Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor For the first time in over six years, the United States will face a government shutdown, after both a deadlocked House and Senate failed to reach a funding deal over Obamacare subsidies. The shutdown, which went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 1st, will impact several federal organizations and payouts…
Katmai National Park hosts Fat Bear Week
James Guiry Connector Contributor The annual Fat Bear Week has come and gone, and your champion is: Bear #32, or Chunk. While this week may sound mean to the bears, fat bears in September are a sign that an ecosystem is healthy. As apex predators, it indicates that they have plentiful food supply, meaning other species…
Trump announces Tylenol link to autism
Makayla Mahoney Connector Staff On Monday, September 22nd, President Donald Trump took to the White House press podium to announce the Food and Drug Administration’s findings on an association between acetaminophen and autism. He warned that the FDA would now be notifying health officials to caution women against taking Tylenol while pregnant, as acetaminophen is…
UMass Lowell Convocation 2025
Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 2, freshmen making up the UMass Lowell Class of 2029 gathered at the Tsongas Center for Convocation, a formal welcome for new students into the UMass Lowell community. Chancellor Julie Chen encouraged students to get involved with campus life and academic opportunities, while at the same time building…
Charlie Kirk assassinated at college event in Utah
Correction Notice: Tyler Robinson was erroneously listed as a former college student. While he previously attended UVU, he was currently attending a technical college at the time of the incident. Makayla Mahoney Connector Contributor On Wednesday, Sept. 10, conservative and controversial political commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated in front of a crowd of 3,000 at…
DIY Lowell Open Street Event
Makayla Mahoney Connector Contributor The city’s very own grassroots foundation DIY Lowell is hosting their debut Open Streets Lowell on Oct. 4 in downtown Lowell. The road along Merrimack Street, between Kirk and Central, will be closed to traffic from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. for the event, allowing pedestrians to walk the street…
Student reactions following active threat on South Campus
Jesse Nguyen Connector Editor On the first day of class, Sept. 3, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m., UMass Lowell Police received reports of a male walking behind Riverview Suites residence hall on South Campus brandishing a rifle. Police also became aware of a video shared on social media that quickly went viral that depicted the…
Lowell’s LINC Project Set to Ignite Local Economic Boom
(Photo Courtesy of UMass Lowell Magazine) “Gov. Maura Healey, right, and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited UMass Lowell to announce LINC.” Tristin Henson Connector Editor Early last year, Governor Maura Healey announced that there would be a major transformative economic project coming to Lowell. Draper Laboratory, a research nonprofit, will be collaborating with UMass Lowell,…
