Billy McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison on Oct. 11, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Netflix) Owen Johnson Connector Editor Netflix’ documentary “Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened” is quite similar to the actual Fyre Festival in that both were receiving lots of positive attention and each turned out to be disappointments. “Fyre”…
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” breaks in its finale
The series has been nominated for 18 Primetime Emmys, including four for Outstanding Comedy Series. (Photo courtesy of Netflix) Troy Lafond Connector Staff “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” created by Tina Fey, was Netflix’s first original sitcom. Debuting in 2015 and running for four seasons, “Unbreakable” garnered widespread critical acclaim for its unique characters, delightful character arcs…
Underrated Classic: ‘Zodiac’ is Fincher’s best
Gary Oldman was considered for the role of Melvin Belli. (Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures) Owen Johnson Connector Editor Director David Fincher has made a lot of critically acclaimed films in his career, such as “Fight Club,” “Gone Girl” and “Seven” to name a few. The best of his impressive lineup, though, is his 2007…
Bring Me the Horizon brings down the Tsongas Center
“Amo” is Bring Me the Horizon’s sixth studio album. (Photo courtesy of Troy Lafond/Connector) Troy Lafond Connector Staff On Friday, Feb. 1, metal band Bring Me the Horizon came to UMass Lowell to perform at the Tsongas Center. They are currently on their First Love World Tour in support of their new album “Amo,” which…
UMass Lowell, Greater Lowell area unnerved by stabbing of 18-year old
Andrew J Sciascia Connector Editor At 8:30 p.m. last Monday, a ‘Timely Warning’ email delivered via the UMass Lowell Emergency Notification System unnerved the student body with reports of a brutal stabbing that had occurred over an hour earlier just steps from campus. “At around 7:10 p.m. Lowell Police learned of a stabbing victim behind…
Celebrating the Super Bowl on Campus
Aaron Robinson Connector Editor The New England Patriots are headed to their third straight Super Bowl and fourth in five years, and the UMass Lowell community has had some Super Bowl parties that tend to get out of hand. For fans of the team, getting loud is expected and even encouraged, but safety on campus…
River Hawks hang tough in 74-65 loss to Vermont Catamounts
Marcos Aguilar Sports Editor The UMass Lowell Men’s basketball team (12-11,4-4) fell to the conference leading Vermont Catamounts (17-5, 7-1) this past Saturday night at the Tsongas Center. Vermont forward and America East leading scorer Anthony Lamb, led the way for the visitors with 29 points and 12 rebounds. “Just really proud. It sounds funny…
