Men’s basketball suffers loss against America East-leading Seawolves 91-73
Freshman point guard Isaac White hit a season-high six three-pointers in Sunday’s home loss to Stony Brook.(George DeLuca/Connector) Shamus Ricardo Conector Contributor Despite an impressive 20 point performance from River Hawks freshman Isaac White that included an impressive 6-8 from three, UMass Lowell fell to the Stony Brook Seawolves 91-73 at the Costello Athletic Center.…
Identity of student found dead in Ball Hall released
The university has released the identity of the student who was found dead in a UMass Lowell academic building over the weekend. The body of Mario Barrera, a senior mechanical engineering major, was found in a Ball Hall bathroom Sunday morning. UMass Lowell and state police investigated the incident and deemed Barrera’s death non-suspicious. An official cause of…
The Ballad of an Aloof Fan: Why the Patriots’ loss doesn’t upset me
Tom Lydon UML Student And so here we are again. The New England Patriots’ season ended in the Rocky Mountains at the hands of the Denver Broncos. Peyton Manning is on his way to his fourth Super Bowl, hoping to tame the Carolina Panthers and draw even with little brother Eli. Meanwhile, Tom Brady goes…
UMass Lowell students prep for 2016 primaries
Shayna Vigliotta Connector Staff As the 2016 primaries draw closer, UMass Lowell students have been voicing their opinions on the presidential contender. The voting in the Iowan caucases on Monday, have favored certain presidential candidates. Recently, Republican candidate and real-estate developer Donald Trump visited the Tsongas Arena, which some students were able to experience. Tom…
‘Making a Murderer’ review
Jeffrey Cullen Connector Staff Wisconsin has never really stood out for being a hotbed of injustice, but that all changed in December. For the past month the internet has been in a craze over “Making a Murderer.” The 10-part Netflix Original documents the story of Steven Avery and his battle with the Wisconsin criminal justice…
The new McGauvran Student Center
George DeLuca Connector Staff A ribbon-cutting event heralded the opening of the $34 million McGauvran Student Center. A throng of attendees perused the premises prior to a touching kickoff ceremony led by UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacqueline Moloney on Dec. 8, 2015. Chancellor Moloney noted that a dramatic rise in student residents on the South Campus…
