(Photo courtesy of RFS Engineering) “Coburn Hall is home to UMass Lowell’s education and psychology departments.” Shishir Javali Connector Staff Coburn Hall is the oldest building on the UMass Lowell campus. It houses classrooms, study spaces and two departments: psychology and education. Students and faculty differ on how they like the building, but both agree…
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A Jewish college student’s discomfort with the so-called “fight against antisemitism”
(Photo courtesy of New Statesman) Margaleet Katzenblickstein Connector Staff Being a Jew has never been easy in history, especially in countries that are predominantly Christian. It used to be that Jews were expelled, murdered, forced to wear badges, unable to own land, and work in a small, select number of professions (among many other dehumanizing…
Torpedo bats take MLB by storm
(Photo courtesy of the MLB) “Torpedo bats have caused much controversy and debate over their inclusion in Major League games since their invention.” Liam O’Keefe Connector Staff The MLB had its opening day on March 27, and from the very first day, there has been one main topic that has sparked lots of debate throughout…
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Center for Asian American Studies to host forum about the 1991 Paris Peace Accords
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“Life is Strange 3: True Colors”: Beloved franchise knocks it out of the park again
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Lowell’s LINC Project Set to Ignite Local Economic Boom
(Photo Courtesy of UMass Lowell Magazine) “Gov. Maura Healey, right, and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited UMass Lowell to announce LINC.” Tristin Henson Connector Editor Early last year, Governor Maura Healey announced that there would be a major transformative economic project coming to Lowell. Draper Laboratory, a research nonprofit, will be collaborating with UMass Lowell,…
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UMass Lowell students and staff reflect on Coburn Hall
(Photo courtesy of RFS Engineering) “Coburn Hall is home to UMass Lowell’s education and psychology departments.” Shishir Javali Connector Staff Coburn Hall is the oldest building on the UMass Lowell campus. It houses classrooms, study spaces and two departments: psychology and education. Students and faculty differ on how they like the building, but both agree…
UML student builds website to assist LA fire victims
(Photo courtesy of LAfire.help) “Donnelly’s website has gained the attention of over 300,000 visitors.” Maxwell Valin Connector Editor In January 2025, a sudden surge of devastating wildfires ravaged coastal communities surrounding Los Angeles, California. Dozens of residents were killed, entire neighborhoods were wiped from existence, and historical landmarks were erased from where they once stood.…
Two students’ thoughts on the dining halls
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) “Fox Hall is home to one of UMass Lowell’s main dining halls.” Maxwell Valin Connector Editor Every fall semester, one of the most frequent points of discussion among students (new and returning) is the food in the on-campus dining halls. More specifically, the quality of the food, the…
UMass Lowell students and staff reflect on Coburn Hall
(Photo courtesy of RFS Engineering) “Coburn Hall is home to UMass Lowell’s education and psychology departments.” Shishir Javali Connector Staff Coburn Hall is the oldest building on the UMass Lowell campus. It houses classrooms, study spaces and two departments: psychology and education. Students and faculty differ on how they like the building, but both agree…
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The role of music in shared spaces
(Photo courtesy of Mick Haupt, through Unsplash. “Music can bring many emotions to a shared space.”) Gaia Pirro Connector Contributor Music allows people to relax, but it can also help with concentration and boost creativity. While most college students listen to music through their headphones, occasionally music fills the common spaces of dormitories. Wherever it…
Players upset following two-day PSN outage
(Image courtesy of Forbes. “Sony’s PlayStation Network, the backbone of the PlayStation family’s online service, experienced a two-day outage.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Last weekend, PlayStation users experienced an unprecedented outage as Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) went down for over 24 hours. Players were unable to sign into their accounts, browse the PlayStation store, or…
Does “A Minecraft Movie” deserve all the hate?
(Photo courtesy of TV Insider. “‘A Minecraft Movie’ featuring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Sebastian Hansen, Emma Myers, and Danielle Brooks premiered earlier this month.”) Abigayle Rettman Connector Staff The Minecraft movie premiered a few weeks ago on April 4 and is based on the 2011 video game created by Mojang Studios. This game broke the…
Does “A Minecraft Movie” deserve all the hate?
(Photo courtesy of TV Insider. “‘A Minecraft Movie’ featuring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Sebastian Hansen, Emma Myers, and Danielle Brooks premiered earlier this month.”) Abigayle Rettman Connector Staff The Minecraft movie premiered a few weeks ago on April 4 and is based on the 2011 video game created by Mojang Studios. This game broke the…
The role of music in shared spaces
(Photo courtesy of Mick Haupt, through Unsplash. “Music can bring many emotions to a shared space.”) Gaia Pirro Connector Contributor Music allows people to relax, but it can also help with concentration and boost creativity. While most college students listen to music through their headphones, occasionally music fills the common spaces of dormitories. Wherever it…
“Adolescence” combines gripping crime drama with generational commentary
(Image courtesy of Netflix. “‘Adolescence’ draws from toxic masculinity and criminal drama to tell a gripping story.”) Celia Hoffman Connector Contributor Netflix’s new limited series, “Adolescence,” is a gripping telling of the danger which follows the “incel” and “red pill” wave that has grabbed a generation of young men and boys. Premiered on March 13,…
“Explosive” comedy, right here in Lowell
(Photo courtesy of James Guiry) “Casey Woods hosts the “Bomb Shelter!” open mic night. James Guiry Connector Contributor “The Bomb Squad” (@bombsquadpresents on Instagram) is a group of local Lowell comedians that run shows around the city. The group consists of Fredo Cruz (@fredoacruz), Sean Delson (@soyboychik), Ren Marquez (@rrenmarquez), and Casey Woods (@caseywootchudoin). I…
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Torpedo bats take MLB by storm
(Photo courtesy of the MLB) “Torpedo bats have caused much controversy and debate over their inclusion in Major League games since their invention.” Liam O’Keefe Connector Staff The MLB had its opening day on March 27, and from the very first day, there has been one main topic that has sparked lots of debate throughout…
Torpedo bats take MLB by storm
(Photo courtesy of the MLB) “Torpedo bats have caused much controversy and debate over their inclusion in Major League games since their invention.” Liam O’Keefe Connector Staff The MLB had its opening day on March 27, and from the very first day, there has been one main topic that has sparked lots of debate throughout…
Women’s lacrosse shares the throne for the first time ever
(Photo courtesy of UML athletics) “The co-champion title marks the first instance of a shared honor for the women’s lacrosse team.” Jake Messer Connector Editor For the very first time in program history, the River Hawks Women’s Lacrosse team is Co-Season Champions with the Bryant Bulldogs, finishing with a record of 11-5 overall, 5-1 in…
