(Photocourtesy of David Levine) “David Levine is running for student trustee against his opponent, Mina Lam.” Qinglong Diep Connector Staff David Levine, who is a Student Government Association senator for the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell, is running for student trustee to advocate for changes that need to happen at the university. Levine…
Club Spotlight: Folk Dance Club
(Photo courtesy of Glen Cote) “UMass Lowell’s Folk Dance club members dancing during a club meeting.” Emily Teague Connector Editor Every Tuesday at seven, UMass Lowell’s Folk Dance Club comes together in the Campus Recreation Center and over Zoom to share two hours of folk dancing, bringing people and cultures together. The club was founded…
A candidate for trustee interview: Mina Lam
(Photocourtesy of Mina Lam) “Mina Lam is running for student trustee against her opponent, David Levine.” Qinglong Diep Connector Staff Mina Lam, who is Student Government Association (SGA) senator for the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell is running for student trustee to advocate for more mental health resources, college affordability and more varieties…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories of Black Lowell
(Photocourtesy UMass Lowell Library’s Twitter) “Seen left to right; Wilda Chapman, Bobby Tugbiyele, and Diamond Asaaneh sitting at UMass Lowell’s Hidden in Plain Sight book panel event.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Feb. 23, Francine Coston, associate director in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, introduced the audience to the panel members for Hidden in Plain Sight…
The LGBTQ+ Resource Center and ACE prepare for the UMass Lowell 2022 annual drag show
(Photocourtesy UMass Lowell) “Drag performers and enjoyers at UMass Lowell” Michael Van Arnam Connector Staff UMass Lowell’s 2022 annual drag show is now set to take place on March 24 in Moloney Hall at 7:30 pm after its original date was postponed due to a late February snowstorm. The 2022 drag show is making a…
UMass Lowell’s annual Spring Career Fair is coming to the Tsongas Center on March 23
Lillie Zate Connector Staff On Wednesday, March 23, UMass Lowell will be holding their annual career fair from 4-7pm at the Tsongas Center. As the university’s biggest career fair they’ve ever held, 187 employers representing 40 industries will be visiting to talk with UMass Lowell students about hiring for full-time jobs, summer internships and co-ops.…
How to stay organized online
Qinglong Diep Connector Contributor Students often find themselves cluttered in a mess when it comes to finding certain things on their laptop or even on cloud storage such as Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. The life of a student outside of the classroom is not the same for everyone. You are probably spending time in…
The vital role intersectionality has in social justice and how UMass Lowell can account for it in policies
(Photo Courtesy of Mohamed Badarne) “Kimberle Crenshaw, American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Intersectionality is essential to social justice or at least acknowledging the concept is. Although what the term represents has existed before intersectionality was used in the social justice movement, it was coined…
