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Favorite student food locations around campus

Favorite student food locations around campus

Wings Over in Lowell is a student favorite for wings (Photo courtesy of Wings Over) Cassandra Milnes Connector Editor For homecoming weekend, many friends and families will be visiting students and attending all of UMass Lowell’s events. After the events, here are a few places to visit for all kinds of dining experiences all over

UMass Lowell kicks off the invisible identity series

Ashley Rivera Connector Editor The invisible identity series, an initiative on campus orchestrated by the office of multicultural affairs, allows students from marginalized and unconventional backgrounds the chance to participate in conversation about their experiences in a safe space. Initially started over seven years ago, the invisible identity series strives to create a place where

UMass Lowell hosts panel of female entrepreneurship

Sydney Lee Connector Staff On Monday, Sept. 23, the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility partnered with the Jack M. Wilson Center for Entrepreneurship to host a Women’s Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion. The event took place in the Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center with Manning Women in Business’ newly elected

UMass Lowell students get creative with communal cooking

Cassandra Milnes Connector Contributor Cooking commonly takes two things, skill and ingredients. Most college students have one or neither of these, especially campuses like UMass Lowell that have no culinary program. This means a few simple meals are the way to go in communal kitchens. A few meals most UMass Lowell students make in communal

Hawk Talk: UMass Lowell labs evolve

Old UMass Lowell lab (Arcadia Publishing) Katlyn Santo Connector Contributor Old UMass Lowell lab (Arcadia Publishing). New TEAL labs in Olsen put emphasis on online learning (UMass Lowell) Classrooms have been changing throughout history and UMass Lowell has experienced many changes throughout time. Lowell itself used to be a place known for its textile industry,

UMass Lowell Drone Club soars into existence

Brigid Archibald Connector Editor “We build them, we fly them and then we repair them when they inevitably break,” said Tony Quartarone the secretary-treasurer of the Drone Club. The UMass Lowell Drone Club was formally recognized last April by the SGA but has been hard at work since last February. The group, advised by Electrical

UMass Lowell professor delivers gripping story of her “Delinquent Girlhood”

Conor Dawson and Dunia Seidu Connector Editor and Contributor Maureen Stanton’s new memoir “Body Leaping Backwards: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood” details the author’s tumultuous transition from childhood to adolescence in the 70s, as she dealt with her parents’ separation and teenage growing pains. Stanton, who teaches Creative Nonfiction  at UMass Lowell as well as