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Sheehy flood and what students need to know

Sheehy flood and what students need to know

(Photo courtesy of Kyra Barry) “The flooding damage to building permeated every floor below four.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor On February 4th of this semester, Sheehy flooded after a pipe burst. All floors from the fourth floor down were affected, and the building was evacuated while the damage was triaged. Renovations continue today, and according

First cultural fair from Office of Multicultural Affairs

(Photo courtesy By Bjørn Christian Tørrissen – Own work by uploader, http://bjornfree.com/galleries.html, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17124336) “An example of henna. The kind done at the event will likely be on hands.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) hosts a cultural festival annually. This March is the first year they are hosting

On COVID-19 vaccine and its bivalent vaccine with Professor Matthew Nugent

(Photo courtesy of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health site) “Covid boosters have been a thing for a year now. COVID-19 bivalent boosters have been approved this fall.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Around the start of the academic school year, 2022, the FDA approved a new vaccine to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, a

Night Market and other collaborations between the Asian sister clubs

(Photo courtesy of Umass Lowell Student Association of Chinese Americans Facebook) “Night Market is an annual event that is collaborated between the Asian sister clubs.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Friday, October 21, from 6 to 8 pm, the Asian clubs hosted their annual Night Market, an event run in the fall that displays the cultures

WUML rocks tots in charity events

(Photo courtesy of WUML) “WUML hosts musical events for the benefit of various charities” Kyra Barry Connector Editor According to WUML’s very own website, where listeners can tune into the radio station if they don’t have a radio to tune in at 91.5 FM, WUML was founded in 1952 with membership open to UMass Lowell

Club spotlight: Close up with the Filmmakers Club

(Photo courtesy of Filmmaker President Jaclyn Leest) “UMass Lowell Filmmakers and Multimedia Club take a selfie at Asian Night, one of the events they filmed.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor One of UMass Lowell’s many notable clubs, the UMass Lowell Filmmakers and Multimedia Club meets every Tuesday at 7pm in McGauvran 312 to provide a space

Pair Up Program pumpkin carving is a smash hit

(Photo Courtesy Kyra Barry) “Pictures of the event’s carved pumpkins” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Friday, October 21st, at UCrossing 242 from 4pm to 5:30 pm, the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Pair Up Program held a pumpkin carving event open to all students. Many international students attending had never carved a pumpkin before this event. Students