Marcos Aguilar Connector Editor Despite co-captain Brie Rudolph tying a career high 24 points, the UMass Lowell women’s basketball team dropped their eighth straight loss against the Albany Great Danes at the Tsongas Center this past Wednesday night. Rudolph led all scorers and added seven rebounds. “No moral victories. We lost by three at home…
Pre-law Trial team not to be mocked at regionals
Courtesy of UMass Lowell’s Mock Trial team Brigid Archibald Connector Editor For UMass Lowell’s Mock Trial team, it has been a year of changes. With only three returning members the team’s roster is almost entirely new, and with new members also came a new coach. The team has embraced the changes and have come back…
Lowell PD establishes perrimeter as students celebrate Super Bowl
Aaron Robinson Connector Editor As the clock ticked down to zero in Super Bowl LIII, many UMass Lowell students rejoiced as the New England Patriots celebrated their sixth Super Bowl victory with a 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday night. As has been tradition every year a New England sports team wins…
‘LEGO Movie 2:’ Not awesome, but still good
Daniel Radcliffe was originally considered to play a Harry Potter spoof character. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures) Owen Johnson Connector Editor While a bit of a rehash of the first movie from 2014, “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” manages to recapture all of the elements that made the previous installation work while…
“Three times” rule not sticking for season ticket holders, alumni
Hannah Manning Connector Editor “U-M-L!” “Let’s go Low-ell!” “Fred C. Church!” This is just a smattering of the many chants that River Hawk faithful in the student section say at hockey games. These chants are only said three times. It is a grand freshman tradition to be at a hockey game and overzealously yell “U-M-L”…
‘thank u, next’ review: Who is Ariana Grande?
“thank u, next” was recorded in two weeks. (Photo courtesy of Republic Records) Troy Lafond Connector Staff “thank u, next” is the fifth studio album from Ariana Grande and comes a mere six months after her prior album, “Sweetener.” Before its release, it was supported by two singles, “thank u, next” and “7 rings”, both…
‘Resident Evil 2’ does more than just reanimate an old corpse
Three million units were shipped worldwide the first week. (Photo courtesy of Capcom) Andrew Sciascia Connector Editor Face the music: the arts and entertainment industry has all but run out of original concepts. From Hollywood to the triple-A gaming industry, mainstream entertainment is a soulless machine that churns out tasteless remakes of timeless classics, each…
Hulu’s ‘Fyre Fraud’ is a dumpster fire
“Fyre Fraud” was released four days before Netflix’s Fyre documentary. (Photo courtesy of Hulu) Owen Johnson Connector Editor If Billy McFarland can pretend that a bunch of FEMA tents and a bunch of musical acts that back out at the last minute constitutes a music festival, then I suppose it is fair for Hulu to…
