or lecture hall alone will show that motivation has reached its limit. Students get to this point in the semester…
Humans of UMass Lowell: James McNulty
(Photo courtesy of: Steven O’Hara) “James McNulty is a senior with a love for music.” Steven O’Hara Connector Editor Music, his guitar and books are all passions that make up James McNulty, an English Literature and Spanish major studying at UMass Lowell. “[P]laying music,” McNulty said, when asked about what accomplishment in life he is…
Lowell Film Festival for Future Filmmakers
(Photo courtesy of: Lowell Film Festival) “The festival celebrates emerging filmmakers.” Jessica Daniliuk Lowell Film Festival for Future Filmmakers regional and global filmmakers who have created short films in high school or college. The festival itself will take place on April 5 th and 6 th and will be held in the Richard and…
How to deal with end of semester lull
(Photo courtesy of: Study.com) “Students are overworked and tired at this point in the semester.” Nate Coady Connector Editor Finals are coming up and classes are reaching their end. A cursory glance around the classroom or lecture hall alone will show that motivation has reached its limit. Students get to this point in the semester…
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“American Horror Story: Delicate” is anything but its namesake
(Photo courtesy of: Men’s Health) “Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian star in “AHS: Delicate”.” Riley Fontana Connector Editor “American Horror Story: Delicate” has returned for the second half of its season after a hiatus due to the writer’s strike, and with the way the season is going, their writers are still away. Fans had hopes…
Writers on Campus: UMass Lowell welcomes Phuc Tran
(Photo courtesy of: Maine Magazine) “Phuc Tran will visit UMass Lowell this week to discuss his varied career.” Kimberly Mai Connector Editor Phuc Tran is widely known for his memoir, “Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In”, being a Latin teacher for over 20 years, a…
“Settlemoon”: A quaint idle RPG
(Photo courtesy of: Metacritic) “”Settlemoon” puts a creative spin on RPGs.” Aaron Preziosi Connector Contributor “Settlemoon” is an idle game developed and published on Steam by Lepioid LLC on August 1, 2023, featuring a unique, colorful art style and a relaxed, low-commitment gameplay loop. The game is set in an abandoned RPG world where the…
“Civil War”: A love letter to journalism
(Photo courtesy of: Esquire) “Kirsten Dunst stars as Lee Smith in “Civil War”.” Sabine Laurent de Cannon Connector Staff Alex Garland’s Civil War premiered across the U.S. on Thursday of last week. The film severely contrasted expectations, as most who had viewed the trailer expected to watch a violently political story—possibly one that exaggeratedly narrated…
Beyoncé knocks the house down with “Cowboy Carter”
(Photo courtesy of: The Hollywood Reporter) “Beyoncé receives high praise for her eighth studio album.” Anastasia Maynard Connector Contributor “Cowboy Carter” is Beyoncé’s eighth solo studio album and the second in the trilogy she started working on five years ago. While “Renaissance” was a more straightforward dance pop album, “Cowboy Carter” takes off in a…
“American Horror Story: Delicate” is anything but its namesake
(Photo courtesy of: Men’s Health) “Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian star in “AHS: Delicate”.” Riley Fontana Connector Editor “American Horror Story: Delicate” has returned for the second half of its season after a hiatus due to the writer’s strike, and with the way the season is going, their writers are still away. Fans had hopes…
UMass Lowell’s spring production “Melancholy Play” hits the stage
(Photo courtesy of: Wikimedia Commons) “Mahoney Hall is home of UMass Lowell’s Comley-Lane Theatre” Riley Fontana Connector Editor “Melancholy Play” by Sarah Ruhl is the most recent production from the UMass Lowell Theater Arts Program performance. They put on three shows on April 4, 5 and 6. It was a wonderful production about love, melancholy,…
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New England Revolution Eliminated from CONCACAF Tournament
(Photo of the Boston Globe) “New England Revolution player fight for ball.” Nicholas Ewing Connector Editor In their second matchup against Club América on Tuesday, April 9, the New England Revolution was eliminated in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions League. The Revolution climbed their way to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years, then…
New England Revolution Eliminated from CONCACAF Tournament
(Photo of the Boston Globe) “New England Revolution player fight for ball.” Nicholas Ewing Connector Editor In their second matchup against Club América on Tuesday, April 9, the New England Revolution was eliminated in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions League. The Revolution climbed their way to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years, then…
Softball goes 0-2 in doubleheader
(photo courtesy of Sarah Mahannah) “Isabella Quintanilla swings at incoming pitch.” Sarah Mahannah Connector Editor The River Hawk softball team (6-19, 1-4 America East) had a rough time against the UAlbany Great Danes (18-7, 7-1 America East) in their home opener, losing both games in the doubleheader on Wednesday, April 9 at the Riverview Field. …
