(Courtesy of Lakes Region mutual Fire Aid) Aaron Robinson Connector Editor 19-year-old student Matthew McGaunn was seriously injured during a hike on icy trails at Mount Major in Alton, N.H. Saturday Feb. 9, according to multiple reports. McGaunn was hiking with The UMass Lowell Outdoor Adventure Program when he slipped, lost traction on a steep…
MassPIRG aims to create a better world for everyone starting with students
Vernon Gibbs Connector Staff When students first get up on their feet and face the world, it can be a daunting task. When success or failure as a student hinges on the ability to trust a higher authority, it can be easy to lie down and accept the decisions of those in power, and trust…
FAFSA moves to mobile devices in effort to ease student confusion
Students can now their FAFSA from mobile app (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Financial Office) Hannah Manning Connector Editor Filing for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and receiving a financial aid package from UMass Lowell just got a whole lot easier. Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, has…
UMass Lowell professors, undergraduate students work to improve New England roads
Hannah Manning Connector Editor Researchers from UMass Lowell are taking part in a $14 million project sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation to evaluate the current conditions of New England roads and find ways to improve them over the next five years. UMass Lowell will join the University of Maine, University of Vermont…
Pre-law Trial team not to be mocked at regionals
Courtesy of UMass Lowell’s Mock Trial team Brigid Archibald Connector Editor For UMass Lowell’s Mock Trial team, it has been a year of changes. With only three returning members the team’s roster is almost entirely new, and with new members also came a new coach. The team has embraced the changes and have come back…
Drunk driver leaves East Campus without power hours after Super Bowl
Students walk to class as National Grid works to restore power to East campus. Andrew J Sciascia/the Connector Andrew J Sciascia Connector Editor Keeping with tradition, rowdy UMass Lowell students took to the streets last Sunday to celebrate the New England Patriots sixth Super Bowl victory, not only in franchise history but also in most…
New guest sign-in process leaves students, RAs divided
Hannah Manning and Brigid Archibald Connector Editors Just as the freshmen got used to signing someone in by hand, they had to learn a completely new process which involves the Online Housing Portal and host students henpecking their guests’ details into a form which is far from mobile-friendly. This past semester, the Office of Residence…
UMass Lowell, Greater Lowell area unnerved by stabbing of 18-year old
Andrew J Sciascia Connector Editor At 8:30 p.m. last Monday, a ‘Timely Warning’ email delivered via the UMass Lowell Emergency Notification System unnerved the student body with reports of a brutal stabbing that had occurred over an hour earlier just steps from campus. “At around 7:10 p.m. Lowell Police learned of a stabbing victim behind…
