Director Matthew Vaughn wants to make a third film. (Courtesy of 20th Century Fox) Taylor Dorian Connector Contributor Mathew Vaughn, producer and director of “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” returned to produce and direct the second installment of the Kingsman franchise. He was challenged with meeting the expectations set by the first film released in 2014,…
69th Primetime Emmy: what you missed
Kyle Arsenault Connector Contributor The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards took place on Sunday, Sept. 17 in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. The event was hosted by American comedian Stephen Colbert, host of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which is the second most popular late night show on television. The award show began…
Is this the ‘mother!’ of all 2017 films?
Eric Smith Connector Staff Darren Aronofsky, the unusual filmmaker behind the masterpieces of “Requiem for a Dream” and “Black Swan,” has made his most unusual film yet. “mother!” may be the most unique and bizarre movie since the works of filmmaking genius Stanley Kubrick. The problem with films like “mother!” is that sometimes it can…
Multiple charges filed after rogue vehicle crashes into Pulichino Tong Business Center
Among seven charges brought against the operator of the vehicle there are two counts of motor vehicle hit and run, one count of operating unlicensed, and one count of operating to endanger. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell PD) Christopher Romano Connector Staff Just before 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, a vehicle crashed into the newly…
Studying abroad offers students a unique learning experience
Students can choose to study abroad in various locations in Europe. (Courtesy of Not on the High Street) Veronica Cashman Connector Contributor UMass Lowell pledges to prepare its students for real world experiences and looks to follow through on its mission through extensive and successful study abroad programs. The Office of International Experiences and Study…
Outlook on the abnormal weather around the country
Eleazar Saints Connector Contributor This year has been extreme with varying weather patterns across the country. Depending on where you were, the weather has been either good or bad. Here in New England, mother nature spared us in terms of an overall bad winter. Two years’ prior multiple snowstorms buried Massachusetts over seven feet. California,…
Rubber and Road: The beauty of bicycles
Huston’s “Giant Shadow” shown here at UMass Lowell. (Patrick Connell/UML Connector) Patrick Connell Connector Staff The newest art exhibit showcased in Mahoney Hall on South Campus is “Rubber and Road.” Katina Huston is the artist responsible for this gallery. The exhibit features a series of ink drawings of bicycles and their parts on Mylar paper.…
Questionable success of River Hawk Village
River Hawk Village, formally known as Perkins, houses 780 students. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell) Morgyn Joubert Connector Contributor With the growing number of students attending UMass Lowell in the fall of 2017, quick decisions had to be made as to where and how to accommodate the new members of the growing university. UMass Lowell has…
