(Photo courtesy UML Connector) As a union, the GEO negotiates legally binding contracts with the University over working conditions and can file grievances on behalf of individual employees. Alex Decato-Roed Connector Staff “I wear glasses and I have contacts and they’re not cheap because I don’t have vision care. I paid 100 percent of pocket…
“It actually hasn’t been that bad:” Red Line’s rerouting positive overall
Students at South Campus board a Red Line shuttle bound for East Campus. (Courtesy of Transportation Services) Hannah Manning Connector Editor At the tail end of the summer, UMass Lowell was presented with a huge problem: the reconstruction of the Pawtucket Street bridge on East Campus. Although the bridge had fallen into disrepair with several…
MA Senate passes consumer protections for student loan borrowers
The students in UMass Lowell’s MASSPIRG chapter. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell MASSPIRG) Kelly Michael Skelton Connector Staff The Massachusetts Student Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG) is a statewide, student directed and funded, nonpartisan organization engaging in research, education, service and action on many social issues. With a chapter at UMass Lowell, the consumer group stands…
