Marlon Pitter Connector Editor Fox Common’s monthly pool tournament played on Jan. 28 brought no shortage of talent. Though the altered date slipped past many students’ minds, all of the students who participated in the single elimination tournament brought their “A-game.” Their best efforts, unfortunately, were not enough to slow down the obliterating trail blazed…
Starbucks: The Second Coming
Alexander Gentile Connector Contributor Students on North Campus have long languished over the absence of a fresh, robust cup of Starbucks coffee, an advantage South Campus has boasted on for about two years. Last Monday, an impressive new location was installed in the basement of Lydon Library, and according to witness accounts it has been…
Fire alarms frazzle editor
Mathew Sychantha Connector Editor Do you ever feel like some students mark special occasions by pulling the fire alarm? Move-in day this semester? Fire alarm. Move-out day last semester? Fire alarm. Heck, moving in last semester had a few fire alarms go off. Three, if I recall correctly. Why is that a thing? Who burns…
Master’s Gaming Konnection
Do you like games? Do you keep a d20 in your pocket? Can you not go an entire day without playing Magic? Do I have the club for you! Master’s Gaming Konnection is a gamer’s paradise at UMass Lowell. Located on South Campus in McGauvran Hall Room 357, MGK welcomes any and all students interested in…
DifferenceMaker Kickoff
Join us for our DifferenceMaker Kick-off Events! Please join us for our 2014 kick-off events where you will learn more about the DifferenceMaker Program, will meet real-life DifferenceMakers, and be introduced to helpful faculty and staff! DifferenceMaker 2014 Kick-off Events: TONIGHT, Monday, January 27 6-7:30 p.m., Atrium, Saab ETIC, North Campus Can’t make it tonight?…
Lowell based Team Flo teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to all comers
The sounds of arms and legs hitting the mats permeates the room. Instructors gather their pupils in a circle to explain the nuances of these precise movements. A timer beeps in the background and bodies are in motion again. On to the next sparring partner and the next opportunity to compete, to match wits and […]
A Message from the Chief of Police
January 21, 2014 TO: All Students FROM: Randy Brashears, Chief of University Police RE: Welcome Back and Campus Safety At the beginning of each semester, colleges and universities across the country reach out to their students to remind them of important steps they can take to contribute to the safety and security of their community and themselves.…
UMass Lowell Undertaking Variety of New Campus Safety Initiatives
Through UMass Lowell today, the University has announced several large initiatives designed to improve campus safety, largely in response to student concerns last semester. The following efforts have been introduced since the beginning of the year: A Campus Safety Task Force was established, bringing together representatives from the UMass LowellPolice Department (UMLPD), Student Affairs, the student body…
