(Photo courtesy of Meg Moore) “Hamlet (Doug Harvey), Yorick (Geoffrey Barnes), and Ophelia (Austin Tichenor) in the Reduced Shakespeare Company production of “The Comedy of Hamlet! (a prequel)” at Merrimack Repertory Theatre, March 2025” Jesse Nguyen Connector Editor For any Journalism and Professional Writing (JPW) student enrolled in Fall 2025 and beyond, their English degree will no longer require them to take either classes ENGL.4230…
UMass Boston hosts student leadership summit
(Photo courtesy of Benjamin Heffner) “UMass Lowell students at summit” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor On Nov. 15, UMass Boston hosted the second annual UMass Student Leadership Summit, open to students from all four UMass campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell. The summit, titled “Leading with Purpose and Well-Being,” focused on an exploration of leading…
Thanksgiving recipes for students on a budget
Julia Magee Connector Editor Thanksgiving is a time for rest, but mostly for catching up on homework. It’s also a time for eating. There comes a time for every generation to pick up the figurative torch, aka the burden of cooking better than Gen X ever could. Millennials only recently proved this by putting a…
Empowerment Through Service: Club Spotlight
Amy Lam Connector Contributor Empowerment Through Service (ETS) is a new student organization looking for volunteers to join them in giving back to the community through service in Lowell, founded by Yudaya Nanziri and Zainab Garelnabi. Their mission is “empowering our community through service work.” This club was founded on the idea that community fosters…
Strategies for managing midterm stress
Maxi France Connector Staff As the end of the semester approaches, anxiety is an issue that many UMass Lowell students contend with. According to the Winter 2025 Healthy Minds survey, 32% of UMass Lowell students reported having had an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. This information suggests that as midterms rolled around…
Academic and career support with TIE Hub
Conor Burrell Connector Contributor The challenges of finding a good internship and finding the right person to talk to can be a major frustration for students at UMass Lowell. This frustration can also trickle down to the faculty trying to help these students, along with community partners who would love to have student interns but…
How to have a safe Halloween with CAPE
(Photo Courtesy of Eva Reyes) “CAPE tabling at Free on 3 on Oct. 8 focused on the red zone, consent and alcohol safety.” Julia Magee Connector Editor October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and with Halloween coming up it’s the perfect time to refresh on some safety tips. There are many campus resources for students…
Club Spotlight: River Hawk Robotics
(Photo Courtesy of River Hawk Robotics YouTube Channel) “Robotics Project from Riverhawk Robotics Club.” Maxi France Connector Staff One of the ways to cope with college stress is to join a club. A main draw to extracurricular life on campus is that it gives students a chance to explore their academic interests in a wide…
