(Photo Courtesy of Los Angeles Times) “Families gather for a candlelight vigil to honor those killed in the festival shooting.” Steven O’Hara Connector Editor On January 22nd the night of Lunar New Year, an act of hate and violence took place in Monterey Park in Las Angeles, California. A gunman walked into Lae Lae Ballroom…
NCAA March Madness enters the Final Four
(Photo courtesy Syracuse.com) Final Four logo over basketball Tanner Hume Connector Editor March Madness has been a wild ride for college basketball fans everywhere, from 15th seed Saint Peters playing bracket wrecker simulator to an eight seed making it to the Final Four, this year’s March Madness tournament has been a great one. With the Final…
Former U.S Ambassador to Portugal speaks on the importance and significance of U.S-Portuguese Relations
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) A former ambassador to Portugal who served under President Barack Obama presented a free program for the public that examined U.S.-Portuguese relations. Victoria Eluszkiewicz Connector Editor On March 25, UMass Lowell held a Zoom webinar, where the former U.S. ambassador to Portugal, Robert A. Sherman, held a free public talk…
How to safely connect with other students and make friends during a virtual semester
(Photo Courtesy of LA Times) As the pandemic continues, students struggle to make meaningful personal connections Brigid Archibald Connector Editor “If you don’t have any questions, you are free to go,” a professor says. You click the red button and there is silence: no shuffling of papers, no bags zipping, no scraping as students vacate…
How to successfully navigate Eco-grief and Climate Anxiety in the age of doomer headlines and climate emergencies
(Photo Courtesy of New York Times) Fires across California last august turned skies across the United States orange as they burned over a million acres of land Brigid Archibald Connector Editor From last year’s wildfires to the most recent winter weather in Texas, it is getting hard to ignore the impacts of climate change. If…
With the rise of virtual learning, are snow days a thing of the past at UMass Lowell?
(Photo Courtesy of Boston 25 News) Lowell was recently buried under two feet of snow during a winter storm. Michael Parke Connector Contributor For UMass Lowell students enrolled in virtual classes, the longed-for snow day has disappeared. Although in-person classes might become normal again in the future, it begs the question: are snow days gone…
Artist Steve Locke the first Greeley Peace Scholar speaker – discusses memory and the built form of artwork in relation to history and racism
[Pat Greenhouse / Boston Globe] Steve Locke was the first speaker for the Greeley Peace Scholar Speaker Series. Kaliisha Cole Connector Editor On October 10, 2020, a Greeley Peace Scholar Speaker Series event was held over a Zoom webinar. The speaker series is supported by the Reverend Dana McLean Greeley Fellowship for Peace Studies and…
Salesforce Club teaches students professional skills
(Photo Courtesy of onlinemarketplace.com) Kyra Barry Connector Contributor Since its founding over 15 years ago, Salesforce has become an integral tool for many businesses across the globe as a customer relationship management software. For the past year, the Salesforce club at UMass Lowell has been offering students on campus an opportunity to utilize the organization’s…
