(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…
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.…
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…
Laundry services to be included in housing costs for fall
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) “Students are able to go online and check the availability of washers and dryers in their building using WaveVision.” Lillie Zate Connector Contributor Earlier this week UMass Lowell’s Residence Life announced that laundry services will be included in students’ housing fees beginning fall 2022. For the last 10 years, UMass…
Cocoa and canvases and cool things to do, oh my!
Kyra Barry Connector Staff With the return to campus at the tail end of UMass Lowell’s stint with completely virtual classes comes events hosted in UMass Lowell’s dorms. Aside from having perks such as having their dorms paid for, residential advisors, aka RAs, are required to put on events for their residents. These events can…
Schueller Observatory public event Feb. 9 update
(Photo Courtesy of UMass Lowell) “Schueller Observatory is located on South Campus by the sports fields, and is open to the public for monthly events during the school year.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Wednesday, Feb. 9, the UMass Lowell Schueller Observatory will be open to the public from six to nine pm, including lectures by…
Inside Lucy Kim’s “Skin Might See” debut at Mahoney Hall
(Photo Courtesy of Kyra Barry) “Lucy Kim standing in front of one of the works in her show, ‘Over, Under, Around, and Through’.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Lucy Kim has little interest in the mundane and traditional in her works. During her January 2022 artist talk at UMass Lowell, she shared her fascination with the…
Event Preview of UMass Lowell’s fall 2021 Magicon: All about pizza and games
(Photo courtesy pexels.com) D6 Dice are often used for Magic The Gathering games and tournaments, as well as other MGK games Evan Sisler Connector Editor Starting this Friday Nov. 19, UMass Lowell’s Master’s Gaming Konnection (MGK) will be hosting their once-per-semester gaming convention, Magicon. A free, fully in-person, three-day gaming event, Magicon will take place…
