(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) “Haitian immigrants currently housed at UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center” Tristin Henson Connector Editor On February 20th, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem decided to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. Now slated to expire in August 2025, it was originally meant to end in February 2026 due…
Changes on campus
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell website) “An overview shot of UMass Lowell’s East campus.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor As the new academic year starts, welcoming the bulk of new students, UMass Lowell also welcomes a variety of new changes that the student body can expect to interact with. Speaking of new students, this fall saw…
Brown water at the ICC
Aaron Robinson Connector Editor Ngosu Ndiwane, a junior Accounting student at UMass Lowell and a resident of the Inn and Conference Center, took to Twitter last week after she discovered that the water coming from the faucets in her dorm room were brown. Ndiwane claimed that it was not the first time that the water…
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 shakes up mailrooms
Conor Dawson and Hannah Manning Connector Editors A major change in the mailroom system is in store for students living on campus this fall. Students on South and East Campus will no longer be able to pick up their mail in their respective residence halls. UMass Lowell has done them one better; instead of managing…
New dining hall coming to USuites
A rendering of the intended seating layout for the USuites Dining Hall, scheduled to open in January 2018. (Courtesy of Student Affairs) Morgan Joubert Connector Contributor As the growing university continues to expand, so does a growing population of students, and with more students, more meal plans. With new residence halls and additional property being…
Campus Living Series: Quiet Concordia
Concordia Hall, located at 6 Solomont Way on UMass Lowell’s South Campus. (Andre Ragel/Connector) Andre Ragel Connector Contributor Amidst the myriad of changes that has happened this fall semester around campus, there remains a quiet, traditional residence hall perched upon the top of a small hill: Concordia Hall. Built in 1957 as a residence hall…
Comedian Nicole Byer entertains UMass Lowell crowd
Christina Laderoute Connector Staff On Wednesday, Sept. 28, comedian Nicole Byer paid a visit to the students of UMass Lowell. Her set had everyone bent over with laughter. From talking about her sexual experiences to her drunken excursions, there was not one dull moment. The show started with Matt Pavich from MTV’s “Joking Off”. His…
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