Kyra Barry Connector Contributor Since its founding over 15 years ago, Salesforce has become an integral tool for many businesses across the globe as a customer relationship management software. For the past year, the Salesforce club at UMass Lowell has been offering students on campus an opportunity to utilize the organization’s resources. Like most…
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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)
Nursing students irked by HESI score requirement
Weed Hall on South Campus is home to many classes for students in the School of Nursing. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor For UMass Lowell nursing students, 850 is the magic number that stands between them and their nursing degrees. The School of Nursing implemented a more rigorous standard for its students…
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…
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Salesforce Club teaches students professional skills
Kyra Barry Connector Contributor Since its founding over 15 years ago, Salesforce has become an integral tool for many businesses across the globe as a customer relationship management software. For the past year, the Salesforce club at UMass Lowell has been offering students on campus an opportunity to utilize the organization’s resources. Like most…
Hidden Gems Around Lowell Offer Alternative Options for Dining and Fun
(Courtesy of USA Restaurants) Tyler White Connector Contributor Over the course of the school year, students say they crave options when they inevitably grow tired of ordinary dining hall food and the familiar restaurants located on campus. Luckily, there is a way to break this cycle. UMass Lowell students have come to the rescue, sharing…
Salesforce Club teaches students professional skills
Kyra Barry Connector Contributor Since its founding over 15 years ago, Salesforce has become an integral tool for many businesses across the globe as a customer relationship management software. For the past year, the Salesforce club at UMass Lowell has been offering students on campus an opportunity to utilize the organization’s resources. Like most…
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2020’s “Mulan” can’t escape its own reflection
Troy Lafond Managing Editor The 2020 remake of the Disney animated classic “Mulan” had an incredibly troubled rollout, with plans for the movie starting as early as 2010. Hope for the project began resurfacing in 2015 when director Niki Caro joined on, and momentum finally picked up when Yifei Liu was cast in the lead…
Op-Ed: Do not buy “Pokémon Sword and Shield”
“Pokémon Sword and Shield” are the first mainline Pokémon games to ever be released on a home console. (Photo courtesy of Nintendo) Troy Lafond Connector Editor I have been a long-time fan of Pokémon. One of the first video games I ever played was a copy of “Pokémon Gold” for the Nintendo Gameboy Color that…
2020’s “Mulan” can’t escape its own reflection
Troy Lafond Managing Editor The 2020 remake of the Disney animated classic “Mulan” had an incredibly troubled rollout, with plans for the movie starting as early as 2010. Hope for the project began resurfacing in 2015 when director Niki Caro joined on, and momentum finally picked up when Yifei Liu was cast in the lead…
Women in Music: Part III: a record that embraces the summer nights and days
Kaliisha Cole Connector Editor Being the all-female band’s third album, HAIM’s “Women in Music: Part III” is arguably their most experimental yet. With standout hits like “Gasoline” and “Don’t Wanna,” this extremely varied album has a little bit for fans of every genre. The album starts out with the chill track “Los Angeles,” which lives…
Netflix’s “Umbrella Academy” leaves viewers crossing their fingers for season three
Cassandra Milnes Connector Editor “The Umbrella Academy” is loosely based on a collection of graphic novels and comics that were written and created by My Chemical Romance lead singer, Gerard Way. The show received an 82% rating from Rotten Tomatoes, an eight out of ten from IMDb, and a four out of five from Common…
“Hamilton”: A Disney+ exclusive; bringing Broadway home
Venessa Bazile Connector Contributor “Hamilton” is a tale of freedom, politics, and the many trials and tribulations of life. This production is created by composer, producer and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. “Hamilton” takes viewers on the journey of the ever-so ambitious Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton. With the use of hip-hop, rap and songs of other genres…