The Boycott Brass Band marches in the Earth Day festival parade (Courtsey Photo) Mary Connell Connector Staff The annual Lowell Earth Day Parade and Festival is rapidly approaching and has new exciting festivities for the Lowell community. This is Lowell’s 46th year celebrating Earth Day and has grown dramatically over the years. It has even…
Video games: They’re more than a hobby
Tom Lydon UML Student Once upon a time, video games were considered nothing more than a fun time sink for children and adults alike. For what it’s worth, they are still fun time sinks even today. Whether it’s in now-rarified arcades or the comforts of home, solo or with company, people always find enjoyment in gaming.…
WUML: Making waves
WUML is locaed in the basement of Lydon Library on North Campus (Courtesy of Amanda De Moraes) Amanda De Moraes Connector Contributor It is no secret that UMass Lowell is teeming with clubs and organizations that appeal to almost any interest students may have. WUML, UML’s radio station, is such an organization. However, despite the…
Photos: Softball drops duo with Stony Brook
A Stony Brook player slides into second base safely as the River Hawks lose twice by scores of 6-3 and 7-0 in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. The team falls to 0-11 in America East play and 7-31 overall. (All photos by George DeLuca/Connector)
Girl Be Heard sheds light on sexual assault, human trafficking
From left to right: Jesse Krebs, Aimee Buchanan, Dinae Anderson-Runao and Jai Raphael (Emily Bergman/Connector) Emily Bergman Connector Staff On April 6, four members of the feminist theater group Girl Be Heard performed poems, songs and narratives about victims of human trafficking in the University Crossing lobby. Following their performance, Jasmine Marino, a survivor of…
Spring weather outlook
Eleazar Saintius Connector Staff Spring started off cold and on a stormy note. The end of March and the first two or three days of April were beautiful. The weather channel observed a high temperature of seventy-two on April 2. Afterwards, a brief winter pattern took hold. Late season snow and cold took the stage.…
Rumba Latina: A glamorous night of art, food and culture
MCs Gerard Colome (left) and Orquidia Paulino (right). (Jessica Kergo/Connector) Jessica Kergo Connector Staff At 10 minutes of seven this past Saturday night, Latin American Student Association, LASA, students and the numerous other affiliated student organizations congregated in and around Moloney Hall at University Crossing as they eagerly prepared for the upcoming festivities of their…
