Follow this post for all the latest news and updates from the 2015 Student Government Association and student trustee debate. The debate is set to begin today at 4:30 p.m. EDT. 4:34 p.m.: Dr. Francis Talty introduces the candidates and opens the debate. 4:36 p.m.: President and vice president candidates James Christopher and Jesse Kruszka…
The future of Downtown Lowell
(Photo/Christopher Tran/Connector) David Rudderham Connector Editor Downtown Lowell has changed. The streets are no longer one way, lines are freshly painted and new developments continue. But has it changed much? Most of the businesses downtown are still bars and restaurants. Some people embrace that fact and think the government should adapt to the current clientele.…
Food pantry aims to assist hungry students
Ayah Awadallah Connector Staff Some people begin their days stressed and hungry, not knowing where they are going to get their next meal or how they are going to pay for it. For UMass Lowell students who are in need of food, one solution may be closer than most would think. The food pantry located…
Reading and book signing: Andre Dubus III and Sandra Lim
Samuel Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff The English department hosted a poetry and fiction reading as well as a book signing, featuring faculty writers Sandra Lim and Andre Dubus III. Lim read poems from her collection “The Wilderness” and Dubus read from his book of novellas, “Dirty Love.” The event was dubbed “Writers on Campus” and students…
Pradeep Kurup named Distinguished University Professor
Michael Caizzi Connector Staff The old saying “Good things come to those who wait” is a lie. Good things come to those who go out and earn them, and by all accounts, Professor Pradeep Kurup of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has earned them. Professor Kurup recently received the honor of being made Distinguished…
SGA update: parking, printers, books and fountains
Tyler Cote Connector Staff Senators of their respected colleges met at University Crossing, as they do every week, to discuss matters on campus. With deliberation and formal discussion by everyone involved, some important topics were brought to the table. A hot issue this year has been the bookstore and its overwhelming prices that tower over…
Author event: ‘Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid’
Co-authors and sisters, Gina Gallagher and Patricia Terrasi, addressed an audience at the O’Leary Library, describing their motivation behind their book, “Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid.” The book details their similar struggles in raising unique children with disabilities. They had had normal lives, Gallagher explained, until they started to see the signs. And they…
International students: a different perspective
Al Gentile Connector Editor Every student has a story. For international students coming to the United States for their education means crossing oceans, cultural boundaries and, in rare cases, having to tackle the challenge of communication with their peers and professors. According to the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit, international students account for…
