(Photo courtesy of https://www.lowellma.gov) “Lowell, Massachusetts, Becomes First U.S. City Named a UNESCO Learning City” Emerson Tully Connector Contributor “Lowell being designated by UNESCO as the first Learning City in the U.S. is a wonderful achievement for the city, UMass Lowell, and all educators in the community. This puts Lowell on the global map as a place where learning, understanding,…
The 2026 State of the Union address
(Photo courtesy of Library of Congress) “The United States Capitol” Makayla Mahoney Connector Editor On Tuesday, February 24, at 9 PM Eastern Standard Time, President Donald Trump addressed Congress and the nation with the annual State of the Union where he detailed the administrations’ achievements and future goals. This State of the Union address hit…
Massachusetts digs out from historic Nor’easter
(Photo courtesy of Darius Daniels) “Snow overlooking South Campus” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor A historic Nor’easter, producing intense snow rates, powerful winds and coastal flooding hit Massachusetts late Sunday night into Monday evening, resulting in a cleanup effort that could last for several days. Most of Massachusetts received a foot to a foot and a…
Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor The mother of NBC News anchor and Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie has been kidnapped in a missing persons case that has grappled the entire nation. 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie of the Catalina Foothills neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona was reported missing on February 1, 2026, when her relatives were contacted by a…
Five-year-old released from ICE custody with his father
Makayla Mahoney Connector Editor On Sunday, Feb. 1, five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Alexander were released from an ICE processing center after being held there for more than a week. Their release comes after days of national outrage as a picture of the preschooler went viral online, showing him wearing his Spider-Man…
American citizens killed in Minneapolis ICE raids
Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor On January 7th, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed an American citizen during an immigration raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The victim, identified as 37-year-old mother and poet Renee Nicole Good, was in her car with her wife when they were surrounded by multiple ICE officers who screamed…
Babson student from Honduras detained
Olivia O’Sullivan Connector Staff Amy Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Boston Logan International Airport on November 20 when she was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 19-year-old student was planning to surprise her family in Houston, Texas, with a visit for Thanksgiving. After passing through security, Lopez Belloza was told that…
UMass Lowell faces first winter storm
Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor UMass Lowell got its first winter weather system of the season as Winter Storm Chan moved its way through the Northeast, delivering heavy snow threats from Pennsylvania to Maine. “We’ve been talking about this in some of our weather classes since before Thanksgiving Break. As weather enthusiasts, we like to be…
