Hannah Tello Connector Contributor An increasingly significant yet consistently invisible student population has recently emerged. Parenting-students have doubled their enrollment in four-year universities over the last 20 years. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that 50 percent of nontraditional undergraduates (which themselves make up 56 percent of the entire population of college students) are…
From Russia, with love?
Cole Fitzgerald Connector Contributor The Winter Olympics are a time to show off. Nations around the world send their best athletes in an effort to win medals and what results is one of the biggest sporting events on earth. Stadiums must be built for all of the indoor events and mountainsides need to be maintained…
Commuter students struggle despite comforts of home
Sarah Pacht Connector Contributor Living in a dorm is a big part of the college experience for some students. For most people, going to college is the first time away from home, away from your pestering parents. No one can tell you what to do. You are on your own now, proving that you can…
Arctic Monkeys heat up Boston
Maxwell Shultz Connector Contributor On Sept 6, the British pop-punk band, the Arctic Monkey’s fifth album, “AM” was released in the United States after a few year’s wait. Prior to release, the album had a few singles, such as “R U Mine?” and “Do I Wanna Know?” Upcoming, a fifth single will be released from…
LEGO to the movies
Zachary Najarian-Najafi Connector Contributor Described by Susan Wloszczyna as “’Toy Story’ … spoofed by Mel Brooks after he ate magic mushrooms while reading George Orwell’s 1984,” The LEGO Movie is also equal parts Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, modern-day Monty Python outing, avant-garde animated feature and fun family movie (albeit a family movie most of…
Beatlemania: 50 years later
Sarah Pacht Connector Contibutor Feb. 9 marked the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. In addition to many classic rock/oldies radio stations paying tribute to the band by playing only Beatles songs over the days leading up to the anniversary, the group was honored by the Grammy’s with a TV…
UMass Lowell student entrepreneur launches local business
Robert Badger Connector Contributor Alyssa Piper kickstarts Nature & Co. with the help of Transform Mill City program. Student leader and entrepreneur, Alyssa Piper, has ignited her entrepreneurial spirit. She is sole founder of Nature & Co, a three-branched business consisting of all-natural beauty products, small space and urban home gardening and bohemian style art,…
Attention Senior Students
Chancellor’s Medal for Student Service (Deadline March 5, 2014 5:00PM) Have you made outstanding contributions to the University in clubs and organizations, campus programs, leadership position, or other activities that improved the quality of life for students at the University of Massachusetts Lowell? Chancellor’s Medal for Community Service (Deadline March 5, 2014 5:00PM) Have you made…
