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Summarizing Rowing

Lucas Brown Connector Contributor The UMass Lowell Rowing clubs season is drawing to a close. There are only two races left in the season for the only River Hawks actually competing on rivers, the two biggest races; The New England Rowing Championship and the Dad Vails Regatta in Philadelphia. Where we last left off, our

Rogue Legacy: for your family

David MacDonald Connector Staff “Rogue Legacy” is the story of generation after generation of a family braving a cursed castle, progressing a bit farther each time before being defeated and starting again.  The game is a roguelike: a genre that prides itself on difficulty and where losing is not only expected, it is worked into

2014 Greeley Scholar advocates social justice for all

Andrea Larsson Connector Contributor UMass Lowell welcomed Albie Sachs, former judge on the South African Constitutional Court, to the university on Tuesday. Hosted by the Greeley Scholar Committee and honored by the committee as 2014’s Greeley Scholar, Sachs, former advisor to Nelson Mandela, told the story of South Africa’s fight for civil freedom and equality,

Why spring break isn’t much of a break

Sarah Pacht Connector Staff The term “spring break” evokes images of tropical locales, bikinis, drinking and partying on the beach. But it can be so many other things. Spring break is meant to be, as the title implies, a break from classes in the spring. Time to put the books aside, de-stress and recharge your

Checking in with the New England Patriots

Vijay Gentyala Connector Contributor As the period of NFL free agency winds down, teams are preparing themselves for the NFL Draft. The New England Patriots made many key free agency moves to set themselves up for the draft. The addition of shut-down corner Darelle Revis, hard-hitting corner Brandon Browner, and the oft-injured ex-Patriot Patrick Chung

Boston Red Sox early season preview

Alex Sponseller Connector Contributor The 2014 Boston Red Sox’ campaign for another World Series title began last week in Baltimore. There are many questions and story lines surrounding this team and their offseason moves, but one thing that is for sure is that they are poised to once again be competitive in not only the

A sporting day for UMass Lowell rowing

Lucas Brown Connector Conntributor UMass Lowell’s Rowing club started their two kilometer season with a bang on Saturday, going up against Mass Maritime rowing and the University of Connecticut Rowing at UMass Lowell’s Bellegarde Boathouse. The weather was in favor of a good boat race, with the current markedly faster than usual. The day began