(Photo courtesy of Duluth News Tribune) Jordan Peele’s newest smash hit has arrived in cinemas everywhere. Kyra Barry Connector Editor Mild spoilers for Jordan Peele’s Nope. Jordan Peele’s latest effort presents the audience with a straightforward narrative of folks out in the country dealing with a UFO, but those familiar with Peele’s work have gotten used…
The vital role intersectionality has in social justice and how UMass Lowell can account for it in policies
(Photo Courtesy of Mohamed Badarne) “Kimberle Crenshaw, American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Intersectionality is essential to social justice or at least acknowledging the concept is. Although what the term represents has existed before intersectionality was used in the social justice movement, it was coined…
Cocoa and canvases and cool things to do, oh my!
Kyra Barry Connector Staff With the return to campus at the tail end of UMass Lowell’s stint with completely virtual classes comes events hosted in UMass Lowell’s dorms. Aside from having perks such as having their dorms paid for, residential advisors, aka RAs, are required to put on events for their residents. These events can…
Schueller Observatory public event Feb. 9 update
(Photo Courtesy of UMass Lowell) “Schueller Observatory is located on South Campus by the sports fields, and is open to the public for monthly events during the school year.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Wednesday, Feb. 9, the UMass Lowell Schueller Observatory will be open to the public from six to nine pm, including lectures by…
Inside Lucy Kim’s “Skin Might See” debut at Mahoney Hall
(Photo Courtesy of Kyra Barry) “Lucy Kim standing in front of one of the works in her show, ‘Over, Under, Around, and Through’.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Lucy Kim has little interest in the mundane and traditional in her works. During her January 2022 artist talk at UMass Lowell, she shared her fascination with the…
Study Abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell ) The pandemic put a halt to many programs and adaption was needed/curated. Kyra Barry Connector Editor With the pandemic ongoing, with no clear end yet in sight, UMass Lowell continues to function and provides many of its usual services, although in different capacities. One of their programs that is…
Club Spotlight on Club Tennis with recent wins in Harvard tournament and against UConn
(Photo courtesy of Daniel Ings) In the photo, left to right is Rodrigo Palominos, Jens Georgs, Kai Georgs, Gregoire Clement, Brett Beaulieu, Jacquelyn Iannuzzo, Nicholas Marinelli, Natalia Gonzalez, William Donahue and Kayla Murphy. Kyra Barry Connector Editor While tennis may not have an intramural or official UMass Lowell team, it is nothing to sneeze at.…
Alpha Sigma Tau prioritizes student wellness
(Photo courtesy Alpha Sigma Tau) Woman’s Wellness Week was an initiative started two years ago, by the former Alpha Sigma Tau president who wanted to encourage students to take time to focus on their emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well being. Kyra Barry Connector Editor For many students here at UMass Lowell, midterms are a…
